University of Richmond – 2025 Commencement Program

Dear Graduates:

Congratulations on earning your degree from the University of Richmond; this is a remarkable accomplishment!

I hope your time at Richmond has challenged you intellectually, broadened your perspective, and nurtured your desire for lifelong learning. I hope you’ve experienced a sense of belonging as part of our Spider community and formed connections and friendships you will value and foster. And I hope you’ve come to appreciate the importance of health and well-being so that wherever you go and whatever you do, you will remember to take care of yourself and look out for others.

While you celebrate, I encourage you to reflect on the help you received from staff, faculty, family members, and friends throughout your educational journey. Reach out to thank them and invite them to share in your achievements.

On behalf of the entire University of Richmond community, congratulations again, and best wishes for the years ahead. Please keep in touch and return often. We are excited to follow your accomplishments. You are, and will always be, an important part of our web.

Sincerely,

Kevin F. Hallock President Distinguished University Professor of Economics

Paul Achter

Bill Bergman

Ted Bunn

Jennifer Cable

Jeff Carlson

Erik Craft

Guzel Garifullina

Anne Van Gelder

Tim Hamilton

Crystal Hoyt

Mike Leopold

Maia Linask

Aslan Lotfi

MARSHALS

Rick Mayes

Kayleigh McCrary

Saif Mehkari

Joel Mier

Kristine Nolin

Sara Pappas

Dan Pierce

Jennifer Pribble

Lidia Radi

Johann Stegmeir

Val Vendrzyk

Eugene Wu

Students in Completion of Degrees

School of Arts & Sciences

BACHELOR OF ARTS GRADUATES — AUGUST 21, 2024

Connor Deveney .................................................................................................... Medford, N.J.

Zara Victoria DuBoyce, cum laude Davidsonville, Md.

Alexander John Ertel ...................................................................................... Washington, D.C.

Davis P. Knight ............................................................................................................... Rye, N.Y.

Jassiem Akiva Konrad, cum laude Atlanta, Ga.

Isaac Jaehee Lee ................................................................................................. Old Tappan, N.J.

Samuel Ogden, cum laude .................................................................................. Piscataway, N.J.

Alondra Posada-Castañeda Newark, Del.

Aidan Ellis Propst................................................................................................ Houston, Texas

Waleed Yassin Said ................................................................................................Rockville, Md.

Shannon Lyndsey Schorsch Denver. Co

Alexandria Cierra Susskind ............................................................................... Bay Shore, N.Y.

Fonnae Webb ................................................................................................... Washington, D.C.

BACHELOR OF ARTS GRADUATES — DECEMBER 30, 2024

Caroline Pia Andren Darien, Conn.

* Zizhe Cheng, summa cum laude ........................................................................ Wuhan, China

Tom Michael Daly ................................................................................................Baltimore, Md.

Selena Zijing Deng, summa cum laude Wilmette, Ill.

Richard Wayne Galloway .................................................................................... Thibodaux, La.

Jeremiah S. Grant ........................................................................................... East Windsor, N.J.

Chance Anthony Graves Amissville, Va.

Jabril Kemar Hayes .......................................................................................... Stephens City, Va.

William Arthur Hoffmann, cum laude ......................................................... Washington, D.C.

Lindsey Hope Johnson Cartersville, Ga.

Enrique V. Kotera, magna cum laude ............................................................. Hakalau, Hawaii

Ian Joseph Levy, summa cum laude .................................................................Cleveland, Ohio

Maya Adriana Marino, magna cum laude West Islip, N.Y.

Samuel Charles Mayo, summa cum laude ............................................ Arlington Heights, Ill.

Taylor Paige Montague, magna cum laude ........................................................ Durham, N.C.

Alexandra Marie Overby, summa cum laude Manchester, Md.

Joshua Hyokeun Pae, summa cum laude .............................................................. Elmhurst, Ill.

Allyson Nicole Tolentino Palalay, cum laude ............................................ Virginia Beach, Va.

Nicole Hoffman Schreiber, summa cum laude Wayne, Pa.

Shixuan Tang, magna cum laude ....................................................................... Jiangyin, China

Annie Rose Waters, summa cum laude ............................................................. Pittsburgh, Pa.

* Shaoting Wen, summa cum laude Suzhou, China

Arielle Jade Zane, summa cum laude .......................................................................Wayne, N.J.

Stevie Grace Drum, cum laude ............................................................Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Ananya Dugar Kolkata, India

Elena Sofia Durazo, magna cum laude .................................................................Tucson, Ariz.

Jessica S Durrett, summa cum laude .......................................................... Mechanicsville, Va.

Sydney Ann Dwyer, summa cum laude Glastonbury, Conn.

Elle Dziadzio  .................................................................................................. Bernardsville, N.J.

Jacob Ryan Eisele, cum laude ...................................................................... Mechanicsville, Va.

Ángel-Xavier Elizondo, magna cum laude Houston, Texas

Declan Judd Epstein, magna cum laude .............................................................Montclair, N.J.

Sumaya Walid Fawaz, summa cum laude ......................................................... Glen Allen, Va.

• Thaos Ra Figaro Lafayette, La.

Jack Aidan Fitzsimons ........................................................................................ New York, N.Y.

Delaney Rose Forrestall, summa cum laude .................................................... Henniker, N.H.

Jaize Jacqui Francis, summa cum laude New York, N.Y.

David Strong Friedman, cum laude ...................................................................... Wilmette, Ill.

Abigail Blake Fuller, cum laude ................................................................... Charlottesville, Va.

Maxwell Alexander Gagnon, summa cum laude Woodbridge, Va.

Victoria Eduarda Galdamez, cum laude ...........................................................Midlothian, Va.

Peyton Kathryn Galli ......................................................................................... Encinitas, Calif.

* Georgia Sweet Gansereit, cum laude Alpharetta, Ga.

Jamilah Fawziya Ali Ganyuma, magna cum laude .......................................... Goochland, Va.

• Anna M. Garcia ............................................................................................... Wilmington, Del.

Asia Makayda Garcia, cum laude Hollywood, Fla.

• Jerry Garcia Jr.................................................................................................... Fayetteville, N.C.

Karina Elizabeth Garcia Rivera, magna cum laude...................................... Falls Church, Va.

Jonathan Elbert Garner Jr., magna cum laude Healdsburg, Calif.

Braydon Ji Keping Giangiulio, magna cum laude ............................................... Dallas, Texas

• Keith Lokahi Gouveia ..................................................................................... Stephens City, Va.

Kathleen English Graham, cum laude Chevy Chase, Md.

Alexandra Marie Gramuglia, summa cum laude ................................... East Brunswick, N.J.

Piero Ricardo Grazioso Rengifo, cum laude .............................. Guatemala City, Guatemala

• Ja’Vion Tarreik Griffin Williamston, N.C.

Clayvon Xavier Grimes ..................................................................................... Chesapeake, Va.

Sohan Gunawardane ........................................................................................ Ellicott City, Md.

Benton Taylor Gunter, cum laude Summit, N.J.

• Zubing Guo ............................................................................................................ Beijing, China

Adelina Gutic, magna cum laude ....................................................................... Brooklyn, N.Y.

Caroline Elizabeth Guza, magna cum laude Stamford, Conn.

Alexandra Suzanne Hall, cum laude ................................................................... Beverly, W.Va.

* Elijah Daniel Li Han, summa cum laude ................................................... Manila, Philippines

Gretchen Elizabeth Harding, magna cum laude Fernandina Beach, Fla.

Joseph Daniel Harkins, cum laude .........................................................................Somers, N.Y.

Shayla Elaine Ann Harris, magna cum laude ................................................ Chesterfield, Va.

Kendal Lynn Hart, summa cum laude Downingtown, Pa.

Yingxin He, magna cum laude .............................................................................. Anhui, China

Calvin James Heartfield, magna cum laude .................................................... Pasadena, Calif.

• Kelly Ava Heffernan Wyckoff, N.J.

Marcos Hendler, cum laude ....................................................................... Woodbridge, Conn.

* Departmental Honors • Prospective August/December Candidate

Rodrigo Herrera, cum laude ..................................................................................Austin, Texas

Ryan Stephen Heslin South Windsor, Conn.

* William Lawrence Hisle, summa cum laude ......................................................... Moseley, Va.

Mary Madeleine Hitching, magna cum laude ................................................Memphis, Tenn.

• Lavender Xiang Hobson Charlottesville, Va.

William Frederick Hoffman, magna cum laude ................................................. Baldwin, N.Y.

• Samuel Ross Holliday .......................................................................................... Scarsdale, N.Y.

* Yuting Hong, summa cum laude Shanghai, China

Adam Christopher Huffman, summa cum laude ............................................ Glen Allen, Va.

• Scott David Hummel ...................................................................................... New Market, Md.

Delonnie Mikell Hunt Upper Marlboro, Md.

* Poinsettia Isaw, summa cum laude .................................................................... Las Vegas, Nev.

Warner Thompson James III, magna cum laude .......................................... Hagerstown, Md.

Morta Jankauskaitė, cum laude Vilnius, Lithuania

Cassandra Marie Johnson, summa cum laude .................................................Midlothian, Va.

• Dorothea Lyn Johnson........................................................................................ Houston, Texas

Bettina Alexandra Johnston, cum laude West Palm Beach, Fla.

Lauren Loraine Jones, magna cum laude ............................................... Newtown Square, Pa.

Lucy Townsend Jones, magna cum laude ....................................................... Riverside, Conn.

Seth A. Jones, summa cum laude Pottstown, Pa.

Usra Khalid Karar .................................................................................................. Herndon, Va.

Sanjna Kaul, summa cum laude .......................................................................... Richmond, Va.

Jun Kim, cum laude Centreville, Va.

Maria Isabella Kjellen, magna cum laude ......................................................... Oakland, Calif.

Alexander Charles Klein, magna cum laude .................................................. Eastchester, N.Y.

Davis Lawrence Kline Rye Beach, N.H.

Carstyn Jane Klosterman, summa cum laude ........................................Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jessica Lily Laforet, magna cum laude ..................................................................... Avon, Ohio

Jenna Grace Lapp, magna cum laude Lancaster, Pa.

Connor David Larson ................................................................................ Flowery Branch, Ga.

Yingrui Le, cum laude .......................................................................................... Ningbo, China

Georgia Carol Leakey, magna cum laude Dallas, Texas

Alexia Carmen Leca, magna cum laude ................................................... Bucharest, Romania

Redet T. Lemma.................................................................................................... Richmond, Va.

Chloe Nicole Lerch, magna cum laude Richmond, Va.

Alan Cole Lewis Mechanicsville, Va.

Madison Marie Lewis, summa cum laude ........................................................... Lancaster, Pa.

• Kayla Jane Snapdragon Li Roanoke, Va.

Qianyu Li, magna cum laude ........................................................................... Shanghai, China

Qianling Liang, summa cum laude ................................................................... Nanjing, China

• Maksim Likho Borisovka, Russia

Jacob Ambrose Litman, cum laude ............................................................... Cumberland, Md.

Jinpeng Liu, cum laude ............................................................................................ Xi’an, China

Ruiyi Liu, magna cum laude Chongqing, China

• Troian Rae Loken ............................................................................................... Sioux Falls, S.D.

Mariam Lomtadze ............................................................................................. Tkibuli, Georgia

• Aidan Duke Lubin Hoboken, N.J.

Paean Rhea-Lee Luby, summa cum laude ...................................................Hedgesville, W.Va.

* Departmental Honors • Prospective August/December Candidate

Sophia Grace Ludman, magna cum laude ...................................................... Bellevue, Wash.

Morgan Lyons, cum laude Sea Girt, N.J.

Grace Royle Maclean, magna cum laude.................................................. Glastonbury, Conn.

• Ciara Star Macmullen ........................................................................................... Pottstown, Pa.

Mary Gabrielle Briguera Manching, summa cum laude Chicago, Ill.

Gavin Thomas March, summa cum laude ............................................... East Brunswick, N.J.

* Alicia Martinez, magna cum laude ................................................................... New York, N.Y.

Rose Mary Martinez Ramirez, cum laude Trenton, N.J.

Emily Kathleen Matthews, summa cum laude...................................................... Malvern, Pa.

Caitlin Grace McCormack, cum laude ............................................................... Wilton, Conn.

Edward Patrick McDonough, magna cum laude Delmar, N.Y.

Sydney Havlin McFarlane, cum laude .............................................................. Centreville, Va.

Lucy Knight McGinnis, magna cum laude ......................................................... Bedford, N.Y.

Helena Jo McShane Philadelphia, Pa.

Emma Olivia Kahlenberg McWilliams, summa cum laude ............................ Bethlehem, Pa.

Charlotte Aline Means ........................................................................................ Houston, Texas

Henry Fitch Melson, summa cum laude Fredericksburg, Va.

Alice Rose Mendelson, summa cum laude ........................................................ Richmond, Va.

Johavy Michell Mendoza Meza ................................................................................ Fairfax, Va.

Max Charles Merklinger Mendham, N.J.

Rizza Mojados, cum laude ....................................................................... Upper Chichester, Pa.

Megan Hope Montoya, summa cum laude ............................................................ Saco, Maine

* Avery Claire Moore, summa cum laude Sherborn, Mass.

• Sydney Marie Moore ................................................................................................. Atlanta, Ga.

• Abiyah Mosha’a ......................................................................................................... Henrico, Va.

Logan Lanni Motyka, magna cum laude Wilton, Conn.

Ella Malaika Myers, magna cum laude ................................................................. Teaneck, N.J.

Ruby Ngoc Linh D. Nguyen, summa cum laude ............................................ Hanoi, Vietnam

Phuong T. Nguyen, magna cum laude Hanoi, Vietnam

Yannick Nodjitoloum........................................................................................... Richmond, Va.

Sarah Alyson Noorbakhsh, summa cum laude .................................................. Vienna, W.Va.

Shelby Ann Oak, summa cum laude Rowayton, Conn.

Paul John Ochen, cum laude .......................................................................... Kampala, Uganda

Thomas Francis O’Connell .....................................................................................Natick, Mass.

* Carmen Dayanna Ovalle Taracena , cum laude Trenton, N.J.

Gabriella Marie Parente Garden City, N.Y.

Chloe Chae Yeon Park, cum laude ............................................................. La Crescenta, Calif.

Janice Park, summa cum laude Charleston, S.C.

Bryson Elijah Parker ........................................................................................... Matthews, N.C.

Corinne O’Neal Parker, cum laude ..................................................................Memphis, Tenn.

Nora Harding Parker, cum laude Richmond, Va.

* John Christopher Paschold Jr., summa cum laude ................................... Virginia Beach, Va.

Annabel Nora Patch ........................................................................................ Yarmouth, Maine

Dev H. Patel Little Rock, Ark.

Joel Donald Pazin, cum laude .............................................................................Columbia, Md.

Yu Yang Peng, magna cum laude .................................................................... Shenzhen, China

• Madeleine Anne Percival West Hartford, Conn.

Eva Morgan Pfeiffer .......................................................................................... Simsbury, Conn.

* Departmental Honors • Prospective August/December Candidate

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES — AUGUST 21, 2024

Akram Mutana Al Mansob .................................................................................... Omaha, Neb.

Nathan Maxwell Jareb .....................................................................................Waterbury, Conn.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES — DECEMBER 30, 2024

Jiangran Gu, magna cum laude Chengdu, China

Teagan Courtney Holmes, cum laude .................................................................. Fairport, N.Y.

Alan Kassymkanov, summa cum laude .................................................... Almaty, Kazakhstan

Jiawen Li SuZhou, China

Casey Megan Merz, summa cum laude .......................................................... Kensington, Md.

Grace Tobias Murphy, summa cum laude ..................................................... Chapel Hill, N.C.

Aelan Nicole Snyder, magna cum laude Richmond, Va.

Oscar Buang Wang, cum laude .......................................................................... Nanjing, China

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE CANDIDATES — MAY 11, 2025

Lindsey McJenning Abellard, summa cum laude ................................................... Naples, Fla.

Salina G. Adhanom, magna cum laude Silver Spring, Md.

* Rosemala Agarwala, magna cum laude .............................................................. Bethesda, Md.

Danna Julissa Aguilar .........................................................................................Fairfield, Conn.

Nakibul Alam Lawrenceville, Ga.

* Abigail Lauren Ali, summa cum laude............................................................ Columbus, Ohio

Maya Justine Allione .......................................................................................... Cape Coral, Fla.

Moriam Olamide Animashaun, cum laude Brooklyn, N.Y.

Judith Asare, cum laude ....................................................................................Woodbridge, Va.

* Nehal Asif, cum laude ......................................................................................Woodbridge, N.J.

Win Htet Aung, summa cum laude Yangon, Myanmar

Abigail Louise Bangs ........................................................................................... Springfield, Va.

Lucy Louise Barger, magna cum laude ..............................................................Baltimore, Md.

Brett Stevin Barnes, summa cum laude St. Charles, Ill.

* Zachary Richard Benedetti, summa cum laude ...................................................... Ewing, N.J.

Emma Grace Blackman, summa cum laude ............................................................ Crozet, Va.

Torsten O.L. Borowski, summa cum laude Lake Forest, Ill.

Elizabeth Lilliann Bradford........................................................................................ Louisa, Va.

Charlotte Elizabeth Brand, magna cum laude ..................................................Baltimore, Md.

Audrey Jane Tufts Breckenridge, magna cum laude Cincinnati, Ohio

Allison Ann Brown, summa cum laude .......................................................... Greenlawn, N.Y.

* Marissa M. Burton, summa cum laude ........................................................ Scotch Plains, N.J.

Briseily Alexxandra Cejudo Morquecho Colorado Springs, Colo.

Gabrielle Louise Cestari ................................................................................. Washington, D.C.

* Kalynn Arianna Cheeks, summa cum laude .......................................................... Chester, Va.

Zaowen Chen, cum laude Nanjing, China

Jimmy Dara Cheng, summa cum laude ............................................................... Manassas, Va.

Julia Maria Clark ............................................................................................... Gilbertsville, Pa.

Sarah Grace Clarke, cum laude Richmond, Va.

Evan Kainalu Dolan Costales, summa cum laude ................................................ Hilo, Hawaii

Zoe Ariana Cultrara, summa cum laude ...................................................... Moorestown, N.J.

Patryk Czescik, magna cum laude ................................................... Sokolow Podlaski, Poland

Alexandra Justine Dagan, magna cum laude Southbury, Conn.

Olivia Margaret Day, summa cum laude .................................................... Downingtown, Pa.

* Paige Elizabeth Delsa, magna cum laude ......................................................... Mandeville, La.

Shervin Antonio Dsouza, cum laude Rye, N.Y.

Liam Henry Dugan, magna cum laude ...............................................................Parkville, Md.

Jack Baker DuPuy, summa cum laude .............................................................. Charlotte, N.C.

Zura Dzuliashvili, magna cum laude Gurjaani, Georgia

Paige Lucine Embley, summa cum laude ....................................................... Robbinsville, N.J.

• Catherine Caroline Erwin ...................................................................................... Towson, Md.

* Anatolii Evdokimov, summa cum laude Moscow, Russia

Zhiang Fan, cum laude.......................................................................................... Dalian, China

* Madison Savannah Fields, summa cum laude ................................................ Chesapeake, Va.

William Thomas Finegan, summa cum laude Downingtown, Pa.

Eva Carolina Fitch, summa cum laude ........................................................... Westport, Conn.

Isabella Angela Foust, summa cum laude ..........................................................Baltimore, Md.

Kayla Danielle Friedman, summa cum laude Chatham, N.J.

Nathan Gaid, summa cum laude .............................................................. Overland Park, Kan.

Zacharie Constantin Georges, cum laude ............................................... Geneva, Switzerland

Brooke Marion Gibson, summa cum laude Chesapeake, Va.

Jacob A. Gilbert, summa cum laude ...................................................................... Scranton, Pa.

Sophie Lee Goldberg, summa cum laude ...................................................... Falmouth, Maine

• Jesus Manuel Gomez Richmond, Va.

Laneah Denise Gordon, magna cum laude ..................................................Silver Spring, Md.

Gabriel Greenberg, magna cum laude ........................................................... Wynnewood, Pa.

* Christine Elizabeth Gyure, summa cum laude Yorktown, Va.

* Peterson Haas, magna cum laude ....................................................................... Lajeado, Brazil

• Peter Osborne Hatfield ..................................................................................... Sag Harbor, N.Y.

Isabella Dara Hauser, magna cum laude Boston, Mass.

* Marcos Hendler, cum laude ....................................................................... Woodbridge, Conn.

Samantha Grace Hennen, summa cum laude ...................................................... Rumson, N.J.

Kenza De Abreu Henouda Delray Beach, Fla.

• Donovan Anthony Hoilette Jr. ............................................................... West Palm Beach, Fla.

Regina Verba Honigford, summa cum laude .......................................................... Vienna, Va.

Eliza Drew Hummerstone Fairfield, Conn.

* Emiko Olivia Iguchi, summa cum laude ........................................................ Brookline, Mass.

* Amy Virginia Jablonski, magna cum laude .......................................................Lynchburg, Va.

Delia Coburn Johnson, summa cum laude Boston, Mass.

Yeseul Jun, magna cum laude.............................................................................. Richmond, Va.

* Emma Lee Kane, magna cum laude ....................................................................... Avon, Conn.

Daniel Katz, cum laude Middletown, N.J.

Lily Belle Kaufman, magna cum laude .......................................................... Chappaqua, N.Y.

Michael Der Kee, summa cum laude ................................................................. Great Falls, Va.

Rowan Anders Keller, summa cum laude Davis, Calif.

Arianna Mae Kightlinger ..................................................................................... Meadville, Pa.

Esther Jisoo Kim, cum laude ................................................................................ Yorktown, Va.

Ratana Kin, magna cum laude Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia

Henry James Koch, cum laude ....................................................................... Washington, D.C.

* Departmental Honors • Prospective August/December Candidate

* Abigail Rose Smith, summa cum laude .......................................................... Attleboro, Mass.

Nereida Sosa Antunez, magna cum laude Woodbridge, Va.

Brad Spector, magna cum laude .........................................................................Baltimore, Md.

Leigh Katherine Spicer, magna cum laude ...................................................... Cohasset, Mass.

Aaron Michael Squire, magna cum laude Williamsburg, Va.

Abigail Constance Stamos, cum laude ..................................................................... Brielle, N.J.

Nikola Stefanovski ................................................................................................ Richmond, Va.

Stephen Mark Strigel II, summa cum laude Victoria, Va.

Camryn Margaret Sung, cum laude ..........................................................New Canaan, Conn.

Aidan Brahm Kian Tabassian, summa cum laude...........................................Midlothian, Va.

Katherine Anne Thomey, summa cum laude Libertyville, Ill.

Shermin Uzair, summa cum laude.........................................................................Leesburg, Va.

Sampson Stephen Valdez, summa cum laude .................................................. Rochester, N.Y.

Christopher Michael Verbaro, magna cum laude New Providence, N.J.

* Ethan Benjamin Vest, magna cum laude ........................................................... Richmond, Va.

Dušan Vukčević, magna cum laude ................................................................Bar, Montenegro

Peiyi Wang, summa cum laude Beijing, China

* Yining Wang, magna cum laude ......................................................................... Ningbo, China

Yunze Wang, summa cum laude .......................................................................... Beijing, China

* Andrew Michael Watts, magna cum laude Chagrin Falls, Ohio

* Ann Holland Wemple, summa cum laude .............................................. Mount Vernon, N.Y.

Franklin Reade Wetmore ............................................................................ Virginia Beach, Va.

* Auden Commer Sullivan Wilson, magna cum laude Brooklyn, N.Y.

* Lydia Joan Wood, summa cum laude ................................................................ Annapolis, Md.

Dennis Xu, summa cum laude ....................................................... Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

Ashlyn Elizabeth York, magna cum laude Holly Springs, N.C.

Martina Sameh Younan, cum laude ................................................................... Richmond, Va.

• Yili Zhang ............................................................................................................. Xiamen, China

Kexuan Zhao, summa cum laude Changzhou, China

The E. Claiborne Robins School of Business

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GRADUATES AUGUST 21, 2024

Denisse Maribel Caguana Loja ............................................................................... Newark, N.J.

Vincent Tyler Corso West Harrison, N.Y.

Shea Langham Henderson, magna cum laude West Hartford, Conn.

Zoe Jasmina Rodriguez-Zehnder ............................................................... Baden, Switzerland

Ethan Thomas Skelly Needham, Mass.

Nicholas Wende Garden City, N.Y.

* Departmental Honors • Prospective

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GRADUATES DECEMBER 30, 2024

Nikolas Yi Aguilar, magna cum laude ....................................................................Somers, N.Y.

Aiushman Basnet .................................................................................................. Arlington, Va.

Ian C. Cook Madison, N.J.

Ava Grace Crawford, magna cum laude .........................................London, United Kingdom

Zachary Charles Duray, summa cum laude ......................................................Woodridge, Ill.

Sandy Franco Los Angeles, Calif.

Hunter Santo Iannozzi ...................................................................................... Flemington, N.J.

Eduardo Javier Navarrete Ochoa, summa cum laude ............................................. Lima, Peru

Mia Elizabeth Nguyen, summa cum laude Wayne, N.J.

Tung Thanh Nguyen, summa cum laude ................................................. Hai Phong, Vietnam

Madison Joy Fu XinQin Norris .............................................................................. Oxford, Md.

Eitan Elias Perelis, summa cum laude Panama City, Panama

Giovanni Amari Seigler ..........................................................................................Leesburg, Va.

Claiborne Howard Stokes III, magna cum laude ............................................ Goochland, Va.

Benjamin Aaron Thaler, summa cum laude Scarsdale, N.Y.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATES MAY 11, 2025

Samyog Adhikari, summa cum laude ............................................................... Urlabari, Nepal

Marianne Alagos Boston, Mass.

Jillian Hanna Alexander, magna cum laude Baltimore, Md.

Henry Alpaugh ...................................................................................................... Darien, Conn.

Mustafa Amandykuly, summa cum laude Almaty, Kazakhstan

Matthew Bruce Anderson, cum laude Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

• Anujin Ariunbold .................................................................................................. Arlington, Va.

Daniel James Arnold, cum laude Riverside, Conn.

Rachel Elena August, magna cum laude Easton, Conn.

Aminata Bamba ....................................................................................... Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Brooke G. Berhanu Alexandria, Va.

Virginia Stuart Beringer, cum laude Fredericksburg, Va.

Alexandra Paige Betsy, summa cum laude ........................................ Upper Saddle River, N.J.

Tyler James Bierman Bridgeport, Conn.

Lily Kristina Binder Gladstone, N.J.

• Hayden Fraser Blakely ....................................................................................... Wellesley, Mass.

Kyra Siung Blakeslee, summa cum laude Wayne, N.J.

Kate Valentine Blundin, summa cum laude Hobe Sound, Fla.

Bridget Whelan Boland, summa cum laude......................................................... Towson, Md.

Joanne Juyoung Bong, magna cum laude Richmond, Va.

Riley Jane Boyle, summa cum laude Wellesley, Mass.

Bethany Grace Bradley, magna cum laude ....................................................... Houston, Texas

• Gabe Bradley Los Angeles, Calif.

Henry Acton Braun, magna cum laude Buffalo, N.Y.

Julia Anne Brighton ................................................................................................Austin, Texas

Ian Gregory Burgoon New York, N.Y.

Blaine Mary Helen Burke, magna cum laude New Canaan, Conn.

• Willard Jackson Holland .........................................................................................Akron, Ohio

Olivia Thorne Huber New York, N.Y.

Ashleen Grace Hughes, magna cum laude ................................................. Locust Valley, N.Y.

• Artur Idrissov ..................................................................................................... Tallinn, Estonia

Anthony Thomas Ierna, magna cum laude Simsbury, Conn.

Patrick G. Isztwan, cum laude .............................................................. Huntingdon Valley, Pa.

Anthony Luis Jenkins, cum laude .....................................................................Cleveland, Ohio

Maggie Lauren Jenkins, summa cum laude Baltimore, Md.

• William Healy Jordan ......................................................................................... Dedham, Mass.

* Neha Reddy Kalwala, summa cum laude ........................................................... Naperville, Ill.

Shefali Elizabeth Kamilla Chatham, N.J.

Matthew Inwoo Kang, cum laude..................................................................... Anaheim, Calif.

Georgia Karl ........................................................................................................... Darien, Conn.

Reeja Khan, cum laude Richmond, Va.

Hans Robert Kiernan, cum laude .................................................................... Phoenixville, Pa.

Alexa Kim, magna cum laude ........................................................................... Manhasset, N.Y.

Colin Alexander Kuni, magna cum laude Mullica Hill, N.J.

Michelle Lestage LaBadie, summa cum laude .........................................New Canaan, Conn.

• Owen Thomas Laughlin ................................................................................... Shrewsbury, N.J.

Hanh Hong Le, summa cum laude Midlothian, Va.

Yingrui Le, cum laude .......................................................................................... Ningbo, China

Jack Morales Ledbetter, summa cum laude .................................................. Ridgefield, Conn.

Arden Faith Lee, magna cum laude Vienna, Va.

Megan Julie Lee, cum laude........................................................................... Greenwich, Conn.

Nolan Carey Lee, cum laude ...................................................................... Stewart Manor, N.Y.

Quincy Ellis Lee, magna cum laude Pottstown, Pa.

Nicholas LaJoie Lenhard, magna cum laude ................................................ Wilmington, Del.

Katie Li Levitt, summa cum laude ....................................................................... Chatham, N.J.

Qianyu Li, magna cum laude Shanghai, China

Olivia Liang, magna cum laude .......................................................................... Richmond, Va.

Glenn Menda Lukusa................................................................................................. Buford, Ga.

Dual Alastair Macintyre IV Larchmont, N.Y.

Sofia Grace Mancino.............................................................................................. Holmdel, N.J.

Christine Adair Mandile, cum laude............................................................ Winchester, Mass.

John Anthony Manigan, summa cum laude Maplewood, N.J.

Jackson Marconi, magna cum laude Duxbury, Mass.

Kylie Carpenter Marshall, magna cum laude ................................................. Riverside, Conn.

Rogan Joseph Mason, cum laude Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Jeffrey Dean Matthews, magna cum laude Greenwich, Conn.

Nicholas Malcolm Mayer, cum laude ................................................................... Denver, Colo.

Clare Frances McCooe, magna cum laude Ridgewood, N.J.

August John McEvoy Berwyn, Pa.

Alexandra Cristina McGoey, cum laude ............................................................ Darien, Conn.

• John Thomas McKinnell Baltimore, Md.

Sophia Mercedes McLaughlin, summa cum laude Garden City, N.Y.

• George William McManus IV ...................................................................... Reisterstown, Md.

Catherine Anne Meister, summa cum laude New York, N.Y.

Alice Rose Mendelson, summa cum laude ........................................................ Richmond, Va.

* Departmental Honors • Prospective August/December Candidate

Charles Scott Miller, cum laude .................................................................. New Rochelle, N.Y.

Dylan Theresa Miller, summa cum laude Phoenixville, Pa.

James Graham Mills ............................................................................................... St. Louis, Mo.

Ashley Kirsten Minns, magna cum laude ........................................... Massapequa Park, N.Y.

William Stephen Mongillo, magna cum laude Rye, N.Y.

Nicolas Alexandre Moreira ................................................................................ New York, N.Y.

Marc Alain James Mortamais, magna cum laude....................................... Greenwich, Conn.

Lexie Grace Moskovit, cum laude Westport, Conn.

Madeline Weilan Moyer, summa cum laude ...................................... Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

Grace Reynolds Muldoon .................................................................................... Bethesda, Md.

Jessica Santoro Mullin Berwyn, Pa.

Caroline Grace Murphy...................................................................................... Rochester, N.Y.

Tucker Alexander Murray, cum laude ............................................................ Riverside, Conn.

Luciana Musmanni Ruiz San Jose, Costa Rica

Annie Downing Nash, summa cum laude........................................................Midlothian, Va.

Dat The Tu Nguyen, cum laude ...................................................................... Ha Noi, Vietnam

Phuong T. Nguyen, magna cum laude Hanoi, Vietnam

Luca Delio Nicastro ............................................................................................... Boston, Mass.

• William Garrett Nicholson .................................................................................... Dallas, Texas

Ava Alexandra Nicklas, summa cum laude Scarsdale, N.Y.

Natalie Artemis Nocella, summa cum laude ..................................................... Brooklyn, N.Y.

Henry Nurenberg, summa cum laude................................................................... Dallas, Texas

Patrick James O’Callaghan Mendham, N.J.

Aidan Timothy O’Hara, cum laude .................................................................... Malverne, N.Y.

Timothy Brennan O’Leary, cum laude......................................................... Bridgeport, Conn.

Lukas Ragnar Olsson Calgary, Alberta

Hannah Grace O’Shea, magna cum laude ...................................................... Larchmont, N.Y.

Casey Painter Ott ........................................................................................................ Wayne, Pa.

David Joseph Pacheco Jr. Danvers, Mass.

Joshua Nathan Pantaloni, magna cum laude .................................................... Camp Hill, Pa.

John James Parks, magna cum laude ............................................................... Pine Beach, N.J.

Edward Sandford Pegram V, cum laude Dover, Mass.

Daniela Perez Balmaceda, magna cum laude ................................................. Norwalk, Conn.

Kent Wilkin Peters ................................................................................................. Lancaster, Pa.

Hannah Hong-Hanh Pham, summa cum laude Lorton, Va.

Laila Anne Phillips, summa cum laude Ridgewood, N.J.

Phunziro Enock Phuza ................................................................................... Lilongwe, Malawi

Anna Lenore Piacentino, summa cum laude Princeton, N.J.

Henry Sumner Pickus, cum laude Lake Forest, Ill.

Matthew Daniel Pisani, summa cum laude .................................................... Larchmont, N.Y.

Emily Marie Plaza, magna cum laude Bronxville, N.Y.

Adam Poger, cum laude St. Louis, Mo.

Sadie Kathryn Pollack, summa cum laude .................................................. Greenwich, Conn.

• Christopher James Preziotti New York, N.Y.

Peter James Proscia, summa cum laude Chatham, N.J.

Caden James Quillen ............................................................................... Oklahoma City, Okla.

Andrew Arrison Quinn Hightstown, N.J.

Colleen Ann Quinn ................................................................................................ Summit, N.J.

Jepson School of Leadership Studies

BACHELOR OF ARTS GRADUATES — DECEMBER 30, 2024

Nicholas Robert Degennaro ............................................................................. Old Bridge, N.J.

Lindsay Rose Kramer, summa cum laude Bethesda, Md.

BACHELOR OF ARTS CANDIDATES — MAY 11, 2025

* Amal Durdana Ali, summa cum laude .............................................................. Richmond, Va.

Leonel Azuela ............................................................................................................. Miami, Fla.

Lindsay Marie Batten, magna cum laude Charlotte, N.C.

* Mary Elizabeth Beatty, summa cum laude ...................................................... Guilford, Conn.

Claire Reed Binkley, summa cum laude ....................................................... Wilmington, Del.

Claire Macaulay Bruton New Orleans, La.

Nora Catherine Buell, summa cum laude........................................................ Duxbury, Mass.

Mackenzie Lee Burleson, cum laude ...................................................................... Moseley, Va.

Pearce Victoria Burlington, summa cum laude Raleigh, N.C.

Carly Elizabeth Burns, magna cum laude ....................................................... Wellesley, Mass.

* Craig Anthony Caudill, summa cum laude ...................................................... Haymarket, Va.

Yamir Lester Chapman Trenton, N.J.

Rahmeen Samara Chowdhury ............................................................................ Arlington, Va.

Calvin James Ciorba, magna cum laude ............................................................... St Louis, Mo.

Sogona Zoumana Cisse, magna cum laude Bronx, N.Y.

Maeve Abigail Clow, summa cum laude ....................................................... New Vernon, N.J.

Hannah Mary Custer ................................................................................................. Denver, Pa.

Melanie Nancy Day Duxbury, Mass.

Fiona Grace Degen, magna cum laude ........................................................................ Rye, N.Y.

* Jacob Thomas Ellis, summa cum laude ...................................................... Virginia Beach, Va.

Chloe Belle Fandetti, summa cum laude Watertown, Mass.

Ellie Parker Favis, cum laude ....................................................................................... Aldie, Va.

Ryan Max Feldman, magna cum laude........................................................... Cheshire, Conn.

* Madeline Rae Fellner, summa cum laude Dunwoody, Ga.

Jordan Danielle Ford, cum laude .............................................................................. Miami, Fla.

Alana Rose Good, summa cum laude ...............................................................Short Hills, N.J.

Lain Grillo, cum laude Caracas, Venezuela

Lay’la Corrin Harmon, magna cum laude ............................................................. Chester, Pa.

* Christian Garnett Herald, summa cum laude .............................................. Washington, D.C.

* Anna-Laura Marie Houston, magna cum laude Ashland, Va.

Michelle Ilouz, magna cum laude...................................................................... Houston, Texas

Carolyn Kearney Jeffery, magna cum laude ................................................ Greenwich, Conn.

Jamie Kearney Jeffery, magna cum laude Greenwich, Conn.

* Alexander Louis Konigsberg, summa cum laude ................................................ Wyckoff, N.J.

Clara Anne Kugelman, cum laude ..................................................................... Richmond, Va.

Laurel Anne Kurtz, magna cum laude Readington, N.J.

Eleanor Boris Lapin, summa cum laude ...................................................New Canaan, Conn.

Harrison Jacob Lehman, summa cum laude .................................................. Simsbury, Conn.

Caroline Elizabeth Loscalzo, summa cum laude Ridgewood, N.J.

The J. Taylor Ellyson Award in History .............................................................

Alessandra Brooks DelDonna

Established in 1912, awarded for the best essay in Virginia or Southern history as determined by the history faculty.

The Epps Award ..........................................................................................................................Abigail Lauren Ali

Kalynn Arianna Cheeks

Kerin Ann Debany

Sumaya Walid Fawaz

Anna Elise Phillips

Ann Holland Wemple

Established by the alumnae of Richmond Female Institute Woman’s College of Richmond in honor of Clara Becker Epps and Lily Becker Epps, a cash prize awarded annually to the senior(s) with outstanding four-year academic records at Westhampton College.

The David C. Evans Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship and the Creative Arts ............................................................................................. Maya Casillas

Adam Christopher Huffman

Ann Holland Wemple

Established in honor of David C. Evans, a professor in the Department of History and an associate dean in the School of Arts & Sciences, awarded each year to an outstanding student scholar who has excelled in research.

The Phillip Frederick Jr. Memorial Award in Art

Alexandra Marie Gramuglia

Lucy Knight McGinnis

Established in 1981 by Ann P. Frederick, awarded to a student in studio art or art history on the basis of character, ability and academic excellence as determined by the departmental chair and faculty of the Department of Art.

The Dr. Leonard S. Goldberg Award for Good Citizenship

Sydney Lauren Boehman

Established in 2006 in honor of Dr. Leonard S. Goldberg, Vice President for Student Development for nineteen years. Awarded to a senior who has held a student leadership role and has been instrumental in program development and fostering school pride.

The Frances W. Gregory Award ....................................................................................................... Maya Casillas

Established in 1987 in honor of Dr. Gregory, professor of history, 1950–1980, a cash prize awarded to the outstanding Westhampton College graduating senior in the Department of History as determined by the history faculty.

The Thomas West Gregory Award in English ................................................................ Susannah Daly Carter Avery Claire Moore

Established in 1995 in honor of Dr. Thomas West Gregory, who for many years supervised English majors seeking certification to teach and awarded to the outstanding senior English major who plans to pursue a career in teaching.

The Austin E. Grigg and Helen W. Grigg Award for Excellence in Psychology ...............Shea Tracy Baker

Established in 1998 in memory of Austin E. Grigg and Helen W. Grigg by their son and friends, awarded to the graduates who best combine academic excellence, leadership and outstanding promise in the field of psychology.

The Philip R. Hart Prize ................................................................................................................. Ava Rose Scott

Established in 1991 by friends and former students of Dr. Hart, awarded by the Department of Religious Studies to an undergraduate student whose scholarly attainment in the study of religion and achievement in student leadership stand in the tradition of Dr. Hart.

The E. Bruce Heilman Leadership Award ............................................................................... Azif Fazriq Azizi

Established in 1986 by the undergraduate student government associations, awarded to a graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding character and leadership in service to the University.

The Hesch Award .......................................................................................................................... Esther Jisoo Kim

Established in 1995 by the family of Dr. C. J. Hesch, awarded annually to an outstanding student who has made significant contributions to the music department through participation in ensembles, applied lessons and/or classes.

The Award in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Alexander Falcon Broening

Maya Casillas

Ava Francesca De Palo

Maxwell Alexander Gagnon

Emiko Olivia Iguchi

Mary Gabrielle Briguera Manching

Katherine Anne Thomey

Kenedee Michelle Westberry

Established in 1957 by the University of Richmond Foreign Film Society and friends, a prize awarded to outstanding seniors majoring in modern languages.

The Robert E. Loving Award Paige Elizabeth Delsa

George Reid Koutras

Established in 1954 by the University of Richmond chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma, awarded each year to a senior on the basis of general academic achievement and promise for advanced study in physics.

The William L. Lumpkin Track Leadership Award ........................................................ Dylan Theresa Miller

Established in 1997 in memory of Dr. William L. Lumpkin, by University of Richmond alumni on the 1948–49 cross country team coached by Dr. Lumpkin, awarded to an undergraduate member of the track team based on outstanding academic and athletic performance and citizenship.

The Richard A. Mateer Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Life Liam James Weaver

Established in 2002 in honor of Dr. Mateer, former dean of Richmond College, awarded by the Richmond College Dean’s Office to a senior who has provided outstanding leadership and/or given outstanding service in any field of student activities.

The Samuel Chiles Mitchell Award............................................................................................ Ryan S. Doherty

Established in 1948 by Dr. Jacob Billikopf in memory of Dr. Mitchell, a cash prize awarded to the outstanding Richmond College graduating senior in the department of history as determined by the history faculty.

The George Matthews Modlin Book Award for Student Book Collections Isabella Flôr Tomé

Established in 1971 by the University faculty in honor of Chancellor Emeritus Modlin, awarded to the senior with the best personal library collection.

The Charles T. Norman Award Gregory Todd Hilldrup Recipient selected by the appropriate faculty as the best all-around graduating senior in the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business.

The Charles T. Norman Award Olivia Ryan Couch

Established in 1922 and awarded to an outstanding senior English major.

DEPARTMENTAL HONORS

Rosemala Agarwala, Biology

Amal Durdana Ali, Leadership Studies

Abigail Lauren Ali, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Nehal Asif, Chemistry

Shea Tracy Baker, Psychology

Mary Elizabeth Beatty, Leadership Studies

Zachary Richard Benedetti, Psychology

Isabel Joy Blaylock, History

Marissa M. Burton, Psychology

Susannah Daly Carter, English

Maya Casillas, History

Craig Anthony Caudill, Leadership Studies

Kalynn Arianna Cheeks, Biology

Zizhe Cheng, Philosophy

Olivia Ryan Couch, English

Benjamin Paul Cudmore, Theatre

Catherine Leigh Cummins, Psychology

Emily Kirsten Daniel, Political Science

Alessandra Brooks DelDonna, History

Paige Elizabeth Delsa, Physics

Isabel Anne DiLandro, Psychology

Ryan S. Doherty, History

Jacob Thomas Ellis, Leadership Studies

Anatolii Evdokimov, Computer Science

Madeline Rae Fellner, Leadership Studies

Madison Savannah Fields, Psychology

Georgia Sweet Gansereit, English

Christine Elizabeth Gyure, Physics

Peterson Haas, Economics and Mathematical Economics

Alexandra Suzanne Hall, Economics

Elijah Daniel Li Han, Political Science

Marcos Hendler, Chemistry

Christian Garnett Herald, Leadership Studies

William Lawrence Hisle, History

Yuting Hong, Psychology

Anna-Laura Marie Houston, English

Emiko Olivia Iguchi, French

Poinsettia Isaw, Anthropology

Amy Virginia Jablonski, Biology

Neha Reddy Kalwala, Economics

Emma Lee Kane, French

Alexander Louis Konigsberg, Leadership Studies

Benjamin Samuel Konigsberg, Biology

Emily Grace Lekas, Biology

Paean Rhea-Lee Luby, Computer Science

Hannah Win Lwin, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Anush Margaryan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Sky Yonglin Shub Marsicano, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Alicia Martinez, Psychology

Parisa Margaret Taghizadeh Mershon, Chemistry

Avery Claire Moore, English

Aditya Narayanan, Biology

Eric Carl Neuhaus, Mathematics and Physics

Carmen Dayanna Ovalle Taracena, Psychology

John Christopher Paschold Jr., Political Science

Rachael Clara Ruth, French

Katherine Elizabeth Schultz, English

Julia I. Shatalov, Biology

Anna Mikaela Shklyarevsky, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Caleb Wade Silvergleid, History

Abigail Rose Smith, Psychology

Bella Grace Stevens, Creative Writing

Kumiko Alexandra Sulla, Psychology

Isabella Flôr Tomé, Psychology

Ethan Benjamin Vest, Mathematical Economics

Amaree Nyia Lashaye Walker, Psychology

Yining Wang, Psychology

Andrew Michael Watts, Chemistry and Mathematics

Ann Holland Wemple, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Shaoting Wen, Economics

Auden Commer Sullivan Wilson, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Lauren Bartlett Wilson, History

Lydia Joan Wood, Biology

Lauren Mi-Jung Yim, Psychology

Ziran Zhou, Anthropology and Psychology

Halle Rose Zweibel, Education

PRESIDENTIAL STUDENT-ATHLETE CITATION

The female and the male graduating student-athletes with the highest grade point average. To be eligible for this award, the student-athletes must have been on an intercollegiate athletics sports team a minimum of three years and lettered in the sport two years (one of these two years must be in the senior year).

Isabel Joy Blaylock

Liam James Weaver

SCHOLAR STUDENT-ATHLETES

A Scholar Student-Athlete must have contributed significantly to the Intercollegiate Athletics Program and have a 3.0 or higher grade point average.

Henry Alpaugh

Ahren Jayden Alsheskie

Matthew Bruce Anderson

Virginia Stuart Beringer

Isabel Joy Blaylock

Aylin Derya Bruce

Ethan Patrick Calveric

Jared Blake Chenoy

Emma Ruth Coleman

Hannah Mary Custer

Laura Davis

Nicholas Robert Degennaro

Stevie Grace Drum

Elle Dziadzio

Cole Conrad Ekert

Jacob Thomas Ellis

Richard Wayne Galloway

Anna M. Garcia

Jabril Kemar Hayes

Scott David Hummel

Patrick G. Isztwan

Lauren Loraine Jones

Carstyn Jane Klosterman

Laurel Anne Kurtz

Morgan Lyons

Sofia Grace Mancino

Christine Adair Mandile

Clare Frances McCooe

Edward Patrick McDonough

Helena Jo McShane

Max Charles Merklinger

Casey Megan Merz

Dylan Theresa Miller

Ashley Kirsten Minns

Taylor Paige Montague

Grace Reynolds Muldoon

Jessica Santoro Mullin

Annie Downing Nash

Lukas Ragnar Olsson

Colleen Ann Quinn

Kristen Dale Rake

Brian James Reinke

Megan Ann Rice

Jason Mazier Roche

Esteban Andres Rodriguez

Emily Helen Rzucidlo

Leigh Katherine Spicer

Ryan Pieter Spilman

Caroline Elizabeth Stevens

Thomas Keane Stull

Meaghan Grace Trainer

Elke van der Westhuizen

Liam James Weaver

Biography

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Tom Barkin is the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond — the Fed’s Fifth District, which serves Virginia, the Carolinas, Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Barkin became president and chief executive officer of the Richmond Fed in January 2018. In this role, he is responsible for the Bank’s monetary policy, bank supervision and regulation, and payment services — as well as oversight of the Federal Reserve System’s information technology organization. In addition, he serves on the Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policy body, the Federal Open Market Committee.

Barkin is a native of Tampa, Florida. He attended Harvard University, where he earned undergraduate, Master of Business Administration, and law degrees.

Prior to joining the Richmond Fed, Barkin was a senior partner and chief risk officer at McKinsey & Company, a worldwide management consulting firm, and previously served as the organization’s chief financial officer. He also served on the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2009 to 2014, including as the board’s chairman from 2013 to 2014.

Barkin is passionate about engaging firsthand with business, civic, and community leaders in the regions served by the Richmond Fed. These meetings provide insight into how the Fifth District economy is faring, bring attention to areas facing economic challenges, and inform the community about his monetary policy perspective.

Student Participants

STUDENT COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Peterson Haas graduates with a Bachelor of Science with majors in mathematical economics and biochemistry and molecular biology.

CANDLELIGHT CEREMONY SPEAKER — Saturday, May 10, 2025

Cade James Quillen graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with majors in accounting and film studies.

SCHOLA CANTORUM

Dr. Jeffrey Riehl, conductor

Associate Professor of Music Department of Music

Sopranos

Pearce Victoria Burlington, ’25

Christine Elizabeth Gyure, ’25

Sydney Hass, ’26

Grace Pawlewicz, ’27

Lyla Grace van Hoven, ’25

Altos

Mary Madeleine Hitching, ’25

Qianyu Li, ’25

Olivia Liang, ’25

Eva Morgan Pfeiffer, ’25

Andrea Valderrama-Avila, ’25

Ashlyn Elizabeth York, ’25

Tenors

Clayvon Xavier Grimes, ’25

Will Alan Quackenbush, ’25

Benjamin Matthew Stalder, ’25

Basses

Emerson de Leon Alvarez, ’27

William Arthur Hoffmann, ’24

Dara Kavanagh, ’26

Luke Surrusco, ’27

Ryan Thomas Friedrich Thompson, ’25

Distinctive Honors

Africana Studies – African Studies honor cords are green, red, and yellow intertwined.

Alpha Kappa Delta – Sociology Honor Society honor cords are teal, double-twined cords that are fifty-eight inches long and a quarter-of-an-inch in diameter.

Alpha Phi Sigma – Criminal Justice Honor Society cords are royal blue and gold double intertwined honor cords.

Alpha Psi Omega – Theatre and Dance Honor Society honor cords are four feet in length, light blue with a thin amber thread running through, and amber tassels at each end. The cords are worn around the neck and knotted at the left side. On the knot are three amber buttons with the Greek letters Alpha, Psi, and Omega in blue.

Beta Gamma Sigma – Business Honor Society cords are two-stranded honor cords, one royal blue and the other gold.

Bonner Scholars – Bonner Scholars Program (Community Service) cords are purple cords knotted together.

Delta Phi Alpha – German honor society cords are black, red, and gold and consist of two cords knotted together.

Eta Sigma Gamma – National Health Education Honor Society cords are green and gold cords, single twined, thirty inches in length, tied together with one knot, and are worn over the gown around the neck.

Eta Sigma Phi – Classics Honor Society cords are purple and gold and knotted together as a pair representing the society’s two colors.

Gamma Sigma Epsilon – Chemistry Honor Society cords are two-stranded honor cords, one blue and the other white.

Gamma Theta Upsilon – Geography Honor Society cords are the three Gamma Theta Upsilon colors — blue, gold, and brown.

Gary McDowell Institute Student Fellows – Gary McDowell Institute Student Fellows wear pins with the letters GMI on them.

Global Studies Award – Global Studies cords are light blue, black, and white intertwined with tassels at each end.

Golden Key National Honor Society – Golden Key Honor Society cords are gold and blue. Gold medallion pendants are worn around the neck. Three-and-a-half-inch royal blue and golden ribbons are attached to the corner of the mortarboard. Honor stole: Gold satin sash with blue embroidered Golden Key logo. The Society members with the highest GPA in each of the four undergraduate divisions wear the Golden Key International Honour Society medallion on a royal blue and gold ribbon.

Kappa Delta Pi – Education Honor Society cords are purple and green interwoven honor cords with tassels at each end.

Lambda Alpha National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology – Anthropology Honor Society cords are double-twined copper cords that are approximately four-and-a-half-feet long with four-inch tassels.

Lambda Pi Eta – Rhetoric and Communication Studies Honor Society cords are gold. Majors graduating with departmental honors are approved to also wear a silver honor cord.

Leadership Studies Honor Society – Jepson School of Leadership Studies Honor Society cords are red and gold.

Oliver Hill – Academic Achievement, Service, and Emphasis on African-American history and culture Kente cloths are worn over the gown with the symbol of the wisdom knot, which represents wisdom, ingenuity, and intelligence.

Omicron Delta Epsilon – International Honor Society in Economics cord is a braided cord of gold, white, and blue. The society was founded jointly at Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin in 1919. The University of Richmond chapter began in 1973.

Omicron Delta Kappa – Leadership Honor Society cords are three twisted cords. Colors are white, black, and blue.

Phi Alpha Theta – History Honor Society cord is a Madonna red and blue honor cord with a multicolored matching tassel at each end.

Phi Beta Delta – International Scholars Honor Society medallions are bronze, two inches in diameter, and hang on a red and yellow ribbon fourteen inches long and one inch wide. The medallions are worn around the neck, displaying the red and yellow colors, but with the medallion positioned inside the robe, not on display.

Phi Beta Kappa – National Scholarship Honor Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences Phi Beta Kappa Key is suspended from blue and pink ribbons.

Phi Eta Sigma – First-Year Scholarship and Academic Excellence cords are two gold and black cords with tassels at the end, and tied together midway through the length.

Phi Kappa Mu – Music Honor Society cords are pink.

Phi Sigma Iota – International Foreign Language Honor Society cords are purple.

Phi Sigma Tau – Philosophy Honor Society cords are light blue and dark blue cords knotted together as a pair.

Pi Alpha Chapter of Mortarboard National College Senior Honor Society – Mortarboard Honor Society cords are gold and white.

Pi Mu Epsilon – Mathematics Honor Society cords are purple and gold.

Pi Sigma Alpha – Political Science Honor Society medallion is the Pi Sigma Alpha Medallion, a hard-fired cloisonné enamel on brass-finished metal, hung lavaliere-style from a broad, red grosgrain ribbon.

Psi Chi – Psychology Honor Society cords are platinum and dark blue intertwined double cords with a mixed tassel.

Richmond Scholars – Richmond Scholars program cords are multicolored blue and red with mixed tassel.

Scholar Student-Athletes – Senior Student-Athletes Honor Group ribbons are attached to the corner of mortarboards, three inches long and one-half-inch wide. The bottom ribbon is red with an inch-wide royal blue ribbon centered on top of the red ribbon.

School of Arts & Sciences David C. Evans Awards – The David C. Evans Award cords are royal blue, black, and bright gold intertwined with tassels at each end.

School of Arts & Sciences Student Symposium – Student Symposium cords are forest green and white intertwined with tassels at each end.

Sigma Delta Pi – Hispanic Honor Society badge consists of two five-inch-long ribbons, one-half inch in width, left ribbon yellow, right ribbon red, joined at the top by wearer’s own society pin.

Sigma Iota Rho – Global Studies Honor Society cords are yellow.

Sigma Pi Sigma – Physics Honor Society gold pin has the Greek initials attached to the graduation cap with a tassel of green and beige cords.

Sigma Tau Delta – English Honor Society medallion is two inches in diameter inscribed with the words “Sincerity,” “Truth,” and “Design,” encircling the Greek letters and a torch and pen along with the date of founding (1924), hung on a red ribbon.

Theta Alpha Kappa – National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology cords are red.

Tri Beta – Biology Honor Society cords are red and green.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon – Computing and Information Disciplines Honor Society cords are maroon and white.

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Honor Society – Honor Society cords are purple and white.

RECOGNIZED STUDENT GROUPS

Alpha Chi Sigma – Alpha Chi Sigma professional chemistry medallions are gold with a blue border and feature a hexagon shape.

Alpha Kappa Psi – Professional Business Fraternity cords are navy blue and gold cords knotted together with tassels at each end.

Alpha Sigma Kappa – Women in Technical Studies Sorority cords are royal blue and silver with tassels at each end.

Delta Epsilon Mu – Pre-Health Co-Ed Fraternity cords are a black cord and a red cord knotted together with tassels at each end. Each cord is fifty-eight inches long and one-third-inch in diameter.

Delta Sigma Pi – Business fraternity cords are purple intertwined with gold.

Honor Councils – Honor Councils cords are red and blue.

International Club – International Education Program club sash is a study abroad sash that displays the national colors of the member’s country’s flag. An alternative item approved for international students: A small flag (not to exceed the dimensions of three-by-five inches) representing each student’s respective country and worn on the left shoulder of the gown.

Jepson Student Government Association – Jepson Student Government Association cords are lavender and silver.

Panhellenic Council – Panhellenic Council cords are green and white woven together with tassels at each end.

Richmond College Student Government Association – Richmond College Student Government Association cords are red and blue.

Richmond’s Spider FLI – First-generation and/or limited income students wear silver and rose cords signifying they are among the first in their family to graduate with a bachelor’s degree and/or did so as a student facing significant financial challenges.

Robins School of Business Student Government – Robins Student Government cords are red, white, and navy blue intertwined.

Science Leadership Scholars Program – Science Leadership Scholars Program cords are turquoise and white.

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee – Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) member cords are two-stranded cords that are knotted together with tassels at each end. Both cords will be interwoven with the colors gold and white.

Student-Athletes – Student-Athletes cords are two-stranded cords that are knotted together with tassels at each end. One cord will be intertwined with the colors navy blue and red, while the other cord will be white in color.

Student Conduct Council – Student Conduct Council cords are red and blue.

Study Abroad Students – Study abroad sashes that display the unique qualities and national colors of the study abroad student’s host’s country’s flag. An alternative item approved for study abroad students is a small flag (not to exceed the dimensions of three-by-five inches) representing the respective country in which the student studied and worn on the left shoulder of the gown.

United World College Scholars – United World College (UWC) scholar cords are single cords knotted with tassels at each end. The cord is interwovem with the colors teal and white.

Westhampton College Distinguished Leadership Award – Westhampton College Distinguished Leadership Award is a two-by-two-inch handmade pewter medallion with the Westhampton College Seal hung on a wide ribbon, worn as a necklace over graduation senior leader’s gowns.

Westhampton College Government Association – Westhampton College Government Association cords are red and blue.