College of Business
Commencement ’13
Saturday, December 14, 2013 • 10 a.m. • College Park Center
the university of texas at arlington “Your sun is still in the morning sky. We only get one trip to planet Earth. Don’t look back and say, ‘I wish I had tried something else.’”
— Bob Schieffer at UT Arlington’s Graduation Celebration
Commencement ceremonies are celebratory events, and audiences are encouraged to support family members and friends as their accomplishments are recognized on stage. However, overzealous displays exhibit a lack of courtesy for the speaker and disrespect for the occasion and its participants. Individuals who disrupt the ceremony by screaming, shouting, or using noisemakers may be asked to leave. Thank you for your cooperation.
The Graduating Class Program
College of Business The Universi ty of Texas a t A rlington Commen cement Ceremony
Prelude UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra Conducted by Tim Ishii, Director of Jazz Studies The Academic Procession Degree Candidates and Platform Party Entrance of the National Colors UT Arlington Army ROTC Color Guard Call to Order Dr. Ronald Elsenbaumer Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UT Arlington National Anthem UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra Welcome and Introductions Dr. Rachel Croson Dean, College of Business Commencement Address Dr. Vistasp Karbhari President, UT Arlington
Presentation and Recognition of Graduate Candidates Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree Dr. Edmund Prater Director, Doctoral Programs Candidates for Master’s Degrees Dr. David Gray Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Administration
Presentation and Recognition of Undergraduate Candidates Candidates of the Department of Accounting Dr. Chandra Subramaniam Chair Candidates of the Department of Economics Dr. Roger Meiners Chair Candidates of the Department of Finance and Dr. David Diltz Real Estate Chair Candidates of the Department of Dr. Gregory Frazier Information Systems and Operations Management Chair Candidates for International Business/ Dr. Meiners Modern Languages Candidates of the Department of Management Dr. Abdul Rasheed Chair Candidates of the Department of Marketing Dr. Fernando Jaramillo Chair
Alma Mater UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra Conferral of Degrees Dr. Karbhari Closing Remarks Dr. Croson The Academic Recession Graduates and Platform Party Music by UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra
The audience will please remain seated for the procession and recession.
Administration The University of Texas at Arlington Executive Officers Vistasp M Karbhari, Ph.D., President Ronald Elsenbaumer, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs James N Bradley, J.D., M.B.A., Vice President for Information Technology Carolyn Cason, Ph.D., Vice President for Research Kelly Davis, B.B.A., Vice President for Business Affairs and Controller John Hall, B.B.A., Vice President for Administration and Campus Operations Jean Hood, B.S., Vice President for Human Resources Frank Lamas, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students James C Lewis, M.B.A., Vice President for Development Jerry Lewis, B.S., Vice President for Communications
Administrative Officers of Academic Units Donald Gatzke, M.Arch., Dean, School of Architecture Rachel Croson, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business Jeanne M Gerlach, Ph.D., Ed.D., Dean, College of Education and Health Professions Khosrow Behbehani, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering Karl Petruso, Ph.D., Dean, Honors College Beth Wright, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts Jennifer Gray, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Nursing Pamela Jansma, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science Scott D Ryan, Ph.D., Dean, School of Social Work Barbara Becker, Ph.D., Dean, School of Urban and Public Affairs Rebecca Bichel, M.L.S., Dean, Library The University of Texas System Board of Regents Officers Paul L Foster, Chairman Wm Eugene Powell, Vice Chairman R Steven Hicks, Vice Chairman Francie A Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents
Members Ernest Aliseda Alex M Cranberg Paul L Foster Wallace L Hall Jr R Steven Hicks Jeffrey D Hildebrand Nash M Horne Brenda Pejovich Wm Eugene Powell Robert L Stillwell
Administrative Officials Francisco G Cigarroa, M.D., Chancellor Pedro Reyes, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Raymond S Greenberg, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Scott C Kelley, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Commencement Ceremony • 3 UT Arlington Class of 2013
Candidates for Graduation
Warren Lewis Mortensen Doctor of Philosophy in School of Architecture Ronald Mauricio Nunez Business Administration Emerson Ortiz Carrera (Information Systems) Master’s Degrees Sarah Marie Reyes James Edward Brown Samantha Richardson M.B.A., Texas Christian University, 2001 Program in Architecture Albert G Rodriguez B.S., UT El Paso, 1996 Master of Architecture Alfredo Rodriguez Dissertation Title: Effects of Operations and Sergejs Aleksejevs Jonathan R Ruggeberg (C) Innovation Strategy Fit on Company Performance Ian Matthew Gillis Micah C Schneider Supervising Professor: Edmund Prater Clarissa Guevara Johnny J Viteri (S) Bethany Ellyn Siebert Hall Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Bradly Masters Grant Hamilton Francisco Salome Garza M.B.A., UT Arlington, 1998 Masataka Nosaka Joshua M Slate B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1990 Jenny E Prieto Romero Zachary Joseph Zimmerman Dissertation Title: A Management-Dashboard Charles Rutter Costing Model for Supply Chain Cost Estimations Adam Stanford Supervising Professor: Edmund Prater Gloria Trevino Kevin D Turk College of Business Kurt Schmitz M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1990 Jamie Wallace Doctoral Degrees Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 B.S., Samford University, 1984 Cassandra Street Doss Doctor of Philosophy in Dissertation Title: Disruptions of Information Adolfo Flores Jr Business Administration Systems Projects: The Reactive Decoupling of Project Brian Martinson Management Methodologies M.B.A., American University in Cairo, 1999 Supervising Professors: Radha Mahapatra, Program in Landscape B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1985 Sridhar Nerur Architecture Dissertation Title: Hire For Personality, Train Master of Landscape Architecture For Skill: The Relationship Between Cognitive and Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Dalit Bielaz Sclar Non-Cognitive Human Capital, Desired Employee Deanna Marie House Kent Elliott Behaviors, and Performance M.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2006 Geoffrey B Hall Supervising Professor: Gary McMahan B.S., Bellevue University, 2002 Alicia Rivera Dissertation Title: An Assessment of User Response Chiyang Xu Doctor of Philosophy in Business to Phishing Attacks: The Effects of Fear and Confidence Administration (Accounting) Supervising Professor: MK Raja Qunfeng Liao M.E, Hunan University, 2005 Doctor of Philosophy in Business Baccalaureate Degrees B.M., Hunan University, 2003 Administration (Management) Bachelor of Science in Architecture Dissertation Title: Overvaluation and Stock Price Katherine J Roberto Angel A Aguila Rios Crashes: The Effects of Earnings Management M.S., UT Arlington, 2006 Alaa Alzaitoun (C) Supervising Professors: Bin Srinidhi, Chandra B.A., Austin College, 2003 Hector D Arenas Subramaniam Dissertation Title: Age Differences in Attraction to Pablo Cardona Instrumental and Symbolic Organizational Attributes Williams Moura Cruz (M) Wenxiang Lu Supervising Professor: Wendy Casper Abdulaziz Ghassan Dahduli M.S., University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 2005 Dang Nguyen Dang B.A., Gansu University of Technology, 1994 Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Alexei Dukov (C) Dissertation Title: An Exploration of the Drake Mullens Atabong Fidelis Fonkeng Relationships Among Sustainability Performance, M.B.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2007 Arturo Gonzalez Corporate Governance, and Financial Performance B.B.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2006 Gladys Jazmin Gonzalez Castrellon Supervising Professor: Martin Taylor Dissertation Title: Smart Family Firms Positioned Edward Leon Green (M) for Success: Entrepreneurial Orientations and the Tanzina Hassan Resultant Benefits in Family Firms Francisco Ibarra Supervising Professors: Susanna Khavul, Drake Valon Maloku Mullens Michael Anthony McIntosh
December 2013 candidates’ official status will be determined by final semester grades.
4 • The University of Texas at Arlington Doctor of Philosophy in Program in Business Mark Vernon Business Administration Administration Nicole Wallace (Management Science) Hongwu Wang Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Executive Master of Business Hui Wang Rajat Mishra Administration Qiang Wang M.S., UT Arlington, 2008 Khalid Amiri Shi Wang B.E., Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk, 2004 Jing Bi Su-Chen Wang Dissertation Title: The Competitive Dynamics of Wentao Bi Xi Wang a Firm’s Capacity Position and Inventory Leanness Alice En-Tzu Chang Wei Wei Activities: Evidence From U.S. Manufacturing Hongren Chen Bing Xia Industries Sicheng Chen Qiang Xue Supervising Professor: Gregory Frazier Zhongjie Chen Tao Yu Yi-Fen Cheng Wenjing Yu Master’s Degrees Ta-Chun Chu John Zamaites Siuyung Chui Xianghua Zeng Department of Accounting Karonda Cook Chi Zhang Amber Curry Hua Zhang Master of Professional Accounting Niusha Daem Huibin Zhang Robert M Hudson Xulong Dai Mingyan Zhang Ling Li Jianguo Dong Qinsong Zhang Hyung Wook Lee Qiping Feng Xiao Zhang Yuping Liu Nicole Galloway Zheng Zhang Yiqing Lu Liang Gao Yao Zhao Linh Ly James Grace Ruyao Zhong Beatrice N Nyachae Teresa Hebert Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Yuanyuan Zhuang Cheng-Wen Hiso Yuan An Ying Hong Kelong Cao Master of Science in Accounting Ching-Feng Hung Yishuang Chen Steven Allie Bao Li Yuzhuo Chen Brook Clayton Aslin Mingyan Li Zhehuai Chen Mengjie Ding Weiyang Li Wei Cheng Tyler Nissen Yali Li Zhenhui Dong Joan N Nyanchoka Chuan Liang Guangyang Fang Daniel Reynolds Junwei Lin Min Fang Amy Jeanette Townsend Xu Luo Guochen Geng Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Ke Lv Fei Guo Whitney Leigh Alblinger Johnny Lynch Xiaojie Guo Anh Viet Tuan Che Nan Ma Ming Han Miranda Colley Amit Marty Yuanyuan Han Anna Lynn Smith Brenda Mayorga Chih-Ching Hu Denise McPherson Qingrong Huang Master of Science in Taxation Aimee Muir Menghan Jia Shahid Charania Haiying Niu Guohua Jiang Sukhjinder Easher Bhavesh Patel Zhiyong Jiang Pakinam Elhossamy Kejian Pei Zuobin Jiang Everett Jay Foster Yong Qian Le Jiang Rachel Ann Montgomery Junfeng Qin Yu-Lin Kao Ricky T Newton Rong Qiu Jia Li David E Rodriguez Ray Rodriguez Wenxue Li Laura Ann Strobel Shannon Soland Xinping Li Prakash Subramanian Zhiyuan Li Sara Tadayan Yi-Lien Lee Jinqiu Tan Ming-Teng Liao Haiyuan Tang Xi Lin Christopher Thomas Jun Liu Wenlong Tian Lixin Liu Qian Tu Shuo Liu
(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 5 Xinrui Liu Jingjing Niu Rogers Ogondi Nyunja Yilong Liu Guan Wang Garlyne Oketch Guangtao Lou Shiyang Wang Christina Ewere Onyeugbo Qi Lu Xi Wu Stanly Palit Weishe Ma Linchun Zhang Charles Michael Pelitere Li Mao Keshnel Penny Sansheng Pan Master of Business Administration Douglas David Petton Hongli Peng Lena Ahmed Abuhandara Kiley Ramirez Jun Peng Steve Adcock Harsha Ravindran Shi Qu Iqbal U Ahmed Jacci Lynn Reeder Yongjia Shao Branden James Ahrens Catherine Roberts Xudong Song Bryan Alldredge Dennis Ryan Roden Shengying Su Maxwell Angwenyi Ivan F Rodriguez Kun Sui Peter Braun Bacigalupo Lakshmi Narayanan Sahayaprasath Zhi Sun Kathryn Bartelski Gordon Mantey Sallas-Mensah Zhanlong Tang Bret Bauer Susan Sanders Xin Tong Donald Beacham Christopher Allen Sandvig Hongqiang Wang Colt Bearden Cory Schultz Jingjiang Wang Hoan Bui Roberto Cesar Silva Jun Wang Ankush Chauhan Kira Sparkman Li Wang Karunakar Reddy Dasari Kellye Michelle Stephens Wensheng Wang Daniel Keith Dennis Aisha Tahsin Yanni Wang Alnawaz Devani Justin T Thomas Yuan Wang Alaina Doyle Charles Thompson Bai Wei Zoran Draganic Amy Jeanette Townsend Bo Wu Derick Eguizabal Fatou Traore-Ndama Quan Wu Saujanya Elapavuluru Rodolfo Jose Valles Puell Hua Xiao Krishna Rao VV Emandi Joseph Varney Jianqi Xu Peggy Esparza Nirup Venkatachalam Na Xu Pierre Martin Esquivel Xiaoping Wang-Schneringer Zhiwen Xu Tobin Ezekwesili Phillip Ward Jialong Yan Collin Chase Gillaspie Carrell Y Wells Quhai Yan Gary H Gowin Cody Canyon Wendt Xiaoqin Yang Bradley Yao-Ting Hai Taylor D Whitt Hong Ye Joseph M Hamandi Nathan Wood Mengbo Ye Jonathan Hancock Whitney Wright Xuezhen Ye Olvedo Nurrahman Harahap Buu Le Qin You Patrick Ward Hill Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Hongtao Yu Geoffrey Holland Emmanuel O Ajibola Wenjing Yu Adeel Hozri John Albart Qingwen Zeng Eddie Huddleston Adnan Anwerali Ali Hai Zhang Christopher Byron Huffman Ashley Kay Anderson Hua Zhang Kyle A Istook Rouben Babakhanian Ming Zhang Lauren Jackson Christopher Michael Barker Qiang Zhang Gordana Jazic Mehreen Boghani Xiao Zhang Arly Varghese John Pramod Kumar Jawrilal Bohra Xingguan Zhang Mimi John Jennifer Patricia Caradine Zhixian Zhang Jason Kirby Jeffery Carmody Qiang Zheng Jordan Trinity Knee Tanya K Chaply Yousong Zheng Sheeba Ann Kuriakose Leah Marie Collins Changzheng Zhou Emma Elizabeth Lancaster James Malcolm Colvin Guoming Zhou John A Laudenslager Scott Christopher Contino Guangli Du Melinda Ann Leabch Lori Ann Costanzo Xinzheng Zhuang Hyung Wook Lee Brenton Alan Dastrup Leslie Grace Lee Lishuai Deng International Master of Michelle Nicole Lemp Aneri Suketu Desai Business Administration Andrew Leveque Shannon Edwards Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Bryan Joseph Loeffler Warren Anthony Egerton Shuo Guo Robert Luke Cody Ryan Ermis Dianjing Li Dustin McCarty Paola Victoria Esquivel Yalin Li Derek Stephen Medlin Benjamin R Faris Da Li Prathamesh Meghshyam Muzumdar Cason Wallace Fikes Chao Liu Jessica Lynn Soto Ann Christine Flatt Kai Ni Huong Nguyen Kurtis Freeman William David Nutt
6 • The University of Texas at Arlington Robert Henry Frey Jr Aaron Cade Washburn Department of Health Nathan Frick Megan Grace Wells Care Administration Nick Gecsey Bassel Zantout Kyle James Geddes Master of Science in Health John-David Gelineau Online Master of Business Care Administration Kiedra Gerl Administration Adetola Babajide Adeyeye Sepehr Haghi Charles John Jankowski Kidist Alemayehu Ashley Helfinstine Jon A Peterson Jr Jennifer J Alexander Jared Patrick Holland Rami Almuhtadi Volha Hopkins Department of Economics Julie Elaine Bedford Matthew Brayden Hudson Sherry-Ann Margaret Caballero-Blackstone Arsalan Jaffery Master of Arts in Economics NaShanda Boyd Heather Heeyeon Jo Rocio Gallo Coronado Jerika Dominque Bradley Sherin Abraham John Justin D Hix Kelli Bural Allison R Johnson Michelle Kelso Kafer Jessica Edith Ceballos Catherine Johnson Yoshimasa Komatsu Nicholas Cruz Joseph Kamara Nien T Nguyen Jameson Gurley De Gournay Richard Kiel Jack Reynolds Karla Yvette Hall Eric Charles Kunkelmann Shane Alexander Squires Shanda Johnson Joseph Britto Lawrence Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Marcus Jones Tami J Leighton Daisy Castro Stephanie Vernell Mask Ching-Hsiang Lin Jean-Claude Mauridi Michael Livens Mitchell Jacob McCuistion Christopher Logan Department of Finance Michelle Mirkovic Ernesto Antonio Lopez and Real Estate Sandra Mutijima Joyce Abosede Owoyele Robert Paul Lopez Master of Science in Maria Fernanda Pinarte Isaac R Magee Jr Quantitative Finance Ryan Hunter Ragsdale Camilo Eduardo Mandujano Aishwarya Nutakki Charlotte Martin Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman Trenton John McGee Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Celina Rodriguez Kevin Bartlett McNatt Stephen Arthur Allman Yvonne Gwandaru Delores Ge’net McVea Xuetao Jia Shon O Tackett Mauricio Melendez Dominguez Leslie Grace Lee Rachel Tarpley Delon W Mollett Tianzong Liu John P Taylor Lacey Morrison Yingsen Mao Sairam Mohan Das Koppula Angela Andersen Newman Jinghui Shen Jonathan VanPelt Kalee J Nichols Yang Shu Erik Jeff Wong Yuetao Sun Michael Andrew Nixon Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Cong Wang Joseph Daniel O’Brien Kara Lancaster Adams Suye Wang Susan Odom Ebunoluwa O Babalola Xue Wang Jeffrey M Patek Sophia Babu Yi Xu Logan Portmann Petrina Bonnick-Higgins Shen Zhang Jake Poulsen Laura Michelle Corbin Zhongwei Zheng Sanya Aslam Rahmatullah Ashley Rose Flores Vivek Ramaprasad Master of Science in Real Estate Baheeja Hamed Stephen Ramos Josephine Onyinye Ibeh Gilbert Gerst William Henry Regian III Sarah F Inayange Thomas John Hall Alejandro Saldivar Dimple Jayasenan Bryan Joseph Loeffler Amandeep Singh Sangha Razeen Lakhani Eduardo Colin Munoz Howard Michael Scott Brannigan E Maxwell Nooruddin Shamsuddin Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Lalitha Menon Tyrone Evans Smith Jr Ellen Louise Boyer Veealtha Mitchel Michelle Loren Snell Catreana Cox Phillip Matthew Muniz Jessica Denise Stephens Gerald George Ewbanks III Sithabile Lorraine Nyereyemhuka Scottie Lee Stinson Jason Michael Farmer Julie Patel Lawrence Edward Sutton III Aldo Werner Fritz Anthony Lennard Schrock Jr Shannon Trachier Gwendolyn Burroughs Isokpan Kenneth B Stevens Jr Clifton Turner Chelo Kareem McGill Justin T Thomas Colby D Walker Nicholas Frank Miller D Bailey Tyler Scott Andrew Walker Theresa My Lan Vu
Commencement Ceremony • 7 Adam W Webster Bachelor of Business Administration Tiffany Douglass Diane E Wolfe International Business (Spanish) Ruth Tucker Handley Jacqueline Bernal Richard Martinez Department of Information Systems Ivan A Cardenas Ryan Christopher Murphy Ornella Zoe Ganoza Sarina Rawal (M) and Operations Management Rosario Noemi Garcia (C) Cory A Stahl (S)† Master of Science in Nancy Maria Hernandez Linh M Tran Information Systems Chelsey Brianna James Bishal Nath Adhikari Karen G Jurado Bachelor of Science in Accounting Gabriel O Biobaku Jr Marisol Lopez (M) Bishnu Bhusal Jimmy O Dosumu Mario Enrique Membreno (M) Garrett Ray Danford (C) Joseph M Hamandi Glenda Judith Noriega Karadzovski (S) Pradip Giri (C) Nitesh Raj Pandey Ashley Morgan Penhorwood Juana Juarez Julie Patel Sonia Perez Jason Lee Meza Prerana Poudyal Grethel F Ramos Kasey Chinonso Ohakam Randy Powledge Jr Monica Saenz Patricia Renteria (M) Anthony Charles Ross Jr David E Rodriguez (C) Nabil Sardar Department of Accounting Laura Ann Strobel (C) Kevin Eugene Schuck Thien T Tran Bachelor of Business Shawn Samuel Varghese Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Administration in Accounting Mari A Wells Sheetal Hosur Kyle M Bain Huiyun Wu (C)† Naireeta Mitra Jennifer Dawn Burkett Michael Fredrick Russell Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Mary A Button Gomathi Vasudevan Ulysses Godinez Manorama Chakradhar Jessica Renae Koepp Clifton Hue-Tsing Chan Lisa Marie Mata Department of Management Kevin Chen Hanney J Musa Joseph Douglas Clark Master of Science in Human Opemipo O Olowoyeye Resource Management Susan Rebecca Cooper Jose Bernardo De La Cruz Leslie Jo Ann Garrett DeAnna J Debenport (C) Department of Economics Jaclyn Gonzales Daniela Dimayuga Illya Ignatenko Bachelor of Arts in Economics XinXin Feng Mimi John Mindaugas Celedinas Alexandra F Gutierrez (C) Caleb Roberson Trey Mitchel Hardy Cory Schultz Bachelor of Business Brandi Nicole Huckabee Administration (Economics) Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Brittany L Klint Emily Appling Brandon Knight Webb Brandy R Mangum Willie Lee Dennis Anum F Mithani (C)† Rehan Ellahi (C) Department of Marketing Arlene Denise Munoz-Ramirez (C) Carl Siamufwi Musozya (C) Anh P Nguyen (M) Master of Science in Traci Nguyen Bachelor of Science in Economics Marketing Research Sarahi Padilla Jasmine S Burkhalter Jade Hereiti Charlot Stephanie N Patino Danielle Coffi Keith M Macy Adam Jeffrey Renz Sean Phillip Davis Nidhi Sharma Gerardo Ramon Reynoso Sean Michael Dockery Stephanie N Trevino Nora Rieger (M) Giada Giovan D’ortona Alexandra Villamarin Zaida Rueda Ian R Fackrell Whitney Wright Jacob T Sartin Cayla Christine Fielder Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Michael E Seeger Gene P Forman Jingjing Zhao Dristi Shrestha Jarrod Wayne Hamilton Emily Christine Sotelo Andy Ho Brent H Spitzer Soomin Huh Baccalaureate Degrees Marie Ndeye Sy Tanya Mousa (C) Marilyn Guzman Thomas Wesley Gardner Prince Bachelor of Business Administration Priya Tuladhar (M) Michael Ramsey International Business (French) Priyasa Tuladhar Daysi Azucena Rivas Luquez Paola Berenice Ortega (C) Collin Chuck Vardhanabhuti (C) Nicholas Sproul Natalie E Russell Quynh Thi Hai Vo (M) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Zachery Dale Wylie Rephael Andrew Foster Bachelor of Business Administration Leticia Yanez International Business (German) Vinko Kaurin (M) Mark A Schell Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Kristopher Gene Phaup Fikremariam Agonafer Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Christopher Shaun Poulson Kavaugn Donnell Cholewinski Shana B Schlabach (M) Nicholas Alexander Kattwinkel (C)
8 • The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Finance Becky Binh Phu Nguyen Sara A Hogue and Real Estate Hoa N Nguyen Jessin John (C) Milicent A Oluoch Casey Marie Kammeyer Bachelor of Business Hanna M Osteen (C)† Nguyen X Le Administration (Finance) Milan Patel Belky Lee Kianna Shanay Adkinson Joshua Christopher Pearson Brian Vincent McMahon Marisa Aguero Jake Ryan Phung (C) Danielle Alexandria McMillan Jose Luis Aguilar Lauren Elizabeth Poston Gregory Scott Moore Afzal Uddin Ahmed Zachary T Rattan Yolandia Jenell Moore Hamidat N’Cho J-D’A Akamou Michael Daniel Roque Andrew Shaun Murray Fariha Akbar Deon Shaney Rose Chelsie Nguyen (S) Anthony S Alexander (C) Ignacio Ruiz Dianna Yen Vu Nguyen (M) Mellissa J Anderson Lorenzo Saavedra Jr (M) Trang Minh Nguyen Andrew M Armijo (C) Nicole Sanchez Brandon Anthony Nourse Ernest Hanock Banda Abdoulie Saye Randy Hyun Il Pak Tonybo E Bello Deewa Shrestha Mark S Picca (C) Danielle L Bollinger Ryan L Silvestri Stephen Joseph Robinson Russell Allen Bray Jaclyn Lorraine Smith Caleb E Rohm (C) Sabrina Louise Breitenbach Michael Smith Benjamin Austin Smith John Earl Bridges Rikki Jonese Snoddy Gabrielle Solis Phuong Thi Bui John Stephen Stasko Samuel Donovan Stewart Chi Vi Chau Ryan P Stiehler† Mina Sam Youssef (C) Ludo Choi (C) Michelle Straley Luke Y Zhu Danny Ngoc Dang Ibrahim Samih Suleiman Rahim A Dhalla (S) Maria Jose Taylor-Cutino Bachelor of Business Xiao Peng Ding Khamsouk Thongpiou (M) Administration (Real Estate) Christopher E Eamiguel Cynthia To Deyonta M Durham Allison Ann Engroff Adrian Modesto Torres Krisita E Luedecke Gilberto E Estrada Cong-Tri Michael Tran Michael D Willmington Sophia L Flores Hieu D Tran Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Ernie Garcia (C) Trung D Tran (C) Nicole M Upton Kyle Stark Gilmour Tu Tuan Tran Daniela Gomez Amrita Tuladhar Roger D Gonzales John F Varghese Department of Information Clarence E Graves Stephen Andrew Vasquez Systems and Operations Luis E Gurrusquieta Matthew Shane Voss Management Quyen Thai Han Tyler D Weeaks Bachelor of Business Administration Kyle Rance Harkins Bradley White (Information Systems) Michael Everett Hartman (C) Jessica Renee Whitehead Farhan Farooq Ali Anibal B Hernandez Brian S Wolkowicz Matthew Tuan Banh David Alexander Hill Justin Wu (C) Yogendra Bariya Madison Lane Hitt Nathan J Young Rudy Jules Boboy Evelyn L Huerta (C) Usman Zahoor Christopher Lee Franks Loan T Huynh Lily Zhai Cody Glen Nottingham Vrishank Sanjay Jaiswal (C) Jasmine Zhang Kanwal Riaz Livia M Jeffrey Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Kamana Tandukar William Davis Jennings Nancy H Alvarez Jason D Thomas (M) Timothy W Jones Daniel John Bailey† Thomas Nathaniel Tipton Jeffrey June Abigail E Bridges Duncan N Kangethe Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Charlotte Chapman Anish Adhikari Annmarie Elaine LaGroue Steven Joseph Coleman Duyen Kim Le (M) Sushila Adhikari Steven Andrew Crandall Huan T Bui Scott Le Huy Douglas Dao Jordan L Lide Jade Gabriela Ceja Mandy Helian Darsey Tung X Le Melisa Lopez Laura Elizabeth Davis Sheila Gail Mahon Daniel Petropoullakis Martin Dolsky Mamata Sherchan Sherin F Mansour (C) William T Dowell Araceli Marquez (S) Erica Echeverria Montanez Jennifer Joy Mowla Daniel Travis Foreman Hetal Naginlal (M) Andrew David Hegmann Ricky Eugene Neiman
(S) Summa Cum Laude †Goolsby Scholar (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 9 Bachelor of Science in Luis Miguel Morin Kenny Mercado Information Systems William Lawrence Mullen Joshua D Miller (M) Jesus G Acevedo Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Alberto Morales Bibek Barun Michael Aaron Humphreys Aimee Nicole Nash Jason Nigel Benton David William Taft (S) Brittany P Newton Craig Allen Epp John T Nguyen Daniel J George (C) Kim-lan N Nguyen Devin Bradford Glasco Department of Management Lan Dang Nguyen Heather Jolene Hamrick Bachelor of Business Long Tuan Nguyen (M) Bao Long Duc Le (C) Administration (Management) Truong Nhat Nguyen (S) Kirti Manohar (C) Jarrell Roi Adaya Tyler D Nix Matthew M McGee Sameh A Al-Alami (M) Michael Allen Noskin Nancy L Morrel Adrian Alvidrez Janet Christine Nyainda Andrew Arliss Murphy Eric Amaya April Marie O’Neil Andrea Patricio Myslak George I Anaya Angela Orona Binita Pandey Yaneth E Arcos Jake L Orr Kathleen Merz Priester Cynthia Denise Armstrong Faith Lea Oviedo Mark Steven Sanchez Robert Decker Arndt Christopher Pak Carlos G Sarmiento Olubunmi Oyenike Ashamu (M) Rafael Paredes (C) Upasana Shakya Alan P Atkinson William Clark Perkins Baban Shrestha Searra Lanice Barnett Chetna Rajpurohit Diwakar Shrestha (C) Evelynn J Bellavie Victoria Ramon Priyanka Shrestha (C) Sarah Lynn Berryman Juan Rangel Kyle Vincent Silberbauer (S) Garrett Scott Bowdoin Walter Y Rivera Wesam Said Taleb Cheryl Lynette Brown Shanae Kierra Rivers Jennifer Sue Taylor Braden Andrew Burkett Jeanette Rodriguez (S) Collin M Thames Nathan R Colteryahn David Senessie Andy Thilavong Jordan Lee Day Presciliana Sigala Jason Truong Donna Lorraine Dehart Colin Ryan Smith Ashley N Turner Phasha Marie Denobrega Audrey L Steele Anthony Wong April Victoria Doherty (M) Blake Alexander Steele Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Jacquelyn Elizabeth Donaldson Adrienne S Stephen Sunil Adhikari James Allen Dupree Tai Bao Tran Carlos A Alvarez Pedro Estrada Angela Creola Twine (M) Roshan Aman Chase Steven Frick Jessica R Villagomez Mitchell Scott Bays Eric Jay Garcia Kelli Janelle Warrington Tadjre Jabar Calhoun Stephanie L Garza Nathan Wilson Saul Cervantes Brett Keith Gossett HD Woodruff Corey Paul Eickenloff Jeremy Robert Graf Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Joseph Alan Hefner Jovana Grozdanic Ramon Bermudez Wasim Khan (C) Saima Gulzar Raymond Isaac Butler Jin Woog Kim Leslie L Gutierrez (C) Olayinka F Cardoso Bouabre Jean Baptiste Koffi (M) Harold Stinson Hankerson Oran B Carroll (S) Micah Aaron Kudrna Katlyn Michelle Hatley Ryan Logan Carter Rickey D Lee Sara A Hogue Rachel Leticia DeLeon Carlos Lopez Taryn L Hon Danielle Dolton David M McAlister Christopher Darrell Horn Batool Fatima Matthew Cameron Miller Samantha Kyle Humphreys (C) Adrian Lee Faz Witni Kay Miller Duha Hussam Hussein Abbey K Fradette Joey T Phan Jessica Paola Jairala Aaron Gonzalez Jesus Reyna Chris K Jenkins Jennifer Green Anil Shrestha Janette Michelle Johnson Jasmine Dominique Hawthorne Sanjiv Shrestha (C) Jefry L Johnson Dustin Keelon Hays Udip Krishna Shrestha (C) Jonathan Michael Johnson Sargol M Hilliard Subodh Thapa (M) Michael Andrew Jones Tyler L Holland Sushil Tiwari Cydney Victoria King Evelyn L Huerta Nicholas A White Jessica Ann Kolar David Ewing Hustead Justin Wayne Koldan (C) Cambreon Unice Kemp Bachelor of Business Administration Amie M La Fleur Britni D Kirkley (Operations Management) Brenda Oliveth Lee (M) Jack Henry Lawson Andrew J Anderson Lydai Ly-Gore Raquel Ledezma Fortune Ray Cobb Marissa N Matthews (S) Janet Loya Bronnick Foo Kyle Neil McIntyre Wesley Dean McCulloch Sonia Lakhani Juan Antonio Menchaca Taylor Ren Mcfarland
10 • The University of Texas at Arlington Holly M Mills Aaron Michael St John Clarissa Jeanne Strong-Banks Plair Chad Oliver Monica Joseph Edward Stackpole M.A., UT Austin, 1993 Ieisha S Mose Marc Andrew Stewart B.S., Indiana University at Bloomington, 1975 Christopher Mullins (C) Cory Michael Swindle Dissertation Title: Teacher Attitudes and Perceptions Alex Yadollah Nasseri Brandon L Walton-Edwards of the Influence of Professional Development on Patrick Calvin Nunley Bryan W Wang Minority Student Academic Achievement in Reading Joseph P Odebunmi Ryan Nolan Watts Supervising Professor: Adrienne Hyle Koukoku Okamura Cally Williams Sherri L Overfield Chyna Lynn Williams Isela Russell Travis A Park Robert A Williams M.Ed., University of California at Santa Neel D Patel Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Barbara, 2003 Nicole U Pham (M) Jacob Demeis B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, Nancy Aide Reveles Karl Deeb El-Hage 2002 Hardeep Kaur Sandhu Sarah Marie George B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, Nasiba Azimovna Sharipova-Cureton (M) Jasmine T Mayes 2002 Jerrod Preston Shearer Elizabeth A Pham Dissertation Title: A Qualitative Analysis of Tara Mina Shoar Michael Jordan S Reves Mexican Immigrant Parental Involvement Darrel Lee Smith Ciara Elizabeth Smith Supervising Professors: Barbara Tobolowsky, Emily J Smith Zdzislaw Edward Smolinski James Hardy Kristie Elease Smith Ashley Joan Statzel Chris Morris Tolley Frank Vasi Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Armando Valles Jeremiah P Withers John Eric Boberg Lindsay Nichole Wilson Jessica E Zura M.B.A., Texas Christian University, 2009 Sze Pui Wong (S) M.Ed., Harvard University, 2001 B.A., University of North Florida, 1992 Department of Marketing Dissertation Title: Principal Leadership and College of Education Teacher Extra Effort During Educational Reform: The Bachelor of Business and Health Professions Mediating Role of Teacher Agency Beliefs Administration (Marketing) Supervising Professor: Barbara Tobolowsky Sebastian Aguilar*† Doctoral Degrees Lucia Corina Aguirre Theodis Lamar Goree Doctor of Philosophy in Jaser M Akuly M.Ed., UT Arlington, 2001 Educational Leadership Yesenia Alaniz B.A., Morehouse College, 1993 Benesha Deoram Bholan Thomas Arispe Dissertation Title: A Delphi Study: Exploring M.A., UT Arlington, 2006 Mallory Wood Bagley Principals’ Perceptions of Characteristics, Practices, B.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 1995 Sara K Baker (M) and Programs that Influence College Readiness for Dissertation Title: An Analysis of the Professional Kaylee Georgeanna Bowman Low-Socioeconomic Students in Small Texas High Self-Esteem of Texas Teacher Educators John R Braxton Schools Supervising Professor: James Hardy Christopher Manuel Cabrera Supervising Professor: James Hardy Hanna Choi Linda Ann Garcia Travis P Christman Matthew R Varnell M.Ed., Texas Woman’s University, 1996 Jori Marie Cox M.Ed., UT Arlington, 2004 B.A., Dallas Baptist University, 1993 Stephanie Michelle Derosso B.M., UT Arlington, 1998 Dissertation Title: Factors of Attrition in Cohort Catherine Ann Ducote B.M., UT Arlington, 1996 Doctoral Education: A Self-Determination Theory Teresa R Fernandez Dissertation Title: The Effect of Tonality and Perspective Alishia Deniece Givens Rhythm on Memory Recall in Elementary General Supervising Professor: Adrienne Hyle Briana Loren Griffith Education Classrooms: A Quasi-Experimental Study Dylan J Hake Supervising Professor: Barbara Tobolowsky Matthew Thomas Handler Rayetta Marie Johnson Bradley Clayton Jackson M.A., Xavier University of Louisiana, 2003 Harold Eugene Lingenfelter B.S., Southern University and A&M College, Alexandria Nikole Mason 1999 Master’s Degrees Yesenia Mata Dissertation Title: Educator Perceptions of the Use Miguel A Morales of Power and Student Responses to the Use of Power Department of Educational Raphael A Nunez at a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program Curriculum and Instruction Kiara D Parker (DAEP) Master of Education in Brittany Nicole Penelle Supervising Professor: Adrienne Hyle Curriculum and Instruction Irma M Prishker Alison Adams Karem Rosales Marta Isela Aguayo Keri Erin Ruediger Audria Kay Alaniz Natalie Lynn Savanah
(S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude †Goolsby Scholar (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 11 Angela DeCorte Anderson Kristen Olivas Tracy Hall Janae Anderson Edobor Osayuware Omosigho Reginald Hass Leigh Mills Apple Julianne Palla John L Hawkins Jena Aust Bonny Pan Ruth Anne Hensley Candy Banda Gwen Ellen Davidson Parish Carlos A Hernandez Christina Berdela Anna Peeke Kristi Hiatt Jessica Boydston Holly Hollowell Poe Aldona Hooks Brittney S Buster Jashida Rather Dana Denese Davis Jackson Hilda Lilliana Castillo Katie Reche Dennis Fred Kamber Candace Chapman Toni Reeley Myung Sook Kim Sara Ashley Chatfield Elizabeth Jacqueline Reinholt Rojean Land Patricia Condet Rebecca Richmond Kelli Naylor Beverly Brianna Costilla Meco McGaskey Robinson Tracey James Mitchell Amy Beth Higgs Culpepper Trivies Nickole Robinson Joshua Mocini Stephanie Michelle Smith Delgadillo Gladys Rodriguez Katherine Morris Liza Doty Jamie Rogers Barbara Carroll Neisel Antoni’A Chanel Duerson Gina Marie Romero Jennifer Yvonne Parker Debra Priscilla Duran Patricia Barrett Kyle Raemisch Margaret Eilrich Jesus Gerardo Sanchez Isaac Robles Jahzeel Flores-Chavez Jennifer Santiago Rios Alicia Sams Damaris Irigoyen Free Jane Whitney Scarbrough Audra Massey Santos Adrienne Ann French-McClain Melissa Brooks Shannon Rebecca Schock Meylin Eunice Gamez Jeffrey Simon Jay Shumaker Julie Kathleen Garner Kimberly Singleton DeeAnna Stewart Erin Gensrich Jennifer Duffer Smeaton Kimberley Ann Tubig Krista Bryant Gibson Raphael Lyle Smith Brenda Vandersluis Lily Gonzalez Judith Soto-Holland Carol A Williams Michel Gonzalez Resendiz Kristal Styles Deborah Dennise Woodard Rachelle M Grace Cheryl Beth Sugerman Crystal Grams Cassondra S Swan Master of Education in Mind, Carol L Hall Janell Tanner Brain, and Education Holly Lynn Harris Erik Teague Tracy Lynnette Carnes Steven Hathaway Alicia Waller Tennison Karen Suzanne Norris Stephanie Herdrich Kiya Nicole Tillman Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Vatina Herring Isaac VanDyke Karin Shay Comer Jami Huck Julie Marie Venne Kathy Tomme Elliott Jennifer E Hudson Kathy Kim Vu DeAnda Nicole Rich Regina Walker Master of Education in Teaching Alicia Farrah Jacobs Michelle Renee Webb Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Elizabeth Jacobs Ashley West London Hall Cassey Janak Kelly White Katharine Johnson Jennifer Louise-Larsen Wiebesiek Rhonda Evette Jones Suzette D Horger-Wilhite Department of Educational Erica L Jousan Kendall Williams Leadership and Policy Studies Sarah Jane Kallus Hyekyung Woo Kimberly Key Pamela Word Master of Education in Educational Krystle Marie Kondel Amy Leigh Yowell Leadership and Policy Studies Clarissa Cuellar Abbott Jane Krancher Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Robin Owings Lawson Natalie Arnold Esmeralda Alday Antse Atanga Jessica Nicole Lemons Julianne Lynn Barrett Virginia Lindsay Jennifer Bohannon Misti Blackmon Kimberly Cadenhead Gwen E Lopez Elizabeth Cristin Bobe Matthew Henry Lorber Jessica Campos Amanda Rebecca Bode Stephanie Lynn Crabtree Caralena Luthi Christina Brown Michelle Mackay Eric Hampton Davis Nikki Cade Matthew Dillon Juan Martinez Karen Lin Cannon Laura Mayela Martinez Jessica Duckworth Kelly Frances Cauley Christy Elwell Kymbee McKay Jacqueline Coolidge Shaunn Felice Merkerson Deshonta Rachid Everett Tiffany Kay Cordell Marissa Anne Fain Jessica Millot Donna Michelle George Craig Mariam Ali Mohammad Brant Ford Farris Stephanie Jennings Gants Kathryn Fletcher Amelia A Moore Rebecca C Garms Amy Lebowitz Morris Kyle Gilliam Tekedra C Gibbs Traci Dawn Guerra Holley C Mosley Cheyenne Nichole Green Tamara Radon-Myers Wanda Guy
12 • The University of Texas at Arlington Tiffany Harrop Norman Jones Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Kacy Slover Hunter Richard O Knight Jonathan Daniel Bernardez Corrine M Johnson Heather Hawkins Kubiak Amber Dawn Jones Jordan William Larlee Department of Kinesiology Lauren J Keeffe Jessica McAlarney Lee Chad Aaron Giles Lavender Salvatore Lima Bachelor of Science in Elizabeth Smith Leach Jennifer Diane Lopez Athletic Training Amy LeBrun Amy Beth Cook-Marroquin Javier Errisuriz Toshia Lee Michelle McConnell Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Darrell Lewis LeJeune Sr Kalee Marie McMullen Joey Clifton Frare Martina Lopez Amber Marie Miller Casandra Lott-Woods Cara Munn Bachelor of Science in Melissa Matthews Jeffrey D Neaves Jr Exercise Science Whitney McConaga Kaitlyn O’Connell Cecilia Acuna (M) Meagan Lyn McCutcheon Rebecca Putney Erica O Aghedo Crystal Lee Mendez Enrique Rodriguez Kimberly I Alvarez Kelly R Miller April Sarpy Jamie L Austin Christiam Mori Karina Vanessa Serratos Alan Patrick Beavers Patricia Marin Perales Gary Russell Skubal Jr Kirk A Billings Gina Phillips Jamie Smith Alfred J Brown Lucas Lorenzo Pizana James Sturgeon Allen A Burton Christopher Powell Kristin Swartwood Adrianna Renee Butcher Holly Joy Prax James Andrew Vernon Tyler Scott Channell Candy Larsen Reichardt Claudia Montelongo Villeda Sara Elizabeth Cleveland (S) Josue Romero Heather Wallace Martha P Contreras Andrea Scott Ryan G Walsh David R Cooley Scott Marshall Sheldon Carolyn Landers Warren Madeline Alise Daniel (M) Heather Lynn Smith Edwina West-Dukes Peter Lueth Deng Nicole Sullins James Nathan Winslow Andrew Thomas Dulock Felipe Torres Jr Connie Wise Pablo D Esquibel Michelle P Tran Brandy Womack Delicia Gonzalez (C) Jennifer Wiese Andrew Skiles Zachry Kathryn M Grope Ashley Wright Cody Hamontree Marci Young Department of Kinesiology Allison Leigh Jack (S) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Dominique D Jeanne Kelsie Arnold Master of Science in Exercise Science Muriel Kim Ortega Jimenez Tammy Lynn Smith Baird David Chapman Carlin M Johnston Macie L Bemrick Jordan Pratt Samone A Jones Brent Lewis Benkelman Andrea Ramirez Christopher Joseph Kehlenbeck Dustin Galen Binnicker Joseph Saavedra Shawn Christopher Kent Jennifer Birdsell Donna Khounvivongsy Jason Richard Bradeen Rebekah L Kidd Benjamin Brown Baccalaureate Degrees Erica D Krebs (S) Cory Dean Camp William Rodney Kucera Chance Catterton Department of Curriculum Jessica Alexis Lee Jeffrey Chabot and Instruction Ashley Leann Lemons Julia Cortina Casey L Lerond Vantrecia Craver Bachelor of Arts in Sarah Elizabeth Little Gilbert Escamilla Interdisciplinary Studies Donald S Martin Jason Fitzgerald Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Jose Adrian Martinez Amanda Coramae Gallegos Heida Marie Hesselink Nikita Kaushik Masters Aaron Bettencourt Gomez Vanessa Maria Ortega Merlyn Mathew Lizbeth Gonzalez Victoria E Mbah Christopher Gusman Bachelor of Science in Madison Miranda McKinley Sheridane Shamune Gusters Interdisciplinary Studies Conor McMahon Christina Steele Hantgin Hilary N Morrow (M) Marili Monasterio Scott L Hazelwood Kesi Louise Smith (M) Jason Ngu (S) Carlton E Hill Tracy Marie Spurlock Javier Otero (S) Angela Hobbs Kallan Thompson (M) Brittney A Person James Matthew Hunt Cody Allen Price
(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 13 Kyle Harris Randle Sandra L Oremade Doctor of Philosophy in Courtney N Redden Suzanne Michelle Vadala Civil Engineering Kandice Ledawn Reed Mohammad Sadik Khan JoAnna M Rojas (C) M.S., UT Arlington, 2011 Meagan Elyse Russell B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering Peter G Samuels College of Engineering and Technology, 2007 Tatianna V Sawyer Doctoral Degrees Dissertation Title: Sustainable Slope Stabilization Amanda Blaine Shambeck (S) Using Recycled Plastic Pin Kacey Meganne Smith Doctor of Philosophy in Supervising Professor: Sahadat Hossain Jordyn Leigh Anne Tigert Aerospace Engineering Vincent Torrijos Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Alena Mikhaylova Tony Truong Andrea Paige Carpentier M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 Kirstie Nicole Tullis (M) M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010 B.S., Gubkin’s Russian State University of Oil Charles Uwagbai B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007 and Gas, 2005 Dulce Aracely Valentin Dissertation Title: Advanced Materials Dissertation Title: Finite Element-Based Rachelle Yvonne Wagner Characterization Based on Full Field Deformation Development of Constitutive Material Law for Johnny Jewel Washington Measurements Zero-Slump Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Through Shanka Monnette Washington Supervising Professor: Andrew Makeev Dynamic Explicit Algorithm Natalie Nicole’ Watkins Supervising Professor: Ali Abolmaali Sarah Ashley Woolman (M) Tiago Cavalcanti Rolim David J Young M.S., Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, Sasanka Bhushan Pulipati Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 2009 M.S., UT Arlington, 2006 Tanner M Bauer B.S., Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, B.E., Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Rexana Bernal 2005 2002 Landon Mark Gregory Dissertation Title: Investigation of Side Wall Effects Dissertation Title: Evaluation of Surface Charles Harper Hay on an Inward Scramjet Inlet at Mach Number 8.6 Transportation Funding Alternatives Using Criteria Amber Joy Kenebrew Supervising Professor: Frank Lu System Established Through a Delphi Survey of Texas Kegan Michael Lee Transportation Experts Brandy Luna Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Supervising Professor: Stephen Mattingly Laurie Nicole Marshall Engineering Christopher David McNeely Homa Homayoni Mojtaba Salehi Dezfooli Ryan C Payne (C) M.S., Isfahan University of Technology, 2007 M.S., University of Tehran, 2009 Benjamin Robert Roberts Dissertation Title: Protoporphyrin IX B.S., University of Tehran, 2006 Danny Sayavong (PpIX)-Conjugated Self-Lighting Nanoparticles Dissertation Title: Staged Construction Modeling Stacy K Thomas for Photodynamic Therapy: Synthesis and of Large Diameter Steel Pipes Using 3-D Nonlinear Corey L Thornton Characterization Finite Element Analysis Marcus Jarrod Williams Supervising Professor: Wei Chen Supervising Professor: Ali Abolmaali Taylor Marie Zink (C) Virendra Radheshyam Indravati Mishra Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 Arpita Hetal Bhatt Jose Aguirre (C) B.E., University of Mumbai, 2005 M.S., UT Arlington, 2007 Chase Allen Bailey Dissertation Title: Establishing the Method of Dissertation Title: Development of Statistical Models Brandon G Brewer Multi-Tensor for Tract-Based Analysis (MTTA) for Predicting Leachate Parameters from Simulated Jonathan D Bribiesca (M) and Investigating Human Brain Developmental Landfills Bobby Allen Brotherton Connectome with Diffusion MRI Supervising Professors: Melanie Sattler, Ylonda Denise Burris Supervising Professor: Hao Huang Sahadat Hossain Raul Castro Kenneth Chester Duncan Srikanth Vasudevan Nagasreenivasu Talluri Benjamin Jerone Hulett M.S., UT Arlington, 2010 M.S., IIT Kanpur, 2008 Zoran Krndija Dissertation Title: Long-Gap Peripheral Nerve B.S., JNTU Anantapur, 2006 Neddra L Lira Reconstruction Using Decellularized Nerve Grafts Dissertation Title: Stabilization of High Sulfate Soils Elizabeth A Mergens Supervising Professors: Jonathan Cheng, Supervising Professor: Anand J Puppala David Joshua Montelongo Liping Tang Robert Anthony Myers Doctor of Philosophy in Tam D Nguyen Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Computer Engineering Aaron Michael Norris David W Baker Xiao Cai Michael J Romero B.S., Clarkson University, 2005 M.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2009 Tiffany Laqae Shepherd Dissertation Title: The Pivotal Role of Fibrocytes on B.E., Tianjin University, 2007 Mark Anthony Small Foreign Body Reactions Dissertation Title: Sparse and Large-Scale Learning Jake Colton Stephan Supervising Professor: Liping Tang Models and Algorithms for Mining Heterogeneous Big Cody Widener Data Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Supervising Professors: Heng Huang, Farhad Whitney R Hartley Kamangar Brandon Adam Miller
14 • The University of Texas at Arlington Georgios Galatas Derek Wayne White Azhar Ilyas B.S/M.S., University of Patras, 2008 B.S., Louisiana State University at Shreveport, B.S., University of Engineering and Dissertation Title: Multimodal Interaction in 2007 Technology Lahore, 2007 Ambient Intelligence Environments Using Speech, Dissertation Title: Run-Time Compilation and Dissertation Title: Nanogap Break Junctions and Localization, and Robotics Dynamic Memory Use Analysis for GPUs Solid-State Micropores as Electronic Biosensors Supervising Professors: Fillia Makedon, Supervising Professors: Christoph Csallner, Supervising Professor: Samir Iqbal Gerasimos Potamianos Nathaniel Nystrom Niranjan Dilip Pratibha Karandikar Christopher Dale McMurrough Ning Yan M.S., UT Arlington, 2008 M.S., UT Arlington, 2010 M.S., Southeast University, China, 2008 B.E., University of Mumbai, 2006 B.S., UT Arlington, 2008 B.E., Southeast University, China, 2005 Dissertation Title: Low-Power, Low-Noise CMOS Dissertation Title: Hardware and Software Systems Dissertation Title: Novel Methods for Entity- Amperometric Circuit for Glucose Sensing for Control of Assistive Robotic Devices Using Point-of- Centric Information Exploration Supervising Professor: Sungyong Jung Gaze Estimation Supervising Professor: Chengkai Li Supervising Professor: Fillia Makedon Md Iqbal Mahmud Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Shuo Li and Technology, 2006 Computer Science M.S., Sichuan University, 2009 Dissertation Title: Investigation of Degradation in Mahashweta Das B.S., Sichuan University, 2006 Advanced Analog MOS Technologies M.S., Ohio State University, 2009 Dissertation Title: Quantitative Analysis of Surface Supervising Professor: Zeynep Celik-Butler B.E., Jadavpur University, 2007 Enhanced Raman Spectra Dissertation Title: Exploratory Mining of Supervising Professor: Jean Gao Bhargav Nabar Collaborative Social Content B.E., University of Mumbai, 2007 Supervising Professor: Gautam Das Linbin Yu Dissertation Title: Nanostructured Surfaces Using M.S., University of Science and Technology of Thermal Nanoimprint Lithography: Applications in Sajib Datta China, 2009 Thin Membrane Technology, Energy Harvesting, and B.S., North South University, 2007 B.S., University of Science and Technology of Tactile Sensing Dissertation Title: Performance Analysis of Multiple China, 2004 Supervising Professor: Zeynep Celik-Butler Classes of Traffic in Wi-Fi Networks: Theoretical and Dissertation Title: Advanced Combinatorial Testing Experimental Study Algorithms and Applications Peter Michael Novak Supervising Professor: Sajal Das Supervising Professor: Yu Lei B.S., Colorado School of Mines, 2007 Dissertation Title: High Current Recharge of Ishtiaque Hussain Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Electrochemical Cells B.S., University of Dhaka, 2007 Engineering Supervising Professor: David Wetz Dissertation Title: Dynamic Symbolic Data Moinuddin Ahmed Structure Repair B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering Franklin Lenin Quilumba Gudino Supervising Professor: Christoph Csallner and Technology, 2009 B.S., National Polytechnic School, 2008 Dissertation Title: Flexible MEMS Sensors and Dissertation Title: Using Advanced Metering Shanshan Lu Pyroelectric Thin Films Infrastructure Data for Smart Grid Development M.S., Beijing University of Chemical Supervising Professors: Donald Butler, Zeynep Supervising Professor: Wei-Jen Lee Technology, 2008 Celik-Butler B.E., Hebei University, 2005 Shaoshu Sha Dissertation Title: Design and Analysis of Location Hamid Behjati Najafabadi M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 Centered Large-Scale Opportunistic Networks B.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2009 B.S., Southeast University, 2007 Supervising Professor: Yonghe Liu Dissertation Title: Multiport DC Energy Dissertation Title: Wireless Power Transfer Based Conversion Systems on Retroreflective Antenna Array Tuli Nivas Supervising Professor: Ali Davoudi Supervising Professor: Sungyong Jung M.S., UT Arlington, 2002 B.E., Shivaji University, India, 2000 Ali Bidram Biju Shrestha Dissertation Title: End to End Performance M.S., Isfahan University of Technology, 2010 B.S., UT Arlington, 2008 Evaluation of Non Client Interfacing Software B.S., Isfahan University of Technology, 2008 Dissertation Title: Cycling Fatigue Induced on Applications Dissertation Title: Distributed Cooperative Control Electrochemical Energy Storage Cells as a Result of Supervising Professor: Christoph Csallner of Microgrids High C Discharge Supervising Professors: Ali Davoudi, Frank Supervising Professor: David Wetz Alexandros Papangelis Lewis M.S., University College London, 2009 Yi-Chen Shuai B.S., University of Athens, 2008 M.S., South China Normal University, 2008 Dissertation Title: Adaptive Dialogue Systems for B.S., Southeast University, China, 2004 Assistive Living Environments Dissertation Title: Transfer Printed Nanomembrane Supervising Professors: Fillia Makedon, Photonic Crystal Fano Resonance Filters and Modulators Vangelis Karkaletsis Supervising Professor: Weidong Zhou
(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 15 Mohammad Jalal Uddin Paul Andrew Wilson Soo Kim M.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering B.E., UT Arlington, 2010 B.E., Chosun University, 2007 and Technology, 2008 Dissertation Title: Eutectic Diffusion Brazing Dissertation Title: Nano Morphology of Polymer B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering Process for Joining Aluminum Laminae with Macro- Bulk Heterojunctions by Time-Resolved Synchrotron and Technology, 2004 and Micro-Scale Features X-ray Scattering Dissertation Title: Design and Fabrication of Supervising Professor: John Priest Supervising Professors: Choong-un Kim, Guided-Mode Resonat Tunable Optical Filters Michael Jin Supervising Professor: Robert Magnusson Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Narakorn Engsuwan Liang-Chieh Ma Jixing Yao M.S., UT Arlington, 2008 M.S., Western Michigan University, 2003 M.S., Louisiana Tech University, 2010 B.E., Chulalongkorn University, 2005 B.S., Feng Chia University, 1998 B.E., Huaqiao University, 2007 Dissertation Title: Scalar Equilibrium for n-Person Dissertation Title: Fabrication and Dissertation Title: Sparsity Enhanced Games Characterization of Single Electron Device Reconstruction Methods for Diffuse Optical Supervising Professor: Herbert W Corley Supervising Professor: Seong Jin Koh Tomography Supervising Professor: Soontorn Oraintara Diana Luisa Martinez Cepeda Jessica Mooney M.S., UT Arlington, 2008 B.S., Texas A&M University, 2009 Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 B.S., Instituto Tecnologico de Saltillo, 2005 Dissertation Title: The Effects of Microstructure Kristian Hengster Movric Dissertation Title: Variants of Multivariate on the Mechanical and Oxidation Properties of Hard M.S., University of Zagreb, 2009 Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS): Convex vs. Non- Transition Metal Silicon Nitride Coatings Dissertation Title: Cooperative Control of Multi- Convex, Piecewise-Linear vs. Smooth and Sequential Supervising Professor: Esftathios Meletis Agent Systems; Stability, Optimality, and Robustness Algorithms Supervising Professor: Frank Lewis Supervising Professors: Victoria Chen, Jay Huili Xu Rosenberger M.S., Zhejiang University, 2007 Ji Wu B.S., Xi’dian University, 2005 M.S., Beijing University of Posts and Nadia Maria Martinez Cepeda Dissertation Title: Grain Structure Revolution Telecommunications, 2008 M.S., UT Arlington, 2008 of Lead-Free Solder Joints in Electronic Packaging B.E., Beijing University of Posts and B.S., Instituto Tecnologico de Saltillo, 2005 Assembly and its Impacts on the Fatigue Reliability Telecommunications, 2005 Dissertation Title: Global Optimization of Supervising Professor: Choong-Un Kim Dissertation Title: Compressive Sensing: Security Nonconvex Piecewise Linear Regression Splines Analysis and Applications in Communication Systems Supervising Professors: Jay Rosenberger, Doctor of Philosophy in Supervising Professor: Qilian Liang Victoria Chen Mechanical Engineering Shailesh Malla Doctor of Philosophy in Roochi Mishra B.S., UT Arlington, 2008 Industrial Engineering M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Dissertation Title: Experimental Investigation of Mohammed Al-Mansouri B.S., UT Arlington, 2004 Pool Boiling and Evaporative Cooling on Enhanced M.S., UT Arlington, 2008 Dissertation Title: Improving Quality of Silicon Surfaces B.S., King Fahd University, 2004 Information from Multiple Sensor Sources on Mobile Supervising Professor: Hyejin Moon Dissertation Title: A Simulation Approach Platforms to Production Line Bottleneck Analysis and Cost Supervising Professors: Victoria Chen, Brian Deval Pandya Justification Huff M.S., UT Arlington, 2010 Supervising Professor: Brian Huff M.S., University of Baroda, 2008 Panita Suebvisai B.E., Sardar Patel University, 2007 Piyush Kumar M.S., UT Arlington, 2003 Dissertation Title: Development of Computational M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 B.S., Thammasat University, 1997 Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-Based Erosion Model for Oil Dissertation Title: Mathematical Approach for Dissertation Title: Parametric Cost Estimation and Gas Industry Application Land Use Planning that Limits Urban Sprawl Model for Microchannel Bonding Process Based on Supervising Professor: Brian Dennis Supervising Professor: Jay Rosenberger Activity-Based Costing Supervising Professor: John Priest Adrian Rodriguez Aera Kim LeBoulluec M.S., UT Arlington, 2010 M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 Doctor of Philosophy in Materials B.S., UT Austin, 2009 Dissertation Title: Outcome and State Transition Science and Engineering Dissertation Title: Dynamic Simulation of Modeling for Adaptive Interdisciplinary Pain Chia-Jen Hsu Multibody Systems in Simultaneous, Indeterminate Management M.S., National Chung Hsing University, 2006 Contact and Impact with Friction Supervising Professors: Victoria Chen, Li Zeng B.S., National Cheng Kung University, 2004 Supervising Professor: Alan Bowling Dissertation Title: Study on Micorstructures and Clement Smartt Electrochemical Properties of AU-Based Core-Shell Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 M.S., Southern Methodist University, 1998 Nanoparticles for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells Lei Qiao B.S., Texas A&M University, 1995 Supervising Professor: Fuqiang Liu B.S., Beihang University, 2008 Dissertation Title: Optimizing the Use of Systems Dissertation Title: Design, Fabrication, and Test of Engineering on Proposals Microboats and Microsubmarines Supervising Professor: Susan Ferreira Supervising Professor: Cheng Luo
16 • The University of Texas at Arlington Hakki Erhan Sevil Samrawit Haile Mengfei Ren M.S., Izmir Institute of Technology, 2006 Steven Hodridge Prashanth Sampath B.S., Izmir Institute of Technology, 2004 Milad Kiaee Sai Krishna Siram Dissertation Title: Airdata Sensor-Based Position Deniz Kilic Sriram Srinivasan Estimation and Fault Diagnosis in Aerial Refueling Haroon Masood Ankush Sindhukumar Tiwari Supervising Professor: Atilla Dogan Diana-Flore Merisier Sreeharsha Reddy Vanga Clayton Riggs Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Jagath Yaddessalage Meenatchi Subramanian Umankshree Behera B.S., University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2007 Jordan Tunnell Prudhvisagar Bellamkonda Dissertation Title: Study of the Capabilities of Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Asha Kasinath Electrowetting on Dielectric Digital Microfluidics Eymard Bouri Gapili Nikita Reddy Kunda Reddy Toward the High-Efficient, Thin-Film Evaporative Samnang Chay Vivek Lingegowda Cooling Platform Spoorthi Manjunath Supervising Professors: Hyejin Moon, Seung Master of Science in Civil Engineering Soyab Maredia You Parham Aghdasi Manasa Patapatnam Franciele Bellaver Houtan Rahmanian Siavash Ghasemi-Motlagh Aniithaa Rajashekar Master’s Degrees Aminollah Ghorbanpourbabakandi Abhinav Ravindran Eric Goucher Hardik Bharat Shah Department of Bioengineering Farzia Haque Fareha Sheikh Muruganandam Mohanamurthy Gautham Talkad Shivashankara Murthy Master of Science in Sadikshya Poudel Biomedical Engineering Ankush Jitendrakumar Tyagi Austin Reese Ankit Upadhyaya Rakshit Andela Preeti Shrestha Sanjay Vasudeva Iyer Matthew Allen Cloud Manjeeta Sitaula Ajaai Venkataramani Akshata Haldikar Bahar Zarin Leila Hossein Rashidi Master of Software Engineering Yatish Mistry Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Elizabeth T Nguyen Hailu Tesfaye Ayalew Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Austin Price Brett DeVries Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Mollah Vinh Hang Quach Mohammad Mohammadagha Rakesh Tigulla Naresh Lakshman Raman Manabendra Saharia Sravan Kumar Yedhoti Ashit Sanghvi Rachel Sparks Department of Computer Department of Electrical Linwood A Whitener Science and Engineering Engineering Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Micah Garza Holden Master of Science in Master of Science in Parth Vijaysinh Jadeja Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Aneetta Elizabeth Kuriakose Arjun Vijaybhai Modi Abiodun Aduroja Akshay Madan Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Shaheer Ahmed Rani Iswarya Murugappa Praveen Manni Giridhar Avinash Arun Michael Palmer Siddharth Patel Soumitro Swapan Auddy Uyen Hoang Thao Pham Stephen Paul Ratz Muralidhar Reddy Choutukuru Harish Pitta Nguyen T Tran Moyeedul Chowdhury Sahiba Sahi Arnav Dave Varsha Sundaresan Master of Science in Vinoothna Gajula Pranjali Tambe Computer Science Sunil Govardhan Stephen James Van Noy Janani Chandrababu Nagabhushan Hegde John Collins Ritika Jain Vikas Domakunti Ambily John Department of Civil Engineering Krunal Mahendrasinh Jadeja Parashar Nayana Karunakar Master of Engineering Faisal Ladhak Jay Paul Kelley in Civil Engineering Nikhil Madhav Poonam Kharwandikar Andrew M Adams Shruti Malik John Robert Konderla Jr Roshna Ashraf Negar Maserrat Archana Lakshmipuram Chandrasekaran Maya Baneva-Petkova Varun Sunil Mehta Abhilash Madbal Gowda Asher Benedict Nehal Mishra Karthik Mahendra Brandon Nicholas Buchanan Shwetha Narayan Zaid Ahmed Jamal Mohamed Robert Grant Cleveland Ravi Chandra Vishnu Paturi Neeraj Sandip Nabar Ahmed Zuhair A Edrees Anirudh Kaushik Pillalamarri Preston Page Jonathan Charles Faughtenberry Bibi Raju Bharath Prakash
Commencement Ceremony • 17 Yashas Prakash Shraddha Jayashankar Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Suresh Sampathkumar Kukkala Rajesh Prasad Venkata Naga Ravitej Sankarabatla Sarmishtha Satpathy Lin Lin John Wiswall Madhukar Shanbhag Tshiebe Sandrine Mwamba Archana Suresh Ajinkya Rao Master of Science in Sapna Vasudevan Mechanical Engineering Satish Saravanan Veeravelu Master of Science in Logistics Vishok Amar Kumar Venkata Kesari Nandan Vempati Anna Candia Zaeem Baig Aditi Ranjit Kumar Verma Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Chinmay Date Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Mahmoud Motaqed Larijani Nitesh Karpakala Manjunatha Gupta Anup Pravin Amin Suhash Mediboina Mihir Bhavsar Master of Science in Shreyas Nagaraj Shardul Prasanna Chirmule Systems Engineering Bharath Nagendran Sujith Sukumar Dermal David O Asaolu Hardik Parekh Anand Dhanasekharan Arlyssa M Jaquez Tejas Devidas Patil Jason Ryan Frisk Christopher M May Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Shantanu Rajiv Kulkarni Stephen Kelley McLauchlin Bhavik Chimanbhai Patel Fatema Lokhandwala Larry Joe Parker Rahul Raghunathan Yash Hemen Motipara Aaron Thomas Sherman Vimal Ramanuj Kunhi Parambath Sreejith Nair Kaushik Prasad Department of Materials Ashish Shavarna Baccalaureate Degrees Ankit Sinha Science and Engineering Lynda Thomas Master of Engineering in Materials Department of Civil Engineering Rahul Uppala Science and Engineering Matthew Wright Raymond Kiprotich Cheruiyot Bachelor of Science in Ian Robert Mackinnon Civil Engineering Temitope Abiola Abayomi Department of Industrial Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Kyle D Anderson (C) and Manufacturing Po-Cheng Lu Solomon Engidayehu Bayou (C) Swathi Murthi Systems Engineering Arturo Benitez (C) Reece Bierhalter Master of Science in Master of Science in Materials Jarod N Branstetter Engineering Management Science and Engineering Franklin David Cheng Patrick Alexander Olusanmi Adeniji Adeniran Jesse L Childers Farooq Mohiuddin Amy Elizabeth Brown Jacob Elias Noble Vikram Rajanayagam Armando Espinosa (M) Sai Vignesh Ramachandran Department of Mechanical Bryson K Ewing Nomita Sharma and Aerospace Engineering Israel Galicia Vishnu Sethuraman Swarna Steven Brady Kemp Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Master of Engineering in Hamilton Preston Long Seyed Pooya Mirsalehi Aerospace Engineering Edie A Lopez Levi Harley Armstrong Samantha Kay McDonald Master of Science in Rereloluwa O Ayeni Yhamirth E Mendoza Industrial Engineering Musab Jamal Bari Eric Nava Narvaez Sakthivel Arumugam Luke Daniel Gudgel Essam Khalid Nassar (S) Fermin Feroshi Arun Joseph Siva Sudhaa Jagadeesan Chetan Patel Stanley Joseph Hung-Chieh Weng Pooja Patel Nirmal kumar Kanagasabapathy Leonardo D Pena Parkpoom Ketrunghiran Master of Engineering in Omar Pena Ketan Chandrashekhar Kulkarni Mechanical Engineering Paul D Peters Dmitri Rasheed Mitchell Selorm Jeffrey Dzata David P Phan Gaurav Nirwal Zain Sheikh Ali Kachwala Mukunda Pokharel J Dario Padilla Adil Ahmed Riaz Ahmed Johnathan Jay Polak (C) Dhananjay Patil Vaishnav Jwalant Dipakkumar Jesus Ramirez Sameer Mahesh Rabade Reginald Watt Eduardo Emmanuel Reyes Kapil Prakash Raole Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Dario Benjamin Sanchez Jose Sanchez Gonzalez Samip Vrandavan Shah Michael W Scaggs Arvind Walia Rachel J Simer (M) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Master of Science in David M Trejo Spoorthi Ananda Kumar Aerospace Engineering Jeremy James Weber Wencess Kelelyoh Bett Suparat Chanrith Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Nithin Chirayath Antony James P Merkel Kenneth Alvin Hollie Alok Igoor Parashivamurthi Shiva Kumar Samala Sudharsan Thiruvenkadam
18 • The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Computer Manoj Niraula (C) Eva M Gallegos Science and Engineering Olu Emmanuel Ore Daniel Guerrero Uditha Dulinda Perera Taylor Heenehan (M) Bachelor of Science in Charchit Piya Madhavi Hemasiri Computer Engineering SM Arifur Rahman Stephen Michael Kirk Kyle Burgess (C) Eric Nicholas Rainbolt Aditya V Lolge Michael P Flanagan Colton George Sessler (M) Luan M Ly (S) Raul Hurtado Michael Chenyee Vang (M) Gayathri Maheshika Mahagamarachchi Eric J Nelson (M) Carl Duane Young Baburaja Maharjan (M) Bhuwan Das Shrestha Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Diego A Mancilla Arar M Abohaija Yaldho Manoj Bachelor of Science in Kris William Kotrla (M) Jonathan Darby Meegan Computer Science Travis James Lloyd Christopher Michael Moulckers Osemudiamen P Ehikhuemen (C) Jacob E Longwell Gulzeb K Niazi Andrew D Gallagher (M) Philip Garrett McCorkle Kevin J Pitts Jason Grey Timothy Robert Morrison Blake R Snyder (S) Brendon Conor Harris Ton Nhan Tran Ermiyas Abera Solomon Ciawash Jawshan Ngoc T Tran David Murray Nguyen T Tran (C) Mark A Ragunton Department of Industrial Kristine L Trujillo Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 and Manufacturing Radhika Vasani John Giliberto (C) Systems Engineering Dave A Wellbrock Jeffrey R Hatfield Hareed Yusuf Bachelor of Science in Gideon Lee Miller (C) Industrial Engineering Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Ahmad Ali Saad Ukesh Chawal (C) Brenna Marie Burris David Salvagnini Midhun Abraham John Paul Chang (S) Aditya Kasukhela Peter Chih-Hsiang Chiu Bachelor of Science in Sarim A Khan Michael Scott Donaldson Software Engineering Hyun Ki Kim Sam Austin Hays Shawn Everett Dobbins (C) Indra Poudel Joseph M Hinskey Shawn Clayton Gilleland (M) Shrijan Shrestha (M) Elijah J Holzapfel Nichelous Paul Herndon (C) Sumit Shrestha (S) William R Howell Mark A Hutchinson Ashvin Thomas Austin M Kasper (C) Harshitha Munagala Pravin Tripathi (C) Mark Alan Kaufman (M) Clinton W Spivey (C) Stephen Krolick Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Susan J Kum Nader Sayadi Thanuja Nirmalee Fernando Keilon Dunte Lathan Sonia Dannette Hampton Tony D Le Thomas David Heinen Department of Mechanical James Dustin Lee (C) and Aerospace Engineering Trevor Dean McWilliams (C) Dulce M Rosales Department of Electrical Bachelor of Science in Joshua R Shelle Engineering Aerospace Engineering Bryan Kent Taylor Eric P Egan Bachelor of Science in Darren Scott Vanmeter Stephen Michael Kirk Electrical Engineering Bradley James Vass Ermiyas Abera Solomon Omololu Akinrodoye Jerry Lee Vue Carissa J Cyprien Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Drew Ryan Watkins Marcos Ivan Duran Hieu H Luong Melissa L Dutter (C) Samantha Rukmal Makewita Carlos Fernando Gonzalez Tai K Ha (C) Bachelor of Science in Mazhar Hajizadeh Mechanical Engineering Mihai Ionita Adebola I Akeredolu Deena M Isom (S) Ross C Alcorn Noor Yeaser Khan Joaquin Artigas (M) Armando Leal Koby Addison Benefiel Ayomide Longe* John Nathanael Benson (M) Neal Lov Anthony Dilanka Tharindu De Silva (M) Ulrich S Mitschlatis Raul V Duran Kablan D Ndouba Stuart Kinkade Frazier (C)
(S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 19 Theresa Lanae’ Eskridge Department of Music College of Liberal Arts Andrew Michael Fitzpatrick Jason Douglas Flake Master of Music in Music Education Doctoral Degrees Jonathan Grant-Brooks Daniel Evan Hunt Doctor of Philosophy in English Tamara Nicole Harris Christi Cook Jason S Henninger Master of Music in Music M.A., New College of California, 2007 Clyde Knight Jr Performance B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1999 Bennie J Medlin Jr Charles David Praytor B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1999 Sharla R Nathan Amanda Ellen Trousdale Dissertation Title: One High Heel on Each Side of Keith L Owens the Border: A Closer Look at Gender and Sexuality in Mona Pena Department of Political Science Chicana and Anglo Young Adult Literature Armando Eli Reyna Supervising Professor: Tim Morris Daniel Rincon Master of Arts in Political Science Edward M Sas Chad J Brewer Nathan Gale Jon F Thompson Brandon S Crider M.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2005 Michael Wayne Young Kenneth Charles Fraga B.A., Texas State University at San Marcos, 2003 Department of English Department of Sociology Dissertation Title: The Found Object(s) of Rhetoric and Anthropology Supervising Professor: Timothy Richardson Master of Arts in English Lindsey Christina Barlow Master of Arts in Anthropology Edward Henry Bart IV Carl Feagans Master’s Degrees Carla L Dye William David Nutt Christine Kyle Zachary Overfield Department of Art Christi Lynn Nickels and Art History Brittni Michelle Pueppke Master of Arts in Sociology Meghan Self Stephen Lott Master of Fine Arts Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Stephanie Lee Mastromoro Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Carla L Dye Lindsey Sherrill Teel James Corey Gossett Alexandra Mosher Sabuna Timilsina Baccalaureate Degrees Department of Communications Department of History Master of Arts in Communication Master of Arts in History Department of Art Michael Eugene Agee Cedric L Hights and Art History Fatima Ali Matthew Speight Bachelor of Arts in Art Morgan Burns Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Lindsay Arrington (M) Bridget Hall Robert E Fuller Jasmine E Bell Milad Minooie Xochitl Martinez Julie Ann Boland Veleisa Jarmonda Patton Peter Long Bui Donna Pirkle Tia Marie Carlson Melinda Valero Department of Linguistics and TESOL Alvin Garrett Griffin Sarah K Issa Department of Criminology Master of Arts in Linguistics Soha T Khraishi and Criminal Justice Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Mark S Larimore Ehsan Shafiee Zargar Bich Thi-Kim Nguyen (M) Master of Arts in Criminology Jimmy J Pierce and Criminal Justice Master of Arts in TESOL Javier J Riojas Sara Carruth Ana Lidia Rodriguez Vicki Cross Holly Hecht Keunhyung Park Araceli Rodriguez Adrian Glover Pamela M Speck Jamekia Lenay Goodman Marcy Tannahill LaTasha Jackson-McDougle Department of Modern Languages Julian M Thomas Meredyth Raeann Kelly Leia Aurora Ortiz Master of Arts in Modern Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Languages and Literatures Sariah Picon Lauren Denise Burton Lira Maria Polanco Brigette Caldwell Young Ji You Carrie Treat Kari Renee Christopherson Alejandro Valdez Kellee Day Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Anel Herrera Kabbakeh Bangura Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Alphonse Kadege Lizette Barrera George Adams Mbuyi Kapiamba Ryan Olani Bayron (C) Charles Olutayo Awe Bailey Jain Blanchone Joel Brown Terence T Brown Nakia Michuad Cole Roberto Bustos
20 • The University of Texas at Arlington Laurel A Cabrera Jeethi Susan Cherian Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Jonathan Adam Chapman (C) Miranda Cornett Alyssa Nicole Davis Yuen Yeung Chen (M) Chandler C Dear Brittany Cherelle Davis Jan Hongchen Yu Chin (C) Gabriella Leticia Dorsey Shanna C McMahan Ga Jin Choi (M) John B Everett Andrew J Parrish Lara Elisabeth Christensen Amber Nicollette Govan Susan Phan Joel D Constantine (Second major in Public Relations) Akilah N Phillips James Thomas Cooper (C) Johnny Wei Huang Calandria Shantol Watkins Anna Joy French Kathryn Elizabeth Lopez (C) (Second major in Communication Technology) Alysse I Griffith Mariah H Marley Candice Watson Aaron Paul Gwaltney Pedro A Menchaca Caley Melissa Hindman (M) Kacie Marie Mills Bachelor of Arts in Communication Haley Ashton Hinshaw (Second major in Public Relations) (Communication Studies) Shawn Alan Ingram Desherra Ngozi Nwanguma Ashley F Arogunmati (C) Sarah A Kaminsky Jefferey Pinkos Deborah S Blinn (M) Jonnathan R Kiss (M) Krupal P Ranchod Karl Ross Byrd Deborah J Ledyard (C) Kristen Michelle Ranshaw (C) Maribel Cardoso Ivana Martinez (M) Laila Fatemeh Rezaei-Bazazizad Lauren Elaine Carle (M) Oliver Marquis Matteck Ali Hashim Sabir Seher Fadwani Samantha C Mattice-Lowery Julie Ravinowich Tebet Andree Lamarion Gunter Robert M Maurice Felipa Villegas Lauren A Hernandez Damaris Plaisant McCalley Rachael Mae Wilson Chana Renae Jones Austin R Morales (Second major in Public Relations) Dakota R Keyser Martha Young Moser Anisha Yang Gustavo Martinez Justin Thomas Mosholder Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Tamika Thashane Noote (C) Sandy N Ngo (C) Ricardo Cardoza Anabel Rodriguez Martin N Nogueira Katherine Christina Cohen Manuel Salas Haley Elaine Norwood (M) Bianca N Garza Rye Selassie (M) Linda Alane Ostman (S) Munzareen Fatimah Kureshy Jeriana R Strother Sara T Poyfair (C) (Second major in Public Relations) Kimberly Erin Ramsey Bachelor of Arts in Nicole D Washington Kristy Rich (C) Communication (Broadcasting) Jessi Rae Williams Charity Ruth Roberts (C) Magaly Ayala Tyra Lynnette Williams Danny Hopkins Rudd (Second major in Public Relations) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Priscilla Anne Ruiz Rebecca Leigh Berry Zeina D Adi Jonathan Saavedra Jillian Rane Dennis Carolina Miranda Amanda C Salazar (Second major in Journalism) Philip Thepkaysone Takeisha Shantae Dunn Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sharon Joy Turner (C) Fasirat Wonuola Fawehinmi (Communication Technology) Gary W Vernon Kristen M Gilley-Kerr Abdel-Rahman Yaser Afify Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 (Second major in Public Relations) Rebecca Ellen Barrera (C) Alexa R Alarcon Georgette G Ingram Tiffany L Jackson Joy Ellis (S) Andrew P Kemp Alejandra M Martinez Elliott C Gilbert (C) Arlecia R LeGrand Busby Jennifer Lee McAlister (C) Laura Lane Riley Joanna Molinero (C) Jordan A Mulkey Cullen Keeling Thomas Jairo Moreno Hieu Thi Nguyen Aspen Leigh VanHooser Gerrick C Phillips Cassandra Gale Okado Melissa E Whitaker Victoria Reyes Frank L Sack (M) Dontae L Robison Parisavanh S Songvilay Bachelor of Arts in Art History Kyle Logan Runge Yong C Yim (M) Ahnna Michelle Escobedo (C) Noelle Teresa Ione Russell (C) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Meagan E Severson Joshua L Sours (C) Stephen T Belcher Linh Mai Thai Charles E Swanigon Enas Willie Saleh Peretz Heuya Tchounbia Department of Communication Rodney Wayne Thrower Bachelor of Arts in Charles Matthew Tillery (M) Communication (Journalism) Bachelor of Arts in Brandee Leigh Urreta Amanda Megan Beckwith Communication (Advertising) Quinton Charles West Joel L Cooley Karen Alysse Blair Milo Gales Samuel W Brouse Shonna L Johnstone
(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 21 Natalie N Webster Veronica Del Bosque Bachelor of Criminology Shelly M Williams Sierra O Delgado and Criminal Justice Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Jamie L Duchouquette Anthony Adeoye Adedipe Mark A Bauer Kasey D Fairbrother Kimberly Alejandre (M) Bernardo Frias (C) Mayra Alejandra Faz (M) Jacob S Bage Rachel M Garton Dejuan T Frater Leslie Rene Bell Amber Lee Tafoya Stephanie Jean Goddard Mary Claire Bialas Lucia Guajardo Oliver Jackson Blankenship (C) Bachelor of Arts in Communication Blake Nicole Holiwell Eva Graciela Castaneda (Public Relations) Josh G Ingle Scott M Huot Mallorie Diane Anderson Lijin O John Megan Mallery Jones (M) Courtney Rebecca Ashmon Bilal S Khawaja Janice Nichole Lavergne-Ayers Karen Alysse Blair Kerri Caitlyn King Misty Donn Maldonado (C) Mary Emily Boedeker Jodie-Ann Elizabeth Kinney Amber Padilla (C) Krysten T Brooks David C Kleinschmidt Neketha Rashunn Polley Jeethi Susan Cherian Magaly Martinez Jessica Lynn Steele Brent Trivon Collins Kyle William Melkert April Stigarll Cyyura Davis (M) Elizabeth Abigail Menchaca Jarrid Paul Strand Lauren E Devoll (S)* Jose Adrian Mendiola Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Jocelyn Espinoza Breeanna Nicole Moore Theresa Nicole Alvarado Samuel W Galloway Julie Ann Morrow Mary Louise L Garcia (M) Victoria I Garcia Pedro Munoz (M) Sonia Isela Sanchez Deborah Lynn Holt (S) Michael D Murray Justina G Ingram Jennifer A Okate Drake A Lenhan Matthew Stephen Pardy Department of English Juanita A Manor Angel Richard Perez Bachelor of Arts in English Melissa Michelle Martin (M) Indra C Pinckney (C) Amad Ali Katelynn A McFarlan (S) Christopher E Price Susan Almasri Kristin M McGee Stephanie Michelle Quinonez Shaun Kelly Bolen Tiffini Caschelle McGill Emilio Romo Alexandra Nichole Boyd-Rogers Christopher P Moore Marcos Gabriel Salazar Crista Marie Brown (C) Larissa Baa Ngo Ndengue Austin Troy Santana Arielle H Castro Khanh M Nguyen Katherine Dianne Smart (S) Mallory L Clark Julianne Jean Queppet Liza Renee Soto Chelsey Culp (Second major in Journalism) Martha Tostado (M) (Second major in History) Erryonh Jaiquan Reed Kimber Anne Trammell (M) Taylor Ruth Eatherly (M) Abigail E Scarborough (C) Monae C Walls Bryan K Eaton (M) Hannah N Smith Christina Marie Ellen Webster Amanda Christina Ehrlich (C) Skylar A Spangler Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Andrew Philip Ellington Yvette Vazquez Pallett (C) Bianca E Banda Erika R Galvan Robert Alexander Villalobos Marijose Benson Samantha Rae Hart (C) Jasmine N Williams Kristopher Antonio Borras Ryan James Holroyd Jordan G Williams William Cade Kristin Lindsley James Stephen Zapp Gary Daniels Heather M Millhollon (C) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Katarina Garza Katerin A Morales Veronica Farias Isaac Hagos Ginger Dyanne Nelson (C) Dylan E Hollinger Luis A Hernandez Mary Elisabeth Park (S) Hebert F Lopez Zulema Herrera Andrew James Parsley Cheol Young Park Iris Jara Nicholas Alexander Perry (S) Samuel Williams Dustin L Kelly Heather V Shaw Kody Mac Kennedy (C) Jacob Surratt Brandi Lea Lyon Ashley Laraye Swearingen Department of Criminology Nancy Medina (C) Mallory C Tate and Criminal Justice Cameran Blaise Miguel (C) Anna Morgan Thompson Bachelor of Arts in Criminology Christina Navarro Davis Tiffany Vy Truong and Criminal Justice Andrea E Nfodjo (C) Martha Elizabeth Verden (C) Amanda R Quiroz (Second major in Critical Languages and International Studies) Carlos E Alferez (M) Eden Luzmarie Rodriguez Christopher Watson Tiecia Leshel’ Ayers (C) Leslie Demming Bell Jenifer A Shafer (M) Garrett T Wilks Elizabeth Benites Andrew S Trim Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Lauren Brothers John Valle Chris W Fox Carmen Carrasco Josh Craig Whitfill (S) Damian Newton (M) Marcella Castro Megan Elizabeth Williams Jacqui Denise Razo Lakeia D Coleman
22 • The University of Texas at Arlington Department of History Department of Linguistics Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Claudia B Davis Bachelor of Arts in History Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics Amber M Mayfield Hunter Bryce Adams Tabitha H Carbaugh Yeraldin Puentes # Nicholas R Armstrong Norma Ghanem (S)* Rocio Del Carmen Simental (C) Thomas Jason Berry Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Jordan D Black Kendra P Johnson Department of Music Jacob A Burger (S) Kailey Elizabeth Watson (S) (Second major in Spanish) Bachelor of Music Liseth Campos Department of Modern Languages Jonathan Adams Daniel Ray Davenport Devin L Boyd (C) Walter Alexander Duncan Bachelor of Arts in Sawyer E Davis Matthew J Frawley Critical Languages and Shelby M Denton Eric James Graddy International Studies Oliver Flores Rebekha R Hamilton Kaitlin Booher (M) Juan Miguel Garcia Kailen Lee Johnson Ines Nikocevic (M) Neil A Haag (C) Amber Lynn Jolly (M) (Second major in Political Science) Josh Mathew Johnson Justin Wayne Jolly (C) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Grace Sungeun Kim Harrison E King Raquel Alexis Gonzalez Kathleen S McDowell Matthew D Landers James T McKinney (M) Patricia Landregan Bachelor of Arts in French Elisa E Rangel Ian Anson Lee (S) Marcela Paez Contreras Jennifer A Trondle Rachel Lorrain Madrid Anna Ndumbi Julie E Woodley (M) Jose A Martinez Jasmine C Pankratz Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Julia Kathleen McCoy Blake Austin Walling Ashley P Smith Wanjala Y McCray Laurel Wheeler Milaun Murry Emeka N Nnaji Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Department of Philosophy Melissa Nicole Ortega Lucien S N Libi and Humanities David Anthony Payne David J Redding Bachelor of Arts in Russian Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Catherine Amber Rodriguez Lauren Noelle Giuliano (C) Reno L Grossi (C) Stephen Joseph Sanchez Sheridan J’Aime Lea Wendy L Shepard Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Albert C Lopez Arthur L Slater Laura P Araiza Trishul R Madireddi (M) (Second major in Psychology) Lynn Elizabeth Spalding (M) Carl Azikiwe Mordi Leticia Hernandez Valdez Silvia Elizabeth Barrera John Mark Mueller Zachary Houston Wisch Blanca Erika Brena Martin O Obinyan Carolin Andrea Campos Sepulveda Nicholas S Ross Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Laura Castaneda Michael Antonio Urban Courtney Nicole Baker (C) Karina Cedillo Casey Wayne Beeman Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Merly Yasmin Cuevas Bobby Bell Michael Alan Harrison Annbel K Estrada Ahmed H Ileiwi Robert Briggs (Second major in Political Science) Emmanuel Javier Cano Rafael Ivan Franco Rachel Cardwell (S) Elia Nohemi Fuentes Department of Political Science Ginger Renee Darden Mayra Gomez Aurelia D Desloge (C) Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Maluisa Hurtado Daniel David Eudaly (C)* Heather Anne Addleman Carlin M Johnston Kevin Brooks Goodman Jamie Lynn Aliff Begona Mingot Lauren Michelle Jones (C) Cynthia Berenice Alvarez Jessika I Morales (Second major in Critical Languages and International Studies) Alyssa Nicole Aquino Tam T Nguyen Richard Allen Merrill Allison Elizabeth Baird Valeria Engracia Orocio Melissa Faye Raindl Sergio Carmona Shirley Ortiz (Second major in Critical Languages and International Studies) Cynthia Patricia Casales Javier Otero (S) Candace Janice Woodard Patrick Royce Cristy Lily Padron Benjamin Connor Zavitz (C) Mauricio Duque Angelina Ponce Lauren Elizabeth Eubanks Andrew John Preisler (S) Jairo Antonio Flores Victoria Reyes Aaron J Ford Pilar D Rosales Jennifer Garza Hector Daniel Sanchez Benjamin T George (C)
(S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude #McNair Scholar (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 23 Samil Gevenkiris Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Perla J Gonzalez Patrick N Gainey College of Nursing Richard D Irwin Leonel J Giron Sibtain R Jagani Douglas Graham Steinecke Doctoral Degrees Bertha E Jimenez Doctor of Nursing Practice Ganiu Kolawole Jubrila Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Marcia Harris Hyeyoung Jung Teresa Argueta Post-MSN, UT Arlington, 2010 Shanna M Kight (S) Chad J Austin# M.S., Texas Woman’s University, 2002 Barry Jonathan Lancaster Nakita K Borders B.S., Grambling State University, 1998 Wanjala Y McCray Rebecca Lynn Bryant Dissertation Title: Integrating Primary Care into Kevin Andrew McManus Priscilla Oforiwah Frimpong Behavioral Health: Evaluating an Evidence-Based Stephen Wayne Miller Allison Melissa Guillen Referral Process in a Community Mental Health Sandra Munoz Brittany Hathorn Facility Anna Ndumbi Leann M Hawthorne Supervising Professor: Diane Snow Denisse Ojeda Devyn Monique Jackson (C) Adila Adil Omer Brandon Matthew Johnson Gigi Thompson Thomas Yoselin Nazary Paguaga Megan Johnson M.S., UT Arlington, 2008 Lynzi N Peng (S) Roman Amner Malvaiz (C) B.S., UT Arlington, 2004 Fatima D Ruiz (Second major in Spanish) Dissertation Title: Evaluation of Provider Strategies Jennifer Santos-Mijangos Kiara T McArthur to Promote Adherence to Childhood Obesity Clinical Asha R Sharma (S) Christy Jo Moers Guidelines Brian A Sheppard Paul R Morgan (M) Supervising Professor: Maureen Courtney Jeremy Allen Silvia Elvia Ramirez Lusamba Sharon Tshibangu Diana G Rodriguez Kathy Elaine Jackson Thompson Kevin Daniel Whitright (M) Ana Margarita Saravia M.S., UT Arlington, 1999 Gregory Henry Collin Will David Cruz Segovia B.S., Texas Woman’s University, 1978 Daniel J Woodall Jennifer Tran Dissertation Title: WAP Written Asthma Action Nadine Zimbru (C) Jose Guillermo Trevino Plan: A Color-Coded Educational Bilingual Pictorial Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Julia Elizabeth Wilks Pediatric Asthma Action Plan Fariya Ahmed Ashley R Wilson Supervising Professors: Sharolyn Dihigo, Richard Stephen Ansell Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Ronda Mintz-Binder Date S Chin (M) Mary Ann Allain Nichole Lynn Collett Valerie Ashley Anderson Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Tyler Rhett Frisbie (M) Nicolas Chambers Donna Bacchus Chad Hardin Ana Kristina Clay Post-M.S.N., Texas A&M at Corpus Christi, Krystina M Hicks Mia D Hudson (C) 1999 Ahmed H Ileiwi Jerome Carlos Johnson M.S., UT Health Science Center at Houston, Nathan Michael Kirkpatrick Kenda Alane Jones 1993 Son Thien Mai Kristi Lash B.S., University of Ottawa, 1980 Mandeep Minhas (M) Douglas Graham Steinecke Dissertation Title: Beliefs in Medications and Jordan Marie Williams Treatment Complexity as Predictors of Medication Adherence Among Adults 18-65 Years Old with Department of Theatre Arts Department of Sociology Inflammatory Bowel Disease Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts Supervising Professor: Jennifer Gray and Anthropology Karen Curry Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Roxana Paniagua (C) Christy Bomer-Norton Briana Ivelisse Amelio (C) Melanie Rickett M.S., Frontier University, 2006 Ivonne Rojas Arellano Abigail E Scarborough (C) B.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2000 Kariann Biles Brooke Alexandra Thibodeaux Dissertation Title: Timing of Breastfeeding Oscar Enrique Bissot Heidi Ann Wermuth (M) Initiation in Rural Haiti: A Focused Ethnography Supervising Professor: Jennifer Gray Marcela Paez Contreras Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Miranda Jo Creighton Davenport (C) Matthew David Craft (C) Jennifer J Davis Nancy Walker Engle M.S., UT Arlington, 2003 Ryan M Gates (S) Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts B.S., Texas Woman’s University, 1977 Keith Hause Lindsey Anne Campbell (C) Dissertation Title: Validation of a Transcutaneous Russell Dean Jones Winston Louis Daniels Bilirubin Nomogram in Identifying Hispanic Neonates Angela Fawn Leach Molly Kathleen Dobbs (M) at Risk for Hyperbilirubinemia Heather Marie Leeper Cvitanovich Stacia R Gulley Supervising Professor: Judy LeFlore Derek Miles Martin (S) Jennifer Leigh Oakley Justin D McCutchen Maryann Porter (C) Roland R Olson Glenn Eric Riggs (C) Lori B Phillips (S) Jennifer N Woodward Logan Daniel Piwetz Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Joshua Smolek Aaron Michael Bentler Daniela Valdes Moeller
24 • The University of Texas at Arlington Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Tina Huddleston Cynthia Ann Nalls Reyes Andrea M Erwin Whitney Huffaker Nahid Rezaee-Anzabi M.S., Baylor University, 2005 Kathleen Hutchins-Otero Audrey Lynn Roodhuyzen B.S., University of Texas Medical Branch, 1998 Gena Jacinto Kimberly K Runge B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1995 Runako Jadagu Denise Ryan Dissertation Title: Sleep Experiences of Hospitalized Shalini James Jebi Sam Antepartum Patients Carrie Leigh Jennewein Robin Leigh Sanders Supervising Professor: Barbara Raudonis Felicia Johnson Margaretta Sapon-Amoah Shavonne Jordan Hill Kelly Schmutz Sini Joseph Katrina Schumacher Master’s Degrees Carla Kaloustian Edward Ronald Schweizer Reena Karimpanamannil Karen Scott Master of Science in Nursing Moriah Irvine Kerr LaNell Scott Aurora Chona Abragan-Ohland Cheri Kinch Jennifer Sharpe Mary Abraham Sharon Samuel Koruthu Salma Yakub Sheikh Abdulrahman Amiri Jaye Ceesay Krubally Constance Anne Smith Olatokunbo T Aro Jessie Kurian Lucila Solatorio-Maranan Angela Dawn Ary Smithamole Kuruvilla Jaisy Sonny Margaret Naruna Badejo Carol Terrell Lamb Punnam Stephan Sarah Joanne Halter Susan Lamb Latha Thomas Melita P Bawaan Yeshewaget M Legesse Holli Torres Laura Baxa Roxanne Luna Cyndi Trawick Sherree Annette LaFavers Bennett Todd Maria Lindsay Tucker Sherrie Beyer Bonnie Martin Akunna N Ukanwoke Donald E Booth Rebecca Ann Mathews Rebecca Fay Urbanovsky Jessica Wilson Booth Charles Thomas McCoy Jr Norma Elaine Vanderbilt Brandy Graham Brite Eloise Rivers McCoy Carmen Villagomez Robin Denise Britton Micky McDaniel Althea Linda Wasson Mona Brookshire Tamara Gayle McDonald Whitney Weatherspoon Lindsey Paige Bruchhaus Sean Patrick McDowell Elizabeth Annelise Wilson Marisa Bune Koren Meacham Lisa Winkler Robert Caivano Sharon Medcalf Marcie Woodard Dixie Ann Campbell Connie Elmore Miller Crystal McTaggart Wright Minerva Cardenas Jennifer Ashley Miller Rebecca Lynn Yarbrough Kimberly Chaplin Melissa Miller Dawn Myers Yost Andrea Craig Laura Mizera Dana Young Ingrid Dawn Curtis G W Morrell-Stinson Emilio R Zavala Jr Allison Lynne Davis Sarah Moyo Kim Pham Le Christie Dawson Josefina Nava Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Jesse Lee Dedrick Jr Stephanie Navaja Jaina V Abraham Shannon Lee DeZonia Le Thao Nguyen Iyore Adonri Leslie Dickenson Christina R Noah Natalia Albright-Ford Erika Diniz-Borkar Anne Elizabeth O’Boye Christina Maria Bellino Anita S Doyle Betty Aburime Odeyingbo Adrienne Blain Amanda Marie Dunn Bose Ogidan-Obadina Ruth Bosire Brenda Fahlgren Mildred Onime Rhonda Michelle Bradford Melinda Jean Elterich Foster Marjorie Rusteberg Ortiz Karin Kay Brewer Devonia Faustine Frazier Ronald MacLean Palmer Stephanie Burns Christiana Gabbidon Kokeesha Paul Lori Ann Cashimere Jean Dalcourt Giggers Princy Paul Jennifer Lee Epstein Caswell Sheeja Gopal Gopalapillai Santhamma Jilji Mathew Payikkattu Christine Anna Chasse Brittnay Nicole Gossett Rebecca Pedersen Florence K-Okwanyo Choi Mistie Brandial Granberry Lisa Ann Perez Jana Cline Jason Groseclose Dinah Peters Ashlyn Dianne Coenraad Karl Guillory Kimberly Pinter Alison Collazo Breann Hart Lacy Pitchford Rebecca Moore Crane Jocelyn Monay Hayes Ryan Pitt Leslie Shawn Davis Brittany Nicholette Herring Penny Quinn Jennifer Lynn Day Tracy Lanell Hicks Marina V Reeves Joanne Reyes Dispo Doreth Marie HoSang Suzanne Relyea Keri Draganic Shawn Michael Holloway
(S) Summa Cum Laude #McNair Scholar (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 25 Ta’Tanisha R Eldridge Andrea Michelle Acosta Sandra Luella Battle Meghan Ashley Freed Rosemary V Acosta Christina Marie Baumgartner Krista Leigh Fuqua Charla Sheree Adams Laurie Michelle Beall (C) Jennifer Lee Gares Kendra Marie Adams Sara Lou Beard Melissa Gee Michelle Korangtema Adebayo Tracy Ann Beauchamp May Ha Goetsch Georgia T Afrifah Mary Helen Beery Stacy Gregory Staci Jean Agnew Gena Lynn Beliveau (M) Tara Haraldson Margarita Antonia Aguilar Sarah M Bellows Catherine Regina Harrison Sylvia L Aguilar Dawn Etta Benham Margaret Hibbard Peace Chimebere Ahanonu Victor Benlice Sarah Anne Hirsch Tanveer Ahmed Jami C Bennett Jenniffer K Hughes Amada S Ainsworth Megan Alexandria Bennett Lindsey Johnson Rachel Julie Ajayi Tera Chanee Berg Rachel Elizabeth Joines Nneamaka Iheoma Akaluso Penny Walters Bergeron Edith Kanyongo Loudethzel Aldaba Jill M Bergman Heather Nicole Kent Tamietra Lynn Aldridge Susan Bergman (M) Lauren Keith LeBlanc Veronica Ann Alexander Mansi Bhat (M) Peppi Kirkby Lori Danielle Allen Jennifer A Bias Shelly Renell LaCour Renee Suzanne Allen (M) Jennifer Lynn Bierie (S) Aaron Langford Tiffany Michelle Allen (S) Eric Bruce Biersdorfer Tristena Belen Layton Alesia Denise Allen-Edmond Monica Ann Bildner (M) Leslie Michelle Leggett Maria Andrea Allison Kathryn Ann Billings Lillian Levesque Samantha Maria Allison Justin Wade Birkner Lindsey Nicole Locke Carrie Marie Alvarado Christopher Bruce Birt Dianne Mbai Victoria Anakani Naseeb Bista Brittni McGill Laura Kaye Anderson Jenna Lee Blackburn (C) Wish Mema Onya Michelle Anderson Rosa E Blackdeer Paula Beth Miller Mya Shavon Andrews Julia M Blackshire Michele A Moreno Michael Anjola (C) Caanan L Blakemore Morgan Jean Morris Ola C Anyanwu (C) Laurie Lynn Blanch Teresa Mullen Leila Yasmin Aranki Matthew David Blanchard Deanne Lynn Niedziela Sonya Arguijo-Frederick Linan Bo Susan Nyamapfumba Patience Dorcas Armstrong Nicole Lynn Bobbe (S) Leia Fine Oh-Spradling Valerie Mae Armstrong Veloris Bogle-Phillips Kristy Lumpkins Perry Vera Lenee Arrington Kimberly Bolanos (C) Lindsey Elizabeth Peterson Martin Arroyos John Bradley Bolton Heidi Nicole Pettit Jennifer Arsan-Siemasko (M) Jennifer Morgan Bond Sheree Michelle Powell Jennifer Atherton Karen Denise Bonilauri (M) Raigina Lenette Preston Cori Elaine Atkinson Caroline Mary Bonnema Rachel Prewitt Carol Nneoma Atuma Nizar Ismail Boodhwani Alissa Schick Deepa Augustine Jennifer Booker Rudo Shoko Laura Elizabeth Ausbrooks (C) Mary D Bosley Jamie Michelle Simpson Russell Lee Autenrieth Jeffery William Bothof (S) Terrence Guy Taylor Megan Renee Autrey (C) Andrew Paul Bottorff (S) Charisse Advincula Tentativa Norma Annette Avitua Cynthiaannie Boutin (M) Rameshwar Thapa Jayme Renee Awtry Rebecca Michelle Bowers Peter Robert Triporo Brenda M Ayako Carla Schell Bowling Christine Victorian Karen Ann Beck Ayyad (C) Brooke Michelle Boyd Jacqueline Sheree Euda (McKay) Washington Abdul Negedu Baba Enyonyam Mawiyah Boyd Kara Sue Webb Rachel Samuel Babu Shelly Ann Boyd Amy Williamson Chelsea Marie Bailey Beth True Boyer Heather Wyatt Keisha Ledee Bailey Deletea M Bradley Rajani Yonzon Lesley Ann Bailey Brett Michelle Brady Kawana Renee’ Baines Francesca Virginia Brady Andrew Joseph Baird Caitlin Jo Branham Baccalaureate Degrees Graciela Barajas Kevyn Ayn Brasher Lindsey Louise Barak (C) Brittney Braswell Bachelor of Science in Nursing Natalie Elizabeth Barbee Kelly Taylor Braswell April Louise Abbott Megan Ashley Barber (M) Petra Braun Kameelah N Abdul-Aziz Stacey Ruth Barker Katrin Ann Breault Jennifer Marie Abernathy Jennifer Marie Barlow Monica Abigail Bribiesca (S) Lina Bedru Abrar Summer R Barnes (C) Cecilia V Brion Lizangela Acevedo-Gonzalez Kimberly Lee Barnett Edward Broad (M) Traci Ronell Achi Aric Anthony Barrios Tabatha Ann Brock (S) Christopher David Ackerman (C) Valerie Gabrielle Batley Rhonda K Brooks
26 • The University of Texas at Arlington Betty Jo Brown Marc Wayne Clapp Hans Francisco Dorion Charles Davis Brown Carole Tefft Clark Toni Young Doston (C) Frank Brown (M) Pamela Eugena Clark Jody Willette Douvio (C) Jasmine R Brown Toni Lorraine Cline (M) Shannon Drake (C) Kisha Lashawn Brown Jacqueline Sue Coats Jennifer L Drummond Mahalia Deneice Brown Sharon Renee Cole (M) Shareese A Duffy Merlisa L Brown Cassandra Lynn Collamer Terri L Dufresne (M) Ryan Michael Brown Ameeka Lashon Collier Robert Paul Dugan (C) Kassi Dawnielle Bruce Emily Michelle Collins Brynne Charles Duncan Debbie Bryant Rebecca M Collins (C) Denise Renee Durian Whitney Deeann Bryner Charlie Ann Maria Comrie Trinitas I Duru Adam Brzostowski Laura Page Conatser Christi Joyce Edwards (C) Pamela Dawn Buckler Edwem Antonio Contreras Ijeoma Ogechukwu Egbuna Stephanie Michelle Bugsch Cynthia Ann Cooper (M) Victor I Ejimadu Colleen Mary Bular (C) Kathleen Denise Cooper Ebelechukwu Lilian Ekwenugo Lauren Nikole Burke Kyley Megan Cope Julie Earlene Elam David M Burkland Kimberly Ann Corcoran (M) Suzette Yvonne Eldred Brandi Lotisha Burnett Mireya Cordova Lisa Dawn Elkins (M) Stephanie Lynn Byland Yasmin Corona Samantha Mae Elkins Lauren Jeanise Byrd Lealynne Austria Cortes Grace U Emesowum Hye Young Byun Megan N Cortez Patience Nenfotwa Emmanuel Cindy L Caballero John Cosgrove Ifeatu Benedicta Enemmuo (C) Crystal Michelle Caddell Bonnie Mary Cox (S) Nicole Luckashenak Entenza Courtney Cahill Christopher Patrick Cox (C) Kayla Jean Erickson Christina Calame Jenna Crawford (M) Onorie Evelyn Eshareturi Carin Caliman Shantel Samantha Crosdale Christine Lynn Esser (M) Krystle Ann Camacho Mitchell Niloe Crosley Akaninyene James Etukudoh Brandi Rae Campbell Cordiree Debta Cross Cynthia Eubanks Kessie Trayona Campbell Christin K Crues-Hill Cherise Marie Evans Melanie R Campbell Caitlin Elizabeth Crumpler (M) Jessica Marie Evans Cheryl Rosalie Canady Jordan Kale Crumrine (M) Jessica Sue Evans Theresa Marie Cantu Susanne Cruz Judy Scrogging Evans Miranda Alysia Caquias Jermaine Soriano Cubillo Katherine Marie Evans Tiffany Mechelle Carder (M) Nancy Marie Cuellar (C) Mary Naoma Evans (C) Holly Michelle Cardwell Amanda Nicole Curb Clerisse Ann Ewelike Amber Louise Carr Lindsey Kristine Curry (S) Ashley Rene Faber (M) Jean Marie Carr-Shrader Talonna Raylene Da Silva (C) Rhonda Lin Fanaey Alisha Michelle Carranza Laura Lanae Daigle (M) Shelley Renee Farmer Adriane Carrasco Brooke Lynn Dann Natalie Nicole Farnham Alicia Fae Carrier Judy A Dao Randy Lee Farris Dedra Vaughn Carrier (C) Cassie Ann Darbonne (C) Ryan Christopher Farris Marquitta Shanay Carter Yigzaw Getnet Dargie Tammy Lynn Faulkner Patricia Casamassina (C) Crista Lynn Darr Fa’Lisha N Fields (C) Eligio E Castillo Karen Lynn Dauphine Joanna Beth Fields Rocio Castillo Garduno (C) Arlena Faye Davis Gary Fred Finck Daniel Flores Castro Cassi J Davis (M) Talitha Oldbury Findley David Gabriel Cavazos Monica Leigh Davis (C) Samantha Finegan Jessica Vanessa Cavazos (C) Allison Leigh Davis-Burk Thomas Clyborne Finney Jourdine Celin-Metellus Marigold Dedeaux Tamara L Fitch Farisa Chalk Lana Kaheila Delice Consuella Deanne Fleming Kaitlyn Mae Chapman Trina Christine Demare Margaret S Fletcher (S)* Yonah Malka Chatzinoff (S) Avani J Desai Raeshell Florence Melvin Gerard Cheever Karen Terry Deyoung (M) Stacey Lee Flores Tabitha W Chege Juanita Joe Diamond (M) Tara Celeste Flores Easton Cherry Lisset Karina Diaz Allison Jane Floyd Minjung Cho Michael Balatbat Diaz (M) Bernice Nakuna Fomunung Benard Choi Deondria Lashunn Dickson Latrena Nelson Ford Farrah Layne Christian Jill Elyse Dicus (M) Leorissa Aletheia Fortuno (M) Sean Andrew Christianson Lisa Marie Dixon Amy Rene Foster (M) Hana Chung Dori Lynn Dockery Kimberly Anne Foster Melisa Cisneros Erica Lynne Donckers (C) Marcus A Fowler
(S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 27 Nickesha Leona Francis Faridy M Hammond Thomas Joseph Hyak Linda Sue Franz Chadrick Hammonds Tina Janel Hyde Jeanne Louise Frasier Jennifer R Hampton Peace U Ibe Alex Santos De Freitas Jessie Dawn Hampton Barbara Patricia Igwebuike Angela Rose Friend Lisa Ann Hampton (M) Uchenna Nneka Iloma (C) Natalie Diane Friend Jennifer Melisa Harmon Tiffany Jean Intano Summer Nicole Friis (C) Bergetter Lashun Harper Florence Chizoba Iwuamanam Emily Fu Jennifer E Harris Edward Uche Iyadi (C) Jennie Lorene Fucaloro Judith Wearing Harris Angela Nell Jackson Chyrel Anne Fulco Mary Lou Harris Jennifer Morrow Jackson Aline Michelle Fuselier Kelle Anne Harrison Alisa Ann Jacquet Kimberly Gachassin Laura Tiffany Hartgraves Jennifer Jeanette Jarvis (S) Christina Garcia Patricia Deshone Hasley Gwendolyn Jenkins (M) Kay Lynn Garland-Gray Kimberly Jean Hastings (M) Shereka Michelle Jenkins Shellie Ann Garman (M) Kimberly Michelle Hastings Shuntak Renee Jerideau Alaana Michelle Garris Shannon Lynn Havens Rindy Estelle Jingle (C) Regina Emilija Gary Lyndsay Malone Hayden Sarah Chinedu Jirinzu Vanessa Lynn Garza (S) Ramey L Hayes Jane Akinyi Jobando Kelvin Duane Gaskins Derek C Hazelwood Jean Marie Johns (S) Christina Dawn Geaslen (M) Shelly Dawn Hearn (M) Candice Johnson Barbara Lois George Michelle Lynn Heck Christine Anne Johnson Debra Donette George Justine Dawn Heimer Cynthia J Johnson Sharon W George Shannon Evette Henfield Ikea Kinte Johnson Stephanie Delores George Diane Marie Henry Jamie Lynn Johnson (M) Stephanie Marie Gerard Takenya Letriece Henry Rhonda Rena Johnson Libby June Gerhardson Christie Camette Hernandez Stephanie M Johnson Susan Johanna Geris Jemimah Hernandez Anne Marie Jones (M) Shova Ghatan Richard David Hernandez Chyrianne Harriel Jones Rebecca Renee Gibbs (M) Modesto Ison Herrera Jennifer Katherine Jones (C) Virginia Lucille Gibson Teressa Ann Herriage Kelley Renee Jones Purity K Gichuru Gail Wine Hewitt Leah Janeen Jones John Robert Gidcumb Tamika Monique Hewitt-Bing (S) Mirenda Elizabeth Jones (M) Mark Wade Gifstad Stephanie Lynette Heymann Natasha Amanda Jones Shaherzaad A Gilani Anjanean Trachele Hicks Rebecca Hunt Jung Shauna Marie Gilmore Tina C Higgins Jennifer Lauren Jurek Maryann Gilot Heatherly E Hill Santosh Kachhepati (C)* Elizabeth Blaine Gleason Richard S Hill Farnaz Kalantari Kristin Courtney Gleason Amy Michelle Hines Catherine Osebe Kamanda Rocio Ivonne Godines Christie Lee Hix Cecelia Cooper Karngba Yelena Goldshtein Myphi T Hoang Jatinder Kaur Mirinda Suzanne Goltz Vu Long Hoang Desiree Ann Kelley Dorothy Gonzalez (C) Brandi Ranae Hogan (C) Kara Elizabeth Kelly Ilse Rachel Gonzalez Castillo (C)* Karen Elaine Hogg Dale Kestory (C) Tammy Grant Robin Raye Holland Raphael Waweru Kibochi Rebecca Lynn Graves Sonia Holley Elva Christina Kidd Reginald Carl Graves Janice S Hollins Terry Gail Kilgore Denise Gray (M) Sarah Jane Holloway Rosa Kim Donna Mae Gray Susan L Holm Ye Geun Kim Shara Lynn Gray Brenda Marie Holmes Jonathan Brice King Stacy Diane Green Gladys Faye Holmes Ashley D Kinzbach Twila Dawn Green Tawona Deshae Holmes Kristi Elizabeth Kirby (M) Anna Marie Groneck Mercedes E Hood Kim Natalie Kitchen Alex J Grubbs Lamea Horton Kristine Kahanek Kjolhede (M) Alexandra A Gruzdeva (C) Daniel Hronek (M) Nazeneem Sarah Kleiman Maria Esperanza Guerrero Heather Denise Hroza Randy Paul Klutts Amanda L Guevara Mary Margaret Hudson Jennifer Marie Knight Vannessa Gulley Rebecca Irene Hudson Kimberly Marie Kozar (M) Heidi Kay Gustus (C) Raul Huerta Kristen Alicia Krayer Patsy Dianne Gutermuth Sidney Don Huffman (M) Tonya Ronell Kurtz Jennifer Lynn Gutshall (C) Mary P Hughes-Bass Brooke Ellen Kuykendall Jennifer Ha Cara Therese Hunt Miranda Goumkeu Kwame Thomas N Haden Annterria Tekeia Hunter Minhas Shaukat Ladiwala Kristin Hailey (C) Sandi Sue Hunter Gina Marie Laflamme Amy Nicole Hajek Cam My Huynh Anisa Lakhani Seyrah Alesha Hall Hye Young Hwang Judy Lanell Parks Landers
28 • The University of Texas at Arlington Tawny Renee Landtiser Lauren Nicole Marr Lynet B Moenga Andrew Nathan Langford Courtney Christine Marsh Linda Louise Mogab Kelly Marie Lara Michael Scott Marshall Shabana Mohammed Hillary Nicole Lareau (C) Veronica L Martelino Dianna Orona Molina Rachel Catherine Larive Mary Ann Martin Grace E Moncibaiz Aaron D Larson (S) Korina R Martinez Brianna Lynn Monks (C) Melanie Denise Laurie Rebecca R Martinez Jessica Monsevalles Julie-Ann Jerene Lawrence Regina Ann Martinez Chantel M Moody Danielle Lawson Samantha Lee Mason Amber Rose Moore Tonye Daa Lawson Krestin Nicole Masters (M) Jinhee Yu Moore (M) James Laxson (M) Jessica Mae Mather William Marshall Moore Anh Thi Le Jeff Mathew Martha Christina Morado Kieu T Le Nancy Colleen Mathews Sonia Moran Nga Thanh Le Valisa Matthews Julia Edith Moreno Jacqueline W Ledbetter Janet Lee Mattox Angela Renee Morgan Kenisha S Lee Hellen Maturi Roxanna Morgan (C) Michael Floyd Lee Kallie Ann McCallum Kylie Elise Morris Sujung Lee Destiny C McCann Sharon A Morris Youngsun Lee Melanie Dionne McClain Tina Renee Morris Carol Elizabeth Leidlein Stephanie Michelle McClure Shana Marie Mosley Dawn Michele Lemerand Michele Leigh McCluskey Kathryn Suzanne Mosteller Courtney R Lemoi Laura Anne Mccollum Pendo Mpiluka Mara Leticia Lemus Jessica Lauren McCoy (M) Susan Marie Muela Rosie Emilia Lemus Ebony Nyoka McCullum Oghale Mukoro John Michael Leondike Tyler Rae McDaniel (M) Crystal D Muller Amy Lester Bethany Durr McDaris Rachel Ann Mullins Hope L Lewis Whitney Marie McDonald Zachary A Murphy Yuhua Li (M) Roni Kay McDowell Jennifer Danielle Murray Stephanie Nicole Lightfoot Hannah Elizabeth McGuire Florence Muvirimi (M) Lynda Sue Ligon David Clay McIntyre Joan Anne-Marie Myers Lindsay Tyler Lion Elizabeth Alexandra McKain Sharon Mavis Myers-Tackie Angela Lynn Loftin Steven M Mckinney Jacquiline Karegi Nahuina Tracey Michelle Long Brenna Mckowen Audrey Nava Jennifer Nicole Longoria (C) Tesha P McLaren Zohra Toffiq Nazarali John Lopez (C) Kelly Ann McLaughlin Clift Maranyika Ncube Laura Lopez Alicia Gay McLemore (C) Mwangi Peter Nduati Lorena M Lopez Mary Stuart McRae Susan Lynn Neel Lucas Leos Lopez Kay Lynne McWherter Crystal L Negron Rosanna C Lopez Seanna Michele Meehan Briana Katheryn Nehez (S)* Yvette P Lorea Lindsey Gayle Melendez Kristen Nehrig Christine Michelle Lorence Megan Christine Melnikoff (C) Kelly Ann Nelli Angela Marie Lowrey Jose Ricardo Membreno Justine Anna Marie Nelson Kimberly Lynn Lowry Bobbie A Mengle Sandra Lea Nelson Matthew Lu (M) Caridad Jeanette Merkel (C) Michelle Cecelia Nesbith-Sykes (M) Mary Phung Luong (M) Shannon Rae Metcalfe Michelle Newsome Elizabeth Mae Lute Dawn Elizabeth Meyer Nancy Ng Michelle Renee Mabbitt Sofia Mona Meyers (M) Pit Shun Ng (M) Lindsay Dawn Mabe Salina V Meza (M) Marion Wanjala Ngondo Christine Janelle Madrigal Jayna Leann Middleton Duyen Nguyen (M) Obdulia E Magadan (C) Courtney Elizabeth Miller Hang L Nguyen Sylvia Magallon Lakiesha Shanique Miller Linh D Nguyen Marie Christ Tandoc Magante (C) Sana Miller (S) Phong Duy Nguyen Christina Marie Malchar (C) James Michael Million (M) Tam T Nguyen Jessica Elise Maldonado Connie Susan Mills (C) Thuy Thanh Nguyen Connie Annette Malek (M) Melissa Shannon Minarovic Marye Nickens Amy Bradley Malish Elizabeth Anne Minor Sherri Jo Nixon Lauren B Manning Diana Ruby Miranda Oscar Noreuil Anna Manukyan Beverly Kristine Mireles-James Lisa T Nunez Corinne Debora Marchese (C) Ambika Mishra Augustine Efuna Nwankwo Reinante Lisen Mariveles Jane Elizabeth Mitchum Leah Nyambeki Nyangeri (M) Christopher Joseph Marks (S) Cristina Mladenka Martha Mugure Nyingi
(S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 29 George Opondo Odhiambo (M) Jennie Poitier Gladys Rodriguez (M) Dan Onyango Odinye Angelina Ponce Priscilla Rodriguez Virginia Anderson Ofstein Heather Anne Poole Rebecca Mae Rodriguez Linda Ugochi Ogbonna Maria Lourdes Posada (C) Shannon Michele Rodriguez Chinelo C Okoli Vivek Poudel Torri D Roland Ifeoma Okonkwo Christine M Pouliot (C) Lori D Roman (M) Amobi Dan Okpaluba Jennifer Christine Powers (C) Lauren Estelle Roose David Aruwa Okwata Erin Lynn Poynor (C) Elizabeth Bankes Rose Yetunde Tolulope Oladosu Annie Marium Prakash Kristin Melaine Rosenbaum Aisha O Olaleye (C) Eric Dewayne Price Jamie Cavness Rowland Olanrewaju Omobola Olurode (C) Kizzy Sharay Price Dawn Michelle Rupley Crystal Marie Omar Amanda Marie Proulx Jessica Charlotte Rusinko Josephine Osoikholo Omobhude Brandon L Prunty Re Nae Russell (C) Lilly Rukayetu Omorogbe James Addison Puckett (C) Thomas Caleb Rutan Simon Milimo Omusanga Pamela Renee Pugh Michael Edward Sabat Michael K Onuorah Maria A Pulido Cheryl Renee Sadler (C) Juliet Ebere Onyeador (M) Anaica Kenante Quao (C) Lauren Elizabeth Saenz (C) Rena Okeyo Opondo Samar Ann Quimbayo Elizabeth L Sagers (S) Tidoshia Opusunju-Wanogho (C) Charlotte Quinn Maryam Sajjad (C) Carol Ann Oran Stephanie L Quirino (C)* Nicole Birdwell Salafia Cary Shawn Lee Orrick (M) Jader Santiago Quiroz Luz Maria Saldana Breanna Lee Ann Orsak Rano Radzhabekova Moro Umar Salia Cesiah D Ortiz Indra Jaikaran Ramadhar Rose M Saliji Claudia C Ortiz Nicole Meshelle Ramage (M) Natalia Branco Sapede Sampaio Elena Marie Ortiz Daniela Ramirez (M) Charles Grant Sampeck (C) Erica Ortiz Juli Alitia Ramirez Andrea Ebony Marie Sanders Osarugie Courgae Ossei Florinda Visperas Ramos (C) Cathy Sanzo Norah Winda Owino Kristine Ramos-Resurreccion Carmelita J Schaefer (S) Sharon Storey Oxford Ranju Rana Ashley Nicole Schlotter (M) Mary Pacheco (C) Sabina Rawal Patrick Thomas Schoenecker (S) Doris K Pack Kristin D Ray Debra Lynn Schrader (M) Rachael Medina Palacios Monica Rae Rayo Charles Brian Schriewer Jamil Luther Paradela Khaula Mehdi Raza Terri Russelle Schufford Mayra Paredes (C) Natalie K Reding Ann M Schuricht Nungcool Park (C) Shanon Lynn Reed Shannon Mae Scolly Jennifer Leigh Parker Adam Martin Reeves (C) Cheron Nadine Scott Tia Rene Parks Barbara I Reichert (C) Erica Nicole Scott Heather Leigh Parks-Montoya Deni Reid Ernest Lon Scott Ryan James Parsille Doneath Michelle Reid Mary Katlin Scott (S) Diane Renee Pass (S) Jennifer K Remo Tameka Michelle Scott Camille Patterson Tiara S Renfro Chris Robert Selah Jamie Lynn Payne Valerie Lopez Rennon Ileen P Self Linda Jean Paytonjian Darla Ann Restivo Geeta Selvi Michelle Pecenka (S) Ana Grace Reyes Patricia Devy Setyanti Jasper Elisabet Pena Samantha Ann Reyes Djohanna Marie Sexon (S) Jackie Ijeoma Penn Donna Kay Reynolds Tina Marie Sexton Tracey Lee Perez Sharon Rae Reynolds (M) Stephanie Lynne Shaeffer Jean Marcel Perigord Sasha Jehanne Rhea (S) Ashley Golightly Shafer Joslyn Marie Perkins Zianna Rhymes Valeria Sharetskaya James Owen Perry Tiffany Opena Ricasio Natalie Kay Shea (S) Nicole Franchesca Perry Angela Kristine Richards Eunhyung Shin Eleanor Lee Peters Silvia Maria Richards Amy Ladawn Short Kimberly Lynn Peters Gabriela Rico (C) Miva Shrestha Debbie Nhung Pham Amanda Mae Riddle Soni Yogal Shrestha Phuong Thuy Pham Holly K Riley Brenda J Shugart Quoc A Pham Jomie Biscocho Rillera Lyndell Ann Shunk (C) Tina L Phan Luis Enrique Rivera Twila May Shuquist (C) Paige Marie Phillips Cynthia A Robenalt Ottilia Sibanda Kendra Michelle Pierce Nicole Diane Roberts (C) Lisa Kay Simmons Amy D Pinsen Karri Alasia Roberts-Allen Colette Marie Singletary Sonia Pipkin Jessica L Robinson Ronda Jean Skaggs Melinda Cleveland Pitts Peggy Ann Robinson (M) Charlene Roxanne Smalls Kimberly Ranee Platt Stephanie Robinson Lynne Sue Smigelski (C) Harvey Andrew Pleasanton (C) Eden Elisabeth Rodgers Chelsea K Smith Jennifer Lamay Pogue (C) Alison Lesley Rodriguez Katie Ives Smith
30 • The University of Texas at Arlington Kellie Sue Smith Joseph Alexander Thrower Sharon Marie Wheeler Kimberly Jean Smith Anjana Timalsina Grace Christhelle Whitehead Melanie Love Smith (S) Erin C Tims Susan Claire Whitis (C) Nicole Lorann Smith (C) Jake Patton Tinsley (C) Mallory Whitten (C) Stephen J Smith (S) Liza D Titus Taylor Nicole Widler Michael James Sneath Darrell Arthur Trahan (M) Sheryl Yvonne Wiese Deborah A Sokol Tan Tran (M) Alisha Jonetta Wildee Christine Elizabeth Solis Denise Michelle Trejo (M) Amy Elisabeth Wilder Kimberly D Solorzano (M) Holly Gail Tucker James B Wiley Stephanie Spaight Sarah C Tucker Bridget Shawntay Williams Jimmy Lance Spakes Marisa Ellen Tull (M) Deidra Marie Williams Lindsey Leigh Spangler (C) Jennifer Ann Turner (C) Kara J Williams Mythily Srigananathan (C) Jessica Turner Lavonya Curry Williams Archana Srivastava Kelly Teagan Turner (C) Sharon Merlene Williams Homecia Carmen St Clair Rebecca Marie Tweedy Susan Lee Williams Kathryn Ruth Staifer (M) Tammy Y Tyler Angela Kim Wilson (C) Jacqueline Ann Stake Gina Merlene Tyra (C) Angela Michelle Wilson (C) Stephanie Sue Starnes (S) Ehijele Unuigbe Lindsay D’Ann Wilson Kimberly Bridzeke Staton (M) Barbara Ann Upchurch Scott Edward Winget Jeremiah Lawrence Stecki Markie Lynette Urso April R Wiseman Stacey Ann Steinfeld Mary Elizabeth Vaden Yekuno Y Woldeyesus Ashley Lynette Stephens Carlos Eduardo Valdez Richard Lyle Wolfe (S) Wesley Joe Stephens (C) Sheri L Valencia Lauren Michelle Wooley Yvette E Stephens Joshua Antonio Valentin (M) Gloria Elizabeth Worth Jennifer Ann Stepp Amy Christine Vardaman (M) Shelly Lynn Wray Mark Wilson Stockman John Adam Vega (C) Carri Larae Wright (C) Rebecca Ann Strain (M) Norma Velasquez (M) Krystal Shay Wright Michelle Renee’ Strange Victor Fabian Venegas Zee Xiong Michelle Dawn Stuart Micah Robert Venjohn Victorine Lumafor Tashi Yangni Robert Stanfel Stuart Nicole A Vermeer Brian William Yates (C) Anne Marie Sullivan (S) Kristi Michelle Villalta Sora Yi (C) Irene Kwamboka Summers (C) Jennifer Anne Vinciguerra Christine Oribello Young Tahrem Surani (C) Jennifer Marie Vissage Min J Yu Aaron Paul Surcouf Linh Thi Thuy Vu (C) Ariana Divina Zani (C) Mary M Svendrowski (M) Stephanie Jean Wade Victor Manuel Zaragoza (M) Kristina Marie Sykes Ellen Louise Wagner (C) Giselle Zavala Gail Ingrid Szymanski (M) Kashica Latwon Walker Ashlee Rezvan Zeighami Samara Anne Talmage Ashley R Wallace Roxanne Zeilmann Robin Eileen Tangen Deanna Lynne Walters Leslie Ann Zogheib (M) Stefanie Lynn Tanner Clementine M Wamboye Emily May Zoglman Clayton Scott Taylor Shu Wang (M) Veronica Judith Zuniga Eileen Marie Taylor Priscillah Mukami Wanjohi Teresa Kay Zwolenik Heather Michele Taylor Gregory Scott Ward Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Koury Shea Taylor (M) Kelly Renee Ward (C) Janis K Abens Matthew C Taylor (C) Ashley Nicole Warner (M) Norma Adame Sophia Ortiz Taylor (C) Jeannette Kassem Warren (C) Erin Michele Adams Stephanie Michelle Taylor Tankeia Tanye Warren Bolanle D Adebola Toni M Taylor Gaylynn Ganeese Washburn Dorcas Oluwatoyin Adeniran Annie Laurelle Tchinjo Rebecca Jane Washburn Abimbola T Afode (M) Lacy Marie Teems Monique Y Washington (M) Wilkins Ahuta Tamika M Tellez Codi Racquelle Watkins Tonia Michelle Ajamu (C) Michael W Temesgen Rebecca H Watts Gustavo Alcantar Aleman Rebecca L Terry Cheryol D Weathers Faizan Ali Ronnie Jordan Terry (C) Jessica Deann Weathers Julia Elizabeth Alvis (C) Chankanika Theam Timothy Carter Weaver Yves-Aime Amougou Amougou (C) Jonathan Mark Thomas Pamela Kaye Webb (M) Melecio Bonifacio Antepuesto Mia Gisele Thomas (C) Melissa Tyann Weinman Angela Renee Arrieta Rinzy Thomas Abigail E Wells (C) Sandra Gayle Atkinson (S) Jaime Ellis Thompson (M) Melissa Rosibel Wendt Jennifer Ann Bailey Kyle Moore Thorne Jennifer Lynn West Lorriane L Banyon (C) Mary Elizabeth Threadgill Liana Elizabeth Wheatley Deirdre Graziella Bauer (M)
(S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 31 Tyisha Beachum Michelle Elyse Criger (M) Daphne Renee’ Hardie Niki Kalyn Beaty (M) Deanna Marie Crowley Avis Lynne Harris Sheila Danelle Bell Stephanie Anne Curtis Debra Jean Harris Brenda Belton Krista Rose Dall Eugenie Lee Hartman Ana Alicia Benavides Lisa Marie Dangel (C) Sarah J Hartman (M) Emily N Bennett Dwight A Davis (C) Tania Rochelle Hastings (M) Angela M Benton-Treece Karen Marie Davis Sharon Marie Hauswirth Misty C Berry Mary Elizabeth Deaton (M) Danica Ruth Hawkins Rachel Lynn Bettenhausen Andrew Douglas Denny (C) Nicole Natashea Hawkins Kaylan Elizabeth Bifaro (C) Kimberly Gayle Deveaux Karri Lynn Hayford (C) Samantha Joleen Bioseh Cloressa Marie Dizney (M) Andrea Michelle Heggem (M) Lori Ann E Blanton Sarah Shannon Dodson Temple Diane Helm (M) Stephanie Blue Stacy Dawn Douglas (C) Marycarmen Hernandez Brooke Nicole Boggs (M) Wynter Diane Doyal Omar Olinsser Hernandez Wendi Bolton (S) Jill Marie Drew Rose Argelic Hernandez Veronica Faye Bosley Camille Ralphene Dumoit Sandra Carabajal Hernandez Natalie Ann Bossenberger Elizabeth Duran (C) Kathlene Mateo Hilario Lesley Braun (M) Joan Renea Dzick Jennifer M Hitchner Carey Lynn Braungart (C) Jason Adam Eckols (S) Allison Christine Hogan (C) Paula Jean Brice (C) Susie Ann Edlund Kelly Maureen Holden (C) Crystal Michele Bridges Colleen Rita Eickmeier Michael Alexander Holland David Wayne Bridges David A Eiler Corey C Hooper Rhonda L Briscoe Theresa April Ekl (C) Laci Lauren Hudson Kimberly C Broadneax (S) Myriam Elzoghbi Samantha Hughes Wymberly Kay Brown Charles Eromonsele Esechie Benigna C U Igbokwe Jennifer Lynn Budzinski (M) Joyce Marie Esparza Rachel Kwaghbee Ijir Elena Katherine Burton (C) Nicole Esquivel Sobhana Jacob Ginger Bussey Noemi Estrada Martha A Jarquin Bridget Lynell Byrd Patricia Ann Everhart Magel Ann Jasso Alea Kate Call Tolia N Fahner Onyonka (C) Kerry L Jenkins Anna Rajnik Callaway Sarah Simone Falcone Anne-Marie Theresa Jensen Rebecca Lynn Calle Linda Chantos Faucette (M) Mereena John (C) Darleen Gay Cameron Bernadette Elizabeth Felton Amber Christine Johnson Lisa Marie Carriger (M) Winifred Lynn Fletcher Cheneka Dakise Johnson Helen Catherine Carroll (C) Evonne Nmi Ford (C) Martha L Johnson Angela Denise Carter Julie Christine Ford (M) Ronda Lee Johnson Ellen Kottas Caton (M) Deanna Lee Foster (C) Sharon T Johnson Kerri Rae Cavin (C) Lori Lynn Franssen Sherry Michelle Johnson Stacee Rae Cervantes Monique Cheree Fuller Tyler May Johnson (C) Soniya Joseph Chakkalayil Reiko Furuya (M) Valerie Genet Johnson John Lawrence Chamberlain (C) Ekaterina Gabay Sharon Obrero Johnston (C) Maria Magdalena Chapa-Ponce Mercy N Gacuru Cynthia James Jones (M) Julie Ann Chapman (C) Betty Jean Galbraith Kamilah T Jones Ronda Ann Chennault Crystal Arely Galdamez Rosha Joshi Lakeisha M Cherry Jennifer Lynn Galloway James Edward Jurrens (C) Nkem Chiedu Milly M Gan Adrian Kaheaku Lori Hope Chirico Mandy Lynne Garnier (C) Tina Michele Kanagie (C) Deana Marie Christensen Minimol George (C) Brandy Kanitz (M) Daniel Paul Christopher Linda F Gill Seifu Alemu Kebebaw Marcia Lynn Christy Crystal Starr Gladden Linda Lee Kelso Chibogu Victoria Chukwukelu (S) Stacie Renee Gloede Anthony David Ketchersid (S) Steven Cintron Darla Kaye Gonzales Mary Jo Kidd Carrie Ann Claus (M) Lisa Sandlin Gough (C) Jisook Kim Karen Nicole Claussen (M) Sarah Elizabeth Grady Amber Michelle King Joann Cleveland Christine Graves LaDonna J King Ramona Louise Cleveland (C) Miranda Marie Green Christine Rebecca Kocurek Elizabeth Ann Clifton (M) Stephanie Renee Griffith(C) Rachael A Kocurek (C) Kara Ann Connolly Karon Ruth Grubbs Anna Marie Koralewski Lisa Dawn Cooper Lizeth Silvana Grun Blake Dwayne Krakue Stacy Darlene Cooper Maira L Guevara Theresa Krell Jonathan Cordero Haley Nicole Gutierrez (M) Kimley Denise Lacey Jennifer Lynn Cornelius Natalie Hafele Deborah Anne Laigaie James Thomas Cottrell Tara Marie Haggard Erica Nicole Lamarr (M) Hanna Leigh Coyle Lorena June Hall NiCole Ann Landon Luke Robert Creasman Julie Marie Hampton (C) Angela Denise Langford
32 • The University of Texas at Arlington Cheryl Elaine Lawrence Angela Ndawi Nwoko Katrina Schabacker Hoseok Lee Femi Benaiah Obanor Stephanie Anne Schaefer (M) Hye Roung Lee Sonya Yvonne Ochoa Carla Ann Schwertner Hye-Sun Lee Catherine C Ogbonna Celia Leigh Scott Jamie Lynn Lee (C) Clementina A Ogwuma Rebecca Lynne Scott Ji Yun Lee Chinoyerem Anayo Oji Deborah Jean Segoviano (S) Karen Elizabeth Lestage (C) Millian Adaobi Okafor Heather Anne Holt Seidel Beverly Elaine Lewis Jindu O Okwuwa Jessica R Sena (C) Julia Lewis Sheila Renee Olivarez (C) Patti Lynn Shaver Marla Ann Licon (M) Vera Olojakpoke Debra Lynn Shearon Jared Linder (M) Elo Edith Omakor Christi Lynn Shelley Julie Rinell Link (M) Cyril Chukwudi Onyemaechi Sharyn Birch Shepherd Mark Brandon Lisonbee (M) Yuliana Organiz-Mata Deborah Short Patricia Nicole Little (C) Graciela Ortega Dannee RA Silva Charlotte Michelle Loflin Samuel Mboya Ouya Katia Luzia Sims Sue Ellen Louise Loisel Jae Park Manjeet Singh Jessica Paige Longmire Alyse Kathleen Paull Lakiesha N Skief Julie Catherine Lopez (S) Stephen Peardon Regina Lynn Sledge Heather Michele Madler (S) Diana Lynn Pemberton (M) Lauren Elizabeth Smith Chrissy Ladon Madrid Cori Ann Pettit Sarah Snow Nkeiruka Oduagu Madubueze Rhiannon Pfullman Jennifer Linzel Soifer (M) Kathi Mcgee Martinez Quynh-Giao N Pham Daniel P Solis Roberta L Martinez Lisa Marie Pierce (C) Stephanie Nepomuceno Soriano Darlene Masters (C) Jacob A Pietersen (M) Stephany Sosa Alicia Lateef Mathis Andrea Brooke Pilote Michael Eugene Sparks Sara Jean Mayer Kathryn Brown Placide Maria Amparo Speers Reshay Antoinette Mayfield Breanna Catherine Player Stephanie Claire Spencer Stephen Wayne McCracken Steven Thomas Pleiman Jessica Stack Abigail McFadden Jacquelyn Elizabeth Poduslo Kristen Elizabeth Steelman Vicki McNeir Brenda Faye Porch Beatrice Ogoh Stephens Martin B McQuaid Bianca Abbott Posada Stephanie Hope Stetina (M) Jenny M Meiss Erin Michelle Prater Ashley Nicole Strait (S) Evelyn Liliana Mendez Kimberly Alain Prejean (S) Michelle Frances Straley Dianne Christine Merbach Amanda Esther Price (S) Shabnum Shakeel Suhag Pedro Mercado Lisa Jeannette Prince Amanda Lin Swarts (M) Marissa Leigh Merritt Holly Ann Probasco Marcella Jane Szeliga Samantha June Merritt Brenda Kay Putz Patricia Womack Tanner Robert P Meyer Diane Jean Raines-Gass (S) Connie Sue Taylor (M) Vickie Jean Meza (C) Victor Michael Armea Ramos Susan Warren Taylor Joy Hadassa Miccio Naeemah Tamar Redmond Margaret Techtmann Angela Ward Middleton (C) Margaret C Reed Tina Marie Terry Stacey Lynn Mitchum (C) Minerva Yolanda Reyes Lisa Marie Theiler Tifuh Mofor Tanya Annette Roberge (C) Shederick Lee Thomas Angelica Hernandez Montoya Sharon Lorraine Roberts Tammy Ann Thrall Carrie Mae Moore Adonis Rodriguez (C) Johnnie Lynn Timmons Brandi Kaylan Moore Hinckley Laura Mae Rodriguez (C) Joanne Tobias Rose-Ann Obiageli Morah Brena Eskine Romero (M) Terri A Travis Erin Lynn Morehead Vikramjit K Rupinder Julie Ann Treadaway Sha-Lene Mcneil Morgan Helen Rose Sacchette (C) Aravah Treister (S) D’Shuanna Renee’ Morgan-Grice Mario Alfonso Salazar Cynthia C Truelove Juliana Emetaghor Mowoe James R Salinas Renee Tunstall Melanie Martha Moyle Shaneicka Nicole Salter Robbie Jennice Turner Paul Daniel Mundt (M) Lauren Denise Sanchez Rebecca Anne Tutt Lana Rene Myers Yvette Flores Sanchez Risea Twum-Barima (M) Adrienne F Nash Donna Lea Sanft (C) Jane Ngozi Udeh Sofia Ignacia Nava (M) Eduardo Santana Maqueda Ngozi Uketui Michael Ndudim Samantha Jo Santiago Gretchen Lynn Umlor (M) Mindy Jay Neill Jessica Nicole Santoyo Beth Holcombe Usry Heather Ashley Nielson (C) Apryl Dawn Satterlee (M) Donna Jean Valdez (M) Vusindlu Samkeliso Nkomo Robert Ellis Satterlee (M) Lynda Kristine Valdez (M) Michelle Anne Norvell Jennifer Jimenez Sauls Joyce K Van Nostrand
(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 33 Danielle Marie Vargas (C) Leticia Loredo Haixiao Qiu Sylvia Lorena Vargas B.S., UT Arlington, 2008 M.S., East China University of Science and Edward James Vasquez Dissertation Title: Dioxygen and Peroxide Technology, 2008 Janice Evelyn Vasquez Activation by an Unnatural Amino Acid Incorporated B.S., East China University of Science and Gloria Jean Verret (C) Cytochrome P450cam and P450 BM3 Technology, 2005 Judith Vonehr (C) Supervising Professor: Roshan Perera Dissertation Title: Development of New Stationary Claudette C Waites Phases and Their Applications in High-Performance Lisa Denise Wall Jonathan Paul Smuts Liquid Chromatography Tammy Dean Wallace M.S., University of Stellenbosch, 2008 Supervising Professor: Daniel Armstrong Jackie Yvette Warren-Jackson (C) B.S., University of Cape Town, 1999 Keith Warzecha B.S., University of Cape Town, 1998 Doctor of Philosophy in Minnie Mae Washington Dissertation Title: The Use of Supercritical Fluid Experimental Psychology Donica West Chromatography (SFC) and Liquid Chromatography Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Nicole Annette West (LC) for the Separation of Pharmaceutical Products, Priya Anapurna Iyer Carol Gist White Natural Products, and Chiral Phosphoric and Sulfonic M.S., UT Arlington, 2010 Elizabeth Ann White (M) Acids B.A., Purdue University, 2008 Racquel Emalie White Supervising Professor: Daniel Armstrong Dissertation Title: What Are The Long-Term Dena Kay Williams Consequences of Peer Victimization? Changes in Logan Alan Williams (C) Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Functioning and Its Effects on Psychological Lynette Rene Williams Environmental and Earth Science and Physical Health Ronda Leigh Williamson (C) Jamie Annette Miller Supervising Professor: Lauri Jensen-Campbell Lynelle Lea Witt M.S., UT Arlington, 1997 Nattaya Wongsuwan B.S., UT Arlington, 1989 Adria Denise Toliver Elizabeth Deann Wood Dissertation Title: Motion and Rigidity of the M.S., UT Arlington, 2010 Rhonda Lynn Woodson Caribbean Plate and the Geodetic Monitoring of B.A., Agnes Scott College, 2008 Teresa Woolf (C) Dominica, Lesser Antilles Dissertation Title: Measuring Corporate Social Maria Michelle Worful Supervising Professor: Glen Mattioli Responsibility Through Organizational Values: A Scale Bo Wu Validation Study Ling Chia Yang Doctor of Philosophy in Supervising Professor: Shannon Scielzo Jessica Dietz Yarbrough Experimental Psychology Ashley Dianna Yount YunHee Choi Doctor of Philosophy Reena Abraham Zachariah M.A., Indiana State University, 2007 in Mathematics Gulnaz Zangirova B.A., Duksung Women’s University, 2004 Dissertation Title: An Examination of the Validity Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 of the Central Sensitization Inventory with Chronic Ibrahim Diakite Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 College of Science Supervising Professor: Robert Gatchel B.S., Cadi Ayyad University, 2006 Dissertation Title: Effects of Discrete Time Delays Doctoral Degrees Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and Parameters Variation on Dynamical Systems Supervising Professor: Benito Chen- Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Huankun Fu Charpentier Jeremy Spence Barnes M.S., Nanjing University of Aeronautics and M.S., UT Arlington, 2010 Astronautics, 2008 Xiaoyang Dong B.S., UT Arlington, 2003 B.S., Xuzhou Normal University, 2004 B.S., Sichuan University, 2008 Dissertation Title: Characterization of Flavonoid Dissertation Title: High Order Numerical Schemes Dissertation Title: Mathematical Modeling Structures and Reactivities Using Online Continuous For PDEs and Applications in CFD of Nutrient Recycling and Toxin Production in a Flow Kinetic Measurements and Higher Order MSn Supervising Professor: Chaoqun Liu Gradostat Supervising Professor: Kevin Schug Manoj Kumar Thapa Supervising Professor: Hristo Kojouharov Shuai Chen M.S., Tribhuvan University, 2005 Daoying Lin B.S., Donghua University, 2008 B.S., Tribhuvan University, 2002 M.S., UT Arlington, 2012 Dissertation Title: Design and Synthesis of Dissertation Title: DNS Study for the Origin and B.S., Fuzhou University, 2008 Flavin-Based Organocatalysts for Biomimetic Aerobic Mechanism of the Chaotic Flow in Late Boundary Dissertation Title: Haplotype-Based Statistical Oxidation Reactions Layer Transition over a Flat Plate Inference for Case-Control Genetic Association Studies Supervising Professor: Frank Foss Supervising Professor: Chaoqun Liu with Complex Sampling Supervising Professor: Yan Li Ghazaleh Ghadimkhani Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 B.S., University of Tehran, 2009 Nilusha LT Padivitage Weichao Wang Dissertation Title: Novel Electrode Material for M.S., University of Peradeniya, 2004 B.S., University of Science and Technology of Carbon Dioxide and Dioxygen Reduction B.S., University of Peradeniya, 2002 China, 2008 Supervising Professor: Krishnan Rajeshwar Dissertation Title: Development, Evaluation, and Dissertation Title: Alternating Directional Application of Cyclofructans as Separation Agents Doubling Algorithm for M-matrix Algebraic Riccati Supervising Professor: Daniel Armstrong Equation Supervising Professor: Ren-cang Li
34 • The University of Texas at Arlington Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Nisita Obulareddy Department of Mathematics Tamer Farouk Desouky M.S., Bharathidasan University, 2000 M.S., UT Arlington, 2011 Dissertation Title: Biological Function of JAZ Master of Arts in Mathematics B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Proteins in the Interaction Between Pseudomonas James Matthew Alexander University, 2006 syringae and Arabidopsis thaliana Jill-Nicole Alexander Dissertation Title: The Association Between Supervising Professor: Maeli Melotto Nhi T Bui Executive Functioning and Self-Regulation Strategies Brandon Daniel Heine in Relation to the Protective Health Behaviors of Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Master’s Degrees Master of Science in Mathematics Supervising Professors: Jared Kenworthy, Mary Hyung Wook Chun Cazzell Department of Biology Department of Physics Master of Science in Biology Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Sudip Adhikari Master of Science in Physics Jeffrey Swanson Bernadette Celise Aguilar Emad Nayef Nimri M.A., Texas State University, 2006 Michelle Eller B.A., Texas Tech University, 2004 Lauren Stephanie Hardy Dissertation Title: Predictors of Adjustment to Department of Psychology Harry Okezie Okoroegbe September 11th and the Anthrax Attacks Master of Science in Psychology Supervising Professor: Angela Liegey Dougall Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Leslie A Segovia Adalberto Rodriguez Araiza II Allyson Antoinette Cua Arana Doctor of Philosophy in Anchana Thaweethawakorn Maria Elizabeth Guarneri-White Quantitative Biology Samara Morris Bobzean Katrina Lynn Pound Department of Chemistry Hollie Beth Pellosmaa M.S., Texas State University at San Marcos, and Biochemistry 2008 B.S., UT Austin, 2004 Master of Science in Chemistry Baccalaureate Degrees Dissertation Title: Local and Watershed Influences Aarti Bashyal on the Species Composition and Functional Department of Biology Organization of Stream Diatom Communities in the Program in Earth and Bachelor of Arts in Biology Acid-Impacted Adirondack Region of New York Environmental Sciences Byanca Armijo Supervising Professor: Sophia Passy Mayra Celis Master of Science in Environmental Erin Ariel Greene (M) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 and Earth Science Emily Rebecca Jabour Jyotiska Chaudhuri Jason Berry Kyle E Jenkins M.S., University of Abertay Dundee, 2007 Fidelis Egbogu Tiffany M Nguyen B.T., West Bengal University of Technology, Tisha Farr Nida Raja 2005 Angela Kilpatrick Amy Jo Tils (M) Dissertation Title: Nematodes with Three Genders: Sean Shahryar Kimiagar Timothy Aaron Witter (S) Models for the Evolution of Mating Systems, Parasitism, Alex Mankin Julie Wright and Aging Paul David Monahan Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Supervising Professor: Andre Pires da Silva Robert F Nikirk Joshua Blake Barnes Zachary Robert Tondre Crystal Marie Cooksey Natalie Ellen Hubbard Glory Walker Lindsey M Hart M.S., UT Arlington, 2005 Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 B.S., UT Arlington, 2003 Brett Huffman Bachelor of Science in Biology Dissertation Title: Impacts of Anthropogenic Erin Elizabeth McPherson Lena A Abuhandara (S) Disturbances and Drought on Breeding Bird Chinonye Uloaku Uwaga Mayuen Kol Ajak Abundance and Diversity in the Rolling Plains Mahmoud Hatim Al-Ajba (C) Ecoregion of Texas Master of Science in Geology Carola Miller Alvarez Supervising Professor: Robert McMahon Shariva Darmaoen Mariela Andrea Alvarez-Obregon Jerry Timothy Ford Travis Duane Anteau (C) Alisa Moric Johnson Jillian Rowley Mohammed Asaduzzaman B.S., UT Arlington, 2005 Tore Ray Wiksveen Toria Ates Dissertation Title: The Ability of Saponins from Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Mercy U Ayuba Variety of Natural Sources to Prevent Infection Caused Oluwasesan Ayo Alalade Pankaj BC (C) by Common Waterborne Pathogens Skyler Stiefel Smith Christine Marie Bateson (M) Supervising Professor: Michael Roner Steven Randall Bean Emmanuel Asare Bekoe Thomas Michael Bell (M) Whitney Shane Bell
(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 35 Neal A Bennett Sophia N Ngenge Mohamad M El-Khatib Samik Bhattarai Bao-Thach N Ngo Nidaa Mewafac El-Khatib Alexandra Michelle Cawthorne Justin M Ngo Jose F Hernandez David Samuel Chapman (S) Anh Thu D Nguyen Micah Garza Holden Santosh Kumar Chaurasia (C) Bich Tram T Nguyen (S) Chandni Jayesh Jariwala Layal Mohamad Chehade Charlie L Nguyen Marque S Jones Wenjing Chen David H Nguyen (M) Rafel Kalo Amanda Grace Cleveland (S) Elizabeth Tran Nguyen Nabin Khadka Daniel Luis De La Cruz Toan Quoc Nguyen (S) Hyunmin Kim Larance A Delasbour Koyenum C Obi (M) Sungryeong Kim (S) Chandani Dhungana (S) Chinomso Ogbonna Ogbonna Aneetta Kuriakose (C) Mohammad Majed Diab Florence A Ogunfunwa Angela Rachelle Lane Kaleigh Brooke Dodson Mahendra Kumar Oli Mariano E Marquez Courtney Erin Elledge Dua’a A Omar (M) Genesis Chamreun Moul Christina Farrar Rachel A Omondi Mike Ngu Christopher Michael Fields Lauren Michelle Overzet Dzung V Nguyen Binyam Mezgebe Fitwi (S) Ravi J Patel Brett Edward Noeske Jennifer C Fox Alberta N Peprah Brittany Nussbaum (M) Andre Jamil Francis Darah F Pereira Javier Eduardo Ordonez (S) Lisa K Gamwell (M) Corina Perez (C) Jinlee Amber Park (M) Rajan Gautam Trang Thi Xuan Phan Henry Pena Elizabeth Michelle Gebhardt Kiara Melissa Portillo Kyle Patrick Pentony (C) Andrew T George Austin Taylor Price (C) Phuong Duy Pham Erica M Greback Frances Nicole Proctor Uyen Hoang Thao Pham (C) Amanda Diane Greer Vinh Quach (M) Nhi Tuyet Phan-Tran (M) Steve Ha Monica Rivera Parostu Rohanni (M) Omar M Hamdan Jennifer Michelle Rocha Lindsey Diane Stecker (Second major in Microbiology) Caitlin Sackett (C) Summer Rinske Stevens Charles Darran Hanson Said Abubaker Sadat Ngoc Bich P Ta (M) Sylvia May Harmon Tanu Saini Hung Thanh Tran Jenna L Hatchitt Karina Annette Salmeron Tuan N Vu Ashlee L Heiland Samuel T Scarborough Vinith S Vunnam Yadira Y Hernandez Lauren S Scott Andrea Shannon Williams Barbra Hilliard Ami Shrestha (C) Stephanie E Windschitl Sarah Elizabeth Rae Holbrook Nadia Meher Siddiqi Johnny Huynh Brooklynne E Simpson Bachelor of Science in Jennifer Elizabeth Innis Macie Rujoan Skinner Medical Technology Tesneem Issa (S) Rachel M Sparks (M) Narendra Dhoj Bhandari Jesney Jacob (C) Samuel Christian Stanley Sabeena Dhungana Amir Jalali Andrea Lopiccolo Stinson (S) Susama Dotel Chelsea Dian Johnson (Second major in Chemistry) Emiko Dougherty (C) Melvin J Johnson Joshua Mathew Thomas (C) Yashoda Ghimire Zainah A Jubain Renita Aby Thomas (C) Santosh Shrestha Amrita Singh Kamboj (C) Bryan V To Hameeda Surani Courtney Milas Kennedy Victoria To (M) Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Elizabeth Z Khan Lisa Tran (S) Cody S Ferstl Peter Yong Kim The Kim T Tran Frederick B Kourie Samuel Eliezar Urias Bachelor of Science in Microbiology Priscilla Janneth Krinkey Anh Tuyet Thi Vu (S) Nhan H Do Mindy Lam Wesley R Walters Zachary K Jackson Anthony Le Jessica E Washington Felipe Licon Phuong Trang Nguyen Le (M) Elester Williams Jorge A Silva Minlu Li (C) Rebekah K Withers Criselda Fuentes Torres Adrianna D Lucas Na Ra Yoon (Second major in Biology) Karen A Macias Greer Larkin Young Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Cory Thomas Malone Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Thea P Blesener Prija Manandhar Rita M Aberle Mohsin Lateef Jazzmin Janae Marshall Starla S Anderson Alina Shrestha Josh Tanner McMurray (M) Ahmed Bashir Stephanie E Windschitl3 Pornpasouk Donald Mingboupha Abner Cabriales Yatish A Mistry (C) Omair Rafiq Chaudry Mia Evette Moore Darrelle L Colinot (C)# Jose Luis Morales Kara Elizabeth Crouch Rojelio Morales Imohimi Eboweme Kibanda Junior Munianga
36 • The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Chemistry Ziad Mohamad Hamam Sarah Duckett and Biochemistry Daniel Raymond Kirkwood (S) Yassmin A Eldouh Musube Andre Musube (Second major in Journalism) Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry Kishan Suwal Roxana Flores Samantha H Baldado Victor M Flores Jonathone Yang (C) Department of Mathematics Deanna Ree Garrett Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Nakita D Gee Sana Anwar Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics Cassidy A Gorman Joshua Adam Kain Samantha Shannon Crowell Michael Benjamin Gunderson Norma Ghanem (S)* Adrianna Celeste Guzman Bachelor of Science in Albert C Lopez Francisco J Guzman Biological Chemistry Jordan Taylor Irvin (M) Stephanie Kau Korlie Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Jesse B Jasso Tony Nguyen* Fatima A Ayyad Stephanie A Johnson (M) Courtney M Wolfskill Alexander D Carrington Kelsi Ane Lucas (M) Vishal J Dodhiya Tristyn Lee-Noell Luster Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry Nhan Trong Le (C) Audria Michelle Lyons (S) Amanda Megan Beckwith Jesus E Perez Kayla Sharnell McDow Brian C Sadler Yukie K McGregor Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Joseph A Smith Chelsi Najera Douglas F Castrillo (Second major in Physics) Michelle Thuy Nguyen (S) Elisa M Rice (C) Erick Allan Villarreal (S) Inaba Janessa Onojeta Jonathan B Thacker (M) Daniel Morales Palacios (M) Department of Physics Agustin Rodriguez (C) Karina A Rohr Department of Earth and Bachelor of Arts in Physics Dana Sahloul Environmental Sciences Denver R Scott Mark Alexander Salinas Bachelor of Science in Eduardo Sanchez Environmental and Earth Science Bachelor of Science in Physics Alexandra Kim Schiller Mikael P Hiestand (S) Ruperto Alejandro Sarah Nicole Schramme Samridhi Shakya Aaron Baca Tiffany Rae Sola Jeremiah D Browne Cynthia Judith Tellez Bachelor of Arts in Geology Keith P Gray Katherine Anne Thompson Walter Alec Huerta Christie Huizar Valle Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Kathleen F Smilie Emily Ann Wingard Mark Trevor Washuleski Jaime Omar Soto Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Bachelor of Science in Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Bradley Joseph Blackstone (M) Geoinformatics Matthew W Harper Ramona Gabriela Frausto Monica Sosa Destiny D Gabriel Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Tyler G Garrett Joseph B Manuel Department of Psychology Nancy Marie Miller Bachelor of Science in Geology Bernard Adusei Owusu Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Monet R Alvarado Janet Seibatu Parker Maryam Y Afify (M) (C) Julio Fernando Alvarez Brian R Ravkind Blessing O Ananti (M) Vincent P Egyed Nisha Shrestha Laura P Araiza Antonio Gilman Arturo David Bermea (C) Bachelor of Science in Psychology Joshua B Hodge Leigha Michelle Bouldin Zafina Ahsan(M) Ammar Abduljabbar Ibraheem Melissa Shay Butler Krystal Suzanne Belt (C) Brandy M Martinez Sierra P Cantu (S) Brooke D Dennis Michael A Ray Brandi Marcee Cavener (M) Christopher J Fraher (C) Zakariah Edward Sabatka Daniela Alexa Chaires (S) Pringka Hossain (S) Steve Santana (M) Laureen Esther Chamagua Victoria Ashley Icho William Joel Schiffer Heidi E Childers Gillian Erin Luszik Joseph A Sortore (C) Jessica Brooke Connell (M) Musaab Adam Monier Zachary E Sutton Alicia M Couch Pallavi Sharma Guy A Turner Phi Danh Marianne Dione Zafra Jenna M West (S) Rebecca Ann Davis (S) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Christopher- Rodriguez De Perez Derek T Bammel Aliza Katrina Denobrega (M)* Ciel Elizalde
(S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude #McNair Scholar (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 37 Deborah Ann Cardosa Shardonnay Thompson School of Social Work Carmen Charles Shannon Nichole Thurston Gertrude Chideme Namalia (Mali) Pearl Thurwachter Doctoral Degrees Carrie Christal Erika Trevino Doctor of Philosophy Taylor Courtney Cope Shameka Turner in Social Work Rebecca Ann Cox Caitlyn Ussery Amy M Strong-Blakeney Channell Joyce Daniels Leticia Monica Villa Guerrero M.S.W., University of Houston, 1999 Marissa Sade David Kathy Walker B.S.W., UT Austin, 1994 Jewel E Dey Jessica Wells Dissertation Title: Systemic Components of Care Brittany Nicole Disbrow Shamika L Wheaton that Affect Self-Sufficiency for Youth Transitioning out Alexandra Doherty Alaiyia Nicole Williams of Foster Care Chad E Duncan Beverly Kassanderia Williams Supervising Professor: Maria Scannapieco Chiara Eberhardt Valarie Leatrice Williams Jarett Brice Edge Gretchen A Wilson Pamela Hancock Bowers Tierra Evans Tamara Wobig M.S.W., University of Denver, 2006 Emily Diane Foote Joshua Cole Wright B.A., San Francisco State University, 2005 Laura Fredericks Katelynn York Dissertation Title: Development of an Adaptation Margarita Gonzalez Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Model for Health Interventions for Sexual and Gender Michelle Lynn Gray Jordan E Adair Minorities: A Grounded Theory Study Patricia Vasquez Guardiola Samie Jo Beal Supervising Professor: John Bricout Robert Austin Guess Erika Katherine Bischof Crystal Noel Haas Tiffnie Lyn Borcherding Gracie Brownell Robin Alane Harp Krystle R Bordley M.S., Baylor University, 2009 Alyshia Harter Thana Bouaphanthavong B.A., Shorter University, 2006 Makayla Hix Jenna Boyd Dissertation Title: The Reintegration Experiences of Kristina Honnoll Heather Braun Ex-Child Soldiers in Liberia Dee Jacobi-Edwards Whitney Porshay Bremby Supervising Professor: Randall Basham Garen Jarvis Gasparro Cassi Brown Fatima G Jenkins Dante’ Bryant Aaron Robb Mary Elizabeth Kopsovich Laura Gonzales Bullard M.E., University of North Texas, 1997 Amy Lane Antonina Cappello B.S., Texas A&M University, 1993 Veronica Lara Orozco Cornelia Casey Dissertation Title: Professional Preparation and Brian H Lockett Lisa Rose Cash Practices of Child Custody Evaluators: A Comparative Erica Martinez Veronica Kristine Conley Study of Masters-Level and Doctoral-Level Anpu Mathews Ashley Nicole Cortez Practitioners Jane Qualls Mathis Neidra Mignon Covington Supervising Professor: Maria Scannapico Chantal Mays Michelle L DeGrate Sierra D McFan Catelyn Elizabeth Gray Devlin Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Amber Miller Brittany Hernandez Eghaneyan Latoya LeShea Smith Chastity Shantay Miller Marisol Espinal M.A., UT Arlington, 2005 Kendall Miller Celena Dawn Fannin B.A., UT Arlington, 2002 Nikisha LaChand Mosley Meredith Farley Dissertation Title: Ecological Correlates Associated Ann Nakibuye Naomi Ruth Farmer with the Academic Achievement of African American Leah Nicole Nelson Janett Luna Franco Youth Su’don Nelson Arinda Lynn Gonzales Supervising Professor: Maria Scannapieco Amy Newman Amanda Gore Erika Newton Donna Nicole Gore Anastasia Angelique Nixon Megan Michelle Graves Master’s Degrees Terra Michelle Oden Elizabeth Swan Green Jeanine Palmer Ashley Hagood Master of Science in Social Work Arnaldo Pellot Jessica McLelland Ham Kimberly Parker Victor Manuel Perales Kelsey Nichole Haroldson Karla Arenas Vanessa Michelle Pettijohn Jennifer Helms Tamala Baker-McMichael Megan Pick Karla Hilburn Privett Courtney LeAnn Barnard Aditi Prabhakar Shannon Elizabeth Hill Gena R Barrett Rebecca Ray Cecily Jo Holder Kenzie Brewer Cristina Sarmiento Sara Lauren Jackson Monica Diane Brown Alyce Rachel Seligson Celena Peace James Stephanie Brown Amber Shattuck Jennifer Garross Elsa Leticia Bulmer Latricia Lanell Shaw Victoria Kaelin Sheri Bumgardner Janiece C Smallwood Audrena Rochelle Kelley Audrey Burnett Erica Smith Colleen A King David Leon Butler Jr Katrice Ravon Smith Stacy Leveridge Elmore Cherise A Caldwell Dana Stewart Tania M Lewis Mayra Camacho-Mota Elizabeth Tchakarov
38 • The University of Texas at Arlington Cassity Lucas Charity Chantel Gary Cara L Crabtree Rashiwe Madzima Bethany Ann Gignac Ryan Joseph Crook Margaret Martin Charles Albert Gillum Imelda De La Cruz Concepcion G Martinez Lekeitha Denise Griffin Crystal Diaz Stacie Brooke Mathis Amanda H Guerra Maricruz Flores Lindsay Anne Matousek Regent Victoria Ham Lisa Gabel Leslee Dawn Hauoliokalani Matthews James Douglas Hargon (M) Beatriz Garcia (C) Lacie Michelle May Cristina Herrera Vanessa Gomez Tyler Louis McAnally Precious Bernice Higgins Alyssa Dawn Gonzalez (C) Mindy McDonald Chloe Nichole Johnson Feydra Kay Gorsline Richard Thomas McPhee Mathews Joy (S) Amanda Michele Grimsley Kita M Ocasio Marlaina Tyler Juarez Catherine Nicolette Gulley (M) Kathryn Osinde Audria Michelle Lyons (S) Christi Diane Harrell Marion Ossa Kimberlee Anne Main-Munoz (M) Storme Ellexiz Henry Sarah Nicole Patschke Travanti Octavia Mapps (C) Mia D Hudson (C) Robert Peacock Raymond Anthony Martinez (C) Erin N Ingram (C) Monica Elida Perez Reniqua K Mayes Angela Kay Jackson (M) Brittany Michelle Perry Candy Mejia Whitney F Johnson Ashley Richardson Leslie Ann Oates (C) Natalie Renee’ Jordan Candice Richardson Anna Elizabeth Orta Eld’Hah S Kaswautka Valerie Anderson Richardson Talea Renee Owens Alissa Keophilavanh Sherrie Sanders Shauntol Elise Oyewole LaToysha Kirklin Nicole Lee Saunders Elisama Pargas Carole M Lafreniere Shasta Brooke Sherman Fabio G Passano Rebecca Lynn Lawton (S) Teresa Arellano Shipley Alyssa Marie Perez Gracious Tsitsi Machamire Timothy Shreve Kristin Kory Perkins Megan Marie Manning Charnei Mychell Smith Natalie Laurie Pineda Thomas Richard Manuelle (S) Jana Ashley Smith Kendra L Potts Jonathan A Mata (C) Lachelle Steward Kathryn Lynn Radford (M) Danielle Marie Mings-McDaniel Alfi J Thazhathel Hector Ramos Silvia Mora Matthew Thias Adriana Reyes Elizabeth Ailene Morris Jo Ann Thomas Lupita J Romo Martina M Mosley Anna Marie Tijerina Casondra N Sargent Stacey D Nelson (M) Zarafsheen Veerjee Jamie Bms Schmitt Katherine Marie Nicholson Cheryl Lynne Walters Scot D Smith Courtney Nikkel Jessica Wells Traci Smith Maria C Orozco (C) Eureka Nicole Williams Shandreka Shanae Thomas Andrea Ortiz Lisannia Williams Shatavia Fatima Thomas Amanda Patrick Trenna LeTreese Williams Jamelyn Rene Thompson Sara M Pemberton Elsbeth Wilson Adam Wittney Turner Lavette Trenton Pereira Monica Wilson Amada Urbina Sarah M Raymer Hasiba Zaidi Usman Winter Nicole Vasquez Shannon Cappiadocia Reynolds Lori Jo Zuniga Yuridiana Villa-Gutierrez (C) Nicole Gabrielle Rocco (M) Eduardo Villanueva Janice C Rustin Baccalaureate Degrees James A Wallace Ann Marie Sanders Sonja Wright Erin Marybeth Solano Bachelor of Social Work Brandon Demond Wyrick Dennis Michael Tarver Valerie Adame (S) Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Tiffany L Todd (C) Melissa Abril Alvarado Tien Tran (C) Crystal Marie Anderson Maisha Juanita Akbar Megan T Alschbach Adia Sarah Turner Cindy C Bassey (C) Gulshat Amanmuradova (S) Mahogany Nicole Wilson Aishah E Bilal (S) Laurel Ashley Ball Nanepo Assibi Yentoumane (C) Laky Eric Brobbey Selena Marie Zamora Jennie Cagle Da’Joya S Barnes Brenda Maria Beltran Meredith Mikles Calhoun (M) Dolores A Castillo Brian Christopher Berry Caitlin Elizabeth Dack Bailey Rebecca Bishop Masoumeh Alipour Didehbani Lakeisha Nicole Bradford LiLian Nwamaka Esenwah Sarah Denise Burns (M) Abbie G Byrd Jennifer Renee Frias (C) Andrew Margarito Garcia Lola Rena Cannon
(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 39 chool of rban and Department of Breyanna V Grigsby S U Interdisciplinary Studies Lekendra Hayes Public Affairs Katheryn Louise Holcomb Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Bintu Kanda Jah Doctoral Degrees Studies (Sustainability Track) Brittany V Johnson Rodney Malone Daniel James Jordan Doctor of Philosophy in Public Paul Kanu and Urban Administration Elsie Nadine Langston Veronica Cole Program in Public Administration Fariba Latif M.A., Texas Woman’s University, 2010 Master of Public Administration Jorge Ivan Lopez M.A., Texas Woman’s University, 2008 Karin Abeyta Shady Sol Luna B.A., Texas Woman’s University, 2005 Kenneth Scott Baker Greg L Macmillan Dissertation Title: Effective Truancy Reduction Sheila Alicia Elizabeth Behrens Pattama Mahitthikorn Programs: How is Success Defined? Priscylla Bento Ann T Mai (C) Supervising Professor: Maria Martinez-Cosio Frances E Cain John-Paul K Mitchell Shelton Dunn Eric Earl Mullen Julius Awuor Owino Matthew Foster Veronica Lourdes Munoz M.P.A., UT Arlington, 2010 Arlinda Marie Garcia Phu Z Nguyen B.S., University of Nairobi, 1981 Kelsey Nichole Haroldson Hailey Paige Noell Dissertation Title: The Factors that Influence Rochelle Dawn Immel Tomas A Ojeda the Development of Performance Measures in Texas Daniel G Jeanes Alake G Oni Counties Neal Lee Mauricio Padilla Supervising Professors: Alejandro Rodriguez, Jennifer Martinez Junseok Park (S) Rod Hissong Tiara Ashlei Nugent Kady Danielle Pearce Brett Duane Oliver Brynn Trischel Pettigrew Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Ghadir Qaddura Karen Pichardo Brittany Rodriguez Brittany Anne Scott Ramond Joseph Ramirez M.S., UT Arlington, 2008 Caitlan Smelley Kailey Sharee Renaud (C) B.S., Texas A&M, 1996 Andrea Souflee Simone Riggs Dissertation Title: Prison Pre-Release Facilities Arlene Steadman Julie Alisa Roman in Texas: What Effect Do These Programs Have On Charles Ray Winfield Jr Karl W Rutt Offender Success Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Valentina Elizabeth Schifano Supervising Professor: Rod Hissong Dorian Craig Cockrell Kimberly Ann Seward Symone Chante Shaw Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Amanda Paige Singleton Planning and Public Policy Program in Urban Affairs Deandrea M Smith Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Master of Arts in Urban Affairs Andrea L Thorne Gizachew Tesso Clifford Smith Blumberg Erica L Tisby M.S., UT Arlington, 2005 Susan Margaret Dellinger Phillip Thomas Tolliver M.Arch., Odessa Architecture and Civil Shawna Murray Darcee Torres Engineering Institute, 1991 Makeshia Robinson Joseph Lane Turner (C) Dissertation Title: Challenges of Mixed-Use Kewondra L Teague Michelle A Venissat Developments: An Analysis of Current Mixed Use Daniel Vines Developments in U.S.A. Brandon Christopher Waller Supervising Professor: Ardeshir Anjomani Baccalaureate Degrees Chad Alan Wandel Yolanda Williams Bachelor of Arts in Kelsey R Willson Master’s Degrees Interdisciplinary Studies Farzana M Yesmin Brittni Lynn Adams Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Amidu Ademola Ahmed Program in City and Kasey Rae Abernathy (C) Regional Planning Weon Kyung Ahn Parin Ahmadi Lauren M Almand Charles Jeremy Alexander Tarin Brooke Azzalina Master of City and Misty L Barth (M) Regional Planning Joshua Colby Belmorris Adrienne Bissah Binay Adhikari Linda L Chau Tamara Breese Sang Chun Ahn Jennifer Ellen Ciarlariello Jeffrey Scott Broaddus Kelsey Berry Jonathan M Clay Ashley Marie Campbell Francisco Estrada III Christina G Clayborne Craig Clark Cassandra Harashe Lori Denise Coleman Rochelle M Cox Kamran Khatibi Sarah J Cottrell Michael J Cruz Dawn Manley Doubrava (C) Tiffany McLeod Elizabeth Abigail Davis (C) Ryan Mulkey Megan Elise Dwinell Jennifer Marie Elliott Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Taylor N Farmer Jared Brett Gillmore Jeff Liu Kathryn Dixie Funchess (M) Rebecca Gines Melissa Therese Giangrosso
40 • The University of Texas at Arlington Ashley L Gray Laura Patricia Becerra Jahanzeb Hashmi Karina Monserrat Hernandez Jeremiah Wayne Bentley Kymberly C Henry Billy Roy High Lindsay Maureen Boyle (S) Jordan Taylor House Roel Eden Hinojosa Cody Lamont Brackens Lindsey Beth Howell Minji Kang Arlicia R Bradford Regina Uche Idemudia Romain Martin Heather R Bradley (C) Ornella Botelua Ilasso Eric Bradley McGinnis Catherine Nichole Brown Islam Mohammad Isa Tiphany T Moguel-Young Amy Denise Buitron Elvin Jeremy Jackson Kara J Moriearty Jennifer Yvonne Bustillos Kenneth K Jackson Sha’Ron Denise Pickett Jasmine A Bustos Rachel Kay James Salvador Portillo Emily Anne Cain Lee Ann Jerome Mirna I Ramirez William Alexander Cameron Britton Summer Johnson Maribel Renteria Adelina C Cantu Gabriel Joseph King Jeremy Alan Sanders (C) Shannyn Marie Carey Shanda Sue Kolkman Felicia L Sheeley Andrew James Carlton Gerry Farandi Laban Glenn Walter Showers (C) Meagan Jessica Carroll Samantha Jane Lacombe Candice G Smith Lacey Micheal Carter Beverly J Lauderdale Clinton K Tippett (S) Megan A Casey Adebola H Lawal Danielle Paige Van der Knaap Claudia Castro Syble Lawley Kevin Lee Waddle Victoria Cernadas Alan B Letter Treasure J Washington Justin Cortez Clark Luisa M Lineros (M) John Justin Watkins (S) Linda Chau Clark Ibeth Lopez Antoinette Caneshia Wilson Christine Marie Clothier Sharin Lozano Danielle Deniece Comeaux Brianna Lanae Lundquist Bachelor of Science in Courtney Lynn Cooper Azia Frosti Mahood Interdisciplinary Studies Jana M Corcoran Andrew William Marchus Krystal-Rose Nnenna Agu Cordia D’ Undrina Cornelious Kristen Nicole Marcum Gloria Agoriboba Atuguba Melanie Christine Cottles David Anthony Martinez Elizabeth Banda Trevor Chantz Cottrell Edith Martinez Tannia A Bustamante Margaret Jo Curtis Viviana Martinez Travis C Eddy DeWayne Davis Ivor Pearl McBride Collin Edward Frisinger Reginald Scott Davis Loryn Jameson McCullick (M) Jacquelyn T Jack Anna-Kay K Dean Brittany M Miles Jean Marie Johns (S) Mariah Dempsey Fredrick Logan Miller-McGee Lisa Ruelas Korshaya Dorsey Ahmed Mazen Mohamed Hadi Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2014 Sarah Marjorie Douglas Kemaro Renika Mojica Tiffany D Berry Patrick Christopher Dunn Daniel A Molina Andrew Phillip Foster Brittany Lea Elliott Grace Munoz Andrew S Jenkins Patricia Anne Ellis Kevin R Nassiff Jordan Kendralee Jorns David Ryan Etley Maria E Nchama Mituy Quinton D Moss Taylor Eubanks Emily M Neufeld Chasiney Patterson Aaron R Fennell Carla E Newbell Thuy Nha Jea Thi Pham Jennifer E Files Krystal N Newman Macrina E Sanchez Letecia J Flores Jennifer Binh Nguyen Liva Yalong Jessica Ann Forrest Thanh H Nguyen Dawn Michelle Foster Parra Keene Mai Nordin Lauren Michelle Fraley Maria Yesenia Ortega Kristi Michelle Franco Krizia Ovando (C) University College Edward Garcia Amber Nicole Pace Rene Daniel Garcia Devin Marisa Papillion Baccalaureate Degrees Marlene Garza Twanisha L Payton Bachelor of Science in Danyelle D Goldsmith Amber Lea Pember University Studies Sandra Duron Gonzalez Shirley Ann Polk Manoj Mani Abraham Ebonie Delynn Graves LaShawn Proctor Nicole K Anderson Clair M Green Lorna Jewel Pyrtle Daniel J Arreguin Kady Leigh-Ann Guillory Imelda Ramos Jessica Renee Avery Donna Esperanza Gutierrez Beatrice Anne Rauschuber Lacresha Kay Bailey Whitney Rachael Gwyn Lee Desmond Robinson Savannah N Ballard LeKevia Hampton Tania Maritza Rodriguez Caley D Beatty James M Harber Eddie A Rojas
(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
Commencement Ceremony • 41 James Roman Jeffrey Michael Conkwright Steven Ryan Williams Alvaro Rosales Christopher Cullen Rabia Javeed Wyne Fany Jannet Rosales Nichole Antionette Cusano Ron Darius J Wynn Kendra Elaine Saladiner Nicklaus Evans Dalen (S) Stephanie Celia Zavala John W Sanders Faddy M Diab Adrian Joseph Sandlin Christina E Eagle Jose H Santiago Tee’Neshia R Edmonds Thomas Charles Scannell Maria D Espinoza Gerry James Schriever Carissa Erlene Ford Quinton Travis Scroggins Camille Cari Foreman Pranav Sharma Kourtney Foreman Sarah Betoul Shoja Amanda Garris Emilia Sierra Giana Mernel Gordon Bobbi J Sisco Patricia Antoinette Graves Kristina Smith Amanda M Gray Robert Sowah Eric Lynn Guvernator Cynthia Pam Stampp Mark William Haller Demetrius M Strhan DiEma Epiphany Hicks Geoffrey Lance Taylor Heather C Jones Morgan Teel Ray J Jordan Justin Chase Terrill Vanessa Lee Kelly Tressa M Thomas Minsu Kim Leonidas J Traore Cheng La-Westerlund Erin Marie Trevino (M) Heather Elizabeth Luis Triet Minh Truong Carmen Ann Lujan Andrea Michelle Uribe Apryl Ugo Mark-Agbai Jesus S Vazquez Ricardo R Marquez Aracely Vega Blake Storey Martindale Rogelio Arturo Venegas Stephanie J Mathis Diana A Villagomez Andrea S McClendon Alma Leila Villarreal Kassidy M Miller Vanessa Marie Villegas Lagathre Denise Moore Jennica Leanne Wanker Andrea Marie Morrow Arica T Washington Brittany N Munson Shameka Roshon Watson Nhieu T Nguyen Jamie Leigh Watts Trenton Barrett Nix Robert M Welsh Vivian Young Nsekpong Tommie L Wesley Josephine K Omboga Alexandra F Whitaker Hollie K Parks Carey Dwight White Ann Denise Pinder Elijah Daniel Wichryk Garrett James Puls Deverick Dwayne Williams Virginia Marie Raphel Miranda L Williams Jeanille N Rockett Rachel Elizabeth Williams Ciro Armando Rodriguez Ariel Brooke Willis Virginia Rodriguez Kristen D Wilson Amanda K Rose Katrina K Woodson Raymond Christopher Scott Christina Marie Yeoman Bettie Jo Arvilla Senegal Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013 Anishka Elvina Seymour Kimberly W Abernathy Dara A Singletary Alyssa Aguilar Andrew A Sisk Ryan C Arrington Carolyn K Stout (C) Janet Baker (C) Monica Tavera Timothy S Baker Regina Elaine Thomas Daniel Marie Belanger Bruce Thompson Benjamin Harris Browning Courtney Umosen Marie Nicollet Burton Norrell Mitzi Dawn Vander Ark Kelly L Calhoun Latoya Shanae Webb Karrah Katharyn Casey LaRon Dion Werlinger John Cates Jennifer Renee Williams Matthew Jay Williams
(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude
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Commencement Regalia Commencement Mace Academic Dress Maces, a symbolic staff of high office, are often traditional The tradition of the academic costume apparently began during elements in academic processions. UT Arlington’s mace, designed the 12th or 13th century in early European universities. At that and created in 2007 by Texas State Artist and Professor David time, the clergy composed the majority of the educated class, so Keens with the assistance of Metal Art Adjunct Professor Fred academic dress is an adaptation of the cape or mantle—usually made Miller, is distinctly non-traditional. The UT Arlington mace is of silk or wool—worn by church dignitaries in religious processions. an undulating, artistic design of metal and glass that reflects the Through the years, great diversity in color and in style of cap, traditional symbols of academia in a dynamic and contemporary gown, and hood developed. In 1896, the colleges and universities way. Almost completely made of clear glass, it is only upon closer in the United States adopted a uniform code governing academic observation that the University’s colors are seen in glass below dress. Today, the black gown, hood, and mortar board worn by the the round, etched-metal University seal. Surrounding the seal is a graduates in most institutions follow this code. Most universities do contemporary wreath design in transparent glass symbolizing the not use the hood for those graduates receiving bachelor’s degrees. pursuit of higher education. Below the seal, wreath, and colored While it is not apparent to the casual observer, the gowns worn glass is a forged metal contemporary nest. Below the nest is a by the recipients of the various degrees vary somewhat in design. transition into the past with etched transparent glass depictions The sleeves of the gowns worn by the baccalaureate candidates of the institution’s past names: what Keens calls an ethereal space are long and pointed, while the sleeves of the gowns worn by the of time past. All of these sections rest on a long, swirled-glass, master’s degree recipients are square at one end with a slit at the undulating tendril, reflecting the linear flow of time. It is a tangible elbow. The doctoral gown has flowing sleeves with three bars of image of history, prestige, formality, creativity, innovation, and the velvet and a facing of velvet on the front of the gown. uniqueness of UT Arlington. Colors used on the hoods serve as identification for the degree. Each academic unit designates a commencement marshal who The hood of the doctoral candidate differs in design from that of will carry the mace at the head of the processional, symbolizing the master’s as it has side panels and is slightly longer. The velvet the official nature of the event. When the processional reaches the border of the hood indicates the degree and usually follows the platform, the mace will be placed at the right of the podium as a same code as the color of the tassels. visual reminder of the history of this traditional academic ceremony. The oxford cap, usually referred to as a mortar board, is black At the conclusion of the ceremonies, the marshal will retrieve the and has a long tassel that is fastened by a button on the top. The mace from its holder and carry it at the head of the recessional. tassel is usually worn over the left of the cap. The color of the tassel Following today’s ceremony, the mace will be displayed in the on the cap indicates the degree. Office of the President until the next commencement.
The Academic Colors Architecture ...... Lilac Arts and Letters ...... White Business Administration...... Drab Education ...... Light Blue Engineering ...... Orange Nursing ...... Apricot Science...... Yellow Social Work ...... Citron Urban and Public Affairs ...... Peacock Blue University College ...... Orange, Blue, and White
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Welcome New Alumni
Congratulations to the newest class of UT Arlington alumni
Mavericks today, Mavericks forever. The pride of accomplishment that you feel today—and the University’s pride in you—will last a lifetime. That’s what being a UT Arlington alumnus is all about. The UT Arlington Alumni Association—your Alumni Association— wants you to keep that Maverick pride alive throughout the years ahead. From today forward, we will serve as a supportive connection between you, your alma mater, and your fellow Maverick alumni.
Alumni Association member benefits By joining the UT Arlington Alumni Association, you will receive:
• Free parking pass for your visits to campus • Bookstore discount: ten percent on all non-textbook and • MAC alumni membership discount software purchases • Alumni E-newsletter: published monthly • Event ticket discounts: includes concerts, comedians, speakers, Planetarium shows • Connections and networking: alumni socials and receptions, online social networking, the Distinguished Alumni Gala, • Access to the University Club Homecoming, University events • Maverick Discount Program membership • Library privileges • Diploma frame discount
Alumni Association programs and services Members of the UT Arlington Alumni Association also receive benefits and support programs including:
• Short-term, long-term, and term life medical insurance • Life Member Program • Dental insurance discounts • Oozeball • Liberty Mutual auto, home, and personal insurance • Official Maverick Ring program • Rental car discounts • Alumni merchandise • Kaplan test prep and admissions discount • Scholarships for UT Arlington students • UT Arlington Texas License Plate Program • Community service volunteer opportunities
The Alumni Association is helping to create a lasting legacy for UT Arlington. By joining, you not only receive the many benefits listed above, but you also share your Maverick pride with the next generation of students.
Contact us to join and for more information! 841 W . Mitchell • Arlington, TX 76013 E-mail: uta_alumni@uta .edu • Phone: 817-272-2594 www .utaalumni .org
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Our Spirit Song
Alma Mater Composed by George B. Chave
Lyrics by Mary Von Zuben, Iva Nell Bennett
48 • The University of Texas at Arlington “Your sun is still in the morning sky. We only get one trip to planet Earth. Don’t look back and say, ‘I wish I had tried something else.’”
— Bob Schieffer at UT Arlington’s Graduation Celebration
Commencement ceremonies are celebratory events, and audiences are encouraged to support family members and friends as their accomplishments are recognized on stage. However, overzealous displays exhibit a lack of courtesy for the speaker and disrespect for the occasion and its participants. Individuals who disrupt the ceremony by screaming, shouting, or using noisemakers may be asked to leave. Thank you for your cooperation.
The Graduating Class College of Engineering
Commencement ’13
Saturday, December 14, 2013 • 2:30 p.m. • College Park Center
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