Muhlenberg's Wescoe Students Graduate
The Wescoe School of Muhlenberg College held commencement exercises on Saturday, November 1, 2:00 p.m., in the Egner Memorial Chapel.Saturday, November 1, 2008 11:22 AM
An attendance of over 400 included participants, guests and college trustees. The graduates have completed accelerated bachelor’s degree programs in business administration, human resources management, and information systems.
The commencement speaker was Tammy Bormann, a graduate of Muhlenberg who received her bachelor’s degree in French and Communication. She went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University. Tammy Bormann has worked professionally for more than 20 years to dismantle racism through knowledge, dialogue and systemic change. She has worked with the National Conference for Community and Justice, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Network of Alliances Bridging Race and Ethnicity, and co-founded the Workplace Diversity Network, a joint project of the National Conference for Community and Justice and the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Tammy currently serves as chair of the Board of Directors of the Urban Bush Women dance company, immediate past vice chair of the Muhlenberg College Board of Trustees, and chair of the Administrative Board of Trinity United Methodist Church. She is a chair emerita of the Myhelan Cultural Arts Center.
Peyton R. (Randy) Helm, Ph.D., president of Muhlenberg College presided at the Wescoe School’s 12th commencement ceremony. The dean of The Wescoe School, Jane Hudak, M.Ed., led the academic procession and opened the event. Provost Marjorie Hass, Ph.D., presented the candidates.
Paul Keeler of Wescosville, who received his bachelor’s degree in business administration, served as the student speaker during the ceremony.
Bachelor’s degrees were conferred upon the following local residents during the ceremony: Alburtis: Andrew Paul Barilla with distinction, Wesley N. Brazwell with distinction;Allentown: George Harrison Schadler III with distinction, Megan Elizabeth Schoemaker with distinction; Bethlehem: Brian William Gilhool with distinction, Sumerta Ochani, Jane Yolanda Williams; Breinigsville: Michael Shane Bearden with distinction, Melissa Lipsky with distinction; Catasauqua: Julie Ann Woodruff, Michael D. Younger with distinction; Center Valley: Joseph David Stephens; Coplay: Dawn Michelle Sellers; Cranford, N.J.: Adam Jason Savoy with distinction; Danielsville: Donna Lovelace with distinction; Easton: Maria Grace Fernandes with distinction; Emmaus: Douglas Neil Wilkinson; Hellertown: Christopher R. Brown; Kutztown: Michael Scott Sharadin with distinction; Lehighton: Catherine Anne Katynski with distinction; Macungie: Susan C. Ritter with distinction, Carrie Ann Sinclair-Iosue with distinction; Northampton: Elissa Bernecker with distinction; Orefield: Christopher William Moughan with distinction; Oxford: Donald Arthur Richardson with distinction; Palmerton: Kristin Nicole Lorah with distinction; Wescosville: Paul William Keeler with distinction; Zionsville: Richard Paul Sabulsky, Jr.
The Wescoe School of Muhlenberg College provides adult learners with an opportunity to pursue lifelong education, and to do so in ways that recognize their experience, maturity, motivation, and life circumstances, and capacity for independent scholarship. The Wescoe School encompasses the accelerated degree program, summer study, teacher certification, the liberal arts program, and more. For information about The Wescoe School, call 484-664-3300 or go online at www.muhlenberg.edu/wescoe.
