Hooding Ceremony 2022
Wa k e F o r e s t U n i v e r s i t y School of Business Wa it C h a pel Su n day, M ay 15
Hooding Ceremony for the
Master of Business Administration Master of Science in Accountancy Master of Science in Management Master of Arts in Management Master of Science in Business Analytics Prelude
Class of 2021 / 2022
Voluntary in G Major ........................................................................................................................................... William Walond
Adagio in E Major .................................................................................................................................................... Frank Bridge Prelude and Fugue in G Major ....................................................................................................................... Felix Mendelssohn
Processional "Phoenix Rising"........................................................................................................................................................ Dan Locklair
Welcome ................................................................................................................................................... Matthew T. Phillips Hendley Fellow and Associate Teaching Professor of Law & Ethics
Opening Remarks .................................................................................................................................. Michelle L. Roehm Interim Dean and Peter C. Brockway Chair of Strategic Management
Conferral of Honorary Degree ........................................................................................................ Susan R. Wente University President W. Howard Upchurch, Jr., Doctor of Business Administration
Introduction of Speaker .................................................................................................................. Michelle L. Roehm Address ........................................................................................................................................... W. Howard Upchurch, Jr. Retired, Group President Innerwear Hanes Brands Inc.
Hooding of Master of Business Administration Candidates, Master of Science in Accountancy Candidates, Master of Science in Management Candidates, Master of Arts in Management Candidate and Master of Science in Business Analytics Candidates ....................................................... Michelle L. Roehm John J. Sumanth Associate Dean, MBA Programs; James Farr Fellow in Leadership & Organizational Development; Associate, CLC; Associate Professor of Management Mark E. Evans Dale K. Cline Associate Dean for Accountancy; Associate Professor of Accountancy Norma R. Montague Senior Associate Dean, Master of Science in Management Program; Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs; John B. McKinnon Professor; Associate Professor of Accounting Jeffrey D. Camm Senior Associate Dean of Business Analytics Programs; Professor & Inmar Presidential Chair in Business Analytics; Executive Director of the Center for Analytics Impact
Conferring of degrees ........................................................................................... Susan R. Wente, Michelle L. Roehm Concluding Remarks .......................................................................................................................... Michelle L. Roehm Recessional Toccata ...................................................................................................................................................................... Flor Peeters
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Business Administration Class of 2021
Conferred December 30, 2021 Sarah Elizabeth Acampora .................................................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC * Matthew Rawls Austin ......................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Jessica Rhyne Benfield .............................................................................................................................................. Lenoir, NC
Satish Bhonsle .................................................................................................................................................. Mooresville, NC Tiffany Ann Bowman ................................................................................................................................................. Lenoir, NC Christopher Anthony Caraballo ............................................................................................................................ Brooklyn, NY Atalia Itzmari Cardenas ............................................................................................................................. Mexico City, Mexico Samuel Blaise DeCapua ................................................................................................................................................. Erie, PA Harry Kourken Deirmengian ...................................................................................................................... Sterling Heights, MI * Tyler Harden Elkins .............................................................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC
Edwin Francis ......................................................................................................................................................... Waxhaw, NC Laura Creel Gray ................................................................................................................................................ High Point, NC Andrew Robert Hanson ..................................................................................................................................... Oak Ridge, NC James Clay Johnson ............................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC
* Rishi Mathurdas Kothadia ................................................................................................................................ Mooresville, NC
Daniel Ward Martin ............................................................................................................................................ Clemmons, NC John Lee McMillian ............................................................................................................................................... Fort Mill, SC Theodore George Poulos ........................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Christopher Manning Reddy ................................................................................................................................... Orlando, FL Andrew Gavin Short ............................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC Srinik Sinha .......................................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC
* Bree Plummer Sorrell ........................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC
* Peyton Thomas Tabb ........................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Max DeBerry Thomason III .................................................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC
Tyrone Anthony Vaughn Jr. .............................................................................................................................. Chesapeake, VA Pasco Muindi Wambua ................................................................................................................................... Athi River, Kenya Rei-Hou Wang ...................................................................................................................................................... Taipei, Taiwan Margie Julia Wiggins ......................................................................................................................................... Swansboro, NC Conferred August 15, 2021 Rodney Shae Andrews ........................................................................................................................................... Pocatello, ID Shane Robert Atwood ................................................................................................................................ Winston-Salem, NC * Kristina Maria Babore ....................................................................................................................................... Ocean View, NJ
Nichole Stone Barefoot .............................................................................................................................. Winston-Salem, NC Vekarious Ralphel Barnes .................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Kenneth Bryan Beckham Jr. ....................................................................................................................................... Tampa, FL Lilliana Grace Blaise .................................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Spencer Rochelle Boone .................................................................................................................................... High Point, NC Sarah King Bosserman ........................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC Scott Michael Briggs .............................................................................................................................................. Fort Mill, SC Joshua Paul Brown ............................................................................................................................................ High Point, NC
* Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (Continued) Nicholas Jay Butner ............................................................................................................................................ Lewisville, NC Audra Katrynna Byers ................................................................................................................................ Winston-Salem, NC Robert Gregory Byrd .......................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Emily Adele Campbell ........................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC * Christine Elizabeth Catlett ................................................................................................................................. Sellersville, PA Stephanie Cristal Chuquillanqui ..................................................................................................................... Greensboro, NC Lily Margaret Cochrane ............................................................................................................................. Winston-Salem, NC Darius Jermaine Copeland ..................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Tiana Michele Cox .................................................................................................................................................. Chester, VA * Andrew Ronald Craft .......................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC
Paul Edwin Cross Jr. ............................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC Scott Michael Curtis ............................................................................................................................................ Lillington, NC
* Kerry Ann Danelson ................................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Zachery Brown Davis ................................................................................................................................. Winston-Salem, NC Brea Alesia Edwards ........................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Jason Edward Epley ................................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Kyle Christian Erker ............................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC Stephanie Marie Escalona ......................................................................................................................................... Miami, FL Bernardo Gabriel Espanol .............................................................................................. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Kristen Gail Fenerty ............................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC John Charles Ferguson ....................................................................................................................................... Pfafftown, NC Jennifer Lynn Fichter ........................................................................................................................................... Glen Mills, PA Nicholas James Funck ......................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Emily Louise Gerkin ........................................................................................................................................ Greensboro, NC Carlos Gonzalez-Armenta ................................................................................................................................ Mount Airy, NC Sydney Katherine McKewen Good ................................................................................................................... Columbus, OH Vanessa Lee Gower ......................................................................................................................................... Mooresville, NC Ryan Cabell Gragg ................................................................................................................................................... Boone, NC * Kathryn Lauren Guerra .............................................................................................................................. Winston-Salem, NC Scott Joseph Hatfield ......................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Ryan Kelly High ........................................................................................................................................................... Elkin, NC Harold Lewis Holloway II .................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Gregory Charles Hrycaj .................................................................................................................................. Greensboro, NC Anthony Scott Hunter Jr. .................................................................................................................................. Kannapolis, NC * Lauren Stutts Hylarides ..................................................................................................................................... Clemmons, NC Mersudin Ibrahimović ............................................................................................................. Skočić, Bosnia and Herzegovina Charles H. Jefts IV .............................................................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC Lukas Daniel Bryson Johnson ............................................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC Patrick Leon Jones Sr. ......................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Benjamin David Kasberg ......................................................................................................................................... Parma, OH Harita Katragadda ............................................................................................................................................. Clemmons, NC Michael Geoffrey Kenyon ........................................................................................................................................ Mobile, AL James Edward Kiernan ....................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Matthew Kissel .................................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC * Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (Continued) Zachary Kevin Koch .............................................................................................................................................. Allentown, PA Austin Edward LeFevre ......................................................................................................................................... Naperville, IL Kayla Symm Lisenby ............................................................................................................................................ Northport, AL * Taylor Ryan Marsh ............................................................................................................................................ Kernersville, NC Jessica Marie McConnell .................................................................................................................................. Ellwood City, PA David Graham McNeill ............................................................................................................................................ Raleigh, NC Matthew Roy Miller .............................................................................................................................................. Cornelius, NC Jasmine Nicole Moore ......................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Kelly Renee Moose ................................................................................................................................................ Conover, NC Chelsey Wright Newell ...................................................................................................................................... Martinsville, VA Rocio Novo ................................................................................................................................................................. Tampa, FL Raja Gopal Patnala .................................................................................................................................................. Fort Mill, SC Ashlie Freeland Pearson ........................................................................................................................................ Camden, NC Grant Stephen Pietrocola ............................................................................................................................ Winston-Salem, NC Caroline Ellen Poole ................................................................................................................................................ Hickory, NC Jonathan Quin Powers ................................................................................................................................ Winston-Salem, NC Jeffery Bryan Bill Preece ...................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Tara Hofher Puckett ................................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Carson Everett Ratcliff ...................................................................................................................................... Wilmington, NC * Adam Winston Rhew ............................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC
Samuel Zelig Roll ......................................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Sabira Sadat-Hossieny ................................................................................................................................. Winston-Salem, NC Gregory M. Shields ......................................................................................................................................... Quakertown, PA Stephen Michael Smith ........................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC Timothy P. Starets ....................................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Seth William Steele-Pardue ............................................................................................................................... Corapeake, NC Barbara Stephens-Macri ......................................................................................................................................... Fairfield, OH
* Elizabeth McNair Stover ............................................................................................................................. Winston-Salem, NC Dana Nobles Strehl .............................................................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC Lindsay Michelle Swanson ........................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Lydia Ann Swortzel .............................................................................................................................................. East Bend, NC Brooke Janee' Thomas ............................................................................................................................................ Orlando, FL Tammica Dashun Turman ................................................................................................................................. Huntersville, NC Madison Sylvia Wagner ....................................................................................................................................... Lexington, NC Rasuwl Ibn Walls ................................................................................................................................................... New York, NY Haomin Wang ............................................................................................................................................................ Colfax, NC Jiawen Wang ............................................................................................................................................................. Colfax, NC Scott Bryant Wetzel .......................................................................................................................................... Wilmington, DE Megan Barrett Whitaker ..................................................................................................................................... Lexington, NC Ashley May Wilcox ............................................................................................................................................... Bradenton, FL Benton Walter Williams ............................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Tetyana Yosypiv .................................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC * Elizabeth Katherine Zieser-Misenheimer .................................................................................................. Winston-Salem, NC
* Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Accountancy * Temitope Elizabeth Adeyanju ....................................................................................................................... Snellville, GA Stephanie Lyn Angle ................................................................................................................................. Springfield, OH Christopher Stephen Avallone ........................................................................................................................... Miami, FL Mary Elizabeth Grace Barnes ...................................................................................................................... Bradenton, FL Isabel Harman Bates ...................................................................................................................................... Melrose, MA Stylianos John Bazianos .................................................................................................................................. Henrico, VA Isaac Lane Bell ......................................................................................................................................... China Grove, NC Jackson Tate Bennett .......................................................................................................................... Hendersonville, TN Mark Robert Boran ................................................................................................................................... Orwigsburg, PA Mitchell Thomas Bray .................................................................................................................................... Nashville, TN Yutian Chi ........................................................................................................................................ Taiyuan, Shanxi, China Thomas Stewart Coleman ........................................................................................................................ Kernersville, NC
* Anabel Starbuck Cordano ........................................................................................................................... Ridgefield, CT Aidan Fitzgerald Dale .................................................................................................................................. Hingham, MA Phillip Shaffer Day ........................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC Anne Kendall Dethero .................................................................................................................................... Florence, AL Julie Anne Dodson .......................................................................................................................................... Raleigh, NC Robert Alexander Eisch ..................................................................................................................................... Tampa, FL Mary Katharine Erlandsen ............................................................................................................................ Newtown, PA Sean Brian Freed ........................................................................................................................................ Bethlehem, PA George Noah Gadd ....................................................................................................................................... Belmont, NC Laurin Dixon Goldberg ................................................................................................................................... Manlius, NY Ian Alexander Goodman ..................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Michael John Grgurich ............................................................................................................................... Columbus, OH Jonathan J. Grimes .................................................................................................................................. Johns Island, SC Kyle Gudewicz ........................................................................................................................................... Farmington, CT
* Tynan Jesse Hamilton ........................................................................................................................................ Provo, UT
Abigail Elizabeth Hawkins .......................................................................................................................... Burlington, NC Emma Chamberlain Kagel .............................................................................................................................. Fairfield, CT Jacob Richard Klezaras ............................................................................................................................. Swansboro, NC Caroline Elizabeth Knutson .......................................................................................................................... Leesburg, VA Rashel Kirsten Korte .......................................................................................................................................... Aztec, NM Grant P. Kowalewski .............................................................................................................................. Downingtown, PA Robert Alan Krohn ........................................................................................................................................ Waldwick, NJ Shannen Lane ............................................................................................................................................. Charleston, SC Samantha Dina Laurite .................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Ruofan Li ................................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China * Yunsheng Li ..................................................................................................................................... Haikou, Hainan, China Zhijin Liu ............................................................................................................................. Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Yuanshu Luo ....................................................................................................................... Shenzhen, Guangdong, China * Zhengda Luo ................................................................................................................................................ Fuzhou, China Adrian Stewart Mann ............................................................................................................................ Gibson Island, MD Trinity Imana Mapp .................................................................................................................................. Greensboro, NC Juan Pablo Martinez Romero ................................................................................................................ Bogota, Colombia * Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Accountancy (Continued) Nicholas Andrew McClare ..................................................................................................................... Severna Park, MD Cameron Eugene McGeorge ..................................................................................................................... Dunwoody, GA Stephen George Mitchell II ........................................................................................................................... Louisville, KY Ivy A. Monroe .................................................................................................................................................... Cabot, AR Benjamin Patton Murphy ............................................................................................................................ Baltimore, MD Arjun Nag .................................................................................................................................................... Matthews, NC Melissa Navarro ............................................................................................................................................ Clermont, FL * Marcus Pinson Neal IV ................................................................................................................................. Powhatan, VA Garrison Young Reagan ...................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Isabella Maria Rowe .............................................................................................................................. Albuquerque, NM Rose Marie Savocchi ................................................................................................................................... Northport, NY Charles Frederick Seals ....................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC * Arianna Maryam Shahin .................................................................................................................................... Ambler, PA * Danni Shen .................................................................................................................................................. Nanjing, China
Wa Lam Si ..................................................................................................................................................... Macau, China Qiqi Tong ............................................................................................................................................ Enshi, Hubei, China John Charles Toothman ..................................................................................................................................... Jupiter, FL Ashley Marie Townsend ............................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Justin Anthony Trunfio ...................................................................................................................................... Naples, FL Elizabeth Marie Turner ................................................................................................................................... Vineland, NJ * Uige Ujaan .............................................................................................................................. Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Thomas Ryan Upson ...................................................................................................................................... Olympia, WA Erin Cecelia Walsh ................................................................................................................................... Huntersville, NC Jarrett Samuel Wright .................................................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC Zhongling Xia ............................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China Jia Xu ............................................................................................................................................................. Tianjin, China Hsiang-Yu Yang ............................................................................................................................. New Taipei City, Taiwan Avery Suzanne Younis ........................................................................................................................ Shepherdstown, WV Anru Zhang ................................................................................................................................ Nanchang, Jiangxi, China Yujin Zhao ................................................................................................................................ WenZhou, ZheJiang, China Yuhan Zhu ......................................................................................................................................... Wuhan, Hubei, China
Conferred December 30, 2021 Siwen Ai ........................................................................................................................................................ China, Beijing * Jordan Carter Bailey .............................................................................................................................. Holly Springs, NC Jacob Wilson Borkowski .............................................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC William Chase Calloway ............................................................................................................................. Clemmons, NC Celestine Shuhan Chen ............................................................................................................................. Manchester, CT Yue Chen ................................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China Raine Michael Craft ................................................................................................................................. Wake Forest, NC Xinyu Du ........................................................................................................................................................ Shanxi, China Jingjing Fang ................................................................................................................................................. Bejing, China Jacob Tod Harrell .................................................................................................................................. Wall Township, NJ * Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Accountancy (Continued) Aaron Daniel Homburger ............................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC Weiyi Huang .............................................................................................................................................. Shanghai, China Michael Robert Laustsen ........................................................................................................................ East Windsor, NJ Michael Andrew Redvers Lee .................................................................................................................... Chapel Hill, NC Fangpeng Li .................................................................................................................................. Luoyang, Henan, China Jiahui Liang .......................................................................................................................................................... Cary, NC Ruzhen Liang ............................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China Diaiqiu Luo ............................................................................................................................................... Zhenjiang, China
* Timothy Steven Mauss ................................................................................................................................... Cypress, CA
Patrick Glen Morrison ................................................................................................................................... Lancaster, PA Robert Foard Naumann ............................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Matthew Ryan Nicholson ............................................................................................................................. Evansville, WI Yuan Niu ....................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Ziyan Ou ........................................................................................................................... Zhongshan, Guangdong, China Chubo Peng .................................................................................................................................... Kaifeng, Henan, China * Jingxiu Rong ............................................................................................................................................. Shanghai, China Jiaxin Ruan .................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Regina Louise Ryan ..................................................................................................................................... Maysvillle, NC Michael Benjamin Seaman ............................................................................................................................ Simsbury, CT Qiannan Shi ............................................................................................................................................. Changsha, China * Xuan Wang .............................................................................................................................. Shenyang, Liaoning, China * Tong Wu ..................................................................................................................................... Weihai, Shandong, China Victoria Eileen Wyatt ................................................................................................................................... Carrollton, VA * Yiwei Xia ............................................................................................................................................ Xi'an, Shaanxi, China Hao Xu .............................................................................................................................................. Wuhan, Hubei, China * Ziyao Yu .................................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China Brendan Ho Shing Yue .................................................................................................................. Vancouver, BC, Canada Yiyun Zhang .................................................................................................................................................. Beijing, China
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Management * Kailee Ann Alred ........................................................................................................................................... Knoxville, TN Zike An .......................................................................................................................................... Vancouver, BC, Canada * Marie Alexandra Scolatti Anderson ........................................................................................................... Des Moines, IA Parker Jackson Battle ........................................................................................................................................ Spring, TX Emily Anne Beauchamp ...................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Andrew Wright Bender ....................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Danilo Jose Bertrand .......................................................................................................................................... Miami, FL Jessica Marie Azcarate Branower ..................................................................................................................... Fairfax, VA Spencer Jackson Brewer ..................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC
* Dewey Calhoun Brown ............................................................................................................................. Huntington, WV Ryanne Alyse Brown .................................................................................................................................. Indianapolis, IN
Aleeya Stesha Cain ....................................................................................................................................... Morrilton, AR
* Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Management
(Continued)
Xi Chen ............................................................................................................................................. Wuhan, Hubei, China Siying Cheng ............................................................................................................................................. Shanghai, China Zhi Cheng ................................................................................................................................... Jia Xing, Zhe Jiang,China Kelly Cho .............................................................................................................................................. Seoul, South Korea Tianqi Chu ..................................................................................................................................... Jinan, Shandong, China Sarah Rose Cominsky ..................................................................................................................................... Houston, TX Rachel Miriam Cooper ................................................................................................................................... Marietta, GA Yi Ding .......................................................................................................................................... Urumqi, Xinjiang, China Ben Thomas Draper ................................................................................................................................ London, England William Nash Drawdy ......................................................................................................................................... Easley, SC Elisha Madeleine Simone Evan ........................................................................................................................ Oxford, UK Bruce Michael Farrell II .................................................................................................................................. Roanoke, VA Josefine Mariell Fenne ..................................................................................................................... Lillehammer, Norway
* Leonardo Argolo Fernandes .................................................................................................................... São Paulo, Brazil
* Jennifer L. Fichera ....................................................................................................................................... Ann Arbor, MI Ronnie Hays Galloway .............................................................................................................................. Brownsboro, KY Qi Gao ........................................................................................................................................... Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Shucen Ge ............................................................................................................................... Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Gabriel Isaac Golob .......................................................................................................................................... Encino, CA Olivia Christina Granaiola .................................................................................................................................. Tampa, FL Jaliyah Rehyan Grant ..................................................................................................................................... Louisville, KY Jacob Daniel Grzebinski ................................................................................................................................... Bellaire, TX * Virginia Roehm Hamilton ........................................................................................................................... Centennial, CO Maalik Ul-mulk Hazziez ............................................................................................................................ Sacramento, CA Haocheng He .................................................................................................................................... Xi’an, Shaanxi, China * Lindsey Kathryn Hoots ................................................................................................................................ Lewisville, NC
John Davis Jack ............................................................................................................................................ Memphis, TN
* Cameron Bruce James ........................................................................................................................ Winston-Salem, NC Kristin Ashley Jaspers .................................................................................................................. Cold Spring Harbor, NY Emma Catherine Kee ................................................................................................................................ Ponte Vedra, FL Nathaniel Knight III ............................................................................................................................................ Miami, FL Ashley Marie Lascano ........................................................................................................................... Charlottesville, VA Caroline Elizabeth Lauer ................................................................................................................................. Raleigh, NC Zhixuan Liao ................................................................................................................................ Guangxi, Liuzhou, China Serita Angelyka Liles ................................................................................................................................ Greensboro, NC * Jiayi Liu ....................................................................................................................................... Changsha, Hunan, China * Jeryl C. Lockley ................................................................................................................................................. Angier, NC Janese Christine Lynch ....................................................................................................................... Darby Township, PA
Sarah Paxton MacArthur ............................................................................................................................... Beaufort, NC * Grace Elizabeth MacNeil ...................................................................................................................... Santa Barbara, CA
Samantha Jayne Martinelli ............................................................................................................................... Denver, CO Kimberly Reneé Mayes ....................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Heather Nicole McCauley ............................................................................................................................. Chandler, AZ Shivani Nandani Mehrotra ......................................................................................................................... Cumberland, RI
* Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Management
(Continued)
* Jenna Renee Menta ......................................................................................................................................... Somers, NY * Taylor Marie Miguelino ............................................................................................................................ Ellicott City, MD Clarissa Rose Millen .......................................................................................................................... Rockville Centre, NY Tariq Omer Mohamedzein ....................................................................................................................... Greensboro, NC Yoshi Katina Muñoz ...................................................................................................................................... Reidsville, NC Sarah Elizabeth Nestingen ......................................................................................................................... Columbus, OH * Allison Paige O'Neill .................................................................................................................................... Arlington, MA Charles Robert Parry ................................................................................................................... Palm Beach Gardens, FL Haven Elizabeth Poore ................................................................................................................................. Nashville, TN Victoria Grace Pylypec ...................................................................................................................................... Austin, TX Broderick Marcus Reid Jr. ........................................................................................................................ Georgetown, SC * Daniel Haynes Robertson ................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC
Kristen Elizabeth Roche .................................................................................................................................... Darien, CT
* Charles George Russell ............................................................................................................................... Asheboro, NC Janeil Imani Savage .......................................................................................................................... Powder Springs, GA * Maria Fadwah Shaia .................................................................................................................................. Chappaqua, NY * Shi Shi .......................................................................................................................................... Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Nicholas Phillip Smith ................................................................................................................................. Cincinnati, OH
* Zexuan Song ............................................................................................................................ Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China Mahnoor Namman Spall .................................................................................................................................. Atlanta, GA Caroline Elaine Steele .................................................................................................................. North Myrtle Beach, SC Yicheng Sun .................................................................................................................................................. Beijing, China Bryan Jerry Tabuzo .................................................................................................................................... East Haven, CT Xilong Tang ..................................................................................................................................... Chizhou, Anhui, China Francis Louis Turner .................................................................................................................................... Centreville, VA Caitlin Alexandra Walmsley ....................................................................................................... Manchester, England, UK Yuqi Wang ........................................................................................................................ Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China Adrian Ward ................................................................................................................................................ Cincinnati, OH Bryce Randall Webb ............................................................................................................................ Fredericksburg, VA Andrew Paul Wedeking ........................................................................................................................... Los Angeles, CA Jiachen Xu ........................................................................................................................................ Wuhan, Hubei, China Chen Yang ................................................................................................................................... Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Wanyao Yang ....................................................................................................................... Huzhou City, Zhejiang, China Hantao Yao ............................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China Conferred August 15, 2021 Philip Abraham Ogram ............................................................................................................................... Gainesville, FL
Candidate for the Degree of Master of Arts in Management Ashley Sherell Thomas .................................................................................................................................... Raleigh, NC
* Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Business Analytics Matthew Franklin Adams ........................................................................................................................... Boca Raton, FL Arif Ahmed .......................................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC * William Lentz Alford ........................................................................................................................................ Raleigh, NC * Nicola Severine Bouldin ............................................................................................................................. Vero Beach, FL Donovan Shea Boyle ................................................................................................................................... Pittsburgh, PA * Andrew James Butler ................................................................................................................................ Jacksonville, FL * Lara Elizabeth Case ................................................................................................................................. Ashland City, TN William David Casmus ................................................................................................................................... Salisbury, NC Puyi Chen ........................................................................................................................ Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Yang Chen .................................................................................................................................... Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China Yuchen Chen ................................................................................................................................. Nanjing, Jiangsu, China * Yuge Chen ............................................................................................................................. Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Hsuan-Yi Cheng ................................................................................................................................ Taichung City, Taiwan Nicholas Spencer Chickering ................................................................................................................... Huntersville, NC
* Eduardo Alan Cisneros de la Rosa .............................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC Antonio Lamont Clark .................................................................................................................................. Lewisville, NC * Nicholas Cabot Cohen ............................................................................................................................... Greenwich, CT Carter Owen Coughlin .................................................................................................................................. Knoxville, TN Dawud Crayton Jr. ........................................................................................................................................... Boston, MA Elsa Flynn Deinema ........................................................................................................................................... Edina, MN David Bradshaw Denny ................................................................................................................................ Charlotte, NC Michael Roy Dillon Jr. ................................................................................................................................. Evergreen, CO William Denney Douglas .................................................................................................................................... Rome, GA +
Xinhua Du ................................................................................................................................ Weifang, Shandong, China Yanfei Du .......................................................................................................................................... Wuhan, Hubei, China Venkata Srikar Durgam .................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Lingxiao Fang ............................................................................................................................. Huangshan, Anhui, China
* Yining Fang ................................................................................................................................ Zhangzhou, Fujian, China Zixun Feng .................................................................................................................................. Changsha, Hunan, China Bryce Joseph Ferrara ....................................................................................................................................... Tickfaw, LA Aidan Thomas Fitzgibbon ......................................................................................................................... Westwood, MA * Ricardo Foschi ............................................................................................................... Barranquilla, Colombia, Atlantico Guilherme Canci Franco .......................................................................................................................... São Paulo, Brazil Jiteng Fu ............................................................................................................................................... Guangzhou, China Alexis Dominique Gaines ............................................................................................................................. Charlotte, NC Chengtao Gao .......................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China Yitong Gao ................................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China Michael Enfield Gergely ................................................................................................................................ Peabody, MA Evan Michael Gill ................................................................................................................................... San Clemente, CA * Kenneth Duke Giraldo ................................................................................................................................. Greenville, SC Hanwei Gong ............................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Zeyu Gong ...................................................................................................................................... Taiyuan, Shanxi, China Nathaniel Eduwiges Gonzalez ......................................................................................................................... El Paso, TX Gabriy'ela Galina Goodman .............................................................................................................. Stone Mountain, GA * Beta Gamma Sigma + Seeking MSBA degree concentration in Consulting, with degree requirements to be completed summer 2022
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Business Analytics
(Continued)
Tyler A. Grosman ................................................................................................................................................ Miami, FL * Yinan Guo ..................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Gaurav Hada .................................................................................................................................... Kota, Rajasthan, India
Shangye Han ................................................................................................................................... Taiyuan, Shanxi, China * Dongze He ................................................................................................................................. Jiangxi, Shanggao, China Xinyu Hou ..................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Yilin Hou .................................................................................................................................... Zhengzhou, Henan, China Zezhou Hu ........................................................................................................................................ Wuhan, Hubei, China Kun Huang ................................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China Yihua Huang .................................................................................................................................. Qidong, Jiangsu, China * Zecheng Huang ........................................................................................................................ Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China * William Neal Humphrey ................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA
Mengze Ji ..................................................................................................................................................... Tianjin, China Elliott Coleman Jumpp ........................................................................................................................... Mount Laurel, NJ Matthew Kanaparthi ............................................................................................................. Hyderabad, Telangana, India Ryan Timothy Kapur .................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Liz Romo Kelly ..................................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Kumar Surya Sai Kota ........................................................................................................ Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India Nicholas Ryan Kuzma ................................................................................................................................... Pinehurst, NC Zhenyu Lei .................................................................................................................................. Sichuan, Chengdu, China Hanlin Li ................................................................................................................................. Harbin, Heilongjiang, China * Hao Li ...................................................................................................................................... Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Jiayi Li ......................................................................................................................................... Changsha, Hunan, China Jingjing Li ...................................................................................................................................................... Tianjin, China Jingyi Li ......................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Junyao Li ....................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Qingyu Li ......................................................................................................................... Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
* Xinyi Li ............................................................................................................................................... Wuxi, Jiangsu, China Yunqian Li ...................................................................................................................................................... Shanxi, China Yunqiang Li .................................................................................................................................... Zibo, Shandong, China Zhaodong Li ...................................................................................................................... Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China Zhuoya Li ......................................................................................................................... Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Liangrong Liu .............................................................................................................................................. Rochester, MN
* + Ming Liu ....................................................................................................................................... Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
* Po Yi Liu ................................................................................................................................................ Tainan City, Taiwan Wenhui Liu ...................................................................................................................................................... Houston, TX Yanjin Liu .................................................................................................................................................. Changsha, China Yu Liu ............................................................................................................................................................ Beijing, China Yuying Liu .......................................................................................................................................... Linfen, Shanxi, China Ryan Thomas Love ................................................................................................................................... Greensboro, NC Jie Lu .................................................................................................................................... Huzhou City, Zhejiang, China * Hongyu Luo .................................................................................................................................... Guilin, Guangxi, China
Jiawen Lyu ..................................................................................................................................... Suzhou, Jiangsu, China William Anderson Madigan ............................................................................................................................ Winnetka, IL * Beta Gamma Sigma + Seeking MSBA degree concentration in Consulting, with degree requirements to be completed summer 2022
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Business Analytics (Continued) * Sean David Maloney ........................................................................................................................... North Versailles, PA Yaxuan Mao ................................................................................................................................. Changsha, Hunan, China Noah Hampton Marley ..................................................................................................................... Pleasant Garden, NC * Erin Elizabeth McConnell ............................................................................................................................... Sarasota, FL Jeffrey Lee Mills Jr. ...................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC Lillian Mae Mitchell ........................................................................................................................................ Roanoke, VA George Edwards Morgan Jr. .......................................................................................................................... Sunbury, NC Adithi Nagula ....................................................................................................................... Hyderabad, Telangana, India Xiaoyin Ni ..................................................................................................................................... Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Alysia Marie Nielson .................................................................................................................................... Las Vegas, NV Virunpat Olankitkunchai ....................................................................................................................... Bangkok, Thailand Geremia Orio ................................................................................................................................................ Bellagio, Italy Aidan Jason Palmer .......................................................................................................................................... Fairfax, VA Yiting Pan .................................................................................................................................... Nantong, Jiangsu, China Ziwan Peng ............................................................................................................................................ Chongqing, China Lia Rose Preston ........................................................................................................................................ Charleston, WV Huilin Qi ............................................................................................................................ Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China Cheng Qian ................................................................................................................................... Jinhua, Zhejiang, China * Yilin Qian ....................................................................................................................................................... Tianjin, China Christopher Andrew Recchia ....................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC
Grayson Atkins Reed ....................................................................................................................................... Midway, TN Nicholas Barton Rondeau ............................................................................................................................ Barrington, RI Nicholas James Rose .................................................................................................................................... Meadville, PA Sebastian Roberto Santamaria ............................................................................................................... Mamaroneck, NY * James Alexander Scogin ......................................................................................................................... Georgetown, SC
* Qiwei Shen ................................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China Siyu Shen .............................................................................................................. Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China Summer Lynn Simpson ....................................................................................................................................... Tampa, FL Zirui Song ..................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Yuhan Su ....................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Wenjun Sun ................................................................................................................................... Jinan, Shandong, China Robert Charles Terrio ................................................................................................................................ Jacksonville, FL Daniel Anthony Thompson Jr. .................................................................................................................. Kernersville, NC Brandon Alexander Torricella ............................................................................................................................. Miami, FL Chengqi Wang .............................................................................................................................................. Tianjin, China Jiayi Wang ................................................................................................................................................ Shenzhen, China Yu Wang .................................................................................................................................... Xiamen City, Fujian, China Jing Weng ................................................................................................................................. Fuzhou City, Fujian, China Warren Stewart Whitley .................................................................................................................................. Raleigh, NC Charles Deron Wills .................................................................................................................................. Fayetteville, NC Ryan Fraser Wilson ........................................................................................................................................ Marietta, GA Bingjie Wu .................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Guanlin Wu ................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Binqian Xiang ............................................................................................................................................... Foshan, China * Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Business Analytics
(Continued)
Yihan Xie ................................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China Yuxuan Xie ....................................................................................................................................... Fuzhou, Fujian, China Chenwei Xu ................................................................................................................................... Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Jingke Xu ................................................................................................................................ Qingdao, Shandong, China Boshuang Yan ......................................................................................................................... Qingdao, Shandong, China Weiqi Yan ....................................................................................................................................... Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Yiyi Yang ....................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Jinru Yao ..................................................................................................................................... Chengdu, Sichuan, China Junyi Yao ........................................................................................................................................................ Hefei, China Shengchao Ying ........................................................................................................................... Zhejiang, Taizhou, China Yuhan You ................................................................................................................................... Chengdu, Sichuan, China Hongling Yu ................................................................................................................................. Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Xinyue Yu ...................................................................................................................................... Lanzhou, Gansu, China * Yuan Yuan .............................................................................................................................................. Chongqing, China Zhihan Zeng ............................................................................................................................................ Hangzhou, China Fan Zhang ......................................................................................................................................... Xi'an, Shaanxi, China Yifei Zhang ................................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China
* Yujie Zhang ............................................................................................................................... Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Zengrong Zhang ..................................................................................................... Longgan, WenZhou, ZheJiang, China Zhixiang Zhang ........................................................................................................................................... Anyang, China Yinzhi Zhao .................................................................................................................................... Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Yuhang Zhao ............................................................................................................................................ Kunming, China Junqi Zhou ..................................................................................................................................... Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Junhui Zhu ................................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China Feifan Zhuang ............................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Manxi Zhuo ...................................................................................................................................... Xiamen, Fujian, China
Conferred December 30, 2021 Omar David Belkhiter ................................................................................................................................... Asheville, NC * Kathryn Ann Bernstein .................................................................................................................................. Riverside, CT Jason Michael Blumling .......................................................................................................................... Myrtle Beach, SC Joshua Tyler Bradshaw ........................................................................................................................................ Eustis, FL Calvin Michael Calvert ................................................................................................................... Hilton Head Island, SC Alexander Pennell Chambers .................................................................................................................. Spartanburg, SC William Charles Chisholm Sr. ................................................................................................................... Greensboro, NC Joshua S. Dewey .............................................................................................................................................. Toledo, OH Alexandra Karvelis Dober ......................................................................................................................... Indianapolis, IN Jintao Fang ............................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China Maribeth Ann Galie ............................................................................................................................. Winston-Salem, NC Yi Guo ........................................................................................................................................................ Brentwood, TN * Karen Anne Hanlon ................................................................................................................................... Gilbertsville, PA
* Morgan Riley Heinly .................................................................................................................................. Wyomissing, PA * Rachael Elizabeth Horton-Griggs .............................................................................................................. Clemmons, NC * Beta Gamma Sigma
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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Business Analytics (Continued) Xiao Jun Jiang .................................................................................................................................. Fujian, Fuzhou, China Yunbing Jin .................................................................................................................................. Meishan, Sichuan, China Randolph Robert Johnson Jr. .................................................................................................................... Jacksonville, FL * Jeenchurl Kim ........................................................................................................................................ Gaithersburg, MD Ryan Barkley Kooser ........................................................................................................................................... Salina, KS
Yanran Li ........................................................................................................................................ Jinhua, Zhejiang, China Hui Lin ........................................................................................................................................................... Beijing, China Chenhong Mo ........................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China Charles Thomas Morgan ................................................................................................................................. Raleigh, NC Onyebuchi Chike Okafor ............................................................................................................................ Columbus, OH James Blair Palmieri ...................................................................................................................................... Avondale, PA * Jeffery David Patterson .................................................................................................................................... Rogers, AR Meredith Catherine Rickards ............................................................................................................... Bethany Beach, DE * James Russell Rutherford ............................................................................................................................. Somerset, KY William Schmolze .............................................................................................................................................. Raritan, NJ Chanel Rayute Shulman ...................................................................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC Jessy Siefken ........................................................................................................................................... Cuenca, Ecuador Xinjie Tong ......................................................................................................................................... Wuxi, Jiangsu, China Jordan Vance ................................................................................................................................................... Marion, NC Junyan Xu .................................................................................................................................................... Wuhan, China Nicole Bain Yarbrough ............................................................................................................................. Greensboro, NC
* Jingjing Zhang ................................................................................................................................................. Raleigh, NC Kuangzheng Zhao ........................................................................................................................... Lanxi, Zhejiang, China Yang Zhao ............................................................................................................................. Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Conferred August 15, 2021 Christopher Joseph Barker ......................................................................................................................... Newburgh, IN Zhaopeng Li .................................................................................................................................................. Beijing, China George Pantovic ................................................................................................................................................ Austin, TX Yuefei Wu .................................................................................................................................................. Shanghai, China Chen Yang ................................................................................................................................................. Shanghai, China
* Beta Gamma Sigma
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Student Leadership Award This award recognizes a student in each graduate degree program who demonstrates outstanding leadership, scholastic performance and integrity, and embodies the vision and values of the School of Business to develop business leaders who are ready, able, and honorable. Nicholas James Funck (Charlotte Evening MBA) Andrew Gavin Short (Charlotte Saturday MBA) Kristina Maria Babore (Winston-Salem Evening MBA) Raine Michael Craft (MS in Accountancy, December 2021) Marcus Pinson Neal IV (MS in Accountancy, May 2022) Taylor Marie Miguelino (MS in Management) Chanel Rayute Shulman (MS in Business Analytics, online September 2021) Jeffery David Patterson (MS in Business Analytics, online December 2021) Ricardo Foschi (MS in Business Analytics, online May 2022) Nicola Severine Bouldin (MS in Business Analytics)
Impactful Pillar Award This award recognizes an outstanding pre-experience graduate student who reflects the educational priority of the School of Business to develop and support impactful businesspersons. The recognized student is exceptional for their demonstrated abilities to think strategically, act practically, and communicate effectively. Bryce Joseph Ferrara (MS in Business Analytics) Victoria Grace Pylypec (MS in Management)
Professional Pillar Award This award recognizes an outstanding pre-experience graduate student who reflects the educational priority of the School of Business to develop and support professional businesspersons. The recognized student is exceptional for their demonstrated abilities to create value for others, embrace a professional identity, and steward the profession of business. Jia Xu (MS in Accountancy)
Honorable Pillar Award This award recognizes an outstanding pre-experience graduate student who reflects the educational priority of the School of Business to develop and support honorable businesspersons. The recognized student is exceptional for their demonstrated abilities to lead ethically and exhibit personal strengths. Abigail Elizabeth Hawkins (MS in Accountancy)
Global Pillar Award This award recognizes an outstanding pre-experience graduate student who reflects the educational priority of the School of Business to develop and support global businesspersons. The recognized student is exceptional for their demonstrated abilities to leverage diversity and demonstrate a global mindset. Maalik Ul-mulk Hazziez (MS in Management) Shannen Lane (MS in Accountancy)
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Federation of Schools of Accountancy Achievement Award This award recognizes an MS in Accountancy student who has shown superior academic achievement, leadership and professionalism in post-baccalaureate accounting education. Uige Ujaan
Outstanding Graduate Award – Assurance Services This award recognizes a graduating MS in Accountancy student who has demonstrated academic and leadership skills in the assurance services field. Temitope Elizabeth Adeyanju – May 2022 Timothy Steven Mauss – December 2021
Outstanding Graduate Award – Financial Transaction Services This award recognizes a graduating MS in Accountancy student who has demonstrated academic and leadership skills in the financial transaction services field. Anabel Starbuck Cordano – May 2022 Aaron Daniel Homburger – December 2021
Outstanding Graduate Award – Tax Consulting This award recognizes a graduating MS in Accountancy student who has demonstrated academic and leadership skills in the tax consulting field. Avery Suzanne Younis – May 2022 Jordan Carter Bailey – December 2021
Scarritt Family Pro Humanitate Award This award recognizes two outstanding MS in Management students who exemplify the University’s motto, have enriched the program through their actions, and have demonstrated a commitment to the communities around them as both students and emerging professionals. Nathaniel Knight III Grace Elizabeth MacNeil
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Charlotte Evening MBA Teaching Award The graduating class of the Charlotte Evening MBA Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. Rob Nash
Charlotte Saturday MBA Teaching Award The graduating class of the Charlotte Saturday MBA Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. Amy Wallis
Winston-Salem Evening MBA Teaching Award The graduating class of the Winston-Salem Evening MBA Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. Pat Dickson
MSA Teaching Award The graduating class of the MS in Accountancy Program gives this award to a member of the accounting faculty who contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. John Butler
MSM Teaching Award The graduating class of the MS in Management Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. Norma R. Montague Michelle Steward
MSBA Teaching Award The graduating class of the MS in Business Analytics Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. Tonya E. Balan Mike Ames - online cohorts
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Graduating Members of the Honor Council As a community that seeks to develop ethical leaders who achieve results with integrity, the School of Business is grateful to the graduating student leaders who have played a significant role in the administration of the honor council. Joshua Tyler Bradshaw Atalia Itzmari Cardenas Antonio Lamont Clark Zachery Brown Davis William Denney Douglas Virginia Roehm Hamilton Xiao Jun Jiang Ryan Thomas Love Trinity Imana Mapp Lydia Ann Swortzel Rei-Hou Wang
This program is produced for ceremonial use, and inclusion as a candidate is not an official indication of graduation or conferral of degree.
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