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Table of Contents Atkinson Graduate School of Management Commencement and Hooding Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Glenn L. Jackson Leadership Award and Commencement Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Degrees Awarded Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management . . . . . . . . . . .

Master of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Academic Honors, Scholarships, Honor Societies . . . . . . . . . . .

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College of Law Commencement and Hooding Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Commencement Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Degrees Awarded Doctor of Jurisprudence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Master of Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Master of Legal Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Academic Honors, Achievements, Awards, Certificates, Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 College of Liberal Arts Commencement Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients . . .

Emeritus Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Degrees Awarded Bachelor of Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bachelor of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Academic Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Honor Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Campus Life Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2015-16 Alumni Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Academic Regalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 “Old Historic Temple� (Alma Mater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Willamette University Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Willamette University President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Sunday, May 15, 2016 — 9 a.m.

PRELUDE Honey Wilson ’00, Pianist PROCESSIONAL Clan Macleay Pipe Band of Portland, Oregon WELCOME Debra J. Ringold, Dean and JELD-WEN Professor of Free Enterprise, Atkinson Graduate School of Management INVOCATION Rabbi Gary W. Ellison, Assistant Chaplain, Willamette University STUDENT SPEAKER Abdullah Mustafa, President, Atkinson Student Association 2015-16 PRESENTATION OF GLENN L. JACKSON LEADERSHIP AWARD Gerald W. Frank, Life Member, Willamette University Board of Trustees GLENN L. JACKSON LEADERSHIP AWARDEE Thomas J. Imeson, Vice President, Public Affairs, NW Natural COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Thomas J. Imeson CONFERRING OF DEGREES Stephen E. Thorsett, President, Willamette University HOODING Larry Ettner, Professor of Management Practice Stuart Read, Professor of Strategic Management PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Stephen E. Thorsett Debra J. Ringold PRESIDENTIAL VALEDICTORY Stephen E. Thorsett CLOSING REMARKS Debra J. Ringold RECESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar Honey Wilson Brunch to follow at Goudy Commons, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

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Thomas J. Imeson Vice President, Public Affairs, NW Natural Thomas Imeson is NW Natural’s Vice President of Public Affairs. Since joining the company in 2014, Imeson has had management responsibilities in government affairs, community relations and environmental policy. Before coming to NW Natural, he was director of public affairs at the Port of Portland, vice president of public affairs at PacifiCorp, chief of staff to two Oregon governors and a longtime aide to U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield.

Imeson is a trustee of Portland State University. He is also chair of the Oregon Board of Forestry, a trustee and former chair of The Nature Conservancy in Oregon and a board member for Special Olympics Oregon, The Intertwine Alliance Foundation and World Affairs Council of Oregon. He is a former member and president of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. Other prior board experience includes the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University Foundation and the Port of Portland Commission.

Imeson has a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Johns Hopkins University.

A B O U T T H E AW A R D This award is presented for demonstrated leadership, integrity and a sense of civic responsibility to the state and to fellow Oregonians in the advancement of entrepreneurial ideals and values.

The award is presented on an annual basis to an individual in business or government who has shown leadership in improving existing conditions, has worked to promote the values of entrepreneurship (innovation, creativity, productivity, quality of life), and has demonstrated action.

The Glenn L. Jackson Leadership Award is in recognition of achievement by a leader who recognizes the importance of public-private partnerships and works to provide leadership in both sectors.

AW A R D E E S 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Gerald Frank Howard Vollum Douglas Strain William Healy Don Frisbee Oran Robertson Bill and Sam Naito William Smullin Eric Hoffman Henry T. Swigert Robert Chandler Ken and Joan Austin Robert Ridgley Michael M. Powell L. Martin Brantley Brett Wilcox

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2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Stephen H. Corey Patsy Smullin George Passadore James H. Rudd Betsy Johnson and Becky Johnson William D. Thorndike Jr. Richard G. Reiten Robert Jesenik Jim Bernau A.W. “Bill” Sweet Chris Anderson John D. Gray Bill Wyatt Michael P. Hollern Greg Walden Thomas J. Imeson

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Glenn L. Jackson Leadership Awardee and Commencement Speaker

Atkinson Graduate School of Management

Mansour Fheed Almutairi BS, King Saud University Degree Awarded on Completion

Daniel Lee Espey, Jr. BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management

Waseem Y. Alsaeed BBA, King Saud University

Curtis R. Everetts Jr. BS, Western Oregon University

Sarah Abdulrahman Alsultan BA, Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University

McKenzie Frost BA, Willamette University

Mohammed Fisal Abu Khaled BS, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Degree Awarded on Completion Bejtush Ademi BS, Rochester Institute of Technology Rawan Munther M. Alafaleq BBA, King Faisal University Anas Wadaahtallah Hassan Alahdal BS, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Abdullah Althamir BA, King Faisal University Abdulmohsin Saleh Alwohaibi BS, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Tarron Kajuanues Anderson BS, Oregon State University Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence Chulanga Attanayake BS, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Frants Mamukovich Bokuchava BS, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

LettaJoe Gallup BA, Willamette University Alexandria Patricia Gonzalez BS, The Pennsylvania State University Rachel Marcu Gundy BA, University of Hawaii at Manoa Andrew Michael Hallberg BA, Willamette University Eric Timothy Henry BA, Willamette University Gregory Ross Hill BA, Willamette University Matthew Ryan Holder BA, Willamette University

Weaam Abdullah Alajaji BBA, King Saud University

Lisa Marie Broadstone BA, Willamette University Degree Awarded on Completion

Ammar Khalid A. Al-Ammari BS, King Abdulaziz University

Ryan Todd Brush BA, Western Oregon University

David Wayne Jackson BA, Willamette University

Khalil Ibrahim Alfawzan BBA, Shaqra University

David M. Bundy BS, Weber State University Also received Doctor of Jurisprudence, awarded January 2016

Kimberly M. Jones BA, Simpson College Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence

Mohamed Nouh D. Alghwiri BS, King Saud University Degree Awarded on Completion Ibraheem Ali I. Aljarallah BBA, King Saud University Fatimah Aljaroudi BS, Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University Mohammed Abdullah Aljawad BS, University of Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion Abdullah Mohammed A. Alkheraif BS, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Hesham Mohammed A. Alkheraif BS, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Dena Ali M. Almansour BBA, King Faisal University

Kelsey A. Burkum BA, Oregon State University Emily Ann Bynum BS, Trinity University Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence Yao Chen BA, Dalian University of Foreign Languages William S. Christiansen BA, The College of Wooster Camille Marie Christie BA, Lewis and Clark College Leah M. Chubb Silverman BA, The University of Texas at Austin Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence

Lina Ali Almansour BBA, King Faisal University

Irving Corzo BA, Willamette University Degree Awarded on Completion

Narjes Murtadha Almomen BBA, King Faisal University

Elise Derby BA, Willamette University

Abdulaziz Mohamed Almosa BS, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Jessie Danielle Erwin BS, University of Connecticut BA, Trustees of Amherst College

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Cherise Nichole Hunter BA, Simpson University

Arben Kacanolli BMA, University of Prishtina Malik I. Kahel BS, Portland State University Spencer Karel BS, University of Oregon Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence Narpat Khatri BS, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum Lucille Mbinya Muli Kituku BA, Willamette University Saranya Koosiri BA, Thammasat University Mackenzie Lamon BA, Willamette University Blake Dale Lepire BA, Willamette University Sara J. Lewis BS, Bradley University Aaron Jen Lopez-Huskey BA, University of Oregon Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence on completion

Majed Asaad A. Mutlak BS, King Abdulaziz University

Kaitlin Marie Strathdee BA, The Sage Colleges

Xuan Ma BMA, Wuhan Institute of Technology

Kimberly Tam Nguyen BA, University of Foreign Trade, Ha Noi

Mai Thi Hai Yen BA, Foreign Trade University

Kobin Alexander Patterson BS, University of Oregon Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence

Kaitlynne Marie Lorraine Tracey BA, Concordia University Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence

Lan Marberry BA, University of Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion

Andrea N. Price BA, Willamette University

Cameron McRae Marzahl BA, Willamette University

Spencer H. Ramsey BA, Willamette University

Mary H. Masla BA, Willamette University

Daniel A. Rehm BA, Willamette University

Dominique L. May BS, Western Oregon University

Erin Kimbro Rosenthal BA, University of South Florida Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence Also Receiving Certificate in Business Law

Mazin Ahmad M. Mbarki BS, Umm Al-Qura University Xiaoxi Mei BS, Portland State University

Thatphong Satjavathee BEN, Chiang Mai University

Vu Huy Tran BA, Seattle University MIM, Portland State University Jillian Alyce Tucker BA, California State University, Stanislaus Jesse Ray Turner III BS, University of Central Arkansas Also received Doctor of Jurisprudence, awarded January 2016 Rachel A. Vermeulen BA, Willamette University Jake D. Waldner BA, Willamette University

Jamie Lorraine Scinta BA, University of California, Riverside

Kayla R. Warr BA, Western Washington University Also receiving Doctor of Jurisprudence

Fitim Selimi BS, American University in Kosovo

Andrew Wilson BA, Willamette University

Ryan C. Morgan BA, Willamette University

Niddhi Ajay Shah BS, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering

Matthew Thomas Yasui BS, Oregon State University

William Delacour Murphy III BA, Willamette University

Kshitij Singhvi BS, University of Mumbai

Abdullah Khaled A. Mustafa BBA, College of Business Administration

Laura Anna Snook BA, Willamette University

Robert Eugene Montgomery BS, University of Utah Also received Doctor of Jurisprudence, awarded January 2016

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Jingwen Zeng BA, Gannan Normal University

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John Lu Ludlow BA, Willamette University

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Master of Business Administration The following degrees were conferred in August 2015, January 2016 and May 2016.

Allie Nicole Allen BBA, Gonzaga University Aracely Arredondo BA, Western Oregon University

Christopher Gary Hanson BS, University of Oregon

Dylan Jackson Parkins BA, Lewis and Clark College

Bryan Hickman BSB, Indiana University-Bloomington

Francisco Javier Pena BS, University of Oregon

Brian Scott Hoyt BS, Bucknell University MS, Bucknell University

Anna Y. Pugach BS, Portland State University

Dustin Hull BS, Oregon State University Dana Kent Huntington BA, Willamette University Renee Ann Klein BS, Oregon State University

Daniel Augustyn BS, Portland State University

Brandon Lake BS, California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo

Brandon Mark Bloomquist BS, University of Oregon

Kyrria Martinez BS, Oregon State University

Stephen James Branch BA, Willamette University

Jordan Miller BA, Willamette University

Jonathan Brooks BS, United States Military Academy

Patrick O’Connell BS, University of Oregon

Scott Dickinson BS, Oregon State University

Jun Ogawa BS, Oregon State University

John Mark Hannam Jr. BA, University of Oregon

Brooke Parker BA, Western State College

Tiffany A. Quintero BA, Linfield College Joan Reukauf BBA, Boise State University Nicole Marie Roth BS, Trinity University Troy Sanders BS, Portland State University Pamela J. Stroebel Powers BS, Corban University Joseph Bernard Van Domelen BA, Pacific University Kirk William Walker BA, Pacific Lutheran University Terri Horst Walker BS, Lewis & Clark College Christopher M. Wilcox BA, Oregon State University

ACADEMIC HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS, HONOR SOCIETIES Academic Honors ATKINSON HONORS Bejtush Ademi Chulanga Attanayake Camille Christie Scott Dickinson Jessie Danielle Erwin Daniel Lee Espey, Jr. Andrew Michael Hallberg John Mark Hannam Jr. Christopher Gary Hanson Eric Timothy Henry Dustin Hull Dana Kent Huntington Renee Ann Klein Mackenzie Lamon Sara J. Lewis John Lu Ludlow Mary H. Masla

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Jordan Miller Kimberly Tam Nguyen Brooke Parker Dylan Jackson Parkins Andrea N. Price Joan Reukauf Nicole Marie Roth Pamela J. Stroebel Powers Kirk William Walker Terri Horst Walker

Scholarships These scholarships were created from the generosity of alumni, parents and friends.

ALLIS/GRAY SCHOLARSHIP Spencer Karel Kobin Alexander Patterson STEPHEN H. ARCHER SCHOLARSHIP Daniel Lee Espey, Jr. ATKINSON SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP Bejtush Ademi Tarron Kajuanues Anderson Chulanga Attanayake Frants Mamukovich Bokuchava Lisa Marie Broadstone Ryan Todd Brush David M. Bundy

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Robert Eugene Montgomery Ryan C. Morgan William Delacour Murphy III Kimberly Tam Nguyen Andrea N. Price Spencer H. Ramsey Daniel A. Rehm Erin Kimbro Rosenthal Thatphong Satjavathee Jamie Lorraine Scinta Fitim Selimi Niddhi Ajay Shah Kshitij Singhvi Laura Anna Snook Kaitlin Marie Strathdee Kaitlynne Marie Lorraine Tracey Vu Huy Tran Jillian Alyce Tucker Jesse Ray Turner III Rachel A. Vermeulen Kayla R. Warr Andrew Wilson Matthew Thomas Yasui Jingwen Zeng JUDITH G. GREGORY SCHOLARSHIP Cherise Nichole Hunter Lan Marberry GARDNER KNAPP SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Michael Hallberg GOVERNOR ROBERT W. STRAUB SCHOLARSHIP Cherise Nichole Hunter Yen Thi Hai Mai

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Kelsey A. Burkum Emily Ann Bynum Yao Chen William S. Christiansen Camille Marie Christie Leah M. Chubb Silverman Irving Corzo Elise Derby Jessie Danielle Erwin Daniel Lee Espey, Jr. Curtis R. Everetts Jr. McKenzie Frost LettaJoe Gallup Alexandria Patricia Gonzalez Rachel Marcu Gundy Andrew Michael Hallberg Eric Timothy Henry Gregory Ross Hill Matthew Ryan Holder David Wayne Jackson Kimberly M. Jones Arben Kacanolli Malik I. Kahel Narpat Khatri Lucille Mbinya Muli Kituku Saranya Koosiri Mackenzie Lamon Blake Dale Lepire Sara J. Lewis Aaron Jen Lopez-Huskey John Lu Ludlow Xuan Ma Mai Thi Hai Yen Cameron McRae Marzahl Mary H. Masla Dominique L. May Xiaoxi Mei

Honor Societies BETA GAMMA SIGMA Bejtush Ademi Chulanga Attanayake Ryan Todd Brush Kelsey A. Burkum Yao Chen Camille Marie Christie Jessie Danielle Erwin Daniel Lee Espey, Jr. Andrew Michael Hallberg Christopher Gary Hanson Eric Timothy Henry Dustin Hull Dana Kent Huntington Renee Ann Klein Saranya Koosiri Mackenzie Lamon Sara J. Lewis John Lu Ludlow Mai Thi Hai Yen Mary H. Masla Kimberly Tam Nguyen Andrea N. Price Joan Reukauf Fitim Selimi Pamela J. Stroebel Powers Andrew Wilson PI ALPHA ALPHA Bejtush Ademi Chulanga Attanayake Ryan Todd Brush Kelsey A. Burkum Yao Chen Camille Marie Christie Jessie Danielle Erwin Daniel Lee Espey, Jr. Andrew Michael Hallberg Eric Timothy Henry Saranya Koosiri Mackenzie Lamon Sara J. Lewis John Lu Ludlow Mai Thi Hai Yen Mary H. Masla Kimberly Tam Nguyen Andrea N. Price Fitim Selimi Andrew Wilson

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College of Law

COMMENCEMENT & HOODING CEREMONY Sunday, May 15, 2016 — 11:30 a.m.

PRELUDE Honey Wilson ’00, Pianist PROCESSIONAL Clan Macleay Pipe Band of Portland, Oregon INVOCATION The Rev. Karen L. Wood, Chaplain, Willamette University WELCOME Curtis Bridgeman, Dean, College of Law INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Curtis Bridgeman COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Kenneth Peterson Jr. JD’80 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Columbia Ventures Corporation CONFERRING OF DEGREES Stephen E. Thorsett, President, Willamette University PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Curtis Bridgeman Introducing Keith C. Cunningham-Parmeter, Professor of Law Yvonne A. Tamayo, Professor of Law Hooding David A. Friedman, Professor of Law Edward J. Harri, Professor of Law PRESIDENTIAL VALEDICTORY Stephen E. Thorsett CLOSING REMARKS Curtis Bridgeman BENEDICTION Karen L. Wood RECESSIONAL Clan Macleay Pipe Band Reception to follow at the College of Law, 1:45–3:30 p.m.

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Commencement Speaker Kenneth D. Peterson Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Columbia Ventures Corporation

College of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence

Lauren Rochelle Bowers BA, University of Nevada, Reno Elijah R. L. Brown BA, Brigham Young University Idaho

AndrĂŠs Vicente Acosta BS, Oregon State University

Jason Matthew Brown BA, Northwest Christian University

Nathaniel Kofi Yarney Aggrey BA, Willamette University Also Receiving Certificate in Dispute Resolution

David M. Bundy BS, Weber State University MBA, Willamette University

Anne H. Ajayi BA, Arizona State University Also Receiving Certificate in International & Comparative Law Tarron Kajuanues Anderson BS, Oregon State University Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management Jonathan P. Bacsalmasi BS, The University of Arizona Spencer Dean Bailey BA, University of Redlands Daniel Berg BA, Eastern Washington University Andrew L. Blood BA, Gonzaga University Also Receiving Certificate in Dispute Resolution Mary Jeanine Bonta BA, California State University, Stanislaus Elissa Dalia Bookbinder BSST, Ohio University MS, University of Cincinnati

Cole Burgess BS, Oregon State University Emily Ann Bynum BS, Trinity University Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management Melissa Elaine Carlson BA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Also Received Certificate in Dispute Resolution Degree Awarded January 2016 Christene Dorree Cencer BA, University of Nevada, Reno Also Receiving Certificate in International & Comparative Law Paul Robert Chapman BS, Washington State University Degree Awarded January 2016 Leah M. Chubb Silverman BA, The University of Texas at Austin Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management Willamette University Commencement 2016

College of Law

Kenneth D. Peterson Jr. graduated from The College of William & Mary, with a bachelor’s degree with high honors in government, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 1976. In 1980, he graduated from Willamette University College of Law. Peterson actively practiced law in Oregon from 1980 to 1989, when he elected inactive status due to the demands of his business interests. He founded Columbia Aluminum Corporation in 1987 to acquire and

reopen a closed aluminum smelter in Washington state. He subsequently founded Columbia Ventures, which acquired and started numerous businesses in the United States and abroad, including building a greenfield smelter in Iceland in 1998.

Currently, the major focus of Columbia Ventures is the telecommunications industry, where its largest holding, Hibernia Networks, recently completed laying a transatlantic fiber optic submarine cable designed to provide the lowest latency between New York and London. Peterson has also given back to Willamette in a way that has enhanced the education of each of our graduates.

He has generously endowed the Ken and Claudia Peterson Professorship, currently held by Norman R. Williams, as well as the Center for Constitutional Government.

Ryan Brendan Colbert BA, Hendrix College Steven Michael Crawford BA, The University of Montana Also Receiving Certificate in Sustainable Environmental, Energy & Resources Law Brendan Tyler Davis BS, Portland State University Kimberly Christine Wilcox Davis BA, The University of Montana Kary Maureen DeVaney BS, Portland State University Degree Awarded on Completion Benjamin Logan Donner BA, Carroll College Timothy C. Downin Jr. BS, Oregon State University Andrew Downs BA, Portland State University Degree Awarded January 2016 Frank Joseph Dredge BA, The University of Portland Degree Awarded on Completion John Peter Altgeld Druckenmiller BS, University of Oregon Alison Dawn Eichmann BS, University of Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Haley Noel Finney BED, University of Oregon Abigail J. Fitts BA, American Military University Caleb M. Flippo BA, Washington State University

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John Hans Fuhrer BBA, Gonzaga University Margaret Gander-Vo BS, University of Oregon Also Receiving Certificate in Business Law Alexander Howells Garcia BA, University of California, Santa Cruz Dallas Garner BA, Brigham Young University Idaho Alyssa Nicole Gerber BS, University of Oregon Lee Nathaniel Gilgan BA, Willamette University

Nita Angeli Kumar BA, University of Kentucky Also Receiving Certificate in Law & Government

Daniel C. Noeun BS, Portland State University

Brian Meron Landon BA, University of Oregon

Emily Rose Oliver BA, Walla Walla University

Joshua Brian Lay BA, University of Cincinnati

Emily Eileen Barker Palmer BA, University of Oregon

Gabriel Bierly Lee BA, University of Oregon

Heather Christina Parker BA, Grinnell College Also Receiving Certificate in International & Comparative Law

Aaron William Lenox BS, Portland State University

Nina Moon Nolen BA, University of Oregon

Monica Hruby Logan BA, Concordia University

Kobin Alexander Patterson BS, University of Oregon Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management

Lindsay Lopez BA, The University of New Mexico

Christopher E. Perea BA, Cornell University Rianna Marie Perryman BBA, Washington State University Also Receiving Certificate in Business Law

Bobbie T. Harada BA, Creighton University Degree Awarded January 2016

Aaron Jen Lopez-Huskey BA, University of Oregon Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management Degree Awarded on Completion

Brian E. Hefner BS, Brown MacKie College

Jessica C. Manitsas BS, Corban University

Silas Lorien Heisler BS, Western Oregon University

Lindsey Elizabeth Marsh BS, Portland State University

Aaron Paul Hisel BA, Washington State University Degree Awarded January 2016

Kristi Kaori Matsunaga BS, Southern Oregon University Degree Awarded on Completion

Kyana Ashley Hughes BS, University of Oregon

Kevin Patrick McCloud BS, Oregon State University

Tiffany L. Humphrey BS, Portland State University

Shangar S. Meman BA, Portland State University Also Receiving Certificate in Dispute Resolution

Noah Jacob Gordon BA, Portland State University Melissa Paige Gross BA, Washington State University Jacob Thomas Gudenkauf BA, University of Colorado at Boulder Skylar J. Hall BA, The College of Idaho

Chelsea Nichole Humphries BA, Washington State University Kevin Tyler Hupy BA, University of Puget Sound Don G. Johnson BS, Brigham Young University Idaho Kimberly M. Jones BA, Simpson University Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management Spencer Karel BS, University of Oregon Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management

Jacqueline Marie Leung BA, California State University, Los Angeles MS, The University of Iowa

Necole Marie Michael BA, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Amanda Minks BS, Southern Oregon University Brodia Nardi Minter BS, University of New Haven Also Receiving Certificate in Sustainable Environmental, Energy & Resources Law Robert Eugene Montgomery BS, University of Utah MBA, Willamette University Degree Awarded January 2016

Anastasiya E. Krotoff BA, Eastern Washington University

Benjamin Thomas Neeleman BA, University of Washington Also Received Certificate in Dispute Resolution Degree Awarded January 2016

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Rachel Marie Pilliod BS, University of Oregon Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams BA, Northwest Nazarene University Laura M. Renecker BS, Oregon State University Degree Awarded January 2016 Samantha Katherine Robell BA, Portland State University Jennifer Denise Rodriguez-Streeter BA, Willamette University Erin Kimbro Rosenthal BA, University of South Florida BA, University of South Florida Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management Also Receiving Certificate in Business Law Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha BA, Simon Fraser University Also Receiving Certificate in Dispute Resolution Samrach Sar BS, Portland State University Aleksander Richard Schilbach BA, Willamette University Also Receiving Certificate in Business Law Brooks Stuart Schott BA, Eastern Washington University Stacy Anne Schreiner BS, Art Institute of Portland Brett Smith BA, Washington State University

Marissa Ann Snyder BA, Boston University Nicholas Sowder BA, Washington State University Aja Taylor Spencer BA, Seattle University Sarah Jean Swisher BA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Christopher Lewis Tackett-Nelson BA, Portland State University Also Receiving Certificate in Sustainable Environmental, Energy & Resources Law Drew Bohn Thomas BS, University of Oregon Tucker Timothy Thomas BA, University of Nevada, Reno Frances Thompson BA, University of Hawaii at Manoa Degree Awarded January 2016 Kaitlynne Marie Lorraine Tracey BA, Concordia University Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management Jesse Ray Turner III BS, University of Central Arkansas MBA, Willamette University Degree Awarded January 2016 Gabriel S. Walsh BS, University of Phoenix Torey Joseph Wambold BA, University of Washington Kayla R. Warr BA, Western Washington University Also receiving Master of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management Shule A. Washburn BS, Portland State University

Master of Laws Majed Abdullah Alali LLB, King Saud University Degree Awarded January 2016 Mona Alanazi LLB, King Saud University Degree Awarded on Completion Abdulaziz Fadhel Abdulaziz Albuainain LLB, Jerash University Degree Awarded January 2016 Abdullah Sulaiman Aldakhil LLB, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Fatima Hamdan Alghamdi BS, King Abdulaziz University Degree Awarded January 2016

Mohammed A Bin Sufayn LLB, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Degree Awarded January 2016 Najla Khalid Binshamrakh LLB, King Saud University Degree Awarded January 2016 Ali Rafat Ali Jambi LLB, Qassim University Degree Awarded September 2015 Harsimrat Singh Nahal BA.LLB, Panjab University Son Thoai Nguyen BS, Central Washington University JD, Concord Law School, Kaplan University

Afnan Kahaled Alharbi LLB, Umm Al-Qura University Degree Awarded January 2016 Mohammed Musha Alharbi LLB, Islamic University of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Abdulaziz Zaki Aljohani BS, King Abdulaziz University Yasir Hussain Almalki LLB, Tiaf University Hamad Mubarak S Almubarak LLB, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Musaad Abdulaziz Almuqbil LLB, King Saud University Degree Awarded January 2016 Saad Mohammed Almutairi LLB, Qassim University Degree Awarded January 2016 Mohammed Sulaiman Alnasyan LLB, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University MA, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Brooks Todd Westergard BA, University of Nevada, Reno

Fahad Waslallah Alosaimi LLB, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Degree Awarded January 2016

Dylan Whitelock-Wolff BS, Oregon State University Also Receiving Certificate in Business Law

Norah Mansour Alseliteen LLB, King Saud University Degree Awarded January 2016

Elizabeth Banfield Workman BA, Santa Clara Universtiy

Ahmed Marshad H Alsuhaymi LLB, Islamic University of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarh Degree Awarded January 2016

Taylor Ann Weller BS, Portland State University

Mohammed Tahar A Alyamani BS, King Abdulaziz University

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Matthew A. Tabor BA, Pacific Lutheran University Degree Awarded January 2016

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Master of Legal Studies Cynthia S. Chand BA, Willamette University MBA, Willamette University Degree Awarded January 2016 Howard Lester Honig BS, University California, Los Angeles Degree Awarded January 2016 Lindsey Mae Pawashe BA, Lewis & Clark College MBA, Willamette University Degree Awarded January 2016 Mollie Rowe BA, Willamette University Degree Awarded January 2016

ACADEMIC HONORS, ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, SCHOLARSHIPS Academic Honors

Academic Achievements

SUMMA CUM LAUDE Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams

LAW REVIEW PARTICIPANTS Kary DeVaney, Article/Note/Comment Editor Kimberly Christine Wilcox Davis, Executive Editor Benjamin Logan Donner, Executive Editor Kevin Tyler Hupy, Business/Symposium Editor Kobin Alexnder Patterson, Article/Note/ Comment Editor Aleksander Richard Schilbach, Editor-in-Chief Brooks Stuart Schott, Executive Editor Aja Taylor Spencer, Executive Editor Brooks Todd Westergard, Managing Editor

MAGNA CUM LAUDE Elissa Dalia Bookbinder Kimberly Christine Wilcox Davis Allison Dawn Eichmann Lee Nathaniel Gilgan Noah Jacob Gordon Aja Taylor Spencer CUM LAUDE AndrĂŠs Vicente Acosta Benjamin Logan Donner Abigail J. Fitts Margaret Gander-Vo Jacob Thomas Gudenkauf Skylar J. Hall Aaron Paul Hisel Kevin Tyler Hupy Heather Christina Parker Erin Kimbro Rosenthal Marissa Ann Snyder Kaitlynne Marie Lorraine Tracey Brooks Todd Westergard

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MOOT COURT BOARD PARTICIPANTS Nathaniel Kofi Yarney Aggrey Lauren Rochelle Bowers, Vice Chair Melissa Elaine Carlson, Judges Chair Brendan Tyler Davis Alexander Howells Garcia, Chair Dallas Garner Alyssa Nicole Gerber Noah Jacob Gordon Brian E. Hefner Kevin Tyler Hupy, Judges Chair Aaron Jen Lopez-Huskey Shangar S. Meman Daniel C. Noeun

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Nina Moon Nolen Emily Rose Oliver Emily Eileen Barker Palmer Heather Christina Parker Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams Samantha Katherine Robell Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha Marissa Ann Snyder, Treasurer Kayla Rachelle Warr Dylan Whitelock-Wolff ORDER OF BARRISTERS Lauren Rochelle Bowers Melissa Elaine Carlson Alexander Howells Garcia Kevin Tyler Hupy Aaron Jen Lopez-Huskey Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams Marissa Ann Snyder Kayla Rachelle Warr WILLAMETTE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION Nathaniel Kofi Yarney Aggrey, Executive Editor Margaret Gander-Vo, Editor-in-Chief Jacob Thomas Gudenkauf, Executive Editor Emily Eileen Barker Palmer, Executive Editor Heather Christina Parker, Managing Editor

WILLAMETTE LAW ONLINE Cole Burgess, U.S. Supreme Court Editor Anastasiya E. Krotoff, Editor-in-Chief Gabriel Bierly Lee, Oregon Editor Emily Rose Oliver, 9th Circuit Court Editor Rianna Perryman, 9th Circuit Court Editor Christopher Lewis Tacket-Nelson, Oregon Land Use & Board of Appeals Editor

Awards

Certificates

AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE AWARD Noah Jacob Gordon

CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS LAW Margaret Gander-Vo Rianna Marie Perryman Erin Kimbro Rosenthal Aleksander Richard Schilbach Dylan Whitelock-Wolff

ARISTEION SYMEON SYMEONIDES Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams THE CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD Samrach Sar

ROY LOCKENOUR AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY Anne H. Ajayi Monica Hruby Logan Nina Moon Nolen NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS OUTSTANDING LAW GRADUATE AWARD Nina Moon Nolen OREGON BAR SECURITIES REGULATION SECTION AWARD Lee Nathaniel Gilgan WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW COL. RUPERT E. PARK JR. PRO BONO STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD Nina Moon Nolen

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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS AWARD Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams

CERTIFICATE IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION Nathaniel Kofi Yarney Aggrey Andrew L. Blood Melissa Elaine Carlson Shangar S. Meman Benjamin Thomas Neeleman Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW Anne H. Ajayi Christene Doree Cencer Heather Christina Parker CERTIFICATE IN LAW AND GOVERNMENT Nita Angeli Kumar CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY AND RESOURCES LAW Steven Michael Crawford Brodia Nardi Minter Christopher Lewis Tackett-Nelson

BRUCE SPAULDING MEMORIAL AWARD Abigail J. Fitts Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams TAX EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE AWARD Erin Kimbro Rosenthal ISAAC VAN WINKLE AWARD Nina Moon Nolen Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams

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Scholarships

LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP Andrés Vicente Acosta Anne H. Ajayi Nathaniel Kofi Yarney Aggrey Tarron Kajuanues Anderson Jonathan P. Bacsalmasi Spencer Dean Bailey Daniel Berg Andrew L. Blood Mary Jeanine Bonta Elissa Dalia Bookbinder

Lauren Rochelle Bowers Jason Matthew Brown David M. Bundy Christene Dorree Cencer Paul Robert Chapman Leah M. Chubb Silverman Ryan Brendan Colbert Steven Michael Crawford Kimberly Christine Wilcox Davis Kary Maureen DeVaney Benjamin Logan Donner John Peter Altgeld Druckenmiller Alison Dawn Eichmann Abigail J. Fitts Caleb M. Flippo John Hans Fuhrer Margaret Gander-Vo Dallas Garner Alyssa Nicole Gerber Lee Nathaniel Gilgan Noah Jacob Gordon Melissa Paige Gross Jacob Thomas Gudenkauf Skylar J. Hall Bobbie T. Harada Brian E. Hefner Aaron Paul Hisel Kyana Ashley Hughes Chelsea Nichole Humphries Kevin Tyler Hupy Kimberly M. Jones Spencer Karel Anastasiya E. Krotoff Nita Angeli Kumar Brian Meron Landon Gabriel Bierly Lee Aaron William Lenox Monica Hruby Logan Lindsay Lopez Aaron Jen Lopez-Huskey Lindsey Elizabeth Marsh Necole Marie Michael Amanda Minks Brodia Nardi Minter Robert Eugene Montgomery Benjamin Thomas Neeleman Daniel C. Noeun Nina Moon Nolen Emily Eileen Barker Palmer Heather Christina Parker Kobin Alexander Patterson Christopher E. Perea Rianna Marie Perryman Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams Samantha Katherine Robell Erin Kimbro Rosenthal Aleksander Richard Schilbach Brooks Stuart Schott Stacy Anne Schreiner

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These scholarships were created from the generosity of alumni, parents and friends.

ALASKA CONNECTION LAW SCHOLARSHIP Heather Christina Parker ALLIS/GRAY SCHOLARSHIP Spencer Karel Kobin Alexander Patterson ROBERT ART MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Noah Jacob Gordon RUSSELL M. BROOKS LAW SCHOLARSHIP Kevin Tyler Hupy TED AND DOROTHY BUTLER LAW SCHOLARSHIP Shangar S. Meman CONLEY SCHOLARSHIP Abigail J. Fitts Margaret Gander-Vo Silas Lorien Heisler Tiffany L. Humphrey HANNAH HANZEN LAW SCHOLARSHIP Chelsea Nichole Humphries HOYT FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Lee Nathaniel Gilgan Aleksander Richard Schilbach ISSAC HUNT LAW SCHOLARSHIP Joshua Cleveland Phillips Reams HATTIE BRATZEL KREMEN SCHOLARSHIP Kary Maureen DeVaney EVA M. KRIPALANI SCHOLARSHIP Kary Maureen DeVaney FRED LAMPORT SCHOLARSHIP Aleksander Richard Schilbach

Marissa Ann Snyder Nicholas Sowder Aja Taylor Spencer Sarah Jean Swisher Matthew A. Tabor Christopher Lewis Tackett-Nelson Drew Bohn Thomas Tucker Timothy Thomas Kaitlynne Marie Lorraine Tracey Jesse Ray Turner III Gabriel S. Walsh Kayla R. Warr Shule A. Washburn Brooks Todd Westergard Dylan Whitelock-Wolff ENDOWED LAW SCHOLARSHIP Heather Christina Parker LAW DEAN'S SCHOLARSHIP Lee Nathaniel Gilgan Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha Frances Thompson LAW DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES SCHOLARSHIP Andrés Vicente Acosta Nathaniel Kofi Yarney Aggrey Spencer Dean Bailey Caleb M. Flippo Christopher E. Perea Nicholas Sowder LAW EARLY DECISION SCHOLARSHIP Christopher E. Perea OREGON CONNECTION LAW SCHOLARSHIP Jason Matthew Brown Timothy C. Downin Jr. Andrew Downs John Peter Altgeld Druckenmiller Haley Noel Finney Abigail J. Fitts Alyssa Nicole Gerber Noah Jacob Gordon Aaron Paul Hisel Nita Angeli Kumar Brian Meron Landon Joshua Brian Lay Kristi Kaori Matsunaga Shangar S. Meman Emily Eileen Barker Palmer Rachel Marie Pilliod Samantha Katherine Robell Samrach Sar Brett Smith Marissa Ann Snyder Gabriel S. Walsh

Shule A. Washburn Taylor Ann Weller Dylan Whitelock-Wolff

WASHINGTON CONNECTION LAW SCHOLARSHIP Aja Taylor Spencer WILLIAM AND NORMA PAULUS SCHOLARSHIP Kyana Ashley Hughes

SAMUEL H. SMITH AND HOMER R. SPENCE LAW SCHOLARSHIP Aaron Paul Hisel CARLTON SNOW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Aja Taylor Spencer FRANK A. TURNER SCHOLARSHIP Christopher Lewis Tackett-Nelson VIAL FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Dallas Garner

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OREGON RESIDENT LAW SCHOLARSHIP Nathaniel Kofi Yarney Aggrey Elijah R. L. Brown Kimberly Christine Wilcox Davis Alison Dawn Eichmann Abigail J. Fitts Lee Nathaniel Gilgan Silas Lorien Heisler Aaron Paul Hisel Tiffany L. Humphrey Jessica C. Manitsas Lindsey Elizabeth Marsh Kevin Patrick McCloud Kobin Alexander Patterson Jennifer Denise Rodriguez-Streeter Stacy Anne Schreiner

OREGON LAW AWARD AndrĂŠs Vicente Acosta Cole Burgess Margaret Gander-Vo Noah Jacob Gordon Don G. Johnson Amanda Minks Nina Moon Nolen Laura M. Renecker Christopher Lewis Tackett-Nelson Elizabeth Banfield Workman

WATANABE-SKOPIL SCHOLARSHIP Brooks Stuart Schott TAUL WATANABE LAW SCHOLARSHIP Bobbie T. Harada

RAY L. AND GERTRUDE R. SMITH LAW SCHOLARSHIP Kimberly Christine Wilcox Davis

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College of Liberal Arts COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Sunday, May 15, 2016 — 3 p.m.

PRELUDE “A Jubilant Overture,” by Alfred Reed Héctor Agüero, Conductor, Willamette University Commencement Band

MUSICAL INTERLUDE “Rivers and Roads” by The Head and the Heart Tandem, student a cappella group SENIOR CLASS SPEAKER Anelise Zimmer ’16

Ringing of the Victory Bell WELCOME The Rev. Karen L. Wood, Chaplain, Willamette University FACULTY PROCESSION “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar Willamette University Commencement Band

PRESIDENTIAL VALEDICTORY Stephen E. Thorsett

STUDENT PROCESSION Clan Macleay Pipe Band of Portland, Oregon INVOCATION Karen L. Wood CONFERRING OF EMERITI DIPLOMA Steven E. Wynne ’74, JD’77 Chairman, Willamette University Board of Trustees CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES Curtis Bridgeman, Dean, College of Law Rebecca J. Dobkins, Professor of Anthropology Stephen E. Thorsett, President, Willamette University COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Kate Brown, Governor, State of Oregon

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CONFERRING OF DEGREES Laura Jacobs Anderson, University Registrar Stephen E. Thorsett Mark Conliffe, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts Gretchen Moon, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts

MUSICAL INTERLUDE “Old Historic Temple” (Alma Mater) revised by Paul Trueblood ’28 and Maurice Brennen (printed on page 42) “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men Headband, student a cappella group BENEDICTION Rabbi Gary W. Ellison, Assistant Chaplain, Willamette University RECESSIONAL “March Grandioso” by Roland F. Seitz, arranged by Todd Zimbelman Willamette University Commencement Band Delegates from the Willamette University Alumni Association, representing the 50th reunion class and alumni association volunteer leaders, will lead graduates out of the tent to symbolize their journey from Willamette students to alumni.

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Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient Kate Brown Governor, State of Oregon Kate Brown is Oregon’s 38th governor.

She previously served as Oregon’s secretary of state, where she was a leader in increasing government transparency and accountability.

to allow parents to stay home with their sick children without fear of losing their jobs.

Brown has also been a longtime leader in advancing civil rights and marriage equality. In 2007, she helped to pass the Oregon Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination in employment and housing on the basis of sexual orientation, and she was instrumental in passing Oregon’s Family Fairness Act, which legally recognizes committed same-­sex relationships as domestic partnerships.

Before serving as secretary of state, Brown served for 17 years in the state legislature: five years in the Oregon House of Representatives and 12 years in the Oregon State Senate. In 2004, Brown made history when she became the first woman in Oregon history to serve as senate majority leader, after being elected by her colleagues.

Before running for public office, Brown practiced family and juvenile law. She taught at Portland State University, worked with the Juvenile Rights Project and co-founded the Oregon Women’s Health and Wellness Alliance, which has been leading efforts to support women’s health for more than 20 years.

In 2007, she successfully spearheaded legislation that The Oregonian called the “state’s most sweeping package of ethics reforms in 34 years.” Brown successfully helped pass Family and Medical Leave, making Oregon one of the first states in the nation

Brown grew up in Minnesota and earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. She received her law degree and certificate in environmental law from Lewis & Clark Law School.

Honorary Degree Recipients Marie Watt ’90

Alex L. Parks Distinguished Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters

Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts

Symeon Symeonides is the Alex L. Parks Distinguished Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at Willamette’s College of Law. He received his first two law degrees from the University of Thessaloniki, graduating first in both classes. He also holds an LLM and a doctoral degree (SJD) from Harvard, and honorary Doctor of Laws and PhD degrees.

Symeonides has taught at several American and European universities, including the Sorbonne and The Hague Academy of International Law. He has published 26 books and more than 120 articles, in seven languages. Reviewers have called him “the world’s leading expert on comparative conflicts law,” “a conflicts giant” and “the father of codification,” and his publications “brilliant,” “engrossing,” “masterful” and “indispensable.” His work has been honored with four scholarly prizes and cited by the supreme courts of the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel (22 times).

Symeonides has drafted codifications for three states and the European Union, participated in drafting two international conventions, and provided legislative advice to four foreign governments. He is president of the International Association of Legal Science, past president of the American Society of Comparative Law and the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Marie Watt is a nationally recognized Portland-based mixed media artist whose work explores human stories and ritual implicit in everyday objects. Watt received her degree in speech communications and art from Willamette University in 1990 and earned a master of fine arts in painting and printmaking from Yale University in 1996.

Watt’s work explores the historical and contemporary intersections of indigenous and Western/European cultures and draws from Seneca and indigenous principles, proto-feminist role models, oral tradition, biography and history. In 2004, an exhibit of her work at the National Museum of the American Indian included Blanket Stories, a sculpture made of two towers of wool blankets, many given to Native Americans in trade by the Hudson's Bay Company during the 19th century. One of the blanket columns is now at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. Another of Watt’s works, created in sewing circles with Willamette faculty, staff and students, hangs in Ford Hall.

Watt is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships. The book Marie Watt: Lodge offers a comprehensive view of her work and features life stories told through blankets, printmaking, sculpture and digital media.

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Symeon Symeonides

Senior Class Speaker Anelise Zimmer Class of 2016

Emeriti Faculty

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William Duvall

David McCreery

Professor of History

Professor of Religious Studies

45 years of service

28 years of service

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Bachelor of Arts Ariana H. Abend-Goldfarb Exercise Science Seal Beach, California Degree Awarded on Completion Henry J. Adelman Exercise Science Arroyo Grande, California Samuel G. Adelman Exercise Science Arroyo Grande, California Morgan P. Aguirre Politics Sacramento, California Jade P. Aiona Physics; Minor in Mathematics Kapolei, Hawaii Katrina Jeanette Albers English Jerome, Idaho Degree Awarded on Completion

Nathaniel A. Balk Politics, Religious Studies Everett, Washington RocĂ­o Baltazar-Miranda Psychology, Spanish Salem, Oregon Mikalah A. Barem Music Mount Vernon, Washington Degree Awarded on Completion Stephan M. Bartz Psychology; Minor in Mathematics, Computer Science San Francisco, California Matthew M. Baur International Studies; Minor in French and Francophone Studies Seattle, Washington Alexa M. Becker Exercise Science El Dorado Hills, California Ninon A. Becquart Biology; Minor in Chemistry, Anthropology Fremont, California

Sean E. Alvey Economics Portland, Oregon

Rachel A. Bedolla Japanese Studies Tigard, Oregon

Mark T. Andreoni Sociology Naperville, Illinois

Paul D. Beery Politics, Minor in Classical Studies, Economics Seattle, Washington

McKenzie K. Andringa Exercise Science Yakima, Washington Emily Johanna Arnold Art History Hayfork, California Cristina V. Avila Environmental Science; Minor in Politics Laguna Niguel, California

Casey J. Berg Film Studies; Minor in Arts, Technology & Multimedia Santa Cruz, California Avery S. Billings Japanese Studies Sacramento, California

Blake S. Brash Economics Boise, Idaho Mara Jordan Brashem Art Mercer Island, Washington Hannah D. Bressler Exercise Science Oak Harbor, Washington Caroline F. Brinster Economics; Minor in Politics Warren, Oregon Mitchell Harry Brisacher Economics; Minor in Sociology Los Angeles, California Degree Awarded January 2016 Nicholas E. Brooks Computer Science Medford, Oregon Alexander J. Brown Rhetoric and Media Studies Happy Valley, Oregon Stephanie H. Brown Art History; Minor in Psychology Palo Alto, California Rebecca Sue Brownlee Politics; Minor in Spanish Prairie Village, Kansas Katharine E. Brownley English Granville, Ohio Albert M. Buck-Bauer Biology Albany, California Hana L. Busse Biology; Minor in Environmental Science Trinidad, California Kathleen N. Byrne History Boulder, Colorado Braydon G. Calder Civic Communication and Media Philomath, Oregon

Jose Felipe Ayala Chemistry; Minor in Economics Woodburn, Oregon

Catherine I. Binford Sociology San Rafael, California Degree Awarded January 2016

Reid E. Bagley History; Minor in Classical Studies Pacifica, California

Nicholas Hunter Bodiford Politics Vashon Island, Washington

Laura I. Cannon Archaeology, Art Hubbard, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion

Shahalam Baig Politics Petaluma, California

Maya R. Bowton Chemistry Spokane, Washington

Jack A. Caplan Politics Bellevue, Washington

Erik H. Baker Economics Moraga, California

Victoria L. Bradshaw Psychology Discovery Bay, California

Amanda L. Carlson Biology Boise, Idaho

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Jenna Maree Alcalde Women’s and Gender Studies; Minor in Classical Studies, Psychology Las Vegas, Nevada

Alexandra M. Balestra Japanese Studies Atherton, California Degree Awarded on Completion

Tor M. Carlson Psychology Palo Alto, California Giovanna Casas Reyes Politics; Minor in Spanish Salem, Oregon Yonny Castillo Latin American Studies, Spanish Hood River, Oregon Luther E. Caulkins Politics; Minor in Chinese Studies Ellensburg, Washington Degree Awarded on Completion Shamir Cervantes Rhetoric and Media Studies; Minor in Philosophy Keizer, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion Tiffany K. Chan American Ethnic Studies, Anthropology; Minor in Music Sacramento, California Grant E. Chang Politics Kaneohe, Hawaii Degree Awarded January 2016 Jianing Chen Politics Nanning, China Timothy H. Chen Sociology Fremont, California Sarah M. Cherrillo Mathematics; Minor in Spanish Houston, Texas Degree Awarded on Completion Julia P. Childress Psychology Bellevue, Washington Carly Marie Christensen Theatre Duvall, Washington Joseph J. Clarke Physics Keizer, Oregon Gordon L. Clary Exercise Science Vacaville, California Kyle R. Clouthier Environmental Science Incline Village, Nevada

Molly G. Coffyn English; Minor in French Bainbridge Island, Washington Degree Awarded January 2016

Camille Vi-An Debreczeny Sociology; Minor in American Ethnic Studies Chicago, Illinois

Ryan C. Cohen Psychology; Minor in Sociology Los Angeles, California

Shelby L. Decker Chemistry; Minor in Chinese Studies Las Vegas, Nevada

Kieran T. Colahan Sociology Burns, Oregon

Kelsey S. DeLacy Anthropology; Minor in German, Women’s and Gender Studies Portland, Oregon

William S. Cole, Jr. Biology Lafayette, California Lindsey Anne Compton Chemistry Portola, California Nathan P. Conrad Chemistry Bothell, Washington Taylor M. Cooksy Psychology Cameron Park, California Degree Awarded January 2016 Sara L. Cordes Anthropology; Minor in Environmental Science Mission Viejo, California Degree Awarded January 2016 Dustin J. Crabtree Chemistry Sherwood, Oregon Maxton W. Craddock Economics; Minor in History Wichita, Kansas Meghan Cusick Politics, Civic Communication and Media Irvine, California Karyna E. Cutting Biology Salem, Oregon Roxana Mei Daliana International Studies; Minor in History Portland, Oregon Timothy L. Daly Environmental Science Sherman Oaks, California Degree Awarded January 2016 Bianca M. Dancy English Los Angeles, California

Ethan R. Coffey Economics Lynnwood, Washington

Kathryn L. Davis Economics; Minor in Arts, Technology & Multimedia Washougal, Washington

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Mitch Diaz Philosophy, Politics Gig Harbor, Washington Ryan N. Diedrick Economics Gilbert, Arizona Xiaobin Ding Mathematics Chengdu, China Degree Awarded on Completion Melanie T. Dirks History Glendora, California Xengie C. Doan Biology; Minor in Chemistry San Jose, California Gabriel E. Driver-Wilson Computer Science Healdsburg, California Edna Du Politics; Minor in English Yangon, Myanmar Emily Leanora Durham Politics: Minor in Classical Studies Santa Fe, New Mexico Bryce R. Eagan Civic Communication and Media Seattle, Washington Degree Awarded January 2016 Isabel Louize Thompson Easley Rhetoric and Media Studies; Minor in French and Francophone Studies Indian Wells, California Elizabeth V. Edgerton Art History; Minor in Japanese Renton, Washington Ilana R. Egger Psychology; Minor in Music Oakland, California Alexander J. Eggers Anthropology; Minor in Chinese Studies San Francisco, California

Aviva R. Einhorn Rhetoric and Media Studies Oak Park, Illinois Degree Awarded on Completion Teodor B. Ekstrom Politics Woodinville, Washington Alexandra Christine Elchinoff English; Minor in Religious Studies Half Moon Bay, California Veronica K. Ewers Anthropology, Spanish Moscow, Idaho Martha Kelsey Falk Biology Tiburn, California Degree Awarded January 2016

Evan J. Fleming Exercise Science; Minor in Psychology Park City, Utah

Genevieve A. Gahagan French Lynnwood, Washington

Miguel Angel Flores History Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016

Ian M. Galligar Neurobiology Wilmette, Illinois

Ryan W. Foote Economics Sherwood, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion Sarah H. Footh Sociology Seattle, Washington Degree Awarded on Completion Carson H. Foreman Rhetoric and Media Studies Marina, California Briana Jacqueline Fortnam Biology Portola Valley, California

William C. Falvey International Studies Hingham, Massachusetts Degree Awarded on Completion

Leah N. Freeborn Civic Communication and Media; Minor in Environmental Science Federal Way, Washington

Juliet Catherine Farnan Psychology Lafayette, California

Anna H. Freitas Biology, Environmental Science; Minor in Chemistry Santa Cruz, California Degree Awarded January 2016

Nathan T. Farnsworth Mathematics Maple Valley, Washington Jaide Ashleigh Farr Chemistry, Anthropology Springfield, Oregon Anastasia Fedorova Economics; Minor in Civic Communication and Media Moraga, California Degree Awarded January 2016 Lisa M. Field Environmental Science Seattle, Washington Sarah K. Fincher Computer Science; Minor in Mathematics Reno, Nevada Sarah L. Fish Exercise Science; Minor in Chemistry Issaquah, Washington Brittany S. Fisher Exercise Science; Minor in Psychology Salem, Oregon Rachel L. Fleener Politics Olympia, Washington

Joshua Samuel Friedberg Philosophy Arcadia, California Degree Awarded on Completion Kellen A. Friedrich Exercise Science Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion Emily E. Froehling Biology Claremont, California Trisha E. Fujiwara International Studies; Minor in Japanese Studies, Politics Pukalani, Hawaii Collin E. Fuller Economics; Minor in French Grants Pass, Oregon Owen Lee Fuller Civic Communication and Media Rescue, California Degree Awarded on Completion Madeline T. Furey Economics; Minor in Politics Olympia, Washington Degree Awarded on Completion Willamette University Commencement 2016

Erin N. Gangstad Civic Communication and Media; Minor in Politics Bellevue, Washington Alberto Gabriel Garcia Mathematics-Economics Broomfield, Colorado Grecia Elisabet Garcia Perez Spanish, Sociology; Minor in Politics Salem, Oregon Kristin Marie Garrison Art History; Minor in Civic Communication and Media Hillsborough, California Alexander O. Geiszler Art History; Minor in Classical Studies Missoula, Montana Degree Awarded September 2015

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Michelle R. Fallon Chemistry Palo Alto, California

Carlo P. Gangan Chemistry Redmond, Oregon

Yasmine Tarek Genena International Studies; Minor in Chinese Studies Lake Oswego, Oregon Garrett L. German Sociology Redding, California Evan Howard Abercrombie Giddings Economics, Rhetoric and Media Studies El Cerrito, California Natalie Elizabeth Giersch Politics; Minor in Music Grafton, Wisconsin Samuel L. Gonzรกlez Politics; Minor in Spanish Junction City, Oregon Joseph Ari Good History, Politics Costa Mesa, California Mason D. Granato Economics; Minor in Classical Studies Damascus, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Perri T. Greeley Anthropology; Minor in English Spokane, Washington

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Joseph P. Green Archaeology, Environmental Science Santa Cruz, California

Macy B. Hayashi Chemistry Hilo, Hawaii

Alicke Grobler Psychology Salinas, California

Graham Healey Anthropology; Minor in Spanish Schenectady, New York Degree Awarded on Completion

Austin O. Guimond Biology; Minor in Environmental Science Denver, Colorado Jihan Lee Haddad Theatre; Minor in French and Francophone Studies Portland, Oregon Austin R. Hagarty Physics; Minor in Mathematics Roseville, California Camille C. Hakansson Psychology Palo Alto, California Degree Awarded on Completion Jullian L. Haley Politics Everett, Washington Madison Reh Hall Spanish, Music; Minor in Psychology Salem, Oregon Jonathan L. Hallsted Physics Berkeley, California William M. Hamer Physics; Minor in Mathematics, Religious Studies Oakland, California Lexi R. Hamersly American Studies, International Studies; Minor in Politics West Linn, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016

Meira C. Heckman Psychology Palo Alto, California Acacia M. Hegg Psychology; Minor in History Tualatin, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Kalei William Hendershot Environmental Science; Minor in Economics Haiku, Hawaii Rachel C. Hendricks-Key Psychology; Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies San Jose, California

Veronica G. Hoelscher Psychology, Religious Studies Bellingham, Washington Degree Awarded on Completion John Nicholas Hoffnagle Spanish Portland, Oregon Mandara E. Hogarth Politics; Minor in Religious Studies West Covina, California Karin S. Hokanson Classical Studies Woodinville, Washington Lindsey E. Hosey International Studies Upland, California Alison Hsiao English, Music; Minor in Chinese Studies Portland, Oregon Lawrence Hsu Biology; Minor in Chemistry Tigard, Oregon

Rachel M. Heringer Civic Communication and Media Salem, Oregon

Tingyu Hu Anthropology Jiangxi, China Degree Awarded on Completion

Jacob D. Hernandez Exercise Science San Antonio, Texas Degree Awarded January 2016

Melissa W. Humphries Politics; Minor in French and Francophone Studies Keizer, Oregon

Kathryn L. Herr Biology; Minor in Chinese Studies, Chemistry Mercer Island, Washington

Ian Hung Biology San Francisco, California

Samuel J. Hilburn Anthropology Dana Point, California Degree Awarded on Completion

Cassandra Jean Hansen Environmental Science Lake Oswego, Oregon

Morgan Daniel Hill Economics; Minor in Politics Mill Valley, California

Michael B. Harlington Economics Lake Tapps, Washington

Elena Carroll Hinkle Anthropology Colorado Springs, Colorado

Marin C. Harris Economics; Minor in History Kirkland, Washington Degree Awarded January 2016

Yazan N. Hishmeh Economics Ventura, California

Linnea A. Huomo English; Minor in History Santa Rosa, California Alana M. Hutchinson Exercise Science Corte Madera, California Lucas M. Immer Economics; Minor in Politics Saint Helena, California Emily R. Irwin Spanish, English Beaverton, Oregon Cara P. Jack English; Minor in Classical Studies Redwood City, California

Bethany Lehigh Hladick Politics Allenspark, Colorado

Hadley A. Jackson Politics Great Falls, Montana

Kiah M. Hart Theatre Gladstone, Oregon

Clara Marielle Hochstetler Psychology; Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies Portland, Oregon

Austin D. Jacobson Exercise Science Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion

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William S. Harrison Economics El Cerrito, California

Erika K. Kekiwi Environmental Science Kula, Hawaii

Marie R. Leadon Mathematics; Minor in Chemistry Seattle, Washington

Alexander S. James Biology Salem, Oregon

Benjamin A. Keller Biology Ka’a’awa, Hawaii Degree Awarded on Completion

Philip L. Leander Economics Gig Harbor, Washington

Shelbi L. Jenkins Physics Anchorage, Alaska

Matthew R. Kenagy Rhetoric and Media Studies Salem, Oregon

Julianne E. Johnson Anthropology Camas, Washington Degree Awarded on Completion

Sumaiya H. Khan Politics Claremont, California

Kelci Jo Jacoby History, American Ethnic Studies Helena, Montana Degree Awarded on Completion

Kylea D. Johnson Environmental Science; Minor in Chemistry Onalaska, Washington Jenna A. Jones Politics, Classical Studies Vancouver, Washington Julia B. Jones Art History Oakland, California

Parris R. Joyce International Studies; Minor in Japanese Studies, Economics Beaverton, Oregon Julian K. Juárez Politics Honolulu, Hawaii Shrujan A. Kalidindi Computer Science Cupertino, California Kahana M. Kaneyasu Exercise Science Kihei, Hawaii Shelly Minji Kang Environmental Science; Minor in Religious Studies, Politics Salem, Oregon Jo Kasler Classical Studies; Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies Sacramento, California

Alexander D. Klementiev Chemistry; Minor in Mathematics, Biology Redmond, Washington

Claire S. Lee History; Minor in Classical Studies, Art History, Medieval & Renaissance Studies Antioch, California Degree Awarded August 2015 Crystal D. LeFebvre English, Psychology Portland, Oregon Hans Edgar Peter Lehndorff Economics, Religious Studies Boulder, Colorado

Brandon T. Kobayashi Biology Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Brent J. Lenhard English Torrance, California

Andrew Kruger History Old Greenwich, Connecticut

Blake Dale Lepire Economics Vista, California

Lyra Rose Kuhn English Santa Rosa, California

Rachael Wing-Lum Lew Archaeology; Minor in Environmental Science Mercer Island, Washington

Alexander J. LaConte Theatre Claremont, California Angelique K. LaForest History, Psychology Lodi, California Degree Awarded January 2016 Molly K. Laird Economics Beaverton, Oregon Chase M. Lamothe Economics Corvallis, Oregon Elena Louise Lansing Anthropology Boise, Idaho Degree Awarded January 2016 Nicholas Lantz English; Minor in Anthropology Cornelius, Oregon

Jessica Kimiko Kawana Computer Science, Mathematics Mililani, Hawaii

Jacob D. Larson History; Minor in Religious Studies Seattle, Washington

Samuel Joseph Keechler Sociology Sonoma, California

Tori F. Latham History; Minor in Religious Studies Newcastle, California Willamette University Commencement 2016

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Arie J. Jorritsma History Arcata, California Degree Awarded on Completion

Brooks E. King Politics Mercer Island, Washington

Victoria P. Leder Politics; Minor in American Ethnic Studies San Francisco, California

Sherry Liang Music; Minor in Chemistry Happy Valley, Oregon Yang Lin Economics, Mathematics Mudanjiang Heilongjiang, China Degree Awarded January 2016 Joseph Cagilaba Lindblom-Masuwale Politics; Minor in History Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion Cassidy M. Linden Anthropology; Minor in Spanish Albany, California Max Lipton Mathematics, Computer Science Salem, Oregon George Shu Liu Biology Lafayette, California Degree Awarded January 2016 Andrew D. Loza Exercise Science Wilsonville, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016

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Brandon L. Luedtke Economics Meridian, Idaho Andrew P. Lum Exercise Science; Minor in Chinese Studies Honolulu, Hawaii Surabhi Mahajan Biology Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded September 2015 Makenzi A. Malvey Environmental Science Reno, Nevada Sarah C. Manning Chemistry El Segundo, California Elize A. Manoukian Politics Mountain View, California Herschel M. Mapes Politics Stayton, Oregon Mellissa M. Marquez Environmental Science; Minor in Politics Seattle, Washington Benjamin M. Martin Economics; Minor in French and Francophone Studies Bainbridge Island, Washington Rubi Arlett Martinez-Sanchez Biology Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Thonia G. Martushev Politics Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion

Marika McCarthy Physics; Minor in Computer Science, Mathematics Bellevue, Washington

Athena B. Moag English, Minor in American Ethnic Studies, Spanish Bothell, Washington

Madeline Louise McClelland Biology, Environmental Science Bellevue, Washington

Olivia R. Monical English; Minor in Classical Studies, Anthropology Rough and Ready, California

Charlotte S. B. McGeever Exercise Science San Francisco, California Lindsay H. McHugh Psychology Woodside, California Degree Awarded on Completion Benjamin M. McLane Biology; Minor in Environmental Science Powell Butte, Oregon Erin K. McLinden Psychology Redwood City, California Kyle L. McSwain Physics; Minor in Mathematics Redwood City, California Aubrey G. Means French, History Portland, Oregon

Thomas F. Montgomery English Salem, Oregon Tula D. Morales Environmental Science Woodland, California Naomi L. Morgan Anthropology Poulsbo, Washington Elisabeth J. Moritz Biology Fort Collins, Colorado Degree Awarded September 2015 Lindsey M. Moriyama Classical Studies, English Honolulu, Hawaii Sebastian M. Mortimer Biology; Minor in Environmental Science Moscow, Idaho

Kanika G. Meister Economics, Spanish Wilsonville, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion

Guadalupe Mosqueda-Franco Latin American Studies, Spanish Romeo, Michigan Degree Awarded on Completion

Sydney Meltzer Civic Communication and Media; Minor in Sociology Olympia, Washington Degree Awarded January 2016

Jessica Nicole Mu単oz Environmental Science, Spanish Grass Valley, California

Abigail L. Mendenhall Exercise Science Twin Falls, Idaho

Korinn N. Murphy Chemistry; Minor in Biology Eagle, Idaho Sarah J. Natelson Classical Studies Missoula, Montana

Marie S. Masyczek Psychology Saint Helena, California Degree Awarded January 2016

Ying Meng Economics; Minor in Environmental Science, Mathematics Nanjing Jiangsu, China

Karsyn R. Mathany Economics Monmouth, Oregon

Jemma M. Mercer Art History Woodinville, Washington

Samuel D. Newman International Studies; Minor in Spanish Winters, California

Stephanie A. Matsuura Biology, Minor in Chemistry Hilo, Hawaii

Thomas J. Merkle Mathematics; Minor in Computer Science Eagle, Idaho

William A. Nickerson Mathematics, Spanish Albany, California

Hunter W. Matthies Exercise Science, Biology Moran, Wyoming Degree Awarded on Completion

Kara Lee Merrill Economics Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016

Hannah E. Nord Rhetoric and Media Studies, Spanish Seattle, Washington

Beatrice V. McAlister Environmental Science Kenmore, Washington

Montana Elizabeth Miller History, Environmental Science Montara, California

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Mary J. Needham Archaeology; Minor in Anthropology Alameda, California

Jordan A. Nordlien Rhetoric and Media Studies Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016

Katelyn A. Nordlien Economics Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Liana E. Olson Chemistry Bainbridge Island, Washington Kassandra J. Omvik Psychology; Minor in German Scotts Valley, California

Alyssa C. Perreault Exercise Science; Minor in Spanish Palo Alto, California Scout J. Peterman Japanese Studies Honolulu, Hawaii Holly M. Petersen Mathematics; Minor in Physics Rocklin, California

Cora D. Orme English Santa Rosa, California

Kacey N. Peterson International Studies Portland, Oregon Degree Awarded September 2015

Taylor L. Ostrander Exercise Science Kenai, Alaska

Jillian P. Phillips Chemistry Fairbanks, Alaska

Rupa K. Owen Psychology; Minor in Japanese Studies, American Ethnic Studies Portland, Oregon

Dominic J. Piazza Environmental Science Missoula, Montana

Morgen K. Pack Women’s and Gender Studies; Minor in Anthropology Gualala, California Karen Adele Page Art History, Classical Studies Sacramento, California

Corey Michael Lycett Parchem Economics Seattle, Washington Degree Awarded August 2015 Natasha Ketan Parekh Politics Tustin, California Kristen M. Patterson Classical Studies; Minor in Art History Medford, Oregon George B. Paulson Classical Studies Fayetteville, Arkansas Isaura L. Peña Politics, Spanish; Minor in American Ethnic Studies Newberg, Oregon Ashley M. Pender Exercise Science Reno, Nevada Nicholas S. Perkins Rhetoric and Media Studies Citrus Heights, California Degree Awarded January 2016

Katherine M. Pyne Women’s and Gender Studies; Minor in Sociology San Jose, California Thelonious K. Quimby Computer Science Hudson, New York Seth C. Radler Economics Oroville, California Jordan D. Ramp Film Studies Sherwood, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Alexandra Victoria Ramsey Chemistry, Art Windsor, Colorado Spencer Hamilton Ramsey Philosophy Ft. Collins, Colorado Danielle R. Raskin Civic Communication and Media; Minor in Psychology Piedmont, California Pooja Ravikiran International Studies; Minor in Economics Cupertino, California Rachel L. Remba Film Studies; Minor in Arts, Technology & Multimedia Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Willamette University Commencement 2016

Alyssa K. Rhodes Environmental Science; Minor in Politics Pleasanton, California Stephanie A. Rice History, English Eugene, Oregon Fernando Rincón Politics Salem, Oregon Andrea D. Risolo Religious Studies Altadena, California Degree Awarded on Completion Carmela Myles Masika Ossolinski Roberts Civic Communication and Media; Minor in Spanish Santa Cruz, California Michael S. Rodrigues Philosophy Beaverton, Oregon Esteban Rodriguez IV Economics Red Bluff, California Anya Holit Rogala Anthropology Walnut Creek, California

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Emily Rose Palmgren English Boise, Idaho

Alexander G. Polishuk Psychology San Mateo, California Degree Awarded on Completion

Kenya D. Reutin Exercise Science Beaverton, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion

Sawyer T. Rogers Chemistry; Minor in Mathematics Anchorage, Alaska Whitney Randall Rogers Economics; Minor in Sociology Portland, Oregon Christa R. Rohrbach English, French Concord, California Aaron M. Romero Biology, Psychology; Minor in Chemistry Rockford, Illinois Degree Awarded on Completion Marcos A. Romero Ceja Chemistry Salem, Oregon Jasmine Paige Root Economics; Minor in Religious Studies, Mathematics Arlington, Washington Wendy L. Rosenstein Politics; Minor in Classical Studies Mercer Island, Washington Garrett L. Ross Psychology Los Angeles, California

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Lance C. Rossi Environmental Science Santa Cruz, California

Katherine R. Schweiner Biology Kula, Hawaii

Scott Christian Koo Smith Civic Communication and Media Singapore, Singapore

Jordan Taylor Ruiz Economics; Minor in Art History Keizer, Oregon

Hannah S. Scott-Persson Anthropology Chico, California

Nikolas E. Ruiz Anderson Politics; Minor in Spanish Springfield, Oregon

Annie Rose Seiver Psychology, Spanish Central Point, Oregon

Eamon J. Smith-Fagan Politics Sacramento, California Degree Awarded January 2016

Anastasia Ruvimova Computer Science; Minor in Mathematics Salem, Oregon

Jacob Y. Shafi Physics Pleasanton, California

Jacob W. Saiki Politics Kailua, Hawaii

Dylan A. Sheldon Politics Citrus Heights, California

Eric C. Samelson Mathematics, Music Corvallis, Oregon

Chenghan Shen Economics Xi’an, China Degree Awarded on Completion

Michael Diego Samora Economics Bothell, Washington Erik Andreas Sandell Art History; Minor in Art San Rafael, California Celine E. Sannes-Pond Women’s and Gender Studies Tempe, Arizona Degree Awarded on Completion Malia Anne Santos Biology; Minor in Chemistry Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Mark C. Sapyta Economics Highlands Ranch, Colorado Degree Awarded on Completion Adrien L. Saso Psychology; Minor in French Felton, California Nicole Akemi Sato Politics; Minor in English, Economics Aiea, Hawaii Kameron D. Schadt Computer Science Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion Cassandra E. Schaefer Psychology; Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies Medford, Oregon Degree Awarded September 2015 Claire L. Schaffer Psychology Fall City, Washington

Hongyuan Shen Computer Science; Minor in Mathematics Beijing, China Hannah J. Shively Anthropology Duvall, Washington Ian M. Sieg Anthropology Seattle, Washington Liberty R. Siegle International Studies; Minor in Economics, Russian Springfield, Oregon Sophia Nicolet Siegrist Politics Salem, Oregon Colin M. Sievers Chemistry Lynnwood, Washington Julio R. Silva Biology; Minor in German Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Kennedy M. Simpson International Studies Blaine, Washington Joshua M. L. Singer English; Minor in Film Studies Honolulu, Hawaii Brenna R. Smelt Psychology University Place, Washington

Karya H. Schanilec Art; Minor in Art History Seattle, Washington

Lark M. Smith English; Minor in American Ethnic Studies, Sociology Oakland, California

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Chantal Snedden Psychology Portland, Oregon Jesse Amadi Ujoh Solomon Sociology Hayward, California Martha E. Sonato Politics; Minor in Environmental Science Hood River, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Eric B. Spresser Civic Communication and Media Eugene, Oregon Taneesh Kaur Sra Economics Fremont, California Taylor B. Stone Psychology Salem, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Erik J. Strandoo English Seattle, Washington Amanda N. Stratton Chemistry; Minor in Biology Chehalis, Washington Lindsay Straube English; Minor in German Portland, Oregon Sarah L. Stutzman Psychology; Minor in Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies Diamond Bar, California Degree Awarded January 2016 Brent B. Sundvall Politics; Minor in Classical Studies Tigard, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Samuel L. Swanson Civic Communication and Media; Minor in Anthropology, Art Portland, Oregon Ethan Douglas Tait Spanish Turlock, California Degree Awarded on Completion Kulananalu S. Tarnas Chemistry Kamuela, Hawaii

Gabriel L. Tarran Exercise Science Pacifica, California Degree Awarded on Completion Audrey H. Taylor Spanish, Latin American Studies; Minor in Chemistry Roseburg, Oregon Jordan B. Therrien Chemistry La CaĂąada, California Degree Awarded on Completion

Matthew J. Tschirgi History Boise, Idaho

Keying Wang Asian Studies, Religious Studies Beijing, China

Alexandra Lily Tuchman Psychology Agoura Hills, California

Kristen A. Warden Chemistry; Minor in Biology Portland, Oregon

Kayla C. Uemura Exercise Science Captain Cook, Hawaii

Elise S. Warren Multimedia Storytelling Helena, Montana Degree Awarded August 2015

Michael S. Underwood Exercise Science Palo Alto, California

Jessica N. Warren Religious Studies Sutherlin, Oregon

Erin N. Thomas Environmental Science; Minor in Art Aptos, California

Jacob R. W. Van Baalen Politics, Economics Sandy, Oregon

Jesse D. Thompson Anthropology Santa Ynez, California

Caleb Van Buskirk Chemistry Keizer, Oregon

Joshua N. Thornton Asian Studies Napa, California Degree Awarded on Completion

Rachel Anne Van Kessel Biology; Minor in History Sacramento, California

Stephen M. Watson Politics; Minor in Classical Studies East Aurora, New York Degree Awarded January 2016

Thalia C. Vargas Sociology; Minor in Mathematics, Spanish Keizer, Oregon

Jackson R. Watt History; Minor in Economics Rocklin, California

Itsel Venegas Trujillo Sociology Independence, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion

Shayna D. Weimer Art Albany, California Degree Awarded on Completion

Devin James Vinoray Anthropology Pukalani, Maui

Tyler A. Welch Computer Science; Minor in Philosophy Mountain View, California Degree Awarded January 2016

Clara A. Tibbetts Chemistry; Minor in Mathematics Renton, Washington

Bryan A. Toles Exercise Science; Minor in Psychology Clovis, California Degree Awarded on Completion Matthew Masao Tonokawa Physics Kailua, Hawaii Donny Roy Torres Jr. Sociology Wilmington, California Enrique E. Torres Civic Communication and Media Ventura, California Sage N. Townsend Rhetoric and Media Studies; Minor in English Albuquerque, New Mexico

Erica Christine Vogel Psychology; Minor in English Palos Verdes Estates, California Kirsten Alexandra Wells Vyhmeister Biology; Minor in Japanese, Chemistry Seattle, Washington Jackson Waite-Himmelwright Biology; Minor in Chemistry Santa Cruz, California Miranda S. Waldron Theatre Olympia, Washington Erica Isensee Waligore English; Minor in History San Jose, California

Nina Thi Tran Exercise Science Clackamas, Oregon

Alexandra Kathryn Walker Psychology Portland, Oregon

Rudy A. Trevino Music Keizer, Oregon Degree Awarded on Completion

Larraina D. Walker Politics; Minor in Economics Carlton, Oregon

Madison K. Tritico Anthropology Oregon City, Oregon

Kathryn Wallner Psychology; Minor in Art Petaluma, California Degree Awarded August 2015 Willamette University Commencement 2016

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William S. Tigar Politics Berkeley, California Degree Awarded January 2016

Peter A. Warrick Physics; Minor in Mathematics Redwood City, California

Kalie J. Weninger Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies Dallas, Oregon Degree Awarded September 2015 Nathan S. Werthmann Japanese Studies Lodi, California William P. West Japanese Studies Vashon, Washington Samuel J. Wexman Economics Tiburon, California Degree Awarded on Completion Lauren Elizabeth White English, German; Minor in Philosophy Keizer, Oregon Daniel E. Whitney Politics; Minor in Computer Science Salem, Oregon Kathryn A. Whitt Anthropology; Minor in History Great Falls, Montana

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Dion A. Williams Japanese Studies Antioch, California Sara M. Williams Psychology, Music Santa Rosa, California Travis E. Wilson Economics Orangevale, California Angela L. Witty Economics; Minor in Spanish Coburg, Oregon Arianna Noelle Woicekowski Religious Studies Placerville, California Degree Awarded on Completion Shelbie Elise Wolfe Art; Minor in Psychology Oakridge, Oregon

Breanne N. Zelenak Biology, Mathematics; Minor in Chemistry Tumwater, Washington

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Anelise C. Zimmer Environmental Science; Minor in Politics Kodiak, Alaska

Erica J. Campbell Performance: Voice Paradise, California

Michaela Elizabeth Zuber Mathematics Sacramento, California

William R. Helgeson Music Education Wrangell, Alaska

Evann Zoe Zuckerman English Glendale, California

Dylan J. Librande Music Composition; Minor in English Milpitas, California

Natalie I. Zuniga Exercise Science West Linn, Oregon

Melvin Mitsuo Miyashiro, Jr. Music Education Aiea, Hawaii

Kate Elizabeth Zurschmeide Psychology; Minor in Religious Studies Tualatin, Oregon

Danielle Miyoko Nakatani Performance: Voice Bellingham, Washington Nicholas T. Newman Music Education San Mateo, California

Margaret C. Woodcock History; Minor in English Claremont, California

Jason A. Pegis Performance: Strings Shoreline, Washington

Samuel J. Woodward Civic Communication and Media Claremont, California Eric C. Wright Biology Tokyo, Japan Degree Awarded on Completion James T. Wright History Mercer Island, Washington Degree Awarded January 2016 Avan Xu Economics Portland, Oregon Kevin Yuto Yaginuma Asian Studies Sayama-Shi Saitama-Ken, Japan Colin M. Yamaguchi International Studies; Minor in Music Damascus, Oregon Steven Mitsuzo Yasumura Sociology; Minor in American Ethnic Studies Eugene, Oregon Degree Awarded January 2016 Tyler P. Yates Economics Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Noemi W. Yoshida Asian Studies Honolulu, Hawaii

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Bachelor of Music

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ACADEMIC HONORS, HONOR SOCIETIES, CAMPUS LIFE AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS Academic Honors SUMMA CUM LAUDE Matthew R. Kenagy Crystal D. LeFebvre Sherry Liang Dylan J. Librande Alexandra Victoria Ramsey Eric C. Samelson Kristen A. Warden

CUM LAUDE Stephan M. Bartz Roxana Mei Daliana Melanie T. Dirks Jaide Ashleigh Farr Samuel L. Gonzรกles William M. Hamer Kiah M. Hart Elena Carroll Hinkle Clara Marielle Hochstetler Alana M. Hutchinson Stephanie A. Matsuura Ying Meng William A. Nickerson Cora D. Orme Taylor L. Ostrander Jason A. Pegis Christa R. Rohrbach Nicole Akemi Sato Karya H. Schanilec Hannah J. Shively Thalia C. Vargas Colin M. Yamaguchi

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Jillian P. Phillips, Chemistry Alexandra Victoria Ramsey, Chemistry Whitney Randall Rogers, Economics Christa R. Rohrbach, French, English Eric C. Samelson, Music Malia Anne Santos, Biology Katherine R. Schweiner, Biology Dylan A. Sheldon, Politics Hannah J. Shively, Anthropology Brenna R. Smelt, Psychology Lark M. Smith, English Amanda N. Stratton, Chemistry Kulananalu S. Tarnas, Chemistry Audrey H. Taylor, Latin American Studies Kirsten Alexandra Wells Vyhmeister, Biology Jackson Waite-Himmelwright, Biology Kristen A. Warden, Chemistry Breanne N. Zelenak, Biology

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MAGNA CUM LAUDE Julia P. Childress Camille Vi-An Debreczeny Brittany S. Fisher Madison Reh Hall Kylea D. Johnson Jessica Kimiko Kawana Hans Edgar Peter Lehndorff Max Lipton Marika McCarthy Kara Lee Merrill Naomi L. Morgan Kristen M. Patterson George B. Paulson Brenna R. Smelt Amanda N. Stratton

DEPARTMENT HONORS Stephan M. Bartz, Psychology Ninon A. Becquart, Biology Caroline F. Brinster, Economics Stephanie H. Brown, Art History Katharine E. Brownley, English Erica J. Campbell, Music Amanda L. Carlson, Biology Carly Marie Christensen, Theatre William S. Cole, Jr., Biology Karyna E. Cutting, Biology Roxana Mei Daliana, International Studies Xengie C. Doan, Biology Bryce R. Eagan, Civic Communication and Media Jaide Ashleigh Farr, Anthropology, Chemistry Brittany S. Fisher, Exercise Science Rachel L. Fleener, Politics Genevieve A. Gahagan, French Carlo P. Gangan, Chemistry Erin N. Gangstad, Civic Communication and Media Kristin Marie Garrison, Art History Madison Reh Hall, Spanish, Music Marin C. Harris, Economics Bethany Lehigh Hladick, Politics Lawrence Hsu, Biology Alana M. Hutchinson, Exercise Science Hadley A. Jackson, Politics Kylea D. Johnson, Environmental Science Jo Kasler, Classical Studies Jessica Kimiko Kawana, Computer Science Matthew R. Kenagy, Rhetoric and Media Studies Crystal D. LeFebvre, English, Psychology Hans Edgar Peter Lehndorff, Religious Studies, Economics Sherry Liang, Music Dylan J. Librande, Music Yang Lin, Economics Max Lipton, Computer Science Andrew P. Lum, Exercise Science Stephanie A. Matsuura, Biology Madeline Louise McClelland, Biology Aubrey G. Means, French Ying Meng, Economics Naomi L. Morgan, Anthropology Sebastian M. Mortimer, Biology Cora D. Orme, English Taylor L. Ostrander, Exercise Science Karen Adele Page, Art History Kristen M. Patterson, Classical Studies George B. Paulson, Classical Studies Jason A. Pegis, Music

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Honor Societies MORTAR BOARD Reid E. Bagley Alexa M. Becker Mitchell Harry Brisacher Rebecca Sue Brownlee Katharine E. Brownley Kristin Marie Garrison Marin C. Harris Elena Carroll Hinkle Melissa W. Humphries Hadley A. Jackson Hans Edgar Peter Lehndorff Kara Lee Merrill Christa R. Rohrbach Nicole Akemi Sato Annie Rose Seiver Kristen A. Warden MU PHI EPSILON Natalie Elizabeth Giersch Madison Reh Hall Sherry Liang Dylan J. Librande Danielle Miyoko Nakatani Jason A. Pegis Eric C. Samelson Sara M. Williams ORDER OF OMEGA Caroline F. Brinster Jaide Ashleigh Farr Kristin Marie Garrison Marin C. Harris Philip L. Leander Cora D. Orme Isaura L. Pe単a Jasmine Paige Root Audrey H. Taylor

Alana M. Hutchinson Hadley A. Jackson Kylea D. Johnson Jo Kasler Jessica Kimiko Kawana Matthew R. Kenagy Crystal D. LeFebvre Hans Edgar Peter Lehndorff Sherry Liang Dylan J. Librande Cassidy M. Linden Max Lipton Stephanie A. Matsuura Marika McCarthy Ying Meng Naomi L. Morgan William A. Nickerson Cora D. Orme Taylor L. Ostrander George B. Paulson Alexandra Victoria Ramsey Sawyer T. Rogers Christa R. Rohrbach Eric C. Samelson Nicole Akemi Sato Karya H. Schanilec Dylan A. Sheldon Brenna R. Smelt Amanda N. Stratton Thalia C. Vargas Kristen A. Warden Colin M. Yamaguchi Breanne N. Zelenak TRI BETA BIOLOGICAL Sarah L. Fish Lawrence Hsu Madeline Louise McClelland Benjamin M. McLane Breanne Zelenak

PHI BETA KAPPA Stephan M. Bartz Caroline F. Brinster Rebecca Sue Brownlee Carly Marie Christensen Roxana Mei Daliana Camille Vi-An Debreczeny Melanie T. Dirks Jaide Ashleigh Farr Brittany S. Fisher Grecia Elisabet Garcia Perez Samuel L. Gonzales Madison Reh Hall William M. Hamer Meira C. Heckman Elena Carroll Hinkle Clara Marielle Hochstetler

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Campus Life Awards ALBERT PRIZE Camille Debreczeny HANK ALTHOFF AWARD Briana Fortnam COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING: OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD Sam Newman COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING: OUTSTANDING SERVICE COLLABORATOR Jake Saiki DEAN'S SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD Hanh-Thao Tran Joey Good EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY Michael Chen Peri Hildum Carlos Luevanos Diana Sellner GREEK MAN OF THE YEAR Jordan Ruiz

HULL INITIATIVE AWARD Audrey Taylor INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AWARD Rachel Bedolla and Liberty Siegle FRANKLIN D. MEYER STUDENT AMBASSADOR AWARD Hadley Jackson George Zenker FRANK MEYER STUDENT LIFE AWARD Rachel Bedolla OUTDOOR PROGRAM LEGACY AWARD Peter Fredenburg OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM AND WILLAMETTE COMMUNITY Rachel Bedolla Grace Pochis

JESSIE E. WEST AWARD Bethanie Lee Jessica Meza-Torres

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO FRATERNITY/SORORITY LIFE Mitch Diaz Erin Gangstad Jordan Ruiz

WILLAMETTE STORE OUTSTANDING INTRAMURAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Lindsey Compton Dustin Crabtree

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS Camille Debreczeny

COLONEL PERCEY WILLIS PRIZE Margaret Woodcock

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD Xengie Doan Sherry Liang GEORGE PUTNAM AWARD Lance Rossi SENIOR CERTIFICATE Caroline Brinster Teodor Ekstrom Erin Gangstad Madeline McClelland Natasha Parekh Grecia Garcia Perez Kenya Reutin Giovanna Casas Reyes

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GREEK WOMAN OF THE YEAR Kandace King

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CAMPUS WELLNESS Briana Fortnam

SENIOR KEY Rachel Bedolla Rebecca Brownlee Tiffany Chan Camille Debreczeny Mitch Diaz Kelci Jacoby Andrew Lum Jordan Ruiz Thalia Vargas Margaret Woodcock SENIOR SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD: MEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Hans Lehndorff SENIOR SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD: WOMEN'S INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Kylea Johnson SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP AWARD Tiffany Chan Camille Debreczeny Carol Li CHARLES A. SPRAGUE AWARD Jesse Sanchez

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Scholarships These scholarships were created from the generosity of alumni, parents and friends.

THE 50TH REUNION SCHOLARSHIP Thalia C. Vargas WU ACADEMIC ALL-STAR AWARD Jose Felipe Ayala ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AWARD Ariana H. Abend-Goldfarb Henry J. Adelman Samuel G. Adelman Morgan P. Aguirre Jade P. Aiona Katrina J. Albers Jenna Maree Alcalde Sean E. Alvey Mark T. Andreoni McKenzie K. Andringa Emily Johanna Arnold Cristina V. Avila Jose Felipe Ayala Reid E. Bagley Shahalam Baig Alexandra M. Balestra Nathaniel A. Balk Rocio A. Baltazar- Miranda Mikalah A. Barem Kersey D. Bars Stephan M. Bartz Matthew M. Baur Ninon A. Becquart Rachel A. Bedolla Paul D. Beery Casey J. Berg Marley I. Bergen Avery S. Billings Catherine I. Binford Adam T. Bolen Adam W. Booth Maya R. Bowton Victoria L. Bradshaw Blake S. Brash Mara Jordan Brashem Hannah D. Bressler Caroline F. Brinster Mitchell Harry Brisacher Nicholas E. Brooks Alexander J. Brown Stephanie H. Brown Rebecca Sue Brownlee Katharine E. Brownley Albert M. Buck-Bauer Hana L. Busse Kathleen N. Byrne Rosemarie D. Cabading Joshua A. Cabral Braydon G. Calder Erica J. Campbell

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Laura I. Cannon Jack A. Caplan Amanda L. Carlson Tor M. Carlson Giovanna Casas Reyes Shamir Cervantes Tiffany K. Chan Grant E. Chang Timothy H. Chen Julia P. Childress Carly Marie Christensen Gordon L. Clary Kyle R. Clouthier Ethan R. Coffey Molly G. Coffyn Ryan C. Cohen Kieran T. Colahan Mitchell L. Colvin Nathan P. Conrad Taylor M. Cooksy Sara L. Cordes Dustin J. Crabtree Maxton W. Craddock Meghan Cusick Karyna E. Cutting Roxana Mei Daliana Bianca M. Dancy Kathryn L. Davis Camille Vi-An Debreczeny Shelby L. Decker Kelsey S. DeLacy Daniel M. Diaz Ryan N. Diedrick Melanie T. Dirks Xengie C. Doan Gabriel E. Driver-Wilson Emily L. Durham Bryce R. Eagan Isabel Louize Thompson Easley Elizabeth V. Edgerton Ilana R. Egger Alexander J. Eggers Maxfield O. Ekren Teodor B. Ekstrom Alexandra Christine Elchinoff Samuel R. Ellsworth Veronica K. Ewers Michelle R. Fallon William C. Falvey Juliet Catherine Farnan Nathan T. Farnsworth Jaide Ashleigh Farr Anastasia Fedorova Lisa M. Field Sarah L. Fish Brittany S. Fisher Rachel L. Fleener Evan J. Fleming Ivette C. Flores Guillestegui Miguel Angel Flores Sarah H. Footh Carson H. Foreman Briana Jacqueline Fortnam Leah N. Freeborn Anna H. Freitas Joshua Samuel Friedberg

Emily E. Froehling Trisha E. Fujiwara Collin E. Fuller Madeline T. Furey Genevieve A. Gahagan Carlo P. Gangan Erin N. Gangstad Grecia E. Garcia Perez Alberto Gabriel Garcia Kristin Marie Garrison Alexander O. Geiszler Yasmine T. Genena Evan H. Giddings Natalie Elizabeth Giersch Samuel L. Gonzรกlez Joseph Ari Good Mason D. Granato Perri T. Greeley Joseph P. Green Alicke Grobler Austin O. Guimond Jihan Lee Haddad Austin R. Hagarty Camille C. Hakansson Jullian L. Haley Madison Reh Hall Jonathan L. Hallsted William M. Hamer Lexi R. Hamersly Cassandra J. Hansen Marcela I. Harden Michael B. Harlington Marin C. Harris William S. Harrison Macy B. Hayashi Meira C. Heckman Acacia M. Hegg William R. Helgeson Kalei William Hendershot Rachel C. Hendricks-Key Rachel M. Heringer Kathryn L. Herr Brian G. Highkin Samuel J. Hilburn Morgan Daniel Hill Elena Carroll Hinkle Yazan N. Hishmeh Bethany L. Hladick Clara Marielle Hochstetler Veronica G. Hoelscher John Nicholas Hoffnagle Mandara E. Hogarth Karin S. Hokanson Alison Hsiao Lawrence Hsu Melissa W. Humphries Ian Hung Alana M. Hutchinson Lucas M. Immer Rudy A. Iniguez Emily R. Irwin Cara P. Jack Hadley A. Jackson Kelci Jo Jacoby Shelbi L. Jenkins Julianne E. Johnson

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Kylea D. Johnson Jenna A. Jones Julia B. Jones Arie J. Jorritsma Julian K. Juรกrez Shrujan A. Kalidindi Kahana M. Kaneyasu Shelly Minji Kang Jo Kasler Samuel Joseph Keechler Erika K. Kekiwi Benjamin A. Keller Aubrey D. Kendall Sumaiya H. Khan Brooks E. King Alexander D. Klementiev Brandon T. Kobayashi Alexander J. LaConte Angelique K. LaForest Molly K. Laird Chase M. Lamothe Elena Louise Lansing Nicholas Lantz Jacob D. Larson Tori F. Latham Marie R. Leadon Philip L. Leander Victoria P. Leder Claire S. Lee Crystal D. Lefebvre Caleb G. Legg-Van Buskirk Hans Edgar Peter Lehndorff Brent J. Lenhard Rachael W. Lew Sherry Liang Dylan J. Librande Yang Lin Joseph Cagilaba Lindblom-Masuwale Cassidy M. Linden Max Lipton George Shu Liu Andrew D. Loza Brandon L. Luedtke Andrew P. Lum Makenzi A. Malvey Sarah C. Manning Elize A. Manoukian Mellissa M. Marquez Benjamin M. Martin Thonia G. Martushev Marie S. Masyczek Stephanie A. Matsuura Hunter W. Matthies Beatrice V. McAlister Marika I. McCarthy Madeline Louise McClelland Charlotte S. McGeever Lindsay H. McHugh Benjamin M. McLane Erin K. McLinden Kyle L. McSwain Aubrey G. Means Kanika G. Meister Abigail L. Mendenhall Jemma M. Mercer

Lance C. Rossi Kirsten Ruddy Nikolas E. Ruiz Anderson Anastasia Ruvimova Jacob W. Saiki Eric C. Samelson Michael Diego Samora Erik Andreas Sandell Celine E. Sannes-Pond Malia Anne Santos Diana J. Sapera Mark C. Sapyta Adrien L. Saso Nicole Akemi Sato Kameron D. Schadt Cassandra E. Schaefer Claire L. Schaffer Karya H. Schanilec Addison H. Schulberg Katherine R. Schweiner Hannah S. Scott-Persson Annie Rose Seiver Jacob Y. Shafi Dylan A. Sheldon Hongyuan Shen Hannah J. Shively Liberty R. Siegle Colin M. Sievers Julio R. Silva Kennedy M. Simpson Malia L. Simpson Joshua M. L. Singer Brenna R. Smelt Lark M. Smith Eamon J. Smith-Fagan Martha E. Sonato Eric B. Spresser Taneesh Kaur Sra Erik J. Strandoo Amanda N. Stratton Lindsay Straube Sarah L. Stutzman Brent B. Sundvall Samuel L. Swanson Ethan Douglas Tait Kulananalu S. Tarnas Gabriel L. Tarran Audrey H. Taylor Jordan B. Therrien Erin N. Thomas Jesse D. Thompson Joshua N. Thornton Clara A. Tibbetts William S. Tigar Peter M. Tkach Bryan A. Toles Matthew Masao Tonokawa Donny Roy Torres Jr. Sage N. Townsend Nina Thi Tran Rudy A. Trevino Madison K. Tritico Matthew J. Tschirgi Alexandra Lily Tuchman Kayla C. Uemura Michael S. Underwood

Jacob R. W. Van Baalen Rachel Anne Van Kessel Thalia C. Vargas Max W. Vellequette Itsel Venegas Trujillo Devin James Vinoray Erica Christine Vogel Kirsten Alexandra Wells Vyhmeister Jackson Waite-Himmelwright Miranda S. Waldron Erica Isensee Waligore Alexandra Kathryn Walker Larraina D. Walker Kathryn Wallner Kristen A. Warden Elise S. Warren Jessica N. Warren Peter A. Warrick Stephen M. Watson Jackson R. Watt Shayna D. Weimer Tyler A. Welch Kalie J. Weninger Nathan S. Werthmann William P. West Lauren Elizabeth White Daniel E. Whitney Kathryn A. Whitt Dion A. Williams Sara M. Williams Travis E. Wilson Angela L. Witty Shelbie Elise Wolfe Margaret C. Woodcock Samuel J. Woodward Eric C. Wright James T. Wright Colin M. Yamaguchi Steven Mitsuzo Yasumura Tyler P. Yates Noemi W. Yoshida Breanne N. Zelenak Anelise C. Zimmer Michaela Elizabeth Zuber Evann Zoe Zuckerman Kate Elizabeth Zurschmeide KELLY AINSWORTH INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP Jihan Lee Haddad Hannah E. Nord Emma Camille Orton Eric C. Samelson RUTH BUCHE ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP Reid E. Bagley Melanie T. Dirks CHARLES D. ALLIS SCHOLARSHIP Marin C. Harris

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ALPHA CHI OMEGA SCHOLARSHIP Sumaiya H. Khan ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP Dylan J. Librande Max Lipton ALUMNI HONORS SCHOLARSHIP Anna H. Freitas Diana J. Sapera ROBERT F. ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP Lance C. Rossi PHILIP C. ARMSTRONG BIOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP Sebastian M. Mortimer VERA M. ARMSTRONG SCHOLARSHIP Erica J. Campbell William M. Hamer Nathan S. Werthmann Noemi W. Yoshida MYRTLE L. ATKINSON SCHOLARSHIP Alexandra Victoria Ramsey ROBERT M & SHIRLEY BLACKMAN BARBER SCHOLARSHIP Shelby L. Decker Katherine R. Schweiner

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Thomas J. Merkle Kara Lee Merrill Montana E. Miller Melvin Mitsuo Miyashiro, Jr. Athena B. Moag Olivia R. Monical Tula D. Morales Naomi L. Morgan Elisabeth J. Moritz Lindsey M. Moriyama Sebastian M. Mortimer Guadalupe Mosqueda-Franco Jessica Nicole Munoz Korinn N. Murphy Danielle M. Nakatani Nicholas T. Newman Samuel D. Newman William A. Nickerson Connor M. Nielsen Hannah E. Nord Liana E. Olson Cora D. Orme Emma Camille Orton Taylor L. Ostrander Rupa K. Owen Morgen K. Pack Karen A. Page Emily R. Palmgren Corey Michael Lycett Parchem Natasha Ketan Parekh Kristen M. Patterson George B. Paulson Jason A. Pegis Nicholas S. Perkins Alyssa C. Perreault Scout J. Peterman Holly M. Petersen Kacey N. Peterson Jillian P. Phillips Dominic J. Piazza Sean J. Piper Alexander G. Polishuk Katherine M. Pyne Thelonious K. Quimby Miguel A. Quintana Seth C. Radler Alexandra Victoria Ramsey Danielle R. Raskin Pooja Ravikiran Kenya D. Reutin Alyssa K. Rhodes Stephanie A. Rice Andrea D. Risolo Carmela Myles Masika Ossolinski Roberts Ryan A. Robie Esteban Rodriguez IV Anya Holit Rogala Sawyer T. Rogers Whitney Randall Rogers Christa R. Rohrbach Aaron M. Romero Marcos A. Romero Ceja Wendy L. Rosenstein Garrett L. Ross James J. Ross

ANNIE M. BARRETT SCHOLARSHIP Lindsey Anne Compton KENNETH A. BATCHELDER SCHOLARSHIP Kyle R. Clouthier Morgan Daniel Hill Jessica Kimiko Kawana Samuel Joseph Keechler Benjamin A. Keller Nikolas E. Ruiz Anderson Jordan Taylor Ruiz ROBERT C. AND GRACE I. BAUMANN SCHOLARSHIP Marcela I. Harden Elena Louise Lansing Noemi W. Yoshida BISHOP BRUCE R. BAXTER SCHOLARSHIP Julia P. Childress RUTH BEDFORD SCHOLARSHIP Alison Hsiao Alexandra Lily Tuchman

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LESTER J. & IDA MAY BENNETT SCHOLARSHIP Braydon G. Calder

CLA CAMPAIGN KICKOFF SCHOLARSHIP Austin R. Hagarty

DEAN AND JUDY MORTZ BENSON SCHOLARSHIP Cristina V. Avila Jason A. Pegis

CLASS OF 1932 SCHOLARSHIP Larraina D. Walker

MICHAEL J. BERGQUIST SCHOLARSHIP Jacob R. W. Van Baalen

CLASS OF 1933 SCHOLARSHIP Alexandra Victoria Ramsey CLASS OF 1940 SCHOLARSHIP Pooja Ravikiran

PETER BOARDMAN SCHOLARSHIP Nathan S. Werthmann

CLASS OF 1949 SCHOLARSHIP Michael Diego Samora Kate Elizabeth Zurschmeide

IVAN L. BORNHOLDT SCHOLARSHIP Shelby L. Decker

CLASS OF 1951 SCHOLARSHIP Melanie T. Dirks

LELIA S. BORTZMEYER SCHOLARSHIP Veronica G. Hoelscher

CLASS OF 1953 SCHOLARSHIP Jose Felipe Ayala Molly K. Laird Thelonious K. Quimby

JULIUS & JOANNA BRAUER SCHOLARSHIP Olivia R. Monical Sumaiya H. Khan OLIVER C. BROWN SCHOLARSHIP Hans Edgar Peter Lehndorff Yang Lin Ying Meng Angela L. Witty EDITH FINDLEY BRYDON PRIZE Dylan J. Librande VIOLET BURLINGHAM MU PHI EPSILON SCHOLARSHIP Madison Reh Hall Sara M. Williams HELEN PURVINE BURNETT SCHOLARSHIP Teodor B. Ekstrom CAMPBELL AND WAGNER SCHOLARSHIP Abigail L. Mendenhall CHAMBERLAIN & SCHULTZ SCHOLARSHIP Mikalah A. Barem Colin M. Yamaguchi CLAUDE CHANDLER, M.D. & MARTIN GREFNES SCHOLARSHIP Carlo P. Gangan FRANCES CHAPPLE PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY SCHOLARSHIP Alexandra Victoria Ramsey

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CLASS OF 1954 SCHOLARSHIP Jose Felipe Ayala CLASS OF 1955 SCHOLARSHIP Kathryn A. Whitt CLASS OF 1961 SCHOLARSHIP Thelonious K. Quimby CLASS OF 1966 SCHOLARSHIP Emma Camille Orton Angela L. Witty CLASS OF 1988 SCHOLARSHIP AND CAMPUS LIFE FUND Rebecca Sue Brownlee GILBERT J. CLAUSMAN SCHOLARSHIP Rosemarie D. Cabading Erica J. Campbell Madison Reh Hall Sherry Liang Dylan J. Librande Jason A. Pegis Eric C. Samelson Rudy A. Trevino Sara M. Williams JACK R. CLUMECK SCHOLARSHIP Yonny Castillo BEUFORD S. COLE SCHOLARSHIP Michael Diego Samora MARY L. COLLINS SCHOLARSHIP Rocio A. Baltazar-Miranda Katharine E. Brownley

Luther E. Caulkins Joseph J. Clarke Edna Du Jihan Lee Haddad Jenna A. Jones Tori F. Latham Claire S. Lee Crystal D. Lefebvre Sebastian M. Mortimer Holly M. Petersen Jordan D. Ramp Sawyer T. Rogers Kameron D. Schadt Sarah L. Stutzman Kulananalu S. Tarnas Thalia C. Vargas TRUMAN W. COLLINS NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Sherry Liang Dylan J. Librande George B. Paulson EDWIN & JUNE CONE SCHOLARSHIP Rachael W. Lew CORLISS A. COTTON SCHOLARSHIP Rachel A. Bedolla Camille Vi-An Debreczeny DOUGLAS R. COURSON SCHOLARSHIP Marley I. Bergen COVERT FAMILY MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Jason A. Pegis Eric C. Samelson DEAN’S PRIZE Alexandra M. Balestra Matthew M. Baur Victoria L. Bradshaw Blake S. Brash Jack A. Caplan Ilana R. Egger Kathryn L. Herr Shrujan A. Kalidindi Makenzi A. Malvey Marie S. Masyczek Beatrice V. McAlister Dominic J. Piazza Danielle R. Raskin Esteban Rodriguez IV Adrien L. Saso Jacob Y. Shafi Scott Christian Koo Smith DELTA GAMMA LOIS LATIMER SCHOLARSHIP Clara A. Tibbetts

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HEATHER DEMPSEY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP Makenzi A. Malvey Madeline Louise McClelland DENISON FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Chantal Snedden MARY A. & MARTIN J. DIETZ SCHOLARSHIP Michael Diego Samora WAYNE AND SALLY DOUGHTON SCHOLARSHIP Brent B. Sundvall CARL HARRIS DOWNEY SCHOLARSHIP Ninon A. Becquart Jillian P. Phillips PAULE DRAYTON AND MARION MORANGE SCHOLARSHIP Yonny Castillo PAUL M. DUELL MEMORIAL CHEMISTRY SCHOLARSHIP Korinn N. Murphy MARGARET KLUND EARNHEART SCHOLARSHIP Erica J. Campbell Julianne E. Johnson Benjamin M. McLane Devin James Vinoray Jessica N. Warren DONALD EASTRIDGE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Austin R. Hagarty MARY E. EYRE SCHOLARSHIP Marcela I. Harden Sophia Nicolet Siegrist AL FERRIN SCHOLARSHIP Amanda L. Carlson Sherry Liang Naomi L. Morgan Sawyer T. Rogers HALLIE FORD TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP Jaide Ashleigh Farr HALLIE BROWN FORD ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Laura I. Cannon MABEL H. FRAER SCHOLARSHIP Tiffany K. Chan

ESTHER MAE FRANKLIN SCHOLARSHIP Grecia E. Garcia Perez RICHARD K. FREDERICK MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Sara M. Williams H. LESLIE & BETTY FREWING SCHOLARSHIP Kathleen N. Byrne L. GATES SCHOLARSHIP Anya Holit Rogala MARGARET L. GATES SCHOLARSHIP Samuel L. González William M. Hamer Lawrence Hsu Cassidy M. Linden MELVIN & RUTH GEIST MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Alison Hsiao Melvin Mitsuo Miyashiro, Jr. ELIZABETH A. GILCHRIST SCHOLARSHIP Jullian L. Haley

LLOYD AND ELSIE GIROD SCHOLARSHIP Herschel M. Mapes SAMUEL ADDISON & FLORENCE LEE GODFREY SCHOLARSHIP Sherry Liang ELMER AND GRACE GOUDY SCHOLARSHIP Emily Johanna Arnold Reid E. Bagley Stephan M. Bartz Alexa M. Becker Paul D. Beery Adam W. Booth Stephanie H. Brown Rebecca Sue Brownlee Shamir Cervantes Kylea D. Johnson Jessica Kimiko Kawana Kalie J. Weninger GEORGE H. GRABENHORST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Eric C. Samelson Jacob R. W. Van Baalen

MARY WHITFORD GRAVES SCHOLARSHIP Elena Carroll Hinkle GARRISON J. GRAY SCHOLARSHIP Camille Vi-An Debreczeny Trisha E. Fujiwara Sumaiya H. Khan Isaura L. Peña JOHN D. GRAY SCHOLARSHIP Caroline F. Brinster ROBERT D. & LOIS E. GREGG SCHOLARSHIP Tori F. Latham Erica Isensee Waligore SHARON AND JAY GRENIG SCHOLARSHIP Brittany S. Fisher Katherine R. Schweiner R. SAMUEL HALL SCHOLARSHIP Max Lipton SYDNEY HANNAFORD GUSTAFSON SCHOLARSHIP Molly G. Coffyn

HAYNES-McHALE SCHOLARSHIP Nicholas E. Brooks Elizabeth V. Edgerton Ivette C. Flores Guillestegui Rachel C. Hendricks-Key Kassandra J. Omvik Corey Michael Lycett Parchem Nicholas S. Perkins James J. Ross Peter M. Tkach Erica Isensee Waligore HEARST FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP Giovanna Casas Reyes LOUISE FINDLEY HEINL SCHOLARSHIP Sara M. Williams MELVIN HENDERSON-RUBIO AWARD Christopher G. Jimenez MELVIN HENDERSON-RUBIO SCHOLARSHIP Christopher G. Jimenez HINES-BURGOON SCHOLARSHIP Nathaniel A. Balk Veronica G. Hoelscher Andrea D. Risolo Arianna Noelle Woicekowski

MYRTLE WHITSETT HARRIS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Julia P. Childress

WILLIS & MARGARET HISEY SCHOLARSHIP Jose Felipe Ayala Eric C. Samelson Celine E. Sannes-Pond

MARK O. HATFIELD PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP Isaura L. Peña

CAROLYN HITCHCOCK SCHOLARSHIP Jonathan L. Hallsted

MARK O. HATFIELD ALTERNATE AWARD Steven Mitsuzo Yasumura

WILLIAM & LEONA HITE SCHOLARSHIP Veronica G. Hoelscher Arianna Noelle Woicekowski

MARK O. HATFIELD SCHOLARSHIP Samuel L. González MARGARET AND WILLIS HATHAWAY SCHOLARSHIP Kacey N. Peterson Liberty R. Siegle HAROLD HAUK SCHOLARSHIP Giovanna Casas Reyes TIMOTHY C. HAWKINS SCHOLARSHIP Victoria L. Bradshaw

BERNICE JACKSON HOFFMAN SCHOLARSHIP Natalie Elizabeth Giersch BERNICE JACKSON HOFFMAN FOREIGN STUDY SCHOLARSHIP Molly G. Coffyn Emily R. Irwin Aubrey G. Means Guadalupe Mosqueda-Franco Jessica Nicole Munoz Emma Camille Orton Pooja Ravikiran Lauren Elizabeth White

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SHANNON P. HOGUE SCHOLARSHIP Katrina J. Albers Meghan Cusick Matthew R. Kenagy Hannah E. Nord Samuel L. Swanson Sage N. Townsend ALICE HOPKINS SCHOLARSHIP Collin E. Fuller Evann Zoe Zuckerman J. HORN & E. BRANSON MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Tiffany K. Chan JERRY E. HUDSON ENDOWED BOOK FUND Joseph J. Clarke Mitchell L. Colvin Yasmine T. Genena Jihan Lee Haddad Katherine R. Schweiner Sarah L. Stutzman Shelbie Elise Wolfe NORMAN A. HUFFMAN SCHOLARSHIP Jessica N. Warren ESTHER WRIGHT HUFFMAN ART SCHOLARSHIP Emily Johanna Arnold

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RICHARD M. GILLIS SCHOLARSHIP Yang Lin

HELEN SATCHWELL GRAGG SCHOLARSHIP Braydon G. Calder Austin D. Jacobson Surabhi Mahajan

ROGER HULL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Karen A. Page ELIZABETH H. JAQUA SCHOLARSHIP Cassandra E. Schaefer JASON LEE AWARD Ariana H. Abend-Goldfarb Henry J. Adelman Samuel G. Adelman Morgan P. Aguirre Jade P. Aiona Katrina J. Albers Jenna Maree Alcalde Sean E. Alvey McKenzie K. Andringa Emily Johanna Arnold Ramon Arredondo Cristina V. Avila Jose Felipe Ayala Reid E. Bagley Shahalam Baig Nathaniel A. Balk Rocio A. Baltazar-Miranda Kersey D. Bars Stephan M. Bartz Matthew M. Baur Ninon A. Becquart

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Rachel A. Bedolla Casey J. Berg Marley I. Bergen Avery S. Billings Catherine I. Binford Adam T. Bolen Adam W. Booth Hannah D. Bressler Caroline F. Brinster Mitchell Harry Brisacher Nicholas E. Brooks Alexander J. Brown Mason L. Brown Rebecca Sue Brownlee Katharine E. Brownley Albert M. Buck-Bauer Hana L. Busse Kathleen N. Byrne Rosemarie D. Cabading Joshua A. Cabral Braydon G. Calder Erica J. Campbell Laura I. Cannon Amanda L. Carlson Giovanna Casas Reyes Shamir Cervantes Tiffany K. Chan Grant E. Chang Timothy H. Chen Carly Marie Christensen Gordon L. Clary Kyle R. Clouthier Ethan R. Coffey Molly G. Coffyn Kieran T. Colahan Mitchell L. Colvin Nathan P. Conrad Taylor M. Cooksy Sara L. Cordes Dustin J. Crabtree Maxton W. Craddock Meghan Cusick Karyna E. Cutting Roxana Mei Daliana Bianca M. Dancy Kathryn L. Davis Camille Vi-An Debreczeny Shelby L. Decker Kelsey S. DeLacy Daniel M. Diaz Ryan N. Diedrick Melanie T. Dirks Xengie C. Doan Gabriel E. Driver-Wilson Emily L. Durham Isabel Louize Thompson Easley Elizabeth V. Edgerton Alexander J. Eggers Maxfield O. Ekren Teodor B. Ekstrom Alexandra Christine Elchinoff Veronica K. Ewers Michelle R. Fallon Juliet Catherine Farnan Nathan T. Farnsworth Jaide Ashleigh Farr

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Anastasia Fedorova Lisa M. Field Sarah L. Fish Brittany S. Fisher Rachel L. Fleener Evan J. Fleming Sarah H. Footh Carson H. Foreman Briana Jacqueline Fortnam Leah N. Freeborn Anna H. Freitas Joshua Samuel Friedberg Emily E. Froehling Trisha E. Fujiwara Collin E. Fuller Madeline T. Furey Genevieve A. Gahagan Carlo P. Gangan Erin N. Gangstad Grecia E. Garcia Perez Alberto Gabriel Garcia Yasmine T. Genena Evan H. Giddings Natalie Elizabeth Giersch Samuel L. Gonzรกlez Joseph Ari Good Mason D. Granato Joseph P. Green Alicke Grobler Austin O. Guimond Jihan Lee Haddad Austin R. Hagarty Jullian L. Haley Jonathan L. Hallsted William M. Hamer Lexi R. Hamersly Cassandra J. Hansen Marcela I. Harden Michael B. Harlington Marin C. Harris William S. Harrison Macy B. Hayashi Meira C. Heckman William R. Helgeson Kalei William Hendershot Rachel C. Hendricks-Key Rachel M. Heringer Jacob D. Hernandez Samuel J. Hilburn Morgan Daniel Hill Elena Carroll Hinkle Yazan N. Hishmeh Bethany L. Hladick Clara Marielle Hochstetler Veronica G. Hoelscher John Nicholas Hoffnagle Mandara E. Hogarth Karin S. Hokanson Lawrence Hsu Melissa W. Humphries Ian Hung Alana M. Hutchinson Lucas M. Immer Rudy A. Iniguez Emily R. Irwin Cara P. Jack

Hadley A. Jackson Austin D. Jacobson Kelci Jo Jacoby Julianne E. Johnson Kylea D. Johnson Jenna A. Jones Arie J. Jorritsma Parris R. Joyce Julian K. Juรกrez Kahana M. Kaneyasu Shelly Minji Kang Samuel Joseph Keechler Erika K. Kekiwi Benjamin A. Keller Aubrey D. Kendall Sumaiya H. Khan Brooks E. King Alexander D. Klementiev Brandon T. Kobayashi Alexander J. LaConte Angelique K. LaForest Molly K. Laird Chase M. Lamothe Elena Louise Lansing Tori F. Latham Marie R. Leadon Philip L. Leander Victoria P. Leder Claire S. Lee Crystal D. Lefebvre Caleb G. Legg-Van Buskirk Hans Edgar Peter Lehndorff Brent J. Lenhard Rachael W. Lew Dylan J. Librande Yang Lin Cassidy M. Linden Max Lipton Andrew D. Loza Brandon L. Luedtke Andrew P. Lum Sarah C. Manning Elize A. Manoukian Mellissa M. Marquez Benjamin M. Martin Thonia G. Martushev Stephanie A. Matsuura Beatrice V. McAlister Marika I. McCarthy Charlotte S. McGeever Benjamin M. McLane Erin K. McLinden Kyle L. McSwain Aubrey G. Means Kanika G. Meister Abigail L. Mendenhall Jemma M. Mercer Thomas J. Merkle Kara Lee Merrill Montana E. Miller Melvin Mitsuo Miyashiro, Jr. Athena B. Moag Olivia R. Monical Tula D. Morales Naomi L. Morgan Elisabeth J. Moritz

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Lindsey M. Moriyama Sebastian M. Mortimer Guadalupe Mosqueda-Franco Jessica Nicole Munoz Korinn N. Murphy Danielle M. Nakatani Nicholas T. Newman William A. Nickerson Connor M. Nielsen Hannah E. Nord Liana E. Olson Cora D. Orme Emma Camille Orton Taylor L. Ostrander Rupa K. Owen Morgen K. Pack Karen A. Page Emily R. Palmgren Natasha Ketan Parekh George B. Paulson Ashley M. Pender Nicholas S. Perkins Alyssa C. Perreault Scout J. Peterman Holly M. Petersen Kacey N. Peterson Jillian P. Phillips Sean J. Piper Alexander G. Polishuk Thelonious K. Quimby Miguel A. Quintana Seth C. Radler Alexandra Victoria Ramsey Pooja Ravikiran Kenya D. Reutin Alyssa K. Rhodes Stephanie A. Rice Carmela Myles Masika Ossolinski Roberts Ryan A. Robie Esteban Rodriguez IV Anya Holit Rogala Sawyer T. Rogers Christa R. Rohrbach Aaron M. Romero Marcos A. Romero Ceja Jasmine Paige Root Wendy L. Rosenstein Garrett L. Ross James J. Ross Lance C. Rossi Nikolas E. Ruiz Anderson Jacob W. Saiki Michael Diego Samora Erik Andreas Sandell Celine E. Sannes-Pond Malia Anne Santos Mark C. Sapyta Nicole Akemi Sato Cassandra E. Schaefer Karya H. Schanilec Addison H. Schulberg Katherine R. Schweiner Hannah S. Scott-Persson Annie Rose Seiver Dylan A. Sheldon

CHARLES H. LEAVITT SCHOLARSHIP Jacob R. W. Van Baalen

CECIL R. MONK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Aaron M. Romero

LITCHFIELD FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Joseph P. Green Kalie J. Weninger

FERNE & BROOKS MOORE SCHOLARSHIP Cora D. Orme Larraina D. Walker

JESSE AND ALICE JONES SCHOLARSHIP William R. Helgeson

BILL LONG SCHOLARSHIP Elena Louise Lansing Andrew P. Lum Benjamin M. Martin

MARGARET L. MORELAND SCHOLARSHIP Jackson R. Watt

DAVID AND ANNA JONES SCHOLARSHIP Benjamin M. Martin

WALLACE H. LONG, JR. SCHOLARSHIP Madison Reh Hall

ANONYMOUS DONOR SCHOLARSHIP Carmela Myles Masika Ossolinski Roberts

MALCOLM & HELEN K. JONES SCHOLARSHIP Chantal Snedden

HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP Miguel Angel Flores Angelique K. LaForest

MORRIS SCHOLARSHIP Rachel A. Bedolla Cora D. Orme

JORY-HAFFERKAMP PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS Yang Lin William A. Nickerson Eric C. Samelson

DR. R. IVAN LOVELL HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP Joseph Ari Good

MORTENSEN SCHOLARS FUND Yang Lin

CHESTER F. LUTHER MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP Max Lipton Eric C. Samelson

DAN MOSEE SCHOLARSHIP Roxana Mei Daliana

Eric C. Wright James T. Wright Colin M. Yamaguchi Tyler P. Yates Breanne N. Zelenak Anelise C. Zimmer Michaela Elizabeth Zuber Evann Zoe Zuckerman Kate Elizabeth Zurschmeide

CLEVE KEAS SCHOLARSHIP Liberty R. Siegle WENDELL KECK FUND Christa R. Rohrbach SPEC KEENE SCHOLARSHIP Cora D. Orme Matthew J. Tschirgi RICHARD KERR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Sawyer T. Rogers Marcos A. Romero Ceja PETER & BONNIE KREMER SCHOLARSHIP Owen Lee Fuller DR. SCEVA BRIGHT & LILLIAN GOODALL LAUGHLIN SCHOLARSHIP Kalie J. Weninger W.C. & M. LAWRENCE SCHOLARSHIP Shelly Minji Kang MARGUERITE LAWSON SCHOLARSHIP Braydon G. Calder Linnea A. Huomo DAVID & JULIA LEAR SCHOLARSHIP Jasmine Paige Root

HELEN YEOMANS LUTHER SCHOLARSHIP Molly G. Coffyn Genevieve A. Gahagan Grecia E. Garcia Perez Madison Reh Hall Marcela I. Harden Aubrey G. Means Nathan S. Werthmann Lauren Elizabeth White CHARLES E. McCULLOCH SCHOLARSHIP Jade P. Aiona Jullian L. Haley JAMES NEWTON McCURDY SCHOLARSHIP Ryan N. Diedrick LOIS McGOURTY SCHOLARSHIP Caroline F. Brinster Karen A. Page SYBIL SPEARS McLEOD SCHOLARSHIP Jose Felipe Ayala Rosemarie D. Cabading Gabriel E. Driver-Wilson Jackson R. Watt Kate Elizabeth Zurschmeide

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CHARLES & VALONA MOSER SCHOLARSHIP Hana L. Busse Gabriel E. Driver-Wilson Kate Elizabeth Zurschmeide

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Liberty R. Siegle Colin M. Sievers Julio R. Silva Malia L. Simpson Brenna R. Smelt Lark M. Smith Eamon J. Smith-Fagan Martha E. Sonato Eric B. Spresser Taneesh Kaur Sra Erik J. Strandoo Amanda N. Stratton Sarah L. Stutzman Brent B. Sundvall Samuel L. Swanson Ethan Douglas Tait Kulananalu S. Tarnas Gabriel L. Tarran Audrey H. Taylor Jordan B. Therrien Erin N. Thomas Jesse D. Thompson Joshua N. Thornton Clara A. Tibbetts Peter M. Tkach Bryan A. Toles Matthew Masao Tonokawa Donny Roy Torres Jr. Nina Thi Tran Rudy A. Trevino Madison K. Tritico Matthew J. Tschirgi Alexandra Lily Tuchman Kayla C. Uemura Michael S. Underwood Jacob R. W. Van Baalen Rachel Anne Van Kessel Thalia C. Vargas Itsel Venegas Trujillo Devin James Vinoray Erica Christine Vogel Kirsten Alexandra Wells Vyhmeister Jackson Waite-Himmelwright Larraina D. Walker Elise S. Warren Jessica N. Warren Peter A. Warrick Stephen M. Watson Jackson R. Watt Shayna D. Weimer Tyler A. Welch Kalie J. Weninger Nathan S. Werthmann William P. West Samuel J. Wexman Lauren Elizabeth White Daniel E. Whitney Kathryn A. Whitt Dion A. Williams Sara M. Williams Travis E. Wilson Angela L. Witty Shelbie Elise Wolfe Margaret C. Woodcock Samuel J. Woodward

DIX V. MOSER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Kiah M. Hart YVONNE MOZEE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP Melvin Mitsuo Miyashiro, Jr. GEORGE NEUNER SCHOLARSHIP Rachel A. Bedolla Marley I. Bergen Teodor B. Ekstrom Malia Anne Santos Diana J. Sapera Taylor B. Stone HAZEL NEWHOUSE SCHOLARSHIP Kathryn L. Davis J. ORIN & MAY C. OLIPHANT SCHOLARSHIP Athena B. Moag MAE ANDERSON OLIVER FUND Christa R. Rohrbach

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GEORGE AND GENEVIEVE OLIVER SCHOLARSHIP Michael Diego Samora Sarah L. Stutzman

RUSSEL & ALICE PRATT SCHOLARSHIP Claire S. Lee Nicole Akemi Sato

OPERATION MIDPOINT SCHOLARSHIP Samuel L. González

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM Ninon A. Becquart Daniel E. Whitney

OREGON ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES SCHOLARSHIP Jose Felipe Ayala Marley I. Bergen Caroline F. Brinster Yonny Castillo Mitchell L. Colvin Brittany S. Fisher Collin E. Fuller Shelly Minji Kang Kara Lee Merrill Kameron D. Schadt Kulananalu S. Tarnas Thalia C. Vargas FRANKLIN O. PARKER JR. SCHOLARSHIP Mitchell Harry Brisacher Joshua A. Cabral Kyle R. Clouthier Samuel R. Ellsworth Kalei William Hendershot Jacob D. Hernandez Morgan Daniel Hill Rudy A. Iniguez Parris R. Joyce Samuel Joseph Keechler Benjamin A. Keller Alexander D. Klementiev Philip L. Leander Benjamin M. Martin Benjamin M. McLane Seth C. Radler Nikolas E. Ruiz Anderson Jordan Taylor Ruiz Eamon J. Smith-Fagan Devin James Vinoray PARKINSON-LOFGREN SCHOLARSHIP Veronica G. Hoelscher MORTON & JESSIE PECK SCHOLARSHIP Breanne N. Zelenak PI BETA PHI ADELE EGAN SCHOLARSHIP Rachael W. Lew JAMES H. POLHEMUS SCHOLARSHIP Trisha E. Fujiwara Stephanie A. Rice Marcos A. Romero Ceja Lauren Elizabeth White

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ROBERT L. PURBRICK SCHOLARSHIP Peter A. Warrick Jaide Ashleigh Farr RALPH E. PURVINE SCHOLARSHIP Amanda N. Stratton D. EGR & G. AND D. RAMSTEAD SCHOLARSHIP Jullian L. Haley CHARLES R. RANDALL SCHOLARSHIP Jasmine Paige Root SUSAN J. RAUCH SCHOLARSHIP Parris R. Joyce BILL & ALMA RHORER VINSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Jason A. Pegis ERNEST C. & MYRTA M. RICHARDS SCHOLARSHIP Hannah D. Bressler Emily R. Irwin WILLIAM & ELIZABETH RIETH SCHOLARSHIP Jason A. Pegis R. CLOYD RIFFE MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Rosemarie D. Cabading Dylan J. Librande BERNICE M. RISE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Olivia R. Monical V.V.T. & A.T. ROCKAFELLAR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Aaron M. Romero LETA O. ROEHL SCHOLARSHIP Lauren Elizabeth White MARY STUART ROGERS SCHOLARSHIP Giovanna Casas Reyes Yasmine T. Genena Madison Reh Hall

Alison Hsiao Linnea A. Huomo Julianne E. Johnson Aubrey G. Means Olivia R. Monical Emily R. Palmgren Pooja Ravikiran Celine E. Sannes-Pond Sarah L. Stutzman

TERRY SHUCHAT SCHOLARSHIP Rocio A. Baltazar- Miranda Austin D. Jacobson Thonia G. Martushev

ROTH FAMILY FOUNDATION SOPHOMORE SCHOLARSHIP Max Lipton

EDMUND ARTHUR & HELEN CAVITT SMITH SCHOLARSHIP Dylan A. Sheldon

DONA ADAMS ROTHWELL AWARD Erin N. Gangstad

G. HERBERT SMITH PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP Amanda L. Carlson Carly Marie Christensen William S. Cole, Jr. Karyna E. Cutting Bianca M. Dancy Melanie T. Dirks William M. Hamer Meira C. Heckman Elena Carroll Hinkle Clara Marielle Hochstetler

EVA K. RUUD SCHOLARSHIP Katrina J. Albers Rocio A. Baltazar- Miranda THOMAS M. AND FRANCES E. SCHEIDEL SCHOLARSHIP Gabriel E. Driver-Wilson Jonathan L. Hallsted Lance C. Rossi PAULA J. SCHUDEL SCHOLARSHIP Ian Hung Kara Lee Merrill SARA BINGAY SCHULTZ SCHOLARSHIP Yasmine T. Genena SCHWIND FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Tiffany K. Chan Melvin Mitsuo Miyashiro, Jr. WILSON HENRY SCOTT SCHOLARSHIP Nathan S. Werthmann LOLA DASCH SEEGER AND MERVIN E. SEEGER SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP Julianne E. Johnson

SIGMA TAU MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Korinn N. Murphy

WILLIAM B. SMULLIN SCHOLARSHIP Caroline F. Brinster Giovanna Casas Reyes Daniel M. Diaz Madeline T. Furey Kara Lee Merrill Jasmine Paige Root Nicole Akemi Sato SPARKS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Hannah D. Bressler MARTHA SPRINGER BIOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP Ninon A. Becquart Hana L. Busse Karyna E. Cutting Lawrence Hsu Malia Anne Santos EDWARD & DOROTHY STADTER SCHOLARSHIP Jose Felipe Ayala

SESQUICENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP Carly Marie Christensen Madeline T. Furey

HELEN E. STANCLIFT SCHOLARSHIP William R. Helgeson

THEODORE E.D. SHAY SCHOLARSHIP Kara Lee Merrill

M. EMMA STANNUS SCHOLARSHIP Alison Hsiao

LELAND A. SHINN SCHOLARSHIP Isaura L. Peña

CHARLES L. STARR SCHOLARSHIP Hana L. Busse Lauren Elizabeth White

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SARAH HUNT STEEVES SCHOLARSHIP Shelly Minji Kang

SCOTTY AND BUENA WASHBURN SCHOLARSHIP Taylor B. Stone

CORINNE & LINDSAY STEWART SCHOLARSHIP Roxana Mei Daliana Korinn N. Murphy Amanda N. Stratton

TAUL WATANABE SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP Aaron M. Romero

ROBERT W. STRAUMFJORD SCHOLARSHIP Jade P. Aiona NANCY STUART SCHOLARSHIP Leah N. Freeborn GLEN & DOROTHY SUMMERS SCHOLARSHIP Evann Zoe Zuckerman IRENE GERLINGER SWINDELLS MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Alison Hsiao Sara M. Williams MURIEL STEEVES TATE SCHOLARSHIP Andrew D. Loza Brent B. Sundvall

VIRGINIA TREAT SCHOLARSHIP Madison Reh Hall Marie R. Leadon Melvin Mitsuo Miyashiro, Jr. WALLACE M. TURNER BOOK FUND Julianne E. Johnson Andrew D. Loza Shelbie Elise Wolfe JOHN W. AND NETTIE REYNOLDS SCHOLARSHIP Isabel Louize Thompson Easley Alexander J. LaConte Jasmine Paige Root FLORIAN VON ESCHEN CHEMISTRY SCHOLARSHIP Shelby L. Decker Alexandra Victoria Ramsey Kulananalu S. Tarnas NANCY K. DETERING WAECHTER SCHOLARSHIP Kristen A. Warden

WHIPPLE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Yonny Castillo E. JERRY WHIPPLE SCHOLARSHIP Kenya D. Reutin ELIZABETH ATKINSON WHITSETT SCHOLARSHIP Molly K. Laird CLYDE WIEGAND SCHOLARSHIP Jonathan L. Hallsted WILLAMETTE BLACK UNITED FUND SCHOLARSHIP Parris R. Joyce WILLAMETTE COMPASS SCHOLARSHIP Erik H. Baker Nathaniel A. Balk Alexa M. Becker Kathleen N. Byrne Rosemarie D. Cabading Carly Marie Christensen Samuel R. Ellsworth Lisa M. Field Sarah K. Fincher Evan J. Fleming Evan H. Giddings Natalie Elizabeth Giersch Morgan Daniel Hill Clara Marielle Hochstetler Veronica G. Hoelscher Melissa W. Humphries Christopher G. Jimenez Julian K. Juárez Molly K. Laird Jacob D. Larson Philip L. Leander Brent J. Lenhard

WILLAMETTE HONORS SCHOLARSHIP Jasmine Paige Root Kirsten Ruddy Kameron D. Schadt Addison H. Schulberg Erica Isensee Waligore WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP Erik H. Baker Yonny Castillo Luther E. Caulkins Sarah M. Cherrillo Joseph J. Clarke Megann E. Clarkson Lindsey Anne Compton Timothy L. Daly Edna Du Aviva R. Einhorn Martha Kelsey Falk Sarah K. Fincher Ryan W. Foote Owen Lee Fuller Garrett L. German Kiah M. Hart Graham Healey Lindsey E. Hosey Tingyu Hu Linnea A. Huomo Alexander S. James Christopher G. Jimenez Lyra Rose Kuhn Michael A. Lacanilao Blake Dale Lepire Herschel M. Mapes Sarah J. Natelson Mary J. Needham Kassandra J. Omvik Jordan D. Ramp Spencer H. Ramsey Fernando Rincon Chenghan Shen

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Ian M. Sieg Chantal Snedden Taylor B. Stone Enrique E. Torres Arianna Noelle Woicekowski Kevin Yuto Yaginuma Natalie I. Zuniga WINTERSCHEID PUGET SOUND SCHOLARSHIP Leah N. Freeborn CHARLES LANGDON WROTON SCHOLARSHIP Erin N. Thomas WU HALF CENTURY SCHOLARSHIP Chantal Snedden DR. ROBERT F. & PAULINE FINDLEY WULF SCHOLARSHIP Lance C. Rossi Jackson R. Watt RICHARD “BUZZ” & ELIZABETH A. YOCOM INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SCHOLARSHIP Luther E. Caulkins Roxana Mei Daliana Yasmine T. Genena Max Lipton Olivia R. Monical Eric C. Samelson Liberty R. Siegle Lark M. Smith Kathryn A. Whitt

College of Liberal Arts

LEONA E. TODD SCHOLARSHIP Giovanna Casas Reyes Grecia E. Garcia Perez Marcela I. Harden Surabhi Mahajan

WILLIAM B. WEBBER SCHOLARSHIP Jade P. Aiona Xengie C. Doan Jaide Ashleigh Farr Lisa M. Field Anna H. Freitas Cassandra J. Hansen Shelbi L. Jenkins Marika I. McCarthy Katherine R. Schweiner Clara A. Tibbetts Anelise C. Zimmer

Blake Dale Lepire Sarah C. Manning Mellissa M. Marquez Rubi Arlett Martinez-Sanchez Madeline Louise McClelland Thomas J. Merkle Olivia R. Monical Nicholas T. Newman Samuel D. Newman Karen A. Page Corey Michael Lycett Parchem Sean J. Piper Stephanie A. Rice Ryan A. Robie Anya Holit Rogala Jasmine Paige Root Eamon J. Smith-Fagan Matthew J. Tschirgi Miranda S. Waldron Daniel E. Whitney Eric C. Wright Tyler P. Yates

DONNA M. YOUNG SCHOLARSHIP Roxana Mei Daliana Rudy A. Trevino WILLIAM W. YOUNGSON SCHOLARSHIP Julianne E. Johnson

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2015-16 Alumni Award Winners Today’s graduates enter a community of accomplished, diligent and mindful alumni. Bearcats around the world continue to pursue their own hopes and goals while united by their shared experiences and Willamette’s enduring ethos of service.

D I S T I N G U I S H E D A L U M N I C I TAT I O N Given for exemplary performance or contribution in any field, cause or life pursuit.

Roy Chapin ’61

The following awards are made by the Willamette University Alumni Association Board of Directors and come from alumni nominations.

Distinguished Alumni Citation An international consultant in animal nutrition, Chapin has dedicated his life to making the world a better place by reducing hunger through improved animal agricultural production. By improving farm animals’ nutrition in more than 20 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern and Central Europe, he helped increase the milk and protein they produce for human consumption. Previously, while serving in the U.S. Air Force as officer in charge of space nutrition research, Chapin helped develop space foods for NASA. Chapin has served two terms as president of the Oregon Feed, Seed, and Suppliers’ Association and is a charter diplomate of the College of Nutrition of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists.

Nancy Weeks Federici ’60 Distinguished Alumni Citation Federici’s entire adult life has been devoted to music, community activism and philanthropy.

Her Willamette degree in music education and her graduate work in 1963 in vocal performance and music led her to teach vocal music and training. She soloed, sang in musical ensembles, performed in musical theater and conducted choral groups and church choirs. She also worked tirelessly to better her community of St. Helens, Oregon, working in politics, schools and the retail community and on local and state service boards. In return, her community honored her with awards including Young Careerist, Oregon Retailer of the Year, Woman of the Year and Citizen of the Year. Federici continues to work in music in her retirement in Seattle.

Catharine Newbury ’66 Distinguished Alumni Citation Having majored at Willamette in political science and French, Newbury did graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. She then conducted research on colonial statebuilding and the complicated processes of decolonization in Rwanda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, becoming a close witness to some of the most painful events in recent African history. She has also written widely on the origins, processes and aftermath of political turmoil in the Great Lakes Region of central Africa. Through her publications, Newbury has sought to create deeper understanding of tragic events often misunderstood in the West. She has taught a wide range of courses on women, peasant politics and development issues at several universities. Newbury has served as president of the multidisciplinary African Studies Association and as academic director of the Five College African Scholars Program. She retired from Smith College in 2012 and lives with her husband in Vermont.

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Y O U N G A L U M N I L E A D E R S H I P AW A R D Recognizes graduates from the past 10 years for outstanding leadership in their vocation, community service and service to the university.

L E S T L E J . S PA R K S M E D A L L I O N Given for enduring commitment to the university, as embodied by one of our most revered alumni, Lestle J. Sparks ’19.

Amanda Helfer ’08

Donald G. Brown ’68 and Carol Anne Brown ’67

Young Alumni Leadership Award At Willamette, Helfer learned to lead through service to her community — an ethos she has put into practice ever since graduating. Through her work with AmeriCorps and the United Way of Larimer County (Colorado), she rallied thousands of volunteers to actively address and confront poverty, including mentoring at-risk youth, supporting lowincome housing residents and championing disadvantaged teens at a local safe house. Helfer also engaged volunteers to help their neighbors affected by wildfires and floods in 2012 and 2013. Recently, Helfer earned a master’s degree in public administration from the Evans School for Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington and aims to put her commitment and compassion to work for a global humanitarian organization. Currently, she researches wage policy issues in Seattle.

Sparks Medallion The Browns have been active and loyal supporters of Willamette for almost 50 years, working with alumni relations, development, admissions and the President’s Office to further the mission of the university. Don received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy and political science from Willamette, while Carol Anne — the daughter of alumnus Bill Smullin ’29, in whose honor Smullin Hall is named — studied here for two years before transferring to Stanford. Don is the retired dean of Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento, and Carol Anne is the retired executive director of the Smullin Foundation. Don has served on Willamette’s Board of Trustees since 2004, including time as vice chair, and the Browns regularly host trustee, alumni and admissions gatherings in their home. In addition, they are leading supporters of Willamette Academy, the university’s academic program to help students from historically underrepresented communities advance to higher education.

Peter Wallmark ’68 Sparks Medallion A role model for alumni participation in the life of Willamette, Wallmark freely gives his time, energy and talents to various alumni association boards, committees and activities. With a wealth of business experience — both from his 35-year career as a senior executive at companies such as Nike, and currently as a certified executive coach — Wallmark is a frequent presenter at the alumni association’s career events, as well as a mentor for the Atkinson Graduate School of Management’s career management program. A member of the alumni association’s Portland Chapter committee, Wallmark also served two terms on the association’s board of directors.

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Academic Regalia The style of academic regalia most commonly worn in the United States dates back to colonial times, although it was not formally adopted until near the end of the 19th century, when it was chosen as appropriate attire by the Intercollegiate Commission. It has remained the general standard in America since, although some variations occur at individual institutions.

THE GOWN The gown has become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, because it covers any dress of rank or social standing. In the United States, black is the traditional color for academic gowns, although some institutions allow holders of doctoral degrees to wear robes in the university’s colors. Gowns have pointed sleeves for the bachelor’s degree, long closed sleeves with a slit in the arm or wrist for the master’s degree, and full bell double sleeves for the doctor’s degree.

Bachelor’s and master’s degree gowns have no trimming. For the doctor’s degree, the gown is often faced down the front with velvet,

COLORS

A S S O C I AT E D

Maize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agriculture White . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, Letters, Humanities Royal Blue . . . . . . . Commerce and Business Lilac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dentistry Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economics Light Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Education Orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engineering Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fine Arts Russet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forestry

WITH

with three bars of velvet across the sleeves usually in black or of a color distinctive of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains.

THE CAP When Roman law freed a slave, it accorded the privilege of wearing a cap. And so the academic cap is a sign of freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. The cap of scholarship is square to symbolize the book. The color of the tassel denotes the discipline.

THE HOOD The hood is trimmed with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college. The color facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree; the color of the lining designates the university or college from which the degree was granted.

G R A D UAT E A C A D E M I C

Crimson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Journalism Purple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Law Lemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library Science Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medicine Pink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Apricot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing Silver Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speech Olive Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pharmacy Dark Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philosophy

DISCIPLINES

Sage Green . . . . . . . . . . . Physical Education Peacock Blue . . . . . . . Public Administration

& Foreign Service Salmon Pink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public Health Golden Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Science Citron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Work Scarlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theology Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veterinary Science

Green ribbon — Students wearing a green ribbon pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job they consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which they work.

Cords — Gold, Summa Cum Laude; Silver, Magna Cum Laude; White, Cum Laude. Red, white and blue braided cords are worn by veterans

and students in military service.

Old Historic Temple (Alma Mater) There’s an old historic temple rising grandly through the years.

Where the youth from all the nations draw their strength for strong careers.

Sing, oh sing of old Willamette, sing while hearts are young and true.

Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, hail to thee, Willamette U.

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Willamette University Board of Trustees B OARD CHAIR Steven E. Wynne ’74, JD’77, Portland, Oregon TRUSTEES James F. Albaugh ’72, Seattle, Washington Robin O. Brena JD/MBA ’83, Anchorage, Alaska Donald G. Brown ’68, Berkeley, California Truman W. Collins Jr. ’86, Lake Oswego, Oregon James B. Cuno ’73, Los Angeles, California Heather K. Dempsey ’97, San Francisco, California James A. Fitzhenry JD/MBA’81, Portland, Oregon Eric M. Friedenwald-Fishman ’88, Portland, Oregon William R. Haden, Portland, Oregon Grant J. Hagiya, Portland, Oregon Melvin Henderson-Rubio ’74, Redmond, Washington Joseph F. Hoffman ’71, Pleasanton, California Brian R. Hufft ’01, Portland, Oregon Linda Kelly ’69, Salem, Oregon Eva M. Kripalani JD’86, Portland, Oregon Konrad “Chip” R. Kruger, Riverside, Connecticut Andy Miguel ’01, Portland, Oregon Sean B. O’Hollaren ’83, Portland, Oregon

Heidi A. Patterson ’75, Vancouver, Washington Craig Pesti-Strobel ’80, Junction City, Oregon Punit Renjen MM’86, Portland, Oregon Lynn E. Ristig JD/MM’85, Seattle, Washington Sandra M. Rowe, Portland, Oregon Jacqueline Rushing ’73, Hayward, California Dale C. Sause ’74, Coos Bay, Oregon Lynne A. Saxton ’76, Portland, Oregon Kevin R. Smith ’79, Madison, New Jersey Melissa L. Smith ’79, San Carlos, California Patricia Smullin, Medford, Oregon Guy C. Stephenson ’73, Tacoma, Washington President Stephen E. Thorsett, Salem, Oregon Kerry R. Tymchuk ’81, JD’84, Beaverton, Oregon Patrick J. Waite M’84, San Jose, California Roderick C. Wendt JD’80, Klamath Falls, Oregon

Gerald W. Frank, Salem, Oregon Alan C. Goudy ’51, Portland, Oregon Stuart A. Hall ’62, JD’65, Portland, Oregon Susan M. Hammer JD’76, Portland, Oregon Dale C. Harris ’55, Portland, Oregon Dale M. Hermann ’65, JD’69, Portland, Oregon Henry H. Hewitt JD’69, Portland, Oregon Douglas G. Houser ’57, Portland, Oregon George W. Hoyt ’58, Sandy, Oregon Mary K. Hughes JD’74, Anchorage, Alaska William H. Kilkenny ’41, Vancouver, Washington Peter C. Kremer ’62, Costa Mesa, California Eric B. Lindauer JD’66, Portland, Oregon William D. Long ’59, Genoa, Nevada Joan H. McNamara ’59, Portland, Oregon Thomas E. Neilsen MBA’86, Portland, Oregon Robert W. Nunn III ’72, Portland, Oregon

LIFE MEMBERS Ralph W. Bolliger ’53, JD’55, Tigard, Oregon Julie E. Branford ’67, Portland, Oregon Stewart M. Butler ’61, Hayden Lake, Idaho Jonathan T. Carder ’68, Lake Oswego, Oregon Wallace P. Carson Jr. JD’62, Salem, Oregon Maribeth Collins, Portland, Oregon

Robert G. Packard ’73, Portland, Oregon Norma Paulus LLB’62, Portland, Oregon Claris C. Poppert ’57, Portland, Oregon Robert F. Smith ’53, Medford, Oregon William Swindells, Portland, Oregon Loren C. Winterscheid ’48, Mercer Island, Washington

Willamette University President Stephen E. Thorsett was raised in Salem.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics, summa cum laude, from Carleton College and his doctoral degree in physics from Princeton University. As an astrophysicist, he helped develop two of NASA’s orbiting telescopes, and he and his team discovered the oldest known planet, called Methuselah. He has held research and teaching positions at Caltech, Princeton and the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he was dean of the science division and founder of their California Teach program for training new math and science teachers.

Since 2011, Thorsett has been the president of Willamette University, where as a teenager he worked in the dishroom. At Willamette, his goals include strengthening the university’s historic connections to Oregon and the Northwest, solidifying its position as a leader in our region for rigorous, high quality undergraduate, management and legal education, and raising the resources needed to provide access to a Willamette education for the most talented high school graduates, regardless of their financial means. Thorsett lives in Salem with his wife, Rachel, also a physicist. Their daughter, Laura, attends Harvard College.

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In Memoriam Bill “Dev” Devery

James Hitchman ’54

June 19, 1933–July 31, 2015

November 17, 1932–November 18, 2015

Bill “Dev” Devery, professor emeritus of psychology, taught at Willamette from 1970 until his retirement in 1992. After his retirement, he remained involved in Willamette through teaching and learning with the Institute for Continued Learning.

Jim was a member of Willamette’s alumni board and served as a trustee from 1977 to 1979. Perhaps his most enduring contribution to campus culture was in his role as formation leader for his class in four Freshman Glee victories, a feat shared with only one other class in the 96-year history of Glee at Willamette.

Leslie Bandfield

Dale Weight

September 24, 1958–August 1, 2015 Leslie worked at Willamette from 1987 until retiring from her position as document management tech II in 2014. She maintained very close ties with Willamette friends and colleagues in the months between her retirement and her death.

Richard Wright

Dale Weight became dean of the Atkinson Graduate School of Management in 1990 following a successful career that included working for the Federal Reserve Bank, as well as in private banking. He retired from Willamette in 1998.

Charles Bestor

June 17, 1939 – August 28, 2015 Richard W. Wright held the Helen Simpson Jackson Distinguished Chair in International Management at Willamette from 1987 to 1991.

He enjoyed a long career as a scholar and teacher at a number of universities, including McGill University, from which he retired in 2000.

Clyde B Spence April 24, 1933–November 16, 2015 Clyde was an employee in Willamette’s Physical Plant from 1979 to 1994. After his retirement he remained engaged in the community and was a frequent sight on campus. In 2010, he established a scholarship fund to support veterans at the College of Law as well as a scholarship fund for the College of Liberal Arts, a reflection of the dedication to Willamette that he and his wife, Constance, shared.

Sierra Carroll

Sonya Essaadi

1994-2015

1995-2015

Our community grieved the loss of Sierra and Sonya, with their enthusiasm, intellect, talent and incalculable potential. Today we honor their lives and cherish their memories.

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December 21, 1924 – January 16, 2016 Charles served as the dean of Willamette’s College of Music and was most recently professor emeritus of music at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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