Virtual Commencement Celebration June 13, 2020 Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

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#WeAreMerage #meragegrad #ucigrad #ucimerage #meragealumni #ucialumni #meragelife Message from the Dean Eric R. Spangenberg, PhD Dean, The Paul Merage School of Business

With life comes change, and with change comes opportunity. On behalf of everyone at The Paul Merage School of Business, I offer my sincere congratulations to you – and to all those family and friends who have supported you – as you embark on the next phase of opportunity in your life. Despite the challenging times that we – and the world – have faced together, this is still a day of celebration for the Class of 2020, and we are all reminded how hard you have worked and how you have grown to enable yourself to take advantage of the opportunities ahead.

This year, the Merage School graduates more than 970 leaders in business, including those from our Undergraduate business major; our Full-Time MBA, Fully Employed MBA, Executive MBA, Health Care Executive MBA programs; our three Specialty Masters programs in Professional Accountancy, Finance, and Business Analytics, plus our inaugural class of Masters in Innovation & Entrepreneurship; and our Doctoral program. Each of you has earned a degree that will continue to pay dividends for the rest of your life.

The Merage School is proud of our part in developing world-ready visionary leaders who will inspire trust, think critically, drive innovation, and challenge the status quo. Our rigorous academic programs are taught in a purposefully collaborative setting surrounded by leading global executives from our vibrant and supportive Orange County business community and beyond. We are committed to our vision to be at the forefront of education and research among globally preeminent business schools.

In the constantly evolving environment of a digitally-driven world, our world-class research faculty are developing and disseminating the knowledge necessary for business and not- for-profit communities to anticipate and take advantage of emerging challenges. A critical component of economic success is effective and timely business strategies designed to sustain profitable business growth. The Merage School’s strategic plan builds on the strength of the school to deliver educational excellence valuing diversity, collaboration, inclusivity and respect.

Today, you join an elite group of alumni across the globe. I encourage you to return to your alma mater often, whether to seek further enrichment, expand your network, or to give back to current students seeking your mentorship and support. You have a responsibility as a proud Merage School alum to serve as an ambassador for the School; I hope we have earned your enthusiasm and willingness to do so.

Finally, we at The Paul Merage School of Business thank you for the enrichment you have brought to the School, for the lessons you have taught us, and for the opportunity to share in your success on this special day.

We are the better for it, and will always continue to strive to be the very best. Awards for Excellence

FULL-TIME MBA Joseph W. McGuire Award Highest Grade Point Average Matthew Klinger

George W. Brown Award Overall Academic Excellence and Exceptional Service to The Paul Merage School of Business Anita Justina Tse

Paul and Lilly Merage Visionary Award Eleanor Lee Hoekstra

Dean’s Scholar and Beta Gamma Sigma Award Jovan Chandra Ardy James Kirby Dylan Manuel Barreira Matthew Klinger Grant Foster Jennifer Nam Kisoo Hong David Ruff Cheolmin Kim

Beta Gamma Sigma Award Mackenzie Cater Scott Francis Refugio Megan Elizabeth Hannan Anita Justina Tse Roland Friedemann Peter Polzin

FULLY EMPLOYED MBA Highest Grade Point Average Camielle Compton

Dean’s Scholar and Beta Gamma Sigma Award Camielle Compton Timothy Neal Christopher Duran Justin Nguyen Meng Fang Daniel Nystrom Paula Hervias Benjie Perez Samuel Hosseini Elizabeth Pianalto Tony Lu Daniel Sepasi Christine Ly Stephanie Smolka Madison Murphy Azadeh Vosoughian

Beta Gamma Sigma Award Harrison Burka Christian Moseley Christina Catabay Kristen Nishikuni Paul Cho Michelle Reed Diana Higby Meng Wang Lana Komleva James Weinstock Peter Kulmaticki Colbert Yoshimura Tina McClelland Declan Zhou EXECUTIVE MBA Highest Grade Point Average Michael Valentine

Dean’s Scholar and Beta Gamma Sigma Award Byron Ferrise David Tropiano Nick Iyer Michael Valentine Craig Smith Sridhar Vemuri

Beta Gamma Sigma Award Barton Nielsen An Tran Santhanam Rajagopalan Sergio Pena Valle Noosheen Rajendran

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY Highest Grade Point Average Natalie Turpin

Dean’s Scholar and Beta Gamma Sigma Award Alisha Blush Tiffany Reber Yee Hyun Cho Briana Shen Esam El-Sayed Kevin Stahl Yang Hong Kevin Tran Vrinda Jagad Natalie Turpin Wing Kwan Leung Ching-Yu Wang Matthew Locklear Shao Li Xu Khanh Luu Yuqing Zhang Robert Nelson

Beta Gamma Sigma Award Siqi An Eva Wang Tianlong Lian Xiaoqian Cai Chang Liu Bingqing Chen Shinhyoung Park Alexandra Hawk Siqi Yu Xiaodi Sun Lifan Zhou Yitong Ye MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS Highest Grade Point Average Drew Boyd Yuan Liu Clinton Ng Dimple Singhania

Dean’s Scholar and Beta Gamma Sigma Award Drew Boyd Clinton Ng Alex Enriquez Saad Noman Karen Fang Arpita Sharda Matthew Littman Dimple Singhania Yuan Liu Ai Ling Ting Vishnu Madan Lisa Yuan Sonal Mendiratta

Beta Gamma Sigma Award Tammy Chiu Linxia Liu Jacob Chung Shan Pillaiyan Anuja Dixit Chavi Singal Mark Hu Shaun Vetrovec Vivian Kang Stella Yang Steven Li Howard Zhu Martha Lin

MASTER OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Highest Grade Point Average Maxim Maximov Ravi Parashar

Dean’s Scholar and Beta Gamma Sigma Award Gerald Adams Ravi Parashar Jon Freeman Alina Wu Maxim Maximov

Beta Gamma Sigma Award Michelle Liman Alaina McClue Sally Mai BACHELOR OF ARTS Andrew J. Policano Award Presented to the graduate who best represents the ideals of the Merage School as demonstrated by both academic performance and contributions to the Merage School community. Priyanka Deepak Pabari

Chancellor’s Award of Distinction Presented in collaboration with the UC Irvine Alumni Association, these graduating seniors represent exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to cutting-edge research, leadership and service to UC Irvine. Danielle Dauglash Heredia Ran Gu Claudia Vu Katie Xiong

Exceptional Service Award Presented to the graduate who demonstrated an extraordinary amount of service to the Merage School and/or on behalf of the Merage School community. Katie Xiong

Phi Beta Kappa** Annie Chen Yasmeen Samimi Christopher Cordes Melissa Santos Silva Rachel Dunkin Yinlu Tang Danielle Dauglash Heredia Timothy Toto Lisa Hong Bryan Vo Renee Navarro Claudia Vu Micky Tuan Nguyen Nicole Anne Yonan Priyanka Deepak Pabari Xiuting Yu

Summa Cum Laude and Beta Gamma Sigma Award* Annie Chen Jichen Li Christopher Paul Cordes Nicholas Tam Ran Gu Lhanz Henrichson Tan Tan

Magna Cum Laude and Beta Gamma Sigma Award* Yiqing Gao Ariana Nicole Otero Steven Minh Tan Lac Priyanka Deepak Pabari May Hien Lam Yasmeen Samimi Jingyang Lin Timothy William Toto Kristina Rana Macaluso Xianyi Zhang Renee Joelle Navarro Chenlong Zhang

Cum Laude and Beta Gamma Sigma Award* Anya Batmanian Lidya Manouilian Wei Chen Eaindray Oo Carina Chou Steven Mourad Terterian Tiger Hong Marian Ysobel Escobedo Tria Tan-Thien Le Cenyi Wang Isaac Heewon Lee Mai Le Tuong Luong

Cum Laude Award* Siming Chen Micky Tuan Nguyen Haoyu Chen Khanh Ngoc Kieu Nguyen Muhua Chen Jasmine Puentes Ivan Leo Chu Niddhi Paresh Rambhia Cameron Javier De La Torre Aaron Soetanto Vivian M. Gip Quyen Doan Tran Hayden Lyman Hosick Sharon Wen Aaron Kuo Yongwei Wu Zhenghan Lin Zhicheng Xiong Alexis Munoz

** Nominated * Eligible for Honors at Graduation; will be awarded based on cumulative record at the end of the final quarter Candidates for Doctor of Philosophy

Albert Ahn Activist Hedge Fund Board Representation and Its Impact Chair: Margarethe Wiersema on Corporate Strategy

Ali Esmaeeli How Support Groups Can Benefit from Online Environments Chairs: Robin Keller and Connie Pechmann

Xiayo (Sylvia) Gao Evolution of Consumer Preference on Digital Platforms: Chairs: Imran Currim and Implications on Search, Product and Pricing Strategies Sanjeev Dewan

Haeyoung Koo The Behavioral Perspective of Hedge Fund Activism Chair: Margarethe Wiersema

Shengjun Mao Search, Consumption, and Monetization in App Economy Chair: Sanjeev Dewan Analytics

Hyewon Park Essays on the Effects of Social Identity on Market Chair: Rajeev Tyagi Outcomes, Competition, and Reciprocity: Analytical and Experimental Investigations

Anwida Prompijit Consumer Online Search Behavior: An Empirical Analysis Chair: Vijay Gurbaxani

Punit Sharma The Impact of Cognitive Factors on Intra- and Inter-Firm Chair: Margarethe Wiersema Innovation

Chenzhe Tian Applications of Machine Learning and Reinforcement Chair: Zheng Sun Learning in Investment and Trading

Aruhn Venkat The Spillover Effects of Bank Taxes on Corporate Investment Chair: Terry Shevlin

Mariella Zavala Disruptive Marketplaces: A Framework and Investigation of Chairs: Tonya Bradford and the Role of Place in the Disruption of Social Norms Alladi Venkatesh

Youqing Zhou The Value of Being First: Evidence from Mutual Fund Flows Chair: Christopher Schwarz Candidates for Master of Business Administration Full-Time MBA

Jovan Chandra Ardy Linh Linh Mikutowicz Dylan Manuel Barreira Ujwal Mallikarjun Mishrikoti Andrew Brown Evangelina Molina Mackenzie Cater Hui Jun Moon Paige Christie Jennifer Nam Nicolas Cook Diana Hoang Nguyen Zsazsa Daniella Loi Nguyen Denis Dariev Ikechukwu O. Nnadi Gautam Deept Brittany Ouyang Samantha Elbaz Seth Phelps Cynthia Enriquez Roland Friedemann Peter Polzin Pranay Rama Rao Etoori Scott Francis Refugio Grant Foster Russell Rogers Anthony Georgopoulos Hang Ruan Mariana Gomez David Ruff Megan Elizabeth Hannan Mohak Sahni Oscar Hernandez Dominguez Gayatri Sambandamurthy Karthy Kisoo Hong Fernando Serra De Souza Andrew Hoverson Shubham Sharma Matthew Hueber Zoe Shiovitz Nathan Jasperse Bhawana Shukla Jin Hoon Jeong Suriti Singh Ameya Shripad Joshi Parth Srivastav Christopher Karacic Hana Su Aleksandr Kim Shivi Tandon Cheolmin Kim Juthawan Thongborisute James Kirby Tina Tsaur Matthew Klinger Anita Justina Tse Brian Knight Justice Turner Nam Serk Ko Amit Verma Sriram Kumar Wenkai Wu Jacob Lee Xujing Yang Eleanor Lee Hoekstra Kexuan Zhang Ivan Luiz Lopes De Almeida Arneeb Ahmed Mahbub Sanjay Mani Jamie Merkler Candidates for Master of Business Administration Fully Employed MBA

Sheikh Aftab Xiaobin Lu Daniel Andrus Tony Lu David Cesar Arroba Elizabeth Luce Kevin Barajas Alexander Lucht Alyssa Barberio Stephanie Luo Raymond Beck Kenny Luong Kristen Marie Berube Christine Ly Shivangi Bhatnagar Ruben Maltos Akshay R Bhavsar Max Mao Harsimranjit Bohgunh Shawn Masoumi Alagha Harrison Burka Tina McClelland Mario Bustos Duncan McClure Guillermo I Camps Sean McCrann Connie Cao Michael Miller Diana Catalina Carrera Marcus Minami Christina Javier Catabay Alexander Miskinyar Yifu Chen Michael Molina Kiren Kaur Chima Carolina Montenegro Paul Cho Carlos Mauricio Monterrosa Camielle Compton Behtash Moojedi Zach Correa Rachel Moore Danielle Couture Cara Lynne Morin Scott Coy David G. Morones Kristen Marie Del Dosso Dhyana Morris Dorin Dorin Christian Moseley Christopher Duran Madison Murphy Katherine Herron Timothy nNeal Diego El Jechin Thomas Neis Meng Fang Reza K. Nezhad David Gantz Elizabeth Nguyen Charissa J. Halim Justin Nguyen Jake Hall Lindsay Nguyen Paula Hervias Kristen Nishikuni Diana Higby Huynh Nong Catherine Huang Daniel Nystrom Mitch Hughes Anthony O’Rourke Joseph Hwang Eddie Pak Chathuri Kahaduwa Jeong Gyun Park Gabriel George Kassaseya Justin Pasion Hanah Khaled Vishal Patel April Kim Dane Pavlik Lana Komleva Benjie Perez Peter Kulmaticki Rajeev Peterson Selva Kumar Joseph Pham Jonathan Z Kwong Elizabeth Pianalto Vy Ngoc Khanh Le Khaled Qolaghasi Cory Leach Michelle K Reed Nicole Lee Fabian Romay Raymond Leung Yasaman Sadri Ruoqi Liao Alfredo Sandoval Annie Liu Yi Daniel Sepasi Guaurav Singh Michael Tralli Stephanie Smolka Spencer Gregory Pettaway Tyson Eryn Sobing Emily Uy Ameek Sodhi Jeff Vos Anthony Sogg Azadeh Vosoughian Chhannya Som Meng Wang Gregory Steele Wei Chih Wang Stuart Stivers James Weinstock Selina Su Yan Wen Rong Sun Theresa Karen Wong Julie Tan Jin Xie Daniel Tantono Tatsuya Todd Yamada Asbed Tchoboian Colby Yoshimura Lotus Thai Dennis Raychun Young Crystal Thomas Mahan Zabeti Mohan K Thota Declan Zhou Kristen Gabrielle Toledo Candidates for Master of Business Administration Executive MBA

Ahmed Badr Daniel Merriman Tanuja Bhandari Richard Nielsen Kasandra Bowden Sergio Pena Valle Carlos Castellanos Patrick Pitre Erik Delgadillo Neil Polzin Angela Devlin Reynaldo Quinones Matthew Dwight Santhanam Rajagopalan Christopher Fandrey Noosheen Rajendran Byron Ferrise Diana Ramos Gabrielle Fischer Dean Schaefer Rosario Garza Kelley Shanabarger Michael Gleason Peter Shin Heriberto Guillen Yadab Sitaula Tianna Henderson Brendon Smith Christina Hernandez Craig Smith Patrick Hu Khaled Tawfik Neeraj Iyer Jains Thoppil Francis Anil Jaiswal Karl Tokita Bradley Jones An Tran Eunjoo Kim David Tropiano Deepak Lakhiani Chidi Umeh Travis Latendresse Michael Valentine Lawrence Lee Sridhar Vemuri Morris Lifschutz Sunil Verma Dave Liu Jonathan Vogel Hossien Mashintchian Shahab Zahed Candidates for Master of Professional Accountancy

Siqi An Shuang Lin Ngoc Bao Tran Jorge Andrade Aaric Lin Natalie Turpin Mahdi Bagherzadeh Chang Liu Ching-Yu Wang Ziwei Bai Eileen Liu Eva Wang Fiona Beach Matthew Locklear Yi Wang Alisha Blush Jose Long Xinyue Wang Xiaoqian Cai Jennifer Lopez Meitong Wang Ernesto Carrillo Yingying Luan Kejing Wang Wen-Kai Chang Ting Luo Lisihan Wang Bingqing Chen Khanh Luu Yan Wang Haoxian Chen Ayaz Malik Kira Weaver Tzu-Yu Chen Jiayu Mao Shuning Wei Yongyin Chen Andy Matsumoto Emily Wei Zihao Chen Brianna Middleton Jingxian Weng Chen Cheng Eunji Min Limin Wu Christopher Cheng Yim Ting Mok Yue Wu Yee Hyun Cho Robert Nelson Zihui Wu Erika Choy Stephanie Nguyen Zilin Xia Xiang Cui Lauren O’Sullivan Zhuqing Xiao Xue Cui Shinhyoung Park Xiaolong Xiao Jason Dayoub Omar Ramil Yan Xie Imane Dibiche Tiffany Reber Shenghua Xie Kathia Elenes Xinyi Ren Shao Li Xu Noiella Eliehmoshabad Adrianna Robles Wenyu Xu Esam El-Sayed Binant Sareen Lei Xu Daniel Fernandez Briana Shen Evelyn Yao Rongmei Gao Jiayi Shen Yitong Ye Anna Gevorkyan Wei Shi Siqi Yu Penglin Guo Yahuan Shu Elliot Zatzkis Rui Guo Yilin Shu Yuqing Zhang Yuwei Han Diane Sim Xi Zhang Alexandra Hawk Kevin Stahl Jie Zhang Preston Hiefield Peng Li Su Hanxing Zhang Dung Hoang Shidi Sun Zhongling Zhao Yang Hong Xiaodi Sun Jinyao Zhao Lanxu Hou Wanmeng Sun Yuxi Zheng Vy Hua Tian Tang Shiyun Zhong Vrinda Jagad Marissa Thein Lifan Zhou Lin Jia Jiahui Tian Xiaoying Zhou Zhen Jia Nasreen Torki Xuanlei Zhu Xinyu Jiang Alice Tran Katherine Jiang Kevin Tran Jooho Jo Malika Khamrayeva Kern Khurana Wei Lao Eileen Lee Wing Kwan Leung Xianjie Li Xiujun Li Titi Li Yuwei Li Tianlong Lian Candidates for Master of Finance

Radhika Agarwal Gaia Meda Abdulatif Alzoman Wen Meng Aadrika Arora Luke Meyer Anbei Bao Anthony Ortega Grzegorz Borecki Fernando Pantaleon-Acevedo Xiaohui Cai Jimmy Perez-Maldonado Eileen Chen Daniel Phillips Leizhu Chen Alex Resendiz Qige Chen Oscar Romo Ibarra Yingying Chen Michael Salazar Yingzhu Chen Pokboon Sawangpak Danushi De Silva Min Shen Arya Farazdaghi Avanti Shinde Xiyuan Gao Jiarui Song Mayuri Garg Jing Sun Daniel Granados Xinyun Tang Marc Grayeb Fernaldy Tanoko Xueying Guo Anh Tram Trieu Osvaldo Horta Siyu Wang Audrey Iskandar Zaihan Wang Mingye Kuang Zhongchun Wang Stephen Kusuma Zilin Wang Emily Lee Ruichi Wen Alejandro Leyva Bin Xu Huajian Li Jiahui Yu Kun Li Erika Zamora Shuaitian Li Xiaowei Zhai Shuting Li Hanxiao Zhang Xinzhe Li Siyu Zhang Yi Li Zehao Zhang Jie Liu Jiuxiang Zhang Ryan Long Yiyang Zhou Antonio Lopez Konnor Zickefoose Brahim Malki Jiaxin Zuo Candidates for Master of Science in Business Analytics

Luis Acevedo Joo-Hyun Kim Shanmuga Pillaiyan Manodhar Allu Vedant Kshirsagar Kevin Pla Jesslyn Antonio Sneha Lakshmikanthaiah Manoj Pyla Mohammad Arsalan Basil Latif Zelong Qian Rishab Ballekere Narayana Yeji Lee Quan Qiao Gowda Hsu Ming Lee Ramya Raghavan Rijul Banerjee Yuan Jye Lee Belal Rais Andrew Boyd Byungchan Lee Sameer Rathi Tanvir Brar Zixin Li Billy Saputra Wenqi Cao Luyao Li James Sarmento Jahnavi Chavali Kuang Li Kathleen Sebastian Shiyao Chen Jui-Chi Liang Kevin Seng Kuan-Chen Chiu Hsiu-I Lin Supriya Shahane Teng-Yun Chung Qiwei Lin Wen Shan Weilun Dai Matthew Littman Arpita Sharda Bao Anh Dam Linxia Liu Sushrut Shendre Henry Dang Xiao Tong Liu Minmin Shi Anuja Dixit Yaoxuan Liu Chavi Singal Alexander Enriquez Yeran Liu Tatiksha Singh Yang Fang Yuan Liu Dimple Singhania Rong Fang Yan Ting Matthew Lock Jennifer Siwu Yikai Fang Liqin Lu Takako Suzuki Erqiang Guo Weili Luo Shujiang Tan Ruiqing He Ryan Luu Yufei Tan Chenhui Hu Vishnu Madan Ai-Ling Ting Yuzhou Hu Ryan Maffioli Adwait Toro Minji Jeon Sonal Mendiratta Adam Toy Zhiheng Jing Isaac Mizrahi Tristan Tran Shannon Jusman Geoffrey Nel Shaun Vetrovec Venkata Aneesh Kalaga Clinton Ng Yongyuan Wan Vivian Kang Saad Noman Jiahui Wang Connor Ketel Yisang Pan Junxiu Wang Yuxi Wang Sijia Wang Mike Adhitya Williams Shengze Xiao Mengze Xu Shuochen Xu Min Young Yang Zhuoer Yang Jiaqi Yao Yu An Yeh Dora Yuan Tianjiao Yuan Qingyao Zhang Chuyan Zhang Yu Zhang Huhao Zhu Candidates for Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Gerald Adams Miriam Madava Temitayo Adanlawo Chuying Mai Evgeny Bagaryakov Borna Malekshahi Zarina Bahadur Maxim Maximov Vincent Wu Wei Can Alaina McClue DeRonte Craig Eric Parashar Khang Do Dhruv Patel Gabriella Escobar Marion Angelo Quijano Andre Fawaz Zixuan Ruan Jonathan Freeman Yassemeen Sa’Dullah Joshua Garcia Lauren Saiki Arjean Hayes Calvin Suryadinata Pei Fan Hung Junjie Tao Cassidy Kallenborn Alan To Dong Wook Kim Christine Truong Chia-Jung Li Norma Valles Michelle Liman Haixia Wu Xiaolou Liu Zihan Xiao Yixin Luan Helen Yu Yangu Lyu Jiahe Zhang Haixiang Ma Candidates for Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Tyanna Clarissa Adjie Kimberly Phuong Ngan Do Samaa Mazen Al-Moukdad Yvon Le Doan Jaiden Krystine Alba Cammy Du Mozzamil Rashad Ali Kyla Du Miguel Angel Alvarez-Franco Paige Lillian Dumaguin Alen Ashikian Rachel Ann Dunkin Ananth Ashok Mirna Elaasar Jessica June Baca Ivet Guadalupe Estevez Vanessa Elisa Banh Sasha Ettekal Yehan Bao Qiaoyi Feng Anya Batmanian Tanya Ferrero Jingxian Bi Cody Antonio Fujimoto Lacey Renee Bratten Anthony Gallardo Brandon Neal Brunckhorst Ariel Omar Gamez Wendy Cai Yiqing Gao Summer Rae Cain Luis Enrique Garcia Chen Cao Steven Michael Garrett Nhan Hoai Cao Vahan Mathew Gekchyan Kimberly Breann Castillo Aryan Nick Ghanadan Eric Chan Chelsea Misa Gintz Kristen H. Chan Vivian M. Gip Lokpui Robert Chan Reyes Jose Gomez Man Ho Chan Nicholas Anthony Gonzales Harry Singh Chandi Rosa Ivette Gonzalez Annie Chen Kimberly Rose Grant Ashley S. Chen Stephen M. Greunke Chi-Yang Chen Ran Gu Haoyu Chen Ouni Guan Jingting Chen Shuling Guo Michael Minghao Chen Jasmine Gutierrez Muhua Chen Sara Hamza Siming Chen Kenneth Han Wei Chen Yanjie Hao Xiang Chen Hope Madonna Hart Yingxi Chen Danielle Dauglash Heredia Alex San Cheung Jose Alonso Herrera-Gonzalez Linda Jen Hung Chin Jaycob Evan Hinojosa May Chiu Tomohide Douglas Hishinuma Samantha Michele Cho Emily Noel Ho Steven Joon Choi Richard Minh Hoang Carina Chou Lisa Hong Teal Siemlee Chou Hayden Lyman Hosick Anika Choudhury Jui Chen Hsia Ivan Leo Chu Peggy Hsieh Martin Tatsunori Chu-Tachikawa Ya De Htun Vincent Yi Shin Chuang Ruiqian Hu Vivian Hiu-Ting Chung Angel Chu Qian Huang Maxwell Gino Clark Jiaxin Huang Hannah Bee Cooper Jocelyn Huang Christopher Paul Cordes Zishan Huang Cameron Javier De La Torre Lia Jenna Ikeda Michelle Deng Hyun Chun Jang John Ryan Fernando Tran Desnoyers Jimin Jeong Nathan Corey Johnson Julio Martinez Ga Young Jun Jasmin Martinez Sanchez Jonathan Kang Daniela Mayoral Vicken Hrag Kejejian Fatima Aziz Mian Abdolhamid Khatibzadeh Megan Oshiro Milne Christina Haelin Kim Diana Lucia Monterroso Pilsung Kim Edgar Felix Morales Marisa Kiyomi King Samantha Morales Lopez Chaitanya Sanjay Kore Muneeb Moulvi Sabrina Kouchar Aileen Carolina Munoz Aaron Kuo Alexis Munoz Andrew Sean Kusnohadi Kylie Kei Nakada Gina Kwon Renee Joelle Navarro Kaung Wai Yan Kyaw Melanie Jan Ng Steven Minh Tan Lac Ivy Tuong Ngo Yanhao Lai Jennifer Vo Ngo May Hien Lam Brian Thai Nguyen Melody Kieu-Diem Lam Chau Thi Ngoc Nguyen Stephanie Nicole Lambrinidis Duy Thanh Nguyen Allison M. Lau Emily Tramanh Nguyen Rachel Valerie Lau Ethan Allen Nguyen Brandon Christopher Le Khanh Ngoc Kieu Nguyen Ngoc Thi My Le Micky Tuan Nguyen Tan-Thien Le Vy Nguyen Irene Hye Jin Lee Minh-Thu Monique Nguyen-Diep Isaac Heewon Lee Gina Ni Jessica Hiuan-Yeu Lee Kelly Ni Kathryn Wan Lin Lee Amber Simone Nicholson Sarah Sung Hey Lee Sean Felix O’Donnell Michael Lee Eaindray Oo David Sui-Tim Leong Christopher Matthew Orduna Jennifer Sharon Lew Ruby Osorio Guoquan Li Ariana Nicole Otero Hong Chao Li Priyanka Deepak Pabari Jichen Li Sahiljoven Palane Qi Li Joel Pantoja-Ortega Vivian Wei Li Hyewon Park Peifen Li Sun Min Park Anan Liang Ernest Kyle Abrenica Pastor Bo-Cheng Liao Edgardo Villar Paulino Jr. Jingyang Lin Jack David Pearce Zhenghan Lin William Giovanni Perez Jr. Abigail Lira Estrella Perez Hilario Jiajun Liu Vanessa Nicole Perrin Qimei Liu Kyle Masaji Petersen Yuyu Liu Stacie Pham Jiaxue Lu Vinh Phuc Phan Jeffrey Yin Lu Ching Yin Poon Xinghuan Lu Jasmine Puentes Angel David Luevanos Qinfan Qian My Huong Luong Pramodi S. Rajapakse Nicole Catherine Luszczak Niddhi Paresh Rambhia Yi Lyu Hannah Nicole Linsangan Ramos Yuqing Ma Khalia Roshan Rehemtulla Kristina Rana Macaluso Robert Steven Reyes Jr. Gabriel Geoff Vicencio Mallari Christian Luis Rios Julianne Audrey Maninang Maximillian Josef Rivas Lidya Manouilian Alexis Kim Rivera Gabriela Rodriguez Martinez Angel Wu Sandra Ruiz Rodriguez Hannah Wu Maria Sahakyan Jr. Jiaqi Wu Yasmeen Samimi Wenxi Wu Aira Camille Parojinog Samontina Yongwei Wu Devina Natalie Shan Terri X. Xin Payvand Shariatpanahi Yingxin Xiong Feifei Shen Zhicheng Xiong Nicholas Andrew Shepherd Deborah Hou-Ling Yeung Melissa Santos Silva Zhaoli Yin Alessandra Elena Silva Aydin Attila Yolar Gursehaj Singh Nicole Anne Yonan Evgeny Smirnov Salmaan Ahmad Yosafi Aaron Soetanto Emily Mai Therese Young Edgardo Soto Jeremy Andrew Yu Scott Eugene Stadick Xiuting Yu Lucas Adam Swaney Kody Ko Yueh Haruyuki Tachibana Leonel Zaragoza Michelle Tam Aiqi Zhang Nicholas Tam Chenlong Zhang Lhanz Henrichson Tan Tan Kitling Zhang Olivia S. Tang Qifan Zhang Kenny Tang Xiangguang Zhang Yinlu Tang Xianyi Zhang Ziwei Tang Xuan Zhang Sevag Avo Tchorbajian Wesley Alexander Zhang Steven Mourad Terterian Zhongyi Zhang Ankit Tondon Ting Zhao Timothy William Toto Jiazhi Zheng Nhat Tran Jianing Zhou Thanh Van Kelly Thi Tran Miaoyan Zhou Tiffany Tran Xian Zhou Marian Ysobel Escobedo Tria Julie Le Trinh Jacob Scott Troge Stanley Wen Tseng Wei-Yun Tseng Keani Taylor Turangan Franz Gillian Terrobias Valerio Karen Raquel Valles Trevor Joseph Van Beurden Amanda Marie Villalpando Bryan Thien Vo Claudia T. Vu Cenyi Wang Sharon Wen Ziling Weng Jasen Oliver Williams II Kendall Chrystene Wilson Trevor Bradley Wise Alec Martin Wong Chak Ting Wong Jacklyn T. Wong Jason Le Wong Jillian Gumleng Wong Lianne Vivian Wong Tiffany Elizabeth Woo Dominic Anthony Wright 2019-2020 Merage School Faculty

ACCOUNTING MARKETING Elizabeth Chuk Kevin Bradford Joanna Ho Tonya Bradford Chuchu Liang Imran Currim Ben Lourie Mary Gilly Radhika Lunawat John Graham Mort Pincus Loraine Lau-Gesk Devin Shanthikumar Connie Pechmann Terry Shevlin Eric Spangenberg Siew Hong Teoh Rajeev Tyagi Patricia Wellmeyer Alladi Venkatesh Chenqi Zhu OPERATIONS AND ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY DECISION TECHNOLOGIES Edward Coulson Luyi Gui Robin Keller FINANCE Ken Murphy Carlton Scott David Hirshleifer Rick So Chong Huang John Turner Philippe Jorion Shuya Yin Christopher Schwarz Jinfei Sheng Zheng Sun ORGANIZATION AND Yuhai Xuan MANAGEMENT David Yang Christopher Bauman Lu Zheng Martha Feldman Sharon Koppman INFORMATION SYSTEMS Ming Leung Melissa Mazmanian Vibhanshu Abhishek Gerardo Okhuysen Behnaz Bojd Jone Pearce Vidyanand (VC) Choudhary Maritza Salazar Campo Sanjeev Dewan Maia Young Vijay Gurbaxani Tingting Nian Mingdi Xin STRATEGY Philip Bromiley John Joseph Luke Rhee Libby Weber Margarethe Wiersema AFFILIATED FACULTY

Mohamed A. Abdelhamid Kevin McKenzie Neerja Aggarwal Grace McLaughlin Shawn Andrews Sharad Mehrotra Feroz Ansari Stephen Milner Matt Bailey Howard D. Mirowitz Christopher J. Barry William Morris Romilla Batra Sanjoy Moulik Gerard Beenen Richard Needham Richard Chandler Alan Nelson Max Chao Russel Nelson Kim Chatani Sue Padernacht Ming Chen Fredrick Park Stephen Cooke Michael Pettiette Kirsten Daniel Shaun Pichler Cristina del Campo Emile Pilafidis Zvi Drezner Raymond Pirouz Thomas Eppel Michael Ponton Mauricio Featherman Steven Postrel Julie Flaiz-Windham Hamid Pourmohammadi Nathan Franke Nils Randrup Ed Fuller Patrick Reilly David Gamboa Todd Richey Timothy M. Geiman Neil Sahota Joseph Donny Giles Arvind Sathi Yuhong He David Savlowitz William Hernandez Vicki Mara Scherwin John Herold Glen Schrank Alan Nelson Richard Selby Lingwen Huang Christobel E. Selecky Xuan Huang Ramesh Shankar Edward Hughes Shantanu Sharma Eric Jaegers Valerie Sheppard Lian Jian Thomas Sherlock Yanbo Jin Arjan Singh Venkat Jonnala Ahmad Sohrabian Soheila Jorjani Steven Sommer Michael Juergens Thomas Steinberger Ravi Kathuria Xuemei Su Jeff Kim Richard Sudek Sean Klein Maria Van Der Steen Maria Kniazeva John Van-Horn Mark Krueger Thomas Wagner Chet Lakhani Shanetta Weatherspoon Leonard Lane Craig Weaver Brandon Law Aaron Werth Ben Leffel Lawrence Alan Wilk Debbie Letourneau Eric Wrobel Melisa Beatrice Levitt Brian Yacker Program Offices

DOCTORATE PROGRAM ADVANCEMENT Terry Shevlin, Associate Dean Tory Benoit, Executive Director Noel Negrete Ivette Barcenas Matthew O’Connor Sandy Lee Ariel Shrader FULL-TIME MBA Eunice Lee Leah Walton Joanna Ho, Associate Dean Jon Kaplan, Assistant Dean EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Taylor Martini, Executive Director David Knuff, Assistant Dean Asani Myers Lindsay Haberman Mollee Elniski Amanda Pham Sofia Dang Jamee Barrios Johnny Cisneros Tatiana Walton Eric Duarte CAREER CENTER EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM Cynthia Rude, Executive Director Joanna Ho, Associate Dean Vickie Chicaul Barbra Marangell Jon Kaplan, Assistant Dean Gina Cho Vanessa Marcin Sylvia Haas, Executive Director Ann Cross Leaat Modiano Kristin Dalton Stephanie Leonard Brittany Deneau Lisa Patel Robin Redding Amber Tadokoro Blair Fraser Darcy Cramer Jennifer Risner Ela Kozlowski Qilin He Nan Stothard Joina Hsaio Tonie Zhu FULLY EMPLOYED MBA PROGRAM Chris Kovitz Sarah Yoo Joanna Ho, Associate Dean Jingjing Long Jon Kaplan, Assistant Dean Jon Masciana, Executive Director FINANCIAL AID Melanie Coburn Stephanie Leonard Alda Ruggiero, Director Nhung Nguyen Amber Tadokoro Kristin Roteliuk Kristin Dalton Jason Tompkins Chris Helvajian BEALL CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SPECIALTY MASTERS PROGRAMS Imran Currim, Academic Director Joanna Ho, Associate Dean Breanna Hale Chris Bauman, Academic Director, MIE Patricia Wellmeyer, Academic Director, Accounting CENTER FOR DIGITAL Zheng Sun, Academic Director, Finance TRANSFORMATION Sanjeev Dewan, Academic Director, Business Analytics Vijay Gurbaxani, Academic Director Jon Kaplan, Assistant Dean Leslie Fell Kristen Ahn Jacqueline Rodio Danielle Aceves-Dalal Nadine Abu-Seraj CENTER FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP Rick Callender Burt Alvaro Slusher Eric Spangenberg, Academic Director and Dean Jana Cheng Vanessa Tafreshi Oscar Guzman Lina Tran CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE Chloe Keller Michelle Steinman MANAGEMENT AND POLICY Bryan Munoz Natalia Sanchez Diane Ford Ashley Ramirez CENTER FOR INVESTMENT AND BACHELOR OF ARTS IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Christopher Schwarz, Academic Director Maia Young, Associate Dean Lee Anne Maki Courtney Elmes, Senior Director Michael Cruz Andrea O’Donnell CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE Sarah Link Nicolo Patungan Edward Coulson, Academic Director Sharon Nakamura-Brown EXTERNAL RELATIONS David Knuff, Assistant Dean Nick Shaffer History of Commencement

The colorful traditions surrounding academic regalia – gowns, caps, hoods, tassels, and cords – date back to the first European universities. What began in the Middle Ages as clothing worn by clerics to provide warmth in damp, unheated buildings progressed, by the time of Henry VIII of England, to detailed codes of dress prescribed by Oxford University and Cambridge University. In the late 1900s, universities in the U.S. began to assign specific colors to signify the different academic disciplines, and those colors now appear in the trim of graduates’ gowns, the edging of hoods, and sometimes on the tassels of caps. The color white for example, which at Oxford and Cambridge is the white fur trim of baccalaureate hoods, in America was assigned to arts, letters and humanities graduates.

GOWNS Baccalaureate gowns, usually black, have wide pointed sleeves and are worn closed. Master’s gowns have oblong slit sleeves that open at the wrist and are worn open or closed. Doctoral gowns have bell-shaped sleeves and are worn closed. Holders of the Doctoral degree may wear a velvet facing on the front of the gown and three velvet bars across the sleeve. The velvet may be black or it may be the color appropriate to the subject in which the wearer holds the degree.

HOODS AND TASSELS Hoods are ornamental folds draped down the back of the shoulders of academic gowns worn by Master’s or Doctoral degree graduates. Master’s degree candidates wear hoods lined with colors that reflect their course of study, such as Business Administration. Doctoral degree hoods have a silk lining with the colors of the institution from which the wearer has graduated. Graduates from the University of California system wear hoods lined with blue and gold, the university’s official colors, as well as colored velvet bands. The color of the velvet band on the Master’s and Doctoral hood indicates the title of the degree; the band on Master of Business Administration hoods is acetone gold/royal blue. A doctorate recipient, regardless of the field of study, wears dark blue because the title of the degree is Doctor of Philosophy. At the University of California, Irvine, all graduates wear a duo-color tassel made up of the University’s colors, blue and gold. The year is stamped on the reverse side of the University of California, Irvine, official seal. Undergraduates receiving a degree have their tassel start on the right side and then it is moved to the left. Graduate level degree recipients start the tassel on the left side and it is not moved.

HONORS AND CORDS UC Irvine baccalaureate graduates, who have received campus-wide Latin honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, cum laude), wear gold cords. The Chancellor’s Award of Distinction recipients wear the blue and gold shoulder cord. Those who have received academic unit awards and prizes, or who have been elected to honor societies, wear blue cords. Graduate candidates receiving the Dean’s Scholar award wear two gold cords and those receiving the Beta Gamma Sigma award wear a blue and gold cord. Silver cords are for shareholders of the Dean’s Leadership Circle.

MACE From its origins in the Middle Ages, the club shaped staff known as a mace has gradually taken on ceremonial character as a symbol of authority. In an American tradition begun in 1789 by the first Speaker of the House, the U.S. House of Representatives’ mace is one of the oldest symbols of our nation’s government, and is used both to open all sessions of the House and in the inaugural ceremonies for all Presidents of the United States. The UCI Alumni Association, with the assistance of Associate Vice Chancellor Student Affairs Emeritus Chuck Pieper and Scenic Shop Supervisor Keith Bangs of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, presented the UC Irvine Mace to the campus on May 12, 2000. While the silver orb at the top of the staff might be the first thing to catch the eye, the staff itself is memorable and unique. Carved from California oak, it is fashioned to resemble the nose of an anteater, the school mascot. The UC Irvine Mace was first carried at the 2000 Commencement ceremonies by the president of the UCI Alumni Association, Deborah Daniel. The Mace is always carried by a distinguished UC Irvine alumnus or alumna and leads the Commencement processional. About the School

The Paul Merage School of Business develops and equips leaders with critical business and leadership skills needed to succeed through programs that are continually adapted to address the ever-changing social, technological and economic opportunities and challenges in our digitally driven world. We offer three dynamic MBA programs (including a hybrid online cohort), two dual degrees (JD/MBA and MD/MBA), a Master of Professional Accountancy, Master of Finance, Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MS in Business Analytics, MS in Biotechnology Management, MS in Engineering Management, PhD and undergraduate business degrees that focus on creative and critical thinking skills, strategic decision-making, leadership, innovation, and collaboration through in-class and on-site experiences with real-world business problems. While the Merage School is relatively young, it has quickly grown to consistently rank among the top 5% of all AACSB-accredited programs through exceptional student recruitment, world-class faculty, a strong alumni network and close relationships with both individual business executives and global corporations. We combine the academic strengths and best traditions of the University of California with the cutting-edge, entrepreneurial spirit of Orange County in the heart of Southern California’s Tech Coast.

Together with our alumni and business community, we are proud to launch the next generation of professionals poised to have a positive impact in business and society as a whole.

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