Forty-five candidates in the university’s doctor of physical therapy program received their degrees on Dec. 7, 2008, in a ceremony featuring remarks from Elon President Leo M. Lambert and an address from Jody Shapiro Gandy, director of academic/clinical education affairs at the American Physical Therapy Association.
Gandy is also an adjunct clinical associate professor with Shenandoah University and Marymount University.
The graduation ceremony took place in a crowded Whitley Auditorium at2:30 p.m. Candidates for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree includedthe following:
Israel Albarran, B.S., San Diego State University
John William Andrews, B.S., Elon University
Robert Steven Brtalik, Jr., B.S., James Madison University
Angela Lynn Dobbins Bryant, B.S., Old Dominion University
Shelly Nicole Buffaloe, B.S., University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Jennifer Elaine Mann Davis, B.S., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Kyle McCaslin Davis, B.S., James Madison University
Karen King Donawerth, B.S., Miami University
Stephanie Kristin Feltis, B.S., University of North Carolina-Asheville
Carrie Ann Frede, B.A., University of Iowa
Jeffery Daniel Gearhart, B.S., Wright State University
Renee Nicole Hamel, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Mark David Hjelmeland, B.S., Catawba College
Kelly Lynn Gott Hobbs, B.S., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Lauren Elizabeth Howard, B.S., Elon University
Sarah Mabe Janney, B.S., Louisiana State University
Audra Leigh Faucette Jones, B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Holly Martina-Lin Jones, B.S., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Aimee M. Jonio, B.S., Michigan State University
Jerod Morrison Kirby, B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Kelly Kaye Kulpa, B.S., Marshall University
Randall Scott Lazicki, B.S., Wingate University
Aaron Joseph LeBauer, B.A., Duke University
Lindsay Ann Lively, B.S., B.A., Alderson-Broaddus College
Christie Lynn Mann, B.S., Elon University
Joshua Griffin McCall, B.S., Lynchburg College
Elisabeth Anne Sowdon McElroy, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Kristin Lynd Miller, B.S., Elon University
Dana Merritt Nicoletta, B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Emily Anna Nystrom, B.S., Plattsburgh State University, New York
Brittany Ann Phillips, B.S., Elon University
Horace Vernon Pigford III, B.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Wesley Ryan Reynolds, B.S., Campbell University
Abigail Jennifer Rothe, B.S., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Kelly Christine Rushin, B.S., High Point University
Jennifer Mary Schrum, B.S., Meredith College
Brandon Avery Sheets, B.S., College of William and Mary
Kimberly Ann Shoemaker, B.S., Meredith College
Abigail Lauren Sonnycalb, B.S., The Ohio State University
Elizabeth Rachael Storholt, B.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Katherine Leigh Stowe, B.A., University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Michelle Lynn Szabo, B.S., The Ohio State University
Nora Brett Turner, B.S., University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Angela Marie Watkins, B.S., Appalachian State University
Amanda Michelle Windley, B.S., Furman University