142nd Commencement May 17, 2020 Contents Order of Exercises ........................................................................................................ 2 Commencement Speaker ........................................................................................... 3 Candidates for Graduate Degrees ............................................................................. 4 Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees .................................................................... 6 Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees with Departmental Honors ......................................................................................16 Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees with Latin Honors .......................................................................................................20 Selected Fellowships and Awards ..........................................................................21 Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees Elected to the National Honor Societies ..............................................................21 Smith College School for Social Work ..................................................................24 Prize Awards .................................................................................................................26 The Class of 2020 .......................................................................................................30 Order of Exercises Call to Order Joseph McVeigh Head Marshal, Professor of German Studies Invocation Matilda Rose Cantwell, M.S.W. ’96 Director of Religious & Spiritual Life and College Chaplain Welcome Remarks Kathleen McCartney President of the College Student Government Association Address Rosalie Irene Toupin ’20 Student Government Association President Senior Class Address Dimitra Konstantinos Sierros ’20 Senior Class President and Class of 2020 Alumnae Class President Commencement Address Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives Conferring of Graduate and Baccalaureate Degrees Certificates of Study Diploma in Interdisciplinary Studies and Global Studies Master of Science Master of Arts in Teaching Master of Fine Arts Reader: Bill Peterson, Associate Provost 2 Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts Readers: Danielle Ramdath, Associate Dean of the College and Dean of the Senior Class Andrea Rossi-Reder, Dean of the Junior Class and Ada Comstock Scholars Closing Remarks President McCartney Adjournment Joseph McVeigh Commencement Speaker Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives Now in her third term as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi is the most powerful woman in American politics. Known as a tough but compassionate leader and a master of the legislative process, Pelosi has stood firm against political adversaries, unifying the fractious Democratic Party while pushing for leg- islation to protect society’s most vulnerable members—including women, people of color, workers, children, those with disabilities, immigrants and the LGBTQ population. As the 52nd speaker of the House, she has focused her legislative agenda on the climate crisis, the opioid epidemic and health- care issues. She has also strengthened consumer protections and fought government corruption. Pelosi raised five children before she was elected to Congress in 1987 to represent California’s eighth district. In her first speech on the House floor, she addressed the HIV and AIDS epidemic at a time when the government had been silent on the topic. Her election in 2007 as the first woman speaker of the House made history. During her initial ten- ure, from 2007 to 2011, she became a vocal critic of the war in Iraq. When Democrats lost the House in 2010, she became minority leader—once delivering a record-breaking speech, lasting more than eight hours, to protest legislation that failed to protect the children of undocumented immigrants. In 2019 she regained the speaker position in the midst of a standoff over border-wall funding that resulted in the longest government shutdown ever. She soon became President Trump’s most formidable challenger, even canceling the annual State of the Union address until the opposing side agreed to temporarily reopen the government. Despite her rocky relationship with the president, Pelosi has been able to work productively with some of his closest advisers, recently hammering out a difficult trade agreement and economic stimulus plans to help mitigate the financial effects of the current COVID-19 crisis. Her unflappable style has proven to be essential in these challenging times. “Fear is never a word used with me,” she said in a recent interview. “I’m never afraid, and I’m rarely surprised.” 3 Candidates for Graduate Degrees Certificate of Study Carla Marianne Paulu Groenitz Kathryn Jankura University of Hamburg, Germany B.A., Eastern Connecticut State Ari Alexandrescu University B.S., North Carolina State University Fernando Manchón Pachón Exercise and Sport Studies University of Cordoba, Spain Marisa Hayli Blackman Katherine Rose Kerrigan B.A., The College of New Jersey Laure Manissadjian B.A., Bowdoin College École Nationale Supérieure Exercise and Sport Studies Elise Marta Catania D’Architecture Paris-Val de Seine, France B.A., University of Rochester Lianne Frances McCluskey Dion Munyaneza B.A., LaSalle University Christine Hayoung Cho University of Paris VII, France Exercise and Sport Studies B.A., Bates College Justina Wohlrab Aaron Thomas Miller Olivia Soledad Del Guercio University of Vienna, Austria B.A., Indiana State University B.A., Scripps College Exercise and Sport Studies Valeri Jean-Pierre Master of Science Nicholas J. Polzin B.S., Medgar Evers College B.A., Kalamazoo College Sarah Linn Burnell Exercise and Sport Studies Meera Nadeem B.A., Grinnell College B.A., Westfield State University Exercise and Sport Studies Brianna Lynn Roath B.S., Western New England University Allison Quintana Renna Bushko Exercise and Sport Studies B.A., Wesleyan University A.B., Smith College Biological Sciences Darrell Alan St. Jean Karen L. Reed B.S., University of Southern Maine A.B., Mount Holyoke College Natalie Garcia Caney Exercise and Sport Studies B.A., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Dexter Taylor Jr. Diploma in Interdisciplinary Exercise and Sport Studies B.S., Bemidji State University Studies and Global Studies Exercise and Sport Studies Kayla Cloud Lara Luca Bogataj B.A., Wesleyan University University of Hamburg, Germany Exercise and Sport Studies Master of Arts in Teaching Inès Boulaigue Emily Lundell Gustavson Lucille Marie Ausman University of Paris IV/Sorbonne, France B.A., Wheaton College A.B., Smith College Exercise and Sport Studies Sara De Leonardis Anthony Justin Bourdon Laurea, University of Florence, Italy Jacob Hoffstein B.A., Elmira College A.B., Amherst College Elsie Frémont Exercise and Sport Studies David Allan Cassleman Sciences Po, France B.A., University of Michigan 4 Cecilia Alden Darby Emily Ann Olmos-Govea Master of Fine Arts A.B., Mount Holyoke College A.B., Smith College Mary Beth Brooker Tatiana Mi-Hae Galli Amanda Jeanne Picardi B.A., San Francisco State University A.B., Smith College A.B., Smith College M.A., University of California Santa Cruz Theatre Sophia Astrid Glading-DiLorenzo Hebatuallah Saleh B.A., University of Massachusetts B.S., Cairo University, Egypt Alexandra Burley Amherst B.A., University of Michigan Christcyra Sok Dance Robert B. Jones A.B., Smith College B.S., University of Iowa Antonia Craige M.S., Antioch University Moriah Anne Sterling B.A., Wesleyan University B.A., Bard College M.Ed., North Carolina State University Gina Martucci Dance A.B., Smith College Alexander Springer Abby Moon B.F.A., University of Michigan B.A., Clark University Dance 5 Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees Ada Comstock Scholars Ketty Munyenyembe Yeiny Elizabeth Moreno Cabral A.B., Biological Sciences A.B., Psychology Melissa Amaro A.B., Psychology Giovanna M. Noe-Wilson Yansi Patricia Murga A.B., Biological Sciences A.B., English Language & Literature Kimberly Barrios A.B., Psychology Paige E. Patrick Maeve S. Porter Holliday A.B., Statistical & Data Sciences and A.B., Anthropology Laurel Bickar Psychology A.B., Psychology Madison Rosa Ramirez Mazaheri Melissa Yvette Pena A.B., Spanish and Latin American Studies Jessica E. Booth A.B., Study of Women & Gender A.B., Anthropology Haven Sandoval Kelley Carol Power A.B., Art: History Grace E. Bratzel A.B., Neuroscience A.B., English Language & Literature and Rebecca Leigh Wolf Computer Science Lauren M. Raimunde S.B., Engineering Science A.B., Study of Women & Gender Carolina Dellepiane A.B., Psychology Jessica L. Reinert Baldwin House A.B., Government Sheilena Mae Downey Eliza Berry Day A.B., History Julia R. Riccardi A.B., Neuroscience A.B., Neuroscience Ashley Marie Fishbein Claire Kenney Golan A.B., Biological Sciences Amber E. Roldan A.B., English Language & Literature A.B., Neuroscience Angie J. Gregory Adrianna K. Grow A.B., Art: Studio Ana Sofia Rosas A.B., Biological Sciences A.B., History Kathleen Hawes Jessica G. Hernandez-Soria A.B., English Language & Literature Fathima Shameera Salahudeen A.B., Engineering Arts A.B., Biochemistry Alicia M. Hunter Samantha Nancy-May Jones A.B., Psychology Fatou Sidibe A.B., Sociology A.B., Government Andrea Ker Hutter Morgan May Kaenzig de Denus A.B., Psychology Shaina R. Wallace A.B., French Studies and A.B., Psychology Art: Architecture & Urbanism Robin N. Karoway-Waterhouse A.B., English Language & Literature Penelope Lee Wilder Margaret