Q COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT EIGHT BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON Commencement JUNE 25, 2021 BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON BLUE CEREMONY – 4:00 PM SILVER CEREMONY – 7:30 PM Class of 2021 Table of Contents O Board of Trustees & President ...................................................4 Program ...........................................................................................5 2021 Graduates: Bachelor of Applied Arts .....................................................6 Bachelor of Applied Science ..........................................7–9 Bachelor of Science ............................................................10 Associate in Applied Science .....................................11–13 Associate in Arts ...........................................................14–17 Associate in Arts & Sciences ......................................18–32 Associate in Business ...................................................33–34 Associate in Math Education ...........................................35 Associate in Music ..............................................................35 Associate in Occupational & Life Skills .........................35 Associate in Science .....................................................36–37 Certificate of Accomplishment .................................38–40 Certificate of Achievement .........................................41–42 High School Diploma .................................................43–44 Academic Regalia ........................................................................45 About the Speaker ......................................................................46 Acknowledgements .....................................................................46 Bellevue College Board of Trustees O Greg Dietzel, Chair Richard Leigh, Vice Chair Richard Fukutaki Merisa Heu–Weller Hannah Stoddard Interim President O Gary Locke 4 Program O Welcome Gary Locke, Interim President and Former Governor of the State of Washington Introduction of Commencement Speaker Greg Dietzel, Board of Trustees Chair Commencement Address Doug Baldwin, Jr. President of Vault 89 and Former Seattle Seahawk Message to Graduates Jay Inslee, Governor of the State of Washington Introduction of Faculty Speaker Dr. Rob Viens, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Faculty Tribute to Graduates Caroline Whittaker Leffall, Adjunct Faculty, Institute for Business & Information Technology Introduction of Student Speaker Dr. Brenda Ivelisse, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Student Speaker Kevin Allen, Class of 2021 Awarding of Degrees Gary Locke Greg Dietzel, on behalf of the Board of Trustees Card Readers Jennie Mayer • Tammi Doyle Dr. Leslie Heizer Newquist • Archana Alwar Closing Remarks Gary Locke, Interim President of Bellevue College 5 Bachelor of Applied Arts INTERIOR DESIGN Oktay Zeynel Bayrami Thao T. T. Mai, Cum Laude Huijuan Bi Kate McQuade Nolte, Melissa Ann Black Magna Cum Laude Kathleen Joan Burkland, Benedicte Mukaba Magna Cum Laude Saung Mundt, Magna Cum Laude Alyssa Rae Carnes, Magna Cum Laude Madhumitha Muralidharan, Xiaoxiang Chen, Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Karina Chuquihuaccha Merylin Ortac, Summa Cum Laude Sarah Collins Jihae Park, Cum Laude Lydia Fahim Samira Yasmin Qayyum, Magna Cum Laude Karim Hanafy Emily Michelle Reames, Emily Hankins, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Diana Francis Hayden, Ashlynn Kate Riddle Magna Cum Laude Rocchina Staffiere Banda, Kristin Anne Hensley, Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Katherine MacNair Hogan, Madison Taylor Roundtree, Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude John Hsu Jamilette Ruiz Xinzhu Huang Sidharth Sharma Ashley N. Ishmael, Cum Laude Margot Smith, Cum Laude Kelsi Kaczmarek, Summa Cum Laude Rebecca Snyder, Magna Cum Laude Lynsey Ann Keenan, Cum Laude Tanner Sobota Woanfinn Kim, Magna Cum Laude Rashmi Sundararajan, Kei Kimoto, Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Jiaqi Lai Ashley Tingey, Summa Cum Laude Tania Ruth Lanphere, Catalina Ungureanasu, Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Robert Jeremy Ustanik, Yanfeng Li, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Gabriela Limon-Romero, Thuy Thanh Vo, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude YuHao Wang Hsin Lin, Cum Laude Jeannette Natalie Wilson, Tony Loo, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Colleen Lyell, Magna Cum Laude Rong Zhang, Magna Cum Laude ✧ Distinction ★ High Distinction ✪ High Distinction with 4.0 G.P.A. 6 Bachelor of Applied Science APPLIED ACCOUNTING Israa I. Aldurzi, Cum Laude Vivian Hue Thanh Lai Lina Alsammarraie, Cum Laude Brian Landick Stephen Michael Ashcraft Elizabeth Leighton, Cum Laude Crystal Belsha Michelle A. Martinez Davila Dahiana Lizbeth Calicoat Antonina Medvinskaya, Cum Laude Yukiko Amber Chadwick, Cum Laude Cynthia R. Montelepre, Cum Laude Daria J. Gonzales, Magna Cum Laude Esperance Zahabu Mukadi, Azemina Gurdic Cum Laude Chin-Ling Huang, Magna Cum Laude Jasmine Anne Nowkhasteh James Schauss Qini Huang Peter Donnelly Joss, Magna Cum Laude Pallavi Sharma Jason Kashubskiy, Cum Laude Janelle Shchavlinskiy, Cum Laude Ramneek Kaur Carrie Ann Thomas, Cum Laude Amir M. Khan, Magna Cum Laude Alec Burton Reyes Wheeler Azam Khan, Magna Cum Laude Yunshan Zhang DATA ANALYTICS Ryan Baird, Magna Cum Laude Addison McFeely, Cum Laude Theresa Lynn Butay, Cum Laude Chantal Kathleen Montanez RJ Covert Copeland, Cum Laude Eric L. Phelps Christa Nicole Copenhaver, Jhopselyn Singleton Magna Cum Laude Robert Geoffrey Spring Jr. Jordan Christopher Fujioka Nabil Monjur Syed Peichen Geng, Cum Laude Dane Turnbull Tyler Luke Julian, Cum Laude Vamseeraj Hari Vemula Yating Ke, Cum Laude Jenna Deanna Vogelsang, Cum Laude Youl Kim Huiwen Yang, Cum Laude Myles John Lewis Ning Li, Magna Cum Laude DIGITAL MARKETING Kyle Thomas Anderson-De Avila Colleen Luong Magana Luiza Maratovna Asadullina Eunice Mayala Mbundu, Cum Laude Jason Baesel, Cum Laude Stephanie McCarty Jackson Barokas Connor James McIlquham Tyler Huu Bui Carolina Natividad Moricet, Virgil Burns, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Kaitlin Conn, Cum Laude Samantha Nguyen William Dean Megan Osgood Zachary Diamante, Cum Laude Jordan Reamey Justin Dorgan Marquis Keoni Reyes Mumpar Simardeep Singh Kainth, Cum Laude Jessica Samaniego, Magna Cum Laude Brett A. Kennedy, Magna Cum Laude Victoria Precila Santana Fennell Emmanuel G. Lesnawati Evodie Useni Sheda, Cum Laude Ming Li Lauren Stair Lanfeng Lin, Magna Cum Laude Nipun Sudhir Yuanyuan Lin Nghia Vo ✧ Distinction ★ High Distinction ✪ High Distinction with 4.0 G.P.A. 7 Bachelor of Applied Science HEALTH AND WELLNESS Kimberly Vanessa Jimenez Garay Erin Scott Awan Johnson Kevin Serna HEALTHCARE INFORmaTICS Shashi Kumar, Cum Laude Nellie Ratsamee, Cum Laude Victoria Quach, Magna Cum Laude Daniela Ivonne Terrones-Pozos HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT & LEadERShiP Healthcare Management General Concentration Nathan Shawn Anderson, Harleen Kandola Magna Cum Laude Zianab Koroma Renata Marion Baker, Cum Laude Jessica Irene Lakeru Tahzhanay Barton Ruri Lee Daidria Amelia Boyd, Jeffrey Nguyen Magna Cum Laude Maryann Okoye Ashley Nicole Bromwich, Cum Laude Stephen Osei Eduard Vladimirovich Busev, Magna Cum Laude Claudia A. Galindo Simental, Cum Laude Bryan David Cabanting, Magna Cum Laude Christie Taing, Cum Laude Theresa Chapin, Cum Laude Bianca M. Towne, Cum Laude Renelyn DeGuzman Cruz Rebecca Pauline Wattam, Cum Laude Jayna Hubert, Magna Cum Laude Cierra Kaylese Wilson HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT & LEadERShiP Radiation & Imaging Management Concentration Timothy Lee Heimgartner, Cum Laude Sarah Suzanne Steffen, Cum Laude Kimberly Leelani Kimberlin, Carolann Wiwel, Cum Laude Cum Laude Ryan Moore, Magna Cum Laude INFORmaTION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY Application Development Concentration Adel Useni Aziza, Magna Cum Laude Elizabeth Emily Sayler Miguel Angel Austin Suputh Shaythong, Diaz-Covarrubias Santos Magna Cum Laude Brett Edward Gibbs, Magna Cum Laude Tammie Renee Turpen, Cum Laude Aaron Greene, Magna Cum Laude David Ira Wikstrom, Cum Laude Dylan B. Harkness, Cum Laude Emily Jennifer Yu, Magna Cum Laude Chunyao Li INFORmaTION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY Business Intelligence Concentration Chanthou Lam Sarah Ann Lusby ✧ Distinction ★ High Distinction ✪ High Distinction with 4.0 G.P.A. 8 Bachelor of Applied Science INFORmaTION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY Cyber Security and Systems Administration Concentration Yves Bwansa Marie Alexandria Lusby, Jason D. Engstrom, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Tyler Fleming Nima Mehrabani, Cum Laude Mark Gano Evan Ken Nguyen, Cum Laude Joshua Charles Gibson, Patrick Michael Olschlager Summa Cum Laude Isaac Shantz-Kreutzkamp, Cum Laude Ha Hoang, Magna Cum Laude Matthew Burton Smith, Cum Laude Han Hoang, Magna Cum Laude Nathan Ling-Heng So, Cum Laude Matthew John Kotwasinski, Magna Cum Laude MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES Henri Bonina Kelsie Mae McGraw Matthew James Heath, Cum Laude Anh Tram Nguyen, Magna Cum Laude Jonathan Lee Tanis Arinn O’Connor Rachel Kalele Mbu RadiaTION & ImaGING SCIENCES Diagnostic Medical Sonography Concentration Shawn Owen Ellithorpe, Magna Cum Laude RadiaTION & ImaGING SCIENCES Technology Concentration Wasihun Ewnetu Dominic Rafael Montague Brian Flores-Moreno, Cum Laude Roneel Naidu April Dawn Heitzman, Amanda Roth, Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Allison Christine Schaapman, Aaron Hoang Cum Laude Melissa Dawn Lidorikiotis, Cum Laude Bryan Walker, Cum Laude ✧ Distinction ★ High Distinction ✪ High Distinction with 4.0 G.P.A. 9 Bachelor of Science COMPUTER SCIENCE Bailey Allen, Magna Cum Laude Nesi Mpanzu Matondo Armell Jeremy Acoba Apolonio Francois Mukaba, Cum Laude Maximiliano Ayala, Cum Laude Ariel Ngoie Mukadi Jasmine Judith Battle, Christina Vi Nguyen