COMMENCEMENT 2017

QUEENS COLLEGE A MESSAGE FROM President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Ninety-third Commencement

FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 THE QUADRANGLE 9:00 IN THE MORNING

PRESIDING Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, President of Queens College

CHIEF MARSHAL Nancy Hemmes, Professor Emeritus of Psychology

PROCESSIONAL Edward Elgar (arr. Claire Grundman), Pomp and Circumstance Queens College Symphonic Wind Ensemble Kristin Mozeiko, Conductor, Lecturer, Aaron Copland School of Music

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Jennifer Russo, Advanced Diploma Post-Baccalaureate Degree ’17 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE REMARKABLE MEN AND But do not let the problems of our world rob you of your WOMEN OF THE CLASS OF 2017. Your years of hard joy in life. And at the same time, do not let the joy you GREETINGS work and sacrifice have paid off as you are now Queens feel in your own achievements blind you to the fact that The Honorable Melinda Katz, Queens Borough President College graduates. I hope you are as proud of yourself as the world is waiting for your help. Make your voice and The Honorable Toby Ann Stavisky, District 16, New York State Senate we are of you. your ideas heard. By doing so, you will be living up to the The Honorable Nily Rozic, District 25, New York State Assembly The Honorable Rory I. Lancman, 24th District, New York City Council college’s motto of Discimus ut Serviamus: We learn so that The Honorable Rita DiMartino, Board of Trustees, City University of New York With degree in hand, you will now move on to make a we may serve. The Honorable Christopher Rosa, Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, City University of New York career, whether it be as teachers, doctors, artists, accoun- tants, sociologists, musicians, or scientists. Your major has During your years on campus you were part of a remark- CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY DEGREES prepared you for success in your chosen field, but the liber- able family. I hope you will still think of the college as Presented by President Matos Rodríguez al arts education you have received at Queens College has part of your family and stay in touch. Let us know how Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa prepared you for something more. It has prepared you to you fare in the world, the jobs you take, the families you Saul Kupferberg tackle problems that can never be solved by breakthroughs start, the careers you succeed in, even your ideas on how in medicine or technology. It has prepared you for life. we at the college might do things differently. And please Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Donald Brownstein consider ways in which you can help tomorrow’s students We are living through a time of remarkable change. The get ahead, perhaps by mentoring, offering an internship, CONFERRING OF THE QUEENS COLLEGE PRESIDENT’S MEDAL revolution in computer technology has made us rethink networking, or donating to one of our scholarship funds. Presented by President Matos Rodríguez almost every part of our lives: how we read, how we gather information, how we express ourselves, and how we stay On behalf of all the faculty and staff at Queens College, The Honorable Grace Meng, Representative, 6th Congressional District in touch with other people. But for all the change we have I wish you every possible success in the future. experienced, we are still wrestling with the age-old prob- COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS lems of poverty, war, and hatred. Your greatest challenge Congresswoman Meng will be learning to adapt to a world that is always chang- ing, while trying to solve those problems that stubbornly resist change.

3 GRADUATE ADDRESS PRESIDENTIAL CHARGE Nina Bakoyiannis ’17, representing the Graduating Class President Matos Rodríguez

BLUE AND SILVER HOODING OF CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Queens College Alma Mater Degree candidates presented by Elizabeth F. Hendrey, Students from the Aaron Copland School of Music Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Andrea Lapinski, Soprano, MM ’17 Hooding by Adam Rockman, Vice President for Student Affairs Kayla Faccilongo, Mezzo-soprano, BM ’17 Josh Gurwitz, Tenor, MM ’17 The candidates being hooded represent all students in their respective degree categories. Justin Fields, Bass, BA Mus Ed ’17

Arranged by Professor Emeritus Joel Mandelbaum CONFERRING OF DEGREES President Matos Rodríguez Blue and Silver proudly flying, o’er the college we all love. Sons and daughters pay their homage to our colors up above. Truest fame and brightest glory, thine will always be. CLOSING OF CEREMONY Ever more we’ll sing thy praises, Queens, our hearts go out to thee. Professor Hemmes

RECESSIONAL RECOGNITION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1967 Ralph Vaughn Williams (arr. Alfred Reed), Sine Nomine (second ending) Henry Fillmore, Americans We Renée Rzesniowiecki Addario Jeffrey Goldberg Susan Orbach Scott Wind Ensemble Sandra Belitza-Vazquez Diane Braunstein Goldstein Xenia Ley Parker Nancy Kowlowitz Blumberg Lyn Stiefel Hill Sharon Miller Reiter Deborah Chasan Byrnes Ronald Kolbig Ted M. Rosen Anita Young Caminez Marsha Goldberg Kramer Harvey Rubin Phil Caminez Nora Olchak Krieger Arnold M. Schwartz Patricia Mannari Carman Jacqueline Siegel Lustgarten Lois Levine Schwartz Miriam Fisher Jeffrey Miller Barbara Tellis Shapiro Henry Jay Forman Michael Mines Ellen Shapiro Hofstetter Jaffe Cogan Ronnie Smith Forman Mary Greulich Moran William H. Voges Music prior to ceremony Sydney Weissman Fox Cynthia Moutsinas-Harris Audrey Kusnetzov Friedman ’65 Diana Moutsinas-Kandal ’66 James L. Hosay, Black Granite Symphonic March Conducted by Joanna Rocco, Graduate Assistant Conductor RECOGNITION OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1957 Rossano Galante, Resplendent Glory Myra Sukornick Bachman Angela Rienzo Fox Judith Moskowitz Rubin Conducted by Nena Kunnateerachadalai, Graduate Conductor Phyllis Kreutzberger Barell Carolyn Strauss Hetzel Helen Weigman Shaw Roberta Menken Berken Maralyn Sherman Klein Roberta Goldman Zinbarg Henry Fillmore, Americans We Lillian Agnes Blaschke Carolyn Epstein Knepfer Conducted by Olivia Rodriguez, Graduating Senior Grace Krampe Consiglio Rhoda Kooperstein McManus Stephen Davis Ellen Mendel Walter Ding Sheldon Polner Marjorie Wadia Eisenman Claire Devoy Puttré

RECOGNITION OF THE SEVENTIETH ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1947 Marian Allocca Aberle Marcia Kinstler Friedman Audrey Goldstein Singer Rosa Santandreu Fernandez Stella Greenberg Nadel

Today’s Commencement is being webcast live online and broadcast by Queens Public Television, enabling families and friends around the world to witness the entire ceremony. Queens College students represent more than 170 countries, making it one of the nation’s most diverse colleges.

Graduates and guests are requested to remain seated until members of the Platform Party and the Faculty have left the ceremonial area. Scheduled divisional and departmental ceremonies will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the college-wide ceremony (see map on pages 50–51).

4 5 Saul Kupferberg Donald Brownstein Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa

You worked in sales at Strawbridge & Clothier until 1988, Your willingness to confront orthodoxy and face down uncer- when you became Kepco’s vice president of sales and tainty has stood you in good stead. A novel paper on the marketing, a position you held for twenty-five years. In that economics of malls led from philosophy to a new career—in role you assumed responsibility for all marketing and for finance. From 1988 to 1993 you held a position in portfolio European and Asian sales. In co-managing the family business management at Franklin Savings Association, where your with your cousins, you contributed to the adoption of American analytical abilities were put to use in devising strategies for technology around the world. Kepco also has been recognized high returns. In 1993 you moved on to start and then manage by Made in NYC for its commitment to manufacturing here CDC Servicing, Inc., an investment subsidiary of the French in Queens. bank Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. Finally, in 1997 you founded the famously innovative hedge fund Structured Since 2010 you have been a trustee of the Queens College Portfolio Management, LLC, known for its heady mix of trad- Foundation. Much of the money it raises goes toward ers, academics, and researchers who bring theory to bear on scholarships and internships for low-income students. markets and investments. Under your direction as chief invest- Your life and career have revolved around service to the people Beginning in 2012, you were a founding member and now A philosopher, businessman, and philanthropist, you have ment officer and CEO, it is reliably one of the best-performing and institutions of Queens—as a businessman, benefactor, and are chair of the Kupferberg Center Arts Advisory Board. In more than made good on your early promise. You are the epito- hedge funds in the country. advocate for the importance of the arts and education to young that capacity you have been a hands-on activist for the arts at me of the talented New Yorker of modest means who, with the people and the larger community. Queens College. For instance, you have helped place student assistance of public education, has both achieved spectacular Your story would be incomplete without your work on behalf artists’ work in exhibitions throughout the borough and, success in life and made a point of giving back. of education and conservation. In honor of Distinguished Your parents, the late Max and Selma Kupferberg, were under your leadership, we launched the Student Arts Festival, Professor John J. McDermott, you donated $1 million to generous friends to your father’s alma mater, Queens College. featuring curated exhibitions of CUNY students’ art. You Born in the Gun Hill section of the Bronx, you were the son Queens College in 2012, feeling that he had inspired you to It is in their honor that Colden Center was renamed the helped create the annual Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World of a furrier who was also a Golden Gloves boxer. You moved become a philosopher and academic. That gift has provided Kupferberg Center for the Arts, which is the borough’s largest Festival in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which is the to Queens at age eight and enrolled at Queens College at age up to twenty scholarships a year for undergraduate students multicultural arts venue. You and your sister Rhoda grew up in highlight of more than fifty cultural programs organized by the sixteen, where you earned a BA in philosophy in 1965. You in the humanities. In 2014 you were honored at the Queens Bayside, where you were cherished within an extended family Kupferberg Center that take place “in the neighborhoods where then attended the University of Minnesota, and were awarded College Gala for your generous gifts, your visits with stu- of immigrants and first-generation Americans. Among your our students and their families live and work.” your PhD in philosophy in 1969. dents, and your active mentoring of scholarship recipients. In father’s and uncles’ achievements, they founded Kepco; now addition, you are on the Board of Directors of the Mill River a global power supply and electrical equipment company, it As a businessman, philanthropist, and working trustee, you have For the next twenty years you taught metaphysics and logic. Park Collaborative and on the Advisory Board of the Trust for remains a family-owned firm based in Flushing. offered extensive service to the college and the community— Between 1969 and 1989 you were a professor of philosophy Public Land in Connecticut. from keeping good jobs in the borough to supporting the arts at the University of Texas and the University of Kansas– After graduating from Bayside High School, you entered and education. For your professional achievements, humanistic Lawrence. You were also a Visiting Scholar at the Center for For your inspiring journey from the Bronx to the halls of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where you earned values, and contributions to society and culture, we are pleased the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University academe and Wall Street, for your many and varied abilities your BA in religion and graduated with honors in 1974. You to confer upon you the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, in 1984–85, while on sabbatical leave from the University and accomplishments, and for your continued concern for the then attended Dropsie College in Philadelphia (now part of the honoris causa. of Kansas. You were known not only for your publications, public good, we are pleased to confer upon you the degree of University of Pennsylvania), where you graduated with an MA filled with equations analyzing logical argument, but also for Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. in ancient history in 1980. challenging comfortable opinion. In Lawrence you were both an antiwar activist and a friend of the Beat author William Burroughs, whom you met while making a documentary film.

6 . 7 Grace Meng Honors & Awards Queens College President’s Medal QUEENS COLLEGE WILLIAM E. MARAMES MEMORIAL JUDGE CHARLES S. COLDEN AWARD AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP Gina Abraham Jonathan M. Perlman Tova H. Engel PAUL KLAPPER SCHOLARSHIP Senior Whip and Regional Whip for New York, and a founder Nina Bakoyiannis A. JOSEPH GEIST LAW FELLOWSHIP HARVARD SITKOFF CIVIL RIGHTS and Co-Chair of the Kids’ Safety Caucus, the first bipartisan Naomi Sarah Ducat Gabrielle T. Segal AWARD coalition in the House that promotes child-safety issues. As Steven A. Soffer Lisbel Diaz QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES­ a founding member and former Co-Chair of the Quiet Skies ASSOCIATION–DAVID SPEIDEL HELEN T. HENDRICKS SCHOLARSHIP CHANEY-GOODMAN-SCHWERNER Caucus, you have worked to mitigate excessive aircraft noise. SCHOLARSHIP Taylor Jackson AWARD Debra Erlich Anshu Khadka JEFFREY VIGLIAROLO The legislation you have passed includes laws about religious QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP DONALD E. KIRKPATRICK ASSOCIATION–WILBUR E. GILMAN Chaya R. Dembitzer SCHOLARSHIP freedom, making Queens historic sites part of the National SCHOLARSHIP Rachel Olshin Parks Service, striking the term “Oriental” from federal law, Rex Chan AMY AND JUDI STURM and protecting public housing residents from insufficient heat. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ROARERS MEMORIAL AWARD QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES Anthony P. Sciarratta Deena M. Goldman Also signed into law were your measures that assist veterans ASSOCIATION–CHARLOTTE AND and members of the military, combat flood damage, strengthen HOWARD A. KNAG SCHOLARSHIP MARC & ZOE BELTH MEMORIAL CREATIVITY AWARD Adrianna T. Sirinian AWARD Markus J. Kaitila anti-terror initiatives, and improve the safety of school buses Michelle E. Coleman A Queens native who embodies so many of the qualities that and child car seats. QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES JOE & CAROL BROSTEK SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION–LUCILE LINDBERG ARTHUR H. KAHN MEMORIAL LAW we hope to develop in our students, you have been a consistent Samantha C. Addeo SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP and powerful advocate for Queens College. In addition, you helped obtain increased funding for Israel’s Eli Stein Mardeline Cruz MICHAEL WRESZIN PRIZE defense systems, acquired more resources for small businesses, William Novello QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF QUEENS Born in Elmhurst and raised in Bayside and Flushing, you improved access to feminine hygiene products, and worked to ASSOCIATION–NANCY MELTZER COLLEGE AWARD ABE ROTHENBERG MEMORIAL graduated from Stuyvesant High School and the University of create New York City school holidays for Lunar New Year, SCHOLARSHIP Deborah L. Shteierman AWARD Atara Halberstam Jessica Sachs Michigan. You earned a law degree from Yeshiva University’s Eid Al-Fitr, and Eid Al-Adha. You have helped to improve JEFFREY B. BERMAN MEMORIAL Benjamin Cardozo School of Law and worked as a public- mail delivery, advocated for the new ban on African elephant QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES AWARD GRADUATE AWARD ASSOCIATION–MARDEL OGILVIE interest lawyer before entering public service. ivory, and obtained a probe that outlined needed improvements Justin T. Fields Rachel M. Corsini SCHOLARSHIP to local railroad safety. Chaya T. Ungar SAUL WEPRIN MEMORIAL JOAN THORNTON MCMANUS You represented the 22nd Assembly District, which encom- SCHOLARSHIP ­MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR ACADEMIC QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES Giselle Cordero EXCELLENCE passes the college, for two terms in the New York State You are the first Asian American member of Congress from ASSOCIATION 2017 SCHOLARSHIP Elizabeth S. Kirsch ’16 Assembly. Now you are serving your third term in the House of New York State, and the only member of Congress of Asian Matthew Rosenberg HERBERT & JUNE BIENSTOCK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP DAVID SYRETT SCHOLARSHIP Representatives, representing the Sixth Congressional District descent in the entire Northeast. You are also the first woman to MOLLY WEINSTEIN MEMORIAL PRIZE Justin Salih Sara Dorfman of New York, which includes west, central, and northeast represent Queens in Congress since the late Geraldine Ferraro. Tamar D. Lichter Queens. Chu M. Paing QUEENS COLLEGE WOMEN’S CLUB AWARD Today, in recognition of your long-standing service to the SALMAN HAMDANI MEMORIAL Melina Bougatsos As a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, people of Queens, we proudly award you the Queens College AWARD Mamona Butt Devora G. Eisenberg Samantha L. Chiu you have responsibility for funding every agency, program, President’s Medal. and project within the federal government. You are also a

8 9 ΦΒΚ QUEENS COLLEGE BROWNSTEIN McDERMOTT Md. Mahedi H. Rana MITAROTONDA SCHOLARSHIP R. & J. WILLENS SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARSHIP Fitzcarl A. Reid ENDOWMENT ENDOWMENT PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD Bidisha Bagchee Esther Sulca Johanna K. Cadet Kenneth J. Blumenthal QUEENS COLLEGE SCHOLARS Sydul Choudhury Erica D. Thomas Daniel M. Rivera Japneet Singh PHI BETA KAPPA Helen Abraham Farhad Ghelichkhani SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Lashae Williams Sam R. Spoto III Rikki D. Bulka Bruna Goldfeld Jermann Joe-yee Wong ALDO ZUCARO SCHOLARSHIP IN Winnie Li Angelina R. Ezratty Tamar D. Lichter Yue Yue Wu STEPHEN ORPHANOS SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTING Supeet K. Gakhal Rachel Olshin Paula C. Volos Eliora A. Habshush Nigel N. Barker Lauren Krausman Eric Portnoy Orit Yaron Edward Houghtaling STUDENT ASSOCIATION Heather Mendez Bo Zhong Ren Ethan Kaplan RENÉE KROLL ZARIN HONORS SERVICE AWARDS Aliza S. Moskowitz Julie A. Schwartz FALK SCHOLARSHIP Karen Karpinsky SCHOLARSHIP FUND Chaya T. Ungar Tara R. Polinsky Gabrielle T. Segal Ester Pinkhasova Michelle Mallay COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Deborah L. Shteierman Ryan M. Shinn Grace Pak Debra A. Zarny Odalis Hernandez Brianna N. Sternberg Japneet Singh FRIEDMAN–NEWMARK SCHOLARSHIP Fitzcarl A. Reid Chaya T. Ungar Racheal Singh ENDOWMENT Samantha R. Soto GENDER, RACE, AND CULTURE Steven V. Wojsnis Kati J. Yam Melissa Depaula NATIONAL AWARDS AWARD Rachel Wu Samira Zahar Tatiana Espinoza ELEANOR DIECKMAN PICKEN Yarah Shabana Debra A. Zarny MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR APIASF/WALMART FOUNDATION IVAN C. DALY SCHOLARSHIP HERBERT GRESSER SCHOLARSHIP STUDY ABROAD AANAPISI SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT LIFE AWARD TRANSFER SCHOLAR ENDOWMENT ENDOWMENT Vaidehi Jokhakar Shah King Zainab Bhatti Jean Chen Roy Frederick Vaidehi Jokhakar ELEANOR DIECKMAN PICKEN APIASF/WELLS FARGO AANAPISI MEMORIAL STUDY ABROAD JOAN BLUESTONE DEAD END BOYS SCHOLARSHIP RAYMOND L. AND SUSAN HELD SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP & GLORIA SAWICKI FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP Lancelot A. Benn SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Cindy Yam Nigel N. Barker Sam R. Spoto III Andrew Ng Ruby L. Benitez STEVEN ERRERA SCHOLARSHIP Venu A. Toolaram BARRY M. GOLDWATER Kaija M. Binyard IN ECONOMICS C. & R. HOCHMAN SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Anna M. Bordi Farrukh Edgarov Janice M. Adamo RUTH RUDOVSKY MEMORIAL Shadia Farah (alternate) Jacob Cohen Bruna Goldfeld Jermann Daniel Ash ­SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT Cressida Dumalag Natalie Monasheri Rebecca Cherson Umbreena Ahmad MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE Eliora A. Habshush Elliot J. Rubin Vaidehi Jokhakar FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Zinaida Isakova Sooji Huang Gabrielle T. Segal Deborah Shteierman Krystal N. Dillon Sandra Podkalicki Gul E. Jannat Jacob Taber Susan T. Kalaz David Taubman Vaidehi Jokhakar ESTHER’S BOOK FUND Anita Torossian Katarina Rodriguez Sumaiya Ahmed Simone Torre Renee King STUDENT AFFAIRS BOOK AWARD Andy M. Rojas Tamara Charlot Khalil Nayl Lisa Darrigo Chandni Tariq Siu Cheng JOHN S. & YORKA C. LINAKIS Danny G. Nieto Katria Karimzada Andrea D. Cisneros SCHOLARSHIP FUND NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Chu M. Paing Mei Liu Cressida Dumalag Lancelot Benn Nohely Cesarina Abreu ’16 Japneet Singh Leora Margelovich Farhad Ghelichkhani Brian Dunlop Adolmary Pena ’14 Erica D. Thomas Hafsa Abbas Patel Eliora A. Habshush Jatziri Gallegos-Muñoz Patryk Perkowski ’14 Chaya T. Ungar Debra A. Zarny Jason A. Worrell Edward Houghtaling Farhad Ghelichkhani Davneet Kaur ’15 (honorable mention) Eliora A. Habshush Sarah S. Hussain R. TAYLOR SCHOLARS ENDOWMENT Tamar D. Lichter ’17 (honorable mention) Steven Heinitz Rudina Hykellari Shadia Farah Amir H. Khafagy Gul E. Jannat Robert Neuweiler Maria D. Ospina Joan S. Jourdan Anthony Sciarratta Yin Yung Ma Tse Chu M. Paing Nadia Mubarez Mercedes A. Rivas Monique Nicotra Daniel M. Rivera Kimberly Norden Nathaniel Schwartz Chu M. Paing Venu A. Toolaram Jaehyoung Park

10 11 Candidates for Degrees, Diplomas & Certificates*

Vanita K. Gaya FOR THE DEGREE OF FOR THE DEGREE OF FOR THE DEGREE OF Katelyn Burns Summer 2016 Jeffrey Gordon MASTER OF FINE ARTS MASTER OF SCIENCE BACHELOR OF ARTS † Shoshana Burns Luis Oswaldo Guallpa IN EDUCATION Rafsan Semir Byron The following is a list of candidates Elena M. Caban Alan Abeaziz who have successfully met all Mada A. Hendi Jasmin Calhoun Jennifer Celestin Dalit Albilia Alec Adeclat degree requirements. Ala Jaarah Nicholas V. Cama Jose Serrano-McClain Lisa M. Amabile † Debra Adler Everton L. Johnson Javier Campos-Canales Dimitra Anastasopoulos Yael Adler Shi T. Johnson-Byfield Tara Y. Canady FOR THE SPECIALIST DIPLOMA Kristina Babic † Sivan Aharon Simran Kang Jialin Cao IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Jacqueline Bailey ‡ Arif Ahmed Kate Landsdorf FOR THE DEGREE OF Nicole Caparelli MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE Kristina N. Boisvert Rayhan Akther Todd Alessandro Jennifer Latorre Rachel Carino Alicia M. Bones Eugene C. Alamag Audrey Drayton Sykeua L. Lee Joseph Casalino Ashley Bressingham Vera Borukhov Monica A. Alcocer Ife J. Faussett Alexander Leonard Shyanne C. Cassanova Meghan Fangmann Jaime M. Brown Ashrena A. Ali Serena J. Field Michelle Lundgren Tiffany Catalano Rudina Hykellari Shannon E. Browne Fatima Ali Nicole Lacari Sahra Mashriqi Glenda Cattouse Aminul Islam Steven J. Burgos Md. Y. Ali Natalie Alexis Nelson Cortlandt Matthews Elizabeth Chacko Charlotte S. Kostelic Cristina Carreno Syeda F. Ali Navila Riaz Matthew Alain Moocarme Aaron Chadow Brian P. Murray Joyce Chan Jacqueline Alleyne Gerard T. Viola James Keenan Muller Arshpreet Kaur Chahal Jessy J. Perez Sean Curran Sandra Milena Alvarez Alexia Papigiotis Eric Chan Adriana Zappolo Sarah Elizabeth D’Archangelis Bibi Nalima Amin Jasna Popovic Nikita M. Chan Jeanne M. Dixon Raisa Aminov FOR THE DEGREE OF Jesula Prophete Sean Jacinto Charles, Jr. Jeanmarie Doherty Carlos Andrickson MASTER OF ARTS Rianne A. Reid Tamara Charlot FOR THE DEGREE OF Alison Nicole Gallante Joseph Angerosa Jennifer A. Rodriguez Ellis J. Chaug Hamida Akter MASTER OF MUSIC Gino L. Gentilini-Pagonis Isabel L. Annibale Yelizaveta V. Sanchuk Andrew Chen Manal Albalam Gizelle M. Geraci Samantha L. Anspake Andrew M. Smith Ben Konen Long Chen Hind M. Alhumaidan Helen E. Handras Fatima Anwar Shawn C. Steele Felix Lemerle Shu Ting Chen Jesse Amaya Vivian Hsieh Ashlie M. Arizmendi Danielle Surico Samuel Martinelle † Winnie Cheng Nesh Basnet Elizabeth Isaac ‡ Farah N. Aziz Kai Teng Morgan D. Pappas Rhea Cherian Seth W. Busching Christina V. Kabbadias Ricardo Babulal Christina Vittiglio Andrey Igorevich Chichagov Madeline Carpentiere Stefanie F. Klapper Ilan A. Bagley Jason A. Worrell Leslie Chou Cheol Hyun Chung Shelly Lekhraj Roshneek Bains Andriana Xenophontos FOR THE DEGREE OF Rory L. Church Tiffany Edwards Mei Liu Anesha Bajoon Yi Di Yao MASTER OF SCIENCE Barbara M. Cisek Daniel J. Faulkner Nicole Martinek Ayesha Bajwa † Russell E. Cohen Michelle Faulkner Waleed Ahmed Christina K. Mathew † Esther K. Bakaev Ryan Cohen Denis Fenton Ben Burwood Dillon S. McKeon Daniel Bamberger Rigoberto Ramon Coindet Jennifer Amanda Forese FOR THE DEGREE OF Brandon Dittmar Jessica Mora Marie Barnaby MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING † Christian Collin Robert C. Gadomski Pengbo Guo Laura Olivares Gawana E. Belton Darlene Maria Cooper Michele Galante Zachary D. Handler Nicole C. Ortiz Angelica Berrios Noemi Aponte Emmanuel Courchia Md Nazmul Hasan Roxana P. Ortiz Alexandra Berry Jasmine Bajraktari John P. Creighton Mikhail E. Khaimov Kaitlyn Paolillo Sangeeta Bhoj * College honors for baccalaureate­ degrees are Matthew M. Boily Kara L. Crespo Tashawna J. Praddy conferred on graduating­­ seniors who meet Renee P. Butler Anusha Khurshid Debbie Binning standards approved by the Academic Senate. Livia D. Crespo Albert Kolondarov Kristy Rant Barkeem Blackwell Determina­tion of these honors is final when Sheily B. Camacho Jefferson S. Cuevas Maria Morafates Melissa S. Saladeen ‡ Nicola G. Blake-Powell all work is completed. Based on the scholastic Colin Cassidy Karissa A. Cuevas Janette Sarmiento average of a minimum of 60 credits taken at Wen-chi Chao Nerik Musheyev Taylor R. Blanket Queens College, the three levels of honors are Dominique A. Curtis Ruth M. Perez Melissa Sheppard Zachary E. Blisko indicat­ed by the following­ symbols in this pro- Hugo Chicaiza Victoria Damelio Nikola Ruzicic-Kessler Apostolos E. Siklas Jonathan Blount gram: Raymond Chin Josef Davidov Veda Sharma Sabita Singh Anthony Bonelli Candice R. Flemming Walter Dawes § summa cum laude, 3.9 average Mohammad Uddin Konstantinos Soukeras Kessia Camila Borges-Eusebio ‡ magna cum laude, 3.75 average Rosella Mulone Perez Matthew DeBellis Ling Y. Yang Sheena E. Struble ‡ Angela Brakatselos † cum laude, 3.5 average Ivonne Pachon Vito D’Elia Michelle Z. Zhang Kimberly R. Szaro † Lauren S. Brecher Rosa M. Paucar † Skandal Delince ♦ This designation indicates that the student has Susan L. Torres Joseph P. Petrone Karen Y. Zhao Anthony Brown been part of the City University of New York’s Dominick Delio Zhen Sheng Zhen Alexandra Tsirnikas Monika E. Brzostowska Wil­­liam E. Macaulay Honors Col­ ­lege program Monica Seocanac Paul C. Depraida at Queens College. Jillian R. Williams Fazena Budhu Paula A. Spatafora Papa K. Diakhate Bryce L. Ziskin § Rikki D. Bulka † Eliana I. Diament Kevin A. Burgess

12 SUMMER 2016 SUMMER 2016 13 † Jennifer Diaz Paressa Hailazopoulos Gaitri Lachminaraine Natalia V. Morocho Chris A. Reid Boris Suleymanov Jennifer Diaz ‡ Benzion G. Halberstam † Lyncia LaCroix § Aliza S. Moskowitz Christopher J. Reid Kelly M. Sullivan Reynaldo Diaz Avery K. Hardy Krishan Lal Andrew Moskowitz Kumiko S. Reid Sherlyn J. Sumpter ‡ Chris Digbasanis Charlene Haripaul Kunchhok Lama Miguel Muniz Chenyi Ren Bing Qing Sun Thomas Jay Dingco Melisa A. Harricharan Robert Laurie Stanislav Mykhaylichenko Bryan Richgruber Brandon Sweetman Christiansen J. Dingcong Eileen Haskins Diyora Laziz Ruth C. Nahon Waqar-Ahesan Rizvi Kimberly S. Sy Eric J. Domeny † Ali Hassan Christian Lee ‡ Divya Nandlall Zorica Rodic † Tasneem Tabassum Elva I. Dominguez Inshan Hassan Yu Kun Lee Anam Naseer Adriana M. Rodriguez Brianna Tambone Sherryann L. Donaldson Michelle S. Haverkamp Yves Y. Levy Rocio Carmen Navarro † Tara L. Roisman Hamza Tanveer Yu Dong Carlos He He Darren G. Lewis ‡ Katie B. Nero § Naomi Rosenbach Monika Teklen Adam L. Dressler Milsa Heras Antoine Li Anastassiya Neznanova Mariam Rosenboom Joseph Tempra Jace Dunn Steven Hernandez Zhen Li Lisa Ng † Michael S. Rubin ‡ Erica D. Thomas † John M. Duran Yovanny A. Hernandez Rodriguez Glykeria Lilaj Dionne Nicholls Cindy N. Saffie Paul C. Torres Carlos J. Duran Villamarin Maria C. Herrera Jia Xin Lin Eldis Nikocevic § Tanpreet Saini ‡ Gale Tuchman Catalina E. Echeverry David Hoenig Josie Danwei Lin Aleksandra Niyazov Ludenie Saint-Vil Kate Varela Rabeah Eimon Shanjida Hoq § Li Lin † Mallory A. Oboikovitz Afroza Salam Luisa Velasquez Fatimah Elenani § Karen E. Horowitz Sisi Lin Christopher Oliveira Kaung Myat San Ana B. Velez Jillian D. Ellis † Huey Jen Huang Yun-Hui Lin Hemaalya Omrao Jessica Sanchez Danny Vidal § David E. Englard Shaoying Huang § Rebecca Lipschitz Milena Ostrowska Lissete Sanchez Jonathan Villanueva § Debra Erlich ♦ † Anca Ilioaei Elizabeth Liriano Vandana Pablo Natalie Sanchez Alexis A. Vives Amable D. Espinal, Jr. Aadil Ilyas † Ke Liu Melissa M. Padilla Katherine Sandoval Catherine Wallin Philip M. Etline Chanmatty Imrit Louis Lopez Khristian J. Paiva Lisa N. Sankat Matthew A. Wang Erik Ewton Melissa J. Irizarry Caitlyn R. Lowrie Matthew Palermo † Salinda A. Santiago Xing Yi Wang Kalypso Exarhouleas Caitlin M. Jennings Daniel Q. Lulo Viviana Palomino Maciel E. Santos Anthony M. Warme Kanwal Fatima Austin Joa † Naomi R. Lutchman † Alexia Papigiotis ‡ Sara Saresky † Deborah P. Watman ♦ † Cara Fields Joshua S. Jones George C. Lynch Jennie Pappas Wilson F. Sarmiento Xavier M. Webber Kevin Figueroa Latrece K. Jones Sophia Ma Carlos O. Pareja ‡ Rebecca E. Schley ‡ Michelle Weisblum Lauren M. Figueroa ‡ Veronica C. Jones Christina Mancuso Rashmika J. Patel Diana Schmidt † David Wertheimer Stephen P. Finch Alexandra M. Kalaitzidis Shintia Manzanares Witnel Paul † Jonathan A. Schwartz Tequilla White Casey T. Finn † Susan T. Kalaz Blase J. Marchese Jessica Paulin Jonathan M. Seidler Jason A. Worrell Felicia P. Forde Blor Adi Kandchorov Nathan C. Marcus Emily N. Peguillan Janer Shadood Jing Wu Jessica Francisco Grace Kang Kimberly Martin Lei Lei Pei § Cheyn A. Shah ♦ Xue Nian Wu † Tziporah S. Fuzaylov Jaegu Kang Jairo Martinez Wilson S. Perrin Sachin Shahi ‡ Yue Yue Wu Samir Gacevic James Kang Jeffrey Matadial † Priscilia Phang Ming Ming Shang Megan C. Wynd Tomas E. Gallardo Kulwinder Kaur Dipesh B. Mathema Michael Pinkhasov ‡ Virendra Shankar Yixi Xia Jasmine J. Gayle Manpreet Kaur Elis Y. Matos § Jeremy M. Polinsky Ying Shen Sha Xiang Ephraim Gefen Parminder Kaur Bradley Matthews Daniella Polizzi Matthew B. Shmuel Tiffany Xiao Jacqueline Geller Nicollette A. Kerr Jake Matusoff Seth M. Pollack † Aisha Siddiqui ‡ Ella Xue Argentino Gil Elizabeth M. Kerzhnerman Gina Matute Julia Pontorno David B. Simon Zhujun Yang Jessica Giraldo Majda Khaliqui Daniel J. Maywald Na’Imah Pope Tandeep Singh Shehar Yar Viviana A. Giraldo Michael Javed Khan Jasmine N. McDonald Gabriela Preciado Tamar Solaimani † Li Jie Ye Michelle Gluck Raya Khotenok Paul McFarlane Fiona Previto Damaris Solis Winnie Yuexian Yin Erica I. Gomez Brian J. Kim Claudia Medina Valerie Pristupa Monica Someck Gabriel Yitzhakov † Karla Gonzalez Hyun Kim Christopher J. Melbourne ‡ Beibei Qu ‡ Hengchun Song Michael Zenn Royisa N. Gorousingh † Janet Kim Jacqueline R. Melgar Nancy Qu Alexandra Sorrentino Huili Zhao Sara Grant Kijun Kim § Leigh J. Merrill Ashly Quizhpi Sabrina Sosnick Lijun Zhou Mikiel J. Green Sunghee Kim Kimberly Miller ‡ Savitrie J. Ramdass § Benjamin D. Spear Muhammad Zubairy Elad Grossman Renee King Brandon A. Milliner Thahmina Rashid Lisa-Marie Stabile Moshe A. Zupnick Rosita J. Guaman Irena Klosek ‡ Alex Mirzakandov Ryan G. Reardon Amanda D. Strickland Chenli Guan Robert W. Knoth Theodore Mleczkowski Alex Guerra Elizabeth Ann Knox Erick Molina Monica Gutierrez John Paul Koulotouros Veronica Molina Beverly M. Guzman Gena Koutsounadis Kwang H. Moon § Rachel Haft Naydia Kowchai † Celine S. Moradof † Malkie Hagler Soonhyun Kwon Emereline Y. Morillo

14 SUMMER 2016 SUMMER 2016 15 FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR FOR THE DEGREE OF FOR THE DEGREE OF Anne-Marie Lalonde Raymundo Christine E. Harnischfeger OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Fall 2016 Sarina Lazzinnaro Amanda Hayias The following is a list of candidates Zuoping Li Samantha R. Hogan Zeshan Ashraf † Hilma K. De Souza Alvi Alamgir who have successfully met all degree Dina Manaa Surala Hossain Franklin G. Cardenas Joseph Gomez § Malgorzata Barrow requirements. Jaclyn C. Martinez Kamilla A. Hussein Jason Chew Samantha Gordian-Gerena Amit Basak Steffany Martinez Mary C. Jankosky Penghua Chien John A. Bonilla Susan McHugh Irene Karras Kamani Daryanani Anna M. Bordi FOR THE SPECIALIST DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Kathryn Miriam McSweeney Mariya Kazakova § Joshua S. Deligdish FOR THE DEGREE OF Lucy Cerritos Khadijah Muwwakkil Melissa I. Luden Joseph D. Glatzer BACHELOR OF MUSIC Stacy Chandisingh Katherine D. Kirschner Nicole Myers Cindy V. Lutchman Gabriel Kranjcar Jihee Choi Cynthia L. Seiden Adam Netsky Aylin Z. Mehter Zihang Liu John F. Kelly Dominic Cipriana Robert L. Neuweiler Reginald A. Mehu Heather Mendez Hsiu-Tzu Ryan Yerdzhanik Diloyan Kevin Nobari Kelly A. Misiti Junjie Pan ‡ Alessandro A. DiMarco FOR THE DEGREE OF Kelly Paciaroni Patrick K. Morgan Leroy E. Quilter Sylwia Jolanta Dziekan MASTER OF ARTS Kendra C. Pamphille Beryl V. Muhammad § Taron Simonyan Eguono Evwiehor Roberto G. Peredo Jamie E. Muskin † Eliyahu Spirn Jing Fang Ana Aguero Augustine R. Philips Gabriella D. Pace ‡ Valentine M. Uwechue Sebastian Fuentes Shaeikha Albazi Kin Lam Pi Ruth L. Park † Xiang Yi Gao Ghadeer Alharbi Alexandra L. Pritchett Rebecca H. Parker Rodrigo Jose Garcia Jaramillo Konstantine N. Alikakos Melisa Pucar Andrea Santacruz † Ana J. Genao Fatima Alkhozam Lorraine Katherine Roberte Evelyn Andrea Sanz Nicole A. Gould Navid Allah Morad Cynthia Rodriguez Amie Schwartz Stephane M. Honeywell Ruqayah Alomar Brandon H. Rosenthal Shiran Shapira George A. Justiniano Sarah M. Alotaibi Carol A. Roseth Charlene Silva Kamaljeet Kaur Gadeer Alqasseri Fahad Rumi Constance Andrea Small Constantinos Labrinos Haifa H. Alwagdani Michael Salmond Jennifer L. Szilagy Kevin Lau Gissel Arias Evan Schneiderman Beverly Taracena Sun-lung Lee Jessica Baquero Aliza Schwartzblatt Kelly Demetra Varsami Oliver Lopez Stephen J. Bartolomei Carmita J. Semanate Marianna Veltri Diana A. Marzulli Kristin Melissa Renee Bennett Anu Sharma Yanira E. Ventura Shivani Mohabir Jessica Berke Kelly Stanchi Motahara Whab Antonis Neofytou Amanda Danielle Bono Christo Thomas Syanna Worrell † Martino Nikolovski Sean A. Boteju Christopher Torres Shenghan Zhang Lucia Nunez Arnaldo Britez Toni Totten Adriana Ochoa Sebastian Bullock Gabriela Valero Arias Michael R. O’Dwyer Washington T. Caamano Michael S. Vasikauskas Felipe Perdomo Avinash M. Chandra FOR THE DEGREE OF Deborah L. Wiggins † Victor A. Pincay Polly Chea MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE Eric Yuan Yao ‡ Md. Mahedi H. Rana Loretta A. Corbisiero Karl M. Young Insaf M. Ali Roman Reichert Shameka T. Davis Lingchao Zuo Benjamin Benito Avni K. Degirmerci Deidra K. Rhoden Debra Brass Dolores E. Diaz Herbert M. Rubin Marie Y. Cesar Virdiana Duran † Diana Salas Darren Chase David Fischer FOR THE DEGREE OF Manisha Sharma Liam Delaney Santiago Gomez MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Jongbu Sherpa Stephanie Fazio Kai M. Halim § Tamara Ann Smart Sunita Aggarwal Kyle C. Fichtner Christopher Hansen Matthew Sosa Alyssa Albanese Kara D. Gonzalez Shutao Huang Christos Unda Elie Bashevkin Rudy Hartmann Wei Rong Huang Rakeem J. Vanterpool Liah-Afeeza Shameen Boodhan Kim N. Hurley Brian Hughes Amavel R. Velez Maria Bourekas David M. Jackson Doreen Patricia Ivory Shalini Yadav Lucia Chang Tasha Martinez Tariq Javed Christine Chun Stasia Pasela Aisha Javid Rachel M. Corsini Joseph R. Patzner Claudine Joannou Diana M. Duque Rosaleen Ann Riordan Arjeta Kackini Alexander G. Eisen Rebecca J. Rubin Amanda M. Klein Kelsey A. Fiala Taylor N. Smith Lidor Kohen Theofila Georgiou Timothy G. Tetreault

16 SUMMER 2016 FALL 2016 17 FOR THE DEGREE OF Yosif M. Sharif Adam J. Smilowitz † Susan Asadi † Samantha M. Caggiano ‡ Elenita Cook MASTER OF MUSIC Yinjie Shi Ginger Hsiao Hung Wu Sapir Ashkenazi Paris Callender Maria Cortez Hwayoung Song Megena Xiuyi Yu Javeria Atiq Alexandra C. Camarda Genesis L. Crespin Jacques R. Boudreau Jonathan Sperber Alexandra M. Zayas Blanca Aucapina † Collan Campbell Jocelyn D. Crespo Lorin Cohen Lin Yao Tang Ashley M. Zinnel Luvenia A. Aucapina Allison C. Cantos Irving A. Cruz Jatziri Gallegos-Munoz Silvia L. Thomas † Veronica P. Avila Nadelin Capellan ‡ Sara S. Cruz Joon Young Heo Trilby E. Troncoso Eric R. Ayala Christina Cardona Uriel Cuanetl Ching-Yu Huang Glenda Velazquez Sumaiyya Ayub Mark A. Carpenay † Patricia Daly Daesung Jang FOR THE DEGREE OF Michael Winters Bilal Azmi Nicole S. Cazilas Dominique J. Daniels Bora Kim BACHELOR OF ARTS Ricky Yan ‡ Cheyenne Bacchus Christian Cedillo † Vincent M. D’Antoni Miyoung Lee Kai Ying Zhang ‡ Camelia Abdallah Seungwoo Back Justina Cekaj ‡ Hoda A. Daoud Hsiang-tai Li Ahmed Zulkarnine Shagor M. Abed Vida Johanna Baer Elizabeth D. Cerezo § Lisa Darrigo Ao Liu † Urooj Abid † Melina Baez † Christopher Sibley Chan Shivam R. Dave Christopher R. McBride Daniel Abishour Sara J. Baglivi § Rex Chan Daniel S. David Linda Peralte † Rivka R. Abramova FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER Raschel A. Bailey Christine Chang Bobby Davis Milena Pfeiler Saleema A. Abreu OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Shanice Bailey † Christine K. Chang Michelle Davis Ignazio Accardi Kymberly R. Baker § Michelle Chang † Sarah L. Davison Mariam Abbassi Louis Acosta Ewelina M. Balcewicz Bishundai Charran Hope Debellis FOR THE DEGREE OF Maria G. Afonso Shady Afify Christina Baldeo Jennifer M. Chavez Thomas M. Dedcovich MASTER OF SCIENCE Yaneris Arriaga § Alexandra R. Aguilar William H. Bang Stephanie Chavez Donald Delorme Qaimah Barakzai Zain Ahmad Rofi Ahmed Ashton M. Baranovics Fenghua Chen † Michael Devan Ehren Brenner Sabrina Ahmed Karamjit Kaur Baring Ana Belen Barillas Qian Chen Troy S. Dhanraj Kimberly Cai Madeeha Akhtar Reuben Benny Salma Bashar † Qianqian Chen † Tala M. Dibenedetto Thomas J. Cusack Adam Alaoui Eric Benyamini Samee Bashar Ting Ting Chen Jonathan Dilone Laura M. Darmstadt ‡ Sarah A. Alexander Camila L. Bonawandt † Dorit Basiratmand Weina Chen Angela D. Dinh Andy J. Estevez Travis Alexander Seda Celik Madel Joy Beaudouin Yan Ling Chen Tam V. Dinh Megan Fasano ‡ Norrah Alexandre Jason Chen Veronique D. Bebohi Yuan Jing Chen Shatina S. Dockery Dennis Mark Gereritz Aslam Ali Douglas Chironno ‡ Angel Beck Yueqiu Chen Emily Donigian Christina E. Graffeo Begum S. Ali Burak Cilhoroz Tandeka Beckford Irene Cheng Sara Dorfman Nia Gumbs Firaz Ali Dahlia M. Cunningham Shabina M. Beer Nicholas J. Cheng Maria Doumas Jinju Ha ‡ Kazi Ali Melissa Diaz Remoon Bekhit † Rebecca A. Cherson Terry Dray Yves M. Innocent Mutasam Ali Aryael Eliahou Dafina Belot Alison Cheu § Naomi Sarah Ducat Shem R. Ishmael Sonia Ali Kimberly Femenias Leran Benshar § Jayne L. Chierico ‡ Cressida Dumalag Kristen Kenny Alexander Almanzar Marlese Gerlach Monserat J. Bernal § Christina Y. Chin ‡ Brian Dunlop Chin-eui Kim Sandra N. Almendariz Brian Halton Madan Bhola † Minna E. Chiu Jordan C. Dzienkowski Hope Komal Dylan R. Amaro Asma Aliyah Hasan Murray Sarah Bhuiya Albert Cho Orlando Edmondson Kristen Kupec † Kellie M. Aminoff David T. Ho Omy Biswas Atif Chohan Cherise Edwards Sepedeh Levihaim ‡ Amir B. Amrami Youmeng Jin § David Bitterman Brittny F. Choi Dacia D. Edwards Hui Li † Sherry J. Amster Vredhi Kapoor Sean Blackburn Mohammad A. Choudhury † Tamar Ehrenreich Nicholas J. Mangino Kevin P. Anderson Qudus Kassim § Sarah Blank Ka Wo Chow § Sarah Dena Eisen Leila McManus Jennifer Annecca Faheemmusaf Khan William M. Blum Shanta Chowdhury ‡ Devora G. Eisenberg Nicole McNeil Gregory J. Aponte Chantal S. Kross † Kenneth .J. Blumenthal Colleen Chung Damien V. Ellinghaus Daisy D. Mendez Ilana Appel Sylvia Szewan Kwong Karen Boduroglu † Jennifer N. Chung Shirley Encarnacion Constantina Menexas Philip N. Appleby Meagan Lenna Destiny Borrero Rebecca Cipriana Catherine R. Espinal Jessica I. Morales Jose Arancheril Albee Chi Wah Mai Antonio Bravo Alexandra J. Clark Edward Espinal Olivia M. Okula Paola Arce Dariely Marrero † Dina Brecher Jennifer L. Clemente Cyan Athena Estevez Zulema C. Oquendo ‡ Renee J. Arenth John M. Michel Alicia Brewer Brana Cohen Sophia Evripiotis Victoria I. Penedo Rafael E. Arevalo Melissa A. Montreuil Tiffany Brienza Jacob Cohen Alex P. Fabian Shanae D. Phillips § Danielle M. Arfe Avinash S. Nateram Laveena Brijmohan † Sara Cohen Kathryn N. Fagan Sabrina Ramsingh Marina Argueta Leticia Nunez Arnaldo Britez Ziv I. Cohen Yijing Fan Melanie Rosenberg Germania E. Arias Christos Odysseos Rebecca Brust Nicola Colasurdo ‡ Nina G. Felder Michelle Russo Andrew R. Arjoon Akash Ramkishun § Kasey A. Brutkiewicz Keith Colding Evan E. Feliciano Ismael Sanchez Carmelo Arocho Anuradha Roy Ruth Nelly Burgos John Cole Yi Feng Jacqueline Schob Stephanie Arroyo Arya B. Sadigh Davon Burns Nalleli N. Collado Jonathan V. Ferreira Christine Sciara Maahum Arshad Stephanie L. Sarra § Mamona Butt Alicia M. Collins Brandon S. Ferreiras Kiran Shah § Miriam T. Arshadnia Vishavpreet S. Sembhi Stephanie A. Caceres Surienne Connor Aren N. Figueroa Linlin Shi Tracy Artis

18 FALL 2016 FALL 2016 19 Victor Flores Jamie A. Henderson Farhad N. Khan Xiao Lin Joseph D. Morana Alex E. Porchetta Pawel Forfa Lorena Hernandez † Nasreen A. Khan Weiwei Liu † Joana Mordente Jonathan Y. Portillo † Keith E. Fowler Martin E. Hinds † Angela Sooyeon Kim David Lizcano Cynthia Moy Barry S. Porzungolo Chaz G. Frazer Joon S. Ho § Carol Kim Chinmun Loh § Marilyn Moy Jade Potts § Erin G. Freilich Julia Hodge † David P. Kim Alyssa M. Longo Nadia Mubarez Melissa L. Powell Christopher Galej † Jason Hong Harold H. Kim Luis Lopez Brendan R. Mullaney Kyanna J. Pritchard Mary-Ann P. Gallagher ‡ Ziyan Hu Jeen Kim Rosa Lopez † Lois P. Munoz † Azra Pupovic Xiang Qian Gao ‡ Sooji Huang †Jin Kyung Kim James D. Louridas † Tahrima Musa Crystal M. Purpura Jennifer A. Garcia Zizhou Huang Minyeong Kim Travis Lynch † Jessica Myers Hao Rong Qiu Katty D. Garcia † Rachel M. Huberfeld Trisha Kim Natalie C. Madera Aleksander Mystkowski Henry Qiu † Joanne Geem Kent Humphreys Shah King Alana R. Mahato Kiana I. Nagales Sumbul Qureshi Aryeh Gelfand ‡ Areefa Hussain Alicia Kiss Qaiser Malik Jocelin G. Narciso † Shrikrishna A. Radkar Panagiotis Georgas † Stephanie Ierome Levi Klein Felisha Mangaroo Kristie K. Narine Bartlomiej K. Radlo Angela George Michael Insalaco Stephanie A. Klein Tafarah S. Manigat Omar Nasif Edis Radoncic Anson George Anna P. Ip † Amanda B. Koppel † Dindin Alyssa D. Manlulu Chanell M. Nathan Imad Rahman Vendela G. Giler Adil Iqbal Nehal Vijay Kumar Jaiwantie Manni Blanca M. Naula Kaysar Rahman Urvashi Gobind Sarwarul Islam Joanna K. Kwiatek Victoria Mansfield ‡ Khalil Nayl Sadiah Rahman Steffanie Godoy Ilya Israilov Katharina T. Kydd Hillah Mansher Mouloud Neggaz † Christopher A. Ramganase Manuel P. Godoy, Jr. Ashley K. Jackson Daniel Labady Marie Fransline Marcelin Jose E. Negron Andrew Ramos Sarah Gold ‡ Michele Jackson Nutda Lachanthuk Wesnie Marcelin Daniela Nicastro † Shival Rampersad Matthew Goldfeder ‡ Taylor Jackson Nikki LaConti Mark E. Marin Lorna Nichollsbrown Devika Rampersaud § Bruna Goldfeld Jermann § Jessica Jacobs Pietro Laera Nicole Marin Torres ‡ Rachel Nierenberg Teresa Ramsunder Cara Goldsmith Maryam A. Jafri † Kaydi B. Lallman Victoria Marrazzo Danielle M. Nola Sawda Rauf § Amanda J. Goldstein Ishrat Jahan Jennifer Y. Lam Steffany Martinez ‡ Aisha Noor Komal N. Raza Scott M. Goldwaser Fahim B. Jamal Yeshi Lhamu Lama Renzo P. Martorella Brian Oh † Fitzcarl A. Reid Melissa L. Goller ‡ Seung A. Jang † Alana Laskin † John Masih Jihoon Oh Kyle Z. Remhild Katherin Gomez Chantel D. Jarquin ‡ Mercedes M. Lastraglio Steffi Matadial Chukwudi Okonkwo Bo Zhong Ren † Susana Gomez § Sara Jeger Tiffany Lau † Katia V. Mateo Ingrid Olivero Alexander Reyes † Juan de la Cruz Gomez Ceballos Taehwan Jeon Xin Lau Samantha C. Mateo Kerstin Olsson ‡ Daniela C. Reyes † Macarena G. Gomezdelatorre Clavel Jennifer Jerez Laura A. Lavelle Tiffany Mathew Alessandra Oppedisano Sharifa Z. Richards Rehan Gonsalves Marilyn Jerome Joseph Lawrence † Yin Yung Ma Tse Deissy Ortiz Kelly Richards-McAllister ‡ Jessica M. Gonzalez § Miquinn Jia Michelle Lebhar Kenny W. Matute Anthony S. Ostrowski Nakisha Riley Vedanti Gosine Keyla Jimenez Jean Joseph Myrson Lebrun Daniel J. Mautino † Kayla I. Pacheco Amanda L. Rios Melissa Gourdji Mohamed M. Jivraj Natalie Leconte Julia Mavashev † Zoe R. Padden Mercedes A. Rivas Chelsea N. Gray Vaidehi Jokhakar Byung J. Lee Mukhtar Mayan † Arvie A. Padoginog † Geraldine M. Rivera Velisa Greene Leshea Mo Jones Christian Lee Margaret McCabe † Anthony J. Pagano † Dahlia Rivkin Elisabetta Grimaldi Talon G. Jones Jong Chan Lee § Deborah A. McCoy Eunice Painson Memoona Rizwan Erin Gropper § Joan S. Jourdan Jonathan O. Lem Alec McGovern † Daniel Palgon John C. Rizzo Max D. Grossman † Rachel G. Judge † Leny T. Leonardo Nakisha McKenzie § Jee Young Park Whitney A. Roberts Binyamin R. Groysman Shermidah E. Julien § Amanda Levine Tish Meah § Anthony Patti Jaime A. Rodriguez Cindy Guaranda Grace Ha Eun Jung Samuel C. Levine † Genesis Medina Danise Paulino Joanna Rodriguez Pooja Gupta Sara Just-Michael Kelsy L. Lewis † Shefali Mehta Rafael J. Paulino † Nohely Rodriguez Libby Gurgis Mohammed Kabir Christina Li Kenneth Mena Jason A. Paz ‡ Andy M. Rojas Shazeeda Hack Waqas Kaleem JinLu Li Karina Mendoza Denise Pedroza † Jennifer M. Rojas § Orel A. Hadad Harold H. Kang Shih Ru Li Sean A. Meng Virginia Pellegrini ‡ Deana M. Romano ‡ Reshad Hai ‡ Yael L. Kaplan Wendy Li Izabela Mierzejewska Aaliyah Pelt Jesenia I. Roopchan Mohammed K. Hamid Haroon M. Karabay § Winnie Li Rebecca Mikhaylov Vladimir A. Pena Matthew K. Roosa Pascal G. Hannou Karen Karpinsky † Xue Yin Li Kaylee Miller Ana L. Peralta Nunez ‡ Eliezer A. Rosenblatt Tahmida Haque † David Kaufman Xue Zhen Li Latoya L. Miller Dookumarie Persaud Leah Roth † Latchmi D. Harparsad Kiran Preet Kaur Luke Liao Rebecca Miller Colleen Petrenos Doris J. Rubinic Mohammed Hassan Surinder Kaur § Jonathan Liebman Nabba F. Mirza Jinjuta Phothipraisiri Estee M. Rubinstein Snigdha Hassan § Abigail Kaye Cindy L. Lim Astride Alexis Mompremier Michel Serge Pierre Louis Steffani Ruf † Chyna C. Haywood Dongxiao Ke Mi Ok Lime † Demetrios R. Montapert Matthew Pine Fahad Rumi Sonia R. Heerah Alina Kelemen ‡ Li Hua Lin Angel Montero Mercedes Anastasios Polydefkis ‡ Jose I. Sabal Steven Heinitz Insherah Khalid Sisi Lin † Elizabeth J. Morales Alexandra Polzer Debashish Saha Ayelet Hematian Aamna Khan Wei Lin

20 FALL 2016 FALL 2016 21 Abdullah Saleem Navendra Singh Alana M. Vega FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR FOR THE DEGREE OF Yik Shun Leung Khawaja F. Saleem Pardeep Singh Jennifer Velazquez OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Ting Lin Nicholas P. Lomonte ‡ Justin Salih ‡ Rajiv Singh Philip Velcime Andres Acosta † Rachel C. Flynn ‡ Yishi Lu Antoinette E. Salvador Simranjit Singh Sadije Velovic Jasdip Badesh Sarah A. Hedstrom Yunfan Luo † Fawzia Samadi Umadevi Singh Amy Ventura Xiaoshuo Cen Naomi S. Paul David Ma Juan C. Sanchez Daniel Smith † Diana Vidal Ryan L. Chan † Patricia A. Ropiak † Barbara Maliszewska-Fidos Jaskamal Sandhu Monica R. Soares Alexander Vila Jeffrey Hayward † Melissa S. Mangiafreno Tywaun Sanford Ibelisse A. Solano Nicole A. Vincenzi † Samantha Jo David Sanocki Daniel Solazzo Johanna Viteri Cynthia Martinez Gogularajah V. Kangkoban FOR THE DEGREE OF Jennifer T. Santana Samuel D. Solazzo Jesal P. Vyas † Janeen McFarlane Doris Lam BACHELOR OF MUSIC Jessica G. Montes Dominique Santos Heungjun Song Grace Walia Samantha D. Lopez Morel Jessica L. Murphy Rebecca Sarraf Tyler Soo Hoo Bulue Wang Arooj Malik Lukas C. Hosza Ashby Nau Nancy Savescu Rachel Soulouque Nan Wang † Joseph Navi † Lauren O’Brien † Peter Savkanitch Megan E. Stark Stacy Wang Lily Qu Michael O’Brien Falesha Sayroo § Eli Stein † Wenjuan Wang † Giovanna E. Quilapanta FOR THE DEGREE OF † Christopher Oddo ‡ Samantha J. Schmidt § Daniella E. Steinreich Isaiah Wazir Kossinne Jason Ramirez BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Chad Persaud Yonason S. Schoenbrun Scott J. Stiefel ‡ Deborah Weichselbaum † Elliot J. Rubin † Theodora Alexandrou Mesila Petreli § Sarit Schreier Thomas P. Stolfi Tanisha V. Weir Mher Shakhparyan Alisa Balraj Jazmin M. Polanco Ashley M. Schuff Cristina M. Stone Peter J. Wengler ‡ Jonathan E. Spilky Emmanuel Betancourt Jiaxin Qian ‡ Hannah L. Schwartz Jonathan K. Stransky Rajpattie Wheeler Sujit Suchdev Davon C. Brown Mohammad I. Qurashi Sanjay Seecharran § Elianna Strauss † Joel Widman Anjana N. Sukraj Christian Campuzano Sumbul Qureshi Jahaira Segarra Mohammed Sumon ‡ William Wiedenbaum † Zhenjun Xu Abigail Cannon † Ryan D. Ramphal † Noah J. Seligman Lin Sun Allyson Wiener Jin Zhang Sindi Chan Harshil U. Shah Miwako Suzuki George H. Wilches Jessica Reina Canfeng Chen † Zeeshan Shahid Katrina I. Sweeney Samantha P. Wolf Mirsim Selmanovic Jessica Chen † Valerie Shalamov Afifah Tabassum Brendan Woods Jessica Shamash Kurtis Chin Daniel Shamoilia § Ariela Taeidkashani Gennady Yakubov Sumarna Shrestha Justine Chirichella Adam M. Shapiro Ayala Tammam † Aina Yao § Deborah L. Shteierman Amanda Ciraolo Shanjida Sharmin Olivia Tan † Kah M. Yap ‡ Vasiliki Sotirhos † Sara De Luca § Abigail Shechter Mingjing Tang Mohammad Yaqub § Samantha R. Soto Liang Fang Mohsin Iqbal Sheikh Xueting Tang Farida Yashmin † Aryeh D, Spingarn † Nileesha Fernando † Donghwan Shin Joshua E. Tanzman Qi Ye Aliza D. Stitsky Tarisha A. Fleurmond Regina Shin † Moshe C. Taubenfeld Kwan Ming Yeung ‡ Kar Chuan Tan † Ginine A. Gordon Jaime Shon Perla M. Tejeda Vitiello Sally Yi Elizabeth Vasquez Stefan C. Hernandez † Yelena Shtilman Carsa Tennant Xiruo Yuan § Brian Vitko Jiaju Hu Alyssa M. Siano § Simone M. Torre Roman Yukhananov § Jo-hua Minnie Wang Se Yun Im Umais A. Siddiqui Cristina Torres † Olivia J. Zabrocki Aaron Wilzig Freddy F. Japa Sabrina N. Sierra † Miranda Torres ‡ Samira Zahar ‡ Cynthia Wong Samjhana Karki Gagandeep Sihra Angelica Trano Kiran J. Zaheer Yafang Xue † Daniel Karlic Jordy Silverio Sebastian N. Tysler Mohammad R. Zahid Changjie Yang † Ateeb T. Khawaja ‡ Alan Silverstein Victoria Ubiraeva Sajal Zaki Sara Yang You Kyoung Kim Max Silverstein Monica L. Urzola Mohammed A. Zaman ‡ Suling Ye Young Shin Kim Brandon B. Singh Allan Ustaev Fernando Zapata Busra Yildirim Chris T. Kobel † Cynthia S. Singh † Oren Vaknin Robert J. Zellner Mohammed K. Younus Yee Kwan Lam Gagan J. Singh ‡ Ashley A. Valdez Hannah Zeng Xiaoling Zhang Nathalie Leon Gurpreet Singh Jasmin Valentine Amanda Zheng Gurwinder Singh Christina Vandian Andrea Zuart Michelle Singh Kissy J. Vazquez Leslie N. Zurita Fuentes

22 FALL 2016 FALL 2016 23 Winter 2017 Edgar Mauricio Garcia FOR THE DEGREE OF Jianqiong Chen Jinghan Li Eric J. Giacometti BACHELOR OF Spring 2017 Brandon Chu Hong Ru Lin The following is a list of candidates George M. Iskander BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The following is a list of candidates Philip Clark Mengjia Lin who have successfully met all Fatima Issa ‡ Yitzi Steier for graduation and not an official Caterina Como Yan Lin degree requirements. Donia Julka list of graduates. Brenda Costabile Donald Lubin Udita Laboni Clifford Couloute Corey Marx FOR THE DEGREE OF Barry W. Lecount Lindsay Curtis Maureen McArdle MASTER OF ARTS FOR THE DEGREE OF FOR THE SPECIALIST DIPLOMA Clara Li Steve Da Silva Marina Melillo BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP George Kokoronis Kevin M. Lozada Barbara Dabek Marie Mervilus Sabrin Abedin Santiago G. Lozada Bennett Brown Joely De La Rosa Jessica Minsky Taiba Ahmad Rayon Matthews Stilianos Steve G. Fotinos Pramod Udugama Suriyage Do Martin Miranda Jeanette G. Brand FOR THE DEGREE OF Solluz Melendez † Zinaida Isakova Nicole Duhaney Sarah Morgenbesser John Canavan BACHELOR OF ARTS Emmanuel Mensah Sara Kosari Christopher Emery Guangwei Mu Rosy Castillo Brandon Molina Sarah E. Thurm Vanessa Esponda Asad Nazir † Iskandar Adedjouman Katherine Francisco † Khin H. Naing Joe-yee Wong Silvia Fernandez Chastity Norman Clyde Erwin Barretto Barry Frank Amna T. Naqui Shangsi Zhao Monica Fernandez-Ebert Christina Or Josue J. Bastidas Andrea Haloulos Sara K. Ostrowski Bernadette Fitzsimmons Sara Paccione Jenee M. Berry Lirit F. Kozuch Max B. Ottensoser Nicole Florio Guillermo Garcia Palafox Nathaniel Blau Soonyoung Kwon † Dhara R. Patel Steven Floumanhaft Christina Papadopoulos ‡ Daniel Blech Alvin Lee Inna Prehogan Marisa Gargaro Nestor Pastor Michael K. Brown R. Molly Magan † Md. Mushfiqur Rahman Alexa Gelnick Danielle Perez Jeanna R. Buchanan Lindsey L. McClain Devin Neal Robinson Tina Goodrich Megan Pindling Franceska M. Burgos Hillary B. Mills Shannon M. Rodgers Katherine Gorton Kanyarat Pokaiyaanunt Kendy M. Castillo Alyssa T. Moirano Chandra Savage Chatram Govindan Heather Popik Jennifer G. Cortes Janina M. Morones Anum Siddiqui Tiara Grey Shao Qin ‡ Randy Cruz Melanie Nunez † Zoe Y. Stern Loretta Hadjioannou Hisham Quhshi Maylen Delgado Kerri A. O’Rourke † Eric M. Sturm Evangelia Hatzisotiriou Kazi Rahman Molly C. Fanelli Tara A. Peterson Joseph Ushyarov Penina Hecht Asher Roberts § Jason R. Farkas Marc Ratner Kimani D. Wilson-Hunte Caitlin Hines Paola Rodriguez Christine A. Renda Porcha Hollanda Gary Roeburt Jessica Sanchez Kurt Holness Elissa Rotwein Rubyat Islam Chaya Rubin Aryan Jabbari Javier Rubio FOR THE DEGREE OF Emily Jennings Monika Rydzewski MASTER OF ARTS Byron Johnson Gregory Sammartano Brittany Jones Candice Sands Akintunde Akinyele Alexandra Juarez Daniel Sangemino Hana Alanazi Brittany Kaufmann Katie Sheridan Ayomide Alexis Surjit Kaur Beth Sherman Joseph Alfonso Sandra Kennedy Radesh Shiwlochan Kevin Anglade Imtiaz Khalid Rena Shrestha Cheryl Apice Imran Khan Gomatie Singh-Pooran Lauren Ayan Jung Yeon Kim Jessica Sosa Cheyenne Baptiste Paul Taeyoung Kim Tempris Small Diana Barsky Caraline Kobel Lauren Smolar Nilo Bermeo Benjamin Koo Chelsea Stern Lauren Berry Moussa Kouyate Cynthia Stokes-Adam Katie Bishop Stefani Kraker Brian Stonaker Brianna Bisogno Carlos Lagos Vivian Tseng Faye Bourie Spyridoula Laizinou Karl Valere Cecilia Britez Laurin Larian Christian Van Deurs Brittany Brown Edwige Lauture Marina Vazura Carmen Cartagena Hye Ok Lee Ana Velastegui Christina Caruso Kok Teng Lee Gaurav Verma Betzabe Castillo Catherine Leopando Mario Vidal Meylin Cherta Ceballos Changlin Li Courtney Weaver Matthew Charest Chenxi Li Frances Williams

24 WINTER 2017 SPRING 2017 25 Jennifer Wynns Maja Lukic FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF FOR THE DEGREE OF Suhaib Doman Ilya Yakubov Dajiang Yu Kimberly Mervil LIBRARY SCIENCE MASTER OF MUSIC Farnaz Fahimirad Haimao Yan Bijie Zhu Priscilla Miranda Stacey Faiman James Yang Katherine Alberts Man Ling Chan Samantha Misner Elizabeth Farrell Wittawat Yensabai Bsrat Ambaye Xiong Cheng Sandra Mladenov Summer Ferraro Qianwen Zhong FOR THE DEGREE OF Erin Brennan Simona Donova Bhairavi Mody Kassandra Franco MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Genee Bright Brandon Douthitt Samantha Moraitis Ariana Fuscaldo Jaclyn Colello Audrey Edelstein Michael Abbondondolo Angeliki Nasseif Oscar Gallego Danielle Dascher Scott Gentile FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF Stefania Acquista Ellen Pairaktaridis Linh Huynh Karin Greenberg Joshua Goodman SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Christina Agnello Grace Pak Jhonatan Illera Nathalie Gruber Robin Grasso Bat El Aminov Daniela Gomez Paz Bibi Ishak Alyssa Abraham Edward Houghtaling Joshua Gurwitz Vincent Barba Lindsey Pickering Patrice Jamerson Danielle B. Abramov Ying Wen Huang Xuewei Hu Denise Batista Karen Podmore Fatima James Elizabeth A. Ahern Arah Joseph Chi Lin Huang Joanna Baucic Stefanie Posa Ledan Jin Juana Alatorre Ashley Joy Changmin Jun Kembia Benoit Gabriela Ramirez Nicholas Johnson Stephanie Alesky Iftekharul Kabir Dea Juris Gabriela Bonifaz-Guzman Maryory Ramos Alicia Joseph Mark Alli Madeline Knight Hyunwoo Kim Tara Boodoo Sherley Romulus Kerem Kasim Sara Andreu Kara Kratcha Sungha Kim Monika Buda Natasha Santiago Marc La Morie Robert Annese Juliana Magro Kakit Kwan Alexandra Budnick Chanel Saunders Desiree Linton-Dudley Sheri Antony Taylor Ostrick Andrea Lapinski Erin Burns Rajdai Seemongal Nicolette Makedon Olivia Argento Sarah Prosser Eunsun Lee Samantha Campanello Sara Sheikhlar Sharon Mazur Nicole J. Armocida Carlos Marcelo Rodriguez Glauco Lima Sheryl Campbell Aisha Siddiqui Karen Mei Andrea C. Aufiero Cristina Fontanez Rodriguez Dongfeng Liu Janet Campo Veronica Sieler Melissa Milazzo Aylin N. Aydinoglu Samantha Ross Chi Lin Lu Danping Chen Dia Spanos Susan Mora Nilufar Ayoob Jill Rowley Sangho Oh Siu Cheng Megan Tamborrino Abdulrahman Muhammad Saira Azad Miriam Saphra Yair Shahak Rebecca Chi Natalie Taveras Roxanna Niknam Melina Badia Sonali Sugrim Qian Shen Sara Chung Alejandra Vasco Jenna O’Keefe Leah H. Bayer Marlene Velazquez Myungsup Shin Brianne Citrangola Jennifer Wagner May Paing Gary Beggen Sean Walls Flavio Augusto Oliveira Pinto Da Silva Nicolas Cottone Peter Wang Aparna Pal Christina Bellanie Emily Willis Antoine Thouvenin Megan Crane Kaitlyn Waters Anastasia Papis Stephanie Bellizzi Chenhuai Wang Bridget Curran Matthew Weiner John Passela Brittany C. Bent John Wysocki Maria Del Carme Garcia Lora Shirley Weng Marriam Pervez Melissa Bernacett Jinjoo Yoo Ashley Ditusa Genaiya Whitlow FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF Scott Rasizer Alanna Bethon LIBRARY SCIENCE/HISTORY Annette Doyle Lashae Williams Renee Richards Jaja Bey Jheanelle Duval Nadia Bhagwandin Marsha Yepes Julie Aromi Daniela Richmond Justina Esposito FOR THE DEGREE OF Ian Birnbaum Andrew Zhang Ilya Slavutskiy Erika Riera MASTER OF SCIENCE Amy Feist Qiang Zhang Michael Riviezzo Matthew Bocksel Evelyn Florentino Karen Borst Juel Ahmed Mario Rodriguez Sary Fuchs Lauren Bowden FOR THE DEGREE OF Sarah Alattas Grzegorz Ryszewski Vasudha Gandhi Allison Bowers MASTER OF FINE ARTS Noura Aljahdali Starlin Seijas Nicole Gendelman Amanda Brower Khawlah Almihmadi Anthony Sepulveda Elizabeth Gilmore Tabitha Barnes Victoria Brown Tagreed Almutairi Suraiya Shah Alejandra Gomez Nancy Bruno Stephen Buccellato Azizah Alshehri Arreum Shin Christina Gutierrez Alix G. Camacho Vargas Keith Burns Angelina Appana Aimee Silva Cornetta Harry Nicholas M. Campanella Stephanie M. Butera Rachel Babikian Stella Sinartini Kristy Hellmund Amy Cheng Vianey Camela Michelle Bobker Ashish Skaria Sara Herling Nicholas Earhart Josephine Caporusso Nicoleta Bors Min Ho Sohn Jin Young Jeon Mary Catherine Ford Norah Carney Jing Cao Stephanie Soto Eunji Jo Robert Gunther Alyssa Casano Anthony Cassio Michael Stanzione Amaris Johnson Micheal Ibok Elizabeth Casazza Anthony Catalano Ciara Sullivan Rajna Kersic Ethan Kaplan James Casella Samantha Catalanotto Shaila Sumi Ga Young Kwon Scott Kapuscinski Nicholas Cerda Alvin Chen Andrii Taranukha Grace Leng Maria Karlberg-Levin Hanna Chang Liyun Chen Scott Tumulty Qingli Liang Jeffrey Kasper Anthony Charalambous Qing Qing Chen Sinan Ulusoy Caitlin Loughman Alison Macomber Hope J. Clarke Wenxin Chen Christopher Velez Tianlu Lu Alejandro Salgado Cendales Kathleen M. Coleman Marc Davis Alfred Wang Herman Colon Shiva Debysingh Wen Song Wang

26 SPRING 2017 SPRING 2017 27 Kaitlin Conway Henry Gustavson Linda Maney Nicole Rizzo Dana Vosilla Nathalia M. Alexandre-Baker Michaela R. Conway Jackie Ha Gail Margulis Amanda Roach Thomas Wagner Aisha Ali Nicole Conway Karen Haar Abby Mathes John Rodriguez Sean Walsh Mubina Ali Julie Cooperstone Christine Hanley Gina E. Matthews Christopher Romeo Taylor M. Walsh Sahar Ali Donyale Cummings Cara Hanna Paige McCarthy Rebecca Rothman Kelly Werner Shenelle Ali Deanna Cupolo Richard Hargrove Kristina McCarty Ariela Rothstein Daniel Whelan Rafael Aliaga Julianne Dahlem Katie Hay Lauren McClure Geniene Roubal Deandra A. White Jean M. Allen Gabriella D’Amato Hazlyne Hernandez Nicole A. McDonough Tiffany Ruffo Natacha White Mary C. Allen Kristie Dass Kellie Higgins Stephanie Mena Jacqueline Ruoff Amanda Whitney Megan N. Allende Gillian Davidoff Jared Hoch Adriana Mendez Barbara Rusnack Pamela J. Wilson Moshe Y. Allweiss Jonathan De Mory Brianna Horn Kimberly N. Meyer Lauren Salamone Heather Yaeger Sherryann S. Allyar Nicole Dedalto Alexa Horowitz Alexander Miller Andreas Saliaris Ricky Yegelwel † Sofia A. Almeida Lisa Demarco Amilah Hosein Andrea Miller Alexa Salzman Danny Yoon Nicole Almonte Cristalina Denicola Rahmel Huffman Kori Miller Mariela Sanchez Jeffrey Yu Steven Almonte Jenna Derasmo Kelli Hughes Dina L. Moakley Daniel Santiago Jenna Zaken Alaa Al Sudani Michael Devletoglu Nerline Hyppolite Danielle Mole Alexandra Sanzone Danielle Zipkin † Gabriela Alvarado Shara Diamond Lisa Ianni Nicholas Monioudis Marianna Sarkozi Nora J. Alvarado Michelle Dindiyal Derek Ivery Yenny Montenegro Rebecca Schreiber Angie Alvarez Ronald Dionisio Julianne Jablonski Ashley L. Moore Melissa Schultz FOR THE DEGREE OF Catherine V. Alvarez Jaimie DiPalma Karen Jerez Kelly Moriarty Jennifer L. Schwartz BACHELOR OF ARTS Joseph E. Alvarez Alex Dobrin Rachel Jiang George Mortimer Anthony Scro Raul Alvarez Michelle Duffy Josephine Joyce Tino Muscatelli Geraldine Shikora Syed Abbas Rosemary Alvarez Jodie Embleton Holly Judge Sheril A. Napier Francesca Shoemaker Tamer A. Abdu Ebenhaezer K. Alwi Marykathryn Emmerich Katria Karimzada Jessica Nersesian Erin Shupack Saif B. Abdulla Viviana R. Amaya Anita Faizy Amy Katz Kelly Nevins Jenna B. Sidor Khadijah Abdus-Samad Mary Amella Keren Fefer Marissa Katz Kimberly Newman Seanna Silver † Robert D. Aboff Sharmila Amirthalingam Kevin Feldman Ropinder Kaur Francesca Nocella Bianca M. Singer § Gina Abraham § Mehwish Ammad Andrew Ferreira Danielle Keane Nicole E. Nolan Erin Skaalerud Helen Abraham ‡ Thomas Amoroso Brenda Figueroa Aimee Kelly Kimberly T. Norden Kerri Skibinski Laura A. Abraham Gregory Anash Johanna Figueroa Alyssa Khan Antonietta Oliverio Amanda L. Smolin Ilan Abramov † Josephine A. Anderson Vanessa Filosa Saadiqa Khan Jori O’Neale Aimee Souffront Jennifer B. Abramowitz Martha Andraca Vita Fiore Laura Klein Caitlyn O’Neill Erica Southern Gabriel Abreu Cynthia Andrade Morgan Fleming Heidi Kohler Danielle E. O’Rourke Giovanna Spatola Ayrin Absar ‡ Kelbert Ang Caitlyn Foglietta Spiridoula Kokkosis Diana Ortiz Julia M. Spellman Frank Anthony Accardi Samantha Angelone Michelle Foulds Melanie Kramer Gabrielle Ortiz Rachel Stamile Angela M. Acevedo ‡ Shazia Anif Gabriella Franza Joshua Kranz Christina Paladino Debra Stein § Melanie Beth Ackerman Alyssa L. Annicaro Xiaoqi Fu Andrew Krolikowski Sara M. Papasodero Stephanie Strauss Janice M. Adamo † Rebecca A. Apfel Danielle M. Gaitings Sarah Kropac William Papetti Satrohan Sugrim § Samantha C. Addeo Towhid Ara Sandy Garcia Edyta Kruszewski Christina G. Pavone Steve Surgot § Nicolette C. Adler Natasha A. Ardeljan Kenneth Gaskins Akhil Kumar Anthony Penoro Lindsey Targe § Sophia Adler Paula M. Arianas Marianne Geraci Gulshan Kumari Samantha Pepe Anthony Tari Arman G. Advani Henry D. Aristizabal Maria Giachetta Megan Lapham Sara M. Perrotti Kimberly C. Taylor Rukhsana K. Afridi David Ariza Devita Gobardhan Daniel Largana Daniel Perry Meagan E. Taylor Nazira Afrin Matthew P. Armstrong Mallory Goldberg Chelsea Lassig Sadia Perveen Eileen Teehan Neziah H. Aglubat Danny L. Aroca Samantha Goldstein Qian Wen Cindy Lau Robert Peterson Tina Tibball Shirley Aguilar † Tatiana J. Arriola Shaina Golub Caroline Lee Viviana Pineda Amanda C. Timmes Luisa M. Aguirre Devin A. Arroyo Holly Gong Dana Lewis Vanessa Pirbaksh Matthew Tomasi § Michael Agulnick Freena Arshad Marissa Gonta Rachel Lewis Callie A. Quinn Brandon Tompkin Farhana Ahid Meredith D. Ascher Amparo Gonzalez David Licitra Naddem Qurbani Ashley Torres Kainath Ahmed Daniel Ash Maggie Goodman Thomas Liguori Michelle Radensky Vanessa Torres Munmun Ahmed § Lucas Ashby Amanda Gortler Kacey Livingston Angela Ragona Brittany Tuzzolo † Nahin Ahmed Ayesha Ashraf Erin E. Graetzer Valrie J. Lloyd Jacqueline Rakib Rean H. Valere Tasfia Ahmed Mersal Ashrafi Danica Green Francesca Lombardo Nina Rapisardi Sarah Van Houten Michael J. Akis Robert S. Astudillo Melissa Grossman Laura Lupoli Evelyn Rebollar Angelia I. Vargas † Samuel A. Aladegbemi † Anastasia Athanasiou Jennifer Gualotuna Cynthia Mafla Christine Reinicke John Vessely Isfaqual Alam Xrisovalanti Athanasiou Danielle Gura Mariah Maher Crystal F. Y. Rios Michelle Vidal Monique Alarcon Kathya M. Avino Chrystelle Voigt Carlos Alba Paully S. Awad

28 SPRING 2017 SPRING 2017 29 Pablo A. Ayora Christopher S. Binakis Omhar Kareem Carre-Francois § Samantha L. Chiu Jennifer P. Cumbe Ariana Durkovic † Dishari Azad Rachell Blishteyn Taneshia E. Carrington Michael Cho Wazhma Daftanai Jasmina Dushi Mohammed O. Azam Jacob Blustein § Cristina R. Carter Bill Choi † Kelly Daloia Suzanna Dyal Nicole Aznaran Kinsey E. Bobel Leandro Carvalho Jeongeum Choi Brittany M. D’Amico Linda A. Dzah Heerna Ba † Nicole L. Bodek Kara Casbarro ‡ Susan H. Chon Carlie Dan ‡ Kelly A. Eberle § Cathie Babadzhanova Katherin Bolanos Matthew J. Casella Sadia A. Chong Rejina Daniel Taylor L. Eblen ‡ Bidisha Bagchee Sammy Bondarsky Hertzbert Casseus ‡ Sydul Choudhury Jessica L. Daquino † Tatiana Tamara Egas Wei Bin Bai Kristen J. Boody Maria A. Castillo Sulaiman Chowdhury Richard Darrigo Dana M. Eggers Timothy Allen Baker Catherine M. Borriello Alexandra Castro Crystal Chu-A-Kong Andrew S. Davalos Besarta Egriu Anacia Bakker Eric Borukhov Kenia R. Castro ‡ Sarah D. Chubak † Tamara Davitashvili † Jason E. Eisman § Nina Bakoyiannis Michal Borusiewicz Miguel L. Castro † Elizabeth I. Chung Brandon M. Davoren Joseph Eisner Celeste Balducci Melissa G. Bosch Carmelo J. Cataudella Brittany Ciccone Zachary D. Dean Nouriddin El Allali Olivia Frederique Bale Poutchou §Melina Bougatsos † James D. Cazzorla Nicole A. Cifuentes Anujat Deb Michelle V. Elias Cindy Balgobin George Boukas Jessica Cedano Nicholas Z. Cipollina Kyle D. Declara † Michael Eliscu Christine M. Ballah ‡ Ashley Boutehsaz Rachel E. Centeno †Andrea D. Cisneros ‡ Joanna Marie DeJesus Chante K. Ellis Kathleen Baltazar § Jacinta Bowman Cindy K. Centurion †Alexandria M. Claussell Catherine Delacruz Hebah Elsaid Wilson Banegas † Tori P. Bowser Bryan Cespedes Christopher Clough § Chaya R. Dembitzer † Dina Elsayed Oruaj K. Bangush Eric A. Braunstein ‡ Zev T. Chabus Michael V. Coccia Sachin K. Deodat Wilson R. Endara Gilia D. Banks † Ashley A. Brea Tavarez Myeongjae Chae Jared G. Coglietta † Melissa Depaula ‡ Danny Eng Mariah V. Banton Milkica Brecak † Yael Chamama Deborah Cohen Danita Depestre ‡ Jaclyn V. Eng Cristian O. Barahona Zachary Breland Brian E. Chan Shiran Cohen † Alexa M. Depperman § Tova H. Engel † Jeana Barenboim Christian L. Brigati Mankit Chan § Michelle E. Coleman Fatma Dervisevic Leora Englard Diego F. Barona Amanda Brito Zoe Chan Rolanda D. Coleman Meera Desai Christina N. Escobedo † Judith Barona Joseph S. Broderick Johniqua Chance Shannen M. Coleman Daniel De Sousa Joseph B. Espinal Christine E. Barry § Limor J. Brody Herpreet Chand Tiffany L. Coleman † Tingrit M. Desta Sthefanne Espinal Annette Barszcz Andre Brooks Crystal Chang Jessica L. Colon Nathanael Desulme Tatiana J. Espinoza † Sybil Barzvi † Amanda A. Bros † Esther Enyu Chang ‡ Johanna Colon † Elizabeth C. Devivo Leslie Estevez Patricia Basal Marjorie C. Brown Carol Chang-Mak Michael Como Sanjeev Dhir ‡ Yazmin Estrada Kimberley A. Batson § Shakayla M. Brown ‡ Mei Tzu Chao † Georgia Constantinides Adriana A. Diakovasilis Natalia Evans Crystal J. Beddoe Schela Brun Kyhiem S. Chaplin Anthony Conti Zachary B. Diamond † Angelina R. Ezratty Ashwanie Vanesa Beer † Allison B. Buchsbaum Bryan C. Charlie Resha Contractor Cristine L. Diaz Jennifer Failla † Jelena Begonja Kumarie D. Budhu Matthew Chatarpal Francesca Contreras Evelyn Diaz † Sylvia Fajardo Monowara Begum Haris S. Butt Labeeba A. Chaudhry Lissette M. Contreras ‡ Lisbel Diaz Sarah Falconi Salma Begum † Sumaria A. Butt Iqra Chaudry § Brian J. Conway ‡ Michelle C. Diaz † Jose M. Fana Sofia Begum James Caceres Linda Chavez ‡ Frank Coppola Neil D. Diaz Caterina Faraci Selma Begzic Cindy Cadavid Zymeena Omega Alpha Chavis ‡ Giselle Cordero Maria Dicandia Carolina A. Faraglia Angela Beis † Johanna K. Cadet Anthony Chen Nicole Ann Cordero Van Thien Diep † Shadia Farah Andrea D. Bejarano Marissa Caico Cai Peng Chen † Alexandra V. Cornelius † Krystal N. Dillon Sakor Farcarthy Kyle Bell Yadinsky Caimares Chen Chen Megan M. Corney § Atheena G. Dinglas Darlene Ann R. Farillas Shweta Benara Michael Calabrese Cindy Chen Laura M. Corpeno † Ashley R. Disalvo Brandon G. Farrugia John F. Benigno Julissa J. Camilo Valerio Feng Chen § Brenda A. Cortez Garima Dixit Erica Febrianti Dina Zoila Benites † Elisa C. Cammisa Hua Chen Devin A. Corvino Jordan L. Dolce Ewa Fedorowicz Lucinda Benitez Anyssa Campbell Jean Chen Joselyn M. Corzo † Sherline Estella Dolin Xiang Fei Ruby L. Benitez Terry-Ann C. Campbell Minda Chen Lisa Cossio Karma Dolkar Saul H. Feldman † Lancelot A. Benn Courtney Canavan Ying Chen † Maria Coulianidis Tsering Dolkar ‡ Antonio L. Femia ‡ Ariella Benson Joseph M. Candelario Ying Chen Kaitlin A. Cox Steven Domond John Feng David R. Berenholz Bruce Canselo, Jr. † Yuan Yuan Chen Julianna Cricchio Shi Gen Dong † Susan Fermin † Emily Kathleen Bergen Tianxiao Cao Tingting Chen Chen Michael Crump, Jr. Wenfang Dong Danilo Fernandez Jose Luis Bermeo Navarrete Brandon Capponi Josephine Cheng Denise Cruz † Alice F. Donovan Naira Fernandez Catheline R. Bernal Zarina Cara Kenny Cheng John Charles C. Cruz Aayesha S. Doria Stephanie A. Fernandez Elissa Bernheim Kevin M. Carabajo Cristal Cheong Julio C. Cruz Nicole Drzal Yomayra M. Ferreira Jordan Bernstein † Katy W. Carcamo Kessina B. Cheriza † Mardeline Cruz Dijana Dujmovic † Avigayil Fessel † Kelly A. Bernstein Anthony Cardenia Alex Cheung Veronica C. Cruz Debbie G. Dumalahay § Yael Fessel † Alicia Bharat Diana Cardona Surbhi Chibber Zachary S. Cruz Yadira Dumet § Justin T. Fields † Rema Bhatia Emma Carhuapoma Christopher T. Chin Cindy P. Cubides Caitlin A. Dunham Julia Figueroa Shohel M. Bhuiyan Giovanna M. Cariola Ugonnaya N. C. Chinedum-Ukwuozo Steven D. Cuenca Leonela E. Duran Meghan Fink Binny Bijjan Rafael M. Carmilema Jennifer N. Chioffe Diana A. Cuervo Noemy A. Duran Dylan Finkel

30 SPRING 2017 SPRING 2017 31 † Emma L. Finn ‡ Eunjeong Gim Kendra S. Harris Michael Evans Ibasan † Da Sol Kang † Raphael M. Kintzer Alina Firer Haeri Gim Nakia Hawkins ‡ Shiran Ibragimov Woong Ki Kang Jonathan A. Kirshblum Nicole A. Fishelman Yvonne Gim Arya Hawkins-Zafarnia Shereen Ibrahim Dov Kann Nicholas Kisarewski Maricarmen Flores Allan Giri Adrian Haye Anthony Imperiale § Elena M. Karavassilis † Adam G. Klein Kristyna Foglia Katrina Glowatz † Joseph Haynes Diego Infanzon Abrar Karim † Tamar Klein Amy S. Fong † Karen Go Paul C. He Ameera Inshanally † Zainab Karim Stephen Kleinberg Genesis S. Fonseca Mark L. Goberdhan † Yeye He Anthony J. Inzerelli Sherzod Karimov Marie Kleyman Kyle J. Forbes Anisah I. Golden † Jennifer Hegedus † Christina M. Irrera † Victoria Kataev Kimathi Knox Erika M. Forman § Deena M. Goldman Kimberly Hegedus Maliat Islam † Jonathan Katz Moshe N. Kohanim Fernando Fortune Matthew Goldman Jennifer Nicole Hein † Jennifer E. Itty Shira Katz Hikoll Kola Marie L. Fougere Magdalene I. Gomes Zachary S. Heisler Anna M. Iwaniuk § Arianna N. Kaufman Liza Kola Matthew J. Francaviglia ‡ Michelle Gomez † Andrew Hennefield Andrea Izquierdo † Amrit Kaur Ireanna Konstantaras Maria C. Franco Iliana A. Gonzaga William Henry Hamza S. Jaber Baljeet Kaur † Stephanie Koshki Yessenia Franco Alicia Gonzalez Alisha M. Hernandez Arielle F. Jacques Gagandeep Kaur Adriana Kosican Ryan Frankel Dalia Gonzalez † Amanda Hernandez Naomie Jacques Jasbir Kaur Katherine Kostajani † Tameka Fraser Diego Gonzalez Christopher A. Hernandez Adrian Jagdees Manpreet Kaur Anduena Kosturi Roy Frederick † Henry S. Gonzalez Danielle Hernandez Kenneth Eli Jager Prabhjot Kaur Haley J. Kotch Lisa C. Freese Jennifer Gonzalez Denise L. Hernandez Samantha Jagroo Tracy Kawall † Kevin Kotowski Adriana C. Frias Debra Goodman Diana J. Hernandez Khurshid Jahan † Emily B. Kaye Demetra Kouspos § Sindy Fried ‡ Adam Goodstein Krystel L. Hernandez Mitali Jain Christine M. Keheian Nils Kovalevsky ‡ Kimberly Friedman Akilah-Aziza N. Gordon Manuel E. Hernandez Khalida Jalili Jennifer A. Keiser Sara M. Kowalski Emily Fruchter ‡ Moshe T. Gottesfeld Prince T. Hernandez Jenneil L. James Anna M. Keller Lauren Krausman Abigail Fuentes § Deborah Gourdji Rene G. Hernandez Hana Janaskova ‡ Alexa Kelly Margaret Krieger Kelvin Funes Christopher S. Granath Carina Herrera † Gul E. Jannat Connor M. Kelly Brianna-Eunique Kuar Mohamed Samy A. Gad Ayana Green Robert A. Herrera † Indhira M. Jaquez Sheedy Kelly Jeongdae Kwak Giuseppe C. Gagliardi Nathan Green Laura D. Herrera Torres Jennifer Javier Mikael Kerr ‡ Haskel Kwestel ‡ Supeet K. Gakhal ‡ Avi Greenberg Kristin Herrin ‡ Paula Jaworowski † Anshu Khadka Bomin Kwon Jessica M. Galante † Vasilie Greonjanc † Michael L. Hewson † Mohammad Jawwad Amir H. Khafagy Alexandros Ladas ‡ Ellen Gales Jonathan Griggs Andrea S. Hicks Marcelle Jean Alena Khaimchayeva Steven Lai Sharon A. Galicia Valerie Gritsch Victor J. Hillergren Marie Jean-Louis Saif Khalid Susanna S. Lakenauth Kelsey E. Gallagher Francheska Grullon Caressa M. Hillick Dominic Jenkins Jennifer Khalilullah Parvesh Lal Blanca M. Gallardo † Nicole Guarino Calvin K. Ho † John Jerez Adeeba A. Khan Suhail Lallmohamed Rosanne Gangi-Gaertner Christina N. Guerra § Marc J. Hoch Kamal Jewnandan Amir Khan Carmen Lam Henry Gao Nicolas Guerrero Rachel M. Hodge Wenzhuo Jiang Ayima Khan † Mei Yuet Lam Alexandra J. Garcia Stephanie M. Guerrero Jessica A. Hogan Cindy S. Jimenez ‡ Ikramullah Khan Joselyn Landazuri Vinueza Anais Garcia Diana Guevara Nichole G. Holmes Shu Jin Javed Khan Gossan Landazuri Vinueza Johanni Garcia Scarlet Guillermo Mingyu Hong ‡ Rohana M Joab Marium Khan Angela Langone Steven E. Garib † Jacob S. Guralnik Susana Hoque Norman Joeng Mohammad Khan Massiel M. Lara Diana M. Garzon Aileen Gutierrez Nusrat Hossain † Shana John-Cortes Razana Khan Maya R. Lashley Meghan A. Gaska Faviola Guzman Yi-Chun Hsiao Jadae Johnson Rezwana S. Khan Felicia M. Lasorsa Deanna M. Gathmann Jeffrey Ha Zhoujie Hu Natalie Johnson Shazia E. Khan Krystal A. Latchana Lukasz Gawkowski † Seungjoo Ha Alex Huang Susan Jones Labid A. Khandaker ‡ Malika Latchman Darwin Gayle § Eliora A. Habshush Jennifer Huang Symire N. Jones † Jennifer Khayumov Wing Suet Lau † Samantha Geller † Nicole E. Hagooli Kathy Huang Sequoia Jones-Pitt Shahriyar Khondoker Kennedy Diamond Cheyenne Shahar Genefar § Shira Hahn Tengxiang Huang Frankel Joseph Alex Kikirov Lavington † Kyle M. Gentil § Atara Halberstam Wanchun Huang Jerlin A. Joseph Cynthia Kim Halimat O. Lawal George A. Georgakis Shayma Haleem Xiaoquan Huang Kevin J. Julia Hayoung Kim Kehinde O. Lawanson † Gregory V. Georges Hyojung Han Chantal D. Huggins ‡ Esther Jungreis ‡ Hyeok Jung Kim ‡ Asheka Lawrence Reid Kirollos Gerges Nazia R. Hanif Jocelyn Lucille Phoenix Huggler Brittany Juul-Nielsen † Kristen Kim Lisa P. Lay Mustafa Ghafari † Jessica Hannon Eric S. Hunt Hemel Kabir Monica H. Kim Sean L. Leavy ‡ Farhad Ghelichkhani Yamna Haq Kyle Hunte ‡ Chloe Kachanian ‡ Paul Kim Emely Ledesma Cody Giardina Fahimul Haque Carmen Huo Redion Kadilliu Ronald Kim Amanda Lee Darryl J. Gibbs Abdellah Harchaoui Faizal Hussein Saranjeet K. Kakania Sarah Kim Frank M. Lee † Kereen O. Gibson Charlene Harden Nicole G. Hutchinson † Judith Kamali Se Iee Emily Kim Jae E. Lee Emilio Gigliotti Tahsin Haris Jason Hwang Virginia Kambouras § Tae Hyeong Kim Jennifer Lee Jean-Pierre Gilbert Hooria Harmain Melvin Hydleburg Ariella Kaminsky Tamara Kim Jung Hwan Lee Jennifer S. Giller † Marc Harman Elizabeth M. Iannarelli Joanna Kamisakis † Youngju Kim Kasey Lee

32 SPRING 2017 SPRING 2017 33 Ken W. Lee † Alicia M. Louis Linn T. Maw Farjana Molla Yazmin L. Naupari Daniel Owusu Kevin Lee Nastasia Loukissas Aaron J. Maxant Samira Momotaz Estefania Navas † Aaron Ozeri Ki Lee Adrian M. Lovell Hafiza Mayan Geysers Mondal Estefania Navia Deyanira E. Pacheco Min W. Lee Irma Lovo Christine Mayglothling Jayasree Mondal † Elizabet Nazginov § Chu M. Paing Seung Jun Lee Emily Lowenthal Mabusi S. Mbili Nee Carl Monde Fathima Benazir Nazumudeen † Anastacia R. Pal § Virginia Lee Daniela F. Lozano Michael D. McAlister Andrea M. Monge † Vanessa A. Neal † Fernando Palaguachi Ying Ying Lee Alice Lu Meghan McCarthy Gessenia Monge Alexis N. Negron † Mary E. Palumbo Priscilla Lee-Chung ‡ Melissa N. Luca Erin K. McClelland † Kevin O. Monroy Shayan K. Nematollahi Laura K. Pamplona Michelle J. Leon † Lawrenzo S. Lue ‡ Patricia McCloskey Rachel Montag Andrew Ng Larry Pang Joseph T. Leoncio Richard R. Lugo Rachel J. McDowell Christopher M. Montanez Diana Ng Shiva Panicker Terence K. Leong Calvin Luk Charisma S. McDuffie Alan P. Mook Hao V. Nguyen Julio Panora Ugyen Lhatso Jacqueline Lukonina Corinne J. McFarlane † James Mooney Michele E. Niazov Wendolin Pantaleon Ivan Li Iris A. Luna Natasha McGill Malcolm Moore † Nik Nicaj Georgia Papazafiropoulos Jiayou Li Martyna Lupinska Sabrina K. McGinley Raquel Morales Raymond A. Nicasio † Jonathan Parecki Jiayun Li Olha Lysa ‡ Brian McGowan † Nicole M. Moran Christie M. Niebling Paola A. Paredes Karin Li Domonique Mack ‡ Ian J. McIlravy ‡ Cesar Morban § Danny G. Nieto Bryan J. Park Rujia Li † Jeremy C. Magno LaNiece M. McKeller Michelle Mordukhaev Dimitris A. Nikiforakis ‡ Esther S. Park Xing Ying Li † Casey M. Mahan Danea C. McLaughlin Michelle Mordukhayeva Max S. Nocerino Hyeyoun Park Lindsey M. Lichtenberger Dehlia M. Mahoney Cadesha McNish David J. More Hosna H. Noorzi James Park § Tamar D. Lichter Melissa M. Malave Johannah E. McNulty Alessandra Morelli Dominique C. Norris Jihae Park Rachel Y. Lim Daisy Maldonado Ferial Mechouche Astrid M. Moreno Shayan T. Nossrati Jinhee Park Crystal Lin Diego Maldonado Ana E. Medina Cynthia Morisset ‡ William Novello † Joanne J. Park Jiaming Lin Javier Maldonado Michael Medina Alexander J. Morlando Chelsey Nunez Keon H. Park Jie Lin Katherine Maldonado Omar Medjid Joseph S. Morris Malika Nurbekova † Kyulee Park † Jing Lin Sabina Mamood Irkania Medrano Zachary J. Morrissey Regine Marie E. Obra Paul Park † Jing Jin Lin § Aziza Manasseh Melanie J. Megnath Ryan M. Moser § Nicoleta Alexandra Ochisor Roy Park Mingxing Lin Anand A. Mandavia Dishti Mehra ‡ Eliana Moskowitz Osahenhen Odigie Yeaji Park Philip Lin Angela M. Mane Lizeth T. Mejia Zahava E. Moskowitz Carolin O’Donnell Meldryck Parraga Priscilla Feng Lin Latchmin C. Mangra Vanessa Mejia Ibrahim Y. Moslimani Joseph Ognibene John Passeri † Qiaoling Lin Anuradha Mann Bonny Melendez Afzaa A. Motiwala Eliana Ogorek † Arpan Patel Rong Lin Oscar A. Manosalvas Fabian A. Mena Mellasia S. Moulton Elon S. Okechukwu † Chintan P. Patel Salena Lin † Gabrielle E. Mansouri Samantha Mena Kristy R. Moy ‡ Stephanie Olcese Hafsa Abbas Patel Xiaohan Lin Gabrielle V. Manthos Louis E. Menacho Javier E. Mucia, Sr. Christina Olibrice Hemangi Patel Xiaoqi Lin Nico Marcelin Jonathan Mendez Katherine Muentes Sherlyn Olivo † Stutee Patel † Larry Linan ‡ Leora Margelovich Nicole E. Mendez † Cristina Muevecela Oluwanisola O. Olosunde Fahema Patwari Katrina Anne Lindo † Katherine E. Marinaccio Jeffrey Mendoza Wali Muhammad § Rachel Olshin Rose Marie E. Paul Laye Lindo Zijad Marisenovic Takiesha Meringola Mide Mujezic Sandra A. Olufidipe Anabel Paulino Paul W. Lindo II Leah P. Marks † Amelia F. Merker Sabina A. Mukta Israel A. Omede Glasmary Paulino Susy Linomontes Victoria Marquez † Brianna N. Meurer Cheyna O. Mulligan Nazmun J. Omni Julia A. Pazmino Martinez Michael Z. Lipovac Julianne Marra Sebastian Michalak ‡ Juan E. Munoz Imaria Omogun § Deborah Pedoeem Jinyuan Liu Mikaela Marshall Rose Middleton Jennifer Murariu Olugbenga A. Omotade Karen Peguero † Victor Liu Ashley K. Martin Tajinder S. Minhas † Danae K. Muratore Mario S. Ona Cristina Pena Xiaoshuai Liu Veena M. Martin Ariana M. Mistretta Iliriana Muratovic Shannan O’Neil Raymond Pena ‡ Naomi Livieim Carmen R. Martina Erin Mitchell-Boyle Yafa Murdakhayeva Adriana Orejuela Salina Pena Daniel Lizcano Alesha S. Martinez Stephanie M. Mkrtchyan Kevaughn C. Murray Maria Orfanos § Sara A. Pepkin Jonathan Ljuljdjurovic Alexa Martinez † Shah Mo Taylore Murray † Alana M. Ornstein Laritza Peralta Kadine Lloyd Andy Martinez Miraj Modi Amira Murtazaeva Edwin B. Ortega Stephen A. Peralta † Alyssa Loffredo Daniel Martinez Galina Moeed Maham Mushtaq Jesse J. Ortiz Yaritza Perdomo Carmen Loh Heidy N. Martinez Ahmed Mohamed Mary Kate Mutze † Joanna Ortiz Ana E. Perez Byron A. Loja Johnnathan Martinez Hira Mohammad Marianne Naderi § Nicole Y. Ortiz David J. Perez Cameron C. Lombardi Christopher Marzano Ummul Ban Mohameda Hicham Naji Sabrina Osieczkowski Martin Perez Alessandra Lombardo ‡ Caitlin M. Marziliano Matthew Mohammed Vasiliki Nakos Lioneta Osorio Paul M. Perez ‡ Jeffrey M. Long Ramon A. Matamoros Celine Mohan Nadine Namdar † Maria D. Ospina Ryan B. Perez † Maria D. Lopez Sarbjeet S. Mathon Julie Moheban Tenzin Namdol Pawel Ostapowicz Cynthia Forrest Perkins Mercedes I. Lopez Nicholas A. Matusewicz Farah Mohiuddin Sabreena Nasir Joanna O’Toole ‡ Jonathan M. Perlman ‡ Ross E. Lopez ‡ Diana G. Matute Sanchez Bianca T. Moise Suberin Nasir Vanessa Ou ‡ Daniella Perlstein Yazmin S. Lora Steven Maurer Ahsanul H. Mojumder Rimanegdo M. Nassa Danielle Ovelheira § Tova Perlysky

34 SPRING 2017 SPRING 2017 35 Jason M. Perri Emily N. Rados Jose L. Rodriguez † Stephanie Salales ‡ Raven Shan † Angelika Sobiecka † Charissa Perry Sean Rafferty ‡ Katarina Rodriguez Melanie Salarbux Stephanie L. Sharkey ‡ Steven A. Soffer Rae-Anna Persad Rikhee Raghabeer Lawrence E. Rodriguez Piyush Salaria Allen Sharma † Amanda D. Sohan Amar Persaud Nowshin S. Rahman Mayelin Rodriguez Cindy Salcedo Radheeka Sharma Jennifer Soleimani Jaipaul Persaud Shane N. Rajcooar † Olivia Rodriguez Shazia Saleem Tushar Sharma Kyle Solis Nisham E. Persaud Christy Rajcoomar Ricardo Jose Rodriguez † Abanob Saleh ‡ Miriam M. Shatzman Andriy Solonyna Joseph M. Petito Amy N. Ralph Sarah Rodriguez Stephanie Saleh Ameeta Shaw Oleksiy Solonyna Christopher Petri Hirmila Ramdharee Yisel Rodriguez Shaneece Salley Catherine C. Shaw Vielka Solorzano Anastasia Philippis Anisa Bhagwattie Ramdharry Carlos Alexander Rodriguez-Archaga Alton S. Salmon Anum Sheikh Samuel J. Song † Ashley Phillips Steven Ramgobin Anel Rojas Marzia Samadi Azka Sheikh Teng Song † Xuanzhen Piao Helivett Ramirez † Michelle Rojas Tenzin Samdup ‡ Jade I. Shell Dana N. Sooko Jessica N. Pichardo † Laura M. Ramirez Yessell Rojas § Danielle N. Samet Prateek R. Shewakramani Lyren Soriano Jarelis D. Pico † Wantee Ramkaran † Caterina Romano † Ariel Josef Samuels Linjun Shi Suzanne T. Sorrentino Joseph N. Pidoto Vashti L. Ramnarais ‡ Theresa Romano † Anthony San Andres ‡ Hyo Jung Shin Austin Soto Ruben J. Pierre-Louis Jonathan Ramos Kalmira Romeo Justin San Andres ‡ Ryan M. Shinn † Ammy Southwell Jacqueline M. Pilosi Amardev Rampersad Agnes Romero † Alejandra I. Sanchez Dana Shirley Vincent Spampinato † Michelle Pinargote Randi Rampersad Timothy Rooney Bryan Sanchez Jun Shoji Kimberly A. Sparacino Ariel Pinhasov § Lall Ramroo Yelena Rosales Emily Sanchez Pujan Shrestha § Elana L. Spector † Yasmin Pinhasov Malaev † Natasha Rankine Aimee Rosario Grace Sanchez Ali M. Shukur Jason T. Spencer § Maria Pinkhasov † Beth Rapp Karina Rosario § Karina P. Sanchez § Sima B. Shulman Justin B. Spitz †Ester Pinkhasova Nevila Rasha Lorissa M. Rosario Lucely G. Sanchez † Camile B. Sico ‡ Sam R. Spoto III Susana Pinkhasova Javier Raymondi Lysandra Rosario Danielle A. Sanders Maaz Siddiqui Vishal Srivastava Rebecca M. Pissalidis Irfaad Razak Vanesa Rosario ‡ Melina Sang Zehra Siljkovic Morgan K. Starley † Konstantinos Podias Jennifer Razo Dalia Rosas Agusto V. Santana Jose A. Silva Nizar Al Steele-Khatib § Sandra A. Podkalicki Natalie Real † Eliza Rosen Brandon Santiago Tiffany A. Silva Maria Stefanidis Michael Pogo Fahmida H. Reba Chelsea I. Rosenberg Kristine Santisteban Nhilcis Silverio Chananya M. Stern § Marcella Pogorelis Ivonna Reda § Matthew Rosenberg Jorge Santos ‡ Ayala Silverman Brianna N. Sternberg Jonathan M. Polanco Elizabeth A. Reddy Debra Rosenthal Tania V. Santos † Erica B. Silverman Janel Stevenson Keegan V. Polar Krishnasalila Reddy Gila Rosenzweig Momina Sardar Jared E. Silverman-Baer Safiya Stewart Allan H. Poliard Melissa Reeves Javier Rosero Sean J. Sargeant Goldie Simanowitz Kenneth Marc Stiefel ‡ Marisa J. Pollack Shavell M. Reid Edmund A. Rospigliosi Arturo E. Sarmiento Janice M. Similien Stanley St. Louis Daniela Polo Brian A. Rephun ‡ Talya Ross Kimberly Sarmiento ‡ Ashley N. Simon ‡ Nicolas John Stoian Stephanie Polo § Michelle Respler † Kelly Rossi † Devin Thomas Sarnataro Amandeep Singh Bradley M. Stone Jorge N. Ponce Vaca Gabriela Reyes ‡ Daniella Rothman Sasha A. Sawh Amrita Singh Rebecca Strauss Bhanmattie Pooran John Reyes Kelly A. Rothwell Francesca Scaturro † Anmol Singh Rachelle St. Victor Nicholas M. Porfyris † Rochelle M. Reyes † Chana Roubeni § Batsheva M. Schapira Ashvini Singh Ning Su ‡ Allan Porter † Natashia E. Rhodes Kareema C. Roundtree Rachel Scherer Jagraj Singh Sandra C. Suarez Oscar A. Portillo Bianca M. Ricciardi Madison B. Rowland Erika A. Schiff Khumarie Singh Yasmine Subtyl ‡ Eric Portnoy Lisbeth R. Riera Cathrine Rozario † Adina Schwartz Megan M. Singh Janet E. Sucuzhanay § Jamie M. Prawer Georgia Rinis § Hannah E. Rubenstein § Julie A. Schwartz Neetu Singh Shivana Sukhu Jesaiah Prayor Anabel M. Rivera Kathryn N. Ruffini ‡ Nathaniel Schwartz Parminder Singh Nusrat Sultana † Dina M. Pugliesi † Brian Rivera Sammy Ruggiero Anthony P. Sciarrratta Pawan Singh Syeda R. Sultana ‡ Isaac Pulatov Daniel M. Rivera Carlos M. Ruiz Lisa E. Scott † Racheal Singh † Min Sun Carla S. Pulgarin Danny Rivera Katie E. Ruiz § Gabrielle T. Segal Renu J. Singh † Yitong Sun † Isabel N. Pulgarin David A. Rivera Matthew Ruiz ‡ Diana Segovia † Sabrina Singh Eric Sung Melissa Pulgarin Hugo Rivera Meheroon N. Rumpa Esther M. Seidman Sahida Singh Chelsea R. Surpris Leah V. Punalall Marrisa Rivera Jerome Rush † Leandro Seligmann † Tiffany Singh † Shane Swords Seth D. Pupko ‡ Amanda L. Rivinius Joseph C. Russo Jessica Sepulveda ‡ Adrianna T. Sirinian Dara Sy Mehvish Qadri Fatima Rizvi § Aleksandra B. Rutkowski Anna Serebro Anastasia Skelton † Jacob Z. Taber Jenny Qu Tiffany T. Robinson § Josh Rutta Valentina Sevillano † Jules R. Skrill Botir Tagirov Jamay C. Qualles ‡ Simon Robson Monika Rzaca Neha P. Shah Vasiliki Skroubelos Sanjida Tahsin Charles Quinn Christine M. Rocha Jamal M. Saad Sara Shah Anastasia M. Smith Christopher V. Tajian Jose G. Quintana ‡ Alexandra M. Rodriguez Gaspare A. Sacco Hafsa Shahid Anthony J. Smith Natalie Tam William A. Quinto Courtney N. Rodriguez § Jessica Sachs Habib Shairzai Lenisse Smith Maximiliano Tamburi ‡ Yonatan R. Rabinovitch Estefania Rodriguez † Zulaikha Saidi Mai Shalalaiwan Roger F. Smith Johannarose B. Tan Gianluke J. Rachiele Jennifer Rodriguez Amanleen Saini Michelle Shamalov Susan E. Smith Zu Xian Tan ‡ Marleana J. Rad John C. Rodriguez Marjana Saki Mashfik K. Shamir Oluwatobi L. Sobajo Blaire Bing Tang

36 SPRING 2017 SPRING 2017 37 Jessica Tang § Chaya T. Ungar Patrick T. Wagner, Jr. Ayue Yang † Josip Brecak † Sadia Rahman Yuemin Tang Heather A. Urchenko Kozel J. Waldron Bin Yang Andrea Caicedo Trujillo Christopher Smith † Chandni Tariq Raymie G. Urcuyo Alyssa M. Walker Jacqueline Yang Jessica Camas Esther Sulca Jasmine Tashkissi Paola A. Urgelles ‡ Reena Wallach Lihua Yang Susan L. Cano † Shane Swords Rita Tautonico ‡ Emily K. Urgiles † Alyssa Wang ‡ Orit Yaron † Stephanie Chen Beverly Ann Zenteno Hodalis Taveras Katherine Uribe Ronny Wang † Kimberly I. Yee † Rominie Dyal Jhon E. Zhagnay Jessica Taveras ‡ Tiffany Uribe Victor Wang Ruben Yelizarov ‡ Farrukh Edgarov † Nethaniel Teigman Julia B. Valdez Yangyang Wang Rui Ricardo Ye Wang Cindy Flores Jenny P. Tenezaca Stephanie A. Valencia † Ye Wang † Yihua Yin Michael Glotsos FOR THE DEGREE OF Emilia D. Tercjak Nicole Valle Aviva Warman † Kristen Yonke § Jonathan S. Goldberg BACHELOR OF MUSIC Peter Thanasoulis Philip E. Vallone Brittney T. Warner ‡ Carolyn Xiye You Marc Harman † Lori Thoericht Yudy Vanegas Jaymaya Washington Kianna A. Young ‡ Aryeh P. Joffe † Nicholas R. Anton Christine Thomas Mellissa Ruth-Ann Vanrossum Alex Jordan M. Watson Ling Yu ‡ Jesse Johnson Christian Barros Sherene Thomas Shanique A. Vanzie Robbie Webster † Diana Yunov † Norine Joseph ‡ Eunjeong Gim Kena J. Thornton † Emily Vargas ‡ Tamara Weinberg ‡ Daniel Yusupov † Towsif Karim ‡ Matthew Gomm Daniel P. Toner Giancarlo Vargas Maita Weinman Michael Yusupov Lingshuo Kong † Markus J. Kaitila Venu A. Toolaram † Marileydi Vargas Abreu † Nicholas M. West Abdullah Zafar Zhengxuan Liang Christopher T. Mulz Marta Torea † Karen Varrone Madeline Elyse White Shahnum Zaidi Qian Liu Alejandro A. Salaverry Emmanuel Toribio Cristina V. Vasquez Tyree White Jocelyn Zapata Mumei Lu ‡ Paulina Salcedo-Watson Daisy D. Toro Luis Vasquez Renee Wietschner Emily Zar † Stanislaw Maks † Kelsey Sheldon † Danisse J. Toro Maritza C. Vasquez Zoe V. Wiggins ‡ Debra A. Zarny Hemwattie Mangroo † Anita Torossian Tara Vasquez Cole J. Wilkinson Sahla Zawril † Marche S. Mason § Christine Danielle Torres Casey J. Vavra Brenda N. Williams Wilson A. Zelaya Jason H. Matadin FOR THE DEGREE OF † Cynthia L. Torres Christian J. Vazques-Morales Danielle Williams Marina Yue Zhai Anna Meshcheriakova BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Danica Torres Candelaria L. Vazquez † Lloyd D. Williams Steven Zhan Klajdi Miftarallari Adebola Adesina Destiny Torres § Lisette B. Vazquez Keera Wilson Candy Zhang Manuel A. Mourino † Richard A. Aguilar Lizette Torres ‡ Nohely Vazquez Shoshana S. Wodinsky Joan Zhang Stevianne Ognibene Allison Alger Precious Torres † Edward Vega Steven M. Wody Kevin Zhang † Michael G. Ortega Emdad Ali Mara Toussaint Christian Velasco Carissa Woerner Xin Yu Zhang Marcela Ospina Cartier Alonzo ‡ Victoria S. Toussaint † Marina Velasquez Marlee Wollman Yaguo Zhang Wilson E. Piedra Brianna M. Alvarez Alyson Tradelli David Velazquez Jackson Wong Hua Zheng David Quan Krista G. Ancona Mariam S. Traore David O. Velazquez Jessica Wong Mei Yin Zheng Hanzalah Qureshi Luis A. Ayala § Joshua S. Traube ‡ Jorge I. Velez † Nathan Wong ‡ Michael Zheng Manuel Reyes Hector W. Ayarza Julian Traverso † Steven A. Velez Brian Wooley Zeye Zheng Amanda Rohit Ashma Aziz Kanti Tripathi Nicholas Veljacich Daydria Worham Jialiang Zhou Christian Romero Levana Azra Zoraida Trollan Kristine M. Ventolora Louise A. Wright Yijunren Zhou Md. Samsuzzaman Jennifer Baran Ronsheica R. Trotman Mirka Y. Verano Chenhui Wu Yanqing Zhu † Devin Thomas Sarnataro Jarred K. Barbour Yakov L. Trukhin Maria Vieira Hui Yu Wu Weng Zhuo § Nathaniel M. Selevan Michael C. Benjamin Jessica W. Trumpet Mike Vigo Loren Wu Michael Zielinski Matthew P. Serrano Dylan Blaine † Fanny Truong Emely Villacorta Toloza Luzhen Wu § Emily Zimmer † Japneet Singh Lia E. Briffa Jennifer Tsang Mariauris R. Villegas Man C. Wu ‡ Arielle M. Zinraech Sukhdeep Singh James Brostowski Rita Tsatourova Ngn Vincent Nuanlan Wu † Selin F. Zorer Demetrios Spanos Sharlyn Bueno Natalia Tsatsis John E. Vineski Ping Te Wu † Chaim Summers Hanbyul B. Byun Nathan Tschetter † Fatiha Viqar § Rachel Wu Martin Vukaj FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR † Nicole Castro † Dekyi Tsering Lawrence Vitiello Yue Xi Shoon L. Wai OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Tin Suen Chan Elias Tsigos Aaron Vivar III Dahai Xia Jennifer Zhong Jian Chen † Simone C. Tsui † Marion Vizhnay ‡ Grace Xie Suhana Ahmed † Jingyi Chen Omawattie D. Tulsi Jason Vogel Jianwu Xue Iqram Alli Mengping Chen † Aaron Turkel † Paula C. Volos Kan Xue † Iqra Ata FOR THE DEGREE OF Michele A. Clarke Ellen J. Turner Milek Vorfi Peter M. Yacoub Vishal Bali BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS † Kay Deng Stephanie Ubiergo † Kaitlyn D. Vosper ‡ Ezro Yadgarov Jessica Balram Avinash Dhanraj Devin Ulla † Cynthia Wade Donna M. Yaipen † Nigel N. Barker † Natasha Alies Kleber B. Dutan-Yauri Francesca Ulysse ‡ Yonatan Wadler Violeta Yakutilova Turbold Batzorig April Chong Ryan Bender Mario C. Papadoniou † Yasmeen Elmaliki Kaija M. Binyard Nasya R. Patton Kevin Escario

38 SPRING 2017 SPRING 2017 39 Christopher L. Espino Yuli Lin Omar A. Rendon FOR THE DEGREE OF FOR THE DEGREE OF † Amanda M. Farinella † Joyce Liu † Krista Rios Summer 2017 MASTER OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF ARTS Julissa Fernandez Jun Min Lu Jonnathan Rojas Candidates for Summer 2017 Isadora Benitez Abdulsalam Abbasi ‡ Sophia H. Fox Justin Lum Juan Pablo Rojas graduation may choose to par­tici­pate Samvel A. Sarkisyan Joanne Acevedo Rosella C. Fuscaldo Kelsey Macaluso Stephanie Romero in the Spring 2017 Com­mence­­ment Tisha Agnes Joceline Fuzailov Johnnathan Martinez Johana P. Rosales ­ceremonies. Upon com­pletion of their Syeda R. Ahammed ‡ Ellen Gales Katherine L. McDevitt § Lauren H. Rubin degree requirements, they will have Umbreena Ahmad Olivia J. Garcia Kevin Thomas McKeown † Dawnyelle L. Santos their names recorded, with appropriate FOR THE DEGREE OF ­honors designated, in the program for MASTER OF SCIENCE Mokit Ahmed Gino A. Guerra ‡ Leester Mei Haley F. Sato the 2018 Commencement. Omamh Ahmed Charles Gurnelos † Lin Miao Stephanie L. Savarese Melissa Martinez Fataho Ali Fatima Hamadi † Kayla N. Miller † Serena S. Schauer Angela Mukalel Amanda M. Anzalone † Felixvon I. Henson † Dory T. Mintz † Monica G. Schor FOR THE DEGREE OF Carolina Estephania Arispe Tingya Hsu Ramy Y. Mohamed Brijendra Shah MASTER OF ARTS Alexandra B. Arteaga David Huang † Ahmar Mohammed Hui Shao Carla J. Davis FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER Mari Aucapina Kristen Huang Victor Morales Maaz Siddiqui Dana Derchin OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Wilfredo Aviles Kun Huang Joseph Mustacchia Johanna K. Silva Lisa A Finger Mila I. Badhon § Rachel Hyman Nelcy D. Mylonas Renato G. Silva Amber S. Alsheimer Gerald Gomez Paul A. Baietto Marisa Incantalupo † Layton A. Neil Sebastian Singh Laura R. Barahona Sarah S. Hussain Kihaen Baik † Adiba Islam ‡ Rachel Neuhauser § Amanda V. Sinobio Megan A. Bastos Ammad Khan Ericka Yazmin Bautista Rivera Vicky Jin Diana Ng † Alise Snyder Jacqueline Berenshteyn Jessica A. Klett Nathalie P. Beauzile ‡ Elizabeth L. Joa † Sidra B. Noor Alexander Stylianou Melissa A. Butzbach Debora Major Marta Black Emina Kadrich Patrick Novotny Melody Sullivan Nicole M. Cavanagh Andres F. Maldonado O’Prah Olivia Blair Kyuhee Kang † Justin Oakley Ruqayyah H. Taalib-Din Amanda Cheung Taylor M. Martin Sean P. Blatt Lucelit Karakaplan James E. Ordaya † Lori M. Thoericht Presilla S. Daniel Greisis L. Ortiz Jessica R. Bodeta David Karimzadeh Marco Ortega Rafael Torres Christina Delsignore Philip Parzygnat Elliot Brandwein Jane M. Kim Gabriela Padewska † Anna Turetcaia Rebekah G. Devenney Dannille Paul Jorgonne Brutus Mi Kyung Kim Anthony Paliseno † Sayara Uddin Carisa L. Eye Thalia B. Reid Alejandra Burgos Shahab T. Kokabiyan Jaehyoung Park Jennifer Valentine Eric L. Jablon Chandra Shivbaran Katherine Calvo Sahar Kosari § Alina M. Pena Thanushan Varatharajah Hala Kasem Adam YiQiang Wang Yoan F. Carrillo † Takumi Kotao Roderick B. Pena David Vega Paul J. Keil Mirelys Castillo Agata M. Krupa Lauren N. Penta Alphonso White Marija Kero Ho Ki Chan Yoke Yen Lam Karol Peski Leslie L. Williams Alexander P. Levy FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER Yoeh En Chang ‡ Justin Lamot Hanh M. Pham ‡ Steven V. Wojsnis Beth S. Lowe OF ARTS IN TEACHING Kristy Chao Estela M. Lapinel Ruben J. Pierre-Louis Joanna Wytwer Melissa May Batool Chaudhry Adolfas Lapsys Karysa Pikoulas Cindy Yam Nisha B. Missir Meghan T. Morrissey Angela Chavez Justin Lee Jermaine J. Pinckney Farjana Yasmin Antoinette Palandro Rosario Ortiz Hongyu Chen † Alexa Lempel ‡ Tara R. Polinsky Priscilla V. Yecora Misun Park Jie Chen Jaclyn M. Leone Maxwell F. Popper † Jonathan Yu Maxine Pearlman Jie Yu Chen Peng Li † Salmah A. Rahim Angelo A. Zamudio Catina Pipola FOR THE DEGREE OF Kadeem Chen Xin Li Shima Rahman Jacqueline Zappala-Lofters Jaclyn Nalos Ramirez MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE Mong-Zhu Cheng Kheng Seong Lim Christopher W. Rebolini Dominique K. Restagno Gordon O. Chike Obden K. Mondesir Maria Virginia Salcedo Helen M. Cho Gloria Munsch-Clark Joyce Solarte Dewan A. Choudhury Camillekay A. Soares Theresa M. Stahl Kevin Cisneros Tina Tam Jessica A. Taveras Humberto Cobena Nicole Valentine Maria Contoveros Amanda M. Velez Aisha M. Cooper Lennox A. Creft Marjorie Cruz Konrad J. Davis Oren V. Dayan Kimberly DeMarco Vandana Deonarain Priscilla A. Diaz Evelyn J. Dominguez

40 SPRING 2017 SUMMER 2017 41 Jaicy Dominguez Lori L. Martinez Donawa Jeremy M. Schwartz FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR Spring 2017 Janelle E. Donegal Raquel J. Matias Launy Z. Schweiger OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Veterans at QC FOR THE DEGREE OF Gianni Dumitrescu Mariana I. McAlpine Peter Scimemi The following is a list of candidates William Antoine MASTER OF ARTS Cezary A. Dyrda Jessenia Mendoza Rudranauth Sewsanker for graduation who have served in the Elvis Baidya Allan R. Edmond Erin A. Mercado Tahsin Shah Armed Forces of the United States of Katie Bishop Reggie Dennis Casey Evans Bianka Q. Merette Brandon Shebes America. Betzabe Castillo Tova Fink Jessica D. Everett Kristie Mero Deena Shechter Jinghan Li Nasreen Quadri Zohal Faqiri Merone R. Miltz Cindi Singh Kiana R. Rios Summer 2016 Christina Farella Olga Mocka Karamvir Singh Ochgerel T. Weaderhorn FOR THE DEGREE OF S. M. Elias Farhad Jennifer Mohamed Giuseppe Sirianni Kadashia Williams MASTER OF ARTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Daniel Faylayev Irzo A. Mohmend Nicole Smith MASTER OF SCIENCE Hadi Fazily Diana Moncada Oshaye S. Smith Everton Johnson Chia Yi Foo Raven Morris Sade S. Smith Oscar Gallego Erica B. Friedman Rachel Moya Jessica Solorzano FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Walter Gabriel Michael Mulcay Kevin A. Spoto BACHELOR OF ARTS Dominique Germain Benjamin Z. Muller Marie Krystel Stankov Alexandra P. Checa FOR THE DEGREE OF Manuel Godoy Karen Giraldo Danielle F. Napolitano Andrea H. Strem Brian Wess MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Weijia Gong Nicholas Nardozi Caitlyn Sullivan Hengchun Song EDUCATION Joseph Gorjian Shaina A. Nazamoldeen Elaine N. Szumanski Bing Qing Sun David Licitra Nicholas R. Grein Wai Shan Ng Jeffrey Taborda FOR THE DEGREE OF Mondel R. Gunn Marco G. Niama Kasey R. Tago BACHELOR OF MUSIC Kyeongmin Ha Melody Noya Azra Tahirovic Fall 2016 FOR THE DEGREE OF Nissan Haimov Chiaku Nwanna Jennifer Tang Kayla V. Faccilongo FOR THE DEGREE OF Benjamin Muratore BACHELOR OF ARTS Camil Hamza Paula Paganelli Chin Ting BACHELOR OF ARTS Syed M. Hassan Brandi N. Panisse Rafaela Tolentino Mankit Chan Deyci J. Heras Jayne L. Papa Freddy Torres Carmelo Arocho Johniqua Chance Minhazul Hoque Stephanie Pastor Nelson L. Torres FOR THE DEGREE OF Collan Campbell Roy Frederick Rifat Hossain Allyson Peralta Fanimaria Tragaras BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Maria Cortez Vasilie Greonjanc Brian K. Huang Andre Pereira Eric R. Tyszka Anson George Scarlet Guillermo Jennifer Dong Anthony Iurcotta Alan Petiote Rasheed O. Usman Martin E. Hinds Krystel Hernandez Logan Frankel Maria J. Jarrin Isabelle Pierre Pierre Ayala Vanderpool Farhad Khan Rene Hernandez Christian M. Gomes Bryan A. Jenkins Michelle Pina Jahane J. Vargas Xue Zhen Li Min Lee Arielle E. Grunin Andy Jimenez Megan Pon Michelle Vargas Brian Oh Jeffrey Long Pyong Hwa Jeong Timothy W. Jinks Kevin Quezada Mark A. Vatch Jonathan Mendez Kezia I. Kartika Takima M. Johnson Alexander Quinto Olivia R. Velez Nimra Khan Matthew Mohammed Sulaiman Kabia Selma Radoncic Olga Veloz Jason Liang Kevaughn Murray Daria Kaczorowska Mehnaz Rahman Venesa Veres Michael Mackenzie Li Peng Manpreet Kaur Ashley Rahmanan George Vezyrakis Kevon K. Manners Christopher Petri Sandeep Kaur Fior Daliza Ramos Daisy Vivar Ramses Morel Omar Rendon Wajiha Khatri Melanie Ramos Jessica Walker Shane Mitchiko Z. Palabasan Jonathon Rojas Joshua Kim Andrew B. Rathaus Olivia M. Walker Michael M. Persaud Palton Salmon Ivana Kolega Michelle Recalde Hong Wang Clarissa Salcie Valentina Sevillano Kristen M. Korzevinski Lenecia C. Remekie Akila Wazeed Doum Suh Jagraj Singh Naomi G. Lakhan Toogeeta Reuben Braxton R. Wells Tiffany Wibisono Philip Vallone Jeffery H. Lau Lisbeth Reyes Kailey White Jiancheng Wu Lloyd Williams Rebecca Lee Nancy Reyes Muyinbat D. Williams Raymond Wright Abraham Leon-Ortega Shanelle Rivera Darlene Wilson Ebenezer Lewis Sharon Rivilli Raymond E. Wright Nicholas D. Liolios Darryl Robertson Diying Wu Michelle Liu Valini R. Rohit Kati J. Yam Joseph M. Lobello Jeannette Rosario Dong Hyun Yi Matthew Loh Sharon Rosenberg Sonam Yolmo Carlin Lungu Danielle Rubin Yosef Zarnighian Nikolas Maher Jane L. Rubin Yiru Zhang Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of these listings, which are drawn from information made available­ to us by May 9, 2017. Jennifer Marin Timothy W. Sacca Danny Zhou ­­­Cir­­­­­­cum­stances beyond our control­ may have resulted in errors or in the appear­ ­ance of names out of alphabetical­ order. Tehila Marks Ashley M. Samet Arianie Marte Emely Santana

42 SUMMER 2017 43 The Commencement Office and the Commencement Wind Ensemble Baritone Saxophone CUNY Degrees College Committee­ on Honors & Awards Kadeem Lewis Marshals gratefully acknowledge the generous Dr. Kristin Mozeiko, Music Director Kyle Reese The following is a list of candidates Joanna Rocco, Assistant Graduate support and cooperation of the Queens Chief Marshal for City University of New York Conductor Trumpet College Auxiliary Enterprises Corporation; Nancy Hemmes degrees who consider Queens College Nena Kunnateerachadalai, Graduate Suleiny Beltre their “home” school. the Queens College Foundation; the Conductor Nicolas Giacalone* Assistant Chief Marshals Aaron Copland School of Music; the staffs Olivia Rodriguez, Graduating Senior Calli Goldman Manuel Sanudo of Kupferberg Center for the Arts, the Conductor Matt Hart Simone Yearwood Fall 2016 Office of Communica­ ­tions, the Office of Byron Perez-Chacon Piccolo the Registrar, the Office of Information Daniel Roman FOR THE DEGREE OF Marshals Kimberly Sparacino* Technologies, Security­ & Public Safety, David Szabo BACHELOR OF ARTS Karen Ball Buildings & Grounds, and the Student Salvatore Brienza Flute Horn § Gabriel Shechter Union; the faculty­ and staff who have Theodore D. Brown Hillit Avnon-Klein Sabrina M. Aponte vol­unteered to serve as Marshals; the Maria Cadme Taylor Eblen* Jason Henriquez students who act as QC Ambassadors; Michelle Cassano-Repole Kimberly Sparacino* Kaleb Lewis and the many members of the college Amy David Jennifer Spicher Alejandro Salaverry* FOR THE DEGREE OF Alexandra de Luise community who have helped with Queens Trombone BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Mari Fujimoto Oboe College’s ninety-third Commencement Hank Ching Joseph Grosso Anthony Martinez exercises. Julian Paykert † Ofir Yakobowicz William Haddican Clarinet Olivia Rodriguez* Janice Lenzer Brianna Balzano Lee Tanner College Committee on Honors & Awards Harriet Li Kristen Freriks Natalie Kalukeerthie John R. Bowman, Chair Kate Menken Tuba Spring 2017 Sandra Mew Jorge Robles Syed Hassan Ross Wheeler, Director of Honors Programs Nate Samuels FOR THE DEGREE OF Russell G. Miller Yael Neumann Percussion BACHELOR OF ARTS Anne Marie Devlin, Assistant to the Bass Clarinet Michael Perrone Daniel Guillaume Committee Steven Lensky Phillip Okon Jane E. Guskin Ronald Rothenberg Line Saint-Hilaire Bassoon Chris Ramirez Alexandra E. Leston Commencement Office Karen A. Sullivan Nena Kunnateerachadalai Miguel Ramirez Natalie Monashen Sylvia Hernandez, Coordinator Renée Toueg Christopher Scott Swift Alto Saxophone Reid Vancelette Eugenia Theodosopoulos Joseph DeVito, Assistant Reiss Beckles Nathalis Guy Wamba Kevin Pyle Michael White FOR THE DEGREE OF Office of Student Life *Member of the graduating classes Tenor Saxophone BACHELOR OF SCIENCE John Andrejack, Executive Director & Riyo Fukushiro Dean of Students Jaliyl Stokes Nadege D. Willis

44 45 In Memoriam Violet Jeffrey Board of Trustees, City City University of Queens College Max Kupferberg ’42 ­University of New York New York Administration Foundation Lilo J. Schott Leeds ’48 During the past year, the college Masha Bernstein Leon ’79 William C. Thompson, Jr., Chair James B. Milliken, Chancellor community has learned of the loss of Russell M. Artzt ’68 Elsi Kovacs Levy ’47 some of its valued members. They will Vita C. Rabinowitz, Executive Vice Jill E. Barad ’73* Elizabeth Mandel Barry F. Schwartz, Vice Chair ­Chancellor and University Provost be missed and warmly remembered by Amelia F. Bernstein ’66* Helen M. Sargent Marshall ’80 their friends and colleagues. Matthew Sapienza, Senior Vice Chancellor Barry A. Bryer ’69 Dorothy Hacohen Meller ’65 Wellington Z. Chen and Chief Financial Officer David Chu ’01 Burton L. Backner ’54 Joanne Miller Una S. T-Clarke Judith Bergtraum, Vice Chancellor for Jane Chwick ’82 Marsha Joy Baliff ’65 Lucille Faraone Monti ’54, MSEd ’72 Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez Facilities Planning, Construction, and Jerry M. Cohen ’73* Lorraine Hornstein Baronfeld ’47 Mario J. Monti ’54, MSEd ’58 Rita DiMartino Management Jerry Colonna ’85* Ruth Bauer ’75 Casper J. Morsello ’52 Fernando Ferrer Edwin Cooperman ’64* Roberta Berger-Shifreen ’84 Mary O’Connor ’50 Judah Gribetz Brian Cohen, Vice Chancellor and University In Memory of CIO Steven Daniels ’92 Catherine Henrick Bingham ’78 Herbert S. Parmet, MA ’57 Mayra Linares-Garcia Lee Fensterstock ’68 Virgil L.P. Blake Louis Jay Pearlman ’76 Hélène Guidice Robert F. Mujica Christopher Rosa, Interim Vice Chancellor Steven L. Gerard ’67 Stephen Block ’73 Heriberto de Obanda Quinde ’78 We dedicate this program Brian D. Obergfell for Student Affairs Michael Goldstein ’63* Raymond Edward Boyle ’43 Gregory Rabassa to the late Hélène Guidice, Jill O’Donnell-Tormey Burton Sacks, Deputy Vice Chancellor Richard Goldstein ’73* Thomas F. Burke ’77 Nanette Blumenfeld Rainone ’65 a well-respected and much-loved Charles A. Shorter for Operations, Office of University Relations Joseph J. Grano, Jr.* Carol Capalone Adele Lerman Robbins ’63 member of the Office of Ken Sunshine Pamela S. Silverblatt, Vice Chancellor Carol J. Hochman ’71* Communications for over thirty Sandra Wilkin Iola Wilson Carter Lois Bernstein Roehr ’53 for Labor Relations years. Queens College greatly Katherine Hu ’01 Staci Hope Cohen Mary Ellen O’Brien Ryan ’64 appreciates Hélène’s meticulous Jane Sovern, Interim General Counsel and Susan Isaacs ’65 (Abramowitz)* Nancy Comley Glauco Sagebin ’06, ’08 Chika Onyejiukwa, ex officio and tireless work on dozens Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs Freda S. Johnson ’68 Paul A. Dickerson ’85 Victor Sanchez Katherine M. Conway, ex officio of Commencements. Saul J. Kupferberg Virginia E. Holder Dinzey ’46 Mildred S. Schachinger ’45 Gloriana B. Waters, Vice Chancellor Ira B. Lampert ’69 Arnold C. Franco ’43 John W. Schulenberg ’51 for Human Resources Management Allan Z. Loren ’60 Thomas Frumkes Linda Sperber ’69 Andrea Shapiro Davis, Associate Vice Gail A. Marquis ’80 Faith Schain Garfield ’54 Louis Stettner Henry Weinberg Chancellor for Corporate, Foundation, and Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Pierre A. Gazarian ’54 Robert J. Sullivan ’57 Paul I. Weinrich ’69 Major Gifts Development Michael Minikes ’65* Kati Gerson Diana Kahn Taylor ’62 Murray Weintraub ’50 Mark E. Hauber, Interim University Vice James A. Mitarotonda ’77 Darlene R. Gumbs ’03 Cindy E. Traub ’79 Elizabeth Colton Welch ’47 Provost for Research Dina N. Perry ’67 Alem Habtu Pamela Udis-Kessler ’56 Barbara Nertz Wien ’48 Marc V. Shaw, Senior Advisor to the Maurice Reznik ’76 Amy Maiello Hagedorn ’73 William Frank Vetter ’46 Yevgeny Yevtushenko Chancellor for Fiscal Policy Mark E. Rose ’85 Irene M. Jedrlinic Hirshon, MA ’76 Blanche Rothberg Wager ’42 Barbara Witkin Zang ’59 James Sterngold, Senior Advisor to the David Rosen ’80 David B. Jacobson ’49 Maureen Waters Marion Arbeit Zimmerman ’42 Chancellor for Communications Howard Sipzner ’83 Stephanie Stiefel ’80 Charles Swarns ’80 Chaim Z. Wachsberger ’73 Robert Wann ’82 Jacqueline Willens ’70 Renée K. Zarin ’54

*Emeritus

46 47 Queens College Odalys Díaz Piñeiro, Deputy Chief of Staff Department Chairs John Devereux, Economics Wallace Goldberg, Mathematics and Director of Strategic Initiatives Administration Israel Blumenfrucht, Accounting and Emilia Lopez, Educational and Richard Maxwell, Media Studies Jeffrey Rosenstock, Assistant Vice Community Programs Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, President Information Systems David Schober, Aaron Copland School of President for Government Relations & Daisuke Akiba, Elementary and Early Music Elizabeth F. Hendrey, Provost and Vice External Affairs Kate Pechenkina, Anthropology Childhood Education President for Academic Affairs­ Stephen Grover, Philosophy Steven A. Schwarz, Associate Provost and Antonio L. Gonzalez, Art Glenn Burger, English Richard P. Alvarez, Vice President for Assistant Vice President PoKay M. Ma, Biology Alexander Lisyansky, Physics Enrollment & Student Retention Gerasimus Katsan, European Languages Eva Fernández, Assistant Provost and Patricia Rachal, Political Science Susan A. Rotenberg, Chemistry and and Literatures Laurie Dorf, Vice President for Assistant Vice President Biochemistry Robert Lanson, Psychology Institutional Advancement & Alumni Ashima Kant, Family, Nutrition, and June Bobb, Assistant Vice President for Relations (Interim) Yunzhong Shu, Classical, Middle Eastern, Exercise Sciences Retention & Student Success Eleanor Armour-Thomas, Secondary and Asian Languages and Cultures Education and Youth Services Jay Hershenson, Vice President for José Miguel Martínez-Torrejón, Hispanic Martin G. Klotz, Dean of Mathematics & (Acting) Communications & Marketing and Senior Languages and Literatures Natural Sciences Dana Weinberg, Sociology Advisor to the President Christopher Winks, Comparative Joel Allen, History William McClure, Dean of Arts & Literature (Acting) Jeff Maskovsky, Urban Studies William Keller, Vice President for Humanities Manuel Sanudo, Library (Acting) Finance & Administration Zhigang Xiang, Computer Science Craig A. Michaels, Dean of Education Kwong-Bor Ng, Graduate School of Adam L. Rockman, Vice President Meghan E. Healey, Drama, Theatre, and Library and Information Studies (Acting) for Student Affairs Michael Wolfe, Dean of Social Sciences Dance Arlene W. Kraat, Linguistics and Glenda G. Grace, Assistant Vice Anthony J. Tamburri, Dean, John D. Gregory O’Mullan, School of Earth and Communication Disorders President, General Counsel, and Chief of Calandra Italian American Institute Environmental Sciences Staff

Congratulations and a warm welcome to the Queens College Class of 2017! Queens College takes great pride in the achievements and success of our graduates. Our strength comes from the participation and support of our alumni who stay connected to the college. As you move forward in your careers, we believe you will make an impact on your communities, and we hope you will share your news and accomplishments with us. The Office of Alumni Relations wishes you great success and hopes you will let us know how we can be of assistance to you. The Queens College Office of Alumni Relations • [email protected]

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DIVISION OF ARTS & HUMANITIES DIVISION OF EDUCATION DIVISION OF MATHEMATICS DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES on the Quadrangle (except the Graduate School of Library 1 Art Dept. at the Klapper Hall Student Gallery, Room 470 14 Educational & Community Programs & NATURAL SCIENCES  & Information­ Studies and the Sociology Dept.) Elementary & Early Childhood­ Education 2 4 Classical, Middle Eastern & Asian Languages & Cultures Dept., Biology Dept., Remsen Hall, Room 100 Secondary Education & Youth Services, Colden Auditorium; 13 Accounting & Information Systems, Africana Studies, Comparative Literature Dept., European Languages & 3 Chemistry & Biochemistry Dept., Literatures Dept., Queens Hall, Room 120 tickets required Anthropology, Applied Social Sciences, Business School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Administration, Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, 6 English Dept. and American Studies, Goldstein Theatre Mathematics Dept., Physics Dept., Remsen Hall, East Asian Studies, Econom­ ­ics, History, Interdisciplinary Room 101 9 Hispanic Languages & Literatures Dept., Kiely Hall, Room 258 Studies, Irish Studies, Italian-American Studies, Jewish 5 Computer Science Dept., Science Building Atrium Studies, Labor Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Linguistics & Communication Disorders Dept., Townsend Harris 10 MA in Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science, Urban High School Auditorium & Armstrong Alley (tickets required; video 7 Family, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences Dept., ­ Studies, Women & Gender Studies streaming from Armstrong Alley in the Dining Hall) FitzGerald Gymnasium 300S 8 Graduate School of Library & Information Studies, 11 Media Studies Dept. and Film Studies, Kiely Hall, Room 170 14 Psychology Dept., Colden Auditorium (tickets required; Rosenthal Library Auditorium, Room 230 ceremony held on May 24) 12 Music, Aaron Copland School, LeFrak Concert Hall 15 Sociology Dept., Midway Court, Dining Hall

50 51 About Commencement

Today’s ceremonies are rooted­ in cen­ the deans who represent the candidates, While academic costumes have been turies-old traditions.­ Commence­ ment—­ college officials, the honorary degree used in this country since colonial­ times, from the Old French word commencement, recipients, the commencement speaker, there was no uniformity until the late which means “beginning”—was the name student representatives, and various public 1890s. Today, the gowns of most univer- of the ceremony­ at which university­ dignitaries—will march down the middle sities are black. The hoods worn by the graduates (then called “masters”)­­ were ini- aisle, followed by the faculty. faculty indicate­ their degrees. The silk tiated into the teaching profession in medi- The Chief Marshal, traditionally a lining of the hood gives the color or col- eval Europe. A commence­ ment­ ceremony senior faculty member who has provid­ ed­ ors of the institution granting­ the degree. acknowledges­ the success­ of an institution long and faithful service to the college, Traditionally, the shortest hood is the as well as its students. leads the platform party and serves as bachelor’s, the longest and broadest is the The first Queens College commence­ ­­­ mace bearer. Though now purely cere­ doc­tor’s, and the master’s and specialist’s ment ceremony—honoring the 198-mem- monial, the tradition of the mace bearer are midway­ be­tween (although Queens ber graduating class—took place on dates back to medieval England when College bachelor’s degree candidates do Monday, June 16, 1941. Students,­­ their an official taking office or opening court not wear hoods). The color of the velvet families, and friends had decorated the needed a bodyguard. In those times, the binding or edging designates academ­ ­­ic Quadrangle with flowers brought from mace was a formidable­ weapon, held disci­plines. Among the more frequently their homes. The procession of digni­ taries,­ ready to protect­ the official. The Chief seen colors are: which included President Paul Klapper, Marshal carries the Queens College mace, Drab Accounting Dean of Faculty Margaret­ Kiely, Judge which has historic significance. Made of White Arts & Letters Charles Colden, and commencement dark cherry wood, the mace is adorned Light Brown Business Admin. speaker Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, was with red granite and sterling silver and Gold Computer Science soaked by a sudden downpour. embedded with a bronze medal showing Copper Economics This is Queens College’s ninety-third the original college seal; the seal bears the Light Blue Education commencement. When the college­ first college’s motto, Discimus ut serviamus, Orange Engineering opened, commencement was held twice Latin for “We learn so that we may serve.” Brown Fine Arts a year. Now, although degrees are also The medal was originally presented to Cardinal Red Journalism awarded in September­­ and February, for- the first registrar of the college, Howard Purple Law mal graduation exercises are held in late Knag, who donated it for the mace. The Lemon Yellow Library Science May or early June. Recipients of degrees Chief Marshal wears a chain of office that Green Medicine awarded during the year are invited to includes sterling silver links inscribed Pink Music participate­ in the formal commence­ ment­ with the names and years of past Chief Light Blue Pedagogy ceremonies. Marshals. The chain and current mace Dark Blue Philosophy Marshals are members of the facul­ ty­ were a gift from Professor Emeritus John Sage Green Physical Education and staff who have volunteered to assist B. Haney, himself a former Chief Marshal. Light Blue School Psychology at commencement. They wear academic President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez also Golden Yellow Science gowns, carry wooden batons, and perform­ will be wearing a chain of office; donated Citron Yellow Social Work various organizational­ assignments, such by past chief marshals, the chain includes Light Blue Special Education as assembling­ and leading the candidates­ links listing the past presidents of the col- Silver Gray Speech in procession. lege and their tenures. White TESOL The academic procession is a tradi­ ­ The gowns worn by the graduates Scarlet Theology tion stemming from early univer­ sities.­ represent a dignified and truly democratic­ White Urban Affairs Centuries ago, such processions were custom. At the moment when the degrees­ arranged by the clergy and followed­ the are conferred, all the gowned graduates A degree is awarded for successful­­ familiar order of religious processions,­ are made equal. Until well into the nine- completion of a program of study. The with the place of honor at the end. In teenth century, it was customary­ for many first known academic degree, the doc­ today’s ceremony, four columns­ of gradu- American students­ to wear gowns while torate (from the Latin word docere, “to ates will march in simulta­ ne­ ously,­ with in daily residence at college or at meals. teach”), was granted by the Univer­ sity­ of master’s degree candidates at the head Now, with the exception­ of some British Bologna in the mid-twelfth century. of each column. Banners will identify and European schools, few colleges At today’s ceremonies, those who will each division. Special guests for today’s request that students­ wear these gowns be hooded represent all students in their ceremony will be members of the 50th except at graduation­ exercises. respective degree categories. Anniversary Class of 1967, the 60th Caps, called mortarboards—with a tas- Divisional and departmental ceremonies­ and Anniversary Class of 1957, and the sel hanging on the right side—are worn by receptions that are being held today will take place 70th Anniversary Class of 1947. The degree candidates. As the college Presi­ approximately thirty minutes after the college-wide President, Provost, and members of the dent confers the degrees, the candidates­ cere­ mony­ on the Quadrangle. For locations,­ please consult the map on pages 50–51. Programs identifying platform party—including department symbolically move the tassels­ to the left divisional and departmental award winners may be chairs, board of trustee members and side of their mortarboard. distributed at these cere­ monies.­ Please note that some departments have already held their ceremonies­ and representatives from CUNY, the clergy, receptions prior to Commencement­ Day.

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