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Winter Commencement December 2024

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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..........................................................22 Stories of first graduates still resonate today...........................32 History of the University.............................................................35 University Leadership...................................................................36

Illustration by Moses Achoka | Nevada Silver & Blue 2024

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.

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Program

Baccalaureate & Advanced Degree Ceremonies PROCESSIONAL

UNIVERSITY MARSHAL MASTER OF CEREMONIES

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

NATIONAL ANTHEM

• Wolf Pack Quartet Brittney May ’17, Director

INDIGENOUS BLESSING

• Ralph Burns, Numu Elder

WELCOME

• Brian Sandoval ’86, President

REGENTS’ REMARKS

• Amy J. Carvalho, Chair

STUDENT REMARKS

• 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

~ 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

ALMA MATER

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

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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.

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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 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

Katherine Anne Graham Chemistry Mobility Enhanced Top-down Sequencing of Proteins on a TimsTOF

Megan Burroughs Chemistry Strategies for Targeting and Isolating Cryptic Natural Products from Plants: Isolation and Structural Determination of piperholdripine and raduladioxanolide

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

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

Rakib Hossain Electrical Engineering Data-Driven Voltage Control of DERs Integrated Distribution Grids Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

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

Megan Elizabeth Higley Mechanical Engineering Thermal Behavior of the TN-32B Spent Nuclear Fuel Cask under Storage and Vacuum Drying Conditions

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

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Niloofar Malekghaini Civil and Environmental Engineering Operational Health Monitoring and Digital Twinning of Bridges Using Multimodal Data Fusion and PhysicsBased Bayesian Model Updating

Yetunde Oyesakin Chemistry Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Covalent CADA Analogues as Potent TLR4 Downmodulator for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Mohammad Mansourlakouraj Electrical Engineering Data-Driven Analysis And TopologyAware Learning Of Phasor And Waveform Measurements For Enhanced Situational Awareness In Power Systems

Jihyun Park Statistics and Data Science A New Hybrid Model based on Non-Gaussian Autoregressive Process and Neural Network Model for Financial Market Prediction

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

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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

Mozart A. Fonseca Environmental Sciences and Health

Marc Jonathon Berghouse Hydrology Physical and Deep-Learning-Based Explorations of Microbe-Mediated Reactive Transport Processes in Porous Media Across Scales

Nakisa Ghanbarian Alavijeh Mathematics

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

Albert E. Lehman English Recovering the Roots of the Literacy Narrative via Disciplinary History, Scholarly Reflections, and Textbooks

Burak Gulsacan Mechanical Engineering

Tori Leigh Speicher Biochemistry Decoding Calcium Signals Critical For Pollen Reproduction In Plants.

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

Madeline Ruth Carine Civil and Environmental Engineering

Tianwen Hui Geography Geographic Analysis of Electric Vehicle Adoption in California, USA and Shanghai, China

Robert P. Chastain Statistics and Data Science

Nathan Jackson Natural Resources and Environmental Science

Avigyan Chatterjee Geophysics Towards Enhanced Earthquake Resilience: Linking Early Warning Systems, Ground Motion Prediction, and Stress Field Analysis

Elizabeth Ashley Jennings Biochemistry Aberrant Biochemistry of a Leucine Metabolism Intermediate

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

Ericka R. Kay Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology

Seung Mi Kim Cellular and Molecular Biology The Molecular Mechanism Of Dual Leucine Zipper Kinase Protein Localization In Neuronal Stress Signaling.

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

Yi-En Ji Civil and Environmental Engineering

Megha Khandelwal Chemistry

Livia Plown Environmental Sciences and Health Minamata on the ground: Reducing Hg exposure and advancing measurement methodology

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

Sridhar Lanka Materials Science and Engineering

Devin Moore Civil and Environmental Engineering Defining the Safety Impacts of Horizontal Curve Proximity on Rural Two-Lane Roads

Stuart M. Law Psychology

Ericka Maria Mora Campos Civil and Environmental Engineering

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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

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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’s Degrees COLLEGE OF COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AGRICULTURE, MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND August 2024 Bahiru Tsegaye Bekele NATURAL RESOURCES 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

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

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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

Reading Curriculum COLLEGE OF and Instruction EDUCATION AND 2024 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SarahDecember Angela Aeschlimann

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

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

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 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

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Ayesh Buddhima Meepaganithage Oghenetega Wisdom Oguns Syed Nishad Najeeb David Leo Reiner Siddhardha Pandiri Abdur Rouf DONALD W. Ehsan Saeedizade REYNOLDS SCHOOL Krishna Teja Saripudi OF JOURNALISM 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

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

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 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

ORVIS SCHOOL OF NURSING 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

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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Geology August 2024 Quentin Pierce Austin Burgess MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Olivia Hart August 2024 Lauren Sankovitch Savanna Rose Grime December 2024 Briana Marie Hart Marcus James Angus Maya S. Holmes Ayowole Glory Fifo Serena Kaur Kang Mary Hannah Giddens Shavanne Ariel Lambert Silas L. Goetz Nathan Villacorta Magtoto Annika Rose Gonzales Dail Montanez Mathematics Jasmine Garcia Montes Brianna Leigh Nguyen August 2024 Jeremiah Damilola Adedoyin December 2024 Bhagyashri Atul Atey Mining Engineering Danna Cristina Brito August 2024 Charles E. Bynum Iuri Alfenas Ramos Nina Cuadra Casillas Patrick Husk Physics Marianne Issa Nazzal August 2024 Jared Kinya Tsuchiyama-Sando Rahul Saha Kyra Marie Vidosh Arko Pratim Sen Isabell Nichele Vona-Hernandez December 2024 Aidan Klemmer

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

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

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

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December 2024 Arturo Macias Franco James A. Spiker

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK 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

INTERDISCIPLINARY 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

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Undergraduate Degrees Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude

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

Commissioned as an Army second lieutenant 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

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

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.

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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 Finance 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

HERZ GOLD MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP

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 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 General Business August 2024 Sophia Chanelle Bellinoff Ethan David Bentz Ryan Antido Bitter Christina Brous Alexander Ludovico Carpignano Spencer Vaughn Curtis

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

Information Systems 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

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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

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

International Business August 2024 Nicholas T. Davidson Aaron D. Ford, II Andrew Youta Miller

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

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: 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

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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

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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

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

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Indira Chatterjee, Dean

Integrated Elementary Teaching December 2024 Kayla Frey Buckmaster Sarah Clark Hailey Frances Cleven Nicole Erin Dowling Emma Elise Durling

August 2024 Khang Nguyen Vo December 2024 Alex Hsueh

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

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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

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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

DONALD W. REYNOLDS SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

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

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 COLLEGE OF Dylan B. Rogers LIBERAL ARTS Allie Shaye Wetzel Casilde Isabelli, Dean December 2024 BACHELOR OF ARTS Nitu Lejandra Lynn Blanco Anthropology Alondra De La Rosa August 2024 Camille Alexandra Flye Eliza Z. Boadway Isabella Veronica Jarmicki Jagg Derryl Brian Aidan Mark Phillips Hanna Grace Victoria Littlejohn Kylie Michelle Schweikert Cody Sinclair Powell Augusta Shae Ward Anastacia Sullivan English December 2024 August 2024 Maggie Jo Coen Isabella Marina Bonilla Alicia Blanche Colon December 2024 Brangelitee Orozco Ayala Jaden L. Anderson Mya Jae Skowronski Jesse Taylor Barquilla Kiana‑Chante Vance Elizabeth Anne Brenneman Art Hannah Rose Buchell‑Sims December 2024 Fanchon Brianna Caldwell Anastasia Joy Allert Varenne Cardoza Brian Chavez Clara Ann Cecil Victor Manuel Clavel Isaiah W. Charley Cameron Joseph Duprey Zoey Virginia Cornelius Luca Graniglia Evelyn Garcia Zuniga Teagan Hope Lawlor Simone Elise Gardella Riley Kate Lawson Cora Grace Huskey Ryan Thomas Levy Dalton James Irons Maria Mazurowski Eleanor Ann Jones Winter Commencement • December 2024

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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

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

French December 2024 Political Science Logan James Hoopes August 2024 Evelyn Daniela Magana Brett Anthony Bonini Cadence Jade Peters Jacob Robert Herington Ernesto Javier Santiago Estrada Rosemary Mae Little Gender, Race, and Identity Dylan Lee Miller August 2024 Gokcen Yagmur Ozdemir Hayley Marie Carpenter Caitlin Mingli Scruggs December 2024 Kyla Aiyuri Sullivan Jocelyn Annabelle Simmons Daniel Lawrence Walsh Kieran Thurner Winter History Gina Georges Zayat August 2024 December 2024 Kai Wyman Arneson Sequoya Sioux Casey Eliza Z. Boadway Alondra Chavez Natalia I. Navarro Facio Alondra De La Rosa December 2024 Lucas B. Flanagan Jordyn Alice Boswell Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez Tyler Matley Gibbons Ashley E. Hastings Aman Singh Grewal Brett Richard Latos Landon Patrick Henderson Joshua Leonard International Affairs Elliot Anthony O’Grady Mason Henry Pool August 2024 Kapuakainani E. Alanna Sieck Gokcen Yagmur Ozdemir December 2024 Sociology Lucas B. Flanagan August 2024 Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez Jagg Derryl Brian Shayna J. Lieberman Rachel McGrath Isis Nia Ransom Kiana Remi Ponce Geoffrey Dee Roullard Jr. Anastacia Sullivan Zachary James Sharp Michaela Tilda Walcott Thierry David Thys

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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

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Paul J. Hauptman, Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Speech Pathology August 2024 Anna Carpenter Adrian Moreno

ORVIS SCHOOL OF NURSING

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

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Muge Akpinar‑Elci, Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 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

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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

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Ryan Mason Streyle Makayla Kanani Webber Tianlai Yu

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

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

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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

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

Lillian Wichinsky, Dean

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

December 2024 Carlos Alan Noguera

INTERDISCIPLINARY 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

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. 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

HONORS BACCALAUREATE August 2024 Caleb Makai Ryce December 2024 Jessica Jalayer Delisle

André S. Grey Raigan Hudema Layla DeNise Juniel Jaya Leslie Sicard Jocelyn Annabelle Simmons

PROVOST’S SCHOLAR December 2024 Kian Nicholas Zoeters

1874 SCHOLAR 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

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“In this University lies the fountain-head for the future greatness of this state.”

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

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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.

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.

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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.”

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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.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

– 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, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO biotechnology and advanced autonomous systems, the University Motto: Omnia Pro Patria (“All for Our Country”) enjoys a Carnegie Classification ™ of R1 as a comprehensive, Degree-Seeking Student Enrollment: 19,511 doctoral university with very high research activity. The University Colleges and schools: College of Agriculture, has also been awarded the “Carnegie Engaged” classification Biotechnology and Natural Resources; in honor of its impactful engagement and collaboration to College of Business; College of Education & Human Development; College of Engineering; Graduate School; improve the quality of lives of Nevadans throughout the region and the state. The campus has a traditional yet modern feel, Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism; College of from 138-year-old buildings on the National Register of Historic Liberal Arts; University of Nevada, Reno School Places surrounding a Jeffersonian Quad to some of the most of Medicine; Orvis School of Nursing; School of Public technologically advanced libraries, facilities and labs in the U.S. The Health; College of Science; School of Social Work.

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.

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University Leadership SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

BOARD OF REGENTS

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

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.

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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.