DENISON UNIVERSITY

The One Hundred Eightieth Annual COMMENCEMENT May 22, 2021

1 One Hundred Eightieth

Annual Commencement at

Denison University

Marking Completion of

The One Hundred Ninetieth Year

Saturday, May 22, 2021

11 a.m.

1 Commencement Exercises Thomas E. Szykowny ’79, B.A., J.D., Denison Trustee Adam S. Weinberg, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., President of Denison University Cheryl Kennedy McFarren, B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Head Faculty Marshal Seth L. Chin-Parker, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Frederick Christopher Porcheddu-Engel ’87, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Emily Annette Nemeth ’04, B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal

Processionals

Welcome Thomas E. Szykowny ’79 and Adam S. Weinberg

Senior Class Address Sara Nizar Abou Rashed ’21 “Come Celebrate with Me”

Announcement of Senior Gift Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi ’21 and Jacob Allen Primack ’21 Class Co-Governors

Recognition of Retiring Faculty Presented by Susan L. Kennedy, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Chair of the Faculty David A. Baker, B.S.E., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of English

Brenda Marie Boyle, A.B., M.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of English

Tom C. Bressoud, B.S., M.S., M.S., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science

Kirk Clayton Combe, B.A., M.A., D.Phil. Professor Emeritus of English

Anthony J. Lisska, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Robert Stephen Russo, B.S., M.A. Professor Emeritus of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Lynda Joy Sperling, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Art History and Visual Culture

Conferring of the Honorary Degrees Adam S. Weinberg Peter Mohler, B.S., Ph.D. Presented by Alexandra Schimmer, B.A., M.Ph., J.D.

Alison Norris, B.A., M.D., Ph.D.

Abigail Norris Turner, B.S., M.S.P.H., Ph.D.

Kelly Brown Douglas ’79, B.S., M.Div., Ph.D. Presented by John L. Jackson, B.S., M.Div., Ph.D.

Biographies of retiring faculty and the honorary degree recipient are located on pages 35-43.

2 Commencement Address The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas ’79 “Little Words”

Presentation of the Class of 2021 Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Provost

Awarding of Degrees in Course Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85 The Awarding of Degrees to Senior Class Co-Governors* The Awarding of Degrees to President’s Medalists** The Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts The Degree of Bachelor of Science The Degree of Bachelor of Arts

* Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi and Jacob Allen Primack ** Sara Nizar Abou Rashed, Max Curtin, Madelyn Kay Dirrim, Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi, Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa, Jacob Alan Rains, Shruti Shankar, Megan Nicole Wong

Alma Mater “To Denison” Written by V.E. Field, Class of 1903, and sung To Denison, we raise our song, by Madison Gordon ’21. Fair College on the hill, The name that sets our souls on fire, And makes our senses thrill. To Denison, my Denison, In praise our voices swell, The scenes of happy college days, The home we love so well.

Recessional

Program Notes

Graduates are listed alphabetically under the degree they Reeth, violin; Corinne Keefer ’21, violin; Nicole Harris ’20, are receiving, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science or viola; Cora Kuyvenhoven, cello; Douglas Richeson, bass; Bachelor of Arts. In some cases, a student may earn more Whitney Davis, trumpet; Julian Davis, trumpet; Allyson Krupa than one bachelor’s degree during his or her undergraduate ’21, horn; Ryan Hamilton, trombone; Thomas Hellman ’21, years. The student’s major(s) are listed to the right of his or her euphonium. The commencement orchestra is conducted by hometown, with a concentration indicated within parentheses. Assistant Professor of Music Chris David Westover-Muñoz. Directly below each name is the student’s hometown. Titles of Flowers for the program are provided by Village Flower Basket. yearlong Senior Theses or Senior Creative Projects judged to Interpretive signing is done by Hallenross and Associates, merit recognition appear in italics underneath the hometown, LLC. The program concludes when the platform party and along with the name and terminal degree of the faculty faculty have recessed. The audience and graduates are asked to supervisor. remain seated during the recessional. President’s Medalists wear gold medals awarded in recognition Academic Regalia of their status. Students graduating summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude Latin honors wear gold, silver and red The academic costume which makes the Commencement tassels respectively on their caps. Student members of Mortar procession so colorful is more than 800 years old, dating Board, a national honor society that recognizes college seniors back to the days when students were members of the minor for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service, clergy and wore monkish gowns and hoods. Today, the hood also wear gold tassels on their caps. is used only as an ornament. It is lined with the colors of the university conferring the degree: the border in which it is edged Today’s processionals are selections chosen from The Water indicates the scholar’s field. The colors seen in today’s Denison Music (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749) by procession and the fields they represent are: Dark Blue: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). The recessional is a Philosophy; White: Humanities; Golden Yellow: Science; Light selection from String Quartet No. 7, K. 160 (1773) by Wolfgang Blue: Education; Brown: Fine Arts; Pink: Music; Silver Gray: Amadeus Mozart. Fanfare for the Class of 2021 is an original Oratory (Speech); Scarlet: Theology; Lemon Yellow: Library composition by Associate Professor of Music HyeKyung Lee, Science; Sage Green: Physical Education; Drab: Commerce, B.M., M.M.,D.M.A. Musical selections are being performed Accountancy, Business. by Hanna Hurwitz, violin; Katherine Ji, violin; James Van

3 Awarding of Degrees in Course

Adam S. Weinberg, President, Presiding Presentation by Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85, Provost

Degrees Summa Cum Laude - Gold Tassel Cap Degrees Magna Cum Laude - Silver Tassel Cap Degrees Cum Laude - Red Tassel Cap

Alexander Cruz Bachelor of Fine Arts Framingham, Massachusetts Biochemistry Shruti Shankar, Summa Cum Laude Chennai, India Studio Art Kezia Danso The Spaces In-Between Chicago, Illinois Biology Supervised by Sheilah ReStack, M.F.A. Caeli Alexis Davis Bachelor of Science Wilmington, Delaware Biology Hope Naomi Adams, Cum Laude Denver, Colorado Biology Philipp Rajah de Moura Srivastava Hamburg, Germany Computer Science Teya Adams Rochester, New Hampshire Biology Can Deng Chengdu, China Biology Kabita Adhikari Pataskala, Ohio Biology Emily Ann DeSheles Lake Elsinore, California Biology Emily Ruth Allen, Magna Cum Laude West Chester, Ohio Mathematics Kristina Marie Diez, Cum Laude Highland Park, Illinois Biology Hannah Mae Austin Knoxville, Tennessee Biology Gabrielle Pearl Dufresne, Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Biology Marco Jure Balic, Cum Laude The Impact of Tank Size and Hormone Westlake, Ohio Mathematics Concentrations on Male-Male Clasping in Xenopus laevis Daniel Hunter Biddle Supervised by Heather J. Rhodes, Ph.D. Lexington, Ohio Biology Lucy Everett Elsie Grace Bunyan La Grange, Illinois Biology Accra, Ghana Biology Ransly Onuel Familia Ethan Steward Cain, Magna Cum Laude Bronx, New York Biology Loveland, Ohio Biology Sara Caitlin Flatt Meghan Alexandra Callahan, Magna Cum Laude Wayne, Pennsylvania Biology Murrysville, Pennsylvania Biology Edgar Eduardo Garcia Emily Jane Campbell New York, New York Biology Buffalo, New York Biology Mireya Atiana Gomez Catherine Alexandra Cash Chicago, Illinois Biology New Albany, Ohio Biology Henri Hegemier, Cum Laude Guanzhi Chen Upper Arlington, Ohio Computer Science Ningbo, China Psychology Stephanie Joy Jackson Clotilde Ann Cirilano, Cum Laude Worthington, Ohio Biology Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Biology

4 Megan Jaffy, Summa Cum Laude Christopher Negrete Bexley, Ohio Computer Science Chicago, Illinois Biology

Matthew Kelsey Sydney Lee Nyquist, Magna Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Chemistry Highland, Illinois Biology Investigating PKHD1L1 as a Kailey Elizabeth Knopf, Cum Laude possible tumor suppressor St. Louis, Missouri Biochemistry Supervised by Lina I. Yoo, Ph.D.

Alysia Bella Nyikos Kohrs, Summa Cum Laude Alondra Ortega Tulsa, Oklahoma Biology Chicago, Illinois Biology Exploring the Role of the PKHD1L1 Gene in Epithelial Cancer Cells Ramón Ortega IV Supervised by Lina I. Yoo, Ph.D. Parkland, Florida Biology

Danica Kontic, Cum Laude Freddie Daniel Ortiz Windsor, Canada Biology Athens, Georgia Biology

Varishta Lallbeeharry Casey Lynn Pearce, Magna Cum Laude Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius Physics Brook Park, Ohio Biology

Clairine Indigo Star Larsen, Magna Cum Laude Hana Marie Piatt, Cum Laude Cross Plains, Wisconsin Biology Pataskala, Ohio Biology Role of Histone Modifications in Novel Epigenetic UV Hyper-resistance Phenotype Remington Ponce in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Miami, Florida Physics Supervised by Jeffrey S. Thompson, Ph.D. John Flaherty Pulford Byunghoon Lee, Cum Laude Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Biology Seoul, South Korea Chemistry Uncovering the relationship between Sarah Katharine Radziewicz small-molecule structure to bulk properties Greenville, South Carolina Biology in donor-acceptor columnar liquid crystals Supervised by Joseph J. Reczek, Ph.D. Abby Marie Reppert Reading, Michigan Biochemistry Greta Annette Leissa, Magna Cum Laude Brookeville, Maryland Biology Victoria Kenworthy Sauve, Magna Cum Laude Nashville, Tennessee Chemistry Sirui Liu, Magna Cum Laude Understanding the electronics of Fuzhou, China Physics donor acceptor columnar liquid crystals Supervised by Joseph J. Reczek, Ph.D. Yuxin Ma, Cum Laude Beijing, China Biology Denise Marie Seifert Fort Wayne, Indiana Biology Emma Marquis-Kelly St. Louis, Missouri Biology Esther Wilda Severe Lynn, Massachusetts Biology Grey McCarthy, Magna Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio Mathematics Shraddha Shankar, Summa Cum Laude Classifying highly-symmetric Chennai, India Mathematics graphs using planar algebras Supervised by Joshua R. Edge, Ph.D. Yi Shi Shanghai, China Biology Jennifer Vanessa Montenegro Boston, Massachusetts Biology Rahul Shrestha, Summa Cum Laude Kathmandu, Nepal Physics Emily Muckle Chagrin Falls, Ohio Biology Sarah Elizabeth Spielman Shaker Heights, Ohio Physics

5 Audriana Carolynn Stagg Milford, New Jersey Geosciences Bachelor of Arts Sara Nizar Abou Rashed, Magna Cum Laude Samantha Leigh Swentosky Columbus, Ohio English (Writing), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Biology International Studies Call My Country by Its Jingqiao Tang, Cum Laude Name: Palestine in Poems Beijing, China Mathematics Supervised by David A. Baker, Ph.D.

Mitchell Hoang Thai, Cum Laude Meaghan Accarino Galloway, Ohio Biology Brooklyn, New York Physics

Julie Anh Tran Baltazar Aguirre III Chicago, Illinois Biology Chicago, Illinois Communication

Bennett George Van Horn, Cum Laude Theyab Al Nuaimi New Concord, Ohio Geosciences Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Economics (Financial Economics) Aditi Varkey Bangalore, India Biology Emily Ruth Allen, Magna Cum Laude West Chester, Ohio Data Analytics Heaven M. Wade Chicago, Illinois Biochemistry Vanessa Alonso Investigation of Side-Chain Identity of Donor Highwood, Illinois Data Analytics Acceptor Columnar Liquid Crystals Properties Supervised by Joseph J. Reczek, Ph.D. Camron Thomas Alten-Dunkle, Summa Cum Laude Reynoldsburg, Ohio History, Psychology Juntao Wang, Cum Laude Kunshan, China Computer Science Whittier Hedges Ambrose East Hampton, New York Communication Nathalie Catherine Weiss, Cum Laude Cincinnati, Ohio Biology Elizabeth Leah Anastasiadis Warren, Ohio English (Writing) Isabel Mae Gorde Wellik, Summa Cum Laude Minneapolis, Minnesota Biology Henry Ward Anderson, Cum Laude Investigating the Genetic Basis of Cell Size Alexandria, Virginia Data Analytics as an Epigenetically Heritable UV Resistance Mechanism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Lily Susan Anderson Supervised by Jeffrey S. Thompson, Ph.D. Findlay, Ohio Economics

Margaret Francisco Wilson Jack Thomas Arnstein Columbus, Ohio Biology Highland Park, Illinois Economics

Megan Nicole Wong, Summa Cum Laude Morgan Alexandra Arroyo Columbus, Ohio Biochemistry Los Angeles, California Cinema

Marisol Zaragoza Elizabeth Ross Arterberry, Cum Laude Berwyn, Illinois Biology Louisville, Kentucky Philosophy The Disciplinary Arm of the State: Xinyi Zhao Foucault on Police Overreach, Chengdu, China Mathematics, Physics Militarization, and Mass Surveillance. Supervised by Jonathan Maskit, Ph.D.

August Samuel Asman Roswell, Georgia Global Commerce

Felicia Kristen Atkinson, Cum Laude Granville, Ohio Psychology

6 Ariana Geyer Aulisi Kathryn Renae Boyd McLean, Virginia Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Alabaster, Alabama Studio Art

Fyodor Badkhen Graham Braden Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Studio Art New Canaan, Connecticut Economics

Jocelyn J. Baeza Therison C. Bradshaw Chicago, Illinois Studio Art Farmington Hills, Michigan English (Writing)

Julia Correa Magalhaes Baggio Caroline Hannah Bremer Belo Horizonte, Brazil Economics, Global Commerce Colebrook, Connecticut Communication, Global Commerce Nil Bağlar Mersin, Turkey Data Analytics, Economics Audrey Lauren Brenner, Cum Laude Deerfield, Illinois Communication Madelaine Myfanwy Baker Suffolk, England Political Science Juliana Nicole Brenner, Magna Cum Laude Newton, Massachusetts Psychology Millicent Loveday Ball, Summa Cum Laude Carlisle, Massachusetts Anthropology and Sociology Anna Hansen Bridge, Cum Laude Non-Reporting: A Systemic Epidemic Shaker Heights, Ohio Global Commerce Supervised by John H. Davis, Ph.D. Traeona Elizabeth Brinson Daydeon Louis Baron-Galbavi, Cum Laude Atlanta, Georgia Environmental Studies Monroe, Michigan Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Immigration and Economic Labor Ramsey Ellis Bristol Coercion: A Hayekian Approach Toledo, Ohio International Studies Supervised by Theodore A. Burczak, Ph.D. Lindsey Dias Bulls Fernando Barrientos Woodstock, Maryland Data Analytics Lynn, Massachusetts Economics (Financial Economics) Austin Levi Burgess Abdulai Barry Crooksville, Ohio Data Analytics Cambridge, Massachusetts Economics Owen Michael Byrnes Pritam Basnet, Magna Cum Laude New Rochelle, New York English (Writing) Kavrepalanchok, Nepal Computer Science, Data Analytics Daniel Caine Jr. Raleigh, North Carolina Health, Exercise, Zyah Marie Beal and Sport Studies Hebron, Kentucky Anthropology and Sociology Sky Therese Calderón Caroline Primm Bearce Dayton, Ohio Religion Boulder, Colorado Psychology Black Liberation and the Trump Empire Supervised by David O. Woodyard, Ph.D. Mia Bedford-Lazow Brooklyn, New York Psychology Brooke Lacy Cameron Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Health, Exercise, Hannah Susan Bennett and Sport Studies Milbridge, Maine Cinema Isabelle Davies Campbell Anna Maeve Berman Oak Park, California Health, Exercise, New Haven, Connecticut Political Science and Sport Studies Maya D. Carolina Noelle Boyages, Cum Laude Savage, Maryland Studio Art Hudson, Ohio Black Studies, History, Women’s and Gender Studies Tuesday Carson The Intersectional Montclair, New Jersey English (Writing) Application of Title IX Supervised by Megan S. Threlkeld, Ph.D.

7 Catherine Bernadette Carter Olivia Zabel Cowley Gladstone, New Jersey Art History and Visual Culture Toledo, Ohio Economics, Global Commerce

Anne Katherine Chambers Dylan Lloyd Cox Coudersport, Pennsylvania Educational Studies, History Katonah, New York Economics

Natania Elise Chaskes Madeline M. Coyne Los Angeles, California Communication Bronxville, New York Communication

Ming Tao Chen, Magna Cum Laude Adam James Cromwell Chicago, Illinois Data Analytics, Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania International Studies Economics (Financial Economics) Ian Warner Crosby Ting Chen Cape Cod, Massachusetts Economics Hangzhou, China Economics Brian Crotty Zicong Chen Naperville, Illinois Computer Science Suzhou, China Philosophy Megan E. Cunningham, Summa Cum Laude Matthew David Cherry Alexandria, Virginia Philosophy, Politics, Willowbrook, Illinois Educational Studies and Economics

Hope Anderson Cherubini, Summa Cum Laude Max Curtin, Magna Cum Laude Denver, Colorado Psychology Manchester, New Hampshire Economics, Global Commerce Mia Paloma Chiappe Hinsdale, Illinois Educational Studies, Psychology Edem A. Dake, Magna Cum Laude Accra, Ghana Studio Art David Ho Cho Fairbanks, Alaska Data Analytics Katherine Everett Dannemiller, Magna Cum Laude Bay Village, Ohio Data Analytics Jacob Chreky Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Economics Caeli Alexis Davis (Financial Economics) Wilmington, Delaware Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Hannah Elizabeth Cianciola, Magna Cum Laude Kenisha Marie De La Rosa Canfield, Ohio Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Lawrence, Massachusetts Anthropology and Sociology

Vivian Cirilano, Magna Cum Laude Adrian A. Del Villar Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Psychology New York, New York Communication

Maren Rebecca Clark Jacob Aaron Dennen, Cum Laude Thousand Oaks, California Communication Grand Rapids, Michigan Political Science Modern Antisemitism in Progressive Circles Allison Elizabeth Clarke Supervised by Paul A. Djupe, Ph.D. Sag Harbor, New York Global Commerce Elizabeth Ann Dickerson, Cum Laude Tema Anne Cohen, Summa Cum Laude Wilmette, Illinois Classical Studies, Ann Arbor, Michigan Psychology Environmental Studies

Kyra Colah, Cum Laude Julia Sé DiFilippo Mumbai, India Communication East Aurora, New York Classical Studies

Nina Raphaella Cosdon, Magna Cum Laude Yixin Ding Meadville, Pennsylvania Communication Chengdu, China Educational Studies

Kaitlin Quinn Coventry Bridget Johanna Dipalermo Columbus, Ohio Religion New York City, New York Computer Science

8 Madelyn Kay Dirrim, Summa Cum Laude Michael Flanagan Toledo, Ohio English (Literature) Columbus, Ohio Communication The Power of Underestimated Women: Reclaiming and Negotiating Female Authority Madison Lynn Fleming in Anna Katharine Green’s Detective Novels Washington, Pennsylvania Political Science Supervised by Sylvia A. Brown, Ph.D. Kate Anne Force Nicole Elizabeth Donaldson, Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Global Commerce Mentor, Ohio Psychology Christian Franco Timothy Robert Dowling Chicago, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology, Wayland, Massachusetts Data Analytics Communication

Charles Burke Dykstal, Cum Laude Jack D. Frasier St. Paul, Minnesota Art History and Visual Waxhaw, North Carolina Communication Culture, Cinema Cindy Guadalupe Frausto Daniel Patrick Earles Austin, Texas Political Science, Religion Springboro, Ohio Economics James Hodges Freyre Gail Edminster New Canaan, Connecticut Political Science Greenwood, Indiana English (Writing), Spanish Connor Furio Mary Clare Tao Li Edwards Edgartown, Massachusetts Economics Ann Arbor, Michigan English (Literature) Belen Galvez, Cum Laude Franklin Otito Egboh Chicago, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology, Brooklyn, New York Religion Spanish

Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi, Magna Cum Laude Urvi Garg Cleveland, Ohio French, International Studies Bangalore, India Cinema, Psychology Internal Colonialism in the Indian Population James Whitteker Ellingwood Supervised by Nida Bikmen, Ph.D. Williamstown, Massachusetts History Alyssa Lee Geddis Parker Brooks Esposito Flemington, New Jersey Health, Exercise, Glen Ellyn, Illinois Economics and Sport Studies

Elizabeth Campbell Farnham, Cum Laude Taylor J. Gerhardt Barrington, Rhode Island Global Commerce Mansfield, Ohio Communication

James Thomas Fennessey, Cum Laude Stella May Gewirz Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Mathematics, Washington, D.C. English (Writing) Music (Performance) Maxwell Giarrusso, Cum Laude Conor Fenton Hingham, Massachusetts Communication, French Modesto, California Communication Rakeb Girma Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa, Summa Cum Laude Somerville, Massachusetts Educational Studies Columbus, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology, Political Science Charlotte Kellogg Godfrey The 2014 “Migration Crisis” in the US: Denver, Colorado Communication What Does a Humanitarian Solution Look Like? Supervised by Fareeda G. Griffith, Ph.D. Samuel L. Goldberg Dublin, Ohio Psychology Stephen Filanowski Darien, Connecticut Environmental Studies Madison Kate Gordon, Magna Cum Laude Hudson, Ohio Music (Performance), Theatre Molly Dorothea Fischer Barrington, Rhode Island Communication

9 William David Grady Sean C. Hickey Andover, Massachusetts History Evanston, Illinois Economics

Devin Kathleen Gramley, Cum Laude Harrison Michael Hicks Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Global Commerce Chicago, Illinois Economics, Environmental Studies

Dallas Christopher Griffiths Elizabeth A. Higley, Magna Cum Laude Coshocton, Ohio Data Analytics Readington, New Jersey International Studies

Elvis Guerrero Dejesus Linden Joan Hill Lynn, Massachusetts Anthropology and Sociology Washington, D.C. English (Writing) In the Wake Jawan Rashad Gulley Supervised by Michael Croley New Orleans, Louisiana Global Commerce Summer Lee Hofeldt Danielle Josephine Gutelius, Magna Cum Laude Boston, Massachusetts Biology, Environmental Studies Lake Orion, Michigan Biology Brooke Anne Holland, Magna Cum Laude Tim Mika Hagemeister, Cum Laude New Canaan, Connecticut Health, Exercise, Cincinnati, Ohio Psychology and Sport Studies

Carter A. Hall Kali A. Holmberg Heath, Ohio Economics (Financial Economics) Heath, Ohio Educational Studies The Aging Motor-Fuel Tax Supervised by Andrea L. Ziegert, Ph.D. Alexandra Rena Holmes, Summa Cum Laude Burlington, Canada Psychology Catherine Louise Hammersmith St. Louis, Missouri Data Analytics Eric Holmes Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Anthropology and Sociology, Fatima Haroon, Cum Laude Communication Karachi, Pakistan Data Analytics Madison Rose Hopkins Victoria Lynn Heard Chico, California Global Commerce, History Columbus, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology, Communication Bridget Ryan Horton, Cum Laude Glen Rock, New Jersey Health, Exercise, Quinn J. Heinrich, Cum Laude and Sport Studies Washington, D.C. Environmental Studies Drake E. Horton, Magna Cum Laude Thomas Owen Hellman Madison, Wisconsin Data Analytics Albion, Michigan Environmental Studies Yuchen Hua Alexa Nelson Helm Zhangjiagang, China Data Analytics Minneapolis, Minnesota Environmental Studies, International Studies Sophie Hight Hudson, Summa Cum Laude Cincinnati, Ohio Communication Sarah Lynne Hendricks, Cum Laude Sacramento, California Psychology Alexander P. Hughes, Cum Laude Ann Arbor, Michigan German, Global Commerce Abby Elizabeth Henry, Magna Cum Laude Toledo, Ohio Political Science Sally Evelyn Hyde Liberal Democracy in Era of Populism: Canyon Country, California Data Analytics A Comparative Analysis of the Shifting AEH Supervised by Andrew Z. Katz, Ph.D. Ibrahim Iftikhar, Magna Cum Laude Islamabad, Pakistan Economics (Financial Economics) Alexandra Hesterberg, Magna Cum Laude Princeton, New Jersey Psychology Devin Wade Irvin Hingham, Massachusetts Economics Joseph Taylor Heutel Powell, Ohio Communication

10 Elizabeth Rose Morton Itzkoff Corinne Keefer Bethesda, Maryland French, Music (Performance) Columbus, Ohio English (Writing)

Johanna Izoteco Foulematou Keita Highwood, Illinois Spanish Columbus, Ohio Global Commerce

Alethea Spencer Jadick Katharine Wynne Kerrigan Glen Rock, New Jersey International Studies North Barrington, Illinois Global Commerce, History

Megan Jaffy, Summa Cum Laude Lauren Melissa Kessler, Summa Cum Laude Bexley, Ohio English (Writing) Naperville, Illinois Communication Generation Manifestations of White Catharsis Devanshi Jalan Through the Viewing of White Savior Films Kolkata, India Psychology Supervised by Laura D. Russell, Ph.D.

Angelica A. Jang Ruslana Kharevska Broadview Heights, Ohio Psychology Stamford, Connecticut Global Commerce

Smelanda Jean-Baptiste, Cum Laude Ryan M. Kirkpatrick Stamford, Connecticut Anthropology and Sociology Rye, New York English (Literature) Doulas and Intimate Labor: Analysis of Care in Urban Medical Contexts Yuliya Klishch Supervised by Jane Saffitz, Ph.D. Chicago, Illinois Economics

Sophia Maria Jeanes Sophia Carlucci Klitz, Magna Cum Laude Princeton, New Jersey Spanish New York, New York Communication

Samuel Im Jo Tristan Amos Knoer Azusa, California Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Royal Oak, Michigan Economics (Financial Economics)

Gaquise Ganai Jones Bridget Grace Koerwitz, Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Global Commerce Cleveland, Ohio Art History and Visual Culture, English (Literature) Michelle Nyarai Kabaira Harare, Zimbabwe Chemistry Alysia Bella Nyikos Kohrs, Summa Cum Laude Tulsa, Oklahoma Spanish Cobalt Immanuel Kaiser Columbus, Ohio Economics (Financial Economics) Madeline C. Korkowski, Cum Laude Leesburg, Virginia Political Science Martha Kamikazi Kigali, Rwanda International Studies Allyson Krupa, Magna Cum Laude New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Environmental Studies, Grace Michele Kaminski International Studies Sewickley, Pennsylvania Communication William Flint Krushena Runzi Kang, Cum Laude Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Data Analytics Shanghai, China Economics Mayank Dev Kumar, Cum Laude Diamond Jung Bir Karki Kolkata, India Political Science, Religion Kathmandu, Nepal Data Analytics, Mathematics Discrimination, Despotism, and the Devout: Measuring the Effect of Religious Social Lindsey Susan Karsh Discrimination on Democratic Support for Glenview, Illinois Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Religious Majorities versus Minorities Supervised by Paul A. Djupe, Ph.D. Kaila M. Kasper Chicago, Illinois Economics Toward an Anti-Racist Narrative of Hinduism in America Andrew L. Kaye Supervised by K. Christine Pae, Ph.D. Wall Township, New Jersey Global Commerce

11 Maxwell Aaron Lahn Charles Edward Livingstone Charlotte, North Carolina Economics Toronto, Canada English (Literature)

Varishta Lallbeeharry Peyton Elizabeth Locke, Magna Cum Laude Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius Economics San Antonio, Texas Educational Studies, Spanish

David Thomas LaMountain Zoe Michael Loitz, Cum Laude West Warwick, Rhode Island Economics Bloomington, Illinois Psychology, Women’s and Gender Studies Jack R. Lauer Embodied Experiences and Analysis Winnetka, Illinois Economics of Denison University Accessibility Supervised by Clare C. Jen, Ph.D. Kerry Lynn Lawler Lake Bluff, Illinois Educational Studies Quinn Edward Lonergan, Cum Laude Holland, Michigan Cinema, Communication Kate Mae Lawlor, Magna Cum Laude Fairfield, Connecticut Communication, Psychology Lisette Lopez Elmwood Park, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology, Gregory Laxton Political Science Durham, North Carolina Economics Mary Helen Lowe Lauren Julia Lazo Mount Vernon, Ohio Studio Art Stamford, Connecticut Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Emma Haven Loy Los Angeles, California Communication Ha Van Le Hanoi, Vietnam Educational Studies Yizheng Lu Xi’an, China Data Analytics Khuê Minh Lê Hanoi, Vietnam Computer Science Thomas Luong, Cum Laude Honolulu, Hawaii Economics (Financial Economics) Joanne Lee Valencia, California Global Commerce Destiny Alonte Mack, Magna Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Black Studies, Sydney Ann Lenz Theatre Richmond, Virginia Biology, Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Sarah Grant MacKenzie Denver, Colorado Political Science Lily Kalliopi Brigstocke LeVanis Ruxton, Maryland History Olivia Magiera, Magna Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Data Analytics, Economics Greta Luna Levine Louisville, Kentucky Economics Michael B. Malen Akron, Ohio Economics Hunter J. Lewis Waldorf, Maryland Black Studies Benjamin Robert Mandelbrot Wellesley, Massachusetts Educational Studies, History Junye Li, Magna Cum Laude Suzhou, China Computer Science, Mathematics Oscar Mandujano Waukegan, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology, Yifang Lin Computer Science Xiamen, China Economics, Psychology Maxwell Marshall, Cum Laude Brianna Rose Lisbon Lebanon, Ohio Philosophy Portsmouth, New Hampshire Communication Oscar Dan Martinez Theodore A. Little Fort Worth, Texas Computer Science Port Chester, New York Biology Katie Lynn Masell Perrysburg, Ohio Computer Science

12 Galen Annabelle May, Magna Cum Laude Sandra Mondragón-Hernández Stamford, Connecticut English (Literature) Chicago, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology, Educational Studies Brian Thomas McAuliffe Tuckahoe, New York Economics Elizabeth Anne Monroe Chagrin Falls, Ohio English (Literature) Margaret Grace McCann, Cum Laude New Albany, Ohio Communication Adelaida Abigail Montero Chicago, Illinois Educational Studies Patrick Thomas McGuigan Burr Ridge, Illinois Data Analytics Sophia E. Mook New York, New York Environmental Studies Reeves McKenney Roanoke, Virginia Economics Caley Morawski Birmingham, Michigan Anthropology and Sociology, George Markham McLanahan Educational Studies Glen Cove, New York Economics Kimberly Viana Moreira John Hodges McPherson Columbus, Ohio French, Global Commerce Berwyn, Pennsylvania Environmental Studies Isobel Morgan Morrison Abigail H. McThomas Dover, Massachusetts Communication Monroe, Connecticut Environmental Studies Daniel Muñoz Devin M. Meenan, Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology Ridgefield, Connecticut Cinema, English (Writing) Anna Mae Murphy Simon Berhe Mehari Dunbarton, New Hampshire English (Writing) Seattle, Washington Economics (Financial Economics) Mo’Nisha Jazzmine LaShay Murray Arman Charles Meinecke Highland Park, Michigan Economics Andover, Kansas Cinema (Financial Economics)

Nahome Mekonnen Jalal Ahmed Nadeem Houston, Texas History Islamabad, Pakistan Economics (Financial Economics)

Madeleine Ann Mendels Aayush Nema Holland, Michigan Environmental Studies Bangalore, India Philosophy, Physics

Alice Helen Mesjak Rachel Newman Minneapolis, Minnesota Women’s and Gender Studies Potomac, Maryland Anthropology and Sociology

Jeremiah Jamar Mills Steffen James Newman, Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio Black Studies, Economics Muskegon, Michigan Classical Studies, Political Science Siobhán Mitchell, Cum Laude Piedmont, California Spanish Maxwell D. Newton Columbus, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology Thomas W. Mitchell Social Integration and High Upper Arlington, Ohio Educational Studies, Achieving Columbus City Students: English (Literature) A Comprehensive Analysis Supervised by Fareeda G. Griffith, Ph.D. Nyonika Mitra, Cum Laude Lucknow, India Art History and Visual Culture Vinh Quang Nguyen Memory and Placemaking in Hanoi, Vietnam Cinema, Communication Post-Colonial Lucknow Supervised by Karl Sandin, Ph.D. Helen Grace Nickerson Portland, Oregon Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Amanda Marie Modelski Deer Park, Illinois Psychology

13 Matthew Edward Nowling Andrew Tyson Phelan Columbus, Ohio Political Science St. Louis, Missouri Economics

Tucker James Nuzum-Clark, Cum Laude John Robert Phipps Carlisle, Massachusetts Communication, French Jacksonville Beach, Florida Economics (Financial Economics) Tarma Afriyie Obeng Columbus, Ohio Black Studies Ziyan Ping Suzhou, China Economics, Mathematics Kobina Egyakru Ocran Washington, D.C. Data Analytics, Economics Ellen M. Pitstick, Magna Cum Laude Lisle, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology Oladipupo Olatimileyin Ogundipe Baking during COVID-19: Boston, Massachusetts Computer Science Coping, Connecting, Creating Supervised by Fareeda G. Griffith, Ph.D. Michael Colm O’Hara, Magna Cum Laude Atascadero, California Global Commerce, History Remington Ponce Miami, Florida German Kassian C. O’Keefe Washington, D.C. Economics, Theatre Cole Russell Poyfair Denver, Colorado Global Commerce Emma Surina Olgeirson Denver, Colorado Anthropology and Sociology, Jacob Allen Primack Environmental Studies Milwaukee, Wisconsin Data Analytics, Economics, Global Commerce Aidan McManus O’Neill Hightstown, New Jersey Political Science Chloe Cosette Pruett, Cum Laude Long Beach, California Environmental Studies, Kelly Faith O’Neill, Cum Laude International Studies Torrance, California Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Emotional Intelligence and Mental John B. Purnode, Cum Laude Well-being among College Student Athletes Granville, Ohio Economics (Financial Economics) Supervised by Gregory H. Lott, Ph.D. Bihan Qian, Magna Cum Laude Natalie Frances Overby Ningbo, China Economics, Mathematics Nashville, Tennessee Economics Andrew Patrick Quay Kendra Zeta Owens Minneapolis, Minnesota Economics, Political Science Cincinnati, Ohio Classical Studies, Psychology Jacob Alan Rains, Magna Cum Laude Tammy Nicole B. Palasigue Silver Spring, Maryland Political Science Chicago, Illinois Global Commerce, History Jash Rathod Yashovardhan Pandey Kolkata, India Data Analytics New Delhi, India Computer Science Rainbow Sky Ratliff Spencer Raymond Patenaude, Cum Laude New Lexington, Ohio English (Writing) Concord, Massachusetts Global Commerce Edward Grace Reedy Mollye Irene Patrick Northbrook, Illinois Music (Composition) Milford, Connecticut Cinema Grace Harrington Reid Reed G. Patrick West Sand Lake, New York Anthropology and Sociology Columbus, Ohio Dance Mark McFadden Reid, Cum Laude Grant Putnam Peabody Maumee, Ohio Environmental Studies, Wooster, Ohio Economics International Studies

Casey Lynn Pearce, Magna Cum Laude Jack David Reilly Brook Park, Ohio Environmental Studies Bronxville, New York Economics

14 Tyler Cole Robinson Margaret Elisabeth Senesac, Cum Laude Hoover, Alabama Chemistry Ridgefield, Connecticut Art History and Visual Culture

Enrique Rodriguez Shraddha Shankar, Summa Cum Laude Hudson, Ohio Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Chennai, India Educational Studies

Lindsay Gail Rogers, Magna Cum Laude Rowan Sharkey Snowmass, Colorado Anthropology and Granville, Ohio Data Analytics, Environmental Studies Sociology, Spanish Campbell McKay Shepherdson, Cum Laude Kenlee Rong Alexandria, Virginia Art History and Visual Culture Brooklyn, New York Global Commerce Shengbo Shi Calynn Mei Rosenbaum Daqing, China Cinema, Economics, Music (Performance) Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania Psychology Yelim Shin Henry D. Rosenberg Suseong-Gu, South Korea International Studies Katonah, New York Art History and Visual Culture Temitope Oyinkansola Sholola Vladislav Alexander Rotnov Saugus, Massachusetts English (Writing) Solon, Ohio Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Deconstructing the Strong Black Women Anthony S. Ruggieri Supervised by David A. Baker Ph.D. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Data Analytics, Economics (Financial Economics) Rahul Shrestha, Summa Cum Laude Kathmandu, Nepal Mathematics Christina Marie Saliba Chicago, Illinois Communication, Educational Studies Danish Asad Siddiquie, Cum Laude Vadodara, India Data Analytics Frank Isaac Saltiel Willowbrook, Illinois Environmental Studies Charles Fairbank Sigloh, Cum Laude Barboursville, Virginia Health, Exercise, Madeline Claire Sargent and Sport Studies Minneapolis, Minnesota International Studies, Spanish Zachary Sippel Robert Harry Saylor III, Summa Cum Laude Berkeley, California Political Science North Potomac, Maryland Political Science Andrew Kabler Smith John Scalia, Cum Laude Vernon Hills, Illinois History McLean, Virginia Political Science Elena Christine Smith, Cum Laude Riley Kathryn Schafer Columbus, Ohio International Studies Austin, Texas Global Commerce, Spanish Kaydee Lynn Smith Barzeli Hayes Bowman Schneider Columbus, Ohio Individually Designed Major Brooklyn, New York Economics (Cultural Studies and Liberation)

Sarah Ann Schubert, Magna Cum Laude Molly Caitlin Smith, Magna Cum Laude Louisville, Kentucky International Studies, Spanish Columbus, Ohio Economics (Financial Economics)

Wizdom De’Shay Renee Scott Sianna Kavanagh Smith, Cum Laude Dayton, Ohio Studio Art Chicago, Illinois Data Analytics

Abigail Jean Scully Erik So Charlotte, North Carolina Health, Exercise, Charlotte, North Carolina Data Analytics and Sport Studies Marguerite Solberg Joseph Regan Semel Winnetka, Illinois Communication McLean, Virginia Communication

15 Julia Elizabeth South Jane Margaret Taylor, Summa Cum Laude Irwin, Pennsylvania Global Commerce, Religion Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Commerce What Should Religion Do Beyond the Soup Kitchen? What responsibility does the Kathleen Elizabeth Tese, Cum Laude religious sector play in alleviating poverty? Wilton, Connecticut Anthropology and Sociology, Supervised by David O. Woodyard, Ph.D. International Studies

Tylil Raheem Spencer Adam Mursha Tewahade Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Global Commerce Aurora, Colorado History

Sandra Blaine Spurlock Isabel Foy Thelen Mandeville, Louisiana Communication, Studio Art Wilton, Connecticut Global Commerce

Jack Christopher Staggs, Cum Laude Claire Elizabeth Tierney Columbus, Ohio Data Analytics New Canaan, Connecticut Communication

John William Stauffer Ellen Katherine Tierney Princeton, New Jersey Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Wellesley, Massachusetts International Studies

Heidi Hawksworth Stauss Halle Lillian Tirsch Duxbury, Massachusetts Communication Pelham, New York Global Commerce

Noah Andrew Stein Maia Tolomeo Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Data Analytics East Aurora, New York Political Science

Ben Stern, Cum Laude Kathryn Margaret Toppin Arlington, Virginia Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Oakland, California Communication, French

Jeffrey David Stevens Shelby Elizabeth Tour, Magna Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio Computer Science Columbus, Ohio Environmental Studies

Anna Eiben Stone, Summa Cum Laude Lam Hoai Bao Tran, Summa Cum Laude Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Psychology Hanoi, Vietnam Data Analytics, Economics

Jacob Strell Ronald K. Tran Hoboken, New Jersey French, Philosophy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Economics Politics, and Economics Amanda Autumn-Rose Trautmann Caleb James Struewing Ardmore, Pennsylvania English (Writing), Worthington, Ohio Economics (Financial Economics) Women’s and Gender Studies

Dongbin Suh Grace Chamberlain Tully, Cum Laude Englewood, New Jersey Computer Science Menlo Park, California Environmental Studies

Georgia Katherine Sullivan Matthew J. Udowski Marblehead, Massachusetts Communication, Canton, Ohio Communication Political Science Nicolas S. Ulloa Michael Chase Summers Stamford, Connecticut Global Commerce New Freedom, Pennsylvania Global Commerce Carly Marie Unis Colin Joseph Szanyi Sewickley, Pennsylvania Communication Lewiston, New York Political Science Andres Julian Uriarte Zeenat Tabaku Philadelphia, Pennsylvania History Miami, Florida Psychology Abigail Elizabeth Valentine, Summa Cum Laude Allison M. Tabit Columbus, Ohio Psychology, Spanish Dublin, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology

16 Timothy Colquhoun Veidenheimer Katherine N. Weinzierl Concord, Massachusetts Economics Hudson, Ohio Psychology

Tanner Donovan Venrick, Cum Laude Brian Weisberg Columbus, Ohio Theatre Long Grove, Illinois Economics (Financial Economics) Dry Land: An Exploration of Performance and Socio-Comedic Writing Through Audio Drama Nicholas S. Wert Supervised by Mark E. Bryan, Ph.D. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Classical Studies, Philosophy

Steven A. Villacorta Nina Marie Whidden, Magna Cum Laude Owings Mills, Maryland Political Science Kingston, Massachusetts Global Commerce, Spanish

Sophie Kristine Vilter Sarah Elizabeth White Darien, Connecticut Data Analytics, Mathematics Shaker Heights, Ohio Global Commerce

Peyton Christopher Vining Logan Marie Wickman Bradenton, Florida Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Chapel Hill, North Carolina Communication, Political Science Adeline Shaw Visscher Mystic, Connecticut Communication Luke Willson Watertown, Connecticut Global Commerce Jonathan Vo Boston, Massachusetts Global Commerce Dayen Peter Wilson Johannesburg, South Africa Economics Anna Kathryn Vrancken Galena, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology Madeline Muir Wislar Bethesda, Maryland Psychology Lyse Alexandra Wagner Baltimore, Maryland Global Commerce Emma Jane Woerner, Cum Laude Novato, California Economics (Financial Economics) Eleanor Beatrice Walker Northfield, Illinois Environmental Studies Justin Eugene Wolfe Rushville, Ohio Biology Lucy Jane Walker Chicago, Illinois Anthropology and Sociology, Horacio John Woolcott Communication Piedmont, California Global Commerce Guokai Wang Naperville, Illinois Economics, History Briggs A. Wright Winnetka, Illinois Economics Jingyi Wang, Magna Cum Laude Beijing, China Data Analytics, Economics, Jiachun Wu Environmental Studies Zhangjiagang City, China Computer Science

XianTian Wang Natalie Deann Wysocki WenZhou, China Studio Art Newark, Ohio Educational Studies, Psychology

Amber Dawn Wardzala, Magna Cum Laude Jianing Xiong Lyons, Wisconsin English (Writing) Beijing, China Economics, Global Commerce The Wiindigoo Within Supervised by Peter R. Grandbois, Ph.D. Song Xu JIangxi, China Economics Nalani McMurrin Wean, Magna Cum Laude Wilmette, Illinois Individually Designed Major Xiyu Xu (Public Health) Guangzhou, China Music (Performance) Opioid Use and Pregnancy in Appalachia: Contextualizing Medical Morgan Taylor Yarborough, Magna Cum Laude Outcomes with Social Determinants of Health Charlotte, North Carolina Spanish Supervised by Fareeda G. Griffith, Ph.D. Huiyu Yi Taiyuan, China Computer Science

17 Emerson Kathryn Younger Alice Jane Zimmer Hagerstown, Maryland Communication Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Communication, Economics

Shelby E. Zahren Samantha Lynn Zimmerman Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Global Commerce New Albany, Ohio Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Talia Zeiger, Magna Cum Laude Jack Zwemer Chicago, Illinois Psychology Whitehall, Michigan Cinema

Jordan Alexa Zelvin, Summa Cum Laude Glenview, Illinois Educational Studies, Theatre

In Honorem Memoriae Adriana Santiago Class of 2021

18 President’s Medalists Sara Nizar Abou Rashed Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi Shruti Shankar Max Curtin Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa Megan Nicole Wong Madelyn Kay Dirrim Jacob Alan Rains

President’s Medals are awarded on the basis of intellectual achievement and some combination of the following criteria: • Service to the community • Athletic fitness • Contribution to the arts • Leadership • Enlargement of our global perspective • Contributions to community discourse

Provost’s Academic Excellence Award Megan Jaffy Shraddha Shankar Rahul Shrestha

The winners of this award have exemplary academic records, engagement in independent research or creative work, and contributions to the intellectual life on campus and beyond. They have demonstrated outstanding performance in all their academic endeavors, truly exemplifying excellence in the liberal arts.

Distinguished Leadership Award Elsie Grace Bunyan Stephanie Joy Jackson Jacob Alan Rains Hope Anderson Cherubini Gaquise Ganai Jones Mark McFadden Reid Megan E. Cunningham Mayank Dev Kumar Sarah Ann Schubert Max Curtin Lisette Lopez Abigail Jean Scully Edem A. Dake Jeremiah Jamar Mills Jacob Strell Caeli Alexis Davis Thomas W. Mitchell Heaven M. Wade Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi Sandra Mondragón-Hernández Nalani McMurrin Wean Maxwell Giarrusso Matthew Edward Nowling Margaret Francisco Wilson Fatima Haroon Tarma Afriyie Obeng Sophie Hight Hudson Jacob Allen Primack

The Distinguished Leadership Award is given to those seniors who have gone above and beyond all expectations in offering their time and energy to make Denison a special place. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated through leadership and service an enduring commitment to enhancing the quality of life in our community and who have had a clear and noticeable impact on our lives. Phi Beta Kappa Emily Ruth Allen Elizabeth A. Higley Sarah Ann Schubert Millicent Loveday Ball Brooke Anne Holland Shraddha Shankar Meghan Alexandra Callahan Alexandra Rena Holmes Shruti Shankar Hope Anderson Cherubini Sophie Hight Hudson Rahul Shrestha Vivian Cirilano Megan Jaffy Molly Caitlin Smith Tema Anne Cohen Lauren Melissa Kessler Anna Eiben Stone Nina Raphaella Cosdon Sophia Carlucci Klitz Shelby Elizabeth Tour Megan E. Cunningham Alysia Bella Nyikos Kohrs Lam Hoai Bao Tran Max Curtin Clairine Indigo Star Larsen Abigail Elizabeth Valentine Edem A. Dake Greta Annette Leissa Amber Dawn Wardzala Madelyn Kay Dirrim Sirui Liu Isabel Mae Gorde Wellik Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa Galen Annabelle May Megan Nicole Wong Madison Kate Gordon Sydney Lee Nyquist Talia Zeiger Danielle Josephine Gutelius Ellen M. Pitstick Jordan Alexa Zelvin Abby Elizabeth Henry Jacob Alan Rains Alexandra Hesterberg Robert Harry Saylor III

The oldest national academic honorary society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Phi Beta Kappa seeks to promote intellectual discipline and achievement within the liberal arts. The Theta of Ohio chapter was established at Denison in 1910 to recognize outstanding scholarship among seniors and exceptional juniors.

19 Named Scholarships Shruti Shankar Recognized here are graduates who received named endowed scholarships in the course of their Denison career. For a Megan Nicole Wong complete list of Denison scholarships earned by 2021 graduates, please visit denison.edu/commencementprogram. Mollie B. Aber Endowed Scholarship Ian Warner Crosby Hunter J. Lewis Brian Crotty Megan E. Cunningham George I. Alden Scholarship Max Curtin Rakeb Girma Edem A. Dake Katherine Everett Dannemiller Denison Alumni Award Philipp Rajah de Moura Srivastava Meaghan Accarino Can Deng Hope Naomi Adams Jacob Aaron Dennen Teya Adams Emily Ann DeSheles Theyab Al Nuaimi Elizabeth Ann Dickerson Camron Thomas Alten-Dunkle Kristina Marie Diez Henry Ward Anderson Julia Sé DiFilippo Lily Susan Anderson Yixin Ding Jack Thomas Arnstein Bridget Johanna DiPalermo August Samuel Asman Nicole Elizabeth Donaldson Ariana Geyer Aulisi Timothy Robert Dowling Hannah Mae Austin Gabrielle Pearl Dufresne Julia Correa Magalhaes Baggio Charles Burke Dykstal Nil Bağlar Daniel Patrick Earles Madelaine Myfanwy Baker Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi Millicent Loveday Ball Parker Brooks Esposito Pritam Basnet Elizabeth Campbell Farnham Daniel Hunter Biddle Conor Fenton Noelle Andrea Boyages Molly Dorothea Fischer Kathryn Renae Boyd Sara Caitlin Flatt Graham Braden Madison Lynn Fleming Caroline Hannah Bremer Kate Anne Force Audrey Lauren Brenner Urvi Garg Juliana Nicole Brenner Alyssa Lee Geddis Anna Hansen Bridge Maxwell Giarrusso Ramsey Ellis Bristol Charlotte Kellogg Godfrey Elsie Grace Bunyan Samuel L. Goldberg Austin Levi Burgess William David Grady Sarah Ann Schubert Owen Michael Byrnes Devin Kathleen Gramley Shraddha Shankar Meghan Alexandra Callahan Dallas Christopher Griffiths Shruti Shankar Brooke Lacy Cameron Danielle Josephine Gutelius Rahul Shrestha Emily Jane Campbell Tim Mika Hagemeister Molly Caitlin Smith Isabelle Davies Campbell Carter A. Hall Anna Eiben Stone Tuesday Carson Catherine Louise Hammersmith Shelby Elizabeth Tour Catherine Alexandra Cash Fatima Haroon Lam Hoai Bao Tran Guanzhi Chen Sarah Lynne Hendricks Abigail Elizabeth Valentine Zicong Chen Abby Elizabeth Henry Amber Dawn Wardzala Hope Anderson Cherubini Alexandra Hesterberg Isabel Mae Gorde Wellik Mia Paloma Chiappe Sean C. Hickey Megan Nicole Wong David Ho Cho Harrison Michael Hicks Talia Zeiger Jacob Chreky Elizabeth A. Higley Jordan Alexa Zelvin Hannah Elizabeth Cianciola Linden Joan Hill Clotilde Ann Cirilano Brooke Anne Holland Vivian Cirilano Alexandra Rena Holmes Maren Rebecca Clark Madison Rose Hopkins Allison Elizabeth Clarke Bridget Ryan Horton Tema Anne Cohen Drake E. Horton Kyra Colah Yuchen Hua Madeline M. Coyne Sophie Hight Hudson Adam James Cromwell Alexander P. Hughes 20 Sally Evelyn Hyde Amanda Marie Modelski Ibrahim Iftikhar Elizabeth Anne Monroe Elizabeth Rose Morton Itzkoff Sophia E. Mook Alethea Spencer Jadick Caley Morawski Devanshi Jalan Isobel Morgan Morrison Samuel Im Jo Emily Muckle Michelle Nyarai Kabaira Daniel Muñoz Martha Kamikazi Anna Mae Murphy Grace Michele Kaminski Jalal Ahmed Nadeem Diamond Jung Bir Karki Aayush Nema Kaila M. Kasper Rachel Newman Andrew L. Kaye Steffen James Newman Matthew Kelsey Vinh Quang Nguyen Katharine Wynne Kerrigan Tucker James Nuzum-Clark Lauren Melissa Kessler Sydney Lee Nyquist Ruslana Kharevska Kobina Egyakru Ocran Yuliya Klishch Michael Colm O’Hara Sophia Carlucci Klitz Emma Surina Olgeirson Tristan Amos Knoer Aidan McManus O’Neill Kailey Elizabeth Knopf Kelly Faith O’Neill Bridget Grace Koerwitz Ramón Ortega IV Danica Kontic Natalie Frances Overby William Flint Krushena Kendra Zeta Owens Mayank Dev Kumar Yashovardhan Pandey Maxwell Aaron Lahn Spencer Raymond Patenaude Varishta Lallbeeharry Mollye Irene Patrick Jack R. Lauer Reed G. Patrick Kerry Lynn Lawler Grant Putnam Peabody Kate Mae Lawlor Andrew Tyson Phelan Gregory Laxton John Robert Phipps Ha Van Le Hana Marie Piatt Khuê Minh Lê Ziyan Ping Byunghoon Lee Remington Ponce Greta Annette Leissa Jacob Allen Primack Sydney Ann Lenz Chloe Cosette Pruett Lily Kalliopi Brigstocke LeVanis John Flaherty Pulford Greta Luna Levine John B. Purnode Junye Li Bihan Qian Brianna Rose Lisbon Sarah Katharine Radziewicz Theodore A. Little Jacob Alan Rains Sirui Liu Jash Rathod Charles Edward Livingstone Edward Grace Reedy Peyton Elizabeth Locke Grace Harrington Reid Zoe Michael Loitz Mark McFadden Reid Mary Helen Lowe Jack David Reilly Yizheng Lu Abby Marie Reppert Olivia Magiera Lindsay Gail Rogers Emma Marquis-Kelly Kenlee Rong Maxwell Marshall Vladislav Alexander Rotnov Katie Lynn Masell Anthony S. Ruggieri Brian Thomas McAuliffe Christina Marie Saliba Margaret Grace McCann Frank Isaac Saltiel Reeves McKenney Madeline Claire Sargent George Markham McLanahan Victoria Kenworthy Sauve John Hodges McPherson Robert Harry Saylor III Abigail H. McThomas John Scalia Devin M. Meenan Riley Kathryn Schafer Siobhán Mitchell Sarah Ann Schubert Thomas W. Mitchell Abigail Jean Scully Nyonika Mitra Joseph Regan Semel

21 Margaret Elisabeth Senesac Nicholas S. Wert Shraddha Shankar Nina Marie Whidden Shruti Shankar Sarah Elizabeth White Campbell McKay Shepherdson Logan Marie Wickman Yi Shi Luke Willson Yelim Shin Dayen Peter Wilson Rahul Shrestha Margaret Francisco Wilson Charles Fairbank Sigloh Madeline Muir Wislar Zachary Sippel Justin Eugene Wolfe Kaydee Lynn Smith Briggs A. Wright Molly Caitlin Smith Natalie Deann Wysocki Sianna Kavanagh Smith Jianing Xiong Erik So Song Xu Julia Elizabeth South Xiyu Xu Tylil Raheem Spencer Huiyu Yi Sarah Elizabeth Spielman Shelby E. Zahren Sandra Blaine Spurlock Talia Zeiger Audriana Carolynn Stagg Jordan Alexa Zelvin John William Stauffer Xinyi Zhao Heidi Hawksworth Stauss Alice Jane Zimmer Noah Andrew Stein Samantha Lynn Zimmerman Ben Stern Jack Zwemer Jeffrey David Stevens Anna Eiben Stone Anderson Scholarship for Excellence in Science Jacob Strell Shraddha Shankar Caleb James Struewing Rahul Shrestha Georgia Katherine Sullivan Michael Chase Summers Samuel H. Armacost & Mary Jane Levan Armacost Samantha Leigh Swentosky Endowed Scholarship Colin Joseph Szanyi Hannah Susan Bennett Zeenat Tabaku Jingqiao Tang Ronald S. Beard Endowed Scholarship Jane Margaret Taylor Dayen Peter Wilson Kathleen Elizabeth Tese Mitchell Hoang Thai Beta Tau Initiate Scholarship Isabel Foy Thelen Meaghan Accarino Claire Elizabeth Tierney Sky Therese Calderón Ellen Katherine Tierney Kristina Marie Diez Halle Lillian Tirsch Yuliya Klishch Maia Tolomeo Bridget Grace Koerwitz Kathryn Margaret Toppin Jane Margaret Taylor Lam Hoai Bao Tran Isabel Foy Thelen Amanda Autumn-Rose Trautmann Grace Chamberlain Tully Beta Tau True Promise Scholarship Matthew J. Udowski Kristina Marie Diez Aditi Varkey Sarah Lynne Hendricks Timothy Colquhoun Veidenheimer Elizabeth A. Higley Tanner Donovan Venrick Bridget Grace Koerwitz Sophie Kristine Vilter Jane Margaret Taylor Adeline Shaw Visscher Nina Marie Whidden Anna Kathryn Vrancken Lyse Alexandra Wagner Black Alumni Association Scholarship Lucy Jane Walker Abdulai Barry Guokai Wang Daniel Caine Jr. Jingyi Wang Maya D. Carolina Juntao Wang Caeli Alexis Davis Xian Tian Wang Gaquise Ganai Jones Amber Dawn Wardzala Jeremiah Jamar Mills Katherine N. Weinzierl Heaven M. Wade Brian Weisberg

22 Bodenheimer Family Endowed Scholarship Davis United World College Scholarship Maxwell Marshall Aayush Nema

Laura C. Boulton Scholarship Dr. Albert E. and Ida C. Davison Scholarship Allyson Krupa Kabita Adhikari

William O. Brasmer Scholarship for Denison Columbus Alliance Scholarship Excellence in Theatre Sara Nizar Abou Rashed Jordan Alexa Zelvin Kaitlin Quinn Coventry Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa Kenneth I. Brown Scholarship Victoria Lynn Heard Megan Jaffy Stephanie Joy Jackson Shruti Shankar Cobalt Immanuel Kaiser Foulematou Keita Carnahan-Jackson Scholarship Grey McCarthy Grace Harrington Reid Maxwell D. Newton Matthew Edward Nowling James M. Carrow ’78 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Tarma Afriyie Obeng Belen Galvez Elena Christine Smith Jack Christopher Staggs Mary Hartwell Catherwood Scholarship Shelby Elizabeth Tour Sara Nizar Abou Rashed Elizabeth Ross Arterberry Edds Family Fund for International Learning Tuesday Carson Kenlee Rong Galen Annabelle May Jonathan Vo

Charles T. Chapin Scholarship Karl Eschman Memorial Scholarship Bridget Ryan Horton James Thomas Fennessey

Class of 1965 Scholarship Denison Founders Scholarship Aidan McManus O’Neill Emily Ruth Allen Elizabeth Ross Arterberry Class of 1966 Scholarship Fyodor Badkhen Abby Elizabeth Henry Marco Jure Balic Daydeon Louis Baron-Galbavi Class of 1968 Scholarship Caroline Primm Bearce Elizabeth Leah Anastasiadis Anna Maeve Berman Ethan Steward Cain Beatrice Kittridge Conover, Class of 1957 Natania Elise Chaskes Endowed Scholarship Madelyn Kay Dirrim Megan Jaffy Gail Edminster James Thomas Fennessey Colleen Coughlin ’75 Scholarship Madison Kate Gordon for the Advancement of Foreign Study Henri Hegemier Sophia Maria Jeanes Alexa Nelson Helm Ruslana Kharevska Megan Jaffy Ha Van Le Alysia Bella Nyikos Kohrs Tammy Nicole B. Palasigue Clairine Indigo Star Larsen Quinn Edward Lonergan Geraldine H. Crocker Scholarship Arman Charles Meinecke Kyra Colah Alice Helen Mesjak Christian Franco Casey Lynn Pearce Ellen M. Pitstick Cromwell Endowed Scholarship Rainbow Sky Ratliff In Memory of Dr. Nan Nowik Tyler Cole Robinson Destiny Alonte Mack Barzeli Hayes Bowman Schneider Denise Marie Seifert Jim Davis Scholarship to Advanced Studies Danish Asad Siddiquie in England Summer School Dongbin Suh Talia Zeiger Abigail Elizabeth Valentine

23 Nalani McMurrin Wean Thomas Henderson Endowed Scholarship Nathalie Catherine Weiss Kenisha Marie De La Rosa Isabel Mae Gorde Wellik Emma Jane Woerner Denison Hilltopper Founders’ Scholarship Megan Nicole Wong Adam James Cromwell Jiachun Wu Morgan Taylor Yarborough Hla/Florida Fisher Scholarship Vanessa Alonso Robert K. Fox and Robert Winter Fox ’12 Morgan Alexandra Arroyo Scholarship Therison C. Bradshaw III Ethan Steward Cain Kezia Danso Caeli Alexis Davis Fullerton Full Circle Scholarship Mary Clare Tao Li Edwards Emily Ruth Allen Lucy Everett Noelle Andrea Boyages Ransly Onuel Familia Smelanda Jean-Baptiste Rakeb Girma Gaquise Ganai Jones Jawan Rashad Gulley Destiny Alonte Mack Kali A. Holmberg Oscar Dan Martinez Eric Holmes Luke Willson Devin Wade Irvin Johanna Izoteco Kristen Hornaday Garrett Memorial Smelanda Jean-Baptiste Scholarship in Psychology Sophia Maria Jeanes Caroline Primm Bearce Lauren Julia Lazo Hope Anderson Cherubini Oscar Mandujano Talia Zeiger Patrick Thomas McGuigan Nahome Mekonnen Global Engagement Initiatives Kimberly Viana Moreira Cobalt Immanuel Kaiser Christopher Negrete Remington Ponce Enrique Rodriguez Ronald K. Tran George Goulding Scholarship Andres Julian Uriarte Thomas Owen Hellman Steven A. Villacorta Heaven M. Wade Paul & Jill Griesse Scholarship Marisol Zaragoza Urvi Garg William A. Hoffman Pre-Med Scholarship Dr. Desmond Hamlet Scholarship in Chemistry Freddie Daniel Ortiz Alexander Cruz

Dean Hansell Scholarship Frederick T. Holden Scholarship Julia Correa Magalhaes Baggio Audriana Carolynn Stagg Mia Paloma Chiappe Bennett George Van Horn Caeli Alexis Davis Henri Hegemier James Huchison-Lionel G. Crocker Scholarship Johanna Izoteco Nina Raphaella Cosdon Kathleen Elizabeth Tese Maxwell Giarrusso Abigail Elizabeth Valentine Lauren Melissa Kessler Nina Marie Whidden H. Rhodes Hundley Memorial Scholarship Sadamoto Harito International Lindsey Dias Bulls Student Scholarship Allison M. Tabit Stanley E. Johnson Jr. and Gaye S. Johnson Pre-Law Scholarship Matthew J. and Elizabeth Abell Andrew Patrick Quay Harrington Scholarship Destiny Alonte Mack Leonard H. Jordan Jr. Scholarship Xiyu Xu Tyler Cole Robinson

24 Judith S. Kamm Scholarship Judge Benjamin Franklin McCann Scholarship Kassian C. O’Keefe Elizabeth Leah Anastasiadis Madelyn Kay Dirrim Kappa Sigma at Denison University Gail Edminster Endowed Scholarship John Flaherty Pulford William T. and Jane Cook McConnell Scholarship Enrique Rodriguez Natalie Deann Wysocki

Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship E. Stanley Melick Scholarship in the Biological Abdulai Barry and Physical Sciences Smelanda Jean-Baptiste Alexander Cruz Gaquise Ganai Jones Jeremiah Jamar Mills Deborah S. Mohatarem ’76 and G. Mustafa Tarma Afriyie Obeng Mohatarem ’76 Endowed Scholarship Heaven M. Wade Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa Elizabeth A. Higley Austin E. Knowlton Memorial Scholarship Megan Jaffy Marco Jure Balic Benjamin A. Mollett Memorial Scholarship Patricia Moore Koch Scholarship Zoe Michael Loitz Abby Elizabeth Henry Leroy “Ace” Morgan Memorial Scholarship Suzanne Boeldt Kriscunas ’72 & Robert A. Kriscunas Talia Zeiger Endowed Scholarship Jordan Alexa Zelvin Isabel Foy Thelen Nina Marie Whidden Moshier-Riddle-Huchison Scholarship Heidi Hawksworth Stauss R. Stanley and Janet O. Laing Scholarship Ming Tao Chen Malcom J. and Elizabeth Osmond Lam Hoai Bao Tran Moshier Scholarship Clifford Garrett Lantz Scholarship Daniel Caine Jr. Georgia Katherine Sullivan Hannah Elizabeth Cianciola Brooke Anne Holland Joy Wright Lavelli, Class of 1946 and Lucinda S. Kelly Faith O’Neill Lavelli, Class of 1972, Studio Art & Dance Charles Fairbank Sigloh Endowed Scholarship Maya D. Carolina Rourk J. “Rory” Mullen Sports Medicine Scholarship Dr. Betty Lovelace Scholarship Charles Fairbank Sigloh Kabita Adhikari Larry R. and Sue G. Murdock Endowed Scholarship Marimac Scholarship Calynn Mei Rosenbaum Maya D. Carolina Kyra Colah Denison Music Scholarship Bridget Grace Koerwitz Tema Anne Cohen Lily Kalliopi Brigstocke LeVanis Quinn J. Heinrich Mary Helen Lowe Thomas Owen Hellman Adelaida Abigail Montero Angelica A. Jang Kassian C. O’Keefe Allyson Krupa Talia Zeiger Calynn Mei Rosenbaum Bennett George Van Horn Robert L. and Annette Marquardt Scholarship Olivia Magiera Michele Myers Fellowship in the Arts Elizabeth Leah Anastasiadis Gwendolyn C. Martin Memorial Scholarship Hannah Susan Bennett Madelyn Kay Dirrim James Thomas Fennessey National Merit Scholarship Bennett George Van Horn Megan Jaffy

25 Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges George M. & Harriett McCann Scholarship (OFIC) Roudebush Scholarship Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa Isabelle Davies Campbell Victoria Lynn Heard Cole Russell Poyfair Henri Hegemier Nicolas S. Ulloa Stephanie Joy Jackson Cobalt Immanuel Kaiser Juliet Barker Sarett Scholarship Tarma Afriyie Obeng Elizabeth Ross Arterberry Rainbow Sky Ratliff Therison C. Bradshaw III Shelby Elizabeth Tour Natania Elise Chaskes Madison Kate Gordon John J. and Elizabeth E. O’Neill Scholarship Galen Annabelle May Felicia Kristen Atkinson James B. Sayers, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Mary G. and G. Harold Osborne Scholarship Meaghan Accarino Edem A. Dake James Thomas Fennessey Stuart M. Schreiber Endowed Scholarship Wizdom De’Shay Renee Scott Martha Kamikazi Shruti Shankar Lily Kalliopi Brigstocke LeVanis Shengbo Shi Sandra Blaine Spurlock Martha and Mary Schurz Scholarship Gail Edminster Peabody International Corporation Bridget Grace Koerwitz Endowed Scholarship Devin M. Meenan William David Grady Rainbow Sky Ratliff Amber Dawn Wardzala Richard D. Perkins Memorial Scholarship Samantha Leigh Swentosky Walter T. Secor Memorial Scholarship Sandra Mondragón-Hernández PNC Endowed Scholarship Remington Ponce Jeremiah Jamar Mills Robert J. and Joan L. Sepessy Memorial Scholarship Polk Family Endowed Fund for Study Abroad Vivian Cirilano James Thomas Fennessey Destiny Alonte Mack Vinton R. Shepard Memorial Scholarship Olivia Magiera Elizabeth Leah Anastasiadis Madelyn Kay Dirrim Wilbur R. Powers Scholarship Carter A. Hall Cora Whitcomb Shepardson Scholarship Charles Burke Dykstal Allen T. Price Memorial Scholarship Bridget Grace Koerwitz Noelle Andrea Boyages Eliza Smart Shepardson Scholarship David Everett Reese Family Madelyn Kay Dirrim Foundation Scholarship Calynn Mei Rosenbaum Casey Lynn Pearce Francis W. Shepardson Scholarship Martha Grace Reese and Thelka Reese Shackelford Camron Thomas Alten-Dunkle Theatre Scholarship Destiny Alonte Mack Harriet King Shepardson Memorial Scholarship Margaret Grace McCann Megan Jaffy Talia Zeiger Lily Kalliopi Brigstocke LeVanis Margaret Grace McCann Conrad E. Ronneberg Scholarship Temitope Oyinkansola Sholola Urvi Garg Talia Zeiger

Flora Dodson Skipp Music Scholarship Madelyn Kay Dirrim

26 Charles W. Steele Memorial Scholarship Remington Ponce Adam James Cromwell Mark McFadden Reid Gail Edminster Denise Marie Seifert Belen Galvez Rowan Sharkey Johanna Izoteco Shengbo Shi Yelim Shin TAH Foundation Scholarship Dongbin Suh Mireya Atiana Gomez Michael Chase Summers Tanner Donovan Venrick Lewis Newton Thomas III Memorial Scholarship Juntao Wang John Flaherty Pulford Natalie Deann Wysocki Xiyu Xu Richard E. and Marian D. Trumbull Jordan Alexa Zelvin Memorial Scholarship Jack Zwemer Abby Marie Reppert S. Richard Van Horne Scholarship Tyree/Parajon Scholarship Allison M. Tabit Jocelyn J. Baeza Traeona Elizabeth Brinson Edward and Nell Vosmer Scholarship Lindsey Dias Bulls Temitope Oyinkansola Sholola Adrian A. Del Villar Franklin Otito Egboh WAH II Foundation Scholarship James Hodges Freyre Traeona Elizabeth Brinson Mireya Atiana Gomez Gaquise Ganai Jones Margaret Ann Watkin Scholarship Joanne Lee Ethan Steward Cain Hunter J. Lewis Clotilde Ann Cirilano Thomas Luong Danielle Josephine Gutelius Oscar Dan Martinez Clairine Indigo Star Larsen Adelaida Abigail Montero Greta Annette Leissa Mo’Nisha Jazzmine LaShay Murray Yuxin Ma Alondra Ortega Sydney Lee Nyquist Shengbo Shi Casey Lynn Pearce Allison M. Tabit Sarah Katharine Radziewicz Adam Mursha Tewahade Isabel Mae Gorde Wellik Jonathan Vo Cindy Whitacre ’73 Scholarship Jeanne Vail Program for the Arts Maxwell Giarrusso Shruti Shankar Sandra Blaine Spurlock Wieland Endowed Scholarship Lam Hoai Bao Tran Estelle King Van Beuren Memorial Scholarship Ronald K. Tran Meaghan Accarino Ethan Steward Cain Annette Lodge Winters Scholarship Ting Chen Varishta Lallbeeharry Maren Rebecca Clark Tema Anne Cohen Edward A. Wright Scholarship Can Deng Lily Kalliopi Brigstocke LeVanis James Thomas Fennessey Destiny Alonte Mack Devanshi Jalan Margaret Grace McCann Angelica A. Jang Talia Zeiger Lauren Melissa Kessler Jordan Alexa Zelvin Corinne Keefer Byunghoon Lee Joanne Lee Maxwell Marshall Katie Lynn Masell Thomas W. Mitchell Kimberly Viana Moreira Emily Muckle

27 Keith Boone Award (Music) Departmental Prizes Oladipupo Olatimileyin Ogundipe and Awards Xiyu Xu Daniel Donald Bonar Mathematics ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry and Computer Science Award Undergraduate Award Khuê Minh Lê Victoria Kenworthy Sauve Shraddha Shankar Jeffrey David Stevens ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Jingqiao Tang Undergraduate Award Kailey Elizabeth Knopf Elliot D. Borishansky Award (Music) Edward Grace Reedy ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award Marjorie Chan Award (Music) Heaven M. Wade Madelyn Kay Dirrim ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Chi Alpha Sigma College Athlete Honor Society Undergraduate Award Austin Levi Burgess Victoria Kenworthy Sauve Brooke Lacy Cameron Catherine Alexandra Cash Columbus ACS Junior and Senior Award Mia Paloma Chiappe (Chemistry/Biochemistry) Hannah Elizabeth Cianciola Megan Nicole Wong Adam James Cromwell Megan E. Cunningham Asclepius Award (Chemistry) Katherine Everett Dannemiller Kailey Elizabeth Knopf Jacob Aaron Dennen Megan Nicole Wong Emily Ann DeSheles Gabrielle Pearl Dufresne Helen Barr Award (Physical Education) Elizabeth Campbell Farnham Hannah Elizabeth Cianciola Devin Kathleen Gramley Danielle Josephine Gutelius T.F. Bates Geology Student Research Award Henri Hegemier Bennett George Van Horn Elizabeth A. Higley Alexandra Rena Holmes Arthur Bawden Award Madison Rose Hopkins Matthew Kelsey Bridget Ryan Horton Drake E. Horton Frank J. Bellino Award (Music) Kailey Elizabeth Knopf Edward Grace Reedy Danica Kontic Kelly Faith O’Neill Biology Department for Academic Excellence Natalie Frances Overby Hope Naomi Adams John B. Purnode Meghan Alexandra Callahan Sarah Katharine Radziewicz Danielle Josephine Gutelius Jacob Alan Rains Jash Rathod Biology Department Outstanding Service Award Tyler Cole Robinson Hope Naomi Adams Henry D. Rosenberg Clotilde Ann Cirilano Robert Harry Saylor III Kezia Danso John Scalia Lucy Everett Abigail Jean Scully Ransly Onuel Familia Denise Marie Seifert Jennifer Vanessa Montenegro Charles Fairbank Sigloh Sarah Katharine Radziewicz Molly Caitlin Smith Esther Wilda Severe John William Stauffer Marisol Zaragoza Ben Stern Amber Dawn Wardzala Biology Department Research Award Emma Jane Woerner Emily Muckle Megan Nicole Wong Christopher Negrete

28 Frederic K. W. Curry Theatre Award George R. Hunter Award (Music) Talia Zeiger Thomas Owen Hellman Allyson Krupa Delta Upsilon Class of 1954 Memorial Award Meaghan Accarino Arthur Judson Prize in Music Marco Jure Balic Corinne Keefer Shengbo Shi Denison French Honor Society Tema Anne Cohen Kappa Pi Honorary Arts Society Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi Jocelyn J. Baeza Maxwell Giarrusso Ramsey Ellis Bristol Jacob Strell Catherine Bernadette Carter Nalani McMurrin Wean Edem A. Dake Charles Burke Dykstal William R. Dresser Love of Learning Award Bridget Grace Koerwitz Sophie Hight Hudson Mary Helen Lowe Nyonika Mitra Dudgeon-Scheiderer Award Henry D. Rosenberg Maren Rebecca Clark Wizdom De’Shay Renee Scott Marguerite Solberg Margaret Elisabeth Senesac Shruti Shankar Phillip F. Dye Memorial Award Campbell McKay Shepherdson Megan Nicole Wong Sandra Blaine Spurlock Xian Tian Wang W. C. Ebaugh Award (Outstanding Chemistry Major) Byunghoon Lee Chosaburo Kato Memorial Award Victoria Kenworthy Sauve Emily Ruth Allen Marco Jure Balic Ebaugh Prize in General Chemistry Henri Hegemier Meghan Alexandra Callahan Megan Nicole Wong Louis Kussmaul Friendship Award Margaret Francisco Wilson Thomas A. Evans Award in Organic Chemistry Victoria Kenworthy Sauve Lamb-Wolf Graduate School Support Award Amanda Marie Modelski Fannie Judson Farrar Memorial Music Award Zeenat Tabaku Shengbo Shi Leland J. Gordon Prize in Economics John L. Gilpatrick Mathematics Award Daydeon Louis Baron-Galbavi Megan Jaffy Carter A. Hall Junye Li Grey McCarthy Michael and Amy Gordon Award Shraddha Shankar in European History Jingqiao Tang James Whitteker Ellingwood Elizabeth A. Higley Roderick M. Grant Physics Education Award Michael Colm O’Hara Sarah Elizabeth Spielman LaMoreaux Geology Field Camp Scholarship Lindsay Gund Fellowship for Communication Audriana Carolynn Stagg and Social Justice Bennett George Van Horn Maxwell Giarrusso Lauren Melissa Kessler Robert W. Levering Award Maxwell Giarrusso Reverend John and Arlena Hasel Endowed Award Margaret Grace McCann Traeona Elizabeth Brinson John P. Levis Award Jessen T. Havill DA Director’s Award Lauren Melissa Kessler Lam Hoai Bao Tran

29 Anthony J. Lisska Award for Nan Nowik Award (Essay) in Philosophical Citizenship Women’s and Gender Studies Maxwell Marshall Sky Therese Calderón Smelanda Jean-Baptiste Megan Lisska and Elin Lisska Christensen Award Zoe Michael Loitz in the Humanities Bridget Grace Koerwitz Nan Nowik Award (Senior Research) in Women’s and Gender Studies Alice Hutchinson Lytle Award Noelle Andrea Boyages Megan Jaffy Zoe Michael Loitz Junye Li Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Annie MacNeill Poetry Prize National Honor Society Sara Nizar Abou Rashed Ming Tao Chen Elizabeth Leah Anastasiadis Megan E. Cunningham Tuesday Carson Max Curtin Mary Clare Tao Li Edwards Katherine Everett Dannemiller Anna Mae Murphy Tristan Amos Knoer Temitope Oyinkansola Sholola Thomas Luong Kobina Egyakru Ocran Danner Lee Mahood Award for John B. Purnode Creative Nonfiction Shengbo Shi Sara Nizar Abou Rashed Brian Weisberg Rainbow Sky Ratliff Emma Jane Woerner

Danner Lee Mahood Award for Fiction William Osborne Award (Music) Megan Jaffy Madison Kate Gordon Amber Dawn Wardzala Elizabeth Rose Morton Itzkoff

Kirtley F. Mather Geology Award Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honorary Society Bennett George Van Horn Marco Jure Balic Junye Li Judge Benjamin Franklin McCann Prize (English) Grey McCarthy Sara Nizar Abou Rashed Ellen M. Pitstick Megan Jaffy Bihan Qian Rainbow Sky Ratliff Shraddha Shankar Amber Dawn Wardzala Jack Christopher Staggs Sophie Kristine Vilter Marjorie McCutcheon Award for Excellence in English Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society Sara Nizar Abou Rashed Madelaine Myfanwy Baker Madelyn Kay Dirrim Anna Maeve Berman Megan Jaffy Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa Galen Annabelle May Mayank Dev Kumar Amber Dawn Wardzala Steffen James Newman Jacob Alan Rains Mike Mickelson Research Award John Scalia Rahul Shrestha Sarah Elizabeth Spielman Practitioner of the Process Award for Data Analytics Nan Nowik Award (Activism) in Ming Tao Chen Women’s and Gender Studies Rowan Sharkey Zoe Michael Loitz Ethan D. and Hallie Roberts Memorial Award Nan Nowik Award (Artistic Expression) in Marco Jure Balic Women’s and Gender Studies Shruti Shankar David Rounds Theatre Prize Temitope Oyinkansola Sholola Destiny Alonte Mack

30 Mildred Klinger Sanders Award Robert T. Wilson Award for Scholarly Writing (Chemistry/Biochemistry) Sara Nizar Abou Rashed Kailey Elizabeth Knopf Madelyn Kay Dirrim Bridget Grace Koerwitz Lee and Ruth Scott Prize in Christian Theology & Ethics Ronald Winters Graduate School Award Cindy Guadalupe Frausto in Physics Julia Elizabeth South Sirui Liu

Natalie Shepard Award (Physical Education) Woodland Prize in Chemistry Bridget Ryan Horton Matthew Kelsey

Clyde S. Shumaker Award Lauren Melissa Kessler

Rita Snyder Research Award Tema Anne Cohen

John C. Taylor History Prize Camron Thomas Alten-Dunkle

Orlando Taylor Top Paper Award Natania Elise Chaskes

Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honorary Society Pritam Basnet Henri Hegemier Megan Jaffy Khuê Minh Lê Junye Li Yashovardhan Pandey Juntao Wang

John C. Weaver Award in Memory of W. C. Ebaugh Matthew Kelsey

Samuel C. Wheeler for Excellence in Physics Rahul Shrestha

Forbes B. Wiley Memorial Mathematics Award Emily Ruth Allen Marco Jure Balic Pritam Basnet Henri Hegemier Drake E. Horton Megan Jaffy Junye Li Grey McCarthy Ellen M. Pitstick Shraddha Shankar Rahul Shrestha Jingqiao Tang Lam Hoai Bao Tran Sophie Kristine Vilter

31 Senior Fellows 2020-2021 Meaghan Accarino Max Curtin Thomas Owen Hellman Physics Economics Music Global Commerce Emily Ruth Allen Abby Elizabeth Henry Mathematics and Computer Science Edem A. Dake Political Science Psychology Camron Thomas Alten-Dunkle Elizabeth A. Higley History Kezia Danso International Studies Women’s and Gender Studies Elizabeth Ross Arterberry Madison Rose Hopkins Philosophy Jacob Aaron Dennen Global Commerce Political Science Madelaine Myfanwy Baker Drake E. Horton Political Science Elizabeth Ann Dickerson Data Analytics Environmental Studies Marco Jure Balic Sophie Hight Hudson Mathematics and Computer Science Madelyn Kay Dirrim Communication Music Millicent Loveday Ball Women’s and Gender Studies Alexander P. Hughes Anthropology and Sociology German Gabrielle Pearl Dufresne Pritam Basnet Biology Megan Jaffy Mathematics and Computer Science Mathematics and Computer Science Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi Anna Maeve Berman International Studies Smelanda Jean-Baptiste Political Science Anthropology and Sociology James Whitteker Ellingwood Noelle Andrea Boyages History Martha Kamikazi History International Studies Women’s and Gender Studies Jacqueline Maricela Figueroa Anthropology and Sociology Lauren Melissa Kessler Lindsey Dias Bulls Political Science Communication Data Analytics Cindy Guadalupe Frausto Ruslana Kharevska Ethan Steward Cain Political Science Global Commerce Biology Religion Alysia Bella Nyikos Kohrs Sky Therese Calderón Belen Galvez Biology Religion Spanish Spanish

Brooke Lacy Cameron Maxwell Giarrusso Madeline C. Korkowski Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Communication Political Science

Anne Katherine Chambers Rakeb Girma Allyson Krupa Education Education International Studies Music Ming Tao Chen Devin Kathleen Gramley Economics Global Commerce Mayank Dev Kumar Political Science Hope Anderson Cherubini Dallas Christopher Griffiths Religion Psychology Data Analytics Varishta Lallbeeharry Kyra Colah Catherine Louise Hammersmith Physics Communication Data Analytics Clairine Indigo Star Larsen Adam James Cromwell Quinn J. Heinrich Biology International Studies Environmental Studies

32 Kate Mae Lawlor Oladipupo Olatimileyin Ogundipe Shraddha Shankar Communication Music Mathematics and Computer Science

Byunghoon Lee Michael Colm O’Hara Rowan Sharkey Chemistry and Biochemistry Global Commerce Data Analytics Environmental Studies Greta Annette Leissa Kelly Faith O’Neill Biology Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Shengbo Shi Music Lily Kalliopi Brigstocke LeVanis Tammy Nicole B. Palasigue History History Rahul Shrestha Mathematics and Computer Science Junye Li Yashovardhan Pandey Physics Mathematics and Computer Science Mathematics and Computer Science Zachary Sippel Sirui Liu Spencer Raymond Patenaude Political Science Physics Global Commerce Molly Caitlin Smith Peyton Elizabeth Locke Reed G. Patrick Economics Education Dance Spanish Sarah Elizabeth Spielman Casey Lynn Pearce Physics Zoe Michael Loitz Biology Women’s and Gender Studies Environmental Studies Jack Christopher Staggs Data Analytics Yuxin Ma Remington Ponce Biology Physics John William Stauffer Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Olivia Magiera Chloe Cosette Pruett Economics International Studies Jeffrey David Stevens Mathematics and Computer Science Benjamin Robert Mandelbrot Jacob Alan Rains History Political Science Anna Eiben Stone Psychology Maxwell Marshall Mark McFadden Reid Philosophy Environmental Studies Jingqiao Tang International Studies Mathematics and Computer Science Grey McCarthy Mathematics and Computer Science Lindsay Gail Rogers Jane Margaret Taylor Anthropology and Sociology Global Commerce Madeleine Ann Mendels Spanish Environmental Studies Maia Tolomeo Christina Marie Saliba Political Science Alice Helen Mesjak Education Women’s and Gender Studies Ronald K. Tran Madeline Claire Sargent Economics Thomas W. Mitchell Spanish Education Amanda Autumn-Rose Trautmann Victoria Kenworthy Sauve Women’s and Gender Studies Aayush Nema Chemistry and Biochemistry Philosophy Andres Julian Uriarte Robert Harry Saylor III History Steffen James Newman Political Science Political Science Abigail Elizabeth Valentine John Scalia Spanish Tucker James Nuzum-Clark Political Science Communication Bennett George Van Horn Sarah Ann Schubert Music Sydney Lee Nyquist Spanish Biology

33 Jingyi Wang Data Analytics

Isabel Mae Gorde Wellik Biology

Nina Marie Whidden Global Commerce Spanish

Madeline Muir Wislar Psychology

Megan Nicole Wong Chemistry and Biochemistry

Xiyu Xu Music

Morgan Taylor Yarborough Spanish

Talia Zeiger Psychology

34 Jonathan ’89 and Natalie Silverstein gave a generous gift to the college to inspire hope, goodwill, and persistence in the Class of 2021 during a challenging year. A portion of their gift matched the Senior Class Gift to encourage philanthropy to Denison. Members of the senior class identified community organizations that would benefit from philanthropy. Through the Senior Gift Committee, the senior class developed a voting process to allocate funds among those community organizations, as well as one Denison initiative. Collectively, the Class of 2021 voted to establish the Class of 2021 Endowed Fund for Mental Health Wellness to support student access to mental health wellness programs, resources, and initiatives at Denison University and granted more than $100,000 to community organizations in Licking County. Thank you to the Silverstein family, the Class of 2021, and the community partners for fostering a culture of philanthropy on Denison’s campus.

Graduates Who Gave to the 2021 Class Gift * asterisk denotes a member of the 2021 Senior Class Gift Committee

Meaghan Accarino Fatimah AlZahraa Elghazawi* Clairine Indigo Star Larsen Baltazar Aguirre III Lucy Everett Kate Mae Lawlor Theyab Al Nuaimi Elizabeth Campbell Farnham Lily Kalliopi Brigstocke LeVanis Whittier Hedges Ambrose Kate Anne Force Yifang Lin Lily Susan Anderson Jack D. Frasier Theodore A. Little Elizabeth Ross Arterberry* Stella May Gewirz Peyton Elizabeth Locke August Samuel Asman Maxwell Giarrusso Olivia Magiera Ariana Geyer Aulisi Rakeb Girma Reeves McKenney Marco Jure Balic Mireya Atiana Gomez George Markham McLanahan* Millicent Loveday Ball Devin Kathleen Gramley Devin M. Meenan Abdulai Barry Catherine Louise Hammersmith Arman Charles Meinecke Anna Maeve Berman Victoria Lynn Heard Jeremiah Jamar Mills* Caroline Hannah Bremer Henri Hegemier Siobhán Mitchell Anna Hansen Bridge Sarah Lynne Hendricks Kimberly Viana Moreira Traeona Elizabeth Brinson* Abby Elizabeth Henry Emily Muckle Lindsey Dias Bulls Harrison Michael Hicks Vinh Quang Nguyen Brooke Lacy Cameron Elizabeth A. Higley Matthew Edward Nowling Ming Tao Chen Eric Holmes Sydney Lee Nyquist Hope Anderson Cherubini* Sophie Hight Hudson Tarma Afriyie Obeng Jacob Chreky Alexander P. Hughes Kobina Egyakru Ocran Maren Rebecca Clark Sally Evelyn Hyde Kendra Zeta Owens Allison Elizabeth Clarke Elizabeth Rose Morton Itzkoff Tammy Nicole B. Palasigue* Kyra Colah Angelica A. Jang Yashovardhan Pandey Madeline M. Coyne Sophia Maria Jeanes* Jacob Allen Primack* Max Curtin Gaquise Ganai Jones Andrew Patrick Quay* Edem A. Dake Martha Kamikazi Grace Harrington Reid Kezia Danso Lindsey Susan Karsh Mark McFadden Reid Caeli Alexis Davis Andrew L. Kaye Henry D. Rosenberg Jacob Aaron Dennen Katharine Wynne Kerrigan Vladislav Alexander Rotnov Kristina Marie Diez Lauren Melissa Kessler Christina Marie Saliba Madelyn Kay Dirrim Ruslana Kharevska Victoria Kenworthy Sauve Nicole Elizabeth Donaldson Yuliya Klishch Riley Kathryn Schafer* Timothy Robert Dowling Bridget Grace Koerwitz* Wizdom De’Shay Renee Scott Gabrielle Pearl Dufresne Mayank Dev Kumar Rowan Sharkey Charles Burke Dykstal Varishta Lallbeeharry Temitope Oyinkansola Sholola

35 Sianna Kavanagh Smith Aditi Varkey Dayen Peter Wilson* Julia Elizabeth South Steven A. Villacorta Margaret Francisco Wilson* Tylil Raheem Spencer Adeline Shaw Visscher Emma Jane Woerner Sarah Elizabeth Spielman Heaven M. Wade Briggs A. Wright Jack Christopher Staggs Guokai Wang Natalie Deann Wysocki Michael Chase Summers Xian Tian Wang Jianing Xiong Allison M. Tabit Nalani McMurrin Wean Shelby E. Zahren Lam Hoai Bao Tran Katherine N. Weinzierl Marisol Zaragoza Abigail Elizabeth Valentine* Nathalie Catherine Weiss

We Thank All the Seniors and Their Families That Have Supported the College With Philanthropic Gifts

Colin T. Ambrose & Jessica Mansell Ambrose John C. Dannemiller Jr. & Jean S. Dannemiller Elizabeth Haas Anderson Peter A. Dennen & Davida B. Dennen Joseph A. Arnstein & Melissa Grossman Arnstein Dawn L. Dias Joe F. Arterberry & Kathryn R. Arterberry J. Douglas Dickerson ’89 & Jennifer Oppermann Edward F. Aulisi & Gabriele Piermarini Aulisi Dickerson ’89 David Barry & Susan MacLean Barry Timothy S. Dirrim & Andrea Harvey Dirrim Mehari Berhe & Tiberhe T. Kifle Scott E. Donaldson & Elizabeth Barnish Donaldson Robert Berman & Elizabeth Wilson Timothy Dykstal & Caroline A. Burke Bradley N. Bremer & Susan Mullen Bremer Jeffrey P. Edminster & Tami Maher Edminster Michael B. Brenner & Karen Bogdan Brenner Craig G. Eisner & Rebecca Redosh Eisner Jonathan E. Bridge ’82 & Mary Kathryn Stangle Bridge Sam Engelstad & Patricia G. Berman Cassandra Noble Brinson Laura Campbell Farnham ’86 & Charles I. Farnham Scott W. Brown & Susan Makuch Brown Edward F. Fischer & Lisa McDonald Fischer Robert W. Cameron & Elizabeth A. Lacy Ingrid M. Fischer & Richard John Fischer Charles R. Cash James G. Flatt & Ellen Pulver Flatt Kiho Cha & Yunjeong Lee Nancy R. Gibbs & Waits L. May III Kierrah Dombrowski Chamberlin Mark J. Hammersmith & Michelle Nagel Hammersmith Molly A. Chamberlin Cynthia Weeks Hesterberg ’88 & Neal G. Hesterberg Mark A. Chambers & Jennifer Noble Chambers Jonathan Y. Hicks & Julie MacDonald Hicks Michael B. Chaskes & Sarah Lewis Chaskes Robert P. Higley Jr. & Bette Funkhouser Higley Adam F. Cherubini ’89 & Marguerite Louise Price Holland & Gene A. Holland Jr. McKeever Cherubini ’90 Michael P. Horton & Marisue Paulus Horton Kyle A. Clark & Meri-Sue Nuzum Riley E. Horton Jr. & Patricia Ryan Horton Stephen L. Clarke Jr. & Barbara Bryant Clarke Philip D. Hughes & Kimberly Watters Hughes Thomas R. Clarke & Cecelia Bass Clarke Jeffrey C. Hyde & C. Elizabeth Hyde Lloyd B. Cox III & Victoria Vallely Cox Donald M. Itzkoff & Ann P. Morton Edward C. Coyne & Kelly L. Donovan Theodore S. Jadick Jr. & Janet A. Romano Carol L. Cromwell & David A. Cromwell Paul Jeanes & Christina Barker Jeanes William K. Cromwell & Gayle Frohlich Cromwell Frank J. Johnson & Margaret B. Johnson Philip F. Curtin & Margaret D. Whitehouse Thomas J. Kasper & Toni M. Kasper

36 Steven A. Kaye ’86 & Lisa Goodwin Kaye Jennifer Pryor Solberg ’87 & A. Tor Solberg Kevin A. Kelsey & Roxanne James Kelsey Laurie Wilde Spielman Todd D. Kessler & Bari Berkens Kessler Michael A. Spielman Pat H. Kramer & Linda Santeler Kramer Joseph W. Stauffer & Margaret Miklusek Stauffer Thomas Krupa & Carolyn Schwartz Krupa Eliza Vargas Stern & Neil Z. Stern Michael Krushena & Elizabeth Cooper Krushena ’90 Lowell Robert Stern & Juleen Elizabeth Savarese Jennifer London Lahn Robert F. Strell & Pamela Blum Strell David L. LaMountain & Karen Dowd LaMountain Ravi Shankar Subramanian & Sheela Devanathan Shankar Brad G. Leissa & Dorothy Moyer Leissa Michael Summers & Jacquelyn McKowen Summers Paul V. Lenz & Susan Peebles Lenz John N. Taylor Jr. ’57 & Elizabeth Smith Taylor ’58 Gary C. Lilley & Lorraine O’Connor Lilley Katherine Johnson Tierney ’89 & Daniel D. Tierney W. Stacy Locke & Aimee Jeffers Locke Timothy J. Toppin & Peggy Aspinwall Toppin Eric A. Loy & Cardiff Dugan Loy Nam H. Tran & Thuy T. Nguyen Nghia Luong & Le L. Luong Tyler Tranzillo & Amy R. Hare Donald D. MacKenzie & Suzanne Grant MacKenzie Griffeth W. Tully & Karen Emanuels Tully Robert J. Marquis & Carol A. Kelly Stephen R. Van Horn & Debra Chin Van Horn Mark L. McCann Robert C. Veidenheimer & Elizabeth Wieland Veidenheimer Thomas C. McGuigan & Colleen K. McGuigan Gail Frost Venrick C. Michael McKeever & Nancy Anderson McKeever Walter E. Villacorta & Norma Villacorta Morgan C. McLanahan & Elizabeth Markham McLanahan Mark G. Wagner & Melinda Sterling Wagner Marietta Kenny Milhollen & Michael A. Milhollen Karey Walker Michael A. Milhollen & Marietta Kenny Milhollen Steven R. Weinzierl & Barbara C. Weinzierl James B. Modelski & Leslie McKechnie Modelski David R. Weisberg & Cydney D. Weisberg Michael J. Monroe & Laura Davis Monroe Amy E. Wellik & Anne M. Gorde Mark G. Morawski ’90 & Terri Ross Morawski ’90 John Howard Wert Jr. and Sharon L. Wert Jon S. Newman & Miguelle Panikian Newman Kevin M. White & Anne Morton White Ian J. Olgeirson & Rebecca Landwehr Olgierson Jonathan C. Willson & Sarah Townsend Albee George T. Perrett Kimberly Rice Wilson ’84 & James A. Wilson Jr. Carol A. Pulford & James E. Pulford Mark T. Woerner & Dayna Wixson Woerner Jonathan A. Rains & Elizabeth A. Dayan Horacio R. Woolcott Martin T. Reid & Caitlin McGuire Reid Diane Prete Wyckoff ’90 & Frederick A. Wyckoff III C. Thomas Rice ’59 & Jean Waugh Rice ’60 R. Brandon Younger & Haven A. Younger Jean Waugh Rice ’60 & C. Thomas Rice ’59 Richard B. Zelvin & Jamie Goldman Zelvin Robert Rodriguez & Maria D. Rodriguez William J. Zimmer ’90 & Carol L. Zimmer James C. V. Rogers & Lisanne L. Rogers Shawn D. Zimmerman & Elizabeth G. Zimmerman Mark H. Rosenberg & Rochelle Cohen Rosenberg Douglas A. Zwemer & Jennifer Grenell Zwemer Stephen R. Ruggieri & Roberta J. DeLavo-Ruggieri Robert H. Saylor Jr. & Margaret R. Saylor John C. Schafer & Kathryn O’Keefe Schafer William W. Scott & Jane Lundberg Scott Virginia Olderman Sharkey ’83 & Gregory J. Sharkey ’84 Charles J. Shepherdson IV & Elizabeth Breaux Shepherdson Kirstine Wheeler Sigloh Joon So & Soo So

37 Retiring Faculty David A. Baker B.S.E., M.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Utah Professor Emeritus of English

Before turning pen to paper, David Baker began as a His classes have ranged from creative and poetry writing musician. When a course in modern poetry prompted him to American and modern literature and poetic theory, to start to write on the side, he simply realized he could inspiring a large number of students whom he hopes have make a different kind of music, trading guitar for pen. gone on with a deeper sense of soul-making.

After completing his undergraduate degree, Baker entered He is the author of 12 books of poetry, the Kenyon his career with an early foray into education. Following Review’s poetry editor, and has seen frequent publication two years spent teaching public school English, he returned in national magazines and journals. His work has garnered to higher education in pursuit of a Ph.D., where he focused recognition from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial on American literature with a creative approach. Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Society of America, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Being from Missouri himself, Baker was passionate about Society of Midland Authors, among others. teaching in the Midwest, and Denison offered both professional and geographic opportunity. He was drawn David will most miss the sense of community and gathered to the small class sizes, as well as the ability to teach vision at Denison. In retirement, he plans to return to the while continuing to write and the chance to be part of a classroom occasionally for a few classes each spring. He flourishing community of artist scholars. Baker holds the hopes to travel, taking his skills on the road, and edit a Thomas B. Fordham Chair of Creative Writing and was long-awaited book on eco-poetry. the Department of English chair in 2010.

Brenda Marie Boyle A.B., Davidson College; M.A., University of Southern California; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University Professor Emerita of English

Brenda Boyle’s interests span American literature of the In the classroom, Boyle most appreciated the smaller class 20th and 21st centuries, with a focus on issues of rhetoric, sizes, always preferring conversations over lectures. Within race, gender, sexuality, and disability, as well as war the Denison Writing Center, her role involved overseeing literature. daily functions and training staff members to teach beyond simply writing acuity to include empathy, while always Family and personal experience with the military served keeping a finger on the pulse of student involvement and formative, as she began her academic pursuits with an engagement. ROTC scholarship in Germany. Boyle credits her time as a mentor of Posse students from Boyle later pursued a master’s degree in International Chicago in 2009 and 2019 among her richest experiences Relations focused on Southeast Asia and UN Law of the at Denison. As a mentor, she advised small groups of Sea. She describes much of her scholarship as very cross- students who supported one another throughout their disciplinary, bringing in learnings and teachings from undergraduate careers and developed longstanding policymakers to political science. connections.

Having attended a small liberal arts college herself, Similarly, she enjoyed the immersive experiences of serving teaching at Denison offered a familiar environment. on committees with colleagues, as well as co-teaching a Previous time spent supporting first-year writing as a Denison Seminar that studied Greek culture here before graduate student at Ohio State prompted her involvement traveling to Greece over spring break. with the Writing Center at Denison, eventually splitting her time between serving as director and teaching in the In retirement, Brenda looks forward to spending time Department of English. writing and in the company of family and furthering her scholarly pursuits in the congenial climes of California.

38 Retiring Faculty Tom C. Bressoud B.S., Muskingum University; M.S. Boston University, M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science

Having known from a young age he wanted to be a environment was another attraction, and fittingly, Tom scientist, Tom Bressoud pursued mathematics, the became instrumental in the proposal and creation of modeling language of science, as an undergraduate. He Denison’s data analytics major. He has held the Benjamin first completed his B.S. at Muskingum University, where Barney Chair of Mathematics and Computer Science he focused on both mathematics and computer science. since 2019 and will leave as part of his legacy his recently He then went on to spend seven years at the Lincoln published textbook, “Introduction to Data Systems: Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building from Python.” where he was instrumental in the design and build of a novel system for processing and visualizing radar data. In the classroom and beyond, Tom’s presence on campus has made computer science accessible to students studying Research in the Marshall Islands then led to graduate a wide range of disciplines, from introductory courses school at Cornell University, where he pursued his Ph.D. exploring fundamental ideas to an “hour of code” to help in computer science with funded research. His work there non-CS majors understand the field further. His personal that specialized in tolerance and distributed systems paved outreach has included work with First of Ohio and the the way for today’s modern use of virtual machines. local robotics community, as well as summers spent mentoring undergraduate research of students who have Following a successful career in industry, Bressoud came since gone on to co-author national papers. to Denison in 2002 with a breadth of experience. His background included working with a tech startup and Tom will most miss the experience of bringing students computer and telecommunications companies, as well clarity in the classrooms of Denison, an atmosphere which as working in research and advanced development. he describes as genuinely thriving. Additionally, he is the lead inventor on four U.S. patents and the author of numerous conference and journal He credits the college’s unique liberal arts setting as giving publications. students the opportunity to meet and exceed elevated academic expectations. In retirement, he hopes to For Bressoud, coming to teach at Denison was an transition to new horizons that will allow him to continue intentional decision, as working within a liberal arts to make an impact. institution was always a goal. The school’s interdisciplinary

39 Retiring Faculty Kirk Clayton Combe B.A., Davidson College; M.A., Middlebury College; D.Phil., Oxford University Professor Emeritus of English

After receiving his B.A. in English from Davidson College selected for the Viola Kleindienst Endowed Professorship. in North Carolina, Kirk Combe went on to Middlebury Combe also served as an outside chair of the departments College to pursue a master of arts degree. He later of theatre and modern languages for several years, and completed his Ph.D. at Oxford University in England, he was heavily involved with the formation of Denison’s concentrating his time on Restoration and 18th-century recently created Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies major. British literature. An early intrigue with Shakespeare and his plays led to a career-long exploration of contextual Beyond Denison’s campus, Combe’s reach is represented satire, culminating in his status today as a widely by his publications that range from books and articles to recognized expert in the scholarly field. short fiction in literary journals, as well as screenwriting and short films. His own undergraduate experience at a small college made Denison an attractive teaching environment, With a background in basketball as a college and pro and, over the course of his teaching career here, Combe player, Combe enjoyed teaching Denison seminars on the enjoyed feeling like his teaching and research were never cultural aspects of the game and put his experience into separate. Exemplifying the persona of a teacher-scholar, practice as a guest coach for the men’s basketball program his publications and scholarly pursuits continually fed his for several years. teaching, resulting in a richer classroom experience for his Working across departments and disciplines comes to students. top of mind as among Kirk’s favorite experiences as a On the Hill, Combe has taught popular culture and critical Denisonian. Also treasured is his recollection of students theory and literature, expanding his areas of specialization filled with unique and exciting ideas. He looks forward into British literature with an emphasis on stage comedy now to being able to concentrate on his writing and and satire. research full-time, and he plans to spend any remaining bandwidth to enjoy reading spontaneously and biking and Teaching accolades at Denison include the Charles A. hiking the great outdoors. Brickman Teaching Excellence Award, as well as being

40 Retiring Faculty Anthony J. Lisska B.A., Providence College; M.A., St. Stephen’s College; Ph.D., Ohio State University Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Few educators have had the impact on the Denison with philosophy is an activity he has treasured immensely. community and beyond of Dr. Anthony Lisska. Self- He is a recipient of the Sears Teaching Award at Denison, described as a medieval philosopher studying the and in 1994 received the Carnegie Foundation United major philosophers from the time of Augustine up to States Baccalaureate Colleges Professor of the Year Award. the rise of Modern Philosophy with Descartes, he first Dr. Lisska has additionally held an endowed professorship became fascinated with this period of philosophy as an in the Department of Philosophy, as well as the Charles undergraduate student. First educated at Providence and Nancy Brickman Distinguished Service Chair. College, graduating in 1963 with a degree cum laude in philosophy, he then continued to earn a master’s degree Beyond his work in the classroom, Dr. Lisska has served from St. Stephen’s College and eventually a Ph.D. from Denison as dean of the college for a five-year period, Ohio State University, where he worked with Robert G. chaired the Philosophy Department twice, and served as Turnbull, whom he credits with having a lasting influence the founding director of an Honors Program in Gilpatrick on his career. Additional academic accreditation includes a House for 15 years. In 2020, Dr. Lisska was honored by certificate from the Institute for Educational Management Marquis’ Who’s Who with an Albert Nelson Marquis at Harvard University. Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing remarkable individuals with distinguished lifetimes of achievement. Throughout his career, Dr. Lisska has published nearly He is founding member of the National Association of 60 philosophical articles, essays in books, and book Fellowship Advisors, and his name and values will live reviews, and he has presented work frequently at academic on through the Lisska Center for Scholarly Engagement, conferences. His scholarly inquiry has focused on the which promotes intellectual dialogue and scholarly texts of Thomas Aquinas, the great thirteenth-century excellence on campus by supporting students, faculty, Aristotelian, while his intellectual interests hone in on and alumni applying for career and interest advancing regional history. Dr. Lisska has published more than 40 opportunities. articles on local history, and he co-founded a quarterly titled “The Historical Times” as part of a 15-year In retirement, Dr. Lisska plans to explore the Donald involvement with the Granville Historical Society. Ross-designed fairways of what is now the Denison Golf Club, and he looks forward to enjoying time spent with his Dr. Lisska describes teaching at an undergraduate college wife of more than 50 years, Marianne, and visiting their like Denison as an early aspiration, and he notes that grandchildren in San Francisco and Connecticut. working with students to help them become connected

41 Retiring Faculty Robert Stephen Russo B.S., Wilmington College; M.A., Miami University Professor Emeritus of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

From an early age, Rob Russo remembers his love of Russo’s leadership at Denison took the Big Red men’s sports. His interests ranged from understanding the soccer team to the NCAA Division III tournament three elements of competition to observing and analyzing the times, as well as a school-record 18 victories in 2003. movement of world-class athletes. The mentorship he Among many additional achievements, he coached 22 All- received in his own academic and athletic development Region players and 28 First-Team All-Conference players created further resonance and remained a driving force at Denison. With 431 career collegiate wins, he ranks 32nd throughout his career. in victories NCAA men’s soccer history, and he is second at Denison. Russo earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Wilmington College in 1977, where he also played Russo will most miss working with students and watching varsity soccer. He then earned his master’s degree in health their confidence develop and grow, remembering the and physical education at Miami University. While there, excitement of each new preseason camp in the fall he began his 42-year coaching career as an assistant and fondly. In retirement, he will remain involved with the head coach of the men’s soccer team. department, continuing to assist the director of athletics with administrative duties. In 1999, Russo was drawn to Denison after learning of the school’s focus on integrating academics and athletics to After his numerous professional accomplishments and shape the development of students who are interested in accolades as a teacher, mentor, and coach, Russo ends his improving society through their experiences both in the career with a sense of satisfaction. He looks forward to a classroom and on the playing field. new chapter in life, exploring new hobbies and traveling.

Lynda Joy Sperling M.A., M.F.A., Edinburgh University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara Professor Emerita of Art History and Visual Culture

Joy Sperling has always been fascinated with questions of how institutions and assumptions create a force in the art how visual images claim power. Growing up in wartime world that is too often ignored. Northern Ireland, she was aware from a young age of the impact of competing realities. Beginning her exploration of Primarily teaching about modern and contemporary art through biology further developed an acute awareness art over three decades, Sperling will most miss the of the world and how to make sense of it. Early on, this valuable and enlightening conversations that arose in placed emphasis on observing the tiny visual cues that her classroom. She has found throughout her career that convey meaning, and it attuned her senses to positions of insisting on respect and honesty creates the opportunity privilege and power. for students to learn from one another on a remarkably genuine and meaningful level. At Edinburgh University, Sperling unearthed a fascination with the stories people tell about art, and how dominant Beyond Denison, Joy has maintained involvement with the narratives often informed by a writer’s position in society Popular Culture Association, as well as more than a decade become the history that lives on. Often working with of support with AP Art History at the College Board. artists who are marginalized or seen as outsiders, Sperling In retirement, she will add to her repertoire of academic describes herself not as an art historian but a scholar of publications through current work surrounding the visual culture. contributions of New Mexico Anglo Women artists to Her faculty position at Denison offered Sperling the New Mexico’s cultural and artistic history and heritage. opportunity to dig deeply into these cultural concepts, Joy credits the work of President Weinberg and his which she preferred to the more common scholarly focus administration, as well as the resilience of faculty and staff, on a single artist, period, or theme. Her classes at Denison especially amid the current pandemic, for her wonderful have explored issues of power and privilege, addressing experience as a Denisonian.

42 Honorary Degree Recipient Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa

Kelly Brown Douglas ’79, B.S., M.Div., Ph.D.

Kelly Brown Douglas ’79 is dean of Episcopal Divinity Bodies and the Black Church: A Blues Slant” (2012), which School at Union Theological Seminary and the Bill and seeks to move the Black church beyond its oppressive Judith Moyers Chair in Theology at Union. She also views toward LGBTQ bodies and sexuality in general. serves as the canon theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and theologian-in-residence at Trinity Church In addition, Douglas is the co-editor of “Sexuality and the Wall Street. Sacred: Sources for Theological Reflection” (2010). She has been a pioneering and highly sought-after voice addressing Upon Douglas’ appointment at Union, Seminary sexual issues in relation to the Black religious community. President Serene Jones described her as “one of the most She has also been very active in advocating equal rights for distinguished religious thinkers, teachers, ministers, and LGBTQ persons. activists in the nation.” Prior to Union, Douglas served as professor of religion at Goucher College, where she held She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Denison University, the Susan D. Morgan Professorship of Religion and is now where she earned a bachelor of science degree summa cum professor emerita. Before Goucher, she was an associate laude in psychology in 1979. She went on to earn master professor of theology at Howard University School of of divinity and doctoral degrees in systematic theology Divinity (1987-2001) and an assistant professor of religion from Union Theological Seminary under James Cone, at Edward Waters College (1986-1987). Ph.D., the premier Black theologian. While at Union, she received The Hudnut Award for demonstrated preaching Douglas is widely published in national and international excellence and the Julius Hanson Award as the outstanding journals and other publications. Her groundbreaking and theological student. widely taught book, “Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective” (1999), was the first to address the A native of Dayton, Douglas was ordained in 1983 at St. issue of homophobia within the black church community. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Trotwood, Ohio. She was Her “Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice the first Black woman to be ordained as a priest in the of God” (2015) examines the challenges of a “stand your Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio and was one of only ground” culture for the Black church. The publication of five nationwide at the time. She also was the first to receive her next book, “Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black the Anna Julia Cooper Award by the Union of Black Lives Matter,” is forthcoming in fall 2021. Episcopalians (July 2012) for “her literary boldness and leadership in the development of a womanist theology and Douglas’ other books include “The Black Christ” (1994, discussing the complexities of Christian faith in African- 25th Anniversary edition 2019), “What’s Faith Got to Do American contexts.” with It?: Black Bodies/Christian Souls” (2005), and “Black

43 Honorary Degree Recipient Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa

Peter Mohler, B.S., Ph.D. Interim Vice President of Research, The Ohio State University Chief Scientific Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Vice Dean for Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Director, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute

Peter Mohler, Ph.D., has been with The Ohio State Dr. Mohler and his Ohio State colleagues have also University since 2011 and serves as the interim vice been diligent in reaching out to smaller, lower-resourced president for research at The Ohio State University, chief hospitals and organizations across Ohio, working to scientific officer of Ohio State University Wexner Medical address and help solve testing-access disparities within Center, vice dean for research in Ohio State College of underserved communities. They have also provided testing Medicine, and director of the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and help and resources to Detroit, Chicago, New York City, Lung Research Institute. and Ethiopia.

While leading medical research at The Ohio State With the help of Dr. Mohler and his colleagues, Denison University, Dr. Mohler worked with teams of creative Ohio University had access this past year to the most current State faculty, staff, and trainees, and partners, including COVID-19 research and developments. He helped design Battelle and the State of Ohio, to address and solve a broad Denison’s testing protocol, and by connecting Denison range of issues during the pandemic. These included the to Ohio State’s testing operation, ensured that Denison creation of COVID-19 testing solutions, therapeutic trials, always had access to high-quality tests and fast results. and new diagnostic platforms for the benefit of the citizens of Ohio. Because of the critical expertise and support Dr. Mohler and his team provided Denison, the University was able While directing all COVID-19 research operations, to navigate this COVID-19 year successfully, and we are including approximately 150 different COVID-related deeply grateful. research projects, Dr. Mohler and Ohio State teams helped drive discoveries and solutions to COVID problems Dr. Mohler specifically wants to note that he is thrilled in real-time. This included the rapid setup of a massive to accept this honorary degree on behalf of the team of testing operation that served not only Denison, but the exceptional individuals at Ohio State and across the state state department of health and county health departments of Ohio who responded to this past year with selfless across the State of Ohio. Dr. Mohler and colleagues have service to our communities. also worked with partners across the country and world to introduce these diagnostic and therapeutic innovations more widely.

44 Honorary Degree Recipient Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa

Alison Norris, B.A., M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and College of Public Health

An associate professor of epidemiology at Ohio State Dr. Norris has focused extensively on the development University College of Public Health and College of of COVID-19 management protocols, applying the Medicine, Dr. Alison Norris uses multidisciplinary multidisciplinary tools that have been the hallmark of methods to conduct research at the intersection of public her research for many years. On top of her research health and medicine to understand how social factors, and service to statewide COVID-19 epidemiology work, public policy, and decision-making influence health events Dr. Norris helped lead the development of COVID- and outcomes. Her research has traversed HIV/AIDS management protocols for Ohio State, and Ohio public among migrant workers in Tanzania, the reproductive schools, and was instrumental in the development of health needs of rural Malawians in southeastern Africa, Denison’s case investigation, contact tracing, data analysis, and the impact of Ohio law and policy on women’s health. and containment strategies.

In all these spheres, Dr. Norris’s research and insights have Denison is deeply grateful to Dr. Norris for her partnership helped shape public health decisions and interventions. and support and for the notable wisdom she has brought Partnering with an interdisciplinary team of scientists to this work, born from her longstanding interest in how and health practitioners at Ohio State and in Malawi, Dr. policies and culture shape behavior and health decisions. Norris founded the Umoyo wa Thanzi (UTHA) program In applying her extraordinary expertise and agility as an (Health for Life) in Malawi, which aims to understand epidemiologist to COVID-19, Dr. Norris has exemplified factors associated with diminished health among research in action and the study of public health as public individuals living in this region. Supported by awards service. from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Ohio State, the program develops clinical and community-based Dr. Norris notes that her scholarship and her work with strategies to respond to health needs. Denison have been successful because of the shared efforts of many people contributing their best ideas, determined In the spring of 2020, at the outset of the pandemic, effort, and goodwill. These skills and collaborations were Dr. Norris pivoted to focus her research and to deploy critical to our success in navigating the pandemic, and she her public health and medical expertise on COVID-19. is grateful that this honor extends to all who shared in the Dr. Norris served as co-investigator on the statewide labor. prevalence study for the Ohio Department of Health, mobilizing and overseeing teams of field researchers gathering data across the state.

45 Honorary Degree Recipient Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa

Abigail Norris Turner, B.S., M.S.P.H., Ph.D. Professor, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and College of Public Health

Dr. Abigail Norris Turner, an infectious disease more about the factors contributing to increased risk for epidemiologist at Ohio State University College of COVID-19 in university students. Medicine and College of Public Health, has spent nearly 20 years characterizing the behavioral, clinical, and In addition to robust COVID-19 research on the immunological factors associated with the acquisition epidemiology and public health impacts of the virus, of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Her throughout this year of service, Dr. Turner has also work, carried out in partnership with government and devoted hundreds of hours to COVID-19 public education. community collaborators, has explored the health She has advised organizations, agencies, and public officials concerns of multiple vulnerable populations in a range on COVID-19 management strategies. She has delivered of settings in the United States and internationally. She more than a dozen seminars on the epidemiology of has published more than 100 papers, and her research COVID-19 in Ohio, across the U.S., and worldwide. programs and initiatives at The Ohio State University In applying her extraordinary expertise and agility as an have been awarded extensive funding support from federal epidemiologist, Dr. Turner has exemplified research in research agencies. action and the study of public health as public service. With the onset of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, Dr. Denison has been deeply fortunate to benefit from Dr. Turner pivoted to focus her research on the epidemiology Turner’s guidance and support in all aspects of COVID of COVID-19 to develop understanding of virus management, from data tracking and analysis to health prevalence, transmission, and risk. In collaboration guidelines and containment strategies, to vaccine with and in service to the Ohio Department of Health, education. Dr. Turner led an influential statewide study measuring Dr. Turner believes the pandemic has illuminated the COVID-19 prevalence in Ohio. Her current public tremendous progress that is possible when collaborative health research is designed to expand COVID-19 testing efforts are valued as much as individual achievement. and vaccination among vulnerable populations across Although Dr. Turner was a visible partner in Denison’s the state, and is also examining the effects of pandemic- COVID-19 response, she gives much credit to the efforts of related interruptions to critical healthcare. Dr. Turner is many people at Denison, at Ohio State, throughout Ohio, also collaborating with colleagues across The Ohio State and beyond. University to analyze student testing data in order to learn

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