College of Arts & Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs UNDERGRADUATE CONVOCATION May 2021 Program MASTER OF CEREMONIES Karin Ruhlandt, Dean College of Arts and Sciences NATIONAL ANTHEM GREETINGS Karin Ruhlandt, Dean College of Arts and Sciences David Van Slyke, Dean Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs ALUMNI ADDRESS Gezzer Ortega, M.D., MPH ’03 SENIOR ADDRESS Alaba Anna Tam Danagogo ’21 COLLEGE MARSHALS Alaba Anna Tam Danagogo ’21 Biology, English and Textual Studies Lia Zhu Li Chabot ’21 Citizenship and Civic Engagement, Economics Hanna Martin ’21 Writing and Rhetoric, Citizenship and Civic Engagement, Magazine RECOGNITIONS Karin Ruhlandt, Dean College of Arts and Sciences PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES ALMA MATER Scholarships, Awards and Prizes The designation “Distinction” indicates that, in addition to outstanding major and cumulative grade point averages, the student has completed a thesis or senior project in the department of the major. All listings of distinction are pending completion of departmental distinction requirements. AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES ANNA JULIA COOPER/CARTER G. WOODSON ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Makeda Cheru FANNIE LOU HAMER SERVICE AWARD Ayaa Mesbah W.E.B. DU BOIS AWARD Makeda Cheru ANGELA DAVIS/WALTER RODNEY AWARD Grace Asch RENATE SIMSON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE HUMANITIES Khari Brandes ANTHROPOLOGY LAMBDA ALPHA NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, DELTA CHAPTER OF NEW YORK (LAHS) Anna Therese Henderson Alexandra Sheridan CROWN SCHOLAR HONORS Katelyn Rochelle Bajorek Dylan Leitfred Carfagno Buck DISTINCTION IN ANTHROPOLOGY Katelyn Rochelle Bajorek Julia Cutler Bailey Walts ART AND MUSIC HISTORIES ABRAHAM VEINUS PRIZE FOR BEST UNDERGRADUATE PAPER IN MUSIC HISTORY AND CULTURES Hanna Dunakin continued from previous page DISTINCTION IN ART HISTORY Bridget Claire Fullam SIDNEY THOMAS PRIZE FOR BEST UNDERGRADUATE PAPER IN ART HISTORY Zora T. Ezawa BIOLOGY AWARD CERTIFICATE FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Zachary W. Capriotti Brett Thomas McKnight Jason Davis Huynh Tien Thi Pham Julia Cleo Fisher Brianna T. Rheaume Dante K. Guida Corinne M. Schenone Alexander P. Giudice Jenna Noelle Staples Harram Khawaja Melanie B. Sturm Jessica Taylor Kommor Nicholas E. Tramposch Elizabeth Kunnel Alex J. Weiner AWARD CERTIFICATE FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Ashley M. Andrews Chelsea J. Hoffman Stephanie-Kayla Bien-Aime Katherine M. Hostage Barrington C. Bucknor Scott M. Hushaw Meghan F. Carter Audrey P. Mellan Madison E. Gravino Stephanie Nguyen Kyra L. Harvey Osatohanmwen Onaghinor Sophie G. Hernandez Alexander J. Perna AWARD CERTIFICATE FOR ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT Rachel Behrent Patrick C. Lee McKenna Kate Brower Robert P. Martino Sarah L. Brune Timothy Ignatius Maynard Jackson T. Calhoun Simran Vinod Mirchandani Lauren C. Chamberlin Nicholas R. Najjar Nicole R. Chase Hunter P. Nowak Alyssa R. Cregan Sarah Rice Alaba Anna Tam Danagogo Sarah D. Riddle (Posthumously Awarded) Linzy M. Dineen Joshua A. Schultz Sixuan Guo Diego A. Torrejon Nicholas M. Hollmer Katherine E. Winebrake Olivia Howland continued from previous page OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY—DONALD G. LUNDGREN AWARD Yasmine M. Chahine Erin Jyo OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOCHEMISTRY Peter J. Fioramonti DISTINCTION IN BIOLOGY Meghan F. Carter Nicholas M. Hollmer Yasmine M. Chahine Erin Jyo Lauren C. Chamberlin Robert P. Martino Alaba Anna Tam Danagogo Audrey P. Mellan Linzy M. Dineen Alexander J. Perna Sixuan Guo Katherine E. Winebrake Kyra L. Harvey DISTINCTION IN BIOCHEMISTRY Jackson T. Calhoun Timothy Ignatius Maynard Simran Vinod Mirchandani DISTINCTION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY Ashley M. Andrews Rachel Behrent Hunter P. Nowak Nicholas H. Sawyer OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY Nicholas H. Sawyer TRIBETA NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL HONOR SOCIETY Nicole R. Chase Robert P. Martino Seth H. Dawicki Audrey P. Mellan Linzy M. Dineen Laurel M. Ness Julia Cleo Fisher Jenna Noelle Staples Erin Jyo Brittany T. Tocco NU RHO PSI—NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN NEUROSCIENCE Barrington C. Bucknor Sarah D. Riddle (Posthumously Awarded) Maiya C. Focht Sarah L. Rodriguez Jamie Gregg Nazia Shaheen Kyra L. Harvey Sandra M. Sousa Nicole H. Llewellyn Jenna Noelle Staples Sierra L. Lyles Brittany T. Tocco Jillian M. O’Sullivan Katherine Grace Villarin Nylobie P. Paul CHEMISTRY BIRGE AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY RESEARCH Connor W. Nehls WILLEM PRINS AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Alyssa Grzesiowski WILLIAM D. JOHNSON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT Elizabeth Clifford Yaya Muhammad Miharja Shawn Dormann Sadie Novak Katelyn Leets Fortune Ononiwu CLAYTON SPENCER AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Sponsored by alpha chi sigma Mackenzie Swanson DEPARTMENT AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY Timothy Ignatius Maynard DEPARTMENT AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN CHEMISTRY Kayla M. Valenti ACS DIVISION OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Recognizing a senior’s achievement in inorganic chemistry Cheyenne Kim Gentle ACS DIVISION OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Recognizing a senior’s achievement in organic chemistry Harrison Anthony Higgins ACS DIVISION OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Recognizing a senior’s achievement in physical chemistry Emily E. Dyer CRC HANDBOOK AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN HONORS CHEMISTRY Deva Basha Mark continued from previous page DEPARTMENT AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Kayla M. Valenti DEPARTMENT AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Alyssa Grzesiowski DISTINCTION IN BIOCHEMISTRY Jackson T. Calhoun Simran Mirchandani DISTINCTION IN CHEMISTRY Cassie Leah Grossman Harrison Anthony Higgins DEPARTMENT AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY Giavana Prucha Amber Vandepoele GEORGE WILEY AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Thomas Cammerino Annie Hsu GERSHON VINCOW AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY Ellie Aspin Ryan Martineau Juan Serrano CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVICALLY ENGAGED CITIZEN AWARD Ava Cohn COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS LOUIS DICARLO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Dannielle Hibshman EARTH SCIENCES DANIEL F. MERRIAM ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Xinyang Jiang continued from previous page ESTWING AWARD Bella Duati Martin Fernandez Richard Sprancmani VINCENT MCKELVEY SCHOLARSHIP Jeffrey Wade CHAUNCEY D. HOLMES AWARD Anita George Emily Weaver Angelina Manganese Paige Yamane Kaylee Polley Ying Yang Jane Vandervort THOMAS CRAMER HOPKINS AWARD Alex Macknight ECONOMICS DISTINCTION IN ECONOMICS Lia Zhu Li Chabot Lexin Lu Yijing Chen Can Luo Madison Kovach Jacob Waldron Bin Liao OMICRON DELTA EPSILON ECONOMICS HONOR SOCIETY Yijing Chen Can Luo Elaine Duckworth Hunter Nowak Brianna Hui Yixian (Ethan) Pan Jacob Kahane Alejandro Pesantez Madison Kovach Antonio Ramos Rivera Bin Liao Jacob Waldron Ruiyi Liu Walton Ward ENGLISH MARGARET YOUNG CRAGG PRIZE Caleb Wertz JOAN GARFINKEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Cody Benbow Madison Tyler ANTHONY J. PIETRAFESA PRIZE Caleb Wertz continued from previous page JEAN MARIE RICHARDS MEMORIAL AWARD Pritka Seshadri LAURETTA H. MCCAFFREY PRIZE Hannah Deichler HELEN OATES SULLIVAN SCHOLARSHIP Yasmin Nayrouz NU SIGMA NU ESSAY CONTEST Sofia Menes Pritka Seshadri GEOGRAPHY GEORGE B. CRESSEY AWARD Jamie Bowler Jonathan (Yoni) Ferbank PRESTON E. JAMES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Collin Blais Cristian Toellner GEOGRAPHY FACULTY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Dongyong Wei GAMMA THETA UPSILON HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES Collin Blais Edward Rosen Dylan Buck Ruihong Tang Jonathan (Yoni) Ferbank Cristian Toellner Nathan Patrick McPeak NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION/AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS EXCELLENCE OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Ruihong Tang HISTORY HOTCHKISS PRIZE Katelyn Rochelle Bajorek Blake Moyer Sophia Perida continued from previous page KETCHAM PRIZE Benjamin Field DISTINCTION IN HISTORY Brenna Bartosiewicz Benjamin Field Michaela Grainger William Hafer Jacob Sapounas PHI ALPHA THETA HONOR SOCIETY Jake Anderson William Hafer Anthony Crescente Samuel Hershman Devon Drabick Nicole Kelly Taylor Drabick Blake Moyer Benjamin Field Aaron Stuckey Keighley Ashen Gentle Kevin Treadway Michaela Grainger CHRONOS AWARD Harrison Scott Allen Benjamin C. Field Katelyn Rochelle Bajorek Horit Sophia Yap Perida Jakob Barlow Kevin C. Treadway Alexandra Lydia Bull Danielle M. Valdevit INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS G. MATTHEW BONHAM SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR AWARD Emily Sides GOODWIN COOKE LEADERSHIP AWARD Sofia Donolo JULIAN R. FRIEDMAN AWARD FOR INTERNATIONALISM Hope Wilkinson HARLAN CLEVELAND AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INTERNATIONAL POLICY Kailee Vick MATTHEW ROSS WANETIK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Karola Castaneda-Garcia continued from previous page DISTINCTION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Kenza Bouanane Ziguang Lu Nicholas Calbo Miranda Nemeth Sophia Carbone Jessica Shechtman Sofia Donolo Emily Sides Isobel Getchell Andres Trejo Kaizhao Zero Lin Kailee Vick Scott Lowry Hope Wilkinson SIGMA IOTA RHO HONOR SOCIETY Alivia Allers Scott Lowry Jakob Andersen Ziguang Lu Jake Anderson Parizeh Malik Colin Blais Joshua Margrey Madison Bollart Leidis Martinez Ferreiro Kenza Bouanane Lidia Menbaeva Samantha Branshaw Amy Nakamura Sophia Carbone Miranda Nemeth Miranda Carlo Yosathorn Niamsaing Karola Castaneda-Garcia Nicole Perrigo Liam Chambers Jack Radford Samantha Cooke Emily Sides Sarah Cossman Kailey Smith Sofia Donolo Michael Tognino Jr. Pamela Flores Andres Trejo Isobel Getchell Kailee Vick Molly Gibbs Yanan Wang Nicholas Julian Hope Wilkinson Kaizhao Lin Brianna Zimmermann Michael Lockfeld Jr. LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND LINGUISTICS OUTSTANDING