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 Publi
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES & GOVERNORS
SUMMER 2020
TRUSTEES:
Dr James “Tim” Barry, President
Dr Ronald L Burbick ’67, ’06 Hon
Mr John W Ebert
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
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PRELUDE
*PROCESSIONAL FOR THE FACULTY, GRADUATES, AND PLATFORM PARTY
Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar
*INVOCATION Danny L Franke, Ph.D
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
GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
*If you are able, please stand Please remain standing at your seats until the conclusion of the Processional and Recessional.
Faculty Marshals: F Joseph Super, Ed.D
Deanna L Leach ’06, M.S ’09
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Azin Akar
Pittsburgh, PA
Josiah Baker
Douglassville, PA
Allyson Branham
Prestonsburg, KY
Jessica Lá rie Chancé
Sylvania, AL
Taylor Morgan Chevalier
Belington, WV
Peter Michael Cioloca
Bel Air, MD
Brandon L Coburn
Bridgeport, WV
Keeley D Diggs
Trappe, MD
* Rachel M Graziano
DeWitt, MI
Noel Christian Guido
Spanish Fork, UT
* Jacquelyn Nicole Harper
Savannah, GA
Regan Houston
Leesburg, VA
Brady Theodore Huttinger
Pasadena, MD
* Kyle Emil Lehosit
Clarksburg, WV
Aneeq A Malik
Atlanta, GA
Kelsea Anne Martin
Zane T McGuire
Pittsburgh, PA
Sarah Marie McMillan
Ripley, WV
Cassandra J Mueller
Fond du Lac, WI
* Scott Andrew Nesland
Moatsville, WV
Ashley Norman
New Philadelphia, OH
Lauren Brianne Peyton
Chapmanville, WV
Yuenan Sun Pitrolo
Bridgeport, WV
Christian Porter
North Liberty, IN
Hannah R Prontiker
Elizabeth, PA
Nathanial Lewis Rainey
Saint Albans, WV
Douglas L Sievers
Mt Carmel, IL
Amy Stewart
Lavaletter, WV
Briana Nicole Stine
Columbia, MD
Julia Marie Tucker
Romeo, MI
Sania Khawar Ullah
Federalsburg, MD
Reid Van Bussum
Lexington, KY Damascus, MD
Shayne Aubrey Zaplitny
Coatesville, PA
The Class of 2020
*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.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Brianna Danielle Burger
Grand Prairie, TX Leah Christine Casarano FraleyHancock, TN Mariah Tess MurphyBelington, WV
Once a student.
Always a Battler
Forever an alum.
Congratulations on your graduation from Alderson Broaddus University, and welcome to the Alumni Association
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Candice Marie Phipps
Clarksburg, WV
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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
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
Commencement Speaker
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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
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
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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-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
Honorary Degree Recipient
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