University of Maryland
Commencement december 19 & 20, 2015
Table of Contents CONGR ATUL ATIONS
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
From the President From the Alumni Association President
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ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT
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Floor Seating Chart Individual College and School Ceremonies Campus Map
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SPEAKER BIOGR APHIES
Graduating Student Speaker Commencement Speaker
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ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
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DOCTOR AL DEGREES
August December
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MASTER’S DEGREES
August
Graduate Certificates December
Graduate Certificates
Hail! Alma Mater Hail to thee, Maryland! Steadfast in loyalty, For thee, we stand, Love for the Black & Gold Deep in our hearts we hold, Singing thy praise forever, Throughout the land.
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August
26 Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of 26 Architecture, Planning and Preservation, School of 26 Arts and Humanities, College of 26 Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of 26 Business, Robert H. Smith School of 27 Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, College of 27 Education, College of 28 Engineering, A. James Clark School of 28 Journalism, Philip Merrill College of 28 Public Health, School of 28 Certificate Programs 28 December 29 Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of 29 Architecture, Planning and Preservation, School of 29 Arts and Humanities, College of 29 Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of 30 Business, Robert H. Smith School of 32 Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, College of 34 Education, College of 35 Engineering, A. James Clark School of 35 Journalism, Philip Merrill College of 36 Public Health, School of 36 Undergraduate Studies, Office of 37 Certificate Programs 37 HONORS COLLEGE, CITATION AND NOTATION PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIC AND SPECIAL AWARDS
Honors College CIVICUS College Park Scholars Beyond the Classroom Global Communities Hinman CEOs Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House Language House QUEST Departmental Honors Athletic Certificates Merrill Scholars National Honor Societies ROTC
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Senior Marshals 40 University Officials 40 Commencement Planning Group 41
WINTER COMMENCEMENT / DECEMBER 19 & 20, 2015 Congratulations on your graduation from the University of Maryland! This is a milestone that should bring great pride to you, your family and friends. I am certain that your time at the University of Maryland has been filled with fearless ideas, friendships and opportunities. As president of this great university, I want to express my hope that you have explored new areas and discovered new talents. The world is waiting for you to share them. As you move beyond the campus, I hope you will remember the intellectual curiosity and drive that inspired your time here. Graduating does not mean that learning has come to an end. It means that you are now equipped to take charge of your own learning. This is a privilege and a profound responsibility. Society’s advancement will depend upon your knowledge and your leadership. As you leave us, you should take with you the pride we all feel in your accomplishments as scholars, artists, athletes and leaders. You have enriched the university’s life and have helped it to climb to a new level of distinction. We welcome you into the alumni family, a truly special group. I hope that you stay connected to the University of Maryland and take full advantage of being an alum. Stay involved with us and help new generations of students develop their futures. You can do this by returning to campus often, starting with Maryland Day 2016, on April 30. You have my very best wishes for all your future plans. Make your mark. But wherever your future path takes you, please remember that you will always be a TERP. I hope you will always stay in touch. Go Terps! Sincerely,
Wallace D. Loh, President 2015 Winter Commencement / U N I V E R S I T Y
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On behalf of the University of Maryland Alumni Association, congratulations on your milestone achievement! Today you become members of a distinguished group: University of Maryland alumni. Like you, we all exhibited discipline, commitment, determination and leadership in our academic studies, as well as in our campus and community activities. After departing College Park and applying these qualities in other aspects of our lives, we saw doors open wide to opportunities once unimaginable. You too will carry these qualities and we trust they will lead to great accomplishments and success. Now it’s time for you to focus on your future. And as you do, we ask that while on your journey, you take the time to look back upon this great alma mater and reflect on the value of your experiences, many of which were made possible only through Maryland alumni contributing time, money and talent. Be encouraged! You too will one day leave your own legacy and make a contribution that will enhance the experiences of those who follow. The single first step in making such a lasting contribution is joining the Alumni Association. While this phase of your life is concluding, your relationship with the University of Maryland continues. The Alumni Association can help you stay in touch with friends you made on campus, prepare you for career and networking opportunities, keep you informed about alumni and university news, and more. It is our hope that as an alumnus you will display your degree proudly and continue the tradition of demonstrating to the world the high-quality education it represents. In turn, Maryland will continue to educate the country’s brightest students, pursue cutting-edge research, encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, explore the arts and defend our athletic titles. Maryland will continue to be fearless in everything it does and will always make you proud to be a Terp! Stay active. Stay informed. Stay connected. Stay fearless. Sincerely and with gratitude,
Wanda A. Alexander ’81 President, Maryland Alumni Association Board of Governors
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Order of Commencement DECEMBER 19, 2015 / 7:00 P.M. / XFINITY CENTER PRESIDING
REMARKS TO THE GRADUATES
Dr. Wallace D. Loh President
Ms. Elana Duré Graduating Senior
PROCESSIONAL
MUSICAL SELECTION
University of Maryland Wind Ensemble Mr. Craig Potter Conductor
MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES
Dr. Loh
PRESENTATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
“Children’s March (Over the Hills and Far Away)” By Mr. Percy Grainger
Deans
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Dr. Loh
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER
MOMENT OF REFLECTION
Father Robert Walsh Catholic Chaplain, University of Maryland
Ms. Sarah Niezelski Commencement Speaker Selection Committee
ALMA MATER RECESSIONAL
University of Maryland Wind Ensemble
ADDRESS
Mr. Florent Groberg Retired U.S. Army Captain
NATIONAL ANTHEM GREETINGS
Thomas Slater, Esq. University System of Maryland Board of Regents
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INDUCTION
Ms. Wanda Alexander ’81 President, Maryland Alumni Association Board of Governors
FLOOR SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR GRADUATES IN XFINIT Y CENTER
STAGE
FACULT Y
SENIOR MARSHAL S/FACULT Y AND STAFF
ARCHITECTURE
AGRICULTURE AND NATUR AL RE SOURCE S
EDUCATION
INFORMATION STUDIE S
JOURNALISM
UNDERGR ADUATE STUDIE S
PUBLIC P OLICY
ART S AND HUMANITIE S
PUBLIC HE ALTH
ENGINEERING
BEHAVIOR AL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE S
BUSINE S S
COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL , AND NATUR AL SCIENCE S
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INDIVIDUAL COLLEGE AND SCHOOL CEREMONIES SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2015 SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR DEPARTMENT
LOCATION
1 P.M. Architecture, Planning and Preservation, School of
Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student Union
Art and Art History, Departments of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of
Xfinity Center
Languages, Literatures and Cultures, School of; Linguistics, Department of
Memorial Chapel
Public Health, School of
Cole Field House
1:30 P.M. American Studies, Women’s Studies, English and Comparative Literature, Departments of
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts
2 P.M. Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Kogod Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center 3:30 P.M. Communication, Department of
Memorial Chapel
Engineering, A. James Clark School of
Cole Field House
Journalism, Philip Merrill College of
Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student Union
Music, School of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
4 P.M. Business, Robert H. Smith School of
Xfinity Center
Education, College of
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
6 P.M. Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of
Memorial Chapel
Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, College of
Cole Field House
History, Department of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Please note, the following colleges, schools or departments do not have individual winter ceremonies: Classics, Jewish Studies, Philosophy, Information Studies, Individual Studies and Public Policy. Graduates are encouraged to participate in Spring 2016 commencement activities. Please check with your college, school or department for details.
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for individual college and school ceremonies to and from the College Park Metro station beginning at noon and ending at 10 p.m. Visit the commencement website to see a complete parking and transit guide for the individual college and school ceremonies.
at the Xfinity Center, Food Court in the Stamp Student Union and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Xfinity Center
Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Riggs Alumni Center
Cole Field House
Stamp Student Union
Visitor Center .
McKeldin Library
Memorial Chapel
Fraternity Row
Food available for purchase
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Speaker Biographies
ELANA DURÉ STUDENT SPEAKER When Elana Duré visited UMD as a high school student from Woodmere, N.Y., she was struck by how happy and friendly the students were. “It felt like everyone found their place, and I was attracted to that,” she says. Duré found her own place at Maryland as an exceptional and curious student who put a premium on meeting people from different backgrounds and advocating for their needs as an intern in the Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy (MICA). “Everywhere I look (at UMD), there is a new person with a new perspective and new ideas,” she says. “I think I became a better person by learning about other people.” Duré majored in journalism and minored in international development and conflict management as a student in the Honors College. On campus, she wrote and edited articles for Mitzpeh and The Diamondback and hosted a weekly music program on WMUC; off campus, she was an intern for The Chicago Tribune and The Jerusalem Post, writing articles on topics like dumpster diving and independent musicians. “She consistently emerged as a group leader—one who was firm but kind—and
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always able to see the humor in the unpredictable nature of the news,” says Cassandra Clayton, a lecturer in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. “She’s one person who made sure everything got done, and got better.” Other activities included being an intern for the American Jewish Committee and the president of Terpim, a campus Israeli cultural group. At MICA, Duré was part of a student art and literary journal and helped coordinate events to foster dialogue on issues of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion and other topics. “She exhibited a wonderful balance of patience, sincerity and openness that helped to create a welcoming, organic atmosphere,” says Erica Simpkins, her supervisor at MICA. In the near term, Duré is applying for fellowships and wants to travel to Israel or Greece to teach English and be a freelance writer. She hopes to one day be a music critic and arts and entertainment journalist. “Maryland has really just opened up my eyes,” she says. “It is just such a diverse and wonderful place.”
RETIRED U.S. ARMY CAPT. FLORENT GROBERG ’06 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER The 10th living recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan, retired U.S. Army Capt. Florent “Flo” Groberg has given selfless service to his country. Groberg, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was born in Poissy, France, and graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md. He competed in varsity track and cross-country at Maryland and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice. He entered the Army in 2008 and attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga. After being commissioned and completing additional training at the U.S. Army Airborne and Ranger schools, Groberg was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo., as a platoon leader. He first deployed to Afghanistan in December 2009 and was promoted to captain in July 2012. On Aug. 8, 2012, during his second deployment to Afghanistan, Groberg was serving as a personal security detachment commander for Task Force Mountain Warrior, a group responsible for safeguarding coalition and Afghan National Army personnel. While walking en route to
a weekly security meeting at the provincial governor’s compound in Asadabad, Kunar Province, Groberg saw a lone man start to move toward them; he saw the suspect was wearing a suicide vest, then rushed the man and got him away from the patrol. The vest detonated and a second, hidden suicide bomber then exploded his vest prematurely. Four people were killed and 16 soldiers were injured in the attack, but Groberg’s actions are credited with disrupting the suicide bombers’ plans and saving the lives of the rest of the patrol. Groberg sustained significant injuries, including the loss of most of his left calf muscle, a blown eardrum and a mild traumatic brain injury. He underwent more than 30 surgeries during his recovery and medically retired as a captain on July 23, 2015. In addition to the Medal of Honor, which was awarded by President Barack Obama at the White House in November, Groberg was inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes and has received two Bronze Star medals, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and two Army Achievement medals.
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THE ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
The Alumni Association’s Hall of Fame honors university graduates who have brought honor to their alma mater through distinguished careers in a variety of disciplines. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place once every five years, with the last group of honorees being inducted in June 2015. The following 67 individuals have shown the world what it means to be a Terp. Carmen Balthrop ’71 World-class soprano Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton Jr. M.A. ‘67 Highly decorated Army veteran and educator Charles L. Bennett ’78 Prominent astrophysicist Gail Berman-Masters ’78 Entertainment powerhouse Adisai Bodharamik Ph.D. ’70 Telecommunications trailblazer Lester R. Brown ’59, M.S. ’76 Honorary Doctorate International environmentalist Waldo Burnside ’49 Retail king Harry Clifton “Curley” Byrd 1908 Legendary University of Maryland president Robert F. Chandler Ph.D. ’34 A founding father of the Green Revolution Connie Chung ’69 Prominent broadcast journalist A. James Clark ’50 Construction magnate, benefactor William P. Cole 1910 U.S. congressman Mary Stallings Coleman ’35 First female Michigan Supreme Court chief justice George B. Dantzig ’36, ’76 Honorary Doctorate (awarded posthumously) Father of linear programming Larry David ’70 “Seinfeld” creator Raymond Davis ’37, M.S. ’40 Nobel laureate (physics) Ruth Davis M.A. ’52, Ph.D. ’55 Respected scientist Mylo S. Downey ’27, M.S. ’40 (awarded posthumously) Global agricultural leader Leonard Elmore ’78 All-star basketball player and scholar Geary Francis “Swede” Eppley ’20, M.S. ’26 Administrator, coach and soldier Norman “Boomer” Esiason ’84 Football hero, CBS analyst John Faber ’26, M.S. ’28, Ph.D. ’37 Legendary coach and distinguished professor Charles L. Fefferman ’66 Mathematician, professor, winner of Fields Medal
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Carly Fiorina MBA ’80 Trailblazing executive Robert E. Fischell ’53, M.S. ’96 Honorary Doctorate Medical technology pioneer Jon Franklin ’70 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alma Gross Gildenhorn ‘53 Educator and charitable organization leader Joseph B. Gildenhorn ‘51 Distinguished lawyer and civic leader Michael D. Griffin Ph.D. ‘77 Aerospace engineer Herbert A. Hauptman Ph.D. ’55 Nobel laureate (chemistry) Jim Henson ’60 Muppets creator Steny H. Hoyer ’63 Minority whip, U.S. House of Representatives Harry R. Hughes ’49 Maryland governor Carlisle H. Humelsine ’37 Preservationist and statesman Hugh Newell Jacobsen ’51, ’93 Honorary Doctorate World-renowned architect Clifford “Cliff’ Kendall ‘54 Leader in Government Technology Solutions Jeong H. Kim Ph.D. ’91 High-tech communications entrepreneur Albin O. Kuhn ’38, M.S ’39, Ph.D. ’48 Builder of Maryland’s Baltimore campuses George J. Laurer ’51 Inventor of the Universal Product Code Wilbur Monroe “Munro”Leaf ’27 “Ferdinand the Bull” author Samuel J. LeFrak ’40 Urban planning leader Liz Lerman ’70 American choreographer Catherine P. “Cassie” Mackin ‘60 (awarded posthumously) Pioneer woman journalist Kathleen Magee M.A. ’72 Nurse and philanthropist Manning Marable Ph.D. ’76 Authority on African-American history Russell Marker ’23 Pioneering chemist Tobin Marks ’66 World-renowned chemist
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William E. “Bill” Mayer ‘66, MBA ‘67 Investment banking powerhouse Charles Thomas “Tom” McMillen ’74 Gifted scholar, athlete and public servant Thomas V. “Mike” Miller ’64 President of the Maryland Senate Parren J. Mitchell ’52 Maryland’s first African American graduate student, U.S. congressman Renaldo Nehemiah ’81 Track and field world record holder Tom Norris ’67 Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Michael Olmert Ph.D. ’80 Emmy Award-winning writer Robert M. Parker Jr. ’70 The Wine Advocate Jane Cahill Pfeiffer ’54 First woman chairman of the board at NBC Judith A. Resnik ’77 Challenger astronaut Bernice Resnick Sandler ’69 Godmother of Title IX Chun-Shan Shen Ph.D. ’61 President of Taiwan’s Tsing-Hua University William Woolford Skinner 1895 Research chemist Robert H. Smith ’50 Developer of Crystal City Adele Hagner Stamp M.A. ’24 Maryland’s first dean of women Reginald Van Trump Truitt 1914 Naturalist and Chesapeake Bay advocate Millard E. Tydings 1910 U.S. senator Evelyn Pasteur Valentine M.S. ’67, Ed.D. ’86 Educator and entrepreneur Gary Williams ’68 Championship-winning coach Morgan Wootten ’56 Basketball Hall of Fame member
Doctoral Degrees The doctoral degree is the most advanced earned degree conferred by American institutions. There are two distinct types: the practitioner’s degree and the research degree. The first type represents advanced training for the practice of various professions, principally doctor of audiology, doctor of medicine, juris doctor, doctor of pharmacy and doctor of veterinary medicine. These degrees do not involve the completion of original research by the student. The University of Maryland, at the professional school in Baltimore, awarded the first two dental degrees on March 9, 1841.
AUGUST 2015 GRADUATES DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Michael P. Kuhaneck Education Leadership, Higher Education and International Education The Effect of Two Mentoring Models on Teacher Attrition DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS Gregory Luce British Viola Repertoire of the First Half of the Twentieth Century DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Kevin W. Adams Urban and Regional Planning and Design Urban Agriculture Typologies, Socioecological Capital Creation, and the Evolution of a Resilient, Local Food System in Atlanta, Ga. Sun Y. Ahn Second Language Acquisition Automatic Activation of Semantic Representation During Second Language Processing Ossama S. Ali Ahmed Civil Engineering Vertical Dynamic Soil-Pile Interaction for Machine Foundations Bina Ali Behavioral and Community Health Substance Abuse Treatment Dropout: Examining the Interacting Effect of Distress Tolerance With Intention and Motivation David Arana-Chavez Chemical Engineering Reaction Factorization for Distributed Deposition Systems: Application to Copper Film Growth Jacob Aronson Government and Politics The Provision and Impact of External Military Support to Combatants in Civil War Mikheil Azatov Physics The Role of Actin Networks in Cellular Mechanosensing
Kyounghun Bae Business and Management Essays on Market Microstructure Soheila Bahmanjah Chemistry Structural Study of the Early Secretory Protein B and Atypical RIO2 Kinase Daniel R. Baluha Chemistry A Deuterium Labeling Method for the Characterization of (Chromophoric) Dissolved Organic Matter Using Ultrahigh Resolution Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Anne N. Banducci Psychology A Longitudinal Examination of the Relationship Between Childhood Emotional Abuse and Anxiety Among Young: Stress Tolerance as a Mediating and Moderating Factor Kendra H. Barber Sociology New Wine Calls for New Wine Skins: Black Megachurch Approaches to Racial Inequality Mark A. Barron American Studies Tax Rebels: The Rise of the White Property Owner in Cobb County, Georgia Elliot A. Bartis Engineering Materials Low and Atomospheric Pressure Plasma Interactions With Biomolecules and Polymers Adam L. Bazinet Computer Science Computational Methods to Advance Phylogenomic Workflows Maria E. Becerril Longares Spanish Language and Literature Viajeros Espanoles a Rusia: Cartografia De Una Ilusion, 1917-1939 Adam M. Behrens Bioengineering Polymeric Materials for Hemostatic and Surgical Sealant Applications Denise M. Bellows Behavioral and Community Health Coordinated HIV Prevention Across Domestic Jurisdictional Borders
Maria M. Bendini Policy Studies The Effect of Stress on Developmental Trajectories: Empirical Evidence From Peru Alda Benjamen History Negotiating the Place of Assyrians in Modern Iraq, 1960-1988 Andrew S. Brandon Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Capturing Micro-Emulsions With the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Method Katharine T. Briggs Biological Sciences Exploration of Lithium Ion Binding to Magnesium Bound Adenosine Triphosphate and its Implications for Bipolar Disorder Daniel Bryden Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences Response Inhibition and the Cortico-Striatal Circuit Meghan C. Burke Biochemistry Proteomic Characterization of Exosomes Shed by Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Megan Callow Curriculum and Instruction Going to the Source: A Case Study of Four Faculty and Their Approaches to Writing Instruction Daniel Campbell Physics Engineered Potentials in Ultracold BoseEinstein Condensates Jeronimo R. Carballo Economics Essays on Trade and Uncertainty Lina M. Castano Salcedo Aerospace Engineering Disturbance Rejection for U.A.S. Aircraft Using Bio-Inspired Strain Sensing Laura A. Cathcart Curriculum and Instruction The Salient Map Analysis for Research and Teaching (SMART) Method: Powerful Potential as a Formative Assessment in the Biomedical Sciences
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Dustin A. Chacon Linguistics Comparative Psychosyntax Maitreyi Chattopadhyay Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Long- and Short-Distance RNA: RNA Interactions Modulate Vital Viral Processes in Two Carmoviruses
Ryan A. Decker Economics Essays on Firm Dynamics and Macroeconomics Wikum D. Dinalankara Computer Science Anti-Profiles for Anomaly Classification and Regression
Chad J. Doran Information Studies Porsha Y. Childs International Education Examination of the Management of Social Policy Media Records at a Federal Executive Agency Factors Affecting the Academic Achievement and Persistence of Quota Students in STEM: A Dennis A. Doster History Case Study of a Public University in Brazil “To Strike for Right, To Strike With Might”: African Americans and the Struggle for Civil Xiaoyu Chu Electrical Engineering Rights in Baltimore, 1910–1930 Fundamental Limits in Multimedia Forensics and Anti-Forensics Katheryne Downes Maternal and Child Health Hyeeun Chung Family Science Labor, Delivery, and Neonatal Outcomes Asian Cultural Expectations and Mental Associated With Placental Abruption Health in Asian American Adolescents: Effects of Family Functioning, Child Nativity, Carson J. Dunbar Electrical Engineering and Subgroup Ethnicity Cybersecurity for Intellectual Property: Developing Practical Fingerprinting Gokhan Civan Mathematics Techniques for Integrated Circuitry Identification of Operators on Elementary Locally Compact Abelian Groups Lucas Dunlap Philosophy Deutsch’s CTC Model and its Implications for Anahi Collado Psychology the Foundations of Quantum Theory Evaluating the Efficacy of Behavioral Activation Among Spanish-Speaking Latinos Maice Dutra Da Costa Electrical Engineering Carmen I. Constantinescu Special Age of Information and Energy Efficiency in Education Communication Networks Assistive Technology Use Among Secondary Special Education Teachers in a Private Helga Einhorn Education Policy School for Students With Specific Learning Navigating School Leadership: An Disabilities: Types, Levels of Use and Exploratory Case Study of the School Reported Barriers Business Manager Implementation Shelby P. Cooley Human Development Children and Adolescents’ Interpretations of Peer-based Social Exclusion Pablo A. Cuba Borda Economics Essays in Monetary Economics and Business Cycles Eric Curry English Language and Literature Sutton E. Griggs and the African American Literary Tradition of Pamphleteering Daniel D. Czerny Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Probing the 3D Structure and Function of a Cation/H+ Exchanger in Plant Reproduction Weijia Dai Economics Essays on Pharmaceutical Advertising David Darmon Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Statistical Methods for Analyzing Time Series Data Drawn From Complex Social Systems Timir B. Datta-Chaudhuri Electrical Engineering Integration of CMOS Technology into Lab-onChip Systems Applied to the Development of a Bioelectronic Nose
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Hector D. Escobar Alvarez Aerospace Engineering Bio-Inspired Small Field Perception for Navigation and Localization of MAVs in Cluttered Environments Sean W. Fackler Engineering Materials Combinatorial Investigation of Rare-Earth Free Permanent Magnets Jeffrey S. Ferris Agricultural Economics Essays on Natural Hazard Mitigation and Forest Cover Change Amanda L. Field Biological Sciences The Evolution and Function of the Pair-Rule Gene fushi tarazu (ftz) Jonathan D. Fraine Astronomy Diagnosing Clouds and Hazes in Exoplanet Atmospheres Sayaka Funakoshi Linguistics A Theory of Generalized Pied-Piping Elviz George Mechanical Engineering A Non-Linear Damage Model With LoadDependent Exponents for Solders Under Sequential Cyclic Shear Loads
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Kathleen M. Gillespie Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Characterization of Eukaryotic Translator Initiation Factor 4E (elF4E) Family Members in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Jaime A. Gomez Chemical Physics First Fourier Harmonic of the Azimuthal Anisotropy Generated in Heavy Ion Collisions at the LHC Tanya Gordonov Bioengineering Bridging the Biology-Electronics Communication Gap With Redox Signaling Talha C. Gulcu Electrical Engineering Design and Analysis of Communication Schemes via Polar Coding Harrison B. Guthorn History Capital Development: Mandate Era Amman and the Construction of the Hashemite State, 1921-46 Ed M. Habtour Mechanical Engineering Structural Health Monitoring of Nonlinear Beam Under Combined Translational and Rotational Vibration Aaron M. Hagerstrom Physics Experimental Study of Entropy Generation and Synchronization in Networks of Coupled Dynamical Systems Charles G. Ham Business and Management An Integrated Analysis of the Corporate General Counsel’s Impact on Accounting Choices and Legal Risk Sanghyun Han Plant Science Salmonella Enterica Interactions With Tomato: Plant Genotype Effects and Salmonella Genetic Responses Kaitlyn Harrigan Linguistics Syntactic Bootstrapping in the Acquisition of Attitude Verbs Xiaoxiao He Chemistry Studying Liquid Dynamics with Optical Kerr Effect Spectroscopy Christopher M. Hill Computer Science Novel Methods for Comparing and Evaluating Single and Metagenomic Assemblies Craig D. Holden Health Services Preventive Services Use: Disparities and Changes Following Health Care Reform John-Gregory B. Holliday Philosophy Why Fiction Matters Vanessa L. Hong School Psychology Evolution of Occupational Choices in Young Adults From 1960 to 2010 Jacob D. Hosen Behavior, Ecology, Evolution and Systematics Alterations to Headwater Stream Microbial Communities and Carbon Cycling in Response to Environmental Change
Chiao-Wen Hsiao Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Multivariate Methods for High-Throughput Biological Data With Application to Comparative Genomics Junkai Hu Chemistry Heterogeneous Ordered Mesoporous Carbon/Metal Oxide Composites for the Electrochemical Energy Storage Meng Hu Civil Engineering Graphene Oxide Membranes for Water Purification Dale H. Huang Mechanical Engineering System Modeling and Material Development for Standalone Thermoelectric Power Generators Wenli Huang Geography Assessing Forest Biomass and Monitoring Changes From Disturbance and Recovery With Lidar and SAR David A. Hucul Physics Modular Quantum System With Trapped Atomic Ions Regina Ianozi Germanic Language and Literature Cultural and Social Border Crossings: Germany and Russia in the Writings of Lou Andreas Salome (1861-1937) and Alicia Browsky (1978- )
Mohammadreza Khani Computer Science Revenue Efficient Mechanisms for Online Advertising Udayan Khurana Computer Science Historical Graph Data Management Ji H. Kim Curriculum and Instruction Korean Immigrant Mothers’ Educational Beliefs and Practices: A Transnational Perspective Sang M. Kim Curriculum and Instruction A Multilevel Analysis of the Relationship Between Physical Education Requirements and Student Academic Achievement in High School Yunju Kim Chemical Engineering Synthesis and Control of Morphology of Poly (Methyl Methacrylate) and Poly Acrylic Acid Micro Particles by the Modified Suspension Polymerization Techniques Martin E. Kobren Government and Politics Taxing Ourselves: Understanding School Tax Elections Michael Koliska Journalism Studies Transparency and Trust in Journalism: An Examination of Values, Practices and Effects Alexander C. Kozen Engineering Materials Atomic Layer Deposition of Solid Electrolytes for Beyond Lithium-Ion Batteries
Elnigar Iltebir Policy Studies Turkey’s New Foreign Policy Orientation, a Threat to West?
Jonathan Kreamer Economics Credit and Liquidity in the Macroeconomy
Stephanie Johnston Geology Tectonics of Icy Satellites Driven by Melting and Crystallization of Water Bodies Inside Their Ice Shells
Megan Kuhn-Mckearin School Psychology Early Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: An Exploration of Risk for Later Problem Behavior Comorbidity
James Jones Civil Engineering Optimization Models for Speed Control in Air Traffic Management
Li-Chiang Kuo Electrical Engineering Semiconductor and Glass Microresonators
William J. Joost Engineering Materials Modeling the Influence of Phase Boundaries and Oxygen Interstitials on the Nucleation and Growth of Deformation Twins in the Alpha Phase of Titanium Alloys Dvir Kafri Physics Control and Verification of Quantum Mechanical Systems Le Kang Electrical Engineering Document and Natural Image Applications of Deep Learning Elizabeth F. Karberg Human Development Children’s Adjustment to Parents’ Breakup: The Family System Mechanisms Andrew J. Keane Chemistry Early Transition Metal Studies of Dinitrogen Cleavage and Metal-Nitrogen Bond Reactivity Towards Catalytic N2 Fixation
Yuan-Chia Kuo Bioengineering Biomimetic Nanostructures for Theranostic Applications Marissa R. Kushner Psychology Preschool Psychopathology and Psychosocial Functioning: Physiological and Behavioral Susceptibility to the Early Environment Amy Lee Bioengineering Understanding the Gene Delivery Mechanism of DNA: Cationic Carrier Systems Through Single-Molecule Mechanics With Tweezers for Better Vector Design Andrew W. Lee Electrical Engineering Stochastic Magnetization Dynamics Driven by a Jump-Noise Process Jin N. Lee Electrical Engineering Performance Evaluation of DisruptionTolerant Networks (DTNs) With Immunity Mechanism and Coding Technique
Sangyool Lee Chemical Engineering Study of Catalytic Growth of Olefin Nano Fibrils and Carbon Nano Fibrils Over Solid Surface and its Application Jayme L. Leger Nutrition Room Calorimetry as a Method of Measuring Metabolic Flexibility Ming Li Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation Investigating Methods of Incorporating Covariates in Growth Mixing Modeling: A Simulation Study Shanshan Li Electrical Engineering Silicon-Based Terahertz Waveguides Sunan Li Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences New Insights Into the Role of F-actin in Regulation of Mitochondrial Fission Heather Lindenman English Language and Literature Writing Transfer Across Domains: Academic, Personal and Extracurricular Writing Chieh-Lun Liu Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Changes in elF2alpha Phosphorylation in Response to Nutrient Deficiency and Other Stressors in Fish Yijing Liu Chemistry Self-Assembly of Inorganic Nanoparticle Amphiphiles for Biomedical Applications Benjamin A. London Computer Science On the Stability of Structured Prediction Kristian M. Lopez Vargas Economics Essays on Behavioral and Experimental Economics Xi Lu Chemical Engineering Microfluidic Generation of Anisotropic Capsules Joseph A. Maher Agricultural Economics Essays on Energy Efficiency and Forest Conservation Michael V. Manno Mechanical Engineering On-Chip Thermoelectric Hotspot Cooling David P. Meichle Physics Characterization of Quantum Vortex Dynamics in Superfluid Helium Sandeep Menon Mechanical Engineering An Analytical Approach for Fatigue Life Estimation of Copper Traces for Design Optimization in Electronic Assemblies Erin E. Miller Criminology and Criminal Justice Patterns of Collective Desistance From Terrorism
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Heather E. Miller Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics The Regulation of B Cell Activation by Membrane Damage and Antigen Density
Kwame B. Okrah Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Shape Analysis of High-Throughput Genomics Data
Ruifeng Pu Electrical Engineering The Design and Study of the Sub-Millimeter Wavelength Gyrotron and Fundamental and Second Cyclotron Harmonics
Kevin J. Miller Geology Transport Properties and Melt Distribution of Partially Molten Mantle Rocks: Insights From Microcomputed Tomography and Virtual Rock Physics Simulations
Naho Orita Linguistics Computational Modeling of the Role of Discourse Information in Language Production and Language Acquisition
Omid D. Rahmanian Bioengineering Thermoplastic Microfluidic Technologies for Portable and Disposable Bioanalytical and Diagnostic Platforms
John L. Pagliaro Mechanical Engineering Inhibition of Laminar Premixed Flames by Halon 1301 Alternatives
Sambarta Rakshit Electrical Engineering Read-Out Circuits for Integrated Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors
Giordano E. Palloni Economics Childhood Events and Long-Term Consequences
Brian M. Real Information Studies Out of the Past: Public Policies, Political Pressures and American Film Preservation
Kimberly Palombo Special Education A Bilingual Family Literacy Program for Families of English Language Learners: Experiences, Perspectives and Literacy Practices From Three Local Families
Theodoros Rekatsinas Computer Science Quality-Aware Data Source Management
Mary F. Minkoff Anthropology Making Sense of the Fort: Civically Engaged Sensory Archaeology at Fort Ward and Defenses of Washington Steve D. Mobley Jr. Higher Education Difference Amongst Your Own: The Lived Experiences of Low-Income African American Students and Their Encounters With Class Within Elite Historically Black College (HBCU) Environments Enrique L. Montano Geography Impact of Satellite Geometric Distortions on Landscape Analysis: Effects on Albedo Paul M. Montesano Geography The Uncertainty of Spaceborne Observation of Vegetation Structure in the Taiga-Tundra Ecotone: A Case Study in Northern Siberia Benjamin K. Munyan Business and Management Short-Term Funding Markets and Systemic Risk Anand Murugesan Agricultural Economics Economics of Society: Essays on Health, Marriage and Child Adoption
Carlomagno D. Panlilio Human Development School Readiness of Maltreated Preschoolers and Later School Achievement: The Role of Emotion Regulation, Language and Context Joseph N. Paulson Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Normalization and Differential Abundance Analysis of Metagenomic Biomarker-Gene Surveys
Sterling S. Rooke Civil Engineering Sensor-Augmented Lightning Mitigation: Implications for Risk at Hydraulic Fracturing Storage Facilities Shalini Saha Chemistry Dihydropyrrole Formation During Sibiromycin Biosynthesis Jorge M. Salas Maldonado Economics Essays on International Macroeconomics and Trade Ina Sammler Germanic Language and Literature Between Resistance and Silence: The Making of the Child Murderess in German Literature and Culture of the 18th and 19th Centuries
Pavel Nagornykh Physics Cooling and Stabilization of Graphene Nanoplatelets in High Vacuum
Sean Pepin Student Affairs An Exploration of Social Justice Commitment: A Grounded Theory Investigation of Student Affairs Professionals
Michael A. Neel Jr. Curriculum and Instruction Learning to Elicit, Interpret and Respond to Students’ Historical Thinking: A Case Study of Four Teacher Candidates
Andres E. Perez Rojas Psychology Does the Acculturation of International Student Therapists Predict the Process of Psychotherapy With U.S. Clients? An Exploratory Study
Andrew L. Nelson American Studies With Sight and Sound: Black Photographic and Musical Expression in Rural Alabama, 1900–30
Devanarayanan Perinthatta Ettisserry Electrical Engineering Integrated Modeling of Reliability and Performance of 4H-Silicon Carbide Power MOSFETs Using Atomistic and Device Simulations
Sahar D. Sattarzadeh International Education Policy Reading Between the Lines of Rights: A Critical Analysis of International and National Discourses (De)marginalizing Indigenous and Minority Rights to Higher Education
Chila B. Pertuz Hidalgo Spanish Language and Literature Violencia Politica en la Narrativa Colombiana
Angela L. Schedel Civil Engineering Sea Level Rise and its Economic Effects on Naval Installations
Filippos Petroulakis Economics Essays on Public Economics
Srimoyee Sen Physics Topics in Neutron Star Physics
Simone Pieralli Agricultural Economics Land Quality Productivity and Size Among Kenyan Farmers
Ajay V. Singh Mechanical Engineering A Fundamental Study of Boundary Layer Diffusion Flames
Marek N. Posard Sociology Identity Processes, Social Context and the Formation of Social Solidarity in Groups
Richard S. Smith Biology Neuromodulation in the Olfactory Bulb
Adrienne D. Norwood Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Bred Vectors, Singular Vectors, and Lyapunov Vectors in Simple and Complex Models Earta Norwood Psychology The Effect of Intolerance of Uncertainty on Attention Biases as Indicated by Performance on the Emotional Stroop and Dot-Probe Task Sergey Novikov Physics Raman Coherence Effects in a Superconducting Jaynes-Cummings System
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Kunal R. Pandit Chemical Engineering Interfacial Considerations for Droplet PCR Lab-on-Chip Devices
Benjamin T. Roembke Chemistry Cyclic Dinucleotide Polymorphism: Applications in Catalysis and Detection
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Hoda Sana Maternal and Child Health Birth Outcomes of Immigrant and Nativeborn Hispanic Women: Role of Prenatal Care Utilization and Participation in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program
Xiaopeng Song Geographical Sciences Improved Quantification of Forest Cover Change and Implications for the Carbon Cycle Frank Stearns Jr. Biology Moving Toward an Optimum: The Adaptation Genetics in Arabidopsis Thaliana William D. Stem Physics Novel Emittance Measurement Through Experimental Study of Envelope Mode Resonance in a High-Intensity Particle Beam Bryan K. Stroube Business and Management Essays on Motives and Market Outcomes Jeffrey C. Stuckman Computer Science Continuous, Effort-Aware Prediction of Software Security Defects Kishan P. Sudusinghe Electrical Engineering Design Tools for Dynamic, Data-Driven, Stream Mining Systems Xiaoyu Sun Chemistry Cellular Contact Guidance Through Dynamic Sensing of Nanotopographies via Actin Polymerization Waves Matthew L. Supple Student Affairs College Impact on Social Perspective Taking: Measuring the Effect of Fraternity/Sorority Affiliation Rahul Suresh Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasomes During Complement-Mediated Phagocytosis by Macrophages Kendall L. Swenson Policy Studies Essays on the Relationship Between Income and Life Satisfaction in the United States Nitin J. Sydney Aerospace Engineering Rotorcraft Flight Dynamics and Control in Wind for Autonomous Sampling of Spatiotemporal Processes Lixin Tang Economics Top Income Inequality, Aggregate Saving and the Gains From Trade
Yichao Tang Electrical Engineering Miniaturized Power Electronic Interfaces for Ultra-Compact Electromechanical Systems Brandi A. Townsend History The Democratic Self: Gender, Memory and Human Rights Under the Augusto Pinochet Dictatorship and Transition to Democracy in Chile, 1973–2010 Magda R. Tsaneva Agricultural Economics Human Capital Investments: Preferences, Opportunities, Constraints Stephanie S. Uz Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Climate-Scale Chlorophyll Patterns in the Tropical Pacific From a 51-Year Statistical Reconstruction Laura A. Vanblargan Biological Sciences Deconstructing the Polyclonal Antibody Response to Dengue Virus Maria I. Velazquez American Studies Reclaiming Black Beledi: Race, Wellness and Online Community Kriti Vikram Sociology Social Capital and Childhood Malnutrition in India Jingjing Wang Chemistry Metal Sulfides for High-Performance Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Battery Anodes Daniel E. Weinberg Mathematics Multiscale and Directional Representations of High-Dimensional Informational Content in Remotely Sensed Data Halli S. Weiner Animal Science Investigation of Spermatozoal Metabolism and Substrate Utilization in Domestic and Non-Domestic Felids Roy E. Weitzell Jr. Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Cumulative Impacts of Stream Burial on Network Structure and Functional Connectivity in Headwater Stream Systems Aaron S. White Linguistics Information and Incrementality in Syntactic Bootstrapping
Katie M. White Women’s Studies Food on the Move: Gendered Representation, Cultural Sustainability and Culinary Practices of Gullah Women Freddy Witarsa Environmental Science and Technology Increasing the Sustainability of Psychrophilic Small-Scale Anaerobic Digesters Sungwon Woo Philosophy From Social Choice to System Choice: A Problem From Lewis’s Best System Analysis Kenneth Wright Special Education Teaching for Inclusion: The Effects of a Professional Development Course for Secondary General and Special Education Mathematics Teachers for Increasing Teacher Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Geometry Min J. Yang Counseling Psychology Coping With Multiple Stressors: A Closer Look at the Psychological Distress Among Racial Minorities Xianfeng Yang Civil Engineering Integrating of Arterial Signal and Freeway Off-Ramp Controls for Commuting Corridors Omer H. Yousif Reliability Engineering Mechanistic-Based Design-Integrated Reliability Validation Framework for Mechanical Systems Amin Zargar Bioengineering Investigations into Interkingdom Signaling and Quorum Sensing Phenotypes Jiehang Zhang Physics Spectroscopy of Laser-Cooled Francium and Progress on Atomic Parity Non-Conservation Yong Zhao Physics Partonic Contributions to the Proton Spin in Lattice QCD Yaopeng Zhou Plant Science Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci for Grain Yield and Yield-Related Traits in a Hexaploid Winter Wheat Doubled Haploid Population Ling Zhu Economics Essays on Capital Flow Management
DECEMBER 2015 CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Linda D. Jones Education Leadership, Higher Education and International Education High School Leaders’ Perceptions of Practices That Increase Graduation Rates of African American Males
Melissa L. Kochanowski Education Investigating How Individual School Internal Social Networks Contribute to the Communication of Systemic Initiatives in a Large Urban School District Laurent R. Ross Curriculum and Instruction Pygmalion or Plekhanov in the Classroom: The Subtle Role of Social Class in Teacher Perceptions
Jane W. Spence Education An Exploratory Investigation of the Roles and Responsibilities of Elementary and Secondary School Principal Supervisors DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS Shawn Alger Transcribing Viola da Gamba Literature for the Modern Double Bass
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Edward R. Jakuboski Jr. An Examination of Style in the Development of the Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (1903–2010) En A. Kim Early Twentieth-Century Pianism in Music by Significant Russian and French Composers You S. Kim Dance-Based Music on Piano Emily M. Robinson Inspirations and Influences: Popular Composition Trends in the Contemporary Clarinet Repertoire (1996–2013) Meghan Shanley An Exploration of Works Inspired by Spiritual Traditions in Contemporary Flute Repertoire (1981–2010) DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Daniela Aldoney Ramirez Human Development Low-Income Latino Immigrant Mothers and Their Toddlers: How Does Socialization Promote Inhibitory Control Skills?
Taylor E. Callicrate Animal Science Population Declines and Genetic Variation: Effects of Serial Bottlenecks Brian M. Calvert Physics Search for Pair Production of Top Squarks in Proton-Proton Collisions at √s=8 TeV Kai T. Chang Biochemistry Biophysical Studies of the Mechanism of Ceramide Channel Destabilization by BCL-XL in Apoptosis and the Use of Rectification to Probe the Structure and Dynamics of a Novel Escherichia Coli Channel Che-Yu Chen Astronomy Formation of Magnetized Prestellar Cores in Turbulent Giant Molecular Clouds Dapeng Chen Kinesiology The Role of ER Stress in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Xi Chen Computer Science Context-Driven Scene Understanding
Rubaba Ali Agricultural Economics Essays on Impact of Infrastructure in the Presence of Market Imperfections
Timothy M. Creech Electrical Engineering Efficient Multiprogramming for Multicores With SCAF
Saeed T. Althamer Mechanical Engineering Active Acoustic Metamaterial
Huan Cui Geology Authigenesis, Biomineralization and CarbonSulfur Cycling in the Ediacaran Ocean
Ashley E. Amaya Survey Methodology Enhancing the Understanding of the Relationship Between Social Integration and Nonresponsee in Household Surveys Kyle W. Anderson Biochemistry Epigenetics of Neurodegeneration: Quantification of Histone Deacetylase Isoforms and Post-translational Modifications of Histones in Alzheimer’s Disease Stephen H. Bach Computer Science Hinge-Loss Markov Random Fields and Probabilistic Soft Logic: A Scalable Approach to Structured Prediction Huizhi Bai Chemistry Constructing Hybrid Nanostructures out of Noble Metals and Semiconductors Ruiliang Bai Biophysics Quantitative Study of Water Dynamics in Biomimetic Models and Living Tissue by NMR and MRI: Perspectives on Direct Detection of Neuronal Activity Krishna N. Bhagat Behavioral and Community Health Children’s Conceptualizations of Health, Healthy Bodies and Health Practices Petrina A. Boucher Chemistry Use of 2-Deoxyflavin Mononucleotide to Probe Substrate-Flavin Within Iodotyrosine Deiodinase
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Rangga P. Budoyo Physics Effects of Optical Illumination on Superconducting Quantum Devices
Joel T. Dahlin Physics Electron Acceleration in Magnetic Reconnection Suddhasattwa Das Mathematics Quasiperiodicity and Chaos Samantha Decarlo Chemistry Synthesis and Characterization of Products Produced From Aluminum Monohalide Precursors Gina Della Togna Nieto Biological Sciences Structural and Functional Characterization of the Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus Zeteki) Spermatozoa Impact of Medium Osmolality and Cryopreservation on Motility and Cell Viability Omekongo L. Dibinga International Education Policy The Life and Rhymes of Jay-Z: An Historical Biography, 1969–2004 Laura A. Dillon Biological Sciences Transcriptomic Profiling of Leishmania Parasites and Host Macrophages During an Infection Katelyn A. Dolan Geography Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Disturbance Within and Between Forest Regions of the U.S.
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Sarah H. Eason Human Development Preschoolers’ Early Math Experiences in Varying Contexts: Parent and Child Math Talk During Playful and Didactic Activities Sara K. Ericson Psychology The Effects of Positive Expressive Writing on Postpartum Wellbeing: A Comparison of Mindfulness and Self-Affirmation Virginia H. Forstall Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Iterative Solution Methods for ReducedOrder Models of Parameterized Partial Differential Equations Maegen L. Gandy Government and Politics The Politics of Insurgency Rasa Ghaffarian Bioengineering Investigation of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Targeted Drug Transport Across the Gastrointestinal Epithelium Theodore R. Gibbons Biological Sciences Inferring Dinoflagellate Genome Structure, Function and Evolution From Short-Read High-Throughput mRNA-Seq Eleanor I. Gillette Chemistry Ionics and Electrochemical Reactions in 1D and 3D Crosslinked Porous Electrodes Andrew Goers Physics Electron Acceleration by Femtosecond Laser Interaction With Micro-Structured Plasmas Norman A. Gonzalez Spanish Language and Literature En Busca De Un Pais Interior: La Novela Lirica Vanguardista En Gilberto Owen, Rosamel Del Valle y Humberto Salvador Jacob D. Goodwin Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Integrating Automated Imaging and a Novel Identification Technique to Estimate Mortality and Identify Factors That Influence the Vertical Distribution of Crassostrea Virginica Larvae Susan M. Gossman Higher Education The Tithe: Public Research University STEM Faculty Perspectives on Sponsored Research Indirect Costs Miao Guo Food Science Evaluating Food Safety Risk of Toxoplasma Gondii in Meat Products Consumed in the United States David G. Harris Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Algorithms and Generalizations for the Lovasz Local Lemma Robert E. Hellauer III Physics An All-Sky, Three-Flavor Search for Neutrinos From Gamma-Ray Bursts With the Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory
Rodrigo I. Herrera Camus Astronomy Probing the Multiphase Interstellar Medium and Star Formation in Nearby Galaxies Through Far-Infrared Spectroscopy
Rian Q. Landers-Ramos Kinesiology Effects of Cardiovascular Disease and Physical Inactivity on the Paracrine Function of Circulating Angiogenic Cells
Christine J. Hopple Kinesiology What Makes “Fun” Fun? Insights Into Children’s Participation in Physical Activity
Lara Langer Art History Andrea Sansovino and the Question of Modernism in Sixteenth-Century Italian Art
King L. Hui Physics Mechanobiology of T Cell Activation
Rebecca S. Lazarus Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Contaminant Exposure, Food Web Transfer and Potential Effects on Osprey (Panction Haliaetus) in Chesapeake Bay
Jacqueline A. Ignatov Government and Politics Seeds of Contestation: Genetically Modified Crops and the Politics of Agricultural Modernization in Ghana Melantha Jackson Chemistry Elevated Temperature Effects on Carotenoid Biosynthesis in the Diploid Strawberry, Fragaria Vesca Kaustubh Jain Electrical Engineering Performance Evaluation of Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks and the Presence of Heavy-Tails and LRD Adam P. Jones Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences Longitudinal Single-Unit Recording in the Macaque Face Patch System: Identity and Plasticity in the Anterior Fundus Face Patch Chanhyun Kang Computer Science Diffusion, Infection and Social (Information) Network Database Dohyung Kim Geography Estimation of Pan-Tropical Deforestation and Implications for Conservation Kyowon Kim Electrical Engineering Optical and Thermal Properties of Nanoporous Material and Devices Scott C. Kim Electrical Engineering Baseband Radio Modem Design Using Graphics Processing Units Jeremy Knittel Aerospace Engineering Aero-Assisted Spacecraft Missions Using Hypersonic Waverider Aeroshells Andrew C. Knoll Philosophy The Explanatory Role of Intentional Content in Cognitive Science Ryan Kobylarz Biochemistry Yeast Pseudo-Haploinsufficiency as a Model System for Human Ribosomopathies Kyung Koh Kinesiology Integration of Intra-Auditory Modalities for the Enhancement of Motor Performance and Coordination in a Constant Force Production Task Cory M. Krause Civil Engineering Short-Term Travel Behavior Prediction Through GPS and Loud Use Data
Chuchu Li Human Development The Influence of Orthographic Experiences on the Development of Functional Phonological Unit in Spoken Word Production Haiwen Li Food Science Effects of Grape Pomace on Metabolic Syndrome: Diabetes and Obesity Kangmook Lim Electrical Engineering Super Resolution Imaging and Nanoscale Magnetic Detection in Microfluidic Device Andrew H. Lind Aerospace Engineering An Experimental Study of Static and Oscillating Rotor Blade Sections in Reverse Flow Guannan Liu Electrical Engineering An Integrated Gas Sensing System Based on Surface-Functionalized Gallium Nitride Nanowires With Embedded Micro-Heaters Li-Chuan Lo Kinesiology The Influence of Conscious Control of Movement on Brain Processes and the Quality of Cognitive-Motor Performance Chao Luo Chemical Engineering Organic Anodes and Sulfur/Selenium Cathodes for Advanced LI and NA Batteries Justin L. Malin Biological Sciences Crowdsourcing: A Novel Group-Level Mechanism Structures Chromatin and Fosters Gene-Complex Activation Amy E. Marquardt Engineering Materials Novel Protective Coatings for Silver and Copper Alloy Cultural Heritage Objects Using Atomic Layer Deposited Metal Oxide Barrier Films Kristi S. Maslak School Psychology Predictors of Student Referrals to ProblemSolving Teams: Child Study Teams and Instructional Consultation Teams
Darragh McNally Government and Politics Voting for Corruption: When Do Voters Support Corrupt Politicians? Daniel M. McNeish Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation Modeling Clustered Data With Few Clusters: A Cross-Discipline Comparison of Small Sample Methods Anthony Melchiorri Bioengineering Engineering Biodegradable Vascular Scaffolds for Congenital Heart Disease Lee M. Mendelowitz Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Algorithms for the Alignment and Visualization of Genome Mapping Data With Applications to Structural Variant Detection Henry J. Molintas Mechanical Engineering Gasification and Combustion of Large Char Particles and Tar Tamara A. Newcomer Johnson Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Nitrogen Uptake and Denitrification in Restored and Degraded-Urban Streams: Impacts of Organic Carbon and Integrated Stormwater Management Freja Nordsiek Physics Transport in Rayleigh-Stable Experimental Taylor-Couette Flow and Granular Electrification in a Shaking Experiment Hyuk Oh Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences A Multiple Representations Model of the Human Mirror Neuron System for Learned Action Imitation Siddharth Pal Electrical Engineering Adventures on Networks: Degrees and Games Shinkyu Park Electrical Engineering Distributed Estimation and Stability of Evolutionary Game Dynamics With Applications to Study of Animal Motion J.E. Perkins Mechanical Engineering Noise-Influenced Dynamics of Nonlinear Oscillators Abigail R. Perry Chemical Physics An Apparatus for Light-Less Artificial Gauge Fields and New Imaging Techniques Gretchen M. Peters Chemistry Guanosine-Borate Hydrogels: Form and Function
Alexander N. McCormick Astronomy Dust and Molecular Gas in the Winds of Nearby Galaxies
Cyril Pickering School Psychology Student Resilience: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Counseling Group Effects
Michael K. McDonald Government and Politics The Social Impact of Intellectual Property Rights: Public Health, Education and Income Inequality
Shikha Prashad Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences The Effects of Sequence Structure, AgeRelated Impairments and Parkinson’s Disease on Motor Sequence Learning
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Suxin Qian Mechanical Engineering Development of Thermoelastic Cooling Systems
Kanupriya Sinha Physics A Microscopic Model for Quantum Optomechanics
Megan M. Vaganek School Psychology A Survey of the Instructional Consultation Team Facilitator Role
Eric J. Raboin Computer Science Model Predictive Strategy Generation for Multi-Agent Pursuit-Evasion Games
Katherine A. Stanutz English Language and Literature Hidden Networks of Loss: Multi-Ethnic Media and Mourning in Twentieth Century American Literature
Sebastien Vilfayeau Mechanical Engineering Large Eddy Simulation of Fire Extinction Phenomena
Juraj Radic Physics Spin-Orbit-Coupled Quantum Gases Ganesh Raghunath Aerospace Engineering Characterization and Modeling of MagnetoAuxeticity, the Magnetically Induced Auxetic Behavior in Galfenol Greg Raspanti Toxicology Lung Cancer in Nepal: The Role of Indoor Air Pollution and Traditional Tobacco Products John B. Ritchie Philosophy Representational Content and the Science of Vision Erica B. Roberts Behavioral and Community Health A Sequential Mixed Methods Approach to Identifying and Understanding Indigenous Ways of Evaluating Physical Activity Programs Thomas V. Sabella Special Education Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusion of Children With Disabilities in Rural El Salvador Lesley A. Sand Human Development Neural Bases of Emotional Language Processing in Individuals With and Without Autism Maithili M. Saoji Biochemistry The Role of Sequence in the Structure of Self-Assembling 3D DNA Crystals Karla J. Saur Computer Science Dynamic Upgrades for High Availability Systems Virginia R. Sawyer Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Interaction Between the Aerosol Direct Effect in the Lower Troposphere and the Planetary Boundary Layer Depth Anand Saxena Aerospace Engineering Primary Control of a Mach Scale Swashplateless Rotor Using Brushless DC Motor Actuated Trailing Edge Flaps Seth A. Schobel Biological Sciences The Viral Genomics Revolution: Big Data Approaches to Basic Viral Research, Surveillance and Vaccine Development Matthew M. Severson Physics Neutrino Mass and Proton Lifetime in a Realistic Supersymmetric SO(10) Model Rachel Shattuck Sociology Early Employment and Family Formation in the United States
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Lorie W. Staver Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Ecosystem Dynamics in Tidal Marshes Constructed With Fine-Grained, NutrientRich Dredged Material Alexey Stepanov Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Analysis of Steady-State and Dynamical Radially-Symmetric Problems of Nonlinear Viscoelasticity Shaye Storm Astronomy High-Resolution Imaging of Dense Gas Structure and Kinematics in Nearby Molecular Clouds With the CARMA Large Area Star Formation Survey Kevin D. Sweeney Business and Management The Impact of Product Variety on Retailer Operational Performance and Sales: Evidence From China Natalie G. Taylor Information Studies Information at the Nexus: Young Peoples’ Perceptions of Government and Government Websites Ching L. Teo Computer Science Computational Mid-Level Vision: From Border Ownership to Categorical Object Recognition Jessica L. Terrell Bioengineering Bioengineered Conduits for Directing Digitized Molecular-Based Information
Brittany M. Vinciguerra Chemistry Building Block Synthesis and Recognition Properties of Cucurbit[N]Uril (N = 7,8) Derivatives Petra Volkhausen Germanic Language and Literature Representations of Female Madness in German-Language Literature of the 20th and 21st Centuries Yingji Wang International Education Policy Teaching Chinese in American School: A Case Study on Teachers as Transcultural Agents Hsi-Hsien Wei Civil Engineering Urban Hazards Risk Assessment: Creating Sustainable and Resilient Cities Xiaoya Wei Electrical Engineering Diffusion Dynamics in Interconnected Communities Kathryn E. White Environmental Science and Technology Characterization of Plant Root Cell Wall Structural Changes During Decomposition George J. Wilkie Physics Microturbulent Transport of Non-Maxwellian Alpha Particles David N. Winogradoff Chemical Physics Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Nucleosomes and Histone Tails: The Effects of Histone Variance and Post-Translational Modification
Jeremy T. Ticey Engineering Materials Carbon-Sulfur Nanocomposite for LithiumSulfur Batteries
Vickee L. Wolcott Business and Management Precipitating Health Behavior Change: The Role of Technology and the Social Environment
Allyson P. Toronto Special Education The Effects of Explicit Instruction With Dynamic Geometry Software for Secondary Students With ADHD/Learning Disabilities
Chenfeng Xiong Civil Engineering On Agent-Based Modeling: Multidimensional Travel Behavioral Theory Procedural Models and Simulation-Based Applications
Melissa C. Trepanier Physics Tunable Nonlinear Superconducting Metamaterials: Experiment and Simulation
Zhenyi Xue Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Bayesian Estimation of the Inbreeding Coefficient for Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Using Complex Survey Data
Paul K. Tschirhart Electrical Engineering Multi-Level Main Memory Systems: Technology Choices, Design Considerations and Trade-off Analysis Nayel Urena Serulle Civil Engineering Transportation Resilience Architecture: A Framework for Analysis for Infrastructure, Agency and Users
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Yezhou Yang Computer Science Manipulation Action Understanding for Observation and Execution Yuan Zhang Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation Evaluating Model Fit for Linear-Linear Piecewise Multilevel Latent Growth Curve Models
Fang Zhao Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Changes in the Seasonal Amplitude of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration: Causes and Future Projections Feng Zhao Geography Impact of Forest Management and Disturbances on Carbon Dynamics in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Jingjing Zheng Electrical Engineering Domain Transfer Learning for Object and Action Recognition Wenbo Zhou Chemical Engineering Energetic Biocidal Materials and Spore Neutralization Sylvia Zhu Physics Precursors in Gamma-Ray Bursts Observed by Fermi
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Master ’s Degrees The master’s degree is an academic honor bestowed upon students who have successfully completed work beyond the baccalaureate. A thesis and an oral examination are usually required. In 1920, the University of Maryland awarded its first Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees in fields other than agriculture.
AUGUST 2015 GRADUATE DEGREES MASTER OF APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY Rebecca Jo Alberda Madhyatu Martez Juelene Taylor MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Sofia Weller Aldana MASTER OF ARTS Communication Hsin-Yi Chien Counseling Psychology, School Psychology and Counselor Education Gloria Ann Huh Curriculum and Instruction Christopher Bryan Hurst Economics Vorapoj Hongpinyo Keonwoo Kim Haomin Yan English Language and Literature Collin David Lam French Language and Literature Margaret Ruth Richmond Jewish Studies Rachael Charlsie Rose MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Mark James Bizokas Catherine Jean Campbell Carlos Xavier Cedeno Aleman David Benjamin Chroniger Aeda Chung Chintak S. Dalwadi
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Daniel Michael DeSantis Gwendolyn Greer Gurley Jia He Ashley Renee Hunter Lauren Marie Jayne James Alan LaCroix Thomas James Luginbill Qasim Mehdi Malik Katherine Ferris Mauss Angela Christine Miller Andrew Ngoc Nguyen Edward Sho Ortiz Anne D. Rachel Pierre Adam Robert Ricker Valentia Gabriele Royal Anupam Tewari Janet Yau Shenmo Yin Robin Kay Zapert Lili Zhu MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY Beverly Alicia Luckett MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/MASTER OF SCIENCE Business Administration/ Accounting Robert Allen Bixler II Bradley Wayne Middleton Mallorie Gale Schell Eric Daniel Williamson II MASTER OF CHEMICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES Clifford Joseph Atkinson Lori V. Fretta William James Laws Shanna M. Liburd Lisa Marie Lieberum Adria Nicole Snyder
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MASTER OF COMMUNITY PLANNING Christopher James Allen Albert Guiney Engel Nicholas James Finio Ryan David Rattanni John Marx Salzman Allison Nicole Santacreu MASTER OF EDUCATION Curriculum and Instruction Brittany Nicole Aley Loretta A. Allain Katherine Louise Alleva Jennifer Sarah Andrew Jennifer Antico Rebecca Anne Arosemena Julie Heather Ashin Nazia Sahar Asjid Sequoia Adaire Austin Dianedra A. Aytona Danielle Laura Azoulay Madai Astrid Berrios Julie Kate Bilenker Lauren DiPirro Boland Brittany Noelle Boyd Suzette Alimyon Brown Tytianna Brown Dillon Henry Burroughs Krystel Corina Cabieses Ryan Lee Celestino Alexa Lee Cipollina Matthew William Cipollone Hannah M. Closson Jennifer Christine Collins Sarah Elizabeth Covington Alexandra Kate Cullen Emilie Erin Davignon Michael Stewart Day Alyssa Kristen DeLand Jessica Michelle Dicks-Mireaux Emily Patricia Llanso Dillon Diem-Han Huynh Dinh Brandon Scott Elfert Tunisia C. Ellis
Marie Rose Franklin Paul Timothy French Julia Sunnie Friedman Margaret Anne Garhart Donna Nadine Gatesman Larrissa Rose Gunn Rachel Catherine Hast Robert Durben Hirsch Mellownie Kristin Ho Matthew Paul Hoffman Erin Kathleen Hogan Emily Kay Holmstead Xuan Huang Nada H. Ibrahim Shannon M. James Emma Serrano Jaramillo Li Ji Shelby Lynn Jones Stephani Sajai Karriem Amanda L. Kates Natasha Marie KenworthyRodriguez Lisa Mison Kim Roger Kirk Stephanie Danielle Kowal Gabrielle L. Lambiase Veronica Anne Lim Susan Buckner Little Yan Liu Sin (Sandy) Yung Lok Megan Elizabeth Lusby Nicholaus Fury Macias Cara Theresa Manas Elise Nikole Marengo Ellie Rose Markewitz Angela Marie Marr Bryan Christopher Martinez Denika Lynette Mason MaryAnn Elizabeth Massumi Elana Anne Mayer Emily Frances McDermott Yecenia Yamilet Morales Catherine Lynn Morandin Lisa Muanghyun Nam Kimberly Ann O’Connell Erin Marjorie O’Connor
Laura Catherine Olson Ana Beatriz Ordonez Tiffany Michelle Palmer Keith Brian Parker II Anar Kirit Patel Anne Louise Pechnyo Ariana Nichole Peralta Anne Marie Ponton Caitlin Quinn Jillian R. Randall Meagan Ann Reider Ashley Marie Ricketts April Lynn Ridgely Benjamin Rirksopa Dorothy Elizabeth Rosenberry Andrew Thomas Routzahn Erin Elizabeth Schaal Jamie Tara Schmutter Elizabeth Ann Scroggs Jennifer Leigh Sharp Lijuan Shi Dane Eric Silber Christopher R. Smith Rebecca Lynn Smith Joanna Elise Stoltz Kelley Marie Sullivan Elizabeth Jane Tanney-Palmeter Adam Kai Tong Otilio Torres Jr. Wildin B. Vanbik Michael Ryan Varno Mauriana Nicole Veltre Kirsten Natassja Versaggi Kerri Wallis Michele Rose Weschler Julianne Marie White Shanna Nadine Williams-Carr William Frederick Williams Ching Zen Wong April Reneé Wright Bhavna Yadav Chunyang Yang Justin Jenoh Yoon Kate Wonmi Yoon Tianjiao Yun Abeer Zaki Human Development Education Andrea Christina Leonard Special Education Michelle Salgado Dailey Jenell Nicole Gillette MASTER OF ENGINEERING Michael Addis Tunaidi Ansari Thomas Richard Dodge Frederick Robert Dory Richard Kemper Forney Steven Seungwan Han Amy Jean Honek James Eugene Kopp Jr. Jessica Lugo Bulbul Madan Bharathi Mallineni Rustin C. McCullum Michael Patrick McDonnell Aakash Moni Hillary Rose Sadoff William Bennett Seeber Tyler Cartwright Spiering
Ranjith Kumar Sreenilayam Raveendran Steven J. Stumpp Marek Alexander Vitek Lavell Bernard Walson Sean Michael Weidner MASTER OF FINANCE Abdourahamane Barry Xiaoxuan Feng Peixuan Guo Jing Li Jiamin Liu Yuxiang Ma Qingjie Meng Matthew Richard Pauley Junrong Yu Xinchao Yu Haoxin Zhang Jakub Zivec MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Lauleh Aslani-Amoli Lorena Osorio Memberg Christine Thao Nguyen MASTER OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Nina Sebescen MASTER OF JOURNALISM Stephanie Victoria GutierrezMunguia MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE Library and Information Services Drew Altman Frances C. Ba Becky Lynn Baltich Nelson Holly Callen Berardi Laura Valerie Bosley Tracy Marie Cramer Eyoel Zeleke Delessa Ashley Marie Evans Susanne Trego Everill Ashley Renee Fetterolf Samuel Hugh Fox Ambra Louise Gagliardi Brian Christopher Gonynor Michael Anthony Honch Michelle S. Izuka Christian Scott James Ian Craig Knabe Monica Alyssa Louzon Patrick D. Lyons Kara A. MacKeil-Pepin George Robert Martinez Jenna Ashley Morse Ryan Patrick O’Grady Marlin Anthony Olivier Mary Patricia Olsen Lauren Ashley Perelli Sara A. Prael Jeffrey Christopher Rey Deborah Joy Robertson Adam Robert Rosebrock Lissa Nicole Snyders Emily Kate Somach
Koralleen Dolecek Stavish Sara Ann Stephenson Todd Dee Stoffer Charles Murray Sutherland Kaitlin Marie Troch Tara Helene Underwood Eric Allen Variz Ivy Lynn West Maria Nicole Wisgerhof Timothy Joseph Young MASTER OF MUSIC Brandon Jamal Felder Alexandra Rose Hood Kasey Ann Shrader MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Applied Economics Michael Clark Brennan Charles Mveng Nkoho Mitali A. Shah Benjamin Weiner Geospatial Information Sciences Henry Steven Carbajales Thomas Childs Copenhaver Joshua M. House Eric Shing-Tung Joe Carl Issac Kinton Edward Burke O’Brien Patrick John O’Brien Jonathan Rayer Andrew Christopher Wright MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Arielle Yaffa Apfel Lisa Marie Bowen William Harmon Carter Marina Claudia Dathe Sara Bachman Ducey Jamie Marie Livengood Grace A.H. McManus Sarah Ross Pomerantz TingTing Qin MASTER OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT Craig Arey Karen Elizabeth Howell Douglas W. Long Robin D. Maresco Emily Kathleen Mayer Moninder Singh Tank MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY Seanniece A. Bamiro Neil Joseph Costello Brandy Alexis Espinola Kimberly Marcelle Fullum Alice Katherine Goldberg Yue He Jing Li Jillian Luchner Ceena Modarres Rebecca Lee Scherpelz Ao Xu Jingyi Zhang
MASTER OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT Krystal Sherece Talley MASTER OF SCIENCE Accounting Alex Daniel Bernstein Patricia Taylor Bradford Lu Chen Olivia Gray Cortese Johana Garrido Ducatman Wooram Joo Zhuyue Li Stephen Michael Lindner Jingan Lou Qiqi Lu Shane Jonathan Repas Xinyue Tao Dongna Wang Ruoying Wang Zishen Wang Shuchen Wu Jing Xiao Dandan Xu Meilin Xu Tong Xu Jin Yan Xinyue Yan Hanxia Zhang Xueli Zhao Aerospace Engineering Christopher Michael Bogdanowicz Zachary David Gonnsen Brandon Gudenius Chin Gian Hooi Bradley J. Passe Agricultural and Resource Economics Aaron Ashok Adalja Ziyan Yang Animal Sciences Anjuli Lucija BhaduriHauck Biochemistry William J. Cressman Yeji Kim Bioengineering Adam Lyle Zviman Biophysics Brian Matthew Stock Business and Management Namjae Kim Qian Li Chemical Engineering Ian Collins MacIntire Chemistry David Joseph Kunsberg Civil Engineering Sanket Agrawal Sepehr Ghader Amir Ghorban
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Rosemary Lynn Myers Bintao Qin Arezoo Samimi Abianeh Arpit Sardana Elham Shayanfar Jessica Marie Shekarchi Dingyuan Xu Sunxiang Zheng Computer Science Kevin Thomas Engel Varun Manjunatha Casey Reed Mihaloew Electrical Engineering Tao Gong Tiantao Lu Xiaoya Wei Yunlu Xu Human-Computer Interaction Michael Gubbels Kristin Marie Williams Information Systems Casper H. Chen Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Caroline Grace Coulter Justin Eric Meschter Diana Marie Roman Matthew Ryan Siskey Jason Eugene Spires
Materials Science and Engineering Feng Gu
Systems Engineering Seyed Soroush Bassam Kayla Marie Gaydosh
Museum Scholarship and Material Culture Philip R. Byrd
Mechanical Engineering Prakruthi Hareesh Jaemi Lee Herzberger Joshua Edward Kelley Patrick Kennedy Manjie Li Ayan Moitra Kamalakkannan Muthusubramanian Zachary Tyler Plitt Alexander D. Scammell Mary Claire Tellers Teresa Wierzbicki Ning Yang Zhilu Zhang
Telecommunications Ankitha Raju Dandu Vivian Thayil
Population Studies Kriti Vikram
Nutrition and Food Science Huilin Cao Psychology Monica Sherri Kearney Ayelet Silberberg Survey Methodology Joshua Michael Neufelder Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology Kristin Dora Taddei
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Principles of Public Health Heather Idell Payne
Critical Theory Stephanie Joan Cork Shaun Eugene Edmonds
Public Sector Finance and Acquisition Gregory Gavin Lee
Engineering Bulbul Madan Alex Parkhill
Terrorism Analysis Christopher Robb Harris
Geospatial Information Sciences Victoria Claire Arthur Nadia Bridgette Barbosa Robin Bloodworth Danielle Inez Dupuy Intelligence Analysis John Lafayette Baber IV Intermediate Survey Methodology Thomas Anthony Gryn Sarah Sinclair Vetting
Women’s Studies Gabriel Allen Peoples Working with Survivors of Violence, Torture and Trauma Caitlin Eileen Byrne Kate Burnette Duncan Lisa Carol Felker Caroline Jacobs Keith J. Myers Deidra Ann O’Brien Lynn Sanchez Yolanda Ruth Schlabach Robert Matthew Zendle
DECEMBER 2015 CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES MASTER OF APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY Megan Elizabeth Springate MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Erica Rachel Aronson Patrice Michelle Bennett Gina Maria Fernandes Elizabeth Anne Hampton Marissa Ameer Levash Luke Stephen Petrocelli Vittorio Stefano Sciolli-Claverie Valerie Lynn Sherry Qiansen Yang MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE/ MASTER OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION Shira Faye Rosenthal MASTER OF ARTS American Studies Philip R. Byrd Hugh Christopher Kim Communication Rebecca Anne Alt Lauren Renee Bender Rong Ma
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Zexin Ma Sifan Xu Counseling Psychology, School Psychology and Counselor Education Amy Carr Fuhrmann Antoinette Mare Goldthrite Alisa Michele Williams Criminology and Criminal Justice Justin Pascal Bernstein Xixuan Chen Yun Chu Alaina Marie De Biasi Huiqin Feng Nicole Elena Frisch Yu Gu Daniel Wonho Jang Chenshu Li Jing Li Zongyi Li Yanyan Liu Runhe Qian Hongqing Shi Xiaoxia Shu Rebecca Michelle Stabile Yiren Sun Shuqiao Yang
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Yao Yang Jing Ye Cheng Yin Jianbin Yuan Qinren Zhang Yulin Zheng Economics Juan Agustin Echenique Geunyoung Kim Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Stefan Frederick Saylor Brooks Robert Charles Corless English Language and Literature Amanda Marie Gogarty Andrea Elizabeth Knowles Ethnomusicology Alice Esther Rogers Government and Politics Caitlin Erin McCulloch Jared McDonald Zachary A. Scott
Hearing and Speech Sciences Timothy Andrew Howell Higher Education, Student Affairs and International Education Policy Jennifer Johanna Olson History Kerry Adrian Tanner Donald Walter Taylor II Rachel Elizabeth Walker Kinesiology Victor Brito Lopes Ryan M. Sapp Mathematical Statistics Grace Elizabeth Coyle Chen Qian Cindy Su Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation Dandan Liao Sociology Elizabeth Anne Blair
MASTER OF ARTS/MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE History/Library and Information Services Ilse Denisse Catalan Caitlin Elizabeth Haynes MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Sarina Accime Arjun Naug Achutuni Yaw Atobrah Addae-Mintah Aftab Y. Ahmed Olusola Ayodeji Akinmeji Justin Neal Allen Courtney Noelle Andracchi Moreen Morgan Barker Edward W. Barnabas Peter Leslie Barrett Jonathan R. Bayat Philip Whittington Beatson Craig Jason Binder Lindsey Bogley Brian Gary Bolton Katherine Lynn Bonvechio Charles Joseph Borges Abigail Jessica Bradfield Elizabeth I. Burokas Maria Fransheska Caceres Paola Beatriz Canelos James Okland Cannon Eddie C. Carthan Jr. Kang-Yuan Chen Tianhong Chen Brian Matthew Chew Arya Choudhury Humberto Carlos Coronado William Daniel Curran Jr. Dominic Gabriel DeFlorio Ying Dong Mark Joseph Dutmers Mostafa Elhamshary Christina Elson Justin Michael Eve Shannon Fagan Katherine Anne Faulkner Jeffrey Isaac Finkelstein Eric Fisher Robert R. Fredley Jr. David Joseph Gardner Michael Andrew Gray Charles Edward Green IV Stephanie Lynn Gresalfi Philip Alfred Grove Robert Thomas Hallback III Frank Hartman Chau Le Hegg Jonathon Calpo Hesley Kelly Patricia Hetzler Jennifer Ann Hogan Elizabeth Horn Xiao Huang Omazi Patricia Iroegbu Cody Michael Irwin Omar Kapur Peter Albair Karras Francis Alexander Ketcham Ian D. King Jonathan Somers King Jennifer Catherine Kleitsch Eric Bryan Kogut
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Joshua Edmond Lasky Dominique V. Lee David Black Leeser Hongmei Li Adam M. Lueck Rebecca Allison Mark John Maxwell Markotic Shivani Narendra Mayani Djassinabaye Mbangdadji Lauren Elizabeth McConnell Nayanjeet Medhi Carla Christene Mewborn Michael Micai Deena Alise Miers Eric Stephen Miller Charles Wayne Millison III Anja Mitrovic Rod Mohadjer James Louis Moscariello Stephanie Carroll Moser Timothy Michael Mosher Chiradeep Mukherjee Salman Jamal Musharrif Martha Helena Napier Todd Andrew Napier Itzhak (Isaac) Nissan Kristin N. Nwakobi Joseph Patrick O’Neill Seung Taek Oh Kristopher Bret Park Chloe Louise Parker Lana Deneen Parker Michael Brinley Petrick David Griffith Piotrowski John F. Pistolessi Aarushi Poddar Jeanne Kim Powell Bradley L. Rainey Jr. Suma Magal Rao Yusuf Raza John Scott Reddersen Christopher Eduardo Rivas Samuel Richard Rodgers Reemberto Rodriguez Jr. Ashley Jean Roffe Lauren Elizabeth Ronan Angela Milburn Rowles Seth Christopher Roy Anne Ruchman Johnny Brigido Ruiz Zain Sajjad Samantha Cynthia Samarasinghe John Peter Sande Andrew M. Saunders Adam Michael Schaeffer Lev-Ron Yitzhak Schuchalter Jeffrey Alan Schwartz Kyle Edward Seaman Mark Raphael Segal Ankur Sharma Evan Michael Shirey Vikramjit Singh Natasha A. Smith Michael Antonio Snyder Nicholas Edward Sohr Frederick Thomas Sullivan Jennifer Lee Swatling Satish Chandra Talluri Lakshmipathy Sethumadhavan Tambraparni Daniella Yael Taveau Gregory Scott Totten
Kathryn E. Tracey Isabel E. Vordzorgbe Holly Kamm Wahl Aubrey Rose Waldock Christine Carol Walsh Eliza Wang Aaron Neal Willmon Knut Udo Wiszniewski Dennis Wayne Woodfork II Anthony Christopher Woods Ellen Zhang Junxi Zhang Shumin Zhang Dandan Zhao Di Zhao Weizheng Zhu Ryan Andrew Steidl
Mary Anne Bullen Nellie Lilavati Campbell Patrick John Detzner Ashley Bernadette Dickerson Debra Joy Dickstein Megan Renee Fernandez Claudio Andres Illanes Emily Catherine Lubejko Nemeka Soyini Mason Brittany Leigh Moylan Christine Lynn Ricucci Travis Eugene Saulsbury Casandra Marie Schoenwolf Jacqueline Ann Schweitzer Julia Nicole Sickels Nicole Marie Sofarelli Liwen Zhou
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/MASTER OF FINANCE Patrick Goeffrey Balasta Biniam Sium Dawit William Kenneth McGrath John Adam Walters
Human Development Education Lanita Sherese Callahan Henoch Hailu Panagiota Stergiou
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/MASTER OF SCIENCE Business Administration/ Accounting Megan Elizabeth O’Leary Wright Business Administration/ Information Systems Rosy Choudhary Tianyi Fu Matthew Stewart Newby Business Administration/ Marketing Analytics Daniel Areg Mangasarian Business Administration/ Supply Chain Management David Joseph Deptula MASTER OF CHEMICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES Sarah M. Benson Oledeysis Chavez Jill Dean Tinika Shushunna Jackson Katie Marie Phelan Joanne Schultz Alison Christine Simon MASTER OF COMMUNITY PLANNING Stacy H. Weisfeld MASTER OF COMMUNITY PLANNING/MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Adam Steven Chamy MASTER OF EDUCATION Curriculum and Instruction Kalpana Ahmed Kelsey Elizabeth Blorstad
Special Education Daniela Nicole Hirsch MASTER OF ENGINEERING Laith Maher Abu-Taleb Sergio K. Adantor Oluwaseun Opeyemi Ajide Akinwale Akinbiyi Abraham Mathew Alexander Evan Thomas Alexander Azrin Tasmia Amin Lorenzo Thomas Ayala Baha Ahmad Balaa Sean Edward Bartlett Benjamin Loren Brooks Christopher Kilby Brothers Kate Carriage Binbin Chen St. Jerome Nathaniel Davis IV Trevin Michael Dear Chen Rui Du Judy Elezabeth Eapen Hossam Eliwa Jon Senchen Fan Anike Kendra Freeman Daniel Martin Galginaitis Subhasis Ghosh Jason Michael Gregory Michael Li Ming Gu Marc Keith Hackenberg Nina Ruhter Hallissy Jiayi Han Michael Hougard Nicholas R. Hruch Reginald Alton Hughley Joshua David Isaacson Neha Neeraj Jain John Clay Elliott Johnson Nidhi Kalamkar Adarsh Katiyar Yemsrach Eshetu Kebede Melissa Lynn Keener Huy The Thomas Ly Michael Anthony Madden Athena Marneris Michael Brett Meadows Sulaiman Moinuddin Andres Fabricio Molina Piyana Mondal
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Alejandro Daniel Moreno Keerti Nandihalli David Matthew O’Brien Jigneshkumar Natvarlal Patel Thomas Viet Pham Kushal Prasad Dev Reddy Joseph Edward Praydis Jr. Robert Frank Priedemann Kamruzzaman Quddus Arun Rajeev Ulzie Lavant Rea James Nicholas Reck Solomon Saisie Alexander J. Schipke Eric John Schneiter Rachel Lee Scott Abhishek Sethi Steve Kar Kiat Sim Betel Tadesse Sime Raphael Suarez Tugbe Teah Sulureh Christine Marie Sutkowski Xiaohan Tang Scott David Thomas Andrew Tran Krishna Trehan Amber LeeAnn Tucker Aniekan Etim Udowana Vivek Vachhani Ardony Ritchy Valcourt Harneet Singh Virk Yizhu Wang Derryn James Webster-Knife Andrew Thomas Whaley Vishwanath Wickramanayake Nicholas John Woolsey Kaiyi Xie Jiyang Yan Yuzhe Zhao MASTER OF ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC POLICY Angi Lu MASTER OF FINANCE Zhexu Ai Jiaojie Bai Yiyang Bai Wenjing Cao Chieh Min Chen Fan Chen Shuoxun Chen Weiran Chen Wenqi Chen Yangfan Chen Donghuan Ding Yuheng Ding Yunting Dong Jiaxin Fan Pengcheng Fan Fang Fang Yunshu Fei Xinyi Fu Yao Fu Xian Gao Shanshan Ge Siyi Gu Yu Gu Luxi Guan Wei Guan Shaochen Han Likun He
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Shihui He Xueying Hong Chuhan Huang Jiawei Huang Jinyu Huang Ting-Jen Huang Xuwei Huang Yen-Chen Huang Yilun Huang Yisong Huang Yuchieh Huang Ziwei Huang Xinyi Ji Yue Ji Nan Jiang Patrick Rodrigue Kamgaing Kamwa Arnold Hakjoo Kim Po Ting Lee Bingmo Leng Biying Li Jiaqi Li Jingyueyi Li Kai Li Mengting Li Siyu Li Tian Li Tiangang Li Xiaoye Li Yishan Li Zhichao Li Zhuhong Li Zhuoyao Li Ruoping Lin Shuang Lin Yue Lin Yun Lin Yufei Ling Chang Liu Chenhang Liu Jiyang Liu Miyang Liu Qixuan Liu Tong Liu Xiao Liu Xing Liu Yuchen Liu Weitong Lu Yifan Ma Yiyao Ma Yuyao Ma Ting Mei Qingbang Min Qichuan Ning Weidi Pan Jiawei Peng Lu-Yang Peng Pranjal Anil Phirke Chu Qi Zhuoyi Qin Yi Ren Julia Celia Richon Hang Shen Muhamed Shefeer Shereef Boyu Shi Lin Shi Mingyi Shi Chinmay Uday Shringarpure Ye Song Dongqi Sun Yahui Sun Yisi Sun
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Huitao Tan Xiaotian Tan Xiguang Tang Ziqian Tang Menglin Tao Ruby Sunny Teng Lei Tian Xuewei Tong Qifan Tu Donald Virts Baochan Wang Dayong Wang Jinglin Wang Peihan Wang Ren Wang Zifan Wang Hongjian Wen Kehuang Weng Jiabei Wu Miao Wu Ye Wu Xiangyi Xi Qihan Xie Muyang Xu Xiaoyun Xu Zhaofeng Xu Yajun Yan Haodong Yang Min Yang Rongzhen Yang Ruqiu Yang Shiqi Yang Yang Yang Yinan Yang Yao Yao Rujun Yin Zihao Yu Qiuhan Yuan Huilin Zeng Fan Zhang Jing Zhang Menglu Zhang Muqiao Zhang Ruisi Zhang Weishun Zhang Yang Zhang Yichen Zhang Jingyuan Zhao Yiding Zhao Hong Zheng Zuyi Zheng Yeting Zhong Ji Zhou Yangyang Zhou Ge Zhu Jiang Zhu Yilei Zhu MASTER OF FINE ARTS Creative Writing Jennifer Lynn Dempsey MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Aishia Anise Correll Yanpu Huang Kate Ngozi Mbonu MASTER OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Scott Austin
Magdalena Balderas Michael Andrew Bickle Adam George Chomski Ali Iqudus Prajakta Prakash Kulkarni Jestin Erickson Ledlum Robert Ian Pickering Ankit Shrivastava Yan Zhu Han Zhuang MASTER OF JOURNALISM Brittany Ámee Britto Thomas Brune Xi Cao Madeleine Lorraine Deason Naomi Elaine Blackett Eide Sharadha Kumarakshi Kalyanam Courtney Brianne Mabeus Ana Cristina Mulero Morales Dylan Wittwer Reffe Joseph S. Trull Rose Frances Creasman Welcome Zhang Ye MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Seth Michael Fleming Jun Jiang Nicholas William Yoder MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE Library and Information Services Katharine Elaine Ayerst Carly Anne Bastiansen Paul Kenneth Boccaccio Ilse Denisse Catalan Emily Maxine Dowd Gary Daniel Goldberg Adrienne Milner Hieb Emily Elizabeth Hoeksema Audrey Ellen Lengel Miriam Claude Meijer Rhett Andrew Moeller Rebecca Downey Reeves Alexandra Emmanuelle Reigle Emily Sachs Quinnisha Smith Willie R. Thomas II Elizabeth Baber Youle MASTER OF MUSIC Kathleen Margaret Bogenberger Adam J. Celli MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Applied Economics Matthew Sterling Alston Jeffrey William Apperson Diamond Clinique Bynum Carla Jeanneth Calero Leon Maria Cecilia Deza Mary Donovan Jeremy Philip Elder Chinyere I. Emeruwa Drake Gibson
Mary Sue Hamann David Timothy Hill Parth Kapoor Guillaume Jam Kasten-Sportes Kendra Marielle Memmott-Kern Eugene Marie Ngondji Njinkeu Luis Felipe Paniagua Kashni Sharma Hayden Sullivan Swegal Payton Anthony Thomas Carmen Alma Valdez Rodriguez Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and Technology Brian Francis Bennett Clinical Psychological Science Dilafruz Akhmedova Courtney Jane Obis Belmonte Rebecca Joy Condyles Luis Alfredo Cortes Matthew Dean Crowley Haley Katheryn Demyanovich Nyala Dupree-Walker Zachary Aaron Eckstein Alexander B. Epperly Lauren Page Fox Nioud Mulugeta Gebru Laurel Elizabeth Gordon Nicole Elizabeth Hurd Anjali Tanya Jain Rachel Lauren Ladysh Jessica Mitsuko Lee Tierra Nichelle Medley Sara Momen Maritze Ortega Emily Anne Painter Anna Valerievna Quinones Mary Victoria Sarro Amanda Lauren Scott Andrew Robert Seidman Cynthia Elois Shaw Margaret L. Skuletich Ashlyn Christina Testut Luke Ryan Weston Tristan Phillip Meil Wilson Leopold Germanicus Wisniewski Geospatial Information Sciences Austin Joseph Clancy Jordan Glenn Klaverweiden Grafton Henry Carter Ray IV Denise Gotay Theunissen Interpreting Chih Houng Lo Technology Entrepreneurship Ahmed Omran AbuSaad Jeni Putri Ali Alexander Dane Clark Brendan Coen Melissa Daley Robert R. Diaz Morales Justin Matthew Gaull Michelle Desiree Gilkey Michael Grant Karen He Kevin Alexander Kirk Sudha Jyothsna Kota Shun Calvin Lai
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Lindsey Marie Little Walter Lucman Abhishek Mathur Daniel Mihail Mitcan Erik Alexander Mojica-Otero Omar S. Muhammad Alan Michael Murray Gerasimos Fredericos Paradissis Manish G. Patel Sameer Iqbal Popat Scott Carlton Robinson Jacob Correll Shade Bojanna Shantheyanda Dean Malcolm Spann Pieter J.J. Van Schaik Adam Burnett VanWagner Lloyd Alexander Williams Jr. Lonnell Lee Williams Steven James Wyer Mary Elizabeth Zile MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Harriet Eboso Wangia Avedi Pamela G. Barainca Ashley Leigh Carter Diane J. Clonmell Dayna Dawn Harrison Arina Sunil Kadam Allyson Nicole League Joshua Cohen Levine Alyssa Malcomson Chau Minh Tran Nguyen Tingting Qin Sanjana Quasem Molly Carroll Reid Ayma Martha Rouhani Maria Melody Spriggs Kimberly Michele Stinchcomb MASTER OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT Julia K. Begley-Gray Heidi L. Bishop Maria Evangline Blaeuer Steven Van Crook Shanna Wood Devine Kelly Fowler Torry Amante Johnson Joshua Lee Kearns Charles Brady Kiepe Brooke Christina Kriesten Chester Jay Kulik Nia Shené Lucas Alexandria Lateice McKenzie Jason Glein Miller Jasmin Muriel Mark Steven Pleis Jr. Scott Kelly Satchell Lisa Shaw Joshua Landman Tulkin Wei Xu Montalvo Carmen Natal Zarate MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY Michael Themistocles Aposporos Philemon Yao Atieku Emily Kathleen Becker Grace Ann Campion Marc Christopher Cowans Christal Joem Dimas Thomas Stone Elder Sean Thomas Gilmour
Kayla Gail Kitson Maria Lee Yen Lau Nicole Jeanne McDermott Stephen Elliott Morris Amanda Jean Moskal Savita Sathya Allison Hunt Smith Benjamin Gordon Snyder-Kamen Maxwell Alexander Stahman Mariko Terasaki Ayjah B. Thomas Zhou Yang Rita I. Young Linlin Zhu MASTER OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT Steven P. Asher Shilvosky Buffaloe Wade Jason Cassamajor John Enagonio Amir Javid Farazad Ernestine Robinson Hurtt Jared Russell Alfred Sanguillen Catherine A. Schulz Shuchun Hilda Wang Dongqing Zhang MASTER OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT/MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Daniel Moreno-Holt Taylor Lane Stout MASTER OF SCIENCE Accounting Ramya Alampoondi Muraledharan Kofi Godsway Awume Roxana Badakhshan Aboubacar Bah Lauren Margaux Callison David Cao Liting Chen Minhui Chen Yiyan Chen Jing Cheng Lyn Jisun Chung Min Dai Beilu Deng Yueyi Ding Yanan Dong Mianyi Duan Wencan Fan Di Fu Tia M. Gayle Siqing Ge Joyce Marlyn Girukwigomba Jilei Gu Wenyu Guo Yiyi Guo Xuyang Hao Shuyi He Dikun Hu Benjamin Hunjae Hur Yiyun Jia Gilles Armand Wabinwa Kamdem Se Hoon Kim Qingyu Kong Bou Jean Paptiste Kouassi Jonathan Toshio Langdon
Mingyi Lei Bei Li Jiamin Li Jingting Li Qi Liu Qing Liu Yu Liu Zhuya Liu Kaixu Lu Pei Lu Liu Ma Tianyi Ma Yining Ma Carlos Keith Mabry Thomas Charles Mahaney Lun Mai Shuxin Mai Xinhua Mai Jiaxin Mao Marc Ely Merius Edna Ayorkor Odoi Lowe Ogochukwu Okpala Filibert Windinmi Ouedraogo Hongyu Pan Matthew T. Prin Man Qi Samantha Sasha Riggles Mary Cousins Schulte Jingran Shao Kankan Shi Taylor Lane Stout Yanjun Shi Anqi Sun Yichun Suo Sakib Tauhidul Chardera Janáy Truesdale Yiping Wan Chuanyu Wang Lelin Wang Mengting Wang Qin Wang Sunhe Wang Tiancheng Wang Wenru Wang Yayi Wang Ying Wang Yiyao Wang Zhaoru Wang Zihan Wang Xi Wei Ye Wei Jiadai Wu Jinxiao Wu Mengyan Wu Sixuan Wu Yifan Wu Xinyi Xia Bingyi Xiang Junbo Xin Xiaoyi Xiong Cong Xu Fan Yang Ran Yang Sulun Yao Yuan Yuan Mei Zhan Hanxue Zhang Ligang Zhang Lingyi Zhang Linna Zhang Min Zhang Wennan Zhang
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Xue Zhang Yitao Zhang Xiaodong Zhao Leiting Zheng Rui Zhou Yang Zhou Zilin Zhou Hui Zhu Aerospace Engineering Michael A. Cunningham William Alexander Dean Dominic Michael Deganutti Connor Gudmundsson John Kaney Hayes Sean Patrick Hersey Jonathan Richard Holland Vera Klimchenko Benjamin Jason Krosner Kevin Patrick Lake Arber Masati Jose Mauricio Mondragon Gomez Lucas Ryan Papadakis Elaine Marie Petro Roberto Alejandro Semidey William Cyril Starshak Wayne Hong Yu Agricultural and Resource Economics Olivier Paul Francois Zheng (Jen) He Kohei Ueda Animal Sciences Tracy Lynn Catterton Laura Patricia Del Collo Applied Mathematics and Statistics, and Scientific Computation Quan Minh Bui Yue Du Geoffrey Douglas Clapp Franck Olivier Ndjakou Njeunje Colleen Mary Stock Astronomy Blake Teixeira Hartley Tzu-Yu Hung Myra Jean Stone Corbin James Taylor Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Laura Jean Dunlap Austin Patrick Hope Biochemistry Yixuan Du Bioengineering Owen Matthew Ball Juliana Cano-Mejia Joshua M. Gammon Dana Motabar Joseph Patrick Russell Biological Sciences Rachel Anne Godbout Jaden Jaesang Lee
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Sara Elizabeth Reynolds Chen Wang Chemical Engineering Salimeh Gharazi Jung Woong Kim Xuan Liang Chemistry Christopher Kaleb HojjatniaBorg Courtney Ellen Love Kyle O’Brian Reddick Civil Engineering Zahra Afsharikia Loc Nguyen Doan Azadeh Farzaneh Matthew Lloyd Gierson Matthew Donald Gladding Hongyi Huang Claire Penrose Muerdter Richard Andrew Negri Shardul Shrikant Pendharkar Jaison Renkenberger Yanshuo Sun Ghassan Hassan Sutaih Sofia Tassano Jing Wang Kai Zhao Computer Science Souvik Bhattacherjee Joshua Glen Bradley Joshua Tai Chiu Brule Amit Chavan Ruofei Du Jonathan Morton Fetter-Degges Emily Morgan Hand Eric Peter Krokos Matias Leandro Marenchino Christopher David Musialek Yoav Segev Khoa Tran Dang Trinh Xu Wang Yang Yang Electrical Engineering Bisrat Demeke Addissie Adi Mohammad Al Hajj Ahmad Alborz Alavian Andrew Samuel Berkovich Vinay Praneeth Boda Tao Cai Umar Ahmed Farooqui Yi Han Muhammad Raziuddin A. Khan Yi-Chun Ko Xiangyang Liu Michael James Locastro Dakang Ma Hang Ma Yang Meng Chenlong Miao Mahshid Najafi William Russell Nelson Christopher Paul Reale Nathan Lee Sesto Junyi Shen Shuo Sun Siqi Wang Chensheng Wu
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Zhung-Han Wu Xin Xu Daimeng Zhang Miao Zhang Yantao Zhang Michael Jeffrey Zuzak Entomology Erik John Bergmann Environmental Science and Technology Holly Nicole Bowen Brian Wesley Davis Kirsten Marie Hammett Emileigh Rosso Lucas Alexander Hugh MacLeod Brent Hopkins West Fire Protection Engineering Adam Neal Friedman Stephen James Jordan Chad Michael Lannon Xiaoyue Pi Geographical Sciences Anika S. Halota Christina J. Justice Geology John Michael Wilks Information Systems Nikita Ahuja Chudney G. Asiedu Kunal Sanjay Bhadane Anukrati Bhandari Akhil Bothara Jiawen Cai Arjun Pratap Chand Ashish Sunil Chandwani Xihe Chen Monik Deepak Dadia Yue Deng Yatisha Anil Gajare Vyoma Gajjar Naitik Navin Gala Shan Gao Aditi Garg Nitishkumar Gopu Yi Guo Xu Han Qichang He Vasudha Hegde Viet Dai Hoang Gautam Jain Shweta Kamble Saloni Kanakia Tejal Satish Kanase Khushboo Kashyap Siddharth Khare Astha Lagoo Bharath Lakshmeesha Abhijith Lakshmi Narasimha Shudi Li Xiao Ling Meng Liu Ang Ll Lianyi Ma Naga Sirisha Madgula John Driscoll Malone Suryodaya Mampetta Kunnath
Nikhil Teja Reddy Mandha Ankita Mazumdar Pratik Mistry Sayak Mitra Kunal Paresh Motiwala Aarushi Mukhi Bharat Nadella Prachi Pandya Lyon Pinto Vishal Vivek Punjabi Sohail Puri Chuan Qin Anshima Raj Chandramouli Ramamurthy Varun Ranipeta Anushree Rao Sairam Reddy Reddipalli Mohit Sachdeva Arhaan Saksena Prathiba Sathyanarayana Mudit Seth Keyur K. Shah Himanshu Sharma Shashank Shastri Apurva Sunil Shinde Mohit Shroff Yijun Su Apoorva Hemant Thakker Nikhil Thomas Phani Vasudev Turlapati Vinayak Vashishtha Tarun Verma Varun Verma Fang Wan Mingang Wang Ruizhe Wang Yuhe Wang Yiying Xiao Zi Yang Xiaochuan Yin Purva Sanjay Zanwar Mei Zhan Chengkun Zhang Ning Yi Zhang Yang Zhang Yuchen Zhang Yang Zhen Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Alexandra Nicole Atkinson Jonathan Benjamin Hnath Jessica Lynn O’Connor Lindsay Ayn Tempinson Materials Science and Engineering Matthew David Widstrom Mechanical Engineering Viren Bhanot Tao Cao Kyle Andrew Corfman Tzu-Sheng Hsu Lauren Nicole Leahy Jonathan Cary Lucas V Kenneth Howard Mahan Jean-Pierre Rock Jr. Jason Christopher Thompson
Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences Kevin Joseph Donaldson Douglas Robert Mawhinney Nutrition and Food Science Xiaojing Jiang Shuai Tang Ruoyang Xu Physics Eric Wieslander Rosenthal Plant Science Siqi Chen Chioma Egekwu Shanie Margalit Gal-Edd Daniela Michelle Miller Xiayun Xiao Psychology Laura Christine Anderson Chelsey S. Barrios Brandon John Richburg Crosby Cristina Phoenix Garcia Jacquelyn Gross Elana M. Hoffman Katherine Abigail Leppert Kaitlyn Ashley LeMoine Alison Marie Robey Elizabeth Winick Sauber Christopher J. Seitz-Brown Junjie Su Christine Hannah Wang Reliability Engineering Luke Ronald de Jager Paul John Nation Supply Chain Management Hao Chen Pengwen Chen Hao-Wen Cho Yuehe Cui Difeng Ding Shravan K. Gali Baini Guo Chong Han Che-Wei Hsu Cenxin Huang Bingjie Jin Qiuyuan Jin Shitong Jin Jared Kyle Kingsley Ashwin Ravindra Kulkarni
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Shengyu Li Yang Li Tianze Ling Xiaomeng Liu Yue Ma Awais Adil Malik Mi Mi Neha Pathak Naixi Sun Carla Alexandra Tejada Lopez Nien Tzu Tsao Jacqueline Waizanne Tse Rui Wang Yuxiang Wang Qianzi Wu Sihan Wu Xinyu Wu Han Xiang Jiani Xu Tao Yan Guangpu Yang Haibin Yang Xinyi Yang Shuyang Yin Xixi Yuan Pingting Zhang Ruxi Zhang Huanke Zhao Siru Zhuang Survey Methodology Steven Ross Hummel Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology Kimberly Dolores Gazenski Whitney Carol M. Hoot Annette Leah Spivy Systems Engineering Sana Mehmood Awan Abubakr Suliman Eltayeb Mohamed Hamid Senay Fassil Tekle Telecommunications Arfath Hussain Ashfaq Hussain Tohsheen Bazaz Sneha Bommireddy Sneha Reddy Daram Fenchao Du Quang D. Huynh Francis Chukwuemeka Ifeacho Hongjian Liu Anand Dilip Nimkar
Chijioke Nnamdi Nwankwo Sreeram Srinivasan Qi Tan Miguel Eduardo Uzcategui Jian Weng Tao-Hung Yang Yue Yu Edman Gayflor Hemmie Zayzay GRADUATE CERTIFICATES Administration, Supervision and Curriculum Heather Verron Andrew J. Winter Applied Counseling and Human Services Gabrielle Odile Bezou Betsy Jean Choquette Cathleen Frances Coombs Todd Albert Cospewicz Krystal Nicole Edmead Kelly Patricia Gealy Leann Holden-Martin Sara Clark Mateyka Doris Nelly Perez Antonia Marie Porter Alexandra Lopez Rodriguez Stacey Scott Trinh Luong Van Erp Justine Zawatski Consecutive Interpreting Susana G. Fredin Engineering Laith Maher Abu-Taleb Azrin Tasmia Amin Christopher Kilby Brothers Binbin Chen Judy Elezabeth Eapen Jonathan Fry Nina Ruhter Hallissy Terry Lee Joiner Jr. Keerti Nandihalli Joseph Yoosang Park Jigneshkumar Natvarlal Patel Robert Frank Priedemann Karthikeyan Ragunathan Arun Rajeev Christine Marie Sutkowski Savang Thun Amber LeeAnn Tucker
Intermediate Survey Methodology Elizabeth Sinclair Literacy Coaching Walterzene Maurice Dabney Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation Matthew G. Barstead Nicholas B. Pandza Emily Quinn Rosenzweig Multimedia Journalism Jiehong Lou Elena Sten Neuroscience and Cognitive Sciences Alfonso Joseph Alfini Brandee Feola Alia Katherine Lancaster Public Sector Finance and Acquisition Brooke Christina Kriesten Real Estate Development Idris Ozemoya Garuba Charly Sharday Johnson Paul Christopher Robinson Terrorism Analysis Milad Ajalli Rebecca Jo Alberda Suham Eli Borjas Matthew Wilton Cheek Erin Colleen Chuss Matthew David Devcich Robert Benjamin Doorn Katherine Ann Gers Edwin Daniel Jacob Aubrey Elizabeth Poe Deborah Tamar White Urban Design Daniel Moreno-Holt Shira Faye Rosenthal Working with Survivors of Violence, Torture and Trauma Amanda Courtney Baker Yolanda Ruth Schlabach Rebecca Susan Hage Thomley
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Bachelor ’s Degrees The bachelor’s degree represents the completion of a four-year course of college-level study and is the oldest academic degree awarded by American institutions of higher learning. Maryland Agricultural College, which later became the University of Maryland, College Park, awarded its first Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 1862. Note: Latin Honors published in the commencement program are tentative and unofficial, pending the submission and calculation of all final grades for the semester of commencement.
AUGUST 2015 GRADUATES COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Bachelor of Science Agricultural and Resource Economics Khadeen Kayon Grant Milkias Samuel Animal Sciences Elisa S. Behzadi Kari Rae Butler Environmental Science and Policy Adriana Sylvia Echalar Erfan David Jalali Michaela Kathleen Kyburz Lindsay Powell Environmental Science and Technology Sollan Hambisa Belina Cody Denton James Allen Zester III Nutrition and Food Science Mohamed Ali Zeinab Mouna Toure SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND PRESERVATION Bachelor of Science Architecture Gabriela Ochoa Martinez COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES Bachelor of Arts American Studies Zachary John Wholley Arabic Studies
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Roland Franklin Smith Jr. Bobby E. Taylor 2nd Degree: Government and Politics *Amy Kyle Waterhouse 2nd Degree: French Language and Literature Art History Eun Ah Lee Central European, Russian and Eurasian Studies *Seth David Halper-Stromberg 2nd Degree: Russian Language and Literature Communication David Brown Adler Pervaan S. Ahuja Emily Paige Balmer Blanca Gabriella Bejarano Anna Madeline Nelson Brune Anthony Jason Bulbin Alexander Jay Ciklik Kelly Nicole Durej Emily Snow Ehrhorn Samuel Benjamin Glatt Stella Hope Gordon-Zigel Carolyn Rebecca Groff Joseph Daniel Hawkins Lilly Cuc Huynh Craig Scott Johnson Keighley Catherine Joyce Kenly Yasmeen Khan Cynthia M. King Keith Phillip Levine Rachel Amber Lipman Kellen Shaw Miller Michelle Nguyen Maxwell Harrison Parker David Michael Rijos Shaun L. Rosa Christine Lynne Ryan Andrew Thomas Sisti Lindsey Amanda Stalnaker Alanah April Taylor Alexa Gabrielle Williams Duke Ellington Woodley Jr. Semhar Negash Zacharias Khalisha Zahra-Arini Emily Zimick
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Thomas Riley Minturn Sarah He-kyung Park Ruth Ann Shirley Adam Joseph Sokolski 2nd Degree: Secondary Education William Ross Streeter
English Language and Literature Viktors Reinis Bebris Joshua David Bowman William Masami Clark Brendan Charles Corbett Linguistics Amber Michelle Dahabura Youngjung Kim Lenace Charian Edwards Jasper Franz Sachsenmeier Valentina Ivanova Michele Jeanne Kelch Philosophy Matrida Masasi Andrew Timothy Bridgeman Casey Marie McGinnis Thornton Sterling McKinney III Mark Andrew Messaris Hakeem Eric Rogers 2nd Major: Secondary Education Troy Zangara Brandon Scott Murphy Dilmar Murzagaliyeva Russian Language and Kenneth James Newberry Literature *Seth David Halper-Stromberg Nnamdi F. Opia Daniel T. Parisi 2nd Degree: Central European, Jennifer Susan Raffensperger Russian and Eurasian Studies Molly Elizabeth Schrag Gehrig Maex Murphy Danae Briana Smith Patricia A. Sullivan Spanish Language, Literatures Anna Kathleen Taitano and Cultures Barbara Lillian Hampton Film Studies Joshua Aaron Stover Studio Art Ju Hyun Woo Amon Harrison Bennett Nada Nagy Elansary French Language and Elisabeth Ann Fox Literature Fasil Zenebework Gulilat *Amy Kyle Waterhouse Gebeyehu 2nd Degree: Arabic Studies William August Mueller Germanic Studies
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History Umar Tariq Butt Brandon Tyler Caplan David Andrew Cook 2nd Degree: Secondary Education Daniel Patrick FitzGerald Kevin Acha Fomengia Clark Lee Jaenichen 2nd Degree: Secondary Education Jordan Josloff Vince Elliott McGhee
Bachelor of Music Music-Professional Program Carl Frederick Hengen Claire Gillespie Martinez Alyssa Victoria Schaffer COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Bachelor of Arts African American Studies Paul Matthew Nicholas
Anthropology Sarah Anne Strada Criminology and Criminal Justice Jamal Willie Bedell Patrick William Bresette Christopher Alan Cason Tyrek Lamont Cheeseboro Jessica L. Erler Angella Sarah Esther Ferrufino 2nd Major: Government and Politics Jonathan Horwitz Jared B. Keller Kyle Christopher Khuen Hong Yun Kim Janie Donna Kim Dov Elliot Landau Jasmine Lesane Corrine Elizabeth Lloyd Brady R. Massaro Caitlin Crilly Murphy 2nd Degree: Biological Sciences Anthony Michael Papio Lea Nicole Patch 2nd Degree: Psychology Stephen Alexander Price Nalini Rajdaye Ramnanan Albert James Reid Ryan Raquel Rumph Kyle Anthony Sanders *Arthur Yuri Zavadsky Economics Emmanuel Seyi Akinbolaji Sarah Jane Baer Patrick Basil Brooks Zachary Marc Cannon Ibzan Asael Castro Blanco Ovik Chakraborty Tom Li Chih Plangji Dakum Dat Ngoc Dao Hassatou Diallo Afryea Jaynell Dickerson Jokotade Zeinab Dosunmu Colin Stewart Eagens Victoria Elizabeth Elliott Robert Epperson Galligan Brian Joseph Gibbons Jr. Abdulahi Mohamed Hassan Warren Herbert Hoppmeyer III Brandon T. Hubbard Shervaughnnie Daniel Hutchinson Alex Ashish Jain Haris Arshed Javaid David Benjamin Kelsey Merry Beng Kin Habib Awrangzaib Koraganie Andrew D. Lee 2nd Major: Communication Yuyan Mao Scott Austin McCrary Clayton Aubrey McGinnis Benjamin Daniel McKinney Jeffrey M. Neiman David Oganesyan 2nd Major: Russian Language and Literature Saloni Patni
Kyle James Pearson Sumit Mohan Sawhney Kyle Jamison Sawitzke Matthew Joseph Shalita Rong Sun 2nd Major: Mathematics Kyle Peter Douglas Tang Choon Michael Chandi Thomas Joshua John Varghese Emmanuel Victoria-Akunna Katherine Amber Wei Tao Zhang Government and Politics JoAnne Ladi Ashezi Angbazo Paul Neyron Blake IV Onyinyechi Ijeoma Ezichi Gabriel Girma Carah S. Goldoust Sean Gregory Hynes Joseph Thomas Ippolito Jamie Yejin Lee *Samuel Richard Likier 2nd Major: Anthropology Cindy Yvette Maza Gamuchirai Pamela Mhut *Patrick Robert Niceforo Andrew Lawrence Nicholas § Esther Louisa Robinson Marianne Sangare Jason Reza Shams Bobby E. Taylor 2nd Degree: Arabic Studies Varun Sunit Tilva Scott Fitzgerald Travers Hsin Jung Wei Catherine Theresa Williams Hearing and Speech Sciences Kendra Sara Bliss Browne Daniela Nicole Cangelosi Laura Pearl Dimaano Hernandez Kelly McPartland Kamille Ciera Poindexter Nathalie Cecilia Polanco Psychology Jason Anson Jennifer Anne Bare Malaika G. Elias 2nd Major: Anthropology Brittany Michele Epp 2nd Major: Family Science Danielle Deann James Darren Loureiro Caitlyn Marie Miehle Lea Nicole Patch 2nd Degree: Criminology and Criminal Justice Jordan Douglas Penoyar Jelani Sherhyse Janae Saltibus Kevin Nathaniel Saunders Roqaiya Shabbir Sociology Bryna Ambrose Emily Scherer Fligel Kaylin Merrissa Ford Jamal Malik Francis Susan Gahsu Guillermo Vicente Hernandez So Myong Kim
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Angela Frances Lawrence Kendall Anthony Mcphun Kathy Nguyen Danielle Allison Norkin Jean Sohmin Park Alyssa Nicole Poole Alexandra Reyes Hernandez Samuel Shin Xiu Lian Tse Jose Luis Vasquez 2nd Major: Journalism Bachelor of Science Environmental Science and Policy Kevin Brannon Baldwin Alexander Ryan Manno Geographical Sciences Karim Alzouma Yaa Boatemaa Boateng Salim Boumoncef Julio Cesar Castillo Kevin Cheriyan Zachary Andrew George Patrick Timothy Goodspeed Steven Michael Hurley Mohamad Hassan Ibrahim Tyler Andrew Johnson Benjamin Daniel Masters Chelsea Mastrocola Jason Makwein Nkwain Laura Ann Tennyson Sean Louis Turner 2nd Major: Government and Politics Clare Amberly Williams Psychology Yashvi Gupta Aware Mehreen Sayeeda Khan Michael Ugochukwu Obineme Tatiana Marcela Velasco Xinger Yu ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Bachelor of Science Accounting Anh Mai Hoang Christopher Edward Kupp Wenting Mao Ravi Haresh Patel 2nd Degree: Finance Renata Satova † Rebecca Sommer Singshinsuk 2nd Degree: Supply Chain Management Finance Fredrica Antwi Matthew Terrence Koebel Colton William Lavin Ravi Haresh Patel 2nd Degree: Accounting Kevin Alexander Romero 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Cameron Mikal Ross
Information Systems Evan Hammond 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Timothy William Rogers 2nd Major: Marketing International Business Allison Sue Collins 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Benjamin A. Heller Graham Alexander Ogilby 2nd Major: Marketing Stephanie Alexandra Portal 2nd Major: Marketing Jaime David Reyes Rivera 2nd Major: Finance Management Antonia Kora Murray 2nd Major: Marketing Marketing Debar Winfred Allen II 2nd Major: Information Systems Rebecca Sarah Genack Genevieve Desiree Horchler 2nd Degree: Supply Chain Management Michael Brennan McGurk Jr. 2nd Major: Management Tenbeete Solomon Joseph Brendan Sweeney 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Operations Management Quentin Lee Ong Supply Chain Management Ismaeel Ahmed Faridi 2nd Major: Marketing Genevieve Desiree Horchler 2nd Degree: Marketing † Rebecca Sommer Singshinsuk 2nd Degree: Accounting Connor Joseph Stapleton COLLEGE OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL, AND NATURAL SCIENCES Bachelor of Science Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Michael Roy Belcher Daniel Charles Eiblum Sarah Marie Shellem Biological Sciences Oyinkansola Adedipe Maysam Altafi Mahdieh Bahreini Davrani Yimei Cai Adriana Cervantes-Medina Amelia Mae Croghan Hatice Demirkaya Liban Ahmed Eyow Graham Dalton Fowler Joseph Patrick Geraghty
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Rachel Lee Hager Casey Ann Haldeman Young Sung Hong Morgan Ariel Johnson Jayashree Kadirvelu Nolie Elizabeth Krock Judy Li Helen Shannon Luh Sam Eric Medwetsky Christopher A. Monteil Noela Manka Muma Caitlin Crilly Murphy 2nd Degree: Criminology and Criminal Justice Andy Nguyen Quang Huy Nguyen Vanessa Sandra Niba Joshua Nazeer Omade Nicholas Henry Pirolli Siddarth Kumar Plakkot Joshua Michael Polacek *Katie Kolb Reding Anita Noosha Shambayati Elliott William Steimer Vishwant Reddy Tatagari Anna Margareta Turner Computer Science Jing Chen William Definbaugh Michael Benjamin Eleff Devin Michael Gajewski Brian Nguyen Giang David Grant Benjamin Andrew Blanton Jonas Gilad Zeev Kempenich Justin M. Lain Chulwoo Lee Britney Elaine Luckey Anthony Joseph Mascone Tyler Sean Meneely Craig Richard Palermo Harshil M. Patel Richard Jefferson Rice Safiyah Amina Sadiq Rasmeyleina Samel William Darrel Smallwood Julia Benning Stevens Alonzo Lenell Thomas Ethan Tran Luke Theodore Uehling Neelkush Y. Vadalia Kevin John Wang Geology Nicholas Alexander Caviglia Steven David Knighton Steven Willis Noll Mathematics Aziza Maryam Ahmad Jennifer Lynn Cannon Peter Jack Durham Neethu George Daniel Mirsky Alexander Michael Waldt Luping Zhou 2nd Major: Computer Science Yuanyu Zhou
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Physical Sciences Jamel Orlando Lugg Aaron Ross Rosansky Joseph Richard Webster II Physics *Adnan Choudhary Jordan Nathaniel Hill COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts Secondary Education David Andrew Cook 2nd Degree: History Clark Lee Jaenichen 2nd Degree: History Adam Joseph Sokolski 2nd Degree: History Bachelor of Science Early Childhood Education Kimberly Geselle Abreu Elementary Education Kara Elizabeth Barry Cinzia Alessia Bruno Erika Ximena Correa-Paez Priscilla Der § Jessica Nicole Slater Middle School Education Danielle Horn Erin Kathleen Larcey Special Education Kelly Nicole Andrews Tiffany Anne Beckley Emillee Rebecca Lauterbach Monica Parker A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering Bradley Allen Joines Aaron Benjamin Lash Aly Emad El-Din Nada Daniel Shimanovich Samantha Rose Walters Bioengineering Kyle Francis Kenney Jean-Paul M. Littleton Oluwapeyibomi Ireoluwapelumi Runsewe Chemical Engineering Gen Liang Luke Sebastian Rhodes Beth Morgan Sheil Daniel E. Trevino Civil Engineering Joseph Gene Lisitano Computer Engineering Nicolas Qiang Homble
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Daniel Jenjay Liu Triana Akila McCorkle Robert Shaw Electrical Engineering Scott Michael Chan Richard Thomas Erickson Justin Ardeshir Kanga Junghee Kim Ryan M. Sawyer Jonathan Reuel Tillman Kingsley Usen Materials Science and Engineering Tejaswini Devaraj Mechanical Engineering Doruk Y. Akyuz Allison W. Bookstein Harshal Pradeep Desai Eric Lucas Epstein Mark Gabriel Hoppel Christopher Ngare Kariungi Bretton Kerns Danny Sungbum Kim Eric Coulter King Henry Steven Maguire Gavin Paduch McDermott Lewis Pivaga Muna Matthew Christopher Palkowski Aaron Young Pekarek Syed Hemu Rahman Maayan Ordman Rindler William Neba Abenwi Sama Spencer Carl Sokoloski Randall Stark Ivan Semenovich Zanko PHILIP MERRILL COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM Bachelor of Arts Journalism Arielle Kristina Amegashie John-Michael Hale Borg Eric Joseph Harrison Alexis Mi-Yung Jenkins Madeleine E. List Elyssa Traci Morris Ulysses Anthony Munoz Marissa Brianne Parra Chloe Rose Pavlech William Anthony Sherman III Dante Rashad Webster Jasmine Chelsie Whittington SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bachelor of Science Family Science Joyce Eyangnda Afueh Forrest Christopher Barney Rushad Sarosh Dastur Alexandra Rose Doody Carly Anne Epstein Amber Lynn Fiorilla Michael William Flamand Kevin Caryneil Ford Jr. Alix Sara Gelfand
Filsan Dahir Hassan Andrew Scott Jimenez Sarah Ann Konieczka Jonathan Saquido Lim Melissa Angelina Mejia Olivia McBride Nathan Natalia Chisu Seo Shahnaz Uddin Kinesiology Courtney Lorel Barbour Wilfred Kambeh Jusu Beah Jr. Jeffrey Taylor Bowen Emily Kae Brode Christopher James Carey Kelsey Joyce Catterton Martina Murrell Chandler Alexandra Nicole Contreras Salome Gabriel James K. Keaton Michael James Kemerer Tawfeeq Hasan Khan Kedrick Marcus King Volmy Alejandro Lizardo Robert Arley Mongold III Anne April Penna Adam Michael Ralston Joshua Alan Reece Haley Nicole Spain Matthew Edward Taylor Emile Joffre Whyte II Public Health Science Christopher Takura Chaduka Nataly Pamela Johanson Tello Maryam Hadyyah Parsa Ana Lucia Rivera Khadijatu Maya Sall Ali Carol Tefouet Sonkeng Christine M. Thinn CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Women’s Studies Molly Elizabeth Schrag
DECEMBER 2015 CANDIDATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Andre Marcel Agbele Eitan Isaac Goodman 2nd Degree: English Language and Literature Shayda Musavi Erika Carolina Ortega-Afay Bachelor of Science Agricultural and Resource Economics John Christopher Bernabei John Porter Johnson Jinyi Kuang Joshua Z. Potash Matthew Joseph Russell Pierre Hans Souchet 2nd Major: French Language and Literature Charlotte Elizabeth Staver Connor MacKenzie Tendall Agricultural Science and Technology Jacob Samuel Lefler Animal Sciences Shawn Michael Adams Cody Skylor Auxier Adam Jeffrey Davis Kristina Marie Davis Vanessa Delgado Katelyn Loraine Gnegy Job Ba Huynh Eva Klingelhut Elda Kwong Amanda Katherine Lewis Kelly Kathleen McCall Daniel Alexander Olmedo Maria Kathryn Palij Pauline Fitzgerald Peacock Allison Lyn Pedro Patrick Joseph Pollard II Kyleen Tresente Snider Ashlynn Janelle Stack Janina Andrea Vickers Johnny Henry Weiss IV Travis Jacob Wingfield Environmental Science and Policy Peter John Barnhard Jane Eleanor Burgess Anna Aleksansdra Koziarski Bryant S. Martinez Samara Nehemiah Gabrielle Michelle Phillips Sonali Singh Nathan Wyatt Sparks Environmental Science and Technology Kristopher Tristan Austin Brian Michael Baker
Zachary Charles Berry Ann Michelle Navarro Bolabo Kevin Donald Britt Daniel Rodgers Campanaro Nathan Cina Kacie Jane Collins Kyle Everett Finkbeiner † Jaclyn C. Fiola 2nd Degree: Plant Sciences Brian O’Najee Flagg Joshua Ruben Gaimaro Tyreese Ashanti Garrick Olivia Savannah Logan Lora Margolina Jaspreet Singh Narang 2nd Degree: Computer Science Brett James Prochazka Christopher Robert Seitz Yvette Bih Tamukong Hilina Mequanint Tarekegn Justin Leonard Valkos Meredith Michal Wallach Krystal Gayle Yhap Nutrition and Food Science Mohamed Ali Cui Cheng Young-Ju Cho Kyle Jerome Eggleston Kim Loan T. FitzGerald Jeehwan Hahm Bethlehem Girma Hundito Christian A. Maino Vieytes Anna Marie McAllister Dera Ugochukwu Nwosu Jasmine Moorean Rich Guen Hyuk Brian Shin Jacinda Marie Slagle Minsu Son Parysa Torkashvan Jared Robert Turetsky Plant Sciences Christa Carignan *Joshua Landon Demers Peter Andrew English † Jaclyn C. Fiola 2nd Degree: Environmental Science and Technology Benjamin Eric Foster Bruno Ismael Garcia Gonzalez Catherine Anne Hoover Harold Johan Jimenez Adam Henry Miller Karyn Marie Owens Rebecca Anne Shelton Jennifer J. Showalter Fredric Aaron Wasser Michael Eric Winger SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND PRESERVATION Bachelor of Science Architecture Jannah Madyun
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Adan Jose Ramos 2nd Major: Individual Studies COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES Bachelor of Arts American Studies Ngima Dianda Atembina Ashley A. Bechold Cordell Guy Brown LeVern Jacobs III Abner Theodore Logan Dina Juliana Ramirez Bojorquez Remy Karina Turner Dezmine Wells Isaiah Ahmed Williams Arabic Studies Fatima Naeem Abdurrahman 2nd Degree: Physics Asifa Nusret Bhatti Brian Kline DeShong 2nd Degree: Government and Politics *Stephanie Elizabeth Sansbury 2nd Degree: Biological Sciences Art History Bailey Danielle Pate Sarah Grace Rene Chinese Akeel Zeke Alleyne Alex Benjamin Davidson 2nd Major: Government and Politics Anastasia N. Kouloganes 2nd Degree: Government and Politics Saria Nicole Rudolph 2nd Degree: Japanese Communication Omoefe Ogheneraro Abugo Jr. Aramesh Afshar Brooke Allyson Atwood Alton Spencer Barks Ashley Noel Boalch Alina Boboc Earl Zachary Brightbill 2nd Major: Theatre Omar Diaba Bruce Rashmia Carrido Cabrera Victoria O’Neill Calcutt Michael Joseph Calia 2nd Major: Sociology Ashley Lauren Canino David E. Crump Stephanie Marie Dato Brittani Charmaine Davis Sean Eric Davis Jr. Vanessa Nicole Davis Madeleine Kay Dawson Brock Anthony Dean Regan L. Denchfield Alyssa Norine deWolfe Paolo Alfredo Esparza
Rebecca Simone Fischer Karen Estefani Garcia Kelsey Meredith Geaney Amanda Christina Gerlitz Kenneth Jerome Goins Jr. Diana Stefanie Gonzalez Nikolai Edward Graham Kristy Eleanor Griffith Garrett Edward Hart Joshua Michael Hershey Julianna Himelstein Katherine Elizabeth Hite Lauren Ashley Holt Samira Alexis Jackson Carly Elizabeth Jimeson Kristine Marie Jiminez Melicia Marlor Joseph Sunkarie Kamara Christopher Edward Kennedy Katheryn Kim Young Youn Kim Adam Ross Kravitz Kristin Camilla Krimminger Jessica Surki Lee 2nd Degree: Theatre Susan Lee Brandi Marie Lewallen John MacCollum Lynn Racquel Mbalenhle Madlala Michael Anthony Mancini Petal Sherene McDonald Maria Nicolette Mule Anthony William Nixon Jr. Samuel Park William Gerhard Patterson Nykolaus Alexsander James Pinnock Joel Carlos Quinones Sagari Rao Wilbert Reed Chloe Emilie Rock Daniel Harris Royston Jennifer Santander Mahlail Shahid Nina Jinjoo Song Sara Ann Spellacy Sarah Katharina Sprink Autumn Kara Stasulli Gelilla Tesfaye Avery Antonio Thompson Tyler Joseph Troise Onubold Tugjnyam Katherine Eleanor Turner Chau Ngoc Vo Renee E. Volpe David Thomas Williams Kevin Chan Bum Yi Ingrid Paola Zelaya-Ascencio Tyler Harrison Zlatin Dance Jonathan Hwai-Yueh Hsu 2nd Degree: Kinesiology Cristian Rene Lemus English Language and Literature Hiba Ahmed 2nd Degree: Family Science
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Bibi Ajayi Christie Chanel Anderson Alexa Danielle April Kotey Omanye Ashie Jennifer Nicole Bates Seo-hyun Cho Dale Harley Connelly Zachary Michael Eugene DeGraba Phoebe Doan Sizana Ezana Brady Douglas Fauth 2nd Degree: Germanic Studies *Emma Darby Fensterheim Jillian Sweet Genovese Eitan Isaac Goodman 2nd Degree: Landscape Architecture Abigail Joy Harrington 2nd Degree: History Lily Hua 2nd Degree: Journalism Andrea Eileen Hubbell Valentina Ivanova Vivian Arielle James Michelle B. Kim Diana Marie Kirkley Breanna J. Lenio Refiloe Morongoe Lichaba Ashley Lin Randall Gomes Lopes Ribeiro Melanie Dawn Machcinski Elena Macias Suzanne Jane MacLeod Christine Mattie Murphy Linda Ester Navejar Amanda Marie Picone 2nd Degree: Marketing Morgan Louise Powell 2nd Major: Women’s Studies Michael Christopher Sanders † Amanda Michelle Schwartz Jestina Mabel Spaine Sabina Trejo-Garcia William Anthony Waugh Jordyn Alexandra Willens Aviah Vinette Wilson Monah Teresa Zainia Film Studies Asa Nehemiah Winborne French Language and Literature Aisha Bakari § Rosa Maria Cappetta 2nd Degree: Spanish Language, Literatures and Cultures Elisa Jina Moon Germanic Studies Deanna Christine Edmunds Brady Douglas Fauth 2nd Degree: English Language and Literature Elaine Yentl Oves History Daniel Patrick Aburn Thomas Francis Bayless Xiang Chen Phillip Andrew Chiang-Smith Joseph William Coggeshall
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Karl Mark Robert Dempsey Miller Benjamin Douglas Elliot Simon Aslan Fitall Ian Walton Gilbert Abigail Joy Harrington 2nd Degree: English Language and Literature Carter Vance Hayes Joshua D. Howe Justin Ricky Jones Adam Kenneth Keesee VonCedric Kelley II 2nd Degree: Government and Politics Robert Crispin Varwig Laughlin 2nd Major: Agricultural and Resource Economics Yuan Li Eugene Maxwell Meharg Alexander Shaun Moss Paul Andrew O’Neill Sydnee Simone Pierce Kaitlin Leigh Porter Carrington Thessel Reeves Edwin Jonathan Reyes-Escobar Calvin Joseph Riorda Maayan Rosen *Matthew Richard Schwarzenberg Conor Davis Soop Matthew James South Julie Katherine Tervala Tyrrell Cole Tucker Alan Blatius Wierdak Italian Studies Samual Tyler Keeler Andrew Taylor Lockard 2nd Degree: Linguistics Japanese Juliane Valynn Doscher Yuehshan Huang 2nd Degree: Computer Engineering Byung K. Lee 2nd Degree: Psychology Stephanie Renee Powell Saria Nicole Rudolph 2nd Degree: Chinese Katelynn Rebecca Wilson 2nd Major: Economics Jewish Studies Michelle Elaine Italiaander Caleb Eli Koffler 2nd Major: Government and Politics Kelli Regenbaum Linguistics Timothy Joel Dawson Valerie Christine Landers 2nd Major: Japanese Andrew Taylor Lockard 2nd Degree: Italian Studies 2nd Major: Japanese Jerry Nicholaos Orfanidis Caitlin Estella Pertmer Amilcar Humberto Ramirez Jacob Nathaniel Sacks Analee Catherine Wong
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Philosophy Horus Misael Alas Adam Michael Blank Bryan Campos Joshua Paul Johnson Peter Jonathan Karp 2nd Degree: Computer Science Muzaffar Nadjimov James Humphry Schnabel Ariana Paige Thompson Russian Language and Literature Molly Anne Flanagan Spanish Language, Literatures and Cultures Raquel Alba Theresa Jeanne Brecker § Rosa Maria Cappetta 2nd Degree: French Language and Literature Amal-Harijam Sharym Figueroa Gloria Marina Guzman Melia Jane Jannotta 2nd Degree: Psychology Anna Mikal McKeown Karen Orellana Derrick Hodges Williams 2nd Degree: Government and Politics Studio Art Frank Alston Abbott II Kellie Nicole Achstetter Richard A.W. Allen 2nd Major: Art History Samantha Michelle Baxter Samson Temitope Binutu Candace Marie Brush Bethany Michelle Carmella *Deborah Chen Sophia Anon Eckard Michael Oliver Ekong Edward Gough V Taavon James Monroe Tamara Virginia Moran 2nd Major: Film Studies Jayden Shawn Nagel 2nd Major: Art Education Isabel Rose O’Brien John Anthony Ortiz Jessica Elizabeth Palacios Alexander Savchuk Cindy Ta Tran Kane A. Wade George Paul Zamora Theatre Jessica Caitlin Cooperstock Jessica Lynn Kerns Jessica Surki Lee 2nd Degree: Communication Sophia Rose Lewin Adams 2nd Degree: Marketing Conor Mason Scanlan Daniel James Smeriglio Aidan Thomas Walsh Women’s Studies James Evan Sullivan 2nd Major: Anthropology
Bachelor of Music Music-Professional Program Noah Teague Booz Stella-Ioana Roznovan Lorena Donna Domingo Tagle Bachelor of Music Education Lauren Simone Arel Michael Aaron Brisentine Hannah Haeyun Sung Hayley K. Tevelow Maurice Alfonso Watkins III COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Bachelor of Arts Anthropology Nicolina Mariama DueMogensen Adefolarin A. Falade Aryka Aileen Fronapfel Emily Lynn Joy Jessica K. Kearns Dexter Edward Powell Ryan James Pumphrey Emily Grace Simmons Nicolas James Taylor Austin Rae Tumas Criminology and Criminal Justice Yerelin Esmeralda Aguilar Rivera Kristine Elisabeth Albanes Nadir Seif Ameir Stephanie Jocelyn Baxter Matthew Stephen Beach Pierre Terrell Bolden Dustin Michael Sean Brand Olie Vern Burton III Jeffrey Daniel Carroll Joshua Adam Cerino Richard Y. Chan Nicholas Kishore Christopher Jacob Apollo Coughlin Lino Taylor Cowdrey Joseph Bard Custead Christopher M. D’Amico Markos Daniel Olivia Anne Davis 2nd Major: Psychology Derrick Vernon Day Walker Harwick Dempsey Georgia Helen Dialektakos Megan Elizabeth Diggs Michael Brendan Doran Tyler Dustin Francoise Fuentes † Harper Kellogg Garcia Xavier Fernando Garcia Amer Adham Geries Dylan James Gleadall Vien Antoin Averia Gopez Emily Louise Gusman 2nd Major: Sociology Connor Reed Harrington Charles Harrison Meghan Jean Holmes Wesley Robert Hood § Jerry Ben Hymas Michael Joseph Isimbabi Jr. Benjamin Alan Jackson
Natasha Kimberly Kuhn Aleka Lampru Jenny Nicole Leapley Zachary Dylan Lichtman *Mary Elizabeth Liddi Benjamin R. Lyon Melissa Lynn Mallon David Scott Markovitz Davis Geovanni Martinez Jonathan Tierney Mathews § Indigo Sky McGarr Bryan A. Menjivar Joelle Myra Mensah Brian Wise Mountain † Ibraheem A. Muhammad Miranda Katherine Musser Louela N. Ndjoubi Gieta Nejad Michelle Valerie Oliver Seung-Jae Park Darren Ryan Payne Alexander Sean Peltzer Jaime G. Peralta Brianna Perea Wendy Perez-Moreno Joshua Michael Pontillo † Heather Nicole Poston Justin Ryan Proctor Alexander Kenneth Reagen Kiara Danielle Redd Rachel Maria Rios Willmer Alexis Romero Muhammad Sarosh Francis V. Sarro Rosy Shrestha Sunny Butler Snyder Cora Stevens Timothy Alan Stipa 2nd Degree: Computer Science Christopher Thomas Stuart Pah Karpeh Suku Jr. 2nd Major: Sociology Christopher Byron Tabor-Fritts Tatiana Chevonne Taylor Ian Michael Tolino Ryan Ewing Van Suetendael Thi Thu Trang Vo Kristen Elizabeth Weaver Kayleigh Elyse Werner Mark David Wilson William Rusty Wise
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Economics Cesar Acevedo Jr. Tianna Jiselle Aming Britton Scott Anderson Brandon Matthew Apolito Evan Anthony Armstrong Barath Balu Christopher Albert Barthelme Connor Edward Baus Alexander Georgievich Belov 2nd Degree: Computer Science Abhishek Bhattacharya Marshall Corbett Boroshok Grant Andrew Bradshaw Charles Edward Cain Sanjeev Paul Chalissery Amna Mohsin Chandna Xinyi Chen Minyong Choi Sourav Choudhury
Ernest David Claggett II Andrew Steven Colombo Toni Deanna Davis 2nd Degree: Mechanical Engineering Wesley Tyler Diefenbach Brian Anthony Dorsey 2nd Degree: Accounting Oscens Jean Paul Dossa Sossavi Daniel Esteban Dupuy Nafiz Emin Elgun Zachariah Jamal Fawaz Jeremy Christopher Fields Antonio Forcellese 2nd Major: Chemistry Alexandra Nicole Forrester Thomas Michael Friel Jr. Adam Sigmund Gans Patrick Andrew Goodrich Ricardo Gortaire Garcia Jameel Taylor Gould Jordan Lee Greenwald James Warren Hamilton III Kiese Tangye Kanza Hansen Regan Cole Harycki Jake R. Isennock Adam Michael Jankiewicz Ankur Navinchandra Kalaria Maximillian Jan Korzan Sae Ra Lee Jiong Lin Jennifer Dawn Liptrap Tedi Llaguri Rui Lu Jordan J. Man Gnanitha Manne 2nd Degree: Accounting Seth Daniel Markowitz JeRai Joel Miles Ekaterina Y. Mishakova Matthew Bradley Morrison Kenneth Andrew Myers Jr. † Yael Ruth Nagar 2nd Degree: Government and Politics Sameer Bhalchandra Navathe Marqus Joseph Nixon Keyur G. Patel Andrew Dylan Payne Tyler Craig Pittinger 2nd Major: Government and Politics Scot Pollins Hamidulla Rafiq Lou A. Rawls Ahmad Mortaza Rezahi Yancy Rivera Brett Elliot Rudman Nicholas Sunil Sabharwal Joshua Emil Salton Tian Sang Zachary Andrew Schiowitz Elizabeth Donahue Schleifer Erich Timothy Schwartz Jr. Shahnaz Shahidullah Andrew Charles Shaver Yeunjin Shin Chetan Singh Erik S. Smith Daniel Seng Sokvary 2nd Major: Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Brandon Harris Stein Jin Soon Stephens Charlie Sun Ambrose V. Thorpe Jr. David Morgan Tien Lamont Alphonzo Timmons Victoria Li Li Tow Kofi Barwuah Twumasi Jason D. Vadhan 2nd Degree: Biological Sciences Peter Alan Valenta Anthony Gonzalo Valle *Rebecca Margaret Vanarsdall 2nd Degree: Mathematics David Michael Violette Jonathan Colin Montgomery Winkert Tyler A. Woytowitz *Mengze Mandy Xu Alexander Ji Yang 2nd Major: Government and Politics David Wei-fon Yee Zachary David Zanders Yirui Zhang Government and Politics Kelsie Erin Barbour Matthew E. Bendorf Virginia Caridad Bezerra de Menezes Matthew Lawrence Burk Caleb Robert Condor Austin Max Cozzolino 2nd Major: Communication Jonathan Connor Cruz § Brittany Marie-Elizabeth De Gail 2nd Major: Chinese Justin Alexander Dent Brian Kline DeShong 2nd Degree: Arabic Studies Sifon Anthony Effiong *Ross Benjamin Fasman Mark L. Fulton III Jonathan Daugherty Gilmartin Joshua Karl Handelman VonCedric Kelley II 2nd Degree: History Wael Khudr Anastasia N. Kouloganes 2nd Degree: Chinese *Monique-Agnes O. Ladeji Daniel David Maramba Jr. Jose Guillermo Martinez 2nd Degree: Finance Shanté Janell McWhite † Yael Ruth Nagar 2nd Degree: Economics Chantal Briana Norman 2nd Major: Psychology *Emmanuel Ekene Onyeukwu Jeffrey Harris Palmaccio Andrea Cristina Proenza † Kelcey Lynn Raymond Hirbod Sajjadi Xiaosong Shang 2nd Major: Criminology and Criminal Justice Ashley Nicole Sharp Kolby Tyler Smith Estefania Yulianny Torres-Paez
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2nd Degree: Management Jacob Elijah Tuthill *Kyle Vaughan Amanda Wang Rommy Warrak Derrick Hodges Williams 2nd Degree: Spanish Language, Literatures and Cultures Hearing and Speech Sciences Beruk Atakilt Hallie Rose Burkhard Stacy Marie Hose Abbie Lynn Jones Michelle Anait Kelley Julia Marie King Maggie Catherine Kinser Allison Jeanne Levin Tabatha Dawn Miller Uzochi Ezey Okoronkwo Psychology Demitra Elena Adamopoulos Jaleea Denay Addison Keyondra Alexis Armstrong Joseph Barnet Stacey Nicole Baxter Julie Dori Beynenson Cierra Rae Chavis 2nd Major: Family Science Christopher Evan Cole § Zoe Elizabeth Copeman 2nd Major: Art History Tania Alisa Cox Audrey Shelaine Derissaint Andrew William Donham Sarah Lee Fichtner Melia Jane Jannotta 2nd Degree: Spanish Language, Literatures and Cultures Jessica Melissa Jimenez 2nd Major: Government and Politics Athanasios Thomas Karadimas 2nd Degree: Marketing Jonathan Kim Joung In Kim Cameron McGuire Mackail Rose Eireann Mahoney 2nd Major: Family Science Deasy G. Munoz Angel Teddy Mustang Catherine Anne-Hamilton Owaroff § Daniel Champie Parker Brittney Chantel Pinckney Deven Chatel Powell Shayla Proctor § Taryn Elizabeth Quaytman Stefan Frantz Joseph Rossell Florence Bristy Rozario Faith Anne Savoy Ethan Henry Stafford Maura Rhiannon Taylor Nichole Lynn VandenBossche Sociology Neha Aamir Kadiatu Nyara Bah Sonia M. Bakhshi Laura Jeaneen Blake
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Jasmine Nicole Blakley Cho-Hsien Leo Leung Vivien Mary Buvawala Frederick Maenye Moki Pete Paul Cheakalos Kevin Andrew Mooney LeVon D’Angelo Coachman Chima Okpa Alina Danielle Cooper John Joseph Pellegrino Nancy Coronado Anirudh Pobbati Carrie Leeann Dell Michael G. Prifti Savannah James Doane-Malotte Kevin Smith-Rodriguez Barbara Katherine DuBois Fumani Nzinga Wada Tsubasa Endoh Arielle Elizabeth Wharton Nicholas Vincenzo Errigo Gilbert Edward White Tayler Gill Esherick Christian O. Guevara Psychology Obiora C. Igbo Natalie Leah Antosh Terrance Milbrook Jordan Adebimpe Anuoluwapo Atanda Esther Mihye Kim 2nd Degree: Biological Sciences Michael Anthony Klier Lawrence Joseph Berkowitz Madalyn Ann Mahoney 2nd Major: Criminology and Kevin Armando Melgar Criminal Justice Sean Brian O’Malley Audrey Buracker Bigham Savitri D. Persaud Matthew Anthony Bressler * Joanna L. Chism Christopher M. Plastow Taylor Lynne Poncher Dennis John Creegan Selena Grace Roper Neha Nilesh Desai Mary J. San Miguel-Golladay 2nd Major: Biological Sciences § Abigail Elizabeth Schauer Neva Whitney Gakavian Molly Elin Silbert Nader Ganjbaksh Caroline Regina Soter Garrett Nathaniel Hamilton Savannah Rose Staubs 2nd Degree: Biological Rainer Julian Tandaju Sciences Meghna Taneja Tempest Eboney Jamison Diana Maribel Villatoro-Sancho Byung K. Lee Douglas Nguyen Vo 2nd Degree: Japanese Kamilah Rajaa Wakil Amanda Ann Lin Kendall Elizabeth Williamson Christina Jo Mensh Zachary Turner Yamamoto Stephen B. Morris 2nd Major: Computer Science Bachelor of Science Natalie Muhlbock Hamza Mahmood Raja Environmental Science and Yari Doriee Simone Randall Policy Nicole Olivia Roper § *Aishwarya Raji Subramanian Allison Eun Yung Bredder Justin Stephen Bakas Gallardo William Henry Talbot Alexander Bryce Jonesi 2nd Degree: Mathematics Tyler Alexander King Catherine Elise Tierney Carlton Klein 2nd Degree: Biological Sciences † Amanda Noelle Lamoureux James Kennyth Truckle Madeline L. McErlean 2nd Degree: Computer Science § Yohana Merho Jennifer Ann Wonsever Theodus James Pitts Eun Jeong Yi Benjamin George Smith Zhe Hui Yong Stella Yoonjung Song Royce Edgar Thomas III ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL Julian Evan Whitley OF BUSINESS Geographical Sciences Ricardo Aramis Aguilar Richard Edmond Argy Isaac P. Betancourt Alexa Katia Bleach David Steven Chorvinsky Dinh Nhu Duong Jason George Faust Noah Clark Fritz Fuad Dahir Hassan Randall Charles Hayek Upuli Eranga Hewabethmage Sujith Rao Kalapala Irakli V. Kechkhuashvili Erin Renee Kersell Heather Lam 2nd Degree: Community Health
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Bachelor of Science Accounting Clifford Emanuel Andrews Jr. 2nd Degree: Information Systems Lauren Brittany Arnold 2nd Degree: Information Systems Madan Ram Atreya 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Adam Jonathan Babat Kimberly Ann Bailey Jonathan William Blanton 2nd Degree: Supply Chain Management
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Erin Maureen Brady 2nd Degree: Finance Yu Hao Chen 2nd Degree: Information Systems Seo Koo Cho Angela Wei-Yun Chow Jason Robert Cookman 2nd Degree: Computer Science Zachary C. Cordell Adam Wesley Darchicourt 2nd Degree: Information Systems Jacob E. Di Mattia 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Brian Anthony Dorsey 2nd Degree: Economics Daniel Evans 2nd Degree: Finance Douglas Allan Falatko 2nd Degree: Finance † Joshua Forster 2nd Degree: Information Systems Matthew Brooks Gaegler 2nd Degree: Finance Erik Michael Gaul Raphael Shabtai Ginsburg 2nd Major: Jewish Studies Kimberly Levette Godfrey Charnise Latisha Gordon 2nd Degree: Information Systems Mitchell Scott Gorelick 2nd Major: Information Systems Alexandra Lynn Hart Myles Aaron Horowitz 2nd Degree: Finance *Ryan Robert Houston 2nd Degree: Management Christopher Scott Hutchins 2nd Degree: Finance Michael Alexander Jones Scott Alexander Kaufman Zain Khalid Hak Seong Kim Myung Hun Kim 2nd Degree: Information Systems Ryan Matthew Kromsky † Lin Kuo Kevin Michael Layton Kathy Thao Le Sophia Leung Emily Alexandra Levy 2nd Major: Marketing Andrew Xiao Li 2nd Degree: Finance Evert Alexis Lizama 2nd Major: Information Systems Jeffrey C. Lloyd 2nd Major: Information Systems John Russell Longacre III Scott Thomas MacDade 2nd Degree: Finance Gnanitha Manne 2nd Degree: Economics § Bethany Anne McCrone 2nd Degree: Biological Sciences
Linda Ruth Enzon Melon Maritza Azucena Mena Benjamin Alan Merkel Christopher James Mierzwa 2nd Degree: Finance Mitchell Minh Nguyen 2nd Major: Finance Valeria Graciela Nogales 2nd Degree: Management Babatunji Oluwarotimi Ogundipe 2nd Major: Information Systems Quentin Lee Ong Josee Rochelle Esther Paran Joseph S. Peskin 2nd Degree: Information Systems Lucas Van Pham 2nd Degree: Finance Xuan Hanh Phan 2nd Major: Information Systems Elise Ann Pruissen 2nd Degree: Information Systems Brian Matthew Robinson Amir Ron 2nd Degree: Finance Joseph Kenneth Rosenblatt 2nd Major: Finance Agustina Andrea Salon Kajganich 2nd Degree: International Business Christopher George Scheible Alexander John Schmidt Theresa Claire Schulte Siwon Seo 2nd Degree: Finance Simbiat Adeyosola Shodeinde 2nd Degree: Finance Manbirpal Singh Vanessa D. Sorto 2nd Degree: Information Systems Jason David Strauss Ario Sumitro Jordan Edward Sweet Patrick Michael Tierney *Juan P. Trejo 2nd Degree: Management Peter Alexander Tucci 2nd Degree: Finance Claire Marie Vogel Lin Wang Weixin Wang 2nd Major: Information Systems Jessica Morrow York 2nd Degree: Supply Chain Management Pichapa Yukkasemwong 2nd Degree: Information Systems Lisa Zhang 2nd Degree: Finance Xiaomeng Zhang Yilin Zhang 2nd Major: Information Systems Kaiyuan Zheng 2nd Degree: Information Systems Kevin Yee Zhu
Finance Rabia Ahmed Eric Thomas Armbruster Devlin Terrill Barry-Hoke † Yisroel S. Bernstein 2nd Major: Accounting Erin Maureen Brady 2nd Degree: Accounting Adrienne Shanese Cobb 2nd Major: Information Systems Steven William Davies 2nd Major: Economics Karen Elisabeth Eaton Daniel Evans 2nd Degree: Accounting Douglas Allan Falatko 2nd Degree: Accounting Jordan Joseph Ferguson Mollie Beth Frank Matthew Brooks Gaegler 2nd Degree: Accounting *Pasquale James Gallo Peter Samuel Garber Farhad Gholami Alexandra Glakas Andrew Dean Grosse Eric Joseph Harrison Myles Aaron Horowitz 2nd Degree: Accounting † Charles Alexander Sharp Humpton Michael Dylan Hunt Christopher Scott Hutchins 2nd Degree: Accounting Gregory Richard Kessel Michael Richard LaRocca Andrew Xiao Li 2nd Degree: Accounting Weichao Li Scott Thomas MacDade 2nd Degree: Accounting Adeel A. Malik 2nd Degree: Biological Sciences Jose Guillermo Martinez 2nd Degree: Government and Politics Jessica Mehta Franky Mena Christopher James Mierzwa 2nd Degree: Accounting Nundeetya Nayeck 2nd Major: Mathematics *Ekaterina V. Nazarenko Richard Andrew Pennoyer Jr. 2nd Degree: Supply Chain Management Lucas Van Pham 2nd Degree: Accounting Christopher James Pickett 2nd Major: Information Systems Amir Ron 2nd Degree: Accounting Dylan Winston Rublee Davis Patrick Ruzicka Claire Elizabeth Ryan 2nd Major: Accounting Siwon Seo 2nd Degree: Accounting Zeeshan Shafi 2nd Degree: Information Systems
Simbiat Adeyosola Shodeinde 2nd Degree: Accounting Noah Shrago 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Avi Ethan Silvermetz Harleen K. Singh 2nd Major: Accounting Jerrod Bedford Smith 2nd Major: Information Systems *Palaash Navroz Tarapore 2nd Major: Marketing Win Myat Thu Duy N. Tran Peter Alexander Tucci 2nd Degree: Accounting Mark U. Wagner James Darden Williams Jr. 2nd Degree: Journalism † Alexander Ray Wilson Joshua Charles Yakov 2nd Major: Accounting † Daniel Rafael Yanushevsky Bismark Obeng Yeboah 2nd Major: Management Lisa Zhang 2nd Degree: Accounting Michael Lewis Zigman 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Juan Pablo Zuluaga 2nd Major: International Business Information Systems Chaga Kaumadee Abeysinghe Aaron Wesley Absalon Clifford Emanuel Andrews Jr. 2nd Degree: Accounting Lauren Brittany Arnold 2nd Degree: Accounting Khadija Ba 2nd Major: Finance Darryl Duane Badley 2nd Major: Marketing Yu Hao Chen 2nd Degree: Accounting Adam Wesley Darchicourt 2nd Degree: Accounting Hiba El-Kabli 2nd Major: Management † Joshua Forster 2nd Degree: Accounting Charnise Latisha Gordon 2nd Degree: Accounting Obadah Bashar Hijazi 2nd Major: Operations Management and Business Analytics Myung Hun Kim 2nd Degree: Accounting Yelognisse Roland Kougblenou Min Woo Kwak Xumei Li Hojun Lim Brian Creighton McMahon Eyoel Estifanos Mengesha 2nd Major: Finance Alysha Marie Moser Joseph S. Peskin 2nd Degree: Accounting
§ SUMMA CUM LAUDE / † MAGNA CUM LAUDE / * CUM LAUDE / VETERAN
Elise Ann Pruissen 2nd Degree: Accounting Zeeshan Shafi 2nd Degree: Finance Woo Sub Shin 2nd Degree: Operations Management and Business Analytics Vanessa D. Sorto 2nd Degree: Accounting Alison Nicole Tobias 2nd Major: Operations Management and Business Analytics Azsanee Ann Truss Ethan Christopher Wasil 2nd Major: Marketing Jung Woo Yang Kevin Yang 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management So Na Yoon 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Hanna You Pichapa Yukkasemwong 2nd Degree: Accounting Kaiyuan Zheng 2nd Degree: Accounting International Business Thomas Martin Geenen Christopher B. Hamrick Krystal Veronica Jimenez Thomas Mariano Rivas-Siles 2nd Major: Marketing Ryan James Ryder Agustina Andrea Salon Kajganich 2nd Degree: Accounting Management Paul Kingsford Akyen Jr. 2nd Major: Communication Dilendra S. Yanthrawaduge Fernando 2nd Major: Marketing Ryan Wilson Ferrell 2nd Major: Marketing Jessica Ann-Marie Hamilton *Ryan Robert Houston 2nd Degree: Accounting Eugene Khudoley Jonathan Andrew Lancaster Emma Nicole Levine Valeria Graciela Nogales 2nd Degree: Accounting Zhanna Prytkina Sung Eun Shin 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Aaron Abraham Shirian *Juan P. Trejo 2nd Degree: Accounting *Austin Brian Trupp 2nd Degree: Government and Politics Marketing Leslie Marie Allen Naomi Starr Arnold Connie Chiayin Chou Baigali Dalai
Ryan Karl Del Hoyo 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Jenna Paige Frankel Avital Chana Gewirtz Sara Melissa Gregerman 2nd Major: Psychology Hyunjae Ham 2nd Major: Journalism Madeleine Elizabeth Henry Athanasios Thomas Karadimas 2nd Degree: Psychology Nora Jessica Keller § Kelsey L. Klein 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management § Catherine Mary Kreps 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Sophia Rose Lewin Adams 2nd Degree: Theatre Michael Williams McGovern Kevin Joseph McGrew 2nd Major: Management John Hammond Michael Cameron Cheri Mitchell Amanda Marie Picone 2nd Degree: English Language and Literature Zoe Lenore Sagalow Kathryne Marie Shumate 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management Jiawei Wang Matthew J. Wright Zhouyue Yan Operations Management and Business Analytics Jessica Bergstrom 2nd Major: Supply Chain Management De-anna Dawn Brown Woo Sub Shin 2nd Degree: Information Systems *Grace Yuan Zhang 2nd Degree: Biological Sciences Supply Chain Management Najim Ahmad Assefi Mark Augustine 2nd Major: Information Systems *Katarina Rose Belinicher 2nd Major: Finance Jonathan William Blanton 2nd Degree: Accounting Austin Howard Dase 2nd Major: Information Systems † Christine Nichole Kaiser Jonathan Hyo-Sung Kang 2nd Major: Marketing Daniel Erick Kelley Gyurok Kim Samuel Charles Palmer Richard Andrew Pennoyer Jr. 2nd Degree: Finance Robert Brian Raney Meshal Rao Sarah Rebecca Weiss 2nd Major: Marketing
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Jessica Morrow York 2nd Degree: Accounting Seokwon Yun COLLEGE OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL, AND NATURAL SCIENCES Bachelor of Science Astronomy Fatima Naeem Abdurrahman 2nd Degree: Arabic Studies Robert Michael Dean Kyle Wesley Elliott 2nd Degree: Physics Biochemistry Tataw Nsemanyu Ako Tyler L. Blake Xiangzhi Cao Ronald M. Gomez Ramos Secil Karakaya Zulelma Noemi Munoz Leah Michelle Osnos 2nd Major: Biological Sciences Aaron Michael Salgado Eric Loring Waite Yangmengjiao Zhang Xixi Zhou Biological Sciences Yevgeniya Abramzon Dhruv Adawal Ahmed Safaa Aladham Adebimpe Anuoluwapo Atanda 2nd Degree: Psychology Megan Alyene Marie Atkinson Oluwateniola Mosope Ayeni Emmanuel Enoh Ayompe Kevin Matthew Barnes Haider Bashir Katherine Elizabeth Beard Jess Michael Beattie Michael Patrick Benvenuto Anthony Remy Charles Brearley Natalie Rose Bukovsky Jessica L. Chen Jonathan Eric Cothran † Zachary Steven Crowther Stephanie Rose Cummings Andrea Dizon Dauz Christina Marie Dean Abibatou Dieng Thoai Linh Do-Trang Anh Duy Doan Rachel Ann Eberius Aaron Mathew Eichelberger Nancy Auriane Fonkoua Bogne Gabrielle Nicole Gargiulo Emily Noel Geiser Patrick Michael Graves Caitlin Nicole Ursula Gross Austin Lee Grossfeld Azita Halary Garrett Nathaniel Hamilton 2nd Degree: Psychology Dominick Thomas Hanyok Tiela M. Harris Tyler Lynn Hebb Tara Tahereh Heidari Steven Joseph Henderson
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Kimberly Ariel Jackman Sabrina Nortilde Jacome Hedyeh Javaheri Julian H.A. Johnson Madeline Therese Junker Hayley Marie Kaminsky Anab Kemal Zachary Daniel Knotts Shyam Lakshmanan William Thien Khoi Le-Hoang Young In Lee Weilong Li Emily Liang Nicole Marie Lozon Adeel A. Malik 2nd Degree: Finance Sarah Anne Aguilar Mayo † Bethany Anne McCrone 2nd Degree: Accounting Izabelle Mendez Danielpraise Mbony Mowoh Lauren Maree Nesi Quang Huy Nguyen Aresh Pahlavan Christine Ann Paleczny Lucienne Maekyung Park Olivia Brooke Payne *Harrison Cole Pierce Ajay Pradhan Rahul Santosh Raiker Suman Steven Rollakanti Michael T. Rosario Theresa Ann Russell Stephanie Elizabeth Sansbury 2nd Degree: Arabic Studies Anmol Singh Gerard Skuqi Sharon Elizabeth Smith Sara Kevin Steinberg Maxwell Lee Summerlin Rosalie Aurora Tedeschi Catherine Elise Tierney 2nd Degree: Psychology Jesse Lloyd Turner III Jason D. Vadhan 2nd Degree: Economics Matthew Thomas Williams Michael Max Winter Claire Elizabeth Wortmann Erica Barbara Yingling Eric Zhang *Grace Yuan Zhang 2nd Degree: Operations Management and Business Analytics Chemistry Taylor Lauren Eirich § Brenna Colleen Hodges Sarah Sang Hee Lee Taekhee Lee Megan Elizabeth Pruitt Yatian Zhang Computer Science Mary Allison Teope Abad Walid Mohammed Ali William Daniel Ani Nicholas John Aversano Marlin Bausum Ballard III 2nd Degree: Aerospace Engineering
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Ricardo Barrera Hernandez Edward Arthur Beal Alexander Georgievich Belov 2nd Degree: Economics Victor Junio Bravo Jr. Tyler Steven Brusoe Max Burns Des Chandhok Maximilian Chiang Leah Topchik Cohen Andrew Stewart Consroe Zachary Alexander Cook Jason Robert Cookman 2nd Degree: Accounting Isabella Anne Malagkit Coronado Donald J. DeBrakeleer Jr. Baldwin Philip Eng James E. Eriksen III Nicholas Robert Evans Daniel David Garcia Omid Siavash Ghenatnevi *Baris Gokpinar 2nd Degree: Mathematics Alexander William Curtis Golden 2nd Major: Mathematics Peter Michael Grasso John Robert Guerci Kalabe Gizaw Haile Michael Isaiah Harley Andrew Athanasios Himonas Andrew Michael Hoosier William Frederick Hopf Kavita Hundal Syed Ali Akber Jafri Omair Javed Peter Jonathan Karp 2nd Degree: Philosophy Alishba Arshad Khawaja Philip Yul Kim Aaron Joseph Laniewicz Justin Hao Le Sang Min Lee Yali Li Youfan Lin Kohji Saitoh Lincoln Brian Lee Lindsey Shabai Liu Jonathan Abbott Lockwood Ugochukwu Emmanuel Madagu Dilip Kumar Maharjan Daniel Manzella Jeffrey James Manzione Jr. Gonzalo Martinez John Phillip Mecham 2nd Degree: Materials Science and Engineering George Menjivar Jon Michael Morrison Jaspreet Singh Narang 2nd Degree: Environmental Science and Technology Bradley James Neumaier Brandon Minh Nguyen Trung Sy Nguyen Ian Charles Nisson Lawrence Niu Daniel Wesonga Ochieng Krishna R. Pai Nicholas Scott Peltzer Thomas Ivan Pfefferkorn Benjamin Thomas Poling
John Ernest Purtilo Kieran Raftery Mason Thomas Remaley Zachary Joseph Rom Rasmeyleina Samel Shivam Satyarthi Darrell Everett Schaefer III Taylor Michael Schallhorn Benjamin Leo Shapiro Grady Scott Shingler Meenhee Shon Kevin R. Song Timothy Alan Stipa 2nd Degree: Criminology and Criminal Justice Samir Suliman Brian Andrew Summers Rattanawalee Surasorn Ian Nicholas Sweet Zhengyang Tang James Kennyth Truckle 2nd Degree: Psychology Mark Tulchinskiy Alex Van Aartsen Robert David Vinson 2nd Degree: Bioengineering Michael Henry Weston-Dawkes Stephen Christopher Williams Karl V. Willingham Chenmuren Zhang Jiarui Zhang Yinchen Zhang Henry Zhou Brian Gilbert Zimmerman Environmental Science and Policy Ori Michael Gutin Geology Robert Biron Burgess Emma Grace McConville Christopher D. Olsen Jonathan Francis Tino John Buckley Whelan III Mathematics Ava Afghahi Theresa Ann Alexander Travis Mitchell Arndt Eli Michael Barnett Kelly Anne Brady Siyu Chen Nathan Christopher Cook Christiane Sandra Djoum Zeyad Ali Sami Emam 2nd Degree: Aerospace Engineering Matthew Chase Fahler Lauren Marie Fox Jason Thomas Garvey *Baris Gokpinar 2nd Degree: Computer Science Laura Michelle Harris Gina Marie Hoffman Seul Gi Jang Fanying Jiang 2nd Major: Economics Derrick Christopher Lawson Fangfei Liu Xiangmeng Liu Matthew Nicholas Locastro
Raymond Ng Matthew Nyepan Nimpson Jr. Kyle Richard Orlando 2nd Degree: Computer Engineering Iason Papanikolaou Griffin Edward Rickle Jason Benjamin Robinson Anil Satish Sanjip Shrestha Ryan William Swift William Henry Talbot 2nd Degree: Psychology Thomas Clark Trauger Rebecca Margaret Vanarsdall 2nd Degree: Economics Kosi Yovogan Physical Sciences David William Rhoden Bond Jack Ranjie Chen Rajit V. Krishnamurthy Janet Bonareri Mwebi Raj Umesh Patel Jerry Zhang Physics Fatima Naeem Abdurrahman 2nd Degree: Arabic Studies Deepak Basnet Jeffrey Douglas Calderon Ike Elele Kyle Wesley Elliott 2nd Degree: Astronomy Austin Fitzpatrick Gerrety Patrick Alan Goggins William Gordon Lacey Charles Christopher Lewis 2nd Major: Chinese Jay Clayton LeFebvre David Brian Matthew Jr. Eliana M. Powers John Silk Daniel Davis Stone Benjamin Scott Towles COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts Secondary Education Terra D. McCrae Greene Jian David Williams 2nd Major: History Bachelor of Science Elementary Education Edwin Amaya Briana Aracena Delaney Katherine K. Chung Christina Ruth Herndon Michaela P. Vila Middle School Education Erin Kathleen Larcey
A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering Marlin Bausum Ballard III 2nd Degree: Computer Science John Henry Brennan Zeyad Ali Sami Emam 2nd Degree: Mathematics Kenneth Charles Hunsley Philip Koome Kaumbutho Anthony John Prete Conner G. Taylor Bioengineering
*Christopher Michael Cherry
Nayeem Mohiuddin Chowdhury Tokunbo Said Falohun Brittany Margaret Greene Hannah Hafez Charles Liu Haig Hagop Sarkis Pakhchanian Chavi Rehani Corey Edward Rollor Robert David Vinson 2nd Degree: Computer Science Chemical Engineering Allen Jamal Alfonso Adnan Bashir Isaac R. Indgjer Rooma Raza Kylynn Anne Salvetti Shaimaa Mohamed Soarkati Peguy Poudjoum Touani Shih Mu Tsai
Civil Engineering Akeem Afolarin Alade Brittany Marie Barbara Olivia Williams Barber Jessica Anne Belt Luis Joseph Bernardo Philip Conner Burroughs III Thomas Daniel Cieslak Eric Steven Coraggio Zachary James Davis Matthew Bartram Doelp Matthew Lawrence Fichter Kyle William Funcheon Robert John Helfrich Hamza Mustafa Idris *Sara Jasmine Igielski Camilo Jaramillo John Leonard Jarboe III Christian Bruderek Kapotes Ashrafuzzaman Khan Joshua Namju Kim Derrek Aston Mckenzie Levy *Tin Yau Alex Lo Mohammad Sadiq Malikzada Michael B. McKeel Brendan Michael McMahon Jahir Andre Montalvo Drew Robert Mundt Anthony Doyle Musiani Bayan Naber Elvina Preeti Newton Tryer Simeon William Nouwedzem Noubissi
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Joseph Kirby O’Connell Robert Austin Pangborn Alexander A. Polak Ranteg Singh Rao Joel Roberts Grayson Frederick Ross Luthfe Siddique Chloe Elan Swann Justin Drew Sweet Kevin Lee Szymanik Jr. Emanuel G. Teferi Andrew Lee Thron Benjamin Aaron Toaff Sean Andrew Tracey Michael Lee Whiteman II
Marouane Nafaa Ngan Thanh Ngo Shamith U. Payagala Ujina Pradhan Emil Reeve-Howe Charles John Richardson Aaron Nathan Steppa William Jay Sweet III Narin Thammavong † Xiaochi Wang Timothy Aaron West *Matthew Baer Wilmes Fire Protection Engineering Binyamin L. Besser Nathaniel Andrew May Samiyah Hemal Mustafa Christian Nicholas Ng Jeyson Oswaldo Ventura
Computer Engineering Timothy William Bohannon *Steven Charles Cable Kimberly Michelle Carpentier Luis Daniel Catacora Materials Science and Brandon Minsoo Choe Engineering Jason Benjamin Clair Andrew James Blyskal Max Alexander Cohen Casey Marie Forman Malick Diarra Harold Hayes III Jordan S. Finci Alexander John Kordell Jake Fried John Phillip Mecham Tracy Phyllis Haupt 2nd Degree: Computer Science Yuehshan Huang Ethan Reed Schindel *Nicholas Anping Wang 2nd Degree: Japanese Sterling Theodore Askins Huber § Ryan S. Kuo Mechanical Engineering 2nd Major: Computer Science Daniel Lucas Adams Dominick Daniel Moreno Kofi Addo Kyle Richard Orlando Carl Richard Alejandro * Benjamin Douglas Ambers 2nd Degree: Mathematics Benjamin Balazs Palfi Brian T. Avadikian Jonathan Michael Peer Stephen Michael Banasiak Riley J. Shenk Christofer Denard Barnes Zachary Harbux Singh Antonio Carlos M. Barone Samantha A. Steffanus Sean G. Bartlett Nathan Hamilton Twombly William H. Campbell Brandon Lewis Wetzel Chris T. Cao Joseph M. Wolski Nathanael Carriere Robert Zimmerman Sung Hyo Clark Brian Thomas Clifford Electrical Engineering Jeffrey Thomas Coleman Longinus Chukwuemeka Mael Vincent Lawrence Corboz Ahanotu Eileen Craig † Benjamin Barrett Borchers Brian David Crump Christopher Chang Julio C. Cruz Yi-Tan Debbie Chang Toni Deanna Davis Xizhe Cheng 2nd Degree: Economics Michael Robert Daisey Justin Louis Dean Joshua Jeffery DesPortes Joshua Arthur Alamag Dellota Ashish Dhakal Gwen Marie Demosky Kiran Fatima Matthew Emmet Donnelly Shariq Shahab Hashme Zachary Sunderland Dowell Michael Reid Hyland David Louis Edelen III Rinku Chelattu James Parinaz Fathi David Matthew Jenkins Kyle Patrick Fennell Ryan Michael Jones Aaron Joseph Poblete Flores 2nd Major: Mathematics William Lucas Ford II Magatte Ka Linus Francis Dan Monga Kilanga Michael Richard Froeschle Khush Kotak Patrick Timothy Gallagher Paul Daniel La Rosa Ajantha Gamage Thanhphong Nguyen Le Keya A. Gemechu *Nathan Thomas George Troy-Jason T. Mapa *Daniel Mirsky Logan Russell Grace Kevin Chel-Yu Mok Alvaro Barreto Haesbaert Tyler Michael Moskov Anteneh Meshesha Hailemeskel
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Andrew Joseph Hamilton Edward S. Han Kyong Jin Han Kirstin Ann Herman John Lester Hill John Thomas Hodges § Gregory Andrew Holland Grant Oliver Honecker *David Timothy Horst Christopher Joseph Hubbard Andrew Henry Hynson Temidayo Abiodun Ibukun Daniel Adam Jones Zachary Loyola Jones Asim Ahmed Khan Jared MacLachlan King Kevin Lee Kevin Andrew Linn Emmanuel Wirnyu Yungon Massa Edward James McEvoy IV Bryce Tyler Meadows Zakary S. Monin Lewis Ross Kazushiro Morgante Fadel Aziz Muci Nina Nazem Shawn Seungjoo Noh Tyler Matthew Price Ryan Keith Puckett Joshua Steven Pugh Furqan Dawood Qureshi Nathan Darren Roe Brandon James Sambataro Daniel Paul Sblendorio † Paul F. Sepulveres Jeffrey M. Shaer Kane Shim Saurav Shrestha Benjamin Silber § Samantha Marie Smallwood Taylor Douglas Spahn Joseph Daniel Spaulding Zachary Lee Stauffer Robert Winston Stouffer Jonathan Douglas Tedeschi Pum Hen Thang Joseph Michael Thomas Cody Gaelan Van Emmerik Eric Wayne Wachter Eric Isaac Weiss Caleb Matthew Woo Di Wu Tong Wu Vincent Wu Ali Yapici Joshua Scott Zelen PHILIP MERRILL COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM Bachelor of Arts Journalism Tongwa Akanji Aka Joseph A. Atmonavage Andrew David Ayars *Amanda Anne Black Lauren Kathryn Burns 2nd Major: History Demi Chang Shannon Elise Clash Daven Sanjay Desai *Janey Elizabeth Dike
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Elana Rebecca Duré Keri McKenzie Enriquez Nicholas Daniel Gallagher Warren Lily Hua 2nd Degree: English Language and Literature Bradley Adam Kronthal Yaqi Liu Joshua Logue Jessica Elizabeth Marquez Madison Nicole Martin Alicia N. McElhaney † Katelyn Clare Newman Kristy Nguyen Stephen Joseph Pimpo Jr. Emily Elizabeth Rainey Lena Emma Salzbank Alexis Chanel Saunders Alexander R. Silverman 2nd Major: Government and Politics Nora W. Tarabishi Lisa Marie Tucker Jose Mauricio Umana James Darden Williams Jr. 2nd Degree: Finance †
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Bachelor of Science Community Health Hayatt Hassen Abadico Margarette Nicolas Acevero Monica Rachelle Adams † Sobia Ahmad Fathia Muridi Ahmed Oluwaseun Adetokunbo Ajayi Adetoun Olubanke Akisanya Gloria Nana Ansah Maria Mazzi Babirye Catherine Pereira Barbosa Ruchama S. Barkai Adrienne Elizabeth Bates Shoshana Leah Beacken Bria Nicole Beatty Michael Steven Benavides Lehdeen Tiffany Bennett Richa Bhatia Asqual Getachew Bisrat Tao Chen Yee Karie Cheung Eden Lynette Cunningham Ashlynn Olia Ann Dallas Sama El Baz Kolade Ekundayo Fapohunda Emily Ann Fino Malika Daluz Fontes Katherine V. Garcia-Rosales Beza B. Gebrhana Austin Tyler Gentry Meagan Adair Ginyard 2nd Major: Kinesiology Taima Gomez Mia Francesca Griffin Kimberly Inez Hailey Chanel Lynne Harley Jada Adia Harrison Abisola Olufadeke Iluyomade Nevina El-Leithy Jakopin Kara Nicole Johnson Joyce-Marrel Sata Kolenky
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Neena J. Kuruvilla Heather Lam 2nd Degree: Geographical Sciences Mia Jelanee Lancaster Hannah Meghan Lebovics Kimberly Stewart Lemacks Hannah Jill Meisel Emily Glenda Menge Lyna Rayane Merzoug Joanna Raquel Millan Erika Louise Monroe Tessa King Mork Christina M. Ocloo Godson C. Odimegwu Mariela I. Oliva Jeff Jo Park Yuri Phanouvong Jade-Ann Sade Tasha-Lee Rennie † Alexandra Marie Robbins Michael Isaac Samuels *Surbhi Sardana Manisha Sarkar Muftau Adebola Shinaba Andrea Margherita Squassi Diana Sachiko Tsuji Bessy Maria Turcios Hilary Ogbenna Unaegbu Jr. Vianca Alexis Valis Dessamine Cuison Vince Cruz Sarah Elizabeth Vossler Christina Williams 2nd Major: Spanish Language, Literatures and Cultures Abigia Yitagesu Family Science Carlande Hilaire Adelphonse Hiba Ahmed 2nd Degree: English Language and Literature Monica Erin Aisenberg Metzy Esther Alfaro Stephanie Nonye Amobi Marissa Alexis Averett Diamond Christina Balatsos Rawan Bannourah Bradley Clifford Beach Becker Alex Richard Bogucki Andrew Louis Bronstein Diandrea Chantal Campbell Stephany Carrillo Rakhee Ashna Cherian Joanna M. Chung Brea Christine Curley Ryan Michael Doyle Mercy Oyiri Eke Shantel Reneice Elliott Kellie Garcia Sarah Ann Garvey Marisa Elena Gentile 2nd Major: Criminology and Criminal Justice Christian Marcelina Guerra Anthony Joseph Guidice Natsnet Mengesha Haileab Geoffrey D. Harrison Alyssa L. Hiser Derek Holland Grace Hailey Houser Colby Duane Hunt Jihye Hwang
Kiara Giselle Jamison Quinton Jamal Jefferson Welma Luus Kimberly Jennifer Markovitz Deborah NandiLion McCammon Ashli Rae Meginnis Brian Wing-Hon Ng Monica Lynn Oliver Hye Mee Park Robert Paul Ruse III Cory Christina Ryan Blake Anthony Schmit Danika Antionette Scott Yuliya Victorovna Shapovalenko *Vrinda Shingdia Madelen M. Simonds Christie Marina Tanner Maria Ehunice Velasquez Hugh Brisayon Watson Joanne Thi Vu Adetokunbo Yetunde Williams Kinesiology
*Rachel Kaefer Abbott
Adil Abdelgawad Abdul A. Alimi Philip Nolte Anklesaria Cory Daniel Arant Arman Ayati Andrew Xavier Velasco Banez Fatmata Maseray Bangura Adam Thomas Bellarin Megan Brooke Berger Ariel Elizabeth Brown Dennard Edwin Brown Jr. Libni Cruz *Stefanie Brooke Ebrahimoff Iman Staten Evans Kelsey Marie Farina Casey John Farrell Adolfo Enrique Ferrario Stephanie Mary Colette Ford Sima Fotouhi Thomas Alexander Frances *Ashley Nicole Gast Nicholas Aidan Hahn Bryan Joseph Hooper Jonathan Hwai-Yueh Hsu 2nd Degree: Dance Abdul Razak Jalloh David Inwhan Jang Samael Jean-Philippe Bertinus Pharoah Johnson II James Earle Kline Suhyeon Kwun Seungwon Jasmine Lee Boqian “Kenneth” Lo Julie Ann Lopatka Timothy L. Lyles Jr. Maria Siobhan Lyon Brendan Paul Magistro Sarah Anne McKinney Brian Matthew Medansky Andre Camille Moreau † Virginia Rose Nuckols Julio Antonio Osorio Vaidehi A. Patel Zachary Kyle Poole Adam Jared Ronning Olga Rozman Morgan T. Schwarz Amir I. Shafique
Rena Ma Shi Taylor Anne Stone Kasey Bree Tapman Jose Eugenio Tejero Michelle Ting Ray Alex Trogun Fatoumatta K. Tunkara Jessalyn Hart Waldron Ashley Zajac Angela Eileen Zalesak Public Health Science Robert Alexander Baker Elizabeth Thanh-Thao Bui Meylin V. Correa *Elizabeth Ann Costello Ornella Amen Hegbe
Javaria Iram Mina Jamshidi Kathryn Elizabeth Lagna Ka Wing Joyce Lam Melissa Mera Cynthia Manuela Njatcha Faustina Odum Jessica Rae Overman Cynthia Elizabeth Perez *Fuad Ahmed Razzak Teymur Schwartz Devika Sukhmangal Evelyne Tchagna Ali Carol Tefouet Sonkeng Alexia Maely Torres
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Arts
East Asian Studies Saria Nicole Rudolph
Individual Studies Ayana Zaire Cotton Christopher Reed Nasteff Jennifer Lorraine Wivell Bachelor of Science Individual Studies Terence Joseph Basile Jonathan Fix
Latin American Studies Julie Katherine Tervala Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Remy Karina Turner Women’s Studies Deven Chatel Powell Florence Bristy Rozario Amanda Michelle Schwartz
Honors College, Citation and Notation Programs, and Academic and Special Awards HONORS COLLEGE Mary Allison Teope Abad Rachel Kaefer Abbott Dhruv Adawal Carl Richard Alejandro Briana Aracena Delaney Lauren Brittany Arnold Marlin Bausum Ballard Alexander Belov Jessica Anne Belt Timothy William Bohannon Benjamin Borchers Steven Charles Cable Rosa Maria Cappetta Deborah Chen Sailunsi Chen Christopher Michael Cherry Leah Topchik Cohen Austin Max Cozzolino Brian David Crump Jonathan Connor Cruz Christina Marie Dean Thoai Linh Do-Trang Matthew Doelp Elana Rebecca Duré Kyle Wesley Elliott Tokunbo Said Falohun Ross Benjamin Fasman Parinaz Fathi Emma Darby Fensterheim Jaclyn C. Fiola Jonathan Fix Neva Whitney Gakavian
Harper Kellogg Alexandra Glakas Baris Gokpinar Diamond Greene Raquel Hakes Jessica Ann-Marie Hamilton Abigail Joy Harrington Harold Hayes Brenna Colleen Hodges Gina Marie Hoffman Gregory Andrew Holland Mark Hoppel Genevieve Desiree Horchler Kenneth Hunsley Melia Jane Jannotta Ryan Michael Jones Nora Jessica Keller Kelsey Lee Klein Eva Klingelhut Catherine Mary Kreps Ryan Kuo Shyam Lakshmanan Hannah Meghan Lebovics Sophia Rose Lewin Adams Amanda Ann Lin Matthew Nicholas Locastro Melanie Dawn Machcinski Jeffrey James Manzione Seth Markowitz Bethany McCrone Indigo Sky McGarr Daniel Mirsky Kevin Andrew Mooney Yael Ruth Nagar
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Bradley James Neumaier Kyle Orlando Olivia Brooke Payne Allison Lyn Pedro Harrison Cole Pierce Patrick Joseph Pollard John Purtilo Chavi Rehani Nathan Darren Roe Zachary Joseph Rom Theresa Ann Russell Zoe Lenore Sagalow Stephanie Elizabeth Sansbury Surbhi Sardana Darrell Everett Schaefer Amanda Michelle Schwartz Noah A. Shrago Luthfe Elahy Siddique Taylor D. Spahn Samantha Ashley Steffanus Aaron Nathan Steppa Timothy Alan Stipa Aishwarya Raji Subramanian Austin Brian Trupp Azsanee Ann Truss Alex Henry Van Aartsen Becky Vanarsdall Jessalyn Hart Waldron Nicholas A. Wang Xiaochi Wang Timothy Aaron West James Darden Williams Matthew Thomas Williams Matthew Baer Wilmes
Alexander Ray Wilson Jennifer Lorraine Wivell Jennifer Ann Wonsever Mengze Mandy Xu Ashley Zachery Chenmuren Zhang Eric Zhang Grace Y. Zhang Xixi Zhou The following Honors College graduates were omitted from the Spring 2015 Commencement Program. We regret the error. Mohammad Ahmed May Bayomi Emily Brode Rachel Brown Thomas Brown Jason Burtnick Ellen Cesewski James Chen Emily Cheung Yooni Choi Connie Chow Katerina Christodoulides Somayah Eltoweissy Lawrence Ent Ralph Fairbanks Joseph Frankel Devon Freudenberger Guodong Fu David Gagner
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Anjali Ghodasara Connor Gibb Kevin Griffiths Francis Gross Stephanie Gross Kelley Gunther Janani Gururam Francis Hackenburg Chung Heo Kara Higgins Emily Hitz Akira Horiguchi Ryan Joyce Byung Kim Christine Kim Michael Kleyman Jocelyn Knazik Maria Koelbel Kristen Langan Angela Leasca Michael Lee Seongwoo Lee Christopher Lim Edward Lin Winston Liu Sharise Marshall Lex Matthews Michael McCutchen Eileen McMahon Benjamin Miller Rebecca Natoli Vanessa Niba Yael Osman John Osmond Hoon Park Shivani Patel Gabriela Perdomo Siddarth Plakkot Reed Portney Laura Poulsen Christopher Purdy Alexander Raul Jacob Reinhart Matthew Rice Nicholas Rossomando Cristian Salgado Ryan Sawyer Anna Seo Eileen Ser Shefali Shah Melanie Shapiro DoRonne Shyu Zachary Siegel Michael Sikorski Steven Silberholz Sree Sinha Avantika Srivastava Courtney Swaim Hemi Thaker Taylor Throwe Mike Titcomb Douglas Tran Renuka Tripu Emily True Christina Tsui Agnes Varghese Melissa Walsh Sean Wassel Claire Weber Peter Weng William Weston-Dawkes Aaron Whiteman
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Anna Whittaker Danielle Wilkin Christina Winkler Omasiri Wonodi Linhan Xu Yolanda Zhang Rebecca Zubajlo CIVICUS August Stella Gordon-Zigel December Hallie Burkhard Leah Cohen Jonathan Kim Mary Liddi Cameron Mackail Chantal Norman Kelcey Raymond Diana Villatoro-Sancho COLLEGE PARK SCHOLARS Demitra Elena Adamopoulos Oyinkansola O. Adedipe Aziza Maryam Ahmad Sobia Ahmad Philip Nolte Anklesaria Adebimpe Anuoluwapo Atanda Madan Ram Atreya Nicholas John Aversano Adam Jonathan Babat Mariam Belihu Badi Margaret Bailey Emmanuel Bakare Harif O. Balogun Kelsie E. Barbour Kevin Matthew Barnes Katherine Elizabeth Beard Jess Michael Beattie Katarina Rose Belinicher Molly Rachel Bernstein Julie Dori Beynenson Allison Eun Yung Bredder Christopher Chang Demi Chang Connie Chou Zoe Elizabeth Copeman Isabella Anne Coronado Alex Benjamin Davidson Steven William Davies Brittany M. de Gail Justin Dean Brian Kline Deshong Savannah James Doane-Malotte Adriana Sylvia Echalar Kolade Ekundayo Fapohunda James Dunsworth Fouke Graham Dalton Fowler Jake Fried Nicole Chae Friedman Claire Elisabeth Gellner Rebecca S. Genack Ian Walton Gilbert Jonathan Daugherty Gilmartin Dylan James Gleadall Pranshu Gupta Rachel Lee Hager Garrett Nathaniel Hamilton Joshua K. Handelman Shervaughnnie Daniel Hutchinson Sara Jasmine Igielski
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Peter Jonathan Karp Daniel E. Kelley Gregory Richard Kessel Ashrafuzzaman Khan Jared MacLachlan King Matthew Terrence Koebel Anastasia Nichole Kouloganes Lin Kuo Christopher Edward Kupp Monique-Agnes O. Ladeji Amanda Noelle Lamoureux Aleka Lampru Robert Crispin Varwig Laughlin Byung K. Lee Jay Clayton LeFebvre Allison Jeanne Levin Emma Nicole Levine Charles C. Lewis Judy Li Samuel Richard Likier Shabai Liu Boqian Kenneth Lo Julie Ann Lopatka Ivan Loukinov Jannah Madyun Adeel Malik Alicia Nicole McElhaney Madeline Leigh McErlean Lewis Ross Morgante Katelyn Clare Newman Valeria Graciela Nogales Steven Willis Noll Virginia Rose Nuckols David Oganesyan Graham Alexander Ogilby Quentin Lee Ong Elaine Yentl Oves Aresh Pahlavan Maria Kathryn Palij Josee Rochelle Esther Paran Harshil M. Patel Amanda Marie Picone Morgan Louise Powell James Andrew Riffle Selena Grace Roper Kylynn A. Salvetti Christopher George Scheible Ethan R. Schindel Theresa C. Schulte Erich Timothy Schwartz Jr. Paul F. Sepulveres Robert Lee Shaw Justin Gregory Shive Alexander Ross Silverman Anmol Singh Rebecca Sommer Singshinsuk Andrea Squassi Ryan William Swift Zhengyang Tang Hilina Mequanint Tarekegn Julie Katherine Tervala Ariana Paige Thompson Jonathan Francis Tino Estefania Yulianny Torres-Paez Victoria Li Li Tow Austin Rae Tumas Kyle Brennan Vaughan Eric Isaac Weiss Sarah R. Weiss Travis Jacob Wingfield Ju Hyun Woo Matthew Jerald Wright
Vincent Wu Krystal Gayle Yhap Abigia Yitagesu Kaiyuan Zheng Michael Lewis Zigman NOTATION PROGRAMS Beyond the Classroom Justin Stephen Bakas Gallardo Global Communities Derrick Day John Longacre Anna Koziarski Andrew Lockard Rahul Raiker Hinman CEOs Noah Fritz Bryce Meadows Zeeshan Shafi David Williams Christopher Yoder Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House Brady D. Fauth Justin Stephen Bakas Gallardo Language House Immersion Program Arabic Asifa Bhatti Chinese Christopher Charles Lewis Kyle Vaughan French Aisha Bakhari Hebrew Jacob Sacks Japanese Madeleine Deason Yuehshan Huang Andrew Lockard Saria Rudolph Katelynn Wilson Persian Hirbod Sajjadi Russian Molly Flanagan Monique-Agnes Ladeji Spanish Theresa Brecker Aaron Eichelberger Derrick Williams QUEST Katarina Belinicher Eric Coraggio T.J. Falohun Alexandra Glakas Gina Hoffman Avi Silvermetz Ethan Schindel
Alexander Wilson Erica Yingling Grace Zhang ACADEMIC AND SPECIAL AWARDS Departmental Honors, August With High Honors in Physics Adnan Choudhary With Honors in Business Genevieve Desiree Horchler Geographical Sciences Chelsea Mastrocola Sean Louis Turner Departmental Honors, December With High Honors in Government and Politics Yael Ruth Nagar With Honors in Business Alexander Ray Wilson Grace Yuan Zhang Computer Science Andrew Stewart Consroe Philip Yul Kim John Ernest Purtilo Criminology and Criminal Justice Lawrence Joseph Berkowitz Indigo Sky McGarr Ibraheem A. Muhammad Engineering Olivia Williams Barber Sara Jasmine Igielski Geographical Sciences David Steven Chorvinsky
Geology Jonathan Francis Tino Government and Politics Ross Benjamin Fasman Linguistics Timothy Joel Dawson Mechanical Engineering Kofi Addo Benjamin Douglas Ambers Sean G. Bartlett Brian David Crump Joshua Arthur Alamag Dellota Kyle Patrick Fennell Linus Francis John Lester Hill Gregory Andrew Holland David Timothy Horst Edward James McEvoy IV Zakary S. Monin Nathan Darren Roe Paul F. Sepulveres Kane Shim Samantha Marie Smallwood Taylor Douglas Spahn Jonathan Douglas Tedeschi Sociology Taylor Lynne Poncher Athletic Certificates Men’s Baseball Kevin Andrew Mooney Men’s Football Pasquale James Gallo Tyrrell Cole Tucker Men’s Soccer Mael Vincent Corboz Tsubasa Endoh Women’s Field Hockey Welma Luus Sarah Katharina Sprink Women’s Soccer Sarah L. Fichtner Amanda Christina Gerlitz Women’s Softball Madison Nicole Martin
Women’s Track & Field Sydnee Simone Pierce Charlotte Elizabeth Staver Merrill Scholars Liya Ai Jessica Carrignan Ryan Chow Jaclyn Fiola Christopher Hollrah Annika McGinnis Stacia Odenwald Neomi Rao Julia Ring Alexandra Robbins Joel Vazquez Thomas Voracek Julia Wainger Yumeng Wang Rose Weinstein Alexander Wilson Sarahann Yeh National Honor Societies Golden Key Max Burns Luke de Jager Andrew Fitch Charles Humpton Olivia Jackson Bobby Lindsey Nusheen Majidi Edward Milner Chris Musialek Dylan Reffe Christine Ricucci Jeffrey Schwartz Belinda Sibanda Zara Simpson Carmen Valdez Rodriguez Zhaoru Wang Steven Wyer Omicron Delta Kappa Connie Chou Ori Gutin Michael Jones Anastasia Kouloganes Sophia Lewin Adams Stephen Morris Aarushi Poddar Sameer Popat Austin Trupp Azsanee Truss
Alexander Wilson Kaiyi Xie Phi Beta Kappa August Margaret Bailey Molly Rachel Bernstein Adnan Choudhary Seth David Halper-Stromberg Carrie Littlepage Hildebrandt Patrick Robert Niceforo Lea N. Patch Esther Louisa Robinson Amy K. Waterhouse December Deborah Chen Joanna Lynn Chism Zoe Elizabeth Copeman Brittany M. de Gail Savannah James Doane-Malotte Miller Benjamin Douglas Aaron M. Eichelberger Emma Darby Fensterheim Garrett Nathaniel Hamilton James W. Hamilton Melia Jane Jannotta Michael A. Jones Kristin Camilla Krimminger Lin Kuo Shyam Lakshmanan Amanda Noelle Lamoureux Yael Ruth Nagar Virginia Rose Nuckols Bailey Danielle Pate Harrison Cole Pierce Kelcey Lynn Raymond Hirbod Sajjadi Stephanie Elizabeth Sansbury Amanda Michelle Schwartz Aishwarya Raji Subramanian Julie Katherine Tervala Kyle Brennan Vaughan Matthew Thomas Williams Grace Y. Zhang ROTC Air Force Harold Hayes
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Special Recognition
SENIOR MARSHALS
OFFICIALS
The Senior Marshal Program began in 1991 as an opportunity to acknowledge outstanding seniors at their commencement. The students selected to be marshals were nominated by faculty, administration and staff for their outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the University of Maryland. We are proud to recognize these truly remarkable students.
Mary Abad Aisha Bakari Theresa Brecker Allison Bredder Elana Duré Aaron Eichelberger Sama El Baz Katherine Garcia-Rosales Dylan Gleadall Ori Gutin Harold Hayes Anastasia Kouloganes Monique-Agnes Ladeji Sophia Lewin Adams Katelyn Newman Hirbod Sajjadi Paul Sepulveres Charlotte Staver Alexander Wilson Grace Zhang
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND BOARD OF REGENTS James L. Shea, Chair Barry P. Gossett, Vice Chair Gary L. Attman, Esq., Treasurer Linda R. Gooden, Assistant Treasurer Michelle A. Gourdine, M.D., Secretary Thomas G. Slater, Esq., Assistant Secretary
Joseph F. Vivona COO/Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND ADMINISTRATION Robert L. Caret Chancellor
Carlo Colella Vice President for Administration and Finance
Patrick N. Hogan Vice Chancellor for Government Relations
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Leonard R. Raley Vice Chancellor for Advancement
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ADMINISTRATION Wallace D. Loh President
Joann Boughman Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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Anne J. Moultrie Vice Chancellor for Communications
Members Norman R. Augustine Joseph Bartenfelder, ex officio James T. Brady Louise Michaux Gonzales The Honorable Francis X. Kelly Jr. David W. Kinkopf Robert R. Neall Robert L. Pevenstein Robert D. Rauch Dr. Frank M. Reid III Sydney Comitz, Student Regent
David F. Boesch Vice Chancellor for Environmental Sustainability
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David Mosca Director of Auditing
Mary Ann Rankin Senior Vice President and Provost Linda M. Clement Vice President for Student Affairs
Eric Denna Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Patrick O’Shea Vice President for Research Michael R. Poterala Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Peter B. Weiler Vice President for University Relations DEANS Gregory Ball College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Jayanth R. Banavar College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Craig Berouty College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Brian Butler Interim Dean, College of Information Studies Charles A. Caramello Associate Provost and Dean, Graduate School Jane E. Clark School of Public Health William Cohen Associate Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Studies David Cronrath School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Lucy A. Dalglish Philip Merrill College of Journalism Babak Hamidzadeh Interim Dean, University Libraries Robert C. Orr School of Public Policy Darryll J. Pines A. James Clark School of Engineering Bonnie Thornton Dill College of Arts and Humanities Alexander J. Triantis Robert H. Smith School of Business Donna L. Wiseman College of Education OFFICERS OF COMMENCEMENT University Marshal Martha Nell Smith Department of English Faculty/Student Marshals Marsha Guenzler-Stevens Division of Student Affairs
Sheri Parks Department of American Studies UNIVERSITY SENATE Willie Brown, Chair UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Marvin H. Rabovsky ’81, Chair Executive Committee V. Raymond Ferrera ’70, Chair Sharon L. Akers ’78 Carlton M. Arrendell ’84 Richard M. Finkelstein ’72 Geoff J. Gonella ’90 John N. Lauer ’63 Timothy F. Maloney, Esq. Paul S. Mandell ’95 Trustees Murray P. Abrams ’83 John Alahouzos Jr. ’71 Alan M. Alsheimer Jr. ’96 David M. Baggett ’92 Robert A. Bedingfield ’70 Gail Berman-Masters ’78 Thomas G. Birnbach ’88 John M. Brophy ’71 Albert P. Carey ’74 Mark T. Ciardi ’83 Nancy Clarvit ’78 Charles W. Daggs ’69 Michael S. Dana ’81 Ryan L. Dearborn ’90 Lawrence K. Doll P. Douglas Dollenberg ’61 Gail Segal Elmore ’75, ’78 Emilio A. Fernandez Jr. ’69 Eric S. Francis ’71 Harry Geller ’81 Alma G. Gildenhorn ’53 Stanley Goldstein ’68, ’70 Marc S. Greenberg, C.P.A. ’93 Suzanne D. Hillman Ali Hirsa ’93, ’98 Phillip H. Horvitz ’75 Carolyn A. Karlson Clifford M. Kendall ’54 Christopher E. Kubasik ’83 Ralph L. Lary ’81 Karen B. Levenson ’76 Ruchi Mehta ’00 Daniel J. Millman ’84 Neil Moskowitz ’80 Shelley Mulitz Richard L. Novak ’61 Kevin A. Plank ’96 Nicole R. Pollard, Esq. ’91 Robin L. Portman ’80, ’89 Deborah L. Potter, Esq. ’87, ’90 Timothy J. Regan ’77 Philip R. Rever ’64 Avis Richards ’80 Jeffrey A. Rivest ’75 Steven M. Rotter ’82 Robert R. Satterfield ’95 Harvey L. Sanders ’72 Philip L. Schneider ’79 Thomas H. Scholl Michael Schwab
Mark E. Schwartz Michelle Smith Robert “Turtle” Smith ’63 Charles “Chip” D. Sollins ’82 Craig A. Thompson, Esq. ’92, ’95 Tracye C. Turner Robert Zarco Emeritus Trustees Waldo H. Burnside ’49 Gordon England ’61 Lowell R. Glazer ’55 Raymond G. LaPlaca, Esq. ’58 Shirley Phillips Marilyn Berman Pollans ’73, ’79 Joseph D. Tydings ’51
Liam Farrell University Creative Jane Fines A. James Clark School of Engineering Myra Haley University Book Center Allie Hall Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Jodi Hall Department of History
Honorary Trustees David C. Driskell Robert E. Fischell ’53, ’56 Joseph B. Gildenhorn ’51 William “Brit” E. Kirwan Jehan Sadat Leo Van Munching Jr. ’50 Gary B. Williams ’68
Myra Hanson University Book Center
COMMENCEMENT PLANNING GROUP Craig Arnold Department of Music
Mark Lanks Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Andrew Baker Department of Transportation Services Denise Best Department of Linguistics Carlin Bokal Department of Communication Kathie Boyle Department of Studio Art Lisa Bradley-Klemko College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Matthew Hicks Department of Environmental Safety Kurt Klier Cole Student Activities Center
Kevin Lauer Office of the Registrar Karen Lewis Department of English Angela Mazur-Gray College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Denise McHugh Memorial Chapel Tina Murphy Office of Special Events Arif Ahmed Nuri Senior Year Experience
Michael Brick School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Cate O’Brien Barger School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
Julianna Bynoe College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Gabriel Purviance Facilities Management
Leif Corbett Adele H. Stamp Student Union Center for Campus Life Janis Cornell-DeMoss College of Education Terrill Drake Robert H. Smith School of Business Laura Dyer Department of Public Safety
Joseph Roundtree Facilities Management Cliffornia Royals Pryor Department of Women’s Studies Alan Sactor Department of Environmental Safety Robert Shearman Department of Transportation Services
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Anna Waller Department of Art History Brian Watkins Division of Student Affairs David Watson Philip Merrill College of Journalism Jessica White College of Arts and Humanities Betsy Yuen Department of American Studies
With special thanks to the following campus divisions/ departments responsible for commencement preparations: Campus Recreation Services Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Environmental Safety Facilities Management Office of General Services/ Special Services Area Maintenance Building and Landscape Services Carpentry Shop Electric Shop Floor Shop Housekeeping Services Paint Shop Sign Shop Intercollegiate Athletics Facilities Memorial Chapel Public Safety Senior Council Stamp Student Union Transportation Services
An extra special thanks go to the Office of the Registrar and the Graduate School. A heartfelt thanks go to the many volunteers who assist with the campuswide and individual college and school ceremonies. These efforts are greatly appreciated.
COVER ILLUSTRATION: Brian G. Payne MANAGING EDITOR: Liam Farrell
The December 2015 class roster comprises degree candidates from the graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Maryland, College Park. As final action cannot always be taken for candidates by the time this program is printed, the list of candidates here is tentative. The university reserves the right to withdraw or add names. Diplomas (for other than doctoral degrees) will be mailed by the Office of the Registrar.
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PHOTOGRAPHY: John T. Consoli PRODUCTION: Jennifer Paul Design
Commencement produced by the Office of Special Events · Book produced by Office of University Creative · Division of University Relations · December 2015