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G RADUATE
C OMMENCEMENT
C EREMONY
F RIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020
10 A . M .
ROBINSON G RAND
P ERFORMING A RTS C ENTER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES & GOVERNORS
SUMMER 2020
TRUSTEES:
Dr. James “Tim” Barry, President
Dr. Ronald L. Burbick ’67, ’06 Hon
Mr. John W. Ebert
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Dr. Philip T. Ellmore ’82
Mr. Stephen M. Fowler ’80
Mrs. Jane E. Harkins, Esq. ’88
Mr. Thomas S. Heckman ’70
Dr. Rebecca A. Hooman ’81, ’17 Hon
Mr. Jeffrey A. Lamphere ’86, ’09
Dr. Karen K. Rainey ’89, ’91, ’07, ’11 Hon
Dr. Arnold D. Scott ’64, ’17 Hon
Dr. Harry G. “Chip” Shaffer III, Esq. ’19 Hon
Dr. J. Soren Sofhauser ’76, ’18 Hon
Dr. F. Joseph Super
Rev. Dr. Marilyn P. Turner-Triplett ’17 Hon
Mr. Derrick R. Ward
Mr. Thomas R. Wilmink II
Mrs. Valerie A. Woodruff ’66
GOVERNORS:
Dr. Jean A. Cunningham ’53, ’08 Hon
Mrs. Lisa Q. Lang
Mr. Scott L. Northcott ’67
The Honorable Chris Phillips
PHOTOGRAPHY:
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GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Faculty Marshals: F. Joseph Super, Ed.D.
Deanna L. Leach ’06, M.S. ’09
PRELUDE
*PROCESSIONAL FOR THE FACULTY, GRADUATES, AND PLATFORM PARTY
Pomp and Circumstance ....................................................................................................................................Edward Elgar
*INVOCATION...................................................................................................................................Danny L. Franke, Ph.D.
2020 Graduate Commencement
Professor of Philosophy and Religion
WELCOME ..................................................................................................................................... James “Tim” Barry, Ed.D.
President, Alderson Broaddus University
INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER .......................................................................................................President Barry
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS:
“Preserving the Pandemic: Find Faith, Hold Hope, and Embrace Charity”
Danny F. Scalise II, MBA, MPH, CPH, FACHE
Executive Director and Chief Lobbyist of the West Virginia State Medical Association
Professor of Health Policy, West Virginia University School of Public Health
PRESENTATION AND CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES
Dr. Robert V. Digman ’51 – for the degree of Doctor of Education
Citation Reader: Joan L. Propst ’79, Ed.D.
Roberta Jo Jacobs – for the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters
Citation Reader: Joan L. Propst ’79, Ed.D.
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES ........................................................................ Joan L. Propst ’79, Ed.D.
Provost/Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
PRESENTATION OF MASTER OF EDUCATION HOODS .......................................................F. Joseph Super, Ed.D.
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Education
PRESENTATION OF MASTER OF SCIENCE HOODS ..................... Thomas F. Moore ’04, Ed.D., DMSc, PA-C ’07
Dean, College of Medical Science; Director, Physician Assistant Studies Program
CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES ............................................................................................................President Barry
INDUCTION INTO THE AB UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ................................. Joshua D. Allen ’05, M.S.
Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Director of Alumni Relations
CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES ................................................................................................................President Barry
*BENEDICTION ..............................................................................................Carl W. Gittings ’64, M. Div., Hon. D.D. ’91
Chaplain
*RECESSIONAL
*If you are able, please stand. Please remain standing at your seats until the conclusion of the Processional and Recessional.The Class of 2020
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Brianna Danielle Burger Leah Christine Casarano Fraley Mariah Tess Murphy
Grand Prairie, TX Hancock, TN Belington, WV
Candice Marie Phipps
Clarksburg, WV
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES
Azin Akar Brady Theodore Huttinger Hannah R. Prontiker
Pittsburgh, PA Pasadena, MD Elizabeth, PA
Josiah Baker * KyleEmil Lehosit Nathanial Lewis Rainey
Douglassville, PA Clarksburg, WV Saint Albans, WV
Allyson Branham Aneeq A. Malik Douglas L. Sievers
Prestonsburg, KY Atlanta, GA Mt. Carmel, IL
Jessica Lá rie Chancé Kelsea Anne Martin Amy Stewart
Sylvania, AL Lavaletter, WV
Taylor Morgan Chevalier Zane T. McGuire Briana Nicole Stine
Belington, WV Pittsburgh, PA Columbia, MD
Peter Michael Cioloca Sarah Marie McMillan Julia Marie Tucker
Bel Air, MD Ripley, WV Romeo, MI
Brandon L. Coburn Cassandra J. Mueller Sania Khawar Ullah
Bridgeport, WV Fond du Lac, WI Federalsburg, MD
Keeley D. Diggs * ScottAndrew Nesland Reid Van Bussum
Trappe, MD Moatsville, WV Lexington, KY
* Rachel M. Graziano Ashley Norman
DeWitt, MI New Philadelphia, OH Damascus, MD
Noel Christian Guido Lauren Brianne Peyton Shayne Aubrey Zaplitny
Spanish Fork, UT Chapmanville, WV Coatesville, PA
* Jacquelyn Nicole Harper Yuenan Sun Pitrolo
Savannah, GA Bridgeport, WV
Regan Houston Christian Porter
Leesburg, VA North Liberty, IN
*Pi Alpha is the national Physician Assistant honor society organized for the promotion and recognition of both PA students and graduates. Membership
activities. The society also encourages a high standard of character and conduct among students and graduates.
Once a student. Congratulations on your graduation from Alderson Broaddus
University, and welcome to the Alumni Association.
Always a Battler. Please stay in touch and let us know about all your amazing post-
Alumni Relations at alumni@ab.edu or contact us at 304.457.6202.
Forever an alum. Don’t forget to follow ABAlumni on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
to stay connected with your classmates and AB.Commencement Speaker
DANNY F. SCALISE II, MBA, MPH, CPH, FACHE
Danny Franklin Scalise II, is the executive director and chief
lobbyist of the West Virginia State Medical Association and
its subsidiary organizations as well as a professor of health
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policy at the West Virginia University School of Public Health.
He is considered one of the leading health policy experts in
West Virginia and is a passionate advocate for public health.
Scalise has been a public policy adviser to two Governors. He
is well known across West Virginia as a problem solver and
a great student of West Virginia politics and the legislative
process. As part of the Manchin administration, Scalise was
the Recovery Czar in West Virginia, managing $1.8 billion in
grants and entitlement funds from the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Scalise earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business management from West Virginia
University Institute of Technology in 2002, his Master of Business Administration from West
Virginia University in 2005, and his Master of Public Health degree in health policy in 2018. In
became a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives in 2019.
He has been published on and regularly speaks on issues of public health, health policy, and local
health department governance and organizational structure. Scalise sits on the Board of Directors
for the Thomas Health System in South Charleston, WV, and in 2019, Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin
appointed him to serve on the Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health, which governs the largest and
Scalise has been recognized by Opportunity Nation in 2013 as part of their national Opportunity
Leaders & Scholars program and was awarded the Health Administration Rising Star by the
American Public Health Association in 2016. He is a 2012 Leadership West Virginia graduate, was
on the State Journal’s 2016 Generation Next: 40 under 40 list, was named a 2019 Young Gun by
West Virginia Executive Magazine, and was given the 2019 Advocacy Award by the West Virginia
Immunization Network for his work to protect West Virginia’s childhood immunization laws. Since
joining in 2007, Scalise has been an active participant in Mensa.Honorary Degree Recipient
DR. ROBERT V. DIGMAN
Dr. Digman was born in Taylor County, West Virginia, on January
9, 1930. He was educated in the Taylor County public schools and
was a member of the graduating Class of 1947 of Flemington
High School. He attended Alderson Broaddus from 1947 through
1951, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry.
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He attended graduate school in Maine and graduated from the
University of Maine with a Master of Science degree in chemistry
in 1951; subsequently, completing his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1963
from Penn State.
During his education at the University of Maine, he was a chemistry
graduate assistant, later working as a research assistant in
petroleum chemistry at Penn State University. In 1954, he joined
the faculty at Alderson Broaddus as an instructor in chemistry but later left to complete his Ph.D. at Penn
State. He taught chemistry at Marshall University from 1963 until 1965 when he returned to Alderson
Broaddus as the chairman of the Division of Natural Sciences and professor of chemistry. Dr. Digman
held various positions of leadership at AB, including achieving the rank of professor; being named to the
McClung Chair of Chemistry; promotion to the dean of instruction, academic dean, provost, and vice
president for academic affairs; and, served a 1-year appointment as the interim president. He remained
at AB until his retirement in 1996.
Dr. Digman’s achievements and dedication at AB are distinguished and will remain a part of the
narrative from an anonymous author. This summarizes Dr. Digman’s nature and conveys the kind of
“It has been a personal and professional joy to get to know our worship leader over the last two years. He knows,
understands, loves, and works for Alderson Broaddus with a passion that few others are capable of matching...As
the valedictorian of Flemington High School, he continued a high level of achievement at AB, graduating magna
cum laude with a degree in chemistry. His experience at AB was well-rounded and gave evidence of leadership
member of the Academy of Science, and president of the Student Government...He has succeeded because he has
superior innate ability, and he has worked hard. But true success includes more than achievement. It includes a
strong sense of responsibility and caring for the needs of people and the institutions which serve people. The AB
Class of 1951 recognized this trait in Bob Digman when they voted him “Most Likely to Succeed.”
Dr. Digman was formerly married to Betty Jean (Bowles) Digman, also an alumna of Alderson Broaddus.
Their four children, Mike, Steve, Becky, and Alan, graduated from AB as well as some of their spouses
and one grandchild. He is currently married to Jane (Christian) (Bryant) Digman, an AB alumna and
former member of the faculty of the School of Nursing. His stepchildren, Ivan and Dawn, both attended
Alderson Broaddus University. Dr. Digman’s children Mike and Becky have served on the AB Alumni
Council, and Becky currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees and Governors. Mike’s spouse,
Sally (Hardwick) Digman, served as a member of the faculty and as registrar after graduating from AB.Honorary Degree Recipient
MRS. ROBERTA JO JACOBS
Mrs. Roberta Jo Jacobs or “Bobbie Jo,” as she is affectionately
known, began a long and distinguished career with Alderson
Broaddus when she accepted a part-time position on January 21,
1977, in the Admissions Department. Later, she moved to a full-
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physician assistant studies program for which she is best known
and has dedicated her life of service and commitment. She has the
distinction of being the longest-serving administrative assistant
at AB and in service to the physician assistant studies program.
Her expertise has been noted in the work she has performed
beginning with the undergraduate PA program, the rural primary
care postgraduate program, the emergency medicine postgraduate
program, and the hospitalist postgraduate program. She provides
secretarial and clerical work with the master’s program in physician assistant studies and the anatomy
programs and provides coverage for the School of Nursing in the absence of their secretarial personnel.
Mrs. Jacobs has deep ties to Alderson Broaddus. Her mother, Betty Jo Marteney, was an associate
professor emerita of education; her daughter, Kimberly Jo Jacobs, is a graduate of the PA program with
dual degrees in physician assistant studies and sports medicine; and her aunt, Jean Fenstermacher, was
a former dean of students.
In 2014, Mrs. Jacobs was honored with the naming of Room 118 in the Myers Hall of Health Sciences
in her honor. The student organization for physician assistant studies, the Hu C. Myers Society, has
honored her with various awards to acknowledge her valuable contribution to their success during their
education, and she has received the Service Award from the West Virginia Association of Physician
Assistants. She has been named Employee of the Month, Secretary of the Year, Staff of the Year, and
Mrs. Jacobs has made the students and graduates of the physician assistant studies program her life
work. She has worked under the leadership and guidance of seven program directors and eight medical
facilitated the graduation process of over 2,050 students (undergraduate, master’s, and postgraduate
programs). She has developed personal relationships with the graduates so that she is conversant with
who they were and have become since graduating from Alderson Broaddus University.
Mrs. Jacobs resides in Philippi, West Virginia, and is married to Ray Jacobs. They are the parents of 3
children: Robert Ray, Kimberly Jo, and Lisa Michelle; the grandparents of eight grandchildren: Steivee,
Shawn, Micah, Marteney, Mercedes, Bonlie, Bria, and Robbie; and the great-grandparents of seven
great-grandchildren: Noa Jacobs, Max Beverly, Piper Ratterman, Isabella Jacobs, Finnley Jacobs, Holton
Hanson, and Montani Hanson.ab.edu
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