SCRANTON, PA-May 11, 2007.

Marywood University celebrates its 89th annual commencement today with the awarding of 747 degrees to graduates from the Reap College of Education and Human Development, Insalaco College of Creative Arts and Management, College of Health and Human Services, and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. at the Wachovia Arena, Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre.

Sister Mary Reap, I.H.M. Ph.D. will present Senator Robert P. Casey with an honorary doctorate, and Senator Casey will be the keynote speaker. Alan B. Graf, a former area businessman and retired Marywood Trustee, will also be presented with an honorary doctorate.

Area Graduates from the Reap College of Education and Human Development, as declared by Dean Mary Anne Fedrick, Ph.D., include:

Doctoral Degree: Ellen Currie Cimino, Dunmore; Patricia J. Fox; Hop Bottom; Hengameh Mahdavi Hosseini, Dallas; Thomas Joseph Quinn, Moscow; Michael Mahon, Clarks Summit; Catherine A. Sweeney, East Stroudsburg; Christine R. Wyden, Dalton; Sally Anne York-Viney, Pocono Summit.

Master's Degree: Stephanie Catherine Acernese, West Pittson; Ann Marie Albert, Pittston; Jennifer Angelo, Plains; Katryn R. Armitage, Susquehanna; Brianne Kathleen Battista, Dunmore; Robert E. Beviglia, Jr, Madison Township; Maria Charchilla, Hanover Township; Linda Chesko, Stroudsburg; Erica Chinetski, Dunmore; Elizabeth Deecki, Jermyn; Nicole Delazio, Weatherly; Joseph Desciak, Glen Summit; Joanna Dettlaff, Archbald; Kristen DeFeo, Forty Fort; Christian DiGregorio, Scranton; Jennifer Fadden, Pittston; Patricia Ferry, Dunmore; Bryan Thomas Finn, Clarks Summit; Melissa A. Gaudio, Kingston; Brian Guida, Old Forge; Holly Hewitt, Pittston; Kristin Hoffman, Mayfield; Susan Krajewski-Zielinski, Lake Ariel; Sabrina Langman, Carbondale; Cynthia LaRosa; Carbondale; Jacqueline LaVacca, Wilkes-Barre; Christopher Maley, Scranton; Tara McNulty, Clarks Summit; Bonnie Migliosi, Wilkes-Barre; Colleen Ann Miluski, Scranton; Michele Minkler, Blakely; Amanda Pesavento, Scranton; Lisa Phillips, Drums; Leslie Post, Scranton; Robin Rudzinski, Clarks Summit; Kim Rybnick, Scranton; Kathleen Shemanski, Waymart; Danielle Sheppard, Scranton; Loretta Slezak, Avoca; Scott Sombers, Scranton; Matthew Spott, Blakely; Jill Ann Stacchiptti, Old Forge; Jenna Stoddard, Scranton; Rose Stofflet, Gouldsboro; Carissa Strauss, Dover; Gary Stubbs, Scranton; Amie Talarico, Scranton; Tracy Tomasura, Kingston; Jill VanGorder, Scranton; Susan M. Walker, Madison Township; Judith Watkins, Scranton; Kristy Weidow, Tunkhannock; Lindsay Young, Harveys Lake; Brian Zeller, Wilkes-Barre.

Bachelor's Degree: Danielle Alu, Dunmore; Deborah Anderson, Scranton; Rachel Baer, Rome; William Battenberg, Scranton; Lydsay Maria Bio, Eynon; Jenna Butash, Throop; Elyssa Chakiris, Lake Ariel; Ashley Coar, Dunmore; Amanda Delaney, Honesdale; Shelly Field, Hamlin; Krista Foley, Dickson City; Kaitlin Gaffney, Scranton; Jennifer Gaskill, Scranton; Elizabeth Giustra, Canadensis; Marie Giustra, Canadensis; Molly Gleason, Dunmore; Dorothy Grill, Scranton; Lauren Hershkop, Kingston; April Hopkins, Scranton; Ashley Jones, Moscow; Elizabeth Kaminski, Scranton; Erin Kennedy, Jim Thrope; Lisa Kerrigan, Jermyn; Maria Knapp, Pleasant Mount; Samantha Macleary, Hawley; Rebecca Masko, Justus; Meghan Mileski, Archbald; Emily Norton, Daltom; Morgan Owen, Archbald; Michelle Perzia, Luzerne; James Prisk, Scranton; Laura Robold, Warminster; Jessica Schield, Uniondale;Lauren Sheakoski, Clarks Summit; Stephanie Sluko, Dunmore; Amanda Silva, Scranton; Danielle Smith, Gouldsboro; Matthew Spencer, Scranton; Kristen Sullivan, Tobyhanna; Michael Thomas, Clarks Summit; Jennifer Wagner, Hazelton; Alicia Wilcox, Avoca; Jill Zack, Exeter; Jamie Lynn Zellers, Scranton.

Area Graduates from the Insalaco College of Creative Arts and Management, as declared by Dean Devorah Namm, Ph.D., include:

Master's Degree: Rachel Boardman, Wyalusing; Chris Gyamfi Boateng, Hazelton; Lee John Borzell, Falls; Julie Brackeva-Phillips, Carbondale; Kevin Carey, Olde Forge; Ronald Domzalski II, Nanticoke; Michelle Geary, Scranton; Danielle Gowarty, Clarks Summit; Brian Hart, Moscow; Theresa Jevelle, Mountain Top; Paul M. Lukasiewicz, Scranton; Kelly Lutkiewicz, Hallstead; Corie Meck, Wilkes-Barre; Gregory Opalka, Carbondale; Jan Otoupalik, Scranton; Jonathan Parks, Scranton; Chavdar Petkov, Scranton; James Pugliese, Kingston; Robert Walter Reese, Clarks Green; Mary Catherine Samec; Geoffrey Smeltzer, New Milford; Stephani Tolerico, Clarks Summit; Joseph Troy, Peckville; Amy Wierbowski, West Pittston.

Bachelor's Degree: Maja Lyn Arland, Wilkes-Barre; Matthew Chapman, Hazleton; Danielle Cole, Newfoundland; Sheila Coyne, Scranton; Zoe Davis, Lake Ariel; Tara Lynn Demianovich, Forest City; Yvonne Depew, Scranton; Nicole Finella, Moscow; Maria Theresa Fumanti, Old Forge; Meghan Gialouris, Stroudsburg; Matthew Grotzinger, Clarks Summit; Ashley Guidin, Scranton; Jonathan Hamilton, Tobyhanna; Kaitlyn Hapeman, Edwardsville; Gregory Hasinecz, Avoca; Moria Hauer, Coal Township; Andrew Hetsko, Dunmore; Jason Daniel Dizon Hipolito, Clarks Summit; Ryan Houser, Easton; Ian Howells, Scranton; Michael Kameleomalahia, Scranton; Kristen Leonard, Olyphant; Angela Libby, Luzurne; Stephanie Makosky, Carbondale; Kelly Malys, Clarks Summit; Megan Manley, Moosic; Greory Marinelli, Wilke-Barre; Anatassia Markov, Dunmore; Emily McCormick, Scranton; William Mecca, Moscow; Natalie Mennicucci, Tunkhannock; Deena Metzger, Honesdale; Andrea Muzio, Dunmore; Jessica Ohl, Wyoming; Jennifer Priblo, Throop; Patricia Purcell, Clarks Summit; Mary Emma Reilly, Wayne; Karen Reinfurt, Beach Lake; Jessica Repa, Moscow; Joelle Rizk, Easton; Nicole Santarsiero, Scranton; Amanda Saporito, Edwardsville; Jenna Marai Scagliotti, Jessup; Jessica Sciarabba, East Stroudsburg; Yasmine Shaffie, Clarks Summit; Joel Thomas Sheakoski, Clarks Summit; Vanessa Simolin, Scranton; Marisa Toth, Olyphant; Karl Turetsky, Scranton; Lori Vargay, Dickson City; Elizabeth Waeltz, Glenside, Brooke Wandall, Dalton; Ryan D. Ward, Alburtis; Zachary Zavada, Scranton.

Area graduates from the College of Health and Human Services, as declared by Dean Ronald Bulbulian, Ph.D., include:

Master's Degree: Danielle Aregood, Wilkes-Barre; Amy Bourne, Scranton; Stephanie Broyan, Berwick; Janet Yusko Caffo, Scranotn; Kathleen Casterline, Wyoming, Christine Clark, Danville; Jo Ann Costanzo, Pittston; Amy Cucura-Freeman, Dickson City; Martha Davey, East Stroudsburg; Michael DePietropaolo, Wyoming; Marie Dietrich, Scranton; Stacy Elias, Scranton; Michelle Finn, South Williamsport; David Gaugler, Luzerne; Francine Geertgens, Montrose; Kara Golden, Tunkhannock; Tracy Greco, Shohola; David Gryczko, Wilkes-Barre; David Hage, Dallas; Tamara Hendershot, Wilkes-Barre; Ginger Hicks, Williamsport; Amie Hironimus, Winfield; Kevin Hogan, Peckville; Robert Jakubek, Wyomissing; VAleri Jenks, Swoyersville; Christine Lamont, Shohola; Matthew Lavelle, Scranton; Misty Little, Muncy; Maggie Maturani, Danville; Debra Mensch, Millvile; Sr. Dativa D Mukebita, FSSB, Scranton; Krostpher Nardi, Dallas; Brocelyn Owen, South Williamsport; Christopher Pizzoli, Atlas; Jennifer Potter, Mt. Carmel; Dana Kearney, Olyphant; Maria Schramm, East Stroudsburg; Kelly Schroeder, Clarks Summit; Rose Schwenk, Wyoming; Saroj Shrestha, Taylor; Tiffany Skasko, Carbondale; Marybeth Southworth, Auburn; Jennifer Stefursky, Forest City; Cheri Stempien, Pittston; Aaron Stepanchick, Lavelle; Carolyn Steppe, Williamsport; Sandra Strausser, Scranton; Amy Szydlowski, Moosic; Mikelaane Welliver, Turbotville; Mary Elizabeth Werthemer, Wind Gap; Andrea Zara, Wilkes-Barre; Margaret Zazzara-Roberts, Scranton.

Bachelor's Degree: Kiro Jo vonRonn, Blakely; Nardos Abitow, Peckville; Amy Abramowitz, Scranton; Jessica Antenor, Mount Pocono; Lori Battle, Scranton; Jenilee Belden, Scranton; Nicole Bonacci, Archbald; Kaelyn Brudnok, Scranton; Valerie Carlin, Meshoppen; Tao-Nan Chia, Scranton; Ryan Clark, Scranton; Tyson Cluff, Dunmore; Alyson DiSabella, Hazleton; Maria Foster, Throop; Sean T. Gething, Archbald; Tracy Gibbs, Milford; Aaron Godlewski, Northumberland; Kathleen Gouldsbury, Throop; Ellen Hannon, Avoca; Kelli Anne Harvilla, Swoyersville; Amber Kay Heed, Laceyville; Karyn Kollonige, Taylor; Christopher Kudrich, Archbald; Amy Lewan, Lake Ariel; Stephanie Lewis, Scranton; Kathryn Lubash, Greenfield Township; Karon Marold, Honesdale; Angela Martin, Honesdale; Amy Mitchell, Scranton; Angela Munley, Scranton; Theresa Mutiso, Scranton; Thomas Nallon, Kingston; Ayesha Nicholas, Tannersville; Melaine Nolan, Stillwater; Michael Pastelok, Dickson City; Valerie Perkoski, Jermyn; Christopher Phillips, Dunmore; Jo Anna Popielarski, Olyphant; Andrea Ruch, Stroudsburg; Dawn Rygiel, Dupont; Jennifer Schmidt, Jermyn, Laura Shiphinski, Uniondale; Christina Shuker, Eynon; Savannah Josephine, Jermyn; Alyse Taddei, Dallas; Jessica Tarchak, Mayfield; Michael Tigue, Scranton; Jamie Lynn Valis, Atglen; Sheila Weidner, Tunkhannock; Autumn Wells, Wilkes-Barre; Gretchen Wydeen, Dalton; Terry Ziolkowski, Nanticoke.

Area graduates from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as declared by Dean Kurt Torell, Ph.D., include:

Master's Degree: Jeffrey John Dengler, Plymouth.

Bachelor's Degree: Adam E. Baker, Dalton; Ann Brennan, Dallas; Autumn Rose Chmil, Scranton; Leslie Colosimo, Scranton; Danielle DeMatteo, Moscow; JoAnn Granza, Scranton; Amy Lynn Grocki, Scranton; Jessica Horger, Clarks Summit; Richard Howells, Scranton; Marguerite McLane, Scranton; Amanda Mullin, Hanover Township; Stephanie Murphy, Scranton; Denise Richwalder, Taylor; David Schlitter, Moscow; Ryan Srebro, Peckville; Joseph Taticchi, Scranton; Justine Yeager, Clarks Summit; Claudia Astorino, Hazleton; Jessica Cosklo, Carbondale; Colleen Duffy, Scranton; Brooke Georgetti, Scranton; Gary Horsfield, Mt. Carmel; Melissa Kashuba, Scranton; Joseph Rovinsky, Dickson City; Christina Ruthkosky, Scranton; Ryan Sullivan, Tobyhanna; Courtney Lyn Weber, Scranton, Sarah Jane Williams, Dalton.