2020 Commencement Celebration
Department of History
Virtual Commencement Ceremony of the Department of History
Bachelor of Arts in History
| Alden Theresa Anthony, Cum Laude |
| Alicia Marie Aucoin, Cum Laude |
| Thomas Michael Bassford |
| Ivan Warrick Biesecker |
| Derek Robert Boshonek |
| Cameron Rose Brown, Magna Cum Laude |
| Conner James Brown |
| Hannah Nicole Brown |
| Nicholas Tiaba Brown |
| Elysia Adjoa Budu |
| Katharine Grace Cox, Magna Cum Laude, Honors Scholar, Co-op |
| Megan Leona Delaney, Cum Laude |
| Nicholas Joseph Deutsch |
| Chapin Noel Dinsmore |
| Zachary Lee DuBose |
| Hannah Louise Dunfee |
| James Alex Gabbert |
| Todd Jordan Gibson |
| Chase Jordan Gosney |
| Heather Cathleen Hartzell |
| Seth Tucker Hendrickson |
| Robert Anthony Hetrick, Cum Laude |
| Helen Noble Hickman, Cum Laude |
| Joseph Chase Jackson |
| Claire Ann Ko, Magna Cum Laude |
| Montana Marie Koslowski, Cum Laude |
| Aidan McDaniel Kuester, Magna Cum Laude |
| Savannah Alexis Lawhorne, Cum Laude |
| Michael Li |
| Alex Routledge Lochner |
| Noah Spenser Lowe, Summa Cum Laude |
| Sean Patrick Maloney |
| Kathryn Holly McGowan |
| Kayla Ann Mizelle, Cum Laude |
| Robert Ford Morrison, Magna Cum Laude |
| Matthew John Mullin |
| Anderson Walter Peake, Summa Cum Laude |
| Joy Kathryn Pierce, Summa Cum Laude |
| Jason Steven Pixley |
| Frank Verkley Powell |
| Paisleigh Whitten Price |
| Hunter William Prim |
| Nicholas Geronimo Schaeffer |
| Lee A. Schwabenton |
| Brianna Catherine Sclafani, Magna Cum Laude |
| Madison Laura Sheehan, Magna Cum Laude |
| Jamison Luke Silinsky |
| Connor John Skelly, Magna Cum Laude |
| Oliver Graham Smeeton |
| Trenton Ryan Spilman |
| William Joseph Swiacki |
| Alyssa Dawn Thompson, Cum Laude |
| Hannah May Wiersberg, Cum Laude |
| Michael Aaron Winters, Cum Laude |
Master of Arts in History
| Tyler A. Balli |
| John Robert Legg |
| Emily Marie Stewart |
Congratulations from the Dean
Awards and Honors
Connor John Skelly, “VPI in WWII”
Advisors: Trudy Harrington Becker, E. Thomas Ewing, and Daniel Newcombe
Chapin Noel Dinsmore, Chase Jordan Gosney, Savannah Alexis Lawhorne, Joy Kathryn Pierce Peer (Mentor), and Hunter William Prim for “African American Fourth of July” HIST 1004
Instructor: Brett Shadle
Elysia Adjoa Budu, “Unpopular Opinion: The Pro-Segregation of African American Soldiers During World War II”
Advisor: Edward Gitre
Elysia Adjoa Budu, “Unpopular Opinion: The Pro-Segregation of African American Soldiers During World War II”
Advisor: Edward Gitre
Heath Furrow, “We Can Do Very Little with Them’: British Discourse and British Policy on Shi’is in Iraq”
Nominator: Carmen Gitre
Tyler Balli, for his leadership of the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review
Nominator: Heather Gumbert
John Legg, for his contributions to the American Civil War Museum — Appomattox
Nominator: Paul Quigley
Congratulations from our faculty members!
University Ceremony
Virtual Ceremony
Watch HokieBird reveals, tassel turns, and inspirational messages from Hoda Kotb and Nikki Giovanni.
Reading of Undergraduate Names
The names of undergraduates can be heard in the Department of History video.
Reading of Graduate Student Names
The names of all master’s degree recipients can be heard on the Graduate School page.
A Note on Dual Majors
Students with more than one major may hear their names read in the video of their primary major’s department.
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