Shout Out to Students
Charles Wallace (top left) graduated from Concordia University Ann Arbor on May 14 with a degree in Applied Theology and a minor in Theological Languages. He had the honor of being the student speaker for his graduating class. While at CUAA, Charles was president of Cards4Life (the campus pro-life club), and was a four-year student worker for the Sports Department . He interned at two churches through the pre-seminary STEPS program, and was an active member of the church work club. Charles will be heading to Concordia Seminary St. Louis in August to continue his training to become a Pastor.
Leah Quinlan (top center) graduated summa cum laude in May from Concordia University Ann Arbor. Leah received a B.S. degree in secondary education English with a history minor and Lutheran Teaching Diploma. Leah will teach literature in grades 6-8 at Central Lutheran School in New Haven, IN, this coming fall.
Augie Bishop (top right) graduated magna cum laude from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio on May 13th with a B.S. in Accounting and a Masters Degree in Ac-countancy. At Miami, Augie was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and played intramural hockey. He plans to take the CPA exam over the summer and will start his career with PwC in September at the Pittsburgh office.
Matt Liberatore (bottom left) graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh on April 30th with a B.S. in Chemistry and a minor in Music. Matt also received the Phillips medal, which is awarded to the senior chemistry major with the most outstanding record. Matt was a member of the University of Pittsburgh marching band, as well as their symphonic band all four years. He will pursue a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh in the fall.
Sarah Grimenstein (bottom center) graduates June 8th from South Fayette High School. While at SFHS, Sarah was a a co-host of the local podcast “Teens Tap In” and both a club and high school swimmer. She was a 2023 WPIAL qualifier and placed 11th at WPIAL’s in her 200 Individual Medley. In the fall, Sarah will attend Clarion Univer-sity where she will swim and major in Exercise Science. She hopes to be a physical therapist.
Ava Pasquini (bottom right) graduates June 8th with highest honors from Upper St. Clair High School. During her high school years Ava was a member of National Honor Society and was on the cheerleading team. In addition, she participated in competitive cheerleading for 11 years and volunteered with a special needs cheer team. She will attend Texas Christian University in the fall to pursue a degree in nursing.
