Denison University 2024 Commencement Program

The One Hundred Eighty-Third Annual

COMMENCEMENT May 11, 2024

One Hundred Eighty-Third Annual Commencement at Denison University Marking Completion of The One Hundred Ninety-Third Year Saturday, May 11, 2024 10:30 a.m.

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Commencement Exercises Adam S. Weinberg, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., President of Denison University Gregg Parini, B.A., M.A., Head Faculty Marshal Seth Chin-Parker, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Zarrina Juraqulova, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Frederick Christopher Porcheddu-Engel ’87, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal

Processionals Welcome

Adam S. Weinberg

Senior Class Address

Priyanshi Kanoria ’24 Presented by Alexander Miller, B.A., M.A., Ed.D. Vice President for Student Life

Announcement of Senior Gift

Alex K. Pan ’24 Zora Kitwana Whitfield ’24 Class Co-Governors

Recognition of Retiring Faculty

Presented by Sam Cowling, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Chair of the Faculty

Garrett A. Jacobsen, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies Toni C. King, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Black Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies Peter E. Pauzé, B.A., M.F.A. Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre Sandra R. Runzo, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of English Charles W. Sokolik, A.B., Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Conferring of the Honorary Degree

Adam S. Weinberg

Philip A. Glotzbach, B.A., M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D.

Presented by Sam Cowling

Biographies of retiring faculty and the honorary degree recipient are located on pages 25-27.

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Commencement Address Philip A. Glotzbach Presentation of the Class of 2024 Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Provost

Awarding of Degrees in Course Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85 The Awarding of Degrees to Senior Class Co-Governors* The Awarding of Degrees to President’s Medalists** The Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts The Degree of Bachelor of Science The Degree of Bachelor of Arts * Alex K. Pan and Zora Kitwana Whitfield ** Caroline Christine Bodary, Torria Grace Catrone, Katherine Voight Griffin, Nadeem Eric Jones, Priyanshi Kanoria, Jackson Ryan Nimesheim, Taylor Nicole Trimble, Maximilian Jacob Wisnefski

Alma Mater

“To Denison”

To Denison, we raise our song, Fair college on the hill, The name that sets our souls on fire, And makes our senses thrill.

To Denison, my Denison, In praise our voices swell, The scenes of happy college days, The Home we love so well.

Written by V.E. Field, Class of 1903, and led by Anna Eilene Buescher ’24 Charlotte Grace Jaffe ’24 Sophie Acho LeMay ’24 Ben R. Rayhill ’24 Emily F. Walker ’24 Maximilian Jacob Wisnefski ’24

Recessional Program Notes Musical selections are being performed by: Sophia Hwang ’25, violin; Sara Jarecke ’25, violin; Donald Keough ’27, violin; Jim Van Reeth, violin; Emily Yunk ’26, violin; Patricia Klosterman ’25, viola; Alex VanLaven ’26, cello; Daniel Ziabicki ’26, cello; Eli Lishack ’26, trumpet; Colin Nguyen ’27, trumpet; Tiffany Damicone, french horn; Doug Moran, trombone; and Bradley Krak, tuba. The commencement orchestra is conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Philip Rudd, B.M.E., M.M., D.M.A.

Graduates are listed alphabetically under the degree they are receiving, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Arts. Each graduate’s major and hometown are indicated. Titles of yearlong Senior Theses or Senior Creative Projects judged to merit recognition appear in italics, along with the name of the faculty supervisor.

President’s Medalists wear gold medals awarded in recognition of their status. Students graduating summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude Latin honors wear gold, silver, and red tassels respectively on their caps.

Flowers for the program are provided by Village Flower Basket.

The program concludes when the platform party and faculty have recessed. The audience and graduates are asked to remain seated during the recessional.

The hoods and robes of academic regalia signal the wearer’s academic journey. The hood is lined with the colors of the university conferring the degree; the border in which it is edged indicates the scholar’s field. The colors seen in Denison’s procession and the fields they represent are: Dark Blue: Philosophy; White: Humanities; Golden Yellow: Science; Light Blue: Education; Brown: Fine Arts; Pink: Music; Silver Gray: Oratory (Speech); Scarlet: Theology; Lemon Yellow: Library Science; Sage Green: Physical Education; Drab: Commerce, Accountancy, Business.

Academic Regalia The academic costume which makes the Commencement procession so colorful is more than 800 years old, dating back to the days when students were members of the minor clergy and wore monkish gowns and hoods. Today, the hood is used only as an ornament. It is lined with the colors of the university conferring the degree: the border in which it is edged indicates the scholar’s field. The colors seen in today’s Denison procession and the fields they represent are: Dark Blue: Philosophy; White: Humanities; Golden Yellow: Science; Light Blue: Education; Brown: Fine Arts; Pink: Music; Silver Gray: Oratory (Speech); Scarlet: Theology; Lemon Yellow: Library Science; Sage Green: Physical Education; Drab: Commerce, Accountancy, Business.

Today’s processionals are selections chosen from The Water Music (1717), and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), and Sinfonia in D (1780) by Joseph Bologne (1745-1799). The recessional is a selection from String Quartet No. 7, K. 160 (1773) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Fanfare for the Class of 2024 is an original composition by Professor of Music Ching-chu Hu, B.A., M.A., M.F.A., D.M.A. 3

Awarding of Degrees in Course Adam S. Weinberg, President, Presiding Presentation by Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85, Provost Degrees Summa Cum Laude - Gold Tassel Cap

Degrees Magna Cum Laude - Silver Tassel Cap

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Qihan Chen Beijing, China

Rita E. Costa, Cum Laude Centerburg, Ohio The Blue House Keith Spencer, M.F.A.

Studio Art

Ava Lorraine Peterson, Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio Clear the Kitchen Table: The Investigation of Painting and Sewing in Domestic Spaces Micaela Vivero, M.F.A.

Eva Donegan Coleman, Summa Cum Laude Easton, Maryland Harrison B. Copeland Winston-Salem, North Carolina Effects of Color, Pattern, and Distance from a Pond on Predator Attack Rates on Clay Model Frogs in Central Ohio Geoffrey R. Smith, Ph.D.

Studio Art

Lily McGee Mears Thomas Cheverly, Maryland Studio Art Flesh Out: Exploring Queer Theory Through Horror Ron Abram, M.F.A.

Bachelor of Science Patricia Nana Ama Nketseaba Ashun Accra, Ghana Myles H. Beale, Cum Laude Maumee, Ohio

Biology

Environmental Science

Olivia Marguerite Brenner, Summa Cum Laude Dublin, Ohio

Lula Bain Burke, Magna Cum Laude Centerburg, Ohio Environmental Science Lewis Sae Bin Chaffin Greenville, North Carolina

Biology

Zhijun Ding, Cum Laude Kunshan Shi, Suzhou Shi, China

Biology

Raghav Goel Ghaziabad, India

Biology

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Mathematics Physics

Physics Mathematics

Emma T. Goss Rochester, Minnesota

Biology

Ian H. Greear, Summa Cum Laude Alexandria, Ohio

Biology

Mallory E. Hallwirth, Magna Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio

Biology

Katharine Grace Harding Seattle, Washington

Biology

Mary Kate Healy, Summa Cum Laude Cleveland, Ohio

Environmental Science

Biology

Noah Thomas DiFilippo East Aurora, New York

Christopher J. Giglio Westfield, New Jersey

Monica Cherry Bradford, Summa Cum Laude Oak Park, Illinois Biochemistry Modification of naphthalenediimide to enhance semiconducting abilities in donor-acceptor columnar liquid crystals Joseph J. Reczek, Ph.D.

Biology

Biochemistry

Rachel J. Furge Kalamazoo, Michigan Dynamic Modeling of Myosin VI attached to Actin Filament with D179Y Point Mutation Riina Tehver, Ph.D.

Biochemistry

Biochemistry

Khue Dao Vung Tau City, Vietnam

Yuhan Fu, Summa Cum Laude Nanjing, China

Ty A. Belville Londonderry, New Hampshire Biology Effects of artificial lighting on Red-back Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) and forest floor communities Geoffrey R. Smith, Ph.D. Corinne A. Boyd Lincoln, Nebraska

Degrees Cum Laude - Red Tassel Cap

Psychology

Brooklyn Kendall Heller Marysville, Ohio

Biology

Eliot Gordon Hiegel, Summa Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio

Physics

Frances C. Hoag Fenton, Michigan

Biology

Linh K. Nguyen, Cum Laude Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Development of Phylogenomic Markers for Caridean Shrimps Solomin Tin Chi Chak, Ph.D.

Suhwan Hong, Cum Laude Seoul, South Korea

Biology

Minh Vu Duy Nguyen Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Jack O. Johannessen Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Physics

Ava Lynn Oberle Columbus, Ohio

Biology

Nicholas G. Olidis Stouffville, Ontario, Canada

Biology

Zoe M. Pettersen, Summa Cum Laude Denver, Colorado

Biology

Woo Joong Kim Seoul, South Korea

Biochemistry

Madelyn A. Kurtz Cincinnati, Ohio

Environmental Science

Minh A. Le Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Adrianna Grace Muñiz, Cum Laude Round Lake Beach, Illinois

Uyen Phuong Le, Summa Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Applied Mathematics Biology

Alexandria Jean Leeper, Magna Cum Laude Hebron, Ohio

Biology

David B. Luffman, Magna Cum Laude Nashville, Tennessee

Geosciences

Tung Khanh Luu, Summa Cum Laude Seattle, Washington

Computer Science

Biology

Computer Science

Phuricha Phanwong Washington, D.C.

Computer Science

Jiyoon Lee Michuhol-gu, Incheon, South Korea

Biology

Lauren M. Rutherford, Cum Laude Cincinnati, Ohio Uncovering the Brightening Effect in Mn-Doped Cs3Bi2Br9 Nanoplatelets Timothy L. Atallah, Ph.D. Jillian E. Salmon, Summa Cum Laude Galena, Ohio Initial Movement Orientation of Two Pond-Breeding Amphibians Rebecca N. Homan, Ph.D.

Mathematics Chemistry

Biology

Jackson W. Schaeffer, Cum Laude La Grange, Illinois

Biology Biology

Olivia Roxanne Mahaffey Owings Mills, Maryland

Biology

Nicholas Robert Settembrine, Cum Laude Coraopolis, Pennsylvania

Rebecca LeeAnn Martin, Cum Laude Moore, South Carolina

Biology

Parker Alexander Smith Newark, Ohio

Lara R. McHale Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Physics

Margaret K. Spriggs, Magna Cum Laude Belleville, Illinois Environmental Science

John Alexander Mendez Lawrence, Massachusetts

Biology

Victoria Caroline Stamato Severna Park, Maryland

Biology

Biology

Samuel Oliver Sullivan Cohasset, Massachusetts

Biology

Anita Tamang Canal Winchester, Ohio

Biology

Rohan V. Tripathy, Cum Laude Saint Louis, Missouri

Biology

Hannah Renee Menosky Pinckney, Michigan Habitat use and distribution of terrestrial vertebrates in a restored prairie/wetland complex Geoffrey R. Smith, Ph.D. Mingon K. Mun Bothell, Washington

Biochemistry 5

Psychology

Fabrizio E. Vassallo, Summa Cum Laude Resistencia, Argentina Physics Understanding Q-balls in two and three dimensions Daniel C. Homan, Ph.D. Esme Elizabeth Wright, Magna Cum Laude Cincinnati, Ohio Henry Zheng, Magna Cum Laude Bear, Delaware Cameron Ming-Li Ziegenfus Danville, California Molecular identification of a disease vector Susan Villarreal, Ph.D.

Alexandra E. Andres, Cum Laude Woodland Hills, California Gerald Jorden Anfinson Morgantown, West Virginia

Biology

Data Analytics, Computer Science

Biochemistry

Daniel A. Ansah-Akrofi Columbus, Ohio Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Biology

Kiara Monique Ansley-Hinds, Cum Laude Randolph, Massachusetts Women’s and Gender Studies Mohammad Noor Ashrifeh Darien, Connecticut

Bachelor of Arts Lokesh Acharya Columbus, Ohio

Data Analytics

Keryane Aduwaah Adjei-Akosah Hyde Park, Massachusetts Viraj Agarwal Kolkata, India Christian M. Agelopoulos Denver, Colorado Caitlin J. Ahearn Charlotte, North Carolina Joshua Alfred Aiello Mansfield, Ohio Claire M. Alexander Ellicott City, Maryland Micaela A. Amato Falmouth, Maine

Communication Economics Economics Communication Global Commerce

Lily F. Anderson, Cum Laude Mystic, Connecticut Nicholas Charles Anderson Manhattan Beach, California

Communication

Emily C. Aysseh Darien, Connecticut

Communication

Educational Studies

Laura A. Barclay Valdosta, Georgia

English (Writing)

Nicole C. Barnas, Summa Cum Laude Beverly Hills, Michigan

Communication

William James Barnes Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Psychology

Cinema, English (Writing)

Mya Lynn Banek Aurora, Colorado

Jaelynn Nicole Barnes Columbus, Ohio

Music (Composition), Spanish

Spanish

Nelson Ross G. Austria Gurnee, Illinois

Victoria G. Bambara Short Hills, New Jersey

Global Health Biology

Amy Christine Barry, Magna Cum Laude Louisville, Kentucky Global Commerce, Economics

Kathryn R. Amrine, Summa Cum Laude Delaware, Ohio English (Writing) Big Inheritance: Essays Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, Ph.D. Claire Grace Anderson Mystic, Connecticut

Economics, Data Analytics

Olivia D. Atlee Lawrence Township, New Jersey Economics

Jonathan Mitchell Adamson Barrington, Rhode Island

Women’s and Gender Studies, Communication

Anthropology and Sociology

Ava L. Batsel Cincinnati, Ohio

Computer Science

Myles H. Beale, Cum Laude Maumee, Ohio

Global Commerce

Michael A. Bednarek Chicago, Illinois

English (Literature) Economics (Financial Economics) 6

Economics, Data Analytics

Ibrahim Ihab Bekhiet Alexandria, Egypt

Economics

Caliyah Danyale Bennett Richmond, Virginia

Journalism, Black Studies

Ethan R. Bennett Trafford, Pennsylvania

Evan Shelby Brown Oak Park, Illinois

Politics and Public Affairs

Olivia Lynn Bernard, Summa Cum Laude Seattle, Washington English (Writing) Deep Light Margot Singer, Ph.D. Zoe Helen Bernstein Chicago, Illinois

Jacob Kuskin Brown Dover, Massachusetts Tahkeese M. Brown, Cum Laude Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts Anna Eilene Buescher Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Black Studies, Communication Theatre

History William Redfern Bugg Kingshill, Virgin Islands

Global Commerce

Alison S. Burns Minneapolis, Minnesota

French, Communication

Emmett Robert Burnside Wilmette, Illinois

Global Commerce

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Aryaman Biyani, Magna Cum Laude Kolkata, India

Economics

Robert Bland New York, New York

Global Commerce Ashley H. Butler Groton, Connecticut

Claudia G. Blankenship Columbus, Ohio East Asian Studies South Korea & China: A Comparative Study of Education Culture in Popular Media Shao-yun Yang, Ph.D.

Caroline Grace Bonebrake Norwalk, Connecticut Matthew Francis Bonner Hanover, New Hampshire

Cinema

Casey Patrick Campbell Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Global Commerce

Torria G. Catrone, Magna Cum Laude New Albany, Ohio Journalism, Politics and Public Affairs The American Black Press: A Deweyan Public for Democracy Heather N. Pool, Ph.D.

Economics (Financial Economics)

Brooklyn S. Bosart, Magna Cum Laude Orchard Lake, Michigan

Psychology

Colleen O’Sullivan Boyle, Magna Cum Laude Concord, Massachusetts Psychology, Communication Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Jack Wilson Chace North Andover, Massachusetts

Global Commerce

Oliver B. Chairs Lititz, Pennsylvania

Global Commerce

Ana Chargeishvili Granville, Ohio

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Aura Daniela Chavez Martinez East Boston, Massachusetts Anthropology and Sociology

Aliya Lynn Brennan, Summa Cum Laude Dublin, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology

Andrew Butler Brown Yorktown Heights, New York

Yiting Cai, Cum Laude Jingjiang, China

Communication

Madeline Anne Borger, Magna Cum Laude Rockville, Maryland Politics and Public Affairs

Clyde Hamilton Junah Bresnahan Atlanta, Georgia

Biology

Alessandro N. Caccamo Rome, Italy Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Caroline Christine Bodary, Summa Cum Laude New Boston, Michigan Psychology

Jairus Branch Wilmington, Delaware

Data Analytics

Psychology

Thomas S. Berry, Magna Cum Laude Pataskala, Ohio Larisa B. Bierman Scottsville, Virginia

Economics

Isabel M. Chen Malverne, New York

Politics and Public Affairs, Global Commerce

Global Commerce Qihan Chen Beijing, China Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies 7

Economics

Jiarui Cheng Shenzhen, China

Katherine Rose Dampier Chicago, Illinois

Psychology, Women’s and Gender Studies

Philosophy

Chau Mai Dang, Magna Cum Laude London, United Kingdom International Studies

Arun Chhetri Columbus, Ohio

Economics

Vu Linh Chi, Summa Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Data Analytics, Global Commerce William Heffelfinger Christakos Minneapolis, Minnesota Payton Elizabeth Clew Apex, North Carolina

Minh B. Dao, Magna Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam

Communication

Archer Thomas Darrach Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Data Analytics

Ryan Elizabeth Darragh Dover, Massachusetts

Communication

Economics Communication Hannah Blaneh Davies Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Allison Nicole Collins, Magna Cum Laude Granville, Ohio Environmental Studies, Biology Local adaptation and defense traits in common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca Andy C. McCall, Ph.D. Sophia Ming Collopy Dayton, Ohio

Caroline Haddox Davis, Cum Laude Allison Park, Pennsylvania

Global Commerce, History Communication

Isabella N. de Assis-Wilson, Cum Laude Waynetown, Indiana Computer Science, Theatre

Global Commerce

Gabriella Raquel Contreras San Antonio, Texas Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Mia Anne DeCerchio Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Amira Cordeiro Ghattas, Cum Laude São Paulo, Brazil

Isabelle Chloe Decombaz Chicago, Illinois Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Why Women Now have Comparative Advantage in the Marriage Market and Why it Matters for Men Andrea L. Ziegert, Ph.D.

Psychology

Cade Michael Cormier Burlington, Connecticut

Data Analytics

Theodore B. Cornejo Wilmette, Illinois

Economics

Catlin August Cornish, Cum Laude Ovid, New York Women’s and Gender Studies, Art History and Visual Culture Jude DuBois Countryman Tallahassee, Florida

Clay Michael Denstorff Perrysburg, Ohio

Communication

Kelly Ann Derasmo Fairfax Station, Virginia

History

Jake Dominic DiMantova Powell, Ohio

Economics

History

Katherine A. Coward Alexandria, Virginia

Communication

Cassidy Marie Crane Delaware, Ohio

Religion, English (Literature)

Paige Elizabeth Cromwell Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania

Communication

Zhijun Ding, Cum Laude Kunshan Shi, Suzhou Shi, China Data Analytics Exploring local adaptation in common milkweed through a common garden design: insights from herbivore dynamics over three years Andy C. McCall, Ph.D. Nathan M. Dinges Centennial, Colorado

Cinema

Global Commerce, Economics

Brooks Kirkham Crowley Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Communication

Alexander William Dobbins West Hartford, Connecticut

Samuel A. Culyer, Cum Laude Fort Thomas, Kentucky

English (Writing)

Anna Helen Doran Terrace Park, Ohio

William M. Cunningham, Summa Cum Laude Seattle, Washington Economics

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Mae Anne Doran Westerville, Ohio

Global Commerce

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Educational Studies

Nina C. Downing Atlanta, Georgia When You Were There Margot Singer, Ph.D.

James Turner Franco Old Greenwich, Connecticut

English (Writing)

Isabella F. Fratangelo Coral Gables, Florida

Paige Duffy Southampton, New York

Cinema

Edward Robert Dunn Marion, Massachusetts

Mathematics

Cameron M. Friedauer Gulf Breeze, Florida Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Data Analytics Psychology

Lauren LeSourd Ehlers, Magna Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois English (Writing) Moderate to Difficult Michael J. Croley, M.F.A.

Yuhan Fu, Summa Cum Laude Nanjing, China

Chemistry

Rachel J. Furge Kalamazoo, Michigan

Chemistry

Henry David Gamble, Magna Cum Laude Wooster, Ohio Politics and Public Affairs, French Seeking a Universal Rich in Particulars: Aimé Césaire, 1939-1958 Anthony L. Ives, Ph.D.

Sophia Clara Ellerkmann, Cum Laude Phoenix, Maryland Environmental Studies, Global Health Natalie Monroe English Arlington, Virginia

Studio Art

Benjamin J. Frey Austin, Texas

Hoa Nhat Duong, Magna Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Economics, Data Analytics

Emma Marie East Westport, Connecticut

Environmental Studies, Economics

Margaret Kathryn French Indianapolis, Indiana

Global Commerce

Owen L. Dy San Ramon, California

Psychology

Caroline Spencer Garrard, Cum Laude Atlanta, Georgia

Economics (Financial Economics)

Psychology

Abrham Negash Gelan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Psychology, Computer Science

Catherine R. Evanko, Magna Cum Laude Glen Gardner, New Jersey Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Tessa Juliet Gerhardt Mansfield, Ohio

Journalism, Communication

Yuhan Fan, Magna Cum Laude Shanghai, China

J. William Gimbel V, Cum Laude Highland Park, Illinois

Zheng Fang Beijing, China Lucas A. Feliz Memphis, Tennessee Madeline T. Fenton Wellesley, Massachusetts Luke Alexander Fisher Alexandria, Virginia Taria Patricia Fitch Chicago Heights, Illinois

Philosophy

Computer Science, Mathematics

Raghav Goel Ghaziabad, India

Anthropology and Sociology

Lily Elizabeth Goers Willowbrook, Illinois

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies, Economics Computer Science

Communication, Anthropology and Sociology

Psychology Zoe Louise Gooch Cranleigh, United Kingdom Women’s and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Sociology

Global Commerce Psychology, Communication

Trevor M. Goodrich Vero Beach, Florida

Politics and Public Affairs

Joshua David Flagel Arlington, Virginia

Philosophy

Frances Grace Goodwin Granville, Ohio

Politics and Public Affairs

Ryan C. Foreback Red Bank, New Jersey

Economics

Emma T. Goss Rochester, Minnesota

Women’s and Gender Studies

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Whitney Anne Gray, Cum Laude Hingham, Massachusetts

Sarah Kathryn Healy Middleton, Wisconsin

Global Health, Global Commerce

Katherine Claire Voight Griffin, Magna Cum Laude Colorado Springs, Colorado Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Anna L. Heinritz Niwot, Colorado

Data Analytics

Sarah Elizabeth Heithaus, Summa Cum Laude Greencastle, Indiana Earth Science

Emily Helena Gryllakis, Cum Laude Andover, Massachusetts

Anthropology Mary Catherine Henning Cincinnati, Ohio

Jianheng Guo Cincinnati, Ohio

Biology, Dance

Mathematics Matthew S. Hernández Cambridge, Massachusetts

Anish Ajay Gurjar Gurugon, India Yulia I. Haile Blacklick, Ohio

Environmental Studies, Communication

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Computer Science The Production of Latin-American Identity in Cambridge, Massachusetts Heather N. Pool, Ph.D.

Environmental Studies, Global Health

Harrison J. Hamm Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jaci Dawn Hershberger, Summa Cum Laude Dover, Ohio Women’s and Gender Studies, Spanish

Politics and Public Affairs

Grace Tae-Jung Han, Magna Cum Laude Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dance, Global Health Soul Strings: Exploring My Korean Heritage Through Dance Marion I. Ramirez, M.F.A.

Katherine Tomberlin Hinshaw, Cum Laude Charlotte, North Carolina

Economics

Heather Marie Hanley Dayton, Ohio

Michael Worth Hinshaw III Charlotte, North Carolina

Psychology

Collin William Hill Thornville, Ohio

French, Global Commerce

Abigail Greeley Hano, Magna Cum Laude Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Environmental Studies

Global Health

Phong Dang Hai Hoang, Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Mathematics, Data Analytics

Conaly D. Hardin Pataskala, Ohio

Cinema

Tung X. Hoang, Cum Laude Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Computer Science, Mathematics

Emily Harris, Magna Cum Laude Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Theatre

Thomas Lee Hofheimer Los Angeles, California

History

Kelsy Abigail Hogan Scarsdale, New York

Psychology

Mallory Anne Hartsell Worthington, Ohio

Classical Studies

Cara Michele Harty, Magna Cum Laude Newton Square, Pennsylvania James K. Harvey, Cum Laude Concord, Massachusetts Michaela A. Hassler Naperville, Illinois Yuhan He Beijing, China Zhixing He Beijing Shi, China

Megan C. Hovan Hudson, Ohio

Economics, Global Commerce

Communication, Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Yiren Huang Shanghai, China

Economics Spanish, Psychology Economics

History, Politics and Public Affairs 10

Mathematics

Yuxuan Huang, Magna Cum Laude Shenzhen, China

Educational Studies

Zhuoer Hui Xi’an, China

Educational Studies

Emmaline A. Hultman Jackson, Wyoming

Duncan W. Jones, Cum Laude Perrysburg, Ohio Examining Three American Accounts of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945 Shao-Yun Yang, Ph.D.

Psychology

Emma D. Hunter Darien, Connecticut

Environmental Studies, English (Writing) The Evolution of My Familial Relationships Through Reflections on Relocation Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, Ph.D. Computer Science

Anastasija Ignjatovic, Cum Laude Beograd, Serbia Katherine F. Immesberger Winnetka, Illinois Muhammad Ali Imran Lahore, Pakistan

Nadeem Eric Jones, Summa Cum Laude Charleston, West Virginia Chemistry, Studio Art Sara Frances Jones, Cum Laude Leicester, North Carolina

Kahf Nasir Hussain Kolkata, India

Pratham Kandel Central Region, Nepal

Women’s and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Sociology

Politics and Public Affairs

Charlotte Grace Jaffe, Summa Cum Laude Glencoe, Illinois Eduardo Jara Jr. Chicago, Illinois Henry Scanlon Jenks Dayton, Ohio Kunyang Ji Shanghai, China Laura Linnea Joelsson Mountain Lakes, New Jersey Davis R. Johnson Winnetka, Illinois

Computer Science

Priyanshi Kanoria, Summa Cum Laude Kolkata, India Politics and Public Affairs, Communication

Malina G. Infante, Summa Cum Laude Cleveland, Ohio Educational Studies, English (Writing) Oblivion Blue: poems Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, Ph.D.

Niamh A. Jacobsen Granville, Ohio

Communication

Olivia Kathleen Jump, Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio Music (Composition), Theatre

Global Commerce

Psychology

Environmental Studies, Global Commerce

David P. Judd New Haven, Connecticut

Psychology

Madeline E. Ireland Deerfield, Illinois

East Asian Studies

Nathan E. Kay Denver, Colorado

Economics

Claire Faulkner Keeley, Cum Laude Gaithersburg, Maryland Environmental Studies, Biology

Theatre Spanish

International Studies

Megan L. Keller Riverside, Connecticut

Communication

Lily Anoush Kernaghan Southport, Connecticut

Communication

Isaiah Marquise Kessler Baltimore, Maryland

Black Studies

Katherine Grace Killian, Magna Cum Laude Saint Jellico, Tennessee Global Commerce, Dance Convalescence: A Rediscovery of Somatic Intrigue Marion I. Ramirez, M.F.A.

Data Analytics

Kotbyul Kim, Summa Cum Laude Suwon-Si, South Korea

Journalism, Environmental Studies

Computer Science

Alana Jada Symone King, Cum Laude Dorchester Center, Massachusetts

Psychology

Global Commerce Charles Horace King VI Auburn Township, Ohio

Ravionna Simonne Johnson, Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio Psychology, Educational Studies

Environmental Studies, Economics Alexis Z. Ann Knipp, Magna Cum Laude Battle Ground, Indiana Psychology

Anna N. Jones, Magna Cum Laude Lexington, Kentucky Studio Art, Communication

Caleb O’Brien Kramer, Magna Cum Laude Londonderry, New Hampshire 11

Economics, Data Analytics

John Connor Kratzert Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Economics

Ryan Nicholas Lally Cincinnati, Ohio

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Hannah L. Lambaren Louisville, Kentucky

Psychology, Educational Studies

Yuxuan Liu Chengdu, China

Economics (Financial Economics)

Grace Suzanne Lock, Magna Cum Laude Saint Louis, Missouri

Global Health, Anthropology and Sociology

Human Rights for Hillbillies John H. Davis, Ph.D.

Oakley Ethan Lorson Columbia, Missouri

Luke Alan Landis Columbus, Ohio

Global Commerce Psychology, Data Analytics

Hoang X. Le Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Data Analytics

Nhi Yen Le, Magna Cum Laude Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Uyen Phuong Le, Summa Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Elizabeth L. Lee Washington, D.C.

Data Analytics Economics

Jakob T. Lucas, Magna Cum Laude Politics and Public Affairs, Waxhaw, North Carolina Communication

History

William Griffith Lane Arlington, Virginia Diep Anh Le Hanoi, Vietnam

Runan Liu, Cum Laude Beijing, China

Josephine Layne Lucchesi Villanova, Pennsylvania

Communication

Patrick Daniel Lucey Old Greenwich, Connecticut

Data Analytics

Jane W. Lukens Westport, Connecticut

Religion

Global Commerce, Communication

Linh Nguyen Khanh Ly, Summa Cum Laude Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Computer Science, Data Analytics

Computer Science

Cyrus Ginley MacCachran Portland, Maine

Communication

Communication, Politics and Public Affairs

Kirby Alexis Mackinnon, Magna Cum Laude Chatham, Canada Global Health

Noah M. Leib, Cum Laude Evanston, Illinois Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Andrew E. Mackler, Cum Laude Lake Mary, Florida Global Health, Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Sophia Acho LeMay, Magna Cum Laude Shaker Heights, Ohio Biology, Journalism Liam James Lenzotti Columbus, Ohio Huiyang Li Shenzhen, China Grace Lorraine Liebler Birmingham, Michigan Sarah Gabrielle Lim, Cum Laude Piedmont, California Grace P. Lipuma, Cum Laude Waynesville, Ohio A Bird Flies in the Void Margot Singer, Ph.D.

Mackenzie A. Mallory Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jorge Anton Esplanada Maninang Elk Grove, California

Theatre Computer Science Global Commerce, Communication

Biology, Music Computer Science

Benjamin P. Marshall Columbus, Ohio

Global Health

Phoebe Jane Martin Fairborn, Ohio

Data Analytics

Rebecca LeeAnn Martin, Cum Laude Moore, South Carolina Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Environmental Studies, Global Commerce

Cary Valentine Mauck Richmond, Virginia Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

English (Writing)

Simon Maurin Franklin, Tennessee 12

Psychology

Michael S. Maynard Columbus, Ohio

Dailin Elizabeth Morfa Dorchester Center, Massachusetts

Journalism

Alina L. Mayton Washington, Pennsylvania

Communication

Neelkamal Mazumdar Guwahati, India

Madison Kaili Morrell Thornville, Ohio

Chemistry

Malcolm T. McDonough Wilmette, Illinois Elliot Manning McGrath Charlotte, North Carolina

Thomas Francis Murphy Glencoe, Illinois

International Studies

Kazi Manjumul Haq Nafis Dhaka, Bangladesh

Michael Parker Mead Locust Valley, New York

Economics Data Analytics, Economics (Financial Economics)

Gustav Jacob Nathanson Arlington, Virginia

History

Anh Ngan Nguyen, Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Economics (Financial Economics), Data Analytics

German

Meghan K. McManus, Summa Cum Laude Concord, Massachusetts Global Commerce, Communication Claire Starr McNamara La Jolla, California

Global Health Global Commerce

Samuel R. Myaard Hudsonville, Michigan

Maren Thalia McIlvaine-Newsad Macomb, Illinois Women’s and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Sociology Alcoholism in its True Nature: The Cause and Effect of Marketing Failures and Successes on Women and Underage Youth John H. Davis, Ph.D. Willow Roan McIlvaine-Newsad, Cum Laude Macomb, Illinois

Communication

Anna Joyce Munro, Cum Laude Wooster, Ohio

Computer Science

Black Studies, Global Commerce

Duc Manh Nguyen Long Bien, Vietnam

Studio Art

Global Commerce

Hao Tuan Nguyen, Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Data Analytics, Economics (Financial Economics)

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Hong Anh T. Nguyen, Cum Laude Vinh City, Vietnam Communication, Cinema

John Alexander Mendez Lawrence, Massachusetts

Global Health

Eleanor Jane Meynardie Raleigh, North Carolina

History, Educational Studies

Linh K. Nguyen, Cum Laude Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Data Analytics

French, Data Analytics

Minh Vu Duy Nguyen Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Mathematics

Ava Rose Mitchell Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Punyatoya Mohapatra Budapest, Hungary

Economics (Financial Economics)

Alexandra Brennan Mohn, Cum Laude Westborough, Massachusetts Octavia Pratt Molkenthin Darien, Connecticut

Kiet T. Nguyen Hanoi, Vietnam

History

Charles J. Monteiro Southport, Connecticut

Economics (Financial Economics)

Isabelle Anne Monyak Atlanta, Georgia

Studio Art

Minh Duc Nguyen Hanoi, Vietnam

Computer Science

Minh Dang Nguyen Hanoi, Vietnam

Data Analytics

My H. Nguyen Hanoi, Vietnam

Psychology

Economics (Financial Economics)

Computer Science

Thu Hoai Nguyen, Summa Cum Laude Thanh Pho Phan Thiet, Vietnam Economics (Financial Economics)

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Thu Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Summa Cum Laude Thanh Pho Phan Thiet, Vietnam Journalism, Communication Jonathan Nhan Chicago, Illinois

Ava Madaket Peterson Columbus, Ohio

Genevieve Frances Pfister, Summa Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio English (Writing) Captain Redblood & the Pirates of Blackstaff Margot Singer, Ph.D.

Communication

Jackson Ryan Nimesheim, Magna Cum Laude Northfield, Illinois Journalism William Mason Noble Norwalk, Connecticut Lashona A. Nowell Jellico, Tennessee Owen McManus O’Neill Hightstown, New Jersey Ava Lynn Oberle Columbus, Ohio

Anh Thu Pham Columbus, Ohio

Global Commerce

Alexandra Dill Orphanos Mt. Holly, New Jersey

Alex K. S. Pan Ozone Park, New York

Thao T. T. Pham, Magna Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Mathematics, Economics (Financial Economics)

Environmental Studies, Economics

Quan A. Phi Hanoi, Vietnam Ana L. Pine West Palm Beach, Florida

Women’s and Gender Studies, Communication

Nathan B. Podolsky Bellevue, Washington

Global Health, Global Commerce

Amy Marie Quirion Pollack, Magna Cum Laude Topsham, Maine Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies, Psychology

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Zachary R. Portnoy New York, New York

Communication, Politics and Public Affairs

Economics

International Studies

Nicholas Casimiur Podesta Chicago, Illinois Psychology, Politics and Public Affairs

Mathematics

Arth A. Patel Hayes, United Kingdom

Anna R. Pelosi North Truro, Massachusetts

Global Commerce

Adelaide H. Pittenger Columbus, Ohio

Chemistry

Ella Grace Payne Columbus, Ohio

Data Analytics

Data Analytics

Seoeun Sophia Park Aurora, Colorado

Tristan L. Paton Hanover, Germany

Computer Science, Data Analytics

East Asian Studies

Sydney Consuelo Orrison, Cum Laude Upland, California Computer Science Ana Linda Ortiz DeRosa Lexington, Massachusetts

Communication, Psychology

Minh Phuc P. Pham Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Chief Kwabena Ofosu-Siaw, Magna Cum Laude Accra, Ghana Global Commerce, Economics Mia Elizabeth Olsen Concord, Massachusetts

Communication

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Lilly E. Prall Traverse City, Michigan

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Grace Elizabeth Prisby, Summa Cum Laude Saline, Michigan Global Health, Politics and Public Affairs Evelyn L. Puma Chicago, Illinois

Psychology

Shiji Qiu Sparta, New Jersey

Cinema

French Global Health Yana Emily Quel Rehoboth Beach, Delaware History, Educational Studies

Janine Anna Quigley, Cum Laude Springboro, Ohio 14

Psychology Data Analytics

Anna C. Race Gallatin, Tennessee

Julia Taylor Rizzo, Cum Laude Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Bugs and Calamity: The Journey of the Road Trip Novel Margot Singer, Ph.D.

Psychology

Alexander N. Rahman New York, New York

Global Commerce, Politics and Public Affairs

Bailey A. Roberts Mansfield, Ohio

Talia Esther Raider-Roth, Summa Cum Laude Cincinnati, Ohio Women’s and Gender Studies, Educational Studies Filling in the Gaps: Collaborations and Disconnections between a Small Liberal Arts Campus Title IX Office and Student-Led Sexual Respect Organizations Toni C. King, Ph.D. Varun Ramakrishnan Bengaluru, India

Data Analytics

Andrew Jay Randall Beverly Hills, Michigan

Economics, Women’s and Gender Studies

Merrill Grace Rollhaus Bow Mar, Colorado

Global Commerce

Makayla Faye Ann Rose Hopewell, Ohio

Women’s and Gender Studies

Samantha Paul Rosenbloom Vienna, Virginia

Global Commerce

Rese G. Rauch, Cum Laude Newark, Ohio

English (Writing)

Psychology

Raina Soleil Runk, Summa Cum Laude Lima, Ohio

Psychology

Abigail Louise Ruth Silver Spring, Maryland

Benjamin R. Rayhill Carmel, Indiana

William Clayton Ryan North Chesterfield, Virginia

Theatre

Samarpan Regmi, Magna Cum Laude Bhaktapur, Nepal Economics (Financial Economics) Exploring the Evolving Dynamics of the Music Industry; Artists, Record Labels, Digital Service Providers, and Consumers Belinda Azenui, Ph.D.

Hayden Findley Reno Rye, New York Ethan Gardner Rice Norwell, Massachusetts Gavin Gill Richetti Saint Charles, Illinois Jacob Andrew Rivas Los Angeles, California

Communication Global Commerce

Jillian E. Salmon, Summa Cum Laude Galena, Ohio Environmental Studies Hilton Alexander Sanchez Indianapolis, Indiana Misaki Sato Tokyo, Japan

Ava S. Reischuck, Summa Cum Laude Kent, Ohio English (Writing), Cinema

Lillian G. Rennie North Hampton, New Hampshire

Communication

Ari H. Rubin Sherman Oaks, California

Colin C. Ravin, Magna Cum Laude Charlotte, North Carolina Environmental Studies, Economics

Elizabeth J. Reiser, Summa Cum Laude Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

English (Writing), Dance

Economics

Global Commerce, Environmental Studies

Thomas Dunn Schleusner Charlotte, North Carolina

English (Writing)

Global Commerce Casey Schrader Hinsdale, Illinois Journalism, Communication

Kendall A. Schrader Hinsdale, Illinois

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Economics Philosophy, Communication

Greta T. Schreiber, Magna Cum Laude Columbus, Ohio

Communication

Shane R. Schultz Westerville, Ohio

Economics

History Educational Studies

Samuel Thomas Secrest, Magna Cum Laude Lebanon, Ohio Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Political Science

Nicholas H. Selden Fairfield, Connecticut 15

Communication

Katelyn E. Seltzer Charleston, West Virginia Ermei F. Shefflin Goleta, California

Global Commerce

Nicole Rose Sherrick Ann Arbor, Michigan Wenyi Shi Beijing, China

Sophia Corinne Sobota, Summa Cum Laude Galena, Ohio Anthropology and Sociology Estimating the Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury and Hypoxic-Anoxic Injury Resulting from Assault: An Evaluation of Police Report Documentation in Franklin County Pre- and Post-implementation of the 2023 Ohio Non-Fatal Strangulation Felony Law John H. Davis, Ph.D.

Chemistry

Biology

Peter Hale Stabler Princeton, New Jersey

Music, Economics (Financial Economics)

Emma Claire Shullman New Canaan, Connecticut

Economics

Francesca Paige Sileo Port Chester, New York

Global Commerce

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Claire Alexandra Simonds Reistertown, Maryland Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies Derek Siriboe Katy, Texas

Data Analytics, Economics

Alexander Christian Sket Bradenton, Florida Stephen Holston Slack III Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Jack Harrington Sload Evanston, Illinois David P. Smalley Dayton, Ohio Mcclellen James Smith Austin, Texas Evan D. Snively Cary, North Carolina Olivia Lea Snyder Mansfield, Ohio

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Elijah E. Stein, Magna Cum Laude Boulder, Colorado

Global Commerce

Eitan M. Silver, Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Kylee L. Silverman Cape Coral, Florida

Katherine Grace Stauss Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Communication

Chloe Annabelle Faison Sigg New Canaan, Connecticut

Global Commerce

Computer Science

Sadie P. Steiner New York, New York

Environmental Studies

Paul Alan Sternberg Hamilton, Virginia

Philosophy

Richard L. Stewart Overland Park, Kansas

Economics

James J. Stines Loveland, Ohio

Economics

Brian Matthew Stone, Cum Laude Cincinnati, Ohio Economics (Financial Economics)

Environmental Studies Data Analytics Global Commerce Philosophy, Cinema Philosophy Cinema

Kevin Christopher Stone Cincinnati, Ohio

History

Paloma Christina Stripling, Cum Laude Westerville, Ohio

Dance

Abigail E. Strongin Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

International Studies

Satchanan Suesatcha Mueang, Thailand

Philosophy, Economics

Virginia Lupton Swain Birmingham, Alabama

French, Global Commerce

Jamila Latifia Taffe Columbus, Ohio

Anthropology and Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies Zip Codes & Genetic Codes: A visual ethnography highlighting the relationship between place and health outcomes for women residing in the Linden area of Columbus, Ohio John H. Davis, Ph.D.

Dance

Diboura D. Tamirat Sachse, Texas 16

International Studies

Albert M. Taupier Marblehead, Massachusetts

Economics

Joshua J. Uhri South Elgin, Illinois

Keene C. Taylor Dobbs Ferry, New York

Philosophy

Nicholas M. Vance Annapolis, Maryland

Economics, Communication

Jenavier E. Tejada Lynn, Massachusetts

Global Health, Biology

Brian Andrew Vap Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Data Analytics

Ian L. Thompson Falls Church, Virginia

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Ha K. Tieu Louisville, Kentucky Anh Mai Tran Vinh Yen, Vietnam

Claire Margaret Vap, Summa Cum Laude Milwaukee, Wisconsin Economics, Global Commerce Fabrizio E. Vassallo, Summa Cum Laude Resistencia, Argentina

Data Analytics

Garrett J. Vassily Portland, Oregon

Psychology, Economics (Financial Economics)

Duong Anh Tran, Cum Laude Saco, Maine Educational Studies, Communication Hung Quoc Tran, Magna Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Global Commerce, Data Analytics The Role Of International Students In Export Growth: A Case Study Analysis Wade H. Litt, Ph.D.

Son Quoc Tran, Magna Cum Laude Duc Pho Town, Vietnam Computer Science Unanswerable Questions in Building Trustworthy and Efficient Question Answering Systems Matt Kretchmar, Ph.D.

Joshua Robert Vens White Lake, Michigan

Psychology

George W. Viebrock III Bethel, Connecticut

Economics

Josh Vo Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Psychology, Data Analytics

Samuel W. Wadsworth Austin, Texas

Economics

Armaan T. Tucker Mumbai, India

Ke Wang, Magna Cum Laude Nanjing, Christmas Island

Psychology Economics (Financial Economics), Mathematics

Augus Yuang Wang Shenyang, China Ending Happy: Exploring Dance Performance’s Impact on Happiness Ojeya Cruz Banks, Ph.D.

Data Analytics, Computer Science Economics

Dance, Psychology

Ava Eileen Warcaba Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Victoria Maud Turnier, Cum Laude Atlanta, Georgia Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies, Global Health Elijah Hillenbrand Tuveson Batesville, Indiana

Journalism, Cinema

Morgan Kathleen Walters Littleton, Colorado

Taylor Nicole Trimble, Magna Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Politics and Public Affairs Khoa H. Trinh Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Environmental Studies, Communication

Emily F. Walker, Magna Cum Laude Elmhurst, Illinois

Politics and Public Affairs

Communication

Susannah Brackley Watson, Cum Laude North Manchester, Indiana

Economics

Olivia Millay Weibel Reynoldsburg, Ohio 17

Mathematics

Philosophy, Politics and Public Affairs

Ashley K. Viglione Ashburn, Virginia

Minh Le Bao Tran, Magna Cum Laude Hanoi, Vietnam Anthropology and Sociology, International Studies

Thuong H. Tran Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

French, English (Literature)

Educational Studies

Reya Catherine Weibel Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Music (Performance)

Ellinor M. Yemm Nashville, Tennessee

Psychology

Adina Haviva Weiss, Cum Laude Dayton, Ohio

English (Literature)

Sarah Yoon, Magna Cum Laude Yongin-si, South Korea

Economics

Jakob S. Welsch Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

Stephen James Young, Cum Laude Lake Forest, Illinois Environmental Studies, Economics

Global Commerce, Economics

Sullivan M. Whitehead Granville, Ohio

Aidan Thomas Zallocco-Smith New Albany, Ohio

International Studies

Zora Kitwana Whitfield Columbus, Ohio

Vincent P. Zelisko Hinsdale, Illinois

Women’s and Gender Studies, Psychology How can Reproductive Justice Organizations be more Innovative in its Operationalization of the Reproductive Justice Framework in its Fight to End Reproductive Oppression?

Clare C. Jen, Ph.D.

Emery Willard Dublin, Ohio

Economics (Financial Economics)

Juliana E. Zeller, Summa Cum Laude Royersford, Pennsylvania Environmental Studies, English (Literature) Zhiqiong Zeng Guangzhou, China

English (Literature)

Owen P. Wilson, Cum Laude Charlotte, North Carolina

Global Commerce

Computer Science

Dagmawi A. Zerihun, Cum Laude Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Economics, Computer Science

Data Analytics

Samuel M. Zewde Cambridge, Massachusetts

Maximilian Jacob Wisnefski, Summa Cum Laude Granville, Ohio Data Analytics

Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies

Shiyu Zhang, Cum Laude Beijing, China Economics (Financial Economics)

Tara Jean Witkowski West Chester, Ohio

Global Health, Biology Fanghan Zhao, Magna Cum Laude Datong, China Economics, Psychology

Clara Eileen Wolff, Cum Laude Bellevue, Washington Global Commerce, Economics Zacheray William Womer State College, Pennsylvania Esme Elizabeth Wright, Magna Cum Laude Cincinnati, Ohio

Sophia Wingkee Zheng Chicago, Illinois

Economics, Global Commerce

Psychology Cameron Ming-Li Ziegenfus Danville, California English (Literature) Molecular identification of a disease vector Susan Villarreal, Ph.D.

German

Sarah Lynn Wuellner, Magna Cum Laude Leesburg, Ohio Journalism, Educational Studies, Theatre

Charles Z. Ziegert Granville, Ohio

Junxian Xu Wuhu, China

Mathematics

Ali Amir Ziegler-Khan Loveland, Ohio

International Studies, History

Zheyuan Xu Dalian, China

Economics (Financial Economics)

Juan Pablo Zuluaga Revere, Massachusetts

Health, Exercise & Sport Studies

Rainer Yaeger Jamesville, New York

Physics In Honorem Memoriae Minh Ta Class of 2024 18

Theatre

President’s Medalists Caroline Christine Bodary Torria G. Catrone Katherine Claire Voight Griffin

Nadeem Eric Jones Priyanshi Kanoria Jackson Ryan Nimesheim

Taylor Nicole Trimble Maximilian Jacob Wisnefski

President’s Medals are awarded on the basis of intellectual achievement and some combination of the following criteria: • Service to the community • Contribution to the arts • Enlargement of our global perspective

• Athletic fitness • Leadership • Contributions to community discourse

Provost’s Academic Excellence Award Olivia Lynn Bernard

Uyen Phuong Le

Son Quoc Tran

Fabrizio E. Vassallo

The winners of this award have exemplary academic records, engagement in independent research or creative work, and contributions to the intellectual life on campus and beyond. They have demonstrated outstanding performance in all their academic endeavors, truly exemplifying excellence in the liberal arts.

1831 Senior Leadership Award Kiara Monique Ansley-Hinds Mya Lynn Banek Nicole C. Barnas Caliyah Danyale Bennett Caroline Christine Bodary Jacob Kuskin Brown Tahkeese M. Brown Torria G. Catrone Catlin August Cornish Cassidy Marie Crane Jake Dominic DiMantova

Madeline T. Fenton Mallory E. Hallwirth Brooklyn Kendall Heller Katherine Tomberlin Hinshaw Alana Jada Symone King Jakob T. Lucas Phoebe Jane Martin John Alexander Mendez Jonathan Nhan Jackson Ryan Nimesheim

Sydney Consuelo Orrison Alex K. S. Pan Elizabeth J. Reiser Makayla Faye Ann Rose Raina Soleil Runk Evan P. Snively James J. Stines Jenavier E. Tejada Taylor Nicole Trimble Samuel M. Zewde

The 1831 Senior Leadership Award is given each year to senior students who have shown dedication, passion, and immense effort toward the improvement of student life throughout their tenure on The Hill.

Phi Beta Kappa Kathryn R. Amrine Nicole C. Barnas Olivia Lynn Bernard Caroline Christine Bodary Madeline Anne Borger Monica Cherry Bradford Olivia Marguerite Brenner Torria G. Catrone Vu Linh Chi Eva Coleman William M. Cunningham

Catherine R. Evanko Yuhan Fu Ian H. Greear Mallory E. Hallwirth Emily Harris Mary Kate Healy Sarah Elizabeth Heithaus Jaci Dawn Hershberger Eliot Gordon Hiegel Charlotte Grace Jaffe Priyanshi Kanoria

Kotbyul Kim Meghan K. McManus Thu Ngoc Anh Nguyen Zoe M. Pettersen Genevieve Frances Pfister Thao T. T. Pham Grace Elizabeth Prisby Talia Esther Raider-Roth Ava S. Reischuck Elizabeth J. Reiser

Raina Soleil Runk Jillian E. Salmon Sophia Corinne Sobota Claire Margaret Vap Fabrizio E. Vassallo Ke Wang Maximilian Jacob Wisnefski Juliana E. Zeller Henry Zheng

The oldest national academic honorary society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Phi Beta Kappa seeks to promote intellectual discipline and achievement within the liberal arts. The Theta of Ohio chapter was established at Denison in 1910 to recognize outstanding scholarship among seniors and exceptional juniors.

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Senior Fellows 2023-2024 Kathryn R. Amrine English Music Kiara Monique Ansley-Hinds Women’s and Gender Studies Mya Lynn Banek Education Nicole C. Barnas Communication Politics and Public Affairs Amy Christine Barry Economics Global Commerce

Hannah Blaneh Davies History

Niamh A. Jacobsen Politics and Public Affairs

Zhijun Ding Biology Data Analytics

Henry Scanlon Jenks International Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Modern Languages

Hoa Nhat Duong Data Analytics Economics

Laura Linnea Joelsson Environmental Studies

Lauren LeSourd Ehlers English Yuhan Fan Philosophy

Ravionna Simonne Johnson Psychology Duncan W. Jones Modern Languages

Taria Patricia Fitch Communication

Priyanshi Kanoria Communication Politics and Public Affairs

Joshua David Flagel Philosophy

Claire Faulkner Keeley Environmental Studies

Yuhan Fu Mathematics

Kotbyul Kim Computer Science

Rachel J. Furge Physics

Charles Horace King IV Environmental Studies

Madeline Anne Borger Politics and Public Affairs

Henry David Gamble Modern Languages Politics and Public Affairs

Alexis Z. Knipp Psychology

Corinne A. Boyd Chemistry and Biochemistry

Katherine Claire Voight Griffin Health, Exercise, and Sports Studies

Monica Cherry Bradford Chemistry and Biochemistry

Harrison J. Hamm Politics and Public Affairs

Aliya Lynn Brennan Anthropology Music

Grace Tae-Jung Han Dance

Olivia Lynn Bernard Philosophy Thomas S. Berry History Aryaman Biyani Economics Caroline Christine Bodary Psychology

Tahkeese M. Brown Communication

Abigail Greeley Hano Global Health

Yiting Cai Philosophy

Mallory Anne Hartsell Classics Women’s and Gender Studies

Torria G. Catrone Politics and Public Affairs

Cara Michele Harty Global Commerce

Eva Donegan Coleman Biology

Mary Kate Healy Psychology

Allison Nicole Collins Biology

Jaci Dawn Hershberger Modern Languages Women’s and Gender Studies

Amira Cordeiro Ghattas Psychology Catlin August Cornish Women’s and Gender Studies Jude DuBois Countryman History Chau Mai Dang International Studies

Eliot Gordon Hiegel Classics Physics Muhammad Ali Imran Women’s and Gender Studies Malina G. Infante English 20

Caleb O’Brien Kramer Data Analytics Economics Nhi Yen Le Communication Global Commerce Uyen Phuong Le Computer Science Mathematics Alexandria Jean Leeper Biology Sophia Acho LeMay Journalism Liam James Lenzotti Theatre Grace Lorraine Liebler Communication Sarah Gabrielle Lim Environmental Studies Runan Liu Education Grace Suzanne Lock Data Analytics Jakob T. Lucas Politics and Public Affairs

Kirby Alexis MacKinnon Global Health

Talia Esther Raider-Roth Music

Andrew E. Mackler Global Health Health, Exercise, and Sports Studies

Colin C. Ravin Environmental Studies

Malcolm T. McDonough Computer Science Elliot Manning McGrath International Studies Maren Thalia McIlvaine-Newsad Women’s and Gender Studies

Samarpan Regmi Economics

Emily F. Walker Journalism

Julia Taylor Rizzo Dance

Willow Roan McIlvaine-Newsad Modern Languages Meghan K. McManus Global Commerce

Lauren M. Rutherford Chemistry and Biochemistry

Hannah Renee Menosky Biology

Jillian E. Salmon Biology

Eleanor Jane Meynardie Education History

Greta T. Schreiber History

Adrianna Grace Muñiz Biology Anna Joyce Munro Global Health Hao Tuan Nguyen Economics Thu Ngoc Anh Nguyen Communication Ava Lynn Oberle Data Analytics Chief Kwabena Ofosu-Siaw Global Commerce Zoe M. Pettersen Music Genevieve Frances Pfister English Thao T.T. Pham Economics Mathematics

Fabrizio E.Vassallo Mathematics Physics Vu Linh Chi Global Commerce

Elizabeth J. Reiser Global Commerce

Raina Soleil Runk Psychology Women’s and Gender Studies

Alexandra Brennan Mohn History

Claire Margaret Vap Economics Global Commerce

Augus Yuang Wang Dance Ke Wang Economics Susannah Brackley Watson English Sullivan M. Whitehead International Studies

Katelyn E. Seltzer Chemistry and Biochemistry Sophia Corinne Sobota Anthropology Satchanan Suesatcha Philosophy Virginia Lupton Swain Modern Languages Jamila Latifia Taffee Anthropology

Zora Kitwana Whitfield Women’s and Gender Studies Maximilian Jacob Wisnefski Data Analytics Tara Jean Witkowski Global Health Esme Elizabeth Wright Modern Languages Sarah Lynn Wuellner Education Theatre Junxian Xu Philosophy

Duong Anh Tran Education

Juliana E. Zeller English

Hung Quoc Tran Data Analytics Global Commerce Minh Le Bao Tran Anthropology International Studies

Dagmawi A. Zerihun Economics Henry Zheng Chemistry and Biochemistry

Son Quoc Tran Computer Science

Cameron Ming-Li Ziegenfus English

Thuong H. Tran Education

Ali Amir Ziegler-Khan International Studies

Phuricha Phanwong Mathematics

Taylor Nicole Trimble Politics and Public Affairs

Amy Marie Quirion Pollack Health, Exercise, and Sports Studies

Rohan V. Tripathy Biology

Grace Elizabeth Prisby Politics and Public Affairs 21

Graduates Who Gave to the 2024 Class Gift * denotes a committee member of the 2024 Senior Class Legacy Challenge ** denotes the class co-chairs of the 2024 Senior Class Legacy Challenge We thank the members of the graduating class who supported Denison with a gift to honor their Denison experience. Many graduates made their gift in honor of an individual or organization that significantly impacted their experience and education at Denison.

Lokesh Acharya Jonathan Mitchell Adamson Keryane Aduwaah Adjei-Akosah Claire M. Alexander Micaela A. Amato Kathryn R. Amrine Claire Grace Anderson Lily F. Anderson Nicholas Charles Anderson Alexandra E. Andres Gerald Jordan Anfinson Patricia Nana Ama Nketseaba Ashun Emily C. Aysseh Mya Lynn Banek Laura A. Barclay Nicole C. Barnas William James Barnes Myles H. Beale Caliyah Danyale Bennett Olivia Lynn Bernard Larisa B. Bierman Claudia G. Blankenship Caroline Christine Bodary* Caroline Grace Bonebrake Matthew Francis Bonner Madeline Anne Borger Brooklyn S. Bosart Corinne A. Boyd Colleen O’Sullivan Boyle* Aliya Lynn Brennan Olivia Marguerite Brenner Evan Shelby Brown Jacob Kuskin Brown* Tahkeese M. Brown Anna Eileen Buescher William Redfern Bugg Ashley H. Butler Lewis Sae Bin Chaffin Oliver B. Chairs

Ana Chargeishvili Aura Daniela Chavez Martinez Isabel M. Chen Jiarui Cheng Arun Chhetri Payton Elizabeth Clew Eva Donegan Coleman Sophia Ming Collopy Gabriella Raquel Contreras Harrison B. Copeland Amira Cordeiro Ghattas Catlin August Cornish Rita E. Costa Cassidy Marie Crane Paige Elizabeth Cromwell William M. Cunningham Chau Mai Dang Khue Dao Ryan Elizabeth Darragh Hannah Blaneh Davies Isabelle Chloe Decombaz Kelly Ann Derasmo Zhijun Ding Alexander William Dobbins Anna Helen Doran Mae Anne Doran Nina C. Downing Hoa Nhat Duong Emma Marie East* Sophia Clara Ellerkmann Natalie Monroe English Lucas A. Feliz Madeline T. Fenton Taria Patricia Fitch Ryan C. Foreback James Turner Franco Yuhan Fu Henry David Gamble Christopher J. Giglio Raghav Goel

Zoe Louise Gooch* Trevor M. Goodrich Frances Grace Goodwin Emma T. Goss Whitney Anne Gray Ian H. Greear Grace Tae-Jung Han Heather Marie Hanley Abigail Greeley Hano Katharine Grace Harding Cara Michele Harty Zhixing He Mary Kate Healy Sarah Kathryn Healy Anna L. Heinritz Sarah Elizabeth Heithaus Mary Catherine Henning Matthew S. Hernández Jaci Dawn Hershberger Collin William Hill Katherine Tomberlin Hinshaw Michael Worth Hinshaw III Frances C. Hoag Kelsy Abigail Hogan Megan C. Hovan Zhuoer Hui Emmaline A. Hultman Emma D. Hunter Charlotte Grace Jaffe Eduardo Jara Jr. Henry Scanlon Jenks Kunyang Ji Laura Linnea Joelsson Ravionna Simonne Johnson Anna N. Jones Duncan W. Jones Sara Frances Jones David P. Judd Olivia Kathleen Jump Priyanshi Kanoria 22

Claire Faulkner Keeley Megan L. Keller Isaiah Marquise Kessler* Katherine Grace Killian Alana Jada Symone King Charles Horace King VI Alexis Z. Ann Knipp Caleb O’Brien Kramer Madelyn A. Kurtz Hannah L. Lambaren Luke Alan Landis Elizabeth L. Lee* Alexandria Jean Leeper Sophia Acho LeMay Liam James Lenzotti Grace Lorraine Liebler Sarah Gabrielle Lim Runan Liu Yuxuan Liu Grace Suzanne Lock Oakley Ethan Lorson Jakob T. Lucas** Patrick Daniel Lucey* Jane W. Lukens Kirby Alexis Mackinnon Andrew E. Mackler Mackenzie A. Mallory Jorge Anton Esplanada Maninang Rebecca LeeAnn Martin Cary Valentine Mauck Simon Maurin Malcolm T. McDonough Elliot Manning McGrath Meghan K. McManus Claire Starr McNamara John Alexander Mendez Ava Rose Mitchell* Punyatoya Mohapatra* Alexandra Brennan Mohn Isabelle Anne Monyak

Adrianna Grace Muñiz Anna Joyce Munro Thomas Francis Murphy Hao Tuan Nguyen Minh Duc Nguyen Jonathan Nhan* Jackson Ryan Nimesheim William Mason Noble Lashona A. Nowell Ava Lynn Oberle Chief Kwabena Ofosu-Siaw Nicholas G. Olidis Mia Elizabeth Olsen Sydney Consuelo Orrison Ana Linda Ortiz DeRosa Alex K. S. Pan* Seoeun Sophia Park Arth A. Patel Tristan L. Paton Ava Lorraine Peterson Zoe M. Pettersen Minh Phuc P. Pham Thao T. T. Pham Phuricha Phanwong Ana L. Pine Adelaide H. Pittenger Nicholas Casimiur Podesta Nathan B. Podolsky Amy Marie Quirion Pollack

Lilly E. Prall Grace Elizabeth Prisby** Yana Emily Quel* Janine Anna Quigley Anna C. Race Talia Esther Raider-Roth Samarpan Regmi Elizabeth J. Reiser Lillian G. Rennie Gavin Gill Richetti Julia Taylor Rizzo Merrill Grace Rollhaus* Makayla Faye Ann Rose Samantha Paul Rosenbloom Raina Soleil Runk Abigail Louise Ruth Lauren M. Rutherford William Clayton Ryan Misaki Sato Jackson W. Schaeffer Casey Schrader Greta T. Schreiber Nicholas H. Selden Nicholas Robert Settembrine Ermei F. Shefflin* Emma Claire Shullman Eitan M. Silver Kylee L. Silverman

Claire Alexandra Simonds Alexander Christian Sket David P. Smalley Mcclellen James Smith Parker Alexander Smith* Evan D. Snively Sophia Corinne Sobota Victoria Caroline Stamato Katherine Grace Stauss Sadie P. Steiner Richard L. Stewart James J. Stines Abigail E. Strongin Satchanan Suesatcha Virginia Lupton Swain Jamila Latifia Taffe Anita Tamang Jenavier E. Tejada Lily McGee Mears Thomas Ian L. Thompson Ha K. Tieu Duong Anh Tran Hung Quoc Tran Minh Le Bao Tran Thuong H. Tran* Khoa H. Trinh Rohan V. Tripathy Armaan T. Tucker

Victoria Maud Turnier Nicholas M. Vance Claire Margaret Vap* Garrett J. Vassily George W. Viebrock III Ashley K. Viglione Josh Vo Emily F. Walker Morgan Kathleen Walters Augus Yuang Wang Susannah Brackley Watson Olivia Millay Weibel Reya Catherine Weibel Adina Haviva Weiss Sullivan M. Whitehead Zora Kitwana Whitfield* Emery Willard Maximilian Jacob Wisnefski Clara Eileen Wolff* Esme Elizabeth Wright Sarah Lynn Wuellner Stephen James Young Dagmawi A. Zerihun Samuel M. Zewde Fanghan Zhao Sophia Wingkee Zheng Cameron Ming-Li Ziegenfus* Charles Z. Ziegert Ali Amir Ziegler-Khan

We Thank the Families of Seniors Who Have Supported the University With Philanthropic Gifts for the 2023-24 Year Theo Agelopoulos & Laura L. Agelopoulos Steven P. Ahearn & Valerie Ahearn Scott T. Aiello & Christine M. Aiello Eric P. Andres & Ulrika M. Andres Benjamin C. Atlee & Annette Duvall Charles A. J. Barclay & Mary L. Barclay David P. Barnas & Kathryn F. Barnas Thomas A. Bednarek & Patricia F. Bednarek Deborah L. Belville James E. Bernard & Celeste L. Bernard Jonathan D. Bierman & Catherine Bierman Peter F. Bodary & Jennifer M. Bodary James A. Borger & Christine M. Borger

Taggart S. Boyd & Christy M. Boyd Leo J. Boyle & Holly Boyle Lorne J. Brown & Melanie M. Brown Brendan C. Buescher & Lisa A. Buescher William A. Bugg & Sarah M. Bugg Joan H. Butler Katherine Carlson ’65 & Philip J. Carlson Stephen T. Clew ’86 & Kimberly Clew Michael N. Cormier & Jennifer L. Cormier Kyle T. Cornish & Jaime E. Cornish Nicholas F. Coward & Victoria A. Coward Stuart Crane & Michelle Crane Carol L. Cromwell 23

William K. Cromwell & Gayle L. Cromwell Octavius Davies & Valerie Davies Amy E. Decombaz & Georges N. Decombaz Rick L. Denstorff & Lisa M. Denstorff William Derasmo & Jennifer Derasmo Dustin S. Dinges & Paula Dinges Kevin Downing & Anita Downing John P. Duffy & Jennifer Duffy Donovan T. Dunn & Jennifer E. Dunn Edward E. Dy & Heather M. Dy Erlinda E. Dy-Grey & Dexter L. Grey John L. East & Jennifer L. Saccu Paul Evanko & Collette Evanko Wilber C. Fisher & Alice S. Fisher David A. Foreback & Michele Foreback John M. Forester Christopher P. Franco & Rachel Franco James R. Fratangelo & Lisa L. Gindling Wickliffe Garrard & Gardiner W. Garrard Francis S. Giglio & Mary Giglio Randall C. Goss & Margaret Goss Julia T. Greer Craig R. Griffin & Lisa A. Voight Michelle Guisewite ’82 & John U. DeCerchio Jonathan K. Han & Marilyn L. Fitzgerald Stuart D. Hanley & Melinda A. Hanley Kirstin Heinritz ’92 & Chris F. Heinritz David B. Henning & Molly Henning Robert M. Heyes & Christie G. Heyes Michael W. Hinshaw & Frankie T. Hinshaw Michael W. Hinshaw & Allison H. Hinshaw Steven C. Hinshaw & Christina Hinshaw Thomas L. Hoag & Barbara A. Hoag Andrew M. Hunter & Claire B. Hunter Matthew S. Jones & Christine Jones Jonathan D. Jump ’92 & Michelle Jump Mark Kay & Denise M. Kay Jon A. Kessler & Pamela J. Kessler Charles H. King & Bridget M. King Mary Lou Kurtz Scott H. Lane & Ann W. Lane Hoa X. Le & Luu Phuong T. Vo Robert E. Lee & Kelly Lee David I. Leib & Anne E. Gendler John A. LeMay Barbara Lipuma Guy Lipuma Patrick M. Lucas & Whitney P. Lucas David N. Lucey & Myrna M. Lucey

Bradford J. MacCachran & Barbara L. Ginley Thurron J. Mallory & Kimberly A. Mallory John S. Marshall ’80 & Angela K. Plummer Cary C. Mauck & Melissa Mauck Heather L. McIlvaine-Newsad ’90 & Michael R. Newsad Kimberly McManus ’92 & Matthew F. McManus Thomas W. McNamara & Linda McNamara Amy B. Mohn Chris A. Monteiro & Jeanine M. Monteiro Edward J. Myaard & Peggy A. Myaard Lawrence R. Noble ’84 & Sandra Noble Michael E. Orrison & Jody K. Orrison John F. Otis ’60 & Estella Otis ’60 Nicholas H. Podesta & Tracy Podesta Rachael Podolsky Barry S. Porter ’59 & Susan Porter Philippa Portnoy & Lawrence Portnoy Carl E. Ravin David R. Ravin & Amanda T. Ravin Gregg T. Rennie & Sydney W. Rennie Dion A. Richetti & Cynthia Richetti Philip E. Rollhaus & Catherine Rollhaus James K. Schaeffer & Amy A. Schaeffer William W. Scott & Jane Scott Robert M. Settembrine & April R. Settembrine Joel S. Shefflin & Joanne M. Shefflin Marjorie Shorrock ’63 Michael R. Shullman & Nancy M. Shullman Gail J. Sidewater Christopher C. Sigg & Laura A. Sigg Papa Yaw S. Siriboe & Papitta Siriboe Robert Sket & Christine M. Fioritto-Sket Barbara S. Smith David A. Snively & Elizabeth M. Snively Richard A. Sobota & Maria J. Sobota James M. Stauss ’86 Clifford M. Steiner & Wendy I. Sidewater Joseph D. Stewart ’85 & Patricia M. Stewart Paul J. Sullivan & Sara M. Sullivan Erik R. Tuveson & Martha Tuveson George P. Vance & Virginia Vance Kevin D. Vassily ’89 & Kysa L. Vassily James R. Vens & Beth M. Vens George W. Viebrock & Carol Ann Viebrock David J. Walters & Jennifer A. Walters Jo Ann C. Weibel & Andrew Weibel Robert D. Yemm & Dawn A. Winans Ronald L. Zallocco & Martha A. Zallocco Todd S. Ziegenfus ’90 & Renee T. Ziegenfus 24

Retiring Faculty Garrett A. Jacobsen, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies He recalls the emphasis on teaching, service to the college, and scholarship as key factors in his decision to join the institution. He first taught Latin part-time and later successfully developed a Classical Studies program, which received strong support from the administration and faculty.

Today, the program is soon to be renamed Ancient Greek and Roman Studies and includes four tenure lines and two parttime faculty.

Garrett Jacobsen’s pursuit of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome began in childhood. Growing up in New Jersey, he was an avid reader of mythology. Then, he chose to study Latin as a foreign language in high school, which led to a scholarship for Latin students interested in studying ancient Greek at Franklin & Marshall College.

For Dr. Jacobsen, this first experience with the liberal arts through his own college experience became a lifelong study of the language, culture, and history of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Across his time at Denison, Jacobsen recalls with gratitude serving on many committees and being named chair of the faculty, as well as holding the position of assistant director of the Honors Program, through which he had the privilege of working with Tony Lisska and Cookie Sunkle.

Encouraged by his classical studies professors at the undergraduate level to continue his work with graduate study, Jacobsen then went on to receive master’s and doctoral degrees in classics from Ohio State University. While finishing his dissertation, “Waking Visions in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Lucan’s Bellum Civile,” Jacobsen was recommended by OSU’s chair of classics at the time to fill in for a professor on leave in Denison’s Department of History. A six-week contract, originally intended to complete a course on Roman history, marked the start of a 42-year career at Denison.

As a scholar of Roman poetry, specifically the work and reception of the poet Ovid, Jacobsen’s most recent work includes an essay in the book Ted Hughes and the Classics, published last year by Oxford University Press, as well as an article on Ovid’s influence on contemporary Irish poet Ciaran Carson published in the journal Classical Outlook.

In retirement, Jacobsen looks forward to spending more time at home, getting out the easel and palette to do some painting, and traveling with his wife, Ann Marie McIntyre.

As a graduate of a liberal arts school, Jacobsen found Denison’s environment and offerings immediately appealing.

Toni C. King, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Black Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies Toni King received her B.A. in psychology from Oklahoma State University, followed by her M.A. in guidance and counseling from Ohio State University and her doctorate in organizational behavior from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. In launching her career, Dr. King was co-recipient of a Rockefeller Foundation Research Award: Changing Gender Roles in Post-Industrial Society (1989-1990) “Life Journeys of Women in Corporations” and co-recipient of a Ford Foundation Research Award (1990-1992). Her work over the ensuing decades has examined gender, race, and diversities of identity as they relate to leadership in organizations. Central to her scholarly focus is women’s leadership development, diversity, and anti-racism in higher education, as well as academics of color in higher education. She uses workshops, seminars, and, more recently, innovative modes such as performance ritual and organizational play to design spaces for all organizational members that help them thrive, build community, and work to build socially just organizational policies and structures.

intermittently as director of the Center for Black Studies and was the recipient of two top faculty honors during her time at Denison: the Richard Lucier Endowed Chair and the Charles and Nancy Brickman Distinguished Leadership Award.

Across campus, King was a founding member of the Faculty of Color/International Faculty group in 2008, served as associate provost for faculty diversity from 2009 to 2014, and was a cochair of the Black Caucus for many years.

King’s published works have appeared in such venues as The National Women’s Studies Association Journal and the Journal of Women and Therapy. Her widely anthologized scholarship includes a co-edited book, Black Womanist Leadership: Tracing the Motherline, published by SUNY Press in 2011.

Dr. King is the longest-serving African American woman at Denison. Her mentorship reach spans national and international borders, as well as the public and private sectors.

She is a member of the National Council for Black Studies, The National Women’s Studies Association, The American Studies Association, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

As a faculty member, King contributed several new courses to Denison’s curriculum, including the first required qualitative research methods course for the Women’s & Gender Studies major: Cultural and Social Research Methods. With a joint appointment in Women’s & Gender Studies and Black Studies, she also taught introductory courses in Black Studies and in Women’s & Gender Studies, as well as a course in her area of specialization: Black Women and Organizational Leadership.

She enjoyed serving as an advisor to many student groups over the years, including Denison Feminists and the Black Student Union.

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Retiring Faculty Peter E. Pauzé, B.A., M.F.A. Associate Professor Emeritus of Theatre productions. Additionally, he taught a wide variety of classes and workshops across the theatre and music theatre programs, helping students explore everything from scenic and lighting design to playwriting and musical theatre development to theatrical theory.

Peter Pauzé has brought a rich understanding of theatre to the courses he has taught, the productions he’s been involved with, and the students he has mentored at Denison since 1994. Though Professor Pauzé always had a sense he would be a teacher, the subject of his own undergraduate study was a continued exploration. A growing awareness that his artistic endeavors were consistently theatre-oriented eventually led to a graduate degree in dramatic writing.

Pauzé has written several original plays that have been produced at various regional and educational theaters, including some Denison productions. In addition, he’s designed scenery for many regional theaters in Central Ohio.

He also is a member of the United States Institute for Theater Technology and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.

After completing his Master of Fine Arts at the University of Georgia, Pauzé’s career at Denison began after several years teaching at Georgia College. Though he hadn’t heard of the school before applying, he recalls Denison being exactly the sort of institution where he would be interested in teaching, a belief that was solidified by visiting campus for his initial interview and sustained for the 30 years that followed.

Now, upon completing his teaching career, Pauzé anticipates he will miss both the onstage teaching and traditional classroom instruction, where he’s enjoyed seeing the pilot light of intrigued comprehension come on in his students’ eyes when encountering a new idea or a new way of looking at the world. In retirement, he’s eager to embrace the freedom of time in his own hands.

As an associate professor of theatre with nearly 100 theatre productions to his credit at Denison, Pauzé has spent many years both teaching and supervising students in the creation of scenery and lighting for Department of Theatre

Sandra R. Runzo, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of English At Denison, Runzo served as chair of the Department of English, director of Queer Studies, and director of Women’s and Gender Studies. Additionally, she held Denison’s Lorena Woodrow Burke Chair of English from 2017 through 2022.

Since 1986, Sandy Runzo has enjoyed teaching a variety of courses in American literature, women’s and gender studies, queer studies, and writing at Denison. Though her curriculum has largely focused on American literature, in the summer of 2012, she was delighted to have the opportunity to teach a course in Wonderlands: British Fantasy Fiction with the Advanced Studies in England program in Bath. Dr. Runzo is grateful to have had many opportunities to both welcome celebrated authors into her classroom and step out of the classroom with students to see theatrical productions in Columbus — and in London.

Whether it be in the Denison Biological Reserve or along the coast of Cornwall, Runzo has found much pleasure in exploring the natural world with her writing and literature students. Additionally, she fondly recalls her role with The Emily Dickinson Chorale and One Good Scholar, which performed numerous times for students in her American literature courses, as well as for the campus community and Denison alums.

Reared in Pittsburgh, Runzo attended West Virginia University as an undergraduate, then earned her master’s and doctoral degrees at Indiana University, Bloomington. At Indiana, she studied with renowned scholar Susan Gubar, who inspired her exploration of women’s literary history.

More than once, she traveled to Washington, D.C., on buses with other Denisonians to participate in civic action, including the Women’s March in January of 2017. She has immensely appreciated working with so many brilliant, resourceful, creative, kind-hearted faculty colleagues and students, including scores of summer scholars, senior research projects, and directed studies.

In her scholarly work, the poetry of Emily Dickinson emerged as an increasingly prominent source of wonderment, becoming the focus of numerous articles and presentations.

Runzo’s book, “Theatricals of Day”: Emily Dickinson and Nineteenth-Century American Popular Culture, was published by the University of Massachusetts Press in 2019. She also has published essays on American women poets in American Literature, ESQ: Journal of the American Renaissance, The Emily Dickinson Journal, Genders, and Women’s Studies.

In retirement, in addition to continuing to pursue scholarly projects with a focus on such authors as Melville, Alcott, and her beloved Dickinson, she looks forward to learning new things, reading books that have been patiently waiting on bookshelves, and continuing a walking tour around and across Great Britain.

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Retiring Faculty Charles W. Sokolik, A.B., Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry as a national liaison. He credits this work with transforming his view of students at Denison and art liberal arts colleges in general. He also became involved with the I Know I Can Foundation in Columbus, which spawned the DenisonColumbus Alliance, a program that creates pathways for talented and deserving students to become Denisonians.

Recognizing the importance of such opportunities as the only first-generation college student on the faculty of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Sokolik fondly recalls these meaningful contributions.

Chuck Sokolik grew up in Washington State before heading to the East Coast for his undergraduate studies. His interest in chemistry and biochemistry took off while studying at Vassar College in upstate New York. There, he was drawn to the opportunity to conduct research that gave him the freedom to explore and think independently. Guided by his advisors in the field, he enjoyed being able to make mistakes while expanding on what his textbooks offered. He later went on to earn his Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles.

For Dr. Sokolik, the draw of coming to Denison was the opportunity to spearhead and shape a program. Asked to initiate and build the university’s biochemistry program, he jumped at the chance to step into a leadership role. In the years that followed, he enjoyed supporting many dedicated biochemistry majors, as well as the students who sought his advice on the big picture in addition to daily classwork.

Academically, Sokolik’s research has focused on enzyme and peptide microarray synthesis, using electrostatic printing in collaboration with the late Gary Nishioka, Ph.D., President of H&N Instruments in nearby Newark, Ohio.

While retirement might bring an end to his work in scientific teaching and research, Sokolik describes the next chapter as not the end of a career but the beginning of new directions.

He looks forward to taking the time to pursue many other interests more deeply, including exploring the arts and athletics, writing novels, and spending time with his daughter, who will soon graduate from a liberal arts institution herself.

Reflecting on his time on campus, Sokolik finds that it has been just as important to help expand the horizons of Denison students as it was to work with those in his field. Beyond the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, he was a mentor for the Posse Scholars program, supporting several cohorts of Denison students throughout their college careers and later

Honorary Degree Recipient Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa Philip A. Glotzbach, B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Glotzbach’s Commencement keynote is an opportunity for him to return to The Hill, where he taught philosophy for 15 years. He helped launch the summer Greek studies program and was integral in creating the philosophy, politics, and economics major, which he says was inspired by a similar program at Oxford University. He also (occasionally) played guitar and sang folk music with Emeritus Professor of Theatre Jon Farris.

Philip A. Glotzbach, Skidmore College president emeritus, is being recognized at today’s Commencement with the conferring of an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.

As Skidmore’s president for 17 years, from 2003 to 2020, Glotzbach led efforts that invigorated the college’s liberal arts education through new academic programs, student apartments, and buildings for arts and sciences — including a new music center and the Center for Integrated Sciences, the largest single academic building project in Skidmore’s history.

Glotzbach is the author of a forthcoming book, Embrace Your Freedom: Winning Strategies to Succeed in College and In Life, a primer for college students to gain the most from their educational experience and for parents to support them in doing so.

After Denison, Glotzbach served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and later vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif. He earned his B.A. in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and his M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in philosophy at Yale University. He holds honorary doctorates from Centre College and Skidmore College.

“Many young people today are expressing serious doubts about democracy. Though their frustration is understandable, we just don’t have the luxury of turning our back on politics or sitting out elections,” Glotzbach says. “All of us need to value our citizenship and accept our crucial role in determining our collective future.”

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