Centenary University Awards Degrees to Warren County Residents

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., June 30, 2025—Centenary University awarded degrees to 431 graduates at its 150th commencement, which was held as two separate in-person ceremonies presided over by President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D., on the University’s Hackettstown campus. One ceremony recognized graduates who earned associate and undergraduate degrees, while a second event showcased academic accomplishments of master’s and doctoral graduates.

Graduating from Warren County were:

Belvidere—Corey Dennis Banghart, Bachelor of Science in Education: Mathematics, magna cum laude; Austin Domenic, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Social Media Marketing and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Sports and Entertainment Management; John Thomas Ritchie, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, cum laude; Hailey Elizabeth Rowe, Master of Business Administration: Finance

Blairstown—Jennifer Michele Apostolou, Master of Education: Literacy Instruction; Dallas Winston Overko, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Columbia—Ivana J. Waldele, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Project Management, magna cum laude

Great Meadows—Victoria Lee Gentry, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, summa cum laude; Hayden Donald McMullen, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; Sheyla Mulavdic, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Hackettstown—Katherine Ann Bernecker, Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling: Addiction Track; Caelyn Brianna Campbell, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science; Brandon Jade Mejia Cardenas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management; Alexis David Rivera Chavez, Bachelor of Science in Health Science, magna cum laude; Laurie Beth Frattina, Bachelor of Arts in Education: English, summa cum laude; Elizabeth Kelly Freeman, Master of Arts in Special Education with TSWD Certification; Gillian Paige Garriques, Bachelor of Arts in Education: Liberal Arts, summa cum laude; Emily Marie Hernandez, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing; Kody John Kucharski, Bachelor of Science in Biology, summa cum laude; Kristen Kurack, Master of Arts in School Counseling; Ange Gabriel Cebon Lessida, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Lena Marie Lutcza, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Finance, summa cum laude; Ashley Michelle Lutz, Master of Arts in School Counseling; Brianna Mailloux, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, summa cum laude; Chloe Neubauer, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Social Media Marketing, magna cum laude; Mary Jean Oliveri, Bachelor of Science in Equine Studies; Melissa Lizbeth Penafiel, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, summa cum laude; Jennifer L. Peters, Master of Arts in Special Education with LDTC Certification; Jessica Brigitte Raab, Bachelor of Arts in English: Creative Writing; Patrick E. Riley, Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership; Kimberly Eileen Sautter, Bachelor of Social Work; Elizabeth Anne Somelofske, Master of Education: Educational Practice; Justin Jarred Stasio-Palumbo, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, summa cum laude; Dana Taylor-Schoenleber, Master of Education: Literacy Instruction

Johnsonburg—Courtney Leigh Breur, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management

Ledgewood—Kali Jules Lourenco, Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Studies

Oxford—Emily Suzete Ferreira, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology: Criminal Justice, cum laude; Elizabeth Garabed, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Sports and Entertainment Management, magna cum laude; Brianna Shortell, Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling

Phillipsburg—Ariana Guadalupe Arreola Servin, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Kelly Ann Biczak, Bachelor of Arts in Education: Liberal Arts; Cheyenne Nichole Lutz, Bachelor of Arts in Education: Liberal Arts, summa cum laude; Tracy Robin Snover, Bachelor of Science in Biology, cum laude

Port Murray—Sabrina Emil, Bachelor of Arts in Education: Liberal Arts, summa cum laude; Maegan Kelly Hummel, Bachelor of Arts in Education: Liberal Arts, summa cum laude; Joseph Thomas Kilyk, Bachelor of Arts in Education: Liberal Arts, summa cum laude; Kimberly Sandorff, Master of Education: Educational Practice

Roxbury Township—Kevin Alexander Lopez, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Sports and Entertainment Management

Stewartsville—Mia M. Mazzariello, Bachelor of Arts in Education: Liberal Arts, cum laude; Abigail Grace Wolf, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, magna cum laude

Washington—Samantha Rose Kiesling, Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling: Addiction Track; Carly Josephine Moos, Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Studies; Riely O’Brien Schilling, Bachelor of Arts in Education: Liberal Arts, magna cum laude; Megan Sarah Snyder, Bachelor of Science in Equine Studies; Summer Jane Sozanski, Bachelor of Arts in Education: Liberal Arts, summa cum laude; Cindy Lynn Weaver, Doctor of Education: Educational Leadership; Ashley Jean Wyckoff, Bachelor of Arts in Education: English

ABOUT CENTENARY UNIVERSITY

Centenary University offers extraordinary learning opportunities that empower students to develop intellectually, emotionally, and interculturally—keys to career and personal success. Under the leadership of President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D., the University aspires to advance its reputation as a world class institution offering innovative programs, including the world’s first Master of Arts in Happiness Studies, to lift the future for our students and local communities.