2020 Degree Candidates Celebration
To all of our 2020 degree candidates, we welcome and honor you. We are very proud of your accomplishments and want to celebrate you!
Congratulations on a job well done!
We wish you much success as you move onto the next chapter of your lives, from students to health care professionals.
We are confident that you will achieve greatness in your fields, providing exceptional health care with compassion and caring.
Best of luck in all of your future endeavors!
Dean, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Links to Individual Programs
Click on your program below to view its celebration page!
The faculty of each program is asked to select the student who best typifies those qualities of professional competence and human concern in health care that this School seeks to develop.
Applied Health Informatics: Ryan Lee
Athletic Training: Caitlyn Noel Bucco
Clinical Laboratory Sciences: Christine Elizabeth Bouchard
Medical Molecular Biology: Jakub Micko
Occupational Therapy: Karen Rienzi
Physical Therapy: Michael Charles Raganella
Physician Assistant: Alexa Caroline Klink
Physician Assistant, Post-Professional: Teddy A. Hervias
Respiratory Care: Wesley Wu
One award is presented to the master's or doctoral graduate in the Class of 2020 with the highest overall academic average in a clinical entry-level program.
This year, we are awaiting final grades from clinical rotations. The award recipient will be announced at a later date on this page as well as in a revised copy of the SHTM Celebration program.
One award is presented to the baccalaureate graduate in the Class of 2020 with the highest overall academic average. The award is named in memory of the founding Dean of the School, the late Edmund J. McTernan, Sr.
This year, we are awaiting final grades from clinical rotations. The award recipient will be announced at a later date on this page as well as in a revised copy of the SHTM Celebration program.
School of Health Technology and Management's
Dean's Choice Award
Full time faculty and staff in the Health Science program were asked to nominate a student they believed was an exemplar of the health science major students. Despite numerous obstacles, this student completed the degree while demonstrating the qualities of commitment, service, perseverance, and community building in the senior year.
Zoila Ogden
Campus Life Enhancement Award
Emma-Leah Lorraine Hess
Community Impact Award
Aubrey Lydia Luna
Health Sciences Ally Award
Caitlyn Noel Bucco
Health Sciences Good Samaritan Award
Reginald James Archer
Yia Yia Soumounou
Health Technology Award
Christine Ly
Stony Brook University Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Eireann Johanna McGrath
Stony Brook University Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement in Leadership
Caitlyn Noel Bucco
Na Zheng
Applied Health Informatics
Excellence in Fieldwork Experience
Raahima Bukhari
Daniel Joseph Pitti
Rafia Rahim
Fang Wu
Athletic Training
Stuart B. Cherney Outstanding Athletic Traning Student Award
Caitlyn Noel Bucco
Debbie Whittemore Memorial Award for Academic Excellence
Eireann Johanna McGrath
Backbone Athletic Training Student Award
Na Zheng
Professional Football Association Lamar "Bubba" Tyler Scholarship Award
Caitlyn Noel Bucco
University of Georgia Athletic Training Study Abroad in Taiwan, Summer 2019
Caitlyn Noel Bucco
NYS Athletic Trainers' Association (NYSATA) Memorial Scholarship
Cortney Ann Evola
NYS Athletic Trainers' Association (NYSATA) Scholarship
Na Zheng
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Lori R. Brickman Scholarship
Marissa Michelle Provini
Health Science
2020 Provost Award for Academic Excellence
Jennifer Elena Urist
Ed O'Connell Award
Sara Annelise Kovatch
Catherine Leong
Ciara Meisner
Chelsea Hadley Rose
Sabrina Zhang
Physician Assistant
Primary Care Enrichment Program
Megan Catherine Cousins
Guy Cassara Scholarship
Alexa Caroline Klink
Marian Eskow Scholarship
Kristen Lee Hebert
Respiratory Care
Award for Excellence in Respiratory Care Clinical Practice
Claudia J Ramirez
Eliza Tang
Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Clinical Practice
Prabhjot Singh
Nicole Staehler
Award for Excellence in Community/Professional Service
Danielle Del Gaudio
Brittany Anna Paradiso
The scholarships are awarded on the basis of need and/or merit, and awarded through an application and selection process, to be determined by the Dean and a committee charged for this purpose. The Dean and committee chooses the scholarship recipients based upon eligibility criteria that are developed by the department and consistent with the intent of the fund.
AthleticTraining
Caitlyn Noel Bucco
Jada Amanda Tyson
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Kristen Taylor McDonald
Marissa Michelle Provini
Medical Dosimetry
Austin Kevin Barney
Occupational Therapy
Jenna Kathryn Morlock
Petrina Ann Talbot
Radiation Therapy
Melanie Councell
Brianna Van Dyke
Radiologic Technology
Nickolaus Dowse
Respiratory Care
Jessica Marie Jones
Monica Rose Marrone
In 1982, the School of Health Technology and Management established a chapter of Alpha Eta, the National Honor Society of the Allied Health Professions. Faculty review student records and nominate those students who have demonstrated high scholastic achievement (a grade point average of at least 3.5 for baccalaureate degree candidates and 3.8 for graduate degree candidates) and dedication to their chosen profession. This honor is extended to not more than twenty percent of any graduating class.
Students listed have been sent an invitation for induction into Alpha Eta.
Kathleen Alyssa Bailey
Melissa Liane Berrick
Katie Nicole Boden
Christine Elizabeth Bouchard
Caitlin Marie Bowe
Jessica J. Brighton
Isabella Camacho
Mariana Castillo
Victoria L. Cicchetti
Kenneth Patrick Connolly
Megan Catherine Cousins
Jason San Jose Cruz
Jenna Rose DiBlanda
Colleen Elizabeth Gallagher
Hannah Gallagher
Cassandra Joy Gregoli
Stephanie Huang
Jesse Connor Inkles
Jessica Marie Jones
Amanda Lynn Kaufman
Alexa Caroline Klink
Allison Jean LaRosa
Libbia Anne Maddox
Bridget Joanna Maginity
Laura Lynne Mangano
Monica Rose Marrone
Kristen Taylor McDonald
Eireann Johanna McGrath
Ewelina Mieczkowska
Jason R. Mollenthiel
James Hunter Niles
Neil Obeso
Kelsey Nicole O'Connor
Olivia Paige Omage
Ramona Nivedita Persaud
Maria Jean Pettet
Joseph Anthony Poppa
Kathleen Jean Pouder
Marissa Michelle Provini
Michael Charles Raganella
Karen Rienzi
Zachary Riley
Laura Beth Rosenthal
Woomin Shin
Cassandra Silvestrone
Prabhjot Singh
Petrina Ann Talbot
Eliza Tang
Jada Amanda Tyson
Tashnee Amanda Willis
Gregg A Wilner
Schuyler Withington
Joanna Zheng
Na Zheng
Iota Tau Alpha
Athletic Training
Reginald James Archer
Caitlyn Noel Bucco
Nicholas Bufinsky Jr.
Julien Jay Chang
Samantha Marie Cherry
Cortney Ann Evola
Wilson Hsieh
Jared Cory Lee
Eireann Johanna McGrath
Kevin Joseph Schneider
Jada Amanda Tyson
Shing Zhao
Na Zheng
Lambda Tau
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Shaikh Navid Anjum
Lara Badr
Christine Elizabeth Bouchard
Jillian Rose Brauer
Nicoletta DiCocco
Kristen Taylor McDonald
Marissa Michelle Provini
Jessica L. Roach
Woomin Shin
Zhuosong Xie
Joanna Zheng
Pi Theta Epsilon
Occupational Therapy
Michelle Lee Bentivegna
Melissa Liane Berrick
Caitlin Marie Bowe
Dafna Maya Charles
Irene Christoforou
Emily Anne Clark
Kristen Czelusniak
Jenna Rose DiBlanda
Lauren Flicker
Marienella Arlene Forkel
Melissa Rita Glass
Susanne Maren Haaser
Lindsay Hartman
Priya Ann James
Jillian Leigh Katz
Stephanie Lauren Levenberg
Samantha Jean Maher
Jenna Kathryn Morlock
Meghan Kathleen Quinn
Karen Rienzi
Petrina Ann Talbot
Pi Alpha
Physician Assistant
Yeimer Bran
Emily Marie Coluccio
Megan Catherine Cousins
Cassandra Joy Gregoli
Alexa Caroline Klink
Rachel Ricci
Kaitlyn Marie Rolando
Emily Sawyer
Tara Marie Shelley
Cassandra Silvestrone
Lambda Beta
Respiratory Care
Mariana Castillo
Destiny A. Hernandez
Jessica Marie Jones
Monica Rose Marrone
Prabhjot Singh
Eliza Tang
SHTM criteria for Graduation with Honors for undergraduate degree candidates - at least 60 credits with an HSC cumulative grade point average as follows: Cum Laude 3.6; Magna Cum Laude 3.75; Summa Cum Laude 3.85. Please note: All honors are based on the current grade point average at the time of publication. The actual honor awarded may be different as it is based on the FINAL grade point average, determined after finals are completed. The actual honor will appear on the final transcript and diploma.
Cum Laude
Cameron Luke Avery
Zixue Cao
Mariana Castillo
Ashley Nicole Cervino
Julien Jay Chang
Wendy Chen
Chelsea Rose Connell
Patrick William Daly
Cortney Ann Evola
Tayler Fattorusso
Oksana Gouchie-Provencher
Melanie Hang
Ahsmaul Haque
Julia He
Rachel Hsu
Linyun Hu
Mohima Iqbal
Samuel Lam
Tenzing Lhekphel
Wen Ting Lin
Jocelyn Yvette Liu
Kristen Taylor McDonald
Andrea Lucia Meyer
Emily Morton
Clodagh O'Reilly
Lin Yu Pan
Marissa Michelle Provini
Emily Mandy Ruan
Lauren Nicole Russo
Claudia Lokyee Siu
Jada Amanda Tyson
Nicolas Stephen Viola
Schuyler Withington
Josephine Zhen
Na Zheng
Magna Cum Laude
Jacob Abulencia
Thomas Joseph Apgar
Christine Elizabeth Bouchard
Daniel Devine
Lauren Gayle Grodsky
Jessica Marie Jones
Olivia Lau
Francesca Lee
Jodi Ann Peek
Rachel Joleen Pincus
Prabhjot Singh
Jennifer Thao Vi Van
Sarah Elizabeth Williams
Shing Zhao
Yanyue Zheng
Haiyan Zou
Summa Cum Laude
Phyo Thida Ko
Catherine Leong
Xiaowen Li
Wilson Liang
Monica Rose Marrone
Eireann Johanna McGrath
Lia Vanessa Peralta
Chelsea Hadley Rose
Eliza Tang
Jennifer Elena Urist
Albert Wu
Sabrina Zhang
Click HERE for a downloadable SHTM Celebration Program
Commencement Video
A live feed of the Virtual Degree Conferral Celebration will be available here on May 22, 2020, beginning at 12 p.m. After the celebration has ended, video of the full celebration can be found here and on the Stony Brook University YouTube channel.
