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QUEENS COLLEGE
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A MESSAGE FROM
President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE REMARKABLE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THE CLASS OF 2017. Your years of hard work and sacrifice have paid off as you are now Queens College graduates. I hope you are as proud of yourself as we are of you. With degree in hand, you will now move on to make a career, whether it be as teachers, doctors, artists, accoun-tants, sociologists, musicians, or scientists. Your major has prepared you for success in your chosen field, but the liber-al arts education you have received at Queens College has prepared you for something more. It has prepared you to tackle problems that can never be solved by breakthroughs in medicine or technology. It has prepared you for life. We are living through a time of remarkable change. The revolution in computer technology has made us rethink almost every part of our lives: how we read, how we gather information, how we express ourselves, and how we stay in touch with other people. But for all the change we have experienced, we are still wrestling with the age-old prob-lems of poverty, war, and hatred. Your greatest challenge will be learning to adapt to a world that is always chang-ing, while trying to solve those problems that stubbornly resist change.
But do not let the problems of our world rob you of your joy in life. And at the same time, do not let the joy you feel in your own achievements blind you to the fact that the world is waiting for your help. Make your voice and your ideas heard. By doing so, you will be living up to the college’s motto of Discimus ut Serviamus: We learn so that we may serve. During your years on campus you were part of a remark-able family. I hope you will still think of the college as part of your family and stay in touch. Let us know how you fare in the world, the jobs you take, the families you start, the careers you succeed in, even your ideas on how we at the college might do things differently. And please consider ways in which you can help tomorrow’s students get ahead, perhaps by mentoring, offering an internship, networking, or donating to one of our scholarship funds. On behalf of all the faculty and staff at Queens College, I wish you every possible success in the future.
Ninety-third CommencementFRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 THE QUADRANGLE 9:00 IN THE MORNING
PRESIDINGFélix V. Matos Rodríguez, President of Queens College
CHIEF MARSHALNancy Hemmes, Professor Emeritus of Psychology
PROCESSIONALEdward Elgar (arr. Claire Grundman), Pomp and Circumstance
Queens College Symphonic Wind EnsembleKristin Mozeiko, Conductor, Lecturer, Aaron Copland School of Music
THE NATIONAL ANTHEMJennifer Russo, Advanced Diploma Post-Baccalaureate Degree ’17
GREETINGSThe Honorable Melinda Katz, Queens Borough President
The Honorable Toby Ann Stavisky, District 16, New York State SenateThe Honorable Nily Rozic, District 25, New York State Assembly
The Honorable Rory I. Lancman, 24th District, New York City CouncilThe Honorable Rita DiMartino, Board of Trustees, City University of New York
The Honorable Christopher Rosa, Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, City University of New York
CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY DEGREESPresented by President Matos Rodríguez
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Saul Kupferberg
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Donald Brownstein
CONFERRING OF THE QUEENS COLLEGE PRESIDENT’S MEDALPresented by President Matos Rodríguez
The Honorable Grace Meng, Representative, 6th Congressional District
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Congresswoman Meng
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PRESIDENTIAL CHARGEPresident Matos Rodríguez
HOODING OF CLASS REPRESENTATIVESDegree candidates presented by Elizabeth F. Hendrey,
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Hooding by Adam Rockman, Vice President for Student Affairs
The candidates being hooded represent all students in their respective degree categories.
CONFERRING OF DEGREESPresident Matos Rodríguez
CLOSING OF CEREMONYProfessor Hemmes
RECESSIONALRalph Vaughn Williams (arr. Alfred Reed), Sine Nomine (second ending)
Henry Fillmore, Americans We Wind Ensemble
Music prior to ceremony
James L. Hosay, Black Granite Symphonic March
Conducted by Joanna Rocco, Graduate Assistant Conductor
Rossano Galante, Resplendent Glory
Conducted by Nena Kunnateerachadalai, Graduate Conductor
Henry Fillmore, Americans We
Conducted by Olivia Rodriguez, Graduating Senior
GRADUATE ADDRESSNina Bakoyiannis ’17, representing the Graduating Class
BLUE AND SILVERQueens College Alma Mater
Students from the Aaron Copland School of MusicAndrea Lapinski, Soprano, MM ’17
Kayla Faccilongo, Mezzo-soprano, BM ’17Josh Gurwitz, Tenor, MM ’17
Justin Fields, Bass, BA Mus Ed ’17
Arranged by Professor Emeritus Joel Mandelbaum
Blue and Silver proudly flying, o’er the college we all love.Sons and daughters pay their homage to our colors up above.
Truest fame and brightest glory, thine will always be.Ever more we’ll sing thy praises, Queens, our hearts go out to thee.
Today’s Commencement is being webcast live online and broadcast by Queens Public Television, enabling families and friends around the world to witness the entire ceremony.
Queens College students represent more than 170 countries, making it one of the nation’s most diverse colleges.
Graduates and guests are requested to remain seated until members of the Platform Party and the Faculty have left the ceremonial area. Scheduled divisional and departmental ceremonies will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the college-wide ceremony (see map on pages 50–51).
RECOGNITION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1967
Renée Rzesniowiecki Addario Sandra Belitza-Vazquez
Nancy Kowlowitz Blumberg Deborah Chasan Byrnes Anita Young Caminez
Phil Caminez Patricia Mannari Carman
Miriam Fisher Henry Jay Forman
Ronnie Smith Forman Sydney Weissman Fox
Audrey Kusnetzov Friedman ’65
Jeffrey Goldberg Diane Braunstein Goldstein
Lyn Stiefel Hill Ronald Kolbig
Marsha Goldberg Kramer Nora Olchak Krieger
Jacqueline Siegel Lustgarten Jeffrey Miller Michael Mines
Mary Greulich Moran Cynthia Moutsinas-Harris
Diana Moutsinas-Kandal ’66
Susan Orbach Scott Xenia Ley Parker
Sharon Miller Reiter Ted M. RosenHarvey Rubin
Arnold M. Schwartz Lois Levine Schwartz Barbara Tellis Shapiro
Ellen Shapiro Hofstetter Jaffe Cogan William H. Voges
RECOGNITION OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1957
Myra Sukornick Bachman Phyllis Kreutzberger Barell
Roberta Menken Berken Lillian Agnes Blaschke
Grace Krampe Consiglio Stephen Davis Walter Ding
Marjorie Wadia Eisenman
Angela Rienzo Fox Carolyn Strauss Hetzel Maralyn Sherman Klein Carolyn Epstein Knepfer
Rhoda Kooperstein McManus Ellen Mendel
Sheldon Polner Claire Devoy Puttré
Judith Moskowitz Rubin Helen Weigman Shaw
Roberta Goldman Zinbarg
RECOGNITION OF THE SEVENTIETH ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1947Marian Allocca Aberle
Rosa Santandreu Fernandez Marcia Kinstler Friedman
Stella Greenberg NadelAudrey Goldstein Singer
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A philosopher, businessman, and philanthropist, you have
more than made good on your early promise. You are the epito-
me of the talented New Yorker of modest means who, with the
assistance of public education, has both achieved spectacular
success in life and made a point of giving back.
Born in the Gun Hill section of the Bronx, you were the son
of a furrier who was also a Golden Gloves boxer. You moved
to Queens at age eight and enrolled at Queens College at age
sixteen, where you earned a BA in philosophy in 1965. You
then attended the University of Minnesota, and were awarded
your PhD in philosophy in 1969.
For the next twenty years you taught metaphysics and logic.
Between 1969 and 1989 you were a professor of philosophy
at the University of Texas and the University of Kansas–
Lawrence. You were also a Visiting Scholar at the Center for
the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University
in 1984–85, while on sabbatical leave from the University
of Kansas. You were known not only for your publications,
filled with equations analyzing logical argument, but also for
challenging comfortable opinion. In Lawrence you were both
an antiwar activist and a friend of the Beat author William
Burroughs, whom you met while making a documentary film.
Your willingness to confront orthodoxy and face down uncer-
tainty has stood you in good stead. A novel paper on the
economics of malls led from philosophy to a new career—in
finance. From 1988 to 1993 you held a position in portfolio
management at Franklin Savings Association, where your
analytical abilities were put to use in devising strategies for
high returns. In 1993 you moved on to start and then manage
CDC Servicing, Inc., an investment subsidiary of the French
bank Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. Finally, in 1997
you founded the famously innovative hedge fund Structured
Portfolio Management, LLC, known for its heady mix of trad-
ers, academics, and researchers who bring theory to bear on
markets and investments. Under your direction as chief invest-
ment officer and CEO, it is reliably one of the best-performing
hedge funds in the country.
Your story would be incomplete without your work on behalf
of education and conservation. In honor of Distinguished
Professor John J. McDermott, you donated $1 million to
Queens College in 2012, feeling that he had inspired you to
become a philosopher and academic. That gift has provided
up to twenty scholarships a year for undergraduate students
in the humanities. In 2014 you were honored at the Queens
College Gala for your generous gifts, your visits with stu-
dents, and your active mentoring of scholarship recipients. In
addition, you are on the Board of Directors of the Mill River
Park Collaborative and on the Advisory Board of the Trust for
Public Land in Connecticut.
For your inspiring journey from the Bronx to the halls of
academe and Wall Street, for your many and varied abilities
and accomplishments, and for your continued concern for the
public good, we are pleased to confer upon you the degree of
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.
Your life and career have revolved around service to the people
and institutions of Queens—as a businessman, benefactor, and
advocate for the importance of the arts and education to young
people and the larger community.
Your parents, the late Max and Selma Kupferberg, were
generous friends to your father’s alma mater, Queens College.
It is in their honor that Colden Center was renamed the
Kupferberg Center for the Arts, which is the borough’s largest
multicultural arts venue. You and your sister Rhoda grew up in
Bayside, where you were cherished within an extended family
of immigrants and first-generation Americans. Among your
father’s and uncles’ achievements, they founded Kepco; now
a global power supply and electrical equipment company, it
remains a family-owned firm based in Flushing.
After graduating from Bayside High School, you entered
Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where you earned
your BA in religion and graduated with honors in 1974. You
then attended Dropsie College in Philadelphia (now part of the
University of Pennsylvania), where you graduated with an MA
in ancient history in 1980.
Saul KupferbergDoctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
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Donald BrownsteinDoctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
You worked in sales at Strawbridge & Clothier until 1988,
when you became Kepco’s vice president of sales and
marketing, a position you held for twenty-five years. In that
role you assumed responsibility for all marketing and for
European and Asian sales. In co-managing the family business
with your cousins, you contributed to the adoption of American
technology around the world. Kepco also has been recognized
by Made in NYC for its commitment to manufacturing here
in Queens.
Since 2010 you have been a trustee of the Queens College
Foundation. Much of the money it raises goes toward
scholarships and internships for low-income students.
Beginning in 2012, you were a founding member and now
are chair of the Kupferberg Center Arts Advisory Board. In
that capacity you have been a hands-on activist for the arts at
Queens College. For instance, you have helped place student
artists’ work in exhibitions throughout the borough and,
under your leadership, we launched the Student Arts Festival,
featuring curated exhibitions of CUNY students’ art. You
helped create the annual Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World
Festival in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which is the
highlight of more than fifty cultural programs organized by the
Kupferberg Center that take place “in the neighborhoods where
our students and their families live and work.”
As a businessman, philanthropist, and working trustee, you have
offered extensive service to the college and the community—
from keeping good jobs in the borough to supporting the arts
and education. For your professional achievements, humanistic
values, and contributions to society and culture, we are pleased
to confer upon you the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters,
honoris causa.
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A Queens native who embodies so many of the qualities that
we hope to develop in our students, you have been a consistent
and powerful advocate for Queens College.
Born in Elmhurst and raised in Bayside and Flushing, you
graduated from Stuyvesant High School and the University of
Michigan. You earned a law degree from Yeshiva University’s
Benjamin Cardozo School of Law and worked as a public-
interest lawyer before entering public service.
You represented the 22nd Assembly District, which encom-
passes the college, for two terms in the New York State
Assembly. Now you are serving your third term in the House of
Representatives, representing the Sixth Congressional District
of New York, which includes west, central, and northeast
Queens.
As a member of the House Committee on Appropriations,
you have responsibility for funding every agency, program,
and project within the federal government. You are also a
Grace MengQueens College President’s Medal
Senior Whip and Regional Whip for New York, and a founder
and Co-Chair of the Kids’ Safety Caucus, the first bipartisan
coalition in the House that promotes child-safety issues. As
a founding member and former Co-Chair of the Quiet Skies
Caucus, you have worked to mitigate excessive aircraft noise.
The legislation you have passed includes laws about religious
freedom, making Queens historic sites part of the National
Parks Service, striking the term “Oriental” from federal law,
and protecting public housing residents from insufficient heat.
Also signed into law were your measures that assist veterans
and members of the military, combat flood damage, strengthen
anti-terror initiatives, and improve the safety of school buses
and child car seats.
In addition, you helped obtain increased funding for Israel’s
defense systems, acquired more resources for small businesses,
improved access to feminine hygiene products, and worked to
create New York City school holidays for Lunar New Year,
Eid Al-Fitr, and Eid Al-Adha. You have helped to improve
mail delivery, advocated for the new ban on African elephant
ivory, and obtained a probe that outlined needed improvements
to local railroad safety.
You are the first Asian American member of Congress from
New York State, and the only member of Congress of Asian
descent in the entire Northeast. You are also the first woman to
represent Queens in Congress since the late Geraldine Ferraro.
Today, in recognition of your long-standing service to the
people of Queens, we proudly award you the Queens College
President’s Medal.
Honors & Awards
QUEENS COLLEGE AWARDS
PAUL KLAPPER SCHOLARSHIP Nina Bakoyiannis
Naomi Sarah Ducat
QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES ASSOCIATION–DAVID SPEIDEL SCHOLARSHIP Debra Erlich
QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES ASSOCIATION–WILBUR E. GILMAN SCHOLARSHIP Rex Chan
QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES ASSOCIATION–CHARLOTTE AND HOWARD A. KNAG SCHOLARSHIP Adrianna T. Sirinian
QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES ASSOCIATION–LUCILE LINDBERG SCHOLARSHIP Eli Stein
QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES ASSOCIATION–NANCY MELTZER SCHOLARSHIP Atara Halberstam
QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES ASSOCIATION–MARDEL OGILVIE SCHOLARSHIP Chaya T. Ungar
QUEENS COLLEGE RETIREES ASSOCIATION 2017 SCHOLARSHIP Matthew Rosenberg
MOLLY WEINSTEIN MEMORIAL PRIZE Tamar D. Lichter
Chu M. Paing
SALMAN HAMDANI MEMORIAL AWARD Devora G. Eisenberg
WILLIAM E. MARAMES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Jonathan M. Perlman
A. JOSEPH GEIST LAW FELLOWSHIP Gabrielle T. Segal
Steven A. Soffer
HELEN T. HENDRICKS SCHOLARSHIP Taylor Jackson
JEFFREY VIGLIAROLO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Chaya R. Dembitzer
AMY AND JUDI STURM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Anthony P. Sciarratta
MARC & ZOE BELTH MEMORIAL AWARD Michelle E. Coleman
ARTHUR H. KAHN MEMORIAL LAW SCHOLARSHIP Mardeline Cruz
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF QUEENS COLLEGE AWARD Deborah L. Shteierman
JEFFREY B. BERMAN MEMORIAL AWARD Justin T. Fields
SAUL WEPRIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Giselle Cordero
HERBERT & JUNE BIENSTOCK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Justin Salih
QUEENS COLLEGE WOMEN’S CLUB AWARD Melina Bougatsos
Mamona Butt
Samantha L. Chiu
JUDGE CHARLES S. COLDEN AWARD Gina Abraham
Tova H. Engel
HARVARD SITKOFF CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD Lisbel Diaz
CHANEY-GOODMAN-SCHWERNER AWARD Anshu Khadka
DONALD E. KIRKPATRICK SCHOLARSHIP Rachel Olshin
ROARERS MEMORIAL AWARD Deena M. Goldman
CREATIVITY AWARD Markus J. Kaitila
JOE & CAROL BROSTEK SCHOLARSHIP Samantha C. Addeo
MICHAEL WRESZIN PRIZE William Novello
ABE ROTHENBERG MEMORIAL AWARD Jessica Sachs
GRADUATE AWARD Rachel M. Corsini
JOAN THORNTON MCMANUS MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Elizabeth S. Kirsch ’16
DAVID SYRETT SCHOLARSHIP Sara Dorfman
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Md. Mahedi H. Rana
Fitzcarl A. Reid
Esther Sulca
Erica D. Thomas
Lashae Williams
Joe-yee Wong
Yue Yue Wu
Paula C. Volos
Orit Yaron
FALK SCHOLARSHIPEster Pinkhasova
FRIEDMAN–NEWMARK SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTMelissa Depaula
Tatiana Espinoza
HERBERT GRESSER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTVaidehi Jokhakar
RAYMOND L. AND SUSAN HELD SCHOLARSHIP Sam R. Spoto III
C. & R. HOCHMAN SCHOLARSHIPJanice M. Adamo
Daniel Ash
Rebecca Cherson
Vaidehi Jokhakar
Deborah Shteierman
Jacob Taber
Anita Torossian
Simone Torre
JOHN S. & YORKA C. LINAKIS SCHOLARSHIP FUND Lancelot Benn
Brian Dunlop
Jatziri Gallegos-Muñoz
Farhad Ghelichkhani
Eliora A. Habshush
Steven Heinitz
Amir H. Khafagy
Maria D. Ospina
Chu M. Paing
Mercedes A. Rivas
Daniel M. Rivera
Nathaniel Schwartz
Venu A. Toolaram
MITAROTONDA SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT Johanna K. Cadet
Daniel M. Rivera
Sam R. Spoto III
STEPHEN ORPHANOS SCHOLARSHIPEliora A. Habshush
Edward Houghtaling
Ethan Kaplan
Karen Karpinsky
Michelle MallayGrace Pak Fitzcarl A. Reid Samantha R. Soto
ELEANOR DIECKMAN PICKEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDY ABROADVaidehi Jokhakar
ELEANOR DIECKMAN PICKENMEMORIAL STUDY ABROADSCHOLARSHIP & GLORIA SAWICKISCHOLARSHIP
Andrew Ng
Venu A. Toolaram
RUTH RUDOVSKY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTUmbreena Ahmad
Zinaida Isakova
Sandra Podkalicki
David Taubman
STUDENT AFFAIRS BOOK AWARDLisa Darrigo
Katria Karimzada
Mei Liu
Leora Margelovich
Hafsa Abbas Patel
Debra A. Zarny
R. TAYLOR SCHOLARS ENDOWMENTShadia Farah
Robert Neuweiler
Anthony Sciarratta
R. & J. WILLENS SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTKenneth J. Blumenthal
Japneet Singh
ALDO ZUCARO SCHOLARSHIP IN ACCOUNTINGNigel N. Barker
RENÉE KROLL ZARIN HONORS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDChaya T. Ungar
Debra A. Zarny
NATIONAL AWARDS
APIASF/WALMART FOUNDATION AANAPISI SCHOLARSHIP Shah King
APIASF/WELLS FARGO AANAPISI SCHOLARSHIP Cindy Yam
BARRY M. GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP Shadia Farah (alternate)
MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMKrystal N. Dillon
Susan T. Kalaz
Katarina Rodriguez
Andy M. Rojas
Chandni Tariq
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNohely Cesarina Abreu ’16 Adolmary Pena ’14Patryk Perkowski ’14Davneet Kaur ’15 (honorable mention)Tamar D. Lichter ’17 (honorable mention)
ΦΒΚPHI BETA KAPPA AWARD
PHI BETA KAPPA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Winnie Li
STUDENT ASSOCIATION SERVICE AWARDS
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Odalis Hernandez
GENDER, RACE, AND CULTURE AWARD Yarah Shabana
STUDENT LIFE AWARD Zainab Bhatti
QUEENS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
QUEENS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHelen Abraham
Rikki D. Bulka
Angelina R. Ezratty
Supeet K. Gakhal
Lauren Krausman
Heather Mendez
Aliza S. Moskowitz
Tara R. Polinsky
Deborah L. Shteierman
Brianna N. Sternberg
Chaya T. Ungar
Steven V. Wojsnis
Rachel Wu
Debra A. Zarny
TRANSFER SCHOLARJean Chen
JOAN BLUESTONE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP Nigel N. Barker
Ruby L. Benitez
Kaija M. Binyard
Anna M. Bordi
Jacob Cohen
Cressida Dumalag
Eliora A. Habshush
Sooji Huang
Gul E. Jannat
Vaidehi Jokhakar
Renee King
Khalil Nayl
Danny G. Nieto
Chu M. Paing
Japneet Singh
Erica D. Thomas
Chaya T. Ungar
Jason A. Worrell
BROWNSTEIN McDERMOTT SCHOLARSHIP Bidisha Bagchee
Sydul Choudhury
Farhad Ghelichkhani
Bruna Goldfeld Jermann
Tamar D. Lichter
Rachel Olshin
Eric Portnoy
Bo Zhong Ren
Julie A. Schwartz
Gabrielle T. Segal
Ryan M. Shinn
Japneet Singh
Racheal Singh
Kati J. Yam
Samira Zahar
IVAN C. DALY SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTRoy Frederick
DEAD END BOYS SCHOLARSHIPLancelot A. Benn
STEVEN ERRERA SCHOLARSHIP IN ECONOMICSFarrukh Edgarov
Bruna Goldfeld Jermann
Natalie Monasheri
Elliot J. Rubin
Gabrielle T. Segal
ESTHER’S BOOK FUNDSumaiya Ahmed
Tamara Charlot
Siu Cheng
Andrea D. Cisneros
Cressida Dumalag
Farhad Ghelichkhani
Eliora A. Habshush
Edward Houghtaling
Sarah S. Hussain
Rudina Hykellari
Gul E. Jannat
Joan S. Jourdan
Yin Yung Ma Tse
Nadia Mubarez
Monique Nicotra
Kimberly Norden
Chu M. Paing
Jaehyoung Park
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FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Dalit AlbiliaLisa M. AmabileDimitra AnastasopoulosKristina BabicJacqueline BaileyKristina N. BoisvertAlicia M. BonesVera BorukhovJaime M. BrownShannon E. BrowneSteven J. BurgosCristina CarrenoJoyce ChanSean CurranSarah Elizabeth D’ArchangelisJeanne M. DixonJeanmarie DohertyAlison Nicole GallanteGino L. Gentilini-PagonisGizelle M. GeraciHelen E. HandrasVivian HsiehElizabeth IsaacChristina V. KabbadiasStefanie F. KlapperShelly LekhrajMei LiuNicole MartinekChristina K. MathewDillon S. McKeonJessica MoraLaura OlivaresNicole C. OrtizRoxana P. OrtizKaitlyn PaolilloTashawna J. PraddyKristy RantMelissa S. SaladeenJanette SarmientoMelissa SheppardApostolos E. SiklasSabita SinghKonstantinos SoukerasSheena E. StrubleKimberly R. SzaroSusan L. TorresAlexandra TsirnikasJillian R. WilliamsBryce L. Ziskin
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Alan AbeazizAlec Adeclat
† Debra AdlerYael Adler
† Sivan Aharon‡ Arif Ahmed
Rayhan AktherEugene C. AlamagMonica A. AlcocerAshrena A. AliFatima AliMd. Y. AliSyeda F. AliJacqueline AlleyneSandra Milena AlvarezBibi Nalima AminRaisa AminovCarlos AndricksonJoseph AngerosaIsabel L. AnnibaleSamantha L. AnspakeFatima AnwarAshlie M. Arizmendi
‡ Farah N. AzizRicardo BabulalIlan A. BagleyRoshneek BainsAnesha BajoonAyesha Bajwa
† Esther K. BakaevDaniel BambergerMarie BarnabyGawana E. BeltonAngelica BerriosAlexandra BerrySangeeta BhojDebbie BinningBarkeem Blackwell
‡ Nicola G. Blake-PowellTaylor R. BlanketZachary E. BliskoJonathan BlountAnthony BonelliKessia Camila Borges-Eusebio
‡ Angela Brakatselos† Lauren S. Brecher
Anthony BrownMonika E. BrzostowskaFazena Budhu
§ Rikki D. BulkaKevin A. Burgess
Katelyn Burns† Shoshana Burns
Rafsan Semir ByronJasmin CalhounNicholas V. CamaJavier Campos-CanalesTara Y. CanadyJialin CaoNicole CaparelliRachel CarinoJoseph CasalinoShyanne C. CassanovaTiffany CatalanoGlenda CattouseElizabeth ChackoAaron ChadowArshpreet Kaur ChahalEric ChanNikita M. ChanSean Jacinto Charles, Jr.Tamara CharlotEllis J. ChaugAndrew ChenLong ChenShu Ting Chen
† Winnie ChengRhea CherianAndrey Igorevich ChichagovLeslie ChouRory L. ChurchBarbara M. Cisek
† Russell E. Cohen Ryan Cohen
Rigoberto Ramon Coindet† Christian Collin
Darlene Maria CooperEmmanuel CourchiaJohn P. CreightonKara L. CrespoLivia D. CrespoJefferson S. CuevasKarissa A. CuevasDominique A. CurtisVictoria DamelioJosef DavidovWalter DawesMatthew DeBellisVito D’Elia
† Skandal DelinceDominick DelioPaul C. DepraidaPapa K. Diakhate
† Eliana I. Diament
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Summer 2016The following is a list of candidates who have successfully met all degree requirements.
FOR THE SPECIALIST DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Todd AlessandroAudrey DraytonIfe J. FaussettSerena J. FieldNicole LacariNatalie Alexis NelsonNavila RiazGerard T. Viola
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Hamida AkterManal AlbalamHind M. AlhumaidanJesse AmayaNesh BasnetSeth W. BuschingMadeline CarpentiereCheol Hyun ChungTiffany EdwardsDaniel J. FaulknerMichelle FaulknerDenis FentonJennifer Amanda ForeseRobert C. GadomskiMichele Galante
Vanita K. GayaJeffrey GordonLuis Oswaldo GuallpaMada A. HendiAla JaarahEverton L. JohnsonShi T. Johnson-ByfieldSimran KangKate LandsdorfJennifer LatorreSykeua L. LeeAlexander LeonardMichelle LundgrenSahra MashriqiCortlandt MatthewsMatthew Alain MoocarmeJames Keenan MullerAlexia PapigiotisJasna PopovicJesula PropheteRianne A. ReidJennifer A. RodriguezYelizaveta V. SanchukAndrew M. SmithShawn C. SteeleDanielle SuricoKai TengChristina VittiglioJason A. WorrellAndriana XenophontosYi Di Yao
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Noemi AponteJasmine BajraktariMatthew M. BoilyRenee P. ButlerSheily B. CamachoColin CassidyWen-chi ChaoHugo ChicaizaRaymond ChinCandice R. FlemmingRosella Mulone PerezIvonne PachonRosa M. PaucarJoseph P. PetroneMonica SeocanacPaula A. Spatafora
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Elena M. CabanJennifer CelestinJose Serrano-McClain
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE
Ashley BressinghamMeghan FangmannRudina HykellariAminul IslamCharlotte S. KostelicBrian P. MurrayJessy J. PerezAdriana Zappolo
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MUSIC
Ben KonenFelix LemerleSamuel MartinelleMorgan D. Pappas
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Waleed AhmedBen BurwoodBrandon DittmarPengbo GuoZachary D. HandlerMd Nazmul HasanMikhail E. KhaimovAnusha KhurshidAlbert KolondarovMaria MorafatesNerik MusheyevRuth M. PerezNikola Ruzicic-KesslerVeda SharmaMohammad UddinLing Y. YangMichelle Z. ZhangKaren Y. ZhaoZhen Sheng Zhen
Candidates for Degrees, Diplomas & Certificates*
* College honors for baccalau reate degrees are conferred on graduat ing seniors who meet standards approved by the Academic Senate. Determina tion of these honors is final when all work is completed. Based on the scholastic average of a minimum of 60 credits taken at Queens College, the three levels of honors are indicat ed by the fol lowing symbols in this pro-gram:
§ summa cum laude, 3.9 average‡ magna cum laude, 3.75 average† cum laude, 3.5 average
♦ This designation indicates that the student has been part of the City University of New York’s Wil liam E. Macaulay Honors Col lege program at Queens College.
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Natalia V. Morocho§ Aliza S. Moskowitz
Andrew MoskowitzMiguel MunizStanislav MykhaylichenkoRuth C. Nahon
‡ Divya NandlallAnam NaseerRocio Carmen Navarro
‡ Katie B. NeroAnastassiya NeznanovaLisa NgDionne NichollsEldis NikocevicAleksandra Niyazov
† Mallory A. OboikovitzChristopher OliveiraHemaalya OmraoMilena OstrowskaVandana PabloMelissa M. PadillaKhristian J. PaivaMatthew PalermoViviana Palomino
† Alexia PapigiotisJennie PappasCarlos O. ParejaRashmika J. PatelWitnel PaulJessica PaulinEmily N. PeguillanLei Lei PeiWilson S. Perrin
† Priscilia PhangMichael Pinkhasov
§ Jeremy M. PolinskyDaniella PolizziSeth M. PollackJulia PontornoNa’Imah PopeGabriela PreciadoFiona PrevitoValerie Pristupa
‡ Beibei QuNancy QuAshly Quizhpi
‡ Savitrie J. RamdassThahmina RashidRyan G. Reardon
Chris A. ReidChristopher J. ReidKumiko S. ReidChenyi RenBryan RichgruberWaqar-Ahesan RizviZorica RodicAdriana M. Rodriguez
† Tara L. Roisman§ Naomi Rosenbach
Mariam Rosenboom† Michael S. Rubin
Cindy N. Saffie§ Tanpreet Saini
Ludenie Saint-VilAfroza SalamKaung Myat SanJessica SanchezLissete SanchezNatalie SanchezKatherine SandovalLisa N. Sankat
† Salinda A. SantiagoMaciel E. Santos
‡ Sara SareskyWilson F. Sarmiento
‡ Rebecca E. SchleyDiana Schmidt
† Jonathan A. SchwartzJonathan M. SeidlerJaner Shadood
§CheynA.Shah♦Sachin ShahiMing Ming Shang
‡ Virendra ShankarYing ShenMatthew B. Shmuel
† Aisha SiddiquiDavid B. SimonTandeep SinghTamar SolaimaniDamaris SolisMonica Someck
‡ Hengchun SongAlexandra SorrentinoSabrina Sosnick
§ Benjamin D. SpearLisa-Marie StabileAmanda D. Strickland
Boris SuleymanovKelly M. SullivanSherlyn J. SumpterBing Qing SunBrandon SweetmanKimberly S. Sy
† Tasneem TabassumBrianna TamboneHamza TanveerMonika TeklenJoseph Tempra
‡ Erica D. ThomasPaul C. Torres
‡ Gale TuchmanKate VarelaLuisa VelasquezAna B. VelezDanny VidalJonathan VillanuevaAlexis A. VivesCatherine WallinMatthew A. WangXing Yi WangAnthony M. Warme
†DeborahP.Watman♦Xavier M. Webber
‡ Michelle Weisblum† David Wertheimer
Tequilla WhiteJason A. WorrellJing Wu Xue Nian Wu
‡ Yue Yue WuMegan C. WyndYixi XiaSha XiangTiffany Xiao
‡ Ella XueZhujun YangShehar Yar
† Li Jie YeWinnie Yuexian YinGabriel YitzhakovMichael ZennHuili ZhaoLijun ZhouMuhammad ZubairyMoshe A. Zupnick
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† Jennifer DiazJennifer DiazReynaldo Diaz
‡ Chris DigbasanisThomas Jay DingcoChristiansen J. DingcongEric J. DomenyElva I. DominguezSherryann L. DonaldsonYu DongAdam L. DresslerJace Dunn
† John M. DuranCarlos J. Duran VillamarinCatalina E. EcheverryRabeah EimonFatimah ElenaniJillian D. Ellis
§ David E. Englard§DebraErlich♦
Amable D. Espinal, Jr.Philip M. EtlineErik EwtonKalypso ExarhouleasKanwal Fatima
† Cara FieldsKevin FigueroaLauren M. FigueroaStephen P. FinchCasey T. FinnFelicia P. FordeJessica Francisco
† Tziporah S. FuzaylovSamir GacevicTomas E. GallardoJasmine J. GayleEphraim GefenJacqueline GellerArgentino GilJessica GiraldoViviana A. GiraldoMichelle GluckErica I. Gomez
† Karla GonzalezRoyisa N. GorousinghSara GrantMikiel J. GreenElad GrossmanRosita J. GuamanChenli GuanAlex GuerraMonica GutierrezBeverly M. Guzman
§ Rachel Haft† Malkie Hagler
Paressa Hailazopoulos‡ Benzion G. Halberstam
Avery K. HardyCharlene HaripaulMelisa A. HarricharanEileen Haskins
† Ali HassanInshan HassanMichelle S. HaverkampCarlos He HeMilsa HerasSteven HernandezYovanny A. Hernandez RodriguezMaria C. HerreraDavid HoenigShanjida Hoq
§ Karen E. Horowitz† Huey Jen Huang
Shaoying Huang† Anca Ilioaei
Aadil IlyasChanmatty ImritMelissa J. IrizarryCaitlin M. JenningsAustin JoaJoshua S. JonesLatrece K. Jones
‡ Veronica C. JonesAlexandra M. Kalaitzidis
† Susan T. KalazBlor Adi KandchorovGrace KangJaegu KangJames KangKulwinder KaurManpreet KaurParminder KaurNicollette A. KerrElizabeth M. KerzhnermanMajda KhaliquiMichael Javed KhanRaya KhotenokBrian J. KimHyun Kim
† Janet KimKijun KimSunghee KimRenee KingIrena KlosekRobert W. KnothElizabeth Ann KnoxJohn Paul KoulotourosGena KoutsounadisNaydia KowchaiSoonhyun Kwon
Gaitri Lachminaraine† Lyncia LaCroix
Krishan LalKunchhok LamaRobert LaurieDiyora LazizChristian LeeYu Kun LeeYves Y. LevyDarren G. LewisAntoine LiZhen LiGlykeria LilajJia Xin LinJosie Danwei Lin
§ Li LinSisi LinYun-Hui Lin
§ Rebecca LipschitzElizabeth Liriano
† Ke LiuLouis LopezCaitlyn R. LowrieDaniel Q. Lulo
† Naomi R. LutchmanGeorge C. LynchSophia MaChristina MancusoShintia ManzanaresBlase J. MarcheseNathan C. MarcusKimberly MartinJairo MartinezJeffrey MatadialDipesh B. MathemaElis Y. MatosBradley MatthewsJake MatusoffGina MatuteDaniel J. MaywaldJasmine N. McDonaldPaul McFarlaneClaudia MedinaChristopher J. MelbourneJacqueline R. Melgar
§ Leigh J. MerrillKimberly MillerBrandon A. Milliner
‡ Alex MirzakandovTheodore MleczkowskiErick MolinaVeronica MolinaKwang H. Moon
† Celine S. MoradofEmereline Y. Morillo
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Fall 2016The following is a list of candidates who have successfully met all degree requirements.
FOR THE SPECIALIST DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Katherine D. KirschnerCynthia L. Seiden
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Ana AgueroShaeikha AlbaziGhadeer AlharbiKonstantine N. AlikakosFatima AlkhozamNavid Allah MoradRuqayah AlomarSarah M. AlotaibiGadeer AlqasseriHaifa H. AlwagdaniGissel AriasJessica BaqueroStephen J. BartolomeiKristin Melissa Renee BennettJessica BerkeAmanda Danielle BonoSean A. BotejuArnaldo BritezSebastian BullockWashington T. CaamanoAvinash M. ChandraPolly CheaLoretta A. CorbisieroShameka T. DavisAvni K. DegirmerciDolores E. DiazVirdiana DuranDavid FischerSantiago GomezKai M. HalimChristopher HansenShutao HuangWei Rong HuangBrian HughesDoreen Patricia IvoryTariq JavedAisha JavidClaudine JoannouArjeta KackiniAmanda M. KleinLidor Kohen
Anne-Marie Lalonde RaymundoSarina LazzinnaroZuoping LiDina ManaaJaclyn C. MartinezSteffany MartinezSusan McHughKathryn Miriam McSweeneyKhadijah MuwwakkilNicole MyersAdam NetskyRobert L. NeuweilerKevin NobariKelly PaciaroniKendra C. PamphilleRoberto G. PeredoAugustine R. PhilipsKin Lam Pi Alexandra L. PritchettMelisa PucarLorraine Katherine RoberteCynthia RodriguezBrandon H. RosenthalCarol A. RosethFahad RumiMichael SalmondEvan SchneidermanAliza SchwartzblattCarmita J. SemanateAnu SharmaKelly StanchiChristo ThomasChristopher TorresToni TottenGabriela Valero AriasMichael S. VasikauskasDeborah L. WigginsEric Yuan YaoKarl M. YoungLingchao Zuo
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Sunita AggarwalAlyssa AlbaneseElie BashevkinLiah-Afeeza Shameen BoodhanMaria BourekasLucia ChangChristine ChunRachel M. CorsiniDiana M. DuqueAlexander G. EisenKelsey A. FialaTheofila Georgiou
Christine E. HarnischfegerAmanda HayiasSamantha R. HoganSurala HossainKamilla A. HusseinMary C. JankoskyIrene KarrasMariya KazakovaMelissa I. LudenCindy V. LutchmanAylin Z. MehterReginald A. MehuKelly A. MisitiPatrick K. Morgan Beryl V. MuhammadJamie E. MuskinGabriella D. PaceRuth L. ParkRebecca H. ParkerAndrea SantacruzEvelyn Andrea SanzAmie SchwartzShiran ShapiraCharlene SilvaConstance Andrea SmallJennifer L. SzilagyBeverly TaracenaKelly Demetra VarsamiMarianna VeltriYanira E. VenturaMotahara WhabSyanna WorrellShenghan Zhang
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE
Insaf M. AliBenjamin BenitoDebra BrassMarie Y. CesarDarren ChaseLiam DelaneyStephanie FazioKyle C. FichtnerKara D. GonzalezRudy HartmannKim N. HurleyDavid M. JacksonTasha MartinezStasia PaselaJoseph R. PatznerRosaleen Ann RiordanRebecca J. RubinTaylor N. SmithTimothy G. Tetreault
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FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Zeshan AshrafFranklin G. CardenasJason ChewPenghua ChienKamani Daryanani
§ Joshua S. DeligdishJoseph D. GlatzerGabriel KranjcarZihang LiuHeather MendezJunjie PanLeroy E. Quilter
§ Taron Simonyan† Eliyahu Spirn‡ Valentine M. Uwechue
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
† Hilma K. De SouzaJoseph Gomez Samantha Gordian-Gerena
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MUSIC
John F. KellyHsiu-Tzu Ryan
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Alvi Alamgir§ Malgorzata Barrow
Amit BasakJohn A. BonillaAnna M. BordiLucy CerritosStacy ChandisinghJihee ChoiDominic CiprianaYerdzhanik Diloyan
‡ Alessandro A. DiMarcoSylwia Jolanta DziekanEguono EvwiehorJing FangSebastian Fuentes
† Xiang Yi GaoRodrigo Jose Garcia Jaramillo
† Ana J. GenaoNicole A. GouldStephane M. HoneywellGeorge A. JustinianoKamaljeet KaurConstantinos LabrinosKevin LauSun-lung LeeOliver LopezDiana A. MarzulliShivani MohabirAntonis Neofytou
† Martino NikolovskiLucia NunezAdriana Ochoa Michael R. O’DwyerFelipe Perdomo
† Victor A. Pincay‡ Md. Mahedi H. Rana
Roman ReichertDeidra K. RhodenHerbert M. Rubin
† Diana SalasManisha SharmaJongbu Sherpa
§ Tamara Ann SmartMatthew SosaChristos UndaRakeem J. VanterpoolAmavel R. VelezShalini Yadav
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† Susan AsadiSapir AshkenaziJaveria AtiqBlanca AucapinaLuvenia A. Aucapina
† Veronica P. AvilaEric R. AyalaSumaiyya AyubBilal Azmi
‡ Cheyenne BacchusSeungwoo BackVida Johanna Baer
† Melina BaezSara J. BagliviRaschel A. BaileyShanice BaileyKymberly R. BakerEwelina M. BalcewiczChristina BaldeoWilliam H. BangAshton M. BaranovicsAna Belen BarillasSalma BasharSamee Bashar
† Dorit BasiratmandMadel Joy Beaudouin Veronique D. Bebohi
‡ Angel BeckTandeka BeckfordShabina M. BeerRemoon BekhitDafina BelotLeran BensharMonserat J. BernalMadan BholaSarah BhuiyaOmy Biswas
§ David BittermanSean Blackburn
§ Sarah BlankWilliam M. Blum
† Kenneth .J. BlumenthalKaren BodurogluDestiny BorreroAntonio Bravo
† Dina BrecherAlicia BrewerTiffany BrienzaLaveena BrijmohanArnaldo BritezRebecca Brust
§ Kasey A. BrutkiewiczRuth Nelly BurgosDavon Burns
§ Mamona ButtStephanie A. Caceres
† Samantha M. CaggianoParis CallenderAlexandra C. Camarda
† Collan CampbellAllison C. CantosNadelin CapellanChristina CardonaMark A. CarpenayNicole S. CazilasChristian CedilloJustina CekajElizabeth D. Cerezo
† Christopher Sibley Chan§ Rex Chan
Christine Chang† Christine K. Chang§ Michelle Chang
Bishundai CharranJennifer M. ChavezStephanie ChavezFenghua ChenQian Chen
† Qianqian ChenTing Ting ChenWeina ChenYan Ling ChenYuan Jing ChenYueqiu ChenIrene ChengNicholas J. Cheng
† Rebecca A. ChersonAlison Cheu
§ Jayne L. Chierico§ Christina Y. Chin† Minna E. Chiu
Albert ChoAtif ChohanBrittny F. ChoiMohammad A. ChoudhuryKa Wo ChowShanta ChowdhuryColleen Chung
† Jennifer N. ChungRebecca CiprianaAlexandra J. ClarkJennifer L. ClementeBrana CohenJacob Cohen
† Sara CohenZiv I. CohenNicola ColasurdoKeith ColdingJohn ColeNalleli N. ColladoAlicia M. CollinsSurienne Connor
‡ Elenita CookMaria CortezGenesis L. CrespinJocelyn D. CrespoIrving A. Cruz
‡ Sara S. CruzUriel Cuanetl
† Patricia DalyDominique J. Daniels
† Vincent M. D’Antoni‡ Hoda A. Daoud§ Lisa Darrigo
Shivam R. DaveDaniel S. DavidBobby DavisMichelle Davis
† Sarah L. DavisonHope DebellisThomas M. DedcovichDonald Delorme
† Michael DevanTroy S. Dhanraj
† Tala M. DibenedettoJonathan DiloneAngela D. DinhTam V. DinhShatina S. DockeryEmily DonigianSara DorfmanMaria DoumasTerry Dray
§ Naomi Sarah Ducat‡ Cressida Dumalag‡ Brian Dunlop
Jordan C. DzienkowskiOrlando EdmondsonCherise EdwardsDacia D. Edwards
† Tamar Ehrenreich§ Sarah Dena Eisen‡ Devora G. Eisenberg
Damien V. EllinghausShirley EncarnacionCatherine R. EspinalEdward EspinalCyan Athena EstevezSophia EvripiotisAlex P. FabianKathryn N. FaganYijing Fan
‡ Nina G. FelderEvan E. FelicianoYi FengJonathan V. FerreiraBrandon S. FerreirasAren N. Figueroa
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FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MUSIC
Jacques R. BoudreauLorin CohenJatziri Gallegos-MunozJoon Young HeoChing-Yu HuangDaesung JangBora KimMiyoung LeeHsiang-tai LiAo LiuChristopher R. McBrideLinda PeralteMilena Pfeiler
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Rofi AhmedKaramjit Kaur BaringReuben BennyEric BenyaminiCamila L. BonawandtSeda CelikJason ChenDouglas ChironnoBurak CilhorozDahlia M. CunninghamMelissa DiazAryael Eliahou Kimberly FemeniasMarlese GerlachBrian HaltonAsma Aliyah Hasan MurrayDavid T. HoYoumeng JinVredhi KapoorQudus KassimFaheemmusaf KhanChantal S. KrossSylvia Szewan KwongMeagan LennaAlbee Chi Wah MaiDariely MarreroJohn M. MichelMelissa A. MontreuilAvinash S. NateramLeticia NunezChristos OdysseosAkash RamkishunAnuradha RoyArya B. SadighStephanie L. SarraVishavpreet S. Sembhi
Yosif M. SharifYinjie ShiHwayoung SongJonathan SperberLin Yao TangSilvia L. ThomasTrilby E. TroncosoGlenda VelazquezMichael WintersRicky YanKai Ying ZhangAhmed Zulkarnine
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Mariam AbbassiMaria G. AfonsoYaneris ArriagaQaimah BarakzaiEhren BrennerKimberly CaiThomas J. Cusack Laura M. DarmstadtAndy J. EstevezMegan FasanoDennis Mark GereritzChristina E. GraffeoNia GumbsJinju HaYves M. InnocentShem R. IshmaelKristen KennyChin-eui KimHope KomalKristen KupecSepedeh LevihaimHui LiNicholas J. ManginoLeila McManusNicole McNeilDaisy D. MendezConstantina MenexasJessica I. MoralesOlivia M. Okula Zulema C. OquendoVictoria I. PenedoShanae D. PhillipsSabrina RamsinghMelanie RosenbergMichelle RussoIsmael SanchezJacqueline SchobChristine SciaraKiran ShahLinlin Shi
Adam J. SmilowitzGinger Hsiao Hung WuMegena Xiuyi YuAlexandra M. ZayasAshley M. Zinnel
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
‡ Camelia AbdallahShagor M. Abed
† Urooj AbidDaniel Abishour
† Rivka R. AbramovaSaleema A. AbreuIgnazio AccardiLouis AcostaShady Afify
§ Alexandra R. AguilarZain AhmadSabrina AhmedMadeeha AkhtarAdam Alaoui
‡ Sarah A. AlexanderTravis Alexander
‡ Norrah AlexandreAslam AliBegum S. AliFiraz Ali
‡ Kazi AliMutasam AliSonia AliAlexander AlmanzarSandra N. AlmendarizDylan R. Amaro
† Kellie M. Aminoff‡ Amir B. Amrami† Sherry J. Amster
Kevin P. AndersonJennifer AnneccaGregory J. AponteIlana AppelPhilip N. ApplebyJose ArancherilPaola Arce
‡ Renee J. ArenthRafael E. Arevalo
§ Danielle M. ArfeMarina ArguetaGermania E. AriasAndrew R. ArjoonCarmelo ArochoStephanie ArroyoMaahum Arshad
§ Miriam T. ArshadniaTracy Artis
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Xiao LinWeiwei LiuDavid LizcanoChinmun LohAlyssa M. LongoLuis LopezRosa LopezJames D. LouridasTravis LynchNatalie C. MaderaAlana R. MahatoQaiser MalikFelisha MangarooTafarah S. Manigat
† Dindin Alyssa D. ManluluJaiwantie ManniVictoria MansfieldHillah MansherMarie Fransline MarcelinWesnie MarcelinMark E. MarinNicole Marin TorresVictoria MarrazzoSteffany MartinezRenzo P. Martorella
† John MasihSteffi Matadial
† Katia V. MateoSamantha C. MateoTiffany Mathew
† Yin Yung Ma TseKenny W. MatuteDaniel J. MautinoJulia MavashevMukhtar MayanMargaret McCabe
§ Deborah A. McCoyAlec McGovernNakisha McKenzieTish Meah
† Genesis Medina† Shefali Mehta
Kenneth MenaKarina MendozaSean A. MengIzabela MierzejewskaRebecca MikhaylovKaylee MillerLatoya L. MillerRebecca MillerNabba F. MirzaAstride Alexis Mompremier
† Demetrios R. MontapertAngel Montero Mercedes
† Elizabeth J. Morales
Joseph D. Morana† Joana Mordente
Cynthia Moy§ Marilyn Moy
Nadia MubarezBrendan R. Mullaney
† Lois P. Munoz† Tahrima Musa† Jessica Myers
Aleksander MystkowskiKiana I. NagalesJocelin G. NarcisoKristie K. NarineOmar NasifChanell M. NathanBlanca M. Naula
‡ Khalil NaylMouloud NeggazJose E. NegronDaniela NicastroLorna Nichollsbrown
‡ Rachel NierenbergDanielle M. Nola
‡ Aisha NoorBrian OhJihoon OhChukwudi OkonkwoIngrid OliveroKerstin OlssonAlessandra OppedisanoDeissy OrtizAnthony S. Ostrowski
† Kayla I. Pacheco† Zoe R. Padden† Arvie A. Padoginog† Anthony J. Pagano
Eunice Painson† Daniel Palgon§ Jee Young Park§ Anthony Patti
Danise PaulinoRafael J. PaulinoJason A. PazDenise PedrozaVirginia PellegriniAaliyah PeltVladimir A. PenaAna L. Peralta NunezDookumarie PersaudColleen PetrenosJinjuta PhothipraisiriMichel Serge Pierre LouisMatthew PineAnastasios PolydefkisAlexandra Polzer
Alex E. PorchettaJonathan Y. PortilloBarry S. PorzungoloJade PottsMelissa L. PowellKyanna J. Pritchard
† Azra PupovicCrystal M. PurpuraHao Rong QiuHenry QiuSumbul Qureshi
† Shrikrishna A. RadkarBartlomiej K. RadloEdis RadoncicImad RahmanKaysar RahmanSadiah Rahman
† Christopher A. RamganaseAndrew Ramos
† Shival RampersadDevika RampersaudTeresa RamsunderSawda RaufKomal N. Raza
† Fitzcarl A. ReidKyle Z. RemhildBo Zhong RenAlexander Reyes
‡ Daniela C. ReyesSharifa Z. RichardsKelly Richards-McAllisterNakisha RileyAmanda L. RiosMercedes A. Rivas
† Geraldine M. Rivera† Dahlia Rivkin
Memoona RizwanJohn C. RizzoWhitney A. RobertsJaime A. RodriguezJoanna Rodriguez
† Nohely Rodriguez‡ Andy M. Rojas† Jennifer M. Rojas‡ Deana M. Romano
Jesenia I. RoopchanMatthew K. Roosa
‡ Eliezer A. RosenblattLeah RothDoris J. RubinicEstee M. RubinsteinSteffani RufFahad Rumi
‡ Jose I. SabalDebashish Saha
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Victor FloresPawel Forfa
† Keith E. FowlerChaz G. Frazer
§ Erin G. FreilichChristopher GalejMary-Ann P. GallagherXiang Qian GaoJennifer A. GarciaKatty D. Garcia
† Joanne GeemAryeh GelfandPanagiotis GeorgasAngela GeorgeAnson GeorgeVendela G. GilerUrvashi GobindSteffanie GodoyManuel P. Godoy, Jr.Sarah GoldMatthew Goldfeder
§ Bruna Goldfeld JermannCara Goldsmith
§ Amanda J. GoldsteinScott M. GoldwaserMelissa L. GollerKatherin Gomez
† Susana Gomez† Juan de la Cruz Gomez Ceballos† Macarena G. Gomezdelatorre Clavel
Rehan Gonsalves‡ Jessica M. Gonzalez
Vedanti GosineMelissa GourdjiChelsea N. GrayVelisa GreeneElisabetta GrimaldiErin GropperMax D. GrossmanBinyamin R. GroysmanCindy GuarandaPooja GuptaLibby GurgisShazeeda Hack
§ Orel A. Hadad‡ Reshad Hai
Mohammed K. HamidPascal G. HannouTahmida Haque
† Latchmi D. HarparsadMohammed HassanSnigdha Hassan
† Chyna C. HaywoodSonia R. HeerahSteven HeinitzAyelet Hematian
Jamie A. HendersonLorena HernandezMartin E. HindsJoon S. HoJulia Hodge
† Jason Hong‡ Ziyan Hu‡ Sooji Huang
Zizhou Huang† Rachel M. Huberfeld
Kent Humphreys‡ Areefa Hussain† Stephanie Ierome
Michael InsalacoAnna P. IpAdil IqbalSarwarul IslamIlya IsrailovAshley K. Jackson
‡ Michele Jackson‡ Taylor Jackson§ Jessica Jacobs
Maryam A. JafriIshrat JahanFahim B. Jamal
‡ Seung A. JangChantel D. Jarquin
§ Sara JegerTaehwan JeonJennifer JerezMarilyn Jerome
§ Miquinn JiaKeyla JimenezMohamed M. JivrajVaidehi JokhakarLeshea Mo JonesTalon G. Jones
§ Joan S. Jourdan† Rachel G. Judge
Shermidah E. JulienGrace Ha Eun JungSara Just-MichaelMohammed KabirWaqas KaleemHarold H. Kang
‡ Yael L. KaplanHaroon M. KarabayKaren Karpinsky
† David KaufmanKiran Preet KaurSurinder Kaur
§ Abigail KayeDongxiao KeAlina KelemenInsherah KhalidAamna Khan
Farhad N. Khan† Nasreen A. Khan† Angela Sooyeon Kim§ Carol Kim† David P. Kim
Harold H. KimJeen Kim†Jin Kyung KimMinyeong KimTrisha KimShah KingAlicia KissLevi KleinStephanie A. Klein
† Amanda B. KoppelNehal Vijay KumarJoanna K. KwiatekKatharina T. KyddDaniel LabadyNutda LachanthukNikki LaContiPietro Laera
† Kaydi B. LallmanJennifer Y. LamYeshi Lhamu Lama
† Alana Laskin‡ Mercedes M. Lastraglio
Tiffany LauXin LauLaura A. LavelleJoseph LawrenceMichelle LebharJean Joseph Myrson LebrunNatalie LeconteByung J. LeeChristian LeeJong Chan LeeJonathan O. Lem
† Leny T. Leonardo§ Amanda Levine
Samuel C. LevineKelsy L. LewisChristina LiJinLu LiShih Ru LiWendy Li
§ Winnie Li† Xue Yin Li
Xue Zhen LiLuke Liao
§ Jonathan LiebmanCindy L. LimMi Ok Lime
‡ Li Hua LinSisi LinWei Lin
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FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Andres AcostaJasdip BadeshXiaoshuo CenRyan L. ChanJeffrey Hayward
† Samantha JoGogularajah V. KangkobanDoris LamSamantha D. Lopez MorelArooj Malik
† Joseph NaviLily Qu
† Giovanna E. QuilapantaJason Ramirez
† Elliot J. Rubin Mher Shakhparyan
‡ Jonathan E. SpilkySujit SuchdevAnjana N. Sukraj
† Zhenjun XuJin Zhang
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
† Rachel C. FlynnSarah A. HedstromNaomi S. Paul
† Patricia A. Ropiak
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Lukas C. Hosza
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
† Theodora AlexandrouAlisa BalrajEmmanuel BetancourtDavon C. BrownChristian CampuzanoAbigail CannonSindi ChanCanfeng ChenJessica ChenKurtis ChinJustine ChirichellaAmanda Ciraolo
† Sara De LucaLiang Fang
† Nileesha FernandoTarisha A. Fleurmond
† Ginine A. GordonStefan C. HernandezJiaju HuSe Yun ImFreddy F. JapaSamjhana Karki
† Daniel Karlic† Ateeb T. Khawaja
You Kyoung KimYoung Shin KimChris T. KobelYee Kwan LamNathalie Leon
Yik Shun Leung Ting LinNicholas P. Lomonte
‡ Yishi LuYunfan LuoDavid Ma
† Barbara Maliszewska-Fidos† Melissa S. Mangiafreno
Cynthia Martinez† Janeen McFarlane
Jessica G. MontesJessica L. MurphyAshby Nau
† Lauren O’BrienMichael O’Brien
† Christopher OddoChad PersaudMesila PetreliJazmin M. PolancoJiaxin QianMohammad I. QurashiSumbul Qureshi
† Ryan D. RamphalJessica Reina Mirsim SelmanovicJessica ShamashSumarna Shrestha
§ Deborah L. Shteierman‡ Vasiliki Sotirhos§ Samantha R. Soto† Aryeh D, Spingarn
Aliza D. Stitsky‡ Kar Chuan Tan
Elizabeth Vasquez§ Brian Vitko§ Jo-hua Minnie Wang
Aaron Wilzig‡ Cynthia Wong
Yafang XueChangjie YangSara Yang
‡ Suling YeBusra YildirimMohammed K. YounusXiaoling Zhang
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Abdullah SaleemKhawaja F. Saleem
‡ Justin SalihAntoinette E. Salvador
† Fawzia SamadiJuan C. SanchezJaskamal SandhuTywaun SanfordDavid SanockiJennifer T. SantanaDominique SantosRebecca SarrafNancy Savescu
† Peter SavkanitchFalesha Sayroo
‡ Samantha J. SchmidtYonason S. Schoenbrun
§ Sarit SchreierAshley M. Schuff
‡ Hannah L. SchwartzSanjay SeecharranJahaira Segarra
† Noah J. SeligmanHarshil U. Shah
† Zeeshan Shahid† Valerie Shalamov
Daniel ShamoiliaAdam M. ShapiroShanjida Sharmin
§ Abigail ShechterMohsin Iqbal Sheikh
† Donghwan ShinRegina ShinJaime Shon
† Yelena ShtilmanAlyssa M. SianoUmais A. SiddiquiSabrina N. SierraGagandeep SihraJordy Silverio
‡ Alan SilversteinMax SilversteinBrandon B. Singh
† Cynthia S. SinghGagan J. SinghGurpreet SinghGurwinder SinghMichelle Singh
Navendra SinghPardeep Singh
‡ Rajiv SinghSimranjit SinghUmadevi SinghDaniel SmithMonica R. SoaresIbelisse A. SolanoDaniel SolazzoSamuel D. SolazzoHeungjun SongTyler Soo HooRachel SoulouqueMegan E. Stark
§ Eli Stein§ Daniella E. Steinreich
Scott J. StiefelThomas P. StolfiCristina M. StoneJonathan K. Stransky
§ Elianna StraussMohammed SumonLin SunMiwako SuzukiKatrina I. SweeneyAfifah Tabassum
§ Ariela TaeidkashaniAyala TammamOlivia TanMingjing TangXueting TangJoshua E. Tanzman
† Moshe C. TaubenfeldPerla M. Tejeda VitielloCarsa Tennant
§ Simone M. TorreCristina Torres
† Miranda TorresAngelica TranoSebastian N. TyslerVictoria UbiraevaMonica L. UrzolaAllan Ustaev
† Oren Vaknin‡ Ashley A. Valdez
Jasmin ValentineChristina VandianKissy J. Vazquez
Alana M. VegaJennifer VelazquezPhilip VelcimeSadije VelovicAmy Ventura
† Diana VidalAlexander VilaNicole A. VincenziJohanna ViteriJesal P. VyasGrace WaliaBulue WangNan WangStacy Wang
† Wenjuan WangIsaiah Wazir Kossinne
‡ Deborah WeichselbaumTanisha V. WeirPeter J. WenglerRajpattie Wheeler
† Joel Widman‡ William Wiedenbaum
Allyson WienerGeorge H. WilchesSamantha P. WolfBrendan WoodsGennady Yakubov
† Aina Yao† Kah M. Yap
Mohammad YaqubFarida YashminQi YeKwan Ming YeungSally YiXiruo YuanRoman Yukhananov
† Olivia J. Zabrocki‡ Samira Zahar
Kiran J. ZaheerMohammad R. ZahidSajal ZakiMohammed A. ZamanFernando ZapataRobert J. ZellnerHannah ZengAmanda ZhengAndrea ZuartLeslie N. Zurita Fuentes
Spring 2017The following is a list of candidates for graduation and not an official list of graduates.
FOR THE SPECIALIST DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Sabrin AbedinTaiba AhmadJeanette G. BrandJohn CanavanRosy CastilloKatherine FranciscoBarry FrankAndrea HaloulosLirit F. KozuchSoonyoung KwonAlvin LeeR. Molly MaganLindsey L. McClainHillary B. MillsAlyssa T. MoiranoJanina M. MoronesMelanie NunezKerri A. O’RourkeTara A. PetersonMarc RatnerChristine A. RendaJessica Sanchez
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Akintunde AkinyeleHana AlanaziAyomide AlexisJoseph AlfonsoKevin Anglade Cheryl ApiceLauren AyanCheyenne BaptisteDiana BarskyNilo BermeoLauren BerryKatie BishopBrianna BisognoFaye BourieCecilia BritezBrittany BrownCarmen CartagenaChristina CarusoBetzabe CastilloMeylin Cherta CeballosMatthew Charest
Jianqiong ChenBrandon ChuPhilip ClarkCaterina Como Brenda CostabileClifford CoulouteLindsay CurtisSteve Da SilvaBarbara DabekJoely De La RosaPramod Udugama Suriyage DoNicole DuhaneyChristopher EmeryVanessa EspondaSilvia FernandezMonica Fernandez-EbertBernadette FitzsimmonsNicole FlorioSteven FloumanhaftMarisa GargaroAlexa GelnickTina GoodrichKatherine GortonChatram GovindanTiara GreyLoretta HadjioannouEvangelia HatzisotiriouPenina HechtCaitlin HinesPorcha HollandaKurt HolnessRubyat IslamAryan JabbariEmily JenningsByron JohnsonBrittany JonesAlexandra JuarezBrittany KaufmannSurjit KaurSandra KennedyImtiaz KhalidImran KhanJung Yeon KimPaul Taeyoung Kim Caraline KobelBenjamin KooMoussa KouyateStefani KrakerCarlos LagosSpyridoula LaizinouLaurin LarianEdwige LautureHye Ok LeeKok Teng LeeCatherine LeopandoChanglin LiChenxi Li
Jinghan LiHong Ru LinMengjia LinYan LinDonald LubinCorey MarxMaureen McArdleMarina MelilloMarie MervilusJessica MinskyMartin MirandaSarah MorgenbesserGuangwei MuAsad NazirChastity Norman Christina OrSara PaccioneGuillermo Garcia PalafoxChristina PapadopoulosNestor PastorDanielle PerezMegan PindlingKanyarat PokaiyaanuntHeather Popik Shao QinHisham QuhshiKazi RahmanAsher RobertsPaola RodriguezGary RoeburtElissa RotweinChaya RubinJavier RubioMonika RydzewskiGregory SammartanoCandice SandsDaniel SangeminoKatie SheridanBeth ShermanRadesh ShiwlochanRena ShresthaGomatie Singh-PooranJessica SosaTempris SmallLauren SmolarChelsea SternCynthia Stokes-Adam Brian StonakerVivian TsengKarl ValereChristian Van DeursMarina VazuraAna VelasteguiGaurav VermaMario VidalCourtney WeaverFrances Williams
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Winter 2017The following is a list of candidates who have successfully met all degree requirements.
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
George Kokoronis
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
† Iskandar AdedjoumanClyde Erwin BarrettoJosue J. BastidasJenee M. BerryNathaniel Blau
‡ Daniel BlechMichael K. BrownJeanna R. BuchananFranceska M. BurgosKendy M. CastilloJennifer G. Cortes
‡ Randy CruzMaylen DelgadoMolly C. Fanelli
§ Jason R. Farkas
Edgar Mauricio GarciaEric J. GiacomettiGeorge M. IskanderFatima IssaDonia JulkaUdita LaboniBarry W. LecountClara LiKevin M. LozadaSantiago G. LozadaRayon MatthewsSolluz MelendezEmmanuel MensahBrandon Molina
† Khin H. NaingAmna T. NaquiSara K. OstrowskiMax B. Ottensoser
† Dhara R. PatelInna Prehogan
† Md. Mushfiqur RahmanDevin Neal RobinsonShannon M. RodgersChandra SavageAnum Siddiqui
† Zoe Y. Stern† Eric M. Sturm
Joseph UshyarovKimani D. Wilson-Hunte
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
‡ Yitzi Steier
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Bennett BrownStilianos Steve G. Fotinos
† Zinaida IsakovaSara KosariSarah E. ThurmJoe-yee WongShangsi Zhao
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26 SPRING 2017
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MUSIC
Man Ling ChanXiong ChengSimona DonovaBrandon DouthittAudrey EdelsteinScott GentileJoshua GoodmanRobin GrassoJoshua GurwitzXuewei HuChi Lin HuangChangmin JunDea JurisHyunwoo KimSungha KimKakit KwanAndrea Lapinski Eunsun LeeGlauco LimaDongfeng LiuChi Lin LuSangho OhYair ShahakQian ShenMyungsup ShinFlavio Augusto Oliveira Pinto Da SilvaAntoine ThouveninChenhuai WangJohn WysockiJinjoo Yoo
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Juel AhmedSarah AlattasNoura AljahdaliKhawlah AlmihmadiTagreed AlmutairiAzizah AlshehriAngelina AppanaRachel BabikianMichelle BobkerNicoleta BorsJing CaoAnthony CassioAnthony CatalanoSamantha CatalanottoAlvin ChenLiyun ChenQing Qing ChenWenxin ChenMarc DavisShiva Debysingh
Suhaib DomanFarnaz FahimiradStacey FaimanElizabeth FarrellSummer FerraroKassandra FrancoAriana FuscaldoOscar GallegoLinh HuynhJhonatan IlleraBibi IshakPatrice JamersonFatima JamesLedan JinNicholas JohnsonAlicia JosephKerem KasimMarc La MorieDesiree Linton-DudleyNicolette MakedonSharon MazurKaren MeiMelissa MilazzoSusan MoraAbdulrahman MuhammadRoxanna NiknamJenna O’KeefeMay PaingAparna PalAnastasia PapisJohn PasselaMarriam PervezScott RasizerRenee RichardsDaniela RichmondErika RieraMichael RiviezzoMario RodriguezGrzegorz RyszewskiStarlin SeijasAnthony SepulvedaSuraiya ShahArreum ShinAimee SilvaStella SinartiniAshish SkariaMin Ho SohnStephanie SotoMichael StanzioneCiara SullivanShaila SumiAndrii TaranukhaScott TumultySinan UlusoyChristopher VelezAlfred WangWen Song Wang
Ilya YakubovHaimao YanJames YangWittawat YensabaiQianwen Zhong
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Alyssa AbrahamDanielle B. Abramov Elizabeth A. AhernJuana AlatorreStephanie AleskyMark AlliSara AndreuRobert AnneseSheri AntonyOlivia ArgentoNicole J. ArmocidaAndreaC.AufieroAylin N. AydinogluNilufar AyoobSaira AzadMelina BadiaLeah H. BayerGary BeggenChristina BellanieStephanie BellizziBrittany C. BentMelissa BernacettAlanna BethonJaja BeyNadia BhagwandinIan BirnbaumMatthew BockselKaren BorstLauren BowdenAllison BowersAmanda BrowerVictoria BrownStephen BuccellatoKeith BurnsStephanie M. ButeraVianey CamelaJosephine CaporussoNorah CarneyAlyssa CasanoElizabeth CasazzaJames CasellaNicholas CerdaHanna ChangAnthony CharalambousHope J. ClarkeKathleen M. ColemanHerman Colon
Jennifer WynnsDajiang YuBijie Zhu
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Michael AbbondondoloStefania AcquistaChristina AgnelloBat El AminovVincent BarbaDenise BatistaJoanna BaucicKembia BenoitGabriela Bonifaz-GuzmanTara BoodooMonika BudaAlexandra BudnickErin BurnsSamantha CampanelloSheryl CampbellJanet CampoDanping ChenSiu ChengRebecca ChiSara ChungBrianne CitrangolaNicolas CottoneMegan CraneBridget CurranMaria Del Carme Garcia LoraAshley DitusaAnnette DoyleJheanelle DuvalJustina EspositoAmy FeistEvelyn FlorentinoSary FuchsVasudha GandhiNicole GendelmanElizabeth GilmoreAlejandra GomezChristina GutierrezCornetta HarryKristy HellmundSara HerlingJin Young JeonEunji JoAmaris JohnsonRajna KersicGa Young KwonGrace LengQingli LiangCaitlin LoughmanTianlu Lu
Maja LukicKimberly MervilPriscilla MirandaSamantha MisnerSandra MladenovBhairavi ModySamantha MoraitisAngeliki NasseifEllen PairaktaridisGrace PakDaniela Gomez PazLindsey PickeringKaren PodmoreStefanie PosaGabriela RamirezMaryory RamosSherley RomulusNatasha SantiagoChanel SaundersRajdai SeemongalSara SheikhlarAisha SiddiquiVeronica SielerDia SpanosMegan TamborrinoNatalie TaverasAlejandra VascoJennifer WagnerPeter WangKaitlyn WatersMatthew WeinerShirley WengGenaiya WhitlowLashae WilliamsMarsha YepesAndrew ZhangQiang Zhang
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Tabitha BarnesNancy BrunoAlix G. Camacho VargasNicholas M. CampanellaAmy ChengNicholas EarhartMary Catherine FordRobert GuntherMicheal IbokEthan KaplanScott KapuscinskiMaria Karlberg-LevinJeffrey KasperAlison MacomberAlejandro Salgado Cendales
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE
Katherine AlbertsBsrat AmbayeErin BrennanGenee BrightJaclyn ColelloDanielle DascherKarin GreenbergNathalie GruberEdward HoughtalingYing Wen HuangArah JosephAshley JoyIftekharul KabirMadeline KnightKara KratchaJuliana MagroTaylor OstrickSarah ProsserCarlos Marcelo RodriguezCristina Fontanez RodriguezSamantha RossJill RowleyMiriam SaphraSonali SugrimMarlene VelazquezSean WallsEmily Willis
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE/HISTORY
Julie AromiIlya Slavutskiy
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28 SPRING 2017
Nicole RizzoAmanda RoachJohn RodriguezChristopher RomeoRebecca RothmanAriela RothsteinGeniene RoubalTiffany RuffoJacqueline RuoffBarbara RusnackLauren SalamoneAndreas SaliarisAlexa SalzmanMariela SanchezDaniel SantiagoAlexandra SanzoneMarianna SarkoziRebecca SchreiberMelissa SchultzJennifer L. SchwartzAnthony ScroGeraldine ShikoraFrancesca ShoemakerErin ShupackJenna B. SidorSeanna SilverBianca M. SingerErin SkaalerudKerri SkibinskiAmanda L. SmolinAimee SouffrontErica SouthernGiovanna SpatolaJulia M. SpellmanRachel StamileDebra SteinStephanie StraussSatrohan SugrimSteve SurgotLindsey TargeAnthony TariKimberly C. TaylorMeagan E. TaylorEileen TeehanTina TibballAmanda C. TimmesMatthew TomasiBrandon TompkinAshley TorresVanessa TorresBrittany TuzzoloRean H. ValereSarah Van HoutenAngelia I. VargasJohn VesselyMichelle VidalChrystelle Voigt
Dana VosillaThomas WagnerSean WalshTaylor M. WalshKelly WernerDaniel WhelanDeandra A. WhiteNatacha WhiteAmanda WhitneyPamela J. WilsonHeather YaegerRicky YegelwelDanny YoonJeffrey YuJenna ZakenDanielle Zipkin
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Syed Abbas Tamer A. Abdu Saif B. Abdulla Khadijah Abdus-Samad
† Robert D. Aboff § Gina Abraham
Helen Abraham Laura A. Abraham Ilan Abramov Jennifer B. Abramowitz Gabriel Abreu Ayrin Absar Frank Anthony Accardi Angela M. Acevedo
§ Melanie Beth Ackerman Janice M. Adamo
§ Samantha C. Addeo § Nicolette C. Adler § Sophia Adler
Arman G. Advani Rukhsana K. Afridi Nazira Afrin Neziah H. Aglubat Shirley Aguilar Luisa M. Aguirre
§ Michael Agulnick Farhana Ahid Kainath Ahmed Munmun Ahmed
† Nahin Ahmed Tasfia Ahmed Michael J. Akis
† Samuel A. Aladegbemi Isfaqual Alam Monique Alarcon Carlos Alba
Nathalia M. Alexandre-Baker Aisha Ali Mubina Ali Sahar Ali Shenelle Ali Rafael Aliaga Jean M. Allen Mary C. Allen Megan N. Allende Moshe Y. Allweiss Sherryann S. Allyar
† Sofia A. Almeida Nicole Almonte Steven Almonte Alaa Al Sudani
† Gabriela Alvarado Nora J. Alvarado Angie Alvarez Catherine V. Alvarez Joseph E. Alvarez Raul Alvarez Rosemary Alvarez Ebenhaezer K. Alwi Viviana R. Amaya Mary Amella Sharmila Amirthalingam
§ Mehwish Ammad ‡ Thomas Amoroso
Gregory Anash † Josephine A. Anderson
Martha Andraca Cynthia Andrade
‡ Kelbert Ang Samantha Angelone
‡ Shazia Anif Alyssa L. Annicaro
† Rebecca A. Apfel Towhid Ara Natasha A. Ardeljan Paula M. Arianas Henry D. Aristizabal David Ariza Matthew P. Armstrong Danny L. Aroca
† Tatiana J. Arriola Devin A. Arroyo Freena Arshad Meredith D. Ascher Daniel Ash
§ Lucas Ashby Ayesha Ashraf Mersal Ashrafi Robert S. Astudillo
† Anastasia Athanasiou Xrisovalanti Athanasiou Kathya M. Avino Paully S. Awad
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Kaitlin ConwayMichaela R. ConwayNicole ConwayJulie CooperstoneDonyale CummingsDeanna CupoloJulianne DahlemGabriella D’AmatoKristie DassGillian DavidoffJonathan De MoryNicole DedaltoLisa DemarcoCristalina DenicolaJenna DerasmoMichael DevletogluShara DiamondMichelle DindiyalRonald DionisioJaimie DiPalmaAlex DobrinMichelle DuffyJodie EmbletonMarykathryn EmmerichAnita FaizyKeren FeferKevin FeldmanAndrew FerreiraBrenda FigueroaJohanna FigueroaVanessa FilosaVita FioreMorgan FlemingCaitlyn FogliettaMichelle FouldsGabriella FranzaXiaoqi FuDanielle M. GaitingsSandy GarciaKenneth GaskinsMarianne GeraciMaria GiachettaDevita GobardhanMallory GoldbergSamantha GoldsteinShaina GolubHolly GongMarissa GontaAmparo GonzalezMaggie GoodmanAmanda GortlerErin E. GraetzerDanica GreenMelissa GrossmanJennifer GualotunaDanielle Gura
Henry GustavsonJackie HaKaren HaarChristine HanleyCara HannaRichard HargroveKatie HayHazlyne HernandezKellie HigginsJared HochBrianna HornAlexa HorowitzAmilah HoseinRahmel HuffmanKelli HughesNerline HyppoliteLisa IanniDerek IveryJulianne JablonskiKaren JerezRachel JiangJosephine JoyceHolly JudgeKatria KarimzadaAmy KatzMarissa KatzRopinder KaurDanielle KeaneAimee KellyAlyssa KhanSaadiqa KhanLaura KleinHeidi KohlerSpiridoula KokkosisMelanie KramerJoshua KranzAndrew KrolikowskiSarah KropacEdyta KruszewskiAkhil KumarGulshan KumariMegan LaphamDaniel LarganaChelsea LassigQian Wen Cindy LauCaroline LeeDana LewisRachel LewisDavid LicitraThomas LiguoriKacey LivingstonValrie J. LloydFrancesca LombardoLaura LupoliCynthiaMaflaMariah Maher
Linda ManeyGail MargulisAbby MathesGina E. MatthewsPaige McCarthyKristina McCartyLauren McClureNicole A. McDonoughStephanie MenaAdriana MendezKimberly N. MeyerAlexander MillerAndrea MillerKori MillerDina L. MoakleyDanielle MoleNicholas MonioudisYenny MontenegroAshley L. MooreKelly MoriartyGeorge MortimerTino MuscatelliSheril A. NapierJessica NersesianKelly NevinsKimberly NewmanFrancesca NocellaNicole E. NolanKimberly T. NordenAntonietta OliverioJori O’NealeCaitlyn O’NeillDanielle E. O’RourkeDiana OrtizGabrielle OrtizChristina PaladinoSara M. PapasoderoWilliam PapettiChristina G. PavoneAnthony PenoroSamantha PepeSara M. PerrottiDaniel PerrySadia PerveenRobert PetersonViviana PinedaVanessa PirbakshCallie A. QuinnNaddem QurbaniMichelle RadenskyAngela RagonaJacqueline RakibNina RapisardiEvelyn RebollarChristine ReinickeCrystal F. Y. Rios
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§ Samantha L. Chiu Michael Cho Bill Choi Jeongeum Choi
‡ Susan H. Chon Sadia A. Chong
‡ Sydul Choudhury Sulaiman Chowdhury Crystal Chu-A-Kong
‡ Sarah D. Chubak † Elizabeth I. Chung
Brittany Ciccone Nicole A. Cifuentes Nicholas Z. Cipollina †Andrea D. Cisneros †Alexandria M. ClaussellChristopher Clough Michael V. Coccia Jared G. Coglietta Deborah Cohen Shiran Cohen
§ Michelle E. Coleman Rolanda D. Coleman Shannen M. Coleman Tiffany L. Coleman Jessica L. Colon
‡ Johanna Colon Michael Como
† Georgia Constantinides Anthony Conti Resha Contractor Francesca Contreras Lissette M. Contreras
§ Brian J. Conway ‡ Frank Coppola ‡ Giselle Cordero
Nicole Ann Cordero † Alexandra V. Cornelius
Megan M. Corney Laura M. Corpeno
§ Brenda A. Cortez Devin A. Corvino Joselyn M. Corzo Lisa Cossio
† Maria Coulianidis Kaitlin A. Cox Julianna Cricchio Michael Crump, Jr.Denise Cruz John Charles C. Cruz Julio C. Cruz
† Mardeline Cruz Veronica C. Cruz Zachary S. Cruz Cindy P. Cubides Steven D. Cuenca Diana A. Cuervo
Jennifer P. Cumbe Wazhma Daftanai
† Kelly Daloia Brittany M. D’Amico Carlie Dan Rejina Daniel Jessica L. Daquino Richard Darrigo Andrew S. Davalos
† Tamara Davitashvili Brandon M. Davoren Zachary D. Dean Anujat Deb Kyle D. Declara
‡ Joanna Marie DeJesus Catherine Delacruz
§ Chaya R. Dembitzer Sachin K. Deodat
† Melissa Depaula Danita Depestre
† Alexa M. Depperman Fatma Dervisevic Meera Desai Daniel De Sousa
† Tingrit M. Desta Nathanael Desulme
† Elizabeth C. Devivo Sanjeev Dhir Adriana A. Diakovasilis Zachary B. Diamond Cristine L. Diaz Evelyn Diaz
‡ Lisbel Diaz ‡ Michelle C. Diaz
Neil D. Diaz Maria Dicandia Van Thien Diep
† Krystal N. Dillon § Atheena G. Dinglas † Ashley R. Disalvo
Garima Dixit Jordan L. Dolce
† Sherline Estella Dolin Karma Dolkar Tsering Dolkar Steven Domond Shi Gen Dong Wenfang Dong
† Alice F. Donovan Aayesha S. Doria Nicole Drzal Dijana Dujmovic Debbie G. Dumalahay Yadira Dumet Caitlin A. Dunham Leonela E. Duran Noemy A. Duran
Ariana Durkovic Jasmina Dushi Suzanna Dyal Linda A. Dzah
‡ Kelly A. Eberle Taylor L. Eblen
† Tatiana Tamara Egas Dana M. Eggers Besarta Egriu
† Jason E. Eisman Joseph Eisner Nouriddin El Allali Michelle V. Elias
† Michael Eliscu Chante K. Ellis Hebah Elsaid
† Dina Elsayed Wilson R. Endara
‡ Danny Eng ‡ Jaclyn V. Eng § Tova H. Engel
Leora EnglardChristina N. Escobedo Joseph B. Espinal Sthefanne Espinal Tatiana J. Espinoza Leslie Estevez
‡ Yazmin Estrada Natalia Evans
† Angelina R. Ezratty Jennifer Failla
† Sylvia Fajardo Sarah Falconi
† Jose M. Fana Caterina Faraci Carolina A. Faraglia
† Shadia Farah Sakor Farcarthy Darlene Ann R. Farillas Brandon G. Farrugia Erica Febrianti Ewa Fedorowicz Xiang Fei Saul H. Feldman
‡ Antonio L. Femia John Feng
† Susan Fermin Danilo Fernandez Naira Fernandez Stephanie A. Fernandez Yomayra M. Ferreira
† Avigayil Fessel § Yael Fessel § Justin T. Fields
Julia Figueroa Meghan Fink Dylan Finkel
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Pablo A. Ayora † Dishari Azad
Mohammed O. Azam Nicole Aznaran Heerna Ba
§ Cathie Babadzhanova ‡ Bidisha Bagchee
Wei Bin Bai Timothy Allen Baker Anacia Bakker
§ Nina Bakoyiannis Celeste Balducci Olivia Frederique Bale Poutchou Cindy Balgobin Christine M. Ballah Kathleen Baltazar Wilson Banegas Oruaj K. Bangush Gilia D. Banks Mariah V. Banton Cristian O. Barahona
† Jeana BarenboimDiego F. Barona
† Judith BaronaChristine E. Barry Annette Barszcz
† Sybil Barzvi Patricia Basal Kimberley A. Batson Crystal J. Beddoe Ashwanie Vanesa Beer
† Jelena Begonja Monowara Begum Salma Begum Sofia Begum Selma Begzic Angela Beis Andrea D. Bejarano Kyle Bell Shweta Benara John F. Benigno Dina Zoila Benites Lucinda Benitez Ruby L. Benitez
† Lancelot A. Benn ‡ Ariella Benson
David R. Berenholz† Emily Kathleen Bergen
Jose Luis Bermeo Navarrete Catheline R. Bernal Elissa BernheimJordan Bernstein
† Kelly A. Bernstein † Alicia Bharat † Rema Bhatia
Shohel M. Bhuiyan Binny Bijjan
Christopher S. Binakis Rachell Blishteyn Jacob Blustein Kinsey E. Bobel
† Nicole L. Bodek Katherin Bolanos Sammy Bondarsky Kristen J. Boody Catherine M. Borriello Eric Borukhov Michal Borusiewicz Melissa G. Bosch §Melina Bougatsos George Boukas
‡ Ashley Boutehsaz§ Jacinta Bowman † Tori P. Bowser
Eric A. Braunstein † Ashley A. Brea Tavarez
Milkica Brecak Zachary Breland Christian L. BrigatiAmanda Brito Joseph S. Broderick
§ Limor J. Brody Andre Brooks
† Amanda A. Bros Marjorie C. Brown
§ Shakayla M. Brown Schela Brun
† Allison B. Buchsbaum Kumarie D. Budhu Haris S. Butt
† Sumaria A. Butt James Caceres Cindy Cadavid
† Johanna K. Cadet Marissa Caico Yadinsky Caimares Michael Calabrese Julissa J. Camilo Valerio
† Elisa C. Cammisa Anyssa Campbell Terry-Ann C. Campbell Courtney Canavan Joseph M. Candelario Bruce Canselo, Jr.Tianxiao Cao Brandon Capponi Zarina Cara Kevin M. Carabajo
† Katy W. Carcamo Anthony Cardenia Diana Cardona Emma Carhuapoma Giovanna M. Cariola Rafael M. Carmilema
Omhar Kareem Carre-Francois Taneshia E. Carrington
§ Cristina R. Carter Leandro Carvalho Kara Casbarro Matthew J. Casella Hertzbert Casseus Maria A. Castillo Alexandra Castro Kenia R. Castro Miguel L. Castro Carmelo J. Cataudella
† James D. Cazzorla Jessica Cedano Rachel E. Centeno Cindy K. Centurion Bryan Cespedes
‡ Zev T. Chabus Myeongjae Chae
† Yael Chamama Brian E. Chan Mankit Chan Zoe Chan Johniqua Chance Herpreet Chand Crystal Chang
† Esther Enyu Chang Carol Chang-Mak
‡ Mei Tzu Chao Kyhiem S. Chaplin Bryan C. Charlie Matthew Chatarpal Labeeba A. Chaudhry Iqra Chaudry Linda Chavez Zymeena Omega Alpha Chavis Anthony Chen Cai Peng Chen Chen Chen Cindy Chen Feng Chen Hua Chen Jean Chen Minda Chen Ying Chen Ying Chen
† Yuan Yuan Chen Tingting Chen ChenJosephine Cheng Kenny Cheng Cristal Cheong Kessina B. Cheriza Alex Cheung Surbhi Chibber Christopher T. Chin Ugonnaya N. C. Chinedum-Ukwuozo Jennifer N. Chioffe
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Michael Evans Ibasan ‡ Shiran Ibragimov
Shereen Ibrahim Anthony Imperiale Diego Infanzon Ameera Inshanally Anthony J. Inzerelli
† Christina M. Irrera Maliat Islam
† Jennifer E. Itty Anna M. Iwaniuk Andrea Izquierdo Hamza S. Jaber Arielle F. Jacques Naomie Jacques Adrian Jagdees Kenneth Eli Jager Samantha Jagroo Khurshid Jahan Mitali Jain Khalida Jalili Jenneil L. James Hana Janaskova
† Gul E. Jannat † Indhira M. Jaquez
Jennifer Javier ‡ Paula Jaworowski † Mohammad Jawwad
Marcelle Jean Marie Jean-Louis Dominic Jenkins
† John Jerez Kamal Jewnandan Wenzhuo Jiang Cindy S. Jimenez Shu Jin
‡ Rohana M Joab Norman Joeng
† Shana John-Cortes Jadae Johnson Natalie Johnson Susan Jones Symire N. Jones Sequoia Jones-Pitt Frankel Joseph Jerlin A. Joseph Kevin J. Julia
‡ Esther Jungreis Brittany Juul-Nielsen Hemel Kabir
‡ Chloe KachanianRedion Kadilliu Saranjeet K. Kakania
† Judith Kamali Virginia Kambouras Ariella Kaminsky Joanna Kamisakis
† Da Sol Kang Woong Ki Kang Dov Kann
§ Elena M. Karavassilis Abrar Karim
† Zainab Karim Sherzod Karimov
† Victoria Kataev † Jonathan Katz
Shira Katz § Arianna N. Kaufman † Amrit Kaur
Baljeet Kaur Gagandeep Kaur Jasbir Kaur Manpreet Kaur Prabhjot Kaur Tracy Kawall
† Emily B. Kaye Christine M. Keheian Jennifer A. Keiser Anna M. Keller
‡ Alexa Kelly Connor M. Kelly Sheedy Kelly Mikael Kerr
† Anshu Khadka Amir H. Khafagy Alena Khaimchayeva Saif Khalid Jennifer Khalilullah Adeeba A. Khan Amir Khan Ayima Khan
‡ Ikramullah Khan Javed Khan Marium Khan Mohammad Khan Razana Khan Rezwana S. Khan Shazia E. Khan Labid A. Khandaker
† Jennifer KhayumovShahriyar Khondoker Alex Kikirov Cynthia Kim Hayoung Kim
‡ Hyeok Jung Kim † Kristen Kim
Monica H. Kim ‡ Paul Kim
Ronald Kim Sarah Kim Se Iee Emily Kim
§ Tae Hyeong Kim Tamara Kim
† Youngju Kim
† Raphael M. Kintzer Jonathan A. Kirshblum Nicholas Kisarewski
† Adam G. Klein † Tamar Klein
Stephen Kleinberg Marie Kleyman Kimathi Knox Moshe N. Kohanim Hikoll Kola Liza Kola Ireanna Konstantaras
† Stephanie Koshki Adriana Kosican Katherine Kostajani Anduena Kosturi Haley J. Kotch
† Kevin Kotowski Demetra Kouspos Nils Kovalevsky Sara M. Kowalski Lauren Krausman Margaret Krieger Brianna-Eunique Kuar Jeongdae Kwak
‡ Haskel Kwestel Bomin Kwon Alexandros Ladas Steven Lai Susanna S. Lakenauth Parvesh Lal Suhail Lallmohamed Carmen Lam
† Mei Yuet LamJoselyn Landazuri Vinueza Gossan Landazuri Vinueza Angela Langone Massiel M. Lara Maya R. Lashley Felicia M. Lasorsa Krystal A. Latchana
‡ Malika Latchman Wing Suet Lau Kennedy Diamond Cheyenne Lavington Halimat O. Lawal Kehinde O. Lawanson
‡ Asheka Lawrence Reid Lisa P. Lay Sean L. Leavy Emely Ledesma Amanda Lee Frank M. Lee Jae E. Lee Jennifer Lee Jung Hwan Lee Kasey Lee
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† Emma L. Finn Alina Firer Nicole A. Fishelman Maricarmen Flores Kristyna Foglia Amy S. Fong Genesis S. Fonseca Kyle J. Forbes Erika M. Forman Fernando Fortune Marie L. Fougere Matthew J. Francaviglia Maria C. Franco Yessenia Franco Ryan Frankel
† Tameka Fraser Roy Frederick Lisa C. Freese Adriana C. Frias
§ Sindy Fried ‡ Kimberly Friedman
Emily Fruchter Abigail Fuentes Kelvin Funes Mohamed Samy A. Gad Giuseppe C. Gagliardi
‡ Supeet K. Gakhal Jessica M. Galante
‡ Ellen GalesSharon A. Galicia Kelsey E. Gallagher Blanca M. Gallardo Rosanne Gangi-Gaertner Henry Gao Alexandra J. Garcia Anais Garcia Johanni Garcia Steven E. Garib Diana M. Garzon Meghan A. Gaska Deanna M. Gathmann Lukasz Gawkowski Darwin Gayle
† Samantha Geller Shahar Genefar
† Kyle M. Gentil George A. Georgakis
† Gregory V. Georges Kirollos Gerges Mustafa Ghafari
‡ Farhad Ghelichkhani Cody Giardina Darryl J. Gibbs
† Kereen O. Gibson Emilio Gigliotti Jean-Pierre Gilbert Jennifer S. Giller
‡ Eunjeong Gim Haeri Gim Yvonne Gim Allan Giri Katrina Glowatz
† Karen Go Mark L. Goberdhan Anisah I. Golden
§ Deena M. Goldman Matthew Goldman Magdalene I. Gomes
‡ Michelle Gomez Iliana A. Gonzaga Alicia Gonzalez Dalia Gonzalez Diego Gonzalez
† Henry S. Gonzalez Jennifer Gonzalez Debra Goodman
‡ Adam Goodstein Akilah-Aziza N. Gordon
‡ Moshe T. Gottesfeld § Deborah Gourdji
Christopher S. Granath Ayana Green Nathan Green
‡ Avi Greenberg† Vasilie Greonjanc
Jonathan Griggs Valerie Gritsch Francheska Grullon
† Nicole Guarino Christina N. Guerra Nicolas Guerrero Stephanie M. Guerrero Diana Guevara Scarlet Guillermo
† Jacob S. Guralnik Aileen Gutierrez Faviola Guzman Jeffrey Ha
† Seungjoo Ha § Eliora A. Habshush † Nicole E. Hagooli § Shira Hahn § Atara Halberstam
Shayma Haleem Hyojung Han Nazia R. Hanif
† Jessica Hannon Yamna Haq Fahimul Haque Abdellah Harchaoui Charlene Harden Tahsin Haris Hooria Harmain
† Marc Harman
Kendra S. Harris Nakia Hawkins Arya Hawkins-Zafarnia Adrian Haye
† Joseph Haynes Paul C. He
† Yeye He † Jennifer Hegedus
Kimberly Hegedus Jennifer Nicole Hein Zachary S. Heisler
† Andrew Hennefield William Henry Alisha M. Hernandez
† Amanda Hernandez Christopher A. Hernandez Danielle Hernandez Denise L. Hernandez Diana J. Hernandez Krystel L. Hernandez Manuel E. Hernandez Prince T. Hernandez Rene G. Hernandez Carina Herrera Robert A. Herrera Laura D. Herrera Torres Kristin Herrin
† Michael L. Hewson Andrea S. Hicks Victor J. Hillergren Caressa M. Hillick Calvin K. Ho
§ Marc J. Hoch Rachel M. Hodge Jessica A. Hogan Nichole G. Holmes Mingyu Hong Susana Hoque Nusrat Hossain Yi-Chun Hsiao Zhoujie Hu Alex HuangJennifer Huang Kathy Huang Tengxiang Huang Wanchun Huang Xiaoquan Huang Chantal D. Huggins Jocelyn Lucille Phoenix Huggler Eric S. Hunt Kyle Hunte Carmen Huo Faizal Hussein Nicole G. Hutchinson Jason Hwang Melvin Hydleburg Elizabeth M. Iannarelli
34 SPRING 2017
Farjana Molla Samira Momotaz Geysers Mondal Jayasree Mondal Carl Monde Andrea M. Monge Gessenia Monge
† Kevin O. Monroy Rachel Montag Christopher M. Montanez Alan P. Mook
† James MooneyMalcolm Moore Raquel Morales
† Nicole M. Moran ‡ Cesar Morban
Michelle Mordukhaev Michelle Mordukhayeva David J. More Alessandra Morelli Astrid M. Moreno Cynthia Morisset Alexander J. Morlando Joseph S. Morris Zachary J. Morrissey Ryan M. Moser
‡ Eliana Moskowitz Zahava E. Moskowitz Ibrahim Y. Moslimani Afzaa A. Motiwala Mellasia S. Moulton Kristy R. Moy Javier E. Mucia, Sr.Katherine Muentes
† Cristina Muevecela Wali Muhammad Mide Mujezic Sabina A. Mukta Cheyna O. Mulligan
‡ Juan E. Munoz Jennifer Murariu
† Danae K. Muratore Iliriana Muratovic Yafa Murdakhayeva Kevaughn C. Murray Taylore Murray Amira Murtazaeva Maham Mushtaq Mary Kate Mutze Marianne Naderi Hicham Naji Vasiliki Nakos Nadine Namdar Tenzin Namdol Sabreena Nasir Suberin Nasir Rimanegdo M. Nassa
Yazmin L. Naupari Estefania Navas Estefania Navia
† Elizabet Nazginov Fathima Benazir Nazumudeen
† Vanessa A. Neal Alexis N. Negron Shayan K. Nematollahi Andrew Ng Diana Ng Hao V. Nguyen Michele E. Niazov
† Nik Nicaj Raymond A. Nicasio Christie M. Niebling
§ Danny G. Nieto Dimitris A. Nikiforakis Max S. Nocerino Hosna H. Noorzi Dominique C. Norris Shayan T. Nossrati
‡ William Novello Chelsey Nunez Malika Nurbekova Regine Marie E. Obra
§ Nicoleta Alexandra Ochisor Osahenhen Odigie Carolin O’Donnell Joseph Ognibene Eliana Ogorek Elon S. Okechukwu
‡ Stephanie Olcese Christina Olibrice Sherlyn Olivo Oluwanisola O. Olosunde
§ Rachel Olshin Sandra A. Olufidipe Israel A. Omede Nazmun J. Omni Imaria Omogun Olugbenga A. OmotadeMario S. Ona Shannan O’Neil Adriana Orejuela Maria Orfanos
† Alana M. Ornstein Edwin B. Ortega Jesse J. Ortiz
† Joanna Ortiz § Nicole Y. Ortiz
Sabrina Osieczkowski Lioneta Osorio
† Maria D. Ospina Pawel Ostapowicz Joanna O’Toole Vanessa Ou Danielle Ovelheira
Daniel Owusu † Aaron Ozeri
Deyanira E. Pacheco § Chu M. Paing† Anastacia R. Pal† Fernando Palaguachi† Mary E. Palumbo
Laura K. PamplonaLarry PangShiva PanickerJulio PanoraWendolin PantaleonGeorgia Papazafiropoulos
† Jonathan PareckiPaola A. ParedesBryan J. Park
‡ Esther S. ParkHyeyoun ParkJames Park Jihae Park Jinhee Park
† Joanne J. Park Keon H. Park
† Kyulee Park Paul Park Roy Park Yeaji Park Meldryck Parraga John Passeri
† Arpan Patel† Chintan P. Patel
Hafsa Abbas Patel Hemangi Patel
† Stutee Patel Fahema Patwari Rose Marie E. Paul Anabel Paulino Glasmary Paulino Julia A. Pazmino Martinez
§ Deborah Pedoeem Karen Peguero Cristina Pena Raymond Pena Salina Pena
§ Sara A. Pepkin Laritza Peralta Stephen A. Peralta Yaritza Perdomo Ana E. Perez David J. Perez Martin Perez Paul M. Perez Ryan B. Perez Cynthia Forrest Perkins
‡ Jonathan M. Perlman ‡ Daniella Perlstein § Tova Perlysky
SPRING 2017 35
Ken W. Lee Kevin Lee Ki Lee Min W. Lee Seung Jun Lee
§ Virginia Lee Ying Ying Lee Priscilla Lee-Chung Michelle J. Leon Joseph T. Leoncio Terence K. Leong Ugyen Lhatso Ivan Li Jiayou Li Jiayun Li Karin Li Rujia Li Xing Ying Li Lindsey M. Lichtenberger
§ Tamar D. Lichter Rachel Y. Lim Crystal Lin Jiaming Lin Jie Lin
† Jing Lin † Jing Jin Lin
Mingxing Lin Philip Lin Priscilla Feng Lin
† Qiaoling Lin Rong Lin Salena Lin Xiaohan Lin Xiaoqi Lin
† Larry Linan Katrina Anne Lindo Laye Lindo Paul W. Lindo IISusy Linomontes Michael Z. Lipovac Jinyuan Liu
† Victor Liu Xiaoshuai Liu
‡ Naomi Livieim Daniel Lizcano Jonathan Ljuljdjurovic Kadine Lloyd
† Alyssa Loffredo Carmen Loh Byron A. Loja Cameron C. Lombardi Alessandra Lombardo
‡ Jeffrey M. Long † Maria D. Lopez
Mercedes I. Lopez ‡ Ross E. Lopez
Yazmin S. Lora
† Alicia M. Louis Nastasia Loukissas Adrian M. Lovell Irma Lovo Emily Lowenthal Daniela F. Lozano Alice Lu
‡ Melissa N. Luca † Lawrenzo S. Lue
Richard R. Lugo Calvin Luk Jacqueline Lukonina Iris A. Luna Martyna Lupinska Olha Lysa Domonique Mack
† Jeremy C. Magno † Casey M. Mahan
Dehlia M. Mahoney Melissa M. Malave Daisy Maldonado Diego Maldonado Javier Maldonado Katherine Maldonado Sabina Mamood
§ Aziza Manasseh Anand A. Mandavia Angela M. Mane Latchmin C. Mangra Anuradha Mann Oscar A. Manosalvas
† Gabrielle E. Mansouri Gabrielle V. Manthos Nico Marcelin
‡ Leora Margelovich † Katherine E. Marinaccio
Zijad Marisenovic Leah P. Marks Victoria Marquez Julianne Marra Mikaela Marshall Ashley K. Martin Veena M. Martin Carmen R. Martina Alesha S. Martinez Alexa Martinez Andy Martinez Daniel Martinez Heidy N. Martinez Johnnathan Martinez Christopher Marzano
‡ Caitlin M. Marziliano Ramon A. Matamoros Sarbjeet S. Mathon Nicholas A. Matusewicz
‡ Diana G. Matute Sanchez Steven Maurer
Linn T. Maw Aaron J. Maxant Hafiza Mayan Christine Mayglothling Mabusi S. Mbili Nee Michael D. McAlister Meghan McCarthy Erin K. McClelland
‡ Patricia McCloskey Rachel J. McDowell Charisma S. McDuffie Corinne J. McFarlane Natasha McGill Sabrina K. McGinley
‡ Brian McGowan ‡ Ian J. McIlravy
LaNiece M. McKeller Danea C. McLaughlin Cadesha McNish Johannah E. McNulty Ferial Mechouche Ana E. Medina Michael Medina Omar Medjid Irkania Medrano Melanie J. Megnath Dishti Mehra Lizeth T. Mejia Vanessa Mejia Bonny Melendez Fabian A. Mena Samantha Mena Louis E. Menacho Jonathan Mendez Nicole E. Mendez Jeffrey Mendoza Takiesha Meringola
† Amelia F. Merker † Brianna N. Meurer
Sebastian Michalak Rose Middleton Tajinder S. Minhas Ariana M. Mistretta Erin Mitchell-Boyle Stephanie M. Mkrtchyan
† Shah MoMiraj Modi Galina Moeed Ahmed Mohamed Hira Mohammad Ummul Ban MohamedaMatthew Mohammed Celine Mohan Julie Moheban Farah Mohiuddin Bianca T. Moise Ahsanul H. Mojumder
36 SPRING 2017
† Stephanie Salales Melanie Salarbux Piyush Salaria Cindy SalcedoShazia Saleem
† Abanob SalehStephanie SalehShaneece SalleyAlton S. SalmonMarzia SamadiTenzin Samdup
§ Danielle N. Samet † Ariel Josef Samuels† Anthony San Andres
Justin San Andres† Alejandra I. Sanchez
Bryan SanchezEmily SanchezGrace Sanchez
§ Karina P. SanchezLucely G. SanchezDanielle A. Sanders
‡ Melina SangAgusto V. Santana Brandon SantiagoKristine SantistebanJorge SantosTania V. SantosMomina SardarSean J. SargeantArturo E. SarmientoKimberly Sarmiento
† Devin Thomas SarnataroSasha A. SawhFrancesca Scaturro
§ Batsheva M. SchapiraRachel SchererErika A. Schiff
† Adina Schwartz§ Julie A. Schwartz‡ Nathaniel Schwartz
Anthony P. SciarrrattaLisa E. Scott
§ Gabrielle T. Segal‡ Diana Segovia
Esther M. Seidman† Leandro Seligmann
Jessica SepulvedaAnna SerebroValentina Sevillano Neha P. Shah Sara Shah Hafsa Shahid Habib Shairzai Mai Shalalaiwan Michelle Shamalov Mashfik K. Shamir
‡ Raven Shan Stephanie L. Sharkey Allen Sharma Radheeka Sharma Tushar Sharma
‡ Miriam M. Shatzman Ameeta Shaw Catherine C. Shaw Anum Sheikh Azka Sheikh
‡ Jade I. Shell Prateek R. Shewakramani Linjun Shi
‡ Hyo Jung Shin ‡ Ryan M. Shinn
Dana Shirley Jun Shoji Pujan Shrestha Ali M. Shukur
§ Sima B. Shulman † Camile B. Sico
Maaz Siddiqui Zehra Siljkovic Jose A. Silva Tiffany A. Silva Nhilcis Silverio
‡ Ayala Silverman † Erica B. Silverman
Jared E. Silverman-Baer Goldie Simanowitz Janice M. Similien
‡ Ashley N. Simon Amandeep Singh Amrita Singh
† Anmol Singh Ashvini Singh Jagraj Singh Khumarie Singh Megan M. Singh Neetu Singh Parminder Singh Pawan Singh
† Racheal Singh Renu J. Singh
† Sabrina Singh Sahida Singh
† Tiffany Singh ‡ Adrianna T. Sirinian
Anastasia Skelton † Jules R. Skrill
Vasiliki Skroubelos Anastasia M. Smith Anthony J. Smith Lenisse Smith Roger F. Smith Susan E. Smith Oluwatobi L. Sobajo
† Angelika Sobiecka ‡ Steven A. Soffer † Amanda D. Sohan
Jennifer Soleimani Kyle SolisAndriy Solonyna Oleksiy Solonyna Vielka Solorzano Samuel J. Song Teng Song Dana N. Sooko Lyren Soriano Suzanne T. Sorrentino Austin Soto
† Ammy Southwell Vincent Spampinato Kimberly A. Sparacino
§ Elana L. Spector Jason T. Spencer Justin B. Spitz
‡ Sam R. Spoto IIIVishal Srivastava Morgan K. Starley Nizar Al Steele-Khatib Maria Stefanidis Chananya M. Stern Brianna N. Sternberg Janel Stevenson Safiya Stewart Kenneth Marc Stiefel Stanley St. Louis
‡ Nicolas John Stoian Bradley M. Stone Rebecca Strauss Rachelle St. Victor Ning Su Sandra C. Suarez Yasmine Subtyl Janet E. Sucuzhanay Shivana Sukhu Nusrat Sultana Syeda R. Sultana
† Min Sun † Yitong Sun
Eric Sung Chelsea R. Surpris
† Shane SwordsDara Sy
† Jacob Z. Taber Botir Tagirov Sanjida Tahsin Christopher V. Tajian Natalie Tam Maximiliano Tamburi Johannarose B. Tan Zu Xian Tan Blaire Bing Tang
SPRING 2017 37
Jason M. Perri † Charissa Perry
Rae-Anna Persad Amar Persaud Jaipaul Persaud Nisham E. Persaud Joseph M. Petito Christopher Petri Anastasia Philippis
† Ashley Phillips † Xuanzhen Piao
Jessica N. Pichardo Jarelis D. Pico Joseph N. Pidoto Ruben J. Pierre-Louis Jacqueline M. Pilosi
† Michelle Pinargote Ariel Pinhasov
† Yasmin Pinhasov Malaev § Maria Pinkhasov
†Ester Pinkhasova Susana Pinkhasova Rebecca M. Pissalidis
† Konstantinos Podias § Sandra A. Podkalicki
Michael Pogo § Marcella Pogorelis
Jonathan M. Polanco Keegan V. Polar Allan H. Poliard
‡ Marisa J. Pollack Daniela Polo Stephanie Polo Jorge N. Ponce Vaca Bhanmattie Pooran Nicholas M. Porfyris
‡ Allan Porter Oscar A. Portillo
‡ Eric Portnoy § Jamie M. Prawer
Jesaiah Prayor † Dina M. Pugliesi ‡ Isaac Pulatov
Carla S. Pulgarin † Isabel N. Pulgarin
Melissa Pulgarin Leah V. Punalall Seth D. Pupko Mehvish Qadri Jenny Qu Jamay C. Qualles Charles Quinn Jose G. Quintana William A. Quinto
‡ Yonatan R. Rabinovitch Gianluke J. Rachiele
‡ Marleana J. Rad
Emily N. Rados Sean Rafferty Rikhee Raghabeer Nowshin S. Rahman Shane N. Rajcooar Christy Rajcoomar Amy N. Ralph Hirmila Ramdharee Anisa Bhagwattie Ramdharry Steven Ramgobin Helivett Ramirez
† Laura M. Ramirez † Wantee Ramkaran
Vashti L. Ramnarais Jonathan Ramos Amardev Rampersad Randi Rampersad
§ Lall Ramroo † Natasha Rankine † Beth Rapp
Nevila Rasha Javier Raymondi Irfaad Razak Jennifer Razo Natalie Real Fahmida H. Reba Ivonna Reda Elizabeth A. Reddy Krishnasalila Reddy Melissa Reeves Shavell M. Reid Brian A. Rephun
§ Michelle ResplerGabriela Reyes John Reyes
† Rochelle M. Reyes † Natashia E. Rhodes
Bianca M. Ricciardi Lisbeth R. Riera Georgia Rinis Anabel M. Rivera
† Brian Rivera Daniel M. Rivera Danny Rivera David A. Rivera Hugo Rivera Marrisa Rivera
‡ Amanda L. Rivinius Fatima Rizvi Tiffany T. Robinson
‡ Simon RobsonChristine M. Rocha
‡ Alexandra M. Rodriguez Courtney N. Rodriguez Estefania Rodriguez Jennifer Rodriguez John C. Rodriguez
Jose L. Rodriguez ‡ Katarina Rodriguez
Lawrence E. Rodriguez Mayelin Rodriguez
† Olivia Rodriguez Ricardo Jose Rodriguez Sarah Rodriguez Yisel Rodriguez Carlos Alexander Rodriguez-Archaga Anel Rojas
† Michelle Rojas Yessell Rojas
† Caterina Romano ‡ Theresa Romano
Kalmira Romeo Agnes Romero Timothy Rooney Yelena Rosales Aimee Rosario Karina Rosario Lorissa M. Rosario Lysandra Rosario Vanesa RosarioDalia Rosas
† Eliza Rosen Chelsea I. Rosenberg
§ Matthew Rosenberg Debra Rosenthal Gila Rosenzweig Javier Rosero Edmund A. Rospigliosi
‡ Talya Ross † Kelly Rossi ‡ Daniella Rothman
Kelly A. Rothwell † Chana Roubeni
Kareema C. Roundtree Madison B. Rowland Cathrine Rozario
§ Hannah E. Rubenstein Kathryn N. Ruffini Sammy Ruggiero Carlos M. Ruiz Katie E. Ruiz Matthew Ruiz Meheroon N. Rumpa Jerome Rush Joseph C. Russo
§ Aleksandra B. Rutkowski § Josh Rutta
Monika Rzaca Jamal M. Saad Gaspare A. Sacco
§ Jessica Sachs † Zulaikha Saidi
Amanleen Saini Marjana Saki
38 SPRING 2017
Ayue Yang Bin Yang Jacqueline Yang Lihua Yang
‡ Orit Yaron † Kimberly I. Yee
Ruben Yelizarov Rui Ricardo Ye Wang
† Yihua Yin † Kristen Yonke‡ Carolyn Xiye You
Kianna A. Young Ling Yu
† Diana Yunov ‡ Daniel Yusupov
Michael Yusupov Abdullah Zafar Shahnum Zaidi Jocelyn Zapata Emily Zar
‡ Debra A. Zarny Sahla Zawril Wilson A. Zelaya Marina Yue Zhai Steven Zhan Candy Zhang Joan Zhang Kevin Zhang Xin Yu Zhang Yaguo Zhang Hua Zheng Mei Yin Zheng
‡ Michael Zheng Zeye Zheng Jialiang Zhou Yijunren Zhou Yanqing Zhu Weng Zhuo Michael Zielinski
§ Emily Zimmer ‡ Arielle M. Zinraech † Selin F. Zorer
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Suhana AhmedIqram Alli
† Iqra AtaVishal BaliJessica Balram
† Nigel N. BarkerTurbold BatzorigRyan BenderKaija M. Binyard
† Josip Brecak Andrea Caicedo TrujilloJessica CamasSusan L. Cano
† Stephanie Chen † Rominie Dyal‡ Farrukh Edgarov
Cindy FloresMichael Glotsos
§ Jonathan S. Goldberg Marc Harman
‡ Aryeh P. Joffe ‡ Jesse Johnson † Norine Joseph † Towsif Karim
Lingshuo KongZhengxuan LiangQian Liu Mumei Lu
† Stanislaw MaksHemwattie Mangroo
† Marche S. Mason Jason H. Matadin Anna Meshcheriakova Klajdi Miftarallari Manuel A. Mourino Stevianne Ognibene
† Michael G. Ortega Marcela Ospina Wilson E. Piedra David Quan Hanzalah Qureshi Manuel Reyes Amanda Rohit Christian Romero Md. Samsuzzaman
† Devin Thomas Sarnataro§ Nathaniel M. Selevan
Matthew P. Serrano† Japneet Singh
Sukhdeep Singh Demetrios Spanos
† Chaim Summers Martin VukajShoon L. WaiJennifer Zhong
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
† Natasha Alies April ChongMario C. PapadoniouNasya R. Patton
† Sadia Rahman Christopher Smith Esther Sulca
† Shane Swords Beverly Ann Zenteno Jhon E. Zhagnay
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MUSIC
† Nicholas R. AntonChristian Barros
‡ Eunjeong Gim‡ Matthew Gomm † Markus J. Kaitila
Christopher T. Mulz Alejandro A. Salaverry
‡ Paulina Salcedo-Watson † Kelsey Sheldon
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Adebola Adesina† Richard A. Aguilar
Allison AlgerEmdad AliCartier AlonzoBrianna M. AlvarezKrista G. AnconaLuis A. Ayala Hector W. Ayarza Ashma AzizLevana AzraJennifer BaranJarred K. BarbourMichael C. BenjaminDylan BlaineLia E. BriffaJames BrostowskiSharlyn BuenoHanbyul B. Byun
† Nicole Castro Tin Suen Chan Jian Chen
† Jingyi Chen Mengping ChenMichele A. Clarke
† Kay DengAvinash DhanrajKleber B. Dutan-Yauri
† Yasmeen Elmaliki Kevin Escario
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Jessica Tang Yuemin Tang
† Chandni Tariq Jasmine Tashkissi Rita Tautonico Hodalis Taveras Jessica Taveras
† Nethaniel Teigman Jenny P. Tenezaca Emilia D. Tercjak Peter Thanasoulis
† Lori ThoerichtChristine Thomas Sherene Thomas Kena J. Thornton Daniel P. Toner Venu A. Toolaram Marta Torea Emmanuel Toribio Daisy D. Toro
† Danisse J. Toro † Anita Torossian § Christine Danielle Torres † Cynthia L. Torres
Danica Torres Destiny Torres Lizette Torres Precious Torres Mara Toussaint
‡ Victoria S. Toussaint Alyson Tradelli Mariam S. Traore
§ Joshua S. Traube Julian Traverso Kanti Tripathi Zoraida Trollan Ronsheica R. Trotman Yakov L. Trukhin Jessica W. Trumpet
† Fanny Truong Jennifer Tsang Rita Tsatourova Natalia Tsatsis Nathan Tschetter
† Dekyi Tsering Elias Tsigos
† Simone C. Tsui Omawattie D. Tulsi
† Aaron Turkel Ellen J. Turner Stephanie Ubiergo Devin Ulla Francesca Ulysse
§ Chaya T. Ungar Heather A. Urchenko Raymie G. Urcuyo Paola A. Urgelles
‡ Emily K. Urgiles Katherine Uribe
‡ Tiffany Uribe Julia B. Valdez Stephanie A. Valencia Nicole Valle Philip E. Vallone Yudy Vanegas Mellissa Ruth-Ann Vanrossum Shanique A. Vanzie
† Emily Vargas Giancarlo Vargas
† Marileydi Vargas Abreu † Karen Varrone
Cristina V. Vasquez Luis Vasquez Maritza C. Vasquez Tara Vasquez Casey J. Vavra Christian J. Vazques-Morales Candelaria L. Vazquez
§ Lisette B. Vazquez ‡ Nohely Vazquez † Edward Vega
Christian Velasco † Marina Velasquez
David Velazquez David O. Velazquez
‡ Jorge I. Velez † Steven A. Velez
Nicholas Veljacich Kristine M. Ventolora Mirka Y. Verano Maria Vieira Mike Vigo Emely Villacorta Toloza Mariauris R. Villegas Ngn Vincent John E. Vineski
† Fatiha Viqar Lawrence Vitiello Aaron Vivar III
† Marion VizhnayJason Vogel
† Paula C. Volos Milek Vorfi
† Kaitlyn D. Vosper † Cynthia Wade‡ Yonatan Wadler
Patrick T. Wagner, Jr.Kozel J. Waldron Alyssa M. Walker
‡ Reena Wallach † Alyssa Wang
Ronny Wang Victor Wang Yangyang Wang
† Ye Wang Aviva Warman Brittney T. Warner Jaymaya Washington Alex Jordan M. Watson Robbie Webster
‡ Tamara Weinberg Maita Weinman
† Nicholas M. West Madeline Elyse White Tyree White Renee Wietschner Zoe V. Wiggins Cole J. Wilkinson Brenda N. Williams Danielle Williams
† Lloyd D. Williams Keera Wilson Shoshana S. Wodinsky Steven M. Wody Carissa Woerner Marlee Wollman Jackson Wong Jessica Wong
† Nathan Wong Brian Wooley Daydria Worham Louise A. Wright Chenhui Wu Hui Yu Wu Loren Wu Luzhen Wu Man C. Wu Nuanlan Wu Ping Te Wu
§ Rachel Wu Yue Xi Dahai Xia
‡ Grace Xie Jianwu Xue Kan Xue Peter M. Yacoub
‡ Ezro Yadgarov Donna M. Yaipen Violeta Yakutilova
40 SPRING 2017
Summer 2017Candidates for Summer 2017 graduation may choose to par tici pate in the Spring 2017 Com mence ment ceremonies. Upon com pletion of their degree requirements, they will have their names recorded, with appropriate honors designated, in the program for the 2018 Commencement.
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Carla J. DavisDana DerchinLisa A FingerGerald GomezSarah S. HussainAmmad KhanJessica A. KlettDebora MajorAndres F. MaldonadoTaylor M. MartinGreisis L. OrtizPhilip ParzygnatDannille PaulThalia B. ReidChandra ShivbaranAdam YiQiang Wang
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Nisha B. MissirAntoinette Palandro
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE
Obden K. MondesirGloria Munsch-ClarkCamillekay A. SoaresTina Tam
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MUSIC
Isadora BenitezSamvel A. Sarkisyan
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Melissa MartinezAngela Mukalel
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Amber S. AlsheimerLaura R. BarahonaMegan A. BastosJacqueline BerenshteynMelissa A. ButzbachNicole M. CavanaghAmanda CheungPresilla S. DanielChristina DelsignoreRebekah G. DevenneyCarisa L. EyeEric L. JablonHala KasemPaul J. KeilMarija KeroAlexander P. LevyBeth S. LoweMelissa MayMeghan T. MorrisseyRosario OrtizMisun ParkMaxine PearlmanCatina PipolaJaclyn Nalos RamirezDominique K. RestagnoMaria Virginia SalcedoJoyce SolarteTheresa M. StahlJessica A. TaverasNicole ValentineAmanda M. Velez
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Abdulsalam AbbasiJoanne AcevedoTisha AgnesSyeda R. AhammedUmbreena AhmadMokit AhmedOmamh AhmedFataho AliAmanda M. AnzaloneCarolina Estephania ArispeAlexandra B. ArteagaMari AucapinaWilfredo AvilesMila I. BadhonPaul A. BaiettoKihaen BaikEricka Yazmin Bautista RiveraNathalie P. BeauzileMarta BlackO’Prah Olivia BlairSean P. BlattJessica R. BodetaElliot BrandweinJorgonne BrutusAlejandra BurgosKatherine CalvoYoan F. CarrilloMirelys CastilloHo Ki ChanYoeh En ChangKristy ChaoBatool ChaudhryAngela ChavezHongyu ChenJie ChenJie Yu ChenKadeem ChenMong-Zhu ChengGordon O. ChikeHelen M. ChoDewan A. ChoudhuryKevin CisnerosHumberto CobenaMaria ContoverosAisha M. CooperLennox A. CreftMarjorie CruzKonrad J. DavisOren V. DayanKimberly DeMarcoVandana DeonarainPriscilla A. DiazEvelyn J. Dominguez
SUMMER 2017 41
Christopher L. Espino † Amanda M. Farinella
Julissa Fernandez‡ Sophia H. Fox
Rosella C. Fuscaldo Joceline Fuzailov
‡ Ellen Gales Olivia J. Garcia Gino A. Guerra Charles Gurnelos Fatima Hamadi
† Felixvon I. Henson Tingya Hsu David Huang Kristen Huang Kun Huang
§ Rachel HymanMarisa Incantalupo
† Adiba Islam Vicky Jin
‡ Elizabeth L. JoaEmina KadrichKyuhee Kang Lucelit Karakaplan David Karimzadeh Jane M. Kim Mi Kyung Kim Shahab T. Kokabiyan Sahar Kosari
† Takumi Kotao Agata M. Krupa Yoke Yen Lam
‡ Justin LamotEstela M. Lapinel Adolfas Lapsys Justin Lee
† Alexa Lempel Jaclyn M. Leone Peng Li Xin LiKheng Seong Lim
Yuli Lin † Joyce Liu
Jun Min Lu Justin Lum Kelsey MacalusoJohnnathan Martinez Katherine L. McDevitt Kevin Thomas McKeown
‡ Leester Mei † Lin Miao† Kayla N. Miller † Dory T. Mintz
Ramy Y. Mohamed † Ahmar Mohammed
Victor MoralesJoseph Mustacchia Nelcy D. Mylonas
† Layton A. Neil ‡ Rachel Neuhauser
Diana Ng † Sidra B. Noor
Patrick Novotny † Justin Oakley
James E. OrdayaMarco Ortega Gabriela PadewskaAnthony PalisenoJaehyoung Park
§ Alina M. Pena Roderick B. Pena Lauren N. Penta Karol Peski Hanh M. Pham Ruben J. Pierre-Louis Karysa Pikoulas Jermaine J. Pinckney
‡ Tara R. Polinsky Maxwell F. Popper
† Salmah A. Rahim Shima Rahman Christopher W. Rebolini
Omar A. Rendon † Krista Rios
Jonnathan Rojas Juan Pablo Rojas Stephanie Romero Johana P. Rosales
§ Lauren H. Rubin † Dawnyelle L. Santos
Haley F. SatoStephanie L. Savarese
† Serena S. Schauer† Monica G. Schor
Brijendra Shah Hui Shao Maaz Siddiqui Johanna K. Silva Renato G. Silva Sebastian Singh
§ Amanda V. Sinobio † Alise Snyder
Alexander Stylianou Melody Sullivan Ruqayyah H. Taalib-Din
† Lori M. Thoericht Rafael Torres
† Anna Turetcaia † Sayara Uddin
Jennifer Valentine Thanushan Varatharajah David VegaAlphonso White Leslie L. Williams
‡ Steven V. Wojsnis Joanna Wytwer Cindy Yam Farjana Yasmin Priscilla V. Yecora
† Jonathan Yu Angelo A. Zamudio Jacqueline Zappala-Lofters
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FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
William AntoineElvis BaidyaReggie DennisTova FinkNasreen QuadriKiana R. RiosOchgerel T. WeaderhornKadashia Williams
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Alexandra P. ChecaBrian Wess
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Kayla V. FaccilongoBenjamin Muratore
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Jennifer DongLogan FrankelChristian M. GomesArielle E. GruninPyong Hwa JeongKezia I. KartikaNimra KhanJason LiangMichael MackenzieKevon K. MannersRamses MorelShane Mitchiko Z. PalabasanMichael M. PersaudClarissa SalcieDoum SuhTiffany WibisonoJiancheng Wu
Veterans at QCThe following is a list of candidates for graduation who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
Summer 2016FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Everton Johnson
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Manuel Godoy Hengchun SongBing Qing Sun
Fall 2016FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Carmelo Arocho Collan Campbell Maria Cortez Anson George Martin E. Hinds Farhad Khan Xue Zhen Li Brian Oh
Spring 2017FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
Katie Bishop Betzabe Castillo Jinghan Li
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Oscar Gallego
FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
David Licitra
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Mankit Chan Johniqua Chance Roy Frederick Vasilie Greonjanc Scarlet Guillermo Krystel Hernandez Rene Hernandez Min Lee Jeffrey Long Jonathan Mendez Matthew Mohammed Kevaughn Murray Li Peng Christopher Petri Omar Rendon Jonathon Rojas Palton Salmon Valentina Sevillano Jagraj Singh Philip Vallone Lloyd Williams Raymond Wright
Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of these listings, which are drawn from information made avail able to us by May 9, 2017. Cir cum stances beyond our con trol may have resulted in errors or in the ap pear ance of names out of alpha betical order.
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Jaicy DominguezJanelle E. DonegalGianni DumitrescuCezary A. DyrdaAllan R. EdmondCasey EvansJessica D. EverettZohal FaqiriChristina FarellaS. M. Elias FarhadDaniel FaylayevHadi FazilyChia Yi FooErica B. FriedmanWalter GabrielDominique GermainKaren GiraldoWeijia GongJoseph GorjianNicholas R. GreinMondel R. GunnKyeongmin HaNissan HaimovCamil HamzaSyed M. HassanDeyci J. HerasMinhazul HoqueRifat HossainBrian K. HuangAnthony IurcottaMaria J. JarrinBryan A. JenkinsAndy JimenezTimothy W. JinksTakima M. JohnsonSulaiman KabiaDaria KaczorowskaManpreet KaurSandeep KaurWajiha KhatriJoshua KimIvana KolegaKristen M. KorzevinskiNaomi G. LakhanJeffery H. LauRebecca LeeAbraham Leon-OrtegaEbenezer LewisNicholas D. LioliosMichelle LiuJoseph M. LobelloMatthew LohCarlin LunguNikolas MaherJennifer MarinTehila MarksArianie Marte
Lori L. Martinez DonawaRaquel J. MatiasMariana I. McAlpineJessenia MendozaErin A. MercadoBianka Q. MeretteKristie MeroMerone R. MiltzOlga MockaJennifer MohamedIrzo A. MohmendDiana MoncadaRaven MorrisRachel MoyaMichael MulcayBenjamin Z. MullerDanielle F. NapolitanoNicholas NardoziShaina A. NazamoldeenWai Shan NgMarco G. NiamaMelody NoyaChiaku NwannaPaula PaganelliBrandi N. PanisseJayne L. PapaStephanie PastorAllyson PeraltaAndre PereiraAlan PetioteIsabelle Pierre PierreMichelle PinaMegan PonKevin QuezadaAlexander QuintoSelma RadoncicMehnaz RahmanAshley RahmananFior Daliza RamosMelanie RamosAndrew B. RathausMichelle RecaldeLenecia C. RemekieToogeeta ReubenLisbeth ReyesNancy ReyesShanelle RiveraSharon RivilliDarryl RobertsonValini R. RohitJeannette RosarioSharon RosenbergDanielle RubinJane L. RubinTimothy W. SaccaAshley M. SametEmely Santana
Jeremy M. SchwartzLauny Z. SchweigerPeter ScimemiRudranauth SewsankerTahsin ShahBrandon ShebesDeena ShechterCindi SinghKaramvir SinghGiuseppe SirianniNicole SmithOshaye S. SmithSade S. SmithJessica SolorzanoKevin A. SpotoMarie Krystel StankovAndrea H. StremCaitlyn SullivanElaine N. SzumanskiJeffrey TabordaKasey R. TagoAzra TahirovicJennifer TangChin TingRafaela TolentinoFreddy TorresNelson L. TorresFanimaria TragarasEric R. TyszkaRasheed O. UsmanAyala VanderpoolJahane J. VargasMichelle VargasMark A. VatchOlivia R. VelezOlga VelozVenesa VeresGeorge VezyrakisDaisy VivarJessica WalkerOlivia M. WalkerHong WangAkila WazeedBraxton R. WellsKailey WhiteMuyinbat D. WilliamsDarlene WilsonRaymond E. WrightDiying WuKati J. YamDong Hyun YiSonam YolmoYosef ZarnighianYiru ZhangDanny Zhou
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Commencement MarshalsChief MarshalNancy Hemmes
Assistant Chief MarshalsManuel SanudoSimone Yearwood
MarshalsKaren BallSalvatore BrienzaTheodore D. BrownMaria CadmeMichelle Cassano-Repole Amy DavidAlexandra de LuiseMari FujimotoJoseph GrossoWilliam HaddicanJanice LenzerHarriet LiKate Menken Sandra MewRussell G. MillerYael NeumannMichael PerroneRonald RothenbergLine Saint-HilaireKaren A. SullivanRenée TouegReid VanceletteNathalis Guy WambaMichael White
Wind EnsembleDr. Kristin Mozeiko, Music Director Joanna Rocco, Assistant Graduate ConductorNena Kunnateerachadalai, Graduate ConductorOlivia Rodriguez, Graduating Senior Conductor
PiccoloKimberly Sparacino*
FluteHillit Avnon-Klein Taylor Eblen* Kimberly Sparacino* Jennifer Spicher
OboeAnthony MartinezClarinetBrianna Balzano Kristen Freriks Natalie Kalukeerthie Jorge RoblesNate Samuels
Bass ClarinetSteven Lensky
BassoonNena Kunnateerachadalai
Alto SaxophoneReiss Beckles Kevin Pyle
Tenor SaxophoneRiyo Fukushiro Jaliyl Stokes
Baritone SaxophoneKadeem Lewis Kyle Reese
TrumpetSuleiny BeltreNicolas Giacalone*Calli GoldmanMatt Hart Byron Perez-ChaconDaniel RomanDavid Szabo
HornSabrina M. Aponte Jason Henriquez Kaleb Lewis Alejandro Salaverry*
TromboneHank Ching Julian Paykert Olivia Rodriguez*Lee Tanner
TubaSyed Hassan
PercussionDaniel Guillaume Phillip OkonChris Ramirez Miguel Ramirez Christopher Scott Swift Eugenia Theodosopoulos
*Member of the graduating classes
CUNY DegreesThe following is a list of candidates for City University of New York degrees who consider Queens College their “home” school.
Fall 2016FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
§ Gabriel Shechter
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
† Ofir Yakobowicz
Spring 2017FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
Jane E. GuskinAlexandra E. LestonNatalie Monashen
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Nadege D. Willis
The Commencement Office and the College Com mittee on Honors & Awards gratefully acknowledge the generous support and cooperation of the Queens College Auxiliary Enterprises Corporation; the Queens College Foundation; the Aaron Copland School of Music; the staffs of Kupferberg Center for the Arts, the Office of Communi ca tions, the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Information Technologies, Secu rity & Public Safety, Buildings & Grounds, and the Student Union; the faculty and staff who have vol unteered to serve as Marshals; the students who act as QC Ambassadors; and the many members of the college community who have helped with Queens College’s ninety-third Commencement exercises.
College Committee on Honors & Awards
John R. Bowman, Chair
Ross Wheeler, Director of Honors Programs
Anne Marie Devlin, Assistant to the Committee
Commencement Office
Sylvia Hernandez, Coordinator
Joseph DeVito, Assistant
Office of Student Life
John Andrejack, Executive Director & Dean of Students
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In MemoriamDuring the past year, the college community has learned of the loss of some of its valued members. They will be missed and warmly remembered by their friends and colleagues.
Burton L. Backner ’54Marsha Joy Baliff ’65Lorraine Hornstein Baronfeld ’47Ruth Bauer ’75Roberta Berger-Shifreen ’84Catherine Henrick Bingham ’78Virgil L.P. BlakeStephen Block ’73Raymond Edward Boyle ’43Thomas F. Burke ’77Carol CapaloneIola Wilson CarterStaci Hope CohenNancy ComleyPaul A. Dickerson ’85Virginia E. Holder Dinzey ’46Arnold C. Franco ’43Thomas FrumkesFaith Schain Garfield ’54Pierre A. Gazarian ’54Kati GersonDarlene R. Gumbs ’03Alem HabtuAmy Maiello Hagedorn ’73Irene M. Jedrlinic Hirshon, MA ’76David B. Jacobson ’49
Violet JeffreyMax Kupferberg ’42Lilo J. Schott Leeds ’48Masha Bernstein Leon ’79Elsi Kovacs Levy ’47 Elizabeth MandelHelen M. Sargent Marshall ’80Dorothy Hacohen Meller ’65Joanne MillerLucille Faraone Monti ’54, MSEd ’72 Mario J. Monti ’54, MSEd ’58 Casper J. Morsello ’52Mary O’Connor ’50Herbert S. Parmet, MA ’57Louis Jay Pearlman ’76Heriberto de Obanda Quinde ’78Gregory RabassaNanette Blumenfeld Rainone ’65Adele Lerman Robbins ’63Lois Bernstein Roehr ’53Mary Ellen O’Brien Ryan ’64Glauco Sagebin ’06, ’08Victor SanchezMildred S. Schachinger ’45John W. Schulenberg ’51Linda Sperber ’69 Louis StettnerRobert J. Sullivan ’57Diana Kahn Taylor ’62Cindy E. Traub ’79Pamela Udis-Kessler ’56William Frank Vetter ’46 Blanche Rothberg Wager ’42Maureen Waters
Henry WeinbergPaul I. Weinrich ’69Murray Weintraub ’50Elizabeth Colton Welch ’47Barbara Nertz Wien ’48Yevgeny YevtushenkoBarbara Witkin Zang ’59Marion Arbeit Zimmerman ’42
Board of Trustees, City University of New York
William C. Thompson, Jr., Chair
Barry F. Schwartz, Vice Chair
Wellington Z. Chen Una S. T-ClarkeLorraine Cortés-VázquezRita DiMartinoFernando FerrerJudah GribetzMayra Linares-GarciaRobert F. MujicaBrian D. ObergfellJill O’Donnell-TormeyCharles A. ShorterKen SunshineSandra Wilkin
Chika Onyejiukwa, ex officioKatherine M. Conway, ex officio
City University of New York AdministrationJames B. Milliken, Chancellor
Vita C. Rabinowitz, Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost
Matthew Sapienza, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
Judith Bergtraum, Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning, Construction, and Management
Brian Cohen, Vice Chancellor and University CIO
Christopher Rosa, Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Burton Sacks, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Operations, Office of University Relations
Pamela S. Silverblatt, Vice Chancellor for Labor Relations
Jane Sovern, Interim General Counsel and Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs
Gloriana B. Waters, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Management
Andrea Shapiro Davis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Corporate, Foundation, and Major Gifts Development
Mark E. Hauber, Interim University Vice Provost for Research
Marc V. Shaw, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Fiscal Policy
James Sterngold, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Communications
Queens College Foundation
Russell M. Artzt ’68Jill E. Barad ’73* Amelia F. Bernstein ’66*Barry A. Bryer ’69 David Chu ’01Jane Chwick ’82Jerry M. Cohen ’73*Jerry Colonna ’85*Edwin Cooperman ’64* Steven Daniels ’92Lee Fensterstock ’68Steven L. Gerard ’67Michael Goldstein ’63*Richard Goldstein ’73*Joseph J. Grano, Jr.* Carol J. Hochman ’71*Katherine Hu ’01Susan Isaacs ’65 (Abramowitz)*Freda S. Johnson ’68 Saul J. KupferbergIra B. Lampert ’69Allan Z. Loren ’60Gail A. Marquis ’80Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Michael Minikes ’65*James A. Mitarotonda ’77Dina N. Perry ’67Maurice Reznik ’76Mark E. Rose ’85David Rosen ’80Howard Sipzner ’83Stephanie Stiefel ’80Charles Swarns ’80Chaim Z. Wachsberger ’73Robert Wann ’82Jacqueline Willens ’70Renée K. Zarin ’54
*Emeritus
In Memory of Hélène GuidiceWe dedicate this program to the late Hélène Guidice, a well-respected and much-loved member of the Office of Communications for over thirty years. Queens College greatly appreciates Hélène’s meticulous and tireless work on dozens of Commencements.
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Queens College AdministrationFélix V. Matos Rodríguez, President
Elizabeth F. Hendrey, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Richard P. Alvarez, Vice President for Enrollment & Student Retention
Laurie Dorf, Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Alumni Relations (Interim)
Jay Hershenson, Vice President for Communications & Marketing and Senior Advisor to the President
William Keller, Vice President for Finance & Administration
Adam L. Rockman, Vice President for Student Affairs
Glenda G. Grace, Assistant Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief of Staff
Odalys Díaz Piñeiro, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives
Jeffrey Rosenstock, Assistant Vice President for Government Relations & External Affairs
Steven A. Schwarz, Associate Provost and Assistant Vice President
Eva Fernández, Assistant Provost and Assistant Vice President
June Bobb, Assistant Vice President for Retention & Student Success
Martin G. Klotz, Dean of Mathematics & Natural Sciences
William McClure, Dean of Arts & Humanities
Craig A. Michaels, Dean of Education
Michael Wolfe, Dean of Social Sciences
Anthony J. Tamburri, Dean, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
Department ChairsIsrael Blumenfrucht, Accounting and Information Systems
Kate Pechenkina, Anthropology
Antonio L. Gonzalez, Art
PoKay M. Ma, Biology
Susan A. Rotenberg, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yunzhong Shu, Classical, Middle Eastern, and Asian Languages and Cultures (Acting)
Christopher Winks, Comparative Literature (Acting)
Zhigang Xiang, Computer Science
Meghan E. Healey, Drama, Theatre, and Dance
Gregory O’Mullan, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
John Devereux, Economics
Emilia Lopez, Educational and Community Programs
Daisuke Akiba, Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Glenn Burger, English
Gerasimus Katsan, European Languages and Literatures
Ashima Kant, Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences
José Miguel Martínez-Torrejón, Hispanic Languages and Literatures
Joel Allen, History
Manuel Sanudo, Library (Acting)
Kwong-Bor Ng, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (Acting)
Arlene W. Kraat, Linguistics and Communication Disorders
Wallace Goldberg, Mathematics
Richard Maxwell, Media Studies
David Schober, Aaron Copland School of Music
Stephen Grover, Philosophy
Alexander Lisyansky, Physics
Patricia Rachal, Political Science
Robert Lanson, Psychology
Eleanor Armour-Thomas, Secondary Education and Youth Services
Dana Weinberg, Sociology
Jeff Maskovsky, Urban Studies
Congratulations and a warm welcome to the Queens College Class of 2017! Queens College takes great pride in the achievements and success of our graduates. Our strength comes from the participation and support of our alumni who stay connected to the college. As you move forward in your careers, we believe you will make an impact on your communities, and we hope you will share your news and accomplishments with us. The Office of Alumni Relations wishes you great success and hopes you will let us know how we can be of assistance to you.
The Queens College Office of Alumni Relations • [email protected]
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DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES on the Quadrangle (except the Graduate School of Library & Information Studies and the Sociology Dept.)
Accounting & Information Systems, Africana Studies, Anthropology, Applied Social Sciences, Business Administration, Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, East Asian Studies, Eco nom ics, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Irish Studies, Italian-American Studies, Jewish Studies, Labor Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, MA in Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science, Urban Studies, Women & Gender Studies
Graduate School of Library & Information Studies, Rosenthal Library Auditorium, Room 230
Sociology Dept., Midway Court, Dining Hall
DIVISION OF MATHEMATICS & NATURAL SCIENCES
Biology Dept., Remsen Hall, Room 100
Chemistry & Biochemistry Dept., School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Mathematics Dept., Physics Dept., Remsen Hall, Room 101
Computer Science Dept., Science Building Atrium
Family, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences Dept., FitzGerald Gymnasium 300S
Psychology Dept., Colden Auditorium (tickets required; ceremony held on May 24)
DIVISION OF ARTS & HUMANITIESArt Dept. at the Klapper Hall Student Gallery, Room 470
Classical, Middle Eastern & Asian Languages & Cultures Dept., Comparative Literature Dept., European Languages & Literatures Dept., Queens Hall, Room 120
English Dept. and American Studies, Goldstein Theatre
Hispanic Languages & Literatures Dept., Kiely Hall, Room 258
Linguistics & Communication Disorders Dept., Townsend Harris High School Auditorium & Armstrong Alley (tickets required; video streaming from Armstrong Alley in the Dining Hall)
Media Studies Dept. and Film Studies, Kiely Hall, Room 170
Music, Aaron Copland School, LeFrak Concert Hall
DIVISION OF EDUCATIONEducational & Community Programs Elementary & Early Child hood Education Secondary Education & Youth Services, Colden Auditorium; tickets required
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Today’s ceremonies are root ed in cen-turies-old tradi tions. Com mence ment—from the Old French word commencement, which means “beginning”—was the name of the cere mony at which university graduates (then called “mas ters”) were ini-tiated into the teaching profession in medi-eval Europe. A com mence ment ceremony acknowl edges the suc cess of an institution as well as its students.
The first Queens College com mence -ment ceremony—honoring the 198-mem-ber graduating class—took place on Monday, June 16, 1941. Stu dents, their families, and friends had decorated the Quadrangle with flowers brought from their homes. The procession of dig ni taries, which included President Paul Klapper, Dean of Faculty Mar garet Kiely, Judge Charles Colden, and commencement speaker Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, was soaked by a sudden downpour.
This is Queens College’s ninety-third commencement. When the col lege first opened, commencement was held twice a year. Now, although degrees are also awarded in Septem ber and February, for-mal graduation exercises are held in late May or early June. Recipients of degrees awarded during the year are invited to partici pate in the formal com mence ment ceremonies.
Marshals are members of the fac ul ty and staff who have volunteered to assist at commencement. They wear academic gowns, carry wooden batons, and per form various organi zational assignments, such as assem bling and leading the can didates in procession.
The academic procession is a tra di-tion stemming from early uni ver sities. Centuries ago, such processions were arranged by the clergy and fol lowed the familiar order of religious proces sions, with the place of honor at the end. In today’s ceremony, four col umns of gradu-ates will march in simul ta ne ously, with master’s degree candidates at the head of each column. Banners will identify each division. Special guests for today’s ceremony will be members of the 50th Anniversary Class of 1967, the 60th Anniversary Class of 1957, and the 70th Anniversary Class of 1947. The President, Provost, and members of the platform party—including department chairs, board of trustee members and representatives from CUNY, the clergy,
the deans who represent the candidates, college officials, the honorary degree recipients, the commencement speaker, student representatives, and various public dignitaries—will march down the middle aisle, followed by the faculty.
The Chief Marshal, traditionally a senior faculty member who has pro vid ed long and faithful service to the college, leads the platform party and serves as mace bearer. Though now purely cere-monial, the tradition of the mace bearer dates back to medieval England when an official taking office or opening court needed a bodyguard. In those times, the mace was a formid able weapon, held ready to pro tect the official. The Chief Marshal carries the Queens College mace, which has historic significance. Made of dark cherry wood, the mace is adorned with red granite and sterling silver and embedded with a bronze medal showing the original college seal; the seal bears the college’s motto, Discimus ut serviamus, Latin for “We learn so that we may serve.” The medal was originally presented to the first registrar of the college, Howard Knag, who donated it for the mace. The Chief Marshal wears a chain of office that includes sterling silver links inscribed with the names and years of past Chief Marshals. The chain and current mace were a gift from Professor Emeritus John B. Haney, himself a former Chief Marshal. President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez also will be wearing a chain of office; donated by past chief marshals, the chain includes links listing the past presidents of the col-lege and their tenures.
The gowns worn by the graduates represent a dignified and truly demo cratic custom. At the moment when the de grees are conferred, all the gowned graduates are made equal. Until well into the nine-teenth century, it was cus tomary for many American stu dents to wear gowns while in daily residence at college or at meals. Now, with the ex ception of some British and European schools, few colleges request that stu dents wear these gowns except at grad uation exercises.
Caps, called mortarboards—with a tas-sel hanging on the right side—are worn by degree candidates. As the college Presi-dent confers the degrees, the can didates symbolically move the tas sels to the left side of their mortarboard.
While academic costumes have been used in this country since colo nial times, there was no uniformity until the late 1890s. Today, the gowns of most univer-sities are black. The hoods worn by the faculty indi cate their degrees. The silk lining of the hood gives the color or col-ors of the institution grant ing the degree. Traditionally, the shortest hood is the bachelor’s, the longest and broadest is the doc tor’s, and the master’s and specialist’s are mid way be tween (although Queens College bachelor’s degree candidates do not wear hoods). The color of the velvet binding or edging designates aca dem ic disci plines. Among the more frequently seen colors are:
Drab Accounting White Arts & Letters Light Brown Business Admin. Gold Computer Science Copper Economics Light Blue Education Orange Engineering Brown Fine Arts Cardinal Red Journalism Purple Law Lemon Yellow Library Science Green Medicine Pink Music Light Blue Pedagogy Dark Blue Philosophy Sage Green Physical Education Light Blue School Psychology Golden Yellow Science Citron Yellow Social Work Light Blue Special Education Silver Gray Speech White TESOL Scarlet Theology White Urban Affairs
A degree is awarded for success ful completion of a program of study. The first known academic degree, the doc-torate (from the Latin word docere, “to teach”), was granted by the Uni ver sity of Bologna in the mid-twelfth century.
At today’s ceremonies, those who will be hooded represent all students in their respective degree categories.
Divisional and departmental cere monies and receptions that are being held today will take place approximately thirty minutes after the college-wide cer e mony on the Quadrangle. For locations, please consult the map on pages 50–51. Programs identifying divisional and departmental award winners may be distributed at these cere monies. Please note that some departments have already held their cere monies and receptions prior to Commence ment Day.
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