Christian Burne of Langley AFB Graduates from University of Scranton Honors Program

2014 Jul 17

Christian Burne of Langley AFB graduated summa cum laude from The University of Scranton's Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program and theHonors Program, which is among the Jesuit university's programs of excellence. Students in the Honors Program pursue a rigorous education that stresses independent work through close engagement with professors and other honors students, including the preparation, presentation and defense of a research or creative project during their senior year.

A international studies and political science major, Burne's thesis was "United States - Ecuadorian Relations: A Study in Counternarcotics Operations and Policy", completed with the guidance of faculty mentor Michael Allison, Ph.D., associate professor of political science.

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Class of 2014 graduates of The University of Scranton's Honors Program, one of the Jesuit university's programs of excellence, gathered on campus recently for a luncheon. Seated from left are: Louis Porreca; Joseph E. Kraus, Ph.D., director of the Honors Program; Emmanuel Akpan, Jr.; Donald Curran Fenocchi; Peter Alexander; and Marina M. Jeffery. Standing are, Elisa Giusto; Danielle M. Salvadeo; Julianne M. Nielsen; Matthew Gentile; Emily Rose DeMarco; Robin E. Sweeney; Christian Burne; Christopher Ritter; Paul Van Loon; Cory C. Templeton; Erich Junge; Tyler K. Fenstermaker; and Martha A. Triano. Absent from the photo were Kelsey Murphy and Jaclyn Pardee.