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  3. History, Political Science, Philosophy, and Religious Studies Alumni

History, Political Science, Philosophy, and Religious Studies Alumni

Navigate History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies
  1. Alumni
  2. Student and Alumni Stories
    1. Alumni Story: Amy Marsella, Initiative Assistant
    2. Alumni Story: Andrew Snyder, Researcher in Public Health Policy
    3. Alumni Story: Rebecca Lingenfelter, Asst. VP at Indiana First Bank
    4. Student Story: Andrew Palmer, Junior History Major
    5. Student Story: Holly Kresge, HistoryPre-Law Major
    6. Student Story: Jess Arroyo, Senior HistoryPre-Law Major and History Club President for 2015-16
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Read more about our History Alumni

  • Rebecca Lingenfelter, Assistant VP at InFirst Bank
  • Andrew Snyder, Public Policy Researcher
  • Amy Marsella, Initiative Assistant at Education NonProfit
  • Andrew Palmer, History Major
  • Holly Kresge, History/Pre-Law Major
  • Jess Arroyo, History/Pre-Law Major and History Club President

Mike Aaronson

  • Class: 2008
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Minor: Music
  • Further Degrees: MHA, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; MA, Philosophy, Colorado State University
  • Current Position: Lead Health Systems Specialist and Executive Assistant to CEO, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System

Nacho Alarcón

  • Class: 2013
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Minors: Political Science and Psychology
  • Further Degrees: MA, College Student Personnel, Bowling Green State University
  • Current Position: Resident Director, Evergreen State College

Jessica Armstrong

  • Class: 2008
  • Majors: Philosophy and Anthropology
  • Further Degrees: MA, Social, Political, Ethical and Legal Phliosophy, Binghamton University
  • Current Position: Access Services Librarian, Harvard Library

Abbie Bender

  • Class: 2014
  • Majors: Philosophy and Biology
  • Minor: Chemistry
  • Current Position: Medical student, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; also pursuing MA in Philosophy of Medicine, King's College London

Richard Bielawa

  • Class: 2015
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-Law
  • Further Degrees: JD, Duquesne University School of Law
  • Current Position: Assistant Counsel, Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel

Eric Boyer

  • Class: 2001
  • Majors: Political Science and Philosophy
  • Further Degrees: PhD in Political Science, The University of Minnesota
  • Current Position: Professor of History and Political Studies, Colby-Sawyer College

Melissa Bergman

  • Class: 2007
  • Majors: Philosophy Pre-Law and Criminology
  • Further Degrees: JD, Regent University Law School
  • Current Position: Assistant Solicitor, Crawford County Human Services

Wesley Cray

  • Class: 2005
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Minor: Religious Studies
  • Further Degrees: PhD in Philosophy, Ohio State University, 2012
  • Current Position: Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University

Christopher Culp

  • Class: 2006
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Minors: Music, English, Psychology, Women's Studies
  • Further Degrees: MA in Philosophy, SUNY Buffalo, 2011; Master of Music in Clarinet Performance, SUNY Buffalo, 2011
  • Current Position: Trainer/Curriculum Developer, National HIV Classroom Learning Center; Clarinet Faculty, Community Music School of Buffalo 

Jesse Daniel

  • Class: 2000
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-law
  • Further Degrees: JD, University of Pittsburgh Law School
  • Current Position: Attorney, Daniel Law Group, Indiana, PA

Sloan Dantzler

  • Class: 2015
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Minor: Communications Media
  • Further Degrees: MEd, Higher Education, Temple University; MEd, Early Childhood Education, Lincoln University
  • Current Position: Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment, Drexel University

Joel DeMary

  • Class: 2015
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-law
  • Further Degrees: JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
  • Current Position: Attorney, Northwestern Legal Services

Josh Filler

  • Class: 2005
  • Majors: Philosophy and Communications Media
  • Further Degrees: MA and PhD in Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Current Position: Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Ripon College

Howard Fitzgerald

  • Class: 1997
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Further Degrees: MA in Philosophy, Claremont Graduate University
  • Current Position: Director of Development, College of Liberal Arts, California State University, Long Beach

Michael Forella

  • Class: 2015
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-Law
  • Further Degrees: JD, Marquette University Law School
  • Current Position: Associate Attorney, Seymour Kremer Koch

William Foster

  • Class: 2008
  • Majors: Philosophy and Business Management
  • Further Degrees: MBA, San Diego State University
  • Current Position: Strategic Procurement Lead, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power

Emily Gaertner

  • Class: 2015
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-Law and Criminology
  • Further Degrees: JD, Marquette University Law School
  • Current Position: Assistant District Attorney, Kenosha County, WI

Alexander Giffen

  • Class: 2023
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Minors: Computer Science, Mathematics
  • Current Position: Graduate Assistant, MA program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Ari Glasser

  • Class: 2018
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-Law
  • Further Degrees: JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
  • Current Position: Law Clerk, Pollock Begg, Pittsburgh, PA

Lindsey Gibson

  • Class: 2018
  • Majors: Philosophy and Political Science
  • Current Position: Development coordinator, South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault, Call to Freedom

Grahm Grabiec

  • Class: 2012
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-Law
  • Further Degrees: JD, Duquesne University School of Law
  • Current Position: Attorney, Grabiec Legal Services LLC

Joseph Gregory

  • Class: 2019
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Further Degrees: MA, Oklahoma State University
  • Current Position: PhD student, Bowling Green State University

Tommy Hanauer

  • Class: 2010
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Minor: History
  • Further Degrees: PhD, University of California, Riverside
  • Current Position: Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University

Erik Hinrichsen

  • Class: 2004
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Current Position: Senior Clinical Research Associate, Parxel

Nicholas Hoffman

  • Class: 2006
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Current Position: Program Services Coordinator, Regional Center for Workforce Excellence

Andrew Horner

  • Class: 2010
  • Majors: Philosophy and English
  • Current Position: Web Developer, ASCR Federal

Shawn Horvath

  • Class: 2018
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Current Position: Production Control Specialist, REI

Lucas Keefer

  • Class: 2007
  • Majors: Philosophy and Psychology
  • Minor: German
  • Further Degrees: MA in Philosophy (Neurophilosophy Track), Georgia State; MA in Psychology, University of Kansas; PhD in Psychology, University of Kansas
  • Current Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi

Aubrey Keperling

  • Class: 2016
  • Majors: Biology/Pre-Med and Philosophy (Dual Degree)
  • Current Position: medical student, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Wade Larison

  • Class: 2019
  • Majors: Philosophy
  • Further Degrees: MA in Philosophy, Duquesne University
  • Current Position: Policy, Programs, and Development Fellow, Hill Community Development Corporation

Sean McConnell

  • Class: 2011
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Current Position: Brother, Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit

John McMurray

  • Class: 2009
  • Majors: Philosophy and Asian Studies
  • Current Position: Lead Analyst, International SOS

Christopher Minich

  • Class: 2012
  • Majors: Philosophy and Economics
  • Current Position: Clinical Data Analyst, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Molly Monahan

  • Class: 2014
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Minor: Sociology
  • Further Degrees: MA, Employment and Labor Relations, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ
  • Current Position: Senior Sales Executive, Cappfinity

Kelly Muthler

  • Class: 2013
  • Majors: Philosophy and Anthropology
  • Current Position: Knowledge Editor, Proofpoint

Abby Panek

  • Class: 2018
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-Law
  • Minor: French
  • Further Degrees: JD, Duquesne University School of Law
  • Current Position: Associate Attorney, Silverman Tokarsky and Forman LLC

Jason Patton

  • Class: 2009
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Minor: None
  • Current Position: Financial Processor, Vanguard, Philadelphia, PA

Sarah Paolino

  • Class: 2015
  • Majors: Philosophy and Psychology
  • Further Degrees: Master of Social Work, PennWest California
  • Current Position: Therapist, 3Rivers Therapists, Pittsburgh, PA

Luke Piper

  • Class: 2013
  • Majors: Philosophy and Biology/Pre-med
  • Minor: Chemistry
  • Further Degrees: MD, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Current Position: Psychiatrist, UPMC Lititz

James Pool

  • Class: 2008
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Further Degrees: JD, University of Maryland School of Law
  • Current Position: G5 Planning Officer, Pennsylvania National Guard

Kyle Pruitt

  • Class: 2012
  • Majors: Philosophy and History
  • Further Degrees: MA in History, Indiana State University
  • Current Position: PhD program in History, University of Maryland

Ruth Retassie

  • Class: 2012
  • Majors: Philosophy and Natural Science (Dual Degree)
  • Further Degrees: MA in the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, Durham University, 2012
  • Current Position: Safe Touch Curriculum Coordinator, Neighborhood Involvement Program, Minneapolis MN.

Daniel Rotigel

  • Class: 2006
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Current Position: Enterprise IT Sales, Gartner

Sasha Shulman

  • Class: 2022
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Current Position: Admissions counselor, Cedar Crest College

Erik Strobl

  • Class: 2008
  • Major: Philosophy and English
  • Current Position: Graduate Assistant, PhD Program in English, Washington University in St. Louis

Jared Truesdale

  • Class: 2017
  • Major: Philosophy and Political Science
  • Further Degrees: MA in Public Affairs, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ
  • Current Position: Casework Supervisor, Dauphin County

Erik Wallenius

  • Class: 2007
  • Major: Philosophy and Political Science
  • Minor: Psychology
  • Current Position: Director of Policy, Cook County Assessor's Office, IL

Shenika Washington

  • Class: 2011
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-Law
  • Current Position: Director, Big Hearts Little Hands and Teen Programs, Indiana County YMCA, Indiana PA

Aaron Werner

  • Class: 2015
  • Majors: Philosophy and Mathematics (Dual Degree)
  • Further Degrees: MS in Applied Mathematics, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ
  • Current Position: System Test Engineer, Aurora

Daniel Wethli

  • Class: 2019
  • Majors: Philosophy and Asian Studies
  • Further Degrees: MA in International Relations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
  • Current Position: Analyst, Clearpath Global

Jacob Winstead

  • Class: 2017
  • Majors: Philosophy and Economics
  • Minors: Applied Statistics, Asian Studies, Business Administration, History
  • Current Position: Pursuing MA in Public Affairs with concentrations in Policy Analysis and Public Financial Administration, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University (Bloomington)

Logan Wojcik

  • Class: 2014
  • Major: Philosophy Pre-Law
  • Current Position: Licensed Loan Officer, Capital Mortgage

Danielle Wylie

  • Class: 2007
  • Majors: Philosophy and English (Dual Degree)
  • Further Degrees: MA and PhD in Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Current Position: Director, TRIO Upward Bound Programs, Idaho State University
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