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JONSSON SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS MAY 2020 Congratulations on the successful completion of your studies at The University of Texas at Dallas! We’re proud of you! When you enrolled at UT Dallas, you undoubtedly expected to take the traditional walk across the stage in your graduation regalia while your family and friends cheered from the stands Unfortunately, the global health crisis has caused significant disruption to life as we know it We are so very disappointed that your final months at UT Dallas didn’t include the usual fanfare that surrounds commencement Please know that our pride in your accomplishments is undiminished, and we will find a way to commemorate this important milestone in person on our beautiful campus While the pandemic has taken much from our world, this fact remains unchanged: we wish for each of you a fulfilling and rewarding future You are our legacy The very reputation of UT Dallas will be defined by you, as it has been by the accomplished graduates who have come before you Thank you for choosing UT Dallas for your studies, thank you for all that you contributed to our university during your studies, and, once again Congratulations, Class of 2020! Richard C Benson President Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership Inga H Musselman Provost Cecil H Green Distinguished Chair of Academic Leadership Pages UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION 6-7 CANDIDATE AND RECIPIENT LISTINGS Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science 9-24 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES WITH LATIN HONORS 26-35 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES WITH MAJOR HONORS 36-37 COLLEGIUM V HONORS 38-39 COMMENCEMENT SYMBOLS 40-41 UT DALLAS ALMA MATER 42 ANNOUNCEMENTS 43-44 This program contains the names of candidates for degrees and honors at time of publication Inclusion in the program does not constitute evidence of completion of degrees or honors Richard C Benson, PhD PRESIDENT Inga H Musselman, PhD VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROVOST Kyle D Edgington, PhD VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS George W Fair, PhD VICE PRESIDENT FOR DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Frank Feagans, MS VICE PRESIDENT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Gene Fitch, EdD VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS Calvin Jamison, EdD VICE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Rafael O Martín, MEM, MBA VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OF STAFF Joseph J Pancrazio, PhD VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH Terry A Pankratz, MBA VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUDGET AND FINANCE Amanda Rockow, MA VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS John Walls, MA VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS Nils Roemer, PhD (interim) SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES Anne Balsamo, PhD SCHOOL OF ARTS, TECHNOLOGY, AND EMERGING COMMUNICATION Steven L Small, PhD, MD SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES Jennifer S Holmes, PhD SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND POLICY SCIENCES Stephanie G Adams, PhD ERIK JONSSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE George W Fair, PhD SCHOOL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Hasan Pirkul, PhD NAVEEN JINDAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT A Dean Sherry, PhD (interim) SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS Jessica C Murphy, PhD UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Juan E González, PhD GRADUATE EDUCATION Edward J Harpham, PhD HOBSON WILDENTHAL HONORS COLLEGE Ellen Safley, PhD LIBRARIES Amanda Smith, EdD STUDENTS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Ian Ross McDonald Delia Maame Bemah Appiah Mensah Michael Aaron Momany Alejandro Enriquez Moncayo Ahmad Riad Mourad Mark Andrew Nauman Thomas Tue Kim Nguyen Patrick Nolan Ondrusek Fernando Ortega Reynaldo Ortiz Aditya Rajesh Patel Jacob M Petty Sruthi N Rajanala Sarvesh Ramachandran Amogh Raghuram Rao Jacey Roy Vinay Mohan Roy Ayah Layth Al Rubaye Ankita Ramesh Rugi Benjamin Thomas Russell Kyle Albert Searles Ankita Shankar Cally Soh Angeloh Mari Stout Yashaswee Tamrakar Wilson Tanjaya Richard Nghia Quoc Thai Kishan Kiran Thomala Varsha Thomas Heather Elizabeth Vanderpool Jose Manuel Luna Vargas Chase Preston Wight Joel M Wright Alaa A Abouseif Ashleigh Itohan Abusomwan David Akinfolarin Adeyeye Dante Armando Agostino Tommaso Damiano Agostino Benjamin Lee Allsup Luke Daniel Anderson Ijeoma Cynthia Anumnu Jana Sahar Aridi Alondra Arroyo Anthony Martin Belli Nikhil Shankar Bhumireddy Eric Michael Busch Odalis Jaslyn Cartagena Kayla Renee Caughlin Collin Russell Chandler Sarah Elizabeth Cheeran Ryan Patrick Compton Frederick Cossio Sabin Afroz Coulter Kristine Deguzman Riley Elson Dickson Peter Jinyue Dong Lea Simone Elias Joseph David Epperson Alikhan Barket Fidai Matthew Scott Gerescher Kelvin Alexander Graham Michael Guy Hippleheuser Ana Alicia Horbovetz Navaporn Ming Intharuck Jenna T Jezierski Kathleen Mary Joseph Nathaniel John Joseph Ahmed Omer Khalfe Ali Khalil Aqdas Khan Zaryaab Nasir Khan Alireza Nazari Khanamiri Daanish Hussain Khazi-Syed Aya Khedr Farzan Khoshravan Naseem Knaish Carlos Ricardo Leon Trevor Pakawat Madden BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING Rajeev Alladi Ezra Dale Anderson Venkata Sai Yaso Vishnu Teja Bapanapalli Joseph Noll Barbeau Samuel W Beaty Elizabeth Ann Beisert Daniel Justin Booher Roger Chan Iyad Alam Chishtie Jawad Gani Chowdhury Mutasim Ahmad Chowdhury BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Michael Christopher Dannunzio Bryan Delara Ruinan Ding Sean Vincent Duckworth Alex Espinoza Yu Feng Noah S Fuselier Shreyas Raghu Ganesh David Lee Garvin Nicholas Andrew Tolentino Inocencio Sumyia Islam Adam Tyler Jennings Henry Minki Kim Gabriel Goetten Klaar Aaryan L.N Kothapalli Dylan Anthony Kreth Dang M La Kevin Tri Lam Jose Lamuno Hibah Zehra Lateef Tony Le Daniel Octavio Melendez Nathaniel Thomas Musial Aditya Narayan Christopher Hoang Minh Nguyen Elvis Nguyen Huy Duc Nguyen Mai-Thy Nguyen Cooper A Omundson Artur Anarovich Pachachura Robin Andrace Pantalion Jusung Park Divya Ajay Patel Hemraj Polavaram Vi Dai Quan Daniel Martin Camarillo Rodriguez Michael Logan Romack-Dennison Nathan Christopher Ah Sam Joe Joe Samuel Carl Edward Schneider Margey K Shah Saurabh Nitin Shah Patrick Ryan Short Lalith Reddy Sibbala Nuhash Ahmed Syed Khoi Dang Tran Ted Thanh Tran Senjuti Twisha Mithil Prakashkumar Viradia Yaritza Guadalupe Chan BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Jan-Felix Felipe Abellera Robert Carlton Adams Priscilla Giffty Adomako Rezwan Jwaza Ahmed Pranav Ajithkumar Kermit Lee Alexander II Shahzad S Ansari Taha Arshad Vrushali Ashok Asar Mohammad Muneeb Aslam Navin Tom Augustine Nihar Jayendra Babaria Shireen Shivani Bahadur Bahram Bahramjavidi Kyle Dean Bailey Michael Jace Baker Gabriel Balanov Brandon Michael Barnes Meghna Basu Seth Anthony Bedford Brian Daniel Bell Abinash Bhattarai Gabriel Bibbs Martin James Boerwinkle Travis Michael Bonneau Tennessee Christopher Bonner Sree Jignash Reddy Bonthu Cem Berk Bozkus Clayton Allen Breckel Joseph Matthew Bryant Eric David Busch Thommy Huu Cao Dylan Scott Capece Kayla Jo Carroll Kevin Matthew Castanho Omar Cecenas Kevin Chang Eric Vincent Chen Jin Chen Qinglin Chen Tze Yang Chen Jacob Alexander Cherry Somrach Chheng Yu Hsin Chiang Crystal Chongphakdee Ubaid Ilyas Choudhry BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE Brian Zhiyuan Wei 10 Sylvester James Vredenburg Katie Vu Lan Vu Tung Duc Vu Jaibhopalreddy Vumma Zhiyu Wang Ali Raza Wazir Victoria Ashley Weade Jonathan Yi-Herng Wei Joshua Michael Welsh Jiani Wen Maytanee Matthew Wethington John Henry Whalen Stephanie Amanda White Audrey Kay Wilbanks Preston Douglas Wintermute Ayissa Natalia Wong Evelyn Leong Wong Daniel Woo Braxton Dale Wyatt Seongmin Yeon Jiyeon Yoo Juy Yusuf Makaela Marie Zarate Sania Zeito Andrew Tiger Zheng Shawn Shaohan Zou Liza Susan Tharakan Justin Yanara Thlang Joshua R Thompson Adam John Timmerman Vaishnavi Tirumani Jennifer Torres Elizabeth Truc-Ngoc Tran Rebecca Thu Tran Sabrina Mimi Tran Ted Thanh Tran Jaykumar Subhashchandra Trivedi Yun-Yee Tsang Sarah Hiu-Yan Tse Kyle Lawrence Tupper Karla Paola Campos Ugarte Brenda Martinez Valencia Erik Lee Van Slyke Heather Elizabeth Vanderpool Priyanka Vayalali Zoraida Vences Preetha Venkatesh Rashmi Venkatesh Chloe Lynn Denise Verhaeghe Harshini Vivekanandan Jessica Nicole Vlasek Daryl Elliot Vogel Rebeca Sarah Volosen MAGNA CUM LAUDE Juveriya Naazlee Baig Gabriel Balanov Ibrahim Ali Ballout Oluwapelumi Shola Balogun Kennedy Michelle Balzen Ayon Banerjee Aaron Barbosa Brandon Michael Barnes Brooke Ellen Bayer Elizabeth Ann Beisert Sarah Jean Besserer Sharon Elizabeth Beyzer Hannah Kaitlin Biggs Andrew James Blodgett Jeremy Michael Bogucki Vaibhav Reddy Bommareddy Rachel Faye Booth Katherine I Borgne April Rose Boyd Maxence Alain Brette Matthew Lawson Brown Nicole Anne Brown Macy M Bunkelman Naomi Rochelle Burnette Jan-Felix Felipe Abellera Tommaso Damiano Agostino Nehreen Ahmed Rahma Asker Ahmed Sara Syed Ahmed Muhammad Ayman Aishat Aabid Ajanee Zarin Nuwar Akhter Niklesh Akula Israa Ali Cameron Jude Alimurka Laila Alkassar Luke Daniel Anderson Ashley Tran Andrew Sabeeh Ali Anjum Hibah Ansari Cassandra Marene Arayata Raziel Arroyo-Meza Sara Arsovska Mina Ashfour Arya Ayden Ayati-Ghaffari Naziat Iqbal Ayushe Fatima Azhar Shireen Shivani Bahadur 30 Adam Coleman Cain Makyia Penae Caraway Kayla Jo Carroll Ruben Recio Cascon Kevin Matthew Castanho Faizan Wazirali Chagani Leah Mary Chandy Joanne Teresa Chang David Gerardo Chaparro Duong Kinh Chau Albert Y Chen Cho Chen Ning Kevin Chen Yu Hsin Chiang Jet Anthony Ortiz Chong Michelle Yaoying Chow Zachary David Chroust Igor Colombelli-Goncalves Raphael Colombelli-Goncalves Ryan Patrick Compton Benjamin Codey Cotton Daniel Scott Crawford Frances Beaflor Tronzon Dagohoy Yasasvyi Dandamudi Ryan Bashir Daneshjou Anny Loan Dang Cynthia Dang Kevin Dang Tara Darabadey Sesha Philomena Dasari Teresa De Jesus De Alba Mark De Los Santos Audrey Marie Dedrick Joella Genesis Degollado Daniel Ferrari Del Nero Jennifer Stephanie Derma Lisa Nicole Desper Riley Elson Dickson Maximilian Joshua Dier Jordan Nichole Dunham Kiersten Julia Dunn Michelle Stephanie Edgar Micaelan Thomas Eger Kendra Abieyuwa Egharevba Logan Matthew Eubanks William David Evans Thomas Luke Farrell Afra Fathima Amanda Marie Feller Kyle Brandon Femath Alikhan Barket Fidai Kaitlyn Marissa Finch Rebecca Varghese Finney Emma Grace Freeman Derek Joseph Frendo Fernando Isaac Fuentes Noah S Fuselier Alexander Gamez Samantha Lucia Gant Naman Garg Madalyn Jane Gathright Kevin George Livia Ann George John Walter Gerwig Marisa Jenia Ghavidel Han Na Gi Darshak Manishkumar Gondalia Cristy Gonzalez Jeremiah Michael Goossen Douglas Hunter Gordon Sriharika Reddy Gottipolu Kelvin Alexander Graham Ben Worden Grawe Nisha Dinesh Gupta Bipan Gurung Sheila Bridgette Gutierrez Sara Frances Hartke Nicholas David Hausmann Maya Hebbur Lucas Philllip Helton Jacob C Hill Michael Guy Hippleheuser Keith Hooper Keenan Iyad Horani Emma Yunju Hsieh Daniel John Huddleston Emily Marie Huffman Natalie Claire Hurlbert Asma Hussain Deryck Hien-Trung Huynh Yuuki Zachary Ishimaru Samia Islam David Jason Isles Bojana Ivanic Ryah Amir Jabin Sanjana Janumpally Joshua Rohit Jesudass Nisha Sarah John Nana Angela Johnson William Tofting Johnson Travis Ryan Johnston Kathleen Mary Joseph Riya Joshi Mahir Mannan Kaheri Aiza Hameed Kahlun Taaha Kamal Savreet Kaur Keely Monroe Keeney 31 Curran Richmond Kelly Sean Michael Ritschard Kennedy Katherine Elizabeth Kersey Alehae Khan Alireza Nazari Khanamiri Farzan Khoshravan Tristan Charles Kilkenny Eun Sean Kim Yeji Kim Nolan King Andrew Payton Kiser Daniel Bohn-Soo Koo Mathew Abraham Koshy Shlok Kothari Dylan Anthony Kreth Ashish Lamichhane Thomas Calloway Lea Akira Ariano Lear Bryant Jong Lee Corban William Lee Hyun Ji Lee Jasmine Lee Stephanie Helen Liem Anushka Arun Limaye Cynthia Liu Christian Alexander Lopez Joe Anthony Lopez Vikram Jeet Mahajan Sarah Raed Makhamreh Allison Brooke Manchee Kacey Addison Manlove Christine Dian Mantchev Jessica L Marquis Joshua Willard Marsh Sean Matthews Nathaniel Adam Mattingly Caden Carlisle Maydew Asad Ali Mehkri Ruby Mendoza Lucas Stone Merritt Cameron Amir Meshki Abigail E Miller Kayla Ann Miller Aakash D Mistry Hiba Esam Mobarak Abdullah Areeb Mohammed Ameen Mohammed Marie Rachel Moravits Nancy Jane Morris Praneeth Moturi Vishruth Mullapudi Kelsey Elizabeth Mullins Nathaniel Thomas Musial Devika Nair Surya Laxmi Namboodiri Nirvikalpa Natarajan Ashlesha Abhijit Nesarikar Amber Nguyen Christopher Hoang Minh Nguyen Elvis Nguyen Ivy Nguyen Johnny Nguyen Thanh Kim Phung Nguyen Ashwin Nishad Garon Joseph Noureddine Gareth Alexander Ofenstein Roberto Olivera Erika Otero Malissa Smiley Owen Artur Anarovich Pachachura Maya Rose Parks Chandani Patel Jacob Fletcher Pearlman Alejandro Huerta Perez Jacob Daniel Perkins Jonathan James Perry Michelle Diem-Ha Pham Tony Phan Gillian Rae Phillips Abigail Grace Pickle Barbara Lorenzo Di Castro Pimenta Joshua Taylor Plank Vedehi Vikrant Poddar Anna Sarai Polk-Tyler Nikhita Prabhakar Nicole Marie Preisler Charles Martin Price Weiwei Qin Parul Rai Syeda Raiya Rahul Rajesh Erendira Adilene Ramirez Hannah Faye Ramirez Ryan Lane Ramsey Jacob Matthew Rappazzo Bonnie Lee Ratliff Vyom Manish Raval Shayan Ravanassa Sarah Ziaur 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Bourne Alyssa Ann Briggs Wesley Hayden Brigner Daniel Sebastian Cabrero Yao Tao Caivin Cai Siobhan Mei-Ning Carmody Lyrick Andrew Aguirre Catajan Kayla Renee Caughlin 33 Sneha Chaturvedi Wajeeh I Chaudhry Jin Chen Maisha Nusrat Choudhury Emily Eng Li Chwa Kyrie Michelle Collier Elizabeth Ann Collins Isadora Caroline Comens Seth McKay Condie Oscar Contreras Audrey Joanna Cook Natashaa Adil Dalal Rohit De Crystal Faye Delaughter Caroline Grace Dillard Anthony Khuong Dinh John Elliott Dixon Allison Nicole Dombek Maya Malak Eldin Alisha Cristina Elhassan Venkata Srujan Esanakarra Gisselt Estrada Madeline Claire Farahani Noor Faris Fariya Nikhat Fatima Victoria Ferguson Anna Kathryn Fiedler Israel David Flores-Arbolay Mackenzie Ryann Flynn Jackson Edward Forner Jennifer Anne Foster Ismael Fernando Fuentes Lirit Fuksman Olinda Araceli Garry Michelle Lynn Godwin Kaivalya Gudooru Ann-Cathrin Victoria Guertler Nikhil Gupta Christopher Dennis Hahn Rachel Elizabeth Halbert Walter Chi Yuan Han Logan Beecher Harless Maria Valentina Harmjanz Bilaal Syed Hassan Marily Hernandez William Harrison Hicks Brighton Alexander Hill Matthew Bunna Hong Tiancheng Hu Xavier Fukui Huang Mira Kamal Ibrahim Rabab Shahid Isa Hope Eryn Jensen Steve Varghese John Kinnari Mihir Karia Caleb Isaac Kasner Emily Grace Kedslie Haylee Brianne Keisler Michael Patrick Kelly Daanish Hussain Khazi-Syed Megan Lynn Khong Neha Khuntia Shravya Reddy Kichena Alec Brendan Knutson Kang Kyuk Ko Zachary Alexander Kolodny Siang Swee Kong Christopher Shong Kung Darreyl Debaron Landry My-Duyen Tran Le Valerie Liao Rachel Ann Liedtke Jared Kenneth Lindsey Jordan Mariah Logan Jake Austin Luedecke Carson John Lutterloh Hamza Mallick Dorothy Lyou Mantle William Edward Marcinko Matthew Austin Marino Cristina Ines Martin Shannon Mary Mathis Kaitlin Elizabeth McCluskey Berkley Katelyn McFarlin Benjamin Micah Medeiros Margaret Ayres Mickelsen Sandra Maria Mihail Kevin Lee Mogilnicki Zuhair Jameel Mohammed Maleeha Azam Mohiuddin Navya Sai Monga Kiersten Nicole Morales Julie Victoria Moravits Carolina Adriana Munoz Manasa Sai Muppirala Ardalan Naghian Bhoomi Chetan Naik Eylon Nakar Shruti A G Natarajan Amy Quynh Anh Nguyen Angie Nguyen Kristen Minh-Thu Nguyen Marcus Alexander Nuyda Jihyun Oh Abbigaile Madeline Oppenheimer Jeong Ben Park Kasey Sypris Parmentier Amisha Patel 34 Homero Perez Teodora Teodor Petkova Patricia Gomez Pimentel Rhett Weston Pippard Sakina Aziz Plumber Sai Nikitha Prattipati Jamie Truong Quach Benjamin R Rail Vishal Rajesh Shahriar Shawn Ramezani Sanjana Ravi Bryson James Rector Harrison Richard Reno Chase Holden Ribordy Amanda Victoria Richards Paige Michaela Richmond William John Ringhofer Stephanie Elizabeth Rivera Donald Lee Rowe Abdul Tawab Salehzada Valeria Salinas-Lopez Sarah Samuel Eric James Sanders Jacob Aaron Kane Sandler Antonio Paolo Santa Cruz Aneesh Pullela Saripalli Michael Alexander Saul John Alexander Schaefer Henry Lucien Schneider Kyle Albert Searles Tejaswini Seelam Christine Mai Shedd Areeb Ahmed Siddiqui Zainab Siddiqui Joshua Todd Slezak Arianna Sobhi Lydia Sobhi Divya Meena Solaiappan Lauren Rene Sparger Marina Franziska Strasser Yugesh Taksari Alex R Taylor Rithwik Terala Michelle Vy Thieu Manna Mary Thomas Roshan Bastian Tom Pratiksha Vikas Tonpe Christopher Thien Quang Tran James Luan Tran Joseph Emanuel Tredeau Elizabeth Valdez Jayson P Vanmarter Henry Hengyeh Wang Brian Zhiyuan Wei Benjamin William Weldon Ruixin Weng Paul Joseph Williams Richard Alexander Willis Danni Yang 35 To earn Major Honors in their disciplines, students must meet criteria set by the faculty within their school Each program provides two levels of recognition: Honors and Distinction Student must have completed a minimum amount of coursework at UT Dallas to be recognized with Major Honors MAJOR HONORS WITH DISTINCTION Dean Awkal Samee Ahmad Kinnari Mihir Karia Sandra Maria Mihail Zuhair Jameel Mohammed Shruti A G Natarajan Sakina Aziz Plumber William John Ringhofer MAJOR HONORS Fizza Abbas Rukaiya Akhtar Spandana Venkata Lakshmi Akkaraju Maryam Abdul Ali Alhakim Hibah Ansari Cassandra Marene Arayata Kennedy Michelle Balzen Keerthy Benny Dianna Michelle Black Daniel Sebastian Cabrero Siobhan Mei-Ning Carmody Sneha Chaturvedi Jacob Alexander Cherry Yu Hsin Chiang Julia Elizabeth Cocco Kyrie Michelle Collier Isadora Caroline Comens Benjamin Codey Cotton Thomas Matthew Crain Frances Beaflor Tronzon Dagohoy Joel Cooper Daniels Mark De Los Santos Herve Victor Debure Audrey Marie Dedrick Crystal Faye Delaughter Maximilian Joshua Dier Michelle Stephanie Edgar Ashley Marie Feistner Mackenzie Ryann Flynn Alondra Gamino Samantha Lucia Gant Joseph Louis Garza Ben Worden Grawe Christopher Dennis Hahn Rachel Elizabeth Halbert Tyler Christian Heald Charles T Hooper Haley Allese Hopkins Emily Marie Huffman Rabab Shahid Isa Yuuki Zachary Ishimaru Shelbye Leigh Karr Emily Grace Kedslie Curran Richmond Kelly Sean Michael Ritschard Kennedy Yash Syed Khaleque Alehae Khan Alina Khan Ji-Won Kim Mathew Abraham Koshy Dylan Anthony Kreth Siddharth Kumar Matthew Thomas Kunjummen Bryanna Lynn Legrand Anushka Arun Limaye Cynthia Liu Ananya Malik Jessica L Marquis Joshua Willard Marsh Deepa Marwaha Cameron Amir Meshki Margaret Ayres Mickelsen Samuel Moedjianto Kiersten Nicole Morales Sasipreetam Morsa Ardalan Naghian Ashlesha Abhijit Nesarikar Amber Nguyen Jeong Ben Park Jack A Partain Hong Phuc Pham Abigail Nicole Plump 36 Raylee Faythe Stearman Sean Patrick Sullivan Christina Jayasri Sundar Singh Justin Zhuoning Tang Alex R Taylor Adreanna Anh Thai Nathan Khoi Thai Pratiksha Vikas Tonpe Jaykumar Subhashchandra Trivedi William Truong Sarah Hiu-Yan Tse Preetha Venkatesh Jacob Isaac Villarreal Harshini Vivekanandan Daryl Elliot Vogel Henry Hengyeh Wang Jonathan Scott White Tina Yari Makaela Marie Zarate Daniel Zhang Pranav Man Pradhan Sai Nikitha Prattipati Samuel Bruce Price Erick Alexander Quintanilla Benjamin R Rail Nisha Rajesh Shahriar Shawn Ramezani Noelle Marie Rivera Rebekah Marie Rodriguez Aaron Kirk Roe Prabhjot Kaur Sangha Antonio Paolo Santa Cruz Cameron Hampton Sapp Aneesh Pullela Saripalli Jessica Elizabeth Saywell Mathew Thomas Schadegg Gaurav Sethi Kajal Mehul Shah Nazaha Aslam Sherule Niveditha Sai Srinivasa 37 A student graduating with the distinction of Collegium V Honors has completed at least 24 hours of honors level coursework at UT Dallas, has presented a senior capstone project and has graduated with at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA Samee Ahmad Spandana Venkata Lakshmi Akkaraju Kermit Lee Alexander Samantha Mackenzie Alleman Benjamin Lee Allsup Luke Daniel Anderson Delia Maame Bemah Appiah Mensah Nadeen Awad Sara Anne Baltz Brooke Ellen Bayer Fatemeh Behnia Brian Daniel Bell Thomas J Bennett Mark Eligiusz Bourne Wesley Hayden Brigner Macy M Bunkelman Jordan Chen Emily Eng Li Chwa Isadora Caroline Comens Christian Miled Cortes Thomas Matthew Crain Natashaa Adil Dalal Joel Cooper Daniels Mark De Los Santos Alexis Victoria De Montfort Shepherd Rohit De Elizabeth Yuyuan Ding Allison Nicole Dombek Micaelan Thomas Eger Kendra Abieyuwa Egharevba Maya Malak Eldin Venkata Srujan Esanakarra Joel Xavier Ewing Afra Fathima Fariya Nikhat Fatima Anna Kathryn Fiedler Mackenzie Ryann Flynn Jennifer Anne Foster Lirit Fuksman Samantha Lucia Gant Naman Garg Livia Ann George Seth Thomas Giovanetti Sandra S Girgis Kevin Alberto Gonzalez Kaivalya Gudooru Ann-Cathrin Victoria Guertler Nisha Dinesh Gupta Melissa Ashley Haertling John Alexander Halbert Logan Beecher Harless Maria Valentina Harmjanz Sara Frances Hartke Tiancheng Hu Chijindu Michael Iheanacho Nicholas Andrew Tolentino Inocencio Bojana Ivanic Imran Haider Jafri Ayoung Jo Marvin Broderick Johnson Kathleen Mary Joseph Prathima Kandukuri Kinnari Mihir Karia Sean Michael Ritschard Kennedy Daanish Hussain Khazi-Syed Megan Lynn Khong Neha Khuntia Shravya Reddy Kichena Tristan Charles Kilkenny Dylan Anthony Kreth Malvika Balagopal Kumar Siddharth Kumar Christopher Shong Kung Matthew Thomas Kunjummen John Bailey Lasater Anushka Arun Limaye Veronica Alexis Liu Benjamin Sterling Lunday Carson John Lutterloh Cynthia Yuanyuan Ma Vikram Jeet Mahajan Sarina Jiawen Mak Ananya Malik Kacey Addison Manlove Christine Dian Mantchev Dorothy Lyou Mantle Joshua Willard Marsh Sandra Maria Mihail Zuhair Jameel Mohammed Navya Sai Monga Anthony Joseph Monroe Vishruth Mullapudi 38 Kelsey Elizabeth Mullins Manasa Sai Muppirala Nathaniel Thomas Musial Premini Nagesh Surya Laxmi Namboodiri Shruti Ag Natarajan Ashlesha Abhijit Nesarikar Christopher H Nguyen Kevin Macy Ong Malissa Smiley Owen Artur Anarovich Pachachura Maya Rose Parks Amoolya Paruchuri Amisha Patel Shaina Anuj Patel Yamini S Penikalapati Jonathan James Perry Michelle Ann Philip Joshua Taylor Plank Sakina Aziz Plumber Abigail Nicole Plump Pranav Man Pradhan Sai Nikitha Prattipati Nicole Marie Preisler Parul Rai Nisha Rajesh Vishal Rajesh Alexandria Brooke Ramirez Vyom Manish Raval Sanjana Ravi Bradley Steven Ritschel Noelle Marie Rivera Veronica Roitberg Benjamin Rubanov Ankita Ramesh Rugi Payal Chandrahas Sampat Sarah Samuel Glenn Hulon Sherard Areeb Ahmed Siddiqui Amogh Singhal Neha Srinivasan Aniruth Srinivasaraghavan Katherine Chinyu Sun Christina Jayasri Sundar Singh Isaiah Christopher Swann Yashaswee Tamrakar Hibaa Luqman Thayyil Michelle Vy Thieu Melissa M Thornton Muriel Paige Thornton Hrishita Tiwari Christopher Thien Quang Tran Yun-Yee Tsang Pooja Tunikipati Vartika Varshney Rashmi Venkatesh Smriti Verma Jacob Isaac Villarreal Trinity Lindi Vincent Daryl Elliot Vogel Nga Kieu Vu Ryan Tyler Wade Ali Raza Wazir Brian Zhiyuan Wei Benjamin William Weldon Sarah Kathryn Whipple Jonathan Scott White Stephanie Amanda White Audrey Kay Wilbanks Paul Joseph Williams Richard Alexander Willis Danni Yang 39 Academic symbols date to the Middle Ages and include the mace, chain of office, academic regalia and gonfalons The mace is a ceremonial staff of authority that administrators and faculty at universities worldwide carry at the head of academic processions Traditionally made of wood and clad with metal, the mace was originally a weapon of war used to knock an enemy from his horse or crush his armor The mace evolved into a symbol of peaceful leadership and kings encrusted them with jewels and precious metals The UT Dallas mace was handcrafted from wood from the 600-year-old Treaty Oak tree in Austin, which is said to have shaded Stephen F Austin as he signed the first boundary agreement between American Indians and settlers in 1824 The tree was also said to be the last of a grove of live oaks where Native Americans once held feasts and religious ceremonies The 4-foot, 10-pound mace includes a sterling silver University seal surrounding a wafer embedded with Texas Instruments microchips, which represent the company’s role in the founding of the University A steel band in the headpiece and the metal foot of the staff are fashioned from a scientific instrument designed by the UT Dallas Space Sciences Institute and flown aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor in September 1995 The mace stands in the president’s office when not in use The UT Dallas chain of office is the traditional symbol used to signify the responsibilities and authority of the University president The links of the chain are engraved with the names of the presidents of the University above a large medallion in the form of the University seal The seal of The University of Texas at Dallas has as its central feature a shield that is divided into two fields, the upper and the lower In the lower field are the historic wreath — the right half of which is an olive branch, the left half a live oak branch — and the star of the Great Seal of the State of Texas In the upper field is an open book, a fitting symbol for an institution of learning The shield rests in a circle and contains the motto “Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis.” The motto is the late Dr Edwin W Fay’s terse Latin rendering of the famous quotation from Mirabeau B Lamar: “Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy.” Around the disk is a larger one, bearing the words “The University of Texas at Dallas.” 40 Students in the medieval universities of Paris, Bologna, Oxford and Cambridge organized into guilds and gradually their costumes of flowing robes became distinctive for Bachelors (apprentices) of Arts, masters (teachers) and doctors (teachers who had completed postgraduate studies) The academic hood worn by today’s master’s and doctoral students derives from the medieval cloak worn over the gown The color on the outside trim of the hood indicates the degree earned; the colors on the hood lining area those of the university granting the degree The academic cap was a later development, first conferred as a symbol of the master’s degree Some caps were stiff, some soft; some were square, some found with a tuft The tassel of today is an elaboration of the tuft Round caps are still used by some institutions The square mortar board style originated at Oxford In the United States, the Intercollegiate Code has taken the Oxford costume and standardized academic regalia The master’s gown has long, pointed sleeves; the doctoral gown has closed sleeves with three bars of velvet on each and velvet facing Six colors of tassels are worn by UT Dallas graduates The white tassel is worn by those receiving the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts; the golden tassel is worn by those receiving the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science; the drab tassel is worn by those receiving the Master of Business Administration; the peacock blue tassel is worn by those receiving the Master of Public Affairs; the brown tassel is worn by those receiving the Master of Fine Arts; and the gold tassel is reserved for Doctors and Presidents The gonfalons — or college banners — add a wonderful element of color and pageantry to The University of Texas at Dallas commencement and convocation ceremonies The gonfalon is a long banner that is suspended from a crossbar The name derives from medieval Italy, where “gonfalone” was the name given to a community meeting in Florence Each neighborhood had its own flag and coat of arms and the word gonfalon eventually came to be associated with the flag All gonfalons have in common several elements that symbolize the unified mission of the University Among these common elements are the school colors, green and orange The color orange represents The University of Texas System and is derived from the burnt orange UT Austin, the first UT school In the world of academia, the orange color symbolizes engineering UT Dallas’ green color stems from the green olive and oak branches that are represented in the UT Dallas seal Olive branches symbolize peace, and oak branches symbolize strength and endurance 41 Music by Robert Xavier Rodriguez Words by Bill Dunn and Neely Reynolds 42 Your graduation from The University of Texas at Dallas is a celebration of years of hard work and incredible achievement Congratulations on all that you have accomplished! Let me be the first to welcome you to our alumni community of more than 113,000 worldwide As you prepare to take on the exciting new opportunities open to you as a graduate of this great institution, all of us at the University look forward to seeing what you will in the future We hope that you will remain connected to UT Dallas and invite you to officially become a member of the UT Dallas Alumni Association As an Alumni Association member, you can keep up-to-date with your fellow Comets through our online alumni directory and continue to enjoy use of the UT Dallas Career Center, Activity Center and Eugene McDermott Library Members also receive special perks and discounts at the UTD Bookstore, Tech Store and local businesses, among other benefits Visit alumni.utdallas.edu to learn more and stay “joined as one” with your fellow Comets I wish you the best of luck as you begin this next chapter in your lives Kyle D Edgington PhD’13 Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations 43 The entire Comet community wants to celebrate with you! Wherever you are, show us how you celebrated your graduation by posting your memories and photos with #utdgrad on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram See the Class of Spring 2020 collection on Tagboard at utd.edu/t/129 Stay connected to UT Dallas Make sure to include UT Dallas in your LinkedIn profile to stay connected to your alma mater and to your fellow alumni Please visit alumni.utdallas.edu In honor of your graduation and our 50th anniversary, give your first alumni gift of $50 and receive a Legacy Lane brick to leave your mark on campus forever All gifts can be designated to support what you love at UT Dallas Please visit giving.utdallas.edu/legacylane utdallas.edu/graduation 44