Honors College Scholars Convocation Booklet | 2020

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HONORS COLLEGE

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY–NEW BRUNSWICK

Scholars Convocation Tuesday May 26 2020

Dear Honors College Scholars Class of 2020, Today marks an exciting moment in a journey we officially began together with our induction ceremony in September of 2016. 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,

Matt K. Matsuda, PhD Academic Dean

Honors College

Paul Gilmore, PhD 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, diversity, collaboration, and giving back are central to its philosophy.

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.

Robert L. Barchi, MD, PhD President, Rutgers University Christopher J. Molloy, PhD Chancellor, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Prabhas V. Moghe, PhD Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Research and Academic Affairs, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Joseph A. Barone, PharmD, FCCP Dean, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Gerry Beegan, MA Interim Dean, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Thomas N. Farris, PhD Dean, School of Engineering, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Robert M. Goodman, PhD 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

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Program REMARKS Matt K. Matsuda, PhD Academic Dean, Honors College, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Paul Gilmore, PhD Administrative Dean, Honors College, Rutgers University–New Brunswick HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS PRESENTERS Aasha Shaik, School of Arts and Sciences Ezekiel Medina, School of Arts and Sciences Stephanie Fritz, Mason Gross School of the Arts

~Excerpt from the first movement of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3

INDUCTION INTO THE HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNI SOCIETY Co-Chairs for the Class of 2020 Tiffany Yuen, School of Engineering Samantha Chen, School of Arts and Sciences

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Honors College Scholars Class of 2020 The Honors College Medal is awarded to students who have completed all Honors College academic requirements to receive the designation of “Honors College Scholar.”

Esra Abdulrahman School of Arts and Sciences

Ritwik Baksi * School of Arts and Sciences

Avin Abraham School of Engineering

Benjamin Barnett School of Arts and Sciences

Gianna Acampora * School of Arts and Sciences

Navruz Baum School of Engineering

Oluseye Adesehinwa School of Arts and Sciences

Fiona Gale Bawagan * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Kayla Albrethsen * School of Arts and Sciences

Allyson Bazer School of Arts and Sciences

Swetcha Ananthu Rutgers Business School

Sophie Benaroya * School of Arts and Sciences

Alexander Anesetti Rutgers Business School

Nisha Bhagwat * School of Arts and Sciences

Sohil Ardeshna * School of Arts and Sciences

Samuel Birrer School of Arts and Sciences

Brianna Attamante * School of Arts and Sciences

Mohana Biswas School of Arts and Sciences

Neilank Avani Rutgers Business School

Leshya Bokka * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Aarti Badami * School of Arts and Sciences

Rajul Bothra * Rutgers Business School

Aishee Bag * School of Arts and Sciences

Nicholas Brennan School of Arts and Sciences

Anuja Bahulekar * School of Arts and Sciences

Ben Brik * School of Arts and Sciences

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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.

Brian Brown School of Arts and Sciences

Christopher Cheng School of Engineering

Hannah Burke * School of Arts and Sciences

Jasmine Cheung * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Kyle Buznitsky School of Engineering

Sadhana Chidambaran * School of Arts and Sciences

Erica Cai School of Arts and Sciences

Judy Cho Mason Gross School of the Arts

Hannah Calvelli * ⠜ School of Arts and Sciences

Samuel Cho School of Engineering

Hannah Canonigo * School of Arts and Sciences

Yoonsun Choi Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Gabrielle Caponigro School of Engineering

Alison Chomsky * Rutgers Business School

Kimberly Celario School of Arts and Sciences

Hannaan Choudhry School of Arts and Sciences

Justin Chan * School of Arts and Sciences

Emily Chung Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Divya Chandorkar * School of Arts and Sciences

Benjamin Cohen School of Engineering

Albert Chen Rutgers Business School

Krista Collins School of Arts and Sciences

Catherine Chen Rutgers Business School

William Comer Mason Gross School of the Arts

Samantha Chen * School of Arts and Sciences

Hailey Conrad School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Victor Chen School of Arts and Sciences

Ashley Cornetta Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

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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.

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Nicholas Costa Rutgers Business School

Laura Escobar * Rutgers Business School

Sarah Davis School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Michael Fabiano School of Engineering

Ankush De * School of Arts and Sciences

Katherine Fafara * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Charles de Agustin Mason Gross School of the Arts

Hannah Fechtner * School of Arts and Sciences

Yasmin de Almeida Rutgers Business School

Benjamin Feng School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Azra Dees School of Arts and Sciences

Yuqing Feng * School of Engineering

Ryan Denbo School of Arts and Sciences

Steven Ferrante School of Arts and Sciences

Nidhi Desai * School of Arts and Sciences

Katherine Fink School of Arts and Sciences

Mannet Dhaliwal School of Arts and Sciences

Morgan Fishman * School of Arts and Sciences

Massimo DiSanto ⠜ School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Austin Fong Rutgers Business School

Shannon Duffy School of Arts and Sciences

Kyra Frank * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Arul Ruth Duggimpudi * School of Arts and Sciences

Stephanie Fritz Mason Gross School of the Arts

Jack Dulin * School of Engineering

Mariya Galochkina * School of Arts and Sciences

Arwa El-Hawwat School of Arts and Sciences

Rikab Gambhir School of Engineering

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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.

Rachel George School of Arts and Sciences

Bernadette Hayes * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Mathew Giladi * School of Arts and Sciences

Liam Hiester School of Arts and Sciences

Hadley Giles Mason Gross School of the Arts

Lara Hirsch * School of Engineering

Miguel Gonzalez School of Arts and Sciences

Adriana Hong Rutgers Business School

Victoria Gonzalez * School of Arts and Sciences

Alan Huang School of Arts and Sciences

Thomas Gosart * School of Arts and Sciences

Paul Huggins School of Engineering

Krishna Gotur School of Engineering

Gabrielle Jacob School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Hanna Graifman * School of Arts and Sciences

Matthew Jacoby School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Danielle Grant * School of Arts and Sciences

Anika Jalil * School of Engineering

Molly Griffith School of Arts and Sciences

Akshay Janakiraman * Rutgers Business School

Pranay Gupta * Rutgers Business School

Rucha Janodia School of Arts and Sciences

Shaun Guru School of Arts and Sciences

Nikunj Jhaveri School of Engineering

Samuel Haleva School of Engineering

Brian Johnson School of Arts and Sciences

Jessica Han * School of Arts and Sciences

Victoria Johnson * School of Arts and Sciences

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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.

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Sabrina Jordan * School of Arts and Sciences

Caroline Kratka * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Neil Joshi School of Arts and Sciences

Pia Krishnamurti * School of Arts and Sciences

Mateo Juliani * School of Arts and Sciences

Elias Ku School of Arts and Sciences

Zalikatu Kamara School of Engineering

Danielle Kulyk * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Mythili Kanagala * ⁜ School of Engineering

Tom Kusoffsky * School of Engineering

Christina Kanagawa * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Lily Kwak * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Nithya Kandappan School of Engineering

Jawad Lamah School of Engineering

Priti Kantesaria * School of Engineering

Michael Langevin School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Madhumita Kaushik * School of Arts and Sciences

Gabrielle Larocca Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Purva Khanapure * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Emily Lau * School of Arts and Sciences

Dennis Kim School of Arts and Sciences

Stefany Lazieh School of Arts and Sciences

Kelly Kim School of Engineering

Christopher Lebron School of Engineering

Megan Koeplinger School of Arts and Sciences

Amanda Lee School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Camryn Kozachek School of Arts and Sciences

Cara Lescott School of Arts and Sciences

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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.

Congyuan Li * School of Arts and Sciences

Sneha Manikandan School of Arts and Sciences

Alexandra Lilly * School of Arts and Sciences

Lanette Mantle School of Arts and Sciences

Isabella Litterio School of Arts and Sciences

Salman Manzoor School of Arts and Sciences

Tonia Liu School of Arts and Sciences

Anthony Margiotta School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Wendy Liu School of Arts and Sciences

Alexandra Maris * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Amanda Liyanaarachchi School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Daniel Marku * Rutgers Business School

Matthew Loder School of Arts and Sciences

Todd Martin * School of Arts and Sciences

Midori Lofton ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Olivia Martinez * School of Arts and Sciences

Amol Lotia * School of Engineering

Jessica Maruca Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Matthew Lou School of Arts and Sciences

Kayla Master * Rutgers Business School

Debbie Ma School of Arts and Sciences

Victoria McKeown * School of Engineering

Zackary Mages School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Ezekiel Medina * School of Arts and Sciences

Kevin Malar Rutgers Business School

Palna Mehta Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Jillian Maling * School of Engineering

Sofia Mezzasalma Rutgers Business School

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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.

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Daniel Milo * School of Arts and Sciences

Elizabeth Park * School of Arts and Sciences

Anurag Modak * School of Arts and Sciences

Anisha Patel * School of Arts and Sciences

Narissa Moonsammy * Rutgers Business School

Ankita Patel Rutgers Business School

Amar Mustafa Rutgers Business School

Prashil Patel School of Engineering

Bharath Nagaraj School of Arts and Sciences

Shivangi Patel * School of Arts and Sciences

Nardine Nasr School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Shyam Patel School of Arts and Sciences

Tiago Neto School of Arts and Sciences

Vidhi Patel School of Arts and Sciences

Amy Nguyen * School of Arts and Sciences

Gaurav Pathak Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Timothy Nuber School of Engineering

Neeha Pathan * School of Arts and Sciences

Cyril Nwako School of Engineering

Daniel Pattathil * School of Arts and Sciences

Michael Ortiz School of Arts and Sciences

Paisley Payne * School of Arts and Sciences

Terese Osborne * School of Arts and Sciences

Rebekah Pedo School of Engineering

Namrata Pandya School of Engineering

Joel Anthony Pena * Rutgers Business School

Dawn Park School of Arts and Sciences

Bianca Pereira School of Arts and Sciences

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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.

Rajaamatangi Pillai * Rutgers Business School

Vinay Ravinder * School of Arts and Sciences

Apoorva Pillay * School of Arts and Sciences

Sarah Redheffer * Mason Gross School of the Arts

Alec Pizarro * School of Engineering

Tyler Reedman Rutgers Business School

Lea Polito School of Engineering

Eric Rivera De Jesus School of Engineering

Sarah Pomeranz * ⠜ Rutgers Business School

Anna Robinson * Mason Gross School of the Arts

Paulina Portnoy * Rutgers Business School

Arthur Rohman School of Arts and Sciences

Archana Raghunath * School of Arts and Sciences

Darling Rojas School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Srinivas Rajagopalan * School of Arts and Sciences

Amelia Sagrabb * Mason Gross School of the Arts

Jessica Rallo School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Michael Sangobiyi * School of Arts and Sciences

Aakash Raman School of Arts and Sciences

Umar Sannoh School of Arts and Sciences

Rushika Raman Mason Gross School of the Arts

Halle Sarkodie School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Raphaella Ranjo * School of Arts and Sciences

Bridget Savage School of Arts and Sciences

Kanchi Raval School of Arts and Sciences

Jasmine Sawaged School of Engineering

Varun Ravichandran School of Engineering

Juhi Saxena * School of Arts and Sciences

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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.

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Luke Schroeder School of Arts and Sciences

Gary Simmons * School of Engineering

Jay Shah * School of Arts and Sciences

Anisha Singh School of Arts and Sciences

Mansi Shah * School of Arts and Sciences

Neelan Sivaneri * School of Engineering

Neil Shah * Rutgers Business School

Sneha Sivaram * School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Sagar Shah * School of Engineering

Kathryn Slusarczyk * School of Arts and Sciences

Soham Shah * School of Arts and Sciences

Adrian Soegijono School of Arts and Sciences

Aasha Shaik * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

James Spinelli School of Engineering

Tzur Yonatan Shamir Rutgers Business School

Abhay Srivinas School of Engineering

Abdullah Shareef * School of Arts and Sciences

Siena Stanislaus * School of Arts and Sciences

Aditya Shastri School of Arts and Sciences

Christopher Stephen * School of Arts and Sciences

Yunjung Shin Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Samantha Stewart Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Cassaddee Sicherer Mason Gross School of the Arts

Natalie Straub Mason Gross School of the Arts

Jasleen Sidhu * ⁜ School of Arts and Sciences

Rachel Straub * School of Arts and Sciences

Christina Signore School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Kelly Sun * School of Arts and Sciences

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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.

Ashwin Suresh * School of Engineering

Daniel Toth School of Engineering

Advait Suvarnakar School of Arts and Sciences

Jihane Touil School of Arts and Sciences

John Tabor School of Arts and Sciences

Renee Tournoux School of Engineering

Jonas Tai School of Arts and Sciences

Dhruti Trivedi School of Arts and Sciences

Priya Tailor * School of Arts and Sciences

Cara Trulli Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Chakshu Tandon * School of Arts and Sciences

Lisa Tsinis * School of Arts and Sciences

Srisai Tenjerla * ⠜ School of Arts and Sciences

Nnenna Ukenna-Izuwa School of Arts and Sciences

Autumn Thomas School of Arts and Sciences

Cassandra Umetiti School of Arts and Sciences

Ayanna Thompson * School of Arts and Sciences

Roshan Vasoya School of Arts and Sciences

Jeremy Thompson School of Engineering

Janaki Vekaria * Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

David Thuel School of Engineering

Surya Venkatraman School of Arts and Sciences

David Tian * School of Arts and Sciences

Michael Vinciguerra * School of Engineering

Xiaofan Tian * Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Jhanvi Virani * School of Arts and Sciences

Ilana Torres School of Arts and Sciences

Eleena Volk Rutgers Business School

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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.

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Ryan Volpi School of Engineering

Adam Yawdoszyn School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Madhir Vyas School of Arts and Sciences

Pavankumar Yecham School of Arts and Sciences

Samantha Waldman School of Arts and Sciences

Jahnavi Yetukuri * Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Sarah Wang Rutgers Business School

Emily Yi * School of Arts and Sciences

Yimeng Wang * School of Arts and Sciences

Tiffany Yuen * School of Engineering

Antoine Washington School of Arts and Sciences

Gali Zaborowski * School of Arts and Sciences

Elena Wei * School of Arts and Sciences

Chenzhen Zhang School of Arts and Sciences

Samuel Westpy School of Arts and Sciences

Melanie Zhang Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Cameron Wolf School of Arts and Sciences

Joshua Zhao School of Arts and Sciences

Michael Wong Rutgers Business School

Audrey Zhou * School of Arts and Sciences

Jere Xu Rutgers Business School Jaehee Yang Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Tiffany Yang * School of Engineering Kyra Yap School of Engineering *

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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.

In Memoriam We remember with heavy hearts these Honors College students who have passed: Euna Shin, School of Engineering Maxwell Witkowski, School of Arts and Sciences

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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!

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