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U.S. Century Bank Arena CommencementModesto A. Maidique Campus, Miami, Florida Monday, December 13, 2010 Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Table of Contents

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Order of Commencement Ceremonies...... 4

Honorees...... 10

Florida International University is a vibrant, student-centered public research university, ideally located in Miami, that is Worlds Ahead in its commitment to learning, research, entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity so that our An Academic Tradition...... 12 graduates are prepared to succeed in the global market.

Since 1965, when it was chartered as the area’s first public university, FIU has built a reputation for excellence in University Governance and Administration...... 14 teaching, research and community engagement. Since taking office in August 2009, President Mark Rosenberg has focused on strengthening student-centered academic excellence, enhancing research that supports community priorities and expanding community partnerships. Commencement Committee...... 16 FIU has a diverse and nationally celebrated faculty who bring a global perspective to their research and teaching. Our vibrant student body comes from throughout the United States and more than 130 countries. FIU’s worlds ahead alumni have risen to prominence in every field. The university takes full advantage of its ideal location, which serves as a “living laboratory” for many of its programs and offers unparalleled career opportunities. As a public Honors College...... 17 university located in one of the nation’s great cities, FIU offers a combination of vast resources, personal attention and affordability. Council for Student Organizations...... 18 The university offers more than 200 baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and specialist degree programs in its colleges and schools: College of Architecture and The Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Engineering and Computing, Honors College, College of Law, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, College of Medicine, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Hospitality and Summer and Fall 2010 Doctoral Candidates...... 20 Tourism Management, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work. FIU has more than 42,500 students, 1,000 full-time faculty and more than 146,000 alumni. The university has three Summer and Fall 2010 Graduate and Undergraduate Candidates...... 29 campuses – Modesto A. Maidique Campus in western Miami-Dade County; the Biscayne Bay Campus in northeast Miami-Dade County, and the FIU Broward Pines Center, an academic facility in nearby Broward County. The 40- acre Engineering Center, a major research facility, is located near Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Message from the Alumni Association...... 78

FIU Alma Mater...... 79

Commencement Program Commencement Program Monday, December 13, 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 13, 3:00 p.m.

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

SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT...... Jinlin Zhao, Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ...... Nancy Borkowski, Banner Marshal SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION...... Neil Reisner, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Robert McGee, Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF EDUCATION...... Maria Fernandez, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Janie Valdes, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Joy Blanchard, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Benjamin Baez, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Meredith Basil, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Lynn Hendricks, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Fred Blevens, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Beverly Dalrymple, Banner Marshal PROCESSIONAL ...... Grand Marshal Thomas Breslin,Chair, Faculty Senate PROCESSIONAL ...... Grand Marshal Thomas Breslin,Chair, Faculty Senate Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... S. Christopher Ellis, Instructor, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... Kathryn Rodriguez, Senior, Voice Performance The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key Decision Sciences and Information Systems The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key Louis Melbourne, Instructor, Management and International Business Donald Roomes, Instructor, Management and International Business

CONVENER...... Douglas Wartzok, Provost and Executive Vice President CONVENER...... Douglas Wartzok, Provost and Executive Vice President WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President BOARD OF TRUSTEES MESSAGE...... Albert E. Dotson, Sr., Chairperson BOARD OF TRUSTEES MESSAGE...... Jorge L. Arrizurieta, Member SGA MESSAGE...... Christin Battle, SGA President, Biscayne Bay Campus and Pines Center; Member, FIU Foundation Board of Directors SGA MESSAGE...... Christin Battle, SGA President, Biscayne Bay Campus and Pines Center; Member, FIU Foundation Board of Directors

CONFERRAL OF FIU MEDALLION...... President Rosenberg and Provost Wartzok Jay Litt ’73, Outstanding Alumnus CONFERRAL OF FIU MEDALLION...... President Rosenberg and Provost Wartzok Morris Hollander, Cal Kovens Distinguished Community Service Award

PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DEGREES...... Victoria Castellanos, Associate Dean, University Graduate School PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS Narrator ...... Stephen Neal, Business Manager and Instructor, Theatre Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Business Manager and Instructor, Theatre R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business...... Joyce Elam, Executive Dean School of Hospitality and Tourism Management...... Joan Remington, Interim Dean Undergraduate Education...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean School of Journalism and Mass Communication...... Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver, Dean College of Education...... Delia C. Garcia, Dean University Graduate School ...... Victoria Castellanos, Associate Dean Undergraduate Education ...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean CONFERRAL OF DEGREES...... President Rosenberg

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES...... President Rosenberg RECESSIONAL

RECESSIONAL

4 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 5 Commencement Program Commencement Program Monday, December 13, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 14, 10:00 a.m.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ...... Debra VanderMeer, Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES...... William Pelham, Jr., Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING...... Sharan Ramaswamy, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL ...... Melissa Baralt, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Ruth Ann McEwen, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Hugo Jimenez, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Charlie Andrewst, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Scott Kass, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Daniel Anzueto, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Elias Bardawill, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Eric Arneson, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES...... Lauren Christos, Banner Marshal

PROCESSIONAL...... Grand Marshal Thomas Breslin,Chair, Faculty Senate PROCESSIONAL...... Grand Marshal Thomas Breslin,Chair, Faculty Senate Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance, Sir Edward Elgar Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... S. Christopher Ellis, Instructor, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... Marlina Diaz-Portorreal, Junior, Music Education The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key Decision Sciences and Information Systems The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key Louis Melbourne, Instructor, Management and International Business Donald Roomes, Instructor, Management and International Business CONVENER...... Douglas Wartzok, Provost and Executive Vice President CONVENER...... Douglas Wartzok, Provost and Executive Vice President WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President BOARD OF TRUSTEES MESSAGE...... S. Lawrence Kahn, III, Member BOARD OF TRUSTEES MESSAGE...... Marcelo Claure, Member SGA MESSAGE...... Helena Ramirez, SGA President, Modesto A. Maidique Campus and Member, FIU Board of Trustees SGA MESSAGE...... Christin Battle, SGA President, Biscayne Bay Campus and Pines Center; Member, FIU Foundation Board of Directors CONFERRAL OF FIU MEDALLION...... President Rosenberg and Provost Wartzok Barbara Lagoa ’89, Outstanding Alumna PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DEGREES...... Kevin O’Shea, Interim Dean, University Graduate School

PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DEGREES...... Kevin O’Shea, Interim Dean, University Graduate School PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Business Manager and Instructor, Theatre Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business ...... Joyce Elam, Executive Dean PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS College of Engineering and Computing ...... Amir Mirmiran, Dean Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Business Manager and Instructor, Theatre University Graduate School...... Kevin O’Shea, Interim Dean College of Arts and Sciences...... Kenneth Furton, Dean Undergraduate Education ...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean University Graduate School...... Kevin O’Shea, Interim Dean Undergraduate Education...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean CONFERRAL OF DEGREES...... President Rosenberg CONFERRAL OF DEGREES...... President Rosenberg

RECESSIONAL RECESSIONAL

6 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 7 Commencement Program Commencement Program Tuesday, December 14, 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 14, 7:30 p.m.

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE ARTS...... Sarah Sherman, Banner Marshal ROBERT STEMPEL COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ...... Ahmed Albatineh, Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES...... Marifeli Perez-Stable, Banner Marshal COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES …...... Kathleen Blais, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Benjamin Smith, Banner Marshal UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL...... Juan Liuzzi Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Valerie Morgan, Banner Marshal UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION...... Magnolia Hernandez, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Ruben Garrote, Banner Marshal HONORS COLLEGE...... Regina Bailey, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Lynn Hendricks, Banner Marshal STUDENT AFFAIRS...... Sofia Santiesteban,Banner Marshal

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... John Cabrali, Graduate Student, Voice Performance THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FIU ALMA MATER...... John Cabrali, Graduate Student, Voice Performance The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key

CONVENER...... Douglas Wartzok, Provost and Executive Vice President CONVENER...... Douglas Wartzok, Provost and Executive Vice President

WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President WELCOME AND RECOGNITIONS...... Mark B. Rosenberg, President

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MESSAGE...... Claudia Puig, Member BOARD OF TRUSTEES MESSAGE...... Jorge L. Arrizurieta, Member

SGA MESSAGE...... Helena Ramirez, SGA President, Modesto A. Maidique Campus and SGA MESSAGE...... Helena Ramirez, SGA President, Modesto A. Maidique Campus; Member, FIU Board of Trustees Member, FIU Board of Trustees

PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DEGREES...... Victoria Castellanos, Associate Dean, University Graduate School CONFERRAL OF FIU MEDALLION...... President Rosenberg and Provost Wartzok Albert Maury ’96, ’02, Outstanding Alumnus

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Business Manager and Instructor, Theatre PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DEGREES...... Victoria Castellanos, Associate Dean, University Graduate School College of Architecture and The Arts...... Brian Schriner, Interim Dean College of Arts and Sciences...... Kenneth Furton, Dean University Graduate School...... Victoria Castellanos, Associate Dean PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS Undergraduate Education...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean Narrator...... Stephen Neal, Business Manager and Instructor, Theatre Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work...... Michele Ciccazzo, Interim Dean College of Nursing and Health Sciences...... Sharon Pontious, Interim Dean CONFERRAL OF DEGREES...... President Rosenberg University Graduate School...... Victoria Castellanos, Associate Dean Undergraduate Education...... Douglas L. Robertson, Dean

RECESSIONAL CONFERRAL OF DEGREES...... President Rosenberg

RECESSIONAL

8 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 9 FIU Medallion FIU Medallion Jay Litt ’73 Barbara Lagoa ’89 Outstanding Alumnus Outstanding Alumna

A seasoned professional of the hospitality industry, Jay Litt is a principal partner in the Boca Raton-based asset Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judge Barbara Lagoa, a Miami native, graduated from FIU cum laude and was management firms of Ewoldt International and Resolution Services LLC. a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. She went on to receive her juris doctor degree from Columbia University Prior to joining these firms, Litt was executive vice president of operations for Wyndham International from 2004- in 1992, where she served as an associate editor of the Columbia Law Review. She became the first Cuban-American 2005. He spent the previous four years as senior vice president of operations for Resorts Group, where he led 28 resorts in woman to serve on the court when Gov. Jeb Bush appointed her in 2006. the United States, Caribbean and Mexico and served as Wyndham International’s chief procurement officer from 1998- Prior to joining the court, Lagoa’s civil practice, at the firms of Cohen Berke and Greenberg Traurig, focused on 2000. Prior to that, he spent most of the ’90s with Interstate Hotels leading a portfolio of 50 hotels. complex commercial litigation. She also served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Litt honed his skills working with ITT Sheraton for more than a decade, holding key managerial positions in New York Southern District of Florida, where she tried numerous criminal jury trials and handled a significant number of appeals. and South Florida. While a practicing lawyer, she was admitted to practice by the Florida Bar, the United States District Courts for the Over the years, Litt’s business acumen has proven instrumental in significant transactions in the hospitality Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. sector, particularly in the acquisition of multiple hospitality assets and companies, as well as food and beverage A committed community leader, Lagoa is a member of the FIU Alumni Association and has served on the board of chains and operations. directors for the YWCA of Greater Miami and Dade County, the Film Society of Miami and Kristi House. She also A proud Panther, Litt served in the United States Peace Corps in the Philippines. Today, he serves on the Industry served on the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission from 2001 to 2003. She currently is a member of the Eugene P. Advisory Board of the FIU School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, as well as that of the Rancho La Puerta Spa. Spellman and William Hoeveler Chapter of the American Inns of Court.

FIU Medallion FIU Medallion Morris Hollander Albert Maury ’96, ’02 Cal Kovens Distinguished Community Service Award Outstanding Alumnus

A partner in the certified public accounting firm of MarcumRachlin, a division of Marcum LLP, Morris Hollander has A two-time graduate of FIU, Albert Maury is the first alumnus appointed to the FIU Board of Trustees, the university’s more than 40 years of professional experience. governing board. He assumed this leadership role in 2007. Specializing in accounting and auditing services, Hollander represents public and private companies in a wide range of Maury has put his degrees in business administration and accounting to good use as president and chief operating industries. As one of MarcumRachlin’s technical resource partners on professional practice matters, he is also involved in officer of the South Florida-based, family-owned León Medical Centers Health Plans, a Medicare HMO with more than its litigation and peer review services. 36,000 members. He served previously as chief financial officer of León Medical Centers, a managed-care provider. Hollander has served as an expert witness before state and federal courts on accounting and auditing matters, A leader in his field, Maury’s expertise has been instrumental in guiding the growth and development of both including the application of professional standards. In 2008, he received the prestigious Certified in Financial Forensics companies. credential by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) for his considerable professional An engaged member of the South Florida community, he has served on the board of the Alliance for Aging for six experience in financial forensics. years. He currently serves on the board of the Bertha Abess Children’s Center, a nonprofit organization that provides A champion of education, he is committed to continuing education and serves as an instructor for the AICPA, as services to children with emotional disabilities. well as MarcumRachlin. He is a member of the Peer Review Committee of the New York State Society of CPAs and is Maury is a Lifetime Member of the FIU Alumni Association and was among the first alumni who pledged financial a member and immediate past chair of the FIU President’s Council. He also is a past chair and serves on the board of support in 2007 for a new Alumni Center on campus. directors of Family Counseling Services of Greater Miami.

10 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 11 Caps The Commencement: academic garb for commencement ceremonies since the beginning of the system. For almost 250 years, each university chose its own Traditionally, the Oxford style square cap is considered proper headdress. An Academic Tradition costume until it was realized that in 1896 an event unique in history In recent times, however, it has become stylish to wear a soft cap of would be taking place. This was the simultaneous celebrations of the either square or octagonal shape. All graduates wear a tassel over the left Michael J. Wagner, Ph.D., Retired Professor of Music Education 250th anniversary of Harvard University and the 500th anniversary side of the cap. Bachelor’s and master’s tassels may be black or the color of Heidelberg University. Because of this unique circumstance, the of the academic discipline, while doctor’s tassels are always gold. Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume was opened in 1895 to record the distinctive colors of institutions, their arrangement, the These are by no means all of the styles or accoutrements worn as academic At every academic institution, commencement exercises are the high Elgar, is traditionally played at commencement ceremonies throughout particulars of gowns, hoods and caps, as well as information pertaining dress. Indeed, in South American, Spanish and Dutch universities, the point of the calendar. Since the purpose of a college or university is to the United States, and many places around the world. It has come to to academic ceremonies. At that time, an American code of academic academic attire can be likened to plumage. It is not uncommon to see prepare its students to merit the conferral of an academic degree, the symbolize the commencement experience. After the processional, and dress was agreed upon. With few modifications, it is still with us today. brightly colored gowns adorned with ermine and other furs, flowing commencement ceremony serves as the instrument for exhibiting the after the academic body is assembled, our national anthem, The Star capes, and caps trimmed with beads or tassels. Some universities in success of both the university and its students in fulfilling this primary Spangled Banner, is played. Gowns South America even add Indian feathers to the headdress, in honor of goal. The rites involved in the celebration of commencement stem from Academic gowns of today are most easily identified by the distinctive the Inca Indians. At Florida International University, whose colors are civilization’s earliest times. In fact, the very word, commencement, After the National Anthem, the FIU Alma Mater is played. This piece style of their sleeves. The bachelor’s gown is worn closed and its sleeves blue and gold, the traditional colors of the disciplines are: means a beginning. If you are familiar with the trappings of this of FIU symbolism was composed by Clair McElfresh of the FIU Music are long, open and pointed. The master’s gown can be worn either open grand ceremony, you are aware that the traditions carried forth from faculty, former dean of undergraduate studies, and now retired. or closed, and has long distinctive sleeves which are closed, with a slit FIU traditional tassel colors, according to college/school are: medieval days are revealed in all of their pomp, color and symbolism. near the elbow to free the hand and forearm. These pointed sleeves hang School of Architecture and The Arts It is a celebration of new beginnings. For participants and observers Marshals down from the elbow to below the hand. The doctor’s gown can be — Architecture Blue Violet alike, commencement is meant to be both self-serving and an emotional The leader of the academic procession is the Grand Marshal. At FIU, worn either opened or closed, and has five inches of velvet trim down — The Arts White experience. this prestigious honor goes to the chairperson of the Faculty Senate (the both front edges, and three velvet chevrons on each sleeve. The velvet College of Arts and Sciences White university’s governing body for academic matters). You will notice that trim may be either black or the color of the discipline in which the — Public Administration Peacock Blue The Chain of Office as the Grand Marshal processes, the mace (a formidable weapon) is degree is granted. The sleeves are closed and bloused. — Criminal Justice Peacock Blue The University President is the ceremony’s convener and chief presider held at port arms, the ready position for quick protection. Faculty and College of Business Administration Drab at the commencement ceremonies The great chain, which is the FIU student marshals have been elected to lead candidates for graduation Hoods College of Education Light Blue chain of office is displayed on stage. This ancient symbol is perhaps the from each of the university’s schools and colleges. Probably the greatest degree of symbolism is expressed with the College of Engineering and Computing Orange most beautiful and artistic of any of the accoutrements of the ceremony. academic hood. Those who hold bachelor’s degrees and participate in School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Navy Blue During the Renaissance, holders of very high office sometimes wore The Dais Party commencement sometimes wear a hood. Candidates for the bachelor’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication Crimson a chain as a symbol of their authority. FIU’s chain is made of sterling The Dais Party is also known as the Platform Party. This group is degree do not. The bachelor’s hood is black and is three-feet long, with College of Nursing and Health Sciences silver and its designs are cast, cut and etched. The center medallion composed of the university’s administrative leaders and very special a two-inch velvet border in the color of discipline in which the degree — Nursing Apricot represents the world and is surrounded by sea shells cast from an actual guests. The Dais Party enters the hall before the faculty and proceeds is awarded. The master’s hood is also of black material, and is three- — Health Sciences Green shell. Reflecting the university and the South Florida area are the eight directly to stage. At the end of the processional, the Grand Marshal and-one-half feet long with a three-inch velvet border in the color of Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work ovals which make up the chain. Each link is connected by a shell motif declares the proceedings open, and the ceremony moves forward. the discipline. It is lined with the colors of the institution conferring — Public Health Salmon and exemplifies a specific entity: 1) the University Park tower, 2) the the degree. The doctor’s hood is four-feet long, has a five-inch velvet — Social Work Peacock Blue Vrana sculpture over the entrance of Primera Casa, and 3) the Torch Academic Regalia border in the the color of the discipline, and is lined with the colors of Honors College Gold of Friendship. The others represent the five original schools in the The tradition of wearing distinctive academic attire at commencement the institution granting the degree. FIU community: Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Hospitality ceremonies originated in Europe in the twelfth century. However, gowns Management, and Engineering. Inscribed upon four of the medallions and capes had been worn by clerics and ecclesiastics even before that are the names and dates of tenure of FIU presidents — Charles Perry, date. A heavy black or brown gown was apparently worn at all times. Harold Crosby, Gregory Wolfe, Modesto A. Maidique. The chain was Hoods and capes were also a necessity during the long, cold European designed by Dr. Clem Pennington, associate professor of art education, winters because the buildings in which scholars lived, studied and taught now retired, and executed in 1977 by Leo Shirker, a Miami goldsmith, were cold and drafty. When not being used to provide warmth, hoods art teacher and FIU alumnus. and baggy sleeves served the same purpose as do today’s pockets. Often a crust of bread or some cheese were tucked away in them for sustenance The Mace on a long journey. The academic costume at English universities (from The Grand Marshal carries a ceremonial club called a mace. In antiquity, which many of our American commencement traditions originate) can when an official of high rank went out in public, a mace-bearer was be traced as far back as the middle of the fourteenth century, to the time assigned to accompany him in order to literally beat away those who when scholars were rebuked that a decent habit was to be worn (Statutes got close enough to try to petition the favors of the official. Today, the of Peterhouse, 1344). This document further prescribed the code of bearing of the university’s mace is ceremonial in nature, signifying the dress for university teachers of that era. In a 1432 statute, students authority and authenticity of those who are to follow. and even doctors of theology were restricted to bunge and sad-colored habits. The robes of master were to be flowing and reach the ankles. In Music an order dated 1358, tailors were admonished not to stint the robes, Music plays an important role in the commencement experience. The which should be argae et talares, because clerks (of whom scholars were commencement procession begins with the playing of Aaron Copland’s one type) should be distinguished from the laity. A few universities still Fanfare for the Common Man. It is followed by the traditional and require students and faculty to wear a short gown both on and off the familiar Pomp and Circumstance March #1, by Sir Edward Elgar. university campus. Oxford, Cambridge and some Scottish universities This march, one of a set of five Pomp and Circumstance marches by maintain this custom. The faculties of American universities have worn

12 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 13 State of Florida Florida International University Foundation Board of Directors 2010-2011 The Honorable Charlie Crist, Governor Executive Committee The Honorable Bill McCollum,Attorney General The Honorable Alex Sink,Chief Financial Officer Noel J. Guillama-Alvarez, Honorary Alumnus, Chairperson The Honorable Charles H. Bronson, Commissioner T. Gene Prescott, Vice Chairperson Veronica Cervera Goeseke, Secretary Richard Brilliant ’93, Treasurer Carlos B. Castillo ’88 Albert E. Dotson, Sr. Gerald C. Grant, Jr. ’78, ‘89 Board of Governors Rosa L. Jones Ray E. Marchman

Ava L. Parker, Chair Dean C. Colson, Vice Chair Eric J. Smith, Education Commissioner Richard A. Beard III Morteza “Mori” Hosseini Gus A. Stavros Ann W. Duncan J. Stanley Marshall John W. Temple Florida International University Charles B. Edwards Frank T. Martin Norman D. Tripp Gallop Franklin II Tico Perez Rick Yost Administration Patricia Frost John Rood Mark B. Rosenberg, President Douglas Wartzok, Provost & Executive Vice President Kenneth A. Jessell, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Administration Robert F. Conrad, Vice President, University Advancement Florida International University Pete Garcia, Director, Intercollegiate Athletics Andres G. Gil ’86, Vice President, Research Board of Trustees 2010-2011 Sandra B. Gonzalez-Levy, Senior Vice President, External Relations Albert E. Dotson, Sr., Chairperson Divina Grossman, Vice President, Engagement Albert R. Maury ’96, ’02,Vice Chair and Treasurer Jaffus Hardrick, Vice President, Human Resources Mark B. Rosenberg, Secretary Rosa L. Jones, Vice President, Student Affairs Howard Lipman, Senior Vice President, University Advancement and Executive Director, FIU Foundation Michael M. Adler Jorge L. Arrizurieta S. Lawrence Kahn, III Sukrit Agrawal Joseph L. Caruncho ’81 Miriam López Javier I. Marqués ’92, ’96, Chief of Staff, Office of the President Cesar L. Alvarez Marcelo Claure Claudia Puig Kristina Raattama, General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel , Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs Faculty Member Student Member John A. Rock, MD Thomas A. Breslin Helena Ramirez Stephen A. Sauls, Vice President, Governmental Relations Chair, FIU Faculty Senate President, Student Government Association Min Yao, Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

14 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 15 Florida International University The Honors College

Alumni Association Executive Board of Directors 2010-2011 Graduates of the Honors College have had the opportunity to work members of the Honors faculty. Students and faculty members meet each with some of the University’s most outstanding faculty members in week for large group lectures, panel discussions, student presentations and Joaquín “Jack” F. González ’97 a program of excellence in academics, personal development, and films; they also meet weekly in small discussion sessions to analyze reading President service. The College boasts faculty from a wide array of academic assignments and to elaborate on issues raised during the large group. disciplines and students from 80 different nations and states. The Students thus have the opportunity to work closely with one faculty Honors College provides top students with an interdisciplinary education member, while learning from several in their large group, from the earliest Gonzalo Acevedo ’91,’10 Sharon Fine ’99 Ralph Rosado ’96,’03 that complements their major fields and prepares them to compete in point in their studies. Third and fourth year students take advanced Vice-President Treasurer Governmental Relations Officer the workplace or for graduate or professional school placement after trans-disciplinary seminars and/or study abroad trips or participate in graduation. research Ariana Fajardo, Esq. ’93 Gabriel Albelo ’93 José M. Pérez de Corcho ’93, ’90 Secretary Parliamentarian Past President Created as a program in 1990, the College has grown to include over a The Students thousand students and forty-three faculty members in an exciting and Students chosen for the College are excellent students capable of challenging academic environment. The Honors College now provides performing well in the rigorous Honors curriculum as well as in their a full range of opportunities and support activities for its students, other course work. The average SAT score for Honors students is including study abroad courses, individual advising, research and 1870. Admission, however, is not simply based on numbers. Since the internship programs, and service opportunities. The heart of the college is “ideal” Honors student should be active in the community and seeks out its creative and supportive community. challenges both academically and personally, emphasis is placed on letters of recommendation, a personal essay, and the breadth of the student’s The Curriculum experiences. Honors seminars are unique classes that assure a challenging thread winds through the undergraduate experience of all students in the College, The success of these graduates of the Honors College is yet another regardless of major. Every semester Honors College students take an example of Florida International University’s continuing commitment to Florida International University interdisciplinary honors seminar. Most are team-taught by three to four providing an exceptional undergraduate education for its students. 2010-2011 Commencement Committee

Gitta Montoto, Committe Chair The Honors College Graduates

Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Jennyfer Lopez Christine Torres Laura Benavides Ruth Hamilton Vicky Owles Natalie Dominguez Aileen Almanzar Antonio Luis Carolina Troche Penny Butler Lissette Hernandez Lourdes Pereira Erica Drybread Carlos Aponte Christian Mendez Melanie Vazquez Natalia Escobar Estefania Arosemena Matha Michel Shirley Villalobosbendana Josefina Cagigal Olga Hernandez Ron Reyes Nathalie Espinales Micah Badana Jared Moise Cayce Wicks Julissa Castellanos Sandra Jimenez Lazaro Rodriguez Francis Flores Jonathan Barrett Fitim Mustafa Johayra Witter Gabriela Garcia-Linares Miriam Blasco Daniel Narain Meaghan Connelly Cameron Jones Lynda Rodriguez Tanya Jackson Luis Camacho Gabiela Perez Robert Dundas Sanyo Mathew Marisa Salazar Tania Leipold Haydn Diaz Natalia Pop Georgina Gonzalez Renaissance McIntyre Dan Salzverg Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Diaz Alvaro Quinones Priscila Mojica Eric Feldman Sergio Rioseco Rosa Gonzalez Douglas O’Chipa Debra Sheridan Casey Neville Carla Ferris Chantel Rivero Karla Ortega Alex Silva Gianfranco Patuzzo Elya Franciscus Nalisa Saati Elizabeth Perez Adriano Froes Robyn Sack Rosa Rodriguez Ana Garcia Veronica Salazar Tania Santiago-Perez Alejandro Gonzalez Konstantinos Sebekos San Saumell Wendy Guzman Asia Seucaguilera Luis Martin Khadija Harris Antonina Shachar Anna Scharnagl Lien Hernandez Witchcliff Simpson Jenny Tovar Desiree Hurtado Alejandro Steinraffalli Felipe Urdaneta Thomas Johnson Erwin Tejos

16 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 17 Council for Student Organizations’ Honor Societies Council for Student Organizations’ Honor Societies (continued) Shaista M. Mohammed Seyny M. Dressler Katalina Montoya Melissa M. Sanchez-Jauregui The following students have been recognized by their respective Honor Societies and the Florida International Corina Murzi Obiangelis Fonseca Ramon Palomo SIGMA IOTA RHO University Council for Student Organizations for reaching a high level of academic achievement. Robin Nadal Geogette M. Green Sandra Pekarek Lis-Marie Alvarado Jenna Oliver Janet Russo Hoppe Joanna Perez Steven Camelo Rakesh Ravikumaran Nair Stephanie Lima Sabrina Salazar Romulus Cirone Ariel Salazar Laquia Minor Richard Verdun Erick Fleming PHI BETA KAPPA Valerie Alexis Bonilla Nelson Gomez Alvaro A. Quinonez Jennifer Veltre-Gonzalez Lisset Rodriguez Mary Beth Vincent Paola Galindo Tiffany A. Chin-You Stephanie Garmer Karina Grande Corina Robles Antoinette M. Sappleton Florence Yew Yaisel Gonzalez Ernesto J. Crucet Robert Liu Jemie C. Ho Ariel Rodilla INTERNATIONAL Evis Soto-Areas David Jones Erica M. Gibb Yanie Oliva Damaris Huici Alejandro Manuel Torres BUSINESS HONOR Wendy E. Soza PSI CHI Romney Manassa Maya Armon Greenberg Samer Riaz Martha Theresa Ibarra Castellanos SOCIETY Rachel Vargas Ivelisse Aparicio Claudia Mesa Tania Lamourt Carolina Troche Sade Jenkins Jenny M. Toruno Issa Chavez Kesia Vazquez Mariana Armelin Marccia Moreno Crystal Bianca Lean Kamoya O. Lawrence Praveen Kumar Varala Stephanie Hazel Luis Vanessa Victorero Valerie Alexis Bonilla Gabriela Simonelli John D. Lee ALPHA ETA MU BETA Rhonette Lloyd Diana Ortega Shirley P. Villalobos Brock Brothers Pavel Soshnikov Dainelys Linares Andrea Rolong Candice McCrae CHI SIGMA IOTA Francy Ramirez Winstera C. Washington Evelyn M. Cardoso Nick Spigner Sandra M. Lopez Konstantinos Sebekos Michael Novar Raquel F. Concepcion Carolina Rivera Noemi Maria Castellanos Jeannine Marcos Martine Paul Yanivis Gonzalez Cecilia Un PHI BETA DELTA Maria T. Castillo SIGMA LAMBDA CHI Charlotte Sophia Marill ALPHA KAPPA DELTA Vanessa Penate Corina Hernandez Yesenia Vera Gurjashan Singh Sol Altagracia Cordero Daniel Alonso Yesenia Mendez Stephanie Lee Diez Christopher Perez de Alejo Shantius Jackson Gurjiwan Singh Christina DeBaun Leonard Arippol Marccia Katherine Moreno Jose Francisco Longoria Vanessa Jean Poix Terina Lopez LAMBDA ALPHA Gema Delgado Andris Betancourt Michelle Andrea Nahmias Carley Radcliff Stephen Loynaz Lis-Marie Alvarado PHI KAPPA PHI William Escobar Brent W. Huffman Amada Joyce Perez ALPHA KAPPA DELTA Luis Rivero Sandra Menendez Paul Didier Jean Paul Didier Jean Charlanda Nicky Fleurinord Amanda Jones Shoshana Dara Pollack Lis-Marie Alvarado Krizia Storr Rachel Vogle Thelma I. Velez Erika Fountain Muhammad Khan Luis A. Rodriguez Christine Ferrara Marsha Walker DELTA EPSILON IOTA PI ALPHA ALPHA HONOR Stephanie Garcia Scott Parrish Walsy Karina Saez Paul Didier Jean Lis-Marie Alvarado NATIONAL SOCIETY OF SOCIETY Ingrid Gonzalez Maria D. Perez Mary Laureen Scott Lauren A. Scull BETA BETA BETA Yaisel Gonzalez COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS David Ceron Delia Keen Winston Ricketts Thomas Anthony Suri Thelma I. Velez Valerie Alexis Bonilla Christopher Jordan Kristina Marie D’Amico Stephen Draeger Tania I. Lumbreras Diana Carolina Trillo Stephanie Michelle Garmer Angelica Lopez Natasha Decal Mariana Oria Katrina Nicole Macias SIGMA TAU DELTA Hernández Yanie Oliva Altagracia Elizabeth Pujols Stephanie Hazel Luis Darcelle Skeete Christian Lucia Mendez Neil Bruce Davidow Thelma Iris Velez ALPHA MU ALPHA Christine Toledo Gomez Michelle Moreno Yessenia Mendez Haydn A. Diaz Carolina A. Ventura Mariel Aleman Briana McCord Erika Perez PI DELTA PHI Christine Miles Michelle Torres Cayce Marie Wicks Issa Chavez CHI EPSILON Nicolle Rosario Victoria Certain Dangond Ana Molano Cayce Marie Wicks Joni Deckert Hugo Adriazola Shane Stoby OMICRON DELTA KAPPA Manuella Gombauld Crystal Mueller ALPFA NATIONAL HONOR Natalia Garcia Hugo Altimari Robyn Thompson Lis-Marie Alvarado Andrea Janina Lahoz Algenys Name TAU BETA PI SOCIETY Natalia Guzman Sampson Kwasi Asare Yesenia Vera Janet Careaga Jessica Navarro Howard Bechtold Ayman Al-Abdullah Amaury Pedro Betancourt Altanese Phenelus PI SIGMA ALPHA Natasha Pineiro Wilson David Cabarcas Maria Paula Arroyave ALPHA PHI SIGMA Elisa Hernandez Bilbao GOLDEN KEY Alina Quintana Christy Lapadula Shoshana Pollack Yu Chen Paola Beltran Andrew J. Ahye Elsa Cabrejo Rosi Alberti-Gimeno Alison Rutowski Gabi Rosell Irene Portillo Erik Alexander Echezabal Carolina Chaljub Maria Borrajero Erik Alexander Echezabal Yulyan Arias Katarina Barreiro Claudia A. Quintana Rizwan U. Farooqui Katherine Cochran Leana Carrington Rizwan U. Farooqui Steven Camelo OMEGA RHO Oscar Lombana Stephanie Roche Miguel A. Jimenez Micaela di Luca Andrew Vaz Pablo A. Gonzalez Daniel Caviedes Alejandra Apraez Lilysbel Rodriguez Dasney Joseph Yovanny Duque Andy Gregg Howard Christine Collazo Maria Atehortua PI THETA EPSILON Melinda G. Saint-Vil Holger Paas Maximo Espinoza BETA ALPHA PSI Melina Idarraga Santiago Diaz Liliana Cano Valessa V. Altamirano Karina Saravia Adriana Rodriguez Teresa Hernandez Monica Andrea Andrade Tanya Alecia Jackson Brenda M. Folch Paola Soto Jessica Alvarez Jessica Sardinas Andrea Rolong Daniel Lopera Guy-Frederic Blanchard Shiva Dutt Jangampeta Natalie Forde Genevieve Anderson Jennifer Schramm Yousuf Shafiq Michelle Merz Louis L. Conserve Serge Alain Feuze Lekem Yaisel Gonzalez PHI ALPHA HONOR Erika Bermeo Natasha Shivers Gurjashan Singh Luis Meurice Pamela Donado Loren Marquez Daphney Jean SOCIETY Isabel C. Cantor Andrea Kristin Watts Alejandro Manuel Torres Ariel Salazar Juan Pablo Duarte Alexis Martinez Stephanie Luis Stephanie Aroca Alyson Earnhardt Johayra Witter Castellanos Beatriz Sosa Michelle A. Figueredo Oscar Mahecha Medina Tania Lumbreras Laura Botero Anna Haskell Maria Lourdes Garcia Maria T. Mora Briana McCord Edith Caballero Alys Hernandez SIGMA ALPHA LAMBDA UPSILON PI EPSILON ALPHA EPSILON DELTA Alaina Goindoo Kimberly Nedd Saragine Megie Alexander Coffman Rayya Ibrahim-Muzaffarr Lis-Marie Alvarado Stephen Bromfield Jamie Bolduc Jacquelyn Gomez Elisa Orduy Resha Mehta Heriberto Cruz Danielle Lancaster-Barber Stephanie Paredes Roselyn Pereira Yasmeen A. Davis Mary Elizabeth Meyer Stephanie Roche Michael Tracy 18 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 19 2010 Doctoral Candidates (continued)

Kristin Ann Nichols-Lopez Pablo R. Sacasa Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Dissertation: Anxiety Sensitivity’s Facets in Relation to Anxious and Dissertation: Developing of Germyldesulfonylation and 2010 Summer and Fall Semester Depressive Symptoms in Youth Thiodesulfonylation Reactions for the Synthesis of Novel Nucleoside Co-Major Professor: Dr. Wendy K. Silverman Analogues. Efficient Synthesis of Novelα -fluoro)vinyl Sulfides Doctoral Candidates Co-Major Professor: Dr. James Jaccard Major Professor: Dr. Stanislaw F. Wnuk Harun Onder Indra Sekhar Sen Kyle Roberts Eichas Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences Summer 2010 Graduates Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Dissertation: Structure of International Cooperation in Trade, Dissertation: Investigation of Mantle Dynamics from Platinum Dissertation: An Investigation of Multiple Pathways of Developmental Investment and Environment Group Elements and Rhenium-Osmium Isotope Systematics Intervention Change Major Professor: Dr. Richard Chisik of Mantle Xenoliths from Oahu, Hawaii College of Arts and Sciences Major Professor: Dr. William M. Kurtines Major Professor: Dr. Gautam Sen Valerie Perez Taehyung Ahn Richard Nicholas Gioioso Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Hao Sha Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations Dissertation: Detecting Deception: Identifying Differences in Liars’ Doctor of Philosophy in Physics Dissertation: Politics at the Water’s Edge: The Presidency, Dissertation: Placing Immigrant Incorporation: Identity, Trust, and and Truth Tellers’ Verbal Strategies Dissertation: Material Synthesis and Congress, and the North Korea Policy of the United States Civic Engagement in Little Havana Major Professor: Dr. Ronald P. Fisher Characterization on Low-Dimensional Cobaltates Major Professor: Dr. Paul A. Kowert Major Professor: Dr. Patricia L. Price Major Professor: Dr. Jiandi Zhang Sharon Elizabeth Placide Pavlo Baturin Paul Joseph Gregory Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Sociology Thomas Jack Snyder Doctor of Philosophy in Physics Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Dissertation: Navigating Racial Boundaries: The One-Drop Rule and Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Dissertation: Spectroscopy of Electroproduced Light to Dissertation: Assessing the Influence of Organizational Personality, Mixed-Race Jamaicans in South Florida Dissertation: Essays on International Medium Mass Lambda Hypernuclei Applicants’ Need Motivation, Expectancy Beliefs, and Major Professor: Dr. Sarah J. Mahler Lending and Increasing Returns to Scale Major Professor: Dr. Joerg Reinhold Person-Organization Fit on Applicant Attraction Major Professor: Dr. Cem Karayalcin Major Professor: Dr. Chockalingam Viswesvaran Dhimitri Qirjo Tiffany Yolanda Jimmece Bryant Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Diana Ter-Ghazaryan Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations Josette Marie La Hée Dissertation: Three Essays on Labor Liberalization and its Effects on Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations Dissertation: Inter-subjective and Transnational Racial Effects: The Role Doctor of Philosophy in Biology World Economy Dissertation: Re-Imagining Yerevan in the of the United States in the Formation and Evolution of the Collective Dissertation: The Influence of Phosphorus on Periphyton Mats from the Major Professor: Dr. Richard Chisik Post-Soviet Era: Urban Symbolism and Narratives of the Perception and Racial Relations in Cuba, 1898-1902 Everglades and Three Tropical Karstic Wetlands Nation in the Landscape of Armenia’s Capital Major Professor: Dr. Félix E. Martín Major Professor: Dr. Evelyn E. Gaiser Yasmin Rey Major Professor: Dr. Roderick P. Neumann Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Jing Chen Jennifer Lewis Dissertation: Evaluation of the Internal Structural Validity of the Jason Russell Weidner Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations Dissertation: Three Essays on Entrepreneurial Entry, Dissertation: Investigation of Group Leadership in a Fission-Fusion Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents Dissertation: Globalizing Governmentality: Sites Serial Entrepreneurship, and Labor Turnover Species, the Bottlenose Dolphin Co-Major Professor: Dr. Wendy K. Silverman of Neoliberal Assemblage in the Americas Major Professor: Dr. Peter Thompson Major Professor: Dr. Douglas Wartzok Co-Major Professor: Dr. James Jaccard Major Professor: Dr. Francois Debrix

Kimberly Anne Coffman Carla Marin Clifton Benjamin Ruehl Lucy Yehiayan Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Dissertation: Intuition and its Component Parts in the Heuristic Dissertation: Parental Involvement and Group Cognitive Behavioral Dissertation: The Interactive Effects of Predators, Resources, and Dissertation: Interactions of Different Arsenic Processing of Deception Detection: Hunch, Evidence, and Reliance Treatment for Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Disturbance on Freshwater Snail Populations from the Everglades Species with Thols: Chemical and Biological Implications on Intuitive Efficacy Treatment Specificity and Mediation Effects of Parent and Peer Variables Major Professor: Dr. Joel C. Trexler Major Professor: Dr. Yong Cai Major Professor: Dr. Bennett L. Schwartz Co-Major Professor: Dr. Wendy K. Silverman Co-Major Professor: Dr. James Jaccard

20 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 21 2010 Doctoral Candidates (continued) 2010 Doctoral Candidates (continued) Michael Bradley Shuck Ming Li College of Business Administration Doctor of Education in Adult Education and Human Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering Robert Stempel College of Public Resource Development Dissertation: Structural Health Monitoring using Index Based Moriah Aurora Meyskens Dissertation: Employee Engagement: An Examination of Antecedent Reasoning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Health and Social Work Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration and Outcome Variables Major Professor: Dr. Ibrahim Nur Tansel Juliette Noel Graziano Dissertation: How do Partnerships Lead to a Competitive Advantage? Major Professor: Dr. Thomas G. Reio, Jr. Applying the Resource Based View to Nascent Social Ventures Chenxi Lu Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare Major Professor: Dr. Sumit Kundu Oluyinka Tella Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering Dissertation: Differences in Treatment and Intervention Doctor of Education in Higher Education Dissertation: Improving Analytical Travel Time Estimation for Needs of Girls Arrested for Status Versus Criminal Offenses Dissertation: International Education and the Post-9/11 Syndrome: Transportation Planning Models Major Professor: Dr. Eric F. Wagner College of Education A Study of International Educators in Selected Miami-Area Colleges Major Professor: Dr. Fang Zhao Shannon Hughes Major Professor: Dr. Benjamin Baez Rajarajeswari Venkata Surya Mangipudy Miguel Antonio Rojas Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial and Systems Engineering Dissertation: Navigating Health Sources on the Internet: A Dissertation: The Impact of Eliminating Extraneous Sound College of Engineering and Computing Dissertation: Makespan Minimization in a Job Shop with a Batch Mixed-Methods Examination of Online Consumer Reviews and Light on Students’ Achievement: An Empirical Study Processing Machine and Expert Text on Psychotropic Drugs Major Professor: Dr. M. O. Thirunarayanan Kasturi Chatterjee Major Professor: Dr. Purushothaman Damodaran Major Professor: Dr. David Cohen Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science Regina Yvette McDade Dissertation: A Generalized Multidimensional Index Structure for José Antonio Rojas-Villafañe Doctor of Education in Adult Education and Human Resource Multimedia Data to Support Content-based Similarity Searches in a Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial and Systems Engineering Development Collaborative Search Environment Dissertation: An Agent-Based Model of Team Coordination Dissertation: The Relationship between Spirituality, Knowledge and Major Professor: Dr. Shu-Ching Chen and Performance Physical Therapy Tuberculosis (TB) Medication Adherence among African Americans Major Professor: Dr. Ronald E. Giachetti and Haitians Yechang Fang Sim Aing Bonnie Willa Akerman Major Professor: Dr. Tonette S. Rocco Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Yuan Tang Jessielynn Avila Dissertation: Realization of Differentiated Quality of Service for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering Christina More Muelle Joseph James Bernreuter Wideband Code Division Multiple Access Core Network Dissertation: Cancer Therapy Combining the Modalities of Hyperthermia Valentina Bolanos Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction Major Professor: Dr. Kang K. Yen and Chemotherapy: in vitro Cellular Response after Rapid Heat Franchesca Deanna Briere Dissertation: The Relationship between Prekindergarten Social and Accumulation in the Cancer Cell Earl A. Brundage Emotional Development and Academic Success among Hispanic Children Lyci George Major Professor: Dr. Anthony J. McGoron Jennifer Cabrera from Low-Income Families Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering Luis M. Camacho Major Professor: Dr. Charles Bleiker Dissertation: Structural Characterization of Metal Ved Prakash Verma Angela Campdesuner Hydrides for Energy Applications Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering Suzanne Marie Onorato Virginia Chan Major Professor: Dr. Surendra K. Saxena Dissertation: Enhanced Zinc Oxide and Graphene Hugueth Contreras Doctor of Education in Higher Education Nanostructures for Electronics and Sensing Applications Christina Dene Devlin Dissertation: Developing a Leadership Identity: A Case Study Exploring Ronald Alexander Gutierrez Major Professor: Dr. Wonbong Choi Nisha Deyalsingh a Select Group of Hispanic Women at a Hispanic Serving Institution Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering Armando J. Diaz Major Professor: Dr. Glenda Droogsma Musoba Dissertation: Design and Performance Assessment for Zhiqi Zhang Blerim T. Dibra Aortic Heart Valve for Tissue Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering Elsie Paredes Sarah E. Fleming Major Professor: Dr. Nikolaos Tsoukias Dissertation: Blood-Brain Barrier in vitro Model: A Tissue Engineering Brett Lawrence Fox Doctor of Education in Adult Education and Human Approach and Validation Maria del Carmen Garcia Resource Development Anup Kumar Keshri Major Professor: Dr. Chenzhong Li Mitchell Garcia Dissertation: Language Learning Strategy Use by Colombian Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering Yamarys Garcia Adult English Language Learners: A Phenomenological Study Dissertation: Comprehensive Process Maps for Synthesizing High Anastassia Gibson Major Professor: Dr. Tonette S. Rocco Density Aluminum Oxide-Carbon Nanotube Coatings by Plasma Claudia I. Gomez Spraying for Improved Mechanical and Wear Properties Yoel Gomez Major Professor: Dr. Arvind Agarwal Alejandro G. Gonzalez Anny Gonzalez Diana Carolina Gonzalez Rebecca Patricia Graham

22 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 23 2010 Doctoral Candidates (continued) 2010 Doctoral Candidates (continued)

Hermes Herrera Xi Chen Maiko Kusano Samantha Tolliver Jennifer Ann Karborani Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Kelly Tamara McArthur Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Photochromic Indolyl Dissertation: Comparison of Medical and Forensic Profiling Potential of Dissertation: An Investigation of the Relationship between Damarty Medal Substituted Fulgides and Fulgimides Volatile Biomarkers from Different Biological Specimens from Individuals Antemortem and Portmortem Drug Concentrations in Blood Juliana Mejia Major Professor: Dr. Watson J. Lees and across Populations Major Professor: Dr. Kenneth G. Furton Mary Claire Milburn Major Professor: Dr. Kenneth G. Furton Alicia Molina Philip Cary Christian Nadine V. Wedderburn Lourdes M. Pena Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs Drew Alexander Leins Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs Melanie Agnes Pereira Dissertation: Sales Tax Enforcement: An Empirical Analysis of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Dissertation: Managing Small-medium Cities in a Time of Maria A. Pontillo Compliance Enforcement Methodologies and Pathologies Dissertation: A Model of Mistaken Alibis: How Innocent Alibi Globalization: Experiences and Evidence from Florida’s Public Managers Michelle Marie Ramirez Major Professor: Dr. Howard A. Frank Providers Generate Inaccurate Alibis Major Professor: Dr. Howard A. Frank Jeffrey Rice Major Professor: Dr. Stephen D. Charman Allison M. Rostran Thao Dang Sandra Williams Edwin Ryan Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Cristian Melo Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Lauren Jayne Schlacht Dissertation: Biomimetic Modeling of the Nitrogen-centered Radical Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations Dissertation: Mediational Effects in Cognitive Behavioral Majik Steinman Postulated to Occur During the Inhibition of Ribonucleotide Reductases Dissertation: Left Behind: A Farmer’s Treatment for Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents Amanda L.Thomas by 2’-azido-2’-deoxynucleotides Fate in the Age of Sustainable Development Co-Major Professor: Dr. Wendy K. Silverman Zeus M. Vera Major Professor: Dr. Stanislaw F. Wnuk Major Professor: Dr. Gail Hollander Co-Major Professor: Dr. James Jaccard Sebastien Louis Michel Vorbe Erin E. Walker Diana J. de Hernández Paulo Olivas Chrysalis Lamae Wright Lauren Melanie Wilson Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Dissertation: VBuried Voices: Genres and Types of Female Authorship Dissertation: Arctic Ecosystem Responses to Changes in Water Availability Dissertation: Parental Absence and Academic Achievement in during the Spanish American Colonial Period (Sixteenth to and Warming: Short and Long-Term Responses Immigrant Students Eighteenth Centuries) Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer Major Professor: Dr. Mary J. Levitt Fall 2010 Graduates Major Professor: Dr. Santiago Juan-Navarro Amar S. Patel Lauryn E. DeGreeff Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry College of Arts and Sciences Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Dissertation: Synthesis of Aromatic Monothiols and Aromatic Dithiols, College of Business Administration Dissertation: Development of a Dynamic Headspace Concentration to Increase the Folding Rate and Yield of Disulfide Containing Proteins Melissa Ann Argumosa Technique for the Non-Contact Sampling of Human Odor Major Professor: Dr. Watson J. Lees Islam Elshahat Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Samples and the Creation of Canine Training Aids Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration Dissertation: Development of Face Recognition: Infancy to Early Major Professor: Dr. Kenneth G. Furton Cary Lunsford Pirone Dissertation: Market Valuation of Environmental Performance Childhood Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Major Professor: Dr. Clark M. Wheatley Major Professor: Dr. Lorraine E. Bahrick Monalisa Gangopadhyay Dissertation: Bilirubin: An Animal Pigment in the Zingiberales and Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations Diverse Angiosperm Orders Jacqueline Bowen Powell Dissertation: Hindutva Meets Globalization: The Impact on Hindu Major Professor: Dr. David Lee Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences Urban Media Women College of Education Dissertation: Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy, Systematics and Major Professor: Dr. Gail Hollander Catherine Raymond Paleoenvironments of the Avon Park Formation and Ocala Limestone, Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs Edwin D. Arrieta Highlands County, Florida Juan Jeanniton Dissertation: Improving Publicly Funded Human Services: Incorporating Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Major Professor: Dr. Laurel S. Collins Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Capacity Building into the Contracting Relationship between Dissertation: Immigrant High School Students’ In-Depth Dissertation: Quantum Transition State Theory and Solving a Children’s Services Councils and Nonprofit Organizations Understanding of the Value of Heritage Language and Bilingualism Christopher William Calvo First Order Master Equation for Complex Reactions Numerically Major Professor: Dr. Meredith A. Newman Major Professor: Dr. Eric Dwyer Doctor of Philosophy in History Major Professor: Dr. Alexander Mebel Dissertation: An American Political Economy: Industry, Trade, and Gina Scutelnicu Vannetta Lafé Bailey-Iddrisu Finance in the Antebellum Mind Brett Jestrow Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs Doctor of Education in Adult Education and Human Major Professor: Dr. Kenneth Lipartito Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Dissertation: Community Development Districts: The Entrepreneurial Resource Development Dissertation: Phylogenetics, Conservation, and Historical Biogeography Side of Government Dissertation: Women of African Descent: Persistance in Completing of the West Indian Members of the Adelieae (Euphorbiaceae) Major Professor: Dr. Howard A. Frank a Doctorate Major Professor: Dr. Javier Francisco-Ortega Major Professor: Dr. Thomas G. Reio, Jr.

24 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 25 2010 Doctoral Candidates (continued) 2010 Doctoral Candidates (continued) Jacques Bentolila Doctor of Education in Exceptional Student Education Anouchka Rachelson Dissertation: Secondary School Inclusion Rates: The Relationship Doctor of Education in Higher Education between the Training and Beliefs of School Site Principals and the Dissertation: The Role of Community College Faculty in Wei Zhao Implementation of Inclusion Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Robert Stempel College of Public Major Professor: Dr. Elizabeth Cramer Major Professor: Dr. Benjamin Baez Dissertation: Digital Visual Surveillance Network Architecture based on Video Codec System-On-A-Chip (SoC) Design Health and Social Work Major Professor: Dr. Jeffrey Fan Judith Debbie Bernier Pauline Jennifer Smith Gillian Haber Doctor of Education in Adult Education and Human Resource Doctor of Education in Adult Education and Human Resource Yanming Zheng Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Development Development Dissertation: Use of Structural Equation Modeling to Examine Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial and Systems Engineering Dissertation: A Phenomenological Exploration of how West Indian Dissertation: : An Investigation of the Strategies used by Organizations the Association between Breast Cancer Risk Perception and Dissertation: Minimizing Makespan for Hybrid Flowshops with Professionals Perceive their Career Construction Participating in Welfare-to-Work Network Programs and Correlation of Repeat Screening Mammography among United States Women Batching: Discrete Processing Machines and Non-identical Job Sizes Major Professor: Dr. Tonette S. Rocco the Strategies with the Retention Data to Determine Best Practices for Job Major Professor: Dr. Nasar U. Ahmed Retention among Former Welfare Recipients Co-Major Professor: Dr. Chin-Sheng Chen Co-Major Professor: Dr. Syed M. Ahmed Ya-Hui Elegance Chang Co-Major Professor: Dr. Tonette S. Rocco Victor Onyishi Okoh Doctor of Education in Adult Education and Human Resource Co-Major Professor: Dr. Thomas G. Reio, Jr. Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Development Dissertation: 4-Hydroxy Estradiol-Induced Oxidant-Mediated Dissertation: An Empirical Study of Kirkpatrick’s Evaluation Model in Signaling is Involved in the Development of Breast Cancer the Hospitality Industry College of Nursing and Health Sciences Major Professor: Dr. Deodutta Roy Co-Major Professor: Dr. Thomas G. Reio, Jr. College of Engineering and Computing Beverlin Marie Allen Co-Major Professor: Dr. Douglas H. Smith Monica Petasne Nijamkin Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Yu Chen Doctor of Philosophy in Dietetics and Nutrition Carol Ann Falkenberg Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Dissertation: : Pressure Ulcers and Nutritional Deficits in Elderly Long-term Care Patients: Effects of a Nutritional Program on Pressure Dissertation: Impact of a Comprehensive Nutrition and Lifestyle Doctor of Education in Exceptional Student Education Dissertation: A Highly Efficient Biometrics Approach for Unconstrained Education Intervention on Body Weight and Health-Related Outcomes in Dissertation: Effects of Self-Monitoring on Homework Completion and Iris Segmentation and Recognition Ulcer Healing, Length of Hospital Stay and Charges to Patients. Major Professor: Dr. Dorothy Brooten Morbidly-Obese Hispanic-Americans following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Accuracy Rates of Students with Disabilities in an Inclusive General Major Professor: Dr. Malek Adjouadi Gastric Bypass Education Classroom Major Professor: Dr. Adriana Campa Major Professor: Dr. Patricia M. Barbetta Hongbo Chi Jean Louise Hannan Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Flavia Eleonora Iuspa Dissertation: An Improved Framework for Dynamic O-D Matrix Dissertation: Low Income First Time Mothers: Effects of Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Estimation Advance Practice Nurse (APN) Follow Up Telephone Calls on Dissertation: Assessing the Effectiveness of the Internationalization Co-Major Professor: Dr. Fang Zhao Maternal and Infant Health and Health Care Charges Process in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Florida Co-Major Professor: Dr. Mohammed Hadi Major Professor: Dr. Dorothy Brooten International University Major Professor: Dr. Mohammed K. Farouk Dingding Wang Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science Jacqueline Peña Dissertation: Document Understanding using Data Mining and Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction Machine Learning Techniques Dissertation: Engagement and Membership Experiences of Hispanic Major Professor: Dr. Tao Li Generation 1.5 English Language Learners in a Massachusetts Community College Jin Wang Major Professor: Dr. Eric Dwyer Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Dissertation: An Incremental Multilinear System for Human Face Maria S. Plakhotnik Learning and Recognition Doctor of Education in Adult Education and Human Resource Major Professor: Dr. Malek Adjouadi Development Dissertation: How Employees with Different National Identities Qian Wang Experience a Geocentric Organizational Culture of a Global Corporation: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering A Phenomenological Study Dissertation: Characterizing Internet Worm Spatial-Temporal Major Professor: Dr. Tonette S. Rocco Infection Structures Major Professor: Dr. Niki Pissinou

26 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 27 2010 Summer Semester Graduate and Undergraduate Graduates

To graduate Summa Cum Laude, a student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or better and completed 40 semester hours of coursework for GPA at FIU To graduate Magna Cum Laude, a student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.70 or better and completed 40 semester hours of coursework for GPA at FIU To graduate Cum Laude, a student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better and completed 40 semester hours of coursework for GPA at FIU

(Honors designations are based on cumulative GPA through the Summer Semester)

College of Architecture and The Arts Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Bachelor of Arts in Art History Veronica Paredes Maike Acosta Melissa Grabiec Ana Mari Portuondo Mario Jovani Alfonso Melissa Pita, Summa Cum Laude Paula Monica Villarroel Anax F. Altamirano Nichole Marie Sapp, Magna Cum Laude Sheyla Estefania Carbonell Kristina Villaderey Bachelor of Music Jonathan N. Chades Karen Elena Argenal Gina Chavarriaga Bachelor of Arts in Dance Julian A. Cuadra Javier Cuevas Gonzalez, Cum Laude Katherine F. Brady, Cum Laude Jeffrey Guanch Natalia Escobar, Magna Cum Laude Joanna Vanessa Galis-Menendez Rebecca A. Longtemps Josue I. Feito Antonella Marie Fernandez, Cum Laude Yashira Fontanez Bachelor of Arts in Music Master of Music Andrea E. Galvez Mayra Alicia Kucera Jisun Kalil Natalia Gutierrez Jaimie Desiree Guzman Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Master of Architecture Therdo Junior Leguisamon Cairo Cangas, Summa Cum Laude Susan Patricia Aguerri Marina Mancuso Miers Jose Leonel Geada Rhyna Maria Moreno Charlene Alyssa Johnson Yunia Paez, Cum Laude Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Fernando Enrique Mane Mark Adam Pataky Bianca Blanco, Magna Cum Laude Irina V. Mitina Eileen Pineiro William Richard Gann Annaliet Pino Allen Plasencia Jonathan Mendelson Arthur Jamaal Rolle Rosana Rique Souza-Filho, Cum Laude Melissa Pita, Summa Cum Laude Sabina Vakhovsky Juan Cesar Suarez Nicole Thame Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Master of Arts in Interior Design Luis A. Valdes Kathleen Andrea Moreno, Charles M. Boggs Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Art Matthew C. Mur Jahzel Dotel, Cum Laude Master of Landscape Architecture Julia Susan Klumb, Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Interior Design Carolina Monteiro Da Silva Jennifer M. Salazar Alexandra Bernal Leonardo Schonnevald Rebeca Diaz Oliver Y. Setien, Cum Laude Priscilla Gonzalez Yamile Leon, Summa Cum Laude

Fall 2010 Commencement 29 Lilia Vento Duharte Amy Wechsler, Cum Laude Daniel Perez, Cum Laude College of Arts and Sciences Robin Emilio Escobedo Michelle Marie White Diacris Perez Dimitry Daryl Etienne Lyanne C. Williams Maria Piva Christopher L. Romaguera Lissette M. Hernandez, Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies Caroline H. Goeseke Christopher Zabala Taylor M. Prochnow Isbel Salgueiro Wilma Hernandez Doria Sapphire Bareket, Magna Cum Laude Maria C. Gonzalez Roxana Alicia Zayas Brett Guido Pucci Arista J. Sibrey Leticia S. Jack Mary Vanessa Botero Claudia Gonzalez De La Guardia Juan Quintana Dabir F. Smith Adam N. Johnson, Cum Laude Zenen De Armas Anna Elkis Hansen Silvio A. Quintana David Edward Wilson Cesar A. Jorge Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Christian Deleveaux Inam Kawa Evelio Manuel Ramirez, Magna Cum Laude Tima Zein Melanie Suzanne Klaskala Bernabe E. Belvedere Brian K. Keil Shannonlee Rodriguez Ernest Kwock Lisette Gomez, Cum Laude Nicholas Khouri Yanyn San Luis Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry Estefania I. Loredo Archit Khanuja Okechukwu Ikenna Aniagoh Josphat Koskei Raphael Sanchez Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Dayana Lusson, Cum Laude Daryl Mendez Sandra Dejean Tania Lamourt, Summa Cum Laude Fitzgerald A. Smith Studies Alex E. Martinez Diego Fontes Novaes Patrick Desamours Jessica Lellouche Natalie Vanessa Valle Charles Ferrante Phillip Andrew Martinez, Cum Laude Daniel Alexander Paredes, Cum Laude Steven M. Hernandez Richard John Libutti, Cum Laude Raysa Vasconcelos Ashley R. Thomas Sarah J. Michaelis Wiha Powell Ashkisha Nelicia Maduro Andrew Lugavere Katherine Vazquez-Aldana Andrea Mon Fabio Valim Toledo, Cum Laude Vianessa W. Ng Scot P. Mallard Jamie Nicole Woods Cinthya Carolina Montiel Peter A. Velazquez Giselle Petit-Frere David Sean Mander Bachelor of Arts in French Rebecca Noveck Kimberly Dione Woolery Rosa Rodriguez, Magna Cum Laude Andrea Valentina Marquez Paul Bensoussan Jieshun Pan Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese Isel Suarez Ann Elizabeth Marquina Avni Dipak Parekh Gregory A. Larson, Cum Laude Felipe Urdaneta, Cum Laude Ruben T. Martinez Bachelor of Arts in Physics Gianfranco Patuzzo, Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in History Rebecca Mayo Archit Khanuja Teresa D. Perrin Alejandro M. Carrera Anabel Mejia-Snipes Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Taylor M. Prochnow Bachelor of Arts in Economics Stephanie Nicole Diamantopoulos Carlos A. Moreno Bachelor of Arts in Political Rosi Alberti-Gimeno, Magna Cum Laude Aida M. Raphel Carlos Daniel Abarca Alejandro Estevez Michelle C. Moreno Melissa Paola Alder Alejandro William Regens Science James H. Grace Maggie Alma Lee Parker Silvia Moriyon Maria Corina Alfonzo Nicole Resnick Wolfgang Acevedo Maria Carolina Maldonado Melissa Rodriguez Ashley Moussa, Summa Cum Laude Maria G. Almeida Juan Carlos Rodriguez Christian Alfonso Kenneth Melo Matthew D. Ruckman Kelly Newhouse, Summa Cum Laude Robinson Manuel Alvarez Natalie M. Rodriguez Jodene Janell Bailey Jeevan Boto Tillit, Cum Laude Nicole Marie Saltzman Osvaldo Miguel Ochoa Yanin Alvarez Alejandro Ruiz-Castaneda Katarina Arminda Barreiro, Greg M. Summers Marie Eilis Tessa V. Onia Yessica Naymth Alvarez Walsy K. Saez, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Michael George Torres Manuel Pasos, Cum Laude Leopoldo Jose Andara Bachelor of Arts in English Igor Mattar Scardua Yessenia Margarita Caldera Christopher L. Adams Sascha-Ray Joseph Valme Pablo A. Penton Paula Maria Arce Krystal I. Taylor Alexis X. Castillo Corinne R. Bannister Claude Phanor Noelia Balderrama Marco Javier Tejeda-Kemp Rafael R. Chan-Rodriguez Kirsis Elizabeth Batista Janee D. Pridgen, Magna Cum Laude Nicole Eden Beauchamp Bachelor of Arts in Humanities Mildred Michelle Terrero Christopher M. Chavez Cum Laude Lauren Ashley Breckenridge Cristhie Marie Ramirez Jennifer A. Berre, Marisol Cribeiro, Cum Laude Claudia Ugaz Christina M. Cicilia Ronald C. Brown, Magna Cum Laude Victor H. Rams III Stefanie Alicia Black Steven A. Vazquez Haidelyn Cordero Betty Cesar Audrey Austin Robinson Veronica M. Blanco Bachelor of Arts in International Nateece Washington Lee Damessous Cum Laude Khadijah Charles Gabriel Oscar Rotman Fiorina Cecilia Boggiano, Relations Gisselle Del Canal Elesha Brown Kara Grant Maryann Ruiz Clarissamae V. Gallardo Andrew J. Alonso Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Elisa Lechic Carey, Cum Laude Treviene Ayanna Harris Rossie Ruiz Kristha Nicolle Gomez Rosemary Elizabeth Artigas Micheal Alls Leidinaicy Chavez Lauren Marie Lesende Giovanni Anthony Sanchez Andres Granados Andrea Baena, Cum Laude Judith Alvarez Lucila R. Coba Daniel A. Mejia Michael A. Sanchez Richard Guzman Sarah Ann Brady Margaret Raspall Alvarez Jennifer Lyn Cole Ambar Meneses, Magna Cum Laude Asif Ali Siddiqui Jesse Hernandez William Burruss Ninette Cristina Arcay Felicia Helen Collazo Priscila Dorcas Mojica, Cum Laude Matthew Frank Silverstein Carlos Fernando Herrera-Hidalgo Shaazia F. Chanda, Magna Cum Laude Dominique S. Aviles Monica Cruz Acevedo Cindy Elizabeth Montero Karla Solarte Michael Hobbs Daniela D. Davila, Summa Cum Laude Bilfrid Beauce Martha Maria Cuartas Rebekah Mori, Magna Cum Laude Martin David Solorzano Vivian M. Isla-Rey Alexandra Giselle Diaz-Zablah Eric F. Berkowitz Denisse Vanessa Diaz James Joseph O’Donnell Blayne Darrett Stone Stanley Lemorin Julia Michailovna Dudina Mercedes Cevallos Vanessa Maria Diaz Daniel Oliveira, Cum Laude Lucie Telfort Steven A. Melo Sarah Alicia Fernandez Kira Marie Chichersky Natalie Dominguez Thalia Inabelle Perez Christopher Brian Thomason Ana P. Mendieta Zasha S. Fernandez David Clarke, Cum Laude Marc A. Duchaussee Cristina Perezibanez Rebeca Rachel Thurber Natalia Moreno Carlos Luis Framil Hector Cortes Nicole Escarpio Dominique Lashawn Pierce Joseph Tobolowsky Assonta V. Pacouloute Ryan Richard Garcia-Caraballo Alison D. Diaz Elaine Espanola, Cum Laude Melanie Stacy Pineiro Erica Marie Vazquez Lysette Palmer Sandra Paola Guillermo Schauri D. Dixon Michael Fairclough John M. Rodonis, Summa Cum Laude Paola C. Villanueva Yaveth Antoine Parodi Yuliana G. Romagosa Andrea Hasbun Roudy Dorsainvil Catalina Villegas Gabriel J. Fernandez Benigno Rafael Pereda Gabriel A. Ferraro

30 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 31 Mandisa Camille Frett Chioma Desiree Ogali Estela Johnson Bachelor of Science in Biological Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Roger Ramon Mendoza Jonathan Garcia Oscar Orozco James Charles McCrink Robinson A. Arevalo Jesimiel Millar David Alejandro Giraldo Natalia Orrego, Magna Cum Laude Elizabeth A. Perez, Magna Cum Laude Sciences Jorge Luis Montero, Magna Cum Laude Camilo M. Mohar, Cum Laude Arianna Gonzalez Aleida Ortega, Magna Cum Laude Helen Morales JIsabel Acosta Jennifer Yvette Gonzalez Krystle Jean Ortega Bachelor of Science in Criminal Carlos A. Narvaez Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/ Jose L. Acosta Luis E. Gonzalez Vanessa Ortega Saul A. Navas Shohana Ahmed Justice Veronica M. Gonzalez Stephanie R. Palma Anthropology Nghia Ngoc Nguyen Okechukwu Ikenna Aniagoh Ingrid Y. Abad Urquieta Yenisleydi Gonzalez, Summa Cum Laude Eloisa Pantoja Lilli M. Delucca, Magna Cum Laude Andres J. Olivares Lian Anthony Raquel Alonso Megan L. Guerrier, Magna Cum Laude Lauren Patricia Pardo Dagoberto Concepcion Duenas Kenneth David Ordenana Javier I. Arenas Adrian Alberto Alvarez Nadine Gustin, Cum Laude Florencia Pecyner, Cum Laude Fernando Andre Echavarria Belky Yadira Oseguera Kantica Arora Danny Alejandro Aravena Philip Hamilton Maylen Noelia Perez Daniel Esquijarosa Diego Raul Ospina Isaac Dario Azar Leslie Dayana Azzam Shameika L. Henley Shanteria Pertilla Julia Joseph Naanunga Samone Pace Martha Barzana, Summa Cum Laude Shavell Marian Baker Danette Analys Hernandez Nadejda Anatolieva Pesheva Mona Assem Khalil Gladys Johanna Pellot Jennifer Bravo, Cum Laude Stephen A. Baquero Johanna Hernandez Berline Provence Aileen Marie Lorenzo Argenis Alberto Perez Jamie Lyn Burgoon, Magna Cum Laude Eduidge E. Blanchard Nahomi Virginia Hernandez Lindsay Nicole Queer Emilio R. Lorenzo Brenda Pierre Elena Chan Jhonathan Blandon Yolanda Madeline Hernandez-Beaudoin Franchesa Ramirez Christian Enrique Miranda, Nicole Marie Prieto Carla Chauca Iris Brautigam Tordellie C. Hutchinson Maria A. Ramirez Magna Cum Laude Cristina Quintero Ganesh George Crooks Jennifer Cabezas Binah Jean-Louis Jennifer Reynolds Luis R. Navarro Ivelys Ramirez Heleanna F. Da Costa John Calabrese Carlos Jimenez Jr. Melissa M. Rodriguez Nathalie Ramirez Angela Patricia Rendon Christopher James De Cardenas Camile A. Campbell Lourdiana Joseph, Cum Laude Alexandra Estefania Rojas Rose Reid Jennifer Restrepo Lizeth R. Delgado Jamare Clarington Rebecca Joseph Allan Mauricio Rojas Jason P. Valdivia, Cum Laude David Rodriguez Medeona Gjergjindreaj Haidelyn Cordero Priscilla M. Juncadella Daymi Roman Omar Alexis Rodriguez Jessalyn Gonzalez Debora Cornelia Curt, Cum Laude Jacob Scott Kaiser Diego Rosero Gibelle Graciela Salomon, Khalil A. Harbie, Cum Laude Vermita D. Davis Marcela Kitaigorodsky Cesar D. Rueda, Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Magna Cum Laude Brenda Lagares Jovany Delgado Nasirah Kury Alexandra Pilar Sagastume Christine Nicole Allison Ludwing J. Siles Jennifer Lopez, Cum Laude Pedro Diaz Shana Candice Langley Jessica Lourdes Salum Alicia Laudo Venithe Simplice Vanessa M. Lopez Alberto Diaz-De Villegas Kenia Laurencio, Magna Cum Laude Jessica Lynne Sardinas, Summa Cum Laude Onidia Martinez Michael Ryan Sinnes Samantha Ann Markell Ramon Albert Dominguez Kelly Leano Marisa Leigh Shube, Cum Laude Joshua G. Ortiz Baco, Summa Cum Laude Loreley Spencer Lindsy E. Martinez Whitney Joanna Dumeng Tania Leipold, Cum Laude Sandra Sierra Cristina Quintero Daniel E. Tellechea Jennifer Marie Mijares Carmen Duran Sandra Del Pilar Leon Karla Gisleine Soares Leanne Russell Shauna J. Thomas Henna Bashir Mohammad Angelita Figueroa Geysa Loo Paloma R. Stewart Anders Michael Urbom Daniel Travieso Camilo M. Mohar, Cum Laude Ivan Flores Lucia A. Lopez Sachie Takahashi Lilian Andrea Velarde Cynthia Urroz Manuela C. Noriega-Revilla Gloria L. Ford Gabriela Lorenzana Tiffany L. Taylor Jacqueline Sussette Vasquez Victor A. Ocana, Cum Laude David E. Garcia Silvia Dora Maccari, Summa Cum Laude Andrea Maria Tellechea Justin Samone West Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Dan Pedersen Lourdes A. Gomez Toni Ann Alexis Maloney Angy Tennor Michael S. Witherspoon Patricia Peraza Alina J. Gonzalez Jeannine Marcos, Magna Cum Laude Nicole Tirado Studies Mirelys Jorlene Perez Raymond J. Grataski Raymond Matias Cristina L. Torres Jessica Sara Benshay Meredith K. Peyser Christina Gresseau Marcela Mejia, Magna Cum Laude Rosario Lilia Torres Diane L. Johnson Bachelor of Science in Elena Pop Raymond Haar Fredelyne Mertilus Jenny C. Tovar, Cum Laude Environmental Studies Enma F. Poveda, Cum Laude Siham J. Hagos Yisbet Miron, Magna Cum Laude Natividad R. Treminio Bachelor of Public Administration Debra A. Deras Nicole Lee Quick Wesly Janvier Odelkys Morales Siomara Vallejo Judette Barthelemy Andrew Aaron Jungman Karen Rodriguez Alexandra Victoria Jara Sanaa Mrabet, Cum Laude Nicole Vilaseca Gary L. Beswick, Cum Laude Fredericka Salbo, Cum Laude Daphney Jean, Magna Cum Laude Jackelyn Marie Munoz Russell Hampton Waddey Jose Manuel Cardoso Anna Scharnagl Rose Andre Jean Bachelor of Science in Geosciences Brendan Murphy Godfrey C. Walker Leynee Cruz Shebani Singhal Esther S. Jones Fidelis O. Egbogu Natalie N. Musser Jennifer Wolcott Andre Lamar Hallmon Julio Sixto Edgar A. Kelly Israel Gonzalez III Jonathan Nadal Amanda Yen Shaneka Johnson Victoria R. Steward Julio L. Leon Randall J. Hergert Luis R. Navarro Maria Cristina Zambrano Ana Rosa Lang Cindy Torres Yeniselle Lorie, Magna Cum Laude Estefania Sandoval, Cum Laude Mariaisabel Negron Angela M. Onorati Jorge Trabanco Kimberly Jane Madaj, Cum Laude Sasha Nicolle Carlos J. Pons Karen Triff Richert Manjarres Linette Nodarse Bachelor of Arts in Religious Jennifer Puente, Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Marine Joseph W. Yeber Jeanette Marie Marti Manuela C. Noriega-Revilla Studies Sonia Carmen Rodriguez Biology Joyce Yu, Cum Laude Stephanie Coral Melendez Lazara A. Novas Lydia Alaimo Brian E. Swensen Alejandro E. Mendoza Vivian Sandra Gonzalez Krizia Marie Nunez Nilam S. Gajwani, Summa Cum Laude Francisco DeJesus Mendoza Stephanie M. Rosales, Summa Cum Laude

32 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 33 Bachelor of Science in Veronique Ibis Toussaint Master of Science in Chemistry Madelyn Vargas Mark J. Cejas R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business Mathematics Xavier Jose Velez Rafael A. Badui Cruz, Cum Laude Gangradhar Dhulipala Bachelor of Accounting Trudy-Ann K. McFarlane-Samuels, Maribel Arango Simona Horsa Erica N. Drybread, Cum Laude George A. Allen Cum Laude Giulietta T. Ardito Jessica Lynn Noling Master of Arts in International Geoffrey Eli Arias Ramon Alberto Medina, Summa Cum Laude Yessenia M. Arias Luis Rodriguez Studies Master of Science in Criminal Jonathan Ramon Baixauli Uvaldo Mencia, Magna Cum Laude Adira Talia Theresa Ashby,Cum Laude Luis E. Saumell San Martin, Erin M. Dowd Justice Sandra Consuelo Barahona Jennifer Lynn Miller Pierre Georges Assaf Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Angela Gapa Hassan Ashkanani Martha Cabrera, Magna Cum Laude Lissage Jean Monbrun Jessica Atkins, Edwin Bruno Lucero Calix, Cum Laude Dalia Nenci Braulio Rafael Avalos Bachelor of Science in Physics Master of Arts in Latin American Roshanda Alicia Colebrook Idalidy Caraballo, Magna Cum Laude Jennifer Marie Perez Daniel Armando Avedano Zubair Ashraf Awan Hecter Concepcion Ivette Caram Zamora Alberto Persand Azhara Alana Baksh and Caribbean Studies Magna Cum Laude Rafael A. Badui Cruz, Cum Laude Yudith Interian Yulianela Castaneda, Cum Laude Scarlett Pierson, Kirenia Liliana Balan Christiane Gaul Deon Dick, Cum Laude Esther Maria Martinez Girish Chandra, Cum Laude Brian Alexander Quintana Edmon Elias Barnichta Candy F. Hurtado Summa Cum Laude Casey M. Neville Rey Alejandro Munoz Ian A. Chaplin Dudi Razon, Eddy Alfredo Barrios Jr. Gregory C. Lane Cum Laude Melissa G. Patterer CheHsiu Chen Yenny Luz Reyes-Bueno, Sharlene S. Bedassie Angelo Ricardo Manganaro Ana J. Pineda Jesey Lichin Chen, Cum Laude Alfredo Rios Gustavo L. Bello Brigita Rudzionyte David C. Bensimon Master of Arts in Rebecca A. Rodriguez Navid Chowdhury Master of Arts in Linguistics Jose Raul Santana Yannique C. Clare Linda V. Salgado Crystal Chantel Bethea Asian Studies Angela Marie Granese Kaydia L. Stewart Margarita Coira, Cum Laude Ralph Sassine Nikole Del Carmen Bonnelly David R. Lawson Christina Marie Martinez Jesus J. Cordoves, Summa Cum Laude Aylin Sempe, Cum Laude Erick Borrego Laura Sotomayor, Magna Cum Laude Mordechai N. Bouskila Craig A. Vest Master of Science in Trevor Davis, Magna Cum Laude Master of Arts in Comparative Patricia Joan De Jesus Alexander Luis Telena, Summa Cum Laude Brian Adam Bowers Master of Public Administration Environmental Studies Viviana De La Rosa Marie Krikor Torossian, Cum Laude Christopher Peter Bradshaw Sociology Ricardo Soto Elsie Trillo Gladys Briceno, Cum Laude Maria Jose Araya Jane De La Torre Benjamin L. Augustyn Heather M. Vollmer Thomas Minh Truong Mariana Barbosa Brichesi Leslie F. Beguel Janelis De Leon Catherine Johanna Urbina Alejandro Brito, Magna Cum Laude David A. Ceron Katherine Delgado, Summa Cum Laude Mary Carolina Urdaneta Michelle Burgos Nestor Rafael Chavez Iii Master of Science in Mathematical Sabina Dinescu Master of Arts Economics Omar Walter Usman Humberto A. Busto Yishai Gonen Cohen Rosa Maria Espino Yu Chen Science Esmeralda S. Valdes, Cum Laude Riquet Jenner Caballero Alexander Luin Diaz Diana Falcon, Magna Cum Laude Hani Salem Dayna Bishop Marlenys Valdes Gerardo Antonio Caceres, Cum Laude Christopher James Gilbert Ofir Gabay Duane R. Dookie Ramon Vallina, Magna Cum Laude Janelle Camara, Cum Laude Kristina Hernandez Sandra Gamio Alessandro Pintucchi Solange Villalba Alcoba, Magna Cum Laude Sergio Lazaro Carbajales Master of Arts in English Javier Jacomino Julio-Luis Garcia, Cum Laude Diana I. Dabek Changlin Qiu Yingxi Wang, Magna Cum Laude Cindy Cardona Tenielle S. James Lisbel Garcia Jamie L. Puntumkhul Christian Raphael Riera Ronald Casimir, Cum Laude Juan Carlos Jimenez Michael Garcia Carolina Villalba Gloria Leonela Castillo Michelle Eugenia Lewis Erica Gomez Bachelor of Business Silvia Castro, Cum Laude Jessica Melgarejo Master of Science in Psychology Carlos Samuel Hermida Administration Yordana Castro Master of Arts in History Juan Camilo Perez Rolando N. Carol Jeslin M. Hernandez Karla Valentina Abad, Magna Cum Laude Yanio Cepero Sitela Alvarez Ana J. Pineda Vanessa C. Fernandez Patricia Herrera Amy Acero Christina Chacon John Burkowski Lisandra Quintana Zoeann M. Finzi Smith Vianca Maria Hillman, Magna Cum Laude Ivan Aguilera Gustavo Jose Chacon Reinaldo Casais Sergio Rivas Zacarias Quezada Ricot Jeanty Sultan Al-Barq Jason Aaron Chanin Crystel Rochelle Dunn Aidil Tuya Shari L. Schwartz Keon Justin Berbeth S. Foster Barbara M. Sorondo Lizzerett Andrea Karpf Michael A. Albert Elise Chazyn Veronica A. Kinal James Thomas Aldridge Jennifer M. Chen Nancy Kay Gaberlavage Master of Science in Biology Holli L. Thometz Raul A. Garcia Yuliya Kuzniatsova, Summa Cum Laude Bahron S. Alipour Daniel Ho-Wah Cheung Lydia T. Aybar Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Michael Jon Littman Yaima Liriano Mariella V. Almeyda, Denise Clavijo, Kathryn E. Cameron Brian William Orfall Olga Litvinova Gian Carlo Alonso Julio Ernesto Clavijo Kristin A. Kuehl Cum Laude Daniel Reyes Dan Liu Suzanna Barbara Alonso Saul Cohen, Seiichi Murasaki Karen Hildner Roberts Daniel Alejandro Lopera, Cum Laude Daniel Vidal Alvarez Teri Dawn Cohen Dina Stanic Summa Cum Laude Richard Rodriguez Jennifer Lopez, Cum Laude Otto Alvarez Nancy Carla Cope, Nicole A. Villaverde Cum Laude Carmen Luisa Santiago Sachary Lopez Stephanie Nicole Amerman Carla J. Cordoba, Magna Cum Laude Jorge Alexis Server Danny Lorenzo Victoria Ananina, Gloria Cordova Magna Cum Laude Ana Milena Soto Sharon Martinez Andres Felipe Angel Luis Mario Couvertier, Clifford J. Appolon Carlton Ray Crumbliss

34 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 35 Belkis M. Cruz Javier E. Hernandez Nathalie Mendoza Leisy Ponce Johann Adrian Soo Yee Carolina Cruz William Hernandez Michael Abel Mengana Adriana Ponton Guy St. Louis Sandra Ivonne Cuervo, Cum Laude Shaun Hixon Giancarlo Menzel Luis A. Portal Alvaro Jesus Suarez Andres Salvador D’Arbelles Jacques Landau Holzmann Anahi Sol Mingo Claudia Portella Daniela L. Suarez, Cum Laude Marcos Marcel De Jesus Steven M. Horowitz Carlos Ernesto Minoli, Cum Laude Emily Pou Roberto Susi Andres Jonathan Dela Pena-Garcia Sohail Hussain Marcos A. Miranda Alberto Prado Diaz Gabor Szendrei Laura Marie Dettinger Michael Hutchinson Paula Eugenia Montoya Michael D. Priceman Cristina Isabel Taborda Bradly M. Diaz, Cum Laude Ji young Hwang Suzanne Katlin Moran Michelle Alicia Quintana Anayanci Tamayo Carolina Isabelle Diez, Cum Laude Ayesha Sofia Mohamed Ibrahim Catalina Munoz Larry Ramos Luciano Tartarini Jacob W. Dobbs, Cum Laude Babajide Idowu Maryori A. Munoz Sheredith R. Reda Chirag Tekchand Daniel David Dominguez Gerry Janvier Alfons Musry Nikens P. Remy Taissa Tellez Luis A. Dominguez Noadia R. Jean-Baptiste Samia G. Nader Jacqueline Andrea Renard Monica Tetreault Christopher Tracey Downs Niels Juern Jacqueline Jeannette Nasreddine Gustavo A. Rendon Jeevan Boto Tillit, Cum Laude Kevin William Dymond Lizzerett Andrea Karpf Nilka G. Navalo Andrea Christine Renzo Lorena M. Tomasini Rachel Ebener Kiwan Assad Kiwan Stephanie Kristen Navas Matthieu Repaire, Magna Cum Laude Daniela Alejandra Tomatti Diane Edwards Oleg Koretko Diana Neubauer Mara Reyes Maria Troconis Natalia Escobar, Magna Cum Laude Candace Lynette Lafontaine Cristina E. Neuman, Summa Cum Laude Edwin M. Rivero Guillermo Trujillo Nathalie Espinales Steve Rodrick Lafrance Carlton Ng Claudianna Rivero Diaz, Cum Laude Renata Underwood, Summa Cum Laude Cedric Essola Obed A. Landeros Minh Hoang Nguyen, Summa Cum Laude Dustin Ryan Rivest Sheryl Giselle Urbina Diana M. Estrada Stephanie Lareau Anthony Nieves Bryan Rodriguez Natalie Uribe Cynthia F. Farro Erica Suzanne Lark Yeiniel Nunez Davian Rodriguez Efrain Rene Valdivia, Cum Laude John Feliciano Joseph F. Larrea Johana C. Olivera Francie Rodriguez Sara Juliana Valencia Juan Carlos Fernandez Melissa A. Latham Jon-Andrew Olmedillo Humberto Rodriguez Paola G. Valverde Steven Francis Ferrari Kristine Marie Leal Kevin O’Neill Regina Rojas Manny Angelo Varas Thiago Figueiredo Cristian E. Leiros Aleida Ortega, Magna Cum Laude Andrea Romero Maryin E. Vargas Pedro Fleitas Francisco Javier Leon de la Barra, Cum Laude Audrey Ortiz Sheela Romeu Amanda Leyla Vasallo Jane Fleureny Patrice Leslie, Cum Laude Patricia Susana Ortiz Yuliet Roso Rafael Daniel Vazquez Francis M. Flores Jennifer Lesmez Ashley N. Otero Carla Rospigliosi Yanilka S. Vega, Cum Laude Francisco J. Forero Geovanny Licona George Otte Cesar S. Rossi Yuraisy Velazco Nikola Gacesa Jose Camilo Lizarralde Sanjeev Oudit Maria Del pilar Rubio, Cum Laude Daniela Velez Oscar Enrique Gaitan, Cum Laude David Raphael Llanes Sunny King Pak Angelica Maria Ruiz Dianne M. Veulens Stephanie C. Gallego, Magna Cum Laude Delia S. Locicero Antonio Arma Panella Thomas Russo Rodriguez Andres Felipe Vidales Alvaro J. Garcia, Cum Laude Wilnide Louidor Hernan Paredes Darma R. Saavedra Linnett Villalba, Magna Cum Laude Andy Garcia Jason E. Lugo Alexandre Pâris, Cum Laude Andrew Saba Pilar M. Villaverde Daniel De Jesus Garcia Mariett Luna, Cum Laude Angela M. Parra, Magna Cum Laude Rodolfo Saenz Allison Vanessa Wharton Luvy Garcia Sandra Mirella Macchi Ivete Pasini Paula Andrea Salcedo, Cum Laude Janice A. Williams Nelson Bernard Garcia Maria G. Machado Jennie Tatiana Patarroyo Kristopher Sanchez Robert M. Young Maria F. Garcia Castillo Shana P. Machado Tatiana Patino Yuki Sato, Summa Cum Laude Maria L. Zapata Ryan Richard Garcia-Caraballo Ana Maria Madero Benson Paul Mauricio Gabriel Schafir Cristina Zeinali, Cum Laude Juan Carlos Garrido Wilder Jose Mairena Tierra D. Pearce Brian Matthew Schick, Cum Laude Andres F. Zurita-Lopez Matthew Garris Vicktor Vesselinov Maniov, Cum Laude Jorge Enrique Pedraza Sheryl Alecia Seecheran Yousef N. Ghareeb Amelia Manzano Cody A. Pellicer, Cum Laude Gilena Susana Seliman Paula Goffman Esther Marcelin Tiffany Joy Pendlebury Nikita Sherrett Daniel Jose Gonzalez Vicky Anne Marquez Dane Michael Pereira Andrea Simmons Diumira Gonzalez Gustavo Martelo Gonzalo Jesus Perez Kristen H. Smith Ricardo Luis Gonzalez Adriana Carolina Martinez, Cum Laude Vanessa C. Perez Oleksandr Sobko Pedro Gordon Francisco Martinez, Magna Cum Laude Dannika Phillips Bernardo Guerra Erick V. Massagardi Luther Pierre Jason Gutierrez Leandro Mazufri Carter Anthony Pierre-Louis Petra B. Haven Daniel G. Medina Karty Pierre-Philippe Christophe Hayek Ernesto Medina David Ignacio Pino Dorothy Karen Hearn Vanessa Medina Emory Gabriel Pinto Isabel Cristina Henao Madeline D. Mendez, Summa Cum Laude Cindy Ponce

36 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 37 William Chalmer Torres Sean Albert Anthony Atkins Glenda Lissette Aviles Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business Charles Malcolm Torry Luis Auad Andrew N. Carbon Francisco Enrique Valderrama Assane Ba Dalgis Castaneda Jennifer Tam Yu-Hsin Hsieh Master of Accounting Jessica Valente Kseniia Bezkrovna Olga Regina Cruz Jeremiah D. Tippit Andre Jaimot Andres Esteban Abad Andres Felipe Vargas Arnaldo Atilio Calderon Josiane M. Dalmau Humaira H. Umar Macollvie Jean-Francois Giovanni Francisco Acosta Vanessa Cristina Varona Adam Allen Cole Daniel Alejandro Delgado Isabel E. Villar Angus Colin Jordan Kevin Joshua Alvarez Ximena Velarde Luis Alejandro Dappo Candace N. Doon Tiffany Wat Mike Joseph Maria Astudillo Daniel Villaveces Nasser J. Farsi Ayana C. Ferdinand David C. Williams Thierry Joseph Melissa Ann Bautista Andrew Warshaw Lynnel Kyra Fletcher Cherisse Figueroa Stella Blair Junkin Judian Boreland Christoph Hans Otto Wilke Lin Geng Hilary Blaine Glassman Matilda Kalaveshi Philip A. Bottfeld Master of Business Administration Chittipong Wongmaneeprateep Carlos Enrique Gonzalez Kelvin Kai-Wang Lee Visakhan Kattappuram Rogelio Chirino Nour J. Abdulsalam Lauren Wynn Liudmila Gonzalez Isabel Leon Matthew Earl Killeen Barbara S. Coleman Nicola M. Alcantara Davendra Singh Yadav Mario Felipe Herane Anne Silvina Priebis Jason Ryan Kleiss Juan Camilo Davila Victor John Aldrich Chengjun Zhan Mihirkumar Gunvantsinh Jadeja Antonett Rodriguez Zachary Lee Kluckowski Carl H. Emilcar Nouf Tawfiq Alfraih Deborah Zinn Le Jiang Ana Mercedes Sanchez Miriam Rocio Lam Veronica Fernandez Elizabeth Ann Alvarez Andreina Zuccaro Thierry Joseph Marisa Santos Joel A. Lazala Elizabeth Foudy Victor Fernando Amaya Joseph Kalish Tina Maria Scarpino Alicia Gisselle Garcia Ronald R. Lherisson Glenda Lissette Aviles Master of International Business Amir Khan Linsey Laverne Smith Mario Miguel Garcia Laura Bacci Matthew Lianides Lucy Y. Adames Eradah Khayat Diana Taveras-Larrosa Yovanis F. Gonzalez Timothy A. Barker Rafael M. Lopez Maria Bernarda Andrade Rayyan Mohammednajeeb Khayat Orlando Luis Torres Sarah Elizabeth Greyer Ashley Yamile Barrington Giulio Cesare Magno Shirin Barari Tajani Zachary Lee Kluckowski Deborah Zinn David Leigh Grossman Saul Bautista Maria Fernanda Magurno Juan Isidro Bernal Przemyslaw Artur Kostencki Juan Camilo Guarin Himanshu Bhargav Veronica Margolina Jinnie Bolanos Elizabeth La Rosa Joshua A. Harris Lissette Carolina Bravo Anato Fabiola Ines Marquez Master of Science in Taxation Jessica Bukele Xuerui Li Justin Harris Fitzgerald Budhoo Frank McGuinness Yesenia Acosta Ricardo Calderon Perez Esteban Lopez Gustavo Henao Elena Burca Eli Medina Arnold Valentin Aiken Maria Patricia Carrion Viviana Lopez Andrew Lee Horne Ivan Alberto Caballero Renato Pereira Mendes Juan F. Alonso Rafael Andres Castillo Julio Eduardo Medina Rafael J. Irastorza James Christopher Cavanaugh Kenneth A. Metral Ismaris M. Bouchard Janet A. Chavez Rabab Mohsin Derese James Eva Cespedes Kellie A. Montoya Zaray Castellanos Jessica Marie Clark Cynthia Mostajo Luis Lavandeira Wei-Ting Chen Maria Fernanda Munoz Jimena Contreras Elmer José Ditta Mercado Sheldon Alister Murphy John Leverone Danielle Marie-Desire Colucci-Gorno Carolina Nieto De Mingo Adriano Cruz Airen Dominguez Gomez Dingase Samantha Ng’Oma Nelson Thomas Lugones Alicia Lynn Corbett Caitlin Nolan Yamaris Diaz Darius Ferdows Christopher Palma Robert Anthony Marksmeier Rafael Couttolenc Jose Ignacio Ortega Maria Fersaca Marco Ferraro Priyank Patel Lidisbet Martinez Vanessa Tania Katherine Dabdoub Ignacio Ortega-Alvarez Yanka Garnenkova Daniele Fraietta Alfredo Perez Klugy Mathurin Prashu Daftari Juan Jose Ortiz Gary Eric Guerra Ana Lucia Gomez Marquez Rivera Omar Francisco Pineda Roberto Montero Oscar Antonio De Lima Corvino Nathalia Jackeline Parrales Elias Antonio Hayek Suparna Gupta Evangelia M. Prevolis Jessica Ines Montoya Veronica Graciela Del Carmen Isabel Cristina Pascua Mina Hosseini Jihad Ali Hakamy Ali Rajaii Jordan Tyler Mullinsflores Liane Cristina Del Valle Han Ping Esther Lima Anabelle Hourriez Giselle Rodriguez Brian G. Oliver Varun Dhall Kevin Christopher Ramsay Ana Kathleen Long Jonathan Lara Steve L. Saint-Hubert Olubukola Bolanle Olurinde Helly Ricardo Fernandez Bradley Scott Rhoad James Joseph McCloskey Alfonso A. Lovo Lizette Marie Saldana Luis A. Perez Jose Eduardo Cavalini Ferreira Samir A. Rizvi Sara Morales Dayana R. Montero Jason Tam Vivian Marie Perez Conor Sean Flynn Angel Ranieri Rodriguez Carlos A. Ordoqui Aracelis Nass Ortega Carolina Velasquez Bello Arthur Pugliese Gonzalo Garcia Olmedo Ileana Cecilia Rodriguez Frances Dolores Ortega Albert Razon Konstantin Verdel Sharon Rambarran Michael Gayed Desiree Ruiz Fernando Padilla Johana Reyes Anthony Villaverde Joshua Lucas Randall Christiane Gaul Nelly Cristina Saponaro David Earle Parker Michele Ricchiuti Leandro Rafael Wong Cristin Revilla Jeffrey A. Ghitman Paul David Schulz Edison Samways Jr. Alberto Enrique Rojas Yang Yang William Riccardi Iii Derrick Lewis Grant Gayatri Sharma Kendra Anahi Sepulveda Kyle Ryan Ariel Raul Rodriguez Louis-Olivier Guay Rebekah Stevens Christopher Andrew Sierra Leonardo Sena Rene Alberto Rodriguez Oscar Javier Guerra Zsuzsanna Szecsodi Master of Science in Human Jose Enrique Smith Ola Wazwaz Maria Teresita Salas George Beauchamp Hancock Jr. Edmund Campion Tai Resource Management Samantha R. Soto Venkata Thrinatha Tamma Samuel Eric Sheckman Nithya Hariharan Beatriz E. Aguilera Alejandra Trejos Kharel Thompson Minjun Shen Clifford F. Holley Master of Science in Finance Mohamed Alami Yan Valdes Anamaria Tolci Soare David Lee Shoemaker Jessica Houde Anwar Adat Anthony Archer Kathie A. Alexander Patrick Kabiro Wanyinyi Jonathan Talerico Wesley Roland Tompkins George Assaf Catalina Zorrilla

38 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 39 Tania Gutierrez Master of Science in Recreation Master of Science in Urban College of Education Rachel D. O’Connor Sophia Ofshtein and Sport Management Education Jorge Alfonso Crissien Megha Mehta Carolyn F. Wilson Bachelor of Science in Early Bachelor of Science in Recreation Vivian Mariella Perez Marco Antonio Diez Erin Lynn Peterson-Barroso Childhood Education and Sport Management Sandra Lopez Huga Anicet Oluwafemi Akinola Ajayi Sophia G. Prevolis Dahlia A. Palmer Morris Master of Science in Special Educational Specialist in Rachel Maria Castillo James Patrick Dean Gianny Ramon Jacqueline Nicole Ferreira Sidney D. Drake Gena Marie Raymond Education Curriculum and Instruction Tara A. Becker Patricia Lyn Colangelo Maria Eliana Hinostroza Alain G. Galindo Master of Science in Educational Rachael Diane Somerstein Ana G. Bermudez Chermona Labrina Francois Samra B. Kemp, Cum Laude Ulavale Epati Matavao Jennifer Vazquez Leadership Jessica M. Fortich Diane M. Yost Brenda Kobrin, Cum Laude Shayla M. Murray Marta Maria Vila Jose Rodelgo-Bueno Christine J. Harvey Julia Rosemarie Parke Jakeelah T. Parker Keysha L. Williams Emma C. Romero Monica Luz Lopez Melissa A. Ramos Kirk Ragoonath Educational Specialist in Lynda C. Marin Shakeco N. White Daniel Rodriguez Educational Leadership Jason Schlenker Master of Science in Exercise and Francisco Sanchez Bachelor of Science in Elementary Sports Sciences Stacey M. Vazquez Education Bachelor of Science in Science Bennett Packman Elynette M. Marsal, Cum Laude Education Master of Science in Foreign Lorisa Mervilus Roberto Luis Abreu Zabdi Perez Language Education College of Engineering and Computing Heikel Marina Ramirez Elvia M. Hernandez Lucy K. Vargas Bachelor of Science in Social Bachelor of Arts in Information Dima Petrova Mircheva, Cum Laude Alexander Kintis Studies Education Master of Science in Higher Kimberly J. Nedd, Cum Laude Technology Diego A. Quintero Bachelor of Science in English Kate Elizabeth Elliott Education Administration Ruth Magali Fernandez Bachelor of Science in Nichol Marie Guerra Juan P. Romero Education Julie S. Escarilla Jaime E. Polar Construction Management Larissa Anne Metalidis Diego Enrique Ruiz Ebony J. Brown Jeff E. Frawley Roland Barros Gisella Patricia Trujillo Roland J. Ruiz Alexis H. Fullks Maro J. Juarez Eric Steven Valdes Bachelor of Science in Evens St Louis Bachelor of Science in Exercise Alan Lopez Biomedical Engineering Jesus Ignacio Velarde Marquis Zsavon Manuel Delio A. Morato Collado Shemele S. Miller Zenith C. Acosta-Torres Vladimir Velasco and Sports Sciences Jose Vazquez Wayne Lee Miller Albert Pelaez Bachelor of Science in Special Estrella Hernandez Cindy Zamorano Lisa M. Walther-Austin Carmen Perea Michael Moreno Ruth E. Rios Education Edward William Portas Roselani M. Saldana Karen Escoffery, Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Master of Science in International Ariel Luis Tejera Tania Santiago Perez, Summa Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Racumyah Thomas /Intercultural Education Civil Engineering Deisy D. Hernandez Lenoric Vaccaro Master in the Art of Teaching Carolina Graciosa Fonseca Bachelor of Science in Walter Jean Vertus Vanessa C. Caycedo Arturo Linares Vanessa L. Williams Vianna May Stecher Electrical Engineering Evenson Demas Janos Esteban Magasrevy Jennifer A. Thow Omar Aguilar Samuel Desir Albert Meneau Yuniel Barbon Bachelor of Science in Master of Science in Counselor Randy Erysthee Henry David Mitzler, Summa Cum Laude Juan Andres Benatuil Master of Science in Physical Stefan Andre Escanes Christopher Mur Mathematics Education Education Luisa Fernanda Botero Cesar A. Espinoza Perez Osvaldo Quinones Michael Amores Melissa Ferradaz Education Fernando A. Carrero Gabriela Garcia-Linares Sam Rosenblum Yanivis Gonzalez Lauren Beers Panyawut Chiamprasert Wendy M. Gomez Jessica M. Leon Patrick Joseph Colwell Alex A. Cruz Marin Laura E. Hernandez Bachelor of Science in Physical Marianne Mena Yariv Mashav Bachelor of Science in Christian Pablo Diaz Sebastian Hernandez Education Yesenia Rodriguez Alexander Sosa Computer Science Mohamed Elshaer, Cum Laude Tanya A. Jackson Oscar DeJesus Rizo Rachel O. Vogle Erica Eileen Cameron Danner Fagundo Meredith Johnson Michael Anthony Rothman Ricky Cheung Manuel A. Franco Master of Science in Reading Adrian E. Leon Erika J. Santiago Master of Science in Abraham Ciokler, Cum Laude Jose David Granados Education Andrew James List Mario Ernesto Consuegra, Cesar Rolando Malaga Curriculum and Instruction Catherine Gail Abiera Daniel Ricardo Lizarazo Magna Cum Laude Francisco R. Martinez Andrew Beninati Indira Almeida Willy Macias Gregory P. Dickson Andres Eduardo Pena Camile Teresa Betances Clint Duvo Johnny Alexander Marin

40 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 41 Frank Rodriguez Bachelor of Science in Manuel Jose Escasena Ricardo A. Gasparini Master of Science in Manuel Antonio Naranjo Diamond A. Rosales Gregory Faucher Carlos A. Velez Omkar Puri Sam Rosenblum Mechanical Engineering Frank Gonzales Telecommunications and Raul Rivas Jason Albert Barrocas Christian A. Salome Jauregui Josh Scott Haber Networking Niouvi Rojas Lee R. Brady, Cum Laude Wissam Tamim Ron Horner Michael B. Armattoe Juliana Velasquez Esteban A. Cifuentes, Magna Cum Laude Yanisley Valenciaga, Magna Cum Laude Tatiana Rosario Iparraguirre Olubunmi Awogbami Ramon Colon Mendoza Laura Verdaguer Tzvi Kiwala Eric Daniel Machado Alberto Garcia Jason T. Kung Kevin Hernandez Marlet Lopez Bachelor of Science in Industrial Kevin T. La Mott Camilo Motta Raimundo J. Onetto Gonzalez, Cum Laude and Systems Engineering James Palmieri Jorge E. Ramirez, Cum Laude Alejandra Apraez, Cum Laude Kaushik Nanalal Parekh School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Jimmy A. Sandoval Marco F. Ardila Gregory Jason Pettibon Yassel Valdes Maria Atehortua, Cum Laude Samy M. Pierre Troy Gallant Hailan Lian Antwon Williams Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Manuel Jose Corredor Edgar E. Sanchez Marilou Maud Gantier, Magna Cum Laude Yi Lian, Cum Laude Daniel A. Derizans Stephen L. Wood, Cum Laude Management Xiang Gao Jun Liang Peter George Slatcoff Joana Ifland Acker Juan Pablo Lopez Nila Anntoinette Gauntlette Qi Liang Alfredo J. Urrutia Saida E. Albanes Alberto Nunez Master of Science in Biomedical Siqi Ge Lin Lin Jacqueline Alvarez Juan Sebastian Ramirez Galeano Hosea Gillespie Songhao Lin Engineering Master of Science in Katrina Maria Amador Yuly Sanchez, Magna Cum Laude Daniel Paul Goldman Fangzhou Liu, Cum Laude Duriem Calderin Morales Maria De Los Angeles Anderson Rossana Stella Electrical Engineering Gilberto P. Gonzalez Jiaxing Liu Abdourahman Cham Renell Christina Andrews Cesar Augusto Torres Raul E. Batista Tingting Guan Lin Liu Adira Talia Theresa Ashby,Cum Laude Dayron Rene Trillo William Henao Xiao Guan Yang Liu Sergio Ivan Bendana Master of Science in Ye Hu Yizhe Guo, Cum Laude Ying Liu, Magna Cum Laude Erika Gabriela Benjamin Civil Engineering Christian Joseph Rodriguez Xiaofang Hao, Magna Cum Laude Ying Liu Bachelor of Science in Cynthia Betancourt Ali Abbas Aboutaam Mona Z. Sauer Ariel Alexander Harris Janessa D. Lopez Information Technology Melinda Cachonegrete Vamshi C. Annimalla Victor C. Trejo Yangzi He Mariella Lopez Lydia Alaimo Yanan Cai Elisa Hernandez Bilbao Lingling Zhang Jermaine C. Hooks Da Lu Carlos Placido Aquino Hui Cao, Cum Laude Sudheer Chinta Bingxin Hua, Cum Laude Fei Lu Jay Dee Bushman Lin Cao Clyde L. Grey Yuzhu Hui Melissa M. Lumaghini Natalia Carvajal Master of Science in Engineering Lu Cao, Cum Laude Peeyush S. Kawade Morgan Lynn Huling Nan Ma Andres Alejandro Celano Management Yingjie Cao Johanna M. Londono Andrea Jaeger Xinyi Ma Kevin Ka Wing Chan, Cum Laude Delhy Maria Arias Ashley Caroline Castro Alfredo Quintero Congmeng Jiang Yuanyuan Ma Rafael Diaz Brian M. Chen Stephanie Castro, Cum Laude Aishwharya M. Ragh Mei Jiang, Cum Laude Yue Ma Jermaine J. Dixon Andres Ciambotti Du Chen, Cum Laude Harish Sarikonda Shan Jiang Anthony Michael Mabjeesh Alexander Leigh Elliott Herbert Omar Guerrero Jiadai Chen Jenny M. Toruno Sheng Jin Neville Xavier Macias Cristhian E. Fernandez Fung Hau Junhan Chen, Magna Cum Laude Yumeng Jin Jennifer C. Majewski Peter J. Greko Edwin Alcides Horna Hermoza Lu Chen, Magna Cum Laude Nanxi Ju Michelle Malave Raul Leyva Fernando Ramos Yu Chen Master of Science in Computer Matthew Michael Kalmar Nicolle Mathewson Hernan Lopez Xuejiao Cheng, Cum Laude Science Ying Kan Sabrina Nicole Matthew, Magna Cum Laude Jimmy Gerald Lopez Mark Luis Cuevas Harini Kondamudi Kayla Ann Kaydas Vivianne Lizeth Medina Laura Marquez Reyes Master of Science in Pengyu Cui Deneatta Ralicia King Jhonery Y. Mendoza Mark A. Martin Environmental Engineering Zilu Cui Jena Michelle Kobaitri Xiaoyi Meng Oyintonbra Tom Miriki Juliana Corrales Guilherme Cunha Master of Science in John Raymond Korn Steven A. Minor Oscar Alberto Orellana Bhargavi Gottam Matthew E. Dagostino Construction Management Yi Lei, Cum Laude Matthew S. Moll Oscar L. Pla Somshekhar Kundral Alberto Dana Rodrigo Alfonso Alba Mi Li Nicolas B. Moore Jose E. Roman Victor H. Londono Marin Yuan Ding Tajdar N. Aslam Qianzhuo Li Matthew B. Moran David Solari Ratnaji Mudragada Jing Dong Ozgur Avsar Wei Li Aldo Yared Murillo Bhargavi Pathakamuri Irene Downing Shweta Bakshi Weiyu Li, Cum Laude Miya Na Ying Duan, Cum Laude Sean Bowers Wenjun Li, Magna Cum Laude Jing Nan, Magna Cum Laude Xuefei Fan, Magna Cum Laude Aaron Brock Master of Science in Mechanical Xiaona Li, Cum Laude Xin Ning David J. Figueroa Ramon Cordies Ye Li, Cum Laude Yu Ning Engineering Eleanor Marline Francis Manuel Antonio Duran Yiying Li Huiyu Niu, Magna Cum Laude Suvrat Bhargava Denise A. Frank

42 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 43 Yin Niu Weiyi Wang, Cum Laude Xinyi Zhang, Cum Laude Carlos Noriega Xiaojun Wang Yi Zhang, Magna Cum Laude School of Journalism and Mass Communication Aliyah Omar Ali Yanan Wang, Magna Cum Laude Yun Zhang Gustavo Rodrigo Granados Jennifer Sarria, Cum Laude Michael O’Neil Yi Wang Zhou Zhang Bachelor of Science in Michelle A. Guerra Elinoelle Ronquillo Senina, Cum Laude Darline Osser Ying Wang Rong Zhao, Cum Laude Communication Alejandra Maria Guerrero Leidys Sierra Marcello Rachman Paciotti Ying Wang Yahui Zhao Samuel Alcime Marilen Gutierrez Garcia, Cum Laude Laura Soler Mengchen Pan Yuan Wang, Cum Laude Yiou Zhao, Magna Cum Laude Briton Elizabeth Alonso Colette M. Hanna, Cum Laude Nichelle R. Thompson Nanwei Pan Zhijing Wang Chen Zheng, Cum Laude Kristen June Amrose Jacqueline Hernandez, Cum Laude Maria Alejandra Torcida, Cum Laude Yi Pan Jacob Robert Webb, Magna Cum Laude Hang Zhou Melissa Barahona Margie M. Hernandez Diamari C. Torres Yu Pei Qingyin Wei, Cum Laude Rong Zhou Jennifer M. Barrios Andrea Danielle Jackson Gretchen D. Vanderhaagen Xue Pu, Cum Laude Yakelin Wong Xiaofeng Zhou Lorene Bauduy, Magna Cum Laude Allison V. James Estefania B. Vidal Yu Qi Jinghua Wu Heqing Zhu Michelle Jeanette-Toupin Bielecki, Mona Assem Khalil Phalan J. Walker Gui Quan Lingshan Wu Jingchao Zhu Magna Cum Laude Jami N. Lugo Christina Zayas Kevin Daniel Reeverts Shi Wu Yujing Zhu Gustavo Ernesto Branger Tatiana Martinez, Cum Laude Nellista R. Reid Shuang Wu, Cum Laude Kelly A. Zimmerman Gema Calero Noel Mauro Zheng Ren Yan Wu Juliana Calle Jessica Marie McGillawee, Master of Science in Maria S. Rolle Ying Wu, Cum Laude Gino R. Campodonico Bachelor of Science in Travel and Summa Cum Laude Mass Communication Jeremy Ruder Lifei Xi, Cum Laude Julia D. Cardenuto Kristine Anne McGlinchey Yosha Brunson Colin Ashley Scarlett, Summa Cum Laude Xiaoxiao Xia, Magna Cum Laude Tourism Management Joseant Amaya Cardoso-rojo, Muriel Meier Daniela Alexandra Corrente Baccellieri Stuart Scherline, Magna Cum Laude Bing Xiao, Magna Cum Laude Robert Charles Burn Magna Cum Laude Amanda J. Miller Matthew A. Crenshaw Uriel Humberto Serrano Xun Xie Metchine Jean-Philippe Paola Cedeno Melissa M. Montero Katrina Fernandez Shan Shan, Cum Laude Daqian Xing Zoila Leon Milvionne N. Chery, Cum Laude Domingo Murillo Gabriel Ferrer Yujing Shan, Cum Laude Ling Xiong Erikka Delanie Moxam Adriana Angelica Diaz Valerie E. Navarro John Richard Jacob Jie Shi Jianrui Xu Belen Dousdebes, Magna Cum Laude Natalia Angelica Nunez del Prado Henri Vicente Jorge Zhao Song, Magna Cum Laude Jing Xu, Cum Laude Master of Science in Hospitality Niris Natalia Elizondo, Summa Cum Laude Vanessa Ortega Karla Ortega Tengfei Su Jing Xu Brian E. Ellingwood Management Angelo Pizarro, Cum Laude Gonzalo Paez Xi Su, Magna Cum Laude Yitong Xu Catherine Gyssell Fernandez Blaine Gerald Allen Carla Polanco Alejandro Quilici Trujillo Yao Su, Magna Cum Laude Chan Xue Stephanie Fernandez Shafeeq Mahdi Assiri Yeniret Alejandra Prokesch Krithika Rajgopalan Iyer Diego Suarez Weiwei Xue Daniel Fernandez-Espin David Mario Avalos Carolina Ramirez Jodi Ann A. Reid Jing Sun, Magna Cum Laude Dongni Yan Francis M. Flores Georgia A. Bedeau Penelope Ramos Denisse Lucia Salazar Xiao Sun, Cum Laude Lijuan Yan Gabriel Garcia Yi-Chieh Chang Epiphany Jo Reynoso Ramzi Houssam Sarieddine Siyuan Tang Chunfeng Yang, Cum Laude Luis H. Garcia Alexander Kuk Winston Rodriguez, Cum Laude Corey Tatlock Stoddard Longfei Tao Yi Yang, Cum Laude Jessica Gomez Chienhung Kuo Claudia M. Santana Veon Tony-Ann Watson Alleetta Taylor Yusen Yang, Cum Laude Lynda Marie Gomez Richard Arthur Matthews Gabriella M. Santos La Torre Fernanda L. Teixeira Ying Ye, Cum Laude Vanessa Sommer Moorefield Fang Tian Caihong Yu Juan Manuel Ospina Horna Xinyu Tian, Magna Cum Laude Qun Yu Seo AH Park Ye Tian Weisheng Yu, Cum Laude Emilie Peron College of Nursing and Health Sciences Yulu Tian, Magna Cum Laude Zhichao Yu Sicong Qi Amy Upthegrove Bo Yuan, Magna Cum Laude Rachel M. Reppert Bachelor of Science in Health Natalie Cabrera Gerardo Guerrero, Cum Laude Allmise Vertinord Boyan Yuan Mitchel Alfredo Rivera Sterneck Calixte Vanessa Iglesias Julia Maria Walters JingYi Yuan Information Management Jennifer Capote Martia Jean Gilles Ghazala K. Salam Pedro Pablo Aguirre, Cum Laude Chenxi Wang Yaqiong Zhai, Magna Cum Laude Rose Marie Cardentey Joann Landrau Songwad Sukmaungma Alexander Cabral Feifei Wang, Cum Laude Hao Zhang Sara Carli Faber David Lozano Kamaricia Sutherland Haotian Wang, Cum Laude Ji Zhang Larisa Susan Cedeno Lourdes Del Carmen Masis Joanie Renay Walker Jialu Wang Jingjing Zhang Jessica A. Chester Mariela Menendez Jingyuan Wang Lusi Zhang, Cum Laude Sade C. Crump Claudia L. Moncada Rubing Wang Xiaofen Zhang Bachelor of Science in Odarris M. D Haiti Nofisia E. Morisseau Shuai Wang, Magna Cum Laude Xiaoyu Zhang Health Sciences Had Die Maheen Moughal Fernando Aguilera Yaidy Exposito, Cum Laude Betty C. Ng Janice Arca Megan Figueroa Javier Alejandro Obregon Ronicha Azard Melissa Gonzalez Adriel Ortega Lissette Cabrera Yosleny Gonzalez Christian R. Ortiz

44 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 45 Yanisleidy Paez, Cum Laude Albert Estien Perez Joanna A. Dunk Master of Science in Occupational Marcia Palomba Melanie Elise Gorin Patricia Palenzuela Yanet De La Luz Perez Parra, Juddeth N. England Lili Paniagua Martha E. Gutierrez Vladimir Hans Betonus Pierre Magna Cum Laude Teresa Lazo De La Vega Fernandez Therapy Joanna Lorraine Perez Neil Joan Anita Yvonne Abuathareh Carlos A. Quinonez Tanika Perkins-Walton Adrian Gainza Jennifer Rodriguez Marlene Llibre Binish Ali Marino Eduardo Reyes Harry Reyes Yelaine Gainza Stefanie Saliba Jennifer Raquel Osorio Valessa Valeria Altamirano Leonardo D. Rivas Mario Adrian Reyes, Cum Laude Mary Allison Gallo Carolina Rocio Sanchez Shaina Proctor Jessica Alvarez Julissa Ivelisse Rosado Elena Romero, Cum Laude Rachel Ann Garcia Amanda R. Speights Annel Karina Rodriguez Aileen M. Baldelomar Jennisey Rovirosa Diana I. Ruiz Teresita Gomez Ingris Treminio Lilliam V. Rodriguez Danielle E. Barber Sabrina Sanchez Simon Alejandro Ruiz Mayda C. Gonzalez Manuel Alejandro Valderrama Maribel M. Santiago Krystal Marie Bayon Bret Adam Scully Carlos A. Salazar, Magna Cum Laude Yohany Gonzalez Richard Edward Verdun Lellany Vivanco Angel Contreras Christopher Shirley Luis Sanchez Katty Guevara Wayneisha T. Williams Greace Rosalia Cordero-Ferrey Winston Alejandro Soto Peter K. Stoyanov, Magna Cum Laude Glenda Hannan Alyson Earnhardt Master of Science in Speech Wing H. Yeung, Cum Laude Lenka Sulova-Anderson, Summa Cum Laude Dawn Horowitz Alys Hernandez Wladimir G. Thielen,Cum Laude Ruth Esther Lazard-Germain Language Pathology Rayya Ibrahim-Muzaffarr Leonardo Trobajo Lobayna, Jessica Christine Lemus Patricia Maria Arriola Bachelor of Science in Nursing Wendy Lissette Jacobo Magna Cum Laude Michael Hui Liu Karina Buznego Theral Alexandre Pauline Lorraine Kelly Marta Uhlyar, Magna Cum Laude Yajaira Lopez Monica Cruz Ricardo Berman, Cum Laude Lora R. Levi Joylin Gisette Velazquez, Magna Cum Laude Josephine Romana Magno Morgan R. Dack Ikram Berry, Magna Cum Laude Madelyn Lima Veronica Adriana Wittman Liliana Martinez Danielle S. Durante Cynthia Maria Betancourt Cherise Marie Medina Pedro Luis Martinez Laura E. Fernandez Samuel Benjamin Brown, Cum Laude Giselle Mesa Antolin Maury Maeghan N. Fernandez Evelio Campos-Ugarte, Magna Cum Laude Master of Science in Athletic Melissa Rebecca Montoto Rebeca A. Fisikelli Marcia Sobreira Carvalho, Otto R. Mejia Training Ramona Noguera Washington Magna Cum Laude Hiroto Mizuno Jaison Eluvathingal Chakkappan, Gloria M. Nunez Turkel Magna Cum Laude Roxana Orta Cecilia L. Chandler, Magna Cum Laude Master of Science in Nursing Maria Del Carmen Ortega Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Walter L. Concepcion Leslie Marie Abascal Robert A. Otero Marie Nancy Confident Barroso, Cum Laude Sharon Aharoni Giovanna Carola Paredes Bachelor of Health Services Bachelor of Science in Social Work Master of Health Services Itzel Vega Crespo, Cum Laude Cassandre Alix Jennifer Peters Johana V. Augustin Joann Picanes Administration Administration Miriam Esther Diaz-Walker John Orlando Alvarez Stanley Albert Ashley G. Barnett, Cum Laude Cristina Batista Magna Cum Laude Grace Lorraine Rennalls Darnelle Faveur, Carolina J. Arguello Joany Beckman-Bustamante Julienne Bernardin Shandi R. Brito Magna Cum Laude Jamie Frances Rhatigan Miriam Frometa, Diana Arias Katrina Marie Davis Ann Marie Borris Guy B. Cayo Magna Cum Laude Marisa Jo Rietema Ginne George, Kimar R. Baker Viviana R. Donoso, Cum Laude Edith Caridad Caballero, Leisha K. Charles Tatyana V. Golub, Magna Cum Laude Olivia Olufunmilayo Bamishigbin Moraima Rodriguez Summa Cum Laude Grisel Rosa Denise Melissa Flores Jason Omar Garnett Christy L. Gonzalez Neil Raymond Baron Christina Fontaine Erica Louise Chauta Jacqueline Marie Le Boeuf Magna Cum Laude Elke Mercedes Rouco Nestor Manuel Guerrero, Nancy Caridad Bernal Janet Gonzalez Yasmeen Alexandria Davis Maria Pilar Martin Carlos Ernesto Gurri, Magna Cum Laude Elit J. Bernales Luisa M. Sallent Nyocca Farquharson Aleida Eugenia Sanabria Isabel A. Lecaro, Summa Cum Laude Sonia Negron Kimberly Ann Helm Angel Cano Carla Ivette Melendez Obiangelis Fonseca, Cum Laude Jennifer R. Nimmo Cum Laude Geeta Malica Singh Damir Hercinovic, Ebern J. Carrion Emanuelle Dominique Pierre-Louis Jacqueline Andre Louis Stephanie Pena Grecia S. Ibarra, Summa Cum Laude Anabel Cento Yelene Socarras Ana Paula Mandelli-Lopez Ani Stephen Lissette C. Prieto, Magna Cum Laude Hanif Anthony Ramdon Julio Marcial Iglesias Blanca C. Chavez Maria Alejandra Salazar Michael T. Mangin Shivanna Azizah Sawh Baksh Magna Cum Laude Malgorzata Stepien Aviv Katz, Amber Leigh Contillo Yuliya Salostsina, Summa Cum Laude Cinthya Lissette Matamoros Magna Cum Laude William Suarez Zarina Khodzhieva, Edalma Corniel Christine M. Senke Trisha Miller, Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Lani Jo Meagan Taylor Maksim V. Klimovich, Roberto Cowley Luisa A. Shah, Summa Cum Laude Sharon Nolan Master of Public Health Summa Cum Laude Sherry Nicola Taylor Boniface Lamy, Johanna E. Cronan Jason Wong Maria C. Quintana Islamiyat Nancy Adebisi Marco Antonio Minaca, Cum Laude Trenese Lavette Daniels Ana Vanessa Valdivia Angie Maria Rivas Yasmin Hakim Ali Ernesto Mitchel, Cum Laude Mechell A. Davis Adrienne Vega Shelley Alane Theriault Muni Balakrishnan Rubens Consuelo Mocega, Cum Laude Annery Diaz Brenda Lee Wilder Bachelor of Science in Dietetics Stephanie Joy Van Houten Pareshbhai Bharodiya Concepcion Morales-Ortega Lissette Maria Dominguez Wilma Joy Williams-Blake and Nutrition Makeba J. Burke Joerena Navarra Vanessa Allison Doorasamy Isabel Karina Yague Kulsum Agha Neha Desai Yair R. Nunez, Magna Cum Laude Adline Dormeus Angela T. Yon-Fleites Elizabeth Donahue Deepa Dillikar Servet Ozsoy-Tursucu, Magna Cum Laude Manuela Dormoy Zvonimir Zimbrek Trishna Joshi Katerine Dumais Jorge Enrique Pena-Rondon Clara G. Duarte Juan Nicolas Escobar

46 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 47 Erin N. Freeman Katharine Elizabeth Sheldon Olivia Mattson Campos Hurdley Freemantle Jimena C. Tovar Michael Glenn Morrison Manishkumar B. Gorasiya Gineska Carolina Valero de Castillo Edwige Oscar 2010 Fall Semester Graduate and Natalia Guevara Rachel M. Walker Michelle Perez-Lozano Catalina Hinestroza Tishima L. Ritter Undergraduate Candidates Alicia Nicole Horner Master of Science in Dietetics and Antoinette M. Sappleton Sophia Isoff Meaghan Nereida Skog-Rios Moises Jacobs Nutrition Vanessa Victorero To graduate Summa Cum Laude, a student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or better and Rohan Jairam Joel C. Exebio Leah Warden completed 40 semester hours of coursework for GPA at FIU Susan Nowrouzi Snehal Lillaney Winstera Ceclia Washington To graduate Magna Cum Laude, a student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.70 or better and Laura Swanson Canute Antonio Malcolm Erika Williamson completed 40 semester hours of coursework for GPA at FIU Bhadreshkumar R. Mandani Karla Maria Zapata Cum Laude Juanita Sophia Marshall To graduate , a student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better and Master of Social Work completed 40 semester hours of coursework for GPA at FIU Coretta Antonnette McKenzie Khadean A. Bennett (Honors designations are based on cumulative GPA through the Summer Semester) Sarah A. Montrichard Lidia Castilla Adeolu Temitope Moronkeji Vinetta Coleman Maysarih Rezaie Ndobe Heriberto Cruz Blossom Paravattil Junie Delizin College of Architecture and The Arts Valerie Pelletier Lauren M. Drzewicki Myriam Pierre Hylarion Felix Lauretta Navarro-Watts Fernando F. Quevedo Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Bachelor of Arts in Art History Tahnese Shawnt’A Flournoy Adam B. Ramos Simone Rivas Sean Baltagi Chelsey R. Youse Georgette Mariethel Green Cum Laude Paul Andres Salazar Lauren J. Bartroli, Yanna Zamira Hache Fiorella Bravo Bachelor of Interior Design Marshanette Shaw Liliana Lapica Bachelor of Arts in Dance Juan Calero Ana Maria Guzman Diaz Alicia Carolina Doroteo Analise Calleiro Vanessa Serbastian Melissa Fitoria Bachelor of Arts in Music Katrina A. Fumagali Bachelor of Landscape Rasiel Garcia-Carranza Eva Reyes Cisnero Olga Y. Gomez Architecture Diego Roberto Martinez Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Gerry Cabrera Frank J. Mata Sarah M. Bartels, Cum Laude Ailyn T. Mendoza Max J. Miller Michelle C. Moreno Daniel Francisco Quindemil Natalie M. Rivera Bachelor of Music Idabeth A. Rojas Daniel H. Brigham Jereme David Sanchez Nayla M. Mehdi, Cum Laude Alejandro L. Stein Raffalli Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Dunja Vladimir Novcic, Magna Cum Laude Ryan F. Hubert Jonathan Thole Mihai V. Preda, Cum Laude Yasmin A. Khalaf Yadilka Torres Vivian Christina Torres, Magna Cum Laude Karina E. Luna Thomas J. Uriarte Kimberly Anne Marmorstone Alfredo J. Zayas, Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Art Augusto Enrique Mendoza Sarah Elizabeth Alexander Brian J. Murillo Elizabeth Ann Fatolitis Caridad Ochoa-Gomez, Cum Laude Master of Music Mario A. Grana Sergio Jose Rioseco Francesco Paolo Boccuzzi Berlaine Jean-Philippe Jonathan Small Miroslav Misha Dacic Jannette Oliva Kayleigh Jordan Tanthorey Hector D. Neciosup Natalia Pop, Cum Laude Stephanie Valencia Gerardo A. Suarez Maritza Sanchez, Cum Laude Alexandra Vetencourt Patricia Suau Master of Architecture Carlo A. Travierso Jonathan M. Azar Daniela Velasquez Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Josue Ismeo Jean-Louis Carlos D. Velez Clarissa Cristina Brillembourg, Cum Laude Juan Salvador Zarate Chelsea Duran Lisa Marie Lagrande

48 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 49 Master of Arts in Architecture Master of Interior Design Stephanie E. Pino Erin Lee De Cespedes, Cum Laude Anthony C. Diaz Jose Arana Lisbeth C. Langaigne Natalie F. Quincosa Adriana De Lap Emma Yaiza Diaz Mark Bobbitt Legg Banesa Reyes, Magna Cum Laude Eduardo Alejandro Escobar Shadday Diaz, Magna Cum Laude Cassandra Ann Straus Alexander T. Robbie Erwin Mauricio Escobar, Cum Laude Carolina A. Dominguez Master of Science in Music Jonathan D. Roberts, Cum Laude Alejandro Gonzalez Mehgan Elizabeth Dorman Education Melissa Rodriguez Ricki Gonzalez Daniel Doudnik Patricia D. Fuentes Veronica Amanda Rodriguez Igor V. Gridenko, Cum Laude Katsiaryna N. Dubouskaya, Melissa Ross Patrice N. Hill Summa Cum Laude Rina B. Russo Akilah M. Hunte Karla I. Elie Sabrina D. Saint Jour Jaime Jimenez, Cum Laude Aaron Joseph Feit, Cum Laude Enrique Alejandro Santiago Claudia Y. Lievano, Cum Laude Alexandria Fernandez Aracelys Cherie Tapia Peta-Gaye Marie Lyew-Ayee Steven J. Fernandez College of Arts and Sciences Juan Teijeiro Melissa Mendoza Eric B. Fleming Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies Bachelor of Arts in Economics Ivette Jacqueline Caballero Kristine Thorstensen Daniel R. Pereira Ariel A. Fonticiella Jillian Marie Tobie Eric Joseph Ruberto Jami Rose Furnagiev Aaron Kody Benge Virgilio J. Acuna Kattia Elena Capote Jessica Torgas Alberto A. Soto Paola J. Galindo Fawn Coba Jeffry Todd Adames-Smith Laura U. Carnes Michelle Torres Adrianne Trujillo Carlos J. Garcia Eva Melissa Duenas Esmaeel omar Alghareer Enzu H. Castellanos Carmen C. Victoria Humberto Ulloa Zenel Garcia James Michael Fichera Christopher Joseph Annis Rochel Marcee Chancerel Cayce Marie Wicks, Summa Cum Laude Dennis James Valdes Romina Belen Garcia Varano Chandra N. Isaac, Magna Cum Laude Gabriel J. Brito Michael J. Constantino Daniel T. Wojcicki Jeannie Karen Valladares Hayro Lazaro Garciga Jessica Joanne Knudsen Miguel H. Cevallos Loaiza Tamara R. Cratit Anna Maria Xiques Stephanie Vasquez Yaisel Gonzalez Joann M. Loiodice, Summa Cum Laude Juan Sebastian Coll Neil B. Davidow Emily Martha Zarate, Magna Cum Laude Oscar D. Vega Sarah Genifer Gozlan, Cum Laude Frank Stephen Nieves Janet Guerra Stephanie D. De Las Salas, Jose F. Zuniga Racheal Olivia Williams, Cum Laude Laura Guaqueta Chris J. Piverotto Keenan Ho Magna Cum Laude Tania Katiushka Witten Silvia Gutierrez, Cum Laude Paola Andrea Torres Wade Jolivert Giselle Miriam Defalla Michael L. Wolfson Kenneth Haave Ryan Adam Tracy Meihua Lam Haydn Arturo Diaz, Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Anthony Tarek Haddad Carolina A. Ventura, Magna Cum Laude Silvana Lavado Marion Doucet Studies Jaime Henao, Cum Laude Kyle L. Leverett Stephanie G. Farokhina, Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in International Joseph B. Baca Valentina E. Hiegemann Edwin Stalin Lopez Asheley Yvette Figueroa Alexandra R. Dutton Relations Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry Jennifer Ashley Flickinger Elizabeth Jimenez Sana Ahmad Van Joaquin Magee Danielle Carla Hackshaw Alejandro F. Acuna Rachel Naomi Francis David Robert Jones Herman Autore Madonna Matienzo Andrea E. Jeria Ruben Osvaldo Aleman, Magna Cum Laude Danielle Nicole Freyre Michelle A. Jones Joan Carlos Chavez, Cum Laude Vishak Menon Drake A. Kurlander Eduardo Alorda Mayling Gomez Jessica Marie Klein, Cum Laude Tiffany A. Chin You, Magna Cum Laude Matilde Maria Nankivil Erika L. Morales, Cum Laude Carlos Andres Aponte, Cum Laude Annette B. Gonzalez Jonathan C. Klopp Navila Collazo Gisselle Alexandra Orellana, Lilia Kristina Negron Wendy J. Appleton Fredesvinda Guijarro Clara Rose Lago Alejandro Conde Perez Magna Cum Laude Danielle Frances Romero Ana M. Arias, Summa Cum Laude Ysabel A. Guzman-Vasquez Crystal Lean, Magna Cum Laude Elizabeth Carmen Duran Eirymar Parra Luces Ian B. Wogan Andrea Arteaga Jessica Rosemary Iglesias John D. Lee, Magna Cum Laude Marc E. Freeman Emery Che Pemberton Lisa M. Wolf Micah E. Badana, Cum Laude Anwar Janania Anthony E. Lima Candace George, Cum Laude Alejandro Plata, Cum Laude Alexandria Zangari Juan Rafael Baez Alejandro M. Jimenez Oscar R. Lopez Andres Gonzalez, Summa Cum Laude Chandra D. Ramdas Angela Ballester Sallam Joseph David J. Lynch Cesar Gonzalez-Espinoza, Cum Laude Fernando Farias Rocha, Magna Cum Laude Erik T. Barnard Denise Lopez Bachelor of Arts in French Romney M. Manassa Federica Helena Hulett, Cum Laude Denis P. Tavita Jeffrey Oniel Beckford Ailina Marrero Wendy Alezandra Guzman, Cum Laude Charlotte Sophia Marill, Magna Cum Laude Chionye-Edue Raymond Nwofude Alex Calixto Tejerizo Rose A. Bestman John Bernard Martin Isabelle Jutronic Jannelyn C. Mendez Michelle Palacios Kevin J. Vincent Scarleth M. Borge Rodolfo Martinez Frantz Mondelus Rachel Mendoza Jodi-Ann Natalie Richards Peter Michael Weininger Nisa Ann Boyle Sarah I. McBride, Cum Laude Claudia Mesa Brian D. Ryans Ever A. Zambrano Merlano Vanessa Brizo Robert Alexander Melo David David Moises Adei M. Shaqra, Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Geography Joanette Keisha Brookes Vanessa A. Miranda Everton Hanse, Cum Laude Ana M. Montejo Bryan Paul Shartrand Bachelor of Arts in English Steven Camelo, Cum Laude Carmen Mise Gia M. Smith Marccia Katherine Moreno, Daniel Tunon Michelle Almonte, Cum Laude Othon Fernando Cardelle Gabriel A. Molina Erwin Ulisses Tejos, Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Ana K. Vega Arlesha Amazan, Magna Cum Laude Melissa Chirinos Jorge Molina Gabriela Fernanda Morote Lucy Seth Voltaire Mariel Rossina Basurco Romulus Joseph Cirone Stephanie Novoa Francisco Antonio Navas Keba J. Williams, Cum Laude Christian R. Bauman Bachelor of Arts in History Francesca Constantini Samuel Stephen Archibald Ogilvie, Mauricio Alexander Nichol Maryleen J. Beras Alberto Berrizbeitia Adrian Cordero Cum Laude Oren Okhovat Elvia G. Brazil Benjamin Elliot Boyhan Violeta M. Del Villar Cristina M. Ordoqui Adriana Ortega

50 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 51 Aioni D Carmen Ortiz Kalena Usha Arjune Leah S. McNamara Michael Vincent Martinez Giancarlo Orichio Ty’Ree D. Brown Karol Ortuno Maria Lucia Baserva Karen Judith Mena Michael P. Mayoral, Magna Cum Laude Julio J. Parrales, Cum Laude Tchafikah Buissereth Fabiola Pace Jonathan R. Berney Ashley Mestre Daniel Olsen Kenasha Paul Marisol Alicia Burgos, Magna Cum Laude Carlos Paino Claribel Blanco Krista A. Monegain James Nalisa Simona Saati Charly Paz Maria Katherine Callejas Pamela Pamela Andrea I. Borges Jennifer Montes De Oca William L. Vesely Danishia Perez Brittany A. Cambo Vivek Parekh David Bosakewich John Moonsammy Jackelyn S. Zacarias Altanese P. Phenelus, Cum Laude Evelyn Mary Cardoso Michael Pedroso Mikaela Xiomara Brown Daniel Morales Barbara Michelle Ponce Maria Teresa Castillo Stephanie H. Perez Eric E. Brunken Vienchanmalay Moreno Bachelor of Arts in Physics Brandy Elizabeth Raulerson Carlos L. Cedeno Jessica C. Pino Victoria Marquiz Calvin Gabriel Mosquera Walter Gabriel Gonzalez Marilia Gabriela Richards Vanessa Jeanette Ceron Douglas J. Platt Julieta Campos, Cum Laude Helen Moy Luis F. Robayo Betty Marcela Chavarria Jill-Brittany Gabriella Rubin David Chavez Adela Poudratchi Richard Louis Capik David Munoz Bachelor of Arts in Political Nelson Daniel Prieto Enrique Cepero Stacia Okoh, Cum Laude Ericka Andrea Ruiz Myrsha Y. Chow Javier Ismael Quiñonez Jessica A. Chin Gary Orr Science Andres Sandoval, Cum Laude Jennifer Lucia Collado Juan Camilo Ramirez Katherine Marie Coppinger Joan Manuel Palacios Aileen Almanzar, Summa Cum Laude Chantell C. Semper Christine Caridad Collazo, Cum Laude Stanley Rigaud, Cum Laude Azelynn Crisostomo Ashley M. Palau Ana M. Arias, Summa Cum Laude Pamela St Fleur Geneva Comeau Corey James Robinson Ernesto J. Crucet, Magna Cum Laude Julie Paul Richard Auais Thomas Anthony Suri,Magna Cum Laude Sol Altagracia Cordero, Cum Laude Jermaine Robinson Tiffany Nichole Dallas Kenia M. Perez Yaneth Del Carmen Baez Rocio D. Terrones Francesca J. Corea Andrea V. Rodriguez Amanda Elise De Aguero Kimberly Danielle Philistin Rahel B. Bekele Samuel Roman Torrez Christopher Charles Cortes Evelyn Rodriguez David A. Del Cristo Caitlin A. Pyfrom Lorelei Branam Bennett Aramys Vidal Isaac E. Cruz, Cum Laude Frank Rodriguez Chrisnatha Derosier Jennifer Ramos Juan Guillermo Buitrago Andrea L. Vivas, Cum Laude Sandra Dauphin, Magna Cum Laude Luis A. Rodriguez, Magna Cum Laude Daniel Mario Diaz Richard james Rentel Jose Castello Priscilla S. Zaldivar Andre Ramone Dawson Alena U. Rudziak, Summa Cum Laude Daniel A. Diaz Janet Riesgo Pamela Elizabeth Chavez Jessica Lynn Del Valle Juan Diego Salim Iraxia Ines Diaz Rafael Andres Rodriguez Andrea Simone Delgado Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese Glenda Delacruz Carlos Sanmiguel, Magna Cum Laude Jason Donnenfeld Stacey R. Russell Jermaine Donald English Rachel Jean Norman Carmen Liliana Delara Paola Andrea Santa Michelle Donovan Maria Petronila Santos Christopher Exposito Gema Delgado, Cum Laude Fritz Edward Fandino Sabrina Paola Delgado, Cum Laude George L. Sexton Katherine Bidwell Doyle Sharon Schmalbach Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Erika Shoemaker Adam Commander Eglin Mary Laureen Scott, Summa Cum Laude Michael J. Foley Danielle N. Dematteis Daniel John Abou-Semaan, Cum Laude Dianah Elizabeth Silvera-Tippens Joel J. Enriquez Shawn P. Selcis, Cum Laude Daniel T. Fortenbury Alejandro R. Diaz, Magna Cum Laude Megan Alderman Gabriela S. Simonelli Osmany Rafael Estrada Emmeline E. Sierra Eduardo J. Garcia Maria Julia Dominguez Yenlys Alonso Pavel Soshnikov Marilyn Eustache Yolimar Silva Kristopher Garcia Jake G. Downs Bryant Alvarado Nicolas Spigner Ashley Falcon Michael Soliman Gabriel A. Girado Mechelle L. Durgan Anacecilia Alvarez Erwin Ulisses Tejos, Cum Laude Sandy Marcia Fanor Ronnieka C. Solomon Ingrid Gonzalez William Escobar Jennifer C. Amy Patrice Michelle Thomas Michelle Rachael Feller Denise L. Soohong Raimondo Gugliotta Nicholas Estefan Yuliette Antunez Malena Torres, Cum Laude Gabriel Fontela Miguel Angel Suarez, Summa Cum Laude Rashida Rashun Hawthorne Marie Louise Elizabeth Fabien Ivelisse Demnise Aparicio Andrew Simon Townsend Neil W. Fowler Samantha Lei Syms Krista Renee Hemming Priscilla Fabregas Alejandra M. Arana, Magna Cum Laude Hugo J. Urizar Armando G. Gali Tamar R. Thompson Cherelle Kendra Jacob Kimberly J. Ferguson Katherine Arencibia Bernadette Vazquez, Magna Cum Laude Bryam Garcia Pamela A. Tobolowsky Thomas Johnson, Cum Laude Alexandra Fernandez Roberto Arguelles Manuel Antonio Vigo Douglas N. Garland Maggy Torres Jennifer Marie Laffita Daniel Esteban Fernandez Mariana Armelin, Cum Laude Lezlie Michelle Walker Jessica Goicoechea Kertus M. Toussaint Mauricio G. Laos Eric Fernandez, Cum Laude Johanne Banica Danielle Kimberly Watson Anthony Granados Mark Edward Tucker Kristen Grace Larson Melanie Ann Fernandez Paula Andrea Barrera Annissa R. Wood Frank J. Guzman Patricia M. Vazquez Aleksandar Ljustina Charlanda Fleurinord Maria C. Basanez Graciela Zapata Donald Warren Hanna Johanna Miny Waknine Carlos Miguel Lollett Erika N. Fountain Giani Basoa Irvena Radisovna Ziyaltdinova Christina Harris Maya D. Wardally Andrew Edward Lopez, Cum Laude Jurnelle Patrice Francis Amber L. Baxter, Cum Laude Simon Hernandez IV Brandon Alexander Webman Karla Lopez-Fernandez Monica Lorena Galindo Maria Paula Beltran Evelyn Izquierdo Tye J. Wheatley Ashley MacLaren Brianna Maria Garcia Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Denise Benitez Erin Beth Jackson Gordon L. Wickson Romney M. Manassa Jennifer C. Garcia Brian Andrew Adams Pedro Enrique Bigorra Timothy Jobe Rashundra R. Williams Vannessa Mari-Milhem Paula Garcia Vanessa Marie Aguilar, Cum Laude Vanessa Blanc Matthew Janson Kirby Roberto Renaldo Martinez Sylvia Victoria Garcia Jennifer Michelle Alam Craig Booker, Cum Laude Hector Luis Lamourt Dayana Moreno Stephanie Michelle Gardner Patricia Alcantara Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Eddie L. Borges Demario C. Lee Bodaniel Mulford Erica M. Gibb, Summa Cum Laude Patrice Edward Altine Alain Amador David A. Bound Juan Antonio Lopez, Magna Cum Laude Ricardo Nova, Magna Cum Laude Elizabeth M. Godinez Miguel R. Alvarado Raphael Dorsainvil Valerie Bourraine Amanda Mercedes Manteiga Kingsley C. Nwamah Christina Gomez Yaremy Alvarez Joseph Gonzalez, Magna Cum Laude Jaime Jhanell Bramwell Ashley Martinez Charlotin Olivier Lilian Gonzalez Trevor Andrews Victoria A. Gonzalez Amy Bravo

52 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 53 Victoria A. Gonzalez Mariluz Mata Vladimir Rivas Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/ Daiana Kucawca, Summa Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Biological Stephanie A. Gottardi Rejoy K. Mathai Stephanie Marie Roche Carlos C. Marino Luciana M. Gottlieb Christian Irlanda Medina Anthony R. Rodriguez Anthropology Belen Nogue Bonet, Cum Laude Science Cinthya Agundez, Magna Cum Laude Hala Alabed Delena Gutierrez Giovanni Mejia, Magna Cum Laude Heather Rodriguez Elizabeth Saldana Lis Alvarado, Cum Laude Mark Alexis Angelyn Christine Havey Evelyn Rebecca Melgar Karem Rodriguez Amelia Sanchez Jessie Alvarez Victor Manuel Alfonso Monica Henry Christian Lucia Mendez Lilysbel Rodriguez Annelisse Sandoval Claudia L. Blair Zohar Alkoby Elechukwu Andrew Hepburn-Okehi Yesenia Mendez, Magna Cum Laude Vanessa Esmerelda Rodriguez Rafael Oscar Trevino Emiliano Camargo Faaria Alli Adhara Mercedes Hernandez Mark Mereus Katherine J. Rojas Diana Carolina Trillo, Magna Cum Laude Dora Hernandez Christine S. Miles Brittany Alexandria Rolle Carolina Cason Lissy B. Alonso Jovanni Hernandez Ana Maria Molano Daisy Romani, Cum Laude Vanessa Castro Nancy Alonso Lien Hernandez Mara S. Moline Alejandra Romero, Cum Laude Carolina A. Chinchilla Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Scotty Anicet Yudan Hernandez Tamara D. Montesino Karina Ruiz Stephanie Lynne Domena Studies Paola Daniela Aramayo Justine Hormell Juliana Montoya Maria Teresa Sahonero Carina Michele Edwards Lis Alvarado, Cum Laude Laura Arteaga Ana Maria Ibata Danielle Moraes Alves Laura C. Salado Adrian Fernandez Morrell, Cum Laude Nicole Ceusters Bismark Asante Mavis V. Jackson Cynthia Moreira, Magna Cum Laude Astrid N. Salazar Christine Ferrara Zahra Farooq Lara D. Bacchelli Percy Johnson Crystal R. Mueller, Magna Cum Laude Ambar A. Sanchez Stephanie Fiet Michesther Mathurin Krystal Omari Bally Geethu N. Johny Monica Krystina Munoz, Cum Laude Jennifer Sanchez, Cum Laude Paul Didier Jean, Cum Laude Terrica D. Merritt Randi Krystle Blake Madonna Junco Shimela Murray Liz M. Sanchez Barbara K. Jimenez Melinda Moyston Valerie Alexis Bonilla Michael Samuel Jurysta Myrlene Mutis Sarah E. Sanchez Gabriel M. Lopez Victorea R. Butler Tiziana Pereira Juvencio Michelle A. Nahmias, Summa Cum Laude Rebecca C. Santos Stacy Reynard Mason Bachelor of Public Administration Diane Michelle Cacho Sean P. McNulty Vanessa Campa Delia Keen, Summa Cum Laude Algenys Name Karina L. Saravia Karina Nicole Arauz Sandra Isabel Medina Isabel Fernanda Capella Vanessa M. Keller Stefania Navarrete Claudia Segui Grazy Johanna Banegas Michael D. Milton Jose Cardoso Anam Khan Jessica Navarro, Cum Laude Antonina Shachar Gladlyne Gabrielle Baton Anne Elizabeth Moore Jessica Castaneira Tanya D. Kyryluk Stephanie Charity Nelson Annamarie Camille Smith Luis O. Bohorquez Mariana Ochoa Dairo Castillo, Summa Cum Laude Edmundo Jose Lacayo Rashel Nimroozi Kimberly Jeanette Soutien Amanda L. Carrasco Ana M. Ortuno Edith Charpentier Sarah Lakdawala Stephanie Nunez Shana StGermain Alisa Cepeda Gerardo L. Pichardo Sabrina Chiu Dara Morgan Lamel, Cum Laude Katherine S. Ore Janet Suau Ruth Dalberiste Jacqueline Pico Eric C. Collazo Gisele Soledad Lanza Kelly Orejuela Zuleny L. Suero Martha P. Echavez-Roman Christine Pis-Dudot Alejandro Conde Perez Tatiana Lucia Lara Brian Ospina Astride Sydney Jose D. Escobar Olive Bernice Preston Marvin Coombs Dainelys Linares, Summa Cum Laude Maria Otano Dave Jan Medina Tamola Mario A. Fragueiro Edward Paul Quinto Gabriel J. Correa Krysthel Cassandra Lindstrom Sarah L. Otero Yesenia D. Torres Michelle A. Heath Jennifer Lee Rabaglia Victoria Katherine Crewdson Llanette L. Llanes Silvana Patino Daniella Trinchet Natalie Jimenez Jessica Rodriguez Pablo E. Cueto Carolina Lobo, Magna Cum Laude Melissa L. Pelaez Eric Xavier Urrutia Caroline Marie Landera Andrea Rojas Javier Andres Cutino Johanna Logarzo, Magna Cum Laude Nathalie Pena, Cum Laude Neivis Valdes Rosa J. Lee Lauren A. Scull Shiv Kailash Daryanani Alejandro J. Lopez Jessica M. Perez Carrillo Maria Jose Vallasciani Michelle Marie Lopez Mario Fernando Serna Vaishali Dave Angelica Marie Lopez Joanne Pierre-Louis Sylvia Varela Antonio Luis, Magna Cum Laude Jewel Saira Singh-Bhairo Natasha Decal Hassel Y. Lopez Vanessa M. Pineda Silvia Magaly Vargas, Magna Cum Laude Sharon McGhee Shearn Lea Spenard Daniel Joseph Diaz Shane Michael Oliver Lopez Natasha Pineiro Tiffany Villanueva Jose Ernesto Mendoza Seth R. Tatum, Magna Cum Laude Jennifer Diaz, Cum Laude Cristina Lopez-Guerrero Irina Pinos Ronald Voltaire Njeri Leesandra Mwangi Samuel B. Thompson Miguel E. Diaz, Magna Cum Laude Digna E. Lorenzo Dayanna Pirez Andrea Kristin Watts Krystal Marie Orejas Lorenzo Orlando Torres Dolores Elena Difrenna, Summa Cum Laude Stephanie Lozada Rebeca Pita-Dominguez Lauren Rachel Weisberg, Cum Laude Tracy Poindijour Monica Janet Torres Jason A. Dimart Jeanne Luis, Cum Laude Shoshana Dara Pollack, Summa Cum Laude Danielle Noblet Wick Naila Ramos, Cum Laude Erica Christina Urrutia, Cum Laude Nahima Elena Dominguez Tania I. Lumbreras, Cum Laude Irene B. Portillo Johayra Witter Waldhys Junior Rodoli Alexia C. Van Orden Milouse Dornevil, Cum Laude Katrina Macias, Cum Laude Rosario M. Prado Nicole Worthalter Christopher J. Rojas Thelma Iris Velez, Magna Cum Laude Garfield G. Edman Tatyana A. Malinovskaya Kellis Quinones Bryan Luis Rossello Jennifer A. Veltre, Magna Cum Laude Erica Jeanette Escarcega, Cum Laude Mishka Natalia Manborde Alina Quintana Elizabeth G. Sanchez Bachelor of Arts in Religious Linda Yagudaev David Francisco Fandino Valeska Manechini, Cum Laude Claudia A. Quintana, Cum Laude Tracy A. Sumpter Studies Elisa Yeung Laura Vanessa Florez, Cum Laude Jennise Marimon Susan Raddatz Maury O. Thomas Freha Choudhry Liz Fontanills Laverne Franceine Marley Adrian Alberto Ramirez Rene Felix Verdezas Davis Garcia Naveta Latoya Foster Ana Marques, Cum Laude Leonardo M. Ramirez Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Chantal Victor David Philip Marrero Jessica M. Rego John C. Hopkins Brittany Bartlett-Pina Elya H. Franciscus, Cum Laude Ismary Martinez Claudia Reigosa Carlos Ernesto Ramirez Sandra Berrios, Magna Cum Laude Raquel Friera Carlos Javier Mata Katherine Carolina Rengel Daniel Patrick Teeter Maria Jose Del Carmen, Magna Cum Laude Ana Ivis Garcia, Cum Laude Stephanie Michelle Garmer

54 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 55 Jacquelyn Lissette Gomez Anthony Ruaix Ronald Martin Ali Justin A. Hendrickson Adia Alamea Reid Bachelor of Science in Geosciences Taylin Gonzalez Melissa Ruiz Alejandro Angel, Magna Cum Laude Danay Lazara Hernandez Selena Nicole Reid Luz Maria Espona, Magna Cum Laude David Gordon James Sacco Anthony Baez Jonathan Hernandez Geofrey Horacio Reynoso Daniel A. Gonzalez Jonathan Gordon James Micheal Salgado, Cum Laude Elsa Raquel Barahona Brian Herrera Quincy S. Richards-Thomas Gaston Alejandro Heredia Maya Greenberg, Magna Cum Laude Alexandra M. Sanchez Gabriela Esthel Beltre Kenny A. Herrera Michael Roberts Francis A. Matthews Edgar A. Gutierrez Arias Elena Mercedes Santiago Michel R. Bonaventure Shirley Elena Herrera Christina C. Rodriguez Irina Hechavarria Bilal Sheikh Maria L. Borrajero Moeed Asad Ishrat Eva Luz Rodriguez Phuc D. Ho Rae-Ann Sicam Sarajen Cynthia Butler Erica Lyn Jaen, Magna Cum Laude Michelle Rodriguez Bachelor of Science in Marine Gleidys Mabel Hoyos Paulo Joaquin Sosa, Cum Laude Alejandro Miguel Cabezas Rubens J. Jean Richard D. Rodriguez Biology Jessica Ibanez, Cum Laude Andriana Stas Jose F. Cabrera Adora Jean-Joseph Anthony James Ruiz, Cum Laude Hada M. Herring, Cum Laude Jackson K. Jacob Shane S. Stoby Victor Manuel Calonje Ana M. Jimenez Jaqueline K. Rumens Jessica A. Lee William Jamette Merly Suarez Kristopher Camaraza Jamey C. Kennelly Janio Rene Sanchez, Cum Laude Saeed Coto Tabibi Priscilla S. Jin Wendy Suarez Claudia Camayd Lakirah D. Kincy Anamaria Santana Arnold Joasil Robin Crystal Thomas Johanna V. Cardona Keydy Gabriela Lainez Robert Santana Bachelor of Science in Janette Daria Jurado Christine Toledo Jose Enrique Cardona Beverly Carroll Langley Anthony R. Sarhan Rachel Kernizan Christine M. Torres Stephanie Janeth Carrion Porscha Lewers Miriam Flor Schlesinger Mathematical Sciences David Abecassis Aisha Khan Yusleivy Trimino Erroll Alberto Castrillo Jorge Lazaro Llanes Kimberly Monique Simmons Sudha R. Iyengar Mauricio Larenas Carolina Troche, Magna Cum Laude Jackelin Victoria Castro Jose Luis Lugo Veronica LaShawn Simmons, Cum Laude Olga Laskova Danielle Turek Eric R. Cento Alejandra Andrea Maiben Lizbeth Solano Janet Leon Leonardo Enrique Urdaneta Schcola Chambers Xaviet Mare Yasmany Solis Bachelor of Science in Farrel A. Liger Jayme Valdez Grettel Fabiola Chavarria Maria Julissa Marin Arthur A. Sosa Mathematics Sandra M. Lopez, Summa Cum Laude Lester Alan Valladares Diego Javier Combe Erika M. Martinez Janesse C. Soto Kathleen Theresa Annis Priscila F. Marques Mayte Valladares Demetrus A. Coppet Cavell Latoya Mason Tremaine Taffe Alejandro Ginory, Magna Cum Laude Natalie D. Martinez Nadia V. Vascianna Darcy E. Courten John Lawrence McGlynn Miguel V. Tellado, Magna Cum Laude Justin A. Harper Jennifer Matas Omar Vazquez Alexis Cueto Lauron Ashleigh McKenzie Stephanie Mary Torres Jean G. Jerome Dennise M. Medina Danny Villa Malva Caridad Danger Leidy R. Menoya, Cum Laude Jonathan J. Urtecho Adam Colt Pelea Christine D. Mendez Matthew P. Wander Amanda S. Danna Jared Michael Moise, Cum Laude Melanie Vazquez, Cum Laude Henry O. Zorrilla Vanessa Ines Mendez Robert Benjamin Wander Dayanara De La Cruz Gwendolyne Montas Isabel Cetina Vega Mario Mendoza Candace Williams Gretchen De La Cruz Jason Bentley Moore Rina Michelle Velazquez Cristina Caridad Morales Nicole Wirbiezcas, Cum Laude Juan Eduardo Del Rio Matthew Varela Mora Ivonne Denise Verde Bachelor of Science in Physics Eddy Salgado Dennis Morel Leanet Zaballa Keith Dorvee Jennifer M. Morales Annelys Mary Victores Claudia L. Munoz Natalie Zea Christopher Patrick Edwards Rachel L. Morales, Cum Laude Jeremiah Weatherspoon Corina Murzi, Magna Cum Laude Carlos Javier Escobales Greter Morejon Chamica Monique Williams Master of Arts in Asian Studies Flavia C. Nunez Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Laura Cristina Espinosa Jaime Muniz Regina V. Winfrey Christina M. Donahue Lisa Mary DosSantos Yanie Oliva Laurie Jean Eng Precious Nicole Everett Fitim Mustafa, Cum Laude Travis Lamont Wright Veljko Dujin Shirley Osorio Reinier Hernandez Rodriguez Kristin Farrell Angel Antonio Nacianceno Neil Blakely Wyatt Monica Maria` Ospina Youraline Bertin Decima Joseph Eric Michael Feldman Mark J. Naughton Steven Yanes Catalina Pardo, Magna Cum Laude Ailen Anhson Nguyen Karen M. Ferretti Gino Mauricio Navia, Cum Laude Claudia Zapata Master of Arts in Economics Gabriela Perez, Cum Laude Alien Nguyen Antonio C. Fierro, Cum Laude Timothy Nero Hanna Zhuromskaya Edward M. Decambra Jacqueline Perez Nery Perez Ever L. Flores Devon Kelton Nobles Yi Ding Laura E. Perez Adelheid Prado, Cum Laude Mauricio Jose Florez Emmanuel Obas Bachelor of Science in Camilo A. Gomez Melissa M. Pimentel Sharon Kussner Fuentes, Cum Laude Dick M. Ortega Bernardo Vellon Environmental Studies Michael Isaiah Good Carlos Manuel Quintero Rebeca Galan-Aranda Patricia A. Osburn, Cum Laude Eda Ozdas Diane P. Williams Tania Alfred Sana M. Qureshi Diana Marcela Garcia George Luis Palmer Emrah Ozpelit Brent Stephen Lewis Martha V. Ramirez Kristina Garcia-Plasencia Staoder Richard Paul-Noel Zhengzheng Qian Bachelor of Science in Criminal Stephanie A. Lewis Tatiana Encarnacio Regueiro Teleisha Andrea Gibson Carlos A. Paz Keran Song Alfredo Lima Samer Riaz Justice Rony Gilot Carlos Pelaez Jiangyun Wan Juan Sebastian Ortiz Hugo Alonso Rios Viviana Acosta, Summa Cum Laude Carolina A. Gonzalez Amada Joyce Perez, Magna Cum Laude Li Xu Arelys D. Rodriguez Javier Agosto Teresita D. Gorrin Giancarlo Perez Laura Ashley Townsend, Magna Cum Laude Jenny M. Rodriguez Melissa M. Aguilar Simone Sobrena Graham .Andrew Poe Eric Emmanuel Vicaria Kevin J. Rodriguez John D. Ahumada Michael E. Grant Jaime Rafael Polo Master of Arts in English Diana I. Fernandez Maria O. Roman, Cum Laude Candelaria Al-Abdallah Rosmary Guevara Vickie Delcarmen Ramirez Arlene Garcia Tracy K. Rosas Natasha Belinda Alexis Lisa Caroelli Hasselmann Katherine Rangel Rachel M. Honeyman

56 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 57 William J. Lisenbee Master of Arts in Spanish Master of Science in Chemistry Master of Science in Geosciences Master of Science in Psychology Christina Machado Inemis Medina Melissa Victoria Fernandez Raul Brens Laura M. Alonso Ana Cristina Simon Nelia Nogues Xiaozhou Xu Gina M. Gonzalez Alfredo L. Soto Miryam R. Pena Master of Science in Mathematical Alexander Hernandez Edward T. Wallington Pablo De Jesus Perez Master of Science in Criminal Jenna M. Kieckhaefer Jose Carlos Terradas Science Teresita Caridad Martinez Master of Arts in Global and Justice Frank Coro Suarez Leslie Marie Mendez Andrew Ahye Federico Elmetti Sociocultural Studies Master of Fine Arts in Creative Merceydes Morassi Zachary Beer Masson Liang Kerry A. Newness Jaclyn N. Colona Writing Ravi Joseph Brammer Kylah K. Porter Pascale Marie Sangiovanni Cynthia H. Malakasis Jennifer Lee Ammon Kim L. Butler Jimena Vaillant Mario Mendoza Cecilia Margarita Fernandez Leana Julia Carrington Jeanette E. Smith Sheldon M. Frank Francesca Paola Di Giovanni Master of Science in Physics Molly A. McGreevy Melissa Dos Santos Adnan Salem Master of Arts in History Lisa Blair Fazenbaker Luona Michelle Body Master of Public Administration Jennifer Figuereo Ricardo Jose Correa Eugene Alonso Germese Shantell Gee Alberto D. Hernandez Ivette Capote Ashley Elizabeth Harvey R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business Elizabeth L. Hoisington Mary Shannon Clark Mairelys Hernandez Nisha Ludwig Sandra Francois Brian Christopher Huffman Bachelor of Accounting Arianna Estevez Ana V. Madriz Karsten Erik Pedersen-Majors Andrea Jeannette Gonzalez Arnold Renaldo Ingram Abdallah Abed, Cum Laude Franz R. Fairweather Christina Mayorquin Jacquelyn Denise Sanabria Eliamelisa Gonzalez Daniel Edward Levasser Carina V. Aguilar, Magna Cum Laude Jason Fernandez Candice L. Mc Crae Jennifer M. Sheran Amber L. Goodwin Nitza I. Maldonado Ayman I. Al-Abdullah Carla Ferris Alvaro F. Medina Suarmis Travieso Casty Guillaume Christopher Marquez Elias V. Alarcon Dilia Frias Michelle Bess Merz, Magna Cum Laude Angela Marie West Yelipza Gutierrez Roger M. Mata Richard L. Alfonso Maria L. Garcia Luis J. Meurice Gregory R. Yates Kazeem O. Hamed Jason Medina Pedro Alizo Katherine Garzon, Cum Laude Rachel Milbauer, Magna Cum Laude Cecilia O. Jauregui Ricardo Enrique Osorio Monica Andrade Monika Gerstenkorn Marko Milosevic Master of Arts in International Rousseline Julot Michelle Lynn Packler Maria P. Arroyave Christopher Marc-Andrew Glasgow Stephanie Michele Minto, Cum Laude Shanna Nickie Presume Alaina A. Goindoo, Magna Cum Laude Hisham Mohammad Studies Monika R. Kar Yailin Au, Cum Laude Isidoro Rafael Lopez Rachael Ann Riley-Kinlaw Paola Jimena Beltran Rivas Jacquelyn A. Gomez, Cum Laude Ailyn Moreno Michael J. Aranda Victoria Myriam Louis Karen L. Silvera Orestes Bercande Jessica Alexandra Gomez Suarez Jamaal Rashaad Newman Iman A. Khalil Henna Mir Sherika S. Smith Guy-Frederic Blanchard Yasmany Gonzalez Michael Christopher Novar Vrettos William Notaras Elika A. Nerette Jeremy L. Thompson Valery Brosntein Juan Guillermo GonzáLez Liliana Novoa, Cum Laude Marsha N. O’Field Mychara Waynesha Wordly Annette Beatriz Calderin Daryl Thomas Hartranft, Viktorija Orlova Master of Arts in Latin American Maggie A. Perez Anthony Marcos Yeber Claudia C. Capellan Summa Cum Laude Andres Palacio, Magna Cum Laude and Caribbean Studies Maria A. Pineda Daian Cardona Teresa Hernandez, Summa Cum Laude Roberto M. Palacio Stephen N. Coakley Wells Eliza Quezada Master of Science in Manuel Casanova Jimmy Herrera Vanessa Penate Ines Del Carmen Morales-Victori Dayan Quintana Environmental Studies Vincent Chow Erik Hjartnes Gretel Perez Jemie Carolina Ho Kristina Diane Perez Miguel A. Sahagun Jennifer Ramos Dionne J. Da Costa Merissa Xavier Chung Martha Theresa Ibarra Sarahi Perez, Cum Laude Pedro Miguel Ross Mengistu B. Defersha Katherine J. Cochran, Cum Laude Yesenia Jara Christopher Robert Perez De Alejo Alison D. Rutkowski Genevieve M. Diamond Anairis Cruz Master of Arts in Linguistics Darsen Jean-Baptiste Doris M. Phillips Christina K. Semeraro Amida Frey Andres Cruz Winnie Paulino Betzy Jimenez, Cum Laude Daryna Piddubna, Cum Laude Andrae Swaby Teddy L’Houtellier Alexander Delgado Ingrid M. Riechmann Larysa Kavaleva Aryelle Pierre Ashley Thomas Shelby Moneysmith Yasmani Delgado Caridad Porchia Lazier, Summa Cum Laude Ismael Pineiro Brandy Lee Urbine Priyanka Narendar Rusudan Derisma Master of Arts in Political Science Angel Williams Micaela Di Luca Lisette Lifschitz Anaelys Puig Pedro Miguel Ross Anthony Marcos Yeber Sorge Luis Diaz Jose Augusto Llamas Carley Radcliff Master of Science in Forensic Juan Pablo Duarte Rhonette I. Lloyd Alfredo J. Reynoso Master of Arts in Religious Studies Master of Science in Statistics Science Katsiaryna N. Dubouskaya, Jennyfer I. Lopez Fabio Luis Rios-Nogales, Cum Laude Paula Lopez David Rodriguez Jonathan J. Koscheski Norma Piloto Krista S. John Williams Summa Cum Laude Jeremy S. Paulovkin Harlette Lacau Yovanny Duque Jamila Lowe Gustavo Rodriguez Saeha Paulovkin Natalia Leyva Jovan Nmn Dushner Bonze Luc Yorleydis Rodriguez Sandra G. Wells Robyn E. Thompson Maximo R. Espinoza Maurice Lugo Nathalie Rojo

58 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 59 Magly Rosales Jonathan Raul Andrade Janet Camji Andrea Sofia Cuenca Jorge A. Fernandez Timeka Goodwin Adriana M. Ross, Summa Cum Laude Shinelle Angel Gerardo Campos Jr Mariano Cuesta, Magna Cum Laude Ricardo Fernandez Anil Gopaul Alena U. Rudziak, Summa Cum Laude Fabiane Araujo Belkenia Candelario, Cum Laude Luis E. Cure Vanessa A. Fernandez Alexandria Michelle Gordon Naisla C. Sabie-Miguel Jessica E. Arce Adam Caratini Kristina M. Damico, Cum Laude Victor Manuel Fernandez Renzo Daniel Grados Ariel Salazar, Cum Laude Diana Sofia Arenas, Cum Laude Alexis Nicole Cardenas Lami Dantata Carla Ferris Andrene S. Grant Lorena Sharim Samame Lady Johanna Arismendy Johanna Cardona Phillip Darias Rafael Alberto Fiallo Jesus Amilcar Guerrero Alfredo Santibanez Estefania Arosemena Sherwin George Carey Alan Davidson Rigoberto Fiallos Rohit Gulrajani Asia Seuc Aguilera, Summa Cum Laude Jonathan Aserraf Mariano Cariola Jose Ignacio Davila Jacques Antoine Fidelia Annette Gutierrez Sebastian Simich Mor Assouline Marvin I. Carranza Michael John De Guzman Juan J. Fondeur Crystal T. Gutierrez, Cum Laude Odalys Solares Jacqueline Avello Mariana Carrasquel Noelia De Jesus Alejandro Fonseca Jury J. Gutierrez Beatriz Sosa Jessica Avina Joann S. Carrero Alyssa Maria De La Cruz Brenda T. Fonseca Miryam Jennifer Gutierrez Tracy Lauren Stant, Cum Laude Densly Azemar Douglas Oscar Carrillo Allinson Celeste De La Flor Michael Alex Franco, Cum Laude Natalia Guzman Krizia A. Storr Densly Azemar Vivian Peters Carvalho Alexandra De la Madriz Daniel Friedman Elea N. Hakoun Talha Ghani Syed Rita Baroudi Donna Juliana Casanova Dahiana A. De La Vega Stephanie Lynn Fritz Dean Hall Eduardo Tapanes Jose A. Barrios Michelle Theresa Casillas Yelany De Varona Adriano Froes, Cum Laude David Halfen Stephen Joseph Temeyer Carlos A. Barzola Khaleid D. Castelle Alison Crystal Debose Gabriel Alejandro Fuentes Allyson Han Rebecca Tucker Robert D. Belsky Indiana Eugenia Castillo Joni Jessica Deckert Daphne Michelle Gaetjens Lisa R. Hanley Doris V. Urteaga Delia Cristina Bermudez Jennifer Leonor Castillo Nicole Ashly Dee Christian Camilo Gaitan Ivana Harris Maria Elena Valido Gabriela Maria Berrido Kathia Julissa Castillo Oliguet Deis Christopher Galindez Nicolas Henao Lisette Velasquez Damian Bertot Keyla Cristina Castillo Jorge Edward Delgadillo Laura I. Gallegos Emmanuel Henrizier Daniel Zamora, Cum Laude Michael Betancourt Jennifer M. Castrillo Eva J. Delgado Natalia Kristin Gallo Aloima Hernandez Brian Betancurth Sylvia E. Castro Leslie Alexandra Delgado Nicolas Gallo Christine Hernandez Bachelor of Business Janina Jacqueline Bianchi Karen Caterham Michael Delgado Stefany B. Gamba Elvia Nelly Hernandez Chevonie Velma Biddersingh Daniel A. Caviedes, Cum Laude Paola Alexandra Delgado Adrian Garcia Emilio Jose Hernandez Administration Cory Edward Blanco, Magna Cum Laude Jessica Cedeno Sarah Delgado Andrew J. Garcia Adolfo L. Herrera Andres Isaac Abadi Ericka P. Blanco Ruth Mery Cedeno Melissa Delrey Jacqueline Garcia, Magna Cum Laude Mauricio Herrera Aaron Michael Abelto Lyzette Blanco Andrea Marie Cejas Micaela Di Luca Janel Ruth Garcia Hilary A. Hess, Cum Laude Victor M. Acevedo Reynaldo Blanco Ena L. Centeno Elissa M. Diaz Maria L. Garcia Joshua Alexander Hidalgo, Cum Laude Ana Maria Acuna Miriam Blasco Carolina M. Chaljub Pedro B. Diaz Nathalie Garcia Trevor Maxwell Higgs Hernan David Adamo, Cum Laude Ricardo Blasco Margarita A. Charadan Stephanie Elena Diaz Malvin Garnett Trevor Maxwell Higgs Jazmine Aguiar Stefano Bolanos Yuly Ximena Chaux Santiago Diaz Trujillo, Summa Cum Laude Melissa Arianna Garzia, Cum Laude Jaime Andres Higuera, Cum Laude Adriana Maria Aguirregaviria Daniel Abelardo Bonilla, Magna Cum Laude Issa Chavez Allison Laine Dienstag Abraham Rolando Gavidia Christian Hilyard Iftekhar Ahmed Jose R. Borja Mariya Chernyshenko, Cum Laude Nicole Marie Dixon Tannette Shavon Gayle Maria Valeria Hinojosa, Cum Laude Abdulaziz A. Al Mulaifi Natalia Botero Nian Cheyne Ivan Daniel Do Amaral Dennis Gebken John R. Hinton Haydar K. Alchalaby James Boulos Victor Chiang Paul Dominguez Anthony A. Gil Adiel Hoch, Magna Cum Laude Mariel A. Aleman Ruth M. Bravo Kevin Chok Jessica Elizabeth Doolittle Robby Gillis Phillip Raymond Hoffman Samy F. Alexis Jesus Brito Serena Chung Phillip Daniel Dufresne Gabriel Giron Josimar L. Hordatt Alejandro Alfonso Alessandro Bruni, Magna Cum Laude Yailin Cimadevila Yerisell Abigail Echeverria Alaina A. Goindoo, Magna Cum Laude Fidel Ernesto Hoyos Villar Xiomara Lazo Alfonso Emperatris Builes Michelle Marie Colon Christopher A. Echo Altagracia Elizabeth Gomez, Cum Laude Nihshon Tony Hulin Cilene K. Ali Andrea Wright Burchell Pablo Colunga, Cum Laude Joel Eguiluz Ana Gomez Lourdes Emilia Ibarra Brian David Allen Daylon E. Burke Irvin Guido Contreras James Matthew Elias Irene Gomez Luis Iglesias Fahad Abed Almalki, Cum Laude Kate I. Burke Mauricio Contreras Samantha Catherine Eligon Walter Gomez Valeria Iglesias Walisson Silva Almeida Roy Jesus Bustillo Jessenia Cordoba Amy C. Elliott Vanessa M. Gomez-Rios Trey Michael Irwin, Cum Laude Kerline Almonor Jorge Alejandro Buzzi, Cum Laude Ricardo Jose Cordova Andonie Ricardo Juan Encinosa Brittany A. Gonzalez Nahuel K. Itzcovitch Katherine Alonso Felipe Cabrera Stefanie A. Coroalles Vanessa Enriquez Carlos Javier Gonzalez Marlena Anna Iwanska, Magna Cum Laude Marissa Angelica Alonso Betty Aracelly Caceres Andres Correa Ana K. Escobar Diana TereSA Gonzalez Diego Jacome Wendy Suyapa Alvarado Michael Brenton Caceres Mary Juliette Correa, Cum Laude Jonathan Edward Espinosa Jennifer Gonzalez Shaily Javier Gabriella Alvarenga Giovanna P. Calenzani Sandra Patricia Corzo Brian Espitia Maite Gonzalez, Cum Laude Susana Jimenez Sara Alvarez Ricardo Calvo Kedelim Coss Joe Esquerra Omar A. Gonzalez Vanessa Kristine Jimenez Tatiana Alvarez Carlos Camacho Barbara Coto, Cum Laude David L. Estopinan Reinier Alberto Gonzalez Kristal D. John Stephen Wayne Amanzio Luis Eduardo Camacho, Magna Cum Laude Cid M. Cotto Juliana Falavigna Roby Gonzalez Janice P. Johnson Carlos M. Amastha Jennifer Camejo Nikolas Couto Andre Anthony Ferguson Zulema Gonzalez, Summa Cum Laude Jeanette Marie Jolis Hector I. Ambrogi Susana Camero Bryan Cragnolini Alan J. Fernandez Leticia Gonzalez-Estefani Tahir Idrissa Jolly Mustapha Anako

60 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 61 Immacula Aliette Joseph Christine Martin Jorge Navarro Leidy Yulie Quiceno Giancarlo Russo Christopher M. Toughill Nikolaus Eric Jurgensen, Magna Cum Laude Javier Miguel Martin, Cum Laude Philippe Andres Neumann Adrian Ramirez Nalisa Simona Saati Alexandre Guillaume Tronel, Cum Laude Tomoko Kamehata Rene Victor Martin Hong Trang Thi Nguyen Francy Ramirez Adrian Gino Sabatini Obaid Ullah Habiba Siraj Kathiria Gretchen Martinez Esteban M. Nicolini Cecilia M. Ramos Marwen W. Sabbagh Cecilia Un Jesse Ryan Kaytes Ingrid N. Martinez Leonardo Jose Nieves Olvin Javier Ramos Philippe Frantz Saintil Anat Vainer Ashley Ann Kendall, Cum Laude Laura V. Martinez Nina Nikolic Caroline Reategui, Magna Cum Laude Dorian Salazar Carlos M. Valencia Narjis Khan, Summa Cum Laude Lisette Martinez Fidencio Jr. Nino Abhiram Chavva Reddy Veronica Salazar, Cum Laude Joseph C. Van Christian Khater Samantha Martinez John Randall Northrup Juliana Restrepo Jessica Saldarriaga Pablo A. Vargas Josee Emerald Therese King Mark Dj Marzouca Jesus Nunez Marcela Restrepo Rony Samson Carla Y. Vasquez Evgenia Kirilova Luckie Matias Elias Obando Paola Andrea Restrepo Yadira Sanabria, Cum Laude Giovanni E. Vasquez Benjamin K. Klotz Roxana Marie Matos Cesar Andre Olivera Viroselie Reyes, Cum Laude Aysel Ileana Sanchez Veronica Vassallo Finizola Bijan L. Knight Irina Matyukhina, Summa Cum Laude Andrea Ordonez Carlos Milton Reyna Camilo Sanchez, Cum Laude Jonathan Ray Vazquez Edward Irving Kohn, Magna Cum Laude Stephen John Mayhew Ryan Patrick Ore Natalia Ribero Jhon Alexander Sanchez Leonardo Vazquez, Cum Laude Cecilia Kurniadjaja Laquisa J. McDowell Diana C. Ortega, Magna Cum Laude Graham Pierce Richards Giovanni Gabriel Sandino Brian O. Vega Emmanuelle Laham, Cum Laude Leonid Medvinsky, Cum Laude Neida A. Ortiz Gwen Hamilton Rimart Victor Hugo Sandoval Evelys Vega Maylin Lamelas Martin Mendez Vanessa Ortiz Daniel A. Rios Abraham Santiago Carol Eliana Venegas Jude Mick Larochelle Mario Jose Mendoza Cynthia Michelle Ortuno Diego A. Rios Jesse N. Santos Maxim L. Venjik Jacqueline Marie Latour Nellsy Joanna Mendoza Jose D. Osorno, Magna Cum Laude Antonio Neil Rivera Olga Cristina Santos Yaimis Vera Alberto Lazo Michael Dominick Menendez Pamela Ossa Carolina Rivera Grecia Sardinas Yesenia C. Vera, Magna Cum Laude Ronallie Anthony Lemard Jannath Victoria Merckaert Kirstin Osterberger Jessika Joselyn Rivera Andros Giordano Sarduy Eric Vicens Janice Leon Jannath Victoria Merckaert Richard J. Overton Andrea Carolina Rocha Josselyn Sarduy Elizabeth Vila Rodolfo Leyva Eric P. Mermet-Marechal Theresa Padilla,Cum Laude Maria Hilda Rocha Jessica Eileen Segarra Shirley Fabiola Villalobos Bendana Carla Vanessa Liberman, Cum Laude Anthony Junior Mesa Alberto K. Padro Bruce Benjamin Roden Marcos A. Segrera Karina Alejandra Ana Villca Devon Liladrie Joany Marilyn Meurice Alexander M. Pagola Shelly D. Rodes Patricia S. Senosiain Jason John Vogel Robert Llanio Chantal A. Meza Karla Patricia Palacio Ana Rodriguez Ascanio Serna Demetrio Wazar-Santana Tremain Lockhart Jorge Mico Carlos J. Parada Cardenas Andres Rodriguez John Paul Serret Rodolfo E. Wehrhahn Stephanie Londono Alan Roy Miculitzki Stephanie Paredes, Summa Cum Laude Brandon Vidal Rodriguez Kyle Mayorga Shannon Frank H. Weisener, Cum Laude Andrea Lopez, Cum Laude Nelson Milian Eirymar Parra Luces Camilo Rodriguez Meggan Shaw-Butler Tia-Toni Williams Elias Lopez Craig D. Mitchell Juan Carlos Patterson David A. Rodriguez Ghislana Sierra Dwayne A. Wint German Baltazar Lopez Joseph Robert Molko Kieara Patterson, Cum Laude Elizabeth Rodriguez, Magna Cum Laude Cesar Silveira You-Ri Won Ilia Carolina Lopez Luis David Montes, Cum Laude Adrian Pena Jean Jose Rodriguez Ryan A. Silvera Bing keung Wu Jason Lopez Lupe Montes Elizabeth Elena Perez Luanne Rodriguez Earl A. Simpson Saskia Anya Wyngaarde Jorge A. Lopez Vanesa Montes Melissa M. Perez Valeska Rodriguez Saudia Francesca Sital, Cum Laude Hanna Yarmolik Alex Lopez O Bryan Raiza Mercedes Montiel Rigoberto I. Perez Vanessa M. Rodriguez Christopher M. Smith Leslie Zambrana Elizabeth Losada, Magna Cum Laude Carolina Isabel Mora Jesus Perez-Castaneda Yailyn Rodriguez Kyla Danielle Smith Etzer Zamor, Cum Laude Jason Meing Louie Eduardo Mora John Anthony Perez-Valle Maria Isabel Rodriguez Romo Nicole E. Smith Adil Abdul-Aziz Zaveri Feguin Louis Danay Morales Jonathan Perlman Gustavo Rojas Hidalgo E. Socorro Andres Zawadzki Nathalie Lozano Katy Morales Cidny Pierre Karol F. Rojas, Magna Cum Laude Sophia Rajo Sookdeo Victor Fernando Zevallos Stephanie H. Luis, Cum Laude Roberto Morales Gabriel E. Pimentel Karol F. Rojas, Magna Cum Laude Ernesto Soriano Juan Guillermo Zuluaga Stephanie H. Luis, Cum Laude Thelma Elvira Morales Alexander Louis Pinacho Deyanira Romero Kristina Marie Soriano Christopher N. Zumarraga Ignacio Erasmo Luque Lis Morales Matheu Aude J. Piriou Vanessa L. Romero Susana E. Sosa Juan Carlos Zuniga Pedro M. Machado, Cum Laude Alden Moreno Jose L. Placeres jr Yarimar Rosa Nikisha Terrez Stanley Shankea Madison Michael A. Moreno Alejandro Plata, Cum Laude Carlos A. Rosado Eli P. Stephan Natalia Madrid Marcel O. Morgan Deborah Platzman Josue Orlando Rosado Aliosha Stern Nirala Roma Maharaj Meir Elias Moskona Kendra Pollock Nicholas Rosati, Summa Cum Laude Mitzue Kimberly Stockdale, Juliana Maldonado Navin Motielal, Cum Laude Jessica Pompa Yoel Rosell Magna Cum Laude Sasha A. Maldonado Anabella M. Mowbray Sergey D. Potashnikov, Magna Cum Laude Jean A. Roseme Monica Suarez, Cum Laude Stephanie Mammana Juan Carlos Munoz Catalina Potes Alejandra E. Rubio Elina Marie Tabuchi Karen Milena Manjarres Carlos Jose Murgas Vanessa Koso Powell Lindsey Ruiz Alex Tarhini, Cum Laude Javid Phillip Maragh Kristina A. Murray, Cum Laude Harold Preciado Olivier Rafael Ruiz Alfandari, Cum Laude Lynnette Terrelonge Agustin Marcos, Cum Laude Gina Margarita Nason, Cum Laude Diana Prieto, Cum Laude Jairo Ruizmarin, Cum Laude Sherene N. Thomas Mayra A. Mari Kimberly Ocean Nason, Cum Laude Maria P. Puerta Sylvester Rush Glen Todd Michel-Olivier Martelly Amanda Nateram Osmel Onsay Quesada Carissa Angi Rusland Rolando Torres

62 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 63 Nicole Tashe’ Morrison JaRenae E. Whitehead Sylvia M. Watts Alvah H. Chapman Gradaute School of Business Javier A. Munoz Catherine Amelia Wood Paul Matthew Neel Joe Lim Yeung Diana Pamela Guerrero Linet Crichlow-Blondet Master of Science in International Carlos Eugenio Nibot Robin Elizabeth Young Master of Science in Management Oscar Hernandez Orlando M. de Atienza Juan L. Noceda Carmina Rivero Zamora Information Systems Real Estate Alexis Krystina Hervis Yannira Del Rosario-Rivera Wenjun Lin Ruth Elbecia Noriega Camilo Hernando Bernal Vanessa Jean Poix Mariamilagros Delgado Miguel Jean-Baptiste Marie Nicole Ockelmann Rahul Bhandari Kamoya Lawrence David Manuel Dominguez Master of Science in Finance Swahily Lizbeth Ortega Victor Hugo Colmenares Xiangling Li Knicole Gavasco Edwards Mohammed Saad Albarrak Marylaura Pacheco Louis Conserve Master of International Business Michelle Annette-Cheri Lopez Leyvani Maria Escallon Saad Alsedairey William Patricio Perugachi Paul Garces Angel Francesco Alvarado III Kevin Mapp Alberto Enrique Fernandez Dania Alvarez Bradley Petersen David M. Granda Ian Carlos Alvarez Dionne Lem Mbanya Lilian Beatriz Fernandez Arnold Arguello Vijil Daniel Gabriel Pena Andrea E. Green Landys Jose Castillo Ameibi Molina Brenda M. Folch John Bendana Ana Maria Pimentel Danesa Maria Guzman Mercedes C. Cesin Beatriz Consuelo Palomino Sergio M. Frias Jacquelyn Christine Breines Debbie Quintana Anastasia Koukiou Susette De Castro Palomino John Michael Quijano Gustavo Alfonso Galvez Isheunesu Oliver Chidawu Maria Alejandra Quintero Ricardo Kramer Karina C. Edwards Charlotte Romero Edwin Garcia Romaine Devaul Rosangel O. Quintero Sandra Lomena Joshua Alexander Emory Lilibeth J. Sanchez Luis Garcia Diego Hernan Estrada Amanda M. Ramirez Vanessa Lora Brenda M. Folch Karissa Ashley Sewell Robert E. Garcia Andres Gonzalez Wady Ramirez Oxal V. Ortiz Mario Jose Ernesto Garcia Karen Marie Somoano Jose Leonardo Gautreau Jean Manuel Landeo Pedro Ramos Michael Nicholas Quagliato Selene Gonzalez-Ferregu Albert R. Tamayo Christian Getachew Hang Yu Lau Rafael Antonio Rivas Raktim Saha Héctor Rosendo Janampa Paula A. Vallejo Felix Gonzalez Soledad Andrea Lauzon Rosa L. Rivera Marvin Santana Kristel Kouly Rigoberto Arturo Vargas Luis Armando Gonzalez Wenjun Lin Michel Rizo Luiz A. Vacanti Silvio E. Lacayo Marleni Vera Oscar L. Grau Miguel Jean-Baptiste Marie Stephanie Michelle Rodabaugh Gilbert Varela Federico Ignacio Lamberti Kendra Walker Jorge L. Hallon Kevin A. Martin Frances Rodriguez Marsha A. Walker Zhaojun Li Meagan Suzanne Whitaker Hans Hamminga Paul Matthew Neel Ramon Antonio Rodriguez William Martin Wandurraga Veronica Carolina Mora Jingjing Wu Eric Antonio Handal Jenniffer Pachon Yolanda Rodriguez Jose Enrique Núñez Carlos Ricardo Henriquez Daniel Gabriel Pena Irene Rojas Stanbury Anamaria Ordonez Master of Business Administration Melissa A. Hew Sunil Ranjan Master of Science in Taxation Julio Perez Krause Emanuel Romero Daniel Rieger Sandra Acosta Lourdes C. Abraham Nino Ieromazzo Monika Anna Rabenda Maricela Rovira Mayara Costa Sa Guillermo Aguilar Undiano Adelaida Yadolis Adames Daniel N. Jacobson Ines K. Reilly Mayara Costa Sa Sheena M. Spaleny Jimmy Alor Alexander Alvarez Gricel Mercedes Jimenez Daniel J. Salazar Johanna Catalina Salazar Laura Ines Villanueva Martha Maria Castillo Marco Jesus Alvarez JuanPablo Juarez Shuheng Shen Anita B. Sambor Oren Warren Carlos Alberto Diaz-Fernandez Julio Andres Alvarez Sarria Alex F. Keanchong Anita Victoria Sheran Matthew Sanders Rowena M. Zacharia Pamela Pauline Donado Sebastian Arciniegas David Nicholas Kell Ivan Tapavicki Glenny Santos Ronald Zander Hector Garcia Natalia Artamonova Lisa M. Knight Alberto Toni Elizabeth Sanzone Edgar Manuel Gomez Ruben Oscar Asencio Laura Margarita Latimer Kevin Touati Priyanka Saxena Michelle Tania Gonzalez Andres Ayala Hang Yu Lau Master of Science in Human Francisco Xavier Vanoni Viteri Cecilia Corina Schmidt Sade Elise Jenkins Karen Battle Femi Rayshawn Lewis Rowena M. Zacharia Veronica Semino Resource Management Ana Francis Jimenez Kurt Bauer Samantha Anne Mark Michelle R. Shaughnessy Nathalie Antenor Farah A. Luis-Fayat Alexandrina Alexandrova Biraltchanova Anna Mae Marquez Ricardo Smart Heather Marie Borgese Sergio Armando Luis-Fayat Master of Accounting Marco Bonilla Luis Martinez Andrew B. Smith Christina Gialleli Soraya Martinez Bracey Trey Alexander James Marion Boykin Oscar Alexis Martinez Jessica Mercedes Sordo Brenda Lee Hernandez Alana Holanda Medina Yaima Alvarez Robert Busto Craig L. McCollough Julia Pauline Spinella Jeimmy Zulay Lema Katherine Millan Miten S. Beyene Inamul Haq Butt Charles E. McDermott Dan Suciu Andrea Elizabeth Moreira Ileana Ortiz Jaclyn Diane Blickley Lenys Del Carmen Camacho Alexandra Medina Ferreras Simone P. Tavares Meena Rama Ponnapalli Rosmery Osuna Alex Brau Angel Alberto Ceja De Leon Rafael Giurizatto Melanda Melissa Margarita Tonos Silvia V. Quinones-Silva Sonia Estela Quevedo Alejandro Bringas Anupa Patel Chanda Shahal Meser Andres Toro Milton F. Rodriguez Iria Quijano Gabriel Alejandro Cano Alex Coburn Sharon Minski Marcos Daniel Urena Yeimy Carolina Rojas George Ramos Juliet Di Benedetto Yuri Jones Cooper Arturo Enrique Miranda Maria C. Vargas Ana Margarita Rojo Luis Enrique Rivero Veronika Dosseva Viviana Alexandra Cordero Edgar Javier Miranda Jessica Marie Vazquez Jaeuk Shin Patricia Robinson Javier Eduardo Duenas Monica Sofia Cordoba Ulises Mones Evelia Vera Sheetal Sujan Michael Daniel Rosillo Gerdhis Penelope Garcia Deyanira C. Corrales Andres Alejandro Moreno Vivian Marie Vogt-Lowell Shannon De Cespedes Torsiello Boris Shir Karina M. Grande Ramon Ricardo Cortes Jeanette-Rose Morris Steve E. Weaver Diana Cristina Vasquez Gustavo Luis Gross Yevgeniy Vinitskiy

64 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 65 Patricia L. Watson Rhea Diane Krigger Master in the Art of Teaching College of Education Danielle F. Whiting, Magna Cum Laude David Earl Lawson Aileen Marie Marti Alexandra N. Wolfe, Magna Cum Laude Katora A. Lockley Wendy X. Ordonez Hurtado Dhima Martin Arelis Cahuasqui Orlando J. Mastrapa Bachelor of Science in Early Katherine Mathias Denise A. Caicedo Jennifer Christina Meneses, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Briana McCord Master of Science in Adult Childhood Education Lakeisha Kayo’Sha Caldwell Magna Cum Laude Leandra Marina Acuna-Grinen and Sports Sciences Lloyd Brandon Moss Education Alyssa Janei Calero Elizabeth Money Kim Adderly Dustin A. Elliott Moses Richard Perodin Janet Evans Jennifer Carrion Ibis Marie Nieves Nadia Alteus, Magna Cum Laude Jorge A. Lopez Pravish C. Persaud Michelle Lombard Janvier Shauntel Cesar Naovanni Noa Heidy F. Amador, Summa Cum Laude Christine Rodriguez John William Prahl Jazmin Colon, Magna Cum Laude Lisa Oien Marie Elmire Colimon Edward J. Redick Ii Michelle Amanda Comptis Jenna Lee Oliver, Magna Cum Laude Master of Science in Art Dasha Fernandez, Cum Laude Chantel M. Rivero, Cum Laude Mildred Correa, Cum Laude Diana Orama, Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Kristina Garcia Toronto Smith Education Ivanka V. Crespo Jacqueline Maria Pajon Mathematics Education Noemi Cecilia De Yarza Melissa Goetze Scott Tenreiro Kristan Marie Davalos Barbara Penton Luis Alvarez Nathan Delinois Shaina Hernandez, Cum Laude Trenard Turner Monica Maria Del Campo Arlene Perez Robyn Sack Amelia-Ann Monroe Diana Jijon, Summa Cum Laude Hendrick Lee Varona Daniel Diaz, Cum Laude Katrina Perez Rossana Elizabeth Montoya Milenis Jimenez-Bravo, Cum Laude Trina M. Doret Elaine Pinillos Doris Rodriguez-Graber Kevin Lennon Bachelor of Science in Modern Yarlenis Egozcue Jeanette Prado Bachelor of Science in Social Sandra Gabriela Liberman, Elisa Maria Escasena Carolyn M. Prato Language Education Magna Cum Laude Yadira C. Roca Studies Education Master of Science in Counselor Michelle Judy Fernandez Carolina Quesada Adriana M. Lopez Gabriela M. Otero Stephanie M. Fernandez Jessica Raffo,Magna Cum Laude Education Yvette Lopez Nicole Angel Florian Tania Y. Reina Bachelor of Science in Physical Tania F. Abouzeide Patricia Macedo Dana M. Fornabaio Michele Louise Rey Bachelor of Science in Special David Nicson Augustin Andrea M. Malave Education Jessica Delacaridad Fraga Crystal M. Reyes Education Kobitta Chopra Krystine Marin Mick M. Arteaga Natalia Garcia Melanie N. Rivas, Magna Cum Laude Bianca Danielle Anghel Emily E. Colter-Green Saragine Fatima Megie, Magna Cum Laude Alan Michael Llanes Krystina Garrido, Magna Cum Laude Kyonel Marie Rivera, Cum Laude Silvia Cristina Buigas Maria E. F. Concepcion Gladys Monne Daniel Lopez, Magna Cum Laude Amanda Gauzens, Magna Cum Laude Cheyne Rodriguez, Cum Laude Kim Jamecia Campbell Raquel Framil Concepcion Jocelyn Morffi Rachel R. McCoy Jacalyn M. Gomez, Cum Laude Janela Rodriguez Noemi Maria Castellanos Anna Christina Escoto Katharine N. Pedyk, Magna Cum Laude Amanda F. Mclean Danaisy Gonzalez Vanessa Y. Rodriguez Kristi Rose Ebert, Summa Cum Laude Ana Teresa Gonzalez Angela Marie Reimundo Kimberly Rawles, Magna Cum Laude Gisella Soledad Gonzalez, Cum Laude Melissa Kaye Roque, Cum Laude Marta Fenton Patricia Elena Gutierrez Elizabeth J. Remington Jason M. Schimer, Cum Laude Maria Gabriela Gonzalez Stephanie Anne Roque Vanessa Gonzalez Corina P. Hernandez Suralkis Rodriguez, Magna Cum Laude Edlin Serrano Monica I. Grandal Reina P. Rosales Daniel Granada Shantius Jackson Rayda A. Rojas-Meijides Alexandra Groso Samantha Ruiz Charlotte Mae Heard, Magna Cum Laude Jacqueline Teri Kawarsky Veronica Pilar Salcedo, Magna Cum Laude Melissa A. Guillen Maria Sanchez, Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Recreation Gema Francis Henriquez Jacqueline Teri Kawarsky Fabienne Valdes, Cum Laude Barbara K. Hernandez Raquel Esther Santiago and Sport Management Matha Michel, Summa Cum Laude Terina K. Lopez Belinda Joy Vargas, Magna Cum Laude Christina M. Hernandez Aylec Sarduy Liz Acuna, Magna Cum Laude Vannessa Dale Monroe, Cum Laude Stephen Peter Loynaz Marianne Vilasuso, Cum Laude Linette E. Hernandez Claudia D. Sedeno, Cum Laude Micson Amilcar Francisca Naulin, Magna Cum Laude Camille Ann Marsh Tatiana Maria Viquez, Magna Cum Laude Yuleisi Hernandez, Magna Cum Laude Jennifer Ashley Selwood Denise M. Arder Ana M. Paz Sandra E. Menendez Deborah Lee Walters Krystle Herrera, Cum Laude Leslie Veronica Serrano, Summa Cum Laude Manuel G. Arrojo Melissa Reyes Eric Charles Olin Victoria Hobson, Cum Laude Brett Lawrence Spence Kreg Marcus Brown Janelle Rieumont, Cum Laude Kaleena Marisse Pou Bachelor of Science in Elementary Lissette Icaza, Cum Laude Alexandra Lee Stackpole, Magna Cum Laude Ronald Darryl Butler Sasha Salva Nicole Mercado Valencia Education Kerland Jacques Jennifer A. Stolarski Steven Jair Cabas Melissa Marie Sanchez Sandra D. Walker Jeniffer Marie Abreu Sanny Jimenez, Summa Cum Laude Gelany E. Tapia Diana Maria Cabrera Yusiley Sierra Nicki Aguilar, Magna Cum Laude Marcus A. Johnson Hilda M. Torres Raul Alberto Carmona Sophia Souffrant Master of Science in Curriculum Michele J. Alamo Vanessa Jorge Eduardo L. Trujillo Jaime Alberto Catano Talisa Suarez and Instruction Cum Laude Terrence D. Fashaw Stephanie Urena, Magna Cum Laude Kissie Z. Amadiz Helen Kassim Ashley A. Umlah, Qubert George Beale Magna Cum Laude Priscilla Maria Gascon Elizabeth Urgell, Cum Laude Amber L. Anderson Antoinette M. Klucar Carmen Teresa Urbaez, Monica Cabrera Cum Laude Samantha L. Girard Rebekah Joy Verzi, Cum Laude Giselle Araya, Magna Cum Laude Min-Chiu Kuo, Jacqueline Natalie Valdes-Limonchi Carlene Andrea Marie Cadogan Christopher W. Grullon Alba Cristina Zamora, Summa Cum Laude Linda Arroyo, Magna Cum Laude Catherine Jean Lee Amanda D. Valdivia Makini Ashaki Campbell Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Shelecia Horton Sandra Atila, Magna Cum Laude Lorena Lougedo, Vanessa Vazquez, Verona Patricia Campbell Christopher L. Hovde Jennifer A. Barrios, Magna Cum Laude Erica A. Lovett Nathalia Velasquez Neisha Simone Dawson Marcus A. Jenkins Heather L. Bessell, Magna Cum Laude Erica Martinez Deborah Ventura Keneisha Anna-Lise Goulbourne Kathleen Maria Blanco Yasinia Martinez, Magna Cum Laude Nancy Vixamar Steven K. Jimenez

66 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 67 Ruth Kareen Hamilton Master of Science in Human Master of Science in Special Keisha Simone Heslop College of Engineering and Computing Norda James Resource Development Education Edele Desir Carolyn Joann Andrade Ariel Rodilla Mario Garcia Yvonne Francella Johnson-Smith Bachelor of Arts in Information Nina Julius Miladys Baeza Alejandro M. Torres Alberto M. Gomez Patsy Patricia Lindo-Wood Technology Jennifer M. Repaci Valarie Letanya Brown Reyna Esther Urdaneta Barbara Nadia Gonzalez, Summa Cum Laude Lilieth Antoinette Malcolm Caridad E. Macyke Heidy Falcon Jonatan Gonzalez Myra McKee Emelanio Martinez Lismarie Gierbolini Joseph Gregory Hayon Cynthia Shonn Meggoe Master of Science in International Adrian O. Triana Bachelor of Science in Computer Yessenia Liliana Gonzalez Carlos Alberto Hernandez Carlos Montalvo Intercultural Education Brendette Stokes Hudson Engineering Wang Kei Lee Arthur John Pinnock Cum Laude Pamela S. Bausher Tionne Martin Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Orlando Bacallao, John O. Llombart Dionne Evadne Richards Michael Christopher Burch Jonathon Joel Milian Engineering Gabriel Baron Analay Morejon Evette Marciana Smith Joel Gadcliffe Huggins Kenneth Berry Bonet Yuneisy Y. Morell Carolina Bautista, Cum Laude Juan E. Obregon Tarah Lamoy Smith-Palmer Juliann M. Lacey Walter Bertot Iv Mercedes Parada Julian Felipe Currea Ivan Dario Olmos Heather Angela Stewart Ivan Maldonado Jorge Emilio Chavez Jullissa Perez Liset K. Hilares Dayana Paez Shedina Rosemarie Sutherland Danielle Natoli Freddy R. Figueroa Kimberley Suzanne Rosenthal Andrea Rolong Alexander Pataky Judith Sandra Taylor Marvin S. Forbes Seilarine Christine Samuels- Pink Andrea Sanchez Eduardo Antonio Pena Nicole dawn Thomson Sandy Richard Garcia Master of Science in Physical Maya Ronique Scott Konstantinos Sebekos, Magna Cum Laude Vanessa N. Ramirez, Summa Cum Laude Julie Marie Vivian Magnolia G. Hernandez Daniel Tacoronte Katherine N. Vandenberg, Gustavo Vicente Rodriguez Michelle Marie Williams Education Jose Rodolfo Iraheta Yusiley Troya Magna Cum Laude Luis Mario Rodriguez Bernadette Laurikay Wilson Yaneash A. Donaldson Daniel Alfredo Narain, Cum Laude Nathalie Vazquez Cum Laude Elizabeth Rosado Christofer P. Zapata, Magna Cum Laude Armando Antonio Viltre Ronald Ocampo, Gregory R. Saint-Jean Master of Science in Early Master of Science in Reading Alain Joseph Percial Eduardo J. Tibau Bachelor of Science in Civil Cum Laude Childhood Education Shannon Marie Arczynski Roselyn Pereira, Michael A. Tracy Ileana Arias Master of Science in Urban William A. Raad Anna Christie Fuentes Engineering Vanessa M. Arias Education Adolfo Raul Rassi Paula Moujalli Pedro Alberni Bachelor of Science in Kristine Franchesca Behar Liala Abreu Hugo Ignacio Altimari, Cum Laude Francis X. Ruiz Tarcia L. Black Melissa Carlan Abril Maria Cristina Alvarez Wilmer Saint-Hilaire Construction Management Master of Science in Educational Carmen Perez Concepcion Alison Taylor Bisesi Bodler Barthelemy Alberto Salazar Rafael Ignacio Aguado II Leadership Laura E. Correa Valerie I. Bottaioli, Cum Laude Bismarck Sylne Daniel Alonso Claudine A. Abdullahi Darlene Diaz Educational Specialist in Jaclyn Castellanos Yuleisys Torres Leonard Arippol Johanna Miranda Giunta Maksim Vitaliy Tsarenko Zakia G. Atkins Christopher Garner Curriculum and Instruction Juan Luis Cesin Sandra Laborde Jennifer Marie Gonzalez Patricia De Lara Alfredo Valdivia Jeff Baldridge Rhodia Constant Vivian Loriga Gia C. Goodman Erik A. Echezabal Ivan Vega Michael Luis Barba Nicole M. Howett Jessica Theresa Perez Misty L. Lopez Kristifer Shane Hall Freeman Camy Bertrand Johnna Noelle Weise Massiel Lorenzo Rositsa Petrova Ganovska, Bachelor of Science in Computer Andres Betancourt Jacklyn Z. Machado Educational Specialist in Ronald Calero Magna Cum Laude Science Lauren Martin Aaron Gonzales Julian Andres Cardona Master of Science in Foreign Educational Leadership Jorge Andres Arenas Mazal S. Menasche Andres Manuel Gonzalez Nicolas C. Correa Sherie Humberston Abbey Luis Gabriel Bautista Language Education Michelle Moreno Pablo Arodi Gonzalez Christopher Costas Emily De Leon Alwyn M. Berkeley Cindy Alonso Pamela Kay Mosser Dante L. Gutierrez Victoria Eugenia Cuello Giselle T. Gonzalez Stephen A. Bromfield Heidi Steen Anderson Eilyn Sanabria Greg Bernard Harnick Philip Michael Cullen IV Karen Gustinger Carlos Daniel Bustamante Lauren Kathleen Harold Carolyn Stella Vasquez Pablo Jimenez Alana D. Darville, Magna Cum Laude Camilo Gutierrez Liz G. Cardenas Luis A. Prado Marvin J. Joseph Guillermo Decun Rafael Emanuel Harley Christopher Stefano Casanova Sandra Roman Alexandra Kalyuzhnaya Marcos Delgado Master of Science in Recreation Yenire Melchor Marcelo Delgado Oscar Eduardo Mahecha Medina Flynn Cameron Durham and Sport Management Elinor Milian Marcos Alejandro Di Pietro, Master of Science in Higher Ervin Carlos Margolles Benjamin Garcia Samantha Charles Robert Rolando Perez Magna Cum Laude Loren Marquez Clarel Georges Education Administration Nakole K. Coleman Judith Anne Suarez Marcial Donet Alexis Martinez Alicia Hernandez Ariadna Figueredo Jonathan Cesar Gilman Annis Lauriston Thornton Johnalbert Duverge Raysa Mena Oliver Heyna Andrea Denise Jay Jonathan George Nasser Monica Vigna Isel Maria Fernandez, Magna Cum Laude Aaron Osborne Brent Wesley Huffman Natali L. Mas Kristopher F. Swogger Eduardo Jose Flores Yamisleidys Perez Amanda Elizabeth Jones Jacqueline Moreno Amanda Marie Tomlinson Raul B. Fuentes Alvaro A. Quinonez, Summa Cum Laude Mohammed S. Khan Marie-Odile Val Daniel Galano, Summa Cum Laude Corina D. Robles, Cum Laude Muhammad Nasim Khan

68 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 69 Garth E. King Enrique Jose Perez Christian E. Gutierrez Jose Manuel Ugas Emmanuel Garcia Fasiuddin Syed Michael John Leon Eloy Javier Reyes Patrick J. Haizlip Robert Ivan Vergara Saipavan Garikipati Praveen K. Varala Dominic Arnaud Liladrie Joseph Anthony Rodriguez Omar Nigel Hepburn David Virzi Isaac N. George Carolina Vargas Yadiel Lopez, Cum Laude Alberto Salazar Pavel Hernandez, Summa Cum Laude Jomal Whiteside Janet Gonzalez Ariel Lorenzo Daniel Guillermo Santillan George Issac Eric Zuniga Michael Anthony Gonzalez Master of Science in Mechanical Fernando Martin Montes de Oca Vinicius Ferreira Schuina Mark Morris Jones Brandon Patrick Hillebrecht Engineering Marlene E. Morejon Pedro Jose Tovar Marc Anthony Legoas, Cum Laude Master of Science in Civil Jailall Jairam Gerard A. Nobrega Lilawatee Lookrwah-Andrews, Magna Cum Kiran Kadam Donovan Orlando Buckley Engineering Cesar Eduardo Nunez Norberto A. Nunez Bachelor of Science in Laude Robert Charles Knauer Scott Parrish Arlein Marin Hugo C. Adriazola Weber Gilberto Limon Sunil Kumar Pasupuleti Maria D. Perez, Cum Laude Environmental Engineering Charles Martinez Sampson Asare Arlene Lora- Alcantara Gurjashan Singh Julio Cesar Rodriguez Yulyan K. Arias, Magna Cum Laude Robin Nadal, Magna Cum Laude Jose A. Cruz-Velez Alejandra Maria Lozano Gurjiwan Singh Cesar Sanchez Alexander F. Lopez, Cum Laude Rafael Santos Pedron Leonardo Duran Pereyra Erika R. Olsen Amanda A. Vianna Maria Antonieta Sicilia Emma V. Lopez Makens Petion Serge Alain Feuze Lekem Robert Thomas-Egan Ryan Anderson J. Strickland Natalia Palacio Claudio Gustavo Quiroz-Diez, Cum Laude Andy Gregg Howard Julio Cesar Torres Master of Science in Melissa Maria Sanchez, Cum Laude Jean L. Joseph Robert L. Tascione Bryan Ramirez Manuel Augusto Vela Vasquez Telecommunications and Marco A. Torres Tracie-Ann A. Ramsay Leanet Mujica Sumalatha Villagaddi Sergio Vargas Bachelor of Science in Industrial Larry Rios Giancarlo Pena Networking Robert Yount Carlos J. Rodriguez Luis G. Perez Abdullah Alkhathlan and Systems Engineering Rudolf Roux-Bruno Master of Science in Electrical Wilmar Alfonso Campos Irvin D. Zelaya, Cum Laude Manuel S. Aranda Maria Belen Rojas Fabian Mauricio Salazar Erik Sibila Engineering Robert A. Fults Paola Karina Bula Amelia Sifres Tarun R. Dhandu Vyoma Gandhi Bachelor of Science in Electrical Liliana M. Cano, Cum Laude Jeffrey Adam Schempp Bethticha Ann Sterling Jose Garcia Chanii L. Haley Engineering Claudia Yasmin Echegaray Sari Kulthm George A. Medina Mariana Ferrera Irene M. Suazo Master of Science in Computer Gloria Addo Rebecca Valdivia Yousuf Shafiq Quenedy Pierre-Louis Alfredo Alonso Claudia Karina Gomez Engineering Molino Thomas Andres Enrico Rodriguez Lazo Lorena Jasmin Gomez-Icabalceta Ralph Vassor Richard Beljour Rafael Antonio Arevalo Ignacio Javier Villalobos Sree Hari Kishore Vadlamudi Alejandro Schmidt Kenneth Berry Bonet Romelle Harvey Maria J. Mendoza Gerald C. Waligora Jose Carlos Boluarte Alarcon Matthew P. Wander Master of Science in Computer Master of Science in Engineering David A. Brenner Carolina Ortega Adriana Rodriguez James Wesley Leon Wells Science Management Collin Lloyd Brown Harika Chirumamilla Wilson Cabarcas, Magna Cum Laude Julio Rospigliosi Julian A. Castaneda-Gomez Paola Cristina Soto Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Jorge Jauregui Taneisha N. Gammon Daniel Exequiel Chevez Gabriel M. Lizarraga Alex Nicholas Chong Jeffrey Vasquez Engineering Arjit Joshi Lazaro Pi Sandra M. Morales Juan F. Fernandez Daniella A. Aking Hemanth K. Pothula Daniel Galano, Summa Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Shamil Baldeosingh, Cum Laude Nellymar M. Parejo Hong Ming Soong Juan C. Pineda Qing Gao Information Technology Hernando Buendia Gowthami Thota Janty S. Ghazi Fred Coll Poonam Ranka Jorge F. Alvarino Pablo Emilio Rivero Ortiz Luis Gomez Blanca N. Barney, Summa Cum Laude Marina Nascimento Correia De Araujo Erick Gonzalez, Cum Laude Ryan Matthew Diana Master of Science in Construction Marcos Jose Rojas Juan Barquero, Cum Laude Diego Tomaz De Sa Frank Gualchi Kenney Campo, Magna Cum Laude Lazaro Galban Management Jose Rodolfo Iraheta Kirk St. Christopher Harvey Nivardo Beaton Melissa Ubri Penzo Brian Adolfo Dominguez Leydi Y. Velez Orlando Joseph Leone Jr. Frank Estupinan Miguel Jimenez, Cum Laude Lina Beltran Fabio E. Magliano Georges Edouard Etienne Dasney Joseph, Cum Laude Laurence Butler Lesther Marti Manny Farinas Ricardo Andres Lugo Cetin Canbek Master of Science in Ilierkis Mejias Frederick Fiallos Joseth A. Moreno Ana Maria Casas Environmental Engineering Hebert Metellus Christopher S. Fine Holger Paas, Magna Cum Laude Howard Critchfield Melina Idarraga Christopher J. Morrison Jareem Donnell Forbes Marcel A. Padilla Mariela Alejandra Davalos Diana B. Jo Melisa C. Orozco Sheldon A. Francis Homero H. Perez Armando Diaz Natalia Laurenti Luis Eduardo Pabon Jesus Fernando Garcia Brian O. Posse Nagarjuna Ezapa Arvind Wilhelmina V. Montero Jose Rafael Padron, Summa Cum Laude Larhone Dalcon-Junior Gayle Snehil Raisinghani Milo Davin Fernandez Maria T. Mora Tovar Claudio Pallais Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Carlos Rojas Jenny Fiallo Elisa M. Orduy Mario Palomino Edward J. Guerra Ii, Cum Laude Shiv Vimal Shah Cara Leigh Gallagher Veneel K. Ponnada Moises A. Paulino Soto William Alexander Tejada Carlos Jose Garcia

70 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 71 Sergio Maximiliano Vergara Master of Science in Hospitality Joseph Charles Metivier III School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Aurelie Verne Rodney Moss Heinrich Vieweg Management Gabriela Munoz Yi Ge Edgar E. Morales Alexis N. Andrade Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Massiel Villar Lee H. Nance Yufeng Ge, Summa Cum Laude Maria Mur Ali Arjomand-Kermani Management Rebecca Geneve Cherell Irene Murray Oscar Villegas Nathatai Nildam Karen Acosta, Cum Laude Jacqueline Sarah Bacheikov Jessica Ellen Ghazal Ding Nan Chao Wang Euna Park Jennifer Amador Paulo E. Bettega Krystal Marie Gonzalez Miao Nie Lin Wang Ryan K. Parker Casey Marie Arauz Petra N. Brennan Diana Grijalba, Cum Laude David H. Nunez Eli Weil, Cum Laude Ariel Perla Patricia G. Armand Alberto Burgos Te Gu Richard Oramas Da Wen Yolanda Reid Shay Avitan Jhonatan Oscar Cano Xiang Guo Melissa Orostegui Camille Alexandria Whittingham Diana K. Saiz Yaoyao Bai Nathalie Cortes-Roman Stephanie C. Guzman Susanne A. Ovidez John M. Wydler Brian Harris Schachter Miriam Cristina Balladares Marlent Margarita Cruz Alejandra Hernandez Camila Pabon Stephanie E. Xiques, Cum Laude Jorge Abraham Selman Jenny Baluja Qian Ding Denise A. Hernandez Katlin M. Page Longyue Yan Alana Cierra Serrao Natalia A. Barbona, Cum Laude Domina D’Isanto Raquel Hernandez Angel Rose Palmieri Chao Yu Nervien El Hussein Sharaby Jonathan M. Barrett Eleanor Dougherty Mingyue Hou, Magna Cum Laude Camilo Patino Ana S. Zepeda Christina Smith Kevon Barrington Qing Feng Chen Huang Catherine Patino Huan Zhang Chun Pang Suen Joel Joseph Becerra Nicole Genta Galina Dimitrova Ilcheva, Jingjing Pei Xiaomeng Zhang, Cum Laude Jan Tomancik Bianca Linda Behar, Magna Cum Laude Bustam Halim Magna Cum Laude Gabriela A. Perez Xiuping Zhang Christine Victoria Valdes-Lora Luis A. Benavides Sung Hoon Hwang Tanya Iyriboz Gabriela C. Perez Xiushi Zhang Cholshik Won Selwyn Benjamin Fabiola Jean Pierre Derrick Evans Jadotte Michelle Perez Ying Zhang Weiyi Xia Eduardo Javier Blandino Ashli Johnson Yu Jiang Julia Justine Piazza Bintao Zheng Mingxin You Mayara da Fonseca Bordin Hongbum Kim Hyeryn Joo Maxine A. Pierre Fei Yuan Delfina Brest Ilhwan Kim Exceliane Joseph Annessa L. Pogson Bachelor of Science in Travel and Xiaoxiao Zhang Pamela Bueso Natalie Nicole Koller Lauren Beth Kaylin Catherine Louise Pugh Jianchao Zhu Lisette Giuliana Busot Tourism Management Bon I. Ku Leslie Kellner Amelia M. Rauzin, Magna Cum Laude Liubov Leonidovna Butko, Cum Laude Sharon Joy Dziedzic Jing Liu Hyunsuk Kim Robert M. Renfroe Linette C. Cairo Hilary Amber Geren Yajie Liu Dehao Kong Amanda L. Rivera Roxana Antonia Camara Elizabeth Wong Lauren McKown Youngjoo Kwon Giselle Barbara Roach Dayanna Grace Camere Chelsea Lamberti Lyndon Robinson Gerardo Campos Jr Gisset Amparo Laverde Melissa Ann Robinson Gyujin Chae Zhaolong Lei Aimee Rodriguez Che-Hao Chang Anette C. Leiton Marie Rousseau Chen Chen, Magna Cum Laude School of Journalism and Mass Communication Tatyana Leiva Kristen Cayla Saenger Heming Cheng Teressa Cherelle Cooper - McMullen Jennifer Marie Grau David Benjamin Lesser Ashley J. Schild, Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Chris Jay Cook Andres Cordero Andre David Griner Sijing Li, Magna Cum Laude Jacqueline Suzanne Shedden Communication Carolina M. Corral Charilee Crespo Laura Guaqueta Sui Li, Magna Cum Laude Marc Jansen Siegel Terry S. Aflalo Angela Marie Crocetti Isel Cruz Jennifer Alyse Hanlon, Magna Cum Laude Yangyang Li Alex Smulevich Jessica Agudelo, Cum Laude Heqi Cui Marianela Del Carmen Cubas Dyron Hernandez Ivan Joel Licata Angelica M. Solis Aaron Alvarez, Cum Laude Rivka Miriam Dardashti Jamie Curet Jennifer Esther Hernandez Alexander K. Lipin Ambar Yesenia Soto-Rivera, Melissa Arabitg Mercedes Caridad De Oro David Diaz Oehleo Quintat Higgs Guanbo Liu Magna Cum Laude Gianfranco Arias Erick Diaz DeAndra Denae Dixon Vincena Ashley Jackson Jia Liu Henry M. Stewart Ashyln R. Balensiefer Tzvetelina Tzvetkova Dinkova Valerie Anne Duardo Iman Jeffrey Jennifer Lopez Michael C. Summers Ashley Bertot Soraya Massouda Doura Yaremi Farinas Marcela E. Jiron-Bendana Arturo Macias Arpha Suwansatisakorn, Cum Laude German J. Blanco Qiancheng Du Michael Alexander Fernandez Thomas Johnson, Cum Laude Rohini Maharaj Loraine N. Tejada, Cum Laude Mariagracia Boscan Rafaela Dulanto Stephanie Fernandez, Cum Laude Soraya Fae Joseph Imari L. Manzano He Tian Dara K. Boudlal, Cum Laude Michael Abraham Ellman Ronnie Figueroa Asaf Kathein Vanessa A. Martinez Xu Tian Krystle Cala Veronica Ann Farinas Lauren Olly Fischer Daiana Kucawca, Summa Cum Laude Amanda C. McAlister Samson M. Tirfagnehu Isabel Camara Ewa Ferguson, Magna Cum Laude Dalia A. Fishman, Summa Cum Laude Anna C. Lopes Xianfei Meng Priscilla Lynn Urra Janet Careaga Ayelen Ferrer, Summa Cum Laude Angie M. Freire Cindy Lopez, Cum Laude Amber N. Miller Ricardo Valle Orane S. Carney Jose Manuel Ferro Tiffany Garcia Alejandra Isabel Lucero Ivania Alejandra Molina Carmen Vallecillo Luz A. Castillo Victor Manuel Figueroa Amanda B. Ghetia, Magna Cum Laude Sasha Luque Ronquil Melodie Mootoo Jill Victoria Vargas Ana Karina Contreras Kenia Garcia Giannina Mora Prissila Vargas Stephan G. Gayle Ali Moradi Luis F. Vasquez

72 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 73 Charles Julian Mabry Priscilla Liz Rojas Nadia Fazila Dawood Cheryl K. Malone Ayeisha Romero Kimberley N. Doodnath College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ailina Marrero Stephanie M. Rosario Miral Ezzat Elfakharany Bachelor of Science in Health Zulia Lorenzo, Magna Cum Laude Kevin Bilang Faustino Melissa E. Marrero Jacques E. Rozier Jeannine Ann Froget Crystal Michelle Martin, Cum Laude Aaron Forbes Vanessa Marrero Daniel Ernesto Salazar Danielle Garcia Sciences Ana Maria Mata De Queiroz Johanna M. Forero Kristin Cox Cristina Inez Martin Jessica Marie Salgado Johanna Goldring Beth Megan McCarthy Beatriz M. Galiano Amarilys Fernandez Jose S. Mateo Fernanda Salinas Brittany Elyse Graham Christina M. Mellon Holly Lynn Hefner Desiree F. Hurtado, Magna Cum Laude Zerith Z. McMillan Chanell Sanchez Marcela Gurdian Juan Enrique Mora Patricia Herrand Mileydis N/A La Fe Nicole Mendez Rafael S. Sanchez Thoa Kim Huynh Natalie A. Mora Erica Beth Hoyt Eddy Laurent Caridad Mesa Alexa Sandoval Bohorque Marcibel Loo Chantell Kristen Ortega, Magna Cum Laude Dierdre Videau Keniston Sandro Giscardini Louis Lis M. Mesa Angelica Santiago Evelyn P. Macki David Patterson Gisella M. Lacayo-Dettbarn Ywaidree Caridad Machin-Quirantes Jonathan Minguez, Cum Laude Lucia S. Sastre Lorenzo Magnavacca Juan P. Reyna Edita Limpioso Brent Richard Maniscalco Maria Elena Monasterios Christina Simon Joanne Martin Candita Aldecka Rodriguez Kelly Lutz Christina Lynne McDonald Nastasha Nicole Monell Witchcliff Earle Simpson, Ozelle Fallon Martin Troy Saintable Helen Marti Yenisleidy Paez, Magna Cum Laude Sergio M. Montealegre Iii Magna Cum Laude Jhonny Alberto Minaya Michael Steven Salinero Gigi W. McHale Luis R. Quinto Kristina Alexandra Montes Angelina Marino Soares, Cum Laude Natalia M. Nevarez Rovira Shaneka Salmon, Cum Laude Maxo Nazaire Maytebel Sarria Jessica L. Morris Alani Chari Sohan Thu-Nhi T. Nguyen Stephanie C. Sandoval Brian Scott Neilan Christopher Vicente Vasquez Elsa M. Naranjo, Cum Laude Betsy Soler Jaclyn Christina Otero Heidy Sanson Anthony Muiru Njenga Kelly E. Nercess Melissa Suarez Daniela Ottati Reperger Nicolas Alfonso Serrano Vania Noel Robert Matthew Nevel Sascha Toyloy Myya Nowe Passmore Bachelor of Science in Nursing Marilyn Sims Evelyn Ortiz Christina M. Nochea Alyssa Ivana Urroz Michelle H. Richardson Erika Aguirre Mayra Patricia Soriano Russel Joy S. Paragas Vanessa Nunez Valeria Valdes Glenda Y. Rosado Rosado Oluwakemi I. Ajayi Giovanna Spadaro, Magna Cum Laude Natalia Poliakova Lauren A. Oliver Melissa Vargas Jennifer E. Salama Elizabeth A. Alderfer Krystal Tapia Laura Maria Lasseter Sanchez Christie Maimo Orozco Ayxa A. Barbel Vecino, Summa Cum Laude Teresa M. Samada Kristine Alvarez Guadalupe M. Tefel Charlene Natalee Scarlett Diego Fabian Parra Carolina Villa Michelle Luisa Somborn Jessica Valeria Arias Samuel Thermidor Victor Manuel Valdivia Adriana Marietta Paschen Aileen Roxane Villar Lucio Vazquez Mona N. Balsara Irma Y. Torres, Cum Laude Johnnilynn VanBoxtel Erica Monique Perez Aisha L. Williams Dametreus D. Vincent Chastity P. Bastian Fara Vazquez Kisten Dian Walker Erika C. Perez, Magna Cum Laude Danica B. Wingate Paola I. Visbal Elena Bermudez, Magna Cum Laude Ana M. Vecin, Cum Laude Jorge A. Pico Ashley Wojnar Sabrina Michelle Vollrath-Bueno Paulette Marie Bernadeau Marta Rosa Verde Master of Science in Occupational Hannel Pina Kathy Ann Wonsik Yiyi Wang Loyda Lisbet Carrascal Jean C. Vicioso Monica M. Posada Lisa Margarita Zuniga, Summa Cum Laude Jordan Wiener Megan J. Cavalier, Cum Laude Rohi Farheen Warsi Therapy Thais Del Carmen Prado Erika Marie Delgado, Cum Laude Giuliana G. Yockteng, Summa Cum Laude Genevieve Marianne Anderson Andrea Ivette Prophete Master of Science in Mass Carolina Devarona, Magna Cum Laude Anna Sabina Arias Natalia Ramirez Monica A. Arias Communication Stephanie Marie Dewberry Master of Science in Nursing Isadora Rangel, Magna Cum Laude Marietta D. Diaz Craig R. Ayash Jorge N. Amador Lydia Alvarado Paola Andrea Rebellon Victoria Lorena Diez Erika Bermeo Burcu Ayrim Dana Courtney Anderson Maria Rico-Arguello, Summa Cum Laude Kimberly Ann Dizon Tanya Andrea Betancur Mariella Yanet Bejarano Andrea Bauer Joseph Jonathan Rigal Mandy Sarah Duarte Jackson Isabel C. Cantor Christine M. Berry Jocelyne Blanc Gisella R. Rivas Michelle A. Emokpae Tania Carolina Desme Gloria Milena Catano Narjara F. Borges Jennifer Rodriguez, Cum Laude Melissa M. Fasco Lorraine Jennifer Dominguez Tere Marie Dardon Daniel Brian Brady Loren Rodriguez Gini Ferrari Yenessa Echevarria Leigh-Ann Dawes Jennifer Bruno Adalena Gato Keira N. Gandy Gregg Timothy Cardin Annaivis Gonzalez Yulianet Garrido Donna Marie Chambers-Lyn Ann Elisabeth Guillaume, Cum Laude Lourdes Garrote Kariane Combs Nadia Helou Anna E. Haskell Stephen Scott Cooper Joan Howard Narda Trudi-Ann Henry Sarai Eunice Cortes Darlyne Joseph Kevin S. Lee Zulkifli R. Darojat Stella Junco Darys Lopez Denise Debone Anne-Marie Kirkland Jessica Lopez Sharese Ameka Dixon-Banks Tracy Ann Koblinski Katalina Montoya Samantha Lee Ellis DeeDee Marjorie Latham Emma C. Newton Armando Ernesto Escoto Erika Yessenia Lopez Ramon A. Palomo Adriana Patricia Escudero Greta Liz Lopez, Cum Laude Sandra E. Pekarek

74 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 75 Maikhanh Thi Phan Sol Angela Sibilia Master of Science in Speech Master of Health Services Angelica Pereira Maykel Raul Mateo Carolina Restrepo Mary Beth Vincent Louis Robert Perez Diane Perez Mike Ben Retske Jessica R. White Language Pathology Administration Lindsey Yvonne Phipps Lisset Rodriguez Courtney Gwen Einhorn Besart Bakraci Lucy E. Rodriguez Florence Yoong Ying Yew Vanita P. Potdar Gisela Sonera Marques W. Holland Vanessa Rodriguez Maria-Alejandra Quintero-Cusguen Hilda Lissette Sosa Melissa Marmanillo Andrea Maria Romero Mirelys M. Ramos Katrina Denean Tillman Shaista M. Mohammed Sabrina Salazar Rakesh Ravikumaran Nair Eduardo Augusto Villavicencio Luis A. Nunez Donyelle Ruthaetta Russ Charlotte Letisha Williams Natalie K. Sosa Elena Christine Schumacher Lakesha R. Wyche-Mitchell Zahra Aliya Weaver Deltrisa Simmons Alejandro A. Zuccaro Felicia L. Sutton Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Master of Public Health Salem Tesfa Lisa Abreu Vivienne Ionie Thompson Fiorella A. Salguero Bachelor of Health Services Bachelor of Science in Social Work Tonika H. Accius Chan Huyen Tran Jaisibit Zulymar Segovia Catherine Rocio Achutegui Tanoe Ida Aka Trang M. Van Administration Danaes Stecco Davina Allert, Magna Cum Laude Aaron Kenneth Alvin, Cum Laude Nathalie Basma Naassan Mary Suzanne Wheeler Monica Lucia Sutera Ashley Latoya Andrews Lytisha Alexandra Anderson Jason M. Carreras Sheree D. Williams Nicole A. Torres Dave Bernard Antoine Stephanie Jasmin Aroca Suzie Carisma Erica Woodard Karen Elena Veigas Laura A. Barreto Nancy Bonise Amarelys J. Carrizo Tharisa Rosann Walker Soraya Glenda Bastien, Magna Cum Laude Laura Botero, Cum Laude Ana Rocio Castellanos Felipe E. Zayas, Magna Cum Laude Master of Science in Dietetics and Rolando Jose Briceno Cynthia Campbell Shannon Anthony Charles Manuel R. Buigas Alexander Shaun Coffman,Cum Laude Grethel Clark Nutrition Lacey R. Chapa Jorge Burgos, Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Dietetics Ruth Marilliza Davis Heather Marie Cook Melody Garza Denise Elizabeth Castro and Nutrition Maryann Dente, Cum Laude Laura G. Dalemarre Eunide Josette Desrosiers-Denis Rebecca K. Jones Michelle Chavez Bashayer W. Bader Santra Denis Lesline Fleurinord Sharon S. Markowicz Kayla C. Cruz, Magna Cum Laude Jodi-ann Georgia Brown Daniel Anthony Estape Lorena L. Garces Hiral Modi Patricia Desir Harry Chung Jessica Gay Idisleidi Gonzalez Stephanie M. Pillow Mahreen Din Ann-Marie Cools Jaisy George Diana Laforest Monica Ribeiro Rosemene Eugene Jannick myriam rosa Davis Monika Gulhar Joy E. Lambert Tiffanie Shauna-Jeanne Stewart Natalie S. Forde, Cum Laude Claudia Roxana Delgado Rachel Amy Guran Patricia Dolores Lopez Maria J. Trabazo Jeanne Marie Gomez Jeanelle J. Desvarieux Mary Jeanetta Howard Guipxy Anadel Martinez Diana C. Vargas Latoya Gray Ludmilla Fleury Ricardo A. Jaramillo-Gonzalez Gelerme Metellus Jessica Weissman Shirley Julme Alessandra Alves Franco, Summa Cum Laude Karina Jimenez Laquita Sharese Minor Juliana Aura Larrosa Lissa Nicole Garcia, Magna Cum Laude Lizzette Jimenez Kairsten F. Mitchell Ruth Emily Lutes, Summa Cum Laude Geraldine M. Gomez Josue Lopez Master of Social Work Marileidys Ortega Victor Luis Martinez Danielle Hamo, Magna Cum Laude Ximena Lopez Aurora Alonso Tania M. Poveda Safia Jude Michel Antoine Nicolas Kodsi Fabio R. Machado Sandra J. Barros Ana Lucia Rojas Yunie Nasco Jessica Lizarraga Zully Coromoto Maldonado Annika Monique Cooke Sardou Saint Val, Cum Laude Jaron Ulyesses Nash Julieta Zoraida Lupo Cristina Marina Helen L. Cuan Ivena Simplice Fabienne S. Payen Patricia Marquez, Cum Laude Debbie Maxwell Diana Margarita da Fonseca Chantel Sippio Lilyette Perez Melissa Quesada Resha Mehta Seyny Michele Dressler Evis Soto Kassandra Stephanie Pool Michelle Rallo Angelico Mendy David Neil Duffy Wendy E. Soza Jennette Prieto, Cum Laude Arianna Rivero, Cum Laude Kenneth Scott Menzer Farile Erase Kate V. Steadman Tania Camile Rami Adam Lloyd Samson, Summa Cum Laude Betsy F. Napoleon Christina Figueroa Rachel Vargas Mayrin Michelle Ramirez Yashoada Sandoval Amanda Nugent Marelys Noemi Garcia Eva Cristina Vasquez Chad R. Regis Luciana Adib Soares, Cum Laude Erika Kristy Odio Adrienne A. Grudzien Kesia Vazquez Ruth Regis Jeffrey Tamayo Derek Olsen Alejandra Hagopian Patricia Wong, Cum Laude Stephanie Lynn Reinoso Alina Terem, Cum Laude Evelyn Osemeikhian Felecia Nathelia Harry Stefani Reyes Ashley Lynn Tracey Pamela B. Owens Isis Cherell Hones Maykelin E. Rocha Lennette Veguilla Rozina A. Parbtani Janet R. Hoppe Michael Edward Rojas Debbie A. Ward Ashish N. Patel Janelle Job Nicolle C. Rosario, Cum Laude Katherine Nicole Wyatt Rahulkumar Patel Marie Karline Joseph Niurka Rouco, Cum Laude Sandra Sinclair Patterson Stephanie Lima

76 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 77 FIU Alma Mater by Dr. Clair T. McElfresh Fall 2010 Rededicated on November 3, 1988 • Orchestration by Dr. Philip Fink On behalf of the FIU Alumni Association and its Board of Directors we extend our congratulations and welcome you to your new family of more than 160,000 alumni.

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

Membership in the Alumni Association is a great way for you to show your school pride and establish a lifelong relationship with the university. As a member, you have a huge alumni network at your finger tips. The FIU Alumni Association is over 22,000 members strong and growing.

Stay connected and get perks: Receive member-only event invitations and discounts to theme parks, car rentals, hotels and much more.

Jumpstart your career: Find out about job opportunities from alumni and Fortune 100 companies by registering to My Panther Connection, a career networking site exclusive to FIU alumni.

Get your lifetime email address: Sign up for a lifetime affinity email address with alumni.edu as your tag.

Network, Network, Network: Attend one of our many upcoming events.

Keep in touch with old friends: Search for your classmates online.

The FIU Alumni Association will always be your home away from home! Whenever you are on campus, stop by and pay us a visit in MARC Suite 510 at MMC. Remember membership has its privileges. You can enjoy all the benefits of being an active member by joining online at www.fiualumni.com or calling 305-348-3334.

GO PANTHERS!

Best regards,

Bill Draughon Jack Gonzalez ’97 Associate Vice President and President, Alumni Association Executive Director Florida International University Office of Alumni Relations Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC 510 Miami, FL 33199

78 Florida International University Fall 2010 Commencement 79 Florida International University is a vibrant, student-centered public research university, ideally located in Worlds Miami,Ahead that is Worlds Ahead in its commitment to learning, research, entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity so that our graduates are prepared to succeed in a global market.

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