WCSU 2009 Graduate degree recipients
DANBURY, CONN. — Western Connecticut State University conferred graduate degrees upon the following students at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 22, in the Feldman Arena of the William O’Neill Athletic and Convocation Center on the university’s Westside campus, Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury.
Students eligible to receive graduate degrees in January, May and August 2009
| Name | Hometown | WCSU Degree |
| Edward Kurpis | Baldwin, NY | MFA Professional Writing |
| Douglas Coates | Beacon, NY | MS Music Education |
| Kathryne Belby | Belvidere, NJ | MFA Professional Writing |
| TaNesha Barnes | Bethel, CT | MA History |
| Wendy Cahill | Bethel, CT | MS Instructional Technology |
| Silvia Ertl-Islam | Bethel, CT | Master of Health Administration |
| Ashley Goodwin | Bethel, CT | MS Reading |
| Erin Jutton | Bethel, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Carolyn Marston | Bethel, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| Hannah Mikesell | Bethel, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Barbara Nelson | Bethel, CT | MA English |
| Patricia Query | Bethel, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| John Read | Bethel, CT | MA History |
| Lisa Villamana | Bethel, CT | MS School Counseling |
| Jennifer Zdziarski | Bethel, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| James Cristantiello | Brewster, NY | Master of Health Administration |
| Victor Garcia-Borbon | Brewster, NY | MS Community Counseling |
| Sarah Guidotti | Brewster, NY | MS Education - English |
| Natalie Kingston | Brewster, NY | MS Curriculum |
| Joy Muccioli | Brewster, NY | MS Curriculum |
| Scott Papaelias | Bridgeport, CT | MA Biological & Environmental Science |
| Holly Azevedo | Bridgewater, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Michael Sinatra | Bridgewater, CT | Doctor of Education in Instructional Leadership |
| Yvonne Santiago | Bronx, NY | MA Biological & Environmental Science |
| Jamie Broad | Brookfield, CT | MS Reading |
| Michele DeFina | Brookfield, CT | MS School Counseling |
| Marianne Graziano | Brookfield, CT | MS School Counseling |
| Erin O'Keeffe | Brookfield, CT | MS Reading |
| Kelly Kozak | Carmel, NY | MS Curriculum |
| Emily Cashin | Cheshire, CT | MS Music Education |
| Karen Bartone | Clinton, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| Monique Brown | Danbury, CT | Master of Health Administration |
| Christopher Buckley | Danbury, CT | MS Curriculum |
| Mary Campbell | Danbury, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Lori Capri | Danbury, CT | Master of Health Administration |
| Thomas Chirayil | Danbury, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Jennifer Cordery | Danbury, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| Jessica Esposito | Danbury, CT | MS Education - English |
| Asucena Gonzalez | Danbury, CT | MA English |
| Crystal Gonzalez | Danbury, CT | MS Music Education |
| Jeffrey Jakubowski | Danbury, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Kim Krupinsky | Danbury, CT | MS Curriculum |
| Brian Lane | Danbury, CT | MA History |
| Thai Nguyen | Danbury, CT | MA Mathematics |
| Perry Obee | Danbury, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| Raymond O'Brien | Danbury, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Jennifer Perri | Danbury, CT | MS School Counseling |
| Julius Prazeres | Danbury, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Jeffrey Richey | Danbury, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| Paul Riley | Danbury, CT | MS Music Education |
| Michelle Yan | Danbury, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| Victoria Yusko | Danbury, CT | MS Curriculum |
| Patricia Zelno | Danbury, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Christian Bruckner | East Hartford, CT | MS Mathematics |
| Lisa Smith-Overton | East Hartford, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Jennifer Bouchard | Enfield, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Cynthia Cotter | Gaylordsville, CT | MS Reading |
| Lisette Bankus | Goshen, NY | MS Music Education |
| Julie Netto | Hartford, CT | MS School Counseling |
| Kateri Kosek | Hopewell Junction, NY | MFA Professional Writing |
| Ashley Sofia | Howell, NJ | Master of Business Administration |
| Stephanie Browne | Hyde Park, NY | MS Reading |
| Caitlin Lynch | Kent, CT | MS School Counseling |
| Jennifer Burningham | Mahopac, NY | MS Curriculum |
| Mary McGown | Mahopac, NY | MS Curriculum |
| Pollyanne Giantonio | Malvern, PA | MFA Professional Writing |
| Carmen Canal | Manchester, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| David Holub | Manchester, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Martha Riedel | Middlebury, CT | MA English |
| Helen Belles | Middletown, NY | MS Music Education |
| James Gabianelli | Monroe, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| Thomas McGinn | Mount Kisco, NY | MS Instructional Technology |
| Christina Torres | Mount Kisco, NY | MS School Counseling |
| Julie Acevedo-Jimenez | Naugatuck, CT | MS School Counseling |
| Steven Kobylenski | Naugatuck, CT | Doctor of Education in Instructional Leadership |
| Dennis Mennillo | Naugatuck, CT | MA History |
| Amy Stewart | Naugatuck, CT | MS Instructional Technology |
| Gwen Jones | New Egypt, NJ | MFA Professional Writing |
| Peter Ellard | New Fairfield, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Kristyn Greco | New Fairfield, CT | MS Special Education |
| Peter Hearty | New Fairfield, CT | MS Instructional Technology |
| Michele Kelfkens | New Fairfield, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Ryan Krompinger | New Fairfield, CT | MA Earth & Planetary Sciences |
| Philip Wilkinson | New Fairfield, CT | MA English |
| Jed Wilson | New Fairfield, CT | MA History |
| Jan Nichols | New Haven, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| Lisa Siedlarz | New Haven, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Nicole Coster | New Milford, CT | MS Special Education |
| Bryn Gillette | New Milford, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| Susan Lynch | New Milford, CT | MS English |
| Roseann Petruso | New Milford, CT | MS Reading |
| Charles Price | New Milford, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Kelly Shupe | New Milford, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| Christopher Kaston | Newark, DE | MFA Professional Writing |
| Valerie George | Newburgh, NY | MS Music Education |
| Margaret Boyle | Newtown, CT | Master of Health Administration |
| Kim Harrison | Newtown, CT | MS School Counseling |
| Dorothy McCarty | Newtown, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| Sean O'Connell | Newtown, CT | MA History |
| Annmarie Polster | Newtown, NJ | MA History |
| Jeffrey Shpunt | Newtown, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Monica Sievel | Newtown, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| Adam King | Norwich, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Natasha Panzer | Pawling, NY | MA English |
| Daniel Thomes-Klug | Pawling, NY | MS Curriculum |
| Kathryn Nixon | Poughkeepsie, NY | MA English |
| Stephen Vanskike | Redding, CT | MS Curriculum |
| Kenneth Cardinal | Ridgefield, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Ian Dow | Ridgefield, CT | MA History |
| Eliana Franciosa | Ridgefield, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| Allison Hochberg | Ridgefield, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| Molly Lenseth | Ridgefield, CT | MS Curriculum |
| Jessica Burkus | Rock Tavern, NY | MA History |
| Cara Abraham | Roxbury, CT | MA History |
| Jennifer Wheeler | Salem, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| Linda Plecity | Sandy Hook, CT | Master of Health Administration |
| Harris Towne | Sandy Hook, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Laura Davi | Sandy Hook, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| John Burns | Shelton, CT | MS Music Education |
| Robert Kalm | Shelton, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Adam Robinson | Shelton, CT | MS Music Education |
| Christine Ranno | Sherman, CT | MS Reading |
| Kevin Place | South Kent, CT | Master of Health Administration |
| Kristin Moser | Southbury, CT | MS Reading |
| Suzanne Darrow | St. Thomas, VI | MS Instructional Technology |
| Gregory Herrmann | Stamford, CT | MS Music Education |
| Erik Mortenson | Stamford, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Matthew Renovitch | Stamford, CT | MS School Counseling |
| Julia Danko | Stormville, NY | MS School Counseling |
| Peter Moretti | Stratford, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| Jessica Bartlet | Torrington, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| Patricia Garrity | Torrington, CT | MS Special Education |
| Megan Schoonmaker | Torrington, CT | MS Curriculum |
| Lisa Dolan | Verbank, NY | MS Reading |
| Lisa Nichols | Virginia Beach, VA | MFA Professional Writing |
| Sarah Treverton | Walden, NY | MS School Counseling |
| Wendell Ireland | Wappingers Falls, NY | MS Music Education |
| Michael Latino | Wappingers Falls, NY | MS Instructional Technology |
| Glynis Martin | Warren, CT | MA History |
| Thomas Demers | Waterbury, CT | MS Curriculum |
| Jennie Kerney | Waterbury, CT | MS Music Education |
| Michelle Laires | Waterbury, CT | Master of Business Administration |
| Allysa Lombardo | Waterbury, CT | MS Special Education |
| Aaliyah Miller | Waterbury, CT | MFA Professional Writing |
| William Polley | Waterbury, CT | MS Community Counseling |
| Todd Stentiford | Watertown, CT | MS Curriculum |
| Raymond Velez | West Redding, CT | Doctor of Education in Instructional Leadership |
| Tracy Powers | Wolcott, CT | MFA Visual Arts |
| Laura Solocius | Wolcott, CT | MS Music Education |
| Kelly Fengler | Woodbury, CT | MS Reading |
| Heather Gunnoud | Woodbury, CT | MA English |
| Christina Franchi | Yorktown Hgts, NY | MS Reading |
For more information, call the Office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486.
