219 The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College May 2020 Contents Message from the President ............................................................................................................................. 2 The Board of Trustees, Senior Officers of Administration, Deans of the University of Vermont, Governance and Leadership Groups ................................................................................................................. 3 Emeriti Faculty of the University of Vermont Class of 2019 .................................................................................. 4 Faculty Honors............................................................................................................................................... 5 2020 Latin Honors Graduates .......................................................................................................................... 6 University Awards to Graduates ...................................................................................................................... 8 College and School Graduates, and Awards Honors College ..........................................................................................................................................10 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ......................................................................................................... 12 College of Arts and Sciences ........................................................................................................................ 17 Grossman School of Business ...................................................................................................................... 29 College of Education and Social Services ........................................................................................................32 College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences .........................................................................................37 Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources ............................................................................... 42 College of Nursing and Health Sciences ........................................................................................................ 45 Larner College of Medicine ......................................................................................................................... 48 Graduate College ...................................................................................................................................... 53 Honor Societies and Scholars Programs Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key International Honour Society, Mortar Board, Boulder Society, Tower Society, Order of Omega, RHO Lambda National Recognition Society, Gamma Sigma Alpha, Green and Gold Scholars, Patrick Family Scholarship, Community Service Scholars, Vermont Scholars ................... 68 Message from the Alumni Association President ............................................................................................. 70 Song Universitas V. Montis (alma mater) ............................................................................................................... 71 Academic Regalia and Ceremonial Symbols The Academic Costume, The Class of 1927 Memorial Mace, The University Seal, Banners of the Colleges and Schools...................................................................................................................................72 PLEASE NOTE: Errors will occur in the listings of candidates for graduation. Because of the time required for preparing the program, the listings may contain names of persons who will not receive a degree at this time and also may omit the names of a few persons who will receive degrees. These errors are unavoidable. The University of Vermont is a 504 Title IX Affirmative Action Institution. Printed on 30% post-consumer recycled paper. COMMENCEMENT 2020 1 Dear Graduates, Today we celebrate you, our newest graduates, in a way that we’ve never done before, and in a way that I think no one would have forecast at the start of this academic year. We eagerly look to the day when we can be together again to honor the Class of 2020 and your many achieve- ments. But the conferring of degrees for our graduates is not to be delayed—it is an important recognition of these years of immersion and discovery, of diligence and break- throughs, that we acknowledge today and celebrate with your family and friends. I hope every one of you feels the enthusiastic recogni- tion of the UVM community, and of your loved ones and friends, for all of your hard work and impressive accom- plishments leading up to this day. Not every graduating class enters the world beyond university in such a historic moment. But this is your moment, and we celebrate you now, not only for your achievements, but also for the focus and fortitude that has brought you to this threshold. Every one of you can add the character qualities of adaptability and resilience to your resumes—you have shown that you have what it takes to finish strong in the face of the unexpected. Those qualities will take you far in life and will help shape your path ahead. Wherever that path takes you, we know you will make your alma mater proud! With all my best wishes, Suresh Garimella President, University of Vermont 2 COMMENCEMENT 2020 The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College BOARD OF TRUSTEES SENIOR OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION Ron E. Lumbra President of the University ................................................ Suresh V. Garimella Chair of the Board Provost and Senior Vice President ......................................... Patricia A. Prelock UVM Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer ..............Shane Jacobson Suresh V. Garimella Vice President for Finance and Treasurer .................................. Richard H. Cate President Vice President for Operations and Public Safety ............................. Gary L. Derr Vice President for Research ...................................................Kirk Dombrowski The Hon. Philip B. Scott Vice President for University Relations and Administration .. Thomas J. Gustafson Governor of the State of Vermont Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion ....................Wanda R. Heading-Grant Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, and Cynthia Barnhart Chief of Staff to the President ........................................ Sharon Reich Paulsen Vice Chair of the Board Vice Provost for Student Affairs ..................................................Annie Stevens Chief Information Officer ...................................................... Simeon Ananou The Hon. Curt McCormack Chief Communications Officer .....................................................Nicci Brown Secretary of the Board Chief Internal Auditor...........................................................William Harrison Associate Provost for Academic Affairs .................................Jennifer Dickinson Briar L. Alpert Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs ...........................................Jim Vigoreaux David B. Aronoff The Hon. John L. Bartholomew DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY Otto G. Berkes Graduate College ........................................................... Cynthia J. Forehand Robert P. Brennan, Jr. Larner College of Medicine ......................................................Richard L. Page The Hon. Kevin Christie Honors College ....................................................................David Jenemann Frank J. Cioffi College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ........................................Jean Harvey John M. Dineen College of Arts and Sciences .......................................................William Falls The Hon. Johannah Leddy Donovan Grossman School of Business................................................... Sanjay Sharma Carolyn K. Dwyer College of Education and Social Services ..................................... Scott Thomas Jodi H. Goldstein College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences .....................Linda Schadler David J. Gringeri Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources ...... Nancy E. Mathews Donald H. McCree College of Nursing and Health Sciences ...................................... Scott Thomas The Hon. Carol B. Ode University Libraries ....................................................................Bryn Geffert Ed Pagano Students ..............................................................................David A. Nestor The Hon. Shapleigh Smith, Jr. Continuing and Distance Education ...................................Cynthia L. Belliveau Berke Tinaz The Hon. Tristan D. Toleno GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP GROUPS The Hon. Samuel R. Young Student Government Association President ................................Jillian Scannell Student Government Association Vice President .......................... Owen Doherty Graduate Student Senate President ......................................Jessica Bocanegra Graduate Student Senate Vice President ................................ Avery Rasmussen Faculty Senate President ..................................................Thomas Chittenden Faculty Senate Vice President .............................................. Christopher Burns Staff Council President ........................................................... Stephen Lunna Staff Council Vice President .......................................................Caleb Gilbert Alumni Association