THE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT142ND YEAROF VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 20 FALL 2013 Board Of Visitors Mr. Michael Quillen, Rector Mr. John C. Lee, IV Dr. Joseph S. Merola, Faculty Representative Mr. James L. Chapman, IV Ms. Suzanne S. Obenshain Ms. Sue A. Teel, Staff Representative Nancy V. Dye, M.D. Ms. Deborah Petrine Mr. Nick Warrington, Graduate Student Representative Mr. William D. Fairchild, III Mr. John G. Rocovich, Jr. Ms. Erica A. Wood, Undergraduate Student Representative Mr. Cordel L. Faulk J. Thomas Ryan, M.D. Mr. B. K. Fulton Mr. Steve Sturgis Mr. William B. Holtzman Mr. Dennis H. Treacy University Dignitaries and Invited Speakers

Charles W. Steger, President, Virginia Tech Paul M. Winistorfer, Dean, College of Natural Resources and Environment Kirk H. Schulz, President, Kansas State University, Virginia Tech Lay Nam Chang, Dean, College of Science Classes of 1986 and 1991, Keynote Speaker, Graduate School Cyril R. Clarke, Dean, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Commencement Medicine Noel Schulz, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs J. Thomas Brown, Jr., Dean of Students and Paslay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tyler O. Walters, Dean of University Libraries Kansas State University, Virginia Tech Classes of 1988 and 1990, Rosemary Blieszner, Associate Dean of the Graduate School Keynote Speaker, Graduate School Commencement Janet W. Rankin, Associate Dean of the Graduate School Gerhardt G. Schurig, Dean Emeritus, Virginia-Maryland Regional Kenneth H. Wong, Associate Dean of the Graduate School in the National College of Veterinary Medicine, Keynote Speaker, University Capital Region and Director of the Northern Virginia Center Commencement Sarah M. Karpanty, Graduate Program Coordinator and Assistant Interim Matthew W. Winston, President of the Alumni Association Board of Department Head, Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Commencement Directors, Class of 1990, Greetings from the Alumni Association, Marshal, University and Graduate School Commencements University Commencement Joseph S. Merola, Professor, Chemistry Department, Reader of Names Mark G. McNamee, Senior Vice President and Provost and Message from the Faculty, Graduate School Commencement Sherwood G. Wilson, Vice President for Administration Jay M. Tucker, President, Class of 2014, Remarks by the Class President, Thomas C. Tillar, Jr., Vice President for Alumni Relations University Commencement Elizabeth A. Flanagan, Vice President for Development and University Lindsay M. Keys, Secretary, Class of 2014, Opening Reflections, University Relations Commencement William T. Lewis, Sr., Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Jason A. Berube, Vice President, Class of 2014, Closing Reflections, M. Dwight Shelton, Jr., Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial University Commencement Officer Christopher L. Poirel, doctoral candidate, Computer Science & Application, Scott F. Midkiff, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Graduate Student Speaker Information Officer Shaimaa Abdallah M. Abdallah, doctoral student, Electrical Engineering, James R. Bohland, Interim Vice President, National Capital Region President, Graduate Student Assembly Guru Ghosh, Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs Jordan A. Booker, doctoral student, Psychology, Chief Justice, Graduate Robert W. Walters, Vice President for Research Honor System Patricia Ann Perillo, Vice President for Student Affairs Raul Oscar Saucedo Alderete, doctoral candidate, Food Science and Karen P. DePauw, Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education Technology, Graduate Student Marshal, Graduate School Alan L. Grant, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Commencement A. Jack Davis, Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Studies Nora C. Cotter, Vocalist, University and Graduate Commencements Robert T. Sumichrast, Dean, Pamplin College of Business Jay Crone, Head, Department of Music, Coordinator, Virginia Tech Brass Richard C. Benson, Dean, College of Engineering Ensemble Sue Ott Rowlands, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Wallace E. Easter, II, Associate Professor of Music, Conductor, Virginia Tech Brass Ensemble

2013 - 2014 Commencement Committee

Daniel B. Taylor, Chairman; Sarah M. Karpanty, Commencement Marshal; Jacqueline L. Nottingham, Director of Processions; Diane L. Zahm, Director of Ushers; Janice E. Austin, Candice E. Clemenz, Anthony T. Cobb, Rebecca A. Funk, William R. Green, Lawrence G. Hincker, Jason A. Holliday, Lance L. Jones, Tamara W. Knott, Joseph S. Merola, Joseph D. Millett, Kim T. O’Rourke, Jean-Luc Pierre Ford, Durelle T. Scott, IV, Jay M. Tucker, Anthony S. Watson, R. Eric Wininger

Special Resource Persons Catherine Chambers, Director of Printing and Mail Services Michael J. Mulhare, Director, Emergency Management Susan P. Angle, Director, Services for Students with Disabilities Margie B. Murray, Special Events Coordinator, Office of the Janice E. Austin, Director of Graduate Admissions & Academic President Progress, Graduate School April B. Myers, Projects Assistant, Office of the President Clyde Y. Cridlin, Jr., Assistant Registrar, Office of the University Mark A. Owczarski, Assistant Vice President for News and Registrar Information, Vincent M. Houston, Captain, Virginia Tech Police Department University Relations Richard K. McCoy, Director of Parking and Transportation, Parking Curtis R. Cox, Office Services Specialist, Office of the University Services Registrar Laura J. Wedin, Director of Alumni/Student Programs, Alumni Association

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Tyler Lindsay Campbell Keys The hoods, differing in length for the three degrees, The hoods, differing in length for the three degrees, (bachelor’s, Treasurer ...... Megan Cash (bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s) are lined with the official Vice President ...... Dustin Dorph master’s, and doctor’s) are lined with the official colors of the colors of the university or college conferring the degree, Historian ...... Anjelica Smith usuallyuniversity with or one college color conferring forming a the chevron degree, pattern usually over with the one color forming a chevron pattern over the other (for example, Secretary ...... YuYu Schatz other (for example, orange and maroon for Virginia Polytechnic Cadet Member-At-Large ...... Steve Hamilton orange and maroon for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Institute and State University). Hoods are edged and bound University). Hoods are edged and bound with velvet of the color FemaleTreasurer Member-At-Large ...... 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Male Member-At-Large ...... Ryan Sutton

36 3 UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 20, 2013 Cassell Coliseum

(The audience is requested to remain seated as the academic procession enters.) Prelude: ...... Virginia Tech Brass Ensemble Wallace E. Easter, II, Conductor

Academic Processional: ...... Sarah M. Karpanty Commencement Marshal

The National Anthem ...... Nora C. Cotter Vocalist, B.A., Music Performance, Class of 2015

Posting of Colors ...... Corps of Cadets Color Guard

Opening Reflections ...... Lindsay M. Keys Secretary, Class of 2014

Greetings ...... Charles W. Steger University President

Greetings from the Alumni Association ...... Matthew W. Winston President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, Class of 1990

Message from the Class President ...... Jay M. Tucker President, Class of 2014

Alma Mater (words inside back cover) ...... Nora C. Cotter

Graduation Address ...... Gerhardt G. Schurig Dean Emeritus, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Presentation of Undergraduate Degree Candidates ...... Mark G. McNamee Senior Vice President and Provost and College Deans

Conferral of Degrees ...... Charles W. Steger

Concluding Remarks ...... Charles W. Steger

Closing Reflections ...... Jason A. Berube Vice President, Class of 2014

Recessional: ...... Virginia Tech Brass Ensemble (The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession recesses.)

4 UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Gerhardt G. Schurig Dr. Gerhardt G. Schurig served nine years as the dean of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech before stepping down earlier this fall. A professor and veterinary immunologist, Dr. Schurig is considered one of the world’s leading brucellosis researchers and is internationally renowned for his work in developing vaccines against bovine brucellosis, a disease that causes reproductive problems in cattle and undulant fever in humans. He joined the veterinary college in 1978, and before serving as dean, he was the college’s associate dean for research and graduate studies, the director of the Institute for Biomedical and Public Health Sciences, and was a senior researcher and director of the Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases. A native of Santiago, Chile, Dr. Schurig earned his D.V.M. degree in 1970 from the University of Chile. After receiving a master’s degree and Ph.D. in immunology from Cornell University, he spent two years at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Upon joining the Virginia Tech faculty, he began a research career that culminated with the invention of the RB-51 vaccine, the global “gold standard” in bovine brucellosis control and a major reason for the virtual eradication of the cattle disease in the United States. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists, and the American Society for Microbiology. He served as 2011-12 president of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges and was inducted into the prestigious Spanish Real Academia de Ciencias Veterinarias in 2008. He has received several major teaching and research awards, including the Beecham Award for Research Excellence, the Zoetis Award for Research Excellence, and the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award from the Virginia Farm Bureau. He has published more than 100 research articles and has made more than 170 presentations at national and international conferences.

5 GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT 3:00 p.m., December 20, 2013 Cassell Coliseum

(The audience is requested to remain seated as the academic procession enters.) Prelude: ...... Virginia Tech Brass Ensemble Wallace E. Easter, II, Conductor

Academic Processional: ...... Sarah M. Karpanty, Commencement Marshal Raul Oscar Saucedo Alderete, Graduate Student Marshal

The National Anthem ...... Nora C. Cotter Vocalist, B. A., Music Performance, Class of 2015

Posting of Colors ...... Corps of Cadets Color Guard

Greetings ...... Charles W. Steger University President

Speaker Introductions ...... Mark G. McNamee Senior Vice President and Provost

Graduate Student Remarks ...... Christopher L. Poirel Ph.D. candidate, Computer Science and Applications

Graduation Address ...... Kirk H. Schulz President, Kansas State University, Virginia Tech Classes of 1986 and 1991 Noel Schulz Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Paslay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Virginia Tech Classes of 1988 and 1990

Images and Reflections ...... Karen P. DePauw

Interlude: Ad Futurum Formandum ...... written by James Sochinski

Presentation of Doctoral Candidates ...... Karen P. DePauw

Conferral of Doctoral Degrees ...... Charles W. Steger

Hooding of Doctoral Candidates ...... Candidates hooded by the major professors

Presentation of Master’s, Education Specialist, and Graduate Certificate Candidates ...... Karen P. DePauw

Conferral of Master’s and Education Specialist Degrees, and Graduate Certificates ...... Charles W. Steger

Reading of Names ...... Joseph S. Merola Professor, Chemistry Department

Message from the Faculty ...... Joseph S. Merola President, Faculty Senate

Concluding Remarks ...... Charles W. Steger

Recessional: ...... Virginia Tech Brass Ensemble (The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession recesses.)

6 GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS

Dr. Kirk H. Schulz and Dr. Noel Schulz

Drs. Kirk and Noel Schulz are two Virginia Tech alumni who have gone on to become the president of Kansas State University (Kirk Schulz) and the associate dean for research and graduate programs and Paslay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State (Noel Schulz). Kirk H. Schulz is the 13th president of Kansas State University, an internationally recognized land-grant university with three campuses and an enrollment exceeding 24,000 students. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, he grew up in Norfolk and attended Old Dominion University before transferring to Virginia Tech, where he received his bachelor’s degree and Ph.D., both in chemical engineering, in 1986 and 1991, respectively. Shortly after his arrival at Kansas State in 2009, Kirk Schulz implemented the K-State 2025 visionary planning initiative that seeks to place the school among the top 50 public research universities by the year 2025. Since his appointment, he has led the way for increased enrollment, increased private giving, and the establishment of a new campus and graduate degree program in Olathe, Kansas. Kirk Schulz is active in the American Institute for Chemical Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education. He is a Fellow in both the American Society of Engineering Education and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He also received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 1995. Kirk Schulz was named Virginia Tech Outstanding Young Alumnus in 2000 and received the university’s Graduate Alumni Achievement Award in 2011. Noel Schulz received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1988 and 1990, respectively, and her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1995. She joined the Kansas State faculty in 2009 and was named associate dean in 2012. Before joining Kansas State, she spent eight years at Mississippi State University where she was the TVA Professor in Power Systems Engineering. She is president of IEEE Power and Energy Society, the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology. In addition to more than 19 years as a teacher, Noel Schulz is active in research and outreach. She has graduated 40 master’s degree and 12 Ph.D. students; published 160 papers and two book chapters; and brought in more than $10 million in external research through individual and collaborative projects, including a National Science Foundation CAREER award. Her research interests are in computer applications in power systems, including power system operations, shipboard power systems, and intelligent system applications. In addition to serving as president, she has held numerous other offices in the IEEE Power and Energy Society. She also is a member of Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honorary Society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the Society of Women Engineers, and the National Society of Black Engineers. She served on the Board of Directors for ASEE from 2008 to 2010.

7 DEGREE CANDIDATES

INDEX

GRADUATE DEGREES: UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES:

Doctor of Philosophy ...... 8 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ...... 30 Doctor of Education ...... 19 College of Architecture and Urban Studies ...... 31 Education Specialist ...... 20 Pamplin College of Business ...... 31 Master’s Degree ...... 20 College of Engineering ...... 33 Graduate Certificate ...... 28 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences ...... 35 College of Natural Resources and Environment ...... 36 College of Science ...... 37

GRADUATE DEGREES

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Dean Karen Depauw

CROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY December 19, 2013

Pavuluri, Kiran ...... Mylavaram, India COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE Dissertation Title: Evaluation of Spectral Reflectance Indices for Prediction of Grain Yield, Nitrogen Uptake and Nitrogen Use Efficiency AND LIFE SCIENCES & Barley as a Commodity Cover Crop in the Mid-Atlantic USA Committee Chair: Prof. W. E. Thomason

ANIMAL AND POULTRY SCIENCES December 19, 2013 ECONOMICS December 19, 2013 Betz, Gabriela Carolina Marquez ...... Caracas, Venezuela Dissertation Title: Index Selection in Crossbred Lambs Improves Kaul, Sapna ...... New Delhi, India Growth and Carcass Dissertation Title: Exploring Alternative Methodologies for Robust Committee Chair: Prof. R. M. Lewis Inferences - Applications in Environmental and Health Economics Committee Chair: Prof. K. Boyle Emenheiser, Joseph Carl ...... Felton, PA Dissertation Title: Economic Pasture-Based Beef Systems for Appalachia Committee Chair: Prof. R. M. Lewis August 17, 2013 Oscherov, Valeria ...... Danville, CA August 17, 2013 Dissertation Title: Three Essays in Empirical Economics Committee Chair: Prof. J. H. Grant and Prof. K. Moeltner Jiang, Ying ...... Shanghai, China Dissertation Title: Fasting Alters Histone Methylation in Paraventricular Nucleus of Chick Through Regulating of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 July 8, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. D. M. Denbow Baral, Ranju ...... Kathmandu, Nepal Lu, Ting ...... Shaoyang, Hunan, China Dissertation Title: Evaluating Cost Effectiveness of the USDA’s Dissertation Title: Effects of a Dietary Antioxidant Blend on Growth Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Performance, Liver Function, Oxidative Stress, Meat and Fat Quality Committee Chair: Prof. G. C. Davis and Early Inflammatory Response in Pigs and Broiler Chickens Fed a Diet High in Oxidants Committee Chair: Prof. A. F. Harper ENTOMOLOGY December 19, 2013

BIOCHEMISTRY Aryan, Azadeh ...... Blacksburg, VA December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: Gene Editing in Aedes aegypti Committee Chair: Prof. Z. N. Adelman Li, Meng ...... Xuzhou, China Dissertation Title: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Functions of Fischer, Melissa J...... Feasterville, PA Juvenile Hormone Receptor Dissertation Title: Evaluation of Hybridization Among Three Laricobius Committee Chair: Prof. J. Zhu Species, Predators of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, (Adelgidae) Committee Chair: Prof. S. M. Salom and Prof. L. T. Kok

Haac, Mary Etna Richter ...... Blacksburg, VA July 8, 2013 Dissertation Title: Genetic Factors Affecting the RNA Interference Criscione, Frank ...... Monmouth Beach, NJ Pathway of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Dissertation Title: A Mosquito-specific bZIP Transcription Factor and Committee Chair: Prof. Z. N. Adelman the Influence of a Y-specific Gene on Sex Determination in Anopheles stephensi Committee Chair: Prof. Z. Tu 8 August 17, 2013 Price, Michelle Beth ...... Rosedale, VA Dissertation Title: Functional Analysis of Plant Glutamate Receptors Philips, Christopher Robin ...... Azle, TX Committee Chair: Prof. S. Okumoto Dissertation Title: Food Webs and Phenology Models: Evaluating the Efficacy of Ecologically Based Pest Management in Different July 8, 2013 Agroecosystems Committee Chair: Prof. D. A. Herbert, Jr. and Prof. T. P. Kuhar Post, Angela R...... Asheboro, NC Dissertation Title: Chemical and Biological Control of Silvery Threadmoss on Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Committee Chair: Prof. S. D. Askew December 19, 2013

Duckson, Margaret Anne ...... Sanford, NC Dissertation Title: Effect of Allyl Isothiocyanate on Survival and Growth of Foodborne Pathogens on the Surface of Whole Cantaloupe COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE Committee Chair: Prof. R. R. Boyer AND URBAN STUDIES Maitland, Jessica Ellen ...... Alexandria, VA Dissertation Title: Examining Cross Contamination Pathways for Listeria monocytogenes in a Retail Deli Environment Using an Abiotic Surrogate ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN RESEARCH Committee Chair: Prof. R. R. Boyer December 19, 2013

August 17, 2013 Abdelhady, Ibrahim A. I...... Alexandria, Egypt Dissertation Title: A New Business Process Model for Enhancing BIM Alderete, Raul Oscar Saucedo ...... Panama, Panama Implementation in Architectural Design Dissertation Title: Post-harvest Spray Treatments to Reduce Committee Chair: Prof. J. R. Jones Salmonella Contamination on Cantaloupe Surfaces Committee Chair: Prof. J. D. Eifert Charoenvisal, Kongkun ...... Bangkok, Thailand Dissertation Title: A BIM Interoperable Web-Based DSS for Vegetated Concha-Meyer, Anibal Andres ...... Valdivia, Chile Roofing System Selection Dissertation Title: Survival of Listeria monocytogenes on Blueberries Committee Chair: Prof. J. R. Jones (Vaccinium corymbosum) and Shelf Life Determination under Controlled Atmosphere Storage Committee Chair: Prof. J. D. Eifert ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND PLANNING July 8, 2013 HORTICULTURE Langar, Sandeep ...... New Delhi, India December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: The Role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the Implementation of Rainwater Harvesting Technologies and Lu, Nan ...... Zibo, China Strategies (RwHTS) Dissertation Title: Transposon Tagging in Strawberry and Potato and Committee Chair: Prof. A. R. Pearce Characterization of Representative Strawberry Mutants Committee Chair: Prof. R. E. Veilleux

PLANNING, GOVERNANCE, AND GLOBALIZATION HUMAN NUTRITION, FOODS AND EXERCISE December 19, 2013

December 19, 2013 Brink-Halloran, Brendan Jon ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Agency and Citizenship in the Barrio: Exploring the Shea, Amanda Ann ...... Fredericksburg, VA Intersection of Participation, Politics and Urban Development in Dissertation Title: The Impact of Adipose-associated Stromal Cells on Guatemala City the Metastatic Potential of Ovarian Cancer Committee Chair: Prof. M. O. Stephenson, Jr. Committee Chair: Prof. E. M. Schmelz Carlet, Fanny ...... Conegliano, Italy Waters, Clarice Nhat-Hien ...... Clifton, VA Dissertation Title: Understanding Adoption of Green Infrastructure by Dissertation Title: Exploring the Food and Physical Activity US Municipalities Environments and Their Influence on Healthy Behaviors Committee Chair: Prof. K. F. Wernstedt Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Hill Georgakis, Stefanie Florence ...... Danbury, CT July 8, 2013 Dissertation Title: Bordering the Mediterranean: Liminality and Statecraft at the Center of the World Werner, Timothy Jason ...... Cleveland, OH Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Luke and Prof. I. Stivachtis Dissertation Title: Effect of Nebivolol and Lifestyle Modification on Large Artery Stiffness in Middle-Aged and Older Hypertensive Adults Khan, Mahin ...... Dhaka, Bangladesh Committee Chair: Prof. K. P. Davy Dissertation Title: Organizational Democracy and Women’s Empowerment: An Examination of Four Advocacy Organizations in Bangladesh Committee Chair: Prof. J. Rothschild PLANT PATHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY AND WEED SCIENCE Licher, Monica Katherine ...... Montrose, MO December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: Long-term Cost and Management Obligations of Changing Urban Stormwater Programs Deb, Devdutta ...... Kolkata, India Committee Chair: Prof. J. J. Richardson, Jr. Dissertation Title: Elucidating Essential Roles of Oomycee Effector Proteins in Immune Suppression and in Targeting Hormonal Pathways in the Host Plant Committee Chair: Prof. J. M. McDowell 9 August 17, 2013 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Howard, Emily M...... Portland, OR Dissertation Title: Divided into Stands, Together they Fall: A Critical Analysis of Salvage Logging in the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Luke December 19, 2013

Sanderford, Andrew R...... Charlottesville, VA Arifianto, Ony ...... Bandung, Indonesia Dissertation Title: Bridging the Diffusion of Innovation Chasm for Dissertation Title: Optimal Control of UAVs Along Real-time Trajectories Green Housing Committee Chair: Prof. M. H. Farhood Committee Chair: Prof. C. T. Koebel Grymin, David J...... Rochester, NY Dissertation Title: Two-Step System Identification and Primitive-Based PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/PUBLIC AFFAIRS Motion Planning for Control of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Committee Chair: Prof. M. H. Farhood December 19, 2013 Janeski, John ...... Mariposa, CA Boden, Daniel Paul ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Dynamics of an Electrodynamic Tether System in a Dissertation Title: Public-Private Partnerships in the Presidential Varying Space-Plasma Environment Library System Committee Chair: Prof. W. A. Scales and Prof. C. D. Hall Committee Chair: Prof. K. M. Hult Meritt, Ryan James ...... Avon, NY August 17, 2013 Dissertation Title: Skin Friction Sensor Design Methodology and Validation for High-Speed, High-Enthalpy Flow Applications Hwang, Kwang Seon ...... Jeonju, South Korea Committee Chair: Prof. J. A. Schetz Dissertation Title: The Impact of Accountability and Accountability Management on Performance at the Street Level Morris, Craig Clayton ...... Lexington, KY Committee Chair: Prof. L. S. Jensen Dissertation Title: Flight Dynamic Constraints in Conceptual Aircraft Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design Optimization Rishel, Nicole Marie ...... Girard, OH Committee Chair: Prof. J. A. Schetz Dissertation Title: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Federal Workforce: Representative Bureaucracy and the Challenge of Ricciardi, Anthony Pasquale ...... Woodbridge, VA Multiculturalism Dissertation Title: Geometrically Nonlinear Aeroelastic Scaling Committee Chair: Prof. K. M. Hult Committee Chair: Prof. R. A. Canfield

Stewart, Eric C...... Lecanto, FL Dissertation Title: Shape and Structural Optimization of Flapping Wings PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Committee Chair: Prof. R. A. Canfield and Prof. M. J. Patil VanDyke, Matthew Clark ...... Rising Sun, MD Dissertation Title: Constant Orbital Momentum Equilibrium Trajectories ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS of a Gyrostat-Satellite Committee Chair: Prof. C. D. Hall December 19, 2013

Brown, Jeffrey Owen ...... Huntsville, AL August 17, 2013 Dissertation Title: The Role of Behavioral Mind-Sets on Auditors’ Professional Skepticism: An Experimental Investigation of Auditor Coe, Ryan Geoffrey ...... Cincinnati, OH Internal Control Evaluations Dissertation Title: Improved Underwater Vehicle Control and Committee Chair: Prof. S. Bhattacharjee Maneuvering Analysis with Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations Committee Chair: Prof. W. L. Neu

MANAGEMENT Ouellette, Jeffrey Alan ...... Jay, ME December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: Modeling and Scaling of a Flexible Subscale Aircraft for Flight Control Development and Testing in the Presence of Zhao, Xiaoping ...... Chengdu, China Aeroservoelastic Interactions Dissertation Title: Investigating Shareholder Social Activism from a Committee Chair: Prof. M. J. Patil Perspective of Issue Selling; Issues, Strategies, and Success Committee Chair: Prof. R. E. Wokutch and Prof. K. D. Carlson July 8, 2013

Liu, Shaobin ...... Yi Chun, China HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT Dissertation Title: Continuum Sensitivity Method for Nonlinear Dynamic Aeroelasticity August 17, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. R. A. Canfield Boley, Bertram Bynum ...... Atlanta, GA Dissertation Title: Sustainability, Empowerment, and Resident Attitudes toward Tourism: Developing and Testing the Resident BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Empowerment through Tourism Scale (RETS) December 19, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. N. G. McGehee Liu, Jia ...... Beijing, China Dissertation Title: Development of a Design-Based Computational Model of Bioretention Systems Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Sample

10 Wang, Chih-Yu ...... Taipei, Taiwan Grandelli, Heather Eilenfield ...... Chesapeake, VA Dissertation Title: Floating Wetlands for Urban Stormwater Treatment Dissertation Title: Formation of Cyclodextrin-Drug Inclusion Compounds Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Sample and Polymeric Drug Delivery Systems using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Committee Chair: Prof. E. Kiran and Prof. A. R. Whittington Whysong, Christan Yvonne ...... Broad Run, VA Dissertation Title: Chemosensory Evaluation of Training and Oxidative Iarikov, Dmitri ...... Moscow, Russia Stress in Long Distance Runners Dissertation Title: Molecular Thin Films and Their Role in Controlling Committee Chair: Prof. P. K. Mallikarjunan Interface Properties Committee Chair: Prof. W. A. Ducker

James, Gregory Keith ...... Christiansburg, VA BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Dissertation Title: Investigation of Hydrodynamic and Depletion December 19, 2013 Interactions in Binary Colloidal Dispersions Committee Chair: Prof. W. A. Ducker and Prof. J. Y. Walz, Jr. Hood, Robert Lyle ...... Aransas Pass, TX Dissertation Title: Development of a Fiberoptic Microneedle Device Meyer, Kevin Joseph ...... Port Charlotte, FL for Simultaneous Co-Delivery of Fluid Agents and Laser Light with Dissertation Title: Improved Prediction of Glass Fiber Orientation in Specific Applications in the Treatment of Brain and Bladder Cancers Basic Injection Molding Geometries Committee Chair: Prof. C. G. Rylander Committee Chair: Prof. D. G. Baird

Howes, Meghan K...... Pittsburgh, PA Pavurala, Naresh ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Injury Mechanisims, Tissue Properties, and Impact Dissertation Title: Oral Drug Delivery -- Molecular Design and Transport Repsonse of the Post-mortem Human Abdomen Modeling Committee Chair: Prof. W. N. Hardy Committee Chair: Prof. L. E. Achenie

Soangra, Rahul ...... Bikaner, India Rabie, Feras H...... Houston, TX Dissertation Title: Understanding Functional and Movement Variability Dissertation Title: Synthesis, Characterization, Membrane Fabrication in Elderly using Inertial Sensors and Gas Transport Behaviors of Liquid Crystal Polymer Materials Committee Chair: Prof. T. E. Lockhart Committee Chair: Prof. E. Marand and Prof. S. M. Martin

August 17, 2013 CIVIL ENGINEERING Gurjarpadhye, Abhijit Achyut ...... Mumbai, India Dissertation Title: Dynamic Non-Destructive Monitoring of December 19, 2013 Bioengineered Blood Vessel Development Within a Bioreactor using Multi-Modality Imaging Apsilidis, Nikolaos ...... Serres, Greece Committee Chair: Prof. C. G. Rylander Dissertation Title: Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Flows at Smooth and Rough Junctions Raben, Jaime Melton Schmieg ...... Oak Hill, VA Committee Chair: Prof. P. Diplas Dissertation Title: Improvements in Flow Measurements for Micro- and Meso-scaled Devices Batool, Abeera ...... Lahore, Pakistan Committee Chair: Prof. P. P. Vlachos and Prof. M. A. Stremler Dissertation Title: Advanced Undersepage Analysis for Levees Committee Chair: Prof. T. L. Brandon Sajja, Venkata Siva Sai Sujith ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Impaired Behavioral and Pathological Outcomes Castellanos, Bernardo Antonio ...... Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Following Blast Neurotrauma Dissertation Title: The Use and Measurement of Fully Softened Shear Committee Chair: Prof. P. VandeVord Strength Committee Chair: Prof. T. L. Brandon Vogt, William C...... Millis, MA Dissertation Title: Development of Mechanical Optical Clearing Devices Sanij, Mohammad Saied Dehghani ...... Tehran, Iran for Improved Light Delivery in Optical Diagnostics Dissertation Title: Risk and Vulnerability of Roadway Infrastructure Committee Chair: Prof. C. G. Rylander Committee Chair: Prof. G. W. Flintsch and Prof. S. McNeil

Webster, Courtney Ann ...... Freeport, PA Jarrett, Jordan Alesa ...... Littleton, CO Dissertation Title: Effects of Running Speed, Fatigue, and Bracing on Dissertation Title: Performance Assessment of Seismic Resistant Motor Control of Chronically Unstable Ankles Steel Structures Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Nussbaum Committee Chair: Prof. F. A. Charney Lahr, Rebecca Halvorson ...... Whitewater, WI July 8, 2013 Dissertation Title: Advanced Applications of Raman Spectroscopy for Environmental Analyses Colacino, Katelyn ...... Northport, NY Committee Chair: Prof. P. J. Vikesland Dissertation Title: The Potential of Cellulose Nanocrystals in the Detection and Treatment of Cancer Menichino, Garrett Thomas ...... Williamsburg, VA Committee Chair: Prof. Y. W. Lee Dissertation Title: Preferential and Non-Darcy Flows in the Hyporheic Zone: Surface Water-Groundwater Hydraulics and Effects on Stream Functions CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Committee Chair: Prof. E. T. Hester December 19, 2013 Miller, Jennifer Hafer ...... Athens, PA Dissertation Title: Fate of Antibiotic Resistance Genes during Christie, Christopher Robert ...... Kingston, Jamaica Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater Solids Dissertation Title: Calcium/Phosphate Regulation: A Control Committee Chair: Prof. W. R. Knocke and Prof. A .J. Pruden-Bagchi Engineering Approach Committee Chair: Prof. L. E. Achenie Zohdy, Ismail Hisham ...... Cairo, Egypt Dissertation Title: Development and Testing of the iCACC Intersection Controller for Automated Vehicles Committee Chair: Prof. H. A. Rakha

11 Zou, Tao ...... Dongping, China Nikolaev, Ruslan ...... Vladimir, Russia Dissertation Title: Reinforced Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration Dissertation Title: Design and Implementation of an Operating System Assessment Using Non-Destructive Evaluation and Finite Element with Virtualization and its Performance Analysis Method Committee Chair: Prof. G. V. Back Committee Chair: Prof. C. D. Moen Poirel, Christopher L...... Pawleys Island, SC July 8, 2013 Dissertation Title: Bridging Methodological Gaps in Network-Based Systems Biology Maguire, Marcus J...... Lincoln, NE Committee Chair: Prof. T. M. Murali Dissertation Title: Transverse and Longitudinal Bending of Segmental Concrete Box Girder Bridges Xia, Huadong ...... Jianou, China Committee Chair: Prof. C. L. Roberts-Wollmann Dissertation Title: Generation and Modification of Social Contact Networks in Macro and Micro Scale Woodworth, Michael Allen ...... Rocky River, OH Committee Chair: Prof. M. V. Marathe Dissertation Title: Fire Hazard Assessment for Highway Bridges with Thermal Mechanical Modeling Yang, Seungwon ...... Seoul, South Korea Committee Chair: Prof. E. D. Sotelino and Prof. W. J. Wright Dissertation Title: Automatic Identification of Topical Tags from Texts Based on Expansion- Extraction Approach Committee Chair: Prof. E. A. Fox

COMPUTER ENGINEERING August 17, 2013 December 19, 2013 Barksdale, Jeremy Totton ...... Sedalia, NC El-Shambakey, Mohammed Talat ...... Dekernis, Egypt Dissertation Title: Social Integration in Agile User Experience: Building Dissertation Title: Real-Time Software Transactional Memory: Social Capital in Agile User Experience Software Teams Contention Managers, Time Bounds, and Implementations Committee Chair: Prof. D. S. McCrickard Committee Chair: Prof. B. Ravindran Cioaca, Alexandru George ...... Giurgiu, Romania Hilal, Amr E...... Alexandria, Egypt Dissertation Title: A Computational Framework for Assessing and Dissertation Title: Incentivizing Cooperation in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Optimizing the Performance of Observational Networks in 4D-Var An Experiment, A Coalition Game Theory Model, and OLSR Integration Data Assimilation Committee Chair: Prof. A .B. MacKenzie Committee Chair: Prof. A. Sandu

Kim, Junwhan ...... Seoul, South Korea July 8, 2013 Dissertation Title: Scheduling Memory Transactions in Distributed Systems Committee Chair: Prof. B. Ravindran Anguswamy, Reghu ...... Erode, India Dissertation Title: Factors Affecting the Design and Use of Reusable Lu, Peng ...... Liaocheng, China Components Dissertation Title: Resilire: Achieving High Availability Through Virtual Committee Chair: Prof. W. B. Frakes Machine Live Migration Committee Chair: Prof. B. Ravindran Ma, Yifei ...... Anshen, China Dissertation Title: A Database Supported Modeling Environment for Mokhtar, Bassem Mahmoud Mohamed Ali ...... Blacksburg, VA Pandemic Planning and Course of Action Analysis Dissertation Title: Biologically-inspired Network Memory System for Committee Chair: Prof. M. V. Marathe and Prof. J. Chen Smarter Networking Committee Chair: Prof. Y. T. Hou and Prof. M. Y. Eltoweissy Ramesh, Bharath ...... Chennai, India Dissertation Title: Samhita: Virtual Shared Memory for Non-Cache- July 8, 2013 Coherent Systems Committee Chair: Prof. C. J. Ribbens and Prof. S. Varadarajan Xiao, Shucai ...... Beijing, China Dissertation Title: Generalizing the Utility of Graphics Processing Units in Large-Scale Heterogeneous Computing Systems ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Committee Chair: Prof. W. Feng December 19, 2013 Zhang, Jingyao ...... Tonghua, China Dissertation Title: Hardware-Software Co-Design for Sensor Nodes in Alsawaha, Hamad Waled ...... Surra, Kuwait Wireless Networks Dissertation Title: Synthesis of Ultra-Wideband Array Antennas Committee Chair: Prof. Y. Yang Committee Chair: Prof. A. Safaai-Jazi

Bahrak, Behnam ...... Tehran, Iran Dissertation Title: Ex Ante Approaches for Security, Privacy, and COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS Enforcement in Spectrum Sharing December 19, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. J. Park

Akbar, Monika ...... Sylhet, Bangladesh Bishnoi, Hemant ...... Saharanpur, India Dissertation Title: Integrating Community with Collections in Dissertation Title: Behavioral EMI Models of Switched Power Converters Educational Digital Libraries Committee Chair: Prof. D. Boroyevich Committee Chair: Prof. C. A. Shaffer Chen, Zheng ...... Shanghai, China Chhabra, Meenal ...... Meerut, India Dissertation Title: Electrical Integration of SiC Power Devices for High- Dissertation Title: Studies in the Algorithmic Pricing of Information Power-Density Applications Goods and Services Committee Chair: Prof. D. Boroyevich Committee Chair: Prof. A. K. Vullikanti and Prof. S. Das Datla, Dinesh ...... Madras, India Deshpande, Shubhangi Govind ...... Hyderabad, India Dissertation Title: Wireless Distributed Computing in Cloud Computing Dissertation Title: Multiobjective Optimization Using an Adaptive Networks Weighting Scheme Committee Chair: Prof. J. H. Reed and Prof. T. Bose Committee Chair: Prof. L. T. Watson 12 De Larquier, Sebastien ...... Jonzac, France ENGINEERING EDUCATION Dissertation Title: The Mid-latitude Ionosphere Under Quiet December 19, 2013 Geomagnetic Conditions: Propagation Analysis of SuperDARN Radar Observations from Large Ionospheric Perturbations Boynton, Matthew Arnold ...... Pikeville, TN Committee Chair: Prof. J. M. Ruohoniemi and Prof. J. B. Baker Dissertation Title: People not Print: Exploring Engineering as a Career Choice Among Students in Rural Areas of Tennessee’s Cumberland Gu, Bin ...... Zhangjiagang, China Plateau Dissertation Title: Hybrid Transformer High Boost Raito DC-DC Committee Chair: Prof. M. C. Paretti Converters for Photovoltaic Module Applications Committee Chair: Prof. J. S. Lai Thomas, Lauren Desiree ...... Paterson, NJ Dissertation Title: Preparing and Progressing: A Narrative Study of Jung, Jae Sung ...... Blacksburg, VA Optics and Photonics Graduate Students’ Identity-Trajectory Dissertation Title: Development and Deployment of Renewable and Committee Chair: Prof. M. J. Borrego and Prof. E. D. McNair Sustainable Energy Technologies Committee Chair: Prof. R. P. Broadwater and Prof. K. Tam August 17, 2013 Kunduri, Bharat Simha Reddy ...... Hyderabad, India Dissertation Title: A Study of Interhemispheric Magnetic Conjugacy and Kajfez, Rachel Louis ...... Mentor, OH Large Scale Magnetosphere-ionosphere Coupling using SuperDARN Dissertation Title: The Motivation and Identity Development of Radars Graduate Teaching Assistants in First-Year Engineering Programs Committee Chair: Prof. J. M. Ruohoniemi and Prof. J. B. Baker Committee Chair: Prof. H. Matusovich

Refai, Wael Yahia ...... Blacksburg, VA Moore, Jacob Preston ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: A Linear RF Power Amplifier with Enhanced Efficiency Dissertation Title: Promoting Conceptual Understanding via Adaptive for Wireless Handsets Concept Maps Committee Chair: Prof. W. A. Davis Committee Chair: Prof. C. B. Williams

Ribeiro, Alvaro John ...... Cumberland, RI Dissertation Title: SuperDARN Data Simulation, Processing, Access, ENGINEERING MECHANICS and Use in Analysis of Mid-latitude Convection Committee Chair: Prof. J. M. Ruohoniemi and Prof. J. B. Baker December 19, 2013

Salehi, Mohsen ...... Isfahan, Iran Fayed, Hassan El-Hady Hassan ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Time-varying Small Antennas for Wideband Dissertation Title: Particles and Bubbles Collision Frequency in Applications Homogeneous Isotropic Turbulent Flow Committee Chair: Prof. M. Manteghi Committee Chair: Prof. S. A. Ragab

Ghosh, Suvojit ...... Kolkata, India August 17, 2013 Dissertation Title: Self-assembly of Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Tool for Building at the Nanoscale Samimi, Alireza ...... Shiraz, Iran Committee Chair: Prof. M. R. Hajj and Prof. I. K. Puri Dissertation Title: Study of Narrow-Band Spectral Characteristics of Stimulated Electromagnetic Emission (SEE) During Second Electron Guan, Youliang ...... Dalian, China Gyro-Harmonic Heating Dissertation Title: Crack Path Selection and Shear Toughening Effects Committee Chair: Prof. W. A. Scales Due to Mixed Mode Loading and Varied Surface Properties in Beam- like Adhesively Bonded Joints July 8, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. D. A. Dillard

Fayez, Almohanad Samir ...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Kappiyoor, Ravi ...... Centreville, VA Dissertation Title: Design Space Decomposition for Cognitive and Dissertation Title: Mechanical Properties of Elastomeric Proteins Software Defined Radios Committee Chair: Prof. I. K. Puri and Prof. D. M. Dudek Committee Chair: Prof. C. W. Bostian Kunc, Vlastimil ...... Knoxville, TN Koran, Ahmed Mohammed ...... Irbid, Jordan Dissertation Title: Structure-property Relationships in Flow Formed Dissertation Title: Photovoltaic Source Simulators for Solar Power Discontinuous Fiber Reinforced Composites Conditioning Systems: Design Optimization, Modeling, and Control Committee Chair: Prof. S. W. Case Committee Chair: Prof. J. S. Lai Mehmood, Arshad ...... Blacksburg, VA Li, Meiyan ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Active/Passive Controls and Energy Harvesting from Dissertation Title: Transient Stability Prediction based on Synchronized Vortex-Induced Vibrations Phasor Measurements and Controlled Islanding Committee Chair: Prof. M. R. Hajj Committee Chair: Prof. A. G. Phadke Pal, Souvik ...... Kolkata, India Wu, Zhongyu ...... Yancheng, China Dissertation Title: Control of Nanoscale Thermal Transport for Dissertation Title: Synchronized Phasor Measurement Applications in Thermoelectric Energy Conversion and Thermal Rectification Three-phase Power Systems Committee Chair: Prof. M. R. Hajj and Prof. I. K. Puri Committee Chair: Prof. A. G. Phadke Rao, Pradeep Chandrakant ...... Mumbai, India Zellner, Phillip Andrew ...... Hampton, VA Dissertation Title: Study of the Dynamics of Transport and Mixing using Dissertation Title: Three-Dimensional Passivated-Electrode Insulator- Set Oriented Methods Based Dielectrophoresis (3D-PiDEP) Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Stremler Committee Chair: Prof. M. Agah Taha, Haithem Ezzat Mohammed ...... Cairo, Egypt Dissertation Title: Mechanics of Flapping Flight: Analytical Formulations for Unsteady Aerodynamics, Kinematic Optimization, Flight Dynamics and Control Committee Chair: Prof. A. H. Nayfeh and Prof. M. R. Hajj

13 Umberger, Pierce David ...... Manassas, VA July 8, 2013 Dissertation Title: Modeling of High Strain Rate Axial Response and Shear Failure of Thermoplastic Composites Oh, Kyunghui ...... Seoul, South Korea Committee Chair: Prof. S. W. Case Dissertation Title: Understanding the Effects of Reading Medium and Generation on Reading Strategy, Performance, Subjective August 17, 2013 Responses, and Cognitive Load in an Active Reading Task Committee Chair: Prof. T. L. Smith-Jackson Ayed, Samah Ben ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Analysis, Simulation and Control of Peak Pressure Loads on Low-Rise Structures MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Committee Chair: Prof. S. A. Ragab and Prof. M. R. Hajj December 19, 2013 Bahmani, Fatemeh ...... Blacksburg, VA Shen, Ying ...... Dongtai, China Dissertation Title: Three Problems Involving Compressible Flow with Dissertation Title: Applications of Magnetoelectric Sensors and Large Bulk Viscosity and Non-Convex Equations of State Gradiometers Committee Chair: Prof. M. S. Cramer Committee Chair: Prof. D. D. Viehland Jana, Saikat ...... Mumbai, India Xiao, Kewei ...... Guangzhou, China Dissertation Title: Effect of Boundaries on Swimming of Paramecium Dissertation Title: A Diffusion-Viscoelastic Analysis and Experimental Multimicronucleatum Verification of Defect Formation in Sintered Silver Bond-line Committee Chair: Prof. S. Jung Committee Chair: Prof. G. Lu

July 8, 2013 August 17, 2013 Harikrishna, Hari ...... Blacksburg, VA Varghese, Ronnie Paul ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Nanoscale Thermal Transport Across Interfaces Dissertation Title: 3-D MEMS for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Committee Chair: Prof. S. T. Huxtable Committee Chair: Prof. S. Priya

INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013 Jimenez, Jose Mauricio ...... Laurel, MD Agarwal, Gaurav ...... Kanpur, India Dissertation Title: The Application of Macroergonomics and Simulation Dissertation Title: Solid Fuel Blend Pyrolysis-Combustion Behavior and to Improve Control of Healthcare Acquired Infections Fluidized Bed Hydrodynamics Committee Chair: Prof. B. M. Kleiner Committee Chair: Prof. B. Y. Lattimer Lee, Yoon Suk ...... Seoul, South Korea Al-Abbasi, Omar Abdulaziz ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Examining Shared Understanding in Partially Dissertation Title: Modeling the Non-Equilibrium Behavior of Chemically Distributed Conceptual Design Teams Reactive Atomistic Level Systems Using Steepest-Entropy-Ascent Committee Chair: Prof. B. M. Kleiner and Prof. M. C. Paretti Quantum Thermodynamics Committee Chair: Prof. M. R. von Spakovsky Pereira, Victor C...... Sao Paulo, Brazil Dissertation Title: Vehicle Routing for Emergency Evacuations Blanchard, Ryan P...... Christiansburg, VA Committee Chair: Prof. D. R. Bish Dissertation Title: Measurements and Analysis of a Turbulent Premixed Flame Using Decomposition Techniques and Large-Eddy Simulation Robinette, Martin B...... North Salt Lake, UT Committee Chair: Prof. W. Ng and Prof. U. Vandsburger Dissertation Title: Evaluation of a Test Method For Assessing Horizontal Localization and Auditory Learning With Electronic Pass- Cano-Andrade, Sergio ...... Blacksburg, VA Through Hearing Protection Dissertation Title: Upper-Level Sustainability Assessment Framework Committee Chair: Prof. J. G. Casali for Sustainable-Resilient Electric Infrastructures, and Steepest- Entropy-Ascent Quantum Thermodynamic Modeling of Decoherence Zhang, Xiaoyue ...... Lianyungang, China in Two Quantum Composite Systems Dissertation Title: Fall Risk Assessment By Measuring Determinants Committee Chair: Prof. M. R. von Spakovsky of Gait Committee Chair: Prof. T. E. Lockhart Deb, Surya D...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Investigation of Fluidized Bed Systems using August 17, 2013 Coupled DEM-CFD Framework Committee Chair: Prof. D. K. Tafti Muslim, Khoirul ...... Sleman, Indonesia Dissertation Title: Posterior Load Carriage: Ergonomic Assessment and Kanholy, Santhip Krishnan ...... Kozhikode, India Intervention Efficacy Dissertation Title: Eulerian-Eulerian Modeling of Fluidized Beds Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Nussbaum Committee Chair: Prof. F. Battaglia

Agca, Esra ...... Ankara, Turkey Ma, Rui ...... Liyang, China Dissertation Title: Optimization-based Logistics Planning and Dissertation Title: Development of a Terrain Pre-filtering Technique Performance Measurement for Hospital Evacuation and Emergency Applicable to Probabilistic Terrain using Constraint Mode Tire Model Management Committee Chair: Prof. J. B. Ferris Committee Chair: Prof. D. R. Bish May, Jessica Anne ...... King George, VA Rickli, Jeremy Lewis ...... Otsego, MI Dissertation Title: Development of an Experimentally Validated Dissertation Title: The Effect of Uncertain Product Quality and Non-linear Viscoelastic Viscoplastic Model for a Novel Fuel Cell Consumer Incentives on Partial Disassembly Sequencing in Value Membrane Material Recovery Operations Committee Chair: Prof. M. W. Ellis Committee Chair: Prof. J. A. Camelio

14 Milo, Michael William ...... Zelienople, PA Jong, Edmund Chime ...... Falls Church, VA Dissertation Title: Anomaly Detection in Heterogeneous Data Dissertation Title: Development and Evaluation of a Permeation Plug Environments with Applications to Mechanical Engineering Signals & Release Vessel (PPRV) for the Release of Perfluoromethylcyclohexane Systems (PMCH) in Underground Mine Tracer Gas Studies Committee Chair: Prof. M. J. Roan Committee Chair: Prof. K. D. Luxbacher

Nahid, Mohammad N...... Dhaka, Bangladesh Mazur, David Christopher ...... Pittsburgh, PA Dissertation Title: Fire Hazard of Highway Bridges: Fire and Thermal Dissertation Title: An Electrical Mine Monitoring System Utilizing the Aspects IEC 61850 Standard Committee Chair: Prof. B. Y. Lattimer Committee Chair: Prof. G. H. Luttrell

Pannala, Mittu ...... Hyderabad, India July 8, 2013 Dissertation Title: Biomimetic Investigation of Dynamic Ultrasound Reception in Bat Biosonar Griffin, Kenneth R...... Blacksburg, VA Committee Chair: Prof. R. Mueller Dissertation Title: Comprehensive Design and Utilization of Atmospheric Monitoring Systems in United States Underground Coal Peterson, Andrew William ...... State College, PA Mines and Application of Risk Assessment Dissertation Title: Simulation and Testing of Wave-Adaptive Modular Committee Chair: Prof. M. E. Karmis and Prof. K. D. Luxbacher Vessels Committee Chair: Prof. M. Ahmadian Pan, Lei ...... Ningbo, China Dissertation Title: Surface and Hydrodynamic Forces in Wetting Films Thome De Faria, Cassio ...... Campo Grande, Brazil Committee Chair: Prof. R. H. Yoon Dissertation Title: Robust Model-Based Control of Nonlinear Systems for Bio-Inspired Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Inman, Sr. and Prof. S. Priya

Wang, Qingzhao ...... Blacksburg, VA INTERDISCIPLINARY DEGREES Dissertation Title: Computational Investigations of Boundary Condition Effects on Simulations of Thermoacoustic Instabilities Committee Chair: Prof. R. L. West, Jr. GENETICS, BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY Williams, Eric Andrew ...... Norton, OH December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: Development of Shape Memory Alloy Composite Actuators for the Whole Skin Locomotion Robot Chen, Chun ...... Zhenjiang, China Committee Chair: Prof. D. W. Hong Dissertation Title: Systems Biology Study of Breast Cancer Endocrine Response and Resistance August 17, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. J. J. Tyson

Arat, Mustafa Ali ...... Izmir, Turkey August 17, 2013 Dissertation Title: Development and Improvement of Active Vehicle Safety Systems by Means of Smart Tire Technology Adam, Laura ...... Ayguesvives, France Committee Chair: Prof. S. Taheri Dissertation Title: Mapping Genotype to Phenotype Using Attribute Grammar Haghdoost, Atieh ...... Tehran, Iran Committee Chair: Prof. J. Peccoud Dissertation Title: Microscale to Nanoscale Investigation of the Microelectrodeposition Process Hong, Tian ...... Chengdu, China Committee Chair: Prof. R. Pitchumani Dissertation Title: A Framework for Understanding Heterogeneous Differentiation of CD4+ T cells Raben, Samuel Gillooly ...... Lutherville, MD Committee Chair: Prof. J. J. Tyson Dissertation Title: Determination of Three Dimensional Time Varying Flow Structures Susanti, Dwi ...... Bandung, Indonesia Committee Chair: Prof. P. P. Vlachos and Prof. S. D. Ross Dissertation Title: Sulfite Reductase and Thioredoxin in Oxidative Stress Responses in Methanogenic Archaea July 8, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. B. Mukhopadhyay

Amritkar, Amit Ravindra ...... Ahmedabad, India Tavassoly, Iman ...... Shiraz, Iran Dissertation Title: Parallel Implementation and Application of Particle Dissertation Title: Dynamics of Cell Fate Decisions Mediated by the Scale Heat Transfer in the Discrete Element Method Interplay of Autophagy and Apoptosis in Cancer Cells: Mathematical Committee Chair: Prof. D. K. Tafti Modeling and Experimental Observations Committee Chair: Prof. J. J. Tyson Kusano, Kristofer Darwin ...... Herndon, VA Dissertation Title: Methodology for Determining Crash and Injury July 8, 2013 Reduction from Emerging Crash Prevention Systems in the U.S. Committee Chair: Prof. H. C. Gabler III Lewis, Stephanie Nicole ...... Newport News, VA Dissertation Title: Refinement of the Docking Component of Virtual Screening for PPARy Therapeutics Using Pharmacophore Analysis MINING ENGINEERING and Molecular Dynamics Committee Chair: Prof. D. R. Bevan December 19, 2013

Dohm, Erich David ...... Woodbridge, VA Dissertation Title: Production and Characterization of Coal-Biomass Briquettes for Co-Gasification Committee Chair: Prof. G. H. Luttrell and Prof. N. S. Ripepi

15 MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Seibert, Michele G...... Salem, VA December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: The Impact of Elementary School Career Development Practices and Elementary School Counselor Self Balasubramaniam, Sharavanan ...... Blacksburg, VA Efficacy Dissertation Title: Synthesis, Characterization and Structure-Property Committee Chair: Prof. N. E. Bodenhorn Relationships of Polymer- Stabilized Nanoparticles Containing Imaging and Therapeutic Agents August 17, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. R. M. Davis Ermann, Lauren Sheli ...... Blacksburg, VA Celebi, Oguzhan ...... Giresun, Turkey Dissertation Title: The Lived Experiences of Older Women in Alcoholics Dissertation Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(2-Ethyl-2- Anonymous Oxazoline)-based Functional Prepolymers and Block Copolymers Committee Chair: Prof. P. L. Burge and Prof. G. F. Lawson Committee Chair: Prof. J. S. Riffle

Liu, Haoyu ...... Shanghai, China CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Dissertation Title: Synthesis and Structure-property Evaluation of Novel Cellulosic Polymers as Amorphous Solid Dispersion Matrices for December 19, 2013 Enhanced Oral Drug Delivery Committee Chair: Prof. K .J. Edgar Blevins, Samantha Jane ...... Galax, VA Dissertation Title: Electronic Portfolio Adoption: Developing a Pothayee, Nipon ...... Chiang Mai, Thailand Framework by Exploring Faculty Perspectives Through the Lens of Dissertation Title: Development of Polymeric Nanocarriers for Dual Diffusion of Innovation Theory Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Drug Delivery Committee Chair: Prof. J. M. Brill Committee Chair: Prof. J. S. Riffle Cocke, Cathy Nichols ...... Lynchburg, VA Dissertation Title: Controversial Issues in High School United States August 17, 2013 History Classes: Teachers’ Perspectives Committee Chair: Prof. D. Hicks Pereira, Junia M...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Synthesis of New Pullulan Derivatives for Drug Delivery Cornwell, Ralph Jr...... Blacksburg, VA Committee Chair: Prof. K. J. Edgar Dissertation Title: The Creation of a Standardized Resistance Protocol for Training the Musculature of the Human Head and Neck July 8, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. R. K. Stratton

Mazumder, Sonal ...... Kolkata, India Cruise, Erin Gooding ...... Dublin, VA Dissertation Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Drug-Containing, Dissertation Title: The Relationship of Education, Years of Experience, Polysaccharide-Based Nanoparticles for Applications in Oral Drug and School Nursing Practice to the Importance of School Nursing Delivery Knowledge Committee Chair: Prof. R. M. Davis Committee Chair: Prof. K. J. Redican

Cui, Guoqiang ...... Yantai, China Dissertation Title: Effects of Students’ Characteristics and Locus of Control on Their Satisfaction with Online Distance Education COLLEGE OF Experience Committee Chair: Prof. B. B. Lockee LIBERAL ARTS AND HUMAN SCIENCES Dannenberg, David Randall ...... Anchorage, AK Dissertation Title: Development and Evaluation of Virtual World Instruction Based on a Constructivist Learning Environment Design Framework CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Committee Chair: Prof. B. B. Lockee December 19, 2013 Fotiyeva, Izolda S...... Rockville, MD Fittz, Mia Webb ...... Roanoke, VA Dissertation Title: Constructing an Instructional Design Framework that Dissertation Title: Community College Faculty Members’ Perceived Incorporates Re-purposing Popular Media to Enhance Mathematics Multicultural Teaching Competence and Attitudes of Cultural Diversity and Science Instruction Committee Chair: Prof. D. L. Cartwright Committee Chair: Prof. J. K. Burton

Nkhata, Bentry ...... Lusaka, Zambia Hudson, Robyn Lynn ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Directors’ Dissertation Title: The Effect of Disability Disclosure on the Graduation Experiences with CTE’s Contributions to Science, Technology, Rates of College Students with Disabilities Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education Implementation Committee Chair: Prof. S. B. Asselin Committee Chair: Prof. W. T. Price, Jr. and Prof. P. L. Burge Lian, Hongri ...... Christiansburg, VA Dissertation Title: Design and Development of Online Database-Driven Peer Assessment Tool Using Division Rule Theory COUNSELOR EDUCATION Committee Chair: Prof. J. K. Burton December 19, 2013 MacDonald, Beth Loveday ...... Christiansburg, VA Graham, Jasmine Jovanda ...... Castle Hayne, NC Dissertation Title: Subitizing Activity: Item Orientation with Regard to Dissertation Title: Strong Black Womanhood, Stress, and Coping: A Number Abstraction Quantitative Investigation of a Culturally Encapsulated Phenomenon Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Wilkins Committee Chair: Prof. L. E. Welfare Ruff, Chloe Besse ...... Athens, GA Sanders, Carrie Brill ...... Advance, NC Dissertation Title: Perceptions of and Support for Domain Identification Dissertation Title: School Counselors’ Levels of Self-Efficacy Providing and Student Interest in First Year College Students Career Counseling in the Middle School Setting Committee Chair: Prof. B. D. Jones Committee Chair: Prof. L. E. Welfare

16 July 8, 2013 SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ETHICAL, AND CULTURAL THOUGHT December 19, 2013 Fariss, Laura Lester ...... Dublin, VA Dissertation Title: The Effects of Small Group Vocabulary Instruction Bartee, Seth James ...... Bristol, TN on Second Grade Students’ Expressive Vocabularies Dissertation Title: Imagination Movers: The Creation of Conservative Committee Chair: Prof. H. A. Mesmer Counter-Narratives in Reaction to Consensus Liberalism Committee Chair: Prof. F. Debrix Williams, Angela Marie Watson ...... Cartersville, GA Dissertation Title: An Action Research Study Using the MUSIC Model Stoller, Aaron ...... New Bern, NC of Academic Motivation to Increase Reading Motivation in an Dissertation Title: An Experimental Hope: The Case for Emergent Pedagogy Elementary Classroom Committee Chair: Prof. B. E. Sax Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Barksdale Thomas, Marc Anthony ...... Spanish Town, Jamaica Dissertation Title: Assessing the Boundaries of Participatory HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Democracy within an Emancipatory Political Framework: The Case of Parish Development Committees in Jamaica December 19, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Thomas Chen, Ruoxi ...... Chengdu, China Dissertation Title: A Cross-Cultural Study of Never-Married Adults’ Mate Selection Perceptions and Criteria Committee Chair: Prof. F. P. Piercy COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND Faas, Caitlin Suzanne ...... Lewisburg, OH ENVIRONMENT Dissertation Title: Predicting Young Adult Socioeconomic Success and Mental Health Outcomes for College Student Dropouts Committee Chair: Prof. M. J. Benson and Prof. C. Kaestle FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS Sierra, Ana L. Jaramillo ...... Bogota, Colombia December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: Young Women’s Anger in Romantic Relationships Committee Chair: Prof. K. R. Allen Gyawali, Nabin ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Modeling General Response to Silvicultural Kennington, Mathis Alan Vila ...... Austin, TX Treatments in Loblolly Pine Stands Dissertation Title: Ambiguous Freedom: A Grounded Theoretical Committee Chair: Prof. H. E. Burkhart Analysis of Life Outside Prison Committee Chair: Prof. J. A. Arditti Quirino, Valquiria Ferraz ...... Belo Horizonte, Brazil Dissertation Title: Evaluating the Use of Active and Passive Remote Kimbrell, Monica Renee ...... Richlands, VA Sensors for Even-aged Loblolly Pine Stand Age Dissertation Title: Information Technology Career Decision Making: Committee Chair: Prof. R. H. Wynne Validating Models of Self-Authorship in Rural Appalachian Middle and High School Students Enrolled in Upward Bound and Talent Search Thapa, Ram ...... Kathmandu, Nepal Programs Dissertation Title: Modeling Mortality of Loblolly Pine Plantation Committee Chair: Prof. P. S. Meszaros Committee Chair: Prof. H. E. Burkhart

Palit, Manjushree ...... Houston, TX August 17, 2013 Dissertation Title: Uncovering Messages of Intimacy in Married Indian Couples: A Phenomenological Study using Pictures as Metaphors Chen, Yujuan ...... Bozhou, China Committee Chair: Prof. F. P. Piercy Dissertation Title: The Influence of Urban Soil Rehabilitation on Soil Carbon Dynamics, Greenhouse Gas Emission and Stormwater Mitigation Committee Chair: Prof. S. D. Day RHETORIC AND WRITING Jia, Xiaoyan ...... Xiayi, China December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: Functional Analysis of Novel Protein-protein Interactions Involving ROP GTPases in Arabidopsis thaliana and Saba, Maggy Sami ...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Populus trichocarpa Dissertation Title: Writing in a New Environment: Saudi ESL Students Committee Chair: Prof. E. P. Beers and Prof. A. M. Brunner Learning Academic Writing Committee Chair: Prof. S. L. Carter-Tod July 8, 2013

Barrett, Scott M...... Fincastle, VA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES Dissertation Title: Operational Adaptations and Environmental December 19, 2013 Implications on Integrated Biomass Harvesting Operations Committee Chair: Prof. W. M. Aust and Prof. M. C. Bolding Cloyd, Tristan Dane ...... Austin, TX Dissertation Title: (r)Evolution in Brain-Computer Interface Technologies for Play: (non)Users in Mind GEOSPATIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS Committee Chair: Prof. J. C. Pitt December 19, 2013

August 17, 2013 Kokkinidis, Ioannis ...... Piraeus, Greece Dissertation Title: Ecosystem Services Provided by Agricultural Land Lee, Jong Min ...... Daegu, South Korea Committee Chair: Prof. J. B. Campbell, Jr. and Prof. S. C. Hodges Dissertation Title: Engineering the Environment: Regulatory Engineering at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1970-1980 Smith-McKenna, Emily Katherine ...... Blacksburg, VA Committee Chair: Prof. M. Wisnioski Dissertation Title: Geospatial Variation of an Invasive Forest Disease and the Effects on Treeline Dynamics in the Rocky Mountains Committee Chair: Prof. L. M. Resler

17 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Hickory, Brian Scott ...... St. Peters, MO Dissertation Title: Selective Oxidations of Fluoroaromatic Cyclopentadienes Committee Chair: Prof. P. A. Deck BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES December 19, 2013 Hobart, David Bruce ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Synthesis, Structural, and Catalytic Studies of Khanduja, Nimisha ...... Lucknow, India Palladium Amino Acid Complexes Dissertation Title: The Poly-Proline and VCA Domains of N-WASP: Committee Chair: Prof. J. S. Merola Direct Binding to Actin Filaments and Enhancement of Barbed End Polymerization Rate Liang, Jue ...... Hengshan, China Committee Chair: Prof. D. Cimini Dissertation Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Polyethers and Polypeptides for Use in Biomedicine and Magnetic Resonance Lin, Laurence Hao-Ran ...... Blacksburg, VA Imaging Dissertation Title: Influences of Spatial Ex-urbanization Patterns to Committee Chair: Prof. J. S. Riffle Nutrient Dynamics in a Forested Stream Network Committee Chair: Prof. J. R. Webster Sheth, Swapnil Suhas ...... Blacksburg, VA Dissertation Title: Self-Consistency of the Lauritzen-Hoffman and Strobl Milenkaya, Olga ...... Palo Alto, CA Models of Polymer Crystallization Evaluated for Poly(ε-caprolactone) Dissertation Title: Validating Body Condition Indicies as Indicators Fractions and Effect of Composition on the Phenomenon of of Individual Quality: Does Condition Explain Intraspecific Variation Concurrent Crystallization in Polyethylene Blends in Reproductive Success and Survival Among Crimson Finches Committee Chair: Prof. H. Marand (Neochimia Phaeton)? Committee Chair: Prof. J. R. Walters Zhang, Jianyuan ...... Beijing, China Dissertation Title: Yttrium, Gadolinium, and Lutetium Based Norman, Jeffrey Stancill ...... Charlotte, NC Endohedral Metallofullerenes: From Synthesis to Application Dissertation Title: Environmental Controls on the Abundance, Diversity, Committee Chair: Prof. H. C. Dorn Growth, and Activity of Ammonia-oxidizing Microorganisms in Temperate Forest Soils Zhang, Zhiyang ...... Shandong, China Committee Chair: Prof. J. E. Barrett Dissertation Title: Probing Transport of Ion Dense Electrolytes using Electrophoretic NMR Committee Chair: Prof. L. A. Madsen August 17, 2013 Zhou, Xu ...... Shenzhen, China Fairbanks, Bonnie Marie ...... Houston, TX Dissertation Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous Dissertation Title: Bidirectional Interactions Between Behavior and Copolymers with Potential Gas Storage Application Disease in Banded Mongooses (Mungos mungo) Infected with Committee Chair: Prof. S. R. Turner Mycobacterium mungi Committee Chair: Prof. D. M. Hawley

Slade, William O...... Princeton, WV ECONOMICS Dissertation Title: Global and Targeted Proteomics in Arabidopsis thaliana: August 17, 2013 A Study of Secondary Metabolism and Phytohormone Signaling Committee Chair: Prof. B. S. Winkel Chung, Hoe Sang ...... Suncheon-Si, South Korea Dissertation Title: Essays on Pricing and Promotional Strategies Sohrabi, Reza ...... Gachsaran, Iran Committee Chair: Prof. E. A. Bahel Dissertation Title: Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Induced Terpene Formation in Arabidopsis Roots July 8, 2013 Committee Chair: Prof. D. B. Tholl Rakshit, Atanu ...... Blacksburg, VA July 8, 2013 Dissertation Title: Three Essays in Applied Time Series Econometrics Committee Chair: Prof. K. P. Tsang Mitra, Sharmistha ...... Kolkata, India Dissertation Title: Ubiquitin Modulates Tollip’s Lipid Mediated Membrane Binding and Alters the Oligomeric State Committee Chair: Prof. D. G. Capelluto GEOSCIENCES December 19, 2013 Zhang, Sihui ...... Ningguo, China Dissertation Title: Control of Sex Myoblast Migration in C.elegans Craft, Kathleen Liana ...... Greensboro, NC Committee Chair: Prof. J. R. Kuhn Dissertation Title: Dike-Driven Hydrothermal Processes on Mars and Sill Emplacement on Europa Committee Chair: Prof. R. P. Lowell CHEMISTRY December 19, 2013 MATHEMATICS Dai, Yumin ...... Hangzhou, China December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: Isolation, Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship Study of Anticancer and Antimalarial Agents from Bowman, Adam ...... Lebanon, VA Natural Products Dissertation Title: Results Toward a Rigorous Justification of the Three- Committee Chair: Prof. D. G. Kingston Body Impact Parameter Approximation Committee Chair: Prof. G. A. Hagedorn Hemp, Sean Taylor ...... Raleigh, NC Dissertation Title: From N to P: Examining Structure-Property Relationships Oremland, Matthew Scott ...... Vienna, VA of Ammonium and Phosphonium-Containing Macromolecules Dissertation Title: Techniques for Optimization of Agent-Based Models Committee Chair: Prof. T. E. Long Committee Chair: Prof. R. C. Laubenbacher

18 PHYSICS THE VIRGINIA-MARYLAND REGIONAL December 19, 2013 COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE Dobramysl, Ulrich ...... Puchenau, Austria Dissertation Title: On the Relaxation Dynamics of Disordered Systems Committee Chair: Prof. U. C. Tauber BIOMEDICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCES Merritt, Travis Robert ...... Chapel Hill, NC December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: Optoperforation of Intact Arabidopsis thaliana Stem for Single-cell Transformation Azcuy, Javiera Bahamonde ...... Valdivia, Chile Committee Chair: Prof. G. Khodaparast Dissertation Title: Short- and Long-Term Effects of Commercially Available Gold Nanoparticles in Rodents Wang, Dong ...... Xi’an, China Committee Chair: Prof. M. R. Prater Dissertation Title: Application of Ionic Self-assembled Multilayers of Nanostructures in Electromechanical Bending Actuators and Micro- Chafin, Cristen Brooke ...... Forest, VA electromechanical Gas Chromatography Devices Dissertation Title: MicroRNA-mediated Attenuation of Inflammation in Committee Chair: Prof. J. R. Heflin NZB/W Lupus Mice Committee Chair: Prof. C. M. Reilly Zhang, Yao ...... Jinan, China Dissertation Title: Measurement by Antilocalization of Interactions Ni, Yanyan ...... Yibin, China between Two-Dimensional Electron System and Magnetic Surface Dissertation Title: Reverse Genetics-based Approaches to Attenuate Species Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Committee Chair: Prof. J. J. Heremans Committee Chair: Prof. X. Meng

Zuo, Ziwei ...... Xuzhou, China Restis, Eva Marie ...... Omaha, NE Dissertation Title: Development of a Nanoscale Optical Fiber Biosensor Dissertation Title: Development of Drug Loaded Nanoparticles for Committee Chair: Prof. J. R. Heflin Treatment of Mycobacterium avium Infection Committee Chair: Prof. N. Sriranganathan August 17, 2013

Edmonds, Bartlett D...... Richmond, VA Dissertation Title: On the Distances and Energetics of AGN Outflows Committee Chair: Prof. N. Arav DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

PSYCHOLOGY COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS December 19, 2013 AND HUMAN SCIENCES Cowart, Brian Lamar ...... Beaufort, SC Dissertation Title: Help-Seeking Behavior Following a Community Tragedy: An Application of the Anderson Model CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Committee Chair: Prof. R. T. Jones and Prof. J. W. Finney December 19, 2013

King, Charles Lee ...... Logan, WV STATISTICS Dissertation Title: An Exploration on the Use of a Human Performance Technology Model to Identify Barriers to Technology Integration in a December 19, 2013 Public School Committee Chair: Prof. K. S. Cennamo Chen, Yajuan ...... Hefei, China Dissertation Title: Cluster-Based Profile Monitoring in Phase I Committee Chair: Prof. J. B. Birch EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES Cheng, Lulu ...... Zhangjiajie, China December 19, 2013 Dissertation Title: Statistical Methods for Genetic Pathway-Based Data Analysis Blunt, Mechelle Savedge ...... Courtland, VA Committee Chair: Prof. I. Kim Dissertation Title: Factors that Affect Retention of Novice Teachers in Hard-to-Staff High Schools in Virginia Duan, Yuanyuan ...... Suzhou, China Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Parks and Prof. M. Sun Dissertation Title: Statistical Predictions Based on Accelerated Degradation Data and Spatial Count Data Womack, Janet Leigh ...... Daleville, VA Committee Chair: Prof. Y. Hong Dissertation Title: The Cost of Teacher Absenteeism: Are Teacher Absences an Indicator of Student Achievement? Wang, Ning ...... Langfang, China Committee Chair: Prof. N. W. Tripp Dissertation Title: A GLR Control Chart for Monitoring Correlated Binary Processes Committee Chair: Prof. M. R. Reynolds, Jr. July 8, 2013

Skelding-Dills, Kathleen Ann ...... Bedford, VA Dissertation Title: Response to Intervention (RtI) in a High School: A Case Study of Implementation Committee Chair: Prof. N. W. Tripp

19 Jia, Dan ...... Beijing, China EDUCATION SPECIALIST Zhang, Shuai ...... Jinan, China August 17, 2013

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES Brown, Britni Michelle ...... Woodbridge, VA July 8, 2013 Su, Shengchen ...... Beijing, China Zhang, Yafei ...... Jinzhong, China Brewster, Leigh Anne ...... Cedar Bluff, VA Campbell, Stephen Patrick ...... Roanoke, VA Claytor, Taisha Nichelle ...... Roanoke, VA CROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Krause, William Henderson ...... Roanoke, VA Miles, Timothy Marvin ...... Roanoke, VA December 19, 2013 Poland, Hayley Christian ...... Johnson City, TN Salvat, Victoria Regina ...... Salem, VA Sikes, Tiffany Rochelle ...... Springfield, VA Sink, Kim Smith ...... Dublin, VA Wright, Emily Elizabeth ...... Quincy, FL Stephenson, Leah Christine Wright ...... Bedford, VA August 17, 2013 Stewart, Bradley Michael ...... Chatham, Canada Wheeler, Kathryn ...... Wytheville, VA Parker, John Martin ...... Fredericksburg, VA Rippner, Devin A...... San Luis Obispo, CA Troyer, Nicole Loraine ...... Seattle, WA July 8, 2013 MASTER’S DEGREES Cataldi, Joseph Derik ...... Gordonsville, VA Edwards, Cristie LeAnne ...... Galax, VA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE DAIRY SCIENCE AND LIFE SCIENCES December 19, 2013

Johnson, Anne Caitlin ...... Columbia, VA MASTER OF SCIENCE Mcgill, Tyler Robert ...... St. Johnsbury, VT August 17, 2013

AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS Neal, Stephanie Mary ...... North Canton, OH December 19, 2013 Tucker, Hannah Louise Merriam ...... Elsie, MI July 8, 2013 Ansah, Yaw Boamah ...... Apam, Ghana Caffarelli, Peter Anthony ...... Buffalo, NY Ronk, Eric Thomas ...... Denmark, WI

August 17, 2013 HORTICULTURE Boatwright, Jessica Ann ...... Roanoke, VA December 19, 2013 Brady, Sally Elizabeth ...... Vienna, VA Cultice, Alyssa Kristine ...... Burke, VA Arnold, Brenda Elaine ...... Fairfax, VA

July 8, 2013

Yaguana, Vanessa Del Rocio Carrion ...... Loja, Ecuador HUMAN NUTRITION, FOODS AND EXERCISE DuBreuil, Katherine Michelle ...... Midlothian, VA December 19, 2013

Baugh, Mary Elizabeth ...... Albemarle, NC AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES August 17, 2013 December 19, 2013 Nault, Edith Madeline ...... Poquoson, VA Bunn, Travis Haywood ...... Fancy Gap, VA Pittman, Joshua Taylor ...... Woodbridge, VA Lynch, Jeanette F...... Virginia Beach, VA Merrill, Suzanne Michelle ...... Ewing, NJ July 8, 2013

August 17, 2013 Doering, Jonathan Adam ...... Winchester, VA Lineberry, Deborah Leigh ...... Glade Spring, VA July 8, 2013 ENTOMOLOGY Cricenti, Johanna Zainudin ...... New London, NH December 19, 2013 Tawer, Ahmed Dieng ...... Blacksburg, VA Basnet, Sanjay ...... Blacksburg, VA Bova, Jacob Edward ...... Roanoke, VA Jones, Anne ...... Staunton, VA ANIMAL AND POULTRY SCIENCES Reeves, Alison M...... Raleigh, NC December 19, 2013

Allen, Brandon Chase Mykel ...... Portsmouth, VA Callahan, Stuart Russell ...... Mechanicsville, VA

20 FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MASTER OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013 Alley, Ashley Elizabeth ...... Pulaski, VA Arnade, Elizabeth Amalia ...... Palm Bay, FL Branch, Leahri Leslie ...... Moseley, VA Chu, Hyun Sik ...... McLean, VA Bryan, Theresa A...... Hammond, LA Ewell, Ellen Sutton ...... Alexandria, VA Lizza, Stephanie Kaye ...... Clifton, VA Mehr, Emily Irene ...... Yorktown, VA August 17, 2013 Strickfaden, Lauren G...... Boise, ID Halnon, Christopher Thomas ...... Harrisonburg, VA Klotz, Courtney Elizabeth ...... Midlothian, VA Lukas, Anthony R...... Milwaukee, WI MASTER OF SCIENCE

ARCHITECTURE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE December 19, 2013 AND URBAN STUDIES Mohammadi, Neda ...... Blacksburg, VA Taylor, Christopher Scott ...... Aldie, VA

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013

Branch, Lauren N...... Blacksburg, VA Armstrong, Douglas Aaron ...... Hattiesburg, MS Hackett, Sean Joseph ...... Boca Raton, FL Dooper, David Matthew ...... Owensboro, KY Haislip, Sean Patrick ...... Yorktown, VA Walker, Blake Mckenna ...... Charlottesville, VA July 8, 2013 Dong, Huijuan ...... Beijing, China Pitts, Samuel M...... Charlotte, NC Echols, Joshua Olander ...... Hampton, VA Qu, Jinwu ...... Zhuzhou, China Seavy, Ryan ...... Denver, CO Smith, Liam Arthur ...... Ambler, PA July 8, 2013 MASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Batman, Joshua S...... Amherst, VA December 19, 2013 Lentner, Jessica ...... Northampton, MA Peterson, Erik Fred ...... Baton Rouge, LA Gresham, Casey Veen...... Chesapeake, VA Reed, Larney James Jr...... Philadelphia, PA Luu, Tiffany Diep ...... Glen Allen, VA Spenello, Lisa Marie ...... Mooresville, NC Maples, Eva Marie ...... Murfreesboro, TN Runyan, Lauren Kopishke ...... Prince Frederick, MD Thangavelu, Jennifer Anne ...... Danville, IL MASTER OF FINE ARTS August 17, 2013 Cucinotta, Jeffrey ...... Westampton, NJ CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES August 17, 2013

Walker, Megan Anna Hein ...... Charlottesville, VA PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

December 19, 2013 MASTER OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Saeidi-Rizi, Fatemeh ...... Esfahan, Iran December 19, 2013 MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Bajwa, Vikas Singh ...... Clifton, VA Cole, Gregory Edmund ...... Brampton, Canada Dendev, Erdembileg ...... Roanoke, VA PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / PUBLIC AFFAIRS Gittings, Tyler Worth ...... Chantilly, VA Habeeb, Aysha ...... Clarksburg, MD December 19, 2013 Hamilton, Russell Andrew ...... Oak Hill, VA Khan, Joshua Najam ...... Lahore, Pakistan Akers, Aaron Grey ...... Radford, VA Liu, Yang ...... Beijing, China Barry, Gordon Michael ...... Norfolk, VA Maguire, John Frank ...... Oakton, VA Graham, Satara Tiye ...... Brooklyn, NY Maher, Timothy Joseph ...... Blacksburg, VA LaRiviere, Leisha Garner ...... Chesterfield, VA Reilly, Maureen Susan ...... Cincinnati, OH Montgomery, Matthew Brent ...... Floyd, VA Riger, Eric Saul ...... Ijamsville, MD Phillips, Michael Alexander ...... Richmond, VA Sharma, Arushi ...... Kanpur, India Sexton, Adam Elliott Cody ...... Roanoke, VA Sun, Mingshan ...... Shanghai, China

21 July 8, 2013 COMPUTER ENGINEERING December 19, 2013 Chowdhury, Hejab ...... Sterling, VA Holloman, Chantel Miya ...... Virginia Beach, VA Gopal, Vivek ...... Chennai, India Zhang, Xueqing ...... Roanoke, VA James, Robin ...... Kerala, India Vallam, Vijeyendra ...... Hyderabad, India Vankani, Hetaswi Ashit ...... Blacksburg, VA MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION August 17, 2013 December 19, 2013 Street, James Joshua ...... Blacksburg, VA Hood, Goldie Regina ...... Houston, TX Walsh, Jennifer Ann ...... Reston, VA ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING August 17, 2013 December 19, 2013

Adams, Matthew David ...... Princeton, WV Atavatkul, Ken ...... Bangkok, Thailand Amantea, Matthew Damian ...... Saint Louis, MO Benonis, Michael John ...... Ashburn, VA Berry, Jeremy Shane ...... McCalla, AL Herrmann, Erik James ...... Fulton, NY Bhuwania, Rohit ...... Roanoke, VA Ramesh, Sreeraksha Kondaji ...... Bangalore, India Bradley, Joshua Ryan ...... Christiansburg, VA Mohan, Sumedha ...... McLean, VA Cronise, Forrest Sean ...... Roanoke, VA Ngangoua, Linda Nana ...... Blacksburg, VA Haga, Matthew Howard ...... Christiansburg, VA Plummer, Thomas Jacob ...... Fredericksburg, VA Hogan, Daniel Joseph ...... Alexandria, VA Singhal, Aman ...... Noida, India Hoq, Rezaul ...... Columbus, OH August 17, 2013 Hwang, Jaemin ...... Martinsburg, WV Lawson, Christopher Martyn ...... Henrico, VA Singh, Alok Kumar ...... Woodbridge, VA Nguyen, Thuong H...... Vinton, VA Owens, Jordan Franklin ...... Round Hill, VA Parvey, David Wesley ...... Hillsville, VA Roseman, Daniel Kenneth ...... Lexington, KY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Tolani, Ameesha Vijay ...... Myrtle Beach, SC December 19, 2013 Vinci, Laura Elizabeth ...... Lincoln, NE Walker, Grant Eric ...... Christiansburg, VA Chiang, James William ...... Falls Church, VA Ware, Charles Myron ...... Newport News, VA Hood, Goldie ...... Houston, TX Wright, John Luther ...... Richmond, VA Matthews, Cullen Christopher ...... Texarkana, TX Zhang, Jin Xing ...... Richmond, VA July 8, 2013

Baldrighi, Eric Christopher ...... Springfield, VA MASTER OF SCIENCE

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MASTER OF ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATION December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013 Eliasoph, Ashley Catherine ...... Centreville, VA Watson, Richard ...... Edmonton, Canada Ndeges, Firmin ...... Arlington, VA

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT MASTER OF SCIENCE December 19, 2013 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Gehrt, Mollie Katherine ...... Blacksburg, VA December 19, 2013 July 8, 2013 David, Brian Matthew ...... Helena, MT Zhang, Yuying ...... Daqing, China Li, Xuesong ...... Fushun, China Nunes, Bonaventure R...... Muscat, Oman Ocheltree, Christopher Lindsey ...... Manassas, VA Pickering, Brent Phillip ...... Chesapeake Beach, MD Smith, Matthew James ...... Virginia Beach, VA Sulton, Christian Dean ...... Woodbridge, VA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Weisz, Adam David ...... Centreville, VA August 17, 2013

MASTER OF ENGINEERING Guthrie, Kyle Thomas ...... New London, PA Hull, Brandon Tristan ...... Mechanicsville, VA Shepard, Matthew David ...... Annandale, VA CHEMICAL ENGINEERING July 8, 2013 December 19, 2013 Aubuchon, Vanessa V...... Ocean Springs, MS Quigley, John Patrick ...... Woodstown, NJ Owens, David Elliot ...... Camp Lejeune, NC

22 BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Teng, Yuncong ...... Shanghai, China December 19, 2013 Todd, Jennifer Frances ...... Fredericksburg, VA Vance, Andrew G...... Charlottesville, VA Collins, Elizabeth ...... Baldwinsville, NY Wilde, Matthew Wade ...... Blacksburg, VA Smith, Nicholas Walrod ...... Midlothian, VA Williams, Scott A...... Auburn, WA Wildfire, Luke Ethan ...... Pittsburgh, PA Wirtz, Jacob Tyler ...... Mount Airy, MD Yen, Jiun Yang ...... Virginia Beach, VA Woeste, Daniel Johnathan ...... Fairfield, OH Xu, Shuo ...... Shijiazhuang, China August 17, 2013 Yetman, Alyson Kate ...... Charlotte, NC Young, Katherine Irene ...... Honeoye Falls, NY Colandro, Michelle Elizabeth ...... Centreville, VA Zilke, Joshua Paul ...... Winchester, VA Neuhaus, Eric ...... Knoxville, TN August 17, 2013

Aswegan, Kevin Paul ...... Fredericksburg, VA BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Fadhloun, Karim ...... Ksar Hellal, Tunisia December 19, 2013 Horsey, Sara E...... Briarcliff Manor, NY Jeong, Seung Hyo ...... Fairfax, VA Prokop, Katherine Jane ...... Buffalo, NY Jha, Rajan ...... Singrauli, India Young, Tyler James ...... Cypress, TX Santos Sang, Juan T...... Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Villhauer, Danylo Andriy ...... Mechanicsville, VA July 8, 2013 Zhao, Xiaomin ...... Taiyuan, China Elvington, Elizabeth Ashcraft Savage ...... Irmo, SC July 8, 2013 McRoberts, Katherine ...... Akron, OH Gangrade, Rajat Mukesh ...... Blacksburg, VA Jolley, Noah Philip ...... Freeland, WA Liang, Wei ...... Taiyuan, China CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Smith, Frank Harrison ...... Poplar Bluff, MO December 19, 2013 Zhao, Hongting ...... Jinan, China

Hassanisaber, Hamid ...... Tehran, Iran COMPUTER ENGINEERING December 19, 2013 CIVIL ENGINEERING December 19, 2013 Chakri, Ramakrishna Bijanapalli ...... Bangalore, India Bruce, Jacob Robert ...... Richmond, VA Alfree, Rory Padraig ...... Wilmington, DE Cristy, John Oliver ...... Chesapeake, VA Amini, Arghavan ...... Isfahan, Iran DiMarco, Peter Lewis ...... Burlington, NJ Andalib, Maryam Alsadat ...... Blacksburg, VA Munagani, Indira Priya Darshini ...... Blacksburg, VA Betz, Joseph William ...... Massillon, OH Murali, Dilip Venkateswaran ...... Chennai, India Boriack, Paul Christian ...... Fairfax, VA Saha, Deba Pratim ...... Kolata, India Bryant, Craig William ...... Chesterfield, VA August 17, 2013 Buttz, Jacob Alan ...... Holland, PA Carter, William Lake ...... Newport News, VA Desai, Avinash R...... Ichalkaranji, India Chambers, Benjamin Daniel ...... Charlottesville, VA Soni, Ritesh K...... Tezpur, India Chanpiwat, Pattanun ...... Ratchaburi Province, Thailand Turner, Hamilton Allen ...... Pigeon Forge, TN Craun, Elisabeth Balam ...... Waynesboro, VA Crean, Mark Dennis ...... Henrico, VA July 8, 2013 Dehoratiis, Suzanne Marie ...... Reston, VA Earnest, Jeremy Todd ...... Marietta, GA Abed, Amr Sayed Omar ...... Cairo, Egypt Faris, Sehin Damtew ...... Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Gallagher, Andrew Philips ...... Gloucester, VA Gatermann, Russell Matthew ...... Cincinnati, OH COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS Girma, Dereje Begashaw ...... Vienna, VA December 19, 2013 Huang, Yucheng ...... Haimen, China Johnston, Paul Thomas ...... Charlottesville, VA Chandan, Shridhar ...... Blacksburg, VA LaRue, Peter Judson ...... Hagerstown, MD Chitturi, Kiran ...... Katavaram, India Lee, Heon-Woo ...... Seoul, South Korea Chu Yew Yee, Sharon L...... Moka, Mauritius Mayotte, Luke Paul ...... Hampden, MA Dhoke, Aditya Anil ...... Nagpur, India McAnallen, Lauren Elizabeth ...... Cary, NC Esakia, Andria ...... Blacksburg, VA McRae, Robert William ...... Meridian, MS Gudipudi, Naresh ...... Khammam, India Mis, Maria Luisa ...... Brooklyn, NY Krommydas, Konstantinos ...... Volos, Greece Motamed, Maryam ...... Mashhad, Iran Maloo, Akshay ...... Mumbai, India Myers, John Hunter III...... Reisterstown, MD Massjouni, Naveed ...... Blacksburg, VA Nelson, Douglas A...... McKinney, TX Neppali, Sai Tulasi ...... Hyderabad, India Oelsner, Alissa Gayle ...... Cortlandt Manor, NY Panwar, Lokendra Singh ...... Udaipur, India Offutt, Stephanie Shawn ...... Fairfax, VA Puthige, Ashwin Acharya ...... Udupi, India Olivera, Christian Isaac ...... Burke, VA Shirole, Sushrut Madhukar ...... Pune, India Ostrout, Mitchell Glenn ...... Northfield, VT Sourchi, Soheil ...... Orumieh, Iran Parra Acosta, Juan David ...... Blacksburg, VA Subramaniam, Balaji ...... Chennai, India Parrish, Benjamin Clay ...... Goochland, VA Kamalakar, Sunil ...... Bangalore, India Patankar, Kunal Makarand ...... Pune, India Vijay, Sony ...... Hyderabad, India Pathak, Ankit Bidhan ...... Mumbai, India Proctor, Caitlin Rose ...... Stafford, VA August 17, 2013 Shepherd, Christine Murray ...... Washingtonville, NY Snarr, Murdock M...... Woodstock, VA Lin, Xiao ...... Beijing, China Marte, Alba Olimpia Taveras ...... Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Mohamed, Nabeel Meeramohideen ...... Vellore, India 23 July 8, 2013 INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING December 19, 2013 Berkhahn, Jonathan Allen ...... Fairfax, VA Paul, Ann Molly ...... Blacksburg, VA Aly, Rawia Adel ...... Arlington, VA Chanda, Satadri ...... Kolkata, India ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Sanij, Mohammad Saied Dehghani ...... Tehran, Iran Gao, Zheye ...... Hangzhou, China December 19, 2013 Grob, Christopher ...... Neuhof, Germany Guida, Christopher Vincent ...... Leesburg, VA Dhar, Saurav ...... Kolkata, India Harris, Robert David Jr...... Baltimore, MD Du, Shu ...... Beijing, China Keathley, Heather R...... North Little Rock, AZ Ghumman, Ahmed Zaheer ...... Blacksburg, VA Sathish, Shashank Kidiyur ...... Udupi, India Jiang, Li ...... Wuhan, China Larsen, Ethan Philip ...... Columbia, MD Seshadri, Jayashree Keezhanatham ...... Kalpakkam, India Maggard, Derick Allen ...... Prescott, AZ Khatib, Mudassar Mushtaq ...... Navi Mumbai, India Mukherjee, Niloy Jeet ...... Kolkata, India Lee, Aram ...... Bonghwa, South Korea Prabakaran, Saranya ...... Chennai, India Leffke, Zachary James ...... Lynchburg, VA Smyth, Margaret Blackburn ...... Raleigh, NC Liu, Zhengyang ...... Jinan, China Thomas, Brian William ...... Luray, VA Martin, Annie Elizabeth ...... Blacksburg, VA Yandapally, Venkat Teja ...... Hyderabad, India Overby, Alan Bland ...... Lynchburg, VA Rogers, William James ...... Ridgefield, CT July 8, 2013 Roy, Tamoghna ...... Kolkata, India Sehgal, Rakesh ...... Blacksburg, VA Dani, Aditee Anil ...... Nagpur, India Wang, Jing ...... Xiaoyi, China Wu, Nan ...... Yongji, China Yang, Yuchen ...... Beijing, China MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Zhang, Yao ...... Jinan, China December 19, 2013 August 17, 2013 Cooke, Shelley Lynn ...... Chapel Hill, NC Moro, Rodrigo Blanco ...... Oviedo, Spain Cui, Han ...... Tianjin, China Pramodkumar, Neeraj ...... Cochin, India MECHANICAL ENGINEERING July 8, 2013 December 19, 2013 Ahmed, Maruf Newaz ...... Dhaka, India Davis, Daniel E...... Leesburg, VA Athavale, Jayati Deepak ...... Jalgaon, India Du, Le ...... Beijing, China Brown, Kenneth Alexander ...... Wilmington, DE Overfield, Jacob Ivan ...... Waldorf, MD Campaigne, Earl Andrew III...... Waynesboro, VA Cauthen, Rea Kimbrell III...... Aiken, SC Chen, Rong ...... Fu Zhou, China Dillon, Brandon James ...... Christiansburg, VA ENGINEERING MECHANICS French, William David Jr...... Maurertown, VA December 19, 2013 Gorman, Thomas Ian ...... Ellicott City, MD Gregory, Jessica G...... Raleigh, NC Awadhi, Ayeshah Mohammad Al ...... Al-Adan, Kuwait Guilliams, Hunter Benjamin ...... Buchanan, VA Barsallo Pacheco, Nilma Rosa Rosa ...... Panama, Panama Hamm, David Wesley Jr...... Marydel, MD Chawan, Aschvin Bhagirath ...... Lorton, VA Jain, Sakshi ...... New Delhi, India Nelson, Anthony Joseph ...... Salem, VA Mehrvarzi, Christopher Omid ...... Vienna, VA August 17, 2013 Mikkelson, Emily Cleary ...... Fredericksburg, VA Murdock, Matthew Keith ...... Midlothian, VA Andreyev, Aleksandr Vladimirovich ...... Virginia Beach, VA Ng, Colin Uber ...... Winthrop, MA Epstein, Stephen David ...... Arnold, MD Paluszek, Matthew Alan ...... Norfolk, VA Park, David ...... Blacksburg, VA Perez, Kevin Blake ...... San Angelo, TX Phillips, James Milton Jr...... Burke, VA ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Pickering, Todd Michael ...... Chesapeake Beach, MD December 19, 2013 Rogers, Donald Ray III...... Winchester, VA Taheri, Shahyar ...... Tehran, India Chittaladakorn, Kathita ...... Nonthaburi, Thailand Thompson, Willis Hope III...... Midlothian, VA Countess, Stephanie Jean ...... Moorestown, NJ Travis, Jeffrey Philip ...... Williamsburg, VA Depriest, Jacqueline Ann ...... Virginia Beach, VA Vanderwerker, Zachary Thomas ...... Bedford, VA Williams, Matthew J...... Greensboro, GA August 17, 2013 Yarrington, James Edward ...... Charlotte, NC Browne, Richard Gregory ...... Charlotte, NC August 17, 2013 Greaves, Dane-Marie Davelle ...... Mt. Hope, Trinidad and Tobago Qian, Cheng ...... Shanghai, China Bjerke, Benjamin A...... Birmingham, MI Sood, Saloni ...... Blacksburg, VA Geuther, Brian Q...... Piscataway, NJ Baggett, William Wesley ...... Clarksville, TN Mitchell, Morgan Adrienne ...... Blacksburg, VA Ostergaard, Lindsey Eubank ...... Madison Heights, VA Satterwhite, Matthew Ryan ...... Crozet, VA Srinivasan, Shreyas ...... Bangalore, India ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING Umansky, Mark ...... Fairfax, VA December 19, 2013

Freitas, Andrew Daniel Sanchez ...... Alexandria, VA

24 July 8, 2013 Mannan, Tanni ...... Norfolk, VA Myers, Holly Lynn ...... Christiansburg, VA Armstrong, Elizabeth Gene ...... Ann Arbor, MI Naylor, Elsbeth Anna ...... Fairfax, VA Kumar, Vivek Mohan ...... Trivandrum, India Rieger, Timothy James ...... Avon Lake, OH Lucas, James Redmond ...... Waynesboro, VA Singh, Kush Kumar ...... Bristow, VA Malladi, Vijaya Venkata Narasimha Sriram ...... Visakhapatnam, India Solometo, Joseph Patrick III...... Fairfax, VA Naranjo, Scott David ...... Virginia Beach, VA Turner, Christopher Keith ...... Bristol, VA Venkatapathi, Sarankumar ...... Coimbatore, India Vuradi, Madhusudhan Reddy ...... Brambleton, VA Sivaramakrishnan, Srikanth Veppathur ...... Chennai, India Younus, Syed Owais ...... Centreville, VA July 8, 2013

MINING ENGINEERING Lia, Amy Christine ...... Richmond, VA Lu, Sao Hsuan ...... Boyds, MD December 19, 2013 Luong, Dai T...... Springfield, VA Quintin, Richard J...... Blacksburg, VA Smith, Sean P...... Knoxville, TN Srigiriraju, Ramesh Lalith ...... Alexandria, VA July 8, 2013 Zhulanova, Nadezhda V...... Gainesville, VA

Jain, Riddhika ...... Jaipur, India Kirby, Laura Rebecca ...... Bluefield, WV MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING December 19, 2013 OCEAN ENGINEERING Barnes, Suzanne R...... Christiansburg, VA December 19, 2013 Chen, Alfred Yuen-Wei ...... Shawnee, OK Dolan, Jeffrey Alan ...... Salisbury, MD Lambrecht, Seth William ...... Thompson Falls, MT August 17, 2013 Hickerson, David A...... Monument, CO COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & HUMAN SCIENCES INTERDISCIPLINARY DEGREES MASTER OF ARTS

MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION December 19, 2013 July 8, 2013

Allen, Orlando ...... Bristow, VA Matuszak, Steven C...... North Olmsted, OH Angelova, Veneta ...... Springfield, VA Ashurst, Lavell Lamar ...... Seaside, CA Balci, Eileen Deniz ...... Blacksburg, VA ENGLISH Blanch, Stephanie ...... Charlottesville, VA Caldwell, David A...... Roanoke, VA August 17, 2013 Chilton, James Arthur ...... Londonderry, NH Chung, Sean Saehoon ...... Lorton, VA Cohen, Jessica Shepard ...... Herndon, VA Graham, Matthew H...... Pittsburgh, PA Guilder, Ralph E. Jr...... Orange, VA Holloway, Athens Renior Jr...... Baltimore, MD FOREIGN LANGUAGES, CULTURES, AND LITERATURES Kelly, Justin Hobbs ...... Birmingham, AL Koiner, James Warren ...... Lyndhurst, VA December 19, 2013 Lantz, Diana Leigh ...... Manassas, VA Liu, Dan ...... Blacksburg, VA Stone, Shiloh Joseph ...... Omaha, IL Liu, Tammy C...... Alexandria, VA Young, Sara Patricia ...... Roanoke, VA Miller, Bradley Allar ...... Mt. Pleasant, SC Muller, Jeffrey ...... Virginia Beach, VA Parasuraman, Saravanan ...... Ashburn, VA HISTORY Patel, Manish Bipinchandra ...... Woodbridge, VA Pates, John Jose ...... Dallas, TX December 19, 2013 Robertson, Brittany Tombarge ...... Lexington, VA Shaw, Klayton Lewis ...... Suffolk, VA Walters, Andrew James ...... Gate City, VA Shepherd, Jason Myles ...... Blacksburg, VA Olivares, Ana Marlene Tule ...... Monterrey, Mexico August 17, 2013 PHILOSOPHY December 19, 2013 Agrawal, Pradyumna ...... Fairfax, VA Amer, Arzoo ...... Fairfax, VA Zarella, Michael Stephen Jr...... Radford, VA Balakrishnan, Rajesh Kumar ...... Herndon, VA Failor, Kellen Michael ...... Arlington, VA Frick, Brian Richard ...... Boyertown, PA Habib, Mujtaba Mubashir ...... Norfolk, VA Kim, Hoo Jung ...... Great Falls, VA King, Craig Sean ...... Manassas, VA

25 POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013

Helms, Mark Daniel ...... Concord, NC Beverly, Jeremy Wade ...... Abingdon, VA Netherland, Susannah M...... Stuart, VA Compton, Melissa Kaye ...... Richlands, VA Smart, Jason Jay ...... Great Falls, VA Elswick, Katy ...... Richlands, VA Zimmerman, Bethany Anne ...... Fairfax, VA August 17, 2013 August 17, 2013 Harding, Heather Alyssa ...... Charlotte, NC Sabarre, Nina Riza ...... Fairfax, VA July 8, 2013

July 8, 2013 Allder, Christopher Corey ...... Roanoke, VA Hutchinson, Jeremy Brent ...... Christiansburg, VA Harris, Carissa Joan-Zall ...... Portland, OR Jenkins, Bradley James ...... Roanoke, VA Law, Kevin P...... Pembroke, VA Lineburg, Catherine Showalter ...... Bristol, VA MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION Marcum, Jimmy Dale ...... Abingdon, VA Nutter, Kenneth Ryan ...... Saltville, VA Smith, Carolyn Rinehart ...... Roanoke, VA CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Stamper, Joshua Edward ...... Glade Spring, VA Stevens, Dana Kelley ...... Moneta, VA December 19, 2013

Ahmed, Shaimaa Mahmoud Osman ...... Blacksburg, VA Apel, Megan Eileen ...... Long Valley, NJ MASTER OF FINE ARTS Birdwell, Tracey Ann ...... Nashville, TN Bledsoe, Tori Jill ...... Damascus, VA Castle, Steven Christopher ...... Blacksburg, VA CREATIVE WRITING Cone, Dana Nicole ...... Madison, VA December 19, 2013 Craig, William Henry IV...... Richmond, VA Darden, Lesli Faye ...... Mount Olive, NC Roche, Michael William ...... South Easton, MA Gale, Kumiko ...... Chesapeake, VA Hopper, James Gregory ...... Fayetteville, NC Hozey, William R. III...... Fort Mill, SC Jennings, Wendy Murray ...... Roanoke, VA MASTER OF SCIENCE Jerolimov, Douglas ...... Blacksburg, VA Jones, Karen Lynn ...... Blacksburg, VA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Kinser, Tracie Michelle Keene ...... Tazewell, VA Mason, Ryan Matthew ...... Vinton, VA December 19, 2013 Mccoy, Erin Marquerite ...... New City, NY Ritter, Susan Ellen ...... Stephens City, VA Buckalew, Sarah E...... Charleston, WV Ruiz, Marielly Zoe ...... Manassas, VA Nogueras, Edmari Del Valle ...... Virginia Beach, VA Segurola, Carla Regina ...... Venice, FL Inzana, Emily Elizabeth ...... Stanardsville, VA Shires, Alicia Marlowe ...... Lexington, VA Jacks, Brittany Eileen ...... Roanoke, VA Skipper, Benjamin Braxton ...... Charlottesville, VA Potter, Emma C...... Elkton, VA Warner, Mary Finn ...... Williamsburg, VA Rooke, Connie Marie ...... Falls Church, VA Woodard, Kendall C...... Blacksburg, VA August 17, 2013 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES Cox, Larry Alenda II ...... Detriot, MI December 19, 2013 Hagedorn, Erin Elizabeth ...... Hopewell, VA Hogan, Hollie Ann-Holdren ...... Roanoke, VA Arthur, Samantha Marie ...... Southbridge, VA Horning, Hailey Bost ...... Midland, NC de Souza, Charles Robert ...... Blacksburg, VA Johnson, Johanna Lozier ...... Roanoke, VA Josselyn, Jennifer Lynn ...... Ashburn, VA July 8, 2013 Kellum, Lorraine Jessica ...... Leesburg, VA Maloskey, Amy Rudolph ...... Rural Retreat, VA Marie, Misha ...... Philomath, OR Martin, James Mercer III...... Chantilly, VA Newberne, Sharon Elizabeth ...... Gallipolis, OH Nichas, Louis Genco ...... Red Bank, NM SOCIOLOGY Price, Ailsa Micheala ...... Blairs, VA Reedy, Travis Jack ...... Riner, VA December 19, 2013 Yang, Zongwen ...... Xishuangbanna, China Bunai, Dominique Christabel ...... New York, NY July 8, 2013 Dick-Mosher, Jennifer Lynne ...... Blacksburg, VA Lellock, John Slade ...... Punxsutawney, PA Chilcote, Anne Elise ...... Christiansburg, VA Chilcote, Glen Richard ...... Christiansburg, VA Hyde, Jennifer Shelton ...... Roanoke, VA Majors, Matthew Stephen ...... Manassas, VA

26 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION July 8, 2013 Moore, Elizabeth Anderson ...... Charlottesville, VA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION July 8, 2013 GEOGRAPHY Fowler, Timothy Michael ...... Kenbridge, VA December 19, 2013 Scott, Emi-Elizabeth Irene ...... Chilhowie, VA Swank, Shannon Adair ...... Fredericksburg, VA Staton, Charles Robert ...... Bluefield, VA July 8, 2013 Evans, Andrew Micheal ...... Columbus, GA COLLEGE OF Porter, Jennifer Lynn ...... Laurel, MD NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT

MASTER OF FORESTRY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE December 19, 2013 MASTER OF ARTS Lang, Albert Joseph ...... Harborcreek, PA ECONOMICS December 19, 2013 August 17, 2013 Asif Ehsan, Syed Mortuza ...... Rangpur, Bangladesh Montecinos, Percy G...... Fredericksburg, VA Bagheri, Omid ...... Tehran, Iran Chen, Xi ...... Shenyang Liaoning, China Dasgupta, Poulomi ...... Kolkata, India Dehzooei, Mohammadhadi Mostafavi ...... Kerman, Iran MASTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES Vahidmanesh, Atiyeh ...... Tehran, Iran Yang, Tsung-Han ...... New Taipei, Taiwan

NATURAL RESOURCES December 19, 2013 MASTER OF SCIENCE

Alison, Lacy Lynn Reimer ...... Kansas City, MO Carswell, Iris Lackey ...... Ellicott City, MD BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Lockhart, Gwendolyn Godiva Temple ...... Virginia Beach, VA December 19, 2013 O’Reilly, Kelly Lynn ...... Glen Gardner, NJ Pike, Kelsey Brooke ...... Cody, WY Avirovik, Dragana ...... Skopje, Macedonia Shufelt, Rebecca R...... Pioneer, CA Lee, Wooram ...... Seoul, South Korea Stallings, Sarah Annette ...... Norfolk, VA Wallace, Regina Ann ...... Newport News, VA Tyler, Tommi D...... Blacksburg, VA Williams, Jennifer Lynn ...... Virginia Beach, VA August 17, 2013

Zhang, Jingyu ...... Jinan, China MASTER OF SCIENCE July 8, 2013

Hart, Adam Michael ...... Powhatan, VA FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE December 19, 2013 CHEMISTRY Artero, Irene Maria Ballesta ...... Almeria, Spain December 19, 2013 Carey, Caitlin Shaffer ...... Reston, VA Dickinson, Benjamin David ...... Ann Arbor, MI Ni, Ying ...... Sichuan, China Dunn, Corey Garland ...... Powhatan, VA Whiting, Macauley III...... Charlotte, NC Holcomb, Megan Kathleen ...... Columbus, OH Zapiter, Joan Marie Diangson ...... Los Banos, Philippines Vincent, Matthew Timothy ...... Rochester, NY Weberg, Matthew Aaron ...... Red Wing, MN

GEOSCIENCES FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS August 17, 2013 December 19, 2013 Angel, Adam M...... Rockford, IL McDonald, Kelly Marie ...... Bethpage, NY Nichols, Lara Kaitlin ...... Pulaski, VA Ramsdell, Chadwick Paxton ...... Berwyn, PA MATHEMATICS Shrestha, Paliza ...... South Burlington, VT December 19, 2013 August 17, 2013 Marx, Gregory ...... Rock Hill, SC Boehme, Elizabeth A...... Ballwin, MO Taha, Haithem Ezzat Mohammed ...... Cairo, Egypt Lorentz, Laura J...... Wauwatosa, WI Unger, Benjamin ...... Tettnang, Germany Withrow, Camron Michael ...... Blacksburg, VA

27 July 8, 2013 Link, Sarah Katlyn ...... Norfolk, VA Litsch, Tyler James ...... Norfolk, VA Erwin, Samantha H...... Villa Hills, KY McGuire, Kirsten Elizabeth ...... Strasburg, PA Pelosi, Christopher Michael ...... Kennesaw, GA Rivers, Caitlin ...... Plainfield, NH PHYSICS Smith, Allison Leigh ...... Fairfax Station, VA Telionis, Pyrros A...... Blacksburg, VA December 19, 2013 Tyler, Carla A...... Troy, NY Valenzuela, Ivette G...... Blacksburg, VA Hochendoner, Philip Louis ...... Pittsburgh, PA

MASTER OF SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY December 19, 2013 BIOMEDICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCES Halliburton, Amanda Elizabeth ...... Yorktown, VA December 19, 2013

Walker, Michelle Kay ...... Arlington, VA STATISTICS August 17, 2013 December 19, 2013 Gasser, Amanda Lynn ...... Mechanicsville, VA Okyere, Benjamin ...... Blacksburg, VA Bradley, William Tyler ...... High Point, NC Cheng, Jennifer Li ...... Fairfax, VA July 8, 2013 Jiang, Huiquan ...... DeHui Jilin, China Keefe, Matthew James ...... Middletown, DE Foley, Alicia Kate ...... Goddard, KS Li, Xiao ...... Beijing, China Kopf, Kelli Michaela ...... Omaha, NE Malambo, Lonesome ...... Lusaka, Zambia Lamb, Megan Murphy ...... Reddick, FL Niu, Jing ...... Blacksburg, VA Pragel, Diana Christine ...... Rochester, NY Richards, Sarah Catherine ...... Tucker, GA Shu, Xiaoyue ...... Beijing, China GRADUATE CERTIFICATE July 8, 2013

Cho, Ho ...... Seoul, South Korea ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY December 19, 2013

Carswell, Iris Lackey ...... Ellicott City, MD THE VIRGINIA-MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE FUTURE PROFESSORIATE GRADUATE December 19, 2013 MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Avirovik, Dragana ...... Skopje, Macedonia Jarrett, Jordan Alesa ...... Littleton, CO PUBLIC HEALTH Kimbrell, Monica Renee ...... Richlands, VA December 19, 2013 Subramanian, Kartik ...... Mumbai, India Whysong, Christan Yvonne ...... Broad Run, VA Baum, Rachel Meredith ...... Gaithersburg, MD August 17, 2013 Boutwell, Laura ...... Huddleston, VA Campbell, Davina Elaine ...... Natural Bridge Station, VA Boley, Bertram Bynum ...... Atlanta, GA Dobson, Kirsten Elizabeth ...... Asheville, NC Concha-Meyer, Anibal Andres ...... Valdivia, Chile Doyle, Cathryn Marie ...... Glen Burnie, MD July 8, 2013 Hanson, Sara Jean ...... Abingdon, MD Hendershot, Russell C...... Blacksburg, VA Woodworth, Michael Allen ...... Rocky River, OH Jain, Chani ...... Indore, India Kennedy, Reed ...... Blacksburg, VA Muelenaer, Penelope Benavitz ...... Roanoke, VA Neafsey, Michael F. II ...... Stevensville, MD GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Phillips, Kelly Marie ...... Blacksburg, VA December 19, 2013 Platt, Karina Marie ...... Culpeper, VA Rekant, Steven Isaac ...... Monmouth Junction, NJ Wu, Siyuan ...... Wuhan, China Thomas, Kathryn Anne ...... Frederick, MD Timpano, Autumn Clapp ...... Norton, VA Vanderhoof, Christopher Brian ...... Gloucester, VA Walker, Carrie Marie ...... Colonial Heights, VA GERONTOLOGY Wedd, Catherine Breon ...... Midlothian, VA August 17, 2013 Yager, Cody Mitchell ...... Christiansburg, VA July 8, 2013 Ermann, Lauren Sheli ...... Blacksburg, VA

Eikenberg, Joshua Douglas ...... Upper Falls, MD Hairfield, Emily Jo ...... Willis, VA Jimenez, Jose Mauricio ...... San Jose, Costa Rica Kannan, Jayalakshmi Kavitha ...... Bethesda, MD

28 HEALTH PRODUCT RISK MANAGEMENT POLITICS AND POLICY STUDIES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY August 17, 2013 December 19, 2013

Bennett, James R...... Dubuque, IA Amanda Ann Shea ...... Fredericksburg, VA

HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH IN TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE December 19, 2013 July 8, 2013

Robyn Lynn Hudson ...... Blacksburg, VA Jash Bansal ...... Green Brook, NJ Monica Renee Kimbrell ...... Richlands, VA Carlie Danielle Blake ...... High Point, NC Ross Oliver Carpenter ...... Baltimore, MD Aaron Kyle Cecil ...... Newport News, VA Lily Rice Colpitts ...... Norfolk, VA HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTIONS Elizabeth Ann Gilliam ...... La Canada, CA December 19, 2013 Sohan Ram Nagrani ...... Burke, VA Robert James Varipapa Jr...... Blacksburg, VA Sharon L. Chu Yew Yee ...... Moka, Mauritius Shaneke Tharange Weerakoon ...... Potomac, MD July 8, 2013 Megan Delaney Whitham ...... Reston, VA

Xuefang Wu ...... Blacksburg, VA SECURITY STUDIES August 17, 2013 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT July 8, 2013 George Armor Holder III...... Blacksburg, VA

Elizabeth Anderson Moore ...... Charlottesville, VA WATERSHED MANAGEMENT December 19, 2013 LEARNING SCIENCE December 19, 2013 Megan Kathleen Holcomb ...... Columbus, OH

Michelle D. Ervine ...... Radford, VA WOMEN’S STUDIES August 17, 2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT December 19, 2013 Lauren Kopishke Runyan ...... Dunkirk, MD

Alan Trent Brewer ...... Stephens City, VA Heather Renee Childress ...... Forest, VA Christopher David Hively ...... Culpeper, VA Anita Norvella Jennings ...... Hampton, VA Juwhan Lee ...... Charlottesville, VA Kimberly H. Lee ...... Hampton, VA Pamela Michelle Loftis ...... Blairs, VA Margaret E. Mace ...... Lynchburg, VA Kevin Salas Mason ...... Burke, VA Daniel Mekibib ...... Alexandria, VA Lucinda Hargrove Metcalf ...... Bristow, VA Richard Andrew Palumbo ...... Charlottesville, VA Elizabeth Schreffler ...... Falls Church, VA Adam Elliott Cody Sexton ...... Roanoke, VA Christina Claire Zechman Brown ...... Alexandria, VA

NATURAL RESOURCES December 19, 2013

Suzanne E. Copping ...... Annapolis, MD Leigh Anne Weitzenfeld ...... Pilot, VA

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING December 19, 2013

Bassam A. Alfeeli ...... Kuwait City, Kuwait Lisa Michelle Gerken ...... Lynchburg, VA Ross W. Knappick ...... West Carrollton, OH Dewey Delmore Sprangler Jr...... Salem, VA

29 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

August 17, 2013 COLLEGE OF Brown, Timothy Alan...... Washington, DC AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES Hunt, Kevin Hudson...... Virginia Beach, VA July 8, 2013 Culver, Drew Michael...... Rockville, MD Dean Alan L. Grant Malizia, Anthony Patrick...... State College, PA Wills, Byron, II...... Manassas, VA

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BIOCHEMISTRY AGRIBUSINESS DECEMBER 19, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Claudio, Janssen Francisco ...... Midlothian, VA Fleishman, Daniel M...... Dayton, VA ***Hinson, Allison Annette ...... Winchester, VA Gill, Afton Olivia ...... Lancaster, VA Kelly, Brian John ...... New Albany, OH †Lampert, Brooke Elizabeth ...... Chesapeake, VA Negash, Elsa ...... Arlington, VA *Royek, Lyndsey Rebecca ...... Corry, PA Santiago, Mario Luis, Jr...... Virginia Beach, VA Sangenario, Stephen Thomas ...... Virginia Beach, VA Stawicki, Lawrence Paul, Jr...... Matthews, NC Weaver, Thomas Matthew ...... Madison, VA **Withers, Lauren Allyssa ...... Leesburg, VA

August 17, 2013 August 17, 2013 Beamer, Avery Lee...... Hillsville, VA Huck, Christopher Herron...... Pittsgrove, NJ Sapp, Alexa Morgan...... Milford, DE Rahimi, Mujtaba...... Woodbridge, VA

July 8, 2013 July 8, 2013 Illig, Caroline Christina...... Ashburn, VA Fontaine, Daniel Thomas...... Pasadena, MD Lonkar, Adwait Arun...... Clifton, VA AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES CROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

August 17, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Conley, Eric Shaun...... Gordonsville, VA Henderson, Charles Lindy, III...... Fredericksburg, VA Livas, Miranda Paige ...... Severna Park, MD Ng, Emily Tien-Yee ...... Blacksburg, VA ANIMAL AND POULTRY SCIENCES **Ruhl, Brooke Alexandra ...... Monkton, MD *Schneider, Laina Nicole ...... Alexandria, VA See, Amanda Kathryn ...... Criders, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Thompson, Cody Clark ...... Cumberland Gap, TN Castro, Maritza Elena ...... Alexandria, VA Williamson, Thomas Luke ...... Troutville, VA ***φDeBerardinis, Anna Catherine ...... Chadds Ford, PA Fisher, Taylor Alexandra ...... Ashburn, VA Garnett, Rebecca Lynn ...... Spotsylvania, VA July 8, 2013 Greenstreet, Kelli Briana ...... Farnham, VA Boyle, Ryan Gregory...... Mechanicsville, VA *Grimes, Connor Weston ...... Charlottesville, VA ***φHughes, Camilla Helen Kroehler ...... Blacksburg, VA Jackson, Tasha Victoria ...... Glen Allen, VA DAIRY SCIENCE Kimminau, Emily Ann ...... Williamsburg, VA Lukowicz, Katie Leigh ...... Goochland, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Neel, Andrew Michael ...... Tazewell, VA Egelston, Clark Dennis ...... Fultonville, NY Quinones, Christopher Errol ...... Brooklyn, NY Flowe, Kelsey Alexandra ...... Midland, NC ***φRepep, Jessica Dawn ...... Poolesville, MD Fugate, Daniel Kyle ...... Whitesburg, TN Rowan, Caitlin Hannah Somers ...... Penn Laird, VA Livingston, Christopher James ...... Germantown, TN ***Scarborough, Courtney Veronica ...... Arlington, VA ***φRapp, Steven Robert ...... Germantown, MD Schmidt, Ariel Maria ...... Richmond, VA †Setzer, Ashley Dawn ...... Saxe, VA ***Sholes, Brittany Lynn ...... Alexandria, VA July 8, 2013 Thompson, Emily Ruth ...... Christiansburg, VA Potter, Courtney Stephanie...... Faulkner, MD Tignor, Casey Marie ...... Glade Spring, VA Salmeron, Rebeca Catalina...... Silver Spring, MD July 8, 2013 Duffer, Holly Nicole...... South Boston, VA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE *Howe, Katherine Michelle...... Herndon, VA Murgatroyd, Tiffany Nichole...... King George, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Osterman, Jennifer Renee...... Potomac, MD Bowers, Andrew Max ...... Hamilton, VA Samuelson, Joseph David, Jr...... Centreville, VA Lowery, Matthew Brian ...... Blacksburg, VA Milik, Luke Robert ...... Hackettstown, NJ APPLIED ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT Montalbano, Danielle Elizabeth ...... Evington, VA ***Shanholtz, Spencer Allen ...... Stephens City, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Tambone, Christiana Maria ...... Williamsburg, VA Yacoe, Marshall Craig ...... Oakton, VA Davis, Nathan Wayne ...... Arnold, MD Engel, Casey William ...... Hanover, VA Gayle, Bradley David ...... Powhatan, VA FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Hallock, Michael Eugene ...... Herndon, VA Park, Jason JaeYoung ...... Springfield, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Singh, Akash Deep ...... Sterling, VA Ang, Natalee T ...... Chesapeake, VA Smith, Kelci Nicole ...... Wytheville, VA Burch, Joshua Ramone ...... Prince George, VA Coleman, Susannah Joy ...... Richmond, VA

30 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous Jones, Taylor Lynn ...... Radford, VA AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY **Lawton, Abigail Denise ...... King George, VA LANDSCAPE AND TURF MANAGEMENT McKenna, Conor Patrick ...... Allentown, PA Steva, Erin Lyndle ...... Charlottesville, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 *Wingfield, Marilyn Elizabeth ...... Appomattox, VA Belmonte, Roy Nicholas, Jr...... Emporia, VA

August 17, 2013 August 17, 2013 Niblock, Ian Clifton...... Lovettsville, VA Vaden, Timothy Wayne, Jr...... Mechanicsville, VA

HUMAN NUTRITION, FOODS AND EXERCISE DECEMBER 19, 2013 ***Alexander, Mary Kathryn ...... Virginia Beach, VA **Bezilla, Jessica Lee ...... Pittsburgh, PA COLLEGE OF *Chaney, Kelley Anne ...... Chesterfield, VA ***Czech, Cameron Thomas ...... Chesapeake, VA ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN STUDIES †Davis, Lindsay Alexandra ...... Efland, NC Davis, Rachel Michele ...... Hampton, VA Depalma, Laura Beth ...... Baltimore, MD Dean A. J. Davis ***ΔEmery, Ashley Virginia ...... Annandale, VA Hartt, Cayse Taylor ...... Bridgewater, VA Jenkins, Linsey Elizabeth ...... Dundas, VA BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE Kingrey, Lindsey Brooke ...... Vinton, VA *Neddo, Jonathan Michael ...... Colonial Heights, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Peacock, Stephanie Elizabeth ...... Manassas, VA Brooks, Steven Michael ...... Chester, VA *Petencin, Kiley Kathleen ...... Charlottesville, VA Phillippe, Sarah Lynn ...... Bedford, VA ***Sampson, Melissa Alexandra ...... Millboro, VA August 17, 2013 Sholes, Michael Benjamin ...... Johnson City, TN *Drudick, Chris Andrew...... Charlotte, NC ***Sica, Ryan Thomas ...... Chesapeake, VA *Lingenfelser, Brandon Scott...... Blacksburg, VA

August 17, 2013 *Engle, Katarina Margaretha...... Vienna, VA BACHELOR OF ARTS Kho, Daehoon...... Gun San, South Korea Kosobucki, Nicholas Ryan...... Chesterfield, VA ART *Patel, Dhwani U...... Suffolk, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 *Van Beuren, Grayson Carter ...... Springfield, VA July 8, 2013 ***Bhatia, Shikha...... Centreville, VA July 8, 2013 Billeter, Casey Harrison...... Mechanicsville, VA Dickerson, Ethan Lewis...... Christiansburg, VA O’Connell, Kaitlyn...... Ashburn, VA Kim, Jin Young...... Centreville, VA **Montalbano, Lisa A...... Leland, NC PUBLIC AND URBAN AFFAIRS DECEMBER 19, 2013 Bruch, Jacob Spencer ...... Roanoke, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HORTICULTURE *Gazzola, Mario De Oliveira ...... Chapel Hill, NC ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE Scheid, Todd Webster ...... Dinwiddie, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 August 17, 2013 *Auringer, Sarah Beth ...... High Point, NC Rossig, Amy Christina...... Falling Waters, WV *Brugler, Dustin Dwayne ...... New Hope, VA *Vicinanzo, Ana Isabel...... Herndon, VA **Hancock, Angela Lynn ...... Madison, VA **Harder, Benjamin France ...... Blacksburg, VA

LANDSCAPE CONTRACTING BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DECEMBER 19, 2013 ART ***Hamilton, April Nicole ...... Sumerduck, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Hunter, Kaitlyn Leigh ...... Sterling, VA Lorenz, Abigail Hope ...... Millington, MD *†Bushrow, Danielle Nicole ...... Charlottesville, VA Ulmer, James Alexander ...... Bridgewater, VA †Cureton, Christopher Joseph ...... Williamsburg, VA Morgan, Kaiesha Chenyce ...... Dumfries, VA **O’Connor, Brendan Crocker ...... Herndon, VA ASSOCIATE OF AGRICULTURE **Rosebro, Elizabeth Cortlandt ...... Richmond, VA **Young, Michelle Ann ...... Accokeek, MD AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY APPLIED AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT August 17, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Edwards, Jessica Lynn...... New Castle, VA Athey, Christopher Paul ...... Highland, MD Childress, John Hunter ...... Fredericksburg, VA Isaacson, Andrew Peverley ...... Cecilton, MD July 8, 2013 Wright, Jonathan Douglas ...... Orange, VA †Lee, Gretchen C...... Winchester, VA O’Connell, Kaitlyn...... Ashburn, VA Oglesby, Midori Amae...... Leesburg, VA August 17, 2013 *Dunlavey, Michael Scott...... Manakin-Sabot, VA

*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” 31 §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Poage, Ryan Bridges ...... Shelby, NC Pope, Brandon Lewis ...... Roanoke, VA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Potvin, Kathleen Joline ...... Sterling, VA **Roth, Eric Thomas ...... Fairfax, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Saunders, Brady Early ...... Lexington, VA Bunn, Kevin Michael ...... Pulaski, VA Swanson, Heather Ann ...... Hamilton, VA Dacey, Jonathan Squires ...... Guilford, VT **Vail, Jamie Lynn ...... Sterling, VA Hood, Brandon Maclean ...... Clinton, NJ *Wiggington, David Graham ...... Roanoke, VA Houff, Samuel David ...... Mt. Crawford, VA **Winslow, Brian Allen ...... Salem, VA *Lamers, Kyle David ...... Arlington, TX Lundy, Michael Atienza ...... Woodbridge, VA August 17, 2013 Martin, Russell David ...... Dublin, VA Redman, Vincent Paul ...... King William, VA Meisler, Evan Matthew...... Brooklyn, NY Rosser, Thomas Stephen ...... Richmond, VA Wray, Raymond Timothy...... Roanoke, VA Sanderlin, John Lloyd, IV...... Chesapeake, VA Sullivan, Glenn Robert ...... Virginia Beach, VA July 8, 2013 Wegryn, Zachary Scott ...... Knoxville, TN **Ali, Mohammad...... Falls Church, VA Barber, Ernest Lee, III...... Ashburn, VA August 17, 2013 Bergeron, Samantha Shea...... Herndon, VA Stowers, Jared Scott...... Roanoke, VA Booker, Scott Douglas...... Glen Allen, VA ***φChambers, Danielle Elaine...... Fairfax Station, VA July 8, 2013 *Choi, Phoebe Yeohee...... Fairfax, VA DeVierno, John Daniel...... Blacksburg, VA Batman, Nathan Jerry...... Madison, VA Hagen, Patrick O’Neill...... Moseley, VA Watson, Ryan Joseph...... Virginia Beach, VA Kim, Hannah Sun...... Oak Hill, VA LaRosa, Philip James...... Manassas, VA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING Lee, Michelle Suel...... Fairfax, VA McNeel, Michael Travis...... Richmond, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Ostapovicz, Nathaniel Joseph...... Vienna, VA Bombaugh, Matthew Robert ...... Burke, VA Phan, Truc Thi Thanh...... Herndon, VA **Deo, Navreet Kaur ...... Centreville, VA Reynolds, Joshua David...... Blacksburg, VA Dill, James Brooks ...... Winchester, VA Silverthorne, Bryan...... Oldwick, NJ Penny, Santosh Robin ...... Crozet, VA Steinheimer, Benjamin...... Dunwoody, GA Torkiyan, Samira...... Roanoke, VA August 17, 2013 Von Thaer, Timothy Lewis...... Greensboro, NC Apolinares Mendoza, Grazia...... Lima, Peru Walker, Erica Susan...... Gloucester, VA Kienle, Colin Joseph...... Glen Allen, VA **Wood, Brittany Maria...... Ashburn, VA *Yu, Sanghyun...... Newport News, VA

INTERIOR DESIGN BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DECEMBER 19, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 *Moore, Taylor Marie ...... Burke, VA Aba, Alicia Sena ...... Haymarket, VA Vybihal, Breanne Christina ...... Clinton, NJ Asack, Adam Peter ...... Herndon, VA Beck, Zachary Thomas ...... Amsterdam, NY August 17, 2013 Black, Karen Elaine ...... Stafford, VA ***Russell, Rachel Nicole...... Reston, VA Chang, Alexander I ...... Fairfax, VA *†Chopra, Bhavya ...... Dubai, United Arab Emirates Cosentino, Alexander Stephen ...... Oakmont, PA Del Bene, Christopher Thomas ...... Reisterstown, MD BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Douglas, Donald James, Jr...... Blacksburg, VA *Figueroa, Vieroslava ...... Reston, VA INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Hamidi, Ashkan ...... Asburn, VA Haney, Emily Elizabeth ...... Forest, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 *Hanson, Kenneth William ...... Oak Hill, VA *Happ, William Joseph ...... Oakton, VA Han, Charles Sang Woo ...... Fairfax, VA Heaphy, Nicholas Paige ...... Lynchburg, VA ***Hungerford, Lauren Finney ...... Richmond, VA Kim, Nate Chaneun ...... Springfield, VA August 17, 2013 Malik, Abhishek ...... Olney, MD Hickman, Derek Michael...... Fredericksburg, VA *†Miskin, Pooja Dileep ...... Pune, India Mountjoy, Tyler Ross ...... Burke, VA Mowery, Jeffrey Phillip ...... Herndon, VA Orellana, Carlos Eduardo, Jr...... Gainesvile, VA PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS **ΔPampel, Zachary Alban ...... Burke, VA ***φPregnall, Duncan Stuart Alexander ...... Annandale, VA Puleo, Jarrod Charles ...... Philomont, VA Dean Robert T. Sumichrast *Ramthun, Mark Alan ...... Powhatan, VA Roman, Nicholas Marco ...... Richmond, VA Tate, Tiffany Nicole ...... Richmond, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS Tchong, Vincent ...... Fairfax, VA Ullrich, Gregory James ...... Arlington, VA ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Wang, Boyuan ...... Herndon, VA Williams, Cody Allen ...... Galax, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Williamson, Stephen Myles ...... Danville, VA Clark, Mitchell Thomas ...... Blacksburg, VA Wydler, Kenneth Charles ...... Virginia Beach, VA Clarke, Reuben M, IV...... Chesapeake, VA Yoo, Gino Young ...... Fairfax, VA Graham, Tyler Bryce ...... Pulaski, VA Hippert, Philip Matthew ...... Goochland, VA August 17, 2013 House, Kelly Wayne, III...... Virginia Beach, VA Wong, Lawrence...... Blacksburg, VA Khera, Nikhil ...... Alexandria, VA Matos, John Michael ...... Virginia Beach, VA Pittas, Trevor Justin ...... Robbinsville, NJ

32 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous July 8, 2013 Salameh, Nael Zahi ...... Arlington, VA Scott, William Lee, Jr...... Amelia, VA Asif, Mohammad B...... Springfield, VA Sherrill, Matthew Brent ...... Sterling, VA Cornelissen, Kerry-Anne Pierce...... Springfield, VA **Thompson, Chad Ryan ...... Harrisonburg, VA †Ha, Ruby...... Manassas Park, VA Togie, Lauren Alexandra ...... Leesburg, VA Haim, Yonatan Douwe...... Blacksburg, VA Torres Rios, Dulce Maria ...... Danville, VA *†Han, Benjamin Seunghyup...... Chesterfield, VA Trainum, Claire Ashby ...... Verona, VA Holcomb, Wesley Lane...... Pulaski, VA *Vaz, Ralph Mariano ...... Richmond, VA Kandola, Jaskaran Singh...... Leesburg, VA **Vedia Adee, Britney Marie ...... Haymarket, VA Ki, Haneul...... Chesapeake, VA Von Thaer, Timothy Lewis ...... Greensboro, NC Lachenmayer, Lauren Grace...... Blacksburg, VA Welsey, Ryan Kristopher ...... Marlton, NJ **φLee, Elizabeth Hea Seung...... Centreville, VA Williams, Peter Louis ...... Vienna, VA Lentner, Michael Benjamin...... Florence, MA Winchester, Albert Girvin, IV...... Falls Church, VA Mills, Kyle Thomas...... Annandale, VA Neyland, Brendan Thomas...... Falls Church, VA August 17, 2013 Nguyen, Allison Thu Anh Tri...... Haymarket, VA Brinks, Iain Alexander...... Mechanicsville, VA O’Kane, Conor Quinn...... Warrenton, VA Choi, Yoon...... Burke, VA Reavis, David Nelson...... Fancy Gap, VA James, Timothy Mark...... Blacksburg, VA Roberts, Andrew Michael...... Richmond, VA Klaus, Rebecca Boothby...... Sterling, VA Su, Heng-Hui...... Taipei, Taiwan Liu, Shuang...... Tianjin, China Uh, Yong Joon...... Centreville, VA MacDonald, Marc Sean...... Harare, Zimbabwe Watts, Robert Glenn, III...... Midlothian, VA Magee, Collin William...... Dumfries, VA ***Yost, William Francis...... Kersey, PA Mahan, Ryan Michael...... Richmond, VA Patel, Akhil H...... Richmond, VA ECONOMICS Romano, Samantha Megan...... Annandale, VA †Swisher, Lisa Marie...... Wellington, FL DECEMBER 19, 2013 Vasiliadis, Lincoln Charles...... Great Falls, VA Arsenault, Brenden Joseph ...... Ashburn, VA Bayliss, Roy William, IV...... Winchester, VA July 8, 2013 Berlow, Scott Richard ...... Vienna, VA Boykin, James Robert, Jr...... Richmond, VA Cook, Michael David ...... Mount Airy, MD Cecchini, Mark Andrew...... Allentown, PA Hodgson, Neil Thomas ...... Pittsburgh, PA Claytor, Andrew Boyd, IV...... Richmond, VA Krammes, Daniel Scott ...... Purcellville, VA Li, Wen ...... Xuzhou, China Clifton, Thomas Burton...... Crozet, VA Linthicum, Zachary James ...... Bel Air, MD Drumm, Braeden Patrick...... Virginia Beach, VA **φRamos-Lopez, Ernesto R ...... Annandale, VA Golden, Allyse Nichole...... Vienna, VA Robinson, Marcus Damon ...... Oklahoma City, OK Graham, Tyler Bryce...... Pulaski, VA ***Smith, Allen Paul ...... Daleville, VA Johnston, Ryan Douglas...... Reston, VA Stevens, Daniel Richard ...... King George, VA Laitano, Gabriella Stephanie...... Centreville, VA *Lazzarotti, James, Jr...... Chesterfield, VA August 17, 2013 **φLee, Elizabeth Hea Seung...... Centreville, VA Ahmed, Hammad...... South Riding, VA *Octain, Aman Singh...... Clifton, VA Ferris, Kyle Christopher...... Chantilly, VA Ostapovicz, Nathaniel Joseph...... Vienna, VA Gomez, Juan Sebastian...... Fairfax Station, VA Steinheimer, Benjamin...... Dunwoody, GA Sullivan, Evan Scott...... Fredericksburg, VA Wilmer, David Carrington...... Chesterfield, VA HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

July 8, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Addison, Benjamin Shaw ...... Cedar Bluff, VA Biernesser, Stephen Albert, Jr...... Alexandria, VA Bishop, Craig T ...... Richmond, VA Drake, Kevin Francis...... Manassas, VA †Ciullo, Patrick Joseph ...... Ashburn, VA Fernandez, Andy...... Annandale, VA Davis, Zachary Smith ...... Leesburg, VA Paquette, Michael Henry...... Fairfax Station, VA Fitzpatrick, Meredith Elise ...... Fairfax, VA Horner, Melinda Ann ...... Mechanicsville, VA FINANCE Hwang, Richmond Kooksun ...... Fairfax, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Jenkins, Samantha Grace ...... Mt. Crawford, VA Jones, Lindsey Elaine ...... Christiansburg, VA Abatemarco, Brian Alexander ...... Chantilly, VA Kirtley, Ryan Christian ...... Roanoke, VA Andrews, Kyle Joseph ...... Lynch Station, VA **Koger, Alexandra Nicole ...... Ashburn, VA Barney, Gregory Matthew ...... Louisa, VA Lanzer, Krista Alyse ...... Richmond, VA *Barreto Brinckmann De Oliveira, Lucas ...... Sao Paulo, Brazil Li, Lawrence Lian Fei ...... Blacksburg, VA *Berhane, Jonathan Ghidey ...... Springfield, VA MacLaughlin, Mary Rebecca ...... Arlington, VA **Brown, Cameron Demaris ...... Mechanicsburg, PA Mills, Allison ...... Rocky Mount, VA Clark, Mitchell Thomas ...... Blacksburg, VA Peterson, Ashleigh Noelle ...... Warrenton, VA *Duffy, Bridget Eileen ...... Fairfax, VA Pierce, Kortney Lynn ...... Bristol, VA Eaker, Neil Michael ...... Vienna, VA Potter, Alexandra Hutchins ...... Virginia Beach, VA ***Fang, Gary Ling ...... Great Falls, VA Richards, Jessica Loraine ...... Myrtle Beach, SC ***Gafurovic, Armin ...... Leesburg, VA Smith, Alexander Richard ...... Springfield, VA Hamidi, Ashkan ...... Ashburn, VA Terrell, Audrey Cecila ...... Blacksburg, VA Joyce, Dillan Austin ...... Midlothian, VA **Vedia Adee, Britney Marie ...... Haymarket, VA †Kimminau, David Laurence ...... Williamsburg, VA Ward, Jordan Davis ...... Glen Allen, VA Li, Ting ...... Yantai, China Williams, Margaret Montgomery ...... Potomac Falls, VA Lyons, Kevin Christopher ...... High Point, NC *Mancari, Michelle Michiko ...... Fredericksburg, VA August 17, 2013 Miller, Logan Stephen ...... Annandale, VA Deolloqui, Samantha Valentine...... Lewisburg, WV *Murray, Patrick Ingram ...... Alexandria, VA Green, Kathleen Elaine...... Centreville, VA Nance, Brittany Lee ...... Alexandria, VA Malaby, Landon Adam...... Virginia Beach, VA Nguyen, Cynthia Van-Nga ...... Fairfax Station, VA Roach, Kasey Marcella-Jean...... Danville, VA Pittas, Trevor Justin ...... Robbinsville, NJ Potvin, Kathleen Joline ...... Sterling, VA †White, Angela Marie...... Stafford, VA **Rhines, Peter Nelson ...... Huntersville, NC Richardson, Gavin Ray ...... Alexandria, VA July 8, 2013 Rodney, Nathan Alexander ...... Leesburg, VA Han, Jung Min...... Blacksburg, VA Roncaglione, Jared Michael ...... Gretna, VA

*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” 33 §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous MANAGEMENT August 17, 2013 Anhalt, Catherine Laboure...... Manassas, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Gosselin, Andrew Milton...... Blacksburg, VA *Aldridge, Nicholas Michael ...... Norfolk, VA Hill, Robert Augustus, IV...... Richmond, VA Amy, Erik Matthew ...... Radford, VA Luse, Jonathan Gregory...... Richmond, VA Byrnes, Hunter William ...... Virginia Beach, VA Medford, Jeffrey Collin...... Blacksburg, VA Caballero, Andrew Raymond ...... Herndon, VA Noh, Moon Duk...... Leesburg, VA Cappiello, Tara Ashley ...... Great Falls, VA Ortiz, Nicholas Aaron...... Centreville, VA Christopher, William James ...... Oak Hill, VA Outadi, Olivia Tara...... Fairfax, VA Clinton, Courtney Anne ...... Fairfax Station, VA Crickenberger, Samuel Louis ...... Waynesboro, VA Pavlosky, Alexander Stephen...... Earlysville, VA Duplain, Joseph David ...... Suffolk, VA Rampey, Nicholas Marc...... Gainesville, VA Flemer, Carlyn Wells ...... Colonial Beach, VA Wang, David...... Ashburn, VA Flickner, Anthony Armon ...... Arlington, VA Gough, Kory D ...... Goldvein, VA July 8, 2013 Hedrick, Joshua Daniel ...... Dayton, VA Hoskins, Jeremy Michael ...... Ringoes, NJ Andress, Marcella Marie...... Vienna, VA Jefferson, Rawlin Edward, III...... Dumfries, VA Berdine, Melissa Lynn...... Fairfax, VA *Kaihara, Jordan Kitsu ...... Great Falls, VA Byrnes, Kenneth John, Jr...... Nutley, NJ Kennedy, Kristopher Brian ...... Rocky Gap, VA ***φChambers, Danielle Elaine...... Fairfax Station, VA **†Latimer, Gina Lynn ...... Smithfield, VA Darville, Carolyn Fox...... Alexandria, VA Lomnicky, Marcel ...... Nitra, Slovakia Ferri, John Maxwell...... Chester, NJ Murphy, Jessica Lynn ...... Ellicott City, MD Gawne, Amanda Elizabeth...... Virginia Beach, VA *Nagle, Andrew Joseph ...... Ashburn, VA *φGlass, Jacqueline Mary...... Ashburn, VA Ramirez, Nathaly Janette ...... Falls Church, VA Heflin, Marcus Stephen...... Linden, VA Rowe, Jameson Michael ...... Ashburn, VA McCusker, Ryan Patrick...... Swainton, NJ Shinrock, Matthew Connor ...... Reston, VA Rocker, Justin Christopher...... Kennesaw, GA †Slater, Morgan Allain ...... Virginia Beach, VA Somerville, Andrew Jackson, IV...... Great Falls, VA **Stonerock, Benjamin Robert ...... Vienna, VA **Vail, Jamie Lynn ...... Sterling, VA ***Van Dyke, Adam Paul ...... Raleigh, NC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Williams, Chase Christopher ...... Nashville, TN Zhuang, Peijia ...... Blacksburg, VA **Zitt, Melissa Ann ...... Virginia Beach, VA Dean Richard C. Benson

August 17, 2013 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE †Gristwood, Georgia G...... Ashburn, VA Hassan, Ayat Hussein...... Springfield, VA COMPUTER SCIENCE *Rife, David Mark Isaac...... Grundy, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 *Snyder, Zachary Alexander...... Virginia Beach, VA **†Barnes, Michael Trent ...... San Diego, CA Brown, Barbara Ann ...... Disputanta, VA July 8, 2013 **φCogswell, Michael Andrew ...... Shepherdstown, WV Chang, Yun Chong...... Chesapeake, VA ***Coston, Rachel Denae ...... Potomac Falls, VA Covington, Matthew Robert...... Williamsburg, VA Danielson, Christopher Scott ...... Bristow, VA ***Delauder, Wesley Troy...... Yorktown, VA †Desjardins, Mikail Langley ...... Falls Church, VA ***DeVito, Vincent Henry, III...... Ashburn, VA Foreman, Elizabeth Rae...... Hamden, CT Farrell, Brian Christopher ...... Blacksburg, VA Isbell, Brittany Christine...... Midlothian, VA Fields, Emily Kaslin ...... Newport, VA Jordan, Roy Whitfield, III...... Midlothian, VA **†Fitzpatrick, Thomas Owen ...... Woodbridge, VA Kim, Su Yeon...... Seoul, South Korea Francis, John Ethan ...... Goose Creek, SC †McCoy, Stephen Michael...... Harrisonburg, VA ***Fuller, Michael Alexander ...... Chester, VA Wi, Jessica Yisul...... Centreville, VA Goheen, Michael ...... Vienna, VA Hanes, Karen Page ...... Dillwyn, VA MARKETING MANAGEMENT Hong, Victor Quang ...... Fairfax, VA Jeong, Ivy Hana ...... Midlothian, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Jones, Christopher Donald ...... Cambridge, MD *Asmus, Angela Lynn ...... Richmond, VA Justice, Kevin Carl ...... Suffolk, VA Boudreau, Jacqueline Theresa ...... Waterloo, NY **Katz, Benjamin Aaron ...... Herndon, VA Brutus, Evin Cherie ...... Sandston, VA King, John Whitfield ...... Vienna, VA Burroughs, Jaymes Frederick ...... Blacksburg, VA Lester, Jonathan Lucas ...... Big Rock, VA Collins, John Raymond ...... Midlothian, VA **Lewis, Patrick Carl ...... Blacksburg, VA Forman, Austin Michael ...... Ashburn, VA **φ†Lidwin, Christina Marie ...... Chantilly, VA Gupta, Rathi ...... Virginia Beach, VA Lucy, William Thurman, III...... Yorktown, VA Inman, Kathryn Rose ...... Forest, VA Menye - Menye, Jean - Marie ...... Blacksburg, VA **Johns, Alisha Marie ...... Venetia, PA ***†Richard, Derek Michael ...... Novi, MI King, Melanie Noelle ...... Smithtown, NY Roberts, Zachary Thomas ...... Wheaton, MD Lahr, Travis Wayne ...... Fairfax Station, VA †Scott, James Andrew ...... Yorktown, VA ***Lehnert, Madison Blaque ...... McLean, VA Sham, Jonathan Ian Yin ...... Ellicott City, MD MacDonnell, Morgan Jovite ...... Vienna, VA Shen, Dennis Chuan ...... Herndon, VA Mathena, John Thomas ...... Danville, VA Shorland, Iain James ...... Brentwood, NH McGrath, Ryan Adrian ...... Bel Air, MD ***Simonarson, Sigurdur Sveinn ...... Reykjavik, Iceland Mejia, Roger Eduardo ...... Manassas Park, VA Slonim, Kurban David ...... Burke, VA Miller, Matthew James, Jr...... Wexford, PA Sweet, Geoffrey Angus, II...... Chester, SC **Morgan, Jesse George ...... Lancaster, PA Thompson, John Robert ...... Bristow, VA Neubig, Stephen Scott ...... Annandale, VA **Tran, Alexander Thien ...... Annandale, VA O’brien, Benen Patrick ...... Clifton, VA Tucker, Ryan Christian ...... Nokesville, VA *Pomfret, Talene Michele ...... Richmond, VA *†Turcol, Stephen James ...... Fairfax, VA Pyle, Robin ...... Forest, VA Ulmet, Robert Scott ...... Moseley, VA Sadler, William Russell ...... Glen Allen, VA ***†Whitehead, Stuart Swain ...... Emporia, VA Scarborough, Duston Lamar ...... Hampton, VA Shaban, Ronald James, II...... Moseley, VA Williams, Margaret Montgomery ...... Potomac Falls, VA

34 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous August 17, 2013 Pearce, Evan Matthew ...... Alexandria, VA Doyle, Adam Thomas...... Roanoke, VA Quinn, Calvin John ...... Ashburn, VA Gintz, Colin Christopher...... Roanoke, VA Schatzel, Brian ...... Yorktown, VA Komarov, Val Mikhailovich...... Fairfax, VA *Scheidler, Cameron Earl ...... Cincinnati, OH Myers, Brandon Michael...... Chesapeake, VA Schofield, Matthew Joseph ...... Salem, VA Shahidi, Mani ...... Blacksburg, VA Sharp, Matthew Allen ...... Glen Allen, VA July 8, 2013 Speed, Dean James ...... Richmond, VA *** Tilashalski, Mark James ...... Yorktown, VA Bailey, Bradley Craig...... Towson, MD φ Wheelock, John Hardie ...... Roanoke, VA †Keel, William Alton...... Hampton, VA ***Woodard, Jonathan Bruce ...... Rocky Mount, VA Preston, William Sherman...... Blacksburg, VA **Woodard, Stuart Allen ...... Rocky Mount, VA Wagner, Robert William...... Roanoke, VA

August 17, 2013 Dewberry, William Lee...... Hurt, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Kvammen, Amanda Marie...... Virginia Beach, VA AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Pulsifer, Brian Harrison...... Richmond, VA *Riley-Ryan, Joseph Patrick...... Fairfax, VA Scanlan, Keaton Graham...... Midlothian, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Brunell, David Kurt ...... Blacksburg, VA Christein, Katelyn Elena ...... Yorktown, VA July 8, 2013 *Fenouil, Julien Olivier ...... Louisville, KY Barker, Ryan Keith...... Galax, VA †Hunter, Stephen Graham ...... Ashburn, VA **Dellinger, Samuel Tucker, III...... Bristow, VA ***Dinh, Ngan N...... Blacksburg, VA July 8, 2013 **φDixon, Jaclyn Ellen...... Castleton, VA Mitchell, Kelsey Ryan...... Warrenton, VA Grover, Robert Christian...... Little Silver, NJ Powers, Jordan Scott...... Downingtown, PA Hurley, Kevin Michael...... McLean, VA Kim, Hyewon...... Arnold, MD Stump, Benjamin Joseph...... Baltimore, MD Tyler, Ryan Scott...... Warrenton, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Vaccarello, Andrew Joseph...... Basking Ridge, NJ BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Walker, Trevor Austin...... Chesterfield, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 ***†Morrison, Bradley Joseph ...... Bristow, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Neighbors, Daniel Evan ...... Roanoke, VA Wallace, Robert Sean ...... Blacksburg, VA COMPUTER ENGINEERING

August 17, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 *Reidenbach, Kayla Marie...... Cape May, NJ Ahn, Hyungjin Stephen ...... Seoul, South Korea Antonioli, Zachary Anthony ...... Newport News, VA July 8, 2013 Arthur, Phillip Vernon ...... Lexington, VA Belian, Lindsey May ...... Fairfax Station, VA Jennings, Sarah Margaret...... Beaverdam, VA Cantrell, Larry Michael, II...... Christiansburg, VA Dufera, Kaleb ...... Herndon, VA Gates, Joshua Dean ...... Severna Park, MD Ghotkar, Chinmay Anant ...... Herndon, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Kebaish, Amre Gamal ...... Vienna, VA CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Kim, Daniel Woongil ...... Fairfax, VA †Kulkarni, Rohit Nitin ...... Glen Allen, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 *†Lilienthal, Brian Michael ...... Alexandria, VA †Lim, Sae Ryun ...... Fairfax, VA Choi, Woohyun ...... Blacksburg, VA †Lubben, Jacob Richard ...... Wyckoff, NJ Miller, Alexander Bradshaw ...... Bel Air, MD Nelson, Kevin Ray ...... Virginia Beach, VA Parekh, Shaishav Mayank ...... Glen Allen, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Pelevin, Denis ...... Krasnodar, Russia CIVIL ENGINEERING †Porter, Travis Brandon ...... Newsoms, VA Russell, Bradley Thomas ...... Roanoke, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Samudre, Sujit Sunil ...... Chesapeake, VA Azarani, Sima ...... Vienna, VA Sebacher, Joseph Daniel ...... California, MD Bartley, Aaron Scott ...... Christiansburg, VA ***Senkbeil, Robert Culberson ...... Anniston, AL Berman, Jared Michael ...... Fairfax Station, VA Siebert, Peter Andrew ...... Montclair, VA Bonn, Jeffrey Keele ...... Richmond, VA Strumsky, Michael Lawrence ...... Silver Spring, MD Carambot, Alexis Nicole ...... Robbinsville, NJ Thacher, David Earl ...... Fredericksburg, VA Caranci, Dustin Lee ...... Newport News, VA Tran, Ryan Kechine ...... Vienna, VA Castonguay, Samuel Robert ...... Mechanicsburg, PA †Walsh, Nicholas Richard ...... Fairfax Station, VA Cohill, Jennifer Louise ...... Christiansburg, VA Wertz, Craig Carlton ...... Montoursville, PA **Coleman, Daniel Keith ...... Ellicott City, MD Wise, Christina Ayn ...... O’Fallon, IL Conway, Nicholas Miller ...... Stephens City, VA Crawford, Paige Victoria ...... Phoenix, MD August 17, 2013 *Dupuis, Marcel Paul ...... Sarasota, FL Davis, Thomas Franklin, Jr...... Bealeton, VA Hart, Julia Ann ...... Lawrenceville, NJ Kiser, Robert Matthew ...... Haysi, VA **Lee, Seehoon ...... Centreville, VA July 8, 2013 Magalhaes, Stephen de Jesus Brandao ...... Clifton, VA **Mattern, Samuel Gray ...... Simpsonville, SC Campbell, Warren Glynn...... Hampton, VA †McCoy, Michael Ryne ...... Marietta, GA Mistry, Suneil Vijay...... Roanoke, VA *Nemec, Zachary Aloysius ...... Winchester, VA **Patel, Dharik A...... Warren, NJ Noble, Jason Robert ...... Richmond, VA *Ringham, Corey Alexander...... Bristow, VA †Ouf, Khaled Khaled Abdelhamid ...... Cairo, Egypt Slotterback, Christopher Matthew...... Centreville, VA

*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” 35 §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous August 17, 2013 Badwilan, Majed Abdullah Ahmad...... Makkah, Saudi Arabia BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ***φOremland, Fangfang Cui...... Henan, China ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT July 8, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Bell, Stephen Michael...... Newton, NC Apperson, Andrew Burford ...... Amherst, VA *†Ernst, Emory Michael...... Abingdon, VA Brown, Collin Waverly ...... Chesterfield, VA ***Li, Virginia...... Blacksburg, VA *Gorgos, Cassondra Louise ...... Herndon, VA Medina, Michael Evan...... Centreville, VA Houchins, Samuel Ethan ...... Richmond, VA †Osman, Mohamed H...... Cairo, Egypt Miller, Christopher Lowry ...... Chesterfield, VA **Morris, Patrick Everett ...... Arlington, VA Sun, Ronald Dow-Jeng ...... Fairfax Station, VA †Turner, Ryan Jeffrey ...... Marlton, NJ BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Woodford, Michele Lindsey ...... Yorktown, VA ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND MECHANICS

August 17, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Liming, Eric Stansell...... Arlington, VA Hall, Duncan Christopher ...... Blacksburg, VA

July 8, 2013 Davis, Charles Hillier...... Bluefield, VA Szalankiewicz, Dylan James...... Louisa, VA Tucci, Madison Grace Liguori...... St. James, NY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DECEMBER 19, 2013 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Bolger, Timothy Andrew ...... Madison, AL *Brenek, Christine Melissa ...... Blakeslee, PA Colchao, Diego Alonso ...... Burke, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Gast, Katrine Susan ...... Fairfax, VA Gillespie, Harper Williamson ...... Midlothian, VA Alabdrabalnabi, Yousef ...... Blacksburg, VA Gilmer, Travis William ...... Mechanicsville, VA ***Alsaihaty, Ryan Abdulfatah ...... Saihat, Saudi Arabia Goldbas, Maxwell Jay ...... New York, NY Bacon, Scott Alexander ...... Fairfax, VA Guynn, Robert Douglas ...... Galax, VA Bauman, Glenn Robert ...... Plano, TX Hailu, Yoftahe Zewdie ...... Blacksburg, VA †Boone, Robert Charles ...... Leesburg, VA Henderson, Mary Farrice ...... Marietta, GA Brent, James Christopher, II...... Glenwood, MD Jung, Esther Eunsun ...... Chesapeake, VA †Brittain, Karli Nicole ...... Fredericksburg, VA †Kallini, Kaitlin Nicole ...... Fairfax, VA Bustamante, Eduardo Javier ...... Herndon, VA Keith, Brian Joseph ...... Centreville, VA *ΔChen, Minjun ...... Hangzhou, China McGinness, Nicholas Stafford ...... Suffolk, VA Corker, Nathaniel Elliott ...... Poquoson, VA Metz, Richard William ...... Manassas, VA Deang, William Carba ...... Chapel Hill, NC **Mulder, Alyssa Nicole ...... Crystal Lake, IL ***†Diomedi, Kevin Paul, II...... Roanoke, VA *Rodgers, Amanda Katherine ...... Yorktown, VA ***†Epperly, William Joshua Taylor ...... Blue Ridge, VA Sang, Yeqing ...... Blacksburg, VA Faneian, Erfan ...... Fairfax, VA *Sauer, Alexander Ray ...... Waynesboro, VA Feng, Kai-Yu ...... Charlottesville, VA †Sethi, Sanchit ...... New Delhi, India ***ΔGao, Zhao ...... Blacksburg, VA Shah, Keyur Dilip ...... Mumbai, India Gela, Mamo Bayissa ...... Blacksburg, VA Sun, Haowen ...... Blacksburg, VA *†Ghaffarian, Amirali ...... Blacksburg, VA Tise, Gregory Aston ...... Wilmington, DE Godara, Tanuj ...... Edgewater, NJ Hailemariam, Alazar Girma ...... Fairfax, VA Hatcher, Melissa Ann ...... Norfolk, VA August 17, 2013 *Haynes, Jacob Darryl ...... Cana, VA *Almusallam, Sultan Mohammad...... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Hiner, Jason Arnet ...... Lyndhurst, VA Beach, Steven...... Westminster, CO Keefer, Joshua Dean ...... Front Royal, VA Brooks, Ezekiel Uriah...... Stafford, VA †Keller, Alexander Paul ...... Midlothian, VA Khanal, Abhinash ...... Woodbridge, VA †Burtner, Michael Omar...... Manassas, VA †Layachi, Souzane ...... Blacksburg, VA *†DeRosa, Danielle Kate...... Oak Hill, VA Long, Steven Anthony ...... Herndon, VA Ellis, Tiffany Tyesha...... Norfolk, VA Lupton, Robert Gray ...... Blacksburg, VA Gundogdu, Sercan...... Istanbul, Turkey Luxenberg, Craig Mark ...... Burke, VA **Kelly, Tyler Philip...... Westbrook, ME Maddux, Dwayne Evan, Jr...... Hampton, VA Mak, Kevin Heng...... Sterling, VA †Mayfield, Christopher Scott, Jr...... Virginia Beach, VA Nutter, James Suong-Ah...... Seoul, South Korea Mecka, Christopher Wayne ...... Chesapeake, VA †Patel, Erika Kantilal...... Wytheville, VA Mekonen, Tesfu Negash ...... Alexandria, VA Wax, Rachel Anne...... Frederick, MD *Neupane, Krishna Prasad ...... Blacksburg, VA Ziegler, Nicholas Alexander...... Herndon, VA Pandey, Keshab Raj ...... Blacksburg, VA Parbadia, Balram Talsi ...... Warrenton, VA Protasi, Ryan Michael ...... Cape May, NJ July 8, 2013 Rogers, James Daniel ...... Williamsburg, VA Bannister, Thomas Anthony, II...... Glenelg, MD Shrestha, Subesh ...... Fairfax, VA Barlow, Michael...... Oak Hill, VA Siebert, Peter Andrew ...... Montclair, VA Chhatwal, Mannat...... Lorton, VA *Teshome, Kebede Terefe ...... Blacksburg, VA Codiroli, Jeremy Joseph...... Chesterfield, VA Thomas, John C ...... Fairfax, VA Tsegai, Nahom Yemane ...... Falls Church, VA Crowe, Brian Joseph...... Moseley, VA *†Walsh, Joseph Raymond ...... Springfield, VA Dai, Yili Edward...... Chapel Hill, NC Yerly, Paul Thomas ...... Richmond, VA Felder, Anson Reid Ketcham...... Fairfax, VA Zhang, Zheyang ...... Blacksburg, VA Gangele, Ravi...... Ashburn, VA Parker, Aaron Matthew...... Finksburg, MD Revere, Ethan Nicholas...... Highland Springs, VA Schultz, Amanda Ann...... Hanover, MD

36 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MINING ENGINEERING DECEMBER 19, 2013 Dillinger, Benjamin Eugene ...... Milton, WV DECEMBER 19, 2013 †Samuelson, Rebecca Ryan ...... Belmont, NC Carver, Lucas Neal ...... Newland, NC Yoon, Sun Hye ...... In-Cheon, South Korea Halleran, Evan Thomas ...... Harrisburg, PA Hidy, Christopher James ...... Richmond, VA Howard, Jamie Dewayne ...... Auburn, AL July 8, 2013 Jones, Charles Paul ...... Moslely, VA Jenkins, Chadd Shuler...... Mt. Crawford, VA Jones, Russell Stefan ...... Richmond, VA ***‡Ondra, Brendan Robert...... Hampton, VA Mitchell, Kenneth Francis Blair ...... Radford, VA Paxton, Justin Dean ...... Richmond, VA Thomas, Annette P ...... Virginia Beach, VA Volkmar, Melissa Katherine ...... Blacksburg, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING July 8, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Restrepo, Julian Alexander...... Christiansburg, VA Alam, Atif ...... Vienna, VA †Allen, Austin Jett ...... Virginia Beach, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Arias, Mauricio ...... Springfield, VA Blackmon, Francis Arnold, IV...... Richmond, VA OCEAN ENGINEERING *Campbell, Cory Ethan ...... Rocky Mount, VA Cawthon, Kyle O’Connor ...... Virginia Beach, VA †Clendaniel, David Wayne, II...... Magnolia, DE July 8, 2013 Darensbourg, Louis Anderson, III...... Blacksburg, VA Dress, Brian David ...... Yorktown, VA Nash, Eric C...... Bowie, MD *Ferguson, Jacob Lynn ...... Boones Mill, VA **Friedlander, Nathan Skylar ...... Crozet, VA Horan, Kenneth Waldron ...... Roanoke, VA ***Khalil, Ian Riad ...... Sterling, VA COLLEGE OF Lichtenberger, Drew Arthur ...... Springfield, VA *Moehrle, Joshua Patrick ...... Plainsboro, NJ LIBERAL ARTS & HUMAN SCIENCES Mullins, Jordan Robert ...... Roanoke, VA Nguyen, Anh-Thu Ngoc ...... Fairfax, VA **Reid, Christian Matthew ...... Severna Park, MD Dean Sue Ott Rowlands Rumble, Richard Keith, III...... Virginia Beach, VA Stables, John Micheal ...... Blacksburg, VA Stanfield, John Alexander ...... Winchester, VA BACHELOR OF ARTS **Stebor, Jordan Matthew ...... Cranberry Township, PA Stewart, Ryan S...... Bethlehem, PA COMMUNICATION †Tate, Troy Edward ...... Virginia Beach, VA Walton, William Thomas ...... Falls Church, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Yates, Andrew Jackson ...... Roanoke, VA Barger, Kyle Stewart ...... Roanoke, VA ***Bedrosian, Alyssa Frances ...... Greensboro, NC Beecher, Kendal Leigh ...... Blacksburg, VA August 17, 2013 Blanchat, Carlee Elizabeth ...... Hickory, NC Alles, Jonas...... Blacksburg, VA Brady, Misha-Lee Ann ...... Glen Allen, VA ***†Binder, Brian John...... Charlotte, NC Carpenter, Luke, III...... Hampton, VA Blaser, Florian Albrecht...... Lohr am Main, Germany Clemens, David Khristopher ...... Ballston Lake, NY Cox, Nathan Michael...... Salem, VA Conheeney, Kelly J ...... Ridgewood, NJ Hench, Wilhelm Steffen...... Miltenberg, Germany Durham, Ryan Michael ...... Fredericksburg, VA Koehler, Matthew Eric...... Woodstock, MD *Forward, Christina Mindula Kim ...... Blacksburg, VA Langhans, Robert Florian...... Frankfurt, Germany Hackemeyer, Grace Ann ...... Forest, VA Lukesch, Konrad Julien...... Hamburg, Germany Hetrick, Claire Marie ...... Manassas, VA Mahioui, Yassin...... Darmstadt, Germany Hite, Christy Marie ...... Blacksburg, VA Imhof, Eric Matthew ...... Blacksburg, VA Schaab, Darian Andreas...... Schotten, Germany Kavanagh, Ellen Grace ...... Towson, MD Wachter, Christoph...... Hirzenhain, Germany King, Brendan Richardson ...... Roanoke, VA Parker, Jordan Bennett ...... Williamsburg, VA July 8, 2013 *Payson, Melanie Rosebrook ...... Fairfax, VA Pease, John Tyler ...... Virginia Beach, VA Browning, Josh Lee...... Fairfax, VA Phoenix, Marin Anne ...... Chapel Hill, NC Chang, Henry...... Midlothian, VA Platania, Michael Richard ...... Midlothian, VA Higgins, Eric Michael...... Kersey, PA **Truncale, Joseph Daniel ...... Herndon, VA Hrovoski, Eric-James Alexander...... Pittsburgh, PA **Koons, Brian Joseph...... Montclair, VA Lombardi, Christian Alfonso...... Brookeville, MD August 17, 2013 Wang, Jonathan Jibo...... Centreville, VA Rodden, Sarah Elizabeth...... Danville, VA

July 8, 2013 Buitrago, Katherine...... Centreville, VA Cassett, Tyler Scott...... San Diego, CA Edwards, Eli Adam...... Salem, VA Foley, Matthew Thomas...... Crozet, VA **†Ghuman, Shawn Singh...... McLean, VA Huggins, Rachel Linda...... Blacksburg, VA Pierson, Catherine Elizabeth...... Leesburg, VA Pitts, Hillary Anne...... Ashburn, VA Smith, Abigail Marie...... Warrenton, VA

*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” 37 §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous ENGLISH August 17, 2013 Harris, Hannah Jane...... Chesapeake, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Lohman, Matthew William...... Gibsonia, PA Alford, Judy U ...... Christiansburg, VA Rodriguez, Ryan Michael...... Fredericksburg, VA Bullock, Leslie Amanda ...... Daleville, VA Burns, Alexander William Harrison ...... Reston, VA *Buynak, Danielle Marissa ...... Charlottesville, VA July 8, 2013 Chang, Dennis Liu ...... Fairfax, VA *Birr, Samantha Christine...... Basking Ridge, NJ Cornett, Morgan Brittany ...... Bandy, VA **Farmer, Robert Elijah Lane...... Cana, VA Crom, Jessica Leonard ...... Richmond, VA Dean, Augusta Joy ...... Waterford, VA Dobbs, Joshua D ...... Blacksburg, VA HUMANITIES, SCIENCE, AND ENVIRONMENT *Edstrom, Michael David ...... Ashburn, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Engel, Elizabeth Perren ...... White Post, VA Frattesi, Sarah Lynnette ...... Chicopee, MA ***φSmyth, Jessica ...... Pittsburgh, PA Furry, Stephen Anthony ...... Louisa, VA Trimmer, Amanda Stephanie ...... Virginia Beach, VA Glenney, Adrienne Manning ...... Roanoke, VA Hall, Rebecca Ann ...... Urbanna, VA August 17, 2013 *Hamlett, Alyssa Gayle ...... Charlottesville, VA Holdren, Wesley Ellis ...... Richmond, VA Donovan, Matthew Wu...... Vienna, VA *Kim, Angela Mina ...... Fairfax, VA McAuliffe, John Patrick ...... Madison, NJ INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES **Meade, Brianna Jordann ...... Abingdon, VA Mounce, Emily Anne ...... Richmond, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Reynolds, Justin Campbell ...... Fredericksburg, VA Hosford, Thomas Gordon ...... Alpharetta, GA Rhudy, Stephen Lundell ...... Richmond, VA Wilcox, Jonavon L ...... Ambrose, GA Sikes, Amy L ...... Charlottesville, VA Starkovich, Christopher Mark ...... San Diego, CA **φStone, Chelsea Leigh ...... Wytheville, VA August 17, 2013 Summers, Joseph Harrison ...... Fairfax Station, VA Brown, Keifer Kyle...... Niceville, FL Tiffany, Brooks Thomas ...... Blacksburg, VA Castle, Connelly Dianne...... Saco, ME Towler, James Hobson ...... Richmond, VA Meli, Robert Andrew, II...... Richmond, VA Ulatowski, Richard Joseph ...... Hamden, CT Muthu, Sri S...... Blacksburg, VA ***Van Horn, Andrew Sheffey ...... Midlothian, VA Waddell, Michael Allan...... Coatesville, PA Wannenburg, Robert Thomas Potter ...... Atlantic Beach, FL Webster, Sydney Marie ...... Williamsburg, VA Wolfe, Jonathan Lee ...... Alexandria, VA July 8, 2013 Wright, Kayla Lynn ...... Draper, VA Simon, Susan Emily...... Chesapeake, VA

August 17, 2013 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Barnes, Lurlene Ra Dezsa...... Crozier, VA Hotaling, Christopher George...... Schenectady, NY DECEMBER 19, 2013 *Ali, Emma-Aiyesha ...... Springfield, VA *Anger, Amanda Claire ...... Arlington, VA July 8, 2013 **Bonett-Endara, Leonardo Rafael ...... Dumfries, VA **Burchard, Jacob Harrison...... Culpeper, VA **Christiansen, Maiken Kathrine ...... Blacksburg, VA Conway, Daniel Patrick...... Fairfax, VA **♦Curzon, Sarah Elizabeth ...... Alexandria, VA Deck, Nathan Scott ...... Virginia Beach, VA Flynn, Sean Michael ...... Fairfax, VA HISTORY *Gazzola, Mario De Oliveira ...... Chapel Hill, NC DECEMBER 19, 2013 Gichane, Wangui C ...... Orange, VA Hardy, Margaret Claire ...... Fairfax Station, VA Amador, Luis Reid ...... Locust Grove, VA Hodges, Wesley Alan ...... Elysian Fields, TX Bane, Matthew Chadrick ...... Pembroke, VA *Hosick, Julia Marie ...... Manassas, VA Bartolotti, Anthony Tyrrell ...... Sterling, VA Kiebus, Mitchell Anthony ...... Westfield, NJ Benton, Joshua David ...... Gaithersburg, MD McInnis, Heather Ailene ...... Catlett, VA Black, Timothy Joel ...... Glen Allen, VA Miller, Emily Catherine ...... Allentown, PA ***Boyer, Jonathan Michael ...... Roanoke, VA Moorehead, Lucy Rose ...... Ashburn, VA Brown, Matthew Sheldon ...... Charlottesville, VA Nadeau, Austin Brian ...... Auburn, ME Campbell, Mackenzie Lynn ...... Madison, VA Sands, Lauren Leigh ...... Woodbridge, VA Covington, Brooks Beal ...... Chapel Hill, NC ***Weber, Britney Lauren ...... Fairfax Station, VA Drabek, Richard Douglas ...... Marietta, GA Weisbrod, Jarratt Glennon ...... Richmond, VA Ewing, Charles Gregory, Jr...... Cumming, GA Franklin, Vaughn Harper ...... Gainesville, VA Goetz, Gregory Theodore ...... Athens, GA August 17, 2013 Gouger, William Marshall ...... Midlothian, VA Bannourah, Firas Makram...... Vienna, VA Gray, David Lloyd ...... Charlottesville, VA *Galvin, Amanda Virginia...... Blacksburg, VA Hwang, Jessica ...... Springfield, VA Reckling, Jacqueline Paige...... Virginia Beach, VA Kelly, Dustin Michael ...... Stafford, VA Zaboli, Samantha Jalleh...... Sterling, VA Lowe, Darrin Lawrence ...... Cedar Bluff, VA Zeffiro, Susanah Crowley...... Sewickley, PA ***McCormick, Kirstain Marie ...... Blacksburg, VA *Mosberg, Phillip William ...... Glen Allen, VA Nadeau, Austin Brian ...... Auburn, ME July 8, 2013 Perkins, Vinson Daniel ...... Smithfield, VA *Birr, Samantha Christine...... Basking Ridge, NJ Plunkett, Sean Brendan ...... Fredericksburg, VA Poli, Christopher James ...... Leesburg, VA **Hill, Justin Nathaniel...... Virginia Beach, VA Radford, Brandon Ray ...... Roanoke, VA *†Wolley, Benjamin Scott...... Salem, VA Rooney, Andrew John ...... Springfield, VA Saadat, Ziaedeen Ehson ...... Winston Salem, NC MUSIC ***Smith, Jarryd Marius ...... Virginia Beach, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Harvey, Christopher Hewitt ...... Fairfax, VA Hatchett, Jordan Ross ...... Collinsville, VA *φWitte, Jeremiah Christian ...... Bristol, VA

38 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous PHILOSOPHY BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES DECEMBER 19, 2013 CLASSICAL STUDIES Carpin, John Caleb ...... Richmond, VA Lutterbein, Alexander Michael ...... Manakin Sabot, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 *Lutton, Jonathan Thomas ...... Annandale, VA McGriff, Tashi Jasmine ...... Blacksburg, VA

August 17, 2013 July 8, 2013 Jarboe, Rebecca Lyndsey...... Charlotte Hall, MD Nguyen, Allison Thu Anh Tri...... Haymarket, VA

July 8, 2013 FRENCH Iruvanti, Sirisha Sayi...... Yorktown, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Nguyen, Allison Thu Anh Tri...... Haymarket, VA *Hosick, Julia Marie ...... Manassas, VA POLITICAL SCIENCE SPANISH DECEMBER 19, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Amole, Devin Bray ...... Alexandria, VA Best, Jaymes Kerry ...... Dumfries, VA Caron, Paul Bernard ...... Great Falls, VA Boron, Zachary Hunt ...... Chesapeake, VA ***Smith, Allen Paul ...... Daleville, VA Celentano, Matthew Joseph ...... Islip, NY Stallworth, Chelsea Leigh ...... Chester, VA Conlon, Olivia Grace ...... Woodstock, VA Daniel, Joseph Christopher ...... Blacksburg, VA August 17, 2013 **Deo, Navreet Kaur ...... Centreville, VA **Cordero, Ashley Faith...... Salem, VA Doyle, Brian James ...... Hopkinton, MA Haggard, Todd Matthew, Jr...... Virginia Beach, VA Corrigan, Katherine Anne...... Millers, MD **Hall, Chelsea Lee ...... Parksley, VA Seabrooks-Matthews, Arianna Naomi...... Mechanicsville, VA Hallerman, Simon Jacob ...... Blacksburg, VA *Hawrami, Wanawsha Ameen ...... Leesburg, VA July 8, 2013 Hayden, Zachary Bruce ...... Leesburg, VA Hoepner, Joseph Fuller ...... Chesterfield, VA Mashack, Emily Rose...... Round Hill, VA *Kastilahn, Nicholas Christopher ...... Walnut Creek, CA McGinnis, Tonya Nickole ...... Fairlawn, VA Merryman, Meagan Mackey ...... Fredericksburg, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Moss, Daniel Ian ...... Virginia Beach, VA APPAREL, HOUSING, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT **Niedzwiecki, Michael Alexander ...... Fairfax Station, VA **Poppe, Megan Elizabeth ...... Fairfax, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Robertson, Nicholas Andrew ...... Danville, VA Sutherland, Michelle Jean ...... Arlington, VA Ahn, Samuel S ...... Centreville, VA Tran, Don Hai ...... Sterling, VA Alderman, Michelle Lynn ...... Chesapeake, VA ***Van Horn, Andrew Sheffey ...... Midlothian, VA Baca, Michelle Judith ...... Alexandria, VA Barber, Christopher Ryan ...... Blacksburg, VA Blake, Kasey Irene ...... Harrisburg, PA August 17, 2013 Bryant, Megan Elizabeth ...... Clifton Forge, VA Booth, Autumn Shanae...... Ripplemead, VA Carey, Alexis Danielle ...... Charlottesville, VA Hartle, Keleigh Marie...... Haymarket, VA Collier, Megan Lynne ...... Virginia Beach, VA Lett, David Reeve...... Indianapolis, IN Dausin, Rachelle Anora ...... Blacksburg, VA Davis, Cara Carpenter ...... Covington, LA Douglas, Alexander Melvyn ...... Gaithersburg, MD July 8, 2013 Ehrensberger, Lauren Brittany ...... Mount Airy, MD Engelbert, Kevin Ward ...... Chalfont, PA *Cocco, Kayla Ann...... Sterling, VA Forbes, Denis Scott ...... Richmond, VA Dodd, Morgan Rose...... Oak Ridge, NC Gorby, Amanda Grace ...... Fishersville, VA Easterling, Jonathan Henderson...... Richmond, VA Haldeman, Tanya Danielle ...... Laurys Station, PA Laughon, Taylor Megan...... Salem, VA Hurd, Cameron Michael ...... Roanoke, VA *McGinnis, Zachary Scott...... Raleigh, NC Iaconangelo, Mason Paul ...... Centreville, VA **Piazza, George Steven...... Glen Allen, VA **Ireland, Louisa Joy ...... Hamilton, VA Kennedy, Kyle Harrison ...... Rocky Gap, VA THEATRE ARTS Lee, Shane Christopher ...... Winchester, VA Mantiply, Joseph Newman ...... Blacksburg, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Miller, Kyle Christopher ...... Blacksburg, VA Burns, Alexander William Harrison ...... Reston, VA Morgan, Chadwick Jonathan ...... Springfield, VA *Law, Margaret Elizabeth ...... Roanoke, VA Moyers, Michael Guidon ...... Blacksburg, VA Nelson, James Kevin, Jr...... Olney, MD Nguyen, Cynthia Van-Nga ...... Fairfax Station, VA Secules, Kelsey McGuire ...... Dallas, TX Scruggs, Kristina Elizabeth ...... Staunton, VA Shelton, Candice Lorine ...... Staunton, VA Stockdale, Catherine Maxwell ...... Glen Allen, VA August 17, 2013 Thompson, Kenneth Allen ...... Moorestown, NJ Mitchell, Mia Nicole...... Chesapeake, VA Tyler, Jack C ...... Oakton, VA Wedin, David A...... Bryan, TX Watkins, Robert Scott, Jr...... Richmond, VA Williams, Kelvin Alexander ...... Alexandria, VA

July 8, 2013 August 17, 2013 Darr, Johnathan...... Ashburn, VA Carey, Maegan Elizabeth...... Fairfax, VA McDermott, Sean Bartley...... Blacksburg, VA Rodden, Sarah Elizabeth...... Danville, VA Thompson, Shane Micheal...... Norwich, NY Travis, Victoria Freeman...... Richmond, VA Untiedt, Megan Ann...... Mt. Sidney, VA

*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” 39 §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous July 8, 2013 COLLEGE OF Artis-Gray, Jeffrey Lynn...... Chesapeake, VA Bower, Travis Wayne...... Roanoke, VA NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT Ejigu, Michael Teshome...... Washington, DC Fronteras, Vincent Cubillo...... Virginia Beach, VA Gawne, Amanda Elizabeth...... Virginia Beach, VA Dean Paul M. Winistorfer Hodges, Ryan Matthew...... Mechanicsville, VA Winters, Charles Ross...... Annandale, VA BACHELOR OF ARTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT GEOGRAPHY DECEMBER 19, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Banks, Jamonte Rasheem ...... Portsmouth, VA Brill, Aaron Micah ...... Moneta, VA Bauserman, Lindsey Taylor ...... Stephens City, VA *Diaz, Sara Ysabel ...... Englewood, NJ ***Dale, Harlie King ...... Buena Vista, VA Elmelik, Ashraf Tagelsir ...... Alexandria, VA *Felix, Rachel Kendra ...... Hampton, VA *Ervine, Carissa Adar ...... Mt. Solon, VA Finley, Kathleen Virginia ...... Herndon, VA Ferguson, Gwenyth Fiona ...... Charles City, VA **Graves, Morgan Gaynelle ...... Herndon, VA Hayward, Ian Russell ...... Manassas, VA Halsey, Brynne Katharine Marie ...... Midlothian, VA Johnson, Mark Wade ...... Salem, VA **Hurley, Megan Grace ...... Leesburg, VA ***φJones, Katherine Elizabeth ...... Kingsport, TN ***King, Danielle Maria ...... Midlothian, VA Kepley, Anna Kristine ...... Roanoke, VA Lillard, Ashley Elizabeth ...... Madison, VA Long, Bonnie Delanty ...... Hume, VA Maiuri, Alexandra Catherine ...... Haymarket, VA Phillips, Andrew Gregory ...... Huntsville, AL Melhorn, Jessica Elizabeth ...... Chesterfield, VA ***φRegan, Alison Marie ...... Fairfax, VA **Noel, Jessica Leigh ...... Charlottesville, VA *Schecker, Joshua David ...... Chesapeake, VA Salyer, Emily Catherine ...... Saint Paul, VA ***Shanholtz, Spencer Allen ...... Stephens City, VA Scipioni, Rebecca Anne ...... Sterling, VA ***φSmyth, Jessica ...... Pittsburgh, PA ***φTandy, Kristina Cassandra ...... Chesapeake, VA Surface, Sean Seth ...... Blacksburg, VA Walton, Whitney Dawn ...... Roanoke, VA Tan, Czander Lopez ...... Mooresville, NC Webster, Robyn Lee ...... Chesapeake, VA Zeller, Gregor Erwin ...... Heidelberg, Germany White, Lauren Kay ...... Christiansburg, VA Worley, Sarah Meade ...... Blacksburg, VA ***Wright, Natalie Christina ...... Sterling, VA August 17, 2013 **Zai, Natalie Nicole ...... Fairfax, VA Davis, Zachary Allen...... Roanoke, VA Forrest, Jackson Wayne...... Queenstown, MD Gervais, Kevin Peter...... Ashburn, VA August 17, 2013 MacNabb, Jaime Anne...... Horsham, PA Corrigan, Katherine Anne...... Millers, MD **Nault, Andrew S...... Poquoson, VA *Dandridge, Kaitlin Paige...... Hanover, VA Remmers, Julie Anne...... Richmond, VA Dragoi, Lindsey Michele...... Herndon, VA Schambach, Steven Foley...... Glade Spring, VA **Frye, Lindsey Elaine...... Stephens City, VA Urbina, Timothy Steven...... Purcellville, VA Jackson, Retta Nichole...... Wytheville, VA Waldron, Adam Graham...... Chesterfield, VA Jones, Caitlin Elizabeth...... Cana, VA Joyner, Amber Lee...... Newport News, VA Kruklinski, Emily Elizabeth...... St. Petersburg, FL July 8, 2013 Lewis, Katherine Elaine...... Richmond, VA Bailey, Kyle Evan...... Christiansburg, VA Mongold, Elizabeth Mary...... Annapolis, MD Scott, Leigh Marissa...... Herndon, VA Teneo, Micah Aurelius Peregrine...... Laytonsville, MD BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Viar, Dustin Hunter...... Amherst, VA *Vizy, Laura...... Springfield, VA ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

July 8, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Brickey, Anthony Todd, Jr...... Max Meadows, VA *Erickson, Nicole Kaley...... Herndon, VA McVoy, Justin Shane ...... Blacksburg, VA Mitchell, Rena Robertson...... Pulaski, VA Shah, Syed Waqar Hussain ...... Sparks, MD West, Jamie Marie...... King George, VA FISHERIES SCIENCE SOCIOLOGY DECEMBER 19, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Ashby, Travis Austin ...... Churchville, VA *Freidel, Timothy John ...... Dover, DE Dellapenta, Anna Rae ...... Springfield, VA Gibson, Laurence De’Sean ...... Sierra Vista, AZ Fortin, Michael Scott ...... Concord, NC Gregory, Tony L ...... Virginia Beach, VA Huggins, Kaitlin Dalia ...... Manassas, VA Hirst, James Anthony ...... Smithfield, VA Masser, Mitchell Crawford ...... Frederick, MD McDowell, Rachel Ann ...... Appomattox, VA Stephens, Lee Chandler ...... Pearisburg, VA McMillan, Jonathan Stern ...... Amherst, VA Morris, Michael Edward ...... Radford, VA Pinkman, Patrick S ...... Annandale, VA August 17, 2013 Raines, Cadarian Marcellus ...... Petersburg, VA Price, Caleb French...... Woodstock, VA ***Stallings, Sara Woodruff ...... Pembroke, VA Wong, Jonathan Frank ...... St. Petersburg, FL FORESTRY

August 17, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 **Cordero, Ashley Faith...... Salem, VA *Beethoven-Wilson, Philip Edwin ...... Mechanicsville, VA *Nguyen, Amy Hoang...... Lorton, VA Saulnier, William Joseph ...... Blacksburg, VA **Seymour, Katherine Marie...... Arlington, VA August 17, 2013 Gibson, Caleb Bickley...... Castlewood, VA

40 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION ECONOMICS DECEMBER 19, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 Herring, Jordan Blake ...... Weyers Cave, VA †Bruce, Wayne Rene ...... Blacksburg, VA *Rollison, Brian D...... Lovettsville, VA Cole, Brandon Joel ...... Woodbridge, VA ***Rutemiller, Paul Brian ...... Cincinnati, OH Lynch, Ryan Patrick ...... Manassas, VA Swain, Laura Scott ...... Wilmington, DE McGee, Thomas Speight ...... Blacksburg, VA Nevins, David Joseph ...... Hingham, MA Ohlhaver, James Patrick ...... Newport News, VA July 8, 2013 Robinson, Kendal Anne ...... Houston, TX Edwards, Richard Andrew...... Saluda, VA Saladino, John Michael ...... Weddington, NC **Mason, Steven Douglas...... Galax, VA Sampson, Brandon Ty ...... Stafford, VA Smith, Steven James ...... Mechanicsville, VA WILDLIFE SCIENCE August 17, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 **Chowdhury, Sara Jeasmeen...... Leesburg, VA Baldwin, Nicholas Warren ...... Pamplin, VA Keck, Stephen Jerome II...... Cloverdale, VA *Dehart, Clark Gabriel ...... Blacksburg, VA *DiCocco, Ariana Nicola ...... Manassas, VA July 8, 2013 ***Hody, James Wagner ...... Bel Air, MD Basu, Robi K...... Cincinnati, OH Lee, Ashby Elizabeth ...... Norfolk, VA Deevi, Sathish Chandra...... Midlothian, VA Martinez, Adriana Alicia ...... Alexandria, VA Heidenthal, Christopher M...... Blacksburg, VA Merello, Jennifer Ashley ...... Crofton, MD Lohr, John David...... Richmond, VA Pegram, Genevive Lynne ...... Richmond, VA Papke, John Trent...... Brightwood, VA *Silliphant, Lauren Ashley ...... Virginia Beach, VA Verity, Peter Eugene ...... Parksley, VA PHYSICS

August 17, 2013 DECEMBER 19, 2013 *Haga, Rachel Ann...... Virginia Beach, VA Carpin, John Caleb ...... Richmond, VA Rowe, Christopher Brian...... Hampton, VA Forbes, Andrew Walker ...... Catharpin, VA Shearer, Evan Thomas...... Virginia Beach, VA Zanarini, Gina Marie...... Blacksburg, VA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE July 8, 2013 BIOCHEMISTRY Patel, Ankit Chandresh...... Blacksburg, VA Tuck, Heather Anne...... Clinton, MD DECEMBER 19, 2013 Bumbeh, Samuel Saah ...... Woodbridge, VA WOOD SCIENCE AND FOREST PRODUCTS *Ellerbrock, Jacob Franklin ...... Blacksburg, VA Scarberry, Morgan Alexis ...... Castlewood, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 August 17, 2013 Bauman, Michael Justin ...... Marion, VA Coplan, Timothy Charlton ...... Glen Allen, VA Godsell, Heather Elise...... Chesapeake, VA Jensen, Matthew Christian ...... Crozet, VA Hayashi, Kimberly Rae...... Chester, VA Schneider, Gary William, Jr...... Germantown, MD ***φKashanian, Sarah Marie...... Fairfax, VA Nam, Han Gu...... Blacksburg, VA Vance, Ann Clarke...... Fredericksburg, VA July 8, 2013 Blevins, David Andrew...... Floyd, VA July 8, 2013 Moore, Christopher Henry...... South Boston, VA Agarwal, Shivani...... Lorton, VA Burciaga, Brandon Michael...... Herndon, VA Dean, Kaitlyn Elizabeth...... Fredericksburg, VA DeLoatch, Danielle Morgan...... Chesapeake, VA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Dunn, Joshua Adam...... Haymarket, VA Estes, Pamela Louise...... Centreville, VA *Mlynczak, Katherine Ashley...... Yorktown, VA Dean Lay Nam Chang Sawyer, Catherine Lynn...... Virginia Beach, VA

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BACHELOR OF ARTS DECEMBER 19, 2013 Adducci, Benjamin Augustus ...... Alexandria, VA CHEMISTRY **φAdkins, Ashley Dawn ...... Charlotte, NC DECEMBER 19, 2013 Ahmed, Umar Talal ...... Falls Church, VA Allen, Lee Garrett ...... Virginia Beach, VA *φHill, Brycen Thomas ...... Warrenton, VA Arora, Neha ...... North Royalton, OH Olsen, Kaila Taryn ...... Chesapeake, VA Carter, Meredith Leigh ...... Afton, VA Clay, Letitia Chantal ...... Newport News, VA Crites, Timothy Eugene ...... Herndon, VA August 17, 2013 Denny, Andrea Bea ...... Virginia Beach, VA Haigler, Erik William...... Hampton, VA Devine, Edward Joseph ...... Lincroft, NJ Novak, Mark Steven...... Glen Allen, VA **Flood, Miranda Gillbette ...... Chesapeake, VA Shenton, Sean Edward...... Blacksburg, VA Forlines, Blake Howell ...... Richmond, VA Girshevitsky, Maxim Maxim ...... Reston, VA July 8, 2013 Hatchett, Kari Dee Nicole ...... Martinsville, VA How Yew Kin, Grace Lynn ...... Springfield, VA Bartocci, Philip Tyler...... Clifton Forge, VA Huber, Benjamin Richard ...... Glen Allen, VA Nguyen, Dang Quang...... Centreville, VA ***φHughes, Camilla Helen Kroehler ...... Blacksburg, VA Kimminau, Emily Ann ...... Williamsburg, VA **Kline, Logan Fowler ...... Mission Hills, KS **Koo, Christine ...... Centreville, VA

*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” 41 §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous Liles, Alexander Cameron ...... Newport News, VA August 17, 2013 *Lucky, Caitlyn Elizabeth ...... Springfield, VA Allis, Gregory Stephen...... Magnolia, DE *Marshall, David Randolph, Jr...... Charlottesville, VA Belton, James Michael, Jr...... Cascade, VA Mays, Kevin Layne, Jr...... Culpeper, VA Blower, Matthew Dollin Kelly...... Alexandria, VA Meredith, Pearl Ann ...... Snowville, VA *Brown, Nathan David...... Burke, VA Michaels, Amanda Paige ...... Clifton, VA Garty, Abigail Lynn...... Chesapeake, VA *Murphy, Kelly May ...... Severna Park, MD **Gorce, Jennifer Shannon...... Crestwood, KY Murphy, Patrick Andrew ...... Ashburn, VA Henley, John Gregory...... Walkerton, VA Nave, Brandon Tyler ...... Bristol, VA Neterer, John Cabell ...... Goochland, VA Lipscomb, John Ethan...... Fincastle, VA Paek, Ka Hyun ...... Haymarket, VA McIvor, Benjamin Joseph...... Manassas, VA Patterson, Patrice Nicole Alexia ...... Montego Bay, Jamaica Neary, Patrick Conway...... Brick, NJ Peterson, Rebecca Leigh ...... Chesapeake, VA Overby, Kyle Eugene...... Ararat, VA ***Powles, Ryan Lee ...... Herndon, VA Ross, Eric Gregory...... Luray, VA Printz, Crystal Dawn ...... Cross Junction, VA Schreiner, Stephen Michael...... West Roxbury, MA Raiford, Madeleine Augustina ...... Chesapeake, VA Smith, John Lawrence...... Ararat, VA ***φRapp, Steven Robert ...... Germantown, MD Woolaver, Kyle Robert...... Ellicott City, MD Riffe, Courtney Deleane ...... Bluefield, WV Sims, Jackson Douglas ...... Blacksburg, VA MATHEMATICS ***Smith, Aubrie Michelle ...... Stephens City, VA Sowers, Erica Catherine ...... North Wales, PA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Stromecki, Amanda Margaret ...... Herndon, VA *Temple, Nigel Austin ...... Virginia Beach, VA **φCogswell, Michael Andrew ...... Shepherdstown, WV *Vogt, Jonathan Walter ...... Shamong, NJ Evans, Tanika T ...... Norfolk, VA Wills, Kevin Morrison, Jr...... Blacksburg, VA Jenkins, Derek Michael ...... Berryville, VA **Zai, Natalie Nicole ...... Fairfax, VA ***Lewers, Mark Edward ...... McLean, VA Zhang, Vivian ...... Springfield, VA McKnight, Kayla Beth ...... Galax, VA Moulton, Matthew Terry ...... Chapel Hill, NC Rodichok, Edward Tyler ...... Ellicott City, MD August 17, 2013 Somersall, Colin Michael ...... Leesburg, VA Bansal, Swati...... Alexandria, VA Ulfers, Carolyn Ruth ...... King George, VA Crandell, Brett Douglas...... Rochester, NY Yu, Junjie ...... Hangzhou, China Dinh, Lisa Thi...... Roanoke, VA Yuan, Bowen ...... Xian, China Harris, Tyler Paul...... Weyers Cave, VA Le, Lam Thai...... Powhatan, VA Long, Emily Kathleen...... Sugar Grove, VA August 17, 2013 Machat, Christopher George...... Hillsborough, NJ Barry, Alexander Wilson...... Bethesda, MD McBride, Danielle Elizabeth...... Fairfax Station, VA Cook, Todd Joseph...... Warrenton, VA Muraleetharan, Saghana...... Ashburn, VA Cummiskey, Sean Eric...... Reston, VA Patel, Jai Bipin...... Winchester, VA Foley, Evan Elizabeth...... Florham Park, NJ Payne, Tommie Jo...... Claudville, VA Marrione, Amanda Marie...... Blacksburg, VA Reed, Gervais Timothy, II...... Manassas, VA Neale, Travis Anderson...... Bealeton, VA Rosenberger, Blake Jeffrey...... Elizabethtown, PA Walters, Jackson Gregory...... Clifton, VA Torres, Luis Alberto...... Los Angeles, CA Wu, Virginia...... Vienna, VA Yeatts, Brandy Reed...... Crewe, VA July 8, 2013 Carr, Stephanie Paige...... Roanoke, VA July 8, 2013 Savage, Nola Marie...... Alexandria, VA Seward, Philip James...... Newport News, VA Alderman, Cody Neil...... Hillsville, VA Suddeth, Andrea Marie...... Fries, VA **φAllen, Bryce Kenneth...... Virginia Beach, VA ***Bhatia, Shikha...... Centreville, VA Blank, Jeffrey Patrick...... Montpelier, VA PHYSICS **Hostyn, Patricia Ann...... Alexandria, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Iruvanti, Sirisha Sayi...... Yorktown, VA Brunell, David Kurt ...... Blacksburg, VA Kang, Alexander...... Glen Allen, VA *Eltahir, Amnah Mohamed ...... Fairfax, VA **Moon, Caroline Sung Un...... Chesterfield, VA Hoebel, Amanda Elizabeth ...... Prince George, VA Shumate, David Evan...... Danville, VA ***Lewers, Mark Edward ...... McLean, VA Sullivan, Anne Christine...... Syracuse, NY **Lewis, Patrick Carl ...... Blacksburg, VA Thach, Nhat Ngoc...... Richmond, VA Milligan, Kevin Christopher ...... Fairfax, VA Ullrich, Elizabeth Colleen...... Staunton, VA Moretti, Frederick Russ ...... Brick, NJ *Roman, Ahmed Hemdan ...... Fairfax, VA CHEMISTRY DECEMBER 19, 2013 August 17, 2013 Walters, Jackson Gregory...... Clifton, VA Gates, Joseph Emmanuel Lewis ...... Leesburg, VA Heinz, John Ryan ...... Alexandria, VA Hill, Megan Nicole ...... Fincastle, VA PSYCHOLOGY Jeter, Timothy Scott ...... Quinton, VA Patterson, Ayanna Shanice ...... North Chesterfield, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 **Tydings, Christopher Michael ...... Ashburn, VA

Ademski, Courtney Marie ...... Prince Frederick, MD GEOSCIENCES Armstrong, Mary Joan ...... Sterling, VA DECEMBER 19, 2013 Belcher, Latoshia Renee ...... Lebanon, VA Borgiasz, Catherine Marie ...... Falls Church, VA ***Alsaad, Ali Sadiq ...... Dammam, Saudi Arabia Bullock, Leslie Amanda ...... Daleville, VA Barringer, Jack T ...... Fairfax, VA Calderon, Brenda Yamileth ...... Manassas Park, VA Batts, Jason Robert ...... Newport News, VA Cea, Jessica Carol ...... Fairfax, VA Fox, Edward Heald, II...... Altavista, VA Cho, Silvia Su Young ...... Dunn Loring, VA Portwood, Emily Katherine ...... Colonial Heights, VA Clem, Jake Miller ...... Sterling, VA ***Prunty, Aaron Christopher ...... Yorktown, VA *Clevinger, Kristina Jane ...... Laurel, MD **Rabaan, Ali Habeb ...... Saihat, Saudi Arabia **Coleman, Courtlyn Whitney ...... Charlottesville, VA Corrales, Peter Josue ...... Arlington, VA Friss, Thomas San ...... Bluefield, WV

42 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous *Holmes, Christian Elizabeth-Mildred ...... Manassas, VA July 8, 2013 Horinko, Allison Nicole ...... Palmerton, PA Ajayi, Abeni Folashade...... Annapolis, MD *Hudson, Joseph David ...... Jonesville, VA Bryan, Corey Andrew...... Vienna, VA Hurley, Brittany Alexandra ...... Ashburn, VA Jasani, Yogita Yogesh ...... Centreville, VA *Cauley, Edmund Savoie...... Falls Church, VA Jones, Alexander Gates ...... Williamsburg, VA Craft, Amanda Marie...... Petersburg, VA Kim, Minji ...... Fairfax, VA Dean, Kaitlyn Elizabeth...... Fredericksburg, VA Lacot, Dennis Edward ...... Lorton, VA DeCoster, Jameice Tianna...... Glenn Dale, MD Lazarte, Melissa M...... Springfield, VA Donnelly, Shanna Colleen...... Randolph, NJ Lipscomb, Shannon Elizabeth ...... Annapolis, MD *Erickson, Nicole Kaley...... Herndon, VA Lord, Jon-Eric ...... Fluvanna, VA **Gaboury, Shane Tyler...... Chantilly, VA *Mateus, Stephanie Mendes ...... Alexandria, VA Hamlin, Lindsey Rochelle...... Midlothian, VA Meinhardt, Mary Elizabeth ...... Manassas, VA Hearst, Megan Alessandra...... Roanoke, VA *Nekoba, Katherine Kibe ...... Fairfax Station, VA Khokhar, Harman K...... Leesburg, VA Papp, Hunter Andersen ...... Chesapeake, VA Kim, Angie Eunjoo...... South Riding, VA Reeves, Tyler Makenzie ...... Appomattox, VA Kim, Christina Yulee...... Midlothian, VA ***φRepep, Jessica Dawn ...... Poolesville, MD Kline, Kelley Leighann...... Albuquerque, NM Rosen, Adon Franklin ...... Oak Hill, VA Masanque, Melanie Andrea...... Leesburg, VA *Sandlar, Miles Alan ...... Eatontown, NJ Schreiber, Michael Burton ...... Herndon, VA **φMcGeagh, Michael James...... Glade Spring, VA **Schrum, Alexandra Lee ...... Seaford, VA Melvin, Angelica Shemari...... Clifton Forge, VA Shirley, Sheree Jean ...... Clear Brook, VA Ostuni Ruiz, Erika Paola...... Barinas, Venezuela Smucker, Gregory Rolland ...... Sterling, VA Petrucelli, David James...... Crozet, VA Sterne, Susan Louise ...... Alexandria, VA Reece, Sara Nelson...... Richmond, VA Stotler, Derek B ...... Arlington, VA Serenyi, Lindsay Pearl...... Edison, NJ Strong, Christopher Matthew ...... Richmond, VA Sethi, Amrita...... Springfield, VA Teie, Sophia Yolanda ...... Annandale, VA Snelling, Christopher James...... Columbia, MD **Trice, Michelle Lynne ...... Richmond, VA Thai, An Xuan...... Falls Church, VA Vasquez, Holland Marie ...... Leesburg, VA Tucker, Alexis Jeanne...... Clifton, VA *Vogt, Jonathan Walter ...... Shamong, NJ Welzel, Melanie Lauren...... Winchester, VA Wade, Caitlin Noelle ...... Big Stone Gap, VA Ward, Rachel Elizabeth ...... Midlothian, VA **Wilbert, Chelsea Arlene ...... Hamilton Square, NJ STATISTICS DECEMBER 19, 2013 August 17, 2013 Berlin, Matthew Landon...... Charlottesville, VA *Buehler, Steven Lloyd ...... Lebanon, NJ Fortunato, Gina Marie ...... Dumfries, VA **Butler, Bret Andrew...... Cifax, VA Kent, Theodore John Richard ...... Richmond, VA Choi, Jin Sun...... Woodbridge, VA Smucker, Gregory Rolland ...... Sterling, VA Davis, Karen Renn...... Middletown, VA Dollarhide, Erik King...... McLean, VA August 17, 2013 *Fernandez, Scott Andrew...... Sterling, VA Holloway, Sarah Helena...... Lynchburg, VA Field, Nicola Marie...... Fairfax Station, VA Kea, Skyler Hamilton...... Roanoke, VA July 8, 2013 Mulvehill, Molly Elizabeth...... Montclair, VA *Nguyen, Amy Hoang...... Lorton, VA Aubuchon, Amanda Marie...... Glastonbury, CT **Seymour, Katherine Marie...... Arlington, VA Nenno, Matthew James...... Waldorf, MD Teneo, Micah Aurelius Peregrine...... Laytonsville, MD ALMA MATER Sing praise to Alma Mater dear, VIRGINIA TECH For V.P.I. we’ll ever cheer; BRASS ENSEMBLE Come lift your voices, swell the song, Our loyalties to her belong. Mark Brown, Trumpet CHORUS Kevin C. Cheatham, Trumpet So stand and sing all hail to thee. Jules Clayton, Trumpet VT, all hail to thee. Jason Crafton, Trumpet The Orange and Maroon you see, Dakota Corbliss, Horn That’s fighting on to victory; Wallace Easter, Horn Our strife will not be long this day, For our glory lies within this fray. Kristen Fowler, Horn Jay Crone, Trombone All loyal sons and daughters, one, Steven Eckert, Trombone We raise our banner to the sun; Our motto brings a spirit true, Andrew Wilson, Trombone That we may ever serve for you. Tyler Lundy, Tuba Words by L.G. Chase, ’42 Music by E.T. Sparks, ’40

*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ΔCommonwealth Scholars ‡ “Degree In Honors” 43 §Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous VT/038100/1113/8M/144639