Graduate Commencement
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOURTH GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Meadowlands Expo Center • Secaucus, New Jersey THE STEVENS MOTTO To inspire, nurture and educate leaders in tomorrow’s technology-centric environment while contributing to the solution of the most challenging problems of our time. HISTORY OF STEVENS tevens Institute of Technology is named for the distinguished family known as “America’s First Family of Inventors.” The Stevens family changed the face of American engineering forever, designing steamboats, locomotives, railroad tracks and a host of other technical innovations that Spowered a new nation. When inventor Edwin A. Stevens died in 1868, his will provided for the estab- lishment of the university that now bears his family’s name. Two years later, in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology opened, offering a rigorous engineering curriculum leading to the degree of Mechanical Engineer following a course of study firmly grounded both in scientific principles and the humanities. Over subsequent decades, Stevens grew by leaps and bounds, evolving from a relatively small four-year undergraduate college of engineering into a leading global technical institution with particular strengths in key fields such as defense, maritime engineering, management and finance. The university produced two Nobel Prize winners and countless new technologies, including a new process for producing synthetic penicillin. In 1971, Stevens opened its doors to women for the first time. In 1982, Stevens became the first major U.S. educational institution to require students to purchase and use personal computers in the classroom. At approximately this same time, Stevens also developed one of the nation’s first intranets, foretelling a revolution in information technology. Today, Stevens continues to grow, expanding enrollment, facilities and research programs. The university’s collaborations with industry and government include three National Centers of Excellence, designations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and Office of Naval Research. Stevens faculty and alumni continue to make a significant impact globally, building upon the legacy of its founding family. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Virginia P. Ruesterholz Rainer Martini Chairman of the Board of Trustees Lisa M. Mascolo Thomas J. Moschello Lawrence T. Babbio Annmarie Rizzo Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees Richard R. Roscitt Ronald E. Salluzzo Alan F. Blumberg John A. Schepisi Stephen T. Boswell Thomas H. Scholl Michael F. Cahill Frank J. Semcer, Sr. Thomas A. Corcoran Henrik Slipsager Philip P. Crowley J. Scott Swensen John R. Dearborn Joseph G. DiPompeo Emilio A. Fernandez Emeritus Trustees Samantha S. George David J. Farber John “Sean” J. Hanlon IV Richard F. Spanier PRESIDENT’S CABINET George P. Korfiatis Marybeth Murphy Provost & University Vice President Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Affairs David Dodd Vice President for Information Technology & Brodie Remington Chief Information Officer Vice President for Development Robert Maffia Kathy L. Schulz Esq. Vice President for Facilities & Campus Operations Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Louis J. Mayer Chief Financial Officer, Vice President for Susan Staffin Metz Treasurer & Finance Executive Director of Diversity & Inclusion Senior Research Associate Beth McGrath Chief of Staff / Director of Community & Edward F. Stukane State Relations Vice President of Communications & Marketing ORDER OF CEREMONY PRELUDE ACADEMIC PROCESSION WELCOME Edward Whittaker Faculty Marshal THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER President’s Ensemble (Audience participates and remains standing) INVOCATION Reverend Rose Beeson St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Pam Cheng PRESENTATION OF GIFT TO PAM CHENG Wanhe (Jade) Zhu CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Nariman Farvardin President ORDER OF CEREMONY CONFERRAL OF MASTER’S AND DOCTORAL DEGREES Virginia Ruesterholz Chairman, Board of Trustees Nariman Farvardin President George Korfiatis Provost and University Vice President PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DEGREES Charles Suffel Dean, Graduate Academics PRESENTATION OF MASTER’S DEGREES Andrew Russell Interim Dean, College of Arts and Letters Gregory Prastacos Dean, School of Business Dinesh Verma Dean, School of Systems and Enterprises Keith Sheppard Interim Dean, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science ALMA MATER President’s Ensemble (Audience participates and remains standing) RECESSIONAL (Audience remains standing until the conclusion of the procession) Commencement Speaker Pam Cheng am Cheng has served as executive vice president manufacturing technology and engineering capabilities, of operations and information technology and contributed significantly to the company’s global at AstraZeneca since 2015. In this role, she business operations. As senior vice president of global is responsible for global manufacturing, supply chain management from 2006 to 2011, Cheng Psupply chain, procurement and IT operations for the was responsible for overall end-to-end supply chain biopharmaceutical company. oversight of Merck’s human health, vaccines and A 20-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry, consumer care businesses around the world. Cheng has extensive experience in pharmaceuticals manufacturing and supply chain management. In 2011 she was named president of MSD China, which included one research and development center, three manufacturing plants and more than 5,000 employees. She spent the early part of her career at Universal Oil As president of MSD China, Cheng was responsible for Products (UOP), Union Carbide Corporation and GAF growing Merck’s presence in that country, including Chemicals Corporation in various engineering and the company’s research and development, manufactur- project management positions. ing, optimization of operations across the ten regions of China, introduction of best practices, and leading Prior to joining AstraZeneca, Cheng held key leadership MSD’s business in China. positions at New Jersey-based Merck, including chief operating officer of MSD China (known as Merck in the In addition to her leadership duties, Cheng serves U.S. and Canada), senior vice president of global supply on the board of directors for Codexis, an industrial chain management and logistics for MSD and, most biotechnology company based in California. recently, president of MSD China. Pam holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical During her 17-year tenure at Merck/MSD, she played a engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and lead role in restructuring and upgrading Merck/MSD’s an MBA in marketing from Pace University. The candidate list is compiled with information accurate as of April 1, 2016 and may not reflect actual degree completion. The listing does not constitute an official record of graduation. CONFERRAL OF DEGREES: AUGUST 31, 2015 CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Fawaz Saaed Alassery Hesham Abdel Hamed Mansour School of Engineering & Sciences School of Engineering & Sciences Won Young Kim You Wu School of Engineering & Sciences School of Engineering & Sciences Justin Michael Lorio School of Engineering & Sciences School of Business CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Muhammad Amir Ali Praveena Maradani Ruben B. Kambham CANDIDATE FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Jason C. Ringstad School of Business CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE Ozemoya Peter Agege Sapan Jain Khaja Ameen Ahmed Harvinder Singh Kochhar Steve Bereznitsky Srinivas Rao Kolli Nirav Brahmbhatt Stefanie Petesic Anusha Dahiya Priyanka Jaiprakash Sawant Paul A. Hoffman Jihong Zhou Liang Huang CANDIDATE FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT Praveena Maradani School of Systems and Enterprises CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING Timothy Birbiglia Greg Sassaman Armando J. Cora-Del Valle Michael Soto Andrew Michael Feldman Barbara Shanshan Wang Katherine Herron Maier Brian D. Won CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE Aarya Patel Zheng Yao Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING Cory M. Chaplin Mayank Sharma Jin Hwan Choi Modesto Alejandro Torres Andrew Golding William Urrego Yuanhong Liang Yihui Wang Sarah Justine Longo Siyuan Zheng Xiao Ma Esmail Seema Madhusudan Madinur Yansong Qu CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE Ibrahim K. Aljabor Xinge Lu Babar Aqeel Bret Marin Pooja Bhayani Parth Patel Kanyaphat Bunchongprasert Krupa Kalpesh Shah Shuanglu Dai Karthik Tirumala Max Donohue Ehrlich Romina Giselle Vojnovski Zhendong Liu CONFERRAL OF DEGREES: FEBRUARY 3, 2016 CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Raed Ibrahim Alhamad Nan Jiang School of Engineering & Sciences School of Engineering & Sciences Suleman Abdullah Alnatheer Carlo Lipizzi School of Engineering & Sciences School of Systems & Enterprises Michael J. Bixler Yujia Liu School of Engineering & Sciences School of Engineering & Sciences Matthew V. Cilli Chengjiang Long School of Systems & Enterprises School of Engineering & Sciences Cal C. Classi Talmor Meir School of Systems & Enterprises School of Engineering & Sciences Christopher Flynn Min Nie School of Engineering & Sciences School of Engineering & Sciences David Aaron Gianetto Nelson Pinilla School of Systems & Enterprises School of Engineering & Sciences Monika M. Heinig Yanzhi