Nichols College - News Release

Commencement 2008

Baccalaureate
Friday night's 6:30 p.m. Baccalaureate Service in Daniels Auditorium began with an invocation by Director of Spiritual Life, Dr. Wayne-Daniel Berard. Management Program Chair, Assistant Professor Arthur Duhaime, gave the address and President Debra Townsley led the Baccalaureate Pledge.

The Baccalaureate Service is believed to have originated at Oxford University in 1432, but our tradition at Nichols is an interfaith, intercultural service celebrating the completion of each undergraduate's academic career as the opening event of Commencement.

Commencement Ceremony
The Saturday morning procession began at 10:30 a.m. as faculty, staff, graduates and trustees walked down the hill from the Athletic Center to the big white on the softball field.

Senior Class President Amanda L. Harvey began her address by quoting a Corey Smith's song - "I'm Not Gonna Cry," because she thought she just might. "For students that lived on campus, and walked to class, at least half of the journey was always uphill," she said.

Valedictorian Stephanie R. Tenczar told fellow grads that she often asks herself if she's ready to start the next phase in her life. "Am I ready as Ghandi suggests to be that change I want to see in the world." Tenczar states that it's not about being ready -- it's about being prepared to change the world and she believes that Nichols College has prepared her well.

There were two recipients of honorary degrees. Nichols Trustee Mary C. DeFeudis presented Staples Inc. founder, Thomas G. Stemberg, with a Doctor of Science in Business Administration, stating that Nichols College applauded his entrepreneurial spirit and "active leadership" in making Massachusetts more livable, competitive and sustainable. Nichols Trustee Martin J. Powers presented Michael J. Vendetti with a Doctor of Science in Sports Administration and thanked his former coach for directing athletics and teaching at the College for 24 years.

In Thomas G. Stemberg's commencement address, graduates were told to "Live reality, but don't ever forget to dream the dream...For most people, success comes over time and is built on experience and learning and practicing the fundamentals of business...Realize that you're going to face adversity in your careers and lives. Turn it into opportunity."

The presentation of degrees and awards was completed by Board of Trustees Chairman Robert J. Vaudreuil; Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies Laurie Albert; Associate Dean of Liberal Arts Jeffrey Halprin, Ph.D.; Associate Dean of Business Libba G. Moore, Ph.D.; and Registrar Betin Robichaud. President Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D. conferred the degrees.

"To Nichols we raise our voice in a chorus 'neath copper beeches. Join our song..." sang the Nichols College 2008 graduates before the recessional. Afterwards, students headed with their families and friends to Lombard Dining Hall for an M.B.A. reception or to the Recreation and Athletic Center for an undergraduate reception.

Nichols Honors Scholar	Denisse Brea Ronald W. Conway, Jr. Melissa A. Iozzo Casey J. Keyes Aida C. Siemaszko Sarah K. Smith
Arthur J.C. Undershill Award (To the student who represents the ideals of Nichols College)	Bo-Young Lin
Dr. Quincy H. Merrill Award (To the student with highest standards of character and citizenship)	Kristen M. Harmon
Trustees' Award (For best overall achievement	Stephanie R. Tenczar
Faculty Award (For industry and consistent application)	Sarah K. Smith
William Stewart Award (For loyalty, integrity and cooperation)	Christopher Ryan Marquis
Colonel Conrad Founder's Award (For the greatest improvement by a student at Nichols College)	Jaquelyn Marie Henderson
Robert Henry Eaton, Dean Emeritus Award (For dedication, service and commitment to perfection)	Melissa A. Iozzo
Clarence McKeen Award (For excellence in marketing)	Katherine Rose Bisphop
Dr. James L. Conrad, Jr. Bowl (For institutional loyalty, dedication and service to Nichols College)	Ryan D. DePesa
Award for Academic Excellence (for scholastic excellence in the MBA program)	Brian Christopher LaBrec


ZETA ALPHA PHI AWARDS
For Excellence in Accounting	Amy Elizabeth Benoit Donald P. Brown, Jr.
For Outstanding Achievement in Business Communications	Jennifer L. Bembenek
For Outstanding Achievement in Criminal Justice Management	Denisse Brea
For Excellence in Economics	Bo-Young Lin
For Excellence in Finance	Christie L. Bates
For Outstanding Achievement in General Business	Andrew D. Anderson Melissa A. Iozzo
For Outstanding Achievement in Human Resource Management	Sarah K. Smith
For Outstanding Achievement in Liberal Studies	Kristin Coffey Ashley S. Hugabone Ondria M. Iervolino Stephanie R. Tenczar
For Excellence in Management	Matthew Ryan Tremblay
For Outstanding Achievement in Management Information Systems	Daniel C. O'Brien
For Outstanding Achievement in Sport Management	Marshall Bradway

Undergraduate Academic Honors: Academic Honors designations are based upon the cumulative quality point average earned through the end of the Fall Semester 2007-2008. Honors status may change as a result of Spring Semester grade performance.

Summa Cum Laude (Cumulative quality point average 3.8-4.0)
Magna Cum Laude (Cumulative quality point average 3.6-3.79)
Cum Laude (Cumulative quality point average 3.2-3.59)

Associate in Business Administration	Sarah K. Abrams Kia R. Hodge-Gunter Angelique C. Adamuska Christine A. Millett Melissa E. Bishop Jamie L. Steen Cynthia Lynn Brown Jessica Marie Wolanski

Bachelor of Arts	Madison L. Belluardo Andrew Paul Besegai --Psychology Jennifer Leigh Bjorklund --English Kristin Coff ey Cum Laude --History Richard D. Collins --History Christina A. DiGuilio --Psychology Elizabeth M. Dunn --Psychology Matthew J. Dunne --Cum Laude History Katie A. Fondelheit --English Matthew Daniel Grygas --History Ashley S. Hugabone --Summa Cum Laude Psychology Ondria M. Iervolino --Magna Cum Laude English Melissa A. Jackson --English Ryan Johnston --History Nicholas W. Kane --Cum Laude History Dane G. Laboissonniere --Cum Laude History Rebecca Anne Landry --Cum Laude Psychology Nicole Caroline Loscoe --English Jenna Mastroianni --English Thomas Graffeo Shields --History Cathleen Marie Sullivan --Psychology Stephanie R. Tenczar --Summa Cum Laude Mathematics Michael Brennan Tolman --History Matthew L. Turski --History Darren Zow --History

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration	Erica L. Adams --Criminal Justice Management Alexander M. Aiello --Sport Management Andrew D. Anderson --Summa Cum Laude General Business Stephen C. Armenti --Cum Laude Marketing Chason James Armistead --Management Dean Athanasiou --Management Melinda Marie Atterberry --Cum Laude General Business Christopher M. Barroso --Cum Laude Sport Management Brian Alexander Barsh --General Business Jermaine Carlton Baskerville --Marketing Christie L. Bates --Magna Cum Laude Finance Andrew Bedard --Accounting Jennifer L. Bembenek --Magna Cum Laude Business Communication Amy Elizabeth Benoit --Summa Cum Laude Accounting Brett M. Bergeron --Management James William Bergstrom --Sport Management Michael John Biasuzzi --Sport Management Katherine Rose Bishop --Cum Laude Marketing Ben Bjorklund --Economics Tina M. Bonin --Cum Laude Accounting Brendan A. Bonn --Criminal Justice Management Kristen L. Boreham --Cum Laude Sport Management Michele Bourget --Marketing Marshall Bradway --Magna Cum Laude Sport Management Denisse Brea --Magna Cum Laude Criminal Justice Management Nichols Honors Scholar Kelly J. Brey --Management Richard Thomas Briggs --Human Resource Management Joanne Brignoli --Management Donald P. Brown, Jr. --Magna Cum Laude Accounting Neil R. Buskey --Criminal Justice Management Erika D. Caron --Marketing Nathan T. Casolino --General Business Anthony Maurice Cassanelli --Human Resource Management Clarence J. Chauvin, Jr. --General Business Dario J. Ciovacco --General Business Christopher Carl Cobb --General Business Marc A. Colangelo --Accounting Alicia M.Contois --Management Ronald W. Conway, Jr. --Cum Laude Management Nichols Honors Scholar Christopher David Costa --General Business Kristopher A. Cullen --General Business Tracy Clark Cullity --Sport Management John Arthur Curley --Criminal Justice Management Michael P. Daly-LaRose --Accounting Sarah Darbee --Marketing Daniel J. Davis --Sport Management Nicholas Delianedis --Management Ryan D. DePesa --Human Resource Management Kathryn A. Desmarais --General Business Kristy J. Desmarais --Cum Laude Management Gregory Michael Driscoll --Cum Laude Sport Management Daniel Dunne --Criminal Justice Management John H. Easley, Jr. --Marketing Christin Collins Evangelista --Cum Laude Accounting Koelli Fisher --Cum Laude Marketing Robert W. Fitzpatrick --Business Communication Ryan D. Foley --Cum Laude Finance Eric A. Foster --Sport Management Matthew Walter Francis --General Business Nicholas J. Fusaro --Management Holly Susan Gadoury --General Business Ryan A. Gervais --Management Information Systems Keith Goodale --Marketing Eric Anthony Gotta --Cum Laude Finance & Economics Eric A. Gourene --General Business Erin J. Gracia --Marketing Cara Greiner --Criminal Justice Management Gaye Groleau --Magna Cum Laude General Business Scott Th omas Gruner --Cum Laude Criminal Justice Management Ernild Hako --Magna Cum Laude General Business & Accounting Kamillah Nicole Hamilton --General Business Kristen M. Harmon --Summa Cum Laude Management Amanda L. Harvey --Cum Laude Criminal Justice Management Jennifer A. Harvey --Cum Laude Criminal Justice Management Kari Lynn Harvey --Marketing Jaquelyn Marie Henderson --General Business Christopher J. Hess --Cum Laude Finance Gerald J. Holland III --Sport Management Adam Houatchanthara --Cum Laude Accounting Kyle P. Houser --General Business Kristin N. Howard --Marketing Jeff rey A. Huth --Criminal Justice Management Nicole M. Iarossi --General Business Melissa A. Iozzo --Summa Cum Laude General Business Nichols Honors Scholar Andrew John Kane --General Business Christopher Robert Keating --Finance Casey J. Keyes --Cum Laude Finance Nichols Honors Scholar Heidi M. Kibbe --Finance Bryce Th omas Kilburn --Marketing Maegan M. Kimball --Magna Cum Laude Sport Management James Kimberly --Management Kevin M. King --Cum Laude Marketing Timothy J. King --Finance Jeff rey P. Lafl amme --Accounting Matthew Lanava --General Business Daniel Lane --Marketing Dustin J. LaRoche --Management Inga E. Larson --Business Communication Scott Joseph LaTorra --Criminal Justice Management Matthew Lefebvre --Marketing Bo-Young Lin --Cum Laude Economics & Management Anthony J. Longo --Business Communication Jenna Reed Lovett --Cum Laude Accounting Karen M. Lund --Summa Cum Laude General Business Robert S. MacCallum --Sport Management Timothy J. MacDonald --Sport Management Stephanie M. Magni --Sport Management James Lawrence Marchese IV --General Business Christopher Ryan Marquis --Cum Laude Accounting Matthew Marshall --Sport Management Karen Leigh McCarthy --Cum Laude Management William Wadsworth McClaran --Sport Management Nicole M. McEachern --Cum Laude Sport Management Kevin McGinnis --General Business Meghan M. McManus --Cum Laude Criminal Justice Management Ashley Anne McNeice --Sport Management Meghan R. McQuaid --Management Zachary D. Mello --Cum Laude Sport Management Julie Ann Michaud --Marketing Terrymore G. Miller --Magna Cum Laude Accounting Craig David Milliken --General Business Christopher Harry Mitlitsky --Marketing Scott J. Mitti --Cum Laude General Business Trevor Montville --Management Edward A. Mostafa --General Business Buff H. Nault --Summa Cum Laude General Business Gene E. Nelson --Magna Cum Laude General Business Sandra M. Nowlan --Accounting Daniel C. O'Brien --Cum Laude Management Information Systems Nicole Rose Olsen --Sport Management Christina C. Palmerino --Cum Laude Marketing Matthew James Parkinson --Cum Laude Management Douglas J. Patterson --Criminal Justice Management Christopher James Pavidis --Management Kyle David Perreault --General Business Diane J. Perry --Magna Cum Laude General Business Lauren E. Person --Cum Laude Sport Management Sarah Hall Petruzzelli --Cum Laude Management Merideth Ashley Petz --Accounting William M. Pietras --Criminal Justice Management Ronald O. Powers III --Cum Laude Sport Management Jonathan Geary Pruell --General Business Kerry Ann Putnam --Management Ashley P. Quagliano --Magna Cum Laude General Business Matthew Lawrence Razey --Cum Laude Management Jaimelynn Recore --General Business Nicholas J. Reinert --Cum Laude Criminal Justice Management Shaun A. Richard --Accounting Jerry Richardson --Finance Joseph A.E. Richardson --Cum Laude Management Parker L. Riley --Sport Management Christina Rodrigues --Human Resource Management Christine M. Rosadio --Summa Cum Laude General Business Danielle M. Rousseau --Sport Management Cole William Ruwe --Management David Anthony Ryan --Management Dara Sanders --General Business Judley Sanon --Criminal Justice Management Christopher F. Santoro --Sport Management Sandra A. Savoie --Magna Cum Laude Accounting Ashley Schlesinger --Cum Laude General Business Sharon L. Seabold --General Business Francis L. Sebelon --Marketing Aida C. Siemaszko --Human Resource Management Nichols Honors Scholar Katherine Margaret Silvio --Business Communication Nicole M. Silvio --Cum Laude Criminal Justice Management Katie Lynn Smith --Management Lori A. Smith --Summa Cum Laude General Business Sarah K. Smith --Summa Cum Laude Human Resource Management Nichols Honors Scholar Peter A. Smyth --Sport Management Kristin Marie Spinner --Cum Laude Marketing Th eresa J. Stirk --Cum Laude Accounting Heather L. Stolberg --Accounting Robert M. Stratton --Cum Laude General Business Robert L. Sullivan --Cum Laude General Business Valerie J. Sullivan --Marketing Daniel P. Sweeney --Management Ashley Talbot --Cum Laude Management John Th omasian --Finance Amy E. Trakimas --Cum Laude Marketing Matthew Ryan Tremblay --Summa Cum Laude Management Brian J. Underwood --General Business Nicholas T. Unger --Sport Management Bryan P. Urquhart --Sport Management Alyssa Kristen Valle --General Business Christopher Paul Vallee --Cum Laude Criminal Justice Management Stephen James Van Loan --Sport Management Bruce Walker IV --Magna Cum Laude Management Kristina M. Weasel --Sport Management Kassia Lynn White --Management Marc D. Whitney --Management Information Systems Charles Williams --Criminal Justice Management Lucas Paul James Wilson --Criminal Justice Management Jennifer L. Zajac --Management Krystian T. Zborowski --Cum Laude Management

Master of Business Administration	Shaun M. Almstrom Matthew J. Altieri Scott A. Antonson John Panos Argeris Crystal Eve Bairos Kerry M. Barnes Th omas K. Beringer Tiff any Mary Bonner William F. Borowski Donald A. Bouchard Barbara J. Brennan Patrick S. Bullis Gregory A. Burns Lindsay B. Carlson Raeann M. Caron Kim M. Casagranda Kimberly A. Chronchio Ana Marie Comas Brian G. Cournoyer Gavin P. Curley Brandon J. Dieff enwierth Deanna A. Elliott Anthony P. Falvey Joseph V. Feraci, Jr. Melissa S. Foskett Sara J. Fuller Michelle Marie Gaulin Lawrence J. Gelbien Diane L. Gillespie Todd R. Goyer Sallie B. Hanson Robert P. Horan Douglas V. Houle Shannon C. Jackson Elaine Kamyck David A.R. Kemah Brian G. Kiley Kathleen M. Kiley Marcianna Kimball Jeremy J. Koczan Brian Christopher LaBrec Mathew R. LaFountain Raymond G. Lareau, Jr. Susan M. Larrow Dana A. Lebeau Karen A. LeBlanc Elizabeth Julia Leonard Jonathan P. Longley, Jr. Siobhan E. Mack Monika Macko Robert C. Magnuson Grace-Ann J. Mallett Marc Alan Manley Henry C. Marquis III Amanda E. Martin Matthew P. Matulis Todd J. McBride Suzanne E. Mills Meredith Spencer Moutran Jenna G. Murphy Kwabena A. Obiri-Mainoo Angela S. Palacios Kimberly A. Parker Erin Rae Peters Roger W. Plante Lucinda A. Renaud Janet D. Richmond Marianne F. Roemer Edith Rojas Don Michael Romano Cristy Joanne Rosenhahn Tina M. Ryll Scott M. Sanderson Michael A. Schiappa Michael J. Sevigny Andrew W. Shea Brent Asher Stephenson Brian M. Taborda Priscilla S. Tiberio Christyn L. Toomey Debra Jean Tracy Melissa M. Turner Agnes A. Ulinski Susan A. Vaill Carletta J. Watkins Stephen C. Witkus Sunil Yerkola