2021 North Central College Commencement Program

2021 COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND May 8 - 9, 2021

WEEKEND SCHEDULE SATURDAY, MAY 8 10 a.m. School of Business & Entrepreneurship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7 3 p.m. School of Education & Health Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15 SUNDAY, MAY 9 10 a.m. College of Arts & Sciences: Arts and Shimer Great Books School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23 3 p.m. College of Arts & Sciences: Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 31

ATTENTION: Before and after each ceremony, there will be drone photography / videography occurring.

OUTSTANDING SENIORS Each year at Honors Convocation, North Central College names its Outstanding Seniors.

Mitrese Smith ’21

Daniel Wallace ’21

Kewanee, IL

Elgin, IL

Mitrese Smith ’21 has enriched the North Central College community with her commitment to sparking positive change. She is a gifted mentor with a demonstrated talent for leadership as a social activist and an important voice for diversity, equity and inclusion. Smith also earned a Student Leadership Award this year and excels as a student-athlete on the women’s basketball team.

Daniel Wallace ’21 is a College Scholar recognized across campus as a researcher committed to improving the world.

He has served as a first-year mentor as well as a student ambassador for both the Center for Social Impact and the Office of Faith and Action. He helped lead a Cardinal Camp and bring a Design for America chapter to campus. Wallace also served as co-president of Focus and sang with the choral program for four years.

A member of the Tri Alpha Honor Society for first-gen students, Smith has been an active and enthusiastic Cardinal First participant throughout her time at North Central. For the past two years, she’s also mentored other first-gen students through their first year at the College as a Cardinal First Ambassador. A member of the Black Student Association, Smith has served on the College’s Athletics Diversity Council.

Her commitment to social justice inspired her to organize a Black Lives Matter rally that attracted about 500 people in her hometown of Kewanee.

Wallace has been highly praised as a scholar whose contributions have spanned many areas of the College. His honors thesis may soon help to create a model of best practices for Dyson Wellness Center related to peer support programming.

A psychology major and leadership minor, Wallace has been accepted to several master’s programs in counseling.

A marketing major, Smith plans to attend graduate school and eventually law school.

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FACULT Y EMERITUS Richard J. Wilders, Ph.D. Marie and Bernice Gantzert Professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences Emeritus; Professor of Mathematics Since joining North Central College’s mathematics department in 1975, Richard Wilders has long exemplified inspired instruction.

His deep commitment to North Central students extended to the development of community scholars and he performed countless roles that stand at the foundation of the long-term success of the entire institution. A driving force behind North Central’s earliest stages of technology adoption, he is a widely recognized leader in his field who has forged strong bonds within the community.

Early in his career, Wilders became academic coordinator of North Central’s Weekend College to attract nontraditional students. He created an advising center for those students, and formed the Academic Support Center to provide peer tutoring and specialized support for students with learning disabilities.

He also created North Central’s first articulation agreements with local community colleges.

Much of his work has moved the College forward technologically.

As co-coordinator of the College’s technology implementation team, he helped introduce faculty to Blackboard, a software program still in use today. His interdisciplinary courses in

mathematics, science, music and art included the innovative History of Math course, in which students learned basic HTML skills and built web pages. He was a founding member of the master’s in liberal studies faculty and taught courses in the history and philosophy of science for many years.

For eight years Wilders served as special assistant to the president, and for 15 years he worked as assistant vice president for institutional research. He directed the Lederman and Community Scholars Programs, co-chaired the steering committee for the College’s strategic planning project (19972002), acted as faculty speaker and math department chair, and organized the WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) Academic Challenge. He has been active at all levels of local and state education. This year his textbook “Financial Mathematics for Actuarial Science” was published by CRC Press.

Wilders also served as faculty mentor for the men’s indoor track and field team, faculty athletics representative, and North Central’s delegate to the NCAA and CCIW. In 1981 Wilders earned the College’s Clarence F. Dissinger Award for Junior Faculty, in 2014 he received the Distinguished Service Award for Senior Faculty, and in 2015 he won the White First Citizen of the College Award. He was named the Marie and Bernice Gantzert Professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences in 2006.

Wilders earned his B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University in 1967, and his M.S. (1969) and Ph.D. (1975) from The Ohio State University.

Harold Stone, Ph.D. Professor in the Shimer Great Books School Emeritus A renowned cultural historian, Harold Stone played a profoundly important role in shaping the Shimer Great Books School curriculum and integrating it into North Central College, ultimately laying the groundwork for its successful transition in 2017.

Stone has taught at Colgate University and American University in Cairo. He joined the faculty of Shimer College in 2000 and served as dean for four years when the institution was located in Chicago.

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Since arriving at North Central in 2017, Stone has led courses in classics, English and all three areas of the Shimer Great

Books School—the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. He is known for inspiring students to bring their best to every intellectual exchange, whether inside or outside of the classroom. By encouraging them to find solutions independently, he ensures that students get to know themselves better. His peers recognize him as a true scholar and a creative colleague with an encyclopedic knowledge of a vast array of texts.

Stone has led two summer seminars for the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has published a wide range of articles, a translation of Montesquieu’s “The Spirit of Laws,” and two books exploring the cultural history of 17th- and 18th-century Italy: “St. Augustine’s Bones: A Microhistory” and “Vico’s Cultural History.”

Stone earned his B.A. from St. John’s College (Maryland) in 1971 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1972 and 1981, respectively.

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AWARDS The Gael D. Swing Award for Meritorious Service The North Central College Gael D. Swing Award for Meritorious Service was established in tribute to the eighth president of North Central College, who died in 1990 just one month before completing his 15th year as president. Under President Swing’s leadership, the College substantially improved its physical facilities and financial condition while nearly tripling its enrollment; gained regional and national recognition for the quality of its academic programs, its faculty and its students; and instituted the Leadership, Ethics and Values Program. The Swing Award is presented at Commencement to recognize alumni, trustees and friends of North Central College whose service to the institution exemplifies the quality and integrity that were hallmarks of Gael D. Swing’s distinguished tenure as president of North Central College.

The Mark A. Reid Leadership Award The Mark A. Reid Leadership Award is named in honor of a young man who died in an automobile accident in 1984 during his term as president of the North Central College Student Association.

The recipient of this annual award is determined by a vote of the senior class. It is presented at Commencement to a student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership ability, served prominently as a positive influence in student affairs, encouraged active involvement of others in the life of the College community, and exemplified the qualities of citizenship associated with Mark A. Reid.

The Harold & Eva White First Citizen of the College Award The Harold and Eva White First Citizen of the College Award was created to recognize a member of the North Central College family—faculty, staff or student—who exemplifies the best of the College. Established in 1992, the award honors the “unique spirit and legacy” of longtime editors and publishers of The Naperville Sun, the late Harold and Eva White, both Class of 1935.

Harold and Eva White displayed a special spirit and responsible citizenship on campus and in the larger community. Through their caring editorship of The Naperville Sun over more than a half-century, their philanthropy and their generosity, they helped shape North Central College and Naperville.

Eva White was a member of North Central College’s Board of Trustees for 16 years and served as board secretary from 1986 until her death in 1990. She received an honorary doctor of letters degree in 1987. Harold White, who was named a North Central College Outstanding Alumnus in 1975, was awarded an honorary doctor of letters degree by the College in 1977 and was named an honorary trustee of the College in 1991. He passed away in 1993.

The 2021 Distinguished Staff & Faculty Awards The Distinguished Staff and Faculty Awards program recognizes staff and faculty who have distinguished themselves in teaching, scholarship and service “over and above the call of duty.”

STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

FACULTY PART-TIME FACULTY

SERVICE AWARD

Natalie Vivacqua ’10/M ’12

Maria Orjuela Garavito

Alicia Okpareke, Ph.D.

Rebecca Sanders, Ph.D.

Director of Operations

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Associate Professor of Education; Education Assessment Coordinator

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

CREATIVE WORK & SCHOLARSHIP AWARD JUNIOR FACULTY

Nicole Rivera Ph.D.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF

VISITING FACULTY

Marilyn Zydlo

Maureen Spelman, Ed.D.

Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs & Strategic Initiatives

Visiting Professor of Education; Coordinator of Character Initiatives

Joanna Weremijewicz, Ph.D.

SERVICE TO STUDENTS

Kamelotte Gregory M ’20

EXCELLENCE IN BLENDED & ONLINE EDUCATION

CREATIVE WORK & SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SENIOR FACULTY

Assistant Director of the Center for Social Impact

Rebecca Stafford, Ph.D.

Ann Keating, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of English

INNOVATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION

DR. MARTI BOGART AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED COLLABORATION

Dr. C. Frederick Toenniges Professor of History

Michael Prokop

Kristin Geraty, Ph.D.

Marco Martinez, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Campus Safety for Access & Transportation

Associate Dean for Engaged Learning; Director of College Honors Program

Associate Professor of Mathematics & Actuarial Science; Coordinator of Actuarial Science Program

SENIOR FACULTY

Associate Professor of Psychology

Assistant Professor of Biology

MENTORING AWARD

MyShield Illinois Testing Team

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DISTINGUISHED TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENT

JUNIOR FACULTY

Candidates for Graduation This program includes the names of candidates for degrees, for which they may be eligible, to be awarded in May, June, and August of 2021. However, inclusion in this program does not constitute evidence of completion of requirements for the degree. After the completion of final degree requirements has been verified by the Office of the Registrar, degrees will be formally conferred and students will receive their diplomas by mail.

The honors designations that are noted in this program reflect the student’s Fall 2020 academic achievements. The student’s diploma will reflect the final honors level.

Student names appear in this program in the order in which students receive their degrees on stage. Due to scheduling conflicts, students may be participating in a North Central School or College ceremony that does not correspond with their majors or degrees.

Live Commencement Simulcast Video webcasts of the ceremonies and a copy of the program is available on the websites of the College (northcentralcollege.edu) and Naperville Community Television (nctv17.com). Video recordings of all four commencement ceremonies will be available on the College’s website and YouTube channel in the days following the ceremony. Live audio broadcasts of the Commencement ceremonies are available on WONC-FM 89.1, the College’s award-winning radio station.

For the Hearing-Impaired To accommodate those who are hearing-impaired, Patti Shore Kaden will interpret North Central College’s 2021 Commencement ceremonies in American Sign Language.

Her image will be projected onto the Don Deetjen Memorial Scoreboard at the south end of the stadium.

Translation Services

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Commencement Committee Valla Coffman ’02 Aguilar Diane Anstine Connor Bangs Mary Bass M ’21 Brooke Belair Jared Bogan M ’10 Matt Burden Stephen Maynard Caliendo Todd Flescher Lauren Ford Tom Gill

Jim Godo ’93 Abiódún Gòkè-Pariolá Jacob Imm James Kluckhohn Katherine Norris Wendy Pochocki Laura Zahn Pohl Mary Reynolds Kimberly Salzbrunn Marci Swede Julie Williams

Simultaneous Spanish translation of this year’s Commencement ceremony is available via a limited number of special headsets. Starting a half an hour prior to ceremony start time, headsets will be available for pickup at the stadium ticket booth (see map on last page of this program). ID will be retained until the headset is returned to the same location after graduation. If you did not reserve a headset in advance, you are welcome to stop by the table to see if any are available.

Servicios de traducir Audífonos para traducción de inglés a español está disponible para la ceremonia de graduación. Tenemos un número limitado de audífonos. Empezando una media hora antes de la ceremonia, audifonos están disponsible en la boletería del estadio (vea mapa en la ultima pagina de este folleto).

Favor de traer una forma de identificación cuando recojan los audífonos y se les regresará en la misma locación después de la graduación cuando regresen sus audífonos. Si no reservaron audífonos por avanzado, son bienvenidos en ir a la mesa y ver si hay unos disponibles para usar.

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Academic Regalia

International Participants

The pageantry and color of an academic convocation such as today’s Commencement come to us from early medieval times, when academic robes and regalia were adapted from ecclesiastical garb. Most robes were black to symbolize the democracy of scholarship, since they covered any dress indicating rank or social standing.

Sashes embroidered with international flags are being worn by students who have studied abroad while enrolled at North Central College. In addition, the flags next to the stage represent the home countries of international students who are graduating today and countries where graduates studied abroad.

Three levels of academic achievement are represented by different types of gowns today. Successful completion of the bachelor’s degree is symbolized by the bachelor’s gown, made of black material with long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is black and is identified by its oblong sleeve, square at the end and sealed. Master’s degree recipients receive a hood edged in a color representing their degree: white for master of arts and master of leadership degrees; light blue for education; drab for business administration; delft blue for occupational therapy; and gold for computer science.

Although some universities prescribe a solid color such as red or green for doctoral gowns, most in the United States are black.

Doctoral gowns have vertical stripes of velvet trim on each front facing, and crossbars of velvet on the sleeves. This trim may be black, or it may match the edging of the hood, which indicates the profession or field of major interest. These gowns have bellshaped sleeves.

The length and shape of the academic hood, and the width of its velvet edging, identify the level of the degree the wearer has earned, while the color of the velvet edging indicates the field or discipline in which the degree was granted.

Because members of the North Central College faculty completed their graduate work at many different educational institutions in this country and abroad, there will be a variety of raiment in today’s procession. Some degree holders wear no hood because their academic robe itself symbolizes the degree awarded.

For formal processions, members of North Central’s Board of Trustees wear doctoral gowns and hoods with a red and white lining to represent the College. The gown and hood worn by President Troy D. Hammond reflect his doctoral degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Cardinal red and silver gray, the official school colors of MIT, also appear in his headwear.

Caps, generally mortarboards with tassels, have their own significance. Some international degree holders wear special hats distinctive to their degree and institution. Master’s and bachelor’s tassels are black, while the doctorate tassel may be black or gold. Undergraduate students wearing gold tassels on their caps today are graduating with honors—cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude.

Seal & Presidential Medal The North Central College seal was designed in 1925 for Pfeiffer Hall to symbolize North Central’s early academic tradition: religion, signified by the lamp, and learning, represented by the book. The words “lux” and “veritas” mean “light” and “truth” in Latin.

France Greece India Ireland Italy Japan

Mexico Morocco Nepal Serbia Spain Sweden

Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vietnam

Honor Cords College Scholar is a recognition awarded to those North Central students who have completed the College Scholars Honors Program, a rigorous curriculum that culminates in the completion of a senior honors thesis. A solid gold honor cord symbolizes the “excellence through community” that is this program’s motto.

In addition, select North Central College students have been inducted into national honor societies. The following lists those cord colors.

HONOR SOCIETY CORD COLORS Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy and Gold Actuarial Science: Gamma Iota Sigma. . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold Allied Health Professions: Alpha Eta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green Anthropology: Lambda Alpha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White and Gold Athletic Training: Iota Tau Alpha . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red, Blue and Yellow Athletics: Chi Alpha Sigma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold Biology: Beta Beta Beta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red and Green Communication & Media Studies: Lambda Pi Eta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red and White Computer Science: Upsilon Pi Epsilon. . . . . . . . . . White and Maroon Economics: Omicron Delta Epsilon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and Gold Education: Kappa Delta Pi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple and Green English: Sigma Tau Delta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red and Black Entrepreneurship: Sigma Nu Tau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green and Yellow Finance: Financial Management Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver and Navy Blue First Generation: Alpha Alpha Alpha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and Gray French: Pi Delta Phi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue, White and Red German: Delta Phi Alpha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold History: Phi Alpha Theta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red and Light Blue Japanese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red and White Leadership: Blue Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Blue Management: Sigma Beta Delta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green and Yellow Marketing: Mu Kappa Tau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Blue Mathematics: Pi Mu Epsilon. . . . . . . . . . . . Violet, Gold and Lavender Neuroscience: Nu Rho Psi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold Political Science: Pi Sigma Alpha. . . . . . . . . . . . Black, Red and White Psychology: Psi Chi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold and Blue Sociology: Alpha Kappa Delta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turquoise Blue Spanish: Sigma Delta Pi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold and Red Students with Disabilities: Delta Alpha Pi. . . . . . . . . Blue and Yellow Veteran/U.S. Military. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red, White and Blue

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The seal is featured on the presidential medallion, which is worn by the president in ceremonies requiring academic regalia. The medallion reflects the president’s authority, responsibility and role as representative of the campus community. Cast in bronze, the medal is inscribed with the names and service dates of the previous nine presidents.

Argentina Australia Bhutan Chile China Costa Rica

School of Business & Entrepreneurship Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m.

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Processional* FACULTY MARSHALS Mary Galvan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing; Chairperson, Department of Management and Marketing David Gray, D.B.A., Professor of Accounting; Chairperson, Department of Accounting and Finance

STUDENT MARSHALS Nick Cheop ’22 Carly Nasman ’23 Kelly Guagenti ’23 Alexandria Pascente ’23 Morgan Harmon ’23 Grant Weber ’22

Invocation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rev. Eric Doolittle College Chaplain

Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond, Ph.D. President, Professor of Physics

Greetings from the City of Naperville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug A. Krieger Naperville City Manager

Representing the Graduates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warner Hellyer ’21 Special Presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Gael D. Swing Award Harold and Eva White First Citizen of the College Award Mark A. Reid Leadership Award Presentation of Candidates for Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abiódún Gòkè-Pariolá, A.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of English

Hooding of Master’s Degree Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Anstine, Ph.D. Dean of the School of Business & Entrepreneurship

Presentation of Diplomas**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Abiódún Gòkè-Pariolá Assisted by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Norris Registrar

Tom Cavenagh, J.D. Professor of Business Law and Conflict Resolution

Carly Drake, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Marketing Management and Marketing

Concluding Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James McDermet M ’92 Chair, Board of Trustees

Benediction* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Longworth ’21 Alma Mater*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Central College Choral Department North Central is the school we love, To her we sing this praise, And from the East and from the West You hear the voices raise...

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*Please stand as you are able. **Students may be participating in a ceremony unrelated to their field of study.

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Hail! Hail! North Central Hail!

Our Alma Mater true, We’ll always, always loyal be To you, to you, to you.

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2020 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTR ATION DEGREE Micah Bacheller Warrenville, Illinois

Saim Malik Pekin, Illinois

Katherine A. Fecht Toluca, Illinois

Natalie R. Pavlik North Aurora, Illinois

Simonne S. Primo Aurora, Illinois

Kristine Elaine Stejskal La Grange Park, Illinois

2020 MASTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Gavin Wilger Oswego, Illinois

2021 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTR ATION DEGREE Udochukwu Agomo Plano, Illinois

Haleigh Morgan Draper Lockport, Illinois

Madeline C. McHugh Chicago, Illinois

Kealy Ruth Schroeder Lemont, Illinois

Mary Evelyn Bass Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Steven Michael Grabowski Naperville, Illinois

Kelly A. Metzger Naperville, Illinois

Claire E. Vrabec Mokena, Illinois

Tyler Matthew Bussell Plainfield, Illinois

Tyler A. Jones Monticello, Illinois

Kayla Jean Morrissey Burr Ridge, Illinois

Matthew Jeffrey Weaver Yorkville, Illinois

Melissa Marie Cancio Miami, Florida

Alex Timothy Kohlmeier Pontiac, Illinois

Pierce Christian Nelles Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

Kiara Marie Westerberg West Chicago, Illinois

Mariah Deanne Kristine Cathey Yorkville, Illinois

Thomas H. Koth Sugar Grove, Illinois

Robert Oberschneider Barrington, Illinois

Bradley T. Wood Orland Park, Illinois

Benjamin T. Main Morton, Illinois

Nicholas Drake Osterloo Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Sheila Leigh Young Naperville, Illinois

Danielle Marie McAuliff Elgin, Illinois

Savannah Pardo Bolingbrook, Illinois

Dakota Cremeens Bloomington, Illinois Cassandra A. Cronin Tinley Park, Illinois

2021 MASTER OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Michael D. Boutin Gilberts, Illinois

Ashley Ann Dieckmann West Chicago, Illinois

Justin Halters Aurora, Illinois

Jeffrey S. Reid II Naperville, Illinois

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Sean Burger Plainfield, Illinois

Erica Stephanie Raygoza Plainfield, Illinois

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2020 BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE James Booras Atlanta, Georgia Management Bailey Braasch Naperville, Illinois Management Angelic L. Brockman Naperville, Illinois Marketing Matthew A. Cappelletti Romeoville, Illinois Management Marketing Rebecca M. Claussen Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Marketing Graphic Design John Patrick Clifford Batavia, Illinois Marketing Jacqueline Delara Jimenez Cum Laude Bartlett, Illinois International Business Japanese Gianna DelPercio Cum Laude Orland Hills, Illinois Marketing Camillia E. Eich Cum Laude Wheaton, Illinois Management Kimberly A. Epker Kenosha, Wisconsin Marketing

Alyssa Lynn Feuerbach Summa Cum Laude Sycamore, Illinois Human Resource Management Psychology Maxwell D. Fiedler Geneva, Illinois Management

Deanna Laboy Cum Laude Oak Lawn, Illinois Management

Charles Michael Serpe Bartlett, Illinois Finance Economics

Ashley Elizabeth Lehenbauer Lemont, Illinois Marketing

Makayla Grace Syrstad Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Marketing

Stephanie Figueroa Aurora, Illinois Human Resource Management

Moe Mitchell Naperville, Illinois Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management

Anthony Bach Tran Glendale Heights, Illinois Marketing

Felipe Eduardo Gamez Naperville, Illinois International Business Japanese

Emily Lauren Nayder Cum Laude Manhattan, Illinois Management

Natsuki Ueno Cum Laude Shiga, Japan International Business

Rachel E. Green Cowlishaw Lockport, Illinois Human Resource Management

Jessica Padilla Aurora, Illinois Economics

Matthew Villalobos Romeoville, Illinois Human Resource Management

Colin Hines Cum Laude Elk Grove Village, Illinois Human Resource Management

Cameron Edward Pieczynski Cum Laude Sugar Grove, Illinois Marketing

Megan Ann Westhoff Cum Laude St. Charles, Illinois Marketing

Magdalena Janik Worth, Illinois Accounting: C.P.A.

Jordan Lorene Rembrecht Summa Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Human Resource Management

Mackenzie Yates Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Marketing

Rainstar Importante Roque Magna Cum Laude Valencia City, Philippines Finance Economics

Alexa Virginia Ziegler Summa Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Marketing

Aaron Jones Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Marketing Emma Jourdan Cum Laude Wausau, Wisconsin Marketing Alyssa Klemm Summa Cum Laude Batavia, Illinois Accounting: C.P.A. Katelynn Mae Kuehl Magna Cum Laude Oswego, Illinois Management

Casey A. Schroth Westmont, Illinois International Business Japanese Ismael Matias Sebastian Guatemala Economics Finance

Zach Zielinski Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Finance

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Anna Rose Zielinski Cum Laude Winfield, Illiinois Marketing

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2020 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Emily Ann Adams College Scholar Rothschild, Wisconsin Economics German Vanessa Aguilar Des Plaines, Illinois Management

Kyle Arbet Magna Cum Laude Yorkville, Illinois Finance

Omar Jesus Simental Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Accounting: C.P.A.

Michael Tyler Trunzo Cum Laude Valencia, California Marketing

Matthew Dee Cum Laude Orland Park, Illinois Accounting: C.P.A. Finance Economics

Marco A. Soto Summit, Illinois Accounting: C.P.A.

Brian Ultreras Magna Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Accounting: C.P.A.

2021 BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE Rachel Genevieve Albers Morton Grove, Illinois Marketing Noah Webster Alstott Lombard, Illinois Accounting Dana Anderson Magna Cum Laude Batavia, Illinois Accounting Finance Brianna Marie Avalos Cum Laude Burbank, Illinois Marketing Management Jameson M. Barclay Palatine, Illinois Elementary Education Jacob Beesley Cum Laude Champaign, Illinois Finance Accounting Marcela Beneitez Meza Guatemala, Guatemala Finance

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Khori Blair Oak Park, Illinois Finance Breann Christine Brewer Coal City, Illinois Marketing

Emily Grace Brus Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Accounting

Stuart Antony Douglas Elliot Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Economics Global Studies

Alejandra Cavazos Quiroga Magna Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management Natalie Cebulski Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Mahomet, Illinois Management Patrick Michael Cravens Chicago, Illinois Management Gillian Elizabeth Croasdale Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Middleton, Wisconsin Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management

Kim Tuyet Duong Magna Cum Laude Princeton, Illinois Human Resource Management Clayton Charles Elleby Cum Laude Yorkville, Illinois Marketing

Thomas A. Falcone Oswego, Illinois Marketing

Carly Reese Horak Cum Laude Barrington, Illinois Elementary Education

Mackenzie Blair Ferrell Park Forest, Illinois Marketing

Thomas G. Hyland Glen Ellyn, Illinois Management

Cortney Marie Ferretti Magna Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Marketing

Ryan Jernigan Plano, Illinois International Business

Rebekah Lynn Foley Waukegan, Illinois Accounting Facundo Groshaus Buenos Aires, Argentina International Business Laura Cecilia Guido Aurora, Illinois Marketing

Dylan J. Crouse Bolingbrook, Illinois Accounting

Anthony Mario Hernandez Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Economics

Jinyu Guo China Marketing Warner Hellyer Cum Laude College Scholar Sandwich, Illinois Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management

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Hope R. Jirsa Summa Cum Laude Forest Park, Illinois Marketing Dominika Nikoletta Jodczyk Oswego, Illinois Human Resource Management Management Gita Kava Summa Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Accounting Rena Kawakami Kyoto, Japan Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management Management

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP l 10 a.m. l MAY 8, 2021

Muhammed Rebaal Khan Aurora, Illinois Finance

Brooke N. Maloney Medinah, Illinois Marketing

Justin Anthony Kozel Naperville, Illinois Marketing

Isaias Marquez Bolingbrook, Illinois Marketing

Nicholas Kramer Naperville, Illinois Finance

Cameron Martin Naperville, Illinois Management

Beth Susanne Lessard Tinley Park, Illinois Management

Elizabeth Jayne McDonough Magna Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Marketing Accounting

Eric John Letterer Cum Laude Roscoe, Illlinois Management Marketing International Business Keying Li Shenzen Guangdong, China Finance Nicholas Nuncio Licari Roscoe, Illinois Marketing Madison Lockard Oswego, Illinois Marketing Austin Tyler Lombardi Cum Laude Loves Park, Illinois Accounting Michael Jay Longworth Cum Laude College Scholar Saint Joseph, Illinois Human Resource Management Spanish Kally Lee Lorentz Magna Cum Laude Hampshire, Illinois Management Garrett Bu Wing Lum Orland Park, Illinois Management Alex Makrounis Hoffman Estates, Illinois Finance

Shrina J. Patel Cum Laude Bloomingdale, Illinois Marketing Kenya M. Patino Aurora, Illinois International Business Byron O. Perez Woodridge, Illinois Management

Alvaro Medina Duran Aurora, Illinois Economics

Ryan Daniel Powers Magna Cum Laude Bloomington, Illinois Management

Julie Anne Merchant Serena, Illinois Marketing

Gabriella D. Rago Bensenville, Illinois Marketing Musical Theatre

Serena Merhebi Naperville, Illinois Marketing Environmental Studies

Nicole Kay Reinke West Chicago, Illinois Human Resource Management

Atsushi Miyazaki Tokyo, Japan Accounting Economics

Andriy Reshetun Cum Laude Glendale Heights, Illinois Accounting

Gianna Francesca Montalto Lemont, Illinois Marketing Adam Joseph Montes Gainesville, Virginia Economics Accounting Lauren Michelle Morgan Wilmington, Illinois International Business Kendra Ann Murphy Cum Laude Cedarburg, Wisconsin Marketing Isabel Najera Northlake, Illinois Finance

Quentin Alan Roelfs Freeport, Illinois Management Marketing Rafael Gibran Roman Edwardsville, Illinois Marketing Gustavo A. Romero Romeoville, Illinois Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management Jovana Roncevic Summa Cum Laude Lisle, Illinois Accounting Ethan Rowe Dixon, Illinois Accounting

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Aiden Charles Schadt Cum Laude North Aurora, Illinois Marketing International Business Brendon Scott Sebastian Utica, Illinois Finance Adam Sharrard Summa Cum Laude Oswego, Illinois Accounting Alivia Siudak Cum Laude Johnsburg, Illinois Accounting Meghan Sly Summa Cum Laude Elmhurst, Illinois Graphic Design Marketing Matthew X. Smietanski Homer Glen, Illinois Accounting Gabrielle E. Smith Summa Cum Laude Wheaton, Illinois Accounting Mitrese Renee Smith Kewanee, Illinois Marketing Tiffany Marie Smolik Summa Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management Skyler R. Spreitzer Naperville, Illinois Accounting Finance Sean Sweeney Carol Stream, Illinois Management Nadia Swile Cape Town, South Africa Management Accounting

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Molly Marie Olk Chelsea, Michigan Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management

Albert Perez Cum Laude West Chicago, Illinois Finance

Broc Rutter Naperville, Illinois Marketing

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP l 10 a.m. l MAY 8, 2021

Jackson Lee Swisher Cum Laude Tampa, Florida Finance

Alec R. Thrall Montgomery, Illinois Management Kylie Marie Tucker Summa Cum Laude Rochester, Illinois Finance

Sarah Szumigalski Magna Cum Laude Tinley Park, Illinois Elementary Education

Bradley Keith Weil Naperville, Illinois Marketing Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management

Charlie E. Tennant Carol Stream, Illinois Marketing

Colin Christopher Weilbacher Bourbonnais, Illinois Accounting: C.P.A. Economics

Timon Williams Cum Laude West Chicago, Illinois Finance

Spencer Wiese Naperville, Illinois Finance

Amber Grace Willis Cary, Illinois Elementary Education

Aaron Robert Williams Rochelle, Illinois International Business

Cooper D. Zogg Bloomington, Illinois Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management

2021 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTR ATION Kelsey Ann Bennington Hopewell, Illinois Accounting Gianna Starr Bilotto Cum Laude Lockport, Illinois Marketing Caroline Fleming Camp Magna Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Marketing Entrepreneurship Alex Diorio Summa Cum Laude St. Charles, Illinois Management Jonas Brian Duncan Plainfield, Illinois Management

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Mickhaley Gale Elder Oswego, Illinois Finance

Elizabeth Erickson Summa Cum Laude Hinsdale, Illinois Accounting

Anastasia Leeberedes Magna Cum Laude Lemont, Illinois Accounting

Jacqueline Pawlak Cum Laude Homer Glen, Illinois Finance

Noah William Fischer Magna Cum Laude Peoria, Illinois Accounting

Amanda Martinez Riverside, Illinois Marketing

Jessica Sintkowski Shorewood, Illinois Accounting

Natalie L. Maurice Cum Laude Medinah, Illinois Management

Madison A. Tong Plainfield, Illinois Marketing

Benjamin Freed Downers Grove, Illinois Finance Mekenzie Erin Harden Cum Laude Dixon, Illinois Marketing Marco Pio Hartnett Magna Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Accounting Kayla Sue Kendall Magna Cum Laude Kewanee, Illinois Entrepreneurship

Haley B. Mellum Naperville, Illinois Finance Emily Nicole Miller Summa Cum Laude Bloomingdale, Illinois Accounting Kristal Ochoa Montgomery, Illinois Entrepreneurship

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Erik Villanueva Cum Laude Lockport, Illinois Accounting Shane Wegener Schaumburg, Illinois Marketing Colin Daniel Wiffler Bolingbrook, Illinois Finance

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP l 10 a.m. l MAY 8, 2021

2021 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Princess Ariana Adams Chicago, Illinois Marketing Numan Talha Ayhan Carol Stream, Illinois Management Austin Scott Blaser Wheaton, Illinois Finance Zachary Michael Chapman Morris, Illinois Accounting Gregory E. Ciullo Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Economics

Elena Maria Hauser Magna Cum Laude Darien, Illinois Accounting Daniel M. Hletko Westmont, Illinois Economics Jozef Andrzej Kadlub Burbank, Illinois Accounting Harrison Kennedy Elmhurst, Illinois Accounting

Jeffrey Kleppin Jr. Lindenhurst, Illinois Finance Mason Meiring Naperville, Illinois Economics Finance Accounting Jesus Murillo Oswego, Illinois Economics Finance Accounting

Samuel Quinn Kharasch Summa Cum Laude Libertyville, Illinois Accounting Finance Economics

David Jay Parker Oswego, Illinois Accounting Dana Plotke Lombard, Illinois Finance Cameron Michael Teel Cum Laude Fairview, Texas Accounting

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Jose Murillo Oswego, Illinois Economics Finance Accounting

School of Education & Health Sciences Saturday, May 8 at 3 p.m.

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Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium

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Processional* FACULTY MARSHALS Mary Beth Ressler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education Taylor Arman ’09, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training

STUDENT MARSHALS Nick Cheop ’22 Carly Nasman ’23 Kelly Guagenti ’23 Alexandria Pascente ’23 Morgan Harmon ’23 Grant Weber ’22

Invocation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rev. Eric Doolittle College Chaplain

Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond, Ph.D. President, Professor of Physics

Greetings from the City of Naperville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug A. Krieger Naperville City Manager

Representing the Graduates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giuliano Catalano ’21 Special Presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Gael D. Swing Award Harold and Eva White First Citizen of the College Award Mark A. Reid Leadership Award Presentation of Candidates for Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abiódún Gòkè-Pariolá, A.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of English

Hooding of Master’s Degree Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marci J. Swede, Ph.D. Dean of the School of Education & Health Sciences

Presentation of Diplomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Assisted by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Norris Registrar

Mary Beth Ressler, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education

Kristin Paloncy-Patel ’04, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Health Science;

Concluding Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James McDermet M ’92 Chair, Board of Trustees

Benediction* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Miller ’21 Alma Mater*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Central College Choral Department North Central is the school we love, To her we sing this praise, And from the East and from the West You hear the voices raise...

Hail! Hail! North Central Hail!

Our Alma Mater true, We’ll always, always loyal be To you, to you, to you.

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*Please stand as you are able. **Students may be participating in a ceremony unrelated to their field of study.

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Recessional*

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & HEALTH SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 8, 2021

2020 MASTER OF ARTS Loni Marie Fazio New Lenox, Illinois

Brian F. Glasby Lombard, Illinois

Claire Lansford Woodridge, Illinois

2020 MASTER OF LE ADERSHIP STUDIES Janine Arriola Aurora, Illinois

Miltjadhis Deli Bolingbrook, Illinois

Christina L. Schroeder New Lenox, Illinois

Grecia Pamela Gomez de Penkoff Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Danielle N. Terry Country Club Hills, Illinois

Paige M. Zawislak Joliet, Illinois

2020 MASTER OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & LE ADERSHIP Caitlin Williams Clarendon Hills, Illinois

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2021 MASTER OF ARTS Samantha A. Allen Naperville, Illinois

Jessica Katherine Diaz New Lenox, Illinois

Daniela M. Barca Mount Prospect, Illinois

Kristen Didier Bloomingdale, Illinois

Jessica Carole Bernacki Plainfield, Illinois

Julia Freed Downers Grove, Illinois

Rachel Elizabeth Birkley Lisle, Illinois

Melanie Renae Galich Tinley Park, Illinois

Haley Marie Bork Naperville, Illinois

Courtney Hummel Naperville, Illinois

Johnathan Bratko Naperville, Illinois

Taylor Corrin Kachinsky Frankfort, Illinois

Shannon Caroline Carrico Winfield, Illinois

Rebecca Kaefring Champaign, Illinois

Amanda Jane Connell Lisle, Illinois

Cara A. Knutson Downers Grove, Illinois

Paige Alisa Dean Oswego, Illinois

Julia A. MacKerell Lisle, Illinois

Brittany Akevishonia Marshall Lewisville, Texas Sarah Meyers Glen Ellyn, Illinois Selena Musleh Worth, Illinois Kimberly Michelle Napolski Naperville, Illinois Kyle Novak Plainfield, Illinois Shannon Kathleen O’Connor West Chicago, Illinois Michael Pearson Naperville, Illinois Francesca Saban Orland Park, Illinois Danielle Marie Salvatore Plainfield, Illinois

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Heather Nicole Sandvik Westerville, Ohio Tabitha Schweer Jacksonville, Illinois Sarah Christine Stock Naperville, Illinois Jacqueline Taylor Oak Lawn, Illinois Katie Marie Thielk DeKalb, Illinois Ava Thommen Palos Hills, Illinois Jacob T. Till Andrew, Iowa Brooke Danielle Twohill Lemont, Illinois Kyley G. Vicik Oswego, Illinois

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & HEALTH SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 8, 2021

2021 MASTER OF EDUCATION Amanda Adams Oswego, Illinois

Jenna Marie Kull Chicago, Illinois

Sarah Elizabeth Paulson North Aurora, Illinois

Alejandra Tantachuco Lima, Peru

Laura Ann Andrzejuk Bartlett, Illinois

Lauren Lihosit Aurora, Illinois

Katie Pepe Aurora, Illinois

Madeline Zehnal Aurora, Illinois

Toni Ann Blaszynski Geneva, Illinois

Ashley Livingston Cary, Illinois

Jessica Marie Sayler Naperville, Illinois

Melissa J. Briars Batavia, Illinois

Stephen Joseph Mogni Carol Stream, Illinois

Ashley M. Stevenson Lisle, Illinois

2021 MASTER OF LE ADERSHIP STUDIES Patrice Irene Batryn Darien, Illinois

Jacob S. Sandborn Portland, Michigan

Daniel James Schiferl Stoughton, Wisconsin

Lucas Reed Winder Joliet, Illinois

Marissa A. Gaigalas Westmont, Illinois

2021 MASTER OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & LE ADERSHIP Jennifer Lynn Berosek Streator, Illinois

Monika Korzun Mount Prospect, Illinois

Fetesha Nicole Downs Wheaton, Illinois

Kelsey Ann Hogan Lisle, Illinois

Kirsten Kleman Shamokin, Pennsylvania

Mackenzie Rae Tarr Newton, Illinois

2021 MASTER OF OCCUPATIONAL THER APY Taylor Allen St. Louis, Missouri

Alejandra M. Castellanos Plainfield, Illinois

Catherine Dzul Des Plaines, Illinois

Brooke N. Gilbertson Spring Green, Wisconsin

Lauren Virginia Bagley Clinton, Wisconsin

Mallory Joy Croft Chicago, Illinois

Mallory Jo Eliopoulos Grand Rapids, Michigan

Kelly Elizabeth Greeninger Plymouth, Minnesota

Jessica Bleske Macomb, Michigan

Jennifer Michelle Dahms Arlington Heights, Illinois

Paityn Evans Carmel, Indiana

Nicole Marie Gries Oak Forest, Illinois

Nicole Aki Blome Redondo Beach, California

Clay Dargert Monee, Illinois

Dulce Arani Farias La Grange Park, Illinois

Jacqueline Ann Hirschauer Elk Grove Village, Illinois

La’Quadra L. Burnett St. Louis, Missouri

Crystal Denise Davis Frankfort, Illinois

Cathrina Fegalquin Chicago Ridge, Illinois

Emma Jane Hoffnagle Hanover, Pennsylvania

Emaly N. Burns Chicago, Illinois

Katherine Mary Denney Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Kassidy Gaylord Elgin, Illinois

Rayen Ibrahim Burbank, Illinois #NCGrad2021

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & HEALTH SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 8, 2021

Kayla Marie Jacklin Morris, Illinois

Penelope A. Leventis Libertyville, Illinois

Alicia Joanna Nicolau Mount Prospect, Illinois

Kaelyn N. Scull Yorkville, Illinois

Amanda Catharine Jacobs Rockford, Illinois

Natalie Ann Litavecz Cary, Illinois

Shivani Patel Naperville, Illinois

Sydney Stacey Naperville, Illinois

Shawntel Simone James Elkhart, Indiana

Abigail M Livermore Antioch, Illinois

Maximiliano Pena Aguirre Bolingbrook, Illinois

Lauren M. Tropinski Naperville, Illinois

Logan Katherine Just Chicago, Illinois

Emily Hope Malone Springfield, Illinois

Kiersten Robertson Winfield, Illinois

Kathryn Suzanne Wayhart Wheaton, Illinois

Seerat Kapani New York, New York

Allison Kate Martinez Wheaton, Illinois

Amanda Nicole Rossi Carol Stream, Illinois

Mitchel C. Weiler Oak Lawn, Illinois

Elizabeth C. Kirkwood Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Annamaria Mastrodomenico Chicago, Illinois

Mary Therese Saitta Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Daniel C. Winecki Chicago, Illinois

Jennifer Lynn Krengiel Arlington Heights, Illinois

Angelica Elizabeth Mauro-Martin Fox River Grove, Illinois

Reilly Marie Scanlon Orland Park, Illinois

Riley Wlos Manhattan, Illinois

Claudia Rose Schmidt St. Charles, Missouri

Wei Zhang Wuwei, Anhui, China

Claire Josephine Lamb Granville, Ohio

Stephanie N. Meyn Cortland, Illinois

Valerie Nicole Schmitz Carol Stream, Illinois

2020 BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE Maggie J. Allen Naperville, Illinois Health Science

Marcela C. Chouteau-Moran Guatemala Elementary Education

Elena Jacqueline Awe Oak Park, Illinois Elementary Education

Samantha C. Collins Cum Laude College Scholar Sandwich, Illinois Music Education: Choral Secondary Education

Amy Ann Banach Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Glendale Heights, Illinois Elementary Education Alexis Marie Bermudez Yorkville, Illinois Elementary Education Genevieve R. Bernardoni Tinley Park, Illinois Sport Management Psychology

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Kyle Bujak Park Ridge, Illinois Social Science/History Secondary Education

Cassidy Congdon Naperville, Illinois Sport Management Justin Daniel Curtis Woodland Hills, California Exercise Science Violette Chriselle Dekirmenjian Hoffman Estates, Illinois Elementary Education Natali Dimitrova Wheeling, Illinois Athletic Training

Lauren Victoria Dvorak Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Elementary Education Psychology Cody Esparza Cum Laude Crestwood, Illinois Music Education: Choral Secondary Education Amelia Ashley Feltz Magna Cum Laude Elmhurst, Illinois Exercise Science Marc A. Fleenor Plainfield, Illinois Exercise Science Taiah Klade Gallisath Machesney Park, Illinois Exercise Science Noah Jacob Gingrich Magna Cum Laude Schaumburg, Illinois Sport Management

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John B. Grant Lindenhurst, Illinois Exercise Science Ashley Nicole Gray Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Elementary Education Zachary John Greenberg Plainfield, Illinois Exercise Science Milia Harris Political Science Rockford, Illinois Emily Anne Hernandez Bensenville, Illinois English Studies Secondary Education Melanie Marlene Huckins Cum Laude Joliet, Illinois Exercise Science Samantha Elizabeth Jegglie Lisle, Illinois Elementary Education

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & HEALTH SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 8, 2021

Da’Sean W. Moffett-Wilson Joliet, Illinois Music Education: Instrumental Secondary Education

Cynthia Ramos Summa Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Elementary Education

Abby Marie Mandel Aurora, Illinois Music Education: Choral Secondary Education

Emily Devane Owens Magna Cum Laude Glen Ellyn, Illinois English Studies Secondary Education

Mayra Rios Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois English Studies Secondary Education

Nichole L. Mara Downers Grove, Illinois Physical Education: K-12 Secondary Education

Kaitlyn Crystal Theresa Pozzi Cum Laude Hoffman Estates, Illinois Elementary Education

Juan Sanchez Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Music Education: Instrumental Secondary Education

Jenna McLaughlin Oswego, Illinois Elementary Education

Cilla Dora Prato Roselle, Illinois Health Science

Jessica Lynn Milojevich Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Health Science

Julia R. Pusinelli Magna Cum Laude Lombard, Illinois English Studies Secondary Education

Veronica Esmeralda LaVia Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Sport Management Management

Elizabeth Sherwood Magna Cum Laude Sugar Grove, Illinois Elementary Education Chris Suda St. Charles, Illinois Physical Education: K-12 Secondary Education

Anna Eileen Thoma Wheaton, Illinois Exercise Science Lisa M. Truty Lisle, Illinois Elementary Education Marissa Lauren Walles Magna Cum Laude Mokena, Illinois Health Science Izaiah Duane Webb DeKalb, Illinois Exercise Science Psychology Juliana A. Wober Bolingbrook, Illinois Sport Management Deana Zegar Orland Park, Illinois Elementary Education

2020 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Nathaniel Bailey Naperville, Illinois Exercise Science

Nicholas Bonomo Morris, Illinois Health Science

Jessica Dahle Cum Laude Loves Park, Illinois Exercise Science

Logan Charles Hislope Monticello, Illinois Health Science

2021 BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE Leonardo Acevedo Northfield, Illinois Exercise Science

Megan Marie Biehl Streamwood, Illinois Elementary Education

Haley Jordyn Avella Cum Laude Crystal Lake, Illinois Exercise Science Psychology

Brendan Boivin Geneva, Illinois Elementary Education

Hamza H. Bhatti Cum Laude Romeoville, Illinois Sport Management

Victoria Ann Borak Cum Laude Orland Park, Illinois Health Science

Meagan Ericha Brakob Summa Cum Laude Oregon, Wisconsin Athletic Training Haydn Mackenzie Braun Fishers, Indiana Sport Management Hannah Nicole Burns Crystal Lake, Illinois Health Science

Giuliano Angelo Catalano Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Itasca, Illinois English Studies Secondary Education Riley Morgan Bell Chambers Greenfield, Indiana Athletic Training

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Victoria N. Cannici Darien, Illinois Health Science

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & HEALTH SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 8, 2021

Gabriella Chavez Romeoville, Illinois Health Science

Rawiah A. El-leboudi Palos Hills, Illinois Exercise Science

Catherine Danielle Coppin Magna Cum Laude Lisle, Illinois Elementary Education

Francis Jhira Amal Espedido Cum Laude Berwyn, Illinois Health Science Psychology

Tyler Dean Cristofaro Bolingbrook, Illinois Sport Management Jessica D’Amico Cum Laude Tinley Park, Illinois Elementary Education

Cassidy Navy Garcia Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Elementary Education

Rachel Lee Dawson Summa Cum Laude Ransom, Illinois Athletic Training

Jacqueline Garcia Morton Grove, Illinois Elementary Education

Kristen Nicole DeAngelis Cum Laude Bloomingdale, Illinois Health Science

Kaileen N. Gilhooly Magna Cum Laude Brookfield, Illinois Elementary Education

Joseph Scott Denney Summa Cum Laude Indianapolis, Indiana Sport Management: General Business

Tobias Golberg Magna Cum Laude Buenos Aires, Argentina Exercise Science

Sarah Danielle DeStefano Glen Ellyn, Illinois Exercise Science Erin Alexis Donnelly Cum Laude Brookfield, Wisconsin Elementary Education Morgan-Marie Eileen Donohue Cum Laude Batavia, Illinois Art Education: K-12 Secondary Education Andrea Du Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Naperville, Illinois Elementary Education Chinese Alexa Jordan Duffy Pontiac, Illinois Health Science #NCGrad2021

Hannah M. Estoll Naperville, Illinois Elementary Education

Shannon Gorrell Wheaton, Illinois Elementary Education Sean Lawrence Grabowski Cum Laude Coal City, Illinois Sport Management Kyle J. Gustafson Cum Laude Mokena, Illinois Sport Management

Morgan House Summa Cum Laude Anoka, Minnesota Sport Management Marketing

Kylie Page Modaff Sugar Grove, Illinois Elementary Education

Emily Rose Huprich Elgin, Illinois Exercise Science

Sara Mokrzycka Magna Cum Laude Romeoville, Illinois Music Education: Choral Secondary Education

Arianna N. Jones Chicago, Illinois Health Science Religious Studies

Kacie Nicole Moran Cum Laude Oswego, Illinois Elementary Education

Elnora King Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Health Science Psychology

Nathan Reid Moravec Geneva, Illinois Exercise Science

Jacob Albert Kipp Cary, Illinois Sport Management Allison Rose Klein Oswego, Illinois Elementary Education Emily Elaine Kossack Magna Cum Laude Hanover Park, Illinois Spanish Elementary Education Emilio Tomas Lopez Cum Laude Elgin, Illinois Social Science/History Secondary Education Kaitlyn M. Manna Magna Cum Laude Oswego, Illinois Elementary Education

Mark Harden Jr. Galesburg, Illinois Exercise Science

Jaclynne Nicole Martinez Cum Laude Minooka, Illinois Elementary Education

Lisa Anne Harrington Aurora, Illinois Health Science

Allyson Kileen McLaughlin Oswego, Illinois Elementary Education

Robert James Hensel Cum Laude Sandwich, Illinois Sport Management Marketing

Noah Suk Jin Miller Cum Laude Wheaton, Illinois Sport Management

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Matthew Mrozowski Mokena, Illinois Sport Management Alyssa Murawski Cum Laude Streamwood, Illinois Elementary Education Emma Leigh Nelson Magna Cum Laude Newark, Illinois Athletic Training Kayla Marie Nuccio Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Lake Zurich, Illinois Elementary Education Paige O’Connell Plainfield, Illinois Elementary Education Taylor Lee Piggott Johnsburg, Illinois Sport Management Alexandra Grace Piron Cum Laude Batavia, Illinois Elementary Education Brooke L. Polignone Magna Cum Laude Batavia, Illinois Exercise Science Katherine Ann Rasmussen Plainfield, Illinois Health Science

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & HEALTH SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 8, 2021

Addie Records St. Louis, Missouri Exercise Science Carla Penelope Reyes Addison, Illinois Exercise Science Psychology Marissa Oceana Richards Mundelein, Illinois Exercise Science Kyra Ripoli Magna Cum Laude Deer Park, Illinois Elementary Education Karina Rodriguez Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Spanish Secondary Education Yaritza Rodriguez Chicago, Illinois English Studies Secondary Education

Jessica Rose Rotstein Cum Laude La Grange Park, Illinois Elementary Education

Ryan M. Scumaci Plainfield, Illinois Athletic Training Olin Wesley Simpson Summa Cum Laude Shabbona, Illinois Sport Management: General Business

Emilee Fay Rowzee Summa Cum Laude Joliet, Illinois Elementary Education Amanda Kay Ryan Cum Laude New Lenox, Illinois Athletic Training

Kendall Marie Spreitzer Plainfield, Illinois Exercise Science

Charlieana Mariah Salzmann Rock Island, Illinois Elementary Education

Benjamin Douglas Stacy Chesterton, Indiana Sport Management Daniele Stubner Cum Laude Minooka, Illinois Exercise Science

Alexandra Leigh Sapiega Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Naperville, Illinois Elementary Education Spanish

Brittany Bryana Sujka Magna Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Elementary Education Emilija Paulina Sutterlin Cum Laude Geneva, Illinois Elementary Education Stuart George Todd-Middleditch Tower Lakes, Illinois Sport Management Daniel A. Topel Burbank, Illinois Exercise Science Allyson R. Viederis Rockford, Illinois Athletic Training Nikki Zimmermann Magna Cum Laude The Woodlands, Texas Individualized Study Health Science

2021 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Justin Leonard Babor Carol Stream, Illinois Exercise Science Benjamin Willis Bergen Oak Park, Illinois Exercise Science Madeline Katherine Bobinski Des Plaines, Illinois Exercise Science Dallas Ceh Wilmington, Illinois Exercise Science Alex C. DeBolt Aurora, Illinois Athletic Training

Sarah Emily Finkel Cum Laude Gurnee, Illinois Athletic Training

Eric Hominac Schaumburg, Illinois Exercise Science Jennifer Erin Johnson Aurora, Illinois Exercise Science

John Fitzgerald Winfield, Illinois Exercise Science

Ethan Kiley Lake Villa, Illinois Exercise Science

Hannah S. Hardesty New Lenox, Illinois Exercise Science Elizabeth Grace Hodonicky Summa Cum Laude Downers Grove, Illinois Exercise Science

Lilah Emily Nolan Pleasanton, California Athletic Training Neuroscience: Behavioral Connor Martin O’Neill Muskegon, Michigan Exercise Science

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Daniel Aaron Ricles Mount Prospect, Illinois Exercise Science Jaime Smith Wheaton, Illinois Exercise Science Kaitlyn Reilly Sweeney Magna Cum Laude Lombard, Illinois Exercise Science

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Nicole Lynn Durkee Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Rockford, Illinois Exercise Science

Kayla Nicole Pisauro Summa Cum Laude Roselle, Illinois Athletic Training Psychology

College of Arts & Sciences: ARTS

Shimer Great Books School Sunday, May 9 at 10 a.m.

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Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium

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Processional* FACULTY MARSHALS Mary Galvan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing; Chairperson, Department of Management and Marketing Supna Jain, Senior Lecturer in Communication;

STUDENT MARSHALS Nick Cheop ’22 Alexandria Pascente ’23 Elizabeth Eckerty ’22 Mitrese Smith ’21 Eric Nelson ’22 Grant Weber ’22

Invocation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rev. Eric Doolittle College Chaplain

Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond, Ph.D. President, Professor of Physics

Greetings from the City of Naperville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug A. Krieger Naperville City Manager

Representing the Graduates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kierstin Durst ’21 Miranda Keating ’20 Recognition of Emeritus Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Harold Stone, Ph.D. Professor in the Shimer Great Books School, Emeritus

Special Presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Gael D. Swing Award Harold and Eva White First Citizen of the College Award Mark A. Reid Leadership Award Presentation of Candidates for Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abiódún Gòkè-Pariolá, A.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of English

Hooding of Master’s Degree Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Maynard Caliendo, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

Presentation of Diplomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Assisted by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Norris Registrar

Mara K. Berklund, Ph.D. Professor of Communication

John Stanley Associate Professor of Communication

Concluding Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James McDermet M ’92 Chair, Board of Trustees

Benediction* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Migala ’21 Alma Mater*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Central College Choral Department

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Hail! Hail! North Central Hail!

Our Alma Mater true, We’ll always, always loyal be To you, to you, to you. *Please stand as you are able. **Students may be participating in a ceremony unrelated to their field of study.

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North Central is the school we love, To her we sing this praise, And from the East and from the West You hear the voices raise...

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: ARTS AND SHIMER GREAT BOOKS SCHOOL l 10 a.m. l MAY 9, 2021

2020 MASTER OF ARTS Elisabeth Fisher Lisle, Illinois

2021 MASTER OF ARTS Kelly Dubbins Aurora, Illinois

Joseph Geraci Naperville, Illinois

Kamari Arian Jordan Bolingbrook, Illinois

2020 BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE Cem Addemir Istanbul, Turkey Philosophy Speech Communication Lorena Aguilar Cum Laude Moline, Illinois Graphic Design Davin S. Allen Skokie, Illinois English Studies Joselynn Artavia Allen Aurora, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice Angela Mary Anderson Summa Cum Laude Batavia, Illinois Graphic Design Diana Karen Barcelata Salazar Veracruz, Mexico Broadcast Communication Organizational Communication Cindy M. Benitez Bellwood, Illinois Graphic Design

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Allison Bockay Magna Cum Laude Oswego, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Convergent Bradley John Burton Magna Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Philosophy

Jose Antonio Caballero Rivera Aurora, Illinois Music Cale Michael Carpenter Cum Laude Harvard, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Convergent

Jason William Eslinger Lancaster, California Broadcast Communication

Criscela Ruacho Ceniceros Aurora, Illinois Sociology: Social Justice & Community Work

Giuseppe V. Ficarella Bartlett, Illinois Broadcast Communication Megan Elizabeth Redheffer-Fickert Magna Cum Laude Glen Ellyn, Illinois Sociology

Dalila Claudia Cintora Carpentersville, Illinois Sociology: Social Justice & Community Work Political Science

Jennifer L. Fry Magna Cum Laude Lombard, Illinois Global Studies Japanese

Donald Ray Cruz II Batavia, Illinois Classical Civilization Jonathan Czernek Plainfield, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice

Nathan Gallagher Maple Park, Illinois Japanese International Business

Michael William Duy Magna Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Individualized Study Alexander Kennedy Eberhardt Naperville, Illinois Chinese Daniela Christine Ekvall Island Lake, Illinois History

Kyle Erwin Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Mathematics Music

Ramon A. Garcia Jr. Cum Laude Joliet, Illinois History Ivania de Jesus Gonza’lez Chicago, Illinois East Asian Studies: Japan

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Kaya Goodwin Pecatonica, Illinois Psychology Sociology Melissa Harden Cum Laude College Scholar Wood Dale, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Convergent German Andrea Heiden Cum Laude Quincy, Illinois Political Science Anita Herrera Cum Laude Immokalee, Florida Sociology Health Science Dylan Higgins Westmont, Illinois Broadcast Communication Alyssa Elizabeth Hirsch Cum Laude College Scholar Naperville, Illinois Political Science Caitlin Anne Hoelscher Naperville, Illinois Sociology Marissa Hoppe Roscoe, Illlinois History

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: ARTS AND SHIMER GREAT BOOKS SCHOOL l 10 a.m. l MAY 9, 2021

Joseline Jimenez Cum Laude North Riverside, Illinois Global Studies Sophie Dale Juhlin Woodstock, Illinois Humanities French Miranda Marie Keating Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Musical Theatre Theatre Kimarrie King Chicago, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice Ashlyn Denise Maifield Cum Laude Round Lake, Illinois English Studies Secondary Education Zachary James McNanna Cum Laude Hinckley, Illinois Philosophy Aricela Alma Me’ndez Chicago, Illinois Sociology Devan Vaccaro Murray Naperville, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Convergent Chris Neill Cum Laude Geneva, Illinois Music: Performance Madeleine Rose O’Connell Cum Laude Batavia, Illinois Broadcast Communication Journalism

Marissa Lisette Olavarria Magna Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Musical Theatre Theatre Griffin D. Paige Magna Cum Laude Effingham, Illinois Sociology

Kira Lynn Savegnago Cum Laude Wheaton, Illinois Anthropology

Genesis Lilzora Thomas Summa Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois History

Noah Henry Schmidt Oswego, Illinois Graphic Design

Isabel G. Torres Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Global Studies Chinese

Morgan Rae Scott Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Musical Theatre

Jeremy Patterson St. Charles, Illinois History

Jessica J. Shubert Summa Cum Laude Woodridge, Illinois English: Writing

Lauren A. Phegley Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Downers Grove, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice

Joshua Lawrence Simmons Westchester, Illinois Political Science Economics

Azucena Ramirez Chicago, Illinois Political Science Economics

Connor Patrick Sommerfield Batavia, Illinois Graphic Design

Olivia Ramirez Manhattan, Illinois Psychology Sociology

Sean Russell Spaetzel Sugar Grove, Illinois Graphic Design

Alexis Laurenteen Reese Granite City, Illinois Sociology: Social Justice & Community Work Political Science

Emily Rose Streit Cum Laude Batavia, Illinois Graphic Design

Mynk Richardson-Clerk Summa Cum Laude Evanston, Illinois Political Science Philosophy

Alexis Brooke Sujka Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Music Education: Instrumental Secondary Education

Amanda Elizabeth Hasse Riva Naperville, Illinois Organizational Communication

Peter Hunt Szpytek Cum Laude Downers Grove, Illinois Journalism

Rebecca Rodriguez Chicago, Illinois Spanish Sociology

Tiffany Gloria Talley La Grange, Illinois Psychology

Samuel S. Troy Naperville, Illinois History Christina Truver Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Hoffman Estates, Illinois English Studies Vanessa Urban Aurora, Illinois Music Kara Lin Wagner Chicago, Illinois Psychology Sociology Elaine Laurel Waite Plainfield, Illinois History Kelsey Weivoda Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Palos Heights, Illinois Broadcast Communication Organizational Communication Melinda Star Whitledge Plainfield, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice McKenna Riley Wolenberg Bartlett, Illinois English Studies Keri Yamamoto-Iong Machesney Park, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice Sara Nicole Zgonina Summa Cum Laude Elmhurst, Illinois Musical Theatre

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COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: ARTS AND SHIMER GREAT BOOKS SCHOOL l 10 a.m. l MAY 9, 2021

2021 BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE Zaina I. Abdin Cum Laude West Chicago, Illinois English Studies Secondary Education Emily Ashwell Huddersfield, England Music: Performance Ryan David Barbarek Plainfield, Illinois Global Studies Antonio Barrios Joliet, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Convergent Vito Anthony Basile Jr. Willowbrook, Illinois Journalism Fernanda Beneitez Meza Guatemala, Guatemala Graphic Design Lucas Bennett Cum Laude North Aurora, Illinois Music: Performance Aaron Bilal Bloomingdale, Illinois Broadcast Communication Zoe Bilicki Magna Cum Laude Elk Grove Village, Illinois Graphic Design Emily Bonzani Mokena, Illinois English Studies

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Naja Sade Brooks Plainfield, Illinois English Studies

Ariana Burks Chicago, Illinois Musical Theatre

Jacob D. Cowart Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Organizational Communication

Ariana Bylykbashi Magna Cum Laude Wheaton, Illinois Psychology Organizational Communication

Michelle Crain Cum Laude Montgomery, Illinois History

Dawn Nicole Campbell Magna Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois English: Writing

Johanna Marie Crawford Aurora, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Convergent

Gillian A. Cavenagh Oak Park, Illinois Individualized Study

Griffin Michael Curran Geneva, Illinois Social Science/History Secondary Education

Daisy Chadra Magna Cum Laude Elmhurst, Illinois Organizational Communication Sangay Chhoki Cum Laude Bhutan Anthropology Global Studies

Jill Sullivan Danklefsen Geneva, Illinois Musical Theatre

Madelyn Clary Downers Grove, Illinois Organizational Communication Will Clausel Ottawa, Illinois Broadcast Communication Brian Patrick Clinkenbeard Bolingbrook, Illinois Music Jamie Lee Conlon Westmont, Illinois Sociology Maria Fernanda Cortez Joliet, Illinois Sociology

Alexandria Katelyn Buck Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Glen Ellyn, Illinois Political Science

Lauren Cossentino Summa Cum Laude Hoffman Estates, Illinois English Studies

Jared Buechler Aurora, Illinois Music: Performance Classical Languages

Claire Elizabeth Coughlin Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sociology Psychology

Robin Czajowski Cum Laude Romeoville, Illinois Social Science/History Secondary Education

Marco Antonio Da’vila Salazar Mexico City, Mexico Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management Craig Dent Magna Cum Laude Warrenville, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Technology Computer Science Madeline Alessi Derango Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Bartlett, Illinois History Elise Rose Deremer Sleepy Hollow, Illinois Music Education: Choral Secondary Education Mikayla Marie Detwiler Cum Laude Warrenville, Illinois Spanish

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Devorah Elizabeth Anne DiGrazia Elgin, Illinois Theatrical Design and Technologygy Christopher Duffy Morris, Illinois Theatre Kierstin Marie Durst Magna Cum Laude Toluca, Illinois Music Education: Choral Secondary Education Matthew R. Eaker Schaumburg, Illinois Sport Management Douglas Jacob Elkins Aurora, Illinois Musical Theatre Alexis Ann Endres Summa Cum Laude Lombard, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice Psychology Karl Elmer Eng Cum Laude Nesbru, Norway Interactive Media Studies: Convergent Katie Lynn Engel Channahon, Illinois History Jolie Dawn Etherton Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Sociology: Social Justice & Community Work Kayla Krystin Evans Bolingbrook, Illinois Sociology Alyssa Anne Farney Summa Cum Laude Oswego, Illinois Social Science/History Secondary Education Erick O. Flores Plainfield, Illinois Music

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: ARTS AND SHIMER GREAT BOOKS SCHOOL l 10 a.m. l MAY 9, 2021

Katie Rose Ford Magna Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Musical Theatre William Dale Foster Magna Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Music Education: Instrumental Secondary Education Jackson Thomas Frank Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Peoria, Illinois Political Science Jessica Galindo Cum Laude College Scholar Aurora, Illinois Graphic Design

Destany Rose Hahn Lisle, Illinois Theatrical Design & Technology Amanee Hanif Plainfield, Illinois History Christopher John Hansen Magna Cum Laude Lindenwood, Illinois Music Education: Instrumental Secondary Education Molly Christina Haupt Cum Laude Yorkville, Illinois Graphic Design

Zacary S. Heren Morris, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Convergent

Christopher Scott Gill Magna Cum Laude Tinley Park, Illinois History

Joceline Hernandez Aurora, Illinois Political Science

Giovanni Giron Aurora, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice Destiny Maite Gomez Romeoville, Illinois Sociology Yoselin Gonzalez Reyes Highland Park, Illinois Sociology Quentin Gordon Magna Cum Laude Bartlett, Illinois Speech Communication Luke Gregorio Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Finance Accounting

Julianna Elizabeth Klecka Elburn, Illinois Musical Theatre Theatre

Alexis Marie Kolberg Sycamore, Illinois Graphic Design Marketing Kotaro Komori Fukui, Japan Music: Jazz Studies

Nicole Hernandez Joliet, Illinois Music

Daniel S. Kowalczyk Cum Laude Oswego, Illinois Political Science

Nicholas William Horky Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Theatrical Design & Technology Theatre

Julie A. Kupiec Cum Laude Bloomingdale, Illinois Political Science

Jane Hoshell Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Musical Theatre

Arden Marie Kurhayez Summa Cum Laude La Grange Highlands, Illinois Organizational Communication

Danielle Elizabeth James Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Musical Theatre

Courtney Joann Kurhayez Summa Cum Laude La Grange Highlands, Illinois Organizational Communication Interactive Media Studies: Convergent

Megan Nicole Jensen Kenosha, Wisconsin Political Science Kendall Alexander Johnson Palatine, Illinois Human Resource Management

John P. Kurpiel Cum Laude Downers Grove, Illinois Literature Angela Kvitek Batavia, Illinois Theatrical Design & Technology Theatre

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Serene Salemah Labadi Magna Cum Laude Cortland, Illinois Global Studies Samantha J. Lambert Joliet, Illinois Theatre Psychology Gabrielle Suzanne Lytle Magna Cum Laude Palatine, Illinois French Rachel T. Maida College Scholar Lockport, Illinois History Political Science Eric Manley West Chicago, Illinois East Asian Studies: Japanese Erica M. Marquez Magna Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Graphic Design Lariza Martinez Summa Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois English Studies Nicholas A. Marx Cum Laude Barrington, Illinois Graphic Design Timothy Joseph Mayerhofer Romeoville, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice Kelsey A. McLaurin Cum Laude Bartlett, Illinois Sociology: Social Justice & Community Work Thomas J. Meehan Cum Laude Burr Ridge, Illinois Graphic Design Elizabeth Erin Metcalf Summa Cum Laude Plano, Illinois Political Science #NCGrad2021

Lucas Zacharie Groesbeck Magna Cum Laude Geneva, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Technology Computer Science

Claire Rose Katsion Yorkville, Illinois English: Writing

Grace Elizabeth Klooster Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Wyoming, Illinois Organizational Communication

Thomas J. Hayes Naperville, Illinois English: Writing

Rebecca Garcia Aurora, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Convergent

Lauren Louise Frances Kainrath Summa Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Convergent

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: ARTS AND SHIMER GREAT BOOKS SCHOOL l 10 a.m. l MAY 9, 2021

Tori L. Meyn Lombard, Illinois Writing Emily Clare Migala Cum Laude Walworth, Wisconsin Global Studies Kurt J. Milan Hampshire, Illinois Music Paige Miller Cum Laude Elkhart, Indiana Theatre Classical Civilization Theatrical Design & Technology Stephanie Milroy Cherry Valley, Illinois Musical Theatre Theatre Alexandra C. Molidor Cum Laude Bartlett, Illinois Music Education: Choral Secondary Education Claire Dorothy Nelson Cum Laude Chicago, Illinois Theatre English Studies Kyra Norris Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Musical Theatre Theatre Dylan David Obrochta Morris, Illinois Musical Theatre Theatre Umi Ogimi Magna Cum Laude Yokohama, Japan Music: Jazz Studies

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Ella Masako Omi Homer Glen, Illinois Global Studies Political Science

Taylor Katherine Dechene O’Neill Summa Cum Laude College Scholar St. Charles, Illinois Religious Studies Carlos E. Orozco Wheaton, Illinois Graphic Design Michelle Paola Ortiz Franklin Park, Illinois Theatrical Design & Technology Theatre Maria Clara Ospina Morales Cum Laude Medellin, Colombia Theatre Global Studies Zohra Ouhabi Tangier, Morocco Political Science Economics Emmanuel Emridge Owusu Westmont, Illinois Studio Art Thomas J. Pancione Clarendon Hills, Illinois Political Science Psychology John Errin Panos Naperville, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Technology Benjamin R. Paynic Magna Cum Laude Downers Grove, Illinois Musical Theatre Daniel Alan Persinger Cum Laude Rockford, Illinois Religious Studies Benjamin Albin Piotrowski Aurora, Illinois Sport Management Jasmine Nicole Pomierski Magna Cum Laude Yorkville, Illinois Graphic Design

Benjamin Pudelko Cum Laude Wheaton, Illinois Philosophy

Elizabeth April Rodriguez Cum Laude Elmwood Park, Illinois Musical Theatre

Christopher Michael Pufunt Evergreen Park, Illinois Philosophy Environmental Studies

Josselin D. Rodriguez Mundelein, Illinois Spanish

Sarah E. Purlee Magna Cum Laude Alexis, Illinois Music Education: Instrumental Secondary Education Laura Quiñones Chicago, Illinois Musical Theatre Merrick Anthony Ramza Cum Laude Hampshire, Illinois English: Writing Kate Rasmussen Cum Laude St. Charles, Illinois Organizational Communication Jacob Dylan Ray Murrieta, California Studio Art Alma Delia Recendez Magna Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Graphic Design Art History Abigail Margaret Risner Cum Laude North Aurora, Illinois Music Education: Choral Secondary Education Angel R. Rivera Chicago, Illinois Sociology: Criminal Justice

Victor Rodriguez Aurora, Illinois Theatre Emily Roman Cum Laude Skokie, Illinois Humanities Erika Laura Rosas-Lopez Aurora, Illinois Journalism Allison A. Rott Summa Cum Laude Sheridan, Illinois Journalism Taylor Sadkowski Magna Cum Laude Glen Ellyn, Illinois Marketing Ryan Matthew Sartori Channahon, Illinois Journalism Patrick D. Schaefer Cum Laude Lake Villa, Illinois Political Science Anica Robin Schubert Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Portland, Oregon Musical Theatre Jessica Leigh Schutz Madison, Wisconsin Music

Erica Franco Rivera Cum Laude Romeoville, Illinois Spanish Secondary Education

Jessica Marie Sciabica Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Graphic Design

Joseph Michael Rizzo Lake in the Hills, Illinois Marketing

Evan Scroggs Naperville, Illinois Graphic Design

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COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: ARTS AND SHIMER GREAT BOOKS SCHOOL l 10 a.m. l MAY 9, 2021

Haley Lynn Shadden Frankfort, Illinois Theatre Musical Theatre

Caleb Joseph Swick Wilmington, Illinois Musical Theatre Theatre

Dylan M. Simpson Aurora, Illinois History

Hope Taylor Channahon, Illinois Theatre

Dennis C. Sit Naperville, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Technology

Rachael Temple Cum Laude Ingleside, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Technology

Erin Beatrice Spangler Bolingbrook, Illinois Theatre Michael B. Stanley Geneva, Illinois Finance Economics Michael Patrick Stoltz Willowbrook, Illinois Marketing

Duong Quoc Thang Ha Noi, Vietnam Broadcast Communication Sydney Anne Truran South St. Paul, Minnesota Music: Jazz Studies Sophia Marie Urso Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Studio Art

Alexandra Strohbach Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Cedarburg, Wisconsin Musical Theatre

Lyla Valencia Cum Laude Harvey, Illinois Philosophy

Emma Rose Stuart Summa Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Organizational Communication

Weston Ryan Valkner Cum Laude Downers Grove, Illinois Philosophy

Kaho Sugimoto Magna Cum Laude Koganei, Tokyo, Japan Global Studies Chinese

Melissa Vandermark Aurora, Illinois Japanese

Alexandra Wilkin Aurora, Illinois Music: Performance

Christian Vasquez Romeoville, Illinois Music Economics

Dalton Rees Willett Monmouth, Illinois History

Gelaine Vestal College Scholar Monmouth, Illinois Theatre Grace Elizabeth Vestuto Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Kildeer, Illinois Psychology Speech Communication Theatre America Soledad Villalobos Salinas, California Organizational Communication Julia M. Vock La Grange, Illinois Organizational Communication Shealeigh Noelle Voitl Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Bartlett, Illinois Journalism Eelisa Li Wei Summa Cum Laude Novi, Michigan Social Sciences

Amber Rayne Williams Cum Laude Hanover Park, Illinois Interactive Media Studies: Technology Gregory James Williams Algonquin, Illinois Journalism Ian M. Williams Cum Laude Downers Grove, Illinois Music: Jazz Studies Jessica Lynn Wisneski Magna Cum Laude Lockport, Illinois Sociology Patrick Wood Cum Laude Wheaton, Illinois English: Writing Emma Rose Yahr Summa Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois English Studies Victoria Zuchara Romeoville, Illinois Graphic Design

2021 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Jordan Richard Litke Gurnee, Illinois Marketing Finance

Lucas Edward Pindak Cum Laude Lockport, Illinois Accounting Finance

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College of Arts & Sciences: SCIENCES Sunday, May 9 at 3 p.m.

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Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium

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Processional* STUDENT MARSHALS Nick Cheop ’22 Alexandria Pascente ’23 Elizabeth Eckerty ’22 Mitrese Smith ’21 Eric Nelson ’22 Grant Weber ’22

FACULTY MARSHALS Karl Kelley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology Matthew Pons, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics; Chairperson, Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science

Invocation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rev. Eric Doolittle College Chaplain

Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond, Ph.D. President, Professor of Physics

Greetings from the City of Naperville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug A. Krieger Naperville City Manager

Representing the Graduates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giovanina Kelly ’21 Recognition of Emeritus Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Richard Wilders, Ph.D. Marie & Bernice Gantzert Professor in the Liberal Arts & Sciences Emeritus; Professor of Mathematics

Special Presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Gael D. Swing Award Harold and Eva White First Citizen of the College Award Mark A. Reid Leadership Award Presentation of Candidates for Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abiódún Gòkè-Pariolá, A.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of English

Presentation of Diplomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy D. Hammond Assisted by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Norris Registrar

Leila Azarbad, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology

Michael Stefanik, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

Concluding Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James McDermet M ’92 Chair, Board of Trustees

Benediction* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alyssa Tovar ’21 Alma Mater*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Central College Choral Department North Central is the school we love, To her we sing this praise, And from the East and from the West You hear the voices raise...

Hail! Hail! North Central Hail!

Our Alma Mater true, We’ll always, always loyal be To you, to you, to you.

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*Please stand as you are able. **Students may be participating in a ceremony unrelated to their field of study.

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Recessional*

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 9, 2021

2021 MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Peter A. DeAngelis Naperville, Illinois

William Vukasovic Naperville, Illinois

2020 BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE Kayla Marie Ballard Cum Laude Oak Forest, Illinois Psychology Viktorija Bielskyte Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Psychology Charles J. Blim Magna Cum Laude Palos Heights, Illinois Psychology Lyndsay Marie Brennan Magna Cum Laude Woodhaven, Michigan Psychology Sociology: Criminal Justice Diamond L. Calicott Chicago Heights, Illinois Psychology Alexa Ann Childs Summa Cum Laude Yorkville, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Savannah Belle Derrig Cum Laude Homer Glen, Illinois Psychology Kristen Leighann DiMonda Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Psychology Edwin Exconde Jr. Plainfield, Illinois Environmental Studies

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Brianna Marie Feyereisen Cum Laude Elk Grove Village, Illinois Psychology

Robert Douglas Gannon Downers Grove, Illinois Physics Emily Y. Gerdes Cum Laude Roselle, Illinois Psychology Julie Ann Gotsch Cum Laude Lombard, Illinois Psychology Sara Tracy Grosse Magna Cum Laude Skokie, Illinois Psychology Arriena M. Guziec Naperville, Illinois Biology Idaly Guzman Melrose Park, Illinois Psychology Matthew J. Hehl Plainfield, Illinois Broadcast Communication Kaelyn Timara Hill Cum Laude Bloomingdale, Illinois Psychology Kaitlin E. Janis Cum Laude Winfield, Illinois Psychology Kaitlyn M. Johnson Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Psychology Arielle A. Jones Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Psychology

Kaitlin Sara Koncilja Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Streamwood, Illinois Psychology Japanese Stephanie Kostrzeski St. Charles, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Sandra Izabell Kowalski Cum Laude Wheeling, Illinois Psychology Padgham Virginia Lee Larson Magna Cum Laude Galena, Illinois Environmental Studies Jocelyn Lent Cum Laude Madison, Wisconsin Psychology Mary Elizabeth Marley Downers Grove, Illinois Psychology Megan McLaughlin Cum Laude Geneva, Illinois Psychology Alissa Astrid Orozco Mendota, Illinois Psychology Maryn E. Palmer Cum Laude College Scholar Sterling, Illinois Psychology Brenna Passarelli Lemont, Illinois Psychology

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Thomas Gerald Purcell Joliet, Illinois Psychology Austin Reid Pontiac, Illinois Physics Craig Anders Robertson Naperville, Illinois Biology Gabriella Sabato Naperville, Illinois Psychology Sandra Sanchez Harvard, Illinois Psychology Jasmine Sanders Chicago, Illinois Psychology Stephanie A. Sceerey Magna Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Psychology Rylee Nicole Schoo Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Environmental Studies Francisco J. Segarra Jr. Cape Coral, Florida Computer Science Jenna Tornabene Cum Laude Park Ridge, Illinois Psychology Jessica Marie Zadorozny Cum Laude Tinley Park, Illinois Psychology

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 9, 2021

2020 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Gytis Liudas Blinstrubas Cum Laude Downers Grove, Illinois Physics

Torrie Kay Holst Cum Laude Marion, Illinois Neuroscience: Behavioral

Tanner McQuality Summa Cum Laude Montgomery, Illinois Biochemistry

Zachary Robert Butler Magna Cum Laude Kingston, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular

Maria Kalantzis Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Bolingbrook, Illinois Psychology

Myles Miller Yorkville, Illinois Biochemistry

Gavin D. Cernek Glenview, Illinois Computer Science Mitchell Cummins Itasca, Illinois Computer Science Anthony John Dominic III Magna Cum Laude Darien, Illinois Mathematics Chemistry Anina Kristine Golladay Algonquin, Illinois Biology

Nicole Rose Mondelli Bartlett, Illinois Athletic Training

Corinne Elizabeth Lam South Elgin, Illinois Psychology

Aneesa F. Pasha Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Computer Science

Marcus LaPorte Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Chemistry

Samantha Perez Darien, Illinois Actuarial Science

Jacob Liss College Scholar Chicago Heights, Illinois Biochemistry Shannon Michelle McDonald Summa Cum Laude North Riverside, Illinois Actuarial Science

Deena Puumala Magna Cum Laude Oak Forest, Illinois Actuarial Science

Andrew L.B. Sears Plainfield, Illinois Computer Science Simran Jeet Singh Magna Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Psychology Ashley Jordan Suslowicz Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Crown Point, Indiana Neuroscience: Behavioral James Tomaszewski Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Homer Glen, Illinois Computer Science Kassidy Marie Weil Cum Laude Wheaton, Illinois Neuroscience: Behavioral

2021 BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE Luis D. Aguilar Belvidere, Illinois Biology Genco Eren Akacik Istanbul, Turkey Chemistry Alicia Celine Alexander College Scholar Oswego, Illinois Psychology Corey Fabish Alonzo Montgomery, Illinois Computer Science Valeria Alvarado Aurora, Illinois Psychology

Savanna Jordyn Anast Cum Laude Geneseo, Illinois Psychology

Anna Rene Baltudis College Scholar Chicago, Illinois Environmental Studies

Emily Athanasiou Summa Cum Laude Niles, Illinois Psychology

Kerri Anne Banks Magna Cum Laude Morris, Illinois Environmental Studies

Hayley S. Atkinson Cum Laude New Lenox, Illinois Psychology

Nicole Ashley Bellino Cum Laude Bloomingdale, Illinois Psychology

Isabella Alyssa Ayala Aurora, Illinois Psychology Neuroscience: Behavioral

John E. Bishop Naperville, Illinois Computer Science

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Kaitlin Bonney Magna Cum Laude Hoffman Estates, Illinois Psychology Kevin Nicholas Braceros Des Plaines, Illinois Psychology Isabel Elana Brady Summa Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Psychology James H. Brush Cum Laude Lombard, Illinois Psychology #NCGrad2021

Quinlan Caroline Towry Balderrama Summa Cum Laude Longview, Texas Psychology

Emily Noreen Blackwell Cum Laude Taylorville, Illinois Computer Science

Carson Ann Bomstad Earlville, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 9, 2021

Ronald William Buechner Glen Ellyn, Illinois Environmental Studies

Jissel Alexia Flores Montgomery, Illinois Biology

Alexandra Danielle Johnson Downers Grove, Illinois Psychology

Zoe Rose Malcontento Naperville, Illinois Psychology

Christian Burciaga Aurora, Illinois Psychology

Lauren Elizabeth Ford Aurora, Illinois Psychology

Robert Frank Marinec Alsip, Illinois Marketing Management

Noemi Castaneda Aurora, Illinois Psychology

Grace Sophia Foy Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Psychology

Luke Charles Joiner Magna Cum Laude Loves Park, Illinois Psychology Philosophy

Kasie Marie Conness Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Bloomingdale, Illinois Psychology Neuroscience: Molecular Isabella Corso Frankfort, Illinois Psychology Amanda Catherine Taggart-De Vos Plainfield, Illinois Biochemistry Dawson William Deangelo Ankeny, Iowa Sport Management Mayra A. Dominguez Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Psychology Joseph R. Droll Cum Laude Streamwood, Illinois Psychology Political Science

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Dania Fadel Lake in the Hills, Illinois Psychology

Daniel Jung-Hoon Kim Arlington Heights, Illinois Physics

Nicole L. Franger Magna Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Psychology

Megan E. Kocanda Aurora, Illinois Psychology

Isidro Alejandro Galvez Aurora, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular

Daniel S. Koeller Carol Stream, Illinois Psychology

Miguel Angel Garcia Plainfield, Illinois Applied Mathematics

Lorraine B. Kucharski Cum Laude College Scholar Wilmington, Illinois Psychology

Estefania Garcia Aurora, Illinois Chemistry Maria Gerges Cum Laude Woodridge, Illinois Psychology Gabrielle Elizabeth Guerrero Hernandez Chicago, Illinois Psychology Rachmael (Rocky) Jacob Gutterman Chicago, Illinois Natural Sciences

Sarah Michelle LaCoppola Plainfield, Illinois Biology Naomi Lares Summa Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Psychology Samuel Larson Summa Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Psychology Gerardo Lau Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Psychology

Andrew Fearn Glen Ellyn, Illinois Psychology

Caitlin R. Hamilton Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Winnebago, Illinois Psychology

Maceo J. Findlay Shorewood, Illinois Physics

Emily Joyce Hogan Streamwood, Illinois Biology

Patience Rose Lewis Mokena, Illinois Neuroscience: Behavioral

Samantha Bahena Fitz Wheeling, Illinois Psychology

Justin Michael Howes Bartlett, Illinois Sport Management

Christian James Logan Wheaton, Illinois Computer Science

Jessica Flatland Hampshire, Illinois Psychology

Nicole Noelle Hutson Morris, Illinois Psychology

Efrem Lee Jr. Romeoville, Illinois Neuroscience: Behavioral

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Alexander Marquardt Champaign, Illinois Finance Morgan Nicole Matus Barrington, Illinois Psychology Ava Lucille Monson Cum Laude Geneseo, Illinois Mathematics Secondary Education Emyle Moreno Cum Laude Bolingbrook, Illinois Environmental Studies Rachel Elizabeth Newlin Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Wheaton, Illinois Psychology Alex Michael Newman Naperville, Illinois Computer Science Christy D. Nguyen Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Computer Science Sarah Abigail Nolan Naperville, Illinois Psychology Amanda Osman Magna Cum Laude Oswego, Illinois Psychology Matthew Thomas Osmulski Elmwood, Illinois Mathematics Secondary Education Noah Thomas Perez Channahon, Illinois Environmental Studies

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 9, 2021

Erich Anthony Perfetti Lake Zurich, Illinois Psychology Kallie Alicia Pifko Aurora, Illinois Biology Gabriel Griffen Pommier Mahomet, Illinois Environmental Studies Kaitlyn Nicole Ptasnik Walnut, Illinois Psychology Osvaldo Ramirez Addison, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Psychology

Farah Saloum Damascus, Syria Neuroscience: Behavioral Psychology Juliana Salzano Elmhurst, Illinois Environmental Studies Angel Joi Skuse Cum Laude Des Plaines, Illinois Mathematics Secondary Education Finnley Smith Cum Laude Phoenix, Arizona Psychology

Megan Wyte Rausch Romeoville, Illinois Psychology

Olivia Rene Smith College Scholar Winthrop Harbor, Illinois Psychology

Brandon Redd Batavia, Illinois Psychology Yarely Ruby Reyes Aurora, Illinois Psychology Kristen Marie Rousonelos Plainfield, Illinois Psychology Angel Salas Romeoville, Illinois Physics

Lia Sullivan Wilmette, Illinois Biology William Swofford Palatine, Illinois Psychology Allison Rae Tanis Summa Cum Laude Frankfort, Illinois Chemistry Haley Thomas Bolingbrook, Illinois Psychology Noah Richard Thompson Magna Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Psychology

Corrie Elizabeth True Summa Cum Laude Brookfield, Illinois Psychology Emily Mae Trumann Milford, Illinois Biology Anjali S. Varghese Des Plaines, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Daniel Robert Wallace Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Elgin, Illinois Psychology Maya Walls Milwaukee, Wisconsin Neuroscience: Molecular Psychology

Brian Melvyn Stapleton Lockport, Illinois Mathematics

Zachary Jacob Toranzo Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Psychology Sociology Neuroscience: Behavioral

Lauren H. Walsh Cum Laude Sugar Grove, Illinois Psychology

Jeff Stehle Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Psychology

Alyssa Tovar College Scholar Plainfield, Illinois Chemical Microscopy

Hayley Rose Wellander Bartlett, Illinois Neuroscience: Behavioral Psychology

Annabelle Fae Steiner Cincinnati, Ohio Psychology

Abigail Rose Treado Cum Laude Glen Ellyn, Illinois Psychology Spanish

Gabriel Austin West Summa Cum Laude Homer Glen, Illinois Computer Science

Zoë Miranda Steppe Plainfield, Illinois Psychology

Taylor Elizabeth Wilkins Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Environmental Studies

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COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 9, 2021

2021 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Kleidy Acanda Glendale Heights, Illinois Biochemistry Luis D. Aguirre Aurora, Illinois Computer Science Nathalie Debra Arendt Cum Laude Grafton, Wisconsin Neuroscience: Molecular Tanya Badrljica Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Computer Science Maya Daniela Bidegaray Rock Island, Illinois Biochemistry MacRyan Patrick Biever Cum Laude Manchester, Missouri Chemistry Sean Ryan Bird Summa Cum Laude Hanover Park, Illinois Biology Lauren Janelle Bode Magna Cum Laude Mahomet, Illinois Biology Charles Bryan Burr Round Lake Beach, Illinois Health Science Michaela Byrd Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Economics Spanish Computer Science Elitania Blue Ceciliano Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Computer Science

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Berenice Celaya Westmont, Illinois Biology

Jacob Robert Clarke Cum Laude Frankfort, Illinois Computer Science

Patrick A. Galati Aurora, Illinois Computer Science Julia Gall Cum Laude College Scholar Oswego, Illinois Computer Science Japanese

Ana Cvetkovic Belgrade, Serbia Biochemistry Nicholas Lap-Sing Dea Northbrook, Illinois Computer Science

Melanie Garcia Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Biochemistry

Dawnyel J. Eddy Aurora, Illinois Chemistry

Viridiana Garcia Magna Cum Laude Des Plaines, Illinois Actuarial Science Computer Science

Gage P. Eisenbeis Morris, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Spenser Leighton Eversole Cum Laude Villa Grove, Illinois Biology Max Andrew Farson Magna Cum Laude Rockford, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Spanish Jacob Filer Bolingbrook, Illinois Computer Science Lauren Nicole Formanski Burr Ridge, Illinois Chemistry Dakota Forsyth Shelbyville, Illinois Biochemistry Alec Nicholas Froidcoeur Cum Laude Troy, Illinois Biochemistry Samantha N. Gadomski Hoffman Estates, Illinois Exercise Science Psychology Ralphael J. Galang Naperville, Illinois Computer Science

Alexandria Nicole Geiser Cum Laude Freeport, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Ameer Ghani Magna Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Computer Science Elias Guerra Summa Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Biology: Biomedical Science Allyson Mackenzie Hahn Summa Cum Laude College Scholar South Elgin, Illinois Mathematics Dolan James Harris Streator, Illinois Computer Science Kyle Hewitt Cum Laude Romeoville, Illinois Physics Naomi Grace Hill Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Ankeny, Iowa Psychology Neuroscience: Behavioral

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Vien Ho Summa Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Mathematics Ryan Hodge Magna Cum Laude Rock Island, Illinois Biology Sophie Holtquist Yorkville, Illinois Computer Science Emily Elizabeth Horvath Plainfield, Illinois Biology Rana Hussain Hyderabad, India Computer Science Julia Alejandra Ibsen Naperville, Illinois Neuroscience: Behavioral Khalin J. Ikner Calumet City, Illinois Physics Noelle M. Jacobs Montgomery, Illinois Actuarial Science Drew A. Jensen Bourbonnais, Illinois Biochemistry Giovanina Kelly Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Psychology Neuroscience: Behavioral Benjamin Lee Lanoue Manteno, Illinois Computer Science Rebecca Lastovich Summa Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Actuarial Science Computer Science Katie Marie Legorreta Magna Cum Laude Woodridge, Illinois Actuarial Science

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: SCIENCES l 3 p.m. l MAY 9, 2021

Marcello Macellaio Naperville, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Victor Macias Hanover Park, Illinois Radiation Therapy Melissa Marie March Plainfield, Illinois Computer Science Philosophy Caroline Martin Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Metamora, Illinois Actuarial Science Spanish Richard Earl McCloud III Summa Cum Laude Aurora, Illinois Computer Science Noah Eberhardt McLennan Downers Grove, Illinois Biology Emily Alicia Miller Cum Laude McHenry, Illinois Psychology Neuroscience: Behavioral Garrett E. Mills Magna Cum Laude Elgin, Illinois Actuarial Science Areli Morales Aurora, Illinois Chemistry Pi’ilani Noguchi Waimanalo, Hawai’i Applied Mathematics Zamin Noorani Magna Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Computer Science

Nathan William Norris Magna Cum Laude College Scholar Aurora, Illinois Computer Science Jordan R. Nowlin Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Hanover Park, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Bridget Susana O’Brien College Scholar Batavia, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Kateryna Paramonova Summa Cum Laude Sevastopol, Ukraine Computer Science Suraj V. Patel Aurora, Illinois Computer Science Jack Bruno Plewa Cum Laude College Scholar Joliet, Illinois Biology Michael Pollack Cum Laude DeKalb, Illinois Physics Economics Reagan Raymer Magna Cum Laude Cincinnati, Ohio Actuarial Science Computer Science David Ruiz Magna Cum Laude Oswego, Illinois Computer Science Jordan Michael Ryan Cary, Illinois Psychology

Carlos Daniel Santamaria Baca Aurora, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Luke Schultz Cum Laude Mokena, Illinois Computer Science Jessica Sciaky Summa Cum Laude Oak Lawn, Illinois Psychology Jackson M. Sheeman Cum Laude Plainfield, Illinois Chemistry April D. Sherman-Middleton Cum Laude Montgomery, Illinois Actuarial Science Prerana Shrestha (Paliswan) College Scholar Kathmandu, Nepal Biochemistry Sophia Sorrentino Summa Cum Laude Burr Ridge, Illinois Biology Samantha Claudia Sowa Summa Cum Laude College Scholar Bloomingdale, Illinois Actuarial Science James George Springer Jr. Cum Laude Wonder Lake, Illinois Actuarial Science Economics

Natalie Strobel Batavia, Illinois Psychology Kristen T. Sullivan St. Charles, Illinois Computer Science Felipe Andres Valladares Summa Cum Laude Crest Hill, Illinois Actuarial Science Teaghan Elaine Van Hoesen Cum Laude Bartlett, Illinois Actuarial Science Nathan Christian Vihnanek Plainfield, Illinois Biology Brandon Wallace Magna Cum Laude Rockford, Illinois Actuarial Science Computer Science Melissa Diane Wohrley Summa Cum Laude Mendota, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Benjamin William Chan Wong Summa Cum Laude Bloomington, Illinois Neuroscience: Molecular Austin Joseph Wood North Aurora, Illinois Biology Jessica Wycha Magna Cum Laude Romeoville, Illinois Actuarial Science Computer Science

Grace Elizabeth Steiner Cum Laude Cincinnati, Ohio Neuroscience: Molecular Psychology

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES James A. McDermet M ’92 Chair Senior Vice President, Global and Americas Operations (Retired); Starbucks Corporation; Mercer Island, Washington Esther T. Benjamin ’90 Vice Chair, Enrollment Management Committee CEO & Executive Director; World Education Services, New York, New York Dr. Kathryn Birkett Vice Chair, Academic Affairs Committee Superintendent of Schools (Retired) Indian Prairie School District 204; Geneva, Illinois Erin L. Bishop ’93 Vice Chair, Student Affairs Committee Senior Corporate Counsel; Caterpillar Inc.; Nashville, Tennessee David W. Kelsch Vice Chair, Business Affairs Committee President & CEO; Advanced Data Technologies, Inc.; Naperville, Illinois Donald C. Sharp Vice Chair, Institutional Advancement Committee President and CEO; Coolfire Solutions; St. Louis, Missouri

Andrea M. Beck ’97 Independent Financial Consultant; New York, New York

J. Raymond Kinney, III H ’10 Principal; Blooming Color and Maclyn Group; Naperville, Illinois

Matthew S. Brill ’97 Derivatives Trader; Tourmaline Partners; Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Ronald Lueptow ’81 Chief Financial Officer; ArrMaz Custom Chemicals, Inc.; Mulberry, Florida

Jon DeSouza President & CEO Harting Americas, Harting, Inc.; Naperville, Illinois

Tom Miers Market President; Naperville Bank and Trust, a Wintrust Community Bank; Naperville, Illinois

Bishop John Hopkins Interim Bishop; Northern Illinois Conference; The United Methodist Church; Chicago, Illinois Carli Franks ’05 Director of Marketing; PAIRIN; Denver, Colorado; North Central College Alumni Board President

Michael R. Naset Senior Partner (Retired); Accenture LLP; Naperville, Illinois

Dr. Troy D. Hammond President; North Central College; Naperville, Illinois

Jeffrey J. Oesterle ’76 Owner; Plaza Properties; Shererville, Indiana

Nancy Hanson ’79 Naperville Community Unit School District 203; Chicago, Illinois

Steven Rubin Partner; Kitchens To Go; Naperville, Illinois Dr. Maureen Ryan ’83 Senior Director; Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Bothell, Washington

Kris Hartner Owner; Naperville Running Company; Naperville, Illinois Dr. InSun Ho ’81 Division Lead; RSM & Product Stewardship; Abbott Labs; Abbott Park, Illinois

Kevin M. Gensler Secretary of the Board, Chair of the Liaison Committee President; Dommermuth, Cobine, West, Gensler, Philipchuck, Corrigan & Bernhard, Ltd.; Naperville, Illinois

Steven H. Hoeft ’73 Attorney; McDermott, Will & Emery; Chicago, Illinois

Joseph Mallon ’80 Chair, Audit Committee Partner (Retired); Deloitte & Touche, LLP; Chicago, Illinois

Peter P. Jones ’76 CEO; Mind Safety Management, LLC; St. Louis, Missouri

Dr. Holly Humphrey ’79 President; The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation; New York, New York

Bishop Hee-Soo Jung Bishop; Wisconsin Conference; The United Methodist Church; Sun Prairie, Wisconsin John Kaltenmark Independent Consultant and Board Member; St. Charles, Illinois

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Tracie Morris US Chief Human Resources Officer; BMO Harris Bank; Plainfield, Illinois

Dr. Sanjeeb Khatua President & CEO; Unity Point Clinic; West Des Moines, Iowa

Stephen T. Sellers ’76 CEO; Applied Noetics; Batavia, Illinois Dr. Ali Setork President; DynaCom Management, Inc.; Naperville, Illinois Dr. Jeffrey K. Swallow ’94 Chairman and CEO (Retired); Magnetrol International Incorporated; Aurora, Illinois Scott Wehrli ’91 Secretary/Treasurer and Partner; Dukane Precast, Inc.; Naperville, Illinois Lee J. Woolley ’85 President, Mid-Atlantic Region; BNY Mellon Wealth Management; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Maria E. Wynne ’77 CEO; Leadership Greater Chicago; Chicago, Illinois

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Life Trustees: Dr. John D. Bramsen ’60 Harris W. Fawell ’51 Donald J. Hackl Holly I. Myers ’69 Dr. Richard G. Norenberg ’55 Richard F. Wehrli ’56 Dr. Herman B. White Jr. Dr. Harold R. Wilde (H) ’15 Robert A. Wislow ’67 Dr. Beth Thomas ’63 Zimmerman Honorary Trustees: James E. Bramsen ’59 George A. Darrell Leota Buss ’51 Ester Dr. John M. Giannini ’84 John L. Novak ’64 William N. Plamondon Dr. Myron Wentz ’63, (H) ’11

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