Commencement Exercises 2008

16 May 2008: AUR students from 10 different countries received their Degrees in a ceremony held in the beautiful scenery of Villa Aurelia, on the Gianicolo hill in Rome. A Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa Degree was conferred upon U.S. Ambassador to Italy, Ronald P. Spogli, who gave the Commencement Address. Jay Patrick Irwin, Graduating Class Representative, thanked faculty, staff and fellow students in a moving speech. See Photographs

Graduate Jen O'Neill before the ceremony

The American University of Rome professors

The American University of Rome class of 2008

The following candidates were celebrated at commencement:

Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Melissa Díaz Arredondo Cepeda
Cortney Healy
Heather Lyn Higgins
Jeanette L. Pena
Dana F. Phelps
Alison Sherman

Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Giulia Arcieri
Kelsea R. Brennan-Wessels
Melissa J. Cannavo
Sean P. Castle
Silvia Serena Jackman
Kris Jorens
Madelaine Rose Kuns
Michael A. Maury
Rosi Nathalie Mosca-Herrera
Alexandra K. Nardi
Emanuela Peçanha Pellitteri
Christopher Roberts Camus
Pietro Alessandro Schiavo

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
Almudena Amerlinck-Huerta
Donna J. Coyle
Laura Yvonne Dana
Chelena Dosi Brunone
Jay Patrick Irwin
Francesca A. Procopio
Keith N. Roberts

Bachelor of Arts in Italian Studies
Jennifer A. O'Neill
Mia Elizabeth Pezzanite

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Rebecca Elisa Agurcia
Valentino De Sousa
Antonio Illiano
Austin Clark Jenkins
John Anthony Persico
Kefas T. Putra
Anastasia Victoria Safarian
Margaret Elizabeth Smith

 

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