The William Paterson University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to congratulate its former student-athletes (who exhausted their eligibility) and departmental staff who received their bachelor's and master's degrees May 17-19. The following 56 individuals completed their degrees this spring (January or May 2021), or will finish this summer.
These 56 individuals earned 61 bachelor's degrees and four master's degrees, and 18 of the undergraduates earned honors (six Summa Cum Laude, six Magna Cum Laude and six Cum Laude). Five were members of the Honors College, and the Pioneers completed a total of 44 different degree programs.
Photo Gallery -- May 17 Ceremonies
Photo Gallery -- May 18 Ceremonies
Photo Gallery -- May 19 Ceremonies
Baseball
Frankie Deane (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) -- Bachelor of Science, Management
Jack DeFouw (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood) – Bachelor of Science, Accounting; Bachelor of Science, Finance
Francis Diaz (Union City, N.J./Union City) -- Bachelor of Science, Management (Summa Cum Laude)
Steven DiGirolamo (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) -- Bachelor of Science, Finance (Summa Cum Laude); Honors College Business Track
Matt Ferrara (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) -- Bachelor of Arts, History
Dylan Habeeb (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) -- Bachelor of Science, Professional Sales
Anthony Hoagland (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) – Master of Business Administration, Business Administration
Armando Ovalles (Union City, N.J./Union City) -- Bachelor of Arts, History; Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Education (Cum Laude)
Jason Palmeri (Glen Rock, N.J./Glen Rock) -- Bachelor of Science, Marketing
Carlos Perez (Hawthorne, N.J./Hawthorne) -- Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management
Zac Polzer (North Haledon, N.J./Passaic County Tech) -- Bachelor of Science, Accounting; Bachelor of Science, Finance
Jason Rivera (Clifton, N.J./Clifton) -- Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management (Magna Cum Laude)
Carson Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training (Cum Laude)
Danielle Dachowski | Women's Soccer
Men's Basketball
Domenic Mignone (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford) -- Bachelor of Science, Management
Hershell Williams (Philadelphia, Pa./Timber Creek) – Bachelor of Arts, Communication
Women's Basketball
Kye Adams (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) -- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Field Hockey
Kristin Freas-Papa (Westville, N.J./Gateway Regional) -- Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management (Cum Laude)
Shannon Super (Oaklyn, N.J./Collingswood) – Master of Business Administration, Business Administration
Football
Nick Burke -- Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management
Cornelius Kinchen (Paterson, N.J./John F. Kennedy) -- Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management
Mike Vannucci -- Bachelor of Science, Physical Education
Mike Yarosz (Montague, N.J./High Point Regional) -- Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science
Brandon Yaw (Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury) -- Bachelor of Science, Management
Golf
Tim Kunz (Commack, N.Y./Commack) -- Bachelor of Science, Physical Education
Men's Soccer
Kamal Eletrebi (Dayton, N.J./Mansoura Language School) -- Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management
Dylan Fogerty (Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Regional) -- Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies
Chris Fuentes (Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Regional) – Bachelor of Arts, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Martin Menendez (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional) -- Bachelor of Science, Finance
Kevin Pratt (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Hills) – Bachelor of Arts, Communication (Summa Cum Laude)
Dromo Quaye (North Plainfield, N.J./North Plainfield) -- Bachelor of Science, Professional Sales
Gabriel Reyes (Paterson, N.J./Ramstein) -- Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management
Jordan Rosenblum (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah) -- Bachelor of Science, Management (Magna Cum Laude)
Women's Soccer
Morgan Bringoli (Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat) – Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training
Danielle Dachowski (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) – Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; Bachelor of Arts, Early Childhood Education
Erica Hickey (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue) -- Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (Cum Laude); Departments of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Psychology, and Political Science, Legal and Urban Studies Paul P. Vouras Social Sciences Award
Softball
Vanessa Archibold (Saddle Brook, N.J./Saddle Brook) -- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; Bachelor of Arts, Sociology (Summa Cum Laude); Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
Alex Grubiak (Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge) -- Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies
Caitlyn Massaro (Madison, N.J./Madison) -- Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management
Carly McDaniel (Lincoln Park, N.J./Boonton) -- Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science (Summa Cum Laude)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Bradley Belina (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) -- Bachelor of Science, Public Health (Cum Laude)
John Conlow (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) – Bachelor of Arts, Communication (Magna Cum Laude)
Joey Croce (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) -- Bachelor of Science, Biology (Summa Cum Laude); Honors College Biology Track
Eamon Logue (Vernon, N.J./Vernon Twp.) -- Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management
Raul Mancera (Trenton, N.J./Nottingham) – Bachelor of Arts, Economics; Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Women's Swimming and Diving
Mariah Jenkins (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Saviour) – Master of Arts, Applied Sociology
Casey Murphy (Hardyston, N.J./Wallkill Valley Regional) – Master of Fine Arts, Creative and Professional Writing
John Conlow | Men's Swimming
Student Athletic Trainers
Morgan Bringoli (Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat) -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training
Norman Cruz -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training; Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science
Donovan Figueroa -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training
Jack Garruto -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training (Cum Laude)
Sarena Hernandez -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training
Brittany Moore -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training (Magna Cum Laude); Honors College Social Sciences Track; Department of Kinesiology Athletic Training Education Program Academic Award
Sarah Myers (Hamilton, N.J./Nottingham) -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training (Magna Cum Laude); Honors College Social Sciences Track
Kwaku Owusu-Achampong -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training; Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science
Christian Sasso -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training (Magna Cum Laude); Honors College Performing and Literary Arts Track
Carson Weis (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Regional) -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training (Cum Laude)
Joseph Zalewski -- Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training
Departmental Staff
Madison Kinney -- Bachelor of Science, Marketing; Bachelor of Science, Professional Sales