41 local students graduate from St. Lawrence University

CANTON, NY — More than 450 members of St. Lawrence University’s Class of 2021 earned their degree following the University’s Commencement ceremonies, held Sunday, April 18, at Newell Field House in Canton, New York.

Claire E. Bartlett from Potsdam, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology. Bartlett attended Hugh C. Williams High School.

Robert L. Bednarczk from Massena, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental studies-government. Bednarczk attended Massena Central High School.

Michaela K. Bethel from Helena, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. Bethel attended St Lawrence Central High School.

William W. Beyer from Lowville, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Beyer attended Lowville Academy and Central School.

Kayla M. Burns from Watertown, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Burns attended Carthage Central High School.

Reiley A. Burwell from Lisbon, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in performance and communication arts. Burwell attended Lisbon Central School.

Emily Cafarella from Norwood, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Cafarella attended Madrid-Waddington Central School.

Anna M. Castilleja from Watertown, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. Castilleja attended Watertown High School.

Victoria I. Daley from Waddington, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in performance and communication arts. Daley attended Brewster Academy.

Hunter M. Dewey from Norwood, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and sociology. Dewey attended Norwood-Norfolk Central School.

Michael Gagliardi from Canton, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and history. Gagliardi attended Hugh C. Williams High School.

Daniel Grant from Clayton, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Grant attended Thousand Islands High School.

Mirna Husinec from Canton, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Husinec attended Hugh C. Williams High School.

Erin I. Jank from Watertown, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology. Jank attended Immaculate Heart Central High School.

Rahmod S. Johnson from Watertown, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and business in the liberal arts. Johnson attended Carthage Central High School.

Victoria E. Johnson from Clayton, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Johnson attended Thousand Islands High School.

Jack P. Kelly from Ogdensburg, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. Kelly attended Ogdensburg Free Academy.

Chad E. Kerr Jr. from Star Lake, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and business in the liberal arts. Kerr attended Clifton Fine Central School.

Emma J. Kroll from Potsdam, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Kroll attended Potsdam High School.

Jayden M. Ladison from Canton, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. Ladison attended Hugh C. Williams High School.

Martina Leake from Carthage, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. Leake attended Carthage Central High School.

McKailey A. Lyndaker from Glenfield, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology-physics. Lyndaker attended Lowville Academy and Central School.

Meaghan A. Matthews from Gouverneur, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Matthews attended Gouverneur High School.

Keerah D. McCratic from Chaumont, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in global studies. McCratic attended Lyme Central School.

Elyse C. Merrell from Lowville, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. Merrell attended Lowville Academy and Central School.

Tasia J. Nelson from Watertown, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience. Nelson attended Carthage Central High School.

Macalah P. Pcolar from Potsdam, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. Pcolar attended Hugh C. Williams High School.

Nathaniel P. Plumley from Waddington, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. Plumley attended Madrid-Waddington Central School.

Aidan M. Putman from Ogdensburg, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and business in the liberal arts. Putman attended Ogdensburg Free Academy.

Christopher T. Recker from Rensselaer Falls, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and business in the liberal arts.

Sage C. Richards from Colton, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental studies-geology. Richards attended Colton-Pierrepont Central School.

Steven P. Sanderson from Canton, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and philosophy. Sanderson attended Hugh C. Williams High School.

Madeline J. Sheen from Calcium, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in performance and communication arts and English. Sheen attended General Brown High School.

Alyssa N. Sloan from Potsdam, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in performance and communication arts and business in the liberal arts. Sloan attended Parishville Hopkinton Central School.

Kalyn L. Smith from Theresa, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and business in the liberal arts. Smith attended Indian River High School.

Hayley Snodgrass from Ogdensburg, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry. Snodgrass attended Ogdensburg Free Academy.

Amber P. Stickney from Norwood, NY, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. Stickney attended Norwood-Norfolk Central School.

Andrea M. Travis-Millet from Watertown, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and art and art history. Travis-Millet attended Copenhagen Central School.

Haley J. Whitmarsh from Ogdensburg, NY, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. Whitmarsh attended Morristown Central School.

Tianna M. Whitmarsh from Canton, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hispanic studies. Whitmarsh attended Hugh C. Williams High School.

Cassidy J. Young from Mannsville, NY, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in multi-languages. Young attended Belleville Henderson Central School.

To ensure the health and safety of attendees and in accordance with state guidance on large gatherings, graduates were assigned one of four ceremonies held throughout the day where they received their diploma covers as they walked across the stage while their names were read aloud. Family members and guests were not able to attend in person but were able to watch the event live online. All speeches and performances were pre-recorded.

Graduates, faculty, staff, and live stream listeners heard pre-recorded remarks from University President William L. Fox, St. Lawrence’s 2021 Joan Donovan Speech Contest Winner Hamidou Sylla, Class of 2021 President Cooper McCrillis, and honorary degree recipient Terry Fulmer, president of The John A. Hartford Foundation.

About St. Lawrence University:

Founded in 1856, St. Lawrence University is a private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,500 students located in Canton, New York. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global. Visit www.stlawu.edu.