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We acknowledge that the University of Nevada, Reno is situated on the traditional homelands of the Numu (Northern Paiute), Wašiw (Washoe), Newe (Western Shoshone) and Nuwu (Southern Paiute) peoples. These lands continue to be a gathering place for Indigenous Peoples and we recognize their deep connections to these places. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live and learn on their territory.
PROCESSIONAL
UNIVERSITY MARSHAL
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
NATIONAL ANTHEM
INDIGENOUS BLESSING
WELCOME
REGENTS’ REMARKS
STUDENT REMARKS
Prince of Denmark’s March “Trumpet Voluntary” by Jeremiah Clarke. Arr. Thomas Campbell
Trumpet Tune by Jeremiah Clarke. Arr. Thomas Campbell
• Sierra Brass Quintet
• Aaron Hill, Faculty Senate Chair
• Jeffrey S. Thompson, Executive Vice President and Provost
• Wolf Pack Quartet
Brittney May ’17, Director
• Ralph Burns, Numu Elder
• Brian Sandoval ’86, President
• Amy J. Carvalho, Chair
• Dawson R. Deal ’25, President, Associated Students of the University of Nevada
• Liesel Maria Kemmelmeier ’25, Vice President
Associated Students of the University of Nevada
• Tania Akter ’25, President of the Graduate Student Association
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES
ALUMNI REMARKS
ALMA MATER
~ University of Nevada, Reno Herz Gold Medal for Outstanding Scholarship
• Brian Sandoval ’86, President
• Jeffrey S. Thompson, Executive Vice President and Provost
• Cher Fesenmaier ’94, Nevada Alumni Council Vice President
By Jack H. Morse
• Sierra Brass Quintet
• Wolf Pack Quartet
• Brittney May ’17, 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
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.
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.
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.
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Candidates presented by the dean of each school or college
• Dissertation titles appear in italics
Markus Kemmelmeier, Dean
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
December 2024
Thomas John Ruscica
Musical Arts
The Nonverbal Communication of a Conductor: The Bonner Method
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
August 2024
Bibek Acharya
Education
Exploring the Perceptions of Students and Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) towards Recitation Sessions in a Calculus II Course
Edurne Arostegui
Basque Studies
“It Took Courage All Right”: Gender, Labor, and Ethnicity within Basque Women’s Migration Experiences in the American West (1849-Present)
Abraham Atsiwo
Statistics and Data Science
Instruction Finetuning Foundation Models, Three-Stage Bubble Analysis, And Examining The Size Effect
Maria Sole Bonarota
Environmental Sciences and Health Crop traits to improve plant water relations under abiotic stresses
Megan Burroughs Chemistry
Strategies for Targeting and Isolating
Cryptic Natural Products from Plants: Isolation and Structural Determination of piperholdripine and raduladioxanolide
Nicole Elias
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advancing FAA Asphalt Mix Design: Evaluation of Rutting Mechanical Tests for Balanced Mix Design
Grant T. Fairchild
Neuroscience
Exploring the Neural Foundations and Causal Mechanisms of Real-World Cognition
Omid Fakharian
Mechanical Engineering
Engineered Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Sensors: Process, Structure, Properties, And Performance Under Multimodal Sensing Conditions And Their Application Towards Wearable Postural-Tactile Measurement
Neal A. Falletta-Cowden
Psychology
Using Large Language Models in the Experimental Analysis of Persuasion and Bias
Enac Gallardo Diaz
Physics
Development and Application of Krypton Spectroscopy for Spatially Resolved Analysis of Hot Implosion Cores
Katherine Anne Graham Chemistry
Mobility Enhanced Top-down
Sequencing of Proteins on a TimsTOF
Sarah Yoda Thomas Hartzell
Public Health
Examining the Impacts of the COVID-19
Stay-at-Home Orders on Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, and Suicide
Attempts in the United States
Megan Elizabeth Higley
Mechanical Engineering
Thermal Behavior of the TN-32B
Spent Nuclear Fuel Cask under Storage and Vacuum Drying Conditions
Rakib Hossain
Electrical Engineering
Data-Driven Voltage Control of DERs
Integrated Distribution Grids Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
Yasha Jathan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Enhanced Coagulation Process for Dissolved Organic Nitrogen (DON)
Removal from Wastewater
Angelica B. Lacroix
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Disinfection Byproduct (DBP) Formation and Mitigation Strategies in Drinking Water Systems
David Lancaster
Physics
State-Selective Imaging Of Single Rubidium Atoms In A Solid Neon Matrix
Niloofar Malekghaini
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Operational Health Monitoring and Digital Twinning of Bridges Using Multimodal Data Fusion and PhysicsBased Bayesian Model Updating
Mohammad Mansourlakouraj
Electrical Engineering
Data-Driven Analysis And TopologyAware Learning Of Phasor And Waveform Measurements For Enhanced Situational Awareness In Power Systems
James C. McNeil, IV
Geology
Paleoseismic observations of faults in central Nevada, USA: Slip partitioning and seismic hazards between the central Walker Lane and western Basin and Range
Heather Janette Mooney
Business Administration
Taking the Plunge: A Study of Organizational and Individual Factors that Result in a Decision to Enter the Applicant Pool
Rita Nasr
Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratory Methods and Specifications to Test Tack Coat Materials
Amos Natido
Statistics and Data Science
Some New Laplace-Based Probability Distributions For Modeling Data With Pronounced Peaks Combined With Heavy Tails And Outliers
Rocio Olvera
Neuroscience
The Development And Plasticity Of Visuo-Spatial Orienting Behaviors And Underlying Circuitry In Adolescent Mice
Yetunde Oyesakin
Chemistry
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Covalent CADA Analogues as Potent TLR4 Downmodulator for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Jihyun Park
Statistics and Data Science
A New Hybrid Model based on Non-Gaussian Autoregressive Process and Neural Network Model for Financial Market Prediction
Jordan Christian Reuter
Social Psychology
“I Just Want My Kids to be Decent Human Beings”: A Mixed Methods Intersectional Study of Nonreligious Parents’ Parenting Values
Mitra Rooein
Chemical Physics
Predicting Kinetics of Spin-Dependent Reactions in an External Magnetic Field with Nonadiabatic Statistical Theory
Sophie Rothman Hydrology
Waterfall Erosion And Alteration Of River Form
Roya Salek Shahrezaie
Computer Science and Engineering Advancing Socially Aware Navigation
Jeremiah Stark
Education
Enhancing Algorithmic Early Warning Systems with Dynamic Selection to Predict High School Graduation Outcomes
Maxwell Kay Strain
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
Unraveling An Uncertain Future For The Great Basin: How Climate, Grass Invasion, And Wildfire Interact To Drive Ecosystem Function
Prichard Mekani Tembo
Chemical Engineering
Material Recovery from Energy
Production & Storage Technologies and Water Contaminant Monitoring
Shenghong Wang
Environmental Sciences and Health
Model-based Exploration of Chemical Absorption and Metabolism Kinetics in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
Yifan Zhang
Computer Science and Engineering
Advancing Time Series Forecasting: Innovative Machine Learning Approaches
December 2024
Madalina Alama
Anthropology
The Audacity of Happiness: The Good Life while Recovering from opiate addiction
Kelsey Marie Allen
Neuroscience
Stephanie Lynn Bacon
Education
The Internal World of Classroom
Teachers: Understanding the social and emotional experiences of middle school teachers working with students with histories of reading difficulty.
Isadora Maria Batalha
Animal and Rangeland Sciences
Characterization of adipokines receptors in bovine granulosa cells at the follicular phase of the estrous cycle and emerging role of Neuregulin-4 as a regulator of granulosa cells’ function
Lindsey Christine Batavia
Education
Marc Jonathon Berghouse
Hydrology
Physical and Deep-Learning-Based Explorations of Microbe-Mediated Reactive Transport Processes in Porous Media Across Scales
Hondo Brisbin
Animal and Rangeland Sciences
Development of a State and Transition Model for Low Gradient, Perennial Streams in the Northern Great Basin Region
Ashley B. Cale
Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Madeline Ruth Carine
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Robert P. Chastain
Statistics and Data Science
Avigyan Chatterjee
Geophysics
Towards Enhanced Earthquake Resilience: Linking Early Warning Systems, Ground Motion Prediction, and Stress Field Analysis
Zhihui Chen
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ranging-Image-Based Methodologies to Enhance LiDAR Processing Efficiency
Kevin Francis Curtis
Chemical Physics
Nerea Eizagirre Telleria
Basque Studies
Sarrionandia’s Literary Exile: The Art of Fugue
Naim Ferdous
Electrical Engineering
Two-Dimensional van der Waals Bilayer
Heterostructure Towards Band-toBand Tunneling and Photocatalytic Water Splitting Applications
Mozart A. Fonseca
Environmental Sciences and Health
Nakisa Ghanbarian Alavijeh
Mathematics
Burak Gulsacan
Mechanical Engineering
Junfei Huang
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Applicability of 1D Site Response Analysis to Shallow Sedimentary Basins: A Critical Evaluation through Physics-based 3D Ground Motion Simulations
Tianwen Hui
Geography
Geographic Analysis of Electric Vehicle Adoption in California, USA and Shanghai, China
Nathan Jackson
Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Elizabeth Ashley Jennings
Biochemistry
Aberrant Biochemistry of a Leucine Metabolism Intermediate
Yi-En Ji
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ericka R. Kay
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
Megha Khandelwal Chemistry
Seung Mi Kim
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The Molecular Mechanism Of Dual Leucine Zipper Kinase Protein Localization In Neuronal Stress Signaling.
Sridhar Lanka
Materials Science and Engineering
Stuart M. Law
Psychology
Albert E. Lehman
English
Recovering the Roots of the Literacy
Narrative via Disciplinary History, Scholarly Reflections, and Textbooks
Tori Leigh Speicher
Biochemistry
Decoding Calcium Signals Critical For Pollen Reproduction In Plants.
Livia Plown
Environmental Sciences and Health
Minamata on the ground: Reducing Hg exposure and advancing measurement methodology
Xiaolong Ma
Computer Science and Engineering
Ian McDowell
Hydrology
Advancing Observational and Modeling Capabilities of Meltwater – Firn Interactions in Ice Sheet Percolation Zones
Jason Mennel
Materials Science and Engineering
Kerri L. Minatre
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
Leveraging Fourier Transform
Infrared Spectroscopy to Elucidate
Post-Fire Chemical Changes
Ramkrishna Mishan
Electrical Engineering
Momena Monwar
Materials Science and Engineering
Devin Moore
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Defining the Safety Impacts of Horizontal Curve Proximity on Rural Two-Lane Roads
Ericka Maria Mora Campos
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Anne Njeri Mutiga
Education
AI Integration in Higher Education: A Content Analysis on AI Sophistication and Student Outcomes/Skill Development as reported in Empirical Studies (2019-2024)
Travis R. Numan
Civil and Environmental Engineering Mobilization of Carbon and Nitrogen Post-wildfire.
Jamie T. Ombogo
Mechanical Engineering
Devon A. Picklum
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
William Fredrick Roser
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Performance of Nonstructural ColdFormed Steel Framed Exterior Walls with Drift-Compatible Details in a 10-Story Mass Timber Building
Jeffrey J. Rowland Physics
Prithul Sarker
Computer Science and Engineering
A Unified Unsupervised Anomaly Detection Framework with Score-based Generative Modeling for Multivariate Time Series
Melanie Schmidt-Wolf
Computer Science and Engineering Towards Safety-Assured Environments of Autonomous Robots via Intent Expressive Autonomy
Caleb Joshua Shaw
Chemical Engineering
Rami Skaff
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ranae Michelle Sullivan
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Mojave Desert restoration: drought and facilitation influences on plant communities and soil seed banks in annual grass invaded shrublands
Anna Tatarko
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
Impacts of pesticides: From neurons and microbes to pollination services
Diane L. Teeman Anthropology
Reflective Essays on Archaeology’s Engagement with Neme (Northern Paiute) Tribal Cultural and Heritage Management
Anil Timilsina
Civil and Environmental Engineering Identification And Quantification Of Quinones In Environmental Samples
Ciara Danielle Viola Neuroscience
Jianyuan Xu
Civil and Environmental Engineering Advancing Urban Transportation System Operational Performance Evaluation Using Probe Vehicle Telematics Data
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
August 2024
Sherry Ann Allen
Johnathan Clevinger
Samantha L. Kimizuka
Erica Castillo-Leal
Timothy Martin
Laura Michelle Orange
Stephen Jordan Pennington
Alexandria Ramona Schrick
Juan Manuel Vidal
December 2024
Vibeth Atienza
Nahid Ruintan Dastyar
Theresa A. Lemus
Heather M. Reardon
Jennifer Isabel Romero
Kristen Stemmer
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Animal and Rangeland Sciences
December 2024
John H. Bergeron
Graham Holton
Wade Lieurance
Graham Mills
Biochemistry
December 2024
Molly Elizabeth McVicar
Biotechnology
August 2024
Kalvin Man Chan
Silvan Mathias Morgan
December 2024
Tezozomoc Albarran Martinez
Victoria Miguel Rodrigues
Sesh V. Padmanabhan
Natural Resource and Environmental Science
August 2024
Heather Elaine Reich
December 2024
Sage L. Ellis
Martin Genova
Hayley Ann Reid
Jillian Claire Schuyler
Nutrition
August 2024
Khandakar Suraya Jahan
December 2024
Renu Sitaula
Morgan Martin
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
August 2024
Bahiru Tsegaye Bekele
Jessica Jay Chorjel
Parva Haei Najafabadi
Emily Howell
Brandi Kay Jernigan
Sage Lasser
Gabriel Alfonso Naveran
Jack Nolan
Amanda Saephan
Maisa Sanders
Nicole Elizabeth Smith
December 2024
Zayra Fahrnkopf
Michael Lewis Henry
Madison Helene Jenkins
Bailey Emma Johnson
Tabitha N. Johnson
Afari Ntiakoh
Dylan Michael Siri
Jerome Vincent Timbal
EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
August 2024
Daniel Anderson
Shawna Nicole Blakely
Eleazar J. Bolanos
Stefanie Suzanne Booth
Charles Philip Bullard
Daniel Buzard
Zachary Ian Byrd
Avneet K. Chhabra
Dara Cohen
Ashley Elizabeth Djukic
My Hanh Pham Doherty
Jeremy Laine Douglas
Taylor Rae Fields
Bertha Estela Flores
Justin S. Gezelin
Heather Mae Hoffman
Ambir Marie Hukkanen
Alex James Johnson
Niesha Jones
Cedric K. Jones
Anne Lauren Kohn
Aileen Martinez
Mark Alexander Mazurowski
John Mikulak
Joshua Morton
Kodichi Kimberly Nwankwo
Peter Chukwumela Olisa
Edward Probst Probst
Austin Robert Rossi
Soltan Sadirkhanov
Victoria Anai Salas
Cameron Isaiah Scott
Gordon Shirts
Julia S. Tang
Brooklyn Alyce Trujillo-Quintana
Kristin L. Wilson
Ryan Taylor Woodhouse
James Nye Young
December 2024
Jonathan Raymond Parker
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
August 2024
Andrew Michael Bower
Kacey Lynn Fowler
Delanie Cecilia Henning
Isis Ani Mack
Aryam Guadalupe Monge
Yezenia B. Olivera
Zoe Marie Patton
Hayden Poinier
Albert Allen Rosette Jr.
Peyton Bradley Thomas
December 2024
Cameron Anderson
Sarah Binger-Grosjean
Astrid Elizabeth Bockstahler
Diana K. Cabrera-Cabrera
Sungjoon Carlson
Gerard Ricardo Carver
Elizabeth Clair
Madison Ann Clinger
Evan Crosse
Natalia Raquel Delaney Rueda
Jessica Drefs
Alexia Madison Dreher
Tanner Silas Durfee
Marshall Morgan Eaton
Wyland Dean Fish
Tony Giammona Wilber
Jasmin Janelly Gomez
Felipe De Jesus Gutierrez de Alba
Matthew Parker Killam
Emmaculate Chepkosgei Kipyasang
Andrew Bryant Miley
Mehran Mousavibarab
Weston Kyle Noyes
Trevor Owen Pauley
Jason Alexander Pinto Maldonado
Shantanu Anil Rao
Stephanie Yvonne Reyes
Esther Eunju Ro
Pamela Guadalupe Rubio
Lane William Scolari
Jamie Lockyul Tam
Trevor Tims
Skyler Christine Tremaine
Megan Crystal Xin
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Business Analytics
August 2024
Mfon Okon Etim Akpan
Shelby Elizabeth Brown
Sarah Byrne
Morgan Condie
Phillip Edward Dungan
Ryan Edquist
Zakary Dean Elms
Bailey Nicole Lancaster
Maria Leon-Perez
Crystal Dawn Pack
Ariana Rodarte
Pia Wambui Serafini
Mackenzie Walters
Nicole Marie Zlateff
Madeline Armon Zunino
December 2024
Sahithi Muthumula
Finance
December 2024
Kealii Kalawao-Cummings
Landon William Murray
Jonathon Marcus Waltz
Austin Jeffrey Yao
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
December 2024
Hassan Ahmad
Naimisha Alluri
Fariha Tabassum Anika
Namrata Dasgupta
Shubham Rajendra Gosavi
Rakesh Gunapati
Jennifer Renee Hock
Rahul Rathod Kadavath
Rishab Karki
Gunnar Jeffery McKimmy
Gurmeet Singh
Kavya Sivakumar
Yuanyuan Yu
MASTER OF ARTS
Counseling
August 2024
Jamie Beidle
Higher Education Administration
December 2024
Temilade Esther Adisa
Jennifer Lyn Gardner
MASTER OF ARTS
IN TEACHING
August 2024
Brett P. Chaney
Lilia R. Todd
December 2024
Vaughnika Briggs
Nick Butler
James Patrick Clardy
John Travis Cross
Dayna Rose Dale
Summer Dorel Frew
Xtacy Angel Gutierrez
Chelsea Vivian Hansen
Tyler Samuel Lee
Rachel Marin Lopez
Gabriela McNamara
Kelsey Colmenero Ramirez
Stephanie Reyes
Jessica Noelle Robbins
Patrick Timothy Scanlon
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership
December 2024
Melanie Rose Graber
Elementary Education
December 2024
Chelsea Hahn
Reading Curriculum and Instruction
December 2024
Sarah Angela Aeschlimann
Hailey Madison Elayer
Secondary Education
August 2024
Eneida Castaneda Sanchez
December 2024
Alia Marie Minoletti
Jessica R. Riggleman
Natalie Christine Shaw
Rachel Sosh
Special Education
August 2024
Chrislyn J. Barragan
Katie Ferguson
Brenda Paola Morales-Solorzano
December 2024
Jason Douglas Moore
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Equity and Diversity in Education
August 2024
Karlise Simpson
December 2024
January Stephanie Hurlbert
Human Development and Family Science
August 2024
Emmanuel Kyeremeh Addai
Oluwatobi Akindele Mogbojuri
December 2024
Amy Elizabeth Ballinger
Guadel Mae Eder
Nicole J. Ma
Peji Kwajaleine Avenido Romo
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biomedical Engineering
August 2024
Jeshurun Ekow Biney
December 2024
Joseph Robert Davis
Kyle Watson Hofer
Chemical Engineering
December 2024
Masoud Kalantar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
August 2024
Nader Badreddine
December 2024
Nicholas Ryan Anderson
Greyson Charon
Tonmoy Das
Krichikeshan Indiran
Marufa Khan
Mason Loyd
Olivia Tahti
Kristi Thompson
Computer Science and Engineering
August 2024
Mousa AbuGhosh
Ryan Christopher Gorman
Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan
Niloofar Malekghaini
Erik Iles Marsh
Ponkoj Chandra Shill
December 2024
Parvaneh Aliniya
Casey Dylan Brenner
Ronald Yee Du
Zachary Michael Estreito
Russell W. Keith
Madeline Mae Lowe
Arman Malik
Ayesh Buddhima Meepaganithage
Syed Nishad Najeeb
Siddhardha Pandiri
Abdur Rouf
Ehsan Saeedizade
Krishna Teja Saripudi
Jose Ricardo Toro Cerna
Cybersecurity
August 2024
Adrian Camaj
Vanessa Godina
Marni Hossfeld
David Raymond Loosley
Daniel Edward Martinez
Cory Guy Wegner
December 2024
Francisco Javier Flores
Raymond T. McKenzie
Jason Smythe
Electrical Engineering
August 2024
Hongshan Mao
December 2024
Jose Guzman
Jakia Shamanta Shanta
Md. Yasir Zamil
Materials Science and Engineering
August 2024
Laurel Joan Sharpless
December 2024
Kiara Lynn Steinhorst
Harmony Samantha Werth
Mechanical Engineering
August 2024
Tamzeed Elahi Toha
Jaleesa Houle
Amanendra Kumar Kushwaha
Soumya Sikdar
December 2024
Damian Enrique Gimeno
Raven Maccione
Oghenetega Wisdom Oguns
David Leo Reiner
MASTER OF ARTS
Journalism
August 2024
Austin Kyle Ortega
December 2024
Ray Grosser
Daniel James Mariani
Eric James Gomez Perez
Lizette Ramirez
Jeremiah L. Sampson
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
MASTER OF ARTS
Anthropology
December 2024
Allison C. Brown
Cameron Mitchell Caywood
Leo A. Demski
Alexandra E. Howard
Communication Studies
August 2024
Kaylee Tegan
December 2024
Madison Casey-Marks
Criminal Justice
August 2024
Crystal Mares
December 2024
Sage Marie Hart
Dillon Joseph Kathrein
Kiplan Maurice Lee
Madi Uhrik
Gender, Race and Identity
December 2024
Elisha Harris
Gemelie Rose Huerta
Angona Saha
Sociology
December 2024
Louis F. Magriel
Dylan Klein Mckee
World Languages and Literatures
December 2024
Juliana Loaiza
Heather Sumner
Visual Art
December 2024
Heather Anne Hubbard
Natalie Smith
Zoey Marie-Anne Vagner
MASTER OF JUDICIAL STUDIES
August 2024
Kristin Lenore Rosi
MASTER OF JUSTICE MANAGEMENT
December 2024
Eleanor Ann Ehlert
Taylor Kelton
Christopher W. McPeak
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Public Administration and Policy
August 2024
Nicolas Louie Ciccone
Joy Raburu
Francis Joseph Talbot, III
December 2024
Asher Allen Killian
Jewel Inez Lambert
Brittany Paige McAllister
MASTER OF PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT STUDIES
August 2024
Nicholas Andre Beaudette
Henry Stephen Bingham
Annika Stasa Chryssos
Ashley M. Church
Hayley Elizabeth Collins
Elisa Zamira Duran Felipe
Ashlyn Louise Edmondo
Alicia Marie Gant
Sarah Anne Holloman
Michelle Marie Jakoby
Taylor Marie Krupp
Ryan C. Maas
Samantha Madison McGannon
Alysse McMillen
Kelsey Sierra Metzger
Reena Kirti Naik
Kyler Pulley
Brenna June Scott
Brian R. Sullivan
Rene Torres
Shane Wakefield
Carly Jean Waller
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
August 2024
Jennifer Masako Oliver
December 2024
Rebecca A. Ballinger
Karenann Gordon
Julio Islas
Katie Kelly
Vladimir James Manasewitsch III
Rachael Ann Orlando-Meeks
Myranda Elizabeth Thom
Hannah Renee Winder
Diana Zhen-Davis
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
August 2024
Savanna Rose Grime
Briana Marie Hart
Maya S. Holmes
Serena Kaur Kang
Shavanne Ariel Lambert
Nathan Villacorta Magtoto
Dail Montanez
Jasmine Garcia Montes
Brianna Leigh Nguyen
December 2024
Bhagyashri Atul Atey
Danna Cristina Brito
Charles E. Bynum
Nina Cuadra Casillas
Patrick Husk
Marianne Issa Nazzal
Jared Kinya Tsuchiyama-Sando
Kyra Marie Vidosh
Isabell Nichele Vona-Hernandez
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
December 2024
Justus Dillon Fast
Chemistry
December 2024
Olakunle Akinola
Olamide Femi Akinsola
Rachitha Satish Reddy
Geography
August 2024
Klaire Taylor Rhodes
December 2024
Leah Madison
Bethany N. Manalo
Cara Sullivan
Geology
August 2024
Quentin Pierce Austin Burgess
Olivia Hart
Lauren Sankovitch
December 2024
Marcus James Angus
Ayowole Glory Fifo
Mary Hannah Giddens
Silas L. Goetz
Annika Rose Gonzales
Mathematics
August 2024
Jeremiah Damilola Adedoyin
Mining Engineering
August 2024
Iuri Alfenas Ramos
Physics
August 2024
Rahul Saha
Arko Pratim Sen
December 2024
Aidan Klemmer
Psychology
August 2024
Jocelyne Diaz Munoz
Ashlyn Renee Frits
Norman Heath Kington
Madison Ashley Thomasson
December 2024
Glenn P. Blessington
Alexa Hirschfield
Rebecca A. Ballinger
Andrea Nicole Michaels
Brandon Auguste Tabamo
Donna Marie West
Statistics and Data Science
August 2024
Emmanuel Nii Armah Annan
Jihyun Park
December 2024
Arturo Macias Franco
James A. Spiker
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
August 2024
Keri Jean Anderson
Amber Lynne Bielak
Jessica Lynn Bosch
Shannon Michael Bryant
Alice L. Buehner
Marjorie Tricia Frias Cabales
Andrea Fabiola Cabrera
Jasmine Kristina Cage
Samantha Claire Clay
Carmen Cortez
Sonja Marie Cunningham
Geoffrey Mahlon Dieringer
Kimberly Esse
Kayla Nicole Feeser
Hanna Lee Fetters
Justin Ochosi Fuentes
Gabriela Elizabeth Garibay
Keara Grimes
Kali Herrera
Renee Michell Knight
Adam Nicholas Leonard
Lindsey McBride
Jessica Lee McGregor
Gabriela Meza Garcia
Dylan Michael Morgan
Vanessa Lisbeth Najarro
Leah Parkhurst
Monica Natali Payne
Alexis K Shuey
Shannon Smith
Shonee Alesa Theaman
Vanessa Briana Walton
December 2024
Emily Alonso
Jocelyn Paige Barboza
Jordin Bowers
Xondria Adoni Brown
Jessica Nallely Carmazzi
Olivia Natalie Carranza
Monica Casuso
Angela Cervantes
Kelsey Chapman
Caroline Chighizola
Sasha Crosby
BriAnne Jensen Cunningham
Samantha Quiambao Claude Daily
Jennifer Dobbins-Thorn
David Alan Doty
Miranda M. Fairfield
Tawna M. Fayette
Juanita Felton
Liliana Garcia
Chelsea Garvin
Branae Kapuaokeakealani Gonsalves
Abigail Rose Gonzalez
Dana Skylar Gray
Emily Renee Green
Ofelia Jeannette Gundersen
Nicole Bondoc Hanick
Cassie Hebel
Natasha Herrera
Abigail Hannah Hinton
Madison Huntley
Edith Yael Jimenez
Beatriz Yareth Juarez-Ocampo
Ryan Anthony Kinney
Chloe A. Lamb
Karen Leon
Melannie G. Martinez Sifuentes
Whitney Rachel McClure
Desiree Melton
Liz Marie Mendez
Jennifer Odalys Merlos Flores
Katelyn Leann Miller
Kyla Danielle Neese
Karla Alejandra Perez Martell
Gustavo Salathiel Reyes
Christina Aline Reynolds
Robin Jean Robinson
Maria Yasmin Rodriguez-Elenes
Anneliese Claire Rothmeier
Natalie D. Russ
Sandra M. Salazar
Brody Santini
Joanna Stephanie Soto
Hunter Ryan Sprenger
Claudia Valverde
Maijoua Vang
Claudia Joseline Vazquez
Maria Fernanda Villa Cabrera
Hunter Marie Waldren
Mary Szantyr Weatherbee
Pa Yang
MASTER OF ARTS
Social Psychology
August 2024
Alaina Monique Martine
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Atmospheric Science
August 2024
Palina Bahdanovich
Bjoern Benjamin Bingham
Tracen Knopp
December 2024
Siying Lu
Tyler Michael Salas
Cellular and Molecular Biology
August 2024
Athira Rajalakshmi Kumar
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
August 2024
Taylor Anne Bradford
Courtney J. Butt
Halina Kirsten North
December 2024
Manuel Rodriguez Carracedo
Catherine Melissa Silliman
Hydrogeology
August 2024
Allyson Elizabeth Fitts
December 2024
James Wesley Henson
Hannah Lee Lukasik
Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude Commissioned as an Army second lieutenant
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
William Payne, Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Agricultural Science
August 2024
Sydney Michelle Botts
Samantha Lyn Meyer
December 2024
Allison Elena Bower
Kristina Marie Brodzinski
Alexandra Gasperson
Stephen Dermot McCarthy
Leeann Marie McNeff
Sophia Christiana Rubright
Felicity Colette Wadleigh
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
August 2024
Devin Cochran
December 2024
Zeyu Chang
Nicholas Steven Hamilton
Alejandra Geraldine Ibarra
Abdullah Al Mahmud
Marena Rose Middleton
Aaron Jacob Nguyen
Aubrin Sarder
Julian M. Washington St John
Hailey Renee’ Wilson
Biotechnology
August 2024
Thomas Platt
December 2024
Tracie R. Davis
Gabriel Gilbert
Environmental Science
August 2024
Ty Anthony Bigham
December 2024
Lilyannalise Aragon
Brayden Nicolas Bishop
Gabriella Gayle Bucciachio
Oren P. Ellis
Aria Lynne Frey
Alejandra Garcia
Kara A. Gonzales
Shawn M. Jordan
Kayla Marie Kennison
Madison Marie Krivan
Megan Marion Lindsey
Lawrence Matthew McCaffrey
Gavin Schulz
Lauren Emily Wingerden
Gavin Arden Zollar
Forest Ecology and Management
December 2024
Koby Rylan Dye
Joseph Ezekiel Rolshoven
Brandon Grant Vawter
Nutrition
August 2024
Devin Cochran
Madison Hanni Corneil
Sydney S. Starek
December 2024
Isaiah Johnson
Jesse T. Pimental
Lucero Rios
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
August 2024
Faith Marissa Goddard
December 2024
Mary Clingerman
Sydney Rene Fox
Emma Grace Jurischk
Nicholas William Nelson
Clarisa Reyes
Kaiden John Williams
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
August 2024
Alena Raven Watson
December 2024
Grace Isabella Boerio
Mia L. De La Torre
Cassidy J. Krompetz
Alaina Anne Nelson
Priscilla Rodriguez
Enedina Lucille Rothmeyer
Novaleah Americus Sampley
Grace Lillian Schenck
Mandee Elizabeth Tocco
Taegen Nicole Torres Sanchez
Jaden Rose Ves’sells
Gregory Mosier, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Economics
December 2024
Alexandra Gasperson
Leeann Marie McNeff
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Accounting
August 2024
Natalie Marie Anderson
Stephanie Allison Hranac
Noah Anderson Katz
Ivan H. Lopez
Anthony Lynch
Jessica Perez
Elizabeth A. Phillips
December 2024
Lyssandra Y. Barron Aguirre
Savanah Rae Bradley
Yulianna Brieno
Jessica Michelle Buritsch
Ryan Davis Comstock
Ilyana Marie Gutierrez
Brandon Hu
James Thomas Hunter
Jonathan Kimball Key
Madeline Carole McCollough
Daniel Thomas Miramontes
Mason Daniel Moschetti
Dylan Cooper Munroe
Katelyn Diann Prucnal
Khalid Mahmud Sajid
Austin Michael Scott
Dylan Michael Stedfield
Ankit Vyas
Karlin Weisinger
James Wichert
Michelle Yang
Accounting / Information Systems
December 2024
Ricardo Francis Bernuy
Dylan James Faulkner
Economics
August 2024
Antonio V. Arellanes
Riley Beatty
Robert Michael DePrez
Eric S. Killebrew Jr.
Rachel Lynne Page
Joseph David Paolini
December 2024
Diego Andres Clavijo
Joshua D’Andrea
Jordan Michael Henn
John Frederick Jarvis
Max Joseph Kiker
Tasil Patel
Tyler Gabriel Patmont
Calvert Lovering Roden
Cole S. Steffanich
Jacob Julian Valdez
August 2024
Natalie Marie Anderson
Antonio V. Arellanes
Dylan Bolanos
Ethan J. Crookston
Matthew Tyler Desiderio
Evan Charles Ewing
John David McCullough
Hailey Elizabeth Prahm
Myles Anthony Price
Kaitlyn Schroeder
Shane Albert Siebert
Aiden Theodore Simons
December 2024
Melanie Mayte Acevedo Perez
Logan Cade Anderson
Nicholas Ryereson Bishop
Juan Ramon Brena Gutierrez
Seth Mark Burdo
Paulin Chu
Blake Vincent Clements
John Christopher Craig
Daniel Michael Dahlberg
Joshua D’Andrea
Daniel Joseph Davis
Ariana Duran
Carlos M. Feliciano Chicas
Brayden Fiorillo
Nicole Gonzalez
Ilyana Marie Gutierrez
Carson Glen Hale
James Thomas Hunter
John Frederick Jarvis
Max Joseph Kiker
Cartter Thomas Long
Alexis Ancelmo Lopez
Gia Anais Mack
Vanessa Lizbeth Martinez
Brandon Thomas Miles
Dylan Cooper Munroe
Hunter Patrick Murnane
Martin James Ness
Macy Raye Perez
Andrew Pierson
Cole Richard Rasmussen
Khalid Mahmud Sajid
Austin Michael Scott
Francisco Matteo Siino
John Lucca Toretta
Jacob Julian Valdez
Noah James Vernon
August 2024
Sophia Chanelle Bellinoff
Ethan David Bentz
Ryan Antido Bitter
Christina Brous
Alexander Ludovico Carpignano
Spencer Vaughn Curtis
The Herz Gold Medal is sponsored by the Thelma B. and Thomas P. Hart Foundation and the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation.
Mason Daniel Moschetti
College of Business
Major: Accounting
Victoria E. Davis
Madyson R. Gustin
Breann Rose Hertel
Andrew James Howell
Derek Scott Luedtke
Jackson Taylor Phipps
Cooper Shults
Jessica Sanders Staffa
David Alexander Starnes
Zack Jenner Strachman
Conor John Tezanos-Pinto
December 2024
Matheo Coupu Moison
Janae Marie Derley
Taylor Ann Estipona
Joanna Liseth Flores
Nicholas Anthony Giovannoni
Lindsey L. Haley
Benjamin Alexander Hamilton
Carmella King
Jackson Ray Laduke
Anthony Thomas Leontini
Alyson Shaylene Lopez
Reed Jay Sheridan
Steven Chase Thomas
Jason Neal Walling Jr.
Afshan West
CodiRae Gene Wilfong
August 2024
Aileen Cruz
Abraham Deniz Martinez
Logan James Epperson
Dhara Harayo Joshi
Ashton Michael Pultz
James Inso Tidwell
Spencer T. Wilczynski
December 2024
Christian C. Arriaga-Haynes
Brianna Alyssa Avalos
Neill A. Bay Sa
Marlou John D. Cabana
William Reed Cate
Alexia Julissa Cervantes
Alex Martin Cunningham Perez
Joshua Michael De Geus
Yannick Gonzalez Dinulos
Brandon Gerold Friedel
Kevin Ross Heraty
Ene Okon Iban, III
Jayvee Jon Jaeger
Ethan Joseph Kanter
Christopher James Kathol
Daniel Lauzardo
Lele Liao
Isabella Ruby Logan
Juan Angel Martinez Jr.
Daniel Thomas Miramontes
Nayada Kieko Omai
Zoe Savanna Parrish
Christian Perez Arnold
Donavin Gary Phelps
Sahan Samarakkody
Mudiyanselage
Ashley Naomi Vargas
Vicente Franko Villarreal
Gavin Ulric Waldner
Trey Anthony Woodard
International Business
August 2024
Nicholas T. Davidson
Aaron D. Ford, II
Andrew Youta Miller
Lucas Ruiz
Brooks Alan Watson
Joseph Lee Williams, II
December 2024
Zeyi Dong
Robert Dylan Fugate
Amir Parviz Ghuman
Alexis Rodriguez
Olivia M. Taylor
Christy Nguyen Tran
Management
August 2024
Genesis M. Alvarez- Cortez
Daniel Wayne Anthonijsz
Devon Andrew Balaam
Koryn Elisabeth Bartlett
Sergio Junior Jesus Bravo
Martin Calderon
Brenlon Daniel Dillard
Logan James Epperson
Lauren Kathryn Faretto
Alicia Anne Fehr
Travis Jay Foth
Sydney Taylor Goyeau
Gianna Marie Greemore
Zachary Thomas Homer
Hayden Jon Jasper
Miguel Angel Jurado
Cameron David McCoy
Jake Anthony McDonald
Dylan Richard Munos
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: Lilyannalise Aragon
Mentor: Erica Bigio
College of Business
Scholar: Mason Daniel Moschetti
Mentor: Matthew Hayes
College of Education & Human Development
Scholar: Elsie Marin Schuler
Mentor: Sara Vega
College of Engineering
Scholar: Kian Nicholas Zoeters
Mentor: Victor Vasquez
Honors College
Scholar: Raigan Hudema
Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism
Scholar: Jianna Lee-Ann von Savoye
Mentor: Alison Gaulden
College of Liberal Arts
Scholar: Raigan Hudema
Orvis School of Nursing
Scholar: Haley Bryce Petrovich
Mentor: Kristin Scripps
School of Public Health
Scholar: Cassy Michelle Bello
Mentor: Megan Evans
College of Science
Scholar: Hailey Snook
Mentor: Suzanne Welcome
School of Social Work
Scholar: Carlos Alan Noguera
Mentor: Jose Para
Jacob Walter Nichols
Connor Oshea
Natalie Suzanne Price
Erika Robledo
Jessee M. J. Rodriguez-Renfro
Gabriel Anthony Rosas
Kaila Saenz de Tejada
Logan San Filippo
Matthew Andres Silvas
Sam George Vollman
December 2024
Joshua Daniel Abbott
Gerardo Acosta
Kristina Ray Cuva-Scheible
Evan Danielson
Colten John Del Dotto
Kaleb James Drew
Valentina Espino Ruiz
Brianna Grace Everest
Ford Fox
Thomas Y. Gaughan
Dylanvir Gosal
Clayton Mel Greb
Derek Z. Guo
Paige Ashlyn Janssen
Francisco Jimenez
Joshuah Caleb Jones
Izabella Valentina King
Angelique Grace Martinez
Rilee Raeann Nelson
Kala Nguyen
Belen Roman Estrada
Naliyah Lizette Simpson
William Evan Simpson
Adam Aldrich Weynand
German Yarovoy
William Michael Zernich
Marketing
August 2024
Koryn Elisabeth Bartlett
Aidan Joseph Davis
Kirat Singh Dhillon
Brenlon Daniel Dillard
Lauren Kathryn Faretto
Alicia Anne Fehr
Paul Andrew Gabica
Katherine Ilianna Gomez
Sydney Taylor Goyeau
Andrew James Harp
Nathan Gabriele Jones
Cole Patrick Luera
Jacob Walter Nichols
Mahima Patel
Cooper Michael Pauline
Cameron Wilbur Robertson
Gabriel Anthony Rosas
Kaila Saenz de Tejada
Vincent Salerno
Samantha Ann Sebastian
Zo’ayla Naima Shamim
Matthew Andres Silvas
Dylan J. Vance
Mitchell Joseph Volk
Justin Alexander Wagner
Amanda Kate Zeryny
December 2024
Joshua Daniel Abbott
Catherine Ava Asberger
Madeline Faith Berrien
William M. Blacet
Jennifer Claire Castillo
Alexander Rae Chimienti
Robert Joseph Deitz, III
Zachary David Dunn
Valentina Espino Ruiz
Andrew Michael Flannigan
Clayton Mel Greb
Margaret Lynne Hammock
Matthew Peter Hodgson
Sergio A. Jimenez Gonzales
Sean Conrad Luna
Khang Theiu Nguyen
Blake Andrew Ornellas
Kaitlyn Grace Rodriguez
Belen Roman Estrada
Riley Nicole Russo
Kyle Robert Smith
Tucker Stainbrook
Ariel Lee Stapley
Ashley Naomi Vargas
German Yarovoy
Ariel Adan Zaragoza
Donald Easton-Brooks, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Education
December 2024
Selena Johnson
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
Secondary Education
August 2024
Ryan Joseph Thompson
December 2024
Jordyn Alice Boswell
Evelyn Garcia Zuniga
James Edward Gladding
Aman Singh Grewal
Landon Patrick Henderson
Eleanor Ann Jones
Riley Kate Lawson
Stephen James Myler
Claire Lynn Williams
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Human Development and Family Science
August 2024
Christina Evelyn Dal Porto
Lauren Avery Kost
Lauren Robin Lineweaver
Megan Marie Long
Alexandria Marie Schiller
Mary Rose White
December 2024
Jacqueline Ayala Martinez
Brianna Nicole Barnes
Ivyonna A. Barnes
Lizbeth Maria Becerra
Mikaela Kenady Burkhalter
Katelyn Diane Campbell
Emily Paige Citrin
Dakoda Kerry Cobb
Erica Torres Cortez
Mary Bowen Crew
Taylor Grace Crowhurst
Meghan Charisse Davis
Stephanie Dekens
Alanna Y. DeSantis-Sanders
Viviana Nicole Falk
Haley Kathleen Frenkel
Samuel Hayes Geise
Joshua Adam Grabowski
Jorge F. Hidalgo Canizales
Lisa Marie Jackson
Harry Krasner
Heather Anne Lukaesko
Bianca Isabel Martinez Aguilar
Vanessa Martinez Flores
Noelle Haley Medina
Cassidee Jai-Kotchkowski Miller
Treglia Robert Miller
Nicholas Joseph Myers
Leona Violeta Novelo -Defreze
Frank Jess Poso
Camille Marie Taylor
Petra Nadine Whittle
Megan J. Yeung
Elsa Beruk Zerihun
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Integrated Elementary Teaching
December 2024
Kayla Frey Buckmaster
Sarah Clark
Hailey Frances Cleven
Nicole Erin Dowling
Emma Elise Durling
Hannah Paige Dutton
Brooke Elizabeth Echeverria
Emilie Lourdes Frishman
Samantha Rae Frost
Julianna Gonzalez
Marcela Gonzalez
Cambrie Day Harris
Kaitlyn Noelle Jarchow
Katelyn Avery Jiron
Zoe Kathleen Lawrence
Helen Li Ya Lei
Thomas Richard Marlow
Noel Elizabeth Martin
Amelie Jade May
Hannah Breanne Pipkin
Elsie Marin Schuler
Emily F. Smihula
Seamona Josephine Stone
Erika Tumanuvao
Sydney Lynn Williams
Karra Nina Woody
Secondary Education
August 2024
Sydney Michelle Botts
December 2024
Zachary Davis Bergstrom
Taylor Jay Corak
Lesly Diaz Perez
Megan Marion Lindsey
Marina Lowrie Vallejo
Indira Chatterjee, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
August 2024
Khang Nguyen Vo
December 2024
Alex Hsueh
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
August 2024
Bryan Austin Day
December 2024
Patrick James Myers
Kian Nicholas Zoeters
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
December 2024
Bryce Leland Albright
Jake Ryan Branford
Michaela Jayne Bruns
Devin Paul Cartwright
Karlie Anne Del Santo
Serena Joy Everest
Nicholas Allan Holmes
Kenny Douglas Hoskin
Levi James Kinder-Ebersberger
Anna Lucia Puatu Mangoba
Edward Mei
Aliza Joelle Ablan Mondragon
Adam William Payne
Chet Alder Shemchuk
Jordan Kristine Winzenread
Sergio Francisco Zermeno
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
August 2024
Austin James K. Ah
Mau- Comilang
Aaron Gerard Brantley
Hayden Coffing
Raymond Kang Pai
December 2024
Hunter David Africk
Karly Amanna
Kameron Gabriel Bettridge
Dennis Lonnie Brown
Brian Basil Hilot Buslon
Gavin Charles Casper
Yeamin Chowdhury
Jose Diaz
Ryan Yee Du
Sofia Gratny
Emanuel Gutierrez- Cornejo
Austin Hendricks
Guillermo Hernandez Flores
Jacob Guin Hunter
Austin Gregory Jarolimek
Kyle Amour Johnson
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kaminsky
Justin R. Kelly
Yun Jung Kim
James Brock Kolby
Nicholas Wallace Larson
Jenavieve K. Kainani Layosa
Vincent Lee
Alvin Leung
Clifford Paul Lewis
Julianne Maghirang
Jeremy B. Pascual Mamaril
Mark Q. Marsala
Daniel Philip Matthies
Timothy Ngo
Ainsley Michele Nutting
Luna Perez-Herrera
William Stanislaw Peterson
Jazzel Dawn Dizor Radaza
Luis Braulio Ramirez Torres
Isaac Warren Reilly
Tanner Ellis Richnak
Sean William Rolandelli
Cristian Ruelas
Daniel Vicente Saucedo
Fletcher Benjamin Spielman
Jack Thomas Spinola
Matthew Aaron Tang
Kathleen Thom
Helen Vy Vy Truong
Braden Rhoderick Turner
Jose Daniel Urrutia
David A. Vargas Delgado
Ri Hui Yu
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
August 2024
Ean Thomas McNeill
December 2024
Madison Mae Guerrero
Alex Hsueh
Zeyad Shahzad Lateef
Clifford Paul Lewis
Kenneth Lamon Matthews, III
Ryan Raj Rimal
Jake Austin Stanovich-Rubalcava
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING PHYSICS
December 2024
Jaya Leslie Sicard
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
August 2024
Parker Lee Armbrust
December 2024
Lauren Kaylana Bowen
Monica Aliana Funes
Anthony Gonzalez Miranda
Natalie Claire Luthy
Zachary Robert Materne
Alexander John Shidla
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
August 2024
Timothy Matthew Guinto
December 2024
Isabelle Rey Amos Sanders
Francis Anthony Attard
Russell Canadilla Baker
Gavin Misae Beaman
Ethan James Collinsworth
Jerome C. Oliveras Delarosa
Evan Dean Dorris
Wyatt James Dozier
Taten Driver
Cooper Dean Ericson
Marc Jason Feliciano
Amethyst Destiny Gallant
Marcos Enrique Garcia
Liam James Garrison
Maria Grace George
Brandon Jo Huynh
Evan Johansson
Minsang Kim
Daniel Edward Shetka Leary
Shinichiro Nakajima
Jonah Mason Needham
Nicholas Albert Nunez
Adebola Toyin Odukoya
Benjamin Graham Purse
Raymond Gabriel Arias Reyes
Daniel Sayo
Aidan James Shackleford
Mario Alfredo Sotelo Iriarte
Alex Michael Tonner
Christian E. Torres Ramirez
Zachary Ellis West
Jinhong Wu
Evan Young
Alan Stavitsky, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Journalism
August 2024
Hana Laine Altenburg
Krystal Carter
Brandon L. Devereaux
Thomas William Patterson
Cole Howard Payne
Sydney Louise Peerman
December 2024
Aaron M. Blum
Ember R. Braun
Louis Martin Bubala
Alysha Cancino
Isabela Molina Delos-Reyes
Kiana Virginia Freeman
Brooke S. Germain
Colton Thomas Jimenez
Jake Cade Klinger
Daniel Adam Lowe
Aidan Thomas Maher
Luke Jason Merlino
James Edwin Moore
Sterling Andrew Moore
Jeremiah Paulino Ramos
Gerick S. Robinson
Heather Renee Saxe
Jianna Lee -Ann von Savoye
Casilde Isabelli, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
August 2024
Eliza Z. Boadway
Jagg Derryl Brian
Hanna Grace Victoria Littlejohn
Cody Sinclair Powell
Anastacia Sullivan
December 2024
Maggie Jo Coen
Alicia Blanche Colon
Brangelitee Orozco Ayala
Mya Jae Skowronski
Kiana- Chante Vance
Art
December 2024
Anastasia Joy Allert
Brian Chavez
Victor Manuel Clavel
Cameron Joseph Duprey
Luca Graniglia
Teagan Hope Lawlor
Riley Kate Lawson
Ryan Thomas Levy
Maria Mazurowski
Iyana Marie Munoz
Douglas Pieplow
Margaret Dawson Pollock
Erica Gao Schwab
Alexandra Jean Wyld
Art (Art History)
December 2024
Maria Mazurowski
Communication Studies
August 2024
Brette Noelle Bartolucci
Rachael Simone Dunn
Daniel Casani Gallo
Rachel McGrath
Meri Lauren Riley
Dylan B. Rogers
Allie Shaye Wetzel
December 2024
Nitu Lejandra Lynn Blanco
Alondra De La Rosa
Camille Alexandra Flye
Isabella Veronica Jarmicki
Aidan Mark Phillips
Kylie Michelle Schweikert
Augusta Shae Ward
English
August 2024
Isabella Marina Bonilla
December 2024
Jaden L. Anderson
Jesse Taylor Barquilla
Elizabeth Anne Brenneman
Hannah Rose Buchell-Sims
Fanchon Brianna Caldwell
Varenne Cardoza
Clara Ann Cecil
Isaiah W. Charley
Zoey Virginia Cornelius
Evelyn Garcia Zuniga
Simone Elise Gardella
Cora Grace Huskey
Dalton James Irons
Eleanor Ann Jones
Noelle Elizabeth Mendez
Alexis Jade Peltzer-Harding
Samantha Brooke Petersen
Karissa D. Ripplinger
Joseph Ward Salter
Andrew Jacob Seiler
Hunter W. Shrive
Claire Lynn Williams
Lola Vita Works
Benjamin Paul Zbella
French
December 2024
Logan James Hoopes
Evelyn Daniela Magana
Cadence Jade Peters
Ernesto Javier Santiago Estrada
Gender, Race, and Identity
August 2024
Hayley Marie Carpenter
December 2024
Jocelyn Annabelle Simmons
History
August 2024
Kai Wyman Arneson
Eliza Z. Boadway
Natalia I. Navarro Facio
December 2024
Jordyn Alice Boswell
Tyler Matley Gibbons
Aman Singh Grewal
Landon Patrick Henderson
International Affairs
August 2024
Gokcen Yagmur Ozdemir
December 2024
Lucas B. Flanagan
Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez
Shayna J. Lieberman
Isis Nia Ransom
Geoffrey Dee Roullard Jr.
Zachary James Sharp
Thierry David Thys
Music
August 2024
Dylan Lee Miller
December 2024
Karlin Weisinger
Makenna Reann York
Philosophy
December 2024
Camile Alexandra Franke
Joseph Ward Salter
Noemi Valle Diaz
Political Science
August 2024
Brett Anthony Bonini
Jacob Robert Herington
Rosemary Mae Little
Dylan Lee Miller
Gokcen Yagmur Ozdemir
Caitlin Mingli Scruggs
Kyla Aiyuri Sullivan
Daniel Lawrence Walsh
Kieran Thurner Winter
Gina Georges Zayat
December 2024
Sequoya Sioux Casey
Alondra Chavez
Alondra De La Rosa
Lucas B. Flanagan
Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez
Ashley E. Hastings
Brett Richard Latos
Joshua Leonard
Elliot Anthony O’Grady
Mason Henry Pool
Kapuakainani E. Alanna Sieck
Sociology
August 2024
Jagg Derryl Brian
Rachel McGrath
Kiana Remi Ponce
Anastacia Sullivan
Michaela Tilda Walcott
December 2024
Andrew J. Allis
Jaden L. Anderson
Manuel Antonio Barron
Aguirre
Laura E. Flynn
Cadence Jade Peters
Reyann Wing Yun Shiu
Jocelyn Annabelle Simmons
Mya Jae Skowronski
Reika Sukawa
Anya Elizabeth Tom
Spanish
August 2024
Jacob Hutchason
Gabriela V. Kalawao-Cummings
Gokcen Yagmur Ozdemir
David Ramos Napoles
December 2024
Saba Ali
Tali Esther Bertinuson
Sequoya Sioux Casey
Emily Murrieta
Yareli Yasmin Navarro Chavez
Jasmin Ramos
Zachary James Sharp
Anya Elizabeth Tom
Theatre
December 2024
Emma Louise Greene
August 2024
Kristen Denise Bellig
Brett Anthony Bonini
Tara Lynn Burfoot
Sean Michael Flowers
Komal Preet Kahlon
Samantha Plascencia Corona
Justin David Sousa
Isabell Jollen Spoon
Haillee Lynn Marie Waugh
Hayden Werbeckes
December 2024
Jillian Grace Adams
Flor Armas Estrada
Tali Esther Bertinuson
Jaidyn Bohren
Kaylen Victoria Bond
Jessi Calvo
Nichole James Carver
Mariah Monique Contreras
Fernando Del Hoyo Gallegos
Laura E. Flynn
Francisco Ruben Funes
Shaun Patrick Galen
Mirlette Guerrero
Meghan Harkin
Ashley E. Hastings
Ryan C. Haxby
Kassandra Areli Herrera
Hayley Hodge
Sydney C. Hopewell
Raigan Hudema
Jonah Mitchell Mercer
Hailey Danielle Merlino
Dania I. Mohamed
Michael Anthony Mooney
Dianna Moran
Julianna Leigh Morris
Charles Wesley Nelson
Brangelitee Orozco Ayala
Mackenzie Park
Simone Mae Pinching
Irma Quezada
Ivan Ramirez
Salma Saldana
Enzo Robert Scaccalosi
Erica Gao Schwab
Nicole Ashley Scott
Austin John Sims
Garret Su
Noemi Valle Diaz
Aferdita Dita Vinca
Maydellene Delosreyes- Quili
Walsh
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Art
December 2024
Catherine Weimer
Graphic Design
December 2024
Caelen Rhys McIntyre
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Applied Music
December 2024
Kendall L. Hoopes
Cameron Peter Trummer
Music Education
December 2024
Kaelyn Ryann Campbell
Taytem Joy McCluney
Ramiro Govea Nunez
Paul J. Hauptman, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Speech Pathology
August 2024
Anna Carpenter
Adrian Moreno
Charles Yingling, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
August 2024
Mackenzie Drew Peters
Isaac Samuel Tarazon
Wyatt Dean Town
Adrianna Megan Voss
Samantha Marilyn Zoller
December 2024
Nathan Drey Alonzo
Aaron M. Anderson
Nicole Rose Annis
Skyler Ann Barnes
Mikayla N. Bell
Kendra Michelle Bermudez
Allyson Christina Boldt
Hannah Helot Brown
Bailey K. Burton
Marcelene Michelle Carajan
Lexus Katanna Clayton
Nathan Joshua Reas Dizon
Camrin Lindley Dolcini
Amanda P. Drew
Joseph Cole Durkee
Brian Christopher Flint
Kaylynn Zhin Fong
CJ Dela Rosa Frasco
Emily Fung
Matthew Payton Giacoma
Natalie Gillis
Gessica Alexandra Gladwill
Hailey Glynn
Adolfo Gomez Rios Jr.
Isabella Griffin
Sarah Gustason
Isabella Tyne Haley
Abby Nicole Hardy
Kody Eugene Haynie
Ashley Louise Huckins
Jeromy Joaquin Hughes
Isabella A. Hyzak
Mana Nicolef Iritani
Taylor Alyssa Ivers
Kaileah Rose Jangaard
Maria Daniela Juarez Razo
Jennah Racquelle Karlsen
Tirza Marie Keating
Kaylee Anne Kiner
Johanna Sierra Kirk
Makenna Rose Lafond
Amber Michelle Long
Angelina Mangili
Madison Alexis Marr
Max Francis Martin
Kyle T. Kamuo’okalan Massey
Molly Lee Matheny
Dreama RubyRay McDermott
Megan Elizabeth McGrath
Makayla Lillian McPartlin
Brittany Rachelle Mendenhall
Brooke Caitlyn Micone
Kiera Middlebrook
Haruna Nuka
Ashley Pacheco
Melissa Renee Parsons
Haley Bryce Petrovich
Michele E. Pilster
Gianluca Pompanin
Esmeralda M. Ponce Ramirez
Jaden Patrick Adriano Ramiro
Carson Reid
Yasmin Ivette Renderos-Cisneros
Melissa Aguilar Robles
Ariana Gabrielle Rodriguez
Tessa Jane Roeder
Madelyne Grace Seifert
Ashley Brianna Shakal
Jesse Marie Sivyer
Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Madison Faith Stowell
Nikkol Florence Thomas
Anthony Michael Vaughn
Jaden Paige Villalobos
Alicia Marie Vondran
Elizabeth Voss
Kelly Vuong
Sarah Ann Webb
Jackie Louise Westerterp
Hailee Marie Whitten
Kylie Grace Wornardt
Muge Akpinar-Elci, Dean
Community Health Sciences
August 2024
Caitlin Meredith Crawford
Gracie Jean Fuller
Niko Morgan Garlutzo
Jean-Marc Hechinger
Bre’Ajinae Lashai Mason
Sydnee Tamarra Patterson
Autumn Sky Pida
Nia Semira Powell
Isabelle Ann Rutkowski
Tailr Nikol-Takaia Thomas
Jimmie Louis Thompson
Isabelle VanSuch
December 2024
Fernando Valentin Betancurt
Ishika M. Bhakta
Jahnna Marie Burgos
Maria Cristina Cervantes Cruz
Melanie Estrada Avila
Madison Faith Falconieri
Kien Sotero Fukumoto
Annamarie M. Goelz
Matthew Stephen Gomes
Alyssa Monique Guerrero
Taylor Grace Hansen
Ishita Ferdaus Haque
Jose Nicolas Kelley
Mckenzie Ann Rose Knutson
Angelina Mangili
Max Francis Martin
Jace Ryan Mayer
Jacquelin Merino Rojas
Mollee Minkin
Isaiah Origel Molina
Delaney Marie Parks
Mara Anne Peralta
Anaya Lafaye Primes
Jasmin Ramos
Rachel Marie Renwick
Austin Roberts
Ernesto Javier Santiago Estrada
Max Ryan Sharp Sr.
Alexus Lorraine Slaney
Kaylee Michelle Smith
Brooke Riley Speich
Trenton Robbert Starrett
Carolina Vargas Dominguez
Julissa Villalobos
Dylan Andrew Wade
Jackie Louise Westerterp
Kinesiology
August 2024
Sienna Diana-Lee Johnson
Destiny Ilene Zepeda
December 2024
Cassandra Michelle Bello
Giovanni Luis Braccini-Lopez
Emma R. Brinton
Lesly Diaz Perez
Bridgette Madison Gilliano
Kate Elizabeth Joyce
Mariana Lopez Baez
Sydney Michelle Oppenheim
Vincentia A. Owusu-Amankonah
Anna C. Pfarrer
Ashleigh Danielle Piel
Emanuel Regalado
Travis Lee Rollins
Anthony Jesus Sagrero
Addison Celeste Simons
Tatiayana J. Simpson
Emilia Torres-Rojas
Anthony Alton Woodring
Marcos Jose Yanez
Gissel Zepeda
Public Health
August 2024
Dennise Berrios
Lexie M. Givens
Devin Christopher Gunter
Alexis M. Hawkins
Gabrielle Elena Herrera
Wesley Matthew Kommer
Mallory Aspen Le Provost
Ivan Braulio Martinez
Tristen Zachary Mathisen
Reka Ann Monteleone
Jack Robert Oxtal
Joshua James Prizina
Kenia Reyes Ortiz
Reine Sloan Sloan
Ty Svensson
Robert Joe Taylor
Iraila Limbaga Telleria
Ellison Breann Thompson
Mackenzie Reece Wiedel
Yazmine Williams
December 2024
Meagan Noelle Aceves
Rhine Ahmed
William Riley Antonitsch
Bailey K. Burton
Alexandra Renea Clark
Lauren Marie Colon
Nathan Joshua Reas Dizon
Daniel Gamboa
Dorothy Elizabeth Hagan
Nicholas D. Hansen
Maxwell M. Hillerby
Isabel Izquierdo
Daniel Kenneth Jeanes
Bailey Nicole Jung
Jennah Racquelle Karlsen
Nevaeh Tseabe Ledesma
Colton Slade Lemon
Sheridan Elizabeth Lewis
Jocelyn Rae Loomis- Christison
Madison Alexis Marr
Rachel Martinez Hernandez
Angela Ana Martinez
Makayla Lillian McPartlin
Al Mehbuba
Gizelle Mendoza
Cindy Evelyn Miramontes
Sarah Abigail Mudd
Fiona Nan Paul
Joshua Joseph Paulson
Elliana Marie Purvance Luce
Melanie Quevedo
Lauren Nicole Reiner
Perla Rosita Rodriguez
Gloria Maria Ruiz
Charlotte Siridachanon
Ryan Mason Streyle
Makayla Kanani Webber
Tianlai Yu
Louisa Hope-Weeks, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Geography
August 2024
Nicholas Stephen Cuglietta
December 2024
Josiah C. Shimabukuro Marquez
Mathematics
August 2024
Ryan Joseph Thompson
December 2024
Kendra Cruz
James Edward Gladding
Skylar Miller
Psychology
August 2024
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Amorelli
Emily Bakally Bonilla
Caitlyn Elizabeth Birchett
Megan Grace Costamagna
Jacob Hutchason
Jamison Larie Inchausti
Gabriela V. Kalawao-Cummings
Ariana A. Merlos-Villalobos
Selyna Isabel Perez
Paul Redmond Periolat
Anna L. Sanchez
Emily Christine Shaon
Antoinette Lanae Thayer
David John Watson
Haillee Lynn Marie Waugh
Marissa Ellen Williams
December 2024
Jillian Grace Adams
Brianna Nicole Barnes
Nicora Lee Beck
Austin J. Black
Cassidy Brown
Shelby Michael Brown
Denilson Eliel Capilla
Heather Nicole Cate
Kimberly Marie Clapshaw
Ashley Rose Cole
Samantha Contreras - Ramon
Dominique G. Marie Corrigan
Andriana Silva Cota
Stephanie Lynn Cuellar
Reese Nieuwolt Dacanay
Sophia Thiahien Dao
Katelyn E. Dosch
Evelyn M. Gama
Daniel Gamboa
Lianna Rochelle Gurevich
Evett B. Herrera Cervantes
Shelby C. Hertel
Raigan Hudema
Victoria Guadalupe Jacinto
Angelena Elizabeth Leal
Jourdan L. Lenhares
Caitlin Jane Lopez
Sterling Andrew Moore
Max J. Morgan
Emily Murrieta
Laura Elizabeth Perry
Cadence Jade Peters
Piper A. Pfau
Catlin Segura-Hernandez
Reyann Wing Yun Shiu
Stevi Renee Simmons
Gabriella Kristina Sloan
Cody James Toreson
Aferdita Dita Vinca
Amber Rae Wadleigh
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Biology
August 2024
Sara M. Digregorio
Devin Isaiah Henderson
Samantha Milagros Lebario
Erin Ly
Quynh Ngoc Nhi Nguyen
Jessica Garcia Ochoa
Emma Carolyn Schmitz
Madison Kylee Scribner
December 2024
Saba Ali
Leslie Ray Anderson
Claudia Olivia Arechiga
Adin Owen Ault
Ariana Ayarbe
Katherine Mackenzie Bain
Rose Barajas
Saul Barajas-Manzo
Sophia Josephine Bieszczat
Taylor Nicole Board
Ariana Danielle Chu
Derek Joseph Elquist
Jyothiraditya Eswara
Brooke Lillian Mae Fitch
Michael Pierce Grigorian
Afra Israr Hasan
Salvador Hernandez
Kevin Charles Knight
Megan Larkin
Evelyn Daniela Magana
Joel Thomas McMillon
Jace Presley Mentaberry
Damyana Rumenova Mihaylova
Yareli Yasmin Navarro Chavez
Aliyah Perry
Erik Quintana
Juliette Cameron Shure
Madison Elizabeth Slater
Celine Bianca Soo
Jonathan Tellez
Marina Lowrie Vallejo
Alexandria Dawn Wuest
Briana Youssef
Geography
August 2024
Roisin May Downey
December 2024
Aiden M. Burridge
Joseph Lewis Paiva
Billi Parsons
Hayden Joseph Peeples
Nathaniel Peter Ratkovich
Mathematics
August 2024
Cassandra Carmen Burke
Hayden Coffing
December 2024
Zachary Davis Bergstrom
Daisy Ayala Ayala
Christopher Armand Fernandez
Jennifer Hernandez Flores
Claire Zixuan Gan
Daniel Edward Shetka Leary
Cameron John Lewis
Jaime Nevarez
Zoe Madison Roberts
Sydney Joan Sempel
Scott Thomas Smythe
Jake Austin Stanovich-Rubalcava
Timothy Christopher Vining
Daniel Walsh
Keith R. Wilcox
Microbiology and Immunology
August 2024
Brian Patrick Kempe
Joshua Earl McGinnes
December 2024
Michael Andrew Carr
Lauren Elizabeth Carriere
Om Patel
Daisy Villa
Neuroscience
August 2024
Lindsey Serene Bevilacqua
Hayley Marie Carpenter
Maya Mei Flores
Alyssa Lynn Watson
Caleb Makai Ryce
Annaliese K. Silva
Baelyn Lenore Van Hooser
December 2024
Tori D. Beaulac
Analee Shayne Bernal
Wendy Cano Perez
Andrea Nicole Davenport
Jessica Jalayer Delisle
Alexandra Sofia Drobushev
Jared A. Floyd
Sophia San Fung
Nolan P. Hugg
Gabriel John Hunt
Dipin Kapila
Elena Li
Leonel Martel Rodriguez
Brooke McManus
Emily Valadez Mejia
Alexsys Mariah Rigg
Trenton Kumar Saroya
Amir Seifzad
Annisa Seifzad
Ava Catherine Belle Sloane
Amber Margaret Thaxton
Natalie White
Physics
August 2024
Jonathan David Regan
December 2024
Sreecharan Sai Middi
Kenneth R. Paredes
Jaya Leslie Sicard
Psychology
August 2024
Jalellah Amjad Abdelhady
Ernesto Olazo Beltejar, III
Lindsey Serene Bevilacqua
Ashli Huang
Sydney Nicole Lu
Shane Fredrick Horsley Trivitt
Izaac Zorn
December 2024
Isaac Roger Ankeny
Zachary David Dillon
Camile Alexandra Franke
Presley Goddard
André S. Grey
Allie Hein
Madeline Jordan
Miles D. McMahan
Julian Lee Ness
Gabriel Juliano Osuna
Grace Marie Paterson
Stella Michelle Poste
Val R. Rodriguez
Melanie Rae Ruocchio
Eve Anne Sachs
Ryan Steven Schoenberger
Nicole Ashley Scott
Cole Joseph Shepperd
Mitchell Shinogi
Hailey Snook
Angelina R. Solorzano -Zamora
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY
December 2024
Samantha Cha
Logan Douglas Coons
Aspen Claire Easter
Kaylee Louise Smith
Calvin Lewis Webb
Payton Kendall Witthaus
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
August 2024
Timothy Joseph Miller
December 2024
Cameron Alexander Urmston
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGY
August 2024
Leonard Eli Naegele
Timothy Matthew Rose
December 2024
Daniel Christopher Olivera
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOPHYSICS
December 2024
Benjamin Norman Doughty
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HYDROGEOLOGY
August 2024
Angelique N. DePauw
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
December 2024
Payton Makenzie Frieden
Lillian Wichinsky, Dean
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
December 2024
Carlos Alan Noguera
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Interdisciplinary Studies
August 2024
Jared Michael Breedwell
Dalevon Roshaad Campbell
Louie Rees Cresto
Tyson Cheston Heinz
Isabel Rose Magnuson
Melissa Mirafuentes Santillan
Sosefo Moeaki Jr.
Francesca Helen Panesi
Tylan James Pope
BerDale Robins
Darcy Rose Saint
December 2024
Ali Alabdulwahab
Nicholas Evan Barcelos
Samantha M. Bennett
Jeriah A. Coleman
Kyle Combs
Nico Mathew D’emilio
Hannah Gene Hilburn
Henry Michael Jordan Ikahihifo
Tooni Pani Ikahihifo
Layla DeNise Juniel
Bryson Romero Kinnick
Sabrina E. Krueger
Makenna Elizabeth Lyons
Daniel Vincent Mendez
Brayden Timothy Miller
Rory Daniel Morgan
Shi’toris Mulkey
Gabrielle Allison Piacente
Nicolas Garrard Pike
Clayton Benjamin Ray
Shayne Blue Alton Sandblom
Rebecca Saucier
Caine Alexander Savage
Sydney Ryan Scheideman
Callia M. Schell
Rowen Laurence Schell
Jacob Staggs
Justin Mckay Tiger
Ben Salvador Trevino
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. These designations are Honors Baccalaureate (14 honors experiences), Provost’s Scholar (12 honors experiences), and 1874 Scholar (10 honors experiences).
HONORS COLLEGE
Matt Means, Dean
Kian Nicholas Zoeters HONORS
August 2024
Caleb Makai Ryce
December 2024
Jessica Jalayer Delisle
André S. Grey
Raigan Hudema
Layla DeNise Juniel
Jaya Leslie Sicard
Jocelyn Annabelle Simmons
August 2024
Aaron Gerard Brantley
Hayley Marie Carpenter
Madison Hanni Corneil
Aileen Cruz
Sydney Nicole Lu
Jessica Garcia Ochoa
December 2024
Catherine Ava Asberger
Katherine Mackenzie Bain
Gavin Charles Casper
Andriana Silva Cota
Alanna Y’Vette DeSantis-Sanders
Nathan Joshua Reas Dizon
Alexandra Sofia Drobushev
Serena Joy Everest
Brooke Lillian Mae Fitch
Aria Lynne Frey
Claire Zixuan Gan
Jacob Guin Hunter
Evelyn Daniela Magana
Jeremy Brennan Pascual Mamaril
Miles D. McMahan
Brooke McManus
Kiera Middlebrook
Yareli Yasmin Navarro Chavez
Jazzel Dawn Dizor Radaza
Melissa Aguilar Robles
Anya Elizabeth Tom
Christy Nguyen Tran
Daisy Villa
Makenna Reann York
FRANK NORCROSS, CLASS OF 1891
UNIVERSITIES ARE KNOWN FOR MANY THINGS. The cities/ communities where they reside. The notable alumni they have produced. The synchronous moment where their utility matched the tenor of the times.
For the University of Nevada, there was not much of any of this to fall back on when it honored its first graduating class of three students in 1891. Just five years prior, in 1885-86, the University had moved from Elko to Reno after 12 years of struggling to find a foothold in the state following its founding in 1874.
And yet, when the University celebrated the conferral of its first three college degrees on the evening of June 11, 1891 before an overflow crowd in the historic McKissick Opera House in “downtown” Reno, there was something special in the air.
Among the three graduates from the College of Arts and Science that night (along with Frederick Amos Bristol and Herny Colman Cutting) was Frank Herbert Norcross. The three graduates delivered
long orations that evening about their studies. Norcross’ “Genesis of Socialism” was especially riveting.
Born in Reno in May 1869 a day after the completion of the transcontinental railroad and growing up on the Peckham Ranch south of Reno, Norcross had quickly made a name for himself while at the University. He was still a student at the University when he was elected Surveyor of Washoe County and was often seen moving throughout Reno, making sure that the town’s oldfashioned night-time arc lights remained operational.
Norcross, who would go on to be principal at Verdi Elementary School, Washoe County District Attorney, a state assemblyman, chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court and a federal judge appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, always had an innate sense of understanding the importance of big moments in the University’s history. His senior oration in 1891 was lauded for how it captured the close attention of all of those attending Nevada’s first college graduation.
IN 1924, NORCROSS WAS ONE OF THE FEATURED SPEAKERS for the University’s 50th anniversary celebration. By then, the University was slowly but surely finding its place. In 1886 the University had only one building – Morrill Hall – and 35 students. By 1900, there were 11 buildings, including two student dormitories and a gymnasium.
The June 10, 1908 Commencement ceremony was held in the glow of the largest donations ever made to the University up to
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The first three students to graduate from the University of Nevada in 1891 (from left to right): Frank H. Norcross, Fred C. Bristol, and Henry Cutting.
that point. The family of Comstock Lode pioneer John Mackay funded buildings for the Mackay School of Mines, the Mackay Athletic Field and Training Quarters and helped beautify the campus with the creation of the University Quadrangle. The June 1908 Commencement, Gov. Denver Dickerson proclaimed, would be a statewide holiday.
It was all happening. Statewide pride in the University. Notable alumni like Norcross who were making names for themselves in all aspects of Nevada life. A moment that seemed to suggest the University was here to stay. The University that had struggled to survive was now about to thrive.
And Norcross, just as he had done when he was 22 years old in the McKissick Opera House in 1891, grasped what it all meant. He had done this before, when he spoke during the Commencement of 1908 (“The young men and the young women who in the past have found in this university their only opportunity for a higher education, which has been the case with many of us, know how to appreciate the value of an institution of this kind”).
Again, in 1924 one of the first graduates of the University provided words that even to this day continue to ring with the University’s purpose.
“The history of the state has been the history of the University,” said Norcross, who passed away in 1952 at age 83, “one of struggles against obstacles, one of triumphs over difficulties … One cannot be witness of the proceedings of this day without absorbing a renewed confidence for the future of Nevada, and having a feeling that in this University lies the fountain-head for the future greatness of this state.”
John Trent is senior editor and the author of “The University of Nevada, 1874-2024, 150 Years of Inspiring Excellence.” Published in honor of the University’s 150th anniversary, the book is available for purchase at the University of Nevada Press.
Motto: Omnia Pro Patria (“All for Our Country”) Degree-Seeking Student Enrollment: 19,511 Colleges and schools: College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources; College of Business; College of Education & Human Development; College of Engineering; Graduate School; Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism; College of Liberal Arts; University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine; Orvis School of Nursing; School of Public Health; College of Science; School of Social Work.
– 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 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 annually. 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 science, bioscience, biotechnology and advanced autonomous systems, the University enjoys a Carnegie Classification ™ of R1 as a comprehensive, doctoral university with very high research activity. The University has also been awarded the “Carnegie Engaged” classification in honor of its impactful engagement and collaboration to improve the quality of lives of Nevadans throughout the region and the state. The campus has a traditional yet modern feel, from 138-year-old buildings on the National Register of Historic Places surrounding a Jeffersonian Quad to some of the most technologically advanced libraries, facilities 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.
Brian Sandoval, President
Jeffrey S. Thompson, Executive Vice President and Provost
Muge Akpinar, Dean of the School of Public Health
Melissa Barnard, General Counsel
Sarah Bousman, Associate Vice President for Budget and Planning
Doug Boyle, Vice Provost and Dean of the Prim Lake Tahoe Campus
Catherine Cardwell, Vice President for Student Services and Dean of University Libraries
Vincent Catalano, Senior Vice Provost for University Projects and Strategic Initiatives
Indira Chatterjee, Dean of the College of Engineering
Andrew Clinger, Vice President for Administration and Finance
Donald Easton-Brooks, Dean of the College of Education & Human Development
Daphne Emm Hooper, Director of Indigenous Relations
Aubrey Flores , Chief of Staff
Michael Flores, Vice President of Government and Community Engagement
Kerri Garcia, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
Mridul Gautam, Vice President for Research and Innovation
Paul Hauptman, Dean of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Jill Heaton, Senior Vice Provost for Enrollment Services
Aaron Hill, Faculty Senate Chair
Louisa Hope-Weeks, Dean of the College of Science
Casilde Isabelli, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Markus Kemmelmeier, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School
Darrell Lockhart, Vice Provost for 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
Stephanie Rempe, Athletic Director
Patricia Richard, Vice President for Advancement
Carley Ries, Vice Provost for Online Learning
David Shintani, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Lillian Wichinsky, Dean of the School of Social Work
Charles Yingling, Dean of the Orvis School of Nursing
Gi W. Yun, Dean of the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism
BOARD OF REGENTS
Amy J. Carvalho, Chair
Jeffrey S. Downs, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Joseph C. Arrascada
Patrick J. Boylan
Susan Brager
Byron Brooks
Heather Brown
Michelee Cruz-Crawford, Ed.D.
Carol Del Carlo
Stephanie Goodman
Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr.
Laura E. Perkins
Lois Tarkanian, Ph.D.
NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Patricia Charlton, Chancellor
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO FOUNDATION
Ann Morgan, Chair
NEVADA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Michael Hix, President
GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Tania Akter, President
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Dawson R. Deal, President
STAFF EMPLOYEES’ COUNCIL
Helen Harriff, Chair
INSPIRING EXCELLENCE SINCE 1874.