UT DALLAS ALMA MATER

Tran Kha Nguyen Van i Nguyen Rozmehr Bagheri Nia Patrick Obinna Nnoromele Nicholas Peter Ntafos Olurolakemi Adetilewa Odufowokan Laura Cristina Vargas Ortiz Pranayi Pala Pallavi Pallerla Jouhayna Z. Paracha Dilan Chetan Parmar Poojan V. Patel Sheevam Hitesh Patel Shreya Nitin Patel Himansu Pathak Laney Danielle Patterson Sumitra Paudel Sanjeev Penupala Jason Patrick Pereira Victoria Carolina Pernia Andrew Duy Nhat Pham Dat anh Pham Kenneth Tai Pham i Phuong Anh Pham Quynh Phan San H. Phan anh Hai Phan i Hong Phan Kanishk Manoj Phulambrikar Manuel Alejandro Piña Nicholas Pinto Maheen Polani Swetha Sree Prakash Kolbe Joshua Prusa Saket Ashish Puri Ayah Abdel Rahman Fariha Rahman Zabir Ayman Rahman Adwaith Moothezhath Rajesh Antonio Ramaj Shreya Ramnath Charles Francis Randall Sonika Rao Omer Reshef Alyssa Marie Rios Seth David Ritchie Ali Kaiser Rizvi Zoha Fatima Rizvi Nicholas Jacob Robinson Neha Rode Yeison Rodriguez Michelle Rojas Katherine Jeanelle Ryce Nadine Mohamed Said Shaania Naim Sakhia Saba John Salari Elisa Fe Saldivar Yashal Saleem Ahmed Saleh Rhyaan Saleh Shayan Sameri Daniel Preston Sample Jessica Catharine Sanders Leah Montserrath Sandoval Nirvair Singh Sangha Jose na Santillan Eni Robert Sapp Aditi Kishor Sarode Rojan Satyal Ian Scott Schreiber Vera Marie Schroeder Michelle Serrato Ashley Lauren Sey er Amaar Irfan Shah Anvita Shah Nehal Syed Shahanawaz Sara Shahriari Zavareh Sona Begum Shaik Rohan Shankar Andy Qingcheng Shao Jodie Zi-Ruo Shao Carson Everett Sharp Muneeza Riaz Sheikh Jatin Shekara Mitali Prakash Shenoy Elizabeth Zhou Shi Musa Adeniyi Shogunle Carissa Danielle Short Mohammad Ilyas Siddiqi Jacob Benjamin Sills Samantha Amber Simms Noah Glenn Sims Charukesi Dhurvas Sivakumar Jacob Murphy Smith Julie Ann Smith Loren Leigh Smith Oluwatofunmi Modupeoluwa Sodimu Shreya Vishwas Soman Aandal Sridas Harsha Chamrajnagar Srikara Kavish Srivastav Matthew T. Standeven Virginia Elizabeth Strehle Kyler omas Stutzman Feiyan Su Pooja Dilip Suhagiya Rhesa Vijayasri Sundar Singh Misti Mckenzie Sutton

Jamie Choa Sybico Elli Sara Tai Jordan Augustine Tamm Minh G. Tang Matthew James Tate Jared Michael Tatsch Tannaz Tehrani Sarah Emma anawalla Jiya Edattukaran omas Dien Kim Tran Lillian Tran Vu Nhat Ha Tran Brian Huy Trinh Khai Hoang Trinh Sarah Kim Truong Calvin Dinh Man Uong Evan Andrew Urban Alizah Usmani Esteban Alejandro Valdez Shane Kim Valencia Stian Joseph Valnes Nadya Jolande van de Coevering Charlene Van Zyl Carol C. Varghese Sarah Aguilar Ruiz Velasco Jeremiah Ngoc-Triet Vo Michelle Hanh Vo Sobia Vohra Tania Estera Volosen Tu Anh Vu Jonathan Henry Wachholz Adam Muhammad Wajahat Cameron Kyle Walker Kaylee Faith Walker Merry Wang Rukmini Prasanna Waranashiwar Rebecca Cathy Waugh Josiah Christof Weber Rachel Lauren Weier Kalee Brooke West Alyssa Rebecca Marie White Brooke Elizabeth Wilson Benjamin Eliot Wise Tosh Tyler Witherspoon Justin omas Wittig Isaac Gary Wright Zijian Xu Marwa Yahiaoui Cindy Shi Yang Amogh Ravishankar Yatnatti Helen Ye Mourya Sai Yerramreddy Jordan Riley Youngberg Sarah Yousuf Susanna Li Yu Megan Ann Zachariah Maheen Hussain Zaidi Sa yah Asif Zaidi Henry Mingda Zhang Jason Winston Zhang Kaitlyn Jiawen Zhang Shirley Zhao Abigail Sunshine Zucchelli Raven Moonray Zucchelli

Feriha Ahmad Samir Brian Ahmadyar Mohammed Sharif Ahmed Yusuf Adam Ahsanullah Talha Muhammed Akram Jackson Todd Allen Tasnim Zuhair Al-Smadi Sahithi Arimanda Leo Alp Bala Shreya Balamurali Harshitha Balla Bryce Beckstrom Alesandra Bautista Bell Katie Elizabeth Bennett Smiral Chirag Bhagat Dipika Bhatia Isaac Duke Blackwood C r Boim Simon Zachary Bowers Tony Dale Boykin Nicole Joy Bruner Michael Taylor Bryce Linh Huyen Bui ien ua Bui Stephen Ansel Campbell Minh Tam Cao Divina Celeste Carrillo Aishwarya Rajeev Chalak Christy Ren Chang Kippum Joseph Chang Talissa Madison Renae Chapin Sindhu Chinta Trina Choi Agnes Chu Elizabeth Jane Clark Luke Philip Co man Ethan Wesley Cooper Amanda Calderon Coronado

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Cynthia Elaine Poblete Corsiga Daria Betty Coutch Caroline Rebecca Crone Jenna Rachel Cummins Gri n Clark Davis Rachel Meredith DeGroot Priya P. Desai Purvi Chetan Desai Jaden Ross Dick Joshua Charles Dierschke Hayden Ashley Dillard Alyssa Magbanua Dizon Ngoc i Bich Do Allison Cady Doke Kristi Doleh Brian Charles Doupnik Samuel John Walter Dumar Macy Lorene Durham Kurt Herman Eggers Mohamed Nasser El-Khaled Mohamed Mamdouh Elsayed Elsilimy Heather Jane Embry Ellery Bella Estevan Anna Nai Evers Caleb Noah Fick Lauren Taylor Fisher Sarah Fisher Caitlynn Michelle Forbes Nathaniel A. Fritsch Aeros Y. Fung Luis Alberto Garcia Terry Zavala Garcia Matthew Paul Garrison Monina Daniella Maglalang Gatus Andrew Christopher Gibbons Alexandre Gilani Christopher Adam Gilson Megan Givens Preston Teel Glenn Kyle James Glover Caiden James Golder Bailey Elizabeth Green Sheridan Adele Green Daniela L. Juarez Guevara Noura Ziad Hakam Hajira Ilham Hameeduddin Nusaiba Hamsho Matthew Allan Harvill Je rey Peter Hauck Annika Lise Hendrickson Benjamin Hernandez Andrew Jun Ye Herring Emily Renee Hersker Craig Hilby Jessica Chantel Hird Billal Homayoun Tiancheng Hu Alexandra Roth Hugo Janette Ibarra Tahmid Imran Sabihah Firdaws Islam Anuja Jeyamany Jayachandran Yuxuan Jie Jasmine Nelson Johnson Kaitlyn Marie Johnson Kesiya Johnson Stephanie Beth Joseph Ishwari Ghanashyam Joshi Yun Ho Jung Melinda Ariel Kalanzis Habib Siddiq Kalia Krishna Kalluri Akaanksh Raj Kambalimath Laila Kamel Debbie Helena Kang Bryant Oluwaseyi Karenson Kyle Florence Kenny Mohammad Taha Khan Samah S. Khan Yasmeen Khan Alaa Zaina Khurram Syed Muhammad A an Khurram Yordanos Getu Ki e Ye Won Kim Ashlee Marie Kinder Ayumi Kitano Sahana Kodali Nicole Konstantin Koulov Kaylie R. Kruppa Catherine Minji Ku Devansh Jay Kurup Peter Wan Kwak Cayla Tiansing Kwee Joshua Benedict Mirhan Lagria Carol Elizabeth Lahana Emily Jung Yee Lam Niko Tomas Laohoo Rawan Mohamad Layth Ha u Le Isabelle My Duyen Le Nancy Papp Le Vine Joonoh Lee Joy Li Jingyi Lin Michael Yunxi Lou Phoebe Celeste Lovins Julia Mach Vedant Mahajan

Sohm Manzoori Anthony omas Maranto Anabella Summer Martinez Abigail Mathew Alvin Mathew Merry Anna Mathew Ariana Marie McDonald Matthew Jean McLaren Aparna Medarametla Rhea Hemal Mehta Vidhi Jitesh Mehta Jack Eric Mezger Yasir Muhammad Mian Navnit Mohan Noah Samuel Monaghan Isana Nambiar Nina Blair Narosov Smriti Gomathi Natarajan Claire Elizabeth Neivandt Kathleen Elizabeth Newell Tuong-Vi Cindy Ngo Yen Nhi Ngo Augustine ien An Nguyen Vivian Minh Nguyen Co Dang Nhan Simran Kaur Nijjar Joel John Ninan Richard Huynh Noeske Tatiana Lourdes Olalde Janam Sujit Parikh Frank Louis Parsley Chandani Ajaykumar Patel Kishan Pritesh Patel Nakulkumar Anilkumar Patel Sivam Patel Vishvani Girishkumar Patel Annie Angeline Paul Nayan Raj Paul Lindsey Marie Perry Neha Perumalla Danielle Ha Pham Nhi Xuan Pham Tin Duy Pham Tin Ba Pham Govind Pillai Tahir Sohaib Qasim Aiman Syeda Quadri Jessica Allese Ranspot Mush q Are n Rashid Rithika Ravishankar Aymun Muhammad Razzak David Avery Richey Sarah Anne Romanko Aubrey Ingalls Rowan Benjamin Edward Cary Rubarts Annika Charlene Russell Tyler Vincent Kaluahinui Russell Syed Saad Sadaf Maaha Naim Sakhia Brittany Rae Sam Viral Chandresh Sanghavi Serine Maher Sarraj Ali-Taabesh Sayyed Sommer Roshan Selod Twinkle Mickey Shah Aisha Shaikh Nauman Muhammad Shaikh Akshat Sharma Kannan Sharma Venise Shaw Athena Zhou Shen Anja M. Sheppard Hope Carolyn Shon Liam Rex Silagan Sean Gurne Silagan Karisma Silvanose Melanye Kay Simmons Parnavi Singh Shay Ladell Smith Javariah Emaan Sohail John David Squire Justin Tom Sujith Hansika Mahalakshmi Sundaresan Kolbe K. Surran Saba Fariyal Syed Andrew Ryan Sylvester Aakash R. Talathi Elodie Angelea Tan Janna Nur Tanriover James Joseph Teeling Janelle Eileen ompson Alina Tieu Madison Marie Todack Alan Phu An Tran Andy Tran Brandon Khoa Tran Phuc Xuan Tran Van Vo anh Truong Veda Zoe Tsai Sabrina T. Tsegai Ruta Sachin Uttarkar Vidhesha Vaid Srivennela Veeramachaneni Shriya Lisa Veluri Dante Giuliano Ventura Gjorgi Vitanov Nish Jay Vora Sophie Marilyn Voss

Alanna Namphuong Vu Monica Ha-Mi Vu i Minh Vu Colin David Weil Julia Reese Welch Genevieve Anne Whidby Parker Madden Whitehead Megan Emese Whiting Anastasia Whittemore Christopher omas Wilcox Alayna Morgan Wilson Benjamin Eliot Wise Ally Hoi Ying Wong Jessie Christina Wu Alexander Veron Xavier Shumpei Yasuda Eric Ye Tarun Praveen Yeddula Min-Fang Yeh Samuela Magdalena Young Zuhair Ahmed Zaidi Hector Alejandro Zavala Ismail K. Zazay Emma Yusu Zhang Eric Weida Zhang Yunhao Zhang Canton Chen Zhou Chenqian Zhou Jacob Alexander Zielke Guangze Zu

To earn Major Honors in their disciplines, students must meet criteria set by the faculty within their school. Each program provides two levels of recognition: Honors and Distinction. Student must have completed a minimum amount of coursework at UT Dallas to be recognized with Major Honors.

MAJOR HONORS WITH DISTINCTION

Yusuf Adam Ahsanullah Deep Piyush Desai Sarah Fisher Virginia May Fogg Joshua Ping Huang Krishna Varsha Kanneganti Yordanos Getu Ki e Sean Miller Smriti Gomathi Natarajan Tuong-Vi Cindy Ngo Sophie Marilyn Voss

Yacob Ebenezer Abraham Jessica Sarah Agbigay Iman Mariam Ahmed Abdullah Muhammad Akbar Ali Alhaque Jackson Todd Allen Sahithi Arimanda Ahsen Atis Ananiya Shobana Balaji Noah Jordan Barber Alesandra Bautista Bell Arati Bendapudi Kasyap Krishna Bendapudi Aaron Tomlinson Bennett Smiral Chirag Bhagat Parth Bhardwaj Dipika Bhatia Sri Snehita Reddy Bonthu Rainier Carlos Bandelaria Bravo Sara Kristen Brennan Nicole Joy Bruner Emily Boone Buchanan Kenneth Hoang Bui ien ua Bui Carson Oliver Burke Serena J. Butler Ari Segal Butter eld Jenna Brieann Camp Divina Celeste Carrillo Victoria Elizabeth Wereb Catlett Aishwarya Rajeev Chalak Prasanth Chalamalasetty Rishi Dev Chandna Elizabeth Marie Chimitt Crystal Alexandra Chinn May K. Chinn Harrison Pak Kiu Chiu Agnes Chu Cynthia Elaine Poblete Corsiga Alexandria Hui-Yi Cui Genevieve erese Cumming Khushi Baiju Dalal Hayden Ashley Dillard Cira Anthuanet Espinel Nooran Fatma Fadhil Masuma Firoz Jacob Doron Fisch Josue Ivan Flores-Romero Akarsh Gadey Hedwig Roazol Gavino Caiden James Golder Nikhil Gotgi Daniela L. Juarez Guevara Sheza Habib Alexandria Marie Hale Sydney Robin Hall Nusaiba Hamsho Jenna Elizabeth Happe Je rey Peter Hauck Billal Homayoun Nicole Jung-Kei Hui Jonavon Ross Ignont Alisha Jha Yuxuan Jie Kaitlyn Marie Johnson Kesiya Johnson Xochitl Consuelo Juarez Melinda Ariel Kalanzis

MAJOR HONORS

Srinivasavaibhav Kalluri Aneesha Kambhampati Debbie Helena Kang Reshma Liz Karakkattil Srisai Rachana Kataram Sarah Elizabeth Kelliher Yasmeen Khan Shivahith Reddy Korsapati Cayla Tiansing Kwee Annabelle Allison Land Chengheng Liang Audrey Michelle Lindgren Vivian Liu Bruce Andrew Magness Marie Martin Manickath Margaret Elyse McCarty Aima Naba Meer Yasir Muhammad Mian Aravind Nair Nina Blair Narosov Jannelle Marie Navales Jay Calvin Nelson Bella Cecilia Ngo Yen Nhi Ngo Vivian Minh Nguyen Joel John Ninan Pallavi Pallerla Sean Lee Payne Jaime Andres Aguilar Paz Neha Perumalla Karla Michelle Del Angel Peyrano Danielle Ha Pham i Phuong Anh Pham i Hong Phan Kanishk Manoj Phulambrikar Shreya Ramnath Sonika Rao Seth David Ritchie Sihanya Rocha Sarah Anne Romanko Aubrey Ingalls Rowan Syed Saad Sadaf John Charles Sadler Nadine Mohamed Said Ian Scott Schreiber Anvita Shah Twinkle Mickey Shah Muneeza Riaz Sheikh Hope Carolyn Shon Karisma Silvanose Melanye Kay Simmons Parnavi Singh Jacob Murphy Smith Loren Leigh Smith Javariah Emaan Sohail Reshma Soundharrajan Virginia Elizabeth Strehle Kyler omas Stutzman Justin Tom Sujith Saba Fariyal Syed Andy Tran Veda Zoe Tsai Vidhesha Vaid Esteban Alejandro Valdez Carol C. Varghese Srivennela Veeramachaneni Shriya Lisa Veluri Nish Jay Vora Alanna Namphuong Vu Monica Ha-Mi Vu Genevieve Anne Whidby Benjamin Eliot Wise Shumpei Yasuda Sara Shahriari Zavareh Ismail K. Zazay Henry Mingda Zhang Rachel Zhu

A student graduating with the distinction of Collegium V Honors has completed at least 24 hours of honors level coursework at UT Dallas, has presented a senior capstone project and has graduated with at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA.

Dhivya R. Addula Vedant S. Agrawal Jaime A. Aguilar Paz Iman M. Ahmed Abdullah M. Akbar Koushikreddy V. Allam Jackson T. Allen Gynno Bacaoco Kavya S. Balaji Shreya Balamurali Ankita N. Bantey Noah J. Barber Kasyap K. Bendapudi Dipika Bhatia Sri Snehita Reddy Bonthu Blanka Bordas Simon Z. Bowers Rainier Carl B. Bravo Sara K. Brennan Keyu Cao Victoria E. Catlett Christy R. Chang Micaela M. Chaparro Talissa M. Chapin I ach Chaplin Brian J. Chen Anya Chintapalli Elizabeth J. Clark Luke P. Co man Ethan W. Cooper Cynthia P. Corsiga Keltan S. Cripe Alexandria H. Cui Jenna R. Cummins Gri n C. Davis Ananya N. Desai Hayden A. Dillard Evan E. Dobbs Kathryn M. Donia Brian C. Doupnik Kurt H. Eggers Basil A. El-Hindi Anna N. Evers Caleb N. Fick Sarah Fisher David A. Girata Narino Preston T. Glenn Helen Goenawan Bailey E. Green Lily C. Gutierrez Sheza Habib Esha Harish Andrew T. Hatanpaa Craig Hilby Jessica C. Hird Billal Homayoun Victoria Y. Huang Joshua P. Huang Nicole J. Hui David E. Jagnow Stephanie B. Joseph Ishwari G. Joshi Shanmukha S. Kakarla Melinda A. Kalanzis Rohini Kallianpur Ramesh R. Kanakala Preethi Kanumuri Pallavi S. Kapilavaih Bryant O. Karenson Jashwanth S. Karumuri Maria J. Kiesewetter Sahana Kodali Aashay A. Kothari Kaylie R. Kruppa Nikhil Kulkarni Devansh J. Kurup Joshua Benedict M. Lagria Emily J. Lam Annabelle A. Land Nguyen Long Le Minh B. Le Solvay Linde Audrey M. Lindgren Vivian Liu Caroline G. Lonneman Bruce A. Magness Usaid Malik Utsav Malik Snipta Mallick Sohm Manzoori Anthony T. Maranto Patricia A. Mathu

Elyse E. McCarty David T. Mccormick Matthew J. McLaren Evan M. Meade Aparna Medarametla Julia H. Mihail Sean Miller Navnit Mohan Noah S. Monaghan Jack A. Mostyn Jake F. Munch Jennifer P. Murphy Md Rakeen Murtaza Vishakh U. Nair Smriti G. Natarajan Nitya J. Natesan Claire E. Neivandt Cindy T. Ngo Stuart Q. Nguyen ien A. Nguyen Johnny Nguyen Patrick O. Nnoromele Richard H. Noeske Nico P. Ntafos Mahita C. Nuthalapati Janam S. Parikh Nakul A. Patel Kishan P. Patel Sheevam H. Patel Himansu Pathak Michelle A. Patten Kenneth T. Pham i Phuong A. Pham Swetha S. Prakash Tahir S. Qasim Malavika Ramaswamy Alondra M. Ramos Mush q A. Rashid Caroline I. Reckart Seth D. Ritchie Sarah A. Romanko Nicole S. Roos Aubrey I. Rowan Annika C. Russell or A. Rydahl Shaania N. Sakhia Maaha N. Sakhia Aditi K. Sarode Courtney J. Schaller Ian S. Schreiber Michelle L. Sferrazza Kannan Sharma Carson E. Sharp Mitali P. Shenoy Anja M. Sheppard Hope C. Shon Liam R. Silagan Sean G. Silagan Arjun K. Singh Charukesi D. Sivakumar Shay L. Smith Jacob M. Smith Loren L. Smith Shreya V. Soman Reshma Soundharrajan John D. Squire Aandal Sridas Riley R. Stephens Hansika M. Sundaresan Tommy E. Symalla Leonardo F. Tanzi Janelle E. ompson Veda Z. Tsai Ruta S. Uttarkar Sai V. Vemula Jeremiah N. Vo Michelle H. Vo Sophie M. Voss Stan G. Vu Merry Wang Emma M. Warnsman Parker A. Watts Rebecca C. Waugh Sabeen Wazir Colin D. Weil Kelsey T. White Megan E. Whiting Matthew T. Winter Benjamin E. Wise Ally H. Wong Alexander V. Xavier Jordan R. Youngberg Megan A. Zachariah Sa yah A. Zaidi Zuhair A. Zaidi Boxie M. Zhang Eric W. Zhang

Academic symbols date to the Middle Ages and include the mace, chain of o ce, academic regalia and gonfalons.

e mace is a ceremonial sta of authority that administrators and faculty at universities worldwide carry at the head of academic processions. Traditionally made of wood and clad with metal, the mace was originally a weapon of war used to knock an enemy from his horse or crush his armor. e mace evolved into a symbol of peaceful leadership and kings encrusted them with jewels and precious metals.

e UT Dallas mace was handcra ed from wood from the 600-year-old Treaty Oak tree in Austin, which is said to have shaded Stephen F. Austin as he signed the rst boundary agreement between American Indians and settlers in 1824. e tree was also said to be the last of a grove of live oaks where Native Americans once held feasts and religious ceremonies.

e 4-foot, 10-pound mace includes a sterling silver University seal surrounding a wafer embedded with Texas Instruments microchips, which represent the company’s role in the founding of the University. A steel band in the headpiece and the metal foot of the sta are fashioned from a scienti c instrument designed by the UT Dallas Space Sciences Institute and own aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor in September 1995. e mace stands in the president’s o ce when not in use.

e UT Dallas chain of o ce is the traditional symbol used to signify the responsibilities and authority of the University president. e links of the chain are engraved with the names of the presidents of the University above a large medallion in the form of the University seal.

e seal of e University of Texas at Dallas has as its central feature a shield that is divided into two elds, the upper and the lower. In the lower eld are the historic wreath — the right half of which is an olive branch, the le half a live oak branch — and the star of the Great Seal of the State of Texas. In the upper eld is an open book, a tting symbol for an institution of learning.

e shield rests in a circle and contains the motto “Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis.” e motto is the late Dr. Edwin W. Fay’s terse Latin rendering of the famous quotation from Mirabeau B. Lamar: “Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy.” Around the disk is a larger one, bearing the words “ e University of Texas at Dallas.”

Students in the medieval universities of Paris, Bologna, Oxford and Cambridge organized into guilds and gradually their costumes of owing robes became distinctive for Bachelors (apprentices) of Arts, masters (teachers) and doctors (teachers who had completed postgraduate studies).

e academic hood worn by today’s master’s and doctoral students derives from the medieval cloak worn over the gown. e color on the outside trim of the hood indicates the degree earned; the colors on the hood lining area those of the university granting the degree.

e academic cap was a later development, rst conferred as a symbol of the master’s degree. Some caps were sti , some so ; some were square, some found with a tu . e tassel of today is an elaboration of the tu . Round caps are still used by some institutions. e square mortar board style originated at Oxford.

In the United States, the Intercollegiate Code has taken the Oxford costume and standardized academic regalia. e master’s gown has long, pointed sleeves; the doctoral gown has closed sleeves with three bars of velvet on each and velvet facing.

Six colors of tassels are worn by UT Dallas graduates. e white tassel is worn by those receiving the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts; the golden tassel is worn by those receiving the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science; the drab tassel is worn by those receiving the Master of Business Administration; the peacock blue tassel is worn by those receiving the Master of Public A airs; the brown tassel is worn by those receiving the Master of Fine Arts; and the gold tassel is reserved for Doctors and Presidents.

e gonfalons — or college banners — add a wonderful element of color and pageantry to e University of Texas at Dallas commencement and convocation ceremonies. e gonfalon is a long banner that is suspended from a crossbar. e name derives from medieval Italy, where “gonfalone” was the name given to a community meeting in Florence. Each neighborhood had its own ag and coat of arms and the word gonfalon eventually came to be associated with the ag.

All gonfalons have in common several elements that symbolize the uni ed mission of the University. Among these common elements are the school colors, green and orange. e color orange represents e University of Texas System and is derived from the burnt orange UT Austin, the rst UT school. In the world of academia, the orange color symbolizes engineering. UT Dallas’ green color stems from the green olive and oak branches that are represented in the UT Dallas seal. Olive branches symbolize peace, and oak branches symbolize strength and endurance.

Your graduation from e University of Texas at Dallas is a celebration of years of hard work and incredible achievement. Congratulations on all you have accomplished! Let me be the rst to welcome you to our alumni community of more than 120,000 Comets.

UT Dallas will continue to be your home a er graduation, and we want you to be a part of all the exciting things to come. at’s why I’m inviting you to o cially become a member of the UT Dallas Alumni Association today.

As an Alumni Association member, you can stay connected with fellow Comets and stay up to date with developments across campus. You’ll enjoy use of our online alumni directory and continued access to the UT Dallas Career Center, Activity Center and Eugene McDermott Library. Members also receive special perks and discounts at the UTD Bookstore, Tech Store and various businesses.

Alumni worldwide are also joining together for New Dimensions: e Campaign for UT Dallas. Support from graduates like you is fueling life-changing research and the expansion of our campus’ cultural resources, as well as extending the UT Dallas experience to future classes of talented students who will call the University home.

Visit alumni.utdallas.edu to learn more and discover new dimensions of the Comet experience a er graduation.

I wish you the best of luck as you begin this next chapter in your lives.

Kyle D. Edgington PhD’13 Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

ere are many ways to stay connected and continue to leave an impact on UT Dallas. As a new graduate, we invite you to become a UT Dallas Alumni Association member at a discounted rate of $19.69 in celebration of our founding year.

YOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

All new UT Dallas Alumni Association members will receive the o cial alumni box — featuring an exclusive alumni T-shirt — as part of their rst-year welcome gi .

TEMOC SOCKS

Get your Class of 2022 Temoc socks! For every pair sold, nearly half of the $10 goes directly to the Comet Cupboard. Give with Comet pride!

LEGACY LANE BRICKS

Leave your mark on UT Dallas. As a new graduate, we invite you to purchase your brick at a discounted rate of $50.

NEW GRADUATE RESOURCES

Check out the Class of 2022 website that includes all the resources you’ll need as a new graduate. Wherever you are, show us how you celebrated using #UTDGrad

alumni.utdallas.edu/newalumni

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