Commencement '17 - UT Arlington

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Commencement ’17 the university of texas at arlington Saturday, May 13, 2017 • 3 p.m. • College Park Center COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

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Commencement ’17

the university of texas at arlington

Saturday, May 13, 2017 • 3 p.m. • College Park Center

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

“AS YOU LEAVE THESE

HALLOWED HALLS,

REMEMBER THAT AS

MAVERICKS WE STRIVE

FOR WHAT OTHERS

MAY CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE.

SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND

REACH FOR THE STARS. NEVER

BE SCARED OF STRETCHING

BEYOND YOUR BOUNDS—YOUR

ABILITIES ARE CONSTRAINED

ONLY BY THE LIMITS YOU

SET FOR YOURSELF.”

—UTA President Vistasp M. Karbhari

College of engineering

Prelude UTA Jazz Orchestra Conducted by Tim Ishii, Director of Jazz Studies

TheAcademicProcession Degree Candidates, Faculty, and Platform Party

University Marshal Lisa Nagy Interim Vice President for Student Affairs, UTA

EntranceoftheNationalColors UTA Army ROTC Color Guard

CalltoOrder Dr. Ronald L. Elsenbaumer Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UTA

NationalAnthem UTA Jazz Orchestra Michael Daugherty, Vocals

WelcomeandIntroductions Dr. Peter Crouch Dean, College of Engineering

Commencement Address Dr. Jeff Smith (’88 M.S., ’04 Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering) Managing Partner, QuantumIOT

Presentation and Recognition of Candidates

Doctor of Philosophy and Master’s Degrees Dr. Crouch

Bachelor of Science Degrees Dr. Michael Cho Chair, Bioengineering

Dr. Ali Abolmaali Chair, Civil Engineering

Dr. Hong Jiang Chair, Computer Science and Engineering

Dr. Jonathan Bredow Chair, Electrical Engineering

Dr. Paul Componation Chair, Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering

Dr. Efstathios Meletis Chair, Materials Science and Engineering

Dr. Erian Armanios Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Announcer Dr. Carter Tiernan Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Engineering

AlmaMater UTA Jazz Orchestra Michael Daugherty, Vocals

ConferralofDegrees Dr. Vistasp M. Karbhari President, UTA

ClosingRemarks Dr. Crouch

TheAcademicRecession Platform Party, Faculty, and Graduates Music by UTA Jazz Orchestra

The audience will please remain seated for the procession and recession.

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S AT A R L I N G T O N C O M M E N C E M E N T C E R E M O N Y

Progr a m

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The University of Texas at ArlingtonEXECUTIVE OFFICERSVistasp M. Karbhari, Ph.D., PresidentRonald L. Elsenbaumer, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic AffairsKelly O. Davis, B.B.A., Chief Financial Officer and Vice PresidentDuane B. Dimos, Ph.D., Vice President for ResearchJohn D. Hall, B.B.A., Vice President for Administration and Campus OperationsJean M. Hood, B.S., Vice President for Human ResourcesMichael K. Kingan, M.P.A., Vice President for Development and Alumni RelationsTeresea S. Madden, M.S., Vice President for Global Education, Outreach, and Extended StudiesLisa Nagy, M.Ed, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Lynne T. Waters, B.A., Vice President for Communications

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF ACADEMIC UNITSNan Ellin, Ph.D., Dean, College of Architecture, Planning and Public AffairsChandra Subramaniam, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of BusinessTeresa Taber Doughty, Ph.D., Dean, College of EducationPeter Crouch, Ph.D., Dean, College of EngineeringKevin Gustafson, Ph.D., Interim Dean, Honors CollegeElisabeth Cawthon, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Liberal ArtsAnne R. Bavier, Ph.D., Dean, College of Nursing and Health InnovationMorteza G. Khaledi, Ph.D., Dean, College of ScienceScott D. Ryan, Ph.D., Dean, School of Social WorkRebecca M. Bichel, M.L.S., Dean, Library

The University of Texas SystemBOARD OF REGENTS

OFFICERSPaul L. Foster, ChairmanR. Steven Hicks, Vice ChairmanJeffery D. Hildebrand, Vice ChairmanFrancie A. Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents

MEMBERSErnest AlisedaDavid J. BeckKevin P. Eltife Paul L. FosterR. Steven HicksJeffery D. HildebrandVarun P. Joseph Janiece M. LongoriaSara Martinez Tucker James C. Weaver

EXECUTIVE OFFICERSWilliam H. McRaven, M.A., ChancellorDavid E. Daniel, Ph.D., Deputy Chancellor and Chief Operating OfficerSteven Leslie, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsRaymond S. Greenberg, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Health AffairsScott C. Kelley, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs

Administr Ation

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(C) Cum Laude

Candidates’ official statuses will be determined by final semester grades.

Candidates for Graduation

the University of texAs At Arlington ClAss of 2017

College of ArChiteCture, PlAnning And PubliC AffAirs

Doctoral DegreesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICYSaad Mohammed A. AlquhtaniM.S., King Saud University, 2009B.A., King Saud University, 2003Dissertation Title: Socioeconomic and Spatial Impacts of Rail Transit Stations on the Surrounding Areas in Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan AreaSupervising Professor: Ardeshir Anjomani

Mohamed Abdelrahman BireimaM.C.R.P., UT Arlington, 2006B.S., University of Khartoum, 2000Dissertation Title: The Cultural Dividend: Exploring the Cultural Industries as a Source for Local Economic DevelopmentSupervising Professor: Rod Hissong

Victor U. IbewuikeM.P.A., UT Dallas, 1996M.C.R.P., UT Arlington, 1990B.S., Alabama A&M University, 1985Dissertation Title: Improving Public Transit Services: Does Collaborative Transit Services Among Public Transit Providers Make Them More Efficient?Supervising Professor: Ardeshir Anjomani

Ayeh Sajjadieh KhajoueiM.S., Islamic Azad University, 2009B.S., Sheikhbahaee University, 2006Dissertation Title: Urban From and Social Sustainability in Neighborhood LevelSupervising Professor: Rod Hissong

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC AND URBAN ADMINISTRATIONVictoria CartwrightM.B.A., Walden University, 2006B.B.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 2004Dissertation Title: Policy Entrepreneurs, Narratives, and Policy ChangeSupervising Professor: Enid Arvidson

Degree Conferred Dec. 17, 2016Joseph Samuel PortugalM.A., UT Arlington, 1979B.A., UT Arlington, 1977Dissertation Title: Friction of Space: The Assignment of Activities to Urban AreasSupervising Professor: Rod Hissong

Master’s Degrees

Department of Planning and Landscape ArchitectureMASTER OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNINGKorey Malcom BrooksBilal CaliskanColby Christopher CollinsRobyn Lucille CurtsLeonelle D’SouzaKristiina M. HerediaBryan IshamLindsay JacksonAthena SeatonDanielle Le Ann StellrechtAmanda Emily Van Wermeskerken

MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURESherry Lynn FabricantKerry Anne Gray HarrisonJamie Chism LeonieChad Paulson

Department of Public AffairsMASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC POLICYDeLorean S. Wilkinson-McGee

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONDaniel Garrett AntwilerFloyd Calvin BurtonEric Brian ClayJason CockerhamDanelle L. ConleyDerek Gene EdwardsShawna Nicole FieldsSasha GreeneMellita Danielle HayesAndrew J. MalkowskiLindsay MatthewsKelly Elizabeth McWilliamsJessica Lee Mock

Julius Henry MossRachelle Deanne O’NeilOnochie OnyegbuleAnnette Luevano PorterfieldRachel Mare ReisDannie C. SmithAmanda Michele ValdezWhitney Diane VandiverHillory Ann White

School of ArchitectureMASTER OF ARCHITECTURESergio Rene AlvaradoAlaa AlzaitounHalima ArevaloJoseph S. BoringJoshua Ryan BrownJason Michael ButskoDaniela CantuCarlos CuttingIkram EloualidEfren Isaac EstradaDavid Pacheco GarciaGlenn Eric GrantJulia Frances GreenHeather Ericka HarrisElvie IbarraBenjamin Cody JayChristopher LaskoskiRicardo N. MarinJordan Ashley MosesThuy Thanh NguyenNicholas Theodore OliverCesar PaulinDaniel PhillipRoja RastegarAna Isabel ReyesAndres M. Reyna LipchakGarrett Steven Rodriguez

Baccalaureate Degrees

School of ArchitectureBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURELuis Octavio AguirreMujtaba AhmadCollin Wesley AndersonJustin Lee Ashby (C)

Ernesto BalderasSandra Benitez

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Alexander Dennis BowmanBraison Alexander BoykinJennifer CallejasKelly CamargoDeisy Cristina CarrascoJesus CortesGurleen Kaur DeolRobert T. DriskillTajiri B. Fernandez (M)

Marcus H. FinneburghAdam G. Fogel (S)*Zachary A. FrostChristian James Gentry (C)

Ana-Sofia GonzalezErik Estuardo Guerrero (C)

Christopher Bruce Harkins (C)

Brannon Thomas Heake (C)

Matthew D. HeeterJavier HernandezFreddy Jove (C)

Stanislav Karmalyuk (M)

Tania Carolina LeconaFernando Longoria (C)

Miquel LopezDaniel Wayne LuedeckeSaul MartinezMadalyn Anne Melton (C)

Elio E. Mendez-GonzalezCosette G. MeyerAntonio Miguel Molina Bendeck (C)

Angela Monge (C)

Quan Thanh NgoYoonah NohJenny Mariel OrdonezJong Bin ParkJesse RhodesStewart Xavier SchuetzePrarthan Kartik Shah (S)

Behrad ShahlaeeOmar SotoUgur Ilgar Tan (S)

Justin Nguyen ThairintrGeorge Cesar TobarRoxanne TorresLam-Jonathan Quang TranJocelyn VallesOswaldo Martin ValverdeDaniel Lamar Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERIOR DESIGNAfnan Ghassan Dahduli (C)

Maura Cristina Forno (M)

Brandy Hensley (M)

Summer Kawailipolan Kalahiki (M)

Edlyn S. Laco (C)

Erin Colleen MajorsJordan Chance MilnerShahabedin Mirtavousimahyari (M)

Jose Roberto OviedoSadia Rattani (M)

Stephanie J. Sottana-Gatica (M)

College of business

Doctoral DegreesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONMarwan Ahmad Ibrahim Al-ShammariM.B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2012B.S., Yarmouk University, 2005Dissertation Title: CEO Narcissism, Prior Experience, Board Prior Experience, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): An Integrated Framework Using Upper-Echelons Theory, Stakeholders’ Theory, and a Decomposed Measure of CSRSupervising Professor: Ann McFadyen

Samar Mohamed Mansour AshourM.B.A., Tanta University, 2010B.B.A., Tanta University, 2003Dissertation Title: Cognitive Biases, Style Investing, and Stock Return PredictabilitySupervising Professor: Qing Hao

Kriti ChauhanM.S., UT Arlington, 2009B.E., University of Mumbai, 2006Dissertation Title: Social Media Use at WorkSupervising Professor: Sridhar Nerur

Yashar DehdashtiM.S., UT Dallas, 2014M.B.A., Sharif University of Technology, 2011B.S., Islamic Azad University, 2005Dissertation Title: Essays on Donation and Helping BehaviorSupervising Professor: Lawrence Chonko

Adam HarperM.A., UT Arlington, 2015B.S., UT Arlington, 2011Dissertation Title: Essays on Leverage, Informed Trading, and Option-Implied InformationSupervising Professor: Salil Sarkar

Eddie Edet InyangM.B.A., California State University–Dominguez Hills, 1999B.S., University of Phoenix, 1997Dissertation Title: Three Essays on the Role of Sales Strategy in Salesperson PerformanceSupervising Professor: Fernando Jaramillo

Omar Saadallah ItaniM.B.A., Lebanese American University, 2012B.S., Lebanese American University, 2009Dissertation Title: Who Am I? Customer Identification: A Quantitative SynthesisSupervising Professors: Lawrence Chonko, Fernando Jaramillo

Cheryl K. McIntoshM.B.A., UT Dallas, 2011B.A., Brigham Young University–Hawai’i, 1995Dissertation Title: The Bounds of Occupational Choice: How Race, Generation, and Socioeconomic Status Intersect on the Career PathSupervising Professors: Myrtle Bell, George Benson

Jeremy Grant MorganM.B.A., University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2011B.A., Rhodes College, 2003Dissertation Title: How We Choose: Maximizers, Satisficers, and the Problem of MoreSupervising Professor: Adwait Khare

Bonnie QuillinM.B.A., Syracuse University, 2001B.B.A., Tarleton State University, 1989Dissertation Title: Executive Compensation, Financial Reporting Aggressiveness, and Corporate Tax Aggressiveness: Evidence From SFAS 123RSupervising Professor: Terrance Skantz

Ryan Patrick TerryM.B.A., Fort Hays State University, 2011B.B.A., Fort Hays State University, 2009Dissertation Title: Stellar Observations: Star Employee Productivity, Compensation, and ReputationSupervising Professor: Jeffrey E. McGee

Trang T. ThaiM.A., University of Leeds, 2005B.S., Banking Academy of Vietnam, 2002Dissertation Title: Essays on Product Market Dynamics and Corporate Cash Holdings Across CountriesSupervising Professor: Sanjiv Sabherwal

Jinsuk YangM.B.A., Morehead State University, 2008B.B.A., Morehead State University, 2006Dissertation Title: Institutional Investors and Cross-Border Mergers and AcquisitionsSupervising Professor: Qing Hao

Master’s Degrees EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONJia CaoCheng ChengYonghu DouJianzhong FanRuitong GuoLi HeXinyun HeXiping JiangPinhua LiYanjiang LiWei Liang

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College

Chenxi LiuDan LiuXiwei LiuZhi QiJuntao QuChunshan TianHua WangLiang WeiYong YangTao YeHaijun ZhangXin ZhangYuanpeng ZhangLi Zhu

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONSudeepti AddaAnas AhmedSameh A. Al-AlamiAhmed Farzan AnikBryan Robert BallMatthew Wayne BarringtonBrandon Joe BenefielRikki L. BenefielSuzanne E. BoxNancy BrefoJing Shiuan ChanAndrew CharlesOscar A. CompeanWade Edward CouturiauxHeather Sherrie DunnLorenzo N. GaribaldiUmama Salman GhouriMark Christopher GibsonLadan Farrokhi GozarchiKalyn Taylor HahneVeronica Aracely HernandezChelsey Mae HomanHarrison Thomas HoodKai An HsiehEniola Olumuyiwa IwanefunJackie Annette LannomTianyi LiTze Hsuan LinLouis V. McElroy IIMegan M. McGheeSiqi MeiJohnny N. MessimerLuis E. MoraKristy Mong Diem NguyenNhat Minh NguyenPhuong D. NguyenMohammed Musa NourJyoti K. ParekhFred Ramon PortaAaron Mitchell ProctorJithendranath RabindranathMaryam Afify SalehzadaNeimy SarmientoMark Christopher ShaferJoshua R. Shelle

Parmis Shooshtari ZadehAntonio Reid SingletonNicholas Austin SpurgeonCorey L. StanberryTu Vo Thanh TruongZhiyi WuYifan ZhangShixiang ZhuCrystal Naomi Zuniga

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATIONHui-Te ChangChidimma Stephanie EzeNicole Ann GarciaEmily Miranda JohnsonKatherine Frances JurochKarthikeyan NaiduManal A. QminacciVijay N. ThakkarJudy ThorntonDerek Scott Trabon

Department of AccountingMASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTINGJoshua Lee BighamGeorgia Leigh KeeperJinglei LiHuong Thi NguyenSamuel Clayton RichardsonJi WangXin WangBoyang Zou

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTINGAmani Mohammad A. AlmajedCaleb Scott AytesFilip CiricThomas ClaytonJessica Elizabeth CowanDanish DawoodDaliah M. HamdanSihame HamdaneCharles Tod HeldridgeHoa Kim HuynhGregory Scott Lingle Jr.Thinh Pham Huu NguyenRobert J. RodriguezCheryl Ann RuzickaJeremy Daniel SmeltzMason W. StocktonMelissa Maria TranGabriel G. TrottaCynthia Vargas

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TAXATIONRobert Joseph Gill

Department of EconomicsMASTER OF ARTS IN ECONOMICSLauren E. JacksonAndreas Kraft

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS DATA ANALYTICSSercan KucukosmanGulseren OzayJordan Wade ProthroJuncheng Yang

Department of Finance and Real EstateMASTER OF SCIENCE IN QUANTITATIVE FINANCEIshani Paresh JoshiTung Thanh MaiSameer Chandrash SatheJason Michael-Glen Warnstaff

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN REAL ESTATEBrandon Paul Murphree

Department of Information Systems and Operations ManagementMASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICSRamasundari BaalakrishnanGajanan Laxmanrao GanjiChau Thi Hong PhamZhe SunCheshta VatwaniMayur Kantilal Vira

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMSShruti AgrawalDanielle Nicole BegleyGopala Krishna Reddy BodaTharuni BodduSainee BorahHarshnil ChawdaHardeep Singh ChawlaRamgopal ChennuruNikita Shripad DhawlePranathi Rao DonthineniPrateek DuaRahul Pradeep GorantyalAndrew Gerald GossSandeep HarpanahalliBilal HusainBhargavi JagannathanVenkata Sai Tejaswi JanapatiRishabh Sandeep JhaveriEssenam Kheops Kakpo

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Aditya KashyapMolly S. KelseyAli Imam KhokharSmrithi KoppisettySanjay Nakharu Prasad KumarKrishna Chaitanya Reddy LevakuPraveen Kumar MaharathaViral Bharat MehtaVivek Adithya MohankumarAditya Trilok MuralidharanRevathi Meenakshi NachadalingamRahmawati Dian NusantariKunal Shailendra ParasharIshwarya ParsiAjinkya Narendra PawarShaval PopliKathleen Merz PriesterJordan Wade ProthroSudhira RachakatlaSahil RainaHimanshu RapurSri Kavya RavellaTanvi SahayAkshita Ajay SahniMahitha SambhangiNanditha SamudralaGanesh Ram SankarAbhay SapreAndrew A. SavvaVinod Raaghav SekarBhaskaran ShankaranParth ShethNitin Babasaheb ShewaleAdwitiy SinghMohit SinghPragya SinghSujatha SivakumarArjun Ragavendran SivaselvanSiddharth Pandian SoundrapandianMitali Sanjay TarkarAbhinay TheegalaSai Siva Ramabhadra Raju TirumalarajuSai Prakash TumuluriAkshay Sudhir VadnereMalavika Ronur VenkataramPreethi VenkateshAnkita Vijaykumar

Department of ManagementMASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAnh Tuan LeJennifer Marie LueckMaryam Afify SalehzadaTyler R. TillersonBoyang Zou

Department of MarketingMASTER OF SCIENCE IN MARKETING RESEARCHSreya Bhowmik PujaChing-Wen HwangChien-Wen YehAndrei Zhuchenko

Baccalaureate DegreesBACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (FRENCH)Vonace Creswell McDermettKrystal Loya Aragonez (C)

Kelly MartinezEric Wayne PhillipsGrace Jennifer Winslow (M)

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (GERMAN)Matthew B. BuckinghamRamiro Cazares (M)

Edward F. PazChristian Joe Segovia

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (RUSSIAN)Nigel Arielle Larue

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (SPANISH)Ever Mauricio AlfaroJorge Alain BilbaoNancy CabreraMaria CamposJocelyn ChavezLuz Crystal EsparzaStephanie GalindoAstrid Maria Gehre Boettner (M)

Catherine Elizabeth GrayBrandon Dean Johnson†Ricardo Jose Lucien MagualAdriana MartinezMaria Rodriguez

Department of AccountingBACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN ACCOUNTINGJulieta Nizeth AdameThair Saad AlabaidiShivam Arora (S)*

(Second major in Finance)

Bhawani BaniyaCharles W. BarnardDilon V. Bhakta (M)

Nishat Nailah BhuiyanAdolfo CantuMayra O. CanulJose CervantesLeon F. ChavezKai Chen (C)

(Second major in Finance)

Filip Ciric (M)

Hope Allyson Clark (S)*Toan H. DangMarisa Datko (M)

(Second major in Finance)

Pa Allasan DrammehYadira FloresAgustin GalvanDaniel L. Garza

(Second major in Finance)

Marco A. Gonzalez(Second major in Finance)

Jessica Michelle Hillard (M)

Tha Dang HnemThao Ngoc HoDao Ngoc HuynhAfishet Ochuwa Jimoh (M)†Sarah Louise JourneayMoiz KhalidKaitlyn Elizabeth LightfootAlberto ManifacioSteven Joseph MathaiHamza A. Memon (C)

Anh Hai NguyenCamthy Nguyen (M)

Chi D. NguyenHa Nhat NguyenMackenzie NguyenTheresa Xuan Huong NguyenThinh Pham Huu NguyenTuan Anh Nguyen (S)

Orlando PecinaJennifer R. PholCecilia Puga (C)

Zunubia Zeenat Qurashi (C)(Second major in Finance)

Samir Mashhour RahhalZachary M. RowenYsenia SantosGeorge Anibar Sorto (M)

(Second major in Finance)

Mason W. Stockton (C)

Anthony A. StonumCecilia Suchil (M)

Yaseen SulemanLauren Tesmer (C)

(Second major in Finance)

Adolfo Alberto TorresRicardo TorresMelissa Maria Tran (M)

Rebekah VanDijk (M)

Kiet VoMatthew Joel Watabe (C)

Miranda S. Watkins

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTINGPaul AndersonPaula Alicia BurkhartEthan Daniel Chavez SernaCarolyn Marie CottonLuqman A. Danawala (C)

Raul De La PazJames Kevin Duryea (M)

Reema Esmael (M)

John Allen Filesi (C)

Michael Scott Gibson (M)

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College†Goolsby Scholar

Robert Joseph Gill (C)

Amanda Sue HillaryJames J Luke HortonAngela JohnsonDayna Keith (M)

Kenneth Loh (M)†Peter James MauldinAdriana PillacaAdriana PugaKenneth William RussellEmanuel SanchezPaul Anthony VelaCourtney Lynn Whitten (M)

Sydney Vonai YoungAnum Zafarullah (S)†

Department of EconomicsBACHELOR OF ARTS IN ECONOMICSMario Sanchez (C)

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (ECONOMICS CONCENTRATION)Eyad AlkurdJacob D. AlvaradoImtiaj H. Chowdhury

(Second major in Finance)

Christine Katharine Clay (C)

Daniel J. Cunningham(Second major in Finance)

Jad I. Daouk (M)(Second major in Finance)

Thomas Jesse HarrodJob RagiraCale A. WallaceThomas R. Wilson

(Second major in Finance)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICSJoseph V. BradleyBristol Scott DelancyRyan Edward GearldEvadean Elizabeth Grant†William HamberlinRodolfo HernandezJeffrey A. JarrettRaymond Kaples (C)

Nusrat Fatima Khan (M)

Hannah KlopperEric LobalboDerrick Bo-Ming MaMark MansourMayra MartinezJulius Juwan McPhersonArgwings Akalah ObonyoDylan Shane RuckerNeran Hiranya SooriyabandaraJulie A. TorresAlec R. VillaAlexander Isiah VillanuevaMadison Wingrove (C)

Department of Finance and Real EstateBACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (FINANCE CONCENTRATION)Waseem Adel AbbaasHugo AdameChristian AvilaJacob Ayres†Kristina Raquel AzconaRajdeep BainsWilliam T. BibleRachael L. Bonney (C)

Daniela Itzel BricenoJacob R. CaswellJose CervantesShaira Chantel ChairezAmir Ali CharaniyaAdam Matthew CharlesSimranjit S. ChathaTony Marcus ClarkChristine Katharine Clay (C)

Edward Earl ClementsKenzi DaoDanny Imad DaoukAnna M. De La HoyaEmilio Diez Lopez

(Second major in Economics)

Nam Dai Dinh(Second major in Economics)

Peter DongKiyana L. Duplantier†Nathan J. Engstrom (S)

Rachel FallinJuan FrancoMichael A. GhalibafDevon Dewayne GibsonAdam S. GutierrezDavid Hansen

(Second major in Economics)

Thomas Jesse HarrodThomas Jackson HillmanThao Thi Thanh HoBilal Ismail (C)

Alexis JacksonJazmin JimenezLittin JomonHumberto Alejandro JuarezRobyn S. KentMohammad KhraishiJacob KiddPetra D. LayJordan E. LodicsRichard George LucasMarina Lyashkova (C)†Obed Antonio Marquez GarciaKierra Denise MartinBrenda MartinezEdgar I. MartinezHarsh Dharmesh MehtaAustin Blaine Meter

Hayley MooreStevie Alana MorenoDrew Robert Mowrey (S)

(Second major in Economics)

Bao NguyenPhuc Dinh Nguyen (C)

Thuy Trang Thi Nguyen(Second major in Accounting)

Tuan Anh Nguyen (S)

Rachel Evette ParkerAnkit A. ParmarJordan PasayanPunit Yogesh PatelNicholas Austin PatersonGregory Thomas PetersonQuynh Nhu Thi PhamShayan Ali QayumGonzalo QuirozJoshua Phillip Radcliff (M)†Job RagiraKayla Faye Rangel

(Second major in Economics)

Traci Montana ReddickJennifer RodriguezJoshua Russell (M)

Sarah Rebecca SabolaHarley Anthony SalgueroJeniree SanchezKiara U. SaulsberryCourtney Danielle ScottAtifa Feroz ShalwaniJingguo Shi

(Second major in Economics)

Elizabeth SotoJohn Franklin StuckemanNgun TingOanh Lan Tran (S)

(Second major in Accounting)

Seydou Tiecoura Traore (C)(Second major in Economics)

Eugene TsengAnthony Boon TunprasertJuan Daniel VasquezJulia A. WatsonChristopher A. WhiteJose Emiliano ZamoraMariah N. Zielke

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (REAL ESTATE CONCENTRATION)Adekunle Oyedele AwoniyiDanny Imad DaoukJustin Nathanial DuncanJohn M. McGee (M)*†James Steven Stratton (M)

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Department of Information Systems and Operations ManagementBACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCENTRATION)Mira Acharya (C)

Alan Kehinde AkinyemiDanne ChauChase EppersonArturo Ivan EscamillaShreya GhimireAmeen Abdelaziz HannunRyan A. HerrinJared Ray HindmanMohammad Amin HussainTaimur A. KhwajaShoeb MohammedAaron Minh Nguyen (C)

Viet T. NguyenRuy Mbogo NjorogeTony NjorogeSandra Janette Rico (C)

Purni M. SapkotaJason Alan SweatsInnu ThapaHoang VuJeremy A. Williams

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION)Yassine AmouhAnthony Layne BakerDaniel Michael BarbieriTravis Neal DunnamJuan Francisco EscobarAleksandar JovicChristopher James KittrellDaniel Minh-Thuan NguyenJuan J. Reyes (C)

Kai Yin Wong

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMSTaylor Danielle AdamsBikash Adhikari (M)

Godfrey AgbroSabah Umme Habiba Ahmed (M)

Carlos A. ArbizaJiban K. Baral (C)

Roman BasnetLuis BlancoJavier BolanosMarylin BrisenoJustin R. BrownAmrit BudhathokiKomal ChandRichter Taing CheungCraig Matthew CritchfieldBinti Upendrasingh DeoraImad Drissi El BouzaidiSalmane El Amrani (C)

Christopher Lamont Fields (M)

Crayden GohNeha Gurung (C)

Ryan HeadleyDonovan A. Islas-CastilloChase A. JenkinsErin JonesIsha KarkeeLiza Imtiyaz KhojaJorge LopezAustin Templeton MillerJohn Thomas MillerAnn NguyenJake Taylor Orcutt (S)

Yana ParakhovnikNeha RanaBenjamin M. SailorsCaleb Andrew StelzerCalvin SuConnor Steven Torrealba (S)

Richard Hung TranKenneth TungColton M. Ulmer (M)

Mas UmarAndres ValerianoDanny VoNabeela WaheedJae Hoon Yoo (C)

Nashwa Zafar

Department of ManagementBACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION)Yahia Sami Afifi

(Second major in Marketing)

Sonia E. Aguilar (C)

Amira Alickovic(Second major in Marketing)

Funke A. AmosuShonya Lashay AndersonDeseta AsfawAdekunle Oyedele AwoniyiSamone A. BarnesMichael BattsMatthew Louis Bell (C)

Julianne Benavidez(Second major in Marketing)

William Dalton BenderMadyson BretschJonathan Bryce BrownLiljessie N. BrownRobert Earl BrownDustin K. CalhounArturo M. CalixtoJoseph Alexander CashInho ChangMikesha Almoneka CharlesMark Eugene Cohoon (S)

Sarah Elizabeth Collier(Second major in Marketing)

Zabdi J. Cuellar (C)†Sara Michelle Daugherty

(Second major in Marketing)

Keri Jarney DeCay†

Jorge Delgado(Second major in Marketing)

Glenn Douglas Jr.William Francis DownsBailey Prae Dunn (C)†Julia Ann DuranAhmed Ellahi

(Second major in Marketing)

Tonya Evans(Second major in Marketing)

Hilda Areli Flores (C)(Second major in International Business/Spanish)

Crystal Fraga†Jessica FranklinMorgan Ashley GaddyRachel Victoria Gaskin (M)†Heidy Deyanira GomezValeria GonzalezRaven Seymone GoodwineKristina Marie Gorski

(Second major in Marketing)

LaZerick Armon GriffinLuis Gutierrez

(Second major in Marketing)

Edgar GuzmanBarbara Andrea HamptonWilliam Benjamin HarrisDavid Hernandez

(Second major in Marketing)

Juan Hernandez(Second major in Marketing)

Cody S. HoffmannGeorgia Renee Huffman†Allen Quoc Bao HuynhJulia Anne JacomeJessica Ann Johnson (M)

(Second major in Marketing)

Mohammad Zeeshan KhanSudip Raj Kharel

(Second major in Marketing)

Anthony KimaniNathan Forrest KingChanel Arneta KnoxColtin Luke Lofland

(Second major in Marketing)

Donald Allen LondonEk-Atlanta King LounnarathToan LuongJeniece D. MadisonAlina Marie MarshJacquela Deun MartinAna Karen MartinezNorma MartinezLizbeth MayaJohn MaysTaylor Christian McGregory (C)

Mayela MedinaAndrew Loyd MillerHannah Elizabeth Mitrea

(Second major in Marketing)

Navadha Modha†Nickelle Brigitte MonicaUzziel Merari Montelongo

(Second major in Marketing)

Edwardo Moreno

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Ruben Murillo(Second major in Marketing)

Chloe Thao Thu Nguyen(Second major in Marketing)

Cindy P. NoymanyYesenia Olivas (C)

(Second major in Marketing)

Jose G. PadronPatricia Layne PatakBhavin Patel (M)

Christine Pham (C)(Second major in Marketing)

Bipin PokharelEric Tyler PorterHaya B. Rahhal

(Second major in Marketing)

Zanteria S. RayMicheal RobertsonJennifer Emily Rodarte (M)

Abraham Rodelo-GonzalezKimberly Amber RodriguezMario RodriguezKaren Ann RomeroRobert Joshua Ruiz (C)†Hiba SaipullaiJorge Felix SalasJames Odis Sales (S)

(Second major in Marketing)

Luis Carlos SalinasWhitney Michelle SasserJeffery Alan SchererJamie Lee SimpsonAmber Rae SimsFelishia Christine SmithLeah Ashley SommervilleKevin A. Sorto

(Second major in Marketing)

Mark Andrew StoutJared M. Street (C)

(Second major in Marketing)

Hayden Garrett StuartBrooke Darian TheemlingEstefania TorresMinh Hai TranElvis N. TurciosDerek Steven TwistDaniel VarelaVincent J. VasquezDavid J. VegaAbeer WaqarHeidi WingerterDillon Coleman WoodIn Son Yoo (M)

Rimsha Zahid (M)†Kyle Lee Zech

Department of MarketingBACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MARKETING CONCENTRATION)Daniel G. BakerMichael BattsNicole M. BillsKaitlin R. BlairAlbert BradleyTaylor-Paige BrownGiovanna A. Calvillo (M)

Kymber Lynne CampbellChih Hsuan Kelly ChengKimberly Lynn CobbPaul Hung DinhBlake Michael EglyChristina L. EschbacherKelli Renee EwersValeria GonzalezAndrew W. GuinnChigozie Onajite Izuogu†Sarah KimRyan David KinneyAnthony LibertoAbbigale Krystal LookRyma Mahouch (C)*†Ana Karen MartinezChère Ariel Mason (M)*†Richard Grant Milam

(Second major in Management)

Kristin Elizabeth Moore(Second major in Management)

Lisa Lynn Nguyen(Second major in Management)

Travis Nguyen(Second major in Management)

Elias Noorzad(Second major in Management)

Kelly Linh Pham (C)(Second major in Management)

Danielle N. PittsJamaie Ivana PooleBounthanom Christy PravixaySelena Ramirez†Crystal Saucedo

(Second major in Management)

Kathleen Elizabeth Sizemore(Second major in Management)

Leah Ashley SommervilleChristopher Brandon SwearinginBrooke Darian TheemlingRyan Ross TowerElvis N. TurciosWilliam Vannithone

(Second major in Management)

Wesley Alexander Vohs

College of eduCAtion

Doctoral DegreesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIESTrang Van DinhM.Ed., Texas Christian University, 2013B.A., UT Austin, 2008Dissertation Title: Community College Transfer Students’ Success in STEM Fields of Study: The Impact of Engagement on Baccalaureate Degree AttainmentSupervising Professor: Yi Zhang

Jennifer Dawn FoxM.Ed., UT Arlington, 2013B.B.A., UT Arlington, 2011Dissertation Title: Student Government Elections: The Experiences of Candidates and Their Perceptions of Political EfficacySupervising Professor: Barbara Tobolowsky

Herman JacksonM.Ed., UT Arlington, 2007B.S., California State University–Northridge, 2000Dissertation Title: Ideological, Legal, and Caseload Effects on Courts of Appeals Judges’ Voting in Race-Based Title VII Cases Brought by African-American Plaintiffs in K-12 Public EducationSupervising Professor: Lewis Wasserman

Natalie Castro LopezM.Ed., UT Arlington, 2011B.A., UT Austin, 2004Dissertation Title: The Impact of Participation in a Coherent Career and Technical Education Course Sequence on Student Discipline OutcomesSupervising Professor: Bradley Davis

Tracey Elizabeth LouthM.Ed., Texas A&M University, 2009B.A., Texas A&M University, 2007Dissertation Title: What Motivates Secondary Social Studies Teachers to be Politically Active: A Phenomenological StudySupervising Professor: Casey Brown

Jeffrey Shawn SeetonM.B.A., UT El Paso, 2002B.A., UT El Paso, 2000Dissertation Title: Capturing the Impact of Career and Technical Education Participation on Graduation LikelihoodSupervising Professor: Bradley Davis

(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College†Goolsby Scholar

12 • The University of Texas at Arlington

Tara Lesikar StephensM.Ed., Midwestern State University, 2013B.M., UT Arlington, 1996Dissertation Title: Ideological and Legal Determinants of U.S. Courts of Appeals Judges’ Voting in K-12 IDEA Reimbursement Cases Involving Children with Learning DisabilitiesSupervising Professor: Lewis Wasserman

Samantha Lee WardM.Ed., UT Arlington, 2014B.S., UT Arlington, 2012Dissertation Title: The Impact of Shared Leadership on a Career and Technical Education Campus: A Case StudySupervising Professor: Casey Brown

Master’s Degrees

Department of Curriculum and InstructionMASTER OF EDUCATION IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAshley Autumn AdlerTimothy Hunt AhrensCathlene Diane AikmanLiz Abigail AlonsoHailey Taryn AntolakKarman Nacole BaileyJoel Gora BakoTerry Gordon BallTamera Lee BarbaChasity Denavia BassDori Denice BeasleyCandice Renee BellisKendon Ray BlackKimberly Kay BloomKenyana Shardaia BlountKalla Denise BollishSusan BoydRamona Anestasia BribiescaPaige Randolph BrittainJennifer Laci BrookshireKiameshea Michelle BrownSonya Elizabeth BuhrowVictoria Regina Poblete BuloranErika BurciagaElisabeth Anne BusseyJoanna Allyne ByrdKimberly Anne CanionLara Ann CareyPatrick Michael CarpenterJahilyn ChingZahida Khurshid ChowdhryChristina Rena ClarkTracey L. CollierHannah Mei-Ling ContrerasStephanie Michelle CraigMichael Lee CranfordStephanie Green DavidsonAmy C. DegioanniShelia Renee DessoFederico Diaz

Maritza DiazAngela Dawn DickersonDawn Leigh DickeyLawanda Lynn DominguezKristi Marie DonicaChandler Elizabeth DreyerClaire Laurenne EllerVeronica M. ElseRachel Leigh EndelJacqueline Sheri FarrellJessica Elaine FaverKaren Marie FieldsChristiana Elizabeth FinchSheri Dawn FingerElizabeth GarzaKayla Reaves GassiottMaria Oppel GastonAmanda Dean GibsonAudra Jo GlidewellGlenda Kay GreenHeather Ann GriffinSalvador S. GuerraChristina A. GuillenKindra Nicole GunnLinzie Linette HaglerSawsan Ali HajmahmoudJeffrey Stuart HakansonCaleb Matthew HaleyNancy Lynn HamlinJackie Denise HankinsDelaina De HarmanCorey Justin HarrisCynthia Denise HarrisBahieh Nuri HashemiMiranda Gene HavinsDeborah HaynesLinda HelgrenJill Renee HellmanNina Jean HerigonStephanie Ann HillIva Jonnelle HodgesJennifer Emily HoganChristian Renee HollandMargaret Marie HooverErika Jennette HowardAngelita HowellAshton Lesha HughesStacy Lynne HughesCaitlin Margaret HuntChristine Ann JablonLesley Dee JacksonIvory JamesAmy Luz JaramilloAshley Renee’ JohnsonChristy Michelle JohnsonKenya N. JohnsonMonica Ann JonesTara Yashica KingCynthia Ann KruegerDu Wayne Erwin La FountainMontgomery Sheridan LaxElizabeth LeggettJanelle Ann LeidyCynthia Denise LoeJack Everett Long

Denise LopezValerie Adele LordMary Inten LoveTeressa LoveEric LuceroAngela Marie LuxMichelle Marie LytleTracy Renae MalveauEmily Pier MartinNicole Natanya MayKathleen McDermottMeghan Elizabeth McDonaldTherese Lauretta McDonaldJill Alison McKenrickCheryl Susan McKenzie-EugeneJohn Robinson MeadCaterina MillerCaryl Miller-ComptonRachel Janelle MillsRaquel MillsCherish Roshea MimsMelissa MinieriAmy Jean MitchellJesus Alejandro MolinaMonica Luz MondragonMelanie Bailey MooreMatthew Dean MuellerCynthia NavaBrandi Elizabeth NicholsonLaura Lynn NungarayKrystina D. ObryantElizabeth Ann OronaCarly Angela OrtegaKimberly Lane OylerVivian Adelaida PandoLuis Eric PerezCarmen Marie PesinaLauren Ashley PowellMindy S. QuisenberryErica Y. RamirezNicole Lee RasmussenHannah Nicoll RawlesAmanda Ryan RaymondGary ReedTiffany Cecile ReedChelsea Michelle ReilyAshley Janel RichardsonNatasha Shernell Rigsby-MabienAya B. RiyalGazelle J. RobinsonMary Junger RodgersBrian Christopher RodriguezLaura Christina RodriguezRebecca Rodriguez AdanDavid RomeroJanuary Michelle RoweAlvino Sandy SamVeronica SanchezJanelle SanchoKelly Marie SandovalKarina SantanaShonda Santini-GravesHolli Ann SchulzShelly Wolfington SheffieldRobin Dea Sissell

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Jennifer Leigh SkaggsKimberly Ann SmithSoner SoysalSheryl Elaine StewartMatthew Walter StoddardKristi Beth StricklandSarah E. StumpnerCristy Lynn SydowJessica Elaine TaylorMarquise Lavell TaylorAshley H. TerrellChristi Suzann ThomasCorry ThompsonZachary Josiah TimothyJosephine Gbassana TingbaLee Ann W. TrzcienskiTabitha Aucoin TylerPaulina Kinga UrbanMauricio Antonio ValdovinosYesenia VasquezJennifer Lee VegaAmanda Sue Von JentzenCasondra Nicole WallaceCynthia Ann WaltersAnastasia Joyce WhitakerPam WhitakerTasha Shantae WigentonSue Elizabeth WilhideJoel Levi WilkersonCourtney Lynn WilkinsChandler Deanne WilliamsPamela Marie WilliamsonJustin Peter WinwardDenise Marie WoodwardJessica Monique YbarraCeleste Maria YoungKatherine Griffin Young

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN MIND, BRAIN, AND EDUCATIONChristi Michelle Butler

MASTER OF EDUCATION IN TEACHINGCourtney Nicole BenchLauren Analisa BridenWilliam C. ForrestDaniel Wilson GossRebekha Ruth HamiltonBybiana Janet HoughtonOlutoyin Olajumoke MakindeRichard Douglas McAlisterKrystina M. MorrisKenna Anabel RicoChristopher Whitehead

Department of Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesMASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIESBrian Wesley AlexanderMiki Gail AlexanderNicole Elizabeth AlfordFatima Abdulaziz G. AlghamdiMicah Andrew ArmstrongLawrence Ray AtkinsonArthur Thomas AvenLaura Lynn BakerMary Jane BarkerMason Alden BarlowLakresha Renee BatesEdith Kristine BaylessRobert Joseph BeckJoi Alise BellGretchen Mary BitnerKevin E. BlountHarun BozdagLucette Lyn BredtTaryn Irene BrightAngela Alice BrothertonMichael Destin BrownAmanda Rae BunchApril Renea BunchKadoria Ivory BurgessTara BurgessShaunda Betrice ButlerDianna Renee CabelloSean Marcus CagleDaniel Calvo-MontesAmber N. CannonStephen Glynn CarpenterRobin Ann CeaserCynthia Lu ChildersKayla Renee ChildressTalaya L. ClantonLaura Catherine CoaxumMelissa Jenneman CoronaLukus Lee CotnamDarla Kay CowanAnna Marie CrisostomoCristine CruzAlysa Reyna CurtisIeisha L. DawsonChad Edward DempseyMark Andrew DentonDanielle Elizabeth DillardMara Renaee DillmanChad Aaron DozierCanvis B. EdwardsRebecca EspositoDarrell Juan EvansSeth Andrew FaerberCorey Undrae FairleyJohn Robert FirleyRachel Joann FlandersSarah Arlene Fuller

Cari GabbertAndres Tomas GarciaBelinda Marie GarciaMelissa N. GarciaJames Garza-GerowMarina GomezJaclyn Elizabeth GressKarla Marie GurleyKrystal Rene HarrisonDanaya Dorothy HaymoreTiffany Rachelle HaynesTodd R. HepworthGregory Cecil HiettShelby Nicole HoltFatih IlhanLeann Vachon IsaacsCourtney JenkinsMonica Lynn JohnsonKelsey Lynn JonesKindred Louis JonesMy H. JonesRobert Francis KalinaCori Ellen KassibMelissa Ballou KatesLisa Renee KempKamden Lin KneiselElizabeth Lea LaneKimberley A. LankfordJessica Nikola LeeJayson Cordell LewisJohn Stephen LewisAntonio R. LittleJose Fernando LoaizaFred LockwoodMoniqueca Sherita LongRuben Castillo LopezTricia Denise LydayMaha Ahmed MakinJennifer Lee MalchowAlyssa Jeanne ManningStephanie D’Anne MartinezJeana Karese McLaughlinPatricia Mendez-ChavezPatricia M. MercerKalei Kristine MerrillAmy Joyce MooreShauna Dianne MooreNicole M. Mora-AtencioBlanca G. MoralesShannon Lynn MossNaveen Zehra NaqviJaime Nehring GlennKristina Marie NeiraBilly Clyde NicholsJacqueline Rosaura NolascoJesus Lauro OlivasAmber Joy OrchardMichael Angelo OrtizStephanie Ann OverallAngell Nicole Padovani

14 • The University of Texas at Arlington

Ty Allen PalmerOliver K. PattersonKimberly Kesler Payne Paula Marie PennilLynn Raven PerryDonna Jean PesselJack PorterCarolina PosadaJessica Marie PowersCharmaine Michele Presley-McmahonAndrea Lynn PurcellJoseph Michael QuadrinoMelvin David RaelSamia RahmanNathaniel Carl RichardsonJuan Carlos RiosMelinda Annette RiosDeirdre Lee RobinsonDanielle Nichole RobisonEmanuel RodriguezNadia RoldanAdrienne Russell-GeorgeAmy Rebecca SanfordSamantha J. SchilthuisTonya Michelle SchweighoferJosie Angela SellersApril Nicole SimperJim Hoover SimpsonLauren Elizabeth SipleLorene Solis-KosloskiYesenia SotoAngel Dawn StoutHolly Megan StriplingSue A. SweeneyKristina Kay SwihartApril Nichole TaborChristine TharianCordelia M. ThomasApril Valerie TidemanCatherine Lynn TollettKristina Noel TorresKimberly Michelle TrittenKristen Irene TufnellJill Andrea Van HookJulio Cesar VasquezJames Granville WadleyAdavion Jamaal WayneJaime A. WeryStacee Renee WestKristen Hope WhittenJennifer A. WicksKonie Robin WilkieDianne Marie WilliamsJose Raul YanezGregorio R. ZamoraJamie Lynn Zupparo

Baccalaureate Degrees

Department of Curriculum and InstructionBACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESCristi AbbottCatherinne J. Alfaro (S)

Marisol Almaraz Dominguez (S)

Samantha Alphin (S)

Martha Amador (C)

Abby Noelle Grace Archibald (M)

Patricia Arteaga (S)

Megan Brittany Atkinson (M)

McKenzie Nicole Auten (C)

Diana Barboza (S)

Audrey Grace Betz (C)

Nancy Blanco (S)

Kimberly Ann Blaquiere (S)

Terry Lee Briggs (C)

Ana R. Cantu (M)

Haley Chaddick (M)

Diana A. Colin (M)

Blanca Ivonne Coria (S)

Bianca Monique Costilla (M)

Alexis Dominique Crosby (M)

Allison Daniel (S)

Meghan Olivia DeandeCynthia Delabra (S)

Guadalupe Escoto (M)

Justin Tanner Ezell (M)

Amie Roshae Farrington (C)

Nicole Elizabeth Filo (S)

Beatrice Flores (C)

Indra Flores (M)

Lillianna FloresMelanie A. Gallon (S)

Leslie S. Gamboa (S)

Silvia Sarahi Garcia Gonzalez (M)

Sladjana Gligoric (M)

Katherine A. Goebel (S)

Paola GomezCoral Gonzalez (S)

Sandy Gonzalez (M)

Esmeralda R. Gregg (S)

Mariana Gutierrez de la Jara (S)

Rebekah A. Hartman (C)

Katelyn Taylor Hayward (M)

Cynthia Henson (S)

Danielle Herron (C)

Taylor Paige Hewitt (S)

Alishia Ilic (S)

Amanda Nicole Haenes Jacobson (S)

Jessica L. Johnson (C)

Meagan Nicole Kasson (M)

Mariah L. King (C)

Amy Marie Laird (C)

Kayla Judy Lawler (M)

Janeth Lopez (M)

Laura Ann Louv (M)

Courtney Luedecking (S)

Dulce Margarita Lujan (M)

Lori Danielle MarsalkoTracey Ellen Marsh (S)

Natalie Matina McCray (M)

Kristina G. Milam (S)

Carla Rosana Miliotto (M)

Chabeli MontoyaJazmin MontoyaSelene Hernandez Moreno (M)

Yessenia Moreno (M)

Pamela Lileny Natera (M)

Alyssa J. Navarrete (M)

Michael Santos Nunez (M)

Danielle Rose Osborne (S)

Christine Ji Hee Pak (C)

Maria Palacio (S)

Kemberly A. Palacios (C)

Esmeralda Paredes (C)

Melinda PennHeba Jamal Qaddura (S)

Maria G Reyes (M)

Nancy J. Reyes (S)

Andrea RiveraBelinda Rodriguez (C)

Esmeralda Rodriguez (M)

Irazema Rodriguez (S)

Ariana Ivette Rojas (M)

Brandi Cheree Romero (M)

Maria C. Rosales (S)

Rebecca Elizabeth RousseyCanyon Echo Samuel (C)

Iveth Sanchez (M)

Gabriela Alejandra Sanchez Martinez (C)

Nikeeta Sanger (M)

Corayma Sarinana (M)

Sarah Elizabeth Sassaman (S)

Krysta Nicole Sayre (S)

Madison Scannell (C)

Lauren Louann Smithhart (M)

Patricia A. Sorrels (C)

Tiffany Lauren Spaulding (S)

Haley N. Tepera (C)

Erika Nicole Tolbert (M)

Crystal D. TorresMelissa A. Venable (S)

Brenda Villalobos (S)

Mallory Beth Wall (M)

Bethany WileyNancy ZamaconaIvonne Giselle Zamarripa (C)

Brianna C. Zuniga (C)

Brittney Zuniga

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESRachel Nicole Bacsik (C)

Deanna Marie Chapman (M)

Margarita Del Angel (C)

Kathryn DiazDestany Donahue (M)

Jessica Ann McCarty (C)

Giovani Ortiz (M)

Kenny PhanCindy M. TranEmily R. Turnage (M)

Jasmine Shanay WarrenMehreen N. Zaman

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College of engineering

Doctoral DegreesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGEzgihan BaydarB.S., UT Arlington, 2012Dissertation Title: Vortex Generators in a Streamline-Traced External-Compression Supersonic InletSupervising Professor: Frank Lu

Mark D. ColeyB.S., Abilene Christian University, 2011Dissertation Title: On Space Program Planning: Quantifying the Effects of Spacefaring Goals and Strategies on the Solution Space of Feasible ProgramsSupervising Professor: Bernd Chudoba

James Ray GrishamB.S., Tarleton State University, 2009Dissertation Title: Numerical and Analytical Study of Curvature Effects in Laminar Shock Wave/Boundary-Layer InteractionsSupervising Professor: Frank Lu

Pengkai RuB.S., Beihang University, 2012Dissertation Title: Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Cooperative Control and EstimationSupervising Professor: Kamesh Subbarao

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGAritra BanerjeeM.T., Indian Institute of Technology, 2014B.T., National Institute of Technology, 2011Dissertation Title: Response of Unsaturated Soils Under Monotonic and Dynamic Loading Over Moderate Suction StatesSupervising Professor: Anand J. Puppala

Santiago Ricardo CaballeroM.S., California State University–Fullerton, 2014B.S., Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, 2010Dissertation Title: Liquefaction Evaluation of Hydraulic Fill Structures Based on Geostatistical Soil Characterization and 3-D VisualizationSupervising Professor: Anand J. Puppala

Michael DanielsM.S., UT Arlington, 2013B.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2011Dissertation Title: Long-Term Shear Investigation of Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete BeamsSupervising Professor: Seyedali Abolmaali

Md. FaysalB.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2012Dissertation Title: Structural Competency and Environmental Soundness of the Recycled Base Materials in North TexasSupervising Professor: Sahadat Hossain

Sugyu LeeM.S., Bucknell University, 2013B.E., Chungbuk National University, 2011Dissertation Title: Development of New Joint System for Circular-Shaped InfrastructureSupervising Professor: Seyedali Abolmaali

Behzad NazariM.S., Power and Water Institute of Technology, 2012B.S., Persian Gulf University, 2009Dissertation Title: High-Resolution Inundation Mapping in Urban AreasSupervising Professor: Dong-Jun Seo

Hai Minh NguyenM.E., Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, 2011B.E., Water Resources University, 2003Dissertation Title: A Novel Cone Test Device Development for Deep Foundation DesignSupervising Professor: Anand J. Puppala

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN COMPUTER SCIENCESarker Tanve Ahmed RumeeM.S., University of Dhaka, 2009B.S., University of Dhaka, 2007Dissertation Title: Automated Systems for Testing Android Application to Detect Leakage of Sensitive InformationSupervising Professor: Yu Lei

Soumyava DasB.S., Jadavpur University, 2009Dissertation Title: Partitioned Approach to Scalable Substructure Discovery: Partitioning Schemes, Algorithms, Optimization, and Performance Analysis Using Map/Reduce FrameworkSupervising Professor: Sharma Chakravarthy

Mostafa ParchamiM.S., Bu-Ali Sina University, 2012B.S., Bu-Ali Sina University, 2010Dissertation Title: Video-Based Face Recognition Using Deep LearningSupervising Professor: Ramez A. Elmasri

Habibur RahmanB.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2009Dissertation Title: Crowd Data Analytics and OptimizationSupervising Professor: Gautam Das

Shuai ZhengM.S., King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 2011B.S., Julin University, 2009Dissertation Title: Machine Learning: Several Advances in Linear Discriminant Analysis, Multi-View Regression, and Support Vector MachineSupervising Professor: Chris Ding

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGMustafa N. AlamM.S., University of Idaho, 2010B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2006Dissertation Title: Lung Nodule Detection and Segmentation Using a Patch-Based Multi-Atlas MethodSupervising Professor: Venkat Devarajan

Young B. KwonM.S., UT Arlington, 2010B.S., Hong IK University, 2005Dissertation Title: Reconfigurable All-Optical De-Multiplexing Via Spatial-Selective Frequency-Up-Conversion in Multimode Waveguide.Supervising Professor: Michael Vasilyev

Hao LiangB.S., Case Western Reserve University, 2012Dissertation Title: Sparse Array for Wireless Sensor Networks and Wireless CommunicationsSupervising Professor: Qilian Liang

Reza Matthew MoghadamM.S., UT Arlington, 2012B.S., Isfahan University of Technology, 1999Dissertation Title: Structural and Electrical Characteristics of Single Crystalline Ferroelectric Oxides on Semiconductors for Device ApplicationsSupervising Professors: Joseph H. Ngai, Kambiz Alavi

Guohua RenB.S., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 2012Dissertation Title: Tracking of Multiple Targets/Sources in Wireless Sensor NetworkSupervising Professor: Ioannis D. Schizas

(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

16 • The University of Texas at Arlington

Na WuB.S., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 2012Dissertation Title: Sparse Sampling and Array in Signal ProcessingSupervising Professor: Qilian Liang

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGSowmya Dinamani RaoM.S., UT Arlington, 2006B.S., Visweswariah Technological University, 2002Dissertation Title: Risk Management of Pharmaceutical Industry During Product RecallsSupervising Professor: K. Jamie Rogers

Chotiya SukchotratM.S., UT Arlington, 2010B.E., King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, 2005Dissertation Title: 3-D Motion Patterns in Upper-Extremity Tasks—Reaching, Grasping, and Torqueing with the Hands for Ergonomics ApplicationsSupervising Professors: Sheik Imrhan, Mark Ricard

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGMd. Mazharul IslamM.S., New Mexico State University, 2010B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2008Dissertation Title: Studying Effects of Adhesive Layer on Electrical Signals of Piezoelectric Transducer Bonded with StructureSupervising Professor: Haiying Huang

Behroz KarimiM.S., University of Tehran, 2014B.S., Iran University of Science and Technology, 2011Dissertation Title: A Micromechanics Approach to Static Failure of Composite MaterialSupervising Professor: Seiichi Nomura

Vivek VishwakarmaB.S., Indian Institute of Technology, 2012Dissertation Title: Thermal Measurement and Optimization of Materials and Processes in Li-ion BatteriesSupervising Professor: Ankur Jain

Master’s Degrees

Department of BioengineeringMASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGAlaa Saad A. AlzahraniChandan Ganesh Bangalore YoganandaSoham BhattStephen BlackKubra Cetiner

Henry Thek ChanNikitha DeepakHetakumari Jayant DesaiLynde Renee FrazierArthi GopalakrishnanStephen A. Grove (M)

Robert David HinkleArun JyothidasanVishal KandagatlaAnuhya Reddy Kethi ReddyAbdul Wali KhanDhineshvikram KrishnamurthyLeNaiya Allisen KyddHien Que LamSantosh MallelaKatherine Riley MartinKoushalya MuthukrishnanSahil Sunil NalawadeChuka OkpokwasiliGizem OterPawan Jagadeesh PadakiDona Ann PadanilamSpriha PandeyGokul Ramanan PandiarajHiral Pravinbhai PatelBhavana Praveenrao PawarSigapriya PeriyananTyrell Byrom PruittSreekanth Raja VenkataVikas RantavalaluDivya Dhandapani ReddySavina Stephanie SaldanhaChaitanya Kiran SatputeBansari Mayurbhai ShahJainam Jayendra ShahKrithika ShankarMeghana Hosahalli Shivananda MurthyAbhiranjan SinghDhivya SrinivasanSean Duncan StovallDaniya UmerAriandokht VakiliNijin VargheseHarish Kumar VasikaranNeethu Lekshmi Vasudevan JalajaSwanand Suryakant VazeSandhya K. VeluSurender Vichur KumarTram Ngoc Hoai VoDaria Andreevna Zhukova

Department of Civil EngineeringMASTER OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTZoheb AbdulNikhilesh Kumar AllaSandeep Reddy BachamSrihari Bellachikkkanahally ChandrashekKaran Jayesh BhavsarVamshi Kumar BijjalaAnurag ChilappagariBinay Kumar ChintalaSai Kumar Reddy ChinthakuntlaKrishna Meghana Chowdavarapu

Chaitanya Chowdary DamaRajeev DaraMuthaheer DawoodAparna DevarakondaRaviteja Reddy Donti ReddyDharani Prasad EnamanagandlaPraveen Chandra GorantlaManideep KadavakolluBhautikkumar Sureshbhai KakadiyaSri Bhavani KallakantiLavanya Pratyusha KalliZabih KocerAshwith Reddy KommireddySachin Kumar KonandurSainath Reddy KoppulaShruti KoppulaGautam KothandaramanHarsh KunparaSabina MaharjanShekhar MamtoraJay Sharad MehtaChandana Reddy MinnamareddyMeeraj Ahmed MohammedSarat Chowdary MullapudiThanikasala Pradeep NagarajanNeetish Prakash NaikVipanchith Reddy NalimelaVinod Kumar NarlaOmkar Dutt Olety GiridharJayesh PalodKenykumar Jayeshbhai PatelManmitkumar Jagdishbhai PatelNilay Jayeshkumar PatelRishit Vijaykumar PatelSagar Sanjay PhataleSai Ratna Deep PotluriParth Vinubhai PrajapatiAbhilash Reddy PuttaJustice Nana Yaw SagoeAishwarya SandineniDipal Pinal ShahPriyank Paresh ShahVaibhav Mukesh ShahZubin Hiren ShahAnimesh SharanDenish Mukeshbhai SonaniManal Dipakkumar SoniKaushik SubburamGavaskar Venkata TakkoluTushar Wadhwani

MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGSumit AgrawalJaime AlvaradoLokesh Kumar Anaimallur ManiCharbel AounDinesh Suresh BangarMark Justin BerryHamid Dehghan NiriDip Bimalkumar DesaiSaurav DevkotaBiplop DhakalReza EsfandiariMichael Andrew Ficker

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Kelsey Carolyn FortBrianna Noel FriedmanSaurabh Sanjay GangurdeErik GarciaFrancisco Salome GarzaJayesh GautamAman Kumar GhawalkarRahul Gajanana GokhaleSantosh GurjarEric T. HegmannVictor M. HerreraElahe Hosseini NezhadHemanshu Kumar JainTaha JalalAnup JoshiGaurav Digambar JoshiHarshilkumar Jyotishchandra JoshiRohan Rajesh JoshiAnil KaphleNitin Malatesh Kargal ManjunathJyothi KavuriAbilash KeerthivasanPratik Rajendra KutteKeval Maheshbhai LadNishith Pravinbhai LakhaniSantosh Padmanabhan ManeyMichael Christopher MetcalfChristian Gabriel Monasterio MendezGaurav Singh MukatiPrithvi Kumar MuniswamyBhargava NagarajuSiddhardha NannapaneniMobolaji Omotayo OgunbiyiNagesh Kumar Pachipulusu SreedharAkul Kailasbhai ParmarHumaben PatelSiddharth Kirankumar PatelSunny Mayank PatelSagar Subhash PawarAbram PinonClifton Daniel PotterSameer RampurawalaManaf RefaiShoeb SadiqAmit Dadasaheb SatrePalash Nitin ShahRutuja Kailas ShiroleMounika SomaAkshay Namdev SuryawanshiSurya Prakash TiragatiSoujanya TirumalaiSharvil Samir TrivediBhaumik Vinaykumar UpadhyayKishan Bhavesh VekariaDavid A. WalkerRoger Alan Wheeler

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGRasoul Adnan AbbasVenkatesh KakaOmer Vehbi Karaosmanoglu

Humberto Madero McEnteeSaif Bin SalahAbbas Abed SalmanAnuja Sapkota

Department of Computer Science and EngineeringMASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERINGArpitha AnandIsha Kamleshbhai MaunSmit RamtekeHari Prasath Ravi ShankerKaruna Pallavi SathyanarayanaAbhishek SharmaMohammad A. Taha

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCERishi AgarwalSameer AgrawalShrey AhluwaliaSwetha AkkemMounika AletiSyed Saqib AliPraneeth AluruMayur Madhukar AmbulkarAdishree AnnabathulaSai Kumar AnnapureddySreedhar Reddy ArollaRadhika Arumukham ManivannanKeerthivasan AsokanAshutosh Sudhir AtreAjay Arjun Baalakrishnan KalaivaniSubin BabuSanketh BalakrishnaSangram Anil BankarManas Ram BapatlaSrinivas Mahaveer Dutt BavisettiAnkita Omprakash BhagatHarsh BhardwajAnmol Pradeep BhargavaChinthan BhatKalpesh Samrathmal BhatiaShaurye T BhatnagarRohit BhawalShivam BijoriaSai Charan BolisettyMeghana Reddy BommuDileep Kumar BudavatiTasneem Ilyas BurmawalaShilpa ChandermohanVikas ChandrashekarSupreme Halagur ChandrashekarappaTulsi Dayal ChandwaniRohit ChaturvediRohit Surender ChawlaSai Krishna CheetySravani Cherukuri

Sagar Mahesh ChhadiaSneha Suhas ChitreAbhinav Kumar ChoudharyRahul Singh ChouhanVanisha CrastaVenkata Krishna DammalapatiBrijesh Jivrajbhai DankharaGowtam DasakaMonika DebnathGauthaman DeenadayalanOmkar Ketan DeshmukhMaithili Laxmikant DeshpandeRajat DhanukaPalak DiwanPranav Prafulla DiwateJayesh DoolaniMark Ashley FernandesFahad Mohamed Sajid FurniturewalaRohit GaikwadAman Kaur GandhiSurabhi GaneshPranav Teja GarikapatiAkshay Manohar GawaliRajaraman GovindasamyAastha GuptaChanakya Harish MadanapuraKartik Shrikant HegdeSiddharth Ravindra JadhavAishwarya Jagath NaikRushikesh Rajendra JagtapAbhishek JainSairam Jalakam DevarajuluRaksha JayaramDona Maria JoseAnvit Bhimsain JoshiPradeepa Shri JothinathanRuchir Ravindra KadamYuvraj Murlidhar KadamAkil Sultan KadiwalManish KakVeda Priya KakumanuPooja Girish KaluskarGurleen KaurSimranjeet KaurNavneet KawatraMahesh KayaraTirumala Prasad Kodihalli ShivakumarGaurav Vivek KolekarSauyuktha KolkebailRoopesh Kumar Krishna KumarAaditya Arvind KulkarniPaushali KunduTejas Prakash LakkamneniArjun LakshmikanthYaswanth Venkata MachavaramSravani MachineniShruti MadanShashank Gopal MadhavSanath Kumar MaduriVipulkumar Popat Mahadik

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Pranil MaharjanVasanth MahendranShreyas MaheshwariTasnim Inayat MakadaAshutosh Anant MalgaonkarSai Kumar ManakanNarendra Kumar ManoharanSonali Tukaram MarneAnuj Thomas MathewSidharth MehraSaurabh Rajesh MeraiRahul MiddhaSayali Sunil MohadikarAnkit MohlaSainishbhai Sadarudin MominKalyani Sudhir MoreBrinda MukundanAnil Kumar MullapudiKrishna Chaitanya MuppaneniRaghavendra Murulya GiridharShruthi Reddy MutraHarsha Triyambaka MysurTanvi Prakash NachaneMounika NagulapallySagar Prakash NairSiva Natarajan BalasubramaniaPalak Ashokbhai NayakGokarna NeupaneAnuradha NokkuDhanashri Vilas OstwalTarini PadalaPranjali Shrinivas PaiRoshan Santhosh PaiSai Aravind Palagummi Venkata NagaPratik Chandrakant PalashikarPrathamesh Prakash PalaskarSaroj K. PandaPooja PandeyKavudhami PanneerselvamHardik S. ParekhArpan Vimalkant ParikhArunprasad ParthasarathiAnkur Prakashbhai PatelDrashti Rakesh PatelJaimin Pravinkumar PatelNakshi PatelPrachi Mahendrabhai PatelRavish Jayantibhai PatelRutvik Aka Ruturaj Hardasbhai PatelJeetendra PatilSagar PatilDwayne Frederick PattersonOmkar Ajay PawarRiju George PhilipMohan Vamsi PillaJerrin Jacob PollayparambilNandini PotruDhanush PrabakaranMukund PrabhuneGaurav PrakashAmrutha PulipakaUtphala PuttananjammagariMohammed Azmat QureshiKomal RadadiyaSwaroop Raja Srinivas Setty

Aishwarya RajagopalanSeshanth RajagopalanPadmajaa RajajiKarthikeyan RajamaniRohin RajanShyam Gopal RajannaPradeep RajuSuhas Mandikal Rama Krishna ReddySethu Ramachandra BhattathiriGirish RamachandranAdhavann RamalingamMadhura Aithal RamamurthyGunjan Deepak RamchandaniAkash Gopinath RanaPraveen RangegowdaMayur Mukund RaoMonisha RaviRajiv RavishankarJessica ReeceAakash RohillaKrishna Chaitanya RudrarajuVikas Savlaram SableAditya Vinod SalviNikitha SanvelliAashrita SaranguSupriya SaraogiVarun Prafulla SarolkarPoonam Deepak SatheSaif Iftekar SayedPriyanka SekharLionel Ronald SequeiraBhavana Surendra ShahKaran Dhiren ShahParth Sagar ShahShripal ShahVidhi Deepak ShahVidhi Shailesh ShahYash Nilesh ShahNasirjamal Mohdsiraj ShaikhNigesh ShakyaLikhit Shankar GowdaShabih Akhtar SharfaniAayush SharmaAkash SharmaVaibhav SharmaNikhil Jagannath ShendeTejas ShettiShriya ShriyaIshan Bharatkumar ShuklaOm Ramkrishna ShuklaAbhijeet SinghShivesh Ranjan SinghLakshman SiruvoluSivasubramanian SivaramakrishnanDarshan Chinnadaupparige SomashekharSurabhi SontakkeVidya Swaroop Sreedhara MurthySourabh Srinivasa PrasannaRama Krishna Harsha Srivangmie ChivukulaAbhishek SrivastavaSindhu Nagalapur SureshRenis Karim SutarAbrar Ullah Hussaini SyedApoorva TaduruVenkata Swathi Avyaktha Tatikonda

Sumanth TellaDinesh Kumar ThangavelGaurav ThapaChetan TherePriya Shrikant TilaviIshwor TimilsinaSneha TiwaryJayant TripathiHiral Mukesh TrivediAnkush Madhav UdyavarDevendra Dattatraya UmbrajkarAnurag UplanchiwarMohana Deepthi VadlamudiAishwarya VaidyanathanKarthy VaiyampalayamramakrishnanDeepak VangalaSrinivas VaradharajanJasmine Manoj VargheseSiri Varma VegirajuArjun Punabhai VekariyaVineel Krishna VellankiMaithri VemulaDeeksha Krishna Kumar VenkadariMegha VenkateshPooja VenkateshDeepak VermaPranati Shivaji WaghmareSarika Mangesh WajeRiya Siddharth WasnikVineeth XavierShirong XueAishwarya Yadava KrishnanBhushan YavagalRamya YeddulaSandeep Kumar YerramsettiPratira ZadooPiyush Sunil Zode

MASTER OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGTracy Oguni

Department of Electrical EngineeringMASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGNagarjuna AtluriNagendra Babu BagamNamita Nair BalachandranSripathy BalajiKomal Jayant BhowadAvinash BollaPratik BomanwarChia Yu ChanHitesh Girdharilal ChandnaniPrasanthi ChellakumarSai Surya ChintalaMuntaka Ahmed Chowdhury ChaityShivani DaveSaachivi DeshmukhHarshad Ulhas DhabuMonank Sukeshkumar DoshiSunil Suresh DullolliParthiban Elavarasan

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Jay Nareshkumar GandhiSwathi GanneDhruvakumar Ramachandra GaonkarBabitha Susan GeorgeRucha GhalsasiAkash Ashokrao GhogheNinad GoreyDiptiman HazraSupreet HuilgolBetul IlbilgiVenkata Dinesh JakkampudiSaurabh Sunil KadamAkhil KalavakolanuSumanth Kannelli VenkataswamyKeval Pravinbhai KariaSishir KaringulaVigneshwar KarunagaranVasista KatamneniAnanth Venkata Ravi Kanth KattamudiAkshay KeshavadasAjmiri Sabrina KhanFawaad Hyder KhanSantosh Rupesh KothapalliSuhana Kukkety SureshKshitija Sanjeev KulkarniHarish KumaravelSneha KunduPrajakta LaxaneCheolhwan LimJacob Edward LongwellKalyani MagantiSathish MagendiranSushant Madhukar MahalleSamanth ManjunathKush Vijaykumar MinarawalaArkadeep MitraAmmar M. MohammadMahmood Quaraishi MohammedSri Lalita Naga Vyshnavi MudimbiMoiz Mustafa ZaveriHarsha Nagathihalli JagadishKrishna NambiarRohan NarulaNawrin Islam NatashaShyam Sunder PadhyAvik PalGaurav PanditJagannath Panduranga RaoBhargavkumar Bharatbhai PatelShivamkumar Nileshkumar PatelSantosh Kumar PeddineniSonal Shailendra PoddarYashwanth PonakalaAbhishek Sukumar PotdarShreyas PrakashGopichand PulivarthiSri Lakshmi Sruthi PulluruNilufar Ebraimzadeh PustchiKarthik Raja SettySarath Chandar RamamurthySanjana Ramesh

Shrutilaya RameshHaripriya RanganathanSachin RengarajanViren Pradeep RohraMitali Kishor SalunkheCarlos Ernesto SantamariaNavjot Singh SaranGaurav Girishchandra ShahPurav Nitinkumar ShahVirag Jigenkumar ShahAbdul Kareem ShaikWen-Tse ShaoNikita Narayan ShettyKarthik Srinivasalu NaiduPratik SuleVinay Vardhan Reddy SursaniShadab SyedKien Trung TaGautham Thandalam DevakumarVishnu Teja ToopuraniPriyank Mukesh TrivediLina Sera VargheseVeena VijayanAmitkumar VirupakshagoudaRonit Ashok WaghmareAkil Babu YarlagaddaRazin Zuhair

Department of Materials Science and EngineeringMASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGAseem Atul AthavaleSindhusha BalantrapuAshutosh BanerjeeAbhishek Kamlakar DeshmukhPhillip Z. JamesVenkata Anantha Shayanam KandadaiRohina KhannaUrvil Alpeshbhai KhatriMuhammad Muddasir KhurshidYashashvi Nandan Reddy LachagariHimanshu Mukund NaikPaul Gaurav NalamYash Ashokkumar PatelMilind Mansing PawarChristopher Scott PickeringPooja Lomeshkumar ShethHsi Yang Wang

Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems EngineeringMASTER OF ENGINEERING IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGChidinma Victoria EzekwemSamarth Jagdishbhai GajjarAneesh Subramanian Lakshmi Narayanan

Prem Arvind Manoharan ManoharanDeepak Subramanian

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTAdel Ghazi S. AlshabeebPurnima AmetaDeepti AnniDaitva BaliSneha Mahesh BudhwaniKevin Robert BurnsVenkata Srikant CheruvuMuthukrishna Chikanna MuthammaAjay Shahaji DesaiRaja Ambrish DubeySanjay JayaramanJoe John BabuRahul JoshiRoshini Kamanur GaneshManaswini KumarAmulya MadhariSaurav Krishna MahantaBarath MasamsettySrija MedarametlaAmmar R.A. MustafaNaveen Bhargav NagabhushanaRama Krishna NarraPrajwal Nelamangala GiridharPrajakta Pravin NijampurkarTanmayee Vivek NijampurkarPriyanka Ramdas PanduleAnkit Anil PathakAbhijay PrakashSree Radesh Rajendra BoopathyParthiv Rao SagiNirmit Minesh ShahHarini SiriyapurajuAnirudh SivakumarSanjana Vadlakonda SunilkumarLakshmi Tanuja VelamuriSubhadra Sahana VemuriMing Yang

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGAdeyemi Samuel AdelekeAkshat AgrawalVikalp Vinay AkulwarAsad AlamPiyush Sanjeev AmbekarVrushank Mihirkumar AminVinay AnandVenkat Saiakhil Goud AnanthulaJyothi Phani Sri AnkemRishi AnkenapallyAnisha Balkrishna AnkushSalini Chandra AnugoluAnisha Arvind ArabAswin Kumar ArumugamUtkarsh Jatin AsherSharath Kumar Ashok Kumar

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Sharath BabuNachappa Bachamanda BheemaiahMadhusudhan Madhav BadsheshiNitin Ashok BamaneKaran Narendra BapatHimamshu Shubhakirthi Bengaluru NagarajaHemanth BezawadaAbhijeet Sanjay BhosalePareekshith BompallyAbhishek BoyanapalliPruthvi Gupta ChavalaAmrithakiran Chekke KatilBala Sai Teja ChitturiSiddarth Coimbatore SridharIshaan DattaTanmay DattaNakul Bharat DeshmukhJithesh DonepudiAnis Abdelrazeg El MansouriIsra Mohamed Elhassan ElaminTrupen Vithal GanganiRushikesh GannePrateek GeorgeNishikant Tukaram GholapDeepak GothwalSai Narayanan HariGiridhar Venkatesh JanwadkarVenkata Yeshwanth JastyFNU Joseph MathewAditya JoshiRohan Vikram JoshiShashi Kiran JujjavarapuChaitali Babu KadamAnish Mohan KalliguddiAditya Hemanshu KapadiaKaustubh Vishwanath KarmalkarRavikumar Ashokbhai KathiriaRajesh KhandeNicholas Aaron KingSidharth Jayanth KiniSri Krishna Prasad KolliShreyas Kolpe RameshTinkesh Shantilal KothariPrashant KumarNaga Rajendra Chowdary MaddipudiTrivikraman MadhavanDikshant MalhotraAbhishek Sanjay MalveNithin ManelloreShriraam ManoharanSrikanth ManukondaPradeep Kannan MayilTapankumar Kanubhai MeghaniSada Shiva Reddy NagireddyAmol NaikJanmajay Avinash NaikKiran Narasimhamurthy AcharSibhi Varshath NeelakantanPremkumar NeeralgimathSumanth NekkantiKshitij Prakash NisargandOdinakachi Dorathy NnadiDervis OzayParshwa Nishithbhai ParikhRaj Kamleshkumar Patel

Rushikesh Dhaval PatelRutansh Chetan PatelSaurin Rajendra PatelShilp Chetanbhai PatelVidit Govindbhai PatelRahul Sunil PatilPranav PavithranBhushan Dilip PawarOmkar Ravindra PotePrravesh Prema VenkataramanMohammed Ashas Mohidin QuaziGulshan Dileep RaghaniJugal Ashok RajpalSai Sabarish RajuRahul Ramakrishnan RameshSashaank RammoorthySai Anurag RampalliRutvikraj RaolNaga Vamsi RayaproluTeja SajjaJorge A. Salazar GutierrezVivek SanderAjay Manikandan SankanranVignesh SarathySomeshwar Rao Sattiraju Sai VishwanathaTaral Tushar ShahAzraa Raihan Alli Shaik AleemuddinSagar Prakash ShindeAmruta Paritoshbhai ShuklaKunwarpreet SinghKunal Arun SomkuwarSwatiben Rameshkumar SoniSachin SunnyMantra Bhupendrakumar SutariyaUnmesh Vishwas TamhankarSahil TandonYash Bhuvnesh ThakarSanthosh Babu ThangarajNaveen Kumar ThiagarajanArvind Srinivas Thiru Elangho RajAmey Pravin TonapeKishan Jaimin TrivediAshwanikumar Kai UpadhyayPhanindra Kumar UppalapatiDhrumil Bharat VaderaRitwik VallabdhasVijay Manish Reddy VallapuNaga Sai Mounica VarahachalamJubby Babu VargheseSreramrajan VasudevanLaura Nair WilsonYashas YashasMaithili Madan YawalkarHemang Singh Zenth

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGMarcus Dewanye DawsonNicholas Edward DewAnish GuptaNitin Mathews JacobArchan Vijaybhai JoshiAdnan NooraniVivek RajshekharAmith Viswanatha

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringMASTER OF ENGINEERING IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGErin Mastenbrook CaterisanoDamilola Isaac Dare OlipedeTabin Raj GautamBrandon L. GlassManohar GuttulaSravya Laxmi KatangurSakon KosalwatAnser Tabrez NadviCyrus NejatHuy Tien NguyenSpandana Sakamuri

MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGAzharudeen Akbar AliDarshit BhattSaiprasad Vithal BhopaleNooka Raju BommanaForrest David ChamberlainAvinash Varma ChekuriShyam ChellappanPo Jui ChenArjun ChimoteSiddharth Chivukula VenkataSusan George CulangattilNeeraj DangwalChaitanya DaveRahi DesaiShrushti DeshpandeVinay Suresh DholeDarpan Rajaram GaikwadAnish GantaJose Manuel GarciaAkshay Balasaheb GiteKeyurkumar Kantibhai GohelNaveen GorisipudiRohit Gopal JadhavHimanshu JaiswalSai Prithvi JaladhiHaroon Ahmed JaleeliAjinkya Pramod JoshiNeeraj Arvind KelkarJagadish Babu KenchappaJanardhana Harsha KolapalliAmruta Sanjay KulkarniParth Ratilal LakkadHarshala Vilas MahaleNarendra Bablu MalKhiran Mallipattu Sampath KumarKalpesh Shrikant MalpaniZeeshanali Ahmedbhai MansuriMaulik Mansukhbhai ManvarNeil Manish MehtaSaif Hasan MohammedMaheshwar MukundanJefferson MuthanandarajAniketh NaiduShreya NairAditya Chakradhar NaralasettiDeepika Negi

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Kedar Avinash NimbargiSamuel Onosedeba OyekpenNitesh Rajesh PanchalBhargav PandyaMarmik Mayurbhai ParikhJanmey Jayeshbhai ParmarAkashbhai Bharatkumar PatelDhruvik Jagdishchandra PatelMehulkumar Dipakbhai PatelNiket Ashokkumar PatelPratikkumar Shailesh PatelPriyeshkumar Bhanubhai PatelRuchitkumar Kishorbhai PatelRushi Ashokbhai PatelSamaykumar Maheshbhai PatelViren Kanaiyalal PatelRahilkhan Mahammadfaruk PathanAkshay Vijay PatilBhushan Vijay PatilSagar Balkrishna PatilKaran Ravindra PaulDevika Pradeep PavgiHeera Meghana PendyalaUttara Prakash PeshaveSai Krishna PinnamaneniSai Sandeep PotteleChethan RajanAbhilash RamachandraBrundha RammohanDarshan Babu RavooriSai Sundararam RayasamTrevor Micheal RodriguesVenkatesh SankaranarayananAswin Kumar SanthanamPrasanna SatyanaryanAjinkya Arun SawantRamit Atulkumar ShahJatin SharmaPrince SharmaVikasjeet SinghHimanshu Abhay SomvanshiAtul Arun SonawaneAnalkumar Virendrakumar SoniAndrea Elizabeth SpringKelvin Vinodrai SudaniShehul SuratwalaPankaj Prakash TahilianiJanmay Jatin ThakkarJacob ThomasJones ThomasJaydipsinh Ajitsinh VansiyaRadhika VasaniRavi Tej VedantamRaja Venkata Naveen VirigineniHarini VugginaAvdhut Yogeshkumar VyasMichael Martin WarrenDevayani Pradyumna Yeolekar

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDavid Ray CampbellJustin Olin ComptonAditya DandekarNandini GopalakrishnanCheruvateth Vivek NairNirmal Kumar Umapathy

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGAhmed Ali AbuklamSamson Abimbola AdejokunSalman Ahmed BakhraybaPratik Ganesh BhagwatRahul Janardhan ChalmelaMugdha Anish ChaudhariUschas ChowdhuryChetan Laxman DarweyJyotirmoy DenriaAditya GuptaSwapnil Subhash HarelVaibhav Vijay IndulkarHarshit Girishkumar JaniNavya Sri Reddy Kasi ReddyPavan Vijaykumar KaulgudTanmay Pradip KavadeChinmay Sanjay KshirsagarSwapnil Dharamshi LuharRamesh Prasanna Mamundi Manohar LakshminarashimhanYobani Alexsander MartinezDeepak PolakiUnique RahangdaleViraj SabaneSalwa ShaikKrishna Chaitanya SiripurapuNagadurga Srinivas SripadaRishikesh Vilas TendulkarSaket ThapliyalAniket Chandu ThosarMullaivendhan VaradharasanNeil Johnson VazhappillyAmith Venkatesh

Baccalaureate Degrees

Department of BioengineeringBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGSimranjit Singh Ahluwalia (M)

Eliezer Isai Alvarado‡(Second major in Chemistry)

Richard Bryant (S)

Grant B. CopelandAndrew EdwardCarolyn Estrada (M)

Jazmin Govea (C)

Zaid Basem Haddadin

Dennis Gia HoangSandya Waseem Iqbal (M)

Riten Khatri (S)

Heather Lynn Koerner (C)

Sindhuja KrishnamoorthyCorine LaraBret Daniel LewandowskiMatthew T. Muir (S)

Martin NicholasBrenda OropezaAbdur Rafay QadriJoshua Raju (C)

Frank Nicholas SosingAlan M. Taylor (M)

Jessi Bassim Toumeh (S)

Thao-mi T. Vu (S)

Wahaj Zuberi

Department of Civil EngineeringBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGClayton John BagbyJerry Arnold Bekolle Ngoko (C)

Biniam Bogale (C)

Edward A. BorjonSarah R. CallLuis F. CardozaHector Ulises CuencaIbrahim Ismail El Saad (M)

Benjamin Lee Garza (C)

Haimanotgetachew Geleta (C)

Jonathan A. GoodwinShannon Hobbs (C)

Lucas Hoyos Cadavid (M)

Jennifer Cruz JacksonRebecca L. Kahl (C)

Bryce Reed Lancaster (C)

Aaron LimAlvin Mathew MaliakalAnthony MilbitzLuis A. Miliotto (S)

Meetaben MistryOmer Mohammed (C)

Mohamed Magdy Nawar (M)

Laura Anne NeddermanRoger Do Nguyen (S)

Oleg NovitchkovJeffrey David Owings (C)

Dakota Bishop PartainJuana PerezAmanda Irene Quisenberry (M)

Kameron Kaine Raburn (C)

Fabian SalasMajd Faisal Samara (M)

James Michael SanchezEthan D. SaugeyAya Shishani (S)

Hector Rolando Sorto (S)

William G. SwardJonathon Underwood (C)

(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

‡McNair Scholar

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Luis Humberto Vazquez SanchezBrandy Nataly VelasquezDanny Villalpando (S)

James Darrell WatkinsMatthew L. Willoughby

Department of Computer Science and EngineeringBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERINGRamon Paul CastilloLuis Diaz (C)

Maurice Wendell HarrisAbdul Rafey Khan (M)

Alejandro Limon Naranjo (S)

Jarrod NixJavier QuinteroShayan RazaJose Jesus Roque (C)

Nicholas Andrew Schuetze (M)

Ty E. SimmelJake Alan SkodakGregory Kernan StoutBrian Lw Wong

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCEMistere T. Abate (S)

Travis AtwellJacob Riley BurchardRandy Thien M. CaoJoshua David ClarkNhat Anh DaoAlejandro Diaz BarriosDe D. Do (M)

Dylan W. Ebert (C)

Ogenna A. Esimai (M)*Edward FankhauserKevin Jarel FrancesVictor Christian GarciaEyob C. Gemechu (M)

Edmund Kurt GibbonsDaniel James Huette (S)

Prajyot Ajit JagtapSanya JainDamian Jimenez (M)

Arun KalahastiBhupendra Karki (M)

Ameera Khan (M)*Nhan D. Lam (C)

Craig Philip LautenslagerBrandon M. LawrenceChase Michael Liles (S)

Eric B. LopezGabino Arturo Luna Espinoza (C)

Sunday MakinwaJibin Abey MathewJoel Richard MelendezTrent J. Murray (C)

Pathik K. Patel (C)

Taylor PetrilloZubair QureshiLeeAnn R. RasmussenAnmol Rathi

Priyanka RaviSaman ShresthaChristopher B. SlaterFrank R. SmithBaron M. Sunoko (M)

Randal Lee WilkersonGregory WilkinsonAkib Zaman (C)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGCameron Mitchell Adams (C)

Eric Mckenna AverySamba Laobe DiengJohn Jacob Green (M)

William HilliardKristina Jefferson (C)

Summit Kayastha (S)

Michael A. KosirEmmanuel V. Cortez LaderaAndy LeEmmanuel J. LennixCaesar J. Llaga (C)

Aaron R. McLainSantosh Pradhan (M)

Danali Sanchez Romo (M)

Celine N. Soriano (C)

Trevor Matthew StephensThomas Zachry

Department of Electrical EngineeringBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGAli AbughoushEduardo Aguirre (C)

John Michael Barry (M)

Antonio Dejesus BermudezMichael J. Bittle (C)

Gregory Michael BonineEmilio CamargoCirilo Cardenas (M)

Christopher James Conant (M)

Mathura Prasad Dahal (C)

Quan Duc DangNitzajaret ElizondoMatthew A. GaddyCalvin Ray HowardEric K. LeJames David LeonardXiumin LiuMark Christin LovecchioLorenzo Rafael MartinezCraig Howard McQuadyNang Su Lwin Myint (S)*Michael Flynn O’LearyChase Randall PurcellAndres RiosCarlos Rocha MorenoRicardo SilvaBlake Cameron Sims (S)

Christian Michael Smith (C)(Second major in Physics)

Aung P. SoneDavid James TheodoreBrian Khanh Trinh (C)

Luis ValleJuan Luis VillegasNicholas S. VuBradley Ellis Wabbersen (C)*Andrew James WatzlavickChen Zhang

Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems EngineeringBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGYousif Saad AbushaabanSana Louay Jas Al-ShalalJennifer Ortiz AlvarezAlexander BergmanChad Stephen CalvertMarshall D. Cox (C)

Rahim GokalJenny Suzanne GriffinAlexis HernandezIsaac A. HicksRoss E. HouseMonica Rachel Iturbe (S)

Garrett M. JamiesonCory Bryan KlaussNeda Langroodi (M)

Stewart LanieCesar Lopez (M)

Matthew Travis MayesAlexandra Marie McVickerNallely Medrano (C)

Roshani MishraHaidang V. NguyenAlejandro OrtizShawna Marie PattisonNeleena PaulBryan C. PenningtonAlan Ramirez-PazMary S. Rangel (C)

Remington ReimerBushra Binti RohaizadJessica M. Salazar (M)

Eugene SeoMichael James Shumate (M)

Abdulhadi Jamil SyedAbira Syed (M)*Nour Taha (C)

Luis A. Torres Martinez

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGJonathan CarreraRamon Cumaraiah-MissoRodrigo Figueroa ClareSuman GautamMichael Reed Gibson

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College‡McNair Scholar

Matthew Brian Goobeck (C)

Kade Hyatt (C)

Suman LamichhaneGraham Steven Loveland (S)

Ian W. Maynard (C)

Gilberto Olvera Aguilar (M)

Justin PlattEden RubinsteinNazmus Sakib (S)

Luis Eduardo Salas Nunez (S)

Christopher SchwettmannAbram Aziel SuarezTravis J. WebbAlexander Cameron WenzelHayden Q. Willhoite (M)

Amber Allana Zuehl

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGJesus A. Aguayo (C)

Marisol AmayaMoosai Solomon AssefaCaleb Barlow (M)

Zachary A. Barnett (M)*Jeremy R. BlackwellBrian G. Bray (C)

Jeremy Kyle Buckingham (S)

Quoc Anh BuiKhanty ChanthammavongBupe ChinukweCody Wade ConnerMark Eric EsquivelBryan Justin FippsDaniel Alexander FurmanCollin Mckinley Gainey (C)

John C. GiglioSantosh Raj Giri (C)

Katinska R. GomesMatthew Brian Goobeck (C)

Chase C. Grigsby (S)

Edgar Alejandro GuardiolaJoseph A. GuerraGibson B. GwinnLuis Daniel Herrera (C)

Syed Muhammed JafriNathan Lee JollyJohnathan Alex KavanaughAbhinav Khadgi (C)

Nabeel Ahmed KhanDouglas R. KingAviana Michelle KnochelAkhil KokkalemadaEdward L. LangloisGeon Eung LeeNicolas Edward Long‡Juan M. LopezFrancisco J. LuevanoMahmoud Reza M. Vaziri (C)

Lidushwaran MahalingamChristopher Douglas MartinAdrian Guadalupe Martinez (S)

Ian W. Maynard (C)

Cody McKee (C)

Daniel MelcherJuan Abraham Montano (C)

Victoria Morales (C)

Aaron MorrisDaniel Joe Murray (C)

Henry Luc Nguyen (S)

Jose L. ParedesAndrew PinckneyLuke PorterNirmal PoudelAlex N. Preisser (S)

Patrick John Ramirez Jr.McKenna Nicole RookDavid J. RosemaHeather Marie SalahLuis Eduardo Salas Nunez (S)

Jeremy Alan SkeltonMichelle Tadlock (S)

Gregory Alan Tometich (M)

Thomas Ewing Triplett (C)

Haley Brooke Turman (S)*Emma Gisela Vasquez Ordonez (M)

Matthew Elliot Watson

College of liberAl Arts

Doctoral DegreesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGLISHStephanie Peebles TaveraM.A., UT Dallas, 2011B.A., UT Dallas, 2009Dissertation Title: Disabling Sex Education: Science, Narrative, and the Female Body in Feminist Medical Fiction, 1874-1916Supervising Professor: Kenneth Roemer

Alison Torres RamosM.A., University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, 2012B.A., University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla, 2009Dissertation Title: Colonial Shame and its Effect on Puerto Rican CultureSupervising Professor: Timothy Morris

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN TRANSATLANTIC HISTORYIsabelle Y. RisplerM.A., Paris Diderot University, 2010B.A., Paris Diderot University, 2007Dissertation Title: “Lands of the Future”? German-Speaking Colonies and Colonization in the South AtlanticSupervising Professor: Kenyon Zimmer

Master’s Degrees

Department of Art and Art HistoryMASTER OF FINE ARTSLuke CisnerosLinh DaoJoshua DrykCor Andrew FahringerShadiah Fatimah Jawad

Department of Criminology and Criminal JusticeMASTER OF ARTS IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICEErnesto AlanizMireya Alejandra ChavezSharnice DickeyKimberly Debi EdeAngelica Marissa EdwardsKelsey Camille FreemanKimberly I. MorenoAnand Michael RamlallTina Alexandra ReynaStephanie Monique Sanford

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Department of EnglishMASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISHJayson Elisha CarrollRebecca Ann ComptonJay F. EwaldAmanda Denise Torres

Department of HistoryMASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORYMichael Sean AdayGrant David CrozierLynn SpaldingWesley A. Wettengel

Department of Linguistics and TESOLMASTER OF ARTS IN LINGUISTICSAbdulrahman Mussa L. Dallak

MASTER OF ARTS IN TESOLAndrus Ann PiazzaGrace E. WellbornVincent Paul Deleon Young

Department of Modern LanguagesMASTER OF ARTS IN MODERN LANGUAGESCindy Yorleny Abrego

Department of MusicMASTER OF MUSIC IN MUSICBenjamin Luke CepedaAndrew Thomas ClarkJosilene FerrariJamar JonesSean Michael KimeCheuk Nok Francis KuAshley N. MorrisonMike Brian NguyenBrenner Wayne SchmittChun Yin Wong

Department of Political ScienceMASTER OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCEKaylyn Ayana CarewCynthia Patricia Casales

Department of Sociology and AnthropologyMASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGYHoward Scott ClemensJason Thorstein FanningJesse Taylor KartesAmy-Kate Fortlage Reece

Baccalaureate Degrees

Department of Art and Art HistoryBACHELOR OF ARTS IN ARTLindsey Barker (C)

Tatem Rice BaroneSteven Christopher CouchUjwol DevkotaKimberly T. GaleSuzanne IbrahimAmanda L. Kee (C)

Daniel E. LopezGregory A. PadillaJazmine I. PriceYesenia SantillanJessica Wester

(Second major in Psychology)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ART HISTORYJennifer M. Clarke (S)

Wesley James Salazar (M)*

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN ARTWendy Rochelle AlexanderAndrea Alvarado (C)

Uzoma Justin AttahCrysi-Jean Bamberger (M)

Kyle C. BarnardSarah Elizabeth BoswellWilliam C. BuffinJose Carlo Canepa-Sosa (M)

Austin Douglas Cardenas (M)

Abigail Castillo-Hernandez (M)

Kate ChaparroHaley Ann CoxWhitney Jean Daude (C)

Minhngoc Vo Do (C)

Melinda Annette EashMatthew EverettSean Ficht (M)

Nathaniel Roland GauthierDesiree Nicole GibbsFrancisco GilesKatarina Jennifer GivensMirna L. GonzalezMatthew Richard GrantHamid Hesami (C)

Kristal Nuyen Thi HoangNathalie Marie Houghton (M)

Savannah Kate Hudson (C)

Usama Imran KhalidSonya Lambert (M)

Starlene Estella Lara (C)

Joanne LeOlamilekan Ademijulo MabayojeEdison Kao MadisonDaniel Jacob MillsMelanie Nicole MohlerJasnik Moreno (M)

Aisha Rachelle Muhammad (C)

Jayme Kay Navas (C)

Monica Nguyen (M)

Rosalinda Rodriguez (C)

Jeremy David RovnyTheresa Gale Ruzek (S)

Chad Jordan RyalsAshley TargonskiThao Phuong Tran (C)

Christopher Richard TurpinChristian Isaak VasquezFrances Elaine Weaver (C)

Tiara Diainn WilliamsMin J. Yi

Department of CommunicationBACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION (ADVERTISING)Kyle AnsleyNgoc Phuong Thi DaoLianna Danielle DeleonLydie Marina Dikosso Bebe (C)

(Second major in Public Relations)

Ilana Elizabeth FirebaughHector GaytanDenisse Estefany Gonzalez (M)

Ju Young HaAmanda Jane KentKamalea Nicole KhanLaura LazalaLeslie Chidinma NdubuikeGiovanna Scaglia

(Second major in Communication Studies)

Jacqueline Tien (C)

Jonathon Alexander TrevinoCourtney Faithe TuskenSelena Villegas

(Second major in Public Relations)

Ashanti Raidawn WilliamsLauren Zaring

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION (BROADCASTING)Nora Alameddin (S)

Ciara AndersonJeffrey F. BurtisJeromie CanoChristian Dimitri ClarkSavannah J. ColeBodey Jack CooperDelton De’Nard DoxeyJoseph DurdinMark Zachary EstridgeJimmarr Rommell FelderKayla Michelle FrancisJavier Giribet-vargasDeprise R. HunterTre’Shaun Jones (S)

Jesse KhamnungthaiKun KimMark Anthony MakindeMaria MartinezKenny MassariBelencia Kapree MayfieldBryant Nguyen (M)

Garrett Colin PhiferKyle Eugene PuenteJanet Ramirez

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College

Harold Pete Rogers (M)

Morgan Brianna RubinDaniela Alejandra Ruiz (C)

Marco Antonio Salinas Jr.Samantha Denise SeiboldMakayla Kapre SmithKevin Valencia (C)

Tyler Maurice VestalBrian WalkerAshley A. Williams

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION (COMMUNICATION STUDIES)Victoria AlvarezLaura BakerDarling Marcela Bolanos (M)

Meosha Lashon BrownShakela ChambersAmy Paige ChapmanMarlen CristobalColton B. CulberhouseDiana FerreiraIan E. FrancisNadia Lee Guerra (M)

Anna GutierrezKyle Anthony HaleyBriana J. HarrisJuliana Marie JordanLink KabadyundiLyanne MauricioKatelin McBrideRyan James MurphyRobert Andrew ParkerAngelica RiosJames Theodore Ruedlinger Jr. (M)

Thor Joseph Rushing (M)

Briana Kae SharrattBrent Degeurin SilvaKimberly SmallHannah Michelle Smith (S)

Richard VargasVeronica VazquezThomas Joseph Waddell

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION (COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY)Amanda Augustine (C)*Luke DavisCameron Scott Densford (C)

Jacob Forest DickersonChristopher HammondJoshua Andrew HoltCarlos JaimeClayton Dat LuongDouglas Mata (S)

Malik MustaphaAnh Phuong Tuyet Nguyen (M)

Jesse P. PhilipAli Khan PirvanyPhelan Scott (C)

Sarah T. Tran

Ryan Scott WilliamsBrittney Dawn Wylie

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION (JOURNALISM)Bre’Ana Evette Davis (M)

Destine L. Gibson (M)(Second major in Public Relations)

Brendon JamesLane Clayton OliverMychal Jacobie OuztsSergio Candelario RecioRafael R. SearsAlejandra TinocoRebekah E. TomlinRunhua Yan (S)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION (PUBLIC RELATIONS)Tolu Bisola AdebimpeKevin Ross BirkinshaElisenia Centeno (C)

Tran A. Chang (M)

Tyler Alan ChumleyKristopher A. CocaShelby Z. CurrieJillian Aliza Dalton (S)

Marrica Arieana EvansAnnie Nicole GarciaFaith Gills-SharpElizabeth Ann Glover (M)

(Second major in Advertising)

Jacqueline Gonzalez (C)

Mariela Liset Guerrero (S)

Marisa Guzman (C)(Second major in Communication Studies)

Meagan Michelle HareDiana Hernandez

(Second major in Advertising)

Lezly A. HernandezStephanie HernandezPatrick Campbell HutchesonJordan Frederick JacksonSheliza Riaz JinnahPaige A. Laserna (M)

Diandra Lee LeosAnn LiaoCassandra Leigh LoganJasmine McdonaldDesiré Lynn Nesmith (M)*Lamson R. NguyenElise Patricia Norcross (S)

Trenten NunezJeffrey Rogelio OrtegaJustin Victor PerezTimothy Isaac PhiriTrinidad Pineda-Reyes (C)

(Second major in Advertising)

Ashley Marie PointsLourdes Ivonne RochaAdriana Rubio-Porras

Alexis Selvera (S)

Selena SixtosAmanda Mercedes SoriaSarah Marie StewartSusan SyvongElizabeth Ann ThornellCindy Tignor (C)

Natalie Taren WeeksMeredith Anne Wilkinson

Department of Criminology and Criminal JusticeBACHELOR OF ARTS IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICEDestiny Brianne Adams (M)*Subarna AhmedRamiza AvdicLorena AvelarJenifer Barefoot (M)

Colton B. Bell (M)

Jerry BlancoTaylor Makenzie BrownNorma Iris BustosLatrell Won CabrigasMariana D. Caldera (M)

Maria CamachoQuashayla D’Shaun CarrollStefanie CruzAdam Michael DavisAshley Nichole DavisKalyn Danielle DavisJessica Rubi De Luna (C)

Jonathan Dale Depweg (M)

Jessica Lynn Desormeau (M)

Gabriela Lissette DuranAlexandra EsparzaSalvador FierroAlexandria D. FisherMallory S. FosterFranky Fraire (M)

Adriana J. GarciaTaylor Lubec GarciaSarah O. GbolaboAldrin N. GodoyJamie L. GomezKayla GonzalezMiriam GuerreroJaqueline GuzmanMatthew Thomas HalcombCourtney A. HartAlexanderia Gabriele HernandezRamon Hernandez (C)

(Second major in Political Science)

Timothy T. Hoang (C)

Robert Louis Horne (C)

Fernando Jaramillo (C)

Alexis Charde’ JointerDivine Martine JonesLeonardo L. Leija (S)

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Bessie L. LewisJoshua Ryan LindemanKarina Loya (C)

Courtney Michelle LynchDaisha Takyndra ManningJanice R. MartinezLuis MartinezMichael MartinezSelena R. MartinezWendy MataWhitney Latoya McGeeCassandra L. MorenoZuanbe MurawatJarod Murry (C)

Newana J. NealZachary R. Nussell (M)

Yessica Lizeth OchoaJesus OllarzabalEduardo PerezMelissa Ann Pimsner (S)

Lizette PonceAmalia B. RamirezAdrian L. RedmondHunter Lee Reid (C)

Gina Denise Saladino (S)

Almarosa SalasMark Scott (C)

Brianna Michelle Shelton (C)

Berenice Talavera (C)

Joseph Anan Tanbouz (M)

Alberto TorresAaron TrejoChris Trejo (M)

Jennifer VargasAlexander Shawn Witmer (C)

Cody Wood

BACHELOR OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICEAurora L. AldaizSandra L. Echols (M)

Bonnie Nichelle GonzalezJacob Isaiah Jackson (M)

Trevor Lee KitchensJohnny Marquez (M)

Abigail RiveraAaron Micahel TrujilloKayla Ann Wells (S)

Department of EnglishBACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISHRobin Lynne AllmanJaclyn R. AlvaradoNorma Jael AyalaNicholas Adam Bell (S)

Jessica BrowningClayton K. BroylesTristen S. Cardwell (M)‡

(Second major in Philosophy)

Sarah ClayburnCassandra M. CortezAlicia Lukina Cotton (C)

Christy Blythe CourtneyShawn M. Dally

Jasmine Lashae Dixon-Featherston (C)

Amanda DuncanBrian Saul Duran Fuentes (S)

(Second major in Spanish Translation and Interpreting)

Christina Jo Fewins (C)

Matthew Steven Fulkerson (C)

Colton John Galbraith (C)

Griselda Garcia (S)

Shannon R. Gardzelewski (C)

Mohamad Ali GhabrisHeather Arleene GurrolaElizabeth L. HarrisJade Harrison (M)*Raven Cierra HillAlrissa Sherrell InubiaraiyeCheyenne Pearl JenningsEsther Ruth Kentish‡Taylor Kent LambEmaleigh J. Lane (M)

Trevionna Raquel LatimoreBrittani Anessa LeeAlexandra Elena Long (S)

Justin Vasilios LunaMikkia Day McQuearyAlexandra Leigh MooreCourtney Elizabeth MooreNathan Thomas Nichols (C)

Jesse Allan NoletSara G. Olmos-Rodriguez (S)

Michael S. Olsen (M)

Levi J. PalominoDeBrionne Raquel Payne (M)

Matthew B. PedersenBreanna Marie PierluissiAshley H. Radovcich (C)

Ashleigh Erin ReynaAshleigh Riley (M)

Kelley RobertsonLiliana RodriguezAriella Marie Singleton (M)

Rebekah Singleton (C)

Patrick Thomas Smith (M)

Tara Charisse SmithMeagan Solomon (S)

Carla M. SolorzanoMadelyn L. SpannKristen Jane TegzeCiara Turner (C)

(Second major in History)

Brittany Marie WardJoshua Whitworth

Department of HistoryBACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORYFernando Aguilar (C)

Kimberly D. AlanisConnor James ArringtonZachary John BartkusWayne Edward Bartlett (S)

Jayson Daniel Bates (M)

Amanda Gissella BlancoLeyla Diamina BunsterAlexa Bynum (M)

(Second major in Political Science)

Edwin Josue Castellano Beuses (S)

Jocilan Brianne Caston (M)(Second major in Public Relations)

Michael Allen Colley (M)

Matthew Ross DavidsonAdam Christopher Davies (M)

Ashley Davis (M)

William ErbeNicholas Patrick FousheeDylan Thor Fowler (M)

Taylor Kendyle GipsonColten GoberRene GriffinNicholas Maurizio Gugliemelli (M)

Brendan Keary HadfieldSarah Elizabeth Hallock (M)

Danielle D. HamTrissa Lee Hasley (S)

Isaac Hernandez (C)

Kirsten Ashley HollowayMarshall Chase Kerby (C)

Gideon M. KingBlair Roxanna Kramer (M)

Cristian LamasJames Daniel McArthurCody Daniel McCoyThomas Paul McKinnonChalice L. McknightAbby Danielle McLesterHollie Faith McMillan (S)

Diego Moreno-TorresKevin Aaron MoskowitzAli NanbakhshMaria Magdalena RiveraJared T. RunnelsGarrett R. Schmitz (C)

Anthony Manuel SosaNicholas Gerard TurnerVeronica Lynn Weber (M)

Glorya Aurora Werner (S)(Second major in Critical Languages and International Studies)

Department of Linguistics and TESOLBACHELOR OF ARTS IN LINGUISTICSAlyssa Anne Dequeant (C)

Monica M. HolbertNatalie D. JenkinsCarla M. LopesGabrielle Hélène MoserMicah NellumsKayla Marie SmallChad Harrison StrangeSalem Audra-Yvonne ThompsonGabrielle Wilson

Department of Modern LanguagesBACHELOR OF ARTS IN CRITICAL LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIESNathan Hardy Bickham (S)

Alyssa Anne Dequeant (C)*

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College‡McNair Scholar

William ErbeJennifer HsuMorgan E. Justice (S)

Nigel Arielle LarueGabrielle Hélène MoserCody J. PolozeckHolly R. PurcellKelsey Rose Wolf (M)

Yevgeniy Zhivotovskiy (C)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FRENCHSally Elizabeth Vail (M)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPANISH FOR GLOBAL COMPETENCEMiguel Argueta (S)

Blanca Aidee BarajasLaura Estela Cabrera (M)

Soleil Alvarado ChavezElsa Maria Deason (C)

Brian Saul Duran Fuentes (S)

Dinora FernandezJocelyn Olivia Flores (C)

Sierra Nicole GarciaEdward Arlington GriffinHeather Arleene GurrolaCarla Alejandra HernandezGabrielle D. HodgesJoella C. IbeMaria Alejandra LeonJune E. LopezYolanda Maldonado (M)

Karen Melendez(Second major in Psychology)

Cathy Munoz (S)

Yulissa NaranjoVictor Ortis (C)

Andrea Marie PerezKarina PinedaVeronica Janeth RuizRachel Grace Wilkins (M)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPANISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETINGEvelyn Marleth Gonzalez (C)

Laura Lieser (C)

Liliana MedinaKimberly MontelongoJohana Lizeth Vazquez Ramos

Department of MusicBACHELOR OF MUSICKaren Megan BenavidezSarah Elizabeth Collier (M)

Michael DeBellevue (S)*Sean Patrick FaganJeremiah A. JonesJinyu Kim (C)

Taeyong LeeCarolyn A. Lorenzo

Joshua Tyler MatthewsKayleigh Marie Miranda (M)*‡Rachael R. MontagueJacqueline Victoria RuddickBenjamin Skrabanek (S)

Wesley Craig Switzer (S)

Alexander Manuel Villalobos (C)

Cody Luke Whaley (C)

Rachel Grace Wilkins (M)

Department of Philosophy and HumanitiesBACHELOR OF ARTS IN PHILOSOPHYJessica Munoz AlvarezAshya Paige BrooksJonathon T. EllisLeemon Leon PulliamChristopher Savage (M)

Department of Political ScienceBACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCEDestiny Brianne Adams (M)

Carlos A. ArroyoLance Christopher BarteeZari Brown (S)

Juliette Andrea BurgosCindy Melissa CanizalesBabajide CarewMarylin Carreon (C)

James Reed David (S)

Ashley L. DoyleNicholas Paul Gallegos (M)

Griselda Michelle GarciaJacob A. GarnerSuman GautamAna Maria GonzalezMinwoo Kim (C)‡

(Second major in Journalism)

Daniel Komsoukaniants (M)

Ashley G. LopezStephanie Ann MatthewsChristopher T. Nguyen (M)

Brandon NunezAiley A. Ore (S)

Bhavik Vasanji PatelJacob Portillo

(Second major in Spanish for Global Competence)

Christian R. PundockSarah Jessica Riley (C)

Albea Isabel Romero (C)

Ernesto SaldivarElizabeth SandateNathanael T. SummersClaudia VillalobosKane VinsonStephen David Wilkes (C)

Yoel Tewolde Zehaie

Department of Sociology and AnthropologyBACHELOR OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGYStephanie Dinh (S)

Kaitlin FischerLacee JohnsonTaylor N. KizerFred Thomas McGeeRolando R. WallaceTara WyattFatema Zakir Hussain

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGYRena D. AldridgeCassy Barnard (M)

Dominique Demikal FullbrightCody Taylor GoldenAriel Joli GoodenVivian Gude IbarraMeagan LaddNorma Michelle McNealKeosha Lasandra MiddletonOrion Rayshante’ MiltonAura Yamira MorenoZaynab MuhammadAllison Janel Rodriguez (M)

Laura RudderKelsie Marie ScampJennifer Ann WellmanNancy E. Zuniga

Department of Theatre ArtsBACHELOR OF ARTS IN THEATRE ARTSHelena Victoria CampbellSemenesh Zeleke CheksaAaron Zackary CummingsJasmine A. DavisKevin Adrain Duran (C)

Juliet Azarnooch EscobarKimberly Jude EugeneMorgen Lanueva (S)

Samantha Rae Lindberg (C)

Elizabeth Fate Richey (S)

Lucila Rojas

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN THEATRE ARTSMarla AcevedoBrian David BoyceMichael Eliot Carver SimmonsKevin Bach Dang (S)

Yancy Karina De LaoCatherine G. Garrett (C)

Whitney Jones

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College of nursing And heAlth innovAtion

Doctoral DegreesDOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICEDaytral Matasha BrownM.S.N., UT Arlington, 2010B.S.N., UT Tyler, 2007Dissertation Title: SMS-Text to Improve Medication Compliance Among Hypertensive African-AmericansSupervising Professor: Mary Schira

Ket Elatondra DavisM.S.N., Grambling State University, 2012B.S.N., Grambling State University, 2004Dissertation Title: Improving Compliance to Bipolar I Depressive Type Practice Guidelines in Outpatient Mental Health Clinicians: A Quality Improvement Project Within a Community Mental Health SettingSupervising Professor: Sandra Laird

Sheryl Diane DavisM.S.N., Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, 2009M.S., Texas A&M University–Commerce, 2003B.S.N., Baylor University, 1990Dissertation Title: Educational Intervention for Patients Taking WarfarinSupervising Professor: Sandra Laird

Thuy VuM.S.N., SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2010B.S., SUNY Binghamton University, 2007Dissertation Title: Improving Adherence to Hepatitis C Screening: A Pilot StudySupervising Professor: Monee Carter-Griffin

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN NURSINGJanet GlowiczM.S.N., UT Arlington, 2011B.S., Texas Woman’s University, 2003Dissertation Title: Serious Infectious Events Following Cesarean SectionSupervising Professor: Joy Don Baker

William Bentley HendersonM.S.N., UT Arlington, 2000B.S.N., Texas Christian University, 1994Dissertation Title: The Experience of Illness in the Daily Lives of the Chronically HomelessSupervising Professor: Jennifer Gray

Ingrid Antonio KindipanM.S.N., UT Health Science Center–Houston, 2007B.S.N., Lorma Colleges, 1989Dissertation Title: The Role of Leader Empowering Behaviors on Work Engagement and Intent to Stay Among Staff Nurses in Acute Care HospitalsSupervising Professor: Jennifer Gray

Robin Dianna LockhartM.S.N., UT Arlington, 1992B.S.N., Midwestern State University, 1989Dissertation Title: Predictive Relationship of Positive Lifestyle Choices with Emotional Distress of Undergraduate College Students: An Analysis of American College Health Association DataSupervising Professor: Jennifer Gray

Kristen D. PriddyM.S.N., UT Medical Branch–Galveston, 1995B.S.N., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1990Dissertation Title: Formation of Professional Identity in Pre-Licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Grounded Theory ApproachSupervising Professor: Susan Baxley

Regina Wilder UrbanM.S.N., Texas Tech University, 2011B.S.N., Texas Christian University, 1997M.A., Houston Baptist University, 1991B.S., Texas Christian University, 1989Dissertation Title: New Graduate Nurses and Transition to PracticeSupervising Professor: Donelle Barnes

Master’s Degrees MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSINGMelanie Margaret AlexanderCaroline Elizabeth AndersonJennifer Sue AndrewsFarnaz AsadifardRashidat Abiodun BabalolaSarah C. BakerFrancis Prosper BasebangChristine BergerJennifer Ann BloxhamGayle BoringKatherine BowserCasey Jennifer BradfieldPatricia BraunLindsey Michele BrileyCuong The BuiRosa Marrie BurrousBrenda ButlerNicole Sherri ButlerMisty Dawn CahoonVicki V. B. CalfaRebecca Jean CalhounVirginia Diane CarthelPamela L. CaseHeronda Shawnell CastilleEllen Kottas CatonYvonne Georgina ClarkeElysia A. ClayJoshua Lee CochranNadine Marie CostandineCrystal Deanne CrawfordHillary Lauren CrockerMarivel CuevasSherry Ann CulverwellChristy Kay Alexander Daae

Sarah DaemiStephen Mark DavisSrijana DhakalCarrie Dawn DillardJessica Lynn Carter DobbinsLisa Ann DodgePorsche A’Vette DossTiffani Dawn DusangAmanda S. DutroRuth Ellen Joy EasterEuginia Esu EkeJana Lynn ElliottMelanie Domkam FombangRebecca Lauren FosterBrandy Jo FredieuLauren Nicole Courtney FreemanPorchae Brianna FreemanSheri Lee FrenchLindsey Ann GillespieRachel Lynn GiraudinAllison Elizabeth GreenAmanda Paige GruberStacey-Ann Gillian GuidryTambra Benson GuinnBrittany Michelle GygerAlaina Knop HaleJessica Katherine HallAmeena HassanShannon Lynn HavensPatricia Suzanne HelmickSerina Jo HertelChantelle Velma HicksMaria Taylor HolmanMichael L. HolmesTawona Deshae HolmesKelly Marie Hopton-JonesPenny Elaine HorriganAngela Suzanne HowellMichael Chance HulseyJillian Faith HumanStacie Elaine HunsakerIhuoma Kechi IbeBarbara Patricia IgwebuikeUchenna Nneka IlomaNoggy David JaenStephanie Willene JeansonneEmily Ann JohnsonEve Verone JohnsonKilea Lanay JohnsonBrittany Yvette Joyner-ByrdRandi Nicole KalichWondwessen Gashaw KebedeJoely Jannine KeenJessica Hensley KerrWendi Layne KimbrellCarrie Marie KingEmmy Cherono KiruiMarlowe Katrina KleinChristina Marie KramerDavid Wayne Lee Jr.Rachel Elizabeth LewandowskiTyisha Jenice LivasLinnea Nicole LockettKimia Estefana LopezMaribel Lopez

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

Amanda Belanger LubyDebra Lee MagroMelody A. MaldonadoRachel Holman MarkDaniel Joseph MartinAmy Koshy MccarthyRoni Kay McDowellEricka Ramirez MedinaJessica Ashley MitchellChristina Marie MorrisTina Renee MorrisAbigail Eve MorseJennifer Danielle MurrayBushra N NaeemAshakrishna NairKavitha NairJessica Leigh NelsonOrianna NibargerMary Wanjiru NjorogeChristine Jane OliverVictoria Akoth OpandeVirginia Ann ParkerIrea Renee Pink-WilliamsTracey Yvonne PlaskettAlissa Marie PoitrasBhawana PradhanMary Ann Amparo PrimacioAmy Elizabeth ProctorAdam T. PustkaJanice Elaine QuinnAnisa RahmetullaGurdeep Kaur RandhawaLori A. RayJune Nicole Laureta ReesSherry Renee ReidRomnee Laine ReyesDiana G. RhodesTammy Elizabeth RodriguezAmaree J. RomoThelma Annette RuataLauren Michelle RunyonTiffany Lane SaadCheryl Renee SadlerKatherine Ann SandlinPhyllis Elizabeth SchollMaria Theresa SchuchDorene Elaine ScottAngela Lynn SeddelmeyerCarol Louise SellersSara K. SellersSean William ShamlianMamta SharmaSharyn Birch ShepherdRincy SoneyRegine St. LegerMelissa Cassandra StephensonStacy StevensEmily Samari StewartJacqueline Su-Lee Stout-AguilarCaitlin Noel Strackbein

Jeremiah Mark StreetmanJennifer Rene StuartKudirat Folorunsho SunmonuAshley Ann TharpeCierra Nicole ThomasAngela Nicole TierneyMari Nell TraceJudy Carol UpshawAmy Nicole Van CleaveAdrienne Irene VillarrealEstrella-Catherine Betita VillarrealLynsey Michelle VotoBrett Ainsley VranaLaura Danielle WadeJessica Deann WeathersJ. Kristin WebbTerisa Alberti WeinsteinDeidra Marie WilliamsAshley Marie WilsonRenee W. WilsonLori Jean WoodardShelly Lynn WrayMiriam Ellen WrightCameron R. WyattApril Chastity YanezReena Abraham ZachariahSunil Abraham ZachariahSara Nasab Zand

Department of KinesiologyMASTER OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAININGHillary Deanna AvilaSteven Thomas BoytonElizabeth Morgan DemartiniMichael Chad GannAdam James GreerBrittnee Nicole HarderThobias Martin HedmanRyan Eric KacvinskyLoriell Unise McHenryBonnie Jo PyronMatthew Alan WaltersJared S. Whitmire

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGYJoshua EpsteinBrianne Faith McCantsClaire Elan Oliver-DehavenSnehal Manohar Uparkar

Baccalaureate DegreesBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSINGShulamite Ayen AbangRowena Leizel Abarientos (M)

Bonita Denise AbrahamManoj Mani Abraham

Leander Magdaraog Abundo (C)

Lori Elliott AdamsMelinda Sue AdamsWhitney Leigh AdamsNicole Michelle Adamson (S)

Atinuke Victoria AdebowaleAbiola A. Adekanola (C)

Moses Adekunle Ademola-OjoUma D. AdhikariEmma Abla Adjasu (S)

Julianna Marie AgeeShahrzad AghayousefAprilynn Arevalo AgpaloOgechi Irene AguCristina AguilarElva A. AguilarElvia AguilarFernando P. AguilarJennifer M. AguilarLaura AguilarMaribeth Aguilar (M)

Michelle Lynn AguilarMichelle Elizabeth Ahmann (M)

Emma Karen AlanisJason Joe AlbertSelene A. AlcalaZulema AlcarazLiliana Rocio AlcasLeah AlfordClarice AligetiCrystal Gail Allen (M)

Daphne Taylor AllenElisabeth Diane AllenErica Ann AllenKari Jane Allen (C)

Marian Omolola AlliKristi Kay AllisonSheila L. Allison (M)

Kathryn Marie Almeida (C)

Kristen Summers Alpert (C)

Renooka Murli AlummoottilCrystal Leigh AmmonsBradford James AndersonCarrington Brittany AndersonDorathy Udoka AndersonErika Alanna AndersonLeslie Anne Anderson (M)

Stephanie Anne AndersonMary E. AndreasenLisa M. AngelLussy AnthonyJorge AparicioMari Audrey AranaMaria Cindy Dianne Castillo ArceCaleb ArguellesJennifer Dorina ArmaniHaley Diane ArmstrongFolasade Adenike Arowolo (C)

Iliana Jezi ArriagaSheri Christine Arteaga

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Maghan Brown Ashmore (C)

Bernadette Akwa AwahCristina Maritza Aydemirkan (M)

Kendra Denise AylerKendra Ann AzeltonStella Na Hyun BaeHeather Michelle BaileyJustin N. BaileyLindsey Rae BaileyColin Patrice BairdJennifer Ann BakerSheriann Natasha BakerChristine Kyasimire BamwendaYewande S. BanireAngela F. BankiPatricia BarberGarrett R. BarnettTaylor Danielle Barnett (M)

Meghan Casey BarrStephanie C. Barr (C)

Rolando BarreraHaja Fatmata BarrieMeagan Ellyse BartelsMaria Serena BarthaApril Bartsch (M)

Jennifer Polk BassChristine Marie Bateson (S)

Mary Lynne BedreLeslie Anne Beekman (M)

Alexandra T. BellCandace Yvette BellSelena Alyson Belyeu (C)

Pedro BenavidesTawana Latoya BenhamConnie Ruth BennerAry Lisa Bennett (S)

Gregory Louis Bennett (M)

Sherine BennikuttyBili Joe BensonChristine Louise Benson (C)

Patricia Elizabeth Bentley (C)

Abbi Christine BergmanAndrea Michelle Bergthold (S)

Julie Ann Berman (M)

Esther Chinonye BernardNancy Lynn BerronesJackline C. BettErica Josette BetteAndrew Luther BettsElena BezdenezhnykhJodi Lynn Bibler (M)

Kristin Jeanine BieberAgnieszka BieniekPaul Albert Bier (M)

Amber Breanne BilliardElaine Deborah BirdGloria BirdJesse Erin Ray Bishop (S)

Jodi Marie BittickErik BjelkeJennifer Black (M)

Diana R. Blades (C)

Jill Paige BlahaCambry Marten BlakemoreJessica Lynn Blanchard (C)

Jeremy Alan BlaylockSharon Denise BledsoeJocelyn Ann BlountUlanda Denise BoinsNatalie Christina Bonila (C)

Shannon Michelle Bonsante (S)

Cassandra Florence BookerJeanne L. BoothKristen BoothStephanie BorgesJessica Kerubo BosireTaisha BosqueWhitney Marie BostonRyan William BourgeoisKasi Laine BowenNicole Linette BowsleyRobert Bryan BoyleFalin Alise BradenRachel Nicole Bradley (M)

Sheri Rene BradleyMindy Dawn Brainard (S)

Caroline Diane BrandenburgerChristian Thomas BrattonAmy Stephens Bregman (C)

Ann Marie BriggsDonna Kay BrillhartLydia Briones (C)

Rachel Elizabeth BrisleyMargo Hodge BristowDaniel Brito (M)

Samantha Elizabeth BrockBrooke Nicole Brooks (S)

Erin Christine BrooksSara Ann BrooksStephanie Robin Brooks (M)

Skylar BroomAmanda Nicole BrownAshleigh Frances Brown (S)

Courtney Paige BrownJames Russell BrownDana A. BryantLucille BuckleyKayla Michelle BucknerCynthia Renee Budewig (M)

Alexis N. BuehlerTracy Thanh BuiSusan Brooke BumbardRachel Nicole Burgess (S)

Nataliia BuriakDeborah Kaye Burkhardt (M)

Heather Dyann BurkleoErin Michelle BurnsRebecca Lynn Burns (S)

Tayler Abril BurnsideMelissa Rene Burwell (S)

Michelle Rena BushWakana S. BushChau Yuet BusseyDaniel Eric BustillosToby Sandow ButlerPatricia Marie BuwemboTania Swart Buxton (C)

Stacey Perez ByramKim Alexis CabreraRachel Dorothy Caira

Chiquinta L. CaldwellJan V. Calhoun (S)

Jolene Dawn Callahan (M)

Anna CallenKeshia Laurel Camacho (C)

Norchel Maye F. CamachoRoxana Janeth CambambiaAndrea CampTracy-Lee CampbellLaQuisha D. CanadaMichael CanoJohnni Jo Cansler (M)

Anail CantuJohara Usudan CantuStephanie Marie CantuDebra Ann CardBrenda Alicia CardenasJuan Conrado CardonaDanielle Joy CarmanJessica Nicole CarpenterClaudia America CarpioLaura Noel Carr (C)

John CarrollLeslie Ann Carroll (M)

Crystal CarterDavid S. CasasChristopher William CaseyAmanda Blake CashionLeilani A. Casino (M)

Sandra Howell CasonLucia CastanedaClaudia Ilana CastilloJerson Moises Castillo (M)

Mark Anthony Castillo (C)

Mucia Celestina Castillo (M)

Patricia R. CastilloErin Michelle Castro (C)

Amanda Maria CavazosErica N. CernaCeleste Moore Cervantes (C)

Karen Perez CervantesChristina Ann ChandlerPisith ChangBelinda ChapaLeslie Ann ChapmanSamantha Lee Chase (S)

Beth Ann Chau (S)

Saira Salim ChaudhryKimberly ChaunceyAna Karen ChavezJudith CheCharles Walter ChildersAngela Kay ChilesChristopher C. ChinAhron ChoKuanda Kinshasa ChretienDeLora Marlene ChristieThoailien ChungAsli CinarHannah Shayne CirklesKaren Marie ClarkLasheila Chloe’ ClarkeJennifer A. ClaudioChristy Lynn ClayCharlene Clayton

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

Kelli Denise ClouseKimberly T. ClouserJanice E. CluttersStephanie M. CochranLindsay Kate CoffmanMelissa Kay Coffman (M)

Amina ColeKatrina Lynn ColeAmanda Jane ColemanKara K. CollinsworthGeorge M. Colvin (M)

Elisabeth Janell Combs (C)

Tonya Louise Combs (M)

Kymberly Huff ConnTiffany Anne Conner (C)

Brianne Contreras (M)

Amy Rene CookLedonna Darnette CookStephanie K. CookAshley Ryann CookseyCrystal Marie CookseyAlejandro C. CoonrodDanielle Lemoine Cooper (M)

Kristi Lynn CooperJennifer Lynn CopelandDanielle Lynn CormackRoxana CornejoMartha Elena Corral (M)

Criscelle Savedra Costea (C)

Kristen Nacole CottrellRyan Michelle CottrellDilcia Orbelina CourtneyJanine Louise Cousineau (C)

Alisa K. CraigRobyn Delaine CraigDerinda Michelle CramerLeah Caitlin CrawfordTinisha Ann CrenshawAda Beth Croft (C)

Monika W. CrookeNicole Dainese CrowderIsabel Cristina Cruz (M)

Natasha CruzStarr H. CurtisPam Sue DahlbergElizabeth Claire Dalton (M)

Heather Ashley Dane (M)

Juan Raymundo DanielChristine Holschlag DanielsMonika Anderson DapilmotoAdeyemi Christianah DaramolaShantell L. DaringHope Marie DasilvaJennifer DavalosTamra Gay DavenportCara Leann Davis (S)

Rachelle Jolynn Davis (S)

Matthew Graham DawsonMatthew Joseph De FazioChristian De La Canal

Ashley Marie De La FuenteJessica De LeonChitrani Jayanthi De SilvaKimberly Dawn DeanLaKeisha DeBose (C)

Laci Matsuoka DeckerPaige Michelle Del CastilloJenny Del MundoChristopher J. Del RosarioMaria Jose DelacruzSusana Alvarado DelapazRene DelarosaElaine DeleonFrances DeleonJames Len DemarahPeter Lueth DengTiffany Leigh Denkinger (S)

Sandra Darlene Derose (C)

Joyce Janice DeverToni Ann DevineSudeshna Dey (C)

Melissa Don DickinsonAlison K. Digennaro (C)

Carey Anne DinerBarbara Ann DixonHong Van T. DoanKevin Andrew DobbsAntonia DonoghueMarissa Lynn Donovan (C)

Tete Kokou DonyoColton Ryan DorsettGlorymar Inez Dorta (C)

Stacy Renee DossMegan Christine DouglasJennifer Marie DowdingErica Jannette Dowell (M)

Angela Nicole Dowling (M)

Tia Paulette Drayton (M)

Sharika Lysette DriscollAna Marie Marco DrobenaLisa Lynn Druyor (M)

Cristina Elena DuarteMatthew Edward DufourGlenda Michelle DukesStacey M. DulaneyTara Lanette DumcumAlyssa DumlaoStephanie Paula DunlapLatrisha Anne DunnPatrice Kay DunnJayme Lashall DunningsKellie Phu DuongCourtney La Brea DurhamKayla Hayes DurhamSarah Duvall (M)

Barbara Nicole Dye (M)

Jeanie Marie EadsKirsten Rose Eames (M)

Jordan Irene EcholsBronwyn Hilary Eck (C)

Stephen Owan EdafeCindy Lee Edwards (M)

Julie Ann EdwardsLisa Christine EdwardsStacey EdwardsKristina Lynn Eicher (M)

Elizabeth Michelle EideLilian EkomaAndrea Nicole Elkins (C)

Brittany Lauren ElliottPhilip Barret ElliottAkilah Raanee EllisTanya Lee Anne Elmas (C)

Cheryl Lynn ElmoreBakr Khodor ElnasharKristi Lynne Enfinger (M)

Deborah Lajoyce EnglishGerald Justin EnoxMary M. EringoSelamawit Argaw EsheteAnel EspinalNana Aba EssumanKetnarly EstimonAmanda Marie Estrada-HaynieSalvarina Lynette EtheridgeAnita Nwakuru EtumnuAmanda Helen Evans (C)

Conchetta L. EvansDonald Ray EvansJessica Caroline EvansMarsha Marie EvansAmanda Vykukal Everett (M)

Lana Rene’ EwingsEdith C. EzeTiffany Ashlyn FairbrotherShelly Ribich FairleighPrincess Wuraola FakunleNathan Andrew Falangas (S)

Justin FalcicchioBethena FanKimberly Ann Fanning (M)

Shelly Gayle FarnsworthAnna Maria FavelaJacquelynn Marie FedewaAlexis FelderElizabeth Joan FennellMarsi Leigh FerrisToni Renee FewellMelissa Danielle Field (S)

Sandra D. FieldSilvia Veronica Figueroa (C)

Irina Maria FilipEsther Frances FinleyTyisha Teresa FirstleyCourtney Hayden FischerKelly A. Fischer (S)

Angela Fish (M)

Morgan Elise Fisher (M)

Bridget Ann Fisk-GauldJennifer Flores (C)

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Renee Lynn FlowerLaura Louise Flynn (C)

Erin Frances FoleySherieda Andelle FontenotAmanda Marie ForbusAmber Lynn FordErica Lachelle FordMyriam FordTeresa Ann ForsythJeremy Lee FortneyClaire Lynn Foy (M)

Sari Kirsi Francis (S)

Lori Gaye FreemanCecilia Frias-FriasErin K. Friedrichs (C)

Lanisa FriersonKris Ann Friesenhahn (C)

Jennifer Lynn FryeTracie Lee FultonAmber Lynn FurlowCrystal Dawn FuschinoDavese Dawn Galla-RiniVeronica GalvanKristin Nicole Gamez (C)

Gloria GaonaSonia Yuritzi GaonaJennifer GarciaLeah Breeann GarciaLindsey Lynette GarciaMaireli GarciaRosa Nallely GarciaTawnya Rae GarroKarla Karina GartnerAna Patricia GarzaErica Nicole Gaskin (M)

Sheila J. GasparekAnnemarie GatchellStephanie Julieth GaytanAlicia Dwana GeorgeJocelyn Ann GeorgeSusan Anyango GeroBarsha GhimireSusan Ellen Gibbons (C)

Breanna Danielle GibsonCory Garrett Gibson (S)

Jessica Dee GideonAmber Rae GiffordRosalinda GillettFrederica Deshone Gilmore (C)

Yvonne Gipson (M)

Ana Melissa Giraldo (C)

Charlotte Diane Gish (M)

Teddy Marie GlemserKielana GloverAmy M. Goates (S)

Kanisha Ramona Goldman (C)

Elizabeth Marie GomezKathy Gomez (M)

Kristen Gomez (M)

Melissa A. GonzalesTessa Adeline Gonzales (C)

Taylor Marie GonzalezTrevor John GonzalezAlejandra Dennise Gonzalez-Huitron (M)

Meredith Victoria-Ann Gordon

Shevonyeh GordonJessica N. GourleySusan Jean GraftonChantel Graham (M)

Gail Lynn GrahamHeather Lynne GranadosShannon Rae Grappe (S)

Brittanee Marie GrecoAshley Andraia GreeneCaleb Jaysson GreerSharon Gerise GreerShayla D. GrelleCameron Allen Griffith (C)

Jaime Lyn GriffithTara Shalynda GriggsSusan Anne GroshekLori Anne Gruber (C)

Alexis Felipe Guerrero (C)

Khaterina GuerreroPerla GuevaraCrystal M. GuilloryLeonel GutierrezMichael B. GutierrezVanessa Della Mae Gutteriez (C)

Michelle Renee’ GuzmanBrooke Haas (M)

Karen Claudia Haddo-MarshAlexander Riley Haefner (C)

Jennifer Dawne HaggardJasmon HaggertyDevrie D. HahnKawthar Anwar HaifaKaleigh Polak Halbert (M)

Laura Michelle HalbrookAleksandra E. HallBrittany R. HallJerilyn Hall (M)

Branlyn H. HallmanChristina Denise Hamilton*Redempter Sheunda HamiltonSol Seul HanDusty Rae Hane (C)

Amber Nikole HardyDebra Lea Hardy (C)

Georgina Marie HarriganShannon K. HarriganJennifer Ann Harris (C)

Kayla Renee HarrisBryan David Harter (S)

Jennifer Gayle HarveyParis Brittany HarveyBarbara Ann HaskinsCrystal Annette Hastings (C)

Lynda Marie HatchFarai Hatidani (M)

Alicia Alexandria HawkerCassandra J. HawkinsDanna Brynn HayesMichelle Kaye HayesLinda Jean HaynesMichael Scott HeggliJanell K. HeilemanStephanie C. Hell (M)

Casey Elizabeth HellerNina M. Hemann

Rachel E. Henderson (S)

Maryland Juanette HenleyDiana HerediaAlexis Jaime HernandezChristi Lee Hernandez (C)

Cindy HernandezJessica HernandezLilianne HernandezAshley Nicole HerrinMegan Elaine HerrinCrystal Anne Hershey (S)

Cindy Hess (S)

Phakkajira Hickey (M)

Shirley Kay HigginbothamAndrea Nicole HillJessica O’Neal Hill (C)

Leslie Paige HillNorma Alicia HillLinh My Ho (M)

Beryl Nahunja HoelscherDoris J. HoffmanJessica Caroline HoganNicole Marie HollowayCorey Peter Holm (C)

Allison Christina HolmanTanya Monique HolmesLesia Michelle HoltWhitney Taylor HootenSimone HopkinsLorie Colleen Hornick (S)

Deanna Sullivan Horstman (C)

Jessica Marie Hosey (C)

Stephanie Ann Houghton-BowmanJoyce Kaye HuddlestonCarlos HuertaMartha Erika HuertaCristina Zapata HuezoKimberly Robin Huff (M)

James Thomas Hulme (C)

Maiysha Adelle HunleyMollie Meek HunterNatasha Nicole HunterDaniel G. Huntley (S)

Leah Thomas HurstLeslie Michelle HurstAnh T. HuyenMai HuynhJae Hee HyunGabriella C. IannoneAshley N. IbarraJoella C. IbeMojisola Bimbo IbidapoLeila Ibushi-ThompsonMayowa Oludotun IdowuVictoria Chioma IkeGloria Oluchi IkonneLinda Jinhee InDiana Handy InaPeace Adaoma IrobiTracy Lynn Isaak (M)

Ala A. IsmailJacquelyn Nicole JacksonJennifer Lyn JacksonLauren Nicole JacksonSheryl Jackson

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College

Veronica Kei’Shun JacksonStephanie Elizabeth JacobKimberly Michelle Jacobellis (M)

Jennifer Ann JacobsenCrystal Anne Janda (M)

Kali Nicole JanshegoLaticia Michelle Janssen (M)

Carey Joy Torres JavierDenise Marthe Jean-BaptisteJoy Oslynette JeffriesSara Elizabeth Jenkins (S)

Miranda R. JerlsVictor Manuel Jimenez (S)

Rebecca Jones JoestCandice Nicole JohnsonChristine Sue JohnsonJames Gordon JohnsonKimberly Nicole JohnsonLisa Elaine JohnsonLisa Michelle Johnson (M)

Melissa Claire JohnsonMubarik JohnsonNaomi Kay JohnsonNicki Jean JohnsonPaisely Andreal JohnsonAlexis Diane Johnson-Jones (M)

Alexis Chloe JolivetCarrie Jean JonesJamie JonesMegan Nicole JonesRobin Daues JonesVirginia Elaine Jones (M)

Cassie Lynn JordanJill Deona JordanMelissa Ann JordanRyan Russell Jordan (C)

Savita Saini Joseph (C)

Angelica JuarezRaymond Flores JuarezMoriah Meshael JubreyNyruby Julien (M)

Jenille Marie JuncoAmy Lynn JurenaCarissa Gumila JurisprudenciaCheska Dawn Alparaque JurisprudenciaGilbert M. KaberiaSarah Melissa KaiserJessica Joann KalielKaylee Kalina (M)

Kathleen KamitiPaul Nderi Karioki (M)

Javneet Kaur-DeoErik James KavanaghMelissa Ann KawamuraSuzanne Kay KayDiana M. Kazak (C)

Christin Michelle KeathleyAlison Leigh KeithRuth Ann KellerMegan Eileen Kelly

Yvette Jimenez Kelly (M)

Amber Nicole Kemi (M)

Alicia Antonette KennedyVeronica KenneyNorvelle Susie Kent (M)

Allison Lee Kerns (M)

Cara Kristine Keys (M)

Miesha Latora KeysElizabeth Z. KhanAmina Mohamed KhatibSemhar Ephrem KidaneAllison Jane KiernanGladys Nyogari KilwaLoise KimaniKathy R. KimberleyKerri Kay KincadeWhitney Lauren KingDaevisha Renee KinniebrewPatricia Wambui KiokoEileen KirisitsAndrea Jennette KiserPriscilla Yael KissaruJanette Victoria KnightJordan Tyler KnightCynthia Lynn KnottMinju KoEmily Patricia Koepfle (C)

Irene Chemisto KolovichLillian Yinka KomolafeKaren Joy KoopmanThomas Michael KosteKarolina A. KowalChristopher Joseph KralikSuzane Kubesh (M)

Lisa M. KuceraJoe Lee KueJulie Bess KukFristanto Kurniawan (M)

Wesley KuykendallBrenda Kaye LacewellJudy San LamAshley Dale LambRonald Vincle LambertSheila Gayle LambertNirmala LamichhaneBobbie Jean Lane (M)

Melissa Yvonne LangerLindsay Catoe Langley (C)

Samantha Michelle LansingAnne Elizabeth LapanElisabeth Eastman LarsonKipper Lee LathamAziza LatoyeMikah LauJoseph Richard Lavallee (M)

Heather Renee LawlerKimberly Paige Lawrence-Poteat (M)

Brandon Paul Lawson (S)

Brittany Ann LawsonRishiel Laxamana

Monica Suzanne Layhee (C)

Jessica Lynn LaytonNathanael David LeNguyen T. LeTommy Vu Anh LeMyla Nneka LeBlancMayra Alejandra LedesmaMadeline Yatziri LedezmaBrittany Noel Lee (S)

Dong Joo LeeJane E. Lee (C)

Ji Hyeon LeeRanieka M. LeeJennifer Suzanne Leger (M)

Kim You Lek (M)

Dagne Olana LemmaBernadette Theresa Lenning (S)

Alexandria Alicia LewisJennifer Rawlinson Lewis (C)

Larna LewisShaelah Ellen LewisShawanna Nicole LewisJennifer Cavazos LeyvaLurdes C. LeyvaJiangzhen LiLixiang LiNatalie Elaine LinamJohn M. LinaresSandy Renay LindseyKatrina Kathryn LinthicumTravis Lee LitzTiffany Nicole LivingstonJessica Lee Long (S)

Sally L. LongAnna K. LongwellAmanda Rene Lopez (C)

Elena Garza LopezJessica Nicole LopezJosue Lopez (M)

Linda Maria LopezClaudia M. LottMelissa Ann Lowe (C)

Kimberly Ryan LozanoLeah Denise LozanoJamie Maria Luckey-JohnsonShamika Eva Lucre-ThierryNathan E. LuginbuhlHauna Ellen Lukton (M)

Francis G. LunaMartha Alicia Luna (C)

Jessica Devoe LuskHannah Ruth LutherKacie Beth LuttrellMelinda B. LuuNancy Sylvia Macdonald (S)

Chandler MachHector Cristian MacielKristin Renee Macready (S)

Saira Madhani (C)

Justen Ray Madison

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Tara MadsenObioma Q. MadubuikeOluchi Madubuike (M)*Mikayla MagalindanAdrian Del Rosario MagpantayAnh Van MaiJennifer Therese MaiLisa Diane MajerusMichelle Lea MakinsonSusanna Isabel MaldonadoMaya MalekanoJeffrey MallSean E. MalleyCheryl Esther MalonePatricia J. ManeaMariam Manoukian (M)

Jeffre Akio ManzonKatrina Dionisio Marella (S)

Astghik Margaryan (C)

Roberta Jean MarieKatie Lynn Marino (S)

Michelle D’Joni Marioneaux (S)

Emma Marva MarkMiranda MarquetteCorie Lee MarquezShelby Marie MarshJessica Dana Marshall (C)

Julie Langell MarshallWayne Louis Martell (C)

Agatha MarteyBrittany Angele MartinDavid Eric MartinKacy Rae MartinLiane MartinAlejandra MartinezAlma Veronica MartinezAna’Alicia MartinezCinthia Jackeline MartinezDaniela Martinez (C)

Haleigh Cheyanne MartinezJo Ann MartinezKimberli Ann MartinezRachel L. MartinezVal MartinezZuleima A. Martinez (M)

Rocio Martinez SanchezEmily Lynn MartisekBrenda L. MasalinJackline G. MasegaLaura Gail MasonDana Ruth Massey (M)

Tricia Ann MastonMary W. MathengeJennifer Lynn MathewsonLaura Michelle MathwigLeane Renee MatzCody Stan Maxey (S)

Kevin Spicer MaxwellVeronica Yiran MbuwirAdrienne Michelle McAfeeBrittani Noelle McBeeMelisa Ann McCaffreyTiffany Nicole McChristianBradley Jack McClintockNatasha L. McCray

Laura Mae McDonoughMichelle Christine McfadyenTaylor McFarlinAshleigh Vernon McGeeGralin Rashaam McGeeRobin Rae McGlade (C)

Kyle Wilson Mcgonigal (C)

Alexandria Mary McHaleMaily McKeeJennee Antoinette McKenley-WattLaura Pratt McKnightKori M. McLaughlinKara Thomas McLeodMelanie Alina McMahon (M)

Rochell Carol McMillanBlake McMillian (C)

Yanira McPhersonJennifer Lynn McRaeMaydeli Claritza MedranoAnastasia Marie Medved (C)

Trudy Ann MeehanKendra Dahle Meekin (M)

Kevin James MeinhartAnn Marie MeketaBonny Jean MeltonIfeoma Geraldine MenakayaLilivey S. MenchacaJose Victor Mendez Jr.Tomas MercadoMichael MercedSahiba MerchantVanessa Fawn MercierBrandy Nicole MetzJohn Michel (S)

Malia Mihalick (C)

Felicitas Amalia MilesJacqueline Rebecca MilesJennifer Leigh MilesApril Denise MillerDeneka Antionese MillerMarissa Miller (M)

Twyla MillerSydney Michelle MillhollonCalvin Keith MillsTerri Janeen MiltonKathryn E. Miner (S)

Tiffany Celeste MitchellLauren Lea MohonCaresse Noelani Molina (S)

Nicole MolinaRobin Renee MonigoldBrooke Ashlynn MonroeSalomon MontalvoEstrella Rosa MontesMark Earl MontgomeryCarroll Lynn MooreJennifer Lynn MooreLindsey Elaine Moore (C)

Marilyn Jean MooreMason Moore (M)

Shequita Rogers MooreSherry Marie Moore (M)

Daniella Micay Morales (S)

Sasha Mireya Morales (C)

Peggy Deana Morgan

Theresa Anne Moriarty (C)

Ashley Nicole MorrisJamie Nicole MorrisKelly Rachelle MorrisKathrine Joann MorrowSynchaska Lachelle MosesSara Melanie Mosqueda-BaTracy Sarah MossbrookOlive Josiane MouafoKarla Jessica MowdyLetitia Ann Moyers (C)

Kabedi MuambaLarissa Chayil Mudoh (C)

Charlette Rene MuellerFlora Trina MukabanaMariana MunatonesVivian Aneng Munji (C)

Benito Munoz (C)

Bridget Kathleen MunozHeidi L. Munyon (C)

Edina MuranLucianne Elizabeth MurphySylvie Sahouegnon MwangaMoe Myint MyatAndrea Elease MyersDeborah Kay MyersAnisha Riaz NathooJessica NavaKristen Mary Navarro (M)

Chizoba Joy NdahMiriam Ndandarika HuellVictoria Nduka-AgbarojiKimberly Duke Neely (S)

Yolanda NegreteKathleen Alizabeth NelsonLaurie Ann NevonenAngel Z. New (C)

Carin Lynne NewmanAnnie Han-Ngoc NguyenChristian Cao-Tuan NguyenKathy NguyenLisa Thuy NguyenMinh Trang NguyenNancy Do NguyenThuy Ly Thi NguyenVan Thy Nguyen (S)

Minh Hong Nguyen-FuertezMary Irene NicholsCarlin A. NiehausJayne Louise NiehausTessa Maureen Nielsen (M)

Nelson Enrique NinoKathryn Ogheneteme NkwoparaRacheal NorrisEmilia N. NsongmohKendrick J. NugentAgnes NunezMargaret Mary Nunez (C)

Sarah NunnallySopuruchi Lilian NwaiwuAjikele NwankwoIfeoma Ngozi NworjihKaren Lynette Oaks (M)

Ketty Fabiana OcampoSarah Adhiambo Ochieng

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College

Lavendar Achieng OchuoStephen T. OconnorMeshack Owuor OdawoVictoria Chizobam OgbonnaKelechi Nkeiru OgbuehiStaci Elizabeth Ogburn (C)

Hellen Nyamusi OgotiErin Ogrady (C)

Omojolaade O. OgundiyaOlubusayo Oluwakemi OgunyemiAisha Kyabwe OgwangSakshi Ojha (M)

Felicitas Chioma OkwaraApril Dawn OliverMichelle Marie Oliver (C)

Habeebat Adekemi OlowosagoAnn-Louise OlsenJennifer OlsonJudith A. OlsonMyra Omoikhudu Oluwasanmi-GrandeurJudith OmokeShonnette Theresa Douglas Ondego (S)

Lavy Ong (C)

Uloma OnyebuchiSonia OnyenegechaJennifer Christine OpheimJeaneen M. Orbeck (S)

Katelyn Dian OrearKlara Zita OroszRobert Dale OrrAngel Annette OrtizDrew P. OrtizKimberly Ortiz (M)*Martha Duarte OrtizPatricia Ann OseguedaOmolara Aminat OshokoyaMichelle O’SteenHayli J. Otto (M)

Katherine C. Overath (C)

Carrie L. OwenElisabeth A. Owen (S)

Michelle Ann OxenhamOyinkansola Bridget OyebadeTemitayo Olufunke OyelajaVicki Garcia OzunaShanna Leah Pacheco (M)

Yvonne Christine PachecoRosalio PadillaKristine Marie PaliKristen Lucia Paulin PalumboRupal Arunkumar PanchalMelanie Parchment (M)

Paola PardoRosana PardueMichelle Tiffany Paris (S)

Ji Hye ParkKatelyn E. ParkChristina S. ParkerElizabeth Michal ParkerKaytee Nicole Parker (C)

Chastity S. ParksSamantha Parks (C)

Cecilia T. ParrishJamie Gayle ParrottAnish Anup PatelAzima PatelKrishna N. PatelNilam H. Patel (C)

Nitesh PatelSujal PatelMerina PathakNichole Kimadah Patterson (C)

Joanna Kathleen PattisonKatherine PauloAmber Marie Paulus (M)

Amanda Rebekah PayneJane Suzanne Payne (S)

Exie Shanae PeaguesJacquelyn Nicole PeakTerri Lynn Pearson (M)

Monica PedenKimberly Ann PeikertJennifer Pena (C)

Alayna Marie Pena-Mendez (C)

Christopher Bryan PendergrassBrooke Ashley PeoplesShawnee Lynn Pepper (M)

Alison Ann PepplerRebeca PeregrinoAlfonsina PerezAngela Era Perez (S)

Samantha Renea PerezMelissa Anne PerlsteinJoanna Ruth PetersMonica Ann PetersonJanay Michelle Petruna (M)

Ann M. Pham (S)

David T. PhamHang Thanh PhamKasandra Pham (C)

Camille Dion PharrJenna Lynn PhillipsKe’Aundra Monique PhippsTrisha PhouparditCenetra Avonne PickensZachary Kay Pickett (M)

Anastasia Alvee Pierce (S)

Jeffrey Dwain PierceKendel Rae PierceMichelle Bridget PierceAllison Marie PikeKindra Leigh PikeAlex PinalesHeather Diane Pitts (M)

Lauren Paige PixleyCristi PlasenciaDanika J. PlayerJasmine Epiphany PolkSarah Emily PollardValerie Ebude Ekwe Pong

Janessa Lynn PonsLaura L. PortilloLaura Marie PortugalBehrouz Pourgholi (C)

Ame Pousson (S)

Rita Kay PowellDeundria S. PriceYazmin Prieto-PascualJaci Principe (S)

Cynthia J. PruittLawrence Mccormick Pruitt (S)

Michele Rene’ PrunkardMayra Alejandra PulidoBrandee Kathleen PullenCara Teece PulliamEllen Marie Qasmi (S)

Dakota C. QuintanillaSammy David QuintanillaEstela QuinteroNatalie Nicole QuirkeCaitlin Quiroz (C)

Griselda Quiroz (C)

Colleen Erin RadichJasmin RahimaliDaniela RamirezJessica Ann RamirezMaria Victoria Ramirez (C)

Nancy RamirezKristi Leann RamonSarah Elizabeth Ramsey (S)

Evelyn RangelAngela Monico Rapone (C)

Caroline R. Rayman (M)

Kimberly C. Reames (C)

Paul Michael Reardon (M)

Danielle Elise ReddenCecilia Maria ReedAshley Nicoli ReevesSummer Dee ReidRachel Ellen ReistinoMaria Carol Remington (C)

Betty Jean ReyesLauren Elizabeth ReyesMeghan Elizabeth ReyesVina Reyes (S)

Jonsete ReynaChantia Shenay Reynolds (C)

Cristy Dawn RhodesStaci Dianne RiberaAndrea RichardClaudette Cleopatra RichardsJoanne Patricia RichardsMelissa Madison RichardsonBianca A. RiddleConnie Darlene Riegel-Cardenas (M)

Hilda Berenice RiegerBrooke RiesStephanie Rae RileySirrena Lee Riotto (C)

Heather M. Ritter (C)

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Marlina Christine RivasNancy Del Rosario RiveraSandra Teresa RiveraValerie Lorraine RiveraErin Maureen Robbins (S)

Shannon A. RobersonChes RobertsElizabeth Aguilar RobertsNatalie Janine RobertsSarah Denice Roberts (C)

Laura M. Robinson (S)

Tawny Michelle RobinsonShellie Robledo (C)

Otto Ernesto RodasAmanda Nicole RoddyCynthia RodriguezIrma RodriguezJulian Merejildo RodriguezKatherine Stubbins RodriguezLeslie Rodriguez (M)

Mindi Rebecca RodriguezSarah Sydow RodriguezElisabeth Deborah RogersGayle Elaine RogersJamaal A. RogersKaren Freck RognerudMaria Frida Catarina Roldan (C)

Marta I. RomeroLawrence Allen Roques (M)

Jaylene Marie Rosales (M)

Hideko Heidi RothGideon Kiplimo RotichEnrique Antonio RubioDevon RuckerDeborah Ann RuhdeSara Lyn Runyan (C)

Chastity RuscittiShanna Kay RuskCherri Russell (C)

Chelsea Rae SalasJessikah Lynn SalaverriaMelisa Linet SalazarJanet Perez SalinasKayla Rene SalinasRoxana Mercedes Salmeron (C)

Rebecca M. SamJennifer Eliza Samador (M)

Gemma Quizon SamsonThu Nguyet Sanadi (C)

Alexis SanchezGabriella Michelle SanchezBarbara Lynn Sanders (M)

Kaitlyn Morgan Sanders (M)

Ruby SandovalTara Kathleen Sands (C)

Esperanza SantosMariah Saratan (C)

Munira Abubakar SattarKatherine Jean SawyerCaroline A. Schade (C)

Kerry Ann SchadeRoni J. SchaeferKelly Lauren SchaferTenele Helen ScheerRebekah Rose Schellenberg

Christy Jean Schlesinger (M)

Ashley Kate Schmidt (C)

Katherine Wallace SchreiberEkaterina Alexandra SchultzNicole K. SchultzStephanie Elizabeth SchuylerVictoria A. ScifoAmber ScottMark William SedlakSusan Anthony SeelieSheryl Renee SeidelDeborah Len SelfLaura Ann SemonKatie Jo SercyElizabeth Lynn Serva (C)

Thomas Patrick ShanahanJalia Renee SharifJustin Kyle ShaughnessyAntoinette Marie Shaw (C)

Katherine Lee Shedd (M)

Jennifer L. SheenTiffani Diane ShelbyLayuna S. SheltonTanya Marie SherbourneTracee Lynn Sherlock (M)

Priscilla Diane ShermanVirginia Rae SherryPatricia Montalvo ShewardJana Marie ShieldsTorie Jo ShimekApril Hyonchi Shin (M)

Soo Yeon ShinChelsey Lynn ShiversNora Lynn Shults (C)

Lyndsey N. Sidler (C)

Robert Anthony SieckPatricia G. SilkAshley Suzanne SimonsonJacob Peter SimpsonKapildip SinghSara Lucy SkowronskiKori V. SlaytonJoshua Benjamin Smaglick (S)

April S. SmithCassandra Angel SmithDenisha Una SmithErin Michelle SmithLaura Lee SmithLori Diane SmithMichele Lynn Pettit Smith (S)

Michelle Maureen SmithRicky L. SmithSherice Alecia SmithSusan Eileen SmithVirginia Whitham SmithDonna Ann Snee (S)

Jay Brook SodekMark Robert SolomonRose Marie SolomonTonia Soper (C)

Jessica Lizeth Sosa (C)

Jacob Nathaniel Spalding (S)

Ashli Rachel SpauldingKayla Renee’ SpencerToby Chaya Sperber

Danny Ray SperlElizabeth Michelle SpoonerMatthew Lee Spradlin (S)*Sarah E. Spradlin (S)*Kyle Fenton SpringerAlyssa Danielle SprouseBreezy Summer StanleyJoshua Dale Steel (M)

Donna Gail SteelyDonna Marie StephensMegan StephensTina Marie StephensJeremy Scott StevensPatricia StevensonAnteria Simone StewartKristine Engebrigtsen StewartLee Ann StewartWanda M. Stewart (C)

Bina Batini StittTacy StogsdillChristal E. Storey (C)

Eric J. Storey (C)

Ashley Lillian Stough (C)

Lisa Northcott Stover (M)

Heather Marie StranimierRae Ann Straughan (S)

Rhonda Michelle StreetSheri Denene StrickleyLaurie Christine StricklinAyodale Monique StrowbridgeVa Phan Su (M)

Robin Jenine SuchyDavid Christopher Sudnik (M)

Megan Elizabeth SullivanKatherine SummerlinRuth Elaine SummersonShanell Audrey Molde Sususco (M)

Monica Leona SuttonJoy Elizabeth SwackerLexi Roach SwindleHenrietta Achick TabeNina Bun TacsuanAshley Nicole TafollaAnna T. Taino-ChewCharles Tanyi TakoYinga Talla-TakusiGisselle TamayoMyreen Timosan TanAmy Jo Tarala (S)

April Wynette TatumAngela Michelle TaylorBreeanna Dawn TaylorGina Michelle Taylor (S)

Stephanie Marie TaylorTirra Lavette TaylorJoni Mcpharlin TeanoJan Lauren TeixeiraMichelle Nicole TejeraCaroline Muthoni TheuriChris Leigh ThomasChristal Diann ThomasJessica Ann ThomasAmanda Leigh ThompsonApril Charisse Thompson (M)

Dormel D. Thompson

Commencement Ceremony • 37

(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College

Kelli Michelle ThompsonDeborah ThomsonMegan Jo ThorntonSamantha Lauren TijerinaApril Renee Tiller (M)

Christina Ann TindelChampagne TinreeShana Beth Tipton (S)

Jessi Dean Todd (M)

Tammy A. ToftKristen Rochelle TolbertSean R. TooleyDavid John Torres (C)

Ashley Ann TorreyDeanne Beth Tortorici (C)

Heidi Ellen Tossell (M)

Megliza D. Touchette (M)

Tracy D. TowlesRachel Marie Townley (M)

Lisa Grunewald TownsendChi Thi Truc TranCindy T. Tran (M)

Thao Thu Tran (C)

Vi Thuy TranVictoria Stephanie Tran (C)

Jewel Monique Trancoso (C)

Tiffany Mari TreadwellEdith TrevinoOscar Antonio Trevino (C)

Aggie Lauren TrimbleCynthia Dianne TrimbleAngelina TrinidadJordan Lane Truby (M)

Linda Corinne Truesdell (S)

Lien Thi Truong (M)

Cindy Cam-Phuoc Truong TranHester H. TseSusan Elizabeth TuchTamesha Nashae TuckerCandice Ranee TurnerChinyere Augusta TurnerDarinisha S. Turner (C)

Maurice Everton Turner (C)

Sharon B. Turner (C)

Dmitry TverskoyZari Ester Grace Tyler-LewisKarlethia Lachelle TysonLyka Angela Ubay (C)

Chika Kingsley UlehBelynda Uzoma UmehNicole Claudine UsseryRobert Lee ValentichAdrianna Nicole ValleRita Marie Van AllenZachary Lester Vander HaarNou Vang (S)

Alane Louise VanHouten (M)

Kendalyn Sue Ann Vardaman (M)

Angelica VasquezHannah Marie Vickers

Cassandra Maria Villa (M)

Michael VillaRaquel VillaAmelia Rose Villanueva (C)

Marisela VillarrealVeronica VizcainoKathy An VoAlyssa Ann VoelsAmber Sue VogtKristy M. Wade (M)

Catherine Sue Wagers (C)

Courtney Leigh WagnerJennifer Michelle Wagner (M)

Sandra Annette WagnerLu Ann WahlDavid James WainwrightAnne WairimuFaith Wamaitha WaithiraMichelle Lynn WaldenAmy M. WalkerCarly Renee Walker (M)

Ellen Jaroszewski WalkerJayme Lynn WalkerDarnisha Danielle WallaceTashoy Madreka Wallace (C)

Tammy Kaye WallerChelsey Rhea WallsJason Lee WaltersAdrienne Dee-Oliver WaplesBrandon Chace WarmanHolly Lauren Warner (S)

Michelle Lynn WarnerJames Allen Waters (C)

Amber Leigh Watson (M)

Cerrie P. WatsonTiffany Suzann Watson (M)

Hannah E. WattersKaren Lea Watts (S)

Mercy Waweru (M)

Chelsea M. WeaverBritney Kay Webster (M)*Allison Kinder WeertmanAbbigail Hannah WeilerLauren Elizabeth Weir (M)

James Robert WellbornJanet Patricia Wells (S)

Sheila Marie Wesell (S)

Audra L. Westbrook (S)

Katherine G. WesterheideAshlee Nicole WesternNicole Renee Westfall (M)

David Win WheelerKaylan WhippleAshley Nicole White (C)

Marshall Zane WhiteMary A. WhiteVirginia Marguerite White (C)

Megan Marie WhitingJessica A. WightmanAmy A. Wilcox (M)

Kristen Oldenburg WilderJustin Robert WilkersonSomer Jean WilkersonDixie Dawn Willard (M)

Carmen Michelle WilliamsKristin Elaine WilliamsLara Brooke Williams (M)

Leslie Marie Williams (C)

Matthew Williams (S)

Julie Day WillisMelissa Michelle Willis (S)

Angela M. WillsAlexandra C. Wilson (S)

Chloe Mae Wilson (C)

Felicia Marie WilsonJamie Heintschel WilsonLatoshia L. Wilson (M)

Laurie Meichell WilsonTraci Samantha WilsonRamona Shanta Wilson WatsonHeather Marie WimbishMyat Sandar WinSteven J. WinstonTammy WolfhopeAmber Marie WomackDoo Hee WonKelly WongSarah Wood (C)

Brigid F. Wood-BatarseKimberly Renee WoodliffAshley Lauren WoodruffCandice Nichole WoodsKatrina Ann WoodsTammie Rachel WoolseyChelsea Dian WrightTamatha Karlene YagerEntisar M. Yahya (M)

Amaka N. YakubuRebecca Bhunica YamrajHerrdonli Ambrosio YapHeather Marie YorkDallas YoungGreer Larkin YoungJohnny YoungKimberly Simone YoungVictoria Ann YruegasTheodora ZacharopoulosClaudia M. ZakIris Nicole ZaldanaGina Feliz ZamoraMeagan Damacia ZamoraJesenia Acosta Zapata (C)

Jami Nicole Zaragoza (C)

Celeste Marie ZbitowskyYorince Zemedou (C)

Andrea Lynn Zietlow (C)

David C. Zima (C)

Juquita Sawatzky ZinkanChristina Marie Zuniga

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Department of KinesiologyBACHELOR OF ARTS IN KINESIOLOGYBrandy M. BonillaJonathan Garrett BooneLuis Eduardo GarciaJonathan David Hevron (S)

Riley Marie HootenJackson Charles LockeUriel MancillaSanora M. MontemayorJessie J. PalaciosViet T. Pham (C)

Chelsea A. SimsOfa Allyson Te’o (M)

Christopher James Vidauri

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAININGXavier Bronten Christian

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EXERCISE SCIENCEWajed AliNeal E. AllmonMohamed A. Almubiadin (C)

Krystal AndazolaDaneyah Awadi (M)

Jonathan Nicholas BadilloMark Anthony Bailey (M)

Sametria Baker (M)

Sumer M. BalderasHannah Alexandria BaptistePayton N. BarnesMarissa BarronCatherine E. BartoshNasmeyea Molly BazzyKatie L. BeaversZechariah Seth Bigley (C)

David Ntem Brefo (C)

Gina CastilloEdgar Donovann CastroJeffrey Joseph Cervenka (S)*Taj Janae ColemanAlexandria Rose CookNiccole CrewsAmy Ngoc Anh DaoJoan Marice Paguntalan DayoanRyan A. De Leon (C)

Julia Lucia DeanKalyn Barbara Dixon (C)

Rene Villarreal DuranDresden Elizabeth EddlemanJuan B. Espinoza (M)

Ana ExigaClaudius Oluwatobi FawehinmiMerari Cristiani FernandezMichael Edward FrancoBradley John Gaida (S)

Sabrina N. GarciaAlvin George (M)

Courtnie P. GiddensKarl Leo GoodmanGermaine Christopher HarveyJonathan Herrera

Susan HudsonIfeatu A. IkenemeJordan Danielle Jackson (C)

Isabel A. JimenezSyril Philip JohnJesse KimAmy KronschnabelCesar E. LabradaKelli Renee’ Lahman (S)*Quandacia S. LaneBrent David LankfordKatie M. Leblanc (C)

Jordan Lee Love (C)

Josie Melissa MagallonCeleste Mancinas (C)

Jennifer MartinezRahul S. Mathew (S)

Jennifer MbanasorCourtney Paige McCoyCheyna Rae McLaren (M)

Alexis N. Mcmillen (S)*Isabella MinaMaria D. Miranda (C)

Luz Jessika Munoz (C)

Juan Carlos Najera (C)

Tai H. Nguyen (S)

Katelyne NwakanmaEmeldrid J. NwankwoMunachiso Chiamaka Nworji (M)

Octavio OaxacaRuperto OlivarezSydnee Mckenna ParkhurstEugene PattonAbbie Lynn PittmanMelina PradoHana Isam QadduraAfia Khatoon RahmanFarhana Rashid (C)

Tristin A. RayBrady James Reeder

(Second major in Spanish for Global Competence)

Edna Itzel RobledoJuan Luis Rodriguez (C)

Aurora Rosas (M)

Michelle RosilloMonica Shrestha (M)

Helisha G. Skaggs (M)

Shannon M. SmithJanuar R. SoepangatRichard B. Starks (C)

Gabrielle N. SteeleCassidy Ryan Sullivan (M)

Harold Alfonzo TaylorEfferson ThompsonLane TrouttJessica C. VasquezRyan Alan VerverAyana S. WalkerSimba Hakim Walker-WilliamsHaley Madison WebbColleen WeberCassidy Lynn Anne Wheeler (M)

Adam R. WilliamsBrittney WilliamsJuanita M. Wilson (M)

College of sCienCe

Doctoral DegreesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CHEMISTRYChandan BarhateM.T., Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2009Dissertation Title: Fundamental Studies on Ultrafast Chiral and Achiral Separations in Liquid Chromatography and Sub/supercritical Fluid ChromatographySupervising Professor: Daniel W. Armstrong

Shawn Glen RidlenM.S., University of North Carolina–Charlotte, 2012B.S., University of West Georgia, 2010Dissertation Title: Modeling ETR1 with Isolabe Coinage Metal Complexes Supported by Partially Flourinated and Methylated ScorpionatesSupervising Professor: H.V. Rasika Dias

Brian Nicholas StamosB.S., UT Arlington, 2010Dissertation Title: Advances in Separation and Detection in Open Tubular ChromatographySupervising Professor: Purnendu K. Dasgupta

Michael WeyB.S., UT Arlington, 2011Dissertation Title: Renewed Significance of Ras and Rho GTPases in Human HealthSupervising Professor: Jongyun Heo

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESAmber Michelle DavisM.S., Texas Tech University, 2003B.S., Texas Tech University, 2003Dissertation Title: The Negative Impacts of Lead-Contaminated Hazardous Waste Sites and the Toxicological Effects on Children in the Dallas-Fort Worth MetroplexSupervising Professor: Andrew Hunt

Min GaoM.S., China University of Geoscience, 2012B.E., Shandong University of Science and Technology, 2009Dissertation Title: Tectonic Processes of Laramide Deformation: Constraints from Basin Subsidence Modeling and Sedimentary RecordSupervising Professor: Majie Fan

Wasiu A. LawalM.S., University of Houston–Clear Lake, 2009B.S., Lagos State University, 2003Dissertation Title: Adsorptive, Oxidative, and Reductive Pathways for the Comprehensive Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl CompoundsSupervising Professor: Hyeok Choi

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGYCheryl Kay AbellanozaM.S., UT Arlington, 2015M.A., Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2012B.S., Texas Christian University, 2010Dissertation Title: Rewind-Remind: Investigating How Gamification of Memory Tasks Can Influence Associative Memory Performance in Healthy, Older AdultsSupervising Professor: Robert Gatchel

Jubilee Joy DicksonM.A., Midwestern State University, 2010B.S., Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 2007Dissertation Title: What Did You Just Say? Defining and Measuring Political CorrectnessSupervising Professor: Jared Kenworthy

Heather E. GrahamM.S., UT Arlington, 2009B.A., Austin College, 2002Dissertation Title: Who is the Fairest of Them All: The Development and Validation of the Just Leader MeasureSupervising Professor: Angela Liegey-Dougall

Maria Elizabeth Guarneri-WhiteM.S., UT Arlington, 2014B.A., UT Arlington, 2004Dissertation Title: Making a Bad Situation Worse: Co-Rumination and Peer Victimization in Two Adolescent SamplesSupervising Professor: Lauri Jensen-Campbell

Rebecca L. RobinsonM.S., UT Arlington, 2011B.A., UT Arlington, 2007Dissertation Title: Individual Differences in Influenceability and Anti-InfluenceabilitySupervising Professor: William Ickes

Audrey K. SnowdenM.S., UT Arlington, 2015B.S., Texas Wesleyan University, 2013Dissertation Title: Induced Emotions on Shoot DecisionsSupervising Professor: Daniel S. Levine

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MATHEMATICSHassan Abd Salman Al-DujalyM.S., UT Arlington, 2015M.S., University of Baghdad, 2008B.S., University of Baghdad, 2001Dissertation Title: Weighted Upwinding Compact Scheme for Shock CapturingSupervising Professor: Chaoqun Liu

Afshan BoodhwaniM.S., Tarleton State University, 2012B.S., University of Toronto, 2005Dissertation Title: Nonparametric Adaptive Distribution-Free Procedure for Crossover Design with Repeated MeasuresSupervising Professor: Shan Sun Mitchell

Robert C. CampbellM.S., UT Arlington, 2014B.S., Abilene Christian University, 2011Dissertation Title: Characterizing College Algebra Students’ Mathematical Problem SolvingSupervising Professor: James A. Mendoza Epperson

Basanti Sharma PoudyalM.S., UT Arlington, 2011B.S., Tribhuvan University, 2003Dissertation Title: Existence of Exact Zero Divisors and Totally Reflexive Modules in Artinian RingsSupervising Professor: David Jorgensen

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHYSICS AND APPLIED PHYSICSShafaq Amdani MotenM.S., Northern Illinois University, 2007B.S., UT Arlington, 2002Dissertation Title: Theoretical Investigation of the Bulk and Surface Properties of Pristine and Doped PuO2Supervising Professor: Muhammad N. Huda

Andrew Corey SchenckM.S., UT Arlington, 2013B.S., Oklahoma City University, 2010Dissertation Title: A Chandra Study of Supernova Remnants in the Large and Small Magellanic CloudSupervising Professor: Sangwook Park

Master’s Degrees

Department of BiologyMASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGYEstela BuenrostroDavid Guadian MartinezCynthia RangelHuy Vo

Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryMASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRYHanof Dawas M. AlkhaldiChuong Thien NguyenJohn P. Nimmo

Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesMASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCEJohnathon Lee BogaczMarvin Larry DunbarTyler Joseph FincannonConan GodfreyJames HobbsOluwadamilare Olusegun JolayemiMustafa KayaScott Brian LeaseburgeGriffin Shultz MannJace Ryan RobinsonBenjamin RyanJoseph A. SortoreDaniel R. ValenciaJenna M. West

Department of MathematicsMASTER OF ARTS IN MATHEMATICSHillary Jane PetersDavid Michael TillotsonPakorn Untimanon

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICSSita CharkritJoe CoreasHuda Amer HadiMohammad Javad LatifijebelliFrancis MastromeMaryam MoghimiCharles M.N. NottageDuy Vu PhanAn Thien VuHongbo YuMd Mondal Hasan Zahid

Department of PhysicsMASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICSNoura Dawas M AlkhaldiSuzanne Shuda

Department of PsychologyMASTER OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGYAdrian AbellanozaKelsey Marguerite Garcia-LepizReagan Elizabeth GirardotDanielle Elizabeth GontarzMichael B. HudsonCameron Andrew HuntAlejandra LongoriaChrista Brianne MasonZachary J. RobertsZachary Cole Warman

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Baccalaureate Degrees

Department of BiologyBACHELOR OF ARTS IN BIOLOGYMonserratt AguinagaBeatriz E. AmezquitaRoomina BabadinematiMonica Green BaileyTevin J. BroussardLauren BrumbaughAlexandra Michelle ChristensonKirstin Paige EdgarAna Laura Estrada (S)

Lori M. GibsonJoshua Alan Gideon (M)

Billy Shane JenkinsTurner Ann Journey (C)

April Anne KohutekElxy Alexa MartinezEmmanuel MelendezBrittany Lee NewmanCecilia Yvette RuizMiti RupaniHimani SinghJelani Thompson (C)

Kyle A. Thrush

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGYPaul AcreyKareem B. Adda (S)

Mahmoud Ahmad (C)

Jessica A. AllenNkechi C. AmadiBryan Robert AndersonProshi AnikaOgbeyalu Kelechi AnyaClaudia ArteagaCory Blake Authement (M)

Christine Ihuoma AzubuikeVictor Elias BayonaPeter Alexander BidetChau Thanh BuiMorganna R. BurroughsDavid M. CaeroVanessa CastanonRichard Raleigh CaudillClaudia ChanDaniel Prasad Chandy (C)

Megan ChouDan C. Chu (S)

Carmen Linda CruzLizbeth Cuellar

(Second major in Chemistry)

Alice Laura Dacic (C)

Mary T. Dang (S)

Thuy-Duong Thi DangNafi DewanTimothy Q. Dinh (S)

Lan DoLyssa DorseyYvette Marie Dorval (C)

Fresenai Ararso DugumaRichard Jonathan DuhCameron M. Emadi

Haley FangmanSamira Murad Fazli (C)

Erik FragosoSarah Abena FrimpomaaFarhana A. Ganchi (M)

Arselle Nguelebek Gandeu (S)

Luis H. GarciaPriscilla Glenn (S)*Claudia Ivette Gonzalez HuapillaYeon Gyu HahnLindsay Nicole Hall (C)

Shayma HammadHayden Shin Han (S)

Sophonnary Thiem HeFernando HernandezJonathon Michael HilzDanh C. HoangEric Lee Holliday (C)

Destini Evette HuntTrung Viet Huynh (S)

Jennifer Omone Inofomoh (M)

Melissa D. Johnnidis (S)

Danyel L. JonesDamilola Adedamola KetikuFaisal Khowaja (C)

Michael Erik KinneyJames B. KorsedalDat Tan Lam (M)

Nolt Olivar LamelaSanober Lateef (M)

Jennifer Xuan Le (M)

Yen K. LeJulie LeeRaven Lafaye LewisTiffanie LiangEric Thiago Lombardi-LopesNour E. Louzon (S)

Daniel Luis (S)

Ashley Marie Lutz (M)*Darci Kay MartinJeeten Atul MastersIsabella A. Matuk (M)

Kleber Silva MauricioEunice MbungkahMercedes MccutchenRainah Erika Mcintyre (C)

Stephen Howard McReynoldsKelechukwa Tiffany MegwaRaj Pradipbhai Mehta (M)

Jocelyn MejiaAlexia Vianey MendezSarah MerchantAbdikafar I. MohamedAmanda Lissette Mongalo (M)

Omid MontazamiJoshua David Moton (M)

Cynthia Mayte MunozHebah NaeemMatthew Gabriel Nevarez (M)

Erik Phuc-Yuan Ng (M)

Yik Hong Ng (M)

David D. Nguyen (C)

Hau C. Nguyen (C)

Jimmy Nguyen (C)

John An Hoai Nguyen (S)

Kristie M. Nguyen (C)

Loan Tuyet NguyenLuat-Zachary Tan Nguyen (S)

Martin N. NguyenMichael The Huy NguyenNghia T. Nguyen (C)

Peter T. NguyenQuyen Nguyen (C)

Thien Duc NguyenToan Minh Nguyen (C)

Trung Tan Nguyen (S)

Victoria M. Nguyen (C)

Vu Xuan Nguyen (M)

Euchariachristy Ngozika OkaforLemuel OkojieGeorge Ray OlguinNorma Cecilia OlmosAnasinti I. OnyedebeluMatthew G. Orosa (M)

Clarissa Nokpokpo OsagieBrendon OsakweKaied Louay Osman (S)

Janel PatekMayuri PatelPatrick Patel (C)

Kenny Khang Pham (C)

Ngoc Thi PhamNicholas Q. Pham (C)

Nha Thanh Phan (C)

Hien T. PhuongJanae PinckneyAmanda E. Plein (M)*Alen PuckoJustin Lalthawm Puia (C)

Jasmin Rahesh (S)

Jocelyn Ramos EsquinaHenna S. Raza (S)

Christa Lariya ReeseJulia Reyes (C)

Eric RobertsJesus A. RomoDaniela Santillan Bernal (M)

Andrew William SavellsTaylor Joseph SeiboldZaid I. Shah (C)

Eyad Z. Shihabeddin (S)*Nadine Z. Shihabeddin (S)*Soni Koirala ShresthaKarishma D. ShroffMarelize Snyman (M)*Esther TamayoDaniel A. TassinLinda Maah TebohFidel TenorioBetty J. ThomasRaven Chanelle ThomasJovany TiradoKarina Torres (C)

Catalina Torres HerreraAndrew Dunglac TranJacqueline Marie Tran (S)

Julie A. TranKathy Kim Tran (M)

Michelle Lynn TranPhuong Tran (M)

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College‡McNair Scholar

Tram Anh TranVincent Minh TranJohnny H. TrinhMichael Ikenna UgwuleboStefanie Uwah (S)

Nicholas S. Van Haasen (C)(Second major in Psychology)

Andrea Maria VasquezLeslie Mary VazquezGavin Verdier (M)

Anh Hoang Tuan Vo (M)

Tiffany N. VoDaisy VuTrevor Rey Williams (S)

Monika Youssef (C)

Cassandra ZenoYevgeniy Zhivotovskiy (C)

Hua Zong

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGYSarah E. MacDonnell (M)

Ritu Thapa

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MICROBIOLOGYAniqua Mir Ali

(Second major in Biology)

Christien A. CarterTanner Blake Harty (C)

Katie N. Kang‡Maryam Khan (S)

Christina W. Koo (S)*Ingmar MendozaLisa R. Mueller (M)*Sameera Muqueet (S)*Barret L. Niemeyer

(Second major in Biology)

Mason Edward PerryJanae PinckneyHeather Rivera (M)

Eyad Z. Shihabeddin (S)

Nadine Z. Shihabeddin (S)

Gustavo Torres-RamirezKieu Pham Whitteker (C)

Yevgeniy Zhivotovskiy (C)

Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryBACHELOR OF ARTS IN CHEMISTRYMariah Rose Cherry (M)

Alena Aleksandrovna Trinidad

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRYForrest Christian BenefielStephan C. Clayton (M)

Stephen A. Grove (M)*Shariq Ahmad Haseen (S)

Wesley HinkleHien Que Lam (S)

Tram Ngoc Hoai Vo (M)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRYOgechi AnyanwuJoseph Balaban (S)

Jennifer Krystine Dela Pena (C)

Augustine Edet EkpoRadhiyah Himawan (S)

Pardeep KaurTam Thi Thu NguyenTrung Hieu PhamAna D. RodriguezDaisy VuYen-Hsiang Wang

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRYKyle Alexander CoxJared Enriquez (S)

Jimmy Nguyen (M)

Sarah ReyesKyle Robert RogetYu-Sheng SungThanh Thuy Thi Vuong

Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesBACHELOR OF ARTS IN GEOLOGYAnthony Michael Bird

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCEChristina LeonMichael Lee States

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGYKimberly CoddingtonLindsay Ann EnglandMarco FloresEdilberto HernandezCorey Allen MarshallEvan Scott Mccann (C)

Andrew Mitchell PlymaleLaquinn Maurice RobbDaniel RobertsAchyut Sankhe (C)

Dylan TissueKiet Pham VoEmily K. Williams

Department of MathematicsBACHELOR OF ARTS IN MATHEMATICSIsabella Gonzales (M)

Jason KoffemanSara Lueckenhoff (M)

Grace PakElias F. RamosShaTyra Monee Warren

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICSJohn Reagan Abernethy (C)

Amit Adhikari (S)

Akram S. AjlouniTrenton Albano (S)

Kyle Bray (S)

Elizabeth Ann Crow (C)

James Issac CurryRyan J. DeanMichael DeBellevue (S)*Kouakou S. DekyPresley Craig Gore (S)

Esau A. Hervert Hernandez (C)

Vi Thi Thanh Huynh (M)

Rawan Joudeh (M)

Susan Jeptoo Kemboi (S)*Jacky Chen Hao Kuo (M)

Daniel Sang Le (C)

Quynh Nhu Phuong LeThao Phuong LeAshim Maharjan (M)

Stormy P. MitchellEthan Xuan Nguyen (C)

Khoa Hoang Nguyen (C)

David PierceAnna Prather (M)

Peizhi Zhu

Department of PhysicsBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICSJames Issac CurryDerric Craig EdwardsNicholas Carter HergenrotherRobert Douglas MathewsJeanette Miller (C)

Sarah Y. Moorman (S)

Andrew Joel MyersIbrahim Safa (M)

Jordan Allen SangalliPaul Thongkham

Department of PsychologyBACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGYKristen N. AlcarazOreoluwa Folashade AlliAyah N. Al-QasemAlyssa BenavidezNiKisha BrackensNocona BreenMariana D. Caldera (M)

Elizabeth Carol CooperNatalie N. CortezValeria De La CruzThuy Tien N. DuongNicole FergusonAlejandro M. FerrerKarla Rangel GarciaKaren Kay Garrett (C)

Nancy Michelle Garza

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Taylor J. GillilandRaven N. Glenn (M)

Taytum Oliver GuzmanJessica N. HernandezDaniele Latrice HunterVivian Gude IbarraKhadar Ahmed JabrilFernando Jaramillo (C)

Jiffy Ann Jayan (C)

Edgar Gerardo JimenezJarrod H. JohnsonRachel JoynerKatherine L. Keatley (C)

Kevin KubalaJessica Nora LambMatthew Wayne Latham (S)

Jennifer Michelle LeviClaudia N. LochnerSarah Nicole LoftinLiseth LunaAmal MadarCassandra MarquezKiran S. Merani (M)

Emmalie Moe (M)

Dorian M. MooreBryant Nguyen (M)

Phong Thanh NguyenDustin C. NoteboomAyla OdwyerWesley Obiora OkekeJaweria Hussein OmerYoselyn Ramos (C)

Julian Antonio RasconElynn E. RayAna M. Rios-AmaroWilliam E. RobertsonJenny M. RodriguezSamuel RodriguezKimberly E. RuedigerFernando Samano (C)

Monica K. SheehanMaria Dejesus SotoSummer Monique StevensonMegan L. ThompsonGabriela VillaMichael Henry WelchMorgan Elizabeth WoodBrittany Nicole Wright (S)*

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGYSergio BecerraJeremy A. BlackAnna Thao Cao (S)

Houda Chamseddine (M)

Fresenai Ararso DugumaAriel Elizabeth ElmoreMatthew Gregory Escoto

(Second major in Mathematics)

Sara Lynn Gardner (M)

Meghan Gresham (S)*DeKeitra Raquenia Griffin (M)

Victoria Lang HaggardHind HaobshSarah MerchantAthena L. Meyer (M)

Arteria MickensSara M. MobliTien Thi My NguyenKenneth Kelechi OkoraforKali Elizabeth PetersonKristofferson G. Templo (M)

Negin Tofigh (S)

Whitney Nicole Wakeland (C)

Jason Michael Wilkes (S)

sChool of soCiAl Work

Doctoral DegreesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN SOCIAL WORKJacqueline Renna BurseM.S.W., Wayne State University, 2012M.S., Ferris State University, 2001B.S.W., Ferris State University, 2000Dissertation Title: A Retrospective Exploration of the Factors Affecting Domestic Violence Survivorship Among a Sample of Older African-American Women: An Interpretative Phenomenological AnalysisSupervising Professors: Noelle Fields, Debra Woody

Rosalind M. EvansM.S.W., University of Oklahoma, 2013B.A., University of Oklahoma, 2012Dissertation Title: A Whole New World: Exploring Coming Out Experiences of International Students in the U.S.Supervising Professor: Anne Nordberg

Brandi Jean FelderhoffM.S.W., Texas A&M University–Commerce, 2010B.S.W., University of North Texas, 2008Dissertation Title: Spirituality and Socio-Economic Determinants of Caregiver BurdenSupervising Professor: Vijayan Pillai

Alicia Christine Hawley-BernardezM.S.S.W., UT Arlington, 2010B.S.W., Texas Christian University, 2009Dissertation Title: Leaving an Abusive Relationship: An Exploratory Study of the Stages of Change Survivors of IPV Experience in Transitional Housing and Emergency ShelterSupervising Professor: Diane Mitschke

Don KellyM.C.J., Tarleton State University, 2017M.S.W., UT Arlington, 2014B.S.W., New Mexico State University, 2013Dissertation Title: The Best Approach for Reducing Violence in Schools (BARVS): A Paradigm ShiftSupervising Professor: Mike Killian

Heather L. PetersonM.S.S.W., UT Arlington, 2012B.A., UT Arlington, 2009Dissertation Title: Incidence of Suicidality and Seclusion and Restraint in Inpatient Psychiatric Care for People with SchizophreniaSupervising Professor: Alexa Smith-Osborne

Erika RuizM.S.S.W., UT Arlington, 2009B.S.W., UT Arlington, 2007Dissertation Title: Latinos with Diabetes: How Do Social, Psychological, and Cultural Factors Affect Health Outcomes?Supervising Professor: Regina T. Praetorius

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College

Donna L. SchumanM.S.S.W., UT Austin, 2008M.Ed., University of Maryland–College Park, 1995B.A., University of Maryland–University College, 1993Dissertation Title: Military-Related Posttraumatic Emotional Numbing: A Three-Article DissertationSupervising Professor: John Bricout

Olga VerbovayaM.S.W., University of Oklahoma, 2009B.S.W., Togliatti State University of Service, 2006Dissertation Title: Adoption Dissolution from the Perspective of Adoptive Parents from the U.S. Who Adopted Children InternationallySupervising Professor: Rebecca Hegar

Master’s Degrees MASTER OF SOCIAL WORKMarion Shaw AcedoYewande Teresa AdelanaUche Nancy AgbamCarolyn Renee AikensKimberlee Anne AlesClaire Margaret AllenLauren Chandler AllfordKristie ApodacaAlysia M. AraucoRomulo ArmendarizCalandria Sherrionne BaileyLydia Joy BailiffBrian Keith BeauchampBrenda Maria BeltranKatherine Elizabeth BendelAllaina BrackenridgeWindell BrackenridgeKirsten Ashlee BrattonMaria Irene BricenoAnne Marie BrimChristopher Kadeem BroadnaxDaphne Jaguar BrowellJennifer Renee BrownBrittany A. ButlerTiffany CamargoAnayeli Campos DionicioNina Marie CardenasZandra CarrollTonya Renee ChamberlainChristian Elizabeth ChapmanCarressa Shashay CherryErin Chapman ClackNakkia Nicole ClarkBetty Ann ColemanLatasha M. Coleman-FairleyJessica Ashley CornSydney Renee CousinsJillian Rebecca Crompton

Ashley Shanae DabbsNicole Alyssa DaCostaCharlotte Elisabeth DembyAllisa Elizabeth DiaFatime DiabateJennifer Lynn DrysdaleAllison Michelle EtchisonKanei Cherease FennellSonia Patricia FraideAlta Alejo FrankeJessica Yesenia GamboaKathryn Anita GarayNitika GillJennifer Marie GonzalesStaceyann Albertha GrahamWilliam Shannon GriffinKenia Ryckia GuilloryMelissa M. HallTaylor Nicole HalseyTalya Jozette HammondMegan L. HarmanRachel Quanyann HarperDesiree Ranetta HartmanConedra Marquie HayesVanessa Guadalupe Hernandez-OntiverosKimeeka Chazz HolmesAlicia Mulvaney HooperLian Alyssa HorenblasCharles HorensteinKamesha Kreshonna HowellAnn M. HuntCortney A. JamesJuaneta Latrice JohnsonScarlett B. JohnsonSheree Shane JohnsonNandiah Ayana JonesQuincallen Jacavion JonesAllison Lynette KelleyPaul Grant Kingsley IIChristina Angeline LaCivitaMegan Elizabeth LawsonMonica LechugaGiselle Jelissa Carmille LewisVeronica LopezBethany Morgan LuttrellCleondria Sylvon MarableAngelica Guadalupe MarroquinKristen Sonya MartinezRocio MartinezNerlyne MasekoIris Deon McCoyChristina Danielle McDonaldTrisha Ann McDonaldLindella Lenise McintoshHaley Alene MillerTara Jackson MitchellMichael Jerome NoyeRebecca Louise OConnellNatasha Sheree PalmerKarin Virginia Paschal

Robin K. PayneAmberly Rochelle PrykhodkoJaneth RamirezMaria G. RamirezMoriah G. RamosChristiana N. RedeauxJamie Lynn ReiterStacey Daonne ReynoldsAustin Gerald RhinehardtCatherine Fay RiceSpring Alexandria RobbinsDebra Lynn RogersMegan Lyn RouthMallory Nicole ScottAngelica SierraEsther SimentalJason R. SimmonsGarienne StiggersJolinda D. StreetCharley Ann TaggartHannah Lauren TalleyDarlene TapiaAmy Elizabeth ThachetDauneeshia Lashaun ThomasVickie TorresAndrea TurcoChristopher Eugene VaxterMarissa Steen WallaceGretchen Louise WardStephanie N. WardJasmine Racquel WebbsJeffrey Randall WheelerDiamond Charnel WhiteKelle Creecy WhiteTakeisha WilliamsKhadija I. WilsonPorschea Monique Wilson

Baccalaureate DegreesBACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORKLynn A. AdidasRosemary Elo Agbebakun (C)

Jocelyn Almanza (C)

Clarisa Anzaldua (C)

Claudia ArbelaezBrenda Arreguin (C)

Heba Jawhar AsiDongfack Elvis Atafack (M)

Ethel Kimberly AverhartIrene Avina (S)

Teresa BalderasTaylor Lee BontaArianna Nicole Bouligny (C)

Gina Lynn BouwensTiffany M. CastilloNissi Christi-Ann ChapindukaAshley Chirayil (S)

Anna Lucille Clark (M)

Amy Leigh Cooper (M)

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Johnetta Maria Cooper (C)

Erma DaileyPamela M. Damian (C)

Sanetria Saschae DavisStacey Meshay DavisJannie DelgadoKimberly DevozTaylor L. DudleyAmber Charwun EllisTina I. EmaleMary Elizabeth FloresHeather FowlerAlma GallardoCoral Mirella Gallegos Janett Gallegos (M)

Danira Brizaide Garcia (S)

Hector GarciaElizabeth GonzalezJahaira GonzalezDana GroweNatashja Renee’ Hardin (C)

Caitlin Meschelle HeitzAndrea M. HillNatalie B. HowellSherry Jo JenningsKimetrian Jakassia Jones (C)

Nijmeh Joudeh (M)

Lisa Elaine LindseyMarie L. Luong (S)

Ashleigh Zoe MainsNina Desiree MartinezDominique MaturinoArely G. Medina (S)

Shane Elliott MillerMegan P. MonroeRachael Elizabeth Moore (M)

Monica Mora (S)

Krystal Mariah MorinMeda B. MwambaMayra Alejandra Navarrete (M)

Ashley N. NewcombSarah Joy Nichols (S)

Aisha Ojha (M)

Deborah Olu-ILesanmi (C)

Amber H. Pointer (C)

Roxana RaymundoMeghan R. ReidKarina RodriguezLauren M. RodriguezKarina Jocelyn Rosales (S)

Samantha Nichol RoybalNatalie Christine Russell (S)*Alma Delia Salas (M)

Ashlin S. SamuelAngelica Ivonne SandovalElizabeth Courtney Smithson (M)

Jessica Suzanne StoberGrace Sykes (S)

Treanna Nichette Taylor (M)

Adrian ThompsonSarai TorresJoetta Nikolle Vaxter (M)

Vanna Sirilak VongchareunCydnei Shanae Waters (C)

Mckenzie C. Weirether

Derrick Russell Wiggam (S)

Heather Lauren WilsonArthur WimberlySamantha Lashell Winn (S)

Dylan Scott Wood (C)

Marycruz Zapata (S)

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Baccalaureate DegreesBACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESTheresa Lynn AlexanderKerry Vinson AllenTanya Marie BakerShelby Jo BoundsEverett M. CarewErick Jose ColonBrady R. Cox (C)

Lydia Danielle DelagarzaLaura I. DelunaMabel FigueroaLeydie Stephanie FrancoAlexandra Jo GambrellSeth G. HenrySharon Kay Huckaby (C)

Natalie Marie JelladChristina D. Johnson (M)

Jalen JonesJaric JonesMary LeAngelica Denis MartinezElio E. Mendez-GonzalezLezette MontionJacob Wade MorelandAdam Lee MorphewStephanie Jane NashDanzel R. OliverOrlene Ann ParrisJanet RamirezAlfredo D. RosadoPamela RuizAmbreesha S. ThomasAmbria N. TisdellColton Neil Turner

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESVictoria Adriana MartinezBrittany N. Robbins

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN UNIVERSITY STUDIESPatricia Jo Alcorn (M)

Michael Alexander AldapeLauren Elizabeth AldrichNathan AmanuelDavid Lee AnthonyAndre ArchieNastaccia Sharea ArnoldIrene ArriagaDemetrius Devonte AtkinsJoseph Robert BarnettMegan Elizabeth BatesLeah Cadia BernardZachary Joseph BrennanMark A. BrionesAaron Chance BrownTimothy W. BrownVictoria Andrea BuencaminoMaria Guadalupe Bushong

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(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

*Honors College

Dorian CanoIvonne CanterburyPatsy CarrizalezJaclyn Marie CerdaBreck Ann ClarkCourtney Nicole ColbornEdwin ContrerasKourtney Shaniece CookBratina Sharece Cruse (C)

Elizabeth Ann CullumSamantha A. CumberlandAndrew Ashley DavisMagali L. DelgadoJesse Andrew DetienneTrina DixsonOlu Oluseyi DiyaoluSara Fletcher EavesKathryn Elizabeth Ehlers (C)

Mariel A. ElizondoJasmine Lashun ErvinSenay Abraham FerowKoman M. FofanaKristyn Alyse FranklinCody Ray FullerCy Forrest GabrielCristian GallegosM Celeste GarrettRobert Adam GarzaAllyson T. GerhartWindy Ann GischMario Agustin GonzalesBrenda GonzalezSydney Alexis GreeneLorena GuzmanDennis Brian HallStephon D. HallMichelle HammondVernlinciea HarrisKyle John HartlineSamantha HarveyFaiza HassanElycia Marie HenryZechariah Joshaviah Hephzibah MooreChristina Victoria HernandezJose Alberto HernandezReginald Jamael HinsonAmberli Rachel HooverLaToya Shawte HuntleyWilliam JaramilloRobert Edmund JeffriesCharles Wesley JenkinsSsatis Charnelle JonesJason M. JungBipin KarkiAlexandra J. KennedyCindy KhaLee-Young KimLily Paulina KnowlesSelene LanderosDavid William Landrum

Lauren G. LarueJoseph Robert LasterBridget Ann Ledesma (M)

Austin Mcarthur LeeStephanie Dawn LemonsGary LewisSheliah Denae LindseyJackelyn Francine LopezTuyet Kim LuuJessica Diana MajanoMarissa Mares (S)

Xavier E. MarquezSekora MartinezEric Misael MataSarah G. MathesJoseph Ray McDonaldCharnise Emonie McGriffAlex-ann MeltonJuana I. MendozaCoraima Yarixa MercadoMarlo MezaMarisol MierBreanna MoncadaClaudia MondragonChristina Reyenne MooreTara Lauren MooreNikal Melise MorganBrooke Elizabeth MurphyJames Patrick NealBrittni E. NelsonAmber Sedalia NoblesCharlotte Chernal NolanAdam Robert NolleyLatosha D. NunnJaime Olivo Jr.Mariza OlmosMarga OrtegaRosemary O. OsonduJack Damone OverstreetKyle Lewis OwensJoy D. ParkerMonika ParlovD’Andrea PayneBryana Rayne PeoplesJulius Jerome PerkinsJohnny PhanFranklin Junior PierreMichael Tyler Pineda (C)

Melody Anne PinellStephane Latece PluettPedro Rosas PonceDesiree M. PondtFaith Gregory PopeMarisa Zuniga PortilloJuan C. PosadaFariha M. RahmanElizabeth RaymundoCesar O. RenteriaJaime Antonio ReynaRobert Xavier Rivas

Diana L. RobledoJeffrey S. Rogers (C)

Maria De Jesus SaavedraMikal A. SalasCourtney Honor San MiguelJose Alfonso SanchezRicardo Manuel SanchezJocelyn J. SarmientoJasmine SaucedoKyle Gregory ShafferAlvin B. ShepherdCarita Marie SmithJessica A. SmithRobert T. SnawderTiffany SnowJuan J. SozaElisha Theresa SpiechSlone Everton StarkeyElaine Snider StuardCourtney Leigh StuckemanChandler R. SullivanRonnie Cordell TappAlissa Nichole TarnerBianca Nicole TatumMarissa L. TownsTonya Lafawn TresslerDesiree C. UsherPrincey K. VargheseStephanie Velazquez MonroyEliset Concepcion VelezChristopher N. WardKirk Laroam Washington Jr. (C)

James Dominic WilliamsKeith WilliamsDevin Michael WilsonCollin Anthony WoodsJeffrey D. WrightValentino YazzieEstela G. Zetino

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Commencement MaceThe mace, a symbolic staff of high office, is often a traditional element in academic processions. The University of Texas at Arlington’s mace, designed and created in 2007 by Texas State Artist and Professor David Keens with the assistance of Metal Art Adjunct Professor Fred Miller, is distinctly non-traditional. The UTA mace is an undulating, artistic design of metal and glass that reflects the traditional symbols of academia in a dynamic and contemporary way. Almost completely made of clear glass, it is only upon closer observation that the University’s colors are seen in glass below the round, etched-metal University seal. Surrounding the seal is a contemporary wreath design in transparent glass symbolizing the pursuit of higher education. Below the seal, wreath, and colored glass is a forged metal contemporary nest. Below the nest is a transition into the past with etched transparent glass depictions of the institution’s past names: what Keens calls an ethereal space of time past. All of these sections rest on a long, swirled-glass, undulating tendril, reflecting the linear flow of time. It is a tangible image of history, prestige, formality, creativity, innovation, and the uniqueness of UTA. Each academic unit designates a commencement marshal who will carry the mace at the head of the processional, symbolizing the official nature of the event. When the processional reaches the platform, the mace will be placed at the right of the podium as a visual reminder of the history of this traditional academic ceremony. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, the marshal will retrieve the mace from its holder and carry it at the head of the recessional. Following today’s ceremony, the mace will be displayed in the Office of the President until the next commencement.

The Academic ColorsArchitecture, Planning and Public Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . .Peacock BlueArts and Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WhiteBusiness Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DrabEducation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light BlueEngineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OrangeNursing and Health Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SageScience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YellowSocial Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CitronUniversity College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orange, Blue, and White

Academic DressThe tradition of the academic costume apparently began during the 12th or 13th century in early European universities. At that time, the clergy composed the majority of the educated class, so academic dress is an adaptation of the cape or mantle—usually made of silk or wool—worn by church dignitaries in religious processions. Through the years, great diversity in color and in style of cap, gown, and hood developed. In 1896, the colleges and universities in the United States adopted a uniform code governing academic dress. Today, the black gown, hood, and mortar board worn by the graduates in most institutions follow this code. Most universities do not use the hood for those graduates receiving bachelor’s degrees. While it is not apparent to the casual observer, the gowns worn by the recipients of the various degrees vary somewhat in design. The sleeves of the gowns worn by the baccalaureate candidates are long and pointed, while the sleeves of the gowns worn by the master’s degree recipients are square at one end with a slit at the elbow. The doctoral gown has flowing sleeves with three bars of velvet and a facing of velvet on the front of the gown. Colors used on the hoods serve as identification for the degree. The hood of the doctoral candidate differs in design from that of the master’s as it has side panels and is slightly longer. The velvet border of the hood indicates the degree and usually follows the same code as the color of the tassels. The oxford cap, usually referred to as a mortar board, is black and has a long tassel that is fastened by a button on the top. The tassel is usually worn over the left of the cap. The color of the tassel on the cap indicates the degree.

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oUr spirit song

Composed by George B. Chave

Lyrics by Mary Von Zuben, Iva Nell Bennett

Alma Mater

“AS YOU LEAVE THESE

HALLOWED HALLS,

REMEMBER THAT AS

MAVERICKS WE STRIVE

FOR WHAT OTHERS

MAY CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE.

SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND

REACH FOR THE STARS. NEVER

BE SCARED OF STRETCHING

BEYOND YOUR BOUNDS—YOUR

ABILITIES ARE CONSTRAINED

ONLY BY THE LIMITS YOU

SET FOR YOURSELF.”

—UTA President Vistasp M. Karbhari

Commencement ’17

the university of texas at arlington

Thursday, May 11, 2017 • 7 p.m. • College Park Center

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH INNOVATION