Susquehanna celebrates the graduates of the Class of 2024
Susquehanna University celebrated the Class of 2024 by awarding degrees to 490 graduates.
Class of 2024: Where Are They Going?
As Susquehanna University closes its 166th academic year, seniors are preparing for the next chapter of their lives.
Faculty Win Awards for Scholarship, Teaching, Advising
Susquehanna announced awards faculty awards for research, teaching and advising at the university’s 166th commencement.
Senior in art history awarded FAO Schwarz Fellowship in social impact
Art history major Alex Gabriel ’24 will launch his career as a fellow with the Museum of the City of New York.
Creative writing grad headed to North Macedonia with Peace Corps
Emily Hizny is readying for a nearly 5,000-mile journey to North Macedonia for a two-year commitment to the Peace Corps.
Class of 2024 Awards
Valedictorian is an academic title of success awarded to the student(s) with the highest academic standing among their graduating class. At Susquehanna University, the designation of valedictorian is granted based upon the highest grade point average among all bachelor’s degree graduates.
Camille C. Beck
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Joanna Marie Campbell
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Jason Thomas Carey
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Mario Colón
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Avery James Francis
Bachelor of Science in Management
Bachelor of Arts in Communications
Brenna W. Fyfe
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Morgan Elizabeth Hough
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art
Alyssa Nicole Kruczek
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Drew Patrick Margerum
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Emma I. Myers
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Deanna Christine Liberty Phillips
Bachelor of Science in Earth & Environmental Sciences
Tyler Zvoch Rigot
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Ella Nova Scalese,
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
Nicholas Christopher Shaw
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Amber Elizabeth Watkin
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Paige Weaver
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Cameron W. Yeagle
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Each year since 1962, the Susquehanna University Alumni Association has recognized seniors who typify Susquehanna, who are well-rounded students with good academic standing, are active in leadership roles, extracurricular activities, volunteer work and other accomplishments. The 61st Outstanding Seniors are Deja Boston and Samit Barua Chowdhury. The full list of past award recipients can be found here.
Deja Boston ’24, of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, earned a Bachelor of Science in management and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Deja “uses her voice and energy to work on improving SU for students, especially students of color and other underrepresented students.” She held executive positions in the National Congress of Black Women and the Black Student Union and helped develop and execute events that engaged hundreds of students.
Having served as the senior intern and coordinator of the ATLAS leadership program, Deja was very engaged with the Leadership & Engagement Office. She conducted research on leadership engagement at SU, which allowed her to identify areas for improvement including improving access to campus resource contacts, enhancing event management proficiency, and streamlining succession processes. She developed plans and resources to address each of these, which will allow for future success for leadership efforts on campus and better support for student leaders.
Samit Barua Chowdhury ’24, of Chittagong, Bangladesh, earned a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry.
Samit “serves as a mentor and friend, helping new students find their way as he had to,” and much of his service has been connected to supporting his fellow international students. As a new member of the International Student Association, he quickly suggested events, including the first ever International Cultural Showcase, which has become an annual event. He also served as president of the association.
Last summer, Samit was a McGrath Summer Scholar and presented his research at local and national conferences with faculty mentor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Michael Parra. He was a lab assistant and lab research monitor in the chemistry department.
Samit demonstrated leadership in other roles, including as a building manager, a resident assistant and lead resident assistant. His support of others included regularly attending athletic competitions, cultural events and more.
Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society that celebrates academic excellence in first-year college students. The following are students who have maintained the qualifying Alpha Lambda Delta GPA throughout their four years at Susquehanna.
Julia Acevedo
Tim Basta
Erin Bell
McKayla Blazure
Logan Boyer
Juliana Bramley
Vincent Bucci
Katelyn Bucher
Sarah Camilleri
Jason Carey
Mario Colón
Alexandria Crosson
Peyton Curley
Juliana DeGeorge
Madison Dennehey
Mia Doll
Gabby Donou
Audrey Duck
Morgan Ernst
Maya Fenner
Emily Ford
Avery Francis
Ashlyn Gawel
Aleana Goetz
Ava Greene
Lindsay Griffin
Declan Griffin
Morgan Gross
Matthew Hall
Liyu He
Alexandra Hopper
Madison Horner
Jenna Horning
Morgan Hough
Cheyann Johnson
Kendra Kent
Jared Klimas
Gavin Knouse
Kaitlin Kovaschetz
Macy Kravil
Josephine Kwan
Isabella Lentini
Kate Lorber
Caden Mari
Nina Mariano
Sarah McAndrews
Emily McDonnell
Katelynne Michael
Caitlin Milliken
Matthea Mitchell
Delaney Morgan
Meghan Morrison
Delaney Morton
Emma Myers
Deanna Phillips
Nicole Plesh
Katie Plourde
Ashley Ponatoski
Allison Reyner
Katelyn Richter
Alexa Rine
Maya Ruhalter
Isabella Scappaticci
Gabrielle Scovish
Jordan Sheppard
Zachary Shiffman
Aislinn Shilcusky
Julia Smolen
Evie Stiner
Adam Stuck
Kathryn Teles
Morgan Thomas
Noah Trala
Caleb Tyksinski
Katrena Wagner
Abigail Wagner
Luke Waldner
Nala Washington
Emily Wertz
Alicia Whisman
Sarah Winchester
Jacob Winters
Hunter Wolf
Susquehanna’s Honors Program supports students’ commitment to the total Susquehanna experience by contributing as leaders, performers, athletes and community servants in addition to their academics. Honors students are selected from the top 10% of the enrolling class and have followed a sequence of special course and projects throughout their four years at Susquehanna.
Julia Acevedo
Olivia Basile
Jessica Beachy
Gabrielle Chaudry
Leroy Clark
Peyton Curley
Madison Dennehey
Lacey Maconi
Ethan Majewski
Emma Myers
Deanna Phillips
Eric Ressler
Ian Rudy
Jordan Sheppard
Adam Stuck
Kathryn Teles
Abigail Wagner
Paige Weaver
The Senior Awards are presented to graduating seniors by their respective academic departments and other offices and organizations that recognize students for academic excellence, scholarship, leadership and service.
Not all departments submitted awards and honorees for inclusion on the website; a comprehensive list of departmental honors are notated next to graduates’ names in the Commencement program.
Download the full list of Senior Awards (PDF) here.
Senior Champions have fulfilled a step in all five Susquehanna traditions that are essential for a strong alumni community: advocacy; giving; success; service; and spirit. They receive an orange and maroon cord to wear during the commencement ceremony, recognition on the Susquehanna alumni website, free admittance to 2024 homecoming and more.
Julia Acevedo
Samantha Aben
Tanner Allison
Brendan Alvino
Ayanna Anthony
Diana Arroyo
Alexis Artigliere
John Bachenski
Alex Baker
Joseph Barcello
Carson Barry
Olivia Basile
Timothy Basta
Ava Baur
Jessica Beachy
Lauren Beck
Christian Bell
Erin Bell
Joey Bender
Ellie Betheil
Valerie Black
Ariana Bond
Christopher Bookter
Madison Booth
Zoe Bork
Deja Boston
Charlie Bowen
Bridget Bowser
Logan Boyer
Margaret Boyer
Juliana Bramley
Madisyn Bristow
Vincent Bucci
Katelyn Bucher
Madelyn Bucher
Alex Burrell
Faith Butler
Sarah Camilleri
Joanna Campbell
Sanna Cannady
Tariq Cannady
Jason Carey
Janelle Cass
Christine Catterall
Julia Cerrato
Gabrielle Chaudry
Samit Barua Chowdhury
Leroy Clark
Mario Colon
Anna Conklin
Brett Contarino
Matthew Contarino
Dominic Contella
Meghan Cook
Cole Cooper
Graham Cooper
Lillie Cooper
Remi Cortina
Emily Costantino
Vivianna Couchara
Patrick Cross
Alexandria Crosson
Kristin Cruise
Peyton Curley
Salvatore D’Adamo
Zachary Daly
Beatrice Daudelin
Ryan Davis
Megan DeAngelo
Juliana DeGeorge
Logan deMey
Jacquelyn Dezenzo
Revathi Dhanesh
Adrian Dilascio
Madison Dobson
Mia Doll
Gabriella Donou
Colman Doucette
Azalyn Drumheller
Audrey Duck
Teagan Duffie
Eden Dusich
Julian Ebbesen
Abriana Eisenhauer
Leah Eisenhauer
Miles Engler
Robert Erlemann
Morgan Ernst
Cleopatre Etah
Anastasia Evans
Cameron Flasinski
Zilma Flores-Avilez
Mikela Florio
Ayden Flynn
Cassidy Ford
Emily Ford
Joanna Ford
Maddison Fox
Avery Francis
Elsy Franco-Argueta
Mary Fry
Brenna Fyfe
Alex Gabriel
Hannah Gaibor
Ryan Garrett
Thomas Garrity
Ashlyn Gawel
Erin Geouque
Cierra Getz
Hannah Getz
Jack Gluckman
Aleana Goetz
Tanner Gold
Finley Gomez
Nicholas Gonzalez
Rachel Goss
Kirk Granbois
Ava Greene
Declan Griffin
Lindsay Griffin
Morgan Gross
Logan Gunoskey
Erin Hahn
Matthew Hall
Adam Hanna
Dorian Hansen
Alexander Hare
Tyler Hargus
Caitlin Harro
Tyler Hauk
Clayton Hatch
Liyu He
Zachary Hedworth
Myessiah Herrold
Emily Hizny
Kyley Hoffmaster
Matthew Hogan
John Hohenshilt
Mackenzie Holmes
Kelsey Homberg
Alexandra Hopper
Mikayla Hornby
Madison Horner
Jenna Horning
Emma Horton
Morgan Hough
Sylvan Huber-Feely
Cheyann Johnson
Trevor Johnson
Kaleb Keefe
Madeline Kempski
Kendra Kent
Jared Klimas
Noah Klinewski
Abby Korba
Macy Kravil
Alyssa Kruczek
Caitlyn Kuhn
Josephine Kwan
Katelynn Ladd
Morgan Lamas
Garrett Laub
Elizabeth Lauterbach
Adrian Law
Arianna Lazuka
Sojeong Lee
Corinne Leighty
Isabella Lentini
Brandon Linn
Mackenzie Lloyd
Matthew Logan
Melissa Logan
Madison Longenhagen
Kate Lorber
Emily MacLean
Abigail MacMillan
Lacey Maconi
Ethan Majewski
Drew Margerum
Nina Mariano
Matthew Martone
Matthew Masser
Sarah McAndrews
Sean McCulloch
Hunter McDonald
Aidan McDonnell
Emily McDonnell
Joshua McGowan
Delaynee McLeod
Summer McMichael
Hannah McNamara
Francisco Mendoza
Samantha Michael
Madison Miller
Faith Milliron
Elizabeth Misner
Matthea Mitchell
Kaci MoDavis
Kristina Moncelsi
Alexis Moore
Delaney Morgan
Meghan Morrison
Delaney Morton
Mercedes Nadal
Yelyzaveta Nechytailo
Megan Neely
Olivia Neumyer
Caitlin O’Dea
Yazmin O’Neal-Sloane
Lindy Ouellette
Ellie Pasqualie
Anjali Patel
Nicholas Perez
Dianna Phillips
Nicole Plesh
Katie Plourde
Margaret Portera
Isabel Proger
Katherine Quackenboss
Michael Quinlan
Amanda Racaniello
Alex Ranauto
Amanda Reid
Allison Reyner
Katelyn Richter
Heather Riefenhauser
Tyler Rigot
Emily Rimel
Alexa Rine
Tessa Roan
Jacob Rockoff
Ariana Rodi
Thomas Romanelli
Brooke Rosancrans
Gianna Rossi
Alexis Row
Erin Rowe
Margaret Rudolph
Maya Ruhalter
Kiley Ryan
Ella Scalese
Sydney Schmus
Ashley Schreffler
Noelle Schwartz
Chandler Scott
Gabrielle Scovish
Amy Segond
Emma Seibert
Marlee Seifer
Blake Shellenberger
Jordan Sheppard
Natasha Sherinsky
Aislinn Shilcusky
Hunter Shimko
Taylor Simmons
Andrew Sisco
Madison Slater
Paige Smedira
Garrett Smith
Julia Smolen
Kaitlyn Sokoloff
Marley Sprenkel
Lily Stahl
Courtney Staton
Gerrit Stech
Molly Stevens
Jason Stine
Evie Stiner
Brendan Stockdale
Cameron Stoudt
Brian Strother
Adam Stuck
Sophia Sullivan
Ethan Tait
Jared Tavernite
Ricki Taylor
Kathryn Teles
Leah Tessarvich
Morgan Thomas
Taylor Thompson
Carter Tobias
Daniella Torres
Danielle Tryon
Dara Tuttle
Isabel Valenzuela
Christian Vetrone
Ann Villamarin
Graci Wade
Katrena Wagner
Luke Waldner
Nala Washington
Amber Watkin
Jane Weaver
Paige Weaver
Darian Wetzel
Alicia Whisman
Maxwell Wigoda
Sarah Winchester
Jacob Winters
Hunter Wolf
Theodore Wolfe
Emily Wolff
Nicole Wuertz
Serah Yusuf
