Ave Maria University Honors Largest Graduating Class Ever
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Published on Saturday, 07 May 2011 19:59
Ave Maria University graduated its first class whose members attended all four years at the permanent campus in Florida Saturday, at a ceremony that was the last graduation presided over by retiring AMU president Nick Healy. Above, graduates toss their caps in front of the oratory after the Baccalaureate Mass. Cardinal Levada is at center with Bishop Frank Dewane and pastor Fr. Robert Tatman.
The graduates were urged by Cardinal William Levada at the day's opening Baccalaureate Mass to retain and deepen the religious life they have developed experiencing "the vibrant Catholic identity of Ave Maria University."
He told the class of 2011 that as they leave "this oasis of Catholicity and go into the wider world," they will encounter a different environment than they have had for their four years on campus. "If you don't know yet that a lot of people dislike the Catholic Church, you will know very soon," he said. Right, Cardinal Levada delivering his homily.
Inspiration for their future experiences can be found in the biblical book the Acts of the Apostles, Cardinal Levada said. "The Acts of the Apostles is but the first chapter of how the mission of Christ began to unfold. But tomorrow's chapters are ours to write -- yours and mine."
"Your education at Ave Maria has equipped you well to follow the exortation of St. Peter -- always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope," said the cardinal, who, as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is the highest-ranking American cleric at the Vatican. Left, Cardinal Levada greeting graduate Mark Wallace after Mass.
Fr. Robert McTeigue, who delivered an address on behalf of the faculty at the afternoon's commencement ceremony, echoed some of Cardinal Levada's comments telling the graduates, "the Church and the World need you."
Similarly, the class salutatorian, Jamille Seaberg, urged her classmates, "Do not leave the ideas of Ave Maria behind."
"it is our vocation to sanctify society," Miss Seaberg said.
AMU presented honorary degrees to the commencement speaker, Carl Anderson, Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, and to Catholic philanthropist Patricia Lynch.
There were 130 Bachelor of Arts degrees conferred, 24 Masters degress and one Ph.D. Left, Fr. Garrity leading the commencement closing prayer. To his right are AMU Chancellor Tom Monaghan, President Nick Healy and Cardinal Levada.
The commencement was the last overseen by retiring AMU President Nick Healy, who said the experience of guiding the university to this point in its history is "a treasured memory I will carry with me."
A complete list of graduates is below.
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Robert Joseph Allen
Manassas, Virginia
Danielle Anntoinette Irene Armstrong
Rutledge, Georgia
Teresa Rose Asper
Front Royal, Virginia
Michael Osei Assibey
Kumasi, Ghana
Casey Colleen Balok
Gallup, New Mexico
Allison Elizabeth Baughman
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Cecilia Boccardo
Daphne, Alabama
John Boersma
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Joseph Thomas Bouchey
Leawood, Kansas
Nicole M. Bray
Largo, Florida
Jessica Lynn Rose Brewer
Olive Branch, Mississippi
John Michael Broadhead
Sandia Park, New Mexico
Jason Byer
Jacksonville, Florida
Mairin K. Castricum
Ave Maria, Florida
Matthew J. Castricum
Ave Maria, Florida
Arielle J. Chapman
Pompano Beach, Florida
David Joseph Clark
Madison Township, Pennsylvania
Rebecca Jean Cole
Bedford, Indiana
John Paul Joseph Collorafi
Amityville, New York
Kathleen Marie Antoinette Condit
Cincinnati, Ohio
Andrea Maria Corona
Clovis, California
Thomas Amoris Croteau II
Commerce City, Colorado
Marcellino D'Ambrosio
Flower Mound, Texas
Lauren Claire-Buguey Dionne
Ave Maria, Florida
Paula Leann Dodd
Wylie, Texas
Celena Donato
St. Cloud, Florida
Maggie K. Donnelly
Barrington, Illinois
Samantha Donohue
Keller, Texas
Andrew Emmans
Ave Maria, Florida
Catherine R. Estis
Andalusia, Alabama
Cassandra R. Fernandez
Ave Maria, Florida
Abigail Fleischman
Fort Myers, Florida
Adriana Florez
Stockbridge, Georgia
Adam H. Fuselier
Deville, Louisiana
Robert Matthew Gallagher
St. Augustine, Florida
Carlos Gamboa
Fayetteville, Georgia
Maria de los Angeles Garcia Areas
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Perla Karen Garcia
Midland, Texas
Jeremy Gay
Batavia, Illinois
Emily Rose Goellner
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
Travis Colt Gonzales
San Angelo, Texas
Elizabeth Ellen Gowasack
Conyers, Georgia
Joseph G. Grady
Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania
Ashley Ann Gregory
Cumming, Georgia
Martha Griswold
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Shannon Christine Hale
Burlington, Ontario
Deirdre Marie Harkins
St. Louis, Missouri
Zachary T. Harned
Laurel Hill, Florida
Catherine Elizabeth Hartney
Augusta, Georgia
Edward Francis Heffernan
Ave Maria, Florida
Conor Hennelly
Roland, Arkansas
Marina Hernandez
Watertown, Connecticut
Julia S. M. Higgs
Monument, Colorado
Robert Andrew Michael Horwath
Ave Maria, Florida
Audrey Margaret Hubbard
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
John Michael Hudock
Palmdale, California
Chelsea Elizabeth Hunter
Naples, Florida
Elijah Jerome Cortez Ibarra
San Angelo, Texas
Jeremy Bryan Johnston
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Christopher Bernard Jordan
Jacksonville, Florida
David Ambrose Kaiser
Ojai, California
Margaret Ann Kaufman
Bel Air, Maryland
Kathleen Marie Kirsch
South St. Paul, Minnesota
Josh Maderengchar Kubarii
Moreno Valley, California
Andrea Kuhlman
Neptune Beach, Florida
Alicia Nicole Lalak
Oshawa, Ontario
Mary Jean Cecilia Lanzilotti
Wantage, New Jersey
Kristina Deanne Larsen
Rex, Georgia
Brianna Christine Lawson
Roggen, Colorado
Sean Patrick Lee
Libertyville, Illinois
Joseph Bernard Lindgren
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Katy Lover
Brooklyn, New York
Joseph Luminiello
Tower Lakes, Illinois
Adam Lee Markich
Woodstock, Georgia
Matthew Lee Markich
Woodstock, Georgia
Melissa Marie Martin
Royse City, Texas
Katie Christine Maslak
Brownstown, Michigan
Jennifer Driscoll Mavretich
Oyster Bay, New York
Johanna Mayorga
Boynton Beach, Florida
Andrew Jack McGovern
Mableton, Georgia
George Daniel Meyerson Jr.
, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Jackie Mitzel
Fargo, North Dakota
Maureen Katharine Moran
Naples, Florida
Bryant Mowry
Cumming, Georgia
Mthabisi Bongani Moyo
Frisco, Texas
Matthew Thomas Mullally
Jeddo, Michigan
Ian Matthew Myers
Arlington, Texas
Carrie Ann Nolan
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Chelsea Leigh O'Connor
Holley, New York
Stephen Ferencz Ori
Roanoke, Texas
Patricia Mercedes Patiño Vega
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Alejandra Perez
Fort Myers, Florida
Ofelia Matilde Perez Perez
Immokalee, Florida
Victor Michael Rapkoch
Shelby, Montana
Kathrine Elizabeth Reed
Louisville, Kentucky
Mary Elizabeth-Anna Karol Remaniak
Cordova, Maryland
Mateo J. Reynoso
Riverside, California
Katherine Mary Rosario
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Jilana Marie Rose-Silverberg
Madison, Wisconsin
Frances Jane Roxburgh
Harome, York, England
Marc Rozanski
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
April Nicole Rutherford
Fairview, North Carolina
Samantha Rutherford
Fairview, North Carolina
Nathan Sadasivan
Milford, Michigan
Adriana Vianna dos Santos
Tampa, Florida
Christopher Patrick Scanlan
Fort Myers, Florida
Jonathan Daniel Scharfenberger
Warwick, New York
Daniel Patrick Schiller
Hannacroix, New York
Mary Sarah Schmidt
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Michael Ralph Daniel Schmidt
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Hilary R. Schoedel
Fort Wayne, Indiana
William Alex Schrider
Eden, Maryland
Jamille Marie Seaberg
Gilbert, Arizona
Daniel Shnaider
Sterling, Massachusetts
Makandiwana Shoniwa
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
James Edward Sloven Jr.
Clayton, Delaware
Travis Michael Speier
Ave Maria, Florida
Kathleen Marie St. Hilaire
Kennewick, Washington
Benjamin Deken Stolarski
St. Louis, Missouri
Benjamin Stone
Washougal, Washington
Teresa Raquel Suarez
Slingerlands, New York
Michael David Suchomski
Spring Grove, Florida
Joseph M. Thomas
Sherman, Illinois
Rose Helen Marie Tomassi
Camas, Washington
Brian Trymbiski
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Aime?-Claire Van Rooyen
Marietta, Georgia
Josephine Marie Vowels
Rochelle, Illinois
Mark T. Wallace
Naples, Florida
Ethan King Whitesell
Naples, Florida
Master of Theological Studies Degree
Spring 2011
Christine Muenz Brown
Shawnee, Kansas
Bro. David Bruner, S.M
Uniondale, New York
Ross Dessert
Eudora, Kansas
Frank J. Dinovo, Jr.
Parkville, Missouri
Andrea Cronin Foyle
Lake City, South Carolina
William Shafer Griffith III
Mooresville, North Carolina
Adam James Husing
Menominee, Michigan
Ray S. James
Kansas City, Missouri
Luke Allan Langley
Woodland Park, Colorado
Luke Garrett Mahsman
Palmyra, Missouri
Emily J. McCue
Blue Springs, Missouri
Joan C. Patten, A.O.
Omaha, Nebraska
Angela Morelli Prince
Charleston, South Carolina
Thomas Arthur Provost
Hanahan, South Carolina
Mario Ramos-Reyes
Assumption, Paraguay
Ann Elizabeth Ross
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Kathleen C. Schmugge
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Cheryl P. Smith
Camden, South Carolina
Mary Colligan Sullivan
Boynton Beach, Florida
Rena Margaret Tulipana
Kansas City, Missouri
Masters of Arts in Theology Degree
Jonathan Paul Bator
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Harrison H. Garlick
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sean Richard Nolan
Muskegon, Michigan
Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Doctor of Philosophy in Theology Degree
Charles David Raith II
Waco, Texas
