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UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston Commencement Fall 2018

Message from Renu Khator, President p. 3 University of Houston System Board of Regents p. 4 President’s Cabinet p. 4 Deans p. 5 History of UH p. 6 Commencement Traditions p. 7 Ceremonial Symbols p. 8 Academic Honors p. 9 Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts p. 11 C. T. Bauer College of Business p. 15 College of Education p. 25 Cullen College of Engineering p. 33 Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management p. 45 College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences p. 51 College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics p. 63 College of Nursing p. 71 College of Technology p. 77 The Honors College p. 85 Message from UH Alumni Association p. 88

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2 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Message from the President December 2018

Dear University of Houston Graduates:

Congratulations on this, the most memorable day of your college career! The degree you are about to receive represents the tier-one education you have achieved. It is a degree that will continue to increase in value as the University of Houston achieves even greater national and international recognition.

Many factors contributed to the success that brought you to this ceremony, on this day. The support of your parents, families and friends, and the encouragement of your faculty, advisors and staff, played a significant part, of course. But what made it all possible was the personal commitment, drive and resolve that helped you cross the finish line. I have no doubt these same attributes will serve you well as you make your mark in the world.

I know in my heart you are the best prepared, best educated and best equipped individuals of your generation, and that you will walk out today as proud and confident UH alumni, ready and able not just to compete, but to succeed and be leaders in your chosen careers.

Your alma mater is a richer institution thanks in great part to the example you have set for the next generation of students.

With my best wishes for a bright and rewarding future, Go Coogs!

Renu Khator President

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University of Houston System Board of Regents Tilman J. Fertitta, Chairman Peter K. Taaffe, Vice Chairman Paula M. Mendoza, Secretary Durga D. Agrawal Doug H. Brooks Steve I. Chazen Beth Madison Gerald W. McElvy Jack B. Moore Andrew Z. Teoh University of Houston President Renu Khator President’s Cabinet Paula Myrick Short Ramanan Krishnamoorti Theresa M. Monaco Chair for the Provost Chief Energy Officer Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Elwyn C. Lee Jim McShan Vice President for Neighborhood and Strategic Initiatives Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Dan O’Connor Eloise Dunn Brice President, UH Faculty Senate Vice President for University Advancement Michael Pede Dona Hamilton Cornell Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel Chris Pezman Amr Elnashai Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and Athletics Director Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer Jason Smith Lisa Holdeman Vice President for Governmental Relations Vice President for University Marketing Stephen J. Spann and Communications Vice President for Medical Affairs and Michael Johnson Founding Dean, College of Medicine Chief of Staff J. Richard Walker Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services

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University of Houston Deans

Anthony P. Ambler Thomas George College of Technology Interim Dean C. T. Bauer College of Business Leonard M. Baynes UH Law Center Dennis Reynolds Barron Hilton Distinguished Chair Andrew C. Davis, Founding Dean Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management Cullen Foundation Endowed Dean’s Chair Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts Earl L. Smith III Greeman-Petty Professor in Vision Development Alan J. Dettlaff College of Optometry Maconda Brown O’Connor Endowed Dean’s Chair Graduate College of Social Work Stephen J. Spann, Founding Dean College of Medicine Lisa A. German Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Dean’s Chair Kathryn M. Tart, Founding Dean University of Houston Libraries Humana Endowed Dean’s Chair in Nursing College of Nursing Robert McPherson Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Dean’s Chair Joseph W. Tedesco College of Education Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Dean’s Chair Cullen College of Engineering William Monroe Nancy O’Connor Abendshein Endowed Professor Antonio D. Tillis The Honors College M.D. Anderson Professor in Hispanic Studies College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Patricia Belton Oliver Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Dan E. Wells Distinguished Professor of Science F. Lamar Pritchard College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics College of Pharmacy

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University of Houston History

The University of Houston was established as the UH is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research Houston Junior College in 1927. As the college grew, university, and its public service and community it prospered and officially became the four-year activities, such as cultural offerings, clinical services, University of Houston in 1934. Two years later, the policy studies and small business initiatives, serve college attained land for a permanent campus, and in a diverse metropolitan population. Likewise, the 1939 it constructed its first building, the Roy G. Cullen resources of the Gulf Coast Region complement and Building. The University became a state institution in enrich the University’s academic programs, providing 1963. students with professional expertise, practical experience and career opportunities. The University includes 15 academic colleges and the multidisciplinary Honors College that teach a wide In keeping with the University’s commitment to array of subjects – from math, arts and engineering to excellence, UH recently raised the benchmark of law, pharmacy and business. What started as a campus academic achievement. Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s with a single building has grown into a world-class oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, university, offering more than 250 undergraduate awarded UH the approval to shelter a chapter in 2015. and graduate programs to more than 44,000 students This designation welcomed UH to an elite group of the annually. nation’s most esteemed colleges and universities.

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Commencement Traditions

Academic costumes of today have a history of nearly eight centuries. In medieval Europe, all townspeople wore long flowing robes and gowns. The materials and colors were governed by royal decree. Gradually, distinctive gowns were developed for the various professions, trades and guilds. Scholars wore robes and hoods to protect their shaved heads. Later, skullcaps were worn on the head, and the hoods became a cape that could be pulled over the head during unpleasant weather.

As additional universities were founded, distinctive forms of the gown and hood were adapted by their faculties for bachelor’s (apprentices of the arts), master’s (teachers) and doctoral (teachers who had completed postgraduate studies). When caps and hats came into fashion in the 15th century, the hoods became ornamental, draped over the shoulders and down the back.

The academic hat was first worn as a symbol of the master’s degree and existed in various forms. The mortarboard style comes to us from Oxford University. When academic costumes came to America in 1754, styles were quite varied. In Europe, they still are; however, in our country, usage has been standardized by the Intercollegiate Code of Academic Costume.

Kathrine G. McGovern Cullen College of Engineering College of the Arts Bachelor’s Degree Tassel: Orange Bachelor’s Degree Tassel: Brown Master’s Degree Hood: Orange Master’s Degree Hood (Art): White Tassel: Black Hood (Music): Pink Doctoral Degree Hood: Dark Blue Hood (Theatre): Brown Tassel: Red Tassel: Black Doctoral Degree Hood: Pink Conrad N. Hilton College Tassel: Red of Hotel and Restaurant C. T. Bauer College of Business Management Bachelor’s Degree Tassel: Navy Bachelor’s Degree Tassel: Dark Blue Master’s Degree Hood: Navy, Red and White Master’s Degree Hood: Drab Tassel: Black Tassel: Black Doctoral Degree Hood: Dark Blue Doctoral Degree Hood: Dark Blue Tassel: Red Tassel: Red College of Education College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Tassel: Light Blue Master’s Degree Hood: Light Blue Bachelor’s Degree Tassel: Citron Tassel: Black Master’s Degree Hood: Citron Doctoral Degree Hood (Ed.D.): Light Blue Tassel: Black Hood (Ph.D.): Dark Blue Doctoral Degree Hood: Dark Blue Tassel: Red Tassel: Red

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College of Natural Sciences College of Nursing and Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Tassel: Apricot Bachelor’s Degree Tassel: Golden Yellow Master’s Degree Hood: Apricot Master’s Degree Hood: Golden Yellow Tassel: Black Tassel: Black Doctoral Degree Hood: Dark Blue College of Technology Tassel: Red Bachelor’s Degree Tassel: Maroon Master’s Degree Hood: Maroon Tassel: Black Ceremonial Symbols The Seal TY OF H SI O Throughout history, seals have been used to authenticate official documents. The University R U E S of Houston and UH System seals both bear the Official Seal of Arms of General Sam T V

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University Mace The Mace, which is carried in academic processions, is a staff symbolizing the University’s authority and unity. The tradition of the academic mace began in the late 14th century when two ancient instruments, the royal scepter and the battle mace, were combined to form a university president’s symbol of authority.

The Alma Mater All hail to thee, Our Houston University. Our hearts fill with gladness When we think of thee. We’ll always adore thee Dear old varsity. And to thy memory cherished, True we’ll ever be. Words and music by Harmony Class of 1942

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Academic Honors

Academic honors are based on the requirements of the catalog year students entered the University. The final designation for honors is determined by the Provost’s Office upon final completion of all degree requirements. Pre-Fall 2010 Catalog Undergraduate students who complete their degree requirements under any catalog prior to Fall 2010 will graduate with the stated academic honors if they achieve the following grade point averages earned in the last 66 hours completed at the University of Houston. 3.75 to 4.0 Summa Cum Laude (with Highest Honors) 3.50 to 3.74 Magna Cum Laude (with High Honors) 3.25 to 3.49 Cum Laude (with Honors) Fall 2010 Catalog to Present Undergraduate students who complete their degree requirements under, and since, the Fall 2010 catalog will graduate with the stated academic honors if they achieve the following grade point averages earned in the last 54 hours completed at the University of Houston. 3.90 to 4.0 Summa Cum Laude (with Highest Honors) 3.70 to 3.89 Magna Cum Laude (with High Honors) 3.50 to 3.69 Cum Laude (with Honors) The roster of graduates and candidates for graduation does not include the names of those students who chose to withhold information under the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act.

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10 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Message from the Dean Dear Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts Graduates,

Congratulations!

You are here today because of all you have achieved at the University of Houston. You have worked tirelessly to master your craft, cultivating skills that position you at the forefront of the performing and visual arts. You have collectively spent thousands of hours rehearsing, researching, performing and designing on the University campus and beyond. You have added to our city’s rich and vibrant culture through community-centric projects and programs designed to promote Houston’s diverse arts community.

Now, as the next generation of creators, performers, artists and collaborators, the world is at your fingertips—just waiting for you to make your mark. My advice to you is to remain curious, investigate your environment and reimagine the possibilities of creative practices in our complex, 21st century world.

As you leave the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts to embark on your career and the next stage of your life, I know your future is bright. I look forward to seeing the impact you will make on our community, our city and our world. Please stay in touch with us! You can contact me at [email protected].

Sincerely,

Andrew Davis Founding Dean and Professor of Music Cullen Foundation Endowed Dean’s Chair

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PROCESSIONAL Faculty Banner Bearers Platform Party

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS David Bertman Associate Dean for Special Initiatives and Director of Bands

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WELCOME Andrew Davis Founding Dean and Professor of Music Cullen Foundation Endowed Dean’s Chair

GREETINGS FROM THE The Honorable Paula M. Mendoza UH SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS Board Secretary

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dean Andrew Davis

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES Beckham Dossett Director, School of Art and Interim Associate Dean Fleurette Fernando Director, Master of Arts Program in Arts Leadership Courtney Crappell Director of the School of Music Rob Shimko Director, School of Theatre and Dance

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Dean Andrew Davis AND CLOSING REMARKS

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Fall 2018 DOCTORAL DEGREES MASTER DEGREES BACHELOR DEGREES Moores School of Music Arts Leadership School of Art Doctor of Musical Arts Master of Arts Bachelor of Arts Katharina Jackson Dann Carolyn Casey Figueroa Art Western and Brazilian Sound in Francisco Kara Elizabeth Cothern Ashley R. Addison 2 Mignone’s Valsas Chôro Emily McWilliams Research Chair: Dr. Barbara Rose Lange Isis C. Garcia 2 3 Mark Chambers Diamond School of Art Kelsey Elizabeth Johnson William Flanagan: His Life and Music Ngoc Diep Khuu Research Chair: Professor Joseph Evans Master of Arts Sahibah Zehra Kugshia Kevin Emanuel Lemus Barbara Nicole Kenley Katherine Morris Boeckman Voicing Virginia: Adaptation of Woolf’s Belem Lopez Words to Music Moores School of Music Alica McPhaul Research Chair: Dr. Howard Pollack Irvin Ortiz Master of Music 2 Kirk Michael Rich Ariana M. Ramirez To Lift or Not to Lift: Slurs and Rhea M. Bumpass Samantha A. Ruvalcaba Articulation in Mendelssohn’s Organ Carlos Alberto Cordero Garcia Lilian Andrade Vazquez 2 Works Loanny Hernandez Research Chair: Dr. Matthew Dirst Art History Michael Anthony Woodard Catherine Miles Butler School of Theatre and Dance Megan L. Dentler 3 Cristin Maybeth Hernandez Master of Arts Daniel James Holub 2 Brittany Rogers Bourque Sheri Michelle Schrader Samantha Kate Dunaway Sarah Nichole Harvey Bachelor of Fine Arts Courtney Brooke Hess Painting April Lynn January-Cox Kevin Aregbe 3 Chad Allen Moore Katherine Jisselle Cano 3 Alisha Moore Jamie L. Forrester 2 Ben Parker Naomi Esther Lemus 1, 4 Dustin Kyle Pence Edna Lisa Priester Sculpture Julia M. Rucker Heather Renee Benson Katrina Constance Tarson Diego Efrain Bonilla 2 Master of Fine Arts Kristie Shackelford

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Moores School of Music Music School of Theatre and Dance Anyelo De Jesus Aguilera Bachelor of Music Martin Anthony Andrada Bachelor of Arts Michael Edward Galvan Applied Music Michael Evan Gonzales Dance Timothy Sohn Ahn Austin D. Humphrey Ashley Rose Boykin Rebecca Jiun Ying Chua 3 Andrew Christian Lynch 1, 4 Liannet Madrazo Jarrell Comeaux Yajayra Berenice Soria Hasina Kasim Sadiwala Richard Javon Craig Jamie L. Taylor 3 Adam Valdez Charlie Nam Hai Tran 2, 4 Bachelor of Fine Arts Daniel Alejandro Vila Elizabeth Marie Weinmann Theater 4 Kevin R. Wilson Justin R. Thomas

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14 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Message from the Dean Dear Graduates,

Today, you join the ranks of nearly 60,000 alumni of the C. T. Bauer College of Business. As you celebrate your graduation, know that your degree has great value.

In fulfilling the requirements of your program, you have demonstrated not only your academic capability, but also the personal discipline and commitment necessary to complete such an educational endeavor. I congratulate you on this achievement.

Bauer College is more than a degree-granting institution. Yes, to begin with, it is a college of business. At a higher level, this is a place where we change lives and make a difference.

We do this by helping you learn, gain confidence, develop support networks and create opportunities for yourselves and for others — yes, for you and for others around you. I am very blessed to have the opportunity to see you learn, grow, succeed and help others grow in the process. This is why Bauer College is described as a place “Where Awesome Happens” – you make it so. Seeing this happen firsthand is the best part of my job.

This ceremony marks the beginning of a lifelong relationship with the Bauer College of Business. The Bauer faculty and staff are proud to join your family and friends in honoring your accomplishment.

On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Bauer College, please accept our best wishes for your future success!

Sincerely,

Thomas J. George Interim Dean and Bauer Professor of Finance

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CALL TO ORDER Praveen Kumar, Ph.D. Chairperson of the Department of Finance

PRESENTATION OF COLORS UH ROTC

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GREETINGS FROM THE The Honorable Jack B. Moore UH SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS Member

COMMENCEMENT REMARKS Thomas George, Ph.D. Interim Dean

PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC HONORS Richard Scamell, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Student Affairs

PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES Praveen Kumar, Ph.D. Chairperson of the Department of Finance

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Thomas George Interim Dean

CONCLUDING REMARKS Praveen Kumar, Ph.D. Chairperson of the Department of Finance

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Doctor of Philosophy Robert Hansen 5 Sheetal Manhar Asodia 5 Marlon Hill 5 Mikaela M. Austin Vanessa Durner 5 Andrew Donald Hill 5 Ricardo Jonathan Bourne Can Threats and Fear Foster Security? Cognitive and Emotive Forces of Mary Hogan 5 Bianca Mai Bui Fear Appeals on Information Security Uchenna Kenneth Ikediobi Khanh Lam Ngoc Bui Behavior Devon Ann Jones 5 Cameron Zachary Croft Faculty Advisor: Dr. Randolph Cooper Andrew Clark Lopez Oscar Cruz Yu Li 5 Sarah Luther 5 Elizabeth Ann Drury 5 Three essays on Derivatives Samuel Edward Maciel Connor Evan Duncan Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kris Jacob Kavita Manak 5 Reynaldo Fajardo Yang Luo 5 Glenn Martin Chenxi Fu Essays in Empirical Asset Pricing Michelle Mellado Aaron Michael Garza Faculty Advisor: Dr. Raul Susmel Tatsiana Mikitsionak 5 Gary M. Gay Daria Reader 5 Andrew G. Minks Jack Alexander Graham 5 Essays on Energy Pricing Kyle R. Navel 5 Hannah Kathryn Holloway 5 Faculty Advisor: Dr. Craig Pirrong Ashley R. Norton Shannon Xiuhui Huang 5 5 5 Jia Yu 5 Ugojoh Odumag Tianran Jin Newcomer Entry and Team Creativity: Oluwayomi A. Oyedele Emily A. Johnson The roles of Coworkers, Leaders, and Rusabh Subin Patel 5 Kevin J. Kimbrough Newcomers Nicholas Rendon 5 Cheng Kong Faculty Advisor: Dr. Leanne Atwater Rohit Sancheti Lida Liang 5 Master of Business Navied Sadeghi Shirley Lin 5 Armin Sakipour 5 Yuyu Liu 5 Administration Salim H. Salim Kristen Lu 5 Mayank Agrawal 5 Vinoth Sankarapani 5 Sergio Luis Faraz Ahmed 5 Puja Sarkar 5 Wenjia Mao Alexander Amador Natalya Sek Azim M. Momin 5 Joshua Jordan Armstead 5 Ivan Betoncourt Serrano 5 Alejandro Montano Harry S. Bethune 5 Jasma Singh Jocelyn M. Myles 5 Dawn Lynell Bey Hannah Kathryn Swenson Anh Chau Hoang Nguyen 5 Tedric Edward Breed 5 Artem Tarasenko 5 Hoang Anh Phuong Nguyen 5 Hayley T. Brown 5 Jeffrey Ternois 5 Hanh Kieu Nguyen Dennis M. Cahill Kristina Carla Villarin Aiqi Pang 5 Ashley Charmaine Clark Christopher H. Vu Douglas L. Phillips 5 William Taylor Clayton 5 Albert Hoang Vu Alix Nicole Pivetta 5 Douglas Cooper 5 Lu Wang Xin Qian Jalpa Ishwarbhai Desai 5 Xiaoxi Zhang 5 Guojun Qin Kenan Rasih Dokuyucu Yichen Zhang 5 Fei Qin Aaron S. Dominy Taha S. Razzak 5 Kristen Eide 5 Master of Science April Nicole Reed Scott Patrick Ellisor in Accountancy Su Rodriguez-Zhang 5 Kevin John Forsch 5 Prescott Alastair Roe Abimael Angeles 5

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Harees Samad Naairah Lubna Lott Sheraz Ali 3 Emily R. Scranton Christian C. Merenu Hajar Almuhanna 3 Warren Boyd Shepherd Jessie Kate Neuendorff 5 Diana Feliciana Alvarado 3 Olga Simon 5 Bradley Dwight Parker 5 Anissa Alvarez William Simpson Kathryn Grace Schmeltz 5 Eric Alvarez Meilin Song Donte L. Washington Luis E. Alvarez Jacob R. Stults 5 Oscar Alvarez Tilly Thuy Tran 5 Master of Science Victor Jose Alvarez Trang Thi Xuan Tran 5 in Supply Chain Kayla G. Alvineda Eric Khoi Tran Management Gilbert D. Arias 3 Muhammad Usama Joanna Julia Arias Randy Evan Glynn Thalia Andrea Valdovinos 5 Erick A. Arrambide 2 Xiao Han 5 Quyen Thi Hanh Vo 5 Sebastian Arras Garza Hanna Leonova Qian Wang 5 Abdon Manuel Arredondo Gen Li Chih Han Wang Ruby Arredondo Kenyon K. Terrell 5 Haida Wu 5 Ana Maria Arzate Jingjing Wu 5 Zakaria Ateyea 3 Kendra Wu Bachelor of Business Kevin Richard Ayala Haixin Yu Administration Liliana Ayala Zeyu Zhang Omid Abaei 2 Roman E. Ayala 3 Danwei Zhang Mohammad M. Abdel-Aziz 3 Syed Zoha Aziz Yuhan Zheng 5 Rama Abdo 2 Eleazar Azucena Yousef E. Ziadan 5 Abdulrahman Abou-Harb Jad A. Azzam 3 Jin Zuo 5 Chris Mamkunnel Abraham 3 Chantal Badillo 3 Sana Achraf Elissa B. Bahm Master of Science Sohinee Adhikary Bibigul Baimagambetova 2 in Finance Qasim Ahmad Ruben J. Balli Zeeshan Abdullah Sana Ahmad Yonas Ammanuel Baraki 3 Syed S. Ahmed Maryum Ayadh M. Ahmed Havalle J. Barazi 3 1 Kimberly Ann Joseph Walid Ahmed Jake Barksdale 3 Junyang Wang Akachukwu J. Akuchie Ismenia Claribet Barraza Ahmed Jamil Ali Nasser Al Zadjali Zachary Bell Master of Science Salam Talia Al-Rai Selena P. Bentancur in Global Energy Damian Alanis 3 Lucila Bernabe Ariel B. Alaniz Sania U. Bhatti Management Jason Albiter Mandeep S. Binning 3 Fiorella Andreina Guerra Monet Marla Alexander John David Blum Nilay Jagdishkumar Prajapati 5 Imani Chenzira Alexcee 2 Kathrine Carol-Lynn Julie Elizabeth Tejada 5 Nouf Khalid A. Alhawas Bohorquez-Ortega Sarah Khalid Alhawas Tristan Lynn Born Master of Science Ali Samdaan Ali William Garcia Bowman 1 in Marketing Moonis N. Ali Kilroy E. Bracey Nabil Ali 3 Raymond Lee Brandon III Samantha Beltran Rida Ali 2 Sydney Nicole Braunreiter Micah S. Edwards Sehar Irfan Ali Bianca Broussard 3

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Jenifer Bruno Mohamad K. Daas Maria D. Gallegos 2 Sean M. Bryan Maria Hannah Buan Dalit 3 Emily Gabriela Galvez 3 Ethan E. Buffkin Duyen Phuc Dang Nikkita Gamez 2 Tracy L. Bui 3 Lynn Dang 1 Adel Gammoudi 2 Oksana Burakova 2 Nouman Ahmad Dar 3 Ana Garcia Lindsay A. Caban 3 Gia R. Davis Bianca Michelle Garcia Brandon M. Caguioa 3 Ahmer Dawood Evelyn Garcia Jeniffer Cajina Donika Myriane Degree 3 Tania Garcia Domingo Canek Ryan Patrick Dempster 2 Anakaren Montserrat Garza Elizondo 3 Sofia Cano Yutong Deng 2 Jessica L. Garza Jonathan Minh Cao Jason Dengel 1 Selena Garza Tuan Nguyen Cao Anup J. Desai 2 Stephanie Garza 1 Wilfred Caraballo 3 Rooh Desta Shirley Janelle Gates Tori Patricia Cardona Alexander Kent Devine 3 Edriena Glowen Gee 1 Caitlin Johanna Carey Dan Duy Dinh 2 Sarah P. Gifford 3 Gilda M. Carrigan Ngan Thi Kim Dinh Victoria C. Gillis 3 Suzanne Darlene Carrigan-Smith Yen Bao Dinh 2 Heidi Golabian Jose Carrizales Masona Diomande 3 Brandon E. Gonzalez Rebecca Castaneda Kayla Marie Dodd Janet Gonzalez 2 Veronica R. Castilleja Christian Dunn Serai Janyce Goodson Pamela Castillo Nehel Naveed Durrani Shahina Mahammadali Govani Georyana Elizabeth Chaban Palacios Ashton Edwards Seth Green Ramon Chaban Palacios 3 Shady Ahmed Elatar 3 Demarie Kristine Guerra Luke J. Chacko 3 Christopher Michael Elkhoury Caleb Anthony Guerrero Maddelane A. Chain Tanner Dobias Emery 1 Christian Alexander Guerrero Robert W. Chambers 3 Rhea Engineer Emmanuel V. Guerrero Lisa Kwan Chan Danielle Kri Gonzalez Erica 3 Maria Fernanda Guerrero Pineiro 1 Lottin Harris Chan Valeria Gisel Escamilla Genesis B. Guifarro Jacquelinne N. Chavez Yvonne Stephanie Escobar Riley Ann Guilbeaux 1 Michelle A. Chemaly 2 Murtaza Shabbir Eski Huzeifa Mustafa Gulamhusein 2 Hanxing Chen 2 Ashley Espinosa 2 Yehuda Ariel Gunawan 2 Ramsha Chishty 3 Johnathan M. Esquivel Kassidy Jessica Gunn Gianella Marjhory Cisneros Ramirez 3 Thomas Joseph Etzel Justin Gutierrez Patrick Clarke 2 Daniel Evans 1 Angelica Karina Guzman X’zavia L. Clater Aiman Fahim Dien Thao Trang Ha 2 Rachel Samantha Cohen 3 Merrick Chase Fahrmeier Khurram Hamid 3 Valerie J. Colunga 3 Victoria M. Falgout 2 Madihah Haqqi Gustavo J. Contreras 3 Yatian Fang Carol Louise Harkness 1 Jaren Cooper 3 Muhammad A. Farooq Jenna Lynn Harpring 3 Mariah A. Cooper Brianna L. Ferguson 2 Jennifer L. Harrison 3 Mayra Cornejo Christen Figueroa 2 Amanda Hart 3 Romina Cotto 3 Marjory L. Flores Wasiq Usman Hashmi Cheyenne Coulter Christian A. Freyre Kaitlyn M. Hatfield 3 Mason Cross Daisy G. Fuentes Ayala 3 Colin Peter Hazel 2 Antonio Cruz Hadel S. Gadrab Jun Yan He 2

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Chase Ryan Hegemeyer 3 Simran Kaur 3 Thanh-Lan Hoang Mach Brandon Scott Henderson Ariel M. Keith 3 Nubia E. Macias 3 Steven C. Heng Augustine Sylvie Kenfack Sonfack Berenice Macias Ruiz Chelsey S. Henriquez Kevin Nabil Kerdahi 2 Caroline Davi Maddock Berenice Hernandez Afnan Ahmed Khan 3 Elmer Magana 3 Lisbet Hernandez Ghanya Khan Katayon L. Mahdavi 2 Brianna Paige Herrmann 3 Hira Khan 3 Aisha Mahmoud Julianna Lee Hess 1 Mohammed Anwar Khan 2 Thao P. Mai Rocio Judith Hidalgo Lopez Shahrose Khan Mark Kevin Pante Majadas Scotti Higgins Zain A. Khan 3 Naeem T. Maknojia Tariq Hill Armaan S. Khehra 1 Ana C. Maldonado Nicholas Hillman Paul Kwangmo Kim Alzeb Manasia Wesam T. Hindi 3 Lauren G. Kinsey Megan Nicole Manceaux 2 Amy Christine Hlozek Rachel Elizabeth Kivlighan 1 Austin Morgan Manning Vu Ho 3 Grant Alexander Klein 3 Laura Manzanarez 3 Minhhuy N. Hoang Muhammad Annas Kothawala Alexandra Ivanovha Marcano Torres 3 Brett M. Holder Tyler Kumar 2 Saif S. Maredia 2 Samuel C. Hollingsworth 2 Reuben A. Kurian 3 Eva Marie Mariduena James L. Hood Sarah Marie Kuxhausen 1 Maria Marini 3 Jessa-Le Ann Hoot Hien Thai Lai Andres Guillermo Martinez Salema Hoque 3 Tyler Michael Lamarre Daisy A. Martinez Jiali Huang 1 Nicholas Andrew Lane 1 Eduardo Esteban Martinez Van Huyen Herimer Latigo Ismael Martinez Amy Phuong K. Huynh 3 Nelson Brayan Lazo Jose A. Martinez 1 Annam H. Huynh Dat Tien Le 3 Jose Gerardo Martinez 3 Fatima Zehra Hyder 1 Kimberly Thi Le 1 Jose Omar Martinez Syed Ali Hyder Thoa Kim Le Guadalupe Mata Mohammad Uzair Ibrahim Michael Anthony Leatherwood Jesus Mata Daniya Parween Izhar 3 Gabrielle C. Lee Reeba Mathew 3 Haritha Jambulapati Jeffery Jafu Lee 3 Jennifer Elizabeth Mazina 3 Parker David Jamison 2 Sujung Lee Brandon Reed McAlister Sumaiya Jawaid Skyler Howgard Lester Maxwell Jake McCaskill 1 Jinshu Jiang 3 Chenmin Li 2 Dylan McCorquodale 3 Larissa M. Jimenez 3 Steven Lim 3 Danish Meghani 1 Madeleine E. Jimenez Jhonattan Lima 2 Alvin Mei Oswaldo Jimenez David Lopez 3 Erin D. Meier 3 Balie A. Johnson Javier R. Lopez Jennifer Mejia Rueda 3 Jesus G. Juarez 3 Karely Lopez Duran Stephanie Melgar 2 Christian Middle Jug 3 Dushani Dilrukshi Lorensuhewa 1 Irma Mendez Hassaan Bin Junaid 2 Laura Paola Lozada Bernal 3 Patricia Mendoza Runa A. Kalam Victoria Spring Luddington Roger Meza Amil Azim Kanji Thu Anh Luong Zakariah Mihoubi 2 Jacob A. Kardanimoghaddam 3 Sandi Luu 3 Ramsey Nicole Mills Yotham Kassaye Taylor Duong Ma 3 Janeth Miranda 3 Pooja Kaur 2 Annabelle G. Maakaroun Shyam Mishra 3

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award

20 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business Candidates for Graduation

Warda Ruhi Mohammad Shahabuddin 3 Trung Dinh Nguyen 3 Shaikh Hammad Rehman 3 Melissa Ann Mohr Uyen N. Nguyen 1 Alejandro Restrepo Michelle Moji-Lugo Vivian Nguyen 3 Carlos Antonio Reyes 1 Azeema Salim Momin Vu Quang Nguyen 3 Alex Reyna Nancy Mondragon Donald James Nuckel 2 Richard Christopher Rico 3 Christian Monroy Oluwakanyinsola Odeneye Wasim Karim Rinawi 3 Jackmairy Montas Mota Jayesh Vishamber Odhrani Ivan Tomas Rincon Erica Lynn Montelongo Adaeze Sonia Okwuonu Michael Rivera 3 Kayla Victoria Montgomery 3 Kenia Lilibeth Orozco Kyennea D. Robbins Bryan Scott Moon 3 Mike R. Ortiz Fredie Robles Adam Thomas Mooney 2 Jesus Ortuno 3 William Robles Trevor Randall Morris Tiffany M. Padilla 2 Amanda M. Rodriguez 1 Fatima Ayoob Moton Cristina Padron Angella Rodriguez 1 Yousuf Moton Cindia Janet Palacios Eduardo Rodriguez Vera Mulbah Shiming Pan Jackelin Rodriguez Sakshi Multani Jeff Paredes Rodrigo Ivan Rodriguez Aman Kaur Mundi Ruchita A. Patankar 3 Ryan Rodriguez Justin Nash 3 Harshil B. Patel 1 Edgar Roman Neha Nasimuddin 3 Gwladys Christelle Peg Maria A. Romero Jose G. Negrete 3 Jennifer J. Perdomo 3 Emely Marie Roque James Daniel Newton 2 Ashli Janae Perkins Eduardo Rosales Billy Sumarta Ng Jonathan Karl Petter Gwendolyn Rosales Nhi T. Ngo Binh Thai Pham Justin Lee Rose 1 Trong Vu Ngo 1 Brittany Y. Pham 3 Edith Rubio Anh Tuong Nguyen 1 Julia Pham 3 Andres Alfonso Rusic Anh Phuong Nguyen Holly Lauren Pickett Don Jacobi Ryals Anthony T. Nguyen 3 Sophia Nicole Pierce 2 Liliana Ryan Bill Le Nguyen Ryan A. Plata Mohammad Saeed Brandon Nhan Nguyen Ali Ahmed Polani Adrian M. Salazar 3 Catherine Thien-Phuong Nguyen Ruth Claijeanie Pongui Kengue Mohammed Salman Hannah Nguyen 2 Zachary S. Pritchard Erandeni Maya Sanchez Hoan The Nguyen 3 Jennylee M. Quach 2 Juan Carlos Sanchez 3 Hoang-Phuc Thi Nguyen Vo Kathryn N. Quinn Juan Jose Sanchez Mata 3 Juliane Ngoc Nguyen Omar Shafi Qureshi Lourdes M. Sanchez Kien Trung Nguyen 2 Asif Rahman Romelia Sanchez 1 Lan Thi Hoang Nguyen Saad Rahman Sandra Ashley Sanchez Lani Ngoc Nguyen Cynthia Berenice Ramirez Luna 3 Tessa F. Sandoval Nancy Thi Nguyen 2 Edgardo Ramirez Jazmin B. Santiago Penny T. Nguyen 3 Lizeth Ramirez Adriana Sarabia 2 Pierce Austin Nguyen 3 Manuel Ramirez Arjun B. Saravanan Tan Do Minh Nguyen 2 Sriharsha Rangaraj Sandra Cristina Sarmiento Thao P. Nguyen 2 Arfeen Razakazi Bolivar Saucedo Tiffany Trang Nguyen 2 Mahnoor Sohail Razzak Jessica Savage Tram Tran Hue Nguyen Dontae Amon Reed Kacey Fay Schoenemann Trieu Hai Nguyen 1 Noyan Rehman 3 Mariam Amr Selim 2

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award

Commencement Ceremony 21 University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business Candidates for Graduation

Jasmine Jamal Shaath Raza Syed 3 David A. Villarreal Dhaval Ketan Shah Samar Fatima Taqvi 3 Zaman Virani 3 Humza M. Shaikh 2 James Taravella 1, 4 Andrew Michael Vo Maher O. Shakora 3 Montel Q. Taylor 2 Tu Luong Vo Muhammad Ali Ammar Shamsi Nareekarn Thanatumchokchai Van Q. Vo 2 Alexander Thanh Shao Nicholas Matthew Thomas 3 Deyja Vu 1 Madeleine F. Shapiro Landon Thompson Maila Farhan Wali Rabiha Z. Sheikh Tanner G. Tilghman 3 Maryam Wasi Kristi Marie Shelton Carlo Toffano 3 Alexis Rose Wendes 2 Sundus Sheraz 1 Alejandra Carolina Torres Matthew William Williams 3 Mehak Masood Sherwani 2 Jeremy Allen Torres 2 Dekarai Reshad Williams-Watson Matthew R. Sheu 3 Christopher Jonathan Tran Brandy Lynn Wilson Timothy E. Shortland 3 Lindsey Linh Tran Tierra A. Wise Kyle Thomas Shunka Lucy Tran 3 Zachary H. Witten 2 Ayesha Siddiqui 3 Ngoc Thi My Tran 3 Rakeb G. Wogayehu 3 Eva Silva Thanh-Hang T. Tran 2 Autumn Woldtvedt Diana Laura Silva Aguirre Theresa Tran 1 King Fung Wu Mai Trasee Alexandria Simien Leann H. Trang 3 Mario Jose Yang 2 Joel Stephen Simon Andy Angello Trauco Flores Shana Ilan Yarov 2 Macey Taylor Sims 3 Thomas T. Trinh Stephanie Yasin Ashlynn Nicole Smith Andreas Tyreng Tryggeseth 3 Nathalie Yii Karim Sobh 2 Lane Parker Tunstall Ashley Marie Young 2 Bisma Sohail Celeste Alexandra Uresti 3 Christopher Thomas Yovanovic 3 Humza A. Sohail Hamilton Luciano Manuel Valerio 3 Aaron Kwok-Yu Yuen 3 Abigail Solis Samuel M. Valerio Deborah Yuma Sakina Melissa E. Solis Miriam Valero Michelle Zhang 3 Isaac Soliz 3 Kenny L. Van 1 Xiaoshuang Zhang 2 Ryan Austin Spadt Natalie Nicole Vancia Zheyuan Zhang 3 Christy Marie Sperling 3 Courtney Grace Vanderharst Hua Zhong Pratana Spradley Tiffany Lauren Varacalli 3 Min Zhou 2 Tad Sresthaphunlarp 3 Rubi V. Vasquez 3 Sade B. Zibili Chloe Margaret Stagner 3 Ulises Venegas 3 David Zientek 2 Seth Drake Studer 3 Anibal Vergara Sehar Zulfiqar 3 Maria Camila Suarez Alexandra Vermylen Alejandro Zuniga 3 AriAnna Swaab 3 Mabel Vicente Harrison T. Zvonek Abdullah T. Syed 1 Andres Villagran

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award

22 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business Graduates

Summer 2018

Doctor of Philosophy Christian Chase Capdeville Shaista R. Ali 5 Ryan Chabala 5 Jean Elizabeth Beagle 5 David Andres Buchuk Gomez 5 Ravi Shankar Chandrasekar Emily Cai Essays in Dynamic Corporate Finance 5 Faculty Advisor: Dr. Praveen Kumar Megan Frazier Davies Laura Marie Campbell Melissa Ann Degrand 5 Andrew M. Casas 5 5 Myungsun Kim Garett Holden Duncan Karla Janeth Cerezo The effects of self-disclosure in the workplace: The moderating effect of Michael Fisher Amy Nicole Douglas status (gender and leader/follower). Guozhong Gao 5 Dakota J. Fontenot Faculty Advisor: Dr. Leanne Atwater Joseph Gardner 5 Bobbie Jo Harper 5 5 Sung Sil Lee Brett Thomas Harwell Megan Marilyn Johnson Does Accounting for Uncertain Tax Sean Matthew Hegna 5 Mitty Jose Kandathiparampil Positions Affect Lenders’ Tax Risk Alan Genaro Isaac Hamza Muhammad Khan Evaluations? Adithy Iyengar Minwoo Kim Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kaye Newberry Ju Yeon Kim 5 Tea Kim Ashley Marie Salaiz 5 Jiayi Li 5 Kirk D. Leban Forging a Green Path: How Corporate Nathan T. McGuire 5 Laura Layne Lewey 5 Boards Impact Environmental 5 Sustainability John Jarrett Miller Tiffany Yee Ma Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dusya Vera Akshi Mohla 5 Camden Ramesh Mahbubani 5 5 5 Christopher Thomas O’Connor Feisi Meng Alexander William Tawse 5 The Impact of Middle Manager Oluwafemi Owoyemi Oduye Rabiya Minhas Leadership on Strategy Implementation Adedamola Ogunleye Kim Thien Nguyen Effectiveness Joel Michel Ompendoguelet 5 Jinwoo Oh 5 Faculty Advisor: Dr. Leanne Atwater John Lawrence Packard Lanajha Porter Chunxiao Xue 5 Aisha A. Paul 5 Elisabeth Lenora Ramsey How does the past cast a shadow over Shabana Qureshi 5 Ruth Nohemy Reyes present? Evidence from corporate tax Jacob Phillip Roberts 5 Jin Koung Ryou avoidance. 5 Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gerald Lobo Drew Aaron Smith Ran Wei Luke Sonnefeld 5 Lan Yao Executive Masters Bryan Strong 5 Ziqiao Zhang in Business Mark A. Sumpter 5 Cory Austin Zunker 5 John Nguyen Tran 5 Administration Mayra Liceth Vasquez Master of Science Jamie Sullivan 5 Arthur I. Vega in Finance Shaneequa Y. Vereen Wilson M. Boren 5 Master of Business Blake Villarrubia 5 Christopher M. Dismuke 5 Patrick Vo 5 Administration Toshinori Fukui Seemant Yadav Karly S. Albert 5 Christopher Michael Gibson 5 Nicholas Bell Master of Science Lindsey L. Lugrin 5 Lindsey Ben-Ezra 5 Priyanka Amal Saha 5 Josh D. Bird 5 in Accountancy Pooja Narendra Shah 5 Richard William Campo 5 Mohammad Usman Aijaz Lawrence Andrew Symington

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award

Commencement Ceremony 23 University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business Graduates

Master of Global Saqib Hussain Hamani Zhaniya Nurseiit 2 Energy Management Pierce Franklin Herron Sameer Mehboob Parpia 1 Nathan Everett Hill Eunice A. Pena Andrew Cochran Dylan Joseph Himes Mario Peralta Trang Ngoc Huong Ho 3 Franklin Perez Master of Science Khai Dinh Hoang Ainhi Pham 3 in Marketing William D. Hopkins 3 Khanh Minh Pham 1 Jennifer Stephanie Barahona 5 Cameron Cole Johnson Jenny Phan 2 Jordan Semone Hill Clayton Lee Johnson Shelly A. Philip Devyn Lee Johnson McKenzi Taylor Phillips 3 Bachelor of Business Denny T. Joseph 3 Dillon Edward Piper Administration Noah Kara Yasi Rashidi Vishnu S. Karthikeyan Juan Carlos Reyes 3 3 Omar Alakhras Willie A. Kidd 2 Jenyfer Rivera Hassaan Alam Muhammad Anfal Kothawala Armando Rocha Alejandro Alejandre Andrew Lawrence Kusnerik Kati Yunuen Rodriguez 3 Hassan Ali Oscar Alberto Lara 3 Luis O. Sanchez 3 Muhammad Afzal Ali Nhan N. Le 3 Itzayana Serna Bonnie Zamora Amaris Quynh Vu Ngoc Le 3 Jason Christopher Skelton 2 Adam Jordan Arafat Tram Thuy Le 1 Mikala Q. Smikal Stephanie Baca Qiao Liang 2 Parvez Sohi 3 1 Humza Tariq Baig Hong Jia Lin Ninoska J. Soto 3 Kirstin Ashley Batcho Mustafa Lokhandwala Anum Syed 1 Yvonne G. Betancourt Owen B. Loock 2 Ahmed Tawsif 1 Vanreet Singh Brar Dezarey Estala Lowe Lauren Nicole Taylor 3 Margaret Brown Miguel A. Machado 3 Lisa Thurman 1 Loreto Lou Adamos Calaquian Ronald Anthony Machuca Joshua Andrew Tissera 2 Iliana L. Carreon Firmino Martulino Mariano Ryan Neel Treadwell 3 Jordyn M. Chaffold Fernando Antonio Martinez Edward Trevino 3 Miles A. Coleman Steven Mata 2 Tomas Tsegai Connor M. Colorado Ryan Mcdowell Jordan Taylor Underwood 2 Gabriela Corona Valeria Medvedeva 3 Jonathan D. Valdecanas 3 Andres Ernesto Cruz Anthony D. Melgar Lindsay Rey Waddleton 2 Chemise La’Shelle Dede Arshila I. Memon Cameron Nicholas Wallace 3 Ashley Drucker Bradley Thomas Mosier 2 Lily Tu Lam Williams 3 Bryan P. Duong Sarah Mohamed Mostafa Xiaoxue Yue Caroline L. Duym Jonathan Muñoz 3 Daniel Jose Flores Herrera 1 Alaya Munrose Isaias Anthony Gallegos 3 Amanda Katherine Myers Lauren Galleymore Xena Nadine Naser Alyssa Garza Samuel S. Ngu Eduardo Antonio Gloria Katelyn Quynh Nguyen Fernando Gomez 3 Steve Nguyen Nancy Gonzalez 2 Iman Mohammadjamal Emily L. Hafley Suliman Nureldeen 3

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award

24 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Message from the Dean Graduation marks a milestone in your educational career. On behalf of our faculty and staff, I want to congratulate you on this significant achievement. As dean of the College of Education, I am proud of your academic success and look forward to seeing your impact in our communities — through teaching, leadership, health promotion, counseling, research and more.

As an alumnus and donor, I want to encourage you to stay involved and to participate with the College of Education Alumni Association. There are multiple ways to give back, including supporting scholarships to help future students graduate. I invite you to learn more and to stay connected at uh.edu/education.

Thank you for choosing the College of Education. Many of you are the first in your families to graduate from college, and I know you will inspire future generations. I’m confident that all our graduates will continue to transform lives in Houston and beyond. You are the pride.

Go Coogs!

Robert H. McPherson, Ph.D. Dean and Professor Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Dean’s Chair

Commencement Ceremony 25 University of Houston College of Education Commencement Ceremony Friday, December 14, 2018, 3 p.m. NRG Arena

PROCESSIONAL Moores School of Music Honorary Grand Marshal and Associate Marshals College Banner Bearers Assistant Marshals Faculty Candidates for Graduation Platform Party

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS UH ROTC

NATIONAL ANTHEM Moores School of Music

WELCOME Jonathan P. Schwartz, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Education

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM PARTY Anthony P. Ambler, Ph.D. Dean and Professor, College of Technology

GREETINGS FROM THE The Honorable Gerald W. McElvy UH SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS Member

GREETINGS Renu Khator President

OPENING ADDRESS Anthony P. Ambler, Ph.D.

PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC HONORS Heidar Malki, Ph.D. AND DEGREE CANDIDATES Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Technology

DOCTORAL CANDIDATES Robert McPherson, Ph.D. Dean and Professor Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Dean’s Chair, College of Education

MASTER’S CANDIDATES Jonathan P. Schwartz, Ph.D.

BACHELOR’S CANDIDATES Anthony P. Ambler, Ph.D.

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES President Khator

CLOSING REMARKS Robert McPherson, Ph.D.

ALMA MATER Moores School of Music

RECESSIONAL Moores School of Music

26 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Education Candidates for Graduation

Fall 2018

Doctor of Education Samantha Brooks Amber Kamdar-Sharif The Tipping Point: Examining the Decision Making and Life Satisfaction in Curriculum and Instruction Predictable Stages of School Decline Asian and Non-Asian STEM Through a Campus Case Study Advisor: Dr. Margit Wiesner Marsha Pleshette Heard Advisor: Dr. Bradley Carpenter Transition Experience: Are We Getting Julie J. Neisler it Right? Michelle E. Hall Associations of Rape Myth Belief and Advisor: Dr. Laveria Hutchison How Much Does Teacher Turnover Perceived Campus Support with the Matter? The Mediating Impact of Teacher Likelihood of Reporting Sexual Assault Sofia A. John Turnover Upon Student Socio-Economic Advisor: Dr. Margit Wiesner Evaluating Student Outcomes for the Status and Student Achievement Early Alert System Used for At-Risk Advisor: Dr. Virginia Snodgrass Rangel Alexandria Marisol Posada Nursing Student Remediation Associations Between Stress, Dietary Advisor: Dr. Robert Hausmann Deborah Carol Harris Intake, Emotional Eating, and Stress Ten African American Women’s Coping Engin Karaduman Advancement in Public Education: Advisor: Dr. Margit Wiesner General Science Textbooks: Do These Houston Phenomenological Study Textbooks Meet the Cognitive Need of Advisor: Dr. Bradley Carpenter Talented Students? Master of Education Advisor: Dr. Cameron White Lauren R. Hobbs Developing Culturally Responsive Curriculum and Instruction Sharon Garcia Pepper Mathematics Teachers: Understanding Antonia Jamesha Adams Factors Related to Value Creation in Equity and Access in Math Education Social Networks Advisor: Dr. April Peters-Hawkins Victoria M. Agnew Advisor: Dr. Robert Hausmann Stojanka Berry Camedra Loree Jefferson Aaliyah De’Ann Cooper Katherine T. Ralph Leaders Bridging the Achievement Gap: Remediation Policies and Strategies Used The Implementation of a District-wide Hallie Diane Eichen by Nursing Programs in Texas Literacy Initiative in an Urban School Johanna Garcia Advisor: Dr. Sara McNeil District Alyssa Kathryn Heater Advisor: Dr. Keith Butcher Claudia Patricia Siller Garcia Diane Puerner Hecht Pre-service Teacher’s Perceptions of their Clare Malloy Hulfish Preparedness to Teach English Language Doctor of Philosophy Wajiha Jawed Learners: Implications for a Teacher Jessica Kalinowski Preparation Program Curriculum and Instruction Meghan Renee Kaminski Advisor: Dr. Nicole Andrews Misty Rochelle Black Applying Design Based Research to Isra Khan John E. Smith Measure the Knowledge of Phonics Shelita Yvette Kimble Black Men in Medicine Matter: An Among Preservice Teachers within the Sarah Lam Empirical Study on Factors Influencing Teacher Preparation Program of a Large African-American Men’s Motivation to Urban University Ashley R. Lierman Apply to Medical School Advisor: Dr. Laveria Hutchison Amanda Limon Advisor: Dr. Sara McNeil Ting-Fang Liu Marguerite Patricia Kallman Xiaojun Liu Educational Leadership Exploring the Impact of Student and Policy Studies Engagement on Dropout Warning Signs Denise R. Menger Jay Berckley Advisor: Dr. Jerome Freiberg Lucero Muñoz What are the Observable Correlates of Karen Ashley Petree the Aha! Moment, and How does this Psychological, Health Romina Tofiq Prasla Moment Relate to Moving from Surface and Learning Sciences Marie Christine Pressley to Deep Thinking? Lauren Elizabeth Irwin Ashley Nicole Ray Advisor: Dr. April Peters-Hawkins The Role of Self-Regulation in STEM Student Retention to Graduation Gina Iliana Rodriguez Advisor: Dr. April Peters-Hawkins Kelly Elizabeth Senulis

Commencement Ceremony 27 University of Houston College of Education Candidates for Graduation

Nathan L. Tamborello Kimberly Iveth Martinez Asmara Mengisteab 2 Myra Yang Berlis Melisa Medrano Crystal Lauren Menjivar Kathryn Young Andrew Evan Morris Syeda Rija Imam Zaidi Bachelor of Science Katiana N. Munro Susan Nandlal 3 Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Aleena Hasnain Naqvi and Policy Studies Traci Ja’Hon Adams Kelsey Nason 2 Latrice S. Caldwell 3 Luz Maria Alonzo Shirin J. Nayani Kari M. Carvalho 3 Hina Anwar Franklin H. Nguyen Maria Delrosario Cruz 2 Isabel N. Asker Jeanette N. Nguyen 2 Jessica J. Feathers Fatima Moin Babar Katherine Thanh Nguyen 2 Rosa Aide Garcia 2 Bianca Balderas Lam Nguyen 3 Raul Alejandro Gutierrez 2 Lindsey M. Ballinas Michelle Ngoc Nguyen Danielle N. Harper 2 Almira Z. Bhojwani Carolina Natalie Olvera 3 Jose Hernandez 1 Naomi Bourrous Claire Orewiler Paige Delaney Hines 2 Megan M. Bradburn Hussein R. Pacha 2 Zaina K. Hussein 2 Henry Campos Erika Padilla Jeffrey Hyppolite 2 Yessica Yamilex Castillo Corina Pedraza 3 Britney A. Ikner 2 Danielle Marie Cavazos Danielle N. Pinto 3 Brittany Jackson 2 Taylor Charlton Claudia V. Quiroz 2 Falon Rochinique Johnson Chelsea Renee Cook Rida Rangoonwala 1, 4 Candice Lapid Ryan Keith Crim Emilee Nicole Reed Latonda Evette McQueen 2 Samantha R. Evans Brenda Gisel Rivera 2 Franceska Nett Murray 2 Angel R. Foster Heather Rochester 3 Mary L. Reed 1 Christine Ann Gadbois Mayte Rodriguez 1 Anthony R. Rivera 3 Melina Judith Gaggero Victoria Del Rosario Rodriguez Barron 2 Anne Schanock 1 Tracy Lynn Galle Nayeli Salas Brent R. Spraggins 3 Jannet Garnica Nicolette Brooke Shah 2 Blake Stiles 3 Jennifer Gaw Ayodele Adebola Shofoluwe Christina Catherine Torango 2 Melissa Gomez Natashia Kathryn Silva 2 Victoriano Trevino 1 Ana Cristina Gonzalez Anna Snowden 3 1 Psychological, Health Gladys Y. Gonzalez Rachel Jenna Steadman 3 and Learning Sciences Rebecca Lynn Hastings Darlyng Trujillo 2 1 Arbaz Ali Adrene Prewitt Henninger Brenda M. Villarreal 2 Amanda K. Broyles Edgar Jose Hernandez An Hoang Vu 3 2 Brooke Eden Duke Karina Herrera Fei Zhao 3 Susan Kamfar Sana Jalali 2 Ashley N. Fontenot Samantha Renee Kalmick 2 Psychological, Health Susan Joy Kelley 1 and Learning Sciences Bachelor of Arts Michelle Lam 2 Mayra Elena Aguilar Alexis Lianne Lara 2 Maryam Ahmed 1 Psychological, Health Miriam Lizette Luna 2 Qusai Fayyaz Amirali 2 and Learning Sciences Taylor Kha-Tu Luu Humairaa Akhtar Arif Maria Flores Eddy Martinez 2 Keana Asadifar Montana R. Klein Lory Martinez 2 Zainab Baig

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearer (Highest GPA)

28 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Education Candidates for Graduation

Mallory Lauren Banda Tiani Mileena Jones Andrea S. Roark Rodrigo Alexis Barquin 2 Kevrin Justice Amalia Lynn Rodriguez Aisha F. Basra 1 Fatima A. Khanani-Moosa Denise F. Rodriguez 2 Melen Belay Montana R. Klein 3 Marissa Marie Rodriguez Chelsey Kate Bentley 3 Nicole J. Krnavek 2 Aliyah D. Russell Julia Bernal Presley K. Liesman1 Janet Toni Sakr 1 Kendall Renee Blalock Giovanna Bruna Manisck Mercedes N. Salinas Breasha Lene Blaylock 2 Diana Judith Martinez Jackeline Ivana Sanchez Melanie Cardenas Kimberly Iveth Martinez 1 Beryl Chebet Sang Griselda Cazares 2 Stephanie Elizabeth Martinez Tahirah Nimat Scott 3 Shelby D. Cline Megan Nicole Matherne 3 Mayra E. Serrato Amy Adcock Conner Berlis Melisa Medrano 2 Audrey Maurine Smith Camila R. Da Conceicao 3 Anmol Salim Momin Sydney Smith Andrea Guadalupe De Leon Villarreal Safa Owais Moten 3 Araceli Solache 2 Kate Duque 3 Raza Muhammad Jayla Nicole St. Julien 3 Parisa Ebrahimi Bernice Kyla Echiverre Nacino Kandace Ashlyn Stein Maria Flores Syed Hussain Abbas Naqvi John David Suniga Tiara Flowers Marissa Newman 3 Aisha Eniola Tadese 3 Melanie Gallego 3 Dong H. Ngo 2 Faith Erin Thielemann Danielle Kathleen George 1 Khang X. Nguyen 1 Tina Susan Thomas 1 Fredy Gonzalez 3 Lisa Nguyen Jordan Michaela Thompson Kathleen Gonzalez 3 Marylyn Nguyen Judy Bich Tuyen Truong 3 Christian Peter Guzman Quyen Tran Thuc Nguyen Kyle Brandon Tweedie 3 Areeba Muneem Haqqani 3 Jessica Nkechi Nwabeke 3 Michelle Umana A’hjani M. Harris Cecelia Claire Ounanian 3 Naimah Urfi 1 Courtney Lee Henderson 2 Kelly A. Pena Jose A. Velasquez Alondra E. Hernandez 2 Hector J. Perez Carmen J Villanueva Gabriela Stephanie Hernandez Tan Ly Phan 2 Ke’Auna Zhane’ Walton Ashleigh Brooke Holley 3 Ashley Rochelle Pollard Aitong Wang 2 Lindsey Vy Huynh 1 Taylor E. Ponsonby 1 Janet Ward Shanequia La’ Shay Igwilo Deandrea Teresa Powell Emma L. Waxley Janet Izaguirre 2 Carolyn Diane Ramirez 2 Emily Jean Williams Petrish Audrey Garcia Jampayas Mahad Ahmad Rana Syeda M. Zaidi Roseann John 2 Andreina M. Rivera 2 Eldana S. Zewdie

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearer (Highest GPA)

Commencement Ceremony 29 University of Houston College of Education Graduates

Summer 2018

Doctor of Education Stephen Joel Winton Katherine Elizabeth Winderman A Case Study on Video-based Minority Stress and TV Viewing Curriculum and Instruction Professional Development Behaviors among Lesbian, Gay, and Advisor: Dr. Laveria Hutchison Bisexual Adults Philomena N. Agu Advisor: Dr. Nathan Smith Efficacy Beliefs of Texas Composite Science and Subject-Specific Certified Doctor of Phylosophy Biology Teachers Master of Education Advisor: Dr. John Ramsey Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences Curriculum and Instruction Educational Leadership Elizabeth Allain Gina E. Boss and Policy Studies Perceived Developmental Delays in Hannah Krystine Endicott Viviana Barreiro Children Born Preterm and Parental Geoffrey Morgan Hart Motivating English Language Learners: Stress Waneta Suzanne Hebert A Study of Teacher Perceptions and Advisor: Dr. Millena Keller-Margulis Implications for Student Achievement in Kasey Theresa Henson an Urban School Sonia Babu Rachel Anne Kelm Advisor: Dr. Cameron White Parent and Teacher Perceptions of Gifted Eastman Phenix Landry African American and White students: Is Matthew R. Campbell There a Difference? Kristen Liyan Lau Exploring. Teacher Perceptions of Advisor: Dr. Jorge Gonzalez Aneesa T. Maknojia Underrepresented Students in Advanced Rebecca D. Pel Placement Classes Jennifer Bahrman Advisor: Dr. Cameron White Unrecognized PTSD in Severe Mental Barbara E. Villarnovo Illness: Prevalence and Treatment Crystal Marie Young Aylin Rivera Martinez Outcomes Teacher Perceptions of the Learning Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Schwartz Educational Leadership By Doing Program and Policy Studies Advisor: Dr. Cameron White Lucia Cavanagh Ryan Francis Alder Autonomic Nervous System Reactivity Heather Ann Morrison and Addiction Vulnerability in the Amanda Kay Anderson Psychomotor Clinical Skills Learning: African American Community Araceli Janette Babin Using Self-Monitored Video Feedback as Advisor: Dr. Ezemenari Obasi Nora Bayly an Adjunct to Traditional Learning Advisor: Dr. Bernard Robin Erin Lynne Faith Michael R. Bennett Using Early Literacy Skills Screening April Marie Bernard Michelle Renae Parker and Behavior Risk Status as Predictors of Cindel Blackmer A Case Study on Administrative Later Literacy Screening Scores and Year Perspectives of Student Relationships on Long Growth in Kindergarten Brittany E. Carr a Rural Middle School Campus Advisor: Dr. Milena Keller-Margulis Steffanie G. Dean Advisor: Dr. Laveria Hutchison Karen Anylu Drexler Mijin Kim Timothy William Feges Frecia Todd An attachment theory perspective on Perceptions of Urban Youth Regarding the college adjustment of international Karla Sagastegui Guevara Service Learning: Development of Skills students Stevee Felice Hart to be Prepared for Their Professional and Advisors: Dr. Roberta Nutt and Michael Wayne Henry, Jr. Daily Life Dr. Frederick Lopez Advisor: Dr. Cameron White Mudithani Maheshika Hettiarachchi Allison Marie Sawyer Verhaak Misty Marie Hummel Kimberly Jade Tripp The Effect of Pre-Operative Anxiety and Sara Nicole Johnson An Examination of the Personal Cancer Depression on Quality of Life in Glioma Screening Behaviors of Oncology Health Patients Madeleine Jones Care Professionals and the Factors Advisor: Dr. Consuelo Arbona Lizeth Martinez that Influence Their Cancer Screening Cierra Bernice Mitchell Decisions Kimberly Josephine Schwaeble Advisor: Dr. Robert Hausmann

30 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Education Graduates

Michelle J. Shanks Bachelor of Arts Jordan E. Carlin 2 Jessica Tunchez Nabeeha Zahin Chowdhury Kristine Varney Psychological, Health Ebony Regina Crawford 3 Ugochukwu F. Ezike Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences 2 Tamara Gamble and Learning Sciences Stephanie N. Leal Mercedes Shante Harris Sarah E. Maldonado Karina Lopez Juan Jose Herrera Rio Gabriella O’Neill Steven Ho Kendall A. Pfeffer Bachelor of Science Ursula Shernee Hunter Erin Sizemore Curriculum and Instruction Maheen N. Momin 1 Laura Elizabeth Wise Khadine Alesa Morgan Sahar Moolla Kasey L. Wolff Nathalie Simone Turnquest Sambridhi Paudyal 1 Psychological, Health Tam N. Pham 3 and Learning Sciences Aaisha Shabbir Saiyed 2 Sampada Acharya Cynthia Oluwakemi Sofowora 2 Sharayla Areona S. Brown Rukaiyya R. Syed

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearer (Highest GPA)

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32 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Message from the Dean Dear Engineering Graduates,

By nature of you being here today, you are among the best, brightest and hardest working engineers the world has to offer.

You have made it through one of the most rigorous engineering programs in the country. During your time as an engineering student, you have collectively spent thousands of hours researching, volunteering and interning in the city of Houston, adding to the strength and vibrancy of our community. When you leave our labs and classrooms to embark on your careers, your professional contributions will have a resounding impact here, in the city of Houston and around the world.

You are the thinkers, doers and creators of our modern world. You will be the designers, builders, problem solvers and inventors of our tomorrow. Although you represent a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines, as you walk across the stage to accept your diploma, you all have one thing in common: you are world-class engineers.

From here, the world is at your fingertips. Work hard, give back and trust in the knowledge you have acquired during your time as a student at the UH Cullen College of Engineering. Everything else will fall into place.

Congratulations, Cougar engineers! I look forward to seeing the impact your bright careers will have on our future and our world. Please stay in touch and fill me in on all of your successes: [email protected].

Sincerely,

Joseph W. Tedesco Dean and Professor Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Dean’s Chair

Commencement Ceremony 33 University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Commencement Ceremony Thursday, December 13, 2018, 6 p.m. NRG Arena

PROCESSIONAL Grand Marshal Chad Wilson Instructional Associate Professor David Shattuck Associate Professor Faculty Banner Bearer Platform Party Joseph W. Tedesco Dean and Professor Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Dean’s Chair PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS UH ROTC NATIONAL ANTHEM Moores School of Music WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Dean Tedesco GREETINGS FROM THE The Honorable Durga D. Agrawal UH SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS Member GREETINGS Renu Khator President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Terrance N. Ivers Executive President, Bilfinger North America, Inc. PRESENTATION OF BEST Suresh Khator DISSERTATION AWARDS Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Computing Facilities THE HONORS COLLEGE HONORS Frank Claydon PRESENTATION AND HOODING OF Mike Lejeune DOCTORAL CANDIDATES Presenter PRESENTATION OF MASTER’S CANDIDATES Mike Lejeune PRESENTATION OF BACHELOR’S CANDIDATES Mike Lejeune CONFERRAL OF DEGREES President Khator CLOSING REMARKS Dean Tedesco ALMA MATER Moores School of Music RECESSIONAL Moores School of Music

Event music provided by the Moores School of Music.

34 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Commencement Speaker

Commencement Speaker Terrance N. Ivers Executive President, Bilfinger North America, Inc.

Terrance (Terri) N. Ivers joined Bilfinger SE to lead the forming North America Region on December 1, 2016. Most recently a member of the executive leadership team of SNC-Lavalin’s Resources, Environment & Water group, Ivers provided perspective on the company’s broader strategic vision, development and execution. In the role of Executive Vice President, he was responsible for leading oil and gas regional centers in the USA, Middle East, Canada, Latin America and Europe. Ivers’ drive and business acumen strengthened business growth, particularly in the Middle East and new markets. He departed SNC-Lavalin in August 2015 after the successful integration of the 2014 acquired company, Kentz Oil & Gas.

Ivers was previously Chief Executive Officer of Oil and Gas, Compression and Solutions for Siemens. From 2011 thru 2013, he was responsible for the global compression manufacturing and oil and gas solutions businesses, with key execution hubs in Germany, Norway, Singapore, Brazil, China, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Ivers has over 36 years of extensive international project and business management experience in the global oil and gas sector. He has worked for a number of world-renowned engineering and construction companies. In addition to SNC-Lavalin, he served as President of AMEC Paragon Inc. from 2007 to 2011, where he was responsible for Natural Resources Americas’ oil and gas operations. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of Alliance Wood Group Engineering from 2004 to 2007. Ivers began his career at Brown & Root, where he remained for 27 years, developing a comprehensive and extensive knowledge of the oil and gas industry, rising to the role of Vice President of Offshore Engineering for KBR.

He is the current Chairman of the Engineering Leadership Board (ELB) at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Ivers has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Ivers’ unwavering commitment to the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering earned him a Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award in 2016 from the UH Engineering Alumni Association.

Both lifetime Houstonians, Ivers and his wife, Mary, celebrated 36 years of marriage in 2017. Mary is also a UH graduate with a degree in political science. They have four grown children and two grandchildren. Travel and children are a shared passion for Ivers and Mary, with golf being a key recreational activity.

Commencement Ceremony 35 University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Candidates for Graduation

Fall 2018

Doctor of Philosophy in Tianluo Chen Hengyang Lu Multi-GPU Based Lattice Boltzmann Student on Single-Cell Dynamics in Biomedical Engineering Flow Simulations in Porous Media Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Zohreh Karbaschi Advisor: Dr. Guan Qin Immunotherapy using Time-Lapse Microscopy in Nanowell Grids (Timing) Visual-Search Model Observers in Wendy Lang and Deep Neural Nets Assessing CT Acquisition Parameters CO and Hydrocarbon Oxidation on Pd/ Advisor: Dr. Badrinath Roysam Advisor: Dr. Howard Gifford Ceria-Zirconia/Alumina Three-way Chenhao Xie Renee Keller Catalysts Advisor: Dr. Michael P. Harold User-Centric Architecture Design For Advisor: Dr. Metin Akay Computer Graphics Thinh Truong Nguyen Yufeng Shen Advisor: Dr. Xin Fu EEG-fMRI Intergration Analysis and Rational Design of Zeolite Catalysts for Brain Connectivity in Studying Dynamic Methanol to Hydrocarbons Reaction Doctor of Philosophy Cognitive Processes Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey D. Rimer Advisor: Dr. Yingchun Zhang in Environmental Yuying Song Engineering Sanam Soomro Rational Design of Metal Alloy Catalysts The Screening and Application of for Engine Emission Abatement and Pooya Jafari Biofuels Production Biomarkers in Autoimmune Disease Simulation of NAPL Source and Plume Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan Advisor: Dr. Lars C. Grabow Transport Characteristics Following Release of Fuel Alcohols Kian Torabian Doctor of Philosophy Advisor: Dr. William G. Rixey Microfluidic Devices for the Diagnosis in Civil Engineering and Filtration of Aberrant Red Blood Doctor of Philosophy Cells Mahmoud Reda Thabt Manaa Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas Advisor: Advisor: Dr. Abdeldjelil Belarbi in Geosensing Systems Engineering and Chen Wu Fangfang Sheng Optical Coherence Tomography and Sciences Elastography for Tissue Imaging and Dynamic Modeling of Multiple Line Structures Subject to Large Deformation Nima Ekhtari Biomechanical Characterization and Elongation Using an Absolute Advisor: Dr. Kirill Larin Nodal Coordinate Formulation (ANCF) Land Cover and Impervious Surface Approach Mapping Using Multispectral Airborne Laser Scanner Data Advisor: Dr. Keh-Han Wang Doctor of Philosophy in Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie Chemical Engineering Witarto Shaza Abnouf Periodic Materials for Seismic Base Doctor of Philosophy in Isolation: Theory and Applications to Advisor: Dr. Navin Varadarajan Small Modular Reactors Industrial Engineering Jay R. Adolacion Advisors: Dr. Yi-Lung Mo and Seon Jin Kim Dr. Kalyana B. Nakshatrala Quantifying the Kinetics of Immune Optimization Framework for Drone Responses to Cancer: Applications in Operations under Constrained Battery Serum Profiling and Single-Cell Biology Doctor of Philosophy in Duration Advisors: Dr. Navin Varadarajan and Advisor: Dr. Gino J. Lim Dr. Richard Willson Electrical Engineering Nasrin Nouri Bryan Alamani Yongtian He Neural Decoding of Walking in Stroke Fractionated Treatment Planning Crystal Growth and Nucleation Modifiers of Radiation Therapy Considering of Calcium Oxalate Mineralization Advisor: Dr. Jose L. Contreras-Vidal Biological Response Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey D. Rimer Advisor: Dr. Gino J. Lim

36 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Candidates for Graduation

Doctor of Philosophy Zhengfan Liu Jui-Yu Chien Application of Raman Spectroscopy and Nishad Madhav Chikodi in Materials Transmission Spectroscopy for Shale Reservoir Characterization: Thermal Ian Davies Engineering Maturity Correlation and Organic Matter Venkata Charan Kumar Gajulapalli Matthieu Simon Maxime Aumand Type Differentiation Gayathri Jothish Kumar Advisor: Dr. Kenneth White Advisor: Dr. Lori A. Hathon Sarah Mehnaj Khan Jean Baptiste Giouse: Chen Yu Manish Khanal Advisor: Dr. Kenneth White Effective Gas Densities of Shale Mayooran Krishnathasan Formations in North America David Lomeli Marroquin Doctor of Philosophy Advisor: Dr. Ahmad Sakhaee-Pour Sarvesh Deepak Patil in Mechanical Tao Yuan Yanfei Ren Engineering Numerical Modeling and Simulation Jorge Rincones of Mineral Dissolution in Fractured Aruna Upreti Sonika Gahlawat Carbonate Formations Advisor: Dr. Guan Qin John Work Characterization of Temperature- Dependent Mechanical Properties Ayse Yesil Ozden of Half-Heusler Thermoelectric and Master of Science in Microstructural Evolution of Reactively- Aerospace Engineering Master of Science in Brazed Half-Heusler/Incusil ABA/Copper Computer and Systems interfaces Aidan Corrigan Advisor: Dr. Ken White Tyler Gilliland Engineering Oussama Hattab Maksim Khlebnikov Yixiong Bian Observer-Based Parameter Estimation for Pratik Deepak Parab Sai Krishna Dirisala Linear Uncertain Discrete-Time Systems Sai Praphulla Somanath Garapati Advisor: Dr. Matthew A. Franchek Master of Science in Sri Rushi Kalapala Peyman Irajizad Biomedical Engineering Lakshmi Sri Harsha Kodali On Physics of Durable Ice Phobic Sohail Shareef Mohammed Surfaces Anirudh Arunkumar Venkata Rama Adithya Nalluri Advisor: Dr. Hadi Ghasemi Jatin Tekchandani Phani Kiran Nanduru Ehsan Irajizad Master of Chemical Sriram Pandiyan Consequences of Asymmetric Gennadiy Rozenberg Environment on the Mechanics of Lipid Engineering Bilayer Bijon Kumar Sahu Advisor: Dr. Ashutosh Agrawal Solmaz Ghasami Azad Neethu Sony Sana Krichen Nguyen-Vu Hoang Peng Wu Soft Multifunctional Materials: From David Teschel Jingli Zhang Dielectric Elastomers to Biological Cells Advisor: Dr. Pradeep Sharma Master of Science in Master of Electrical Chemical Engineering Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Petroleum Conrad Hom Eric Weygandt Ruoyu Zhuang Engineering Master of Science in Ye Guo Civil Engineering Master of Science in A Connectivity-based Hierarchical Electrical Engineering Model for Naturally Fractured Reservoir William Arsola Simulation Gholamreza Arti Sidra Ali Advisor: Dr. Guan Qin Timothy Beninati Vicky Bidawat Hozefa Hasanji Boriwala Prateeksha Bindiganavile Sathyaprasad Anil Kumar Chaudhary Alexander Craik

Commencement Ceremony 37 University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Candidates for Graduation

Ameya Dike Shreyans Jain Atul Kumar Jain Sehul Shah Parth Mukeshkumar Joshi Merul Bhatia Pratik Shah Omerfaruk Karadavut Mounica Chakka Meet Shah Tauha Khan Anjanirashmitha Chinta Abhishek Singh Suraj Khochare Amal Chollal Aravind Surinder Singh Anusha Kistapuram Chinmay Dalvi Akshat Tiwari Pranavkrishnaji Kulkarni Inderjeeth Damodaran Vishnu Alagappan Vairavan Ankur Lad Sughosh Sai Danamaraj Gopi Reddy Yarkareddy Dominic Lebron Nikhil Ravindra Darda I-Jung Yeh Sheryl Manzoor Claudie Foster Yi Ting Yeh Shadan Mariyam Noorahamed Gadamphalli Soha Metwally Bhargavi Gogulampati Masters of Science in Teena Mutturuthil Tenson Venkata-Sai-Sindhur Gollanapalli Materials Science and An Nguyen Prithvi Govind Engineering Praveen Kumar Reddy Padala Shivani Hundiwala Tejas Badrinath Roysam Maneesh Jagana Michael Lin Joanna Maria Russian Aranda Yajie Jiang Aryana Rafiee Parvathy Sasikumar Saurabh Kale Danh Dang Trinh Rahul Sawant Sivaram Kaliamoorthy Jonathan Onyeweli Ufeli Jay Shah Rohit Kalyan Seiki Shigeyama Sanjay Karanth Master of Mechanical Ankur Singh Zain Ahmad Kirmani Engineering Souradeep Tarafdar SaiCharan Reddy Kotte Raj Divyangkumar Barot Sri Savitha Krishna Uppaluri Nadiya Kulibaba Revanth Kumar Chimalamarri Inder Wadhwa Siva Kanth Reddy Kunam Erman Cihan Sayali Sandesh Waingankar Jason Luze Zhengqi Ling Marzuban Mohammad Ranadheer Reddy Pasham Master of Science Siddharth Maurya Dheeraj Kumar Tirumalasetty in Environmental Anishkumar Muruganand Hieu Tran Engineering Adit Nair Eric Vincent Abhishek Nasha Bianca Johnson Harsha Nashine Master of Science Kouassi Niamike Rakshan Padiyar Nikhil Rajeshkhatri in Mechanical Venkatakrishnan Parthasarathy Engineering Abhi Patel Masters of Science in Poojan Minalbhai Patel Zishan Amlani Geosensing Systems Mandar Pathak Akshay Anil Kumar Engineering and Harishwar Patlolla Micah Bullock Sciences Pradeep Kumar Periyasamy Adriano Antonio Cabrita Lavino Nitin Prasad Shurjith Narayan Chanthar Raaju Leah Hall Steven Prasad Shafqat Farooq Andrew Lyda Pratik Paresh Raja Vinh Quoc Hoang Master of Industrial Aadesh Rangras Parham Jafari Ashwath Madhusudan Rao Michael Joy Engineering Siddhi Vikas Rautu Janakiram Kaushal Kadiyala Hussam Ali H. Alsinan Sai vignesh Sankarneni Mohammad-Tabish Kamran Vignesh Anbalagan Maksim Khlebnikov

38 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Candidates for Graduation

Kevin Le Zachary Taylor Thomas Kirton 2 Yi Li Wesley Stephen Lay Jordan Misher Master of Science Moses Paul Linen Girupaakaran Mohanasundaram in Subsea Engineering Brian Verzosa Manuel Kush Rathod Adeyinka Aremo Jacob Nulisch Abdul Rahman Saddiq 1 Jason Grisel Clarissa Pimenta Oliveira Rayan Sakhta Muhammad Hamza Martin J. Perales Johnathan Sandoval 3 Dane Korthauer Daron M. Smith Tanmay Khamir Shah 3 Rahel Lemma Jeneane A. Thomas Edgar Torres Michael Uzoigwe Enjelia Veony Yu Zhang Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Master of Petroleum Bachelor of Science in Mark Andrew Aaly 2 Engineering Biomedical Engineering Raul Orlando Cabrera Alarcon Taher O. T. Abdel Salam Fiora Giorgi-Ramos Hunter A. Hedges Siddharth Arora Nicholas A. Hermann 3 Nicholas Clare Bachelor of Science in Maria Alejandra Medina 3 Aly Elsangergy Monica Virginia Perez Julio Estremadoyro Chemical Engineering Ronson M. Smith Alfonso Galindo-Blackaller Daniel Antonio Bedoya 3 Christopher Theriot Adan Jordan Edgar Eduardo Cardona 3 Joshua Adam Young Rachel Kakade Kha N. Nguyen Oscar Humberto Zuniga Anzaldo Utkarsh Sinha Obinna Brozie Nnaji Omoyele Soyombo Kunaal H. Tailor 2 Bachelor of Science in Xuan Yi Electrical Engineering Xueyang Wang Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Ali Ahmed Alrifai Master of Science in Nicholas Alan Anderson 2 Munir Aljijakli Samuel Alexander Aragon Mejia Petroleum Engineering Adam Fouad Alzahabi Jeff Burke 2 Franklin Buchanan Jose Gerardo Carrillo Manuel Alejandro Donati Malave 2 Xiaofan Hu Daniela Castano Restrepo Benjamin Gaskill Nitish Goyal Timothy Janssen Nabong Deguia 3 Huy Hua 2 Mohamad Salman Joshua Noel DeLisle 3 Taylor Richard Huston 3 Nathan Tran Weiwei Dong Marivel A. Jurica Hala A. Elmachtoub 3 Darrell B. Knape 1 Master of Science Justin Michael Gallagher Caleb D. Mcleod in Space Architecture David H. Gallo Anujan Murugesu Elisa Ramona Gonzalez 3 3 Tyler Gilliland Jesus H. Narvaez Miriam Gonzalez 3 Bradley Gould Andy Minh Nguyen Zachary David Hessel 1, 4 1 Leonardo Guzman Ramirez Aurash Norouzi Mohamed Jalajal Zain Koita Vivek N. Patel Mehdi Kettani Kazuhiko Momose Melvin Rene Rodriguez Zelaya Saad Ali Khan Swati Pratik Deepak Parab Zanne Soliz Seth Cody Kirk 3 Spencer Stanford Francisco Jeremias Sorto Lemus

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearer (highest GPA)

Commencement Ceremony 39 University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Candidates for Graduation

Duc T. Tran Oscar Garcia Bryan Luis Soto Salinas Loc Tran Derrick Joseph Gautreau Swithin P. Stephen Alex Tsui 2 Lindsey Hansen Dwight Theriot 2 Hoa Dang Vuong 2 Majed Asmani Haque Taylor Eugene Tippitt 1 Jourdan Jenae Watkins 3 Diego Herrera Duy S. Tran 2 Daniel Bryan West 2 Cameron Gottlieb Hillebrand Darius Vancia Kaylon A. Wheeler 2 Ksenia Iakovleva 3 Thomas Vassiliou David H. Wong Younus Jamal Xiaohan Wang John David Wright Branden Johnson Kshitij Santosh Wanjule Mohamed Amr Khorshed Taylor Nicole Worley Bachelor of Science in Abels Mathew Koshy Industrial Engineering Francisco Linares Bachelor of Science in Isaac Lingenfelter 1 Danny Adnan Akel Petroleum Engineering Sergio Lopez Hassan Sameer T. Alamer 3 Shiza Ahtesham Mark Rio Mayuman Loquellano Abbas Ali Akber Marie Florence Aya Aka 3 Helder Alexandre Mandingo 3 Sarah Mohsen Elsherif 3 Ahmed Fayez S Alanazi Andres Marroquin David Lei Luo Abdullah Mohammedkhair M Alkassab Erick Mata Britney H. Shum 1 Abdullah Wameedh Alkhoja Rutvik Mehta Hala Loay Alkhunaizi 2 Eduardo Andres Mendez Bachelor of Science Faisal Fahad H Almalki Jeffrey Scott Mitchell Mohammad Ali Almatrood 3 in Mechanical Ruben Moran Abdulaziz Khaled A Almobarak Engineering Julio Cesar Muñoz Saud Saad A. Alotaibi Amro R. Naboulsi Mohammad I. Abuhamra Albasheer Nabeel Alrawi Christopher Robert Nagel Asad M. Afridi Heba Nasser I. Alsoqair Akash Ashok Navsariwala Sameer Ahmed Nadir Amiar Jarrett Alden Nemeth Obiugo Christopher Akujuobi Jordan Anderson 1 Ahmed A. Omran Abdullah Saad Al Bayati June Yong Bae Eric M. Oros Josiah Jamal Al-Khalil Mohammad Balali Maria De Lourdes Padro David W. Babb Lesly Bautista Alejandro Enrique Perez Raquel Marie Balderas Tchemongo Barakissa Berte Huy Tony Pham Suhani Mahesh Bhakta Allen James Bracero Vy Thi Anh Pho 3 Homero Bolanos Patricia Castellon 2 Margarita Ramos Abdul Malik Obaloluwa Carim Melissa Chavira Tushar Rastogi Anthony A. Castillo Chadi Cherradi Jonathan D. Renfrow Salvador Cisneros Vivian M. Chng 2 Jonathan Abraham Richards Taylor Denise Clay Michael Adrian Contreras Radherson Emilio Rijo Shane Correia Sofiane Dahmane Julie Ann Rose Rogers Shane K’Leen Davis Antonia K. Davis 1 Chriss Armando Saldana John Sleiman El-Hallal Carlos A. Duran 3 3 Lubna Isam Samara Reem Zouheir Elsaadi Dante Alejandro Garcia Mason Schneider 1 Justin Peter Francies Cristian Gomez Omar Nazir Shahin Delton M. Friedman Nicholas R. Gomez Kameswara Sukesh Sista Samuel Neil Frisby Thomas Patrick Gosnell 1 Cesar A. Garcia David Keelan Smith

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearer (highest GPA)

40 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Candidates for Graduation

Eva Maria Guerra Arevalo 3 Fernando Lopez William E. Parker 3 Bryan L. Gunawan Michael Chen Lou Neal Amit Patel 1 Luis Fransisco Guzman 3 James Charles Luhanga Hung Thanh Phan Michael A. Haci Wai Sum Lui Luong Minh Thanh Phan 2 Mohamad Mouid Hajou 3 Tony Luu Jose Pineda Shadi Hamed Khoa D. Ly Daniel Pourabrisham Naif Ul Haq Karim M. Mahmoud Vadims Purvins Austin B. Harris 2 Alim Maknojia Hedieh Rahimi 2 Juan Sebastian Henao Nitesh Malhotra Katherine Ramirez Gomez Chenghai Huang Winston Fowler Manley Ariana Rosario Castro Trang Le Nhat Huynh 2 Roxanne S. Marino Puneet Sarkaria Mohamed Jalajal Douglas Omundi Mboga Hanhong Shao Afraz Jaleel 3 Anthony Gaspar Medrano Zhehao Su Puja M. Javalagi Carlo Nayeef Molina Saniya Syed 3 Osama Adnan Jebreen 3 Brandon Jay Moore Vu Xuyen Ta Derrick John Jones Christopher Jospeh Moore Gideon Y. Tegene Sokhna Fatou Kabore Rakib Morshed 2 Kathy Truong Sonia Karim Sara Mubarak Faris Hasan Tulbah 1 Batoul Hassan Khalil Ashley W. Ng Adrian Emmanuel Valencia Humas S. Khan Binh Thanh Nguyen Guadalupe Stephanie Villanueva Audrey Marie Lalanne Huy Hoang Nguyen Floriane Seka Bertille Ornella Youzan Jaewoo Lee Michael Xuan Tung Nguyen Noura Sally Zahra Hanlu Lin Mario Andres Ocando-Daza Juan David Zapata Hernandez Zaina Hoda Oubeid

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearer (highest GPA)

Commencement Ceremony 41 University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Graduates

Summer 2018

Doctor of Philosophy in Doctor of Philosophy Krishna Rishi Vijay Saladi Aqueous-Based Processes for Enhanced Biomedical Engineering in Civil Engineering Dissolution and Displacement/Removal Zuantao Lin Fong Shu Jao of NAPLs Polymeric Signal Amplifiers in Biosensing Development of Finite Analytic Advisor: Dr. William G. Rixey Advisor: Dr. Tianfu Wu Algorithms for Solute Transport Modeling and Non-Negative Solutions of Doctor of Philosophy in Samantha Stanley Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Equations Identification and Quantitation of Advisor: Dr. Keh-Han Wang Industrial Engineering Novel Urinary Biomarkers of Lupus Prakash Poudel Saeedeh Abbasi Nephritis An Optimization Framework for Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan Flexural Behavior of CFRP-Pretensioned Girders Resilience-based Power Grid Restoration Dr. Gino Lim Tianxiao Jiang Advisors: Dr. Abdeldjelil Belarbi and Advisor: The Use of High-density ECoG for Dr. Bora Gencturk Functional Mapping and Neural Doctor of Philosophy Decoding Seyedeh Hanie Seyed Joodat Advisor: Dr. Nuri Firat Ince Theoretical and Computational Study of in Materials Science Flow Through Porous Media with Double and Engineering Porsity/Permeability Doctor of Philosophy in Advisors: Dr. Kalyana Babu Nakshatrala Zeinab Alameh Chemical Engineering and Dr. Roberto Ballarini Magnetoelectromechanical Coupling Mechanisms in Soft Materials Tyler List Hamidreza Tahsiri Advisor: Dr. Pradeep Sharma Advanced Pulsed Plasma Techniques Evaluation of Prestress Losses, Transfer Advisors: Dr. Vincent Donnelly and Length and Harping Characteristics of Mohammad Khodadadi Dr. Demetre Economou CFRP Systems Ultrasensitive Magnetometry for the Advisor: Dr. Abdeldjelil Belarbi Quantitation of Magnetic Assays Tianyu Ma Advisor: Dr. Dmitri Litvinov Plasma Wall Interactions and Recombination Coefficients Doctor of Philosophy in Yongkuan Li Measurement on Yttrium-based Coated Electrical Engineering Epitaxial Growth of Single-Crystalline- Chamber Wall Surfaces Like Ge Templates with Conductive Advisor: Dr. Vincent Donnelly Uday Kiran Karlapudi Buffers on Low-Cost, Flexible Substrates High Range Portable Bioimpedance for Thin Film III-V Solar Cells, and Po Yu Peng Spectrometer with Four Electrode Methods for Texture Improvement and Selectivity and Spatiotemporal Features Analog Front End for Characterization of Defect Reduction of Sorption and Oxidation in Monolith Mitochondria Bioenergetics Advisor: Dr. Venkat Selvamanickam and Packed Bed Reactors Advisor: Dr. Wanda Wosik Advisors: Dr. Dan Luss and Kyoseung Sim Dr. Michael P. Harold Shiva Shahrokhi Materials and Manufacture of Soft and Controlling a Swarm of Simple Robots Curvilinear Electronics Wei Qin Using Global Inputs Advisor: Dr. Cunjiang Yu Tailoring the Crystal Morphology and Advisor: Dr. Aaron T. Becker Spatial Chemical Composition of Zeolite Mengying Yuan Catalysts Enhancing Interfaces in Solid Polymer Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey D. Rimer Doctor of Philosophy Electrolyte-Based Flexible Lithium-Ion in Environmental Batteries Engineering Advisor: Dr. Haleh Ardebili Amin Kiaghadi Longitudinal Characterization and Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Water Quality Impacts Post Hurricans and Severe Storms Advisor: Dr. Hanadi Rifai

42 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Graduates

Doctor of Philosophy Master of Science Mudiaga Ovuede Luke Romanko M. in Mechanical in Computer and Shuwu Wei Engineering Systems Engineering Vikash Chaurasia Sainatha Reddy Yatham Master of Science in Variational Formulation of Charged Petroleum Engineering Curves Confined to a Sphere Master of Science Advisor: Dr. Yi Chao Chen Anisha Deka in Electrical Sundar Ramasamy Ali Masoudi Ayush Raj Srivastava On the Kinetics of Scale and Gas Hydrate Engineering in Oil and Gas Pipelines Jordan Bowman Master of Science Advisor: Dr. Hadi Ghasemi Benedict Chukwunedum Isichei Nikhil Makkar in Space Architecture Doctor of Philosophy Shiva Shahrokhi Shunsuke Miyazaki in Petroleum Engineering Masters of Science Master of Science in Geosensing Systems in Subsea engineering Ali Rezaei Poroelastic Solutions of Hydraulic Engineering and Adewole Badmus Fracturing Problems using Fast Multipole Sciences Corrin Williams Boundary Element Method Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Soliman Abureli Aierken Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering Master of Science in Master of Industrial Biomedical Engineering Engineering Rajaa Abidi Ethan Alexander Hart 3 John Hite Abhiram Kalluri Brittany Moore Bachelor of Science in Master of Science Computer Engineering Master of Chemical in Materials Science Mejean T. Cline Engineering and Engineering Duy Le Bin Zhang Yu-Li Chang Ryan Christopher Norwood Master of Science in Master of Mechanical Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Engineering Electrical Engineering Rajshree Chakrabarti Bhargav Pravinchandra Bhamwala Charles D. Asquith Daniel Charles Master of Science Anh Huynh Bachelor of Science in in Civil Engineering Sarah Kristiansson Industrial Engineering Nesli Kubra Wykoff Alla Eddine Acheli Carolina N. Barron Arturo Capilla Shalaka Jayant Dhonde Master of Petroleum Muhammad Shahzad Uchenna Chimaobi Ebi Engineering Fabian Andres Gutierrez 3 Nghia Nhat Bui Sazan Salar Ibrahim Piyush Namdeo Ramon Murphy Quyen Phuong Nguyen

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearer (highest GPA)

Commencement Ceremony 43 University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Graduates

Bachelor of Science Antonio De Jesus Hernandez Subin Roy Varghese 3 Armando Isaac Ibarra Lauren E. Welk in Mechanical Patrick Scott Kielkowski Engineering Patrick William Maschek Bachelor of Science in Oluwaseun Adedayo Adenote Vincent Ngo Petroleum Engineering Basel Reyad Alkhalily Tamaramiebi Ebenezer Ogun Hasnain Alam Jason C. Bourassa Minh Le Pham 3 Nnamdi Declan Emebo Ryan Del Rosario Paolo Andreas Pissani Paola Andrea Quintero Moreno Christian Anthony Garza Serrae Reed 2 Luke Andrew Haskins Mark A. Sanchez

Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award Summer 2018 and Fall 2018 Graduates A plaque and a check for $1,000 will be given to the following:

Kyoseung Sim Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering Dissertation Title: Materials and Manufacture of Soft and Curvilinear Electronics Dissertation Advisors: Dr. Cunjiang Yu

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearer (highest GPA)

44 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Message from the Dean Dear Graduates,

Today marks a major milestone in your lives—the day you officially transition from students to alumni. You have accomplished so much in your time at the Conrad N. Hilton College, and now you will build upon those experiences as you launch your careers.

Several factors have contributed to your success at the University of Houston: the support of your families and friends; encouragement from faculty and staff; and—most importantly—your own determination to learn, grow and accomplish your goals.

You are now part of a global network of close to 8,500 Hilton College graduates, and the friendships you have made as students will serve as the foundation for great professional relationships in the coming years. Wherever your journey takes you, I encourage you to stay connected to your college. This is one of the finest hospitality programs in the world, but we need your support to continue to build upon that legacy.

The Fall Class of 2018 is among the best the College has ever produced, and I know you will continue to serve as outstanding ambassadors for our program in all of your professional endeavors. On behalf of the entire Hilton College family, I offer my sincere congratulations to all of you.

Best wishes … and Go Coogs!

Dennis Reynolds Dean, Barron Hilton Distinguished Chair

Commencement Ceremony 45 University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management Commencement Ceremony Friday, December 14, 2018, 10 a.m. Cullen Performance Hall

PROCESSIONAL College Banner Bearer Candidates for Graduation Faculty Platform Party

NATIONAL ANTHEM Moores School of Music

WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESS Dennis Reynolds, Ph.D. Dean, Barron Hilton Distinguished Chair

GREETINGS FROM THE The Honorable Andrew Z. Teoh UH SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS Member

STUDENT SPEAKER ADDRESS AND Dylan C. Dornbusch (’18) INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mike Waterman President and CEO, Visit Houston Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Houston First Corporation

PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL Ki-Joon Back, Ph.D. AND MASTERS DEGREE CANDIDATES Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Eric Hilton Distinguished Chair

PRESENTATION OF GLOBAL MASTERS Inès Blal, Ph.D. DEGREE CANDIDATES Executive Dean École HÔtelière de Lausanne

PRESENTATION OF UNDERGRADUATE Mary Dawson, Ed.D. ACADEMIC HONORS AND Associate Dean for Academic Affairs BACHELOR’S DEGREE CANDIDATES Donald H. Hubbs Professorship

ALUMNI ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION Kaitlyn Venable-Valdez (’12) OF ALUMNI AWARD Board President FOR SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE Conrad N. Hilton College Alumni Association

PRESENTATION OF GLOBAL Catherine Cheung, Ph.D. MASTERS AWARDS Associate Dean Hong Kong Polytechnic University

PRESENTATION OF DEAN’S AWARDS Dean Reynolds AND CLOSING REMARKS

RECESSIONAL

46 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management Commencement Speaker

Mike Waterman

President and CEO, Visit Houston Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Houston First Corporation

Mike Waterman became President and CEO of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau (GHCVB), also known as Visit Houston, in May 2015. The hospitality veteran, with more than 30 years in the industry, also serves as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Houston First Corporation.

Waterman joined the GHCVB/HFC from Marriott International, where he served as vice president of sales for the Western region overseeing 100 properties, including a grouping of Marriott hotels in Los Angeles’ convention district known as L.A. Live. Waterman has held a series of executive positions within Marriott International over the last 20 years.

Houston is the 13th city Waterman has lived in since graduation from the University of New Hampshire.

Waterman currently serves on the following boards: US Travel, Destination International, Hotel Lodging Association of Greater Houston and is an officer of the Texas Travel Industry Association (TTIA).

His wife, Bridget, and three boys reside in Katy, TX.

Commencement Ceremony 47 University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management Candidates for Graduation

Fall 2018

Doctor of Philosophy Toan Henri Jarnier Breanna Momré Cotton 2 Shanshan Jiang Brianna Louise Daniels 3 Elizabeth Ann Whalen Shena Shama Khan Michael James Dayton Master of Science Sin Man Kwok Jessica L. De La Cruz Alexandre Luis Lau Machial Lizett Diaz in Hospitality Fang Li Hannah Rose Dickhaus Management Xinyu Li Blair Taylor Dillon Yanjun Cai Yoojin Lim Dylan Christopher Dornbusch 2 Ka chi Chan Gianluca Marinelli Shazada Dossani Yu Ting Huang Lola Leslie Marseguerra Brett Abraham Dubrowsky Arfa Jawad Ali Khan Abhijit Binod Menon Thanh Duc Duong Jawad Ali Khan Ashley Charlie-Ann Mullings Benjamin Kromer Ebers Xiao Li Benjamin Naimark Btesh Thai Pharanyoo Eckley Kunyi Ma Auguste Henri Jean Joseph Rouquier Nathalie El Danaf Meijia Pan Remy Steinhilber Rose Lucille Fineberg 3 Carlos Ramon Rodriguez Max Guillaume Julien Ulveling John Angel Flores 3 Haley Ware Elliott Georgios Valsamis James G. Fos 2 Yukai Zhang Pauline Erminia Magdalena Vayrac Jessica Zara Galvez Yuan Yuan Wu Cassady Layne Ganders Master of Hospitlaity Johyun Yun Sarah Megan Giordano Management Zilin Zeng Yiying Gu Ziyan Zhao Fabrizio Guerini Matthew J. Fatheree Diana Elizabeth Guevara 2 Jocelyn Elaina Moore Bachelor of Science in Cristina Kelly Gutierrez Randall Kenneth Oaks Hotel and restaurant Penny Michelle Hamilton 1 Michael David Schuster Management Zachary Harper Alexis B. Harris Master of Science Ignacio Ahumada Navia Melissa Dawn Harrison in Global Hospitality Starr Arjona Francisco Hernandez 3 Business Kara Bacon Miwa Yap Hirata 2 Micaela Baravalle Bauer Cindy T. Hoang Melissa Nicole Bassoo 2 Lindsay Kathleen Beauregard Wesley C. Howington Mai Phuong Bui Anna Kathryn Bissonett Sarah Cesari Jonathan W. Huynh Nigel Phillip Bologna 2 Ning Chen Kristina Infante Masson Rey Bouchan Damian P. Jellison Rena Cukurova 1 Lauren Danielle Burgess Kelly Nicole Jensen Reza Ramadhansyah Daryan 2 Nicholas D. Burnside Morgan Killen Sofia Debs Sayah Will Andrew Cain Diego Elzir Travis Kilway Ethan Kalphani Campbell Audrina Lynn Laven Ruiyu Feng Qing Cao Nicolas Julien Gendrot Long Hoang Le Tranquelina Rosas Casanova-Ramonez Chia-Sheng Liu 2 Alessandro Groppelli 2 Anna B. Castleberry Dongshuo Liu 3 Christoph Herren Juliana Rose Cavazos 3

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude

48 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management Candidates for Graduation

Natalia Carolina Llanos Lopez 2 Michelle Ortiz Farid Alejandro Solis Karen Martinez Matthew Osby Abigail Rose Stercula 1 Alexis Metoyer Alison Palacios Ngoc Thuc Anh Tang 2 Patricia Montemayor An Elizabeth Peyton Nuray Emma Taylor Kaylah Zarriél Moore Nhung Thi Tuyet Pham 3 Yilei Tian 2 Kayse Nicole Morales Brandon Phelps 2 Esperanza Carolina Torres Mary Kaitlyn Morrison Abigail I. Platt Tuan Tran Hoang Truong Aliesa Chrissy Morrow 3 Jacob W. Pratt Paula Esther Vicent Morgan Dolores Mushinski Basit Rah 3 Ivan Terrion Waller Devin Nichole New Jennifer M. Reybal Vicky Maoyuan Wan Lindsay Kaye Newman Quintessa Marilyn Robinson Brandis J. Washington Cory Khanh T. Nguyen Naomi Alexa Rosales Madeline Jane Williams 2 Linh Dao Nguyen 2 Michelle Marie Rouillon Paredes 2 Shekinah Michelle Williams 2 My Vu Truc Nguyen 2 Arben Sadiku 3 Antonette Darnella Williams-Wright Tatianna Nguyen Gisella Karina Salazar Ramirez 3 Chuying Yu 2 Trinh Van Nguyen 3 Ida Chantal Sawadogo Micaela Zegarra Sahurie 3 Vy Vu Truc Nguyen 2 Jacob Robert Sernec 3 Qingjia Zeng Jonathan Norris Emma Xiaozhou Sinclair

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude

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50 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Letter from the Dean Dear Graduates,

Congratulations on your graduation from the University of Houston! Earning a college degree represents an important milestone in your life, one that required dedication, discipline and perseverance. As Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, together with the entire faculty and staff of the College, I applaud your accomplishment. We are so pleased to recognize and honor all our fall graduates in our College Commencement.

The qualities you demonstrated in completing your degree will serve you well as you enter this new phase of your life. We hope that your education at the University of Houston and in this College forms a solid foundation for your future personal and professional life. We have aimed to challenge your thinking, enhance your understanding and deepen your appreciation of the world in all its complexity and diversity. As a new graduate, you now have the opportunity to contribute to society the knowledge and skills you have acquired here.

The College is delighted to welcome you into the ranks of our alumni. I hope you will keep in touch with your classmates and maintain strong ties with the University of Houston. We truly need the energy and support of all our graduates as the University of Houston joins the ranks of the nation’s leading urban universities.

Please accept my best wishes for your continued success.

Sincerely,

Antonio D. Tillis Dean

Commencement Ceremony 51 University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Commencement Ceremony Thursday, December 13, 2018, 9:00 a.m. NRG Arena

PRELUDE AND PROCESSIONAL MSM Quintet

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS UH ROTC Air Force/Army

NATIONAL ANTHEM MSM Concert Chorale or soloist

WELCOME ADDRESS Antonio D. Tillis M. D. Anderson Professor in Hispanic Studies Dean of the College

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM PARTY Dean Tillis

GREETINGS FROM THE The Honorable Andrew Z. Teoh UH SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS Member

HONORS COLLEGE CANDIDATES RECOGNITION Lawrence Curry Professor Emeritus

RECOGNITION OF HONORS Lawrence Curry

RECOGNITION OF GRADUATE CANDIDATES Ann Christensen Associate Dean, Graduate Studies

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION Mike LeJeune

JACK J. VALENTI SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION Temple Northup DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS Peggy Blake DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE CULTURAL STUDIES Nick De Genova DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS Dietrich Vollrath DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH James Kastely DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE Daniel O’Connor DEPARTMENT OF HISPANIC STUDIES Anadeli Bencomo DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY Philip Howard DEPARTMENT OF MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES Hildegard Glass DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY David Phillips DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Kent Tedin PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION James Thurmond DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY Jack Fletcher DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY Amanda Baumle WOMEN’S, GENDER & SEXUALITY STUDIES Elizabeth Gregory

CONCLUDING REMARKS Dean Tillis

ALMA MATER AND RECESSIONAL MSM Concert Chorale or soloist, MSM Quintet

52 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Candidates for Graduation

Fall 2018

Doctor of Philosophy Rusquin Roberto Chadez Ibarra Savannah Lee Sipole Epistemología de lo cursi: Género, Relationship Goals: A Social Network sexualidad, identidad y nación en el Analysis of the Relationships between Department of English mundo hispano, XIX-XXI Bill Sponsors and Cosponsors on Creative Writing Advisor: Guillermo de los Reyes, Ph.D. Immigration Legislation from 1973-2016. Advisor: Jennifer H. Clark, Ph.D. Dylan Michael Walsh Diana Patricia Harmon Love Week and Other Stories Cortesía convencional versus cortesía Department of Psychology Advisor: Professor Alex Parsons interpretada: Estudio del habla de Colombia Clinical Psychology English Advisor: Manuel Gutiérrez, Ph.D. Jennifer Cowie Jansen Georgeann Gidley Ward Does Post-Exposure Napping Augment Teaching in the “Space” of Dual-Credit Department of History Fear Reduction in Phobic Youth First-Year Writing Samantha Marie Rodriguez Advisor: Candice A. Alfano, Ph.D Advisor: Dr. Paul Butler, Ph.D. Carving Spaces for Feminism and Nationalism: Tejana Activism in the Charles Benjamin Jardin Department of Health Matrix of Social Unrest, 1967-1978 Personalized Feedback to Reduce HIV and Human Performance Advisor: Monica Perales, Ph.D. Transmission Risk Behavior Among Young, Gay Males Lyle W. Babcock Joseph Lee Thompson Advisor: Michael Zvolensky, PhD The Role of Membrane Cholesterol Something Like a Failed War: Major Content on Insulin-Stimulated Glucose League Baseball’s Unwinnable Conflict Developmental, Cognitive and Uptake in a Tissue Culture Model of Against Drugs Skeletal Muscle Myofibers Behavioral Neuroscience Psychology Advisor: Linda Reed, Ph.D. Advisor: Mark S.F Clarke, Ph.D. Brandin A. Munson Ezell L. Wilson Rakshatha Kabbaligere An Exploration of Variability due to Environmental Impact of African Low Power in Structural MRI Studies of Adaptive Changes in Gait and Balance Quilombos in Brazil:1550-1800 Bilingualism Control to Unloading Advisor: Phillip A. Howard, Ph.D. Advisor: Arturo E. Hernandez, PhD. Advisor: Charles Layne, Ph.D. Craig David Workman Department of Political Science Kelly A. Vaughn The Role of the DLPFC in Bilingual and The Influence of Dopaminergic Roger P. Abshire The Problem of Constitutionalized Monolingual Switching: Evidence from Medication on Gait and Balance MVPA tDCS Automaticity and Nonlinear Regularity in Discretion Parkinson’s Disease Advisor: Jeremy D. Bailey, Ph.D. Advisor: Arturo E. Hernandez, Ph.D. Advisor: T. Adam Thrasher, Ph.D. Sophiya Das Industrial/Organizational Department of Hispanic Studies Essays on Persistence of Capture Theory: Psychology Maira Elizabeth Alvarez Food and Drug Administration Bobbie A. Dirr Advisor: Jim Granato, Ph.D. Occupational Injuries among Burnt- Lilia Cristina Campos Gonzalez out Workers: Interplay of Physical and La sensatez y la muerte: el Bildungsroman Ndifreke Mfon Ette Emotional Exhaustion de la Posrevolución Mexicana Responsible Populism: Carl Schmitt’s Advisor: Christiane Spitzmueller, Ph.D. (1931-1951) Constitutional Doctrine Advisor: José Guillermo de los Reyes, Ph.D. Advisor: Jeffrey Church, Ph.D. Jordan Kirkland Equal Opportunity Climate Strength: Yolanda Coronado Carrillo Indrajit Sinha Ray Antecedents and Influence on Work Unit Estudio fonético sobre las consonantes Essays on Electoral Politics: An Effectiveness palatales del español en Waco, Texas Examination of Voting Technology, Voter Advisor: James Campion, Ph.D. (Phonetic Study of Consonant Palatals in Participation, and the Provision of Public the Spanish of Waco, Texas) Schools Alec Blaine Nordan Advisor: Elizabeth Goodin-Mayeda, Ph.D. Advisor: Jim Granato, Ph.D. Nonnormality in the Job Performance Domain: A New Criterion Problem Advisor: Alan Witt, Ph.D.

Commencement Ceremony 53 University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Candidates for Graduation

William Daniel Presson Department of History Public Administration Program Toward a Proposed Cross-Cultural Jonathan Robert Fairchild Core Competency Model: Exploring Master of Public Consensus and Confirmation of Department of Health Competency Model Ratings Across the Administration Globe and Human Performance Sheila Ellen Castle Advisor: James Campion, Ph.D. Exercise Science Miesha Ta’Keya Johnson Kimberly Therese Silva Raul Amador Konner J. Mackey Employee Reactions to Perceived Political Sport and Fitness Administration Motives in Performance Appraisal Department of Sociology James Campion, Ph.D. Reeona M. Curseen Advisor: Ben Dreon Roemello Tiant Davis Sonya M. Stokes Fanni Farago Aubrey Wayne DeBose Social Drivers of Performance Mojan Modaresi Appraisal: An Interactive, Interpersonal Marston D. Jefferson Hannah Richard Examination of Dyadic Performance Stephanie Komorowski Ratings Gabriel Lara Advisor: Alan Witt, Ph.D. Bachelor of Arts Caitlin Murray Bachelor of Science Master’s degrees Kyle Robert Ott Pablo Reyes Jack J. Valenti School Gabrielle Alexis Rodriguez Jack J. Valenti School of Communication of Communication Tyler C. Webb Dan Wythers Banner Bearer Heath Communication Emma L. Fritz 1 Alexis Wilson Department of Philosophy Mustafa Aghahosseini Advertising Mass Communication Isaacnoter Berger Jacqueline Nicole Aguilar Robyn Anne Balaban Zheng Lu Vanessa Barragan Samuel T. Scott Zohaib Aziz Jaliawala Megan E. Smith Department of Political Science Christie Hyunah Ko 1 Pegah Shariati Jennifer Michelle Mejia Public Relations Joel Moreno Amina A. Ahmed Rivera Department of Psychology Constanza Pena Nakouzi 1 Leann R. Tobola Rissa Selene Cone Nikola Fedorowicz Thauani Cardoso Oliveira Department of Comparative Abigail E. Hanna Stephanie Strejc and Cultural Studies Maryam Ahmad Kazmi Corporate Communication Christina M. Dollinger Laura Long Gabriela Bernal Cynthia D. Ericson Ricardo Ejovi Obasare Tommy Bui 3 Meghan C. Harmon James Rigby Dani Michele Carter Department of Economics Payton Stewart Mahek M. Charania Berina Suljic Kelli Lynn Sullivan Jilliana Patricia Colina 3 Allison S. Tsao Michael A. Collazo Department of English Carol Wang Frances Jane Guilfoyle Dominique D’Shea Green Mariah Clark Kizer Grace Jewel James Glende Ann Killough Department of Hispanic Studies Brandon Alan Lisenbee Raquel Martinez Sarah Xuan Mai Victoria Moreno Jeevan Jacob McCord

1 Summa Cum Laude – 2 Magna Cum Laude – 3 Cum Laude

54 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Candidates for Graduation

Elsa Yvonne Olvera Destinie D. Holiday Joyce Caballero Daune Isabella Patterson Jordan Lamar Lewis Christopher Allen Cobena Alexa Danielle Porras 3 Valeria Lozano Damaris Lucia Collazo Nubia Salas 2 Tevin Lamar Mills Ahide Guadalupe Escamilla 3 Molly Lillian Sedbrook Brenda Marcella Ruiz Jacqueline Ivette Flores Thaddeus M. Weber Elisabeth Saucedo Emma L. Fritz 1 Andrew Sepulveda Christina Giraldo Health Communication Tristan D. Shannon Maria Alexandra Smith Gonzalez Adrienne Elizabeth Diggins Hailey Simone’ Simpson 2 Karen Marie Guzman 3 Victoria Daisy Garcia 2 Catherine Jeanette Sorto Jeremy L. Kabala 3 Jannet Tran Bruno Ugaz Kayla J. Kanaway Integrated Communication Nola Zaviollene Valente Sarah F. Knop 2 Quincie Charlynn Adams Andrea Fernandez Velazquez Valentina Marcano Leah Howe Bellon 3 Bailey Michelle Wilborn 3 Zajee Marves Moore Natalie Katharine Cochran Tamera Wiley Pooja Patel 3 Carolina J. Couvillon Cha’Keva Leshel Peoples Media Production Seth Dakota Crawford Maria Victoria Bures Perez Tyler James Amsden Janid Decker Keyana Shimelle Pratt Oliver Quinn Dagher Willis Gilmore Francisca Betzabeth Sandoval Brionne Charde Dunham 2 Sean Lee Hong Samuel N. Stubbs Michelle Naijulliet Gazzaneo Jason Stewart Knight 1 Courtney E. Thompson Kristin Elizabeth Gilbert Tasnim M. Kotadia Angelica R. Torrez Austin Ray Glona 3 Paulette Martin 2 Linda Valeria Vazquez Nina Layla Kaskar Solange N. Modrow Damon Christopher Whaley Brian O. Kizzee 3 Patrick Gordon Perez Diamond Tierra Woods Vance C. Leonard Sydney L. Salinas Helina Zinabu Kendall Maya Adele McKeel Faith Marie Squier 2 Soheil Saleem Nanjee Department of Communication Interpersonal Communication Jessica Perez Sciences and Disorders 3 Kiana Kathleen Armstrong Ryan Barret Popham Banner Bearer 2 Stella V. Brewer Shirin Isys Purnell Karen Lopez 2 Amanda Pereira Hill Brishen Lee Thompson 1 3 Brooke Angela Leonberger 1 Terrell Williams, Jr. Fabiana Andrea Aponte Bryce H. Wyatt Viviana H. Canivel Journalism Taylor S. Young 3 Jennifer Renee Chapa Adrianna Marie Alcazar Ikram Larbi Claire Emily Andersen Media Studies Karen Lopez 2 Bethel Gezachew Biru Erica Marissa Gonzalez Maria Tovar 3 Hillary Mirtha Bravo 2 Hannah Faith Hall 1 Brianne Alexandra Bueno 3 Jana Lynn Satterwhite Department of Comparative Karli Lois Burghoff Imani Johnai Stevens 2 Cultural Studies Anabi De Los Reyes 1 Banner Bearer Public Relations John Alexander Diaz Jordan Taylor 1 Ebony Jamila Aiken Kaylee Marie Dusang 3 Erika Angel Anthropology Dezmond Ewell Trevor Scott Bello 3 Ashley Burkhardt Laura Evelyn Gillespie Davian Kristine Clough

1 Summa Cum Laude – 2 Magna Cum Laude – 3 Cum Laude

Commencement Ceremony 55 University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Candidates for Graduation

Kelli Marie Dodgen Akossi Yves Kevin T. Bendjo William Theodore Viechnicki Javon R. Green Minhyuk Cha Blake C. Wesley Carly Kemp Xinyang Chu 2 Tyler William White Gabriella Kumelski Jesse Daniel Barke Corn Daniel P. Whitty 3 Felicia Dawn London 2 Adam A. Covens Brady James Wilborn Katherine F. McLaughlin-Wyatt Jackson Thomas Crawford 1 Colleen Elizabeth Womack Sarah Callie McLemore Caleb Paul Deering Matthew G. Young 3 Thaominh Nguyen 2 Moyamou Maya Doumbia Department of English Chidindu Chidinma Odu 3 Jennifer Judith Duque Cristina Maria Ortega Wendy Dulaney Egelston Banner Bearer 1 Shaunelle Elaine Phillips Kayla Elizabeth Evans Cassandra M. Daniels Noemi Rocha Chase Randall Fabling Creative Writing Mayra Anabel Sierra Valencia T. Garcia Camille Anne Rowdon 2 James D. Travis 2 Aaron Charles Geesey Andres Felipe Valderrama Lisette Cristina Godinez Liberal Studies Samuel Hiram Gonzalez 2 Literature Leen M. Basharat Daniel Min Han Brandie Mahala Black Juan A. Cortez, Jr. Jonathan Harris Denise A. Cantu Alba K. Cruz 1 Juan Carlos Huerta Christina Moon Castro Jamie Lee Dale 2 Ifeanyi Ifeagwu Ishraaq Ahmed Choudhury Gloria Duran 3 1 Nirav P. Jethva Cassandra M. Daniels Cassandra Deann Garza 3 Dillon Ryan Jones 1 Kelsey Joanne Daviglus Marlena Catherine Grooms 3 Andreea Jula Sohair Elmowafy Madison R. Hoeft 3 Michelle Ivonne Lacasa Mary M. Filer Stephanie Kohler 2 Olivia K. Lee Skylar Brooke Godwin Chau Minh Ly 1 2 Nina Olivia Maldonado Andrew Grisham Nitzia Anaheli Narvaez 2 Leslie A. Marquez Aaron E. Groom Hayden L. Nichols 2 3 William Peter McPhie Vinh H. Hoang Antonia Nnenna Njoku Brent Armond Miles 3 Fernando Rafael Izaguirre, Jr. Jose M. Alducin Ramirez 3 Laura Padron Jacquelyne Cortez Johnson Alexis Romo 2 John P. Pardee 3 Crystal Joyce Yazia Isela Silva 3 3 Franklin Jisvan Perez Luke Kyle Keller Jordan Taylor 1 Garrett Joseph Persich Brianna N. Kessler Taylor Nicole Thames Thomas Bocretzion Reddy Nina S. Lakhiani Jiaqi Wang 1 2 Murima Rukata William Joseph Littlejohn-Oram Colleen Elizabeth Womack 2 Roberto Sanabria Caroline Christine Mann Religious Studies Cristian R. Schaffler Katie Martinez Krista Lynn Liller Tarek Sharif Stephanie Matthiesen 2 Kevin Solis 3 Grace Elaheh Mazcuri Department of Economics 2 Kelli Jo Sterling Sara Tiffany Mai Mirza Banner Bearer Arnaud Stephane Kwimy Tchamba Elaine Jan Caalim Naong 1 Dillon Ryan Jones Ioanna Theodoropoulou 3 Adriana Maria Nava 3 Alex Alvarado Imelda E. Torres-Marquez Courtney N. Nguyen Anthony James Andreotti Matthew William Ungashick 3 Illyana Elizabeth Perez Michael Alexander Avila Samantha Jessica Vera Ricardo J. Rivas

1 Summa Cum Laude – 2 Magna Cum Laude – 3 Cum Laude

56 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Candidates for Graduation

Ana P. Sanchez 2 Ok Joo Kim Marianne Barrios Madeline Bailey Smith Eion Rakel Lewis Sinead Bascon Rachael Ann Stemple 1 Sera J. Makil Diego A. Bohorquez Ashlie Anne Strickland Rachel Marie Matejowsky Danny M. Bui Evelyn Teneyuque Cesar Molina 3 Natalie Elizabeth Campos Alan Scott Thornton Luis Moreno Jonathan D. Casimir Mia Elizabeth Valdez 3 Kamelia Chavoshi Nejad 1 Juan Carlos Perez Chavez Jazmin Nicole Washington Christopher G. Nguyen Marisa A. Cortes Vincent R. Werts Hung Hoang Nguyen 3 Gladys Cruz 2 Jolanta S. Nowobilski Mariana I. Del Pilar Department of Health Daniel Rosales Perez 3 Iqra Sharif Dhanani and Human Performance Elizabeth Maryann Pollard 1 Vicki Dinh Banner Bearer Ambrosia Calrita Reese Ibrahim Diomande 1 Kamelia Chavoshi Nejad Nicole Marie Roberts Troy D. Do Human Nutrition and Foods Laura Vanesa Rojas Kelsea Dunn Rukaiya Ahamed Maira Angelica Roman Emily Lynsey Egan Andrea Carolina Andrade Angelie Ross Camille Evans Vanesa Aranda Sarah Caroline Roth Jenna Mae Faetanini Alyssa Meral Azizi-Yarand 2 Karyna K. Salinas Sharmeen Farooque April Lorraine Baker Bounthanh Rose Sananikone Bianca Marie Fuentes Heidi E. Baltodano Laura Jeanette Sanchez Alexandra Garcia Brandon A. Bamiduro Luis Seoane Mel Leonardo Gonzales Alexis Veloso Bigalbal Asem M. Shahed Carolyn Guandique Joanna Mary Bonner Fayza Najet Sidi-Ali-Cherif Sydney Nicole Gutierrez Jemima Amanda Andrea Brittlebank Sydney Renee Stephenson Di’Andra Cortesia Hall Aundrea Cabrera Parth Thakkar Devin Lorin Hernandez Pei-Ju Chen Courtney Sue Tibiletti Dean James Ikonomou Gabriela Giselle Colunga 3 Nubia Estefani Tobar Lauren Alondra Johnson Tyler R. Dansby 2 Bich-Tram Ngoc Tran Nishita Sunny Joseph 2 Nhu Nguyen Quynh Dao 1 Dianne Thu Van Tran Teiwoh Munjei Kandeh Silvia Vanessa De Luna Tuyet-Nhi Elizabeth Tran Cody Karstedt 1 Vi Thu Diep Hira Tukdi John Mark Kass 1 Samantha Dragustinovis Madiha Tukdi Hyun Soo Kim 3 Maria Andreina Saa Font 3 Nayla Carolina Urbina Chelsea Nicole Kinney Brianna Jacqueline Gardner Kevin Andrew Valencia Dexter Takura Kombo Erika Gieseke 2 Jennifer Loan Vo Daisha E. Lewis 3 Julieta Zarahi Grimaldo Alex Q. Vu Ciarra Nicole Lindsey Morgan M. Guillory Alexis Nicole Woods Justin Taylor Lowe Jowelle Haikal Juliana M. Zadoorian Bryan Jesus Luna Liannet Madrazo Janet Hernandez Kinesiology – Exercise Science 3 Aimee C. Mar Blake Mitchell Herron Lina Walid Abouradi 2 Esther Jasmine Marcial Sara Bethe Higginbotham Bradley D. Albineda 2 Leighnard Castaneda Marquez Heba Y. Hoelscher Jenny Alexander Mariah P. McCoy Chau M. Huynh Opemipo Bada Lakeyn Janee Johnson Obioma Badu McReynolds

1 Summa Cum Laude – 2 Magna Cum Laude – 3 Cum Laude

Commencement Ceremony 57 University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Candidates for Graduation

Destiny Pearl Means Bianca Vargas Eugenio M. Ramirez Omar M. Melendez Robert S. Vidal 2 Jarred Samuel Vasquez Ashalyn Janee’ Mikel Merilyn Carolina Vila 3 Emily Susan Wallace Erik M. Moses Luis Antonio Villa Jessica R. Zakaria Juan Alberto Munoz Amanda Dan-Khanh Vu 2 Department of Hispanic Studies Skylar Mushinski Robeyn L. Wallace Yannick Divin Ndzaka-Mouanda Ann E. Weinberg Banner Bearer 2 Irina Nemirovskaya 3 Jacob Wayne Williamson Elmer Josue Villalobos Gina D. Nguyen Breann Y. Wilson Spanish Xuan-Thinh Matthew Nguyen June Gibbs Windsor Axxa A. Carrasco Gabrielle Renae Nunez Emily Michelle Zeringue Cynthia L. Oliveros Kingsley D. Nwoha Arusha Zulfiqar Victor Manuel Pena Alice Oluranti Okunola Kinesiology – Fitness and Sports Matthew Levi Perez Sebastian Alonso Salazar Oliva 3 Nadeem Ali Valeria Sanchez Tyrone K. Pangilinan Mathew J. Bullock Alyssa Velazquez Jacquelin Anne Parker 2 2 Seleste Selena Bustos Elmer Josue Villalobos Hetal B. Patel Yesenia Esmeralda Dayani Neema D. Patel Department of History Michelle R. Goddin Sarina Patel Banner Bearer Courtney D. Lindsey 3 Shivani Piyush Patel 2 Katerina Marie Irwin 1 3 Josue U. Martinez Gina Pena 3 Juan-Carlos Martinez Matthew Barnes Justin Quach Oscar Yair Martinez Tara Courtney Bemko Kian F. Razmdideh Fatima Lucia Ramirez Emily Sophia Blanco Brianne Marie Robinson Rachelle Patrice Roy Aaron K. Boer Karla Rodriguez 3 Fatima Scott Jorge Misael Brito Lenora Rodriguez Albert Soza, Jr. Henk J. Calderon Ashley N. Romeo Ebony Lori White Jennifer Casiano Anisa E. Royal Adriana C. Castro 2 Aliyah D. Russell Kinesiology – Sports Administration Giselle Andreina Espana Gardenia Santana Nicholas A. Byford Jesus Faz Merilin Saravia Samuel Gayle Carr Matthew David Febre 3 Zachary E. Schneider Mikayla Michelle Collins Cameron Carnal Gaiennie Justin Olusegun Sewoniku Enrique Del Valle Lucas M. Hernandez Shazia Nabi Shah Tai Van Do Vanessa Ingrassia Preet Singh Christian Dolphus Katerina Marie Irwin 1 Kelsie Florence Smith Daisy Frias Kamry L. Kraut Kaitlyn Renee Sowell Juan A. Henriquez Jasmine Chanel Majors Nadia June Tabrizi Omolola O. Labiyi Ashley Elizabeth McAbee 2 Jesna Thomas Kevin Michael Mace Joshua K. Poore 3 Neethu M. Thomas Matthew J. McGouran Bailey Evelyn Priest Jonathan Lozada Toro Sean Liam McMillan Christopher U. Ramirez 2 Veronica Bustos Travez Jose Mario Molina, Jr. Miguel A. Ramirez Carolina Uzcategui Matthew Tuan Quoc Le Nguyen Anais Maria Saenz 3 Gina R. Vaidya Marc A. Parra Edson Salgado Ken Chucle Valdivia Anna D. Potter Nicole Sanchez

1 Summa Cum Laude – 2 Magna Cum Laude – 3 Cum Laude

58 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Candidates for Graduation

Lauren Elizabeth Schwartzenburg Jesus Garza 2 Department of Psychology Brianna Elaine Sheen Silvia Adrianne Gomez Banner Bearer 3 Bradley James Carden Ward Ines Esponda Gonzalez Josee Marie Alanis 1 Samuel Hiram Gonzalez 2 Department of Modern Jose Guajardo Psychology and Classical Languages 3 Samuel Alan Holmes 3 Mohammad M. Abdel-Aziz Banner Bearer Nicholas A. Jackson Briana Aguilar 3 Zahabiya Aqil Yahya Allan Rosales Jeanjaquet 2 Elena Castaneda Aguinaga Chinese Studies Carey Lynn Johnson Rodrigo Jose Aguirre 1 Samuel J. Patton Mohammed Fahad M. Khallaf Josee Marie Alanis Jocelyn Leal Jena Alaa Alia French Carlos E. Lopez Katherine Patricia Alleyne 3 2 Anna Beth Castleberry Christopher Ryan Magee Isaac Almaliki 3 World Cultures and Literatures James S. Marrs Safa Main Alqudah 2 Kaelyn Anaya Adrianna Marie Martinez Alyssa Andaverde Edmundo M. Anguiano Caitlin Dianne McDuffee 1 Vala Arabzadeh Andrea Fernandez Velazquez Lisa Mengistu Menda 3 Denya Nicole Ardis Zahabiya Aqil Yahya 3 Omar Alexander Montoya Katya Maria Fuentes Ayala Ayesha Muzaffar Rachel Baggett Department of Philosophy Anh Nguyen Nydira Balgobin Banner Bearer Amauche Ugochi Orji Shazan Mounir Balloul 3 Tyler McKinley Green 2 Chukwuma Onyekachi Osuji Edel Bardos 3 2 Kian Mohammadian Barzoki Philosophy Shelby Morgan Parker Jennifer N. Bazzle 3 Gabrielle Sinclaire Burgard Samuel A. Pichowsky Alyssa Benavidez Tyler McKinley Green 2 Sriharsha Rangaraj Tye Justin Berry 2 Karla M. Ortiz Kenneth Reeder Flavia Betancourt David Cole Porteous Mildred Reeder Michael Scott Reeves Bianca Krupti Mukesh Bhakta Department of Political Science Juan Antonio Reyes 2 Bridgita Krupa Mukesh Bhakta Banner Bearer Athena Skye Robles Mariella Ann Bosquez 3 Caitlin Dianne McDuffee 1 Kimberly A. Rodriguez Travskia Antoinette Bullock Yesenia Guadalupe Solano 1 Josselin Marily Canas Political Science Malkia Renate Spence Michelle Carcamo Muhammad Ayatullah Adeka Jessica Elizabeth Swank Gene Barry Carter Sarah Eghosa Aguebor Letay Cecilia Thompson 3 Yesenia Celeste Castañeda Kendrick Norris Alridge Phuc Minh Truong 1 Eliana Gonzalez Castro Samantha Nicole Andrews Chrishanda Nicole Wade Estefanie Chapa Ifrah Asmat Emma L. Weathers Nidia Larissa Chavez Alejandro Baltazar Kai Wilkinson 2 Marquelle Armani Christian Nesrine Bennis Robert Andrew Wilson 3 Hailey W. Cleveland Julianah Akua Botwe Zahabiya Aqil Yahya 3 Lindsey Marie Collins Candace Lynn Caskey Christopher Fubara Yellowe Josanne Colon 1 Baongan Nguyenvinh Chuor Ashley Marie Contreras 2 Helaine R. Espinoza Gloria G. Corpus 3 2 Mackenzie Alexander Garvin Iriana Cossio

1 Summa Cum Laude – 2 Magna Cum Laude – 3 Cum Laude

Commencement Ceremony 59 University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Candidates for Graduation

Elenora Amelia Cristobal Michaela Jones 3 Briege Penaranda 2 Whitney Yvette Fernandez Cruz Zanarah P. Karanjia Alison Peters 1 Amanda K. Day Alan Somsavad Khammivong Natalie Noelle Phalen Rylee Deckard Sumayyah Muhammad Khan 2 Akash Raghavendra Rao 1 Kathy Do 2 Aileen Elizabeth Kim Faraz Abdur Rashid Brenda Judith Duran Elizabeth Marie Kincaid Ghazia Rashid Chelsea Kay Saenz Edwards Elizabeth Alexandra Kline Brianna Lizette Rayos Mychal Caitlyn Ellis 3 Skylar Lynn Koelbel 2 Nicole Jeanne Aluyen Reglos Ana Elisa Espada Lotenne Ifeyinwa Labrado Brenda Resendez Kimberly Espinoza 3 Joshua Thomas Landecker Beatriz Ariadne Rivera Jasmine Ly’Nette Eugene 3 Kanicia Lee Santiago Alexander Romero Osiel Sabas Fernandez 2 Jeremy Joseph LeShon Rajah Lyann Rosario 2 Jadelyn D. Fields 3 Rebecca Jane Long Elsa Gabriela Sanchez Vitor Gustavo Finatto 2 Bianca Consuelo Macahilig 1 Jackelin Sanchez 3 Jenna Lyn Fitzgerald Terri Lynn Mackey Jessica Santos Stephen Forero Marianna Karen Ramos Marquez 3 Kelly Michon Sartin Jessica Lynn Fosberg Savannah F. Martens Kasi Alexis Schultz Jason Allen Freeman 3 Mariah Camille Martinez Florence Mary Scott Jaqueline Galvan 3 Jennifer A. Mathew 3 Alba Lilian Serrano 1 Erika Yaretzi Gamez 2 Sarah Marie McKee Jonathan Serrano 2 Luisa Garcia del Real Ta’Nisha Denise McKinzie Marshall Isaiah Short 1 Mary Elizabeth Garrett Priel Meir 1 Christopher Matthew Shum Kimberly Renee’ Gaspar Trystan Denae Melancon 3 Cathy Pethmany Sidthiphol Megean Michelle Gibson 3 Nancy Raquel Estrada Millan Francis Silvernail Semhar Haile Girmay Morgan Ashley Miller Tanya Smit 2 Suva Bernard Gomes Shauna Kay Miller Xavier Smith Delia Gomez Sabrina Alexandra Castejon Miranda 1 Ana Lise Stickell 3 Jazmin Rosemary Gonzalez Ramsha R. Momin 1 Sana Batool Syed 2 Alexus Rachell Goree-Landry Tiffany Johanna Montano Maya Amber Sykes Gabriela Gramajo Paula Morales Amall Tabel Alexis Lizzeth Guevara Mallory Elizabeth Moran Fation Talushllari 3 Maurice E. Hanna Shabnoor Amin Muhammad Maria Daniela Tijerina Kellye Brooke Hanson 2 Elyssa F. Mushinski 2 Kayleigh D. Todd Catherine Taylor Harder Ta’Mia Tacole Myers Eleanoire K. Torans Abigail Vrian Hernandez David Neff 3 Juanita Aide Torres Lizeth Hernandez Nghi Quoc Nguyen Hoang M. Tran Cendy J. Herrera 3 Pauline Ngoc Huyen Tran Nguyen Stephanie Tu 3 Sarah Lanette Hill Chukwunonso Michael Nwankwo Symphony Nicole Turner 1 Daniela Carolina Herrera Huertas John Michael Obanion II 3 Ricardo Vaglienty Briana Hunter Meerber Ochang Ojoch Ingrid P. Valladares 3 Peter Iskander Vicente Olvera Karress Vallier Amanda Christine Jackey Crystal Onyenaucheya Alexa Alejandra Vasquez 3 Priscilla Ashley Jimenez 3 Aisosa Randy Oyiboke Jessica Vazquez Trae Jamar Johnson Dora Elaine Parker Samuel Cope Wasmuth 2 Jenna S. Jones 1 Kennedy Cathianna Payne Mia Weaver

1 Summa Cum Laude – 2 Magna Cum Laude – 3 Cum Laude

60 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Candidates for Graduation

Hannah Kay Wheeler Sociology Michael Dane Hall Gloria K. Whitmore 3 Aki Olivia Aitsebaomo Liza Hurtubise 1 Amber Symone Wilrich Sharif-Deen Mobolaji Ajaga Jasmine A. Pena 3 John M. Zahariev Jasmine Abdelmonem Amin Toni T. Wheeler Natalie Zatarain 3 Fernando Pineda Cabrera Department of Women’s, Andrew George Zimzores 3 Daniela Carlock Gender & Sexuality Studies Department of Sociology Devin Mandell Carter Simin I. Chhapra Banner Bearer 3 Banner Bearer LaDaja Monique Dunn Kathleen Gonzalez 1 Liza Hurtubise Esmeralda Fierro 3 Rebecca Elizabeth Ball Itzel Gonzalez Kathleen Gonzalez 3

1 Summa Cum Laude – 2 Magna Cum Laude – 3 Cum Laude

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62 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Message from the Dean Dear College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Graduates,

Congratulations! Today, we celebrate a significant milestone in your educational career.

A few years ago, you came to the University of Houston with a personal goal. Now, you have attained it. Your degree is more than a testament to your hard work; it is the foundation upon which you will build as you continue to learn throughout your lifetime.

As a graduate of NSM, you have proven that you are driven by inquiry, exploration and innovation. You and your classmates will be the force behind discoveries that will revolutionize our lives and impact our state, nation and the entire world.

As you leave UH and NSM, you hold the knowledge your professors shared with you, the wisdom you gained as you matured and the benefit of personal experiences, professional connections and friendships that will last a lifetime.

The faculty and staff of NSM are proud of your achievements. You have my best wishes for much success and happiness. Go Coogs!

Sincerely,



Dan E. Wells Dean and Distinguished Professor of Science

Commencement Ceremony 63 University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Commencement Ceremony Thursday, December 13, 2018, 2 p.m. NRG Arena

PROCESSIONAL Moores School of Music Brass Quintet

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS UH ROTC Color Guard

NATIONAL ANTHEM Moores School of Music

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Dan E. Wells Dean Distinguished Professor of Science

GREETINGS FROM THE The Honorable Jack B. Moore UH SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS Member

GREETINGS David Campos Vice President, NSM Alumni Association

STUDENT ADDRESS Robert Laroche

PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC HONORS Ian Evans Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies

RECOGNITION OF 4.0 STUDENT Associate Dean Evans

PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES Dean Wells Andrew Hamilton Associate Dean, Student Success Anne Delcour Associate Dean, Graduate Studies Department Chairs

CLOSING REMARKS Dean Wells

ALMA MATER Moores School of Music

RECESSIONAL Moores School of Music Brass Quintet

64 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Candidates for Graduation

Fall 2018

Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science Mathematics Dainis Boumber Kyle Alan Meerscheidt Atmospheric Sciences Advisor: Ricardo Vilalta, Ph.D. Advisor: Edward Kao, Ph.D. Shuting Yang Santosh K C Robert Paul Mendez Advisor: Robert Talbot, Ph.D. Advisor: Arjun Mukherjee, Ph.D. Advisor: Bernhard Bodmann, Ph.D. Biochemistry Gandhimathi Velusamy Nikolaos Mitsakos Morgan E. Mitchell Advisor: Jaspal Subhlok, Ph.D. Advisor: Emanuel Papadakis, Ph.D. Advisor: Steven Bark, Ph.D. Yuhang Wu Zhenhua Wang Heather Jean Poeck-Goux Advisor: Ioannis Kakadiaris, Ph.D. Advisor: David Blecher, Ph.D. Advisor: Richard Willson, Ph.D. Yongli Zhang Physics Biology Advisor: Christoph Eick, Ph.D. Eric S. Davis Afzal Ahrorov Geology Advisor: Lawrence Pinsky, Ph.D. Advisor: Seema Khurana, Ph.D. Tithi Ghosh Mohammadmehdi Ezzatabadipour Miguel Angel De La Flor, Jr. Advisor: Jonathan Snow, Ph.D. Advisor: Kevin Bassler, Ph.D. Advisor: Brigitte Dauwalder, Ph.D. Xiang Ling Khim Lal Kharel Michael Ethan Miller Advisor: Jonathan Snow, Ph.D. Advisor: Donna Stokes, Ph.D. Advisor: Ricardo Azevedo, Ph.D. Hanlin Liu Nalinda Kulathunga Mudiyanselage Kelly Nicole Phillips Advisor: Guoquan Wang, Ph.D. Advisor: Rene Bellwied, Ph.D. Advisor: Ricardo Azevedo, Ph.D. Trey Allen Lobpries Sladjana Maric Rachel Katherine Staples Advisor: Henry Chafetz, Ph.D. Advisor: John Miller, Ph.D. Advisor: Ricardo Azevedo, Ph.D. Erik Russell Slotsve Ram Prasad Neupane Fei Yuan Advisor: John Casey, Ph.D. Advisor: Oomman Varghese, Ph.D. Advisor: Dan Graur, Ph.D. Vivian Lucia Torrado Gonzalez Parth Narayana Singh Chemistry Advisor: Paul Mann, Ph.D. Advisor: Ed Hungerford, Ph.D. Po An Chen Weihang Yang Lixin Xie Advisor: Jeremy May, Ph.D. Advisor: John Casey, Ph.D. Advisor: Shuo Chen, Ph.D. Daniela Deleon Geophysics Ziping Ye Advisor: T. Randall Lee, Ph.D. Elmira Abdyldaevna Chabyshova Advisor: Andrew Renshaw, Ph.D. Michelle Diamond Deleon Advisor: Evgeni Chesnokov, Ph.D. Hanming Yuan Advisor: Steve Baldelli, Ph.D. Suresh Dande Advisor: Ching Wu Chu, Ph.D. Mohamed Isameldin Hashim Advisor: Robert Stewart, Ph.D. Fabio Zegarra Choque Advisor: Ognjen Miljanic, Ph.D. Yuandi Gan Advisor: Margaret Cheung-Wyker, Ph.D. Tingting Liu Advisor: Evgeni Chesnokov, Ph.D. Weibin Zhang Advisor: T. Randall Lee, Ph.D. Keyao Xia Advisor: Kevin Bassler, Ph.D. Chengyi Wu Advisor: Aibing Le, Ph.D. Advisor: Ding-Shyue Yang, Ph.D. Jingjing Zong Advisor: Robert Stewart, Ph.D.

Commencement Ceremony 65 University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Candidates for Graduation

Master of Arts Crystal Marie Saadeh Biology Christopher Viens Mona Marwan Abdallah Dayra Acosta Mathematics Geophysics Hawa Adebola Ahmed Shelby Lynn Bercu Emily Diane England Aya N. Al-Adli 3 David Ryan Dean Wen Hu Doris G. Alcocer Mendoza Marion Kay Horn Michael David Kratz Henry Antonio Alfaro Meghan Elizabeth Lindinger Xiaoyun Peng Zahra Saleh Alqaffas Ryan Stern Somaria Ivy Sammy Syed Farya Arshad 2 Pelin Unal Anthony Torlucci Dheeraj D. Bangera Jennifer Chrisinte Welch Master of Science Caroline E. Bock 3 Mathematics Duy-Phuong Nguyen Bui 2 Applied Mathematics Gregory Neil Hemenway Yao Tung Chang Rasoul Hekmati Adrian Chang 3 Yating Hou Bachelor of Arts Mohammed I. Dairywala 1 Patrick H. Messina Victoria L. Daniels Kaylee Nguyen Biology Ivan Deleon 3 Basanta Raj Pahari Cameron L. Rhodes Jeffery K. Nguyen Doan 3 2 Biochemistry Earth Science Timothy Jacques Ealy Jose Manuel Torres Gonzalez Daphne Elizabeth Standefer Omoyeni Abosede Falana Anthony S. Fernando Chemistry Mathematics Victor Gunnar Finstad 3 Mahsasadat Boraghi James V. Del Monte Hannah Rae Ford Yu Zhang Zachary Thomas Jacobs Genesis A. Giron Theresa Hoang Nguyen Computer Science Malesha J. Gray 3 Vivek Sourabh Reddy Bandi Bachelor of Science Ali Habibi Morris Roi Santos Estepa Steve T. Han Sirine Harmouch Anudeep Krishna Maturi Biochemical and Navneet Pandey Carlos E. Hernandez Biophysical Sciences 1, 4 Manju Visvanathan Karina Alejandra Cabrera Anh Viet Ho Marcus Aaron Washington Alex Desjarlais Kurosh Hosseinian Yuting Zhang Thinh Dinh Duong Anthony Hu Joby Mathew Jacob Arianna Patricia Ibarra Geology K R Harshani E. Jayawardena Mehreen Irfan George Abdallah Baba Rosemary John Benjamin W. Cleveland Uyen Le Eduardo Lopez Metilda Mary Joseph Jieying Ding Lynn Kabbani Paul Fears Sally Matoke Samantha Pacheco Ruqayya Khan Michelle Therese Gibeau Kraiwit Kraisirisophon Andrew Russell Gilfillan Angela Thuy-Minh Pham Jorge Brian Sanchez 3 Elizabeth A. Largen Atif Rafic Hariz 1 Roman Torres Robert Aurelius S. Laroche Julien Y-Son Kuhn De Chizelle 2 3 Elvis Tuan Le Allen X. Li Tianyu Wang Rene’ E. Zimmerer 1, 4 Minh Nguyen Uyen Le Eric M. Lunn Katherine H. Lephuoc Matthew Ashley Mcallen Ghazal Liaghatmand 3

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearers

66 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Candidates for Graduation

Kevin S. Lin Lorena Jimenez Viveros Brendon Hillebrand 2 Melanie Grace Lofaro Mohammad Saqib Khan Tommy Truong Huynh Kim-Briana Lorine Xue Li Absar Aziz Jaliawala Lynda E. Ma Courtney Littlejohn Benjamin Juarez Juan Magana Asante T. Moji Jay K. Kavarthapu Muhammad M. Malik Jordan C. Muir-Locklin Alvin Keyser Antonio J. Mariaca Lan Phuong Mai Nguyen Shehbaz Khan 2 Said Sohrab Mayel Justin Anhoai Nguyen-Le Abhinav Kumar Shrilene Lumina Menezes Lee Todd Passwaters Murtaza Akhtar Lodgher 3 Sara Mengistu Leopoldo Romero Vincent Ly Mahek Mody Yuan Tao Anvesh Mahendravada 3 Cesar Muro Brittany K. Trinh 4 Joeb Z. Maknojiya 3 Amir H. Nazarian 3 Jose Vazquez Shahina Z. Maknojiya Alexander Trung Nguyen Krishna H. Marepalli Computer Science Daniel Tri-Cong Nguyen Elizabeth Adele Martin 3 Arin Abed-Stephen Jessica Truc Nguyen Howard E. Mokolo Ramzey M. Abushaaban Khanh Nguyen 2 Safik T. N. Momin Bryan Acuna Mi Nguyen Chance D. Morris 2 Nujud Abdullah Z. Alabdali Paul N. Nguyen Adham A. Najjar 3 Alishah Allana 2 Victoria Kim Nguyen Marjan Nasirova Luis Miguel Alvarado Huson Nounu Duc Trinh Nguyen 2 Nicolas R. Ariza Mayra Olguin Christina Michelle Ochsner Jonathan Attoe Pooneh Khazaei Pool Nicole O. Ogunlana Michael E. Baker Blijo J. Puthenpurayil 1 Lindsay Marie Ortiz Basilio Barron Saruthija Ratnasingam Iptihar Osman Mike Zeng Bi 2 Fatima Sabira Sara A. Oubeid Diego Ivan Camacho Sergio Sanchez 3 Dhaiwat Vijay Patel Isabelle N. Charafeddine Rosio E. Sanchez Meza Samarth Patel Wali Mansoor Chaudhary Allan R. Sosa Christopher James Pelton Jose Ricardo Chelala Hatice N. Sumer 3 Angela Thuy-Minh Pham Rohith T. Cherian Kirkland K. Tran 1, 4 Jerome O. Phelps Austin R. Claytor 3 Christy Tran Denys G. Ponce Gonzales 3 Kwaku Dua Dabanka Stefany D. Vasquez Castillo Kevin Gabriel Portocarrero Rene Angel De La Calleja 3 Mai Phuong Vo 2 Claudia Alicia Quinones 1 Toul Tan Deguia-Cranmer Yussuf Welch Ramon Roberto Ramirez 2 Mihir D. Desai Yikun Xing 3 Ronnie Basem Sammour Pio Napoleon S. Estepa 2 Bobin Andrew Xu 2 Rafael Sanchez Rabab Fatima Joby Santhosh Chemistry Ian C. Fennen Nawaal Sayani 2 Folashade B. Awofeso Amanda L. Foster Nolan Shah 2 Ana I. Castilla Kristian Galvan Sikender Shahid Wendy M. Chao Jorge Garcia-Rivera Patricia A. Sieng 2, 4 Pablo Chavez Rene Perez Gonzalez Joe C. Smith Hanh H. Chu Jawon Denzel Gray Yilei Tian 2 Anthony Gutierrez Doan Minh Ha Nguyen Andrew D. Truelove 2

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearers

Commencement Ceremony 67 University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Candidates for Graduation

Matthew Truelove Megan Elizabeth Hanus Mathematics Emanuel Valdes 2 Liam Matthew Lauckner 2 Nathan Alan Boepple Jai Suresh Vasani 2 Aaron Martinez Christina Collins Samad K. Virani Christian Anthony Martinez Nicholas Armando Cortes Nicholas T. Vu Erin Adijie Miller Jordan Fandry Nghia Tuan Vuong 2 Alexander Edward Schott Oscar Fraide Adam Michael Ward 2 Mariah Teene Gallegos Geophysics Raad Wassey Nida Haider 3 Kevin William Becher Sharar Wassey Taneesha Iqbal Edgar Contreras Arie Kashon White Skylar Lynn Koelbel 2 Alberto Cruz Jia Dong Yu Olujare-Abio O. Lawal Toul Tan Deguia-Cranmer Kevin Yu Jennie Thanh Le Daniela Fuquene Kun Yu Minhaj Ahmed Mahdi 2 Nam Hai Nguyen Brandon K. Mohle Computer Science – Business Ngoc Duong Kieu Truong William E. Parker 3 Jason Masud Khan Honors Biomedical Sciences Elaine Paz 3 Computer Science – Science Divya Chilukuri 1 Shania Nicole Perez Matthew R. Garza Kevin Dao 3 Cameron William Piske 3 Grant Edward Nixon Momin Hussain 2 Mark A. Plant 1 Kevin David Portillo Swetha H. Ram 3 Emely P. Recinos Kishan Kaushik Srikanth 1 Environmental Sciences Ismael Rosas Rebbecca Isabel Taing 2 Samantha Jane Benedict David Sigala Kechi M. Hainsworth-Watson Mathematical Biology Ricardo Vela Shelby Anne Blankenship Wen Wang Geology Taha S. Jilani 2, 4 Santana S. Winn Perry M. Akrie Anh Nguyen 3 Luqman Baig Physics David Si-Trung Nguyen Mario R. Ballinas 3, 4 Lucas M. Babel Deep R. Patel 2 4 Wyatt Elijah Barrs Kenneth Shayne Berner Alex Tai Dan Peter Constantin 3 Kiana Natasha Garcia Darlington Alice Phuong Thao Tran Kelsey Taylor Gangi Tyler Michael Hanigan

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearers

68 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Graduates

Summer 2018

Doctor of Philosophy Dipanwita Saha Bachelor of Arts Advisor: Robert Azencott, Ph.D. Biochemistry James Jarman Winkle Mathematics Abhijit Arvind More Advisor: Kresimir Josic, Ph.D. Esther K. Huang Advisor: Robert Fox, Ph.D. Biology Master of Arts Bachelor of Science Kedar Jayant Karkare Biochemical and Advisor: Ricardo Azevedo, Ph.D. Mathematics Elizabeth Jane Blissitte Biophysical Sciences Laura Lynn Clay Montier Rachael de Vries Nishka R. Bommareddy Advisor: Jokubas Ziburkus, Ph.D. Ronald Jeffrey Hicks Karla E. Gonzalez Chemistry Holly Anne Loveless Ji Eun Kim Zhongzheng Cai Brooke Kathleen Sykes Kevin M. Nguyen 2 Advisor: Loi Do, Ph.D. Vincent Thien Nguyen 2 Carson S. Ye Haina Jia Master of Science Advisor: Shoujun Xu, Ph.D. Chemistry Biology Vladimir Lankevich Haofan Ji Het Prakash Bhatt Advisor: Eric Bittner, Ph.D. Min Jie Guo Computer Science Jessica T. Ha 3 Computer Science Devin R. Crane Bazilla Imran Ashik Rajeshkumar Khatri Rakshit Vallabhaneni Guneet Kalra Advisor: Ioannis Pavlidis, Ph.D. Aaron R. Kelsoe Dinesh Majeti Geology Gozde Aytac Okyay Ali Raza Khan Advisor: Ioannis Pavlidis, Ph.D. 1 Linhan Li Corinne M. Lane Carlos Alberto Rincon Castro Michelle Elise Neuner Nick M. Mathew Albert Cheng, Ph.D. Advisor: Jenny Hois Passman Samantha Norris Geology Mariah C. Toulouse Dozie Nwokem Shenelle Kia Cherise Gomez Christopher X. Xiao Paola E. Ochoa Advisor: Paul Mann, Ph.D. Andrea Marie Pelaez Geophysics Bryan Pham Pin Lin Luqman Kolawole Bisiriyu Ayesha Rafat Advisor: Paul Mann, Ph.D. Statistics and Dana Analysis Miriam S. Sauceda Geophysics Tanmay R. Gandhi Leila M. Woheidy Ali Mansour Aljadher Halleh Ghaemi Anson K. Wong Advisor: Hua-wei Zhou, Ph.D. Andre H. Hochi Johan Kristofer Norvik Chemistry Alexandre Augusto Cardoso Da Silva Jason A. Savatsky 3 Advisor: Robert Stewart, Ph.D. Joshua A. Perez Huihui Yang Computer Science Mathematics Tobechukwu K. Akabogu Adrian Ernesto Radillo Hassan Ghazi A. Alghanim Advisor: Kresimir Josic, Ph.D. Maxwell Daniel Ciotti Sameer S. Hai

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearers

Commencement Ceremony 69 University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Graduates

Alex Luong Justin Richard Lindlof Mathematics Marc Owen Magnuson 3 Shane Francis Moreno Elvis Abraham Alvarez Brandon M. Nguyen Claire A. Ong Kyron J. Bray Shaheen Parvizi Candy Pereira Sharon Elizabeth Buesking Manvir Rai 3 Maria A. Pinzon Lauren Nichole Bush Erick Ernesto Ramirez Flor Sanchez Faith C. Clause 2 Yetunde A. Sola Adebayo Aaron Michael Zapf Rossini Pierre Douge Huy Quang Tran Anass El Guermai 3 Geophysics Anmol Valabh Jasmine Eshun Raphael J. Alba Alan C. Wong Rebecca Fracek 3 Brendan Stover Cornelison Bevan Oscar Zuri Austin Q. Fullmer 3 Paola Garcia Agreda Bryan A. Galindo Computer Science – Business Olga Petrivna Lentz Ramandeep Kaur Anthony Le Kamil Madey Jessica Leticia Martinez Etienne Pierre-Jerome Adam Joseph Mendonca Zachary Michael Peabody Lynn Nguyen Environmental Sciences Shahab Uddin Shaikh Brandon Phillip Orme Jessica Wen Luong Drew Sims Physics Geology Anthony P. Wood Mathematical Biology Alan Alberto Cabrera Julia Nguyen Christine J. Cornelius Haripriya Sundaramurthy Kendall Dwayne Hatfield Michael R. Johnson

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 Banner Bearers

70 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Message from the Dean Dear Nursing Graduates,

You are exemplary nursing graduates from the University of Houston! You have earned the BSN or MSN degree and are now UH Nurses ready to be pinned with a UH Nursing pin. Thank you for being a student at the University of Houston, and thank you for choosing to be a nurse!

Your education at the College of Nursing has equipped you to embark upon your career as a nurse leader and nurse clinician. During your time at the University of Houston as a nursing student, you have collectively spent thousands of hours in clinical, classroom, simulation labs and volunteering, thus adding to the strength and vibrancy of our community and our profession. I am especially proud of those who volunteered through civic engagement opportunities. Thank you.

I look forward to seeing the impact your careers and professional contributions will have on the future of health care and nursing. You will have many experiences and opportunities in your career, and I look forward to hearing about them all as you practice nursing in the city of Houston, our state, the nation and around the world.

As lifelong learners, I invite you to stay connected with your College of Nursing. We welcome and invite you to become “life members” of the UH Nursing Alumni Association. You will always have a special honor of being a UH Nurse. You will be reminded of this distinct honor each time you wear your nursing pin, engage with the College of Nursing or the University of Houston.

Congratulations Cougar Nurses!

Sincerely,

Kathryn M. Tart, EdD (’99), MSN, RN Founding Dean and Professor Humana Endowed Dean’s Chair in Nursing

Commencement Ceremony 71 University of Houston College of Nursing Commencement and Pinning Ceremony Friday, December 14, 2018, 2 p.m. Cullen Performance Hall

PROCESSIONAL “Four Seasons” by Vivaldi

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Kathryn M. Tart, EdD (’99), MSN, RN Founding Dean and Professor Humana Endowed Dean’s Chair in Nursing

GREETINGS FROM THE The Honorable Paula M. Mendoza UH SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS Board Secretary

SPEAKER Paula Myrick Short, PhD Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Theresa M. Monaco Chair

DESCRIPTION OF PIN Dean Tart

PINNING OF BACHELOR CANDIDATES Patricia Schrader, PhD, MSN, RN, CMRSN Assistant Clinical Professor Second Degree BSN Track Manager

PINNING OF MASTER CANDIDATE Kathleen Reeve, DrPH, ANP-BC, FNP-C Associate Dean and Clinical Professor and College of Nursing Faculty Dean Tart

PRESENTATION OF BACHELOR Dean Tart AND MASTER CANDIDATES

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Provost Short

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE Sonya Wade, DNSc, APRN, FNP-BC, RN AND LIGHTING CEREMONY

FAREWELL FROM THE FACULTY Dr. Reeve

ALMA MATER Moores School of Music

RECESSIONAL “Radetzky Waltz” by Strauss

72 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Nursing Commencement Speaker

Commencement Speaker Paula Myrick Short, Ph.D.

Paula Myrick Short is the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the University of Houston System and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Houston.

Dr. Short is the Director of the Center for ADVANCING UH Faculty Success, funded by a $3.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to address gender equity and diversity issues related to moving more women and women of color forward with careers in science, technology, engineering and math. She has been credited with raising retention and graduation rates and increasing the number of students studying abroad through her many initiatives. Prior to joining UH, Dr. Short served 12 years as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the Tennessee Board of Regents, where she directed nationally acclaimed reforms in higher education.

Dr. Short has received more than $2.5 million in Federal grants and foundation funding. She is a national expert on college completion, serving as a consultant to a number of institutions of higher education. In 2014, Dr. Short was named one of 50 of the most influential women in Houston and was appointed to the Texas Medical Center’s Women’s Leadership Board. In 2013, Dr. Short was honored with a Master Professor Award by the University Council for Educational Administration. In 2009, she was the recipient of the Paul A. Elsner International Excellence in Leadership Award. In 2008, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration. In 1993, she was the recipient of the Jack A. Culbertson Award, given by the University Council for Educational Administration, for research contributions to the field of administration.

Dr. Short has served as a tenured faculty member at Auburn University, The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Missouri and currently is tenured Distinguished Professor of Education at UH’s College of Education. Dr. Short received her Ph.D. in Administration in the Department of Organizational Development and Institutional Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Commencement Ceremony 73 University of Houston College of Nursing Graduates

Fall 2018

MSN Graduate Fernando Hernandez Lisa Caitlin Perez Sarah Elizabeth Hlavinka Catharine Sofia Pimentel Penny Ann Parish Anne Hunsaker Taylor Roberts 2, 4 Second Degree BSN Alyssa Ivey Aliett A. Rodriguez Sabreen S. Jalil 4 Deepa Rachel Sabu 3, 4 Graduates Luula Abdulahi Jeylani Lauren Elizabeth Sawyer Fereshteh Abuzar Rosa Lynn Johnson Natalie Nichol Sexton Patricia Antonia Alvarado April A. Keh 3, 4 Selena Ann Sierra Lana I. Attar Sehar Khan 3, 4 Leticia Crystal Silva 4 Angela F. Baldon Ashlee Eleanore Leaumont 2, 4 Andrianna Calif Simmonds 3, 4 Madeline Marie Bales Cheyenne Lewis 4 Whitney Simon 4 Brooke Leanza Boarman 2, 4 Sydney Long 2, 4 Stacy M. Slater Kristen Nicole Brown Diana Lopez 1, 4 Casey Dillard Smith 2, 4 Nathaniel Steven Ray Champion 4 Lillian Lopez 3, 4 Kendal Ai-Nhi Tieu 3, 4 Kirby L. Clifford 4 Veronica Lopez Leyva Princess Adaeze Uluocha 4 Courtney Cromer 2, 4 Elizabeth Jaynes Lucas 4 Andres Valencia Agudelo Heather E. Dach Joseph I. Malcaba Dephanie Vidales Clark Evan Dean Shareen B. Marediya 4 Yvonne Hao Vo 4 Gerard Christian Demata Barros Melanie Kathleen May 4 Megan J. Walker 1, 4 Tarik D. Devic Olivia Antoinette McClean 3, 4 Christopher O. Walzer 4 Orevaoghene Otivbo Eleyae 2, 4 Kristen Paige McDonald 3, 4 Cassandra Marie Werdenberg Sarah Elizabeth Ellenberg 3, 4 Kaitlin Emily Meschke 1, 4 Eric Garikai Whittington Jessica Nneka Emetom 4 Miranda Christine Mitchell Ashraf Ahmad Farhoud Sarah Mollenkopf 4 RN to BSN Graduates Oluwatomilola Yinka Fatoba Karissa Deanne Moore Kwanisha Morita Alexander Khumalo 3, 4 Jessica Nicole Fischer Mary M. Nguyen Erica Leigh Hare 3, 4 2, 4 Cariña de Victoria Garth Ikechukwu Nwigwudu Marina Lin Shan Kao 3, 4 Manuela S. Garza Kitty Ng Oro Liang Mario Alberto Moreno Abigail Nicole Gentry 4 Caroleena Emilia Ortiz Ashley Michelle Hamilton 2, 4 Georgia Grace Osteen 3, 4

1 Summa Cum Laude Honors - 2 Magna Cum Laude Honors - 3 Cum Laude Honors - 4 Sigma Theta Tau International Member

74 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Nursing Scholarships

Scholarship Donors Suzanne Benson, Trustee Mayor Joe Zimmerman Nursing Scholarship Vivian L. Smith Foundation Montgomery Family Trust The George Foundation Omondi Foundation Gulf Coast Medical Foundation Fred & Mabel R. Parks Foundation Hamill Foundation Vivian L. Smith Foundation Friends of Nursing R. Sztajer Holocaust Survivor Scholarship Second Degree BSN Clinical Affiliations Cypress Independent School District MD Anderson Cancer Center Fort Bend Independent School District Texas Medical Center Harris County Psychiatric Center Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Memorial City Hospital Harris Health System Ben Taub and LBJ Hospitals Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Sugar Land Hospital Mental Health America of Fort Bend County Shriner’s for Children Hospital Texas Medical Center Houston Independent School District St. Peter’s Preschool Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center Texana Early Childhood Development Center Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Texas Children’s Hospital Houston Methodist West Hospital Texas Medical Center Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital West Houston Medical Center Katy Independent School District Westpark Springs Hospital The Women’s Hospital of Texas RN to BSN Clinical Affiliations Fort Bend County Houston Hospice Public Health Department Texas Medical Center Memorial Hermann University of Houston Greater Heights Hospital Charter School Pearland Medical Center West Houston Medical Center MSN Practicum Affiliation CHI St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital

Commencement Ceremony 75 University of Houston College of Nursing Pledge

Florence Nightingale Pledge

“I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to faithfully practice my profession of nursing. I will do all in my power to make and maintain the highest standards and practices of my profession. I will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping in the practice of my calling. I will assist other healthcare providers and will devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. I will endeavor to fulfill my rights and privileges as a good citizen and take my share of responsibility in promoting the health and welfare of the community. I will constantly endeavor to increase my knowledge and skills in nursing and to use them wisely. I will zealously seek to nurse those who are ill wherever they may be and whenever they are in need. I will be active in assisting others in safeguarding and promoting the health and happiness of humankind.”

— Author Unknown

76 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON Message from the Dean Dear Graduates,

Many congratulations to you on your graduation from the University of Houston College of Technology. This is an outstanding achievement and one which you, and your families, will be justifiably proud.

But make no mistake, this is just the start of a lifelong process of learning as you continue to develop in your chosen careers – careers which will have a direct impact on the nation’s economy and the standard of living of people worldwide. What we – YOU – will be doing will have an impact that goes beyond those around you … and it will continue to excite and interest you throughout your career.

The faculty and staff in the College of Technology are proud of who you are and enjoyed the time you spent with us. We hope that you will stay in touch with us personally and also through the Alumni Association—we need your feedback as our alums about new opportunities and how we may better serve you as you advance in your careers.

Above all, we hope that you will look back with pride at your time here in the College of Technology and say “That’s MY College.”

Congratulations – may your achievements in life be many and fulfilling.

Anthony P. Ambler, Ph.D. Dean

Commencement Ceremony 77 University of Houston College of Technology Commencement Ceremony Friday, December 14, 2018, 3 p.m. NRG Arena

PROCESSIONAL Moores School of Music Honorary Grand Marshal and Associate Marshals College Banner Bearers Assistant Marshals Faculty Candidates for Graduation Platform Party

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS UH ROTC

NATIONAL ANTHEM Moores School of Music

WELCOME Jonathan P. Schwartz, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Education

INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM PARTY Anthony P. Ambler, Ph.D. Dean and Professor, College of Technology

GREETINGS FROM THE The Honorable Gerald W. McElvy UH SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS Member

GREETINGS Renu Khator President

OPENING ADDRESS Anthony P. Ambler, Ph.D.

PRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC HONORS Heidar Malki, Ph.D. AND DEGREE CANDIDATES Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Technology

DOCTORAL CANDIDATES Robert McPherson, Ph.D. Dean and Professor Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Dean’s Chair, College of Education

MASTER’S CANDIDATES Jonathan P. Schwartz, Ph.D.

BACHELOR’S CANDIDATES Anthony P. Ambler, Ph.D.

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES President Khator

CLOSING REMARKS Robert McPherson, Ph.D.

ALMA MATER Moores School of Music

RECESSIONAL Moores School of Music

78 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Technology Candidates for Graduation

Fall 2018

Master of Science Steven Khoa Dang Nguyen Preethi Ravichandran Olamide Ayokunmi Oladosu Bashar Hilal Shamma Construction Management Tittu Paul Sindhu Velli Department Santhanakrishnan Raghunandan Abhilash Somashekaran Bachelor of Science Construction Management Tomasz P. Szymczyk Ankur Agrawal Construction Management Uday Vitthalbhai Anghan Human Development and Department Niharika Anne Consumer Sciences Department Marcelo Del Rey Stuani Construction Management Foresight Haoxiang Du Ricardo Alfaro Eric Kingsbury Allie Devlin Jones Morgan Thomas Alkire Stephen E. Layman 2 Srimeghana Kanumarla Leonor Alveldano George Frederick Paap Sathish Mamidi Mursaleen Mohammad Amin Robert Andrew Roe 3 Sriram Sekar Monica Calderon Arredondo Robert Gregory Turner Darren Lee Woods Angeo Assad Boutros 2 Global Retailing Robert Kyle Bellon Supply Chain and Logistics Technology 1 Alia Dhanani Rachael Leigh Burkett Oluwagboadurami Gloria Lee Carlos Cabrera Oluwagbemiga Bankale 1 Aqsa Mehr Jose L. Cano Diana Carolina Castellanos Burgos Julio Enrique Castrellon Xiaobo Li Human Resource Development Jennifer Lorena Catalan Yirong Mo Diseye Bereni Ajeh George Chavez Veronica Natera Escobar Bethany Pilar Anguiano Richard Bryant Clickner William Jack Richards, Jr. James Paul Long Mary Coronado 3 Asma M. Maknojia Technology Project Management Omar Cruz Jasmin C. McCoy Madhumita Akhuli Mark John Decorina Dabao Gayathri Narayanan Lesley Bussey Logan Hunter Elliott Marilynn Thuy Tien Nguyen Santiago Suarez Del Real Anika Nujat Faisal Rosanne H. Nguyen Olakunle Fashoro Engineering Technology Department Michael Pena Cesar Flores Engineering Technology Information and Logistics Samuel Foxworth Saddam M. Alasadi Technology Department Rosalma Franco 2 Christian Jorge Ayuste Daniella Garcia Information Systems Security John Samuel Bass Juan P. Gavirio 1 Jerome Brewer Michelle S. Betton Sean Christopher Geiger Nicole Jessica Bushong Sahilkumar Chakraborty Hani Oussama Ghalayini 3 Brad Do Mohit Nitin Diskalkar Jacob Lee Giles 3 David E. Edwards Weyinmi Meyiwa Eresanara Valentina Valeria Gonzalez Janhvi Ashok Ingole Annette Christine Frenk Oquendo Diana Gonzalez-Monter 3 Naveen Konrajankuppam Mahavishnu Nelufa Yesmin Islam Zachary C. Greenawalt Megha Kumawat Shrilekha Loganathan Dane T. Guerra Ifeanyi Emmanuel Offor Cesar Emmanuel Moreno Angel E. Herrera

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer

Commencement Ceremony 79 University of Houston College of Technology Candidates for Graduation

Preston Kyle Hill 3 Branden Scott Alley Miguel Ángel Medrano Medina 1 Thomas Ba Lam 3 Yonathan I. Andu 2 Aaron Forrest Miller Allen George Livingston III 3 Aaron Raakib Baksh Timothy Ka Shun Mok 3 Alan A. Lucatero Alex Balmaceda Farris Nizarali Momin Taylor Synclair Luckett Luis Yovani Bonilla 3 Calum Graeme Morgan Dalton Luttrall Allen Thomas Brown Karim Bassam Nabulsi John Carlo Marquez Colin D. Brown Dustin M. Nguyen 2 Joseph Martin Bradley M. Bynum Trinh V. Nguyen Nixon Fernando Martinez Dalani Erin Cato 2 Sunil Parmar 3 Matthew Allen McIntyre Fredy A. Cedillos Gustavo Adolfo Parra Colton Meszaros Phong Quoc Chau Katherine Pena 3 Joshua Clint Moore Chloe Camille Clark Carla Victoria Pernia Arturo Moyeda Young Crockett 2 Matthew Thomas Peterson 3 Alan Omar Muñoz 3 Darryl K. Evans Saif A. Pirani Jessica Marie Nino Cayla Rose Fears Andre L. Porter Fidel Orozco 3 Sandra Garcia Ralph M. Rayburn Erik William Pena Victoria Maria Garza 1 Syed Bilal Razzaqi Sebastian Antonio Perez James Dillon Gray 1 Sonny Ricardo Reina Jesus Manuel Prieto Garcia Samuel Thomas Gribble 3 Juliane Maria Rozin 1 Joshua Joe Ramos Jorge Guerrero Talal Sabbagh 3 Reagan E. Renfro Jonathan Guzman Sharmitha Sampath Kumar 2 Edgar Rios Sammy Hamdan Diego Rafael Santos Mauricio A. Rivera Fares H. Haner 3 Rosemberg Isai Saravia 3 Hasan M. Rizvi Fahad Peerzada Haqqani 3 Puya Schahhosseininuri 2 Jonathan A. Saldierna 3 Fatima Hassan 2 Anthony Sao Sem 3 Jasmine Julievetti Servin Christopher John Heiser Huda Shaikh Eduardo Silva 2 Nicholas Elijah Hill 1 Everardo Soto, Jr. Nicholas Alan Svatek Matthew D. Ivester Austin Trent Thompson 3 Ross Elliot Techmanski Worthing Cabot Jackman Tyler Scott Thompson Florencia Macarena Tome Justin Jarrin Long Le To Peter Gia Linh Trinh 3 Michael John Jennings 2 Freddie Lawrence Trammell Cristian Turcios 3 Zeesan A. Kadiwal Hiba J. Virani Rafael Antonio Turcios-Parada, Jr. Bilal Ahmed Khan 3 Jeffrey Cade Williams Scott Alyn Udy Mohammed H. Khan Wy C. Yeoh 2 Billy Christopher Upshaw Terrence Khounphachansy Zohaib M. Zahid 2 Angelica J. Vallejo Eddie Lanz Said Zanati 2 Danijel Vehabovic 1 Jalen R. LeCounte 3 Engineering Technology Department Ashton N. Waterwall 2 John L. Lewis III Travis Wiseley Hannah Mare Lohse 3 Biotechnology Hector Zamarripa Alonso Lopez Lina Mazin Adwer 3 Alexandra Rose Lycka 3 Shervin Aghaabbasi Supply Chain and Logistics Technology Deric D. Martinez 3 Shundar S. Ahad Rodrigo Aceves Ernesto Antonio Martinez Vicky Aing Amber Ann Ahmad Gloria Ngole Masiala Armani Joseph Authorlee Ajin Alex 3 Hunter Thomas McMaken Chet A. Ball IV

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer

80 UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON University of Houston College of Technology Candidates for Graduation

Margaret Cao Cristian A. Guzman Javier Andres Colunga David Dinh 2 Tu Huynh Armando Mejia Cruz Rahul Ronald Dsilva 3 Rafael Antonio Juarez 2 David Cruz Laura Maria Elizondo Barton Cameron King Dillon Henry Fruzia Karsing Kenneth Fei Dolly Lam Abrahim S. Ghassemi Yennifer Franco Si Nguyen D. Le 2 Patrick Adam Harris 3 Derek M. Giuseppetti Carlos A. Martinez Travis William Headrick Alissa Ruth Houk Christina L. Martinez Sean Hearne Aric Hojetullah Ilbeig Logan Reid Morris Andrew Pich Heng Ayesha Jamal Cody Nguyen Clifford Lovon Hicks Elizabeth Christine Key Cade Thomas Odom Xue-hong J. Ho Shirin Khalili Andrew Anthony Ojeda, Jr. 2 Shizrae F. Iqbal Clifford J. Lofranco Daniella Evi Olakpe 2 Darren Jahmond Jackson Anavilma Lopez Giovanni Pacheco Nathan Michael Longwell Bianca Victoria Lopez Nhu Nguyen-Quynh Pham 2 Kevin Ly Javier Manuel Lopez Briana J. Pierre Regina Rosada Marcelo Aisha Mahmoud Anthony R. Ruiz 3 Luis Gerardo Marquez Evan Scott Marcuccio Karl Fong Stephens Salvador A. Navarro Tayyaba Masood 1 Jason To Tariro Munashe Nhubu Stacy L. Medina Timothy Torrico Jairo Razo Alyssa J. Murphy 2 Jorge Ruben Treviño 2 Charles Andrew Reina II Evelynn Khanh Nguyen 1 Diego Armando Zamora Austin Robinson Mimi Thao Nguyen Antonio Rodriguez Electrical Power Engineering Technology Maria Laura Ponce Juan A. Ruiz Jose Toribio Arguijo IV Trini M. Quach Johnny G. Srour Maria Isabel Brito Martin Miguel Angel Resendiz Luis Torrealba Huaiyu Cheng 2 Umair Siddiqi Ricky Velasquez Fortunato Delapuente Tyler David Sweeten Davin Q. Vo Cristian Guadalupe Diaz Kenneth Christopher Tengfei Wu Daniel Lopez Torres-Hernandez Dominique Vincent Zongo Sean Blake Martinez Liset M. Turcios Aakarsh Puppala Human Development and Yovana Josefina Velazquez Patrick James Sautural 3 Consumer Sciences Department Michelle Annabel Zoltan Nicholas George Sporar Human Resource Development Computer Engineering Technology Hunter Blake Stroyick Margaret A. Acheampong Tommy Gia Huy Au Nicolas Ulloa Rashid Ahmed Admani 2 Mohammad Unair Binzahid Scott David Vest Abdulla Adel I. A. Al Najjar Albert Castillo Kevin Scott Wright 3 Cynthia Amador Edwin Sigfredo Castillo, Jr. Mechanical Engineering Technology Emily Marie Aviles 3 Emily Chang Sergio D. Baron Jenna Ashley Barr Jacob Ross Clair Jose Bautista Tia Sharae Beatty Sergio Cortina-Sanchez Jai D. Bhakta Payton Nicole Bridges Michael Freeny Jessica Bernarda Campoverde Dina Chariag 2 Isaac Gaona Elie Chizari 3 Ryan Joesph Crisp Carlos Alberto Gomez Tyler James Claxton Yara Jaquelin Cruz

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Alex Duc Dinh Allyson Michelle Savoie Information and Logistics Salma V. Estrada 2 Mahwish Shahzad Technology Department Lisa Wentian Gao 2 Mariam Sibghatullah Computer Information Systems David Matthew Garcia 2 Aphaphorn Suphapha Tawfiq Ahmed Regina Fernanda Garcia 3 Kylie Loren Thompson Oluwatosin Abdulrahman Alagun Daniela Carolina Garrido Liem T. Tran Tahirah Ali Carolina Garza Nghia Huu Truong 3 Yvonne Alvarado Laura Karina Gaytan Danielle Angel Umali 2 Roger A. Alvarenga 3 Eric S. Harrison 3 Kyra Joy Vanderharst 2 Lorrie Joy R. Amomoy Karen J. Hernandez 3 Amy Villegas Tiffany Au Matthew Lealand Hernandez 3 Patricia Lynn Walker Juan Aurelio Avalos, Jr. 3 Sandra E. Hernandez 3 Stephanie Young-Sun Weber Troy Babauta 2 Emily A. James Bradley D. West Abeer Baig 3 Xandria Ladonna James 2 Retailing and Consumer Science Ross R. Burke 2 Michael Terry Jefferson 2 Andrea Nicolle Akunna Trung Khanh Dang 3 Traian Logan Johnson Jesse Vince Alatorre Tung Dao Autumn Frances Kelly Roxanne Andrews Tascha Devoll 3 Kacia T. Kyle Alicia Lauren Beaver 2 Francisco Estrada III Candida Meno Lubongo Emily K. Boyett Paolo Gerard Geronimo 3 Brianna Nkemdirim Lynch Emily Erin-Ruth Brown 2 Cruz Nayeli Guzman Angela Maldonado 2 Marina Eve Cates Rome F. Hernandez Saeeda Nasir Malkana Luis Sergio Cervantes Edwin Jovany Herrera 3 Maria Fernanda Mejia Garrett Michael Davis Jose David Herrera Wesley B. Merck Alicia Nallely Garza Aaron U. Indra Ramsha R. Momin 1 Jessica A. Gonzales Rithin J. Jacob Salihe Bislimi Morales Ellen Rachel Griggs Cynthia A. Jones Brittany Denise Muse Rebekah Hawk Michael Andrew Kane Zainab Naqvi Jessica Renee Huerta Matthew A. Keeler Anum Naveed Analia Jaramillo 2 Shezad S. Kerai Sanober Naz 1, 4 Bryttani Ashlee’ Lampkin Cody Taylor Kickertz Melissa Ng Karen Monique Lopez 2 Jerin Koshy Kimberly Annette Olivarez Hayden Thomas McGee Khoa V. La Diamond A’schel Oveal Diana Carina Morelos Frank Martinez Allison Nichole Pace 3 Kimberly Nguyen Tin Thanh Nguyen 3 Estefania Elvira Patino Dorcas Kamwanya Ntumba Dalton Blake Obleness Pichoudam Peou Audrey C. Parks 2 Nicole Marilyn Owen Maria E. Polio Daniel Abiud Ramos Steven James Pan 1 Yuhao Qiao Demi Wilson Sander Robert Lee Pennington Bartolo Luis Ramirez Latonza Strickland Forrest Jacob Pfaab Jennifer Stefany Ramirez 2 Sidrah Y. Vagher 2 Gigi Pham 3 Sirley Jissel Reyes Mary Charles Wolfe Marcial Pimentel Ashley Elizabeth Roberts Shafaq Zakaria Elise Radcliffe 3 Valeria Rodriguez Ryan Alexander Rasey Diana Coribel Romero Lauren Taylor Rice 3 Karla M. Sanchez

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Ryan Robbins 2 Organizational Leadership Joaquin Lopez Christopher B. Robinson 3 and Supervision Caemen Hunter Mayfield Jibran Samad Musab Syed Abdali Brandon Kyle Mays 2 Scott Michael Schulz 2 Zachary L. Adriance Alexander C. Myres Alex Tjon A. Kwie Hassan Zaid Al-Haj Jaira-lyn Napoles Katherine Torres-Norman Shah Mohammed Alif Ejuwa C. Nzeocha Jimmy Tran Brandon Tyler Baker 3 Nishat N. Parasala 3 Kevin K. Tran Natalie Elizabeth Boughal 3 Cristhian Ulices Ramirez 2 Tam M. Tran Carey Burris Annie Rangel Ashlee Nicole Turner 3 Michelle D. Campos 2 Ivy Lauren Richards Marcos Velazquez Lynett J. Candanoza 3 Syed Zain Rizvi Chelsea Hope Coleman Ahmer Khwaja Tanzeem Digital Media Kelly Rose Cosme 2 Rury Torres Brittney Nicole Buford Henry Matthew Enriquez Aaron M. Turner Angela N. Cortez Brigitte Y. Fixmer 2 Arelyn Simone Williams 3 Ashley M. Guzman-Castillo Miriam Flores 2 Matthew Thomas Woody 2 Andrew Tran Lee Robert Lee Harrington 2 Gregory Warren Woolman 1 Christina Michelle Ochsner Robert B. Hirsch David Benjamin Zamudio Uchenna Nkemka Ogbonna Kevin Wayne Karl 3 Jason Alexander Roach Cameron R. Klapesky Melissa Lynn Treviño 3

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Summer 2018

Master of Science Randy Van Nguyen 2 Information and Logistics Sibtul Hassan Siddiqui Technology Department Engineering Technology Department Steffen B. Torres 3 Computer Information Systems Engineering Technology Engineering Technology Department Shiraz Baluch Stuart M. Baxley Kevin Blanco Computer Engineering Technology Bradford M. Day John David Fisher Naafeh J. Haroon Suraj Yuvraj Jadhav Nabia M. Kalia Joseph David Iredia Sergei Ondar Ithar Ibrahim Katami Siem Mussie Weldeslassie Mechanical Engineering Technology Priscilla Ann Kispetik Jared Martel Greer Samuel A. Koch Information and Logistics Kristopher Javier Martinez Rima S. Maredia Technology Department Anees Noor Jonathan Walter Oram Information Systems Security Sean Aaron Osborne Shawn Lee Patton Omer Ofleh Ariana Pulido Christopher Anthony Reese Juan Rivas-Caban Human Development and Bachelor of Science Robert William Tea Consumer Sciences Department Terrence Christopher Whaley Construction Management Human Resource Development Erik Whiting Department Kristine M. Abboud Armando Enrique Barros Digital Media Construction Management Maiya Chinonye Anukwuem Katerin Giselle Beltran 3 Bader Jalal F. Alfalhi John E. Gascey 2 Dana I. Ghazal William Wayne Carpenter Tyler R. Spencer Santos Mauricio Flores Monique Chenay Harris Megan Lindsay McIntyre Ellen Hay Organizational Leadership Faizi Amoz Mouzoon Heriberto Jaime IV and Supervision Edgar Perez Sania Shahbuddin Maknojia Shannon Jackson Alridge 3 Venecia S. Soto 3 Joshua Morales Patrice Burke Kee Daryl S. Steiner Lewis O. Nwami Dac C. Nguyen Lydia Marie Robinson Guadalupe Abigail Peralta Castaneda Supply Chain and Logistics Technology Vanessa Elik Rodgers 3 Garey Landon Salinas Brandon Chase Adams Keishla M. Segarra Lopez Valentine Olusola Sangoyomi Joshua David Colson Denise Rae Valdez Garza Eleanor E. Cordua Omar Abbas Hassan Retailing and Consumer Science 2 Alexandra Holch Shayne Marilyn Clewett James Lang Haya Ali Huneiti Jia Chun Ng 2 Cristina Romo

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The Honors College Honors

The Honors College at the University of Houston offers students special opportunities to develop their academic abilities. Below are the Honors College honors designations. University Honors with Honors in Major Students who complete the Honors College curriculum (36 hours) and complete a senior honors thesis. University Honors Students who complete the Honors College curriculum and elect not to complete a senior honors thesis. Collegiate Honors and Collegiate Honors with Honors in Major Students who fulfill the requirements for the honors program in the college of their major, including 21 hours of honors courses; who complete an Honors College minor, or who complete 21 hours of approved honors courses. If students also complete a senior honors thesis, they graduate with Collegiate Honors with Honors in Major. Membership in The Honors College and Membership in The Honors College with Honors in Major Students who affiliate with the Honors College during their undergraduate years and complete fewer than 21 hours of honors courses. If students also complete a senior honors thesis and fulfill the requirements of their major with distinction, they graduate with Membership in The Honors College with Honors in Major. Honors in Major Students who complete a senior honors thesis but are not members of the Honors College.

C. T. Bauer College of Business University Honors - Summer 2018 Loreto Lou Adamos Calaquian Khanh Minh Pham Caroline L. Duym Edward Treviño William D. Hopkins University Honors - Fall 2018 Chris Mamkunnel Abraham Sophia Nicole Pierce Patrick Clarke Sriharsha Rangaraj Christian Dunn Angella Rodriguez Victoria M. Falgout Arjun B. Saravanan Jesus G. Juarez Madeleine F. Shapiro Christian Middle Jug Timothy E. Shortland Megan Nicole Manceaux Ayesha Siddiqui Maxwell Jake McCaskill Isaac Soliz Stephanie Melgar AriAnna Swaab James Daniel Newton Theresa Tran Hoan The Nguyen Matthew William Williams Penny T. Nguyen

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences University Honors with Honors in Major Jackson Thomas Crawford Jenna S. Jones

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University Honors with Honors in Major Tanya Smit University Honors Adriana C. Castro William Joseph Littlejohn Oram Mychal Caitlyn Ellis Ayesha Muzaffar Matthew David Febre Anh Dao N. Nguyen Michael Dane Hall Elizabeth MaryAnn Pollard Samuel Alan Holmes Jordan E. Taylor Luke Kyle Keller Justin Minh Truong Skylar Lynn Koelbel Mia Elizabeth Valdez Collegiate Honors with Honors in Major Andrew Grisham Ramsha R. Momin Collegiate Honors Jennifer Natalie Bazzle Hannah Cecile Logan Jemima Amanda Brittlebank Graciela Jazmin Lopez Nikki De Los Reyes Madeline Sears Mohammed Fahad M. Khallaf Membership in The Honors College Mohammed M. Abdel-Aziz Sohair Elmowafy Candace L. Caskey Honors in Major Josee Alanis Rachael Stemple Baongan Chuor Ashlie Anne Strickland Stephanie Matthiesen

College of Education Collegiate Honors Jessica Nkechi Nwabeke Cullen College of Engineering University Honors Mark Andrew Aaly Darrell Brandon Knape Puja M. Javalagi Collegiate Honors with Honors in Major John Sleiman El-Hallal Collegiate Honors David Wesley Babb Isaac Lingenfelter Francisco Linares Alejandro Enrique Perez Milone Membership in The Honors College Jarrett Alden Nemeth Jourdan Jenae Watkins Tushar Rastogi

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Honors in Major Abdullah Saad Al-Bayati Dwight Theriot Rutvik Mehta

Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management University Honors Lindsay Kathleen Beauregard Lindsay Kaye Newman James Gabriel Fos Collegiate Honors Breanna M. Cotton

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics University Honors with Honors in Major Robert Aurelius S. Laroche University Honors Divya Chilukuri Huson Nounu Mohammed Ismail Dairywala Swetha Hari Ram Kevin Dao Nolan Amit Shah Momin Hussain Kishan Kaushik Srikanth Taha S. Jilani Rebbecca Isabel Taing Metilda Mary Joseph Anthony Tran Ruqayya Khan Brittany K. Trinh Amir H. Nazarian Collegiate Honors with Honors in Major Erin Adijie Miller Rene’ Elizabeth Zimmerer Collegiate Honors Taneesha Iqbal Brandon K. Mohle Kim-Briana Lorine Khanh Nguyen Membership in The Honors College Adrian Chang Claudia Alicia Quinones Laina Pool Bobin Andrew Xu

College of Technology University Honors Rahul R. Dsilva Ashlee Nicole Turner Christopher B. Robinson Membership in The Honors College Paolo Gerard Geronimo Robert Lee Pennington

Commencement Ceremony 87 Message from the President, Board of Directors UH Alumni Association Foundation

Dear University of Houston Graduates,

Congratulations on your graduation from the University of Houston! You now become one of over 276,000 proud UH alumni. You are graduating from a University, with nationally recognized programs and alumni networks that can help you take the next steps in your life and career. The University of Houston holds a special place in all of our hearts and as you move into your alumni role, please remember that we all need to find our place and our role in continuing to help it grow and prosper in the coming years. I’m often asked by alumni, “What can I do for UH?” I always answer the same way – get involved! We have nearly 45 UHAA alumni associations waiting for you. If you’re not ready to get involved, show that UH spirit – continue wearing Cougar Red on Fridays. Put a “University of Houston Alumni” license plate holder or sticker on your car. The ultimate show of pride is to become a Life Member of your Alumni Association. But most importantly, congratulations! We are proud of your accomplishments as a student at this outstanding university. We look forward to continuing your relationship with UH for many years to come as alumni. True we’ll ever be and Go Coogs!

Brent Chinn (FS ‘82) President University of Houston Alumni Association Foundation Board

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