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The Commencement Program
Presiding: Madeleine Wing Adler, President Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plainAmerica, America!God shed his grace on thee,And crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining sea.
West Chester University Council of Trustees Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Cheryl Vermey, Dean, Graduate Studies and Extended Education †Charles D. Hurt, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences*Christopher M. Fiorentino, Dean, College of Business and Public Affairs*Tony W. Johnson, Dean, College of Education†Donald E. Barr, Dean, College of Health Sciences†Timothy V. Blair, Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts *Morning ceremony only†Afternoon ceremony onlyNo designation indicates both ceremonies Member, West Chester University Council of Trustees West Chester, hail, all hail, noble and strong,To thee with loyal hearts we raise our song,Swelling to Heaven High, our praises ring,West Chester, hail, all hail, of thee we sing.
Mr. Mark P. Mixner, Vice President for Administrative and Fiscal Affairs (Reader)Dr. Mark Pavlovich, Vice President for Advancement (Reader)Dr. J. Fred Gage, Vice President for Information Services (Reader)Dr. Matthew Bricketto, Vice President for Student AffairsDr. Sheila Patterson, Associate Provost (Reader)Dr. George Hong, Associate Vice President for Sponsored Research and Faculty Development*Ms. Diane DeVestern, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs (Reader)Dr. Jennie Skerl, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences*Dr. Joseph Malak, Associate Dean, School of EducationMr. Joseph H. Santivasci, RegistrarMr. Joseph Fabii, Mr. David Gyza, Ms. Karen Snyderman, Flag Bearers The audience is asked to stand during the Academic Procession, the singing of “America the Beautiful” and the Alma Mater, and to remain in place until the AcademicProcession is completed. *Morning ceremony only†Afternoon ceremony onlyNo designation indicates both ceremonies Candidates for the Master’s Degree
August 20, 2004
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND
Master of Education
SCIENCES
B.S., University of National and World Master of Arts
B.A., Randolph-Macon Women’s College, B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1995 B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1998 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Master of Arts
B.A., West Chester University, 2003 A.A., Camden Community College, 1998 Master of Business Administration
B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1999 B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1967 A.S., Berkshire Community College, 1981 B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1994 B.S., West Chester University, 1999 B.S., West Chester University, 1997 B.S., University of Delaware, 1999 B.S., Austin Peay State University, 1999 B.S., West Chester University, 2002 B.A., Shippensburg University, 1985 B.S., Rajasthann University (India), 1995 B.A., West Chester University, 1999 B.A., University of Mississippi, 1999 B.S., West Chester University, 1997 B.S., St. Lawrence University, 1989 M.Ed., North Carolina State University, Master of Science
B.S., Saint Joseph's University, 1985 B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S., West Chester University, 1996 Master of Science in Administration
B.A., University of North Carolina, 1984 B.S., Andhra University (India), 1999 B.S., West Chester University, 1987 B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1990 B.S., Millersville University, 1997 B.A., University of Delaware, 1970 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1995 Master of Education
B.S., West Chester University, 1996 B.A., University of Delaware, 1987 B.S., West Chester University, 1999 B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2003 B.F.A., University of Kansas, 1985 B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1976 B.S.Ed., West Chester University, 1997 B.A., West Chester University, 1994 B.A., West Chester University, 1999 B.S., West Chester University, 1993 B.S.Ed., Bloomsburg University, 2001 B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Shippensburg University, 1997 B.S.Ed., West Chester University, 1997 B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2000 B.S., West Chester University, 1996 B.S.Ed., Bloomsburg University, 1998 B.S.Ed., Kutztown University, 2000 B.F.A., University of the Arts, 1994 B.S.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1994 B.S., West Virginia University, 2000 B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1996 B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1994 B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S., West Chester University, 1996 Master of Education
B.S.Ed., West Chester University, 1996 B.S., West Chester University, 1999 B.S.Ed., West Chester University, 1999 B.S., West Chester University, 1998 Master of Public Health
B.S., West Chester University, 1996 B.A., Millersville University, 1977 B.S.N., West Chester University, 2002 B.S.Ed., West Chester University, 1998 B.S., West Chester University, 2000 B.S., West Chester University, 1976 Master of Science
B.A., East Stroudsburg University, 2002 M.S., West Chester University, 2004 B.F.A., University of Memphis, 1971 B.S., West Chester University, 1996 Master of Science in Administration
B.S., Millersville University, 1994 B.A., University of Delaware, 1991 Master of Science
B.S., West Chester University, 1983 B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S., West Chester University, 1994 B.S., Shippensburg University, 1995 B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1997 Master of Science in Nursing
B.S., West Chester University, 1994 B.S., West Chester University, 2001 B.A., University of Maryland, 1981 COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS
M.S., West Chester University, 2004 B.A., Texas A&M University, 2002 B.S.Ed., Kutztown University, 2000 Master of Music
COLLEGE OF HEALTH
B.S., University of Scranton, 1993 B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1995 SCIENCES
B.S., University of Scranton, 1996 Master of Arts
B.S.Ed., West Chester University, 1997 B.S., East Stroudsburg University, 1997 Candidates for the Master’s Degree
December 19, 2004
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES
Master of Arts
B.A., West Chester University, 2003 B.A., University of Delaware, 1973 B.A., East Stroudsburg University, 2001 B.S., Massey University (New Zealand), B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2001 B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2001 B.S., Osmania University (India), 1994 B.S., West Chester University, 1986 B.E., Shantilal Shah Engineering College B.S., University of Maryland Eastern Shore, B.A., University of Scranton, 2000 B.A., West Chester University, 2003 Master of Science in Administration
B.A., University of the West Indies COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1997 PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Master of Arts
B.S., Clearwater Christian College, 2001 B.A., University of Delaware, 1998 B.A., East Stroudsburg University, 1995 B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1995 B.S.E., Millersville University, 1998 A.S., Montgomery County CommunityCollege, 1998 B.A., West Chester University, 2002 Master of Business Administration
B.S., West Chester University, 2002 B.S., Washington State University, 1977 B.A., Appalachian State University, 2000 B.S., West Chester University, 2000 B.S., West Chester University, 2001 M.A., West Chester University, 1998 B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2001 B.A., Kyoto University (Japan), 1999 B.S., Millersville University, 1993 Master of Science
B.A., Shippensburg University, 1979 B.A., Shippensburg University, 2003 B.S., West Chester University, 1991 B.A., University of Louisville, 1998 Master of Science
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1997 B.S., University of Delaware, 1998 B.A., West Chester University, 2000 B.S., Kakatiya Institute of Technology and B.S., Florida A&M University, 1998 B.S., West Chester University, 1992 B.S., West Chester University, 2001 Master of Science in Administration
B.S.Ed., Slippery Rock University, 1992 B.A., George Washington University, 1986 B.A., Saint Joseph’s University, 2003 A.S., Gloucester Community College, 1988 Master of Science
B.A., University of Delaware, 2000 B.A., West Chester University, 1996 B.S., University of Delaware, 1998 B.A., California University of Pennsylvania,2000 B.A., Saint Joseph’s University, 1998 B.S., West Chester University, 1999 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
B.A., Shippensburg University, 2002 Master of Education
COLLEGE OF HEALTH
B.S., Millersville University, 1999 B.S.Ed., Bloomsburg University, 1999 SCIENCES
B.S., State University of New York at Master of Arts
B.A., University of Delaware, 1998 B.S., University of Delaware, 2000 B.S.Ed., Shippensburg University, 1999 B.S.Ed., Shippensburg University, 1993 B.A., West Chester University, 1992 B.S.Ed., Millersville University, 1973 B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1995 B.S., University of Delaware, 1981 B.S., West Chester University, 1998 B.S., West Chester University, 1996 B.S., East Stroudsburg University, 2000 B.S., University of Scranton, 2002 B.S., University of Natal (South Africa), B.S., West Chester University, 2000 B.S., East Stroudsburg University, 2000 B.S., West Chester University, 2000 B.S.Ed., Kutztown University, 1997 B.S., West Chester University, 2002 B.S.Ed., West Chester University, 1996 B.A., Stockton State College, 2002 B.S.Ed., Shippensburg University, 2000 B.S., Escola Paulista de Medicina (Brazil), B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2001 B.S., University of Delaware, 2002 Master of Public Health
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2002 A.A., Delaware County Community College, B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1992 B.S., West Chester University, 1973 B.S., West Chester University, 1999 B.S.Ed., Bloomsburg University, 1999 B.A., West Chester University, 1990 B.S., Salisbury State University, 1997 Master of Science in Nursing
B.S., University of Maryland, 1999 B.S.N., West Chester University, 2001 M.S., Saint Joseph’s University, 1990 B.S., University of Liberia (Brazil), 1996 Master of Science in Administration
B.A., Shippensburg University, 1988 B.S., West Virginia University, 1992 COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS
B.S.N., West Chester University, 1990 Master of Music
B.S., West Chester University, 1989 B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2000 B.M., West Chester University,, 1994 B.S., West Chester University, 2002 Master of Science
B.S., University of Delaware, 2002 B.M., State University of New York, 1982 Candidates for the Baccalaureate Degree
December 2004
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
COLLEGE OF HEALTH
SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS
Honors reflect all course work completed as of October 20, 2004.
Program Notes
A Note on Today’s Speaker
century, the English universities began to pre- Michael Cirigliano, M.D., is an assistant sleeves are sewn shut with slits, either just scribe the details of scholars’ apparel, partly as a professor in the division of general internal above the wrists or above the elbow, through social matter to distinguish among various ranks medicine at the University of Pennsylvania which the wearer’s hands protrude. The mas- and degrees of learning, and, at Oxford at least, School of Medicine, where he also serves as ter’s gown may be worn open or closed.
partly as a practical measure to prevent cheating the director of herbal medicine. Over the by tailors who were trying to shorten the length Many members of the faculty in today’s pro- past several years, he has become a leading of university garments. In some cases, benefac- cession wear yet another style of gown, that advocate for including herbal remedies in tors, whose gifts established new colleges, speci- reserved for holders of the doctorate. The fied the type of clothing to be worn by the fac- doctoral gown features full sleeves and velvet Cirigliano attended West Chester University ulty and students of that institution. During the trim consisting of a strip down either side of as an undergraduate, where he earned a B.S.
seventeenth century popular clothing styles the front closing and three narrow strips on in music education, specializing in trumpet.
began to change rapidly, but academic apparel each sleeve. The trim may be black or of the Seeking a release from the stress of playing did not because it was, by this time, dictated by color representative of the subject in which trumpet with a big band, he took his father’s the wearer received his or her doctorate.
In America, as institutions of higher learn- While the doctor’s gown is usually black, ing were established, beginning with Harvard those of graduates of some universities may Delaware County. There he saw real stress in in 1636, the universities followed the English be brightly colored such as those in “Yale” action – and fell in love with medicine.
precedent in which each developed its own blue or those from Harvard or the University version of academic dress. During the years of Chicago which are in different hues of red.
degree, he returned to the University to com- between the Revolutionary and Civil wars, The traditional mortarboard hat is made of plete the pre-medical curriculum and entered however, interest in the tradition waned. By the same material as the gown and usually has a black tassel. Doctors’ hats may be made of velvet and may have tassels of gold or in the color of the wearer’s degree. Women seeking relief in herbal remedies, he began Several institutions were already beginning to graduates of some institutions wear soft caps, studying the subject in order to provide more and some universities have special styles of comprehensive patient care. Cirigliano then went on to become a nationally recognized them as part of its 250th anniversary celebra- The colorful hoods designate the degree of the speaker on the subject and currently serves tion in 1886. The custom spread quickly with wearer, the subject in which the degree is held, thirty or more colleges and universities using and the institution which awarded the degree.
devoted to educating doctors about the bene- ceremonial costume by 1890. As had been the The colors of the lining identify the institu- case with the British universities some four tion. For example, graduates of West Chester Alternative Medicine Alert and Facts and hundred years before, there was virtually no wear a hood which has a purple lining with a Comparisons Review of Natural Products. As conformity from one institution to another he said in a profile in the WCU Magazine, “I and sometimes not even within institutions. College and university administrators, sensing color of its velvet border show the degree patients in an informed and intelligent way. I a need for greater uniformity, convened in held. Bachelors’ hoods are three feet long and 1895 to develop a uniform academic costume have trim two inches wide. Masters’ hoods He has been profiled in Philadelphia code. Still in use by ninety-eight percent of are three and one-half feet long and have Magazine and serves as a medical expert for trim three inches wide. Doctors’ hoods are reviewed and revised only twice in ninety years.
four feet long and have trim five inches wide.
He continues to maintain a very busy inter- The following is a key to the color of hood nal medicine practice integrating herbal med- Academic Costume Code, one can tell, by the trim for the master’s degrees being awarded icine into traditional patient care. All his style of the gown and the size and color of the advocacy and academic work are part of his hood, the wearer’s degree, and one can identi- Dark Green: M.S. in Criminal Justice passion to be simply the best family doctor fy the institution that granted the degree.
Drab: M.S. in Business Administration Golden Yellow: M.S. (Other Disciplines) Academic Dress at West Chester
University
Sage Green: M.S. in Health and Physical Academic Regalia
Chester University (then West Chester State Normal School) in 1921 as an important fea- “Academic Regalia” refers not only to the ture of the institution’s 50th Anniversary cel- colorful costumes worn in the academic pro- ebration. Black caps and gowns were worn by cession but also to the other symbols and the Class of 1921 at three different cere- The seal of the University plays an important University seal, the mace, and the chain of part in today’s ceremony. Seals have been used marking the school’s Golden Jubilee.
office. Use of these symbols has come to us since ancient times to authenticate documents.
through a tradition that can be traced back The diplomas to be received by today’s gradu- Academic Dress Today
ates will bear the University seal. The chain of Today’s graduates wear one of two types of office worn by the president and the medallion History of Academic Dress
worn by the provost are inscribed with the seal.
untrimmed, with long, slightly pointed sleeves.
Academic dress, like ecclesiastical garb, has its The West Chester University seal, like those It is always worn closed. Recipients of associate origins in the everyday clothing of the thirteenth of most state universities, consists of the seal degrees also wear the bachelor’s gown.
and fourteenth centuries, when it was customary to wear long robes and hoods to ward off the rounded by the name of the institution and cold drafts of unheated or barely heated living square at the bottom, except for a circular cut and working quarters. During the fourteenth stamped on the front of today’s program.
West Chester University Mace
including chancellors, rectors, and presidents The Aryan Medals
The mace has a history as a symbol of authori- Today’s student speaker and the student ty in civil and academic processions. Now cere- The West Chester University chain of office monial, the mace was originally a formidable is forty-eight inches long. It is made of ster- weapon held ready to protect the dignitary in a ling silver with gold plate details. The chain bequeathed to the University by Robert S.
procession. The position of mace bearer for a supports a medallion made of purple acrylic college or university is one of honor given to a in a sterling silver frame. The center of the senior member of the faculty. The mace bearer medallion carries the engraved, gold plated derive their name, was one of two literary always precedes the president in the procession.
sterling silver seal of the University. The frame societies that flourished on campus during The West Chester University mace is thirty- of the medallion is engraved with “WEST the normal school days. The group sponsored seven inches long. It is made of sterling silver lectures, entertainments, plays and debates, with gold plate details, purple acrylic, and incised with the University’s founding date and published a magazine, Aryan Review, “1871.” The keystone is flanked with a design engraved seal of the University. Below the seal Chester County’s agricultural heritage. for being debate champion during his years at is an inverted purple acrylic cone bearing six The chain itself consists of twelve arched monograms, “WCU,” in gold-plated sterling.
frames, each with one of the scenes represen- West Chester. They are of dark, rich gold. On Below the acrylic cone is an incised inscription, tative of the academic disciplines used on the the obverse are a torch, laurel leaves, and the mace. The twelve frame links alternate with Aryan Society motto, “Finis coronat opus,” The main part of the mace head is divided “The end crowns the work.” On the reverse into twelve pentagonal fields each displaying a of each is the inscription to Anderson for the scene depicting one of twelve academic disci- Both the mace and the chain of office were occasion on which the medal was awarded.
plines representative of the many fields of designed and made by internationally known the medals are suspended on gold cords.
study offered at West Chester University. These silversmith Kurt Matzdorf. They are gifts of the are education, physical education, business West Chester University Alumni Association.
The grand marshals leading today’s academic administration, accounting, public administra- Provost’s Medallion
tion, sociology and anthropology, dental and procession carry batons presented by the Class medical technology, health and nursing, liberal The provost wears a medallion and chain pre- of 1961. The marshals are responsible for direct- arts, performing arts, fine arts, mathematics sented to West Chester University by the Class ing members of the procession to their proper and computer science, and natural sciences.
of 1938. The design of the medallion matches places, and the batons serve as the symbol of the centerpiece of the president’s chain of office.
their authority. Made of highly polished wood, heart wood. The lower end, made of sterling the batons are decorated with ribbons of purple silver, bears the engraved inscription, “PRE- President for Academic Affairs and Provost.” and gold, the West Chester University colors.
The chain is made of links alternating between International Flags
the West Chester University monogram and asymbolic open book. It was executed in ster- The flags behind the platform today repre- The Chain of Office
sent the countries of our graduating interna- Collars or chains of office historically have given by the Class of 1938 in anticipating of tional students and the countries in which West Chester University students have studied.
Participation
Participation in commencement does not necessarily indicate or guarantee degree completion. Publication of this program is completed prior to the end of the semester. Official records are kept in the Office of the Registrar.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Senior Administration
Dr. Madeleine Wing Adler, President Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Vice President for Administrative and Fiscal Affairs Vice President for Student Affairs Vice President for Information Services College of Arts and Sciences
College of Education
Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology Department of Early Childhood and Special Education Dr. Judith Greenamyer, Chairperson Dr. Dennis R. Klinzing, Chairperson Department of Professional and Secondary Education College of Health Sciences
Dr. Jerome M. Williams, Chairperson Prof. Ann Coghlan Stowe, Chairperson Dr. Carolyn C. Jimenez, Chairperson College of Visual and Performing Arts
College of Business and Public Affairs
Dr. Christopher M. Fiorentino, Dean Prof. Clyde J. Galbraith, Chairperson Prof. Jana L. Nestlerode, Chairperson Department of Music History and Literature Dr. Sterling E. Murray, Chairperson Department of Music Theory and Composition Prof. Jay H. Berkowitz, Chairperson Academic Services Division
Dr. Sheila Patterson, Associate Provost Department of Counseling and Psychological Services Dr. Darla Spence Coffey, Chairperson Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Board of Governors
Charles A. Gomulka, Chair . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh David P. Holveck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Malvern Kim E. Lyttle, Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh Vincent J. Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Philadelphia C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni, Vice Chair . . .Bryn Mawr Mary Conley Lammando . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steelton Matthew E. Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wellsboro Christine J. Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana Francis V. Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harrisburg Edward G. Rendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harrisburg Jude C. Butch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slippery RockMark E. Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana James J. Rhoades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mahanoy City Paul S. Dlugolecki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harrisburg David M. Sanko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harrisburg Regina M. Donato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kutztown John K. Thornburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh Daniel P. Elby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .York F. Eugene Dixon, Chairman Emeritus West Chester University Council of Trustees
Thomas Fillippo, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MalvernBernard J. Carrozza, Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West ChesterCarol Aichele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MalvernBarry C. Dozor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BroomallJudy G. Hample, ex-officio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HarrisburgLaurence Harmelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West ChesterDavid James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West ChesterCharles S. Liedike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West ChesterAlan P. Novak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CoatesvilleJessie Pincus, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West ChesterDonald Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West GroveElinor Z. Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West Chester‡Johanna K. Havlick, Trustee Emerita William E. Hughes, Sr., Trustee Emeritus J. Curtis Joyner, Trustee Emeritus MARSHALS
Grand Marshals
Faculty Marshals
Mace Bearer
Commencement Committee
The ushers for today’s commencement are members of the Abbé Society, Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society, the Friars Society, and the Alumni Association. West Chester University is grateful to these organizations.
West Chester University of Pennsylvnia is a member of the State System of Higher Education. ‡Deceased*Morning ceremony only†Afternoon ceremony onlyNo designation indicates presence at both ceremonies

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