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COMMENCEMENT THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL GRADUATION LIST While every effort is made to ensure accuracy in this commencement program, printing deadlines may result in omission of some names and use of names of persons not completing graduation requirements as intended. This printed program, therefore, should not be used to determine a student’s academic or degree status. The university’s official registry for conferral of degrees is the student’s permanent academic record as reflected on the student’s transcript, maintained by the Office of the University Registrar. Commencement FALL 2020 Greetings from the President n behalf of the University of Florida, our faculty and our entire university community, I would like to extend my deepest congratulations to you, the Graduates of 2020. OI celebrate your remarkable accomplishment in earning a degree from one of the world’s leading research institutions. I applaud you for the education you have received, for honing your creative, scientific, or analytical skills and for your achievements as students. I join you in thanking your professors, advisors and family and friends for their contributions to your success. This is a time for celebration, but also for reflection on your future. I am confident that the knowledge and experience you gained as a UF student will serve you well regardless of your career or how you choose to invest your life. The university has benefitted from your active engagement and contributions to your classes, programs of study and your peers, and we are grateful for your time here. We hope you will recall these years fondly, and that you will remain connected to UF as active members of our distinguished alumni. Good luck, best wishes, and always remember, It is Great to be a Florida Gator! W. Kent Fuchs University of Florida President Dr. W. Kent Fuchs Dr. Kent Fuchs became the 12th President of the He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts University of Florida in January 2015. Building on and Sciences, the American Association for the many years of excellence and focused leadership, Advancement of Science, the Institute of Electrical the university has reached its goal of joining the and Electronics Engineers, and the Association for nation’s top-ten public research universities. Computing Machinery, and has received numerous awards for teaching and research. Dr. Fuchs has set UF on a path to joining the top-five public research universities and President Fuchs earned his doctorate in electrical becoming the nation’s number one university and computer engineering from the University for comprehensive excellence. UF is working of Illinois, and a Master of Divinity from Trinity toward those goals through the creation of 500 Evangelical Divinity School. He also holds a new faculty positions, the addition of advanced Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Duke and beautiful university facilities and an ongoing University. $3 billion fundraising campaign. Dr. Fuchs is married to Linda Moskeland Fuchs, Previous to the UF presidency, Dr. Fuchs was an art historian. The Fuchses have three sons, a provost of Cornell University. He has served in daughter, and three grandchildren. academic leadership positions and as a faculty member of electrical and computer engineering Born on an Oklahoma farm in 1954, President at Cornell, Purdue and the University of Illinois. Fuchs spent much of his youth in Alaska before moving to Miami, where he graduated from Miami Killian Senior High School. 2020 FALL COMMENCEMENT 2 University of Florida Leadership State Board of Education President and Vice Presidents Richard Corcoran Ben Gibson of the University Commissioner of Education Tom Grady W. Kent Fuchs, Ph.D. Michael Olenick Andy Tuck President Chair Ryan Petty Joe York Joseph Glover, Ph.D. Marva Johnson Provost and Senior Vice President - Academic Affairs Vice Chair Chris Cowen, M.B.A. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Charles E. Lane, D.P.A. Florida Board of Governors Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Marshall M. Criser III Tim Cerio Officer - Administration Chancellor Aubrey Edge David R. Nelson, M.D. Richard Corcoran Patricia Frost Senior Vice President - Health Affairs Commissioner of Education Darlene L. Jordan Alan M. Levine J. Scott Angle, Ph.D. Sydney Kitson Charles H. Lydecker Vice President - Agriculture and Natural Resources Chair Ally Schneider Elias G. Eldayrie, M.B.A. Brian Lamb Steven M. Scott Vice President and Chief Information Vice Chair William Self Officer - Information Technology Eric Silagy Zina Evans, Ph.D. Kent Stermon Associate Provost and Vice President - Enrollment Management Antonio Farias, M.F.A. Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Advisor to the President University of Florida Jodi Gentry, M.A. Board of Trustees Vice President - Human Resource Services Morteza “Mori” Hosseini David L. Brandon Amy M. Hass, J.D. Vice President - General Counsel Chair Richard P. Cole Thomas G. Kuntz Sylvain Doré Mark E. Kaplan, J.D. Vice Chair James W. “Bill” Heavener Vice President - Government and Community Relations Leonard H. Johnson Thomas J. Mitchell, M.S. Daniel T. O’Keefe Vice President - Advancement Rahul Patel Trevor J. Pope D’Andra Mull, Ph.D. Marsha D. Powers Vice President – Student Affairs Jason J. Rosenberg David Norton, Ph.D. Anita G. Zucker Vice President - Research Nancy Paton, M.S. Vice President - Strategic Communications and Marketing Curtis Reynolds, M.B.A., M.S.E.E. Vice President - Business Affairs Deans of the University R. Elaine Turner, Ph.D. Leonardo Villalón, Ph.D. College of Agricultural and Life Sciences International Center Onye P. Ozuzu, M.F.A. Diane H. McFarlin, B.S. College of the Arts College of Journalism and Communications Sabyasachi Mitra, Ph.D. Laura A. Rosenbury, J.D. Warrington College of Business Fredric G. Levin College of Law A. Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., M.P.H. David E. Richardson, Ph.D. College of Dentistry College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Chimay Anumba, Ph.D. J. Adrian Tyndall, M.D., M.P.H. College of Design, Construction and Planning Interim, College of Medicine Glenn E. Good, Ph.D. Anna M. McDaniel, Ph.D., R.N. College of Education College of Nursing Cammy R. Abernathy, Ph.D. Julie A. Johnson, Pharm.D. Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering College of Pharmacy Henry T. Frierson, Ph.D. Michael G. Perri, Ph.D. The Graduate School College of Public Health and Health Professions Michael Reid, Ph.D. Dana Zimmel, D.V.M. College of Health and Human Performance Interim, College of Veterinary Medicine Nick Place, Ph.D. Judith C. Russell, M.S. IFAS Extension University Libraries 2020 FALL Robert Gilbert, Ph.D. Heather White, Ph.D. IFAS Research Dean of Students C OMMEN C EMENT 3 Outstanding Student Leaders and Scholars The selection committee for Outstanding Student Scholars considers grade point average, curriculum, academic awards, research project or honors thesis. The selection committee for Outstanding Student Leaders considers the quality and scope of leadership, experience, special awards, recognition and recommendations of faculty, staff, and students. OUTSTANDING LEADERS Samantha Fining Hannah Montgomery COLLEGE: Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering COLLEGES: The School of Natural Resources and MAJOR: Industrial and Systems Engineering Environment; Design, Construction and Planning MAJORS: Environmental Science; Sustainability and Austin Freedman the Built Environment COLLEGE: Agricultural and Life Sciences MAJOR: Nutritional Sciences Madison Rodriguez COLLEGE: Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering TWO-YEAR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS Lauren Brown Kenzie Whiting COLLEGE: The Arts COLLEGE: Warrington College of Business MAJOR: Theatre MAJOR: Marketing MINOR: Dance FOUR-YEAR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS Anaheta Agahian Uzair Farid COLLEGE: The Arts COLLEGE: Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering MAJOR: Digital Arts and Sciences MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering Ariana Borton Dariel Liakhovetski COLLEGE: Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering COLLEGE: Agricultural and Life Sciences MAJOR: Civil Engineering MAJOR: Microbiology and Cell Science UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SCHOLAR The University Research Scholars Program recognizes outstanding undergraduate research training and experience. Alicia Hou 2020 FALL COMMENCEMENT 4 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Dean Henry T. Frierson SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION Kaylee Nicole Brenneman Patricia Eugenia Llanes Renée Zealand Richter Mental Health Counseling School Counseling and Guidance Mental Health Counseling Sabrina D. Brijbassi Yujie Luan Kelsey Elise Riley Mental Health Counseling Mental Health Counseling Curriculum and Instruction Courtney Paige Buckney Kristina Elena Lutz Dexter Macdonald Rogers Mental Health Counseling Mental Health Counseling Marriage and Family Counseling Mackenzie Aleese Catron Hannah Corinne Mayderry James Michael Rujimora School Counseling and Guidance Mental Health Counseling Mental Health Counseling Angela C. Dillenburg Ezekiel Mark McLeskey Lark A. Schweiss Marriage and Family Counseling Mental Health Counseling Marriage and Family Counseling Eliane Fuentes Breanna Leigh McNeal Rachel A. Sherman Mental Health Counseling Mental Health Counseling Marriage and Family Counseling Ari Garvett Aaron A. Merz Cameron Slater Marriage and Family Counseling School Counseling and Guidance School Counseling and Guidance Meghan Amanda Haila Ann Marie Musselman Rachel Leigh Thorpe Marriage and Family Counseling School Counseling and Guidance Mental Health Counseling Kathryn Elizabeth Hughes GinaMarie Russo Norcross Andie Lauren Waldman Marriage