2024 Undergraduate Honors Convocation Program

2024 • UNDERGRADUATE

Honors Convocation

Alma Mater

Hail to you Alma Mater

Hail to USD

We sing this song

Our spirits high

With strength and loyalty

Hail to you Alma Mater

Home of the blue and white

You lead us onward in our lives

By your guiding light

Honor and proud tradition

Spirit and unity

Hail to you our Alma Mater

USD

Lyrics by Thomas G. Ventimiglia

I Musical Prelude

II Invocation

Vice President of Mission Integration

Michael Lovette-Colyer, PhD

III Alma Mater

Angelique M. Brown

IV Introduction

Senior Vice President and Provost

Gail F. Baker, PhD

Anthropology

Chair and Professor Julia Cantzler, PhD, JD

Art, Architecture + Art History

Assistant Professor Farrah Karapetian, MFA

Assistant Professor Adriana Cuéllar, MDes

Chair and Associate Professor Juliana Maxim, PhD

Biology

Chair and Professor Sue Lowery, PhD Chemistry and Biochemistry

Chair and Associate Professor Jessica Bell, PhD

Communication

Senior Vice President and Provost Roger Pace, PhD

English

Chair and Associate Professor Carlton Floyd, PhD

Environmental and Ocean Sciences

Chair and Professor Nathalie Reyns, PhD

Ethnic Studies

Chair and Professor Alberto López Pulido, PhD History

Professor Kathryn Statler, PhD

ORDER OF CEREMONY

V Academic Achievement Awards

Senior Vice President and Provost

Gail F. Baker, PhD

President James T. Harris III, DEd

VI Honors Program Awards

Professor Susannah Stern, PhD

Dean Timothy Keane, PhD

Dean Noelle Norton, PhD

Dean Chell Roberts, PhD

IX College

of Arts and Sciences

Dean Noelle Norton, PhD

PRESENTERS LISTED:

Languages, Cultures and Literatures

Associate Professor Mei Yang, PhD

Associate Professor Sylvie Ngilla, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor Christiane Staninger, PhD

Assistant Professor Brittany Asaro, PhD

Associate Professor Martin Repinecz, PhD

Liberal Studies

Adjunct Assistant Professor Margaret Daley, PhD Mathematics

Chair and Professor Diane Hoffoss, PhD Music

Chair and Associate Professor Emilie Amrein, DMA

Assistant Professor Charissa Noble, PhD Philosophy

Chair and Professor Mark Woods, PhD

Physics and Biophysics

Chair and Associate Professor Ryan McGorty, PhD Political Science and International Relations

Chair and Professor Casey Dominguez, PhD

VII Anne Catherine Swanke Award

Professor Susannah Stern, PhD

President James T. Harris III, DEd

VIII Departmental Honors and Honor Societies

Senior Vice President and Provost

Gail F. Baker, PhD

Psychological Sciences

Chair and Professor Anne Koenig, PhD

Sociology

Chair and Professor Julia Cantzler, PhD, JD Theatre

Chair and Associate Professor Nate Parde, MFA Africana Studies

Associate Professor T.J. Tallie, PhD Asian Studies

Professor Christopher Adler, PhD

Latin American Studies

Associate Professor Antonieta Mercado, PhD Women’s and Gender Studies

Professor Marcelle Maese, PhD

Writing Center

Professor of Practice Sara Hasselbach, PhD

Accountancy

Associate Dean and Professor Daniel Lin, PhD

Business Administration

Chair and Professor Tara Salinas, PhD

Business Analytics

Associate Dean and Professor Daniel Lin, PhD

Business Economics

Associate Dean and Professor Daniel Lin, PhD

X Knauss School of Business

Dean Timothy Keane, PhD

PRESENTERS LISTED:

Economics

Associate Dean and Professor Daniel Lin, PhD

Finance

Associate Dean and Professor Daniel Lin, PhD

International Business

Clinical Professor Eileen Daspro, DBA

Marketing

Chair and Professor Justine Farrell, PhD

Computer Science

Associate Dean and Chair Imane Khalil, PhD

Electrical Engineering

Chair and Professor Venkat Shastri, PhD

XI Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

Dean Chell Roberts, PhD

PRESENTERS LISTED:

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Chair and Associate Professor Jae Kim, PhD

Integrated Engineering

Chair and Professor Susan Lord, PhD

Real Estate

Associate Dean and Professor Daniel Lin, PhD

Supply Chain Management

Associate Dean and Professor Daniel Lin, PhD

Outstanding Leadership and Service Awards

Associate Dean and Professor Nakeisha Lewis, PhD

Outstanding Scholarship Awards

Associate Dean and Professor Daniel Lin, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Practice

Zella Kahn-Jetter, PhD

XII School of Leadership and Education Sciences

Dean Kimberly White-Smith, DEd

PRESENTERS LISTED:

Naval Science Award

Commanding Officer Capt. Gerald Olin

XIII Prestigious National and International Awards

Director of National Fellowships and Scholarships Karen Shelby, PhD

Professor Lukasz Pruski, PhD

XIV Student Employment Award

Senior Vice President and Provost

Gail F. Baker, PhD

Student Enrollment Coordinator

Anastasia Stabile

XV Student Affairs Awards

Dean of Students Nicole Whitner, DEd

Assistant Vice President for Student Life, Byron Howlett

XVI Chet Pagni Award

Dean of Students Nicole Whitner, DEd

Assistant Vice President for Student Life, Byron Howlett

XVII St. Catherine Medal

Senior Vice President and Provost

Gail F. Baker, PhD

Vice President of Mission Integration

Michael Lovette-Colyer, PhD

XVIII Closing Remarks

President James T. Harris III, DEd

Academic Achievement

Academic Achievement Awards are presented to full-time students with senior status who have maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout their academic career at USD (this is determined by the number of units completed). Among these students, there are three student-athletes who participate in an NCAA sport at USD. Student-athletes are noted by an asterisk.

Senior Class Students

(completion of 90+ units)

Elizabeth L. Albizati

Juliet M. Arizcuren

Jack M. Berkowitz

Zoey C. Brown

Dylan B. Buck

Jordan C. Eskew

Claire E. Gallagher *

John C. Gilly

Sofia D. Hart

Hannah J. Hintermeister

Haley A. Jacob

Aidan C. Jacobs-Walker

Audrey Krishnadasan

Kara G. Lee

Isabella M. LeKander

Carina N. Leveroni

Riley S. Lim

Nicole K. Molumphy

Vasco B. Mouzinho de Almeida

Sydney-Ariel D. Muneses

Bridget C. Murphy

Emma S. Navarro

Bridget P. Nelson

Maya E. Nugent *

John Angelo M. Pezzini

Kayla K. Phan

Allister G. Quizon

Genevieve A. Rovetti *

Fredrik D. Schmitz

Lucie K. Shamlou

Emma K. Shea

Sophie G. Simpson

Honors Program

The USD Honors Program combines interdisciplinary course offerings with independent research and gives students the chance to develop close working relationships with faculty members. Completing the four-year program requires exceptional effort and reflects an outstanding achievement. The following students are graduates of the 2024 Honors Program.

College of Arts and Sciences

Sarah A. Adrid

Paige C. Augustine

Miranda A. Ball

Emery E. Betzer

Sean Billings

Alessandra R. Brizuela

Evan C. Broer

Iesha Brown

Sydney M. Bui

Paulina A. Castellanos

Julienne M. DeSanto

Eva M. Eleftheriadis

Navah Eshraghi

Jordan C. Eskew

Michael T. Fagan

Michael J. Farrell

Sydney L. Gager

Sofia D. Hart

Jack Hartley

Hannah J. Hintermeister

Julia R. Humphrey

Miya H. Jacobs

Aidan C. Jacobs-Walker

Makena G. Johnson

Elle R. Kallsen

Katarina V. Kaminsky

Emilio E. Kolostyak

Yana F. Kouretas

Isabella M. LeKander

Riley S. Lim

Nicole A. Magliocco

Catherine R. Mansour

Allison P. Marquis

Janea R. McCoy

Katherine L. Moran

Shree R. Narasimhan

Maya E. Nugent

Vita A. Olson

Calli G. Ortega

Emma J. Peters

Celia E. Raney

Megan K. Rasich

Sabrina R. Richards

Amaya A. Rodriguez-Agiss

Sofia G. Rossini

Lucie L. Russell

Pryscilla M. Sanchez

Maria C. Simpson

Abigail R. Stallard

Ashley L. Sutton

Darius F. Vera

David A. Vera

Khauri A. Williams

Natalie E. Wright

Zoe Wynter

Ashley H. Ziomek

Knauss School of Business

Nadia Aljunaidi

Audrey R. Bjorklund

Jaide S. Cousins

Henry A. Dorn

Mary M. Dostalek

Nina M. Finocchiaro

Ruby E. Gallegos

Katriana T. Gardner

Alexandra E. Hill

Angelina R. Kapp

Preston J. Ketel

Maria V. Morearty

Anais S. Ovanessoff

Marcos A. Vargas

Monica V. Wishard

Kelli E. Wood

Isabelle Zakheim

Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

Kyle J. Cavanaugh

Daniella Hubble

Jacob Ryan

Anne Catherine Swanke Award

Each year a graduating student who has made exceptional contributions to the University of San Diego and to the Honors Program is recognized with the Anne Catherine Swanke Award. Ms. Swanke worked with the faculty to make the Honors Program the enriching experience it is today and graduated posthumously from USD in 1985. This year’s award goes to:

Vita A. Olson

Departmental Honors

Departmental Honors are awarded to students who have petitioned to graduate and who have maintained a USD grade point average of 3.5 or higher in upper-division courses in their majors, provided that a minimum of 12 such units have been completed at the University of San Diego prior to Feb. 1 of their graduation year.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Anthropology

Emery E. Betzer

Gabriella R. Perko

Massimo Re

Emma M. Zavala

Architecture

Ruth C. Abranches

Spencer M. Beane

Evan C. Broer

Olivia A. Clark

Tristan Joseph R. Deetz

Macarena Fernandez Diaz

Guillermo Garcia Tejeda

Jean Jeremie

Kiara V. Sanchez

Samantha N. Sanchez

Maria Turner Larrinaga

Madison L. Wainwright

Luke A. Weinbaum

Natalie P. Windawi

Samantha K. Wong

Art History

Angela V. Amaro

Ciara L. Colgan

Daniela M. Dalton

Samantha N. Sanchez

Behavioral Neuroscience

Bailey M. Bancroft

Andre R. Battikha

Lila K. Bobertz

Jayne E. Brandt

Paulina A. Castellanos

Savannah M. Chackerian

Matthew B. Chen

Natalie D. Colfer

Rachel J. Conley

Ella Cotter

Victoria J. Cowles

Julienne M. DeSanto

Riley Diersbock

Virginia A. Fraser

Ryan S. Harris

Linnae N. Hartzel

Arianna S. Imholte

Victoria E. Jehle

Georgiana J. Kobzeff

Isabella M. LeKander

Briana M. Lee

Allison P. Marquis

Ana L. McCawley

Jorge E. Morgan

Chanelle Mouawad

Olivia K. Mummery

Maria M. N’Senga

Maya C. Nava

Emma S. Navarro

Charlotte J. Nazareno

Madalyn J. Nistal

Ellis J. Noteboom

Giana L. Odish

Kai M. Peterson

Michaela A. Philpott

Lauren G. Pondel

Ryan D. Tancreto

Madison M. Wyatt

Zoe Wynter

Biochemistry

Michelle C. Bidwell

Astaburuaga

Victoria M. Lange

Nicole A. Miller

Harrison J. Tarbox Biology

Alexa Alderete

Juliet S. Anawalt

Paynton H. Black

Mckenna J. Braegelmann

Michelle E. Brown

Teriza E. Camaisa

Madison B. Campbell

Kenza Djamaa

Danielle P. Drake

Navah Eshraghi

Lauren A.Hays

Miya H. Jacobs

Aidan C. Jacobs-Walker

Giscard Kahwaji

Elle R. Kallsen

Katarina V. Kaminsky

Summer A. Leija

Brianna Leveille

Carina N. Leveroni

Samantha Lopez Diez

Jennifer L. McDonald

Emma J. McIntyre

Katherine L. Moran

Vita A. Olson

Zachary D. Selby

Martin Shum

Samantha S. Suter

Aracely M. Vela

Sophia G. Warder

Kaitlyn S. Webb

Khauri A. Williams Biophysics

Maya E. Nugent Chemistry

Emily L. Nash

Nicholas H. Shey

Jayda C. Walsh

Communication

Natalie A. Aloia

Paige C. Augustine

Spencer M. Bispham

Abigail S. Buehler

Christopher Choan

Ashley Daugherty

Mia C. Delmonico

Kaylee M. Dundee

Kylie J. Durham

Katherine T. Foreman

Sydney L. Gager

Mia Griffiths

Stella Suzanne N. Hess

Alyssa N. Jackson

Haley A. Jacob

Meredith A. Jaeger

Naza R. Jaff

Hannah L. Johnson

Karisa G. Kampbell

Alexandra D. Karos

Liliana M. Kim

Yana F. Kouretas

Emily R. Leyva

Riley S. Lim

Jane C. Miller

Keana J. Miyashiro

Alexandria C. Nazareno

Erica M. Ortiz

Shelby N. Osborne

Isabella M. Sanchez

Stella H. Schneider

Emma J. Sewell

Melanie D. Standage

William C. Stefanou

Ashley L. Sutton

Isabella A. Tatro

Fernando Urteaga

Viviana V. Velarde

Jacqueline V. Wylie

English

Zoey Delgado

Michael J. Farrell

Victoria G. Ferguson

Brenda J. Gonzalez

Emma Hartley

Abigail J. Hinrichs

Claudette I. Kankindi

Clara G. Newton

Thomas J. Padinske

Shiyu Peng

Pryscilla M. Sanchez

Harrison T. Seymour

Maria C. Simpson

Claire M. Suchy

Camille A. Torre

Environmental and Ocean Sciences

Sydney A. Adams

Martina T. Beam

Isabela C. Bidaburu

Kasey K. Bowles

Alexandra Bukhtiyarova

Beck Chrisbens

Jordan E. Cortina

Emma J. Drozda

Omar A. Durrani

Julia R. Humphrey

Diana Jamaleddine

Ellissa C. Krekeler

Jessica A. Lefford

Hannah C. Matcham

William P. McGee

Simon Pong-Yin B. McGuire

Tiffany N. Montgomery

Jameson S. Morrin

Kaylee Angeline L. Palmares

Dillon Pao

Ryan C. Perry

Katherine A. Power

Rebecca L. Roos

Catherine N. Wolfe

Ethnic Studies

Sofia D. Hart

Lauren A. Hays

Maria-Alejandra Moreno

Lindie E. Ross

French and Francophone Studies

Juliet S. Anawalt

Avery Shea T. Encarnacion

Paulina Fuentes

Katherine K. Johnson

Riley S. Lim

Nicholas J. McConnell

Nicole A. Miller

History

John P. Grady

Emma Hartley

Arianna E. Kolostyak

Julianna M. Lo

Cameron M. Lynch

Matthew J. Pelletier

Gwendolyn A. Rath

Emily K. Scalmanini

Abigail R. Stallard

Interdisciplinary Humanities

Catalina R. Martinez

International Relations

Daniela G. Bautista Vanegas

Alessandra R. Brizuela

Julia M. Capodanno

Emily S. Cary

Giovanni Clark

Eva M. Eleftheriadis

Juliana M. Lo

Nicole A. Magliocco

Zaccheus J. Ng-Posey

Sofia G. Rossini

Taylor Meredith J. Silva

Ksenia Stavrica

Ricardo Thompson

Christina M. Trexler

Zia M. Udell

Italian Studies

Lilian V. Gallardo

Catherine A. Giorgi

Dominic A. Rago

Liberal Studies

Ella N. Chomiak

Sofia A. Gomez

Jacquelyn M. Gore

Emily G. Hunsicker

Ximena E. Rocha

Lindsey Shallis

Kelly Smith

Mathematics

Nolan J. Anderson

Alizea T. Hinz

Grace Jeffery

Julia A. Kanamine-Surrick

Music

Angelique M. Brown

Shelby N. Osborne

Philosophy

Sean Billings

Lauryl J. Cardoza

Christopher A. Gagle

Lily K. Hogan-Maguire

Mackenzie L. Hoie

Shayan Khan

Physics

Russell K. Gokemeijer

Political Science

Sarah A. Adrid

Audrey A. Agnew

Madison C. Ago

Anthony M. Barbero

Nolan E. Booher

Iesha Brown

Sydney M. Bui

Abigail J. Cavizo

Chloe R. Cohen

Erin C. Dwyer

Elena R. Ehlert

Brendan M. Graville

Marisa C. Gunter

Kathleen P. Haarmann

Elizabeth Hahn

Alexa P. Hatt

Hannah J. Hintermeister

Hannah M. Hobbs

Alyssa N. Jackson

Megan A. Jenkins

Mia F. Johnson

Karisa G. Kampbell

Autmn S. Laning

Samantha J. Leon

Catherine R. Mansour

Shiara F. Mateo

Janea R. McCoy

Cassandra R. Michel

Kaiya L. Mitchell

Calli G. Ortega

Alexa M. Padilla

Alexis Padilla

Tea Pantelic

Madison A. Parks

Lynsey K. Perrin

Emma J. Peters

Celia E. Raney

Sabrina R. Richards

Shayla Rodriguez-Hernandez

Sophia G. Romei

Maya S. Roy

Natalie C. Scriabine

Psychology

Lauren M. Aiello

Briana N. Alexander

Miranda A. Ball

Alana M. Bowyer

Michelle E. Brown

Taylor N. Carlin

Giuseppe M. Crivello

Shreya Dandu

Himani A. Desai

Katherine L. Desmond

Nicole M. Doucette

Avery Shea T. Encarnacion

Kaitlyn A. Forte

Victoria I. Hernandez

Lindy Hickman

Katherine K. Johnson

Emma D. Lancaster

Miriana Antonieta M. Ledesma Fimbres

Laura I. Marin Osman

Alexandra N. Martinez

Emily M. McCarthy

Yetka Moussavian

Colin M. Mullaney

Sydney T. Overstreet

Jordan C. Pratt

Halle T. Price

Sascha Price

Megan K. Rasich

Massimo Re

Jonas X. Richardson

Genevieve A. Rovetti

Lucie L. Russell

Jillian K. Salerno

Arianne E. Sambado

Hayley J. Taggart

Ethan M. Takaha

Maria Tavares Lobo E Silva

Melina E. Van Fleet

Sociology

Sarah A. Adrid

Jessica C. Anderson

Abigale K. Baines

KNAUSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Accountancy

Rania Al-Hosri

Abdulaziz AlQahtani

Steven Alvarez

Hadi Badrani

Elizabeth Ball

Matthew Bowers

Garrett Burns

Morgan Clavet

Floridalma Diaz

Trevor Gonzales

Kevin Gray

John Hogan

Emma Janak

Emma Low

Ryan Monshi

Maria Morearty

Owen O’Brien

Mary Paulon

Christopher Quock

Dominic Rago

John Tatum

Kristen Tran

Marcos Vargas

Krisha A. Desai

Gabriella R. Flores

Lilian V. Gallardo

Meredith A. Jaeger

Aryam G. Jaimes Carbajal

Anna J. Jenkins-Griffin

Hannah L. Kildow

Lindsey J. Maddalon

Shiara F. Mateo

Spencer R. Noonan

Kathleen G. O’Brien

Cassidy Taylor K. O’Connor

Erica M. Ortiz

Sarah R. Rosales

Meredith M. Sheridan

Ezra G. Wheeler

Kayla N. Wright

Natalie E. Wright

Sophia M. Wright

Miguel Zamora

Spanish

Emily S. Cary

Fernando Casanova

Jordan E. Cortina

Kaylee M. Dundee

Britanny A. Espinosa-Arevalo

Rebeca J. Gonzalez

Business Administration

Audrey Agnew

Elizabeth Albizati

Burton Allyn

Elena Alonso De Ozalla

Jacob Auldridge

Line Benoist

Tyler Berman

Ryan Bill

Simeo Bodineau

Paula Calvin Rodriguez

Alexa P. Hatt

Hannah J. Hintermeister

Samantha J. Leon

Owen M. O’Brien

Denise I. Picazo

Natalia Ramirez Cornejo

Theatre

Taniah S. Ayala

Alexander L. Brown

Mitchell Cook

Catalina R. Martinez

Visual Arts

Dominique M. Brattesani

Daniela M. Dalton

Kyle E. DeLorme

Santiago Diaz

Madison J. Dowson

Holly L. Fisher

Amy J. Flowers

Gia N. Manzella

Avalon S. Miracle

Mara P. Peruzzi

Kiara V. Sanchez

Calli Scarborough

Josy C. Uyesaka

Melina E. Van Fleet

Montserrat R. Ventura

Dominick Caniglia

Ashley Chandler

Landon Colvin

Courteney Cook

Tessa Daroza

Mary Dostalek

Andrey Drakh

Jayden Duffy

Chase Elliott

Drake Frize

Ruby Gallegos

Ashley Garcia

Anatole Gelbert-Orfila

Alexandra Gibbs

Joanna Harding

Alexandra Hill

Heather Hochwender

Alexander Howell

Aryam Jaimes Carbajal

Adrian Jimenez

Alexandra Karos

Moriah Kettler

Max LaBauve

Valeria Martinez

Mateen Mazloom

Chase Minor

Kaiya Mitchell

Aimal Muhammadi

Ansley Nelson

Anika Nielsen

Samantha Nygren

Mariana Perezchica

Madalyn Pinover

Michaela Ramsey-Higby

Tyler Ratkovich

Hector Reyes

Jacen Riedel

Adrian Rivera

Sarah Sanchez

Garrett Schrantz

Elika Shahriary

Troy Sicaeros

Taylor Sutton

Maronne Suzuki

Victoria Valero Isidro

Justin Waddell

Alexander Willms

Jack Wislar

Isabelle Zakheim

Business Analytics

Elena Alonso De Ozalla

Bailey Autenreith

Paul Benvenuto

Zoey Brown

Bryan Bullard

Blake Burke

Garrett Burns

Alec Calvagna

Elise Carlomagno

Nina Christansen

Rachel Clark

Molly Delach

Lauren Dickey

Ian Engstrom

Anatole Gelbert-Orfila

Jacob Manzella

Arturo Morales

Yeon Seo Ro

Marshall Rucknagel

Kate Shea

Rishi Raj Soni

Parker Tweedley

Carlos Velazquez

Trevor White

Olivia Wiley

Kai Hui Wong

Business Economics

Catherine Collins

Roberto De La Herran

Laura Marin Osman

Sean McAllister

Taylor Nielsen

Jack Rousso

Economics

Benedikt Fueller

Kelli Wood

Finance

Ahmed Al Malik Al Shehhi

Fahad Al Osaimi

Ahmed AlBahouh

Tariq Albarrak

Abdullah Albenali

Rita Alexandre

Hamad Alibrahem

Sabeeka Aljassar

Nadia Aljunaidi

Abdulaziz Alkulaib

Saad Almershad

Yassmen Almulla

Yousif AlOmar

Abdulaziz AlQahtani

John Anthony

Justin Aroesty

Samuel Attianese

Pius Attisha

Joseph Bailey

Rianna Batra

Line Benoist

Sydney Bents

Tyler Berman

Simeo Bodineau

Wajal Boodai

Ty Borghi

Cade Bortle

Clark Brown

Blake Burke

Matthew Cahalan

Alec Calvagna

Timothy Chiapel

Nina Christansen

Alexia Cole

Bridget Crowley

Shreya Dandu

Joseph Davies

Roberto De La Herran

Hannah Deane

Jacob Dickerson

Michael DiTommaso

Nina Doody

Henry Dorn

Mary Dostalek

Kai Dryden

Paxton Earl

Carl William Fallstrom

Nina Finocchiaro

Adam Francis

Carina Freundt

Holden Fry

William Gabel

Ethan Gahm

Eugenio Garcia Canales

Nickolas Geannacopulos

Aaron Glaspell

Rhys Gourdie

Lawrence Guerguis

Abigail Hamel

Othman Harakat

Joshua Henig

Sophia Hilton

Jonathan Hoebing

Madailein Holt

Devin Hoovel

Megan Howard

Angelina Kapp

Preston Ketel

Isabela Khalaf

Julia King

Christian Krueger

Matthew LeClercq

Sofia Marquez

Maverick Martin

Matthew McDermott

Dominic McHale

Bridget McNally

William Mendonca

Connor Miller

Juan Morfin

Anne Morgan

Vasco Mouzinho de Almeida

Jordan Olhava

Jacob Pace

Sarah Peitz

Andrew Petruska

Mia Rakowski

Zachary Ramos

Bryan Ranzetta

Lean Rashed

Ivran Romero

Clayton Russeau

Jake Ruther

Jack Schieferdecker

Ethan Senn

Danya Shami

Kate Shea

Evelyn Shetzline

Ngai Si

Samantha Silva

Laura Stout

Liam Tormey

Hieu Truong

Emma Vakili

John Vaske

Owen Wiebe

Olivia Wiley

Madisen Williams

Erin Williams

Ethan Wilson

Madeleine Woo

Lucas Xitco

Andi Xu

Connor Yang

Taylor Zint

International Business

Ahmed AlBahouh

Rita Alexandre

Sabeeka Aljassar

Nadia Aljunaidi

Kolbe Bachman

Michael Barajas

Wajal Boodai

Mason Ellis

Paulina Fuentes

Katriana Gardner

William Hybl

Angelina Kapp

Pinak Lalitcumar

Nicholas McConnell

Luke Melin

Sally Moore

Juan Morfin

Vasco Mouzinho de Almeida

Eoin O’Callaghan

Anais Ovanessoff

Tea Pantelic

Steffek Rainey

Maria do Carmo Rosa Osorio

Kishin Shigemitsu

Emily Travis Marketing

Ganeev Ahluwalia

Nazneen Ahmed

Caroline Amling

Grace Angermeier

Elia Balourdet

Michael Barajas

Paul Benvenuto

Audrey Bjorklund

Zoey Brown

Paula Calvin Rodriguez

Gabrielle Cason

Isabelle Churchill

Rachel Clark

Jaide Cousins

Tessa Daroza

Molly Delach

Sofia Delgado

Lily Dempsey

Ellie Dougherty

Jayden Duffy

Tiana Fee

Mahlia Flores

Lucy Goldman

Riley Hallissy

Bijan Hassanzadeh

Lindy Hickman

Sofia Hinojosa

Fiori Holcomb

Zhenting Jiang

Marco Jimenez

Moriah Kettler

Alexa Koss

Elaina Manalac

Gia Manzella

Sofia Marquez

Valeria Martinez

Patrick Menah

Megan Mokhtarian

Evan Mulholland

Gracie Ohlson

Simona Paraklis

Sarah Peitz

Mariana Perezchica

Emma Peters

Talia Pharaon

Kaylin Polk

Maria do Carmo Rosa Osorio

Emma Shea

Evelyn Shetzline

Sara Someck

Ashley Sorgi

Alessia Standish

Sydney Summer

Jaden Symons

Kaitlin Tinoco

Sacheen Tipnis

Chi Tran

Parker Tweedley

Victoria Valero Isidro

Kalissa Villaluna

Megan Wall

Kai Welsh

Angad Yadav

Real Estate

Deepali Advani

Abdullah Albenali

Hamad Alibrahem

John Anthony

Samuel Attianese

Pius Attisha

Alexander Bagatelos

Andrew Bailey

Rianna Batra

Ty Borghi

Cade Bortle

Evans Bowling

Christina Bullock

Matthew Cahalan

Courteney Cook

Joseph Davies

Hannah Deane

Sofia Delgado

Michael DiTommaso

Paxton Earl

Chase Elliott

Tiana Fee

Nina Finocchiaro

Adam Francis

Drake Frize

Holden Fry

Farrah Fuerst

Ethan Gahm

Ashley Garcia

Tyler Gebo

Jake Gianni

Aaron Glaspell

Lawrence Guerguis

Abigail Hamel

Joanna Harding

Joshua Henig

Sophia Hilton

Jonathan Hoebing

Madailein Holt

Devin Hoovel

Nathan Horgan

Megan Howard

Preston Ketel

Julia King

Charles Kuchman

Pinak Lalitcumar

Kehra McTague

William Mendonca

Megan Mokhtarian

Ryan Monshi

Evan Mulholland

Ansley Nelson

Anika Nielsen

Jacob Pace

Simona Paraklis

Angelo Peraza

Brianna Punis

Tyler Ratkovich

Adrian Rivera

Ivran Romero

Jake Ruther

Danya Shami

Kishin Shigemitsu

Ngai Si

Marianne Soto

Alessia Standish

Hieu Truong

SHILEY-MARCOS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Computer Science

David C. Amano

Juliet M. Arizcuren

Zachary Artman

Marissa N. Demagajes Esteban

Lucca Fabani

Galen Forbes-Roberts

Enrique Garza

Russell K. Gokemeijer

Hiromi N. Gonzalez

Raissa Hanna

Alec X. Henning

Kera A. Hernandez

Alizea T. Hinz

Daniella Hubble

Nicholas B. Janney

Gabriel T. Krishnadasan

Avery N. Leininger

Sining Lu

Nicholas J. Marencik

Natalie A. Nguyen

Olivia R. Nolan Shafer

Griffin C. Palmeri

Scott Schnieders

Gabriel F. RichardSeidl

Cassidy O. Spencer

Nathaniel Spinks

Maria A. Varriale Gomez

Madeleine L. Woo

Weiyin Xu

Electrical Engineering

Ali Ali

Rafid G. Ali

Mohammad Ahmed Almesri

Yaqoub Alseed

Cameron A. De Julio

Andrew W. Jockelle

Sonia Keval

Miguel A. Mendoza

SethIstvan Welsh

John Vaske

Kalissa Villaluna

Owen Wiebe

Monica Wishard

Kai Hui Wong

Lucas Xitco

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Timothy N. Jensen

Amelia E. Walker

Integrated Engineering

Tyson C. Aramaki

Ryan Curtice

Abby R. Gantenbein

Maya R. Gonzales

Kathryn T. Jordan

Diana L. Montoya-Herrera

Demili Ashley J. Pichay

Christopher J. Schafer

Emma G. Shenk

Mauryn V. Toole

W. Van Witzenburg

Mechanical Engineering

Gregory C. Brown

Daniel Carqueville

Kyle J. Cavanaugh

Supply Chain Management

Nicole Chapuy Castelo

Hector Reyes

Yeon Seo Ro

Dayan Tassinari

Zachariah J. Hagan

Derek M. Johnson

Zhichen Liu

Julian B. Luparia

Mia L. Marsh

Jonathan W. Montgomery

Brandon Nguyen

Andres A. Perez

Orson Isaac A. Reyes

Nicholas F. Reynolds

Jacob S. Ruano

Jacob Ryan

Jacob R. Saewitz

Andrew Salinas

Aidan P. Steins

Nathaniel L. Tinh

Hector M. Varela

Jason S. Yager

National and International Honor Societies

MORTAR BOARD

Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes students for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service. It provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities, and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community. This year’s Mortar Board graduates are the following:

Deepali Advani

Anna-Katrina Andersen

Andre Battikha

Eva Eleftheriadis

Navah Eshraghi

Michael Farrell

Tiana Fee

Catherine Giorgi

Brendan Graville

Kevin Gray

Alexander Guerrero

Sofia Hart

Linnae Hartzel

Aidan Jacobs Walker

Meredith Jaeger

Jean Jeremie

Angelina Kapp

Shiara Mateo

Kaiya Mitchell

Diana Montoya-Herrera

Vita Olson

Erica Ortiz

Mariana Perezchica

Mara Peruzzi

Emma Peters

Kaylin Polk

Jordan Pratt

Mia Rakowski

Sabrina Richards

Arianne Sambado

Hayley Taggart

Marcos Vargas

PHI BETA KAPPA

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization. Membership, which is restricted to the top 10% of the graduating class, is based on high scholarly achievement in the liberal arts and sciences, broad cultural interests and good character. This year’s students are the following:

Nolan J. Anderson

Abigale K. Baines

Isabela C. Bidaburu

Teriza E. Camaisa

Paulina A. Castellanos

Danielle P. Drake

Eva M. Eleftheriadis

Navah Eshraghi

Jordan C. Eskew

Lilian V. Gallardo

Brendan M. Graville

Lucy B. Gustafson

Sofia D. Hart

Emma Hartley

KAPPA GAMMA PI

Linnae N. Hartzel

Abigail J. Hinrichs

Alizea T. Hinz

Julia R. Humphrey

Haley A. Jacob

Aidan C. Jacobs-Walker

Grace Jeffery

Victoria E. Jehle

Julia A. Kanamine-Surrick

Hannah L. Kildow

Liliana M. Kim

Victoria M. Lange

Briana M. Lee

Isabella M. LeKander

Carina N. Leveroni

Riley S. Lim

Juliana M. Lo

Samantha Lopez Diez

Shiara F. Mateo

Janea R. McCoy

Jameson S. Morrin

Emma Navarro

Clara G. Newton

Maya E. Nugent

Erica M. Ortiz

Mara P. Peruzzi

Sabrina R. Richards

Jonas X. Richardson

Genevieve A. Rovetti

Lucie L. Russell

Emily K. Scalmanini

Maria C. Simpson

Abigail R. Stallard

William C. Stefanou

Ricardo Thompson

Melina Van Fleet

Montserrat Ventura

Kaitlyn S. Webb

Natalie E. Wright

Zoe Wynter

The National Catholic College Honor Society, Kappa Gamma Pi, recognizes graduating students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship, faith and service during their time at USD. This year’s students are the following:

Ahmed AlBahouh

Paige C. Augustine

Sean E. Billings

Sydney Bui

Shreya Dandu

Tiana Fee

Victoria Hernandez

Abigail Hinrichs

Alizea Hinz

Julia Humphrey

Alexander Lillaston Brown

Janea McCoy

Maria N’senga

Gabriella Perko

Steffek Rainey

Jillian Salerno

Arianne Sambado

Parker Tweedy

Beta Gamma Sigma

(International Business Honor Society)

Audrey Bjorklund

Morgan Clavet

Bridget Crowley

Joseph Davies

Ellie Dougherty

Paulina Fuentes

Katriana Gardner

Kevin Gray

Alexandra Hill

Sofia Hinojosa

William Hybl

Pinak Lalitcumar

Emma Low

Patrick Menah

Arturo Morales

Owen O’Brien

Megan Soong

Sydney Summer

Marcos Vargas

Madeleine Woo

Tau Beta Pi

(Engineering Honor Society)

Ali Ali

Rafid G. Ali

Sonia Keval

Katherine A. Long

Nicholas Reynolds

Jason Yager

Special Awards

At the University of San Diego, academic excellence is paramount. We are pleased to announce the undergraduates who have achieved the highest scholastic standing in their majors for 2024 and/or who have performed exceptional service. The departments of their major recognize the honorees below within their college or school. Several of these awards are in honor of outstanding figures who have been distinguished for similarly exceptional work in the past.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Anthropology

Gabriella R. Perko

Outstanding Achievement in Anthropology

Art, Architecture + Art History

Holly L. Fisher

Exceptional Performance in Visual Arts

Samantha N. Sanchez

Exceptional Performance in Architecture

Angela V. Amaro

Exceptional Performance in Art History

Biology

Hope K. Romero

Manes Award for Excellence in Research

Aidan C. Jacobs-Walker

Carina N. Leveroni

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Biology

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Nicholas H. Shey

Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry

Michelle C. Bidwell Astaburuaga

Outstanding Achievement in Biochemistry

Emily L. Nash

Outstanding Achievement in Research

Communication

Riley S. Lim

Haley A. Jacob

Academic Excellence

William C. Stefanou

Excellence in Research

English

Abigail J. Hinrichs

Scholastic Achievement Award

Harrison T. Seymour

Camille A. Torre

Literary Achievement Award

Environmental and Ocean

Sciences

Tiffany N. Montgomery

Academic Excellence in Environmental and Ocean Sciences, Environmental Studies

Pathway

Isabela C. Bidaburu

Academic Excellence in Environmental and Ocean Sciences, Environmental Science Pathway

Omar A. Durrani

Academic Excellence in Environmental and Ocean Sciences, Marine Ecology Pathway

Ethnic Studies

Sofia D. Hart

Christopher R. Wilson Award

History

Juliana M. Lo

Emily K. Scalmanini

Iris Engstrand Academic Excellence Award

Abigail R. Stallard

James Gump Service Award

Languages, Cultures and Literatures

Kolbe Bachman

Outstanding Achievement in Chinese

Riley S. Lim

Outstanding Achievement in French and Francophone Studies

Ricardo Thompson

Outstanding Achievement in German

Catherine A. Giorgi

Outstanding Achievement in Italian Studies

Hannah J. Hintermeister

Outstanding Achievement in Spanish

Liberal Studies

Ximena E. Rocha

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Liberal Studies

Mathematics

Julia A. Kanamine-Surrick

Outstanding Academics and Outstanding Service

Nolan J. Anderson

Grace Jeffrey

Outstanding Academics

Music

Angelique M. Brown

Shelby N. Osborne

Outstanding Achievement in Music

Philosophy

Lauryl J. Cardoza

Carlin Book Prize

Physics and Biophysics

Russell K. Gokemeijer

Outstanding Physics Major Award

Maya E. Nugent

Outstanding Biophysics Major Award

Political Science and International Relations

Anthony M. Barbero

Erin C. Dwyer

Calli G. Ortega

Academic Distinction in Political Science

Alessandra R. Brizuela

Eva M. Eleftheriadis

Juliana M. Lo

Academic Distinction in International Relations

Psychological Sciences

Himani A. Desai

Emilia S. Louise Honey

Distinguished Graduate in Psychology

Ellis J. Nateboom

Madison M. Wyatt

Distinguished Graduate in Behavioral Neuroscience

KNAUSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Accountancy

Matthew Bowers

Marcos Vargas

Business Administration

Lily Conway

Alexandra Hill

Kaiya Mitchell

Sarah Sanchez

Elika Shahriary

Business Analytics

Zoey Brown

Business Economics

Sean McAllister

Sociology

Natalie E. Wright

Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Sociology

Ezra G. Wheeler

Spirit of Public Sociology

Theatre

Mitchell Cook

Irving Parker Award for Excellence in Theatre

Catalina R. Martinez

Theatre Arts Ambassador Award

Taniah S. Ayala

Outstanding Service Award in Theatre Arts

Africana Studies

Nayeli A. Pacheco

Audre Lorde Award for Intersectional Excellence

Asian Studies

Nicole A. Magliocco

Monica V. Wishard

Academic Excellence in Asian Studies

Latin American Studies

Ricardo Thompson

Excellence in Latin American Studies

Women’s and Gender Studies

Ezra G. Wheeler

Linda M. Perry Award

Writing Center

Anthony Barbero

Ricky Lawson

Sophie Riley

Outstanding Contribution to the Writing Center

Economics

Kelli Wood

Finance

Rita Alexandre

Sydney Bents

Bridget Crowley

Paxton Earl

Pinak Lalitcumar

Vasco Mouzinho de Almeida

Vita Olson

International Business

Nadia Aljunaidi

Marketing

Audrey Bjorklund

Zoey Brown

Emma Shea

Chi Tran

Real Estate

Rianna Batra

Sophia Hilton

Preston Ketel

Pinak Lalitcumar

Ansley Nelson

Supply Chain Management

Hector Reves

KNAUSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARDS

Accountancy Society

Morgan Clavet

American Marketing Association

Adrian Jimenez

Beta Alpha Psi Society

Kevin Gray

Delta Sigma Pi Society

Moriah Kettler

Economics Council

Sophia Saenger

International Business Club

Angelina Kapp

Law and Business Mediation Caucus

Harrison Seymour

Phi Chi Theta Society

Hadi Badrani

Real Estate Society

Mia Soto

Sales Club

Caroline Amling

KNAUSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key Award

Zoey C. Brown

SHILEY-MARCOS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Outstanding Achievement in Computer Science

Juliet Arizcuren

Outstanding Achievement in Electrical Engineering

Sonia Keval

Outstanding Achievement in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Michaela DiVito

Outstanding Achievement in Integrated Engineering

Paine Harris

Student Finance Association

Zed Truong

Student International Business Council

Sydney Bui

Supply Chain Management Association

Yeon Seo Ro

Women in Business

Shayla Rodriguez-Hernandez

Outstanding Achievement in Mechanical Engineering

Kyle Cavanaugh

SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION SCIENCES

Department of Naval Science

Midshipman Anthony Barbero

Midshipman Natalie Nguyen

Academic Excellence in Naval Science

PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to support students with outstanding academic records, demonstrated research experience, and commitment and potential to make a significant contribution to the fields of mathematics, natural sciences or engineering.

Lila Fowler

Boren Award

The National Security Education Program David L. Boren Awards provide funding for the rigorous study of languages and cultures underrepresented in study abroad at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including study in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. The Boren program focuses on U.S. National Security and public service.

Deric Fryer

UNIVERSITY SPECIAL AWARDS

2024 Student Employee of the Year

Emma Peters

University Ministry Servant Leader Awards

Juliet Arizcuren

Alizea Hinz

Hannah Hintermeister

Sean Billings

Shayla Rodriguez-Hernandez

UNIVERSITY SPECIAL AWARDS

STUDENT AFFAIRS AWARDS

Dr. Thomas J. Cosgrove Award for Outstanding Service in Student Government

Amaya Rodriguez Agiss

Andres Fernandez Perez

Outstanding Service in Official University-Sponsored Activities

Janea McCoy

Steffek Rainey

Outstanding Contribution to Multicultural Awareness and Understanding

Shayla Rodriguez

Ezra Wheeler

Carmen M. Vazquez Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Entire Campus Through Their Involvement

Anisa Beckett

Emilia Orosco

St. Catherine Medal

The Chet Pagni Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service

Briana Guardado

The St. Catherine Medal, named for St. Catherine of Alexandria, is awarded through Kappa Gamma Pi, the National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society. This medal recognizes an undergraduate student for outstanding Christian leadership and service. This year’s award goes to:

Timothy Jordan