HAMBURG, N.Y. – Honors for academic excellence, including department awards and Honors Medals, were presented to graduating seniors in the Hilbert College Class of 2012 at the institution’s annual academic honors reception held on May 11 during commencement weekend. Honored students received their degrees at Hilbert’s 51th commencement exercises on May 12.
The reception included recognition of inductees into Lambda Epsilon Chi, a national honor society for paralegal students, and Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society. Also, selected students from the graduating class were chosen for membership in Hilbert’s Blue and White Society, which recognizes students who have excelled both academically and through extracurricular activities.
In addition, academic honors certificates were awarded to students who had earned a 3.3 GPA and above.
Department-specific awards, special honors and honors certificates were presented to:
AKRON:
- Patrick Winney – Hilbert College Award in English, Sigma Tau Delta inductee, Honors Medal, Blue and White Society, and honors certificate
ALDEN:
- Samantha Hahn and Alyssa Szwartz – Honors Medal and honors certificate
- Angela Shuster – honors certificate
AMHERST:
- Lisa Ayers – honors certificate
ARCADE:
- Stacey Polek – Looseleaf Law Publications Award for Forensic Science/Crime Scene Investigation and honors certificate
- Blake Russell – honors certificate
ATTICA:
- Ann Roach – McGrath Award in Liberal Studies and honors certificate
BARRE, Vt.:
- Jesse Burns – honors certificate
BATAVIA:
- Mary Zinni – honors certificate
BLASDELL:
- Lanie Harrington – McGrath Award in Forensic Science/Crime Scene Investigation and honors certificate
- Danny Lysek – McGrath Award in Political Science and honors certificate
- Honors certificate – Robert Cole, Janine Couell and Haley Sittniewski
BOWMANSVILLE:
- Anna Galati – honors certificate
BROCKPORT:
- Kayla Norman – McGrath Award in Psychology and honors certificate
BUFFALO:
- Frank Castiglia – Hilbert College Award in Political Science and honors certificate
- Gabriel Finch – Looseleaf Law Publications Award for Forensic Science/Crime Scene Investigation and honors certificate
- Christina Hollenbeck – Honors Medal and honors certificate
- Anne Hughes – McGrath Award in Legal Studies, Lambda Epsilon Chi inductee and honors certificate
- Michael Maritato – Hilbert College Award in Criminal Justice and honors certificate
- Rosemary Zebracki – Sigma Tau Delta inductee and honors certificate
- Honors certificate – Samuel Cosentino, Ashlynn Doria, Samantha Elminowski, Naomi Feola, Laurence Jones, Lisa Luster, Victoria Rucinski, Kelly Schrecengost, and Julie Transue
CALEDONIA:
- Sara Graves – honors certificate
CHEEKTOWAGA:
- Erica Gasiecki – Looseleaf Law Publications Award for Criminal Justice and honors certificate
- Michael Kessler Jr. – honors certificate
CLARENCE CENTER:
- David Denny – honors certificate
COLDEN:
- James Reinhardt – Hilbert College Award in Computer Security and Information Assurance, Honors Medal, Blue and White Society, and honors certificate
COLLINS:
- Tami Smith – Hilbert College Award in Psychology and honors certificate
COWLESVILLE:
- Paul Gargula – honors certificate
DANSVILLE:
- Joshua Sick – honors certificate
DEPEW:
- Shonnah Romesburg – Honors Medal and honors certificate
- Honors certificate – Matthew Militello and David Zack
DERBY:
- Traci Scheuer – Hilbert College Award in Legal Studies, Lamda Epsilon Chi inductee and honors certificate
EAST AURORA:
- Brittany Kay – McGrath Award in Human Services and honors certificate
- Honors certificate – Kathleen Mangan and Jaimie Pyjas
EDEN:
- Darren Haag – Hilbert College Award in Business Administration, Waring Financial Group Achievement Award and honors certificate
- Sarah Zablonski – McGrath Award in Accounting and honors certificate
ELMA:
- Mark Wipperman – honors certificate
FORESTVILLE:
- Jessica Litzinger – honors certificate
HAMBURG:
- Stephanie Agone – McGrath Award in Business Administration, Honors Medal, Blue and White Society, and honors certificate
- Robert Buresch – Looseleaf Law Publications Award for Criminal Justice and honors certificate
- Heidi Mack – Hilbert College Award in Liberal Studies and honors certificate
- Jillian Martucci – McGrath Award in Computer Security and Information Assurance, Blue and White Society and honors certificate
- Kaylee Omerhodzic – Honors Medal and honors certificate
- Katherine Strnad – McGrath Award in Criminal Justice, Blue and White Society and honors certificate
- Daniel Telaak – Honors Medal and honors certificate
- Honors certificate – Sarah Cheney, Katherina Clifford, Alyssa Conrad, Katie Courtney, Maureen Gabor, Nathan Haas, Timothy Johnston, Ryan Lamb, Megan Parshall, Jayne Rhein, Aaron Senseney, Veronica Sullivan, and Emily Valenti
HICKORY, N.C.:
- Eric Russell – honors certificate
HOLLAND, Mich.:
- Brandy Graham and Jessica Voglewede – honors certificate
IRVING:
- Jessica Rogers – honors certificate
LACKAWANNA:
- Jamie Bigaj – honors certificate
LAKE GROVE:
- Melissa Messina – honors certificate
LANCASTER:
- Lauren Lukasiewicz – Hilbert College Award in Forensic Science/Crime Scene Investigation and honors certificate
- Honors certificate – Brittany Holdsworth and Ashley Madera
LAWTONS:
- Kelsey Barratt – honors certificate
LIVERPOOL:
- Chelsea Miller – McGrath Award in Rehabilitation Services and honors certificate
LOCKPORT:
- Justin Brackett – honors certificate
MEDIA, Pa.:
- Thomas Wills – McGrath Award in Digital Media and Communication and honors certificate
NORTH COLLINS:
- Andrew Tisdale – honors certificate
NEW YORK:
- Diandra Cano – Blue and White Society and honors certificate
NIAGARA FALLS:
- Felicea Harris – Honors Medal and honors certificate
- David Haseley – honors certificate
ORCHARD PARK:
- Victoria Felser – Jocelyn Hughes Excellence in English Award, Sigma Tau Delta inductee, Honors Medal, Blue and White Society, and honors certificate
- Heather Grinsell – Sigma Tau Delta inductee, Honors Medal and honors certificate
- Honors certificate – Kelsey Dunning, Stephanie Scheeler and Samantha Tedesco
ROCHESTER:
- Patrick Lagueras – honors certificate
SLOAN:
- Joshua Anderson – honors certificate
SPRINGVILLE:
- Ashley Beeman – honors certificate
TONAWANDA:
- James Pernick – Sigma Tau Delta inductee, Blue and White Society and honors certificate
- Allison Hall – honors certificate
VARYSBURG:
- Kristen Maplesden – Hilbert College Award in Rehabilitation Services and honors certificate
WEST SENECA:
- Jade Cummins – Hilbert College Award in Digital Media and Communication and honors certificate
- Melissa McGuire – Hilbert College Award in Human Services and honors certificate
- Nicholas Pawlowski – honors certificate
- Kathryn Rzepka – Hilbert College Award in Accounting and honors certificate
- Chelsea Schreiber – Honors Medal, Blue and White Society and honors certificate
- Noelle Wojnar – McGrath Award in English, Sigma Tau Delta inductee and honors certificate
WILLIAMSVILLE:
- Stephen Crane – honors certificate