Fall commencement held
On Saturday, December 20, 2003, Penn State Wilkes-Barre held a commencement ceremony in the Athletics & Recreation Building’s gymnasium. The ceremony began at 10 a.m. with musical selections by Joseph Jumpeter, Ph.D., assistant professor of music. John R. Murphy, director of student affairs, was the guest speaker. Murphy is anticipating retirement in January 2004, after serving Penn State University and its students for almost 38 years. Class speaker was student, Kimberly Boyle. A reception for graduates and their families, sponsored by the student activities fee, immediately followed the ceremony.
Graduates and their degrees are:
Associate in Business Administration: Julie Eccker, Shane Searfoss
Associate in Electrical Engineering Technology: Adam Stella
Associate in Information Sciences and Technology: Job Davis, April Eaton, Ryan Higdon, Justin Kaszowicz, Maggie McGovern, Brian Puza, Mark Savignano
Associate in Surveying Technology: Dustin Barrett, Justin Grantz, Matthew Hunter
Bachelor of Arts in Administration of Justice: Jason Cease, Danielle Kamine, Tino Maiolatesi
Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice: Sarah Struckus
Bachelor of Science in Business: Alec Baird, Darren Bjornberg, Stephen Bolin, Kimberly Boyle, Jeffrey Brace, Karen Brace-Hodle, Janet Connolly, Shannon Dymond, Gregory Griffiths, Carson Hawke, Matthew Keiper, Barbara Lispi, Vicki Manka, Gregory Naylor, David Shaner, Jason Smith, Cara Umbra
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering: Joseph Rentko
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology: Ashley Chappell, Stephen Clark, Jenelle Kerr, Kazuyuki Nishi, Chad Reid, Nikolaus Schultz, Stephen Stasukinas
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering: Nicholas Arnone
Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences and Technology: Jeffrey Cook, Sidney Harrison, Melanie Kowalski, Paul Rothrock, Farukh Shroff
Bachelor of Arts in Letters, Arts, and Sciences: Jill Emmert
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: Joseph Gromala
Bachelor of Science in Surveying: Timothy Butch, Mark Cain, Jeffrey Deboer, Matthew Warner

