Virtual Recognition Ceremony in Honor of the Class of 2021
MAY 7, 2021
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Program
Welcome Siân Mooney, Dean
Remarks from a Representative of the Undergraduate Student Community Meloddy Gao
Distinguished Alumni Award Siân Mooney, Dean
Recipient Ami Tully Lotka, BSPA'82
Presentation of Graduates R.J. Woodring, Associate Dean for Educational Programs Andrea Need, Director, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Alumni Association Welcome John Zody, BSPA’01, MPA’13 Vice President, O’Neill School Alumni Board of Directors
Closing Siân Mooney
The O'Neill School would like to express its appreciation to Monika Herzig (piano) and Peter Kienle (bass) for the music for this program.
– 1 – Bachelor’s Degree Recipients
May and July 2021
Bachelor of Science in Alexa Olinto Daniel Baumstein Arts Management Natalie Otto Brett Bell Cristina Aguirre Mackenzye Penn Ellen Bergan***^ Natalia Almanza* Bennett Plumb Benjamin Beriault Isabel Arnowitz Logan Rayburn Brendan Berry Madison Arthur* Laine Reedy Kelly Berry Conner Baldwin Mackie Schroeter Gabriela Bex Carly Barnett Christina Schueler Simran Bhandarkar Tess Bladow^ Naseer Sleets Caroline Bias*** Curtis Blair Tea Smith Brendan Blankfield Seth Blunt Lily Stempel Benjamin Bledsoe*^ Jessica Boico Benjamin Westenberger Alexandria Bleza Samuel Borman Francesca Woodman* Allison Boatright* Jeremy Boyd Randall Bode Martin Burnside Bachelor of Science in Deontae Bolden Zhao Cheng Public Affairs Brady Bookout Peytan Cox Afnan Abdullahi Zachary Borovetz Niamh Dillon James Ahlers Zane Brenner Lindsay Feller Kaitlin Albertson Jack Brown Robert Fennell Bryce Albright Conner Brown* Madeline Geschke Anisha Alluri Sara Brust Gaspar Gonzalez Isaac Almack Sinclair Buchanan Sophia Guest Kristina Almeida Alex Bullington Sierra Halpin Adanma Amzat* Tyler Burdon Duncan Hardy Zeming An Noah Burke Jaylinn Harper Jason Apple Corbin Burkholder Wayne Hastings*^ Athena Arnold Jonathan Burns Jared Hayth** Lindy Avilez Olivia Burpo* Macy Hire Samantha Bailey***^ Taylor Bush** Gabrielle Hoffman Ronak Baldua Kylie Buuck Lauren Johnson Kevin Banks Emily Buuck***^ Haoming Li Xueer Bao Cooper Bybee Ashley Mullins* Zhiqiang Bao Sophia Caldwell Rebecca Oates* Haily Baran Brett Caplan Alena Bargo Joshua Carlson Emma Barrett Evan Carnes ***Highest Distinction Tyler Barton Claire Carney **High Distinction James Basinger Raymond Carpenter *Distinction ^O'Neill Honors Program David Bassett Davee Carter
The ceremony will be archived on broadcast.iu.edu for future viewing.
– 2 – Morgan Carter*** Ian Dixon Matthew Georgas*** Elizabeth Case Christopher Dollens Brendan Gibson Francesca Cassano Cayman Doran* Isabella Gikher Alex Cassisi Jezzaree Douglass Erin Gilbert Nicholas Castello Abigail Driver Rebecca Gilbert Taylor Cazy* Zhuoya Du Benjamin Glazier Jake Cerbone Danielle Dubin Audree Goone Nathaniel Cesnik Tanner Egbert* Thomas Gothard Bawi Ceu Sydney Evans* David Graham Yongrong Chai Blake Everroad Sydney Granlund***^ Baixin Chen Mya Fabella Alyssa Graves Danjie Chen Fangzhou Fan Isaac Greenberg Zirui Chen Sara Farmer Kevin Greene Yu-Chen Chien Yiqian Feng Charles Greene Jenna Childress** Jack Fenster Cole Greub Muran Daniel Chimutu Lauren Ferguson Calysta Grogan* Mitchell Christopher Damian Fernandez Phallan Grossman Anthony Cirillo Carly Ficker* Haley Grove Joseph Clark Gillian Filler* Luke Gulley Marilyn Clark** Joseph Finnegan Rohan Gupta Shelby Clarke James Fisher LilliAnn Hagadorn* Braden Clements Emerson Fissinger Mary Hamilton Kylie Clouse*^ Casey Fizer***^ Rebecca Hamon Alex Collier* Emily Flanagan Brian Hancock Stephen Conway Justin Fleck Elizabeth Hardy Garrett Conway* Jared Flick Duncan Hardy Konnor Cook Jade Ford Joseph Harness Justin Crabb Jack Fortner Samuel Hart DeAndre Crenshaw Matthew Foulks Tyler Harting Jacob Cribbs*^ Samantha Fox Alexis Hartley Caoilinn Crowley Olivia Frawley Raven Harvey Mary Clare Crue Rixin Fu Natasha Hastings-Heinz Haleigh Crumley*** Scott Fulton Samuel Hauke* Shivangi Dalmia Sophie Funke* Jacob Haussman Spencer Daniels Meghan Gabaly Madelyn Hayse Senopati Danuputra David Gabbay Zachary Hazelett Emily Dartt*^ Marshall Gaddis Nuoyi He Noah Davidson Justin Galaviz Milea Heath Alixandra Davis Ying Gao Deanna Hedges*** Adam Dean*** Han Gao William Hedrick Hunter DeHaven Meloddy Gao* Michele Helm** Archibald Dellamaria Alejandro Garcia Caitlin Helmus* Jarred Desrocher Stephanie Garcia* Olivia Hempleman-Beerens Aidan Deval-Admire Nitya Garg Rianne Henderson Isabelle Diagostino** Vaibhav Garimella Juan Hernandez Louis Diaz Lin Gary Gabriella Herrera Jennifer DiCandido Stephen Gasior Helen Hetler Blake Diedrich Xueyun Ge Makayla Hicks Ethan Dillman^ Emilee Gear Seth Hill
– 3 – Jessica Hilton Lucas Lehane Josephine McKinley Jackson Hopkins Spencer Lehman Nolan McNamara Runming Hua Dayanara Leija Castaneda Carolyn McPharlin Parker Hudak Jeremy Lesauski Olivia Mechanic Cole Huffman Kayla Leversen***^ Nathalia Medina Freiberger Kevin Hughes Daniel Levi Nora Meehan Briana Humbles Blake Lewis Audra Mervis Jacob Hursh Nicole Lewis***^ Madeline Meyer Kristen Iaffaldano Elyas Leyva Joshua Meyer Logan Jackson Chengcheng Li Madison Miazgowicz** Ian Jahn Jiaqi Li Rachel Michelsen Viren Jain Yueyue Li Landon Miles Celina Jennings Xinran Li Max Miller Mitchell Jenson Jiacong Li Jordan Miller Pooja Jeyakumar Yaoqian Liang Michael Miller Jacob Jones Jake Lievois Cassandra Miller Thomas Kafka Chen Lin Sarah Miller* Everett Kalman Yanli Liu Hayley Minassian Vincent Kaomixay Dezhen Liu Jocelyn Minks Puranjay Katara Siyi Liu Kali Moore Jacob Katz Veronica Lopez Martinez Katherine Moore Emily Kehoe Korbin Lough Jacob Moore Tingyun Kei Courtney Louive***^ Kevin Morales Jack Kellams Stephen Love Gisella Morales Garibay Jackson Kemple Fu Lei Lu Jack Moran Whitley-Faye Kennedy Elyse Lucas Noah Morris Katherine Kerkhof* Arnav Lunawath Garrett Mullen Mohammed Khatib** Sui Luo Summer Mullins Kathleen Kilgore Ryan Maddox*** Jacob Murphy Justin King Leonel Magana Landon Muzzillo Annie King**^ Christopher Magnusson Cash Myers William Kirchmer Lucas Mago Stephen Nadler Cameron Kirsch Michael Maguire Anees Nadrous Christopher Kline John Maguire Sarah Nance***^ Riley Knight***^ Rohan Mahadik Victoria Nash Reagan Knorr Sydney Mansfield Jennifer Navarro Jaclyn Kosinski Jacob Marley Collin Neal Xingtai Kou Noah Marley Andrew Nelis Elijah Kray-Mawhorr***^ Denisse Marrufo Hannah Nelson Coleman Krohn* Zoe Marshalleck RayeVan Nelson Elizabeth Kucer Brittany Martens Alec Neu Emily Lamberson Hannah Martin Steven Nickla Maria Landphere Erick Martinez Olivia Nix Jonathan LaRosa Paul Marvel Devon Norwalk Jason Latin Bryce Masterson Jake Nutter Anna Le Darby McGrath John O'Beirne Nicholas Lee Matthew McInerney Jorge Obeso-Arrocha Ashley Lee Yee Jin** Ian McKay Daniel Oh Tyler Leedy Rossi McKee Kyle Olson
– 4 – Jacob Orndorff Isabella Ruhlander Nathan Steele Maya Painter*** Antonio Ruiz Rebecca Stein Nolan Panepinto** Thomas Rumsey Lauren Steitz Alexander Pappas Hayden Russell Madison Stewart Giovanni Parga Maria Rust Sierra Stine Viraj Parikh John Ruth Andrew Stoll Reece Partin-Hall Kamden Salo Katherine Stolz Nidhi Patel Christina Sanchez^ Ciera Stowers Jack Payne-Martin*** Natalie Sanders** Owen Strieter Rachell Pena Diana Sandoval Nicole Strouts Cong Peng Lydia Sang James Sturm Bryce Pequignot Antonio Scala Weiqiang Sun Christian Peraza Catherine Scheaffer Karly Sutton Joshua Petery Connor Schneider Kolby Swanson* Nikola Petreski Liam Schoff James Swift Anne Pfaff Tessa Schrager Adam Tabesh Ashton Phelps Emerson Schroer Sichen Tan* Olivia Phillips Lucas Seger Qi Tang Monica Pinal* Kyle Senninger Zhan Tang Sydney Pleak** Sheryl Seputro Daniel Tank William Portnoy Bhakti Bhavin Shah Nicholas Tanner Andrew Pratt Reid Shanks**^ Kulsoom Tapal^ Sarah Presti Bryce Sharp Trent Terwilliger Chenzi Qian Pranav Shastri Van Thawng Mason Rader Benjamin Sheinbein Samuel Thoma Chase Rainey Kelly Shelton Hunter Thompson Albin Ramadani Qidi Shen Dominic Thompson Palmer Rauschenbach Jiawei Shi Gary Thompson**^ Isabella Realey** Ethan Shiman Luke Tincher Whitney Redd Ryan Shriver James Towson Jeffrey Reinking John Sifferlen Gordon Tran Sydney Rexing Evan Silberman Nicholas Trapani David Rice Jonathan Silvers Lillian Treon** Jackson Rich Clayton Smailes Emily Trichel Grace Riley* Nathan Smalley* Erica Tucker Claire Risley Kaley Smith Allyson Tufts Nicholas Robertson Allison Smith Madison Utterback Kevin Robson Jared Smith Jonathan Vaci Bethany Rodriguez Avery Smith Brady Valencia Zachary Rogers Tyla Smith Grace Van Meter* Joseph Rohaly Emily Smits Vincent VandenBranden Emily Rojas Alyssa Somerville Avery VanMiddlesworth*^ Kyle Rolfson Yuxi Song Danny Vargas Jonathan Romeo Madison Spahn Angel Vargas Tal Shy Rothenberg Breshaye Spear Brynne Varvel Chayce Rowe Claire Squire*** Lucas Veldman Cameron Ruemler Madison Stafford Daniela Vidaurri Rodriguez Nathan Ruffino Matthew Stamper Jonathan Villegas Anthony Ruffolo Jack Stanley Graham Vogtman***^
– 5 – Addison Volkman Jiani Zhu Amani Khoury***^ Nicholas Wakai Shichang Zhu Noah Maness Ava Walker Kristina Zuniga*** Grace Murphy Alexis Walker Hadley Ocheltree Amanda Wallin Bachelor of Arts in Emma Schuster*^ Chen Wang Environmental and Cara Sullivan Min Yen Wang Sustainability Studies Carson Swofford Scott Wasserman Maria Bashmakov Brooke Wedig Olivia Beeman Bachelor of Science in Yinghui Wei Brock Brown Healthcare Management Jared Weisberg Jonah Cedar and Policy Pengzheng Wen Jessica Corbin** Lauren Ambos Jeremy Whigham Stephanie Deyo Riya Anand Samuel White Miriam Fakhoury*** Mary Baldwin Jordan White Shelby Fletcher** Kaitlyn Baney William White Eliza Foran* Paul Baron Tucker Whitten Hannah Ford David Bedich Brayden Wibbeler Corin Halter Olivia Bieniek Eric Wiggins Brian Healey Sebastian Birchard Benjamin Wiley Bailey Hillis Max Blackburn Arthur Willenborg Grace Houser Naomi Bridger Jenna Williams Jodi Lamie Iyana Buchanan Nathaniel Williams Savanna Latto Kelsey Calhoun Samuel Williams Ashley Less Taylor Carlton Wade Wilson Joelle Liddell Kreamer** Sabrina Casanova Taje Wilson* Matthew Lloyd Nicole Chamorro Ramirez** Marie Wirsing Charlotte McBride Nora Child Olivia Wise Lucille Mellen* Cecily Coffman Julian Wolak Rebekah Miller Kyler Conrad Ellery Wolf Derek O'Dell Ethan Conway Henry Wolf Marie O'Neill** Chardae' Craig Ian Wolin Gabrielle Patracuolla Allyson Creamer Eric Wood Anna Ramirez Mikaela Crosby Alexa Woods Alexandria Reyes Morgan Day Cody Wourms Natalie Ruiz* Sakshi Anil Dewani*^ Ethan Writt Isis Smith Ashley Doty Tianjie Wu Brittani Snell Kellen Drew Yangshuo Wu Kathryn Stovall Megan Findley Jicheng Wu Kelsey Triebold Jessica Flores Shida Yang Rachel Van Voorhis Brigid Flynn Changdo Yim Morgan Weaver Maximiliano Frausto Hannah Young Addison Yater Hannah Frebel-Prio Eva Zagarzhevskaya Karen Zuniga Marque Brinkley Gary* Taylor Zeigler Jesis Ghimire Abigail Zelen Bachelor of Science in Joshua Gunderson Song Zhang Environmental Science Alex Henderson Zijing Zhou Leah Baumann*^ Aliya Hernandez Zhiyin Zhou Liam Bules***^ Sydnie Hill*^ Zhilan Zhou Anna Gaffney Alise Hulick
– 6 – John Hurst Olivia Ormsby Gurjeet Singh Hanna Jacobs Kailey Pappas Blake Snyder Samantha Jankowski Ryan Philbin Sydney Spang Pooja Kantamneni Audrey Pinto Samantha Speckman Samantha King Alexandra Plonka Ann Stachnik* Collin Lambrecht** Madison Pollard Ethan Stansbury Grant LaRocque Stella Powell*** Madelyn Steen Brett Louviere Chloe Reeve Mohammed Tai* Jessica Love Lindsey Reisgies Christopher Teney Taylor Mainwaring Cameron Ross Jordyn Wade Madison Mathias Mianna Ruiz Taylor Walker Hayden Meier Sabrina Santoni Glen Wiley Gabrielle Nenedjian Odelia Satchivi Caitlyn Winger Alexander Nichols James Seidle Marina Zangri Benjamin Okafor Jennifer Siegel
Your Indiana University Alumni Association
Welcome to our worldwide network of IU graduates. Visit alumni.iu.edu/iuforlife to become an IU Alumni Association member and stay connected to IU after graduation!
At the complimentary IU Proud level, you will: • Access career and professional development services • Receive free membership in the Indiana Alumni Association Virtual Alumni Community • Network with fellow IU grads through alumni association chapters around the globe • Stay connected with the Alumni Insider e-newsletter • Keep your IU email with an alumni Gmail account • Receive invitations to O’Neill alumni events, such as networking and professional development opportunities and events
Lori Garraghty, MPA’08 Executive Director O'Neill Office of Development and Alumni Relations (812) 855-6802; [email protected]
– 7 – Your O’Neill Alumni Association
The mission of the O’Neill School Alumni Association is to inspire and cultivate dynamic interactions among alumni, the School, and current students for the betterment of the School and the professions it serves. Some activities of the Association include the Virtually O’Neill alumni event series, the Capitol Hill Colloquium, annual networking opportunities for Indianapolis, Chicago, and Washington, DC, communities, and educational opportunities for alumni – nationally and globally. The Association is also a sponsor of the alumni magazine and the e-newsletter and has an endowed scholarship that is awarded annually to O’Neill undergraduate and graduate students.
The O’Neill community is proud of you. We want to hear about your continued successes, so please keep in touch!
Officers President Brian Guse, MPA’95 Washington, DC
Vice President John Zody, BSPA’01, MPA’13 Indianapolis, IN
Board Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer Ruby, Master of Planning’96 Indianapolis, IN
Past President Neil Bloede, BSPA’00, MPA’08 Indianapolis, IN
Board of Directors Anthony Bridgeman, Master of Planning’06 Indianapolis, IN Steve Broniarczyk, MSCJP’15 Indianapolis, IN Rusty Carr, MPA’14 Indianapolis, IN Connor Caudill, BSPA’12 New York City, NY Justin Formas, BSPA’04 Chicago, IL Yang Liu, BSPA’11 Chicago, IL Megan Miller, MPA’06 Indianapolis, IN Christina Mendoza, BSPA’00 Chicago, IL Mohamed Mohamed, BSPA’17 Rochester, MN Christina Motilall, MPA/MSES’12 Washington, DC Jeff Poczatek, BSPA’12 Chicago, IL Joel Riethmiller, BSPA’05 Washington, DC Noor Shaikh, MPA’16 Dallas, TX Lisa Streisfeld, MPA/MSES'94 Denver, CO Cortnee Yarbrough, MPA’14 Indianapolis, IN – 8 –