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LETTER FROM THE CHANCELLOR Dear Class of 2020 Highlanders: Congratulations on your graduation from the University of California, Riverside! On behalf of the entire Highlander community, we are excited to welcome you back to your alma mater to celebrate your graduation. Your class will forever have the distinction of graduating during a historic time. First, you persisted and earned your degree despite challenges. Next, you graduated into a world still in the grips of a pandemic. And now, having successfully passed through a maze of difficulty, we celebrate your milestone event as well as your resilience. The experience of the last year deepens the meaning of community and interconnectedness. As you reflect on your accomplishments and experiences at UCR, I hope you will also think of those who supported you on the path to your degree. Each of you has left your mark on this great campus. We hope you continue to maintain your connection to your alma mater, staying in touch with fellow alumni and mentors and returning whenever you can. Congratulations again, Class of 2020! KIM A. WILCOX Chancellor CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE UCR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Now is an extraordinary time in our history, and our newest graduates’ resilience makes us proud to be Highlanders! As newly minted alumni, you will forever remain part of the institution Money magazine called the most transformative public university in the country and enjoy the benefits of a robust network of more than 126,000 alumni. We welcome the classes of 2021 and 2020 to this dynamic, fast-growing family of ambitious, talented, successful alumni. Our UCR ranks include a Nobel laureate and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. Our alumni are trailblazers in their field, including the first woman to serve as director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the first African American woman to lead a major U.S. zoo. The UCR Alumni Association (UCRAA) provides programming and events for alumni to meet and network with others in various professions and communities. There are opportunities to get involved with other Highlanders in your area or those with similar backgrounds. You can also reconnect with the campus and current students through mentorship, volunteerism, and philanthropy. With an annual or lifetime UCRAA membership, you can access exclusive discounts and services, career resources, travel programs, and more. Wherever you go in life, we encourage you to maintain strong ties with your alma mater. We invite you to begin by joining the UCR Career Network at careernetwork.ucr.edu, signing up for the UCR Alumni Association at alumni.ucr.edu/join, and visiting alumni.ucr.edu. UC Riverside has continued its trajectory as a university on the rise, powered by an entrepreneurial spirit, a record of innovation and results, and a commitment to excellence and collaboration across disciplines. We are a diverse, inclusive, globally focused community that reflects California’s many cultures and perspectives. We are creating a new model for what a great public research university can do in the world. Our alumni help make this possible, and we cannot wait to see what our newest graduates accomplish along their journey! RANDY OLSON ’80 JORGE E. ANCONA President Executive Director UCR Alumni Association UCR Alumni Association 2 COMMENCEMENT 2020 COMMENCEMENT 2020 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Chancellor 1 Congratulations from the UCR Alumni Association 2 Welcome to the Highlander Alumni Family 3 UCR Alma Mater “Hail Fair UCR” 5 Faculty Award Recipients 6 Commencement Award Recipients 6 Graduating with Honors 6 UC Riverside’s 66th Graduating Class • College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 8 • College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 37 • Graduate School of Education 51 • Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering 57 • School of Business 66 • School of Medicine 75 • School of Public Policy 76 University Honors 78 Honor Societies 81 4 COMMENCEMENT 2020 “HAIL FAIR UCR” BY BYRON ADAMS AND ROBERT WILD – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE UCR – Fair Alma Mater Jewel of Old UC Fiat Lux – A Shining Vision Light to Set Minds Free Seeking Ever – Yielding Never Old Scots Near and Far Waft Our Love Back to the Highlands Hail Fair UCR Orange Trees Blooming in the Highlands Boyd Tower Chimes Ring Clear Standing Tall Twixt Mount and Desert Scots All Hold Her Dear Seeking Ever – Yielding Never Old Scots Near and Far Waft Our Love Back to the Highlands Hail Fair UCR FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS FACULTY RESEARCH LECTURER AWARD INNOVATIVE TEACHING AWARD WALTER CLARK, Distinguished Professor, Music MATTHEW CASSELMAN, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Chemistry DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD COMMITMENT TO GRADUATE DIVERSITY AWARD REBEKAH RICHERT, Professor, Psychology KATE SWEENY, Professor, Psychology FLIP TANEDO, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR FOSTERING EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE JUNIOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT NATASHA MCPHERSON, Assistant Professor, History HUINAN LIU, Associate Professor, Bioengineering KENICHIRO TSUKAMOTO, Assistant Professor, Anthropology GRADUATE DISSERTATION ADVISOR/MENTORING AWARD JOHN BAEZ, Professor, Mathematics MARY DROSER, Professor, Geology COMMENCEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS ROSEMARY S.J. SCHRAER AWARD, UCR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES LEANDRA DOAN, B.S., Biology GILLIAN WRIGHT, B.S., Microbiology DIVINE GREWAL, B.S., Biochemistry DEAN LODA MAE DAVIS AWARD MAGGIE CHIU, B.S., Bioengineering DELTA SIGMA PI KEY AWARD, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DEAN THOMAS L. BROADBENT AWARD NICOLAS VALLONE, B.S., Business Administration DEREK WU, B.A., Asian American Studies CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR MARGULEAS/WEIMAN HUMANITARIAN EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OF THE YEAR AWARD AND CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT WILLIAM SEATON, B.A., Public Policy CHELSEA RAMIREZ, B.A., Theatre, Film, and Digital Production and Creative Writing CHRISTIE MIRANDA, B.S., Entomology GRADUATING WITH HONORS Undergraduate honors are determined by the colleges. To be eligible for consideration, students must have earned at least 60 units worth of letter-graded UC courses. Honors for summer 2019, fall 2019, and winter 2020 were determined by the grade-point averages of the spring 2019 senior class. Spring 2020 and summer 2020 honors were determined by the grade-point averages of the spring 2020 senior class. 6 COMMENCEMENT 2020 66TH GRADUATING CLASS University of California, Riverside COMMENCEMENT 2020 COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES Natalie Anderson-Patch Patrick Luprete Gibson Logan Marg Brittany Roberts PHD, History - Summer 2020 PHD, Music - Winter 2020 PHD, Sociology - Spring 2020 PHD, Comparative Literature - Spring 2020 Stina Attebery Christian Gunadi Seth Margolis Seher Rowther PHD, English - Summer 2020 PHD, Economics - Spring 2020 PHD, Psychology - Spring 2020 PHD, Spanish - Winter 2020 Iris Blake Kyle Harp-Rushing Sean Matharoo Sono Shah PHD, Ethnic Studies - Summer 2020 PHD, Anthropology - Spring 2020 PHD, Comparative Literature - Spring 2020 PHD, Political Science - Winter 2020 Yeram Cheong Ryan Harte Christopher McVey Angela Sillars PHD, Psychology - Summer 2020 PHD, Comparative Literature - Spring 2020 PHD, Philosophy - Spring 2020 PHD, Psychology - Summer 2020 Ricardo Crespo Karin Johnson Travis Miller Chelsea Silva PHD, Political Science - Winter 2020 PHD, Sociology - Spring 2020 PHD, Psychology - Spring 2020 PHD, English - Spring 2020 Michaela Curran Sarah Junod Kieu Nguyen Avery Snelson PHD, Sociology - Summer 2020 PHD, History - Summer 2020 PHD, Psychology - Summer 2020 PHD, Philosophy - Spring 2020 Deepshikha Seolah Kim Ania Nikulina Sofia Stepanyan PHD, Economics - Spring 2020 PHD, Economics - Spring 2020 PHD, Critical Dance Studies - Winter 2020 PHD, Psychology - Summer 2020 Rainy Demerson Erinn Lauterbach Daisy Ocampo Megan Suster PHD, Critical Dance Studies - Spring 2020 PHD, Political Science - Spring 2020 PHD, History - Fall 2019 PHD, History - Winter 2020 Danielle Dempsey Andrew Law Shahnaz Parsaeian Matthew Taylor PHD, Religious Studies - Spring 2020 PHD, Philosophy - Spring 2020 PHD, Economics - Spring 2020 PHD, Economics - Summer 2020 Christopher Diaz Maiko Le Lay Kevin Pham Daniel Valencia PHD, Music - Fall 2019 PHD, Critical Dance Studies - Spring 2020 PHD, Political Science - Spring 2020 PHD, English - Winter 2020 Samuel Fullerton Todd Luce Kathryn Phillips Min Yoo PHD, History - Fall 2019 PHD, History - Summer 2020 PHD, Religious Studies - Summer 2020 PHD, Sociology - Spring 2020 Gwendolyn Gardiner Alessandra Macbeth Oscar Rivera Peng Zhao PHD, Psychology - Summer 2020 PHD, Psychology - Spring 2020 PHD, Spanish - Summer 2020 PHD, Economics - Spring 2020 Komi German Hannah Manshel Yoon Ro PHD, Psychology - Summer 2020 PHD, English - Spring 2020 PHD, Economics - Spring 2020 MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREES Brian Asman Courtney Cook Cooper Gillespie Madeline Holler MFA, Creative Writing and Writing for the MFA, Creative Writing and Writing for the MFA, Creative Writing and Writing for the MFA, Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts - Spring 2020 Performing Arts - Spring 2020 Performing Arts - Spring 2020 Performing Arts - Spring 2020 Suzanne Bailey Martin Cossio Leslie Gonzalez David Holloway MFA, Creative Writing and Writing for the MFA, Creative Writing and Writing for the MFA, Creative Writing and Writing for the MFA, Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts - Fall 2019 Performing Arts