THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
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2020 GRADUATION CELEBRATION THE FIFTEENTH OF MAY, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
Master’s & Doctoral 2020 GRADUATION CELEBRATION MAY 15, 2020 | VIRTUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN ...... 3
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ...... 4
PROGRAM ...... 5
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JOHN G. SAMUEL, M.B.A. ’14 ...... 6
STUDENT SPEAKER: VICTORIA ABRIL, B.ACCY ’19, M.ACCY ’20 ...... 6
2020 BETA GAMMA SIGMA GRADUATES ...... 7
FACULTY AND STUDENT AWARDS ...... 8
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN COURSE ORDER SPRING 2020 ...... 11 FALL 2019 ...... 14 SUMMER 2019 ...... 15 SUMMER 2020 DEGREE CANDIDATES ...... 17
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS ...... 19
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LIFE LONG LEARNING ...... 20
ALMA MATER ...... Back Cover
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 2 A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
As we push through what is arguably the most challenging time we have faced as a society in living memory, the resilience demonstrated by our GWSB community has been impressive. The Class of 2020—and the entire George Washington University School of Business community—deserves to be congratulated for its outstanding adaptability, perseverance, and can-do spirit in overcoming the disruptions and meeting the challenges brought about by the global crisis.
Despite the current situation, we are not going to let this moment pass without celebrating you and your graduation. Although we are holding “virtual” commencement ceremonies this spring, there is nothing virtual about your achievement, so I am proud to offer my sincere, actual congratulations to the Class of 2020! I hope each of you will be able to accept GW President Thomas LeBlanc’s invitation to join the Class of 2021 on the National Mall next May for our traditional graduation ceremony.
Whether you earned a four-year degree, a graduate degree or doctorate, you can all be proud of what you have achieved. You have successfully completed a rigorous course of study at one of the Anuj Mehrotra world’s finest institutions, gaining the knowledge, skills and aptitude necessary to compete—and Dean excel—in today’s global business environment. You have also earned something equally valuable: membership in the GWSB alumni community, a 50,000-strong, worldwide network of dynamic individuals who have compiled a remarkable record of success in countless fields of endeavor. I urge you to stay engaged and stay in touch with your classmates, as well as those who have gone before at GWSB. I guarantee in the years to come you will find the GWSB alumni community to be an enormous professional asset.
While commencement is an important life milestone, signifying a new beginning, the start of professional career or the pursuit of additional, advanced academic challenges, I would also urge you to stay connected with GWSB. Your education was enhanced significantly by former GWSB students who gave generously of their time and talents in sharing their “real-world” business experience with current students. I hope the students who follow you can count on you to “pay it forward.” I ask each of you to do your part (and then some) to be a supportive member of our great community.
I am confident that your GWSB education has equipped you to succeed in today’s business environment and in adapting to its shifting demands. Digital media innovator Jay Samit, independent vice chairman of Deloitte, was on the mark when he said, “Lifelong learning is no longer a luxury but a necessity for employment.” At GWSB, we are committed to the concept of lifelong learning. You can count on us to be here for you to offer the resources you need to continue learning. Whether you are looking to up-skill, re-skill or change career paths, we invite you to “Return + Learn” at GWSB.
Again, congratulations and best wishes for your every future success.
All the best,
Anuj Mehrotra, Ph.D. Dean The George Washington University School of Business 3 | GRADUATION CELEBRATION 2020 GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
George Jabbour Shivraj Kanungo Associate Dean Associate Dean for Executive Education for Undergraduate Programs Ph.D., The George Washington Ph.D., The George Washington University School of Business University M.B.A., The George Washington M.M.S., Birla Institute of University School of Business Technology and Science, India B.S., Lebanese University M.S., Southern Illinois University
Vanessa Perry Liesl Riddle Associate Dean Associate Dean for Faculty and Research for Graduate Programs Ph.D., University of North Ph.D., University of Texas at Carolina at Chapel Hill Austin M.B.A., Washington University in M.B.A., University of Texas St. Louis at Austin B.A., American University M.A., University of Texas at Austin B.A., University of Texas at Austin
Jeff Hunter Cara Richards Assistant Dean Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Admissions for Graduate Programs M.B.A., Temple University M.A., Russian, East European B.A., Whitworth College and Eurasian Studies, Georgetown University A.A.S., Edmonds Community College M.S., Public Policy, State University of New York at Albany B.A., University of Iowa
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 4 PROGRAM
NATIONAL ANTHEM ...... Andrew Kenney, B.B.A. ’20
CEREMONY REMARKS ...... Liesl Riddle
PRESENTATION OF STUDENT SPEAKER ...... Liesl Riddle
STUDENT SPEAKER ...... Victoria Abril M.Accy ’20
DEAN’S WELCOME AND PRESENTATION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER ...... Anuj Mehrotra Dean
KEYNOTE SPEAKER ...... John G. Samuel, M.B.A. ’14 LC Industries
PRESENTATION OF MASTER DEGREE RECIPIENTS
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS MASTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY MASTER OF INTERDISCIPLINARY BUSINESS STUDIES MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT MASTER OF TOURISM ADMINISTRATION
COMMENTS ON THE FUTURE ...... Anuj Mehrotra Dean
ALMA MATER
CLOSING
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John G. Samuel is an award winning business development leader, with over thirteen years of experience building strategic partnerships, designing profitable business models, and transforming organizations around the world.
He is currently the Head of LCI Tech and responsible for launching the new technology services business for LCI, which is one of the largest employers of Americans who are blind. John has a proven record of accomplishment of leading startup initiatives, previously helping build Homestrings, a fintech platform focused on diaspora investments, and starting a highly successful Joint Venture in Cameroon for Aster, a global telecom infrastructure company.
John holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from North Carolina State University, Poole College of Management and a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University, School of Business. He is also a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). In 2019, John received the Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership award.
John G. Samuel M.B.A. ’14 Head of LCI Tech LC Industries
STUDENT SPEAKER
Victoria is graduating with a Masters of Accountancy as a part of GWSB’s 4+1 Specialized Masters program. Victoria graduated from GW in May 2019 with her undergraduate degree in accounting. During her undergraduate experience, Victoria served as the President of the Undergraduate Business Association, President of GW Catholics, and a Fowler Coordinator with the Fowler Career Center. As a graduate student, she was given the opportunity to continue working in the career center and spend most of her time assisting on special projects for both the undergraduate and graduate students. After graduation, Victoria will be staying in the DC area and will start as a Federal Audit Associate at KPMG in the fall. Victoria is the proud daughter of two Latino parents from Cuba and Ecuador and she grew up in sunny South Florida (Miami).
Victoria Abril B.Accy ’19, M.Accy ’20
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 6 2020 BETA GAMMA SIGMA GRADUATES
2020 BETA GAMMA SIGMA GRADUATES
THE HONOR SOCIETY FOR AACSB-ACCREDITED BUSINESS PROGRAMS The mission of Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business, personal and professional excellence in the practice of business; foster an enduring commitment to the principles and values of honor and integrity; encourage the pursuit of wisdom and earnestness; support the advancement of business thought; and encourage lifelong learning.
2020 FACULTY INDUCTEE Herman Anguinis
2020 MASTER’S GRADUATES Mellisa Adam Gilad J. Kabilow Douglas McFarlane Robertson Abrar Mohammed S. Alasiri Robert Benjamin Keeton Jennifer Susan Ross Muhannad Saleh A. Alkhamis Da Seul Kim Shawn David Safford Nicholas Jordan Allsop Cristina Nadal Kling Chun-Hui Shen Doojin An Michael Duncan Kloppenburg Caroline T. Silas Ryan Marc Archer Jennifer Nardecchia Kramer McKay Andrew Snyder Sanam S. Arjang Edward Donald Kuczynski Jasmine Lea Souder Leslie Austin Skye Kathryn Kussmann Christopher Michael Spigelmire Gina Louise Bazemore Lindsay Shuford Labrot Kevin W. Stone Amber Bramucci Yuanzhe Li Jolie Dianne Stroh Leisa Wade Brinton Zhaolong Li Yuxuan Sun Natalie Brizuela-Maclean Jiaqi Ling Anna Claire Tapen Ernest Buffill, Jr. Shao Chieh Liu Mary Ruth Thomson Xuan Anh Bui Badee Luckittaro Xiyue Tong Jeffrey Chen Jayalakshmi Navya Manepalli Hillary Nguyen Hy Tran Xinrong Chen Yu Mao Roger Andre Valladares Hena Jignesh Desai Pierce Martin Lamar Adrian Walker Tahirah Jamilah Dickenson Anika A. Mian Mengting Wang William Matthew Dowling Barbara Middleton Qiang Wang Joshua Dunst Joshua Joshua Murray Yiyue Wang Larry A. Evans Nupur Krishna Neti Zhonghui Wang Chunyi Fan Miriam T. Okine Samuel Wright Timothy Michael Flynn Gautam Pahuja Maureen Elizabeth Wyse Paulette Burrell Franklin Anuj Rudresh Patel Bing Xia Jonathon Gambrell Neha Patel Jiaru Xu Kenneth Clarence Gannetta Zachary Thomas Peck Min Yang Haley Marie Gray Emma Katharine Peterson Mingqian Yang Danny A. Gulley Panisara Pummalee Robert Bevan York-Westbrook Mrinalini Gunda Jianan Qian Joshua Jacob Youngerman Milena Jolanta Hareza Raj Devarakonda Rao Xuelin Zeng Joy Mobley Hartley Isaac Raymondi Zoe Elizabeth Zerbe Hiroyuki Hasegawa Xupeng Ren Renlu Zhang Zhen He Joanna Moncheri Reynolds Bonnie Zhao Nicholas Ryan Jacobson Katie Lauren Rhoad Jing Zhou Xuewei Jin Burt Hudson Riehle, Jr. Qianying Zhu Shirin Jafarinasab Kermani Ryan Riffenburgh Ziyi Xu
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FACULTY AWARDS Outstanding Master of Accountancy Outstanding Part-Time Master of Outstanding Master of Science in Faculty Award Business Administration Faculty Government Contracts Faculty Award Sok-Hyon Kang Award Karen Da Ponte Thornton Professor of Accountancy James E. Bailey Director of the Government Procurement Hochberg Professional Fellow of Law Program Outstanding Professional Master Leadership Development; Professor of of Business Administration Faculty Management Outstanding Master of Human Award Resource Management Faculty Award Outstanding MS Business Analytics Katina Sawyer Christopher Hayes Faculty Award Assistant Professor of Management Director, Master of Human Resource Man- Zhengling Qi agement; Professor of Management Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences Outstanding Information Systems Outstanding Global Master of & Technology Management Business Administration Faculty Master of Science in Finance Teaching Achievement Faculty Award Excellence Award China Renmin Award Subhasish Dasgupta Program Rodney Lake Program Director, Information Systems William C. Handorf Teaching Instructor of Finance; Deputy and Technology Management; Associate Chair, Department of Finance; Director, Professor of Finance Professor of Information Systems GW Investment Institute; GW Faculty Member in Residence Teaching Instructor of Master of Science in Finance Teaching Outstanding Master of Science in Accountancy Excellence Award D.C. Program Project Management Faculty Award Outstanding Online & Heathcare George M. Jabbour Sanjay Jain Master of Business Administration Associate Dean for Executive Education Associate Industry Professor of Decision Sciences Faculty Award Program Director, Master of Science in Kirsten E. Martin Finance Associate Professor of Strategic Manage- Professor of Finance ment & Public Policy; Chair, Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 8 2020 FACULTY AND STUDENT AWARDS
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENT AWARDS Professional Cohorted Master of Global Master of Business Part-Time Master of Business Business Administration Academic Administration Outstanding Administration Master in Achievement Award Contributor Award Management Outstanding Katie Lauren Rhoad Skye Kathryn Kussmann Contributor Award Lukas Gustavo Colberg Professional Cohorted of Business Online & Heathcare Master of Administration Outstanding Business Administration Academic E. William Hahn Certificate of Contributor Award Achievement Award Recognition John Francis Kelley,II Joshua Jacob Youngerman Abbos-Ali Mirkhanov Global Master of Business Online & Heathcare Master of Dr. Erik K. Winslow Award Administration Academic Business Administration Outstanding Linda Acholonu Achievement Award Contributor Award Andrew Bauder Kenneth Clarence Gannetta Joshua Jacob Youngerman Part-Time Master of Business Administration & Master in Management Academic Achievement Award Emma Katharine Peterson
SPECIALIZED MASTERS STUDENT AWARDS Master of Accountancy Academic Master of Science in Government Elizabeth B. Adams Memorial Excellence Award Contracts Academic Excellence Outstanding Contributor Award Chun-Hui Shen Award Mrinalini Gunda Jasmine Lea Souder Bonnie Zhao Jayalakshmi Navya Manepalli Master of Science in Government Yifan Ruan Master of Accountancy Outstanding Contracts Outstanding Contributor Jing Zhou Contributor Award Award Alana Ruth Gross Walton E. Smith Memorial Academic Darnese Michelle Wilkerson Excellence Award Master of Science in Business Master of Human Resource Da Seul Kim Analytics Award for Academic Management Academic Excellence Excellence Award Master of Science in Project Anuj Rudresh Patel Management Academic Excellence Kenneth Clarence Gannetta Award Master of Science in Business Master of Human Resource Muhannad Saleh A. Alkhamis Analytics Outstanding Contributor Management Outstanding Samuel Wright Award Contributor Award Min Yang Kenneth Clarence Gannetta Bing Xia
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Master of Science in Project Master of Science in Sport Dr. Philip W. Ogilvie, Master of Management Outstanding Management Outstanding Tourism Administration Student Contributor Award Contributor Award Academic Excellence Award Tahirah J. Dickenson Alexander Ezio Violagis Maureen Elizabeth Wyse
Master of Science in Sport The Modus Hotels Master of Tourism Management Academic Excellence Administration Student Outstanding Award Contributor Award Ryan Riffenburgh Lenon Adam
EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS STUDENT AWARDS Master of Science in Finance Master of Science in Finance Academic Excellence Award China Academic Excellence Award UPSI Renmin Program Program Sicong Jiang Yu Ma o
Master of Science in Finance Master of Science in Finance Academic Excellence Award D.C. Outstanding Contributor Award D.C. Intensive Program Regular Program Edward Kuczynski Xiaojian Zhang
Master of Science in Finance Master of Science in Finance Academic Excellence Award D.C. Outstanding Contributor Award China Regular Program Renmin Program Xuan Anh Bui Siyu Kuang
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 10 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN COURSE ORDER SPRING 2020
SPRING 2020 On May 17, 2020, the George Washington University will confer degrees upon the following students, who are expected to complete the requirements for the degree during the spring 2020 semester.
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
Victoria Cristina Abril Alana Ruth Gross Sintha C. Nalle Danielle Nicole Topp Julius Ngwa Awa Akene, Jr. Yoon Yung Han Maxwell Aaron Nesser Andrea Cordova Villalta Khalid M. Alqarni Yurina Harada Samira Noor Elizabeth Voss Julia M. Anderson Milena Jolanta Hareza Omotara Ayomide Ogunbiyi Andrew C. Wheeler Amber Bramucci Yimu He Shuyang Pang Xinnan Wu Jeffrey Chen John D. Kastrenakes Yash Bobby Patel Ying Wu Chien Chung Jiaman Li Anh Thi Mai Pham Yuxuan Xiao Alexis Curry Yiran Li Wesley Genella Robinson Yiheng Yao Hena Jignesh Desai Chia Peng Lin Hussein Sbeitan Uyanga Yondontsoo Jennifer Rose Drakontaidis Jingyi Liu Chun-Hui Shen Qingyan Yue Yuning Du Runze Liu Landon Sherwood Danwei Zhang Ewuradjoa Eshun Samantha V. Luna Caroline T. Silas Huicong Zhang Daniel T. Facci Emily Joi Martin Rawan Abdulgader M. Tallab Nan Zhang Jennifer Forte Kaitlyn Murphy Teng Teng Bonnie Zhao Janique Gleghorn Nadja Soares Naimon Onka L. Tenkean Jingyuan Zhao
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Linda Ijeoma Acholonu John Lloyd Early Lia Rose Jakubowitz Jennifer Marie Lugo Fares AlBanna John Ecker Prashanth Jayavaradhan Alesia Lukashova Carrie Dawn Alles Jamal A. El-Amin Xibei Jia Priscilla Luong Nicholas Jordan Allsop John Allen Fakess Yana Kalashnyk Emily Elizabeth Jagger Lynch Miral Amin Robyn Alexandria Falls Tarek Kallassy Swaroop Mahadeva Megan Ashley Ayers Mora Farhad Swarchaa Kataria Alena Malloy Courtney Elizabeth Bailey Tarana Farhat Maria Michaella Yesslyn Pierce Martin Nancy Ban Brendan Joseph Farrell Kaunang Raquel Martinez Shehu Bello Heather Louise Finch John Francis Kelley II Quontos Dontel Miller Andrew Benjamin Bauder Christian Al Fletcher Colette Arielle Kent Abbos-Ali Mirkhanov Madhushri Bodas Paul Andrew Florentino Omer Farooq Khan Philip Owen Mitchell Michael Bonfatto Jonathan Carver Fuller Cristina Nadal Kling Siddhartha Mittra Madison Mahoney Breschi Jonathon Gambrell Michael Duncan Kloppenburg Joshua Joshua Murray Jason Brown Kenneth Clarence Gannetta Autumn Han Kocis Christopher Adam Myers Beth Cardosi Olivia Monai Gant Amanda Lee Kotler Svitlana Mykytyn John Michael Cederholm Mark Gaskins Joseph Scott Kovacs Maya Nourken Christopher Alex Covington Donnubari Gbaanador Skye Kathryn Kussmann Dana M. Omair Garrison Rashad Coward Jessica Andrea Gonzalez Seunghwan Lee Drew Everett Otto Cheryl Samantha Davis-triplett Heather Marie Gray Brian Walter Lein Rutvi Nishit Patel Armaine Regine Decastro Joy Mobley Hartley Lesley Nicole Liggins Zachary Thomas Peck Jessica Leigh Floyd Denman Kristy Lee Holmes Annamarie Lim Emma Katharine Peterson Siddarth Dutta Staci Lynn Ignell Jared Lipman Vicente Marcello Araujo Pina Justin Tyler Dwight Vedika Jajodia Joshua L. Lodestro Tasorn Pornsirikul
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Hashaam Danish Qureshi Calvin Sanders Jolie Dianne Stroh Yin Wei Gowri Lalitha Ramachandran Christopher Timothy Schoon Yizhu Sun Ashley West Raj Devarakonda Rao Yaroslav Shepelev Meena Sunderraj Darnese Michelle Wilkerson Joanna Moncheri Reynolds Maxwell Silverstein Megan Elizabeth Swiatkowski Maisha Milele Kai Williams Katie Lauren Rhoad Robert Jay Snyder Taylor Scontsas Thomson Teresa Janell Woolridge Florencia X. Rivas D’Ambrosio Francisco Juan Solorzano Josiah Andrew Toepfer David Walter Yankovich Camila Rodriguez Campo Fakhri Angeles Toro Kaylynn Morris Yankovich William Anderson Ronalter Ramzi N. Soueid Molly Traver Pravallika Yemba Zachary Roughan George Douglas Stanfield Roger Andre Valladares Zineb York Shawn David Safford Aaron Nolan Steele Nadezhda V. Volchansky Joshua Jacob Youngerman
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS
Brittany Bishop Weiteng Li Haofu Wu Qi Ding Archit Manuja Yunan Xiong
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE
He Chen Xuechun Liang Zhenghua Shao Shangqi Yang Jingyang Cui Yue Lin Xiang Shen Tianlong Yang Shihao Gai Mengxin Liu Hao Shi Zheng Yang Xixuan Han Suping Liu Xin Shi Jia Yi Si He Yu Liu Yuxin Shi Shan Zhang Zhen He Zeyu Liu Wenwen Su Tianming Zhang Jiawei Huang Jiaxin Pan Yuxuan Sun Xiaojian Zhang Siyu Kuang Xiaotao Qi Chuyuan Wang Xin Zhao Yumin Lai Jianan Qian Mengting Wang Luqian Zhou Jiacheng Li Chenxiao Ran Yiyue Wang Yishu Zhou Yifang Li Xupeng Ren Che Xu Zhichong Zhu Yuanzhe Li Divyakshi Satija Meijing Xu Qian Liang Junkai Shao Jingyi Yang
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
Leslie Austin Joshua Murray Lamar Walker Danny Gulley Issac Raymondi Darnese Michelle Wilkerson
MASTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Jonathon Gambrell Cristina Nadal Kling Joanna Moncheri Reynolds Kenneth Clarence Gannetta Shao Chieh Liu
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Tabassom Abrari Abrar Mohammed S. Alasiri Mashael Mohammad Mariamawit Getnet Anteneh Guanhong Ai A. Almutlaq Huiyi Chen
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 12 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN COURSE ORDER SPRING 2020
Junang Chen Weizhen Kong Chattiya Mahuttanasopol Kevin W. Stone Pin Yu Chen Assemien Manuela-Ange Jayalakshmi Navya Manepalli Teng Wang Yingchuan Chen Kremien Arsultan Nursapa, Sr. Long Xin Zhiguang Chen Chan Young Lee Krithiga Devi Palaniappa Mingchuan Yang Farris Mazen Darawsheh Gregg Berne Aquino Legarda Shanmukha Pulamarasetti Yachao Yang Mrinalini Gunda Leonid Lezhnin Panisara Pummalee Yunyao Yang Huijie Han Guojun Li Venkatram Kaushik Putrevu Xinru Zhao Zoe Hylton Yongchang Lian Linxiao Qu Jaihao Zheng Mariam Humayon Khan Yinghan Lu Meghana Rega Junyao Zhong Da Seul Kim Kaiyu Luo Yifan Ruan Jing Zhou Fatlum Kojcini Qiao Luo Hanxuan Song Qianying Zhu
MASTER OF INTERDISCIPLINARY BUSINESS STUDIES
Anika A. Mian
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Shaymaa H. Al Barghash Robert F. Estes III Allison H. Lotts Shuk W. Ton Nicholas J. Allsop Chunyi Fan Michael L. Mankowski Van Vu Tyleisha L. Baez Trevyn A. Guglielmo Anita L. Mann Samuel Wright Erica F. Bourne Blake D. Helander Abhishek C. Muthappa Bing Xia Nathan T. Breitenfield Xavier Herrera Amin Nasrinpour Lu Zhang Rezagholi Dastan Hongjun Jin Lindile F. Ncube Yi Zhang Tahirah J. Dickenson Marie L. Johnson Ameeta K. Singh Lei Zhou Azita Esfandiari Fard Harry K. Kuruce Christopher Taysom Hong Zou
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT
Giovonni James Brooks Zhaojiajun He Ryan Riffenburgh Jacob Kenneth Temple Perry R. Cancilla Jianze Li Ashley Taylor Schell Ana Patricia Valle Hernandez Vaishwan Dave Gussie Matilda O’Sullivan Mier Shao Alexander Ezio Violagis Yixing Dong Megan Morrison Phillips McKay Andrew Snyder Guandong You
MASTER OF TOURISM ADMINISTRATION
Lenon Adam Morganne Imani Harrison Sylvia Lee Kenyetta Hill Turnipseed Talia E. Alexander Lindsay Beatrice Hill Hanchen Li Whitney Watson Jenny Viviana Cano Leal Shirin Jafarinasab Kermani Edward Aaron McKinley Shaoyuan Zhang Hillary Kristine Harrison Gilad J. Kabilow Matthew Lee Ozuna Yiran Zheng
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FALL 2019 On January 10, 2020, the George Washington University conferred degrees upon the following students, who completed the requirements for the degree during the Fall 2019 semester.
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
Bright Appiah Kubi Dennis Gishta Neha Patel Cheng Zhang Edward Bouldin Haley Marie Gray Rachael Sarah Peters-Ruto Tianyuan Zhao Mingchen Chen Shiyu Kang Anna Claire Tapen Ziya Zhao Yudi Ding Chunrong Li Xinrui Xiao Joshua Dunst Hui Liu Shiting Xu
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Marissa Lilli Baptist Larry A. Evans William K. Leung Jeremy David Rein Bryan L. Bentley Timothy Michael Flynn Tamara Lissitsyna Burt Hudson Riehle, Jr. Shanice Katiann Black Ariel Nicole Harrison Badee Luckittaro Douglas McFarlane Robertson Ernest Buffill, Jr. Matthew Hart Atiba Dennis Mathlin Stephen Thomas Senatore Islammiyat Coker Abdulmohsen Hisham Jose Eduardo Morales Subhash C. Sharma Brandi Marie Cook Khashogji Justin Jamal Nesheiwat Mickey Charles Sisselman Samuel L. Cribbs Patrick Andrew King Miriam T. Okine Brittney Kaye Skinner Daryl Andrew Cronin Jennifer Nardecchia Kramer Michael Thomas Paci Christopher Michael Emily Lenore Davenport Adedapo Babasola Laditan Angela Sandford Palomo Spigelmire Justin Dobbs Razaak Laiyemo Reza Pezeshki Irina Vistar William Matthew Dowling Manon Landry Luke Rabiej Nadezhda V. Volchansky
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS
Yoo Na Cha Fan Liu Ziyi Shan Yuwei Yao Jiaqi Chen Haoning Liu Yasang Shi Mingxin Yin Xinrong Chen Jiaying Liu Devika Singh Shundong Yu Zuoman Chen Jingyi Liu Tianyu Tao Xiaonan Zhan Qianying Diao Yuqi Liu Chenyu Wang Jiajia Zhang Yu-Lun Ding Zhijun Liu Meiling Wang Lili Zhang Chen Gao Kaiyuan Luo Qiang Wang Renlu Zhang Ran He Congying Ma Shikui Wang Xuelu Zhang Jennifer Hsieh Yordan Tsvetanov Manchev Wen-Yu Wang Yuyuan Zhao Yixuan Huang Taoran Mao Xinyu Wang Xincheng Zheng Chutong Jin Martim Mendes De Almeida Yidan Wang Mengfei Zhou Lingchen Kong Crisostomo Silva Yunfan Wang Yingbing Zhu Linyao Li Nupur Krishna Neti Jingsi Wu Mengqi Li Luan Thuy Anh Nguyen Jiaru Xu Xiang Li Xiaojie Pan Tao Xu Zhaolong Li Fangshu Qu Min Yang Jiaqi Ling Michael Schweizer Mingqian Yang
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 14 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN COURSE ORDER FALL 2019 & SUMMER 2019
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE
Xuan Anh Bui Zhen Lyu Dong Wang Bowen Yang Carolina Del Granado Yu Mao Tianming Wang Zhezhao Yang Penaranda
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
Paulette Burrell Franklin Barbara Middleton Mary Ruth Thomson Hiroyuki Hasegawa Jasmine Lea Souder Robert Bevan York-Westbrook
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Yasser Mohammed N. Alfawwaz Qidong Fang Gautam Pahuja Sabina Shahbazzade Jerome Nyongbae Doe III Drithi Sriram Iyer Min Jae Park Yutong Wang Catherine Chinelo Ezeka Abdulmohsen Hisham John Lingner Reeves Minghao Zhang Khashogji
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Aref Mohamed Fatehali Muhannad Saleh A. Alkhamis Taylor Harrington Abdulla Alkhajeh Eduardo Sebastian Borja Paez Ashraf Osama Mousa
MASTER OF TOURISM ADMINISTRATION
Robyn L. Deyoung Sienna Pickard Yiling Tian Tenessa Tennette Moore Derek Schimmel Maureen Elizabeth Wyse Andrea Damaris Padilla Joel Teixeira Dos Reis Cheng Xue
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Hyun Jong Na
SUMMER 2019 On August 31, 2019, the George Washington University conferred degrees upon the following students, who completed the requirements for the degree during the Summer 2019 semester.
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
Joanne Catherine Daniel Jialin Lu Olga Viktorovna Mironova David L. Skorup Nicholas Ryan Jacobson Marc Lulic Chao Shi
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Andrew Abutu Adam Chowdhury Zoha Hussain Mohammed Edreess Sahak Camille A. Accad Farris Mazen Darawsheh Riva Ann Jaddou Kenneth James Savell, Jr. Denita Anje Acker Kusha Davar Robert Benjamin Keeton Riddhi Shah Khurram Zeeshan Ansari Andrea De Bono Bijan L. Knight Chad Michael Shahan Ryan Marc Archer Taylor Fleming Dodd Lindsay Shuford Labrot John Simmons Sanam S. Arjang Alhassan Ismail Elbarasse John Ryan Less, Sr. Paul Slovin Camille Pearl Asaro Katherine Amanda Fulwood John N. McCarthy Andrew S. Szunyog Hussein M. Badr El Din Michael Andrew Goldberg Tommey Howard Meyers Matthew William Tobin Andre Belden Ball Christopher Warren Graff Abayomi Wilkins Osunkoya Lauren Marie Weatherhead Gina Louise Bazemore Rachel Anne Hahn Alyssa Marie Piccirilli Dong Hwan Won Michelle M. Beasley Micajah Lawson Hopkins Emilio Martin Rodriguez Deedi Michelle Yang Jennifer Marie Butler-Symonds Scott Andrew Hounsell Jennifer Susan Ross
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS
Keston Michael Crandall Xiaolu Li Anuj Rudresh Patel Guangzhe Zhu
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE
Esraa Abdulaziz Abulfaraj Andrea De Bono Sanguk Lee Zhonghui Wang Camille A. Accad Khushbu Dedhia Mingqian Li Woongjae Won Thamer Al-sedran Daniel Dye Yash Lodha Haoyuan Wu Meshal Alhelal Alejandra Encinas Fuentes Julio Luzquinos Xu Wu Nada Alruqayb Ti-Kai Fan Inderesh Manchanda Ziyi Xu Doojin An Jinyu He Michael Medlej Arman Yeskarayev Rasem Bali Hao Jia Wenkai Ou Xuelin Zeng Sammuel Chan Melissa Jimenez Vicente Peng Tan Jiade Zheng Yu-Hsuan Chang Xuewei Jin Zhen Tian Zimin Chen Atta Khan Xiyue Tong Cheng-Lin Chiang Edward Kuczynski Haifeng Wan
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
Natalie Brizuela-Maclean Zoe Elizabeth Zerbe
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Yaseen Ali Ismael Oudghiri Kaouache Alexander Joseph Singleton Devon Lee Brown Bisman Preet Singh Sachar Hillary Nguyen Hy Tran Cheng Ji Keegan T. Shirel Tongyue Wang
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 16 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN COURSE ORDER SUMMER 2019 & 2020
MASTER OF TOURISM ADMINISTRATION
Victoria B. Ajayi Mary Susan Cruz Morgan Molnar Abdullah Abdulmohsen Yiwei Liu Alahmed
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Menghai Gao Joon Seok Moon
SUMMER 2020 DEGREE CANDIDATES On August 31, 2020, the George Washington University will confer degrees upon the following students, who are expected to complete the requirements for the degree during the Summer 2020 semester.
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
Nour Hilmi Aburish Kexin Gu Siyun Zhang Hae Yoon Chung Jean-Sebastien Villa Yeqi Zhao
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Mohammed Seifeldin Hamad Cameron Cartier Colleen C. N. Goffe Noah Kai Petrik Abdalla Kasey Chung-A Chen Sudhir Hinduja German Rodriguez Antonia Aguirre Todorov Lukas Gustavo Colberg Phillip Huffman Mortada Ali Shams Qusai Loay A. Al Saleh Pamela Collins Monika Mukesh Jaisingh Alka Shaunik Parag Kiran Amin Cynthia Renee Roller Cook John Francis Kelley II Alexandria Michelle Shum Jaime Alberto Aponte Andrew Frank Covey Nicholas Louis Kendall Latoya Melesia Skeine Jaramillo, Sr. Christophe Edward De Montille Minnie Castillo Lanting Bryana Tucci Shideh Barari Sherif Hassan Abdelrahman Chris Anthony Lembesis Ingrid Diana Valdes Shreyas Pratap Bhatnagar Elhassan Morgan Littleton Kaushik Praveen Venkatesh Kristi Ann Blackhurst Khrystina Elomari Sue-ellen McKelvey Don Yoo Matthew Schuyler Carnahan Jason Andrew Gilmore Jessica Montgomery
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS
Yuzhou Ding Michael Thomas Lombardo Xinshuang Wang Yangzhuopeng Yi Hao Huang Ci Song Hanqiu Yang Miaoqi Zhou
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE
Rami Akkad Asma Alsulami Tishneet Kaur Bhatia Varsha Gupta Faisal Al Ghamdi Wafa Hamad Altuwaijri Aman Dar Harsh Khandelwal Aseel Alaqla Rayan Altuwayjiri Elian El-khamissi Daniel Koev Muna Alghamdi Kshipra Attarde Dan Gao Wenhuan Li
17 | GRADUATION CELEBRATION 2020 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN COURSE ORDER SUMMER 2020
Shuo Liu Taewook Ryu Yi Wu Ailing Zhang Jeannette Desir Lombe-elad Jessica Saenz Dionicio Chang Xu Chuang Zhang Mingyue Lu Nillavi Shah Jiani Xu Qingxuan Zhang Xiang Luo Qiwu Song Jiawen Yao Han Zheng Faisal Mahmood Mahmood Nikolaos Tsontzos Jiaqi Yin Zijing Zhou Martin Njounkwe Nidhi Vijayvargiya Faisal Yousuf Maoyi Ren Han Wu Shao Zeng
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Hoshan Alhoshan Norah Altuwaijri Swarchaa Kataria Lindsay Taylor Ghadeer Alqassab Joshua Allen Dehut Abbos-Ali Mirkhanov Dereje Tekola Hazar AlSahnawi Prashanth Jayavaradhan Gyujin Shin Kumar Kaushik Yanamandra
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Matthew Rodgers
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Muhammad U. Farooq Nicholas L. Kendall Deuel Shinkevich
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPORT MANAGEMENT
Elisabeth Joy Gory
MASTER OF TOURISM ADMINISTRATION
Jasmine Marie R. Bautista Tatiana Alexus Parrish
This celebration is meant to be a guide to the ceremony. Although every effort has been made to ensure it’s accuracy, the program is not an official record of an individual’s degree status. The Office of the Registrar of the university maintains the official list of all graduates.
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 18 A MESSAGE FROM THE GWSB DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI OFFICE
Dear Class of 2020,
Congratulations on becoming a graduate of the George Washington University School of Business! You have worked very hard to reach this critical milestone in these extraordinary times. Today, you are joining a global GW alumni community that includes over 57,000 GWSB graduates and more than 290,000 GW alumni.
You, our alumni, are our important loyal supporters and ambassadors. As a GWSB graduate, you have a lifelong relationship with one another and with GW.
On behalf of the Development and Alumni Relations team, we welcome you to this new and exciting chapter of your life. You can expect to hear from us regularly with School of Business updates, invitations to exclusive events, and opportunities to connect with current students, faculty, and alumni. The following are excellent places to stay connected with us:
Business.gwu.edu/about/alumni
Alumni.gwu.edu
LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/GWSBalumni)
Facebook (facebook.com/GWSBalumni)
Instagram (@GWSBalumni)
Twitter (@GWSBalumni)
Wherever you go in the world, you always have a place at GWSB. On behalf of the GW Alumni Association, we look forward to seeing you on campus again. Together, we can continue to build a thriving and powerful network for the benefit of students and alumni alike.
Raise High!
GWSB Office of Development and Alumni Relations
19 | GRADUATION CELEBRATION 2020 GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LIFELONG LEARNING
The George Washington University School of Business
Business Education Reimagined
At GWSB, we are focused on how business education must change to keep pace with—in fact, stay ahead of—the changing business landscape. Experts forecast that in the coming decades the rapid rate of change and development in business will require continual workforce retraining—true “lifelong learning.” That is why we have reimagined our suite of academic programs—both undergraduate and graduate—to meet the demands of the marketplace (now and in the future).
GWSB now offers a highly customizable M.B.A. degree, an accelerated M.B.A. program for working professionals, “no templates” online courses and degree programs, a wide range of professional graduate certificates that can be “stacked” to build custom master’s degrees, as well as 4+1 programs, which allow students to apply undergraduate credits toward a master’s degree.
Visit business.gwu.edu to learn more about these exciting, innovative, new business education programs.
GWSB First in Innovation. First in Customization. First in Lifelong Learning.
GW SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | 20
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 2201 G Street, NW, Duquès Hall • Washington, DC 20052 Phone: 202-994-6380 Connect with us: @gwbusiness • /gwbusiness
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