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Convocation Friday, December 18, 2015
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N N U f o 7 u 2 nded 19 Letter from the Dean Dear graduates, Today, you join the ranks of nearly 60,000 alumni of the C. T. Bauer College of Business. As you celebrate your graduation, know that your degree has great value. In fulfilling the requirements of your program, you have demonstrated not only your academic capability, but also the personal discipline and commitment necessary to complete such an educational endeavor. I personally congratulate you on this achievement. Bauer College is more than a degree-granting institution. Yes, to begin with, it is a college of business. On a bigger dimension, I firmly believe this is a place where we change lives and make a difference. We do this by helping our students learn, gain confidence, develop support networks and create opportunity for themselves and for others around them. I am very blessed to see this happen firsthand – to see you all learn, grow and succeed as you use the life skills you learn at Bauer – this is the best part of my job. I hope this convocation marks the beginning of a lifelong relationship with the Bauer College of Business, as well as a successful continued pursuit of your personal education and development. The Bauer faculty and staff are proud to join your family and friends in honoring your accomplishment. On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Bauer College, please accept our best wishes for your future success. And, always remember — Refer Bauer, Hire Bauer, Give to Bauer. Sincerely and with warm regards,
Latha Ramchand Dean and Professor, Finance C. T. Bauer College of Business University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business
Convocation Friday, December 18, 2015, 7 p.m. Hofheinz Pavilion
PROCESSIONAL Associate Convocation Marshal Steve Koch Assistant Dean, Graduate and Professional Programs Associate Convocation Marshal Michael Newman Clinical Professor, Accounting & Taxation Faculty College Banner Bearers Candidates for Graduation Platform Party C. T. Bauer College Dean, Latha Ramchand GREETINGS Thomas George, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS UH Army & Air Force NATIONAL ANTHEM Members of Moores School of Music Concert Chorale WELCOME AND Latha Ramchand INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Dean of C. T. Bauer College of Business INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER Latha Ramchand Dean of C. T. Bauer College of Business GUEST SPEAKER Elizabeth Killinger President - NRG Retail and Reliant, BBA ’91 PRESENTATION OF Richard Scamell, Ph.D. ACADEMIC HONORS Associate Dean, Student Affairs PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE Dalia Pineda AND UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES Director Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Michael Tran Program Manager, Sales Excellence Institute CONCLUDING REMARKS Thomas George, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs ALMA MATER Members of Moores School of Music Concert Chorale RECESSIONAL The audience may remain seated during the Processional and Recessional. Only graduates are allowed on the floor of Hofheinz Pavilion; however, family may take photographs and videos from their seats. C. T. Bauer College of Business THE LEGACY OF CHARLES T. “TED” BAUER
The business school at the University of Houston was transformed 15 years ago when one man made a commitment to bolstering the city of Houston’s workforce through education. In 2000, Charles T. “Ted” Bauer gave $40 million to name the C. T. Bauer College of Business, igniting momentum and growth that has not slowed. Born on March 3, 1919, in Boston, Bauer was an educational philanthropist and co-founder of Houston-based AIM Management Group. He served as AIM’s chairman until 2001 and built the mutual fund management group into the seventh-largest company of its kind globally. He served as a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II. After graduating from Harvard University in 1942, he earned his MBA from New York University in 1954. He was awarded a doctor of humane letters degree from the University of Houston, where he committed to support the College of Business Administration in 2000 with a $40 million gift. Bauer died on June 28, 2004. The college named in his honor on the UH campus celebrates his legacy annually with Bauer Pride Day. The top students each year are also recognized with Ted Bauer Leadership Awards. Thank you, Mr. Bauer, for your commitment to student success and enabling Bauer graduates to build a better future. C. T. Bauer College of Business GUEST SPEAKER
Elizabeth Killinger has 25 years of domestic and international experience in the energy and services industries, including 15 years with NRG and Reliant, where her responsibilities have increased annually. She is now responsible for directing all aspects of NRG Retail and Reliant, a $5 billion division of NRG which serves nearly three million customers and has almost three million products in use around the world. NRG Retail is the leading multi-brand retail electricity business in Texas, the third-largest residential retailer in the Northeast and the leading portable solar, power and battery business in the country. Killinger’s vision of the “Era of Personal Power” has served as a roadmap for NRG to lead the industry in providing award-winning customer service, giving consumers never-before-available insights, choices and convenient ways to power their lives at home, at work and on the go. Deeply committed to making a difference for future generations, Killinger serves on the Energy Advisory Board and the Bauer College Board at the University of Houston and serves on the Board of Directors for the March of Dimes, Center for Hearing and Speech, North Texas Commission and the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP). She also serves as School Board Vice Chairman for Epiphany Lutheran School and is an advisory board member for the Newspring Center. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business, where she now serves on the Bauer College Board. She is also a homemaker, passionate about her role as wife and mother, and enjoys spending time with her family. Summer 2015 Doctor of Philosophy Gary Alexander Bridges David Brock Che Kuan Chen 5 Two Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing Rolando Oseas Cantu Faculty Advisor: Dr. Thomas George Brian Carroll 5 5 Hannah Choi Ksenia Olegovna Krylova 5 Dispositional Attributions and Deterioration Stephanie Haseltine Crowl of Trust Following Transgression: The Role of Joseph Drew Denney Perceived Intent and Outcome Severity Guilherme Pace De Souza 5 Faculty Advisor: Dr. Teri Elkins Longacre Yuriy Dinets Zahir Ibrahim Latheef 5 John Steven Dyer Volunteering as a Source of Conflict Douglas Fis 5 or Enrichment for Work: The Role Jed Samuel Goldberg 5 of Employer Support Carson Thomas Hamm 5 Faculty Advisor: Dr. Richard DeFrank Joshua R. Hudson 5 Tiffany Maldonado 5 Lauren Elizabeth Irwin 5 The Individual and Combined Effects of Meru Suketu Kapadia 5 CEO Humility, CEO Narcissism, and CEO Daniel Kilbride Competence on Firm Performance Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dusya Vera Theodore C. Liang Matthew Hinton Logan 5 Pooya Tabesh 5 Nelly Martina Lopez 5 The Impact of Slack Resources on Exploration Heather Luebbers and Exploitation: Upper Echelons and Behavioural Theory of the Firm Perspectives Lauren Gray Miller Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dusya Vera Imran Moosa 5
5 Thomas Cale Mowery Lin Yi 5 Do Bank Managers Strategically Exploit the Fatima Mukhtar 5 Wiggle Room in Loan Loss Provisioning for Alesha Olesen Securitized Loan Seller’s Interests? Stephen Frederick Osborn 5 Faculty Advisors: Dr. Emre Kilic & Rahulkumar V. Patel 5 Dr. Gerald Lobo Tilesh Jayantilal Patel 5 Elizabeth Paul Master of Business Angelique Vailanie Pereira 5 Administration Allison Paige Piccirillo Raiya Al Salmi 5 Madhulika Prakash Temilolu O. Ayoola 5 Joshua David Rea 5 John P. Batson Neal Rudderow Jignesh D. Bhojani Renu Kumari Sachdeva 5
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award C. T. Bauer College of Business GRADUATES
Isha Sahu 5 Bachelor of Business John Christian Schnure Administration Zachary Schofield 5 Stephen Frederick Aguilar Travis Simmering Robert Miller Appel Coby Jude Sonnier Jared A. Beale Sean Michael Sutton 5 Robert Blanco 2 Faisel M. Tajiran Derrick Bun Aaron A. Thomas Jackson Yubine Canales 3 James Edward Tolbert Kyle Anthony Corales Thomas Matthew Townsend Katelen G. Crawford William U. Ugwu 5 Roger Renee Cruz 3 Catrina May VanAllen Jarvis L. Davis Kyle Vandivort 5 Derar Ahmad Deek Paul Allen Viers 5 April Dawn Edwards Shubha Yadav Erika Flores Master of Science Luis Efrain Flores in Accountancy Amanda L. Foster 3 Lateef Bomani Frierson 5 Abdullah Butt Romina Mendoza Garana 1 Ravindra Rajendra Gudur Alida G. Garza Brian Ray Hunt Matthew Steven Grissom Jason John Elizabeth Christine Gugliuzza Terri M. King Nuzhat Zeeshan Haider 1 Joshua Mark Niven Kelsey Harrold 2 5 Tariladei Oluwakemi Ogidi Oke Victoria P. Holt 5 Nkechika Okoye Shelby E. Hughes-Perry 5 Cody John Patrick Truc Ngoc Huynh Katherine Shea Muska Jahan 5 Laura Michelle Sweeney Aamish Mehaboob Karovalia Hao Thich Ta Sanchia Malinda Kelly-James 3 Tomomi Takahashi Hamzah Ahmed Khan Peiran Wang Zohra Nizar Khoja 3 Pak K. Leung Master of Science in Finance Ivy Liadi 1 Hadrien Francis Chain Dixian Liang Yikun Song Alfonso I. Lopez, Jr Marcus Alexander Lopez Mashaal Loya 2
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award C. T. Bauer College of Business GRADUATES
Camden Ramesh Mahbubani 3 Steve Samos Llaquelin E. Martinez Muhammed H. Sayani Kai Dakota Mason Natalie S. Stevenson 1 Charles P. McGuirk Helena Jean C. Su Victoria S. McKamey Badr Tartir 3 Fabian Alex Mendez Ryan J. Techmanski Tania Cecilia Monico Vinh Quang Thieu 3 Anthony Lane Moore Sanya Mahendi Thobhani Jacob Thomas Neskora 1 Blandine Affouet Thompson Oliver Nguyen Jonathan Kim Bang Tran 2 Connie Rae Ochoa Phu H. Tran Elizabeth Ugonne Okugo 3 Wai-Chi Tso Amanda Diane Peres 1, 4 Gabriela Turcios 3 Jennifer Melissa Perez Liliana Vasquez 2 Lugina Qhespe Audrye A. Williams 3 Bethany Robertson Tanner Young Christopher Ruiz Hiba Mahmoud Zaher 2 Mohsin Rukh Chunhao Zheng 3
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award C. T. Bauer College of Business CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
Fall 2015 Masters of Business Jackson R. Lamb Administration Michael Joseph Lewis Suma Prabhakar Machani Ayodeji Modupe Adeyemi Manoj Mahajan 5 Ewaen Paul Aigbedo James Anthony McKenna Tetyana Antonyuk 5 Vishal Mittal Tetyana Antonyuk Gabriel Mosqueda Ashay N. Bavishi Elizabeth Murray 5 Adam Joseph Bielamowicz Japheth Mutote Joseph Mark Boyd Leon Nino Nicholas A. Brown Abbas Shafinali Noorani Chelsea Caitlin Boyles 5 Chinedum Nwangwu Jeffrey T. Busby 5 Joshua M. O’Brien Tedman Cang 5 Gopi D. Patel 5 FNU Chandrika 5 Natalia Esperanza Saucedo 5 Amy Elise Chang 5 Richard Paul Saucedo 5 Lance Steven Collett Priya Saxena Michael Evan Collins 5 John-Paul M. Schmidt Maria Condacse 5 Surpreet Singh Sina Danesh Varun Sreenivas 5 Mohamad Darwich 5 Charles David Stein Brennan Davis Kathryn M. Stelly Quyen Le Duong 5 Aatif Mohamed Amir Sumar Davis Ryan Fannon Srinivasa Sai Raghava Kumar Vemu 5 Emmanuel Finnih Jue Wang Basirat Omobolanle Gbadamosi 5 Nicholas Woolley 5 Christian Justus Gleasman 5 Kailin Xie Richard Jason Griffin Yi Zhang 5 Justin Grimes Raquel Eliza Hernandez 5 5 Master of Science Daniel E. Himarios in Accountancy Matthew Aaron Hudlow Joseph Anthony Izzo Alero Emmanuella Adokpaye Edward Jones Nilam Ali Pallavi Kulkarni 5 Shams Arefeen World K. Lam Jobin Babu Courtney Hope Berry 5
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award Rachel Beatrice Brooks Cong Ye 5 Americo Cantu Haitian Yu 5 Mabel Kakay Chan Yidan Yuan 5 Danting Chen 5 Shuiyi Zhuang 5 Khairul A. Chowdhury Rizvan Islam Chowdhury Master of Science in Finance 5 Nadia A. Cruz Chavira Francis Dorrego 5 Chenfei Dong Jeffrey Dupart 5 Hung Tan Duong Stephanie Mitchell Grosch 5 5 Nhu Ngoc Quynh Duong Tariq Hasoon 5 Colin Robert Eckersley Quynh Le 5 Darrell Louis Hampton Jawad Nabil Olabi 5 5 Wenxi He Dhareenee Santhosh 5 Valerie Ip Reagan Lee Jones Bachelor of Business Kseniya Kharitonova Administration Anna Christina Kingsley 3 John D. Lam Danish Ali Abbasi Temitope Amina Layeni Ahmad S. Abouhosah Guolong Li 5 Michael Christopher Acosta 2 Qinzhu Li 5 Jonathan Patrick Adams Mohammad Parsa Mirab Sean Michael Adams Aimee T. Muniz Jola-Ade Louise Adesanya Renee J. Muttardy 5 Kevin Aguirre 3 Nazeem A. Navodia 5 Sumair Ahmad 2 Leng Ling Ng 5 Raiyan J. Ahmed Li-yu Pan 5 Saleem Ahmed Zainab Rahim Sana Ahmed Yaseen Aamir Rashid Mohammed Z. Alam 2 Tierra Lak’E Ray 5 Mahreen Ali 3 Louis A. Sabido Mohammad Ali Christopher B. Schimank Saad Mir Ali Rabeesah Sheikh Soha Ali Raul Victor Silva Syed I. Ali 2 Amrine Sultana 5 Zishan K. Ali Amadeus Mizraim Tec 5 Nehal Alimuddin 3 Michael Jordan Ward Essam Ali A Aljeshi Lai Y. Wong 5 Cindy L. Alvarado
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award C. T. Bauer College of Business CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
Elias Eduardo Alvarez 2 Antonio Gaetano Bonamy Asim I. Alvi Ivan Hasek Bonilla Sheena Pervez Alwani Branko Bozanic 3 Muhammad Aly Breanna N. Bradshaw Tamunoisimabia Kariboye Amachree Derek Howard Bransford 2 Janette Amezquita Brittany Michelle Breakiron Ashley Symone Arceneaux Ryan Ray Briggs Bladrick Joseph Arceneaux Bianca Issabella Bright Jaime Rodrigo Arita Christina Elizabeth Brown 3 Timothy-john Arnaez Khanh Lam Ngoc Bui Ramiro Arteaga 3 Thu Thi Ngoc Bui 2 Phillip Michael Arvanetakis 1 Natasha Pearl Burgess Peter Hany Asaad 3 Brittany Marie Burton Tewodros Khassal Asfaha Lara Mohamed Bushnaq 1 Anli Auyang Kevin M. Cain Alexander See Ho Au-Yeung Joseph Candelario Sheheen M. Awe Michael Cantu Billy A. Ayoola 2 Justin Anthony Carrillo Rima M. Baassiri 3 Patience Maya Carter 3 Benjamine Seunghan Baek Katrina Marie Castilla Zohaib Mahmood Baig Andrew K. Cathcart 2 Shameer Khan Baloch Marcia Catter Malikath Modoukpe Balogoun Jonathan Cheeyong Chan Enrique Banda 3 Diego Chappell Shehzaan Y. Bandhukia Adriana Chavez Sadia Bano Yun Chen Raven K. Barnett 2 Zi You Chen 3 Micheal Aaron Barrera KC E. Chickalusion Imad Basharat 3 Irene Chien Justin Charles Bass 3 Kody D. Choate 3 M’Lyn Alexandra Baumgartner 3 Tahrin Choudhury Tohfe Bassam Beidas 3 Rezuan Nazrul Chowdhury 3 Anisa Bejko Chuc Thien Chu 3 Juan Marin Benitez Annah Chulam 3 Patricia M. Bielecka Soma Chunchu Maelyn Pauline Bivens 1 Connie Chung Feng 2 John Samuel Boer 3 Rachel Ann Cihlar 1 Tyler Allen Bold 3 Meghan L. Clulow 3
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award Jason Coffey 3 Maria Jose Esqueda 3 Joel Contreras Rafael Esquivel Lindsey C. Corcuera Margarita Estrada 3 James Raymond Corn 1 Oluwasola Nancy Fakunle 3 Estefania Corona Urzua Daniel Eduardo Faria Cynthia Cortez Jordan Taylor Ferguson Audrey Catherine Cox 3 Matthew J. Fielder Cameron E. Craft 3 Daniel Joseph Figurelli 2 Raynard Allan Cruz Ronald Norman Fisch 2 Roderick I. Cruz 3 Elizabeth Flores 3 Gerardo Cuevas Leslie Joan Flores Loc Quang Dang 1 Pedro Peter M. Flores 3 Brittney Marie Daniels 3 Deborah Forero Noor Daoudi 3 Zachary N. French 2 Joshua Alberto Davis-Walker Nolan Davis Frese Manuela De Leon Sarah Esther Fuentes Nicole Almodovar De Mesa Saman Virdah Gagai Rosio DeLaRosa Louie James Galicia 2 Matthew Ryan Delgado 3 Jossigey Astrid Gallagher Hoa Thi Anh Deniston 1 Michael Atnthony Gambino Falaq T. Dhuka 1 Oscar Leonard Garcia Azim Mubarak Dhukka Saul Garcia Brenda Diaz Betsy Garner Jessica Del Rocio Diaz Edward Thomas Gary Melisa E. Djuanda 2 Nicole Alexandra Gauthier Duong- Yen Thi Do 3 Cavhe Ghaderifard Phong Q. Do 3 Ching Ngoc Giang 2 Vu Ky Do Pria M. Glaspie William Duc Doan 3 Sarah Lynn Gleisberg 3 Roy D. Dudley 3 Chris Ray Godwin 2 Khanh Ngoc Kim Duong Enrique Gomez 1 Olivia Rose Durr Israel Salvador Gomez Victor Johnny El-Ahl 3 Felix Gonzalez Amani Elhaj Ivan Jimenez Gonzalez Bassant Ragy El-Shazly 2 Shruti Gorkhali 3 Kimberly Flores Escalante 3 Richard A. Griffin Elvis M. Escobar 3 Simei Guo Jarrod Zayco Esguerra Roxana Guzman 2
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award C. T. Bauer College of Business CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
Bao-Chau Ngoc Ha 3 Zachary William Johnson Cynthia Do Ha Ann E. Joost 1 Sania A. Hadimohd Hannah Maria Jordana 2 Matthew S. Hahn Maria Elizabeth Juarez Siham Dima Hakam 3 Genta Z. Kallashi Andrew John Hanson Melinda Kane 3 Muzzamil Yousuf Haroon Shafak Wahab Kara Asad Abbas Hassan 1 Alwin Karovalia James M. Heck 2 Altamash Syed Kazmi 3 Stephen Thomas Heck 3 Maegan M. Kelly Cole Bernhardt Heidman Ali Shaheer Khan Martin Hernandez Jr. Robab Khan Anthony Hidrogo 3 Sharine K. Khan Cortlandt Rae Hightower 1 Youhanza Khan 3 Amanda Tiffany Ho 3 Adil Khandwala 3 Anh Dam Minh Hoang 2 Ali Ahsan Khowja 3 Jason Patrick Holmes 3 Na Young Kim 3 Fred Hooks Brian David King 1 Brian Craig Howell 3 Hassan Kitabi 3 Matthew R. Hoy 3 Cody T. Klumpp Pei Hsieh Jocelyn R. Knowles Rachel Hsieh Parisa Koochack Adrian Huichapa Maria Elena Koutsanellos 3 Abid Hussaini Wang Lok Kwok Syed Mohammed H. Hussaini Frank A. Labauve 2 Eric Huynh Jack H. Ladenheim 3 Jessica T. Huynh 3 Abdurrehman Lakdawala Ngan Ngoc Huynh 2 Amal Fiza Lakhani 2 Syeda F. Imam Noor Ali Lalani 3 Megan R. Iselin 1 Jenifer Lamacraft 2 Faris Raees Ismail 3 Evelyn Lara Janet Jasso Keiry E. Lazo Jie Jiang An Le Jingwen Jiao 2 Chau Nguyen Bao Le 3 Emanuel Jimenez Phuc Tan Le 3 Bria C. Johnson 3 Thu Thi Anh Le 3 Marcus Anthony Johnson May Kai Yue Lee 2 Sierra Dawn Johnson 3 Peixin Lei 3
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award Jelisa Lynn Lewis Tram Thuy Meinert Biying Li Marisela Mejorado 3 Faiza Yakub Limbada Ronnie D. Mekala 3 Paul Hwai-Kuo Lin 3 Brenda Marilyn Melgar Jesse H. Lit 2 Tiffany Ann Mendelson Xinyi Liu Christa Mendieta Jenny Waimen Lo Bryan P. Mendoza Steven Lor 3 Maribel Mendoza Mark James Lowman Elizabeth Mercado 3 Ilse G. Loza Robert N. Merkaje Gerardo Lozano Mandy Milstead 3 Ha Thanh Luong 2 Rachel H. Milstein Tuc K. Ly Luis Miranda Lesly Carolina Macedo 3 Abdul Azeem Mohammed Brenda Celene Madrigal Maria Elizabeth Mohr Asma M. Maknojia Anam R. Momin 3 Sonam A. Maknojia Neelam Ashraf Momin 2 Mubin Malik Sanil Momin 3 Saira Manzoor Jazmin Mondragon 3 Alim Nizar Maredia Johnathan Daniel Moore 2 Kelley Marlow Jaime Mora 3 Kristopher Wilson Marlow Omar Salim Morales Jezael Marquez Maria Isabel Mora-Sanchez 3 Samuel Keith Martin Daniel Morgan 2 Naveed Nasiruddin Masani 3 Andrea Ivanna Moros Novara Masroor Morgan E. Moss Gilberto S. Mata 3 Chandler Evan Mott Joanara Sheyene Lopes Da Mata 3 Matthew James Mueller Ashley Mathew 3 Amain Mughal Stephen E. McBride Sheena J. Muppattayil Jasmin C. McCoy Andrea Murcia Keyondra De’Sha’ McDaniel 2 Herbert Murcia 3 Lisa McDonald Mohammed Muteeb Cameron Lloyd McReynolds 2 Lorenza Myrick Joshua Means 3 Htu Htu N. Hpang 3 Mehmoodshah Meghani 3 Michelle R. Nance-McKittrick Alba Mehillka Fatima Raza Naqvi Jerri Mei 3 Natasha Naser
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award C. T. Bauer College of Business CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
Katya D. Navarro Neel Mahendra Patel 2 Bleranda Neziri Sandra Paterson Linh Diep Ngo 3 Alexius A. Paul Ryan S. Ngo Nancy M. Paulino Deborah Hang Nguyen Adolfo Daniel Perez Hoanglin Thi Nguyen Ashley Perez Jade Ngoc Nguyen 3 Davian Hernan Perez Justin Michael Nguyen Isaac Perez Luan Hoan Nguyen Adrienne Lam-Gi Pham Luan Nguyen 3 Jade Pham Mai Thi Truc Nguyen 2 Linda N. Pham 2 Michelle Nguyen Theresa Nhu-Uyen Pham 3 Moon Nguyen 2 Anh L. Phan 1 Natalie N. Nguyen 1 Courtney Phavorachit 3 Nicholas Hoang Nam Nguyen 3 Phuong Thao Pham Phu 3 Thanh Dan Nguyen Dony Van Phung Thi Ngoc Chuc Nguyen 3 Saray Pineda Thu T. Nguyen Candice Adriana Pink Thuong Thi Thanh Nguyen 2 Evgeny Podsezertsev 3 Tien Van Nguyen 1 Taylor Alyssa Polaniec 2 Tim V. Nguyen Austin Colby Prestridge 1 Timothy Duy Nguyen 3 William S. Quach Tri Tran Dinh Nguyen Christine N. Quaye Aline Nguyen-Van-Chinh 3 Taylor B. Quinn Luis Guillermo Nino Mohammad Mustafa Quraishi Justin Richard Novosad Asad J. Qureshi 2 Hana Nusratullah 1 Mohammad R. Qureshi Viviana Ochoa Sheherzad A. Qureshi 3 Torri Frances Olanski 2 Brandi Marie Rachal-Jones Paul Olascoaga Adil R. Rajabali 2 Araceli Olazaba Priandra Chandra Ram Kehinde Oludamisola Olugbile Azusena Ramirez Donald J. O’Rourke Jose Ramirez 3 Blake R. Orsak 3 Rebecca Luani Ramirez Brian Pettersen Otero 3 Craig Michael Randall 3 Mariam Olaide Ottun 2 Earl F. Randall Minyi Pan 3 Gianna L. Randall Monica N. Patel Gilbert Mitchell Rangel
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award Steven Kun Rao 3 Jose Manuel Sanz Zain Ul Abideen Rauf 1 Sudarshana Sarkar Cathryn Lauren Reed Ranny Chum Sarnello 2 Ashlyn Joanna Regan 2 Karan Satia Faizur Rehman Jithin J. Scaria Hussain H. Rehmatullah Sherri Schulze 2 Bernarda Arcelia Reyes Andrea D. Scott 2 Jocelyn Reyes 3 Lincoln David Scott 2 Sergio Ivan Reyes 2 Paul Scott Meggie-Kaye Austria Reynoso April Segura Steven E. Rivas Santhya Selvakularanjan Ted Rivera 3 Elizabeth Ruth Semro Ali Mohsin Rizvi Ali H. Shabbir 3 Syeda Sundas Rizvi 3 Adi Shemer 1 Gerald A. Rocha Saeid Shenof 2 Daisy Rodriguez 3 Ambika Mahesh Shetty 2 Raul Rodriguez Stephen Kent Showalter Lucas De Brito Rohr 3 Eeshaw Jamil Siddiqui Denisse Romero Solomon T. Sii 2 Nancy Beatriz Orozco Rosado 1 Jared Michael Simbles 3 Lisa Rubio Dilpreet Singh Isaac Oscar Ruiz Nadia Sofia Sirafi 3 Taylor R. Rumsey Chandler M. Smith Andre Christopher Saad Peter Timothy Smith 2 Jonathan Saade 3 David Pamaran Soledad Hassan Saeed 3 Richard Sorto 3 Tressa Hulett Sagullo 3 Hugo E. Soto Christian David Salazar Ryan Jason Spears 2 Nancy E. Salazar Thomas Alexander Stacy Samantha Nichole Salinas Anders Alan Stark Brenda C. Salvador Takeya S. Stelly Mahnoor Samana 3 Hunter Brownfield Stevens Abashawl Michael Samson Zhanar Suleimen Bridget Sanchez Johnathan D. Sun Guadalupe Sanchez Xiao Sun 3 Juan Pablo Jannaut Santacoloma 3 Zhili Sun 3 Rafael Antonio Santiago Rosmin Sunny 3 Lilian Yessenia Santos Clement John Swan 3
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award C. T. Bauer College of Business CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
Phillip Earl Swiech Sara Isabel Velasquez Mohammad H. Syed 3 Joao Pedro Ventura Pereira De Carvalho John Kevin Tan 3 Joselyn E. Vides Ebony L. Taylor Paul Eduardo Vilchez Ramirez 3 Jodi Sampson Taylor 1 Bernardo Villarreal 2 Kristina Evonne Taylor Brandon Vongsengdeuane 3 Phu Thai 3 Linh Thuy Vu Pamela J. Gomez Tinajero 2 Ngoc Bich Vu 2 Dung To Tam T. Vu 2 Elizabeth Aleksandra Tolmachoff Thao Mai Phuong Vu 2 Tito Torres Tram Nguyen Y. Vuong 3 Andrew Tovar Teresa Medel Wagner 3 Ulises A. Tovar 2 Zhen Wang Annie Tran 2 Deanna Marie Ward Ngoc Thi Bich Tran 1 Jared Alderman Warnock 3 Thuyanh N. Tran 3 Taylor Watts Tony Tran Zachary H. Welborn 3 Trung Quoc Tran Samuel Timothy Wilcox Uyen N. Tran 3 Alan Taylor Williams 3 Mariana Lozano Traviesa 3 Eugenia Benita Williams Huyen Minh Trinh 1 Me’Lisa Williams 3 Sheila Evangelista Trisnojoyo Robert Leon Williams 3 Leslie Troyer 2 Cecily A. Wilson 3 Anh Kim Truong 3 Houston Y. Winters Kevin Tu Alejandro Jose Yanes 2 Minh Gia Tu Hector Xavier Yanes 2 Edwin Ulysses Turcios Brian Jonathan Yao 3 Alexandra Marie Tzanis Ji Hoon Yoo Serzhan Urazbayev Vincent William Young 3 Dhalia Urbina Benjamin Tai-Ping Yu 3 Quy Thi Van Ling Ling Yu 3 Charles William Van Dyke 3 Sabeen F. Zaman Alvaro Rodriguez Vasquez Jovan Guadalupe Zepeda Josielyn Vasquez 3 Christopher M. Zernik 3 Margarita Vasquez Maryam Zeynali 3 Sarah Kate Vatani Anthony Jw Zhu Jacobo E. Velasquez Deanna Zhu 3
1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award The Honors College Honors
The Honors College at the University of Houston offers students special opportunities to develop their academic abilities. Below are the Honors College honors designations.
University Honors with Honors in Major Students who complete the Honors College curriculum (36 hours) and complete a senior honors thesis.
University Honors Students who complete the Honors College curriculum and elect not to complete a senior honors thesis.
Collegiate Honors and Collegiate Honors with Honors in Major Students who fulfill the requirements for the honors program in the college of their major, including 21 hours of honors courses; who complete an Honors College minor, or who complete 21 hours of approved honors courses. If students also complete a senior honors thesis, they graduate with Collegiate Honors with Honors in Major.
Membership in The Honors College and Membership in The Honors College with Honors in Major Students who affiliate with the Honors College during their undergraduates years and complete fewer than 21 hours of honors courses. If students also complete a senior honors thesis and fulfill the requirements of their major with distinction, they graduate with Membership in The Honors College with Honors in Major.
Honors in Major Students who complete a senior honors thesis but are not members of the Honors College. C. T. Bauer College of Business THE HONORS COLLEGE
Recipients
University Honors Phillip Michael Arvanetakis Breanna N. Bradshaw Andrew K. Cathcart Audrey Catherine Cox Bassant Ragy El-Shazly Sarah Lynn Gleisberg Matthew R. Hoy Megan R. Iselin Hannah Maria Jordana Melinda Kane Johnathan Daniel Moore Torri Olanski Tressa Hulett Sagullo Mahnoor Samana Sherri Schulze Takeya S. Stelly Jodi Sampson Taylor Paul Eduardo Vilchez Ramirez Alan Taylor Williams Alejandro Jose Yanes
Membership in The Honors College Adi Shemer
Honors in Major Matthew Ryan Delgado C. T. Bauer College of Business ADMINISTRATION
Bauer Leadership Team
Dean Latha Ramchand, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Student Affairs Richard Scamell, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs Thomas George, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Undergraduate Business Programs Frank Kelley Assistant Dean, Graduate and Professional Programs Steve Koch Assistant Dean, Career Services Jamie Belinne, SPHR
Department Chairs
Accountancy & Taxation Kaye Newberry, Ph.D.
Decision & Information Sciences Everette Gardner, Jr., Ph.D.
Finance Praveen Kumar, Ph.D.
Management Steve Werner, Ph.D.
Marketing & Entrepreneurship Edward Blair, Ph.D. C. T. Bauer College of Business BOARD
Bauer College Board
Latha Ramchand Dean, Bauer College Paul Peacock (BBA ’81) Partner, PwC Chair, Bauer College Board & Executive Advisory Committee Elaine Willits Finger (BBA ’92) Real-Estate Consultant, The Finger Companies Vice Chair, Bauer College Board & Executive Advisory Committee Bala Balachandran Visiting Professor, Northwestern University Daniel G. “Dan” Bellow President, JLL – Houston J. Downey Bridgwater (BBA ’84) President, Houston Market, Comerica Michael J. Cemo (BS ’68) President, Michael J. Cemo Interests Anthony R. Chase Chairman & CEO, ChaseSource, L.P. Samuel DiPiazza Jr. (MS ACCY ’73) Chairman, The Mayo Clinic Wang Dongjin Group Vice President, China National Petroleum Co. Milton Frankfort (BBA ’67) Senior Consultant, UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc. Kenneth J. Guidry (BBA ’77) President, PKF Texas C. Gregory Harper (MBA ’97) President, Gas Pipelines & Processing, Enbridge, Inc. Karen Katz (MBA ’82) President & CEO, Neiman Marcus Stores Fran Keeth (BBA ’77, MS ACCY ’80, JD ’88) Retired CEO, Shell Chemicals Inc. Paal Kibsgaard CEO, Schlumberger Limited (SLB) Elizabeth Killinger (BBA ’91) President - Reliant Energy, NRG Energy John L. King (BBA ’92) Partner, Ernst & Young Duy-Loan T. Le (MBA ’89) Senior Fellow, Texas Instruments (TXN) Robert Lewey Senior Vice President & CFO, Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. Aylwin B. Lewis (MBA ’90) President & CEO, Potbelly Sandwich Works Scott McClelland Houston Division President, H-E-B Grocery Company LP Gerald W. McElvy (BBA ’75) Retired President, ExxonMobil Foundation David Mendez Chairman, JPMorgan Chase Texas Middle Market Mark Mize (BBA ’95) Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer, Halcón Resource Jack B. Moore (BBA ’77) Chairman, Cameron International Corp. Mark G. Papa (MBA ’80) Retired Chairman & CEO, EOG Resources Richard G. Rawson (BBA ’72) President, Insperity, Inc. S. Glynn Roberts (MBA ’91) President, Northstar Offshore Group, LLC M. Russ Robinson Director, Robinson Brown Investments Diane M. Scardino, FACHE Vice President, Texas Children’s Hospital C. T. Bauer College of Business BOARD AND FACULTY
Steve D. Stephens President, Amegy Bank Dave Warren President & CEO, Energy Alloys Bruce A. Williamson (MBA ’95) President & CEO, Cleco Corp. Floyd C. Wilson President & CEO, Halcón Resources Melvyn Wolff (BBA ’53) Chairman, Star Furniture, a Berkshire Hathaway company Darren Wolfman (BBA ’81) CPA
Bauer Faculty
James S. Adams Xi Chen Michael Ahearne Wynne W. Chin Alana Elizabeth Aleman Darla Chisholm Elizabeth Anderson Fletcher Alfred G. Coleman Stephen V. Arbogast Randolph B. Cooper Leanne E. Atwater Kathy L. Cossick Swati Basu Keith K. Cox Donald H. Bellman Jr. Steven Crawford Jeremy Berkowitz Daniel Currie Ratan D. Bhagat Joshua D. Cutler Edward A. Blair Richard S. DeFrank Roger N. Blakeney Hitesh B. Doshi William R. Bobbora Yuxing Du Dennis Bozeman Richard R. Eierdam Robert L. Bregman Yun Fan Steven P. Brown Emese Felvegi Stephen J. Bryant Ramon Fernandez Laura B. Cardinal Arthur John Francia Barbara A. Carlin Nickolas Freeman Fred J. Charlot Paul Galvani George O. Gamble Chad R. Larson Everette S. Gardner Luc Paul Joel Le Bon Betsy L. Gelb Johnny R. Leavins Thomas J. George Haijin Lin Robert W. Gilmer Alan D. Lish Samuel Goble Gerald Lobo Frederick Gonzalez Jr. John C. Lopez John L. Green Tong Lu George M. Grimes Tiffany Maldonado Charles Guez Archer McWhorter Carey David Hargrove Janet Meade Kathleen L. Harris Amalia Mena-Mora Carl Herman Jacob Nelson Messinger James D. Hess Robert S. Milbrath James Hong Carolyn A. Miles William Brandon Houston Andra Olivia Miljanic Ye Hu Bradley D. Miller Abigail Hubbard Carl Chet Miller Kachuen Sam Hui Jim Munchbach Blake Ives Donna Carol Murphy Kris Jacobs Michael J. Murray Charles J. Jacobus Nischal Murthy Felicia Rae Johnson Volkan Muslu Glynn L. Johnson Arunachalam Narayanan Norman A. Johnson Edward C. Nathan Kenneth Jones Michael James Neel Jacqueline J. Kacen Kaye J. Newberry James Monroe Kane Michael Ray Newman Nick Gus Kapatos Thomas R. Noland John R. Karonika Jaime L. Noriega Robert T. Keller Laura D. Nowicki Basheer M. Khumawala Carlos A. Ortega Saleha B. Khumawala Trenton Beau Page Emre Kilic Hesam Mike Panahi Steven F. Koch Michael Sydney Parks Dejun Kong Kiran M. Parthasarathy Parthasarathy Krishnamurthy Vanessa M. Patrick-Ralhan Praveen Kumar Juan F. Pena Mohan Kuruvilla Xiaosong Peng Nisan Langberg Richardson R. Pettit C. T. Bauer College of Business FACULTY
James S. Phillips Marcus Stewart Natalia Scotto Piqueira Xue Sun Stephen Craig Pirrong Raul Susmel Jaana Porra Mary Reeves Sykes Paul Povel Andrew D. Szilagyi James W. Pratt John B. Teare Joseph Allen Pratt Dale Tibodeau Ramon Rabinovitch Seshadri N. Tirunillai Suryanarayanan Radhakrishnan Curt F. Tueffert Vinita Ramaswamy Stuart Turnbull Dan T. Ramey Russell E. Usnick Gary W. Randazzo Amy L. Vandaveer Keith D. Rassin Larry David Vanover Richard Byron Ratliff Dusya M. Vera Powell Ersell Robinson Jr. Anto Verghese Oliver Mack Rogers Jennifer L. Waldner Kevin T. Roshak William A. Walker Christopher E. Ross Victor Brian Wayhan Melanie R. Rudd James R. Webb Dale Rude Catherine K. Weber Funda Sahin Naomi K. Werner Richard W. Scamell Steve Werner Carl P. Scott Curtis Wesley Marina Sebastijanovic John M. Williams Joe D. Seltz Jerold Winograd Sang Byung Seo Wayne Leslie Winston Darlene Marie Bohac Serrato James D. Woods Leiser O. Silva Gregory Wright John E. Simms Guojun Wu Ronald F. Singer Seung Min Yae Barton A. Smith Michael Yampuler Edwin A. Smith III Vijay Yerramilli Gordon D. Smith Frederick M. Young Staci A. Smith William J. Zahn Emmanuel Michael Spartalis Ming Zhao Bette A. Stead Yuping Zhao C. T. Bauer College of Business BAUER COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Letter from the President Dear Member of the Class of 2015, Fellow Cougar, and NEW University Alumnus: On behalf of the University of Houston and the Bauer College of Business Alumni Association, it is with much enthusiasm that I congratulate you on your joyous achievement! Graduating from college is a major life accomplishment, and you should be very proud. There are many ways you can add value to the world. You chose Bauer as part of your journey to help pursue and discover your talents. I’ve learned that adding value will only become clear over time as you act upon activities and participate in events that align with your personal values, goals and pursuits. The journey doesn’t end with graduation. Our Bauer College Alumni Association (BCAA) gives people opportunities to stay mentally active and momentum to keep moving forward toward their personal goals. The BCAA is composed of 11 committees, including Community Service, Networking Breakfast, Tailgating and Sponsorships. The committees coordinate events and activities that assist you in remaining involved with Bauer College by helping you engage, connect and network with other alumni, students, businesses and the community. I would encourage you to participate in our events and also consider becoming part of a committee with the mindset of “What can I offer?” Amazing things happen when you come from a “others first” mindset — it’s not just for the sake of others such as the college, alumni and the community, but ultimately, it’s in your own best interest. To learn more about getting involved, upcoming events and other great resources about BCAA, visit bauer.uh.edu/alumni or www. houstonalumni.com. Go COOGS!
Cordially, Patrick Gonzales (MBA ’06) President, Bauer College Alumni Association C. T. Bauer College of Business SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Many thanks to our convocation volunteers for their help in making this event a success.
Rima Attar Fallon Leverson Nora Bayly Crystal Lugo Sara Brown Vivian Martinez Emily Clark Francis Mawelle Josh Conwell Anne Ness Colleen Davies Marian Newman Kathy Dominguez Rebekah Oestreicher Vanessa Fellers Dalia Pineda Sarah Gnospelius Michelle Poullard Mary Gould Natalie Sumrow Tanya Green Sarayu Sundar Lucy Hernandez Ramona Taylor Britney Hudson Andy Thomas Barry Hutzell Whitney Thompson Cathy Hutzell Asha Thomas Arleene Johaneesan Amy Tran Lenay Johnson Michael Tran Melissa Knight Joyce Williams Michael Knight Tanieka Young Natalia Lara Genny Lee Bauer Ambassadors The Alma Mater
All hail to thee, Our Houston University. Our hearts fill with gladness When we think of thee. We’ll always adore thee Dear old varsity. And to thy memory cherished, True we’ll ever be.
Words and music by Harmony Class of 1942
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