As we gather today as one Hawk family to celebrate this milestone in your academic careers and mark the turning point of your professional lives, I could not be prouder of all our graduating students. It is an honor to share in this moment together in our university ceremony and school ceremonies, surrounded by your families, friends, classmates, deans, faculty, and staff—all the champions who have made your time at Roger Williams University so special.
As you celebrate your accomplishments and walk across the stage today, I hope you reflect on how your years of effort, work, studying, learning, and growing culminate in this one threshold moment of hearing your name and degree being spoken. You have completed a real-world education focused on social justice and environmental justice, matched by your hard work, passion, and dedication to your degree and personal betterment, that has positioned you for future success. You leave our campus ready for wherever the road will lead you next. Every graduate I meet, I hear the stories of what you have accomplished through powerful combinations of majors, minors, internships, practicums, and legal clinics, and student leadership, clubs, athletics and other beyondthe-classroom experiences. I am extremely proud of the work you have done on campus and in communities across the region. You have learned to be curious, to inquire, research and investigate, and put your skills into practice in helping to make a difference in the lives of others through your coursework and dedication to justice and service. This is the RWU way, and I hope that you carry that learning and passion throughout your lives and careers. And I hope that you recognize all the wonderful values, experiences, and memories that Roger Williams has provided you, in addition to the solid intellectual foundation you have built here.
Commencement is rightfully a moment to celebrate and take pride in the individual journey and academic successes you have achieved. But for you, the Class of 2024, let these years be a reminder that your degree is an accomplishment of your past efforts, but also a responsibility to others you now carry throughout your lives. You leave RWU with an obligation to put your talents in service to our communities and to the land and oceans on which we live and work. Remember that “commencement” derives from the French root word: to begin or to start. Commencement is not just the end of your degree at RWU, but it is the beginning of the next part of your story. The power of a Roger Williams education to transform your life, and through your future work and efforts to transform society, is on display as we celebrate this moment of pride for you and your family, and for the RWU community.
Now, we celebrate the beginning of your time as a lifelong member of the RWU alumni family, where you can take the positive lessons, work ethic, values and resilience you have gained from your university years and chart a path toward a meaningful impact on society, which has always been a core value at Roger Williams. As RWU students and alumni, you are called to give back to the world around you. You have honed the skills in the classroom and through community engagement, through real-world research and clinical practice, that will help you to succeed in employment and further academic endeavors as effective and responsible citizens. You have become the changemakers and leaders the world needs next.
Today you officially join the distinguished ranks of all the Roger Williams alumni that have come before you. I encourage you to stay connected and keep us updated on your achievements, and to offer your time and talents back to the next generation of RWU students. Our alumni are proud to be part of our university and to remain engaged in our shared future, contributing through financial support, volunteering their time and mentoring our students, to help create the Roger Williams University of today. Today, you become a Hawk for life, with all the pride and duties that come with that role and accomplishment.
On behalf of the faculty and staff at Roger Williams University, I offer sincere congratulations on your graduation today. Warm wishes and the best of luck. I hope to see you on campus soon again and would love to hear your success stories over the years ahead. Go soar higher, Hawks, and lift others up with you!
Sincerely yours,
Yannis Miaoulis President
Class of 2024 Commencement ORDER OF EXERCISES
FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH OF MAY, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
PROCESSIONAL
The Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band
NATIONAL ANTHEM ................................................ **Kirsten Lauren Winn
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE CANDIDATES AND CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. and Timothy B. Yeaton ’80
Shabana Basij-Rasikh Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa
The Honorable Anita Earls, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
The Honorable Arlene Violet, Esq. Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa
The Honorable William E. Smith, United States District Court Judge for the District of Rhode Island
PRESENTATION OF EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS ............................... AND SCHOOL OF LAW FACULTY AWARD ............................
Margaret Everett, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION .............................
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Meghan Grady M’08
Margaret Everett, Ph.D.
TURNING OF THE TASSEL Edward Francis Conley
RECESSIONAL ........................................ The Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band
As a courtesy to those around you and our graduates, please turn off all electronics and phones during the ceremonies.
MARSHALS
Professor Robert Blackburn, A.M. Grand Marshal
Maryrose DiPiro
Cummings School of Architecture
**Samuel Cole Gibson
Mario J. Gabelli School of Business
Lauren Claire MacDonald
Feinstein School of Humanities, Arts and Education
Professor Mel A. Topf, Ph.D., J.D. Faculty Marshal
Casidhe Jean Hughes
Feinstein School of Social and Natural Sciences
Nathan Michael Silveira School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management
Nicole Lynn Black School of Justice Studies
Karen Jackeline Giron Sandoval University College
Jonté Tyree McKenzie School of Law
COLOR BEARERS AND GRADUATING STUDENT SENATORS
Brian Carroll
Student Senate 2020-2024
Student Senate Vice President 2022-2024
Aedan Vital Student Senate 2021-2024
Parking Council Chair 2022-2024
Derek Fox
Student Senate 2023-2024
Michael Arel
Student Senate 2020-2023
Student Body President 2022-2023
Alexandra Robbins Student Senate 2021-2024
Student Senate Parliamentarian 2022-2023
CLASS BANNER CARRIERS AND CLASS OFFICERS
Edward Francis Conley President, Class of 2024
Sarah Ayesha O’Donnell Vice President, Class of 2024
Fiona Dolan Secretary, Class of 2024
Sophia Elizabeth Szaniawski Treasurer, Class of 2024
LAW STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION 2023-2024 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Jonté Tyree McKenzie President
Geovanny Amaya
Executive Vice President
Lindsay Saraii Bazile
ABA Representative
Jakia Larnelle Warren
Recording Secretary
Nasama Winters
3L Representative
Mahalia Blythe Isabell
3L Representative
All are welcome to attend the presentation of the Lt. Joseph Fortin ’08 Scholarship at 3:30pm in the Media Room in the Alumni & Admissions center.
WAVE I – 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Feinstein School of Humanities, Arts and Education
Recreation Center Gymnasium at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Greetings: Jeffrey Meriwether, Dean and Anne Proctor, Associate Dean
President’s Core Values Medallion Presentation: Jeffrey Meriwether, Dean and Anne Proctor, Associate Dean
Faculty Address: Laura d’Amore, Professor
Presentation of Graduate Student Award: Ann Winfield, Professor
Presentation of Degrees: Jeffrey Meriwether, Dean and Anne Proctor, Associate Dean
Closing Remarks: Jeffrey Meriwether, Dean and Anne Proctor, Associate Dean
Feinstein School of Social and Natural Sciences
Practice Soccer Field Tent at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Greetings: Benjamin Greenstein, Ph.D., Dean and Professor
President’s Core Values Medallion Presentation: Annika Hagley, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Faculty Address: Victoria Heimer-McGinn, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Presentation of Degrees: Benjamin Greenstein, Ph.D., Dean and Professor and Annika Hagley, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Closing Remarks: Benjamin Greenstein, Ph.D., Dean
University College
Quad Tent at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Greetings: Gena Bianco, J.D., Dean
President’s Core Values Medallion Presentation: Sean Parker, J.D., Director of Law & Society Award Recognitions: Tracey Pratt, M.S., Director of Professional Legal Studies
Presentation of Degrees: Gena Bianco, J.D., Dean
Closing Remarks: Matthew J. Kite, LP.D., Associate Dean
Mario J. Gabelli School of Business
Global Heritage Hall Tent at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Greetings: Diya Das, Dean
President’s Core Values Medallion Presentation: John McQuilkin, Associate Professor
Presentation of Degrees: Diya Das, Dean and Rupayan Gupta, Interim Associate Dean
MBA program: Jason Oliver, Professor and Kate Hall, Director
Accounting: John McQuilkin, Associate Professor
Economics: Priniti Panday, Professor
Finance: Scott Mackey, Professor
Management and IB: Benjamin Innis, Assistant Professor
Marketing: Gerry Matos, Associate Professor
Closing Remarks: Diya Das, Dean
INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL CEREMONIES ORDER OF EXERCISES
WAVE II – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
School of Engineering, Computing, and Construction Management
Recreation Center Gymnasium at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Greetings: Robert Griffin, Ph.D., Dean
President’s Core Values Medallion Presentation: Robert Griffin, Ph.D., Dean
Remarks: Robert Griffin, Ph.D., Dean
SECCM Award Recognition: Robert Griffin, Ph.D., Dean
Presentation of Degrees: Robert Griffin, Ph.D., Dean and B. Gökhan Çelik, Associate Dean and Professor
Closing Remarks: Robert Griffin, Ph.D., Dean
Cummings School of Architecture
Quad Tent at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Greetings: Stephen White, Dean and Professor
Recognition of Awards in Architecture: Olga Mesa, Associate Professor, Ruben Alcolea,
Associate Professor, Program Co-Directors of Architecture
Recognition of Award in Art & Architectural History: Gail Fenske, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Program Director
Recognition of the graduating students in the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society: Roberto Viola Ochoa, Associate Professor
Remarks: Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medalist, Cummings School of Architecture
Presentation of Degrees: Stephen White, Dean and Professor and Gregory Laramie, Associate Dean
Closing Remarks: Stephen White, Dean and Professor
School of Law
Global Heritage Hall Tent at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Greetings: Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
Director’s Greetings: The Honorable Brian P. Stern, Chair, RWU Law Board of Directors and Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court
President’s Core Values Medallion Presentation: Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
Recognition of Honorary Degree Recipients: Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
Address: The Honorable Anita Earls, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Valedictorian Address
Conferring of Degrees: Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
Presentation of the Graduating Class: Colleen A. Brown, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor
School of Justice Studies
Practice Soccer Field Tent at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Greetings: David E. Lambert, Ph.D., Interim Dean
President’s Core Values Medallion Presentation: Beck M. Strah
Presentation of Degrees: David E. Lambert, Ph.D. and Douglas E. White, Ph.D., Professor
Closing Remarks: David E. Lambert, Ph.D.
Student Speaker: Tia Audrey Scotto
Graduate Student Speaker: Ryan Francis McGovern
Faculty Speaker: Eric F. Bronson, Ph.D., Professor
Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa Co-Founder and President of
School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA)
Shabana Basij-Rasikh is the founder of the School of Leadership Afghanistan, which provides access to quality education for girls who have been denied an education for many years under the Taliban regime. At the age of 6, living under Taliban rule, Basij-Rasikh began her fight for girls’ education when she and her sister attended secret schools for girls, which inspired her years later to create SOLA in 2008.
After attending a year of high school in the U.S. through the State Department’s Youth Exchange Studies program, she enrolled at Middlebury College in Vermont, where she graduated magna cum laude in 2011 with a degree in International Studies and Women & Gender Studies. She also earned a Master in Public Policy degree from Oxford University and has received honorary doctorates from SOAS University of London (2016) and Cedar Crest College in Pennsylvania (2019).
At Middlebury, Basij-Rasikh was awarded a Davis Peace Prize with which she built wells outside of Kabul, selected as one of Glamour Magazine’s Top 10 College Women of 2010, and received the Vermont Campus Compact 2011 Madeline Kunin Public Service Award for leadership and service to others.
In 2014, she was named one of CNN International’s Leading Women and one of National Geographic’s Emerging Explorers. She is a global ambassador for Girl Rising, a call to action seeking investment in girls’ education worldwide.
In 2018, Basij-Rasikh was awarded the Malalai Medal, one of Afghanistan’s highest national honors for her work in promoting girls’ access to education. In 2019, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in the social entrepreneurship sector. In 2021, the Washington Post named her a contributor to their Global Opinions section; and in 2023, she received the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year award from the National Geographic Society.
In August 2021, days after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Basij-Rasikh led the evacuation of the SOLA community from Afghanistan to Rwanda, where SOLA has re-established its operations and now exists as the only boarding school for Afghan girls in the world.
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa
Conservationist and Philanthropist
Elizabeth Moore is a conservationist and philanthropist with special interest in environmental and conservation issues and science education. She is well-known in southwest Florida conservation and philanthropic circles as a woman fiercely devoted to championing and committed to funding initiatives that protect the planet and provide education about the environment, particularly for youth. Moore has supported conservation efforts in New England as well as Florida.
Moore serves on the boards of several environmentally focused organizations, including the TREE Foundation (she served as president from 2020 through 2023), the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, and the Lemur Conservation Foundation. She serves as an advisor for the Museum of Science in Boston, the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., and the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Mont. She is a founding director of the Climate Adaptation & Mitigation Center, which focuses on sea level rise, hurricanes, and climate-induced health issues. She previously served on the boards of WUSF Public Media and the Boys and Girls Club of Manatee County.
Born in Syracuse, N.Y., Moore grew up in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. She earned an M.A. in international affairs from American University and a B.A. in economics and French literature from Denison University in Ohio. In addition to being an avid tennis player, Elizabeth’s other interests include gardening, skiing, scuba diving, ballroom dancing, studying paleontology and reading books on evolution and anthropology.
Since becoming a resident of Florida in 2007, she transferred much of her attention to Florida’s environment. In the past seven years, she’s donated significantly to Florida nonprofits.
At RWU, Moore has been a member of the President’s Circle since December 2022.
She has five children: William, 31, a farmer in North Carolina using regenerative practices that enrich the soil; Nicholas, 29, an entrepreneur in Nigeria; Peter, 26, a Tufts University grad; Merry, 24, a student at the University of Southern California majoring in biochemistry with a minor in marine biology; and Grace, 24, an NYU grad and founder of The Global Center for Community Regeneration.
The Honorable Arlene Violet
Former Attorney General of Rhode Island Doctor
of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa
Roger Williams University, Board of Trustee Emerita
Honorable Arlene Violet is a native Rhode Islander. She completed her undergraduate studies at Salve Regina University and received her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. A Sister of Mercy for 23 years, she worked on behalf of the poor in many areas including the inner city of Providence. As a public interest attorney, she practiced consumer law, environmental law, and developmental disability law. The case precedents, which she established, along with her election as the first female Attorney General in the United States, earned her a place in a book titled The Fifty Most Influential Women in American Law. For almost 18 years, she has been a top talk show host and was a member of the inaugural class for induction into the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame.
She regularly appeared as a legal and political commentator on the NBC, CBS, and ABC TV local affiliate, WPRO. She is a guest commentator on NPR radio and PBS television. She was featured on Sixty Minutes, Larry King, and Crossfire. Random House published her autobiography, Convictions, in 1988. Her book regarding the witness protection program, The Mob and Me, was published in 2010 by Simon and Schuster. She also writes a weekly political column.
Violet has served on the Boards of Directors for The R.I. Family Shelter, Opera Providence, Initiative to Educate Afghan Women, The Gamm Theatre, The Board of Governors of Rhode Island Hospital, Board of Trustees at Roger Williams University, and the Advisory Board of the JapanAmerican Society of Rhode Island. She was the first recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service, and she received the local NAACP Humanitarian Award. She was inducted into the R.I. Hall of Fame in 1996 and in 2007 was elected to its Board of Directors. She served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Woman’s Campaign School at Yale University’s Law School. As Attorney General, she was honored as the Law Enforcement Professional of the Year.
As an adjunct professor in a joint program at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Brown University, she taught environmental law. She co-authored the first manual and school curriculum on law, which was used in many Rhode Island high school classes.
The Honorable Anita Earls
Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court 2024 Roger Williams University School of Law Commencement Keynote Speaker
A steadfast advocate for civil rights and social justice, Honorable Anita Earls has dedicated her legal career to championing equality, fairness, and access to justice for all. She currently serves as an Associate Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, where she has written opinions on matters including privacy, racial justice, and defamation. She also has emerged as a leading advocate for freedom of speech. In 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper appointed Justice Earls as a co-chair of the state’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice.
Prior to her service on the bench, Justice Earls founded and served as executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. In that capacity, she played a leading role in groundbreaking legal battles that have reshaped our understanding of voting rights, racial and economic justice, and equitable access to education. She has served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice and was a tenacious litigator in private practice, consistently fighting for the rights of the underrepresented and underserved.
Justice Earls’s commitment to social justice is exemplified by her tireless efforts in leading and litigating significant cases that have profoundly impacted marginalized communities. Her representation in cases such as North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. McCrory has been instrumental in challenging discriminatory voter suppression laws and ensuring that every citizens’ right to vote is protected and upheld.
Educated at Yale Law School, Justice Earls has used her legal expertise to dismantle systemic barriers to minority voting rights and advocate for policies that promote inclusivity and equity. Her legal acumen, combined with her unwavering dedication to social justice, has made her a trailblazer in the legal community and a role model for aspiring lawyers committed to making a difference.
She has been honored with the Thurgood Marshall Award from the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and has been recognized as a “Woman of Justice” by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.
A passionate educator and mentor, Justice Earls has lectured on social justice issues at various institutions and has inspired countless individuals to engage in the fight for justice and equality.
The Honorable William E. Smith
Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
United States District Court Judge for the District of Rhode Island Adjunct Faculty, Roger Williams University School of Law
Honorable William E. Smith serves as the Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island and is an adjunct faculty member at Roger Williams University School of Law.
Educated at Georgetown University and Georgetown Law School, Judge Smith’s early experiences in Washington, D.C., fueled his passion for public service. Working in the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Democrats for the ’80s, he honed his research and advocacy skills, laying the groundwork for his legal career.
In 1987, he relocated to Rhode Island, quickly establishing himself as a leading attorney in labor and public-sector law. His innovative legal approach, such as introducing flat-fee contracts for municipal legal work, reflected his commitment to efficiency, effectiveness, and public service. Politically active, he supported local leaders like Mayor Lincoln Chafee in their campaigns.
Appointed to the federal bench by President George W. Bush in 2002, Judge Smith introduced innovative judging methods, including digital audio and demonstrative video in decisions and a market-based approach to attorneys’ fees. He was the youngest Judge in the District of Rhode Island’s history, and under his leadership, the court embraced modernization, establishing a court Twitter account, modernizing pro hac vice processes, and initiating pro bono counsel programs for young lawyers. His focus on fundamental fairness, demonstrated in his landmark opinion on sentencing disparities between crack and cocaine, has influenced significant legal reforms.
Since 2007, Judge Smith has imparted his knowledge to future legal professionals at RWU School of Law. His courses, covering federal practice and expert evidence, offer students invaluable insights into legal complexities and the importance of judicial independence. He also served for many years on the School of Law’s Board of Directors, including as Board Chair, as well as on the university’s Board of Trustees.
As of January 1, 2025, Chief Judge Smith will take senior status, continuing his legacy of service and leadership in the legal community.
ACADEMIC RECORD
This list of degree candidates is based upon each student’s academic record as of May 1, 2024.
A double asterisk (**) denotes students who have the distinction of completing the requirements for two majors and are candidates for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Fine Arts. Honorary distinctions noted in this Commencement Program are based upon students’ current cumulative grade point averages, which will be recalculated upon completion of all degree requirements.
Diplomas and official transcripts are issued to graduates only after all degree requirements are met. All degrees and honors are certified by the University Registrar. Honorary distinction, awarded to students who have met the residency requirement (54 credits), are based upon final cumulative grade point averages:
Undergraduate and Graduate: Summa cum laude – 3.8 | Magna cum laude – 3.6 | Cum laude – 3.4 Law School: Summa cum laude – 3.75 | Magna cum laude – 3.5 | Cum laude – 3.2
ACADEMIC REGALIA
The standard academic costume used today has its roots as far back as medieval times, when gowns were worn daily in European universities to identify disciplines of study and provide warmth.
In 1895, American campuses adopted the formal Academic Costume Code based on this historical precedent. The code allows the audience to determine from the costume the degree, academic discipline, and often the institution that awarded the degree.
The academic costume consists of a cap with a tassel, a gown and a hood. The tassel may be in the color of the major field of study, or in gold signifying a doctor. Different tassels are worn by those graduating with honors: white for summa cum laude; white and blue for magna cum laude; and blue for cum laude. The gowns range from unornamental for a bachelor; to longer sleeves for a master; to more ornamental, with three bands on the sleeve and front panel, for a doctor. The hood is bordered in the color of the major field of study and lined in the color of the institution which awarded the degree.
Variations from this standard may indicate academic costuming from foreign universities, or a specific expression of a group or individual.
The standard academic color code follows.
Major Field
Agriculture
Architecture
Arts, Letters, Humanities
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Dentistry
Economics
Education
Engineering
Fine Arts
Journalism
Law
Library Science
Medicine
Music
Nursing
Philosophy
Physical Education
Public Administration
Public Health
Science
Social Science
Theology, Divinity
Veterinary Science
Color
Maize
Orchid
White
Drab
Dark Blue
Lilac
Copper
Light Blue
Orange
Brown
Crimson
Purple
Lemon
Green
Pink
Apricot
Dark Blue
Sage Green
Peacock Blue
Salmon Pink
Gold
Citron
Scarlet
Gray
† Cum laude; ‡ Magna cum laude; ‡‡ Summa cum laude * graduation date August 2023; **graduation date December 2023; *** graduation date December 2024 (LMMA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Marine Affairs at University of Rhode Island (LMCJ+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Criminal Justice with Roger Williams University (LMCS+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Cyber Security with Roger Williams University (MBA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Business Administration with Roger Williams University (LMHP+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Historic Preservation with Roger Williams University (3P3) Three Plus Three Program
PRESIDENT’S CORE VALUES MEDALLION 2024 RECIPIENTS
The President’s Core Values Medallion recognizes graduating students who best exemplify University core values through distinctive contributions reflecting the purpose of a Roger Williams University education: To strengthen society through engaged teaching and learning.
Each of the schools, together with President Miaoulis, selected this year’s class of Presidential Award Honorees. Students awarded this honor have truly embraced the University’s core values in meaningful ways.
President Miaoulis and the entire Roger Williams University community congratulate this year’s award recipients on this prestigious honor.
Rachel Marissa Borzone, Architecture – Cummings School of Architecture
Paula M. Carroll, Public Administration – University College
**Jordan Durfee, Graphic Design Communication and English Literature – Feinstein School of Humanities, Arts and Education
Carly Lynne Ferreira, Chemistry – Feinstein School of Social and Natural Sciences
Stefanie D. Fischer, Law – School of Law
**Viannely Altagracia Francisco, Electrical and Computer Engineering – School of Engineering, Computing, and Construction Management
Richard Michael McGee, History and English Literature – Feinstein School of Humanities, Arts and Education
Renee Clair Parry, Master of Architecture – Graduate Studies
Nathan Richard, Electrical Apprenticeship Program – University College
Madison Egan Rodriques, Criminal Justice – School of Justice Studies
**Isaiah Eugene Saint-Vil, Finance and Accounting – Mario J. Gabelli School of Business
**Honor Chapman Sucov, International Relations and Psychology – Feinstein School of Social and Natural Sciences
At Large
**Michael David Arel, Criminal Justice and Political Science – School of Justice Studies
Joshua Ntabo Ongera, Computer Engineering – School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management
Brittney Brianna Ortiz, Law – School of Law
Anthony Michael Steed, Anthropology and Sociology – Feinstein School of Social and Natural Sciences
Samuel James Trieber, Criminal Justice – School of Justice Studies
**Rameesa Wajid, Finance and Economics – Mario J. Gabelli School of Business
May 2024
CUMMINGS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
DEGREE & CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES | Stephen White, AIA, Dean
Master of Architecture
Jack D. Bourre
Nicole Casler
Dean Austin Clavet
Michael Joseph Delli Carpini
Sean Max Farrell
Wesley Frazer Garland
Caleb L. Hayward
Owen Sibley Law
Grace Elizabeth Noonan
Mohamad Othman
Renee Clair Parry
David R. Perez
Nicholas M. Plasse
Jayson Meyer Schlosser
Joshua David Shaw
Anthony Joseph Spataro
Marc Joseph Spera
Cody John Tenczar
Nicolina T. Trifero
Camila Alejandra Uriona Gamboa
Noah T. Vasquez
December 2023
Master of Architecture
Olivia Anna Cromer
Tanya Markella Gianitsos
Laura Mackenzie Griffin
Timothy Joseph Jones
Caroline C. Keller
Eleni Dorothy Kelley
Kaiqi Le
Lauren Ostrzyzek
Andrew Thomas Reagan
Meghan H. Smith
May 2024
Master of Science
Olushola Tope Adaramola
Logan Robert Gibbs
Wilhelmina Winslow Giese
Trinity Atira Kendrick
Lauren Ostrzyzek
John Daniel Rutecki
May 2024
Graduate Certificate
Nicole Casler
Dean Austin Clavet
Camila Alejandra Uriona Gamboa
Wilhelmina Winslow Giese
Trinity Atira Kendrick
Renee Clair Parry
Jayson Meyer Schlosser
December 2023
Bachelor of Arts
Seohui Hong
May 2024
Bachelor of Science
‡‡Angelina Joan Alessandrini
‡Kaia Ray Andersen
Pierce M. Becker
‡Sophia Faith Bono
‡‡Rachel Marissa Borzone
†Caitlin Boufford
Giuliana Maria Ciarleglio
†Benjamin Samuel Clark
Russell William Cole
Matthew J. Curtis
†Molly Marie Delorenzo
‡‡ Maryrose DiPiro
Brennan Francis Dunn
Daniel Winslow Forester
Carl D. Galian
Christopher Michael Gallagher
Mark Charles Gathman
Luke James Gillett
‡‡ Abigail Rose Gilligan
‡Zulange Gonzalez
†Nicole Michelle Grief
Shane Thomas Gunning
†Minela Guster
Sebastian Howard Headrick
‡Carley G. Howe
Trevor Edward Hughes
Lisa Jagodzinski
Julia Yihua Joslyn
‡Amy Grace Kunzinger
‡Liam H. Lachi
Marissa Ann Lagoja
‡‡ Erin Christine LoMonaco
Vincent Ronald Lopez
Sean Martin Lynch
‡Victoria Isabel Machado
Jordan Burns McDonald
‡‡ Charles Lawrence McGowan
‡Joseph Robert Membrino
Sushil Gourishankar Menon
‡Sarah Alexa Meronek
Alicia Mary Milioto
Dylan Robert Moniz
‡‡Patrick Donald Mountjoy
†Steven August Nostro
Vincent Taylor Olsen
Gregory O. Oredipe
†William Brian Prout
Andrew Joseph Retford
Juan Esteban Riasco Alvarez
‡‡ Lydia Gray Robinson
†Caeden Alexandra Rogers
Sophia A. Rotar-Crowe
‡Cole Victor Russell
†Emily Antoinette Salvi
‡‡Oliver Richard Sherry
†Ceindrech Eve Snigger
‡‡Ryan Patrick Spillane
Matthew Stach
†Darren S. Swiatlowski
Jason Anthony Teixeira
Garrett Thorpe
Miguel Angel Torres Ospina
James Wells Vigar
Joseph Gabriel Villaman Leyba
†Madelyn Elizabeth Weir
‡Zack Robert Wieners
Kayla Ammie Yates
†Niccola Rachael Zona
August 2023
Bachelor of Science
Darius Joseph Polillio
December 2023
Bachelor of Science
Michael Robert Bussinelli
Cole Calavano
Bradley Michael Cruver
Julianna Darcy
†Maya Michael Joncas
‡‡Samantha Miranda McCormick
‡Joshua Charles McNamara
Sydney Eva Rubin
Dominic Anthony Squillante
†David Warren Stewart
Joshua Troh
‡‡Ryan Christopher Wargo
FEINSTEIN SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, ARTS AND EDUCATION DEGREE
May 2024
Master of Arts
Olivia Lyn Agoros
Maeve Elizabeth Cassidy
Gianna Marie Ferrara
Megan Elizabeth Pomeroy
Caitlyn Powell
Emma Jo VanDenBerghe
Hope Diana Westman
Ava Louise Wilkens
December 2023
Master of Arts
Thomas Lawrence Walsh
May 2024
Bachelor of Arts
Christian A. Aja
Hannah Rose Archibald
‡‡Abby Grace Arruda
†Jack Chandler Aviles
‡ Madison Berman
†**Lucero Lynette Blanco
‡ Carisa Lee Brogdon
Francesca Rose Buono
‡Karli Jean Butcher
‡Jaclyn Viola Capalbo
‡‡Samuel Robert Castiglia
‡‡Marisa Rose Cestone
‡‡Victoria Christine Chiklis
Mathew Cadman Clarke
Arielle Rose Cohen-Oliveira
Sean M. Cooney
**Hannah Daniel Cormier
† Olivia Rose Cunsolo
‡ Stephanie Marie DiMauro
Shaliyah Lillian Dixon
‡Kelly P. Doherty
Fiona Dolan
Natalie Rose Domeniconi
‡‡**Jordan Durfee
†Ava Erickson
†Alyssa Marie Fletcher
Derek Peter Fox
Kelsie Lauren Gallagher
‡Bryannah Marie Gifford
‡‡Jamie Violet Goldman
Christian John Goncalves
‡‡Ryleigh J. Gonyo
‡ Dominick Michael Gould
‡ Margaret Kathryn Grace
‡Kathryn Taylor Hardy
‡Philip Lloyd Hayes Jr.
‡‡Kristen Maria Hearrold
CANDIDATES
| Jeffrey L. Meriwether, Ph.D.,FRHistS, Dean
Simone NyJai Henderson
Rachel Antonia Herren
†Haley Catherine Hong
‡‡Adam Jay Horwitz
‡‡**Madison Jo Huntington
Timothy Jagos
Edward Samuel Jeter
‡Korbin Johnson
Apostolos Eleftherios Karnavas
Julia Elizabeth Kelley
† Alexandra Marie Knell
Brett S. Lauterbach
‡Hannah Noelle LeBlanc
‡‡Amanda Leung
†Sydney Rose Lussier
‡‡Lauren Claire MacDonald
‡
Molly Rachel Madden
†Nathan Main
‡‡Alexandra Mallios
†Kaylee Loral Martins
‡‡Richard Michael McGee
†
Brigid Veronica McSweeney
‡Hailey Elizabeth Medeiros
‡ Madison Faith Meyer
Wandely Montilla
†Benjamin Armand Mosher
‡‡**Elizabeth Renee Yi-Ying Ng
†Willliam Michael Nichols
Sarah Ann Nocella
‡ Sarah Ayesha O’Donnell
Keagan Patrick O’Donnell
†**Mayson M. O’Marra
‡Julia Clare O’Sullivan
‡‡Trenydee Jalyndon Lawrence
Ouellette Willetts
John Falcon Padavano
Jacob Wesley Pina
‡‡Riley Elisabeth Potter
‡‡Kristina Lee Raposo
‡‡**Zachary Charles Reis
Paulo F. Reis
‡‡Reia Remson
‡‡Emily Catherine Rosen
Spencer Jordan Rushnak
Madison Emma Ryll
Efstathios Savvidis
†Devon Elizabeth Shay
‡‡Devyn Paige Siegel
‡‡Katelyn Nicole Simeone
‡**Sarah Catherine Skinner
‡McKenzie Faith Sooy
‡‡Owen P. Sparks
†Emilee Christine Sullivan
†**Ana Swansey
Michelle Neri Tavares
‡Sophia Evangelina Teixeira
Allyson Sara Tierney
‡‡Madison Marie Tobin
‡‡Nicholas Anthony Totino
Finn Tracy
‡‡Alyssa M. Turcotte
Karissa Lynn Turner
‡Tessa Grace Udden
‡‡**Noah Charles Robert Venuti
Briana Rae Verissimo
‡‡Aedan Kenneth Vitale
Madeline Anne Wagner
‡Kylie Julia Weinert
‡Emily Grace Williams
**Robbie David Zeppieri Jr.
August 2023
Bachelor of Arts
Madison-Lee Rose Drain
Lalene P. Sirypannho
December 2023
Bachelor of Arts
‡‡Alexandra Simone Houl
‡Jocelyn Marie Jackson
‡‡Kayle Rose Messier
‡‡**Ella Anya Sorokoff Segall
‡‡Isabelle McKenzie Sigersmith
Tom Iarlaith Niamh Sinnock
‡Sofie Leigh Smith
May 2024
Bachelor of Fine Arts
‡‡**Hennessy C. Hernandez
‡‡**Alicia Maria Ortiz Alba
†**Brandon C. Shover
May 2024
Bachelor of Science
‡Alex James Menendez
‡‡**Samantha Lynn Papcun
Isaac David Ruiz
‡‡**Ashley Maria Snyder
FEINSTEIN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES
DEGREE CANDIDATES |
Benjamin J. Greenstein, Ph.D., Dean
May 2024
Master of Arts
Angélica Sofía Acosta Berríos
Shelby Bethel
Kara Broadhead
Daria Rae Cerce
Aicha Chibani Bahi Amar
Emily Anne Cleary
Alison Jean Coutts
Jacqueline C. Curry
Mary Siobhan Dempsey
Meryl Ashley Gendreau
Leslie Itzel Gutierrez Castro
Rachel Michelle Henn
Alison Lamoureaux
Evin Renae Martinez
Zane David Louis Propatier
Melisa Romero-Lopez
Angie Marlene Rosa
Alexandra Nicole Rozanski
Athena Argetta Skirianos
Nicole Stella
Jenna Lynne White
December 2023
Master of Arts
Keely Marie Burns
May 2024
Bachelor of Arts
Megan Courtney Adams
Natalie Ann Alford
Michael Thomas Arabic
Noah William Barboza-Simpkins
‡‡Brianna Rose Benjamin
Brian Thomas Bericochea
Haley M. Bingman
Alexander Joseph Botelho
Tyler Joseph Boyle
Alex M. Brennan
Kurt James Buckman
Natalia Rivers Carbone
Molly Lynne Carelli
†Cameron William Carter
Herlande Castillo Reyes
‡**Erlinda Castro
**Alondra Carrina Cepeda
David Aaron Ciastko
John Moylan Clarke
Ethan Laine Coggins
Edward Francis Conley
Madison Evelyn Cooley
‡Miles Vincent Coppola
†Olivia Weeks Crocker
†**Sonya Evelyn Crucey
Colleen Rose Curley
Aliyah Mariana Dash
**Danja Emi Dauti
Cole Gizzi Davis
Hannah P. Davis
‡Trinity Elise DeJesus
‡ Kathryn Sophia Dennis
Ava Elizabeth Devine
†Yalitsa Disla
‡ Mackenzie Rose Evans
†Morgan Kathryn Felice
Molly Kathryn Flanders
‡**Elish Carey Flynn
Alexandra Silva Franca
Jeremy Freed
Conor Patrick Gaughan
‡Sarah Mackenzie Gray
‡Allison Bascom Gray
†**Abigail M. Grove
‡‡**Áine Maire Dowling Guyer
Trevor Ian Isao Hada
Matthew Alexander Hallett
†Alison Ann Harco
Ashley Marie Haryasz
Meadow Rose Hatch
Colby Vincent Jennison
Gavin Matthew Johnston
Adam Jones
**Michael William Jones
Caitlin Rayne Kaprelian
‡**Julia Frances Keldsen
Brady J. Kuczo
‡‡Kimberly Sieu Lajoie
‡‡**Michaela Hope Machulis
Ross McNeil Macy
‡**William Loughman Madigan-Kolstad
Olivia Rose Marini
‡**Brittany Elizabeth Martin
‡‡Haley Grace Massa
Ashleigh Mazzilli
‡‡**Scout Magnolia McBride
‡‡Ashley Elizabeth McGettrick
Brian Mejia
Delaney Anne Meserve
†Giovana Martins Minha
Marlee Harriet Mirisola
†Hanna Belle Morrissette-Drowne
Jeremy Jaydee Nuzzolilo
Erin Lea Ok
Hannah Rae Oliver
Andrew Joseph Oren
‡‡Taisha Nelly Ortiz Garcia
Catherine Margaret Palaia
†**Hannah R. Patalsky
Serena Maria Pizzi
**Jordyn Ann Pugsley
**Ryan Joseph Reid
‡ Bianca Isabelle Reyes
†Abigail Jane Ricciardi
‡Jared Nelson Richardson
‡Mikaela Ellen Rielly
Kaitlyn Patricia Rife
Rachel Leah Rodrigues
†Eduarda Helena Rodrigues Tacach
Nathaniel Cambridge Lee Rollo
†Nicolette Santangelo
‡‡Olivia Ann Santoro
†Kaitlyn Grace Savage
‡‡Alli Ann Schoenfeldt
†**Elijah Schug
**Nora Katherine Shanahan
Ivee Grace Sickorez
Nolan R. Smith
Rosalyn Taylor Smith
†**Marina Sprague
Anthony Michael Steed
‡‡**Honor Chapman Sucov
†Rian Sage Tibbetts
†Meghan Elaine Torla
Sam Michael Walker
Reagan Elizabeth Williams
Nathan John Worley
Emma Sophia Wright
August 2023
Bachelor of Arts
Rachel E. Brown
Colin James O’Leary
December 2023
Bachelor of Arts
†Grant Edward Black
‡**Martin Bonder
‡‡Michael Dana Borge
Brendan McCarthy Glasser
‡Meghan Grace Korowotny
Elaina Antoinette Nigro
†Ian Robb
‡V. Helia Snape
‡Katherine Margaret White
May 2024
Bachelor of Science
‡‡**Kimberly Michelle Tian Amidon
Lauren Elizabeth Alves
‡Katharine Elizabeth Benagh
Emeliah Ruth Beretta
Rachel Celestina Bettencourt
‡Ariana Bouchie
Cole Robert Breyer
FEINSTEIN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES DEGREE CANDIDATES
‡‡London Michael Camelo
Victoria Maria Chmielinski
Ilaria Coen
Hannah Margaret Coffey
Adriana Britta Colombo
Enesyia Janehe Colwell
‡Carina Rose DeClement
Jonathan Scott Demedeiros
**Gabrielle M. DiDonato
†Grant Raymond Dingle
‡‡**Jennifer Michele Donohue
Zoya Amal El-Badry
†Caroline Elizabeth Elie
‡Carly Lynne Ferreira
Elexxia Terese Fournier
Katherine Aine Galligan
†Elaina Rita Giansanti
Sophia Maria Gioioso
Victoria Claire Greeman
Ananda Joycelyn Hines
Morgan Leigh Holmes
‡‡Casidhe Jean Hughes
‡‡**Thomas A. Irvine
†Lara Marie Kester
Meta Konte
William Russell Littleton
Dominique Moné McMillian
Kathleen E. McWilliams
†Norah T. Miller
Lyndsey Easton Murray
**Natalie Ann Neiman
‡Lauren Elizabeth Northrup
Julia Nevins O’Connor
‡**Sydney Jane Panczak
‡‡Amanda Michelle Paulhus
Aaron Jonathan Pavelec
†**Colton James Pelletier
Nicholas Plakunov
Erik Pontes
Kajal Julia April Reed
Jose Ramiro Samano Jr.
Elena Reed Sanchez
‡Jayden Alexander Schoeps
‡Freddy Nicholas Sears
| Continued
‡‡Katelyn Lois Shultz
Victoria Ann Sullivan
‡Gianna Lin Todaro
‡‡Alison Judith Whitney
Brooke A. Zoller
December 2023
Bachelor of Science
‡**Martín Bonder
†Samantha Rose Daniele
‡‡Thomas Desnoyers
Annabelle Theresa Jones
†Nicole Avery Karns
‡‡Lily Teegan Loomis
‡Payson Rose Mooso
**Lauren Marie Wood
May 2024
Certificate in Advanced Professional Studies
**Colton James Pelletier
MARIO J. GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DEGREE CANDIDATES | Diya Das, Dean
May 2024
Master of Business Administration
Halei Deborah Allen-Morabito
Christine Marie Chasse
Ari S. Dinerman
Benjamin Adam Dubois
Orlando Amaro Fernandes
Leila Dumas Hovey
William Joseph Hurwitz
Emma Catherine MacLean
Roman Scott Mayer
Justin James McDermott
Kevin Thomas Murphy
Emily Patricia Neubig
Nathan Royce Nichols
Dylan Kevin Palinkas
Christopher A. Peña
Hailey Marie Pereira
John Allen Raithel
Noah M. Ravas
Keyana Michaeline Rubino
Brendan Robert Serenson
Edward James Troyano
Nicholas Robert Tuccelli
Isabella Krystyna Wierzbicki
May 2024
Master of Business Administration/
Juris Doctor
Isheeta Chakrabarti
May 2024
Bachelor of Arts
Matt Lyman
Paisley Blu MacNeil
Pehrson Szuluk
May 2024
Bachelor of Science
†Mustafa Abba
‡‡Tania Acosta
‡‡**Arianna Isabella Albano
Olivia Kate Almeida
Blake Edward Anderson
John Robert Avellar
†Matthew Daniel Bagley
Christain Medina Barbosa
Valeryn Benitez
‡‡Dylan Jacob Berliner
Jackson Paul Berrettini
†Ethan Michael Boivin
†James Mark Bonifazio
†Jenna Ann Bowerfind
Sasha Elise Briggs
‡**Carisa Lee Brogdon
†Raffaella Cathlyn Brunetti
†Robert Gregory Busby
‡Andre Brandon Caceres
‡**Phillip Lu Call
Owen C. Campeau
Dylan Charles Chandler
‡Karli Gibson Chapin
Katie Patricia Chieffo
McCharly Clermont
**Patrick Raymond Codeanne
‡Matthew P. Collamore
Evan James Craig
†Brandon Thomas Csizmadia
Jeremy Ryan Dahl
†Kayla Catherine Daley
Olivia Sarita de Matteis
†**Victoria Dias DeBarros
†Cate Lundgren Delaney
†Ashley Marie Desalle
†Cameron William Devolle
†Sean David Didonato-Chemlen
Gus Joesph Dodge
Seamus Timothy Doheny
Sean Patrick Donovan
John Alexander Dotson
‡Jake Robert Dumont
Thomas James Dunn
MARIO J. GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DEGREE CANDIDATES
Mason Matthew Dutra
‡‡**Ethan Keith Eichmann
Sophie Louise Ell
†**Jessica Isabelle Ewing
‡Isaiah Keith Farrar
‡Connor Joseph Foley
†Ava Elizabeth Foley
‡Alexandra Grace Fontes
‡‡Charles Anthony Forte III
Justin Michael Fraleigh
Kiernan Pierce Freeman
‡Evan John Fuller
Isabel Donahue Gabriel
‡‡Van Gregory Gatz
†**Andrew David Gaudette
†Brian Thomas Gazard
Trey Whiting Generali
‡Reggianna Chaperon Germain
‡‡**Samuel Cole Gibson
‡Kaitlyn Elizabeth Giglio
Dylan Gomes
†Maxwell Goodwin
Kamryn Mae Greene
†Andrew James Guelli
†Lauren Ellie Gura
‡Matthew Thomas Halpin
‡‡Melanie Paige Harris
Maggie Anne Haswell
‡Matthew Timothy Hemmert
‡‡Sean Michael Hickey
‡‡**Alexis Dominique Holmes
Trad Jackson Horner
‡Justin Michael Horvath
‡**Luke Kaiyu Hosek
Jason Houde
Robert Ross Iaria
‡Paris Alexa Inacio
Johnathan Michael Jannicelli
†Aemelia Rose Jiunta-Baker
†**Devin Alexander Johnson
‡Robert Richard Joseph
‡Alexander Patrick Kalber
Steven Anthony Karayan
†Emily Grace Kelly
‡Alexander Jacob Klittnick
Kayla Lindsey Kowal
Cameron MacArthur Laich
Jeanna Rose Langan
‡Amy Latimer
**Hyewon Lee
**WonJun Lee
†Simon Carl Leite
Jack Michael Longden
Nathan Lopes
Timothy O. Luneau
‡Georgia MacDougall
Alissa Mae Madeia
‡‡Faith Elizabeth Marchioni
‡‡Maxin Dunne Marinez
Andrew Christian McCauley
†Devin James McGowan
Sreypich McKoy
**Cassidy Estrela Mello
Christopher James Meyler
‡Andrew Damon Miller
‡Jarred Alexander Miller
Elizabethann Alejandra Molina
‡Jackson Edward Momm-White
†Ariana Elise Montero
Jack Ryan Morin
Tyler Morrissette
†Reily Elizabeth Mowen
‡Kaitlyn Marie Nasiff
Michaela O’Donnell
‡Erinn Elizabeth O’Hara
Nicholas James Pagliuca
Isabella M. Palumbo
Katelyn Marie Pattison
Erica G. Prempeh
‡Violet Rae Ptaszenski
William Taylor Railton III
Ana Patricia Ramos Liz
Charles Gardiner Reynolds
‡‡Shari Risi
‡‡Nathalie Rodriguez
Brady William Rose
†Kayla Grace Rosenberg
†**Isaiah Eugene Saint-Vil
**Junior Sainvil
Jonathan Patrick Scrivens
Sean George Seiler
†**Paulina Elizabeth Seremetis
Daniel Edward Slattery
Arron Ray Ramos
‡Niall Daniel Shea
Jeffrey Paul Skov
Alexander Vladislav Skov
‡William Davies Tainter-Gilbert
Vincent Jeffrey Tarara
**Nathaniel Costa Teves
Matthew Shane Tocci
**Matthew Sam Turchiano
Connor Malcolm Twombly
‡Adam Thomas Vanott
‡‡**Rameesa Wajid
Brett M. Walsh
‡**Kirsten Lauren Winn
Samantha Logan Young
‡‡Jacob Rolf Young
December 2023
Bachelor of Science
‡Melissa C. Avila
Carolyn Walker Bauman
‡Stephanie Rose Breglio
†Maura Hooper Buckley
‡‡Thomas Desnoyers
Ian S. Garrett
†Cameron William Griswold
Connor Ryan Humphries
Brendan Edward Loughran
†Alyson Dale Lowney
Kyle B. Sullivan
May 2024
Bachelor of Arts
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTING, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
DEGREE CANDIDATES | Robert Griffin, Ph.D., Dean
†Dorothy Lorena Arriola Flores
Donovan Kelly Dunning
Anthony Joseph Franco
Danh Trung Le
‡Connor Brent Mulberry
Isaac Kwame Nsiah
May 2024
Bachelor of Science
Matthew Steven Adams-MacPherson
Olivia Ahlborg
Marielli Ernestine Alifonso
†Steven Robert Amaral
Robert McCartney Annus
William Russell Ashworth
‡Henry Powell Bailey
‡William Kell Bailey
Joshua Adam Barnard
Marcus Armand Beato
†**Sarita Poudyal Bhandari
Devin Blanchard
Andrew David Bliss
Richard Robert Botelho
†Hunter Joseph Boutin
†Amanda M. Bucco
Alessia Daniela Cahoon
Edvin Alexander Caniz-Garcia
Damon John Castigliego
William Mark Chuhta
Nick James Chuslo
Eliza Clark
Curtiss Brent Clemens
Eoin Christian Collins
‡Matthew Tyler Costa
Avery V. Coucci
Nicholas Cricco
‡Gabriella Elisabeth Cruz
Brian Ronald Cumming
‡‡Matthew Scott Davidson
Peyton Cole Defeo
‡Alivia Joy DeGrotta
Matthew Delgrego
†Chloe Brooke Doran
Tyler Garrett Edwards
‡Michael David Egan
‡Christopher James Fini
Megan Patricia Fitzgibbons
Christopher Flynn
†Samuel Peterson Flynn
Jayson Joseph Forneiro
Hunter William Frament
‡‡**Viannely Altagracia Francisco
Spencer P. Francis
‡‡Venus Fu
‡Angelina Gabinetti
†Abby Renae Gambrell
Markanthony Stanley Glickman
Mark Anthony Guglietta
Yvon Guillaume
Cassidy Spirit Gummow
‡Stephen James Hansen
†Aidan Jack Hoogland
†Ethan Michael Howard
Michael Anthony Intravaia
Seth Alexander Jablonki
Noah Caleb Jean
Finn Joseph Joyce
Paul Richard Joyce Jr.
‡‡Hunter Catherine-June Phillips
John Andrew Ah Kao
Maeve Eleanor Kenny
George Khramtchenko
Philip Edward Klinga
Michelle Antoinette Kryl
†Zachary J. Lang
Zachary Ryan Langlois
Kenneth Henry Latham
Brendan Patrick Lennon
**Aidan Bryce Maguire
‡Christina M. Marra
Shane Patrick Marshall
†Alan Hendry Martin
Joshua Richard Marzec
Nicholas Carlos Mattia
Garrett Stephen Molampy
‡Alec Joseph Molinari
‡‡**Athena Caudle Morrisett
‡‡**Lauren Michelle Moulaison
Kyle Colman Myers
Kentaro Carlo Nuzzi
†Derek P. O’Mahony
Eugene O. Onchagwa
Joshua Ntabo Ongera
Andrew Tyler Piccolo
†Colby Ryan Powers
Ryan Daniel Powers
Madeline Jane Predaris
Zachery Robert Pryor
Brett Allan Ramella
Hunter J. Rasmussen
Richard Louis Ravenelle III
Robert Amador Reino
Cameron H. Ridgewell
Aidan Thomas Ryan
†Matthew Vaughn Schwartz
Cole Patrick Shaughnessy
Rachel Danielle Shaw
Claire Siegel-Wilson
‡‡Nathan Michael Silveira
Christian Joseph Sousa
Owen Edmund Teixeira
Nicholas Eric Theilgard
Isabelle Corinne Toth
Aidan J. Ventresca
Matthew Moses Viveiros
Cory David White
Lucas Paul Cesar Wigley
Joshua Steven Wood
Morgan Xavier Woodby
Darian Michael Wulf
‡‡Tyler Joseph Zanini
August 2023
Bachelor of Science
Sebastian Leo Esparolini
December 2023
Bachelor of Science
‡Sean Michael Dwyer
Thomas John Grace
Samuel Paul Herrmann
SCHOOL OF JUSTICE STUDIES
DEGREE & CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES | David E. Lambert,
May 2024
Master of Arts
Laura Hirmas
Nathan M. McGarry
May 2024
Master of Arts/Juris Doctor
Elisabeth D’Amelio
Gabriela L. Dupuis
Kristian B. Dzilenski
Samantha Bridget Larkin
Julia Teresa Peare
Mark Weeden
May 2024
Master of Public Administration
Suzanna L. Alba
Callahan Bishop
Rosaly E. Cuevas Lora
Bryana L. Del Santo
Sheree D. Gomes
Ryan Francis McGovern
Emily Miller
Olusesan Molokwu
Brandon L. Robinson
December 2023
Master of Public Administration
Sarah E. Neil
May 2024
Master of Science
Yaqoob Al Kinani
Richard Asirifi
Abigail Lynn Begones
Samantha Maie Brody
Haley Buchanan
Alexandra Corona
Michael Spencer DiSalvio
Jared Grier
Imani Najya Hall
Emma Rose Karten
Abigail Leonor Magiera
Lauren Elizabeth McElligott
Keily Alexa Pozo
Ella Olivia Grace Roscoe
Surina Dunn Sakati
Domenic Joseph Scarano
Giuseppe Scarcello
Grace Ann Shannon
Maxwell Sussman
Ruben Alberto Tejada
Vani Tumbahangphe
Orlando Thomas Yeo
December 2023
Master of Science
Julia Adeline Angotti
Daniel J. Felice
Thomas J. Wycislak
May 2024
Master of Science/Juris
Doctor
Morgan Lydia Alger
Gabrielle Stephanie Angevine
May 2024
Graduate Certificate
Olusesan Molokwu
August 2023
Graduate Certificate
Robert Stephen Barber
December 2023
Graduate Certificate
Daniel A. Sorice
May 2024
Bachelor of Science
†**Amanda C. Andrade
Maximus Roman Andrade
Anthony John Angelone
‡**Michael David Arel
‡Nicole Hailey Auger
‡‡**Sydney M. Barra
**Anna Elisabeth Baxter
Danaelle Oriane Bernard
Alexis Marie Berthiaume
‡**Joseph Edward Bierowski
‡‡Nicole Lynn Black
Caylie Marie Bleyl
† Sean Bonefant
‡Sophia Isabell Rose Borrelli
†**Jacob Elias Brown
‡**Brian David Carroll
**Destiny Anaee Reki Ceesay
‡‡**Lana Hope Chehab
‡Emily Elizabeth Clemson
Charlotte Anne Cole
‡Katherine Marie D’Agostino
**Ashley Elizabeth D’Ambra
**Libby Rose Daddi-Robert
**Dezire June Dantzler
†**Tyler John Dasilva
**Danja Emi Dauti
‡‡Linnea Grace Dean
‡Patrick Scott Desanti
‡Tabitha Leigh DiDonato
Ph.D., Interim Dean
Riley Elizabeth Dion
Joshua Paul Farias
Alexandra R. Figueiredo
†Kendall Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Daniel Joseph Forte
†Jayfany Cristal Francisco
‡**Vanessa Mia Gebhard
†Nicolette Gabriella Gentile
Brice Lawrence Giblin
**Jestina Raceen Gilbert
‡**Eliza Julia Goldberg
Sydney Goldstein
**Alina Kathleen Goncalves
**Savannah Punsal Goshdigian
‡Travis Richard Grebe
‡‡**Áine Maire Dowling Guyer
Julia Audra Harrington
Mitchell Ryan Higgins
†Taylor C. Howell
‡‡Bailey Elizabeth Hoyt
‡Kiera C. Jan
‡**Annemelloune Jacksandre Jean
‡‡Dania Jimenez
Eric Johnson
**Michael William Jones
Madeline Rose Karle
**Aidan Patrick Kearns
‡‡Jillian Christine Kiazim
†**Joshua Charles Krawczyk
†**Colby Matthew Lariviere
Ryan John Lawrence
Conor Gibson Lecomte
Olivia Mae Lynch
‡‡**Daisy Michelle Chimborazo Marquez
**Haley Jane Marshall
Jillian Ann Martel
Adenis Martinez Abramson
†Samantha Lauren Mason
‡**Taylor Jade McDonald
†Andrew Bonanca Melim
†Hannah Louise Mello
‡‡**Jaden Joseph Militello
Nathalia Elizabeth Miller
‡‡Justine Beth Montigny
Sofie Victoria Morris
†Eileen Catherine Mullen
Samantha Janice Naylor
**Mercedes Lynn Ney
†John Matthew Noonan
‡‡**Edward James O’Keefe
Janelie Ordonez
Andrea Ann Pachico
**Cole Thai Panayakul
†**Hannah R. Patalsky
Christopher William Pinckney
SCHOOL OF JUSTICE STUDIES
DEGREE & CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES |
Continued
Mariana Deysi Popa
**Ashton Eeshwar Prashad
**Richard Garrett Radwanski
†Hannah Kali Reardon
Jack J. Repaci
Ethan Gray Richards
‡**Hannah Elizabeth Rigby
‡‡Samantha Catherine Riley
†Adelina Lucia Rivelli
Gina Marguerite Rivera
‡‡Alani Evelyn Rivera
**Alexandra Elisabeth Robbins
**Madeline Marisleysis Rosales Perez
‡‡Zachary Aaron Rousseau
†Kasey Ann Ruo
Neyalee Salas
†Gabrielle Rose Sanchez
Melissa Odalis Sandoval
‡Tia Audrey Scotto
Ben Julian Settle IV
†Eric Craig Snyder Jr
Philip Thomas Stebbins
‡Savannah Kai Stewart
†Shelbie A. Stratton
†Melanie Ann Straub
‡‡Sophia Elizabeth Szaniawski
Alexia Danielle Thomas
Ethan James Timms
Sarah Margaret Toppa
Cameron Twitchell
**Natalie Christine Trudell
Sydni Diane Unterweger
Wyatt Martin Van Dyk
Dylan Vane
Aidan Hienrich Walsh
Randeece Watson
†Riley Thomas Williams
‡**Alexis Sarai Wozdusiewicz
‡‡Marybeth Evelyn Yacino
Nadia Denise Yanez
‡Matthew Alden Zeller
August 2023
Bachelor of Science
Michael N. Calandro
Madison Ashley D’Onofrio
Maddison A. Medina
December 2023
Bachelor of Science
Naomi N. Airey
Logan James Casala
Steven Alexander Ceron
Julian Robert Damiani
‡Jack James Dunn
‡‡Marissa Ann Glen
†Hannah Leonard
Matthew E. Levine
†Andrew Patrick Owens
†**Ian Robb
‡‡Madison Egan Rodriques
Janae Alesia Roman-Stewart
Kailee Sheehy
‡‡Mitchel Johnathan Sykes
‡‡Samuel James Trieber
SCHOOL OF LAW
DEGREE CANDIDATES | Gregory W. Bowman, Dean
May 2024
Juris Doctor
Alfred V. Acquaviva, II
Daniel Adair
Morgan L. Alger (LMCJ+)
†Khalifa N. Al-Ghanim
†Alyssa Almeida
‡Angela M. Amaral
‡‡Todd Derek Amaral
Geovanny Amaya
Gabrielle S. Angevine (LMCJ+)
Victoria R. Antonellis
Anna Arakelian
Alon Arguello
Taylor Alexis Bains
Chandler K. Ballantine
Kathleen Marie Baptista
†Joseph P. Baxter
†Martin R. Biancuzzo
†Spencer Borden
†Colton Joseph Patrick Boyden
†Danielle Marie Brackett
Sophia Elise Byrne
Ailish Rose Cafferty
Daniel Calabro III (3P3)
Kristina Marie Campbell
Olivia Margaret Cannizzaro
William E. Canova III
‡Timothy Brian Caplan
†Manuela Carmona
Amanda Marie Caron
Jordyn Carpenter
Savanaugh M. Casey
‡‡Matthew Cavanagh
‡Nicholas Alexander Celico
Joseph Chakif
Isheeta Chakrabarti (MBA+)
Rushil Sandeep Chandra
Romer Walter Cisneros, Esq.
Rachelle Lynn Cline
†Ruth Coccio
‡Isabella Maria Colapietro
Andrew Blackstone Colton
‡‡Michaela Ann Conley
‡‡Rebecca A. Costello
‡‡Linda Marie Cowen
Alexis DaCruz
†Elisabeth D’Amelio (LMCS+)
‡Evan William Dandrea (3P3)
Robert Daniel
William Lee Davis
Christian Joseph Dean
Alicia Delaney
Amy Elizabeth DeLong
Dylan C. DiLibero
Sophia Louise Dooley
Ian Summers Douglass
†Gabriela Dupuis (LMCS+)
Kristian Benjamin Dzilenski (LMCS+)
‡Kyle T. Easton
Aicha Elola
Jessica Jamie-Ann Erspamer
David Nathaniel Falin
†Jordan T. Farnsworth
‡Logan Faucher
†John Ryan Feeney
‡‡Madeleine A. Fenderson
Anika A. Fenton
‡‡Stefanie D. Fischer
Stephen Adalberto Fleitas
†Jose R. Garcia II
Miguel A. Garcia Jr.
Katelyn Hannan Garside
†Samantha Lynn Gervasio
Madison Michele Griffin
Rebecca Scout Grippo
‡‡Tyler Haas
Nicole Ashley Hall
Jacklyn Henry
Alexis Jordan Herrington
†Emily Hogan
Maxwell Holland
Briana A. Holley
Emily Hughes
Mahalia Blythe Isabell
Megan Elizabeth Jackson
Margaret E. Jacobs
†Katherine S. Kazarian
Ian J. Kirkpatrick
†Judd William Krasher, Esq.
Talia Amber Kutsaftis
Taylor Ashley Kutsaftis
†Samantha Larkin (LMCS+)
Edwin Robert Lawson
‡Keith Lefevre
‡Hilary L. Levey Friedman
Victoria Levine
Miguel Edgardo Lluesma, Esq.
Joshua Ben Victor Magnone
†Carolyn Maiorana
Jesse Manning
Abby Elena Mansolillo
Raffaelo R. Manzo
Ryan Mara
‡David Marks
†Jaclyn Alexa Martin
Jeffrey Mathew
‡Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle
Victoria Erin McDonald
Jonté Tyree McKenzie
Jinni Meacham
McKenzie L. Moore
Camila C. Morell Burgos
Savanna Lee O’Neal
Brittney Brianna Ortiz
McKinzie Owen
Colin Arthur Pavluk
‡Julia Teresa Peare (LMCS+)
Olivia Joan Pellegrini
SCHOOL OF LAW DEGREE CANDIDATES
Birica-Bikira Pierre-Louis
Nicole Marie Pingree
‡Pia Piscitelli
†Melissa Caroline Richi
Jake N. Rimmer
Hannah Elizabeth Robinson
‡Emily Frances Rodriguez Johnson
†Sarah Lindsay Roodenburg
‡Amanda Rotimi
Tyrone A. Ruales
Shira Ruskin
Emilio G. Santiago
Leakha Devi Saytoo
Hannah Jane Schilling
Hayden Shank
Johnathon Austin Sharratt
Dillon Thomas Shea
Petros Skotidakis
Nicole M. Snyder
Darren James Squillace
Andrea Isobel Staehelin
Daniel Starr-Tambor
‡Julia Alexandra Stern
Mark William Tabala Jr.
Abbryanna Tirado
Molly Anne Todd
Ryan L. Tremblatt
Cassidy Tuohy
†Cornelius Tyson (LMMA+)
Andrew Varga
Anastasia Aleksandra Velkov
†Jessica Viel
James T. Wagner
‡Andrew Nadal Walsh (LMMA+)
Lawrence Kong Wang
Jakia Larnelle Warren
†Mark Weeden (LMCS+)
Keilly J. Wickham
Nasama Winters
Emily Wright
Benjamin S. Wright
Audina Wu
Anthony Bernardo Zainyeh
Andrea Zannos
School of Law Latin Honors indicated as of February 1, 2024 based on Fall 2023 grades. Summa cum laude – 3.75 | Magna cum laude – 3.5 | Cum laude – 3.25
May 2024
Master of Studies in Law
Leonella Acevedo
December 2023
Juris Doctor
Nana Amma Ankrah, Esq.
Tristen Larson
Richard R. Pollock
Sophia Scutero
Leonore Elaine Tripler, Esq.
Aletha Lilia Wood
December 2023
Master of Studies in Law
‡Hannah Clementine Stern
August 2024
Juris Doctor
Lindsay Saraii Bazile
Abigail Orquidia Castillo
Lily Mischo
Kyle C. Walters
December 2024
Juris Doctor
Michelle Sung Bae
Kevin Truman Farmer
Vanessa Chiquinquira Lopez Almeida
Shapel Givens Mallard
Victoria Ritchie
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DEGREE & CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES
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Gena Bianco, J.D., Dean
May 2024
Master of Science
Christopher Petisce
May 2024
Bachelor of Arts
‡Brianna C. Carson
‡Silvana Froonjian
May 2024
Bachelor of General Studies
Jessica Altagracia Cruz Quevedo
Darron Dowell
Christopher M. Edwards
Kara B. Olson
Joshua J. Santos
Kristine Young
August 2023
Bachelor of General Studies
Jason Richard Rocha Sr.
December 2023
Bachelor of General Studies
Luis R. Frontal Sr.
Ryan James Sheehan
May 2024
Bachelor of Science
Albert Anthony Andrews
Kristen M. Banno
Carlos A. Barbeiro
Paula M. Carroll
Jeffrey Joseph Chapman
Ronald M. Coia II
Christopher D. Coles
Jordan Robert Coty
Melissa Fernandez
Zandee E. Galang
Jhaka Jamelia Gartrell
Karen Jackeline Giron Sandoval
Jason T. Head
Kira Jade Lorene Hung
Katherine Marie Manuel
Keith Nunes
Robert Michael O’Dwyer
Christopher William Pritchard
Lucas Ramalho
Donovan Elias Rosa
Angelica Stamps
Mokouteh Toe
Jeremy Tolleson
Nicholas Salvatore Tomasetti
Austin S. Yineman
August 2023
Bachelor of Science
Alexus Marie Barreto
Sevorn A. Bascom
John R. Brown
Brian Dunton
‡Erick C. Heimerl
Allie Janelle Huertas
Sarah Electa Johnson
Tremayne Paccasassi
‡‡Dylan Prentice
‡‡Lindsey Carol Tallo
December 2023
Bachelor of Science
‡John A. Carvalho
Kezziar Katrikka Colvin-Williams
Matthew T. Cute
Colin D. Donovan
Shawn Christopher Dorman
Curtis Eddings
Hydeia D. Fulmore
Philip Joseph Garland
†Monica C. Heath
Momodou Jagne
†David J. Loffler
Dean L. Mansfield Jr.
Sianna Marie McNulty
Derek Mourato
Nell Nanue Paye
†Leonel A. Pichs III
Erial Stinnett
Stephanie Suber
David Vincent Williams
Michael John Wodecki
David J. Wyrostek
August 2023
Associate in Arts
Stanley Alston
May 2024
Associate in Science
Tara Adams
Brieanna Lashae Brice
Dishi Cai
Brittany Nichole Campbell
Joshua Michael Essick
Shilah Nicole Groff
Montre’nese Gloria-Ann James
Yasemin Karabudak-Busby
Casey Justin Lytle
Kalesei Jahree Orr
Eden Mina Paulos
Almard D. Smith
Thomas Tebbs II
Maria Nicole Woodrum
August 2023
Associate in Science
Laura Carolina Aguilar
Nicholas Donald Beaulieu
Kana Pamela Coleman
Cecilia Hartwell
Deguet Kone
Yasmina Lapommeray
Samuel LaPorte
Christopher Lighten
Alejandra Lozada
Julie Macedo
Kendall McCammon
Aaron James Milner
De’zel Keondra Mims
Eilish Katharine Nebbia
Tyron Nathan Nowlin
Marie Fetia Phadael
Juana Jazmin Port
Shimaiah Nataya Quiambao
Gabriella Quintero
Diana L. Redondo Quiroz
Adriane Michelle Roane
Larae Sawyer
Raven Brianne Sierra
Jerico Christian Thornton
Sharice Lynae Williams
Latresha Ree Winston
December 2023
Associate in Science
Solomon Asomani Aryee
Jermerieona Barnhart
Amy Berhenke
Mikaela Boudreaux
Ashley Concepcion
Aracelia Miriam Correa
Jessica de la Cruz
Erica Lucero Gibson
Andre D. Johnson
Chiemeka Jones
LaToya Alicia Kentish
Abigail I. Koranteng
Jannica Veronica Lawrence
Mya Elise Lister
Katherine Medina Cruz
Andres F. Perez
Sherryn Giovanna Ramkarran
Jeffrey Alexander Raplee
Mollie Marie Ray
Mozart Rodriguez
MacArthur Lee Sanders
Jacob Connor Scorpio
Shardonne Yvonne Wilkie-Walker
May 2024
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DEGREE & CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES |
Electrical Apprenticeship Program
Jamie Allstrom
Miguel Alvarado
Jarrett Amaral
Jesse Blair
Michael Caucali
Marcos Garden
Patrick Harrison
William Harvey
Willy Hernandez
John Hudson
Pierre Imad
Nolan Johnson
Nathan Medeiros
Ian O’Neil
Grant Prete
Nathan Richard
John Small
Mekbul Tahir
May 2024
Career & Technical Education
Teacher Certification Program
John Beland
Nicole Burlingame
Matthew Clarke
Angel Torres Galina
Cameron Hill
Joshua Klemp
James Lopez
Duane Maranda
Gregory Murphy
Rebecca Paniccia
Casey Ramey
Danielle Ricci
John Rosenwinkel
Jason Treanor
Nicole Varatta
Anthony Votto
Karron Wells
Zachary Zarkowski
May 2024
English as a Second Language
Teacher Certification Program
Nora L. Areas-Fodor
Christina Elizabeth Armstrong
Julie Bannon
Samantha Bellisle
Regina Bifulco
Robyn Borges
Clifton III Boyle
Diane Brannon
Kelly Britto
Kayla Lynne Brunelle
Kathryn Pearl Cahn
Lori A. Califano
Kimberly Ann Caloura
Genevieve Cicerone
Lisa-Marie Colantonio
Caroline O’Shea Corr
Allison Demelo
Monique Annette Desmarais
Diana Virginia DiRuzzo
Sarah Emily DiSabatino
Rebecca Duggan
Shannon Ewing
Sylvia Hanna
Jennifer Holubesko
Stephen J. Ianiere
Linda Dillon Iribarren
Kristen M. Kardos
Lauren Ann King
Jennifer Leone
Margaret Lopes
Tiffany Lujan
Dawn Manchester
Yomely A. Marte
Bethany McCann
Ryan McCray
Erin McGloin
Maeve McLeod
Ashley S. Mejia
Rebecca Miller
Yesenia Abreu Moreira
Katherine Muelling
Jill Noiseux
Rebecca Nolin
Valerie Pecchia
Sarah Perra
Sophia Perrotti
Continued
Madeline Elena Pizzuti
Tory Reece
Smaylin Reyes
Octavia Roy
Lee Russell
Rebecca Ruzzano
Caitlyn Severson
Sheri Silva
Devyn Soares
Michell Stanley
Rosa Beatriz Vargas
Jessica Waters
Rebecca Mather Willner
May 2024
Certificate in Advanced Professional Studies
Julia Aspromonte
Emily Pacheco Demelo
Silvana Froonjian
Samantha Jane Poland
Natasha L. Pucillo
Arturo Puentes
Maria V. Torres
August 2023
Certificate in Advanced Professional Studies
Callista Brooke Koelling
December 2023
Certificate in Advanced Professional Studies
Tia-Mariah Anderson
Melissa Sue-Anne Castle
Debra Ann Fowler
Marcus A. Lopes
Selena Priscella Martinez
Michele René Rothgeb
UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM GRADUATES
The Roger Williams University Honors Program seeks to prepare and inspire students to be dedicated, engaged, and compassionate intellectual leaders locally, regionally, and globally. The goal is to prepare students to confront authentic community problems through the application of professional knowledge and skills, and promote the development of civic leaders and citizen scholars. The following students have successfully completed the program requirements:
Tania Acosta
Brianna Rose Benjamin
Andre Brandon Caceres
Marisa Rose Cestone
Victoria Christine Chiklis
Benjamin Samuel Clark
Edward Francis Conley
Alivia Joy DeGrotta
Elexxia Terese Fournier
Abby Renae Gambrell
Samuel Cole Gibson
Abigail Rose Gilligan
Marissa Ann Glen
Jamie Violet Goldman
Margaret Kathryn Grace
Áine Maire Dowling Guyer
Luke Kaiyu Hosek
Alexandra Simone Houle
Madison Jo Huntington
Thomas A. Irvine
Lara Marie Kester
Jillian Christine Kiazim
Amy Grace Kunzinger
Erin Christine LoMonaco
Nathan Lopes
Ashley Elizabeth McGettrick
Joshua Charles McNamara
Edward James O’Keefe
Samantha Lynn Papcun
Hannah R. Patalsky
Samantha Catherine Riley
Lydia Gray Robinson
Emily Catherine Rosen
Matthew Vaughn Schwartz
Oliver Richard Sherry
Isabelle McKenzie Sigersmith
Ryan Patrick Spillane
Honor Chapman Sucov
Gianna Lin Todaro
Samuel James Trieber
Aedan Kenneth Vitale
Ryan Christopher Wargo
Emily Grace Williams
SCHOOL OF LAW HONORS PROGRAM GRADUATES
Alyssa Almeida
Angela M. Amaral
Todd Derek Amaral
Martin R. Biancuzzo
Spencer Borden
Danielle Marie Brackett
Olivia Margaret Cannizzaro
Timothy Brian Caplan
Manuela Carmona
Matthew Cavanagh
Nicholas Alexander Celico
Ruth Coccio
Isabella Maria Colapietro
Michaela Ann Conley
Rebecca A. Costello
Linda Marie Cowen
Elisabeth D’Amelio
Evan William Dandrea
Gabriela Dupuis
Kyle T. Easton
Logan Faucher
Madeleine A. Fenderson
Stefanie D. Fischer
Jose R. Garcia II
Miguel A. Garcia Jr.
Samantha Lynn Gervasio
Tyler Haas
Jacklyn Henry
Margaret E. Jacobs
Katherine S. Kazarian
Samantha Larkin
Keith Lefevre
Hilary L. Levey Friedman
David Marks
Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle
Julia Teresa Peare
Pia Piscitelli
Emily Frances Rodriguez Johnson
Amanda Rotimi
Julia Alexandra Stern
Cornelius Tyson
Jessica Viel
Andrew Nadal Walsh
Mark Weeden
ALPHA CHI
RWU sponsors the Rhode Island Alpha Chapter of Alpha Chi Scholarship-Leadership Honorary Society. Membership is by invitation to outstanding students who rank in the top five percent of the junior and senior classes.
Brianna Rose Benjamin
Nicole Lynn Black
Rachel Marissa Borzone
Matthew Scott Davidson
Maryrose DiPiro
Jennifer Michele Donohue
Elexxia Terese Fournier
Adam Jay Horwitz
Alexandra Simone Houle
Bailey Elizabeth Hoyt
Thomas A. Irvine
Jillian Christine Kiazim
Amy Grace Kunzinger
Lauren Claire MacDonald
Faith Elizabeth Marchioni
Scout Magnolia McBride
Richard Michael McGee
Ashley Elizabeth McGettrick
Jaden Joseph Militello
Athena Caudle Morrisett
Lauren Michelle Moulaison
Edward James O’Keefe
Taisha Nelly Ortiz Garcia
Madison Egan Rodriques
Olivia Ann Santoro
Oliver Richard Sherry
Ivee Grace Sickorez
Sophia Elizabeth Szaniawski
Madison Marie Tobin
Alyssa M. Turcotte
Noah Charles Robert Venuti
Rameesa Wajid
Marybeth Evelyn Yacino
ALPHA DELTA SIGMA
Alpha Delta Sigma was established at RWU in Spring 2024. Alpha Delta Sigma, a national honor society sponsored by the AAF, recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement in advertising studies. Alpha Delta Sigma is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education.
Tania Acosta
Jenna Ann Bowerfind
HONORS SOCIETIES
2024 Graduating Students Only
Sean David Didonato-Chemlen
Ava Elizabeth Foley
Maxwell Goodwin
Lauren Ellie Gura
Paris Alexa Inacio
Faith Elizabeth Marchioni
ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA
Founded in 1945 to recognize adult students in continuing education who achieve academic excellence while managing responsibilities to family, work and community. Membership in the RWU chapter, Rho Alpha, is by invitation to University College students who rank in the top 10 percent of their class. These students epitomize successful lifelong learning.
Kristen M. Banno
Paula M. Carroll
John A. Carvalho
Christopher D. Coles
Colin D. Donovan
Darron Dowell
Silvana Froonjian
Karen Jackeline Giron Sandoval
Erick C. Heimerl
Callista Brooke Koelling
Katherine Marie Manuel
Keith Nunes
Tremayne Paccasassi
Dylan Prentice
Natasha L. Pucillo
Joshua J. Santos
Angelica Stamps
Erial Stinnett
Lindsey Carol Tallo
Michael John Wodecki
Kristine Young
ALPHA PHI SIGMA
Alpha Phi Sigma is the only national justice honor society for criminal justice majors. The society recognizes academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students of criminal justice, as well as Juris Doctorate.
Michael David Arel
Samantha Maie Brody
Hannah Elizabeth Rigby
BETA ALPHA PSI
Beta Alpha Psi is a nonprofit international honorary and service organization primarily for accounting but also finance and information students at AACSB accredited universities.
Beta Alpha Psi provides opportunities for development of technical and professional skills to complement university education; participation in community service; and interaction among students, faculty, and professionals.
Arianna Isabella Albano
Christain Medina Barbosa
Evan John Fuller
Reggianna Chaperon Germain
Samuel Cole Gibson
BETA BETA BETA
Beta Beta Beta is a national honor society in the biological sciences. The Theta Gamma chapter was established at RWU in 2003. The society emphasizes stimulation of scholarship, dissemination of scientific knowledge and promotion of biological research. Membership is by invitation to upper level geology and marine biology majors who have maintained at least a 3.3 GPA in their biology courses.
Associate Member†
Katharine Elizabeth Benagh
Molly Lynne Carelli
Carina Rose DeClement
Jonathan Scott Demedeiros
Kathryn Sophia Dennis
Thomas Desnoyers
Ava Elizabeth Devine
Elexxia Terese Fournier
Elaina Rita Giansanti
Abigail M. Grove
Lily Teegan Loomis
Sydney Jane Panczak
Amanda Michelle Paulhus
†Caitlin Rayne Kaprelian
†Lara Marie Kester
†Michelle Antoinette Kryl
BETA GAMMA SIGMA
Beta Gamma Sigma serves business programs accredited by ACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The RWU Chapter was established in 2006. Membership is by invitation to students who are enrolled in subject matter areas within the purview of accreditation and who are in the upper tenth of their graduating class.
Tania Acosta
Arianna Isabella Albano
Halei Deborah Allen-Morabito
Dylan Jacob Berliner
Andre Brandon Caceres
Christine Marie Chasse
Charles Anthony Forte III
Van Gregory Gatz
Melanie Paige Harris
Sean Michael Hickey
Alexis Dominique Holmes
Paris Alexa Inacio
Faith Elizabeth Marchioni
Jarred Alexander Miller
Kevin Thomas Murphy
Violet Rae Ptaszenski
Rameesa Wajid
Isabella Krystyna Wierzbicki
ETA SIGMA PHI
Eta Sigma Phi had its beginning in 1914 when a group of students in the Department of Greek at the University of Chicago organized an undergraduate classical club to which honor students in Greek and Latin were elected to membership. This organization later united with a similar organization at Northwestern University and became Eta Sigma Phi. In 1924 the society became national, and chapters were organized at leading colleges and universities. The society was incorporated in 1927 under the laws of the State of Illinois.
Marina Sprague
HONORS SOCIETIES
KAPPA MU EPSILON
Kappa Mu Epsilon Charter is the first chapter in RI. KME membership provides students opportunities for mathematical networking and exploration through yearly regional and national conferences as well as a subscription to the KME journal, the Pentagon. To be inducted, a student must complete at least three semesters and rank in the upper thirty-fifth percent of their class. They must also complete three courses in mathematics, including at least one semester of calculus and maintain a B average in all mathematics classes.
Kimberly Michelle Tian Amidon
Sarita Poudyal Bhandari
Jennifer Michele Donohue
Thomas A. Irvine
Athena Caudle Morrisett
Lauren Michelle Moulaison
Samantha Lynn Papcun
Colton James Pelletier
Ashley Maria Snyder
LAMBDA ALPHA
Lambda Alpha is a National Anthropology Honor Society that was established in 1968 to promote the study of anthropology by acknowledging and recognizing students for their exemplary contributions and achievements. The name Lambda Alpha stems from the Greek words “LOGOS ANTHROPOU,” meaning “The study of humans.”
Jacob Elias Brown
Sonya Evelyn Crucey
Riley Elizabeth Dion
Eliza Julia Goldberg
Brittany Elizabeth Martin
Cole Thai Panayakul
Rian Sage Tibbetts
Alexis Sarai Wozdusiewicz
LAMBDA EPSILON CHI (LEX)
National honor society in Paralegal Studies. The purpose of LEX is to recognize persons who have demonstrated superior academic performance in an established program in paralegal studies offered at an institution that is an institutional member in good standing of the American Association of Paralegal Education (AAFPE).
Kristen M. Banno
Kezziar Katrikka Colvin-Williams
Emily Pacheco Demelo
Erick C. Heimerl
Sarah Electa Johnson
Callista Brooke Koelling
Katherine Marie Manuel
Robert Michael O’Dwyer
Natasha L. Pucillo
LAMBDA PI ETA
Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities. LPH represents what Aristotle described in The Rhetoric as three ingredients of persuasion: logos (Lambda), meaning logic; pathos (Pi), relating to emotion; and ethos (Eta), defined as character credibility and ethics. Lambda Pit Eta recognizes, fosters and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement while stimulating interest in the communication discipline.
Francesca Rose Buono
Kelly P. Doherty
Fiona Dolan
Simone NyJai Henderson
Jacob Wesley Pina
PHI ALPHA THETA
RWU established the Alpha Eta Kappa Chapter of the National Honor Society in 1994 to promote excellence in scholarship to advance the discipline of history. Membership is by invitation to outstanding students in history.
Brian David Carroll
Samuel Robert Castiglia
Philip Lloyd Hayes Jr. Hennessy C. Hernandez
Adam Jay Horwitz
Amanda Leung
Richard Michael McGee
Brigid Veronica McSweeney
Elizabeth Renee Yi-Ying Ng
Brandon C. Shover
Owen P. Sparks
Noah Charles Robert Venuti
PI DELTA PHI
The purpose of the Society is to recognize outstanding scholarship in the French language and its literatures, to increase the knowledge and appreciation of Americans for the cultural contributions of the French-speaking world, and to stimulate and to encourage French and francophone cultural activities.
Michaela Hope Machulis
HONORS SOCIETIES
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PI SIGMA ALPHA
The Phi Lambda chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, was established at RWU in 1997. The purpose of Pi Sigma Alpha is to promote interest and scholarship in the subjects of politics, government, and international relations by providing recognition and support to students who have excelled in the field. Membership is open to juniors and seniors who have completed at least four courses in political science, maintained at least a 3.2 GPA in those courses, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or in the top third of their class. The national organization offers opportunities for scholarships, grants, and awards for academic achievement, and the local chapter sponsors co-curricular activities, which provide a forum for research and the exchange of ideas in the discipline.
Brianna Rose Benjamin
Joseph Edward Bierowski
Alondra Carrina Cepeda
Annemelloune Jacksandre Jean
Michael William Jones
Haley Grace Massa
Taylor Jade McDonald
Hannah R. Patalsky
Jared Nelson Richardson
Hannah Elizabeth Rigby
Honor Chapman Sucov
PSI CHI
The purpose of the Psi Chi National Honor Society is to encourage, stimulate and maintain excellence in scholarship and to advance the science of psychology. The Roger Williams chapter was established in 1978.
Allison Bascom Gray
Scout Magnolia McBride
Hannah Louise Mello
Alli Ann Schoenfeldt
Honor Chapman Sucov
Madison Marie Tobin
Meghan Elaine Torla
Natalie Christine Trudell
Marybeth Evelyn Yacino
Matthew Alden Zeller
Senior Distinction
Alicia Maria Ortiz Alba
Karli Jean Butcher
Erlinda Castro
Alondra Carrina Cepeda
Hannah Daniel Cormier
Kristen Maria Hearrold
Luke Kaiyu Hosek
Casidhe Jean Hughes
Thomas A. Irvine
Annemelloune Jacksandre Jean
William Loughman Madigan-Kolstad
Taylor Jade McDonald
Richard Michael McGee
Ashley Elizabeth McGettrick
Jaden Joseph Militello
Mayson M. O’Marra
Colton James Pelletier
Hannah Elizabeth Rigby
Devyn Paige Siegel
Honor Chapman Sucov
Ana Swansey
Katherine Margaret White
Emily Grace Williams
SIGMA DELTA PI
Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispanica), was established in 1919. The Society’s insignia is the royal seal of Fernando and Isabel, representing Castille, Leon and Aragon. Sigma Delta Pi’s motto is the Greek phrase “Spanias Didagei Proagomen,” meaning “Let’s go forth/ continue forth under the teaching/ guidance of the Spanish language.”
Alondra Carrina Cepeda
Olivia Rose Cunsolo
Matthew Timothy Hemmert
Isaac David Ruiz
SIGMA LOTA RHO
The Epsilon Mu chapter of Sigma Iota Rho, the international honor society for international relations, was established at RWU in 2008 to promote and reward scholarship and service among students and practitioners. Juniors who meet the standards of a 3.2 cumulative GPA and a 3.4 GPA in International Relations are eligible for membership. Membership in Sigma Iota Rho is intended not only to enhance the credentials of its members, though public recognition of the best and the brightest students in international relations, but is meant to encourage a lifelong devotion to a better understanding of the world we live in and to continuing support for and engagement in education, service, and occupational activities that reflect the highest standards of practice in international affairs.
Hannah R. Patalsky
Honor Chapman Sucov
Katherine Margaret White
HONORS SOCIETIES
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SIGMA LAMBDA CHI
Sigma Lambda Chi, the international construction honor society, provides recognition to outstanding students in the construction management major for their academic accomplishments. Membership is by invitation to majors who possess the requisite grade point average.
Nick James Chuslo
Curtiss Brent Clemens
Gabriella Elisabeth Cruz
Alivia Joy DeGrotta
Sean Michael Dwyer
Michael David Egan
Samuel Peterson Flynn
Christina M. Marra
Alan Hendry Martin
Alec Joseph Molinari
Colby Ryan Powers
SIGMA TAU DELTA
The Alpha Alpha Nu Chapter of the International English Honor Society was established at Roger Williams in 1990. The society confers distinction for high achievement in English literature and language, promotes interest in literature and the English language on local campuses and their surrounding communities, and fosters the discipline of English in all its aspects, including creative and critical writing.
Alicia Maria Ortiz Alba
Jordan Durfee
Jaden Joseph Militello
Mayson M. O’Marra
Zachary Charles Reis
Sarah Catherine Skinner
TAU SIGMA DELTA
The Beta Tau Chapter of the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture was established at RWU in 1989. Tau Sigma Delta is a national collegiate honor society for accredited programs in architecture, landscape architecture and the allied arts, whose prime objective is to celebrate excellence in scholarship, to stimulate achievement and to reward students who attain high scholastic standings.
Angelina Joan Alessandrini
Kaia Ray Andersen
Rachel Marissa Borzone
Nicole Casler
Maryrose DiPiro
Tanya Markella Gianitsos
Abigail Rose Gilligan
Zulange Gonzalez
Laura Mackenzie Griffin
Carley G. Howe
Caroline C. Keller
Trinity Atira Kendrick
Liam H. Lachi
Erin Christine LoMonaco
Victoria Isabel Machado
Samantha Miranda McCormick
Joshua Charles McNamara
Sarah Alexa Meronek
Patrick Donald Mountjoy
Renee Clair Parry
Lydia Gray Robinson
John Daniel Rutecki
Oliver Richard Sherry
Meghan H. Smith
Anthony Joseph Spataro
Ryan Patrick Spillane
Cody John Tenczar
Camila Alejandra Uriona Gamboa
Ryan Christopher Wargo
Zack Robert Wieners
CANDIDATES FOR SENIOR THESIS WITH DISTINCTION
The students listed below have submitted Senior Thesis With Distinction proposals and made substantial progress toward the completion of a senior thesis. Successful candidates will have Senior Thesis With Distinction recorded on their official academic transcripts.
Alicia Maria Ortiz Alba
Karli Jean Butcher
Erlinda Castro
Alondra Carrina Cepeda
Hannah Daniel Cormier
Kristen Maria Hearrold
Luke Kaiyu Hosek
Casidhe Jean Hughes
Thomas A. Irvine
Annemelloune Jacksandre Jean
William Loughman Madigan-Kolstad
Taylor Jade McDonald
Richard Michael McGee
Ashley Elizabeth McGettrick
Jaden Joseph Militello
Mayson M. O’Marra
Colton James Pelletier
Hannah Elizabeth Rigby
Devyn Paige Siegel
Honor Chapman Sucov
Ana Swansey
Katherine Margaret White
Emily Grace Williams
SCHOOL OF LAW
FEINSTEIN CENTER FOR PRO BONO & EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION
PUBLIC INTEREST & PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICE AWARDS & RECOGNITION
The following graduating students completed one hundred hours or more of pro bono legal service:
Alfred V. Acquaviva, II
Morgan L. Alger
Alyssa Almeida
Geovanny Amaya
Gabrielle S. Angevine
Anna Arakelian
Michelle Sung Bae
Taylor Alexis Bains
Chandler K. Ballantine
Kathleen Marie Baptista
Lindsay Saraii Bazile
Colton Joseph Patrick Boyden
Danielle Marie Brackett
Timothy Brian Caplan
Amanda Marie Caron
Jordyn Carpenter
Joseph Chakif
Romer Walter Cisneros
Isabella Maria Colapietro
Andrew Blackstone Colton
Michaela Ann Conley
Rebecca A. Costello
Linda Marie Cowen
Alexis DaCruz
Robert Daniel
Alicia Delaney
Amy Elizabeth DeLong
Sophia Louise Dooley
Kyle T. Easton
Jessica Jamie-Ann Erspamer
Kevin Truman Farmer
Jordan T. Farnsworth
Stephen Adalberto Fleitas
Jose R. Garcia II
Miguel A. Garcia Jr.
Tyler Haas
Emily Hogan
Emily Hughes
Margaret E. Jacobs
Hilary L. Levey Friedman
Abby Elena Mansolillo
Raffaelo R. Manzo
Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle
Jonté Tyree McKenzie
Camila C. Morell Burgos
Savanna Lee O’Neal
Brittney Brianna Ortiz
Julia Teresa Peare
Olivia Joan Pellegrini
Birica-Bikira Pierre-Louis
Pia Piscitelli
Emily Frances Rodriguez Johnson
Amanda Rotimi
Leakha Devi Saytoo
Hannah Jane Schilling
Andrea Isobel Staehelin
Daniel Starr-Tambor
Julia Alexandra Stern
Molly Anne Todd
Leonore Elaine Tripler L’23
Cassidy Tuohy
Jessica Viel
Jakia Larnelle Warren
Keilly J. Wickham
Nasama Winters
Anthony Bernardo Zainyeh
SCHOOL OF LAW | LAW REVIEW
The following Class of 2024 students constitute the 2023-2024 Editorial Board and Assistant Editors of the Roger Williams University Law Review and are responsible for the publication of Volume 29 of the Law Review.
Editorial Board
Stefanie D. Fischer
Editor-in-Chief
Madeleine A. Fenderson
Managing Editor
Michaela Ann Conley
Executive Articles Editor
Tyler Haas
Executive Articles Editor
Amanda Rotimi
Executive Notes and Comments Editor
Keith Lefevre
Rhode Island Editor
Jonté Tyree McKenzie Research and Development Editor
Danielle Marie Brackett
Articles Editor
Linda Marie Cowen
Articles Editor
Kyle T. Easton
Articles Editor
Hilary L. Levey Friedman
Justice For All Editor
Andrea Isobel Staehelin
Justice For All Development Editor
Todd Derek Amaral
Notes and Comments Editor
Rebecca A. Costello
Notes and Comments Editor
Julia Alexandra Stern
Notes and Comments Editor
Senior Editorial Staff
Angela M. Amaral
Matthew Cavanagh
Andrew Blackstone Colton
Evan William Dandrea
Logan Faucher
Jacklyn Henry
Emily Hogan
Katherine S. Kazarian
Judd William Krasher, Esq.
Samantha Larkin
David Marks
Jaclyn Alexa Martin
Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle
Pia Piscitelli
Melissa Caroline Richi
Mark Weeden
SCHOOL OF LAW | TRIAL COMPETITIONS
The following graduates were selected to participate in external mock trial competitions.
2024 American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Aicha Elola*
Jonté Tyree McKenzie* Leakha Devi Saytoo*
2024 Northeast Black Law Students
Association Constance Baker Motley
Mock Trial Competition
Mahalia Blythe Isabell
Nasama Winters
2024 Phi Alpha Delta Law School
Mock Trial Competition
Anna Arakelian
2024 Texas Young Lawyers
Association National Trial Team Competition
Emily Francis Rodriguez Johnson*
Andrew Varga*
*Member of the RWU Law Trial Team
SCHOOL OF LAW | MOOT COURT
The Moot Court Board promotes the development of the art of appellate advocacy and brief writing. Those selected as the best appellate advocates in the interscholastic competition are awarded the Clark Prize for Excellence in Advocacy. The Board also sponsors interscholastic teams that compete against representatives from law schools across the nation.
Moot Court Executive Board
Aicha Elola
President
Tori MacDonald L’25
Vice President
Romer Walter Cisneros, Esq.
Co-Chair of Esther Clark and External Competitions
Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle
Co-Chair of Esther Clark and External Competitions
Pia Piscitelli
Chair of Finance and Development
Jessica Viel
Chair of Communications and Records
3L Moot Court Members
Morgan L. Alger
Jordyn Carpenter
Matthew Cavanaugh
Ruth Coccio
Michaela Ann Conley
Madeleine A. Fenderson
Hilary L. Levey Friedman
Maya Maldonado-Weinstein
Hannah Jane Schilling
Andrew Nadal Walsh
Mark Weeden
74th Annual National Moot Court Competition
Morgan L. Alger
Michaela Ann Conley
Hilary L. Levey Friedman
Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
Romer Walter Cisneros, Esq.
Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle
Pia Piscitelli
First Amendment and Media Law
Diversity Moot Court Competition
Aicha Elola
Brittney Brianna Ortiz
2023 E. Earle Zehmer Workers’ Compensation National Moot Court Competition
Morgan L. Alger
Jordyn Carpenter
Molly Crippen
Jessica Viel
Northeast Black Law Students
Association Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition
Aicha Elola
Jonathan Tonico L’25
UCLA Cybersecurity Moot Court Competition
Elisabeth D’Amelio
Samantha Larkin
SCHOOL OF LAW | JOURNAL OF MARITIME LAW AND COMMERCE
The Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce (JMLC) is a leading maritime publication in the United States. The JMLC is a professionally published scholarly journal. Student Editors support the editorial process.
Spencer Borden
Stefanie D. Fischer
Miguel A. Garcia Jr. Andrew Nadal Walsh
SCHOOL OF LAW | SELECTED HONORS EARNED
BY MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL OF LAW CLASS OF 2024
The Clark Prize for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy
Those students who capture first place in the written and oral intrascholastic moot court competition share an award donated by former Distinguished Visiting Professor Esther F. Clark. Members of the graduating class who received this award during their studies include:
Pia Piscitelli
Winner of the Clark Competition
Morgan L. Alger Finalist & Runner Up
Michaela Ann Conley Best Brief
Hillary L. Levey Friedman Best On/Off Brief Presentation
Aicha Elola Best Oralist
Professor Clark Endowed Scholarship
Distinguished Visiting Professor Esther F. Clark and her husband, John Clark, established this scholarship to recognize outstanding academic performance by a rising second year student.
Amanda Rotimi
Gary L. Bahr Memorial Scholarship
This award is in memory of Professor Gary L. Bahr, the first associate dean and member of the founding faculty of the School of Law. The award is made annually to the first-year student with the highest combined average in contracts and torts.
Matthew Cavanagh
Kathleen M. Birt Memorial Dispute Resolution Prize
This prize is awarded to graduating students who have demonstrated the most distinguished performance in dispute resolution courses.
Jakia Larnelle Warren
Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Clinical Student Award
This national award recognizes a student who has excelled in a clinical course in law school.
Megan Elizabeth Jackson
Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Externship Student Award
This national award recognizes a student who has excelled in both the seminar component and the field work component of an externship.
Todd Derek Amaral
Dean’s Academic Achievement Award
This award is presented by the Dean to a graduate student who improved their grades the most from the first year.
Geovanny Amaya
Legal Methods Faculty Award for Best Brief
This award is made possible by The Lillian and Irving Topf Memorial Fund.
Tyler Haas
Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded annually to a rising second year student demonstrating academic excellence and financial need.
Judd William Krasher, Esq. Jonté Tyree McKenzie
Michael P. McNulty Scholarship
This scholarship is in memory of Michael McNulty, who died suddenly just before the beginning of his 3L year.
Jonté Tyree McKenzie
Public Interest Award
This award is given to a graduating student who has been exemplary in serving the community and promoting justice for the underrepresented.
Geovanny Amaya
Pro Bono Collaborative Award
This award is given to a graduating student for professionalism, collaborative spirit, and exemplary commitment to serving the community and promoting justice for the underrepresented through PBC projects.
Katharine Lewis Wininger McCorkle
SCHOOL OF LAW | SELECTED HONORS EARNED
BY MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL OF LAW CLASS OF 2024
Continued
Recognition for Pro Bono Leadership
The following graduating students are recognized for their leadership in RWU Law’s pro bono programming:
Timothy Brian Caplan
Alternative Spring Break
Margaret E. Jacobs
Savanna Lee O’Neal
Molly Anne Todd PBC Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Project
Danielle Marie Brackett
Miguel A. Garcia Jr. PBC Street Law
Marine Affairs Achievement Award
This award honors a graduating student who has been exemplary in the study and advancement of marine policy and law.
Todd Derek Amaral
William J. Coffey Excellence in Maritime Writing Prize
This prize is given in memory of William J. Coffey, a nationally renowned maritime law expert and adjunct professor at the School of Law as well as former Interim Director of the Institute and Vice Chair of the Institute’s Advisory Board. The prize is awarded annually to recognize an exceptional law student writing on a topic in admiralty and maritime law.
Todd Derek Amaral
Logan Family Opportunity Scholarship
This scholarship goes to a nontraditional student who displays civic mindedness, with a preference for first-generation college graduates and/or applicants for whom English is not their first language.
Lindsay Saraii Bazile
Joan Montalbano Scholarship
This award honors the legacy and career of Joan Montalbano, who attended law school as a mother. The purpose of this award is to support mothers as they pursue their juris doctor degree.
Margaret E. Jacobs
Earle Family Memorial Endowed Business Law Scholarship
The Earle family established this award to support the development of the law school’s business curriculum and program. It is awarded to a second-year student exhibiting academic achievement, a desire to enter the practice of business law, with a disposition toward leadership through community service, and high integrity and moral standards.
Jesse Manning
The Honorable Thomas J. Caldarone, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
This award was established to honor the distinguished legal and public service career of Judge Thomas J. Caldarone, Jr. It is awarded annually to a Rhode Island law student demonstrating financial need and a strong academic record.
Jordan T. Farnsworth
Justinian Law Society of RI Endowed Scholarship
This fund was established to commemorate the 20th anniversary of The Justinian Law Society of Rhode Island and of Roger Williams University School of Law. The award recognizes a Rhode Island resident who has demonstrated civic engagement, superior scholastic ability and financial need.
Rebecca Scout Grippo
Benjamin and Renee Vogel Family Social Justice Scholarship
This award is to attract and retain students who have shown a sincere interest in serving the public and contributing to social justice efforts. It is awarded to a law student pursuing public interest law and participating in law clinics or clinical externships designed to serve underserved populations.
Romer Walter Cisneros, Esq.
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2023 – 2024
Timothy B. Yeaton ’80 Chair of the Board of Trustees
Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Red Hat, Inc.
James R. Andrade ’77, ’79 Senior Vice President, Capitaland Group, Singapore
Howard Merten, Esq. Managing Partner, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
loannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University Ex-Officio Member
Stephen Prignano, Esq. McIntyre Tate LLP
Michael P. Robinson, Esq. ’00 Savage Law Partners, LLP
James Ruggieri, Esq. Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney LLP
George L. Santopietro, Esq. Coia & Lepore, Ltd.
The Honorable William E. Smith District Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island
Ondine Galvez Sniffin, Esq. The Law Office of Ondine Galvez Sniffin, Esq.
The Honorable Brian Stern Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court Chair, BOT Member
Katherine Sulentic, Esq. L’09 Associate Director of Enforcement, NCAA Academic Integrity Unit BOT Member
The Honorable Patricia A. Sullivan Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island Treasurer
The Honorable Paul A. Suttell Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court
The Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson
U.S. Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Hinna Mirza Upal, Esq. L’07 Associate Counsel and Senior Manager of Investigations, Rochester Institute of Technology Secretary
’ with a year denotes: Alumnus/a of the University
’P denotes: Parent of a RWU student or graduate
RWU Commencement
Campus & Parking Map
Parking Instructions:
Lot A: General Parking
Lot B: General Parking
Lot C: General Parking
Lot D: Handicap Parking
Lot H: General Parking
Lot 7: General Parking
Lot 10: Handicap Drop-off
Lot 9: Reserved Parking
Traffic Flow:
Ceremony Locations:
Cap 1. Main Atheltic Field: Main Ceremony
Cap 2. Tent on the Practice Soccer Field, North Campus: Feinstein School of Social and Natural Sciences & School of Justice Studies
Cap 3. Tent behind Global Heritage Hall: Gabelli School of Business & School of Law
Cap 4. Tent on the Quad between the ARCH building and the Library: University College & Cummings School of Architecture
Cap 5. Campus Recreation Center Gymnasium: Feinstein School of Humanities, Arts, and Eduction & School of Engineering, Computing, and Construction Management
Concessions & Food Trucks
Food Trucks - will be located in front of the Marine and Natural Science Building and the basketball courts behind the main ceremony.
Concession Tent - will be located in front of the Campus Recreation Center.
