F Washington College Commencement Processional Richard C. DeProspo Ceremony Marshal Professor of English and American Studies Presiding Wayne B. Powell Interim President of the College Invocation The Rev. Randy K. Callender, Rector St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Annapolis The National Anthem Madison Gabrielle Battle ’21 and Lift Every Voice and Sing Berkleigh Mackenna Fadden ’21 Daniel Palmatary ’21 Destiny Smith’21 Welcome Dr. Powell Senior Class Speaker Paris A. Young ’21 Alumni Citation Michael Harvey Christine Lincoln ’00 Interim Provost and Dean of the College Greetings and the Mandamus Stephen T. Golding ’72 for College Honors Chair, Board of Visitors and Governors Conferring of Honorary Degree Dr. Powell Response & Address Katie Hood Doctor of Public Service Graduation of the Class of 2021 The Mandamus Mr. Golding Conferring of Degrees Dr. Powell Presentation of Candidates Dr. Harvey Hi Juvenes, Candidati Alumni Sunt Marshal DeProspo The Alumni Association’s Award Dr. Harvey for Distinguished Teaching Faculty and Student Awards Dr. Harvey 3 Senior Honors and Prizes Dr. Harvey The Jane Huston Goodfellow Memorial Prize To a graduating senior, majoring in science, who has an abiding appreciation of the arts and humanities and has shown scholastic excellence. The Gold Pentagon Awards To one senior and one alumnus, faculty or friend of the College, selected by the Omicron Delta Kappa Society, in recognition of meritorious service to Washington College. Sophie Kerr Prize To the senior having the best ability and promise for future fulfillment in the field of literary endeavor. Awards Conferred by the Entire Faculty The Louis L. Goldstein ’35 Award To a graduating senior who, in the opinion of the faculty, has demonstrated unusual interest, enthusiasm and potential in the field of public affairs. Eugene B. Casey Medal To a senior woman voted by the faculty to be outstanding in the qualities of scholarship, character, leadership and campus citizenship. Henry W.C. Catlin 1894 Medal To a senior man voted by the faculty to be outstanding in the qualities of scholarship, character, leadership and campus citizenship. Clark-Porter Medal To the student whose character and personal integrity, in the opinion of the faculty, have most clearly enhanced the quality of campus life. Presented by Charles B. Clark, class of 1934, in memory of Harry P. Porter, class of 1905. George Washington Medal and Award To the senior who shows the greatest promise of understanding and realizing in life and work the ideals of a liberal education. Closing Remarks Dr. Powell Benediction Rev. Callender Recessional Marshal DeProspo 4 With thanks to Processional and Recessional Music: John Paul Howell, Chuck Powers, and Robert G. Wallace of the Chesapeake Caledonian Pipes and Drums Interpretation for the deaf: Deafinitions & Interpreting, LLC SHING A TO .W N G .I E N L R L E O P C . U V B E . M R 17 82 A B . R L Y I . L G I S 5 Honorary Degree Recipient Katie Hood KATIE HOOD is Chief Executive Officer of One Love, the nation’s leading educator of young people on the topic of healthy and unhealthy relationships, as both a primary prevention strategy for relationship abuse and as an investment in the relationship health of the next generation. Prior to joining One Love, Hood was Chief Executive Officer at the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, where for nine years she worked to drive research progress toward a cure. She also worked as a philanthropic consultant and served as a visiting lecturer at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Before discovering her passion for philanthropy, she held positions at both Goldman Sachs and Bain & Company. A dynamic speaker and frequent panelist, Hood has appeared at Aspen Ideas: Health, Milken Global Conference, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Conference and The Nantucket Project. Her 2019 TED talk, “The Difference between Healthy and Unhealthy Love,” captured more than 8 million views. Hood received her bachelor’s degree in public policy from Duke University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She lives outside of New York City with her husband, four children, and two dogs. 6 Alumni Citation Recipient Christine Lincoln ’00 CHRISTINE LINCOLN is an internationally award- winning author and motivational speaker. Her stories have appeared on stage at Symphony Space and Word Theatre, read and performed by Don Cheadle, Gary Dourdan, and Lizan Mitchell. Her short stories have appeared in various literary journals such as Pleiades Magazine and the Paris Review. Lincoln is Poet Laureate Emeritus of York Pennsylvania. During her service to the City of York she created a writing group at a local domestic violence safehouse where she helped survivors of trauma and abuse explore poetry as a means to healing. She also created “Writers Voice,” a monthly column for the York Daily Record that featured emerging writers and visual artists throughout South Central Pennsylvania. Christine has traveled throughout the United States and the world, including South Africa where she was the first author to represent the United States in South Africa’s annual Year of the Writer Celebration. She has appeared on NPR, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and has been featured as a “Phenomenal Woman” in O: The Oprah Magazine. Lincoln’s life motto is this: you only have this one wild beautiful life, so live it like you mean it. Currently, Lincoln divides her time between Ghana, Africa and the United States, working as a writer, speaker, teacher, artist, community leader and activist. And primarily this is how Lincoln sees herself, as an artist activist who uses every talent and gift like a superhero, like Princess Diana of Themyscira. But, instead of using a magic lasso and invisible plane Lincoln uses words to save herself and hopefully the world. 7 Candidates for the Degree †First Honor Graduate First Honor Graduates Lucy-Dannielle Abena Ofosu-Appiah, summa cum laude Bachelor of Arts Charles Matthew Snyder, summa cum laude †Liane Elise Beckley, summa cum laude, Lynette Yoshiki Masuda, in absentia, summa cum laude Neilsen Professional Practice Award, Lynette William George Rotsch, summa cum laude, Neilsen Juror’s Choice Award The Economics Department Award †Annalie Rose Buscarino, summa cum laude, Jacquelyn M. Smith, summa cum laude, Bennett Emil J.C. Hildenbrand Memorial Award, Lamond Senior Capstone Award in English Margaret Horsley Award Benjamin Barton, summa cum laude, †Bethany Joy Ford, summa cum laude, Dr. Davy The Economics Department Award H. McCall Prize in Economics, International Holly Ann Shaffer, summa cum laude Studies Award Talia Seidman, summa cum laude †Elizabeth Anne Lilly, summa cum laude, George magna cum laude Washington Medal & Award, The Department of Alana Lexi Pecchioli, Philosophy and Religion Award, Sociology Service Gillian H. Kelahan, magna cum laude Award Michelle Nguyen Ly, magna cum laude †Julia M. Manaraze, summa cum laude, The Leah Rose Morris, magna cum laude, Norman James Humanities Award for Excellence American Studies Program Senior Capstone †Megan Stephanie Walsh, summa cum laude, Experience Award Emil J.C. Hildenbrand Memorial Award Yuying Liu, magna cum laude, Dr. Davy H. McCall Prize in Economics, Tai Sung An Bachelor of Arts Memorial Prize Rebecca Joan Kanaskie, summa cum laude Agnes Anderson, magna cum laude Kathryn Elizabeth Shenk, summa cum laude, Lizet Ivarra, magna cum laude, Erika & Henry Arthur A. Knapp ’39 Memorial Prize in History, Salloch Prize, Psychology Department Award Phi Alpha Theta Tamia Janelle Williams, magna cum laude Emily Nicole Fehsenfeld, summa cum laude, Justin T. Nash, magna cum laude, The Maureen Political Science Award Jacoby Prize Caitlin Rose Woods, virtual attendee, summa Maya Anne Moskunas, magna cum laude, cum laude, The Seán O Connor Teaching Award Department of Business Management Senior Vanessa Leigh Rupertus, in absentia, summa Capstone Award cum laude Miles Nicholas Cochran, in absentia, magna Patrick T. Salerno, virtual attendee, summa cum cum laude laude, The Department of Philosophy and Religion Brenda N. Clark, magna cum laude Award Zachary Austensen, magna cum laude Emily Rose Wiest, summa cum laude Megan Leanne Ritchey, magna cum laude, Anna Garow, summa cum laude, The Economics Political Science Award Department Award, Arthur A. Knapp ’39 Bradley Harrison Melzer, magna cum laude, Memorial Prize in History Department of Business Management Award, Nicole Hatfield, summa cum laude Department of Business Management Senior Sarah Anne Bowden, summa cum laude Capstone Experience Award Nicole Ann Noce, summa cum laude, William Jacob W. Goudy, in absentia, magna cum laude Gover Duvall ’30 Prize Parker Elizabeth Wolf, magna cum laude, Vax Jones, summa cum laude, Psychology Outstanding Dance Minor Student Award Department Outstanding Achievement Award Isabella Robbin Sansanelli, cum laude, Penny J. Aidan Kelly, summa cum laude Fall Award 8 Ethan Hu, cum laude Rahat Choudery Grace Campbell Moery, cum laude Laura Nicole Cochrane Annie Rebecca Javitt, cum laude, Alpha Chi Mark Roland Cooley Omega Music Award Larah C. Cox Destiny Smith, cum laude, Alpha Chi Omega Julia Rose Cunningham, in absentia Music Award Hunter Dase Elizabeth Hill, virtual attendee, cum laude Christopher Nathaniel Del Rosario Michael Spence, cum laude Dominic James Delcoco Jason Christopher Miller, cum laude Andrew DelPercio MacKenzie Brady, cum laude, The Writers Aaron I. Deutsch Union Award Kevin A. Dickey, in absentia Bethelehem Kassahun Yirga, cum laude Sarah Dexter Dockham, in absentia Michael Colin Levi, cum laude, The Communication and Media Studies Capstone Experience Award, Sara Douglas Education Department Award Leah Anne Duff Evan Lee Wilson Gaines, cum laude, The Jacqueline Mildred Dulaff, in absentia Communication and Media Studies Outstanding Brett William Edwards Scholar Award Griffin James Eisenmann Anna Elise Bennett, cum laude Harrison Colby Ernst, in absentia Aaron B. Adler, in absentia Ziwei Fang, in absentia Caroline Elizabeth Albert Andrew K. Feeley Angela Julianne Aponte Gonzalez, The Lambda Guotai Feng, virtual attendee Alpha Gamma of Maryland Chapter Senior Award Jackson G.