MELBOURNE, Fla. (Athletics News) – Florida Tech President Anthony J. Catanese presented degrees to 54 Panthers during Saturday’s spring undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies at the Clemente Center. They join over 50,000 alumni spanning the entire globe.  

The graduates represented 18 of the university’s 21 sports and cheerleading. Among the newest graduates are three assistant coaches who earned their master’s degree: Jennifer Gillette, Jonathan Hanna and Ray Herring. A list of the 54 Panthers can be found below.

Founded at the dawn of the Space Race in 1958, Florida Tech is the only independent, technological university in the Southeast. PayScale.com ranks graduates' mid-career median salaries in first place among Florida's universities, and lists Florida Tech among the top 20 universities in the South-both public and private. The university has been named a Barron's Guide "Best Buy" in College Education, designated a Tier One Best National University in U.S. News & World Report, and is one of just nine schools in Florida lauded by the 2012 Fiske Guide to Colleges.


Spring 2012 Graduates
Baseball
Tyler Carman, Forensic Psychology
Josh Hinkle, Civil Engineering
Ryan McChesney, Civil Engineering
Jose Vazquez, Civil Engineering

Men’s Basketball
Mark Caviness, Business Administration
Simon Cummings, Business Administration
Edgars Eglitis, Business Administration & Marketing with minor in Sustainability

Women’s Basketball
Briauna Hagins, Psychology
Sharnae Ivery, Psychology
Ashton McClairen, Premedical Biology

Cheerleading
Jeremy Deorsey, Interdisciplinary Science
Michael McCarty, Interdisciplinary Science
Adam Paulauskas, Humanities
Nicole Waters, Ocean Engineering

Men’s Cross Country
Chris Cacciapaglia, Marine Biology
Zach Miller, Ocean Engineering
Tyler Subasic, Civil Engineering

Women’s Cross Country
Nicole Clarke, General Chemistry
Audryanna Fernandez, Aerospace Engineering

Football
Ray Herring II, Master of Business Administration

Men’s Golf
Colin Flabbi, Business Administration
Steve Kozlowski, Civil Engineering
Robert Schmidt, Business Administration
Patrick Sheedy, Civil Engineering
Andres Thielen, Civil Engineering
Christian Westhorpe, Marketing

Women’s Rowing
Jennifer Gillette, Master of Business Administration
Allison Metzger, Mechanical Engineering
Kathleen OrRico, Civil Engineering

Men’s Soccer
Roderick Blevins, Mechanical Engineering
Derrick Hackett, Preprofessional Biology
Ernesto Kranwinkel, International Business
Kalle Mansson, International Business
Michael O'Farrell, Chemical Engineering

Women’s Soccer
Ann-Marie Helgestad, International Business
Holly Ibanez, Ocean Engineering with minor in Oceanography
Brittany Rainbow, Ecology

Softball
Brooke Fisher, Humanities
Sasha Stepaniuk, Forensic Psychology

Men’s Swimming
Jerome Antoinette, Aeronautical Science with Flight

Women’s Swimming
Jenni Larmore, Interdisciplinary Science

Men’s Tennis
Jonathan Hanna, Master of Science in Aviation - Airport Development and Management
D.J. Pate, Master of Business Administration
Michael Schmidt, Aerospace Engineering & Mathematical Sciences
Kermit Strachan, Computer Engineering

Women’s Tennis
Abigail Greif, Psychology
Katarina Huba, General Chemistry
Monica Price, General Chemistry
Alexis Weinnig, Oceanography

Men’s Track & Field
Chris Cacciapaglia, Marine Biology
Nelson Martins, Aviation Management
Zach Miller, Ocean Engineering
Tyler Subasic, Civil Engineering

Women’s Track & Field
Nicole Clarke, General Chemistry
Kelsey Clayton, Science Education/Biology
Audryanna Fernandez, Aerospace Engineering

Volleyball
Janelle Branch, Chemical Engineering
Ashley Bryant, Marketing
Hayley Tignor, Accounting