Congratulations

NYU SPS CLASS OF 2020!

UNDERGRADUATE VIRTUAL CONVOCATION CELEBRATION 2020THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2020

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SPECIAL HONORS AND AWARDS

SCHOOL-WIDE AWARDSNYU SPS Undergraduate Dean’s Scholars

Awarded annually to students who demonstrate exemplary academic achievement and service to the NYU SPS community.

Emily Nadal, BA in Social Sciences

Shabelle Paulino, BA in Social Sciences

Sonia August Rhodes, BS in Hotel and Tourism Management

Evan Rummel, BS in Digital Communications and Media

Oyindamola Shoola, BA in Social Sciences

Jiaying Zheng, BS in Sports Management

NYU CommencementNYU SPS Undergraduate Class Representative

Chosen to represent the School of Professional Studies Undergraduate Class of 2020 at the NYU Commencement exercises.

Emily N. Long, BS in Leadership and Management Studies

NYU SPS ConvocationUndergraduate Student Speaker

Chosen to speak on behalf of the Class of 2020.

Shakia Rose, BA in Social Sciences

Banner Bearer

Chosen to carry the School of Professional Studies Banner during the Undergraduate Convocation.

Alta Alaina De Leon, BS in Sports Management

Student Leadership Award

Presented to a graduating student leader who displays extraordinary leadership and dedication to fostering student community and service to the School.

Kody Christiansen, AA in Liberal Arts

Student Impact Award

Presented to a graduating student leader who displays consistent excellence in student advocacy and contributes positively to the student experience.

Aleksandra Artyfikiewicz, BA in Social Sciences

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC AWARDS

Division of Applied Undergraduate StudiesThe Alpha Sigma Lambda Dean’s Award

Presented to a graduating senior who demonstrates scholarly growth, culminating in academic excellence.

Aleksandra Artyfikiewicz, BA in Social Sciences

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The Wallace Gobetz Memorial Award

Established in memory of the late Professor Wallace Gobetz, this award serves to recognize academic scholarship and is presented to graduating students with the highest academic averages.

Amber Nicole Haling, BA in Social Sciences

Rochelle Hestnas, AA in Liberal Arts

Elizabeth A. Reedy, AA in Liberal Arts

Daniela Steinberg, BS in Healthcare Management

Alan S. Yang, AA in Liberal Arts

The Harvey Stedman Award

Named in honor of Harvey J. Stedman, who was dean of the NYU School of Professional Studies from August 1982 until August 1990, it is presented annually to a graduating student who best exemplifies the life and the achievements of the adult student.

Dilek Tas, BA in Social Sciences

The Herbert C. Jaffa Award

Named in honor of Herbert C. Jaffa, one of the founders of the undergraduate degree programs. The Award is presented to a graduating senior in recognition of academic achievements, participation in extracurricular activities, and service to the School.

Michele Thorpe, BA in Social Sciences

Flag Bearer

Rochelle Hestnas, AA in Liberal Arts

Wanling Li, BS in Digital Communications & Media

Oyindamola Shoola, BA in Social Sciences

Jonathan M. Tisch Center of HospitalityThe Ricelle “Bunny” Grossinger Hospitality AwardPresented to graduating students who demonstrate the greatest potential for leadership in the hospitality and tourism industry.

Zihan Wang, BS in Hotel and Tourism Management

The Jonathan Tisch Academic Achievement AwardPresented to graduating students with the highest grade point average in their program.

Eng Sou Ea, BS in Hotel and Tourism Management

Flag BearerTristan Jordan, BS in Hotel and Tourism Management

Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global SportThe Allie Sherman Sports Business Leadership AwardPresented annually to graduating students in the sports management program who exhibit superior qualities in leadership, academics, entrepreneurship, and service to the community and the industry.

Ben Green, BS in Sports Management

Flag BearerHaoyu Gu, BS in Sports Management

Schack Institute of Real EstateThe Schack Service Award

Presented annually to an undergraduate student in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.

Joseph Picataggi, BS in Real Estate

Flag BearerNolan Richard Greeley, BS in Real Estate

4* September 2019 Graduates ** January 2020 Graduates † Founder’s Day

GRADUATES AND CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

DIVISION OF APPLIED UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Associate of Arts

Liberal Arts

Faisal Yasir Al-Rumayyan

Taylor Ankier **

Tiffany M. Austin

Hannah Boykoff

Deborah Duran

Kody Christiansen

Robert Brian Hamilton

Rochelle Hestnas

Brianna Raena Jack

Jinghan Kang

Miles J. Lewis **

Maya Mathew

Elizabeth A. Reedy

Angelica Terc

Alan S. Yang

Associate in Applied Science

Health Administration

Erica I. Rosa *

Information Systems Management

Gary S. Harper

Lei Ni

Vincent H. Parham

Business

Rachel Alejandro *

Abdul-Hakeem M. Ayanwale

Xinhu Chen **

Harris Chohan

Eunice Ann Lartiguevieille **

Jialiang Liu

Onaji A. Tate

Yifei Wang **

Ibrahim Zia **

Bachelor of Arts

Applied General Studies

Zsamieka N. Gammon **

Holly-Mae Post * †

Humanities

Judy Elizabeth Chin †

Teodor Feher **

Herron Hutchins * †

Ashley Jacques

Frank M. Landau ** †

Janet Levinson †

Joseph F. Maxwell †

Maheen Farooq Mazhar *

Autumn T. Wilson

Social Sciences

Kossiwa Amevor †

Aleksandra Artyfikiewicz †

Isaac Ryan Ashkenazy

Yetunde B. Babajide

Gregory A. Baldwin, Jr.

Lorraine Bawabeh

Jonathan Edward Begg * †

Blaise Benderoth **

Harrison James Berman *

Joseli Bonifacio Nascimento **

Jason I. Bonilla **

Denise Bowen

Rory Michael Brewster **

Shedrick Julian Brown

Boram Choi * †

Brandon H. Choi

Jade Bao Dung Chu ** †

Julius B. Coker †

Robynn E. Cone

Elizabeth Cordero **

Benjamin Meir Delfiner †

David J. Dent

Amy M. Diaz **

Casey Louise Doldissen * †

Kohl M. Donovan

Grace Dublin †

Clever K. Fernandez †

Robert Fields

Wanda I. Figueroa *

Alicia Fotino †

Deesier Aileen Garcia

Roxana Conrad Gaut

Emily B. Goldstein

Charmaine J. Gray

Amber Nicole Haling †

Allan Haraldsson *

Neil Patrick Harman †

Lisa Hawthorne Smith

Dongzhe He

Ronald S. Homer

Frank Horowitz

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Yiyun Hu †

Tracy A. Huggins

Iota Jenkins

Max Karr

Kibae Kim †

Irene Kiriazi

Cameron Klein

Michael D. Kleinman * †

Jiahui Kong **

Sohee Lee

Jamilah Deanna Lewis **

Tracy Lewis * †

Ursula B. Lewis ** †

Yu Lu

Melinda Manning ** †

Gene M. Mijares

Cheryl A. Miller *

Lina Mohammed

Erica V. Molina *

Camryn Michelle Mothersbaugh ** †

Emily Nadal †

Pradnya Napate †

Ardvan Nazari-Adli †

Matthew Stephen Orr

Ava Paloma * †

Tenzing Pasang †

Shabelle Paulino †

My Tra Pham Vu

Alysa Potts

Charlene Celeste Pratt **

Una Radakovic †

Oscar Rimolo

Hector J. Rivera ** †

Latoya Alexander Roberts **

Shakia Rose ** †

Evianna Sampson * †

Justin Sanchez

Christian Michael Savino

Ida Seck *

Albert Setton *

Oyindamola Shoola †

Angelia Smith †

Sara M. Sobolev

Sunah Syed * †

Dilek Tas †

Michele Thorpe ** †

Kancholay Touray **

Caseny B. Truesdale Jr

Gavin-Keith Umeh ** †

Sylvia M. Vandyck

Keona Wiliama

Hongyang Xu

Dinesh K. Yadav *

Branden AuJin Yi

Rosio Ynfante

Ze Zhong †

Bachelor of Science

Applied Data Analytics and Visualization

Jonghoon Lee

JingHua Luo

Kenneth J. Mitchell **

Digital Communications and Media

Marcela Silvia Bragagnolo

Sidney M. Castro **

Suryeon Choi †

Gabriella Anais Lamas

Wanling Li †

Soobin Lim

Ludwig Pantaleon-Thomas *

Evan Rummel †

Aida Sulaimankulova *

Kaede Tatenuma

Shane Tullonge

Huizhi Wang **

Stephanie Zeitouny **

Healthcare Management

Breanne Danielle Anderson

Nimra Choudhry

Sabrina C. Diaz *

Paul Antonio Foreman *

Warners Guerrero

Victoria Khiskiadze

Shane Maxwell

Elon Parkinson **

Krystiana A. Sembos

Daniela Steinberg †

Dairu Yang **

Information Systems Management

Sara E. Calle

Youssouf Diallo †

Nick Frantzeskakis

Michael Johnson **

Rimma Khait

David B. Makoso

Jack S. Marquez **

Oscar E. Rimolo **

Joel A. Ringwald ** †

Razia Sultana

Souksavath Vongbandith * †

Danny Heekyun Yoon

Leadership and Management Studies

Deynna Dragustinovis Adelman

Donna M. Belardi * †

Yuxi Chen

Paulina Escobar †

Yue Feng *

Jessica Z. Gharabaghi

Amanda Ho

Christine Q. Hoang *

Yue Jiang

Dillon Keay †

Taylor Kenerson

Chenxin Kong

Jonghyuk Lee *

Hongduo Li *

Jiadong Liu **

Zengzeng Liu **

Emily N. Long

Jinjin Lu *

Gregory E. Madrid

Eva Zilin Mao

Landon E. McBride

Meihua Meng ** †

Alvaro J. Millan **

Jerry Roman †

Celio C. Salgueiro

Indira Rivera Schorsch ** †

Juliana G. Schurig †

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Jihang Shi

Mark L. J. Tan

Payal Thaker **

Xiaoxuan Wang **

YuFu Wang

Bryant H. Wexler ** †

Jhanea C. Wiggins *

Jingshen Xu

Changqing Ye

Jiwon Yoon **

Marketing Analytics

Isaac Bijou *

Shiwen Chen †

Christian Davis

Ammana Elley

Michael G. Gillett

Xinhang Li

Parisa Mourdghafari *

Mikki McQueen O’Brien

Hamza Ramzan **

Runqian Wang

Shixiong Yang *

Real Estate

Santiago Cordero Fuentes * †

Stephanie N. Gladle

Albert Haddad *

Elliot Haddad **

Michael Eden Hamilton

Eleonora E. Johnson

Angelika Kallio * †

Jennifer Little * †

David Llanos *

Michael Chaim Moinian **

Henry D. Mosseri

Joao Carlos Sarmento Passos *

Zeeba Rasheed

Alexander S. Renfrow †

Brandon Ritchey

Shahrose Saini

Alec Hayden Wasser

Yuren Wen

Yuning Xu **

Xiaofu Yu †

JONATHAN M. TISCH CENTER OF HOSPITALITY

Bachelor of Science

Hotel and Tourism Management

Jeewoo An

Justin Sophan An

Miranda Appedole

Matias Casin Silva †

Belle Chen

Hsin-Chung Cheng

Jabey Chiang †

Tszwai Chiu †

David Cho **

Jonathan Sungjoon Choi

Natalie Marie Cuoccio

Eng Sou Ea †

Fatimah Farid †

Jessica Foung †

Xianghan Fu * †

Jarinelva Garcia

Morgan Mei Gerstle **

Emily Anne Goldstein **

JungHyun Gong

Ting Fang Hey ** †

Choi Tong Marisa Ho †

Jared Fong-Chen Ho

Zonghong Hu †

Tristan Jordan

Dahye Kang

Apollonia Karampatsou Kanara †

Erica Kim †

Eugene Kim †

Jacqueline Kislin

Su Jin Lee

Wonjae Lee

Annie Li †

Yuchen Li †

Yidan Liao †

Henry Liu †

Suqing Liu †

TianWei Liu

Maya Lopatynsky †

Wai Kwan Luk †

Dayjah Rose McFadden **

Patricia Alexandra Nicolas-Nader ** †

SeoYoung Park ** †

Maxwell Dylan Rappaport ** †

Zoya Chen Regensburger Xuanying Ren †

Zuxin Ren

Sonia August Rhodes †

Gianpaolo Russo †

Taylor Loreal Stewart **

Yidan Sun

Ian Chao Wang *

Zihan Wang

Agnes Ting Hei Wong

Nelsens Yansah †

Jasmine Zhang †

He Zhu †

PRESTON ROBERT TISCH INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL SPORT

Bachelor of Science

Sports Management

Alexa Marivi Alarcon *

Kyle Wade Anderson

Mj Ang

Steven Victor Azrak **

Louis Victor-Stephen Bellman †

Jack Christopher Brouwer ** †

Matthew Stuart Bruno

Joshuel Marley Calderon †

Maxwell Halister Calkins ** †

Lessenitt Johana Campos †

Jarrell Canty

Grace Castillo *

Brandon Chae

Amanda Sara Chen ** †

Bernarda Chiriboga

Tou-Enn Cho ** †

KeiSam Choi ** †

Minung Choi

Alston Choo

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Connor Ryan Crowley

Suryavir Dawar †

Alta Alaina De Leon †

Yuhan Deng ** †

Shuze Dong

Thomas Dreyer

Braeden Field Duff †

Matthew Edelman

Justyn Zavier Erramouspe †

Yijun Feng

Brandon Jay Fox *

Gardner David Frankel

Blazenko Anthony Frantin

Tejus Krishnan Gangadhar

Chase C. Garrott

Paris Gorham

Ben Green †

Haoyu Gu †

Erjia Guan †

Brendan Robert Hanley

Carolina Hernandez *

Collin Thomas Hernandez

Bryce Alec Holden

Dillon Robert Holdsworth ** †

Alexander Hughes

Thomas John Kanarek *

Joseph Kim †

Matthew Kovitz †

Dong Je Lee †

Joo Hyun Lee

Juhao Li

Eric N. Liao

Feng-Kwei Liu

Jackson Lu †

James Nicholas Martinelli

Mel Miller

Lincoln Ka Kei Mok

Johnathan Moon

Sergio Monton †

Scott K. Mulligan

Aaryan Ram Murthy

Jason Oh

Paulo Paiewonsky

Robert Maxwell Parks *

Alexander Quartararo **

Brandon Saftchick

Matteo Schlitz

Ethan Schnaper †

Samuel Schultz

Samson A. Schwalbe

Nehal Satish Shah †

Michaela Alice Sheridan

Andrew Shiau

Jaeyoung Shim **

Madeleine Penelope Simons

McCabe Edward Hoffmann Slye

Harper Smith

Cassidy Sullivan

Kelly Liang Sun †

Sune Tchelistcheff

Briana L. Tedder **

Nicholas Villanueva *

Youliang Wan

Haochuan Wang ** †

Kieran Donovan Whitmore

Leandro Wong †

Yi-Lei Wu

Zixia Xue ** †

Chen Wei Yuan †

Rina Arella Zell †

Fanbo Zeng

Jiaying Zheng †

SCHACK INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE

Bachelor of Science

Real Estate

Saul Ancona

Sydney Cher Apter *

Charmaine Mei Au **

Matthew Aydin

Matthew Banks

Chris Bastone

Joseph David Beyda

Patrick F. Cavanaugh †

Seung Ick Chang

Byron Cheung †

Jack David Cohen †

Vittoria De Ceglie †

Max Devorris *

Erik Dremel * †

Bert Dweck †

Simon Ethan Elyakim †

Olivia Rose Fanning

Josh Goland **

Nolan Richard Greeley †

Julian Hajibay **

Jack Heller

Brittany Kordvani * †

Byungmin Lee

Juliet Lisa Lee †

Alexandra Jade Lee-Ittah †

Beier Li

Nianzhong Liu

Alexander James Livingstone †

Julian Alexandre Montilus

Evan Dante Munaretto

Aaron Nehmadi †

Menashe Oved ** †

Panagiotis Papadakos †

Kishan Manu Patel

Troy Paul

Alexis Pawlowski †

Matthew Evans Pazzaglini

Joseph Picataggi †

Raehaan Poonja †

Ashvita Prabhu

Ian Best Rainey * †

Ori Ran

Gabriel Regan *

Jacques Schwalbe †

Alex Isaac Sedighim

Abraham Serouya

Julia Shahery †

Andrew Torkian **

Benjamin Simon Weiser ** †

Seth Noah Wengrofsky

Desiree Yadidi †

Lance Andrew Yasinsky †

Charley Zhang **

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Join the Violet Network today at sps.nyu.edu/alumni or contact nyusps.alumni@nyu.edu for further information.

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ABOUT NEW YORK UNIVERSITYFounded in 1831, NYU is one of the world’s foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities. NYU has degree-granting university campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai and has 11 other global academic sites, including London, Paris, Florence, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Accra. Through its numerous schools and colleges, NYU is a leader in conducting research and providing education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, business, dentistry, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts, music and studio arts, public administration, social work, and professional studies, among other areas.

THE NYU SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES – CELEBRATING 85 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN APPLIED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

For 85 years, the NYU School of Professional Studies has been a deeply respected institution of higher education that is grounded in applied learning. From its early years, training returning World War II veterans to fulfill the nation’s urgent need for skilled technical workers, it has evolved into a professional education powerhouse that offers 20 graduate degrees, 13 bachelor’s degrees for traditional and post-traditional students, four associate’s degrees, and a plethora of non-degree courses and credentials.

NYU SPS is a thought leader, and serves as an incubator for new ideas in industries that are constantly changing, including real estate, real estate development, and construction management; hospitality, tourism, travel, and event management; global affairs and global security, conflict, and cybercrime; global sport and sports business; publishing; marketing; public relations; project management; executive coaching and organizational consulting, human resource management and development, and human capital analytics and technology; management and systems; translation; and professional writing. It is focused on building skills that open doors to opportunities in emerging fields and global markets. NYU SPS faculty members are leading experts in their areas of discipline, with a hands-on approach that encourages students to push beyond their limits and to break new ground.

Home to some of the largest and most prestigious industry conferences in the world, including the Schack Institute of Real Estate’s Capital Markets Conference, REIT Symposium, and National Symposium of Women in Real Estate; and the Jonathan M. Tisch Center’s International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, the School’s invaluable connections to industry leaders is a truly distinguishing factor in the education that it provides. Through career development services and resources provided by the NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development at NYU SPS, guest lecturers, site visits, participation in numerous conferences and events, and Global Field Intensives, students benefit from an NYU education that will set them apart. In addition, they have the opportunity to learn from and network with more than 27,000 NYU SPS alumni who live, work, and contribute to innovation in industry around the world.