Commencement
Wednesday, May 15 , 2024
To Our Graduates and Guests
Congratulations, felicidades, welcome, and bienvenidos to New Jersey City University’s 2024 Commencement!
Commencement is a joyous culmination of our university’s academic year and a celebration steeped in rich tradition. Today, we pause to celebrate the tenacity, grit, and resilience of our students. I am proud to join you and your loved ones to honor the impressive achievement of earning a degree from New Jersey City University.
Whether you cross the stage today with an undergraduate, master’s, or even a doctoral degree, today is a celebration for you and all those who have supported you through your educational journey. It also marks a new beginning as you move into the next chapter of your life. Many of you will continue to further your education, some will start their own businesses, enter our community’s classrooms and hospitals, or protect our neighborhoods. Others will enter the workforce as the next generation of leaders in professional fields that will shape the lives of people in our state and beyond.
The journey to complete one’s education is an affirmation of your perseverance. For many of you in the Class of 2024, perseverance has been the hallmark of your academic pursuits, as this year’s class includes many students who were members of their high school classes of 2020 when our world was abruptly halted by a global pandemic. If you were a member of the Class of 2020 and are experiencing your first formal graduation ceremony today, please take a moment to truly soak in this moment — one which may be long overdue, but which you richly deserve to cherish.
Regardless of when you graduated from high school or began your transformative studies on our nearly century-old campus, I know that many of you have overcome hurdles
outside the classroom. Earning a bachelor’s, graduate, or terminal degree is never easy. Those who walk across this stage today have often found the path riddled with obstacles. Many of you — like me — are the first in your family to be able to graduate from college. Some of you were working full-time jobs while going to school. Others were raising children or caring for loved ones—or both. I know that there are countless stories of triumph behind every degree earned at NJCU. Today, we celebrate your perseverance and acknowledge the sacrifices you made to be here today in pursuit of the most noble of goals: a better life for yourself and your family. The challenges you have overcome will serve you throughout the rest of your life.
As we celebrate your tenacity, drive, and conviction, embrace the victory you have steadfastly earned. Your degree is a credential that less than 38 percent of adults in our country possess. With this, you have privileges that many others will not. I hope that you will remember this as you embark on this new phase of your life embody our motto, “Enter to Learn, Exit to Serve.”
In all of your future pursuits, remember what you have accomplished and how you achieved it. I look forward to seeing how your life unfolds with purpose and grace. When life stresses your circle and put that which is most important in a box, you’ll find your Gothic Knight family in your corner proudly cheering you on and reminding you that you earned your armor.
Onward and upward.
Nunca para atrás, ni para coger impulso.
With admiration and respect,
Andrés Acebo PresidentLuke Visconti, Chair, ’13 (Hon.)
T. Steven Chang, Ph.D.
Edward P. Fowlkes
Carlos Lejnieks
Raphael Salermo
Irene Trowell-Harris, ’71, R.N., Major General USAF, Retired
Edward A. Whittaker, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees
Student Trustees
Ashley Pottinger, (voting), ’25
David Valicia, (non-voting), ’25
Emeritus Trustees
Marilyn Williams Bennett, ’71, M.A., ’75, M.A.
John J. Moore, ’56, J.D., L.L.M.
NJCU Foundation Board of Directors
Peter Hernandez, B.S., Chair
P. O'Connor, MBA, Vice Chair
Jeffrey Martinez, Treasurer
Ashley L. Atkins, Secretary
Natalie Brathwaite
Will Eaves
Nicole Leon
Jose Lozano
Joseph Nyamwange
Kevin Schmidt, ’89
Aisha Thomas-Petit
Luke Visconti, B.S., ’13 (Hon.), Emeritus, ex officio (non-voting)
Timothy White, ’99
Judith Wodynski, ’76, ’77 M.A.
NJCU Alumni Association Advisory Board
Helen Dao, ’99, ’05 M.S., Chair
Vanessa Mendoza , ’17 MBA, Vice Chair
Samantha Webster, ’92 M.S., Secretary
Jake Buck, ’18, Treasurer
Ruth Antwi, ’14 BSN, DNP
Junio J. Abraham Jr., '98
Padmaja Eluri, ’06 M.S.
Timothy Fogler, ’72
Ronald Hurley, ’00, ’09 M.S., ’15 D.Sc.
Gwendolyn Jackson, ’69, ’75 M.A.
Mary Bellacosa Looram, ’61
Emmanuel Pierre-Louis, ’14, ’20 D.Sc.
Vijay A. Sammy, ’93
Christopher Scott, ’69, M.A., Ph.D.
Karen Travellin, ’92 M.A.
Edelynn Yap, ’18
Musical Theatre Workshop
Byron Flores Jr., ‘24
Katie Harrigan, ‘24
Sydney Millevoi, ‘24 (2024 American Idol contestant)
Gabrielle Stanowski, ‘24
Marc G. Dalio – Piano
NJCU Multi-Style Strings Ensemble
Benjamin Sutin, Violin (M.M. ‘24)
Jose Ernesto Gonzalez, Violin (M.M. ‘24)
Meyling Wong, Cello (M.M. ‘24)
Martha Mooke, Viola and Coordinator; 2024 GRAMMY Award Winner
Senior Class Response
Tekla Tchelidze, ’24, B.S. Biology
2024 Senior Class Officers
Sydney Epps
Senior Class President
Hareem Chaudhry
Senior Class Officer
Omolara Olorunpomi
Senior Class Officer
Anisha Cyril-Williams
Senior Class Officer
Mary Granados
Senior Class Officer
2024 Student Government Association (SGA)
Ruth Diegue, ’24, President
Valerie Egharevba, ’24, Vice President of Finance
Alejandra Martinez, ’24, Vice President of Internal Affairs
Breanna Felix, ’24, Vice President of Marketing
Alice Johnson, ’24, Student Activities Board Member
Program
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Land of Hope and Glory
Edward Elgar
Mace Bearer Presiding
Musical Piece
Francis Moran , Ph.D., President, University Senate
Andrés Acebo, J.D., President
“Time After Time”, by Cyndi Lauper Musical Theatre Workshop & NJCU Multi-Style Strings Ensemble
The National Anthem Greetings
The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key Musical Theatre Workshop & NJCU Multi-Style Strings Ensemble
Donna Breault , Ph.D., Interim Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs
Recognition of Alumni and Class of 1974
Student Reflection
Conferral of Honorary Degrees
Donna Breault , Ph.D., Interim Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs
Tekla Tchelidze, B.S. Biology, ’24
President Acebo
Dr. Bettina L. Love
Professor, Change Maker and New York Times Best-Selling Author
President’s Charge to the Graduates
President Acebo
Presentation of Degree Candidates
Morning Ceremony
Marvin Walker, Ph.D., Interim Dean, School of Business and Dean, College of Professional Studies
Afternoon Ceremony
Lourdes Sutton, Ed.D., Acting Dean , Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education
Scott Mittman, Ph.D., REM, CESCO, Interim Dean, William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences
Acceptance of Diplomas
Deans Assisted by:
Deatra Ashley, ’15, B.S. Management, ’18 MBA, NJCU School of Business
Nelda Ephraim , Ph.D., MSN Ed., R.N., CCRN-K, CSN-NJ, College of Professional Studies
Mary McGriff, Ed.D., Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education
Desamparodos Fabra Crespo, Ph.D., William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences
Conferral of Degrees
President Acebo
Alma Mater Recessional
Green and Gold, Will Hayes, ’36, Ph.D., and Aubrey Kemper, ’36 Musical Theatre Workshop & NJCU Multi-Style Strings Ensemble
Arsenal, Jan van der Roost
Coronation March, Giacomo Meyerbeer
Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Bettina L. Love Professor, Change Maker and New York Times Best-Selling AuthorBettina L. Love holds the prestigious William F. Russell Professorship at Teachers College, Columbia University, and is the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller “Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal.”
In 2022, the Kennedy Center recognized Dr. Love as one of the Next 50 Leaders dedicated to making the world more inspired, inclusive, and compassionate.
As a co-founder of the Abolitionist Teaching Network (ATN), Dr. Love actively contributes to its mission of nurturing and empowering teachers and parents who are committed to fighting injustice within their educational institutions and communities. She has played a pivotal role in overseeing the distribution of over $250,000 in grants to abolitionist initiatives across the nation. Notably, Dr. Love is also a founding member of the Task Force that initiated the groundbreaking program “In Her Hands,” one of the largest guaranteed income pilot programs in the United States. This program has successfully disbursed over $15 million to support Black women in Georgia.
Renowned as a highly sought-after public speaker, Dr. Love covers a wide range of compelling topics in her engagements, including abolitionist teaching, anti-racism, Hip Hop education, Black girlhood, queer youth, educational reparations, and the use of art-based education to foster youth civic engagement. Her profound insights and expertise have earned her recognition in various news outlets, including NPR, PBS, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Time, Education Week, The Guardian, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Dr. Love is also the celebrated author of the bestseller “We Want to Do More Than Survive,” solidifying her position as a leading voice in the field of education and social justice.
Dr. Love was previously the keynote speaker for NJCU's 42nd Annual Academic Convocation in September 2023 in celebration of the 2023-2024 academic year.
Golden Gothics
NJCU recognizes the graduates from the Class of 1974 who are celebrating 50 years since their own Commencement at the old Roosevelt Stadium. Those distinguished individuals join the ranks of the university’s Golden Gothics totaling more than 5,660 alumni from all classes between 1930-1974.
In attendance at the 2024 Commencement are:
Charlotte (Lischick) Ambrose, ’74, B.A. Special Education
Linda W. Benz, ’74 B.A. Media Ecology, ’83 B.S. Computer Science
Lynn M. Chiappa, ’74 B.A. Special Education
Josephine F. Giles, ’74 B.A. Special Education
Daria E. Kosowsky, ’74 B.A. Sociology
Catherine Mascis, ’74 B.A. Elementary Education, ’92 M.A. Urban Education
Gloria Morcilio, ’74 B.A. Early Childhood Education
Jean M. Nicolle, ’74 B.A. Music, Teacher Certification K-12
Walter A. Oberwanowicz, ’74 B.A. Special Education
Aisha (Lois) Perkins, ’74 B.A. Special Education
Angelo J. Pierri, ’74 B.A. Health Education and School Nursing, ’76 M.A. Health Sciences
Kathleen M. Fox Priore, ’74 B.A. Special Education
Constance G. Wagner, ’74 B.A. Media
DEGREE CANDIDATES
This list is not official. It contains the names of candidates whose degrees are contingent upon completion of final degree requirements.
*August 2023 Graduates
**August 2024 Tentative Candidates
***Honors Program
of Business
School
Master of Business Administration
FINANCE
Business Analytics and Data Science
Hajra Adeel Asif **
Inas R. Saad
Priyanka Achanta *
Steven Yehya Awad **
Jazlyn C. Johnson *
Nilgun Kaymak
Balla Odia Keita Sr.
Satyam Malik
Dileydi Mendoza
Tripti Sarkar Mondol *
Diego Antonio Nunez Jr.
Toyosi Iyanuoluwa Oyenola *
Alexandru Platonov
Elizabeth A. Sheoraj
Marlen Elizabeth Wolpert
MANAGEMENT
Health Care Management
Noura Abdel Shahid
Michelle Shanik Arias
Kirillos S. Samuel
Supply Chain and Maritime
Port Management
Sabina Ramazanova
MARKETING
Alan Billy Cruz III
Opephany Angelica Curtis *
Robert J. Gonzalez
Latwanna O.S. Hill
Huiyu Zhu
ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Karima Amin Abdelbary
Husnain T. Ali
Berthony Charles
School of Business
Zoha Choudhry
Madaleine Crocitto
Besem Etta-Ashu
Kelly Francisco
Domenick Gran *
Rhondi Gregory **
Jorge Herrera *
Vershay Renee Lawrence
Aisha Lea McEachern-Hill **
Jessica N. Raghunandan
Nicole Sanchez
Carlos J. Tejeda Urena
Master of Science
ACCOUNTING
Ahmed Fawzy Abdellah
Abdalla Raafat Mansour Abdelrahman
Momana A. Bhatti *
Anthony Silvio Bianchini
Jonathan Cayanan Cantada *
Aminata Sally Conteh
Dilafruz Davronbekova
Hana Ela Sandoval Doliente
Cristina Ashley Garay
Jackson Ramirez
Shannon Alexis Lemmon
Ao Li
Jackeline Lizeth Lopez Orellana
Valentina Martinez
Savannah Carina Monterrosa
Youssef Moussa *
Halimat Opeyemi Olawale
Nelly Lizbeth Perez
Maria Melida Serrano *
Vidhi Vinay Udeshi
Melanie J. Uraga Alvanez
Julieta Velasco
Patrice Sacha Withy *
Xuran Xie
FINANCE
Business Analytics and Data Science
Yahaya Adam
Xinia Patricia Hidalgo *
Siddhant Mazumdar
Anainya Mishra *
Jay Vipinchandra Patel
William Walter Schule II
Akshda T. Shandilya *
Harshith Sirighada
Business Information Systems
Aliyah Taieta Ponton
Financial Management
Tavier Lessette Nkongo
Financial Risk Management and Compliance
Yenire Chacon
Jackson Daves Munoz
Latrice Payne
Colleen Ann Ponik **
Timothy John Wise
Professional Financial Planning
Judith Castillo
FINANCE
Financial Technology
Samuel Yaw Ackah
Mark Chapas
Kunal Narendra Jagda
Meshva Prajapati
Rameshwari Velappan Raghavan
Bryan Alexander Yepez
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Bachelor of Arts
Alexia Albertina Hernandez
Cum Laude
Mously Lo
Summa Cum Laude
Andy Patricio Nunez **
Artemii Mikhaylovich Ogolikhin *
Cum Laude
Adedamola Ghadebo Oloko
Taj Robert Piontkowski
Maximo Vargas
Magna Cum Laude
Lizeth Vasquez
Bachelor of Science
Jarelys Abad
Andrea Abel
Maria Teresa Afonso *
Alan Matthew Aguirre
Cum Laude
Garry Nacir Ainsley
Joshua Rafael Almonte
Joshimie Alonso Marin
Daniel Alejandro Alvarez
Cum Laude
Angelee Aponte
Cum Laude
Brittany Lee Arabia
Magna Cum Laude
Miguel Angel Arango *
Martha A. Arenas
Rose Jalizze Arias
Alondra Nicole Arias
Ricky Asemota **
Malika Jeanine Ashley
Armia Adib Attia
Faizan Azhar
Bisola B. Babalola ***
Isaac Baez
Navinash Baiju
Juan Cesar Barcena
Danika Shaniela Bartley
Omar Osama Beais
School of Business
Selena Beharry **
Magna Cum Laude
Thanabalasingham Bhavan
Joseph Anthony Bianchi *
Jasmine Nicole Bouier **
Christina R. Brown
Elijah Elam Brown ***
Cum Laude
Hadassah S. Brudnicki ***
Cum Laude
Lesly Susana Cabrera
Chrissie Alissa Cadet
Cum Laude
Jada Antia Camacho *
Jesus Camargo
Trinity T. Campbell **
David Bob Canadas Jr.
Yilin Cao *
Diranlly Carpio ***
Magna Cum Laude
Skylah Jade Cartwright **
Samantha Castillo **
Keilly Castillo
Ashly Nicole Castro *
Kristina Caridad Cervantes
Chloe Lopez Chan **
Roseann Chang
Giovanni Esteban Chapal ***
Jaquelin Chavez
Edgar Josue Crespo Jr.
Ashley Nicole Cuevas
Jason Dasilva **
Juvan Antonio Davis
Geovana De Almeida Neves ***
Marco De La Cruz ** ***
Daniel R. Delligatti *
Angelica S. Derose
Christopher Desantis ***
Summa Cum Laude
Melissa Devine
Magna Cum Laude
Katherine N. Diaz *
Sara Diaz
Gabriel Amaury Diaz
Cum Laude
Brandon R. Diaz
Marissa Therese Dileo
Kayia Marie Dingle *
Shane Marcelle Dingle
Samantha Ashley Dipopolo
Stephanie Dominguez **
Cum Laude
Devin Echavarria ***
Cum Laude
Shaquanna Lee Elliott
Mona A. Elshehaby **
Sara Raquel Reis Faria
Summa Cum Laude
Naomi Ilana Farnum
Nourhan S. Fathy
Magna Cum Laude
Maya Faulds
Lorenzo Fernandez Jr.
Cum Laude
Swanny Fernandez
Jalene Elaine Ferrando
Isabel Maria Figueroa
Cum Laude
William Robert Fitzgerald
Fatoumata Fofana
David Michael Franza
Magna Cum Laude
Zeidy V. Fuentes
Mya S. Gantt
Yerika P. Garcia
Cum Laude
Sophia F. Garcia **
Michael Manuel Garcia **
Summa Cum Laude
Marcelo Alexander Garcia
Esther Alejandra Garcia
Javier Patricio Garcia
Joseph Garland
Nader E. Gerges
Chris Gomez
Arles R. Gomez
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Tatiana Leane Gonsalves
Summa Cum Laude
Anne Kathryn Cacho Gonzales **
Magna Cum Laude
Andrea Denise Goodwin
Donyea Semone Green
Charles Raymond Grier *
Estefania Andrea Grullon
Cum Laude
Kyle Alexander Grund ***
Summa Cum Laude
Andrew Collin Gutierrez
Yamina Hadiouche
Eddie Lee Harris Jr.
Ola H. Hasanin
Kareem Medhat Hassan **
Allison L. Helland
Katelyn Maire Herman **
Nayeli Hidalgo
Ronald Hisen III
Cum Laude
Nina Marie Hojnacki ***
Cum Laude
Michael Aziz Ibrahim
Rawan Ismail *
Maria Liliana Jaramillo *
Alice Johnson
Magna Cum Laude
Jordi Julia IV
Magna Cum Laude
Rebecca Michele Laura Kain ***
Magna Cum Laude
Ngozi Kalu *
John Robert Kaminski *
Yoshiki Kawamura
Hassan Ali Kawtharani *
Joe Y. Kayser
Magna Cum Laude
Omer I. Khan
Jobeda Rumpa Khan **
Adrian Kolakowski
Spyridon H. Kontzialis
Magna Cum Laude
Tyanna A. Laing
Hassan O. Lawal
Shenice Victoria Lawrence
Shannon Alexis Lemmon *
David Lenis
Olivier Silver Lherisson
Jingchen Li *
Jing Li *
Jiarui Liang *
Nicholas Kenneth Linebaugh
Michele Lisa
Cum Laude
Zehui Liu *
Johanna Elizabeth Lizano
Maria Christina Lorge
Cum Laude
Hachmi Cherif Lounes *
Tyler Randolph Lovallo
Nicholas Joseph Lucia
Donald Junior Luxama
Annette Lytle
Rodrigo Madrid
Abubakarr Mansaray
Darius Dayshawn William Marion
Summa Cum Laude
Hennessey Alla Marrero
Briseli Amparo Marte
Daniel John Martinek *
Alan Martinez **
David E. Martinez
Magna Cum Laude
Francisco Martinez-Chicas
Lorenzo M. Mateos
Jenna Jasmine McGrane
Magna Cum Laude
Rebecca Leigh Mcnair
Mia C. Mcneil
Carlos R. Mejia **
Shamel Everlasting Mercado
Eric B. Merletto
Samantha Moss
Summa Cum Laude
Allen Naeseth ***
Cum Laude
Nagem Najmeddin **
Yunelkis Navarro **
Linda M. Nixon
Mackenzie Nolan ***
Nicole A. Nwosu
Cum Laude
Anyelina Mercedes Ogando Villalona
Oluwaseyi Victoria Olaniyan
Yaniris Olivares
Ihuoma Chisomuaga Onwunali *
Avery Michael Ortega
Sabrina Marie Ortiz
Daniel Jesus Padilla *
Kiara Ashley Padilla
Magna Cum Laude
Ari-Yonnah Paige
Christina Angelina Pallitto
Magna Cum Laude
Javier Emil Paulino
Justin E. Perez
Verishka Persaud
Jazmine Nitta Pierre
Kathleen Pilapil
Jocelyn Pineda
Alessandro Plasencia **
Matthew E. Polidario
Alexandra Elzbieta Popek
Cum Laude
Diane Pouna
Cum Laude
Jaedan Sonny Pressley
Kevin Christian Quezada
Divya Ramdoyal
Magna Cum Laude
John Ramos *
Martena Raof
Briana Ashley Regis **
Alba Margarita Reyes
Summa Cum Laude
Beshoy E. Rezk
Summa Cum Laude
Rasheda I. Richburg
Giuliana Anahi Rivera
Natalia I. Rivera **
Shawn lascelles Roach
Alexxis Roberts
Luis Angel Rodriguez
Kenny Joel Rodriguez
Brianna Juelz Rodriguez
Danna Rojas *
Summa Cum Laude
Diamond A. Roman
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Alejandro Romo
Willy Rosales
Ophendel Roseme **
Jose David Ruiz
Adrian Joél Sabatino ***
Anthony David Sagrera
Cum Laude
Marcia C. Salas
Natalia Belen Salazar Mejia
Hummam Salih
Camila Salomon
Emanuel A. Sanchez
Jonathan Eloy Sanchez
Cum Laude
Jasmin Sanchez
Cum Laude
Ryan Pabello Santos
Karen Stephanie Segovia
Elle Alexandra Serkin
Cum Laude
Victor M. Settimo *
Sayam Sharfuddin *
Parth Akshay Sheth
Summa Cum Laude
Francis John Shipman IV *
Saika Sime
Emily E. Sinche
Summa Cum Laude
Kamita Singh
Cum Laude
Balkiranjit Singh
Cum Laude
Jake Robert Sisk ***
Cum Laude
Ivelisse Angelica Smith
Khia Simone Snead
Carolina Faria Soeira ** ***
Kadra Anna-Kay Spence
Magna Cum Laude
Kellee-Ann D. St. Louis
Ineysiah P. Surrell **
Erika Tapia *
Magna Cum Laude
Sergio Tarrida Martin
Cum Laude
Beshoy Tawfeek
Wilfrantz Therzy * ***
Michael Torrillo
My Tran
Victor Shamir Trinidad *
Cum Laude
Vancy Trumpet
Cum Laude
Yonatan Solomon Tsegaye **
Ricardo Rene Tuero-Conception **
Kiarah Turner
Yesenia Alejandra Urias ***
Cum Laude
Laura Vargas
Summa Cum Laude
Madison Catherine Vazquez
Summa Cum Laude
Leslie Ventura *
Magna Cum Laude
Stacy-Ann Moneisa Vernon *
Summa Cum Laude
Jefferson Vidal Marte
Charles Villanueva
Magna Cum Laude
Tyler Michael Vitale
Magna Cum Laude
Kobe Vo *
Cum Laude
Mary Gerges Wanas
Leqi Wang
Zachary Owen Ware
Nafeesa Yasmeen Wheeler
Kayla Elizabeth Whittaker
Alexander Williams
Leticia Wise
Shantel Brianna Worrell *
Yue Xin *
Shuofang Xing *
Jingwen Xu *
Qiliang Yang *
Grace Yeung
Crystal Sayuri Zegarra
Yi Zhu *
Giada Zorzan
Cum Laude
Qian Zuo *
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
College of Professional Studies
Doctorate of Science
CIVIL SECURITY LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND POLICY
Alyza Brevard-Rodriguez
Ike David Ejikeme
Daryl Lynch
Master of Science
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Donnielle Mytisha Bowman
Kamiera Felder
Infinity Unique Ferguson
Astrid Hernandez
Iyad Ibrahim
Katrein Kaldas
Juan Pablo Martinez Sr.
Gregory Milord
Ariona L. Moore
Sarah Jane Sta. Cruz
Daisy Alexandra Tamay
Stephanie Lizette Vaca
CYBERSECURITY
Daniel Felipe Perez
Md Abu Sayed
Hasnain Nizam Thakur
HEALTH SCIENCES
Health Administration
Vanessa Chasity Coaye
Mariama Conteh
Adaeze Honesta Duru
David Fanfan
Danielle D. Heneson
Francis Laing
Alexa Mariela Ramos *
Jasmine Nijeeba Sykes
College of Professional Studies
Public Health Education
Simran Ayer
Rimsha Bazaid
Muntaha Chaudhry *
Norine M. Gordon
Michael Owusu *
Katherine Ann Pagan *
Luis Perez
Maria Zia *
School Health Education
Michelle Lynn Bellusci *
Luz J. Cortorreal *
Lauren Jimenez *
Julie E. Klapper
Alicia Danielle Lee **
NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES
Information Assurance/Cybersecurity and Corporate Security
Kristine Marie Creglia *
Paschal Nwagwu *
Information Assurance/Cybersecurity and National Security
Ryan Anthony Drew
Luigi Alejandro Zuniga **
Information Assurance/Cybersecurity/ Corporate Security and National Security
Taj Malik Elliott
Nicole M. Micciola
Diamilett Perez
Natalia Thomas
National Security Studies
Giorgi Chagelishvili
Christopher Gerard Gliebe
Rana Ibrahim
Brian T. Moore *
Steven Francisco Reyes Santos
NURSING
Nursing Education
Anna Zonis
School Nursing
Meaghan Clare Bottino
Theresa Chukumba
Gia Nicole Clark
Julia Anne Golden
Jenna Michele Grieci
Ashley Marie Marsden *
Jeanne Marie Volpitta Russell
Rachel Amy Weiss
Allison Marie White
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Bachelor of Science
Emmanuel Abarah *
Heavenly Divine Acosta
Rachid Afoulki
Summa Cum Laude
Aylin Angeles Alejandro
Stephnie Marie Alejo
Cum Laude
Garrett John Allo
Kelly Alvarado
John-ro Alvarez
Summa Cum Laude
Damani Dishon Andrews *
Mary Janine Elise Limson Ang
Magna Cum Laude
Dakota Araya
Guillermo Francisco Argueta Jr. *
Jose Sebastian Arrubla
Madelyne Atenco **
Christine Atkins
Summa Cum Laude
Nathaniel Codi Aviles **
Cum Laude
Asmaa Awad
Magna Cum Laude
Tyler Youngblood Bailey
Stella Vega Bajor-Gil ***
Magna Cum Laude
John Alfred Bangura
Magna Cum Laude
Jason Battle
Nathaniel Isaac Bayone
Jose Angel Bejerano
Shaneeka D. Benekin **
Ronny Rafael Berges
Sean Daniel Biglin
Robert Michael Bloom
Mario Pasquale Bove **
Ronald Steven Breuer Jr.
Na'zir Bernard Brown *
Fadillah Halimah-Brielle Brown-Ross
Cum Laude
Samiyyah Asata Bullock
Kevin Fernandez Canales
College of Professional Studies
Kailyn Capellan
Eric Carmona
Ryan Thomas Carr
Ashley Ivette Carranza *
Luciana Casado
Kendrick Shawn Casareo
Romel Castano *
Jesmy Castellon-Martinez *
Christopher Aaron Castillo **
Raphael Castro *
Kaylee Paola Chacon **
Cum Laude
Sakshi Chauhan
Michael Thomas Cipriano
Cum Laude
Aliuen Cisse
Camila F. Cordero
Angel Luis Cortez
Summa Cum Laude
Maximino Cruz III
Cum Laude
Jazmin Cruz *
Gabriel S. Cruz
Magna Cum Laude
Enrique Cuevas *
Jason Alex Cungachi **
Anisha Christina Cyril-Williams
Asma Daif Allah
Summa Cum Laude
Brandon Dasilva
Alicia O. Datadeen **
Summa Cum Laude
Carlos I. Del Monte Acero **
Meade Derrick
Summa Cum Laude
Arkeda Jenneil Desantos **
Cherif Diallo
Naureen Frances Diamond *
Arame P. Diouf *
David Patrick Duran Jr.
Vincenza Evelyn Eccleston *
Summa Cum Laude
Justin Erezuma *
Justin Joseph Evangelista
Magna Cum Laude
Jakai A. Evans
Summa Cum Laude
Beshoy S. Faragalla
Elijah Murad Farrell **
Thomas Vincent Fatigante Jr.
Cum Laude
Jasmin Catherine Figueroa
Margaret Rose Fisler ***
Magna Cum Laude
Gregory Joseph Forbes Jr. *
Ashley Stefanny Garcia
Jason Garcia
Alexandra Garzon
Cum Laude
Basanty Samir Gerges *
Cum Laude
Brigette A. Giron *
Jaidon D. Goldston
Celena L. Goncalves *
Cum Laude
Michael Jude Gonzalez
Alanah A. Gordon-Jones
Dominique Simone Graves- Holley
Yiyamotti Green
Giselle Elizabeth Guaman
Summa Cum Laude
Orlainie Guzman
Mariana Guzman **
Leonchi Guzman *
Magna Cum Laude
Faith Tenaysha Harris-Wright **
Daryl Hasting
Magna Cum Laude
Nyasia Nicole Hendricks
Eric S. Heredia **
Nyomi Hernandez
Amiyah M. Howard
Zahra Idouarab
Magna Cum Laude
Michael E. Imperiosi
Summa Cum Laude
Hamza Imtiaz
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Katie Jean Baptiste
Felicia Marie Johnson **
Abdulbasit Omotayo Junaid **
Liam Martin Kennedy
Summa Cum Laude
Diana L. Khadaka
Cum Laude
Esther Andrea Koffi Sr.
Hawanatu Balu Koroma
Folly Kouevidjin
Jacky Lai
Summa Cum Laude
Marckinson Laine
Magna Cum Laude
Phillips Anthony Lainez
Francisco Alfredo Lalama Maigon
Albert Henry Larkin
Filza Latif
Magna Cum Laude
Justin Chris Lozano
Andres Made
Lesly Dayana Mading *
Summa Cum Laude
Suany M. Madrid
Jeneen M. Manasrah
Wanda Victoria Manotupa
Jose I. Martinez
Savannah Simao Martins
Cum Laude
Nicholas Matute
Dylan S. McConway
Jillian E. Mccourt
Joseph Medina
Briana Mekoba ***
Summa Cum Laude
Allyson Jeanette Merchan
Edilberto S. Merino
Carly Susan Michaels ***
Curtis Lee Mincey Jr.
Thomas Joseph Mirro
Cum Laude
Hailey M. Mojica **
Anthony J. Moncion **
Destiny Starr Morelli
Isaac Eliezer Muniz *
Melissa Darlene Murray
Cum Laude
Jamal Myers-Smith
Elie Mayamba Natuwila **
Janari Newsome
Asma Noubani *
Cum Laude
Kemari C. Okoye
Adjonaih S. Orelien **
Doyan Osborne *
Jesenia Padilla
Cum Laude
Anthony Padilla
Kate Lynn Pagan
Summa Cum Laude
Kenia Xiomara Palacios Flores *
Cum Laude
Martha Palma
Magna Cum Laude
A'lajaih T. Palms
Emely Paredes
Magna Cum Laude
David Umali Patulot
Summa Cum Laude
Vianny Stephanie Payamps **
Cum Laude
Adelis Geomar Pena
Monica L. Perez
Magna Cum Laude
Bianca Danielle Perez *
Winnie Skyla Pierre-Louis **
Cum Laude
Justin Uriah Pinckney
FNU Pinki
Matthew John Pobedinsky
Cum Laude
Matthew Dharvindra Poonai
Summa Cum Laude
Nicole Ramirez
Jorbenis Ramirez
Cum Laude
Massiel Ramos **
Noah Burke Ramos
Jasmine E. Reese *
Joel Reyes
Cum Laude
Gianpaul A. Reynoso
Natasha Monique Richardson
Summa Cum Laude
Dahnaisha Riddick
Alexi Rigoberto Rios Bonilla
Kristopher Roland Robinson *
Ricardo Brandon Rodriguez **
Magna Cum Laude
Abigail Rodriguez *
Summa Cum Laude
George Michael Ros
Summa Cum Laude
David Alexander Rosado
Jason Rosario *
Grace Ongachi Sabaya
Sheyla Salazar *
Leidy Alexandra Sanchez
Cum Laude
Violeta Maribel Sanders *
Eddy Santana Jr.
Monica Sarker *
Abraham Ariel Savinon Jr.
Kevin Mark Schell
Cum Laude
Tyler Scoles
Summa Cum Laude
Coral Serrano
Alexander Tomoya Shimizu *
Kameela Shoaib **
Gonzalo Silva **
Cum Laude
Flavia Daniele Lima Silva
Anjanette Dee Simon
Cum Laude
Jeremy A. Sinche *
Anupma Sinha
Alianijah D. Slade *
Tashauna Dominique Smith
Matthew R. Sommers
Magna Cum Laude
Waleska Soto
Hadizatou Soumano
Jocelene Strategakos **
Kayla Alicea Stroughn
Alexander Suero **
Veolla K. Swisa *
Cum Laude
Abanoub M. Tawfeek *
Kyla R. Thom **
Zahria Brielle Thomas *
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Kahodi Thomas
Cum Laude
Jaime Tlatelpa *
Omar Tzic
Herol Valcin Jr. *
Matthew Charles VanWagoner
Summa Cum Laude
Owen O'Brien Vaughn
Summa Cum Laude
Daniel Mil Vega
Cum Laude
Sueling T. Velez
Cum Laude
Mariah Jeanette Villanueva ***
Magna Cum Laude
Nickolas Vitelli
Michael Anthony Walsh
Magna Cum Laude
David Lee Washington
Nicole A. Weinbel **
Ryan Trevor Weiss
Dyshawn Jamal Williams
Brandon Williamson
Franklin Yagual
Naomi Yamada-Padilla
Ayriana Renee Young ***
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Malika Abakkass *
Istiaq Ahmed *
Ibironke Olubukola Alake *
Marc Renzo Azcarraga Anastacio *
Ashley Ozioma Anele *
Aireen Sanchez Aquino
Adenike Comfort Asimolowo
Ahlem Baazaoui
Erika O. Barnhart *
Cum Laude
Kevin Lester Ramos Bayot
Paolo Ashary Arboleda Beyo
Bernadette Rosario Calderon *
Jessica R. Cambeis
Cum Laude
Leslian A. Caraballo
Therese Ramirez Carluen *
Sydney Keren Casamassima *
Christine Rosales Castillo *
Motunrayo Sarah Charles *
Ikum Izong Chetambong *
Esther Choi *
Rene M. Cirino
Magna Cum Laude
Fabiana Allegra Citro *
Cum Laude
Quiara Clark *
Katelyn Cooney
Arnie Cooper *
Cum Laude
Arika Daryani *
Sunshine Anne Daus
Susanna Yvonne De Leon
Danielle DeVizio *
Leslie Digiacco *
Jonathan Esterlit *
Jessica Fanfan *
Ashley Nicole Ferraro *
Janice O. Gillette *
Cum Laude
Marjorie Grace Greenleaf *
Raquel Moises Guevarra *
Clare Helen Higgins
Brittany Hurle *
Veronica Ryan Ingal *
Doron Inkawa
Abigail Jacome *
Meenal Jakhar *
Cum Laude
Claire Yunju Jung *
Cum Laude
Eira Kho
Cum Laude
Claire Kim
Cum Laude
Lauren Marie Kyne *
Princess Labay *
Adelina Libelt
Junkyu Lim *
Bryanna Lee Long
Magna Cum Laude
Monique Adele Longoria
Cum Laude
Neslie Lopez *
Magna Cum Laude
Rosemarie Maldonado *
Delmira Martinez *
Lauren Martinez *
Cum Laude
Alexander Thomas Martino *
Nonkululeko Celia Aurelia Mazibuko *
Simone K. Mcdonald
Belen Jael Medina
Jamalette Edith Mendez
Emely Valencia Menell
Arnelle-Laura Adjoua Mian *
Patricia B. Mkanyia *
Christine Carline Nazaire *
Ivana Marie Negron *
Koryna Kathleen O'Besso *
Natallia Paranyuk *
Dinaxi K. Patel
Olivia Jane Reevey *
Gabrielle Garcia Ringor *
Roy Rafael Russo
Marla Princess Rutherford *
Yesenia Sanchez
Cum Laude
Jasmine Alyse Sant'ana *
Philip Andrew Santos
Cum Laude
Aileen Scanlon
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Nyreen Seguinot *
Sindy Vanessa Sierra Villegas
Cum Laude
Brandi Junell Smith *
Dorothea Antoinette Smith *
Georgette Spiecker
Cum Laude
Jonathan Josua Suarez *
Grace-Ely Valentin
Rafael Ventura
Maria De Lourdes Villamar Diaz *
Maylene Tamondong Villanueva *
Jaime Marie Weiss
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
DEBORAH CANNON PARTRIDGE WOLFE College of Education
Doctor of Education
Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP
Kathlyn Ann Battle
Yolanda E. Blue-Gaskin *
Kimberly Chapman
Annmarie Kathryn Hughes *
Nancy Damua Nemorin
John Andrew Runfeldt Jr.
Derek Ware
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
Atiba Tuwana Frederick Buckman
Melissa Garcia
Jonathan Martin Guerra
Lamont Tyrone Harris Jr.
Patricia Peterson Bland
Abdurrahman Pllana
Juan Ramon Rodriguez Jr.
Colin Edward White
Master of Arts
COUNSELING
Nariman Ahmed
Wafa Wayel Ali
Marvin Giovanni Alvarez
Dela Amexo **
Suzanne Barkawi
Hannah Rose Bornstein
Nakita Natasha Bourne
Johanna Jessica Cabrera
Ines Caetano
Mariana Abigail Calderon
Sandy Joselin Checo
Christina Cooper
Valerie M. Del Russo
Angie Ebraheem
Dona Elms
Rachel Mollie Feinstein *
Dominique Eliza Frazier
Nor Theresa Paulino Galang
Yolanda Garzona
Martha A. Hanna **
Tamia Nicole Henry
Antonia Hernandez **
Levi Sighee Johnson *
Karina D. Lema
Yarimar Martinez
Aykiah Massey
Karina Moreno *
Osakpolor Francis Okunkpolor
Sterling Ortiz
Ana Maria Pizarro
Shanae Unique Pritchett
Whitney Nicole Reid
Amanda E. Rosenstein
Richard Ruben Salmeron
Brittany Marie Santiago *
John Maurice Smith
Shelly R. Threatt **
Destiny J. Torres
Jennifer Troncoso
Katlyn Turner **
Walter Carcell Utley
Katie Ann Zander
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Elysia R. Altiero
Geraldine Batelli
Sophie Rose Baumann
Arianna Bianciella *
Kelly Lynn Reed Brenner
Brianne M. Castelluccio
Synthia M. Cuello
Charles E. Dunn
Gina Elizabeth Flashenberg
Denise Lynn Gangaware
Amanda Johnson Hughes *
Donna Marie Latin
Tiffany Brooke Loveland **
Alicea Mcadams
Samantha Lauren Melworm **
Madilyn Kayli Palmer
Megan Antonelli Pangburn
Sakhi Rajesh Patel
Leticia Maureen Romero *
Patricia Sierra *
Erin Marie Smith
Adria Warfield
LITERACY EDUCATION
Reading Specialist
Sarah Anfora
Tracey Brant-Williams
Lidice Cardounell
Marisol Carpena-Diaz
Kimberly Cho
Courtney Dorrell
Carla V. Fredes
Rita Ann Giangiobbe
Carol Arleth Herrera
Nicole Hittner
Jenna Irwin
Gisselle E. Martinez
Stephanie Novais
Robin Nugent
Valentina Penaranda
Marissa Elizabeth Perillo
Arianne Patricia Rodriguez
Kimberly Roedema
Jasmine Monique Seegers
Monica P. Severino
Cheryl Ann Smith
Tracey C. Thompson
Natasha Kelly Velasquez **
Clara Walden
Caitlin R. Walsh
Thomas John Welsh
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Justin Bunnell
Alessandra DiRenzo
Liliya Holdfeld
DEBORAH CANNON PARTRIDGE WOLFE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education
URBAN EDUCATION
Administration and Supervision
Lawrence Bender
Brian D. Brown
Karleen Josphine Elam-Freeman
Nancy Elsayed Masoud
Deborah C. Futrell
Noelle M. Hemingway
Suzanne Blake Hennessy
Joseph William Ickles
Alyson L. James
Amanda Jeanne Kane
Jessica L. Mecka
Samantha Alice Minor
Victoria Ana Perez
Neisha Lizbeth Rosado
Cristy M. Soto
Gina Marie Talalai
Amarilis Vidal-DiGiantomasso
Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Oskaira Mariel Cruz
Karen Patricia Martinez
Jacqueline Naranjo
Jennie Patel
Maria Jose Perez Ruiz
Michael A. Ruiz
Gisela F. Vivanco-Rosales
English as a Second Language
Jennielee Heber
Marlene V. Lainez
Lisa P. Sambula
Natalie Soto
Claudia Viviana Taborda
Christina Tenderenda
Carla Vanessa Bueno
Marian B. Elyas
Aiya M. Fawzy
Beth Ann Francis
Jay Lepenica
Master of Arts in Teaching
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Courtney L. Curko
Alexa S. Durant
Brittany N. Evans *
Janelle Barbara Gratale
Rebecca A. Kilroy
Lucille Marciani
Genesis A. Martinez
Karina Jannis Quinones
Mervet Said
Laura A. Scuro
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION/ SPECIAL EDUCATION
Keith David Bellamy
Cassandra Camacho
Lauren Gorman
Christine Himm
Aleah Lombardi
Debra J. Martinez
Carly Beth Polkowitz
Jennifer Quesada
Jessica Christine Rediger
David Angelo Richardson
Amanda Jane Sokol
Dakota Kristy Tatarek
Michele Ann Terpak
Lisa M. Velez
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Margie B. Druss Fodor
Jamie Frances Intile
Natalie R. Marini
Suzanne M. Marzouka
Jacqueline T. Rivera Bado
Ashley Sullivan
Sherouk M. Youssef *
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Binny Arora
Jeanette Benavides *
Julianne Marie Branda
Stephanie Creazzo
Alexis Diaz
Kristen Marie Mccormick
Lillian R. Melendez
Hebatalla M. Moustafa
Serena Pederiali
Emily R. Stoev
Sarah Talbot-Coyle
Robert Toth
Adam Trollinger *
Angel Verma
Kevin Walker
Jamie Lee Wandel
Monica K. Youssef
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Nijma Khader Awadeh
Megan Margaret Berbrick
Kristen Bilyj
Yasmin Denise Brea *
Rolanda Bruce
Joseph Cantatore
Joshua David Case
Maricruz Castillo *
Lara Helene Cerami *
Christina Michele Cigolini
Janell Lisa Deutsch
Matthew T. Domville
Joseph Ensmann
Kathleen Estevez
Dana Falcicchio
Bernadette S. Flood
Taylor Alexis Goscinski
Brenda Lynn Griepenburg
James H. Groeber Jr.
Lauryn A. Heller
Jhon Fredy Henao Gomez *
Chelsea N. Jennings
Ailza Karathomas *
DEBORAH CANNON PARTRIDGE WOLFE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Robert Peter Kessler
Michelle Antoinette King
Dana A. Kloza
Norah Kubra Kose *
Stephanie Mearizo *
Kristina Mejias
Theresa R. Nahrwold
Kimberly Patrice Nunez
Richard J. O'Connor
Erin O'connor
Toniann Pallone
Paloma Palmer
Charisse A. Paradiso
Carrie L. Pedersen
Tyler Phillippe
Cum Laude Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education
Bachelor of Arts
Bianca Maria Rickerby
Maria Ritchell Quiambao Raro
Arianna Rebecca Scrimo
Larissa Leslie Spellman
Lauren D. Sutton
Luz M. Urrego *
Eugene M. Wallace
David Kent Winterrowd
DEBORAH CANNON PARTRIDGE WOLFE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL College of Arts and Sciences & DEBORAH CANNON PARTRIDGE WOLFE College of Education
William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences & Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education
Bachelor of Arts
Ali Amro Abdin
Cum Laude
Issa Marie Amarante
Cum Laude
Genesis Amaro
Katherine Arentsen
Summa Cum Laude
Asael Benitez
Jessica Berrios ***
Cum Laude
Riya Bhajan
Cinthia V. Cedeno
Summa Cum Laude
Samantha Ann Cruz
Cum Laude
Laila Thereem Durrani
Amy Ghaly
Summa Cum Laude
Dayna L. Grosso
Anna Kate Henriquez
Caleb Jen ***
Michael P. Lee
Roxanne Lipa
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica P. Maccia
Rachael Elisabeth Mazzarella
Summa Cum Laude
Katelyn Lucyana Mccarthy
Cum Laude
Melissa Mena
Cum Laude
Narendra R. Misir
Cum Laude
Melanie Pat Oliva
Cum Laude
Daniell Lourdes Olivera
Maria De Los Angeles Perez
Magna Cum Laude
Altagracia E. Pimentel-Vasquez
Flabia Recinos Perez
Jessica Rivera
Cum Laude
Brianna Nicole Roman
Denisse Altagracia Santana Sanchez
Nancy Velma Scapati
Cum Laude
Ashley Morgan Smith
Summa Cum Laude
Jennifer Toplean
Emily Torres
Magna Cum Laude
Stefania Vanegas-Greczylo ***
Summa Cum Laude
Selena Vazquez *
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Lil Sloginski
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL College of Arts and SciencesMaster of Arts
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Neil Charlery
Yulissa Familia
Yvelisse Gonzalez
Brittany Rose Marolda *
Helena McAlinn *
Gavin Edulji Mody
Alice Morarescu
Kaishena Shiwnarayan
Enasia Eleishia Smart
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Mahmoud Eliyan Awawdeh
Ayman Fahmy Youssef Azab
Richard H. Carr III
Najat Chtany
Hecmar M. Cruz
Mayra Gomez
Christine Elise Jenkins
Luis Angel Rodriguez *
Jeaneivor Urbano
Billy M. Urena
MUSIC EDUCATION
Nicholas Cardone
Jessica Galan
Mariana Gomez
STUDIO ART
Gehad Abedullah
Master of Fine Arts ART
Dawn M. Post
MEDIA ART
Sam Eden Saper
William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences
Master of Music
JAZZ
Sofia Carrasco Iglesias
Diana Carolina Carrillo
Alexander Pastrana
Ian B. Stewart
Adriana Vergara *
MULTIPLE WOODWINDS
Jeffrey Frias
Michael Edward Gennari
Brunette Joseph
William Edward Schrantz
Jonathan James Skobel
Michael Squillace
Noah Grey Vece
MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Nancy Margret Chao
Jose Ernesto Gonzalez Jr.
Lauren Taylor Olivola
Emmanuel Solano-Ramirez
Victor David Sotomayor Torres
Benjamin Harris Sutin
Joyce Meyling Wong
Professional Diploma SCHOOL
PSYCHOLOGY
Lyxis N. Abreu
Mariana Alonso
Ahmad G. Awadallah
Lauren Teresa Cross
Shamira Danielle Davis
Kathryn Ann Eldridge
Raquel Alexandra Henriques *
Ali M. Issaev
Amy Mendez
Gilfrank Nunez Jr.
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Bachelor of Arts
Mina Abdelmaseih
Ayat M. Abdelqader
Cum Laude
Joshua Acevedo
Ichraf Aftys
Summa Cum Laude
Sunny Amen Agbonifo *
Hailey Alicia Agnew ***
Cum Laude
Ifeanyi Udora Akabogu
Marvellous Akingbala **
Sarah Aladly
Kayla Marie Alamo **
Krysti Ines Alejandro
Cum Laude
Daniel Alexander Jr.
Cum Laude
Leandra Alexander
Elvin G. Alicea
Julia G. Almeida ***
Cum Laude
Lesly Almonte Norman
Summa Cum Laude
April Alonso
Maria S. Alvarado *
Daniela F. Alvarado
Eduardo Alvarez DelaPaz
Daniela Alzate **
Prince Boafo Amankwah Jr. **
Abeer Essam Amin II
Luke Jireh Andaya
Vasileios Antonakopoulos
Krystalin Aponte
Luz Elena Arango
Kekhari Nefertiti Arnold **
Andrea Veronica Avelino
Widnelia Marie Avila
Magna Cum Laude
Ereny Aziz
Cum Laude
Maria Renata Azua
Kristy Baez
Shafee Baksh
Tamarin M. Ball
Cum Laude
Elena Isabelle A. Balmes
William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences
Yanely Barranco *
Angelica Lisbeth Barrios
Gwendalyn Ana Bartzak **
Daisy M. Batista
Cum Laude
Jasmine Becerril **
Gloria Frantzcesca Belfleur
Da'Quon Terell Benders *
Arly Rocio Benitez
Nicholas Joseph Bergamini
Kevin Patrick Berls *
Brenda Salomé Bernal
Tyler Juanita Berry
Mina G. Beshay
Roger Betancourt *
Imani Monee Betha *
Mary Elizabeth Biro *
Liza Bist **
Destiny Joy Bland **
Ahmaira Catherine Bonds *
Jailine Borbon
Gabrielle EmmaMargaret Boyer
Tiffany Marie Boyle
Sabriya Anaesa' Bulluck
Yamelkis Burgos
Chalisse Burrell
Hector Ramon Cabrera *
Leo Calderon
Keith Xavier Campbell
Dannele Vanessa Campbell
Mirna Canon **
Summa Cum Laude
Nicolette R. Capua
Summa Cum Laude
Erika L. Cardenas
Thais Cardoso
Ameelah Kenyada Carvin
Karly Rose Casais
Samantha A. Casamassina *
Carrie Elisse Cassens
Marina Theresa Castillo
Magna Cum Laude
Olivia Anna Cerqueira *
Dominique Ciaffone
Magna Cum Laude
Lupita Briana Coate
Roman C. Cogliati **
Rachael M. Collahuazo **
Sonia Margarita Contreras *
Ajadah Cy’Mone Conyers
Michael Cooper
Iyana T. Cooper
Pamela Abigail Cordero Sime
Taylor-Michelle Coriolan
Cristina A. Corticada **
Tara B. Costello
Melanie Taylor Cotto
Summa Cum Laude
Patrick Craig
Magna Cum Laude
Axel Jose Cruz
Christina Madelta Cruz
Magna Cum Laude
Angelica Jade Cuadra
Jose Miguel Cuazitl Ahuatl **
Summa Cum Laude
Sidnie Noel Dabbadie
Katrell R. Daise
Josiah I'Cear Darvin **
Angelique Iva Davis
Perla Maria De Aza Paniagua
Magna Cum Laude
Tyrik Jovan Defoe
Diane Talosig Del Rosario
Wilfredo Del Valle Jr.
Thomas W. Delaney Jr.
Thalia Marizol Delgado
Daren Alexander Delvalle
TahZane'y DeSmith **
Daijah Devard
Awa Sane Diakhate
Kevin Diaz
Summa Cum Laude
Ruth Diegue
Mariana Do Nascimento Campos
Alea Doherty *
Jevon L. Dunmore *
Didier Duque
Ashley Antonietta Duverge
Edgar Ernesto Echeverria Jr.
Valerie Osaseri Egharevba
Salma Emara
Sydney Nicholette Epps
Juan Ernesto Escobar Jr.
Cum Laude
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Emilie Rayne Esola-Gialloreto ***
Cum Laude
Mariam A. Espinosa
Genesis Estevez
Magna Cum Laude
Terrial Fair
Frederick Favor
Nicolas Isaia Figueroa
Byron Del Jesus Flores Jr.
Carina Flores **
Brittany Victoria Forlano
Cum Laude
Sydney Millevoi Fournier
Cum Laude
Megan Imani Francis *
Xylissa Fuentes
Brandon G. Gabriel
Takwa S. Gamaleldin
Suri Sarai Garcia
Johanna Garcia
Juan Carlos Gaspar
Djennifer Wildwine Georges
Haydi Adel Gerges **
Francis Geslicki
Dania Ghayur
Kynema Rosa Gibson *
Ergil Gomez
Hailey Goncalves
Alexandra Mercedes Gonzales *
Ava Carmen Gonzalez
India D. Gonzalez
Mario Justo Gonzalez
Cum Laude
Zacarria Grant
Darell S. Grant
Cum Laude
Jordan Sanaa Green ***
Magna Cum Laude
Jessye C. Greene
Markus A. Grisham *
Kristen Renée Grzymko *
Nataly Guerrero **
Lesel Gretchen Guido
Argenis Gutierrez
Adriana Lissette Guzman
Sandra Gyasi
Ayonna Hampton **
Mirna Hana
Marium Hanafy
Qawiyya Awwala Haqq **
Surrayyah Ayana Hardaway-Robinson **
Katie Claire Harrigan **
Dina Hassan **
Summa Cum Laude
David Blake Hendricks *
Naomi Jermiller Henry * ***
Melissa Michelle Hernandez
Keishla L. Hernandez **
Alexander Hernandez
Rosario M. Hernandez *
Heidy Sarangie Hernandez
Magna Cum Laude
Ayleen Smeily Herrera *
Cum Laude
Rebecca Grace Hoff **
Kiara I. Holmes **
Giovanna Rosi Hormaza Bendezu
Cum Laude
Candace Jade Hughes *
Anthony Nicholas Hunt
Mohamed Hussein
Martina Isaac *
Amira Yousef Iskander
Lisa Jablonski
Erica Nikia Jackson
Luis A. Jaime Jr. **
Katherine Isabel Jaime
Jahkyma Jahmari Euriel Jarvis
Jha'ni Renee Jean
Julian Andre Jimerson *
Michael Joseph Johnson *
Jhakeer Xavier Johnson *
Za'kiayah Imani Johnson
D'nasia Renee Johnson
Magna Cum Laude
Kevin M. Jones
Robert C. Jorge
Patricia A. Joseph-Walcott
Mariam A. Kadiri
Summa Cum Laude
Ayesha Khan
Sanah Fatima Khan
Summa Cum Laude
Zainab Khilji
Winifred Koomson
Bennett Adrian Kosma
Jacqueline Lang
Brianna Latorre
Damaris Laureano ***
Lotoya Sophia Lindsay
Jackie Logan
Brandon Lopez Rosales
Ana Lopez *
Summa Cum Laude
Amanda Lopez *
Sydney Marie Lore
Magna Cum Laude
Veronica Lisette Luna
Magna Cum Laude
Julissa Rebecca Machin
Jehan Samantha Mahmoud
Kelly Anne Maldonado
Angela Janessa Mandich
Masai March Maple *
Sofhia Marcela Maradiaga
Catherine D. Marcial
Alejandra G. Martinez ***
Cum Laude
Jenny Adrianna Martinez
Magna Cum Laude
Dana Victoria Massung *
Carina J. Mcclean ***
Godofredo Mendoza Medina IV
Kayla Jaylean Medina
Lesley Ann Mena *
Nardeen Michail
Magna Cum Laude
Charlene Yvette Middleton
Cum Laude
Samantha Elizabeth Miller
Leeann Mineses
Hiram Angel Miranda **
Amanda Mohabir
Showhret Ahmed Mohamed
Magna Cum Laude
Sasha Ianna Monserate **
Maria Alejandra Montes
Maria Isabel Montesino
Aaliyah Montgomery *
Keren Cristina Morales
Cum Laude
Tahani Briana Morand
Caleb Michael Moreno
Jireh Rosa De Sharon Narvaez
Ashley A. Navarrete
Whitney Newton *
Julian Onu Ngene Sr. **
Davieliz Nova
Brianna Mariah Ocasio
Cum Laude
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Maria Ochoa
Jamie A. Oconer ***
Cum Laude
Israt Adeola Ogundipe
Samuel Davis Olmedo
Marvellous O. Oluwafemi *
Cum Laude
Eric Mwangi Ongwacho
Michelle Linda Ortez
Magna Cum Laude
Cassandra Ortiz *
Cum Laude
Richard Oscar
Rachid Ouchni
Michael Pacheco
Fiorella Alejandra Paladines Castillo
Cum Laude
Steven Parker-Jones **
Alexa Nohemy Paulino **
Karen Peguero
Susana Perez *
Juan Pichardo
Angelica Mery Piedra
Angelie Pierre
Shannon Edwidge Pinchinat
Frank John Pizzo
Joaquin Lucas Pluis ***
Magna Cum Laude
Damon Lawrence Porter *
Dayana Pujol **
Ian Miguel Punzal
Engie Quevedo
Yuleny M. Quezada Jesus **
Magna Cum Laude
Dineen Nicole Rackley *
Meagan Rose Raimondo
Summa Cum Laude
Samantha Miguelina Ramirez
Josiah D. Ramkellawan
Jocelyn Ramos
Summa Cum Laude
Dylan Real *
Nervana R. Rezkalla
Karen Michelle Riera
Cum Laude
Rayza Erika Riofrio
Eriksson Bryant Risco
Vanetta Tamar Rivera
Justice Rivera **
Ashley Denisse Roagna **
Latoya L. Robinson
Orlando Rodriguez Jr.
Jessica Lynn Rodriguez
Jada Kaitlyn Rodriguez
Magna Cum Laude
Maria Yudelca Rodriguez
Elaine Isabel Rodriguez
Shelly Ann Rosa
Summa Cum Laude
Deborah Y. Rose
Cum Laude
Delvante Roseburgh
Raylynn Taylor Ruiz **
Christina Marie Sabater *
Saine Sabori
Joseph Gabriel Matanguihan Sace
Summa Cum Laude
Erica Sagna
Lucia Sampedro
Olivia Rose Sanchez
Magna Cum Laude
Niyale Sanders
Sharonda Melvone Sanders
Gleidys Santana De La Cruz *
Lisbeth Santiago
Rubin D. Santiago *
Magna Cum Laude
Jasmine Sarmiento
Cum Laude
Philipa Gyamfuah Sarpong **
Shonda Saunders
Kaylee Seaman
Claudia R. Seguin La Rosa
Leah Nicole Seickendick *
Kassandra Andrea Silvestre
Ana Julia Marques Silvestre **
Carissa Odelia Simon
Cum Laude
Tiffany M. Simpkins
Courtney C. Smith
Anniyah Monaé Smith *
Sade Smith
Jordan Leigh Southerland **
Gabrielle E. Stanowski
Carolina Szegda
Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Jessica Taras
Susana D. Tavarez
Chavelle A. Taylor
Danielle V. Taylor
Cum Laude
Emily Elizabeth Teixeira
Magna Cum Laude
Crystalin Diane Tellado
Summa Cum Laude
Gianna Isabel Tirona * ***
Stephanie Vicky Tixi
Tajani Tomlinson *
Hilda Elena Torres
Josselyn Betzabeh Torres Carrion
Andrea Torrez
Chapri Saida Traore **
Zuriel Armando Turcios **
Nadialis Bellaniris Tutiven
Cum Laude
Claribel Valdez
Adriana Valentin
Cum Laude
Justyn Vallin
Ernestina Vargas **
Virginia Vazquez
Kelly Velasco *
Summa Cum Laude
Jasmyn Tamia Velasquez
Cum Laude
Emily Velasquez
Aileen Velez
Melissa Veliz *
Michael J. Verdugo
Alisa Marie Verzosa
Julio Adalberto Vigil Jr.
Gisselle E. Vigil
Amelvis Ivanie Villafane
Jessie Jane Villar
Veronica Vincent
Pranvera Vukaj
Kameelah Waddell
Kimora Asanta Wade
Kimberly Walters **
Tia Nicole Warren
Kariyana Wiley
Jessica Lynn Williams
Darya Williams
Aneefa Tyesha Williams
David Allen Wilson Jr.
Skyla Mone Chloe Wilson
Tangie Wimberly
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Lamya Johanna-Marie Young
Keshia Zamor
Michell Zheng
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Aydan Alpyildiz *
Kayla M. Brown
Megan Alice Brown
Summa Cum Laude
Emily Bundy
Jonah Alexander Buonsanto *
Angie Giselle Cardona
Magna Cum Laude
Adriana Crow
Cum Laude
Octavia Maria Davila
Magna Cum Laude
Emily Frances Diaz
Summa Cum Laude
Tracel Monique Dickerson
Taylor Noelle Ehlinger
Breanna Felix ***
Sarah Silva Ferreira
Cum Laude
Deanna Joy Foust
Magna Cum Laude
Sophie Gagliardi
Callie Gray
Sabrina Harrison **
Madeline Herrera *
Carlos Francisco Jimenez
Donte Jones
Skyla Jones
Daniel Tyler Lau
Anna Maria Malins
Roxana G. Martinez
Kathryn Grace Mayer
Magna Cum Laude
Mari Murata
Neil Patrick Nacamuli
Walter Armando Orellana
Weiling Pan
Summa Cum Laude
Kyle Ribo Pangilinan
Kevin Persaud
Kyra Elizabeth Pitts
Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Grace Pohlod
Faviola Reyes **
Mildred Julie Roman
Crystal Shannel Serrano
Ana Karina Tejada
Tatiana Timones **
Cum Laude
Juliette Marie Vanneste
Magna Cum Laude
Ana Laura Vasquez-Machuca
Angel Jesus Velez
Tionna Nyasia Watson *
Summa Cum Laude
Amber Lee Weissman
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Music
Mariane Frances Sosa Capio
Gustavo Alejandro Caraballo ***
Cum Laude
Jaime Daniel Chirinos
Magna Cum Laude
Jasmine Sarai De Leon
Cum Laude
Brianna M. Esteves
Valeria Antuanette Galliani
Isabel Jaime
Tyler Vidal Lopez
Steven Peralta
Raymond Joel Pineda
Kaileen Megan Munoz Santiago
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science
Stephanie Marielag Abanilla ***
Cum Laude
Eghosa Becky Adeghe
Tomiwa Samuel Agbebiyi ***
Eniola Ayomide Ajuwon *
Moyinoluwa Blessing Akeju
Busayo R. Akinde
Hazell Dinorah Alfaro
Robert Alparan *
Hannah Mia Alvarado
Magna Cum Laude
Jose L. Alvarez
Rachel Araujo Amaro
Taiye Olayemi Amedu Babatunde *
Mariam Amer **
Rocio Andrade *
Emmanuel Reyes Aurelio
Katherine Aybar
Omotola Olajumoke Ayo-Banji ** ***
Alyssa Lian Olivan Bacay
Cum Laude
Vanessa A. Baiza
Oscar Beltran
Imane Bigaume
Cum Laude
Arnold Benjamin Binaday
Cum Laude
Retalia Lia Bissoo
Magna Cum Laude
Tyler John Blicharz
Cum Laude
Robert Boakye Jr.
Caitlin Aine Carney
Christopher Asendido Cavero
Hareem Chaudhry
Magna Cum Laude
Gulearzoo Faiz Cheema *
Jason Anthony Colon
Shirmane Rose Cordova-Chahu *
Evelyn Vanessa Criollo Barros *
Stephanie Cuaycong
Burcu Daskiran
Maria Ariane Antonia De Jesus *
Albert J. DeLaRama
Alexander Deris
Cum Laude
Elliot Wilson Diaz Jr.
Nicole Alicia Duffett
Cum Laude
Abdelrahman Abdelmonem Elbadry **
Nisrine Elidrissi Elbouzaidi ***
Magna Cum Laude
Imen Elmaraoub *
Summa Cum Laude
Jhon Antony Estela
Oluwaseun A. Falayi **
Cum Laude
Iram Fatima *
Justin Faulkner
Oyinkansola Femi-Folademi
Anthony E. Figueroa Leon
Summa Cum Laude
Luis David Flores
Cum Laude
Jheniffer Franklim Marques ** ***
Roberto Galdamez
Rachel Bacal Gapasin
Summa Cum Laude
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Joshua N. Gapusan
Summa Cum Laude
Silvia Veronica Garcia Valenzuela
Yeremmy Garcia
Jordan Blaine Gentles
Mary Cruz Granados Games
Kathy Vanessa Gutierrez ***
Megan M. Halaburda *
Trevlon Anthony Hamer
Abdullah Hassan
Sasha Delicia Hernandez
Donovan Hines *
Joseph Lewis Hinton Jr.
Reginald Michael Hudson II *
Chimelogo George Igbokwe
Malaak Jaludi
Doris Ann Christie Jean **
Ashley Ann Jimenez
Mubaraq A. Kadiri
Summa Cum Laude
Alaa M. Kanan
Summa Cum Laude
Mohamad Ali Kawtharani *
Suleman Khan
Arnold S. Khublall Jr.
Moses Kimutai
Elina Klimova
David Labaguis
Cum Laude
William A. Latorre
Martin Byunghun Lee
Kevin Josue Lemus **
Danielle Lyra Look Tow
Gerard Loras Verges
Jerry Wadley Louis ***
Cum Laude
Mac Jairus Lugtu ***
Summa Cum Laude
Adriana Pinheiro Machado
Summa Cum Laude
Tuhfa Maisara
Cum Laude
Genesis Martinez
Orlando E. Mendez **
Ziyad Mohamed
Cum Laude
Elene Monte Santo
Cum Laude
Veronica G. Morkous
Magna Cum Laude
Jaasiyah Yasmiah Muhammad **
Kanisha Nanguy
Sebastian Navas-Quevedo
Cum Laude
Khoa Thanh Nguyen *
Kadeja Nichols **
Samuel Oluwaseyi Ogunsakin
Munachiso Princess Okwu
Anastasia Ortiz
Izzet Semih Ozkaya *
Dhruv Harish Patel
Katha Patel **
Joaquin Miguel Payumo
Fatima Aishalyn Minanga Pepino
Summa Cum Laude
Eduardo Perez Jr.
Cum Laude
Lynda Thi Pham *
Summa Cum Laude
Cynthia J. Pineda *
Guemely Maylin Pinto
Marlon Cristian Plasencio
Enrique Posos **
Jason Quach
Zaret Zory Quichcas **
Aqib Raihan
Cum Laude
Sonali Shirish Rajurkar
Kelechi Obioma Ralph-Mbah ***
Cum Laude
Allyson Ramon **
Indira Rivera
Angel Luis Rodriguez
Kimberly Romulus
Jonathan Philip Rosace
Mark Maged Sadek ***
Summa Cum Laude
Topu Saha ***
Summa Cum Laude
Maya Sallal
Summa Cum Laude
Meryl B. Santana
Magna Cum Laude
Jester Jay Santos
Nuha H. Sbateen *
Keven Michael Semler ***
Mahmoud Mohamed Serour
Rahul Shivkumar
Youstina Shokry
Alyssa Ashley Simon
Summa Cum Laude
Siva Prasanth Sivakumar
Magna Cum Laude
Jhannel Smith
Aya Mostafa Soliman
Summa Cum Laude
Maria M. Sosa
Chantal Soto ***
Juan L. Suazo
Rose Samir Tadrous
Kirolos Tawfeek *
Jonathan Taylor
Tekla Tchelidze **
Summa Cum Laude
Anthony Samuel Trujillo ***
Janice Donna-Marie Urquhart **
Piero F. Urteaga
Adriana Vazquez ***
Cum Laude
Kevin Galen Wadleigh
Abderrahman Wahni
Magna Cum Laude
Milton C. White
Summa Cum Laude
Eric Kyle Willaidom *
Asum Zahid
Bo Tao Zheng
Fernando Zurita
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Social Work
Judy Marie Abreu
Magna Cum Laude
Radiya Elmoujadidi **
Summa Cum Laude
Danielle Michelle Gallo
Isel Guzman
Karrington Zion Hill
Esther Tshilomba Ilunga ***
Cum Laude
Rebecca A. Jeter
Madeeha Noor Khan
Cum Laude
Katrina Hoangtien Nguyendon
Koreana A. Nixon *
Monica Ashley Ortiz
Nadia Camila Pachas *
Summa Cum Laude
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Yuliet Renteria
Danalisse Rivera
Eva A. Same
Bakir Amanda Shakoor *
Summa Cum Laude
Grace Luz Torres *
Stephanie Guerrinha Vilarinho
Cum Laude
Evelyn Villa-Carrasco **
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Educational Leadership
Kathlyn Battle, ’24 Ed.D., A Case Study of Mental Health First Aid Training at Community Colleges in New Jersey
Yolanda Blue-Gaskin, ’24 Ed.D., Preparing Students with Individual Education Programs to Transition to Community College
Kimberly Chapman, ’24 Ed.D., The Guided Pathways Framework: Evaluating the Impact of a First-Year Experience College Success Course on Student Retention Rates
Nancy Nemorin, ’24 Ed.D., Successes and Challenges of Students in Asynchronous Online Course at Community College
John Runfeldt Jr., ’24 Ed.D., Improving Mental Health Literacy at an Urban Community College: Studying the Impact of an Intervention in First-Year Experience Courses
Derek Ware, ’24 Ed.D., Marketing AI Education to Underrepresented Groups
Educational Technology
Atiba Buckman, ’24 Ed.D., Parent Involvement: Improving Student Outcomes in Urban Secondary Schools with Mobile Technology
Melissa Garcia, ’24 Ed.D., Empowering Multilingual Learners: A Case Study of a Technology-Enhanced After School Program
Jonathan Guerra, ’24 Ed.D., The Architecture of Decision Making: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
Lamont Harris Jr, ’24 Ed.D., Development of the CIRCLE Mobile STE(A)M Lab Program for Urban Middle School Students in NJ: An Action Research Study
Patricia Peterson Bland, ’24 Ed.D., Co-Teachers' Attitudes and Perspectives of Adaptive Learning for Students with Learning Disabilities Who are Assigned to Inclusion Classrooms
Abdurrahman Pllana, ’24 Ed.D., Presence of Mathematical Tools in STEM: A Mixed Methods Study
Juan Rodriguez Jr, ’24 Ed.D., Using Podcasting as a Tool for Learning in Higher Education
Colin White, ’24 Ed.D., Educational Technology Used to Remediate Learning Loss
National Security Studies
Alyza Brevard-Rodriguez, ’24 D.Sc., The Angry Black Woman Who Broke Through the Concrete Ceiling: A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of Black Women's Ascendance to Executive Leadership in the Protection Industry
Ike Ejikeme, ’24 D.Sc., U.S. Security Cooperation in Africa: The Impact of the International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program on the Career Advancement of Its West African Graduates
Daryl Lynch, ’24 D.Sc., Discerning the Resistance to Acceptance of Advanced Technology by Emergency Management Coordinators in New Jersey
Doctoral Dissertations
Jennifer Aitken
Emily Alequin
Monica Almonor
Ana Aponte
Michael Arbitblit
Tayo Rhoda Arogula
Angela Arriaza
Jennifer Arroyo
Betty Arzuaga
Danielle Bachant
Jose Balda
Kathleen Banks
Wahjerjay Blango
Stephanie Burbano
Anna Carhart
Isabel Casais
Stephany Castellanos
Moi Chatterjee
Gretchen Clayton
Robert Cole
Lakeesha Conyers
Bianca Cribeiro
Luceand Cuba-Rivera
Mary Caitlyn Deffely
Victor Delvalle
Jeffrey Dessources
Thomas Donelan
Barbara Drew
Melinda Estrada
Alex Falk
Melissa Faulkner
Madeline Fermin
Gonfalon Bearers
Commencement Committee & Volunteers
Randi Fontanez
Strawberry Gallagher
Elaine Gargiulo
Paul Gargiulo
Darwin Garrido
Hannah Gavin
Edvige Giunta
Brendan Guzman
Gwendolyn Harewood
Clinton Higgins
Manica Jacques
Vivianne Jimenez
Franca Kirsch
Tricia Koufodontis
Tracy Kurtiak
Larry Ladutke
Tom Lee
Ashley Lemon
Sabrina Lopes
Jennifer Luciano
Sabrina Magliulo
Tashfeen Majid
Ashley Martinez
Sarah McGough
Diana McLean
Natalie Mendez
Sarah Najdi
Scott O'Connor
Patrick O'Neill
Farah Pelissier
Lydia R. Carter
Jennifer Rak
Debra McClary, ’16 M.A. Educational Technology School of Business
Samantha Amorino, ’16 B.S. Criminal Justice, ’18 M.S. Criminal Justice College of Professional Studies
Jordan Robinson
Maria Roe
Maria Rolon
Rob Romeo
Daysi Romero
Wanda Rutledge
Navin Saiboo
Mabel Sanchez
Anna Scanniello
Bernadette Scherry
Erica Seitzman
Wendy Shivers
Michael Sims
Dominique Smith
John Smith
Darin Soliman
Theresa Spataro
Pia Stevens Haynes
Ivelisse Takata
Sohaib Talat
Andrea Tider
Crystal Gail Villavert
Peter Vincent
Malvanie Williams
Joe Yeck
Jazmin Zegarra
Commencement Announcer
Ira Thor
Alexis Kim, Ph.D.
Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education
Martha Mooke, M.M.
William J. Maxwell College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) and CAS/Education dual-degree recipients
NJCU Ceremony
The NJCU Ceremonial Mace
“The Mace represents the home of learning surrounded by the human quest for discovery. It is an androgynous figure stretching around ancient pillars towards a crystal sphere of knowledge slightly clouded with mystery and still to be discovered universal magic. The Mace is crowned with a neogothic cluster symbolizing the power of creative passions in the service of universal peace. It is a scepter of our urban mission: bringing people together to challenge their future.”
Artist’s statement by Herb Rosenberg, MFA, retired professor of art, who created the Mace in 1987
The National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Francis Scott Key, 1814
Alma Mater
Green and Gold, we honor thee, Symbol of our aim. Lead us onward to thy goal Ever for thy fame. All our hearts will ever hold Memories that are dear; And you always will remain Our alma mater, dear.
Will Hayes ’36, Ph.D. and Aubrey Kemper ’36
The University Colors
“Green and gold are our University’s colors. In 1933, a flower garden graced a wide expanse of lawn between Hepburn Hall and the Boulevard. Mr. Otto Cordes, director of the Maintenance Department, took special pride in the yellow jonquils he planted. Mathematics Professor Foster Grossnickle, himself an amateur flower gardener, shared a love of the gardens with Otto. One day, admiring the gardens in full bloom, Otto remarked about the breathtaking contrast of the yellow jonquils and the deep green lawn. ‘Green and gold,’ he said. Foster liked the sound of this...and so our University’s colors were born.”
This historical sketch was related to Dr. Will Hayes ’36, who was a close friend of Mr. Cordes and Dr. Grossnickle
Gonfalons
The history of the gonfalon can be traced back to the medieval republics of Italy. A gonfalon was a type of flag or banner emblazoned with the personal coat of arms of a nobleman and borne on a staff. Noblemen would hang their
family gonfalon from their horses as they rode into battle.
In time, the gonfalon would hang from a crosspiece or frame as an ensign of state or high office. They were carried in medieval parades where the coats of arms of legion commanders were presented and used as rallying points in battle.
Gonfalons have been associated with pageantry for centuries. They are popular today at colleges and universities, where they are used at commencement and for many other institutional and ceremonial purposes. New Jersey City University’s four gonfalons, representing each of the University’s four schools and colleges, are used at every Commencement ceremony to lead degree candidates.
Academic Regalia
When universities were taking shape in the 12th and 13th centuries, they were under the jurisdiction of the Church. Most of those studying were clerics in Holy Orders, monks, or priests. They wore a habit or cloak attached to a cowl or hood. This could be pulled up over the head or thrown back according to the weather. Gowns were necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings, and hoods served to cover the tonsured head before using a skull cap.
Today, the academic costume of the cap, gown, and hood has taken on symbolic meaning. Colors and shapes conform to a generally accepted code and indicate the faculty conferring the degree and the kind of degree conferred. Gowns for the bachelor’s degree are worn closed and are distinguished by their long pointed sleeves. Master’s degree gowns are designed to be worn open. Consequently, they have very long sleeves, oblong in shape. Gowns for the doctoral degree, usually black, are also intended to be worn open and have velvet panels. Three velvet bars are stitched to the upper part of the full, bell-shaped sleeves. A fourth bar signifies the office of the presidency.
Academic hoods worn in the procession are trimmed with velvet of various colors to represent the following academic areas:
Arts, Letters, Humanities: White
Business Administration, Management: Light Brown
Education: Light Blue
Fine Arts: Dark Brown
Law: Purple
Library Science: Yellow
Medicine: Green
Musical Arts: Pink
Nursing: Peach
Philosophy: Dark Blue
Science: Golden Yellow
Social Work: Citron Yellow
Theology: Scarlet
The colored lining is the official color of the institution conferring the degree.