University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware Student-Athletes Honored as Part of UD?s 167th Commencement Ceremony
5/28/2016 7:21:00 PM | Delaware Athletics
NEWARK, Del. -- A total of 118 student-athletes were among the undergraduate and graduate students who were honored Saturday morning as part of the University of Delaware's 167th annual Commencement ceremony at Delaware Stadium.
A capacity crowd of family and friends was on hand to witness the conferring of undergraduate, master's and doctorate degrees under beautiful sunny skies at the 22,000-seat stadium.
Bryan Stevenson, a native of Milton, Del. and founder and executive director of the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative and award-winning author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, was the commencement speaker.
Former student-athletes and current and former UD athletics staff members who earned their master's degrees were: Justin Burns - Football (Master of Science in Disaster Science and 
Management); Kristen Carr - Women's Lacrosse Coach (Master of Business Administration); Cliff LaFemina - Athletics Facilities & Operations (Master of Business Administration); Danny Neeson - Athletics Facilities & Operations (Master of Business Administration); Laith Wallschleger - Football (Master of Business Administration);
Amira Idris - Track & Field (Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Design); Brandon Worrall - Men's Lacrosse (Master of Science in Finance); Shannon Bell - Track & Field (Master of Education, Exceptional Children and Youth); Garrett Johnson - Men's Lacrosse (Master of Education, Exceptional Children and Youth); Thomas Allshouse - Men's Basketball (Master of Mechanical Engineering); Chelsea Best - Athletic Training (Master of Science, Exercise Science); Kellye Foulke - Women's Track & Field (Master of Science, Health Promotion); Lindsey Lamond - Athletic Training (Master of Science, Exercise Science).
In addition, former UD rowing standout and current mechanical engineering faculty member Jennifer Buckley (2001) received one of four 2016 Excellence in Teaching Faculty Awards
The list of the UD graduating student-athletes is below:
Baseball: Nick Liggett, Zach Lopes, Brock Niggebrugge
Field Hockey: Emily Arnot, Jacki Coveleski, Janell Holmes, Allie Mikelson, Maddie O'Beirne, Michaela Patzner
Football: Rick Bell, Craig Brodsky, Ben Curtis, Rich Czeczotka, Mark Doe, Eric Enderson, Joe Fortunato, Khaliq Gatson Garrett Greenway, Vince Hollerman, Christopher Lail, Kevin McLaughlin, Josh Plummer, Jalen Randolph, Brandon Tuozzolo
Men's Basketball: Maurice Jeffers, Marvin King-Davis, Sean Locke, Dylan Miller
Men's Golf: Kyle Martin, Colin McKenna
Men's Lacrosse: Brett Anton, Tyler Barbarich, Chris Colaneri, Elijah Conte, Steve DeLargy, Connor Frisina, Tim Lyons, Tyler Mardian, Alex Martinelli, John O'Connor, Conor Peaks, Joey Prieto, Paul Urbank
Men's Soccer: Joe Dipre, Nick DiRienzo, Ben Sampson
Men's Swimming & Diving: Alex Tooley, Garrett Sharefsky, Max Rutcofsky
Men's Tennis: Mike Furr, Tim Puterio
Rowing: Andrea Bannon, Jenn Boone, Lian Cancryn, Megan Kirby, Taylor Morgan, Samantha Noel, Kate Sneddon, Shannon Taylor, Sarah Tenenbaum, Curtira Williams
Softball: Kiersten Coffman, Hannah George, Shelby Jones, Kelly Lupton, Lisa Stacevicz, Danielle Wissinger
Volleyball: Chandler Bryant, Katie Hillman, Jill Meyers, Ariel Shonk, Alexa Swann
Women's Basketball: Alecia Bell, Jade Clark, Courtni Green, Jodi Salyer
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field: Chelsea Campbell, Shanel Dickens, Nicole Filion, Victoria Goral, Lindsay Guptill, Shannon Kelly, Erin McCloskey, Michelle Simmons
Women's Golf: Vimonthip Benjasupawan, Annie Bowlsby, Nathalie Filler, Emma Sills, Andi Slane, Amanda Terzian, Baralee Theinthong
Women's Lacrosse: Elyse Andrews, Kara Dattellas, Shannon Hawley, Devyn Heidelbaugh, Ali Karwoski, Casey Lyons, Emily Pollard, McKenzie Rafferty, Erin Wein, Abby Wheble
Women's Soccer: Elise Krause, Emily Market, Maddy Parker, Alison Slark
Women's Swimming & Diving: Kim Caruso, Kristina Congdon, Lize Keefer, Madeline Maher, Dominique Montoya, Haley Novak, Emily Pate, Alyssa Sanders, Caitlin Stockwell, Morgan Whyte
Women's Tennis: Danea Jonjic, Denny LaMachia, Nataliya Naumova
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer | selheime@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8007 | Cell: 302-562-5129
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