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Hooding Ceremony2016

Candidates for and holders of master’s and doctoral degrees wear

hoods over their robes. The hood symbolizes a heavy burden.

The hood identifies the level of the degree, the field of learning

and the institution that awards it. The color of the trim declares

the major field of learning; tan represents Master of Business

Administration; white represents Master of Arts in Management;

gold represents Master of Science in Accountancy. The colors

that line the hood identify the university awarding the degree;

Wake Forest University colors are old gold and black.

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for the

Master of Business Administration Master of Science in Accountancy

Master of Arts in ManagementClass of 2015 / 2016

PreludeLittle Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major ................................................................................................. Johann Sebastian Bach Choral Song and Fugue in C Major...................................................................................................... Samuel Sebastian Wesley

ProcessionalTrumpet Voluntary in D Major .................................................................................................................................. John Stanley

Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................................Matthew T. PhillipsAssociate Dean, Working Professional MBA Programs; Bern Beatty Fellow and

Professor of Practice in Business Law & Ethics

Opening Remarks ................................................................................................................................................. Charles L. IacovouDean of the School of Business; Professor of Management and

Kirby Chair of Business Excellence

Introduction of Speaker ................................................................................................................................ Charles L. Iacovou

Address .................................................................................................................................................................... Michael F. MahoneyPresident and CEO of Boston Scientific Corporation

Hooding of Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accountancy and Master of Arts in Management Candidates ................................................................................... Charles L. Iacovou

Matthew T. PhillipsAssociate Dean, Working Professional MBA Programs; Bern Beatty Fellow and

Professor of Practice in Business Law & Ethics

Scott M. ShaferAssociate Dean, Full-time Master of Business Administration Program; Professor of Management

Jonathan E. Duchac Interim Associate Dean of Accounting Programs, D. Wayne Calloway Professorship in Accounting

Derrick S. BooneAssociate Dean, Master of Arts in Management Program; Associate Professor of Marketing

Concluding Remarks ........................................................................................................................................ Charles L. Iacovou

RecessionalMarch Triomphale: “Now thank we all our God” ..........................................................................................Sigfrid Karg-Elert

Hooding Ceremony

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Leadership AwardThe faculty give this award each year to a student in each program who demonstrates outstanding

leadership, scholastic performance and integrity. This year’s recipients are:

John Paul Burns (Full-time MBA)Tara Poole Hostetter (Charlotte Evening MBA)

Leigh Thomas Anderson (Charlotte Saturday MBA)Colin Adrian Richardson (Charlotte Saturday MBA)

Bartley Mitchell Hostetler (Winston-Salem Evening MBA)Matthew Griffin Mancuso (MS in Accountancy)William Cornelius Hawks (MA in Management)

Stephen B. Tips Award for Outstanding CharacterThis award is given annually to a student who exhibits outstanding generosity of spirit and selflessness and who has

the habit of doing what is right regardless of personal interests or outside pressures. This year’s recipient is:

Joseph Barton Cerniglia

Luther AwardThe Luther Award recognizes the international student who best shares his or her insight and expertise with

others, fostering a spirit of cooperation and better international understanding. This year’s recipient is:

Ching-Wen Chia

Andrea Mitchell Metzler AwardThis scholarship is awarded to a student who demonstrates aptitude, passion and enthusiasm for marketing. The award is made possible by a gift from the family of Andrea Mitchell Metzler (‘79 FTMBA). This year’s recipient is:

Charles Anthony Costa, Jr.

The Patel Prize in Finance This scholarship is awarded to a student who demonstrates exemplary academic performance in finance and out-

standing contribution to the School of Business community. This fund was established with gifts from friends and colleagues of Ajay Patel, Professor and Thomas S. Goho Chair in Finance. This year’s recipient is:

Kiwook Kwon

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Robert N. White AwardThe faculty established this award to honor Mr. White, who was a member of the faculty from 1972 until he

retired in 1982. The award is given annually to members of the student team judged to have produced the most outstanding Wake Forest Business Solutions project in the Full-time MBA program. This year’s recipients are:

Patrick Joseph SchererMichael Wayne Whitt

Business Analytics AwardThe Business Analytics Award recognizes a graduating Full-time MBA student for demonstrating

excellent academic and leadership skills in business analytics. This year’s recipient is:

Patrick Thomas Harold McGrath

Entrepreneurship AwardThe Entrepreneurship Award recognizes a graduating Full-time MBA student for demonstrating

excellent academic and leadership skills in entrepreneurship. This year’s recipient is:

Jeremy Adam Lewallen

Finance AwardThe Finance Award recognizes a graduating Full-time MBA student for demonstrating

excellent academic and leadership skills in finance. This year’s recipient is:

Kiwook Kwon

Marketing AwardThe Marketing Award honors the student who has shown the greatest potential in marketing. Criteria include

past accomplishments related to marketing, performance in marketing projects and classes, overall academic performance and assessment of the individual’s career potential. This year’s recipient is:

Melissa Kay Berry

Operations Management AwardThe Operations Management Award recognizes a graduating Full-time MBA student for demonstrating

excellent academic and leadership skills in operations management. This year’s recipient is:

Kevin Shane Batchelor

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Federation of Schools of Accountancy Achievement AwardThis award recognizes a student who has shown superior academic achievement, leadership and

professionalism in post-baccalaureate accounting education. This year’s recipient is:

Caroline Elizabeth Wayco

Outstanding Graduate Award – Assurance ServicesThis award recognizes a graduating MSA student who has demonstrated academic and

leadership skills in the assurance services field. This year’s recipient is:

Katherine Gail Stewart

Outstanding Graduate Award – Financial Transaction ServicesThis award recognizes a graduating MSA student who has demonstrated academic and

leadership skills in the transaction services field. This year’s recipient is:

Nicholas Anthony Biumi

Outstanding Graduate Award – Tax ConsultingThis award recognizes a graduating MSA student who has demonstrated academic

and leadership skills in the tax consulting field. This year’s recipient is:

Caroline Elizabeth Wayco

Scarritt Family Pro Humanitate AwardThis award recognizes an outstanding MA student who exemplifies the University’s motto, has enriched

the MA program through their actions, and has demonstrated a commitment to the communities around them as both a student and emerging professional. This year’s recipient is:

William Cornelius Hawks

Action Learning Project Excellence AwardThis award is given to MA students who have exhibited exemplary performance in Action Learning. This year’s recipients are:

Alexandra Louise CellaRachel Ellis Jordan

Mary Katherine PrinceMelanie Katherine WilliamsDevin Louise Zimmerman

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Distinguished Community Service AwardThis award recognizes an outstanding graduating student who has demonstrated extraordinary service

to our community and society as a whole. This year’s recipient is:

D’André Terrence Sylvester Starnes (MS in Accountancy)

Full-time MBA Teaching AwardThe graduating class of the Full-time MBA Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who contributes

vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. This year’s recipient is:

Jonathan P. Pinder

Charlotte Evening MBA Teaching AwardThe graduating class of the Charlotte Evening MBA Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who contributes

vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. This year’s recipient is:

Mark A. Johnson

Charlotte Saturday MBA Teaching AwardThe graduating class of the Charlotte Saturday MBA Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who contributes

vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. This year’s recipient is:

Daniel S. Fogel

Winston-Salem Evening MBA Teaching AwardThe graduating class of the Winston-Salem Evening MBA Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who

contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. This year’s recipient is:

Mark A. Johnson

MSA Teaching AwardThe graduating class of the Master of Science in Accountancy Program gives this award to a member of the accounting faculty who contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. This year’s recipient is:

Timothy R. Janke

MA Teaching AwardThe graduating class of the Master of Arts in Management Program gives this award to a member of the faculty who

contributes vitally and fundamentally to the education and personal development of the students. This year’s recipient is:

Robert C. Nash

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Master of Business Administration Program Graduates with Academic Distinction

Ahmed Taha Abd-ElkaderLeigh Thomas AndersonKevin Shane Batchelor

John Paul BurnsBenjamin Judson ConineCatherine Brooke Conrad

Whitney Ann Dawson

Adam Joseph ElrodMark Adam Guthrie

Elizabeth Ellen HarringtonIshaan Kapoor

Patrick Thomas Harold McGrathLindsay Dixon McNabbKatherine Marie Nygren

Colin Adrian RichardsonJoyce Lillian Ritchie

Daniel Edward SánchezBradford Chase Smith

Maureen Elizabeth SterblingSteven Christopher Strout

Vance Robert Witman

Master of Science in Accountancy Program Graduates with Academic Distinction

Nicholas Anthony BiumiAlexandra Lee Brink

Connor Maurice CarlisAmy Marie Fosina

Robert Christopher GosleeWade William Lewis

Matthew Griffin MancusoCamilla Anne Paramore

Errett Tyler RothCarlee Alyssa Simon

Katherine Gail StewartCarolyn Anne Stone

Caroline Elizabeth WaycoIris Haley Wigodsky

Dong ZhangRuoyi Zhang

Master of Arts in Management Program Graduates with Academic Distinction

Grace Elizabeth AutonLaura Jane Burris

Alexandra Louise CellaMaleek Erik Frazier

Joshua Andrew GregoryTimothy Michael Hines

Victoria Hunter HitzRachel Ellis Jordan

Taylor KirklandMaryClaire Cathey Martin

Donald William McCullough IIIAshley Paige Rivenbark

Erica Sachiko RobertsonRyan Parker Wallace

Jenny Johanna WarnkenMelanie Katherine Williams

Graduating Members of the Honor CouncilAs a community that seeks to develop ethical leaders who achieve results with integrity,

the School of Business is grateful to the graduating student leaders who have played a significant role in the administration of the honor council.

Kevin Matthew BattistaRebecca Simmons Brown

Alexander John Keith CleggKarl Sebastian EkbergLaura Elizabeth Faust

Harold Ebenezer Flack III

Adam Geoffrey GrossmanStephen Lee McPhersonWilliam Reighard Motz

Nirav PatelJames McFall Pearce

David William Robinson

David C. StevensCarolyn Anne Stone

Michael Wayne WhittKatharine Rebekah Williams

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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Business Administration

Class of 2016

Michael Ayo Ajidahun .................................................................................................................................................Ibadan, Nigeria Cameron Andrews Arnett ................................................................................................................................................Raleigh, NC * Kevin Shane Batchelor ........................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC * Melissa Kay Berry ..................................................................................................................................................Charlottesville, VA Maura Ellen Beyer .....................................................................................................................................................New Orleans, LA Ronnie Rebecca Lee Booth ........................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Thomas John Bové ................................................................................................................................................ Hudson Valley, NY * John Paul Burns .........................................................................................................................................................Harpursville, NY Joseph Barton Cerniglia .................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Ching-Wen Chia............................................................................................................................................................ Taipei, Taiwan Alexander John Keith Clegg ....................................................................................................................................London, England Charles Anthony Costa, Jr. ......................................................................................................................................Hammonton, NJ*§§§ Adam Sean Davidson ..........................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Megan Marie DeBoer ..............................................................................................................................................Grosse Pointe, MI Harold Ebenezer Flack III .................................................................................................................................................... Dallas, PA Katherine Alice Holland ........................................................................................................................................... Spartanburg, SC Thomas Andrews Izard .........................................................................................................................................West Hartford, CT Alex Qiuzhe Ji ................................................................................................................................................................... Ashburn, VA * Ishaan Kapoor ......................................................................................................................................................... Delhi, NCR, India Kushagra Kapoor ........................................................................................................................................................... Jersey City, NJ Harvey Lee Kee, Jr. ............................................................................................................................................ Kings Mountain, NC Shubh Mangla Khetan .............................................................................................................................................. New Delhi, India Kiwook Kwon .........................................................................................................................................................Seoul, South Korea William Shea Leatherman ...........................................................................................................................................Greenville, NC Jeremy Adam Lewallen ......................................................................................................................................... Bessemer City, NC * Sarah Catherine Lupton .............................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Nimit Malhotra ................................................................................................................................................................. Jaipur, India * Patrick Thomas Harold McGrath .......................................................................................................................... Johnson City, NY * Steven Michael McKee ..................................................................................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA Deepthi Menon ........................................................................................................................................................... Bangalore, India Ryan Andrew Narus .......................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC James McFall Pearce ......................................................................................................................................................Greenville, SC §§ Eric Henry Roll ..................................................................................................................................................................Wexford, PA Marlon Jerry Romulus ..................................................................................................................................... South Floral Park, NY Brett Micah Rudisel ........................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC * Harshad Chandrakant Sali .............................................................................................................................................. Thane, India Patrick Joseph Scherer ........................................................................................................................................................Buffalo, NY

§§ Dual degree Doctor of Medicine / Master of Business Administration §§§ Dual degree Doctor of Philosophy / Master of Business Administration * Beta Gamma Sigma

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§ Justin Blake Shaffer ...................................................................................................................................................Searingtown, NY Adil Shenvi Sankow ..........................................................................................................................................Cuncolim, Goa, India Katherine Lee Shropshire ............................................................................................................................................ Lexington, KY Christian Ronald Pardamean Siahaan ................................................................................................................ Jakarta, Indonesia *§ Bradford Chase Smith ................................................................................................................................................. Tallahassee, FL Bennett William Standiford ........................................................................................................................................Great Falls, VA * Kevin Michael Turner ...................................................................................................................................................Las Vegas, NV Revanth Veeramachaneni ....................................................................................................................................... Hyderabad, India Michael Wayne Whitt .......................................................................................................................................................Raleigh, NC §§§ Bryan Anthony Wilson ............................................................................................................................................New Orleans, LA Mudan Zhang ............................................................................................................................................................. Shanghai, China Xiaohui Zhang ............................................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China

Class of 2015CONFERRED DECEMBER 30, 2015

* Ahmed Taha Abd-Elkader .............................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Tinuke Dolapo Adeyemi .............................................................................................................................................Ibadan, Nigeria * Leigh Thomas Anderson ................................................................................................................................................. Waxhaw, NC Gabriel Nequer Santos Araujo .................................................................................................................................. Whitehouse, NJ Julian Arcila .......................................................................................................................................................... Medellin, Colombia David Leon Baker, Jr. ............................................................................................................................................... Huntersville, NC Chad Irvington Barnes...................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Donnie L. Barlow-Berry .................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC § Alexandra Chelsea Braverman .....................................................................................................................Huntington Beach, CA Denise Marie Brennan ....................................................................................................................................................Horsham, PA Michael Sylvester Caple II ................................................................................................................................................ Morven, NC Jenny Clemente Celis ............................................................................................................................................ Caracas, Venezuela Jason Scott Cornelius................................................................................................................................................ Wake Forest, NC Dennis Michael Curtin ..................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Ryan Waitman Day ..............................................................................................................................................................Silsbee, TX Elisaveta Dejkoska ................................................................................................................................................. Struga, Macedonia Karl Sebastian Ekberg ..........................................................................................................................................Stockholm, Sweden Jorge Armando Gonzalez ................................................................................................................................. Managua, Nicaragua * Joshua O’Neil Green ...................................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Jordan Daniel Heil ...................................................................................................................................................... Coxs Creek, KY * Jessica O’Neal Hill ..........................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Davidson Robert Hobson ......................................................................................................................................... Spartanburg, SC Vanessa Hosein ................................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC * Courtney Etter Hutchison .............................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC David George Jastrzebski ....................................................................................................................................................Reston, VA

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (continued)

§ Dual degree Juris Doctor / Master of Business Administration §§§ Dual degree Doctor of Philosophy / Master of Business Administration * Beta Gamma Sigma

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Sarah Elizabeth Johnson ...............................................................................................................................................Knoxville, TN Yolanda Denise Law....................................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Gregory Philip Lawrence ....................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC * Efrain Lemus ...................................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Rakesh Hassanand Parwani ........................................................................................................................................... Fort Mill, SC * Colin Adrian Richardson ..............................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Vicki Michele Rogers ...................................................................................................................................................Cincinnati, OH Justin Louis Romero .......................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC George Henry Russell II .................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Matthew Peters Sauer ................................................................................................................................................Spencerport, NY Ashley Shanea Schofield .............................................................................................................................................Orangeburg, SC Carl Andre Smart ............................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Alexandra Nicole Steuterman .......................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC David C. Stevens ..............................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC * Steven Christopher Strout..............................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Thomas Bain Sullivan ....................................................................................................................................................Cornelius, NC Harley Allen Thomas III .................................................................................................................................................... Linden, AL David L. Tonkery II ...................................................................................................................................................... Fairmont, WV Anitha Vojjala ..................................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Anderson Davis Warlick, Jr. .........................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Dioyonna Traciey Williams...................................................................................................................................... Philadelphia, PA * Vance Robert Witman ....................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Ashley Lorraine Witt ......................................................................................................................................................... Boston, MA * Xudong Xiao .................................................................................................................................................. Sanming, Fujian, China Benjamin Steven Ziemer ................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC

Class of 2015CONFERRED AUGUST 19, 2015

Marcus John Amendola ....................................................................................................................................Upper Sandusky, OH * Jared Larry Antczak....................................................................................................................................................Taylorsville, UT Matthew Kyle Arnold .....................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Forest Lee Banks .............................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Victoria Latrese Barr ....................................................................................................................................................Gainesville, FL Kevin Matthew Battista ............................................................................................................................................... Richmond, VA * Jason Matthew Benoit ....................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Dylan Priest Black ............................................................................................................................................................ Durham, NC Aubrey Blair Campbell ................................................................................................................................................. Lexington, KY Jenny Rebecca Cano ....................................................................................................................................................Burlington, NC Amaris Artreja Carr ............................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC John Justin Champlin ..........................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Caitlin Anne Chanas ....................................................................................................................................................... Stillwater, NJ Fonzer Curtis Clemons ........................................................................................................................................... Walnut Cove, NC Kelly Marie Collins .................................................................................................................................................................Cary, NC

* Beta Gamma Sigma

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* Benjamin Judson Conine .......................................................................................................................................... Mooresville, NC * Catherine Brooke Conrad ..............................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Stephen Trent Corbin ................................................................................................................................................... Richmond, VA Tushar Murlidhar Dabhade .................................................................................................................. Nashik, Maharashtra, India * Whitney Ann Dawson............................................................................................................................................... Kilmarnock, VA Bradley Russell Divins....................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Charles Eccles Elliott, Jr. ...............................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC * Adam Joseph Elrod ..............................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Joshua Kyle Faucette ...................................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Laura Elizabeth Faust ......................................................................................................................................................Concord, NC Aaron Charles Filipponi .....................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Andrew John Fischer ................................................................................................................................................ Huntersville, NC David Bean Fisher, Jr. ................................................................................................................................................... Lexington, KY Claire Kearney Foster ............................................................................................................................................... Wilmington, NC Michael DeShane Foster .............................................................................................................................................Jamestown, NC Michael Andrew Freelove .................................................................................................................................................Orlando, FL Lester Jerard Giles ...........................................................................................................................................................Columbia, SC Charles Max Graeub III ..............................................................................................................................................High Point, NC Thomas James Groner ...................................................................................................................................................... Warren, OH * Mark Adam Guthrie .......................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Bryan David Hajtovik.......................................................................................................................................... Fort Lauderdale, FL Jason Patrick Handley ..................................................................................................................................................... Waxhaw, NC Alfonso Harding, Jr. .......................................................................................................................................................Brooklyn, NY * Elizabeth Ellen Harrington ...........................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Jonathan Lee Hinderliter ...........................................................................................................................................Chapel Hill, NC Fritz Hjardemaal ............................................................................................................................................................Meyotte, Haiti Derrian Lamar Hollingsworth ............................................................................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA Bartley Mitchell Hostetler ............................................................................................................................................Strasburg, OH Tara Poole Hostetter .................................................................................................................................................... Disputanta, VA * Tiffany Nicole Jenkins .....................................................................................................................................................Valdosta, GA Tyson Jarrell Jeter ....................................................................................................................................................... Spartanburg, SC Matthew Price Johnson ....................................................................................................................................................Ashland, KY Sherwin Yuang Kao ........................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Jowita Kiernozek ......................................................................................................................................................Ostroleka, Poland Robert Joseph Kozak III .................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC * Peter James Kriegler .....................................................................................................................................................Oak Ridge, NC Andrew David Lester ..................................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC * Jeffrey Michael Manning ....................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Reshonda Renee Matthews .................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Patrick Sean McDonough .....................................................................................................................................Peachtree City, GA Ian Michael McKillop................................................................................................................................................Kernersville, NC

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (continued)

* Beta Gamma Sigma

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* Kelsey Hazel McKillop ................................................................................................................................................ Columbus, OH * Lindsay Dixon McNabb .................................................................................................................................................. Fort Mill, SC Stephen Lee McPherson ..............................................................................................................................................High Point, NC Robert Drake Mellon .....................................................................................................................................................Matthews, NC Adam Michael Meyer ......................................................................................................................................................Winona, MN David Michael Morris ..........................................................................................................................................................Olean, NY William Reighard Motz ................................................................................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA * Jennifer Dawn Muckley .................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Eric Daniel Nestel ........................................................................................................................................................Clemmons, NC Ananthanarayanan Nilakantan ............................................................................................... Krishnapuram, Tamil Nadu, India * Katherine Marie Nygren ................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Jason Gary Pardue ..................................................................................................................................................Hamptonville, NC Kevin Louis Peil ..............................................................................................................................................................Dunkirk, MD Zachary Patterson Pittman ...........................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Brandon Everett Raleigh ............................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Rene Gustavo Ramirez ...................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Crystal Janette Redfern ..................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Kathryn Mills Reece ............................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC * Joyce Lillian Ritchie ........................................................................................................................................................ Salisbury, NC * Daniel Edward Sánchez .................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Adji Fatou Abdou Seck ................................................................................................................................................. Dakar, Senegal Maret Decker Seitz .........................................................................................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA Christopher Michael Sheppard ..........................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Sharadendu Kumar Singh ..............................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Dustin Woodard Stancil ....................................................................................................................................................Wilson, NC * Maureen Elizabeth Sterbling ........................................................................................................................................Matthews, NC Kevin Scott Stewart ...................................................................................................................................................... Statesville, NC Royce Rosario Syracuse ................................................................................................................................................. Holbrook, NY Brittney Summerlin Taylor ............................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Benjamin R. Teague ...................................................................................................................................................Kernersville, NC * Alex Kenneth Teal ...............................................................................................................................................................Buffalo, NY David Alexander Truesdale ...........................................................................................................................................Columbia, SC Benjamin Michael VanWagner .................................................................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA Jacob Robert Velky .................................................................................................................................................North Augusta, SC §§§ Li Wang ................................................................................................................................................................................. Carmel, IN Tyler David Weir ..............................................................................................................................................Sault Sainte Marie, MI Sarah Pearce Wetenhall ................................................................................................................................................ Rochester, NY Doreen Astrid Suzanne Whitley Rogers ...................................................................................................................Blue Point, NY Katharine Rebekah Williams ..............................................................................................................................................Tampa, FL Leonard Lamont Williams .............................................................................................................................................Concord, NC Drew Michael Wozniak ..................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Andrew Michael Zancanaro..........................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC

§§§ Dual degree Doctor of Philosophy / Master of Business Administration * Beta Gamma Sigma

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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Accountancy

Class of 2016

Clayton Pierce Adams ....................................................................................................................................................Nashville, TN * George Raymond Aldhizer IV ..................................................................................................................................... Pfafftown, NC Zachary Walker Ray Anderson ..................................................................................................................................Burlington, NC Paul Gregory Atkins ..................................................................................................................................................Indian Trail, NC * Kyle Matthew Bessette ...................................................................................................................................................Greenville, SC * Nicholas Anthony Biumi .............................................................................................................................................Cumming, GA * Taylor Nicole Bourg ..................................................................................................................................................Ellicott City, MD Ansley Patricia Briggs................................................................................................................................................. Dunwoody, GA * Alexandra Lee Brink ......................................................................................................................................................Nashville, TN Hannah Elizabeth Brown ............................................................................................................................................... Madison, CT Emily Katherine Jackson Bryant .................................................................................................................................... Raleigh, NC Christopher Talbot Buckingham .................................................................................................................. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Megan Michelle Cappiello ................................................................................................................................................Marvin, NC * Connor Maurice Carlis ............................................................................................................................................ Birmingham, AL * Yingying Chen .................................................................................................................................... Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Daniel Long Cheng ....................................................................................................................................................... Lewisville, NC Sarah Catherine Chin ..........................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Katherine Mary Clementi ...................................................................................................................................... Ft. Lauderdale, FL * Kevin James Conlon ...................................................................................................................................................Weymouth, MA Zachary Andrew Coplen .....................................................................................................................................................Austin, TX Alexander Iversen Cram ................................................................................................................................................Columbia, SC Andrew Patrick Crisi ......................................................................................................................................................Aliquippa, PA Laura Ann Crummie-DuCarme..................................................................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA Jonathan Robert Cucarola ................................................................................................................................................Moraga, CA Paul Edward Demick II ........................................................................................................................................................Tampa, FL Mamie Gayle Duckworth ............................................................................................................................................Sevierville, TN Mark Rush Evans .................................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Courtney Ann Fee ................................................................................................................................................................. Lithia, FL Brenda Marie Fiacco ................................................................................................................................................... Jacksonville, FL * Amy Marie Fosina................................................................................................................................................... New Rochelle, NY Heather Hartley Gillespie ............................................................................................................................................. Lexington, SC Alissa Lynn Giordani ........................................................................................................................................... Laguna Niguel, CA George Claiborne Harrison ..........................................................................................................................................Knoxville, TN * James Warren Haught .....................................................................................................................................................Beaufort, NC Daniel Joseph Hayes III ...................................................................................................................................................... Yardley, PA Jill Carroll Hemmendinger .......................................................................................................................................... Mendham, NJ Robert Christopher Herald ................................................................................................................................................. Tampa, FL Taylor Winship Heys ......................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA

* Beta Gamma Sigma

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Shedric Deshawn Marquis Hobbs ...................................................................................................................................Orlando, FL Jameel Alkhaleel Mahmoud Khader .............................................................................................................................Peabody, MA Kody Dean Kiefer ..................................................................................................................................................................El Paso, IL Nathan Allen Kyes ...............................................................................................................................................................Oswego, IL * Jillian Ann Lieber ............................................................................................................................................................. Boulder, CO Luke Vasil Longfield .......................................................................................................................................................... Aurora, CO Haines Demarest Lucas ..................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC AnAn Lyu ................................................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China Colin Jacob Makofka .................................................................................................................................................. Centerville, OH Andrew Wesley Malone .......................................................................................................................................... Johnson City, TN * Matthew Griffin Mancuso ........................................................................................................................................... Parsippany, NJ Candace Breana Maynard .........................................................................................................................................Orangeburg, SC Maura Anne McLaughlin ...................................................................................................................................... Salt Lake City, UT Eugene Francis McManus III ......................................................................................................................................... Augusta, GA Stephen David Merritt ....................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Ruffin Collett Mitchener ............................................................................................................................................... Charlotte, NC * Andrew Taylor Moharam ..........................................................................................................................................Winter Park, FL Devin Avery Munnings ..................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA * Madison Lynn Newman ......................................................................................................................................................Dallas, TX Xin Nie ......................................................................................................................................................................... Greensboro, NC Matthew Turner Nunnally ............................................................................................................................................... Dothan, AL Laura Jane O’Brien ................................................................................................................................................. Chevy Chase, MD Kaitlyn Victoria Oliver .................................................................................................................................Richmond Hill, Ontario Alexandra Rae Palazzo ..................................................................................................................................................... Holmdel, NJ * Camilla Anne Paramore ................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Jessie Starnes Parris ................................................................................................................................................ Granite Falls, NC Nirav Patel ............................................................................................................................................................... Harare, Zimbabwe Austin Trevor Payne ..................................................................................................................................................... Plantation, FL Richard Collin Powell ................................................................................................................................................Winter Park, FL Nora Rubi Rabelo Morado ........................................................................................................................................San Antonio, TX Eric Christian Roberts ............................................................................................................................................Marlborough, MA David William Robinson ..............................................................................................................................................Greenville, SC Abigail Elizabeth Rogers ...........................................................................................................................................Washington, DC Ashley Nicole Rogers ..........................................................................................................................................................Chicago, IL Alzebeth Monchi Roman .....................................................................................................................................................Tampa, FL Kendra Victoria Ross .........................................................................................................................................................Orlando, FL Nicholas Savoy Sanders ........................................................................................................................................................Tampa, FL Zoe Alexis Scheller ....................................................................................................................................................... Boca Raton, FL Jamie Lynn Schwint ..................................................................................................................................................Hillsborough, NJ Devin Patrick Shaver ..................................................................................................................................................Eldersburg, MD Trevor Bailey Snyder ...................................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC D’André Terrence Sylvester Starnes ..................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC * Katherine Gail Stewart .................................................................................................................................................Cheyenne, WY * Carolyn Anne Stone ........................................................................................................................................................ Iowa City, IA

* Beta Gamma Sigma

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Lisa Marie Subbiondo .................................................................................................................................................... Bradenton, FL Emma Leigh Templeman ...................................................................................................................................................Athens, GA Sallie Pete Thompson................................................................................................................................................ Wake Forest, NC Thomas Eli Turlington III .................................................................................................................................................Clinton, NC Jonathan Gregory Upham .............................................................................................................................................. Houston, TX * Aubrey Elizabeth Waggoner .................................................................................................................................West Hartford, CT James Allen Watson II ................................................................................................................................................ Morganton, NC * Caroline Elizabeth Wayco .......................................................................................................................................... Alpharetta, GA Tianchen Wei .................................................................................................................................................................Xiamen, China * Iris Haley Wigodsky ..................................................................................................................................................San Antonio, TX Catherine Lynn Wilson ..................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Lida Xu ..................................................................................................................................................... Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Andy Zhang ................................................................................................................................................................... Belle Mead, NJ Chi Zhang.................................................................................................................................................. Kunming, Yunnan, China Zhiyi Zhou ...................................................................................................................................................... Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Class of 2015CONFERRED DECEMBER 30, 2015

Kelsey Elizabeth Bairnsfather ........................................................................................................................................Franklin, TN Yijin Bao .....................................................................................................................................................................Zhoushan, China Matthew Kirkland Bartlett ...........................................................................................................................................Knoxville, TN Daniel Joseph Bray .......................................................................................................................................................... Spokane, WA Meredith Claire Brogden ........................................................................................................................................................ Opp, AL Ryan Connor Caiazzo ........................................................................................................................................... Surfside Beach, SC James William Carter, Jr. .......................................................................................................................................... Spartanburg, SC * Yimei Chen ....................................................................................................................................................... Wuhan, Hubei, China Jane McKenzie Cone .......................................................................................................................................................Columbia, SC Scott William Crane ................................................................................................................................................Mountainside, NJ Michael Reid DeCarlo ....................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Mariah Clarke Ferguson .............................................................................................................................................Springfield, NY * Patrick Raymond Foos ................................................................................................................................................Cincinnati, OH Miguel Angel Garcia ..........................................................................................................................................................Raleigh, NC Dustin Michael Gill .................................................................................................................................................Hillsborough, NC Alexander Steele Givens ....................................................................................................................................................Raleigh, NC * Robert Christopher Goslee ............................................................................................................................................... Canton, GA Erik Hannemann ...................................................................................................................................... Leipzig, Saxony, Germany Haley Alexis Horton ............................................................................................................................................ Oklahoma City, OK Kyleigh Elisabeth Johnson ............................................................................................................................................ Southlake, TX Katie Jo Jones ................................................................................................................................................................Burlington, NC Bryan Edward Kelly ...................................................................................................................................................... Rockland, MA

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science in Accountancy (continued)

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* Ahad S. Khan ......................................................................................................................................................Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Catherine Cushman Kropp ............................................................................................................................................Franklin, TN Joshua Andrew Lanser .................................................................................................................................................. Pottstown, PA * Wade William Lewis ................................................................................................................................................. Mount Airy, NC Jialing Li ...........................................................................................................................................Guangzhou, Guangdong, China * Yuting Li ...................................................................................................................................................... Chengdu, Sichuan, China Siyao Liu ..........................................................................................................................................................................Tianjin, China Zhenwei Liu.........................................................................................................................................................Gushi, Henan, China Amy Parker Matson ...................................................................................................................................................... Richmond, VA Sean Patrick McConnell ............................................................................................................................................ Woodstock, GA Michael Louis McDaniel ............................................................................................................................................West Haven, CT Henry Clyde McDonald IV .......................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC * Ran Mo ............................................................................................................................................................................ Beijing, China Brandon Lee Oliver ...........................................................................................................................................................Bahama, NC Brittany Nichole Perry............................................................................................................................................Lawrenceville, GA Matthew Robert Phelan ..................................................................................................................................................... Milton, GA Samantha Jean Postell ................................................................................................................................................. Alpharetta, GA Marquis James Pullen..........................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Sean Christopher Radler ..................................................................................................................................................Midland, MI Joshua Anthony Rios .....................................................................................................................................................San Diego, CA * Errett Tyler Roth ............................................................................................................................................................Matthews, NC Joshua Meyer Schmidt ...................................................................................................................................................Greenville, SC Elizabeth Anne Seabrook ..............................................................................................................................................Columbia, SC Nicole Jennifer Shannon ...................................................................................................................................................... Belton, SC Ruoxin Shen ....................................................................................................................................................................Lake Mary, FL * Carlee Alyssa Simon .....................................................................................................................................................Baltimore, MD Jonathan Alexander Steinway ............................................................................................................................... Florham Park, NJ Allek Deon Surratt ....................................................................................................................................................Douglasville, GA Jessica Catherine Wilkinson ..............................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Tyler Jamison Williams ..................................................................................................................................................... Oxford, NC Ethan Graham Wilson .................................................................................................................................................Carrollton, GA * Dong Zhang ................................................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China * Ruoyi Zhang................................................................................................................................................. Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

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Candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts in Management

Class of 2016

Salahudeen Ra’id Cheeks Abdul-Malik ................................................................................................................... New Haven, CT Alyssa Delores Adams .....................................................................................................................................................Marietta, GA Brandon Thomas Alston ........................................................................................................................................... Philadelphia, PA Michael Joseph Amato .......................................................................................................................................................Orange, CT William Tidwell Anderson ............................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Abrea Cherelle Armstrong .................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC * Grace Elizabeth Auton ..................................................................................................................................................... Hickory, NC Garry Carlin Baker, Jr. ..................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Cody Austin Beckett ..........................................................................................................................................................Raleigh, NC Thaddeus Arlen Beeker, Jr. .................................................................................................................................................Mobile, AL Abigail Jillian Beggs .......................................................................................................................................................Greenville, SC Katherine Jean Berchtold .......................................................................................................................................Laguna Beach, CA Chelsey Taylor Boulden...............................................................................................................................................Midlothian, VA * Madison Kendall Brown ..............................................................................................................................................Zanesville, OH Rebecca Simmons Brown ......................................................................................................................................... Spartanburg, SC Richard Graham Budd ........................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Arianna Jade Burkeen .........................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC * Laura Jane Burris ...............................................................................................................................................................Valdese, NC Tavia Marissa Campbell ............................................................................................................................................ Philadelphia, PA * Shaun May Casey ...................................................................................................................................................Daytona Beach, FL * Alexandra Louise Cella .................................................................................................................................................New Bern, NC Charmaine Jannelle Charmant ............................................................................................................................New York City, NY Keri Rose Church ...................................................................................................................................................Peachtree City, GA * Brittany Nicole Coleman ............................................................................................................................................. Las Vegas, NV * Rachel Lynne Connor .............................................................................................................................................. Granite Falls, NC Morgan Kennedy Cooper ............................................................................................................................................... Houston, TX Kenneth Paul Cox, Jr. ................................................................................................................................................... Columbia, SC John Goodall Crosthwaite .............................................................................................................................................Columbia, SC Daniel Morris Curtis .......................................................................................................................................................Marietta, GA Leah Catherine Daniel ....................................................................................................................................................... Blanch, NC Hunter Thomas Dean ....................................................................................................................................................... Beaufort, SC Bealela Imani Donnelly ................................................................................................................................................Baltimore, MD Trevor John Doolittle ........................................................................................................................................................Milford, CT Havilah Cassia Driver ....................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Donn Edward Duncan III ....................................................................................................................................................Easley, SC David Christopher Edwards ..........................................................................................................................................Asheville, NC Aubrey Nicole Everett ..........................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Abimbola OluToye Falaiye ..................................................................................................................................................Ife, Nigeria

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Brandon James Flowe .....................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC * Aaron Gabriel Fossas .........................................................................................................................................................Dudley, MA Harold John Foster .......................................................................................................................................................Midlothian, VA * Maleek Erik Frazier ...............................................................................................................................................Charlottesville, VA Charlotte Shung Gable ................................................................................................................................................. Charleston, SC Crystall Dominique Gabriel ..........................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Christina Elena Gabriele ......................................................................................................................................................Miami, FL Garrison Robert Gay .................................................................................................................................................... Statesville, NC Casey Art’ne Gonder ...............................................................................................................................................................Flint, MI Nicholas Perry Graham .................................................................................................................................... Southern Shores, NC Taylor Kathryn Grant ......................................................................................................................................................Edmond, OK * Joshua Andrew Gregory ........................................................................................................................................ Goodlettsville, TN Adam Geoffrey Grossman ......................................................................................................................................... Morrisville, NC Siddharth Vighneshwar Gummuluru .................................................................................................................. Hyderabad, India Joshua Montavian Harris ................................................................................................................................................. Raeford, NC * Benjamin Bishop Hartshorn .............................................................................................................................................. Wayne, PA William Cornelius Hawks ......................................................................................................................................... Jacksonville, FL Caroline Elizabeth Hayward .............................................................................................................................................Chicago, IL Ping He .................................................................................................................................................... Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Joel Keppel Hellman ..........................................................................................................................................................Norfolk, VA Imani Caroline Higginson ............................................................................................................................................Amherst, MA Anne Marie Hillgartner .........................................................................................................................................Morgantown, WV * Timothy Michael Hines .................................................................................................................................... Kings Mountain, NC * Victoria Hunter Hitz ...........................................................................................................................................................Ogden, UT Qianyi Hou ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dalian, China Anggie Vania Huamani ..............................................................................................................................................High Point, NC Branden Michael Ibarra ..................................................................................................................................................Garfield, NM Fadi Said Issa ................................................................................................................................................................ Ann Arbor, MI Rebecca Ann Jackowitz ............................................................................................................................................... Anchorage, KY Kelsey Nicole Jensen .......................................................................................................................................................Oak Park, CA * Ruigang Jia ......................................................................................................................................................Taiyuan, Shanxi, China Jennifer Louise Johnson ........................................................................................................................................................Plano, TX Lukas Daniel Bryson Johnson ............................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC * Rachel Ellis Jordan ............................................................................................................................................................ Medford, NJ Brittanie Danielle Joyner ............................................................................................................................................Alexandria, VA John Michael Kamer ...................................................................................................................................................Germanton, NC Jordan Russell Keesee .....................................................................................................................................................Memphis, TN Hannah Elizabeth Kerns.............................................................................................................................................. Charleston, SC Irene Kim ............................................................................................................................................................................... Nutley, NJ * Taylor Kirkland .............................................................................................................................................................Greenville, NC David Keith Kistler ........................................................................................................................................................... Hickory, NC Scott Mitchell Komorek ........................................................................................................................................... San Antonio, TX Fiyinfoluwa Helen Korede .....................................................................................................................................Lawrenceville, GA * Antonio Maurice Kornegay, Jr. .................................................................................................................................... Maysville, NC

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Charles Alexander Kramer ..................................................................................................................................... Coral Springs, FL William Alexander Krowchuk ...........................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Cherish LaRell Liles ......................................................................................................................................................... Waxhaw, NC ShirWan Lee Little ......................................................................................................................................................Laurinburg, NC Zinan Lou ................................................................................................................................................ Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Niki Davoudi Makkinejad .................................................................................................................................................Vienna, VA Kathleen Patricia Marrese ....................................................................................................................................... Wilmington, NC * MaryClaire Cathey Martin .............................................................................................................................................. Atlanta, GA Patrick Newton Martin ................................................................................................................................................ Richmond, VA Paul Joseph Martin ...............................................................................................................................................................Miami, FL * Blake Michael McClaren ..................................................................................................................................................... Howell, NJ * Donald William McCullough III .................................................................................................................................Harwich, MA Brittany Devan McCurry ................................................................................................................................................ Fort Mill, SC Stacy Nicole McElroy......................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Edward Francis McGuiggan IV ...................................................................................................................................Haverhill, MA John William McIntyre III ............................................................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA Amar Kumar Meena ......................................................................................................................................Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Parker Karl Mincey ......................................................................................................................................................Clemmons, NC * Ryan Patrick Morse.................................................................................................................................................. Coral Springs, FL Conor Michael Murphy .............................................................................................................................................. Mill Valley, CA Vera Chinenye Obinwanne..................................................................................................................................... White Plains, NY Mauricio Rogelio Ogando ...........................................................................................................................................Alexandria, VA Obinna Chukwudi Okani .................................................................................................................................................. Orange, NJ Layton Scott Osgood .................................................................................................................................................... Richmond, VA Margaret Rose Patrick ................................................................................................................................................. Winnsboro, SC * Thomas Xavier Petrini ...................................................................................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA Zachary Minzner Pipkorn ............................................................................................................................ Panama City Beach, FL * Mary Katherine Prince ......................................................................................................................................................Wilson, NC * Ashley Paige Rivenbark ..................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC James Lowndes Robbins ..................................................................................................................................................... Tampa, FL Kathryn Anne Roberts ................................................................................................................................................ Little Rock, AR * Erica Sachiko Robertson ..................................................................................................................................................Fairview, PA Dillon Oliver Robinson ..............................................................................................................................................Kannapolis, NC Yaniel Rodriguez ................................................................................................................................................ Corona, Queens, NY Regina Angelica Ruth Rogers ........................................................................................................................................ St. Louis, MO Olivia Caroline Schichtel ................................................................................................................................................ Lakeland, FL Victoria Leland Shaffrey .......................................................................................................................................Charlottesville, VA James Grant Shambley ...........................................................................................................................................................Cary, NC Meredith Rhinehart Sharp ................................................................................................................................................Wilson, NC Kevin James Shefferly ..................................................................................................................................................Midlothian, VA Chen Shen ...................................................................................................................................................................... Vancouver, BC

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Jake Ryan Skillings .........................................................................................................................................................Asheville, NC Tyler Lynn Skinner ........................................................................................................................................................New Lenox, IL Christopher James Smith .........................................................................................................................................................Rye, NY Janet Soto ................................................................................................................................................................................Dallas, TX Anne Pierce Stafford ................................................................................................................................................ Johnson City, TN Laurie Beatrice Stancil .............................................................................................................................................Spring Hope, NC MaryAlice Patricia Stephens ...............................................................................................................................................Aurora, IL Ayana Renee Stukes ...................................................................................................................................................... Nokesville, VA Addison McKinley Sutton ..................................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC * Yue Tan ........................................................................................................................................................................ Shanghai, China Trac Alexander Tassan .................................................................................................................................................Zanesville, OH Araba Mirba Bondzi Taylor ..............................................................................................................................................Orlando, FL Eyden Mylia Thomas ......................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC Roberts Decatur Timberlake ..............................................................................................................................Winston-Salem, NC Christopher Alexander Utsey .....................................................................................................................................Glen Ridge, NJ Kathryn Grace Wallace ..................................................................................................................................................Brooklyn, NY * Ryan Parker Wallace............................................................................................................................................ Kill Devil Hills, NC * Jenny Johanna Warnken ......................................................................................................................................................Naples, FL Alexia Rae Washington ...............................................................................................................................................Pascagoula, MS Kole Chandler Wernowsky .............................................................................................................................................Acworth, GA * Melanie Katherine Williams ................................................................................................................................................ Apex, NC Ashley Kathryn Wylie ................................................................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Meghan Elise Yacuzzo ................................................................................................................................................Kannapolis, NC Brandon Michael Yarusi .....................................................................................................................................................Belmar, NJ * Lu Yuan ........................................................................................................................................................ Yuncheng, Shanxi, China Yihang Zhou ............................................................................................................................................................... Shanghai, China Devin Louise Zimmerman ..........................................................................................................................................Wellington, FL

Class of 2015CONFERRED AUGUST 19, 2015

John Martin Carey ...................................................................................................................................................Cockeysville, MD Victoria Geng White ......................................................................................................................................................Charlotte, NC

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This program is produced for ceremonial use, and

inclusion as a candidate is not an official indication

of graduation or conferral of degree.