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University of Maryland Commamey 21, 2021ncemen Table of Contents CONGRATULATIONS BACHELOR’S DEGREES From the President 1 Agriculture and Natural Resources, From the Alumni Association President 2 College of 21 Architecture, Planning and SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES Preservation, School of 22 Graduating Student Speaker 4 Arts and Humanities, College of 22 University Medalist 5 Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commencement Speaker 6 College of 25 Business, Robert H. Smith School of 32 DOCTORAL DEGREES 8 Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, College of 38 MASTER’S DEGREES 13 Education, College of 44 Graduate Certificates 20 Engineering, A. James Clark School of 45 Information Studies, College of 48 Journalism, Philip Merrill College of 49 Public Health, School of 50 Public Policy, School of 52 THE “DO GOOD” CAMPUS Undergraduate Studies 52 Certificate Programs 52 The University of Maryland commits to becoming HONORS COLLEGE, CITATION AND a global leader in advancing social innovation, NOTATION PROGRAMS, AND ACADEMIC AND SPECIAL AWARDS philanthropy and nonprofit leadership with its Do Honors College 53 Good Campus. CIVICUS 55 College Park Scholars 55 Federal Fellows 57 Our Do Good Campus effort amplifies the power of First-Year Innovation and Research Terps as agents of social innovation and supports Experience 57 Global Communities 59 the university’s mission of service. We’re working to Global Fellows 59 ensure all University of Maryland students graduate Hinman CEOs 59 equipped and motivated to do good in their careers, Immigration and MIgration Studies 59 Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House 59 their communities and the world. Language House 59 Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program 59 We: Program for Undergraduate · Created the Do Good Institute to serve as the Language Science Ambassadors campus hub of social impact and innovation; in Research 59 QUEST 59 · Developed a Do Good Challenge and Do Good University Teaching and Learning Accelerator to scale up the impact of student Program 60 Departmental Honors 60 projects and ventures; Athletic Certificates 60 · Cultivate new research on philanthropy, civic Merrill Scholars 61 engagement and nonprofits; National Honor Societies 61 ROTC 62 · Expand opportunities for students to learn about Special Awards 62 and practice giving back. SPECIAL RECOGNITION Senior Marshals 63 Our Do Good campus will lead to a Do Good world. University Officials 63 Commencement Planning Group 64 For more information, visit dogood.umd.edu. SPRING COMMENCEMENT / MAY 21, 2021 Dear Class of 2021, Congratulations! The conferral of your degree is a milestone achievement that brings great pride to your family, friends and the University of Maryland. We celebrate this occasion with incredible excitement and enthusiasm. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for your class, your time at Maryland has been marked by great intellectual and personal accomplishments as well as positive contributions to our community and beyond. The faculty, staff and administration of the university are confident that you are prepared to continue on a path of excellence. Now is the time to make your mark in addressing the grand challenges of our time, from COVID-19 and racial injustice to climate change and voter access. Along the way, take heart in your new family of Terp alums, over 388,000 strong. We are all connected by our love for this university and our dedication to using our knowledge and experiences to better serve our neighbors and our world. My very best wishes to your family and friends. Good luck and stay TerrapinSTRONG! Sincerely, Darryll J. Pines President, University of Maryland Glenn L. Martin Professor of Aerospace Engineering 2021 Spring Commencement / UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1 On behalf of the University of Maryland Alumni Association, congratulations on your graduation! I want to welcome you into our family of more than 388,000 Terps . The world has changed so much in the past year, something you have experienced firsthand. You and your graduating class have been put to the test, and you’ve passed with flying colors. You are now officially a graduate of the University of Maryland, and I want to take the opportunity to make you a promise: your Alumni Association is going to be here for you, because we are fearlessly committed to your success. As our gift to you, please enjoy one free year of membership in the Alumni Association, after which I encourage you to make a commitment to your alma mater by becoming a lifetime member. By becoming a Terp for life, you will leave your own legacy and show your support for the University of Maryland. Your Alumni Association and your membership will help you stay in touch with friends you made on campus, prepare you for your career through networking and professional development, and keep you informed about alums and campus news. You can also take advantage of our newly expanded member benefits, including exclusive virtual learning opportunities and a Member Masterclass series that helps you develop both personally and professionally. It is my wish that as an alum, you will wear our colors proudly and continue to demonstrate to the world the high-quality education Maryland provides. In turn, Maryland will continue to educate the country’s brightest students, pursue cutting-edge research, encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, explore the arts and defend our athletics titles. As a student, and now as a graduate, you will always be a Terp and always have a home at Maryland at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center—be sure to visit us when you come back to campus in the years ahead. Now go forth with the strength of your Maryland degree, and remember that your Alumni Association is here to help you stay active, stay informed, stay connected and stay fearless. Go Terps! Jim Spencer ’90 President, University of Maryland Alumni Association Board of Governors 2 2021 Spring Commencement / UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 2021 Spring Commencement / UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 3 Speaker Biographies HANNAH RHEE STUDENT SPEAKER While Hannah Rhee was researching the School of Public Health, Rhee and her colleges, she came across a question on a teammates researched musculoskeletal University of Maryland website that stuck disorders that can develop in musicians. with her: Do you want to change the world? While the impact of COVID-19 limited Yes, she did, and a campus tour by the the amount of in-person work that could Minnesota native drove home the reality that be done, Shim says, Rhee was a leader she could pursue that goal in College Park. in identifying how these problems affect “I could really sense the community,” she women more frequently than men, a vital says. “My time at Maryland has really given foundation for future research. me time to decide my own identity.” “She has excellent work ethic and is very Graduating four years later with a dedicated to any task given to her,” Shim says. bachelor’s degree in computer science during “She is very sincere and warmhearted.” an ongoing pandemic has only affirmed In addition to her academic work, Rhee Rhee’s confidence that she gained the tools to was a software engineering intern for Orbit help build a better world through technology. Logic in Greenbelt, Md., a student advisory “I can use my computer science skills to board member for the Department of have that kind of impact on people’s public Computer Science and a mentor for the Girls health,” she says. “We are so interconnected Excelling in Math and Science program. and dependent on each other.” After graduation, she plans to undertake One of the most formative experiences a year of volunteer work before entering the for Rhee, who earned a 3.921 GPA while software industry and eventually becoming a minoring in nonprofit leadership and social high school computer science teacher. innovation, was participating on a research “I really like the problem-solving aspect of team as part of the Gemstone program in it, and how logical the whole process is,” Rhee the Honors College. Under the guidance of says. “There’s a lot of reward when you finally Jae Kun Shim, professor of kinesiology in have that breakthrough.” 4 2021 Spring Commencement / UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SHERRY FAN UNIVERSITY MEDALIST Even in a class of high-achieving Honors insecurities,” she says. “It was a personal College students, Sherry Fan’s intellect and issue to me.” enthusiasm stood out. Fan worked for three years with Professor A dedicated researcher, devoted volunteer to Wenxia Song on uncovering the cellular fighting hunger and poverty, and burgeoning relationship between obesity, chronic artist in communicating complex science, Fan inflammation and insulin resistance, is graduating with a 4.0 GPA and a dual degree and spent two summers interning at the in biological sciences and nutritional science. University of Maryland School of Medicine, “In my 42 years teaching at UMD, I have studying a cancer-promoting protein never taught an undergraduate student with that could help with new treatments and a stronger academic record,” says Todd J. analyzing potential genetic markers for Cooke, research professor in the Department aortic aneurysms. Fan will be a co-author of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and on an upcoming paper in the peer-reviewed founding director of the Integrated Life journal PLOS ONE . Sciences Program in the Honors College. Beyond the lab, Fan led service trips The daughter of an immigrant from rural to Kentucky and made coloring books for China, Fan grew up in Montgomery County, patients at the Children’s Inn at the National Md., hearing his stories about not having Institutes of Health—a talent that also enough food or fresh water—a motivation landed one of her drawings with an article to seek ways to help those in dire need. She in Virology.