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Boyer School Students to Attend Graduate and Ph.D. Programs

Boyer School Students to Attend Graduate and Ph.D. Programs

by Public Relations | June 09, 2022

LATROBE, PA – Eight graduates from Saint Vincent College’s Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computing will attend graduate or Ph.D. programs following their May 7 graduation.

The students include:

  • Alissa Beam, biochemistry major from Gibsonia, will pursue a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Rochester

  • Lauren Davorchak, biology major from Hastings, will attend the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to pursue a master’s degree in modern human anatomy

  • Patrick Hoover, engineering major from Patton, will attend Penn State University to pursue a master’s and Ph.D. in environmental engineering

  • Zachary Kuzel, engineering major from Pittsburgh, will pursue a Ph.D. in industrial engineering at the University of Pittsburgh

  • Mary Maceda, engineering major from Leesburg, VA, will pursue a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at North Carolina State University

  • Ben Menarchek, biology major from Parkersburg, WV, will pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical science at West Virginia University

  • Zachary Smith, physics major from Latrobe, will attend the University of Buffalo to pursue a master’s in medical physics

  • Grace Tavitas, engineering major from Shaler Township, will pursue a Ph.D. in bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh

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PHOTO: Front row, left to right: Zachary Smith, Ben Menarchek, Lauren Davorchak, Grace Tavitas, Patrick Hoover. Back row, left to right: Dr. David Grumbine (Chair of Physics), Dr. Jennifer Koehl (Chair of Biology), Dr. Stacy Birmingham (Chair of Engineering) and Dr. Stephen Jodis (Dean of the Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computing).

 

Absent from photo: Alissa Beam, Zachary Kuzel and Mary Maceda

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