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116 TH COMMENCEMENT GRADUATE MAY 28, 2021 Dear Graduates of Simmons University, Congratulations! On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the faculty and staff, and more than 50,000 Simmons alumnae/i, I salute you and your achievements Unlike Simmons’ founding that was delayed 30 years by the great Boston fire, the pandemic has not slowed you down as you prepare to launch into the next phase of your lives and careers At our May 23-28, 2021 Commencement celebrations and ceremonies, we are gathering with about one thousand proud Simmons bachelors, masters, and doctoral candidates— on campus with some of you and online with even more of you and your families We celebrate and continue to honor your hard work, strength, and perseverance During this pivotal moment, I invite you to reflect on the transformational impact of your experiences at Simmons, as I too consider my first year as University President Despite the challenges of this pandemic, I am so optimistic about the future I have witnessed your passion and your purpose, and I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead Now, more than ever, our world needs the everyday leadership that you will bring to your workplaces and your communities Your Simmons degree launches you into a changed world—with the skills, leadership ability, disciplinary knowledge, and hard-won resilience that will enable you to carve out a career and a life’s path with purpose and meaning On behalf of the entire Simmons University community, I congratulate you and wish you well Sincerely, Lynn Perry Wooten, President TABLE OF CONTENTS University Ceremony Order of Exercises The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences: School of Nursing Order of Exercises Doctor of Nursing Practice Master of Science in Nursing Master of Science in Nursing Administration 8 17 The College of Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice: School of Social Work Order of Exercises Doctor of Philosophy: Social Work Master of Social Work Master of Social Work and Certificate in Health Care and Social Work Master of Social Work and Certificate in Mental Health Practice Master of Social Work and Certificate in Trauma Practice Master of Social Work and Certificate in Urban Leadership and Clinical Social Work 18 20 20 27 28 28 28 The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences: Behavior Analysis, Health Professions Education, Nutrition, and Physical Therapy Order of Exercises Doctor of Philosophy: Behavior Analysis Doctor of Philosophy: Health Professions Education Doctor of Physical Therapy Specialist in Education: Behavior Analysis Master of Science in Behavior Analysis Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Health Professions Education Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion and Certificate in Nutrition and Certificate in Sports Nutrition Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion and Certificate in Nutrition Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion and Certificate in Sports Nutrition Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion and Certificate of Didactic Program in Dietetics Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion Certificate in Nutrition Certificate in Nutrition and Certificate of Didactic Program in Dietetics Certificate of Sports Nutrition and Certificate of Didactic Program in Dietetics Certificate of Didactic Program in Dietetics 30 32 32 32 32 32 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 37 37 37 The College of Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice: Education, Public Health, and Public Policy Order of Exercises Master of Arts in Teaching Master of Science in Education: Advanced Content and Pedagogy Master of Science in Education: General Education Master of Science in Education: Special Education Master of Public Health Master in Public Policy 38 40 40 40 40 41 41 The Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities and The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Order of Exercises 42 The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Master of Arts in Gender and Cultural Studies Master of Arts in History The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Doctor of Philosophy: Library and Information Science Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration in Health Care Master of Science: Library and Information Science Master of Science: Library and Information Science and Master of Arts in Children’s Literature (Dual Degree with the Gwen Ifill College) Master of Science: Library and Information Science and Master of Arts in History (Dual Degree with the Gwen Ifill College) Advanced Certificate in Archives Management Certificate in School Library Teacher Program Advanced Inter-Professional Informationist Certificate Graduate Prizes, Honors, and Awards 2020-2021 44 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 49 49 49 50 50 51 UNIVERSITY CEREMONY ORDER OF EXERCISES | 9:00AM WELCOME Regina M Pisa, Chair, Simmons University Board of Trustees INTRODUCTION Lynn Perry Wooten, President, Simmons University INVOCATION Reverend Dr Evan C Hines CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY DEGREES The Candidates for the Honorary Degrees Presented by Niloufer Sohrabji, Chief Marshal, Professor, Economics, The College of Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice Citations read by Lynn Perry Wooten, President, Simmons University Doctor of Journalism, Honoris Causa Suzyn Waldman ’68 Doctor of Human Rights, Honoris Causa Dr Paul Farmer Doctor of Management, Honoris Causa Helen G Drinan ’75MS(LIS), ’78MBA Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa The Honorable Ayanna Pressley COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Ayanna Pressley CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES The Candidates for the Doctoral Degrees Presented by Russell Pinizzotto, Interim Provost The Candidates for the Masters Degrees, Education Specialist Degrees, and Post-Baccalaureate Certificates Presented by Russell Pinizzotto, Interim Provost The Candidates for the Baccalaureate Degrees Presented by Russell Pinizzotto, Interim Provost Academic Deans Stephanie Berzin, Dean, The College of Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice Marie desJardins, Dean, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Brian Norman, Dean, The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, Dean, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences This is a commencement program and not a legal document of the University and does not represent a complete and accurate list of 2021 graduates of Simmons University It is a list of degree candidates invited to participate in the May 28, 2021 commencement ceremonies Invitation to or participation in the ceremony does not indicate that any candidate has graduated or will graduate from Simmons Diplomas and a commencement bulletin with a complete listing of 2021 graduates will be sent to graduates after May 28, 2021 SPEAKER AND HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT The Honorable Ayanna Pressley Speaker, Commencement Ceremony, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is an activist, a legislator, a survivor, and the first woman of color to be elected to Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Throughout her career as a public servant, Congresswoman Pressley has fought to ensure that those closest to the pain are closest to the power—driving and informing policymaking During her first term in Congress, Congresswoman Pressley has been a champion for justice: reproductive justice, justice for immigrants, consumer justice, justice for aging Americans, justice for workers, justice for survivors of sexual violence, and justice for the formerly and currently incarcerated Currently, Congresswoman Pressley serves on two powerful Congressional committees—the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Committee on Financial Services—both of which have remained focused on legislatively addressing issues of care, concern, and consequence to the American people Prior to being elected to Congress, she served on the Boston City Council for eight years, and she was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100-year history HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Helen G Drinan ’75MS(LIS), ’78MBA Doctor of Management, Honoris Causa Helen G Drinan is President Emerita of Simmons University She served as the University’s first alumna president from 2008 to 2020, leading Simmons to a position of strategic, academic, and financial strength Her legacy includes leadership in the delivery of online graduate professional education that resulted in a dramatic increase in enrollment and a near doubling of revenue over the period of her service This experience positioned Simmons to develop a full-fledged virtual strategy In addition, under her direction, the undergraduate curriculum was reinvented, and the academic delivery process redesigned to include four cross-disciplinary colleges organized under Simmons’ newly designated university status Throughout her tenure at Simmons, President Emerita Drinan advocated on behalf of girls’ and womens’ education and empowerment She launched the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership to ensure the continuity of the University’s contributions to this important work In response to nationwide issues of race, religion, socioeconomic status, and gender, President Emerita Drinan created the Office of Culture, Inclusion, and Equity (OCIE) Drinan is an undergraduate alumna of Mount Holyoke College and holds degrees from the Simmons School of Library and Information Science and the Simmons School of Business HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Paul Farmer, MD, PhD Doctor of Human Rights, Honoris Causa Medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to improving health care for the world’s poorest people He is a founding director of Partners In Health (PIH), an international nonprofit organization that since 1987 has provided direct health care services and undertaken research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty Over the past twenty-five years, PIH has expanded operations to twelve sites throughout Haiti and ten additional countries around the globe The work has become a model for health care for poor communities worldwide Dr Farmer holds an M.D and Ph.D from Harvard University, where he is the Kolokotrones University Professor and the Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School He is also Chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Dr Farmer has written extensively on health, human rights, and the consequences of social inequality His most recent book is Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History Dr Farmer is the recipient of numerous honors and is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Suzyn Waldman ’68 Doctor of Journalism, Honoris Causa Suzyn Waldman is an award-winning journalist and color commentator who has spent the past three decades overcoming the obstacles that go along with being a female sports broadcaster—rising to the very top of her profession Her career has been a series of firsts In 1987, Waldman became the first voice ever heard on WFAN Radio She created the job of radio beat reporter, covering the New York Yankees and the New York Knicks The first woman ever to work on a nationally televised baseball broadcast for the Baseball Network, Waldman was also the first woman to provide play by play for a major league team in the nineties.  In 2005, Waldman became the first woman to provide color commentary in the radio booth for a major league sports team, joining John Sterling, the voice of the Yankees, first on WCBS-AM and later on WFAN Waldman was inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2016, and she has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors for her contributions as a role model and pioneer in women’s broadcasting A native Bostonian with a degree in Economics from Simmons, Waldman also spent 15 years on the Broadway musical stage THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOOL OF NURSING ORDER OF EXERCISES | 12:30 PM WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, Dean, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences STUDENT SPEAKER Kanisha Louis Jean, DE FNP Student FACULTY SPEAKER Naila Russell, DNP, FNP-BC CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, Dean, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences COMMENCEMENT MARSHAL Anne-Marie Barron, Chief Marshal, Associate Dean of Health Sciences, Professor, School of Nursing, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences DIPLOMA READERS Nickie Burney, Associate Professor of Practice, Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, School of Nursing, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences Eileen McGee, Associate Professor of Practice, Nursing, School of Nursing, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences Patricia Rissmiller, Associate Professor, Nursing, Chair of Graduate Nursing, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences Heather Shlosser, Associate Dean, School of Nursing, Director of Nursing@Simmons, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences CLOSING Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, Dean, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences This is a commencement program and not a legal document of the University and does not represent a complete and accurate list of 2021 graduates of Simmons University It is a list of degree candidates invited to participate in the May 28, 2021 commencement ceremonies Invitation to or participation in the ceremony does not indicate that any candidate has graduated or will graduate from Simmons Diplomas and a commencement bulletin with a complete listing of 2021 graduates will be sent to graduates after May 28, 2021 SIMMONS GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT 2021 THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND HEALTH SCIENCES DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE Kou Michelle Baar-Daley, B.S.N., Northeastern University, M.S., Simmons College Jennifer Barsamian Leigh-Ann S Berk, B.S., University of Massachusetts Laura J Bickford, B.S.N., University of Southern Maine, M.S.N., Simmons University Howard Thomas Blanchard, B.S., University of Maine Kelly Michelle Boyle, B.S.N., Northeastern University Alice A Bradbury, B.S.N., Northeastern University Casey Don Branstetter Pamela Marie Browall, B.S., Boston University Jeff Cardini, B.S.N., University of Vermont Kerry Noelle Carnevale, B.S., University of Massachusetts Laura Cline, B.A., B.S., Eastern Nazarene College, B.S.N., M.S.N., MGH Institute of Health Professions Erin Marie Conti, B.S.N., University of Massachusetts Angela Marie Eisentrout-Melton, B.S.N., Chamberlain University, M.S.N., Simmons University Kelly Gamboa, B.S.N., University of Maine Mary Grzybinski Kimberly Ann Guibone, B.S.N., University of New Hampshire, M.S.N., Georgetown University Lynne Hancock, B.S.N., Boston College Kecia Yvonne Henderson-Boyd, B.S.N., Northeastern University, M.S.N., Simmons University Bridgid Godbout Joseph, B.S.N., Boston College M Veronica Kelly, B.S.N University of Massachusetts, M.S., Simmons University Helen Margaret Mahoney West, B.A., Stonehill College, B.S.N., Boston University, M.S.N., Yale University Michelle McGrory Michael P O’Melia, B.S.N., Regis College Theresa Hui-Kyong Pak, B.S., Rutgers University Kristine A Pereira-View, B.S., Boston University Alexandra Price, B.S., University of Connecticut, B.S.N., Sacred Heart University, M.S.N., Simmons University Sandra Sanchez, B.S.N., Curry College, M.S.N., Simmons University Robert William Shields, B.S.N., University of Massachusetts Lauren Nicole Spendley, B.S.N., University of New Hampshire Rasha Srouji, B.Sc.N., McGill University, Canada Joyce L Stantial Jennifer Marcia Thomas, B.S.N., University of Massachusetts Michelle Kathleen Ucci, M.S.N., Emmanuel College, B.S.N., Salem State University Jonathan R Whiting, B.A., University of Massachusetts John Patrick Whitlock Katherine Rory Willetts, B.S.N., Simmons College MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Zenet Cliffa Abdul, B.S., B.S.N., Towson University Angelle Adams, B.A., Nicholls State University Christa Adams, B.S.N., University of Southern Maine Jacquelyn Elizabeth Adams, B.S.N., University of North Carolina Arielle L Ades, B.A., Syracuse University, B.S., Northeastern University Aloonee Adhikari, B.S.N., Simmons University ◊ Fawazat Adeola Agoro, B.S.N., University of Massachusetts ◊ Rinsy Alexander, B.S.N., The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University, India ◊ Melissa Grace Almeida, B.S.N., Endicott College Victoria Faith Almeida, B.S., Curry College ◊ ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 Jesse Daryl Alons, B.S., University of Nebraska, B.S.N., South Dakota State University Jennifer Chapin Ames, B.S.N., Norwich University Gloria Olubukola Amu, B.G.S., Indiana University– Purdue University Indianapolis Kristin Ann Angus, B.S.N., Regis University Dominique Dujuan Antoine, B.S.N., Northeastern University Jamie Nkechiyere Anumba, B.S.N., University of Detroit Mercy Lilly D Appleberry, B.S.W., North Carolina State University Leigh Fisher Applegate, B.A., B.S.N., University of Miami Vida Asante, B.S.N., Chamberlain University THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, POLICY, AND PRACTICE MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Lisabel Sarmiento Asuncion, B.S., Simmons University Adriana Maharani Ballas, B.A., Simmons University Noah Paiva Cabral, B.A., Simmons University Abigail Darling Grant, B.S., St Lawrence University Kyetes M Heller, B.A., Simmons University Chloe Noel Hull, B.A., Bard College Nadia Jeanbart, B.S., Delaware State University Rose Harrington Murphy, B.A., College of the Holy Cross Hannah Kathryn Parlman, B.S., Simmons University Olivia J Postma-Kiley, B.A., Simmons University Alexandra Ann Salvatore, B.A., University of Connecticut Alexandra Nancy-Bea Soqui, B.A., Simmons University Hannah Marie Timmermann, B.A., Simmons University Morgan E Walker, B.A., Simmons University Lauren Elizabeth Wigren, B.A., Simmons University MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Advanced Content and Pedagogy Samantha Ariel Rosenfield, B.A., Muhlenberg College Rachel Rosanna Sullivan, B.A., B.S., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION General Education Arian Dineen, B.A., Simmons College MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Special Education Abigail Mary Adams, B.A., High Point University Lindsay Catherine Agro, B.S., Roger Williams University Julia A Aparicio, B.A., Fairfield University Alyssa J Basler ◊ Victoria Marjorie Bayless, B.A., University of Massachusetts Janelle Lynn Bellerose, B.S., University of New Hampshire Megi Cavo, B.A., Brandeis University Gabrielle Alexandra Clark, B.S., University of Massachusetts Eliza Rose Clymer, B.A., Connecticut College Dillan Elizabeth Constantineau, B.A., Bridgewater State University Jacqueline J D’Amato, B.S., University of Maine Jacquelyn M Desrosiers, B.A., Providence College Jocelyn Dionne, B.A., Stonehill College Caroline Elizabeth Dupuy, B.A., Simmons University Shannon Elizabeth Egan, B.A., Valparaiso University Victoria Lyn Eldridge, B.A., Skidmore College Shaelah Lee Farrell, B.S., Worcester State University Jill C Fenniman, B.S., University of Delaware Vanessa Camargo Fernandes, B.S., Johnson & Wales University ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 40 Veronica Camargo Fernandes, B.A., Western New England University Aubrey Lane Frazier, B.A., Southern New Hampshire University Natalie Fuentes, B.A., University of Rochester Caitlin S Gillett Sarah Allison Goldstein, B.A., Simmons University Morgan N Gould, B.A., High Point University Sarah Green, B.A., Saint Michael’s College Fiona Mae Griffin, B.A., Hamilton College Emily Anne Hammerstrom, B.A., Fitchburg State University Shannon Harrison ◊ Helen Margaret Hedman, B.A., Hartwick College Kassandra R Hostage, B.A., Massachusetts College of Art and Design Courtney Elizabeth Hough, B.S., Central Michigan University Mashal Fatima Hussain, B.A., University of Massachusetts Seana Ann Kilcullen Melissa Kopel Kintish Natalie Paige Kulongowski, B.S., Michigan State University Ashley Akilah Lackard Kara L LaFond Michelle N LaSala, B.S.E., Bridgewater State University Ashley Marie Leonardi, B.A., Framingham State University Geneva Lynn Leong, B.A., Colgate University Rachel Anne Lindstrom, B.A., State University of New York Danielle Alice MacDonald, B.S., Bridgewater State University Amanda MacVicar-Corbett, B.A., Westfield State University Rafael E Martinez, B.A., Johnson & Wales University ◊ Molly Anne McGoldrick, B.A., Bridgewater State University Laura C Mink, B.S., St Lawrence University Arianne Adele Mitchell, B.S., Mount Ida College Tess Ann Mooney, B.S., University of Rhode Island Lauren Joyce Murphy, B.A., Saint Michael’s College Nabiha Naqvi, B.S., University of Toronto, Canada Katherine R Nolan, B.A., Wellesley College, M.S., Western New England University Jenna Lee O’Hara, B.S., University of New Hampshire Kayla Emily Oleson, B.A., Wheelock College Lillian Grace Pennington, B.S., Simmons University Sarah L Perez, B.A., University of Connecticut Alexcia H Pierre Nicole Elizabeth Reed, B.A., University of Massachusetts Tamyra Shakyra Roberts, B.M.D.S., West Virginia University Matthew Raymond Royal, B.S., Salem State University Molly Elizabeth Russell, B.S., Bridgewater State University Lauren Elaine Russo, B.A., Simmons University Emily Kathleen Ryan, B.S., University of Massachusetts Kyndall Saunders, B.A., Indiana University Gina Saxena, B.A., Bryant University Rachel Elyse Schweon, B.A., Temple University Cameron Elena Skoletsky, B.A., University of New Hampshire Kimberly M Spicer, B.S., Colby-Sawyer College Sarah Ann Spondike, B.A., Kent State University Caitlin Elizabeth Stahl-Hodgkins, B.S., Boston University ◊ Rachel Stout, B.A., Bowdoin College Rosemary Talbot, B.A., Framingham State University Olivia Urso, B.S., Fitchburg State University Jordan Weintraub, B.S., Hofstra University Mary Theresa Whalen, B.A., Saint Anselm College Alexander Ross Wish, B.S., University of Massachusetts MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Resa R Caivano Jamie L Casey, B.A., Curry College Dorothy Nora Charles, B.A., University of Massachusetts Siham Fatmi, B.S., University of Massachusetts Kristina Emily Ketchum, B.S., Quinnipiac University ◊ Damien James Leach Damian A R Lima, B.A., Wellesley College Betsy Lorenzo, B.S., St John’s College ◊ Natalya C Martins, B.Sc., Skidmore College Roshonda Marissa Antoinetta Ndebumadu, B.A., Converse College, M.E.T., Sposato Graduate School of Education Nancy Osei, B.S., Worcester State University Monica Pereira Erica L Satin-Hernandez, B.A., Tufts University Katrin Stinson, B.S., New York University Nicole Taikeff, B.S., Bates College ◊ Hannah Elizabeth Walsh, B.S., University of Massachusetts Jennifer Michelle Ware, B.A., Oregon State University ◊ MASTER IN PUBLIC POLICY Emma Jacqueline Kahn, B.A., Brandeis University Caitlin Elizabeth Marksteiner, B.B.A., University of Massachusetts Teresa Versaggi, B.A., Emerson College Molly Pauline Zeif, B.A., Montana State University ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 41 THE GWEN IFILL COLLEGE OF MEDIA, ARTS, AND HUMANITIES THE COLLEGE OF ORGANIZATIONAL, COMPUTATIONAL, AND INFORMATION SCIENCES ORDER OF EXERCISES | 4:30 PM PRESIDING Marie desJardins, Dean, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Brian Norman, Dean, The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities STUDENT SPEAKER Lauryl Fischer, MFA in Writing for Children/MA in Children’s Literature Student FACULTY SPEAKER Michèle Cloonan, Professor, School of Library and Information Science, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences CONFERRING OF THE DEGREES Brian Norman, Dean, The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities Marie desJardins, Dean, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences COMMENCEMENT MARSHAL Laura Saunders, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences DIPLOMA READERS Sanda Erdelez, Professor, Director, School of Library and Information Science, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Melanie Kimball, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Suzanne Leonard, Professor, Graduate Program Director, Gender and Cultural Studies, The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities Cathryn M Mercier, Professor and Chair, Children’s Literature, Director of the Children’s Literature Program, Director of the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities Stephen Ortega, Associate Professor, History, Director of the Graduate Program in History/Archives Management, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Ray Pfeiffer, Associate Professor, Director of School of Business, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Rong Tang, Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Doctoral Program, School of Library and Information Science, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Katherine Wisser, Associate Professor and Director of Archives Management Concentration, School of Library and Information Science, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences This is a commencement program and not a legal document of the University and does not represent a complete and accurate list of 2021 graduates of Simmons University It is a list of degree candidates invited to participate in the May 28, 2021 commencement ceremonies Invitation to or participation in the ceremony does not indicate that any candidate has graduated or will graduate from Simmons Diplomas and a commencement bulletin with a complete listing of 2021 graduates will be sent to graduates after May 28, 2021 43 THE GWEN IFILL COLLEGE OF MEDIA, ARTS, AND HUMANITIES MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN WRITING FOR CHILDREN Rebecca Lauren Crandall, B.A., Emerson College Andrew S Egan, B.S., University of Wisconsin, M.S., The City University of New York Leah Feria Ordonia, B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts Erin Kate Prichett, B.A., Williams College MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN WRITING FOR CHILDREN AND MASTER OF ARTS IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Elizabeth Kay Baxter, B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University Alexis L Clarke Emily Elizabeth Dickson, B.A., Emory University ◊ Dena Bach Elovitz, B.A., Brandeis University, B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art & Design Lauryl Lynne Fischer, B.A., Elon University Shelley Denenberg Isaacson, B.A., University of Michigan, M.Ed., Harvard University Katerina Monique von Campe, B.A., Amherst College MASTER OF ARTS IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Hillary Walsh Godwin, B.A., Bryn Mawr College MASTER OF ARTS IN GENDER AND CULTURAL STUDIES Claudergine Aspilaire, B.S.B.A., Suffolk University ◊ Safiyyah Nadiyah Elahi, B.S., University of Saint Joseph Jocelyn Eleanor Leighton, B.A., University of Southern Maine Alexa Oord, B.A., Harvard University Alexis Renae Rogel, B.A., Rhode Island College MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY Candace Shaenlle Alexander, B.A., Westfield State University Amelia Grace Benstead, B.A., Gettysburg College Amanda Leah Horrocks Laura R Koch, B.A., Simmons College ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 44 Mary Madigan, B.A., Fitchburg State University Haley von Spreter Newsham, B.A., Bryn Mawr College Megan Caroline Watts, B.A., Assumption University Megan Gail Yeo, B.A., Smith College, M.S., Simmons University THE COLLEGE OF ORGANIZATIONAL, COMPUTATIONAL, AND INFORMATION SCIENCES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Library and Information Science Benjamin Allen Hunter, M.S.LS., The University of North Carolina, M.M., University Of Oregon LeRoy Jason LaFleur, M.S., George Mason University, M.A., University of Wisconsin Wenqing Lu, M.S., Simmons University MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Bahareh Aslani, B.A., Shahid Beheshty University, Iran, M.A., Azad University, Iran Sarah Kendra Biggs, B.A., Smith College Maribel Blanco, B.A., Boston University, M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education William Ryan Cockerham, B.A., University of North Carolina Grace M Conley, B.A., Boston University Alexandra Dewberry, B.A., Colby College Devon Zoe Eckert, B.S., Simmons University Zelalem Endale, B.S., Simmons College Rebecca Wendy Fletcher, B.S., State University of New York Chaya Friedman, B.Sc., York University, Canada Kathleen E Gibson, B.A., Mount Holyoke College Amber Rose Indoccio, B.S., Simmons University Odeal J Jacob, B.S., Boston University Mary F Janvier, B.S., The New England Institute of Art Mounica Manchiraju, B.A., University of Massachusetts Stephanie Anne McIntyre, B.S., Boston College Brigid Maureen McMahan, B.A., University of Dallas Heather McNabb, B.A., University of Southern Indiana, M.L.S., Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Vanessa Maisano Melfi, B.S., Wenthworth Institute of Technology Tessa Price Negri, B.A., Christopher Newport University Jithin K Palooparambil, B.S., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University Hira Rafiq , B.S., University of Massachusetts Alex Michaela Rengifo, B.S.B.A., Simmons College Jordan Douglas Smith Elisa G Sosa, B.S., Suffolk University Shannon P Spicer, B.A., Quinnipiac University Kaitlin M Spurlock, B.A., Rhode Island College Karolina Tomanova, Bc., Palacký University, Czechia Meghana Vallurupalli, B.S., University of Massachusetts Anna Elizabeth Vennochi, B.A., Syracuse University Stacey S Wainwright, B.A., The City University of New York Carly Louise Winterhalder, B.A., University of Rhode Island MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN HEALTH CARE Revisha Gobardhan Bhaumik, B.A., Florida International University Silpa Mohapatra, B.Sc., Manipal University, India, B.S., University of Massachusetts Jeffrey James Moulton, B.A., M.A., California State University Laura Nicole Quicker, B.S., Ithaca College Wesley Ramkissoon, B.S., Wentworth University Rebecca Wong, B.S.N., University of Massachusetts MASTER OF SCIENCE Library and Information Science Ashley Jennifer Aberg, B.S., Rochester Insitute of Technology Jordan Rae Alexson Kaitlin Elayne Allair, B.S., University of Massachusetts ◊ Sarah Madeline Allwarden, B.A., Simmons University ◊ Jennifer Berger Anderson, B.A., Northeastern University Victoria Paige Antonucci, B.A., University of Vermont Alexis Arcaro, B.A., Hampshire College Elizabeth Greene Armstrong, B.A., St Lawrence University, J.D., Suffolk University Lauren Nicole Bacon, B.S., University of North Alabama Katherine Elizabeth Bailey, B.A., Bay Path University Scott N Barnard, B.A., Westfield State University ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 45 Erin Elizabeth Bassler, B.A., Worcester State University Jacqueline Christine Bateman, B.A., State University of New York Olivia Morgan Bates, B.A., Rhodes College Adam Rolon Beckwith, B.A., Brandeis University Ryah Owen Belford, B.A., Ithaca College Stephanie Elizabeth Bennett Amy Rene Berger, B.A., Northwestern University Cindy Michelle Bistoury ◊ Angelica Rose Bonnabeau, B.A., Arcadia University Chandra Ho Boudreau, B.A., Wellesley University, M.A., State University of New York Abigail Sandra Bowen, B.A., State University of New York Kristen Deborah Brennan, B.A., Southern New Hampshire University Patrick Stephen Bryant, B.A., Emmanuel College Francesco Buccella, B.A., Harvard University ◊ Mara Susanne Caelin, B.A., Yale University, M.A., George Washington University Kimberly V Campbell, B.S., Westbrook College Alyssa Jean Cancelmo, B.A., Western New England University Erika Lynn Cancio-Bello, B.A., Swarthmore College, M.F.A., Simmons University Ross Michael Cannon, B.A., University of Massachusetts Jessica Marie Carlson, B.A., Suffolk University Bárbara Carrera, B.A., Cornell University Elina Hope Carter, B.A., University of Maine Elizabeth Mauer Casner, B.A., Boston University ◊ Meghan Leah Cericola, B.A., M.S., Lasell College Jason Joseph Cerrato, B.A., Fordham University Marijane Alane Ceruti, B.F.A., University of Connecticut Lauren Marie Chartier, M.A., Emmanuel College Laura Li-Mui Lia Chong Jianna Christopher, B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art and Design Caitlyn Rose Clark, B.A., Flagler College Emma Rose Clark, B.A., State University of New York Abby Jane Clinger, B.S., Utah State University Jennifer Lynne Coale, B.A., University of Massachusetts Renée Elizabeth Combs, B.A., Emerson College Andrea Marie Antoinette Conboy, B.S., B.S., University of Massachusetts, M.S., The Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions Rebekah R Connell, B.A., Gordon College ◊ ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 46 Sean Robert Corning, B.S., Stonehill College, M.A., Boston University Samantha Hope Correia, B.A., B.A., Bridgewater State University Kelli A Costello, B.A., Simmons College, M.L.A., Harvard University Kayla Mary Cottingham, B.A., Emerson College Nicholas John Couto, B.A., Washington College Bailey Breigh Ann Culpepper, B.A., University of Tennessee Polly C.H Currier, B.A., Beloit College Benjamin Cory Cushing, B.A., Miami University Kristen Carr Dabney, B.A., Grinnell College Rebecca Delali Davies, B.A., Principia College ◊ Danielle Lashaun Davis, B.A., Columbus State University Carly Mae DelaBarre, B.A., Oregon State University, M.S., Ashford University Faith Elizabeth Long Denny, B.A., Carson-Newman University Vanessa Andrea Dion, B.A., Westfield State University Elizabeth Mary Doherty, M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania Jessica Elizabeth Donofrio, B.A., Eastern Connecticut State Universsity Anna Elena Donovan, B.A., Southern New Hampshire University Theresa Dooley, B.A., State University of New York Jessica Marilyn Doss, B.A., University of North Georgia Amanda Joyce Doughty, B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University Jesselyn Rose Dreeszen Bowman Jo Dutilloy, B.A., Bryn Mawr College Kaitlen Lee Eckmann, B.A., Texas Christian University Julia Louise Egan, B.S., The Pennsylvania State University Katharine Carroll Elkes, B.A., George Washington University Madeline Noel Erickson, B.A., Western Washington University Shayna Contessa Erickson, B.S., Drexel University Meghan Keenan Estey, B.A., Westfield State University Lisa Ota Fackler, B.S Ed., West Chester University, M.Ed., Lesley University Katrina Gabrielle Ferguson, B.A., Framingham State University Maureen R Flaherty, B.A., Fairfield University Daniel Michael Fleek, B.A., Assumption University Sara Elizabeth Fogarty, B.S., Northeastern University James Gregory Fraser, B.A., Emerson College Emily Louise Gagnon Samantha Darrel Gill, B.A., Skidmore College Jenna Roxanne Gillies, B.A., Wheaton College Brenna Anne McHenry Godsey, B.A., B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University Kathryn Magdalene Good-Schiff, B.A., Hampshire College, M.F.A., Goddard College Sarah E Graff, B.A., Washington College Meghan Marie Green, B.A., Keene State College Amie Elizabeth Grosshans, B.A., McGill University, M.A., University of Notre Dame Dane Alexander Groves, B.A., B.S., Simmons College Karen Stephanie Guatemala Aisilyn W Guivens, B.A., Plymouth State University Kaitlin Clark Hackbarth, B.A., Smith College Jason Bruce Hall, B.A., Seattle University Michaela Hallion, B.A., Suffolk University Jessica Arnn Hardin, B.A., Suffolk University McKenna Catherine Harper, B.A., Texas A&M University, M Litt., University of Glasgow, Scotland Julianna Logan Dauphinais Head, B.A., Goucher College Jacob Wolfe Heisler, B.A., McGill University Catherine Jane Heitz, B.F.A., B.A., University of Massachusetts Nicole Lynn Henry, B.A., The Ohio State University Sarah Isla Hertel-Fernandez, B.A., Smith College David Joshua Heusel, B.A., Western Illinois University Matthew Nathan Hewes, B.S., Northeastern University Elena Carroll Hinkle, B.A., Willamette University Elena Florence Hoffenberg, B.A., Harvard College Rebekka Blair Hollender, B.A., University of Arkansas Ralph Morrison Holley, B.A., University of Massachusetts Katherine Ida Hughes, B.A., Merrimack College, M.A., Fitchburg State University Adam Iddings, B.A., Hendrix College, M.A., University of Arizona Ana Inoa, B.A., Williams College Amanda J Jabir, B.A., Suffolk University Christine Elizabeth Jacobson, B.A., Stetson University, M.A., Harvard University Alison Marie Jalbert, B.A., Marist College Lauren Shannon Jefferson, B.S., Fischer College Lisa Jean Jenkins, B.A., Wellesley College William Arthur Keeler, B.A., George Mason University Kelley Elizabeth Keimig, B.A., St Ambrose University Jean Kent Kennedy, B.A., Wheaton College Jeremiah Michael Kermensky, B.A., University of Massachusetts Pegeen Marie Kerr, B.A., University of Massachusetts Robin S Kikuchi, B.A., University of Massachusetts, M.A., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Won Jung Kim, B.A., Berklee College of Music Molly Grace Kirkpatrick, B.L.A., St John’s College Jacob David Kowall, B.A., The College of Wooster Nanju Kwon ◊ Ashley Lamoretti Caitlin Marie Lanzavecchia, B.A., Cottey College Emma Ursula Lao, B.A., University of Massachusetts Chih-Yun Lee, B.A., University of Massachusetts KyungAh Lee, B.A., Sogang University, South Korea Tiffani S Lewis-Lockhart, B.A., University of Richmond, M.A., Boston University ◊ Forrest Knight Lighthart, B.M., Berklee College of Music Eric M Lindstrom, B.S., Lesley University, J.D., Suffolk University Iván Tonathiu Llamas, B.A., University of California Jingting Tia Long Anna R Lopatin, B.A., Purdue University Ann Marie Lowe, B.A., University of Missouri Wendy Anne MacArthur, B.S., Purdue University Kerri Josephine MacLaury, B.A., Whitman College Allison Elizabeth Maguire, B.A., Smith College, M.Litt., University of Glasgow, Scotland Logan Patricia Manchester, B.A., Clark University Katheryn Marchak-Wansor, B.A., University of Massachusetts Sierra Marie Marklevits, B.A., Wichita State University Mackenzie Rae Marrow, B.A., University of Nebraska Jack Marshall Martin, B.A., University of Southern Maine Jacqueline Nicole Martin, B.S., Massachusetts Insititute of Technology Drew Matthew Matlovsky, B.A., Lewis & Clark College Alyssa Maynard, B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art and Design William Edward McCarthy IV, B.A., Bridgewater State University Hannah Rue McKeever Brianne Maire McKissick, B.S., Manhattanville College Nia Thérèse Mendy, B.F.A., Emerson College Carlos Eduardo Mercado, B.A., Nova Southeastern University Mariella Skye Metz-Yeverino, B.A., University of the Incarnate Word ◊ Kathryn Lee Meyers, B.A., Southern Utah University Mary Catherine MacDonnell Millage, B.A., Brandeis University ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 47 Jacob Regan Miller, B.A., Grinnell College Kirath Miller, B.A., Barnard College, J.D., Boston University Sarah Dwyer Minnear ◊ Lee Ellen Moonan, B.A., Pomona College Abra Daron Mueller, B.M., University of Southern Maine Emily Wyatt Murphy, B.A., Mount Holyoke College Thomas P Murphy, B.A., State University of New York Elizabeth Harris Newbern, B.A., Bry Mawr College, M.A., New York University Kelly Ng, B.A., State University of New York Rachel Elizabeth Nicholson, B.A., Westfield State University Alexi Jazmin Nix, B.A., Boston Architectural College Lauren Brooke Nogay, B.A., The Pennsylvania State University Shannon Rae Leilani Lee O’Donnell Iman Karima Ogiste-Wright, B.A., Simmons University Briana Lynn O’Keefe, B.S., Simmons University Liam Scott O’Keefe, B.A., Mcgill University Lina Jeredine Osho-Williams, B.A., Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, M.A., University of Phoenix Alice Owens, B.A., Xavier University Amy Catherine Pascucci, B.A., Saint Anselm College, M.Ed., University of New Hampshire Kim Lauren Pereira, B.A., Bard College, M.A., Goddard College Ashley Rae Perry, B.M., Boston University ◊ Charissa Machel Pincock, B.A., Brigham Young University Catharine MacKenzie Pinkerton, B.A., M.A., The Pennsylvania State University Christopher Aaron Powloka, B.A., Brandeis University Emma Prince, B.A., Maryville University Carolina Christine Quiroa-Crowell, B.A., Wheaton College Isabelle Kennedy Raposo, M.A., Wellesley College Benjamin D Reagan, B.A., State University of New York Sierra Rachel Rittue, B.A., University of Massachusetts Jessica Lee Rogers-Cerrato, B.A., Naropa University, M.F.A., Long Island University Olivia Anne Rossetti, B.A., Smith College ◊ David Alan Rowntree, B.A., Carleton University, M.A., American University in Cairo, Egypt Joseph John Sack, B.S., Emerson College Gina Sapienza, B.S., Framingham State University ◊ ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 48 Aubrie Janice Sauer, B.A., University of Rochester Francesca Nicole Scaraggi, B.A., Hofstra University Madison Cass Schallhorn, B.A., Hendrix College Alexandra Faust Schlomer, B.A., Sweet Briar College Teddy H.E Schneider, B.A., Smith College ◊ Andrew Gardner Schofield III, B.A., Wheaton College Sherri L Schon, B.A., Gordon College Mary Victoria Schroth, B.A., Worcester State University Jennifer Lynne Shakshober, M.F.A., Bennington College Matthew John Sheehan, B.A., Albertus Magnus College, M.Sc., The University of Edinburgh, Scotland Haein Shin, B.A., University of Pittsburgh Susanna Rosenbloom Sigler, B.A., University of Massachusetts Elizabeth Anne Simpson, B.A., Wagner College, M.A., The George Washington University Natalie J Sinclair, B.A., Hampshire College Andrea Elizabeth Slater, B.A., Eastern Connecticut State University Baylee Lynn Smith, B.A., University of North Alabama ◊ Autumn Louise Smith, B.A., University of New Hamsphire Clara Kate Snyder, B.S., University of Oklahoma Daniela Solano Hernandez, B.A., B.A., Washington State University Madeline Elese Soucie, B.A., University of Maine Hannah Christine Soukup, B.A., M.F.A., University of Montana Jessie Lynn Spaulding Ramos, B.A., South University of New York, M.B.A., National University Jennifer Lynne Stanley, B.A., Roger Williams University Marc Puccetti Steiner, B.A., Lewis & Clark College Rachel Alice Stone, B.A., Clark University Kelly Elizabeth Strickland, B.A., Occidental College Jennifer Yoon Sunoo, B.A., Smith College Aiden Sutton Thomas, B.A., Boston University Marjorie May Thuon, B.A., Mount Holyoke College Trisha To, B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art and Design Haley Susan Torrey, B.A., Canisius College Samantha A Totman, B.A., American University Theresa Trant, B.S., Salem State University Victoria Louise Trezona, B.A., Earlham College Sarah Ann Tronkowski, B.A., Belmont University Courtney Megan Trudeau, B.A., University of New Hamsphire Kori Eslie Tuitt, B.A., Stony Brook University Sarah I Tyrrell, B.A., Wheaton College, M.S., Bridgewater State University ◊ Kristen Nicole Van Winkle, B.A., Sarah Lawrence College Berenice Vasquez, B.A., Smith College Poleena Maria Vassiliev, B.A., University of North Florida Miranda Chiharu Villesvik, B.A., Vassar College Elisa Jean Walker Shanshan Wang, B.A., Chengdu University, China Natalie Diane Weiss, B.A., Smith College Mikayla Danielle Wendt, B.S., University of Utah Alex Werbizky Ehrhardt, B.A., College of Wooster Zebulon M Wimsatt, B.A., Vassar College, M.F.A., Brown University Kathleen Mary Witham, B.A., Merrimack College Grace Min Kyung Yun, B.A., University of California, M.F.A., Boston University Kristen Pearson Zona, B.A., State University of New York Emily Frances Zurek, B.S., Tulane University MASTER OF SCIENCE Library and Information Science MASTER OF ARTS IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (Dual Degrees from the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences and the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities) Denise Marie LaRoche, B.A., Worcester State Keri Lynn Bradeen, B.A., University of Massachusetts University Bethany Ives Campbell, B.A., Hamilton College Daisy Egan Magner, B.A., University of South Amelia Lauren Carolus-Hager, B.A., College of Carolina William & Mary ◊ Kathleen Elizabeth Smith, B.A., B.A., University of Yahaira Cosme, B.A., University of Massachusetts California Dina Cindy Delic, B.A., University of Massachusetts Marianna Ryan Sorensen, B.A., Boston College Anastasia Hope Kyriacou, B.A., Bryn Mawr College MASTER OF SCIENCE Library and Information Science MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY (Dual Degrees from the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences and the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities) Alan James Nolan, B.S., Northeastern University, Hannah Liisi Arnow, B.A., Tufts University M.A.T., Tufts University Alyssa Marie Brophy, B.A., Smith College Andrea Lynn Pakula, B.A., Linfield College Ashley Lauren Bryan, B.S., Central Michigan Megan Theresa Peno, B.A., Regis College University Sean Patrick Plaistowe, B.A., University of Henry Michael Caiazzo, B.A., University of California Southern Maine Jacqueline Price, B.A., Quinnipiac University Mattie Laura Clear, B.A., College of William & Mary Anne Elizabeth Cassidy Schreck, B.A., Bryn Mawr Brittany Isabella Mary Beth Fox, B.A., Salve Regina College University John Francis Serrano, B.A., B.A., Carroll University Melissa Ann Jennison, B.A., Christopher Newport University Haley Collins Witt, B.A., Northeastern University Kelsey Michelle Kolbet, B.A., Smith College Nicole Marie Elizabeth Young, B.A., Southern New Hampshire University Margaret Mary Lagerstedt, B.F.A., Quincy College Caro Langenbucher, B.A., Brandeis University ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT Rémy Alexander Biggs, B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, M.LIS., Syracuse University Catherine Josephine Falzone, B.A., University of California, M.LIS., San Jose State University ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 49 CERTIFICATE IN SCHOOL LIBRARY TEACHER PROGRAM Karen Beth Bento, B.A., Marist College, M.S.Ed., Mount St Mary College Jessica Ann Cahill-McStowe, B.S., Florida State University, M.A., University of Massachusetts Katherine Bell Carpine, B.A., Wheaton College, M.S., Simmons College Rebecca Grace Hamel, B.A., University of Massachusetts, M.Ed., Lesley University Deborah Suzanne Kreiser-Francis, B.A., Vassar College, M.A., University of Delaware, M.LIS., Valdosta State University Courtney Kessler Lauriat, B.A., Middlebury College, M.Ed., Boston University Catherine Thérèse Milliken, M.Ed., University of Massachusetts Sarah Elizabeth Murphy, B.A., M.Ed., Framingham State University Sara Kristine Riggle, B.S., Bridgewater State University, M.Ed., American International College Amy Catherine Stout, B.A., St John’s College, M.LIS., University of Texas Christina Wilschke Stoval, B.A., Saint Mary’s College, M.A.T., National Louis University ADVANCED INTER-PROFESSIONAL INFORMATIONIST CERTIFICATE Marna Mi’chele Clowney-Robinson, M.S.W., University of Michigan, M.LIS., Wayne State University Lisa Ann Connor, B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, M.LIS., Drexel University Justin Paul de la Cruz, B.A., B.S., M.LIS., Florida State University ◊ Degree candidate for 2021-2022 50 Xan Yvette Goodman, B.A., Michigan State University, M.LIS., Wayne State University Alyssa Ann Grimshaw, B.A., University of Connecticut, M.S.LIS., Drexel University Kate Nyhan, M.LIS., Simmons University Danielle Marie Westmark, B.S., University of Nebraska, M.LIS., University of Wisconsin GRADUATE PRIZES, HONORS, AND AWARDS 2020-2021 THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL, BEHAVIORAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES NURSING Judy A Beal Nursing Award for Excellence and Diversity Kanisha Louis Jean The Alyssa M Frazar Love of Life Award Jennifer Stirling The Faculty Achievement Award Jesse Alons Matthew Okscin The Excellence in Research Award Miranda Dobson Shalenta Hardison Prachi Shah The Faculty Recognition Award Maribeth D’Ercole Jennifer Moon The Susan Neary Excellence in Clinical Practice Award Abigail Chamdi Gwynneth Johnson The Pauline Wheble Tripp Award Catherine Lobo Galo Emma St Aubin NUTRITION The Didactic Program in Dietetics Outstanding Achievement Award Katherine Dillon McNulty The Nancie Herbold Humanitarian Award Denise Beaudoin The MS in Nutrition and Health Promotion Outstanding Achievement Award Tangela Kindell Elena Wright PHYSICAL THERAPY The Deborah Heller Award for Outstanding Achievement in Physical Therapy Rylan Cote THE COLLEGE OF ORGANIZATIONAL, COMPUTATIONAL, AND INFORMATION SCIENCES SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Estelle Jussim Award for the Visual Arts Kim Lauren Pereira The Kenneth R Shaffer Outstanding Achievement Award Mary Millage The Student Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology Outstanding Information Science Student Award Jennifer Yoon Sunoo Health Care MBA Leadership Award Jeff Moulton The Trahey Prize Tessa Nigri The Terry Plum SLIS West Leadership Award Matthew Hewes SCHOOL OF BUSINESS The Beekhuis Award Sarah Biggs Judy Bornstein Award for Leadership in Finance Maribel Blanco The Susan Bulkeley Butler Award William “Ryan” Cockerham The William J Holmes Award Heather McNabb The Pat Miller Leadership Award Carly Winterhalder 51 THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, POLICY, AND PRACTICE EDUCATION The Autism Specialization Award Julia Aparacio Dillan Elizabeth Constantineau Natalie Fuentes Morgan Gould Courtney Hough Molly Russell Cameron Skoletsky The Francis W Gallishaw Award Juline Douyon The John S Robinson Award Sarah Goldstein The Mary Carlyle Holmes Award Ashley Lackard Douglas Eli Schuch Award Melissa Kintish Kennedy Family Award Gabrielle Clark Lydia Averhill Hurd Smith Award Alexandra A Salvatore The Faculty Award for Achievement in Political Action and Social Justice Rachel Brazie Claire Davies Peter Obour-Mensah The Outstanding Competence in Multicultural Practice Award Anissa E Lomba Marie Jacques Nherisson Arkeem Samuel Rachel Marlene Spekman Sarah White SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK The Award for Written Scholarship in Social Work Rachel Brazie Lori Savajian Anne Kathryn Segal My Ngoc To Ashley Mae Zimmerman The Community Service Award Davin Eurich Rosaria Marie Kozar Richelle Smith Erin Stephens-North Shirley Saks Greenberg Award Miriam Renz Jillian Tsacoyeanes Tsz Wong The Iris MacRae Award for Achievement in Social Work Alejandro Gonzalez Sydney Mansfield The Priscilla Mullen Riley Award Mackenzie Gagne Queshonna Renee Johnson Kendra Payton-Bell THE GWEN IFILL COLLEGE OF MEDIA, ARTS, AND HUMANITIES CHILDREN’S LITERATURE The Children’s Literature Award-Director’s Award Bethany Campbell Shelley Isaacson 52 Writing for Children or Young Adults Award Lauryl Fischer