RIVERDALE, NY - On Saturday, May 20, the College of Mount Saint Vincent held its 105^th commencement exercise on the River lawn in front of Founders Hall. 394 students received their undergraduate and graduate degrees, 42 of which were CMSV student-athletes who earned a varsity letter during their academic career. 

Of the 42 student-athletes whose degrees were conferred on Saturday morning, four were awarded Departmental Awards & Medals, while several others were inducted into National Honor Societies from the fields of Communication, English, History, Nursing, Scholastic Honor, Catholic Honor. Two student-athletes graduated from the Honors Program, while one was awarded the Seton Service and Leadership Program Medal. 

Recipients of Departmental Awards & Medals 

Communication

The Susanne Breckel, R.S.M. Memorial Award - Kylee McGrane

The Kimberly Kennedy- Sgammato Award - Khalil Shorter

Kathryn Magaziner Award - Kylee McGrane

History 

The Dr. Mary C. Stuart Award - Erica Lencsak

Nursing

The Clinical Excellence in Nursing Medal - Shannon Walsh 

 

Below are the student-athlete graduates listed along with their honors and awards.

Bachelor of Arts 

Alexi Aguilar - Men's Soccer

Christina Barone - Women's Basketball

Kierstyn Bourdeau - Softball

Ken Brown-Oda - Men's Lacrosse

Brittany Carroll - Women's Basketball

Allison Clarke - Women's Basketball

Ramiel Coleman - Men's Basketball

Laura Schools - Women's Soccer (Kappa Gamma Pi, Lambda Pi Eta, Sigma Tau Delta)

Casey Coyle - Women's Soccer

Zana Daluz - Women's Volleyball 

Morgan Dewberry - Women's Basketball 

Pedro Figueroa - Men's Swimming (Kappa Gamma Pi)

Patrick Goldberg - Men's Cross Country

Elizabeth Goncalves - Women's Soccer (Lamda Pi Eta, Sigma Tau Delta)

Alexandra Gundermann - Women's Basketball

Kristin Henschel - Women's Basketball

Myron Hickman - Men's Basketball

Courtney Latorre - Women's Soccer & Lacrosse

Erica Lencsak - Women's Soccer (Delta Eplison Sigma, Kappa Gamma Pi, Phi Alpha Theta)

Kylee McGrane - Women's Swimming (Seton Service and Leadership Medal, Honors Program, Delta Eplison Sigma, Kappa Gamma Pi, Lambda Pi Eta, Sigma Tau Delta)

David Melchor - Men's Soccer

Robert Negron - Baseball

Michael Puchalski - Men's Lacrosse

Jesse Regina - Men's Basketball

Ana Rodriguez - Women's Volleyball

Khalil Shorter - Men's Basketball (Lambda Pi Eta)

Rachel Steimel - Women's Lacrosse

Shannon Steimel - Women's Lacrosse

Kelsey Vega - Women's Swimming

Craig Weber - Baseball

 

Bachelor of Science

Marcial Aguilar - Men's Soccer

Daniella Clark - Softball

Matt Dellacroce - Men's Lacrosse

Fallan Gwynne - Women's Lacrosse (Kappa Gamma Pi, Sigma Theta Tau)

Mackenzie Heizer - Softball (Honors Program, Sigma Theta Tau)

Taylor McGinn - Women's Soccer (Sigma Theta Tau)

Gabriella Melgar - Women's Basketball 

Nichole Riehm - Women's Volleyball (Sigma Theta Tau)

Nicholas Sens-Castet - Men's Soccer

Pablo Tellez - Men's Soccer

Shannon Walsh - Women's Volleyball (Kappa Gamma Pi, Sigma Theta Tau)

David Yorrick - Men's Swimming 

Master of Science 

Anthony Gentile - Baseball