Commencement Program 2017

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SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017 | 10:00 A.M.

Order of Exercises Grand Procession of Students, Faculty, Staff, Trustees, and Honored Guests Greetings from the President and Chair of the Board of Trustees Tuajuanda C. Jordan, president The Honorable Sven Holmes, chair of the Board of Trustees

Reading of a Poem: “Famous” by Naomi Shahib Nye Karen Leona Anderson, associate professor of English

Valedictory Address Adeline Schlussel

“St. Mary’s College of Maryland”

Led by Professor of Music Larry Vote and members of the Chamber Singers Sung by all: see page 4 in program

Commencement Address Neil Irwin ’00

Conferral of Honorary Degrees Elfreda Mathis

Janice Walthour

Presentation of Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Science Degrees Katherine Gantz, associate dean of faculty

President’s Charge to the Graduating Class Conferral of the Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Science Degrees Tuajuanda C. Jordan, president

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Music by the Drum Corps

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Tuajuanda C. Jordan, PhD PRESIDENT OF ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND

Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan has served as St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s (SMCM) seventh president since July 2014. During her tenure, the Board of Trustees approved A Time for Rebirth, a new three-year strategic plan that builds on the College’s charter as Maryland’s only public honors college and the first of its kind in the nation.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been widely recognized for its successes. Ranked among the top 100 Kiplinger’s list of best values in public colleges (2016) and among the top 10 best public liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report (2016), SMCM continues to build upon its solid reputation for academic excellence under Dr. Jordan’s watch. Under her leadership, the College continues to analyze and assess its programming to ensure that students are provided opportunities to be engaged, productive global citizens and leaders.

Since joining the College, President Jordan has been widely recognized for her contributions to higher education and the larger community. Recently, she was named one of the Top 25 Women in Higher Education by the national magazine, Diverse Issues in Higher Education. In addition to serving on numerous national panels and boards, she was recognized as a Black Leader in Education by the AFRO (2017), was named as one of Fisk University’s Talented Tenth (2016), Purdue University’s Distinguished Women Scholars (2015-16), and as an Influential Marylander by the Daily Record (2015). She received the Torchbearer Award (2014) from the National Coalition of Black Women, Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter, and was inducted (2015) into the Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society.

Prior to SMCM, Dr. Jordan served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and as a professor of chemistry at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon. While there, she helped recruit an exceptional and diverse faculty, launched a center for entrepreneurship, and developed a campus-wide system to increase student persistence and graduation rates. While an associate dean and tenured faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana, she helped establish the center for undergraduate research and creativity.

Dr. Jordan gained national prominence in the realm of science education with the creation of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science Education Alliance (SEA) program and the launch of its first initiative, the SEA Phage program, which engaged novice undergraduates in research in genomics and bioinformatics. This program has been implemented at more than 50 diverse institutions across the nation, impacted thousands of students and faculty, and resulted in numerous scientific and pedagogical publications.

Dr. Jordan holds a B.S. in chemistry from Fisk University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Purdue University.

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees Sven Holmes, Chair

Ann L. McDaniel, Vice Chair

John Chambers Wobensmith ’93, Treasurer Rear Adm. Tim Heely, USN Retired, Secretary Carlos Alcazar Arthur “Lex” Birney, Jr. Cindy Broyles ’79 Peter Bruns Donny Bryan ’73 Peg Duchesne ’77 Elizabeth Graves ’95 Gail Harmon

Steny H. Hoyer Capt. Glen Ives, USN Retired Gary Jobson Lawrence “Larry” E. Leak ’76 Molly Mahoney Matthews Michael P. O’Brien ’68 Katharine Russell Danielle Troyan ’92

Vera Demanka ’17, Student Trustee Laura Cripps, HSMC

Patrick Hervy Clementine Kaufman R. Douglas Mathias ’73 John McAllister James P. Muldoon

Terry Meyerhoff Rubenstein Robert S. Waldschmitt H. Thomas Waring Harry J. Weitzel

Trustees Emeriti June W. Auerbach ’49 Benjamin Cardin Esther L. Coopersmith G. Thomas Daugherty ’65 Bonnie Green ’74

The Founding of St. Mary’s St. Mary’s dates back to 1840, when three men of St. Mary’s County (a doctor, a lawyer, and a planter) decided that Maryland should have a monument to Lord Baltimore’s 1634 colony at the busy little river port known as St. Mary’s City. They admired Lord Baltimore’s experiment in freedom of conscience and in the separation of church and state, so they decided that Maryland’s “living monument” should be a girls’ high school (or seminary, as high schools were often called in those days) that would exemplify his beliefs. They also decided that this state-supported school would be named after Maryland’s first capital, St. Mary’s City, and that it would have an independent board of trustees. It would be non-denominational, with both trustees and faculty evenly divided among Methodists, Catholics, and Episcopalians— the three major denominations in St. Mary’s County at the time. In 1874, the first certificate of graduation was granted to Sallie Brome Morsell.

St. Mary’s Female Seminary taught the liberal arts and evolved into a junior college in 1926. By the end of the 1960s it had become St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a coeducational four-year college. It attracted bright students who were looking for the almost impossible—a college that was public, affordable, devoted to the liberal arts, academically rigorous, respectful of all races and creeds, and overseen by an independent board of trustees and a well-credentialed faculty committed to scholarship and teaching. By the early 1990s the College was being praised in all the national college guides, and in 1992, St. Mary’s College was recognized by the governor and the Maryland legislature as an honors college.

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Faculty Distinction In the academic world, it is not only students who receive special notices for outstanding work; faculty do, too. Faculty are recognized with promotions, awards, and endowed chairs/ professorships. Such special professorships are not supported by the regular budget but by an endowment – that is, by gifts made by individuals to the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Foundation. The interest from these specially designated gifts makes it possible for the holder of the chair or professorship to enjoy extra financial support for further research and professional growth. The chair or professorship is generally held for a three-year term.

The Homer L. Dodge Award for Excellence in Teaching was established in 1985 by the late Norton Dodge, who served on the board of trustees of St. Mary’s College from 1968 to 1980 and was professor of economics at the College from 1980 to 1989. This award recognizes faculty accomplishments. This year’s recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Award for Excellence in Teaching is Susan Grogran, professor of political science.

In 2017, a new award was established by President Tuajuanda C. Jordan to recognize members of the St. Mary’s College community who exhibit exemplary teaching within or beyond the traditional classroom. The inaugural recipient of the Jordan Teaching Exemplar Award is Veronica “Ronnie” Arellano Douglas, reference and instructional librarian.

In 2011, Donald Stabile established an award to recognize faculty members who are active participants in the student life of the College. This award was named to honor his colleague, the late Andy Kozak, professor of economics. This year’s recipient of the Andy Kozak Faculty Contribution to Student Life Award is Elizabeth Leininger, assistant professor of neurobiology.

Promotion to Full Professor Jeffrey Coleman (English) joined the St. Mary’s College faculty in 1998. He teaches courses in contemporary American literature, literature of the American Civil Rights Movement, creative writing, multi-ethnic literature, literature and music of social protest, African-American creativity in the expressive arts, and literary and cinematic representations of 9/11. He is the author of “Words of Protest, Words of Freedom: Poetry of the American Civil Rights Movement and Era,” (Duke Univ. Press, 2012), and “Spirits Distilled: Poems” (Red Hen Press, 2006).

He is associate editor and poetry editor of The Journal of Hip

Hop Studies and co-editor of Delaware Poetry Review. Coleman holds a PhD in American Studies, with an emphasis in literature and culture, from the University of New Mexico.

Katherine Gantz (French) joined the St. Mary’s College faculty in 2005. She earned her PhD at the University of Michigan. She has published articles in the areas of French cultural studies and American media studies, as well as in French queer theory.

Her current research considers present-day uses of public space in Paris originally designed during the Second Empire.

In 2010, she was recognized with the Homer L. Dodge Award for Excellence in Teaching. In February 2017, Gantz became the associate dean of faculty.

Pamela Mertz (biochemistry) joined the faculty at St. Mary’s College in 2000. She teaches courses in biochemistry, chemistry, nutrition, and neurosciences. She is a southeast regional director for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Student Chapters. Her research focuses on photopharmacology as well as lipid metabolism.

She has published on biochemistry education topics including developing a multi-week medicinal chemistry lab for Biochem I and designing writing projects for Biochem I and II. She also worked with a national network of biochemistry faculty to lead education workshops and to analyze capstone experiences in biochemistry as part of a National Science Foundation project.

Mertz earned her PhD in biochemistry at the Mayo Graduate School in Minnesota.

Sahar Shafqat (political science) joined the faculty of St. Mary’s College in 2001. She teaches classes and conducts research in democratization, nationalism and ethnic conflict, social movements and Asian politics. She has published in a number of scholarly journals and been an invited lecturer across the country. She was a double major in economics and international relations at Mount Holyoke College and earned her PhD in political science from Texas A&M University. She participates in the WGSX and Asian Studies programs at St. Mary’s College and is a founding member of the national organization of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity. She was a recent chair of the Asian Pacific American Caucus of the American Political Science Association.

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Reappointment with Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor Diana Boros (political science) joined the St. Mary’s College faculty in 2011. She teaches courses in American political thought, feminist political theory, democracy and inequality, gender and political philosophy, politics of art and public art.

Her research interests include the intersections of art and politics, such as public art as a tool of political intervention, continental political philosophy, and American political thought. She is particularly interested in how artistic experiences can energize public life, strengthen democracy, and promote social justice. She has published two books: “Creative Rebellion for the Twenty-First Century: The Importance of Public and Interactive Art to Political Life in America” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), and “Re-Imagining Public Space: The Frankfurt School in the 21st Century” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). She earned her PhD from University of Maryland.

Veronica Arellano Douglas (library) joined the faculty of St. Mary’s College in 2011. She is a reference and instruction librarian and liaison to the political science, anthropology, psychology, educational studies and sociology departments.

Her areas of expertise are critical information literacy, student learning assessment, and visual design in libraries. She is an active member of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of College and Research Libraries, and has been both an ALA Spectrum Scholar (2006) and an ALA Emerging Leader (2008). She earned her MLS at the University of North Texas.

Barrett Emerick (philosophy) joined the faculty of St. Mary’s College in 2011. He works and teaches courses in normative and environmental ethics, social and feminist philosophy, and philosophy of race. He is affiliated with the women, gender, and sexuality studies and environmental studies programs. In 2013, he earned the Andy Kozak Faculty Contribution to Student Life Award. In 2015, he was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa and was recognized in 40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire, a national award. In 2016, he was honored with the Homer L. Dodge Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Junior Faculty Member. He earned his PhD in philosophy from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Liza Gijanto (anthropology) joined the faculty at St. Mary’s College in 2010. She teaches courses on archaeology and anthropology and in the museum studies and African and African Diaspora studies programs. Her research focuses on socio-economic interaction and expressions of status in the Atlantic world. Her primary study area is the Gambia and since

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2010, she has been the director of the Bereft Archaeological Project in the Gambia, West Africa. Gijanto is currently working at Cremona Estate in St. Mary’s County, Md., overseeing student-directed research at that 17th- and 18th-century plantation site. She earned her PhD in anthropology from Syracuse University and is a former Fulbright Scholar and a recent recipient of the highly competitive Howard Foundation Fellowship through Brown University for her project: “Emancipation and Commerce: The Gambia Colony and American Plantation in the Age of British Abolition.”

Commencement Speaker W. Neil Irwin '00

Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa W. Neil Irwin '00 is the senior economic correspondent at The New York Times and author of “The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire” (Penguin Press, 2013). As senior economic correspondent at The New York Times, Irwin writes for The Upshot, the Times’ website for analytical reporting on politics, economics, and everyday life.

“The Alchemists” was a New York Times Bestseller and was short-listed for the Goldman Sachs-Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award. It appeared on best-books-of-the-year lists from media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and NPR. For The New York Times, Irwin has written on topics as varied as Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, the Trump administration’s trade and tax policies, and the economic roots of the rise of populist movements.

Previously, Irwin was a columnist at The Washington Post and economics editor of Wonkblog, the Post’s website for analytical journalism.

From 2007-2012 he was the Post’s beat reporter covering the Federal Reserve and economy. He has often appeared on television analyzing economic topics, including the PBS NewsHour, CNBC, and MSNBC. Irwin has won two “Best in Business” awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, in 2005 and 2009, and one of his articles was published in the anthology, “The Best Business Stories of the Year: 2003 Edition.”

He has an MBA from Columbia University, where he was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economic and Business Journalism. He is an alumnus of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and he served as a member of the College’s board of trustees from 2007 to 2013.

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Recipient of Honorary Degree Elfreda Talbert Mathis Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa

Born in Valley Lee, Md., Elfreda Talbert Mathis, along with her sister Janice Talbert Walthour, grew up in a household with parents, Fred and Jeanette, who held education in high regard. Raised in an era of so-called “separate but equal” and attending a segregated school as a child, Mathis dedicated her life to education and equal treatment. She received a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education from Morgan State University just as the Civil Rights Movement intensified on campus. She pursued her master’s degree at George Washington University in elementary education, and returned to the Southern Maryland area after graduation for a job at Piney Point Elementary School in 1967, the first full year of desegregation in St. Mary’s County.

Mathis continued to work in the St. Mary’s County school district for more than 34 years as a teacher, resource teacher, central office administrator and principal. She served for 25 years as an elementary school principal, first at Ridge Elementary School then at Lexington Park Elementary School.

While at Ridge Elementary School, she worked with the staff at St. Mary’s College of Maryland to create the first full program of extended day activities for elementary school students in St. Mary’s County. Under her leadership, Ridge Elementary School became the first accredited and validated early childhood program in St. Mary’s County and the eighth in the state. Students at the school became published authors while producing the book, “In My Family’s Attic,” a collaborative project with Professor Andrea Hammer of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

While at Lexington Park Elementary School, Mathis worked on a 21st Century grant with Johns Hopkins University to focus on improving student learning and social behavior skills. During the renovation of the school, she developed the concept of safety vestibule doors. This model continues to be used in schools throughout the county and the state. Similar to her own experience with the “separate but equal” days, Mathis advocated as a teacher for equal treatment at Lexington Park Elementary.

Mathis is a lifelong county resident, educator and community activist and presently serves on the Lexington Park Rescue Squad board of directors. She was appointed by the governor to serve on the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center board of directors. She also served on the St. Mary’s County local management board, the St. Mary’s Hospital board of directors, College of Southern Maryland foundation board and the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Community Council. Mathis is the past chairperson of the St. Mary’s County Commission on Aging, and is past president of the Southern Maryland Chain chapter of The Links, Inc. Recently, she served as a member of the Committee to Erect the Memorial Monument to the United States Colored Troops from St. Mary’s County who served in the Civil War. Mathis has served on a variety of other boards and committees to support the community. She is married to Walter, retired U.S. Navy. They reside in Valley Lee, Md., and have four children and six grandchildren.

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Recipient of Honorary Degree Janice Talbert Walthour Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa

Raised in a family that valued education, Janice Talbert Walthour, and her sister Elfreda Talbert Mathis, understood the importance of educational equality for everyone during the turbulent time of segregation and the Civil Rights Movement. From her childhood at a segregated school in southern Maryland, Walthour went on to receive a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education from Morgan State University, a master’s degree in reading from George Washington University, and a doctorate in administration and supervision from Nova Southern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Walthour worked in St. Mary’s County public schools for 36 years as a teacher, resource teacher, assistant principal, principal and coordinator of academic intervention programs. She was principal of George Washington Carver Elementary School for 15 years. As an educator, Walthour understood that positive disciplinary measures lead to productive student behavior. She established a Behavior Management Social Skills Center to reduce classroom disruption and teach positive social behavior skills to students to help improve behavior. Data collected on this concept showed the effectiveness of this approach on reducing referrals and suspensions. As a result, centers were established in other schools in the county.

Being a lover of poetry and a poet, her connections with St. Mary’s College led to a great friendship with Lucille Clifton, poet laureate of Maryland and distinguished professor of the humanities at St. Mary’s College. In honor of Maryland’s 350th anniversary, Walthour wrote a poem entitled “Mathis De Sousa” for the 1987 dedication of an historic marker dedicated to the first person of African descent to arrive in St. Mary’s City as an indentured servant in 1634. During her tenure at Carver, Walthour welcomed the students and staff of St. Mary’s College to provide academic support and cultural enrichment for students. Over the years she has served the College as a volunteer guest speaker, actor and poet who worked with staff and students on many projects.

Walthour is president of the St. Mary’s County Branch NAACP #7025 and chair of the education committee. She was appointed by the governor to the College of Southern Maryland board of trustees and served in that position for nine years. She was appointed by the County Commissioners to the St. Mary’s County Library board of trustees and serves on the Southern Maryland Regional Library Association board of directors.

Walthour is past president and currently a member of the Unified Committee for Afro American Contributions (UCAC). UCAC is responsible for erecting the African American Monument of St. Mary’s County. Serving as co-chair of the Historical Committee she helped to develop an exhibit on African American education in St. Mary’s County called, “Remember the Past, Look to the Future.” In conjunction with the exhibit and using the oral histories collected by the organization, a book has been written and published by UCAC titled, “In Relentless Pursuit of an Education: African American Stories from a Century of Segregation.”

Walthour assists with UCAC’s annual Juneteenth Celebration. She co-chaired UCAC’s committee to erect the United States Colored Troops Civil War Memorial Monument. Two of these troops, James H. Harris and William Barnes, earned the Medal of Honor for their bravery during the battle of New Market Heights in Virginia. It was dedicated on June 16, 2012.

Walthour has been awarded numerous citations for professional and community services. In 2014 she received the honor of St. Mary’s County Woman of Year from the St. Mary’s County Commission for Women. She is an active member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church.

She has been married to Larry, retired U.S. Navy, for 32 years. They live in Lexington Park, Md., and share two children, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

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The Academic Procession The academic procession is as colorful as a parade, and equally informative. Just as you can “read” a military parade, identifying each individual’s rank, so you can read an academic procession once you know the code. In the academic world, this code is both the cut of the long robe and the length of the colorful hood. These, along with the caps, have evolved from clothing worn in the Middle Ages by scholars and clerics alike—who were often one and the same person.

The procession is led by the graduating seniors, preceded by that faculty member who, being chosen annually by the Faculty Senate, carries the large wooden mace, long a symbol of authority. Wearing a simple variation of the medieval black gown, the seniors wear hoods that are short and lined with the College’s colors: blue, gold, and white. The hoods are edged in white, indicating a degree in the liberal arts (humanities). A pale blue and pink cord signifies election to Phi Beta Kappa. Students belonging to 12 national academic honor societies are set apart by the tasseled cords or medallions that are worn around the neck (see p. 12). All the students wear mortarboard caps with the tassel hanging over the right front, but at the end of the ceremony the new graduates will flip these tassels to the left.

The faculty marshal follows the students, ushering in the second half of the procession, which consists of faculty, staff, and finally the platform party. For those with master’s degrees, the robe is as plain as a bachelor’s robe, but its long, narrow, tapered sleeves fall almost to the knees. (If you’re a fan of older British movies, you will recognize that this is the gown often worn by schoolmasters when teaching.)

Most of the College faculty, however, wear the doctor’s gown, easily distinguished by its enormous bell-shaped sleeves with the three velvet, horizontal bars that match the broad band down the front of the robe. The doctor’s gown is usually black, but a few universities ask their doctoral graduates to wear a robe in the color of that university. Among our faculty, therefore, you may notice red gowns (Cornell, carnelian red, and also the University of Maryland); blue (both Pennsylvania State and Yale); lighter blue (Duke, and also the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill); royal blue (University of Michigan); purple with orange (Clemson); red and black (University of Toronto, Canadian styling); red and gold (University of Manchester, Great Britain); gold and navy (University of Colorado-Boulder); palm green (University of Hawaii); maroon (University of Chicago); dark blue (George Washington and also Howard); purple and yellow (University of Washington); cardinal red (Stanford); cherry red (Temple); purple (Northwestern); scarlet (Boston University); maroonish-red and blue (University of Pennsylvania); brown (Brown); dark green (Dartmouth); and crimson (Harvard).

The doctoral hood is lined in the color of the university that gave the degree. The broad edging on the hood is the same color as the horizontal bars on the sleeves of the gown, indicating the field in which the doctorate was received: deep blue for the liberal arts (Ph.D.), light blue for education, purple for law, pink for music, etc. Because most of our faculty have a Ph.D. in the liberal arts, the color on the sleeve bars and the edging on the hood is deep blue.

Academic caps are derived from the medieval, black, dome-shaped biretta, still worn today by Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic clergy.

Now considerably flattened, this black cap has evolved in the academic world into the stiff, four-square “mortarboard” (derived from Oxford), or the soft velvet tam (Cambridge).

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Academic Distinction Graduating with Honors Seniors with a high grade-point average (GPA) are candidates for a degree with honors. These honors have, for centuries, been expressed in the Latin phrase “cum laude” (with praise). All candidates for a degree with honors are also St. Mary’s scholars. Below, the GPAs are ranked from highest to lowest: Summa cum laude: 3.900 - 4.000 GPA Magna cum laude: 3.700 - 3.899 GPA Cum laude: 3.500 - 3.699 GPA

Nitze Scholars Students enrolled in the Nitze Scholars Program may graduate with additional honors. Based on three criteria in the Scholars Program (coursework, the St. Mary’s Project, and the leadership service portfolio), Nitze Scholars may receive one of the following citations, here ranked from highest to lowest: Scholars Program Distinction Scholars Program Commendation Scholars Program Recognition Scholars Program Participation

Valedictorian The class valedictorian is the senior who has the highest GPA (grade-point average) in the class. Adeline Schlussel is the valedictorian of the Class of 2017. She is a Nitze Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Beta Beta and Omicron Delta Kappa honor societies. She is co-president of the St. Mary’s River Project and AVATAR. Adeline will intern in the Coastal Conservation and Research Program at the Wetlands Institute in New Jersey as she pursues a career in coastal ecology research and education.

Phi Beta Kappa The Phi Beta Kappa Society was established at the College of William and Mary in 1776 and the Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at St. Mary’s College of Maryland was founded in 1997. Election to Phi Beta Kappa signifies outstanding achievement in the attainment of an education in the liberal arts. Students completing their junior or senior year are elected primarily on the basis of scholarly achievement, broad academic interest and good character. Students who have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa are wearing pale blue and pink cords over their black gowns.

Class of 2016

Class of 2017

Leah Dignan Adeline Schlussel

Dionna Bucci Paige Cohen Alexis Craddock Brad Davidson Francisco DeRose Catherine Dye Madeline Edelstein Taylor Engdahl Mary Ann Gill Keelan Houk

Class of 2018 Rebecca Hughes Sophia Kessler Megan LeSavage Margaret Marcelli Marisa Perfetti Rosemary Rhodes Madeline Roth Jonathan Schuster Anna Steinfled Matthew Walchuck

Tyler Jones

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Academic Honor Societies The College was admitted to the national academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1997. In addition, 12 academic departments have also instituted campus chapters in national honor societies that are discipline-specific. Students who have been admitted to these academic honor societies are today wearing colored cords or medallions over their black gowns.

Anthropology Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biology Economics English History French Neuroscience Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology

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(Lambda Alpha) (Chi Omega Lambda) (Beta Beta Beta) (Omicron Delta Epsilon) (Sigma Tau Delta) (Phi Alpha Theta) (Pi Delta Phi) (Nu Rho Psi) (Sigma Pi Sigma) (Pi Sigma Alpha) (Psi Chi) (Alpha Kappa Delta)

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Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Science Degrees

Some students have a minor, or more than one major, and it is listed beneath their hometown. This list is complete as of May 11, 2017.

Anthropology BACHELOR OF ARTS

Ian Thomas Dehoney Bradley Silver Spring, Md. Cum Laude

Ashley ThuthaoKeng Dam Germantown, Md. Minor: Sociology Magna Cum Laude

Catherine C. Dye

Bethesda, Md. Minor: Museum Studies Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Jazzie Opeyemi Gray Baltimore, Md.

Annamaria Theresa Gunnell Frederick, Md. Summa Cum Laude

Virginia Amelia Huber Woodsboro, Md. Minor: Dance

Rebecca Leah Hughes

Kyle Andrew Moore

Mount Airy, Md. History Minor: Museum Studies Cum Laude

Ivy Rose Smith Monkton, Md. Art

Art BACHELOR OF ARTS

Benjamin George Brenholtz Beallsville, Md. Cum Laude

Benjamin Herman Derlan Cumberland, Md. Environmental Studies Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Erica Adair Feldenzer Glen Arm, Md. Minor: Art History

Molly Jean Houston Chevy Chase, Md.

Bethesda, Md. Minor: Sociology Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Grace Anne Humphries

Peri Jayne Kelsey

Hollywood, Md. Magna Cum Laude

North East, Md. Museum Studies Cum Laude

Meghan Thrippelton Lang

Arnold, Md. Minor: Environmental Studies Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Cum Laude

Lutherville, Md.

Meghan Neace Mavet Rosario Rosas Monrovia, Md. Art History Minor: Spanish

Stephanie Ampomah Sraha Baltimore, Md.

Kathryn Louise Stefkovich Leonardtown, Md.

Art & Art History BACHELOR OF ARTS

Conor John Colgan Annapolis, Md.

Sarah McDowell Gillelan Frederick, Md.

Art History BACHELOR OF ARTS

Amanda Page

Bel Air, Md. Minor: Museum Studies Cum Laude

Emily Nicole Smith Huntingtown, Md. Religious Studies Magna Cum Laude

Breanna Marie Thorne Mechanicsville, Md. Minor: Economics Minor: English Cum Laude

Biochemistry BACHELOR OF ARTS

Conor Thatcher Burke Marriottsville, Md. Biology

Stephen Edward Swanson Emmitsburg, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

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Biochemistry BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Taylor Brooks Engdahl Hollywood, Md. Minor: Neurosciences Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Barry Jiahao Liang

Gaithersburg, Md. Minor: Mathematics Minor: Materials Science Cum Laude

Imani Shawnte’ Staton-McCrimmon

Baltimore, Md. Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Ivy Katheryn Todd Bowie, Md.

Biology

Erin Nicole Bedell

Michael Joseph Hammer

Elizabeth Anna Brown

Rebecca Taylor Hammersla

Waldorf, Md. Minor: Neurosciences

Silver Spring, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

Alexis Kendall Brunson Ellicott City, Md.

Dionna Angela Bucci Rockville, Md. English Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Suzanne Elise Cahn

Hughesville, Md. Nitze Scholars Program Distinction Magna Cum Laude

Jacqueline Ann Carbo

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Frederick, Md. Minor: Sociology

Kendal Lawrence Fosbaugh

Chloe Carr

Leslie Darlene Malick

Jeremy Abram Carton

Keymar, Md. Environmental Studies Granite, Md.

Adam Muffley Leonardtown, Md.

Katherine Elizabeth Padgett Leonardtown, Md. Minor: Neurosciences

Sarah K. Warren

Ellicott City, Md. International Languages and Cultures: French

Biology BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Mariam Omolola Adeyemo

Bladensburg, Md. Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

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California, Md. Minor: Spanish Clarksville, Md. Sociology

Brad Alan Davidson Havre De Grace, Md. Minor: Spanish Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Elizabeth Marie Dennison Easton, Md. Minor: Environmental Studies

Frederick Graeme Frost Baltimore, Md. Biochemistry

Brianna Nicole Glase Forest Hill, Md. English Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Gaithersburg, Md. Cum Laude Mount Airy, Md. Minor: Spanish

Jennifer Laural Heflin Ijamsville, Md.

Ivan Alexander Hernandez Cheverly, Md. Environmental Studies

Benjamin Berounsky Lee Narragansett, R.I. Minor: Environmental Studies

Megan Anna LeSavage Monkton, Md. Psychology Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Maria Lourdes Mateo

Riverdale, Md. International Languages and Cultures: Spanish

Meredith Lorraine McKissick Ellicott City, Md.

Alexandra Moulis

Centreville, Md. Minor: Religious Studies

Oyindamola Anuoluwapo Odulaja Lanham, Md. Minor: Neurosciences

Danielle Reed Owens Damascus, Md. Biochemistry Cum Laude

Ana Cecilia Paucarmayta

Chevy Chase, Md. International Languages and Cultures: French

Hannah Linda Perez Frederick, Md. Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Fenguese Pierre

Silver Spring, Md. Sociology

Danielle Marie Quill Waldorf, Md. Environmental Studies

Kyle Edward Reichard Annapolis, Md. Cum Laude

David Reynoso Cortez Columbia, Md. Minor: Neurosciences Minor: Political Science

Christopher Paul Richard

Lauren Alaine Therriault

Southport, Conn.

Minor: Spanish Minor: Music Nitze Scholars Program Distinction Magna Cum Laude

Nicholas Lepard Tosini Bethesda, Md. Mathematics Minor: Spanish Cum Laude

Elizabeth Scott Wenker Chevy Chase, Md. Environmental Studies Minor: History

Jessica Michelle Wung

Silver Spring, Md. Cum Laude

Potomac, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Gillian T. Sawyer

Gabriel Donovan York

Columbia, Md. Environmental Studies Minor: French Magna Cum Laude

Adeline Schlussel

Doylestown, Pa. Environmental Studies Minor: Museum Studies Minor: English Nitze Scholars Program Distinction Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Alexandra Nicole Schoen Cabin John, Md. Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Dylan Lee Smith

Greenbelt, Md. Chemistry

Jessica Marisela Zavala Guzman Silver Spring, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Chemistry BACHELOR OF ARTS

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Thompson Port Republic, Md. Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Randi Kelsey Wright Owings, Md. Minor: Music

Myersville, Md. Minor: Neurosciences Cum Laude

Chemistry

Hannah Michelle Starnes

Nicolette R. Coluzzi

Bel Air, Md. Environmental Studies Minor: Neurosciences Cum Laude

Hannah Paige Taitz Rockville, Md. Minor: Art Studio Magna Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Mechanicsville, Md. Magna Cum Laude

Leah Michele Dignan Baldwin, Md. Minor: Mathematics Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Meghan Ann Griffiths California, Md. Cum Laude

Catherine Marie LaCourse Laurel, Md. Psychology Minor: Neurosciences

Alexander Michael Rhoades Woodbine, Md. English Minor: Theater Studies Summa Cum Laude

Emma Kathryn Skekel

Thurmont, Md. Minor: Environmental Studies Cum Laude

Daria A. Vaseneva Rockville, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Computer Science BACHELOR OF ARTS

Mica Marie Artis

Baltimore, Md. Minor: Film & Media Studies

William Jay Ferrin

Silver Spring, Md. Minor: Environmental Studies Minor: Music

Sean Raymond Jeffers Bethesda, Md. Music

Zachary James Lilley Myersville, Md. Minor: Economics

Ryland Thomas Newman Bethesda, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Kevin Mackinnon Spies Harwich Port, Mass.

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Computer Science BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Riley Boucot

Lexington Park, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Joseph Paul Cirillo Chesapeake Beach, Md. Minor: Art Studio

Rebecca Elizabeth Danaceau Gaithersburg, Md. Minor: English

Benjamin Scott Dodson Mechanicsville, Md. Minor: Mathematics Minor: Economics

Ronald Warren Drescher Riva, Md. Minor: History

Megan Elizabeth Johnson Nottingham, Md. Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Alexander John Kerzner St. Mary’s City, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Katherine Susan Kessler Baltimore, Md. Mathematics Cum Laude

Nolan Ray Kramer Rockville, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Chris Joseph Lynch Annapolis, Md. Minor: Economics Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Joseph Scott Miller Mechanicsville, Md. Minor: Economics

Olufemi Olutijemirayo Oyenusi Baltimore, Md. Minor: Theater Studies

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Maria Kay Raynor Baltimore, Md. Mathematics Magna Cum Laude

Eric Robles

Fort Washington, Md. Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Ian Jerard Scribner

Joseph Drew Chazin Rockville, Md. Minor: Sociology

Michael Lewis Donahue Potomac, Md. Minor: Computer Science

Michael Christopher Donnelly Baltimore, Md.

Pikesville, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Amanda Valerie Dunnie

Lucas Andrew Skinker

Sara Louise Eaton

Arnold, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Thomas James St. Arnold Waldorf, Md.

Economics

New Market, Md.

Owings Mills, Md. Mathematics Magna Cum Laude

Markus EinarKim Edegran Ossining, N.Y.

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Erica Escobar

Maxwell Murphy Alderman

Luke James Eshleman

Timonium, Md. Minor: Spanish Minor: Environmental Studies

Patric Tracey Barnhart

Great Mills, Md.

Arnold, Md. Minor: Environmental Studies

Christopher Alexander Farrow

Eldersburg, Md.

Edgewater, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Sebastian Alexander Bauer

Paul Fedynsky

Baltimore, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Political Science

Matthew Patrick Bieler Bowie, Md.

John James Brower Baltimore, Md. Minor: Spanish Cum Laude

Kyle Alexander Burgess Devonshire, BERMUDA Minor: Environmental Studies

Hongyang Cai

Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA

John Patrick Chalk Ellicott City, Md. Minor: Art Studio

Columbia, Md.

Bennett Reitzel Fletcher Mount Airy, Md.

Javier Andres Flores

Hyde Park, Mass.

International Languages and Cultures: Spanish

Zachary David Fontenot Middletown, Md.

Michel Joseph Freiji Westminster, Md.

Genia Lauren Gavin Cockeysville, Md. Minor: French

Meg Danielle Gesner

Emily Elizabeth Lohff

Craig Andrew Goerling

Lydia Victoria Marzot

Severna Park, Md. Minor: Art Studio Minor: Mathematics Laurel, Md.

Amy Elizabeth Gorovoy

Severna Park, Md. Minor: Mathematics Magna Cum Laude Concord, Mass.

Minor: Art Studio Cum Laude

Owings Mills, Md. Psychology Cum Laude

Augustus Reid Miltenberger

Amelia Margaret Graf

Michael William O’Neill

Annapolis, Md. Cum Laude

Ryan Michael Grant Adamstown, Md.

Katherine Farrell Gross Queenstown, Md. Minor: Spanish

Abigail Jordan Harrison Easton, Md.

Roslynn Nicole Herbert Park Hall, Md.

Charles Yang Huang

Cumberland, Md.

Carolyn Elizabeth Smith Newport Beach, Calif.

Minor: Mathematics

Delaszo Isaiah Smith Perryville, Md. Minor: Political Science

Brendan Steele

Severna Park, Md. Minor: Environmental Studies

Colin Jeffrey Thatcher

Berlin, Md.

Germantown, Md. Minor: Computer Science

Spencer David Pankiewicz

Marlin Wagner

Jackson Alexander Patrican

Alaina Wall

Anthony Michael Perrera

Peter Charles Webster

Nicholas Ryan Raimondo

Jeffrey Michael Wyatt

Rosemary Rhodes

Patrick Nolan Young

Tall Timbers, Md. Boxford, Mass.

Baltimore, Md.

Davidsonville, Md. Summa Cum Laude

Potomac, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Political Science Cum Laude

Columbia, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Political Science Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Shelby Catherine Jacobs

James Woodward Robey

Sykesville, Md. Waldorf, Md.

Mechanicsville, Md. Baltimore, Md. Minor: Spanish

St. Leonard, Md. Minor: Mathematics

English BACHELOR OF ARTS

Kensington, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Political Science

Julia Anastasia Andreas

Kevyn Ann Jorgenson

Zachary Robert Rowe

Caitlin Marie Andrews

Samantha Marie Kuehne

Jonathan Schuster

Natalie Bellanton

S. Toms River, N.J. Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Glenwood, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Political Science California, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Shannon Kelly Litvin Sayville, N.Y.

Davidsonville, Md. Minor: Mathematics Magna Cum Laude

Columbia, Md. Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Matthew Thomas Smeriglio Ellicott City, Md. Minor: Spanish

Lusby, Md. Cum Laude

Phoenix, Md. Art Summa Cum Laude Frederick, Md.

Alexander Matthew Bussman Ellicott City, Md. Minor: Film & Media Studies Cum Laude

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Taylor Marie Combs

Columbia, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Katherine Patricia Cumberpatch Annapolis, Md. Minor: Philosophy

Francisco Ike DeRose

Samantha Hope Liming

Silver Spring, Md. International Languages and Cultures: French Magna Cum Laude

Alexandra Hvid Lundahl Frederick, Md.

New Market, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Sarah Elizabeth McCabe

Julian Gill Erville

Chaptico, Md.

Silver Spring, Md. Minor: Chinese Minor: Mathematics

Miranda Zoe Gaskins

Manchester, Md. Minor: African Diaspora Studies

Keelan Eyring Houk Seattle, Wa. Art and Art History Minor: Music Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Ericka H. Hume

Woodstock, Md. Minor: Environmental Studies Minor: Art Studio

Jane Nicole Hylton

Shady Side, Md. Minor: Sociology Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Magna Cum Laude

Rebecca Elise Kaff

Bel Air, Md. International Languages and Cultures: Chinese Minor: Asian Studies Magna Cum Laude

Rikuo Kanda

Chofu, Tokyo, JAPAN Minor: Philosophy

Leonardtown, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Miranda Eleanor McLain Jennifer Michelle Norris

Edgewater, Md.

Crystal Charmaine Worrell Randallstown, Md. Minor: Dance

Enviromental Studies BACHELOR OF ARTS

Michael Patrick Becraft Rockville, Md. Economics

Jonathan Andrew Bland

Dowell, Md.

Solomons, Md. Minor: Economics

Madeline Jean Phoenix

Andrew Scott Braker

La Plata, Md.

Marissa Olya Poudrier Owings, Md. Art History

Mairin Michele Rivett Purcellville, Va. Minor: Anthropology Magna Cum Laude

Brookeville, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Economics Minor: Political Science

Unzila Fatema Chowdhury

Germantown, Md. Economics Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Paige Eileen Dansberger

Hollywood, Md.

Leonardtown, Md. Minor: Religious Studies

Elizabeth Laura Straathof

Nina Rebecca Katz

Allison Amanda Szymanski

Leo Winzenburg Kern

Taryn A. Timko

Eric Bryce Ortiz

Jacob Schroeder

Bethesda, Md. Magna Cum Laude

Easton, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Hyattsville, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

Kayla Elise Waring

Derwood, Md. Minor: Film & Media Studies Minor: Theater Studies Cum Laude

James Alexander Weber Nottingham, Md.

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Andrew Isaac Wildermuth

Potomac, Md. Cum Laude

Baltimore, Md. Minor: Political Science Rockville, Md.

Nicholas George Tait Silver Spring, Md. Minor: History Minor: Spanish

History BACHELOR OF ARTS

Anne Louise Chernikoff Silver Spring, Md.

Emily Katherine Christian Germantown, Md. Summa Cum Laude

Anna Christine Duke

Gaithersburg, Md. Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

John Robertson Elliott

Matthew Theodore Riedel California, Md. Religious Studies Cum Laude

Arthur Daniel Rubio

Frederick, Md. Minor: Film & Media Studies

Lafayette, Calif.

Minor: Economics Minor: African Diaspora Studies

Patrick Dennis Ryan

Elizabeth Anne Garris

Sabrina L. Wandres

Boyds, Md. Minor: Anthropology Minor: Educational Studies

John David Garris Boyds, Md.

Linden Elizabeth Goff Cambridge, Md. Minor: Political Science Cum Laude

Jacob Turim Hershman Takoma Park, Md.

Matthew Jeffers Rockville, Md. Minor: Economics Cum Laude

William Beale Machande Annapolis, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Sarah N. McCoy

St. Leonard, Md. Minor: Anthropology

Oumoukultum Oumar-Sesay Silver Spring, Md. Minor: African Diaspora Studies

Kaitlyn Marie Ramirez Mechanicsville, Md. Magna Cum Laude

James Rhine

California, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Summa Cum Laude

Arlington, Va. Minor: Educational Studies Baltimore, Md. Religious Studies Minor: Mathematics Magna Cum Laude

Sarah Katharine Weinstein

Rockville, Md. Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Marshall Clair Williams Derwood, Md.

Human Studies BACHELOR OF ARTS

Kadie Brooke Reynolds Indian Head, Md.

International Languages & Cultures BACHELOR OF ARTS

Victoria Anne Carney Pasadena, Md. (Spanish) Cum Laude

Alisa Weikert Fried Baltimore, Md. (Spanish) Environmental Studies Minor: Music Magna Cum Laude

Lawrence Joao Haavik Columbia, Md. (French) English Minor: Music Cum Laude

Hanmei Lydia Knoll Frederick, Md. (Chinese) Minor: Asian Studies

Marisa Lai Lee

Annapolis, Md. (Chinese) Minor: Educational Studies Magna Cum Laude

Natalia Marie Ramos-Dompenciel Lexington Park, Md. (Spanish) Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

Mathematics BACHELOR OF ARTS

Carolyn Marie Barranco Parkton, Md. Minor: Computer Science Minor: Art Studio

Nicholas James Conine Olney, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Minor: History Magna Cum Laude

Alexis Lee Craddock Greensboro, Md. Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Jasper Amadeo Dickins Columbia, Md. Minor: Physics

Victoria Anne Furbay Union Bridge, Md.

Lacey Marie Gehring

Waldorf, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

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Rachel Anne Kaper

Mechanicsville, Md. Minor: Computer Science Minor: Dance Magna Cum Laude

Amos Daniel Kern-Perets

Gaithersburg, Md. Minor: Economics Nitze Scholars Program Recognition Cum Laude

Sophie Penelope Kessler Baltimore, Md. Minor: English Minor: Computer Science Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Abbey Neale Liverman

Kathryn Rene’ Smith Huntingtown, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Magna Cum Laude

Benjamin Stark

Philosophy

Anna Elizabeth Steinfeld

Robert Aubrey Bishop

Lexington Park, Md. Lexington Park, Md.

Silver Spring, Md. Minor: Computer Science Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Caleb Svobodny Hollywood, Md. Cum Laude

Alexandre Thibaud Loomis

Ellicott City, Md. Minor: German Minor: Computer Science Magna Cum Laude

Brick, N.J.

Trevor Christian O’Connor New Market, Md. Magna Cum Laude

Sarah Dion Pfeiff Huntingtown, Md. History Minor: Dance Cum Laude

James Ernest Pollock

Megan Sophie Taylor

Silver Spring, Md. Minor: Environmental Studies

Christopher Beauchamp Techentin

Jonathan Cameron Lutz

BACHELOR OF ARTS

William Samuel Smith

Mechanicsville, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Minor: Art Studio Magna Cum Laude Chevy Chase, Md. Minor: Music

Natural Science

North Kingstown, R.I.

Sarah Elizabeth Tillman

Ryan Daniel Wilson Fallston, Md. Computer Science

Brady Fahey Wolf

Reisterstown, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Music BACHELOR OF ARTS

Robert Christopher Hayes

BACHELOR OF ARTS Hollywood, Md. Minor: Mathematics

McKinnon Haldor Brenholtz

Beallsville, Md. International Languages and Cultures: Chinese Cum Laude

Jamie Rien Krantz

Frederick, Md. Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Zachary Dean Stauffer Chaptico, Md. English Magna Cum Laude

Nicholas Anthony Wilkinson Huntingtown, Md.

Physics BACHELOR OF ARTS

Sydney Anna Jupitz Pasadena, Md. Mathematics Magna Cum Laude

Lexington Park, Md. Minor: Computer Science

Federalsburg, Md. Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Physics

Jessica M. Reaver

Shontera Maxine Jones

Maximillian Wilde Ashley

Gaithersburg, Md. Minor: Dance

Jared Brett Saltzberg Potomac, Md. Magna Cum Laude

Lusby, Md.

Michael Dean Luginbill Leonardtown, Md. Cum Laude

Vincent Neil Szynborski Lusby, Md.

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Reisterstown, Md. Minor: Mathematics

Donald Joseph Cooper Lusby, Md. Minor: Mathematics Minor: Computer Science

Woodrow Matthew Dunlap St. Inigoes, Md. Cum Laude

Nicholas Andrew Makrakis Leonardtown, Md. Minor: Mathematics Minor: Materials Science Cum Laude

Arvind Kartik Srinivasan

Severn, Md. Mathematics Minor: Philosophy Nitze Scholars Program Commendation Magna Cum Laude

Political Science

Madeline Cornish Edelstein Frederick, Md. Minor: English Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Lamyaa M. Ezzaki Hayden Brooks Ferington

Marisa Carroll Perfetti

Centreville, Va.

Ashley Elizabeth Fisher Pomfret, Md. Minor: Religious Studies Minor: Film & Media Studies

Zachary Izaak Grissom

Aman Arora Afsah

Graham John Haliskoe

Bethesda, Md.

Brendan James Benge Bethesda, Md. Minor: Economics Summa Cum Laude

Paul Berdell Brevig St. Leonard, Md.

Brian Liu Cadden Bel Air, Md. Economics Magna Cum Laude

Joshua Harry Charmatz Westminster, Md.

Paige Alexandra Cohen Bethesda, Md. Minor: Latin American Studies Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Andrew Jamal Duley California, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Bradley Thomas Nock La Plata, Md. Public Policy Studies

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Julian Alejandro Alcazar

Baltimore, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Philosophy

Easton, Md.

Elkridge, Md. Minor: History

Bethesda, Md.

Nico Dowayne Moore

Middletown, N.J. Minor: History

John Robert Haynes

Fallston, Md. Economics Public Policy Studies Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Jeffrey Bennett Platts Crofton, Md. Minor: Economics

Kyle Michael Powers Parkville, Md. Minor: Spanish

Caroline Juliette Rivera

Bethesda, Md. Cum Laude

Springfield, Va. Art History Cum Laude

Martin Jose Herdoiza

Madeline Christine Roth

Washington, D.C. Public Policy Studies

Charles Barnes Hutchison Cheverly, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Economics

Jefferson Jahir Ibagon California, Md.

Rosemary Ligsay Laurel, Md. Minor: Spanish Minor: Music Cum Laude

Raquel Elizabeth Martinez Riverdale, Md. Minor: Economics

Ivan Arthur Messi

Westminster, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Economics Minor: French Nitze Scholars Program Distinction Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Phillip Thomas Scassero Leonardtown, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Economics Cum Laude

Mattheww Jasper Shaw Simsbury, Conn.

Public Policy Studies

Casey Urey

Owings, Md. Minor: Film & Media Studies Cum Laude

Gaithersburg, Md.

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Matthew Douglas Walchuck

Myersville, Md. International Languages and Cultures: Spanish Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Yonah Arael Zeitz

Potomac, Md. Public Policy Studies Minor: Economics Minor: Democracy Studies Magna Cum Laude

Psychology BACHELOR OF ARTS

Francisco Carrera Abate Washington, D.C.

Ellen E. Airozo Silver Spring, Md. Minor: Spanish Cum Laude

Jasmine Mariah Humphrey

Gaithersburg, Md.

Gillian Justice

Chevy Chase, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Silver Spring, Md. Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Erika Lauren Kopf

Annapolis, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Claire Louise Kostelnik Glendale, Calif.

Minor: Neurosciences Cum Laude

Kathleen Nguyen La

Leonardtown, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Minor: Neurosciences Cum Laude

Margaret Ann Marcelli

Tacoma Park, Md. Minor: Philosophy

Ellicott City, Md. Environmental Studies Minor: Educational Studies Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Kia E. Blum

Mary Katherine McCarthy

Hannah Marie Chapman

Julia Helene Monro

Alexander C. Baldwin

Braddock Heights, Md. Minor: Economics Arnold, Md. Minor: Religious Studies

Megan Elizabeth Darby

Westminster, Md. Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Sarah Elizabeth Didden Swan Point, Md. Minor: English Cum Laude

Janina C. Haller Chevy Chase, Md. Minor: German Cum Laude

Emily Lynn Huber

Severn, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Magna Cum Laude

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Emily Scott

Lexington Park, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Chevy Chase, Md. Cum Laude

Mollie Patricia Shedlick Chelsea Nicole Simms Chesapeake Beach, Md. Minor: Sociology Minor: Educational Studies Magna Cum Laude

Rachel Judith Solomon

Rockville, Md. International Languages and Cultures: Spanish Minor: Neurosciences Magna Cum Laude

Kelley Deely Stewart St. Michaels, Md. Minor: Art Studio Minor: Asian Studies

Timothy Walter Suzich Washington Grove, Md.

Katelyn Cecilia Tippett Leonardtown, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

Carly Virginia Todd

Wilton, Conn.

Minor: Educational Studies Magna Cum Laude

Crisfield, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Minor: Art Studio Cum Laude

Sabrina Dominique Parker

Julie Renee Verbos

District Heights, Md.

Dylan Lloyd Phillips

Lutherville Timonium, Md.

Amanda Catharine Raley

Leonardtown, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

Greer Allana Wattson

Avenue, Md.

San Diego, Calif.

Minor: Educational Studies

MacKenzie Cary Rayburn

Christina Marie Wondoloski

Bel Air, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

Hannah Kate Schroeder Hollywood, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Ellicott City, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Minor: Religious Studies Magna Cum Laude

Heather D. Wood Hollywood, Md.

Psychology BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Eliza Appleton Annapolis, Md. Magna Cum Laude

Adriane G. Azucena Boyds, Md. Minor: Spanish

Stuart G. Badger Rockville, Md. Computer Science Minor: Mathematics

Rachel Katharine Baker

Brookeville, Md. Minor: Art History Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Tova Bardos Baltimore, Md.

Robert Anthony Binger Mechanicsville, Md.

Aigner Tenelle Bivins Lexington Park, Md. Cum Laude

Emily McAllister Burr

Sophie Camille Haber-Sage

Bethesda, Md. International Languages and Cultures: French Magna Cum Laude

Matthew Rueben Hilbert Ellicott City, Md. Minor: Neurosciences

Salina Yohannes Kidane

Lanham, Md. Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Minor: Neurosciences

Haley Rose Krauss

Dunkirk, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

Maura Callan Krautner Berlin, Md.

Rebecca Elizabeth LaMora Bowie, Md. English Magna Cum Laude

Elena Ames London Germantown, Md. Minor: Neurosciences Magna Cum Laude

Germantown, Md. Minor: Neurosciences Minor: Educational Studies Summa Cum Laude

Patrick Brogan McMann

Megan Marie Capozzi

Columbia, Md. Minor: Dance Minor: Educational Studies

Gaithersburg, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Magna Cum Laude

Mary Ann Gill

Richmond, Va. Minor: Spanish Nitze Scholars Program Distinction Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Samantha Yun Goodrich SUSLAK #253. AP Minor: Neurosciences

Baltimore, Md.

Neena Ajoy Prabhu

Nohely Rios Dunkirk, Md.

Maureen Courtney Shea Crofton, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

Alison Virginia Shimoda Westminster, Md. Religious Studies Magna Cum Laude

MaryRose Christina Winters Derwood, Md.

Stella Djapa Yakam

Silver Spring, Md. History Minor: African Diaspora Studies Cum Laude

Hannah Rebecca Yeager Frederick, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Cum Laude

Victoria Rose Yerger Poolesville, Md.

Public Policy Studies BACHELOR OF ARTS

Francis Joan Flannigan Cavanagh Lexington Park, Md. Minor: Mathematics Cum Laude

Kelsey Madeleine Lasky Lexington Park, Md. Minor: Political Science

John Gregory Lockwood Baltimore, Md.

Ian Lucas Schwenke

Olney, Md. International Languages and Cultures: French

Katherine Ann Smith Kensington, Md. Economics Minor: Religious Studies Minor: Mathematics Magna Cum Laude

Patrick McKinnon Tara Santa Cruz, Calif.

Minor: Political Science

Peter Andrew Vicenzi Chevy Chase, Md. Political Science Minor: History

Shelly Michaela Thompson Damascus, Md.

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Religious Studies BACHELOR OF ARTS

Sarah Rae Peterson Germantown, Md. Psychology Cum Laude

Garrett Steven Sijgers Odenton, Md. Philosophy Minor: Political Science Magna Cum Laude

Madeline A. Silber Kensington, Md.

Emily Anne Ward

Haley Louise Riebling Ellicott City, Md. Political Science

Marissa Ann Romanek Sunderland, Md. Summa Cum Laude

Nzingha Lillie-Louise Shaw Landover Hills, Md.

Colin John Tiffey

Columbia, Md. Minor: Political Science

KerryLynn Wagner Chesapeake Beach, Md.

Arnold, Md. Minor: Philosophy Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Brandon Earl Young

Sociology

Leonardtown, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Colin Marlowe Breen Rockville, Md. Minor: Anthropology

Anthony Matthew Cangelosi

Leonardtown, Md.

Leanna Ruth Zimmerman

Student Designed BACHELOR OF ARTS

Talmadge Ann Aumiller

Theater, Film, & Media Studies BACHELOR OF ARTS

Eli Organic Ayres Bethesda, Md. Minor: Art Studio Magna Cum Laude

Michael Joseph Barrett Leonardtown, Md. Cum Laude

Margaret Fenchurch Foust College Park, Md. Minor: English Cum Laude

Maria Claudia Garcia-Rada Olney, Md. Minor: Educational Studies

Shukriyyah Elicia Greaves Lexington Park, Md. Minor: Dance

Henry William Kramer Hyattsville, Md. Minor: English

Olney, Md.

Cockeysville, Md. Social Marketing and Design

Joseph Dominick Casey

Vera Kafui Damanka

Ellicott City, Md. Minor: Educational Studies Minor: Film & Media Studies Magna Cum Laude

Grace Catherine DeOro

Lydia Rose McCaw

Ellicott City, Md.

Sarah Ewing Danihel Laurel, Md. Minor: Spanish

Carissa Marie Hill Lanham, Md. Minor: Economics

Simon Gustav Kolbeck Bethesda, Md. Political Science Magna Cum Laude

Collin James Kroh Pasadena, Md. Magna Cum Laude

Garrett Jamison Pope Port Republic, Md.

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Gaithersburg, Md. Neurosciences

Woodbine, Md. Environmental Policy Minor: Environmental Studies

Zoey Forrester-Fronstin Gaithersburg, Md. Neurosciences Psychology

Mathew Lopes Seltzer Washington, D.C. Neurosciences

Emily Katherine Maginnis

Catonsville, Md. English Minor: Dance Minor: Music Magna Cum Laude

Dane Joseph Pepper Rockville, Md. Minor: History

Victoria Ashley DeMar Sneden Catonsville, Md.