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Order of Commencement Ceremonies ...... 4

Florida International University is a vibrant, student-centered public research university, ideally located in Miami, Commencement Speakers...... 10 that is Worlds Ahead in its commitment to learning, research, entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity so that our graduates are prepared to succeed in the global market. An Academic Tradition ...... 13 Since 1965, when it was chartered as the area’s first public university, FIU has built a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and community engagement. Since taking office in August 2009, President Mark B. Rosenberg has focused on strengthening student-centered academic excellence, enhancing research that supports community priorities and expanding community partnerships. University Governance and Administration...... 14

FIU has a diverse and nationally celebrated faculty who brings a global perspective to its research and teaching. Our vibrant student body is made up of individuals from throughout the United States and more than 130 countries, and Commencement Committee...... 16 our Worlds Ahead alumni have risen to prominence in every field.

FIU offers more than 200 baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and specialist degree programs in its colleges and The Honors College...... 17 schools, including: College of Architecture + The Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering and Computing, Honors College, College of Law, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Council for Student Organizations’ Honor Societies ...... 18 Social Work.

FIU has more than 54,000 students, 1,200 full-time faculty and more than 200,000 alumni – many of whom live Summer 2015 Doctoral Candidates...... 20 and work in South Florida. The university is split between two major campuses: the Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC) in western Miami-Dade County and the Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC) in northeast Miami-Dade County. FIU also has several other locations across South Florida: FIU@I-75, an academic facility in nearby Broward County; Summer 2015 Graduate and Undergraduate Candidates the Engineering Center, a 40-acre research facility located near MMC; FIU Downtown on Brickell; and the Miami ...... 25 Beach Urban Studios (MBUS) on South Beach. Three fully accredited museums are a part of FIU’s portfolio: the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum at MMC; the Wolfsonian FIU; and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU- both on South Beach. FIU also has the Marriott Tianjin China Program with the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Message from the Alumni Association ...... 54 Tourism Management — and the Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only undersea research lab.

Thanks to the support of the South Florida community, FIU has emerged as aWorlds Ahead leader of higher FIU Alma Mater...... 55 education and is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015.

Summer 2015 Commencement 3 Commencement Program Commencement Program Monday, August 3, 10 a.m. Monday, August 3, 3 p.m.

The audience is requested to remain seated for the Processional and rise for the National Anthem and the FIU Alma Mater. The audience is requested to remain seated for the Processional and rise for the National Anthem and the FIU Alma Mater.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING...... …Gustavo Roig, Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF EDUCATION...... Eva Frank, Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES...... Leonard Scinto, Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES...... Uma Swamy, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Ruog U. Fang, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Joseph S. Raiker, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Janie Valdes, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Maria Kulick, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Umer Rahman, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Umer Rahman, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Rob Frye, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Jose Toscano, Banner Marshal LIBRARIES...... Alvin Dantes, Banner Marshal ENROLLMENT SERVICES...... Edivaldo Mota, Banner Marshal ENROLLMENT SERVICES...... Dennys Massanett, Banner Marshal PROCESSIONAL...... Grand Marshal Kathleen Wilson, Chair, Faculty Senate PROCESSIONAL...... Grand Marshal Kathleen Wilson, Chair, Faculty Senate Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland Chariots of Fire, Vangelis Chariots of Fire, Vangelis Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... Laura Martinez Leon, Graduate Student, Vocal Performance THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... Laura Martinez Leon, Graduate Student, Vocal Performance The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key FIU Alma Mater, Belinda Gunn FIU Alma Mater, Belinda Gunn CONVENER...... Kenneth G. Furton, Provost and Executive Vice President CONVENER...... Kenneth G. Furton, Provost and Executive Vice President WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MESSAGE...... Allhan Mejia, SGA President, BOARD OF TRUSTEES MESSAGE...... Gerald C. Grant, FIU Board of Trustees Biscayne Bay Campus and FIU@I-75 STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MESSAGE...... Allhan Mejia, SGA President, CONFERRAL OF FIU MEDALLION...... Robert Chadwick Moss ’95 Biscayne Bay Campus and FIU@I-75 Outstanding Alumni Award CONFERRAL OF FIU MEDALLION...... Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DIPLOMAS...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean, University Graduate School Cal Kovens Distinguished Community Service Award PRESENTATION OF UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DIPLOMAS...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean, University Graduate School Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Instructor, Theatre College of Engineering and Computing...... Ranu Jung, Interim Dean PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS College of Arts and Sciences...... Michael Heithaus, Dean Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Instructor, Theatre University Graduate School...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean College of Education...... Delia C. Garcia, Dean Undergraduate Education...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean College of Arts and Sciences...... Michael Heithaus, Dean Honors College...... Lesley A. Northup, Dean University Graduate School...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean . Undergraduate Education...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES...... President Rosenberg Honors College...... Lesley A. Northup, Dean RECESSIONAL CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES...... President Rosenberg RECESSIONAL

4 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 5 Commencement Program Commencement Program Monday, August 3, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, 10 a.m.

ROBERT STEMPEL COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK...... Jessica Adler, Banner Marshal SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION...... Neil Reisner, Banner Marshal NICOLE WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES...... Jennifer Doherty-Restrepo, Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES...... Victor Uribe, Banner Marshal CHAPLIN SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT...... Pablo Simon, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Alexander Barder, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Gladys Ibañez, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Valerie Morgan, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Consuelo Boronat, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Umer Rahman, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Umer Rahman, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Tony Delgado, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Cheryl Nowell, Banner Marshal LIBRARIES...... Lauren Christos, Banner Marshal ENROLLMENT SERVICES...... Miguel Sahagun, Banner Marshal ENROLLMENT SERVICES...... Lashay White, Banner Marshal PROCESSIONAL...... Grand Marshal Kathleen Wilson, Chair, Faculty Senate PROCESSIONAL...... Grand Marshal Kathleen Wilson, Chair, Faculty Senate Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland Chariots of Fire, Vangelis Chariots of Fire, Vangelis Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... Laura Martinez Leon, Graduate Student, Vocal Performance THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... Roberto Lopez-Trigo, Junior, Vocal Performance The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key FIU Alma Mater, Belinda Gunn FIU Alma Mater, Belinda Gunn CONVENER...... Kenneth G. Furton, Provost and Executive Vice President CONVENER...... Kenneth G. Furton, Provost and Executive Vice President WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MESSAGE...... Allhan Mejia, SGA President, STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MESSAGE...... Alexis Calatayud, SGA President, Modesto A. Maidique Campus Biscayne Bay Campus and FIU@I-75 and Member, FIU Board of Trustees

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER...... The Honorable Carlos Curbelo, U.S. House of Representatives PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DIPLOMAS...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean, University Graduate School PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DIPLOMAS...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean, University Graduate School PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Instructor, Theatre PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS School of Journalism and Mass Communication...... Michael Scott Sheerin, Interim Associate Dean Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Instructor, Theatre College of Arts and Sciences...... Michael Heithaus, Dean Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work...... Mark L. Williams, Interim Dean University Graduate School...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences...... Ora L. Strickland, Dean Undergraduate Education...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism and Management...... Mike Hampton, Dean Honors College...... Lesley A. Northup, Dean University Graduate School...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean Undergraduate Education...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES...... President Rosenberg Honors College...... Juan Carlos Espinoza, Associate Dean RECESSIONAL CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES...... President Rosenberg RECESSIONAL

6 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 7 Commencement Program Commencement Program Tuesday, August 4, 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, 7:30 p.m.

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE + THE ARTS...... Juliette Saint Louis, Banner Marshal ALVAH H. CHAPMAN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS...... Suchismita Mishra, Banner Marshal R. KIRK LANDON UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS...... Stanislav Jansta, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Deanne Butchey, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Juan Antonio Bueno, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Kristen Kawczynski, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Hugo Jimenez, Banner Marshal ENROLLMENT SERVICES...... Michelle Osborne, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Umer Rahman, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Bronwen Bares, Banner Marshal PROCESSIONAL...... Grand Marshal Kathleen Wilson, Chair, Faculty Senate ENROLLMENT SERVICES...... Doralba Suarez, Banner Marshal Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland Chariots of Fire, Vangelis Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar PROCESSIONAL...... Grand Marshal Kathleen Wilson, Chair, Faculty Senate Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... Roberto Lopez-Trigo, Junior, Vocal Performance Chariots of Fire, Vangelis The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar FIU Alma Mater, Belinda Gunn THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... Roberto Lopez-Trigo, Junior, Vocal Performance CONVENER...... Kenneth G. Furton, Provost and Executive Vice President The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key FIU Alma Mater, Belinda Gunn WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President CONVENER...... Kenneth G. Furton, Provost and Executive Vice President STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MESSAGE...... Alexis Calatayud, SGA President, Modesto A. Maidique Campus and Member, FIU Board of Trustees WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DIPLOMAS...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean, University Graduate School STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MESSAGE...... Alexis Calatayud, SGA President, Modesto A. Maidique Campus and Member, FIU Board of Trustees PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Instructor, Theatre PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS College of Business...... Jose Aldrich, Acting Dean Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Instructor, Theatre University Graduate School...... Sonja Montas-Hunter, Associate Dean College of Architecture + The Arts...... Brian Schriner, Dean University College...... Joyce Elam, Dean College of Business...... Jose Aldrich, Acting Dean Undergraduate Education...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES...... President Rosenberg Honors College...... Lesley A. Northup, Dean RECESSIONAL CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES...... President Rosenberg RECESSIONAL

8 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 9 FIU Medallion FIU Medallion Robert Chadwick “Chad” Moss ’95 Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin Outstanding Alumnus Award Cal Kovens Distinguished Community Service Award

Robert Chadwick “Chad” Moss is the executive vice president of Moss & Associates, a family- Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin was the fifth president of Barry University from 1981 to 2004. owned-and-operated construction management company started by Moss in 2004. He handles Illustrating the nonstop work ethic that earned her nicknames such as “nun on the run” and multiple accounts, business development, client strategy, new project pursuits, public relations “power nun,” O’Laughlin was instrumental in transforming Barry into the fourth largest private and community initiatives for the company, which now has 11 regional offices nationwide. Moss is university in Florida. an effective and passionate advocate for building sustainability, new technology and mentoring in the industry. A Detroit native, O’Laughlin joined the Order of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian at 16 years of age. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Siena Heights College and a doctorate in Moss has worked on many prominent projects, including the Miami Marlins Park and the educational administration from the University of Arizona. She was the executive to the president groundbreaking 620-bed Parkview Hall at FIU. He was instrumental in the family’s donation of of St. Louis University; a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of San Francisco and $250,000 to FIU in 2013 for a construction laboratory to achieve cost-and time-saving practices Siena Heights College; and superintendent at the Adrian Dominican Independent School System that have made Moss & Associates an industry leader. He has also given generously to FIU in Michigan, Illinois and Florida. Athletics and the First Generation Scholarship Fund. Equally known for her compassion and grit, O’Laughlin worked with Immigration and A self-described people person, Moss enjoys mentoring others, advancing education and giving Naturalization Services in 1982 to track 300 Haitian immigrants released from Krome Detention back to the community. A longtime champion of FIU, he is a lifetime member of the Alumni Center. In 1992, she intervened on behalf of three Chinese women who spent a year at the Miami Association and a member of the FIU Foundation board of directors and the university’s OHL International Airport waiting to be granted political asylum. In 2000, she mediated between the School of Construction Industry Advisory Council. He is also a director of HANDY, a Miami relatives of Elian Gonzalez, a Cuban boy at the heart of an international custody battle, and nonprofit that provides more than 1,300 at-risk children with comprehensive programs focusing the federal government. on education, youth development and economic self-sufficiency, and has been named a “HANDY Hero.” O’Laughlin has been an active member in many civic and professional associations, including the Orange Bowl Committee, the Chapman Partnership and the Association of Catholic Colleges Moss earned a bachelor’s in construction management from FIU in 1995. and Universities. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC Award given by the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities for extended contributions and service to Catholic higher education, the Sand in My Shoes Award given by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, the Irish Education 100 award given annually to the nation’s leading Irish-American figures in education, and the Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Humanitarian Award.

In 2005, she became chancellor of Barry to help women in developing countries attain advanced degrees from U.S. universities.

10 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 11 The Commencement: An Academic Tradition At every academic institution, commencement exercises are the high point English universities (from which many of our American commencement of the calendar for students and their families. Since the purpose of a college traditions originate) can be traced as far back as the middle of the 14th or university is to prepare its students to merit the conferral of an academic century, to the time when scholars were rebuked that a decent habit was degree, the commencement ceremony serves as the instrument for exhibiting to be worn (Statutes of Peterhouse, 1344). The faculties of American the success of both the university and its students in fulfilling this primary universities have worn academic garb for commencement ceremonies since Commencement Speaker goal. The rites involved in the celebration of commencement stem from the beginning of the system. For almost 250 years, each university chose its civilization’s earliest times. In fact, the very word, commencement, means own costume until it was realized that in 1896 an event unique in history The Honorable Carlos Curbelo a beginning. If you are familiar with the trappings of this grand ceremony, would be taking place. This was the simultaneous celebrations of the 250th U.S. House of Representatives you are aware that the traditions carried forth from medieval days are anniversary of Harvard University and the 500th anniversary of Heidelberg revealed in all of their pomp, color and symbolism. It is a celebration of University. Because of this unique circumstance, the Intercollegiate Bureau new beginnings. For participants and observers alike, commencement is of Academic Costume was opened in 1895 to record the distinctive colors meant to be both self-serving and an emotional experience. of institutions, their arrangement, the particulars of gowns, hoods and caps, as well as information pertaining to academic ceremonies. At that The Chain of Office time, an American code of academic dress was agreed upon to which we U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo was elected in November 2014 to serve Florida’s 26th The university president is the ceremony’s convener and chief presider at adhere today with few modifications. Since Spring 2011, FIU has selected Congressional District in the 114th Congress. At 35 years of age, he is one of the youngest the commencement ceremonies. The great chain, which is the FIU chain to use earth-friendly academic regalia for undergraduate and graduate members of the U.S. House of Representatives. of office, is displayed on stage. This ancient symbol is perhaps the most students. The fabric is manufactured from molten plastic pellets recycled beautiful and artistic of any of the accoutrements of the ceremony. During from approximately 23 water bottles and feels like traditional fabric. In short order, Curbelo has been influential in advancing FIU’s priorities before Congress through the Renaissance, holders of very high office sometimes wore a chain as a This initiative underlines FIU’s commitment to sustainability. At Florida his service on both the House Education and the Workforce and Transportation and Infrastructure symbol of their authority. FIU’s chain is made of sterling silver and its International University, whose colors are blue and gold, the traditional committees. His leadership has been critical to proposals to increase the maximum Pell Grant designs are cast, cut and etched. The center medallion represents the world colors of the disciplines are: award levels; to increase investments in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) and is surrounded by sea shells cast from an actual shell. Reflecting the university and the South Florida area are the eight ovals which make up the Master’s candidates wear black gowns and bachelor’s candidates wear blue education; to advance bridge and infrastructure research through university transportation centers; chain-designed by Clem Pennington, associate professor of art education, gowns with the following tassel and hood colors representing degrees: and to call greater attention to our environmental resilience challenges. All of these issues are now retired, and created in 1977 by Leo Shirker, a Miami goldsmith, art Architecture Blue Violet critical priorities for South Florida and FIU. teacher and FIU alumnus. Arts and Sciences White Prior to his Congressional service, Curbelo served on the Miami-Dade County School Board Grand Marshal Business Drab where he was a strong advocate for fiscal responsibility, parental involvement, and transparency in The leader of the academic procession is the Grand Marshal. At FIU, this Communication Arts Crimson Criminal Justice Peacock Blue the district’s operations. prestigious honor goes to the chairperson of the Faculty Senate, which is the democratic collegical governance body of the faculty. Economics Copper Education Light Blue Earlier in his career, Curbelo was state director for U.S. Senator George LeMieux. In this capacity, The Mace Engineering and Computer Science Orange he oversaw the staff in seven offices throughout the state and advised the senator on Latin The Grand Marshal carries a ceremonial club called a mace. In antiquity, Fine Arts White American policy and Hispanic issues. He also served on the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning when an official of high rank went out in public, a mace-bearer was Health Sciences Green Organization (MPO), a federally mandated board tasked with prioritizing local transportation and assigned to accompany him in order to literally beat away those who got Honors Gold infrastructure projects. close enough to try to petition the favors of the official. Today, the bearing Hospitality and Tourism Management Navy Blue of the university’s mace is ceremonial in nature, signifying the authority Journalism and Mass Communication Crimson Curbelo is the cofounder of Centre Court Charities, a non-profit organization that runs basketball and authenticity of those who are to follow. Music Pink leagues for high school students in the summer months, in Miami, Florida. Nursing Apricot The Dais Party Public Administration Peacock Blue Public Health Salmon A University of Miami graduate and South Florida native, he lives with his wife Cecilia and two The Dais Party is also known as the Platform Party. This group is composed of the university’s administrative leaders and very special guests. The Dais Social Work Citron young daughters in Kendall. Party enters the hall before the faculty and proceeds directly to stage. Doctoral candidates wear black gowns with gold tassels and hood colors Academic Regalia are assigned as follows: The tradition of wearing distinctive academic attire at commencement ceremonies originated in Europe in the 12th century. However, gowns and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Navy Blue capes had been worn by clerics and ecclesiastics even before that date. A Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Light Blue heavy black or brown gown was apparently worn at all times. Hoods and Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) Teal capes were also a necessity during the long, cold European winters because Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) Apricot the buildings in which scholars lived, studied and taught were cold and Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Green drafty. When not being used to provide warmth, hoods and baggy sleeves served the same purpose as do today’s pockets. The academic costume at Original text by Michael J. Wagner, Ph.D., retired Professor of Music Education

12 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 13 State of Florida Florida International University Foundation Board of Directors 2015-2016 The Honorable Rick Scott, Governor The Honorable Carlos Lopez-Cantera,Lieutenant Governor Executive Committee

The Honorable Pam Bondi,Attorney General Thomas M. Cornish ’85,Chair The Honorable Jeff Atwater,Chief Financial Officer Richard Brilliant ’93, Vice Chair The Honorable Adam Putnam, Commissioner of Agriculture Kathryn G. Chase, Vice Chair Adalio T. Sanchez ’87, Treasurer Carlos B. Castillo ’88, Secretary Howard R. Lipman, CEO Board of Governors Agustin R. Arellano, Sr. Steven M. Berwick ’74 Morteza “Mori” Hosseini, Chair Candice B. Gidney Thomas G. Kuntz, Vice Chair Jill M. Granat ’87 Pam Stewart, Education Commissioner Albert R. Maury ’96, ’02, BOT Chair Mark B. Rosenberg, University President Richard A. Beard III Patricia Frost Wendy Link Matthew M. Carter II H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr. Edward Morton Dean Colson Ned C. Lautenbach Katherine M. Robinson Daniel Doyle, Jr. Alan Levine Norman D. Tripp Florida International University Administration

Mark B. Rosenberg, President Kenneth G. Furton, Provost & Executive Vice President Kenneth A. Jessell, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration Florida International University Sandra B. Gonzalez-Levy, Senior Vice President, External Relations Board of Trustees 2015-2016 Howard R. Lipman, Senior Vice President, University Advancement and CEO, FIU Foundation Inc. John A. Rock, MD, Senior Vice President, Health Affairs, Founding Dean, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Elizabeth Bejar, Vice President, Academic Affairs Albert R. Maury, ’96, ’02, Chairperson Andres G. Gil ’86, Vice President, Research Claudia Puig, Vice Chair Robert Grillo, Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Mark B. Rosenberg, Secretary Jaffus Hardrick, Vice President, Human Resources and Vice Provost, Student Access & Success Sukrit Agrawal, ’89 Jorge L. Arrizurieta Gerald C. Grant, Jr., ’78, ’89 Luisa M. Havens, Vice President, Enrollment Services Cesar L. Alvarez Marcelo Claure Natasha Lowell Saif A. Ishoof, Vice President, Engagement Jose J. Armas Mayi de la Vega, ’81 Justo L. Pozo, ’80 Larry Lunsford, Vice President, Student Affairs Michelle L. Palacio, Vice President, Governmental Relations Faculty Member Student Member Kristina Raattama, General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel Kathleen Wilson Alexis Calatayud Terry Witherell, Vice President, External Relations Chair, FIU Faculty Senate President, Student Government MMC Pete Garcia, Executive Director, Sports and Entertainment Javier I. Marqués ’92, ’96, Chief of Staff, Office of the President 14 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 15 Florida International University The Honors College Alumni Association Executive Board of Directors 2015-2016 The Honors College provides top students with an interdisciplinary education that complements their majors. The heart of the college is its creative, active and supportive community of outstanding students, superb teachers, accomplished researchers and dedicated staff. Honors College Frank J. Peña ’99 scholars are admitted competitively into a transformational college where they pursue both academic and personal excellence. The curriculum President emphasizes critical, integrative and creative thinking; group and independent research; oral and written communication; close contact between students and faculty; and integration of class work with the world outside the university. Students can satisfy requirements by choosing from Eduardo Hondal BA ’88, MS’00 Enrique Piñeiro ’03 Vice President Parliamentarian an array of advanced seminars that complement their major studies by participating in study abroad, and/or by undertaking extended research through the groundbreaking Advanced Research and Creativity in Honors (ARCH) program and an Honors-to-Grad (H2G) program that Maria D. Garcia, Esq. BA ’05, JD’08 Gonzalo Acevedo BA ’91, MBA ’10 provides stipends to students working with faculty on funded research projects. Secretary Immediate Past President Honors students embrace their responsibility to the larger society, and engage in service-research that directly benefits external communities, such Benjamin Sardiñas ’01 as the Worlds Ahead Honors-Sweetwater Partnership. Students also take advantage of lectures by distinguished speakers, professional training Treasurer dinners and seminars, social activities, the Honors Place living-learning wings in campus housing, partnerships with other university units and colleges, the Honors Education in the Arts (HEARTS) program, and study abroad, with intensive opportunities to study and interact with other cultures.

Luis Arguedas Rodriguez Leidy Gonzalez Danen Rector Gabriela Balza Shekinah Harper Daniela Rios Florida International University Carolina Barreto Sigrun Hjorleifsdottir Crystal Rivera Commencement Committee 2015-2016 Marlon Bello Gregory Jalil Isabella Rodriguez Aitana Cardoso Morgan Johnson Asiel Roque Grecia Carrero Arba Khan Lynda Rodriguez, Chair Luisa Fernanda Sanchez Martinez Rodney Castillo Clara-Meretan Kiah Javier Sande Rocio Alves Milho Aguilar ’13 Michael Gonzalez Richard Pabon Gabrielle Cazimir Liana Lantigua Christopher Santiago Lauren Collett- Solberg Jose Laphitzondo Amy Aiken Matt Hagood Marco Parra ’11 Joseph Tardanico Angelie Cortina Ana Leon Wilfredo Alvarez ’84 Albertha Jones Ahnji Patterson Christian Tennant Jena Delaney Pamela Maldonado Jesus Arias Cameron Jones Ron Reyes Tatiana Torres Katerine Diaz Jose Manuel Laura Benavides Rhesia Lewis Wayne Rustad Michael Duque Hastrid Maradiaga Elizabeth Urias Penny Butler ’94, ’98 Sanyo Mathew ’04, ’08 Marisa Salazar ’02 German Etcheverry Jessenia Ojeda Daniel Vendrell Julissa Castellanos ’93, ’08 Ashley Mendez ’12 Travis Stokes ’09, ’12 Mesline Eugene Jocelyn Pena Rafael Villalobos Odalys Diaz ’89 Birgitta Rausch Montoto ’00, ’13 Ann Tackoor Kishma Fahie Rubens Pierre Bria Wimberly Glorie Garcia ’13 Betty Newborn Silvia Valdes ’02, ’09 Debbie Fong Carlos Randulfe Batista Erica Garvey Ana Ortega ’08, ’10 Allen Varela ’08, ’14 Georgina Gonzalez Karla Ortega ’01, ’06

16 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 17 Council for Student Organizations’ Honor Societies

The following students have been recognized by their respective Honor Societies and the Florida International University Council for Student Organizations for reaching a high level of academic achievement.

PHI BETA KAPPA Jeanny Jiron Amy Iglesias TAU BETA PI, FLORIDA THETA Cassandry T Gabriel Jorge Luis Martinez Noa Sonny Arre Jennifer Louise Lawrence Christ-Aldane Philius Sohail Reddy (MS) Leonela Santana Stella Junco Alan Rene Barrientos Jorge L. Rocha Lidice Rankin Kevin Castillo (BS) Mariana De La Fuente David Jose Trabanco Rodney Castillo Kateryna Baida-Muthiah Javier T. Gonzalez Muniz Isaac Gonzalez Robert Benrus Castro Adriana Beatriz De-la-Torre Liliana Gutierrez THE BIOLOGICAL Samantha Caroline Montealegre Michelle Emokpae Anna Echeverry Michael A Finale GOLDEN KEY HONOR SOCIETY Brandie Nicole Kelly Elizabeth Lovette Ugokwe Alexis Fernandez Miguel Jose Nunez Castillo INTERNATIONAL HONOR Linet Collazo Carol Ann Beliveau Evelio Campos Ugarte Anna Lidia Kessler Georgescu Nathan Henriette Isabella Aurora Rodriguez Grecia Carrero Linda Weisberg Carlos Jacinto Martinez Daniel Gonzalez Pamela Maldonado Amrita Vachelle Maharaj Elsa Yumar Glondys Rodriguez Leon Dora Angelica Aquilar Romero Alejandro Hermida Ralph Degand Tazeen Hameed Enith Brito Domingo Ernesto Benitez Carlos M. Izquierdo Raquel Albert Fabiola Gutierrez De Pineres SIGMA THETA TAU Emilia Maria Villoch Ana Cabrera Marianne Jimenez Sandra Lainez Grecia Carrero INTERNATIONAL, HONOR Andrea Ariza Jean-Baptiste Ceme Laura D. Knoll Sebastian Cano Karina Amor SOCIETY OF NURSING Yanet Dominguez Lisa Cepeda Elsa M. Martinez Steve Cyril Alexandra Santos Tabita Rahela Damse Lee Thompson Weirich Monica Oriol Daniel Rene O’Quinn Urvashi Songra Estefania Sanchez Ashley Faria Vernadette Fisher Lisset Oropesa-Gonzalez Miles E. Perez Valeria Huerta Christina Anton Norma Pena Yudenis C. Rodriguez Billy Warrensky Pierre Joseph Paul Tardenico Alejandra Amaris Fernandez Sanam Baig Yen Wei Huang Odet Rojas Suarez Thavin Tempakornkul DELTA EPSILON Marissa Cabrera Maria Gabriela Garcia Neitza Mercedes Hooper Wilmer Rosell Santiesteban Garcia Ivana Lina Trinidad IOTA ACADEMIC Melissa Mercedes Maria Stanton Rachel Elizabeth Dell Maria Corina Calzadilla Stephanie Elyse Durst-Rael Brady Vasquez HONOR SOCIETY Maria Wendy Hernandez Yukari Fletcher Marie Rosy Borges Nasser Lavaud Alejandra Vivas Carbo Liliana Tapia Aldouine Darline Lafosse Julio C. Tercero Kristel De Varona Monica Rolo Alan Barrientos Leah Ann Poole Claudia Carolina Tetzner Luna Wahnon De Benayoun Ana Russo ALPHA MU ALPHA Christina Anton Carlos Enrique Gonzalez Haley Noelle Botner Nusrat Bangash Maria Bianca Capili Andulan Victoria Arámboles Grecia Carrero Rosaura Yepez Rebecca Duardo Ricel Urias Nikkera Griffiths Isabella Aurora Rodriguez Natalia Cuevas Natacha Nicaisse Yusely Hernandez Shyne Pillai Deborah Suzanne Swain Janet Sanchez Rochelle Dixon Jannet Machado Alexandra Porta Luis Manuel Blanco Floride Staco Francois Romi Schneider Yvrose Merizier Richard Ralls Jessica Eunice Ragasa Caampued Carmen Guanipa Juslain Jonathas Camila Lomanto Uribe Eliana Gonzalez Nicole de Ovin-Berenguer Valery Katerina Ratmiroff Victor Arvizu Nicole Danay Monroig Jeanneth Miranda Rodolfo Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat Alexis Danilo Garcia Bryan Osborne Richard John Ralls ALPHA PHI SIGMA Christian Alfaro Yvette Castro Tamara Vicovan Tania Diaz Nayvi Serrano CRIMINAL JUSTICE Jessica Cohen Dayana Hernandez Jainie Olivia Baltodano Nariman Muci Sreekala Chandrachoodan HONOR SOCIETY Hastrid Maradiaga Yovel Lagziel Arturo Perez Maria Fernanda Serna Tanya Raquel Quiroz Andrea Alexandra Carranza Tatiana Torres Galina Churchill Stephanie Ann Chong Marta Suarez Patricia Diaz Isabella Rodriguez Dyanna Aguilar Eudaldo Aponte III Luis Ramon Garcia Rabi BETA ALPHA PSI Angelie Cortina LAMBDA PI ETA Yang Liu Hans Beliard Miriam Isabel Guerra Otero Alexander Rodriguez Gabrielle Cazimir Pierre Jebian Arleny Padron Albert Lazaro Garcia Ana Ivis Hernandez Andres Cano Dayana Hernandez Cyndi Glasgow Jordan Zabari Emmanuel Metzer Metayer Boris Luis Iglesias Anna Drozdova-Aleksander Gabriel de la Iglesia Jessica Ruth Echezabal Alain Joubert Lidice Rankin Anna Grankina Timothy Quain PRE-VETERINARY Valeriya Altukhova Christian Dieunez Oscar Jean-Baptiste Edith Ruiz Dina York Katherine Garcia HONORS SOCIETY Bernice Marion Wood Richard Asensio Clavia Mah Tendoh Elizabeth Denise Rodriguez Yuleidys Suarez Marilyn Prieto Gabriella DelCastillo Julio A Enriquez Andrea Nicole Ristaino Jairan Shirazi Carolina Barreto Grecia Carrero Bianca Elise Santamarina Arnaldo Fargas-Rodriguez Michelle Anne Diana Javier E Pina Heidy Martinez Kyle Brennan Whaley Juan C. Jayo Luzmary Ocampo Javier Villa Rivas Sisan Walker Angel Tiffany Glascita Williams Jean-Claude Crevecoeur Marie Eronne Jean Charles

18 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 19 Dana Elizabeth Hirn Mueller Ramanjaneyulu Rayala Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Dissertation: The Effects of Post-Recall Feedback: Examining Witness Dissertation: Design and Synthesis of Novel Nucleoside Analogues: 2015 Summer Semester Doctoral Candidates Recall Quantity, Accuracy, and Confidence Oxidative and Reductive Approaches toward Synthesis of 2’-Fluoro Major Professor: Dr. Nadja Schreiber Compo Pyrimidine Nucleosides Major Professor: Dr. Stanislaw F. Wnuk Anirbaan Mukherjee Doctor of Philosophy in Physics Seyed Hamidreza Serri Dissertation: Macular Pigment and Lens Optical Density Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations Hari P. Kandel Measurements-Evaluating a Flicker Machine with Novel Features Dissertation: The World of the United States Foreign Policy Elite: A Case College of Arts and Sciences Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences Major Professor: Dr. Richard A. Bone Study of the U.S. Foreign Policy Think Tanks’ Debates in the General Dissertation: Land Use/Land Cover Driven Surface Energy Balance Elections of 2004, 2008, and 2012 Alina Nazareth Ilyana Albarran and Convective Rainfall Change in South Florida Major Professor: Dr. Mohiaddin Mesbahi Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs Major Professor: Dr. Assefa M. Melesse Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Dissertation: Decentralization and Citizen Participation in México Dissertation: Factors Affecting Adult Mental Rotation Performance Keran Song Major Professor: Dr. Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor Seyram Mawuko Kekessie Major Professor: Dr. Shannon M. Pruden Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Dissertation: Business Cycle Effects on US Sectoral Stock Returns Laura Alexis Oramas Tara Blakey Dissertation: Attentional Competition: Weapon Focus, Encoding Time, Major Professor: Dr. Prasad Bidarkota Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences and Memory Accuracy Correlations between Crime Scene Items Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Pengfei Sun Dissertation: Improving Satellite-Based Chlorophyll-a Estimating Major Professor: Dr. Stephen Charman Dissertation: The Influence of Parental Aggression and Cultural Algorithms in Shallow, Coastal Waters Gender Role Beliefs on Hispanic College Women’s Experiences with Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Major Professor: Dr. Assefa M. Melesse Julie J. Lanz Psychological Aggression Dissertation: Characterization of an Epoxide Hydrolase from the Florida Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Major Professor: Dr. Dionne Stephens Red Tide Dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis Jonathan Carbone Dissertation: Examining the Impact of Resilience on Work Stress Major Professor: Dr. Kathleen Rein Roberto Pacheco Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology and Strains in Nurses Sasha Wagner Dissertation: It Must Have Been Him: Coherence Effects within Major Professor: Dr. Valentina Bruk-Lee Doctor of Philosophy in History the Legal System Dissertation: ¡Pobres Negros!: The Social Representations and Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Major Professor: Dr. Stephen Charman Nathan P. Lemoine Commemorations of Blacks in the River Plate from the Mid-Nineteenth Dissertation: Black Carbon: Sources, Mobility and Fate in Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Century to the First Half of the Twentieth (and Beyond) Freshwater Systems Diana Alexis Churchill Dissertation: The Effects of Climate Warming on Major Professor: Dr. Victor Uribe Major Professor: Dr. Rudolf Jaffé Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Plant-Herbivore Interactions Ramona L. Valenzuela Perez Jessica Weber Dissertation: Investigating Trophic Interactions of Deep-Sea Animals Major Professor: Dr. Deron Burkepile (Sharks, Teleosts, and Mobile Scavengers) in the Gulf of Mexico using Doctor of Philosophy in Physics Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Stable Isotope Analysis Melissa A. Malone Dissertation: A Charged Fusion Product Diagnostic for a Dissertation: Evaluating the Role of Social Approach Behaviors Major Professor: Dr. Michael Heithaus Doctor of Philosophy in History Spherical Tokamak in Children with Autism Dissertation: Constructing Childhood: Place, Space and Nation Major Professor: Dr. Werner Boeglin Major Professor: Dr. Anibal Gutierrez Rachel Emas in Argentina, 1880-1955 Zoe Pratte Gregory Kent Weimer Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs Major Professor: Dr. Rebecca Friedman Dissertation: Successes and Shortcomings in the Implementation of Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Doctor of Philosophy in History National Sustainable Development Strategies: From the Greening of Logan McDowell Dissertation: Investigating the Driving Mechanisms behind Differences Dissertation: Policing Slavery: Public Order and the Development Governance to the Governance of Greening Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology in Bleaching and Disease Susceptibility between Two Scleractinian Corals, of Early Nineteenth-Century New Orleans and Salvador Major Professor: Dr. Allan Rosenbaum Dissertation: Video Modeling for Teaching Imitation to Young Children Pseudodiploria strigosa and Diploria labyrinthiformis Major Professor: Dr. Kirsten Wood with Autism: A Treatment Comparison and Analysis of Potential Major Professor: Dr. Laurie Richardson Jessica Zayas Nubia Vanesa Heuett Predictors of Success Jorge Victor Ramos Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Major Professor: Dr. Anibal Gutierrez Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Dissertation: Target and Non-Target Techniques for the Quantitation Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Dissertation: Strain Promoted Click Chemistry of 8-Azidopurine and of Drugs of Abuse, Identification of Transformation Products, and Dumitrita Suzana Mic Dissertation: The Economics of Trademarks 5-Azidopyrimidine Nucleosides and Nucleotides with Cyclooctynes and Characterization of Contaminants of Emergent Concern by High Doctor of Philosophy in Global and Sociocultural Studies Major Professor: Dr. Mira Wilkins Applications to Living Cell Imaging Resolution Mass Spectrometry Dissertation: Producing Collaboration through Community-Level Major Professor: Dr. Stanislaw F. Wnuk Major Professor: Dr. Piero R. Gardinali Processes of Climate Change and Water Management Planning Co-Major Professor: Dr. Laura Ogden Co-Major Professor: Dr. Gail Hollander

20 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 21 Cen Zhao Seth Manthey Qiushi Han Zhenzhong Wang Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Dissertation: Advanced Oxidation Processes of Problematic Dissertation: Assessing Current Instructional Practices in General Biology Dissertation: Energy-Aware Fault-Tolerant Scheduling for Hard Dissertation: System Design and Implementation of a Fast Toxin and Water Contaminants: Cylindrospermopsin, Iopamidol, One (Bio1010) and Arguing for a Model-Centered Curriculum Real-Time Systems and Accurate Bio-Inspired Spiking Neural Network 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol and Propylene Glycol Phenyl Ether Major Professor: Dr. Eric Brewe Major Professor: Dr. Gang Quan Major Professor: Dr. Malek Adjouadi Major Professor: Dr. Kevin E. O’Shea Claudio R. Merisio Arman Sargolzaei Qi Zhou Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Dissertation: Higher Education in and for Rural Bolivia: Dissertation: Time-Delay Switch Attack on Networked Control Dissertation: An Integrated Neuroimaging Approach for the Predication College of Business Key Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Educational Experiences of Students Systems, Effects and Countermeasures and Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease and its Prodromal Stages who have Attended the Unidad Academica Campesina Carmen Pampa Major Professor: Dr. Kang K. Yen Major Professor: Dr. Malek Adjouadi Izhar Haq Major Professor: Dr. Hilary Landorf Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration Yin Song Xuena Zhu Dissertation: Role of the Audit Committee Chair in the Financial Jennifer Morales Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering Reporting Process Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction Dissertation: Carbon-Microelectromechanical System (C-MEMS) Dissertation: Development of Point-of-Care Testing Sensors for Co-Major Professor: Dr. Kannan Raghunandan Dissertation: Measuring Teacher Dispositions towards Teaching Based Enzymatic Biofuel Cells Biomarker Detection Co-Major Professor: Dr. Dasaratha Rama Sustainable Systems: A Mixed Methods Approach for Instrument Co-Major Professor: Dr. Chunlei Wang Major Professor: Dr. Chenzhong Li Development and Psychometric Testing Co-Major Professor: Dr. Jiuhua Chen Ying Liu Major Professor: Dr. George O’Brien Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration Yinchen Song Dissertation: Essays on the Effectiveness of Multinational Enterprises in Leslie Nisbet Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering Nicole Wertheim College of Boosting Corporate Social Performance in Host Business Environment Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction Dissertation: Intraoperative Guidance for Pediatric Brain Surgery Major Professor: Dr. Mary Ann Von Glinow Dissertation: Mathematics Teaching Experiences of Elementary Preservice Based on Optical Techniques Nursing and Health Sciences Teachers with High and Low Mathematics Anxiety during Student Co-Major Professor: Dr. Wei-Chiang Lin Teaching: A Multiple Case Study Co-Major Professor: Dr. Jorge J. Riera Cora Yoose Major Professor: Dr. Maria L. Fernandez Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing College of Education Supriya Srinivasan Dissertation: African American and Afro-Caribbean American Elizabeth Anne Willis Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering Men’s Prostate Health Knowledge and Beliefs Helen Felicity Angela Barnes Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction Dissertation: Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Major Professor: Dr. Ellen Brown Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Dissertation: An Extended Validation and Analysis of the Early Theranostics Applications Dissertation: Writers’ Club: The Effect of Extra Writing on Fourth-Grade, Childhood Educators’ Knowledge of Self-Regulation Skills Questionnaire: Major Professor: Dr. Anthony J. McGoron Doctor of Physical Therapy Hispanic Students’ Writing and Their Attitude towards Writing A Two Phase Study David Warren Adelman Major Professor: Dr. Joyce C. Fine Major Professor: Dr. Laura Dinehart Li Tang Brooke Beckett Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering Noah Beckman Renu Batra Dissertation: Automatic Extraction of Number of Lanes from Aerial Ross Benedict Doctor of Education in Adult Education and Human Images for Transportation Applications Laura Borras Resource Development College of Engineering and Computing Major Professor: Dr. Albert Gan Bianca Priscilla Bosque Dissertation: Exploring Perceptions of Middle Class Urban Indian Lindsey Bragg Women Regarding Socio-Cultural Deterrents Influencing Participation in Fatemeh Abyarjoo Tianyi Wang Javier Busutil Adult and Continuing Educational Programs: A Mixed-Method Study Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Tiffany Nicole Chang-Alloy Major Professor: Dr. Thomas G. Reio, Jr. Dissertation: Sensor Fusion for Effective Hand Motion Detection Dissertation: On the Design of Real-Time Systems on Multi-Core Nicholas Chavis Major Professor: Dr. Armando Barreto Platforms under Uncertainty Jennifer Chu Brenezza DaParre Garcia Major Professor: Dr. Gang Quan Conner Colosi Doctor of Education in Higher Education Hamidreza Asgari Osvaldo De La Cruz Dissertation: Crisis Leadership: The Roles University Presidents and Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering Yongzhi Wang Alison Marie Diaz Crisis Managers Play in Higher Education – A Case Study of the State Dissertation: On the Impacts of Telecommuting over Daily Activity/ Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science Sarah Elizabeth Doyle University System of Florida Travel Behavior: A Comprehensive Investigation through Different Dissertation: Constructing Secure MapReduce Framework Nicholas Andrew Empson Major Professor: Dr. Benjamin Baez Telecommuting Patterns in Cloud-based Environment Alfredo Kim Francisco Major Professor: Dr. Xia Jin Major Professor: Dr. Jinpeng Wei Victor Omar Garbalosa Carlos Enrique Gonzalez Megan Anne Hibbard Doctor of Education in Higher Education Richard Andrew Huber Dissertation: What We’ve Got Here is a Failure to Communicate: Corey Benjamin Hulse A Postmodern Analysis of Representations of Higher Education in Cinema Nicholas B. Israel-Stahre Major Professor: Dr. Benjamin Baez

22 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 23 Winston Kennedy Jeffrey Kim Robert Stempel College of Public 2015 Summer Semester Graduate and Stephen Robert Kornbluth Candice Rose Langdon Health and Social Work Selyna Ines Leal Undergraduate Candidates Christina Dianne Jacobs Mira Bhagwan Ledwani Alejandra Michelle Luna Doctor of Philosophy in Dietetics and Nutrition To graduate Summa Cum Laude, a student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or better and Briana Carisa McCord Dissertation: Barriers to Nutrition Counseling with a Registered Dietitian completed 40 semester hours of coursework for GPA at FIU. (RD) and its Association with Dietary Intake, Nutrition Status, Disease Angela Marie Mendoza To graduate Magna Cum Laude, a student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.70 or better and Outcomes and Substance Abuse in People Living with HIV (PLWH) Callie Mary Messonnier completed 40 semester hours of coursework for GPA at FIU. Suma Manika Metla Major Professor: Dr. Adriana Campa Cum Laude Kristin Meyer To graduate , a student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better and Anthoni Francis Llau, Jr. completed 40 semester hours of coursework for GPA at FIU. Justin Tyler Milner Emily Noe Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health (Honors designations are based on cumulative GPA through the Spring Semester) Christopher Reginald Pahalad Dissertation: The Impact of Red Light Cameras on Injury Crashes within Kellie Ann Palermo Miami-Dade County, Florida Michelle Jessica Plevka Major Professor: Dr. Nasar U. Ahmed Alexander Prado Diaz Hideaki Tanaka Stephanie Nawal Ragheb College of Architecture + The Arts Daniel Ramirez Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Dissertation: Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Japanese Nina Marie Resta Alejandro Hernandez Jose Alejandro Campos Jack Reyes Chronic Disease Patients’ Quality of Life and Perceived Stress Master of Architecture Ksenia Kosykh Danielle K. Jarrett, Cum Laude Cynthia Stephanie Carbuccia Danielle Nicole Ross Major Professor: Dr. Virginia McCoy Anabel Carolina Mendt Ehrmann Ava Gail Kirlew Nicola Carter Cristina Ruiz Gustavo Adrian Lezcano Chole Danielle Castro James Robert Rylak Reynaldo Garcia Lucia Magdalena Marin Margot Heather Chomat, Cum Laude Mohamed Yazeed Saleh Kevin B. Hutchinson Vanessa Martinez Jazmin Colon Renee Salmon George Arturo O’Brien Jordi Alejandro Pla Dayana De La Torre Leslie Kay Shillington Carolina Maria Papale Maryse Rameau, Cum Laude Jeannette Diaz Sara Stocks Elisa Pustai Leal Carolina Sobrado Sherly Gomez Dorvil Julia Vlassov Hassan Sarfraz Alejandra Esteban Arienne Marie Wrigley Apoorva Varun Kulkarni Tracy Fatow Travis Wylie Eduardo Miguel Vera Bachelor of Arts in Art History Carolina Anne Alvarez Lourdes Fernandez Master of Arts in Architecture Crystal Caicedo Sara Ferrer Marco Antonio Camarena Campa Vivian Danielle Orellana Christina Marie Garcia-serra Selene Varela Serra Jacquelyne Bridgette Velken Cyndi Glasgow Angela Lina Grisi Master of Interior Architecture Alex Shameer Haniff Bachelor of Arts in Tennison George Harmitt Michelle Jardine Communication Arts Julia Margarita Herdocia, Magna Cum Laude Silvian Maltoni Ciara Adames Nicole Christine Herren Anaely Torres Advincula Cameron Renee Hopper Master of Landscape Architecture Tomas Enrique Alcala, Magna Cum Laude Amberley Rose Houck Alfredo Moran Alannah Marie Alfonso Pierre Antonio Jebian Massiel Ivelka Amaro Janice M. John Master of Music Reneshae Antoine Tracy Leon Harley Robertson Amy Bargallo Jonathan Lubic Erika Michelle Bateman Robert Lucky Bachelor of Arts in Art Zakiya Nailah Becca Amanda Mameghani Anbe Nguyen Baccam, Magna Cum Laude Mohamed Ben El Basry Greyceli Ivanna Marin Marissa Marie Cabrera, Cum Laude Tedd Bernard Gloria Mercedes Martinez Kelly Diaz Anthony Bernardino Sharelle Nicole Mccoy Daniel Gutierrez Kerri Melina Bethune Veronika F. Merlano Janeth Gutierrez Cueto Sophia Lauren Borges Nicole Montgomery

24 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 25 Gabriel Alfonso Moyers Nathalie Marie Rojas Bachelor of Arts in Music Master of Science in Adolfo Martin Rosales Ana Elizabeth Perez, Cum Laude Victoria Nazir-Sampaio, Summa Cum Laude Harold Rosales Gerardo Manuel Brenes Criminal Justice Alexis Marie Steele Hammad Rahman Adrianna Marie Nicolas Estefania Andrea Ruiz Roxana Tefel Mabel Giraldo Exposito, Summa Cum Laude Sylvester J. Edwards Peter Alexander Rivero Alvina Nosikovsky Diego Antonio Saldaña-Rojas Niady Torres Octavia Javina Green Carlos D. Rodriguez Claudia Orozco Anthony Gil Santovenia Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Mary Shantell Turner Larry Shannon Adriana Perez Lance William Saturday Ashley Taylor Joseph, Magna Cum Laude Alexander Tarek Zaki Denis Francisco Somoza Brittany Ann Perez Kattie Mary Schofield,Summa Cum Laude Master of Science in Cristina Diaz Underwood Nicole Andrea Pineda Imani Keturah Simmons Environmental Studies Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies James Valentin Marlisa Selene Ponce Corrine Yvette Smiley, Cum Laude Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Eric Taylor Betancourt Raheem Jermaine Williams Aura Melissa Lacruz Jacob Robert Burns Edward Portela Charlotte Antonia Spence Christopher Lucas Estevez Miguel Edward Hill Alexander Daniel Zust Brandon Pottinger Amani Kadeem Stoddard Sean Michael Parkinson Caitlin Marie Farnung Aldo Pereyra Philip Long Emilio Quintanal Domonique Alexis Thomas Mario Londono Lisa Diane Niven Bachelor of Arts in English Petar Radulovic Ana Laura Torres Elena Espi Neibaur Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre David Powell Chanel Acharandio Lauren Ashley Realin Guillermo Arturo Valdes-Fauli Herma Pierre Abdul Rahman Ansari, Cum Laude Melissa Alabre Zachary James Myers Aray Rivera Natasha Chantel Valerio Katie Lynn Rocco Tyler Jonathon Allen Crystal Rivera Mabel Vargas Master of Science in Lea E. Anderson Kristine Lea Rivera Anastasia S. Vaughan Bachelor of Music Forensic Science Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry Gabriel Benavente, Magna Cum Laude Victor Manuel Rivero, Summa Cum Laude Jose Antonio Velez Jorge Daniel Guillen Lauren Anne Evenstone Abdul Rahman Ansari, Cum Laude Oluwafemi Benedict Bertha Rojas Keiran Ward Yailyn Palma Sonny Arre, Summa Cum Laude Michelle Alexandra Benk Tyler Scott Torbet Anthony Brandon Calderon Christopher A. Blanco Lisandra Companioni, Magna Cum Laude Mark Blok Master of Science in Geosciences Antonio Hernandez Gabriela Bruscantini Kimberly Beck Amy Lynn Iglesias Dena Alicia Burns Edward Irwin Linden Ann Lucy Jeanmary, Cum Laude Chloe Marie Canciobello Andreea Loredana Malutan Andres Antonio Cardona Master of Science in Christine L. Molina Rodney Castillo, Summa Cum Laude Joshua Phillip Montalvan Dudley Jefferson Castrillo Mathematical Science Rosemary Munoz, Cum Laude Sonya Corinne Cherres College of Arts and Sciences Gonzalo Cazes-Nasitiqui Andres Ramon Obrador, Cum Laude Frank Damian, Cum Laude Camilo Montoya Christina E. Rios Sophia Diaz Roberto Nunez Chavez Master of Arts in African and Master of Arts in Latin American Barbara Mercedes Gonzalez Ashley Theresa Wardlow Martha Aurora Diaz-Ossa Amanda Dillard African Diaspora Studies and Caribbean Studies Steven Elias Gould Chris W. Hengstenberg Master of Science in Psychology Bachelor of Arts in Economics Derrick George Dyer Shaneequa Tiwanna Castle Emilia L. Soliman Yoel Lopez Villazan Rachel Amezcua Matias Alifano Chauncie Alexandria Fisher Adriana Valencia Shannon Quinn Nazzal Renzo Javier Barrantes Erwin Alexander Ardila Parra Katrina Marie Flores Master of Arts in Asian Studies Sandra Ocampo Shannon Nicole Bressler Jose Miguel Baridon Lidia Elizabeth Gomez Veangela Lavonne Ashley Master of Arts in Linguistics Nidya Sarria Sofia Pires De Jesus Mario Pablo Cardenas Daniel Gonzalez, Summa Cum Laude Augusto Bejar Yasser Alaamri Nancy Esther Senior Alejandro Rene Diaz Sui Cheung Cheng, Magna Cum Laude Mark P. Harrell Ignacio Miguel Jimeno Omar Suarez Simone Nicole Evans Laima Donate Tiffany L. Herrera Amy Mariko Exum David Powell Master of Arts in Political Science Karen Esther Sunsin Jonathan Garcia Jessica Hierro Lilliane Carvalho Farinazo Stephen B. Rodoquino Roberto Jesus Lopez Jennifer Andrea Vega Nicolas Middle Guemes Anaeli Horta Kersten Patrell Fullwood Mackenzie Lambert Noelle Elaine Rogers Myrlande Vincent Marie Guillem Yahosca Juniette Hurtado Cum Laude Marisol Ann Linares Master of Arts in Spanish Michael David Wagener Ixchel Amanda Larios, Linda M. Jimenez Christopher James Leesang, Yadira Llavona, Cum Laude Master of Arts in English Sarah Elina Moreno Nusrat Karim Summa Cum Laude Jovany Lombo Oscar A. Gonzalez Damary Ordones Master of Science in Statistics Katherine Elizabeth Kendrick Alejandro Licea Hernandez Jacqueline Barbara Lopez Carmen Mise Yuanyuan Lu Ashley Elizabeth May Alessandro Luchetti Vanessa Michele Molina, Cum Laude Lauren N. Rey Master of Public Administration Jingan Qu Claudia Gripp Mellado Jose Andres Manuel, Cum Laude Paola Andrea Orta Jennifer Sittig Alexi J. Boutonnet Xing Wei Kyersten Alexis Mesa Luis Jose Martinez Melanie E. Pacheco Zarah Angela Maria Coll Michelle Alexandra Munoz Ricardo Mejia Camila Paulino Master of Arts in History Ana Del Carmen Gan Cuba Master of Science in Biology Kathleen Danielle Ortuno Pedro Meza Jocelyn Celeste Pena Alain Rene Reyes Tanyi Carola Garcia Jose Gabriel Roble Darelys Perez Andres Moreno, Cum Laude Raquel Angelica Perez, Magna Cum Laude Sanaz Ghadri Nicole Sebesta Kristy Rodriguez Marcel Pelegrin Jessie Philidor

26 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 27 Katiana Poitevien Victor Cue Kelsey E. Irl Lisbet De La Caridad Turino Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Rebecca Irene Naranjo, Magna Cum Laude Gaury M. Rama Rachel Diane Dearie Valeria Gina Isla Mckinzie Valverdy Samantha Angueira Eric-Brandon Marquis Oce Roy Antony Reta Rebecca Euceda Ashley Nicole James, Magna Cum Laude Lisandra Mariana Vazquez Carlos Manuel Izquierdo, Jonathan Orbis, Cum Laude Alan B. Reyes Elisha Rhea Felix Estefania Jarquin Dylan Albert Veide, Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Kathryn Marie Patterson Cesar Danniel Rodriguez Lourdes Maria Garica Morgan Johnson, Cum Laude Kriss Velasco Carlos Manuel Jordan Gabriela Prendes Janiell Rodriguez Adriana Gonzalez Malki Kawa Micheal Vergara Jose Emilio Paez, Cum Laude Matthew David Preston Jessica Roque Mary Erma Harvey Philip Alexander Koenig, Cum Laude Diego Zambrano Christina Pearson Valeria Quesada Nicolas Enrique Salman Jayme Laura Hirzel Michael Steven Landaeta Gabriel Andre Pla, Summa Cum Laude Danen Reed Rector, Cum Laude Gabriela Tello, Magna Cum Laude Marilyn A. Iglesias Agustin Laphitzondo Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Miguel Fonseca Tamayo, Magna Cum Laude Vanessa Rivero Jose Francisco Toledo Julio Antonio Lascano Evalina Larreal Jose Angel Acosta, Magna Cum Laude Zachary Anthony Thompson Julio Rodriguez Nerys Rosario Torralbas, Cum Laude Andrew Daniel Leiva Stephanie Lopez Norma Acosta Christopher David Quintana Alex Christopher Sanderson Todd Toussaint Pabel Lima Peter W. Lynch Leslie Alfonso Gavin Ross Wolf Daniel Stolz Alexander Antonio Valdes Christopher Nasiff Pedro Pablo Manrique Joseph Lee Allen Farah Yamini Taylor Sears Tannehill Shandal M. Voorwinden Alexander J. Nonamaker Andres Eduardo Marquez Joshua Joseph Anderson Joran Ezequiel Torres Valerie Williams Jose Norona Justin David Marrero, Cum Laude Christina Lee Barwick, Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Ciro Vincenzo Trombetta Lissette E. Zelaya Jennifer A. Perez John Steven Martinez Alexandra Blanco Political Science Michael Vazquez, Cum Laude Katrina Michelle Powell Iris Mejia Stephen Michael Vega Anna Marie Cabrera Worlfrantz Aldajuste Catalina Maria Rodriguez Vanessa Andrea Velis, Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Geography Andres Felipe Melendez De La Hoz, Roger Alexander Cabrera Glenda Maria Almela, Magna Cum Laude Kristoffer George Ruiz Magna Cum Laude Renzo Werner Laura Garcia, Cum Laude Joseph Campadonico Walker Burttschell Dennis P. Ryan III Jodian Samantha Willis Ofelia Gonzalez David C. Miller III Alejandro E. Carreno Emmanuel Castillo Katherine Sanchez Aurelie Zaire Armando Luzula Natalia Minota Gerard Chery Jeremy Stephen Chapman Moline Smith Cum Laude Mitchell Cole Zuriarrain Adam Squire Newman, Magna Cum Laude Vanessa Michele Molina, Julie Costo Elizabeth Ann Charnay Charla Maccallum Suchinsky Joseph C. Monduy Ana Luisa Esquivel Dalia Rosa Collazo Carlos Tejero Bachelor of Arts in History Mario Adrian Munoz Zamiriis Giselle Eustaquio, Cum Laude Damian Doss Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Kristina Trujillo Kaleigh Murray Talia Marie Amador Donna Gettler Jessica Elaine Ellis, Summa Cum Laude Rasheeda Sasha Abdullahi Alejandra Vivas Carbo, Magna Cum Laude Monique A. Navarro Joshua Eric Brown Marta Elena Gonzalez Alexis Fernandez, Magna Cum Laude Joshua Crespin Abut Tsvetana Nikolaeva Nikolova Thomas Andrew Cartaya Amanda Nicole Govic Peter Joseph Filiberto Vivian Melanie Aflalo Bachelor of Arts in Robert Novo Sonya Corinne Cherres Juan Carlos Gronlier Pierre Michael Flores Adrianna Aguilar Fabiana Andreina Novoa Randy Lafrance Harvey Kelly Martha Ajo Jesse David Chimerakis International Relations Jonathan David Fonte, Magna Cum Laude Daniel Rene O’Quinn, Summa Cum Laude Marcelo Ivan Jacir Nicole Jacqueline Ajuria Jeff Cominsky Natalia Paola Aguilar Vanessa Fonts Mohamad Rame Osman Karyn Joseph Kristen Alea Joseph William Donato Widiane Alcin Danielle Garcia Sequera Maryanna Ovalle Heather Rene Lawrence Annette Alexis Jason Peter Garcia Aleksandra Veselinova Aleksandrova Liannet Gomez Cum Laude Juan Sebastian Panesso Cody Andrew Mann Katharine Marie Alfonso Stephen Garrett Jessica Alvarez, Steven Gonzalez Ana Cecilia Pascua Yanay Marchante Vanesa Alfonso Claudia L. Hernandez, Magna Cum Laude Boris D. Aparicio Ana Maria Gracia Nestor J. Perez Odalys A. Martinez Daili Aloma Lauren Nicole Hopwood Joshua Ariel Berdugo Daniel Wayne Grammes Desmond Gustavo Petit Ellen Mercado Connie Alice Alonso Gisselle Izquierdo Anthony Jay Burgos Mary A. Gutierrez De Pineres Cristian Calderon Leslie Marie Ramos, Cum Laude Monica Marie Padilla, Summa Cum Laude Yesenia Alvarez, Summa Cum Laude Armando Luzula Jazmin Gisselle Hernandez Gilberto Jesus Campa Daniela Rengifo Jannel Palenzuela, Cum Laude Daniela Alvarez Suarez Gabriel Jose Marquez Raul E. Herrera Jr Erika Del Carmen Campoverde Marianne Reyes Olivieri Nubia Maria Palma-Lima Yumel Amaran, Cum Laude Alexander Angelo Monzon Kevin Hoyos Carlos Andres Cano Andres G. Riebman Gabriela Pena Karina Lucelly Amor, Magna Cum Laude Natalia Josefina Padron Adrian Zuhair Karborani, Elizabeth Cornelio Michael Anthony Rodriguez Byron Terez Pinkston Magna Cum Laude Valerie Linda Andre Daniel Pavon Daniele Silvio Deustachio Sofia Rodriguez Hector Eduardo Rodriguez Michael Stephen Lachapelle Christina Anton, Cum Laude Austin James Perez Catherine Elizabeth Devilliers Paule Mawens Romulus Yvette Rodriguez Jose Carlos Leal Katherine Liliana Aparicio Fernando Varona Syndie Auguste Dolce Richard Ruilova Rolando Soto Ana Maria Leon Marissa Ann Arboleda Juan Felipe Echeverri Patricia Roxana Saravia John Brandon Taylor Isaac Maestre Mario Henry Arroyave Bachelor of Arts in Malcolm Henry Ferdinand Raquel M. Sedano, Magna Cum Laude Nathan Taylor Stephanie Marmol Brandie Taquoya Atkinson Interdisciplinary Studies Werner Manuel Fertsch Christian Serra, Magna Cum Laude Richard L. Taylor Marco A. Medina, Summa Cum Laude Sandra Aulean Marisa Aguirre Daisy Helena Forzan Glen Alexander Serraes, Magna Cum Laude Angela Mary Thompson Christian Merida Nirvala Sumintra Autar Nemy Aimable Zico Fremont Jennifer Sotolongo Jermaine Thompson Amanda Celeste Miller Jennifer Lynn Ayluardo Isabel Asela Borges Alicia D. Garcia Vanessa Michelle Sperduto Chester Ernesto Tillit Dillon Troy Montes De Oca Janell Marie Azaret, Magna Cum Laude Jean Paul Brull Pamela Andrea Garcia Francheska Stone Virginia Vega Ruth Virginia Moreno Yara Valeria Azucena Gerardo Andres Cabezas Nalinee Hargobin Patricia Thurber Nicole Vitale Diana I. Munoz Gutierrez Gabriela Carolina Balza, Cum Laude Juan Carlos Collar Antonio Luis Hickman-Diaz Mauricio Trujillo Gomez Michelle Polly-Ray Yuster, Cum Laude Britny Nanney Wadad Barakat

28 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 29 Melissa Baralt Gema Patricia Cuadra Jenice Gonzalez Yanaisa Lorenzo Julie Neel, Summa Cum Laude Andrea Rohrscheib Stephanie Alexis Barea, Summa Cum Laude Michael Cunetta Jessica Gonzalez Fabiola Lozano Tahimi Neyra Andreina Rojas Michelle Alexandra Barnes Ja’Nae Alexia Curry Johana Teresa Gonzalez, Cum Laude Zizhao Luo Marco Norori Cindy Romani Meghan Barr-Arroyo Lori-Ann Dacosta Mairelys Gonzalez Thandi A. Lyew Nafisa Nur, Cum Laude Yasmary Coral Rosello Alan Rene Barrientos, Magna Cum Laude Jammal David Davenport, Michelle Marie Gonzalez Ernestyne Macapagal Elsa Olivier Bryant Alexander Rubio Paola Barrios Magna Cum Laude Sharyce Gonzalez Jose Gabriel Machado Laurita Olortegui Claudia Dennise Saavedra Maria Elena Barroso Natalia De La Hoz Louris Gorayeb Tara-Marie Georgia Malcolm Genesis Lucia Ortega Michelle Saavedra Brenda Batista, Cum Laude Hector Angel De La Nuez Azucena Rocio Gutierrez Zeysha Mangual Andrea Maria Ortiz Shabnam Safarzadeh Deangelo Bernard Belcher Krystal Deans Albert Guzman, Magna Cum Laude Catherine Elizabeth Marenco Chanelis Ortiz, Cum Laude Shaghayegh Safarzadeh Jany Beltran, Summa Cum Laude Gabriella Giselle Del Castillo Kelisa Marie Guzman Karina Marrero Natalie Otano, Cum Laude Elena Salgado Sade Danielle Benjamin Adriana De-La-Torre, Magna Cum Laude Stephanie Hall, Magna Cum Laude Andres Martinez Ruth Marie Owens, Cum Laude Seantavia A. Samuels Sasha Raquel Bensol Raymond Delgado Angelica Maria Hanon Elsa Maria Martinez, Summa Cum Laude Vanessa Marie Padilla Tracy Sanchez Carla Santana Berdasco Nicole Delmastro Kaylyn Marion Hausmann Lynette Martinez Marta Andrea Pantoja Wilfred Santiesteban, Cum Laude Carmen Cristine Bido Amy Jennifer Diaz, Magna Cum Laude Cecilie Hawkins Roxana Martinez Maria Parada Andrea Sardi, Magna Cum Laude Ekaterina Blanco Janely Diaz Raquel Carolina Henriquez-feliz Annelin Marzoa Aurora Raquel Pavia Guiby Andrea Sarduy, Cum Laude Elizabeth Bobea Leidys Diaz, Cum Laude Jacqueline M. Hernandez Isabella Masieri Fernanda Pedrosa, Summa Cum Laude Alexander Sargeant Edward Louis Borges Norka Vanessa Dominguez, Cum Laude Sandra Mary Hernandez Debray Masineira Ana Maria Pelaez William Edward Schmidt Victor Borges Carlos Alberto Donado Yadira Hernandez Raysy Matilla Ana C. Perez Julieta Schmitz Xochilt Bravo Rosmarie Bebee Downing Gretter Hernandez Romero, Sharon Evelina Matson Greysi Perez Amanda Lee Schrock Janay Brena Sasha Duero Summa Cum Laude Sarah Elizabeth McInnis, Cum Laude Jessica D. Perez Julia Jean Schwarz Zachariah J. Brisson Derrick George Dyer Carolina Herrera Ericka McNally Kenneth Alexander Perez Tamara Bianca Scoff Priscilla J. Buitrago Anna Echeverry, Magna Cum Laude Marta Herrera Kalondra Nicole McPhaul Laura Perez Zachyra P. Scott-Appleby Gina Burnette Mateo Elorza Mevis Hidalgo Kenesha E. Medina-Ponce Vanessa Isabel Perez Alan Segal Anais Cabezasvilaseco, Cum Laude Dinah Jeanel Escarment Michelle Ann Hilzen Emilia Del Carmen Mejia Veronique Perez Leyla Sfeir Hanyelines Cabrera Nicole Estrada, Magna Cum Laude Annum Idrees Gabriel A. Mejias Viviana Josè Pichardo Narjes Heba Shahin Simon Calamai Francie Fernandez, Cum Laude Jany Lazara Iglesias Gabriela Mendoza Kirstin Campbell Pielago Hunter Christian Shenkman Kevin A. Calienes Jonathan Paul Fernandez, Andrea Illobre Irma Marugenia Mesa La’Toya Pierce Liz Shimoni Daniel Felipe Calvo Summa Cum Laude Saraana Selene Jamraj Gregory Jack Metellus Elizabeth Pinol Francesca Sieveking Natali Camacho Stephen Fernandez Betty Jean-Pierre Daniel Mikelstein Christopher Wolf Pons Kristine E. Sigler Luis Charles Cano Nicholas Alexander Ferrera Marianne Jimenez, Summa Cum Laude Keyona Chanay Miller Alan Michael Pope Emily Robb Silveira Stephanie Carballido William Alejandro Figueroa, Cum Laude Joslyn Chanel Johnson Tamika D. Mills Erika Posada William Lid Sisney Stephanie Alessandra Carriles Norman Elias Flores Thailin Viviana Jordan Chastidy Cristine Mirabal Briceyda J. Prado, Cum Laude Rachel Joelle Smart Ebony Shanae Carter Silvia Amarilis Flores Cassandra Joseph Lauren Chanel Mitchell Dante L. Pressley Kelly A. Smith Taj-Jasna Khowa Casimir Eduardo Enrique Florez Rebecca Kadir Stephanie Mojica Marin Gayta Prospere Katherine Solis Brigitte Castro Brittany Foley Diana Karakeshishyan, Cum Laude Grace A. Molina Angela Sharon Punancy Miguel Sosa Grecia Alexandra Castro Marchena Breann Emon Forbes Elena Katayeva Daniel Michael Mollenthiel Claudia Beatriz Quintanilla Lugannys M. Soto Ann Maria Cata Solana Milan Forrest Imran Ahmed Khan, Cum Laude Amanda Montesino Kayla-milan Rambarran Elizabeth Sotolongo Elizabeth Celeiro Gizelle Galliguez Rebecca Lynn Kitchens Franco Mora Christian Cody Ramirez Yuleidys Suarez Crystine Chatrie Adriana Garcia Sady Alessandro Knobloch Monica Cardoso Morales, Reinier Ramirez, Cum Laude Lejla Szabo Samantha R. Chehimi Carlos Alfredo Garcia Laura Knoll, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Gissell Ramos Elayne Tacoronte Christopher Chin Elaine Garcia Ana Paula Kometter Ronald Alexander Morales Michelle Loren Rapaport Robert Tangariffe Kathia Chirinos Lissette Garcia Maria Kopp Roxanne Kimberly Moreno Stephanie Razuri Wilmilda Tavarez Ashley Cieri, Cum Laude Matthew Jon Garcia Melanie Korner Chelsea Morgan Paola Andrea Restrepo, Cum Laude Gianni Gabrielle Taylor Thomas Ciolek Brandon Garrido Nicole Michelle Kowallis, Cum Laude Cleophus Morris II Junette Reyes Josue Ismael Tercero Michelle Cius Elizabeth Mary Gibbons, Cum Laude Yovani Adalberto Larreynaga Joyce Munoz, Cum Laude Sandra Riquenes Vanessa Theoc Giselle Marie Clavell Williminia Janet Gibson Chris-Ann Debra Legister Stephanie Michelle Munoz-Giron Henry Fabricio Rivas Latesha Naomi Thomas Amanda Nicole Cleary William Giner, Cum Laude Anissa Nicole Leon Corinne Danielle Murray Melissa Marie Rivas Vanessa Marie Toledo Isabel Cristina Collazos Brigette Gomez Elizabeth Leyva Diana C. Myles Jillian Nate Rivera Anthony David Trujillo Robert John Connell Alexandra Lee Gonzalez Adysleidis Lluch Ricardo Andres Naranjo Gilsamara Robleto Natalie Trujillo Jade Leyzel Cordova Alexandra Victoria Gonzalez Daniela Del Milagro Lopez Giovannie Nava Carla Maria Rodriguez Steven Xavier Tuckler, Cum Laude Christina Cornutt Ashley Silvana Gonzalez Najaly Lopez Brandon Joshua Navarrete Carlos Rodriguez Elizabeth Tatiana Urias, Cum Laude John Layne Coverdale Daniella Marie Gonzalez Sarah Paola Lopez Carolina Navarro, Cum Laude Claudia C. Rodriguez Stephanie Vades Monica Cruz Erick Yoel Gonzalez Desiree Michelle Lorente Greter Navarro Emily Anais Rodriguez Khristen Marie Valls

30 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 31 Lisa-Stephanie Valme Wislene Germain Bachelor of Public Administration Norma E. Ardon Hernandez Olesea Griscenco Deandrae Letrell Rogers Michelle D. Vaquerano Kristi Bianca Gibbons Kiara Jessenia Amador Jason Arevalo Doris Lydia Gutierrez, Cum Laude Asiel Roque, Magna Cum Laude Cynthia Giselle Vargas Aleksandra W. Holubowicz Isabel Amoedo Amena Arshad Saskia Melanie Hadaway, Cum Laude Gemma Cristina Rosello Lauren Vargas Demarius Stephon Hopkins Brandon Bailey Adriana Solange Avendano Damien Norris Hamrick Nakiya Ajara Royes Vanesa Vargas Marha Idrees Oscar Samuel Baquedano Marlon Bello Shan Akhtar Haroon Jamilah Ruiz Tanah Jo Vazquez Raqurra Ishmar Olga Bernard Oscar Manuel Blanco Alejandro Hermida, Summa Cum Laude Whitney Saint-Fleur Virginia Velazco Jedly Joseph Sandra Maria Bustamante Nadia Boyer Georgina Hinojosa Andy Sam Xochil Ventura Laura Knoll, Magna Cum Laude Ismael Amaury Cabrera Jorge Luis Caballero, Summa Cum Laude Ana Maria Ibarra Santroy Odane Samuels Eryn Vernon Shree Virginia Kuwas Freddy Chica Anthony Brandon Calderon Stephanie Israel Eliana Andrea Sanchez, Magna Cum Laude Daisy Viera, Magna Cum Laude Michael David Lopez Daniel Chirino Carolina Cardenas, Magna Cum Laude Carlos Ernesto Jimenez, Cum Laude Eusebius B. Santos Vanessa G. Vilchez Armando Luzula Estevan Costa-Serrano Diana Rosa Cardero Arba Tohoora Khan Orlando Rufino Santos Cecilia Ciji Villaescusa Asim Joseph Lynch Tarrian Ellis, Magna Cum Laude Grecia Carrero, Magna Cum Laude Safana Khan Sadith Silvana Sialer Rafael Ernesto Villalobos, Cum Laude Adolfo Eric Mares Denae O. Fluellen Valery Carrion Zaynab Nissa Khan Carlos Alberto Soto Maria Cristina Villena Melvin Martinez, Magna Cum Laude Jasmin Fundora Jennifer Verran Carvalho, Cum Laude Madeline Lang Lensley P. St Felix Lauren Ashley Vine Smith Metayer Gustavo Alejandro Giz, Magna Cum Laude Gabrielle Rhode Cazimir Stephanie Leyva Joseph Paul Tardanico, Magna Cum Laude Laura Vlieg Gayle A. Naranjit Angeleah Nicole Heinrichs Helen Chao Tyler Sigi Loeper Thavin Tempakornkul, Summa Cum Laude Sherlande Voltaire Brittany My-Duyen Nguyen Ronald Henry Juan Pablo Chavez Nicole Shantrell Louis Angeline Tilus Katrina Lucille Walczak-Reuter, Cum Laude Misha Perdue Kayla Amada Laureano Linet Collazo Jesse Thomas Martin,Cum Laude Ivana Lina Trinidad, Summa Cum Laude Jovel Gianne Warrican Stephanie Camille Rosa, Cum Laude Safiya Ayana Lawrence Yesenia Coto Heidy Esmelda Martinez Y Thieng Truong, Cum Laude John Watson Alec Rubin Muriel Lopez Carlyle Garth Cousins, Cum Laude Jessica Grethel Martinez Nisha Vanjani Kayla Jordana Welds Laura Ruiz Yvonne A. Lucio Mavi Cruz Jessica E. Maya Jessica Vanschaick Brittani Rose Williams Estefania Sanchez, Cum Laude Kevin Manrique Nelson Jesus Cruz Raquel Mendez Babani Brady Vasquez, Summa Cum Laude Agata Wolinska, Magna Cum Laude Tiffany R. Sosa Raziel M. Marx Erika Celeste Cuarezma Daymis Montalvo, Cum Laude Anna Volyanskaya, Cum Laude Stephanie Diane Wong Steffany Vivanco Ariel Montalvo Sebastian Laroche Dardompre Maria Alexandra Mora Jonathan Rashaad White Shir Yaakov, Magna Cum Laude Alisha Lynn Moore Jasmine Nychol Davis Dagoberto Morales, Magna Cum Laude Fabian Williams Ashley Ann Yao Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Kevin William Nates Gabriel De La Iglesia Roxana Navarro, Summa Cum Laude Elsa Yumar Anastasiya Yashina Sheyla Alvarez Robert Novo Maria Cristina Del Sol Dzung Mimosa Nguyen Elizabeth Zayas Leonardo C. Gonzalez Victor Manuel Nunez Liana Maria Delatorre Raul Felipe Nombera Bueno Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Faviola Catherine Zelaya Michelle Katherine Ontivero Jessica Deeann Mobassaleh Ashley A. Diaz, Magna Cum Laude Jessenia Delosangeles Ojeda Manuel Alejandro Bode Ana Zerpa Mary Opal Phillips, Magna Cum Laude Margarita Olano, Magna Cum Laude Charles Feliz Diaz Rachael Olawale Raul Jara Tanner A. Thompson,Magna Cum Laude Kevin Jerome Patterson, Magna Cum Laude Manuel Alejandro Diaz Oriana Marie Pacheco Anisa Khan Bachelor of Arts in Camille Rymer Carolina Bernadette Diaz De Villegas Gabriella Maria Perdomo Andres Felipe Marin Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Tramona Miguel Smith Gianfranco Dongo Andres Felipe Perez Demi Marie Moreda Religious Studies Trevin Corell Thompson,Cum Laude Natalie Dou Luisa Fernanda Perez Snidwing Pierre Daniel Osvaldo Benitez and the Environment Carlosmario Valencia Carla Stephanie Duque Miles Ernest Perez, Magna Cum Laude Christian Pino Jasmin Nicole Graham Cum Laude Aubreyanne Victoria Burgess, Yuniesky Echemendia Veronica Alexandra Perez Camilo Varona Gonzalez, Cum Laude Fatima Hamouda Judor Charles Bachelor of Science in Cynthia Espinosa Emanise Pierre Alejandra Vasquez Timothy Patrick Hand Cum Laude Julie Anne Cisneros, Bryant Ulises Estevez Joubert Emmanuel Pierre Jemma Rose Lopez, Magna Cum Laude Bryan Garcia Biological Sciences Zakaria Abdulla Meleeva Ferreira Quinetta Latrese Pinkston Bachelor of Science in Alejandro Mijares Magali Guichardot Angelo Abelli William Tasi Foncham Valeria Porras Shirley M. Silva Regina Amrita Persaud Criminal Justice Aderlie Acevedo Patrick Forehand Elisa Maria Prado Kabil Afzalirey, Cum Laude Ernesto Javier Villacis Claudia Sebastiani Rose Terline Adme Dave Francois Marilyn Prieto Bianca Dionne Nicole Allen Ross Webb Amir Aghaabdollah Omar Francos Anna Christine Quinones Nicolas Andrew Alonso Bachelor of Arts in Alexandra Aguilar Jonathan William Garcell Margarita E. Ramirez Carolina Mercedes Alvarez Sociology Anthropology Bachelor of Arts in George A. Aguinaga Katherine Maria Garcia, Cum Laude Sonya Ramkishun Mirtha Garcia Alvarez Kara Arthur Women’s Studies Amanda Alfonso Marbelys Garriga Aida Margarita Ramon Wanick Ambroise, Magna Cum Laude Monica Nicole Ayala Angelica Diaz, Cum Laude Ivette Alfonso Yarden Ora Goldman Gollan Carlos Xavier Randulfe Batista, Cum Laude Jose Carlos Baez Jonel Luc Cetoute Jessica Joy Eisenberg Victor Manuel Alfonso Jennifer Gomez Ana Mercedes Reyersbach, Cum Laude Micashea Bailey Shanette Cox Silvia Amarilis Flores Jessica Milagros Alonso Diana Gonzalez Irina Rielo Claudia Barcenas, Cum Laude Jasmine Sandra Day Sarah Lecky Marc Alexander Alvarez, Cum Laude Jose Hernan Gonzalez Christopher Robertson, Cum Laude Elizabeth Marie Barrientos Christian Andres Fernandez, Rebecca Lima Melissa Antoine Leidy Claudia Gonzalez Arianna Rodriguez, Cum Laude Krystine Baute Magna Cum Laude Rebekah Antoine Billy Ray Goodfellow Kiara Nicole Rodriguez, Magna Cum Laude Juan Pablo Beltran Roberto Filacchione Jessica Arango Triantafillia K. Grigoriou,Cum Laude Maria Del Carmen Rodriguez Harris Benjamin

32 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 33 Alexandra Priscilla Bizot Robert LaBoy Karla Loresly Reyes Bachelor of Science in Geosciences Tatiana Michelle Torres Bachelor of Science in Physics Jennifer Blanco Michelle Cecille Leroux, Cum Laude Johana Vanesa Rios Kayla Marie Acosta Bria Noelani Wimberly Raybel Almeida Amaranto Cabrera Pierre Ramses Leveque Juan Carlos Rios Jatnna Patricia Alvarez Jonathan Witmer Joseph Khalil Mario Cabrera Pascalle Lilavois Alexander Rodriguez Cody Lawrence Fishman Atanas Nonev, Magna Cum Laude Daniel Eduardo Cardounel, Cum Laude Tiffanie Logan Anni Rodriguez Jonathan Blake Rodriguez Bachelor of Science in Alexander Retana Andrea Alexandra Carranza Alan Octavio Lopez Hilda Rodriguez Mathematics Jacklyn Ashley Ceballos Brittiny Victoria Lopez Jose Carlos Rodriguez Bachelor of Science in George Gonzalez Bachelor of Science in Statistics Marialejandra Cervantes Maria Elena Lopez Roniel Lazaro Rodriguez Samuel Paulos Angelie Cortina Fernando Luis Correa Lilmary Madrigal Siury Rodriguez Marine Biology Elizabeth Lago Daavid Stein Nathali Cuenca Yanelis Madrigal Jessica Rojas Laura Alexandra Palma, Cum Laude Nadya Katarina Davis Roody Maitre Christine Marie Romo David Riera Edgar Daza Samantha Jo Manrique Zachary Louis Rosenthal Jessica Maria Diaz Hastrid Edqui Maradiaga, Cum Laude Charles Wesley Rosser Karol R. Diaz Christopher Alexander Marticorena Michael Alexander Rosser Thaimy Diaz Natalie Caridad Martin-Evora Steven Rowell Adrian Angelo Dixon Brenda Martinez Martin Felipe Salinas Randy E. Dorce Jonathon Martinez Sandy Lizzette Salon Carieann Shawna Kay Edwards Kevin Joshua Mayorga Seantavia A. Samuels Arielle Elizee T’jon Raynard Mcdade Stephen Anthony Sanchez Deybin E. Escorcia Torian Monique McFarlane Suyapa Paola Sanchez Carolina M. Espinosa, Cum Laude Maria Sylvana Mendez Bertha Regla Santana, Cum Laude Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business Mesline Eugene Daniela Mesa Joel Henriques Silva Benjamin Farajallah, Cum Laude Lesa Keisha Miller Eucle Barrington Smalling Master of International Business Monica Mercado Clara L. Ardon Adriana Fernandez Jeanneth Astrid Miranda, Franklin James Socarras Catherine Adams Elysa Beatriz Nassar Anady Arrastia Thomas Fernandez,Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Wilson Javier Suazo Mariangelli Alvarez Alfonzo Alessandra Nedelcheva Richard Leonard Ashenoff Javier Fuentes Kenneth William Morris Winsome Albertha Sylvester Gabriel Alberto Arredondo Nicolas Olsak Sean Bari Carolina Isabel Garcia Daniel Navarro Lissette Yanilda Tejeda Marcus Baez Francisco Antonio Perez Lilie Bello Yanisel Garcia Ann Sabrina Noel Karla Patricia Theodore Alicia Baptista Nevett Michael Perez Shaleen Bhatnagar Josue David Garcia Guerero Dhavynia Jaoska Ocampo Kimberly Denise Torres Paola Elizabeth Barreto Mario Ketchy Perla Ronald Blanco Edrine Gaudin Daniel Rene O’Quinn, Summa Cum Laude Paolo Martin Torres Charmaine Ann Marie Beeput Ivan Elias Pineda Frances Celeste Cabrera Ana Maria Georgescu, Summa Cum Laude Yasha Jamar Osby Andy Trujillo Kalin Micah Bowles Nicole Remmer Jocelyn Cardenas Bianca Gilbert Ryan Padron Anthony David Trujillo Mayela Andreina Bracho Eman Laura Nicole Richard Melissa Castaneda Quendra C. Gomez Silvana Pallais Idalmis Valdes Anna Budinska Ricardo Antonio Rodriguez Ronny Chong Derrick Alexander Gonzalez Mazie Palomino-Reyes, Magna Cum Laude Yandy Pedro Valle Kenneth Ronald Case Suzanne Leigh Rumbaugh Mayra Alejandra Collings-bonfill Vania Gonzalez Anthony Paul Papale Kristi Constance Vanni Fiorella Castillo Haleema Saadia Laura Concepcion Robert B. Gramling Kevin Jerome Patterson, Magna Cum Laude Christopher Jesus Vega Laurianne Cheong Darija Sataric Marc Diaz Adilen Granadillo Evens Paulvil Jonathan Luis Vicens Silvana Patricia Cure Martin Seiz Arianna Estevez Jodi-ann Renee Grant Ana C. Perez Natalie Viton Carlos Antonio De Armas Sa Sheng Anabel Fernandez Aaron Christopher Griffith, Christina Suzanne Perez Mercedes Leondra Wallace Adam Siegel Jeanine Fernandez Magna Cum Laude Claudia Elena Perez Calvin J. Webb David Gachuhi Keith Patrick Smith Jessica Caridad Fernandez Ezhequiel Grillo Francisco Jose Perez, Cum Laude Adrian Jubal White Teresa Garcia Chelsye Suarez Anthony Fiore Ya Keem Griner Gretell Perez Jody Marie Wright Yolanda Arrastia Grassi Manoella Talavera Ana Elena Franco Tajhna Elissa Handal Jexon Perez Abhishek Hawaldar Johanna Trujillo Ashley Marie Fuchs Brittany Hernandez Roberto Miguel Perez Susana Hernandez Bachelor of Science in Maria Urbano Zumalacarregui Alexander Galindo Jazmin Gisselle Hernandez Melinda Juliet Persaud Heloisa V. Hipskind Environmental Studies Gilbert Valdesuso Jose Luis Herrera, Magna Cum Laude Lyndsay Justine Peteson, Summa Cum Laude Kristofer Neil Keohane Santiago Galvis Yeny Espildora Michelle Van Solt Sergio Hevia Bernardo Pimentel Sara Carolina Levy Guanipa Daniel Garces Brianna Gowan Veronica Vassallo Camree Ja-nai Jackson Franklin Alberto Pineda Kathy Liz Yessi Garcia Ashley Tavnah Lambert Lucia Velez Mayorga Magna Cum Laude Helme S. Makki Priscilla Garmendia Krystalene Jean Octavio Rabelo, David Riera Sherley Jean Frederick Raia, Cum Laude Luz Dary Catalina Maldonado Yamile Gil Delano Johnson Brian Trinidad Ramirez Kevin Marsal Master of Accounting Felipe Valentino Gonzalez Amy Claudia Juarez Judith Elizabeth Ramos Jeremy David McVicar Pierre Monverdy Agnant Israel Antonio Gonzalez Jobans Erick Jules Devin Etienne Regalado Gabriela Mendez Dairon Aguilar Yalegnis Gonzalez Bryan Andres Menendez David Arboleda Wendy Gonzalez Costales

34 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 35 Carlos Junior Grosmann Jorge R. Sanchez Fernando Jose Dos Santos Michael-Angelo Nunez Yao Xi Santiago Robledo Yojani Guevara Elizabeth Santos-suarez Megan Elizabeth Eiben Monica Nancy Ochoa Luis Zambrano Emay Rodriguez Liliana Gutierrez Javier Tomas Serpa Ayman Mazen Elyasin Jennifer J. Ohlsen Huanxi Zhao Gustavo Antonio Rodriguez Stephanie Gutierrez Amelia Singh Mayanara Feliz Cesar A. Olivera Jean Rodriguez Preston Andrew Harris Kelly Ann Raedawn Singh Daniel Fernandez Lionel Andres Olivero Arocha Master of Science in Finance Jonathan Boris Rubio Edgard N. Hernandez Lauren Anne Sippin Liz R. Ferreira Oscar Eduardo Ordonez Melby Acosta Michael Safi Lisbet Hernandez Julissa Solares Alexander Figueroa Paola Beatrice Oriol Jadesola Olufunke Ajose Rayehanna Salkey Saray Hernandez Carla Sousa Jeffrey Flemming Bibi Z. Oung Moondel Alexis Chad Justin Sandiford Alexander Joachim Hess Melissa Mercedes Maria Stanton Lilliam Folgueira Carla Vanessa Paguaga Francisco J. Aragon Alexandra Ibeth Santos Juan Manuel Holgado Jane Sukuro Andre Martins De Andrade Freire Brayanna Peralta John Michael Bennett Atit Shah Elizabeth Ibarra Javier Tirado Ana Cristina Freitas Melissa Perez Yarilin Bernal Fernando Silva Hunaid Ismail Ana Lucia Torres Yoandry Galan Carlos Andres Perez-Crissien Mario Black Vinicius Siqueira Medina Da Cunha Elias Israel Jaime Danny Santiago Torres Carlos Antoniazzi Galindo Gina Pierre Marlon Burt Carter Xiaoou Song Stephin Janis Sean Gregory Trester Amarys Garcia Antony Miedt Pinedo Cordova David Eduardo Castro Andriana Stas Jorge Jardines Elizabeth Valdes Christopher Michael Garcia Joana Rosa Pinheiro Carlos Julio Centeno Tyrone Timothy Taylor Hailu Jardines del Cueto Piero Velarde Melissa Marie Garcia Eduardo Pino Guillermo Cepeda Divya Umakantbhai Thakkar Alexandria E. Johnson Daniela Velez Joe Gehr Lorena Beatriz Quinones Abraham Cherem Prescilia Thibodeau Johann Heinrich Karpf Duclos Pierre Victor Osama Mohamed Ghazal Cristina Quintero Gee Chow Celia Cristina Valle Cierra Marie Kearns Veronica Lynn Villadiego Arben Gjokaj Srinivasan Ramasubbu Janexis Cruz Joe A. Vargas Jonathan Andres Lagos Qian Wang Angelica M. Guardia Jan Hendrik Reimann Yanan Cui Monica Vazquez Stephanie Licea Stefanie Laura Wemple Shareef Habib Jamie Lynn Rivera Jessica Decatrel Hezheng Wang Andres Alberto Lopez Justin Yan Amanda Michelle Hanono Carlos Enrique Rivera Jourdain David Andres Diaz Aaron Wimberley James Lopez Alfonso Enrique Yec Justin Aldrin Hendrickson Homer Rollins Ayman Mazen Elyasin Giancarlo Zarrillo Anabel Lopez Perez Song Yim Simon Huang Justo Jose Romero Cedric Essola Yulia Zhukova-Tharp Yi Lu Zijun Huang Daleana M. Roque-Gonzalez Jose Pablo Feijoo Andrew Markov Master of Business Administration Byron Javier Jarquin Suzanne Leigh Rumbaugh Alexander James Figueroa Master of Science in Human Lena C. Martinez Noslairy Adames Victoria Ariel Karr Mori Camille Russell Hipolito Gerarado Gamboa Resource Management Natalie Marie Martinez Kevin D. Adhia Juan Emilio Khawly Sayegh Andrew Ryan Roberto Jose Garcia Silvia Maria Alvarez Enrique Masson Ashlee Ann Alicea Danielle Leigh King Patricia Safer Rodrigo Eduardo Gonzalez Richard D. Atkinson Michael John-Claudio Mendoza Shams Miriam Alsafar Tarkan Kocoglu Maya Sagastume Philipp Hartmann Adrian Orlando Bevaun Yaliana Mendoza Lisa Marie Alvarez Robert Lee Lankford Sebastian Alexander Salcedo Carlos M. Hernandez Francklin Junior Blaise Franklin Metellus Nubia R. Alvarez Fernando Lehnen Vivian Leslie Santamaria Haoyu Huo Cynthia Rebeca Brown Rebeca Monzote Marin Yazlyen C. Alvarez Ana Cristina Leon Samantha Pareesa Sharifi Mariana Jackson Elizabeth Buth Makiel Morciego Chandana Baloo Jenae Shanell Leon Joseph Daniel Sinicrope Chung Kan Teresita Carballido Ania Ojeda Penelope Baxter Hua Li Lude Tai Andrew Kim Sonja Yolaine Castel Oliver Martin Olazabal Jessica Marie Benitez-Perellada Silin Li Marcelo Talavera Da Rocha Loures Vladislav Nicolaevich Kochetkov Ted Celaya Christian Jesus Oliva Jose Antonio Betancourt Yixing Li Silvia Andrea Tamariz Markus Kuhne Christina Lynn Digiacomo Joanne Paul Francklin Blaise Jamie Alejandra Lindo Song Tang Junjian Lu Andreina Paola Espina Justin Daniel Pearce Orlando Blanco Giancarlo Lolli Mimi Taylor Raymond Mejia Jennifer Gonzalez Mirangel Pedre Erin Bonwit Kela Zulema Lopez Sergio Arturo Tigera Aivory Judith Mendez Cardel Marie Grant Jean Carlos Pena Idelim Bostrom Julien Mari George William Tinsley Mark Stephen Neita Linda P. Guevara Alan Perez Marleni Bou-Garcia Cristina Espinola Martinho Yance Torres Daniela Oruna Michael Anthony Guglielmo Gema Paula Perez Trisha Anne Brookbank Tatiana Martin-Ojeda Hugo Jonathan Urizar Zainab Oluwatobi Ottun Teresa Caridad Guiu Amanda Pivacco Maria De Lourdes Cabral Ashish Mathews Camila Maria Valverde Jovani Padron Yanetsy C. Iturralde Yenny Patricia Prias Donovan Delano Carr Marisol Mederos Jennifer Vasquez Alexandra Sarah Partouche Giusyelena Lonero Ashley Cynthia Quintal Alex Casanova Kerri Meeks Luis Elliot Vazquez Krishan Patel Leyla V. Marin Muhammad Nawaaz Ramjohn Yudi Cecyn Olga Lidia Mendez Bianca Muniz Veloso Hernan Martin Perrez Jackeline Martin Juan Esteban Rangel Weihan Chen Natalie Moore Elkin Emilio Vizcaino Ivan Elias Pineda Giselle Marie Martinez Calvin Reyes Radita Chowdhury Alexandra M. Morales Bravo Pingping Wang Jorge Portilla Daphne Kathleen Mcauley Viviana Rivera Sasha Christian Judiny Vanessa Moran Austin P. Washington Michael Alexander Quintana Piero Mendiguetti Karla Nathalie Rodriguez Theresa Christine Cioffi Lucien A. Moses Zhao Wenyao Giovanni Ricalo Viviana Morrone Cory Rosen Kedelim Coss Kristina Anne Murray Nakesha Williams Kelsey E. Roberts Diana Mosheyev Airelys Caridad Ruiz Alexis De Leon Roberto Santos Nespereira Ana Witte Felipe Robledo Pedro Sebastian Obando

36 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 37 Aiko Kristie Ortega Andre Jales Yixiao Guo Allan Onyango Otieno Andrae Orane Johnson Nicolle Hage Chara R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business Jose J. Palacios Swapnil Shivajirao Kale Ivonne E. Heredia Anamary Pedrosa Kusha Kapoor Ianina Iefimova Nancy Lisseth Meza Raquel Marie Albert Anneliese Caridad Penate Aarsha Yagnavalkya Kundurthy Venkata Freda Len-Na Johnson Bachelor of Accounting Tomas Mikus, Magna Cum Laude Melissa Alcalde Cesar Edicson Ramos Krishna Alonzo Joseph Edgar Alandete Yuliet Martinez Miranda Andrea Alcantara Rodolfo Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat Anthony German Lopez Melissa A. Kolpin Yunasis Alvarez Mariam Mora Maria E. Alcantara Rachel Romero Christopher Augustine Patrick Louison Dimitrios Langas Maykol Au, Summa Cum Laude Eric A. Moralez Maria Paula Alejo Javier Rosillo Avik Majumdar George D. Langas Kateryna Baida-Muthiah, Cum Laude Andy Padron Nerey Nicolas Alfonso Angelena Ann Saenz Alejandro Julot Mijares Edward Lee Raimel Barnat, Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Eugenio Alvarez, Cum Laude Melissa Claret Salcedo Sujith Narala Lenny Anthony Longo Jose Batista Joseph John Padro, Juan Alvarez Adriana Santana Chioma Julia Okere Andres Lozano Araceli Betancourt Maria Del Carmen Pelegrin Ruben Dario Alvarez, Cum Laude Laura Seijas Andrew Plotnikow Nancy Luo Maribel Blanco, Cum Laude Daniel Perez Sergio Andres Alzate Janet Sosa Reshma Rajendran Kerri Meeks Dayan Borges, Cum Laude Yaricel Prida Justin Blair Anderson Kewanza Tacorya Spivey Mario Hernan Rodriguez Ryan Melideo Andres Cano Vanessa Regalado Victoria Beatriz Aramboles Arthur Tasama Eduardo Alfonso Salcedo Luis F. Moran Sebastian Cano Jovany Frantz Richard Michele Nicole Arellano Yanelee Tejera Arian Sheremeti Tamika Moses Yanetsy Gutierrez Cano Javier Villa Rivas, Magna Cum Laude Nikiana C. Arenas, Cum Laude Erika Tellechea Uddhav Suresh Wani Marianela T. Muniz Armando Joel Cardozo Jorge L. Rocha Jazmira Argueta Denise Tezanos Zijun Zhang Christian Napolitano Paola Andrea Casabone, Magna Cum Laude Alexander Rodriguez Dario Armenteros, Cum Laude Erin Thrower Anthony Nieves Maite Perez Cepero, Summa Cum Laude Elizabeth Denise Rodriguez, Cum Laude Shoshannah Ascione Megan S. Wade Michelle D. Pabon Ronald Chavarria, Cum Laude Ronier Rodriguez, Magna Cum Laude Master of Science in Ervin Aslanian Dyan Wofford Joana Rosa Pinheiro Yoilan Collera Yaima Rodriguez International Real Estate Elias Victor Atallah Alina T. Plasencia Alvaro Michaun Connor Chase Andrew Romero Ishaan Ambegaokar Crystal Coto Cristina Rosell Camilo Petkoff Azcuna, Cum Laude Master of Science in Franco Roger Antia Monica Posada Kenia Rebeca Crevoisier, Cum Laude Jonathan Ruhi, Cum Laude Nelson Pedro Bacallao Clara E. Arango Laurie Reddish Information Systems Michael Daniel Crevoisier Evelyn Ruiz, Cum Laude Ashley Bagnis Abdulmohsen Aleiban Gabriel Araya Zaidy Mariel Rodriguez Josue Cribeiro Rosemarie Salem, Cum Laude Abner Balbuena Mohammed Almousa Ricardo Arriola Fonseca Claudia Daniela Rojas Steve Thomas Cyril Teresa Santana, Cum Laude Lucia M. Baldizon Sulaiman Alrumayh Hugo Barragan Leslie Sanchez Laura De Cardenas, Cum Laude Eric Sauco Antonino Nicodemo Balducci Jannel Javier Arroyo Samuel Cole Boester Lamont Andante Scott Tony Giner De Los Rios Perez, Cum Laude Benson Edavatta Scariah Katherine Julieth Barbosa Ammar Abdullah Bahasan Charles Edward Sean Buchanan-Boardman Jontreial Smith Paul Ellie Dorvil Rebeca Selanikio Kelly Leanne Barrett Sai Vikranth Reddy Bokka Andrew Taylor Burnett Adriel Spiller Anna Drozdova-Aleksander, Jairan Shirazi, Magna Cum Laude Landin K. Battistini Patrick Michael Burke Steven Alan Call Claude Leopold Stagg Magna Cum Laude Urvashi Songra, Cum Laude Diego Alejandro Becerra Roberto Cajina Nicholas Alexander Carreno Stephania Stefanelli Diego V. Tejera Michael Santana Duque, Summa Cum Laude Johanna Valdes Samuel Isaias Beato Tejo Durga Chalasani Christina Chacon Luke Colton Gerhold Alberto Raul Bello Sajan Bharadwaj Chanchalam Charles Hunter Coates Jonathan Tenenbaum Milana Valeryevna Vasileva, Nadia Michelle Gonzalez Summa Cum Laude Maria Camila Beltran Jamil Charles Xavier Colombier Tony Tourville Lyna Vaisberg Anna Grankina Melissa Vasquez Marlon Rafael Bermudez, John Walter Crute Justin A. Core Magna Cum Laude David Anthony Vazquez Nathan Aaron Henriette Geovana Vazquez, Cum Laude Christopher Hiram Del Amo Antonio Julio Covas Damian Bertot Hasel Villoch Jorge Hernandez Christopher Lee Williams Natasha Dorsainvil Derek Croissiert Magna Cum Laude Matthew Allen Berwick Alicia L. Williams Valeria Huerta, Dina York, Cum Laude Jeffrey Jean Francois Raymond Diaz Jeanny Jiron Ernesto Jose Betances Andres Galban Cynthia Gail Frye Jing Yang Li Zhang Rommel Aaron Lagos Angel Antonio Betancourt Srikanth Gazula Eduardo Enrique Gil Sandra Mariela Lainez, Cum Laude Bachelor of Business Jessica Lilian Bethancourt Ranchi Shirish Hanmattekar Zachary P. Grogan Jennfier Louise Lawrence Administration Melido Idelfonso Medina Bonilla Techeng Li Giancarlo Abate Samira Sue Judie Bouguillon Nayely Lopez, Cum Laude Swaleha Abbasi Alberto Enrique Boulton Presley Louis David Nallib Acosta Irina Bradley, Cum Laude Chenet Louis-Jean Jazmin Acosta, Summa Cum Laude Alexander Bravo Cindy Tatiana Lozano, Magna Cum Laude Nicole Marie Acosta Gabriela Briceno Pamela Maldonado, Magna Cum Laude Lucia Adrianzen David Brown Gloria Amparo Marin Alexander Aguila Alexander Luis Bucelo Yusely Romero Marquez, Magna Cum Laude Anna Lisa Aguilar Maria Lisandra Cabrera Aliyah Mayweather, Cum Laude Daniel Aguirre Heather Vanessa Camacho Freguy Jeanmary Meuscaris Nawaf Mubarak Al Luwaimi Michael James Camacho

38 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 39 Joseph I. Camps Maria Cristina Endara Connie S. Guerrero, Cum Laude Victor Lolas Rosana Navarrete Adalberto Rodriguez, Summa Cum Laude Jaime Andres Campuzano, Patricia Epelboim Maria Alejandra Guevara Imanol Lopez, Magna Cum Laude Cynthia Navarro, Cum Laude Alana Dayne Rodriguez Magna Cum Laude Sofia Isabel Escasena Jessica Lauren Gutheil Jessica Denise Cesar Lopez Edgard Negron Isabella Rodriguez Dana Cannon Martha Regina Escobar Carlos Mario Gutierrez, Cum Laude Jessy Aime Lopez Rodrigo Alexander Neyra Luis F. Arguedas Rodriguez Jose Salvador Cuadra Cardenal, Rosangel Carolina Espinoza Lina Isabel Gutierrez Laura Lopez Elena Nezhivleva Misael Rodriguez Magna Cum Laude Adriana Esteves Michael Haddad Sandy Michelle Lopez Andrea Noguera Marcos Gabriel Troncoso Rodriguez Camil Caro Roger Ignacio Estrada Maria Jose Haggen, Magna Cum Laude Manoucheka Louischarles Enma Mariela Nunez Victor A. Rodriguez Isabel Sofia Carretero, Cum Laude Luigi Ruben Rodriguez Estrella Christian Alberto Handal Oriol I. Machin Kerrina O’Connor Irving Antonio Roiz Nathanielle Yorel Carty Javier Fajardo Trevaun Charles Harrison Juan Maizo Francis I. Ortega Melissa Marie Romero Gustavo Carvajal Alexander Joseph Fakhir Hillary Anne Haythorn Adriana Manjarres, Magna Cum Laude Lorena Ortega Darling Lorena Rosales Rocio Nieves Casco, Magna Cum Laude Janelle Farinha Jose Constantino Heredia Jonathan Mantilla Dyah Owens Rose Angelie Cardoza Rosario Maria De Jesus Martinez Castanos Waldo Faura Christopher Hernandez Erika Marcelle Marichal Maria Alejandra Paba Gisella Isabella Roseney, Magna Cum Laude Alexandra Lauren Castilla Armando Alfonso Fernandez Julio Cesar Rojas Hernandez, Cum Laude Daniela Rodriguez Marin Bayron Jose Pahuana Yankel A. Rosenthal Christian Castillo Esther Fernandez Mabel Scarlet Hernandez Arianna Mary Marquez Marjorie M. Pain, Cum Laude Martin Otazua Rozo Edel Castillo Miladys Fernandez Magdalena Hernandez Francesca Mary Marquez Mauricio Paolini Carlos Rua Jose Guadalupe Castillo Renata Fernandez Catherine Herrera Brittany Janette Marrero Michelle Pava, Magna Cum Laude Ignacio Rua Miguel Jose Nunez Castillo Rosmery Garateix Fernandez Shirley Viviana Vasquez Herrera Graciela Maria Marte Juan Pavetti Frank Ruiz Jesus Gabriel Chacin Manuel Jose Fernandez Ferrua Irving Hierro Jose Antonio Martes, Magna Cum Laude Rosa Nathalia Penaloza, Cum Laude Cinthia Sacasa Sarah Chang Michael Andrew Finale, Cum Laude Moriel Hoffman,Cum Laude Ashley Victoria Marti Daniel Perez, Summa Cum Laude Stephanie D. Saenz Miles Joseph Charlton Raymond Georges Didier Flambert Jazmine Nichole Hoover Daniela Martinez, Magna Cum Laude Desiree Bieri Pérez Jennifer Salcedo Ronald Chavarria, Cum Laude Aura Maria Florez, Cum Laude Gabriella Hormazabal Dariel Martinez Raul E. Perez Cristina Salem Christina Marie Chavez Sean Patric Fowler Camilo Antonio Hoyos David Alejandro Martinez, Wayne Perez Jr Luis Alberto Guillen Saleme Kristen Michelle Chirino Santiago Franco Roman Hrubyak, Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Eugene Julius Perry Catalina Sanchez, Cum Laude Sung Choi Fabiola Francois Margarita Huaman Torres Gisselle Margarita Martinez Miguel Andres Sanz Peynado David Antonio Sanchez Galina Churchill, Magna Cum Laude LeChatelier Franklin, Cum Laude Joshua Allen Hurt, Cum Laude Luisa Fernanda Sanchez Martinez John-Paul Piedra Fabrizio G. Sanchez Alejandro Alberto Cid Hector Giancarlo Frias Jessica Isabel Ibanez Felipe Materon Javier Euardo Pina Janet Sanchez Franco Dumarais Cisne Basilio Fuschich Sheu Tidjani Bola Igue Jonathan Michael McGillicuddy Anna Rachel Pines, Cum Laude Luis Alberto Guillen Saleme Erin Ciubotaru, Cum Laude Taylor Maya Gabay, Magna Cum Laude Najla Ghazi Abu Jaber Kevin Mederos Javier Piniella Laura Catalina Sanchez, Cum Laude Lisa Belina Claro Johan Garcia Shaila Jaime Emily Ann Mejia Shari Nicole Pottinger Lazaro Jose Sanchez Kevin Anthony Cordero Joshua Zelenkofske Garcia Mauricio A. Jarvis, Magna Cum Laude Juan Daniel Mejia Sophie Princic Yuddimila Santiesteban Liliana Cortes Kiania Elise Garcia Louis Jerez, Magna Cum Laude Kirk Anthony Mekdeci Michael Quevedo Monica Marcela Saraza Fiorella M. Cortez, Cum Laude Omar Andres Garcia, Cum Laude Daniel Oscar Jimenez, Cum Laude Adelis Mendez Nicolas Quinones Romi Schneider, Cum Laude Monica Victoria Cortez Natalia Isabel Garcia, Magna Cum Laude Nicolas Alejandro Jimenez Yvrose Merizier, Summa Cum Laude Valentina Quiroga Brian Dean Scott John Anthony Cosculluela Hugh Joseph Garrity Jingxue Jin Richie Michel Alejandro J. Ramirez Luis Eduardo Baez Sencion Francine Couto, Cum Laude Estefania Gasparini Cilon Kassie Amal Dinorah Milane, Summa Cum Laude Cesar David Ramirez Estefania Arias Sotelo, Summa Cum Laude Maria Alejandra Pujols Cruz Stephanie Jazmine Gaviria Ashley E. Kerbel Kadeem K. Miller Luis Javier Jimenez Ramon Elena Estefani Scully Milena Curbelo Renee A. Gibson Shakila Teosha Kineard Mirtha Elizabeth Mir Alejandra Paola Ramos Abel Sepulveda Connie Dashiell, Cum Laude Marcel Michael Gilbert, Cum Laude Kevin Brian Kleinman Carol I. Mira Cristina Ramos Edward Jules Servius Jose L. Davila Clara Carolina Murillo Giraldo, Sebastian Alberto Conde Koller Alexa Llosa Miranda Valerie Raposo, Magna Cum Laude Clifton Sexton Mike Dayoub Magna Cum Laude Eric Daniel Laguardia, Magna Cum Laude Hamsely Mirre Jaime Ravinet Nina Leonor Sherman, Summa Cum Laude Julio Fernando De La Cruz Adekoya Martin Giwa Carlos Augusto Vega Lameda Amanda Nicole Moleiro Anthony Rea Cesar Silva, Magna Cum Laude Natalia De Menezes Maria Gabriela Chahin Goico Jose Laphitzondo Juan Luis Molina Lawrence Ream Kerri Ann Elaine Webber Small, Ralph Degand Jessica A. Gomez Luis Manuel Martinez Lara Darnell Lamar Monestime Fernando Reis Magna Cum Laude Jose Luis Del Pino Jonathan Edward Gomez Lisan Leal Ileana Margarita Biaggi Mora Natasha Restrepo Arvin Sosa Daniel Ricardo Parra Del Riego Victor Manuel Gomez Jennifer Lee Javier Morales Anna Rezenkova Gabriela Sousa Osman Alexis Delgado Alejandro Gonzalez Anne Saskia Lemaire Ebony Glendell Morris Juan C. Rhenals Addison Hunter Southerland Stephanie L. Dempster Anaris Gonzalez Jhavannie Ramon Lemard, Cum Laude Juan Carlos Mostafa Miguel Augusto Rodriguez Riano Maxie Enrique Staines Nathan Dervil Andres Gonzalez, Magna Cum Laude Daniele Stefano Lentini Alden Jovanni Motebed Djenald Richard Sharaf Steen Natali Alexis Dolgiej Derek Gonzalez Moises Alberto Levy Gerardo C. Munguia, Magna Cum Laude Javier Villa Rivas Veronica Stupia Karim Andre Drouin Eliana Gonzalez Tek Lim Daniel Alexander Munoz, Nicholas Rivenburg Braulio Suarez, Cum Laude Jose Duran Jorge Luis Gonzalez Lauren Jessica Bernal Liranzo Magna Cum Laude Dainelys Rivero Manuel Enrique Suarez Yvonne B. Duthil Luis Jose Acra Gonzalez Eduardo Llanos Carlos Murillo Leslie Rivero Alexander Jose Sucasaca Maria Gresanthe Efthimiadis Monique Annmarie Gordon Andres Enrique Pichardo Lluberes Zakia Widad Nakad Marbely Robleto Maria Alejandra Sued

40 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 41 Kellie Lynn Sunderland John Alexander Valencia Jordan Von Strolley Master of Science in International Vevicanand Ramnauth Bachelor of Science in Johnny Alberto Suriel Jessie A. Valle Vanessa Weber and Intercultural Education Kerry Lynn Ryan Elementary Education Cum Laude Naomi Carmel Samole-prager Bernardo Javier Tavarez, Natalie Vanessa Vallina Rochelle G. Williams Gabriela Esteves Yanet Esther Febles Camero Karin Barbara Soria Bernard Teller Gizelle Valmond Sage Ann Willman Justin Helton Liann Victoria Gomez David T. Spell Tiffany Elizabeth Thornton Andrea Sofia Vanegas Maria Veronica Wilson Blake A. Johnson Bianca Geneva Julien Barbara Ungarten Tina Toghiyani, Cum Laude Ana C. Vargas-Mejia-Ricart Caroline Elizabeth Lewis Joshua Winderbaum Romel Ernesto Velarde Stephania Torres, Cum Laude Manuel Alejandro Vecin Heather Lorraine Raymond Clement Mario Winter Master of Science in Shanandoah Nicole Wynn Stephanie Tovar Alonso Velarde Tarlyn Robinson Danielle Jo Yee Physical Education Alba Cristina Zamora Yuliya Tsviatkova, Summa Cum Laude Magda Cristina Velasquez Jessica Rosales Cameron Shelton Young Jonelle Melissa Cox Camila Lomanto Uribe Jose Luis Vidal Tiffany Russo John Mccoy Danay Urquiola Juan Antonio Villamizar Luis Zambrano Bachelor of Science in Early Alexandria Nicole Spencer Yan Kristopher Valdes Mjames Nicolas Villedrouin Luis Francisco Zapata Childhood Education Master of Science in Michelle Abreu, Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Reading Education Eden Marie Avila Physical Education Jillian Marie Alvarado Ana Gabriela Aviles, Magna Cum Laude Klaus Andres Blandon Vanessa Arrua Shatricia N. Benjamin Julissa Bravo Lisa Donna Yveta Brise Natalie Anne Centeno Laura Fiet Ivelises Calvo Amos Conyers Jennifer Lynn Fitzgerald Yvette Elizabeth Castro, Cum Laude George De La Cruz Annmarie Gray Sharisse Elizabeth Devot College of Education Eduardo Martinez-Esteve Anisleidys Perez Rebeca Dominguez, Magna Cum Laude Kevin Alexander Fernandez, Cum Laude Judith Philias Idamari Caneva Fernandez, Cum Laude Ethel C. Velez Ernesto Luis Fuentes Educational Specialist in Master of Science in Curriculum Diana Lillian Raposo Cinthia P. Gascon Sierra, Michelle Jo Wexler Krystal Garcia Educational Leadership and Instruction Charsta Simmons Summa Cum Laude Andy Garcia Baile Paula Diana Davidson Diana Maria Alvarez Rosalee St Lot Aneliz Hernandez, Cum Laude Anna Elizabeth Heinzman, Cum Laude Vanessa Isabel Gonzalez Alessandra Arias Master of Science in Early Ashley Triana-Gallo Jahaira Hidalgo Juan David Herrera Nicole Arias Childhood Education Jennifer Hincapie, Cum Laude Taylor Klotz, Magna Cum Laude Anna Bailey Gilda Paola Acta Morales Karina Esther Lopez Master of Science in Adult Master of Science in Recreation Christian Lopez, Magna Cum Laude Elizabeth Benavides-Gaitan Elizabeth Altare Katie Renee Marco Education and Human and Sport Management Michael Lundstrom Michelle Marie Bertucci Amaury Amarante Daphnie Mingo Joseph Quamaine Black III Jeanmarie Lynn Madison Resource Development Marlen Buergo Marisol Amarante Luisana Montero Salma Aleema Hadeed Elizabeth Campos Carmen Ileana Marco Dominique Diaz Fabiola Sperduto Jon Neumann, Cum Laude Hermann Hencke Jonathan Gil Alberto Lee Monnar Mercedes Gimenez Yolanda Yvette Thompson Amanda Marie Ocana Stephanie Mathurin Kristine Marie Monforte Agustin Ortiz Chanil Gomez Lauren Ollet Angel Pablo Rua Rodolfo Perez Jorge Perez Deramo, Cum Laude Tazeen Hameed Alyssa Osorio Master of Science in Francisco Javier Rolon Julia C. Hoar Daniela Patino Chantal G. Salas Master of Science in Tamika Joseph Educational Leadership Master of Science in Tania Peralta Myrna Augustin Andres Troncoso Counselor Education Ivette Kaige Special Education Karen Sarai Pinto Fernanda Fontanes Monique Valdes Kristina Lillian Bobe Antonella La Tegola Christina Armada Brittany Nicole Pullen, Cum Laude Deanne Getreu Jasmine Wade, Cum Laude Francesca Judith Corea Joseph Luc Maria Isabel Avonce Chantel Queris Orli Goldstein Denis Wuscovi Patricia Falco Silvia Maria Mendoza Andrea Shirley Cedeno Ashley Anna Quinonez Guadalupe Garcia Aymee Marie Naumann Sharell Clark Amelia Rodriguez, Cum Laude Desiree Marguerite Gonzalez Marnie C. Nieves Master of Science in Higher Priscila Ferguson Gustavo A. Rodriguez Bachelor of Science in Recreation Caroline Cossa Levy Christina Gorayeb Ondaro Education Administration Alejandra Fernandez Ramon Dario Rodriguez and Sport Management Diana Margarita Perez Patricia Anne Puerto Staci D. Bernhard Susana Gallarreta Scarleth Rodriguez, Magna Cum Laude Nicole Marie Alesia Sophia Rodriguez-Ruso Lexi Alyse Quintero Phillip Lloyd Hamilton Taylor Johnson Katherine Sanchez Nicole Alvarez Roberto Estuardo Schwartz Angela Maria Ramirez Helen Kassim Elizabeth Anne Lane-Smith Vanessa Tablada Nawaz Amirali Darya Yeroshova Denise Marie Raposo Ailina Marrero Jannet A. Machado Wendia Franck Thomas,Magna Cum Laude Ileana Andujar Zaheia Salem Maria Cristina Montoya Janet Martinez Diana Lynette Vigo Jeremy Bajdaun Isbel Salgueiro Taviana Nevares Parras Dianelly Mouradian Nicole Villar Richard Burrows Lianny Galdona Sanchez Alvaro Rodrigo Perez Jessica Aimee Naranjo Jorge J. Zaldivar Jessie Capote Elodia Benita Santiago Karine S. Stukes Ana Paz Toney Herman Carter Madeleine Valeiras Novelette Pitt Aiyanna Lynn Coleman

42 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 43 Michael Shawn Cornell James Douglas Markham Langham Pedro Jose Rosario Diaz Master of Science in Miguel Fernando Orjuela Andres Alejandro Ruggiero Ivan Cuartas Ryan James Marsom Heidi Ross Mechanical Engineering Whitney Padote Yohan Santos Cum Laude Dimitri Defrant Daniella Martinez Shekia Smith Sai Bharani Madugula Osvaldo Carlos Perdomo Matthew Spencer Saunders, Ian Escalante, Cum Laude Evelyn Martinez Alisabeth Ashley Taramona Sohail Reddy Enmanuel Perez Artiom Tiurin Ondina Escobar Joseph Christopher Martino Diego Fernando Salazar David Emmanuel Vizcaino Gabriel Valenzano Muhammad Farooq Saleem Anthony Stephen Fernandez Jason Mark Mckean, Summa Cum Laude Shaquon Zahir Samuel Alfredo Zellek, Magna Cum Laude Carolyn Fouts Travis Vivian Moore Natalie Velasquez Master of Science in Daniel Enrique Sanchez Mark Friedman, Cum Laude Evelyn Marie Morgado Enrique Luis Villa, Summa Cum Laude Brandon Marcel Sansaricq Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications Jasmine Simone Garrett Steven Wells Nimmer Joelle Watkins Roberto Socorro Construction Management Dayana Hernandez, Cum Laude Barbara M. Nunez and Networking Oscar Daniel Sosa Hassan Mohamed Eltaramsy, Cum Laude Jonathan C. Jackson Juan P. Orozco Jr. Bachelor of Science in Worlanyo Adzimah Christopher Fabian Soto Steven Marcus Mesa Nephetalie Jules Joshua Lee Padilla Cedrick Thomas Evan H. Robbins Fatima Monique King Nicolas Andres Patino Special Education Bachelor of Arts in Victor Fabio Valenzuela Luna Gianny Marcela Romero Eric Daniel Laguardia, Magna Cum Laude Jorge Enrique Ramirez, Cum Laude Dionne Delva Octavius Information Technology Alexander Velázquez Estévez James Arthur Taylor Riva Laisman Dominique Juwan Rhymes Sophia Souffrant Alberto Burnstein Kevin Zambrana, Cum Laude Yenisel Calle Bachelor of Science in Anthony Pauldecarvalh Magalhaes Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Arianny Rodriguez Computer Engineering Virgilio Acuna Alexander Sosa Kevin Paul Katsuo Castillo, Cum Laude Liuyi Gu Jorge Alberto Diaz, Cum Laude Xiangbianhua Gu College of Engineering and Computing Bachelor of Science in Jermaine Elliott Jiang Han Biomedical Engineering Gersain Mesa Liu Han Vintanya Crawford Ricardo Ramon Moreno Yaowei Hu Master of Science in Roberto Fonseca Emmanuel Adetunji Oyedepo Gabriella Fernandez Patrick Igor Munoz, Magna Cum Laude Shilin Li Civil Engineering Felix Miguel Jimenez Julio Sebastian Perez Elasaf F. Gilbert Claudia Silvia Pupo Yuxuan Li Kristopher Sean Rosado Filmon Fesehaye Habte Christian Browning Mains Jonathan William Riger Flavia Lopez Zerong Li Muhammed Ahmed Usman, Junior Henry Sergio Javier Obando Raphael O. Rivera Samera Devi Elizabeth Nath Hao Liang Magna Cum Laude Fengjiang Hu Elio Roca Marcus Rojas-Kauschinger Michael Zosim Vilca Xianpei Liu Yadly St.Fort Victor Andres Rodriguez Willem Rose Zheng Liu Leticia Vaz Xavier Luis A. Sepulveda Bachelor of Science in Bachelor of Science in Robert L. Louis Master of Science in Shreya Venkannagari Civil Engineering Computer Science Jide Lu Master of Science in Electrical Engineering William Willliamson German Alonso Calzado Rene Manuel Alfonso Jie Ma Matthew Sean Martin Mohammad Saiful Islam Muhammad Altabtabai Yordan Alvarez Computer Engineering Max Adolfo Meiners Juan Gabriel Lazo Master of Science in Hansel Adan Ayala Irvin S. Cardenas Fernand Junior Bontemps Alexander Edwin Menendez Mukesh Ramalingam Delin Bixha Luis Miguel Carrillo, Summa Cum Laude Chen Fang Information Technology Bernabe Montoya Frank David Silva Andres Blandon Angel R. Cardenas Raul Carvajal Bosen Liang Carlos Ariel Preza, Cum Laude Ping Wang Karthikeyeni Burugula Jennifer Tatiana Echeverry Daniel S. Costaesa Michel Angelo Roger Juan Jose Rosario Mark Alexander Diaz Diana Estrada, Summa Cum Laude Shadeh Yanique Ferris Francis Jonatan Fernandez, Cum Laude Daniel Martin Gonzalez Yutian Shi Master of Science in Master of Science in Carlos Emilio Gil Christian A. Tennant Jaya A. Krutulis Jonathan A. Fernandez Steven Ignetti Computer Science Engineering Management Stevan Vidal Gonzalez Mandiel Lastra, Cum Laude Santiago Miguel Valerio Nahid Ferdous Stefan F. Moore Hernan Andres Aguilera Dominic Francis Goveia Robert O. Law Yichen Wang Javier Luque Daniel David Ohlin David Arcia Melisa Henriquez Michael Lazo Han Yang Pankaj Mankotia Teddy Solano Jaime Miguel Badui Aldo De Paula Jansel Diana Leante Bone Shengyao Zhang Vaibhav Parshotam Rupapara Jimoh Mobolaji Balogun Rosa Liliana Kandic Absalom Lwande, Magna Cum Laude Huan Zhao Yongzhuo Sun Claudia Cristina Calvo Master of Science in Materials Jacobo Antonio Langa Isaac Adam Merille Hongxuan Zhu Anusha Vennap Miguel Fung Science and Engineering Liana Lantigua, Summa Cum Laude Ayme Morrina Lobato, Summa Cum Laude Raul Garcia-Roves Christopher Paul Emerson Eleazar Losada Dennys Heberto Orozco Bachelor of Science in Master of Science in Samir Khan Amirali Nilchian Adianys Martinez Erico Felipe Oyarzun, Cum Laude Environmental Engineering Construction Management Yuechao Li Kelvin Ramon Martinez Tamayo Juan Carlos Riano Leonardo Andres Torrellas Marie-Ange Branker Ran Liu Marlon Axel Martinez Valle Crystal Lauren Rivera, Magna Cum Laude James Camps-Sotriescu Alexander Melcon Marco Alberto Movilla Ivis M. Rodes

44 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 45 Bachelor of Science in Ivan Figueroa Fernando Jesus Rivero Danwen Chen Dana Golson Zewen Li Information Technology Debbie Anne Fong, Magna Cum Laude Alfonso Rojas Jianru Chen, Cum Laude Angel Joaquin Gomez Shuyue Liang Jingru Chen Ruinan Gong Xiao Liang Alejandra Andrea Alvarado Jonathan A. Gomez Jose Emmanuel Ruiz Jimenez Min Chen Jennifer Gonzalez Xu Liang Matthew Manuel Alvarez Giovanni Gonzalez Ronald Jose Salazar Ran Chen Michael Grocher Wei Lin, Cum Laude Yuri Alexander Andrade Adel Hadal Adrian Mikel Sanchez Magna Cum Laude Ruoying Chen, Cum Laude Nicola Margaret Groves Yingzi Lin Juan C. Aponte Gierbolini Terry Guice Henderson Cesar Sandino, Xi Chen Bonan Guo Daniel Richard Lipson John Benincasa Dayron Hernandez Lender Moises Sang Summa Cum Laude Yutong Chen Chumeng Guo Chang Liu Daniel Orlando Bernal, Cum Laude Anthony Iglesias Ralph Scheker, Anderson Dion Jaglal Kurtis A. Schlienger, Cum Laude Runhao Cheng Jiamin Guo, Cum Laude Dong Liu Juan Sebastian Bernal Yiran Cheng, Cum Laude Jinhui Guo Haili Liu Javier Blanco Juan Antonio Labrada Willcy Simon Drew Daniel Lane, Summa Cum Laude Mekalla Tyler I-Chih Chiu, Cum Laude Lina Guo, Magna Cum Laude Hengyu Liu Antwan Patrick Burgess Yujie Chu, Cum Laude Tianyuan Guo Jieheng Liu Kerven O. Cadet Jason Kirk Lee Eric Linares Carlos E. Correa Jordana Gutierrez Yijin Liu Nicholas James Cardell Bachelor of Science in Magna Cum Laude Gustavo A. Luna, Cum Laude Andre Craman De Carmand Cheneffusse Chuyun Han, Yucan Liu Cecilio C. Carrillo Mechanical Engineering Zamaily Crespo Xiaoqi Han Cinthia Lozano Aramis Castillo Ashley V. Marin-Stoddart Abdullah Saeed Alsenawi Mauro Mazzola Victoria Marie Cruell Lingfei Hao Lan Lu Juan Argelis Concepcion Rodrigo Cabrera Nancy M. Cueto Yun Hao, Magna Cum Laude Siyang Lu Javier William Medina Gregory A. Conroy Curtis Kevin Francisque Daniella Datorre Jingying He Yao Lu Carlos Moreira Divonne M. Cooper, Magna Cum Laude Kevin Goldvarg Victoria Maria De La Aguilera Cynthia Hernandez Robert Christopher Lubin Ivan Nefodov, Magna Cum Laude John Silmar Correa Lucia Melara Nicole Marie De Ovin-Berenguer, Jenny Vanessa Hernandez, Cum Laude Jevgeni Lukitsjov Gustavo Noa Jean Carlos Dolmuz, Cum Laude Mike Ariel Menos Magna Cum Laude Yiyi Huang Whitney Aisha Lykins Daniel Dominguez Youris Nunez Mykenson Pierre Kathya Joanndy Delgado Qiurong Huangfu Jia Lyu Kevin Clark Durand Jaime A. Oliver Fabian Mark Robinson Vanessa Delgado Melissa Hughes Lu Lyu Summa Cum Laude Jordan Nicholas Ebanks Alejandro Perez, Mauricio Javier Rodriguez, Cum Laude Antonio Javier Diaz Goldie Medora James Rongzheng Lyu German Etcheverry, Magna Cum Laude Mariana Denisse Perez Andre Lima Siuffo Sara Christine Diaz Jingzhe Jia, Magna Cum Laude Lin Ma Hector Jorge Farinas Jules Pierre Siyu Ding Kaiyi Jiang Qi Ma Mark Alan Rice Yi Dong Yuankun Jiang Yiqing Ma Xiaowei Dou Zhengyue Jiang, Cum Laude Bojan Majkic Ruixuan Du Hui Jin Germain Claude Marchand Siqing Du Jiali Jin Hilda Lissette Martinez Xizi Du Jannel Lois Johnson Mc Queen Shasyrin Martinez Yi Du, Magna Cum Laude Shanika Nika Joseph Kaycee Lynn Matern Yuyao Du Lingyu Ju Rafael Anibal Medina Linxu Duan Christina Juarbe Fernando Mejia Terone Tre Dunbar, Magna Cum Laude Jiali Kang Fanyue Meng, Magna Cum Laude Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Chelsea Amanda Dunn Tianmeng Ke Elizabeth Emma Mestre Max Eldon-Edington Elizabeth Kingsley Xiaodong Miao Master of Science in Samah Osama Sejiny Tian Bai Giselle Edward Camila Lannefranque Anqi Mo Bernard Simon Selesky Xinyi Bai, Cum Laude Kishma Patricia Fahie, Magna Cum Laude Katrina Giselle Leitner Angela Maria Montoya Hospitality Management Cum Laude Xinying Song Shaowen Bao Wenjun Fan Tara Marie Letizia, Jennifer Morales Audrey A. Allen Yanyan Fan Danyang Li Andrea Moreno, Cum Laude Ying Wang Devaris Barnwell Jennifer Lynn Casey Lijun Feng Menglong Li Jamal Marc Morrison Pascale Erika Bayard Stephanie Cohen Lee Lu Feng Na Li Claudia Patricia Muller Hana Besedova Haeli Denton Bachelor of Science in Shicheng Feng Pei Li, Cum Laude Jianqi Niu Pan Fan Hospitality Management Valerie Ann Blattner Angelica Maria Ferreiro Pianpian Li Junyi Ouyang Danika Rose Fox Daniela Abbo Amanda Caroline Britt, Cum Laude Andrea Cristina Fertitta, Magna Cum Laude Ran Li Adrianna Maria Padin Jiyeon Jeon Samantha Acker Brien Antwan Bryant Danielle Alexa Frechter Xia Li Richard F. Padin Peiwen Jiang Alejandro Alvarez Liz Carolina Calderon Yanxi Fu Xiang Li Karina Noelle Peiro Vaiva Kuras Francisco Gabriel Alvarez Sebastian George Campbell Stephanie Helen Fuentes Xiaodao Li Caiying Peng, Cum Laude Bing Kwok Vincent Amato Anthony Kyle Campos Alessandra Mazzotta Fusillo Xiaoyun Li Christopher Jezz Perera Miguel C. Larach Antonio Alejandro Arango Cheng Cao Penghao Gan Xingyue Li Jessica Susanne Perez-Zabala Lin Li Christopher Allen Arriera Gabrielle Card Wangmin Gan Yu Li Monique Alexis Pierce Frances Mari Otano Gracia Jonathan Arrieta Carlos F. Casablanca Liang Gao Yue Li Guozhen Qing Catherine Rodriguez Woly Augustave Augustin Christian John Castro Yufu Gao, Cum Laude Yuhan Li, Cum Laude Timothy Joseph Quain, Cum Laude Laura Rodriguez Vanessa Baez Bichen Chen Julian Garzon Rodriguez Yuhong Li Zhirong Quan

46 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 47 Yana Rakhmanova Ethel Torrentes Meixi Xu Na Ren Luisa Fernanda Tovar Zhaohui Xue School of Journalism and Mass Communication Xilan Ren Geraldine Urena Jie Yan Michael James Rini Dylan Vega Yanan Yan Magna Cum Laude Nicole Rios Sara Velasquez Lu Yang Master of Science in Alessandra De Souza, Corvett Morris-Barclay Luis Enrique Rivera Melissa M. Villanueva Qihui Yang Mass Communication Flavio Del Pino Moffat Mugwe Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Jane Rodriguez, Cum Laude Michelle Nicole Ludlow Walker Shen Yang Krizia Lauren Alba Jena Delaney, Natalie Anne Murias, Virginia Di Catarina Magna Cum Laude Tomas Rodriguez Ballve Yueshan Wan, Cum Laude Siya Yang, Magna Cum Laude Annabelle Bovet Mariana Andreina Nava, Richard Kenneth Duarte, Cum Laude Rachel Rouzard Biyun Wang, Cum Laude Xiaofan Yang Guianeya Diaz Ive Orcel Domingo Alejandro Echague, Stephanie Marina Rubiano Chaozhe Wang Xueyan Yang Erica Sidney Falk Wilnette Ortega, Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Kathleen Fischetti Rubio Chutang Wang, Cum Laude Rui Yao Camila Garcia Maria Ximena Ortigueira, Andrea Escobar Hyun Ju Ryu Danni Wang Ling Yi, Cum Laude Altony Lee Magna Cum Laude Aileen Michele Fernandez, Cum Laude Harold R. Sabillon Jiani Wang Mengyang Yu Alexandro Molinos Nathalie Padron Stephanie Alexandra Figueroa, Stephanie Salazar Jing Wang Meng Yuan Carolina Daniela Murillo Sabrina Peixoto, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Pedro Jose Salvador Jun Wang Maria J. Zamora, Magna Cum Laude Eden Nicole Papineau Cynthia Perez, Cum Laude Estefania Galindo Carly Sanders Kehuan Wang Boyi Zhang Igor Petrov Valentina Daniela Perez Maria Camila Gamero Daryl Santos Mengya Wang Fan Zhang Anifer Michelle Pita Maria Gabriela Pico, Magna Cum Laude Gianina Marina Garcia Ryan Schmied Runze Wang Hechen Zhang Leah Poole Alexander Piña Jennifer Kimberly Garcia, Cum Laude Tylar Segal Songjie Wang Kai Zhang Janeisy Rodriguez Kevin Pinto, Cum Laude Javon R. Gibbons Evalisse Serrano Tao Wang Shikun Zhang Cassandra Sigler Ashley Ramirez, Magna Cum Laude Shuai Shang, Cum Laude Taolue Wang Shuai Zhang Danielle Amanda Gomez, Cum Laude Angela Fiorela Solines Zea Karen Gabriela Ramirez Chao Shi Yu Wang Xian Zhang Karol Gomez, Magna Cum Laude Gerdy Erica St Louis Marelis Requejado Lu Shi Yuxuan Wang, Cum Laude Xiao Zhang, Cum Laude Carolina Gonzalez Igor Tomaz De Sa Lila Reyes Xuzhen Shi Ziquan Wang Xiaoyu Zhang, Cum Laude Daniel Andrew Gonzalez Irina Zabelina Daniela Rios Ernst Simon Georgina Wei Ting Wang Dong Xinfang Zhang, Magna Cum Laude Johan Sebastian Gutierrez Gregorio Rios, Cum Laude Timothy Mykale Smith Chunhao Wei Yang Zhang Fabiola Gutierrez De Pineres, Tatiana Destiny Roache Taylor Soroka Qianwen Wei Yumeng Zhang, Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Magna Cum Laude Daniela Rodriguez Oliver B. Stensby Tong Wei Zhonghan Zhang Communication Rochelle Guzman, Cum Laude Gabriela Rodriguez Alena Stumbre Xiaoxuan Wei Beibei Zhao Denisse A. Acosta Alexandra Noel Hart, Magna Cum Laude Erick Michael Roque Qianqian Su, Magna Cum Laude Crystal Marie Williams Qingyu Zhao, Cum Laude Marcia Aksu, Magna Cum Laude Alejandro Enrique Hernandez Ariel Joy Sakowitz, Cum Laude Yazhou Su Shanshan Wu, Magna Cum Laude Runyang Zhao, Cum Laude Vanessa Marie Alvarez Sigrun Yr Hjorleifsdottir, Cum Laude Elijah Dovber Salver Michelle Suero Shengjie Wu, Cum Laude Siping Zhao Carolina Danielle Barreto Tara Lynn Hubbard Alexandria C. Salvo Celia Suman Siyao Wu Tianyi Zhao Carolina Barrios James Doyle Hughes Paloma Sanchez, Cum Laude Lu Sun Ting Wu Yan Zhao Anika Batista Natalie Christine Iglesias Cum Laude Peiyang Sun Xuan Wu Zixiao Zhao Aimee Marques Belarmino Da Silva Karnkamol Intarasuwan, Cum Laude Sofia Elena Sanchez, Cum Laude Yifan Sun Yanan Wu Ying Zheng Karina Sofia Blanco Gregory Myles Jalil Javier Sande, Cum Laude Yangyang Tan, Cum Laude Zhishu Wu Wei Zhi Teresita Blanco Bianca Althea Jameison, Summa Cum Laude Melissa Sandoval, Cum Laude Buqi Tao Zhiwei Wu, Yicheng Zhou Cecilia Maria Bonachea, Summa Cum Laude Fuad Kiuhan Christopher John Santiago, Cum Laude Alin Timicer Menghui Xia Ye Zhu Melisa Borges, Cum Laude Kaylin E. Konchak Alexandra Sardi, Magna Cum Laude Tao Tong Tianyu Xie Yu Zhu Pamela Campani, Magna Cum Laude Jennifer Lacayo Maria Andreina Sarmiento Tong Tong Yuefeng Xing Diego Zito Bianca Campuzano Yovel Lagziel, Cum Laude Gretel Cristina Schumacher Katelyn Tonietti Boyuan Xu Samantha L. Cannon, Cum Laude Oksana Libovych Ann Christina Spencer, Cum Laude Nicole Alexa Carbuccia-Placido Morgan Mae Macmullin Alex Joseph Stella Aitana Cardoso Sherley Amanda Martinez Nidia Suarez Sterling, Cum Laude Vanessa Castaneda Vanessa Martinez Areli Andrea Teran Jessica Delfina Chacoff Diana Mayorga Carly Victoria Tighe Stephanie Renee Chadwick Ivanna Medina Christina Nicole Trueba, Cum Laude Crystal Chew, Cum Laude Samantha Metayer Ashley Valentin Jessica Samantha Cohen, Cum Laude Sharkie N. Miles Erica Lee Vazquez-Bacardi Lauren Collett- Solberg, Magna Cum Laude Giovanni Dimitri Miranda, Cum Laude Mallory Denise Veliz Valois E. Colmenares Kristine D. Miranda Daniel Juan Vendrell Kathleen Marie Cortes Victoria Montalvo, Cum Laude Elia M. Vera Blanco, Cum Laude Alejandra Maria Cuadra Alonso Montano Mauricio Villa Alexander Emmanuel Cuervo, Cum Laude Michael Anthony Montano Camille Lynn Williams Ivan Paula Danin Bryanna Ashley Morales, Cum Laude Antonay Vinette Wright

48 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 49 Luis Aurelio Gonzalez Vanessa Vazquez Jaime Paradela, Magna Cum Laude Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences Christian Dieunez Oscar Jean-Baptiste Sisan Walker Angel Flavia Cristina Perez, Magna Cum Laude Nkechi Mary Jebose-Chinye Melissa Zuniga Flor Perez, Summa Cum Laude Gravil Joseph Jasmine Perez Renato Belouche Clavo Eduardo Navarro Master of Science in Nursing - Alain Joubert Rubens Pierre, Cum Laude Domingo Ernesto Benitez Carolina Chi-Hein Ng Bachelor of Health Advanced Adult Gerontology Christina Yolanda Mcpherson-Jimenez Dennis Fernando Ramos, Thomas Charles Black Jean H. Noel Services Administration Emmanuel Metzer Metayer Summa Cum Laude Nurse Practitioner Leonel Bravo Viart Lyudmyla Artemenko Norgart Susan Mae Aguilar, Cum Laude Daryl Anne Ross Lysandra Rodriguez Ricardo Acevedo Eliza M. Burdier Luzmary Ocampo Gala Carolina Alfonso, Cum Laude Wesguer Vilce Chanel C. Rossi Mariel Arlene Bosserman Ana Cabrera Kathy O’Connell Jhordanna Allen Michelle Elizabeth Williams Marklyse Saintelus Evelio Campos Ugarte Danay Cancela Monica Oriol Michael Daniel Almazan Eliana J. San Martin, Cum Laude Robert Benrus Castro Jean-Baptiste Ceme Lisset Oropesa-Gonzalez Marcela Viviana Alzate Jean-Claude Crevecoeur Lisa Cepeda Ruben Perez Master of Science in Asareel Arbolaez Marcela A. Scalia Cum Laude Michelle Emokpae Rose Carline Cesaire-Jean Miguel De Jesus Perez Martinez Occupational Therapy Silvana Arevalo Anna Christina Sibilia, Mark Alexander Fonseca Karl Henri Cesar Billy Warrensky Pierre Rosannie Acevedo Jeffrey A. Arias Polly-Ann Sheerna Sinclair Arianna Gordillo Sreekala Chandrachoodan Tanya Raquel Quiroz Victoria Geraldine McCoy Ramon Aybar Sarah Catherine Smith Juan C. Jayo Cum Laude Ifeanyi Chukwuka Richard John Ralls Berline Beauchamp, Cum Laude Ramise Succes, Reynald Jean Selgrys Maria Cisneros Lidice Rankin Master of Science in Speech Bianca Berisha Angelica Shekita Stubbs Stella Junco Liliana Tapia, Magna Cum Laude Erich E. Companioni Andrea Nicole Ristaino Language Pathology Edmunds Patrick Bernard Aviv Katz Enrique Jose De Castro Arelis M. Rivera Christina Villamizar Meniollenne Alexis Marcia Elizabeth Bravo Christie Kilayko Michelle Anne Diana Johan Garcia Rodriguez Michelle Villarreal Yesenia Del Carmen Balseiro Alexandre Bricourt Aldouine Darline Lafosse Patricia Diaz Candita Aldecka Rodriguez Desmika Cara White Natalie Barreras Erica Michelle Brooks, Cum Laude Maria Jessica Londono Angelique Marie DuQuesne Fabian A. Rodriguez Joel Hanif Williams Marcie Marie Basiletti Trudy Annakay Brown Carlos Jacinto Martinez Stephanie Elyse Durst-Rael Gloria Rodriguez Nneka Felicia Williams Abigail Berman Johnjairo Cardona Jorge Luis Martinez Noa Floride Staco Francois Ramses Rodriguez Mengjie Zhong, Magna Cum Laude Cristina Marie Blanco Jorge Carrasco Andrea Ann Marie Medwinter Hilda Josefina Funez Escobar Odet Rojas Suarez Lesley Canal Jackeline Castillo Jovina Morales Marlix Del Valle Galue Monica Rolo Yahaira Aimee Concepcion Edilberto Gallego Castro Bachelor of Science in Nursing Natacha Nicaisse Eric Levi Gancedo Gonzalez Aurora Rondon Brittney Nicole Cruz Nelsen Constantin Desiree Abraham Lisset Oliva Kunwarjit Singh Garcha Julisa Rosa Heidi Diaz Lorena Corvo Ashi K. Ahmed Marie Jocelyne Philippe Luis Ramon Garcia Rabi Edith Ruiz Courtney Sherie Dillard Natalia Cuevas, Magna Cum Laude Corin J. Alcorn, Summa Cum Laude Daniel Pino Ruiz Diane Garrido-Tancredi Ana Russo Krystal Maree Garcia Cassandra Enriquez, Cum Laude Edwidg Wolff Alexis, Cum Laude David Jose Trabanco Naderge Gerard Jessica Luise Sanabria Melissa Jeannie Garcia Adriana Font Valery McWeiner Alexis, Magna Cum Laude Elizabeth Lovette Ugokwe Javier Tomas Gonzalez Muniz Julio Reinaldo Sanchez Jessica Garrido Ashley Ann Gonzalez, Magna Cum Laude Nusrat Bangash, Magna Cum Laude Mariana Vergara Nikkera Griffiths Juan Santana Jacalyn Marie Gomez Lateafia Grinan Karen Anne Bapst Miriam Isabel Guerra Otero Wilmer Rosell Santiesteban Garcia Maite Gomez Catheline Guillaume Amarily Barahona Master of Science in Nursing - Linda Guevara De Rios Nayvi Serrano Juana Gutierrez Jessy Pascale Israel, Cum Laude Luis Manuel Blanco, Magna Cum Laude Darius Guzevicius Ravi Viswanathan Sharma Advanced Child Nurse Randy La Villa Britney Nicole James Marie Rosy Borges, Magna Cum Laude Jose Andres Guzman Deborah Suzanne Swain Practitioner Michelle Leon Adrienna Johnson Joseph A. Bornstein Liliana Mari Atkins Haldane Karl Hall Clavia Mah Tendoh Rozalind Johnson Jason A. Borrego, Magna Cum Laude Ana Ivis Hernandez Wilner Thelemaque Anna Jean Marie Lindsey Gina Lee Diaz Michelle Katz Dicoda Nichole Brown Noel Andrew Hernandez Donna Michelle Trim Ashley Ann Marin Tania Diaz Bushra Lakhani Maria Corina Calzadilla, Summa Cum Laude Boris Luis Iglesias Adiaris Valle Kelly Marshall Janell Vazquez Falquez Jessica Kaley Leyva Ilvana Campagna Molly Irizarry Xavier Yanez Chelsea Anne Martinez Carolina Marquez Samuel Li Desiree Carrazana Harry Jean Erick Alejandro Medina Daniella Day Orpi Philip Litt, Cum Laude Yura Casanas Gonzalez, Cum Laude Marie Eronne Jean Charles Joselyn Mejia Maria Fernanda Serna Master of Science in Nursing - Vanessa Lopez Legna Mary Castaneda Juslain Jonathas Adriana Maria Montoya Marta Suarez Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Amrita Vachelle Maharaj, Cum Laude Simon M. Chacko, Magna Cum Laude Nasser Lavaud Alyssa Morelli Victoria Marti, Cum Laude Yolanda Cooper Vanessa Nicole Lavina Practitioner Alexandra Marie Nunez Carmen Martinez Leonardo Jose Cruz, Cum Laude Master of Science in Nursing - Ana Lopez Eudaldo Aponte Elaine Pinillos Rosely De Los Santos, Cum Laude Advanced Family Nurse Andy Louis Jean Richard Asensio Amber Jill Prentice Sarai Rachell Mercado Magna Cum Laude Kristel De Varona, Magna Cum Laude Practitioner Luz Stella Luque Hans Beliard Nandini Ramakrishna Cristina Monch, Jeanette Rodriguez Kristy Morales Susan Christina Demming Dora Angelica Aguilar Romero Alexander Mazekina Taira Max Audran Belot Jacklyn Roiz-Rivera Jessica Ray Mullen Sanya Irene Diaz Marie Michelle Amede Mailen Mendoza-Martin Julio A. Enriquez Cody Rosa Leneesha Veronica Nash, Cum Laude Narendra Dyal Maria Bianca Capili Andulan Ibis Mercedes Menendez Arnaldo Fargas-Rodriguez Grace Stephanie Vado Jany Getsy Nodarse Bianca Roxana Escorcia Petit Louis Augustin Nicole Danay Monroig Albert Lazaro Garcia Maricel Vazquez David Anthony Olivera, Summa Cum Laude Idaluz Fernandez

50 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 51 Victoria Lynn Franciscus Heather Elizabeth Hope Rogelio Efren Rodriguez, Cum Laude Felix Javier Galera, Magna Cum Laude Yen Wei Huang, Summa Cum Laude Jacques Sainvil, Cum Laude Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Dario Javier Garcia, Magna Cum Laude Nardege Jean, Cum Laude Janetzi E. Sanchez Fabrina Gilot-Gousse, Magna Cum Laude Ka’Lesha Jones, Cum Laude Navreet Kaur Shergill Bertfred A. Gonzalez Evens Jules, Magna Cum Laude Shannon Suarez Master of Public Health Chanel Lynn Gomez Tatiana Marill Kristen Ashley Goodrich Aelle Jules Janvier, Magna Cum Laude Franckel Taylor, Magna Cum Laude Elsa Alexandra Allstaedt Jenna L. Gomez Angelo Martinez Magna Cum Laude Mardel Sherley Gratia David, Precious Janay Lanier Luis Torres Pioto, Magna Cum Laude Asma Dalal Rachel S. Hager Dianis Mejia, Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Julio Alberto Llamo, Cum Laude Ricel Urias, Magna Cum Laude Christyl Teres Dawson Garfield Obrian Jarrett Carolina Neira, Carmen Guanipa, Magna Cum Laude Alexis Martinez, Cum Laude Milene Vega Brandon Desowitz-Leibell Cortney Johnson Asnald Nelfrard Juan Carlos Hernandez Martinez, Anel Monrose, Cum Laude Marilyn Villaverde Henry Claude S Etienne Evelyn Isabel Medina Eunice R. Powell Cum Laude Ruth Occean, Magna Cum Laude Luna Wahnon De Benayoun, Negar Fallahazad Marcela Medina Sophia Raymond Magna Cum Laude Luis Huberto Hernandez, Cum Laude Cregy Patterson Magna Cum Laude Daniela Flores Nancy I. Mendoza Kristina Santiago, Juan Yuri Herrera, Magna Cum Laude Arturo Perez, Magna Cum Laude Kyle Brennan Whaley, Magna Cum Laude Darius Vaughn Evans Halliday Kendra Day Negron Alaina Smith Neitza Mercedes Hooper, Frandella Pierrebrown Ilona Moroz Williams Catherine F. Hibbitt Rafic Elias Sabbag Roy-Anne Tiffany Smith Summa Cum Laude Shyne Pillai, Magna Cum Laude Valesca Marina Larga-espada Josephine Anne Sanchez Maidalynn Jane Solar Dana Michelle Mcculloch Jacqueline Schulman Kathiana Vixama Vivian Chinenye Nwudu Glenda Taylor Rosaura Mariana Yepez, Magna Cum Laude Manale M. Patel Selamawit Tesfamariam Dilcia Aida Zeron, Magna Cum Laude Nancy Megumi Perea Kanisha M. Williams Patrice Camille Placide Luis David Ramirez Bachelor of Science in Dietetics Kapil Rathi and Nutrition Chyanne C. Robbins Jenna Berkley, Cum Laude Ana Teresa Zegarra Stefani Ann Buade Katerine E. Diaz, Cum Laude Master of Science in Dietetics Rochelle Tiffany Antoinette Dixon and Nutrition Alison Escalante, Cum Laude Glenda Alvarado Patricia Bridget Lane, Cum Laude Liena Ceballos Andrea Carmella Meskie, Cum Laude Rebecca Ann Goodrich Robert Shaw Danielle M. Marks Luz Sosa Escobar Marissa Abdalla Menendez Alexander Vergara Simone Alecia Morgan Torrie Cole Yellen Bachelor of Science in Social Work Danielle Marie Anderson Master of Social Work Mabel Anton, Cum Laude Christine Agic Luz Elena Arango, Cum Laude Yeska Mercedes Aguilar Pamela Patricia Broaster-Doyle, Caitlin Marie Alfonso Magna Cum Laude Sandra Janneth Alvarez Cintia Carvalho, Cum Laude Tabatha Lashon Bailey Jessica Catalano, Cum Laude Lorrie Balding Yoana Caridad Corro, Cum Laude Barbara Boliere Ciara Zanett David Jennifer Broche Stephen Escue, Magna Cum Laude Pennee Mikela Brown Suleyne Fernandez Monica Cacho Linda Karin Forsberg Eriksson, Leonardo Lorenzo Chacon Asusta Summa Cum Laude Mabel Colon Roxana Gonzalez Edwin Crespo Caridad Lourdes Humphreys, Cum Laude Jan Leigh Crespo Darline Jean, Cum Laude Kamilah Cross Michelle Lorraine Krykewycz, Cum Laude Rocio De La Grana Jennifer Lanzas, Magna Cum Laude Natali Diaz Angelica Louis-Jeune, Cum Laude Michelle Geli Aneesa Mandani

52 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 53 Dear Alumni: Summer 2015 FIU Alma Mater

On behalf of the FIU Alumni Association and its Board of Directors we extend our congratulations and welcome you to your new family of more than 200,000 alumni.

Belinda Gunn, Lyrics Your Alumni Association exists to support the goals and mission of FIU and to be a viable resource for Carl Strommen, Music engaging alumni. The Association helps fund scholarships and sponsors numerous events including the Torch Awards Gala, Fishing Tournament, Silver Pride Reunion and Panther Pit tailgates.

Membership in the Alumni Association is a great way for you to show your school pride and establish a lifelong relationship with the university. As a member, you have a huge alumni network at your finger tips. The FIU Alumni Association is more than 20,000 members strong and growing with representation in all of the United States and 30 countries.

The FIU Alumni Association will always be your home away from home! Whenever you are on campus, stop by and pay us a visit in MARC Suite 230 at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Remember membership has its privileges. You can enjoy all the benefits of being an active member by joining online at www.fiualumni.com or calling 305-348-3334.

GO PANTHERS!

Best regards,

Duane Wiles Frank J. Peña ’99 Executive Director and President, Alumni Association Associate Vice President

54 Florida International University Summer 2015 Commencement 55 Special thank you to our Students, Parents, Family and Friends. To all the Faculty, Staff, Administration, Ceremony Ambassadors, Divisions and Departments, including Facilities Management and Custodial Services that have a role in this event, we appreciate your ongoing dedication to FIU. Florida International University is a vibrant, student-centered public research university, ideally located in Miami, that is in its commitment to learning, research, entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity so that our graduates are prepared to succeed in a global market.

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