One Hundred and Thirty-fIFTH Annual Commencement Friday, May 31, 2013 marshals senior officers
College Marshal Senior College Government Officers Corrine Taylor Marjorie D. Cantine, College Government President Director of the Quantitative Reasoning Program Misbah Aslam, Chief Justice Tijana Trkulja, Director of On-Campus Affairs Marshal’s Aides Sarah Lindsay Rabourn, House Presidents’ Council – Susan R. Cohen College Government Liaison Dean of the Class of 2013 Candice Tyler Evers, Committee for Political and Legislative Action
Lori I. Tenser Senior Class Officers Dean of First-Year Students Vivian Wang Hu and Anoush Youssoufian, Co-Presidents Jean Hyun Lee, Vice President Trustee Marshals Kimberly Cassibry Assistant Professor of Ancient Art musicians Tracy Gleason Whitehead Associate Professor of Critical Thought and The Boston Brass Ensemble Associate Professor of Psychology Gregory Fritze, Principal Conductor Faculty Marshals Singer Nick Doe Senior Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory Mariami May Bekauri ’13
Kim K. McLeod Carillonneurs Professor of Astronomy Margaret Angelini ’85 Constance Ch’ien ’14 Faculty Marshals for the Class of 2013 Daniel Ryan Elizabeth R. DeSombre Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental Studies
Catherine Masson Professor of French Wellesley College celebrates the differences among its students President’s Aides while cultivating each student’s individualism. By displaying flags Courtney C. Coile at Commencement that represent the citizenship or, in some cases, Class of 1966 Associate Professor of Economics dual citizenships of the students in the Class of 2013, we are proudly Carlos Ramos acknowledging our diversity and expressing our continued commitment Professor of Spanish to a global learning community. Many graduates will be wearing colorful stoles draped over their gowns. Junior Commencement Marshals These stoles are created by student organizations to show student affinity Joy Das to an organization, leading to a variety of styles and designs. Celine Hu The audience will remain seated until the academic procession Junior Baccalaureate Marshals has withdrawn. Christie H. Lee Valerie Ludorf program
Prelude America the Beautiful Festmusik der Stadt Wein Richard Strauss i O beautiful for spacious skies, Little Drummer Boy Katherine K. Davis ’14/arr. Gregory Fritze For amber waves of grain, Sonata Pian’ e forte Giovanni Gabrieli/arr. Robert King For purple mountain majesties Fanfare from “Excursions” Gregory Fritze Above the fruited plain! Allmand and Galliard William Brade America! America! God shed His grace on thee Senior Procession And crown thy good Trumpet Tune Henry Purcell With brotherhood Canzona per sonare no. 4 Giovanni Gabrieli From sea to shining sea! Sonata no. 22 Johann Pezel iv O beautiful for patriot dream, Sonata from “Sonate et Canzoni” Giovanni That sees beyond the years Battista Buonamente Thine alabaster cities gleam Sonata no. 28 Johann Pezel Undimmed by human tears! America! America! Academic Procession God shed His grace on thee Trumpet Voluntary Henry Purcell/arr. John Corley And crown thy good Two Fantasias Adriano Banchieri/arr. Robert King With brotherhood Honie Suckle Anthony Holborne/arr. Robert King From sea to shining sea! Ronde and Salterelle Tilman Susato –Katharine Lee Bates, Class of 1880 Invocation (Please be seated.) Victor H. Kazanjian Jr., Dean of Intercultural Education & Religious and Spiritual Life Benediction Welcome Victor H. Kazanjian Jr. H. Kim Bottomly, President Recessional Student Address Psalm 18 Benedetto Marcello/arr. John Corley Nuha Khan ’13 Declamation Emma Lou Diemer Auld Lang Syne Traditional Pinanski Prize for Excellence in Teaching From “The Danserye” Tilman Susato I. la Mourisque Announcements III Ronde H. Kim Bottomly IV. Basse Danse Bergeret VI. Pavane Battaille Commencement Address Valerie B. Jarrett
Charge to the Class of 2013 H. Kim Bottomly
Conferring of the Bachelor of Arts Degree H. Kim Bottomly Andrew Shennan, Provost and Dean of the College Richard G. French, Dean of Academic Affairs Debra K. DeMeis, Dean of Students Kathryn Lynch, Dean of Faculty Affairs 2 candidates for the degree of bachelor of arts
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Allene Gano Pierson Elzė Račkaitytė Tereon Roden Jessica Lauren Sanchez Baltimore, Maryland Massillon, Ohio Rome, Georgia Girard, Pennsylvania Religion Biological Sciences History Africana Studies Samira Pigford Farheen Gulam Mahomed Julia Christina Rodriguez Catalina Santos Irvington, New Jersey Rahimtoola Baltimore, Maryland San Diego, California English Mumbai, India Russian Women’s and Gender Studies Economics Economics Anna Andreevna Pinchuk Ashleigh M. Sargent Framingham, Massachusetts Tiana Espaldon Ramos Shannon Rohane Bedford, New Hampshire Cinema and Media Studies Tumon, Guam Sandwich, Massachusetts Psychology Environmental Studies English Ilana R. Pollack Sierra Sarnataro-Smart Setauket, New York Shaheen Rangwalla Irene Marie Roman San Francisco, California Biological Sciences Andover, Massachusetts Medford, New Jersey Psychology Anthropology Physics Katherine Allegra Axtell Porter Stephanie Graham Schmitt Chemistry Atlanta, Georgia Cassady Ariel Rosenblum Winnetka, Illinois French Charlotte Russell Reber Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chemistry Psychology Johnson, Vermont International Relations – Kristin Elizabeth Schreiner English and Creative Writing Political Science Roshan Prakash Mequon, Wisconsin Princeton Junction, New Jersey Mary-Grace Stevens Reeder Meleah Christine Roy Japanese Language and Literature English Laurel, Mississippi Bangor, Maine Sarah Ann Schwartzmeyer Art History Peace and Justice Studies Temple Reed Price Elba, New York Deridder, Louisiana Rebecca L. Reeve Meredith Fleming Roy Spanish Psychology Plainville, Connecticut Merrimack, New Hampshire Economics Peace and Justice Studies Neuroscience Reitumetse Lerato Pulumo Hailey Nicole Scofield French Peace and Justice Studies Mapoteng Berea, Lesotho Anchorage, Alaska Neuroscience Alexandra Michele Rhodes Rebecca Kathleen Ruhl Biological Sciences Fresno, California Pine Bluff, Arkansas Sara May Putterman Sophia Maddalena Scofield-Selby Women’s and Gender Studies Russian Bethesda, Maryland Seattle, Washington History Art History Ashley Riccardi Media Arts and Sciences Religion Brooklyn, New York Denisse Ruiz Karen MacKenzie Scott Classical Civilization Los Angeles, California Pomfret Center, Connecticut Comparative Literature Mariam S. Qazi Carter Hagen Rice Economics German Studies Portland, Maine Boca Raton, Florida Elsa Maurelle Sebastian Political Science East Asian Studies Emma Russo-Savage Point Baker, Alaska Montpelier, Vermont Xinhong Qiu Lindsay Stephanie Rico Environmental Studies History Rockville, Maryland Los Angeles, California English Jinhwa Seo Chemistry Theatre Studies Seoul, Republic of Korea Haley Ryerson Kim Alexandra Quarantello Kelsey Alexandra Sigurdson Ridge Economics Oakland, California Ridgefield, Connecticut Warminster, Pennsylvania Psychology Sachi Shah Political Science English Mumbai, India East Asian Studies Elena Gabrielle Quijano Computer Science Miryam Susana Saad Santa Cruz, California Ljubica Ristovska Mathematics Ensenada, Baja Physics Kriva Palanka, Macedonia California, Mexico Priyanka Deepak Shahane Computer Science Jessica Lauren Quist Biological Chemistry Sharon, Massachusetts Economics Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania English and Creative Writing Taibat Salami Religion Kelsey Kim Ro Chicago, Illinois Esther Shang Biological Sciences Pasadena, California Neuroscience Cincinnati, Ohio Peace and Justice Studies Architecture Kia L. Salehi Margarita Rabinovich Allison Robbins Blacksburg, Virginia Zeyu Shang Memphis, Tennessee North Bennington, Vermont Neuroscience Jinan, Shandong, Psychology Biological Sciences Mathematics People’s Republic of China Mayya Rabinovich Shelby Brianne Robertson Economics Melda Salhab Memphis, Tennessee Sacramento, California Beirut, Lebanon Stephanie Ting-Lin Shieh Economics Japanese Language and Literature Economics Taipei, Taiwan, Sarah Lindsay Rabourn Ariel Marissa Robinson Republic of China Kristen Blair San Miguel Villa Hills, Kentucky Seattle, Washington Biological Sciences Greenville, South Carolina Political Science Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences Latin American Studies Ji In Shin History Old Tappan, New Jersey Neuroscience 9
Emily M. Shortt Samantha Taylor Spiga Sharon Tai Mimi Michela Traylor-Knowles Clinton Township, Michigan Ocean, New Jersey Glendora, California Albuquerque, New Mexico Biological Chemistry Political Science English Biological Sciences Economics Sanam Kaur Sidhu Kathleen Ann Sprague Tijana Trkulja Fresno, California Minneapolis, Minnesota Andrea A. Takahesu Tabori Banja Luka, Bosnia Economics Anthropology Glen Cove, New York and Herzegovina Psychology Economics Patricia Silva Pariya Sripakdeevong Religion Carson, California Bangkok, Thailand Tina Khanhngoc Truong Psychology Psychology Kathleen Tam Framingham, Massachusetts Washington, District Biological Sciences Najé Simama Carla Emily Staffaroni of Columbia Atlanta, Georgia Larchmont, New York Megan Nicole Turchi Chemistry Neuroscience Spanish Rancho Santa Margarita, Music Yan An Tan California Sara Marie Bonamici Simon Singapore, Singapore American Studies Portland, Oregon Lauren Hampton Steinman German Studies English Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Erika Nikki Turner Germany Yiting (Alice) Tang Las Vegas, Nevada Chelsea Skone Comparative Literature Shanghai, People’s Republic Religion Saint Paul, Minnesota of China French Jaya A. M. Stenquist Economics Saint Paul, Minnesota Victoria Uwemedimo Udom Ada Smith English English and Creative Writing Windhoek, Namibia Stoughton, Wisconsin Katrina Ashley Tarmidi Economics Anthropology Meredith Wright Stoner Jamaica Estates, New York Environmental Studies Saint Louis, Missouri Economics Women’s and Gender Studies Jessie Nugent Van Amburg Christina Moriah Smith Psychology Glendale, California Dorchester, Massachusetts Catherine Claire Strother Cassandra Tavolarella History Peace and Justice Studies Piedmont, California Park City, Utah Economics Julia Elise Vannoni Sia Smith-Miyazaki Architecture Mathematics Winthrop, Massachusetts Shikoku, Japan Lois Kaymei Taylor-Kamara Anthropology Sociology Ariel Wesley Suazo-Maler New York, New York Italian Studies Miami, Florida Julia Grace Solomon Economics Neuroscience Catherine Christi Vatikiotis Sharon, Massachusetts Middle Eastern Studies Tarpon Springs, Florida Economics Jugera Sulejmani Kelsey Linn Tempel Political Science Quincy, Massachusetts Cheryl Chae Hyun Son Sammamish, Washington History International Relations – History Seoul, Republic of Korea Computer Science Ashton Michelle Vattelana Sociology Marguerite Sulmont Brittni Thomas Waynesboro, Pennsylvania French Westfield, New Jersey Sarasota, Florida Chemistry Architecture Esha Dhillon Sondhi Physics Economics Carla M. Villarreal Singapore, Singapore Maya Lin Thompson Chicago, Illinois French Yeeji Sung Fort Washington, Maryland Biological Sciences Bundang Seongnam, Jee-Hyun Song American Studies Republic of Korea Anisha Vishwanath Old Tappan, New Jersey Psychology Carolyn Hartle Tobin Westwood, Massachusetts English Carlisle, Massachusetts Art History Patricia Suquilanda Valerie Soon Classics Neuroscience Greenwich, Connecticut Singapore, Singapore Chemistry Fanni Török Michelle Vogelzang Economics Wellesley, Massachusetts Durban, South Africa Philosophy Emaline Kathleen Surgenor Chemistry Peace and Justice Studies Dover, Massachusetts Gladyz Nataly Soto Biological Sciences Spanish Danielle Helyn Toth Fullerton, California Psychology Morganville, New Jersey Premika Vongcharoenrat Cinema and Media Studies English Bangkok, Thailand Lucy Mathews Swenson Julia Specht Africana Studies Economics Piedmont, California Lunenburg, Massachusetts Psychology Sarah Trager Psychology Waltham, Massachusetts Allison Anne Walker-Elders Classical Civilization American Studies Lisbon Falls, Maine Anka Tabukashvili Andrna’ Spencer Jewish Studies Neuroscience Tbilisi, Georgia New York, New York Political Science Kristian Martha Tran Amy K. Wang Africana Studies Boston, Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts Nicole Alexis Spiegelman Computer Science French Miami, Florida Economics Chemistry 10
Bingyi Wang Amelia S. Williams Yingqi Wu Elizabeth Ashley Yazgi Chengdu, People’s Republic East Calais, Vermont Shenzhen, Guangdong, Saddle River, New Jersey of China History People’s Republic of China French English Economics Anne Marie Williams Erin Yeagle Ivy Wei Wang Rancho Santa Fe, California Yujie Wu Fresno, California Temple City, California Mathematics Nashua, New Hampshire Neuroscience Art History Spanish Economics Anoush Youssoufian Economics Jamayca O.D. Williams Geetha Wunnava Princeton, New Jersey Shelley Wang Washington, District Middlebury, Vermont Economics Grafton, Massachusetts of Columbia Computer Science Kara Yun Computer Science Art History Queens, New York You Wang Yue Xing International Relations – Kelsey Riane Williams Shenzhen, Guangdong, Beijing, People’s Republic Political Science Burlingame, California People’s Republic of China of China East Asian Studies Paula Kathryn Schutt Yust Economics Psychology Richmond, Virginia Mathematics Megan Stephanie Wilson Joanna Xu English Melrose, Massachusetts Corina Stephanie Ward Vancouver, British Columbia, Psychology Classics Carver, Massachusetts Canada Comparative Literature English Economics Alina Marie Zalucki Amy Louise Winstead Mathematics Jenna Mackenzie Spears Watson Fairfield, Connecticut Missoula, Montana Vancouver, Washington Kelly Runqin Xu Studio Art Biological Sciences Anthropology Shanghai, People’s Republic Psychology Emma Winter Zeig of China Leah Scott Way Isabelle Zdatny New York, New York Economics Wilmington, Delaware Morgantown, West Virginia Theatre Studies Psychology Wendy Ming Xu Religion History Waterford, New York Ran Wei Jingwei Zhang Teresa Kimberly Wisner Media Arts and Sciences Sichuan, People’s Republic Chico, California Homer, Alaska of China Neuroscience Sociology Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences Taylor Yamauchi Ya Yun Zhang Lauren Smith Woelfel Honolulu, Hawaii Rebecca Leah Weinstein Bellevue, Washington Columbia, Missouri Neuroscience Los Angeles, California Sociology Cinema and Media Studies Art History Dielai Yang Economics German Studies Wenzhou Zhenjiang, Abigail Rose Weitman Ying Yi Zhang Christianne Lisbeth Wolfsen People’s Republic of China Huntington Woods, Michigan New York, New York Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Political Science Peace and Justice Studies Economics Chinese Language and Literature Economics South Asian Studies Chemistry Emily Sarah Wood Hye Soo Yang Ye Wen Yunwan Zhang Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Seoul, Republic of Korea Beijing, People’s Republic Shanghai, People’s Republic Peace and Justice Studies Media Arts and Sciences of China of China Cinema and Media Studies Naomi Wossen Jenny Yang Economics Ellicott City, Maryland Oakland Gardens, New York Wendy Willie-Ann West Rachel C. Zizza Political Science East Asian Studies Springfield, Massachusetts Billerica, Massachusetts Biological Sciences Women’s and Gender Studies Elizabeth Joy Wright Physics Houston, Texas Rena Elizabeth Yang Madeleine Phillips Whitaker English and Creative Writing Vancouver, British Hollis, New Hampshire Columbia, Canada Neuroscience Jiezhen Wu Economics Singapore, Singapore Nubia Simone Smith Whitaker Mathematics Peace and Justice Studies Framingham, Massachusetts Political Science Sulamita Xing Yi Yang Psychology Saint Paul, Minnesota Xinyue Wu Eugenia Camille White English Beijing, People’s Republic Baton Rouge, Louisiana Economics of China Chemistry Sociology Kirstin Yanisch Alyssa Gabriele Saras Wibisono Shoreview, Minnesota Xue Wu Jakarta, Indonesia Political Science Shanghai, People’s Republic Biological Sciences French of China Economics
This program is not an official Commencement list. It includes students whose degrees are pending based on completion of requirements. The College’s official registry for conferral is the student’s permanent academic record kept by the Office of the Wellesley College Registrar, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481. 11 durant scholars • summa cum laude
Lizi Chen Shuyu Gao HoLum Kwok Kathleen Ann Sprague Mariya Ivanova Chokova Natasha Geiling Lucy Yichu Liu Pariya Sripakdeevong Anya Sun Corke Colleen Grace Isabelle Kate Hutton McConnell Carolyn Hartle Tobin Samira Daswani Janelle Lee Jackson Mina Milosavljevic Shannon Mary Ward Jennifer Ellen Fishbein Ye Ji Kee Meredith Fleming Roy Ran Wei durant scholars • magna cum laude
Sara Al-Thari Judy P. DeWitt Rachel Ruth Insoft Sierra Sarnataro-Smart Bridget Elizabeth Begg Emily L. Erdman Kathryn Alexa Jackson Karen MacKenzie Scott Alexis Stewart Black Danielle R. Ezor Ran Ji Jinhwa Seo Eliana Rose Blaine Rhoda Feng Da In Kim Stephanie Ting-Lin Shieh Noranda Edna Helen Brown Michelle Ferreirae Jennifer Catherine Lamy Ada Smith Julia Loraine Burns Hannah Libby Galin Yoon Ah Lee Marguerite Sulmont Katherine Waite Cali Carly LeFebvre Gayle Gabrielle Corlyn Linnell Yan An Tan Marjorie D. Cantine Lynn Marie Geiger Rebecca Danielle McClain Ye Wen Yuxi Chen Molly Catherine Gibian Carolyn Therese McHugh Megan Stephanie Wilson Jessica Minhee Choi Priscilla Devon Gutierrez Caroline Kohart Phillips Amy Louise Winstead Lucy Vaughn Cleland Catherine Ji Yoon Ha Anna Andreevna Pinchuk Yue Xing Ilana Leete Steinberg Clift Jiwon Hahn Sara May Putterman Joanna Xu Joanna Suman Concessao Christina Jen-Chia Hsieh Ljubica Ristovska Elizabeth Ashley Yazgi Rachel S.L. Davis Davina Huang Kia L. Salehi Paula Kathryn Schutt Yust
wellesley college scholars • cum laude
Samaa Ahmed Aeron E. Dugan Zoee Andreanna Kanellias Hayley Elizabeth Malkin Marsin Rahim Alshamary Laura Marie Dulude Cara Gabriela Kaufman Lilly Marcelin Ziye An Zain Fanek Kate Marie Kemmerer Emma Marie Maynard Elizabeth M. Bachelder Ashira Eve Gendelman Kathryn Kenney Kelly Ann Mercer Haley Elizabeth Bertram Jennifer S. Girard Shogher Talar Keskinyan Chiara Gonzalez Montinola Clara Sophia Brodie Kathryn Clark Goffin Nuha Khan Anna Chatfield Morton Calin J. Brown Amy Brown Goodale Alexis Barbara Kiley Lamiya Mowla Elizabeth Ann Brown Hilary Jayne Gross Ashley T. Knight Maria Nikitin Céline Lucille Danièle Buehl Catherine Guo Lisa Berniece Koplik Christine Yeh Jin Oh Carolyn Bonner Campbell Luna L. Guo Amelia Brooks Kreienkamp Zijun (Jenny) Pang Elizabeth L. Campbell Yuting Guo Julie Kubelka Pasinee Panitnantanakul Remy Olivia Cawley Camille Estelle Hamilton Angela Kwon Lee Ji-Su Park Aidan Relindsey Chambers Katharine Marie Hargreaves Julia Claire Leveille Eileen Danielle Parodi Michelle Hyunjeong Cho Eriko Yanagisawa Houlette Emily Megan Alexandra Lewis Xinhong Qiu Anya Ingber Clifford Jennifer Hsu Yixin Li Kim Alexandra Quarantello Rachel Lynn Coogan Young Christina Hsu Carol Hiu Ching Ling Margarita Rabinovich Yi Ling Dai Elize J. Huang Nian “Angela” Liu Sarah Lindsay Rabourn Aryanne de Silva Allicia Ostoposides Imada Serena Liu Farheen Gulam Mahomed Christa Caroline DeFries Zoe Ellery Jansen Yu Liu Rahimtoola Zahrah Zainab Devji Mary Frances Johnson Hanhong Lu Carter Hagen Rice Carolyn Elisabeth Douglas Alphina Navapatr Kain Cristina Avery Lucas Allison Robbins Rachel Lynn Doyle Madelyn Pearl Kallman Malia Chiemi Mei-Ian Maier Shelby Brianne Robertson 12
Ariel Marissa Robinson Jee-Hyun Song Anisha Vishwanath Rena Elizabeth Yang Cassady Ariel Rosenblum Ariel Wesley Suazo-Maler Ivy Wei Wang Sulamita Xing Yi Yang Rebecca Kathleen Ruhl Jugera Sulejmani Corina Stephanie Ward Isabelle Zdatny Emma Russo-Savage Lucy Mathews Swenson Amelia S. Williams Rachel C. Zizza Haley Ryerson Andrea A. Takahesu Tabori Teresa Kimberly Wisner Kristin Elizabeth Schreiner Kelsey Linn Tempel Elizabeth Joy Wright Julia Grace Solomon Tina Khanhngoc Truong Jiezhen Wu
phi beta kappa
Sara Al-Thari Hannah Libby Galin Ye Ji Kee Stephanie Ting-Lin Shieh Bridget Elizabeth Begg Shuyu Gao Da In Kim Ada Smith Alexis Stewart Black Carly LeFebvre Gayle HoLum Kwok Julia Grace Solomon Eliana Rose Blaine Natasha Geiling Yoon Ah Lee Pariya Sripakdeevong Julia Loraine Burns Hilary Jayne Gross Yixin Li Marguerite Sulmont Katherine Waite Cali Priscilla Devon Gutierrez Gabrielle Corlyn Linnell Yeeji Sung Marjorie D. Cantine Catherine Ji Yoon Ha Lucy Yichu Liu Carolyn Hartle Tobin Lizi Chen Jiwon Hahn Kate Hutton McConnell Tina Khanhngoc Truong Yuxi Chen Christina Jen-Chia Hsieh Carolyn Therese McHugh Bingyi Wang Jessica Minhee Choi Davina Huang Mina Milosavljevic Ran Wei Mariya Ivanova Chokova Allicia Ostoposides Imada Anna Andreevna Pinchuk Megan Stephanie Wilson Ilana Leete Steinberg Clift Rachel Ruth Insoft Sara May Putterman Amy Louise Winstead Joanna Suman Concessao Colleen Grace Isabelle Ljubica Ristovska Teresa Kimberly Wisner Emily L. Erdman Janelle Lee Jackson Meredith Fleming Roy Yue Xing Rhoda Feng Kathryn Alexa Jackson Kia L. Salehi Joanna Xu Michelle Ferreirae Ran Ji Karen MacKenzie Scott Elizabeth Ashley Yazgi Jennifer Ellen Fishbein Wang˜ui Kamonji Jinhwa Seo Paula Kathryn Schutt Yust
students nominated for membership in sigma xi
Sara Al-Thari Rutendo Gwendolyn Gambe HoLum Kwok Sierra Sarnataro-Smart Clara Livingston Bailin Lynn Marie Geiger Lucy Yichu Liu Stephanie Graham Schmitt Mariami May Bekauri Isabelle Marie Gell-Levey Serena Liu Hailey Nicole Scofield Natalie Elizabeth Benjamin Kathryn Clark Goffin Sirui Liu Emily M. Shortt Maria Elizabeth Bustillo Camille Estelle Hamilton Yu Liu Nicole Alexis Spiegelman Tiffany Chen Katharine Marie Hargreaves Sima Lofti Pariya Sripakdeevong Karina Chung Meredith Garver Healy Jennifer W. Lu Andrea A. Takahesu Tabori Yi Ling Dai Georgina Green Hoagland Rebecca Danielle McClain Kathleen Tam Aryanne de Silva Kristen Stone Hobbs Palig Mouradian Katrina Ashley Tarmidi Christa Caroline DeFries Young Christina Hsu Lamiya Mowla Kelsey Linn Tempel Judy P. DeWitt Elize J. Huang Rachel Lynn Parker Tina Khanhngoc Truong Zihan Dong Allicia Ostoposides Imada Ilana R. Pollack Ashton Michelle Vattelana Laura Marie Dulude Rachel Ruth Insoft Xinhong Qiu Carla M. Villarreal Lila N. Fakharzadeh Kathryn Alexa Jackson Elena Gabrielle Quijano Eugenia Camille White Zain Fanek Zoe Ellery Jansen Jessica Lauren Quist Amelia S. Williams Taili Feng Ran Ji Margarita Rabinovich Yue Xing Michelle Ferreirae Madelyn Pearl Kallman Elzė Račkaitytė Wendy Ming Xu Alexandra L. Fischer Jacqueline Thadeus Killenga Ljubica Ristovska Erin Yeagle Jennifer Ellen Fishbein Da In Kim Allison Robbins Paula Kathryn Schutt Yust Maia Giselle Fitzstevens Amelia Brooks Kreienkamp Kia L. Salehi Ying Yi Zhang 13 honors in the major
Marsin Rahim Alshamary Alexandra L. Fischer Angela Kwon Lee Sierra Sarnataro-Smart International Relations – Chemistry History Psychology Political Science Jennifer Ellen Fishbein Ruth Li Hailey Nicole Scofield Sara Al-Thari Biological Chemistry English Biological Sciences Biological Sciences Silvia Maria Galis-Menendez Gabrielle Corlyn Linnell Emily M. Shortt Bridget Elizabeth Begg Women’s and Gender Studies Medieval/Renaissance Studies Biological Chemistry English Lynn Marie Geiger Lucy Yichu Liu Sara Marie Bonamici Simon Emily Caroline Bell Astronomy Chemistry English German Studies Kathryn Clark Goffin Yu Liu Ada Smith Haley Elizabeth Bertram Psychology Biological Chemistry Anthropology Classics Priscilla Devon Gutierrez Rebecca Danielle McClain Nicole Alexis Spiegelman Clara Sophia Brodie Sociology Chemistry Chemistry English Jiwon Hahn Kelly Ann Mercer Kathleen Ann Sprague Elizabeth Ann Brown Comparative Literature Environmental Studies Anthropology History Katharine Marie Hargreaves Elena Mironciuc Jaya A. M. Stenquist Julia Loraine Burns Psychology Russian English and Creative Writing Classics Christina Jen-Chia Hsieh Palig Mouradian Sharon Tai Maria Elizabeth Bustillo English Neuroscience English Biological Sciences Young Christina Hsu Lamiya Mowla Andrea A. Takahesu Tabori Katherine Waite Cali Neuroscience Astrophysics Psychology History Allicia Ostoposides Imada Victoria Chau Minh Nguyen Yan An Tan Danielle A. Callendar Neuroscience Spanish German Studies Africana Studies Rachel Ruth Insoft Christine Yeh Jin Oh Carolyn Hartle Tobin Lizi Chen Mathematics Studio Art Classics Economics Zoe Ellery Jansen Ji-Su Park Carla M. Villarreal Tiffany Chen Mathematics Sociology Biological Sciences Biological Sciences Ran Ji Rachel Lynn Parker You Wang Mariya Ivanova Chokova Mathematics Chemistry Economics Italian Studies Mina Juhn Ilana R. Pollack Eugenia Camille White Lucy Vaughn Cleland Art History Biological Sciences Chemistry English Madelyn Pearl Kallman Sara May Putterman Megan Stephanie Wilson Arielle Annette Concilio Chemistry Art History Classics English Ye Ji Kee Kim Alexandra Quarantello Teresa Kimberly Wisner Christa Caroline DeFries Economics Political Science Sociology Biological Chemistry Kathryn Kenney Elzė Račkaitytė Jiezhen Wu Zihan Dong Anthropology Biological Sciences Peace and Justice Studies Biological Chemistry Da In Kim Kelsey Alexandra Sigurdson Ridge Elizabeth Ashley Yazgi Laura Marie Dulude Computer Science English French Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences Andrea Kine Ljubica Ristovska Erin Yeagle Danielle R. Ezor Africana Studies Economics Neuroscience Art History Amelia Brooks Kreienkamp Kia L. Salehi Paula Kathryn Schutt Yust Lila N. Fakharzadeh Chemistry Neuroscience Psychology Neuroscience HoLum Kwok Economics 14 senior prizes
The Academy of American The Kathryn Davis Prize The Martha Davenport Heard The Gabriela Mistral Prize Poets Award in Russian Area Studies Prize in Mathematics in Spanish Jaya A. M. Stenquist Angela Kwon Lee Lizi Chen Kate Marie Kemmerer Rachel Ruth Insoft The Judith Adams ’75 Prize The Johanna Mankiewicz Davis The Northeast Conference for Premedical Students Prize for Prose Fiction The Ethel L. Hersey Prize on the Teaching of Foreign Lucy Yichu Liu Alexandra Nicole Kyle in American Studies Languages Award Isobel Clare Handler Camila Connolly The Lucy Branch Allen Prize The Deborah W. Diehl Prize Maya Lin Thompson for Distinction in History The Mary White Peterson Prize Hailey Nicole Scofield Sarah Trager Angela Kwon Lee in Biological Chemistry The Alpha Kappa Delta Award The Hubel Thesis Prize Camille Estelle Hamilton for Distinction in Sociology The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Allicia Ostoposides Imada Priscilla Devon Gutierrez Prize for Environmental Activism The Plogsterth Award Eliana Rose Blaine Erin Yeagle in Art History The Paul R. Barstow Award Carly LeFebvre Gayle The Zora Neale Hurston Prize Danielle R. Ezor for Theatrical Excellence Temple Reed Price Mina Juhn Amelia S. Williams The John Charles Duncan Prize in Astronomy The Hypercube Prize in Chemistry The Pushkin Prize The Adelaide Niles Belyea Prize Lynn Marie Geiger Amelia Brooks Kreienkamp Anya Sun Corke in Botany Lamiya Mowla Elzė Račkaitytė The Jacqueline Award in English The chArloTTe PAul reese ’38 The Ella Smith Elbert ’88 Prize Composition memoriAl Prize for creATiviTy The Billings Performance Award Rebecca L. Reeve Arielle Annette Concilio in wriTing in Music Jaya A. M. Stenquist Serena Liu The Erasmus Essay Prize Victoria Neala Donnelly The Elizabeth Robinson ’78 Lucy Yichu Liu in History The Japanese Essay Prize Italian Studies Prize Elizabeth Ashley Yazgi Hanhong Lu The Ralph H. Bollard Prize for Mariya Ivanova Chokova Distinction in American History The Elizabeth Vogel Falk Prize Shelby Brianne Robertson in German The Eliza Newkirk Rogers Prize Katherine Waite Cali The Klein Prize in Neuroscience for Architecture Carolyn Elisabeth Douglas in Memory of Louise Edwards The Natalie Bolton Faculty Prize Pratibha Chauhan Colleen Grace Isabelle for Best ERS Thesis The Fiske Prize in Biology Marguerite Sulmont Lizi Chen Sara Al-Thari The Doctor Leila C. Knox Prize The Justina Ruiz-De-Conde Prize Tiffany Chen in Biology The Natalie Bolton Faculty Prize Rachel Lynn Coogan in Economics The Phyllis J. Fleming Prize for Jennifer Ellen Fishbein The Allene Lummis Russell Prize Shuyu Gao Distinction in Physics The Germaine Lafeuille Prize in Neuroscience HoLum Kwok Yoonji M. Choe in French Dana Yuan-Chin Lee Lamiya Mowla Céline Lucille Danièle Buehl Kia L. Salehi Lucy Mathews Swenson Rachel C. Zizza Elizabeth Ashley Yazgi Laura Sperazi Memorial Award for Service The Natalie Bolton Student Prize The Friends of Art Prize for The Joseph Lambie Prize in Economics Excellence in Studio Art in Economic History Emma Winter Zeig Ashley Elizabeth Longseth Lucy Vaughn Cleland Carolyn Bonner Campbell The Lewis Atterbury Stimson Christine Yeh Jin Oh Prize in Mathematics The Maria Luisa Bombal Prize The Lingos Prize in the Life in Spanish The Camilla Chandler Frost Prize Sciences Ran Ji Jessica Minhee Choi in Environmental Studies Judy P. DeWitt The Dudley Folk Templeton Maia Giselle Fitzstevens The Barbara Bush Award Ilana R. Pollack Memorial Prize in for Volunteerism Kelly Ann Mercer Carla M. Villarreal Religious Writing Rebecca Danielle McClain Yassmina Macer The A. Arthur Gottlieb, M.D. The Mary C. Lyons Prize Endowed Memorial Prize The Cervantes Prize in Spanish for Writing The Three Generations Prize for Emily M. Shortt Emaline Kathleen Surgenor Lucy Vaughn Cleland Writing in the Social Sciences Anne Marie Williams The Michel Grimaud Award Natasha Geiling Rhoda Feng for Excellence in The Katharine Malone Scholar The E. Tu cash Chinese The Chemistry Leadership Award the Translation of French Ashton Michelle Vattelana Lucy Yichu Liu Writing Prize Kirstin Yanisch Rhoda Feng The Barnette Miller The Jean V. Crawford Prize The Jorge Guillen Prize in Chemistry Foundation Prize The Virginia Wainwright in Spanish Studies Davina Huang Sonnet Prize Kathryn Alexa Jackson Kate Hutton McConnell Serena Liu Kirstin Yanisch Kelsey Alexandra Sigurdson Ridge The Barbara Barnes Hauptfuhrer Nicole Alexis Spiegelman The Barnette Miller Prize The Wall Street Journal Scholar Athlete Award for Distinction in International Achievement Award The Davenport Peformance Prize Jennifer Catherine Lamy Relations—History for Acting Selema Natasha Beg Margaret Elizabeth Dunn Davina Huang Hannah Libby Galin 15
The Margaret E. Ward Prize The Wellesley College The Florence Annette Wing Prize The Mary Ann Youngren Memorial in Women’s and Gender Studies Theatre Award in English Award in Critical Reading Silvia Maria Galis-Menendez Alexandra Ostolaza De Jesús Phoebe Alexandra Marks Bridget Elizabeth Begg Yassmina Macer Jaya A. M. Stenquist Natasha Geiling The Woodrow Wilson Prize The Eleanor Webster Prize in Political Theory, Law, and The Natalie Wipplinger Prize Alexandra L. Fischer American Politics in German Lucy Yichu Liu Francesca Rebecca Acocella Emily Caroline Bell Yan An Tan
trustee scholars
Seniors who have demonstrated exceptional distinction and are Mariya Ivanova Chokova Lucy Yichu Liu candidates for graduate study. for graduate study in Portuguese for graduate study in Medicine and Brazilian Studies Carolyn Therese McHugh Kathryn Alexa Jackson for graduate study in Education for graduate study in Medical Sciences
the pamela daniels ’59 fellowship
The Pamela Daniels ’59 Fellowship is awarded to an exceptional Carly LeFebvre Gayle Christine Yeh Jin Oh senior to enable her to carry out an original project that reflects her Andrea Kine Megan Stephanie Wilson imagination and ideals as well as her intellect.
the anna and samuel pinanski prize for excellence in teaching
The Pinanski Teaching Prize is awarded annually to members of 2012 Pinanski Teaching Prize Recipients the Wellesley College faculty to honor fine teaching. The Prize Alexander Diesl may be awarded to as many as three members of the faculty Assistant Professor of Mathematics each year, preferably one in each of the College’s three academic Koichi Hagimoto areas: humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The Prize Assistant Professor of Spanish recognizes a particular strength, some style or method or course, or some other describable event that has been especially successful. Margaret Keane Professor of Psychology The community does not know the names of the recipients until they are announced at Commencement.
alumnae achievement award
The Alumnae Achievement Award is the highest honor given by the Callie Crossley ’73 Barbara Lubin Goldsmith ’53 Wellesley College Alumnae Association to alumnae for excellence Journalist, Producer, Preservationist, Author, and distinction in their fields of endeavor. The annual award was first Commentator Philanthropist presented in 1970. Diana Farmer ’77 Marilyn Koenick Yalom ’54 Pediatric-Fetal Surgeon, Feminist Scholar, Teacher, Mentor Cultural Historian 16
prizes awarded to wellesley college alumnae
THE SUSAN LEE CAMPBELL MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR The PEGGY HOWARD Fellowship GRADUATE STUDY IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS Jahanara Ahmad ’11 Thahn Thu Ngo ’10 Sheng (Leslie) Shen ’10 Siobhan O’Keefe ’10 Tejaswi Velayudhan ’10 Lin Xu ’09
the jerome a. schiff fellowships
The Jerome A. Schiff Fellowships are intended to support the academic, professional, and personal development of exceptionally talented young persons through programs of undergraduate research.
Bridget Elizabeth Begg Yuting Guo Rebecca Danielle McClain Kia L. Salehi English International Relations – Chemistry Neuroscience Political Science Lizi Chen Kelly Ann Mercer Paula Kathryn Schutt Yust Economics Priscilla Devon Gutierrez Environmental Studies Psychology Sociology Mariya Ivanova Chokova Elena Mironciuc Italian Studies Gabrielle Corlyn Linnell Russian Language and Literature Honorable Mention: Medieval/Renaissance Studies Da In Kim Jennifer Ellen Fishbein Lamiya Mowla Computer Science Biological Chemistry Lucy Yichu Liu Astrophysics Chemistry Erin Yeagle Lynn Marie Geiger Sara May Putterman Neuroscience Astronomy Art History
retirements
Shelly Anand ’08 Ioannis N. Miaoulis Trustee 2010 – 2013 Trustee 2007 – 2013 John Babington Vicki E. Mistacco Head Coach of Cross Country/Track 1994 – 2013 Professor of French 1968 – 2013 William “Flick” Coleman Nami Park ’85 Professor of Chemistry 1982 – 2013 Trustee 2007 – 2013 Nancy Harrison Kolodny Carol Ann Paul Nellie Zuckerman Cohen and Anne Cohen Heller Senior Instructor in Neuroscience Laboratory 1983 – 2013 Professor of Health Sciences Elizabeth S. Pforzheimer ’59 Professor of Chemistry 1969 – 2013 Trustee 1998 – 2013 Kenneth Loewit Theatre Production Manager 1994 – 2013 17 graduate fellowships and scholarships awarded by wellesley college to seniors
MARGARET FREEMAN BOWERS FELLOWSHIP SUSAN RAPPAPORT KNAFEL ’52 SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOREIGN STUDY Marsin Rahim Alshamary, B.A., Wellesley College, 2013. Elzė Račkaitytė, B.A., Wellesley College, 2013. Infectious Comparative Politics Disease Research
MARIA OPASNOV TYLER ’52 SCHOLARSHIP IN RUSSIAN STUDIES SUSAN RAPPAPORT KNAFEL ’52 TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP Elena Mironciuc, B.A., Wellesley College, 2013. Russian Language Tenzin Yewong Dongchung, B.A., Wellesley College, 2013. and Literature What the Tibetans can Learn from the World: An Exploration of Minority Education Systems JACQUELINE KRIEGER KLEIN ’53 FELLOWSHIP IN JEWISH STUDIES Abigail Rose Weitman, B.A., Wellesley College, 2013. Jewish Studies Gayron Louise Berman, B.A., Wellesley College, 2013. Jewish Studies
graduate fellowships awarded by wellesley college to alumnae
ANNE LOUISE BARRETT FELLOWSHIP VIDA DUTTON SCUDDER FELLOWSHIP Anne Helene Goldberg, B.A., Wellesley College, 2010. Julia Lisa Denardo Roney, B.A., Wellesley College, 2012. Music Composition Forensic Psychology
EUGENE L. COX FELLOWSHIP M.A. CARTLAND SHACKFORD MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP Liise Lehtsalu, B.A., Wellesley College, 2009. History Mita Vikram Shah, B.A., Wellesley College, 2010. Medicine
PROFESSOR ELIZABETH F. FISHER FELLOWSHIP HARRIET A. SHAW FELLOWSHIP Jennifer Bliss Hatch, B.A., Wellesley College, 2010. International Beatrice Patricia Hunt, B.A., Wellesley College, 2007. Visual Arts Affairs and Environment MARY ELVIRA STEVENS TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP RUTH INGERSOLL GOLDMARK FELLOWSHIP Christine Harland Chamberlain, B.A., Wellesley College, 1967. Laura Virginia Hill, B.A., Wellesley College, 2007. English and Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, England, Ireland, the Netherlands: American Literature To research and write a history of the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development. HORTON-HALLOWELL FELLOWSHIP Mary Hampson Minifie, B.A., Wellesley College, 1973. Jordan, Fatima Burney, B.A., Wellesley College, 2010. Comparative Literature Cambodia, Haiti: To paint the faces of these cultures and create Aileen Marie Cruz, B.A., Wellesley College, 2005. Modern an exhibition and catalogue of my paintings. Japanese Literature Ana Phakhin, B.A., Wellesley College, 2006. Western Europe, Asia- Kathleen Elizabeth Scott, B.A., Wellesley College, 2010. Film Studies Pacific, and South America: To examine how migration museums Joanna Elizabeth Swafford, B.A., Wellesley College, 2006. English shape public discourse on issues of race and ethnicity. Maria San Filippo, B.A., Wellesley College, 1998. Argentina, Chile, EDNA V. MOFFETT FELLOWSHIP Greece, Turkey, North/East Europe: To commemorate the custom, Sarah Elizabeth Olsen, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. Classics and perhaps help to preserve the practice of public movie-going. Kathleen Elizabeth Scorza, B.A., Wellesley College, 2007. Education MARIA OPASNOV TYLER ’52 SCHOLARSHIP IN RUSSIAN STUDIES ALICE FREEMAN PALMER FELLOWSHIP Anne Christine Burke, B.A., Wellesley College, 2011. Slavic Languages Olivia Anna Kristina Bergman, B.A., Wellesley College, 2012. and Literatures Social Policy SARAH PERRY WOOD MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP KATHRYN CONWAY PREYER FELLOWSHIP Laura Huang, B.A., Wellesley College, 2009. Medicine Amy Lynn Damon, B.A., Wellesley College, 2009. Museum Studies: Public Heritage FANNY BULLOCK WORKMAN FELLOWSHIP Alia Noelle Gurtov, B.A., Wellesley College, 2007. Paleoanthropology academic regalia
The Commencement Procession is one of the few remaining occasions Most gowns reflect degrees earned in the United States and are for which the faculty of American colleges and universities still wear prescribed by the American Council of Education; the present form formal regalia. Participants in Wellesley’s Commencement Procession was adopted in 1932 and revised in 1959. this morning reflect the colors, chevrons, velvets, and wools of diverse According to this form, observed by most members of the Wellesley degrees earned here and abroad. College faculty as degree recipients from American universities, the Perhaps the most readily identified of American regalia is the crimson bachelor’s gown is plain with long pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is robe bedecked with three black velvet stripes on the sleeve, denoting slightly fuller in cut and has long oblong sleeves open at the wrist with the doctoral degree of Harvard University. Although most American an arc cut in the front. The doctor’s gown is still fuller with bell-shaped universities observe the traditional black robe, distinguishing among sleeves. It is faced down the front with black velvet and has three bars levels of education by the cut of the robe and the colors on the of black velvet on the sleeve, although the velvet and bars may be in the hood trim, Harvard is one of a number of institutions permitting color representing the bearer’s academic field, as in the British system. colored robes (others include Yale, Brown, Boston, and Johns Hoods are the most distinctive part of the American academic dress. Hopkins Universities). The exterior of the hood is black; its length is three feet for the Those in the audience today will observe, among others, a burgundy bachelor’s degree, three and one-half feet for the master’s degree, and robe with blue satin panels and a hood, which signifies Southampton four feet for the doctor’s degree. Hoods are lined with the official colors University. Another colorful robe, this time bright red with royal blue of the college or university conferring the degree, and the trimming is sleeves, will be seen on a doctor of Political Science from Oxford velvet, reflecting the color of the bearer’s academic field. University. The hood, also red, identifies the university, while the blue For all academic purposes, including trimming of the doctor’s gown silk interior denotes the academic field. The wearer of this robe has and edging of hoods, the color indicating the Fields of Learning are: lightly suggested that rather than bearing any medieval significance, Art, Letters, Humanities—White; Economics—Copper; Education— the red of the robe might be the result of some London tailor’s having Light Blue; Fine Arts—Brown; Music—Pink; Philosophy— been in possession of a surplus yardage of red wool. The master of Dark Blue; Physical Education—Sage Green; Science—Golden Philosophy robe from Oxford University, known as the gimp gown, Yellow; Theology—Scarlet. has black lace embroidery along the sleeves and a blue and white hood.
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