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HONORS COLLEGE

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY–NEW BRUNSWICK

Scholars Convocation Tuesday

May 3

2022

Dear Honors College Scholars Class of 2022, Today marks an exciting moment in a journey we officially began together with our induction ceremony in the fall of 2018. We celebrate all you have accomplished across Rutgers University–New Brunswick, in your schools, and in the broader world, and we eagerly anticipate your future successes. You have already embodied the promise of our scholarly community, and we know that you’ll continue to uphold the pledge you took four years ago:

Where there is something to learn, I will explore. Where there is a new voice, I will listen. Where there is a need, I will help. This ceremony recognizes your achievement as Honors College Scholars, meeting all of the requirements of the Honors College. These include the culminating academic experience for all Honors College students, the senior capstone. We acknowledge your outstanding academic achievement with the Honors College medal and designation as an Honors College Scholar on your forthcoming diploma. We are proud of how each of you has explored Curiosity, Knowledge, and Purpose in your own individual ways. With all of our best wishes,

Paul Gilmore Administrative Dean Honors College

The Honors College at Rutgers University–New Brunswick Established in 2015, the Honors College at Rutgers University–New Brunswick is built on a legacy of honors education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the nation’s eighth oldest institution of higher learning. The Honors College redefines interdisciplinary education by inviting students from across the liberal arts and professional schools to live and work together to tackle global issues and transform their ideas into action. Attracting the highest achievers from New Jersey, across the country, and around the world, the Honors College is a community where intellectual curiosity, hands-on knowledge, interdisciplinary collaboration, service, and compassion for one another are central to their experience. We are committed to advancing a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community where all members have the opportunity, understanding, and support to thrive and to pursue a career with purpose.

CURIOSITY. KNOWLEDGE. PURPOSE. The Honors College thanks our many supporters, alumni, faculty and staff, families and friends, and the University administration for helping us to provide our students with the many development opportunities they have readily embraced. In particular, we thank the University’s academic leadership for their vision and encouragement. Jonathan Holloway, PhD President, Rutgers University Francine Conway, PhD Chancellor-Provost, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Joseph A. Barone, PharmD, FCCP Dean, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Thomas N. Farris, PhD Dean, School of Engineering, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Jason Geary, PhD Dean, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Laura J. Lawson, PhD Interim Executive Dean, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Lei Lei, PhD Dean, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick Peter March, PhD Executive Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Program PROCESSIONAL ”Fanfare for the Uncommon Honors College” * Please stand. OPENING Paul Gilmore, PhD Administrative Dean, Honors College, Rutgers University–New Brunswick WELCOME Jonathan Holloway, PhD President, Rutgers University HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS PRESENTERS Jeremy Lewan, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Gillian Dauer, School of Arts and Sciences CONVOCATION ADDRESS Subha Barry, MBA, MS Ms. Barry is President of Seramount, a strategic professional services firm dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, where she drives the firm’s vision, strategy, and business development. Prior to Seramount, Ms. Barry was SVP and Chief Diversity Officer at Freddie Mac, where she served on the firm’s management committee and led their Foundation. During her 20+ years at Merrill Lynch, she was a Managing Director and the company’s first Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion. Ms. Barry has taught Gender Policy at Columbia University and is an outspoken advocate for working women and for fueling innovation by embracing diversity and creating a culture of inclusion. Among her roles at Rutgers, Ms. Barry serves on the Rutgers University Foundation’s Board of Directors and chairs the board of the Institute for Women’s Leadership. She has also co-chaired fund-raising for the Gloria Steinem Chair for Media, Culture, and Feminist Studies and has served as board chair of Rutgers Cancer Institute, where she continues to serve on the executive committee of the Director’s Leadership Council. A native of India, Ms. Barry holds a BA from Bombay University and an MBA and MS in Accounting from Rice University.

* Please silence electronic devices. A professional photographer will be taking photographs of each Honors College Scholar (details in back of program). Please remain seated during the ceremony—no flash photography. * “Fanfare for the Uncommon Honors College” (2015) was written by Donel Young, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Honors College.

PRESENTATION OF THE HONORS COLLEGE MEDAL Please hold your applause until all names have been read. READERS Issata Oluwadare, MSW Associate Dean for Student Support and Inclusive Communities, Honors College, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Lisa Sanon-Jules, EdD Senior Director and Assistant Dean for Advising and Academic Affairs, Honors College, Rutgers University–New Brunswick INDUCTION INTO THE HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNI SOCIETY Co-Presidents for the Class of 2022 Toibat Ayankunbi, School of Arts and Sciences Sameer Shah, School of Engineering CLOSING Francine Conway, PhD Chancellor-Provost, Rutgers University–New Brunswick RECESSIONAL Please stand and join us in “clapping out” our Honors College Scholars. Remain by your seat until the recessional has concluded.

We invite you to gather in the Honors College Rodkin Family Courtyard to celebrate with your family and friends. Professional photographers will be available to take your photos.

Honors College Scholars Class of 2022 The Honors College Medal is awarded to students who have completed all Honors College academic requirements to receive the designation of “Honors College Scholar.”

Yara Abbo * School of Arts and Sciences Arun Abraham Rutgers Business School Robert Abrahams School of Arts and Sciences Priya Agarwal * School of Arts and Sciences ⁜

Meha Aggarwal School of Arts and Sciences Laila Ahmed * School of Arts and Sciences Justin Alexander School of Arts and Sciences Matthew Aliberto * School of Engineering Daniel Allegro School of Arts and Sciences Marianna Allen Mason Gross School of the Arts Noa Alon School of Arts and Sciences Hani Alostaz School of Engineering Neha Aluwalia * School of Arts and Sciences Ruchi Aluwalia * School of Arts and Sciences ⁜

Anna Antal School of Arts and Sciences

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Kassia Antin School of Engineering Paolo Arante * Rutgers Business School James Ariemma School of Engineering Mark Ayad School of Arts and Sciences Toibat Ayankunbi * School of Arts and Sciences Nicole Ayvas * School of Arts and Sciences Thomas Babiak * Rutgers Business School Francesca Badalamenti School of Arts and Sciences Bryan Baez School of Arts and Sciences Alec Bakholdin School of Engineering Tanvi Banota * School of Arts and Sciences Zain Baquer Rutgers Business School Gustavo Barbosa Couto School of Engineering Isabela Bello-Zap School of Arts and Sciences Asha Bezwada * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences Aneesh Bhave School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Designates receipt of the Honors College Merit Pin in recognition of deep engagement in the Honors College community above and beyond the requirements. Designates those who are Honors College Changemakers having received the Honors College Changemaker Award and/or completed 100+ hours of service.

NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Shreyas Bhise School of Arts and Sciences

Ajay Challapalli School of Arts and Sciences

Jessica Birk * Rutgers Business School

Lily Chang * School of Arts and Sciences

Valentina Blaustein School of Arts and Sciences

Sumantra Chattopadhyay Rutgers Business School

Emma Bograd School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Himani Chavda School of Engineering

Gabriella Bordenabe School of Arts and Sciences

Jeffrey Chen School of Arts and Sciences

Kyle Boyce School of Engineering

Leah Cherukara * School of Arts and Sciences

Hanna Brancaccio * School of Arts and Sciences

Jeswin Chethalan School of Arts and Sciences

Julia Brennan School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Hassaam Choudhry School of Arts and Sciences

Emily Brzozowski School of Engineering

Payal Chowbey * School of Arts and Sciences

Devin Busono * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Joanne Chung School of Arts and Sciences

Julia Buttgereit School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Alexandra Chuprakova School of Arts and Sciences

Christian Caballero Rutgers Business School

Kamila Cieslik School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Abigail Calvelli * School of Arts and Sciences

Madison Clark * School of Arts and Sciences

Gabriella Cano * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Alexander Cohen School of Arts and Sciences

Gabrielle Capulong School of Arts and Sciences

Sean Coleman School of Engineering

Gabriel Carrion Castro School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Eric Colom School of Engineering

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NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Angelica Corella Castro School of Engineering

Ezije Efobi School of Arts and Sciences

Ronin Costello School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Luke Eidle School of Engineering

Jocelyn Dacquel * School of Arts and Sciences

Kevin Estabillo School of Engineering

Aastha Dangi * School of Arts and Sciences

Kamil Falkowski School of Arts and Sciences

Aditi Das * Rutgers Business School

Joseph Finnegan School of Engineering

Gillian Dauer School of Arts and Sciences

Samuel Fisher School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Cynthia Daut School of Arts and Sciences

Christina Flynn * School of Arts and Sciences

Reema Dave Rutgers Business School

Lucent Fong School of Arts and Sciences

Megan Demeo School of Arts and Sciences

Lauren Franz * School of Arts and Sciences

Aditya Dharani ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Eshaan Gandhi School of Arts and Sciences

Nicholas DiGerolamo School of Arts and Sciences

Riya Gandhi * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Claire Donahue * Rutgers Business School

Hai Yun Gao ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Bhavin Doshi * Rutgers Business School

Jason Garcia School of Arts and Sciences

Darrel Dsouza School of Engineering

Shreya Ghosh ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Julia Durugo School of Arts and Sciences

Adam Giovanelli * Rutgers Business School

Linnea Eberly Mason Gross School of the Arts

Ty Goldin School of Arts and Sciences

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NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Allison Gould School of Engineering

Catherine Hunt * School of Arts and Sciences

Sarah Griffen School of Arts and Sciences

Jon Ibanez School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Emily Gruber School of Engineering

Julian Ibarra School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Alahni Gunn * School of Arts and Sciences

Merna Ibrahim School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Minhee Han School of Engineering

Aryeh Iosif * School of Arts and Sciences

Yuri Han * School of Arts and Sciences

Harshita Jain * School of Engineering

Amani Hassan * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Rohan Jayanth School of Arts and Sciences

Jasmin Hedvat * Rutgers Business School

Sydney Jenkins * School of Engineering

Rafael Hernandez School of Arts and Sciences

Ryan Jensen School of Arts and Sciences

Shannon Hiner * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Nikita John School of Engineering

Amaris Hinton School of Arts and Sciences

JJ Johnson School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

John Hoban School of Arts and Sciences

Qi Jorgensen School of Engineering

Arianna Horgan School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Srivarsha Kaloth School of Arts and Sciences

Claire Hsu * Rutgers Business School

Ethan Kan School of Arts and Sciences

Rohan Hublikar School of Engineering

Aishwarya Kanagala * Rutgers Business School

Nathan Hudson * School of Arts and Sciences

Rakshay Kanthadai School of Arts and Sciences

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NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Morriel Kasher School of Engineering

Prianka Kunadia School of Arts and Sciences

Emerson Katz-Justice Mason Gross School of the Arts

Sofia Lake * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Nupur Khare Rutgers Business School

Kyle Lank Rutgers Business School

Eric Kholodovsky School of Arts and Sciences

Adam Laspina School of Arts and Sciences

Akansha Khurana School of Arts and Sciences

Bryan Law Ye School of Arts and Sciences

Aditi Kiron * School of Arts and Sciences

Justin Lax School of Arts and Sciences

Garrett Knappe School of Arts and Sciences

Chloe Lee Rutgers Business School

Fiona Kniaz School of Arts and Sciences

John Lee Rutgers Business School

Sangjun Ko School of Arts and Sciences

Ryan Lee School of Arts and Sciences

Jerry Kong * School of Arts and Sciences

Ian Leonhardt * School of Arts and Sciences

Joyce Kong * Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Jeremy Lewan * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Christopher Kozak School of Arts and Sciences

Michelle Liang School of Arts and Sciences

Lauren Krasnoff * Mason Gross School of the Arts

Ethan Lim * ⁜ Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Nicholas Kravchenko * School of Engineering

Corinne Lima School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Tara Krishna * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Katharine Little School of Arts and Sciences

Alyssa Krisinski Rutgers Business School

John Liu School of Arts and Sciences

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NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Jason Luo School of Arts and Sciences

Joseph McLoughlin Rutgers Business School

Brandon Luong School of Engineering

Catherine McNamara School of Arts and Sciences

Valeria Macias School of Arts and Sciences

Stephen Mea Rutgers Business School

Emmanuella Macri School of Arts and Sciences

Jacqueline Mehr * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Miranda Madrazo * School of Arts and Sciences

Rohan Mehra School of Arts and Sciences

Aadil Mahmood School of Engineering

Devanshi Mehta School of Arts and Sciences

Christine Malcolm Lynsung School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Hannah Mei Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Helen Malkinzon Rutgers Business School

Kent Mei * School of Arts and Sciences

Siddarth Mandayam School of Arts and Sciences

Isaac Mercado School of Engineering

Morgan Mark * School of Engineering

Natasha Merrits School of Arts and Sciences

Daniel Markham School of Arts and Sciences

Sonia Mersich School of Arts and Sciences

Anna Masciandaro * School of Arts and Sciences

Kathleen Michelet School of Arts and Sciences

Aman Mathew School of Arts and Sciences

Rujuta Mokal * School of Arts and Sciences

Riley McGowan School of Arts and Sciences

Annalisa Montemarano School of Arts and Sciences

James McKenna Rutgers Business School

Sydney Moore School of Arts and Sciences

Serena McKiernan School of Arts and Sciences

Anna Mui School of Arts and Sciences

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NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Andrew Mullaghy School of Engineering

Eshaan Parikh School of Engineering

Morgan Murphy School of Engineering

Hailey Parikh School of Arts and Sciences

Catherine Nachtigal School of Engineering

Jessica Parineet School of Arts and Sciences

Justin Najimian * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Jin Park Rutgers Business School

Catherine Nguyen * School of Arts and Sciences

Alex Pasara School of Engineering

William Nguyen * School of Arts and Sciences

Ankit Patel Rutgers Business School

Max Nunez School of Arts and Sciences

Kaushal Patel School of Arts and Sciences

Hannah Oliveira * School of Arts and Sciences

Khushi Patel * School of Arts and Sciences

Julia Olivencia School of Arts and Sciences

Maithili Patel School of Arts and Sciences

Melissa Oliver * School of Arts and Sciences

Priten Patel Rutgers Business School

Caroline Osborne * School of Arts and Sciences

Gaurav Pathak Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Nataly Osma Medina School of Arts and Sciences

Juliet Petillo * Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Archita Padmanabhan * School of Arts and Sciences

Sarah Pfreundschuh School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Maxwell Pandolpho School of Arts and Sciences

Kimberly Pham ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Felicia Paradiso * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Michael Philip School of Engineering

Nina Paranjpe * School of Arts and Sciences

Alyssa Pilch School of Arts and Sciences

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NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Pepper Powell School of Arts and Sciences

Eesha Reddy School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Krishna Prajapati School of Engineering

Vrathan Reddy Rutgers Business School

Saira Prasanth * School of Arts and Sciences

Faez Rehman Rutgers Business School

Daniel Quizon School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Robert Reisler * School of Arts and Sciences

Aparna Ragupathi * School of Arts and Sciences

Haanee Rhemtulla Rutgers Business School

Liam Rahav School of Arts and Sciences

Myah Rios * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Nivedita Rajiv * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Alejandro Rivera School of Arts and Sciences

Kailash Raman School of Arts and Sciences

Irene Rivera Ruiz School of Engineering

James Randolph School of Engineering

Michaela Rosenberg School of Engineering

Michael Rangel * School of Arts and Sciences

Tiffany Sagastume School of Arts and Sciences

Adishi Ranjan School of Arts and Sciences

Alexander Sananes School of Engineering

Miguel Ranjo * School of Arts and Sciences

Paula Santana * School of Engineering

Deepti Rao * School of Arts and Sciences

Alan Santhosh ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Noor Rasheed School of Arts and Sciences

Caroline Savage School of Arts and Sciences

Jake Rattigan * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Ariella Savitz School of Engineering

Autumn Rauscher School of Arts and Sciences

Gregory Scatko * School of Engineering

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NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Aaron Scheiner * School of Arts and Sciences

Anthony Smith * School of Arts and Sciences

Ezra Seidel School of Arts and Sciences

Jackson Snellman * School of Arts and Sciences

Ayush Shah Rutgers Business School

Anthony Sochan * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Hena Shah * Rutgers Business School

Cassandra Solomon School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Sameer Shah * School of Engineering

Elijah Somrah School of Engineering

Hamzah Shaikh School of Arts and Sciences

David Sotimehin School of Arts and Sciences

Joanatta Shapiro ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

David Soto School of Arts and Sciences

Adham Shawkat School of Arts and Sciences

Isabelle Souza * School of Arts and Sciences

Jason Sherman ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Mridula Srinivas Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Riya Sheth Rutgers Business School

Diana Stachula School of Arts and Sciences

Abhishek Shetty * Rutgers Business School

Aishwarya Subash * School of Engineering

Tomomi Shore School of Arts and Sciences

Sanjna Sukumaran * School of Engineering

Kimberlee Sibilia * ⁜ School of Engineering

Saikeerthana Sunkara Rutgers Business School

Deven Singh * School of Arts and Sciences

Ranjita Suresh School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Harsheen Singh * School of Arts and Sciences

Rhea Swain * School of Arts and Sciences

Amanda Smalfus * School of Arts and Sciences

Nicholas Sweeney * School of Arts and Sciences

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NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Grace Tam * Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

KJ Wang Rutgers Business School

Zachary Tarman School of Arts and Sciences

Matthew Wang School of Arts and Sciences

Peter Tilton School of Arts and Sciences

Maxine Wang School of Arts and Sciences

Ashima Tiwari * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Alexa Weber School of Arts and Sciences

Davis Tong School of Engineering

Janet Wei * School of Arts and Sciences

Timothy Topolski School of Engineering

Stephen Weinpahl School of Engineering

Nishtha Trivedi * School of Arts and Sciences

Richard Wen School of Arts and Sciences

Jake Truongcao School of Arts and Sciences

Pierce Werrmann Rutgers Business School

Shawn Tucai * School of Arts and Sciences

Josee Westrich School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Nila Uthirasamy * School of Arts and Sciences

Clairisse Whang * School of Arts and Sciences

Foram Vaidya * Rutgers Business School

Kavindya Wickramasinghe * School of Engineering

Rithvik Vakacharla * Rutgers Business School

Rachel Williams School of Engineering

Joshua Vanterpool Rutgers Business School

Emily Winters * Rutgers Business School

Skandan Venkatraman School of Engineering

Michael Wozniak School of Arts and Sciences

Hannah Vliet School of Arts and Sciences

Joyce Xu * School of Arts and Sciences

Jakub Vogel School of Engineering

Michelle Xu School of Arts and Sciences

Sophie Vu Rutgers Business School

David Xue School of Arts and Sciences

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NOTE: Honors College Scholar recognition is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Ashley Yang * School of Arts and Sciences

Yong Yu Zhen School of Arts and Sciences

Cyrus Yu School of Arts and Sciences

Qian Zhou School of Arts and Sciences

Fionna Zhang School of Arts and Sciences

David Zhu School of Arts and Sciences

Harrison Zhang Rutgers Business School

Anne Zou * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Richard Zhang Rutgers Business School

Claire Zwolak Mason Gross School of the Arts

Victor Zhang School of Arts and Sciences Michael Zhao School of Engineering

THE HONORS COLLEGE MEDAL The medal’s original design was inspired by the clock tower, which stands high above the Honors College building and plays the Rutgers University alma mater, “On the Banks of the Old Raritan”, daily. The trees in the design represent growth and strength for a bright future. The three birds are a symbol of time passing as well as harmony and peace, with the number three also referencing the Honors College motto—Curiosity. Knowledge. Purpose. HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNI SOCIETY Congratulations Honors College Scholars! Scan the QR code to visit the Honors College Alumni Society page:

HONORSCOLLEGE.RUTGERS.EDU/HCALUMNI

Join the official Honors College LinkedIn group to connect with former classmates and colleagues and establish new networking relationships. We look forward to staying in touch and hearing your news!

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY GRADIMAGES GradImages is the official photographer for the Honors College Scholars Convocation. Look for photographers in vests after the ceremony to have photos taken with family and friends. Your proofs will be ready to view online soon after the ceremony. Go to www.GradImages.com to view the professional photos taken today. If you have any questions after the ceremony about your photos, please contact the GradImages Customer Service Department at 800-261-2576.

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