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C om m encem en t Graduate School 2020 & 2021 May 16, 2021 Celebrate PROGR AM GUIDE Page Number University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees Commencement Program Honorary Degree Granite State Awards Faculty Marshals Class Marshals 2020 Graduate School Honorary Degree 20 Granite State Awards 21 2021 Graduate School 23 Academic Regalia 34 Alma Mater 36 U N I V E R SI T Y OF N E W H A M P SH I R E C OM M E NC E M E N T M AY 16 , 21 W I L D C AT S TA DI U M , 10 a m UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES John W Small, Chair Joseph G Morone, Vice Chair Amy Begg, Secretary The Honorable Christopher T Sununu, Governor, Ex-Officio Kassandra Spanos Ardinger Robert A Baines Donald L Birx, President, Plymouth State University, Ex-Officio Todd R Black James P Burnett III James W Dean Jr., President, University of New Hampshire, Ex-Officio Frederick C Dey M Jacqueline Eastwood Frank Edelblut, Commissioner of Education, Ex-Officio Suzanne M Foster Cathy J Green Nadia Hasan, Keene State College Student Trustee Shawn N Jasper, Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Ex-Officio Todd J Leach, Chancellor, Ex-Officio Christian Merheb, UNH Student Trustee Kenneth C Moulton Christopher M Pope Mark Rubinstein, President, Granite State College, Ex-Officio J Morgan Rutman Marjorie K Smith, Designee for the Speaker of the House Donna M Soucy, President of the Senate, Ex-Officio Wallace R Stevens Melinda D Treadwell, President, Keene State College, Ex-Officio Alexander J Walker, Jr COMMENCEMENT PROGR AM PRO C E S SIONA L Pomp and Circumstance University Wind Symphony Andrew A Boysen Conductor and Professor of Music OPE N I NG OF T H E C E R E MON Y James W Dean Jr President of the University (Please stand and remain standing through the Words of Inspiration.) T H E NAT IONA L A N T H E M UNH Chamber Singers WOR D S OF I N SPI R AT ION Timothy Hafner ’82 Intervarsity Campus Minister OPE N I NG R E M A R K S James W Dean Jr President of the University GR E E T I NG S F ROM T H E FAC U LT Y SE NAT E Erin Sharp Chair of the Faculty Senate and Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies GR E E T I NG S F ROM T H E DE A N Cari Moorhead ’99G Dean, The Graduate School I N T RODUC T ION OF T H E C OM M E NC E M E N T SPE A K E R Dominic Payne ’21G President of the Graduate Student Senate C OM M E NC E M E N T A DDR E S S Wolf Blitzer Journalist M AY 16 , 21 HONOR A RY DE GR E E S Marty Klein Scientist, Engineer, Inventor, Entrepreneur Conferred by President Dean Presented and Hooded by Wayne Jones Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs GR A N I T E S TAT E AWA R D Yvonne P Goldsberry, PhD, MPH, MSUP President, Endowment for Health Rogers J Johnson ’99G (Posthumous) Civil Rights Leader and Diversity & Inclusion Activist Conferred by President Dean Presented by Provost Jones C ON F E R R I NG OF DE GR E E S Conferred by President Dean Presented by Dean Cari Moorhead ’99G A L M A M AT E R UNH Chamber Singers W E L C OM E T O T H E A LU M N I A S S O C I AT ION Cari Moorhead ’99G President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors C H A RG E T O T H E GR A DUAT E S A N D C L O SI NG R E M A R K S President Dean R E C E S SIONA L March from Suite in F University Wind Symphony HONOR A RY DEGR E E Martin Klein Martin Klein was a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962 when he first experimented with the technology that would result in him becoming known as “the father of side scan sonar” — technology that has been used in underwater searches to locate the USS Thresher, the first nuclear submarine to be lost to the ocean’s depths, the RMS Titanic shipwreck, whose location his expertise and side scan sonar design pinpointed, and the wreckage of the space shuttle Challenger, among others In 1967, after working at defense contractor Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Klein founded Klein Associates (now Klein Marine Systems) in the basement of his rented cottage in Lexington, Massachusetts, before moving it to Salem, New Hampshire, the following year Klein Marine Systems, the world’s leading supplier of side scan sonar equipment and waterside security and surveillance systems, is a founding member of the UNH Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center Klein has a long history of service to the UNH engineering technology department, once located on the Durham campus, UNH Sea Grant, and UNH’s early efforts in the fields of ocean engineering and autonomous underwater vehicles G R A N I T E S T A T E AWA R D Yvonne P Goldsberry, President, Endowment for Health Yvonne P Goldsberry has been president of the Endowment for Health (EFH), a nonprofit foundation dedicated to improving the health of New Hampshire residents, since September 2015 During the last 20 years, EFH has awarded more than 1,300 grants totaling more than $50 million to support a wide range of health-related programs and projects Before joining EFH, Goldsberry served as vice president of population health and clinical integration for Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth Hitchcock Keene She is known as the architect of the nationally recognized Healthy Monadnock, a regional partnership of community leaders united in the goal of improving community health in the Monadnock region Goldsberry has previously served at the N.H Department of Health and Human Services, Keene’s Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Services, the Washington Business Group on Health and the George Washington University Center for Health Policy Research She also is on the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy advisory board and the board of directors of Goodwill Northern New England, represents New Hampshire on the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Development Advisory Council, and serves as a corporator of the New Hampshire Mutual Bankcorp G R A N I T E S T A T E AWA R D Rogers J Johnson ’99G, Civil Rights Leader (posthumous) Rogers J Johnson entered public service in 2001, serving as a New Hampshire state representative from then until 2006 During that time, he became the state’s first Black House Majority Whip, was awarded the Black America’s Political Action Committee Leaders of Tomorrow Award (2004), the New Hampshire Healthcare Association award for Long Term Care Services (2003), and the New Hampshire Business Council recognition of support of small business (2003) He was then asked by former President George W Bush to become director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the U.S Department of Education, under Secretary Margaret Spellings, a position he held until 2009 Returning to New Hampshire, he filled numerous roles, including policy advisor and speechwriter for various political campaigns Most recently, he was treasurer of the New England Conference of the NAACP, working tirelessly on efforts that included passing key legislation for vulnerable populations and helping law enforcement authorities address systemic injustices experienced by minority-based populations In 2014 he was awarded the Seacoast NAACP’s Freedom Fighter Award Faculty Marshals Faculty Marshals Class Marshals Sajay Arthanat Brad L Kinsey Chief Class Marshal Kaylee Chouinard Professor and Interim Department Chair, Occupational Therapy Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Reagan Baughman Michael Kukenberger Cristy Beemer Dain LaRoche Associate Professor of Economics Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition Scott Berube Principal Lecturer of Accounting and Finance Ronald Boucher Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior Professor and Department Chair of Kinesiology Anne Lightbody Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Matthew MacManes B.S., College of Life Sciences and Agriculture Class Marshal Lilia Whitney Madden M.S.W, Graduate School Muzaffar Ali Mohammed M.S., Graduate School Lilly R Friedman B.S., College of Life Sciences and Agriculture Lecturer of Hospitality Management Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Kaylee Chouinard Daniel Bromberg Peter Masucci Sarah Marie Muhammed Jarrar William McDowell Abrita Kuthumi Pamela McPhee Sawyer D Cawthern Associate Professor of Public Administration and Director of Academic Programs, Carsey School of Public Policy Martha Byam Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work Ileana Chirila Assistant Professor of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Raymond A Cook Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering William DeVries Principal Lecturer in Marketing Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment Clinical Assistant Professor of Recreation Management and Policy Carolyn Mebert Associate Professor of Psychology Weiwei Mo Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Bruce E Pfeiffer Sherine Elsawa Catherine Plante Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences Kelly Giraud Associate Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment Karen J Graham Department Chair and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Lou Ann Griswold Associate Professor of Marketing Associate Professor of Accounting Lawrence Prelli Professor of Communication Susan Siggelakis Associate Professor of Political Science Andrew Smith Professor of Practice in Political Science and Director of the UNH Survey Center Associate Professor and Department Chair of Occupational Therapy, Interim Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Services R Scott Smith Robert Henry William Stine Estelle Hrabak Anita Tucker Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences David J Kaye Professor of Theater and Dance Christina Keim Senior Lecturer of Agriculture, Nutrition and Food Systems Professor and Department Chair of Classics, Humanities and Italian Studies Associate Professor and Department Chair of Psychology Professor of Social Work PT Vasu Vasudevan Professor of Chemical Engineering Allison Wilder Associate Professor of Recreation Management and Policy Mardi Kidwell Associate Professor and Department Chair of Communication B.S., College of Life Sciences and Agriculture B.A., College of Liberal Arts B.A., College of Liberal Arts B.S., College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Charity C Reed B.S., College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Dan Maurer B.S., Peter T Paul College of Business and Economics Sadie Xi Rose Mazzola B.S., Peter T Paul College of Business and Economics Grayson Leichtman B.S., College of Health and Human Services Alexandra Toback B.S., College of Health and Human Services To the University of New Hampshire Class of 2020: Congratulations on earning your degree from the University of New Hampshire! Your academic achievement is something that you will be proud of for the rest of your life Whether your next step is entering a career track or pursuing advanced specialization in your field, the education you have received from UNH will provide you with critical knowledge and skills that will serve you well no matter what direction your journey takes you The Trustees of the University System of New Hampshire congratulate you on your success and extend our continued good wishes as you enter a new chapter of personal and professional accomplishment The faculty and staff at UNH have eagerly sought ways to help you become better connected to campus life and to the community of Durham, New Hampshire We encourage you to carry on this tradition of engagement in the future — in the communities you serve and as members of the University of New Hampshire Alumni Association The USNH Trustees would also like to acknowledge the families of UNH graduates for the many ways they have demonstrated their support We understand how important that support is to your success and the commitment it requires Whether you are a traditional or non-traditional-aged student, a graduate student, a veteran, or a first-generation student, the role family and friends play cannot be overestimated And finally, we encourage you to reflect upon the dreams and aspirations that brought you to UNH, and to seek out and excel at the many opportunities that lie ahead With all good wishes, John Small, Chair Board of Trustees University System of New Hampshire 2021 GRADUATE SCHOOL Cari Moorhead, Dean Doctor of Nursing Practice Catherine L Loiselle MPH University of New Hampshire, 2018 MPH University of New England, 2018 ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier Nursing: Biological Sciences – Integrative and Organismal Biology: ° Wyatt Abram Shell B.A Bard College, 2010 Maureen Ndu Master Seton Hall University, 2002 M.S Seton Hall University, 2010 PBACC St Louis University, 2017 ADVISOR: Sandra Rehan Marcelo Castro ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier Biological Sciences – Marine Biology: B.S University of Massachusetts, 2004 Master Plymouth State University, 2011 ° Tracy M Colburn B.S Franklin Pierce College, 2012 M.S St Joseph's College, 2019 ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier ° Vicki Marie Gamez B.A Framingham State College, 2000 B.S University of Massachusetts, 2010 M.S University of Cincinnati, 2013 ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier ° Rebecca Wendie Haas B.S New York University, 1997 M.S Grand Valley State University, 2010 ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier Latesha Tiffany Reed B.A University of Southern California, 2004 M.B.A California State University, 2007 M.S Samuel Merritt College, 2015 ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier Adrianna Nichole Hyams B.S Indiana Wesleyan University, 2014 M.S Simmons College, 2017 B.A University of Colorado, 2006 M.S University of New Hampshire, 2012 ADVISOR: Lawrence Harris ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier Chemical Engineering: ° Stacy A Sorrell B.S University of Massachusetts, 1994 M.S University of Massachusetts, 1998 ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier Jennifer Yokopenic B.S Olivet Nazarene College, 2010 M.S Loyola University Chicago, 2016 ADVISOR: Shirley Jackson † Guoqiang Cao B.Engr China University of Mining and Technology, 2012 Master China University of Mining and Technology, 2015 ADVISOR: Nan Yi Gagandeep Singh Dhillon B.Engr Maharaja Sayajiroo University, 2016 ADVISOR: Nan Yi Roger Horne B.S Pacific Lutheran University, 1996 M.S University of Texas, 2007 ° Seth W Goodnight Doctor of Philosophy Lev Levintov B.S University of New Hampshire, 2016 ADVISOR: Harish Vashisth Applied Mathematics: ° Yong Liu Madeline Mayes Edwards B.Engr Southwest University, 2010 Master University of Science and Technology, 2015 ADVISOR: Marianna Shubov ADVISOR: Harish Vashisth B.S Grambling State University, 1998 M.S Louisiana State University, 2017 John Edward Parker Marissa Ann Morales ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier ADVISOR: Kevin Short ADVISOR: Jeffrey Halpern Kyle Teller Chemistry: ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier LaMonica Johnson † Eileen M Keefe B.S Boston College, 1987 M.S University of New Hampshire, 2004 B.A Elon College, 2015 B.S Elon College, 2014 B.S Marist College, 2015 ADVISOR: James Pringle ADVISOR: Patricia Pucilli Melinda F Linane B.S Franklin Pierce College, 2013 M.S Franklin Pierce College, 2016 ADVISOR: Donna Pelletier B.S Carnegie Mellon University, 2016 † Ruiwen Chen B.Engr Zhejiang University, 2013 Biochemistry: ADVISOR: Erik Berda Chang Liu ° Stephan Josef Matissek B.S Unknown College Ceeb, 2014 ADVISOR: Sherine Elsawa 20 B.Engr Lanzhou University, 2016 ADVISOR: John Tsavalas Marie-Josiane Ohoueu B.S American International College, 2013 M.S New Mexico Highlands University, 2015 ADVISOR: Marc Boudreau † Sebastian Andrew Pantovich B.S.Chem University of New Hampshire, 2014 ADVISOR: Gonghu Li † Zane Robert Thistleford B.S Brandeis University, 2013 ADVISOR: Christine Caputo Civil Engineering: ° Masoumeh Khalkhali Bachelor University of Tehran, 2003 Master University of Tehran, 2005 ADVISOR: Weiwei Mo † Sayedmasoud Mousavi B.S Isfahan University of Technology, 2013 M.S Sharif University, 2016 ADVISOR: Majid Ghayoomi ° Iman Hosseini Shakib Bachelor University of Tehran, 2004 M.S University of Massachusetts, 2016 ADVISOR: Kevin Gardner † Runhua Zhang B.S Henan University, 2013 M.S Chongqing Univ Tech, 2017 ADVISOR: Jo Sias Computer Science: Andrew H Stevens B.A University of California, 2007 ADVISOR: Thomas Butkiewicz Earth and Environmental Sciences: Alexandra Danielle Evans B.S Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2015 M.S Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2015 ADVISOR: Kevin Gardner † Kiley Ann Remiszewski B.S McGill University, 2012 Economics: † Himadri Basu Rebecca Sen Choudhury B.S University of Calcutta, 2011 M.S University of Calcutta, 2013 ADVISOR: Karen Conway † David T Freidman B.Tech West Bengal Univ, 2013 Master Jadavpur University, 2015 ADVISOR: Se Young Yoon MD Niazul Islam Khan B.S.E.E Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology, 2009 M.S Unknown College Ceeb, 2012 B.S University of Puget Sound, 2011 M.A University of New Hampshire, 2016 ADVISOR: Edward Song ADVISOR: Bruce Elmslie English: Gokhan Kumpas Cory Richard Chamberlain ADVISOR: Andrew Houtenville ADVISOR: Cristy Beemer Bachelor Izmir Univ Economics/Turkey, 2012 M.A University of New Hampshire, 2015 † Meng Yan B.Econ Northeast Normal University, 2013 O University of New Hampshire ADVISOR: Jaroslav Horvath Education: B.A University of North Florida, 2012 M.A University of North Florida, 2014 Meaghan Elliott Dittrich B.A Hope College, 2005 M.A University of New Hampshire, 2013 M.F.A University of Wyoming, 2009 ADVISOR: Cristy Beemer Samantha Ellyn Donnelly Sheryl K Dion B.A University of North Carolina, 2002 M.A Illinois State University, 2004 M.Ed Boston College, 2016 ADVISOR: Paula Salvio † Andrew Kane Korman B.S University of New Hampshire, 2006 M.A.T University of New Hampshire, 2007 ADVISOR: Todd DeMitchell Jovana Milosavljevic-Ardeljan B.A University of South Carolina, 2014 M.A University of South Carolina, 2016 ADVISOR: Cristy Beemer Scott E Lasley B.A University of Louisville, 2011 M.A University of Louisville, 2014 ADVISOR: Christina Ortmeier-Hooper † Danielle Marie Lavendier-Vitrano B.A Rhode Island College, 2006 M.A Rhode Island College, 2009 Bachelor University of Belgrade, 2009 M.A University of New Hampshire, 2016 ADVISOR: Marcos Del Hierro ADVISOR: Todd DeMitchell Mathematics Education: Education — Children and Youth in Communities: ° Eleanor Roberts Kane B.A University of Pennsylvania, 2009 MPH Brown University, 2014 ADVISOR: Jayson Seaman † Carrie Louise Portrie B.A Roger Williams University, 2003 M.Ed University of New Hampshire, 2013 ADVISOR: Julia Bryce ADVISOR: Leslie Cous Andrew Lean Robison Electrical and Computer Engineering: ° David R Fifty B.A Rhode Island College, 2006 M.S University of New Hampshire, 2015 ADVISOR: Orly Buchbinder Cammie Lorraine Gray B.S California Polytechnic State University, 2011 M.S.T University of New Hampshire, 2015 ADVISOR: Karen Graham Mechanical Engineering: † Madhav Baral B.S.Chem University of Michigan, 2011 M.S University of Virginia, 2014 ADVISOR: Wilfred Wollheim 21 B.S Idaho State University, 2013 ADVISOR: Ioannis Korkolis Saeede Ghorbanpour B.S Isfahan University of Technology, 2009 Master Toosi University Of Technology, 2013 ADVISOR: Marko Knezevic ° Derek Cushman Sowers B.S University of New Hampshire, 1995 M.S Oregon State University, 2000 ADVISOR: Larry Mayer † Daniel Jonathan Savage B.S University of New Hampshire, 2014 ADVISOR: Marko Knezevic Shunyi Zhang B.Engr Tianjin University, 2008 M.S Unknown College Ceeb, 2015 ADVISOR: Brad Kinsey Molecular and Evolutionary Systems Biology: † Keir John Macartney B.S University of St Andrews, 2016 ADVISOR: Michael Lesser ° Cooper J Park B.S Weber State University, 2017 DP University of New Hampshire Domenico Andreoli Jr B.S Edinboro University, 2016 ADVISOR: Karsten Pohl ° Christopher G Libby B.S University of Vermont, 2012 M.S University of Cincinnati, 2014 ADVISOR: Jiadong Zang ° Samantha Katherine McCarty B.S Gettysburg College, 2011 ° Sandra Nathaly Santiesteban Bachelor University of Puerto Rico, 2009 M.S University of Puerto Rico, 2014 Weiyuan Wang Tejaswita Sharma Natural Resources and Environmental Studies: † Katherine Marie Ineson B.A Boston University, 2012 ADVISOR: Jeffrey Fosterd Ocean Engineering: Allisa Dalpe B.A Connecticut College, 2016 ADVISOR: May-Win Thein Oceanography: Joshua Lincoln Humberston ° Lauren B DeConstant ° Paul W Dutton Ann Meng Hadwen Christine Landwehrle † John W Monahan ° Donna E Palley Deborah Payne ° Kyle M Repucci Master of Arts ADVISOR: Maurik Holtrop ADVISOR: Karl Slifer ADVISOR: Brian Barth Educational Administration and Supervision: Physics: ADVISOR: Cheryl Andam B.Med Unknown College Ceeb, 2013 MMED Unknown College Ceeb, 2016 Education Specialist B.Tech Indian Institute of Technology, 2011 ADVISOR: Peter Bloser ° Sambid Kumar Wasti Community Development Policy and Practice: † Beth Aileen Anderson † Madeleine Rose Diionno ° Thomas Emery † Cyrene Grace De Castro Lubigan †Andreanecia Marina Morris † Sara J Oberle † Perez Adhiambo Otonde ° Mahmoud J Sowe o B.S Hiram College, 2012 ADVISOR: Mark McConnell English – Language and Linguistics: Sociology: Emmanuel Bawa Emily Hemmer ° Jordan C Burke B.A La Salle University, 2004 M.A Rutgers University, 2009 ADVISOR: Cliff Brown Zoology Sara Katherine Edquist B.A Boston University, 2008 ADVISOR: Lawrence Harris B.S University of Delaware, 2012 M.S University of New Hampshire, 2015 ADVISOR: Thomas Lippmann English – Studies: Devon Alexander Ellen Margaret Bruton Megan N Kelley ° Kathryn Jean Pfeil Alexander Anthony Terry History: † Joseph Antony Cook Erica G Linderman † Cecilia Paquette † Benjamin Remillard History – Museum Studies: † Melissa Melendez Oyola B.S University of Puerto Rico, 2009 M.S University of Puerto Rico, 2013 ° Amber Ann Woods ADVISOR: Joseph Salisbury 22 Justice Studies: † Aimee J Briand § Katie Lynn Chantlos † Lauren Kristine McGrath † Matthew Allan Moschella § Denisa Adanma Okolie § Sara M Perry † Kathryn E Rondeau † Madison Nicole Sundberg † Amanda Nicole Warokomski Music – Music Conducting: Kayla Catherine Burke Dominick John DeFrancisco Trevor Frost Michael Ryan O'Connor Emily Rose Silva Political Science: Logan Darrel Breton ° Kathleen Elizabeth Clark Caroline Lee Edwards Psychology: Alexander Colby ° Erin Margaret Krell Hannah Lightcap Puren Oncel Caglayan Ozdemir Rebecca A White Jaime C Young Sociology: Brianna Ashley Ferreira † Deirdre Ann LaSelva Whitney E O'Connell † Tyrus A Parker Spanish: Jude Salem Everett Keelan Noah MacKenzie † Nathan J Underwood Master of Arts in Liberal Studies † Deborah Lyn Briand Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary Education: Jordan Elizabeth Brown Brian Anthony Carter Abigail Wilson Currier § Christopher Paul Gallant Angelina Gillispie Hannah Goble Kevin Patrick Harrington † Madison P MacLean Damian Chase May Arianna Elizabeth Olkovikas Allyson Marie Reynolds † Anna Katharine Vogt Master of Business Administration Business Administration: Dihan Amshard Aboosally † Maram Alkathiri Bashaer Yousef H Alkhattabi Courtney T Andrews Eric Anwiler † Basam Ali G Arrowaili § Erica Baglieri § Katharina Barta § Ashley E Bevington Spencer W Black Christopher Edward Blake Margaret Susan Booker-Turgeon § Nicholas S Brown Barbara Michelle Bryant ° Timothy M Burns Margaret Byrnes Patrick J Cash Courtney Lynn Cashin § Margaret Anne Champagne Dave Chang § Jennifer Cicchetti Michaella Ann Conery Colin James Decker § Brandon Paul Dill † Brian William Dolan Timothy J Donovan Peter M Drivas III § Brennan G Duke Keith M Faucher § Juliana Ferro † Alden Finver † Anthony Michael Geromini † Laura Giuffrida § Rebecca Joyce Graham † Jessica Ann Hackett Brianna Lynn Hallett Isabella Hayes 23 Matthew James Henry † Klara-Sophia Emmy Hill † Corey Hoyt Reed Hubbell ° Fatawu Issah † Joshua David Kania Megan E Kilburn § Carly Kirchner ° Amanda T Lade Nathan Robert LaMontagne ° Donald Raymond Lansing † Jeremy Daniel Lawless Arthur Leclercq § Rylee Christina Leonard † Christopher Michael Lester Samuel Dennis Locke Jr Wei Lu Colin Oscroft MacArthur Guilford L Mack III Nilesh Master † Matthew Harris Matulis Katie Lynn Melvin Darius B Michaels Moritz Gunnar Moehlenkamp Jeffrey David Nemeth § Sam Pacheco † Isiah Perkins Zakerie Michiel Perrault Jeremy Walter Poole § Nicholas Anthony Previte Maxfield Lewis Randall Raul Eduardo Reyezumeta § Cassidy Rooney § Dana E Ruland § Reid R Ruland Mark M Santoski Drucilla Shuttleworth Sargent Meghan E Sargent § Danielle M Schaeffer Keith Raymond Seymour James F Sharkey III † Chengcheng Shi Matthew T Simon Eric William Smath § Olga Valerievna Smeltzer Matt Spenard § Matthew David Story Anne Zaiqian Strickland Matthew Reed Strong Amitoj Singh Sukhija § MacKenzie Sue Sullivan § Chad Anthony Supranowicz Michael E Tanner Jr Harrison Andrew Theodhosi ° Nicholus P Thomas † James Robert Thomas § Erica Varley ° Alexander Vernon Waitner Lea Marie Welker Mark Worthen ° Ariel Yardeny Corey Young Finance: † James B Conner † David Patrick Farrell ° Michael Adam Jones † Xiao Liang † Caitlin Elizabeth Rosenbaum ° Emily E Standish † Jonathan Harris Webster Global Business: † Evan Anthony Diaz ° Cynthia Kasirye † Maria June Pureza Tesoro Platt Growth and Innovation: ° Erica Leigh Benson ° Samuel Armstrong Cosby † Garrett Michael Krisko † Kyle Lovejoy † Erika Louise Rydberg ° Lauren Anne Simpson ° Amy Thompson ° Ian Nathaniel Wilson Information Systems and Business Analytics: † Helmer Farley Avellaneda ° Geu Bliaya † Andrew Eric Breen † Tamilazhagan Ezhil † Roozbeh Ghasemi ° Eric Andrew McCooey † Gerasimos Alexander Mouikis † Alejandro Robles Paez ° Kari R Younsi † Fangyun Zhang Marketing: ° Cheshet K Bliaya ° James Eugene Gould ° Victor M Martinez † Myadam Srinivas Nishanth N Rao Master of Education Early Childhood Education – Special Needs: ° Xian Fan † Susan M Stubbs Educational Studies: ° Leslie Ann Ayers Tess Mahoney Barbaro ° Christopher J Bolduc Mr † Clayton S Cahoon † Colleen Patricia Chapdelaine Nicole Lynn Coonrod ° Sarah Curtin ° Marley Kathleen Cutler ° Christopher M Donovan † Joseph Carl Dunn Meaghan Diane Gardena Julie Lynn Garry Beth Ann Hallett ° Cynthia A Hanson ° Joelle D Henry ° Caroline M Hird Patrice Hunt † Matthew Robert James Lydia Kopacz † Susan R Leifer Renee Marie Littlefield § Alicia Medros † Jarred Franklin Moore Marie Julia O'Neil ° Eugenia C Opuda Benjamin Stephen Peck Michelle Nicole Pratte Ashley Lynne Velazco Cesar Mauricio Toala Veloz Bradley Louis Vigars † Annie Shanna Golden White Elementary Education: Kristen T Argeropoulos §J ustin Tyler Avery Brianna Becotte † Elizabeth A Braunstein Emma Sheri Brewer Katelyn Anita Caswell † Abigail Kinsman Clark Emily Ann Clark † Lauren Conner Amanda Marie Gottlieb Kiersten Marie Gould † Amanda Elisabeth Grant † Emily Anne Hewey Meghan Christine Jerome Hannah Jean Lazerick Madeleine Hana Lessard † Dale Maguire § Laci Marie Martin Brittany Ann Missert Brittany Hart Munnell § Annabel Jane Nash Emily Ann Olivier Margaret Rose Potvin Megan P Rumbold Taylor Danielle Santti Kelly Christine Seaman † Stefan Paul Shapiro 24 Kaitlyn Marie Simpson Mikayla Constance Tewksbury § Kristy L Wells Alyx MacKenzie York Secondary Education: † Wesley Davis Bates † Kai J Beaton Madeline Rose Bemiss Alison Dale Bowman Angela Teresa Brophy Amelie Choquette Duncan McManus Cole † Seth J Denoncour † Jordan Leah Falvey Jacqueline Charlotte Fanning Valerie Anne Fay † Paul Timothy Flanagan Allison Nicole Gamache ° Parker Nicholas Gauthier Molly Elizabeth Glover Jaden Janski-Johnson Danielle Nicole Johnson Victoria C Kephart Sara Rachel Levenstein † Jordan David Loll † Joshua Michael Morel Madeline Rose Mullen † Brian John O'Connor James Pagnoni Meghan Panowicz Marilu Francis Shepardson Regina Silveira † Johnathan Springer Samantha Lee Sullivan Leslie Gisselle Orozco Umana Kelly Woodhouse Master of Engineering Chemical Engineering: Matthew Peter Smolag Civil and Environmental Engineering: Castine Annastasia Bernardy ° Mateus Costa De Medeiros Mi Zhou Electrical and Computer Engineering: § Karthik Varma Kantheti † Geoffrey P Kennedy § Prashant Purohit † Dilip Kumar Velicheti Mechanical Engineering: Nicholas William Long Master of Fine Arts Writing: Olivia Marie D'Agostino ° Charlotte Lee Gross ° Wesley Hood Jr Ashley Diane Kemker Rebecca Margaret Medvin ° William T Paterson Danley Charles Romero III Abigael Marie Sleeper Ms ° Courtney Spalding-Mayer ° Johnna Lyn St Cyr JaNae Swafford ° Vanessa Diane Van Besien ° Margaret C Wallace Master of Public Administration † Mary Ruth Boisse † William H Connery III Rachael Anne Del Greco Heidi Lynne Holman Hannah Cameron Gibson Marble John Patrick O'Neill Nicole Robbins Dario Scalco Monica Snavely Jennifer B Thompson Master of Public Health † Samantha Katharine Bartol § Felicia Marie Brackett ° Susana Hajjar ° Caitlyn Kearney Isabelle Elise Margerit Innocent Musonera Christian Joseph Seasholtz ° Nicholas Anthony Simeti Mr Master of Public Policy † Matthew Joseph Gerding § Juliana E Good Kiley A Hoppe † Jordyn Reece Kafka Evan Grant Kelly ° Thomas Andrew McPhee § Meriah Lynn Metzger ° Brennan Joseph Pouliot ° Marisa Rafal ° Alexandra Ross Schoen Master of Science Accounting: °Jessica Barlevi Andrew John Bruno Charles Anthony Davis Megan A Elwell Joseph Liam Lavery °Jeffrey Scott Manning Betty Jane Moore-Strauss Betty Jane Moore-Strauss Madeline Erin Moynihan Theodore James Proctor II Victoria Emma Rice Kosta Triantafillakos Zhaozhao Xie Agricultural Sciences: Sean Z Fogarty ° William Miller Hardesty-Dyck ° Samikshya Rijal † Joseph Tetreault Analytics: Kiley A Hoppe Biochemistry: Duc Ngoc Hong Nguyen † Sarah Marie Piet Biological Sciences – Agricultural Sciences: † Alexander James Sitek † Madhav Subedi 25 Biological Sciences – Integrative and Organismal Biology: Anne C Ewert Lars John Hammer † Alexander Richard Kulacki ° Shayna Lyn Mallat Biological Sciences – Marine Biology: † Ashutosh Sanjay Rao Business Analytics: Vineeth Appala Tamilazhagan Ezhil § Riley Terese Gardner Anthony Morin Brendan Michael O'Connor Fangyun Zhang Chemical Engineering: † Zhe Su Chemistry: § Shan Chen Civil Engineering: Kathryn Joy Quay Civil and Environmental Engineering: Bruma Morganna Mendonca De Souza ° Danyi Feng † Anthony James Guidice † Alexandria Christine Hidrovo ° Samuel James Lanternier Alexander Paul Lefebvre Annmarie Picinich Kathryn Joy Quay ° Anna Laura Alegria Silveira † Meghan Rita White Communication Sciences and Disorders: Daniella Alves Almeida ° Kathleen Elizabeth Bennett Kourtney M Bolis Cheyenne Lee Boucher Sarah E Butler Emma Margaret Bychok Kaila Elizabeth Cote Kristin Marie Desmarais Katherin E Dodge Taylor Dupont Alix Flinders Rachel H Gips Madison K Gorrasi Tessa A Guillemette Olivia Cecile Harnois Melissa L Higginson Amanda L Hotham Nicolette L King Emily Grace LaRosa Rey Angel Lebron Jessica Nicole Lee Kelsey S Linehan Heather Colleen Lowry Bianca Maria McAfee Abigail K Nee Courtney J Park Kyle M Reed Allison Lynn Salema Kaleigh A Samowski Kaitlyn M Soughan Sarah Margaret Wildes Ashley Renee Woodbury Computer Science: ° Ganiyu Oluwasegun Adeoye † Shayan Amani Stavan Premal Anjaria † Alexander F Brown ° Shubham Chatterjee Ping Ng Chong Dhawal Jagdishbhai Darji § Sai Arvind Reddy Desireddy Kevin Christopher Gall Harshavardhan Siva Sankar Gari Paul Anthony Gesel † Xin Liu ° Medhini Shankar Narayan ° Deepak Narayan † Alison Paredes ° Jordan S Ramsdell ° Alexander Vladimirovich Saveliev Zach Stein Gayathri Venkatasrinivasan † Stephen J Wissow Boyao Xu Cybersecurity Engineering: Finance: Kasi Viswanath Poppoppu Michelle M Burke Matt Cancian Michael Robert Carbone Igor De Souza Malaquias Matthew Gordon Erb Stefan Andrew Jelev Evan Joseph MacHenry Abhishek Ketankumar Mehta Dylan Angier Taylor Jiamin Zhang Cybersecurity Policy and Risk Management: † Margaret Corcoran † Dianna M Dobe Robert Hafford Durant † Patricia Estrada Kailey Ann Flannelly Mary E Getty Tomi A Gibson † James E Glennon III ° Lisa M Graham † Jeffrey J Grazulis † Gabriel Emery Howard ° Corinne Elizabeth Kelley Alexis Labrie Kevin Anthony Maher Thomas John Mathews Kimberly Nesbitt † Olivia Rebel † Justin Daniel Smith ° Michaela Todd Erik B Ullman Earth Sciences: ° Kathryn Ann Bennett Earth Sciences – Geology: † Emma Marie Burkett † Douglas Robert MacLeod § Calen Rubin Earth Sciences – Ocean Mapping: ° Leonardo Gomes de Araujo ° Ivan Bodra Guimaraes Electrical and Computer Engineering: ° Alberta Ama Ansah § Kaitlyn Emma Laliberte † Mohammad Mezanur Rahman Monjur Divyabharathi Nagaraju † Anna Claire Snarski Cameron B Whitaker 26 Human Development and Family Studies: Taylor Fawn Cavanaugh Kelly Anne Hopler Human Development and Family Studies – Marriage and Family Therapy: † Nicole Ann Bouchard † Joseph Venuti Engels † Khali Isabelle Maden † Jocelyn Ann O'Quinn † Kahalia I Parfait † Melissa K Paz † Ross R Randall † Heather Torrens Information Technology: Phani Rahul Battula † Radha Sai Chapyala ° Pavan Kumar Dondapati ° Bridget Lyn Burke Franciscovich ° Omeed Ghafari † Tatiana Vladimirovna Iuferova ° Snehal Santosh Jadhav ° Gopi Raghavendra Kancheti Aashirya Kaushik ° Nicholas Benjamin Klardie † Vamsi Krishna Kodavati ° Ramnath Babu Maddukuri ° Aneel Mahmood † Pramod Makkena ° Sayli Sunil Mathekar Muzaffar Ali Mohammed ° Alber Moied ° Roopesh Venkatsiva Saimanikantasett Munnaluri Ruchibahen Amitkumar Patel Mrs ° Mohana Venkata Pradeep Kumar Pattem ° Venkat Chowdary Peddi Bishnu Prakash Poudyal Umamaheshwari Makkineni Ramnath † Surya Kranthi Siyadri Alexander Anthony Tenczar ° Shravani Velpula ° Usha Yampati Kinesiology: ° Matteo Markham Bessone ° Nicholas Patrick Brennan † Christopher John Cleary Jr ° Nicholas D'Amore ° Benjamin R Jefka ° Fabian Daniel Lutz § Matthew Rauseo ° Mallorie Taylor Stanley Tiffany Verni ° Ariana Wermer-Colan Materials Science: † Caitlyn Marie Meditz Mathematics – Applied Mathematics: † Khalid Falah Alqahtani Mechanical Engineering: ° William George Feather Alberto Javier Bodoque Garcia ° Elizabeth M Mamros † Michael James Osienski † Matthew Glen Westbrook Microbiology: † Stacey Jarvis Doherty † Sarah Elaine Eggert ° Krista S Greengrass Natural Resources: † Nicholas Braun Anderson ° Lukas Timothy Bernhardt ° Daniel Robert Bolster † Samuel A Palmer IV ° Katherine Xiomara Perez Rivera Natural Resources and the Environment: Taylor Kathryn Daigle † Karen Margarita Moran Rivera Jordan Patricia Strater Natural Resources – Ecosystem Science: † Joshua Cain Natural Resources – Environmental Conservation: † Simone Tania Chapman Natural Resources – Environmental Conservation and Sustainability: † Christopher Andrew Schillaci Natural Resources – Forestry: ° Mackenzie E Kalp ° Nathan A Roe † Kevin Francis Smith † Daeghan Marie Stone Linda Tuttle † Madison Waters † Michael R Weller † Justin Jacob Woods s Nursing – Clinical Nurse Leader § Jennifer Mary LeBourdais Michelle Elizabeth Ryan Nursing – Evidence-Based Practice Rebecca Elfstrom Collins Natural Resources – Soil and Water Resource Management: ° Eliza Balch † Sarah Emily Bower Virginia Ann Hoyt Natural Resources – Wildlife and Conservation Biology: ° Nicholas Bryan Moore Nursing: † Elizabeth A Adeeko † Shea Richard Ahern § Laurel Jordan Armes † Austin James Robert Arsenault † Lauryn Taylor Berretta § Jennifer Victoria Blum † Brittany Theresa Bossi § Sarah Gaboriault Brunt § Meredith Feenstra Rachel Alexandra Fergus § Bradley M Ferry † Reanna Cirnigliaro Fishwick † Whitney Taylor Flansburg † Abigail M Foley † Victoria Libby Grover † Emily Rose Langlois Shannon K Larkin † Mark W Lawrence † Michael Ryan Leonard † Lindsey Kaye MacMillan Kayli Sally Mathews † Megan Nichole McMahon † Julie Levine Nowak † Kendra Judy-Bousquet Penland † Allison Kristen Piersall † Richard Carl Post IV † Rachel Elizabeth Roberts Stevie Russ Amanda Schwartz † Madeline Ede Schwarz † Ilyssa J Sherman 27 Nursing – Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner Ime Akpan-Mahoney Katie Lyn Araja ° Danna Seaholm Fannon Rebecca Jeanne Gallant Jill Goss Jenna Legros Kaeli Helen McPhee ° Jennifer Jane Norris Melanie Lyn Potter Ashley Navickis Webster Sarah Whalen Sarah Lennon Wood Alyssa Ashley Young Nutritional Sciences Isabel Rose Judware Jessica Rae Letellier Grace Naia Stott Nutritional Sciences – Dietetic Internship Keirra Shae Bartley Jessica Marie Bryant Lilah Furgison Chase Leila Nicole Ghaemi Allison S Hood Sara Kathleen Murphy Alissa Ellen Petinge Benjiman Jakob Petri Alysa Zamora Occupational Therapy: ° Abby Kathryn Andrews ° Meagan Kathleen Aponas ° Taylor Leanne Barnes ° Kaitlyn Elizabeth Bates ° Sarah Marie Bates ° Tyla M Bontos ° Josephine Elizabeth Busshaus ° Marissa Ann Carleton ° Cheyenne Leigh Collins ° Hannah Collins ° Nicholas William Cronin ° Cathleen Angela Daniels ° Kristina DeAngulo ° Ava Rebekah Demer ° Sarah Lynn Douglas ° Allison Nicole Dube ° Natalie Rose Duffield ° Jennie Lynn Fabiano ° Stefania Falvo ° Emily Amanda Fox ° Danielle Marie Gajewski ° Grace Gilliat ° Jessica Caroline Hanf ° Jane Elizabeth Hickey ° Shoshana Lani Hitchcock ° Madison Jane Janelle ° Abigail Susan Lawlor ° Alessandra Maria Lorah † Olivia Madison Marquis ° Amy L Maxwell ° Hannah Burke McQuade ° Amanda Lee Melanson ° Ashley Meltzer ° Maggie Mollaghan ° Ashley Nicole Moreau ° Jordan Earley Ms ° Katherine Bata Nash ° Samuel A Norden ° Cassandra Anne Notz ° Jamey Elizabeth Olean ° Alexis Kristen Parkhurst ° Delaney Lee Perrone ° Hannah Nicole Ramsay ° Brittany Regula ° Kimberly Lynn Reilly † Jenna Margaret Rheault ° Ellen M Rislove ° Rachel Lauren Salzman ° Samantha Milan Scerri Amanda Grace Stahl ° Amanda Anita Szostak ° Alana Rae Valdez ° Kassandra Jean Varney ° Lauren Elizabeth Wallace ° Melissa Mae Williams ° Bryce J Worthy ° Katelyn E Wright Ms Ocean Engineering: Matthew Catoire ° Zachary John Davonski ° Jonathan Hamel † Angela Mary Sarni Oceanography: Sarah Benson Nathan Walter Corcoran Kerry Dykens § Jessica Anne Hinckley † Jennifer J'Lai Johnson ° Jordan Patrick Pierce ° Adam J Smyth † John Martin Taylor § Dylan Charles Wilford Ceara Hogan Yourell Physics: ° Anthony Jason Rogers Plant Biology: Natalie Ann Feldsine Recreation Management and Policy – Recreation Administration: Joseph D Drake Georgia Ann Giles ° Leah Mae Goelzer Kyle R McIntosh Sarah Antoinette Scheinman Holly Rose Stokely Recreation Management and Policy – Therapeutic Recreation Administration: Michael J Bassett § Maeve Frances Ennis § Ariana Nicole Heter Statistics: Amanda Marie Tellier 28 Master of Science for Teachers English: † Megan Marie Dincher † Emily Mussari Geltz † Angela DiCara Gomez Mathematics: † Andrew T DeSalvo Master of Social Work † Michelle Lee Allen ° Darlene l Almeida Gina Marie Apgar Emily Victoria Ashey Taylor Marie Barclay Alyson Louise Barrette ° Victoria Nicole Baxter † Victoria Lyn Beauchesne ° Desiree Bergstrom ° Matteo Markham Bessone † Leah Bleicken-Spiro Emily R Blood ° Rachel Borges Angela Champagne Boswell ° Shannon Bragan ° Nicholas Patrick Brennan Michelle Brennan † Mackenzie M Brooks † Mikael Jonathan Douglas Brooks Katherine Ruth Buckley Margaret Avery Carter Sarah Irene Chickering Laurel Ashley Christensen † Brent Joseph Coleman ° Nicholas D'Amore Ryan James Dellapenna ° Lissete Veronica Delmarluna ° Kristen Louise Devoid † Analise Dressen Savannah Fay Chloe Linda Ford Madison Avery Foster § Christine Ann Gauvain Annelise Jean Gawlak Jessica Graton ° Alison L Graziano Chloe Olivia Greene ° Ashlea Greenlaw ° Elizabeth A Grosso Donna May Harbison Kayla Rose Haskin Hamida Hussein Hassan Caleb M Jackson ° Ashley E Janos ° Benjamin R Jefka ° Lindsay Anne Katkowski Jane Greer Kayarian † Sarah Keiler Eric Douglas Leader Nathaniel Timothy Lesch-Huie Dakota Michelle Lyon Lilia Whitney Madden Molly Manjak Shannon Breanne Margera Carly Elizabeth McCarthy Maggie Catherine McNamara † Peter Joseph Musumano ° Marisa Katherine Nardello Paige Hailey Norkiewicz Tara B Paladino ° Kristina Frances Palagruti Angela Vera Paoli ° Hayley Paquette Samantha Ora Pasciuto Jillian Maureen Pelchat Lydia Mott Price § Amy Elizabeth MacNeill Rickey Angela Jean Rizzo Emily Leffingwell Robinson Carmen Rosario Melissa Ann Rosenberger § Bayli Renee' Royal Shelby Kristine Sacco ° Kathleen Salzman † Zoot Sax Jennifer Seher ° Kayla Silva Johanna Soule Sophia Ann Spainhower ° Brandalyn Sprinkle Blair Elizabeth Stairs ° Mallorie Taylor Stanley Michaela Susan Stokke Sharissa Stout Erika Patricia Streeter ° Bethany J Swanson Tessa R Tavares § Jada Jamelle Tessier § Lauren Nicole Tramontina Maria Jane Turco Erin Lee Wardrop Kerri Welch ° Ariana Wermer-Colan Brianna Zenkus Post-Master Certificate Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner ° Kevin Joseph Cooper Kerri Mischelle Grady ° Emily Adeline Grattan Steven Jordan Kristyn Michelle Kee ° Shawn Theberge Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner † Michael Ajayi † Nosata Ashley Asuzu ° Deonne Jeanette Benedict ° Lauren Bierman ° Mary Bridget Bourbon † Rachael Burnetsky † Brandie Nicole Bustillos ° Loren Dangelo ° Cara-Jean Donaghey Elizabeth Snow Duffy ° Erin Hebel † Zahra Hussain † Brownson Okechukwu Irondi † Jamesina Johns ° Jayne Laurin Kinney ° Keshavan Kodandapani ° Teresa Sengra Maran-Trimmer ° Lisa Medoh † Jennifer R Miller ° Mary-Ann Molloy † Cathy Denise Moynihan ° Isaac Ndungu ° Temple Marie Newbold ° Kristen Elizabeth Newell ° Tuyet T Nguyen ° Alexandria Lee Noble ° Love Chibuihe Nzeako ° Catherine Ann Roberts ° Michael Robustelli ° Cecilia Ryll ° Debra Connolly Shearer EdD † Cassi Elizabeth Shelly ° Christine Smiley † Elizabeth Steward ° Lynne Thall ° Tracey Ann Todd ° Tanya Lee Ann Tonellato 29 Congratulations UNH Graduates… Welcome Wildcats! Congratulations to the Graduate School Classes of 2020 and 2021 and welcome to “UNH for a lifetime!” Today you join the ranks of more than 140,000 alumni worldwide as part of an exclusive network that will provide you with lifelong social and professional enrichment Enjoy this special day! You’ve earned it Celebrate now, and enhance our Wildcat world in the days to come by staying in touch and sharing your journey as an inspiration to others Remember, every day is a great day to be a Wildcat! 30 Academic Regalia The tradition of academic regalia dates back to the Middle Ages There has been some variation through the years, but today the American academic costume is governed by a generally accepted code GOWN The gowns vary somewhat in design depending upon the academic degree they represent There are three standard gowns: the bachelor’s, the master’s, and the doctor’s The bachelor’s and the master’s gowns are untrimmed The doctor’s gown is faced with velvet down the front Three velvet bars adorn each sleeve In recognition of UNH’s 150th Celebration, the university debuted a new gown in 2016 based on the primary institutional color The gown features the university seal Gowns, hoods and caps of foreign universities usually are distinctive and not comply with the American Academic Costume Code CAPS Caps are normally black The tassel is worn on the right side until the bachelor’s degree is conferred; then the tassel is worn on the left HOODS Hoods are indicative of an advanced degree The lining shows the color of the college or university granting the degree, and the trimming represents the field in which the degree is granted Some of the major areas are listed below: Agriculture — Maize Arts, Letters, Humanities — White Business Administration — Light Brown Education — Light Blue Engineering — Orange Forestry — Russet Law — Purple Library Science — Lemon Music — Pink Philosophy — Dark Blue Public Health — Salmon Pink Science — Golden Yellow Theology — Scarlet 31 Academic Regalia ACADEMIC HONORS EMBELISHMENTS STOLES AND CORDS Honors Stoles Stoles are worn by University Honors Program Presidential Scholars, seniors distinguished for 32 credits of Honors work, including a 4–8 credit independent research project (senior thesis) and a cumulative gradepoint average of 3.85 or higher, as well as University Honors Program Scholars, seniors distinguished for 32 credits of Honors work, including a 4–8 credit independent research project (senior thesis) and a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5–3.84 Gold and White Cords Gold cords are worn by UNH Presidential Scholars, seniors graduating with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.85 or higher White cords are worn by University Scholars, seniors graduating with a cumulative gradepoint average between 3.5–3.84 (3.5-4.0 for Associate Degree candidates) MILITARY HONOR CORDS Red, White and Blue Honor Cords are worn by graduating veterans in recognition of their service to our country UNIVERSITY MACE The university mace is commonly used at formal academic ceremonies to symbolize the authority universities have to grant degrees and maintain high educational standards Tradition dictates that it be carried by the chief faculty marshal in academic processionals The University of New Hampshire mace, a 1983 gift of the Carolinas Club, is silver with a hammered texture Its torch-like, tapered body features three silver seals including those of the state of New Hampshire, the town of Durham, and the University of New Hampshire, and is embellished with chips of granite ACADEMIC MEDALLION The University of New Hampshire academic medallion is silver and features the university seal It is worn by the president of the university as a symbol of office UNIVERSITY FLAG AND COLLEGE BANNERS The principal banner for academic ritual is the university flag This is always fixed and displayed on the platform The college banners are carried in the processional by the class marshals Traditionally, the class marshals are selected by the deans and directors of the colleges and schools on the basis of academic achievement and contributions to their class 32 Alma Mater New Hampshire, alma mater, All hail, all hail to thee! Behind thee tow’r the mountains, Before thee roars the sea Thy sons and daughters ever Thy praises loud will sing New Hampshire, alma mater, Accept our offering We love thee, old New Hampshire, And to the White and Blue, Where’er our work shall call us, We always will be true We’ll ever guard thy honor, Bright shall thy mem’ry be New Hampshire, alma mater, All hail, all hail to thee! H F Moore, Class of 1898 Program Music Pomp and Circumstance — Edward Elgar Star-Spangled Banner — Francis Scott Key Alma Mater — H F Moore, Class of 1898 March from Suite in F — Gustav Holst As we all journey on the trail of life, we wish to acknowledge the spiritual and physical connection the Pennacook, Abenaki and Wabanaki Peoples have maintained to N’dakinna (homeland) and the aki (land), nibi (water), lolakwikak (flora) and awaasak (fauna) that the University of New Hampshire community is honored to steward today We also acknowledge the hardships they continue to endure after the loss of unceded homelands and champion the university’s responsibility to foster relationships and opportunities that strengthen the well-being of the Indigenous People who carry forward the traditions of their ancestors The Commencement Committee wishes to thank all of the ambassadors who served as hosts for today’s ceremony 33 The University is part of the University System of New Hampshire #IBelieveInUNH #UNH20 #UNH21