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2021 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT Sunday Virtual Ceremony May 16, 2021 Saturday 16, 2020 MorningMay Ceremony 9:30 A.M Arts, Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Programs Afternoon Ceremony 3:00 P.M Humanities and Social Sciences UB Stadium North Campus This page has ben intentionaly left blank 22 COMMENCEMENT 2021 2020 COMMENCEMENT Contents Ceremony Program SUNY Trustees and UB Officials .6 The Mace About the College of Arts and Sciences .9 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence 10 College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Senior Awards 10 Letter from the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences .36 Letter from the UB Alumni Association President .37 UB Alma Mater 38 University Leadership 39 Degree Conferral Commencement exercises are divided into two ceremonies and will include undergraduate degree candidates from the College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Baccalaureate Degrees Morning Program 9:30 A.M Afternoon Program 3:00 P.M Arts Art 20 Media Study 28 Music 28 Theatre and Dance 35 Humanities Asian Studies 20 Classics 22 English 25 Global Gender and Sexuality Studies 26 History 26 Philosophy 28 Romance Languages and Literatures 32 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Biological Sciences 20 Chemistry 22 Environment and Sustainability 25 Geology 26 Mathematics 27 Physics 28 Special Studies Special Studies 35 Social Sciences Anthropology 20 Communication 22 Communicative Disorders and Sciences 23 Economics 24 Geography 25 Linguistics 27 Political Science 29 Psychology 29 Sociology 34 Interdisciplinary Programs Social Sciences Interdisciplinary 32 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Program Opening Declaration Robert S Miletich Mace Bearer, Chair Elect of the Faculty Senate and Professor of Nuclear Medicine and Neurology Officiator Graham L Hammill Vice Provost for Educational Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School National Anthem Anna Fernandez Music Theatre Greetings Conferral of Academic Degrees Dean’s Remarks Alumni Welcome and Video Presentation Satish K Tripathi University President Robin G Schulze Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences President Tripathi Dean Schulze SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence West W Richter Jr MusB ’13, BS/MBA ’13 University at Buffalo Alumni Association Board of Directors Outstanding Senior Awards Alma Mater Anna Fernandez Share in the celebration! Post your photos and messages using #UBClassOf2021 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Closing Declaration Professor Miletich Recessional Readers Hadar Borden Blackstone LaunchPad Mary Clare Fahey Campus Living Nicholas Henshue Department of Environment and Sustainability Student Commencement Marshals The university gratefully acknowledges the assistance of these graduating seniors who march in and help lead the academic procession Gianna Damico Anthropology and Fine Arts Stephanie Stewart-Hill Psychology Lindsay Hunter Department of Theatre and Dance John J Wood Office of International Education COMMENCEMENT 2021 SUNY Trustee and UB Officials Eunice Ashman Lewin Member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees President and co-founder of Impacto Consulting Associates, Eunice Ashman Lewin joined the SUNY Board of Trustees in February 2010 She helped reinstate the Student Life Committee, on which she is co-chair In that capacity, she spearheaded the creation of the Food Insecurity and the Mental Health task forces Lewin serves on the board’s Executive Committee and the committees for academic affairs, communications and external affairs, community colleges, and academic medical centers and hospitals A former commissioner of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Lewin was a founding member of the Roswell Park Alliance and a board member of the Buffalo Urban League and Hispanics United of Buffalo She is a member of the Hispanic Women’s League and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable Earlier this year, she was named to the Western New York Health Equity Task Force to coordinate vaccine distribution for the region’s counties A retired bilingual social worker for the Buffalo Board of Education, Lewin is a champion for STEM education Born in Guantanamo, Cuba, Lewin immigrated to the U.S with her family in 1967 She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Marymount Manhattan College and master’s degrees in American and Puerto Rican studies, and in educational administration, from UB 64 COMMENCEMENT 2021 2020 COMMENCEMENT Jeremy M Jacobs Chairman of the University at Buffalo Council Jeremy M Jacobs was appointed to the UB Council in 1997; in 1998, then-Gov George Pataki named him chairman Jacobs is chairman of Delaware North, a global hospitality company with customers in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom The company’s operations include food and retail at airports and sports venues, sports facility ownership and management, operations of parks and major tourist attractions, hotel ownership and management, gaming operations and fine dining Jacobs owns the Boston Bruins and serves as chairman of the National Hockey League’s Board of Governors In 2018, he received the sport’s highest honor when he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame An alumnus of UB’s School of Management and Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program, Jacobs holds honorary doctorates in humane letters from UB, Canisius College, Niagara University and Johnson & Wales University In 2015, his family donated $30 million to advance UB’s medical school, which was renamed the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Jacobs has served Western New York for more than four decades with his business expertise and philanthropic leadership, and Delaware North has received multiple awards for social responsibility, community service and environmental stewardship A longtime friend and supporter of UB, Jacobs has served as chairman, trustee and director of the UB Foundation, chairman of the President’s Board of Visitors and adviser to the School of Management Satish K Tripathi University President An internationally distinguished researcher and higher education leader, Satish K Tripathi, PhD, is the University at Buffalo’s 15th president Tripathi, who served as UB’s provost from 2004-2011, was dean of the Bourns College of Engineering at the University of CaliforniaRiverside from 1997-2004 Previously, he spent 19 years as professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, including seven years as department chair Tripathi graduated at the top of his class from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) He holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Toronto, as well as master’s degrees in statistics from the University of Alberta and BHU A fellow of the IEEE and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he holds honorary doctorates from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, and Brock University in Canada A leader in the national higher education community, Tripathi serves as chair of the MidAmerican Conference Council of Presidents and on the boards of the NCAA Division I, NCAA Board of Governors and College Football Playoff Board of Managers A member of Gov Andrew Cuomo’s Reimagine NY Commission, he has served on the boards of the Association of American Universities, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation In 2011, Gov Cuomo appointed Tripathi inaugural co-chair of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, a position he held until 2017 A Scott Weber Michael Cain Robin G.E Schulze As provost provost and and As executive vice vice president president executive for academic academic affairs, affairs, for A Scott Scott Weber, PhD, A serves as as the the university’s university’s serves chief academic academic officer, chief responsible for for leading leading responsible the development development and and the implementation of of the implementation university’s academic academic vision Weber provides university’s leadership across across the academic enterprise leadership including research, research, scholarship scholarship and and creative creative including activities; undergraduate, undergraduate, graduate, graduate, activities; professional and international education; professional faculty development; development; diversity diversity and inclusion faculty initiatives; and and university university libraries libraries initiatives; Robin G.E Schulze, PhD, Michael Cain, MD, came joined the University to the University at Buffalo at Buffalo in July 2016 in 2006 from Washington as dean ofSchool the College University of of Arts and Medicine in Sciences St Louis, where and professor he was directorinofthe the Department of English Cardiovascular Division As and leader of UB’s largestLewin and Tobias and Hortense most diverse academic Professor of Medicine unit, she drives UB’s Cain is a graduate of Gettysburg College commitment to prepare students to be and received his medical degree citizens from in active, knowledgeable, engaged George Washington University School of a dynamic global community Medicine and Health Sciences He completed training internal medicine andhas cardiology Over theinlast five years, Schulze at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington worked to keep the College strong She University School of Medicine He was a has increased research expenditure clinical/research in clinical cardiac in the College andfellow has secured major investments to enhance College’s electrophysiology at the the University of disciplinary excellence, Pennsylvania School of including Medicine.funds to support the College’s first two female An internationally recognized physicianSUNY Empire scientist, CainInnovation specializesProfessors in cardiac While championing disciplinary excellence, electrophysiology, the examination of the she has also invested in programs that heart’s electrical system He is a translational approach critical present problems from a researcher, clinician and educator His variety of disciplinary vantage points The research, funded by the National Institutes of College’s new department of Environment Health, has been directed at the to and Sustainability is a testament electrophysiological of that approach She isdeterminants also Co-principal ventricular and fibrillation Investigatortachycardia on UB’s first-ever Mellon in the setting of healed Foundation grant myocardial in support ofinfarction the College’s new Department of Indigenous Studiesof Cain is a fellow of the American College which honors university’s Cardiology, thethe American Heartlong-standing Association and commitment to training the Heart Rhythm Society.generations He is a past of president native scholars An the value of the Association of advocate Professorsfor of Cardiology of experiential learning, she has and the Heart Rhythm Society, andraised past chair of funds to provide College students the board of directors of The Sarnoffaccess to important career building, learn-by-doing Endowment for Cardiovascular Science opportunities He has received the Hans-Peter Krayenbuehl Memorial Award for Research inUniversity Cardiac Schulze began her career at the Function from International Academy of of Kansas Shethe moved to Penn State, where Cardiology, American Heart Association’s she becamethe Head of the Department of Arthur Award, theto2012 Resident/ English.E.InStrauss 2012, she moved the University Fellow Achievement Awardthe from Washington of Delaware and became Associate University School of Medicine and the Dean for the Humanities, a position she2013 held Leadership Buffalo Value Award for Inclusion until her move to UB Provost and and Executive Executive Vice Vice President Provost for Academic Academic Affairs for A member member of UB’s faculty since 1983, Weber A is an an innovative innovative scholar scholar and teacher and is former chair chair of UB’s Department of Civil, former Structural and and Environmental Environmental Engineering, Structural where he he helped helped establish establish UB’s UB’s where transportation engineering engineering program program and and transportation oversaw the department’s significant rise in oversaw national rankings rankings among among U.S civil national engineering programs programs Weber Weber has has held engineering progressively responsible responsible administrative administrative progressively roles at at UB, UB, including including senior senior vice provost roles and vice vice provost provost for academic affairs, and where he he was was instrumental instrumental in in the creation where of the the UB UB Curriculum Curriculum and and the the nationally of recognized Finish Finish in in 44 program; program; and and vice recognized president for for student student life, where he president focused on on enhancing enhancing the the student student focused experience on on campus campus and and promoting promoting experience overall student student wellness overall Weber’s research research focuses on Weber’s biodegradation of of chemicals in water and biodegradation soil and and the the reclamation reclamation of environmentally soil impacted brownfield brownfield sites He earned impacted bachelor’s and and master’s master’s of science degrees bachelor’s in civil civil engineering engineering from from Virginia in Polytechnical Institute Institute and a PhD in civil Polytechnical engineering from from the the University of engineering California, Davis Davis California, Vice for Health Sciences DeanPresident of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Joseph J Zambon, DDS, PhD Dean SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor COMMENCEMENT 2020 COMMENCEMENT 2021 77 The Mace Designed to tell the story of the university and the Niagara Frontier, the University at Buffalo mace was fashioned by silversmith Hudson Roysher of Arcadia, Calif It was used for the first time in the 1962 general commencement The mace is silver with accents of lapis and howlite to represent the university’s colors It is topped by a miniature walled structure representing the city of Buffalo Engraved atop the city are three arrows bound together, symbolizing the unity of UB and the city A band of alternating jewels of lapis and howlite encircles the head of the mace and bears the founding dates of the 13 divisions that composed the university in 1962 The UB arms appear on the front of the head On the back are the arms of the United States, encircled by the name Millard Fillmore and the dates during which he was U.S president and UB chancellor The discovery of Lake Erie in 1669 by Louis Joliet and early explorations by Robert de LaSalle are symbolized on the left side of the head A crest on the right side symbolizes the university’s role as a dynamic center of human growth and welfare The wild rose, the New York state flower, is depicted in a floral motif at the top and bottom of the mace’s head Encircling the ends of the shaft are three wavy lines representing intellect and water, the latter a reference to the Niagara River and Great Lakes The motto “University and City: Community” is lettered in Latin around the knob of the shaft Traditionally used in university ceremonies, the mace is a symbol of enlightened authority The mace bearer is the chair of the university’s Faculty Senate 88 COMMENCEMENT 2021 2020 COMMENCEMENT About the College of Arts and Sciences For over a century, the College of Arts and Sciences has served as the center of scholarly excellence and radical innovation at the heart of the University at Buffalo Comprising 29 departments in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics, as well as 16 special programs and 23 centers and institutes, the College is not only the largest campus unit, but the one most likely to directly impact every UB student at some point in their educational career Our more than 420 dedicated faculty members, including 30 SUNY Distinguished Professors, prepare over 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students per year to become the critical thinkers and compassionate leaders so vital to our ever-evolving society Students in the College of Arts and Sciences also benefit from UB’s status as a premier public research university, and the breadth of resources this status provides Internship, research, study abroad, and service-learning opportunities pull students out of the classroom and into the real world of hands-on problem-solving From advancements in targeted drug delivery and photonics; to complex understanding of climate challenges; to creative achievements in theatre, contemporary music, poetics, and the arts, our students contribute regularly to the industries that will eventually employ them, and from which they will dispatch crucial and compelling solutions “Liberal arts education is, in my view, the working definition of education,” says Robin Schulze, Dean of the College “The liberal arts grant students the skills to solve problems and the imagination and courage to make a better future Our faculty are leaders in their fields They challenge students to see complex issues from a variety of perspectives, and to think creatively and collaboratively about how to make a difference in the world The College really is a perfect place for students to find their passions and their purpose We can’t this work without the support of our alumni and friends—the people who understand that a liberal arts education is critical to our collective good Our mission is to help our students become active, empathetic citizens of a diverse and dynamic global community.” This year’s graduating class joins nearly 110,000 College alumni, a massive network composed of internationally-recognized researchers, scientists, and educators; pioneering business leaders; prominent writers and journalists; celebrated musicians and composers; and award-winning film directors, actors, artists, and designers These extraordinary men and women represent a tremendous legacy, one strengthened by the accomplishments of each additional class of College graduates The College would like to thank the members of the Class of 2021 for their efforts over the past four years, and wish them the best of luck in their continued pursuit of knowledge and invention As they sit poised on the brink of future success, we hope they will remember their time in the College as a period of discovery and growth, stay actively connected to their alma mater, and help guide new generations of UB Bulls to build on their exemplary foundation COMMENCEMENT 2021 Mohamad Nabil Naji † Connor Nicometi ‡ Vadeanand Nowrang * ‡ Breanna Marie Pelonero ** ‡ Caitlin Peters Natalie Nicole Puccio Jacquline Amanda Pursell † Jack Benjamin Rabin Matthew Thomas Schrlau ** Igor Shpiller William Francis Skop † Gabriella Marylin Sniatecki Ryan A Stevers * †† Michael Elliot Tepper Samuel Terrazzino Ruiyuan Tian † Carlton Lydell Todd Jr Nicholas Ralph Ventre Jacquelyn Ann Wackowski ** ‡ Jacob Walek ** † Benjamin Matthew Whalen ** Stephanie Amelia Wozniak Logan Sterling Yoder †† February 2021 Vada Marie Galioto † Andy Luo Hui Ting Ng Gefei Situ † Department of Jewish Thought Mathematics Jewish Studies Bachelor of Arts June 2021 Anthony Dominic Catanese Department of Linguistics German Bachelor of Arts June 2021 Dylan Paul Schaefer ** ‡ Linguistics Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Mary Wilson * June 2021 Brittany Baker †† Giuliana Bauman ‡ Polina Burkhardt Lana Ruth Cerasani † Nathaniel Ray Cline Katelyn Ngoc Han Doan Benjamin Michael Frawley † Emily Margaret Garrett †† Amanda Michelle Golden Xinyi Guo ‡ Kennedy Brianne Lewis †† Ruey-I Lu Jeremy Peter Raymore * ‡ P Logan Walters †† P Department of Mathematics Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Azar Nazam Ali Kevin Bui Lakshay Chopra Francis Michael Destino †† Alvin Cherian George Allison Selina Jay † Mark Alan Marino Nuong Thi My Nguyen ** † Jingheng Rong Steven John Walters February 2021 Justin Wesley Allen Joseph Balthasar Baron Vie Bugarcic Vishal Saif Ryan Gangaram Kaining He † Gifari Akhtar Hoque Usman Hussain Benjamin Daniel Jeff ◊ †† Chenran Jin Cole Lapi ** †† Ziqi Li ** † Mohammad Amirul Mustakeem Mohd Sollehhuddin Brandon Nebiker Yue Cheng Tsang ** Tyler David Young Pengfei Zhao June 2021 Sheikh Shefat Ahmed Christopher David Ball Daniella Maria Bertrand * †† Kelsey Elizabeth Booth ** † Brian James Carberry Nicholas J Ceccarelli ** †† Elita Chan Alexander J Chmielewski Maria Margaret Disorbo ** †† Ethan Robert Doyle ** † Jonathan Charles Drozd Louis Estrella ** † Ada YingRong Fang † Haley Ferrigno Colleen Elizabeth Finn ** † Anton Fischer ◊ † David Christian Flores Orandy Oren Forth ‡ Katrina L Gliszczynski * † Harun Hadzic * ‡ Avery Herkel * †† Kimberly Giselle Hernandez William Leonel Hernandez Syeda Tasnim Hossain Terrance Jerome Sean Jeffery Jones ** †† Guozheng Kang Waleed Khalid Lauren H Kim ** † Justin James Kozlowski ** ‡ Jordana Brooke Lewis † Marissa Lynn Loniewski †† P Madeline Pearl Lowry ** ‡ Zhongyang Lyu Joseph David Martin Farid Chinedu Mazrui Julia McMaster ** Archana Mohan ** †† P Jason Chung Ngo †† Robert Charles Osborne * †† Aram John Parnagian * † John Paul Perdue * † Narissara Natalie Pisanello ** † Nathaniel Gabriel Portnoy * † Elliott B Reichman † Cecelia Layne Robinson Joshua George Seefried ** † Mengyuan Sun ◊ †† Mingye Tang Rubina Lynn Tracy Destiny Wistner * ‡ Linxiao Xu Justin Young Qinwen Zeng * † Jingyi Zhang Chenhao Zou ** ‡ Bachelor of Science August 2020 Minyue Yang February 2021 Tiange Chang Zhuocheng Jiang Nashmia Jamal Khan † Benjamin Michael Langer ‡ Xue Ying Mo Jacob Alexander Plonka Casey Jane Whelan † Matthew David Whiteman † June 2021 Scott Michael Abbot ** ‡ Syeda Nafisa Anjum ‡ Jacob A Bolton ‡ Samantha Jane Brosius ** †† Brennan Kyle Buyea Mohamed Camara Vernon Cyrus Rao Fu Cristina Nicole Golden ** † Troy Thomas Hattala Bradley G Kessler ** Kwame Hakime Lambert Jr Mingyang Liu ‡ Timothy Joseph Metzger ‡ Samuel James Orecki COMMENCEMENT 2021 27 Alaina Nicole Paradiso ‡ Rajat Rai † John Sajdak Hannah Seppala * †† Haley Rhea Smith ** ‡ Jared James Vandeloo Sydney Elizabeth Vullo ‡ Kelli A Wegner ‡ Kevin Wu * Eric Yeh † Adrian Zhu Xiaomiao Zhuo Department of Media Study Film Studies Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Margret Ellen Lee * †† Gregory V Pennetto Samantha Vargas * February 2021 Tyler Christopher Dickson De’Asia S Henderson Trevor Joseph Wakefield † June 2021 Damahya Q Evans * † Frank Iemmiti IV Amber Elizabeth Stachoski Media Study Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Olayemi Sarah Akingboye Joel Bonilla Justin Feldis ** William Jarrett ‡ Daeil Kim †† Catalina Paz Lange Jasmine Joy Lindsay Brendon Tyler Sapolsky † 28 COMMENCEMENT 2021 February 2021 Joseph Peter Ahrens ‡ Jordan Lee Brown Taylor Patricia Cecere * ‡ Derek Chin Alexander R Deacon † Robert F DeAlto †† Shannon Marie Domaniewski ‡ Dalton Matthew Drennon † Amal A Elhelw ‡ Zachary Alexander Halpin Jared P Kubiak ‡ Rachel Haley Linden Siyi Liu ‡ Zongqi Lu Patrick T Miletti Christopher Edward Palmer Samantha Jewel Reeb †† Yoogyeong Rho † Jesse Daniel Robson Jeremy Lares Rodriguez Leonardo Antonio Romero Janae A Simmonds ‡ Sarah Jennifer Vazquez ‡ Ryan Nicholas Willett † Anson Zhang June 2021 Olivia Rose Aceto Kyler Lee Barney ‡ Adam David Burke * ‡ Jacob R Burkett † Leonardo Piero CamerucciGambacorta * Cole Gavin Carswell Christine Chen Michaila Elizabeth Diel ‡ Nicholas Michael Digiore † Brendan James Downey * Aaron Joseph Ettestad †† Damahya Q Evans * † Victoria Hope Evans ‡ Alexander John Ferrara ‡ Jake Robert Fuzak * † Alexis Olivia Gethin †† Thomas Michael Gioia Jr ‡ Nicholas Herbert Good ‡ John Gorzynski †† Mikaela Thalia Greene † Julia M Gress ‡ Yinqian Hu Ojochogwu Victor Ibrahim Tyrique Jackson Daniel Jacob Kosofsky † Shane Michael Lenihan Rick Li †† Sean Lucas Mansfield ‡ Phillip Gregory Mayo Jr Aliyah Rashawn McCord * Bryant Alexander Mercedes Sioux Tehya Metzler ‡ Eduardo Henrique Nazario Motta † Margaret Mary Niederpruem ‡ Shane Gregory Phillips ‡ Reidun Barbara Richards ‡ Joshua Rizzo †† Rosa Sophia Rubinstein Cole Sackel Jonathan Saulle Yubo Shen Eun-Ji Esther Song * †† P Elijah Matthew Strauss Khodja Sy Ti’Niya Nakia Taylor Cydney Irene Teeter * †† Lance Kalif White Mark Wilkin ‡ Jiacheng Ying Department of Philosophy Department of Music Bachelor of Science February 2021 Elisabeth Varnazishvili Music Bachelor of Arts June 2021 Michael P Fabian † Jenna Ann Noreck Thomas Ly Nguyen Jr Jeremy Peter Raymore * ‡ P Music Performance Bachelor of Music June 2021 Ryan Thomas Craft ‡ Richard Hoover ‡ Philosophy Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Edward John Sayegh * † Haley A Smith February 2021 Brynn Adelyne Covington † Brian My Phakkhonkham June 2021 Todd L M Banks Aissata Barry Zachary E Buncy * ‡ Christopher Michael Burns Colten Davis Noah Fence * †† P Amber Lynn Gibbs Tiana Nicole Gleason * †† Brooke Parker Humphreys * † Raman Kadariya Andrew Liu Angel Pooran Department of Physics Computational Physics June 2021 Jeremy Donald Kazimer ‡ Mathematical Physics Bachelor of Science February 2021 Bailey Alexander Bussiere † June 2021 Simon Danilov ‡ Hunter Daniel Lavalley William Bryan Stephenson † Cameron James Watt †† Physics Bachelor of Arts February 2021 Benjamin Daniel Jeff ◊ †† Hangtong Zhang June 2021 Scott Michael Abbot ** ‡ Zhengchen Ma Bachelor of Science February 2021 Simrit Singh June 2021 Andrew Edwin Buchwald Kimberly Crossen Crossen ‡ Louis Estrella ** † Mallory Mae Karlik † Lauren H Kim ** † Hannah Seppala * †† Andrew Jay Sipper ‡ Cynthia Jane Vincens Chenhao Zou ** ‡ Department of Political Science Political Science Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Joseph Ashton † Matthew Robert Briggs Robert C Franchi Brittney Faye Gillis † Harrison Zachary Kleiman Kevin Joseph Kohut Bailey Charlotte Lewczyk * † Jaliyah Andrea Samuels † Edward John Sayegh * † Elias C Von Derau ‡ February 2021 Mosammet Asma * †† Nicole Marie Barnes Michael Brand †† Edward Vincent Brown Jr ‡ Peyton Tracy Bulera Isabella Rose Clark * ‡ Akeem Nhajee Diallo Olivia Henry † Alec Riley Herbert * †† Maya N James Brianna Nicole Jenkins Daniel Paul LaRocco ‡ Matthew Edward Laspia Lenny Malinin Jordan Francis Obrochta Sarah R Rizov * Mohamed Saleh Shuaebi Dominique Anthony Thelwell Isabell Van Patten * Austin Michael Van Vorst Andrew Yarnes † Kali Elizabeth Yorko † June 2021 Ayanna Armstrong Carly Ann Bahringer Emma L Benson ** †† P Ryan Joseph Bieger * † Kolyn Michael Blinn ‡ Katharyn Rahe Bodie †† Yesenia Carolina Canales Bradon Carlson * † Maxwell Daniel Caulfield † Jacob John Cerretto Hunter I Churgin Colin W Cieslica Juliana O Cipolla †† Marina Patricia Coriale *** †† P Nicholas Richard Crossland ◊ † Shelby T Cunningham * †† Nassema Dawkins Lucy Desjardins * †† Haley Diagostino ‡ Steven T Dignam ‡ Jyotsna Dixit †† Anastacia Ashley Earle Siti M Farah Robert James Fashano II † Michael R Fenner † Ian P Flaherty * Richard W Fries * ‡ Jacob Timothy Getwright Hayden Alexandra Gise †† Markeith T Givens Ashley Marie Gizzo * ‡ Ryan T Gottstine ‡ Mia Leigh Hanson * †† P Amanda Phyllis Hausmann * †† Trevor James Hayden Peter Daniel Henderson * †† Michael Florencio Hidalgo † Kristina Ivy Leah Hill Abbygail Marie Hoke * ‡ Eden Loren Hunt † Joel Duhaney Hutchinson Ariel A June * †† Safi Solange Kayembe Max Steven Kelstein * Kay Isabelle Kennedy ‡ Jane Anne Kent †† Isam Waheed Khan * Mobin U Khan * †† P Tyler Michael Kiblin * †† Lauryn King * †† Andrew Michael Komula * †† Jackie Kong Ermir Krasniqi * Angel Krempa Ryan Kress Theresa Lee † Lily Anna Leffler * ‡ Yuxuan Liu * ‡ James Lockamyeir †† Ashleigh E Lymburner * ‡ Wenbo Lyu † Prem Ravi Mangroo Jenna Marie Marcus †† Joseph James Marino * †† Dylan Marrero Eric M Mattoon †† Bernard P McGoey * † Shamso Mgaza †† Haley E Muehlbauer ** †† Jacqueline Navarro † Vadeanand Nowrang * ‡ Christian John Occhino Kaela C Orrell * †† Kajal Amit Parikh Rani V Patel †† Taras Y Patsukevych † Joseph Thomas Patterson ** ‡ Sara Pietrera * † Nicole Maria Portu † Dylan James Rendina ** † Nyla Jhami Robinson Makayla Courtney Roma ◊ †† Lauren Nicole Simonelli † Tyler River Smotrinsky ** Sydney K Snyder ‡ Elijah Patrick Stubbs Lucia Elizabeth Sullivan * † Sana A Syed † Cydney Irene Teeter * †† Serena Alene VanOsdol †† Den M Vargas Nicole J Waddington ** †† P Jeremy Sam Werk * Aaron Jacob Wesolowski Clayton Thomas Wolfe Christian A Wuerthner †† Amine Zerouki Daniel Zvi ‡ Department of Psychology Psychology Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Rosie Marie Avery Max Baldyga Sarah Elizabeth Bienstock Belinda Amber Bocchiaro Madelyn Borrelli † Deepika † Yiyan Fan † Janette Ann Grainger †† Andres Alejandro Guerrero Giovanni Guillaume Joseph Hammann James Edward Hutton Essence Quilldeja JohnsonSnowden † Victoria Meghann Kane Alexandra Nicole Leonard * ‡ Craig James Leslie Bailey Charlotte Lewczyk * † Yujia Liu Cecilia Frances LoFaso * Sean Mallory COMMENCEMENT 2021 29 Steven Alexander Maloney Victoria Martin Savana Leigh Masecchia Christopher Michael McConnon ‡ Mike Thomas McGee Kevin Meloni Alexandra Carrie Miles Danielle Sinead Morenas Briana Moses † Thomas Leland O’Driscoll Isiah Oheir Isabel Owusu Hyeryeong Park * Stephanie Elizabeth Pickard Destiny Alicia Pujols Sabrina Rahman Rabiatu Rashid Kayla Shirreffs Averey Brooke Simmons Rifah Tasnim * Veronica Janina Trzeciak Joshua Alex Wallen Chelsea Marie Patrice Washington Tenia Wesley Lindsay Wolcott * Xiong Zheng * February 2021 Alexandra Josephine Altieri † Safiya Jordan Ansari Jack Thomas Bader Karen Ivette Barahona Anna Vladimirovna Belous † Jamon De’Vance Bivens Dara Emily Blitzer * †† Angelica Esperanza Boves * Taya Brown Bridget Lynn Bulson Grace Elizabeth Burbige * † Matthew Caceres Joseph Carr † Su San Chen * Meredith Anne Choate * Andrew Jae Seung Choe Allison Rose Colavito * † Sarah Marie Constantino Olivia Reid Coombs 30 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Kayla Marie Cordero Katherine D’Amico Trevor Samuel Delly Malida Desvarieux Dallas Diaz Joshua John Evoy Shannel Jacqueline Franco Taylor Marie Fursman Sophia Adele Gawronski † Yamel Marie Gomez † Amanda Michelle Hart Cole T Hastings Jessica Hoppe * † Dajuan Hudson Syed Mohammad Hussain Katherine Anna James * ‡ Julie A Jones * †† Cary Judson † Nicole Marie Karlis Emily Elizabeth 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Chase * Alice Chen Richard Chen Vicky Chen ** † Xuewen Chen Esther Choo Tenzin Choyang Lauren Chu * ‡ Mia B Ciccarella Demere Dysean Coker Juli Cole ‡ Emma Leanne Colligan ** †† Elizabeth A Collins Alexis T Cook Marina Patricia Coriale *** †† P Matthew Ryan Cosmai Julia Marie Costanza * ‡ Weston Heberle Costello Jr Juliana Angela Cousins † Tara Marie Coyne † Ashley Nicole Crump Angel S Cruz Matthew Cuevas Tanner Seth Curtis Sarah M Czaja Tayana Samira Davis * David W Daws Ariana Eila DeJesus-Rodriguez * †† Garrett R Derisley ‡ Anthony D Deverso † Ernesto Alberto Diaz-Ordaz Maurice Jorge Docarmo Corrina L Dompkowski * †† Rebecca Don ◊ † Pooja N Doshi Erin Elizabeth Dougherty ‡ Mariah Elynn-Belle Durant Narmeen Ahmed Durrani Camryn Mackenzie England ** Morgan Renee Evans Michael Anthony Fabiano † Tong Fang * † Khawaja Farooq Maria E Fee * †† P Allyssa Andreanna Finley †† Kristin N Fitzpatrick ‡ Sarah Danielle Fitzpatrick ‡ Mia A Forney * †† Leah Nicole Fowler Kaleigh Cheyenne Fralix * † Brynne Ashley Gattie Lilah Elizabeth Geiger Megan Christine Gigliello * †† Katrina L Gliszczynski * † Jaymie M Gotham †† P Krystal Amber Griffith Madison Louise Hageman Heve Haji Hanna Jillian Hall †† Zolie Elsa Halpern Lucas Arena Hanulewicz †† Alexis Harris Alison M Harris Ashlyn Grace Hartman Shemar Jamal Hayes Tiffany He * Xinyi He Mark Andrew Heick Lauren Heinzinger *** ** †† Jason Samuel Herskowitz Savanna Beth Hinten † Anthony T Ho Kamryn Edith Hodges Jennifer Rebecca Hogan Mikaela Catherine Holt * † Dylan Jake Horowitz † Jannat Hossain ** †† Elaine Hou † Zheng Yu Hu †† Brooke Parker Humphreys * † Jacob Robert Humphreys Robyn Denise Hunter † Madiha Hussain * ‡ Rahima A Hussain ** †† Patricia Iannico †† Nur-E Jasica Imam Bailey Ann Indelicato † Justin Ingersoll * ‡ Arianna Irizarry * †† Amani Jaber † Clarice Rose Jahnke ‡ Wilmer Steve Javier Dong Joon Jhang † Hangxuan Ji † Brianna Nicole Jones * † Shawn Patrick Jordan * ‡ Kenan Jared Jude Hanna Kapoor ** ‡ Carolyn Rose Kazmierczak Cassandria Ann Keller † Madison L Kellogg * Alexander Douglas Kennelly Isabelle Lynn Kertzie † Christopher Khudari ‡ Julia Kiefer * †† Colin James Kistner †† P Eliana Rose Klein Kasey Jean Komuda Rachel Kopacko Keenan Raymond Kossman Gia Celeste Kurtz Natalie A Kurz † Pamela Suzanne Lamountain Tyler G Langl Eric R Leach † Sydney M Lechocinski † Adrianna S Lefever ‡ Lily Anna Leffler * ‡ Jason A Lewandowski * ‡ Kareem Shumar Lewis Yi Li * Bradford Qing Lin Ting Ting Lin Ao Liu Mikayla Logan † Homeria Leriane Lubin * ‡ Kayla Anna Lujan † Shunshun Lyu * Kira Mack Sunjida Karim Maisha * Aruba Tabassum Majid Joseph Marte Edda Justina Martinez Sarah Rose Mason †† P Kaitlyn Marie Mcdonnell Cara Mcguire Amanda Marie Mclenigan ** ‡ Connor P McQuaid ‡ Nicole Helena Miller ‡ Bridget Margaret Mitchell ‡ Kellen Montanye Christopher John Moran Megan Kae Morgante Tatiana Lael Moura Katelin Emily Mrekva †† P Hannah Muhic-Stephany Ukari Dominique Mulkey Gaby Munoz Rebecca Lynn Mutchock Mamdouh Nasr Rachel Lynn Nendza Shauyen Vivian Ng-Mei William F Nicholson ‡ Madison Elizabeth Nola Tiffany Jean-Rose Nwachukwu Amanda Marie O’Donnell * ‡ Cynthia Ofori Rebecca Okiec * Dymond Eliz Ortiz Sarah Elizabeth Oswald Gabrielle Marie Palisano † Gina Park Christina Felecia Parke Jordan Elizabeth Parke * † Christina Pastolero ** ◊ † John Paul Perdue * † Arly Elizabeth Perez Ilija Petrov Sara Pietrera * † Lauren Pollicove Megan Rose Ptak Anthony Isaac Puthota * Hemchandra David Rajcoomar Ashley Maria Ramos Myranda Lee Ramos * † Pranav Rao Kaliegh Catherine Reding Madison Taylor Redmond * Lucas Alexander Ricciardi †† Breanna Ruth Rice * †† P Angelina N Rigoroso * ‡ Sara Maria Rinehart * †† Idayra Michelle Rivera Kiara Divine Roberts † Sydney C Robinson ‡ Alyssa T Ruminski * †† P Kaitlyn Rose Rushton * ‡ Kaelyn Renee Ruth Zachary Michael Rutter †† Baltaj Sandhur ** †† P Alexander J Santasero Justin Sapini Jessica Sarapaivanit Ivan V Savsyuk Jillian Marie Scarcella Jordan P Scholl †† Brenda Servin * Jacob Lee Sessanna † Amna A Shafi Mariam Ihab Shafik †† P Leah Catherine Shanahan * †† Sabrina Salim Shariff * †† Lauren Shavzin * † Fatema Siddiqa ‡ Morgan Brianna Simmons ‡ Nicole Rachel Skrypnik Olivia Renee Slotman ** †† Heather J Soderberg †† Brandon Adam Sohn Eun-Ji Esther Song * †† P Treyanna Lasasha Spivey Stephanie Ann Stewart-Hill †† P Lane Stone Jordan Walter Strudler Lauren Elizabeth Strybel Hang Su Alexandra Mary Sullivan † Andrea Sullivan ‡ Rowan Brigid Sullivan COMMENCEMENT 2021 31 Makayla J Sutton * Rasika Swaminathan Mia Sylar Ashlee Louelen Szmak † RuoYun Tan * Jack Taylor Mykaila Jenae Tirado Jasmine Kim To Anna Elizabeth Todd † Emily R Torpey Tehya Morningdawn Treadwell * Tenzin Tsering Christian Robert Turner † Oscar Joel Vazquez David J Vollweiler † Sirui Wang † Yingqi Wang †† P Bryanna Marie Warshaw Ashlyn Marie Watson Dominic Walter Webster * Melissa Sidonna Wellington * David Whang Samantha E Whitman †† Christina A Whittel †† Errick Williams † Nakia Thomas Williams Jr Rachel Te’Ona Wilson Kelsey Grace Wipperman * † Jacob N Wolfanger Ashley Wozniak Wenjun Wu Sydney Ann Wyman † Tong Yang * † Hao Yuan Elizabeth Marie Zdyb † Amy Yali Zhang ◊ Ding Zhang † Tianjiao Zhang * † Kangning Zheng †† P Crystal Zhou † Vincent Zhu Lauren Elidia Ziegler Cheyenne Lyn Zimmerman † Bachelor of Science August 2020 Shelby Clapp ‡ Emmajean Conway 32 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Kyle Kristian Ocampo February 2021 Adiba Farat Ahmed † Hawraa Falah Allami † Cynthia Andalora Hamza Qadar Chaudhary ** Corey Eltime Ariel A Friend Sabrina Scarlett Ganshaw † Jessica Lynn Gill ‡ Benjamin Daniel Jeff *** ** †† Isaiah Anthony Keaton †† Amanda Nicole Nguyen La * Jeong Eun Nam * Peter Qian †† Irene Rong Maheen Saeed Alina Shahid Harrison W Smith †† Mercedez Emily Tiburcio Olivia Grace White † June 2021 Zachary M Adams Jonathan P Anguiano Cassandra Chisom Anianwu ** Drew Michael Ashbery * †† Nicole Christine Burkard Nicholas Paul Calabrese †† Anthony J Califano † Rece David Camadine Daniel Louis Evans Carter Caitlin Nicole Chunco * †† P Shauna Kathleen D’Arcy †† Haley A Donaldson † Allea Frazier † Lidiya Geurkova ‡ Francis Dean Giordano ‡ Amy Gonzalez † Ally Chase Herrnson ‡ Kaylyn-Janaye Lavinia Heyward ** Rachel Ann Hockenberger † Xiaoqi Huang ‡ Brianna Jackson † Phoebe Simone Kaplan Bethany Ann Laufer †† Ju Li † Cassondra Mari Lyman ** †† P Zoryana Makarenko Erica A Mancinelli ‡ Alexandria Frances Maneti † Joanny Grisell Marte † Margaret Mary Mcavoy † Micah Angelika Miranda Victor Jose David Miranda III † Aye Aye Moe † Zachary Sean Morrisey †† Charity Nwadike Ryan Francis O’Donnell †† Michael Shane Patrick Charles Jarron Sanders Dylan Paul Schaefer ** ‡ Anna Shi ‡ Brian T Skelton Brooklynne V Stokes Brenna N Sullivan Cindy Tan † Tina Tan ** ‡ Marlena Lynne Taylor † Sandra Van † Trung T Vu † Deasha Marie Wachman † Dingyi Yang * † Q Ayla Yildirim † Dongri Yuan Kyle Thomas Zumpano †† June 2021 Maria Angela * † Leonardo Piero CamerucciGambacorta * Serena Strollo-Dicenso * ‡ Spanish Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Romello Quenten Lewis February 2021 Katurah Elizabeth Aleba Rachael Elizabeth Burdick †† Colleen Elizabeth Burke * †† Nicole Paulina Gonzalez * † Claudia Julissa Villanueva †† June 2021 Aisling Mary Cantillon ** ‡ Elizabeth Goldrick * †† P Elizabeth Mae Kubiniec †† P Oscar Ulises Parada Jr * Jessica Saller ** Alivia Smeltzer-Darling * ‡ Samantha Christine Spinella ** † Alyssa Lynn Szubinski ‡ Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Degree Programs French Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts June 2021 Tyler Burt Kayla Mae Horisk * † Michael Brian Balanon Lacuna Asiya Mohamed Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Eromosare Joshua Aghomon Ajia Ashley Allen Jasmine Jaleeia Bell Brandon William Chen Joiyeux Mao Clark Ashleigh Louise Delaney Adriana Deokie Alyssa Marie Derwin Lindsay Dinatale Jhada Francis † Erika Julianna Galbo Italian Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Cecilia Frances LoFaso * Nekema Hunte * Tamasha Hussein ** Madeline Sophia Kehl † Abigail La Barca Safiya Bianca Layne Alexandra Nicole Leonard * ‡ Jessica Lee Lewis Min Yi S Liao Xzavier Joshua Medina Ilhan A Noor Olusimisola Helen Oduntan * Nana Konadu Okrah Hyeryeong Park * Precious Prescott Dalton Scott Robinson Rifah Tasnim * Gomathi Sheila Thiruvannamalai Thomas Charles Valenti † Rebecca Lynn Venditti Lindsy Jean VonOhlen Lauren Wilson-Morrow Lindsay Wolcott * Xiong Zheng * Maddison Dawn Zuppelli † February 2021 Ghadeer Khaled Abughanem Abigail S Addo Guillena Adolphe Kaitlyn Lee Amoroso †† Brianna J Bennett Jennifer Ann Blair Dara Emily Blitzer * †† Kari Margaret Buescher † Grace Elizabeth Burbige * † Cody Caballero Grisel Cabral Hope Carroll †† Susanna Cheung † Jennifer Lynn Colburn Samantha Nicole Darling ‡ Crista E Dellaratta ‡ Cassandra Diorio † Lauren Duell Katelyn E Freedberg ‡ Khadija Gibbs Wanda S Gibson Angelika Gonzalez Enrique Miguel Gonzalez * ‡ Joseph Ingalls Grys Marissa Marie Hanes † Patrick James Haynes Kayla M Hewitt Olivia Sofiya Holmwood Bradley Randall Homer Jermaine Howard Annemarie Jones Julie A Jones * †† Sara Kfoury ‡ John Frederick Klenk * †† Malcolm Lamar Koonce Melanie Ann Koscielny Heather Renee Kranick Victoria S Krastev † Anna Grace Krause Julia V Kushnir † Katherine Victoria Lohouse * † Deborah Lorissaint ‡ Tara K Lucombe Angela Mary Maloney Kyana Ashe Manning Chevawn Mascoe Anisa I Mathura * Madeline R Maurer ‡ William Robert McMillan III Montell McRae Me Meh ‡ Brendan William Murphy ‡ Travis Ng Dorothy N Obichie Tiara Alexis Oglesby Raeanne N Over Tenzin Phunkhang Eric D Poole ‡ Nikitha Ramchander Zahra Rezai Matthew Robert Rickus Nicole Victoria Riftin ‡ Sarah R Rizov * Crystal Ann Rose ‡ Kayla Brynn Ryall Sabrina Schwartz Samuel Leo Paul Shepard Powell Shuri Ann Marguerite Mae Smith † Nicole Lynn Stasio * Amanda Catherine Swader Nudrat Rysa Tazul Chelsea Yasmine Walters Brianna Whitehead * † Olivia Imani Wilkinson Morgan Riley Williams Kadofi Wright Shirley Xu Abigail Young Jennifer Yun † Jerod Paul Zaporowski Kristy Zhang June 2021 Dima Mahmoud Abass Sean Michael Abbott Kevin Abelard Michelle N Ahaneku † Jessica Issam Al Kadi * † Shohan Alam Chloe Melissa Albert † Zoe Albertinie † Samantha Jean Albini Tyme Allen * Shawna Leigh Alt Boshra Mohmed Altashi Sabrina Amoh Maria Angela * † John Arceri † Tali Daniele Atias Victoria Monique Ayika ‡ Amanda Lynn Babajko ** ‡ Assetou Bagayoko Joseph M Balsamo Gianna Marie Bambara * Lindsay Lee Barber Shy-Ann Tamera Barnett * Samantha Nicole Berchou * † Alyssa Ann Bert ‡ Svetlana Mary Bhalla ** †† Melissa C Biver ‡ James Robert Blady † Katherine Elena Bogdon †† Kristen Nicole Boorman Angelo Bordieri Leah S Boretz Kristina Kate Bouretis ‡ Riley Rose Bowers Jordan M Brooks * ‡ Savanna Paige Caldwell Bradon Carlson * † Natalie Borelli Carroll Matthew P Castillo † Sierra Shea Chase * Rajansinh N Chauhan Aixin Chen †† P Maggie Chen † Megan Chen † Justin Chiles Lauren Chu * ‡ Joanna Gabriella Cichon ‡ Melajah Marie Clinkscales Darlene A Colley †† Ashley J Comstock * Sandra Katelynn Conklin Thomas Connor Clara Eve Cook * †† P Michael Coomey VI Marina Patricia Coriale *** †† P Crystal Louise Couch * Pabitra Dahal ‡ Andrea L Dalton Ebriama Dampha † Kimberly Ann Davis Ariana Eila DeJesus-Rodriguez * †† Simone Lillian Danyae Dicks Joshua James Drake Peter Joseph Duff Lydia Emmanuel ‡ Aya A Emran ‡ Cassiana Rose Enderle †† Ami W Evu * ‡ Karlene Tillie Familo Kamara Aisha Felder Mia Feola Alexis Fietta † Fisher Filippazzo † Haven S Ford ‡ De’Shondrick Antonio Foxworth Kaleigh Cheyenne Fralix * † Nicolette Rose Freeman * Jake Robert Fuzak * † Ava Taylor Gerstein * †† Mehida Gonzalez † Sabrina Marie Gramuglia ‡ Paige Kristen Guinnane * ‡ Tajanei Imani Gurley † Jaelyn Hannah COMMENCEMENT 2021 33 Lamont Harris Vania Haughton ‡ Megan Ann Heary Matthew D Hendler Avery Herkel * †† Jazmin Hernandez-Balbuena Talia Hesselrode † Zhaniyyah Holman Gabrielle T Horadin Katie Danielle Horenstein Kayla Mae Horisk * † Arianna Irizarry * †† Lisa Janak Kevin Janczyk Lovina M John ** †† Maryam Kabir † Max Steven Kelstein * Malik Kerr Mobin U Khan * †† P Deepa Khanal ** † Julia Kiefer * †† Emily Angelina Kirisits † Hannah Elise Klein Shelby Anber Knight † Jessica Lam † Matthew James LaPiana Linh Thuy Le Kiera Lynne Lecavalier ‡ Matthew Lee Sarah Lee ‡ Cassi Leibowitz * ‡ Olaide Lemoru * †† Cassidy A Lewis Zhijun Li ** †† Jing Yi Liang † Nathan Opel Lincoln Yuxuan Liu * ‡ Jordan Samantha Lorenc Ashleigh E Lymburner * ‡ Shunshun Lyu * Qijun Ma Carly E Magro * ‡ Cassidy Lindsay Maier Nathan James Maniscalco Alyssa F Maxey Peyton E Mcconville Angelly Mejia Hillary Mekoyo-Bakou † Selena Marie Mendez 34 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Sarah Elizabeth Mietus † Danielle Mulder * ‡ Allison Bari Nadler ‡ Meghana Naraparaju ‡ Marie Amanda Newman † Vy Nguyen * ‡ Kianna Mackenzie Norman Amanda Marie O’Donnell * ‡ Adesola Damilola Ogunleye Rebecca Okiec * Mara Jaclyn Okun † Cynthia Nkeiru Onyeke † Somadina Jennifer Orabueze ** † Kaela C Orrell * †† Jordan Elizabeth Parke * † Latoya Tiffany Parker Christina Pastolero ** ◊ † Elizabeth Payne ‡ Adam Jacob Peinkofer * Gillian Catherine Pellegrino † Christianna Joy Perkins Ashley S Phillips Elizabeth A Pokoj †† Ziona Tye-Dasliva Powell Leah Jordan Purdue ** Myranda Lee Ramos * † Tyler Tina-Marie Ricci Hannah Ries Nicole Roitenberg †† Talysha Damary Rojas Kayla Marie Romanini † Jordyn Rene Romaniuk ‡ Michelle Marie Romano † Aaron Rubinstein Amanda Gray Rubinstein ‡ Milad Safary Magali Sanchez ‡ Kateryna Semenova ** †† Veronika Semenova Sabrina Salim Shariff * †† Lauren Shavzin * † Sandra Estefania Shinin * Henna Shirazi Alivia Smeltzer-Darling * ‡ Diana Sue Smith †† Tenzin Sonam † Furtuna Sopi Almeida Soteli †† Danielle Marie Stark † Irina Evelyn Stradley * Jennifer Sullivan Lucia Elizabeth Sullivan * † Jakia Sultana Makayla J Sutton * Elyssa K Synor ‡ Fiona Tan ‡ Kelly Tan RuoYun Tan * Melissa Nicole Tanner ‡ Annise Marie Taylor †† Kyliel George Thompson † Jaclyn A Tommer Emma Rhaine Smith Trendell † Odefe Suzan Uwangue Veronica Lee Vaisman * †† Kristen Mary Van Horn Zaria Rene Vazquez Makenzie Elizabeth Victor †† Nina Villanueva Amanda Truong Vo † Caitlyn Hanna Waletzky Makenna A Walp Jeremy Sam Werk * Daniel Jacob White † Kelsey Grace Wipperman * † Destiny Wistner * ‡ Amanda Claire Woestendiek Madison A Wolcott Yu Yamada Gabriela Gabriel Zinaty * †† Urban and Public Policy Studies Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Michael Gimlin Jr February 2021 Isabella Rose Clark * ‡ Ahkirah Imani Reid * ‡ Steven Douglas Standhart June 2021 Nishat Chowdhury Sarah Lorraine Internicola †† Pharo Victor Inwang Jr Lauryn King * †† Dylan Pisani Dakota Michael Prokop Eshwatti Anuradha Devi Sookram ** † Department of Sociology Criminology Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Marcus Owens † February 2021 Johnny Chau Duong Antonio Marquis Groomes Alec Riley Herbert * †† Katherine Anna James * ‡ Emily Elizabeth Kellison * † Joy Kern * †† Kristina Marie Privitera * †† Queixli S Ruballos Mariah Simone * †† Doriana Williams * Katherine Madison Worden * †† June 2021 Kylie Marie Louise Andrews * † Ryan Joseph Bieger * † Kaleigh Elizabeth Botta * †† Fred FaFa Chen Anabelle Noella Cruz † Corrina L Dompkowski * †† Mia A Forney * †† Mikaela Catherine Holt * † Ariel A June * †† Kang Hyun Jung Steven Zachary Kapuscinski Isam Waheed Khan * Shelby Antoinette Majda * †† Ashlyn Nicole Oaks †† P Michael O’Connor * Adam Jacob Peinkofer * Vincent Robert Pulci ‡ Angelina N Rigoroso * ‡ Lauren Elizabeth Rioux Leah Catherine Shanahan * †† Sandra Estefania Shinin * Irina Evelyn Stradley * Ryan Patrick Sullivan Thomas P Sullivan Tehya Morningdawn Treadwell * Sayan D Trotman Sociology Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Aaron Christopher Beck Mia Latasha Clark Ethan Walker Haynes Nekema Hunte * Margret Ellen Lee * †† Christopher Dylan Shahin Emily Smith † Al-Yasha Isa Wright February 2021 Aliyu Abbas Mintalaah Mohammed Adnan Nathan Howard Boekman Nicholas Casella Grace Donato Charles Trenton Eubanks Enrique Miguel Gonzalez * ‡ Summer Marie Hemphill Brennan E Hughes Chloe Madelyne Ilacqua Joy Kern * †† Nicolette Kumkowski * † Desean Nathaniel Larmond Jianuo Li †† Nicholas Joseph Metschl Jessica Elizabeth Phillips * ‡ Ashley Ramirez * † Nicole Lynn Stasio * June 2021 Ramatu Abubakar Bahati Adam Erik Aguilar Sofia Domitila Agurto-Munding Cassandra Chisom Anianwu ** Shy-Ann Tamera Barnett * Jordan M Brooks * ‡ Joseph Michael Buttino ‡ Nida Chaudhry Ashley J Comstock * Makayla Alexandra Costello Alpert Madison Carissa Czworka * ‡ Danae Dilorenzo Riley Elizabeth Fisk † Gina Nicole Gaudioso * †† Nigel C Gayle ** Peter Malcolm Glick Kaylyn-Janaye Lavinia Heyward ** Abid Hossain † Madison L Kellogg * Daewoo Kim Tyler James Landahl Cassi Leibowitz * ‡ Olaide Lemoru * †† Jason A Lewandowski * ‡ Yuhang Li † Brandon Lin * Carly E Magro * ‡ Shelby Antoinette Majda * †† Kamrey Anthony Mckelvin Julia Mattea Mohl * ‡ Dominic Leo Nappo ‡ Vy Nguyen * ‡ Peter Christopher Noonan Michael O’Connor * Luca J Paolini Jela M Paul ** †† Dylan Mitchell Powell Anthony Isaac Puthota * Ben Evan Radisch † Stephen Ramon Madison Taylor Redmond * Jaime Lynne Renaldo †† Eliza M Roberts ** †† P Kaitlyn Rose Rushton * ‡ Anthony Ellington Scott Allyson Hope Siliznol ‡ Arryonna Latifah Singleton Elena Olivia Smith † Emily Rose Smith ‡ Veronica Lee Vaisman * †† Meredith Joy Wattle ‡ Jenna M Wojdan Gabriela Gabriel Zinaty * †† Special Studies Program Special Studies Bachelor of Arts June 2021 Christian M Trinidad Journalism Bachelor of Science February 2021 Jillian Daniels ** † Industrial Design Studies Department of Theatre and Dance Dance Bachelor of Arts February 2021 Alyssa Corregedor * ‡ June 2021 Daniella Maria Bertrand * †† Camille Julia Jane Cappello ** †† Alexis Marie Corletta ‡ Ava Taylor Gerstein * †† Lauryn Anne Jerz ** †† Homeria Leriane Lubin * ‡ Julia Rose Zeszutko ‡ Bachelor of Fine Arts August 2020 Bianca Dam June 2021 Emma Leanne Colligan ** †† Athena Fay McCann † Amanda Marie Mclenigan ** ‡ Allison Nicole Mersereau †† Sabrina Louise Sapor †† Camille Julia Jane Cappello ** †† Anna Celine Fernandez †† Alexis Paige Miller †† Daniel James Pieffer †† Nathan Michael Roberts ‡ Eden Rae Tuckman †† Michael Emilio Wells ‡ Joseph Gregory Wood Theatre Bachelor of Arts August 2020 Julia Dean Jake Noah Nowak February 2021 Taylor Patricia Cecere * ‡ Kevin Albert Cusi Michael Gregory Morog ** † June 2021 Caitlin Teresa Deaver Francisca Losada Hernandez ‡ Timothy Swenson Halley Elizabeth Sylvester Bachelor of Fine Arts August 2020 Gemini Judith Zajac ‡ February 2021 Andrew Thomas Fish † Matvey Kitchen † June 2021 Aaron Alexander Mary Elizabeth Dicanio †† Timiyah Dionna Love † Campbell Elizabeth Mcdade Clay †† Rebecca E Stock †† Music Theatre Bachelor of Fine Arts June 2021 Elizabeth Ann Arnold Kristen Marie Bartolomeo † COMMENCEMENT 2021 35 Dear Members of the Class of 2021, It is with great pleasure that I congratulate you on your graduation from the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences What you have achieved today, and over the past several years, is truly admirable Thank you for your efforts in the classroom, the lab, the performance hall, the studio, the athletic field, and within the UB and greater Buffalo communities You have become an integral part of our narrative We will miss you As you transition into the next phase of your life, I want you to remember two things First, your achievement does not end here You are ready for whatever comes next You have the knowledge and skills to succeed and the ability to define success on your own terms Second, there are more than 280,000 UB alumni worldwide, ready and eager to welcome you to their ranks No matter where you go, you will find friends to support you Today, I hope you celebrate this moment to its fullest with the people who have supported and encouraged you throughout your education Tomorrow, I know you will use what you have learned here to make the most of every opportunity Good luck and enjoy the adventure Robin Schulze Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences 36 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Dear Members of the Class of 2021, Congratulations! On behalf of the UB Alumni Association, I’m delighted to welcome you to your global network of more than 280,000 alumni You’ve persevered during a year like no other, and we’re proud of all you have accomplished As you begin your next chapter, please stay in touch! We have so many ways for you to remain connected—to UB and to each other— through email and social media, as well as through alumni events and volunteer opportunities happening across the country and around the world What does this mean for you in practical terms? It means that career help, volunteer opportunities, and engaging educational and social events are all yours for the taking To learn more about what’s available with your new alumni status, visit buffalo.edu/alumni Remember, this isn’t goodbye—it’s WELCOME to the UB alumni family We know you’ll always be True Blue and will proudly keep your Horns Up, wherever you go and whatever you Contact the Office of Alumni Engagement at ub-alumni@buffalo.edu Go Bulls! Gary J Jastrzab, BA ’76 President, UB Alumni Association P.S Keep your @buffalo email for life simply by logging in through a browser every 90 days Baird Point is an outdoor, Greek-style amphitheater located on the southern shore of Lake LaSalle It was a gift to the University from the Baird Foundation and the Cameron Baird Foundation The marble columns on the concrete platforms were once part of the old Federal Reserve Bank in downtown Buffalo Following their relocation to the lake, the columns were dedicated as a memorial to servicemen and servicewomen COMMENCEMENT 2021 COMMENCEMENT 2020 37 UB Alma Mater Music by Walter S Goodale, MD, 1903 Lyrics adapted by UB students in 2006 for contemporary use Verse 1: The pride of our spirit and tradition, Our alma mater’s truth and name declare Celebrate our history and wisdom, O let us all prepare to sing her glory Refrain: To Buffalo all hail to thee, Noble and strong it’s our university! To blue and white pledge loyalty, Singing, I will always remember thee! Verse 2: We’ll ever keep our standards high, And sing UB’s praises to the sky Receiving the finest education, Our knowledge we impart unto the nations (Repeat refrain) Verse 3: Our friends we’ve made with ties that bind, A union of our spirit, heart and mind Together we’ll continue life’s journey, O may dear Buffalo forever be (Repeat refrain) 38 42 COMMENCEMENT COMMENCEMENT 2020 2021 The State University of New York Board of Trustees Merryl H Tisch Chairman Cesar Perales Vice Chairman Joseph W Belluck* Courtney E Burke Eric Corngold Marcos A Crespo Robert J Duffy Christy Fogal James F Haddon Bradley Hershenson Gwen Kay Eunice A Lewin* Stanley S Litow Richard Socarides Edward M Spiro Cary F Staller Camille J Varlack* System Administration Jim Malatras Chancellor F Shadi ShahedipourSandvik Provost-in-Charge University at Buffalo Council Jeremy M Jacobs* Chairman Julie M Bargnesi* Michael W Cropp* Jonathan A Dandes* Scott E Friedman René F Jones Christopher H Koch Brenda W McDuffie Mike Montoro* Emeritus Members Sheila H Battle Roger I Blackwell Robert T Brady Randall L Clark Frank N Cuomo* Pamela Davis Heilman* Gerald S Lippes* Mary E Randolph Rose H Sconiers* John N Walsh III Graham L Hammill Academic Affairs Christina R Hernandez* Student Life (Interim) Laura E Hubbard Finance and Administration Lee H Melvin Enrollment Management Despina M Stratigakos Inclusive Excellence University at Buffalo Deans Satish K Tripathi President Michael E Cain Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences A Scott Weber Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Kemper E Lewis School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Vice Presidents and Cabinet Members Mark Alnutt Athletics J Brice Bible Chief Information Officer Michael E Cain Health Sciences Beth Del Genio* Chief of Staff to the President John DellaContrada University Communications Venugopal Govindaraju* Research and Economic Development Rodney M Grabowski University Advancement Aviva Abramovsky School of Law Jean Wactawski-Wende* School of Public Health and Health Professions Joseph J Zambon* School of Dental Medicine Vice Provosts Craig W Abbey Institutional Analysis and Planning Ann M Bisantz Undergraduate Education Robert Granfield Faculty Affairs Graham L Hammill Academic Affairs; Graduate School Evviva Weinraub Lajoie University Libraries Lee H Melvin Enrollment Management Marsha L Lewis School of Nursing Despina M Stratigakos Inclusive Excellence James M O’Donnell School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences John J Wood* International Education (Interim) Suzanne N Rosenblith Graduate School of Education University at Buffalo Foundation Robin G Schulze College of Arts and Sciences Robert G Shibley School of Architecture and Planning Nancy J Smyth School of Social Work Paul E Tesluk School of Management Gregory M Bauer* Chairman Robert E Denning* Vice Chairman; Treasurer Jean C Powers* Secretary Trustees Mason P Ashe* Jason L Bird* Samantha L Bonano* Helen M Cappuccino* Gregg S Fisher* Claudia D Fosket* Kathleen T Grimm* Daniel M Hamister Louis M Jacobs Kathie A Keller Dale M McKim III* David R Pfalzgraf Jr.* Vikki L Pryor* Thomas S Quealy Jr.* Nagendra Raina Justin Reich* Murray S Rosenthal* Steven H Shepsman* Eileen S Silvers* Daniel A Sperrazza* Satish K Tripathi D Scott N Warman Directors Beverly Foit Albert-Cox* Sheldon M Berlow Ashok G Kaveeshwar* Anthony B Martino* Marjorie E Winkler* Margaret W Wong* Emeritus Trustees Randall I Benderson* Dianne Bennett* Lawrence P Castellani Ellen E Grant* Mark E Hamister Jeremy M Jacobs* John N Walsh III Non-voting Members Michael E Cain Rodney M Grabowski Laura E Hubbard A Scott Weber *UB alumnus/alumna Edward P Schneider* Executive Director COMMENCEMENT 2021 39 40 44 COMMENCEMENT COMMENCEMENT 2020 2021 2021 University at Buffalo Commencement Cover The University at Buffalo has come a long way since its founding in 1846 as a small, private medical school in downtown Buffalo Today it is an internationally renowned public research university-the largest institution in the State University of New York system-with three vibrant campuses, 13 schools and colleges, and most importantly, upward of 30,000 students every year developing the knowledge, confidence and passion to make the world a better place In the words of President Satish K Tripathi, "UB has always been defined by our community's intellect, innovations and contributions to humanity And it will continue to be for the next 175 years-and beyond."