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Philosophy Alumni
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, IUP
- 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,
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, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- 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, IUP
- 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