Winter Commencement December 9, 2023
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Winter Commencement
University of Nevada, Reno
Program.............................................................................................3 Alma Mater.......................................................................................4 Academic Dress...............................................................................5 All Candidates for Graduation..............................................7 Senior Scholars & Mentors..........................................................23 Honors College Graduates..........................................................30 History of the University.............................................................31 A Humble Beginning to Nevada’s Best Idea...........................32 University Leadership...................................................................36
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Program
Baccalaureate & Advanced Degree Ceremonies PROCESSIONAL
UNIVERSITY MARSHAL MASTER OF CEREMONIES NATIONAL ANTHEM
INDIGENOUS BLESSING WELCOME
Prince of Denmark’s March “Trumpet Voluntary” by Jeremiah Clarke. Arr. Thomas Campbell Trumpet Tune by Jeremiah Clarke. Arr. Thomas Campbell • Sierra Brass Quintet • Peter Reed, Faculty Senate Chair • Jeffrey Thompson, Executive Vice President and Provost • Wolf Pack Quartet Brittney May, Director • Lynn Manning-John, Duck Valley Shoshone Paiute Tribe • Brian Sandoval, ’86, President
REGENTS’ REMARKS
• Joseph C. Arrascada, Vice Chair (A.M.) • Amy J. Carvalho, (P.M.)
STUDENT REMARKS
• Boris Carpio Guerra, ’24, President, Associated Students of the University of Nevada • Hannah Dayna Alquiza, ’24, Vice President Associated Students of the University of Nevada • Matthew Hawn, ’15, ’19, President of the Graduate Student Association
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES ALUMNI REMARKS
• Brian Sandoval, ’86, President • Jeffrey Thompson, Executive Vice President and Provost • Bryan McArdle, ’05, ’10, Nevada Alumni Council President
ALMA MATER
By Jack H. Morse • Sierra Brass Quintet • Wolf Pack Quartet • Brittney May, Director
RECESSIONAL
Nevada Fight Song “Hail to Our Sturdy Men” Arr. A.G. “Mack” McGranahan “Hornpipe” from Water Music by George Frideric Handel. Arr. Brian Campbell • Sierra Brass Quintet Winter Commencement • December 9, 2023
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Alma Mater The Mackay Song
Words by Jack H. Morse Where the Truckee’s snowfed waters, Drop from mountain’s crest, And the meadows meet the sagebrush, By the sun caressed. Cradled by the silver mountains, ‘Neath the western blue, Stands our noble Alma Mater, Our Nevada U. As the miner on the desert, Prospects ev’ry place, So Nevada seeks the future With an upturned face. Ev’rywhere she gathers knowledge, All that’s good and true, Gives she to her sons and daughters, Of Nevada U. We will ever live to serve her, Live to give our best, Live to make our Alma Mater Pride of all the West. Let her praises wake the echoes, While we pledge anew, Hearts and minds and hands and voices To Nevada U.
Several songs have served as the Nevada alma mater over the years, including “Beside the Waters of the Truckee,” “U of N So Gay” and “Nevada, My Nevada.” The current alma mater, “Mackay Song,” with words by Jack H. Morse, came into use circa 1955, although its official adoption date is unknown. The earliest version of “Mackay Song” in print was included in the 1924 University Songbook.
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Academic Dress Academic costumes date to the 11th and 12th centuries with the first organized institutions of learning in Europe. In 1895, the academic institutions in the United States adopted a code of academic dress that gave this country a beautiful and impressive method of signifying scholastic honors. With the exception of revisions in 1932 and 1959, the code has been virtually unchanged since its inception. MACE. Once a terrible instrument of medieval close combat, the mace has evolved into an ornamental, ceremonial staff borne at the head of processions marking the beginning of a convocation or commencement. CAPS. The black mortarboard is most commonly used in the United States. The tassel, normally worn in the left front quadrant of the cap, is black, although it may be of the color appropriate to the subject of the degree. The tassel on the doctor’s cap is usually made of gold thread. GOWNS. The bachelor’s gown has a long, pointed sleeve. The master’s gown has an oblong sleeve open at the wrist (or some older gowns may be open near the upper part of the arm). The doctor’s gown is fuller than the others with velvet panels full length on the front and three velvet crossbars on each sleeve in black or in a color distinctive of the subject pertaining to the individual’s degree. The gowns are black except for the doctor’s,
which may be a color representing the institution that awarded the degree. A number of colorful cords and sashes recognizing student achievement and activities are worn by many of the graduates. HOODS. Academic hoods signify the wearer has received a master’s, doctoral or other advanced degree. The hood, draped over the shoulders and down the back, indicates both the institution granting the degree and the academic area of specialization. The silk lining of the hood represents the color or colors of the institution from which the degree was received. The higher the degree, the more the lining is revealed. The level of the degree is designated by the length of the hood and the width of the velvet edging. The master’s hood is three-and-one-half feet long, and the doctor’s is four feet long. (The shorter bachelor’s hood is not given at Nevada.) The velvet edging is three and five inches in width for the master’s and doctor’s degrees, respectively. The color of the velvet signifies the field of learning, such as orange for engineering, green for medicine and gold for science. For Ph.D. or Doctor of Philosophy degrees, the dark blue color represents mastery of the discipline of learning and scholarship in any field, and is not intended to necessarily represent the field of philosophy.
The University is home to one of the top study abroad organizations in the nation – the University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) – and has set the strategic goal of having 15% of all undergraduate students study abroad. Graduates wear a flag sash that indicates the country in which they studied. Winter Commencement • December 9, 2023
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All Candidates for Graduation Candidates presented by the dean of each school or college
Doctoral Degrees • Dissertation titles appear in italics GRADUATE SCHOOL
Markus Kemmelmeier, Dean
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
December 2023 Dominique C. Dale Soriente Gonzales Musical Arts Motivic Analysis and Considerations on J.S. Bach’s Fugues from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I & II: A Synthesis of Rhetoric from the 17th through the 20th centuries.
Lei Chen Physics Characterization of short-pulse laser-produced fast electrons by 3D hybrid particle-in-cell modeling of angularly resolved bremsstrahlung Dominique Cheung Psychology A Stage One Feasibility Study of an Online, Asynchronous Intervention for Pain Catastrophizing
Yuzhou Huang Musical Arts The Unique Approaches in Structure, Harmony, and Rhythm of The 24 Preludes in Jazz Style, Op. 53 and Concert Etudes, Op. 40 by Nikolai Kapustin
Ryan Robert Childers Physics X-ray Radiative Signatures Influenced by Nonthermal Effects in HighEnergy-Density Laboratory Plasmas of Mid-Atomic-Number Z-pinches
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Fredrick T. Chin Psychology Temporal Changes in SymptomBehavior Dynamics: A Process-Focused Network Modeling Approach
August 2023 Cameron Howard Allen Physics Experimentally Measuring Thermal Conductivity In Warm Dense Matter Using Fresnel Diffractive Radiography Kevin Mark Axelrod Atmospheric Science Chemical composition, volatility, and oxidative aging of pollen in the atmosphere Karthikeyan Baskaran Materials Science and Engineering Bismuth-Functionalized Sorbents For Radioiodine Capture
Lydia B. Doan Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology It’s the shape that matters! The diverse world of genitalia: A taxonomic and evolutionary exploration of the neotropical genus Eois Hübner (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) Rachel M. Flanigan Economics Microeconometric Essays on Entrepreneurship Niloufar Gharoon Civil and Environmental Engineering Assessment and characterization of dissolved organic nitrogen removal in simulated soil aquifer treatment systems Tayebeh Goli Civil and Environmental Engineering The Role of Advanced Water Treatment Processes on Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Removal and Fate of Nitrogen in Residual Waste Streams
Ugne Soulam Physics Optical and spin coherence properties of Rb atoms in solid neon for magnetic field sensing Aramee C. Diethelm Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology From plants to predators: investigating the phytochemical landscape from the herbivore’s perspective
Anne E. Heggli Atmospheric Science Improving Decision Support During High Impact Weather Through Data Analysis and Visual Communication Reem Hmaidan Psychology The Role of Identity in Trauma and PTSD Md Azizul Islam Chemistry Investigating the Unique Mechanism of Action of CADA Analogs for DownModulating CD4, Sortilin, and ACE2
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Waleed A. Jami Social Psychology A Tale of Two Populisms: Concept and Measurement of Right-wing and Left-wing Populist Attitudes
Thanh Son Nguyen Computer Science and Engineering Design and Development of Climbing Robotic Systems for Automated Inspection of Steel Structures and Bridges
Aina V. Katsikas Economics The Implications of Public Policies on Health Economics
Matthew Awere Ohemeng Statistics and Data Science Discrete-continuous dual families and limiting distributions of random sums: the Pareto-Normal case
Kodai Kusano Social Psychology Pride and Status: Unpacking Two Divergent Pathways to Cooperation Wenzhen Li Education An Examination of Influential Factors on Gamification in Higher Education: A Content Analysis
Justine M. Overacker Geophysics GPS Imaging of Vertical Land Motion and Earthquake Coseismic Displacements in the GPS Mega-Network Lauren Tamara Phillips Geography Fantastic Birds and Where to Find Them
Aidan Louise Manning Hydrology Assessing the Hydrologic Impacts of Disturbance-Altered Canopy Structures in the Mountain West
Humanath Poudel Chemistry Vibrational Energy Transfer Rates and Energy Exchange Networks in G-Protein coupled Receptors
Vidya Murthy Biomedical Engineering Emergence of Mechanical Oscillations from Stochastic Simulations of a Discrete Chemical Thermodynamic Model of Force Generation
Derrick Satterfield Engineering Education Expansion of Motivation Models of Engineering Doctoral Student Populations
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Ciara Sheets Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Climate Change Induced Temperature Effects on the Thermal Biology of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Disease Dynamics of Chytridiomycosis John Michael Tarricone Hydrology Advancing the Monitoring Capabilities of Mountain Snowpack Fluctuations at Various Spatial and Temporal Scales Olamide Timothy Tawose Computer Science and Engineering Harnessing the Power of Distributed Computing: Advancements in Scientific Applications, Homomorphic Encryption, and Federated Learning Security Bang Tran Computer Science and Engineering Novel Techniques for Single-cell RNA Sequencing Data Imputation and Clustering Duc Tran Computer Science and Engineering Machine Learning Techniques for Cancer Subtype Discovery and Singlecell RNA Sequencing Data Analysis Brendan M. Willis Psychology Investigating Dyadic Shared-Decision Making and Behavioral Health Literacy: Social Anxiety
Jingxuan Yang Statistics and Data Science Variable Selection in Linear Models with Grouped Variables Kyung Eun You Biomedical Engineering Innovations in Electrostimulation: Expanding Nanosecond Electric Pulse Delivery for LowIntensity in vivo Therapeutic Applications December 2023 Hannah Victoria Anderson Chemistry William A. Angermeier Physics Md Arifuzzaman Computer Science and Engineering High-Performance Data Transfer Solutions for Next-Generation Research Networks Seren Bagcilar Natural Resources and Environmental Science David Benjamin Cavagnaro Geology Understanding post-wildfire debris-flow activity across climates: insights on initiation conditions and flow identification Md N. Chowdhury Economics Essays in Economics: Overlapping Generations Models of Interest Rate Dynamics and Analyzing Homeowners’ Willingnessto-Pay for Wildfire Risk Mitigation Milana Cimesa Sampson Civil and Environmental Engineering Advancing Design and Detailing of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) Axial Columns Silvana G. Cooper Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology The Brain Renin-Angiotensin System in the Regulation of Blood Pressure
Cara Susanne Drake Public Health Stephen P. George Chemistry Avery Szewczak Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology From Micro to Macro: Investigating mechanisms involved in the convergent evolution of feather lice ecomorphs Rolando Alfredo Grijalva Alvarado Civil and Environmental Engineering Thermal Analysis and Experiment Design for Seismic Performance Evaluation of Ice and Water Contaminated Friction Pendulum Bearings Christopher Andrew Halsch Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Sheena R. Harvey Education First-Generation Low-income (FGLI) U.S. Black College Women’s Social Capital
Christina Igono Environmental Sciences and Health The Effect of Prescribed Burning on Soil Microbial Communities, Nutrients, and Carbon Dioxide Fluxes Under and Between Sagebrush Canopies in the Semi-Arid Rangelands of Northern Nevada Zachary Kehoe Chemistry Majid Khan Cellular and Molecular Biology Computational Analyses in Medicine – From SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Epidemiology to Improving Clinical Practices in The Neurosciences David A. Kirkland Education Use of Nanotechnology as a Phenomena to Motivate Secondary Students’ Understanding of Proportions and Atomic Composition and Scale Revanth Raghuram Konda Mechanical Engineering Exploring Twisted String Actuation for Soft Robotic Applications
Kenneth Hickenbottom Civil and Environmental Engineering Water Quality Impacts of Wildfire and Implications for Disinfection Byproduct Precursors
Seth Emerich Kreher Physics Verification and Validation of Magnetohydrodynamics Simulations of Electrically Exploded Conductors
Rachel Margaret Hopkins Anthropology Early Tudor Gardens: What Did They Look Like, and Why?
Anatilde Kuchler History Gender, Violence, and Piety: Performance of Masculinity in Colonial Potosí.
Ellyn G. Huggins Geology Dat Tien Huynh Economics Essays On Developmental and Macroeconomics
Desmond Madu Chemistry Investigating Reversible Zinc Electrodeposition Dynamic Windows Ranna M. Nash Education Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Medical Education
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Matthew D. Ochs Education Impacts of discipline-specific morphology instruction on AP US History students’ understanding of US Supreme Court Cases Ryan K. Olsen Cellular and Molecular Biology Synthesis, Characterization, and Screening of Highly Specific Inhibitors that Target Signal Peptides Ashley Osborne Education Entrapment in Higher Education Anjana Parandhaman Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology The Impacts of Climate Change on Habitat Suitability and Genetic Connectivity for the Mojave Desert Tortoise Philip K. Pavilionis Neuroscience Kellie Jean Pop Education The Role of K-12 Public School Principals in Culturally Sustaining Mathematics Education Jodee A. Prudente Education Training Paraprofessionals to Implement Systematic Instruction Through a Pyramidal Approach Using Behavioral Skills Training Karen L. Pugh Education Efficacy of In-Person Training and Online Coaching in Assisting Adults in Reaching their Stated Fitness Goals Alessandro Mauricio Ralls Mechanical Engineering Understanding the Structure-Property Relationships of Solid-State Additively Manufactured Stainless-Steel Coatings
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Mitra Rooein Chemical Physics Kinetics of Spin-dependent Transitions in the Presence of an External Magnetic Field Roshika Roshika Cellular and Molecular Biology An Analysis of Serotype-Specific Virulence in Group A Streptococcus. Roya Salek Shahrezaie Computer Science and Engineering Abrar Shahriar Civil and Environmental Engineering Organic carbon-mineral interactions with implications on water reuse and carbon cycling Roberta Jeanne Siracuse Counseling and Educational Psychology Alison J. Szarko Psychology ACT for Patient Care: Effects of Psychological Flexibility and Implicit Bias on Medical Student Clinical Engagement with a Standardized Patient and Academic Performance Thulani Tsabedze Mechanical Engineering Masood Vahedi Civil and Environmental Engineering Spencer K. Whitman Hydrogeology A Hydrologic and Geochemical Assessment of Potential Groundwater Contamination and Vadose Zone Attenuation at the Caselton Tailings Impoundment; Lincoln County, Nevada, USA Simon Whitton Neuroscience Sensorimotor synchronization with rhythms is influenced by stimulus properties and individual differences
Nasif Zaman Computer Science and Engineering EyeSightVR: An Immersive and Automated Tool for Comprehensive Assessment of Visual Function Andrew Roozbeh Zareie Cellular and Molecular Biology Regulating viruses through internal G-quadruplex stabilization Nadav Zimron-Politi Mechanical Engineering Contact Resonance Atomic Force Microscopy Using Advanced Sensors And Post-Processing Techniques Peiman Zogh Civil and Environmental Engineering Experimental and empirical evaluation of kinematic soil-structure interaction effects in large and deeply embedded foundations
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
August 2023 Elizabeth Castillo Jennifer Leigh Garrett Candace L. Harrison Jessica Saade John Frederick Leonard Jamison Nicole Nasser Nichols Christine Ann Obregon Marin Vogt December 2023 Jay Daniel Brownson Mhervin Justin Dagdagan Jenny S. Gagliano Shirley Thomas Joseph Shana Kennon Jessica Lynch Okiemute Charles Odeghe Alexandra Rossi Kevin San Luis Patricia Smith
Master’s Degrees COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES MASTER OF SCIENCE Animal and Rangeland Sciences August 2023 Erin Louise Smith Biotechnology August 2023 Bonnie Lee December 2023 Joshua Soriano Dean Michael Trotta Natural Resource and Environmental Science August 2023 Johanson Onyegbula December 2023 James Golden Joshua Patrick Vasquez Nutrition August 2023 Zahra Alipour Joel Paniagua Soto Chandler Grace Zundel December 2023 Afsana Mim Khandaker Taylor Yusuke Zappe
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
August 2023 Breanna Marie Baker Nicole Renee Bouteiller James Compton
Jacob Michael Jaramillo Jennifer Nicole Ospenson December 2023 Kristine Casey Adams Daniel Tolessa Argessa Shazia Zenora Aumoeualogo Jonathan Tyler Choi Sarah Anne Danen David Sheldon Kirkpatrick Yulia Kutuzova Trevor Scott Pimentel Yunya Zheng
EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
August 2023 Elena Mnatsakanyan Olivia Ashley Moore Darrin J. Munson Dugan Jay Murray Jeffrey Yuji Nehira Joseph Patrick O’Donnell III Vivian Pan Joseph Rafael Perry Manuel Quinones Kyle Gregor Renwick Jose Manuel Salazar Karen Elizabeth Schooler Brian J. Young
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
August 2023 Anonti Ali Christopher D. Boline Alexandra Noel Cavagnaro Catherine Irene Colt Emma Marie Condon Colten Christopher Crom Adam Davis Ethan John Erdmann
Haley Ann Ewing Mahshid Farzan Nicholas John Fiumara Lourdes E. Garcia-Martinez Victor M. Garcia-Ruiz Cassidy Rain Gilmore David Joseph Hart Jonathon Lau Mordechai Lavi Alexis Maria Pabon Alexander B. Strathearn Annelise Warren Autumn Jede Winston Paige L. Zolldan December 2023 Vinay Amin Demitri Bannoura Bryan Eugene Aspinwall Beall Christian Taylor Akili Carter Anthony Patrick Carvalho Terence Michael Cheng Conrad Chow Shaun G. Cruze Juan Paolo Santiago David Nuray Ozman Ebel Alexi Danielle Fair Mathew Brian Greenlees Jaqueline Gutierrez Albarran Edward Charles Jaquette Kiara Ysbel Leon Rosales Gregory Powell Lintz Lisa Scottie Lockrem Justin Everett MacQuiddy Dunne Malombola Amelia Leigh McGuire Alex John Moe Reilly Anne Moss Krish Manish Parikh Shail H. Patel Luc Josef Zwyssig
MASTER OF SCIENCE Business Analytics August 2023 Harris Jovan DeVore-Jelic Jessica M. Francom Kyle LaPierre Michael Steven Martin Jasmine Oudeh Justin Rollins December 2023 Olesea Chirvas Pia W. Crawford Dennis M. Davis Gregory Benton Price Economics December 2023 Randall Chicola Finance December 2023 Juan Ignacio Batalla Diez Tea Jandric Michael Patrick Murphy II
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
December 2023 Veerabhadra Atla Kyle William Brown Jannatul Ferdous Chadni Sabina Dangol Mounika Dontha Nishtha Mamgain Lee Sommerfeldt Sonika Prakash Soni Hoang An Tran
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT MASTER OF ARTS Higher Education Administration August 2023 Laurice D. Antoun-Becker Brendan A. Patin December 2023 Amanda Lynn Elliott
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Education August 2023 Courtny Devin Ballard Anna Berbary December 2023 Victoria Almanzan Jericha Hannah Burton Brett P. Chaney Ryan Donoghue Andres Guerrero Julia Clare Hart Cole Douglas Horton Connie Viola Jackson Brandy A. Jones Natasha N. Kleinman Sandra J. Lewis Ruth Yamille Lobato Heather C. McDonald William Allen Reeves Sarah Snell Caitlin Michelle Sparks Nohely Trujillo Aleta Caroline Vitkus
MASTER OF EDUCATION Educational Leadership August 2023 Kirsten Rockenfeller Koury Nicholas Ryan Murphy Roy Steven Rodriguez December 2023 Hannah Nicole Fife Elliot Keith Grothe Christopher Horntvedt Katie Kunze Kalyn Pitt Paulina Rios Maria Royce Kristin Lynn Shates Winona R. Wilson Elementary Education December 2023 Grace Dellaware Mastick Secondary Education December 2023 Adam Wayne Hammersley Katie Ellen Trent Kruper Pax Leigh Robinson Eli Sayetta-Friedman Special Education August 2023 Delaney Gail Feest Violeta V. Nunez-Calderon December 2023 Maxell Liberty Gibson Andrew Eric Jensen Courtney Elise Landrum Brittney Marie Lau Reva Jileen Mitchell Rindy Victoria Maria Velazquez-Smith
MASTER OF SCIENCE Equity and Diversity in Education August 2023 Devin O. Williams
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December 2023 Angileena Hayes Brittney Reichert Crystal Jae De Loyola Respicio Mikayla Vasquez Noah Vincent Walls Human Development and Family Science December 2023 Syrena Lea Chowanski Afrin Mirzabaig
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING MASTER OF SCIENCE Biomedical Engineering December 2023 Emily Nicole Bobrowsky Bryan McAllister Lee Jared Aaron Vlach Chemical Engineering December 2023 Ryan Baldwin Roxana Morton Civil and Environmental Engineering August 2023 Rajan Aryal Jeffrey A. Bickett Shabnam Karambakhsh December 2023 Motaz Hassan Noaman Alli Habib El Hajj Shaza Effat Ahmed Elshazli Nicole Gearhart Pratibha Ghimire Haley Lindsey Grable Mahmoud Khadem Taylor D. Larson Rakhi Mondal Amirhossein Ostovar
Celyn Joseph Rogers Hesam Salmani Tehrani John C. Sheridan Owen Christopher Wurgler Robert H. Zeyer Computer Science and Engineering August 2023 Osama Mo’men Azzam Abu Hamdan Savannah J. Halow Alexander Keith Novotny Shankar Poudel Shawn Kevin Ray December 2023 Mousa Abughosh Akin Alkan Ryan Christopher Gorman Arshia Ilaty Ty Jones Tolga Karakurt Mitchell Martinez Sai Sri Ram Oruganti Mayamin Hamid Raha Sushmita Sarker Md Abu Sayed Gaurav Srikar Brian Szekely Mackenzie Zappe Cybersecurity August 2023 Noah Charles Ball Shawn Caliouette Charles Kendley Amber Marie Robinson Patricia E. Ryan Hannah Veronica Smorra Griffin Sprague-Dixon December 2023 Mark P. Gavin Jack Richard Jensen
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Electrical Engineering December 2023 Daniel J. Lampson Ian Lau John Jihyun Lee Yuqing Liu Anthony David Ross Mechanical Engineering August 2023 Lucia Coello Poole Scott C. Dooley Juan A. Ortega Rios December 2023 Ian Robert Carothers Sean Matthew Casement Brandon Connor Hager Seth James Henderson Merbin John Kolozs Shandor Korda Amanendra Kumar Kushwaha Shivam Dinesh Pandey Frank Pulciano Soumya Sikdar Aaron Dixon Snell
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS MASTER OF ARTS Anthropology August 2023 Rocky Steven Brockway December 2023 Leo A. Demski Sonia Michel Kominek Pamela Pearce Communication Studies August 2023 Elham Maleki Najafabadi December 2023 Mary Elizabeth Redl-Harge Laura J. Santiago Gomez Criminal Justice December 2023 Crystal Mares Madison Nicole McCadden Gender, Race and Identity December 2023 Lydia Jean Albrecht
DONALD W. REYNOLDS SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
History December 2023 Noah Robert Drymalski
MASTER OF ARTS
Music August 2023 Christopher Allen Pierce
Journalism August 2023 Andrea Subitoni Antonio December 2023 Alexandra Alexis Couraud Vanesa De La Cruz Pavas Anthony Roy De Leon Gaia Elena Paola Osborne
Political Science August 2023 Ryan Walker Sociology August 2023 Aurora Ceja Di Wu December 2023 Bruno Landivar
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MASTER OF FINE ARTS
MASTER OF MUSIC
English: Creative Writing December 2023 Mikayla Bedard Corrinne Marie Bollendorf Peter Coughlan Aleina Edwards Paula Christine Eisenrich Alyssa Swanson Hamilton Daniel Stanton Mullen-Davis Jamie Murnane Andrew Potter Randall Keith Taylor Jr.
Music - Performance December 2023 Danielle Michelee Brown Max Jonathan Deger
Visual Art December 2023 Robert Bayer Vanessa Cowdrey Dawn Christine Hart Jessica Lentych Loyd
MASTER OF JUDICIAL STUDIES
December 2023 Kimberly Lynell Booher-Hammer Carlton LaTain Kell Sr. Bradley McCall William Kearse McGill Dallas Keith Miller Ann-Marie Saleh
MASTER OF JUSTICE MANAGEMENT
August 2023 Hunter Michele Kobold December 2023 Joey John Capra Aleena Dolores Fajardo Cruz Jaden Jordan Dedman Joseph Harris Jr. Emany Khyree Teddy Johnson Kellan McLaughlin Ezekiel Maxwell Robbins Maurita Latavia Smith-Armstead
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Public Administration and Policy December 2023 Victoria Choi Sabrina Diego Michael Bruce Easterly Richard Jauregui Aubrey Suzanne Klouse
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MASTER OF SCIENCE Speech Pathology and Audiology August 2023 Rebecca Joyce Harz
ORVIS SCHOOL OF NURSING MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
August 2023 Eunyoung Brecher Christine Marie Crosby Madison Raye Dovedot December 2023 Emily Kristine Echeverria Carina May Cruz Zulueta
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
August 2023 Mieke Julianna Ameling Loriel Arcangel Talia G. Hamm Farahnaz Kazemipour Kenadi Lee Monica Guadalupe Rios Sivamalar Sivakulam Alexa Jean Smith Liesel Sandra Tavey Khoa Vu Arjan Singh Warya Minnie Yang December 2023 Gabriellah Dabuit Agar Caroline Guedes Wojcik Sasha Fawn Jones Christina Marie Kaufman Katerina Kotsadam Gabriel Luna Carli Lusk Frankie Jo Monell Modupe Esther Opawumi Maricar Karen Paz Seth Rubin Tahreem Shams Kellisa Shirane Margery Samiling Simpliciano Sandra Solis Luis Manuel Valencia
MASTER OF SCIENCE Kinesiology August 2023 Xavier Santiago Lopez December 2023 Sierra Nicole Cox
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE MASTER OF SCIENCE Biology August 2023 Lilly Victoria Whitehead December 2023 Ellen K. Wilson Geography August 2023 Justice R. Best Francesca Renee Rodriguez-Hart December 2023 Jacqueline Louise Dougherty Geology August 2023 Wes McKellar Johns Gary Allen McGaughey Izabella Anastassja Ogilvie December 2023 Daniel Addison Chafetz Shasta Rosa-Longo Florez Alex R. Hoinville Sean Riley Ingersoll Geophysics December 2023 Emily L. Maher Mathematics August 2023 Nakisa Ghanbarian Alavijeh Preston C. Stanfield Metallurgical Engineering August 2023 Saeede Kadivar Mining Engineering December 2023 Iuri Alfenas Ramos Kartik Atul Battulwar Elmer Jair Flores Zuniga Jose Alberto Gomez Llerena Tebogo Motsumi Letshwiti
Physics August 2023 Cameron Howard Allen Jackson Herb Noah Alexander Huerta December 2023 Christopher Ellis Psychology August 2023 Dominique Cheung Mary Olegovna Smirnova December 2023 Cossette A. Canovas Statistics and Data Science August 2023 Nahid Istiak Ibraheem Khan
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
August 2023 Ahdriana Abuliel Jasmin Aguilar Sydney Paige Basler Alicia M. Belcher Alison Berreman Hisani Almaz Brewer Lizeth Casillas-Garcia Alycia M. Clark Elizabeth Coonen Sybria Davis Tuwisha M. Dennis Alexandra Diaz Leta Kay Edgington Jacqueline Fernandez Nicholas Albert Gonzales Bridget V. Goode Brandy Green Michelle Edwina Grubbs Aida M. Guerrero Melisa S. Heckathorn
Bailey Irene Hinz Jelaia Jones Chaslynn McAllister Kelly Rachel Claire Kingham Abigail Leal Cristiano Sebastian Mitchell Cara Yvonne Montoya Stephanie Aleida More-Texier Jennifer Painter Omar Perez Patricia Rodriguez Edgar Emanuel Salcido Cassie Salde Lori Earlene Sather Chelsea M. Truax Mitchell Pat Tumulak Danielle Sepulveda Viquez Candice Lee Wedell-Tramp Gunter Wunderlich December 2023 Roselyn Iyora Adomokhai Ana Anderson Vanessa Ana Arteaga Nicole Ashley Jennifer Leslie Baumgartel Crystal Marie Berard-Cotter Kristen Blackmon-Kenny Sarah Anne Bustad Mayra Dasil Chavez Janelle Mae Cuenca Tyler Michael Czak Kaylah Nicole Dale Lily Grace Downs Augustina O. Ekue Malina Angelie Eubanks Cristina Loredana Filipov Edy Fils-Aime Jamie Garcia Danielle Marie Goodfellow Riley Horn Amee Denae Ivie Gabriella A. Jacobs Connie A. Johnson Sychiah Johnson
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Jana Kenney Madison Koenig Gabriella Marzella Maefield Emily Lynn Maneggio Ashlye Martinson Roman Harper Matthews Danelle Renee Morri Laura Elizabeth Oberg Juan Luis Pulido Miriam Ramirez Stephanie Kaye Ransom Christina Joanne Reinholz Shelby Lynn Riley Alberto Roman, Jr Carissa Jolynn Russell Ben Edward Savelli Blaise David Schafer Elizabeth Marie Skidmore Rachel Stevens Alexzandria D. Monae Summers Darranique Irvina Taylor
Stephanie Waddington Regina Anna Louise Walsh Lisa Watson Stephanie Ann White Samantha Rae Whitten Sarah Danielle Wise
INTERDISCIPLINARY MASTER OF ARTS Social Psychology August 2023 Will Rich Dudley
MASTER OF SCIENCE Atmospheric Science August 2023 Kevin Mark Axelrod Bianca Lee Martinez December 2023 Bjoern Benjamin Bingham
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Cellular and Molecular Biology December 2023 Gain Baek Hayeong Cho Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology August 2023 Justin Lewis December 2023 Sophia Heston Environmental Sciences and Health December 2023 Amy Katharine Olsen Hydrology August 2023 Hannah Van Dusen
December 2023 Evan J. Hartshorn Mara Nutt Neuroscience December 2023 Ashley Marie Dipuma Pacifique Rukundo
Undergraduate Degrees H Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude B Commissioned as an Army second lieutenant
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
William Payne, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Agricultural Science December 2023 Averi Milan Banducci Anthony Chance Butters B Steven Angelo Julian Benjamin Steven Peters Riley Perris Urton Biochemistry and Molecular Biology August 2023 Grace Marie Silva December 2023 Bradford Douglas Adams Ethan Alec Byassee Alejandra Geraldine Ibarra Isabella Marie Jones Chase Helio Lefkowitz Carley Elizabeth Legenbauer Anabela Splitstoser Julian M. Washington St. John Biotechnology August 2023 Jacquelyn Rose Gould Silvan Mathias Morgan December 2023 Tezozomoc Albarran Martinez Jacqueline Arevalo Jason Matthew Nhan Sesh V. Padmanabhan Daniela Alejandra Ruiz Ruiz Kirun Ethan Treinen
Environmental Science August 2023 Suzanne Renee Bernard Jasmin Rose Gaines December 2023 Rory Fletcher Casey James Fox Carmen Lilia Grajeda-Rojas Jake Douglas Headington Claire Ann Elizabeth Holden Heaven Lane Lily A. Larsen Robert Kenneth Miller Logan Wesley Partridge Jacob Benjamin Rosenbaum Mariah Sinclair Sierras Maria Esther Sorensen Logan B. Sternberg Jose Alan Villanueva Forest Ecology and Management December 2023 Skyler Cove Blackson James Perry Hunyada Derrick Andrew Knoblock Ryan Charles Russell Cade Isaic Spencer Nutrition August 2023 Mildred V. Flores Olmeda Kathrine Shipley December 2023 Aliyah Taryn Edwards Michal Jane Miller Nicole Alyssa Rowe
Rangeland Ecology and Management December 2023 Melissa Alexis Lackore Kathryn Rose McCray Wildlife Ecology and Conservation December 2023 Kristyn Taylor Debrouwer Kaela June Domin Delynn Haley Fath Megan Elizabeth Flynn David R. Fralick Brooke Lee Goins Kobe Melino Grassi Rigon Porter Hanna Piper Jamison Johnson Alexandra Marie Noel Kamai Danny James Lechtaler Olivia Jordan Oldham Megan Brittany Schwartz Seth John Wilson
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN VETERINARY SCIENCE August 2023 Morgan Malulani Davies Carly Lee Ann Potter December 2023 Cameron Joseph Aguillard Alexa Nicole FIeld James Micheal Mullins Gino Kaelen Nicosia Isabel Joy Piccinini Megan Rose Riley Taegen Nicole Tommila Makena Rae White
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Gregory Mosier, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS Economics August 2023 Brendan David Kibala December 2023 Autumn Lindsay Robertson
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting August 2023 Skylar Lyn Cheney Melissa Ann Franz Jonah Gold Nicholas J. Hamon Lusha Russell December 2023 Kianna Bell Christian Bou Doumit Lijie Chen Dimacio Colmenero Heather Nicole Davis Miles Joseph Emmerson Sarai Garcia Hayley Hudson Bailey Emma Johnson Jacob Vicente Mangosing Eric James McEntosh Joshua Aidan Menante Alleah Samer Nabhani Benjamin Park Robertson Jarrett Neil Rudd Katelyn Marie Shakal Sage Sjomeling Rachel Ryann Strode
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Accounting / Information Systems December 2023 Jakob Otto Beach Economics August 2023 Alba Coral Flores Justin Miles Laakso Alex Craig Mondroski Drake Robert Vestbie Zach Barbour Whitten December 2023 Ethan William Barnard Rome Miguel Carreon Lucas Jon Humes Mariah Caprice Llerenas Reina Anh Tuyet Nguyen Nathaniel John Nolan Allyssa M. Pippin Colton Wade Romero Owen Terence Sharts Finance August 2023 Gilberto Aguilera Jett Peterson Aiello Owen Michael Byrnes Nolan Charles Daly-Smith Zachariah Philip Dean Andrew James Garcia Justin Miles Laakso Zachary Lee Reuter Andrew Mackenzy Suarez Chancellor Thornton Williams December 2023 Kenneth Vernon Allan V Ali Mohammed A. Alqahtani Andre’ K. Bates Jafet Mauricio Cano Phoebe-Mae Pacelo Carig Avery Dante Carrington Omar Casildo Heather Nicole Davis Patrick George Delno
Aidan Riley Donohue Jesse R. Garcia Troy Bryan Gieseke Matthew Ryan Hank Chase Hanners Ryan Carl Herrera Trenton David Humphreys Matthew Parker Killam Shiva Prakash Kittusamy Nicholas M. Learner Gavin Charles Lehane Joshua Scott Lewis Bruno E. Macias Alexander Mallett Noah Gregory May John David McCullough Jeremy James Means James Scott M’Guinness Abigail Ann Murphy Landon William Murray Alleah Samer Nabhani Joseph Tyler Paris Tanner Liam Peterson Benjamin Park Robertson Christopher Allen Rowan Krupaben Shah Urja Rishi Sharma Gurprit Singh Sylo Staton Ruben Martin Vallejo Benjamin Cole Wilson General Business August 2023 Gilberto Aguilera Matthew Ryan Goss Jr. David Tyler Klingler Justin Drew Luevano Nicholas Morgan Connor Patrick Motherway Thomas Kim Mursch Whitney Maureen Parson Holly Elaine Pitek Daniel Stewart Sincere Alyssa Rose Smith
Adam Thorp Kendall Rae Yamamoto December 2023 Brittany Rae Barger Peter Brook III Rudolfo Bobby Cabling Steve Castillo Meza Theo Chason Sophia He Zachary Jacob Hemmenway Sawyer Samuel Jaksick Jacob Luis Jenkins-Lemus Matthew Parker Killam Brian James Martin Regina Martinez Hernandez Ngan Phan Samantha Kathryn Pitt Clyde Hunter Quillin Julie Ann Padilla Ramirez Joanna Quintero Salazar Wesley Alexander Scobie Gurprit Singh Ashley Jeanette Nicole Spikula Anwen Haylee Starich Halo Aura Will Thomas Albert Zettler Information Systems August 2023 Gilberto Aguilera Jacob Ryan Deitsch Joseph Carlos Green Sena Letha Lagatta Cheyenne Lee McCourt December 2023 Austin Lee Crutcher Paul Gabriel Cruz Canahuire Anthony Joseph Dipentino Vincent Arado Dobrawa Michael Ray Godfrey Caitlynn M. Gunn Jialin Huang Blake William Hunton Simon Issac Kidane Brian Kipchumba
Diego Giovanni Luchetti Parker Martin Roy Alejandro Martinez Jared Ronald Mitchell Lucien Thai Nguyen Hunter William Noel Ikemba Julian Onyeagolu Jordan Sonya Pache Travis Seth Pawlik Baylee Melissa Silveira Casey Turner Brandon Matthew Wiggin International Business August 2023 Lennox Vincent Jacobson Benjamin David Kincaid December 2023 Katherine Adel Carlen Vanessa Yanes Duenas Alexie Thais Johnston Annalena Kortenkamp Jose D. Macias Canchola Alexis Rodriguez Management August 2023 Ashlyn Elise Baas Anthony Jerome Carter II Seth Garrett Cusick Michael James Doughty Emily Lisseth Guadron Jack Andrew Kohl Brian Jair Leon Loayza Morgan Ann Lorenz Caroline Martinez Isabella Grace McMinn Ashley Ann Parenti Christy Ray Stephanie Yvonne Reyes Emily Ann Rowe Ryan Christian Sevy Rion Graeme Shellooe Riley Joseph Smith Hong Christina Tran
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December 2023 Bryce Darvel Bell Mitchell Joseph Campos Ariadna Itzel Carmona Marino Jose Carrillo Daniel Ryan Christensen Austin Tyler Davis Fatimata M. Dia Nicole DiAngelo Brittany Renee Divers Garrett James Emeterio Brennan Patrick Gilmore Isaac Patrick Gray Kailyn Doris Hammons Stephen Ken Hashimoto Clayton Andrew Hewison I Timothy Daniel Horn Baylor Russell Horning Tyler Daniel Inchausti Mallory Alexis Jennings Alexie Thais Johnston Miguel Angel Jurado Kehlen Kenneth Knight Francis Dean Marver Nathan Lawrence Miller Carolyn Marianne Mullen Koby Jase Myxter Nicolle Katelyn Nellas Ryan Jay Quijalvo Randolph Michael Rego Christopher Rehberger Emilia Santos Jenika Song Michael Isaiah Spivack Jonathan E. Thomas Cesar Tovar Quin Donald Tremaine Zachary James Welch Katie Danyelle Wiesmann Marketing August 2023 Melissa Suzan Aurelio Kalle Rees Bailey Blanka Bridget Buzas
John Stephen Gorey Emily Lisseth Guadron Morgan Ann Lorenz Avery Mainor Devin Garrett Mason Andrew Liam McCarthy Ethan Lee Quandt Dimitri Stephen Stolarick Emily I. Tellez Whitney Thai Parke Van Ulrich Mikaela Dianne White Chloe Brooke Williams Natalie May Wreford Tyler Anthony Yee Lynda Zarate Ponce December 2023 Hannah Mae Abbott Easton Scott Ambrosini Violet Bliablias Sophia Marie Cacioppo Mitchell Joseph Campos Ryan Joseph Chall Daniel Ryan Christensen Benjamin Gene Dal Porto Nicole DiAngelo Benjamin Daniel Dillon Cristian Jack Bryce Dugger Kristine Joy Echavez David Eifert Brennan Patrick Gilmore Graciela Gonzalez Arciniega Margaret Lynne Hammock Will Richard Harris Tyler Daniel Inchausti Teemu Tapani Kaunismaki Anne Davis Kuosman Daniel Lark Jacob Joseph Lee Brandon Lozano Carson Marie Lummus Paula Kabiling Maghirang Caitlin Rose McHugh Matthew McKinley
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Madelynn Lauren Meron Zoe Nicolle Nardini Alexandra Nicole Pierce Tyson Porter Randolph Michael Rego Macy Jane Richey Ethan Patrick Schick Julia Jane Seubert Dylan Shirk Taylor V. Singleton Claire Elizabeth Stover Louis Allen Tanner Genesis Leaza Torres Katie Danyelle Wiesmann
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Human Development and Family Science August 2023 Jonah Paul Johnston-Schock Amanda Lynn Kolber Leslie Ann Leuenhagen Ashyia Jayne Mendoza Lopez Erik Llamas Navarro Gabrielle Victoria Stafford Alexis Renee Velasquez Jaxon Tyler Woodhouse December 2023 Cameron Noah Arato Kenan Deangelo Blackshear Chad Brown COLLEGE OF Jaclyn Brown EDUCATION Lydia Amber Curiel AND HUMAN Isaiah Essissima DEVELOPMENT Montserrath Guerra Torres Donald Easton-Brooks, Dean Karina Margarita Mata Victoria Meili Matthews BACHELOR OF ARTS Aileen Yoselin Medina Education Donna Nou December 2023 Ayaka Okura Daisy Frye Heather Cathryn Olsen BACHELOR OF ARTS Fatima Ortega-Lopez IN EDUCATION Monica Perez Jacqueline S. Perez‑Archibeque Secondary Education Alyxxis Taylor Peterson December 2023 Jessica Nicole Robertson Eduardo Aquino Marquez Taylor Kristine Schuster Nicole Renee Fernandez Ana Marie Shipman Nicholas Glen Fischer Jem lee Thompson Samantha Marie Funk Gabriela Villanueva Tyler Joseph Ireland Parker Jude Kalin Human Development and Family Studies Cole Michael Melhus Amber Lynn Reeves August 2023 Andrew J. Teeple Shanea Chardonnay Rose Jordan Samantha Willow Turner Carson C. Snell December 2023 Lizbeth Maria Becerra Sean P. Keely
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Integrated Elementary Teaching December 2023 Larissa Siqueira Angella Kaylin Summer Aytes Audrey Claire Breeding Sarah Beth Britton Ja Ja Chang Elena De La Paz Elana Marie Dominguez Jaime Lynn Dostal Janet Guiza Madelyn Paige Holzberg Nirel Kaplan Ryane Jalen Kumle Esmeralda Lopez Saldana Kaitlin Elizabeth Luke Kayla Elizabeth Phillips Hailey Rose Philpott B Scott Hugh Plimpton Makayla Alyse Reid Brisa Rivas Resendiz Rachel Ann Wilkerson Secondary Education December 2023 Ruben Banuelos Peyton Olivia Cromer Raleigh L. Fife Kaviny Giritharan Nicholas Dylan Rush Charin E. Smith Samson M. Stynen
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Erick Jones, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING December 2023 Dylan Christian Mendoza
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING December 2023 Paul James Kurashewich
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
August 2023 Grant Alexander Wager December 2023 Moeses Andres Chavez Mahkai S. Davis-Macias Nicholas Ricardo Duenas Cody Jack Ebbe Laryssa Sachiko Ikehara Trevor James Kattelman George Ramzi Khoury Christian Brothers Long Aiden Kent Lucia Alexander Vicente Martinez Thomas Duane Purvis II Douglas John Reese Jorge Luis Rivas Brigida Rovarino Brigida Rovarino Alexander Grant Silveira Cassi Marie Trimble
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING August 2023 Austen Quoc Chu Aisha Ysabel Lao Co Samuel Reyes Gerard December 2023 Aaron Phillip Bartee Easton Joseph Berti Aaron Gerard Brantley Spencer T. William Carter Jonathan Chi Vaishnavi Vikas Desai John Thien Dieu Charles Edward Dunn Kenneth Escovilla
Bryce Mitchel Farley Lauren Ivy Feldman Stephen Scott Foster Keegan G. Graf Dustin D. Hurtz Allison Rose Johnson Chad T. Josim Diego Andres Lamas Antonio Lang Jacob Dainis Mayer Kimberly Meza Martinez Jason Jeffrey Mills Abida Islam Mim Michael Moosmuller Charlotte Eileen Moreland Keith Emmanuel Nelson Kaden D. Nesch Emanuel Ponce Nunez Kenneth B. Brice Peterson Tanner Ellis Richnak Henry Jiamin Shi Zachary Donegan Slate Sharyn Palmer Smith Caleb Christopher Stickler
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING August 2023 Christopher Livingston Jacob Robert Zielinski December 2023 Jarrod Thomas Burke Noah Calvert Abigail Dolan Gregory Louis Engler Britanny Guzman Erik Jesse Hartman Connor Brenton Jordan Riley Cole Lehman Dylan Christian Mendoza Clifford Cotto Stewart Ian Uelmen
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
December 2023 Patrick Dawson Jessica Jean Kneefel Daniela A. Pinto Camacho
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING December 2023 Evan James Burke Bruce McAllister Diarra Morgan Cameron Ian Tucker
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
August 2023 Juliana Francesca Brockman Angel Adrian Cervantes Ian Michael Eusebio Zachary Alexander Frewert Reza Henri Surjana December 2023 Alexander Karl Antonitsch Demee Mary Dorothy Atienza Mason Guy Banas Juan Antonio Barragan Oliver Lucca Bourdrel Cole Wallace Callan Sean Robert Carothers Myles Duane Clark Justin Carey Connor Luke Evan De Ocampo Evan Leif Doering Ian Thomas Empey Gregory Ryan Escola Cole James Evers Maxwell Frederic Fogelhut Parker Thomas Gallagher Tyreis Mikale Gatson Robert John Gonzalez Jr.
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Brayden Chance Griffie Timothy Matthew Guinto Noah Edward Klein Maxwell Robert Kochanski Nathaniel A. Kutter Jun Hui Lei Garrett A. Lenker Alexis Ann Leon-Guerrero Lucas Andrew Marshall Martin Xavier Mata David Josiah Montoya Monica Moreno Jonah Mason Needham Mason Lane Perez Ryan Davis Skidmore Gabrielle Emily Souza Ian Alexander Turner Christian Emmanuel Uribe Apolo Vannavong Linus Charles Wohlken Matthew Bryan Yount Victor Hugo Zacarias Benjamin T. Zelisse‑Stewart
DONALD W. REYNOLDS SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
Alan Stavitsky, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS Journalism August 2023 Ethan Riley Champagne Alexandra Kate Macdonald Melanie Aizmeth Mendez Sean Reilly Sear December 2023 Morgan Katherine Bobbera Bethany Kate Bodine Sean Grayson Buhler-Brown Cooper Neil Clark Haley Katherine Ekberg Sophia Plajbes Holm
Christian Timothy Lamar Madeline Rene Leitch Joseph Edward Martinez Alexis Nicole Motter Summer Angel Origenes James Paul Reno IV Kiana Chanea Reynolds Audrey Bryn Suiter Yazmin Tirado Nancy Vazquez Mia Dora Wood Meta Zagar
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Casilde Isabelli, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS Anthropology August 2023 Marcus Lewis Bushner Hayden Charles Bynum Chloe Virginia Hataway Jason Anthony Roloson December 2023 Nicole Marie Gonzales Cheyenne Hills Samantha Motta Charlotte Touchard Rayfield Aryaunna Skye Smithson Art December 2023 Casady Rae Bass Mary Katherine Christine Finn Noel Evangeline Johnson Nikolas Rodrigue Neil Rodinar Siron Carly Anne Tschirky Rochelle Tucker Art (Art History) December 2023 Autumn G. Loewen
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Communication Studies August 2023 Isabella Rose Brooks Joseph De Peralta Grace Isabella Doll Chase Riley Kohlman Drusilla Sturge Benjamin John Tsutsumi Beatriz Valdespin-Maldonado December 2023 Garrett R. Bradbury-Strickland Peyton Jerome Dixon Natasha Rachele Hallerbach Vanessa Haley Hernandez Tyler Curtis Hopper Masato Maeda Turner Eugene Meeker Jhamin Almachar Mondragon Matthew Teruo An Nakamura Luis Ruelas Kaitlin Sydell Shepard English August 2023 Danielle Reiko Bradley Jaxson John Randall Lahr Josue Aurelio Ponce December 2023 Eduardo Aquino Marquez Paloma Grace Conley Phoebe Sarah Coogle Nicole Renee Fernandez Nicholas Glen Fischer Parker Jude Kalin Knight Matthew Karadanis Randall Jack Koons II Kyle Edward Leutzinger Rebecca E. Obinque Michael Anthony Ortiz Emily Brennan Owens Avy Danielle Pinensky Maxwell Ellis Lincoln Ruston Nicole Desirae Stearns Andrew J. Teeple
Katherine Ann Tubiello Alexander Julian Valdes French December 2023 Hanna Lynn Bisek History August 2023 Ashley Jade Fleckenstein December 2023 Jacob Burzumato Samuel Peter Cambra Miguel Cossio Kyara Kajsiab Davis Samantha Marie Funk Fred Gilbert Hayward Austin Marcoccia Hunter Ray Marcoccia Cole Michael Melhus Gage Robert Murray Eric Patrick Rabenold Amber Lynn Reeves Samuel Phillip Sheridan Stephanie Bianca Wrenn International Affairs August 2023 Jeremy Eric Guevin Brendan David Kibala December 2023 Micah Bartek Mason Edward Meyer Savannah Elizabeth Smith Alexa G. Zuniga De Alva Music August 2023 Kiarra Marie Mariani Jeffrey Douglas Richard December 2023 Nathan Daniel Austria Yuxin Chen
Philosophy August 2023 Madison Riley Levy Hailey Starr Overholser December 2023 Matthew James Burdick Amelia Cherie Glowniak Kate Chatham Hovatter Masato Maeda Political Science August 2023 Charles Jeffery Born Danielle Reiko Bradley Alonso Malik Gibson Jeremy Eric Guevin
Catherine Anne Hall Jude Lawrence Kocka Geeta Kumari Connor McKnight Hailey Starr Overholser Lydia Marie Heid Ringer Eyouel Gashaw Tefera December 2023 Marquese Lavone Allen Ryan William Bainter Steven L. Brannen Jr. Matthew James Burdick Marlene Chavez Carrillo Madison Rose Correa Cynthia Grace Curle Juan Alexis Delgado
Senior Scholars & Mentors The University of Nevada Alumni Association honors, from each college, one graduating student who meets the Association’s standards for scholastic achievement. Each Senior Scholar selects a faculty member who played the most significant role in their educational development.
College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources Scholar: Lily A. Larsen Mentor: Mark Demuth College of Business Scholar: Caitlin R. McHugh Mentor: Bret Leary College of Education and Human Development Scholar: Ja Ja Chang Mentor: Rachel Salas College of Engineering Scholar: Brigida Rovarino Mentor: Keith Dennett Honors College Scholar: Tyreis M. Gatson Mentor: Angelina Padilla
Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism Scholar: Haley K. Ekberg Mentor: Paromita Pain College of Liberal Arts Scholar: Ryan R. Vortisch Mentor: Alissa Surges Orvis School of Nursing Scholar: Eva Sigrun Burgeson Mentor: Shannon Richard School of Public Health Scholar: Dai-Nien Tran Mentor: Jennifer Pearson College of Science Scholar: Alexis R. McGuire Mentor: Christopher Blair
Ariana Alexis Magaña Austin Marcoccia Hunter Ray Marcoccia Michelle Suzanne Mengu Tyson Brady Owens Eric Patrick Rabenold Amanda Rachelle Roney Myah Munir Shaikh Eric Robert Spitzer Alexandra Noelle Stubbs Breanna Faith Stubbs Alexa G. Zuniga De Alva Sociology August 2023 Julia Victoria Cosby December 2023 Ariadna Alvarado Soto Diana Carolina Caballero Rebekah A. Denny Mary Katherine Christine Finn Seana McManus Yazmin Tirado Spanish August 2023 Sierra Koryn Batrin Hayden Charles Bynum Chelsea Raylene Cox Brendan David Kibala Leslie Ann Leuenhagen Josue Aurelio Ponce Grace Marie Silva Tran Zen Belila Torres December 2023 Nathan Daniel Austria Micah Bartek Peter Beardsley Nayeli Diaz Ramirez Stephanie Murillo-Rodriguez Jennifer Robles Ayala Luis Ruelas Victor Hugo Vega Nohemy Velasco De Alva
Spanish (Language and Society) December 2023 Tyler Joseph Ireland Theatre August 2023 Jake Dillon Johnson December 2023 Danielle Alyse Ferber Cheyenne Hills Randall Jack Koons II Vic Angél Bojorquez Macias Callista Lyn’dl Perez Nohemy Velasco De Alva
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
August 2023 Kevin Richard Benoza Jr. Luis Daniel Cerda Hurtado Alan Chavez Guillen Justin Gordon Conner Jakob Andrew Dzyak Sydney Yesenia Hunt Cesar David Lopez Alexia Elaine Martinez Colin Dallas McCulloch Kathy M. Morse Jacob B. Moulos Khami Rose Neff Maria C. Ramirez Cardenas Jacquelin A. Rodriguez Michael A. Rodriguez December 2023 Chelsea A. Aguirre Rodriguez Miguel A. Albarran Lozano Kody Danielle Arnold Luz Arreaga Jaramillo Ryan William Bainter Arantxa Davalos Bejarano Zachary Duane Cady Jeremy Louis Catalano Marlene Chavez Carrillo Joshua Henry Clement
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Emily Evon Dack Kyara Kajsiab Davis Liscet Gonzalez Diaz Tanner Elaine Dickson Rachel Elizabeth Donovan Jacob Angelo Dufur Haley Jessalyn Fuentes Chanel Bueno Gonzales Michael Armando Gonzalez Madeleine S. Langhoff Summer Ashlee-Nicole Little Dicksie H. Marroquin Angelica Martinez Hailey Danielle Merlino Tara A. Odom Tyson Brady Owens Ana Cecilia Perez-Torres Alexandra Isabella Quesada Vanessa Quivey Matthew Anthony Romero John Patrick B. Santiago Christian Ray Snooks Kitzia Denali Tellez Noelia Valenzuela Victor Hugo Vega Ryan Rose Vortisch Ethan Wang Laisha Wence Ortiz
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Art August 2023 Ashley Louise Brock December 2023 Kerstin Monterey Law
BACHELOR OF MUSIC Applied Music August 2023 Tyler Seth Pow December 2023 Jonathan Ireland Baker
Music Education December 2023 Ngan Khue Tri Doan Alexander Austin Fanetti Grady Ethan Hunt Kyle Byron Pearson Steven Lee Potter
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Paul J. Hauptman, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Speech Pathology August 2023 Saralyn Grace Brown Cassidy Kaitlyn Gary Katelyn Danielle Wade December 2023 Daniela Castro Anguiano
ORVIS SCHOOL OF NURSING
Cameron Duncan, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
August 2023 Jasmine Taylor Hiromi Bean Sierra Rae Crandall Kelcee Lyford December 2023 Ashley Gloribel Alas Sandoval Alyson Alvarado Annalise Emily Anderson Kateena M. Baliwagan Anderson Brooke M. Balsi Madelyn Sioban Barry Grace Gillian Bartlett Sophie Isabella Bennett Victoria Taylor Boone Tessa Schwab Broderick Eva Sigrun Burgeson Stephanie Dawn Burks Sophia Cabrera
Brian Matthew Cairns Dillon Carroll Ada Elizabeth Castle Emily Larrayne Corp Alexa Leigh Covert Natalie Walden Creaser Shannon Elise Cronk Arika Jewel D’Amico Brooke Dannielle Davis Janeth Acierto Delacruz Melanie Nicole deLaveaga Nicholas James Delgadillo Alysha Tylo Deynzer Emily Doddridge Caitlyn Kay Ebbert Brianna Marie Evans Gracie Mae Felciano Camren Taylor Fonseca Olivia Grace Fonseca Marissa Georgeanne Garcia Jessica Haylee Gettinger Alejandro Jorge Gil Blanco Armita Alexandra Gohary Miya Graham Cayley Marie Guentner Indiana P. Guerrazzi Ellie Jan Hagander Jennifer Ann Hanson Kylie Gray Highline Sydney Taylor Hinkell Hannah Hope Hodorowicz Caleb Franklin Hunter Kallahan Paige Hunter David Jackson Isaiah Augustine Jarrett Casey Whitney Jobe Ashley John Faith Elizabeth Johnson Kimberly Kavanaugh Kaelei Rae Koenig Tsz Ching Jasmine Kwai Daniel Lara Payton Gail Larramendy Amanda Brooke Lee Matthew David L’Etoile
Janel Chi Yiu Leung Hannah Liske Jacquelyn Christine Lucas Kelly Ashlee Victoria Madouse Bruno Mari Fiona Cleyo Maristela Mia Taylor Masegian Ashlei Monroe Erin Marie Moyle Cindy Ngo Faith Mylinh Nguyen Sydnee Marie Nielsen Bianca Nayeli Nolasco Brayden David Ormachea Abigail Arle Parr Andrea Michele Pena Morgan D. Peterson Jessica Michelle Phillips Alexis Marie Potter Erin Kristin J. Ramos Christian J. Reyna Jessica Amber Aguilar Robles Sarah Ann Romstad Brittney Margarita Rosiles Jessica Michele Sawchuk Melissa E. Schreckenberger Camille A. Scott Scott Daniel Scullion Natalie Bess Seelenfreund Aspen Jade Seidler Hannah Rose Shaw Raya Malani Sheppard Catherine Grace Shiffer Carlee Camille Sireika Shurema M. S. Solomon Kathryn Ann Ortiz Stapleton Olivia Jo Starrantino Calvin T. Fernandez Suanes Julia Christine Tavianini Vira Sabuco Tolentino Joanna A. Trieger Cherish Lynn Mae Triplett Alexandra Christine Valdez Emma Leigh Valentine Danielle Renee Villano
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Scott Michael Vizzusi Braelynn Nicole Westjohn Makenna Wheeler Alyssa Janelle Wightman Tiffany Ann Wilson Taylor Noel Winters Chrystian David Carilla Ygay
Mikayla Lee Garrett Julianna Giovanna Osmetti Evan Takahashi-Pawlyshyn Kaylee Michelle Hinds Dezmond Keano Hunt Madison Nicole Trent Anahy Z. Hurtado Perez Dava Lynn Van Bebber Jacob Bruce Waisanen B Jonathan Theodore Langston Cydney Jean Walker Michelle Lopez Madera Parker Alan Walton Karla Jessica Lopez Mia Taylor Masegian Public Health Patrick Miller McDonald SCHOOL OF August 2023 Ashlei Monroe Jenna Victoria Bosetti PUBLIC HEALTH HyunJoon Na Geeta Kumari Muge Akpinar-Elci, Dean Mena Norman Alia Marie Minoletti Nicole R. Pimentel BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Vanessa Renee Navarrete Nia Semira Powell Community Health Sciences Christopher Ka’imi Wong Champ Ahnbin Quinata August 2023 Shelby Faith Zucco Miguel Quiroz Haven Serenity Brenner December 2023 Gail Lynette Robinson Zackary Cole Buck Abril Mariel Arguello Castillo Nataleah Helena Rodriguez Kendall Grace Caster Madison Eloise Baker Danielle Rosillo Joseph Patrick Coogan Taliah Allyssa Bell Jocelyn Ruiz Hernandez Delaney Ann Davis Casey Alandy Brichetto Grisell Y. Sandoval Ramirez Christopher Joseph Germain Beatriz Castillo Ashley-Nicole Mitsue Sasaki Britney Anne Guillermo Nicholas James Chiang Catherine Grace Shiffer Zane Nicholas Hinojosa Winter Kei Louise Dempsy Charin E. Smith Jansen Mai Jhego Dumo Dylan Anthony Spencer Cassandra Lynn Mayer Kyle Ryan Edison Dominique Martin Stallworth Peter Joseph Mendazona Jean Engert Nikolas Theodore Stavropoulos Haley K. Meusy Austin Michael Farnan Michael Thompson Stephanie Okome Moore Courtney Ann Grahl Danica Lauren Thornburg Brianna Nichole Roberto Isabella Hart Nibbrig Dai-Nien Tran Evan John Roy Charli Cheyann Hawkins Shyla Walker Joie Nephetery Zapatos Sajonia Kylie Gray Highline Jossue D. Salas Kinesiology Anna Hussain Paige Deann Smith December 2023 Morgan Michelle Hutto Tien Ngoc Vay Madison Lynn Allen James Bula Khan December 2023 Brooklyn Rose Majander Blake Reese Marie Lowery Lekrielle Calderon Jesse Gail Gariando Domingo Khong Lunaria Reidun Michael Christobal Sabrina Rose Ferguson Ashley Nichole Marlow Danny Chung Alexis Victoria Friesen Stephanie Murillo-Rodriguez Audrey Rose Marie Crow Shawna Hallie Hix Elizabeth Nordahl Jialu Cui Ryan Robert George Mitchell Sydney Lucille Parks Adrian Balnao De La Rosa Paige Regan Morrill Aaron Keith Planeta Jasmin Kaur Dowty Dorsey Owen Naveran Champ Ahnbin Quinata Ava Veronica Freytag Demetrius Quinn Olsen Aleena Nieve Quintero Brandon A. Garcia Montano
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Abigail May Rasmussen Carolyn Ross Cheyenne Michelle Ruiz Nicholle Ashlee Sesock Maycee Shepard Ramneek Kaur Sidhu Megan Lee Thomas Madison Nicole Trent Dava Lynn Van Bebber Ty Webster
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Louisa Hope-Weeks, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS Geography December 2023 Seth Aaron Freedman-Peel Mathematics December 2023 Samantha Willow Turner Psychology August 2023 Rebecca Maria Bodine Cella Lucia Cecchi Alan Chavez Guillen Dejiah Divine Cobb Julia Victoria Cosby Zoie Lynn Cripe Grace Isabella Doll Kim Idar Giske Anthony Gomez Kaytlin Leigh Kalekas Michael Ian Kujawa Chelsea Lewis Devon Blake Merrill Amber Lily Mulholland Lily Ann Pasquale Chase Riley Kohlman Sofia Rosine Sanchez Cheyenne Amber Shelton Brent Ethan Warner Moselle Sarai Williams
December 2023 Chelsea A. Aguirre Rodriguez Ariadna Alvarado Soto Emily Bakally Bonilla Hailey Marie Best Geoffrey Scott P. Campbell Zoey Faye Chandler Kathryn Lucy Clements Nayeli Cuevas Mary Angeline De Leon Alexa Felice Deaderick Nayeli Diaz Ramirez Ben Joseph Flynn Haley Jessalyn Fuentes Anastasiia Gartsueva Mackensi Elizabeth Green Anna Katherina Harris Jared Haug Nene Inoue Xabier B. Irujo Urdirotz Emily Johnson Haley Rose Johnson Alexia Jennifer Juarez Michael Khanh An Kaiser Emylee K. Kapua Madison Marie LaGrone Trisha Brittany Le Colby James Loesch Isaac Matthew Lynch Jaidyn Michelle MacDonald Hagan Anthony Manfredi Angelo David Martinez Alexis Reanna McGuire Mariah Kelly Meagher Max J. Morgan Justin Ray Naugle Rayven Moewet Nealey Marguerite C. Nelson Lorenz Kayla Ramos Nocum Regina Cota Palacios Alexandra Paredes Rivera Diana Karen Perez Kylie Lynelle Phillips Lindsey Jennifer Pierre
Vanessa Quivey Leah Susanne Ramsey-Kruse Katelyn Rose Rasmussen Lilian Dayana Rivera Cruz James Robert Roach III Jennifer Robles Ayala Myah Munir Shaikh Ean Frederick Skutt Nicole Desirae Stearns Emily Marie Steinhauer Sara Mckenzie Stephenson Rheanna Leigh Stinnett Leilani April Thomas Annette America Torres Felipe
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Atmospheric Science December 2023 Michael Henry Sandink Biology August 2023 Priscila Ceniceros Ryan Singh Dhaliwal Precious Priscilla Iasee Fang Sky Jaylin Lai Michelle Nichole Markarian Morgan Lane Morris Alexandra Nikiforuk Alethea C. Olivares Lauren Hope Peterson Matthew Wong December 2023 Peter Beardsley Ryan Thomas Bernal Hanna Lynn Bisek Jordan Michelle Blincoe Zoe Faye Bloom Taylor Shaye Ciampa Jordan Yvonne Clements Ryan Casey Conley Peyton Olivia Cromer Tamara Christine Cummings Isaiah Taylor Dums Yalison Espinosa
Ava Veronica Freytag Erik Julian Gomez-Mojica Karen D. Gonzalez Vazquez Jack Gonzalez Savannah Renee Graham Skye Cecelia Graves Ian Bradley Halterman Zachary Nathaniel Hembroff Diana E. Herrera Tanner Joseph Kalicki Parneet Kaur Huma Khan Kimi Jie Xin Kimura Anton Yevgenievich Kokunin Shaina Chava Laub Madeleine E. Luevano Triston James Lytle Shreyas Mathiraj Victoria Meili Matthews Taylor Alane McCann Navarro Joseph Charles Molitor IV James Micheal Mullins Quynh Ngoc Nhi Nguyen Tyler Vu-Tien Nguyen Vanthy Nguyen Maddelin Irie Osterman Kayla Isabelle Paragas Dharti Patel Dominic Louis Petrini Isabel Joy Piccinini Mareyana Laroya Plana Vanessa Pamela Radilla Scarlet Ramos Trevor Jackson Rifenburg Nicholas Dylan Rush Caileigh C. Michelle Sanders Lindsay Grace Sandy Christine A. Pante Serrano Joshua Lorin Smith Katelyn Elizabeth Soffel Marcus Juno Son Samson M. Stynen Emilia Grace Trujillo Jacob Cole Turner
Alyza Lorraine Ventura Anthony Allan Wheat Geography December 2023 Tyler Robert Barry Kaitlin Marie Brown Mathematics August 2023 Nicholas William Paul Brown Grant Thomas Pellegrini December 2023 Ruben Banuelos Giovanna C. Barre Jakob Buchanan Lauren Ivy Feldman Raleigh L. Fife Jose Luis Graciano Nicholas M. Learner Lisa Marie Besio Soule Skyler Thompson Microbiology and Immunology December 2023 Jacqueline Arevalo Jaanvi Thakur Bhatti Makena Sholeh Echenique Kaviny Giritharan Molly Frances Irene Martelle Jarrett Riley Pease Klarice Olivia Perkins Neuroscience August 2023 Chelsea Raylene Cox Sophia Beatrice Florez Anthony Joseph Garcia Macy Grace Minore Paige Ann Nelson Genesis Tranquilino Salado December 2023 Nicole Castello Troy Anna Foster Seth A. Freese
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Raul Gutierrez Muskan Kapila Karina JoAnna Kneeland Chloe Elizabeth Leroy Yazmin America Maya Kacie Raquel Meisner Kamryn E. Colette Montegna Jessica T. Muney Holly Jane-Manon Ogden Hailey Melina Peek Yesenia Janette Pelayo Jillianna Jene Rourke Madalyn Claire Sawatzky Keanu K. Stambek Trisha Trang Ta Dakota Marie Tracy Bryan Urrieta Maria D. Vargas Olvera Awarded Posthumously John Leslie Knott Neuroscience Physics December 2023 Jonathan Ireland Baker Jason Randell Desjardin Kurt Patrick Dilk Bryce Mackenzie DuHamel Penelope Patience Hussey Kenneth R. Paredes Michael Henry Sandink Psychology August 2023 Campbell Faith Bender Madisyn Tayler Gray Stephen Micheal Hipp Jr. Jossue D. Salas Chloe Short December 2023 Lindsey Anne Carducci
Madelyn Grace Carrillo Ella Rose Cisar Alondra Espinoza-Cervantes Kaitlin Mae Sayat Fernandez Peyton Jacoby Colton Lynn Johnson Michelle Kuang Lillian Chlish Martin Elizabeth Martinez Garcia Rachel Angela Vallido Palijo Wyatt Casey Philips Chad Harrison Rice Vanessa Maribel Rodriguez Ravyn A. Routsis Amanda Christine Sbraccia Lucas John Testa Shane Fredrick Horsley Trivitt
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY December 2023 Troy Anna Foster Sidney James Hessler Christopher Walter Kern Pravan Edward Landry Brittney Anne Ryun
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING December 2023 Eric Cooper Miskow Timothy Jackson Watts
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGY August 2023 Lois Ellen Kearney Kelly Anne Lee Gunner Anthony Leone Katie Lee Nicholes Jeremy John Wesley December 2023 Mashrur Ahnaf Ahmed
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Michael Alexander Knobloch Anders Raymond Krakar Scott Michael Kuykendall Vincent Alexander Soldano
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOPHYSICS December 2023 Robert Fuller
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HYDROGEOLOGY December 2023 Zachery William McCoy
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MINING ENGINEERING December 2023 Karlee Laura Bolle Shadman Shibbir Rasha
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Lillian Wichinsky, Dean
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
August 2023 Paulina Delgado Heidi Kristen Imelli David M. Sanchez Billie C. Thompson Patricia Umana December 2023 Nohely Montes Stacy Leanne Tello-Gomez Tod Allen Warner
INTERDISCIPLINARY BACHELOR OF ARTS Interdisciplinary Studies August 2023 Angela Lupe Butler Melissa Sue Jenks Gifty Anima Nkansah Susan A. Perkins Julie Ann Rhoades Kyla Adaugo Waiters Todd Ellis Wright December 2023 Christopher D. Bartlett‑Sorensen Gabrielle Ariana Brown Emily Marie Carolus Sophia Rose Cashman-Dibiase Zugey Chavarin Hunter Alexander Duff Madison Lynn Dyer James Hansen Allison Marie Howes Mylo Daniel McCormick Camila Melgarejo Sara Jane Mellen Jeremy M. Mutua Patricio Nieto Corral Jr. David Lawrence Nunes Izabella Reese Preston Jenna Elise Rorem Cormac Thomas Slattery Christina Ann Spoon Nicholas Erik Strom Hope Frances Thornton Kacee Williams
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Honors College Graduates The Honors College provides undergraduate students from across the University with enriching curricular and cocurricular experiences that allow them to develop their skills in the College’s four mission pillar areas – resilience, ingenuity, stewardship, and equity. The Honors College awards three designations to its graduates, corresponding to the three honors curricular pathways. They are Honors Baccalaureate (14 honors experiences), Provost Scholar (12 honors experiences), and 1874 Scholar (10 honors experiences).
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HONORS COLLEGE
Matt Means, Dean
HONORS BACCALAUREATE August 2023 Tran Zen Belila Torres December 2023 Noah Calvert Ja Ja Chang Evan Leif Doering Kaitlin Mae Sayat Fernandez Tyreis Mikale Gatson Robert John Gonzalez Jr. Lily A. Larsen Mason Lane Perez Scarlet Ramos Jessica Amber Aguilar Robles
PROVOST’S SCHOLAR August 2023 Juliana Francesca Brockman Sofia Rosine Sanchez December 2023 Chad T. Josim Shreyas Mathiraj Kimberly Meza Martinez Kirun Ethan Treinen
1874 SCHOLAR December 2023 Hanna Lynn Bisek Aaron Gerard Brantley Kristyn Taylor Debrouwer Nicole DiAngelo Yalison Espinosa Alondra Espinoza-Cervantes
Lauren Ivy Feldman Seth Aaron Freedman-Peel Hannah Hope Hodorowicz Ashley John Antonio Lang Lillian Chlish Martin Jessica T. Muney Reina Anh Tuyet Nguyen Alexandra Paredes Rivera Benjamin Park Robertson Megan Brittany Schwartz Lisa Marie Besio Soule Dai-Nien Tran
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– founded in 1874 as Nevada’s first institution of higher education – was established as Nevada’s land-grant institution under the Morrill Act of 1862, which was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. The act provided access and opportunity for working people who were previously excluded from higher education and helped bring the benefits of emerging research and knowledge to the entire Silver State. The University is notable for its enrollment growth (21,778 students in fall 2023), its investment of nearly $1 billion in advanced labs, residence halls and facilities since 2009, and its status as a leading research institution, with research and development expenditures of more than $180 million in 2022. The University has a statewide economic impact of more than $1.34 billion annually. Widely known for its programs in earthquake science and engineering, the humanities, neuroscience, environmental UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO science, bioscience, biotechnology and advanced autonomous Motto: Omnia Pro Patria (“All for Our Country”) systems, the University enjoys a Carnegie Classification ™ of R1 Students: 21,778 (in fall 2023) as a comprehensive, doctoral university with very high research Colleges and schools: College of Agriculture, activity. The University has also been awarded the “Carnegie Biotechnology and Natural Resources; College of Engaged” classification in honor of its impactful engagement Business; College of Education & Human Development; and collaboration to improve the quality of lives of Nevadans College of Engineering; Graduate School; Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism; College of Liberal Arts; throughout the region and the state. The campus has a traditional yet modern feel, from 149-year-old buildings on the National University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine; Orvis Register of Historic Places surrounding a Jeffersonian Quad to School of Nursing; School of Public Health; College of some of the most technologically advanced libraries, facilities Science; School of Social Work. and labs in the U.S. The University is home to the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine; the University of Nevada, Reno Extension; and NCAA Division 1 Wolf Pack Athletics. Today, the University delivers on its land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics, facilities, support, engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students’ cognitive growth and academic achievement – all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education. Winter Commencement • December 9, 2023
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MORRILL HALL Morrill Hall was the first building on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. A three-story (plus basement) “Second Empire”style edifice, the building was constructed in 1885-1886 after the relocation of the University of Nevada from Elko to Reno, a process that began in 1884. When it opened in spring of 1886 the University welcomed 35 students.
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A humble beginning to Nevada’s best idea The University’s sesquicentennial celebration commemorates the past and looks to the future The task facing a recent graduate of Princeton University, D. R. Sessions, in Elko, Nevada during the summer of 1874 was daunting. Sessions, only in his mid20s and who had worked as a reporter and writer for Carson City’s Appeal, was the first principal of the new Nevada State University, which was to open its doors for the first time sometime in fall 1874. Nevada’s state constitutional convention of 1864, during a busy week from July 18-25, had created what Continues next page
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was to become Nevada’s first public institution for higher learning. They used the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 as their inspiration. The Morrill Act had created an endowment for the creation of colleges throughout the country that would teach agriculture and mechanic arts, among other things. By the late summer of 1874, Learn more about after some political machinations the University’s regarding its location, a state sesquicentennial university preparatory school was ready to open, using a single building on land in Elko that had been donated by the Central Pacific Railroad. Sessions, the former newspaper writer, reached out
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to the people of Nevada and recruited the school’s first class of students in a way he was extremely familiar with – through the newspapers of the state. He shared a message about the “Academic or Preparatory” department of the State University in Elko that would be open “to the admission of pupils” on Oct. 12, 1874. Requirements included prior proficiency and familiarity with written arithmetic, English grammar, and History of the United States. Tuition: free. The school opened its doors on Oct. 12, 1874 to seven students. “More than a century after the state’s founding fathers recognized that a university ‘is a work of time,’ the task of creating it is still underway,” James Hulse later wrote in “The University of Nevada: A Centennial History.”
THE QUAD The Quad was part of the beautification of the university campus funded by Clarence Mackay in 1908. The field that had sat to the north of Morrill Hall was turned into a grassy quadrangle complete with pathways on all sides and trees lining it to the east and west were planted in 1908.
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It is this spirit that the University’s 150th anniversary celebration hopes to capture. Nearly 150 years after its founding in Elko, the University has been one of Nevada’s best ideas, what President Brian Sandoval called in his October 2023 State of the University Address, an idea that “wasn’t a final destination. It has been an inspiring preamble to what we are doing today … and what great things we will be doing in the future.” Throughout the coming year and culminating on Oct. 12, 2024, the University’s Sesquicentennial celebration will feature numerous special events to mark the University’s growth from seven students to today’s Carnegie R1 “Very High Research” institution. Included in this effort are three different 150th exhibitions at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center as well as a forthcoming 150th anniversary table book from University of Nevada Press.
LIMITED-EDITION 150TH ANNIVERSARY LICENSE PLATE As part of the yearlong celebration of the 150th anniversary of the University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada residents can order official license plates or souvenir plates from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The license plates are available now and will benefit Pack Provisions.
THE NEW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS A joint project from the University and City of Reno, the Mathewson Gateway Project transitions between the historic University campus and urban edge of downtown Reno to leverage social encounters, foster economic growth and bridge the community together. The five-story, 128,000 square-foot building will become a new home for the College of Business.
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University Leadership SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
BOARD OF REGENTS
Brian Sandoval, President Jeffrey Thompson, Executive Vice President and Provost Muge Akpinar-Elci, Dean of the School of Public Health Sarah Bousman, Associate Vice President, Budget and Planning Doug Boyle, Vice Provost & Dean, Lake Tahoe Catherine Cardwell, Dean of University Libraries Vincent Catalano, Senior Vice Provost, University Projects and Strategic Initiatives Andrew Clinger, Vice President for Administration and Finance Mary Dugan, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel Cameron Duncan, Dean of the Orvis School of Nursing Donald Easton-Brooks, Dean of the College of Education & Human Development Shannon Ellis, Vice President of Student Services Daphne Emm Hooper, Director of Indigenous Relations Michael Flores, Vice President of Government Relations and Community Engagement Kerri Garcia Hendricks, Executive Director of Marketing & Communications Louisa Hope-Weeks, Dean of the College of Science Mridul Gautam, Vice President of Research and Innovation Paul Hauptman, Dean of University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Jill Heaton, Senior Vice Provost Casilde Isabelli, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Erick Jones, Dean of the College of Engineering Kal Joshi, Vice Provost of Online Education Markus Kemmelmeier, Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School Darrell Lockhart, Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs Matt Means, Dean of the Honors College Gregory Mosier, Dean of the College of Business William Payne, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources Sasi Pillay, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Peter Reed, Chair of the Faculty Senate Stephanie Rempe, Athletic Director Patricia Richard, Vice President for Advancement Carley Ries, Vice Provost for Online Learning David Shintani, Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Alan G. Stavitsky, Dean of the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism Lillian Wichinsky, Dean of the School of Social Work
Byron Brooks, Chair Joseph C. Arrascada, Vice Chair Patrick J. Boylan Susan Brager Heather Brown Amy J. Carvalho Michelee Cruz-Crawford, Ed.D. Carol Del Carlo Jeffrey S. Downs Stephanie Goodman Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr. Laura E. Perkins Lois Tarkanian, Ph.D.
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NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Patricia Charlton, Chancellor
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO FOUNDATION Ann Morgan, Chair
NEVADA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Bryan McArdle, President
GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION Matthew Hawn, President
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA Boris Carpio Guerra, President
STAFF EMPLOYEES’ COUNCIL Kayla Armbruster, Chair
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