Special Awards

Academic Honors

Valedictorian Every university has its own set of traditions for selecting commencement speakers and honorees. The custom at the University of Southern California is to name one student as the valedictorian and one or more students as salutatorians. The valedictorian delivers the address on behalf of the graduating class at the university’s commencement ceremony.

The selection process at USC differs considerably from that of most high schools, where recognition is based solely on cumulative grade point average. Under that system, the valedictorian and salutatorian are ranked first and second, respectively, in their class. USC’s process recognizes the highest levels of academic achievement, while taking a more holistic view of a student’s time at the university.

All graduating students who have earned a cumulative USC grade point average of 3.98 or higher as of the conclusion of the fall semester are invited to apply to be named valedictorian. A panel of senior faculty members, drawn from across the university, reviews all applications, with the selection based on the following factors:

Grade point average

Number of course units completed at USC

Breadth of academic program

Challenge of academic program

Contribution to university and community life

Isabella Sarah Hauptman, Cognitive Science

Salutatorians Thomas Jae Hyun Kim, International Relations Gavin Thomas Kress, Biomedical Engineering

Emma Josephine Bradley Bovard Award Founded and sponsored by the Faculty Women’s Club of the University of Southern California, this honor is awarded to the graduating students who have attained the highest scholarship average of all women at the university for the four-year period of their undergraduate courses.

Savannah Abbey Benz, International Relations Rose Francesca Bueno, Cinema and Media Studies Danielle Lynne Collins, English & Spanish Isabella Sarah Hauptman, Cognitive Science Sarah Elizabeth Leitner, Law, History and Culture

University Trustees Award This honor is awarded to the graduating students who have attained the highest scholarship average of all men at the university for the four-year period of their undergraduate courses.

Nihar Goel Agrawal, Computer Science Neelesh Bagrodia, Biomedical Engineering Rae Lan, Neuroscience Michael James Wong, Health and Human Sciences Jingyun Yang, Computer Science

USC Provost’s Award This honor is awarded to the graduating students who have attained the highest scholarship average of all undergraduate transfer students at the university.

Annelisse Montes, Human Biology Honor Christabelle Hayball, Political Science Mami Horikawa, Chemistry Aris Mangasarian, Psychology Danielle Morales, Public Policy Zhonghao Shi, Computer Science Adrien Verus, Narrative Studies Elizabeth Winnicki, Human Biology

Phi Beta Kappa Undergraduate Recognition Award Devoted to liberal learning in arts and sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, founded in 1776, presents two undergraduate awards to honor creativity, scholarship and leadership in faculty–student community relations.

Jane Clark, Classics & English Isaiah Smith, Human Biology & Geological Sciences

Phi Kappa Phi Student Recognition Award Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest interdisciplinary honor society at USC. It recognizes scholarship and awards prizes annually to graduate and undergraduate students for creative and scholarly achievements.

Nikki Darling, Literature and Creative Writing Sophie Hammond, History & English Xiaochen Li, Chemical Engineering Danielle Takahashi, Cinematic Arts

Rockwell Dennis Hunt Scholastic Award This honor is awarded to an alumna or alumnus of USC who is pursuing a graduate or professional degree at the university and who is most representative of the Trojan Family’s traditions and values.

Mackenzie D. Postel, Ph.D./M.D.

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award This honor is awarded to three graduate teaching assistants—from diverse areas such as the natural sciences and engineering, social sciences, and humanities and arts—who have exhibited consistent excellence in the classroom and symbolize the university’s dedication to the education of scholar–teachers.

Nina Christie, Psychology & Public Health Zhanerke Temirgaliyeva, Mathematics David Velasquez, Urban Education Policy

Discovery Scholars The Discovery Scholars program recognizes undergraduates who have produced exceptional original scholarship or creative work at USC while compiling a distinguished overall academic record. All students compete for a select number of annual Discovery Scholar Prizes of $10,000, awarded at graduation for the purpose of postbaccalaureate study.

Armand Amin Amini Anya Leily Arami Shir Attias Neelesh Bagrodia Madeleine Anne Becker Catherine Denise Bedoya Azin Behbahani Sofia Maria Bosch Rose Bueno* Virginia Page Boxley

Bullington Elise S. Burger Nicole E. Buss* Christopher Michael Dean

Cheshire Jeffery Cheung

Discovery Scholars (continued) Scarlet Jinae Cho Leah Chueh Conner Chyung Asia Bryana Clarkson Jason Emmett Collins Elliot Danielsson Srividya Dasaraju Catherine Deptuch Dana Le Dinh Amanda Kristen Douglas Domia Edwards Olivia Edwards Julia Ehlert Kareem El-Sisi Alexandra Marie Famiglietti Joelle Marie Ferguson* Axel Gildardo

Fuentes Gutierrez Apurva Gandhi Luigi P. Gonzales Hannah Wilkos Greenberg Nicholas Guardino* Ramina Hedayati Mami Horikawa Tasfia Jahangir* Shomik Jain* Jamie Nicole Kagan Kanak Kapur Sina Karachiani Jordan Tyler Kessler Hana Khan Jed Kim Kayla Koerting Samantha Kosai Gavin Thomas Kress Sharada Krishnan Rae Lan Anna Lee Carolyn Joy Levi Christopher James Lindsay Jesse MacDougall Lopez Yijing Luo Annie Ly Kai MacLean Kristen Malini Mascarenhas James George McNeill Rohan Menon Sanraj Rao Mittal Dominic Moog Ryan Rene Moreno Michael Morikado Guadalupe Mota* Ellen Murray Sameer Nair-Desai Isabelle Nazha Samantha N. Noor Nia Norwood Vanessa Akelian Ocon Antonio Sol Okun Brinda Patel Zoe Elizabeth Perez Haley Justine Perkins Andrew Ranger Philps Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski Guancheng Qiu Mitiasoa Helianta Razafy* Erick Reyes Megan Ritchie Joshua Rodriguez Grace Soojin Ryu Ali Sahimi Kevin Sampson Lucy Nicole Santora Jamie Ariel Schlacter Jacob Schwessinger Joshua Eli Shaw Pooja Singh* Isaiah Emmanuel Smith Abigail Christine Angela

Stepnitz Sharon Talasazan William Tipper Matthew Patrick Sullivan

Tomazic Daniel Hayes Toomey Felipe Vargas Vanya Vojvodic Nausheen Wakhlu Hannah Walker* Leia Wang Angela Grace Wang Emma Wang Yinxuan Wang Sophie Elizabeth Wennemann Elizabeth Winnicki Georgia Yixin Wong Linqi (Elly) Yang Jocelyn Yang Jingyun Yang

*Discovery Scholar Prize Nominees

Global Scholars The Global Scholars program recognizes undergraduates who have excelled in their studies both at home and abroad, including spending at least 10 weeks outside the United States as part of their undergraduate experience. Up to 10 of these students are selected to receive a $10,000 prize to be applied toward graduate study.

Anya Leily Arami Natasha Arora Catherine Denise Bedoya Chandler Dyan Bjork Sofia Maria Bosch* Virginia Bullington* Nicholas Carballo Aria Lee Cataño Sarah Leandra Cibula Danielle Collins Ursula Graal Collins-Laine Julia Danson Lisa Sofia de Ràfols* Brianna Devons Hannah Strother Dibble Thomas Espinos Ahmad Hassan Faisal Alexandra Famiglietti Megan Goodman Hannah Wilkos Greenberg Emily Faye Hawkins Brooke Helstrom* Victoria Susanne Houben Sabrina Ying-Hsin Hsu Morgan Elizabeth Kelly Sameera Khurana Kayla Koerting Anya Kiran Kushwaha Rae Lan* Stacey Geisan Lau Jesse MacDougall Lopez Aarohi Mahableshwarkar* Jenna Marie Mazza Michael Morikado Ellen Bowers Murray* Sameer Nair-Desai Domenica Sofia Ordoñez* Erin Pineda* Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski Megan Ritchie Joshua Rodriguez Grace Chanel Sallee Amanda Taylor Scott Joshua Eli Shaw Julia Thorner* Yuqi Tian Sarah Wagner Sharon Wang Leia Wang Andrea Williams Jocelyn Yang

*Global Scholar Prize Winners

Steven and Kathryn Sample Renaissance Scholars Steven and Kathryn Sample Renaissance Scholars are students who graduate with a major and minor or two majors that are in widely separated fields of study. A faculty panel certifies the breadth of their academic programs. To earn this academic honor, students must graduate with no less than a 3.5 overall grade point average and no less than a 3.5 grade point average in at least two distinct fields of study. Each year, 10 Renaissance Scholars are selected to receive a $10,000 prize toward graduate study.

Samantha Abdel-Latif Alina Fatima Abidi Carol Belen Abrajan Sydney Ahmed Mikaella Ahn Jose Lorenzo Deveza Alaras Zackaria Shah Ali Ricardo Alvarez Armand Amin Amini Lauren Elizabeth Andrews Caitlin Marie Autry Claire Yang Bai Natalie Balladarsch Quinten Ballbach Sooyeon Bang Anastasia Barbato Ziva Kay Barsotti Natalie Bedrossian Aaron Adir Benlolo Nicolo James Betoni Lucine Araxie Beylerian Shrey Bhargava Amrita Niteen Bhat Lal Bilgili Rebecca Braganca Rebecca Lauren Breitstein Zoe Elizabeth Brown Alexander Bruno Isabella Bui Alicia Lynn Burrell Kelly Elizabeth Burson Samuel Henry Pearson Burton Nicole Elizabeth Buss John Timothy Cagney Madison Raine Campione Nicholas Kennedy Carballo Mariela Cardenas Claire Cassianni Annanlee Chang Vineet Seth Singh Chauhan Tiffany Chen Jeffrey Dae-Hyun Cho* Leah Liu Chueh Conner Taejin Chyung Sarah Marie Cigas Asia Clarkson Judith Clayton Avia Chaya Danielle Cohen Natalie Cohn-Aronoff Anna Collier Connor Cook Ronnelle Anani Copes Giulia Valentina Corno Erin Craig Hannah Cremer Carey Linda Crooks Jennifer Cui Anahita Dalmia Keyanna Marie Daniels Julia Danson Champ Chadchavats

Darabundit Stephanie Davis Faith Rose Dearborn Nathan Delgado Kaitlin Alayne Disalvo Sarah Toshiko Domai Amanda Kristen Douglas Shelby Renae Durkin Lillian Dyre Setareh Ekhteraei Bryan James Endsley Martina Erdstein Julia Grace Erickson Alexandra Famiglietti* Robert Feffer Ana Fehn Julianne Fong Mitchell Foo Rahul Francis Andrew Gabler Gabriel Francis Galanti Tyler James Gallagher Kayla Elizabeth Gan Richard Moreno Garcia Nicholas Gardetto Raveena Ghanshani Rachel Glait Hannah Jeanne Goldman Elyse Victoria Gonzales Megan Elizabeth Goodman* Hardik Goyal Hannah Wilkos Greenberg Camilla Ann Griggs Xianqi Gu Matthew Leland David Yu

Gue Yao Guo José Guillermo Gutiérrez Claire Eubie Ha Devlin Rose Halpin Jenna Qi Han Isabella Sarah Hauptman Emily Faye Hawkins Conor Wood Hayes Jessica He Yuejia He Brooke Helstrom Alexandra Hermacinski Shirin Herzig Whitney Lauren Hester Alexandra Paige Hill Julie Ann Ho Melanie Nicole Holpert Justine Hou Victoria Susanne Houben Montana Ramiah Houston Sabrina Hsu Caitlyn Huang Katrina Huft Hannah Hunt Natasha Charlotte Hunter Kate Mijo Hwang Abigail Margaretha Jackson* William James Jackson Elliot Bastian Jacobs Tasfia Jahangir Anant Jain Zihan Ji Helen Ying Jin Aiko Kelia Jones Grace Kahle Nayanika Kapoor Kanak Kapur* Sina Karachiani* Joseph Keenan Hana Khan Sameera Khurana Solomon Kim Sophia Kim Thomas Kim Leah Mary King Catherine Elizabeth Knox* Noah Andrew Koecher Agrima Kohli Lily Kovach Hailey Marie Kragelj Yun-Cheng Ku Alyssa Lam Sydney Jo Lance Jonathan Lauer Christopher Junee Lee Hansuh Hugh Lee Jae Hoon Lee Isaac Joshua Lemus Jacob Robert Lester Carolyn Joy Levi Soraya Linda Levy Rebecca Li Sarah Rachael Libby Sabrina Sally Jia Lieu Micah Gabriel Light* Peter Lillian Christopher James Lindsay Emily E Liu* Sunshine Liu Peixuan Liu Sarah Lu Wei Luo Yuhan Ma Yung-Chia Ma Kai MacLean Aarohi Atul Mahableshwarkar Ara Mahseredjian Jarod Simon Majeika Pratima Manga Morgan Colette Martin Emma Kopren Masterson Ross Matlin Andrea Mauro Claire Mauss Brenna Haley McCallum Madeline Chawla McCue Jessica Lynne Milton Sanraj Mittal Lauren Mooney Maria del Pilar Morales Ryan Rene Moreno*

Steven and Kathryn Sample Renaissance Scholars (continued) Michael Kazuki Morikado Esmee Marie Morris Alisha Nagarkar Isabelle Nazha Tessa Elisheva Nesis Nia Norwood Hannah Nowak Taline Safa Nsouli Jessica O’Connor Rekha Anjali Olsen Hailey Christina Ordal Isabella Anne Tongson Ortiz Christina Farish Oti Rachel Yeagi Paik Matthew Joseph Paolino Rohan V Parepally Annalise Pasztor Radhika Mukul Patel Kun Peng Lacey Pike Katarzyna Maria Pilch* Ricardo de Almeida Pires Mara Isabel Pleasure Sajani Raja Nithya Deepali Rajeev Samantha Randolph Kurun Reddy Nina Coit Regan Nicole Rose Renna Kristen Leanne Rhodes Megan Elizabeth Ritchie Celia Maxine Rivera Joshua Rodriguez Jacob Harrison Rose Myles Lawrence Rublee Megan Yeajoo Ryu Samantha Ashlyn Sadoff Julia Saile Lauren Elizabeth Sanchez Ana Teresa Schuchovski Elizabeth Grace Schuetzle Daniel Seaman Mehr Sethi Kanhai Dhaval Shah Yuchen Shi Noah Silver Pooja Singh Shannon Sinwell Julia Sircar Ashley Hyeyeon Sohn Kayla Marie Soren Andrea Carolina

Sotelo Gasperi Olivia Steinkamp Sarah Sternbach Mikayla Stuart Taylor Stuart Lily Ann Sumrow Clarice Ho Ching Szeto John Middelton Tamisiea Kaiyuan Tan Jacqueline Giselle Tayra Finn Robert Todd AiVi Tran Audrey Trieu Gabriela Ury Nathan Usibelli Clara Gwenyth Valenzuela Steven Vargas Nikhil Thomas Vettikattu Hailey Morgan Vice Larissa Vrablik Olivia Rose Wagner Nausheen Wakhlu Jialou Wang Xin Wang Yinxuan Wang Yash Vijayaprasad Warty Jenni Lall Wechsler Natalie Mon Ting Wong Shelby Wei Wong Harry Worb Angela Sun Wu Jean D Wu Grace Xu Jason Toyoaki Yamashita Iris Yao Alexandria Sun Hui Yap Cindy Melissa Yen Bethany Ann Yew Janice Yi Tyler Kenneth Yoshida Alexander Young Kaidi Yuan Xin Yuan Yingshu Zhang

*Renaissance Scholar Prize Winners

Warren Bennis Scholars The Warren Bennis Scholars Program is a university-wide initiative offered by the Office of the Provost through the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab at the USC Marshall School of Business. Each year, 20 students across academic disciplines are selected at the end of their sophomore year to receive intensive leadership training and access to top USC professors. The program honors USC Distinguished University Professor Warren G. Bennis, an internationally recognized authority on leadership who mentored countless students during his distinguished 35-year career at USC.

Blake Ackerman, Business Administration Jack Cagney, Industrial and Systems Engineering Han Cai, Business Administration Anahita Dalmia, Narrative Studies Lisa de Ràfols, International Relations & Economics Margaux Gjurasic, International Relations & Public Relations Rachel Glait, Mechanical Engineering José Guillermo Gutiérrez, Philosophy & Political Science Montana Houston, Non-Governmental Organizations and

Social Change Inkoo Kang, International Relations Debbie Lee, Political Science Christopher Lindsay, Astronomy & Environmental Studies Kai MacLean, Global Health & Political Science Michaela Murphy, Public Policy Rachel Solomon, Economics/Mathematics John Tenney, Business Administration Kurt Weatherford, International Relations & Political Economy

Nationally Competitive Scholarships and Fellowships

David L. Boren Scholarship for International Study The David L. Boren Scholarship provides funding for U.S. undergraduate students studying in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. Boren Scholarships require rigorous language study, and the majority of awardees spend a full academic year overseas. In exchange for funding, Boren Scholarship recipients commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.

Shir Dina Attias, International Relations & Political Economy Srividya Dasaraju, International Relations Lisa Sofia de Ràfols, International Relations & Economics Eunbyul Abigail Koh, International Relations & East Asian

Languages and Cultures Isabelle Lily Nazha, International Relations & French Erin Melissa Pineda, International Relations Megan Keely Smith, International Relations & French

Fulbright U.S. Student Program Since 1946, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has provided emerging American leaders with an unparalleled opportunity to study, conduct research and serve as English teaching assistants abroad to build lasting connections between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program currently awards more than 1,900 grants annually and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide.

Natalie Morgan Balladarsch, Public Relations Dillon Thomas Brown, Public Policy & Political Economy Alexander Peter Bruno, Neuroscience Ashley Kishore Chainani, Business Administration Lisa Sofia de Ràfols, International Relations & Economics Nathaniel Viet Duy Duong, Cognitive Science Marisa J. Fuse, International Relations & Law, History and Culture Abigail Margaretha Jackson, Philosophy & Computational

Neuroscience Nayanika Kapoor, Journalism & Political Science Catherine Elizabeth Knox, Environmental Engineering Aarohi Atul Mahableshwarkar, International Relations Kristen Malini Mascarenhas, Neuroscience Chinyere Nwodim, Writing for Screen and Television Jorge Sandoval, Interactive Entertainment Michael Albert Smith, Communication Kurtis Allen Weatherford, International Relations &

Political Economy Tiffany Wong, Journalism & East Asian Languages and Cultures Melissa Jane Xu, Neuroscience

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program This fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in National Science Foundation-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

Arynn Orlanes Gallegos, Electrical Engineering

Schwarzman Scholarship Schwarzman Scholars is a program designed to help future leaders meet the challenges of the 21st century by preparing them to better understand China’s culture, economy, governance and evolving role in the world. Up to 200 scholars are chosen annually from around the world for this highly selective, fully funded program and will study for a one-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University, one of China’s most prestigious institutes of higher education.

Songzhi Huang, Business Administration

Truman Scholarship The Harry S. Truman Scholarship awards merit-based scholarships to college juniors who have outstanding leadership potential, plan to pursue careers in public service and wish to attend graduate school in the U.S. or abroad to prepare for their careers. As many as 65 Truman Scholarships are awarded nationally each year.

Kayla Marie Soren, International Relations &

Environmental Studies

Udall Scholarship The Udall Scholarship is awarded to sophomore and junior college students committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy or Native American health care.

Kayla Marie Soren, International Relations &

Environmental Studies

Student Recognition Awards

Order of the Laurel and the Palm Exemplary leadership and high achievement characterize those selected for the Order of the Laurel and the Palm, the highest honor accorded to undergraduates completing their programs of study. Recipients display significant leadership that touches multiple facets of university life and have made notable contributions that leave a lasting impact on the university community or the world at large through their commitment to service and valuing of the university’s highest goals and ideals. Less than one percent of undergraduates earning their degrees are selected for this honor.

Blake Ackerman Lauren Andrews Zia Bedi Rebecca Breitstein Lisa De Rafols Jamie Kagan Giselle Kim Christopher Lindsay Aarohi Mahableshwarkar Yasaman Pedram Mahin Tahsin Steven Vargas Brandon Wexler Nahid Yosufi Zannatal Zannat

Order of Troy Recipients of the Order of Troy have distinguished themselves beyond their peers in at least one facet of university life and have made notable contributions to the university community as active leaders or critical contributors in service to their peers, the university community or the world at large. These students have pursued academic excellence while devoting extensive time and energy to service outside the classroom.

Armand Amini Savannah Benz Nicolo Betoni Princess Blamoh Adrianna Borgatello Rebecca Braganca Yesenia Brasby Mary Bronaugh Edgar Bustos John Cagney Mariela Cardenas Milena Castillo-Grynberg Aria Catano Amanda Cawley Stephanie Chai Jeffrey Cho Dolly Chowdhury Ronnelle Copes Giulia Corno Syann Cromwell Katherine Cunningham Elliot Danielsson Stephanie Davis Alan De Santiago Georgia Delgado Anna Drabovskaya Lillian Dyre Alexandra Famiglietti Courtney Fassett Joelle Ferguson Marisa Fuse Tingrui Gan Victoria Garcia-Lopez Axel Fuentes Gutierrez Paige Havens Gwen Howard Elizabeth Israelian William Jackson Pamela Joya Inkoo Kang Hana Khan Hadassah Kim Jasmine Klein Alyssa Lam Jennifer Leal Matthew Lee Abigail Leung Carolyn Levi Samantha Levi Sunshine Liu Tiana Lyew Connie Machuca

Order of Troy (continued) Kai MacLean Adriana Martinez Andrea Mauro Claire Mauss Maya McGrath Sabina Mendoza Tomas Mier Megan Moore Alyssa Myers Sameer Nair-Desai Kenna Nguyen Amari Page Christine Park John Perino Colin Petersdorf Kathy Pulupa Jose Rico Candace Ro Ulysses Salcido Dayanara Saucedo Pooja Singh Abigail Song Kayla Soren Beatriz Sousa Alexandra Stella John Tamisiea Lee Thibodeau Camille Verendia Tiffany Vuong Rosa Wang Cameron Whiteside Erin Wolfe Mya Worrell Jonathan Xue Jocelyn Yang Linqi Yang Kaidi Yuan Angel Zayas

Order of Areté Areté, taken from the Greek, means virtue or excellence in attaining one’s utmost human potential. Members of the Order of Areté have distinguished themselves among their peers through campus or community leadership roles beyond those required for their programs of study, often making notable contributions to the university, academic discipline, community or world at large. In these leadership roles, members demonstrate significant depth and scope of responsibility, and they are recognized for upholding value and meaning over individual achievement. The award represents the highest honor accorded graduate students upon completion of their academic programs.

Adylbek Abdykalikov Christopher Alcala Esteban Alcala Yuta Ando Natasha Arief Roland Azurin Stephen Baccari Ido Badash Talin Bchakjian Gabrielle Blanchette Katie Bui Latrice Burks Sierra Burton Celina Caovan April Marie Castro Fedja Celebic Lakeya Cherry Lauren Clarke Kristi Culpepper Aamirah Dastgir Allison Dorr Kelsey Falkenberg Akeem Faustino Shangnon Fei Claudia Fendian Briah Fischer Cassandra Flores-Montano Jason Frenn Lauren Garchow Chasen Getty Diana Greer Blaise Guerriero Thao Huynh Shomik Jain Jasmine Jefferies Matthew Katnik Rachel Kent Jong Su Kim Gavin Kress Brian Lee Soraya Levy Julianne Lewis Lauren Maldonado Benjamin Manibog Alexis McDonald Nubia Menchaca Sai Saraswathy Menon Taylor Millman Samuel Naimi John Oltean Kara Onouye Bethrese Padini Roxanna Pakkar Cathy Park Krishan Patel Jessica Pederson Veronica Perry Ravali Reddy Nina Regan Larry Rodriguez Mari Rustebakke Maritza Salazar Komal Shah Joseph Skeate Kelly Smith Christie Sue Colleen Sweeney Zhanerke Temirgaliyeva Ian Thacker Payton Timmeney Justin Trop David Tyrpak Vijaya Vaikari Alec Vandenberg Aram Vartanian Daniel Padilla Vega Li Shan Wee D’Mitri Williams Jennifer Wilson Janis Yue

Extraordinary Community Service Award This honor is awarded to a graduating senior who has made very special contributions to the community surrounding the USC University Park Campus.

Sabrina Barrow, Global Medicine

National and International Honor Societies

Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest scholastic honor society, established in 1776 to honor scholarly excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.

Aisha Abdullah Minely Aghabegian Hamzah Ahmed Kiarra Akiyoshi Zackaria Ali Yasmeen Anand Sophia Arbess Elia Astiazaran Shir Attias Michelle Au Cameron Audras Alexis August Jake Ausdemore Anastasia Barbato Shauli Bar-On Drew Barrie Megan Bennett Shrey Bhargava Neil Binnie Michela Boarnet Adriana Boghosian Mary Borchers Lana Bridi Jake Bubman Anastasia Budiman Brianna Bulbin Marisa Caddick Fiona Cahill Jordan Calles Ayse Cevikel Moriah Chalom Julie Chandler Phoebe Chang Priyanka Chauhan Ashley Chen Liuyi Chen Sully Chen Elisa Cheng Julia Cherner Karthik Chetlapalli Deborah Choe Jaehyung Choi Matthew Chu Angela Chuang Jennifer Cima Jane Clark Lola Clark Gabriella Clifford Rose Colcord Micaela Cole Emma Collins Ursula Collins-Laine Riva Cooper Rachel Cope Colleen Corrigan Hannah Cremer Shalagh Cronin Carey Crooks Colin Dale Faith Dearborn Anora Denison Anjali Devgan Brianna Devons Sophia Difilippo Faith Doney Chirag Doshi Bryn Doyle Zane Durante Shelby Durkin Maximillian Dykeman Eleanor Dykstra Julia Ehlert Max Ellis Taylor Ellis Tyler Ellis Shawyane Emadi Maximilian Engel Soroush Ershadifar Gabrielle Fabrikant-Abzug Ryan Fawwaz Mehmet Felek Goldie Fields Noah Finn Garrett Flynn Taylor Franklin Casey Fraser Tyler Gallagher Richard Garcia Abraham Geiderman Gemma Geist Yifan Geng Anahit Gevorgyan Lauren Giella Zoe Ginsberg Pooja Goel Brendan Goldberg Wesley Gong Megan Goodman Alaka Gorur Stella Grimaldi Xianqi Gu Quincy Guenther Kate Guion Claire Ha Pauline Hales-Brown Sophie Hammond Jenna Han Julia Han Isabel Hanewicz Claire Hao Stella-Ann Harris Isabella Hauptman Honor Hayball Clair He Colin Heath Ramina Hedayati Noah Hellum Elizabeth Himawan Angela Ho Leila Hoffpauir Kaitlin Hori Mami Horikawa Ayojide Hospidales Zachary Hrenko Elaine Huang William Jackson Shomik Jain Pascal Jakowec Zubairuddin Jamali Nathanael Jo Marisa Johnson Kate Johnston Samuel Jump Inkoo Kang Tatiana Karadimitriou Alireza Karandish Julia Katcher Teny Khachadourian Kaitlyn King Sam Kmack Andrew Knechel Heather Knutson Kayla Koerting Rachel Kosic Lily Kovach Brogan Kroener Madeline Kutler Michael Kwan Rebecca Lang Abigail Lee Brian Lee Che Yeon Lee Deborah Lee Irene Lee Sarah Leitner Selden Leonard Jacob Lester Michelle Leung April Li Hsin Li Jessica Li Oscar Li Skylar Lin Jacob Lind Amit Lingampalli Wendy Liu Ziang Liu Samantha Lonergan Jonathan Lu Yichen Lu Lindsay Luchinsky Douglas Luo Jian Lyu Jingrao Lyu Ming On Thomas Ma Matthew Maceda Kai MacLean Alexander Maertens Aris Mangasarian Elyse Manzo Grace Martinez Lauren Mattice Andrea Mauro Kathryn Maysent Jenna Mazza Elizabeth McAtee Maisey McGinnis Brynn McIntosh Sean McNeely Rose Meltzer John Miggins Elijah Miller

Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society (continued) Emily Miltenberger Annelisse Montes Katherine Montes Zoe Moore Celeste Mora Caitlin Myers Arman Nadim Michael Neely Kusumitha Nekkanti Noah Ng Allison Nguyen Ryan Nhu Erin Nora Gabrielle Occhipinti Jessica O’Connor Tolulope Ogunremi Leighton Okada Rekha Olsen Hailey Ordal William Ovasapyan Sadie Paczosa Rohit Padmakumar Lisabelle Panossian Christine Park Rachel Parsons Neha Parvathala Zoe Perez Sloane Perry Noah Peterson Dara Phung Jillian Pih Yuliya Pisman Audrey Poole Maya Prasad Bridgett Purcell Chloe Pyron Nithya Rajeev Tejas Ramdas Sidney Ramsey Nyla Rawjee Olivia Read Vivian Ren Kristen Rhodes Jenna Richter Sabrina Rivas Sydney Robles Ivonne Rodriguez Luis Rodriguez-Perez Eloise Rollins-Fife Kenneth Rostowsky Goldie Roth Natalie Ryan Lior Sacks Nikta Saeedi Ali Sahimi Ulysses Salcido Lucy Santora Jamie Schecter Ellie Schneider John Schwartz Jacob Schwessinger Pia Sellery Ariel Semel SunHee Seo Elizabeth Shakhnazaryan Alan Shi Lingjun Renee Shi Yuchen Shi Jiwon Shin Sara Silberman Isaiah Smith Megan Smith Abigail Song Dylan Specht Charlotte Spector Shreya Sridhara Joseph Stellitano Annalise Stevenson Ryan Storgard Yinan Su Molly Sulzer Colleen Sweeney Abigail Swoap Calvin Tan Emerson Taylor Emma Taylor Jaclyn Thompson Kelli Thompson Matthew Tomazic Isabel Torres Sandria Tran Gabriella Tranchina Oksana Trifonova Simon Trinh Grace Tu Isaias Uggetti Erazo Lucas Uhm Adrien Verus Nikhil Vettikattu Hailey Vice Eleonora Viotto Sarah Wagner Ruiqi Wang Simin Wang Sophie Wennemann Elise Wirth Ryan Witter Alexander Wong Bonnie Wong Michael Wong Emily Yang Jingxing Yang Alexandria Yap Cindy Yen Katina Yong Catherine Yu Xin Yuan Yasuko Yui Chenyan Zhou Elizabeth Zhou Tianqi Zhu

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society The oldest university academic honor society at USC that is fully interdisciplinary, Phi Kappa Phi elects members from all recognized branches of endeavor. The society seeks to recognize academic excellence.

Victor Alonso Berbel, Film and Television Production Russell S. Adams, Screen Scoring Mikaella Ahn, Political Science Maytham Alalwan, Petroleum Engineering Leeanna N. Albanese, Journalism Jesse Pete Alvarez, Integrated Design, Business and Technology Nico Appel, Business Administration Chelsie Arnold, Nursing Nicole Arsenis, Nursing Elia Constanza Astiazaran, Sociology Iris Becaj, Vocal Arts Ryan Bena, Aerospace Engineering Vashti Bocker, Public Health & Social Work Mason Borchard, Education Virginia Chang Kiraly, Public Administration Deborah Choe, Biological Sciences & Health Care Studies Angela S. Chuang, Law Jason E. Collins, English & History Thomas J. Collins, Computer Science Riva T. Cooper, Communication Elizabeth M. Dassow, Law, History and Culture Alexandra Davis, Law Anjali Devgan, Gerontology Ignacio Diaz, Nurse Anesthesiology Chirag Doshi, Global Medicine Aaron Esmailian, Business Administration John Michael G. Ferrer, Product Development Engineering Goldie Fields, Law Yael Findler, Sociology Nikolaos Flemotomos, Electrical and Computer Engineering Lauren Giella, Journalism Sonam Gill, Applied Psychology Brendan Goldberg, Law, History and Culture Grace Jordyn Grazys, Integrated Design, Business and Technology Romas Grazys, Integrated Design, Business and Technology Milan Haupt, Biomedical Engineering Thomas M. Henkenius, Integrated Design, Business and Technology Christopher Housel, International Relations Wen-Hsin Hu, Biomedical Engineering Jeffrey Hua, Anesthesiology Liuhan Huang, Computer Science Miche A. Jones, Human Resources Management Taoran Ju, Data Informatics Lisa Jo Keefer, Education & Psychology Evette Khaew, Health Administration Samuel Konsker, International Relations Michael Kwan, Neuroscience Michael J. Lappen, Film and Television Production Brian M. Lee, Film and Television Production Matthew Lee, Business Administration Xiaochen Li, Chemical Engineering Kevin G. Liu, Biochemistry Antony V. Lopez, Public Administration Yijing Luo, Psychology David Manley, Product Development Engineering Eli D. McArthur, Law Mohammadreza Mousavi Kalan, Electrical Engineering &

Mathematics James A. Nicholas, Social Work Adetunji Omole, Law Sean O’Rourke, Entertainment Law Hanna Paik, Nursing Ryan J. Painter, Political Science Pantelis Paliouras, Business Administration Kate Partridge, English Ching C. Peng, Law Rene Perez, Law Joseph B. Pinzon, Arts Leadership Angela Pogossian, Occupational Therapy Jacob Prince, Biomedical Engineering Natalie Quinlan, Anthropology Anila Ranmal, Public Administration Athena Ripka, Music Industry Alexander J. Rivers, Film and Television Production Sameen Saberian, Learning Design and Technology Ali Sahimi, Applied Biostatistics & Epidemiology Ulysses J. Salcido, Anthropology Natalie Saremi, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies Russell M. Schmidt, Integrated Design, Business and Technology Jacob Schwessinger, Philosophy Daniel Seaman, Music Laura E. Seese, Learning Design and Technology Andrew E. Sifain, Physics Annabel Smith, Communication Micah Steinberg, Computer Science Cristina Suarez Martinez-Fale, Law Nita Talwar, Public Administration Emerson Taylor, Theatre Karin Trommer, Law Jonathan Tung, Global Medicine Adam D. Vaccaro, Spatial Data Science Vanya Vojvodic, Neuroscience Cyndi Woo, Studies in Law Joohyun Yoo, Studies in Law Alicia Zaetta, Business Administration Maria Zalewska, Cinema and Media Studies

Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society Mortar Board is the foremost national honor society for university seniors recognized for their superior scholarship, outstanding and continual leadership, and dedicated service to the university community.

Annelise Bui, Neuroscience Manda Bwerevu, Communication & Philosophy, Politics and Law Claire Cassianni, Biological Sciences Ashley Chainani, Business Administration Jorgel Chavez, Political Science Ana “Marty” Cooper, Music Raymond Phung Cu, Chemical Engineering Keyanna Daniels, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Setareh Ekhteraei, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Rachel Fellows, Mechanical Engineering Victoria Houben, English & International Relations Montana Ramiah Houston, Non-Governmental Organizations and

Social Change Judy Kim, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Oscar Li, Biological Sciences William Masdon, Computer Science & Business Administration Jessica Milton, Public Relations Sameer Nair-Desai, Economics & International Relations/

Global Business Justin Newell, Theatre Araksya Nordikyan, Philosophy & Politics and Law Isabella Anne Tongson Ortiz, Communication Jack Rauch, Business Administration Melanie Romero, English & Cinema and Media Studies Jamie Schlacter, Biomedical Engineering Jasmin Ricki Serrano, Psychology Priscila Escalante Siller, International Relations Andy S. Tzeng, Biological Sciences Lauren Walker, International Relations/Global Business Elizabeth Winnicki, Human Biology Arianna Wood, Business Administration & French Katina Yong, Economics & International Relations

University Convocations Committee

Donal Manahan, Chair and

University Marshal

Jennifer Ammons Patrick Auerbach Peter Conti Erin Doherty David Howard Leigh Anne Martorana Najmedin Meshkati Beth Petak-Aaron Surya Prakash Adam Rosen Varun Soni Dan R. Stimmler Jennifer Swift Jerome B. Walker Rebecca Weintraub

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