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Commencement SPRING SEMESTER 2020 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL May 9, 2020 National Anthem Alma Mater by Francis Scott Key by Fred Lewis Pattee O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, For the glory of old State, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming; For her founders, strong and great, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, For the future that we wait, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? Raise the song, raise the song, And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there. Sing our love and loyalty, O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave Sing our hopes that, bright and free, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Rest, O Mother dear, with thee. All with thee, all with thee. When we stood at childhood’s gate, Shapeless in the hands of fate, Thou didst mold us, dear old State, Dear old State, dear old State. May no act of ours bring shame To one heart that loves thy name, May our lives but swell thy fame, Dear old State, dear old State! Commencement SPRING SEMESTER 2020 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Saturday, May 9, 2020 Message from Regina Vasilatos-Younken, B.S., Ph.D. Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School To each of our graduates who has earned an advanced degree today, the culmination of your significant accomplishments personifies the ideals that have established Penn State as one of the world’s premiere educational institutions and research universities. With your graduate training, I am confident you will make tangible, positive impacts on human and economic development, promote a better understanding of our global and diverse communities, cultivate an enhanced civic and cultural climate, and ensure the continued advancement of professional practice. As you go forward with your advanced degrees, at every opportunity seek out and get to know individuals who are as different as possible from you, in any and every respect. Diversity in every dimension ensures you will be exposed to different experiences, perspectives, and awareness, and invariably leads to expanding your intellectual horizons. Intellectual diversity is critical in order to solve the truly complex problems that are facing us today, and to prepare you to be contributing members of what will be an increasingly global community. Today’s public health crisis has made evident the need for leaders who take responsibility, apply knowledge, critical thinking, and evidence-based decision-making, collaborate across boundaries, and lead with integrity, all of which exemplify graduate education. You are indeed one of those critical leaders we celebrate today and will rely upon in the future. The 19th century pioneer microbiologist and chemist, Louis Pasteur, observed that “Chance favors only the prepared mind.” You are each well-prepared to take on the considerable challenges we face, and I have no doubt your impact will be purposeful. As you go forward, be well and please continue to expand on the difference you are already making in the world. 1 Spring 2020 Commencement NATIONAL ANTHEM Amina Faye ’20, Musical Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture PRESIDING Eric J. Barron, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. President of The Pennsylvania State University SPECIAL REMARKS President Barron REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS Nicholas P. Jones, B.E., M.S., Ph.D. Executive Vice President and Provost of the University AUTHORIZATION TO CONFER DEGREES Mark H. Dambly, B.S. Chair, Board of Trustees RECOGNITION OF MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT Penn State Students CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Presiding: Provost Jones Conferring: President Barron INDUCTION INTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Randolph B. Houston, Jr., B.A., J.D. President, Penn State Alumni Association SPECIAL THANKS Penn State Students PENN STATE ALMA MATER Penn State Students Penn State Blue Band 2 The Graduate School recognizes the Michael Francis Garczynski Jr. Stephen Michael Duane following student, who passed away before Thomas Patrick Groshen Timothy Scott Hawes he was able to complete his degree: Kyle Nicholas Hanson Brian Healy Brittany T. Hernon Linying Ji Anthony Glusko Matthew James Holloway Erica Dianne Junqueira Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Christopher Michael Holmes Amanda Marie Kamer Madison Hrin Megan Ariel Lantz Emily Elizabeth Ianovale Victoria Rose Lawson Max Louis Isabelle John Leicht This program contains the list of candidates Nicole Johnston Grant Nelson for graduation as of April 6, 2020. Students Elizabeth Ann Kahles Lisa Michaelle Newman who indicated their intent to graduate after Emily Kirschner Jesse Ofsowitz that production date are not listed. Elizabeth Ashley Kuchera Jincheng Pang Preston J. Kulla Chirayu Patel Subject to completion of all degree Lamar David Law IV Mitchell Evan Rubiano requirements, degrees will be conferred as Devin Tian-En Lee Erica Lynn Schollenberg indicated upon the individuals listed herein Samantha Ann Levine Matthew Keith Sweigard and upon such others as may meet the Mark Jacob Lewis Kadi Lee Thiessen requirements. Madison Mackenzie Lieb Andrew C. Warner Meghan Marie Lonergan Chuyue Xie Dear Graduates: Anthony Joseph Lucarini Danna Zhao Joshua C. Lustig If you have question about your name or Ryan Patrick Maloy degree listed in this program, please reach Christina Michelle Martinelli Master of Architectural out to Office of Theses and Dissertations at Daniel McCarthy Engineering [email protected]. Isaac Andrew McKinley Ryan Scott Metro ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING Congratulations on your achievements! Elizabeth Marie Milton Joshua Michael Antolick Elizabeth Nicole Morgan Kristen Marie Bell Taylor Paige Morian Benjamin Thomas Blake Constant Jean-Baptiste Morisson De La Michael Lee Burchlaw Advanced Degrees Bassetiere Taylor Anne Caldwell Matthew Allan O’Brien Dana Ciffarelli Sean Joseph O’Donnell The Graduate School Rachel Elizabeth Coyle Gary M. Palmasani Laura Elizabeth Hinkle John William Petrosky Brandon Michael Hummel Master of Accounting Gabriel Pfeiffer Zhiyao Jia Andrew Charles Pine Ashleigh Elizabeth Keogh ACCOUNTING Casey Keegan Proefrock Dylan Jarred Lee Gabrielle Antonia Ator Slater Richardson Logan Andrew Mabus Brandon Barcusky Courtney Ripp Jesse Colt McPartland Ryan Patrick Barry Analise Maisie Smith Pamela Marie Meighan Jennifer Paula Berman Jensen Taylor Sneeringer Adam Jeffrey Melnik Ian R. Berrier Amanda Taylor Soukoulis Rebecca Rose Might Matthew Evan Beyerle James Parker Spinelli Tabatha Mix Sarah Audrey Bixby Allison Steratore Hanwen Mu Ruel John Bocado Sarah Stiffler Yash Kailash Patil Stephanie Nicole Bolton Andie L. Sullivan Joseph Enrico Peretti Alyssa Meredith Bronstein Amanda Taylor Rachel Ann Roberts Amanda Leigh Burchell Matthew Taylor Christian Tyler Mendoza Salazar Madison Cade Joshua Owen Thompson Ryan Jack Sayre Sheamus Capuzzi Eric Michael Tis Paul Alexander Shatynski Eric William Catullo Nicholas Joseph Unis Aaron M. Smith Abigail Rose Chan Robert J. Villano III Tyler S. Smith Julia Lauren Cheung Evan Robert Williams Oluwademilade Somuyiwa Brad Thomas Daugherty Leo A. Yake Andrew W. Stabbert Connor James Dejoy Zane Gabriel Zent Sierra Lynn Stewart Hannah Denk Yu Zhang Samuel Davis Stonesifer Daniel Joseph Depaulo Liam Patrick Derbyshire Gabriella P. Di Claudio Master of Applied Statistics Master of Architecture Cole Joseph Dougher APPLIED STATISTICS Regina Dorothy Duesler ARCHITECTURE Austin M. Durling Joseph Anandh Abraham Raymond Hanley Nicholas Joseph Ehling Paraskevas Argyropoulos Zainab Hanzakian Shealyn Fitzgerald Christopher William Beatty Danielle Lee Hinds Eric James Follman Jr. Stephanie Paola Calderon Ethan Dale Knopsnider Thomas Stewart Denney III Drew Marshall 3 William Mattern Wrojensky Hervé André Jr. MEDIA STUDIES Divya Dharshini Omprakash Brice Romuald Gueyap Kounga Adilson Gonzalez Morales Samuel Rubenstein Akash Gupta Meng Qi Liao Kacie Elizabeth Ward Kruti Kakkad Olivia Simone Reed Varun Koundinya Kunze Li MUSIC Mehrdad Mohammadi Master of Arts Michael Dona Divino Kun Qiao Sheila Joy Hornberger AMERICAN STUDIES Dilek Sahin Caitlin McAlister Zane Garthee Anu Singhal Laura Ann Hazeltine Gregory Joseph Tamargo Yiqun Tong POLITICAL SCIENCE ANTHROPOLOGY Shengyu Wang Fatih Bayraktar Kyle Bedu Chloe Lozier McGuire Yuzhe Wang Chase Bloch Abigail Zahoroiko Chuantai Yuan Ruoming Zhang Muhammed Cifci Ishita Gopal APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND POLICY Megan Dawn Kennedy Tanya Marie Crane Sang Yeon Kim Bradley Davis Rachel Emily Hentnick Ilayda Onder Tien-Ling Hu Kasey Weston Kellan Ritter Emma Lee Rohan Caner Simsek APPLIED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Seth Babson Warner EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND POLICY, Katerina Ellen Simon DUAL TITLE IN COMPARATIVE AND SPANISH Beth Ann Stuck-Moats INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Daniel H. Taulbee Juan Blázquez-Cuena Jungae Jessica Kim-Schmid Michael Callen Jr. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGICAL Jacqueline GarcÍa Suárez RESEARCH ENGLISH Ibis Sierra Audivert II Karen Kathy Delores McKee Kathleen Blackwood Emily Karen Sterk Michael Cescon Jessica Vélez-Avilés Nakul Grover ART HISTORY Rebecca Corinne Haddaway Jennifer Lee Glissman TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND Kayla Huxford LANGUAGE Alicia Nicole Skeath Jessica Klimoff Aigerim Amirkhan Tuhrun Talayi Su Young Lee Linyi Bao Wendyliz Martinez Wei-Yun Chien COMMUNICATION ARTS AND Shannon Lindsay McClellan Brooks Zirui Hong SCIENCES Madeline Annastasia McCluskey Jiatong Li Jennifer K. L. Buchan Emma Katherine Ortlieb Shuge Liu Hans Park Yixian Liu Dillon Rockrohr COMMUNICATIONS Qian Ma Kaitlin Ruiz Luiza Dos Santos Christianna Otto Audrey