The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

August and December 2020 Commencement

College of Arts + Architecture Belk College of Business College of Computing and Informatics Cato College of Education The William States Lee College of Engineering College of Health and Human Services College of Liberal Arts & Sciences The Graduate School Table of Contents

Greetings from the Chancellor ...... 2 UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees...... 3 UNC Charlotte Bell...... 4 Commencement Bell Ringer...... 4 Turning of the Tassel...... 4 Explanation of Honors Programs, Merit Scholars, and Academic Distinction...... 5 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching...... 6 The Class of 2020 Ceremony...... 7 Greetings from the Graduate School...... 8 Graduate School Doctoral Degrees...... 9 Master’s Degrees...... 11 Graduate Certificates...... 15 Greetings from the Undergraduate Graduating Class...... 17 Bachelor's Degrees College of Arts + Architecture...... 18 Belk College of Business ...... 19 College of Computing and Informatics...... 23 Cato College of Education...... 25 The William States Lee College of Engineering ...... 26 College of Health and Human Services...... 28 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences ...... 31 Chancellor Sharon L . Gaber...... 39 Chancellor's Cabinet...... 39 Alumni Association...... 40 Greetings from the Chancellor To Our Graduates, Families and Friends: Commencement is one of our most cherished traditions, one that marks a major milestone for you, as we celebrate the culmination of your transformative journey at UNC Charlotte . While you have done the work, this is also a day for your family, friends, and faculty members to commemorate . I recognize that the past ten months have not been easy . Around the world and here in Niner Nation, the COVID-19 pandemic has directly impacted and significantly altered daily life . There is no doubt that the University has been faced with some unique challenges . Through it all, you have shown true understanding and patience . I am so proud of the way Niners have come together, continuing to demonstrate the enduring spirit of Niner Nation - one of resiliency . Sharon L. Gaber Your UNC Charlotte degree provides you with much more than career opportunities . It represents the education you received . Throughout your time at UNC Charlotte, you have grown intellectually, emotionally, and socially through lively classroom discussions, campus activities, and internships . You have also had opportunities to interact with individuals from other cultures and to engage in the greater Charlotte community . You now have all of the tools needed to become successful leaders within your workplaces and in your communities . I hope you will continue to grow in pride for your alma mater as the years go by . I hope that you continue to cherish the friendships and memories you made on campus . I speak for the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees, our faculty and staff, alumni, and friends, when I offer congratulations to each of you and tell you that we are proud of your accomplishments . We are grateful to have been a part of this significant journey in your lives . You are now ready to begin a new relationship with the University as a proud member of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association . You have a new support network, more than 150,000 strong, spread out across the globe . Please take advantage of this network of Niners . Get involved and stay engaged . Most importantly, remember that wherever you go, you will always be a 49er! Cordially,

Sharon L . Gaber Chancellor

2 UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees

Michael Wilson ’93 has served on the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees since 2012 . That service has included multiple terms as chair of both the Athletics and the Academic and Student Affairs Committees . He also served three consecutive terms as vice chair of the board prior to being elected board chair in July 2019 . During his first year as board chair, Wilson also served as chair of the Chancellor Search Committee . In addition to Wilson’s service on the Board of Trustees, he has also actively served the University as a part of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Liberal Arts & Sciences Advisory Council, and in the University’s scholarship student interview and awards process . Prior to his service on the Board of Trustees, Wilson taught business law as an adjunct professor in the UNC Charlotte Master of Business Administration program for two years . Michael L. Wilson Wilson’s history of continuous service and dedication to the University began during his time as a student . While at UNC Charlotte, he served as student body president during his junior year, where he played a critical role in working with the students, the University, and the North Carolina Legislature to bring the James H . Barnhardt Student Activity Center/Dale F . Halton Arena to fruition . Wilson also served as a student alumni ambassador during his undergraduate studies and held the William H . Barnhardt Merit Scholarship and the Alumni Merit Scholarship . Upon graduation, Wilson was awarded the Bill Mitchell Award, which is now called the Bonnie E . Cone Leadership Award . This award is presented to a member of each graduating class whose leadership, scholarship, and service to the University embodies the spirit of Bonnie Cone, the founder of the University who devoted her life to the development of UNC Charlotte . Wilson holds a law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and currently serves as the Vice President and General Counsel of Northwood Ravin, LLC, a commercial real estate company with holdings throughout the southeast . Prior to joining Northwood Ravin, he was a partner and Litigation Practice Group Leader at Johnston, Allison, & Hord, PA, with a practice concentrated in litigation related to commercial/business law, construction law, and real property . In 2009, Business North Carolina magazine named Wilson the state’s top attorney for construction law . He has since been named by the same publication as one of the top corporate attorneys in North Carolina . He was inducted into the UNC Charlotte Alumni Hall of Fame in 2013 . As a first-generation college student who needed a scholarship to attend college, Wilson credits UNC Charlotte with making that possible . He notes, “I have never forgotten the opportunity I was given and the pointed question put to me by Miss Bonnie: ‘Is it more important to you to be a part of something that someone built for you, or is it more important to be a part of building something yourself?’” For Mike Wilson, the answer was that he wanted to be a part of building something at this University for current and future generations of students . Wilson and his wife, Anna Schleunes, reside in Charlotte with their two sons . The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees also includes Susan D. DeVore, Vice Chair; Dennis N. Bunker III, Secretary; Sharon Allred Decker; Theresa J. Drew; Christine P. Katziff; J. Brett Keeter; Fred W. Klein, Jr.; David W. Mildenberg; Mary Ann Rouse; Carlos E. Sanchez; Teross W. Young, Jr.; and Tahlieah K. Sampson, Student Body President.

3 UNC Charlotte Bell

The UNC Charlotte Bell, which for many years hung in the belfry of the old Elizabeth School at East Fifth Street and Travis Avenue in Charlotte, was given to Charlotte College in 1960 to be rung on ceremonial occasions .

It has been rung on special occasions such as March 2, 1965, when Charlotte College became the fourth branch of the University of North Carolina System and on August 11, 2010, to celebrate clearing the final hurdle to field UNC Charlotte's football team .

Commencement Bell Ringer The ringing of the UNC Charlotte Bell at Commencement is an honorable tradition that recognizes an outstanding student leader who has demonstrated exemplary 49er spirit .

The student leader chosen to ring the bell for the Class of 2020 Commencement Celebration is Kiley A . Murray, earning the degree Master of Public Administration .

Turning of the Tassel In earlier times, universities awarded each graduate a hood signifying their academic station . Over the years, the hood for undergraduates has been replaced by a tassel . Tradition requires that before graduation the tassel is worn on the right hand side of the cap . After graduation, as a symbol of our new status as degree holders, the tassel is worn on the left .

Jocelyn D . Kearney, awarded the degree Bachelor of Science, Accounting, will lead the Class of 2020 in the turning of the tassel .

Bonnie E . Cone, Our Founder (1907-2003) Bonnie E . Cone, the founder of UNC Charlotte, served the institution from its earliest days in 1946 . Beginning as a teacher that year, she became director of the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina in 1947 . She persuaded the legislature to keep the institution alive in 1949 when it was scheduled to close, resulting in the establishment of Charlotte College, which she served as president . The college became a four-year, state-supported institution in 1963 . Cone was given her greatest acclaim for leading the successful campaign to convert Charlotte College into The University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1965 . She then served as vice chancellor for student affairs until her official retirement . Cone died March 8, 2003 . In spring 2004, she was interred in Van Landingham Glen on the campus she loved and to which she dedicated her life .

4 Explanation of Honors Programs, Merit Scholars, and Academic Distinction Honors: The Honors College at UNC Charlotte provides students robust experiences crossing academic, cultural, community, and personal contexts, including undergraduate research, engagement with cultural variety, and the creation of community within the University and across the Charlotte metropolitan area . We support students as they become agents of their own vision, developing intellectually, culturally, and civically .

In all aspects of the Honors College experience, faculty, staff, and students embody: • Intellectual curiosity and growth • Collaboration and mutual investment in excellence as scholar citizens • Diversity, inclusion, and equitable access • Integrity and trustworthiness • Treating all with dignity and respect

University Honors Program: Directly administered by the Honors College, the University Honors Program (UHP) is the oldest and largest multi-year honors program at UNC Charlotte, welcoming students from any major . As an interdisciplinary honors program, UHP encourages students to integrate learning from multiple academic disciplines with their own lived experiences to create new knowledge that is more than just the sum of its parts . Our students are also committed to putting their learning into practice through community-engaged coursework and program- wide service, enrichment, and social opportunities . To graduate with University Honors, a student must: complete all program requirements, including honors coursework; maintain a 3 .0 cumulative grade point average and a 3 .2 grade point average in honors courses; and receive a grade of "A" on the honors capstone thesis or project .

Department/College Honors: To graduate with honors recognition in a department or college honors program, a student will be recommended by the program’s honors committee if they meet the grade point averages required (i .e ., cumulative, in the department/college, and in honors courses), as well as complete the following: • All required honors courses • An honors capstone thesis or project, and receive an "A" for that course • Any additional requirements specified by the program

Dual Honors: Students must complete requirements for both University Honors and a department/college honors program .

Merit Scholarships: Albert Scholars, Crown Scholars, Freeman Scholars, Johnson Scholars, Levine Scholars, and Martin Scholars are recipients of major four-year merit scholarships funded by University donors . Students participate in programming that fosters intellectual, social, and civic engagement and must continue to meet all scholarship conditions . https://levinescholars .uncc .edu, https://honorscollege .uncc .edu/about-us/merit-scholarships

Graduation with Honors: Honors and merit scholars receive a notation on their transcript and a certificate . Honors and merit scholars graduation regalia includes custom-designed medallions and stoles denoting the honors and merit scholars programs .

Graduation with Academic Distinction: Undergraduate degrees are awarded Summa Cum Laude when the graduate’s cumulative grade point average is 3 .9 to 4 .0, Magna Cum Laude when the grade point average is 3 7. or above but less than 3 .9, and Cum Laude when the grade point average is 3 .4 or above but less than 3 .7 . To be eligible to graduate with academic distinction, a student must earn a grade point average computed on at least 48 semester hours of credit completed in residence at UNC Charlotte . Honor cord colors are green/white for Summa Cum Laude graduates, white for Magna Cum Laude graduates, and green for Cum Laude graduates .

The commencement program must be prepared in advance. Therefore, all notations for honors are based upon student achievements as of the preceding term and are tentative. Final determination of graduation with honors or with distinction is made upon completion of the student’s final term.

5 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching Dr . Jennifer B . Webb Psychological Sciences The Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching was established in 1994 to underscore the importance of teaching and to encourage, identify, recognize, reward, and support good teaching within the university . This award is given annually to a tenured faculty member from each UNC campus . Winners must have taught at their present institutions for at least seven years . The 17 recipients were nominated by individual campus committees and selected by the Board of Governors Committee on Personnel and Tenure . Each award winner will receive a commemorative bronze medallion and a $12,500 cash prize . UNC Charlotte professor of Psychological Science, Dr . Jennifer Webb, uses group projects and assignments around community engagement and advocacy themes to “advance students’ ability to synergize their collective personal strengths in a meaningful way to help strengthen campus or community resources ”. For her efforts, Webb is a recipient of the 2020 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching . Respect, fairness, transparency, and authenticity . These are the attributes that Dr . Webb strives for when engaging with her students, whether it is one-on-one or in a large lecture hall . Her classroom is a space where students are co-creators in the process of learning with the goal of enhancing student motivation and learning . “I do not believe in lecturing at students,” Webb says . “I view the classroom as a creative space for our collective wisdom to dynamically unfold through lively exchanges in which we can comfortably debate the merits of multiple sides of an issue . Engaging this critical lens supports students’ consciousness-raising capacities and cognitive flexibility as personal resources ”. Graduate student Imani Crawford, who is pursuing a Master of Social Work, says, “Dr . Webb has always been a true motivator as a professor . During my time as an undergraduate student, I worked with Dr . Webb on an honors thesis . … She always gently encouraged me and empowered me to take pride in my work and see the process through . … To this day, I see Dr . Webb as one of the university's finest professors ”. Since coming to UNC Charlotte in 2007, Webb has taught eight courses in the Psychology undergraduate program and four courses for the Health Psychology doctoral program . She developed two new courses for the undergraduate major . In addition, she served as the faculty supervisor of The Beautiful Girls program in local urban middle schools . She is actively involved in the Charlotte Area Network for the Teaching of Psychology . Webb is the recipient of the 2010 student-nominated Magical Mentoring Award and the 2017 recipient of the UNC Charlotte Bonnie E . Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching Award . In fall 2019, Webb was named the recipient of UNC Charlotte’s top teaching award, the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence .

The University Logo UNC Charlotte's logo has become one of the Charlotte region's most distinctive insignia . It symbolizes the University's links to the UNC System, the Charlotte metropolitan region, and the discipline of learning . The logo is suggestive of a “crown,” reminiscent of Queen Charlotte, for whom the city of Charlotte is named . The “crown” also can be interpreted as a lamp of learning, a burning bush, an open book, the flowering of a plant or an individual, or a graduate in cap and gown . The letters “UNC” refer to the University of North Carolina, which opened in 1795 as the nation's first public university . The word “Charlotte” not only refers to the city but also to the surrounding metropolitan region .

6 Celebrating the Class of 2020 https://virtual-commencement .uncc .edu/

The National Anthem...... The Charlotteans Director, Ginger Wyrick Call to Order...... Sharon L . Gaber Chancellor Greetings from the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees...... Michael L . Wilson Chair, Board of Trustees Greetings from The University of North Carolina System...... Steven B . Long UNC Board of Governors The UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching ...... Jennifer B . Webb Psychological Sciences Greetings from The Graduate School...... Andrew M . Amuna Master of Science in Electrical Engineering of 2020 Class Accra, Ghana Greetings from the Undergraduate Graduating Class...... Hayley M . McNeill Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education Indian Trail Conferring of Degrees ...... Joan F . Lorden Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chancellor Sharon L . Gaber UNC Charlotte Alma Mater ...... Paul D . Malina Bachelor of Music Concord Ringing of the UNC Charlotte Bell ...... Kiley A . Murray Master of Public Administration Evergreen, CO Turning of the Tassel...... Jocelyn D . Kearney Bachelor of Science, Accounting Fayetteville Closing Remarks...... Sharon L . Gaber

The Commencement program is printed prior to administering final examinations. Therefore, the inclusion of names of degree candidates in the program is not certification that degree requirements have been satisfactorily completed.

7 Greetings from the Graduate School Andrew M . Amuna Candidate for master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Class of 2020, today is our day, and the day for all our loved ones who have in one way or another contributed to our success . We are excited or at least relieved that all our hard work has paid off . To our parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, professors, and loved ones, thank you for your love and support, we would not be here today if it had not been for you! What a journey it’s been, Class of 2020 - from submitting our applications to receiving our acceptance letters through visa applications, orientation, classes, capstone projects, and to graduating today . Despite coming from different cultures and traditions, we burned the midnight oil and worked together on various challenging assignments that could provide solutions to our communities’ problems . We have had to adapt our learning techniques from the classroom to online learning and finally, to a combination of both . Over the years, we have been able to grow not only academically but also holistically . We learned firsthand what a community should do when tragedy hits . We have learned and seen that to remain strong, Charlotte Strong, we needed to come together as Niners and support each other . UNC Charlotte has provided us with beautiful memories, and as we move on, we must reflect on everything that has led us to this point and look forward to the future with optimism . Class of 2020, many of us could be asking ourselves, “What’s next after today?” This is a personal question we must answer but let’s not forget the resonant message from our University Career Center - find your purpose and map out your career path . Even if we have not figured out what is next, we should purpose our hearts to be of service . Let’s play to our strengths and make an impact wherever we find ourselves by building our community and building each other up . As we leave the walls of the school, let us not forget three lessons we learned here: • Diversity of any kind is Strength . • Life does not always go as planned, we may have to adapt . • In the most challenging times, we lean on our friends, family, and community . Thank you, UNC Charlotte! Thank you, and Congratulations, Class of 2020!

8 The Graduate School Dr . Thomas L . Reynolds, Dean Candidates for Doctoral Degrees DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Fateme Barancheshme...... Karaj, Iran Wesley O’Brian Davis, Sr ...... Charlotte Educational Leadership Olya S. Keen, Advisor Sukumar Kamalasadan, Advisor Adam Kristopher Atwell...... Concord Xueying Olivia Brown...... Concord Anjus George ...... Cherthala, India Mark M. D’Amico, Advisor Olya S. Keen, Advisor Arun A. Ravindran, Advisor Christine Reed Davis...... Charlotte Milad Shabanian...... Charlotte Clint Wade Halsted ...... Charlotte Jae Hoon Lim, Advisor Nicole Braxtan, Advisor Madhav D. Manjrekar, Advisor Rachael Forester...... Charlotte Moinul Hossain . . . . . Chittagong, Bangladesh Ryan A. Miller, Advisor Computing and Information Systems Jiang Xie, Advisor Rex Adam Mangiaracina...... Charlotte Nasrin Dehbozorgi...... Shiraz, Iran Qiang Liu...... Charlotte Walter H. Hart, Advisor Mary L. Maher, Advisor Tao Han, Advisor Chiquita Perdue Miller...... Rock Hill, SC Abdullah Al Farooq...... Dhaka, Bangladesh Arindrajit Seal...... Chinsurah, India Lisa R. Merriweather, Advisor Thomas M. Moyer, Advisor Arindam Mukherjee, Advisor Erica Hobbs Moody...... Mooresville Shafie Gholizadeh...... Charlotte Haoxin Wang ...... Lanzhou, China Rebecca A. Shore, Advisor Wlodek W. Zadrozny, Advisor Jiang Xie, Advisor Brandy Jade Hinson Stamper...... Concord Lina Lee...... Seoul, South Korea Geography Ryan A. Miller, Advisor Mary L. Maher, Advisor Claudio Owusu...... Sunyani, Ghana Andrea Leigh Swintal...... Lansing, MI Nazmus Sakib Miazi ...... Dhaka, Bangladesh Eric M. Delmelle, Advisor Mark M. D’Amico, Advisor Mohamed Shehab, Advisor Daidai Shen...... Charlotte Emily Laurion Jensen Wheeler. . . . . Charlotte Laurel Boykin Powell...... Mooresville Jean-Claude F. Thill, Advisor Ryan A. Miller, Advisor Zbigniew W. Ras, Advisor Brisa Urquieta De Hernandez. . . . Indian Land, SC Riyi Qiu...... Fuzhou, China Heather A. Smith, Advisor DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Michael Dulin and Mirsad Hadzikadic, Advisors Minrui Zheng...... Beijing, China Usman Rauf...... Peekskill, NY Wenwu Tang, Advisor Applied Mathematics Mohamed Shehab, Advisor Christopher John Farthing...... Charlotte Lida Safarnejad...... Tehran, Iran Health Psychology Isaac M. Sonin, Advisor Yaorong Ge, Advisor Nadia Jafari...... Rockville Centre, NY Yuehan Shao...... Shantou, China Seyed Armin Seyeditabari...... Charlotte Jennifer B. Webb, Advisor Yanqing Sun, Advisor Wlodek W. Zadrozny, Advisor Ana Isabel Orejuela Dávila Kelly Hirschbeck Smalenberger. . . Fredonia, NY Maryam Tavakoli Hosseinabadi. . . . . Esfahan, Iran ...... Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Xingjie Li, Advisor Yaorong Ge and Mirsad Hadzikadic, Advisors Richard G. Tedeschi, Advisor Sha Yu ...... Wafangdian, China Elizabeth Munira von Briesen . . . . . Charlotte Kimberly Papay Rogers...... Charlotte Jiancheng Jiang, Advisor Mirsad Hadzikadic and Samira Shaikh, Advisors Charlie L. Reeve, Advisor Yetong Zhou...... Huai’An, China Olivia Maren Riffle. . . . . The Woodlands, TX Jiancheng Jiang, Advisor Counseling Richard G. Tedeschi, Advisor Abdelaziz Elmadani...... Charlotte Jacqueline M . Tynan ...... Charlotte Bioinformatics Phyllis B. Post, Advisor James R. Cook, Advisor Shelvasha Shavon Burkes ...... Deland, FL Amy L . Grybush...... Charlotte Jessica A. Schlueter, Advisor Phyllis B. Post, Advisor Health Services Research Jing Chen...... Lanzhou, China Karlesia Tiara Montague...... Knightdale Afsaneh Asgharian...... Wilmington Jun-tao Guo, Advisor Susan R. Furr, Advisor Yvette M. Huet, Advisor Maoxuan Lin...... Xinxiang, China Jennifer Renee Perry ...... Greenville Taavy Alaine Miller...... Charlotte Jun-tao Guo, Advisor Sejal P. Foxx, Advisor Melinda F. Carney, Advisor Pengyu Ni...... Zhangjiakou, China Rachel Mae Saunders...... Fayetteville, NY ZhengChang Su, Advisor Clare Merlin-Knoblich, Advisor Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Aneeta Kaur Uppal...... Fort Mill, SC Joshua D . Smith ...... Charlotte Arash Karimzadeh...... Huntersville Cory Brouwer, Advisor John R. Culbreth, Advisor Omidreza Shoghli, Advisor Yang Li...... Liuzhou, China Biology Curriculum and Instruction Wei Fan, Advisor Donna Alice Goodenow...... Charlotte Lenora M . Crabtree...... Gastonia Zijing Lin...... Dalian, China Wei Fan, Advisor Christine A. Richardson, Advisor Michelle L. Stephan, Advisor Pengfei Liu...... Qingdao, China Austin M . Jeffries...... Salisbury Jessica Jane Norwood...... Gastonia Wei Fan, Advisor Ian Marriott, Advisor Tina L. Heafner, Advisor Abhisek Venkata Manikonda Laura Elizabeth Knighton...... Elmira, NY Michelle Boone Pass ...... Charlotte ...... Visakhapatnam, India Andrew Truman, Advisor Chance W. Lewis, Advisor Vincent O. Ogunro, Advisor Alicia Ann Sorgen ...... Charlotte Portia Marie York...... Charlotte Sonu Mathew ...... Sulthan Bathery, India Molly C. Redmond, Advisor Chance W. Lewis, Advisor Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Advisor Setareh Torabzadeh...... Ahvaz, Iran Business Administration Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Advisor Ahmet Nart...... Irving, TX Catherine Wolf Underwood...... Concord Tao-Hsien King, Advisor Robert H. Boyer and Wei-Ning Xiang Advisors

9 Mechanical Engineering Nanoscale Science Optical Science and Engineering Alexander Hansford Blum ...... Charlotte Daniel Clark Cohen...... Concord, MA Camilo Andres Moreno Cleves Christopher J. Evans, Advisor Michael G. Walter, Advisor ...... Bogota, Colombia Nicholas Horvath...... Knoxville, TN Marissa Shawn DiCato Styron...... Charlotte Glenn D. Boreman, Advisor Matthew A. Davies, Advisor Posthumous Degree Patrick Alan Thewlis ...... Davidson Prashanth Jaganmohan...... Chennai, India Justin Ross Halman...... Scarsdale, NY Angela Allen, Advisor Edward P. Morse, Advisor Kirill A. Afonin, Advisor Todd Noste ...... Charlotte Weina Ke...... Charlotte Organizational Science Christopher J. Evans, Advisor Kirill A. Afonin, Advisor Nicole Thurmond Harrington. . . . Atlanta, GA Nicholas Evan Sizemore ...... Charlotte Margaret Kocherga...... Charlotte Enrica Ruggs, Advisor Matthew A. Davies, Advisor Thomas A. Schmedake, Advisor Courtney Elizabeth Williams. . . . . Largo, FL Abhispa Sahu ...... Bhubaneswar, India Janaki Gooty, Advisor Jordan C. Poler, Advisor Public Policy Rachel Marion Schorno...... Huntersville Isabelle M. Nilsson and Arthur L. Zillante, Advisor

History of the University UNC Charlotte was one of a generation of institutions founded in metropolitan areas following World War II . Created as the Charlotte Center, the institution opened on September 23, 1946 . It offered evening classes to an initial class of 278 freshmen and sophomores in the facilities of Charlotte's Central High School . In 1949, the city's pioneering business and civic leaders, aware of the region’s unmet need for a public institution of higher education, moved to have the Charlotte Center taken over by the city This 1961 photo shows the first two buildings on the Charlotte College school district and operated as Charlotte College, offering campus. Kennedy (left) and Macy shared space with an old barn. the first two years of college courses . By 1961, the firmly established Charlotte College was experiencing rapid growth that resulted in the establishment of a campus of its own . In the same year, Charlotte College leaders moved its burgeoning student population into the first two buildings on what would become a 1,000-acre campus ten miles from downtown Charlotte . In 1963, the North Carolina legislature approved bills making Charlotte College a four-year, state-supported institution . In 1965, the legislature passed bills designating the College the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the fourth campus of the consolidated state system . Expansion continued as the University began offering master’s degrees in 1969 . In 1992, UNC Charlotte received authorization for its first doctoral programs . Today, UNC Charlotte is the state’s urban research institution and the system's second largest public university with greater than 30,000 students enrolled in 77 bachelor's, 65 master's and 24 doctoral degree programs .

10 Candidates for Master’s Degrees MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY Counseling Psychology - Industrial/Organizational Emily Bey ...... Charlotte Joshua Michael Cornwall ...... Cary Accounting Philip Michael Falco ...... Charlotte Ashleigh Nicole Dickson ...... Anderson, SC Olufunke Temitope Abass ...... Charlotte Nasir T . Grayman ...... Wilmington Madison Lee Gallien ...... Lumberton, TX Brandon Christopher Anderson . . . . Greenville, SC Jonathan Fitzgerald Hardin ...... Chester, SC Catherine M . Germinario ...... Charlotte Nelson Vega Ayson, Jr ...... Whittier, CA Courtney Catherine Arianna Hicklin . . . . Charlotte Clara Isabel Johnson ...... Charlotte Andrew Glenn Boland ...... Apex Justina Marie Hinterberger ...... Davidson Liana M . Kreamer ...... Charlotte Olivia Elaine Brettschneider ...... Fleetwood Jacqueline Rose Iuliano ...... Charlotte Wendy Chengyi Long ...... Charlotte Diwash Chhetri ...... Charlotte Kathryn Elizabeth Green Jacobs . . .Mount Pleasant Claire Alyse Mansfield ...... Tampa, FL Andrew Alexander Cogdell ...... Charlotte Natasha Gomez Louder ...... Charlotte Andrew George McBride ...... Amston, CT Jason H . Corday ...... Waxhaw Shannon Nicole Mahmutovic ...... Indian Trail Marceline Maria Morris ...... Charlotte Yangwei Deng ...... Charlotte Laura Magoun Markstein ...... Charlotte Nicholas Parkolap ...... Jordan Elbridge, NY Allison Kay Edmonds ...... Greensboro Juliet Taylor McGee ...... Huntersville Allison Leigh Pingel ...... Huntersville Alex Taylor Fisher ...... Concord Corrin Claire Miller ...... Belmont Kenthony Scott Price ...... Goldsboro Marcela Florez ...... Charlotte Kimberly D . Paredes ...... Charlotte Savanna Danielle Stakely ...... Snow Camp Karly Perkins ...... Cary George M . Francis ...... Matthews George B . Stock, Jr ...... Ambler, PA Tara Lynne Plank ...... Solon, OH Karli Payton Fulp ...... Shoals Amanda Leigh Tzavaras ...... Greensboro Lillian Brinkley Dickson Rhodes . . . . . Gastonia Alexander Joseph Gibbons ...... Greensboro Debra Lenise Rhymes-Little ...... Mint Hill Courtney Elizabeth Williams ...... Largo, FL Daniel Gonzalez ...... Charlotte Jenna Leigh Taylor ...... Shelbyville, IN Annie Yang ...... Middletown, CT Matthew Dawson Hancock ...... Charlotte Mikki Anna Warszawski ...... Durham Daniel John Hogan ...... Mooresville Brittany Coggin Webber ...... Charlotte Sociology Tristan Dean Holleman ...... Gibsonville Sara Elizabeth Wilkerson ...... Charlotte Rebekah Lynn Carpenter ...... Orange Park, FL Alyssa Denise Horne ...... Greensboro Cornell D . Dubose ...... Atlanta, GA Marcus Spencer Hulbert ...... Wilmington English Zara Madison Jillani ...... Charlotte Holden Andrew Kerr ...... Rocky Mount Joseph Daniel Anderson ...... Charlotte Kyleigh Faith Moniz ...... St . Augustine, FL Lauren Margaret Layton ...... Franklinville Hannah Kathleen Brown ...... Charlotte Mark Daniel Leaver ...... Charlotte Samantha Ashley Holt ...... Concord Spanish Stephanie Rae Lemons ...... Mooresville Marvin Anthony Parker, Jr ...... Dallas, TX Delfina Erochenko Gentile ...... Charlotte Anthony Eugene Lott ...... Matthews Sierra Nicole Lowder ...... Boone. Ethics and Applied Philosophy MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Kassandra Fay Mangano ...... Waxhaw Adrianna E . Bolden-Brown ...... Matthews Catherine Joan Marsh ...... Salisbury Early Childhood Education Mackenzie C . Mastrangelo ...... Charlotte Geography Lindsay Ann Dillon ...... Charlotte Jonathan Seth McMillan ...... Dallas Caroline Ashley Brinegar ...... Charlotte Kia Symone Williams ...... Mcdonough, GA John Desmond Molyneaux . . . . . Dublin, Ireland Jacob Walker Huffman ...... Charlotte Jesse Christopher Nikonowicz III . . . . . Indian Trail Connor John Klassen . . . North Huntingdon, PA Elementary Education Olivier Noel ...... Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Evan Rabun White ...... Matthews Lakeisha Michelle Blackmon ...... Wadesboro Nathan Pacello ...... Charlotte Tiffany Marie Cannon ...... Pontiac, MI Sally Yukevich Probst ...... Matthews Gerontology Kristina Elizabeth Cummings ...... Staley Rachel Elizabeth Regan ...... Canton, MA Vondalyn Theresa Hamilton ...... Monroe Samantha Nicole Harvey ...... Belmont Humaira Retiwalla ...... Huntersville Lindsey Rachelle Sharpe ...... Nashville Zackary Marshall Helms ...... Boone Steven Rice ...... Cary Cheryl Jagta Sherrard ...... Matthews Megan Leigh McKinney Geddings ...... Locust Elsie Brenda Rodriguez ...... Charlotte Caroline Renee Morrow ...... Clover, SC Erin Marie Rogers ...... Shirley, NY History Meghan Elizabeth Smith ...... Rock Hill, SC Kathryn Ann Sabol ...... Monroe Richard Charles Baisley III ...... Aiken, SC Billie Geanne Strickler ...... Trout Run, PA Johnathon E . Sanders ...... Durham Tabitha Lynn Causby Wood . . . Boiling Spring Lake Najah Brenae Sweat ...... Matthews Bailey Paul Smith ...... Altoona, PA Christopher Dylan Ellingwood . . . . Cumming, GA Kerri Allison Wright ...... Charlotte Rachael Leigh Gaskin ...... Indian Trail Kevin David Sosa ...... Carrboro Jasmine Yancey ...... Greensboro Adam M . Hasian ...... Pineville Christine Lanz Tucker ...... Gastonia Taylor Kristen Marks ...... Nebo Lauren Elizabeth Wallace ...... Charlotte Brigitte Nicolette Oliver ...... Charlotte Foreign Language Education Kelsey Elizabeth Warren ...... Charlotte Megan Nichole Stevens ...... Nebo Ezequiel M . Brusa ...... Monroe Lisa Kaye Yearta ...... Charlotte Ashley Elizabeth DuFault ...... Weddington Ricardo Zaldana ...... Cameron Latin American Studies Tania Joselyn Garcia ...... Salisbury Celine Zou ...... Charlotte Faith Elizabeth Anthony Mejia ...... Charlotte Yesenia Hernandez ...... Charlotte Elisa Benitez Hernandez ...... Charlotte Angela M . Marmolejo ...... Charlotte MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Ana L . Valdez Curiel ...... Ayden Middle Grades Education Architecture Liberal Studies Lovliana Baptiste ...... Brooklyn, NY Daniel Gillen Petric ...... Brooklyn, NY Jonathan Dionte Caviness ...... Greensboro Eric Glen Glenn, Sr ...... Charlotte Drew James Edwards ...... Baltimore, MD Hailey Rae Riveroll ...... Cary MASTER OF ARTS Lauren Marie Tapp ...... Mint Hill Olivia Catherine Warner ...... Portland, ME Secondary Education Anthropology ...... Tristian Danielle Williams ...... Charlotte Whitney Cooper ...... Charlotte Nicolas Michael Bowers ...... Cameron Ryan Jacob Tutterrow ...... Olin Monica Marie Cicco ...... Annandale, VA Psychology Angela M . Ferrara ...... Laurel Park Maria Grace Alessi ...... Charlotte Special Education Matthew J . Granson ...... Charlotte Tunhidzai Nancy Chimbwanda ...... Charlotte Communication Studies Kalyne Brittany Lynch ...... Kannapolis Regan LeAyn Cooper ...... Mooresville Bacarri C . Byrd ...... Winnsboro, SC Jan T . Mooney ...... San Mateo, CA Kathryn Elizabeth Cummings ...... Charlotte Fallon Jo Richie ...... Auburn Hills, MI Laura Hopper Ray ...... Ellenboro Leslie Ann Snapper ...... Ashland, MA A’kasha Johnson Jenkins ...... Concord

11 London Johnson Moffitt ...... Concord Sean O’Mara ...... Charlotte Special Education Brian Allen Kivett ...... Wilmington Willem Osuch ...... Charlotte Christina Michele Oliveri ...... Charlotte Evan Jae McGuirt ...... Charlotte Shalini Pai ...... Concord Latricia Marchell Ratliff ...... Morven Nicholas Patrick Peduto ...... Lewisville Teaching English as a Second Language Verlyn J . Wright ...... Charlotte Luis Fernando Peynado Mauleon Brittany Diane Bentley ...... Kannapolis Talia Edl Falkenstein Wucherer ...... Belmont ...... Puebla, Mexico Radeena Nicole Stuckey ...... Charlotte Maria Laura Ponce ...... Monterrey, Mexico Teaching English as a Second Language Sarah Danielle Prescott ...... Bayport, NY MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Deborah Bisazza Allen ...... Denver Jacob R . Proulx ...... Newton Sheila Marie Bonar ...... Huntersville Joseph Lee Rackley ...... Charlotte Thelma M . Achidi ...... Raleigh Elizabeth Anne Martinez ...... Charlotte Gerardo Jesús Ramírez Martínez Rahul Bhandari ...... Waxhaw Emily Anne Murchison ...... Charlotte ...... Monterrey, Mexico Lauren Michelle Kueider ...... Charlotte Alexa Pearl Schleien ...... Greensboro Ryan Anthony Ricciarelli ...... Cary Soumya Madhusudhanan Mannadiar Natalie Renee Ridge ...... Charlotte ...... Ernakulam, India MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION James Aaron Rivenbark ...... Charlotte Manal Naim ...... Casablanca, Morocco Ricardo Emmanuel Rodríguez Escobedo Sydney Alexis Orwig . . . . . North Myrtle Beach, SC Jorge Humberto Huerta Alcantara ...... Monterrey, Mexico Amanda Veronika Rotteck ...... Mooresville ...... San Pedro Garza Garc, Mexico Ravi Ryan Sharma . . . . . Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Nialah Imani Sharp ...... Charlotte Paul Jonathan Aschmann ...... Belmont Jelecia Ashley-Nycole Slaton ...... Charlotte Mackenzie Nicole Stoney ...... Mooresville Amidou Bamba ...... Toronto, Canada Stephen Kyle Smart ...... Charlotte Meena Surapaneni ...... Chapel Hill Andres Gerardo Bersoza Villalpando Jhonathan Alberto Torres ...... Charlotte Tina Louise Velgus ...... Freeland, PA ...... Monterrey, Mexico Ana Paula Velazquez Chao . . .Monterrey, Mexico Rahul Bhandari ...... Waxhaw Fernando Villagomez Acuna . . Monterrey, Mexico MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Christine J . Brayton ...... Charlotte Genaro Villarreal Vera ...... Monterrey, Mexico Derek Bulmer ...... Charlotte Arturo Viveros Niaves ...... Monterrey, Mexico Kathryn Abigale Arnold ...... Charlotte Padma Bulusu ...... Charlotte Anna Walker ...... Charlotte Tyricia C . Bradley ...... Charlotte Julia Rebecca Canter ...... Charlotte James William Whitt II ...... Charlotte David Josef Cole ...... Mooresville Jack Farrell Carley ...... Charlotte Ryan William Wilson ...... Fort Mill, SC Brittany Lee Dubin ...... Cornelius Luis Robert Cervantes, Jr ...... Charlotte Peter Kitson Grisewood ...... Sherrills Ford Alejandra Cortés Salazar ...... Monterrey, Mexico MASTER OF EDUCATION Tori Monet Harrigan ...... Charlotte Meredith Angelina Crisan ...... Charlotte Bridget L . Hayes ...... Concord Golnaz Dadgar ...... Charlotte Child and Family Studies Brennan Emil Henderson ...... Richmond, VA Neil Dalvi ...... Charlotte Rebecca Lynn Joplin ...... Charlotte Samuel Taylor Hopkins ...... Charlotte Mark Nicholas Donaldson ...... Matthews Elizabeth Callie Kingaby ...... Concord Derrick Shanard Douglas ...... Florence, SC Curriculum and Instruction Nsieme Nyasha Lemvo ...... Lusaka, Zambia Peter Joseph Edquist ...... Misenheimer Steven Paul Cates ...... Charlotte Stacy E . Leotta ...... Charlotte Lauren Xavier Edwards ...... Charlotte Terrance Stephen Chambers III ...... Charlotte Sheaon J . Mayes ...... Charlotte Jonathan Felix Gaxiola ...... Monterrey, Mexico Andrea Caroline Nicole Garrison . . . . Charlotte Kiley Aileen Murray ...... Evergreen, CO James Alyn Foster IV ...... Charlotte Laura Stone Holste ...... Fuquay-Varina Alexandria Marie Norman ...... Charlotte Michael Stuart Fraser ...... Charlotte Rachel Joyce Pierson-Bonin ...... Charlotte Madelen K . Fuller ...... Mount Holly Educational Leadership Yesenia Elizabeth Pineda ...... Smithfield Austin Michael Gallagher ...... Charlotte Katelin Franklin Moss ...... Belmont Sarahanne Wright Smith ...... Waynesville Cesar Adrian Garcia Alonso . . . Guadalupe, Mexico James Daniel Hogan ...... Statesville Donna Marie Sofsky ...... Charlotte Jessica Colleen Goodman ...... Charlotte Jacklin Akrivos Mehall ...... Concord Letcher Dwight Hash II ...... Charlotte Kelly Lusco Merges ...... Charlotte MASTER OF SCIENCE

Matthew J . Hutchings ...... Queen Creek, AZ Jennifer Michelle O’Leary . . . . West Columbia, SC Applied Energy and Michael-Paul James ...... Charlotte Electromechanical Systems Kuan Jengniang ...... Charlotte Elementary Education Austin Lawrence Fifield ...... Clayton Karthik Kannan ...... Madurai, India Alexis S . Finch Priester ...... Charlotte George Benzion van Arnold ...... Morganton Divy Kanungo ...... Matthews Gretchen Donnelly Leffew ...... Mooresville Sheng Zhou ...... Rongchang, China Liudmila Koniukhova Meredith Ava Willett ...... Goldston ...... Moscow, Russian Federation Taylor Diane Williams ...... Harrisburg Applied Physics Satya Chitti Veerabhadra Rao Kotha . . . . . Davidson Hailey Margaret Wilson . . . . Fredericksburg, VA Cobey Lee McGinnis ...... Belmont Vidur Kukreja ...... Charlotte Joseph Ahmad Obeid ...... Huntersville Minh Trong Le . . . . Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Instructional Systems Technology Jesse Garren Reese ...... Mint Hill Bernardo Leal Pedraza ...... Monterrey, Mexico Jennifer Lynn Gianico ...... Lumberton Chenbo Yan ...... Taiyuan, China Nelida Maria Lozano Jasso . . . . Monterrey, Mexico Christopher Michael Rogers ...... Charlotte Jorge Alejandro Maiz Perez . . . . Monterrey, Mexico Bioinformatics Zachary Thomas Marroso ...... Charlotte Learning, Design & Technology Rosh Caleb Chan ...... Harrisburg Jose Fermin Marrujo Venegas Catherine Boyles Beard ...... Lincolnton Jordan K . Connors ...... Southlake, TX ...... Monterrey, Mexico Jasmine Rezapour Bishop ...... Charlotte Anusha Reddy Ginni . . . . Visakhapatnam, India Carlos Martínez Martínez . . . Monterrey, Mexico Benjamin William Dusek ...... Charlotte Adam Jay Hipp ...... Johnstown, PA Suzanna M . McCloskey ...... Charlotte Helena Pauline Herndon ...... Charlotte Joshua Moe ...... Charlotte Christine Benson McDaniel ...... Harrisburg Mae Kathy King ...... Weddington Jacqueline Burell Young ...... Charlotte Justin Duncan Monaghan ...... Charlotte Catherine Louise Luck ...... Cary Miguel De Jesús Montemayor Reese Elana Fremont Moore ...... Concord Biology ...... Guadalupe, Mexico Ibn Tamir Abdul Mutakabbir ...... Charlotte Devin Jamal Clegg ...... Burlington Harika Mudigonda ...... Morrisville Scott A . Nolt ...... Harrisburg Thomas Patrick Ferry III ...... Charlotte Manal Naim ...... Casablanca, Morocco Brandi Michele Williams ...... Columbia, SC Laura Ann Huff ...... Charlotte Goutham Krishna Nedunuri ...... Harrisburg Amy Lorraine Klock ...... Kannapolis Roylan F . Nolberto ...... Charlotte Reading Education Shayan Shaghayeq Nazari ...... Matthews Jimmy Nuwelnu Nyanwapolu ...... Charlotte Lindsay Aileen Hudson-Austin ...... Charlotte Vilayvone Sombatsaphay ...... Charlotte Brendan Patrick O’Connell . . . . Spartanburg, SC Jonathon Charles Taylor ...... Gastonia

12 Chemistry Jaya Sindhura Sadam ...... Guntur, India Hansen Vickers Grider ...... Charlotte Logan Christopher Hamm ...... Hanover, PA Sushma Saparapu ...... Hyderabad, India Alexander Joo Gulley ...... Charlotte Alexis Johnston ...... Stafford, VA Rutuja Laxmikant Saptarshi ...... Pune, India Stephen Hanson Hackman ...... Charlotte Oleg Anatolyevich Shevchenko Abhishek Deepak Satpute ...... Kolhapur, India Jon-Michael Hancock ...... Mooresville ...... Artemovsk, Ukraine Riley Jacob Schoppa ...... Charlotte Kayla S . Harasymchuk ...... Charlotte Paolo Siano ...... Milan, Italy Ashesh Shahi ...... Fayetteville Jill Christy Jenkins ...... Clover, SC Nicholas Austin Turner ...... Arden Sameer Jeevan Shanbhag ...... Mumbai, India Samantha Michele Johnson ...... Cary Noah Glenn Shaw ...... Claremont Min-Seung Kim ...... Charlotte Computer Science Tannu Dharmendra Singh ...... Athens, OH Mrinmayee Shrikant Kulkarni . . . . . Bothell, WA Shubhangi Uttamrao Alande ...... Udgir, India Vaasant Sreereddy ...... Charlotte Jared T . Leach ...... Charlotte Nava Kranthi Kumar Alimelu . . .Venkatagiri, India Sagar Talwar ...... Pune, India Jiamin Lei ...... Charlotte Rajath Anand ...... Bangalore, India Aravind Telidevara ...... Visakhapatnam, India Xinyi Ma ...... Shanghai, China Paul C . Atkins II ...... Salisbury Sai Kumar Thallada ...... Charlotte Vishnu Vardhan Rao Madamanchi . . . Charlotte Monika Bagyal ...... Dehradun, India Kevin Thomas ...... Pune, India Joseph Andrew Moore ...... Huntersville Gowtham Bharadwaj . . . .Channarayapatna, . India Vamshi Goud Valdas ...... Hyderabad, India Saif Murad ...... Durham Saurabh Harish Burange ...... Mumbai, India Akhila Vemana ...... Tanuku, India Ramkumar Nottath ...... Charlotte Shiva Sai Praneeth Chakinala . . . . Hyderabad, India Kolby Viera ...... Catawba Augustine Kwabena Osei-Fosu . . . . . Nanuet, NY Shashank Chandrashekar ...... Mysuru, India Krishna Vishwanatham . . . . . Mahabubnagar, India Tofoya E . Page ...... Charlotte Dion Voltaire Chapel ...... Charlotte Ying Wang ...... Zhangye, China Amit Pandit ...... Charlotte Manik Prabhu Cheekoti ...... Siddipet, India David Gladson Wilfred ...... Morrisville Edward H . Park ...... Indian Trail Mahanth Mukesh Dadisetty Amith Yarra ...... Chitradurga, India John Dewitt Phillips, Jr ...... Charlotte ...... Visakhapatnam, India Noor Zahara ...... Bangalore, India Ramya Prakash ...... Bangalore, India Priyen Yatinbhai Dang ...... Atlanta, GA Thomas Raymond Prickitt ...... Charlotte Sanu Das ...... Bangalore, India Construction and Facilities Management Haricesh Ratnaharan ...... Raleigh Stephen Juan Dean ...... Waxhaw Akshay Bansal ...... Indore, India Chase Alexander Romano ...... Charlotte Shravya Donthisaram ...... Hyderabad, India Monica Elizabeth Craig ...... Lake Carmel, NY Eric Rwabuhihi ...... Charlotte Sneha Gollavilli ...... Hyderabad, India Arindam Dey ...... Mumbai, India Kamlesh Singh ...... Lincolnton Sriram Yechan Gunja ...... Charlotte David Alex Dillworth ...... Charlotte John Patterson Sutton ...... Greensboro Jane Elizabeth Hiltz ...... Maitland, FL Sean Timothy Flynn ...... Cary Philip Thomas ...... Charlotte Raj Anil Ingle ...... Mumbai, India Sara Hajian ...... Charlotte Der-Hsuan Tsou ...... Hsinchu County, Taiwan Kriti Jain ...... Bikaner, India Xingtong (Elena) Ji ...... Shenzhen, China David S . Wool ...... Selma William Kendall James ...... Concord Akash Prakash Koyate ...... Aurangabad, India Lilly Xiong ...... Morganton Nakul Shashikant Joshi ...... Pune, India Jesse M . Mallard ...... Brooklet, GA Wen Zheng ...... Stallings Kanika Saini ...... Tamil Nadu, India Ishan Neema ...... Indore, India Rohan Sandeep Kapoor ...... Morrisville George W . Poulos ...... Asheville Earth Sciences Snehal Nilkantha Kekane ...... Pune, India Pranay Thergaonkar ...... Indore, India Samantha E . Berberich ...... Niskayuna, NY Peter Kim ...... Charlotte Paula Yogiaveedu ...... Alappuzha, India Nicholas Clay Golden ...... Grifton Storm M . King ...... Mooresville Anna Victoria Stuck ...... Simpsonville, SC Chaitanya Kintali ...... Charlotte Criminal Justice Eric James Webb ...... Fayetteville Ayappa Krishnappa ...... Bangalore, India Rachael Lin Bernard ...... Charlotte Phalgun Narendra Kulkarni ...... Kalyan, India Molly E . Byrne ...... Boyertown, PA Economics Sumeet Kumar ...... Karnataka, India Elinda Mildred Jones ...... Charlotte Namita Bindlish ...... Hyderabad, India Andrew Michael Lee ...... Wilmington Samantha Nicole Schmidt ...... Charlotte Vincenzo Anthony Conciatori ...... Charlotte Changlin Li ...... Zhangjiakou, China Kristina Rose Tickle ...... Concord Alejandro Garcia Moreno ...... Avila, Spain Roa Locklear ...... Charlotte Randi Alexa Capistran Le Fevre ...... Allen, TX Marcus K . Lofton ...... Durham Cyber Security Benito Lopez ...... Waxhaw Khyati Mahajan ...... Ahmedabad, India Diamond Chioma Akagha . . . . . Owerri, Nigeria Gregory Alexander Lott, Jr ...... Bunnlevel Fustel Mwamba Ngalula ...... Charlotte Habibou Maizoumbou Dan Aouta Julian Bici ...... Mint Hill Johnson Opadere ...... Agbamu, Nigeria ...... Niamey, Niger Ryan D . Corkwell ...... Cornelius William Albright Readhead IV ...... Charlotte Nicholas Keyan Maleki ...... Charlotte Soroush Izadinia ...... Concord Luis Arturo Rojas Chavez ...... Charlotte Tanmay Sunil Mhaske ...... Pune, India Caroline Alessandra O’Rourke ...... Charlotte Robert Andrew Weant III ...... Salisbury Dheeraj Sanjay Mirashi ...... Achara, India Zeenat I . Sabakada ...... Salisbury Victoria Lynn Woolard ...... Charlotte Kathryn Suzanne Mitchell ...... Gastonia Sunil Kumar Sharma ...... Fort Mill, SC Shashank Mohan ...... Bengaluru, India Paul A . Slade ...... Charlotte Engineering Management Akhil Morampudi ...... Hyderabad, India Justin W . Toler ...... Greenville Taylor Kelli Ballard ...... Godwin Nikhil Kailash Varma Mungara . . . . Tirupati, India Cassidy Lorraine Wallace . . . . . San Clemente, CA Daniel Paul Fulk ...... Kernersville Satabdhi Reddy Nalamalpu . . . . .Hyderabad, India Michelle Wilson ...... Concord Tyler S . Johnston ...... Kernersville Anirudh Narayanan ...... Coimbatore, India Naveen Kumar Kodanda Pani . . . . Karnataka, India Komla Aklamanu Nyagbe ...... Charlotte Data Science and Business Analytics Ryan Matthew Langevin ...... Charlotte Matthew Joseph O’Neill ...... Clemmons Sirish Acharya ...... Charlotte Vue Lor ...... Morganton Narendra Hiranand Pahuja . . . . Ulhasnagar, India Osama Almasri ...... Kannapolis Jackie Ray Jr . Revels ...... Rowland Sandeep Palagati ...... Nellore, India Shraven Arimilli ...... Oak Ridge Ryan Alexander Shore ...... Charlotte Sidharth Panda ...... Bhubaneswar, India Neha Ayuluri ...... Hyderabad, India Christopher Ray Smith ...... Candler Tejesh Kumar Parangi ...... Nellore, India Homeira Azari ...... Charlotte Sree Divya Keerthi Paravasthu Siddanthi Akash Narendra Bhardwaj ...... Pinehurst Fire Protection and Safety Management ...... Saratoga Springs, NY Chandra Obula Reddy Bhumi Reddy Ghanem Mohammed Abdulaziz Albati Rahul Hargovindbhai Patel . . . . . Mumbai, India ...... Lakshmipeta, India ...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Ramachandra Gopal Posina . . . . Ajjamuru, India Evan Canfield ...... Charlotte Ahmed Ali Alyousef ...... Atlanta, GA Amulya Poudel ...... Morrisville Kshitija Chavan ...... Charlotte Austin Joseph Elliott ...... Alexis Benjamin Robert Powell ...... Franklin Saurabh Duggal ...... Stallings Michael Lance Foulk ...... Belmont Abishek Rangaswamy ...... Charlotte Gabriel Paul Fair ...... Easley, SC Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim Khayat . . . Charlotte Sourav Roy Choudhury ...... Kolkata, India Andrew Hans Grant ...... Charlotte James Joseph Meyers ...... Matthews

13 Health Informatics Mathematics MASTER OF SCIENCE Brenda J . Bradrick ...... Midland Stacy Leigh Mauldin Lucas ...... Norwood IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Joshua Mu ...... Charlotte Health Informatics and Analytics Yu Choong Soo ...... Brownburg, IN Christina Avery Callahan ...... Laurinburg Thelma M . Achidi ...... Raleigh Madeline Kelly Greenier ...... Gansevoort, NY Jyoti Gangur ...... Charlotte Optical Science and Engineering Pruthvi Jagadish ...... Mysuru, India Nicole Renee Kniep ...... Charlotte Praneeth Gadamsetti ...... Hyderabad, India Pouria Karimi Shahri ...... Mashhad, Iran Lauren Michelle Kueider ...... Charlotte Ajinkya Vinit Khare ...... Shirpur, India Soumya Madhusudhanan Mannadiar Real Estate Chen Liu ...... Shanghai, China ...... Ernakulam, India Wesley James Benfer ...... Duncannon, PA Karthik Srinivas Madabushi . . . . . Hyderabad, India Kamana Pokhrel ...... Tamghas, Nepal Meredith Catherine Cox ...... Charlotte Mohammadrafi Marandi ...... Mashhad, Iran Yashashvi Raghuwanshi ...... Indore, India Darren Kurt Howerton ...... Falmouth, MA Seyedmohammad Mousavisani . . . Noshahr, Iran Aparna Rajwani ...... Mumbai, India Michael-Paul James ...... Charlotte Sriram Ramanujam ...... Chennai, India Amanda Veronika Rotteck ...... Mooresville Kevin Patrick Smyth ...... Old . Tappan, NJ Malia Young Reid ...... Statesville Nialah Imani Sharp ...... Charlotte Sean Matthew Sehman ...... Franklin, PA Shruti Vasant Shenoy ...... Bangalore, India Respiratory Care Aditya Nitin Sonwane ...... Osmanabad, India Mackenzie Nicole Stoney ...... Mooresville Matthew David Bolinsky ...... Gastonia Kristen Gail Venditti ...... Charlotte Haiping Wang ...... Waxhaw Carla Jean Bremenour ...... Charlotte Qian Zhang ...... Gaotang, China Chasity Faire Brescia ...... Denton MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Lucine Marie Therese Cadet ...... Raleigh Information Technology Jason Wayne Efird ...... Concord Nurse Anesthesia Ndidi Aboyeji ...... Charlotte Logan Jared Emerson ...... Haw River Meghan Sydney Bradsher-James . . . . . Cedar Grove Janani Arunachalam ...... Madurai, India Edward Calvin Funderburk ...... Charlotte Jessica Brickers ...... Bluefield, WV Akhila Bandari ...... Hyderabad, India Dedra Harris-Whitehead ...... Bailey Christopher Cole Burr ...... Rockingham Ashley Ray Bowers ...... Charlotte April Lynne Hunt ...... Walnut Cove Joel Thomas Comer ...... Portsmouth, NH Hailey Nicole Brown ...... Murphy Shannon Nelson Mabe ...... Sandy Ridge Christopher Robert Cotton ...... Louisville, KY Mounika Chebrolu ...... Miryalaguda, India John Thomas McGill ...... Goldsboro Brendan Patrick Crowley ...... Cleveland, OH Anna Christofaris ...... Charlotte Ty Ronda Rochelle Brown ...... Dyersburg, TN Kristen L . Godsey ...... Midlothian, VA Shubhankar Dhyani ...... Delhi, India Diana C . Williamson ...... Rutherfordton Paula Andrea Gomez Ospina Sai Meghana Dulam ...... Hyderabad, India Vincent Kofi Yeboah ...... Durham ...... Medellin, Colombia Sai Kumar Erpina ...... Kakinada, India Lyndsey Portia Harper ...... Savannah, GA Niveditha Gopalkrishna ...... Charlotte MASTER OF SCIENCE Ashley S . Huneycutt ...... Oakboro Jatin Narayan Gupte ...... Mumbai, India IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Michelle Yearty Miller ...... Rutherfordton Ryan T . Haines ...... Concord Olivia Bryce Nanette Myers ...... Monroe Pooja Halshetty ...... Charlotte Omar Alaa Abufoul ...... Matthews Daniel Alan Nichols ...... Charlotte Sahari Javvaji ...... Kodad, India Alaa Bazuhayr ...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia La’Shieka Shacondra Pharr ...... Charlotte Naga Ramya Sree Kancherla . . . . . Samalkota, India Matthew Dinsmore ...... Waxhaw Rosa Rose Pond ...... Boise, ID Meghana Kethidi ...... Hyderabad, India Gregory D . Loflin, Jr ...... Denton Robert David Pugh ...... Orem, UT Essi Mawunya Kpoedzu ...... Charlotte Brandyn Michael Munford . . . Woodbridge, VA Jill Anne Robertson ...... Zanesville, OH Aswini Kunta ...... Hyderabad, India Jorge Mercado Nunez ...... Charlotte Megan Wentworth ...... Charlotte Manisha Rao Loyapally ...... Hyderabad, India Keith A . Violette ...... West End Chesney White ...... Franklin, TN Talazia J . Moore ...... Charlotte Nickolas Widener ...... Winston-Salem Nikitha Nagoti ...... Hyderabad, India MASTER OF SCIENCE Robert Arthur Yates ...... West Seneca, NY Tejaswini Oduru ...... Andhra Pradesh, India IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Satya Lavanya Peruri ...... Mandapeta, India Nursing Advanced Clinical Pranjal ...... Lucknow, India Akintonde Olukunle Abbas . . . . Abeokuta, Nigeria Iman A . Abukar ...... Charlotte Anusha Prathi ...... Concord Saad Thyab Alamri . . . . Al Namas, Saudi Arabia Eunice Feyisayo Babalola . . . Ikere Ekiti, Nigeria Naga Santhosh Prathi ...... Hyderabad, India Andrew Mbabilla Amuna ...... Accra, Ghana Cassandra Lee Barnes ...... Concord Yun Qu ...... Greensboro Abhijith Ramchand Bagepalli . . . . Bangalore, India Emily Faye Bellow ...... Charlotte Nishith Raghav ...... Jaipur, India Ushma Sunil Bharucha ...... Mumbai, India Kiddy Pierre Brewer ...... Charlotte Aditi Prashant Rojatkar ...... Pune, India Chaitanya M . Bhure ...... Thane, India Joyce E . Brunson-Ollison ...... Asheboro Zarna Shah ...... Rockingham Steven K . Furgurson ...... Matthews Misty Mae Bryant ...... Salisbury Anurag Singh ...... Mumbai, India Kristy Alexandra Hecht ...... Charlotte Sasha Cairon Burdette ...... Cornelius Anusha Talla ...... Hyderabad, India Kaustubh Manohar Mhatre ...... Pen, India Tonya Lynn Burris ...... Charlotte Akhil Reddy Yakkaluri ...... Hyderabad, India Sathish Kumar Mutha ...... Hyderabad, India Jessica Rose Conner ...... Thomasville Manjusha Anand Yerur Mathada Anbumalar Saravanan . . . . Virudhunagar, India Christine Marie Davis ...... Charlotte ...... Hyderabad, India Prashant Tanaji Sawant ...... Nilanga, India Brittani Sherrill Franklin ...... Kings Mountain Aneri Parag Sheth ...... Ahmedabad, India Chelsi Bea Frazer ...... Ellerbe Mathematical Finance Asheesh Tripathi ...... Mankapur, India Autumn Christine Grimm ...... Laurinburg Onur Can Baydar ...... Charlotte John Oliver Troxler ...... Waxhaw Logan Ballard Harley ...... Gastonia Peyton Buennemeyer ...... Charlotte Christopher Clark Ireland ...... Denver Samuel Joseph Curtis ...... Charlotte MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING Camden Clarice Messier ...... Indian Trail Robert H . Cushman ...... Raleigh Taylor Osian Barahona ...... Charlotte Neil Dalvi ...... Charlotte Civil Engineering Lesley Fisher Rummage ...... Concord Xiujie Du ...... Hangzhou, China Isha Galaz Abdullah ...... Indian Trail Britton Lee Rust-Chester ...... Burlington Forrest Dale Dyer ...... Charlotte Thuy Le ...... Charlotte Carlitha Sturdivant Saunders ...... Charlotte Katerina V . Exarhos ...... Waxhaw Haley R . Shriner ...... Mount Holly André Paul Guidry ...... Lafayette, LA Mechanical Engineering Esther Wenpin Chang Tang ...... Charlotte Kshitij Halbe ...... Nagpur, India Damian C . Beasock ...... Canastota, NY Thu Thuy ThiVu ...... Gastonia Yishan Li ...... Charlotte Alyson Emily Light ...... Columbus, MI Jennifer Marie Wolfe ...... Midland Swapnil Rajan Relekar ...... Thane, India Tami Jean Wooten ...... San Jose, CA Peter Andrew Trzil ...... Charlotte

14 Nursing Systems/Populations Charity Richey McComas . . . . . Kings Mountain MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN Maria Merritt Bard ...... Indian Trail Erika Reneé Nicholson ...... Clayton Gabrielle Lauren Carelock ...... Charlotte Allison Aycoth Shrader ...... Matthews Maya Bullock ...... Concord Amanda Carpenter Allen ...... Shelby Janet Leigh Wessel ...... Cornelius Elizabeth Anne Coffey ...... Levittown, PA Leslie Elise Castillo Navia ...... Charlotte Melia Olivia Wilkes ...... Whitsett Benjamin Scott Correll ...... Charlotte Kimberly Deneen Clincy ...... Huntersville Elizabeth Spencer Youngblade ...... Durham Jacob Walker Huffman ...... Charlotte Maria Covaci ...... Charlotte Yang Liu ...... Suzhou, China Brittany Michele Dickens ...... Charlotte MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Ian D . Shannon ...... Auburn, AL Jaclyn Morton Duncan ...... Newton Gladys Vega ...... Winston-Salem Molly Ilea Frazier ...... Hampstead Te’Quilla Charnise Bennett ...... Charlotte Addison Ryan Wahler ...... Charlotte Melodie Garrison ...... Cornelius Sarah Emily Gates ...... Elk Park Megan Jordan Dulaney ...... Charlotte Anju Luitel Paudel ...... Kathmandu, Nepal

Candidates for Graduate Certificates Sirish Acharya ...... Charlotte Olga L . Celis ...... Charlotte Sarah Emily Gates ...... Elk . Park Jatnna Katiuska Acosta ...... Charlotte Rebekah Chacko ...... Charlotte Logan Matthew Gentry ...... Clyde Stephanie Albert ...... Holly Springs Monique Chappell ...... Charlotte Daniel Edward Gheesling ...... Charlotte Kathleen Marie Ames ...... Columbus, OH Arpita Chatterjee ...... Concord Gregg Allen Giddings ...... Harrisburg Terrence Clifford Ancrum ...... Brooklyn, NY Nicole Cheslak ...... Huntersville Christine Frances Goodson ...... Charlotte Molly Anthony ...... Greensboro Russell Thomas Childers II ...... Charlotte Robin Elizabeth Gray ...... Huntersville Matthew Webster Spielman Argonauta Natasha Kimberley Chow ...... Waxhaw Adrianne Camille Greene ...... Concord ...... Charlotte Kyoko Cleveland ...... Ellensburg, WA Hansen Vickers Grider ...... Charlotte Katherine Marie Ash ...... Ellenboro Kimberly Deneen Clincy ...... Huntersville Michael Grochowski, Jr ...... Charlotte Brittany Ann Atwell ...... Raleigh Stacy Ann Corrado ...... Charlotte Gretchen Guelcher ...... Sylva Rommel Bartolo Badilla ...... Huntersville Ja’Nice LaToya Cousin-Williams . . . . . Charlotte Alexander Joo Gulley ...... Charlotte Catherine Baier ...... Raleigh Amanda Perry Cox ...... Concord Belinda Leigh Withers Gunter ...... Belmont Marta Helen Barbian ...... Apex Christa Jarrett Crews ...... Lexington Samara Morgan Hairfield ...... Harrisburg Paige Airington Barnes ...... Smithfield Terina Marie Cullen ...... Concord Christina Haley ...... Catawba Tiffiney M . Baxter ...... Stanley Catherine Marie Dahlinghaus ...... Charlotte Alexis Morgan Hall ...... Dallas Shanna Goodson Baynard ...... Cherryville Allyson Tyler Dalton ...... Salisbury Christin Elizabeth Haney ...... Lexington, KY Amir Mohammad Behdani . . . . . Mashhad, Iran Bryan Blake Darden ...... Huntersville Brittany Elizabeth Spencer Harris . . . . Charlotte Rebekah Ruth Behnke ...... Charlotte Sabrina Elaine Davenport ...... Norwood William Matthews Hartis III ...... Lincolnton Rhonda R . Belgarde ...... Mt Holly Ashokanand Deo ...... Charlotte Jacqueline Rene Hartman ...... Charlotte Kellie D . Bellamy ...... Charlotte Ibrahim Kaba Diakite ...... Knightdale Sherry Harvey Hatcher ...... Gastonia Malaysha Karolyn Belton ...... Charlotte Danielle Suzanne Doucet Wadford . . . . Charlotte William John Harvey III ...... Charlotte Dena Belvin ...... Durham Hailey Brooke Douglas ...... Charlotte Megan Catherine Henry ...... Concord Ashton Rae Benham ...... Mooresville Amy Crowson Drew ...... Matthews Helena Pauline Herndon ...... Charlotte Mamie Ruth Beverly ...... Goldsboro Juan Du ...... Harrisburg Teresa Hicks ...... Kittrell Deepti Aniket Bhave ...... Concord Jaclyn Morton Duncan ...... Newton Jane Elizabeth Hiltz ...... Maitland, FL Denise Elaine Bitzes ...... Cary Kritika Dutt ...... Charlotte Delondria Randolph Hines ...... Durham Amanda Kathryn Blanton ...... Charlotte Forrest Dale Dyer ...... Charlotte Nicholas Horvath ...... Knoxville, TN Caitlin Renea Boggs ...... Union Mills Alison Joyce Edwards ...... Charlotte Cody Neal Hosier ...... Morganton Stanley Todd Bolin ...... Mooresboro Emily Elizabeth Edwards ...... Concord Abolfazl Hosseinpour ...... Tehran, Iran Lee-Ashley J . Bonfield ...... Raleigh Jami Renee Edwards ...... Concord Naisha Lyrisa Howard ...... Charlotte Elizabeth R . Boonsue ...... Charlotte Christian Eggleston ...... Davidson Jessica Newsome Hoyle ...... Valdese Cindy Marie Borges ...... Denver Aaron Eisenberg ...... Durham Erin Grey Humphreys ...... Charlotte Roncolon Dupree Bost ...... Salisbury Evelyn Suzanne Eller ...... Lexington Ronald Shane Humphreys ...... Cornelius Bryndle Laine Bottoms ...... Fort Mill, SC Samantha Jeffrey Ellison ...... Mooresville Stacy Tshilanda Ilunga ...... Charlotte Samantha Brooke Bowen ...... King Nicole Anne El Maroudi ...... Concord Keyana Sherelle Jackson ...... Charlotte Alexis Cade Bradshaw ...... Marion Elif Özgen Erginer ...... Winston-Salem Suanne Mannancheril Jacob ...... Charlotte Sayde J . Brais ...... Valley Springs, CA Anita Capps Erwin ...... Kannapolis Jeanne Michelle Bishop Jacobs ...... Shelby Cynthia Shanice Broussard ...... Charlotte Chunhua Zhang Eubanks ...... Fort Mill, SC Prashanth Jaganmohan ...... Chennai, India Antonia Stefanova Brown ...... Matthews Caitlin Nicole Evanson ...... Ottawa, IL William Kendall James ...... Concord Bethanne J . Bryant ...... Charlotte Kimberly Anne Fabio ...... Charlotte Najir Johnson ...... Cary Yinessa Leigh Bueno ...... Harrisburg Kimberly Faith Fagade ...... Charlotte Samantha Michele Johnson ...... Cary Elizabeth Jane Burdick ...... Charlotte Alicia Felix-Ortez ...... Charlotte Richelle E . Jones ...... Fayetteville Sydney M . Burnette ...... Morganton Iván Flores Martínez ...... Cd . Fernandez, Mexico Taylor Frances Jones ...... Charlotte Katherine M . Byrd ...... High Point Daria Fowler ...... Shelby Kristi Danielle Jordan ...... Concord Elizabeth Brown Campbell ...... Matthews Ashley Freuler ...... Pittsboro Steven Jordan ...... Iron Station Jessica Leiann Cannon ...... Monroe Joshua Ganz ...... Charlotte Janaee Joyner ...... Greensboro Regina Calhoun Carson ...... Forest City Maria P . Garcia ...... Indian Trail Arash Karimzadeh ...... Huntersville Leslie Elise Castillo Navia ...... Charlotte Seth Dixon Garrison ...... Lincolnton Renee Michele Karre ...... Newton

15 Brian David Kennedy ...... Ferndale, MI Leisy Estefania Pacheco ...... Charlotte Kenneth Paul Stanley ...... Indian Trail Min-Seung Kim ...... Charlotte Sarah Elizabeth Packer ...... Lincolnton Tiffany Clarissa Steadman ...... Charlotte Aaleya S . King ...... Charlotte Chesley Annis Parsons ...... Charlotte Laura Gern Stevenson ...... Charlotte Marianna Blagoeva Kirezov ...... Monroe Wendy Altagracia Pascual ...... Charlotte Randy Buchanan Stitt ...... Charlotte Amber Knight ...... Southern Pines Lauren Ashley Patterson ...... Hendersonville Kimberly Lou Stotts ...... Raleigh Nityanand Saidappa Kore ...... Solapur, India Ayanna Jair Perry ...... Greensboro Surya Streater ...... Concord Aleksandr Avgustovich Kornev ...... Charlotte Joshua Allan Peterson ...... Charlotte Cameron Nichole Stump ...... Charlotte Marlo Kosanovich ...... Charlotte Tuan Ky Phan ...... Charlotte Valeria Sofia Suarez Baute . . . . Caracas, Venezuela Samantha Joyce Smith Kozak ...... Fayetteville Nicole Harrill Phongsa ...... Kings Mountain Yang Sun ...... Baicheng, China Michelle Rose Krzemieniecki . . . . . Honesdale, PA Allison Camille Pickering ...... Charlotte Samuel Rubin Swire ...... Charlotte Chrystele Corinne Lacroix Burns . . . . . Waxhaw Ashley Pimentel ...... Charlotte Tonya Telesa Taylor ...... Charlotte Rachel M . Lewis Ladenheim ...... Charlotte Yaroslav Polkhovskii ...... Stallings Togzhan Tlegenova . . . . .Nur-Sultan, Kazahstan Laranda Dawn Lambeth ...... Lexington Babetta Julie Popoff ...... Concord Parvinder Singh Tomar ...... Charlotte Stephanie Price Lane ...... Charlotte Jalysa Anderson Powell ...... Concord Catherine Rose Toots ...... Lancaster, SC Bianca Alexis Larry ...... Charlotte Amanda Prochazka ...... Clover, SC Debra Patricia Tuomey ...... Charlotte Susan Yap Lassiter ...... Charlotte Bailey E . Pullen ...... Wilmington Jasmine Chareese Ulmer ...... Charlotte Steven Michael Lewis ...... Waxhaw Manish Dutt Purohit ...... Charlotte Daniel Glenn Underwood ...... Belmont Tonia Leshaun Lewis ...... Greensboro Lydia Faith Ramsey ...... Forest City Aswathy Vijayan ...... Concord Eric Andrew Lowe ...... Pineville Kelly Donnette Randle ...... Columbia, SC Arsinsa Thilini Vithanage ...... Charlotte Katie Marie Lueth ...... Waxhaw Jayshree Nitesh Rathod ...... Charlotte Jozica Vodlan ...... Waxhaw Yazmine Soleil Lunn ...... Charlotte Haricesh Ratnaharan ...... Raleigh Edelweiss De Guzman Vogel ...... Mooresville Jessica Laureana Machado ...... Lexington Krishna Chaithanya Reddivari . . . . . Tirupati, India Stephanie Marie Vogel ...... Gastonia Ashley M . MacIntyre ...... Charlotte Kelly Lynn Reigle ...... Weddington Jaime Wadowiec ...... Charlotte Courtney Elizabeth Malcom ...... Rural Hall Alexandra Marie Reilly ...... Charlotte Theresa Marie Walther ...... Charlotte Lucas McClellan Maness ...... Charlotte Trevor A . Reising ...... Hendersonville Biwei Wang ...... Raleigh Mayank Manglik ...... Charlotte Cynthia Reynolds ...... Charlotte Haiping Wang ...... Waxhaw Bethany L’donna Martin ...... Supply Denise Margaret Richards ...... Waxhaw Luming Wang ...... Charlotte Madison Brooke Martin ...... Gastonia Ryon Zackary Ripper ...... Charlotte Savannah Rae Ward ...... Mebane Miranda Antoinette Martin ...... Fayetteville James Tyler Robbins ...... Lexington Astrid Andrea Weddle ...... Waxhaw Tyler William Martin ...... Morganton Michaela Robbins ...... Charlotte Jake Brantley Weil ...... Charlotte Erica Danielle McCloud ...... Charlotte Tunisia A . Romain ...... Charlotte Michael Robert Weinberg ...... Charlotte Charity Richey McComas . . . . . Kings Mountain Alexis L . Rose ...... Matthews Amaranth F . Weiss ...... Charlotte Gabrielle C . McDaniel ...... Hendersonville Ashley Varie Roush ...... Mills River Nicole Welch ...... Charlotte Crystal Quatia McDonald ...... Greenville, SC James Mckiever Rozier ...... Charlotte Kimberly Eleanor Wenger ...... Stanwood, WA Brittany McDuffie Chavis ...... New London William Benson Runkel ...... Charlotte Chashawna Wesby ...... Augusta, GA Jeannine Zakeya McKnight ...... Lake City, SC Muharrar Z . Saladin ...... Charlotte Sophie Caroline Whisnant ...... Wilmington Vivian McLeod ...... Cornelius Barbara Lennet Sanders ...... Charlotte Jeremy Calvin White ...... Charlotte Kim Denise McMichael ...... Mint Hill Ladan Sariri ...... Huntersville Makinzi Jean Wick ...... Bremerton, WA Carmen Nelson McMillan ...... Charlotte Anita Sarkar ...... Waxhaw Caroline C . Wiese ...... Charlotte Tatum Sherrell Mealing ...... Augusta, GA Samantha Nicole Schmidt ...... Charlotte Brandy L . Williams ...... Greenville Julia Grace Medford ...... Cullowhee Emily Rose Schnier ...... Harrisburg Janice Michelle Williams ...... Charlotte Bethany D . Mercer ...... Troutman Mary Kimberly Eve Screen-McElhaney Madison R . Williams ...... Charlotte Andrew Alan Meyer ...... Charlotte ...... Charlotte Twanika Monya Williams ...... Gastonia Warnesa Milander-Rolle ...... Charlotte Jessica Suzanne Sellers ...... Lexington Karyn Williamson-Coria ...... Charlotte Diana Misaki ...... Charlotte Timothy David Setzer ...... Denver Derek Reid Wilson ...... Charlotte Jamshed Mistry ...... Mooresville Erin Greer Slusher ...... Cornelius Jennifer Daniele Wolf . . . . Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Christina Yarzumbeck Morgan ...... Concord Dana Charmelle Smith ...... Gastonia Amber Beth Wood ...... Davidson Serinda Moulton ...... Wilmington Kara Michelle Smith ...... Cornelius Carly Michelle Wright ...... Charlotte Halima Muhmmad ...... Chicago, IL Katelyn N . Smith ...... Charlotte LaRhonda Logan Wright ...... Asheville Hazel Hester Mynes ...... Charlotte Michael Daniel Smith ...... Durham Sara Ariella Wright ...... Charlotte Amber Neely ...... Charlotte Brandon Clarke Sneed ...... Charlotte Shamira Nichole Wright ...... High Point Elizabeth O’Connell ...... Lexington William Sloan Snyder ...... Charlotte André Claude Yandow ...... Cornelius Corey L . Odom ...... Rocky Mount Meredith Caldwell Spencer ...... Charlotte David Wayne Young ...... Gastonia Mia Danielle Oliver ...... Durham Chancey Danelle Stalnaker . . . . Rutherford College Jeannie Taylor Zarate ...... Mint Hill

BE A PART OF 49ER WAY Dedicated in 2016, 49er Way is one of UNC Charlotte's landmarks . This brick walkway is located between Cameron Boulevard and the football stadium and is the most traversed and photographed walkway on campus . These bricks, honoring UNC Charlotte alumni, lead the 49er football team, Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band, students, alumni, faculty, staff and fans to the stadium . Commemorate your hard work and dedication by purchasing a personalized brick or make a gift to honor a special graduate and leave their legacy on 49er Way . For more information and to purchase your brick, visit Crowdfund.uncc.edu/Classof2020 .

16 Greetings from the Undergraduate Graduating Class Hayley M . McNeill Candidate for Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education Graduates, family members, faculty, and friends, it is my privilege to be able to speak to you today with a great feeling of accomplishment, gratitude, and joy . We have successfully completed our undergraduate studies, and this day should be celebrated and recognized as such . It would be an understatement to say that the senior class has experienced endings like no other . At first, many of us weren’t quite sure how serious this would be . Before we knew it, campus was being shut down, classes were moved online, and everyone was in a panic about how to operate Zoom . We were in a situation we have never experienced before . Teachers were trying to figure out how they could teach their classes and interact with their students . We as students were trying to figure out how we were going to learn . As a teacher myself, this was extremely hard . I was student teaching 18 kindergartners online . You would not believe what you get to see watching kindergartners on Zoom . We had to adjust to a new reality . A reality none of us ever predicted, expected, nor wanted . Yet together, students and faculty, we persevered . We offered each other forgiveness, understanding, and compassion, especially at times when we forgot to mute our microphones . In an environment where we lost the most fundamental need of humans, physical interaction and contact, this took a toll on us . We couldn’t go out to a restaurant, watch the Niners play in a sporting event, or even walk across the stage at our graduation . Athletes that worked countless years had their senior seasons cut short . This reality caused all of us to potentially lose our youth too soon . It forced us to graduate from college well before we were ready . We asked ourselves: Is my friend going to get sick? Am I going to lose a family member? It made us grow up . Realize what family means to us . How important it is to reinforce the bonds with our family and friendships to a level we never knew we could have . I believe that I can speak for all of us and say that we all graduate with a better appreciation of how critical it is to count on each other . We have learned a lot over these four years . The last one, we learned more . This is an experience that will never leave our memories . But what kind of memory will you have? When things don’t go as planned, how will you face the challenges that come your way? The way we handle our disappointments will establish the experience and memories that we will walk away with . Let me share with you a few of my thoughts you can consider to take away . Reach out to your family and friends . No matter what degree or aspiration you walk away with today, such as being a doctor, a lawyer, or a teacher, remember that we are human first . These human connections and interactions with one another are important investments . The degrees we have acquired will help us get jobs to pay rent, but our true work is what we are doing to advance our community . It is up to us as individuals to be accountable, and our actions will speak volumes . We cannot control everything around us, but we can control ourselves and our ability to listen, adapt, and grow . Appreciate the simple pleasures of life, such as going outside without a mask, not standing 6ft apart, or looking at someone’s face and not just their eyes . When you’re taking a walk outside, appreciate that fresh breath of air that you feel circulate through your lungs . Congratulations to the class of 2020 . Here we are, now graduates of this institution, working hard to make tomorrow just a little bit better than yesterday . Thank you .

17 Candidates for Bachelor's Degrees

College of Arts + Architecture Mr . Brook W . Muller, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS Theatre Jack Charles Kozlowski ...... Waxhaw Ashleigh Noel Adams ...... Cleveland April Yun Lin ...... Matthews Architecture Jocelyn Leigh Cabaniss ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Brandon Maxwell Blocker ...... Charlotte MaKayla Tiara Childs ...... Fayetteville Breann Marie Longmire ...... Oxford Lauren Danielle Dokell ...... Mooresville Ayla Margaret Claypool ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Ross Alexander LaBree ...... Waynesville Kaitlyn Marie Falkl ...... Louisburg Omar Alexis Majano ...... Hope Mills Sara Elizabeth Lafrance ...... Rochester, MA Cum Laude Lillian Josephine McKenzie ...... Huntersville Ana Kateri Salas Montaño ...... Candler Derrick Denard Jones, Jr ...... Winston-Salem Magna Cum Laude Jonathan Pollock Lamar ...... Monroe Mylek Rejhon McNeill ...... Dunn Art Megan N . St . Amand ...... Landis Nadia E . Meadows ...... Durham Michael A . Clinton ...... Durham Madison Hunter Strickland ...... Burlington Lindsay Allison Meyer ...... Concord Antwan She’mond Gillison ...... Beaufort, SC Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Sharon Kéhindé Kolawole ...... Charlotte Akeela Sy’Mone ...... Kings Mountain Liam Daniel Neill ...... Concord Cum Laude Joel Vincent ...... Charlotte London Alexis Parker ...... Charlotte Annie-Katherine Maggie Leone . . . . Lexington, KY Cum Laude Karyna G . Miller ...... Lincolnton BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Annabelle Rose Pierson ...... Indian Trail Cum Laude Jennifer Brooke Rhodes . . . . . North Wilkesboro JaCora Makaela Nesbitt ...... Asheville Kristen Maria Campbell ...... Waxhaw Luke Taggart Russell ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Cum Laude Art History Christina Rose Carsley-Bess ...... Lincolnton Melanie Marie Sanchez Matos ...... Fayetteville Samantha Michelle Slaughter ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Abigail Elizabeth Ekren ...... Mooresville Morgan Faith Sharron ...... Gibsonville Dance Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Rachel Morgan Bierly ...... Greer, SC Nathaniel Keenan Ferguson ...... Charlotte Julius Xavier Shumpert ...... Raleigh Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Khalahjia T . Smarr ...... Kings Mountain Taylor Olivia Rierson ...... Thomasville Carlos Andres Franco Morillo ...... Charlotte Jameson T . Suttles ...... Cornelius Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Dustin Mikael Watson ...... Charlotte Erica Nicole Swinson ...... Monroe Jillian Barbee Freeman ...... Locust Sarah Kathryn Wood ...... Gastonia Danielle Ansara Tyson ...... Garner Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Cum Laude Isabella Sophia Gagliardo ...... Mooresville Lily Paj Tsiab Xiong ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Music Stephen Manuel Garza ...... Kannapolis Reileigh E . Brown ...... Hickory Magna Cum Laude BACHELOR OF MUSIC Magna Cum Laude Daniel A . Jerman ...... China Grove Megan Elizabeth Elmore ...... Denver Michael Alfonso Kasey ...... Concord Daniel Nechar Ferreira ...... Miramar, FL David Michael Jordan III ...... Gastonia Keira R . Kinney ...... Cary Paul Daniel Malina ...... Concord Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude

Dean W . Colvard, First Chancellor (1913-2007) In April 1966, Dr . Dean W . Colvard became the first chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte . During his 12-year tenure, he presided over a period of rapid campus growth and development . Under his leadership, the institution was organized into colleges, residence halls were built, graduate work was initiated, and long-range planning started . His accomplishments included helping to create the University Research Park and the University’s Urban Institute, whose mission is to seek solutions to the social, economic, and environmental challenges facing Charlotte and its urban communities . Colvard joined the University from the presidency of Mississippi State University, and he also served as a dean at North Carolina State University . Following his retirement in December 1978, Colvard helped complete Charlotte’s Discovery Place Museum and was the founding board chair of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics . He also wrote books about his experience at NC State, Mississippi State, and UNC Charlotte . In 2001, Colvard received the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association’s Alumnus by Choice Award, and in 2004, he received the Echo Foundation’s Award Against Indifference . Colvard died in June 2007 .

18 Belk College of Business Dr . Jennifer L . Troyer, Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Yakop Rmah ...... Knightdale BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Kelsey Elizabeth Robbins ...... Raleigh IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting Brandon Dean Robertson ...... Winston-Salem Aydan Abdullaeva ...... Pineville Magna Cum Laude Business Analytics Briana Nicole Adams ...... Angier Sarika Danielle Robinson ...... Mebane Soupon Jackson Arphai ...... Pittsburgh, PA Magna Cum Laude Emely Romero Farfan ...... Mexico, Mexico Cum Laude Adham A . Algazali ...... Raeford Ahmad Saleem ...... Charlotte Allison Alyse Brown ...... Raleigh Cum Laude Brandon Edward Stirewalt ...... Waxhaw Sydney Rae Bryant ...... Catawba Joshua Christopher Allard ...... Troutman Georgina Jacinta Tavolara ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Christopher Mark Amatuzzo ...... Denver Duy Hoang Tran ...... Belmont Ryan M . Burke ...... Raleigh Andres Arellano ...... Matthews Magna Cum Laude Dylan Kyle Byrnes ...... Charlotte Alexandra Gray Bass ...... Wilson Robert Dale Troutman II ...... Charlotte Rachael Brianne Dewey ...... Gastonia Summa Cum Laude Erin Cecelia Walsh ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude, Business Honors Kyle J . Bennett ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Zachary Cole Eagy ...... Matthews Blake Cameron Boyd Bohn Matthew T . Walters ...... Charlotte Tyler John Eckert ...... Knightdale ...... Cape Girardeau, MO Jenny Wang ...... Wake Forest Taylor Briana Ferguson ...... Columbia, SC Zachary P . Brafford ...... Albemarle Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude, Business Honors Mylena Nathalie Cairrikier ...... Monroe Jeremy Michael White, Jr ...... Charlotte Patrick Dwyer Hogan ...... Matthews Noah Timothy Chervenka ...... Kernersville Lily Rose Wright ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Tatiana Cihovska ...... Mooresville Cum Laude Dina Jarkas ...... Charlotte Kirsten Briana Cole ...... Liberty Qiuli Zhu ...... Yongchuan, China Lidwin John ...... Morrisville Justin M . Collins ...... Huntersville Cum Laude Ria Mahajan ...... Charlotte Carolina Cooper ...... Charlotte Kevin Arturo Zuniga ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Natalia Davydenko ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Sophia Marie Montesclaros ...... Waxhaw Blaine Avery Jean Dickson ...... Raleigh Alexandrine Mugisha ...... Charlotte Dwight Denorris Earl, Jr ...... Kernersville Economics Ronald Leken Nguru ...... Raleigh Rayan W . Faraj ...... Cornelius Fiona Rose Alger ...... Denver Addison Eleanor Parrish ...... Davidson Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Victoria Thuy Vy Pham ...... Charlotte Maureen Fish ...... Greenfield, MA Luke Rogers Ashley ...... Huntersville Meera Purohit ...... Morrisville Alejandro Garcia Gomez ...... Statesville Kyree Mariah Becker ...... Phoenix, AZ Summa Cum Laude, Business Honors Zachary Alan Gemmell ...... Wake Forest Thomas Edwin Bright, Jr ...... Morrisville Helena Hary Radeva ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Lillian Grace Glaser ...... Wake Forest Konstantinos Christoforou . . . .Limassol, . Cyprus Cameron Paige Winseman ...... Mooresville Aide Gonzalez-Loredo ...... Charlotte Declan Thefaine Coleman ...... Charlotte John Martin Guthrie ...... Charlotte Nickolas Anthony Connochie . . . . . Levittown, NY Finance Matthew Lee Harter ...... Charlotte Keegan Thomas Coolbaugh . . . . . Fuquay-Varina Austin Scott Abernathy ...... Lincolnton Magna Cum Laude Brendon Culberson ...... Charlotte Jared M . Aceituno ...... Conover Jakyhla Cierra Harvey ...... Charlotte Martin Joseph Cullen ...... Charlotte Edin Ademovic ...... Charlotte Matthew R . Hislip ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Saud Salaman Alaamar ...... Charlotte Suraiya Isabella Khan ...... Indian Trail Handy Duong ...... High Point Ali Abdullah H . Alabdulbaqi ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Hunter Reid Flowers ...... Raleigh Cum Laude Christopher Robert Klouse ...... Statesville Calvin Vincent Gorman ...... Mooresville Mohammed Alabdulwahed ...... Charlotte Dylan Colton Knox ...... Wake Forest Alexander L . Guy ...... Greensboro Abdullah Tawfiq Aldandan Christopher Lee Koogler ...... Concord Ryan Michael Hammond ...... Gastonia ...... Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Bader Hassan Alhazmi ...... Charlotte Natalia Kordich Valdivia ...... Charlotte Brennan M . Hockaday ...... Weaverville Abdulrahman Abdullah Alrajeh Vasilios Lazaridis ...... Charlotte Cum Laude ...... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Cum Laude John Adel Kamel ...... Fort Mill, SC Taif Tami Alshemmeri ...... Salwa, Kuwait Phuoc Thanh Le ...... Charlotte Reece L . Lufkin ...... Saint Joseph, MI Yahia Al Thnibat ...... Charlotte Jasmine Alisha Lindsey ...... Morven Jarek Ma ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Cum Laude Nigel Brennan Macauley ...... Fayetteville Antonio Gabriel Alvarez ...... Midland Bhoopa Madhu ...... Raleigh Tyler Joseph Martinez ...... Concord Jake Ramesh Anantha ...... Charlotte Liam John McMahon ...... Huntersville Cum Laude Fernando Valenti Mecias Salgado . . . . Charlotte Katlin Nicole Anthony ...... State Road Cindy Morales ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Matthew B . Anthony ...... Wake Forest Magna Cum Laude Andres Felipe Naranjo Villalobos Hunter Thomas Awtrey ...... High Point Christopher Aaron Murphy ...... Clayton ...... Cartagena, Colombia Degree in Memoriam Taylor Renee Newman ...... Monroe Gaby Mokeli Ngangola ...... Cary Samuel Erich Ballard, Jr ...... Belford, NJ Magna Cum Laude David Hung Nguyen ...... Fayetteville Rubhean Xzavier Barfield ...... Goldsboro Steve Quan Nguyen ...... Philadelphia, PA Gregory James O’Shields ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Jamar Louis Barnett Mishoe ...... Wilmington Grzegorz Niebylski ...... Lubin, Poland Peyton Brooke Sanford ...... Rural Hall Cameron Ramone Beaudoin ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Andrew Skora ...... Charlotte Affoua Danielle Behi ...... Charlotte Matthew A . Parker ...... Charlotte Matthew Spaziani ...... Waxhaw Joseph Bensch ...... Matthews Jake Sullivan Powell ...... Cary Athanasios Hristos Spiru ...... Charlotte Rachel E . Blake ...... Kannapolis Anthony Vladimir Recinos ...... Charlotte Richard Seth Thompson ...... Charlotte Kaylee BreAnn Bowman ...... Mount Pleasant Cum Laude Michelle Elise Vaughn ...... Gastonia Emily Kate Xia Brandt ...... Plainfield, IL Azan Ur Rehman ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Shanna Ronnell Rizzo ...... Leland Christopher Ryan Wisniewski ...... Charlotte Thomas Edwin Bright, Jr ...... Morrisville Cum Laude, Business Honors Cum Laude

19 Adela Elizabeth Bustillo ...... Charlotte Michael William King ...... Charlotte Angel Amado Ruiz Garcia ...... Charlotte Diego Agustin Caceres ...... Charlotte Jacob C . Koomen ...... Harrisburg Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Alexis Ann Kurien ...... Philadelphia, PA Luke Anthony Schulze ...... Miller Place, NY Milton James Cannon ...... Charlotte Laura Andrea Lara Amaya ...... Hickory Cum Laude Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Noah Andrew Seach ...... Charlotte Rui Pedro Cardoso Pereira . . . Santo Tirso, Portugal Robert Travers Laundon ...... Fuquay-Varina Sean Michael Seaver ...... Apex Edder A . Casillas ...... Stuart, FL Vasilios Lazaridis ...... Charlotte Peter Bada Seol ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Cum Laude Ali Shokrallah ...... Aldasmah, Kuwait Steven Joseph Cepulo ...... High Point Nicholas Morgan Lege’ ...... Charlotte Zachary Allan Siebert ...... Midland, MI Cum Laude Jacob Andrew Lequire ...... Lincolnton Mackenzie Erin Siek ...... Charlotte Keshler Stephane Charles ...... Medford, MA Cum Laude, Business Honors, Belk Scholar Edward James Siler ...... High Point Magna Cum Laude Brianna Marie Lisk ...... Norwood Cum Laude Justin E . Christenbury ...... Belmont Summa Cum Laude Madison Alexandra Smith ...... Charlotte Paula Cleves ...... Charlotte Ricky Liu ...... Buffalo, NY Magna Cum Laude Daniel Cockerill ...... Charlotte Sy Ngoc Luong ...... Charlotte Eduardo Jose Sorto ...... Charlotte Caleb Collins ...... Waxhaw Nicholas Tyler Lux ...... Charlotte Larson James Spears ...... Mooresville Cum Laude Kullen MacDonald ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Russell Conklin ...... Charlotte Bhoopa Madhu ...... Raleigh Justin Sterling Spielman ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Peyton Leigh Mandel ...... Charlotte Hunter Douglas Stanley ...... Cashiers Jarrett Allen Cooper ...... Belmont Summa Cum Laude William S . Stephenson ...... Huntersville Neely Michele Craven ...... Davidson Scott Alan Marsh ...... Charlotte Kevin Tran Su ...... Charlotte Austin Presley Creasey ...... Waxhaw Magna Cum Laude Matthew Phillip Taylor ...... Asheville Elvis Anibal Crisostomo-Morales . . . . . Morganton Maria G . Martinez ...... Charlotte Philip McKay Thompson . . . . . Birmingham, AL Cum Laude Stephanie Mattei ...... Troutman Summa Cum Laude Madison Shay Crum ...... Indian Trail Austin Maxwell ...... Middletown, DE Kevin Landon Tipton ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Andrew David McCann ...... Waxhaw Mitchel Masan Tolson ...... Thomasville Matthew Douglas Davis ...... Greensboro Rachel E . McCulley ...... Mooresville Steven M . Tran ...... Mint Hill G’arrid Tenaj’ Andrade Dixon ...... Charlotte Jonathan Michael McDaid ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Martin Presson Donlan ...... Nags Head Matthew P . McGinniss ...... Charlotte Tommy V . Tran ...... Charlotte Thomas Franklin Donton ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Erin Cecelia Walsh ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Braxton McIntyre ...... High Point Magna Cum Laude Julia E . Dorer ...... Matthews Camila Marrafao McNally ...... Mint Hill Katie Brooke Walsh ...... Robbinsville Magna Cum Laude Richard Collins Moll ...... Rochester, NY Jiuna Wang ...... Charlotte Christopher Allen Doty ...... Grand Island, NE Sinclair Brighton Molnar ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Joshua Dayne Dove ...... Charlotte Brian Taylor Morissette ...... Hickory Benjamin Michael Wascovich ...... Huron, OH Brittany Kristin Doyle ...... Kure Beach Michael Edward Murray ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Yuji Paul Doyle ...... Charlotte Neel Naik ...... Kachholi, India Marcus Durrel Washington ...... Apex William Thomas Duff IV ...... Mooresville Suzanne Lise Ngan ...... Charlotte Philip Stephen West ...... Concord Kelisha du Plessis . . . . .Johannesburg, South Africa Dylan Perry Nguyen ...... Matthews Michael Damian Westmoreland ...... Concord Kaleb Alexander Earls ...... Kings Mountain Tu Ngoc Nguyen ...... Charlotte Jeremy Michael White, Jr ...... Charlotte Brandon M . Earnhardt ...... Kannapolis Grzegorz Niebylski ...... Lubin, Poland Robert Steven Wiggins ...... Asheville Charleton Brady Edwards ...... New London Summa Cum Laude Corey Sean Wilkinson ...... Edwardsville, IL Gabriel Ethier Jessica Chiefo Nwachukwu ...... Charlotte Brandon Michael Williams ...... Rocky Mount ...... Sainte-Agathe-Des-Monts, Canada Maria Oh Liz ...... Lowell Vanterika Williams ...... Vicksburg, MS Jacob Wilson Etringer ...... Mayodan Hunter Quinn Omli ...... Winston-Salem Jazmine Armani Willis ...... Southfield, MI Cum Laude, Honors in Mathematics Cum Laude Frewoini Woldemichael ...... Charlotte Huzaifa Bin Farrukh ...... Charlotte Wesley O’Neal ...... Mount Holly Louis Albin Woodbeck ...... Windham, NY Kimberly Helen Finnell ...... Charlotte Tyler G . O’Steen ...... Wake Forest Matthew A . Woodward ...... Kannapolis Evan Reece Gallimore ...... Archdale Cum Laude Nicholas Mitchell Zilberdrut ...... Huntersville Andrew Tyler Garrison ...... Cleveland Antonio Pagan ...... Charlotte Rebecca Lynn Zolzer ...... Mooresville Cum Laude Savya Sanjay Parikh ...... Concord Cum Laude Christian James Ghartey ...... Atlanta, GA Cum Laude Abdullah Mohammed Zuhair William Anderson Glenn, Jr ...... Charlotte Hyunmin Park ...... Seoul, South Korea ...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Magna Cum Laude Matthew A . Parker ...... Charlotte Luke Myron Goldstein ...... Charlotte Jasmine M . Parquet ...... Mebane International Business Jacob Noah Griffin ...... Monroe Tej Sarju Patel ...... Concord Brendan Jaron Barrett ...... Winston-Salem Farha Farrukh Hakeem ...... Apex Asya Simone Patterson ...... Charlotte Joshua Raymond Block ...... Carolina Beach Cum Laude David Eduardo Pedraza-Lopez ...... Gastonia Cum Laude Noor Abdelrazig Hamed . . . . . Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Cum Laude Nicholas John Branter ...... Wilmington Magna Cum Laude Brandon Daniel Plaster ...... Mooresville Reddin Matthew Byrd ...... Coats Jacob Alexander Harr ...... Sherills Ford Cum Laude Logan Christopher Cox ...... Stallings Terrell Lee Hegge ...... Havelock Inna Pyshnyuk ...... Charlotte Montana Chase Daniels ...... Claremont Jonathan Joseph Heim ...... Hendersonville Tanvi Naziatt Rahman ...... Holly Springs John H . Fording ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Andrew Joseph Rhyner ...... Medford, WI Madeline Leigh Fulwood . . . . . Ocean Isle Beach Oluwatosin Elizabeth Ibrahim ...... Charlotte Shanna Ronnell Rizzo ...... Leland Magna Cum Laude, Business Honors Ryan Joseph Jacobs ...... Elon Cum Laude, Business Honors Heidy Ayallete Galarza Caballero . . . . . Asheville Mikayla Renae Januzys ...... Reidsville Kelsey Elizabeth Robbins ...... Raleigh Manuel Alejandro Galdamez ...... Hudson Isaac Christian Jessen ...... Stanley Brandon Dean Robertson ...... Winston-Salem Michelle B . Griffin Martinez ...... Concord Allison Nicole Johnson ...... Mooresville Magna Cum Laude Bailey Grace Harrell ...... Charlotte Jonathan Alexander Jordan ...... Mount Holly Anthony Shane Robinson ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Hassan Kahlini ...... Charlotte Renee Maurece Robinson ...... Charlotte Calvin Robert Holt ...... Raleigh Christian Kabangu Kandolo Marcos Rueda Hernandez ...... Lincolnton Marlon Ricardo Lazo ...... Monroe . . . . .Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Hector Ruiz ...... Hendersonville Andrea Leon-Serrano ...... Charlotte

20 Pablo Marquez ...... Lincolnton Jazmyne Nikole Rouse ...... Goldsboro Hunter Logan Bailey ...... Concord Sierra Marie Miller ...... Pittsburgh, PA Alec David Stevanovski ...... Waxhaw Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude John Taylor Thomason ...... Charlotte Allison Joy Barbee ...... Stanfield Rosario Poppante ...... Statesville. Cum Laude Mariana Bernal Gomez ...... Charlotte Inna Pyshnyuk ...... Charlotte Hunter Andrew Travis ...... Landis Magna Cum Laude Paul Robert Rill, Jr ...... Raleigh Jasmin Carla Villavicencio ...... Charlotte Joshua Raymond Block ...... Carolina Beach Caroline Michelle Snider ...... Clemmons Philip Lee Wallace ...... Lincolnton Cum Laude Purusha Amina Weeks ...... Charlotte Scott Wallace ...... Lincolnton Brock Joseph Bowen ...... Charlotte Dylan Chase Whisnant ...... Harrisburg Amber Nicole Bridges ...... Bessemer City Management Brandon Elliott White ...... Salisbury Jonathan Sawyer Brooks ...... Charlotte Patrick R . Abouchacra ...... Waxhaw Cum Laude Cory Lee Brown ...... Taylorsville Cum Laude Joshua Eugene White ...... Navassa Emily Paige Burnette ...... Roanoke Rapids Ilyas Ashir Abukar ...... Charlotte Tyler Marquise Wright ...... Charlotte Ethan M . Burns ...... High Point Patrick Thomas Baker ...... Charlotte Griffin Daniel Zetterberg ...... Charlotte Reniece Lenita Butler ...... Bowie, MD Kareem Hosam Banawan ...... Charlotte Amber Nicole Zorn ...... Morris Plains, NJ Joshua Lawrence Byrd ...... Boston, MA Abel Manning Barnett ...... Charlotte Timothy Ryan Coffey ...... Mooresville Emma Frances Brady ...... Charlotte Management Information Systems Alexander Joseph Dantzer ...... Concord Cum Laude Merit Udoka Anyogu ...... Greensboro Hunter Wade Denton ...... Belmont Mason Taylor Brittain ...... Charlotte Soupon Jackson Arphai ...... Pittsburgh, PA Cheyenne Schyler Downs ...... West End Santaja Nyata Melee Brown ...... Durham Cum Laude Jaret Eaton ...... Mebane Madisyn Lee Butler ...... Apex Jonathan Corey Baker ...... Charlotte Edward Henry Falls ...... Lincolnton Marisa Ann Callicott ...... Charlotte William Chandler Barefoot . . . . . Fuquay-Varina Anthony G . Felkins ...... Charlotte Reed Coffas ...... Raleigh Jason A . Bartholomew ...... Bolivia Christopher Daniel Fennoy . . . . . Columbus, OH Joseph Stewart Basile ...... Monroe Andrew Gage Corn ...... Hendersonville Juan Diego Fonseca Castillo ...... Monroe Dario Blazevic ...... Charlotte Erika Isabel Diaz ...... Lawrence, MA Levi James Gallant ...... Cornelius Johnnie C . Brown III ...... Eden Thalia Anne Durling ...... Walnut Cove Clifton P. Gill ...... Monroe Caitlin Paige Cary ...... Mebane Casey Austin Dziuk ...... Huntersville Leah Inge Glossenger ...... Denton Adam Garrett Edwards ...... Cornelius Luis A . Cruz ...... Charlotte Anthony Scott Deeds ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Kelsea Anne Farah ...... Denver Garrett Lee Gosnell ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Samantha Derewsky ...... Statesville Samuel Duis ...... Charlotte Adam Elliott Grad ...... Charlotte Sydney Rae Freeze ...... Davidson Lynn Marie Grady ...... Deep Run Nathan Scott Gage ...... Knightdale Tyler John Eckert ...... Knightdale Daniel Brian Ferrari ...... Raleigh Alexander Stewart Grove ...... Raleigh Adrea Michelle Gladney ...... Greensboro Ian Clark Gunn ...... Salisbury Cum Laude Aichatou Hama ...... Charlotte Chloe Human ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Catherine Marie Glisson ...... Gastonia Gary Guo ...... Wendell Bryson David Goins ...... Rockingham Lidwin John ...... Morrisville Robert Paul King III ...... Reidsville Matthew James Hailey ...... Belews Creek Rex L .O . Greer III ...... Charlotte Grace Caroline Hall ...... Granite Falls Korina Ivanovna Gulyak ...... Matthews Christopher Robert Klouse ...... Statesville Laura Andrea Lara Amaya ...... Hickory Tyler A . Herrera ...... Charlotte Candice Renee Gunter ...... Port Huron, MI Cum Laude Sarah Janelle Hamilton ...... Statesville Magna Cum Laude Mikey Toubee Lee ...... New London David Logan Holt ...... Harrisburg Cum Laude Harrison Jeffrey Holtz ...... Wake Forest Mackenzie Leigh Hammer ...... Asheboro Jesse H . Little ...... Sherrills Ford Joshua Benjamin McKnight ...... Rocky Mount Nicole Gabrielle Hooks ...... Raleigh Maha Nabil Hasan ...... Raleigh Cum Laude Cum Laude Joshua Steven Miller ...... Mooresville David Mnatsakanyan ...... Charlotte Samuel Joseph Horn ...... Charlotte Rachel Marie Hayes ...... Lowgap Micah Benjamin Ingold ...... Charlotte James Keith Hoover ...... Charlotte Mostafa Hesham Mohamed ...... Charlotte Shamsuddin Munshi ...... Charlotte Erica Lynn Jordan ...... Concord Nicholas Scott Hughes ...... Wake Forest Harrison Michael Newcastle ...... Cary Angel Byakutaga Karungi ...... Charlotte Christopher Michael Human ...... Charlotte Ronald Leken Nguru ...... Raleigh Cole Thomas Kepley ...... Charlotte Quenten Thomas Jordan ...... Concord Dylan Mitchell Nooney ...... Charlotte Morgan Bernadette Krise ...... Waxhaw McKenzie Ariana Kerry ...... Huntersville Genieve Marie Nunn ...... Raleigh Kristin A . Kullman ...... Evart, MI Magna Cum Laude Brandon Olson ...... Oak Ridge Jean-Claude J . Leblanc II ...... Charlotte Amanda Caitlin Klein ...... Davidson Cum Laude Angelo Dolton Lenzi ...... Charlotte Austin Edward Labelle ...... Charlotte Karrim A . Omer ...... Charlotte Connor James Macdaid ...... Winterville Pegasi Lee ...... Charlotte Michael Declan O’Regan ...... Waxhaw Kyle Luterbach ...... Hickory Cum Laude Addison Eleanor Parrish ...... Davidson Vikash Mahtani ...... Statesville Marissa Hope Mansfield ...... Charlotte Jacoby Laron Plummer ...... Charlotte Michael Andrew Mariucci ...... Charlotte Aaron Xavier Marshall ...... Raleigh Meera Purohit ...... Morrisville Shannon Gael McKean ...... Hickory Miranda Rena McCallum ...... Butner Summa Cum Laude, Business Honors Priya Lindsay Mehta ...... Stanley Summa Cum Laude, Business Honors Helena Hary Radeva ...... Charlotte Austin Kelly McKee ...... Grover Yen Kim Mlo ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Jarren J . Mebane ...... Burlington Lijia Ren ...... Beijing, China Haris Atif Mian ...... Charlotte Daniel Allan Molina ...... Asheville Jonathan Riggins ...... Elizabethtown Shamsuddin Munshi ...... Charlotte Jackson Franklin Douglas Montgomery Joshua Paul Scott ...... Charlotte ...... Waynesville Eric James Niehaus ...... Charlotte Collin Del Taylor ...... Concord James Henry Odom ...... Kannapolis Carson Alexandra Moore ...... Winston-Salem Justin Clay Underwood ...... Mount Pleasant Summa Cum Laude Dante M . Padilla ...... Hendersonville Richard Gilliam Werner ...... Raleigh Jeenal Patel ...... Candler Austin McKinney Mullins ...... Fuquay-Varina Cum Laude DeAndre Raymont Patterson ...... Charlotte Marketing Hayle Shea Pittman ...... Holly Springs Dat T . Ninh ...... Cary Mackenzie Elizabeth Pia Amirfar Cum Laude Nicholas Trey Poplin ...... Clemmons ...... Bakersfield, CA Anika D . Reed ...... Charlotte Tyler B . Owens ...... Raleigh Serenity Imani Anderson ...... Baltimore, MD Arjun J . Patel ...... Charlotte Frederick H . Rhew, Jr ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Ryan William Porter ...... Charlotte Sloane H . Rodia ...... Shelton, CT Molly Ann Astarita ...... Charlotte Jena Cecilia Poston ...... Winston-Salem Cum Laude Cum Laude

21 Gabriel John Potter ...... Charlotte Jasmin Carla Villavicencio ...... Charlotte William Casey Hall ...... Kings Mountain Olesya Puchinskaya ...... Charlotte Grasyn Anne Waisner ...... Albemarle Catherine Elizabeth Holloway . . . . . Emerald Isle Meredith Grace Raby ...... Hudson Summa Cum Laude Zachary M . Jacobus ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Pierce Thomas Westerholt ...... Concord Amanda Caitlin Klein ...... Davidson Abigail Kay Rankin ...... Thomasville Davin Lasean Wilhelm ...... Kannapolis David Alexander Love ...... Charlotte Krishna Rathod ...... Raeford Brittney Janae Woods ...... Weddington Cum Laude Meredith Dena Reynolds ...... Charlotte Sydney Yeager ...... Midland Helene Imari Mahasi ...... Cary Magna Cum Laude Steven Sun Yoon ...... Charlotte Michael John Mans ...... Morrisville Jessica Cate Ringo ...... Matthews Marc Thomas Zboch, Jr . . . . . Ormond Beach, FL Yuliana Melendez Sanjurjo ...... Gastonia Meghan Kery Russell ...... Gastonia David Mnatsakanyan ...... Charlotte Kyla Grace Sanderson ...... Raleigh Operations and Supply Chain Management Zachary Ryan Morgan ...... Rockingham Riley Curtis Scovel ...... Cary Nathan James Allen ...... Cary Rodrick Fitumbe Mwela ...... Charlotte Kimberly Ann Smith ...... Monroe Khalid Abdelfattah Alloush ...... Raleigh Ameen Ahmad Naushad ...... Charlotte Landon Hope Stevens ...... Mooresville Hesham Muhanna Alsayel Fernanda Gissel Paniagua ...... Flat Rock Victoria Leigh Stewart ...... Gastonia ...... Dammam,. Saudi Arabia Addison Eleanor Parrish ...... Davidson Antonia M . Sumcad ...... Charlotte Raven Symone Brim ...... Bronx, NY Chase Leath Prillaman ...... Winston-Salem Peter A . Szelwach, Jr ...... Charlotte Joshua Harold Bryant ...... Mint Hill Michael James Rea ...... Apex Alfonso M . Thomas, Jr ...... Augusta, GA Caitlin Paige Cary ...... Mebane Thomas James Silva ...... Denver Victoria R .Tobul ...... Holly Springs Jonathan Mark Childers ...... Gastonia Allen B . Stewart ...... Houston, TX Christopher Torres ...... Perth Amboy, NJ Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Daniella Miatta Trapp ...... Charlotte Cory M . Cline ...... Charlotte Kieran James Stokes ...... Wilmington Kaiden Ralph Turner, Sr ...... Hendersonville Samuel Duis ...... Charlotte Ryan James Wallace ...... Mooresville Nicholas Robert Veltri ...... Matthews Hunter James Durham ...... Reidsville Eric James Zimmerman ...... Chapel Hill Chad Lynn Vestal ...... Elkin Alexander Riley Edmiston ...... Charlotte Mariana Villagrana ...... Salisbury Gabriel Glenn Ellis ...... Lincolnton Magna Cum Laude

E .K . Fretwell, U .S . Higher Education Leader (1923-2012) Dr . E .K . Fretwell used his national higher education leadership to gain recognition for UNC Charlotte . He became the University’s second chancellor in January 1979 after serving as president of State University of New York College at Buffalo, and before that as assistant commissioner for higher education of the New York State Education Department . During his career, he led some of America’s most prominent higher education associations - president of the American Association for Higher Education, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, chair of the American Council on Education, and chair of the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation . In addition, Fretwell was named one of the 100 most effective chancellors and university presidents in the United States in a national study . After retiring in 1989, he served as interim president of the five-campus University of Massachusetts, authored several books on university management, and consulted on higher education around the country and the world . He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree during UNC Charlotte’s spring 1998 Commencement ceremonies . In 2002, he received the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association’s Alumnus by Choice Award . Fretwell died October 18, 2012 .

22 College of Computing and Informatics Dr . Fatma Mili, Dean BACHELOR OF ARTS Audwin G . Thomas, Jr ...... Charlotte Daniel Naseeb Culpepper ...... Florence, SC Michelle Thomas ...... Cary Cum Laude Computer Science Benjamin Robert Unrath ...... Iron Station Elvis Dang ...... Charlotte Harun Ashir Abukar ...... Charlotte John Voeun ...... Marshville Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Saim Woldu ...... Baltimore, MD Anjolaoluwa Benjamin Daodu ...... Raleigh Colin Yussuf Ajakaiye ...... Harrisburg Christopher L . Wright ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Danyal Sayed Alimi ...... Greensboro Aaron Dixon Yow ...... Salisbury Trevor Joseph Desormeau ...... Clover, SC Abdullah Mohamed Ehab Kamal Eldin Assaf Ian Scott Donovan ...... Wilmington ...... Greensboro BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Yosif Droby ...... Charlotte Mildred V . Barlis ...... Charlotte Emily Jean Dugan ...... Charlotte Computer Science Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Austin Scott Abernathy ...... Lincolnton Stefan J . Dybka ...... Cary Mark Talmadge Barringer ...... Charlotte David Isaac Acuff ...... Morganton Bobby G . Blankenship, Sr ...... Lincolnton Summa Cum Laude Justin Michael Adams ...... Belmont Lasya Reddy Edunuri ...... Warangal, India Kevin C . Bryant ...... Bailey Jonathan Duffy Ajizian ...... Winston-Salem Brandon L . Burgess ...... Charlotte Fozil Elbekov ...... Dushanbe, Tajikistan Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Jose Caballero ...... Raleigh Temitope Alexander Aladenika ...... Mebane Christina Marie Elrod ...... Fort Mill, SC Quinessa Rebecca Chapman ...... Danbury, CT Alvaro Ramses Alanis ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Hassan Jafar Alhajji ...... Alahsa, Saudi Arabia Ali Muhammed Endris . . . . . Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Samuel Clyde Chapple ...... Cornelius Nayef Ahmad Ali ...... Charlotte Cory Michael Cynowa ...... Fayetteville Marwa Alqatari ...... Al-Qatif, Saudi Arabia Cum Laude Nicholas Allen DeBakey ...... Jacksonville Isaac Altice ...... Wendell Brady James Ennis ...... Oakboro Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Richard Michael Ennis ...... Mooresville Dymont Dewberry ...... Greensboro Kail Neyla Amoakon ...... Harrisburg William Warren Faulkner ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Louise H . Diouf ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Tobias Paul Fischer ...... Elon Kaylan T . Durham ...... Matthews Ryan Scott Anderson ...... Marion Cum Laude Landen Charles English ...... Asheboro Summa Cum Laude William Rayven French ...... Charlotte Jordan Shawn Flynn ...... Shelby Negina Y . Azizi ...... Fayetteville Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Paul-Louis Azra ...... Charlotte David Jordan Fries ...... San Francisco, CA Briana R . Garnett ...... Jacksonville Cum Laude Marisol García Salinas Tsovinar Gasparyan ...... Matthews Gyuwon Bae ...... Gimhae, South Korea Cum Laude ...... Jalpan De Serra, Que, Mexico Magna Cum Laude Matthew Raleigh Bakley ...... Cary Gabriella Gende-Casanova ...... Mint Hill Jack Conner Hitchcock ...... Charlotte Olin Wayne Ballentine III ...... Charlotte Kevin Michael Germain ...... Kure Beach Christian Marie Hithe ...... Columbia, SC Carson Davis Bannister ...... Davidson Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Shane Dennis Gill ...... Memphis, MI Ezra Dela Cruz Jesalva ...... Matthews Christopher Bare ...... Conover Magna Cum Laude Naseem Ali Jones ...... Huntersville Steven Filip Bartkiewicz ...... Cary Chandler Hughes Godfrey ...... Charlotte Jake McKinley Key ...... Dallas Matthew Mason Bavis ...... Fayetteville Lucas Brody Gordon ...... Clayton Harrison Clark Kight ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Loren Grannum ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Seamus T . Beecher ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Andrew Chester Kopti ...... Charlotte Donald R . Bennett III ...... Wilmington Timothy John Guatno ...... Durham Magna Cum Laude James Robert Black ...... Willow Spring Mardi Hach ...... Lexington Natalie Marie Lang ...... Wake Forest Simran Kaur Bolla ...... Wake Forest Jacob Timothy Haggard ...... Matthews Ronald Garrett Latham ...... Wake Forest Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Zachary Tyler Martin ...... Waxhaw Connor Ryan Boothe ...... Concord Salma Hanafi ...... Alexandria, Egypt Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Melissa Diane Mayas ...... Concord Mason Tanner Bowman ...... Pilot Mountain Conner Wilson Hart ...... Ashburn, VA Zachary Redden Mayo ...... Weaverville Daniel Justice Brady ...... Salisbury Trevor Joel Harwood ...... Oak Ridge Stephen Andrew Moriel ...... Cary Haley Marie Brasington ...... Raleigh Ala Esam Hataf ...... Holly Springs Julia Paige Breedlove ...... Randleman Joseph Mondli Msomi ...... Raleigh Zachary Oliver Hatfield ...... Santa Clarita, CA Connor Gabriel Brown ...... Pineville Han Nguyen ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Brian Michael Hayes ...... Charlotte Gable Rauschenplat Brown ...... Charlotte Kien Hoang Nguyen ...... Yadkinville Hudson T . Brown ...... Charlotte Sean Michael Hayes ...... Waxhaw Cum Laude Juan T . Brown ...... Fayetteville Cum Laude Eamon Joseph Mansfield O’Donnell . . . . Raleigh Brian Bystrom ...... Charlotte Zachary M . Hazeltine ...... Weddington Justin Thomas Orlando ...... Mooresville Casey G . Carpenter ...... Concord Korey Patrick Heiser ...... Davidson Alejandro A . Paulino ...... Matthews Richard A . Cavanaugh ...... Concord Magna Cum Laude Matthew Craig Phillips ...... Gastonia Magna Cum Laude Jonathan Alden Henly ...... Charlotte Jonathan Taylor Rios ...... Matthews Catherine Lizzeth Cheatle . . . . . Jackson Springs Connor Samuel Higgins ...... Waxhaw Reuben Isaias Sanchez ...... China Grove Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Jacob Reese Serigne ...... Charlotte Jinquan Chen ...... Charlotte Thomas Jeffrey Hitz ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Cum Laude William Lucas Stafford ...... Raleigh Megan Renee Corson ...... Pineville Zachary Howard Hoffman ...... Charlotte Sarah Faith Stanish ...... Charlotte Aaron Brett Costner ...... Lincolnton Austin Esteban Hogan ...... Marion Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Hunter Matthew Holland ...... Apex Aobo Hu ...... Hengyang, China

23 Wesley Houston Huff ...... Raleigh Delaney Cooper Mizell ...... Charlotte Rohan Sitapara ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Maxwell Park Davidson Mohr ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude John Paul Iannacone ...... Highlands Cum Laude Reginald Jakeem Smith ...... Hampstead Daniel Pradeep Isaac ...... Charlotte Calvin William-Xavier Moore ...... Sanford Savannah Leigh Smith ...... Salisbury Cum Laude Cum Laude Zachary Scott Smith ...... Waxhaw Alexandra Jacobs ...... Cornelius Jordan Amber Moss ...... Concord Caleb Graham Snider ...... Lexington Riley Harrison Janik ...... Indian Trail Ku Moua ...... Oakboro Yates G . Snyder ...... Denver Cum Laude Cum Laude Cum Laude Michael Tyler Janko ...... Lake Park Maksim Leonidovich Mozhelyuk . . . . . Matthews James Lawrence Soderstrom ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Dylan Alexander Nantz ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Saiphani Bhushan Jasthi ...... Charlotte Michael Peter Nash ...... Waxhaw Scott David Stahlman ...... Mooresville Alexander John Jensen ...... Raleigh Christopher Kenneth Nawotniak ...... Raeford Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Irvin Hart Naylor III ...... Charlotte Oleksandr Stasyev ...... Odessa, Ukraine Paul Anthony Iori John ...... Honolulu, HI Thomas Paul Neumann ...... Mooresville Alexander Joseph Stephens ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Matthew William Jordan ...... Concord Jonathan Nguyen ...... Durham Michael Brandon Stout ...... Charlotte Nolan Ray Jordan ...... Dobson Valena Nguyen ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Gabriela Melissa Joya ...... Mooresville Magna Cum Laude Jason Alan Strahler ...... Greensboro Summa Cum Laude Matthew Wesley Nofsinger ...... Lincolnton Cum Laude Monica Kafle ...... Garner Cum Laude Heathvonn Herbert Styles Ryan Ke ...... Kernersville Margaret Lee Nosek ...... Charlotte ...... Nassau, The Bahamas Hayden Wyatt Key ...... Liberty Welid N . Nurhussien ...... Harrisburg Almedin Suljicic Hussam Khan ...... Archdale Thomas Jeremy O’Brien ...... Stanley ...... Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Samuel Grady-Lee Kilby ...... China Grove Eric M . Olive ...... Cary Danait Teklemariam Michael ...... Monroe Cum Laude Antonio Rico Orr ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Kevin Hun Kim ...... Raleigh Kwame Agyei Owusu ...... Charlotte Matthew James Thayer ...... Mooresville Brian Andrew King ...... Cary Shiv Yagnesh Parekh ...... Raleigh Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Sung Ho Park ...... Charlotte Alexander D . Thomas ...... Indian Trail Storm M . King ...... Mooresville Magna Cum Laude Blayton Scott Thomas ...... Winston-Salem Summa Cum Laude Bryson Michael Parker ...... Statesville Summa Cum Laude Elizabeth Rae Kiser ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Darlene Rica Benitez Ual ...... Holly Springs Kendall Marie Kling ...... Raleigh Akash Atul Patel ...... Raleigh Magna Cum Laude Daniel Kendrick Knight ...... Charlotte Aswi Vinod Patel ...... Charlotte James Christopher Underwood ...... Raleigh Michael John Koepke ...... Chapel Hill Jay D . Patel ...... Concord Jordan Nathaniel Valentine ...... Charlotte Stephanie Lam ...... Mooresville Karmit Sanjay Patel ...... Cherryville Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Shrutiben J . Patel ...... Charlotte Jay Sprios Van Nostrand ...... Asheboro Daniel H . Ledbetter ...... Salisbury Isabella Grace Patterson ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Johannes Sangjae Lee ...... Raleigh Hunter J . Perschy ...... Apex Vue Vang ...... Charlotte Mark Anderson Lee, Jr ...... Cornelius Alex Dennis Pettengill ...... Cary Meina Varh ...... Harrisburg Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Chad Vogel ...... Statesville Teng Lee ...... Concord Amanda Cassey Poteate ...... Belmont vr0n ...... Cornelius Landon A . Leigh ...... Gastonia Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Coltrane Pschorr ...... Pittsboro Austin Reid Waddell ...... Wilmington Fayliette Lewis ...... Charlotte Daniel Christian Quach ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Bonaventure Michael Raj ...... Charlotte Brian Mink Weber ...... Salem, OR Paul Hasson Lindemuth IV ...... Sherman, NY Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Logan S . Rampey ...... Asheville Noah B . Williams ...... Maiden Jasmine Claire Long ...... Hickory Shekha Rangpara ...... Charlotte Sarah Elizabeth Williams ...... Monroe Kyle Patrick Long ...... Fort Mill, SC Rashaad M . Ratliff-Brown ...... Raleigh Magna Cum Laude Sai Sharan Maganti ...... Cary Haley Mignone Reed ...... Bel Alton, MD Mychal Aldrich Willis ...... Huntersville Ria Mahajan ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Charles Edward Wilson, Jr . . . . . Kings Mountain Cum Laude Reuben Heyward Riedell ...... Raleigh George Knuckles Cefric Wilson, Jr ...... Charlotte Timothy Ian Mathis ...... Holly Springs Maxwell Jacob Ries ...... Waxhaw Perry Wolff ...... Wilmington John D . McAllister ...... Durham Patrick Cody Riley ...... Raleigh Allen Wong ...... Winston-Salem Hugh Dennis McAteer III ...... Charlotte Desmond Rasheed Roberts ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Cum Laude Bonnie Ruan ...... Charlotte Dylan Christopher Wright ...... Lexington Brooks McCament ...... Matthews Fernanda Marie Sanchez ...... Charlotte Chakong Xiong ...... Connelly Springs Dylan A . McConnell ...... Lawndale Magna Cum Laude Davis Xiong ...... Newton Timothy Cayce McCrickard ...... Eden Denzel Kyle Norte Sapatin ...... Fayetteville Visa Xiong ...... Newton Glenn Lee McCurdy ...... Advance Riley Jacob Schoppa ...... Charlotte Daitong Xu ...... Fayetteville Karl Stephen McGuire ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Aditya Yadav ...... Holly Springs Cameron McIntosh ...... Wilmington Kathy Hanel Seol ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Cum Laude Cheng Yang ...... Kannapolis Babatomiwa Ayorinde Medaiyese . . . . . Durham Matthew Glenn Seward ...... Mooresville Cum Laude Venkata Naga Sai Sahithi Meduri ...... Cary Cum Laude QingLian Yu ...... Wilmington Kristian Axel Melendez ...... Charlotte Zachary Thomas Shaver ...... Charlotte JaeSeong Yun ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Brandon P . Sheng ...... Winston-Salem Cum Laude Omar Menafee ...... Concord Cole David Shina ...... High Point Alan Zhang ...... Christiansburg, VA David Messenger ...... Charlotte Joshua Richard Sikder ...... Hope Mills Samantha Lee Mitchell ...... Charlotte Austin Daniel Silfies-heater ...... Kannapolis

24 Cato College of Education Dr . Teresa M . Petty, Interim Dean BACHELOR OF ARTS Sarah Elisabeth Johnson ...... China Grove Middle Grades Education Magna Cum Laude Tinayeshe Kennedy Manyika ...... Charlotte Child and Family Development Breanna Morgan Justice ...... Kings Mountain Roger Lee Perkins ...... Charlotte Brittney Renee Phillips ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Peyton Anne Schmid ...... Raleigh Kelsey D . King ...... Denton Cum Laude Elementary Education Cum Laude Lauren Slater ...... Charlotte Meghan Faith Adams ...... Mint Hill Kristen Nicole Lackey ...... Mint Hill Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Brianna Marie Tieber ...... Iron Station Nora Dawn Bagaason ...... Charlotte Amanda Rose Majkowski ...... Cary Cum Laude Briana Nicole Maneen ...... Deerfield, NY Special Education Kaitlyn Blackburn Pauley ...... Lincolnton Whitney Lee Marr ...... Gastonia Katherine Anundson ...... Mount Gilead Magna Cum Laude Regan Barbour Martin ...... Wake Forest Magna Cum Laude Jacinda Brooks ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Hayley McNeill ...... Indian Trail Kaylee Wells Cortese ...... Davidson Hannah Grace Broome ...... Belmont Summa Cum Laude, Education Honors Cum Laude Cum Laude Jerrika Linker Mullinix ...... Locust Victoria Grace Graham Fanger . . . Kings Mountain Samantha Marie Byars ...... Kings Mountain Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Brianna Nicole Pappas ...... Kernersville Meredith Ann Glover ...... Forest City Ashley Fernandez Cabrera ...... Stallings Jessica Ellen Reams ...... Nashville Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Alyssa Jean Nicole Sammut ...... Charlotte Kayla Elizabeth Hernandez ...... Charlotte Taylor Capehart Detwiler ...... Stanley Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Emily Catherine Baty Siharath ...... Salisbury Abigail Rimes Lee ...... Flat Rock Sarah Casali ...... Weddington Magna Cum Laude Regan Louise Orbison ...... Mount Ulla Christina Marie Cerbini ...... Denver Lorraine Linnea Sinnett ...... Concord Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Kirsten Tai Snyder ...... Mooresville Caitlin Rose Shepherd ...... North Wilkesboro Madeline Elizabeth Clark ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Caitlyn M . Davis ...... Charlotte Arianna Elizabeth Sondrini ...... Concord Cum Laude Cum Laude Special Education Sophia Arielle-Rose Ferrara ...... Charlotte Kristen Rae Stafford ...... Concord and Elementary Education Kaitlyn Renee Franks ...... Brevard Cum Laude Raegan Lynn Ramsey ...... Weaverville Magna Cum Laude Autumn Renee Stevens ...... Jacksonville Magna Cum Laude Alison Marie Green ...... Riverside, CA Tatyana Pavlovna Styrku ...... Monroe Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Abigail Marie Grogin ...... Mount Holly Mildred Lee-ann Tadlock ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Brooke M . Hamelin ...... Watkins Glen, NY Katelyn Elizabeth Taylor ...... Monroe Jodette Artania Hawkins ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Brianna Renee Young ...... Waxhaw Aaron Mitchell Humphrey . . . . . Mount Pleasant Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude

History of the Alma Mater Creation of UNC Charlotte’s Alma Mater is rooted deep in the University’s history . It is part of the “Academic Festival March” that was composed for UNC Charlotte by James Helme Sutcliffe, a Charlotte composer and music critic who lived in Germany at the time .

Dr . Loy Witherspoon, professor of religious studies, commissioned the march in 1965 after he learned Charlotte College would become a campus of the consolidated UNC system . The march was initially performed in 1967 for the installation of Dean W . Colvard as UNC Charlotte’s first chancellor . Afterward, it was performed as a recessional at every commencement held during Chancellor Colvard’s tenure .

UNC Charlotte founder Bonnie Cone, upon hearing the march, remarked, “I can hear an alma mater in it,” referring to a hymn-like final refrain . Dr . Robert Rieke, a professor of history, also heard an alma mater in the march . During a 1990 trip to Germany, Rieke visited march composer Sutcliffe, where he picked up a recording of the march . Rieke began writing words to fit the final refrain . On Christmas Eve 1991, Rieke sent Bonnie Cone the words and music as a Christmas present to her and the University, from which he had retired a year earlier .

Chancellor James H . Woodward approved Rieke’s composition as the University’s Alma Mater in April 1992 . It was sung for the first time at the following May commencement and has been performed at every commencement since .

25 The William States Lee College of Engineering Dr . Robert S . Keynton, Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Shaarait Tabora ...... Gastonia Jason Andrew Sifinski ...... Chapel Hill IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Cum Laude Brenden Matthew Stucko ...... Chicago, IL Benjamin Dale Temple ...... East Bend Cum Laude Joud Abdulaziz Alorainy . . . . . Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saing Thu ...... Yangon, Myanmar Aaron J . Angel ...... Concord Cum Laude BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Pablo Barrera Gonzalez ...... Asheville Mikayla C . Tilley ...... Pittsboro IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Summa Cum Laude Samantha Ara Amigo Tonog ...... Concord Lydia Akello Bingolo ...... Charlotte Caryn Wascovich ...... Charlotte Idrissa Agalassou Alassane . . . . . Timbuktu, Mali Luke James Boland ...... Apex Kedis Fahmy Wasef ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Jonathan Williamson Brown ...... Charlotte Kurt Vaughn Williams ...... Waxhaw Jasem M . A . A . Alawadhi . . Kuwait City, Kuwait Cum Laude Lynsie Maree Williams ...... Garner James Y . Anderson ...... Raleigh Marc Canepa ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Israel Barrios-Diaz, Jr ...... Lexington Hunter Cole Caton ...... Charlotte Kennedy I . Wilson ...... Burnsville Mitchell J . Berthelot ...... Huntersville Maddison Beth Clark ...... Davidson Cum Laude Collin James Black ...... High Point Cum Laude Alexander Young-Desmarattes ...... Charlotte Julio C . Blanco ...... Dallas Paul Douglas Clark ...... Asheville Cum Laude Cum Laude BACHELOR OF SCIENCE William Garrett Braxton ...... Kinston Kathryn Renee Cogar ...... Alexis IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING Kolby Bumgarner ...... Hickory Jasmine Sierra Coleman ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Joseph Ashley Dickens IV ...... Midland Austin James Adkins ...... Raleigh Eula Cathy B . Cayabyab ...... Raleigh Marwa H . Elkazzaz ...... Charlotte Justin Bennett ...... Clayton Nathan Carl Dudley ...... Chadbourn Andrew N . Eller ...... Salisbury Brian Michael Borgia ...... Huntersville Daniel Garcia Garrigo ...... Madrid, Spain Ryan Fitzgibbon ...... Charlotte Guillermo Federico Briceño ...... Matthews Summa Cum Laude Savannah Amanda Fraleigh ...... Raleigh Daniel Dunham ...... Monroe Bartholomew John Grovenger V ...... Sanford Summa Cum Laude Trevor Fitzwater ...... Cary Cum Laude Frederick Lee Glazebrook, Sr . . . . . West Jefferson Magna Cum Laude William John Halaburda III ...... Gastonia Brittany Virginia Griffin ...... Trinity Aryan Gupta ...... Charlotte Mark Keith Harmon ...... Apex Mohammed Hanifa ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Chase Ronald Hansen ...... Taylorsville Bryttany Bryant Christine Herren . . . . Charlotte Jeremy T . Helms ...... Harrisburg Tatiana Hernandez ...... Durham Summa Cum Laude Eric Tanner Hogan ...... Hickory Samuel Caleb Max Horton . . . . . Pilot Mountain Austin Heath Lantz ...... Greenville Cum Laude Alix Dakota Hyppolite ...... Charlotte Cameron Kenneth Mahaffey ...... Shelby Dina Ibraheem ...... Al Jabriya, Kuwait Hailey Carol Jackson ...... Albertson Magna Cum Laude Amstrong Renold Jean ...... 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Palau Restrepo Bailey Andrew Dye ...... Unionville ...... Cali - Valle Del Cau, Colombia Connor Moran Felmlee ...... Summerfield BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Elijah Brent Propst ...... Morganton Nicholas Gil Foster ...... Statesville IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Cum Laude Caleb Timothy Friend ...... Huntersville Roger Codie Oglesbee Radloff . . . . . Madison, IN Elmos B . Glay, Jr ...... Buchanan, Liberia Civil Engineering Technology Charles Barry Ragan III ...... Thomasville Benjamin Lawerance Hamby ...... Hickory Michael J . DelVecchio ...... Glen Mills, PA Davis Stephen Ray ...... Belmont Evan Matthew Hendricks ...... Raleigh Cum Laude Christian Rodriguez ...... Henderson Cameron Calton Hodge ...... Bostic Connor Gregory Doble ...... Chapel Hill Cum Laude Kenneth William Kardos, Jr ...... Waxhaw Cum Laude Addison N . Roe ...... Wendell Lucas Dean Kennedy ...... East Bend Alexander Jeffrey Dyrhaug ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Chandler B . Laurent ...... Laurinburg Magna Cum Laude Cody Austin Rogers ...... Germanton Vicente Luna-Rivera ...... Thomasville Gregory Lee Mauldin II ...... High Point Magna Cum Laude Ernest Lawrence Meland III ...... Charlotte Jefferson Pierson Umphlet ...... Autryville Jacob Connor Bucchin Rohrbach . . . . .Matthews Joel Patrick Sawyer ...... Whitehouse, OH Randy Garrett Williams ...... Roanoke Rapids Ryan Allen Smith ...... Belmont Cum Laude

26 Electrical Engineering Technology Brian Timothy Ball II ...... High Point Dylan Steven Moss ...... Charlotte Timothy Ryan Barringer ...... Salisbury Magna Cum Laude Vishal N . Mulia ...... Charlotte Dennis Lee Gould ...... Castalia David K . Black ...... Kernersville Anna Nguru ...... Charlotte Vaughan Lamont Greaves, Sr . . . . . Brooklyn, NY Magna Cum Laude Emma Michelle Nichols ...... Mount Airy Daniel Hayes ...... West Jefferson Andrew Lee Jonas Blankenship ...... Concord Priscille Tshiela Ntumba Summa Cum Laude, Honors in Engineering Lindsey Precious Brewer ...... Granite Falls . . . . . Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tyler David Henderson ...... Harrisburg Cum Laude Ezequiel Oruez ...... Lincolnton Justin Dell Hutchens ...... Yadkinville Jeffrey Scott Bubar ...... Cary Sean Kristian Perry ...... Statesville Ali Iftikhar ...... Charlotte Letice Renee Bussiere ...... Augusta, GA Magna Cum Laude Justin Somboon Insomphou ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude, Honors in Engineering Kalan Gunner Petrea ...... Mooresville Maurice Lewis ...... Lumberton Michael Gabriel Cairelli ...... Mooresville Magna Cum Laude Island Mai ...... Raleigh Nicholas Christian Carranza . . . . Baltimore, MD Javier M . Pevida ...... Jamestown Mateo Morillo ...... Lewisville Justin J . Charamut ...... Graham Brianna Renee Plaster ...... Reidsville Allen Levi Simmons ...... Summerville, SC Cum Laude Joshua David Reynolds ...... Greensboro Larry Donell Stewart ...... Knightdale Tyler Colby Cloud ...... Odessa, TX Dillon A . Roey ...... Concord Timothy Lawrence Vertin ...... Wilson Elijah J . Conrad ...... Troutman John Lucas Russell ...... Raleigh Cum Laude Kyle James Cook ...... Troutman Nicholas Martin Ryan ...... Cary Agustin Alfonso Villavicencio-Peralta . . . . Charlotte Tyler John Cowan ...... Shelby Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Michael Nathan Sciortino ...... Wake Forest Zachary Aaron Craver ...... Lexington Lucas Kyle Shevlin ...... Waxhaw Fire and Safety Engineering Technology Magna Cum Laude Clayton Sommer ...... Burlington Waleed Dahash Aldhafeeri Karina Marie D’Abruzzo ...... Fuquay-Varina Yogeshwar Nath Sookdeo ...... Archdale ...... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Nicholas Colby Dellinger ...... Charlotte Jake Speidel ...... Charlotte Meshal Saleh Aljabri ...... Charlotte Nathan Robert Dry ...... Cornelius George Tanner Stewart ...... Concord Saad Saud Alkhaldi ...... Anak, Saudi Arabia Peter Joseph Ensor ...... Finksburg, MD Cum Laude Sadeq Osama Alsaif ...... Qatif, Saudi Arabia Rachel Mary Glendenning ...... Mooresville Adam Jeffrey St . Laurent ...... Concord Donald Braxton Garner ...... Newnan, GA Cum Laude Cory Alexander Thomas ...... Sanford Cristin Margarita Henriquez Pineda . . . . . Charlotte Madison Ensley Good ...... Huntersville Dillon Smith Traphagen ...... Wake Forest Summa Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Rubicel Trejo Villeda ...... Charlotte Raleigh C . Knox ...... Davidson Willie Rashadd Grant ...... Statesville . Felix Pj Vivongsy ...... Wake Forest Harrison Scott Martin ...... Apex Tyler Michael Grata ...... West End Cum Laude Andrew Scott McLean ...... East Bend Austin Lee Greco ...... Concord Parke Steven Wagner II ...... Clayton Cum Laude Todd Gunzenhauser ...... Pittsburgh, PA Cum Laude Robert Preston Mills ...... Winston-Salem Cum Laude Lindsey Spencer Ward ...... Wilmington Daniel Moore ...... Charlotte Abdullah Mohammad Hajahmad . . . . Charlotte Steven Seavy West ...... Newton Brian Lee Penny ...... Sims Cum Laude Rodney Colton White ...... Hickory Cum Laude Walker Hall ...... Mount Airy Andrew Paul Wilkerson ...... Matthews Nathan Gray Turner ...... Yadkinville Anthony John Hamre ...... Suwanee, GA Magna Cum Laude Lingxuan Hao ...... Charlotte Craig A . Williams ...... Statesville Manufacturing Engineering Technology Ryan Patrick Harbert ...... Greensboro Magna Cum Laude Martin C . Lemons ...... Winston-Salem Joseph E . Harding ...... Charlotte Logan David Williams ...... Midland Cum Laude David Lee Hawkins ...... Gastonia Andrew Jacob Winn ...... Zirconia Cum Laude Cum Laude Mechanical Engineering Technology Casey Margaret Henriksen ...... Angier Justin Caine Andrikanich ...... Concord Kiyara Elaine Hill ...... Charlotte BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Drew Christian Baldy ...... Raleigh Hunter Grant Hinceman ...... Morganton IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Cum Laude, Honors in Engineering Björn Bovim ...... Charlotte Dustin Melburn Jones ...... Stony Point Gabriel Julio Brea ...... Simsbury, CT Mohammed Ali Almalki . . . . . Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Cum Laude Luke Andrew Brown ...... Charlotte Mohammed Bassam Almustafa Nicholas Petros Kakavitsas ...... Charlotte Ethan Bryant ...... Charlotte ...... Qatif, Eastern Provi, Saudi Arabia Cum Laude Cum Laude Najja Symone Bennett ...... Columbia, SC Gregory Kerchmar ...... Hillsborough Konrad J . Campbell ...... Fayetteville Summa Cum Laude Jake Michael Crowder ...... Concord Gregrey Jordan Davis ...... Reidsville Bryant Skyler Kesler ...... Dallas Imanté Justice Eichelberger ...... Charlotte Matthew Thomas Divittorio ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Benjamin James Fasel ...... Lewisville Jonathan Frank Hodge ...... Gastonia Daniel Kelly Kiesz ...... Huntsville, AL John Harrison Gaebe ...... Charlotte Allen Jorsey III ...... Reidsville Magna Cum Laude Shannon Rose Gilroy ...... Charlotte Michael Patrick Keough ...... Charlotte Joshua Colby Kilpatrick ...... Mills River Sidney Alexander Gray ...... Kannapolis Austin Matthew Lane ...... Albion, MI Andrew Campbell Lanier ...... Indian Trail Kaushik Srivardhan Maddipatti ...... Cary Esther Ye-Eun Lee ...... Matthews Rhea Melissa Lawhorn ...... Severna Park, MD Dillon Ladd McKee ...... Weaverville Stewart Martin ...... Lexington Samuel Win Leach ...... Huntersville Cum Laude Francisco Javier Nunez-Ariza ...... Salisbury Cum Laude, University Honors, Austin Grant Nelli ...... Cary Matthew Stephen Parise ...... Raleigh Honors in Engineering Teodoro Perez, Jr ...... Kannapolis Austin R . Perez ...... Mount Holly Walter Kevin Leaver ...... Mint Hill Joseph Mark Smith, Jr ...... Charlotte Hunter Wade Phipps ...... Charlotte Joshua Liddle ...... Hampstead Andrew James Straight ...... Charlotte Timothy Glen Steele ...... Cleveland Magna Cum Laude Francisco Andre Tello ...... Charlotte Matthew Stewart Thornton ...... Sunset Beach Samir Ahmed Mamoon ...... Davidson Magna Cum Laude David Toma ...... Charlotte Elijah O . Mateola ...... Charlotte Kyle Henry Tietz ...... Washington, NJ Moua Xiong ...... Statesville Kathleen Elizabeth McCall ...... Charlotte Brandon N . Torres ...... Mint Hill Carson Richard McClelland ...... Jacksonville Alexandria Elise Ungrady ...... Charlotte BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Quentin Malik McCullough . . . . Winston-Salem Taylor Marie Vella ...... Charlotte IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Bryce Allen McKinnon ...... Irmo, SC Magna Cum Laude Nolan Andrew Meyerhoeffer ...... Salisbury Christopher August Ames ...... Charlotte Michael Anthony Miller ...... Harrisburg Stephen Andrew Baker ...... Monroe Cum Laude

27 College of Health and Human Services Dr . Catrine Tudor-Locke, Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Claire Marie Rossiter ...... Lafayette, IN Dateria O’Shea Butler ...... Roebuck, SC Stephen Michael Sacchitello ...... Raleigh Robyn Laura Gerardine Cabanero . . . . Chicago, IL Exercise Science Cum Laude Cum Laude Jada N . Abney ...... Durham Christopher Dylan Sellers ...... High Point Kylee Pamela Calabrese ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Sydney Faye Sherrod ...... Willard Magna Cum Laude Savannah Marie Ball ...... Thomasville Cum Laude Taylor Mcfarland Canipe ...... Cherryville Summa Cum Laude Deep Singh ...... Cary Cum Laude Natori Chavon Beale ...... Franklinton Cameron Deron Smith ...... Concord Cayla Jania Carpenter ...... Charlotte Spencer Jack Blanton ...... Monroe Rachel L . Snyder ...... Cary Cum Laude Ashley Nichole Borders ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Sydney Catherine Cato ...... Charlotte Jacquez De’Mar Brown ...... High Point Sarah Grace Spearman ...... Matthews Nora Chaoui-Aziz ...... Charlotte Dominic Cao ...... Raleigh Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Lauren Mary Clay ...... Mooresville Jilien Cecelia Steelman ...... Greensboro Tavarus Tyrell Cherry ...... Rock Hill, SC Seth Frank Coletti ...... Vale Kelley Diane Suggs ...... Fuquay-Varina Cum Laude Jordan Leigh Ann Davis ...... Kings Mountain Summa Cum Laude Kayla Ann Christian ...... Charlotte Darien A . Dean ...... Columbia, SC Aidan Ahmad Suri ...... Southern Pines Rayshawn Dinard Cobbins ...... Pfafftown Alexander Anh Dinh ...... Wilmington Kristen Lee Taylor ...... Angier Sidney Alex Corzine ...... Concord Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Hannah Michelle Crowell ...... Matthews Joshua Alexander Escobar ...... Charlotte Alecxia Torres ...... Charlotte Brandon Scott Crutchfield ...... Greensboro Spencer Tate Faircloth ...... Fayetteville Cum Laude Robert Brooks Cunningham ...... Wake Forest Magna Cum Laude Alyse Elaine Victoria Turner ...... Fayetteville Marley D . Daniels ...... Charlotte Amber Nicole Gale ...... Summerfield Cum Laude Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Caroline Elizabeth Wallace ...... Indian Trail CeErra Davis ...... Durham Dillon Chadwick Gantt ...... Belmont Cum Laude Cum Laude Eric Alexander Gaylord ...... Weddington James Francis Walsh III ...... Raleigh Jewan Gibson Davis ...... Spotsylvania, VA Kara Mckenzie Gibson ...... Winston-Salem Jeremy Wayne Weeks ...... High Point Madalyn Sue Day ...... Charlotte Jacob Wayne Goodman ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Azia M’Kayla White ...... Raleigh Jurney B . Dezern ...... Asheboro Sydney Erin Green ...... Mooresville Terry Lee Whitehead, Jr ...... Garner Olivia R . Drake ...... Concord Magna Cum Laude Dijuan Williams ...... Ramseur Justice DeVine Echols ...... Kannapolis Tamelia Armani Grimsley ...... Durham Cum Laude Cum Laude Health Systems Management Koffi Fernand Egloh ...... Charlotte Safia Jane Haq ...... Fayetteville Ahmad Khamis Abdo ...... Charlotte Sondous K .I . Eksheir ...... Yafa, Palestine Shannon Kennedy Harper ...... Charlotte Ramla Ali Abdullahi ...... Charlotte Whitney C . Fletcher ...... Hendersonville Trey Jauan Hawkins ...... Forest City Sundus Sami Abushar ...... Charlotte Skyler Brooke Flippen ...... Mount Airy Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Rajah Jayne Flood-North ...... Stanley Caitlyn Marie Heidinger ...... Raleigh Alicia Nicole Adams ...... Cornelius Stephanie Marie Flores ...... Beachwood, NJ Amanda Brooke Hewitt ...... Archdale Tony Michael Adams III . . . . . Summerville, GA Cum Laude Benjamin Nathaniel Hopmeier ...... Charlotte Faith Elizabeth Aldridge ...... Oakboro Hannah Elizabeth Floyd ...... Charlotte Luke Thomas Horton ...... Pilot Mountain Aleyah Danae Andrews ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Raheim Malik Andrews ...... Boone Noell Orianna Foster ...... Eden Abigail Elizabeth Isom ...... Mount Airy Madison C . Antor ...... Kure Beach Jana Elizabeth Franklin ...... Granite Falls Cum Laude Diamond V . Badger ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Kaitlyn Sara Kelly ...... Candor Magna Cum Laude Payton Danielle Freeman ...... Charlotte Reagan Elizabeth LaBor ...... High Point Mahmoud Mohammad Badran ...... Charlotte Harrison Blair Froelich ...... Greensboro Lissa Mary Fuentes ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Emma Kate Baker ...... Davidson Austin James Fulp ...... Matthews Autumn Siomara Little ...... Pineville Greicy Berenice Barahona ...... Winston-Salem Brenda Stephany Garcia ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Timothy Paul Baten ...... Charlotte Genell Pamela Garcia ...... Elon Christopher Dwight Lowder ...... Albemarle Ashley Elizabeth Baum ...... Waxhaw Jennifer Viviana Garcia ...... Charlotte Bayleigh Heather Mann ...... Huntersville Cum Laude Breana M . Garner ...... La Grange Paulina Martinez ...... San Luis Potosi, Mexico Madison Cameron Beaver ...... Harrisburg Onika Shanae Gatling ...... Burlington Cum Laude Alex Beh ...... Clemmons Alexa Lorraine Giacomini ...... Charlotte Jordan Lawson Mckee ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Jerome Destyn Salacio Means ...... Harrisburg Johnathan Andrew Biggerstaff . . . . Mount Holly Aneesh Goje ...... Charlotte Erin Michelle Moore ...... Lewisville Daniel John Blackburn ...... Boone Melissa Paola Gomez ...... Sanford Mary Catherine Morgan ...... Wilmington Brandi R . Blackmon ...... Kannapolis Ryan S . Grant ...... Archdale Zachary S . Pace ...... Huntersville Isaiah Rasheed Bolling ...... Charlotte Alicia Greene ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Imani Zakeeyah Bradford ...... Charlotte Jordan Dean Greene ...... Hudson Jenna Lee Payne ...... Gastonia Magna Cum Laude David Elijah Griffin ...... Kernersville Cum Laude Talia Lynette Brintley ...... Kingstown Kenia Graciela Guardado ...... Charlotte Justin Pham ...... Cary Cum Laude Christopher James Gundacker ...... Waxhaw Margo Poleway ...... Valley Cottage, NY Shonta Broughton ...... Charlotte Jana Haidar ...... Matthews Cum Laude Ashtyn Elizabeth Brown ...... Granite Falls Cum Laude Charles Lewis Quick ...... Lancaster, SC Johnnie C . Brown III ...... Eden Idriss Hannat ...... Raleigh Gracelyn Ann Rape ...... Monroe Valerie Rizalyn Permelona Bunao . . . . Charlotte Cum Laude Madison Makenzie Ries ...... Waxhaw Avigayil Leanna Burgess ...... Greensboro Fatima Hardy ...... Winterville Ilse Kassandra Rojas Gaytan Jenna Marie Burroughs ...... Charlotte Cum Laude ...... Michuacan, Mexico Sarah Grace Burton ...... Winston-Salem Alexander Ruslan Hart ...... Huntersville Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Garrison Cole Hash ...... Indian Trail

28 Alexis Tamara Henderson ...... Chapel Hill Megan Grace New ...... Raleigh Angelica Monah Patrice Wicker ...... Sanford Madison Taylor Hendrix ...... Charlotte Kaitlyn Nicole Newman ...... Rolesville Brianna Janae Williams ...... Sanford Emily Nicole Hoffman ...... Hickory Jennifer Nguyen ...... Greensboro Breyona Marie Wilson ...... Winston-Salem Cum Laude Johnny Phi Nguyen ...... Charlotte Zachary Michael Ray Wilson ...... Spindale Shelby Elaine Hooper ...... Belmont Cum Laude Carly Nicole Woodley ...... Charlotte Kyndal Ellen Howie ...... Cornelius Ngui Mojan Njie ...... Banjul, The Gambia Anisia E . Wright ...... Jacksonville Hannah Marie Huckaby ...... Charlotte Jazmyne Brianna Norwood ...... Durham Charlie Yang ...... Charlotte Abigail Elizabeth Hyland ...... Huntersville Gillian Leslie Notley ...... Laurel Springs, NJ Cum Laude Deirdre Ta’Shawna Jackson ...... Charlotte Rachel Tshiani Nzeba ...... Charlotte Wendy Yang ...... Vale Ja’najai Tyree Jackson ...... Charlotte Rebecca Caitlyn O’Donohue ...... Matthews Cum Laude Sotirika Janaqi ...... Matthews Hannah Claire Ohlson ...... Monroe Aderian K . Young-Farrington ...... Durham Briel Sherrie Jayy ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Melissa Zaman ...... Cary Javaris Deshawn Jett ...... Charlotte Vivian Chikodinaka Ojimadu ...... Raleigh Daniela Catalina Zambrano ...... Charlotte Alisha Kaye Johnson ...... Concord Emily Yvonne Osorio ...... Matthews Amanda Molly Ziegler ...... Fairfield, OH Elise Hannah Johnson ...... Morrisville Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Jasmine Nicole Johnson ...... Concord S . Frances Padgett ...... Concord N’Dia A . Johnson ...... Charlotte Alexandria Pandolfi ...... Monroe Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Tyler Levar Johnson ...... Graham Magna Cum Laude Jennifer Lynn Griffin ...... Dallas, TX Gabrielle Leigh Jones ...... Godwin Aswi Vinod Patel ...... Charlotte Rabeha Noor ...... Houston, TX Kaleigh James Jones ...... Gastonia Malaysia K . Penn ...... Winston-Salem Kyler Heather Jones ...... Charlotte Aliya Pennington ...... Burlington BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Nekieria Espree Jordan ...... Charlotte Xavier Marquise Perry ...... Henderson Briana Abigail Jorge ...... Matthews Justin Phommarath ...... New Haven, CT Nursing Marisol Carolina Alvarez ...... Statesville . Tatianna Musune Jennifer Kankienza . . . . Charlotte Anusha Rajendran ...... Mooresville Summa Cum Laude Paityn Annalyse Kappesser ...... Rock Hill, SC Zeshan Khalid Rashid ...... High Point Sarona Bartaula ...... Chitwan, Nepal Arkel King ...... Cary Sakhi R . Ray ...... Morrisville Magna Cum Laude Alexandra Rose Kirles ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Shamia Nycole Richardson ...... Fayetteville Kristan Rose Burgess ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Cum Laude Nicole Munh Kopa ...... Greensboro Tyler Samuel Ringwood ...... Buffalo, NY Kamaria Lenae Robinson ...... Spring Lake Mikhayla L . Cottrell ...... Harrisburg Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Madison Denise Ledbetter ...... Shelby Timothy Elisha Robinson ...... Salisbury Karol Jesus Rodriguez ...... Gastonia Princess Evuka ...... Raleigh Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Angelina Lee ...... Charlotte Jeffrey Derrian Rondo ...... Charlotte Cassandra A . Rowell ...... Charlotte Crystal Chiagozie Eze ...... Durham James Joon Lee ...... Greensboro Magna Cum Laude Kabao Lee ...... Connelly Springs Melanie Saesee ...... Newton Posthumous Degree Frederic Xavier Ferrell ...... Waxhaw Meredith Christine Lee ...... Cary Cum Laude Pa Chee Lee ...... New London Pablo Emiliano Sanchez Guerra ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Victoria Taylor Gass ...... Charlotte Andrew B . Lerner ...... Mint Hill Summa Cum Laude Kaitlin Elizabeth Lewis ...... Laurinburg Gemel Fabiani Sapini ...... Stoughton, MA Jackson T . Schappert ...... Denver Samantha Elizabeth Goins ...... Statesville Isis Armoni Lipscomb ...... Durham Cum Laude Caleb James Lloyd ...... Durham Kyungmi Seung ...... Nayangju-Si, South Korea Amanda Raquel Shields ...... Winston-Salem Karen Lizeth Guerra ...... Charlotte Luis Felipe Lopez ...... Morganton Magna Cum Laude Tommy Lor ...... Charlotte Carsen Lily Short ...... Severn, MD Sarah Beth Simmons ...... Charlotte Daniela Amayrani Guerrero ...... Charlotte Jason Christopher Love ...... Carthage Cum Laude Annie Ly ...... Waynesville Britton Thomas Smith ...... Elon Leslie Vance Smith III ...... Raleigh Mason E . Hackett, Jr ...... Stanley Mykala A . Lyles ...... Winston-Salem Cum Laude Zhou Taylor Smith ...... Lexington Christopher Gerard Magee ...... Gastonia Lauren Jessica Hayes ...... Charlotte William Joseph Smitherman ...... King Indiya Janee’ Mann ...... Durham Magna Cum Laude, Nursing Honors Josie D . Smithson ...... Mooresville Matteo Kail Quintin Marsella ...... Advance Kelsey Blanchat Hilburn ...... Charlotte Joanne Dariana Solis Quezada . . . . . Chapel Hill Asnath Sheila Mbonde ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Tonari Vanei Cristal McCullough . . . Rochester, NY Calynn B . Holland ...... High Point Marcela Denisse Soto ...... Guayaquil, Ecuador Ian Foster McKnight ...... Walkertown Cum Laude Daniel Winston Stedem ...... Charlotte Audrey N . McLamb ...... Concord Morgan Danielle Holley ...... Lincolnton Alex C . Styron ...... Eden Cum Laude Cum Laude Tayla Marie Suitte ...... Raleigh Kayla Michelle McLeod ...... Fayetteville Haley Michelle Hutchens ...... Greensboro Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Chantelle Evette Miller ...... Pineville Carah Nicole Summerlin ...... Lexington Cum Laude Lily Diana Jackson ...... Charlotte Aaron Tatum ...... New Bern Magna Cum Laude Lucas A . Miller ...... Charlotte Jennifer Elizabeth Taylor ...... Charlotte Zackary L . Miller ...... Hudson Rajvi Jinwala ...... Charlotte Dakota Jeanne Theuner ...... Morehead City Magna Cum Laude Glenn Alfred Miranda ...... Gastonia Bakary E . Torrence ...... Mooresville Jasmine Renee Misenheimer ...... Concord Lexie Elizabeth Johnston ...... Gastonia Emma Maren Twombly ...... Waxhaw Summa Cum Laude Ryan Paul Moloney ...... Waxhaw Tealea Tyson ...... Lumberton Amanda S . Moore ...... Apex Luke Anthony Kirkland ...... Hickory Emily Grace Underwood ...... High Point Cum Laude Davari R . Moore ...... Burlington Abigail Elizabeth Vaca ...... Charlotte Hira Hakim Motan ...... Charlotte Oyinkansola Similoluwa Koleowo Magna Cum Laude ...... Lagos, Nigeria Cum Laude Kristopher J . Watkin ...... Waxhaw Ashley Dionna Muldrow ...... Charlotte Emily Anne Lambert ...... Cary Kendra Nichelle Watts ...... Indian Trail Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Shannon Marie Weaver ...... Crownsville, MD Sonja Michelle Mundy McCauley . . . . Charlotte Angel Txaus Siab Lee ...... Norwood John Timothy Wells ...... Waxhaw Cum Laude Ivy Joy Muthoni ...... Charlotte Kaylee Marie Wess ...... Peachland Kawtar Naim ...... Charlotte Alexandra Faith Lowrance ...... Gastonia Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Nayeem Naimi ...... Raleigh Alexandra Meghan Whipple . . . . Southern Pines Abagail Marie Mahl ...... Greensboro Brionna Ja’Niece Neely ...... Lewisville Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude

29 McKenna Blair Major ...... Charlotte Mark Colin Blake ...... Maiden Sheneeza Misir ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Lacey Elizabeth Boaron ...... Charlotte Yeymy Moats ...... Sanford Alexandra Patricia Marasco . . . . . Berryville, VA Conor Charles Chambers ...... Charlotte Lauren Kathryn Myers ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Tolulope Adeola Olayinka ...... Mint Hill Jessica Lynn McLean ...... Jacksonville Keith Douglas Chester II ...... Granite Falls Andee Rene Parker ...... Candler Magna Cum Laude Hannah Brooke Clark ...... Morganton Ashlyn Peeler ...... Richfield Diana M . Najera Perez ...... Charlotte Zaranie Althea M . Collado ...... Valdese Anthony Perez-Maspons ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Melissa Collett ...... Morganton Karey Robinson Rocha ...... Burnsville Katherine A . Napier ...... Charlotte Donna M . Cox ...... Hickory Heather Nicole Rodell ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Janean Jacqueline Cusaac ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Brent Edward Niven ...... Monroe Danielle Cynthia Dantone ...... Fairview Leah Elizabeth Sacani ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Britney Alysha David ...... Huntersville Cabrina Marie Sano ...... Cornelius Lauren Ashley Palmer ...... King Natasha Fairchild DeMaio ...... Gastonia Negar Sarmadi ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Shealee Dawn Dobson ...... Dobson Yelena Sergeyevna Shumskaya ...... Charlotte Bobby Khai Quach ...... Belmont Nam Duong ...... Oklahoma City, OK Nathanael Soby ...... Albemarle Cum Laude Kaylin Combs Eastwood ...... Morganton Rebecca Katherine Stewart ...... Charlotte Austin Shelton Reid ...... Lenoir Brandi Michele Edmondson . . . . . Sherrills Ford Ashley Sumerlin ...... Pinehurst Magna Cum Laude Leslie Marisol Samayoa ...... Fuquay-Varina Frances Shipley Edwards ...... Shelby Hanah Elizabeth Swett ...... Mocksville Magna Cum Laude Susan Floyd Elium ...... Kernersville Bailee Justene Thomas ...... Kings Mountain Juyoung Song ...... Matthews Sindy Yamileth Estrada . . . San Miguel, El Salvador Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Crystal Parker Grant ...... Mount Airy Hannah Ferguson Thompson . . . . Holly Springs Matthew C . Stamm ...... Mooresville Elizabeth Keats Grant ...... Mills River Amanda Jacobs Tucker ...... Holly Springs Magna Cum Laude Brooke Hedrick McDowell ...... Denton Melanie Darcy Tusing ...... Bostic Madeline Cherie Traywick ...... Indian Trail Chad K . Hier ...... Iron Station Logan James Ward ...... Morganton Magna Cum Laude Brandi Leticia Hollar ...... Advance Tracy Leigh Cioffari Waters ...... Union Mills Raisa Yevgenyevna Verenchuk ...... Charlotte Kaylee Marie Huffman ...... Morganton Lauren Brooke Watts ...... Waxhaw Cum Laude Maci Sue Huffman ...... Stanley Lauren Sue Wiggins ...... Apex Whitney Maris Vodry ...... Charlotte Uche Bridget Ibitoye ...... Concord Joshua J . Zamarian ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Ashley Iparraguirre ...... Charlotte Nadia Zohbi ...... Charlotte Kayla Ann Weisker ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Cum Laude Carly Emmanuel Jean-Lys . . . . Central Islip, NY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Lidya Tsehaye Weldeberhan Cum Laude IN PUBLIC HEALTH ...... Addis . Ababa, Ethiopia Megan Cathleen Jenkins ...... Vale Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Nikitha Lakshmi Lanka ...... Cary Addisson Randall Williams ...... Davidson Jennifer Ashley Jones ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Ashelin Julia Kay ...... Greensboro Nicholas A . Rios Villacorta ...... Matthews Caroline Elisabeth Willis ...... Waxhaw Jacquelyn Ann Knox ...... Murphy Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Henok Ephrem Woldeselassie ...... Charlotte Ross Alden Lippard ...... Ocean Isle Beach BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Magna Cum Laude Mark David Lynn ...... Gastonia IN RESPIRATORY THERAPY Sydney Nicole Worth ...... Mount Airy Mikeala Marmelo ...... Richlands Cum Laude Joni Leigh Mashburn ...... Murphy Ashley Dalton Barham ...... Greensboro Kerri L . McAnaney ...... Charlotte Mark Andre Bodnar ...... Statesville RN to BSN Completion Jhonesia Monae McNeil ...... Raleigh Hannah Adams Mitchem ...... Gastonia Danielle Marie Medlin ...... Franklinton BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK Angela Dawn Ashley ...... Shelby Cum Laude Kyle M . Barrier ...... Morganton Diana Alexandra Mendoza ...... Charlotte Maya Nicole Nizinski ...... Charlotte Lisa A . Barry ...... Gastonia Kathleen Marie Mescall ...... Buffalo, NY Summa Cum Laude Brittany Elizabeth Benfield ...... Cornelius Issacca Dionne Miller ...... Forest City Cum Laude

The University Nickname - 49ers The "49ers" nickname was chosen in recognition of the importance of the year 1949 in the history of the University . UNC Charlotte, which began as an off-campus center of the University of North Carolina, would have died in 1949 had Bonnie Cone and her supporters not convinced the N .C . Legislature that Charlotte needed a permanent institution of higher learning . Charlotte College was established that year . It is fortuitous that the University campus is located on N .C . Highway 49 and that Charlotte has a rich gold mining history . A bronze statue of the 49er Gold Miner sits in the Cato College of Education and College of Health and Human Services Plaza . The statue recalls the region’s history as a gold mining center and symbolizes the pioneering spirit and determination that has led to UNC Charlotte’s dramatic growth .

30 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dr . Nancy A . Gutierrez, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS Cayce Dixon Gehring ...... Cherryville Deviyani Kanika Persaud ...... San Jose, CA Cum Laude Madison Michelle Sanderson ...... Huntersville Africana Studies Christal Maleika Griffis ...... Raleigh Samantha Michelle Slaughter ...... Charlotte Imani Maxine Brooks ...... Jacksonville Brittany Toni Harris ...... New York, NY Alane Jopel Tchomnou Kontchou . . . . . Charlotte Mason L . Brown, Jr ...... Harrisburg Kaeli Hewitt ...... Charlotte Blake Edward Tolley ...... Belmont Khrystin A . Bryant ...... Charlotte Madeline Grace Hicks ...... Winston-Salem Austin Morgan Walker ...... Ansonville Katherine Elise Chafin ...... Pearisburg, VA Cum Laude Robert Daiquan Cheathem, Jr ...... Deland, FL YooJin Ho ...... Charlotte Communication Studies Donald Wayne Clodfelter ...... Lexington Kyra S . Holmes ...... Rocky Point Mikala Rose Agabashian ...... Huntersville Tikayla Alexis Downing ...... Cary Trevor Daniel Hynes ...... Raleigh Jeeymi J . Aguilar Escobar ...... Raleigh Brelin A . Faison-Walden ...... Greensboro Cum Laude Brooke Nicole Allen ...... Mooresville Jaelin Deontae Fisher ...... Nashville, TN Luma Jaber ...... Charlotte Lourdes Maria Almonte ...... Raleigh Terry Lamar Ford II ...... Cartersville, GA Cum Laude TaVaris LaShon Anderson ...... Charlotte Ysatis Zaliah Hall ...... Miami, FL Maria Camila Jaramillo ...... Charlotte Orima Naa Amanua Ankrah ...... Charlotte Alfonza Hamilton ...... Charlotte Priscille Mujinga Kabongo ...... Charlotte Jaret M . Arneson ...... Charlotte Takiyah E . Henderson ...... Willingboro, NJ Magna Cum Laude Madison Brooke Auten ...... Belmont Magna Cum Laude Dorcas Nseya Kandolo ...... Charlotte Chanel Monae Barnes ...... Charlotte Aaron Jitrell McAllister ...... Jacksonville, FL Kelsey Katherine Leccese ...... Concord Brandi Alyssa Berry ...... Mount Holly James Lavelle’ Moody ...... Angier Nathan Daniel Lewis ...... Youngsville Ria Bose ...... Apex Marquill Anthony Osborne ...... Cornelius Faith Monet Lide ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Jonathan Christian Ray . . . . . Mount Pleasant, SC Summa Cum Laude Maya Amiri Brown ...... Charlotte Katrina Dunience Robinson ...... Concord Konghmoov Brandon Lor ...... Hickory Nicholas Alan Brown ...... Gastonia Tarik Robert Suber, Jr ...... Atlanta, GA Katherine A . Macleod ...... Davidson Reniece Lenita Butler ...... Bowie, MD Tyron Isaac Turner ...... Concord Brenner Noah Martin ...... Kings Mountain Kylee Pamela Calabrese ...... Charlotte Brianna Underwood ...... Fayetteville Wesley B . May ...... Durham Magna Cum Laude Fernando Valenti Mecias Salgado . . . . . Charlotte Kobe Andrew Campbell ...... Statesville Anthropology Magna Cum Laude Blake Canty ...... Charlotte Stackia Burwell ...... Henderson Sabrina Elisa Molina ...... Cary Hailey Denise Carroll ...... Hampstead Shawn Paul Clevenger ...... Gastonia Shamon Darius Moore ...... Kannapolis Lianna J . Carter ...... Jamestown Cum Laude Joy O . Njoku ...... 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James H . Woodward, Building for the Future Dr . James H . Woodward became UNC Charlotte’s third chancellor in 1989, immediately establishing himself as one of the leading executives of the Charlotte metropolitan region . A U .S . Air Force veteran, he worked in private industry and taught at North Carolina State University, the U .S . Air Force Academy, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he was a senior vice president for academic affairs, prior to coming to UNC Charlotte . Under his leadership, UNC Charlotte launched ambitious plans for both physical and intellectual growth . Woodward built strong support among the region’s corporate and political leaders, obtained approval to expand the University’s mission to include doctoral programs, and raised the University to doctoral/research intensive status . He established UNC Charlotte Uptown to serve students in the central business district . An engineer, Woodward generated support to build the James H . Barnhardt Student Activity Center and the Irwin Belk Track and Field Center, obtained state funding for doubling the size of the J . Murrey Atkins Library, and was instrumental in garnering public support to pass a $3 .1 billion statewide bond referendum that enabled UNC Charlotte to construct or renovate nearly a dozen buildings . He retired in 2005 . Woodward has received numerous honors, including the naming of the science and technology building in 2005 as James H . and Martha H . Woodward Hall in recognition of his 16 years of service . In May 2011, UNC Charlotte awarded him an honorary degree, Doctor of Public Service . Woodward received the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association’s Alumnus by Choice Award in 2012 . In November 2017, he was awarded the North Carolina Award for Public Service, the highest award a civilian can receive from the Governor .

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35 Casey Simone Grier ...... Denver Rene Villegas Cruz ...... Pinebluff Brookie J . Hilburn III ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Lissa Mary Fuentes ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Bem Andwele Hall ...... Charlotte Ana Valeria Galvez Poveda ...... Charlotte Candis N . Hoskins ...... Greensboro Destinee Nicole Hammonds ...... Marshville Yesenia Mitchel Garcia Avalos ...... Salisbury Cum Laude Corey L . Hayman ...... Harrisburg Bailey Grace Harrell ...... Charlotte Brianna Lynn Isham ...... Clemmons Madison Brooke Holmes ...... Iron Station Cum Laude Makayla Alyssa Jones ...... Denver Cum Laude Evelyn Michelle Hayman ...... Harrisburg Maria Kalogeromitros ...... Rockwell Timothy James Horne ...... Wadesboro Candis N . Hoskins ...... Greensboro Summa Cum Laude Jatanna Antrey Howell ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Maria Kanawati ...... Charlotte Madison Dolore Huckabee ...... Kernersville Hannah Grace Jackson ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Latesha D . Jenkins ...... Charlotte Kristina Sanger Love ...... Charlotte Elizabeth Nicole Kay ...... Kannapolis Samantha Rose Johnson ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Jacob Paul Keener ...... Shelby Wesley Vaughn Johnson ...... Asheville Melissa Martinez ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Janice L . Jones ...... Charlotte Tanatswa Morejoy Mashangeni ...... Durham Sharon Mushiya Kuete ...... Matthews Valanika E . Jones ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Damani Jawanza Kalonji Lawes ...... Charlotte Gabrielle Thea Katz ...... New Bern S . Frances Padgett ...... Concord Samantha E . Lewis ...... Yardley, PA Angelina Lee ...... Hiddenite Carrie Elizabeth Logan ...... Mocksville Dylan Michael Pavlosky ...... Modesto, CA Cum Laude Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Eric Scott Livingston ...... Cornelius Dara Elizabeth Long ...... Gastonia David De Jesus Rodriguez ...... Charlotte Miriam V . Magana ...... Charlotte Cinthia Trejo Lora ...... Gastonia Dania Rojas ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Kathryn Caipan Merrill ...... Charlevoix, MI Sabrine A . Salih ...... Charlotte Jessica Taylor Miller ...... Charlotte Tanesha Danielle Lynch ...... Charlotte Carla Grisel Santos Lopez ...... Charlotte Diante’ De’sean Lyons ...... Raleigh Magna Cum Laude Naomi Simone ...... Charlotte Danika See-Wing Ng ...... Harrisburg Aaron Jitrell McAllister ...... Jacksonville, FL Timberly Elise Southerland ...... Wallace Magna Cum Laude, University Honors, Tamia Nicole McCall ...... Greensboro Magna Cum Laude, Honors in Communications Honors in Biological Sciences Cum Laude Paula Ashley Steen ...... Huntersville Thao My Dao Nguyen ...... Charlotte Morgan Wadsworth McCarthy ...... Locust Cum Laude Cum Laude Wendy B . McConnell ...... Concord Katherine Esmeralda Vargas ...... Waxhaw Nneoma Divine Okafor ...... Raleigh Summa Cum Laude Gissell Vanessa Velásquez ...... Charlotte Natasha Parmar ...... Harrisburg Cortes D . McCormick ...... Sanford Wendy Vo ...... Matthews Jyorj Vishnubhai Patel ...... Charlotte Makenzie Renee Mooney ...... Ararat Summa Cum Laude Carl Perez ...... Mooresville Diane E . Moore ...... Charlotte Daniela Catalina Zambrano ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Georgi-Anne Marie Nease ...... Concord Mohammad Hassan Pourpapi . . . . Salmiye, Kuwait Steven Huu Nguyen ...... Hickory BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Karen Alexandra Povis ...... Queens, NY Meghan Elizabeth Nunez ...... Salisbury Cum Laude Cum Laude Biology Malik Raimi Chitou ...... Charlotte Kelly Jane Onsrud ...... Mooresville Lauren Lanette Accor ...... Gastonia Cum Laude Courtney Brittina Owens ...... Greensboro Cum Laude Melina Matilde Salazar ...... Charlotte April Easter Phrakousonh ...... Morganton Arryana Lashea Alexander ...... Charlotte Nicole Santos ...... Charlotte Juanita Shanice Plymouth ...... Charlotte Lobna Aiysha Al-Halek ...... Concord Michael Alan Seger ...... Gastonia Cum Laude Mohammed Omair Ali ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Reagan Elizabeth Ripper ...... Terrell Sandra Isabelle Arroyo-Becker . . . . . Huntersville Sophie Elizabeth Sipprell ...... Matthews Kevin Rivas ...... Marion Chidozie C . Asiegbunam ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude, University Honors Katrina Dunience Robinson ...... Concord Mariza Nekel Brooks ...... Charlotte Brooke Alexandra Smith ...... Lincolnton Stephany Robles ...... Charlotte Krystal Ann Byrd ...... Kernersville Chad E . Staunton ...... Raleigh Travis R . Rogers ...... Concord Paige Viola Nancy Carmen ...... Raleigh Jade Emi Takakuwa ...... Charlotte Mackie McGinn Ruby ...... Little River, SC Cassandra Anastasia Catacalos . . . . . Mooresville Summa Cum Laude Francisco Javier Santana-Cruz ...... Raleigh Amit K . Thota ...... Hyderabad, India Magna Cum Laude Savannah Amelia Scala ...... Forest City Cum Laude, Honors in Biological Sciences Adrian A . Chasnoff ...... Matthews Ariana Belinda Simmons ...... Charlotte Allison Ngoc Tran ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Kiara Terre Smith ...... Winston-Salem Magna Cum Laude, Honors in Biological Sciences Genesis De Pinho Staton ...... Kings Mountain Raquel Janet Chenail ...... Charlotte Thukeng Vang ...... Newton Magna Cum Laude Joy St . James Dixon ...... Greensboro Brittany Veronica Walker ...... Elon Jesseca Michele Turner ...... Coraopolis, PA AuJanaé Dixon-Whitfield . . . . . Fort Lauderdale, FL Magna Cum Laude Una Uche ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Natalie Mae Walls ...... Lexington Emily Colleen Underwood ...... Asheboro Patrick Maximilian Edwards Megan Brooke Ward ...... Newport Adan Vergara ...... Asheville ...... Gaudernbach, Germany Magna Cum Laude Cierra Nicole Watkins ...... Yanceyville Sarah Ann Estvander ...... Charlotte Jacob Owen Wesson ...... Denver Christie Leigh Webber ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Koku Richard White ...... Concord Brianna Mariah Williams ...... Charlotte Taylor Nicole Evans ...... Walnut Cove Cum Laude Lloyd Keith Williams ...... Charlotte Lucendi Florveus ...... High Point Abigail McKenna Williams ...... Mooresville Shannon Marie Aycoth Williams ...... Stanfield Christopher Emmanuel Garcia ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Isha Myana Idahlia Wilson ...... Salisbury Morgan S . Wilson ...... Charlotte Jeffrey G . Gerst ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude, Honors in Biological Sciences Cum Laude Cum Laude Keshaun Isaiah Woods ...... Belle Glade, FL Kebiola Annalicia Giddings ...... Ansonville Chemistry Maria Eduarda Zeballos Parra ...... Charlotte Blake Carlisle Goodwin ...... Davidson Jackson Scott Mower ...... Kings Mountain Javier Armando Zepeda ...... Winston-Salem John J . Grant ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Spanish Lesley Gutierrez ...... Salisbury Earth and Environmental Sciences Dawn Marie Anderson ...... Norwood Arleen Joan Ayala ...... Huntersville Mohamad Abdul Rahman Hajjar . . . . . Charlotte Brandon C . Bentley ...... Hickory Chloe Lizabeth Biggs ...... Mills River Summa Cum Laude Tiana Moné Harrell ...... Greensboro Evan Orion Blomquist ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude, University Honors Kesha M . Brown ...... Bronx, NY Andrea Alexandra Chávez ...... Waxhaw Caitlyn Victoria Harrison ...... Thomasville Cum Laude Weston Pearce Brown ...... Washington Summa Cum Laude Trevor Casey ...... Apex Eliel Cruz ...... Clinton Isabella Hernandez Ramirez ...... Charlotte

36 Myiah Monique Freeman . . . . . Washington, DC Mathematics for Business Jordyn Leigh Consignado ...... Mount Holly Megan Elizabeth Gadwah ...... Concord Da-won Lee ...... High Point Cum Laude Cum Laude, Honors in Geography and Earth James William Loftin ...... Cornelius Kyle Joseph Corbett ...... Pinehurst Sciences Bailey Shea Malone ...... Huntersville Victoria Grace Cottrell ...... Charlotte Peyton Tyler Greene ...... Spruce Pine Tennille D . McElrath ...... Charlotte Johnathan Manuel Munoz Cruz . . . . Bessemer City Emily Paige Henderson ...... Millville, NJ Jillian Nagel ...... Salisbury Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Turnner Nghi Pham ...... Mooresville Allison Kathryn Dancy ...... Huntersville Dylan Fowler King ...... Mooresville William Aloysius Stack ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Noah Nicholas Leonidas ...... Charlotte Jodie L . Winchester ...... Gastonia CeErra Davis ...... Durham Jordan Alexis Lontai ...... Warren, NJ Cum Laude Cum Laude Meteorology Emma Rose D’Avola ...... Newtown, CT Adam Richard Montgomery ...... Monroe Muhannad E . Barghouthi ...... Charlotte Katelyn Elizabeth Earley ...... Shelby Mackenzie D . Painter ...... Currituck Emily Nicole Breneman ...... Matthews Justice DeVine Echols ...... Kannapolis Hannah Park ...... Charlotte Daniel Timothy Picca ...... Monroe Cum Laude Cum Laude Joshua Brook Redwine ...... Fair Bluff Donna Lee Eller ...... North Wilkesboro Jonese D . Pipkin ...... Knightdale Caryn Studham Sutorus ...... Charlotte Sarah Ann Estvander ...... Charlotte Samantha Desiree Potter ...... Asheville Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Emily K . Scott ...... Charlotte Matthew James Toadvine ...... Charlotte Kateleen Marie Fiallo ...... Waxhaw Anton Gennad’yevich Soloshenko Allison G . Van Ormer ...... Greensboro Victoria Nicole Corbin Flaherty ...... Charlotte ...... Nizhyn, Ukraine, Ukraine Magna Cum Laude Sandra Elisabeth Flores Villalobos . . . . Statesville Cum Laude Noell Orianna Foster ...... Eden Laura Ann Tesnear ...... Belmont Physics Isabella Marie Gallant ...... Charlotte Allison Marie Twiddy ...... Charlotte Maria C . Arango ...... Cornelius Ana Valeria Galvez Poveda ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Charles Christopher Woody ...... Easley, SC Tiffanny Garces ...... Indian Trail Justin Bennett ...... Clayton Brantley David Garrett ...... Raleigh Geography Nicholas Christian Carranza . . . . Baltimore, MD Zackery Zane Clark ...... Denver Jennifer Gattuso ...... Mount Holly Ryan A . Davis ...... Archdale Leyna Maria Giannelli ...... Winston-Salem Dean William Entwistle ...... Mooresville Magna Cum Laude Kevin P . Departhy ...... Charlotte Rachel Esther Giordani ...... Miami, FL Magna Cum Laude Drew Garrett Gladden ...... Concord David Lee Gamble ...... Kings Mountain Casey Margaret Henriksen ...... Angier Amstrong Renold Jean ...... Charlotte Adrea Michelle Gladney ...... Greensboro Skylar Michelle Hunt ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Andrew Christopher Kormanek . . . . Mooresville Austin Heath Lantz ...... Greenville Nicholas James Parker ...... Indian Trail Alaisha Lanel Glenn ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Martin Allen Gold II ...... Charlotte James Nathaniel Robinson ...... Cary Ian Mureithi Wachira ...... Nairobi, Kenya Logan David Williams ...... Midland Francisco Miguel Gonzalez ...... Charlotte Tyler John Runfola ...... Belmont Dante J . Goodman ...... Cameron Chelly L . Sundermeyer ...... Charlotte Genesis Brunae Graham ...... Winston-Salem Summa Cum Laude Psychology Tina J . Adams ...... Drexel Karen Julieth Granobles ...... Charlotte Stuart Thomas Valzonis ...... Durham Cum Laude Cum Laude Marena Michelle Allen ...... Concord Magna Cum Laude Talea Jason Grubb ...... Charlotte Robert Connor Wood ...... Greenville Zak Lee Guthrie ...... Sacramento, CA Summa Cum Laude Angelique Hope Anderson ...... Whitsett Cum Laude Morgan Ellese Halsey ...... Rural Hall Chenyu Xing ...... Charlotte Kayla Brittni Harding ...... Boonville Magna Cum Laude Virginia Katherine Andrews ...... Newland Katherine Anundson ...... Mount Gilead Bailey Grace Harrell ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Geology Reem Hasan ...... Charlotte Emma Grace Heavener ...... Cramerton Alex-Anne Appleyard . . . . Gold Coast, Australia Alejandra Arguello Aviles ...... Clermont, FL Jala Manal Hayes ...... Selma, AL Summa Cum Laude, Honors in Geography Jazmine Imani Atkinson ...... Charlotte Idalis Michelle Hester ...... Matthews and Earth Sciences Tyler Janae Bacote ...... Charlotte Corrie Hill ...... Hickory Noah Nicholas Leonidas ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Amber Marie Hoff ...... Charlotte Hannah Park ...... Charlotte Carmen Pearl Ballard ...... Raleigh Nazaire Blaise Idoura ...... Raleigh Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Jena Marie Sweeney ...... Charlotte Kaylah Adriana James ...... Goldsboro Samantha Gail Bassinger ...... Midland Sergio Jerez Velasquez ...... Bogota, Colombia Kindra Nicole Bell ...... Greensboro Mathematics Samantha Rose Johnson ...... Charlotte Jose Manuel Bonilla Guevara ...... Charlotte Zachary Ariel Johnson ...... Matthews Evan Joseph Aschenbrenner . . . . Winston-Salem Audra Brennan ...... Charlotte Madison Michelle Bullock ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Micheala Brewer ...... Greensboro Clarence Thomas Jones III ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Braxton Christopher Bright ...... Forest City Diego Agustin Caceres ...... Charlotte Jennifer Juarez ...... Charlotte Megan Elizabeth Britt ...... Hamlet Alexandra Marie Judd ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Zackery Zane Clark ...... Denver Belange Katungu ...... Charlotte Fatima Imani Brooks ...... Charlotte Madison Lindsey Keller ...... Rutherfordton Magna Cum Laude Jasmin Denise Brooks ...... Charlotte Bobby X . Dinh ...... Mint Hill Sharon Kéhindé Kolawole ...... Charlotte Madison Lynette Brooks ...... Concord Cum Laude Cum Laude Cum Laude Jacob Wilson Etringer ...... Mayodan Helen Alexandra Koshivas ...... Charlotte Karly Gail Brown ...... Bunnlevel Mariya V . Koval ...... Charlotte Cum Laude, Honors in Mathematics Cum Laude Sarah Elizabeth Gillon ...... Huntersville Christina Lambros ...... Floral Park, NY Kevin C . Bryant ...... Bailey Cum Laude Cum Laude Megan Cathleen Burr ...... Concord Gabriela Melissa Joya ...... Mooresville Sophia LaPietra ...... Cornelius Courtney Marie Call ...... Charlotte Gabrielle Nicola Lazare ...... Huntersville Summa Cum Laude Katie Margaret Callahan . . . . . Queenstown, MA Elizabeth Rae Kiser ...... Charlotte Yolanda N . Leach ...... Sanford Tasia M . Campbell ...... Fuquay-Varina Nicole Lira ...... Pineville Marcus J . Lindsay ...... Lexington Joseph Campitiello, Jr ...... Denver Cinthia Trejo Lora ...... Gastonia Edward Mageto ...... Kannapolis Michael William Cantoni . . . North Adams, MA Cum Laude Lea Erin Cartner ...... Concord Cum Laude Jacqueline Rodriguez Rivera ...... Monroe Robert Daiquan Cheathem, Jr ...... Deland, FL Destiny M . Lowman ...... Wake Forest Ruben E . Sowah ...... Charlotte Kayla Grey Childers ...... Taylorsville Magna Cum Laude Emily Anna Unsinn ...... Matthews Magna Cum Laude Austin Parker Lynch ...... Houston, TX Milagros Beatriz Macher ...... Charlotte

37 Nathaniel James Marshall ...... Matthews Priya Baldev Patel ...... Raleigh Brittany Mikayla Stanley ...... Mount Pleasant Tanatswa Morejoy Mashangeni ...... Durham Matthew Riley Patrick ...... Sanford Danielle Staten Porchea ...... Fuquay-Varina Magna Cum Laude Nolan Avery Patrick ...... High Point Abigail Rose Storey ...... Cary Grant Jefferson Massey ...... Charlotte Mercedes I . Patterson ...... Greensboro Cum Laude Mary Adeline McBryde ...... Charlotte Bridget C . Peeples ...... Florence, NJ Imani Charneé Strickland ...... Charlotte Destiny Ariel McDowell ...... Rutherfordton CeQuan Leneé Person ...... Winston-Salem Nia Dominique Nicole Studstill ...... Monroe Alexa Rae McKinney ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Heather Avada Sullivan ...... Charlotte Jordan Elizabeth Meek ...... Burlington April Easter Phrakousonh ...... Morganton Magna Cum Laude Conrado Melecio, Jr ...... Brooklyn, NY Kristin Jade Plessinger ...... Fayetteville Kayla A . Taylor ...... Matthews Kippan Lenora Mills ...... Mills River Angela Renee Putnam ...... Charlotte Sarah R . Teague ...... Asheboro Necara L . Mills ...... Charlotte Malik Raimi Chitou ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Carolyn Azalee Minge ...... Vass Cum Laude Jennifer Nhu Truong ...... Fort Mill, SC Magna Cum Laude Angel Marie Raines ...... Greensboro Rebecca Jean Jia Turner ...... Clinton, CT Cristina Marie Miranda ...... Matthews Rebecca Ellen Ralston ...... San Jose, CA Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Emilia Isabella Tyski ...... Huntersville Phillip Robert Moen ...... Durham Daniel Franklin Rhodes ...... Concord Cum Laude Alexandra Nicole Monseur ...... Charlotte Summa Cum Laude Dario Esteban Umana . . . . . San Jose, Costa Rica Cum Laude Devin Christopher Riddick ...... Olney, MD Natasha R . Underwood ...... Charlotte Natoria Christine Morris ...... Charlotte Kelsey Elizabeth Robbins ...... Raleigh Daniela Alejandra Urbina ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Jada Ashlin Roberts ...... Kings Mountain Meghashyam Vallamsetla ...... Concord Shannon Marie Morris ...... Fuquay-Varina Cum Laude Kylene Vanderwende ...... Huntersville Magna Cum Laude Kena Mone’ Robinson ...... Clayton Brittany Veronica Walker ...... Elon Jai-La C . Morrison ...... Charlotte Curtis Chad Rogers ...... Troutman Magna Cum Laude Ruth Patience Mouen ...... Charlotte Steven Shelton Rousseau ...... Concord Nicholas William Walker ...... Cornelius Magna Cum Laude Alexis Ruvalcaba ...... Charlotte Micah Elizabeth Waters ...... Kings Mountain Taylor Rae Nixon ...... Greensboro Cum Laude Christie Leigh Webber ...... Charlotte Shaquille Malik Nuriddin ...... Raleigh Samuel B . Saia ...... Charlotte Brianna Elizabeth Wert ...... Lenoir Catherine Anne Oates ...... Houghton, MI Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cheyann Genisa Ogden ...... Charlotte Christopher Vladimir Schumacher . . . Rolesville Diamond Charmisa Wesley ...... Charlotte Katherine Lisbette Olivo Gonell Ashlyn Breanna Sexton ...... Richfield Isaiah Wesley Whitten ...... Raleigh . . . . Santiago De Los Caba, Dominican Republic Talia Rose Shelton ...... Charlotte Malaysia Ealesse Wilcox ...... Kannapolis Cum Laude Ryn Michele Shirley ...... Waxhaw Magna Cum Laude Meghan Lehr Olrich ...... Hampstead Collin Avi Sibuchi ...... Gastonia Alyssa Nicole Winne ...... Waxhaw Magna Cum Laude Ariana Belinda Simmons ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Ruby Nicole Ramirez Ortiz ...... Kannapolis Rachel Rebekah Sivers ...... Concord Ashleigh Diane Wood ...... Charlotte Jordan Elizabeth Osborne ...... Salisbury Harmony Sun Smith ...... Charlotte Timothy James Wood, Jr ...... Waxhaw Wilbur Orville Ospina ...... Charlotte Magna Cum Laude Meghan Leigh Woods ...... West Milford, NJ Grayson Reed Over ...... Grayson, GA Isaiah Raheem Smith ...... Laurinburg Katelyn Virginia Wrape ...... Asheboro Brittany Michelle Pape ...... Cary Miranda Shea Smith ...... Kings Mountain Maria Eduarda Zeballos Parra ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Kenya Nicole Soto Nieves ...... Aguadilla, PR Sara Elizabeth Zimmermann ...... Huntersville Nathan Conrad Paquin ...... Hickory Justin Sterling Spielman ...... Charlotte Cum Laude Dweller Parker, Jr ...... Fayetteville Dericka W . Spivey ...... Huntersville

Philip L . Dubois Enrollment Growth and Academic Expansion At the time of his retirement on June 30, 2020, Dr . Philip L . Dubois, UNC Charlotte’s fourth chancellor, was the senior chancellor in the University of North Carolina system . He led the system’s fastest-growing institution, directing a 43% growth in enrollment, an expansion of academic programs, implementation of diversity- related initiatives, growth in research funding, and significant construction and renovation of campus facilities . Under Dubois’ strategic direction, football was added to the University’s athletics offerings in 2013, and he collaborated with elected officials and the Charlotte Area Transit System to make possible the construction of the light rail line from Center City Charlotte to the UNC Charlotte campus . He also took the University to new levels in fundraising, overseeing the largest private campaign in UNC Charlotte’s history, which exceeded its $200 million goal . Dubois’ career in higher education spanned more than 40 years . Previously, he served as president of the University of Wyoming, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNC Charlotte and associate vice chancellor for academic programs at the University of California, Davis . Dubois has been recognized regionally and nationally as an expert in higher education, achieving many awards and accolades during his respected career . In 2020, Dubois was recognized by the American Council on Education with its Outstanding Mentor Award, by the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association with its Honorary Alumnus Award, and by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper with The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state's highest civilian award .

38 Chancellor Sharon L . Gaber Sharon L . Gaber, Ph .D ., is the fifth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte . Known as North Carolina’s urban research university, UNC Charlotte leverages its location in the state’s largest city to offer internationally competitive programs of research and creative activity, exemplary undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, and a focused set of community engagement initiatives . UNC Charlotte maintains a particular commitment to addressing the cultural, economic, educational, environmental, health, and social needs of the greater Charlotte region . An academic with a background in city and regional planning, Gaber was named by Education Dive as one of five higher education leaders to watch in 2018 and beyond . She is recognized nationally for her efforts as president of the University of Toledo to increase enrollment, improve graduation and retention rates, keep education affordable, increase research funding, improve connection to the surrounding metro region, and make the campus environment diverse and inclusive . Prior to her five years in Toledo, Gaber served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas . She has also been an interim provost at Auburn University and a faculty member and administrator for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln . Gaber earned an A B. . in Economics and Urban Studies at Occidental College, an M .P .L . in Urban Planning from the University of Southern California, and a Ph .D . from Cornell University in City & Regional Planning . Gaber is the author of articles on regional and urban planning, public policy, and the social dynamics that affect community decision-making . She also is co-author of a book on planning research methods . Deeply engaged in community and regional activities, she has served as the Mid-American Conference representative on the Division 1 NCAA President’s Forum and as a member of the NCAA Strategic Plan Committee . She was named a YWCA Northwest Ohio Milestone award recipient for women’s leadership in 2020 . Officially the first woman to serve as chancellor of UNC Charlotte, Gaber follows the trail blazed by founding educator Bonnie Cone, who led the institution from 1946-1966 through several stages of growth .

Chancellor’s Cabinet Kevin W . Bailey...... Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Kim S . Bradley...... Chief of Staff Michael S . Carlin...... Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Betty M . Doster...... Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Constituent Relations Shari L . Dunn...... Senior Executive Assistant to the Chancellor Elizabeth A . Hardin...... Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs R . Michael Hill...... Director of Athletics James E . S . (Jesh) Humphrey IV ...... Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity and General Counsel Joan F . Lorden...... Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Colleen B . Penhall. . . . Chief Communications Officer/Associate Vice Chancellor for University Communications Niles F . Sorensen ...... Vice Chancellor for Advancement Richard A . Tankersley...... Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development Cheryl Waites Spellman ...... Interim Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of 17 campuses within the University of North Carolina System . Peter Hans serves as system president .

39 Welcome to the Alumni Association Congratulations, Class of 2020! Even though we can’t celebrate your accomplishments in person, we want you to know that we are incredibly proud of you for earning your degree from UNC Charlotte . We are also excited to welcome you to the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association, which includes more than 55,000 fellow young alumni — graduates of the last 10 years! We applaud you for reaching such an incredible milestone .

Your 49er experience doesn’t end when you graduate . Did you know that you automatically become a member of the Alumni Association after graduating, at no cost to you? It’s a new chapter in your lifelong relationship with your alma mater . Once a Niner, always a Niner .

Ways to Connect — Virtually and In-Person — with Fellow Niners

Your UNC Charlotte Alumni Association, which consists of a network of more than 150,000 alumni, is committed to helping you stay connected to Niner Nation throughout the many stages of your life . Our top priority is to build and sustain relationships that connect, engage and inspire loyalty, tradition, and pride between our University and our alumni .

An exciting way that we are empowering you to network with and virtually meet other Niner alumni is through our My 49er Network platform! This brand-new networking platform offers you access to spirited alumni groups, mentorship opportunities, exclusive event invitations, a business directory, 400+ job postings and so much more . Register today by visiting my49ernetwork .com .

As a new graduate, you will also receive invitations to participate in activities and events hosted by our Young Alumni Chapter (YAC) . Created to represent the interests and ideas of those who graduated from UNC Charlotte in the last 10 years, the YAC hosts some of our most spirited events including trivia nights, happy hours, and alumni panels that will help you grow as a young professional .

Niners, Now and Always

We offer a variety of exciting alumni events and resources that will make you want to stay involved with Niner Nation, even if you no longer live in Charlotte . These include but are not limited to:

• Networking events in Charlotte and locations across the nation • A lifetime of career resources • Homecoming and Oktoberfest • Green Tie Gala, annual scholarship fundraiser • 49er Tailgate Village at the Hauser Alumni Pavilion • 49ers on the Road game day experiences • Alumni award programs (including the 10 Under Ten Awards) • The opportunity to purchase your official 49er class ring • Opportunities to give back as a Niner volunteer • And more!

Stay Informed

• Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn by searching for @49erAlumni . • Visit us at 49erAlumni .uncc .edu to see upcoming events and learn about ways to get involved . • Register for my49ernetwork .com to gain access to job postings, alumni groups and mentoring!

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