University of Maine 2024 Commencement Program

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University of Maine 2024 Commencement

From the President

Commencement is a significant occasion for our students and their families, friends and colleagues, and for members of our university community. What a momentous time to come together to celebrate our graduates’ extraordinary academic accomplishments and extraordinary achievements in research, scholarship, athletics, leadership and advocacy! Each milestone achieved and every new experience have allowed our graduates to develop their passions, talents and visions for the future.

We strive to support and guide our learners as they discover their tomorrow, and that tomorrow is today.

Congratulations on all you have achieved. Go Black Bears!

the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias

Ceremony Programs

Friday, May 3

Processional

Color Guard

Welcome

National Anthem

Greetings from the President

Recognition of Stage Party

Celebration of Academia

2024 Distinguished Maine Professor

Welcome to New Alumni

Greetings from the University of Maine System Board of Trustees

Greetings from Graduate Student Government

Commencement Address

Conferral of Doctoral Degrees

Conferral of Master’s, Education Specialist and Certificates of Advanced Studies Degrees

Charge to the Graduates and Closing Remarks

Recessional

Saturday, May 4

Processional

Color Guard

Welcome

National Anthem

Greetings from the President

Recognition of Stage Party

Celebration of Academia

2024 Distinguished Maine Professor

Welcome to New Alumni

Greetings from the University of Maine System Board of Trustees

Recognition of Honorary Degree Recipients (afternoon)

Commencement Address

Recognition of Co-Valedictorians and Salutatorian

Greetings from Co-Valedictorians

Greetings from Salutatorian

Greetings from University of Maine Student Government

Recognition of Honors College Graduates

Recognition of ROTC Graduates

Conferral of Bachelor’s Degrees

Charge to the Graduates and Closing Remarks

Recessional

The University of Maine Alumni Association invites you to stop by the Alumni Welcome Center tent just inside the gates to Morse Field at the conclusion of today’s ceremony. The Alumni Association has a small gift for each new graduate, and there will be an alumni-branded photo backdrop where you can take your new graduate photos with family and friends. The UMaine Bookstore will also have UMaine Alumni apparel for sale in the tent. Please join us!

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Graduate School Commencement Speaker

Stephanie Seguino

Stephanie Seguino serves as professor emerita at the University of Vermont (UVM). She also serves as a research associate for the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and as a fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment.

Seguino’s research explores the relationship between intergroup inequality by class, race and gender, and their societal effects on economic development and growth. Prior to assuming her current position, she served as a professor of economics at UVM (2007–22). Other previous positions include associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences (2005–08) and chair of the Department of Economics (2003–06), both at UVM.

Before obtaining her Ph.D. from the American University in 1994, she worked as an economist in Haiti through the United States Agency for International Development in the pre- and post-“Baby Doc” era. She obtained her master’s degree in economics from the University of Maine (1985).

The author of numerous publications and articles, she currently serves as an associate editor for Feminist Economics and associate editor for the Review of Keynesian Economics. She also serves on the editorial board for the Revista de Economía Crítica.

Seguino has served on several professional association boards and committees, including as president of the International Association for Feminist Economics; president of the Association for Social Economics; and member of the international advisory board for the Association for the Advancement of African Women Economists. She currently serves as a member of the Center for Research on Vermont; co-chair of the Burlington Police Commission; and member of the board of advisors for the Review of Political Economy. Additionally, she has served as an advisor and consultant to numerous international organizations including the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, UN Women and the Asian Development Bank.

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Commencement Speaker

Diane Dunn

Brigadier General Diane Dunn serves as the adjutant general of the Maine National Guard (MENG) and Commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management (DVEM).

In the 200-year history of the MENG General Dunn has broken many barriers. Early in her career, she served as the assistant professor of military science at the University of Maine, where she earned her Master of Public Administration degree. In 2009 she deployed to Afghanistan as commander of the 286th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. In 2014, she became the first woman to command a brigade in the Maine Army National Guard. As her journey continued, she was selected as the chief of staff and assistant adjutant general for the Maine Army National Guard. Dunn was further honored when personally requested by the director of the Army National Guard to serve as deputy commanding general for U.S. Army North at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

After retiring from the MENG in 2021, she returned to UMaine as a senior advisor to the president and later as chief of staff.

The recipient of numerous accolades, Dunn has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star, the Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal. She has also obtained a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the U.S. Army War College.

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Honorary Degree Recipients

Neera and Rajendra Singh

Neera Singh and Rajendra Singh met at the India Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur while Neera Singh was an undergraduate student and Rajendra Singh a University of Maine graduate student. Neera Singh went on to achieve her master’s in chemical engineering at Kansas State University and Rajendra Singh a Ph.D. in wireless communications at Southern Methodist University.

The Singhs married in 1981 and united their skills in engineering and computing to lead innovation in the budding wireless communication industry. They developed the first software that could configure optimal locations for cellular towers, enabling the growth of communication networks across urban and rural areas in more than 50 countries. It was the starting point of Lunayach Communications Consultants (LCC) International, one of 33 total companies in which the Singhs invested or launched. Within 12 years, the company grew to employ more than 1,000 people and exceed $100 million in annual revenue.

Rajendra Singh and Neera Singh retired from LCC International in 2008 to focus on investing in new technologies and advancing education in engineering, computing, social science, business and marketing. The Washington Post and Forbes Magazine have recognized their excellence in business and investment power.

With the success of LCC International the Singhs created the LCC Institute — an initiative they consider their highest achievement — which democratized the industry by broadening access to telecommunication knowledge worldwide.

They continue to support generations of engineers by supplying scholarships and collaboratively offering guidance to UMaine and funding a new AI program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Rajendra Singh has served on the boards of Johns Hopkins University and its School of Medicine, as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal. He and Neera Singh are inductees of the Wireless History Foundation Hall of Fame and the Maine College of Engineering and Computing’s Francis Crowe Society Hall of Fame.

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Distinguished Maine Professor

Professor of Social Work

Director of the School of Social Work

Sandra Butler

Sandra Butler joined UMaine as an assistant professor in 1991, and has played many critical roles in the School of Social Work over the years.

In 2020, Butler became director of the school after intermittently serving as interim or acting director for several years. She became the coordinator of the Master of Social Work at UMaine in 2006 — the same year she was promoted to professor — and has served in that role since. Butler also has participated in several service and research projects as a resident scholar and associate with the university’s Center on Aging since its inception in 2001. During her tenure, she has served on numerous committees for the school; the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences; the university and the University of Maine System.

Over the past 32 years, Butler has authored more than 100 scholarly articles, books, book chapters, policy briefs, legislative testimonies and newspaper op-eds pertaining to the health needs and social welfare experiences of low-income individuals and particularly women of all ages. She has used her research and expertise to advocate for social welfare policy changes in Augusta and Washington, D.C. Her service also includes advising state and national groups that advocate for social welfare policy changes, particularly as a member of their boards. She is a Social Research, Policy and Practice Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.

Butler has earned several honors and accolades. They include receiving the Leadership Award from the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work and a Career Recognition Award from the University of Maine’s Rising Tide Center, being named a Fulbright specialist, earning the Influencing State Policy of Council on Social Work Education Faculty Award and being given the Feminist Scholarship Award by the Council of Social Work.

PAST RECIPIENTS*

2023 Roberto Lopez-Anido

2022 Daniel Sandweiss

2021 Hemant Pendse

2020 Richard Powell

2019 Sandra Caron

2018 Francis Drummond

2017 John Mahon

2016 Paul Roscoe

2015 Bill Davids

2014 Mary Jane Perry

2013 Robert Lad

2012 Joseph Genco

2011 Alfred Bushway

2010 Paul Mayewski

2009 James Acheson

2008 Janice Kristo John Vetelino

2007 Ivan Fernandez

2006 David Townsend

2005 Robert Strong

2004 Eric Landis

2003 Kevin Boyle

2002 James Warhola

2001 Keith Hutchison

2000 Douglas Allen

1999 Brenda Power

1998 Fred Irons

1997 Irving Kornfield

1996 Malcolm Hunter Jr.

1995 Habib Dagher

1994 Dana Humphrey

1993 George Denton

1992 Raymie McKerrow

1991 Stephen Norton

1990 Alan Kimball

* A complete list is online at umainealumni.com/ distinguished-maine-professor

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Outstanding Teaching

Lindsay Seward

Lindsay Seward’s goal as an educator is straightforward — to cultivate dynamic, fun and inclusive learning communities that foster curiosity, inspire a passion for learning and nurture a growth mindset. An alumna of the University of Maine, Seward has remained committed to supporting her students for more than two decades as a faculty member in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology. Her courses and mentorship facilitate student growth in critical thinking by encouraging them to grapple with new and divergent ideas; problem-solve through trial and error; and be willing to make mistakes. She believes these strategies inspire resilience, persistence and a positive attitude toward learning.

Seward’s colleagues commend her as the most gifted educator they have met in more than 25 years of teaching in higher education. Students seek her advice, guidance or encouragement when they are struggling — which she is always able to provide and help them feel better than when they arrived at her door. She masterfully balances holding students to high standards and teaching them to think critically, while also remaining unwavering in her support, care and inclusive approach to teaching. She forges a personal relationship and is on a first-name basis with every student in her department, nearly 200 at any given time.

Seward’s students describe her as a dedicated and passionate educator, teaching first-year to capstone courses. Many have gone on to top graduate programs and become leaders in conservation. Her students speak to her personality, approachability, humor, encyclopedic knowledge of her field and steadfast commitment as a trusted mentor. Her passion for studying the environment and teaching the next generation of wildlife and fisheries professionals was recognized in 2019 by the Maine Chapter of The Wildlife Society Award of Meritorious Service.

Seward has also been recognized by the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences as a recipient of the Faculty Teaching Award in 2013, and by the university as recipient of the Advisor of the Year award in 2012 and Faculty Mentor Impact award in 2023.

PAST RECIPIENTS

2023 Sally Molloy

2022 Karl Kreutz

2021 Judith Josiah-Martin

2020 Sara Lindsay

2019 Jennifer Tyne

2018 Senthil Vel

2017 Harvey Kail

2016 Howard Gray

2015 Kirsten Jacobson

2014 J. Malcolm Shick

2013 Richard Borgman

2012 Mary Rumpho

2011 Douglas Nangle

2010 Judith Pearse

2009 Leonard Kass

2008 Gail Werrbach

2007 Irving Kornfield

2006 Mary Tyler

2005 A. Patricia Burnes

2004 Kim McKeage

2003 Robert Franzosa

2002 Eric Landis

2001 Constance Perry

2000 Owen Smith

1999 Keith Hutchison

1998 Sandra Caron

1997 Fred Irons

1996 Paul Roscoe

1995 Barbara Cole

1994 William Glanz

1993 Saundra Gardner

1992 Christina Baker

1991 Kristin Langellier

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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology

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Research and Creative Achievement

Brian McGill

Since joining the University of Maine in 2010, Brian McGill has established himself as an internationally recognized expert and leader in macroecology, one who has helped shape its nature and trajectory. His work advocated for the importance of prediction in ecology and identified unifying principles in the field.

McGill has also pioneered solutions to conceptual issues in his discipline related to the widely used but vaguely defined term, biodiversity. McGill and his colleagues developed a series of methods and tools to better measure and assess biodiversity in management contexts.

McGill has published more than 130 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, with multiple publications in the top academic journals, including Science, Nature, PNAS, Trends in Ecology and Evolution and Ecology Letters. He was named one of the most cited researchers worldwide in 2019, 2020 and 2021 by Web of Science. His research is also featured in textbooks from high school to the graduate level. He served until recently as editor-in-chief of Global Ecology and Biogeography and formerly as associate editor of Frontiers of Ecology and Environment, American Naturalist, and Global Ecology and Biogeography.

McGill is a lifetime honorary fellow of the Ecological Society of America, which is bestowed to approximately 250 of the organization’s 9,000 members. He also received the 2020 Outstanding Faculty Research Award from what is today UMaine’s College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. In 2023, he earned one of the most prestigious scientific honors in Germany, the Humboldt Research Award.

Through the blog “Dynamic Ecology,” McGill and two co-authors influence the way research is conducted in labs across the planet and provide mentorship globally on successfully navigating academic culture, making a successful academic career accessible to a more diverse population. The blog, with 700,000 visits per year, is the most widely read in academic ecology.

In addition to serving as a professor of biological sciences with UMaine’s School of Biology and Ecology, McGill holds a joint appointment in the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and a cooperating appointment in the Climate Change Institute.

PAST RECIPIENTS*

2023 Ali Abedi

2022 Xudong Zheng

2021 Elizabeth Allan

2020 Robert Steneck

2019 Jasmine Saros

2018 Yong Chen

2017 Daniel Sandweiss

2016 Neal Pettigrew

2015 Richard Judd

2014 M. Kate Beard-Tisdale

2013 Francis Drummond

2012 Hemant Pendse

2011 John Mahon

2010 Paul Roscoe

2009 Owen Smith

2008 Mary Ellen Camire

2007 Elizabeth Depoy

2006 Kyriacos Markides

2005 James Acheson

2004 Robert Lad

2003 Habib Dagher

2002 Max Egenhofer

2001 Kevin Boyle

2000 Rosemary Bamford

Janice Kristo

1999 Charles Hess

1998 Douglas Allen

1997 Gary King

1996 Burton Hatlen

1995 Erdogan Kiran

1994 C. Stewart Doty

1993 William Unertl

1992 J. Malcolm Shick

1991 Merrill Elias

1990 Stephen Norton

* A complete list is online at umaine.edu/ provost/awards-recognitions

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Professor of Ecological Modeling

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Public Engagement Achievement

Associate Professor of Political Science

Associate Professor of Honors

Robert Glover

Robert Glover has dedicated his career to empowering students and fellow researchers to engage in the democratic process. Through his work as associate professor of political science and honors, he has brought actionable policy insights to political leaders and mentored University of Maine students on how to become political changemakers.

Since 2016, Glover has co-led UMaine UVote, a nonpartisan student voting effort to encourage voter registration, educate young voters and bolster election turnout. He initiated the UMaine UVote Student Ambassadors program, a peer-to-peer outreach and organizing model. His team has trained students and assisted with local elections administration. This has led to marked increases in student voter turnout. Because of his efforts, more than 85% of UMaine students registered to vote and 73% voted in 2020. As a result, UMaine was recognized nationally for civic engagement by Washington Monthly and the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

Since 2017, he has acted as co-leader of Maine’s chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network (SSN). The organization works to improve public policy and strengthen democracy through communicating expertise embedded within scholarly communities. As part of Maine SSN, he helped place more than 330 op-eds on contemporary policy issues from Maine scholars in the Bangor Daily News and Kennebec Journal. He has also helped scholars publish in national and global media outlets.

At UMaine, Glover developed an advanced policy research seminar that engages students in co-designing and co-executing a policy research project with their peers and community partners. He has served as a faculty fellow and board member at Brandeis University’s Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation (ENACT), which empowers college educators across the country to develop engaged policy courses.

Community impact and relationships with those affected by public policy often serve as the starting point for his scholarly research. His statewide work on policy attitudes toward overdose and the opioid crisis has helped drive conversations about policy response. He has also worked closely with research collaborators and the Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association to investigate local election officials’ perceptions of Maine’s move to ranked-choice voting.

PAST RECIPIENTS*

2023 Catharine Biddle

2022 Kelley Strout

2021 James Dill

2020 Jean MacRae

2019 Susan McKay

2018 Ivan Fernandez

2017 Marcella Sorg

2016 Amy Fried

2015 Laura Lindenfeld

2014 Bruce Segee

2013 George Markowsky

2012 Karen Horton

2011 Kathleen March

2010 Thomas Christensen

2009 Kathryn Olmstead

2008 Alan Cobo-Lewis

2007 Herbert Crosby

2006 Carol Gilmore

2005 David Lambert

2004 Todd Gabe

2003 Harlan Onsrud

2002 Sandra Caron

2001 Ann Schonberger

2000 Walter McIntire

1999 George Jacobson Jr.

1998 Dana Humphrey

1997 Sheila Pechinski

1996 Alfred Bushway

1995 James Breece

1994 Ray Owen

1993 Edward Ives

1992 Lucille Zeph

1991 William Whitaker

1990 Herbert Hidu

* A complete list is online at umaine.edu/ provost/awards-recognitions

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Innovation

Associate Extension

Professor and Aquatic Animal Health Specialist

Director of the Aquaculture Research Institute

Deborah Bouchard

Deborah Bouchard has dedicated more than 30 years to advancing aquatic animal health and aquaculture across the public and private sectors. For the past 18 years, she has been an integral part of the University of Maine, serving as the director of the Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) and as an associate professor of aquatic animal health within the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

Since its establishment in 2009, the ARI has emerged as a leading authority on aquaculture research in Maine, spearheading efforts to foster a sustainable aquaculture future locally and globally. Under Bouchard’s leadership, the ARI has facilitated interdisciplinary research in academic and applied domains, such as social dimensions of aquaculture, aquatic animal health, aquatic species biology and reproduction, and ecological dimensions of aquaculture.

Bouchard has led initiatives to bridge research discoveries to practical applications. As project leader for the Aquatic Animal Health Division of the Cooperative Extension Diagnostic Research Laboratory, Bouchard has been instrumental in advancing research and development in aquatic animal feeds, vaccines, therapeutic agents and feed supplements for aquaculture and marine resource industries nationally and internationally. Her collaborative endeavors with industry stakeholders have resulted in significant improvements in fish health, bolstering the economic resilience of Maine’s aquaculture sector.

Her innovative contributions include co-inventing a compound for combating sea lice, a threat to the sustainability of farmed Atlantic salmon. She and her research partners have submitted patent filings for cutting-edge aquaculture vaccines and nanobubble water treatment solutions, highlighting her commitment to healthier marine life and a sustainable aquaculture industry.

Bouchard’s commitment to advancing Maine’s aquaculture extends beyond research, evidenced by her collaborations with various organizations such as Maine Sea Grant, the Lobster Institute and governmental bodies such as the Maine State Department of Marine Resources and the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Her efforts have facilitated the development of projects such as the Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center, which expands ARI’s contributions to inclusive workforce development and fosters innovation in aquaculture through direct industry engagement.

PAST RECIPIENTS

2023 Gregory Porter

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Black Bear Award for Extraordinary Impact

Professor of Business Information Systems

Nory Jones

Using her leadership skills, business acumen and unwavering compassion, Nory Jones has uplifted countless people at the University of Maine, the town of Orono and surrounding towns, and has empowered thousands of students to make a difference in these communities too.

Since joining the Maine Business School in 2001, Jones has dedicated about 10,000 hours to community service, which includes advising nine clubs, participating on 20 committees and supporting six organizations. Her efforts involved collaborating with hundreds of students, faculty, staff and community members.

As an advisor of nine student organizations, Jones has had an impact on as many as 1,240 students. The club she advised the longest was MBS Corps., which she co-founded in 2005. Over the past 19 years under Jones’ guidance, MBS Corps. established a food pantry that serves about 50 meals per week, facilitated an annual March Against Domestic Violence and hosted an annual dodgeball tournament to raise money for organizations that address veteran suicide.

In 2012, Jones launched the Undiscovered Maine student project to bolster tourism and economic development in historically underrepresented areas of the state, particularly Downeast, Aroostook County and western Maine. Under her tutelage, students created a web portal with more than 650 pages of resources about these areas and the experiences they offer, including itineraries, blogs and small business success stories. Undiscovered Maine has been featured in several media outlets, including National Geographic, and its social media followers on Facebook and Instagram have reached 1,300 and 650, respectively. This year, students in Undiscovered Maine participated in ecosystem economic development for Fort Fairfield, Maine.

Jones also has volunteered for several groups dedicated to supporting veterans, including the Maine Troop Greeters, the UMaine Veteran Advisory Committee and the UMaine Veterans Association. As a member of Maine Troop Greeters since 2008, she has greeted more than half a million troops as they deployed or returned home. Part of her service has also involved making UMaine more diverse, inclusive and welcoming for all, such as volunteering for Women in Business and the CETA Promotion and Tenure discussion series. Outside of UMaine, Jones also supported the Children’s Miracle Network and statewide Entrepreneurship Working Group.

PAST RECIPIENTS

2023 James Tardy

2022 Fogler Library Circulation Staff

2021 Emergency Operations Center

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VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN

Valedictorian and Salutatorian are the highest honors awarded to students by the University of Maine. Each student is recognized for outstanding academic achievements, and for contributions to the UMaine or wider community.

To be considered for these awards, students must have a minimum 3.8 GPA at the end of the fall semester prior to graduation, and must have completed at least 75 credits of coursework at the University of Maine, exclusive of pass/fail or incomplete grades, with all credits counting toward the baccalaureate degree completed within six years immediately preceding graduation.

Candidates for Valedictorian and Salutatorian are evaluated on the strength, breadth and rigor of their academic achievements, evidence of intellectual promise, character, service and other accomplishments. Each college at the University of Maine selects two students as candidates for Valedictorian and Salutatorian.

The University Teaching Council reviews the submissions and makes recommendations to the Provost, who then makes a recommendation to the President.

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Valedictorian

Michael Delorge

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences

Bachelor

of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Science in Biology

Michael Delorge of Biddeford, Maine, is a 2024 valedictorian. Pursuing dual degrees in political science and biology, Delorge crafted coursework focused on public health policy with the goal of generating skills to improve medical care. Originally a pre-med student, he altered his studies to meet his interests and spent class time integrating topics such as plant biology with substance use policy.

Having enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic, Delorge sought to improve his experience by finding community in a way that joined leadership and public service. For the next four years, he participated in student government and UMaine’s Partners for World Health (PWH) chapter, a nonprofit organization that distributes recycled medical supplies to global communities. His senior year he became student government president, responsible for leading a 30-person team, making administrative decisions and advocating for undergraduates with an organizational budget of $1 million and oversight of 150 student groups. Delorge became co-president of UMaine’s PWH chapter his sophomore year, serving as president for the next two. In addition to distributing medical aid to communities in Senegal and assisting in sending 22,000 pounds of medical supplies to Ukraine, he more than doubled the number of student volunteers and secured $30,000 in grant funding. Through his commitment, he found a home in UMaine and learned the gratitude of leaving a community better than when he arrived.

While he solidified connections to student groups, Delorge forged a relationship with the professor who would become his mentor and advise the research he continued for three years. His research aimed to understand and communicate the factors that make someone more likely to recover from substance use disorder — a critical public health concern nationally and in Maine — and was influential in informing a statewide response in policy.

The research started in a collaborative practicum assisting the Maine Recovery Advocacy Project that Delorge independently extended as a Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship recipient. He is an intern for the Maine Primary Care Association and formerly interned for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and the Maine Medical Association. His internships have focused on researching, advocating and capitalizing on outreach to improve legislation through evidence-based public policy.

Delorge plans to spend several years working in federal health policy in Washington, D.C. before pursuing a master’s degree in public health and then returning to work in Maine.

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Valedictorian

Lydia Gilmore

Maine College of Engineering and Computing

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Lydia Gilmore of Bangor, Maine, is a 2024 valedictorian. She is majoring in mechanical engineering and is a member of the Cross Country and Track and Field teams. On the accelerated track for a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, she is also an undergraduate research assistant at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC).

Through small community races as a child, Gilmore discovered her talent for running and the joy she found in pushing her physical and mental limits. She went on to set university records for top 10 performances in several long-distance track events and to finish in the top 20 of the America East Conference Cross Country Championship. She won the Team Maine award for highest individual GPA; was nominated for the M Club Dean Smith award, presented annually to the top male and female student-athletes; and was named several times to the America East All-Academic team.

Coupled with her commitments as a scholar-athlete, Gilmore earned the respect of university faculty with her persistence and grit to overcome challenges and her service to the community at large. Since 2017, she has volunteered for the Maine National Guard Youth Camp, a summer program for children of retired or active members of the military. As a child with two parents who served, Gilmore understands the complexities of families with military backgrounds and teaches youths how to face challenges with resilience and confidence.

While growing up, her parents taught her to break down goals or obstacles into manageable pieces — a life lesson she used to approach setbacks caused by Lyme disease in the middle of her collegiate running career. Rebuilding her fitness to a competitive level taught her to practice patience in accepting small, daily victories with gratitude and optimism. She learned that personal success is achieved through a disciplined work ethic, honesty in perspective and tailoring one’s goals to meet reality.

Gilmore has started taking graduate courses and will conduct research in the area of textiles for her master’s thesis. As a research assistant at the ASCC, she has worked on several different projects and introduced innovative ideas to help advance research in computational modeling and optimization of large-scale additive manufacturing. She will continue her master’s degree in mechanical engineering at UMaine following graduation.

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Salutatorian

Katelyn Amero

College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences | Honors College

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with a Second Major in Microbiology

Katelyn Amero of Mapleton, Maine, is the 2024 salutatorian. She is an Honors College student double-majoring in biochemistry and microbiology. A young girl’s curiosity to identify the animals in her backyard bloomed into Amero’s determination to find and analyze new facets of science and biology. She works steadily in the laboratory and showcases genuine interest in what research may reveal about the natural world, firmly following the philosophy that scientists learn from their mistakes and the unexpected results.

Although Amero has always been interested in biology, she discovered her passion for the field of infectious diseases while conducting research in a first-year introductory course studying antibiotic-resistant bacteria. She presented this research at three symposiums and now serves as an undergraduate teaching assistant for the course. As she entered her second year, she contributed to faculty research and was listed as a co-author on a recent publication in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. She continued research with infectious bacteria by participating in an internship at Yale University the following summer, later applying what she learned to her honors thesis, titled “The Effect of Prophages on Mycobacterial Intracellular Survival in Macrophages.” Adept at applying her research and knowledge to relevant world issues, her thesis will be published in a professional journal and she has presented her work at local, state and national conferences. She is a Maine Top Scholar and recipient of the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship, established by the U.S. Congress to support research careers in natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Through her resolve to absorb as much information, resources and perspectives as was offered to her, Amero maintained a perfect GPA. She worked to balance intellectual interests with her service to the community and mentorship to fellow undergraduates. She is an active member and leader of the medically based service club Operation H.E.A.R.T.S, and she also contributes to the Undergraduate Women in STEMM club on campus. Despite her role as president of Operation H.E.A.R.T.S., she upholds that casual conversations and day-to-day peer support are valuable ways to lead that don’t require a position of power.

Amero was accepted into the University of Pennsylvania, where she plans to pursue a doctoral degree in their Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology program within the Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group.

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Outstanding Graduating Students

Tobey Crawford Connor

Division of Lifelong Learning

Bachelor of University Studies

Tobey Crawford Connor of Sullivan, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Division of Lifelong Learning. She is a university studies major in the Maine studies track. Connor completed an internship in 2022 with the Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Society, which led to her part-time job as communications coordinator for the organization. Her academic research focuses on Downeast Acadia prior to New England settlement in 1760, including facets of Passamaquoddy life and culture through both occupations. She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Sigma Lambda honor societies. Connor plans to continue her UMaine education as a graduate student in the history department. She will continue her research on Downeast Maine and the Borderlands, which will complement her work at the historical society and within her community.

Devin Frazer

Maine College of Engineering and Computing

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology with a Minor in Naval Science

Devin Frazer of Danbury, New Hampshire, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. He is a mechanical engineering technology major with a minor in naval science. He was awarded the Navy ROTC 4-year National Scholarship and has received the Navy ROTC Academic Excellence Award. Most recently, he received the Marine Corps Association’s Honor Graduate award and the Military Officers Association of America ROTC award. During his time at the University of Maine, he designed, conducted and analyzed remotely conducted experiments for the Penobscot Narrows Bridge. He has held the positions of platoon sergeant, assistant operations officer, platoon commander and battalion commanding officer in the ROTC. Upon graduation, he will be commissioned into the United States Navy as a submarine officer.

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Outstanding Graduating Students

Chappy Hall

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Honors College

Bachelor of Arts in History

Chappy Hall of Brunswick, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Honors College. Hall is a history major who pursued his passion for music by playing the trombone in several campus musical groups. In addition to participating in the UMaine Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Concert Band, he joined several campus clubs, was inducted into three honors societies and presented at academic conferences on topics including Protestant Christianity’s role in Afro-British advancement. His research and studies while a student expanded his perspective and understanding of social issues, unconscious biases and the importance of diversity. In fall 2023, Hall was named one of four McGillicuddy Humanities Center undergraduate research fellows and completed a project for his honors thesis titled “Playing History: How Video Games Can Change The Way We Understand the Past.” Hall plans to pursue a graduate degree in French or European history after spending time working and making music.

Morgan Inman

College of Education and Human Development | Honors College

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a Concentration in Mathematics and a Minor in Business Administration

Morgan Inman of Wales, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development. She is an elementary education major with a concentration in mathematics and a minor in business administration. During her time at the University of Maine, she produced a thesis for the Honors College titled “Sexuality Education In Central Maine High Schools: What’s Happening Now and What’s Changed In Two Decades.” The qualitative study examined sex education in central Maine high schools by interviewing teachers in those schools. Inman has also been involved with a local after-school and summer camp program for three years, acting as an assistant director for the program for the last two years. She is a Maine Top Scholar and recipient of the Galen Cole Family Foundation Teaching Scholarship. After graduating, Inman plans to enter the education field as a classroom teacher and pursue a master’s degree.

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Ida Kuoppala

College of Education and Human Development

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Physical Education with a Teaching and Coaching Concentration

Ida Kuoppala of Pedersöre, Finland, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Education and Human Development. She is a kinesiology and physical education major with a concentration in teaching and coaching, and a member of the Women’s Ice Hockey team. A standout forward, Kuoppala was named to the All-USCHO Rookie Team her first year at the University of Maine in the 2019–20 season. In her fifth and final season, she served as the assistant team captain and was named first team all-star and scoring champion. Pushed by her coaches to succeed as a hockey player and academic, Kuoppala researched how the amount of physical activity impacts academic performance in a comparison between the American and Finnish school systems. She plans to play hockey professionally in the U.S. or Europe.

Paige E. McHatten

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Arts in English and Journalism with a Concentration in Creative Writing and a Minor in Media Studies

Paige McHatten of Mapleton, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She is an English and journalism double major with a minor in media studies and a concentration in creative writing. While at UMaine, she was a McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellow, completing a collection of poetry titled “GOODNESS,” which revolves around relationships between women. She has also served as a tutor in the Writing Center; a journalism intern for UMaine’s radio station, WMEB 91.9 FM; and as editor of the university’s undergraduate literary magazine, The Open Field. After graduating, she will pursue a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. She hopes to publish a full-length collection of fiction and poetry while continuing to develop her skills as a writer, teacher and learner.

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Outstanding Graduating Students

Elise Morphy

College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Concentration in Pre-Medical Studies and a Minor in Chemistry

Elise Morphy of Regina, Saskatchewan, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. She is majoring in biology, with a concentration in pre-medical studies and a minor in chemistry. Morphy has played for the Women’s Ice Hockey team since she was a first-year student in 2020 and served as captain during the 2023–24 season. An enthusiastic student-athlete, she has volunteered with the team’s skill development program for young, local female hockey players. Her other activities on and off campus included tutoring student-athletes through UMaine Academic Support Services, volunteering with Dirigo Pines and working for the UMaine BARD Institute as a research assistant. After graduation, Morphy plans to continue learning at UMaine through a graduate study program and playing for the Women’s Ice Hockey team for a fifth and final year. She is a three-time recipient of the Highest GPA Award from the School of Biology and Ecology.

Kian Murray

Maine Business School

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Marketing with a Second Major in Finance and Third Major in Sport Management

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an Abnormal/Social Concentration

Kian Murray of Brunswick, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School. Murray is triple-majoring in business administration in marketing, finance and sport management; and has a dual degree in psychology with an abnormal/social concentration. Creating positive memories at the University of Maine by striving to find the fun moments in and out of the classroom has been at the forefront of his experience. For three years, Murray worked for UMaine Athletics in various roles, including as a sports marketing assistant, sports marketing administrative aid and student ticketing supervisor. There, he discovered his love for the sports community and desire to work directly with people. The social, volunteer and fundraising chair for Club Soccer and a two-time champion in intramural soccer, Murray was introduced to opportunities with UMaine Athletics after he participated in a home football game contest and successfully kicked three field goals. He plans to move to Boston with several other Black Bear graduates to start a career in sports or finance.

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Ostman

Maine Business School

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Sport Management with a Second Major in Finance

Victor Ostman of Danderyd, Sweden, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine Business School. He is double-majoring in business administration in finance and in sport management, and is a member of the Men’s Ice Hockey team. Before joining the University of Maine in 2020, Ostman played in the U.S. Hockey League for the Chicago Steel. As a student, he has welcomed the opportunity to gain an education while devoting his time to UMaine’s top-competing Division I team. Ostman has received several weekly and monthly honorable mentions as a goaltender, as well as having been named a finalist for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the nation’s top goaltender. In his third season with the team, he was also named the Hockey East Second Team All-Star. Ostman plans to play ice hockey professionally for as long as he is able, then work in sports or finance.

Jiyeon Park

Maine College of Engineering and Computing

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology

Jiyeon Park of Incheon, South Korea, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. Park, who is majoring in electrical engineering, enrolled at UMaine in fall 2022 after graduating from Eastern Maine Community College. During her senior year, she helped upgrade the paper-making equipment at UMaine’s Process Development Center. She also served as a teaching assistant in spring 2023 and has volunteered at various events during her college career, including engineering career fairs and an engineering expo. In the summer 2023, she interned with RLC Engineering and plans to continue working for the company while pursuing a graduate degree at UMaine. During her time at UMaine, she received the International Presidential Scholarship and an electrical engineering scholarship.

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Outstanding Graduating Students

Zoe Pavlik

College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences | Honors College

Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science with a Second Major in Wildlife Ecology

Zoe Pavlik of Durham, New Hampshire, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. She is a double major in ecology and environmental science and wildlife ecology. During her time at the University of Maine, she completed an honors thesis titled “Does urbanization surrounding stopping sites affect migratory behavior in American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)?” Pavlik has also been involved with research involving rockweed food webs and insect biomechanics. She is a New England Outdoor Writers Association scholarship recipient and received the Ashman/Demeritt scholarship. After graduating, Pavlik plans to explore employment as a field tech and gain additional research experience.

Ece Yeldan

College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences | Honors College

Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Ecology with a Minor in Renewable Energy, Economics and Policy

Ece Yeldan of Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Honors College. She is majoring in wildlife ecology and minoring in renewable energy, economics and policy. Through her studies, Yeldan aimed to broaden her cultural perspective on conservation and exposure to different environments, which was enriched by her study abroad program in Tanzania, where she learned about conservation of large African carnivores. Her honors thesis, titled “Understanding the Connection Between Water, Fish and PFAS Concentration: Implications of Fish Diet and Species Specific Variability,” prepared and encouraged Yeldan to continue wildlife conservation research. During her time at UMaine, she served as president of the International Student Association, helping organize events for international students and participating in the International Dance Festival, Culturefest and International SpringFest. She plans to continue her education at the University of Glasgow in a Master of Science program in conservation management of African ecosystems and hopes to later transition into African carnivore conservation.

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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE DEGREES

The University of Maine offers curricula in a wide variety of academic fields leading to baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. The baccalaureate or bachelor’s degree is awarded to undergraduate students who complete the required program in their respective departments. Master’s and doctoral degrees are awarded to students who complete prescribed graduate study. A Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) and Education Specialist (EdS) are available for specified graduate study beyond the master’s degree.

Undergraduate degrees with Latin honors are conferred at Commencement for the following attainments of rank: summa cum laude: 3.7 GPA; magna cum laude: 3.5 GPA; cum laude: 3.3 GPA. The university bases the GPA on the student’s work at the University of Maine, and that must amount to at

least 60 credits or 50% of the total degree credits required in the program of study, whichever is greater.

Students graduating from the Honors College are conferred baccalaureate degrees with the designation of honors, high honors or highest honors. In order to receive a degree with honors, a student must complete the honors general education curriculum, which includes the four-course civilizations sequence, as well as a tutorial and two semesters of research leading to the successful defense of the honors thesis.

Degrees are awarded at the end of the semester or session in which degree requirements have been completed, not necessarily accompanied by Commencement ceremonies.

HONORS COLLEGE

First-year students are invited to join the Honors College at the University of Maine based on academic achievement in high school. In their first- and secondyear preceptorials taught by a diverse faculty, students gain a broad knowledge base and critical-thinking skills that are hallmarks of a liberal education. They also lay the foundation for more specialized work in their disciplines in the last two years. The Honors College curriculum culminates in a thesis completed during the senior year that focuses on an independent project in the student’s major area of interest. Following successful completion of the Honors College curriculum, student work is formally recognized with the designation of honors, high honors or highest honors. Honors College graduates wear a medallion with the honors logo and Latin motto Studium eruditionis ardescens — igniting a passion for learning.

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Doctoral Degree Candidates

Doctor of Education

Kimberly H. Andersson, Educational Leadership

ADVISOR: Maria Frankland, Lecturer of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: How Top-Down Reform Efforts Impact Teachers as Adult Learners

Geoffrey Elliott Bruno, Educational Leadership

ADVISOR: Maria Frankland, Lecturer of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: The Relative Age Effect

Paul S. Butler, Educational Leadership

ADVISOR: Catharine Biddle, Director of the School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: Exploring the Role of Communication in Relational Outcomes in a High School Setting

Anita L. Hopkins, Educational Leadership

ADVISOR: Maria Frankland, Lecturer of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: Examining the Impact of Implementation Fidelity Mandates on Instructional Practices in K–8 Settings

Eric L. Hutchins, Educational Leadership

ADVISOR: Maria Frankland, Lecturer of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: The Impact of Feedback on Teacher Professional Growth

Melissa L. Lyons-Vitalone, Educational Leadership

ADVISOR: Maria Frankland, Lecturer of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: Barriers to Inclusive IEP Practices: A Comparison Case Analysis of Special Education Structures in Two Northern New England States

Heather Anne Manchester, Educational Leadership

ADVISOR: Maria Frankland, Lecturer of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of an Outdoor Learning Program for Fifth Graders: A Case Study

Ashley Bryant Reynolds, Educational Leadership

ADVISOR: Maria Frankland, Lecturer of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: How Elementary Teachers Come to Hold and Maintain a Restorative Mindset Towards Students: A Phenomenology

EJ J. Roach, Higher Education Leadership

ADVISOR: Elizabeth Allan, Professor of Higher Education

DISSERTATION: Student Retention and the Role of Organizational Learning

Christopher William Tracy, Educational Leadership

CO-ADVISORS: Maria Frankland, Lecturer of Educational Leadership; Catharine Biddle, Director of the School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: Addressing the Educational Leadership Crisis: The Factors That Lead to Principal Retention

Britton L. Wolfe, Educational Leadership

ADVISOR: Maria Frankland, Lecturer of Educational Leadership

DISSERTATION: I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now: An Exploratory Case Study of the Perspectives of Community Partners Working with an Extended Learning Opportunities Program at a Rural High School

Doctor of Philosophy

Suman Acharya, Anthropology and Environmental Policy

ADVISOR: Cynthia Isenhour, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Climate Change

DISSERTATION: Reframing Adaptation: A Multilevel Analysis of Collective Action, Power, and Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Climate Vulnerable Communities

Favour Oghale Akhidenor, Education

ADVISOR: James Artesani, Associate Dean of Graduate Education, Research and Outreach, Associate Professor of Special Education

DISSERTATION: Recurrent Homelessness Among Single Mothers in Shelters

Tolu Esther Alaba, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Sue Ishaq, Assistant Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

DISSERTATION: Broccoli Sprouts as a Dietary Treatment for IBD Using Bioinformatics and Metabolomics Tools to Investigate Diet History Questionnaires and Microbially Derived Metabolites in Humans and Mice

Ashish Alex, Forest Resources

ADVISOR: Anil Raj Kizha, Associate Professor of Forest Operations

DISSERTATION: Productivity, Cost, and Carbon Footprint of the Predominant Timber Harvesting Methods in the Northeastern U.S.

Nasim Alikhani, Forest Resources

ADVISOR: Ling Li, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems

DISSERTATION: CNC/PDMS Composite Membranes for Air Dehydration for the Application of Energy Saving in Wood Drying

David Michael Almeida, Spatial Information Science and Engineering

ADVISOR: Kate Beard-Tisdale, Professor of Spatial Computing

DISSERTATION: A Map-Algebra-Inspired Approach for Interacting with Wireless Sensor Networks, CyberPhysical Systems or Internet of Things

Zahra Ameli, Civil Engineering

ADVISOR: Eric Landis, Frank M. Taylor Professor of Civil Engineering

DISSERTATION: Artificial Intelligence Application in Enhancement and Automation of Infrastructures Inspection Procedure

Katherine Anderson Ashley, Plant Science

CO-ADVISORS: Jianjun Hao, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology; Robert Larkin, USDA Research Plant Pathologist

DISSERTATION: Exploring Management Impacts to Soil Health in Maine Potato Production

Sally B. Barker, Psychology

ADVISOR: Jordan LaBouff, Associate Professor of Psychology

DISSERTATION: Participation in Types of Interreligious Dialogue: The Role of Religious Identity and Threat

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Doctoral Degree Candidates

Kendra A. Batchelder, Interdisciplinary Studies

ADVISOR: Andre Khalil, Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

DISSERTATION: Longitudinal Study of Digital Mammograms to Quantify Breast Tissue Integrity in Breast Cancer

Mohammed Abdul Baten, Anthropology and Environmental Policy

ADVISOR: Christine Beitl, Associate Professor of Anthropology

DISSERTATION: The Complex Entanglement of Institutions, Market, and Livelihood: Governing the Sundarbans Mangrove Commons in Neoliberal Assemblages

Philip Michael Bean, Mechanical Engineering

CO-ADVISORS: Roberto Lopez-Anido, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Senthil Vel, Arthur O. Willey Professor of Mechanical Engineering

DISSERTATION: Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Gyroid Lattices

Liam Akerlof Berigan ♦, Wildlife Ecology

CO-ADVISORS: Erik Blomberg, Associate Professor of Wildlife Population Ecology; Amber Roth, Associate Professor of Forest Wildlife Management

DISSERTATION: Migratory Ecology and Habitat Use of American Woodcock

Niranjan Bhujel, Electrical and Computer Engineering

ADVISOR: Reinaldo Tonkoski, Research Professor

DISSERTATION: Optimization-Based Integrated Voltage and Frequency Support for Microgrids Using Energy Storage Systems

Bailey Ann Blair, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Robert Wheeler, Associate Professor of Microbiology

DISSERTATION: Uncovering C. Albicans Factors That Modulate the Host Immune Response

Dariush Bodaghi ♦, Mechanical Engineering

ADVISOR: Xudong Zheng, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

DISSERTATION: Numerical Investigation of Subglottal Stenosis Effects on Human Voice Production

Scott Steven Braddock ♦, Earth and Climate Sciences

CO-ADVISORS: Seth Campbell, Associate Professor School of Earth and Climate Sciences; Brenda Hall, Professor, School of Earth and Climate Sciences

DISSERTATION: Evidence for Quaternary IceMass Fluctuations of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Interpretations from a Relative Sea Level Reconstruction in the Amundsen Sea and Geophysical Surveys from West Antarctica

Tobby J. Bragdon, Education

ADVISOR: Kathleen Gillon, Assistant Professor of Higher Education

DISSERTATION: Rural Realities and Equity in the Vertical Transfer Pathway: Reshaping Policy Discourses in Higher Education Articulation Agreement Policies

Carlaile Fernanda de Oliveira Nogueira, Chemical Engineering

ADVISOR: Adriaan R.P van Heiningen, Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

DISSERTATION: The Development of an Advanced Biorefinery to Produce Cellulosic Sugars and Bionanomaterials

Griffin M. Dill, Ecology and Environmental Sciences

ADVISOR: Allison Gardner, Associate Professor of Arthropod Vector Biology

DISSERTATION: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Examining Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Maine

Elizabeth Anne Duncombe, Interdisciplinary Studies

ADVISOR: Sandra Butler, Director and MSW Program Coordinator, Professor of Social Work

DISSERTATION: Whole: Interconnectedness Explored by People, System-Wide, in a Jail

Colton Lee Duprey ♦, Chemical Engineering

ADVISOR: Evan Wujcik, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

DISSERTATION: Discovery of Nanostructured Material Properties for Advanced Polymeric Systems

Sarah Jeanne Vigneault Dyer, Interdisciplinary Studies

ADVISOR: Julie DellaMattera, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Development and Education

DISSERTATION: A Restorative Justice Analysis of College Republican Misconduct at One Historically White Institution

He Feng, Earth and Climate Sciences

CO-ADVISORS: Christopher Gerbi, Associate Dean of Research, College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences; Scott Johnson, Professor, School of Earth and Climate Sciences

DISSERTATION: Rheological Bridge Zones: A New Perspective to Explore Strain Localization and Rock Rheological

Chun Ki Fong, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Caitlin Howell, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

DISSERTATION: Exploring Liquid Infusion on Urinary Catheters to Reduce Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Matthew John Lombard Fowler, Mechanical Engineering

CO-ADVISORS: Andrew Goupee, Donald A. Grant

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Richard Kimball, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Presidential Professor in Ocean Engineering and Energy

DISSERTATION: The Floating Offshore-Wind and Controls Advanced Laboratory Program: 1:70-Scale Testing of the IEA Wind 15 MW Floating Wind Turbine

Emily Trombley Francis, Forest Resources

ADVISOR: John Daigle, Professor of Forest Recreation Management

DISSERTATION: Understanding Management Involvement, Knowledge Sharing, and Social Networks in Conservation of Brown Ash in the Face of Emerald Ash Borer

Lela Gadrani, Earth and Climate Sciences

CO-ADVISORS: Paul Mayewski, Distinguished Maine Professor, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, and Director Climate Change Institute; Andrei Kurbatov, Associate Professor, School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute

DISSERTATION: Ice Chronicles: Decoding Accelerated Melting, Ultra-High-Resolution Paleoclimate Records, and Laser-Calibrated Insights in Polar Ice Cores

Ethan Douglas Geheb, Education

ADVISOR: Asli Sezen-Barrie, Associate Professor of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction

DISSERTATION: What It Means to Be a Biomedical Engineer: Program Influences on Student and Faculty Perspectives About the Discipline

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Suzanne E. Greenlaw, Forest Resources

Doctoral Degree Candidates

ADVISOR: John Daigle, Professor of Forest Recreation Management

DISSERTATION: Mobilizing Indigenous Research Methodologies and Wabanaki Knowledge to Restore Sweetgrass Harvesting in Acadia NP and Identify Black Ash Habitat for EAB Preparedness

Wouter Peter Roger Hantson, Forest Resources

ADVISOR: Daniel Hayes, Associate Professor of Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing and Director, Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory

DISSERTATION: Scaling, Modeling, and Resilience of the Arctic-Boreal Ecosystem

Douglas M. Hasson, Interdisciplinary Studies

ADVISOR: Paul Mayewski, Distinguished Maine Professor, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, and Director Climate Change Institute

DISSERTATION: An Interdisciplinary Review: How Rapid Climate Change Is Impacting Human Health, Environmental Policy, and Voter Behavior

Siham Hattab, Microbiology

ADVISOR: Robert Wheeler, Associate Professor of Microbiology

DISSERTATION: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Enhances Fluconazole Activity Against Candida During Polymicrobial Infection

Stephanie Nicole Hurd, Ecology and Environmental Sciences

ADVISOR: Allison Gardner, Associate Professor of Arthropod Vector Biology

DISSERTATION: Examining the Impact of Implementation Fidelity Mandates on Instructional Practices in K–8 Settings: A Critical Qualitative Study

Sungjun Hwang, Forest Resources

ADVISOR: Douglas Gardner, Professor of Sustainable Materials Technology

DISSERTATION: Spray Drying of Cellulose Nanofibers and Cellulose Nanocrystals: Applications in Thermoplastic Nanocomposites and 3D Printing

Meetha Nesam James Ravindran Santhakumar ♦, Spatial Information Science and Engineering

ADVISOR: Nimesha Ranasinghe, Assistant Professor of Spatial Computing

DISSERTATION: Towards a Pleasurable Food Experience: Influencing People’s Liking, Taste Perceptions, and Mediated Emotions Using Augmented Flavor Experiences

Robert Neil Jarrett II, Marine Biology

CO-ADVISORS: Robert Steneck, Professor Emeritus of Marine Sciences; Damian Brady, Agatha B. Darling Professor of Oceanography

DISSERTATION: Dynamic Drivers of American Lobster Habitat and Demography in the Gulf of Maine

Alireza Kianimoqadam, Mechanical Engineering

ADVISOR: Justin Lapp, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

DISSERTATION: Developing a GPU-Based Discrete Element Method Solver With Comprehensive Energy Equations

Emily Rose Lancaster, Marine Biology

ADVISOR: Damian Brady, Agatha B. Darling Professor of Oceanography

DISSERTATION: Physiological Tolerance and Environmental DNA Detection of Invasive Invertebrates in the Gulf

Christine Ellen Letcher, Interdisciplinary Studies

CO-ADVISORS: Beth Wiemann, Professor of Performing Arts Division of Music and Director of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center; Mark Brewer, Chair and Professor of Political Science

DISSERTATION: The Social, Cultural, and Political Influences on American Classical Composers Post-9/11: A Comparison to the New Deal and Early Cold War Eras

Catherine Mara Liberti, Oceanography

ADVISOR: Damian Brady, Agatha B. Darling Professor of Oceanography

DISSERTATION: High Frequency and Seasonal Controls on Calcium Carbonate Saturation States in Two Maine Estuaries

Sharon Lynn Mann, Ecology and Environmental Sciences

ADVISOR: Michael Kinnison, Professor of Evolutionary Applications

DISSERTATION: Lower-Trophic Response to Anadromous Alewife Restoration in Maine Lakes

Marissa Irene McGilvrey ♦, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Lucy Liaw, Professor, Maine Medical Center Research Institute

DISSERTATION: Methionine Restriction Counteracts Age- and Diet-Related Metabolic Dysfunction in Mice

Robert Douglas Morefield, Marine Biology

ADVISOR: Heather Hamlin, Professor and Director, School of Marine Sciences

DISSERTATION: Reproduction Dynamics of Salmon Lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) and Their Role in Epizootic Infestations on Their Host Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

Matthew Allen Moyet, Biological Sciences

CO-ADVISORS: Andrei Alyokhin, Professor of Applied Entomology; Edward Bernard, Senior Lecturer of Microbiology

DISSERTATION: Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) as a Bioconversion Agent for the Utilization of Culled Potato Waste

Connor S. Murphy, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Michaela Reagan, Professor of Biomedical Science and Engineering

DISSERTATION: Inhibition of Acyl-CoA Synthetase Long Chain (ACSL) Isozymes Decreases Multiple Myeloma Cell Proliferation, Mitochondrial Function and Affects Key Survival Pathways

Aysan Najd Mazhar, Chemical Engineering

CO-ADVISORS: M. Clayton Wheeler, Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and Director, Forest Bioproducts Research Institute; Douglas Bousfield, Calder Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Paper Surface Science Program

DISSERTATION: Parameters That Influence Recycling of Barrier Coated Paper

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Jan Marie Neureuther, Education

Doctoral Degree Candidates

ADVISOR: James Artesani, Associate Dean of Graduate Education, Research and Outreach, Associate Professor of Special Education

DISSERTATION: The Effectiveness of Prevent-TeachReinforce (PTR) Model for Middle School Students

Bright Obeng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

ADVISOR: Julie Gosse, Associate Professor of Biochemistry

DISSERTATION: Antimicrobial Agent Cetylpyridinium Chloride Ironically Inhibits Immune Cell Function: Deciphering the Underlying Biochemical Mechanisms

Dylan Grosvenor O’Hara, History

CO-ADVISORS: Nathan Godfried, Professor of History; Mary Freeman, Assistant Professor of New England History

DISSERTATION: To Choose Is to Be Free: Black Urban Secessionism in Boston, 1965–1990

Shivangi Pande, Biomedical Sciences

CO-ADVISORS: Sergey Ryzhov, Co-Director, Myocardial Biology & Heart Failure Research Lab; Igor Prudovsky, Associate Professor, MaineHealth Institute of Research

DISSERTATION: Endothelial Interleukin-17 Receptor D (IL17RD) Promotes Western Diet-Induced Aortic Myeloid Cell Infiltration

Kathryn Elizabeth Patenaude ♦, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Melody Neely, Associate Professor, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

DISSERTATION: Interactions between Streptococcus agalactiae and Candida albicans Affect Persistence and Virulence

Anthony R. Pina, Physics

ADVISOR: John Thompson, Professor of Physics

DISSERTATION: Student Reasoning and Sensemaking in the Transition from Spins to Positions in Quantum Mechanics

Ramin Pouria, Mechanical Engineering

ADVISOR: Sheila Edalatpour, Libra Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

DISSERTATION: Engineering Far-Field and Near-Field Thermal Radiation Using Metamaterials

Md Musfiqur Rahman ♦, Forest Resources

ADVISOR: Mehdi Tajvidi, Associate Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials

DISSERTATION: Investigation of Biopolymer-Based Porous Material for Water Filtration and Environmental Applications

Abby Roche, Communication

ADVISOR: Laura Rickard, Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism

DISSERTATION: Engaging in Questions of Engagement in Three Maine-Based Citizen Science Projects to Support Participatory Processes

Jesse David Rochester, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Dustin Updike, Associate Professor of Biomedical Science and Engineering

DISSERTATION: Exploring Key Germ Granule Components Role in Fertility and Germline Stem Cell Pluripotency Using Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model

Tyler Russell Seekins, Chemical Engineering

ADVISOR: Douglas Bousfield, Calder Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Paper Surface Science Program

DISSERTATION: Automated Estimation of Wood Pulp Fiber Species Composition in Microscopy Images Using Computer Vision

Drajad Sarwo Seto, Oceanography

CO-ADVISORS: Mark Wells, Professor of Marine Sciences; Lee Karp-Boss, Professor of Marine Sciences

DISSERTATION: The Effect of Climate-Driven Changes in Ocean Temperature and pH on the Structure of Diatom Assemblages

Sean Robert Sibley ♦, Interdisciplinary Studies

ADVISOR: Kelley Strout, Director and Associate Professor, School of Nursing

DISSERTATION: Simulation-Based Education for Family Nurse Practitioner Competency Development and Evaluation

Clinton Patrick Spaulding, Communication

ADVISOR: Liliana Herakova, Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism

DISSERTATION: Media Ecology and Amateur Radio: A Mixed Methods Study of How Learning Occurs in the Environment of Amateur Radio

Caitlin Patricia Stieber Ellis, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Lucy Liaw, Professor, Maine Medical Center Research Institute

DISSERTATION: Perivascular Adipose Changes in Cardiovascular Disease

Morgan Davis Stosic, Psychology

ADVISOR: Jordan LaBouff, Associate Professor of Psychology

DISSERTATION: Spontaneous Behavioral Coordination: The Impact of Achieved and Desired Interpersonal Closeness on Synchrony and Mimicry

Liv LiaBraaten Valö ♦, Psychology

CO-ADVISORS: Jeffrey Hecker, Professor of Psychology; Emily Haigh, Associate Professor of Psychology

DISSERTATION: Clarifying Adversity in Aging: Developing a Novel Measure of Cumulative Life Stress in Older Adulthood

Bea Elizabeth Van Dam, Earth and Climate Sciences

ADVISOR: Sean Smith, Associate Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences

DISSERTATION: Scaling Up the Relevance of Land-Sea Connections in Coastal Bacteria Pollution Vulnerability

Min Wang, Mechanical Engineering

ADVISOR: Yingchao Yang, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

DISSERTATION: The Role of Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells in Anthropogenic Carbon Cycles

Hannah Molly Webber, Ecology and Environmental Sciences

CO-ADVISORS: Amanda Klemmer, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology; Brian Olsen, Professor of Ornithology

DISSERTATION: The Foundational Roles of Rockweed, Ascophyllum nodosum, in Maine’s Rocky Intertidal

Rachel Elizabeth White, Ecology and Environmental Sciences

ADVISOR: Anne Lichtenwalner, Associate Professor Emerita of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Extension Veterinarian and Director, Animal Health Laboratory

DISSERTATION: Assessing Gastropods as Parasite Vectors on Small Ruminant Farms

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Doctoral Degree Candidates

Kingsley Wiafe-Kwakye ♦, Spatial Information Science and Engineering

CO-ADVISORS: Kate Beard-Tisdale, Professor of Spatial Computing; Torsten Hahmann, Associate Professor of Spatial Computing

DISSERTATION: Development of an Ontology-Based Approach to Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis for ForestEnvironment Interactions

Jamie Allen Wren, Interdisciplinary Studies

ADVISOR: Marcella Sorg, Research Professor, Department of Anthropology, Climate Change Institute, and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center

DISSERTATION: Potential Implications for Forensic Anthropologists of Cranial Thinning in High-Risk Alcohol Users: A Postmortem Computed Tomography Study

Chenhao Yang, Biomedical Sciences

ADVISOR: Lucy Liaw, Professor, Maine Medical Center Research Institute

DISSERTATION: Notch Signaling Regulates Perivascular Adipose Tissue Health

Xiuyan Zhang, Ecology and Environmental Sciences

ADVISOR: Jianjun Hao, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology

DISSERTATION: Genetic and Biological Characterizations of Bacterial Complex Causing Potato Blackleg and Soft Rot

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ACADEMIC REGALIA

As early as the 12th century, the first modern universities at Bologna and Paris were the centers of European learning. The usual garb of the time for both churchmen and laymen was a long gown, necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings of the day. Scholars, generally members of church orders, wore such robes, as well as hoods to protect their shaved heads. Later, skull caps were worn on the head and the hood became a cape that could be pulled over the head in unpleasant weather. The hood was also sometimes used to collect alms from the more affluent members of the community. As more universities were founded, distinctive forms of the gown and hood were adopted by their faculties. Variations indicated various ranks within the institutions. Strict rules were published, and sometimes tailors who departed from the authorized design were punished.

The academic hat was a later development adapted from the headdress of ordinary people. Academically, it was originally worn as a symbol of the master’s degree and existed in various forms: some were round, some square, and some had a tuft in the center. The flat, square mortarboard of today originated in Oxford.

Academic costume came to America in 1754 with the founding of King’s College, now Columbia University. Styles became quite varied, as they were in Europe, but in 1895, a group of American college and university representatives met to establish a uniform system of academic apparel for this country. This led to the establishment in 1902 of an “Intercollegiate Code of Academic Costume.” The American Council on Education formed a committee in 1932 to review the code, and it was again reviewed and revised in 1960.

THE GONFALON The gonfalon is a flag or banner that hangs from a crosspiece or frame. It originated in the medieval states of Italy as an ensign of state or office. It is used in many university ceremonies to designate the various colleges or schools of the institution. The gonfalon for each college usually precedes the graduates as they enter the ceremony. Distinguished graduates or faculty may carry gonfalons for their specific colleges. At UMaine, they represent the colleges, Maine Business School, the Division of Lifelong Learning and the Graduate School. The University Crest on the gonfalon

embodies the history of the University of Maine and its position as the state’s flagship university.

THE MACE Originally a weapon of offense used in medieval warfare, the mace has been refined into a symbolic device used on ceremonial occasions. The design of the University of Maine’s mace was suggested by members of the Department of Art’s spring 1996 sculpture class. The mace is carried in an upright position into the ceremony. During the ceremony, the mace rests in its stand in full view of the assembly as the emblem of authority. At the recession, the mace is carried in a downward position to represent the completion of the ceremony.

THE CAP The mortarboard cap, worn flat on the head with one corner of the square facing the front, has a tassel that may be black or the color assigned to the field of study. Doctors in all fields may wear a tassel of metallic gold. Some institutions have adopted the biretta or tam (for doctoral degrees) instead of the mortarboard.

THE HOOD The institution by which the degree was awarded and the field of study in which the degree was earned are represented by the hood. The lining of the hood identifies the institution that awarded the degree. The length of the hood and the width of its border vary in relation to the degree held.

THE GOWN The cut of the gown indicates whether the wearer holds a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree. The bachelor’s gown is a simple, unornamented robe with bell-shaped sleeves. The master’s gown is more elaborate with long sleeves closed at the end, with the arm passing through a slit above the elbow. The doctoral robe is ornamented with three bars on each sleeve and panels on the front. The standard color of the robe is black, although some institutions have adopted other colors.

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Master’s, Education Specialist, Certificate of Advanced Study Candidates

Tamer Abdel Sayed

Arnav Acharya

Julianna S. Acheson

Liam Goodwin Adams

Skye Marie Donovan Adams

Oluwafunmilola Sharon

Adedara

Oluwasegun Babatunde

Adekoya

Ian Adelman

Gloria Agyapong

Shihab Uddin Ahamad

Erica Quinn Ainsworth

Maitham Saeed Alabbad

Aaminah Aleem

Danelle Marie Grenier Allen ♦

Sarmad Abbas Al-Marzooq

Ariel F. Anderson ♦

Somtochukwu Anselem

Anonyuo

Julie Ann Aprill ♦

Chad Michael Apuli

Cameron James Archer

Samuel Eniola Aremu

Betty Nyameyie Armoo

Devan Cobb Arnold

Andrew K. Arter

Yasaman Asiaee

Abraham Tamru Assefa ♦

Amy M. Atkinson

Joseph Matthew Avrick

Jason Aylmer

Olubusuyi A. Ayowole

Ravil Rinatovich Azimov

Sahil Aziz

Joanne Bacharach

Katherine Celia Bailey

Courtney Elizabeth Baker

Chelsea Maitland Ballard

Olivia Glad Barboza

Parker Bausman

Maelyn Alanna Beitzel

Leslie Marie Beliveau

Crystal Arlene Bell

Ali Bello ♦

Andrew N. Bergeron

Samantha Cabral Berimbau

James Anthony Bilella III

Bobbi-Jo Bishop

Jeremy Bissell

Priyanka Bista

Joseph J. Black

Jacqueline Lahaye Blaine

Emma Ruth Blair

Avery Bond ♦

Meghan Delaney Boos

Ottilia Boros

Elysha Lynne Bosworth

Andrew Thurstan Boucher

Taylor Dawn Boucher

Lori Ann Bowen

Nicolas Reed Bradbury

Hunter Alexis Bragg

Jessica J. Brainerd

Sandra L. Brann

Kevin D. Bremner

Christopher Lynn Brewer

McKenna Abigail Brodeur

Ryan Everett Brodie

Alison W. Brown

Allison M. Brown

Ashley Nicole Brown

Kari Danielle Brown

Matthew Stephen Brown

Timothy Andrew Bruce

Liza Rae Buck ♦

Morgan Kim Ngan Bui

Heidi Butler

Alice Audrey Callahan

Leah Shaw Campbell

Cristin Michelle Capachietti

Emma Kinney Carbone

Amber Leah Caron

Sara Carr

Devon Mycah Carrier ♦

Patricia F. Carriere

Sarah Elisabeth Carrigan

Christopher Frank Carroll

Michael Casey

Ryan Christopher Cassidy

Amber Marie Chamberlain

Grace Katherine Chamberlain

Danny E. Chambers

Alan Howen Chang

Chelsea Dawn Chapman

Steven Michael Charette

Krystal E. Charles

Johnna Josephine Charlton

Shawna Rose Chase

Brian Davis Cheung

Riley Kimball Chickering

Vanusa de Paula Eliseu Chico

Nelson Chidubem Chime

Shehnaz Munnaf Chowdhury

Brianna Kiki Christie

Kara Chuang

Dylan James Clark

Jennifer Lynn Clark

Keely Marie Clark

Mikayla Clark

Charlotte Louise Clews

Kolbe Pierre Clifford

Caleb Shane Coffin

Brian C. Cole

Katelyn Elayne Porter Cole

Mary Collias

Ian Harrison Collins

Zoë Alexandra Colwell

Joseph Anthony Combs ♦

MacKenzie Anne Conant

Jennifer Elizabeth Conley

Mackenzie Ray Connor ♦

Joshua Ryan Cook

John Matthew Coppola

Lindsay B. Corson

Karina Marie Cortijo Robles

Nicholas J. Cosgrove

Jennifer Love Costa

Linda Anne Costello

Benjamin James Cotton ♦

Mimika Eleni Court

John Kenneth Gibson Cuneo

Nicolas Andrew Cyr

Joseph Habib Dagher

Amy Lou Dahlberg

Jennifer L. Dalessandro

Jacob Henry Darnell

Nabanita Das

Christian Blake Dauphinais

Maria Josephine D’Auria

Matthew Richard D’Auteuil

Krissa Amanda Davis

Erin Kelly Day

Blanca Flor Del Rio

Maria D. Demchak

Emma Rae Denbow

Annabelle Jane Dennis

Emily R. Derr

Katherine Anne Desjardins

Lindsay Ann Devoe

Amanda Lee DiBenedetti

Patricia Carol Diehlmann

Daemon A. Dikeman

Cody Ty Dillingham ♦

Lindsey Marie Dodge

Eustaquio Teodoro Dones

Emma Katherine Donovan

Tyler Antonia Capone DuBois

Emmanuel Osam Duodu

Abhilash Durgam

Sarah Elizabeth Dyer

Teresa Ellen Easterbrooks

Lauren Elizabeth Eastlack

Abdalla Mamdouh Abdellatif

Elghazaly

Joshua Andrews Emery

Danielle Jacqueline Emmons

Alice Elizabeth Enyedy

Andres Felipe Espinosa Lopez ♦

Jaclyn Marie Evangelista

Ashley M. Fagan

Sonia Kuo Fan

Faija Farjana

Augusta Sparks Farnum

Jilleon Anne Farrell

Keegan J. Farrington

Saher Fatima

Gregory J. Fay

Caleb William Fernald

Christopher Klenam Fiah

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♦ Most Outstanding Graduate Student

Master’s, Education Specialist, Certificate of Advanced Study Candidates

Emily Nicole Filiberti

Brendon James Finnemore

Jennifer Ann Finnemore

Robert M.B. Flak

Rebecca Kathryn Flanagan

Kurt Douglas Forcier

Andrew Jason Ford

Nicholas Brandon Ford

Eli Copley Forman

Nathan Edward Fosse ♦

Allison Elizabeth Foster

Lee Ann DeCora Francis

Nathan Paul Frazier

Stephanie Lynn Frost

Gabriella Elizabeth Fryer

David Rolando Garcia

Estevan D. Garcia

Christopher Wayne Gardner

Rebecca Sofia Garfield

Amanda Nicole Garrod

Katelyn Michelle Gibson

Tammy Lee Giles

Megan Elizabeth Gilmartin

Jacob Shawn Gilmore

Sarah Lorell Glatter

Amanda Elizabeth Gleason

Ann Godwin

Kendra Regine Goldsmith

Christopher Lee Gould

Tracy Sandra Goupil

Tinia Graham

Felancy G. Grant

Adam C. Green

Ansley Morgan Grider

Thomas Richard Griffith

Jennifer Anne Grodewald

Daniel Franklin Gross

Mehran Habibzadeh

Rachel Manuela Elsa Hale

Brendan Patrick Hall

Makayla Frances Junelee

Hallam

Krysta Mae Hammond

Makenzie Caylor Handley

Madeline Rose Hanlon

Maya Hannagan

Caitlyn Elizabeth Hardy

Dorothy Suzanne Harris

Stephen S. Harris

Tyler-Ann Priscilla Harris

Jenny Ellen Hart ♦

Adam Eugene Hathaway

Mary Margaret Healy

Cooper Louis Heisey

Tamara S. Hembree

Daniel Jerome Hemming

Didrik Axel Henbrant

Heather Lee Henderson

Jordan Gardner Hess

Jade Dara Hichborn

Olivia Lauren Hills

Manica Hing

Michelle Hoeckel-Neal ♦

Brianna Horan

Rebekah Leah Horowitz

Elizabeth Marie Horr

Ethan Walker Howe

Sydney Elizabeth Howell

Jennifer L. Huff

Jessica Lynn Hughes

Francis Taylor Humble ♦

Kathryn Faith Huntress

Elizabeth Hertford Hyde

Jean De La Passion

Mufwanina-Bionso Ilunga

Katherine Irwin

Md Shofiqul Islam

Jeremy Aaron Jacobson

Samantha Marie Jacques

Kevin Joseph Jankoski ♦

Grace Amelia Johnson

William Louis Palmer Johnson ♦

Zoe Jones

Bobby Samuel Jordan

Lucas Michael Jordan

Anna Inka Aliisa Kahelin ♦

Dipesh Jung Karki

Alexander Richard Lambros

Karris

Jason Kelley Kash

Mia Elizabeth Kui Kaufman

Pamela Friend Kaufman

Paige Olivia Kavanaugh

Alicia Noelle Keable

Caroline G. Kelberman

Chad William Kelley

Brenda Lynne Kennedy-Wade

Justina Nichelle Kenniston

Shawn Michael Kenniston

Prabhat Khanal

Michael Kinney

Ryan Alexander Kinney

Andrew T. Kirby

Lindsae Lorraine Kish

Michael Benjamin Knight

William Frederic Koch

Abbye Julia Koenig

Bla Pauline Blanche Kouame

Valentyna Koval ♦

Brian John Kraegenbrink

Piper Margaux Kramer

Ernest Korsi Kumah

Olivia Lynn Kunesh

Karalyn Mary Kutzer

Kira Kutzinski

Marilyn Labonte

Adrian Labrador ♦

Haley Ann LaGrange

Sean E. Lahann

Mary Anna Lambert

Esther M. Drew Lane ♦

Sean Patrick Lawlor

Jude Leaver

Katie Celia Leavitt

Staci Mae LeClair

Dana Elizabeth Leeper

Jonas Aaron Legere

Calder Levine

Amos Libby

Evan Michael Libby ♦

Alyssa Lynn Limeburner ♦

William Liscomb

Larissa Little

Lisa Marie Logston

Ryan Leon Lolar

Carrie Anne Loomis

Carolina Alexa Luciani

Rolando Antonio Luna

Katie Marie Lynch

Alma Lucia Mackay

Seana Mariea Mackeldey

Gail Madden

Lauren Elise Madsen

Samantha Lee Maloney

Mikaila Ashley Mannello

Melanie Marie Marchman

Catherine Madeline Mardosa

Eric Marichal ♦

Alyssa Gabrielle Marini

Lucinda Haskell Marino ♦

Sophia Ethel Markus

Heather Lynn Marlow

Lucy Martin

Jennifer McGinley Maskala ♦

Daniel Mathan

Jolene R. Maynard

Tara A. McCarthy

Stefan McClure

Alicia A. McConkey

Cameron McDonnell

Margaret Candice McGaw

Grace Dana McGouldrick

Corrine Theresa McGrath

Andrew Thomas McInnis

Jane Marie McIntosh Venturelli

Luke Daniel McKinney

Laura Ann Mewa

Norman Harlin Mininger Jr.

Matthew Theodore Mokanyk ♦

McKenna A. Mollner

Olive Maureen Morelli

Markayla Meacham Morris

Geoffrey Paul Mosseau

Nathaniel David Knapman

Moyer

Jacquelyn Mullally

Johanna Lee Muller

Jennifer Alane Munson

Japhet Murenzi

Betsy Marie Nadeau

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♦ Most Outstanding Graduate Student

Master’s, Education Specialist, Certificate of Advanced Study Candidates

Nicholas Evan Nazario

Jason William Neal

Jared William Nelson

Malcolm J. Nelson

Sage Gwanawus Neptune

Sepideh Neshatfar

Kaden Matthew Nevells

Joseph O. Newlin ♦

Yani Nganzobo

Scott Elliott Niec

Aaron Joseph Noble

Sylvia Noelly Noralez

Peter Nyame ♦

Aaron O’Brien

Lauri Ann O’Connor

Fidel Odunze

Thomas Andrew O’Hare

Hammed Olabode Ojugbele

Ayodeji Olawale Olaniyi

Johnson Ayobami Oliyide

Kenneth J. Olsen

Russell William Olsen

Oluwakorede Ademuyiwa Omolola

Seth Richard Ordway

Alexandros Orestis

Stephanie Ossai

Patricia Ann Ouellette

Ransford Owusu

Cindy Georgina Padilla

Rakesh Kumar Pandit

Adam Michael Parker

Amanda Patterson

Cameron Marie Peirce

Adrienne LeAnna Pelkey

Carol G. Pelletier

Simon Elijah Perry

Logan Dane Pettinato

Daniel Thomas Picard

Samuel Dean Picard ♦

Maria Alejandra Piedrahita-

Ospina

Caitlin Marie Pieri

Jon Andrew Pinkham Jr.

Susan Margaret Plissey

Angely Valentina PolancoSanchez

Daniel W. Porter

Jonathan M. Prell

Joshua Raymond Price

Nancy Belinda Prisk

Lucas Daniel Profenno

James Trieu Pronovost

Mariia Pugina

Aja Ori Quintal ♦

Peter David Rahn

Joseph Anthony Rappa

Sydney Katherine Read

Maya Autumn Reda-Williams

Caroline Margaret Reed

Tyler John Richards

Tricia Lynn Richardson

Stephen Micheal Riitano

Carmen Ruth Rioux ♦

Neal Allen Rioux

James Noah Robbins

Erica Suzanne Robertson

Natalie Alise Robinson ♦

Deanna Christine Rodolfy

Lindsay Wyman Ropiak

Alexandra Marie Rose ♦

Amanda Sophia Rose

Angela Marie Rothwell

Josiah Arthur Rottari

Lauren Lucille Rousseau

Billy Philip Roy ♦

Liana Joan Geneva Roy

Jacob Joseph Russell

Marissa N. Ruzga

Alexandra May Ryan ♦

Katelyn Elizabeth Ryckman

Lauren Elisabeth Sabatino ♦

Cora Gene Saddler ♦

Kristina L. Safford

Oluwaseun Sunday Salami

Amanda L. Sandberg ♦

Samantha Santillo

Guilherme Santos ♦

Aaron Michael Saucier

Christian Woodbury Saunders

Alyssa Scarpulla

Elisa Schine

Merrilee E. Schoen

Katie May Schweizer

Caden Alexander Scott ♦

Nicholas Reginald Scott ♦

Elizabeth Ann Seal

Thomas John Sears

Camilla E. Seirup

April L. Shaw

Carter Allen Shaw

Jill Elizabeth Shelley

Whitney Sherman ♦

Scott Alexander Shore

Donna Elizabeth Roberts Short

Isaac Oke Shuaibu

Samantha Marjorie Simmons

Jakub Sirota

Joshua Nils Sjostrom

Abigail Cydney Eileen

Slauenwhite

Benjamin Brower Smith

Crystal L. Smith

Lori Ann Smith

Susan Eleanore Albrecht Smith

Jeffrey Ryan Soukup

Kristy Ann Spears

Sarah Elizabeth Spencer

Cameron Charles Spicer

Jennifer Spofford

Lydia Leigh McCafferty Sprague

Robert William Spreng

Samuel Andrew Sternitzky

Katharina Stovall

Laura Andrews Stowe

Sunshine Chalet Strout

Anne E. Stupik ♦

Ann Marie Sutherland

Makena Renee Sy

Sheri M. Tarr

Lauren Allyson Taylor

Yvonne Vivian Tejeda

Forrest Kazu Temple

Madeline Faye Testa

Ian Thackray

Nikung Thapa

Katriana P. Thebarge

Aaron Alain Thibodeau

Alyson Ruth Thompson

Adrienna Cassidy Thorne

Amelya Grace Tibbetts

Sudan Timalsina

Vitaliia Tomakhiv ♦

Amy Elisabeth Trask

David Pendleton Trask ♦

Angel Marie Treadway

Yuri Nikolis Trusty

Ipek Melis Turk

Emma Jane Turlo

A. Rion Turner

Adam Brett Turner

Blake Hamilton Turner

Shahriar Uddin ♦

Emily Jean Uhrig ♦

Walli Ullah

Brooke Rachelle Marie Underhill

Kevin David Unwin

Ingrid M. Vanni ♦

Samantha Vasquez

Haley Elizabeth Vaudreuil

Michael Lawrence Veino

Gabrielle Elisabeth Venne ♦

Jessica Veo

Christal L. Villemaire

Stephanie Hawkins Vinson

Matthew Glendon Virgin

Jessica E. Viselli

Nicolette Curran Wallace

Jonathan Dylan Walls ♦

Katelyn Maureen Walsh

Yimin Wang

Laura Ann Ward

Emily Louise Wark ♦

Emma Elizabeth Watras

Kaitlyn Brianna Watson

Thomas Craig Watt ♦

Victoria Ann Waugh

Katrina Webster

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♦ Most Outstanding Graduate Student

Master’s, Education Specialist, Certificate of Advanced Study Candidates

Jessica Jean Wentworth

Erin P. Weston

Heather Mae Weymouth ♦

Elijah Rodney Julian White

Karen L. White

Rochelle Marie White

Steven Lloyd White

William Joseph Spencer White

Thayer Christopher Whitney

Aiden Winn Wilbur

Stacie Rachelle Wilhelm

Anna Spellman Williams

Katherine R. Wing

Caitlyn Alexandra Winn

Brian Michael Woodbury

Naomi Suzanne Woodson

Danielle Jo Wormell

Ja’Shonté Wright-McLeish

Zhongao Xu

Madison York

Benjamin Louis Zeitlin

Glendon Charles Zernicke

Charity Hope Zimmerman

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♦ Most Outstanding Graduate Student

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Alyssa Grace Abbotoni***

Emma AnnMarie Abbott*

Matthew Joseph Abbott

Basam Abdulhay

Ram Parag Adalja

Abigail Bennett Adams***

Matthew Hayden Adams

Mikayla Marie Adams**

Cameron Matthew Ryan Additon

Ayla Aldrich***

Patrick Henry Aldrich

Talia Alicea

Ainsley Allen ***

Elijah Travis Allen*

Gavin E. Allen**

Paige Katherine Allen***

Connor Joel Alley**

Joshua David Allison

Lara Almamouri

Niomi Lynn Almonte*

Zachary D. Alofs**

Samuel Gearhart Aluia

Jacob Wesley Ameden

Isabella Virginia Amendola**

Katelyn Paige Amero***

Ashley Rachel Ames**

Katherine Mary Ames

Marissa A. Ander*

Mackenzie Paige Andersen***

Patricia Yvonne Andersen***

Ashley Khadeidra Anderson

Bonnie Elizabeth Anderson*

Liam Axel Anderson***

Brooke Nicole Andre**

Ryan Nicholas Andrick

Connor Michael Androlewicz***

Robert Cedar Andrus

Dylan Thomas Applegate

Jakob Benjamin Arbour

Ava Francesca Ardito**

Isabelle Lena Armstrong**

Madison Elizabeth Arno

Riley Alan Arnott-Jerome

Benjamin Philip Atkinson

Anthony Michael AttayaHarris

Kathryn Mary Austin**

Jay Paul Austin II***

Isabella Francesca Avellino

Emme Kathryn Aylesworth***

Daniel Thomas Bachner*

John Philip Bacon**

Alexis Bader

Aubrey Michael Badger

Estephanie Baez-Vazquez***

Abigail Susan Bagley**

Lauren Bagley

Matthew J. Bailey

John C. Bairos***

Emma Kathleen Baker

Isabella Mae Baker

Jacob E. Baker

Richard Chase Baker

Anna Sofia Baldwin***

Wilder C. Baldwin*

Carly E. Balfe

Frank P. Balonis

Rae Signe Bamberger***

Alexia Marie Baptista*

Luiza Andrade Barbosa

John Michael Barden

Ilaria Rose Bardini***

Brevin David Barnes

Gretchen Soule Barney*

Holly Morrison Barney**

Samuel Logan Barrett

Jordyn Leslie Barry*

Riley Patrick Barth

Carter William Barthelman

Ethan MacPhail Bartholomae

Jeffery Dalton Bartlett

Quinn Elise Bartlett***

Alexa Elizabeth Bartley

Skylar Amanda Basich

Caleb Matthew Bassett*

Isabel Maria Bassett

Keenan Bassma

Leah Ann Batoosingh

Nathanael Tyler-James Batson***

Grace Mary Bauling

Olivia Ann Beals

Carl Joel Bear

Savannah Elizabeth Beard***

Jalyssa Ruth Beason**

Andrew Michael McKechnie

Beaucage**

Derek Adam Beaulieu*

Sarah Louise Beaulieu**

Jarrod Daniel Beauregard*

Sean Patrick Beauregard

Randolph George Beede

Joseph Benjamin Begos

Collin James Beirne**

Shelby Alexis Belanger*

Cynthia Tania Bellavance***

Kaylee Mae Mae Bellavance*

Gamma Bellenoit***

Owen William Bellew*

Emma Marie Bellmore*

Brett Ryan Benham

Ethan J. Bennett

Judith Ann Bentivegna*

Lucas Maden Bergeron**

Madeline Jade Bergonzi

Justin Lawrence Bernardi

Ansley Elizabeth Bernier

Ian Thomas Bernier

Graham Ezra Julian Berry***

Matthew Bryan Berube

Natalie Grace Bickerstaff

Brandon Scott Bieda

Patrick Henry Bishop**

Tyler Ashton Bishop

Grace Kathleen Blackwell

Peter Alanson Blackwell

Caroline S. Blain

Mitchell Scott Blair

William Roger Blais

Lillian Maureen Blake**

Duncan Idaho Blanchard

Hannah Rae Blanchette*

Teodora Maria Blejeru**

Lindsey Jane Blood

Alexander Dales Bloomer

Mason Axel Bloomquist

Porter James Bodkin***

Riley Robert Bodoin

Owen Osborne Boissonneault***

Ryan James Boles**

Alyssa Victoria Bolstridge*

Katelyn Elizabeth Bolstridge

Aidan Richard Boltz*

Alexandra Lillian Bonanno**

Vincent Russell Giustra Bonarrigo*

Ruby Olivia Bonilla***

Danila Maximovich

Borodaenko***

Chloe Nicole Bossow*

Ainslie Veck Boswell*

Abigail Reine Boucher***

Sarina L. Bourdon

Abigail Rose Bourgeois***

Ethan P. Boutilier

Hailey Elizabeth Boutin

Emma Rose Bowden***

Grey Bowden

Katherine Dorothy Bowen***

Kathryn Maria Bowen***

Katelynn Marie Bowker***

Abigail Nicole Bowser

Emily Madison Boynton**

Brayden Boyd Bradbury*

Jessica May Braden

Lydia Kimball Bradfield***

Savana Leigh Bradford*

Grace Margaret Bradish*

Hannah Beth Bradish***

Liam Christopher Bradley

Leah Danielle Bradstreet***

Garret Bradt

Seamus Michael Brady

Haley Clarie Braga***

Asrai Shaitan Brainerd

Adelaide Brandt

Cooper Flynn Braverman

Lynden B. Breen**

Alexa Gail Brennan***

Noah Ryan Brennan***

Riley Marquis Cecilia

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Brennan**

Bianca Breton*

Kevin Patrick Bretthauer

Hayden Russell Brewer

Graham Sumner Bridges***

Kelsey Nicole Bridges***

Owen Christopher Briley

Westley Chaska Brinegar**

Abigail Katherine Brooks

Leah Elizabeth Brooks**

Alexander Tilden Brown*

Anna Patrice Brown*

Briana Brooklyn Brown

Peta-Gay Brown***

Roman Kane Brown

Ruby R. Brown***

Samuel T. Brown*

Sarah Nichole Brown*

Denver Christian Brown III

Theodore F. Brucker

Emily Louise Brule

Abigail Jane Buchanan*

Hailey Lauren Buchmiller

Kyle Aaron Bucknam

Alexandria Elizabeth Burbine

Tim Mike Burgartz***

Jakob Michael Burgess

Caitlin Elizabeth Burke

Haley Lynn Burns*

Logan James Burrill

Sarah Bursey*

Emma Catherine Bush***

Eleanor Marie Buskey***

Damon Michael Butler

Mary Abigail Butler*

Carson David Butt

James Oliver Byrd III*

Emily Fayers Byrne***

Anthony Michel Caccese***

Abby Lynn Cadorette***

Ethan Michael Caldwell***

Nicholas Palmer Cali

Elyse Paige Callahan

Andrew Anniellio Calvanese

Aaron MacKenzie Cameron

Kyle Robert Camire

Aileen Ann Campbell**

Brett Edward Campbell*

Eliza Riese Campbell

Killian Patrick Campbell***

Caleb Alfonso Canales

Ella Christine Candage

Kailee Jean Canning

Pearce Thomas Cannon

Ashley Elizabeth Cantwell***

Ally Elizabeth Caouette

Luis Alberto Capellan

Ashleigh Patricia Capelle**

Sean Edward Carey**

Jack Reece Carl

Ashley Elizabeth Carney***

Charlotte Jane Caron***

Caleb Thomas Carrien

Kayla Nicole Carrier***

Hope Carroll***

William Oliver Carrolton***

Isaiah Maeson Carter*

Jacob Tyler Carter*

Brooke Marie Carver*

Meranda Jean Case

Mallory Jack Casey*

Ethan Joseph Cassidy

Annabel Castillo Garcia***

Kassidy Alejandra Castillo Parkman***

Cameron James Castro

Jessica Irene Catalano**

Angelina Luz Gonzalez Catuogno

Nicholas Samuel Cavalieri

Lydia Lixin Celani***

Autumn Rose Chadburn***

Peyton Xavier Xavier

Chahley***

Sebastien Denis Chamberlain**

Gabriel Ian Chambers*

Katelyn Marie Champagne

Makylee Ka-Wai Chan

Alexander H Chaney

Jacob William Chaplin***

Louise Molleson Chaplin***

Jack Joseph Chaput

Mackenzie Irene Chase**

Rachel Amara Chase

Esther Ruth Chen*

Sarah Lynn Cheney**

Haley Elizabeth Cherry***

Kimberly Monirathana Chhoeuk***

John Arthur Chiaramitaro*

Madison Linda Child*

Jocelyn Rose Childers*

Benjamin Andrew Childs

Sophie Blue Childs***

Patrick Chisum

Jacob James Chongris

Colby Andrew Christakis**

Erik Thomas Trygve Christiansen***

Ethan Jeffrey Chute

Ryan Jin Ciesinski

Michael Richard Cilley**

Tristan Hunter Cilley

Jocelyn Patricia Cinfo*

Milana Caterina Cioffi

Jenna Davis Ciola***

Thomas Devlin Clancey

Katherine Michele Clancy

Alan Daniel Clark*

Austin Trey Clark

Julia Vasylivna Clark

Riley John Clark

Dymond Malik Clarke

Emily H. Clarke

Sophia Gabrielle Claudio**

Jessica Marie Cleary-Reuning*

Libby Ann Clement***

Lindsay Anne Clements***

Caroline Elizabeth Clemmer*

Brittney Carol Clifford*

Emmerich Clifford*

Madison Pauline Dorothy Clifford

Cassidy Louise Climo***

Julia Paige Clough*

Brianna J. Cloutier

Bailey Morgan Coates

Johnny William Cobb*

Jamie Roger Coburn*

Marcia Kay Coburn

Dakota Grace Cochran***

Devin Louise Coffey***

Mallory Lynn Cogswell

Sadie Alice Colby*

Michela Rose Cole*

Libby Mae Colley***

Henry Keaton Collins

Christopher John Colonna

Ian James Combs*

Keegan Michael Comeau*

Lindsey Diane Comeau

Amelia Eileen Concannon

Matthew Augustine Conley

Chantal Brianna Connelly***

Julia Grace Connolly*

Jordan Nicole Conroy**

Colby Cook**

Hayden James Cook

Isabella Marie Cook**

Charles Tighe Cooper**

Collin Robert Cooper**

Patrick Gerhard Corbett*

Meghan Elizabeth Cormican***

Alana Kathleen Cormier

Carrie Ann Corson

Ryan Carter Corzo**

Isabella Marie Costa***

Guinevere Jayden Cote

Hannah Rose Cote*

Jacob John Cote

Ryan Thomas Cote

Corinne Stewart Couch

Amanda Maria Cox***

Caleb Ryan Craig*

Sebastian Niccolo Crapa*

Connor Tilden Crawford

Emma Ellen Crawford

Tobey Serena Crawford

Connor

Ashley Claire Cray***

Alexandra Rosamund Creaser

Kelly Ann Cremmen*

Brenna Elizabeth Croke

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Kendra Nicole Crosby**

Julia Lauren Cross

Michelle Marie Cross

Alexis Taylor Crowell

Kaiden Andrew Crowley

Ralph Michael Cruz

Étaín Leigh Cullen*

Kasey Alexandra Cummings*

Alexandra Susan Cunningham**

Maya Isobel Cunningham***

Sydnie Lynn Cunningham

Willow E. Cunningham***

Kaitlyn Noelle Currie*

Jacob Michael Curtis*

Peter Francis Cusack**

Devin James Cyr***

Jackson Smith Cyr

Matthew Robert Cyr**

Joseph D. Cyr-Brophy

Andrew J. Czarnecki*

Juliette Hughes Daigle Thompson***

Quinlan James Daly

Galen Jeffrey Daly-O’Donnell*

Claudia Hope Damboise

Sairah Elisabeth Damboise**

Gabriel Thomas D’Angelo

Garrett Marcel Daniels**

Eve Elizabeth Daries***

Erin Larissa Davenport*

Holly Jessica Davis***

Jinny Liyang Davis**

Nicholas Edwin Davis

Alexis Jade Davison

Calvin Joseph Dawson

Ryan M. Day*

Jamie Danielle de Souza*

Kaia Emelye De Vries***

Lauren Maureen Dean***

Zoey Maureen DeAngelis

Mark Robert DeCataldo*

Savanna Lee Deer*

Isabella Marie DeGeorge

Jacob John Del Signore*

Arianna Elizabeth Delaney***

Jamie Lynn Delaney*

Chloe Reese Delano***

Zachary Adam Delile***

Grace Marie Azure Delisle

Sarah Elizabeth Delmonte***

Michael Paul Delorge***

Carleigh Victoria DeMarco

Venae DeMarte***

Aubrey Maddox Denico***

Matthew Francis D’Errico

Morgan Elizabeth Desiderio

Evan Charles Desmond***

LouLou Martell deVallance**

Griffin Sheffield Dever***

Daniel-Paul Alexander DeWitt

Emerson Noelle Dexter

Enehila Gabriela Diaz-Resto

Lauren Catherine DiBiase***

Jennifer Haley DiChiara**

Nicholas Carl DieffenbacherKrall

Michael Aaron DiGiosa

Emma Keilani DiGirolamo***

Liam Michael Dillon

Hannah Conley Dimick***

Lucas Lawrence Vernon

Dimond**

Rachel Erin Dingley***

Dean Marino DiNicola*

Amanda Elizabeth Dodge

Sarah Christine Dodge***

Benjamin Frost Doherty

Joseph Brian Doherty

Claudia Lorraine Dolan***

Tyler Adam Doliber***

Natalie Ann Domin**

Katherine Grace Donnellan

Nicholas Donohue

Sydney Dood*

Cooper William Doucette

Katie Elaine Doughty***

Sara Louise Doughty***

Jenna Draude

J D Draves

Alexander J. Drazul

Elizabeth Anne Drelich**

Freya Drew***

Matthew Ryan Drew

Emilyann Elizabeth Drumm***

Rose Kellah Duane

Jacob Oneil Dube

Samuel Eric Dubuc*

Elizabeth Catarina DuDevoir***

Nicholas W. Duer*

Treasa Forbes Duffy*

Cadance J. Dumais

William Charles Dunham***

Wesley Benjamin Dunkle*

Ana Elizabeth Dunn***

Ashleigh Eden Dunn***

Hannah Zoe Dunn

Hunter S. Dunn Ferri

Jack R. Dunning

Brennan Anthony Dunton*

Dyllon Aiden Dunton***

Darby Ann Dupuis***

Olivia Mae Durham

Kyle Charles Dutton

Thomas Brian Dwyer

MaryKate Earley

Sara M. Economy***

Donald Ray Edwards Jr.

Sean Eggermann

Catrina Elisabeth El-Hajj*

Matthew Mark Elliott

Ethan Zachary Ellis-Johnson

William James Emanuel***

Brittany Anne Emerson

Caiden Patrick Emerson

Carter Christopher Emerson***

Chase Frank Albert Empsall*

Caroline Isabel Engel

Rahel Enzler

Mckenzie Evans

Chase Michael Ewald

Anthony Michael Fabrizio*

Joseph Patrick Farrelly

Alexander James Farrington*

Carly Rose Fazendin***

Maha Mubarak Fazli

Mohammed Mubarak Fazli

Zachery Paul Fecteau***

Connor Patrick Feeney

Benjamin James Feldman

Eyan David Fennelly

Grace Catalina Fernandez***

Faissal Ferouni

Fiona McGee Ferrell***

Nathan David Ferris

Callie Marie Fielding*

Peter Milan Filipovity**

Brady Preston Findlay

Alexiis Marie Fiore***

Dominic James Firnges

Jessica Firstenberg***

Sabrina Maria Fisher

William Austin Fiske

Alexis Louise Fitzgerald

Brendan John Fitzgerald*

Keegan Riley Fitzgerald

Shannen Marie Fitzjurls*

Aurianne Amelia Fitz-Marquez

Michael Edward Flaherty

Fennelly Falkir Flanagan

Joseph Patrick Flannery

Leah Elizabeth Fleischner***

Matthew Liam Fleming

Michael Paul Fletcher

Samantha Lucy Flint**

Riley Quinn Flubacher***

Amelia Lorraine Flynn

Cassidy Elizabeth Flynn

Katherine Janet Flynn***

Anna Virginia Folley***

Kylie Erin Fong**

Alexis Maria Ford

Alexander C. Foster

Jordan Alexandra Fountain

Claudia Marie Fox***

Conor James Fox

Joshua Blake Fragola*

Katherine Jean Franke

Emily Caroline Fraser**

Devin Christopher Frazer***

Evan Thomas FrederickBittner**

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Devin James Freeman

Dylan Andrew Freeman*

Julia Lee Freeman***

Jonathan Patrick Frein

Sampaguita Tobi Medina French***

Benjamin Baxter Freudig*

Natalie Ryan Frost

Aiden Michael Fuller

Megan Anne Fuller***

Gabriyah Shalem Gadsby**

Alyssa A. Gagne***

Camryn Lee Gagne

Eliott James Gagnon-Victor***

Alexander Francis Gaidola**

Lillian Amelia Gainer

Alexandra Rose Gale

Chloe Diane Gale

Cameron Scott Gallant

Autumn Louise Ganzel***

Sydney Rebecca Garcia

Cameron Marshall Gardner

William Thomas Garofoli

Sydney Jennifer Garrison***

Danielle Reneé Gassman

Nshuti Elisha Gato

Lif Mikasi Kai Gaug

Addison Elise Gazerro*

Anastasia Matey Gehrisch

Arianna Lyn Geiser

Melissa Rose Genoter***

Elyana Sophia Gerrie**

Jeffrey Adam Gerson

Miranda Rose Gibbons

Travis John Gibson

Annika Lois Gil***

Rachel Elizabeth Gilman*

Callie Anne Gilmore**

Caroline Elizabeth Gilmore

Lydia Lehman Gilmore***

Adeline Lois Gilpatrick

Rowan Jean Gingras***

Max Robert Ginsburg***

Deanna Marie Gladstone*

Fox Orion Gleason

Gavin Charles Gleason**

Jodi Irene Glidden**

Molly Elizabeth Glueck***

Melissa J. Godin

Joseph Rodolfo Godinez**

Charlie Scott Goglia

Emma Michele Gold*

Orianna Rowan Goldberg

Samantha Erin Golden

Lucia Liet Goldman*

Korina Marie GomezFugate

Derrick Kermit Gonzalez II***

Courtney Good

Julia Blair Good*

Patrick Thomas Goodine

Mazie J. Gordon*

Adam William Gough

Molly Elise Gould

Jordyn Ann Gowell**

William Logan Graiver

Chase Patrick Graves

August David Wilson Gray

Kobe C. Gray

Avery Ann Greco***

Erick Barry-David Green**

Amelia Grace Greenlee***

Richard James Greenwood IV

Luke Adam Gregory

Samantha Lauren Grey**

George Richard Grindle**

Megan Carol Grindle

Dakota Allen Grover

Emily Jean Grover

Ethan James Grover*

Abigail L. Grunwald***

Martin Holmes Guarnieri***

Nicholas Ryan Guay

Zachary Evan Guay

Ariel Novella Guinn

Lauren Alyssa Gurney**

Henry Christopher Guy***

Caroline Bornemann

Gylstorff***

Trizzie Thuy Tram Ha***

Cameron Scott Hachey

Molly Joyce Hale***

Alexander James Hall*

Chapman McKenney Hall***

Danielle Ann Hall**

Kelley Marie Hall

Laura Grace Hallett*

Steven Christopher Hallinan

Alissa Justine Halloway

Jason John Halvorsen

Kyle Gerard Hamblen

Evan William Hamer

Ezra Hamer-Nagle

Colby Andrew Hamilton**

Lucca Risto Hamina

Lucas Craig Hamlin**

Caroline Claire Hammond***

Madison Lee Hand

Rory Scott Hannon

Andrew Neils Hansen

Trevor Drake Hanson***

Benjamin Hanstein

Mary Delanie Haralson**

Ian Anthony Harden***

Tanner Hardison

Amelia Susan Hardy

Amy Rose Hardy***

Logan Peter Harkins*

Alexandra Pauline Harkness

Grace E. Harmatys***

Camden Harmon**

Stephen Matthew Harnan

Jack Everett Harnois

Haily Ann Harper

Parker Brian Harriman**

Brendan Patrick Harris

Ethan J. Harrop

John P. Hart*

Kai Luca Hart*

Maggie Lynn Harthorne***

Tyler Ames Harwood*

Cameron Fetter Hasselbaum***

Dylan Michael Haughton*

Sydney Rose Hauser

Mackenzie Philson Hay

Amelia R. Hayden***

Mackenzie Ailis Hayes***

Tatum Alexandra Hayward***

Ava Charles Heal

Austin Joseph Heath

Dylan Thomas William Hebert

Keri Jean Hebert***

Michael Thomas Hedges

Corry Eileen Hemond

Kathryn Rose Henderson*

Caleb Wilson Hendrick

Emily Hendrigan**

Catherine Anne Hennessey

William Joseph Herbert

Carly Beyonce Hernandez

Daniel M. Herrero

Michaela Burke Hersey***

Paul Bradley Hewey

Aidan Edward Hickey

Alexei William Waller Hickey**

Sean Daniel Higgins*

Reid H. Higgs*

Oliver William Hild**

Allyx Marie Hillman

Emily Megan Hills***

Alaura F. Hink

Jacob Simcha Hinz**

Erika Lynn Hipsky***

Maho Hisakawa

Alexander Trenton Hoar

Aurora Michelle Hodgdon***

Chloe Jae Hodgdon***

Mark Patterson Hodge*

Rachel Elizabeth Hodge**

Molly Beth Hodgkins***

Julianna Grace Hodson***

Jonathan Hogan**

Kayleigh Elizabeth Hogg***

Cody Mitchell Holman

Jacob Dean Holmes

Katherine Elizabeth Holmes

Lauren Ashley Holyoke**

Sadie Mae Hooker*

Elliott Reed Hooper*

Dominique Renèe Hopkins

Saba Kayanna Ho-Rezvani**

Emily Kathryn Horn

Joseph Edward Horn

Andrew William Horte

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Christopher Franklin Horton**

Daniel S. Houder Jr.

Zachary Nicholas House

Catherine Hovda

Skye Drawbridge Howard***

Andrew Eric Howe

Aaron Christopher Howell***

Cadi Lloyd Howell***

Ryan Patrick Howell***

Morgan Elizabeth Howes**

Sara Nicole Howland*

Brooke Elizabeth Howlett***

Jared Bryan Hoxie**

Benjamin C. Hoyt*

Charles M. Hubbard

Tyler Robert Humphrey**

Spencer Dana Hunnewell

Kaitlin Rebecca Hunt**

Robert Roy Hunter V**

Tess Elizabeth YiDie Hureau***

Madox Hussey**

Wesley J. Hutchins***

Robert Emerson Hydrisko

Ava Blue Hyora*

Karl Jon Ilvonen***

Jennie E Ingall

Brendan D. Ingalls

Trevor Ronald Ingalls

Morgan Alexis Inman***

Kaylee Nichole Ireland*

Hannah Ashley Irish

Kamryn Leonora Irving

Alex Vincent Isada

Henry Christian Izere*

Zachary Jablonski

Elena Nicole Jacey**

Nathan Robert Jacobs***

Nicholas Aaron Jacobs***

Trinity Lynn Jacques

David Ronald Jakacky Jr.***

Noah Romeo Jalbert**

Abriah Diaveon James

Halle Grace James*

Robert Thomas Jannarone

Elizabeth Kelly Jansen

Sarah M. Janson**

Nicole Marie Jarvis

Toby Patrick Jarvis

Hayden Ledger Jellison

Lily Marie Jennings**

Michael Robert Jerome*

Christopher Arnold Johanson***

Abigail Rebecca Johnson***

Mollie Rose Johnson***

William Michael Johnson***

Eli Robbins Jolliffe*

Brenna Elisabeth Jones***

Chad Samuel Jones

Grimmie Amelia Jones

Madison H. Jones*

Maria Ellen Jones**

Brandon Jonsson

Macey Lynn Jordan

Daniel Francis Joy**

Michael Joseph Joyce

Caileigh Elizabeth Judson

Corey Joseph Jurasek

Isabelle Rose Kallis

Moise Mulamba Kalonji

Emily Alice Kane**

Hannah Louise Kane

Michael Kane**

Apurba Kaphle***

Jack Karszes

Karen Lee Karter

Jessica Lynn Kasacek

Kyle Charles Kaserman

Belu Katz***

Sophia Diane Tao Kaufman***

Logan MacFarland Kavanagh

Louise Kazek*

Aaron Joseph Kazilionis***

Megan Taylor Keast***

Aislinn Kelly Keefe

Matthew Shamus Keeves

Jack Robert Kelley

Dalton Kelly

Ian Thomas Kelly

Kristina Grace Kelly

Regan Mary Kelly

Katharine Anne Macleod

Kemper***

Bhreagh Alexandra Kennedy***

Adam Wilfred Kenny

Daniel Jay Kerecman

Brandon Paul Key***

Aarushi M Khamankar

Jerdon Kiesman***

Chloe Marie Kilbride

Nicole Erin Kilhullen

Jada Emilia Kimball*

Henry David Kindler***

Ashley Jeannette King***

Olivia Cathryn King

Mayce Taylor Kinney

Benjamin Allen Kintner**

Kalina Elizabeth Kinyon***

Paul Gregory Kirk

Iris Louise Kitchen

Hannah Wilson Kline

Liam Donald Knowles***

Matthew Thomas Koehler

Jordyn Elizabeth Kohtala***

Oluwadamilola Emmanuel

Kolawole

Cameron Rose Kolodziej***

Christopher Joseph Kolodziej Jr.***

Thomas Korstanje**

Anna Marie Kousky***

Elizabeth Rose Koval**

Jack Nicholas Kozikowski

Kayla Joy Kraemer**

Cassandra Lynne Kratzer

Ashwini Evangeline KreighMcNeal*

Jade Kruczek**

Emma Kruse**

Kyle Ley Kruse

Jason Olavi Kulinski

Grant Walter Kull*

Diego Erik Kulldorff

Sophie Elisabeth Kummer***

Sara Jade Kunesh*

Ida Johanna Kuoppala***

Kristin Perrotti Kurtz

Christine Natalie Nicole Kusnirak

Matthew David Kwan**

May Thu Kyaw

Thomas Labb***

Emily Marie Labbe***

Alyson Patricia Labonte

Delaney Paige Labonte***

Joshua Michael Labrie*

John Joseph LaBrier***

Cassandra Joyce LaCasse**

Lily Grace LaCasse**

Olivia Haskell LaChance***

Kelsy Jean Lacroix

Thomas Richard Lacroix**

Kaycee Ray Laffey***

Samuel Eliot LaFrance

Aidan N. LaFrancois

Jillian Mary Lagasse

Carl Emil LaGodna

Peter Lai***

William Edward Lajeunesse

Timothy Raymond Lake*

Saige Paulette Lakeman

Levi Joseph Lambert**

Miranda Michelle Lambert***

Poppy Jane Lambert**

Sophia Claire Lambert***

Paige Evelyn Lambros*

Hannah Leigh Lamoureaux**

Jamie Parker Lamson

John Christopher Lander***

Elisabeth Kristin Landry

Hunter Joseph Landry***

Madison Paige Landry***

Zoe Charlotte Landry

Kassidy Marie Lang**

Samantha Lang

Walter Thomas Lange*

Gabrielle Angela Langone***

Joshua Carmelo Languet*

Eliana Grace Lantheaume*

Caroline Renee LaPerriere***

Lauren Kathleen Lapierre

Luke C. Lapierre*

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Olivia Rose LaPointe

Connor Joseph Lariviere

Fiona Ann Larkin*

Samuel K. Larochelle***

Anna Linnea LaRose**

Julian Marcello LaScala*

Morgan Ireland Lasky

Sydney Latlippe

Louis Horton Laurita***

Bryce Christopher Lausier

Lee Lavoie***

Jack Giovanni Lavorgna

Nathan Edward Lavoy***

Alexander Vincent Lawrence

Corey Ann Lazaro

Khiana Hoang Le***

Phuoc Hoang Le***

Griffin Thomas Leary

Aidan Michael Leavitt

Alison Patricia Leavitt*

Victoria Ann Leavitt*

Madeline LeClair*

Katherine Sylvia Ledger

MaryEllen LeDuc***

Jacob Devyn Lee

Kyle G. Lee***

Kerry Marianne Lefebvre**

Zoe Autumn Leland*

Brianna Maria Lemarier

Julia Lemarier*

Rollan Robinet Lemieux***

Joshua Taylor Leonard

Douglas Howard Leslie

Makayla Marie Yvette Lessard

Noah Laurent Lessard

Carly Elise Lettre***

Levi Norman Levesque**

Isabella Rose Yi Levine*

Noah Andrew Lewis

Shelby Ann-Lee Lewis***

Johnathan Christian Leys**

Aurelia Reece Libby**

Grace Elizabeth Libby

Katherine Anne Libby**

Dylan Charles Lieu*

Sarah Rose Lindell**

Reykha S. Lindor

Jacob Benjamin Lipson*

Matthew J. Lisko

Kennedy Ann Little**

Matthew Stephen Livingston

Amelaine C. Llanto*

Jordan Tebbitt Lobley***

Chase Michael Locke

Iris Elise Loehr***

Riley Ann Loftus**

Peter J. Loman

Nevaeh Rae Longchamps**

Anika Lynne Lord**

Chaya Annette Lord-Rozeff

Sydney Kathleen Lorom***

Paige Ashley Foret Loud

Kayla Ann Loughman**

Brandon Glenn Loveland

Trevor Clancy Lowe

Rhys Abraham Lowry*

Nathan Scott Luce

Allison Rose Lupien***

Emily Ann Lupien***

Brooke Elizabeth Lyden

Abigail Rethy Lynch*

Arthur Nunzio Lynn

Amelie Susan MacDonald

Tyler Evan MacDonald

Kaitlyn Marie Macduff

Ethan Jack MacKenzie

Catherine Frances Norbury Mackey

Ella Catherine MacLean**

Sarah Mary MacLeod

Jacob S. MacMaster

Charlotte Anne MacMillan***

Thomas Bowes MacPherson**

Nathan James Magill

Samantha Ann Maguire

Rebecca Lynne Maheu*

Cullen James Mahoney

Trinity Paige Mailey***

Matt John Major

William

Drivas Major

Patrick Trossen Malia***

Jakob Leroy Malone

Henry Patrick Mandeville

Olivia Mary Mandy*

Gianna Elizabeth Mantini**

James Charles Manzer

Nicholas McCabe Maranto**

Anna Sabrina Margetis

Hunter Quong Mark

Charlie Atlas Marks***

Madeline Jane Marks

Jacob Michael Maroukis

Jake Anthony Marquez

Fletcher Marcus Marriner

Bryant Thomas Marsh***

Taina Mikayla Marsh

Ella Danko Marshall**

Aubrey Lee Martilini

Brandon Jacobs Martin***

Gabriel Francis Martin*

Rebekkah Elisabeth Martin***

Sofia Giulianna Martin*

Sara Maria MaslaczynskaSalome*

Michael Joseph Massari

Blake Masse

Jackson David Masterson***

Payton Rae Mastrogiacomo

Glenn Matamoros

Lindsay Elisabeth Mathews***

Spencer Hogan Matteo***

Olivia Elaine Matthews*

Jorden Nicole Mattison

Timber Lake Mattson***

Abbigail Rae Maxfield

McKenna Grace Maxwell

Zoe Elizabeth Mayhew***

Nella Jane Maynard*

Anthony Mazzola

Molly Rose Mazzucco

Divine Jovita M’Bambi

Daniel Patrick McA’Nulty*

Ethan William McBrine***

Michael Francis McCabe

Ryan George McCarthy*

Tessa Genevieve McCarthy*

William Theodore McCarthy*

Braden John McCarty

Ruby Rose McClung**

Nolan Spear McCullough***

Colin Richard McDonald

Meghan Theresa McDonald**

Braedon Jay McFalls

Harrison Worden McFarland

Bailey McGee***

Trevor James McGee

Nicholas Dell’Anno McGovern**

Paige Emily McHatten***

Elizabeth M. McKenney*

James Houston McKinney

John Joseph McLaughlin***

Trent Jeffrey McLellan

Karlene Danielle McMahon

Rachel Helen McMannus*

Tristan J. McMerty***

Karen Lily McNeil**

Mackenzie J. Mead**

Lauren Josephine Meaney***

Teagan Meggison*

Alexander Kyle Mehre**

Sean Brennen Meisel*

Rebekah Ann-Marie Mellor***

Lilia Membrino***

Haley Mentz

Soren R. Mercer

Adreanna Monique Michaud***

Blaise Orion Michaud

Camille Jolicoeur Michaud***

Dante James Michaud***

Isaac h. Michaud*

Jacob Eugene Michaud***

Marc Leeman Michaud***

Sean Michael Michaud

Ethan Charles Miester*

Sarah Jean Mihalchik

Marie Chanthu Millay***

Abigail Mary Miller***

Brody E. Miller*

Christopher James Miller

Cindy Marie Miller

Jordyn Marie Miller***

Nickolas Lee Millett

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Hannah Marie Milne***

Katarina Tanwarat Minas***

Katherine Elizabeth Misiaszek***

Meredith Jayne Mitchell*

Alexis Ann Mittelstadt***

Mya Dawn Moaratty**

Emily Marie Molino

Mackenzie Rose Monahan

Michael Monios

Sydney Ann Monkiewicz

Mabel Jean Monroe*

Zachary John Monteleone

Parni Lyn Monzo**

Katelyn Cecile Mooney***

Corey Moore

Kyle Maxwell Patrick Moore

Max Sidwell Moore***

Myles T. Moore

Timothy Ethan Moore*

Sydni Dawn Moores*

Sarah Rose Moreau***

Aleigha Diana Morgan*

Evan David Morgan***

Austin Cole Morin

Emily Christine Morin***

Bledar Morina

Elise Catherine Morphy***

Avery Elizabeth Morrell**

Samuel Foster Morrill**

Nicholas Mathew Morris

Hunter James Morrison

Tegan Morrison***

Trevor Christophe Morrison

Sabrina Marianna Morro

Madisyn L. Morse**

Samuel Hugh Morton***

Caroline Emily Mosca**

Donald Muho

Jacob Jude Mulligan***

Byron Muniz

Fiona Kate Murphy***

William Owen Murphy

Kendall Ann Murray

Kian Michael Murray***

Maggie Noelle Murray

Ali Elham Musavi

Paul Benjamin Musgrove

Julia Bernice Muth**

Rajashekar Muthyam

Malyar Muti

Sabina Amber Myers**

Larry Andrew Nadeau***

Kayla Marie NadeauRobinson*

Elizabeth Namujju***

Bradyn David Napolitano

Vathana Narith

Eleanor Elizabeth Nash***

Hannah Kristine Nasiff

Anna Nault**

Thomas Patrick Neal*

Jacob David Nelson**

Milana Nenadic***

Carissa Anne Newick**

Jake Vali Newton*

Connor Philip Ney**

Nathaniel Louis Nicholas***

Addison Grace Nichols***

Emma Nickerson***

Michael Francis Nickerson

Kirsten Aileena Nicolar

Tyler Kurtis Nielsen*

Jared Albert Nightingale*

Emily May Ninteau***

Silas James Noble

Connor Albert Noddin***

Mickleejay LaVeda Nohr

Ian Albert Norman***

Lukas Hillyer Norment***

Kevin Liam Norris

Kaelor Maslin Northway

Casey Novelline

Lilian Pauline Nowak***

Deanna Rose Oakes**

Josephine Gabrielle Oarr

Julian Quinn Ober**

Meadow Elizabeth O’Brien**

Paul Kevin O’Brien

Adam Lawrence Obrzut*

Isaac Ofielu

Kyle Edward Ogden

Jack Anthony O’Kelly

Luke Edward O’Kelly***

Terence Jamison Olds**

Elijah Nathaniel Oliveira***

Connor Patrick Oliver

Camden Bayler Olson***

Chase Devereux Olson**

Zoe Ellen Olson***

Aleksandar Opacic

Darien James Orethun*

Samuel T. Orlando

Ana Patricia Ortiz Albor*

Harrison Charles Osborne

Reilly John Osborne*

Victor Ostman***

Julianna Drew O’Sullivan***

Aimee Lorraine Ouellette***

Claire R. Ouellette

Elias Joseph Ouellette**

Ellie Ann Ouellette**

Alexandra Ceili Ouimet

Aidan Edward Robert Owens

Hayden John Page

Zander Thomas Page

Maria Maddalena Pagliaro***

Mallory Marie Palmer***

Angelo Thomas Palome

Alyssa Mae Paquin***

Jiyeon Park

Anya Bourque Parker**

Jonah Cross Parker

Gavin Thomas James Parks***

Emma Rose Parrotta***

Jack Thomas Pasternak

Alexa Isabel Patria

Noelle Elizabeth Patten***

Jacob Joshua Patterson*

Jaida Noelle Patterson**

Zoe Anna Pavlik***

Hannah Juliann Peacock***

Quincy Guerin Pell

Claire Julia Pellegrino

Kelly Anne Pellegrino***

Amelia Katherine Pellerin

Gabriel Paul-Emile Pelletier*

Rachel Julia Pellis*

Giacomo Pellizzari**

Anne Grace Pendergast**

Annabelle Kathleen Pendleton***

Benjamin Garrett Pendy*

Emily Mi Perilla**

Dominic Christopher Perkins**

Forrest Bazek Perkins

Kaylee Drew Perkins

Logan Crosby Perkins***

Celine E. Perry

Ryan Marshall Pescatore

Aidan James Peters***

Laura Catherine Antonia

Petersen

Kerrick Austin Peterson

Rosemary Kathryn Peterson**

Keiara Sophia Pham

Andrew Jack Phillips

Elizabeth Ann Phillips***

Cameron John Phinney*

Stephen Gerard Picard**

Alexander Clarence Pierce***

Jessica Lea Pierce

Lindsay Elizabeth Pierce**

Alexander Joseph Pietras

Sean Arthur Pigott**

Ana Maria Pilioglos

Nicholas Joseph Pineau**

Jordan Stephen Pinkham

Stephen Michael Pinto

Mason John Terrill Pitcher

Ava Shea Pitman***

Andrew James Pitsios

Ingrid Elizabeth Plant*

Colin Jerald Plante**

Joshua Ethan Plante

Alexis Patricia Plater

Isaac David Plourde

Charles Jacob Pochepan*

Brenna Maralee Poirier*

Samantha C. Poirier***

Brian Joseph Poisson***

Brennan Timothy Poitras**

Mark Frederick Pollard***

Samuel Huntington Pollard

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Mason Paul Pomroy

Nicholas Enrico Ponzini*

William Patrick Poole**

Evalorez Popov

Morgan Poppenberger

Samuel Dalton Porter***

Alan Joseph Poulin

Gabriel Arthur Poulin*

Nathalie Karen Poulin***

Shaelyn Elise Poulin

Jacques F. Poutasse

Joshua Michael Power**

Abigail Catherine Powers***

Alexander Thomas Powers

Hunter Jamison Praul***

Dean Stinger Preston***

Kennedy Paige Priest***

Maggie Morrison Prince**

Corin Tailor Proctor

Matush Prokop***

Carson Joseph Prouty

Samuel Louis Pugatch**

James Ray-Steffen Pyle**

Nicholas X. Quartararo

Alexander Steven Quince

Amelia Maryse Quint-Wood***

Chase Rayden Quirion

Myles J. Quirion**

Hayley Marie Raab

Sean T. Radel**

Clayton Richard Rainsford

Jedrek Leslie Rajcula**

Isabel Katherine Ralston

Kristen Lorraine Rancourt***

Olivia Lauren Randall

Camille Jean Ranisate*

Reagan Alexandra Rath**

Kent Andrew Raymond

Colin Ryan Ready***

Shannon K. Reardon

Rizzajem B. Reboquio

Christian Daniel Reed

Lauren Diane Reed**

Myah Riley Reed***

Taylor Zoe Reed

Zachary Joseph Reed*

Fiona Rose Regan***

John Matthew Reid

Brianna Renshaw**

Dana Katherine Reynolds**

Garrit E. Reynolds

Jackson K. Reynolds*

Eric Reznik

Riley Maureen Rheault***

Michael Fredrick Rhodes**

Jaylee Elaine Rice*

Keagan Tyler Rice***

Kyle Martin Richard

Samuel Scott Richards

Taylor Ann Richardson***

Alexander Howarth Richter

Olivia A. Ridenour**

Rebecca Joy Rider***

Alysen Faith Smith Rieth

Andrew Walter Riley**

Robby Rolson Guerbins Riobe

Declan T. Riordan**

Katherine Susan Ritchie***

Nilan Elizabeth Rivers*

Darcy Rivers-Cochran

Stuart James Roach

Allison C. Robbins***

Ethan Robert Robbins**

Sean Raymond Robbins

Colby Mitchell Roberts

Anna Marie Robinson

Olivia Annette Rockwood***

Collin Donald Rodrigue

Aspen Rodriguez

Haley Marie Rodriguez

Sabrina Yasmin Rodriguez Santos**

John David Rogers

Sarah Katrina Rogers-Pastio**

Benjamin Avraham Roseman***

Gabriella Marie Rospide*

Elijah Oliver Ross

Rachel Anne Ross

Stephanie Carolyn Ross*

Wyatt Henry Rowe

Abigail Ryan Roy***

Emilee Maegan Roy**

Hayley Meagan Roy

Lydia Grace Roy***

Dorian Royal

Zackary Allen Rubley

Andrea Jeanette Rudai***

Luke J. Ruel

Charles Patrick Rulon*

Ian Elias Campbell Ruona

Bradley Richard Russell

Chloe Marie Russell***

Teagan Cody Russell

Brianna Lena Russo**

Laura Ann Russo

Sophia Jane Russo

William E. Ruszkowski

Candice Julia Ryder**

Gregory John Ryder

Morgan Jean Sadler

Kathryn Lucy Sage

Gwyneth Elise Salesky***

Evan Burke Saltis

Molly Salvaggio

Brian M. Sanchez-Lopez*

Matthew Fisher Sande*

Robert Wesley Sanders Jr.*

Sophia James Santamaria**

Matthew Patrick Sarapas

Jake Harper Sarver

Dylan Gun Satar

Brendan Christopher Saunders**

Emily MacKenzie Savage***

Joseph Robert Sawitsky

Camden Gage Sawyer

Camden Murray Sawyer***

Evan Saxby Schindler*

Eric Jacob Schmidt

Jarred John Schmidt

Michael Norman Schmitt***

Elizabeth Marie Schnaitmann

Emma Schneider***

Eric Michael Schreier

Jason Schueler

Amber Lee Schultz**

Matthew William Schwind

Ryan Allan Scott

Taylor Rae Scruton***

Justin Alexander Seamans

Lilli Elaine Seeley***

Brooke Candace Seiders***

Juliana Faye Selser**

Tyler Elizabeth Seltzer

Roman Christopher Sequeira*

Livia Marie Serappa***

Jeshua Amos Serdynski

Stephen Bryce Sernyk*

Iriah Raquel Serra

Allison Jenna Sgrosso**

Callen Cy Shaeffer

Sydney Ann Shair***

Ella Katherine ShamusUdicious*

Julia May Shannon***

Aakriti Sharma

James Richard Shaw

Liana Nicole Shaw***

Owen Scott Shaw*

Aisling Shea

Peyton Christopher Sheaffer*

Daniel Patrick Sheehan

Nicole Katherine Sheehan*

Sydney Adele Sheehan*

Vaillant Sheja

Ethan Joseph Shell*

Junzhu Shen*

Hannah Lee Sherwood**

Ryan Christopher Shetzline

Madison Grace Shirland*

James Russell Shockey

Ryan James Shorette*

Emmanuel Paschal Shukuru

Ioannis Sianos

Kayla Marie Sickler***

Rachael Marie Sickles***

Jaymie Sidaway***

Christian Matthew Silva

Lisa Marie Silva

Austin Nicholas Simmons

Emily Synneva Simon

Airikah Sky Simons**

Clara Ann Simpson

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Nicholas Tarkan Simsir

Donne L. Sinderson**

Dharani Shanmugam

Singaram*

Alyssa Irene Singer***

Logan Hardy Singer

Kylie Elizabeth Sirois

Thomas John Sirois***

Garret William Skehan*

Reid John Slavin

Marshall Ty Smaracko**

Mckenna Skye Smart

Dylan Damian Smart-Pelletier**

Charles Lindsay Smith*

Chloe Mae Smith**

Felicia Rose Smith***

Grace Elizabeth Smith*

Jared Ross Smith

Jason Anthony Smith**

Jason Thomas Smith

Kerry Anne Smith

Travis Darin Smith**

Aaron J. Snow

Emmett Sockalexis*

Brooke Lynn Soctomah*

Pablo Francisco Solorzano

Jaitin Jacob Soni**

Jonathan Kyle Sorgio

Brooke Elizabeth Sossong***

Alexandra Bronwyn Sousa**

Henry Southall

Griffin R. Souther

Lucas Souza Cunha

Azaria Zia Spaulding***

Alaina Joy Sperrey***

Alexsis Oriana Sprowl

Maxwell Ernest St Romaine

Angelina Camille St. Paul

Aubrey Anne St. Pierre**

Ashlynn M. Stahl

Kyle Peter Stamoulis

Kevin Michael Stanhope

Michael David Stanzilis

Kaleb James Stavneak

Marcus Colby Steinman

Claire Stepchew

Rachel Yvonne Sterling**

Kaitlyn Nicole Sterner**

Katherine Anne Stevens***

Alexander Joseph Stewart

Luke Francis Stickney

Kyle Jonathan Stock

Colby R. Stokes*

Adeline Marie Stone**

Daren O. Stone

Kayla Marie Stone**

Courtney Elizabeth Stow***

Kaitlyn Taylor Stow***

Theodore Strid

Ford Hagan Strout

Justin R. Strout***

Magdolyn Elizabeth Nyx Strout***

Amber Stuart

Julia Marie Sturgis**

Levi Brian Sturtevant***

Benjamin D. Sullivan

Caileigh Maeve Sullivan**

Riley Elizabeth Sullivan

Shaun Dustin Sullivan

Eric Connor Supczak

Kearson James Sutton***

Jack Henry Szczechowicz***

Elizabeth Rebecca Takagaki

Joseph Laurent Talbot

Gabriel Daniel Talon***

Ashley Nicole Tanguay

Ayan Tariq

Hannah Mackenzie Tash*

Morgan Nils Tasker**

Nicholas Ryan Tassinari

Henry William Tate

Celsea Mariah Marie Taylor

James Philip Taylor

Kyla Paige Taylor***

Ryan Stephen Taylor***

Colin Philip teDuits

Samuel Joseph Teel

Natalie Mercedes Tejeda*

Pedro Zareck Tello Estrada

Thea Elizabeth Tengstrom***

James Douglas Terrill*

Lauren Blake Testa***

Logan Noah Testerman***

Ella Teta Tessa

Benjamin Lee Theriault

Allison Colleen Thibert*

Alisha Marie Thomas

Sydney Catherine Thomes

Allen Jasper Paul Thompson

Gage David Lewis Thompson*

Hannah Grace Thompson

Olivia Paige Thompson***

Rebecca Lynn Thompson***

Sarah Dorothy Thompson

Shannon O’Neill Thompson***

Sommer Thompson**

Julian Andre Fabrizio Thourot*

Maddie Rae Tiemann***

Chloe A. Tilley*

Ashley Lynn Tillson***

Aislyn Dael Tkacs*

Emma Kate Tomasetti*

Shaylee Brooke Tondreau

Amy Carol Topchik***

Ragan Toppan*

Brandon James Torno

Sebastián Antonio Torré-Nieto*

Lydia Mae Townsend***

Mackenzie Constance Townsend

Jack Riley Tracy***

Olivia Sara-Marie Tracy

Isobel Sophia Trafton

Sophie K. Trafton***

David Curtis Trammell

Emily Leigh Tripp

Abigail Trodden

Sofia Alexandria Troy

Katherine Emma Trumbull*

Luc Ellery Truso***

Zachary Allan Tubbs***

Margaret Elizabeth Turcotte

Seavey

Gwenneth Mae Turgeon**

Jonathan August Turlo

Elissa Elizabeth Tuten

Camden Brian Tweedie

Amy Louise Twohig*

Charu Tyagi

Kellen Doree Tynes

Allison Brooke Tytula**

Nicodemo Georgio Ucci*

Emily May Vaccaro***

Alexandra Nicole Valle*

Grace Van Vliet

Andres Enrique Vargas***

Andrew Slater Varipatis*

Ethan Reed Varney***

Everet Warren Varney***

LeeAnn Marie Varnum

Garrett Ethan Vartanian

Demetra Vasiliadis**

Elizabeth Ann Vatis**

Marek Carvell Veal***

Colin Vecera**

Guy John Oliveira Silvia

Vegas IV***

Benjamin Spencer Vetelino**

Kathleen Elizabeth Vickery**

Steffi Grace Victoria***

Sophia Elisabeth Viel***

Donavan Villeneuve***

Caleb Read Viola***

Hunter Anthony Violette

Isaac Sterling Violette***

Suzy Anne Violette

Lautaro Visuara

Macy Katherine Vital***

Richard Allen Vittum III***

Samuel D. Waggoner***

Shea Bell Wagner*

John Andrew Walden**

Benjamin Scott Walker*

Elizabeth Page Walker***

Kristjana Erin Walker**

Tyler James Walker

Elizabeth Taylor Wallace

Ella Catherine Wallace*

Bradley Langdon Wallace V*

Jessica Megan Walsh

Sarah Anne Walsh

Sarah Jane Walsh

Jacob Spencer Waltman

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

DonglanJun Wan

Ethan Fisher Waterhouse***

Mariette Ruth Waterhouse**

Gwenivere Rose Watkins***

Joshua Robert Watson***

Lily Eileen Watson*

Daniel M. Weaver***

Melissa Ann Webb

Lily Victoria Webber**

Abby Nevaeh Webster

Dillan Jeffrey Wells

Molly J. Wentworth*

Sarah Catherine Wentworth***

Shane Matthew Werner

Olivia Caroline Wesley*

Isabella Mae West*

Allison Nicole Weymouth***

Matthew Ovid Weymouth

Caroline Elizabeth Wheeler**

Aidan Michael White

Eva Sage White***

Katherine Olivia White*

Sophie June Whiting***

Hannah Whitley**

Emma Breann Whitney***

Sophia Michele Whitney

Jacob Cody Wildes

Jacob David Thomas Wilkins

Sara E. Wilkinson*

Seth Immanuel Wilks

Bethany R. Willard**

Henry Francis Willard***

Kelby John Willcox

Damon Anthony Williams

Emma Louise Williams**

Madeline Diane Williams***

Vicky Elizabeth Williams*

Brian Edward Williamson

Brigette Marie Williamson

Kyle Haven Willis***

Catrina Caleigh Wilson**

Mackenzie Madeline Wilson***

Michele Burna Yvonne Wilson

Mitchell Colby Wilson

Emma Cait Winiarski

Alexis Jennelle Winn

Rylan S. Wintle*

Mary Isabelle Wisell***

Kyle David Wogelius*

Adesotu Omorotien Woghiren

Cassondra Marie Wood***

Hannah Elizabeth Wood

Marie Louise Wood**

Theodore Johnedis Woodbury**

Jason T. Worster***

Samuel Fox Worster

Andrew George Worthen*

Marek Woytaszek

George Henry Wyckoff*

Ely Logan Yang

Mackenzie B. Yaskula***

Eda Yavuz

Ece Yeldan**

Sara N. York***

Audrey Aileen Young***

Ivan Myles Young**

Josina Bailey Young

Mackenzie Katherine Young**

Tyler Young

Antoni Laurent Zajac*

Dylan Zenuh**

Jie Ning Zhu***

Anya Lam Zimet***

Christian Joseph Zlamany**

Evelyn Dawn Zumwalt***

Steven Zybert*

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* CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE LATIN HONORS ARE BASED ON THE CREDIT HOURS AND GPA AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED.

Music

PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM

OVERTURE FOR BRASS

by Fred Frank

IRISH TUNE FROM COUNTY DERRY

arr. Percy Granger

set by J. Kreines

THE UMAINE MEDLEY

arr. Daniel Williams, ‘91, ‘94G

The University of Maine Band by Joseph McCusker, ‘17

O! Our Dear Alma Mater by Emma and William Chapman

For Maine! by Charles Bartlett, ‘14

NAPOLI CELEBRATION

by Harold Waters

PRELUDE AND CAPRICE by Frank Cofield

LET THE RIVER RUN

by Carly Simon; arr. Craig Hella Johnson

AMAZING GRACE

arr. Jari Villanueva

BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

by William Steefe and Julia Ward Howe; arr. Peter Wilhousky

FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN by Aaron Copland

POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE by Edward Elgar

arr. William S. Bartolotta

STEIN SONG

by Lincoln Colcord and EA Fenstad

arr. Lester Brockton

Musicians

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE CEREMONIAL BRASS ENSEMBLE

CONDUCTOR

Philip Edelman

TRUMPET

Nathanael Batson

William Bradley

Samuel Ivey

Joel Morin

Jeff Nowack

Nicholas Sullivan

HORNS

Katie Beal

Bradan Craig

Isabelle Puccio

Daniel Rumery

TROMBONE

Isaac Atkinson

Ethan Blier

Chappy Hall

Andrew Walker

Tucker Wile

EUPHONIUM

Nicholas Pineau

TUBA

Heath Kennedy

Amede Olise

PERCUSSION

Kyle Agbuya

Anna Piliogos

Matthew Tripp

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE BLACK BEAR MEN’S CHORUS (Saturday)

CONDUCTOR

Daniel Williams

ACCOMPANIST

Laura Artesani

TENOR I

Andre Chasse

Roger Feeley

John Grover

Aidan Heath

John Thompson

TENOR II

Nathan Brame

Scott Ludwig

Mike Mullally

Tom Poling

Tom White

BASS I

Chris DiSalvatore

Heath Kennedy

Vaughn Simmons

Sam Warshauer

Kyle Willis

BASS II

Dave Baxter

George Deans

Sam Kunz

Mark Lena

Kurt Schaller

Commencement Volunteers

University of Maine Commencement Committee co-chairs Gabriel Paquette and Dianne Avery thank the many volunteers who dedicated countless hours to the success of our university’s ceremonies.

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Stage Parties

Graduate School Commencement

Penny Bishop, Dean, College of Education and Human Development

Sandra Butler, 2024 Distinguished Maine Professor, and Professor and Director of the School of Social Work

Hannah Carter, Associate Provost for Online and Continuing Education and Dean of Cooperative Extension

Jason Charland, Senior Advisor to the President and Executive Director of Research Development

Robert Dana, Vice President for Student Life and Inclusive Excellence, and Dean of Students

Scott Delcourt, Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies, and Senior Associate Dean

Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, and University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Allison Foster, Graduate Student Government President

Giovanna Guidoboni, Dean, Maine College of Engineering and Computing

Emily Haddad, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Jason Harkins, Executive Dean, Maine Business School

Amanda Klemmer, Faculty Senate President, and Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology

Donna Loring, University of Maine System Board of Trustees

Norman O’Reilly, Dean, Graduate School of Business

Thomas Peaco, President and CEO of the University of Maine Alumni Association

Diane Rowland, Dean, College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences, and Director, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

Stephanie Seguino, Commencement Speaker, Professor Emerita of Economics at the University of Vermont, Research Associate of the Political Economy Research Institute, and Fellow of the Gund Institute for the Environment

Kody Varahramyan, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School

John Volin, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

FACULTY MARSHALS

Sandra Caron (Friday, Saturday morning and afternoon)

Sara Lindsay (Friday, Saturday afternoon)

Elizabeth Allan (Friday, Saturday morning)

Colleen Marzilli (Friday, Saturday morning and afternoon)

Eric Landis (Friday)

Daniel Sandweiss (Saturday morning, afternoon)

David Townsend (Saturday morning, afternoon)

Richard Powell (Saturday morning)

Roberto Lopez-Anido (Saturday afternoon)

Commencement

Katelyn Amero, Salutatorian

Penny Bishop, Dean of the College of Education and Human Development (morning)

Michael Bourque, University of Maine Board of Visitors Chair (morning)

Sandra Butler, 2024 Distinguished Maine Professor, and Professor and Director of the School of Social Work

Hannah Carter, Associate Provost for Online and Continuing Education, and Dean of Cooperative Extension (morning)

Cheryl Coffin, University of Maine Board of Visitors (afternoon)

Robert Dana, Vice President for Student Life and Inclusive Excellence, and Dean of Students

Michael Delorge, Co-Valedictorian, and Student Government President

Diane Dunn, Commencement Speaker, Brigadier General, Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard and Commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management

Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, and University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Lydia Gilmore, Co-Valedictorian (afternoon)

Giovanna Guidoboni, Dean of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing (afternoon)

Emily Haddad, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (morning)

Jason Harkins, Executive Dean of the Maine Business School (morning)

Jude Killy, Director of Athletics

George Kinghorn, Senior Executive Director of Cultural Engagement and Arts, and Director and Curator of the Zillman Art Museum (morning)

Amanda Klemmer, Faculty Senate President, and Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology

Theresa Lee, University of Maine Alumni Association Board of Directors

Jeffery Mills, President/CEO of the University of Maine Foundation (afternoon)

Patricia Riley, University of Maine System Board of Trustees Chair

Diane Rowland, Dean of the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences, and Director of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (afternoon)

Neera Singh, Honorary Degree Recipient, and Principal Owner of Telecom Ventures, LLC (afternoon)

Rajendra Singh, Honorary Degree Recipient, and Principal Owner of Telecom Ventures, LLC (afternoon)

Kelly Sparks, Vice President for Finance and Chief Business Officer (morning)

John Volin, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Ellen Weinauer, Dean of the Honors College

READER

Daniel Williams

COLOR GUARD

CDT Colton Lydon Shay

CDT Eleanore Rusk

CDT Colleen Stevenson

CDT Keeara Dutton

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COMMENCEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

PLEASE NOTE: In order to commemorate this milestone occasion, professional photographers will photograph each graduate receiving a diploma. To avoid congestion and to maintain decorum in the ceremony, we ask that family members and other guests refrain from approaching the stage to take pictures. Please remain seated until the end of the ceremony. We ask you to respect the importance of commencement to the University of Maine community and to those individuals being honored on this occasion.

Program design and photography by University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications.

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5713, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).

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