SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA (June 1, 2020) — Katherine Anne Marr of Rock Island was among the more than 600 master's and doctoral degree candidates at The University of Scranton whose degrees were conferred at a virtual celebration ceremony on May 30. Degrees were conferred to graduates in a group who had completed their academic degree requirements in August and December of 2019, as well as January and May of 2020. A formal commencement ceremony, at which graduates will be individually recognized, will take place on October 25 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre.
Marr earned a Master of Health Administration degree in health administration from The University of Scranton.
The University conferred five doctor of nursing-practice degrees, 40 doctor of physical-therapy degrees and more than 570 master's degrees in various disciplines. Graduates represented several foreign countries and 31 states, including California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, among others. The programs with the most graduates at Scranton were the master of business administration, master of accountancy, master of health administration, occupational therapy, and educational administration.
The virtual celebration included remarks by University of Scranton President Rev Scott R Pilarz SJ. Degrees were conferred by Father Pilarz upon candidates presented by Debra A Pellegrino EdD, dean of the Panuska College of Professional Studies; Sam Beldona PhD, dean of the Kania School of Management; and Brian P Conniff PhD, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Also speaking at the virtual ceremony were graduate students Matthew H Aitken (Edison, New Jersey) and Emily Mary Pavlick Okrepkie (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Rev Herbert B Keller SJ, vice president for mission and ministry; and Jeff Gingerich PhD, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Congratulatory remarks were also given by Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti and US Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey.
An archived recording of the ceremony can be seen here (www.scranton.edu/commencement)
