DENISON UNIVERSITY

The One Hundred Seventy-Eigth Annual COMMENCEMENT May 18, 2019

The One Hundred Seventy-Eighth

Annual Commencement at

Denison University

Marking Completion of

The One Hundred Eighty-Eighth Year

Saturday, May 18, 2019

11 a.m.

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Sharon Smith Martin ’65, B.A., Denison Trustee Adam S. Weinberg, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., President of Denison University Heather Noele Pool, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Head Faculty Marshal Matthew Cross Jungers, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Cheryl Kennedy McFarren, B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Chalres Édouard St-Georges, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal

Processionals

Welcome Sharon Smith Martin ’65 and Adam S. Weinberg

Senior Class Address Maggie M. Chamberlain ’19

Announcement of Senior Gift Lily Louise Gross ’19 and Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster ’19 Class Co-Governors

Recognition of Retiring Faculty Presented by Frederick Christopher Porcheddu ’87, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Chair of the Faculty David Robert Bussan ’81, B.A., M.F.A. Professor Emeritus of Cinema Thomas David Schultz, A.B., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Biology

Conferring of the Honorary Degree Adam S. Weinberg Jennifer Anne Garner ’94, B.F.A. Presented by Mark Evans Bryan ’96, B.A., A.M., Ph.D.

Commencement Address Jennifer Anne Garner ’94

Presentation of the Class of 2019 Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Provost

Biographies of retiring faculty and the honorary degree recipient are located on pages 37 through 39. 2

03439text.indd 2 5/16/19 1:16 PM Awarding of Degrees in Course Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85 The Awarding of Degrees to Senior Class Co-Governors* The Awarding of Degrees to President’s Medalists** The Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts The Degree of Bachelor of Science The Degree of Bachelor of Arts

* Lily Louise Gross and Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster ** Maggie M. Chamberlain, Craig Osman Freeland Jr., Jane Bosworth Goodspeed, Carson McCann, Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster, Elena Sydney Meth, Rachel Marie Reardon, Armando Román

Alma Mater “To Denison”

To Denison, we raise our song, Written by V.E. Field, Class of 1903, and led by senior Fair College on the hill, members of the Denison Hilltoppers, Ladies’ Night Out, The name that sets our souls on fire, Tehillah and DU-Wop, Denison’s a cappella groups And makes our senses thrill. To Denison, my Denison, In praise our voices swell, The scenes of happy college days, The home we love so well.

Recessional

Program Notes

Graduates are listed alphabetically under the degree they ’20, viola; Griffin Jeanette ’20, cello; Emily Ji ’22, cello; Angela are receiving, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science or Sommerer ’20, bass; Whitney Davis, trumpet; Julian Davis, Bachelor of Arts. In some cases, a student may earn more trumpet; Allyson Krupa ’21, horn; Ryan Hamilton, trombone; than one bachelor’s degree during his or her undergraduate Peter Woodruff, tuba. The commencement orchestra is years. The student’s major(s) are listed to the right of his or her conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Philip Rudd. hometown, with a concentration indicated within parentheses. Parents or friends taking pictures of graduates receiving Directly below each name is the student’s hometown. Titles of diplomas are asked to use the special section designated for yearlong Senior Theses or Senior Creative Projects judged to this purpose. merit recognition appear in italics underneath the hometown, along with the name and terminal degree of the faculty Flowers for the program are provided by Village Flower Basket. supervisor. Interpretive signing is done by Hallenross and Associates, LLC. The program concludes when the platform party and President’s Medalists wear gold medals awarded in recognition faculty have recessed. The audience and graduates are asked to of their status. Students graduating summa cum laude, magna remain seated during the recessional. cum laude and cum laude Latin honors wear gold, silver and red tassels respectively on their caps. Student members of Mortar Academic Regalia Board, a national honor society that recognizes college seniors The academic costume which makes the Commencement for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service, procession so colorful is more than 800 years old, dating back also wear gold tassels on their caps. to the days when students were members of the minor clergy Music for the program was coordinated by the Denison and wore monkish gowns and hoods. Today, the hood is Department of Music. Today’s processionals are selections used only as an ornament. It is lined with the colors of the chosen from The Water Music (1717) and Music for the Royal university conferring the degree: the border in which it is edged Fireworks (1749) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Fanfare indicates the scholar’s field. The colors seen in today’s Denison for the Class of 2019 is an original composition by Associate procession and the fields they represent are: Dark Blue: Professor of Music HyeKyung Lee, B.M., M.M., D.M.A. Philosophy; White: Humanities; Golden Yellow: Science; Light Musical selections are being performed by Clem Pearson ’20, Blue: Education; Brown: Fine Arts; Pink: Music; Silver Gray: violin; Bebe Blumenthal ’20, violin; Katherine Ji ’22, violin; Oratory (Speech); Scarlet: Theology; Lemon Yellow: Library Emily Waters ’22, violin; James Van Reeth, violin; Emily Science; Sage Green: Physical Education; Drab: Commerce, Muckle ’21, viola; Kate Zimmerman ’20, viola; Kenzie Mick Accountancy, Business.

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Adam S. Weinberg, President, Presiding Presentation by Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85, Provost Degrees Summa Cum Laude - Gold Tassel Cap Degrees Magna Cum Laude - Silver Tassel Cap Degrees Cum Laude - Red Tassel Cap

Chayanan Jack Agrasuta Bachelor of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts Biology Arin Elizabeth Caveney Lansing, New York Studio Art Austin Mark Allen skin and bones of a disorganized body Chagrin Falls, Ohio Chemistry Supervised by Micaela Vivero, M.F.A. Richard Lee Andrews III Alexis Marie Dilorenzo Newark, Ohio Biology Dublin, Ohio Studio Art In Between Worlds: Painting and Virtual Reality Margaret Lang Armstrong Supervised by Micaela Vivero, M.F.A. Wilmette, Illinois Biology

Alessandra Luciana Haag Cassandra Arratia Birmingham, Michigan Studio Art Chicago, Illinois Biology F R E A K Supervised by Keith Spencer, M.F.A. Wyatt Eleanor Ashby Oak Park, Illinois Mathematics Evelyn Deborah Kendix Kensington, Maryland Studio Art Jacqueline Ayala-Ibarra On being someone’s child Dallas, Texas Biology Supervised by Sheilah Restack, M.F.A. Tyler D. Billings, Magna Cum Laude Xuerui Li Wooster, Ohio Biochemistry Xi’an, China Studio Art Midnight Market Courtney Marie Broady Supervised by Keith Spencer, M.F.A. Gahanna, Ohio Biology Characterization of genes involved in the ingression of Anna McClintick Owens skeletogenic cells during embryonic development of the Hamilton, New York Studio Art primitive pencil urchin, Eucidaris Tribuloides Stitched Together Supervised by Laura Romano, Ph.D. Supervised by Ron Abram, M.F.A. Nicholas John Brodbeck Armando Román, Magna Cum Laude Dayton, Ohio Biology Chicago, Illinois Studio Art West of the Sun Benjamin Lewis Brown, Summa Cum Laude Supervised by Sheilah Restack, M.F.A. Dublin, Ohio Mathematics

Sage Antonella Rucci Katherine Anne Burke Columbus, Ohio Studio Art Shelburne, Vermont Biology Get Well Soon Supervised by Sheilah Restack, M.F.A. Emily Grace Carrigan Montclair, New Jersey Geosciences

Bachelor of Science Carson S. Clear, Magna Cum Laude Daweed Moyah Abdiel, Cum Laude Fort Collins, Colorado Biology Chicago, Illinois Mathematics Benjamin Cousineau, Magna Cum Laude Elliott F. Adland, Magna Cum Laude Evanston, Illinois Chemistry Albuquerque, New Mexico Biochemistry Christine Ann Craddock Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Biology

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03439text.indd 4 5/16/19 1:16 PM Jorge De La Torre Saénz-Rico Elizabeth Leigh Jaffy, Magna Cum Laude Madrid, Spain Biology Bexley, Ohio Mathematics

Taylor Sperry Dennis Logan Hunter Joy Springfield, Ohio Biochemistry Salem, Ohio Chemistry

Ivy Caroline Distler Christian Robert Keiper Fort Worth, Texas Biology Chagrin Falls, Ohio Biology

Gillian Mae Dwyer Mara N. Kilgore, Magna Cum Laude River Forest, Illinois Biology Columbus, Ohio Mathematics The Relationship Between Chronic Psychosocial Stress and Cancer Development Klea Kurti Supervised by Andrew McCall, Ph.D. Chicago, Illinois Biochemistry

Matthew Sommerfield Edwards Shane Matthew Laub Dublin, Ohio Geosciences Reynoldsburg, Ohio Biology

Cody Carson Farley Lan Ngoc Le Johnstown, Ohio Biology Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Computer Science

Anna Arline Fash Xuan Anh Le Wooster, Ohio Biology Cleveland, Ohio Biochemistry

Kaitlyn Elise Fouke, Summa Cum Laude Andrew Evan Levy Urbana, Illinois Biology Madison, Connecticut Geosciences Electrophysical responses to chemosensory stimuli in cephalopod arms Yachen Li Supervised by Heather Rhodes, Ph.D. Zhengzhou, China Mathematics

Xiangyi Gao, Magna Cum Laude Yufeng Liang Beijing, China Biochemistry Chongqing, China Computer Science

McKenna Jo Geiger Benjamin L. Liepert Buffalo, New York Biology Lincoln, Massachusetts Computer Science

Hannah Elizabeth Gibson Siyang Liu Syracuse, New York Psychology Yangzhou, China Biology Colonization of Odonates in created Ethan M. Goldstein wetlands in GIS Land Lab, Central Ohio New York, New York Chemistry Supervised by Geoffrey Smith, Ph.D.

Samantha Lynne Haseltine Dreyton Jamal Lomax Fairlawn, Ohio Biology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Biology

Julia Ann Hoffner, Summa Cum Laude Conor James Loy, Cum Laude Greensburg, Pennsylvania Biochemistry Arlington Heights, Illinois Biology

Aubrey C. Hong Anlin Lu Chicago, Illinois Biology Xiamen, China Biochemistry

Amanda Rachel Howell Jiayi Lu Northfield, Illinois Biology Chengdu, China Biology

Erin Marie Harrigan Hudson, Magna Cum Laude Lauren E. Ludwig Grand Rapids, Michigan Biology Powell, Ohio Biology

Wanyi Huo Zhengzhou, China Mathematics

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03439text.indd 5 5/16/19 1:16 PM Maureen Ann Madar, Magna Cum Laude Nicholas A. Staniszewski, Cum Laude Hudson, Ohio Biology Wind Lake, Wisconsin Physics Characterization of genes involved in the ingression of skeletogenic cells during embryonic Katherine Margaret Swan development of the primitive pencil urchin, Cape May, New Jersey Biochemistry Eucidaris tribuloides Supervised by Laura Romano, Ph.D. Yow Yong Tan, Magna Cum Laude Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Biochemistry John Richard Marchetti Burnt Hills, New York Biology Maria Lucia Taylor Spatial and temporal patterns of Garter Snake Columbus, Ohio Biology abundance in the Granville Land Lab The Effects ofAlliaria petiolata Supervised by Geoffrey Smith, Ph.D. (Garlic Mustard) Invasion on Mycorrhizal Fungi Colonization in Areas of Conservation Efforts Angela M. Martinez Franco Supervised by Andrew McCall, Ph.D. Providence, Rhode Island Biology Daniel R. Timmins Mary Elizabeth Massarelli New Fairfield, Connecticut Biology Bexley, Ohio Psychology Ha H. Tran, Magna Cum Laude Carson McCann, Summa Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Biochemistry Las Vegas, Nevada Biochemistry Exploring the Mechanism Of Induced Quan M. Tran Bacterial Carriage in Dictyostelium discoideum Hanoi, Vietnam Computer Science Supervised by Peter Kuhlman, Ph.D. Jacob Edward Von der Lippe Loveland, Colorado Computer Science Adrian Francis Brandt Miller Mentor, Ohio Physics Thomas Antonio Vondrak Libertyville, Illinois Biochemistry Hieu Vu Nguyen Computer Science Hanoi, Vietnam Zachary Cole Wagner Seattle, Washington Biology Minh Huyen Nguyen Hanoi, Vietnam Biochemistry Amanda Kaplowitz Walsh, Cum Laude La Grange, Illinois Biology Matthew C. O’Neal, Magna Cum Laude Classification of a novel epigenetic phenotype Upper Arlington, Ohio Biology following exposure to ultraviolet radiation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Julia Ellen Proctor Supervised by Jeffrey Thompson, Ph.D. Loveland, Ohio Physics Brett Taylor Weicht, Magna Cum Laude Federico Read Grullon Edina, Minnesota Computer Science Providence, Rhode Island Computer Science David Allen Weimar, Magna Cum Laude Rachel Marie Reardon, Summa Cum Laude Pickerington, Ohio Biochemistry Midland, Michigan Biology H3K56ac and H3K4me as epigenetic Taylor Marie Wigglesworth mediators of acquired UV hyper-resistance Newark, Ohio Psychology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Supervised by Jeffrey Thompson, Ph.D. Sarah M. Youngs, Magna Cum Laude Dublin, Ohio Chemistry Elana R. Schlansky Burlington, Massachusetts Biology Jessica Guanghua Zeng New Albany, Ohio Biochemistry Ja'lia Sheppard Selective Chiral Recognition By Modular Chicago, Illinois Chemistry Auxiliary Cucurbit[8]uril Complexes Supervised by Joseph Reczek, Ph.D. Edwin St. Hilaire Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Computer Science Ziwei Zeng Xi’an, China Mathematics 6

03439text.indd 6 5/16/19 1:16 PM Shuheng Zhao Ricki Ann Asher Shanghai City, China Physics Grove City, Ohio Environmental Studies

Grace Frances Zukowski Ella Mae Asnin Woburn, Massachusetts Biology New York, New York Anthropology and Sociology

Alexandra Yvonne Asselta, Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts Grand Rapids, Michigan Communication Naomi Abena Dwomoh Abankwah Ellicott City, Maryland Communication Kathryn Marchina Aumuller Libertyville, Illinois Educational Studies, Studio Art Rachel Ann Abbott Cincinnati, Ohio Psychology Margot Huxley Austin Arlington, Virginia Communication Emily Jane Ables Columbus, Ohio English (Literature) Rachel Elizabeth Azbell, Magna Cum Laude Lancaster, Ohio Music (Performance) Taylor Alexis Abrahamowicz Lorain, Ohio Cinema, Communication Christopher Xavier Baculima Atlanta, Georgia Environmental Studies Anamay Aniruddha Agnihotri Mumbai, India Data Analytics (Economics) Luis Enrique Baez Jr. Chicago, Illinois Economics Kristen Olivia Ago Lynn, Massachusetts Educational Studies, Psychology Laura Nicole Bagan Winnetka, Illinois Psychology Ariana Alanis Chicago, Illinois Spanish Alyssa Bahel East Hampton, New York Communication, Simran Aziz Ali Environmental Studies Chicago, Illinois Global Commerce Colin Chapman Bahin Serena Andika Putri Allegro Missoula, Montana Anthropology and Sociology Boston, Massachusetts Cinema, History 3D Analysis of Native American Rock Art in Ohio Michaela Destie Allen Supervised by John Soderberg, Ph.D. Delaware, Ohio Communication, Psychology Molly Elizabeth Bailey Emma Wesley Alsup, Magna Cum Laude State College, Pennsylvania Philosophy Nashville, Tennessee Economics Jacob Ryan Ball Ryan J. Anderson Stafford, Virginia Environmental Studies Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Computer Science, Data Analytics (Economics) Lucy Bancone Armonk, New York Communication Michael Francis Angelo Austin, Texas Environmental Studies Abby E. Bannar Bradenton, Florida Cinema, Communication Owen Mason Armstrong Charlotte, North Carolina Global Commerce Andrew Bapst Grove City, Ohio Computer Science Cassandra Arratia Chicago, Illinois East Asian Studies Alexander Justin Barnes Seattle, Washington Data Analytics (Economics) Revaz-Giorgi Arveladze Tbilisi, Georgia Cinema, English (Literature) Cesar Barraza Wheeling, Illinois Philosophy, Political Science Wyatt Eleanor Ashby Oak Park, Illinois Educational Studies Matthew Pennefather Barry Chagrin Falls, Ohio Studio Art

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03439text.indd 7 5/16/19 1:16 PM Lizbeth Bautista Courtney Arlene Brown, Summa Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology, Columbus, Ohio Psychology International Studies Stephen D. Bell Kevin Joseph Brown, Summa Cum Laude Cleveland Heights, Ohio Economics Perrysburg, Ohio Psychology

John M. Bennet Ryan David Brown Marblehead, Massachusetts Economics Perrysburg, Ohio Economics

Emily Anne Bennett Rachel Diane Budzilek Columbus, Ohio Environmental Studies, Olmsted Falls, Ohio History International Studies Eric William Buehler Asher Chase Berkson-Gold Wooster, Ohio Data Analytics (Political Science) Goldens Bridge, New York Cinema Blake Michael Burstein Jackson Edward Berman Birmingham, Michigan Economics, Theatre Sammamish, Washington History Spencer Edward Butler Isaac Joseph Bertman, Cum Laude Caldwell, New Jersey Communication Kalamazoo, Michigan Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Freedom, Stability and Efficiency: Keita-Gabriella Caldwell Establishing an American Basic Income Columbus, Ohio Black Studies Supervised by Theodore Burczak, Ph.D. Skylar Briann Cargal Lucas Matthew Bihl Cleveland, Ohio Psychology Shelby, Ohio Economics Michael Patrick Carlin Pilar Birrell Evanston, Illinois Data Analytics (Economics) Albuquerque, New Mexico Religion George P. Carson Taylor Francis Blake Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Data Analytics (Psychology) Dublin, Ohio Chemistry David Joshua Carter Grace Katherine Blankenburg, Magna Cum Laude Westerville, Ohio Communication Chicago, Illinois Psychology Maggie M. Chamberlain, Magna Cum Laude Josh Blaz Minneapolis, Minnesota Communication Fairfax, Virginia Computer Science Claude Thomas Chandonnet Jr. Elizabeth Geller Blue New Canaan, Connecticut Communication Carlisle, Massachusetts Educational Studies Mallory Cheng Matthew Ryan Bonollo Chicago, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Economics Alexander Brandon Chin, Cum Laude Alexis D. Boyages Shrewsbury, Massachusetts International Studies Hudson, Ohio English (Literature) Katherine Elizabeth Chlysta, Cum Laude Andrew Robertson Boyle, Cum Laude Hudson, Ohio Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Shaker Heights, Ohio Political Science Niall Andrew Clancey Daniel Joseph Brackman West Windsor, New Jersey Educational Studies Tampa, Florida Economics Madeline Ann Cormier Sedona Nicole Brighton Birmingham, Michigan Economics Castle Rock, Colorado Economics Samantha Karina Cortez Benjamin Foreman Brisk Dallas, Texas International Studies, Columbus, Ohio Psychology Women’s and Gender Studies

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03439text.indd 8 5/16/19 1:16 PM Jason Benjamin Craig Robert Agustin Diaz Sherborn, Massachusetts Economics Tewksbury, New Jersey Global Commerce

Brian Huntington Cropp Ivy Caroline Distler Seattle, Washington Cinema, Fort Worth, Texas Studio Art Data Analytics (Economics) Peter Eckart Doering Madeleine Viault Crull Darien, Connecticut Global Commerce St. Helena, California Communication Jiayi Dong Jiatao Cui Jiangyin, China East Asian Studies, Economics Merrick, New York Physics Wyatt Averill Donnelly Mailys Dagan, Cum Laude Chevy Chase, Maryland Anthropology and Sociology France Psychology, Women’s and Gender Studies Ian Thomas Dooley Olivia Montgomery Selden Dann Dresden, Ohio Psychology Chevy Chase, Maryland Psychology Matthew Shun He Doyle Christopher J. Davis Fairfield, Connecticut Communication, Economics Massillon, Ohio Global Commerce Sarah Jane Droder, Summa Cum Laude Brooks Walker Davy Aurora, Ohio Communication, Psychology Wilmington, North Carolina Economics Jack Shelton Droke Anne Rhodes Dayton Los Angeles, California Religion Washington, D.C. Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Alexandria McCormick Dungan Anthony Armando Dean Hudson, Ohio Studio Art Lexington, Virginia Classical Studies Olivia Blair Durham Deirdre Akua Buor Debrah Denver, Colorado Studio Art Accra, Ghana Communication Caleigh Reilly Dwyer, Summa Cum Laude Henry Middleton DeCamp Princeton, New Jersey Anthropology and Sociology Washington, D.C. Philosophy Learning the Body and Embodying Control: Queer AFAB Student Ian Atsumi Decker, Cum Laude Experiences of Health and Identit(ies) Bethesda, Maryland International Studies, Spanish Supervised by John Davis, Ph.D.

Savannah Irene Delgross Charles Ewald Eiben Vermilion, Ohio English (Literature) Cleveland, Ohio Political Science

Anna Niles DeLong Anna Catherine Erickson Concord, Massachusetts Educational Studies Cincinnati, Ohio Educational Studies

Katharine Waneta Dengg Carissa Marie Falcone Galloway, Ohio English (Writing) Gibsonia, Pennsylvania Women’s and Gender Studies Queer Deployments of Counterculture: Kellianne A. Denison, Cum Laude Resisting Denison’s CisHetero Norms Claremont, California History, Political Science Supervised by Bill Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.

Alexis M. De Pol Anna Arline Fash Scarsdale, New York Cinema Wooster, Ohio Environmental Studies

Christopher George DeSantis James Thomas Fennessey, Cum Laude San Diego, California Data Analytics (Biology) Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Mathematics, Music (Performance) Macy Rose Diaz Andrew Allen Ferguson Youngstown, Ohio Communication, Spanish Eaton, Ohio Chemistry

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03439text.indd 9 5/16/19 1:16 PM Ruben Dario Fernandez Jr. Peyton R. Gaumer Lawrence, Massachusetts Economics Ankeny, Iowa Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Amelia Farrior Ferris Canaan Lewis Gebele New York, New York Psychology Annapolis, Maryland Data Analytics (Economics)

Samuel Stewart Ferrone Parker R. Geho Glen Ellyn, Illinois Economics, Environmental Studies Westerville, Ohio Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Hannah E. Fishkin David Walter Geracioti Evanston, Illinois Women’s and Gender Studies Brooklyn, New York Psychology

Cassandra Michelle Fleming, Magna Cum Laude Olivia Rose Gerringer Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Communication Mamaroneck, New York Psychology

Tiernan Karl Foster-Smith, Magna Cum Laude Quintana Gest Edina, Minnesota Economics, History Cleveland, Ohio Educational Studies

Jillian Taylor Fox, Cum Laude Benjamin Tabak Gibbs Northville, Michigan International Studies, Religion Delaware, Ohio History

Kenny Albert Fox Makeda B. Girma Juneau, Alaska Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Cambridge, Massachusetts Educational Studies

Craig Osman Freeland Jr. Caroline Boyd Goldberg Lanham, Maryland Educational Studies, Saint Louis, Missouri Economics Environmental Studies Emma Frances Goldner-de Beer, Magna Cum Laude Christopher David Fujikawa Denver, Colorado Educational Studies Northfield, Ohio Biology Kevin Ismael Gomes Alexandra Logan Fuller Boston, Massachusetts Political Science Hanover, New Hampshire Psychology Jane Bosworth Goodspeed, Cum Laude De’Von Anton Fulton Jr. Grand Rapids, Michigan Global Commerce Round Lake Park, Illinois Educational Studies Celestia I. Goodwin Andrew Ganger, Cum Laude Buffalo, Minnesota English (Literature) Chagrin Falls, Ohio Economics, Philosophy Kathryn M. Graham Anika Rosemary Gannon Frederick, Maryland Anthropology and Sociology, Buffalo, New York Global Commerce Classical Studies

DeVon M. Gardner Logan Betts Graham Chicago, Illinois Data Analytics (Physics) Zanesville, Ohio Political Science

Eric Garnica William Shepard Griswold IV Santa Ana, California Spanish Greensboro, North Carolina East Asian Studies, Global Commerce Bethany Anne Garrison Newark, Ohio English (Literature) Natalie Sarah Grosinger Family Values and Family Dysfunction in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Biology Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Lily Louise Gross Supervised by Sylvia Brown, Ph.D. Ann Arbor, Michigan Environmental Studies

Sabrina Garza Joselin Samayoa Guerra Chicago, Illinois History, Spanish Trenton, New Jersey Educational Studies

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03439text.indd 10 5/16/19 1:16 PM Grace Elizabeth Guilliams, Summa Cum Laude Giselle Naomi Hernandez Valdosta, Georgia English (Writing) Houston, Texas Psychology, Theatre For the Blue in Our Eyes Supervised by Margot Singer, Ph.D. Michael Felix Hernandez Bronx, New York International Studies, Spanish Rafael Guzman Chicago, Illinois Chemistry Emily Nicole Herrold, Cum Laude Hinsdale, Illinois English (Writing) Stephen Haase Rockville, Maryland Economics (Financial Economics) Megan McGann Hickey, Cum Laude Western Springs, Illinois Psychology Noah Thomas Hahn Wooster, Ohio Communication Allison Hailey Hickox Mansfield, Ohio Communication Blair Catherine Hamilton Newtown, Connecticut Psychology Helen Catherine Hinton Walpole, Massachusetts Communication Virginia Hutchins Hamilton Richmond, Virginia Biology, Environmental Studies Daniel Ian Hirsh Shaker Heights, Ohio Economics Ashley Mackin Hammons Louisville, Kentucky Economics Hannah Rhodes Hitchcock West Falls, New York Communication, Economics Benjamin Steven Harder, Cum Laude Delaware, Ohio Environmental Studies, Political Science Maya Sioux Hodson New York, New York Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies, Emmaline Anne Harms, Magna Cum Laude Women’s and Gender Studies Bloomington, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology Thinking Outside of “The Box”: Accommodating Denison University’s Reilly Reichenbach Harring Student-Menstruators Carlisle, Massachusetts Theatre Supervised by Martha Roberts, Ph.D.

Darian Alexander Harrington Colleen Grace Hoffman Columbus, Ohio Political Science Chicago, Illinois Economics

Brandi Lin Hart, Magna Cum Laude Morgan Rose Hogenmiller, Magna Cum Laude Fairlawn, Ohio Classical Studies, History Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Data Analytics (Psychology) Facing Death: The Early Modern English Duel in John Milton’s Paradise Lost Imani Danette Holmes Supervised by Karen Spierling, Ph.D. Atlanta, Georgia Global Commerce

Hayden Michael Hatten Jarrett K. Horne Johnstown, Ohio Communication Rye, New York Global Commerce

Lauren Elizabeth Hawley Khalig Gauge Howard Dayton, Ohio Data Analytics (Economics), Charlottesville, Virginia Global Commerce Economics Connor Derek Hayden Wanyi Huo Cohasset, Massachusetts Global Commerce Zhengzhou, China Data Analytics (Physics)

Tyler Jennings Hayes Yosif Ibrahim Amherst, Massachusetts Economics Lawrence, Massachusetts Economics

Matthew Arlen Hedman Harrison Joseph Igoe Anoka, Minnesota Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Lincoln, Rhode Island Communication

Madison Dowling Heher, Magna Cum Laude David William Jaben Morristown, New Jersey Political Science Waynesville, North Carolina Economics, Political Science

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03439text.indd 11 5/16/19 1:16 PM Kara Nicole Jackson Brandon Paul Kozak Chicago, Illinois Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Millersburg, Ohio Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Kateri Elizabeth Rita Jameson Rhayna Von Kramer Brewster, Ohio Cinema, English (Literature) Columbus, Ohio English (Literature)

Vatsal Jhawar, Cum Laude Lucie Elisabeth Krieger Kolkata, India Economics Dudelange, Luxembourg Cinema

Jayla Imani Johnson, Cum Laude Klea Kurti Blacklick, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology, Chicago, Illinois Classical Studies Women’s and Gender Studies Daniel Austin Kurtzer Riley Nicholas Johnson, Cum Laude Raleigh, North Carolina Economics Seattle, Washington Global Commerce Madeline Irene Kusminsky Evan Michael Joslyn Honeoye Falls, New York Anthropology and Sociology Madison, Wisconsin Theatre Julia Elizabeth Laden, Magna Cum Laude Fatoumata N. Kaba Minnetonka, Minnesota Psychology Columbus, Ohio French Julie Kim Lam Ellen Mary Kajca Malden, Massachusetts Communication Perrysburg, Ohio Global Commerce Jack D. Lambert, Cum Laude Francis Kalombo Ngoy Wayne, Pennsylvania Economics Long Island, New York Political Science, Religion Mia Lambert Abigail Rose Kampman Zanesville, Ohio Women’s and Gender Studies Cleveland, Ohio Psychology Eizo Benjamin Lang-Ezekiel, Summa Cum Laude Benjamin Scott Keefer, Magna Cum Laude Yellow Springs, Ohio Political Science Jackson, Ohio Philosophy Lan Ngoc Le Molly Rose Keisman, Magna Cum Laude Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Communication New York, New York Communication Roxanne Irene Leal Matthew S. Kelly Kensington, Maryland East Asian Studies Massillon, Ohio Political Science Náamah Amariah Leerdam Blake Julian Kent St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Anthropology and Sociology, Northville, Michigan Political Science Women’s and Gender Studies Ethan Otto Leichter Hannah M. Kerr Wellesley, Massachusetts Economics Columbus, Ohio Computer Science Aminata Lhom Madina Khudaynazar Columbus, Ohio International Studies Mazare-Sharif, Afghanistan Communication, International Studies Haoran Li Nanjing City, China Computer Science Adriana Alexandra Kidon Clark, New Jersey Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Yachen Li Zhengzhou, China Economics Elizabeth Ann Klaes, Magna Cum Laude Buffalo, New York Spanish Yufeng Liang Chongqing, China Cinema Anthony J. Koch Shaker Heights, Ohio Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Hayoung Daniel Lim Minneapolis, Minnesota Psychology

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03439text.indd 12 5/16/19 1:16 PM Jack Lin Sylvie Manuel New York, New York Communication Chicago, Illinois Global Commerce

Rebecca Xian Lind Andrew Charles Marino Denver, Colorado International Studies Westfield, New Jersey History

Carter C. Loesch Liam Padraig Marsden-Readford Charlotte, North Carolina Global Commerce Ryde, Australia Economics

Alexis Lopez Caileigh Heather Marshall, Summa Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Cinema, Communication Plymouth, Minnesota Computer Science, History

Allison J. Lopez Angela M. Martinez Franco New Albany, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology Providence, Rhode Island Educational Studies

Amirah K. Loury Luke Gregory Marvin Chicago, Illinois Black Studies Great Falls, Virginia English (Writing)

Megan Reine Lovely, Summa Cum Laude Mackenzie Andrea Mason Lowell, Massachusetts Theatre San Diego, California French, International Studies

Conor James Loy, Cum Laude Peter Ross Mathes Arlington Heights, Illinois Data Analytics (Biology) Columbus, Ohio Cinema

Yunqin Lu Isabelle Mary Matossian Ningbo, China Economics , Psychology Ann Arbor, Michigan Mathematics

Isabella Theresa Luaces, Cum Laude Jenna Hani Mayzouni Columbus, Ohio Black Studies Orland Park, Illinois International Studies

Hanora Reinke Lucey Sean Henning McCauley Milwaukee, Wisconsin Philosophy, Political Science Lewis Center, Ohio Global Commerce

Patrick T. Lunt Liam John McCullough Grand Rapids, Michigan Environmental Studies Chapel Hill, North Carolina Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Arthur A. Luptak Sewickley, Pennsylvania Economics (Financial Economics) Grace E. McCurry Bethel Park, Pennsylvania German Alison Claire McKenna Maddox Cincinnati, Ohio Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Kali Lauren McDevitt New Albany, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology, Alvaro Jose Magaña, Cum Laude Global Commerce San Salvador, El Salvador Economics, Global Commerce John McGagh Hannah Sylvia Magarian Baltimore, Maryland Communication Minneapolis, Minnesota Psychology Bronwyn Dean McGary Aidan Alston Maher Sun Valley, Idaho Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Washington, D.C. History Mallory Urquhart McGill Margaret K. Mahoney, Cum Laude Rumson, New Jersey Theatre Smithfield, Rhode Island English (Literature), Religion Gregory Maximillan McGrath Joseph Michael Majoy Cincinnati, Ohio Communication Syosset, New York Economics Samantha McLaughlin, Magna Cum Laude Oscar Maldonado Jr. Portsmouth, Ohio Art History and Visual Culture Chicago, Illinois Psychology

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03439text.indd 13 5/16/19 1:16 PM Anders Cassoday McLeod Michelle Murrieta Coronado Madison, Wisconsin Psychology Tucson, Arizona Chemistry

Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster, Summa Cum Laude Nicole Ann Najarian Novi, Michigan History Westport, Connecticut Psychology

Samuel Alonzo McPeak Khue Minh Ngo, Summa Cum Laude Chula Vista, California Communication Hanoi, Vietnam Economics (Financial Economics), Environmental Studies Ashley Crystal Mei Chicago, Illinois Economics, International Studies Hieu Vu Nguyen Hanoi, Vietnam Data Analytics (Economics) Alexa Rose Meller Hillsdale, New Jersey Communication, Women’s Minh Huyen Nguyen and Gender Studies Hanoi, Vietnam Data Analytics (Biology)

Nina Mercado Phuong Viet Nguyen, Cum Laude Broadview, Illinois Chemistry Hanoi, Vietnam Data Analytics (Economics), Economics Elena Sydney Meth, Magna Cum Laude Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Environmental Studies, Jesse Nhan Political Science Chicago, Illinois Computer Science

Susana Meza Grantland Taggart Nichols Chicago, Illinois Communication, Studio Art Dedham, Massachusetts Communication

Julia Ritchlin Miller Delaney McCormack Nollman Battle Creek, Michigan Communication, Norwalk, Connecticut Economics Global Commerce Priscilla Liana Ocasio Anne Jacquelyn Mills, Cum Laude Oxford, Pennsylvania Cinema Cincinnati, Ohio Economics Megan McCarthy Odell Andrea Mondragón-Rodríguez Sacramento, California Theatre Chicago, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology, Spanish Braddock A. Ogle Charles Knox Montgomery, Cum Laude Agoura Hills, California Data Analytics (Physics) Chicago, Illinois Economics Hannah Emma Ohlmann Cameron Moore Glen Ellyn, Illinois History Oak Park, Illinois Economics Zoe Olivo Elizabeth H. Morrison El Paso, Texas Psychology Boston, Massachusetts Educational Studies Carly Ann Olsakovsky Nicholas James Morton Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Economics, Clarksville, Maryland Data Analytics (Economics) Educational Studies

Francesca Marie Mouery Emma Louise Olsen Orlando, Florida Theatre Concord, Massachusetts Communication

Diana Catherine Muha Samuel Connor O’Malley Broadview Heights, Ohio Communication Paradise Valley, Arizona Cinema

Colleen Lavin Muldoon, Cum Laude Joseph Tyler Osborne Ardsley, New York Psychology Parkland, Florida Communication

Sophie Grace Murray Timothy John Oursler Fairfield, Connecticut Communication Lutherville, Maryland Economics, History

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03439text.indd 14 5/16/19 1:16 PM Catherine R. Oxholm Charlotte Mae Prior, Cum Laude Wyomissing, Pennsylvania International Studies Cincinnati, Ohio Economics, Environmental Studies Grady Gerard Langelier Paine Payments for Ecosystem Services: McLean, Virginia Economics A Case Study Analysis Supervised by Doug Spieles, Ph.D. Brianna Alexia Palmer Chicago, Illinois Spanish, Theatre Thomas David Protzman Oberlin, Ohio German, History Zoe Elizabeth Papadis Oakwood, Ohio Global Commerce Valesha Maria Province Tiff in, Ohio Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Junseo Allen Park, Magna Cum Laude Seoul, South Korea Philosophy, Politics, Charlotte Anne Purnode, Cum Laude and Economics Newark, Ohio Chemistry

Kush Rakesh Patel Dingqing Qian Louisville, Kentucky Computer Science, Physics Zhangjiagang, China Economics

Kellon Ry Patey, Cum Laude Gabrielle Ellen Quesnell Nashville, Tennessee English (Literature) Cincinnati, Ohio Classical Studies

Rhea Patil Amaya René Rakes Mumbai, India Communication Westerville, Ohio Psychology

Pearlyne Paulemon Jessica Jayne Ramsey Silver Spring, Maryland Communication Chagrin Falls, Ohio Educational Studies, Psychology

Lucy Carroll Pearsall Jiahao Ran Chicago, Illinois Global Commerce Chengdu, China Educational Studies, Psychology

Nicholas John Pellar Samuel Lee Ray IV Kenilworth, Illinois Classical Studies, Physics San Diego, California Philosophy

Nicholas Edward Petrosky Emma Jayne Register Columbus, Ohio Political Science Santa Monica, California Anthropology and Sociology, Educational Studies Nicholas Carl Pettigrew Chicago, Illinois Economics David A. Reina Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania Philosophy, Psychology Isabel Marie Pignolet Russell, Ohio Environmental Studies Oliver Reinecke Cincinnati, Ohio Global Commerce Kate A. Piscetta Wadsworth, Ohio Communication Crystal Reyes Dumont, New Jersey Black Studies, Isabella Angelina Pivec Women’s and Gender Studies Towson, Maryland Economics John Robert Reynolds Jeremy Luke Polcari Wooster, Ohio Communication Belmont, Massachusetts Economics Samuel Stewart Rice Harrison Ponce Columbus, Ohio English (Writing), Columbus, Ohio Chemistry, Music (Performance) Music (Performance)

Thomas Joseph Rice Jr. Mt. Vernon, Ohio Classical Studies

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03439text.indd 15 5/16/19 1:16 PM Noah Drake Richards Marrae Saucedo Berkeley, California Global Commerce Santa Ana, California Anthropology and Sociology

Kinley Rigzin Alyssa M. Savoca New York, New York Data Analytics (Economics), Cleveland, Ohio Classical Studies Economics Megan Katherine Schiska Alex Andree Rivera Westerville, Ohio Environmental Studies Lima, Peru Dance, Economics, Philosophy Gabriel Joseph Schwartz Michael Rivera Jr. Chicago, Illinois Psychology Chicago, Illinois Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies John Connor Scott Lauren Michelle Robbins Redondo Beach, California Psychology Lebanon, Ohio Computer Science Mathew Charles Scott, Cum Laude Laura Michelle Robinson, Cum Laude Alexandria, Ohio English (Literature) Denver, Colorado Psychology Ryan David Keo Seibert, Magna Cum Laude Grace Elizabeth Rooney Twinsburg, Ohio Philosophy Klamath Falls, Oregon French, International Studies Alexandria Nicole Seward, Magna Cum Laude Thomas Steven Rorke Bloomington, Illinois Communication, Louisville, Kentucky History International Studies

Anne Kardell Rose Scott Ryan Seymour Cincinnati, Ohio Global Commerce Fairfield, Connecticut Communication

Eva Garnet Rosenthal Joshua Dean Shackleford Cincinnati, Ohio Religion Hooper, Utah Communication

McKenna Belle Ross Zhiyi Shao Lewis Center, Ohio English (Literature) Guangdong Province, China Economics, Environmental Studies Diego Rubey Lima, Peru Theatre Maura Napier Sharkey Granville, Ohio Philosophy Michael Javon Rucker Chicago, Illinois Music Michaela Claire Shea-Gander Brattleboro, Vermont Communication Kaila Marie Russell Yellow Springs, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology Kelsey Grace Shimp Upper Arlington, Ohio Women’s and Gender Studies Morgan Colucci Russell, Cum Laude Rocky River, Ohio Psychology Brandon Scott Shull Dumontville, Ohio Mathematics Bridget Ryan, Magna Cum Laude Davis, Illinois Dance, International Studies Darcy Ellise Shulman, Magna Cum Laude A Space Between Here and There: St. Louis, Missouri Economics, Psychology An Exploration of Learned Womanhood Supervised by Molly Shanahan, Ph.D. Hamna K. Siddiqui Chicago, Illinois Chemistry Gezim Saciri Mount Vernon, Ohio Computer Science Justine Hue-Chun Silverstein Hinsdale, Illinois International Studies

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03439text.indd 16 5/16/19 1:16 PM Saarah Slechta Daniel W. Timmermann San Francisco, California Psychology Holland, Michigan History

Madison Maus Smith Anh Nhat To, Magna Cum Laude Coronado, California Educational Studies, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Communication, Environmental Studies English (Literature) James Edward Tolan III MacKenzie Ellen Smitley Westchester, New York Global Commerce Chillicothe, Ohio Psychology Mayra Alejandra Torres Colleen Maria Snyder Santa Ana, California Spanish Columbus, Ohio Theatre John Reese Tortolani Lauren Emily Somers Barrington, Rhode Island History Chicago, Illinois Political Science Samantha Nicole Toshok Emily L. Sonneborn Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Psychology Glenview, Illinois Educational Studies Fernando Axl Tovar Kaitlyn Rochelle Specht, Cum Laude Waukegan, Illinois Spanish Somerville, Ohio English (Writing), French High On a Kentucky Hill Bryan Tran Supervised by Margot Singer, Ph.D. Seattle, Washington Computer Science

Annabel MacDonald Spranger Trang Minh Tran, Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Geosciences Hanoi, Vietnam Data Analytics (Economics), Mathematics Olivia Nabiha Bouhassin Stafford Milford, Delaware International Studies, Spanish Vanna Thuy Tran Worcester, Massachusetts Communication Samuel Alan Stahley Bristol, Indiana Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies John Richard Troll III Indianapolis, Indiana Economics (Financial Economics) Nicholas A. Staniszewski, Cum Laude Wind Lake, Wisconsin Cinema Duncan Thibodeau Tulimieri Old Saybrook, Connecticut Health, Exercise, and John Daniel Stauss Sport Studies Hopkinton, Massachusetts Economics Exploration of the Physiological Effects of Dry Needling and Athletic Trainers Bradley Ryan Stevenson Preparation for Dry Needling Cincinnati, Ohio Data Analytics (Economics) Supervised by Brian Hortz, Ph.D.

Gray Elizabeth Stewart Jane Elizabeth Tull Escalon, California Anthropology and Sociology Belvedere Tiburon, California International Studies

Horace Jones Stillwell Graham N. Tyler Dedham, Massachusetts Economics Louisville, Kentucky History

Casen Thomas Sullivan Andrea Guadalupe Vallejo Marblehead, Massachusetts Studio Art Chicago, Illinois International Studies, Spanish

Priscilla Ann Sullivan Anna Sophia Vanden Bosch Swampscott, Massachusetts Communication Holland, Michigan Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Sardor Taylakov Olivia Teresa Van Goor Tashkent, Uzbekistan Computer Science Milford, Michigan Economics, Music

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03439text.indd 17 5/16/19 1:16 PM Zoë A. Vasquez Michelle Q. Warmolts Chicago, Illinois Communication Lake in the Hills, Illinois Communication

Margaret Linda Vettel Ronald Washington III Menlo Park, California Art History and Visual Culture Chicago, Illinois Computer Science, Data Analytics (Individually Designed) Henry Vetter Phoenix, Arizona Global Commerce Jack Thomas Waters Cincinnati, Ohio Global Commerce Jesus David Villagomez Ruiz Nottingham, Pennsylvania Psychology Thomas Jacob Shryock Waxter Baltimore, Maryland Global Commerce Eva Maria Vivero, Magna Cum Laude Quito, Ecuador Religion Emma Caroline Weber Cincinnati, Ohio Mathematics Lan Quynh Vo, Magna Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Communication, Malik Carlton Thomas Webster Women’s and Gender Studies Spring Hill, Tennessee Global Commerce Thu Thi Anh Vo Chicago, Illinois Environmental Studies William Robert Weems Morgantown, West Virginia Environmental Studies Katherine Elizabeth Voigt Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Theatre Brett Taylor Weicht, Magna Cum Laude Edina, Minnesota Economics Jacob Edward Von der Lippe Loveland, Colorado Mathematics Kaitlin Emilie Weiss-Silvestri Williamsville, New York Educational Studies, Emily E. Voutes Psychology Barrington, Rhode Island Global Commerce, Studio Art Meaghan Audrey Wells Portland, Maine International Studies Kaitlyn Michelle Waddell Delaware, Ohio Psychology, James Robert West Women’s and Gender Studies Whittier, California Economics

Brandon Lawrence DuBois Wafford Kelly Vaughn West Chicago, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology, Spanish Granville, Ohio History Men and Masculinities Supervised by Karen Powell Sears, Ph.D. Andrea Vera Weyneth, Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Psychology Oliver L. Waldram The Implications of Negative Mood Basingstoke, England Cinema Manipulation on Selective Attention and Mood Change Emily Catherine Walsh Supervised by Nestor Matthews, Ph.D. Cos Cob, Connecticut Communication Lucian Connolly Wiest Chase Elizabeth Walter Wooster, Ohio Data Analytics (Economics) Cheswick, Pennsylvania Educational Studies Heather Marie Wiggins, Summa Cum Laude Jinwei Wang Kalamazoo, Michigan Global Commerce Shanghai City, China Computer Science, Economics Caroline Avery Wilkinson Tongyao Wang Lexington, Massachusetts Environmental Studies Beijing, China Data Analytics (Physics), Physics Rachael Mackenzie Williams Yihan Wang, Magna Cum Laude Bay Village, Ohio Studio Art Qingdao, China Economics

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03439text.indd 18 5/16/19 1:16 PM Jeremy Tyler Woelfer Noblesville, Indiana Economics

Monica Laura Woolcott Piedmont, California Communication

Logan N. Wright, Magna Cum Laude Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Global Commerce

Steven J. Wright, Cum Laude Cleveland, Ohio Computer Science

Johnny James Yim Lisbon, Maine Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Nora Driscoll Zacharski, Cum Laude Mason, Ohio Environmental Studies

Nicholas N. Zaris Park Ridge, Illinois History

Ryan Daniel Zinkula Northbrook, Illinois Global Commerce

In Honorem Memoriae Tianyue Li Class of 2019

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03439text.indd 19 5/16/19 1:16 PM President’s Medalists Maggie M. Chamberlain Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster Craig Osman Freeland Jr. Elena Sydney Meth Jane Bosworth Goodspeed Rachel Marie Reardon Carson McCann Armando Román

President’s Medals are awarded on the basis of intellectual achievement and some combination of the following criteria:

• Service to the community • Contribution to the arts • Enlargement of our global perspective • Athletic fitness • Leadership • Contributions to community discourse Distinguished Leadership Award Daweed Moyah Abdiel Emma Frances Goldner-de Beer Kellon Ry Patey Serena Andika Putri Allegro Virginia Hutchins Hamilton Rhea Patil Christopher Xavier Baculima Morgan Rose Hogenmiller Laura Michelle Robinson Andrew Robertson Boyle Imani Danette Holmes Armando Román David Joshua Carter Madina Khudaynazar Alexandria Nicole Seward Maggie M. Chamberlain Julia Elizabeth Laden Hamna K. Siddiqui Mallory Cheng Isabella Theresa Luaces Nicholas A. Staniszewski Jorge De La Torre Saénz-Rico Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster David Allen Weimar Taylor Sperry Dennis Elena Sydney Meth Ian Thomas Dooley Megan McCarthy Odell

The Distinguished Leadership Award is given to those seniors who have gone above and beyond all expectations in offering their time and energy to make Denison a special place. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated through leadership and service an enduring commitment to enhancing the quality of life in our community and who have had a clear and noticeable impact on our lives.

Phi Beta Kappa

Elliott F. Adland Emmaline Anne Harms Elena Sydney Meth Emma Wesley Alsup Brandi Lin Hart Khue Minh Ngo Tyler D. Billings Madison Dowling Heher Matthew C. O’Neal Grace Katherine Blankenburg Julia Ann Hoffner Junseo Allen Park Benjamin Lewis Brown Morgan Rose Hogenmiller Amaya René Rakes Courtney Arlene Brown Erin Marie Harrigan Hudson Rachel Marie Reardon Kevin Joseph Brown Elizabeth Leigh Jaffy Armando Román Maggie M. Chamberlain Benjamin Scott Keefer Alexandria Nicole Seward Carson S. Clear Molly Rose Keisman Darcy Ellise Shulman Sarah Jane Droder Mara N. Kilgore Yow Yong Tan Caleigh Reilly Dwyer Elizabeth Ann Klaes Ha H. Tran Cassandra Michelle Fleming Julia Elizabeth Laden Lan Quynh Vo Tiernan Karl Foster-Smith Eizo Benjamin Lang-Ezekiel Brett Taylor Weicht Kaitlyn Elise Fouke Megan Reine Lovely David Allen Weimar Xiangyi Gao Caileigh Heather Marshall Heather Marie Wiggins Emma Frances Goldner-de Beer Carson McCann Logan N. Wright Grace Elizabeth Guilliams Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster Sarah M. Youngs

The oldest national academic honorary society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Phi Beta Kappa seeks to promote intellectual discipline and achievement within the liberal arts. The Theta of Ohio chapter was established at Denison in 1910 to recognize outstanding scholarship among seniors and exceptional juniors. 20

03439text.indd 20 5/16/19 1:16 PM Named Scholarships Recognized here are graduates who received named endowed scholarships in the course of their Denison career. For a complete list of Denison scholarships earned by 2019 graduates, please visit denison.edu/commencement/scholarships.

Robert C. and Carol G. Alexander Scholarship Black Alumni Association Scholarship Kate A. Piscetta Daweed Moyah Abdiel Keita-Gabriella Caldwell John and Mary Alford Scholarship Khalig Gauge Howard Nicholas John Brodbeck Jayla Imani Johnson Keita-Gabriella Caldwell Fatoumata N. Kaba Alex Andree Rivera Francis Kalombo Ngoy Morgan Colucci Russell Náamah Amariah Leerdam Amirah K. Loury Larkin N. Allen Endowed Scholarship Brianna Alexia Palmer Elizabeth Leigh Jaffy Pearlyne Paulemon Michelle Q. Warmolts Amaya René Rakes

Alumnae Scholarship Creed C. Black Endowed Scholarship Emma Wesley Alsup Amirah K. Loury Grace Elizabeth Guilliams Emmaline Anne Harms Carl and Jean Bongiovanni Endowed Scholarship Elizabeth Leigh Jaffy Elliott F. Adland

Anderson Scholarship for Excellence in Science Laura C. Boulton Scholarship Conor James Loy Rachel Elizabeth Azbell Caileigh Heather Marshall Rachel Marie Reardon William O. Brasmer Scholarship for Nicholas A. Staniszewski Excellence in Theatre Maggie M. Chamberlain Ralph & Ann Arend Endowed Scholarship Reilly Reichenbach Harring Brandon Lawrence DuBois Wafford Susan Lynn Broadhurst Memorial Scholarship Samuel H. Armacost and Mary Jane Levan Armacost Kaila Marie Russell Endowed Scholarship Pearlyne Paulemon Kenneth I. Brown Scholarship Tyler D. Billings Bruce ’58 and Sandra Bailey Scholarship Benjamin Lewis Brown Andrea Mondragón-Rodríguez Grace Elizabeth Guilliams Emmaline Anne Harms Battelle Scholarship Brandi Lin Hart David Allen Weimar Elizabeth Leigh Jaffy Molly Rose Keisman Ronald S. Beard Endowed Scholarship Megan Reine Lovely Mailys Dagan Samantha McLaughlin Junseo Allen Park Elena Sydney Meth Yow Yong Tan Khue Minh Ngo Amaya René Rakes Belknap-Randel Endowed Scholarship Alexandria Nicole Seward Colleen Maria Snyder Yow Yong Tan Ha H. Tran Bert Endowed Scholarship Lan Quynh Vo Alexandria Nicole Seward Lester C. and Nell S. Bush Scholarship Beta Tau True Promise Scholarship Celestia I. Goodwin Arin Elizabeth Caveney Francesca Marie Mouery Mary K Campbell and Carolyn W. Deckman Alexandria Nicole Seward Studio Art Scholarship Ivy Caroline Distler

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03439text.indd 21 5/16/19 1:16 PM Carnahan-Jackson Scholarship Karl Eschman Memorial Scholarship Hannah Elizabeth Gibson Naomi Abena Dwomoh Abankwah Madeline Irene Kusminsky Rachel Ann Abbott Anna McClintick Owens James Thomas Fennessey Kaitlin Emilie Weiss-Silvestri Jillian Taylor Fox Brandon Scott Shull Mary Carr Scholarship Francis Kalombo Ngoy Scott M. Fassler Scholarship Mara N. Kilgore Grace Elizabeth Rooney Caileigh Heather Marshall Kellon Ry Patey Nancy E. Forsberg Endowed Scholarship Julia Ellen Proctor Kaitlyn Michelle Waddell Kinley Rigzin Jessica Guanghua Zeng Nicholas A. Staniszewski Anna Sophia Vanden Bosch Carolyn Craig ’41 Franklin Endowed Scholarship Johnny James Yim Lauren Michelle Robbins

James M. Carrow ’78 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Martha S. Fuller Scholarship Brandon Lawrence DuBois Wafford Matthew Ryan Bonollo Meaghan Audrey Wells Paschal Carter Scholarship Rachel Diane Budzilek Fullerton Full Circle Scholarship Junseo Allen Park Charles T. Chapin Scholarship Trang Minh Tran Valesha Maria Province GAR Foundation Scholarship Class of 1963 Scholarship Brandi Lin Hart Alexa Rose Meller Kristen Hornaday Garrett Memorial Scholarship Class of 1964 Scholarship in Psychology Alexandria McCormick Dungan Sarah Jane Droder

Colleen Coughlin ’75 Scholarship for the Gillingham Endowment Scholarship Advancement of Foreign Study Logan Hunter Joy Chayanan Jack Agrasuta Mailys Dagan Dale S. Googins Scholarship Alexis Marie Dilorenzo Peyton R. Gaumer Emma Frances Goldner-de Beer Junseo Allen Park George Goulding Scholarship Oscar Maldonado Jr. Jane Crandall Memorial Scholarship Fund Anne Jacquelyn Mills Khalig Gauge Howard Olivia Teresa Van Goor Grace E. McCurry Dr. Desmond Hamlet Scholarship Geraldine H. Crocker Scholarship Kara Nicole Jackson Sarah Jane Droder Dean Hansell Scholarship Cromwell Endowed Scholarship Alexandria McCormick Dungan In Memory of Dr. Nan Nowik Andrea Mondragón-Rodríguez Michelle Murrieta Coronado Sadamoto Harito International Student Dr. Albert E. and Ida C. Davison Scholarship Scholarship Yow Yong Tan Hieu Vu Nguyen

Emeritus Faculty Scholarship Matthew J. and Elizabeth Abell Harrington Michaela Destie Allen Scholarship Alexandria McCormick Dungan Megan Reine Lovely Rhayna Von Kramer Khue Minh Ngo Edward F. Heekin, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund Amaya René Rakes Fatoumata N. Kaba

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03439text.indd 22 5/16/19 1:16 PM Gregory J. Heher ’82 Endowed Scholarship Philip S. and Jennifer Miller Jacobs Emily Catherine Walsh Endowed Scholarship Imani Danette Holmes Albert M. Higley Memorial Scholarship Klea Kurti Stanley E. Johnson Jr. and Gaye S. Johnson Pre-Law Scholarship Denison Hilltopper Founders’ Scholarship Sabrina Garza John Richard Marchetti Junseo Allen Park

Hla/Florida Fisher Scholarship Phyllis F. Jollay Memorial Scholarship Anamay Aniruddha Agnihotri Crystal Reyes Cesar Barraza David Joshua Carter Judith S. Kamm Scholarship Anthony Armando Dean Arin Elizabeth Caveney Ruben Dario Fernandez Jr. Craig Osman Freeland Jr. Kabel Family Endowed Scholarship Oscar Maldonado Jr. Benjamin Steven Harder Federico Read Grullon David A. Reina Kappa Sigma at Denison University Edwin St. Hilaire Endowed Scholarship Adrian Francis Brandt Miller Burt T. Hodges Endowed Scholarship John Richard Marchetti Richard A. Kienzle ’85 and Cynthia Kienzle Endowed Scholarship Frederick T. Holden Scholarship Priscilla Liana Ocasio Emily Grace Carrigan Jesus David Villagomez Ruiz Matthew Sommerfield Edwards Andrew Evan Levy John M. & Patricia M. Kimpel Endowed Scholarship Annabel MacDonald Spranger Madina Khudaynazar

Holmes Family Endowed Fund Herman L. and John A. Klein Scholarship Elena Sydney Meth Bethany Anne Garrison

James Huchison-Lionel G. Crocker Scholarship A. Blair Knapp Memorial Scholarship Cassandra Michelle Fleming Benjamin Lewis Brown Matthew Arlen Hedman H. Rhodes Hundley Memorial Scholarship Nina Mercado Patricia Moore Koch Scholarship Molly Rose Keisman Emory W. Hunt Memorial Scholarship Dreyton Jamal Lomax R. Stanley and Janet O. Laing Scholarship (Economics) John & Suzy Hutchins Scholarship for Study Abroad Alvaro Jose Magaña Simran Aziz Ali Khue Minh Ngo Michael Felix Hernandez Phuong Viet Nguyen Nicholas Edward Petrosky Charlotte Mae Prior Grace Elizabeth Rooney Yihan Wang Hamna K. Siddiqui Brandon Lawrence DuBois Wafford Rebecca Shelly Lee Scholarship Eva Maria Vivero I Know I Can Founder’s Scholarship Darian Alexander Harrington Donald A. Littlefield ’63 Scholarship Fund Samuel Stewart Rice I Know I Can Scholarship Darian Alexander Harrington Livingston Memorial Scholarship Fatoumata N. Kaba Duncan Thibodeau Tulimieri Aminata Lhom Isabella Theresa Luaces Madelyn Lockhart Endowed Scholarship Angela M. Martinez Franco

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03439text.indd 23 5/16/19 1:16 PM Dr. Betty Lovelace Scholarship Richard C. and Eva M. Miller Health Alexis Lopez Science Scholarship Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster Marimac Scholarship Rachel Marie Reardon Arin Elizabeth Caveney Mallory Cheng Benjamin A. Mollett Memorial Scholarship Mailys Dagan Kaitlyn Elise Fouke Alexis Marie Dilorenzo Alexandria McCormick Dungan Roy and Delores Morey Scholarship Craig Osman Freeland Jr. Sardor Taylakov Alessandra Luciana Haag Giselle Naomi Hernandez Leroy “Ace” Morgan Memorial Scholarship Megan Reine Lovely Megan Reine Lovely Isabella Theresa Luaces Samantha McLaughlin E. Clark and Irma Hudson Morrow Susana Meza Pre-Law Scholarship Francesca Marie Mouery Madison Dowling Heher Anna McClintick Owens Elena Sydney Meth Brianna Alexia Palmer Alex Andree Rivera Malcom J. and Elizabeth Osmond Moshier Armando Román Scholarship Bridget Ryan Parker R. Geho Colleen Maria Snyder Casen Thomas Sullivan David M. Muschna Memorial Scholarship Maria Lucia Taylor Alexa Rose Meller Caroline Avery Wilkinson Rachael Mackenzie Williams Laverne Noyes Memorial Scholarship Kateri Elizabeth Rita Jameson Robert L. and Annette Marquardt Scholarship Ruben Dario Fernandez Jr. Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Scholarship (OFIC) Gwendolyn C. Martin Memorial Scholarship Benjamin Lewis Brown James Thomas Fennessey Rachel Diane Budzilek Jillian Taylor Fox Macy Rose Diaz Christopher David Fujikawa Judge Benjamin Franklin McCann Scholarship Quintana Gest Emily Jane Ables Brandi Lin Hart Jenna Hani Mayzouni Hannah M. Kerr Kaitlyn Rochelle Specht Xuan Anh Le Maureen Ann Madar William T. and Jane Cook McConnell Scholarship Bethany Anne Garrison John J. & Elizabeth E. O’Neill Scholarship Quintana Gest Augustus Morgan McCravey ’12 Memorial Xuan Anh Le Endowed Scholarship Adrian Francis Brandt Miller Grace Elizabeth Guilliams Mary G. and G. Harold Osborne Scholarship Meier Family Endowed Scholarship Rachel Elizabeth Azbell Andrea Vera Weyneth Mailys Dagan Alexis Marie Dilorenzo E. Stanley Melick Scholarship in the Ivy Caroline Distler Biological and Physical Sciences James Thomas Fennessey Tyler D. Billings Yufeng Liang Xiangyi Gao Megan Reine Lovely Yow Yong Tan Mallory Urquhart McGill Jessica Guanghua Zeng Megan McCarthy Odell Armando Román Olivia Teresa Van Goor

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03439text.indd 24 5/16/19 1:16 PM Park National Bank Scholarship Juliet Barker Sarett Scholarship Shane Matthew Laub (English and Dramatics) McKenna Belle Ross Park National Bank (Economics) Scholarship Anh Nhat To Emma Wesley Alsup Katherine Elizabeth Voigt Tiernan Karl Foster-Smith David William Jaben Samuel D. Schaff Scholarship Vatsal Jhawar Taylor Marie Wigglesworth Yachen Li Anne Jacquelyn Mills Ralph L. Schlosstein and Jane Hartley Charles Knox Montgomery Endowed Scholarship Khue Minh Ngo De’Von Anton Fulton Jr. Phuong Viet Nguyen Joselin Samayoa Guerra Darcy Ellise Shulman Horace Jones Stillwell Patricia Wilcock Schram and Stephen C. Schram Brett Taylor Weicht Endowed Scholarship Jayla Imani Johnson PNC Endowed Scholarship Kelsey Grace Shimp Stuart M. Schreiber Endowed Scholarship John Richard Troll III Mailys Dagan Elizabeth Ann Klaes Polk Family Endowed Fund for Study Abroad Lan Quynh Vo James Thomas Fennessey Eizo Benjamin Lang-Ezekiel Martha and Mary Schurz Scholarship Celestia I. Goodwin Allen T. Price Memorial Scholarship Grace Elizabeth Guilliams Brandi Lin Hart Emily Nicole Herrold Jenna Hani Mayzouni Charles W. Prine and Family Scholarship McKenna Belle Ross Brandon Paul Kozak Mathew Charles Scott Amaya René Rakes Scott C. Schurz Endowed Scholarship Martha Grace Reese and Thekla Reese Shackelford Michaela Destie Allen Theatre Scholarship Arin Elizabeth Caveney Walter T. Secor Memorial Scholarship Reilly Reichenbach Harring Macy Rose Diaz Megan Reine Lovely Sabrina Garza Francesca Marie Mouery Elizabeth Ann Klaes Megan McCarthy Odell Grace E. McCurry Brianna Alexia Palmer Grace Elizabeth Rooney Colleen Maria Snyder Annabel MacDonald Spranger Katherine Elizabeth Voigt Brandon Lawrence DuBois Wafford

Mrs. Harriett Rose Beam Ricketts and Robert J. Sepessy Memorial Scholarship James T. Ricketts Endowed Scholarship Molly Rose Keisman Delaney McCormack Nollman Donald B. and Thekla Reese Shackelford Scholarship Betty Ann Robinson Scholarship Nicholas Edward Petrosky Isabel Marie Pignolet Olivia Nabiha Bouhassin Stafford Vinton R. Shepard Memorial Scholarship Savannah Irene Delgross Joan Robinson Scholarship (Economics) Celestia I. Goodwin Charlotte Mae Prior Cora Whitcomb Shepardson Scholarship (Art) George M. and Harriett McCann Roudebush Samantha McLaughlin Scholarship Maria Lucia Taylor Ashley Crystal Mei Eliza Smart Shepardson Scholarship Rachel Elizabeth Azbell Olivia Teresa Van Goor

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03439text.indd 25 5/16/19 1:16 PM Francis W. Shepardson Scholarship Roxanne Irene Leal Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster Aminata Lhom Xuerui Li Harriet King Shepardson Memorial Hayoung Daniel Lim Scholarship (English) Jack Lin Emily Jane Ables Siyang Liu Rhayna Von Kramer Allison J. Lopez Megan Reine Lovely Anlin Lu Mathew Charles Scott Yunqin Lu Katherine Elizabeth Voigt Alison Claire McKenna Maddox Kali Lauren McDevitt Shorney Family Memorial Scholarship Samuel Alonzo McPeak Christopher Xavier Baculima Ashley Crystal Mei Susana Meza Flora Dodson Skipp Music Scholarship Andrea Mondragón-Rodríguez Morgan Rose Hogenmiller Priscilla Liana Ocasio Brianna Alexia Palmer Zoe Olivo Rhea Patil Charles W. Steele Memorial Scholarship Nicholas Edward Petrosky Alexandra Yvonne Asselta Harrison Ponce Michael Felix Hernandez Amaya René Rakes Samuel Lee Ray IV Mildred E. Swanson and Elizabeth S. Eastham Crystal Reyes Endowed Scholarship Marrae Saucedo Sedona Nicole Brighton Mathew Charles Scott Joshua Dean Shackleford Mary Ann Sears Swetland Memorial Scholarship Bryan Tran Stephen D. Bell Zoë A. Vasquez Skylar Briann Cargal Jesus David Villagomez Ruiz Thu Thi Anh Vo Szykowny Family Endowed Scholarship Ronald Washington III Courtney Marie Broady Rachael Mackenzie Williams Jessica Guanghua Zeng Margaret S. Terpenning Memorial Scholarship Michael Rivera Jr. Jeanne Vail Program for the Arts Serena Andika Putri Allegro Bradley E. Turner Endowed Scholarship Arin Elizabeth Caveney Cassandra Arratia Alexis Marie Dilorenzo Mathew Charles Scott Alessandra Luciana Haag Evelyn Deborah Kendix Tyree/Parajon Scholarship Lucie Elisabeth Krieger Josh Blaz Megan Reine Lovely Alexander Brandon Chin Peter Ross Mathes Samantha Karina Cortez Bridget Ryan Jiatao Cui Nicholas A. Staniszewski Deirdre Akua Buor Debrah Ian Atsumi Decker Estelle King Van Beuren Memorial Scholarship Jorge De La Torre Saénz-Rico Rachel Elizabeth Azbell Kellianne A. Denison Lizbeth Bautista Macy Rose Diaz Isaac Joseph Bertman Robert Agustin Diaz Rachel Diane Budzilek DeVon M. Gardner Arin Elizabeth Caveney Eric Garnica Alexandria McCormick Dungan Ethan M. Goldstein James Thomas Fennessey Rafael Guzman Christopher David Fujikawa Giselle Naomi Hernandez Andrew Ganger Khalig Gauge Howard DeVon M. Gardner Wanyi Huo Quintana Gest Jayla Imani Johnson Reilly Reichenbach Harring Rhayna Von Kramer Darian Alexander Harrington

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03439text.indd 26 5/16/19 1:16 PM Connor Derek Hayden Edward A. Wright Scholarship Morgan Rose Hogenmiller Arin Elizabeth Caveney Jayla Imani Johnson Reilly Reichenbach Harring Benjamin Scott Keefer Evan Michael Joslyn Rhayna Von Kramer Megan Reine Lovely Daniel Austin Kurtzer Mallory Urquhart McGill Oscar Maldonado Jr. Francesca Marie Mouery John McGagh Megan McCarthy Odell Francesca Marie Mouery Brianna Alexia Palmer Megan McCarthy Odell Diego Rubey Brianna Alexia Palmer Colleen Maria Snyder Junseo Allen Park Harrison Ponce Frank J. Wright Memorial Scholarship Jessica Jayne Ramsey (Geology and Geography) Alex Andree Rivera Emily Grace Carrigan Nicholas A. Staniszewski Emily Nicole Herrold Casen Thomas Sullivan Andrew Evan Levy Katherine Elizabeth Voigt Kaitlyn Michelle Waddell Brandon Lawrence DuBois Wafford Departmental Prizes Tongyao Wang and Awards Emma Caroline Weber William Robert Weems ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Kaitlin Emilie Weiss-Silvestri Undergraduate Award Heather Marie Wiggins David Allen Weimar Taylor Marie Wigglesworth Steven J. Wright ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award S. Richard Van Horne Scholarship Benjamin Cousineau Caroline Avery Wilkinson American Commons Club Golden Margaret Ann Watkin Scholarship Anniversary Award (IFC) Kaitlyn Elise Fouke Brian Huntington Cropp Conor James Loy Duncan Thibodeau Tulimieri Maureen Ann Madar Rachel Marie Reardon Keith Boone Anderson Ranch Award Amanda Kaplowitz Walsh Evelyn Deborah Kendix

Wegner Family Endowed Scholarship Asclepius Award (Chemistry) Amanda Kaplowitz Walsh Elliott F. Adland Julia Ann Hoffner Daphne E. Whitman Memorial Scholarship Carson McCann Samantha McLaughlin David Allen Weimar Madison Maus Smith Helen Barr Award (Physical Education) Wieland Endowed Scholarship Valesha Maria Province Joseph Michael Majoy T.F. Bates Geology Student Research Award Russel Hill Williams Memorial Scholarship Emily Grace Carrigan Alyssa M. Savoca Frank J. Bellino Award (Music) Annette Lodge Winters Scholarship James Thomas Fennessey Minh Huyen Nguyen Best Senior Project Paper Award for Data Analytics Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Woodyard Memorial Scholarship Conor James Loy Fernando Axl Tovar Biology Department for Academic Excellence Carson S. Clear Erin Marie Harrigan Hudson Matthew C. O’Neal 27

03439text.indd 27 5/16/19 1:16 PM Biology Department Outstanding Service Award W. C. Ebaugh Award (Outstanding Chemistry Major) Jorge De La Torre Saénz-Rico Tyler D. Billings Erin Marie Harrigan Hudson Xiangyi Gao Dreyton Jamal Lomax John Richard Marchetti Ebaugh Prize in General Chemistry Maria Lucia Taylor Yow Yong Tan David Allen Weimar Biology Department Research Award Sarah M. Youngs Courtney Marie Broady Jorge De La Torre Saénz-Rico Episteme Cover Art Design Award Gillian Mae Dwyer Evelyn Deborah Kendix John Richard Marchetti Maria Lucia Taylor Thomas A. Evans Award in Organic Chemistry Carson McCann Daniel Donald Bonar Mathematics and Jessica Guanghua Zeng Computer Science Award Benjamin Lewis Brown Samuel Gelfer Memorial Music Award Mara N. Kilgore James Thomas Fennessey Caileigh Heather Marshall Lauren Michelle Robbins John L. Gilpatrick Mathematics Award Benjamin Lewis Brown Keith Boone Award (Music) Elizabeth Leigh Jaffy Megan McCarthy Odell Caileigh Heather Marshall Brett Taylor Weicht Butler University Competitive Paper Award (International Studies) Global Engagement Initiatives Award Jillian Taylor Fox Khalig Gauge Howard

Marjorie Chan Award (Music) Leland J. Gordon Prize in Economics Olivia Teresa Van Goor Isaac Joseph Bertman

Frederic K. W. Curry Theatre Award Michael and Amy Gordon Award Maggie M. Chamberlain in European History Tiernan Karl Foster-Smith R.J. Dannemiller Sustainability Award Brandi Lin Hart Craig Osman Freeland Jr. Caileigh Heather Marshall

Davis Project for Peace Award Reverend John and Arlena Hasel Award Fatoumata N. Kaba Francis Kalombo Ngoy Alexandria Nicole Seward Kenneth Joseph Hines Memorial Award Davis United World College Scholar Award Chayanan Jack Agrasuta Anamay Aniruddha Agnihotri Fatoumata N. Kaba Mailys Dagan George R. Hunter Award (Music) Delta Upsilon Class of 1954 Memorial Award Oscar Maldonado Jr. Maria Lucia Taylor Arthur Judson Prize in Music William R. Dresser Love of Learning Award Rachel Elizabeth Azbell Cassandra Michelle Fleming Madina Khudaynazar Chosaburo Kato Memorial Award Benjamin Lewis Brown Dudgeon-Scheiderer Award Caileigh Heather Marshall Michaela Destie Allen Quan M. Tran Alexandra Yvonne Asselta Louis Kussmaul Friendship Award Phillip F. Dye Memorial Award Mara N. Kilgore Xiangyi Gao Andrea Vera Weyneth

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03439text.indd 28 5/16/19 1:16 PM Lamb-Wolf Graduate School Support Award Nan Nowik Award (Activism) in Gabriel Joseph Schwartz Women’s and Gender Studies Joselin Samayoa Guerra LaMoreaux Geology Field Camp Scholarship Maya Sioux Hodson Matthew Sommerfield Edwards Náamah Amariah Leerdam

Benjamin Leslie Experimentalist Award Nan Nowik Award (Artistic Expression) in Julia Ellen Proctor Women’s and Gender Studies Carissa Marie Falcone Robert W. Levering Award Maggie M. Chamberlain Nan Nowik Award (Essay) in Alexis Lopez Women’s and Gender Studies Megan Reine Lovely Julia Elizabeth Laden Bridget Ryan John P. Levis Award Lan Quynh Vo Sarah Jane Droder Nan Nowik Award (Senior Research) in Anthony J. Lisska Award for Women’s and Gender Studies Philosophical Citizenship Mailys Dagan Hanora Reinke Lucey Carissa Marie Falcone Ryan David Keo Seibert Jayla Imani Johnson

Megan Lisska and Elin Lisska Christensen Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Award in the Humanities National Honor Society Brandi Lin Hart Emma Wesley Alsup Ryan David Keo Seibert Isaac Joseph Bertman Jiayi Dong Alice Hutchinson Lytle Award Tiernan Karl Foster-Smith Caileigh Heather Marshall Lauren Elizabeth Hawley Vatsal Jhawar Annie MacNeill Poetry Prize Ethan Otto Leichter Samuel Stewart Rice Alvaro Jose Magaña Anne Jacquelyn Mills Danner Lee Mahood Award for Creative Nonfiction Charles Knox Montgomery Molly Rose Keisman Phuong Viet Nguyen Charlotte Mae Prior Danner Lee Mahood Award for Critical Writing Horace Jones Stillwell Jarrett K. Horne Ha H. Tran Yihan Wang Danner Lee Mahood Award for Fiction Brett Taylor Weicht Amirah K. Loury William Osborne Award (Music) Malchow-Weigert Award for Excellence in German Reilly Reichenbach Harring Grace E. McCurry Outstanding Senior Award for Data Analytics Kirtley F. Mather Geology Award Morgan Rose Hogenmiller Andrew Evan Levy Philosophy Department Senior Symposium Award Judge Benjamin Franklin McCann Prize (English) Ryan David Keo Seibert Grace Elizabeth Guilliams Kellon Ry Patey Physics Department Senior Research Award Shuheng Zhao Marjorie McCutcheon Award for Excellence in English Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honorary Society Grace Elizabeth Guilliams Benjamin Lewis Brown Mara N. Kilgore Conor James Loy Trang Minh Tran

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03439text.indd 29 5/16/19 1:16 PM Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society John C. Taylor II Memorial Prize Cesar Barraza Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster Andrew Robertson Boyle Benjamin Steven Harder Orlando Taylor Top Paper Award Emmaline Anne Harms Molly Rose Keisman David William Jaben Michaela Claire Shea-Gander Eizo Benjamin Lang-Ezekiel Hanora Reinke Lucey Harold Titus Award in Social & Political Philosophy Elena Sydney Meth Isaac Joseph Bertman Pearlyne Paulemon Armando Román Nicholas Edward Petrosky Robert G. Turnbull Award in Greek and Practitioner of the Process Award Medieval Philosophy for Data Analytics Hanora Reinke Lucey Braddock A. Ogle Ryan David Keo Seibert

Provost’s Academic Excellence Award Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Benjamin Lewis Brown Honorary Society Kaitlyn Elise Fouke Ryan J. Anderson Caileigh Heather Marshall Benjamin L. Liepert Caileigh Heather Marshall Dennis Read Book Award Quan M. Tran Michael Rivera Jr. Brett Taylor Weicht Steven J. Wright Ethan D. and Hallie Roberts Memorial Award Benjamin Lewis Brown William T. Utter Prize Federico Read Grullon Kellianne A. Denison

David Rounds Theatre Prize John C. Weaver Award in Memory of W. C. Ebaugh Megan Reine Lovely Yow Yong Tan Ha H. Tran Mildred Klinger Sanders Award Jessica Guanghua Zeng (Chemistry/Biochemistry) Yow Yong Tan Samuel C. Wheeler for Excellence in Physics Ha H. Tran Nicholas A. Staniszewski

Lee and Ruth Scott Prize in Christian Forbes B. Wiley Memorial Mathematics Award Theology & Ethics Daweed Moyah Abdiel Jillian Taylor Fox Ryan J. Anderson Eva Maria Vivero Benjamin Lewis Brown Wanyi Huo Natalie Shepard Award (Physical Education) Elizabeth Leigh Jaffy Duncan Thibodeau Tulimieri Mara N. Kilgore Yachen Li Clyde S. Shumaker Award Benjamin L. Liepert Molly Rose Keisman Conor James Loy Julie Kim Lam Caileigh Heather Marshall Pearlyne Paulemon Isabelle Mary Matossian Lauren Michelle Robbins Dr. Charles Edward Silbernagel Award (Pre-Medical) Trang Minh Tran Peyton R. Gaumer Quan M. Tran Brett Taylor Weicht Rita Snyder Research Award Amaya René Rakes Robert T. Wilson Award for Scholarly Writing Rhayna Von Kramer Spang Prize for Excellence in Geosciences Andrew Evan Levy Irvin S. Wolf Psychology Award Sarah Jane Droder Sperry and Hutchinson Economics Award Vatsal Jhawar Woodland Prize in Chemistry Dingqing Qian Carson McCann 30

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Rachel Ann Abbott Ian Atsumi Decker Brandi Lin Hart Psychology Spanish History

Daweed Moyah Abdiel Kellianne A. Denison Lauren Elizabeth Hawley Mathematics and Computer Science History Data Analytics Political Science Anamay Aniruddha Agnihotri Madison Dowling Heher Data Analytics Sarah Jane Droder Political Science Psychology Kristen Olivia Ago Morgan Rose Hogenmiller Education Caleigh Reilly Dwyer Data Analytics Anthropology and Sociology Emma Wesley Alsup Elizabeth Leigh Jaffy Economics James Thomas Fennessey Mathematics and Computer Science Music Alexandra Yvonne Asselta Vatsal Jhawar Communication Hannah E. Fishkin Economics Women’s & Gender Studies Kathryn Marchina Aumuller Jayla Imani Johnson Education Cassandra Michelle Fleming Anthropology and Sociology Communication Rachel Elizabeth Azbell Benjamin Scott Keefer Music Tiernan Karl Foster-Smith Philosophy History Lizbeth Bautista Molly Rose Keisman Anthropology and Sociology Kaitlyn Elise Fouke Communication International Studies Biology Madina Khudaynazar Emily Anne Bennett Jillian Taylor Fox Arabic International Studies International Studies International Studies Religion Tyler D. Billings Mara N. Kilgore Chemistry and Biochemistry Craig Osman Freeland Jr. Mathematics and Computer Science Education Grace Katherine Blankenburg Environmental Studies Elizabeth Ann Klaes Psychology Spanish Xiangyi Gao Andrew Robertson Boyle Chemistry and Biochemistry Julia Elizabeth Laden Political Science Psychology Parker R. Geho Women’s & Gender Studies Benjamin Lewis Brown Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Mathematics and Computer Science Eizo Benjamin Lang-Ezekiel Makeda B. Girma Political Science Courtney Arlene Brown Education Psychology Julie Kim Lam Emma Frances Goldner-de Beer Communication Maggie M. Chamberlain Education Communication Náamah Amariah Leerdam Lily Louise Gross Women’s & Gender Studies Alexander Brandon Chin Environmental Studies International Studies Conor James Loy Political Science Benjamin Steven Harder Biology Political Science Data Analytics Katherine Elizabeth Chlysta Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Emmaline Anne Harms Hanora Reinke Lucey Anthropology and Sociology Philosophy Political Science

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03439text.indd 31 5/16/19 1:16 PM Maureen Ann Madar David A. Reina Yihan Wang Biology Philosophy Economics Psychology Margaret K. Mahoney Andrea Vera Weyneth Religion Crystal Reyes Psychology Women’s & Gender Studies Caileigh Heather Marshall Lucian Connolly Wiest Mathematics and Computer Science Alex Andree Rivera Data Analytics Dance Angela M. Martinez Franco Nora Driscoll Zacharski Education Lauren Michelle Robbins Environmental Studies Mathematics and Computer Science Carson McCann Shuheng Zhao Chemistry and Biochemistry Eva Garnet Rosenthal Physics and Astronomy Religion Grace E. McCurry German Morgan Colucci Russell Psychology Bronwyn Dean McGary Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Bridget Ryan Dance Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster History Ryan David Keo Seibert Philosophy Elena Sydney Meth Environmental Studies Alexandria Nicole Seward Political Science International Studies

Adrian Francis Brandt Miller Darcy Ellise Shulman Physics and Astronomy Economics

Khue Minh Ngo Nicholas A. Staniszewski Environmental Studies Physics and Astronomy

Hieu Vu Nguyen Yow Yong Tan Data Analytics Chemistry and Biochemistry

Minh Huyen Nguyen Quan M. Tran Data Analytics Mathematics and Computer Science

Hannah Emma Ohlmann Trang Minh Tran History Data Analytics Mathematics and Computer Science Pearlyne Paulemon Communication Duncan Thibodeau Tulimieri Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Nicholas John Pellar Physics and Astronomy Olivia Teresa Van Goor Music Charlotte Mae Prior Economics Eva Maria Vivero Religion Julia Ellen Proctor Physics and Astronomy Lan Quynh Vo Women’s & Gender Studies Amaya René Rakes Psychology Amanda Kaplowitz Walsh Biology Rachel Marie Reardon Biology

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03439text.indd 32 5/16/19 1:16 PM We thank the members of the Class of 2019 who supported Denison with a gift to honor their graduation. Many graduates made their gift in honor of an individual or organization that had a significant impact on their experience and education at Denison.

Graduates Donating to the 2019 Class Gift * indicates a member of the 2019 Senior Class Gift Committee

Naomi Abena Dwomoh Abankwah Katherine Elizabeth Chlysta Lily Louise Gross* Rachel Ann Abbott Niall Andrew Clancey Rafael Guzman Emily Jane Ables Carson S. Clear Stephen Haase Taylor Alexis Abrahamowicz Samantha Karina Cortez Virginia Hutchins Hamilton Ariana Alanis Benjamin Cousineau Ashley Mackin Hammons Emma Wesley Alsup Jason Benjamin Craig Emmaline Anne Harms Michael Francis Angelo Madeleine Viault Crull Samantha Lynne Haseltine Margaret Lang Armstrong Olivia Montgomery Selden Dann Michael Felix Hernandez Owen Mason Armstrong Brooks Walker Davy Megan McGann Hickey Wyatt Eleanor Ashby Deirdre Akua Buor Debrah Helen Catherine Hinton Ricki Ann Asher Anna Niles DeLong Hannah Rhodes Hitchcock Ella Mae Asnin Taylor Sperry Dennis Maya Sioux Hodson Alexandra Yvonne Asselta Christopher George DeSantis Colleen Grace Hoffman Christopher Xavier Baculima Macy Rose Diaz* Julia Ann Hoffner Luis Enrique Baez Jr. Robert Agustin Diaz Morgan Rose Hogenmiller Laura Nicole Bagan Alexis Marie Dilorenzo Imani Danette Holmes Alyssa Bahel Peter Eckart Doering Aubrey C. Hong Molly Elizabeth Bailey Ian Thomas Dooley* Khalig Gauge Howard Jacob Ryan Ball Alexandria McCormick Dungan Elizabeth Leigh Jaffy Lucy Bancone* Anna Catherine Erickson Vatsal Jhawar Lizbeth Bautista James Thomas Fennessey Riley Nicholas Johnson Asher Chase Berkson-Gold Andrew Allen Ferguson Logan Hunter Joy Taylor Francis Blake Amelia Farrior Ferris Fatoumata N. Kaba Josh Blaz Samuel Stewart Ferrone Ellen Mary Kajca Elizabeth Geller Blue Hannah E. Fishkin Francis Kalombo Ngoy* Matthew Ryan Bonollo Kaitlyn Elise Fouke Abigail Rose Kampman* Alexis D. Boyages Kenny Albert Fox Benjamin Scott Keefer Andrew Robertson Boyle Alexandra Logan Fuller Molly Rose Keisman Sedona Nicole Brighton De’Von Anton Fulton Jr. Evelyn Deborah Kendix Kevin Joseph Brown Anika Rosemary Gannon Madina Khudaynazar Katherine Anne Burke Xiangyi Gao Elizabeth Ann Klaes Blake Michael Burstein McKenna Jo Geiger Brandon Paul Kozak Spencer Edward Butler Olivia Rose Gerringer Julia Elizabeth Laden Keita-Gabriella Caldwell Hannah Elizabeth Gibson Náamah Amariah Leerdam Emily Grace Carrigan Caroline Boyd Goldberg Rebecca Xian Lind George P. Carson Emma Frances Goldner-de Beer Carter C. Loesch David Joshua Carter* Ethan M. Goldstein Alexis Lopez Arin Elizabeth Caveney Jane Bosworth Goodspeed Amirah K. Loury Claude Thomas Chandonnet Jr. Kathryn M. Graham Megan Reine Lovely Alexander Brandon Chin William Shepard Griswold IV Conor James Loy

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03439text.indd 33 5/16/19 1:16 PM Yunqin Lu Jiahao Ran Thomas Jacob Shryock Waxter Isabella Theresa Luaces Samuel Lee Ray IV Emma Caroline Weber Hanora Reinke Lucey Rachel Marie Reardon Malik Carlton Thomas Webster Lauren E. Ludwig Emma Jayne Register David Allen Weimar* Patrick T. Lunt Crystal Reyes Meaghan Audrey Wells Arthur A. Luptak Kinley Rigzin Andrea Vera Weyneth Maureen Ann Madar Laura Michelle Robinson Rachael Mackenzie Williams Alvaro Jose Magaña Grace Elizabeth Rooney Monica Laura Woolcott Aidan Alston Maher Anne Kardell Rose Logan N. Wright Joseph Michael Majoy Elana R. Schlansky Johnny James Yim John Richard Marchetti Gabriel Joseph Schwartz Sarah M. Youngs Caileigh Heather Marshall Alexandria Nicole Seward* Ryan Daniel Zinkula Luke Gregory Marvin Scott Ryan Seymour Grace Frances Zukowski Mackenzie Andrea Mason Michaela Claire Shea-Gander Mary Elizabeth Massarelli Darcy Ellise Shulman Peter Ross Mathes Hamna K. Siddiqui Carson McCann Justine Hue-Chun Silverstein Kali Lauren McDevitt Saarah Slechta Anders Cassoday McLeod Madison Maus Smith Thomas Joseph Cleary McMaster* Colleen Maria Snyder Samuel Alonzo McPeak Emily L. Sonneborn Alexa Rose Meller Olivia Nabiha Bouhassin Stafford Julia Ritchlin Miller Nicholas A. Staniszewski Charles Knox Montgomery John Daniel Stauss Cameron Moore* Horace Jones Stillwell Elizabeth H. Morrison* Priscilla Ann Sullivan Nicholas James Morton Maria Lucia Taylor Francesca Marie Mouery James Edward Tolan III Diana Catherine Muha John Reese Tortolani Nicole Ann Najarian Fernando Axl Tovar Minh Huyen Nguyen Ha H. Tran Delaney McCormack Nollman* Trang Minh Tran Matthew C. O’Neal John Richard Troll III Braddock A. Ogle Duncan Thibodeau Tulimieri* Hannah Emma Ohlmann Anna Sophia Vanden Bosch Carly Ann Olsakovsky Olivia Teresa Van Goor Emma Louise Olsen Zoë A. Vasquez Joseph Tyler Osborne Margaret Linda Vettel Timothy John Oursler Henry Vetter Catherine R. Oxholm Eva Maria Vivero Zoe Elizabeth Papadis Thu Thi Anh Vo Pearlyne Paulemon Katherine Elizabeth Voigt Lucy Carroll Pearsall Emily E. Voutes Isabel Marie Pignolet Amanda Kaplowitz Walsh Isabella Angelina Pivec Tongyao Wang Charlotte Mae Prior Yihan Wang Valesha Maria Province Michelle Q. Warmolts* Jessica Jayne Ramsey Jack Thomas Waters

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03439text.indd 34 5/16/19 1:16 PM 2018-2019 Annual Fund Parent & Grandparent Donors

James P. Ables & Mary Lou Ables Dean Gaudin Elizabeth F. Adland & Simon Paskin Craig P. Gaumer & Lynn Wajda Gaumer Joseph J. Allegro Jr. & Etty A. Padmodipoetro Thomas J. Geary Catherine M. Armstrong & Jeff T. Armstrong Glenn L. Gebele & Angela Greene Gebele R. T. Asselta & Kathleen W. Asselta Andrew Gerringer & Karen Spiro Gerringer Lila Hutchins Bahin ’87 & Louis J. Bahin George L. Gilbert & Marilyn A. Gilbert Jon J. Bancone & Patricia Taeschner Bancone Steven L. Goldberg & Leslie M. Goldberg Amy Gilbert Berman ’90 & Craig E. Berman Mark A. Graham & Elizabeth Martin Graham Jeffrey T. Blue & Martha W. Blue Katherine W. Gurley Anne C. Boat Sally W. Haimbaugh & Charles L. Noll William R. Brady & Susan S. Brady Susan Watkins Hall Robert A. Buehler & Laurie L. Buehler Steven Harder & Kristin Harder J. Tim Burke & Laurie C. Burke Michael W. Hatten & Jill Farley Hatten Curtis Burstein & Jamison S. Burstein Mark D. Hedman & Nicole Ongie Hedman Robert E. Butler Gregory J. Heher ’82 & Kathleen Brady Heher Christopher C. Callahan ’87 & Susan Cole Callahan ’87 Paul R. Herrold Jr. & Agnieszka A. Herrold Michael S. Carlin & Juli Burden Carlin Albert M. Hickey & Ann Marie Hickey Robert P. Carrigan III & Cornelia E. Sherman Patrick J. Hinton & Kate H. Hinton Winfield B. Carson IV & Kathy A. Carson Richard W. Hinton & Maryellen Hinton David S. Carter & Anne Harris Carter Michael D. Hoffman & Kathryn A. Hoffman Claude T. Chandonnet Sr. & Laura M. Chandonnet Sandra Hurlbert ’87 & John L. Weisz Ricardo W. Chin & Danielle Vogler Chin W. Griswold Hurlbert III John R. Chlysta & Sherry L. Chlysta Allen L. Johnson & Holly G. Johnson Kevin M. Clancey & Ellen Smith Clancey Linda N. Johnson Karen F. Clark Michael E. Jones ’72 & Christine M. Jones Adam M. Craig & Suzanne Beaulieu Craig Phillip L. Kajca & Amy S. Kajca Melissa Shackleton Dann ’80 & Thomas S. Dann Mark A. Kampman & Erin M. Kampman Margo M. Davy Randall S. Keefer & Delana W. Keefer David R. DeCamp & Mary Stuart DeCamp Brian R. Kurtzer & Randi Reich Kurtzer Kevin V. DeSantis & Georgina R. DeSantis Gerardo F. Kusminsky & Kathleen A. Kusminsky Roger A. Dean & A. Kay Dean Dr. Laurel B. Laden & William J. Laden David L. Decker & Lisa T. Greenlees Robert J. Levy & Sally R. Tucker-Levy Dana S. Desnoyers & Mark R. Desnoyers Roger E. Loesch & Paris H. Loesch Ann Gushman DiSarro Dione N. Lomax Johnny J. Diaz Jr. & Melanie York Diaz Jose L. Lopez & Maria A. Lopez Peter E. Doering Sr. & Amy Lewis Doering Daniel C. Ludwig & Patricia A. Ludwig Diana Jewart Dudgeon & G. Richard Dudgeon Michael P. Lunt & Heather L. Lunt B. Grady Durham & Lori P. Durham Edward B. Magarian & Donna F. Magarian Kenneth J. Emanuels & Ann C. Emanuels Shawn P. Maher & Nancy N. Mathis Kendall D. Evans & Lynelle K. Evans Eric M. Majoy & Mary S. Majoy Saul Zundel Forman & Helen J. Forman Michael B. Manuel & Susan L. Ataman Karl W. Foster-Smith & Bronagh P. Murphy James C. Marino & Leslie L. Marino Karolyn Mallarnee Fox ’91 & George Fox Jr. Alice Reger Mason ’60 & Anthony K. Mason Gene Fujikawa & Renee Warren Fujikawa Grant A. Mason III

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03439text.indd 35 5/16/19 1:16 PM Sung-hee J. McDevitt & Gregory F. McDevitt Andrew Waldram & Andrea Waldram Robert T. McLaughlin & Texanna McLaughlin Christopher M. Walsh Jr. & Ellen J. Kaplowitz Eric M. McLeod & Jenner W. McLeod Jeffrey C. Warmolts & Wendy E. Warmolts Lawrence J. McMaster & Colleen T. McMaster Thomas J. S. Waxter III & Olive C. Waxter Gregory A. Miller & Kimberly M. Miller Mary Anne Weber James A. Mills & Mary K. Gilligan Jonathan R. Weems & Donna M. Weems C. Barry Montgomery & Shauna M. Montgomery Scott A. Weicht & Martha Massopust Weicht Reginald G. Moore & Miriam L. Moore Katherine A. Weiss Charles S. Morrison II & Nancy W. Morrison Nancy A. Williams Niles R. Morton Jr. & Gretchen L. Morton Paula Davis Woolcott Peter A. Najarian & Dale Diberardino Najarian Jennifer Wythes Vettel George Q. Nichols Jr. & Audrey Smith Nichols James C. Zacharski & Mary Jo Driscoll Lewis A. Noonberg & B. Dee Noonberg Jerry D. Zinkula & Connie L. Zinkula Melissa Mogensen Olsen ’87 & Peter E. Olsen Rodney W. Zukowski & Barbara A. Lawnicki Timothy J. Oursler Sr. & Tracy E. Duke Gregory Owens & Stephanie McClintick Paul G. Oxholm & Karen L. Oxholm Donald J. Paine Joan Morgan Parajon ’58 & Gustavo A. Parajon ’59 Simon Paskin & Elizabeth F. Adland Reginald R. Pattey & Jane D. Pattey Carl N. Pettigrew Karyn Kerr Pettigrew Marilynn E. Piscetta & Anthony R. Piscetta Gerald A. Polcari & Lynne Cook Polcari Jeffrey A. Proctor & Lisa B. Proctor Bruno A. Purnode & Anne-Astrid Brusselmans Purnode Stuart A. Randle & Anne A. Randle Peter E. Register & Karen L. Register Caroline Gaudin Reinecke Craig R. Reynolds & Jennifer W. Reynolds Susan J. Rice & Thomas J. Rice Sr. Maribel Rivera & Michael A Rivera Sr. John D. Robinson & Lisa Robinson David Ross & Karen Ross Tom A. Schurer & Vickie Schurer Rodney G. Seward & Angela C. Seward Lynne Shea Randall S. Specht Sr. & Mary M. Specht Anne Conley Stauss James M. Stauss Katherine Jones Stillwell ’83 & R. Newcomb Stillwell Stephen E. Tortolani ’84 & Caroline Kiehl Tortolani Suzanne Z. Troll Griffeth W. Tully & Karen Emanuels Tully Micaela Vivero & Pablo A. Vivero Long T. Vo & Giang Q. Ho Jeffrey L. Voigt & Amy J. Voigt

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David Robert Bussan ’81 B.A. Denison University; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts Professor Emeritus of Cinema Dave Bussan has always considered himself to be a history there, he has opened up new fields of vision and reluctant academic. While he continued to make films appreciation for those study tours: “I’ve always thoroughly through the years as a scholarly endeavor, his passion has enjoyed taking students to these two destinations and been working with students both within and outside of the introducing them to what Elliott had introduced me to back classroom. “I’ve had so many terrific students throughout in the mid-1980s.” my time at Denison. I have thoroughly enjoyed working alongside them.” As a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts with an M.F.A. in 1985, Bussan was artist-in-residence for Denison’s But the Department of Cinema is clearly a big part of theatre and cinema department in 1985 before joining the Dave’s legacy on the Denison campus. After receiving faculty in 1987. In that same year, he received an Ohio tenure in what was then the Department of Theatre Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship. For many years, and Cinema in 1997, he approached Provost Charlie he was the film critic for Columbus Alive magazine. His Morris about cinema and theatre dividing into separate articles on subjects such as “gazing globes” and Cy Young departments. The Department of Cinema was officially have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago born in the fall of 1998, and while he was the department Tribune, and the Columbus Dispatch. chair for more than 10 years, this fledgling department expanded from just two faculty lines to four and hired its His portfolio of creative film includes works in first full-time equipment manager. documentary, memoir, narrative, and experimental films. He recently completed a short documentary entitled For Bussan, who graduated from Denison in 1981, his “Future Visions of Over the Rhine,” which explores the experiences here have gathered in storylines from the past economic revival and gentrification of this poverty-stricken into new views of what’s yet to come. “As an alum, I had neighborhood in downtown Cincinnati. His current work the privilege of teaching together with my undergraduate in progress is “Art Bomb!,” a documentary concerning professor, Dr. R. Elliott Stout,” he notes. “Just the two of Ohio artist Charles Van Ness and his uniquely stylized us comprised the cinema faculty at Denison for more than sculptures. a decade. In that time, Elliott became both my mentor and friend. I will always cherish his memory and what he did And perhaps unavoidably, we have to share the story he for me both professionally and personally.” told about our Commencement speaker for this year’s class: “A year or so after she graduated, Jennifer Garner was With an increase in both interest and expectations visiting campus, and I ran into her in the theatre office. She regarding international experiences among today’s students, asked me if I’d like to have lunch with her the following Dave was able to develop unique educational adventures day, and I agreed. Embarrassingly, I forgot about our lunch on some very distant stages. “On five separate occasions, date and stood Jen up. That was the last time I saw her I’ve traveled with students to Istanbul and Northern before this Commencement weekend.” Cyprus. The first trip was on the occasion of Denison’s last January Term in 1988.” Working with a 6,000-year span of We hope they can finally meet up again today!

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Thomas David Schultz A.B., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Texas Professor Emeritus of Biology

If you were told that Tom Schultz was recognized with the “This was coupled with a revision of the curriculum, and Charles A. Brickman Teaching Excellence Award in 2009, the building was specifically designed by faculty to serve and you knew that it was one of the highest honors given our pedagogical goals and meet our research needs. I also by Denison to a faculty member, chosen by a committee of am pleased to have contributed to the expansion and faculty peers, and awarded for dedication to students and diversification of the biology faculty.” student learning, you would, no doubt, be impressed. Tom also helped to expand the Denison University It might add some depth to the breadth of that honor to Biological Reserve, as director from 1993 to 2003. During also know that Tom is known far and wide on the Denison his leadership, the Polly Anderson Field Station was campus, beyond the confines of the Biology Department, constructed, 90 acres were added to the reserve, and a trail for his spirited and (as far as we know) meticulously precise system and management protocols were implemented. “It performance of the mating dance of the blue-footed booby. has been a special goal of mine to inventory and document the biodiversity of the reserve,” he points out. “With the He also has a vivid, bright-red metaphor about learning he help of students, more than 1,200 species of plants, animals, likes to use. “I have had the perfect job in that I am paid to and fungi have been recorded. In addition, we have built an expose myself to new ideas and share them with students, insect collection of well over 10,000 specimens.” and help them to develop a “Swiss Army Knife” of critical thinking skills.” Whether helping students put a sharp In reflecting on his early career interests in both research edge on their reasoning, or to take a screwdriver’s twist in and teaching, Tom says “Denison turned out to be the connecting across disciplines, that “multi-tool” approach perfect fit. I could not imagine a better job than the one to teaching and learning has served Tom and his students I have had. I have been able to explore and teach every well. “The challenge of being exposed to a new idea, subject I’ve ever wanted to.” Also proud of how, over questioning it, evaluating it, and even testing it, fulfills me. the past 10 years, the Biology Department at Denison I especially enjoy making connections between seemingly has expanded and blossomed, he asserts, “into one of disparate ideas or concepts in different disciplines,” the premier undergraduate programs on campus and, I especially, he adds, “an important ability in a time when believe, in the country. And I cannot imagine a better, clear boundaries between the sciences are becoming more dedicated group of colleagues than those I am leaving blurred.” behind. Our collaboration and shared sense of purpose have been extraordinary.” A member of the Denison faculty since 1990, Tom served as chair of the Biology Department from 1998 to 2001. In June, Tom and his wife, Janet, will be moving to Fort “The accomplishment of which I am most proud was Collins, Colo. Tom plans to spend his retirement engaged the planning and construction of Samson Talbot Hall in traveling, fly fishing, nature photography, and living the of Biological Science, which opened in 2004,” he states. life of a naturalist.

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03439text.indd 38 5/16/19 1:16 PM Honorary Degree Recipient Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa

Jennifer Anne Garner ’94 B.F.A., Denison University

Jennifer Garner, a member of the Denison Class of 1994, Garner’s understanding of the afflictions of childhood is an internationally acclaimed actor and advocate for poverty led her to become an advocate for Save the children, serving as a trustee for Save the Children since Children, an organization that is on the front lines of 2008. She also recently co-founded the organic food emergency and humanitarian responses around the company Once Upon a Farm with the goal of providing world. In her work for Save the Children, Garner has children with high-quality, nutritious food that is studied the issues, visited children in their homes, and produced using sustainable methods. testified before Congress.

Through her work on stage and screen, Garner has Garner’s work focusing on children has expanded. She inspired and enlightened, entertained and educated. She was an advocate for the Children’s Defense Fund in has given us characters who help bridge our difference New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, a spokesperson and bring understanding to a complex world. Garner for the American Lung Association’s Faces of Influenza studied theatre at Denison and quickly onboarded into campaign, and a prominent advocate and spokesperson her field, working in community productions before for California Senate Bill 606, which became law in heading to New York, then Los Angeles and her first 2013 and protects the privacy of children in California. major role as Sydney Bristow in the hit television show In addition, Garner contributed the essay, “Turning Alias, in 2001, for which she received four consecutive Poverty Around: Training Parents to Help Their Kids” Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from a Drama Series. She also earned four Golden Globe the Brink, edited by Maria Shriver and published by the nominations for her role in Alias, winning the award for Center for American Progress in 2014. Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama in 2002. She also was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards for Alias and her portrayal of Dr. Eve Saks in The Dallas Buyers Club, winning for the former in 2005.

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