University of Illinois Springfield

46th Annual Commencement Ceremonies

Saturday, May 13, 2017 Greetings

Timothy N. Koritz Chairman, University of Illinois Board of Trustees

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the almost 13 mil- lion residents of our great state whose interests we represent, I congratulate you, graduates of the Class of 2017. I hope you are as proud and happy to be here today, as I am — proud to be an alumnus of our most noble and exemplary institution. Your Illinois education has provided you with a strong foundation upon which to real- ize your goals. No matter what you do and where you go, that education will help you achieve your dreams. Not only does the University of Illinois provide unparalleled, high-quality education, it also is a powerful engine of innovation and excellence that benefits both our citizens and our economy. And, in these days of ever-increasing globalization, our university’s efforts benefit, not just Illinois, but people and institutions around the world. Today I am pleased to welcome you to one of the largest alumni associations in the world. Our alumni lead by example, embracing the strong University of Illinois values of ingenuity, compassion and hard work. Whether you stay in our wonderful state or go elsewhere, you’ll always carry a piece of the University of Illinois in your heart. I urge you, in all you do, to promote, protect, and preserve our grand legacy of learning and labor. May you share the pride I have in our university and may you spread our tradition of Illinois excellence wherever your journey might take you.

Dr. Timothy L. Killeen President, University of Illinois

Congratulations, graduates! Today, you have achieved a life goal—one that you’ve worked so hard toward, class-by-class and semester-by- semester. Tomorrow, you head off into less-chartered territory, but what you have learned here has given you an invaluable toolkit as you move into your future. Your years at the University of Illinois Springfield have unlocked the doors to your dreams, uniting your passion with world-class faculty and programs to nurture talents that will lift your careers, your families and your communities. The compass that will guide your success is the same one that brought you here today. As Illinois favorite son and two-time presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson once told graduates: “When you leave here, don’t forget why you came.” Your ambitions and commitment – fueled by the skills you fostered here – will steer you to the future you imagined. On behalf of the entire University of Illinois System, it is an honor to celebrate you, joined by the proud family and friends who have supported you along the way. Enjoy your day and come back often.

Dr. Susan J. Koch Chancellor, University of Illinois Springfield Vice President, University of Illinois

Greetings to the Class of 2017! As Chancellor of the Springfield campus of the University of Illinois, commencement is an especially exciting day for me. But this is your day and you are participating in an important rite of passage that universities have honored for centuries. The word commencement (from the 13th century Old French word commencement) means “a ceremony in which degrees are conferred.” It also means “…the beginning of something.” Whatever that new beginning is for you today, I wish you a future bright with opportunities. I want you to know how proud I am of you today. I’m also grateful to the faculty and staff of UIS and to the family and friends who helped you get to this momentous day. We are all here to honor you and celebrate your achievements. The focus of our university is to provide an intellectually rich learning experience that prepares students to make a difference in the world. I am supremely confident that you will make a difference. Wherever you go and whatever you do, I hope the lessons of leadership that you have learned at UIS will serve you well. My heartfelt best wishes to you and to all who are celebrating with you today. Honorary Degree Recipient

Edgar J. Curtis

Edgar J. Curtis has served as president and chief executive officer of Memorial Health System since January 2008, providing senior-level administrative leadership for the overall strategic direction of the health system. Memorial Health System includes seven affiliates: Memorial Medical Center, Springfield; Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln; Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville; Taylorville Memorial Hospital; Memorial Home Services; Memorial Physician Services; and Memorial Behavioral Health. Under his leadership, the health system’s annual revenue has grown from $500 million to $1 billion. In 2014, Memorial contributed $2 million and entered into a partnership with the University of Illinois Springfield and the University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing to bring UIC’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program to the UIS campus. In 2016, Memorial Medical Center was the only hospital in the nation, and the first in Illinois, to receive the American Hospital Association Quest for Quality award. Also in 2016, Memorial Medical Center received two of four Illinois Health and Hospital Association Quality Excellence Achievement Awards. Mr. Curtis serves on the boards of the BJC Collaborative, LLC; Vizient Mid-America; and the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA). He is Chair of the IHA Board of Directors and Chair of IHA’s Transforming Illinois Healthcare Task Force. He also serves on the Illinois Higher Education Commission on the Future of the Workforce, the Board of Directors of the Midwest Healthcare Quality Alliance, and is a member of several leadership councils for the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce. He has served in leadership roles with several health-related and community organizations, including the Springfield Urban League, United Way of Central Illinois and Central Illinois Foodbank. Mr. Curtis received his master of business administration degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He began his career as a registered nurse and later served in management and administrative positions at Memorial Medical Center from 1979 to 1993. He served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Memorial Health System and Memorial Medical Center for 14 years from October 1993 to December 2007. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. 2017Commencement Ceremonies

Processional Pomp and Circumstance Nos. I and IV by Elgar (Audience is asked to remain seated during the processional) Kristi Barnwell, Grand Marshal* Platform Party Faculty Students

Musical Selections Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key Illinois, Illinois by Archibald Johnson/Charles Chamberlin Performed by Denise Yates, 1996 and 1998 Alumna

Opening Remarks Susan J. Koch, Chancellor

Greetings from the University of Illinois Board of Trustees Edward L. McMillan, Trustee (5:30 ceremony)

Greetings from the President Timothy L. Killeen, President, University of Illinois (5:30 ceremony)

Conferring of Honorary Degree Doctor of Humane Letters Edgar J. Curtis (5:30 ceremony)

Introduction of Student Commencement Speaker Clarice Ford, Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Remarks to Fellow Graduates Alexander William Camp, Class of 2017

Presentation of Master’s Degree Candidates James Ermatinger, Interim Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 2017Commencement Ceremonies

Conferring of Master’s Degrees Susan J. Koch, Chancellor (12:30 ceremony) Timothy L. Killeen, President, University of Illinois (5:30 ceremony)

Presentation of Bachelor’s Degree Candidates James Ermatinger, Interim Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Conferring of Bachelor’s Degrees Susan J. Koch, Chancellor (12:30 ceremony) Timothy L. Killeen, President, University of Illinois (5:30 ceremony)

Presentation of Graduates (See “Student Walk Order” section for the sequence in which students will walk across the stage) ** College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (12:30 ceremony)

College of Business and Management (5:30 ceremony) College of Education and Human Services (5:30 ceremony) College of Public Affairs and Administration (5:30 ceremony)

Closing Remarks Susan J. Koch, Chancellor

Recessional Pomp and Circumstance Nos. I and IV by Elgar (Students and audience are asked to remain seated during the recessional) Kristi Barnwell, Grand Marshal* Platform Party Faculty

* Grand Marshal is an honorary title conferred each year on a professor by vote of the UIS faculty.

** Graduates’ names are read by Tim Schweizer, Public Service Administrator, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Apeksha Mallipeddi, ITTA Application Programmer (12:30 ceremony), and Brian Mackey, NPR Illinois Statehouse Reporter (5:30 ceremony). The Marshals

The faculty and students who comprise each program committee on campus select one graduating student who best exemplifies the goals and spirit of each program. Those students have been designated as program marshals and may be identified by the gold stoles they wear. The students chosen by their faculty to be honored as marshals are:

College of Business and Management Accountancy Emery P. Halverson – M.B.A. Management Information Diane Marie Boyle – B.A. Peoria Systems Deborah A. Stratton – B.A. Peoria Damon Eugene McFall – M.B.A. Dale Gene Daily – B.S. Binqian Shi – M.A. Tara Stacy Sadler – M.S. Economics Business Administration Jocelyn A. Matsen – B.A. Shane Michael Clarke – B.B.A. Peoria Wei Jin – B.B.A.

College of Education and Human Services Education Elementary Education Human Services Kari Lynn Caldwell – M.A. Makinzie J. Yoho – B.A. Kelly Ann Herd – M.A. Educational Leadership Human Development Social Work Christian Devon Mahone – M.A. Counseling Sean N. Blackwell – B.S.W. Alexa B. Kaufmann – M.A.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Biology Computer Science Liberal Studies Jack Henry Zinnen – B.S. Alex C. Ginglen – B.S. Alisha Marie Funkhouser- Jessica Michelle Souther – M.S. Janasha Prabhu – M.S. Walker – B.A. Biochemistry English Mathematical Sciences Jarrett Matthew Lindsay – B.S. Alaina A. Beaird – B.A. Amanda Jean Gosbeth – B.A. Chemistry Courtney E. Cox – M.A. Psychology Carolyn D. Mazzuca – B.S. History Sara L. Stutzman – B.A. Clinical Laboratory Science Kendra D. Baber – B.A. Sociology/Anthropology Kathryn M. Suits – M.A. Lindsay Rajeanne Stevens – B.S. Rona A. Taylor – B.A. Information Systems Security Communication Visual Arts Romillo K. Holloway – B.S. Laura Elise Troxel – B.A. Grace Katalinich – B.A. Allyssa J. Brown – M.A. Liberal and Integrative Studies Pamela Jean Reed – M.A.

College of Public Affairs and Administration Criminology and Criminal Justice Global Studies Public Administration Kinsey Storm Weikel – B.A. Alexandra Nicole Madden – B.A. Terri Renae Miller – M.P.A. Environmental Studies Legal Studies Public Affairs Reporting Lindsay Ann Frisk – B.A. Kaitlyn Aurora Murphy – B.A. Haley M. Bemiller – M.A. Sydney Renee Rubenstein – M.A. Chevaughn Latoya Starling – M.A. Public Health Environmental Sciences Political Science Veenu Khubnani – M.P.H. Timothy John Mayer – M.S. John C. Coultas – B.A. Dustin Baragiola – M.A. Graduate Academic Honor Awards

Thomas Michael Albers Jr...... Graduate Honors in Political Science Ricardo Alvarez ...... Honors in Public Administration Colton T. Bell ...... Outstanding Performance on the Human Development Counseling Program Comprehensive Examination Samantha M. Bettis ...... Honors in Legal Studies Naga Mahesh Bhandaru ...... Outstanding Student in Public Health David Bradford ...... Outstanding Student in Liberal and Integrative Studies Lisa M. Breymeier ...... Honors in Legal Studies Kari Lynn Caldwell ...... Outstanding Student in Educational Leadership Marakhi Der ...... Honors in Computer Science Carla E. Jones ...... Outstanding Human Services Student Elizabeth Marie Kesinger ...... Honors in Accountancy Russell Lambert ...... Honors in Envionmental Studies Molly Claire Levy ...... Honors in Environmental Sciences Cheryl A. Lewis ...... Outstanding Student in Communication Liza MacEntee ...... Graduate Honors in Political Science Christian Devon Mahone ...... Outstanding Student in Educational Leadership Kimberly Anne Mahoney ...... Honors in Envionmental Studies Sarah Elizabeth Mansur ...... Honors in Public Affairs Reporting Lance C. Millburg ...... Honors in Business Administration Laxmi Kirthi Chandrika Nandula ...... Outstanding Student in Management Information Systems Saileela Nittala ...... Outstanding Student in Public Health Rushabh Patel ...... Honors in Computer Science Ryan Christopher Platte ...... Honors in Environmental Sciences Kevin Wayne Rademacher ...... Honors in Business Administration Christian Radford ...... Outstanding Student in Management Information Systems Amariah Micheal Rauscher ...... Outstanding Student in Communication Kaitlyn M. Reiser ...... Outstanding Human Services Student Samantha K. Rusk ...... Honors in Public Administration Kiannah Brielle Sepeda-Miller ...... Honors in Public Affairs Reporting Binqian Shi ...... Honors in Accountancy Jessica Michelle Souther ...... Outstanding Student in Biology Janetta L. Waterhouse ...... Outstanding Student in Liberal and Integrative Studies Student Walk Order

Students will be grouped by program (degree/major) within their respective college as indicat- ed below. 12:30 Ceremony

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES Dr. Lucia Vazquez, Interim Dean Art (Bachelor’s) Exercise Science (Bachelor’s) Biochemistry (Bachelor’s) History (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Biology (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Information Systems Security (Bachelor’s) Chemistry (Bachelor’s) Liberal & Integrative Studies (Master’s) Clinical Lab Science (Bachelor’s) Liberal Studies (Bachelor’s) Communication (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Mathematical Sciences (Bachelor’s) Computer Science (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Philosophy (Bachelor’s) Data Analytics (Master’s) Psychology (Bachelor’s) English (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Sociology/Anthropology (Bachelor’s)

5:30 Ceremony

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Dr. Ronald McNeil, Dean Accountancy (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Management (Bachelor’s) Business Administration (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Management Information Systems Economics (Bachelor’s) (Master’s, Bachelor’s)

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES Dr. Hanfu Mi, Dean Education/Teacher Leadership (Master’s) Human Development Counseling (Master’s) Educational Leadership (Post-Master’s, Master’s) Human Services (Master’s) Elementary Education (Bachelor’s) Social Work (Bachelor’s)

COLLEGE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION Dr. Hanfu Mi, Dean Criminal Justice/Criminology and Criminal Political Science (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Justice (Bachelor’s) Public Administration (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Environmental Sciences (Master’s) Public Affairs Reporting (Master’s) Environmental Studies (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Public Health (Master’s) Global Studies (Bachelor’s) Public Policy (Bachelor’s) Legal Studies (Master’s, Bachelor’s) Honors are a means of recognizing and encouraging superior academic achievement among baccalaureate candidates. Final designation of honors is subject to change due to final semester grades. ◆◆◆ Summa cum laude ◆◆ Magna cum laude ◆ Cum laude ✜ Capital Scholars Honors Student Y Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois

Certificate of Advanced Study Adam Bradley Dean Matt Joseph Rhoades Mary Kathryn Vogt Molly U. Kosbab Rhonda S. Thornton

Master of Arts Jeff Abell Cauren Shannell Burns Ana C. Drake Stephanie Lee Adams Ellen M. Butler Andrea M. Dunlap Nora Mohammed S. Alawi Carolyn Caldwell Christopher Michael Edmonds Thomas Michael Albers Jr Kari Lynn Caldwell Kimberly Ann Erbe Fahad Saleh Aldhabaan Alexander William Camp Renee Fix Hanna V. Amoah Cory Scott Campanizzi Sarah Ann Forgas Kristi Lyn Angle Erin Kathleen Canavan Kate Elizabeth Fox Jesse Baker Chong Cao Feng Gao Kimberly Marie Feleshia T. Cary Megan Elizabeth Gillmore Banister-Fuiten April D. Charnota Adam Thomas Green Dustin Baragiola Yuechen Chen Rui Guan Leevia Alice Barnett Amy Clarey John Michael Hall Alec Bartz Corinne Danielle Claycomb Carole L. Harrison Megan Elizabeth Baugher Dustin Andrew Cody Ashley D. Haskell Colton T. Bell Vanessa Diane Colon Megan Hawkins Haley M. Bemiller Daisy Nallely Contreras Kelly Ann Herd Justin Lee Bentley Escobar Chelsea Rae Hermes Samantha M. Bettis William J. Coussens Debby Y. Hernandez Jennifer Ashley Binder Courtney E. Cox Christopher Raydon Hood Samantha Ann Bloomfield Cara A. Crane Tianli Hu Celeste Marie Bott Shannon N. Crum Derek Eugene Hurley David Bradford Erin Dankoski Michelle Leigh Hyde Lisa M. Breymeier Kirsten Ashlie Davis Assumpta Ebere Iheaso Amanda Briick Lauren Michelle Davis Omege Diedre-Ann James Allyssa J. Brown Tatum Demay Emily Kay Jankauski Jeffrey Blake Burnett Kayla E. Dierkes Wei Jia Jing Jin Justin Thomas Milner Jennifer L. Smith Jayde Elizabeth Johnson Yiwen Min Yazmine E. Smith Carla E. Jones Shawna Marie Moore Stephanie Lyn Snyder Marisa Lynn Joyce Jamie Dawn Morris-Etchill Monica Stabile Jacquelyn Jo Kane Rhonda Rae Neubauer Chevaughn Latoya Starling Alexa B. Kaufmann Oluwatamilore Odimayo Lataushia Renae Strayhorn Charles Heinrich Kean Jennifer L. Ogden Michelle Leann Streibig Erin Elizabeth Kelly Darien M. Orr Miranda R. Stromquist Elizabeth Marie Kesinger Kimberly A. O'Toole Kathryn M. Suits Courtney M. Klaus Kara Jean Pecoraro Jingzhuo Sun Kevin Klemm Paul Francis Petty Steve Szabo Hsiao-Yun Kuan Rachel Jeannine Pilling Rebecca Ann Terry Russell Lambert Nicolas McKittrick Pleshe Atiyya Naika Thompson Rachel H. Larison Terrence Porche Lauren N. Thompson Celeste Linnea Wakeman Jill Benson Ramaker Erin K. Tomasino Lashmett Amariah Micheal Rauscher Wendy S. Turner Mary Jo Leimbach Pamela Jean Reed Dana L. Tuttle Cheryl A. Lewis Kaitlyn M. Reiser Lisa Veatch Zeyu Li Julianna Ruth Richards Selom Rita Wab-Lumor Thomas Lisi Brian James Robbins Alexandra E. Wagner Ryan James Lynn Chris Roedell Tan Wang Liza MacEntee Bradley A. Roush Weihuan Wang Grant Madden Kayla Joy Routh Janetta L. Waterhouse Christian Devon Mahone Jodi Marie Rowe Sierra Delaney Waterkotte Kimberly Anne Mahoney Sydney Renee Rubenstein Kayla Marie Whiteside Sarah Elizabeth Mansur Sarah Marie Russ Maharshi Pulsara Wijetunge Stephanie Kay Marsaglia Rebecca Lee Russell Simon D. Wilson Maureen McCarthy Christy Michelle Rutherford Marc Wozniak Sarah Mae McCoy Michael David Schlosser Conor James Wrigley James Joseph McGennis Kiannah Brielle Sepeda-Miller Xiaoxuan Yang Patricia Hannon McIver Binqian Shi Cencen Yao Kyle Steven Meece Teagan Emily Shull Chenjin Zhu Nicole Lynn Meek Maggie Cecilia Shutz Andrew James Zimmerman Meghan Meredith Schwarltcouf Sintim-Aboagye Nichole M. Zimmerman Staci Nicole Miles Jaclyn Ann Smith Jennifer Zirbel Master of Business Administration Bilguun Amarjargal Alexander Hunter Holmes Azael Jose Ramirez Toribio Kelsey P. Beyers Matthew Hull Sarah Elisabeth Robinson Alexander Haeden Bradley Prerna Khullar Donna Jo Schroeder Julie Lynn Brightwell Megan Marie Kuchar Shaista Shaikh Scott A. Canty Abigail Katherine Lawley Francisco Javier Solano Brittany E. Carls Jianan Liu Derrick E. Stevens Ronald Chum Madhava Rao Marneni Jordan S. Tabb Alma Georgina Coria Lopez Damon Eugene McFall Nilesh Tamhane Valerie E. Cowen Robert Stephen Messenger Kimberly Ellen Tokarski Jennifer Lynn Davis Sean Robert Middleton Bryan James Underwood Danielle Renee Diaz Lance C. Millburg ZiWei Wang Jacquelyn P. Duvendack Rashmi Mohan Scott Ryan Warden Hongyang Fu Stephanie Lynn Morecraft Liao Wen Grant Garner Olabode Olaiya Oginni Kassandra Annette Wilkin Sherry Lynn Grable Kurt A. Piskin Martin Cameron Winborn Emery P. Halverson Jackie M. Power Kathryn H. Woodford Ryan Mark Hayden Kevin Wayne Rademacher Nathan Yeager

Master of Public Administration Ricardo Alvarez Malissa Finney Roni Mohan Mary B. Ballard Sherri Sue Foran Tatiana Montfleury Jeffrey Brian Bohlmann Lauria A. Grift Sarah Catherine Moore Brian Christopher Bratton Allyson Jean Harms Shelby Stone O'Keefe Jeffrey Stephan Brooks Clifton Derron Heard Andrea Kay Olvera Jenna Broom Trevor Allen Hebert Sarah M. Phillips Megan Elizabeth Chrisler Eric O. Hersey Elda Alvarez Rubio Tyler Matthew Clark Nikita Michell Hutchings Samantha K. Rusk Miles Hunter Craig Lamin T. Jatta Bianca R. Sanchez Benjamin Michael Cummins Hui Jiang Taylor LaRaee Shelton Abdirizak Mahamed Dahir Scott Jones Harmeet Singh Shawna L. Davis Lois Ann Kanter Kenneth L. Steele Robert Earl Dixon Bruce Samuel Kimbrell Karolina Veprek Dan Damir Dorgan Scott Kinsell Lindsay E. Vogt Matthew D. Dougherty Jason A. Long Megan K. Weeks Victoria G. Doyle Anne C. Marshall Jeffrey Carl Yerkey Nikita Jennell Elder Jamila McMillon Amy L. Zilko Colton LaMaun Esplin Catherine Mikolay Jessica Anne Zimmerman Adeola H. Fajimi Terri Renae Miller Master of Public Health Olafimihan Ajayi Kapil Ramesh Jadhav Greg Olsen Naga Mahesh Bhandaru Andrea Leigh Jensen Rahul Girishbhai Patel Jordan C. Boster Iryna Karetska Julie Ann Pryde Raj Jayeshkumar Brahmbhatt Veenu Khubnani Marcela Rodriguez Stephanie Rae Coffey Brittany Lockwood Michael P. Rosenberger Michelle Collins Emilie Diane Lohman Irwin Allison D. Rump Candace Kay Crause Candace B. McEvers Clemon A. Sanders Susan DeBoer Gaurav Pravinchandra Modi Kafilat Kofoworola Shobajo Lauren Rae Gaudette Saileela Nittala Jennifer L. Stidley Rajbir Kaur Grewal Chukwuemeka Uchenna Ogbu Marleigh Mae Voigtmann

Master of Science

Venkatesh Aakuthota Akhil Alluri Rithwik Reddy Bada Abhishek Acha Abdulmajeed Swelem Sunnihith Reddy Baddam Vijaya Sri Adapa Alrashidi Sai Avinash Badeti Pavan Kumar Addanki Abdulmajeed Raja Ashwini Gangadhar Badiger Manasa Adupa Alshammari Jyothika Soumya Bairam Chaitanya Reddy Aenugu Fudhyah Saif K. Alshammari Sundararamarao Bairavarasu Ashwini D. Agade Abdullah Hussain Alshehri Bharani Veera Ayyappa Balagam Sairam Agaram Amal Abdulghani Altalhi Lava Kumar Balasubramanyam Sohaib Ahmed Areej Mohammed Altayyar Timothy J. Ballin Aisha Sultana Adithya Koushik Ampaty Vivekanand Bandi Bhaskar Ajmeera Girish Ananda Ajay Bandreddy Apuroopa Akella Aswitha Anbazhagan Janice Barnes Seth J. Akin Likhitha Ande Uday Kiran Basani Ramyasri Akula Shiva Krishna Ande Sravya Batchu Fatmah Rtian Alanazi Nicholas Walter Anguish Likhitha Bathula Sabar Nada Alanazi Haripriya Annem Benjamin John Baysinger Turki Mohammed Albaqami Mohammed Abdul Wasay Aishwarya Bellamkonda Manoj Reddy Aleti Ansari Prerana Belurkar Shravya Reddy Aleti Sai Varshitha Anumolu Douglas Wayne Benton Ahmed Saleh Alghamdi Joel Aranha Maria Berry Sami Saeed Alghamdi Anupama Asokan Atul Bhaisare Faisal Alkhathami Asraar Ahmed Vaidehi Vivek Bharde Anoop Babu Alla Srujana Atmakuri Pooja Bhat Narayan Eknath Reddy Alla Sailaja Kumari Avula Priyanka Bhavesh Davey Sai Venkata Ranga Rao Varun Avvaru Mahender Bhonagiri Allada Bharat Chandra Azmera Tarush Bhonsle Shravya Bhoopalrao Vivek Sagar Canchi Vidya Manidhar Gupta Chittanuri Saiprasad Vijay Bhosle Nicholas Eugene Carter Srikanth Chunchu Vijay Kumar Varma Adrian Leo Cavallaris Heston Benjerman David Bhupatiraju Theodore Paul Celen Clark Kiran Kumar Bhuvanagiri Koushik Reddy Chaganti Pooja Conda Sai Ram Gopal Raga Sindhura Bhuvanagiri Harsha Vardhan Chalasani Michael Cooper Swathi Bhuvaneshwar Babu Kartikeya Kiriti Challa Adam Cosentino Bhasker Bingari Sandeep Reddy Challa Brian I. Craft Bino George Hareesh Chamarthi Jeffery Scott Cronin Monalika Biswas Aman Chandrakar Jayadev Dadi Prince Preetam Bitla Sharwari Abhijit Ananth Suraj Daliparty Abhishek Biyani Chandwadkar Mounitha Reddy Dalli Sudheer Kumar Reddy Bella Chauhan Damanjeet Singh Bodabanda Sriteja Chava Mahesh Kumar Damarched Sandeep Reddy Bojja Krishna Gnana Tejaswi Mounika Danala Rohith Reddy Bokka Chavali Venkata Appala Ramachandra Jeffrey Bolt Anand Raj Chavan Raju Dandu Harika Bongu Rasika Ajit Chavan Kalyan Chand Dasari Sandeep Reddy Bonthu Diego Chavez Matthew Thomas Dearing Dileep Kumar Boosa Aditya Phaneendra Chekuri Matthew Steven Debelak Tushar Mangaldas Borole Sesha Sravani Chengalvala Marakhi Der Swati Madhuri Borra Aishwarya Laxmi Chennadi Avanti Jayant Deshmukh Kristopher Kent Boyer Spandana Chennuri Manav Nitin Deshmukh Ryan Braman Divya Chepuri Anurag Deshpande Bryan Branson Abhiram Reddy Cheruku Mitali Gajanan Deshpande Hari Prasad Reddy Buchi Rajasekhar Cheruku Kavya Sree Devabhaktuni Reddy Gari Sandeep Kumar Chetty Sunil Devappa Sai Chandrahas Buddhiraju Arvind Chikkalavalasa Rajitha Drucella Devara Konstantin Budnikov Yojitha Chilukuri Venkatesh Devarampally Pranay Kumar Bukka Chandrasekhar Reddy Sai Kalyan Reddy Devireddy Lokanadham Chimalamarri Abhishek Devulapalli Zachary Stephen Burch Aditya Prakash Chimbalkar Sri Anusha Devulapalli Adarsha Burugupalli Vinay Kumar Reddy Teja Dhandanayakula Satyanarayana Ganesh Mani Chintapalli Pranay Dharamshi Sandeep Burugupalli Sriya Reddy Chinthakuntla Manoj Kumar Dharna Veera Venkata Mallik Ravi Teja Chinthalapudi Neelam Dhungel Babi Swarup Buthati Swetha Chinthapally Ramya Doddi Rajath Reddy Byreddy Mohith Kumar Chiramshetty Rajat Dodle Prasanth Byri Sri Vamsi Krishna Rohith Mohan Dodle Sandeepreddy Byru Chirumamilla Abhinay Chowdary Alberto Camarena Benarjee Chitekala Dogiparthi Eric Dongol Sri Manikanta Geda Pavankumar Harathi Guruva Reddy Dontireddy Michael Gelle Anthony Lee Harmer Hemachandra Doppalapudi Srikanth Reddy Giddalapati Ravi Teja Hasti Venkata Vamsi Krishna Robert Louis Girod Matthew Haverfield Duggampudi Sneha Bhushan Gitta Rajat Krishna Hedawoo Manish Manik Dunung Tyler A. Gladu Mark Hege Sriramya Durga Heather C. Glenn Venkata Balasubrahmanyam Olumuyiwa Durojaiye Anjali Mahendrabhai Godhani Hemadri Satya Naga Sandhya Saumil Jayesh Gogri Adam Joseph Hillyer Durvasula Naveen Varma Gokaraju Jordan Hoover Swathi Reddy Duvvuri Phanindra Babu Golla David Andrew Howe Sudhathi Edla Vamshidhar Reddy Gondi Kyna Kang Hsiao Nirmalkumar Elanchezhiyan Sandeep Reddy Gone Irvin Huang Jeremy P. Embalabala Pranoti Kishor Gorkhe Susan Huang Divya Priya Eppalapalli Rajeshwari Gorthi Scott Matthew Hughes Elizabeth Barbara Errickson Sunny Goudiperu Prasenjit Humane Daniel Joseph Evertz Samuel Roopesh Govada Muzammil Hussain Daniel James Fisher Ramesh Satyaprem Gowra Ousseni Ilboudo Jayesh Fulzele Carolyn Ruth Grafton Keith Allen Jackson Akhila Reddy Gaddam Brandon Charles Gray Sandeep Reddy Jagganagari Eshan Reddy Gaddam Francisco P. Grijalva Laxmareddy Rahul Gaddam Mrudula Gudavalli Ritesha Jairaj Sanjana Reddy Gaddam Spurthi Gudigopuram Joshua I. 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Hall Sravya Kada Joshua Garrett Robert John Handshue Sai Sindhura Kadiyala Kunal Gautam Jamie Scott Hansen Rania Abdulhai Kaja Saisharan Kalashikam Siddaartha Kodumuru Shreya Dattatrya Kulkarni Navya Kaler Suryatej Reddy Koduru Vaibhav Ramesh Kulkarni Viswa Chaitanya Kallagunta Ajith Babu Kolla Yashodhan Pawan Kulkarni Harish Srinivas Kallianpur Poornachandrarao Kolla Kamal Tej Kumarapu Kranthi Kalluru Pattabhi Ram Kolli Bhavya Kunchala Aditya Kambhampati Gargeya Rupa Kollu Venkata Sai Shiva Teja Surya Teja Kamkipati Sahith Sree Teja Kollu Kunchay Krishnamraju Kammili Sagar Komirineni Vikranth Kumar Reddy Rama Mohana Mauna Venkatesh Komma Kunreddy Kamojhala Manipal Vamshi Reddy Saranya Kuppusamy Sagar Kamsagara Kommidi Anudeep Kurra Nageshappa Sri Nanda Vinay Kommuri Revanth Kuruganti Tarun Kumar Kanaparthi Venkata Sai Krishna Teja Chaitanya S. Kusurkar Sri Harsha Kanumuri Kona Justin K. Kuto Karan Deepak Kanwar Rishika Kondaveeti Nikitha Grace Lakshamalla Yathi Raj Karadakere Ramesh Ravali Kondragunta Thornton Chedister Lane Sandeep Karnati Srinivasa Prem Ranjith Jamie Lee Lange Sandeep Sastry Karra Kondru Girish Kumar Lanka Rohit Karuturi Siva Chaitanya Varma Prameela Lavadya Shrujana Kasarapu Konduru Krishna Rajni Ledla Sneha Ashok Katkade Ajitesh Anand Koneru Aditi Mahesh Lele Sai Sandeep Katragadda Sathvik Raja Koneru Pramod Lella Dhanvita Kattula Anudeep Kongandla Molly Claire Levy Sri Nidhi Kauloorkar Vikramaditya Reddy Erik Gustav Lindwall Kirthi Kumar Kenche Koothuru Ajay Lokre Kesam Reddy Priyanka Jeevitha Koppu Junting Lu Reddy Sri Sailaja Korlipara Sumit Suresh Luniya Aquib Mohammad Khan Rahul Kotharu Lakshmi Nikitha Madala Vishakha Virendra Kharpate Sriharsha Kothuru Sambasiva Rao Madamanchi Suchit Chandraprakash Divya Prabha Kottam Kuladeep Chaitanya Maddala Khedkar Srikanth Reddy Kottam Roopa Srinivas Maddikunta Samah Zain Alabedeen Rui Kou Kiran Maddipati Khired Vikram Kumar Koukuntla Bhasker Rao Madella Beth Ann Kieler Surya Chandra Reddy Sandeep Madhira Lee-Anne Kingma Kovvuri Gayathri Madivada Jason Edward Kirk Karthik Krishnamurthy Mahender Kumar Vishva Kanthu Kistamgari Bhargav Kruttiventi Harinath Reddy Mailuru Ryan Klein Manogna Kuchimanchi Jaya Dharik Majeti Jared Jason Derek Knowles Ankita Kulkarni Rama Sundar Pranav Bandhavi Kocherla Pranav Kulkarni Mallavarapu Roja Kodali Sachin Raveendra Kulkarni Prashanth Mallikarjun Edge John Daniel Maloney Junaid Mohiuddin Mohammed Chetan Subhash Naik Varun Mandalapu Wasif Ali Mohammed Ravi Teja Nalla Durga Manvitha Mandapati Mohammed Abbas Alam Santhosh Reddy Nalla Chanakya Mandava Mohammed Abdul Haleem Chaitanya Nallamala Meher Lakshmi Mandavilli Mohammed Aslam Rama Reddy Nallamilli Praveen Kumar Mandumula Ragini Mohan Venkata Shiva Kumar Santosh Mangu David D. Montgomery Namballa Ranga Raju Manthena Vinod Kumar Yadav Venkateswarlu Namburu Ravi Varma Manthena Mooripoyina Sunil Nandikanti Vivek Verma Manthena Mario A. Moreno Rangasai Nishanth Nandivada Venkata Sai Chaitanya Ma Celeste Pozas Mores Laxmi Kirthi Chandrika Mantravadi Siddhartha Narasimha Nandula Harshada Shiwahar Mare Reddy Morramreddy Praneeth Reddy Narala Darren Marek Yashwanth Motrapu Gowtham Teja Narra Faras Maroge Ramteja Motupalli Hammad Asif Naseem Sandeep Marupudi Harsha Raghav Mucherla Tanuja Nattuva Sriharsha Reddy Masanagari Mahesh Patel Mudham Milind Navanath Kamble Praveen Kumar Matcha Rakesh Mudigindla Sandeep Nayini Mayank Mathur Pujitha Mudunuri Nikhil Vasantkumar Nehete Mohan Chaitanya Matta Avinash Kumar Mukhi Sai Sudhanka Nekkanti Timothy John Mayer Ravichaitanya Mukkavilli Pavani Nelapatla Kevin G. McCarty Sai Sri Karun Reddy Naina Neware Tatiyana McGarry Mukkera Rey Nicolas Jaeger R. McLeod Brant David Mullinix Srinivas Kamesh Nistala Aaron J. McNeal Surabhi Laxmikant Mundada Kamaal Hasan Noorbasha Praneeth Medisetti Gowthami Muni Craig D. Nuzzo Labham Mehrotra Nivedha Munirajulu Ugochukwu Obialo Biswajeet Apoorva Meka Amritha Muraleedharan Manikantha Surya Rakesh Chaitanya Mekathoti Nair Sasikala Oduri Jespin Jose Menachery Prapulla Vishnu Vardhan Paul Ehizofua Ogbeifun Nikitha Mereddy Musunuri Sai Raghuram Ogirala Jacob Charles Metzger Priyanka Chaitanya Muthyala Alberto Ornelas James Milner Sridhara Chandra Mutupuri Allen L. Overeem Mir Ahmed Ulla Nabeel Ashish Wilson Nadar Sean Martin Packwood Mir Asad Ali Khan Amit Kumar Nag Susmitha Padarthi Misba Masood Rohit Nagaram Sujitha Pagidela Afroz Mohamad Chandrashekhar Koteswara Rao Palchuri Mahaboob Basha Mohammad Gaurav Teja Nagasai Sandeep Jawahar Palugula Sabiha Anwar Mohammad Vamsi Teja Nagothu Dheeraj Lakshmi Venkata Ehteshamuddin Ghori Vinay Kumar Nagubandi Kamal Pamarthy Mohammed Naga Sruthi Naidu Mamatha Pamera Raj Kiran Pammi Aylu Rao Potluri Sai Gowtham Regulagadda Xingyang Pan Srinivas Rao Pottabathini Pranay Kumar Regulapati Ronak Panahi Ajay Pottipadu Sushmitha Sai Rekula Vishnu Vardhan Panati Janasha Prabhu Sri Sai Samhita Returi Manasa Papishetty Rajesh Roshan Prasad Timothy Glenn Richter Venkat Sairam Reddy Samson Deva Prasad Karan Sunil Rikke Paripati Subramanya Prasanna Adrian M. Rivera Sai Dikshit Pasham Sonali Priya Sheila Marie Robles Sai Krishna Patchala Poorna Surya Praveen Asha Roopireddy Rushabh Patel Kumar Pulakandam Kwame Jonathon Ross Saurabh Ajay Pathak Shyam Sunder Reddy Lakshmi Tanmayee Routhula Harsh Pathania Pulimamdi Tyler W. Rubach Michel Anges Pathinvo Prerna Puri Raviteja Varma Rudraraju Vishnu Reddy Patil Sateesh Reddy Putchakayala Sai Kushal Rudravalambi Gautam Patluri Lakshmi Anusha Putta Suresh Veerendra Vamsee Patnala Chaitanya Chitra Putturu Ruksana Begum Phalgun Krishna Paturi Sudhamsh Kumar Jonathan Rupel Thankachan Alex Pawvathil Rachakonda Damayanthi Sabapathy Bryan Anthony Payton Christian Radford Pranjalkumar Shamrao Venkata Varun Pechetty David Radford Sadawarte Bhanu Teja Peddineni Josna Rajan Tara Stacy Sadler Vamsi Krishna Peddineni Shravya Rajeshuni Nayan Saikia Sravan Kumar Peddireddy Sharmilee Rajkumar Rajan Sahasdatta Sakhamuri Vamshidhar Peddireddy Deepti Rajput Durga Prasad Saladi Noe Pena Srushti Sruthi Ram Venkata Satya Kalpana Saladi Raul Pena Nanditha Rama Prasad Salam Saleh Louis Steven Penning Shobha Rani Sobhana Samavedam Lakshmi Shilpa Penumatsa Ramachandrappa Sandhya Samsani Giridhar Babu Pera Pavan Haritash Rambhatla Sana Zaheer Isaac Perez Sai Krishna Ramisetty Heather Ruth Sanders Ravikiranvenkatapathiraju Rohit Rao Sangini Pericharla Sachin Sukumar Rao Navya Sanku Patrick Neill Pilgrim Rahul Raparti Nitish Arvind Saraf Sai Keerthi Pitani Laxmi Sulakshana Rapolu Chandra Kishore Sarakam Ryan Christopher Platte Manoj Kumar Ravipati Venkat Srinivas Reddy Saicharan Podalakuru Sai Ram Kaushik Ravuluri Sarasani Thomas Michael Podlipni Divya Rayasam Andrea Lauren Saunders Poojitha Polusani Phanidhar Rayavarapu Neha Sayala Jaya Sindhu Pothabathula Nikhil Razdan Phillip John Schuppert Hari Priya Potham Bujji V. Reddy Anmol Rohitbhai Shah Gunasekhar Pothamsetti Anuj Arun Redij Jigar T. Shah Pallav Bhupen Shah Smith Austin St John Sona Thomas Shane Shaheen Shahamat Andrew Vincent Stickney Evan Paul Leslie Thompson Mohammed Ajmal Shahzad Saketha Suddapalli Srija Thondapu Fayaz Shaik Sravya Sudula Venkata Sai Rama Vikas Rahul Niaz Shaik Sidhartha Sukhvasi Thopalli Ruhiyaz Shaik Rajani Kanth Sundari Bhargav Krishna Thota Habeebullah Sharief Venkatasubbu Sai Santosh Anuroop Reddy Thummala Aanchal Sharma Krishna Suraparaju Ramu Thumu Anupriya Sharma Ashutosh Gopal Sureka Manideep Kumar Topicharla Yugantar Sharma Minita Rajesh Surti Rahul Kiran Topula Khushboo Jaykumar Shastri Divya Shyam Swamy Krishna Chaitanya Tripuramallu Rahi Chandrakant Shinde Anupom Syam Sudheer Babu Tubati Darshan Shivaswamy Ahmed Syed Aman Babu Tummala Sri Vaishnavi Priya Shonti Ehtesham Ahmed Quadri Naga Venkata Sai Manohar Ankit Shukla Syed Tummepalli Kenneth John Silvere Farzanuddin Syed Raman Kumar Tumuganti Emmanuel Jaffer Hussain Syed Rohit Shankarrao Ukirde Satinderjeet Singh Mohsin Muzafar Ali Syed Brahmendra Upputuri Swati Singh Rehan Syed Uzma Begum MA Aishwarya Reddy Singi Reddy Shahzeb Mohammad Syed Vasavi Vadamodula Aarti Jaiswal Sirosia Shakeer Syed Tirumala Udai Kumar Sai Sri Apurva Sistla Syed Muzafer Uddin Vadapalli Thomas Kent Skradski Syed Rasiq Avinash Vaddi Dartridge Smith Siva Balaji Tadiparthi Venkata Lakshmi Sravani Jason Branham Smith Ashwin Tallapaka Vadrevu Michael Reid Smith Nikhil Chowdary Talluri Sai Sudha Naidu Vakkala Anjali Sodagam Manoj Tanga Aravind Kumar Reddy Megha Mukesh Sogani Bhanutej Tanikonda Vallapureddy Lakshman Atresh Shravya Lakshmi Tanneeru Srinivasa Raja Sekhar Somayajula Onsiri Tapsarn Vallepu Sowmya Somepalli Bhavana Vikas Tathe Valliammai Valliappan Rajkiran Somshetty Karishma Teerdhala Naveen Valluru Prateek Soni Bhargav Telaprolu Rahul Vanam Lakshmi Vishnu Vardhan Mouna Thadiparthi Sushmita Vanam Reddy Sontem Navatha Thakkalapelly Karthik Kumar Vanaparthy Saranyadevi Soundararajan Sayali Chakradhar Thakre Christina A. Vann Jessica Michelle Souther Sriharsha Thakur Jacob Vann Gouthami Srinivas Murthy Soma Siddhartha Nath Lakshmi Priya Vannarth Sai Rohan Reddy Sripathi Thella Anusha Varala Shruti Rajeshwar Sriram Kumarshekar Reddy Srirammanoj Varanasi Sumit Srivastava Thippareddy Apoorva Vasamsetti Rukmini Vedantham Sirisha Vicharapu Julie Catherine Wittmer Arun Kumar Reddy Vedere Satya Bhargav Vietla Megan Anna Wotring Sharat Kumar Reddy Vedere Saikiran Vinjamuri Satyadevan Lakshmi Chaitanya Vedula Anurag Reddy Vintha Wubhayavedantapuram Satya Surya Subramanya Tyler Vitanova Ashitha Yaramasu Raviteja Vedula Vikram Reddy Volipi Bharath Yarlagadda Swetha Veeramachaneni Tejaswini Vootkur Sneha Yarlagadda Taraka Krishna Nagarjuna Vooturi Kavya Sree Yedluri Veeramachineni Mounika Vuppalanchi Koushal Kishor Yeginwar Sriharsha Vejella Anurag Reddy Vurugonda Sahitya Lakshmi Yelamanchili Jayakumar Velayutham Parthiv Koundinya Vutukuru Seetha Ramayya Yeleswarapu Praneetha Veldurthi Arthur Gail Walker Sai Pranav Yellapragada Ramchandar Velivela Ebony Walker Prathyusha Yeluri Sai Sharan Vellala Keith David Wallace Venkata Sarat Chandra Yenneti Manideep Velupally Lin Wang Jisoo Yoon Nikesh Vempati Zhilong Wang Ian Zahorik Rachana Vemuri Lisa A. Wegener Swapnil Shankar Zodape Kanchan Verma Michael Randolph Wheat Aaron Andrew Zuercher Prachi Verma Larry Keith Williamson

Bachelor of Arts Jarred Cole Adams Monica Lynn Barry Joseph Reginald Brownlee Ola Olu M. Agbabiaka ✜ Brandon Christopher Janelle Annette Buss Afiyah Ahmed Baumann Joseph Ray Cabell Lindsay N. Allan Haliya Bazhaeraili Arielle R. Caldwell ◆◆ Zachary Allevi ◆◆ Alaina A. Beaird ◆◆◆ Erik Joseph Cali Dalton K. Allison Ashley L. Beaton Katelyn E. Camardelle David Kirby Andrews ◆◆◆ Koami Bedzra Bradee Nicole Campbell ◆◆ Anthony P. Anello Prakash Bhandari ◆ Angelica Haydee Campos ✜ Heather Armstrong ◆◆◆ Colin Blaydes Kamisha D. Cannon Amanda D. Aulich ◆◆◆ Megan Christine Boerwinkle Rebecca Carnell Kendra D. Baber ◆◆◆✜Y Cody Ryan Bolen Nicole R. Caruso ◆ Elizabeth Gabriell Bagwell Sarah P. Bond Kaela G. Cash Doris Jean Bailey Ryan Christopher Bonnett Cree G. Chapman Matthew Paul Baird ◆◆◆ Amani Boss Ziyou Chen ◆◆ Patricia Ann Baiyewu Megan Jo Boston ◆ Lulu Cheng Amber Michelle Baker Diane Marie Boyle ◆◆◆ Ashley Marie Christine ◆◆ Michael Ray Baker ◆◆◆ John Joseph Brandt Nichole Diane Coffey ◆ Racquel Baldwin Kami Rae Branom ◆ Elizabeth Danelle Coleman ◆ Luke Banning Christopher J. Brown ◆◆ Emily T. Collins ✜ Tyler J. Collins Sean P. Flamand ◆◆◆ ✜ Natasha Hatcher John C. Coultas ◆◆ Brittany Noel Flener Keith Allen Hauter ◆◆ Marc Allen Cox ◆◆ ✜ Emmanuel Fon Tieshah Shedale Hawkins Cecil Crawford Ebony Nicole Forslund Khrystal Sue Hay Danielle M. Croll Courtney R. Foster ◆ Rachael M. Haynes Cameron D. Cross Jacob Richard Friend ◆ Brittney Ann Heid ◆◆ ✜ Jonathan Kelly Cunningham ✜ Lindsay Ann Frisk ◆✜ Christopher Aaron Heisserer Syerra J. Cunningham Brianna Lee Fristoe Daniel Thomas Heng ◆◆ Dana Shahai Ikuko Fujisaki ◆◆◆ Nathanael Herbert ◆◆◆ Ty R. Daniels Alisha Marie Funkhouser- Sarah Suzzanne Hicks Michelle Marie Dankoski ◆ Walker ◆◆◆ Rachel Marie Hilst Edward R. Dannys David Scot Gaspardo ◆ Nathan C. Hoffman Kirstin Julia Davis ◆ Thomas Alan Gebhardt Amee Corrin Hogan ◆◆◆ Jarrea D. Davis Mitchell Joseph Geiger ◆◆ Remel G. Hoskins ◆ Ashti Nicole Dawson Charles O. Germann Patricia Lillian Howard Brittany Michelle DeBord Madison Marie Giordano Jessica Marie Howlett Neil M. Demange Kia S. Glenn Kara Nicole Hoyle Taylor J. Dent Grace Elaine Gollon Jamie Hruska ◆◆ Clint M. Deroze Jacqueline Gorges Aretha Ashley Hughes Destiny R. Diggs Amanda Jean Gosbeth ◆◆◆ ✜ Jon Derek Humke ◆◆◆ Avery D. Dodwell ◆◆◆ Summer Marie Gosney ◆◆ Daniel Allen Hutton Chelsea Trajano Domescik Teiara M. Grant Alejandro Enrique Inostroza Michael Lewis Doty ◆ Alecia Marie Graves Benitez Brittany Lynne Dougherty ◆ Daniel David Gregor ◆◆◆ ✜ Charmynne Iesha Itson Ke-Shawn Douglas Jerica N. Griffin ✜ Toni Diane Jack Hopkins Laura Downs Joseph Carl Gualandri ◆ Brandon Lee Jackson ◆ Silvestre Mariana Jayla C. Guyton ◆ Greg Bruce Jackson Dragustinovis Kendall Eugene Guyton Abigayle C. Jankauski ◆◆◆ Abigail Catherine Drewes Sebastian V. Hadley-Ives ✜ Jaycee Leigh Johnson Adrian Duran ✜ Jaclyn E. Hafliger Robert Carl Jones ◆◆ Charles Tyrone Durbin Adam Lee Hahn Shannon Jones-Carr Andrea Renee Duvendack ◆◆ Crystal Hammond ◆ Chengchen Juan Holly M. Earhart ◆ Tian Han David Allan Judy ◆ BriAnna Delain Edgar ✜ Ying Han Neil Robert Juranek ◆ Chris Lee Edmonds Kathryn A. Handing Grace Katalinich Alena K. Eitenmiller ◆ Christina Rene Hanula Leanna M. Kehl ✜ Dudley James Elvery ◆◆◆ Paxton T. Harmon Caroline Rose Kelty Trisha Elliot Faulkner Veronica Lee Hartman ◆◆◆ Kyle Kent ◆ Erica Anne Feldhake Emily J. Hartney ◆◆ ✜ Khin Myat Mon Khine ◆ Rebecca Ann Fernandes Kathryn L. Haske Garry William Klasing ◆ Christine W. Ferree ◆◆ Ross A. Haskins Thomas Kollmann ◆◆ Kimberly A. Konieczny Carolyn M. Miller Abigail Marie Presser Julia Elizabeth Krol Holly Ann Mills ◆ Cheryl Lynn Pritzker ◆ Seth Orlando Krueger Catherine Elizabeth Mischo Ieasha Camille Prowell Christopher John Kulfan ◆◆ Porchia Dominique Mitchell Yingmin Qu ◆ Colin Langenfeld Jacquelyn Kateri Coral Maria Guadalupe Ramirez Brian Marshall Lanning M’modzi Cazares Alex Wayne Lathum Kaitlan N. Moenck Rachel Renee Ray Kayla Elaine Ledbetter Hassan Yusuf Mohamoud Ryan Michael Renfro ◆◆ Kelsey A. Lehr ◆ Amanda Rae Monke ◆◆◆ Wesley Thomas Ridgeway ◆ Mac Leverenz ✜ Emily J. Morgan ◆◆◆ Tiffany K. Riner Baibing Li ◆ Erik F. Motyll ◆✜ Jacob Austen Rinker Ruyue Li Kaitlyn Aurora Murphy ◆✜ Lisa Rivera ◆ Wenfei Liao ◆◆ Ingrid Jo Musilek ◆ Joseph P. Roach Xiuyi Liu ◆ Wesley C. Myles Payton L. Roberts ◆✜ Rachael Livingston Steven P. Nguyen ◆ Alexandria E. Rockford ◆◆ Paul Long ◆◆ Matthew Nichols Almendra A. Rodriguez We i L u Taylor Marie Nieders Jessica N. Rogers ◆ Zheng Lu David Michael Nolan Ryan Michele Rohlfs Shanna Maclagan ◆◆ Abigail Alice Olmsted ◆◆◆ Brenda R. Romero Alexandra Nicole Madden ✜ Joshua N. Omenazu Evelyn Grace Rosado ✜ Jessica Marchan Stephen Michael Ortega Casey Weber Rosenthal Jose G. Marin Sosa Ivette Ortiz Angie M. Ruff ◆ Matthew P. Martin ◆ Gabriela Ortiz-Placencia ✜ Pamela Anne Ruskey Patrick Bradley Martin Alexander K. Owens Angelina Desiree Russo ✜ Gilbert Maruna ◆ Daniel K. Owusu-Bempah Jared M. Ryan Anthony Rilio Nora Rose Palermo Alexis Sago Mastrantonio ◆◆◆ Jonathan Edward Parker Christina M. Sanchez ◆◆ Jocelyn A. Matsen ◆✜ Rachel A. Parkison Ashley Alexis Sandidge Dana Marie McAdams ◆ DeAngelo Jacques Parks Golliesha Clitandre Sappington Alexa Nicole McClaughry ◆✜ Janki R. Patel Kanyea Saah Sayon Allie K. McIntire Shivangi D. Patel Joshua Ryan Scaife Amy E. McKay ◆ Rachel P. Patterson Rachel Renee Schleyhan Kayla Suzanne McKinney ✜ Rex John Payne ◆◆ Jennifer M. Schmeisser Aziza McNeese Erica S. Peak-Nordstrom ◆◆◆ Emily M. Schmidt ◆◆ ✜ Brittany Nicole Meador ◆◆ Brittany Nicole Poe Alexandra Marie Schroeder ◆◆ Tabbitha Rae Medina Amy C. Potter Heather Gail Schroeder ◆ Gella Kate N. Meeks Elijah Rasheed Pounds Nathan Eugene Schroeder Kyle A. Mellon ◆◆◆ Kayla Danielle Powell Kyle Wayne Schuttler ◆◆ Danielle Lucero Mendoza Tyler Power Logan Michael Seed ◆◆◆ Kyle E. Merchant Vanessa Renee Abigail Justin T. Sheehan ◆◆ Amanda R. Metcalf Pratt ◆◆ ✜ Kamilah Shelton Wei Shu Robert Surlina ◆◆ Valarie Jo Ward Kiara Monae Sidener Tanesha E. Swan Davorian Ware Darrin M. Simmons Megan Ann Swett Meredith Warren Patrick K. Simon ◆◆ ✜ Robert William Swingler Grant C. Weber ✜ Laura Ashley Sivert ◆ Kevin M. Talbot ◆◆ Kinsey Storm Weikel ◆✜ Alexander J. Skarr ◆✜ Chloe Madison Taylor ◆ Emily Elise Welch Molly Elizabeth Sloman Rona A. Taylor ◆◆ ✜ Anastasia Nicole Wernsing ◆ Mihai E. Smarandescu Christopher D. Thimm Carly Marie Wesolowski ◆◆ ✜ Aubry A. Smith Tyler Todt ◆◆ Ashley West ◆ Kendall Marie Smith Laura Elise Troxel ◆◆◆ Daniel W. Weston Helen A. Solomon Amanda Renee Turner Jessica Lynn Whitaker Samantha Jean Marie Aubrey R. Urbanek Kari Ann Whiteman Sparks ◆✜ Abeha Usman ◆ Raymona Elise Wicks ◆ Leslie Kathryn Spears Courtney Lynn Utsinger Rachel Marie Wilham ◆◆ Carter J. Staley ◆✜ Jessica Ann Vaisman ◆◆◆ Christopher G. Williams Kayla Michelle Stampe ◆◆◆ Maricarmen Valerio Kurtis N. Williams Mitchell Stein Kelly Dawn Van Middlesworth Duane Willingham Adrianna Yvette Stevenson Brandon C. Vandegraft Eric Wolfgang Womack ◆ Jade Mary Stewart Victoria Jean Veech Alicia G. Woodman Brennan E. Stidham Jarely H. Ventura ◆ Blake Sterling Worland ✜ Seth Thomas Stillwell Jessica Villegas Aireon Anthony Wright Rebecca Anne Stoczynski ◆✜ Hailey Elyse Vitacco David L. Wright Elise M. Stout Kateria D. Walker Bokai Yang Deborah A. Stratton ◆◆ Diallo Wallace Makinzie J. Yoho ◆◆ Joshua Paul Street Kelly Ann Wambold ◆ Leila Faye Zhang Scott Allen Strompolis Chao Wang Shiyu Zhao ◆◆ Jacquelyn J. Studstill Fangshu Wang Alex Steven Zon ✜ Sara L. Stutzman ◆◆◆ ✜ Yimeng Wang ◆ Shelbie R. Sumner Brenda Kay-Massman Ward ◆

Bachelor of Business Administration

Dylan Tomas Akers Irma Benitez Scott Campbell Daniel J. Albers ◆◆ Nathan R. Berillo James Matthew Carnes Rachael Christine Alvey Meghan Michelle Bertoni Amy Cecil Gary W. Anderson Susan E. Bloemke Jenny Chang Dallas A. Ashford Samantha M. Boettjer ◆◆ ✜ Mehreen Javed Chughtai Kyle Randall Atkinson Amanda Kay Brenizer Saba J. Chughtai Rachael Anne Austin Cole Buehnerkemper Jacob S. Cisco ◆◆◆ Michael Joseph Baracani Briana Burtley Shane Michael Clarke Karl Belt Richard Bailey Burton ◆◆ Amanda Nichole Clemens ◆ Karl M. Cloherty Brandon T. Hoskins Jamall Edward Millison Kayla Cooper ◆◆◆ Jessica Marie Howe John Morgenthaler ◆◆◆ Rene Marie Louise Corso Lauren E. Huffines Kiet Phan Minh Nguyen ◆ Chelsea Leschae Cross Duyen Kim Huynh Trent Allen Norville Yvette M. Cuellar ◆◆ Jill Marie Jacobs Michael Norwood ◆ Michael Jared Czerniak Lauren N. Jennings Jensen Leigh Patton Taylor Nicole David ◆◆◆ Wei Jin ◆◆◆ Shayne Morgan Phillips ✜ Karen Davison Aubrey Ann Johnson Aofeng Qian Heather Alicia Deacon ◆ Robert Kowert Johnson Muhua Qian Brianna Leigh Dennis Thomas Michael Johnson ◆◆ Anna Lee Rassam Cody Vance Doran Michelle Nichole Keefer Pradeep Roshan Ravisankar Noah D. Emerick Zachary Ryan Keene Eric Israel Rosales Marissa D. Farris ✜ Tabitha Noel Kennedy George Frederick Sames Nathan L. Farris ◆◆ Humza Khan Travis A. Schutte Anna Y. Fedorenko ◆◆ Andreas Josef Kuhn Noah Michael Richard Sisson Dennis Robert Ferguson Aaron M. Kuper Cheryl L. Smith Jessica L. Finke ◆ Laura Lawson William Slaughter Stanka Ben Gilmore Flodstrom Nhan Khanh Le ◆◆◆ Drew G. Stiegemeier Trevor Ryan Flota ◆◆ Taber Lenae Lefevre Meng Sun ✜ Tyler Aaron Franko Yujia Lei Richard J. Swartz Jennifer E. Funk Ge Liu ◆◆ Dominic Thurman Shaquille Kiwane Gant Jake Luker Le Kim Tran ◆ Arranda M. Gardner Eric Kendall Lund ◆◆◆ Trinh Viet Tran ✜ Kylie J. Gilmore Amber L. Lutz Scott Jamal Turton Jennifer Marie Uhles ◆◆◆ Kristina Graden Olivia Jane Macintosh Ryan Patrick Walling Troy Gross Donald E. Marrow ◆ David R. Welch Grant Edward Gruen ◆◆◆ Margeaux Annette Masud ◆ Mackenzie D. Westlake ✜ Juanita Gutierrez Cole Robert Mathena Blake Matthew Wharton Allison Nicole Hardwick Mercedes Mayernick Kyle James Wiles ◆ Triana Rashauan Harris Sharell McElmurry Deandrea Lamare Wiley Lauren E. Herington ◆ Ryan Christopher McHenry ◆ Ashequz Zaman Michael Joseph Horan Thomas R. Metz Aaron Wesley Horath Jacob Lee Miller

Bachelor of Science

Fisal Alamry Nicole Kristen Auble ◆✜ Austin T. Bergschneider ◆◆ Fabio Vinicius Alves ◆◆ Carlos R. Barriera Ramos Sean Michael Blackford ◆◆◆ Jennifer Marie Angelo Kayla Bellows ◆ Tyler Blankenship ◆ Addam Ansari ◆ Christopher Bennett ◆◆◆ Emily Lynn Boland ◆◆◆ Sandra Janice Bonny ◆◆◆ Shyleen Raven Frost ◆ Sahra Lee ◆ Alyse J. Borla ✜ Matthew Joel Getzelman ◆ Alexandrea Rochelle Lemcke Troy Burcham ◆◆ Alex C. Ginglen ◆◆◆ ✜ Rebecca S. Lenhart Blake E. Burton Kevin Goetz Megan Lindholm Benjamin Calvin ◆ Yo u G u Jarrett Matthew Lindsay◆◆◆ ✜ Larnell Lamont Carthans Rebecca Marie Guth Miaomiao Liu Sidhartha Chakravarty Daniel Grant Guthridge Jonathan L. Logterman ◆◆ Anjali Charles ◆◆◆ Samuel Maekele Haile Karly Jo Losch ◆ Jordan D. Choklad John Everett Hibbs ◆ Yun Lu Tamur A. Choudary ◆◆ Daniel Allen Hollen Shane Edward Lytle James Alan Coates ◆◆◆ Trevor Douglas Holliday ◆ Jarad Charles Mack Stephen George Coffin Ashley E. Hollinshead ◆◆◆ ✜ Scott Alegarbes MacPhee ◆ Tyler J. Cook Romillo K. Holloway ◆◆◆ Hai Hoang Mai Derek Michael Coppinger ◆◆◆ McLaughlin Christopher Molly Elizabeth Manietta Kevin Jacob Cox ◆◆ Holt ◆◆ Jayme Matthew Mann ◆ Thomas Cox ◆◆◆ Cody Robert Horner ◆◆◆ Justin M. Martin ◆◆ Jacob Crawford ◆ Susanne Huber ◆◆ Martina S. Martin ◆✜ Logan Cruickshank Taylor Marie Huber ◆ Carolyn D. Mazzuca ◆✜ Yanji Cui Nathaniel Lee Huddleston Jessica L. McArthur Dale Gene Daily ◆◆◆ Ross Huff ◆◆ ✜ Dana Kyle McCarver ◆ Fumin Dang Roy Hyun Hwang ◆◆◆ Dennis E. McDonald ◆◆◆ Nathan H. Davis ◆◆ Brian Irving Alexander M. McHatton ◆ Mercedes M. Dick ◆✜ Bharggavi P. Iyengar Tyler James Means ◆◆ Timothy Scott Dudas ◆◆ ✜ Matthew Douglas Jackels ◆ Michael Karl Medina ◆◆ Andy James Duran ◆◆ Jeremy John Jones Austin Mark Mehmet ◆◆◆ Michael R. Duval Sean Edison Jordan ◆◆ Shelby S. Melzer ◆◆ Megumi Tsugawa Eastman◆◆◆ Nicholas F. Kace ◆◆◆ Jorge Mario Mercado ◆ Walter Melvin Edmonson Ashok Karumanchi ◆ Alena Keleinani Miller Christopher Edwards ◆ Camron D. Khan ◆◆◆ Keaten M. Miller Wesley John Elliott Katherine G. Kirschbaum ✜ Ryan Mills Adam Christopher Ellis Sylvia E. Klumpp ◆◆ Cory Jo Moore Jacob Eraklidis ◆◆◆ Zachary A. Konie ◆ Alberto Nava ◆✜ Jennifer Marie Faulkner ◆ David Henry Kowalenko Austyn Thomas Niccolls Megan M. Ferrill ◆◆ Anna Julie Kozlov Jeffery Martin Nicholas Joseph Fischetti ◆◆ Emily M. Kroculick Gildas Noumen Nkwesseu Todd Avery Foreman Christina Marie Ku'uleilani Ann Dora Oesterle Eric Kennedy Foster ✜ Kuse ◆◆ Sean Thomas Orabutt Jessica Foster ◆ Trevor James Lambas ◆◆◆ Lauren Michele Owens ✜ Brittany Nichole Frampton ◆◆ Hannah S. Latif ✜ Joshua K. Owusu James Robert Frederick Joseph Christian Lazaro ◆ Jamie L. Packer ◆◆ ✜ Colin J. Frisch Crystal Y. Lazcano Xingyang Pan Abel Woldeberhan Paulos Dillon Ely Sharp Anh H. Tran ◆ Kent D. Pellett Jacob Carl Shawgo Kyle Tranel Alexis Nicole Piercy ◆◆ Anup Singh Meagan L. Turner Hayden Kenneth Pierson ◆◆ Britney Jacqueline Smith ◆ Rajesh Vaddula Denise Cristina Pineda Casey R. Smith ◆◆◆ ✜ Lauren Ashley VanDerWal Orellana ◆◆ John Raymond Snelson ◆ Derek Gordon Veicht Nancy Lynn Planinsek Michael A. Solomon Paul Thomas Vendetti Alicia N. Rademacher ◆◆ Pranay Someshwar David Michael Visk ✜ Joseph Ramstrom ◆◆ Dustin Sprinkle ◆◆ Corey Wanless ◆ Rebecca S. Rhoades Lindsay Rajeanne Stevens ◆◆◆ Gregory Steven Webb Matthew David Rhodes ◆◆◆ Robert Cody Suttles Clinton H. Weir ◆◆◆ Natasha Riggins ◆ Craig Leon Swearingen Allison Whaley Robert Edward Rose William Claude Tankoua Kate L. Whitehouse Jarid Roundcount ◆◆ Ngongang ◆◆◆ Derek J. Williams ◆◆◆ Joseph P. Saladino Cole Anderson Taylor Kory William Wright Stephen S. Salvador ◆◆ Jeremy Taylor ◆◆◆ Paul Wroblewski Tiffany L. Schwartz ◆ Thewodros Getachew Teklu Jack Henry Zinnen ◆◆◆ ✜ Derek Schweitzer ◆◆◆ Daniel Tocila ◆ Leszek Zychowski ◆◆

Bachelor of Social Work

Marisol Acevedo Kayla A. Katarzynski Bryanna Rea Shinall ◆ Dalia Clarabella Anguiano Audrey LeVault ◆◆◆ ✜ Katherine Sidwell Henry ✜ Rebecca Janae Mazzoccoli ◆✜ Eric Lee Simkins ◆◆ Anthony Edwards Auby Jamila L. Morgan Hannah Skaggs ◆ Tawanda Berkley ◆◆ Sicely E. Nicholas ◆◆ Amanda Marie Sluga ◆◆ Jacqueline Blackburn ◆◆◆ Aarhianna Aahliyah Primm Vernisha P. Thompson Sean N. Blackwell ◆◆◆ Khoran Renae Readus ◆ Tessa Paige Welty Amanda Marie Dickens Marlena A. Roate ◆◆◆ Charles Allen Williams ◆ Claire E. Evans Marian L. Roberts ◆ Freida F. Williams Rebecca Cathleen Impens Katherine Elaine Selway ✜ Halle Lucille Williams ◆◆◆ Faculty Emeritus

The status of Faculty Emeritus is an honor awarded at retirement from the University to those faculty who have served the University well. The bestowal of Professor Emeritus status is a recognition of the value the University places on the experience, knowledge, and ability of its retiring faculty. This status is awarded in accordance with the University of Illinois statutes and University of Illinois Springfield policy. The following individual has been selected to receive Faculty Emeritus status this year.

Lynn Pardie

Dr. Lynn Pardie earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1991, and she was appointed to the Psychology Department as an assistant professor in 1989. Dr. Pardie received tenure and was promoted to associate professor in 1995, and she was promoted to the rank of full professor in 2005. A licensed clinical psychologist, her areas of academic and clinical focus include clinical assessment, theories of personality, brief and integrative approaches to psychotherapy, and program evaluation. Professor Pardie’s teaching focused on personal/transpersonal psychological, clinical psychology, and testing & measurement. She taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses during her 16 years of teaching, and she was known in the classroom as a rigorous, knowledgeable, and thoughtful teacher. Professor Pardie also worked closely with graduate students and directed 15 master’s theses. Dr. Pardie’s extensive and significant service contributions, in addition to her most recent administrative role of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost, have included Psychology Department Chair, Interim Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education & Research, and Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost. Her numerous committee and task force assignments reflect a strong commitment to important campus endeavors, including strategic planning, curriculum and policy development, academic program review, advocacy for graduate education, faculty and staff mentoring and development, and institutional research. In 2005, Dr. Pardie received the UIS Faculty Excellence Award, which is given to faculty members who best exemplify the ideal of the teacher-scholar model and who are recognized as role models by their peers. The academic costume worn at American university exercises has its origin in medieval times. The general garment worn by all, at the time, was a gown or robe, a cape with attached hood (cowl) worn over the gown for warmth, and a cap. Color and other adornments added to the garments indicated social status or wealth. The attire worn by students and teachers was strongly influenced by the cathedrals near the center of study. As schools grew in size and diversity of subjects, teacher guilds began designating their field of study by color, and the color of the garments took on an additional designation. By the 14th century, a cap, pileus quadratus (four-cornered cap), became the standard head dress. Through time, these vestments changed in style but the three items, the cap, gown, and hood, remain in academic costumes.

THE CAP: The pileus quadratus went through its own changes. Originally introduced in Paris, the four corners were long and hung down over the head. Later, the corners were pointed upright and then were stiffened outward by a board (the mortar board). The mortar board, or Oxford style, is the traditional cap worn in American universities.

The cap is black in American universities and is constructed of cloth, with velvet reserved for the doctorate. Various items have been attached to the cap, but the tassel is now standard. The color of the tassel is black for any degree, with gold metallic thread restricted to doctors and governing officials. Occasionally, the color of the tassel will indicate honors.

THE GOWN: The cut of the gown designates the degree. The gown color in American universities – except Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, and a few others – is black. The bachelor’s degree gown is relatively simple, falling in straight lines and distinguished by long pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is also relatively straight, but the arm opening is at the elbow, allowing the rest of the sleeve to hang down. Until 1960, the arm emerged through a slit at the elbow, a sleeve was added which closes at the wrist. The original sleeve still hangs down to about the knee. The doctor’s gown is rather elaborate, marked by bell sleeves with three velvet bars and velvet panels around the neck and down the front. The cut is also fuller than other gowns. The sleeve bars and trim may be black or of subject color.

THE HOOD: Of the three components of academic costume, the hood conveys the most information. The level of the degree is indicated by the length of the hood and the width of the trim. The bachelor’s hood is three feet long with two-inch velvet trim, the master’s is three and one-half feet long with three-inch trim, and the doctor’s is four feet long with five-inch trim. At UIS, bachelor’s degree candidates do not wear hoods.

The color of the trim indicates the subject area of the degree: white signifies Arts; peacock blue signifies Public Administration, tan for Business Administration, salmon pink for Public Health, light blue for Education, pink for Music, scarlet for Theology, lemon for Library Science, and so on. There are 35 such designations.

The final information conveyed by the hood is the institution that awarded the degree to the wearer. The color designation for UIS is a royal blue field with a white chevron. Each school has its own color designator. For example, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a navy blue field with two orange chevrons. Although there is an attempt not to overlap color designators, a number of schools may have the same colors. For example, 39 universities in addition to UIS have royal blue field with white chevron.

The colored cords worn by participants identify students as scholars of distinction who have demonstrated a commitment to learning at a high level of achievement. It is believed by some historians that the wearing of honors cords is older and more traditional than the stoles that are also used by Greek honor societies since the cord recalls the teaching and contemplative orders of the Middle Ages when members of these honor societies wore knotted cords to remind them of their duties. The students who wear these honors cords in our commencement ceremonies today symbolize the University of Illinois Springfield’s historical success in attracting capable students who are exemplary scholars committed to a life of learning. Ceremony Information

Accessible Seating is available on the Main and Mezzanine levels. Please see a Prairie Capital Convention Center staff member for assistance.

AT M 24-hour banking services are located throughout the downtown area.

Cell phones and electronic devices should be silenced upon entering The Center as a courtesy to other guests and the graduating students.

Concessions at The Center will be open for your convenience. Please note concessions will close approximately 10 minutes prior to the beginning of each ceremony and will reopen after each ceremony begins.

Elevators to all levels are located in the main lobby.

Lost and Found Found items will be turned in to The Center’s Administrative Office and may be collected after the event. Call 217.788.8800 for further information.

No Smoking In accordance with the Illinois Clean Air Act, smoking is not allowed anywhere in The Center.

Overflow Seating is available on the lower level.

Personal Amplified Listening Devices are available at the Ticket Office window, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Photography/Videotaping Persons wishing to videotape or take photos must remain seated.

Restrooms are located on the Main and Mezzanine levels in each corner of The Center. Accessible restrooms are also located on the Main and Mezzanine levels.

We b c a s t The ceremony will be webcast at www.uis.edu.

A photograph of each graduate will be taken as the graduate meets the Chancellor. The photographer will also be available after each ceremony in the lower level of The Center. Acknowledgments Usher Services – The Sangamon Auditorium Volunteer Association has provided its services to assist with the ceremonies on behalf of the University of Illinois Springfield. Volunteers – A special thank you to all of the students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have volunteered their time to help make today’s ceremonies special for graduates and their guests.

Development of the Campus The University of Illinois Springfield is located on 746 acres on the southeast side of the capital city, near Lake Springfield. The campus is comprised of: The Legacy Campus, built in the early 1970s. Home to the university’s first buildings. Originally intended as “temporary,” these buildings have been renovated for many purposes over the years. Among their current uses are Student Life, Health Services, International Student Services, NPR Illinois radio, Illinois Issues magazine, a day care center, art studios and music rehearsal rooms, the Diversity Center, the LGBTQA Office, the Stars Lounge, and Human Resources. Norris L Brookens Library, completed in 1975. A major learning/resource center designed to support the university’s academic programs, the library also houses Brookens Auditorium, the College of Education and Human Services, the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service, and the Center for Academic Success. Public Affairs Center, opened in 1980. The building houses the College of Public Affairs and Administration, the university’s administrative offices, the Center for State Policy and Leadership’s central office, the Studio Theatre - home to UIS Theatre productions, the Food Emporium, and Sangamon Auditorium, which hosts more than 100 music, theater, and dance performances annually and is home to the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and Springfield Ballet Company. Health and Sciences Building, opened in 1992 and houses UIS’ biological and physical sciences and its mathematics and computer science programs in high tech labs. The building is also home to the UIS Visual Arts Gallery. Lincoln Residence Hall, completed in 2001, is a state-of-the-art residential facility for freshmen and sophomores. University Hall, opened in 2004. It is home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Management, and the offices of Admissions, Financial Assistance, and Records & Registration. The Recreation and Athletic Center, opened in 2007 and houses a sports arena, fitness facilities, and an indoor running track. The arena is home to the UIS Prairie Stars men’s and women’s basketball teams and the women’s volleyball team. Founders Residence Hall, opened in 2008, is UIS’ second residence hall for freshmen and sophomores. The 200-bed facility features a bookstore, grille, and classrooms. The hall has a green roof in order to conserve energy. The UIS quad, located in the center of campus, features a colonnade, fountain, and the newest addition, a life-size sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, titled “The Young Lawyer.” The UIS Student Union, broke ground in May of 2016. The planned two-story, 50,000 square-foot facility has long been a top priority for UIS. The new student union will be a hub for student life and foster a greater sense of community on the growing campus. It will include campus dining services, a coffee shop, a ballroom, a Student Leadership Center, volunteer offices, and workspaces for student organizations. Early 2018 is the planned completion date. About the University of Illinois Springfield

The University of Illinois Springfield was established in 1970 as Sangamon State University and became the third campus of the University of Illinois in 1995. In this just-completed academic year, UIS exceeded 5,000 students for the seventh consecutive year. For its first thirty years, the university was an “upper division” university, enrolling only juniors, seniors and graduate students. It quickly became renowned for its focus on serving the needs of adults who wanted to finish their undergraduate degrees or earn a master’s degree. UIS enrolled its first class of Capital Scholars freshmen in 2001 and then expanded the freshman class significantly in the fall of 2006. With today’s graduating class, UIS now has over 36,000 alumni worldwide. UIS is a place where leadership is lived every day by faculty and students. They have an abundance of opportunities to collaborate in a very supportive community environment. The result is a graduating class of today’s and tomorrow’s leaders.

Welcome to the UIS Alumni Family

Congratulations, Graduate!

On behalf of the University of Illinois Springfield, we applaud your success as you join the ranks of our UIS alumni family. Wherever your life takes you, we hope you will stay connected to UIS.

Here are three things you can do right away:

• Display your diploma with pride – whether you display it at your home or workplace, be proud of your hard work! • Update your contact information at go.uis.edu/AlumniUpdate • Stay connected with #UISedu and fellow alumni on Facebook (UISpringfieldAlumni) and LinkedIn (UIS Alumni).

To learn more about alumni engagement and how UIS can continue to help you succeed, visit us at go.uis.edu/Graduates. Congratulations to all of our graduates.

Professional photography was provided today by GradImages. Questions regarding photographs should be addressed directly to GradImages (www.gradimages.com). Photographs of today’s ceremonies will also be available on the UIS Commencement website (www.uis.edu/commencement/).

Today’s ceremonies are also available on DVD. If you would like to purchase a ceremony DVD, order forms may be found on the UIS Commencement website. For additional information, please call the Office of Electronic Media (217.206.6799).

If you would like additional information about the University of Illinois Springfield, please visit our website (www.uis.edu).

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