2017
The Daily Pennsylvanian’s
Graduation Goodbyes From small beginnings to university of pennsylvania graduates!
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Ananya Chandra | Photo Manager
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Griff Fitzsimmons | Staff Photographer
Tiffany Pham | Senior Photographer
Julio Sosa | Senior Photographer
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Letter from the President
FRIDAY, MAY 12-15, 2017 GRADUATION GOODBYES
FOR PENN SENIOR GOODBYES, SEE PAGE 4. FOR GOODBYES FROM PENN STUDENT GROUPS & DEPARTMENTS, SEE PAGE 36.
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Jasmine Adams
Congratulations, Natalie!
When I saw you in your kindergarten graduation gear, I knew you were destined for Ivy greatness!! Congratulations, dual major!!
Taryn,
Love, Your very, very, proud Mom!!
Love, Dad, Mom & Family
Graciela Arana
GRACI, CONGRATULATIONS!!
Congratulations, hunny bee, you’ve come a long way and we are so proud of you!
Jonathan Baer
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Lauren Beard
We love you to forever, Mom & Alec
Gauri Bahul
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LOVE YOU! Mom & Dad
No words can ever convey how proud we are to call you daughter, sister and friend. Quest Scholar 2017
Te amamos por siempre, Mama, Papa & Joako
Taylor Becker Congratulations, Taylor!
Congratulations, Gauri!
With lots of love, Achan, Amma & Radha
We’re so proud of you! Best wishes for a new beginning in life! Go forth with confidence and joy! Never stop pursuing your dream!
Lauren,
WHARTON 2017 GRADUATE!! Lo Lograste y nos sentimos muy orgullosos de ti. Pa’atrás ni pa coger impulso!!
We are so proud of you. We wish you all the best.
Natalie Au
Taryn Alston
We are so proud of the man you have become. Congrats on graduating. We love you so much! Love forever, Mom, Dad, Josh, Zach & Alana
We are so proud of you... you did it! God bless you and your future! We love you, Mom, Dad, Megan, Joshua & Toby
Jared Benatar
Louisa Baidoo
Congratulations, Jared!
We couldn’t be more proud of you! We wish you a lifetime of happiness, health and success! We love you, Mom, Dad, Jacob & Robbie
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Dhruv Baid
Morgan Berman
Dearest Dhruv,
Happiness and success always, Stay blessed. Mom, Dad & Aaryaman
Rachel Banks
Love, Dad, Mom, Lauren & Jonathan
Congratulations, Louisa, We are so proud of all your achievements and look forward to your future accomplishments. Love, Mom, Dad, Kevin, Adrian & the rest of the whole gang
Kyle Bigley
Adam Birbach
Kyle,
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Congratulations on your graduation! We are so proud of you and your accomplishments. This is just the beginning.
Our Morgan always dreamed of going to Penn. Congratulations on making your dream come true. We’re so proud of you!
We mean it, we know it. Everybody is so proud of you! Love, Dad, Mom & Conor
Jane Black
Your whole family is so proud of you! Can’t wait to have you back in California at Caltech!
Mommy & Daddy
We are so proud of your accomplishments! We love you more than words could say! Congratulations, Love, Mom, Dad, Bari, Jason, Alyssa & Lacey
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Love, Dad, Mom, John, Ryan, Tony, Riley & GS&PJ
Adam,
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Congratulations, Rachel!
You are the best best best best Jane E! We are so proud!
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Katharina Bodin
Ryan Bliss
Rolando Bonachea
Congratulations, Ryan!
Proud of ya. Good luck in your next chapter. Love, Mom, Dad, Henry & Penny
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Lee Brake We always knew you were special. Congratulations on all you’ve achieved.
TE AMO LOVE U JE T’AIME MY BABY DOER
We love you, Mom, Dad, Kitty Kitty & Bla Bla
THE WHOLE FAMILY LOVES YOU
Daniel Borkenstein
Congratulations, Danny! We are so proud of your achievements and know that the best is yet to come... Love, Mom, Dad & Shelby
Jamie Brensilber
Congratulations, Jamie! We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments! We wish you a lifetime of happiness! We love you so much! Mom, Dad & Carly
Congratulations, Rolando, We are so proud of your accomplishments and always, Adelante, Adelante! Love, Mom, Dad & Titian
Rebecca Brown
Rebecca Brown, Your smile still lights up every room and spreads joy! Love, Mommy, Daddy, Andrew & Hobie-Dipstick
Devin Burks
Perry Castillo
Remember the past, embrace the present and look forward to the future! We are so proud of you! Congratulations!
From dapper toddler to dedicated scholar, you’ve always made us proud. Remember, even “little engines can do big things!”
Love, Mom, Dad & Camryn
Congratulations! We love you! Mom, Dad, Lyndsey, Kelsey & Shaman
Congratulations, Nicholas,
We are so proud. Can’t wait to see where the future takes you! Love Mom, Dad & Zach
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Nicholas Buchta
Abby Cacho Well done, Abby!
Love, Mami
Riya Chandiramani
Luke Carlson
Gregory Cajka Keep following your dreams! Enjoy life!
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Your confidence, dedication, and perseverance are inspiring. I’m very proud of you!!!
Love, Mom, Dad, Alyssa, Aunt Tracy & Aunt Roxanne
Maeve Carley “Here’s a TOAST to dear old Penn.”
May you always reach for the stars! Keep shining and keep smiling! Lots of love, Mummy & Papa
Luke, You’ve rocked it! We are so proud of you! Beautiful smile then and now, Lukie Bookie. Love, Mom, Dad, Jessica & Scott
Love, Dad, Mom, Tommy, Meagan & Mary
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Congratulations, Riya!
Congratulations, Maeve! We are so very proud of you!
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Elyse Chase
Kathleen Chen
Jason HT Choi
Kathleen, Congratulations on your graduation and keep up the good work! We are very proud of you! Mom, Dad, Kevin & Nina
Jonathan (J.T.) Cho
Congratulations! You are proof that science and creativity do go together!
We’re so proud of you for your achievements, growth and keeping your happy constitution throughout the years!
With love, Mom, Dad & Che
XOXO, Mom & Dad
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Elyse,
Kimberly Corson
Jeremy Cohen
Jason, Smile, smile, smile. Keep smiling your way to all challenges and adventures ahead! So proud of you. Love, Sis, Mom & Dad
Adam James Costarino
Congratulations, Jeremy!
We are so very proud of you and have enjoyed sharing the journey with you. More to come! Love, Mom, Dad & Ben
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Andrew G. Connors Congratulations, Andrew! TIME FLIES!!!! CONGRATULATIONS, KIMBERLY! We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished. To new beginnings and great adventures... All our love, Mom, Dad & Caroline
You are a joy and we are all so proud. Keep soaring! The best is yet to come! Love you forever, Mom, Dad & Thomas XXXOOO
“Why you growing up so fast, my boy? Take your time. Almost time to live your dream. Take your time.” Love, Mom, Dad & Jaime
Adam Costarino
Elena Crouch
CONGRATULATIONS, CAITLIN!!!
Hard work/ dedication to excellence have taken you to your goals. Much success and happiness is in your future. Love always, Mom & Dad
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Caitlin Cronin
Michael Coyne Michael, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” Yeats Go light your fire!
Melissa Curley
Congratulations!! We are so proud of you. We cannot wait to see where your future takes you.
Love, Mom, Dad, Andrew & Sofia
Hannah Cutler
Sujay Dewan
Congratulations, Hannah!
Congratulations, SUJAY!
We are so proud of you!
Incredible achievement.
Love, Mom, Dad & Noah
Love, Atul, Brij, Karuna, Asim & Grandma
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XOXO, Mom, Dad, David & Daisy
Mom, Dad & Jamie
We are so proud of you---can’t wait to see what’s next! Every ending is a new beginning. Congratulations!
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Melissa,
Congratulations on a job well done. We are so proud of you and your accomplishment.
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With great pride and love always, Mom & Dad
Elena,
Adam,
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Eric Dannenbaum
Lauren-Ashley Daley
Congratulations, Maya!
We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments. Forever find happiness in your journey.
Congratulations, Eric! Love, Mom, Dad, Jordyn & Drew
We are so incredibly proud of you and all you have accomplished. With love today and always, Mom, Dad, Priya & Raina
With love, Mom, Dad, Mathew, Justin & the Daley Family
Tanya Datta
David Duxin
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Love, Mamma, Papa & Saumya
Ben, What an achievement! We are so incredibly proud of your accomplishments and the extraordinary man you have become! We love you! Mom, Dad & Joey
Congratulations! We’re so proud of you! One more school to go! Best wishes on the next phase of your journey!
From winning the most beautiful baby contest (at McQuade’s) to graduating from Wharton, we’re beyond proud!
Incredibly proud of your achievements. Can’t wait to see what’s next. The best is yet to come.
Ben Dickstein
Daniel Durham
David,
Tanya, congratulations!
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Maya Desai
Congratulations, Lauren-Ashley,
Love, Mom, Dad & Christopher
XOXO, Mom, Dad, Jack & Ava
Alison Elliott
Byrne Fahey
Congratulations, Alison, It’s amazing what you have accomplished. We bet YOU could throw a football over them mountains! Love, Mom & Daddy Rico
CHEERS and congratulations, Miss B!! Love, Mom
Shayna Fertig
Jack Fenton
Congratulations, Shayna!
We are so proud of all of your accomplishments and the wonderful person you have become! Love, Mom, Dad, Zach & Nathan
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Danielle Frost & Lauren Silberberg
Emily Finkelman To our dear Emily, Congrats! We are so proud!!! You did it! Nurses Rock! All our love hugs and kisses!
Lauren & Danielle,
Love, Mom, Dad, Mara, Dan, Beth, Zaq, Liam & Zoe
WE LOVE YOU!
Emily Fisher
You made your childhood dream come true! Never stop dreaming big and believing in yourself. You’re amazing! So incredibly proud of you! Congratulations, sweetheart! Love, Momma
Love, The Fam!!
Ayanna Fowlkes
You make us proud every single day. Always follow your dreams and we’ll always be there to cheer you on.
Congratulations, Ayanna!
Love, Mom & Dad
None more than Mom & Dad, We love you xoxo
You came and you conquered as a leader does, and we are all so very proud of you!
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Emily,
Lauren Feiner
We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see what the future holds.
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You are definitely stronger together! We are so proud of our two PENNgineers. Hurrah, hurrah!
Congratulations, Jack!
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Josh Fried
Eric Geider
Kayla Gallagher
Mazel tov, Josh! We’re so proud of you! May you go from strength to strength! Love, Mommy, Daddy, Avital, Ayelet & all the Frieds, Supers
Blondell Glover
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Congratulations, Paula,
We are so very proud of you. This is only the first of many blessings God has bestowed upon you.
Dear Eric,
Kayla,
Love, Dad, Mom, Kim, James & Grace
Congratulations! We are so proud of you and happy for you! Never stop thinking outside the box. Love, Dad, Mom & the whole bunch
We are so proud of you and we love you so much. Mommy, Daddy & Krista know a very successful and exciting future awaits you.
Sergio Guadix
Sergio,
Alexander George
Alexander,
Congrats on your graduation from Penn. Good luck on your journey to Post-Bac and Medical School.
You bring enthusiasm, creativity, determination and flair to everything you do. The world is better with you in it.
Love, Mom, Dad, Jennifer, Jessica & Barney!!
Stay joyful and keep singing your song, Mum, Dad & Oliver
Mikaela Gilbert-Lurie
Congratulations, Mikaela! Baby, look at you now!! Love, Mom, Dad, Chris, Gabe & Wampa
Sade Gibbons
Congratulations, Sade!!
We are so very proud of you! May your love of learning never fade!
We love you and are very proud of all that you have accomplished.
Love you forever, Mom, Dad, Angela & Andrea
Love, Mom, Dad & brother Tier
Genevieve Glatsky
Congratulations Jenny! Keep dreaming big and reaching for the stars. We look forward to seeing all that you accomplish! We love you! Mom, Dad & Mandy
Sydney Goldberger
Leah Ann Goldberg
Congratulations, Sydney!
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Congratulations, Anthony!
Jenny Godman
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Anthony Georgiades
We are so proud of you & love you so much! XO, Mom, Dad, Perry & Cody
Chelsea Giller
A stellar student from the beginning! We are so proud of you! Love always, Your family!!
All our love...all our lives, Mom & Dad
Leah! You accomplished so much since the first time you wore a cap and gown! We are extremely proud! Love you to pieces, Mommy & Dad
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Genevieve -
You have filled us with immeasurable pride and joy today and always. Live your dream and follow your heart.
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Amelia Goodman
Deborah Ruth Gross
Jonathan Goldberg
You believed you could, so you did!
Shriya Gupta Can’t believe how time has flown... our little baby is graduating! So incredibly proud of you!! Keep reaching for the stars!! FRIDAY, MAY 12-15, 2017
Love always, Mom, Dad, Isha & of course, Polo :)
Jill Golub
Deborah Ruthie, Bravo on a job well done! May your smile continue to light the path forward. Hugs. Love. Kisses. Always. Mom, Dad, Sam & Jildy
Michael Gromis
Jonny, HURRAH! HURRAH! We TOAST your accomplishments! Four great years of memories lasting a lifetime! We are so proud! With love, Mom, Dad & Matt
Rhiannon Grodnik Congratulations, Rhiannon,
Wishing you much happiness, health and dreams fulfilled on your road ahead. Love always, Mum & Dad
Michael Gu
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Michael,
Jill, We are so proud of your accomplishments as a student, community member and friend. Now go repair the world! Love, Dad, Mom, Alex, Phillip, Grandparents Aharon, Ruth & Rita
THE THINKER. With love and great pride, Mom, Dad, Ilana & Julia
We could not be more proud of your accomplishments and of the wonderful young man you’ve become. Congratulations! Love, Mom, Dad & Merry
Love, Mom, Dad, Christina & Grant
Ryan Greenberg
We are so very proud of you. Wishing you much love and happiness in all that the future brings. Love, Dad, Mom, Matt & Emma
Dear Brendan,
Excited?
Your hard work paid off! We are so proud of you and all that you have accomplished. Congratulations!
We are!
Much love from, Mom, Papa & Colin
Zachary Griff
Congratulations, Zach! We are so incredibly proud of your accomplishments during your time at Penn. We wish you the best! Love, Mom, Dad, Jessica, Jeremy, Grandma, Popop, Savta & Saba
We can’t wait to see what the future holds for you. Love you always! Dad, Mom, Laura & Mac
Robert Harrelson
Robert, Congratulations! We are so proud. Penn Law next. We know you will be successful in all you do. Love, Mom & Dad
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Congratulations, RyRy,
Natalie Gray
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Congratulations on this great achievement! We are so proud of you. Wishing you all the success and happiness in life.
Brendan Grambow
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Taylor Hosking
Christopher Haddad
Colin Henderson
“Go Confidently in the direction of your dreams and live the life you imagined.” - Henry David Thoreau. Congratulations, Tay. You’ve worked so hard. I love you, Mommy
Rachel Hong Congratulations, Rachel!
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You have accomplished it! So proud of you! Love, Dad, Mom, Luke & Grandparents
Kate Halper
Congratulations, CHRISTOPHER! - aka “Chad” So proud of our Renaissance man! Keep having your cake and eating it too! Love, Mom, Dad, Billy, Tim, Meg, Erin & Andrew
Katie Hartman
Colin, We are always proud of you! Dream big and enjoy your pursuit of happiness! Love, Mom, Dad, Paige, Ian & Seamus
Kirsten Hewitt I couldn’t be prouder of YOU! Always remember I love you more than the moon, stars & whole wide world! Love, Mommy, Kasey, Stephen, Brennan & Bailey
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Michael Hamann
Congrats Kate and the Class of 2017 on a job well done! Love you! Mom, Dad, Lizzie, Matt & Jack
Mazel Tov, Katie!! We are so proud of who you are - today and always!! Congratulations. We love you, Mommy, Daddy, Max, Andy & Missy
You did it! From Preschool to Penn, we’ve always been proud of you. Now, go make your dreams a reality! With Love, Mom, Dad, Natalie, Grandma & Grandpa
Luke Hoban
Kirsten Hewitt Congratulations.
“The plan is to fan this spark into a flame.” Time to go and set the world on fire, Luke!
We are so proud of you and wish you all the best in grad school. Reach for the stars!!
Love, Mom, Christian & LMM XOXO
Love, Aunt Joan, Uncle Charlie, Sean & Alexander
Emily Hoeven
Dear Elizabeth,
Love, Alexander, Caroline, Mom & Dad
Ingrid Hung
Laine Higgins
Wow! Yay! Congratulations, Emily! We’re so proud of you. Keep following your heart. You’ll always be our little pumpkin.
Laine, You’ve had a great ride at Penn - we’re proud of you! Congratulations & looking forward to more bylines!
Love, Mom, Dad, Sam, Calz & Pots
Love, Mom & Dad
Hannah Hunter
Sam Iacobellis
We are so proud of you. We love you very much and hope all your dreams come true!
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We are so proud of your extraordinary accomplishments! May all your dreams and wishes come true!
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Elizabeth Hong
Love, Mom, Dad, Olivia & Mollie
Nancy Huang
We are so proud of the beautiful young woman you have become. God bless you always. Love, Mom, Baba, Nicole, Candice & Ryan
Love, Mum, Dad & Didi
Sam, Keep smiling, keep working hard, and keep loving life and all good things will follow. Love, Mom & Dad
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Congratulations, Ingrid!
Congratulations on your graduation! We are proud of you and your accomplishments! Keep on following your dreams. We love you.
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Christina Ingraldi
Sue Jia
Namrata Jaykrishna
Congratulations on your accomplishment, you did it! We are so proud! Hurrah...... spread the wings in the azure sky! Love, Mom, Dad, Liana & Grandma
Cory Johnson
Corybelle,
Congratulations, Namrata!
What an amazing accomplishment! We are so proud of the wonderful young woman you’ve become. Love you lots!
You are our pride & joy! Congratulations on all your hard work and achievements. Here’s to a great future!
Besos y Abrazos, Mom, Dad, Jacqueline, Stephanie & Anthony
We love you so much, Mom & Dad
Love, Dadima, Dadu, Ma, Nani, Sachin, Papa & Mumma
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Dhruv Jain
Congratulations, Dhruv! Warmest wishes for you to follow your (gastronomical) passions and always shine like the North Star (your namesake)! With God’s grace and love, Mom, Dad, Nani & Nikhita
We are so proud of you! Yay! You did it! Wishing you happiness and success always! Love you!
Kevin Kelly
Nickole Kanyuch
From the time you crawled, there were no limits. Always dare to believe in you. Keep climbing, Sunshine.
Hmmm, wonder if I’ll get into Penn.
Immensely proud of you. Love you more than the universe.
Love, Mom & Dad
YES you did and we are so proud of how much you’ve accomplished!
Julia Keating
Eliza Kagan
Congratulations, Jared!
You have always been a star! We are so proud of all of your accomplishments and of you!
You worked hard for this day. And all along we have been proud to be there with you. Love, Mom & Dad and Mom Mom & Granddad
Love always, Mom, Dad & Jay
Tabong W. Kima
Daniel Kaminsky Congratulations, Daniel,
Love, Mom, Dad, Benjamin & Ariel
Alex King
You have climbed another rung on the ladder of life with your remarkable determination. We are so proud! Love, Mom, Dad, Amanda & Emily
Penn has & always will be a part of your life! Poppy is looking down with a big smile & throwing a piece of toast onto Franklin Field!
Love, Papy, Mum & Camille
Love, Mom, Dad, Samantha & Emily
Jennifer Kopp
OUR “BABY GIRL”, JenWe wish you love, happiness, and success. SO PROUD!!! We are beside you always. Love youMom, Dad & Matthew
Lily Kravetz
Lily, You have accomplished so much already and the best is yet to come! Congratulations, we’re so proud of you! Love, Your Family
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Congratulations, Alex!
We are proud of you son, go rule the world! Keep trailblazing bro, much love! FRIDAY, MAY 12-15, 2017
We are so proud of you! May all your future wishes and dreams come true (doh!).
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Jared Karpf
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McKenna Jack Klein
Samantha Kochman
Chad Komar We always knew you would pursue your dream of becoming a doctor. Love, Mom, Curt, Mom-Mom, Roman & Harold
Caroline Levy
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Dear Caroline, You are amazing! The world is the benefactor of your tender heart and kindness to others. You make us proud. With all of our love, Mom, Dad, Lauren & Lexi
Brian Lash
CONGRATULATIONS, BRIAN!! We are so proud of you and we know you will continue to do great things. Love, Mom, Dad & Ben
Dearest Samantha, Our hearts are overflowing with pride and joy. You have grown into the loveliest young woman, you have already accomplished so much. Congratulations! We all love you more!
Alejandra Lee-Vargas
Since you started school, you always set goals and never missed one. Keep pursuing your dreams. Never give up. DUCINALTUM! Super proud of you. Congratulations! Love, Mom & Dad
Congratulations! We are so proud of you! Love, Mom, Dad, Evan & Melissa
Stephanie Lee
Congratulations, Steph! It’s been a great joy seeing you accomplish so much! The best is yet to come. God bless! Love always, Mom, Dad, Kevin, LaolaoLaoye & the extended families.
Quan Lam
Benjamin Landress
Ray Fewer pictures now and more words. Much love, Mommy, Daddy, Susannah & Isabelle
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Ray Lahiri
Ilana Liss Congratulations!! We are so incredibly proud of you, today and always! We love you so much!
Carter Lewis
We love you and are very proud of your achievements. Best wishes in your life. XOXOXO, Grandparents, Mom, Dad & Uncle
Michelle Liu
Woo-hoo Benji! The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. -Emerson All our love, Mom, Dad, Danielle (C’15) & Sophia (C’21)
Wanda Lipps
Congratulations, Michelle!
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Love, Mom, Dad & Josh
Congratulations, Dearest Quan!
We are very proud of you. Keep smiling, keep shining. Love, Mom, Dad & Rebecca
Michael Lobman
We are so proud of you! We love you! Mommy, Daddy, Tyler & Drew
Love always, Mom, Dad, & Kaitlin
Congratulations! We are so proud of you! May the Lord richly bless you! Love, Mom, Dad, Jewel, & Edith, Fiona
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Congratulations, Carter!
Follow your dreams, enjoy the journey, remember who you are, and know that we will always be here for you.
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Julia MacKenzie
Miranda Grace Lupion
Rachel Mardjuki
From kindergarten to college commencement, you’ve shown determination and resilience (and Type-A organization). We could not be prouder of you! With love, joy & pride, Mom & Dad
Isabelle Mecattaf
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Congratulations, Julia! You always wanted to be an architect and now you’re well on your way! So proud of you. Love you so much, Mom, Dad & Max
Madeline McCallum
Congratulations Isabelle, Isabel, Bouli, Boul, Bougui, Isaba, Zaboulette... So proud of you, now and always! Love, Mom, Dad, Alex & Louise
Aaron Mandelbaum
Congratulations, Rachel, on a job well done! We are so proud of you! Go for your dream! Love Mom, Dad, Justin, Sarah & Coco
John Masson
Always unleashing your passion for history & research! Live your truth. We are so proud of you! Love, Mom, Dad & Max
Sonya Mannala
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Congratulations, Sonya!
“For of those to whom much is given, much is required.” Your favorite grade school quote continues to inspire. Congratulations! We love you! Mom, Dad, Wyatt, Logan & Delaney
We are very proud of all your accomplishments at Penn. Let the sky be the limit for you.
Johnny Joe,
Love, Mom, Dad & Samantha Chechi
Love, Mom, Dad, Elizabeth & Matthew
Congratulations on your graduation. We’re so proud & can’t wait to see what you are yet to achieve.
Congratulations, Emily,
You have always surrounded yourself with good friends. We are so proud of all you accomplished! Love, Colin, Mom & Dad
Jordan Montero Congratulations, Jordan!
Amanda Martinez Congratulations. Our family is so proud of you. We wish you a future filled with success, love and happiness. Love, Mom, Dad, Ong, Mama, Christina & Mikey
Alex McClelland Alex,
Love, Mom, Dad & Shaina
All our love, Mom & Dad
Nicholas Mion Congratulations, Nick!
We are so proud of you! Thanks for giving us so much to celebrate! xoxoxo We love you tons, Mom, Dad & Jillian
Haley Moritz Dear Haley,
We are so proud of the young man you have become. You are passionate, curious, determined, and talented. Love, Mom & Daddy O
Love, Mom, Dad, Alex, Andrew & Paco
Love, Your Mom & Dad
Nidhi Nair
With love and pride, now and always. Love, Paru & GB (+Nakul)
Elizabeth Nammour Darling Lizzy, We are so proud of you!! Love, Mom, Pop, Chawkah, Richard & David
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David,
We are so proud of you and all that you have accomplished. We love you to the moon!!
Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair. Bravo! FRIDAY, MAY 12-15, 2017
All of your hard work, dedication, & sacrifice have led to this moment. You did it! Happy Graduation!
Words cannot explain the vast amount of pride we have in you. Congratulations on your graduation from Penn/Wharton!
David Gamble Murrell V
Daniel McTiernan
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Sebastien Naji
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Sebastien, You always loved a challenge! Congratulations on coming this far. We are so proud of you!!! Enjoy your success!!! We love you, Maman, Papa, Megan, Kevin, Mamie, Philippe & Florence
Tess Niewood
Saseen Najjar
Olivia Nelson
Saseen,
Congratulations, Olivia,
We are very proud of what you accomplished at Penn. Best wishes for the next chapter of your life.
You did it! You served with purpose and your determination inspired us. We are so proud of you!
With love, Mom, Dad & Ryan
Love, The Nelson Family
Brooke O’Leary
Diana Orlandi Brava, Diana! You made it! Keep on doing your best, we are so proud of your successes. Ad maiora, Love, Mom, Dad, Elena & Monica
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Robyn Oster Congratulations, Robyn!
Tess, You have never stopped bringing a huge smile to our faces. We are so proud of you. Love, Mommy, Daddy, Ben, Aliza, Grandma, Saba & Savta
Brooke, You were always focused and thoughtful. Penn was your first choice, and I love seeing you achieve your dreams! Love, Mom xoxo
We are so proud of you and wish you much success and happiness in all that lies ahead. Love, Mom, Dad & Amy
Congratulations, Errikoula! Born to be a Quaker! Thank you for making the dream come true! Very proud of you, we will always stand by your side.
Dad, Mom, Alexis & Charis
Mark Paraskevas
Congratulations, Mark! Love, Mom & Dad
Sarah Parkinson Congrats, Sarah!
You’ve arrived with such grace, and had an absolute blast on the journey! We are so proud! Love you forever, Mom, Mitch & Dad
Andrea Pascual Congratulations on a fabulous academic career. We are incredibly proud of the woman you have become! God bless you!
Marshall Pritt Congratulations, Marshall!
21 years later and still an engineer. Love, Mom, Dad, Olivia & Cassandra
Ashley Payne
Love, Mom & Dad
We are so blessed to have you in our lives and are so proud of you! Congratulations! Love always, Mom, Dad, Sarah, Josh & Tiger
Nathaniel Pettit Taking things in your stride from a young age and prepared for whatever comes your way! Congratulations on your graduation! Love, Mom, Dad, Charlotte & Emma
Steve Polomski Steve, We are so proud of you. You are an amazing, kind and perfect son. The world is waiting,
CONGRATULATIONS!
We Love You, Mom, Dad, Pete & Dan
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Congratulations on your achievement at PENN! Follow your dream and live a happy life. Good luck in grad school.
Our Little Princess is graduating from the Ivy League school of her dreams. We’re so very proud of you!
To our dearest Hannah, FRIDAY, MAY 12-15, 2017
Mom, Dad, Rey & Gaby
Stephanie Park
Hannah Park
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Morgan, We admire all you have accomplished and know if anyone can do it, you will change the world! Love, Mom, Dad & Ryan
Joon Park
Congratulations! It’s been a long and successful journey! With infinite PRIDE+LOVE from your biggest fans all over the world! Proud, proud parents, Love, Mom & Dad
Nicholas Pedalino
Alex Peckman
Alex,
Nick,
Congratulations! We are SO incredibly proud of you, your many accomplishments and your bright future! Love you SO much!
Congratulations on graduating from UPenn as an Ivy League Athlete. Outstanding job! We are all super proud of you!
XOXO, Mom, Dad, Spencer, Cryssie & JJ
Tiffany Pham
Congratulations, Tiffany! We are so proud of your achievements. Good luck in Dental School. Love, Mom & Dad
Love always, Mom, Dad, Amanda, Julia & of course, Seaver
Jack Plattus
Congratulations on your graduation and this major accomplishment! We wish you a lifetime of happiness and success. Love, Mom, Dad, Danielle & Brian
James Cutler Reynolds
Samuel Rosenberg
Anthony! Proud of you. Hard work and good planning lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. Proverbs 21.5. Love, Mom, Dad & Lexi
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Anthony Perry Jr.
Griffin Rubin Congratulations to our favorite Popeye! Strong to the finish...we love you.
Congratulations! We are so proud to celebrate this happy milestone with you today. Love you! Mom, Dad, Mason
Adam Victor Reid
Teddy Ross
Congratulations, Ben! What an amazing accomplishment. We are all so proud of your achievements. Keep smiling, you’ve definitely earned it! Love, Mom, Dad, Nancy & Cody too
Michael Reitcheck Congratulations, Michael!
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Mom, Dad & Ruthie
Cutler,
We are so proud of the “Perfect Game” you’ve played the last 4 years. Love, Mom, Dad & Melissa
Andrew Remec
Congratulations, Andrew!
Teddy,
We are so proud of you and your achievements! Enjoy this special time in your life.
High fives and best wishes always! So proud. Much love, Benjamin, Ally, Grandma Patti, Papa Sandy & Poppy
Love, Mom, Dad, Alexander, Fenris & Freya
Love you, Mom, Dad & Lucky
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Congratulations, Adam,
We are so proud of you. Looking forward to great surprises for you when you get to California!
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Hannah Rears Hannah G., You did it!!! Great job hanging in there!! Love you. So proud. Dad, Mom, Tess & Will
Andrew Reed Dear Andrew,
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We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments. We wish you happiness and success always. Much love, Mom, Dad & Rebecca
Brett Roston
John Ricci
Christopher Ruscito
Dearest John J. Ricci, We knew you could do it - and you did! Love, Those here today & all who love you
Mikaela Rowe Mikaela, Congratulations! We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished.
Congratulations, Christopher!
Love, Mom, Dad, Jordan & Catherine
Mom & Dad, Jimin, Matthew, Michael, Jessica, Grandpa & Grandma
Griffin Rubin & Sydney Kranzmann
We are so proud of you and your achievements. We love you.
Alexis Lee Sargent
From SPURS to LAKERS, BARONS to QUAKERS...Best Buds forever. Congratulations Syd and Grif! We love you!
Conor Ryan
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Congratulations, Conor!
Congratulations, Brett! We are immensely proud of you! Keep reaching for the stars and follow all your dreams. Go fly! We love you with all our hearts xo, Mom, Dad & Jenna
We are so proud of all you have accomplished and excited for what is yet to come. Love, Mom, Dad, Shannon & Melanie
Congratulations, Alexis! You’re the very embodiment of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, and indomitable spirit! We are so proud of you! All our love, sweetheart, Mom & Dad
You keep smiling every day sweetie - we will always be smiling with you.
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
How lucky you are to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard (- W.T. Pooh) Congratulations, Mikie! All our love, Mom, Dad & Mihoko
Abigail Samson Abba-Doodle,
Love, Mom, Dad & Chelsea
All of your studying has finally paid off. We are so proud of you!
Sydney Schaedel Congratulations, Sydney!
We are so proud of all your hard work at Penn and at the DP! Love, Mom, Dad & Meg
Brian Schoenauer From preschool to college, you have made us proud. Wishing you success and happiness. Congratulations! Love, Mom, Dad, Ciara & Kathryn
I’mani Sellers May the God of hope fill you with all the joy, favor & peace as you continue to trust him. Congratulations!! I am so very proud of you! Love, Mommy
Lauren Shaffer Great job, Lauren!! We couldn’t be prouder! Love, the Texans! Mom, Dad, Nick, Alex, Zack & Nike Your grandmas, too!
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A stellar education leads you to an exciting career in a beautiful location. Outstanding!
Congratulations, Thomas! With love from, Mom, Dad, Maria, Katrina, Teresa & Francesca
Love from Mom, Dad, Eric & Rachel
Mikie Sakanaka
Thomas Seykora
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Te Amamos! Mami & Papi
Evan Selzer
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Isabel Solares
Congratulations, Erik!
We love you! Mom, Dad & Rachel
David,
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Erik Swanson
You have always made us proud. Congratulations on all your achievements.
“I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.”
Actor Denzel Washington Penn Commencement, 2011
Love, Mom, Dad & Adam
Adam Sopylo
Congratulations on your graduation, Adam! Take it from here, kid. Love, Mom, Dad & Philip
Isabel, We are so proud of you and the woman you have become. Wharton and you were meant to be! We love you forever Isa, Mom & Dad!!
Jack Stein
Does 5 guys going to a bar constitute a “Group Project”? Are “Number Sets” dividing the tab at the end? Go for the desk job! Love, Mom, Dad & Hannah
Joseph Solomon
You continue to charge onward and upward, always making us proud. Congratulations! Carry on, happily, to infinity and beyond! Love, Mom, Dad, Michael, Peter & the entire SoloHeups clan!
Brendan Shearn
Cole Speidel
Brendan, I am so proud of you. Good luck with everything! God bless you and be careful. Love, Mom
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Sydney Stipanovich
Abbie Starker
Love, Mom, Dad, Nick, Matt, Paige & Ryan
Corey Stern
Hooray! Congratulations, Cole, we are very proud of you!!
Love, Your whole family
Lots of Love, Mom, Dad, Allie, Tyghe & Ruthie
Courtney Sloan
Orianna Puma Torres
Courtney,
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Congratulations, Sydney, on all your success in PENN Basketball and an unforgettable 4 year PENN experience.
We are so proud of you, Abbie! You have a wonderful heart and mind. We know you will do great things.
We are proud of who you are and all that you have accomplished. Congratulations!! Take a bow. Love, Peeps, Meempha & Karanga
Sophia Tareen Congratulations, Sophus!
Keep following your dreams! Love, Mom, Dad, Michael & Samantha
Love, Nadi, Amma & Abba
BRAVO! Beauty, brains, heart and now a diploma too. We are so very proud of you. Love always, Mom & Dad
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Congratulations, Corey!
We have always known you will do great things, and now we get to witness it. So proud!
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Preston Troutt
Congratulations! We are proud of you and your accomplishments and can’t wait to see what God has for your future. We love you! Mom, Dad, Grant & Savannah
Peter L. Thacher
Congratulations, Peter! Your academic success at Penn and your activism and civil disobedience against climate change are inspiring! So proud! Love, Mom & Dad!
Sara & Raquel Thalheimer
Janelle Tong
Wes Thomas
Congratulations, Wes!! We are so very proud of you. Wishing you much love, happiness and success always! Love, Mom & Dad
Aidan Thornton Aidan,
Congratulations on your graduation from Wharton/UPenn! We are proud of you and excited for what your future holds! LoveMom, Dad & Cullen
Jonathan Tang
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Congratulations!
Sara and Raquel, CONGRATULATIONS! We are so proud of you. Guess it was meant to be!! With much much love, Mom & Dad
Janelle, You have been adventurous since you were a baby. Today marks the beginning of your happy and brilliant future! Congratulations! Love, Dad, Mom & Freddie
We are so proud of you. We know you’re No 1 FRUITS, keep going as your mother told you. Love, Mom, Dad & Connie
Andrea Vargas Guerra
Gabriela Vidal-Irizarry
Congratulations, Mikayla!!
We are so very proud of you! Share your sparkle wherever you are! Love, Mom, Dad & Ellis
Singer/Songwriter John Legend Penn Commencement, 2014
FELICITACIONES!! So proud of you. Can’t wait to celebrate your new achievements in the stage you now commence. Keep shining! Te deseamos mucha suerte, Te queremos mucho, Papi y Mami
Domingo Anselmo Valadez
Live life to the fullest and give it nothing but the best. God bless you always. Love you always, Mom & Dad
We are so very proud of you and all of your accomplishments. With all our love, Papá, Mamá, Adrienne & DD
Kevin Wang
Alec Ward
Kevin, That beautiful smile on your face lights up the world. Carry on! Congrats! Best wishes for a bright future! We love you, Proud Mom, Dad, Joyce & grandparents
GENIUS!!! With a lifetime of love, Mom & Dad
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Congratulations, Gabriela! FRIDAY, MAY 12-15, 2017
“We were all made to love. And I’ve found that we live our best lives, we are at our most successful, not simply because we’re smarter than everyone else, or because we hustle harder…The key to success, the key to happiness, is opening your mind and your heart to love.”
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Arielle & David Winfield II
We are so proud of you both. May God continue to bless you with the best life has to offer! Love you to the moon and back! Mom, Dad and Shanel
Jonathan Weyand
Ann Wasserman
Congratulations, Annie: We are so proud of all you have accomplished. Love, Mom & your sister Emma
Noah Kennedy White
John Watters
Congratulations, Jake! You did it! We are so proud of the young man you have become. Keep smiling! Love, Mom, Dad, Meaghan, John, Keegan, Casey & Ryan
Brianna Wronko
We knew you were destined to be a Wharton grad! Good luck in law school! You are relentless!
Live not for battles won/live not for the end-of-the-song/live in the along. We’re so proud of you and your achievements!
Congratulations!!! We love you! We’re so proud of you and everything that you have accomplished.
Love, Your circle
Love always, Mom, Dad, Noelle & Nolani
May God bless you, your endeavors, and your company, Group K Diagnostics LLC.
Brooke Yanovich
Satya Yerrabolu
What a happy day! We are beyond proud to be related to someone so smart! You are our shining star! Love you, Mom & Dad
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Dalia Wolfson
Seokho Yoon
Love, Mom & Dad
Lily Zandi
Satya,
Brooke, Congratulations, Penn Grad! You are amazing in every way and such a joy to us! Love, Your Proud Family!
Grace Zhang
When we saw your look in this photo (your first day of school), we knew you were Ivy bound. Love, Amma, Nanna, Guna, Grand Parents, relatives & family friends.
Emilia Zevallos-Roberts Emmy,
We are so proud of you! Te extrañaremos y te deseamos suerte viviendo las alturas en que naciste.
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We knew you’d graduate from Penn when you chose a pen at Korean fortunetelling ritual ‘doljabi’ on your first birthday.
Love y besos, Mamá, Papá, Nico, Nana, Grandpa y Lala
You’re amazing, inspiring, and fill our lives with happiness! With infinite pride and love, Mom, Dad, Bill & Anna
CONGRATULATIONS! We are so proud of you. Your future is going to be bright and successful. Enjoy the great journey! Love, Mom, Dad & Sebastian
Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Penn Commencement, 2013
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Lily,
“So today, for all the uncertainty you may feel, never forget the future is within your control. Don’t listen to the cynics…They were wrong about my generation and they’re wrong about yours.”
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The Department of Computer and Information Science Salutes Our
2017 GRADUATING SENIORS ABRAHAM,REUBEN Z ABRAMSON,ETHAN B ADDUCCI,RACHEL N AGRAWAL,ASHUTOSH AHMED,TANVIR ALTENHOFEN,TYLER D BARG,JEFFREY B BATTERMAN,PAUL A BEST,SACHA R BHADANGE,ROHIT R BHANDARI,PRAKHAR BODDULURI,SATYA K BROWNSTEIN,LILACH BUENAHORA BUSTAMANT,CRISTINA BUROWSKI,YAGIL CAHN,DAVID S CAHN,JACK S CAI,EDWARD CARLSON,JACK L CHADHA,ANKITA CHAI,LUCY R CHAN,NATHANIEL J CHAN,RACHEL D CHEN,JIE R CHEN,KAI YING C CHO,JONATHAN T CHODOSH,NATHANIEL E CHOU,ANNIE CONNORS,ANDREW G CUTLER,HANNAH R DAGOSTINO,AVA G DALEY-MONTGOMERY,DANIEL A DANNENBAUM,ERIC R DATZ,LAUREN K DAVIS,BETHANY T DESAI,JINESH J DIKOPF,GREGORY A DOLITSKY,DOUGLAS C DU,CHARLES Y ELLIOTT,ZACHARY M FALLEN,NOVA E
FINI,LEESA H FREEMAN,SCOTT L FREIFELDER,DAVID L FRIAS,ROBERT A FRIED,JOSHUA S FROST,DANIELLE R FULGONI,DEAN J GUO,MINGHUI GUPTA,GAGAN A HAVALDAR,SHREYAS S HAZARD,DAVIN M HORA,KASHISH HSU,BENJAMIN L HUANG,NANCY K HUH,HARRISON HUO,KEVIN W HURWITZ,JORDAN H JAIN,ARJUN R JOBST,DEREK C JOSHI,PRASHANT H KAO,CLIFF J KARIM,MAHIR L KARNOFSKY,JOSHUA B KAZAN,KEREM KHANORKAR,ANISH R KIM,JUN WON KIM,MIN SU KIM,YOOJIN KISHORE,DHRITI KOCHAR,PIA KONG,JI HYUN KOTHUR,ROHIT R KRAVCHUK-KIRILYUK,ANASTASIYA Y KWONG,ERIC J LAKE,SPENCER C LEE,JAE-JOON LEE,KYUIL LEE,RICHARD C LEE,SCOTT C LEE,THOMAS LEUNG,LAUREN P
LI,MARGARET LI,SONIA J LIAO,ALEX Y LIU,HSU-YING LIU,ZHEYUAN LOZANO,SEBASTIAN MALHOTRA,KUNAL MANTRY,SHORYA MASON,ELIANA K MASTERS,IAN CONWAY MCCANN,DANIEL J MCGINNIS,HOLDEN J MECHANIC,ROSS L MELO,NATALIE A MENDELSON,ANNA R MENDELSON,ELI S MENG,ZHIYU METAXAS,SPIRO S MOHIELDIN,AHMED T MONEIMNE,MOHAMAD W MUMICK,KIERAJ S NABAR,NICKHIL R NAMMOUR,ELIZABETH M NGUYEN,LONG B NIE,MICHELLE NOH,DONG WOO NOLAN,MARGARET A NOONAN,JACOB M OLESKY,ALEC S ORNELAS VARGAS,RODRIGO OVALLE,JOSE OZ,IREM PALADINES,OMAR N PARK,JAMES PATEL,AJAY H PECKMAN,ALEX D PIATSKI,ALEXANDER S POGORELSKIY,IGOR PORTER,KALAN POUDEL,SAGAR QU,HELEN
RAJ,VIVEK A RAMABHADRAN,PRANAV V RASO,JOSEPH L ROSENBLUTH,REED S RUDOW,MICHAEL H RYAN,CONOR J SAGDUYU,EGE SANDS,ALEXANDER C SHAHRIAR,TAHMID SHPAK,NOAH M SHULMAN,BRENT P SILBERBERG,LAUREN E SNYDER,CHLOE B SRIVATSA,MEGHANA A STEIN,DEVIN SWORDS,CONNOR C TAN,KELLY K TIWARI,TANVI TONG,BRIAN VACEK,LUKAS VAN DER HOEVEN,KOEN WALTON,ELIZABETH P WANG,MOLLY W WEI,NEIL Y WEIN,NICHOLAS B WHARTON,VERONICA L WOJCIESZEK,MATTHEW WONG,NANCY WU,KATIE Y XU,GRACE YANG,ANNA W YIT,SIERRA C YOON,SEUNG WAN YUE,YUTING ZHENG,ZHI ZHOU,ROBERT A ZHU,STEPHANIE
Giulia Imholte Veena Iyengar Aastha Jain Ravi Jain Namrata Jaykrishna Guyrandy Jean-Gilles Ian Jeong Bookyung Jo Emily Johns Lily Jones Mounika Kanneganti Josh Karnofsky Jared Karpf Jeremiah Keenan Matt Kelemen Shawn Kelley Tess Kerins Caroline Kim Jennifer Kim Grace Kirkpatrick Amaris Kobolak Jennifer Kopp Nimay Kulkarni Alykhan Lalani Sergina Lambert Rebecca LaPointe Vivian Lee Michelle Levy Taylor Lewis Joe Li Alex Liao Henry Lin Allison Litt Sarah Litwin Ruihong Liu Clare Lombardo Erica Louie Scott Low Sandra Loza-Avalos Jenny Lu Langston MacDiarmid Jessica McDowell Holden McGinnis Hannah McGrath
Kat McKay Sofia Medrano Tony Mei Raul Mendez Meghan Miller Sivan Mills Anosha Minai David Murrell Nur Dayana Mustak Annika Neklason Garett Nelson Hannah Noyes Devon O’Connor Emily Offit Greg Olberding Syra Ortiz Michael Palamountain Mark Paraskevas Claris Park Rachel Park Stephanie Park Pavan Patel May May Pau Morgan Pearlman Tiffany Pham Blake Pittell Matthew Planesi Steve Polomski Seamus Powers Abhiti Prabahar Casey Quackenbush Maya Rawal Cutler Reynolds Nayeli Riano Daniel Rich Anna Rosenfeld Hannah Rosenfeld Paola Ruano Rachel Rubin Rachel Rubin Sam Rude Jessica Ryan Shun Sakai Hannah Schwartz
Justin Sheen James Sheplock Noah Shpak Brent Shulman Sonia Sidhu Julia Slater Ariel Smith Cody Smith Martin Smith Elie Sokoloff Shufei Song Dionysia Sotiropoulou Cole Speidel Leopold Spohngellert Thomas Spratt Sriram Sridharan Corey Stern Ashley Stinnett Sophia Tareen Sara Thalheimer Joe Tharakan Vaios Triantafyllou Melissa Tustin-Gore Krisha Vasani Mara Veitch Nikhil Venkatesa Aditya Vijay Jeffrey Wang William Wang Alec Ward Jessica Washington Jonathan Weyand Spencer Winson Sophia Witte Jennifer Wright Christopher Wu Katie Wu Xinying Xu Megan Yan Esther Yoon Minhui Yu Lily Zandi William Zhang
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Alison Elliott Gabby Even-Chen Hannah Fagen Byrne Fahey Lauren Feiner Luis Ferré Sadurní Julia Fine Tanner Frank Michael Franklin Kayla Gallagher Lindsey Gaon Benjamin Gardner Anna Garson Cosette Gastelu Harley Geffner Alice Gerow Megan Gerstbauer Mikaela Gilbert-Lurie Genevieve Glatsky Jill Golub Garrett Gomez Ari Gontovnik Kristen Grabarz Gian Paul Graziosi Claire Greenberg Sergio Guadix Arjun Gupta Monique Guraya Marlena Hanna sydney hard Katherine Hartman Emma Harvey Ali Harwood Jay Havaldar Colin Henderson Corey Henry Laine Higgins Stephanie Hodges Emma Hong Lisa Hoong Taylor Hosking Benjamin Hsu Nancy Huang Zahra Husain
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Titus Adkins Uzair Akhtar Jesus Alcocer Tyler Altenhofen Samuel Altland Frank Augello Toshe Ayo-Ariyo Jonathan Baer Diane Bayeux Claire Beamish Taylor Becker Anna Bedrosian Nada Boualam Eric Brauner Ajon Brodie Hallie Brookman Nick Buchta Paul-Julien Burg Samuel Byers Theodore Caputi Luke Carlson Evan Cernea Nathaniel Chan Konhee Chang Minjun Chen Olivia Chen Matthew Chiaravalloti Jason Choi Caroline Clark Molly Collett Conor Cook Michael Coyne Melissa Curley Kim Anh Dam Andres De los Rios Sofia Demopolos Brigitte Desnoes Brigitte Desnoes Pierson Devers Ines Diaz Paul DiNapoli Brooke Edwards Sarah Eisler Gina Elia
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Salutes its graduating seniors
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Congratulations to our graduating scholars!
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Joseph Wharton Scholars Serena Advani Natalie Borowski Austin Bream Aneesh Chona Brittani Gilbert Dylan Goldstein Alexander Gray Ting Yin Heung Emily Hu
Asad Hussain Olivia Nelson Mattias Olsson Rodgrigo Ornelas Vargas Amar Patel Julia Peng Sarah Soley Arman Tokanov
Wharton Research Scholars Syed Irtaza Ali Amitai Bendit-Shtull Nada Boualam Gitta Djuwadi Zachary Ennis Christopher Hua Chanwook Lee Erin Lo Corey Stern
Wir gratulieren Austin J. Bream David M. Swigart John E. Huemmler
Congratulations to our graduating members! Cutler Reynolds Allison Sands Natalie Schibrowsky Amy Sollitti Miranda Somich Anissa Tang Ogul Uner Sarah Winton Brian Wright Brooke Yanovich
FROM THE PENN RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT
INSIGNEM LAUDEM MERETUR COHORS ANNI BIS MILLESIMI SEPTIMI DECIMI!
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Derek Arbige Giulia Arostegui Jamie Brensilber Molly Brothers Ana Cohen Naomi Fitter Andi Frank Carrie Li Emma McNamara Steven Meisler Sarah Poehlmann
CLAIRE P ELLIOT SARAH E HAFER CAROLINA HERNANDEZ TESS M KERINS AMANDA R RUBANO JEREMY S RUDOLER
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Congratulations to the 2017 graduates of the Religious Studies Department!
The Department of Classical Studies congratulates this year’s (2017) majors in Classical Studies and Ancient History: Catharine Hopkins Liam Keenan Alexander King Reggie Kramer Raymond Lahiri
Ana Maria Losada Hannah Noyes Diane Panepresso Lisa Picciotti Rebecca Pritzker
Natalie Reynolds Robert Schaub Jeremy Schwartz John Stiffler Samuel York
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Timothy Bloom Mia Chalhoub Michael Freeman Jeremy Cohen Claire Beamish Andres de los Rios Adam Bleday Patricia Fox David Burke Cosette Gastelu
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French and Francophone Studies Congratulates the 2017 Graduates
Fe॔licitations! Majors
Eleanor M. Armstrong Samantha S. Ashok Kelin K. Baldridge Jamie L. Brensilber
Jackson Gu Katherine M. Littlel David M. Silbert Kayla V. Terrero Ann E. Wasserman
Minors Ayan S. Aidid Maria J. Alonso Torras Graciela V. Arana Ishita Batra Anna R. Bedrosian Blue T. Bookhard Fares Bouhadiba Devin F. Burks Abby E. Cacho Anastasiya I. Chevtchenko Taylor A. Concannon Carolyn J. Curry Sofia H. Demopolos Catherine G. Ding Hannah E. Fagin Nicole R. Flibbert Anna L. Garson Annie Q. Guo
Anushree Gupta Justin B. Hash Peter S. Herbst Emily A. Hoeven Sue Suzhi Jia Sarah Liu Roshumba T. Llewellyn Ana Maria M. Losada Nicole Y. Luo Jessica R. McDowell Flora D. Morgan Maaya Murakami David G. Murrell Kalpana Naidoo Devi P. Nair Daniel E. Palmieri Ida C. Peterson Lauren E. Rantz
Nayeli Riano Lydia J. Roberts Kathleen S. Roe Jennifer L. Schofield Lorena L. Serrano Emily E. Slavin Isabel Solares Angie W. Tang Sara A. Thalheimer Andrea M. Vargas Guerra Oren Vitenson Cleo E. Whiting Nya M. Wilkins Qianyi Zeng Kathleen W. Zhou Julia D. Zhu
The Netter Center warmly congratulates the graduates of the Class of 2017, most particularly our Student Advisory Board members, as well as the many student leaders, volunteers and academic interns engaged in West Philadelphia through our programs and Academically Based Community Service courses. We would also like to recognize several students actively involved in the Netter Center who have received awards this year:
Molly McHugh, N’17: Netter Center Keller Award
Glen Casey, C’17:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Involvement Recognition Award
Jared Fenton C’17:
Penn Alumni Student Award of Merit We wish you the best in all of your future endeavors!
THE FACULTY & STAFF OF THE BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CONGRATULATE OUR GRADUATING SENIORS Henok Abraham Sergio Arrangoiz Madero Justin Averback Parag Bapna Akshatha Bhat Jake Budlow Jordan Buie Mounika Burugupalli Lucy Chai Taylor Concannon Karyll Davis Elaida Dimwamwa Kevin Emancipator Jessica Fan Aras Fanuscu Andrea Frank
Priyanka Ghosh David Hernandez Lisa Honegger James Howard Guyrandy Jean-Gilles Megha Keshav Jonathan Kluger Elizabeth Kobe Nimay Kulkarni Fiona La Ingrid Lan Laurel Leavitt Danny Lin Lia Lombardi Shriya Mantry Steven Meisler
Vivek Menon Jordan Montero Julian Moon Justin Morena Kevin Muriuki Margaret Nolan Krista Patterson Steven Polomski Karthik Ramesh Jordan Reed Lisa Sesink-Clee Arjun Shankar Rachel Shaw Young Shin Andrea Simi Ikshita Singh
Jasmine Smith Meredith Spann Alec Stablow Ananya Sureshkumar Brian Tong Varun Venkatesh Amey Vrudhula Hayley Williamson Brianna Wronko Angel Xiao William Yang Sushmitha Yarrabothula Derek Yee
We are proud of all of your hard work and achievements, and wish you the best in your future successes!
Our fantastic graduating seniors (pictured from left to right):
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For their hard work, dedication and spirit!
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Amelia Goodman Victoria Gillison Zachary Willis Nirupa Galagedera Abbie Starker
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The Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies Program Congratulates:
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to the class of 2017!
Congratulations to our 2017 Graduating Seniors! Congratulations To Maria J. Alonso Torras Cailin G. Arechiga Nicole K. Banks Anna R. Bedrosian Sophie Yacova Beren Rachel D. Besvinick Blue T. Bookhard Rebecca C. Brown Nicholas Buchta Tyler R. Burke Riya Chandiramani Caroline J. Clark Daniella N. Cohen Kimberly M. Corson Emma J. Craig Emily C. Diaz Aleina G. Edwards Lauren T. Feiner Zachary M. Fox
Harley D. Geffner Maria M. Georgiou Annabelle M. Hackney Einas Hayder Hassan Christopher J. Halter Shiyun Hu Ingrid J. Hung Bookyung Jo Barry T. Johnson Liliane L. Jones Anna C. Jose Alec J. Josiah Eliza K. Kagan Daniel R. Kahana Jennifer J. Kim Madeline P. Kleypas Liza J. Lansing Caroline G. Levy Maxwell K. Levy Mia K. Leyland
Sarah D. Litwin Pearl Lo Hope S. Mackenzie Madeline L. McCallum Jaslyn C. McIntosh Sofia D. Medrano Michael P. Mettille Mariela Morales Suรกrez Melis Onerli Morgan L. Pearlman Paula N. Pereira Sarah Pilger Caroline E. Pitofsky Blake G. Pittell John J. Ricci Lydia J. Roberts Molly K. Rooney Paola Ruano Leigh B. Rudofsky Robert A. Schaub
Jennifer L. Schofield Maud W. Simms Eliana S. Sokoloff Miranda S. Somich Dionysia C. Sotiropoulou Sydney A. Stipanovich Laura Szerer Chloe M. Tagliagambe Katia Tamer Elaine F. Tobin Ingrid M. Tous Grace K. Van Arkel Andreina M. Van Maanen Jeffrey Wang Haley R. Wickham Stephanie I. Wilf Spencer C. Winson Jennifer Wright Xiaotian Wu Ella R. Wurth
The Huntsman Class of 2017
Khaled Abdulkarim Shreshta Balachandar Isaac Berg Fares Bouhadiba Austin Bream Angela Chen Jane Choi Cynthia Ding Franklin Dusserre William Fry David Goldman Alexander Gray Gian Paul Graziosi
Ben Griffiths Kelly Jiang Alexia Jimenez Yousra Kandri Rodi Tabong Kima Aimee Knaus Olimpia Lamanna Kwang Jun Lee Alessia Lenders Chase Matecun Rida Merdi Diana Mong'are Devi Nair
Saseen Najjar Cora Neumann Liz Nunez Omatsola Otubu Joon-sung Park Aidan Pongrace Gleeson Ryan Rami Saker Victoria Sutherland Angie Tang Marina Tsikouras Hendrik van Nievelt Roberto Vargas Ann Wasserman
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The Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business congratulates
With Special Recognition to: William Fry, 2017 President's Innovation Prize Winner
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Congratulations 2017 Graduates!
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Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics Department
Uzair Akhtar Samuel Altland Christopher Amendano Eloisa Baez Jones Dhruv Baid Ashley Berg Mazin Blaik Jason Bleiweiss Andrew Block Patrick Boyle Anna Brill Devin Caplow-Munro Elyse Chase Jason Chen Xiaohan Chen Amilcar Cipriano Sean Cohen Ashley Collimore Pele Collins William Constan Kevin Crossley Nicholas Demes
Brian Dhingra Thomas Eng Jennie Fan Linxuan Fang Anthony Faustini Mitchell Fogelson Samuel Gaardsmoe Jesus Gallegos Lindsay Gardner Justin Gonsalves Sterling Graham Leandro Grigera-Monteagudo Michael Gromis Max Hakkarainen Daniel Harris Brian Hershaft Heng-Chieh Hsu Alexander Hu Michelle Isaacs Benjamin Jiang Alberto Jimenez Alissa Johnson
William Johnson Erica Kiderman Courtney Kobata Minhul Kohari Taeho Lee Drew Lilley Wanda Lipps Cheryl Liu Jasper Liu Langston Macdiarmid Sean Mcgreevy Naman Mehrotra Stephen Michalowski Julian Mickelson Peter Mitropoulos Reid Moak Gautam Nagaraj Brian Nam Marshall Pritt Rhudii Quaye Jessica Ramos Adam Rawot
Andrew Remec Ketsy Resendez Rachel Rusonis Kellen Sanna Takuhiko Sato Andrew Schettino Rachel Schwimmer Daniel Shanks Daniel Shuter Leroy Sibanda Alysha Singh Jared Sobel Ryan Solomon Lincoln Talbott Ilana Teicher Robert Thomas Aaron Weinstein Kailey Wolfe Jeremy Wright Ni Yang Ahmed Zahra Christopher Zawacki
CineMa and Media studies Congratulations to our 2017 graduating seniors!
PENN GLEE CLUB
Majors
Brothers, Sing On!
Justin Dorsey
Sara (Gabriela) Rodriguez
Elvire Audi
Emily Fitzpatrick
Brian Broder
Henry Lin
Charles (Chaz) Smith
Janae Brooks
Michael Lobman
Chloe Tagliagambe
Daniella Cohen
Chae Won Park
Caroline Batoff Hallie Brookman Harrison (Avery) Cobb Chelsea Cylinder
Nora Henrie Pearl Lo
Izer Martinez
Stephanie Park Daniel Roberts
Jennifer Schofield Miles Sheft
Eliana Sokoloff
Charlotte Toumanoff
Gabriela Vidal-Irizarry Xiaoyu (Sheryl) Yang
Minors
Carmen Castelblanco
Megan Kiely
Jonathan Goldberg
Ruihong Liu
Peter Ferraro
Marissa Alexa Goodlive Julia Hirschberg
Jennifer Kim
Nathaniel McLeod
Joyce Hu
Isabelle (Izzy) Mecattaf Madison Moskowite Angela Ni
Kathleen Rolin Theodore Ross
Harrison Thayer
The Psychology Department Congratulates the Class of 2017! Sydney Goldberger Lucy Guida Shriya Gupta Minkwang Jang Madeleine Jardeleza Julianna Jarik Greta Jawel Namrata Jaykrishna Lily Joseph Kelly Kennedy Preston Kim Sahil Koul Joel Krim Julia Levenson Jacob Levitt Charlotte Levy Ilana Liss Sophie Litwin Nicole Luo Dominique McKnight Heriberto Mendoza
Nur Dayana Mohamed Mustak Peter Moon Mira Nathanson Siobhan O’Muircheartaigh Meriah O’Neil Emily Offit Yuval Oliver Ariel Olsher Olga Oretsky Brianna Owairu Michael Palamountain Yushan Pan Ida Charlotte Peterson Alexander Phillips Carol Quezada Olivo Tara Rajagopal Winfred Rembert Jasmine Rogasner Mikaela Rowe Sonia Sidhu
Rebecca Silver Julia Spandorfer Darren Tomasso Christina Uria Daniel Wasserman Riann Winget Joyce Wong Kennedy Wong Shauntelle Woods Jenny Xu Joanna Xue Sherry Yao
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Obiajulu Adigwe Isabella Auchus Jack Bannenberg Emma Barchi Madison Brandes Johnray Briones Devin Burks Eli Cehelyk Andrew Chen Lauren Cohen Rigoberto Colon Josue Criado Sanchez Kim-Anh Dam Crystal Delmonico Matthew Dong Theodora Farah Ian Fiedler Emily Fisher Benjamin Fogel Lia Foster Amanda Friedman
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Aaron “Otter” Weinstein Malcom “DiDi” Combs Arjun “Figaro” Shankar Samuel “Büttcher” Soik Ian “Fergie” McCurry Jae Joon “Aemelia” Lee Jasmine “Djill” Adams Jacob “Ne’er” Wax Jay “Ice-Chai” Havaldar Matthew “Maaaj” Howard Andrew “BBbA” Block Alex “Wumbo” Saccone Bhavish “Bullet” Malkani David “Gwenevere” Silbert Pearl “Luau” Lo
Ana Ang
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The Wharton Council
Congratulates the
congratulates our graduating members!
Maria Alcocer Vincent Criscuolo Mario Del Cueto Erina Shan Connor Swords Michelle Teicher Thank you for all your contributions toward improving the Wharton community over the past four years.
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The Italian Division in the Department of Romance Languages
We wish you all the best in this new stage of your lives.
2017 Italian Studies Graduates
Italian Studies Minors Samantha A. Murphy Lisbeth M. Nunez Ann E. Wasserman
Wharton Ambassadors would like to thank our seniors for their service. Congratulations!
Olivia Nelson, WHAMB President Marisa Kay David Moore Grayson Sessa Brendan Stone Austin Tedesco Janelle Tong
The Department of Romance Languages Congratulates the 2017 Hispanic Studies Graduates
Majors
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Rebeca Cabanez Sarah B. Eisler Sophie G. Litwin Emily W. Molloy Hannah S. Rosenthal Rebecca M. Schwartz Daniel M. Smith
Minors
Lena D. Antin Isabella C. Auchus Alessandra M. Baretta Vera A. Barnwell David R. Baxter Andrew M. Becker Sean Bivins Caroline M. Boehm Angela Yi-Yang Chen Zachary M. Cross Chelsea E. Cylinder Cynthia F. Ding Julia L. Dionne Thomas M. DiSanto Theodora N. Farah Jared M. Fenton Gabriella Ficerai-Garland Caroline L. Garth Victoria E. Gillison Rachel L. Gines
Jennifer N. Godman Olivia C. Graham Rachel M. Graham Gian P. Graziosi Allison N. Gruneich Michael Gu Lucy K. Guida Jay M. Gupta Neha Gupta Zakya R. Hall Dawit G. Heck Brena J. Hong Caroline C. Huber Giovanni Iaboni Christina M. Ingraldi Allison N. Jacoby Bookyung Jo Alec J. Josiah Alexander P. Kelly Kevin P. Kelly
Min Jae Kim Grace A. Kirkpatrick Benjamin L. Kramer Dorian Ledbetter Kingson Lin Casey R. Lipton Sonya A. Mannala Chase R. Matecun Sofia D. Medrano Rida Merdi Rhiannon C. Miller Jordan A. Myers Olivia Nelson Alex T. Newman Yasmine S. Novian Siobhan A. O’Muircheartaigh Julia H. Olson Michael J. Paolini Mark G. Paraskevas Chae Won Park
Sarah Jane Parkinson Dashiell Ridolfi-Starr Maya A. Rivera Katherine G. Senter Travis D. Shingledecker Vasilisa A. Sokolova Kelly C. Szafara Austin A. Tedesco Eleanor D. Thompson Aidan T. Thornton Maria A. Trumble Hannah E. Van Drie Grace E. Venit Emily N. Waxman Jenna M. Weber Stephanie I. Wilf Sophia K. Witte Dominick M. Wright
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Kayla, You whale be missed. Zesto Fridays won’t be the same without you!
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Sphinx
Senior Society
Honors Sphinx Class of 2017 THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS* OF THE SPHINX SENIOR SOCIETY, PENN’S OLDEST SENIOR HONOR AND LEADERSHIP SOCIETY, CONGRATULATES THE 30 MEMBERS OF THE SPHINX CLASS OF 2017 ON THEIR GRADUATION AND WISHES THEM ALL GOOD HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS: David Scollan, Chief Erina Shan, Pharisee Kaleb Germinaro, Scribe
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Aizhaneya Carter Sarah Cho Jeremy Cohen Tunmise Fawole** Irtiqa Fazili Kendall Finlay Jeremy Golant Colin Henderson Anny Hu
C’17 C’17 C’17 C’17 C’17 C’17 C’17 W’17 C’17, W’17
Ian Jeong** Megan Kelly Meredith Kline** Max Levy Ashley Montgomery Carol Quezada Olivo Praveen Rajaguru Temilola Ransome-Kuti** Gavriela “Gavi” Reiter
C’17 C’17, W’17 C’17
N’17 C’17 C’17 C’17 W’17 C’17 C’17 W’17 C’17
Lauren Silberberg Abbie Starker Sam Summer Pranav Vishnu Pallavi Wakharkar William Wang** Kellen Wartnow Clare Whitney Megan Yan**
E’17 C’17 C’17 E’17 C’17 C’17, E’17 C’17 N’17 C’17, W’17
**2017 Senior Class Honor and Leadership Award Winner
Stephen H. Klitzman, Esq., C’66, President; Gregory Suss, PhD., Esq., C’75, Vice President; John K. Fiorillo, Esq., W’86, Treasurer; Elizabeth Katz Miller, W’87, Secretary; Devin Grossman, W’16, ChiefEmeritus; Eric Apple, Esq., C’91; Samir Malik, C’08, W’08, WG’14; Kiera Reilly, C’93, Sphinx Archivist; Anita Saggurti, C’12, Sphinx Links Mentoring Coordinator; Glen S. Schuster, C’86, Co-Coordinator, Web Site and Class Directory; Franklin Shen, ENG’03, Co-Coordinator, Web Site and Class Directory; and Kevin Vaughan, C’77. Ex Officio: Current Student Officers: David Scollan, C’17, Chief; Erina Shan, C’W’17, Pharisee; and Kaleb Germinaro, C’17, Scribe.
The Sphinx Senior Society inducted two 2017 Honorary Members at its annual Spring Banquet on April 28, 2017, Jessica Mertz & Robert Sandler, W’52, and awarded the 2017 Paul Miller Leadership Award to Gavriela “Gavi” Reiter, C’17:
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Jessica A. Mertz has been the Director of Sexual Violence Prevention at the University of Pennsylvania since 2009. She helps coordinate the University’s efforts to educate students on sexual violence, relationship violence, and stalking. She oversees Penn Violence Prevention, a collaborative program that aims to engage the community in the prevention of interpersonal violence and to ensure students have access to safe and effective resources. The Sphinx undergraduates voted unanimously to choose Jessica as their 2017 Honorary Member.
The Sphinx Board of Governors also inducted as its first Distinguished Penn Alumnus Honorary Member, Robert Sandler, W’52. Celebrating his 65th Reunion this year, Bob Sandler was overlooked by the Sphinx Senior Society in 1951 despite his considerable campus activities including leadership of the Varsity Cheerleading Team and the Pennsylvania Players, Penn’s leading theatrical troupe. Nonetheless, Bob Sandler has been one of Penn’s most active alumni as Co-President of the Class of 1952, 16 years as President of the Westchester/Rockland Regional Club, 10 years on the board of the New York City Regional Club, Secondary School Chair, Westchester/Rockland, Founding Member of the Penn Club of New York, Member, General Alumni Society Board, and Member of the Penn Players Alumni Association Board. In 1998, he was awarded Penn’s highest alumni award, the coveted Alumni Award of Merit. “Red and Blue” also continues to run in the Sandler’s family’s veins as his son, Thomas, graduated Penn in 1987 and his granddaughter, Julia, is currently a freshman in the College.
The Sphinx Board of Governors also congratulates Gavriela “Gavi” Reiter, C’17, winner of the 2017 Paul Miller Leadership Award. The award is named in honor and memory of the late Paul Miller, C’83. Despite suffering all his life from dwarfism and later cancer, Paul Miller excelled in campus and public service leadership as a former Scribe of the Society and cherished Mask & Wig performer. After graduating from the Harvard Law School, Paul Miller became a leading author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a Commissioner from 19942004 on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and until his untimely death in 2010 leaving a wife and two children, a law professor at the University of Washington and White House Personnel Counsel in the early years of the first Obama Administration. Gavi Reiter won the 2017 Paul Miller Leadership Award for her outstanding campus and public service leadership as Chair of the Penn Student Sustainability Association, Penn’s umbrella organization for all undergraduate sustainability and environmental programming and advocacy.
Penn President Amy Gutmann welcomes the Sphinx Class of 2017 to her campus home.