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Table of Contents Commencement Exercises
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Commencement 2005
Commencement Exercises
Table of Contents
IN APPRECIATION ....................................................................................................... 2
ORDER OF EXERCISES
University Commencement .................................................................................................................................... 3
BANNER BEARERS, SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL and
OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ................................................................................... 4
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SENIOR OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION,
AND DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT ................................................................... 5
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients ........................................................................................................... 6
GRADUATES
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ............................................................................................................. 9
College of Arts and Sciences ............................................................................................................................... 12
School of Business Administration ..................................................................................................................... 19
College of Education and Social Services .......................................................................................................... 21
College of Engineering and Mathematics ........................................................................................................... 26
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources ..................................................................... 28
College of Medicine ............................................................................................................................................. 30
College of Nursing and Health Sciences ............................................................................................................ 32
UNIVERSITY AWARDS
............................................................................................................................... 34
HONORS GRADUATES
Seniors graduating Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Cum Laude .............................................. 46
Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key ............................................................................................................................. 47
Boulder Society, Mortar Board, Order of Omega, TOWERR Society, Community Service Scholars,
Green and Gold Scholars .................................................................................................................................... 48
Vermont Scholars .................................................................................................................................................. 49
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The Academic Costume, The Class of 1927 Memorial Mace, The University Seal,
Banners of the Colleges and Schools ................................................................................................................. 50
SONG
Universitas V. Montis ........................................................................................................................................... 51
GUEST INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 51
COMMENCEMENT MAP .............................................................................................................................. 52
PLEASE NOTE that errors will occur in the listings of candidates for graduation. Because of the time required for
printing the program, the listings may contain names of persons who will not receive a degree at this time and
also may omit the names of a few persons who will receive degrees. These errors are unavoidable.
The University of Vermont is a 504 Title IX Affirmative Action Institution.
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Commencement 2005
To our Faculty and Staff, in Appreciation
The ceremonies of Sunday, May 22, 2005 are the result of months of work by hundreds
of faculty and staff throughout the University of Vermont. Commencement brings together a
wide variety of departments and individuals to plan and stage this annual event celebrating our
graduating class and the educational mission of our University. Without the efforts of so many
willing to step outside the bounds of their usual duties, this day would simply not be possible.
It is a special moment for the Class of 2005 and another milestone in the distinguished
history of the University of Vermont. To all who played a role in this day, I extend my
sincere thanks.
May 22, 2005
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Commencement 2005
The University of Vermont
Commencement Ceremony
Sunday, May 22, 2005
9:00 a.m.
University Green
Order of Exercises
PRESIDING
Michael A. Gurdon, University Marshal and President of the Faculty Senate,
Professor of Business Administration
PRELUDE MUSIC
University Memorial Carillon
David Neiweem, Professor of Music, University Carillonneur
Field Drums
Jeffrey Salisbury, Class of 1991 and Tyson Valyou, Class of 2005
PROCESSIONAL MUSIC
The University Brass Ensemble
D. Thomas Toner, Associate Professor of Music, Conductor
The University of Vermont Police Services Honor Guard
Pipes and Drums of St. Andrew’s Society of Vermont
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Nathaly Filion and William P. Hannon, Jr., Class of 2005
OPENING REFLECTION
Laura T. Fishman, Associate Professor of Sociology
GREETINGS
Chair of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees
Phillip Hoban, President of the Senior Class Council
Bryant A. Jones, President and Emily L. Berliet, Vice President
of the Student Government Association
PRESIDENT’S REMARKS
Daniel Mark Fogel, President of the University of Vermont
ADDRESS
Ruth J. Simmons, President of Brown University
AWARDS
Alumni Greetings and Presentation of the George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award by
Frank J. Cioffi, Class of 1977, President of the University of Vermont Alumni Association
Recognition of Outstanding Student Leader Award Recipients by
A. John Bramley, Senior Vice President and Provost
CONFERRING OF DEGREES HONORIS CAUSA
CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE
Master’s Degrees
Doctor’s Degrees
Associate’s Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
CLOSING REFLECTION
Jill Mattuck Tarule, Dean of the College of Education and Social Services
Universitas V. Montis
Seniors of the University Catamont Singers
RECESSIONAL
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University Marshal • Michael A. Gurdon
University Herald • Robert S. Tyzbir
Faculty Marshals • Judy Cohen and David Hirth
College and School Marshals • Jacques Bailly, Andrew Barnaby, Carolyn Bonifield, James Burgmeier,
Jeanine Carr, Katharine Furney, Clare Ginger, Betsy Greene, Wendy Sue Harper, Darren Hitt, David Jenneman,
Kieran Killeen, Deborah O’Rourke, Lisa Schnell, Larry Shirland, Allan Strong, Tom Visser
Head Usher for University Commencement • Joseph C. Fischer
Commencement Coordinator/President’s Office • Leslie Logan
Commencement Logistics Coordinator/Conference and Event Services • Shane Cutler
Banner Bearers
College of Medicine
Graduate College
Honors College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
School of Business Administration
College of Education and Social Services
College of Engineering and Mathematics
The Rubenstein School of Environment
and Natural Resources
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Neal A. Saxe
Erin Croom
Lindsay Christensen
Jennifer Ohler
David Hehn
Micaela Broderick
Laura Elaine Allen
Kathryn Crawford
Amy Elizabeth Young
David Honeman
Senior Class Council
2004-2005
Executive Board
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Gift Chair
Events Chair
Community Relations Chair
Public Relations Chair
Folklore Chair
Phillip Hoban
Jay Cooke
Patrick McDonald
Cassandra Miller
Kendall Clare McPeters
Emily Berliet
Kristen Dobbs
Kristen Frazee
Catie Shuman
Senior Class Council Members
Lisa Adornetto
Debbie Allard
Kathrynn Apfel
Ethan Bernstein
Andrew Bourret
Lindsay Budnik
Lindsay Davis
Kevyn Lenfest
Marisa Machanic
Andrew Norfleet
Raphael Okutoro
Emily Pettit
Scott Sortal
Lee Tucker
Officers of the Alumni Association
President
Vice President
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Frank J. Cioffi, Class of 1977
Janet E. Terp, Class of 1980
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The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
Board of Trustees
The Hon. Edwin H. Amidon, Jr.
The Hon. Claire D. Ayer
James M. Betts
The Hon. Bill Botzow
Ian D. Boyce
Frank J. Cioffi
Robert F. Cioffi
The Hon. Johannah Donovan
The Hon. James H. Douglas, ex officio
Daniel Mark Fogel, ex officio
The Hon. Martha P. Heath
Christine E. Hertz
Kathleen C. Hoyt
The Hon. Richard W. Hube, Jr.
The Hon. James P. Leddy
Carl H. Lisman
The Hon. Thomas A. Little
C. Dean Maglaris
Deborah H. McAneny
Kami M. Patrizio
Raymond C. Pecor, Jr.
John R. Snow
Helen B. Spaulding
The Hon. Mark S. Young
Robert H. Young
Senior Officers of Administration
President of the University
Senior Vice President and Provost
Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
Vice President For Finance and Administration
Vice President for Student and Campus Life
Vice President for State and Federal Relations
Vice President for Undergraduate Education
Vice Provost for Multicultural Affairs
Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs
Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant
Daniel Mark Fogel
A. John Bramley
Francine T. Bazluke
Frances E. Carr
Ian W. deGroot
J. Michael Gower
Thomas J. Gustafson
Karen N. Meyer
E. Lauck Parke
Willi Coleman
Denise J. Youngblood
Gary L. Derr
Deans of the University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences, Interim Dean
School of Business Administration
College of Education and Social Services
College of Engineering and Mathematics
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
College of Medicine
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Honors College
Libraries and Chief Information Officer
Continuing Education, Co-Director
Continuing Education, Co-Director
Extension System, Interim Director
Rachel K. Johnson
Jane E. Knodell
Rocki-Lee DeWitt
Jill Mattuck Tarule
Domenico Grasso
Donald H. DeHayes
John N. Evans
Betty A. Rambur
Robert P. Taylor
Mara R. Saule
Cynthia L. Belliveau
Carol M. Vallett
Douglas O. Lantagne
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SPEAKER AND DEGREES
HONORIS CAUSA
RUTH J. SIMMONS
Doctor of Humane Letters
Commencement Speaker
Brown University President Ruth J.
Simmons, is among the most visible
and highly regarded leaders in American higher education. Simmons’ personal
story, her rise from a rural Texas family
to become the first black woman to lead
an Ivy League institution, has made her
an inspiration to many and drawn the
attention of national media, such as CBS’
60 Minutes and Time Magazine, which,
in 2001, named her America’s best college president.
At Brown University, where she was
sworn in as the 18th president on July
3, 2001, Simmons has moved swiftly
to enrich academics by expanding the
faculty; investing in libraries, information
technology, and facilities; strengthening
diversity throughout the university; and
establishing a need-blind financial aid
process.
“If there is anything that I can bring
to higher education,” Simmons has said,
“it is a constant reminder of the need
to bring children from the margins to
the center, constantly redefining the
center so that our democracy remains
strong.”
Ruth Simmons knows what it is to
be one of those children on the margin.
She was raised in Grapeland, Texas,
during a time when segregation and
racism were a part of everyday life.
Simmons has credited her mother, who
faced challenges with “grace, magnanimity, and aplomb,” as the greatest influence on her life. When the
family moved to Houston, Simmons
entered public school for the fist time.
Thanks partly to financial support from
her high school teachers, she attended
Dillard University in New Orleans,
where she graduated summa cum laude
in 1967.
Simmons would go on to earn her
doctorate in Romance languages and literatures from Harvard University in 1973.
Her scholarship has included focus on
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the works of French West African poet
David Diop and Aime Cesaire, a politically active poet/playwright from
Martinique. Simmons is also the author
of a book on the educational system in
Haiti, and her appointment at Brown
includes a professorship in the departments of Comparative Literature and
Africana Studies.
Prior to assuming the presidency
at Brown, Simmons built her career in
higher education leadership with roles
at the University of Southern California, Princeton University, and Smith
College, where she was president from
1995 to 2001. While president of Smith,
Simmons launched a number of initiatives, including the first engineering
program at a women’s college in the
United States. (The founding director of
that program, Domenico Grasso, became the new dean of the College of
Engineering and Mathematics at UVM
this year.)
Simmons has been honored with
the Centennial Medal from Harvard
University, the Teachers College Medal
f rom C ol u m b i a U n i vers i t y, t he
President’s Award from the United
Negro College Fund, and the Fulbright
Lifetime Achievement Medal.
F. HERBERT BORMANN
Doctor of Science
F. Herbert Bormann began researching the ecosystems of New England’s
forests more than 50 years ago. The alpine and old growth forests of the Green
Mountains and Sleepers River watershed
of Vermont were his early stomping
grounds. Ideas that germinated in those
Vermont soils ultimately led to several
novel approaches to research that have
become the premier models for scientific study of ecosystems throughout the
world. Bormann pioneered the “small
watershed technique” to study the
biogeochemist ry of whole fores t
ecosystems.
Bormann has been awarded the prestigious World Prize for Environmental
Achievement, Eminent Ecologist Award,
and the Blue Planet Prize, among others.
His outstanding scientific contributions
are found in nearly 200 articles in the
scientific literature and eight books he
authored or co-authored. He has
served as mentor and advisor to 34
Ph.D. ecologists, who serve as professors at universities throughout the
world including the University of Vermont. Bormann is a long-time, active
member of the National Academy of
Sciences and the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences – two of the
nation’s most prestigious and selective
organizations. Establishing the worldrenowned Hubbard Brook Ecosystem
Study in New Hampshire also numbers among Bormann’s lasting contributions to his field.
While his record as a scientist is
unparalleled, Bormann’s contributions
to society truly distinguish him. He has
described the role of human activity
as a driver of cycles in natural systems.
He has defined the “global environmental debt” and explained how it influences
quality of life, economies and politics.
His book, Redesigning the American
Lawn, a Search for Environmental
Harmony, brought his work to a wider
audience. An underlying theme of
Bormann’s work is communicating
ways that environmental science can
serve humanity.
A professor emeritus at Yale University, Bormann has a long association with the University of Vermont
where he holds a formal adjunct professorship in The Rubenstein School
of Environment and Natural Resources. As a founding member of
the Rubenstein School’s Board of Advisors, Bormann takes a key role in
helping UVM fulfill its promise to
become the leading environmental
university in the nation.
Perhaps the leading academic voice
on environmental matters in the world,
Herbert Bormann’s thinking and investigation models have dramatically
changed our understanding of how
forest ecosystems work, how to study
these complex systems, and the relationship between the natural world
and humanity.
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LILIAN BAKER CARLISLE
Doctor of Laws
Burlington, Vermont resident, Lilian
Baker Carlisle, is a well-known and
highly regarded local historian, author
and antiques appraiser. For more than
50 years, she has worked to bring this
area’s history alive and make it accessible to everyone. In the process, she
has become an important part of the
history herself. At 93, her achievements
are many. Her greatest has been her
ability to engage countless others in the
work she loves so much and to instill in
them a passion about where we have
been and where we are going.
Carlisle moved to Burlington in
1946 with her husband Grafton, a
banker, and their two daughters, Diana
and Penelope. In 1950, she went to
work for Electra Havermeyer Webb,
founder of the Shelburne Museum.
Within a short time, Carlisle was asked
to develop a “filing system” for the
Museum’s ever-expanding collection.
She spent the next 11 years as director
of research and collections and received
national recognition for her work
c ata loging this unique collection.
Through her work, Carlisle developed
an expertise in American decorative
arts and antiques, and meticulous research skills.
When she left the Museum in 1961,
a year after Electra Webb’s death, Carlisle
used her experience and knowledge to
write articles for various antique and
other tr ade magazines, including
Yankee, Antiques Journal, Antiques,
Spinning Wheel, Art & Antiques,
Hobbies and Antique Trader. She is
the author of more than 20 books and
pamphlets on local history. Her magnum
opus, Ver mont Clock and Watchmakers, Silversmiths, and Jewelers,
1778-1878 remains the definitive resource on this material. Also among her
literary credits are The Story of the
Shelburne Museum, co-authored with
Ralph Nading Hill; five books about
the Shelburne Museum’s collections;
and editor of the Heritage Series on
local buildings in Chittenden County
and three volumes of the Historical
Guide to Burlington Neighborhoods.
Through her many years of researching and writing, Carlisle has
become a walking encyclopedia of
Burlington history, pioneering what are
now legendary guided tours of Burlington neighborhoods. Her service to
the city was acknowledged in 2001 in
honor of her 90th birthday when the
mayor of Burlington presented her
with a key to the city. Her honors also
include Preservation Burlington’s first
Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2004.
She is a founding member of the
Chittenden County Historical Society
and the Robert Hull Fleming Museum’s
popular Heirloom Appraisal Day, an
annual fund raising event that lasted
19 years. She is also a member of
the Fleming’s Advisory Board, and
continues to serve on their Collections
Committee. A longtime supporter of the
museum, Carlisle most recently funded
a renovation to the children’s activity
room.
Always civic minded, Carlisle
served in the Vermont legislature,
1969-70, specializing in issues related
to health care and published a number of important studies on mental
retardation, day care and a Burlington
Area Community Health Study.
Lilian Baker Carlisle is a model for
life-long learning. She earned her
bachelor’s degree in history at age 69
in 1981, and followed with her master’s
in 1986, both from the University of
Vermont. She has followed her own
advice well — never lose your sense
of wonder.
THOMAS R. CECH
Doctor of Science
Thomas R. Cech is a distinguished
scientist and educator. Since 2000,
he has been president of the nation’s
largest private source of support for
biomedical research and science
education — the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute (HHMI).
In 1989, at the age of 41, Thomas
R. Cech was awarded the Nobel Prize
in Chemistry for his groundbreaking
discovery of ribozymes, or catalytic
RNA. This discovery was so significant
that it altered the central dogma of the
biosciences. Scientists who once
thought that RNA (ribonucleic acid) in
living cells was passive, learned that
it can act as an enzyme and function
as a biologic catalyst. As a result, chemistry and biology textbooks have been
revised and a new way of thinking
about biochemical research has begun.
This discovery has also sparked intense
efforts to develop ribozymes as pharmaceuticals directed against viruses,
cancer and genetic diseases.
Cech’s other area of focus is
telomerase — an unusual, yet key enzyme responsible for replication of
chromosomes, which has implications
in the scientific understanding of the
duplication of cancer cells. His lab’s
discovery of a telomerase subunit is
helping scientists better understand the
behavior of HIV.
Born in Chicago and raised in Iowa
City, Iowa, Cech developed a love of
science as a child. He discovered his
penchant for biological chemistry and
met his wife, Carol, while an undergraduate at Grinnell College. While
they both earned doctorates in chemistry from the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, he found his scientific niche
— chromosome structure and function,
which remains the focus of his work
to this day. After completing postdoctoral
work at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cech joined the University
of Colorado faculty in 1978. He has been
a Hughes investigator since 1988.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute supports hundreds of biomedical
scientists working at the forefront of
their fields. Although employees of the
Institute, Hughes investigators continue to be based at their institutions,
typically leading a research group of
10-25 students, postdoctoral associates
and technicians. They also continue to
serve as faculty members.
The integration of research and
teaching is something Cech firmly believes in. “The most vibrant science
education experiences,” he says, “come
not from classroom teaching but when
undergraduates enter research laboratories where they have the opportunity to
work on state-of-the-art equipment and
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on questions whose answers are not yet
known.” Keeping HHMI investigators at
their institutions is one way HHMI is
helping to foster the next generation of
researchers.
Cech and HHMI have demonstrated
strong support of UVM, providing
millions of dollars in aid to UVM researchers and helping to establish both
the undergraduate science education
HELiX program and the College of
Medicine’s program in structural biology.
Through his work at HHMI, and
his strong sense of responsibility as a
scientist and educator, Cech ensures
that scientists across the country are
equipped with the quality resources
they need to help them uncover answers to how the body functions and
why diseases occur.
ADAM CLYMER
Doctor of Humane Letters
Adam Clymer has been keeping
Americans informed about their government for more than four decades
as one of the nation’s premiere political reporters. Having spent the last 26
years of his career as chief Washington correspondent for The New York
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Times covering Congress, the White
House and presidential campaigns,
Clymer established himself as one of
the great political journalists of his
generation.
Recipient of the American Political
Science Association’s 2003 Carey
McWilliams Award for distinguished
political reporting and the 1993 Everett
McKinley Dirksen Award for distinguished reporting on Congress, Clymer
has authored books on Ronald Reagan
and Edward Kennedy. The late LarsErik Nelson, former New York Daily
News Washington correspondent and
nationally-renowned journalist, called
Clymer “one of a dying generation of
absolutely straight shooters. There are
others on the campaign trail that will
put their own attitudes into a story.
Clymer plays it straight.”
Born in New York City on April 27,
1937, Clymer earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard in 1958 and did
post-graduate work at the University
of Cape Town, South Africa, on a Frank
Knox Fellowship in 1959. He began his
journalistic career in 1960, working as a
reporter for the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia. After stints at the Baltimore Sun and the New York Daily News,
Clymer joined the staff of The New York
Times as a reporter and editor in 1977.
He would rise to the posts of Washington editor, then chief Washington
correspondent.
C l y mer ’s b o ok , Edward M.
Kennedy: A Biography, was based on
years of interviews with Kennedy. In
1981, Clymer co-authored Reagan: The
Man, the President with fellow New
York Times journalists Hedrick Smith,
Leonard Silk, Robert Lindsey, and Richard Burt.
Adam Clymer and his wife, Ann,
have been strong supporters of the
University of Vermont. In memory of
their daughter, Jane emily Clymer, who
studied at UVM, the Clymers created
an endowment that funds women in
their junior year at UVM in Arts and
Sciences who have shown academic
promise and demonstrated a record of
caring for others. The Clymers make it
a priority to meet each scholar and stay
in touch with them long after they have
graduated.
Adam Clymer has also given freely
of his time, sharing his experience and
expertise through guest lectures. Since
his retirement from The New York Times
in 2003, Clymer has been a visiting
scholar and political director of the
National Annenberg Election Survey.
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Sunday, May 22, 2005
11:45 a.m.
Gutterson Indoor Track
Rachel K. Johnson, Dean
Jane K. Ross, College Marshal
Josie H. Davis, Associate Dean, Faculty Marshal
Michael E. Vayda, Associate Dean, Faculty Marshal
Wendy Sue Harper, Jean Harvey-Berino, James P. Hoffmann,
Jane M. Kolodinsky, Thomas B. McFadden, Deborah A. Neher, Donald S. Ross,
Héctor R. Sáez, Thomas C. Vogelmann, Susan S. Wallace
Department Chairs, Program Directors and Representatives
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME, Dean Johnson
GREETINGS AND REMARKS TO GRADUATES, David R. Marvin
Class of 1970, B.S. Forestry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
RECOGNITION OF RETIRING FACULTY, Dean Johnson
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
RECESSIONAL
Rob Gerard Arabian, Rehobath, MA
Ashley Jestine Arseneau, Ashland, MA
Nonna Sophia Aydinyan, South Burlington**
Kristen Marie Ballou, Rutland
Ana Strohbach Barndollar, Portsmouth, NH
Scott Dagon Bassler, Brattleboro
Jonathan Harris Binder, Houston, TX
Meaghan Eileen Blaikie, Wakefield, MA
Elise Merrielle Blinder, Brookline, MA
Shayne Ryan Bocash, St. Albans
Timothy Andrew Brenenstuhl, Saratoga Springs, NY
Lindsay Shaw Brunel, Waterville, ME
Alan Dallas Bullock, Riverwoods, IL
Maria Christine Burke, Springfield
Zachary Burwick, Shrewsbury, MA
Katie Leigh Buss, Lincoln, RI
Jacqueline Tave Callanan, Chicago, IL
Elena Marie Cameron, Alburg
Rosemarie Christine Candido, Upper Montclair, NJ
Kelly Anne Charbonneau, Manchester Center**
Kasey McManmon Chmura, Las Vegas, NV
George Trimbur Church, III, Ligonier, PA
Nathan P. Cleveland, White River Junction**
Colleen Danette Clifford, Braintree, MA
Laura Rebecca Cole, Essex Junction
Rachel Dakin Cole, Kennebunk, ME
Yarrow Douglas Collins, Fort Kent, ME
Lynn Frances Commaille, Redding, CT
Ariel Bridget Cook, Bethel
Jill Lisa Corey, Rutland
Kathryn Noell Costello, South Salem, NY
Tanya Janel Cramoy, Lake Placid, NY
Stacy Jean Crosby, Colchester
Amanda Dow Davis, Boston, MA
Brett Alan Denny, Pittsford
Lindsey Anne Desrochers, Montpelier
Melissa Priscilla Dewing, Enosburg Falls
Sarah Elizabeth Dobson, Huntington
Kerry Clare Duggan, Farmington Hills, MI
Emily Agnes Dumont, Chelsea
Samuel I. Dupre, Lawrenceville, NJ
Joules Agnieszka Dybicki, Burlington
Rebekah Lindsey Eaton, Methuen, MA
Kara Lynn Engle, Richmond
Janet Gail Estelle, North Clarendon
Andrew Dashiell Evans, Pittsford, NY
Ethan Daniel Fechter-Leggett, Winter Park, FL
Carly Rene Fenner, Potsdam, NY
Mercedes Fernandez, New York, NY
Benjamin Ludwig Finn, Wayland, MA
Jason Daton Fleury, Richford
Jill Kathleen Fraga, Middlebury
Kristen Anne Frazee, Chelmsford, MA
Michelle Margaret Frick, Patterson, NY
Jessica L. Gallant, Sheldon
Lauren Anne Garcia, Allentown, PA
Abigail Elisabeth Garrett, New York, NY **
Kelley Lynn Garrison, Souderton
Joanna Juana Gell, Rochester, NH
Megan Elizabeth Gilmartin, Trenton, ME
Morgan Lee Greenwood, Braintree
Jason Andrew Hancock, Molt, MT **
Carrie Elizabeth Hanover, Essex
James Jarrod Harder, Yarmouth, ME
Jason Dean Harpp, Highland Heights, OH
Jon-Paul Harrison, Columbus, OH
Ashley Ann Heintz, Colchester
Benjamin Charles Henchel, Barton
Kristen O’Brian Hendrick, Cotuit, MA
James Daniel Henley, Bristol**
Phillip Bradford Hoban, Rutland
Alicia Shepley Holmes, No. Attleboro, MA
Peter Riffe Hurd, Newport Center
Sarah Ilyse Jacob, Franklin, MI**
Jenna Lee Johnson, Litchfield, CT
Krista Lynn Jones, Jericho
Rebecca May Karlen, North Middlesex
Michelle Catherine Keegan, Brick, NJ
Emily Therese Keller, Gaithersburg, MD
Gregory Matthew Kelley, Wellesley, MA
Jill Marie Kelley, Franklin
Justin Foster Kipp, Barton
Lindsay Elizabeth Kirten, Burlington
Jacob Arthur Koster, Portland, ME
Alison Renee Kudish, Cheshire, CT
Ivan Jermaine Ladd-Smith, Norwich**
Belinda Ashley Laidley-Collias, Georgia
Michele Diane Lareau, South Burlington
Travis Jenkins LaRose, Colchester
Audrey Genevieve Leduc, St. Albans
Jordan Murdoch Leete, Killington
Christopher Raymond Legare, Derry, NH
Tanya Mae Leiby, Wyomissing, PA**
Chassidy Lynn L’Esperance, Essex Junction
Anna Sarah Liberatore, Bangor, ME
Cynthia Stephanie Little, New York, NY
Jonathan Robert Lizotte, Biddeford, ME
Anna Elizabeth Lloyd, Dallas, PA**
Elijah Carter Addington Lloyd, Holden, MA
Colt Taylor Lorson, Berlin, Connecticut
Alengo Nicole Losambe, Burlington
Katherine Anne Lozito, Hampden, ME
Jenna Arial Luippold, Greenfield, MA
Sheila Veronica Madrak, Berwyn, PA
Justa Atira Malone, Barre**
Kent Turner Martin, Randolph
Ira James Marvin, Hyde Park**
Erin Rebecca Mascolino, Jeffersonville
Colin Sebastian Massey, Maumee, OH
Julia Martin Mathewson, Mount Vision, NY
Andrew John McDonald, Burlington
Benjamin Douglas McElvany, Williston**
Kara Lynn McEvoy, Jericho
Keeley Marie McGarr, King Ferry, NY
Sarah Elizabeth Messmer, Centerville, MA
Robert Eric Mink, Stowe
Jeannette Guay Mitchell, South Burlington**
Jordan McFeeters Moore, Calais**
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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Robert Michael Morandi, West Islip, NY**
Laura Elizabeth Morris, Greenland, NH
Christopher James Mounsey, Concord, NH
Tanya Marie Mulvey, Milford, MA
Kathleen Mary Nastri, Taunton, MA
Courtney Rose November, Syosset, NY
Jillian Carroll O’Brien, Shelburne
Thomas Kevin O’Dowd, New Paltz, NY
Jennifer Louise Ohler, Colchester
Christina Marie Olsen, Westport, CT
Leah Jaye Osowiecki, Bantam, CT
Krystal Jennifer-Julie Owen, Williston
Thomas Robert Pace, Fairfield, CT
Amanda Nicole Pallotta, Keene, NH
Kimberly Claire Parker, Alameda, CA
Jaclynne Christine Parsons, Madison, NJ
Ryan Chase Patterson, Dowingtown, PA**
Jessica Ann Perlo, Rochester, NY
Karen Marie Persons, Columbus, OH
John Hamilton Pigott, Newport, RI
Nicole Marie Pizzi, Danvers, MA
Deborah Dubow Press, Rockville, MD**
Margaret June Pulver, New Milford, NJ
Amanda Christine Randow, Easton, MD
Elizabeth Allen Rankin, Cohasset, MA
Brooke Remson Ray, Charlottesville, VA
Heather Jane Riesland, Derry, NH
Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, Hanover, MA
Stephen Christopher Rizner, Middlebury
Amy Elizabeth Rogers, Essex Junction
Adam Brent Rotwitt, Radnor, PA
*October Graduate
**December Graduate
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Stacey Leigh Ryan, Johnstown, NY**
Aimee Marie St. Hilaire, Auburn, ME
Kelly Marie Sabo, New Milford, CT
Krista Margaret Sargent, Jay
Christine Rose Schall, New Fairfield, CT
Anne Louise Scheideler, Glens Falls, NY
Sara Kimberly Schevis, Danvers, MA
Alexa Schmitt, East Aurora, NY
Jessica Suzanne Schwartz, Belfast, ME
Jessica Catherine Scillieri, Pasadena, CA
Jennifer Mary Scudder, West Barnstable, MA
Logan Wade Sena, Worthington, MA
Rebecca Lynne Sevy, Norfolk, MA
Jesse Warren Shaw, Pawcatuck, CT
Tiffany Nichole Shaw, Burlington
William Robert Shofner, Augusta, ME*
Brad Richard Shuker, Millis, MA
Nathan F.H. Simpson, Charlotte
Alexandra Orben Small, Macungie, PA
Christopher John Smart, Morgantown, WV
Jared David Solomon, Lynnfield, MA
Lauren Ashley Solomon, Barrington, RI
Madaileine Sparks-Krebs, Waitsfield
Alexander Holmes Squire, Westport, MA
Lee Samuel Stanton, Fair Haven
Amy Josephine Starinski, Roseto, PA
Matthew Dean Steyling, Midland Park, NJ
Kaitlin Rachel Strauss, Windham, NH
James Van Duyn Sturzione, Glen Rock, NJ
Sarah Marie Sullivan, Cinnaminson, NJ**
Jason Richard Taylor, Concord
Zachary Morse Taylor, Palos Verdes, CA
Candace LeAnn Tietsworth, Rosendale, NY*
Laura Ann Tobin, Pittsburgh, PA
Chelsea Lynn Tomat, St. Johnsbury
Jonathan Chase Tomb, Gill, MA
Hung Van Truong, Burlington
Sarah Joanne Ullman, Bedford, MA
Peter L. Vaill, Boston, MA*
Daniel Norton Vaillancourt, Saco, ME
Elissa Valentine, Rye, NH
Kyle Remco Velvis, Delmor, NY
Lara Marie Vowles, Lander, WY
David Charles Vuono, Stamford, CT
Katherine Elaine Wardrop, Glen Rock, NJ
Jason Abbott Weinstein, Delmar, NY
Matthew Adam Weinrieb, Fairport, NY**
Daniel Patrick Whalen, Westport, CT
Faith Allison Whitcomb, New Boston, NH
Rebekah Elizabeth Wilkins, Amherst, NH
Dylan-Michaela Daisy Williams, Warren
Erin Sullivan Williams, Dartmouth, MA
Benjamin David Wilson, Westport, CT
Jesse Leland Woods, Enosburg Falls
Stanley Frank Yazwinski, Deerfield, MA
Sarah Katharine Zezima, Carlisle, MA**
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Graduate College
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Public Administration
Eileen Doris Anderson, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1978; Williston**
Ripley James Harrison, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Burlington
Kathleen Ellen Howe, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Colchester
Trevor M. Lashua, B.S. (Castleton State College) 1998; Springfield**
John Thomas MacCallum, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2002; St. Albans**
Jared David White, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Rutland
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Animal Sciences
Diana G. Martínez, B.S. (Universidad de Cencias Aplicadas y
Ambientales) 1997; Bogotá, Colombia**
Thesis: Regulation of Colostrogenesis: Novel Receptors Associated
with Vitamin Transfer from Maternal circulation into Colostrum
Vera K. Petrova, B.A. (Moscow Pedagogical State University) 1998;
Moscow, Russia*
Thesis: Use of Flow Cytometry for Discrimination of Dead, Viable
and Injured Populations of Listeria Monocytogenes Following
Heat and Acid Exposure
Emma Wall, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Newport**
Thesis: Evidence that Prolactin Signaling Mediates the Effects of
Short Day Photoperiod and Increased Milking Frequency on
Mammary Development in the Transition Dairy Cow
Botany
Thomas M. Cate, B.S. (University of California at Santa Barbara) 1997;
Sacramento, CA*
Thesis: Physiological Responses in Seedlings of Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum Marsh) to Varying Levels of Nitrogen Input
Botany-Field Naturalist
William Brooks Abbott, B.A. (Wesleyan University) 1999; Carpinteria, CA
Sally Elizabeth Andersen, B.S. (The Evergreen State College) 1999;
Fairbanks, AK
Jennie Cramer, B.S. (Cornell University) 1997; Irasburg
Matthew Kolan, B.S. (College of William and Mary) 1999; Madison, WI
J. Bradley Materick, B.S. (Stanford University) 1996; M. S. (Stanford
University) 1996; Oak Brook, IL
Community Development and Applied Economics
Erin Anne Croom, B. A. (University of Alabama) 2001; Vicksburg, MS
Thesis: Farm to School Programs as Leverage Point to Changing
the School Feud System
Jie Dai, B.A. (University of International Business and Economics) 2002;
Beijing, China**
Thesis: Consumer Valuation of Non-Nutrient Attributes of Milk—
How Consumer Characteristics Play a Role
Nutrition and Food Sciences
Nicole Micco, B.A. (Allegheny College)1998; Bessemer, PA**
Thesis: Does Supplementing An Internet-Based Weight-Loss
Program with Minimal In-Person Support Enhance Weight-Loss
Outcomes?
Plant and Soil Science
Christopher A. Benedict, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Pittsburgh, PA**
Thesis: Non-Target Impact of Kaolin on Phytophagous
(Acari:Tetranychidae) and Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
in an Apple Agro-Ecosystem
Thomas J. DiPietro, Jr., B.S. (Rochester Institute of Technology) 2002; Jericho**
Thesis: Effects of Subsurface Constructed Wetland Environments
on Emergent Wetland Plant Root Architecture, Biomass Accumulation
and Microbial Diversity
Guinevere Fredriksen, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Lincoln**
Thesis: Temporal Patterns of Soil Nitrogen Transformations in Two
Northern Hardwood Forest Ecosystems in Vermont
Laura P. Hanrahan, B. S. (State University of New York College of Environmental
Science and Forestry) 2001; Ocala, FL*
Thesis: Phosphorus Runoff from Surface-Applied Dairy Manure from
Different Phosphorus Diets and Management
Austin Emery Jamison, B.S. (University of Maryland) 2000; Annapolis, MD*
Thesis: Connecting Nitrification Rates with Soils, Topography, and
Vegetation in the Northeastern U.S.A.
Andrea J. Luchini, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1998; South Burlington**
Thesis: Effects of Plant Age and Temperature Fluctuations on Coldhardiness of Container-Grown Herbaceous Perennials
Sandra R. Menasha, B.S. (University of Maine) 2000; Stirling, NJ**
Thesis: The Effects of Plug Transplant Container Volume and Root
Substrate Composition on Zea Mays L. Root Architecture, Yield,
and Quality
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Botany
Xu Zhang, B.S. (Fudan University) 1996; Fujian, China**
Dissertation: ATPRP1 and ATPRP3, Two Structural Cell Wall Proteins in
Arabidopsis Thaliana, Have Distinct Roles for Root Hair Morphology
and Function
Plant and Soil Science
Brandon H. Anderson, B.S. (University of California at Santa Barbara) 1996;
M.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Sacramento, CA*
Dissertation: Soil Organic Phosphorus – Influence in Algal Bioassays
and Movement in Soil
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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College of Arts and Sciences
Sunday, May 22, 2005
11:45 a.m.
University Green
Jane E. Knodell, Interim Dean
James H. Overfield, College Marshal
Huck T. Gutman, Faculty Marshal
Frank M. Bryan, Stage Marshal
Lynne A. Bond, Mark E. Bouton, Dona L. Brown, Kelvin Chu,
Kathryn J. Fox, Willem R. Leenstra, William C. Lipke,
Dennis F. Mahoney, David P. Massell, Richard E. Musty
Assistant Marshals
Order of Exercises
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM PARTY, Interim Dean Jane E. Knodell
RECOGNITION OF EMERITI FACULTY
PRESENTATION OF THE HANNAH HOWARD PRIZE
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE DIPLOMAS
PRESENTATION OF UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Mariam Edwyn Abbott, South Burlington
Meredith S. Adams, Bridgewater, NJ
Peter Fellowes Adams, Jackson, NH*
Lisa Marie Adornetto, Hamburg, NY
Christopher Werfelman Affrunti, Farmington, CT
Akua Afriyie, Bronx, NY
Gregory D. Allard, Burlington**
Merfat A. Angawi, South Burlington*
Lauralee Aksdal, Fairfax
Nazia Ali, Geneva, Switzerland
Yasmine Heyba Ali, Norwalk, CT
Debra Lin Allard, Preston, CT
Rebecca Anne Almy, Fryeburg, ME
Deborah Melissa Althaus, Sioux Falls, SD
Job Otu Amankwah, Bronx, NY
Sarah Elizabeth Anastasia, Newton, MA
Georgia Anderson, Williamsville
Nathan Stanley Andrews, Shelburne**
Brooke E. Angus, Essex Junction
Rachael Bronwen Collette Appel, Saint Albans
Talis Saule Archdeacon, Williston
Kathryn Gesell Arend, Far Hills, NJ
Lynn Ariyadej, West Hartford, CT
Robert George Armentano, Holliston, MA
Christopher Carson Armstrong, Randolph Center
Kathryn Anne Ashley, Harvard, MA
Alison Aucoin, Hingham, MA
Joy Avallone, Wallingford, CT
Kerri E. Aveni, Gates Mills, OH
Nonna Sophia Aydinyan, South Burlington**
Samuel Sage Bacon, Greenwood Village, CO
Lowell Conrad Bailey, Lake Placid, NY
Christopher Balduino, Redding, CT
Carly Baldwin, New Hope, PA
Rachel Barmack, Burlington**
Elizabeth Lang Barnes, Atkinson, NH
Darlene P. Barone, Elmont, NY
Michael Ryan Barrell, Shrewsbury, MA
Christopher M. Barrett, Somerville, NJ
Jessica L. Barrett, Colchester**
Kirill Bash, Fort Lee, NJ
Mia Lise Bauman, New York, NY**
Neil Christopher Beasley, Dublin, Ireland
Bradley Francis Beaudreau, North Adams, MA
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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Kristine Tressa Beaudry, Essex Junction
Cade Beaulieu, Portland, ME
Carl R. Beideman, Fishers, NY
Shawn David Belanger, Mahopac, NY
Beth Mara Belkin, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Timothy William Benedict, Spencer, OH
Benjamin Miller Benfield, Port Washington, NY
Emily Joy Bennett, Glastonbury, CT
Ryan Christopher Bennett, Saint Johnsbury
Daniel Ryan Bennis, Weston, CT
Lindsey Ann Bergen, Rutland
Emily Louise Berliet, Lyon, France
Zachary Adam Berliner, Westport, CT
Kristen Ann Bernarsky, Vandling, PA
Jesse Samuel Bernstein, Slingerlands, NY
Kelly Aileen Bertrand, Swanton
Alma Besic, Burlington**
Nicholas Conger Bewley, Germantown, TN
Anna Heather Bicknell, Burlington**
Christopher D. Billado, Swanton
Ashley Louise Bilodeau, Harvard, MA**
Virginia Taylor Bininger, Chester, CT
Katherine O. Binns, Norton
Diana Bissell, Lawrenceville, NJ
Rebecca S. Blacklock, Addison
Graig Blackmer, Fair Haven
Rebekah Michal Blaisdell, Colchester
Derek M. Blake, Guilford
Lauren Beth Blatt, Morristown, NJ
Sophia Emerson Blount, Amherst, MA
Anna Katharyn Boardman, Alburg
Evan C. Bock, Chappaqua, NY
Michael-John Bodnar, Newton, NJ
Benjamin Bogosian, Manlius, NY**
Adam Robert Bolio, Jericho
Serenity Elizabeth Bolt, Glover
Jared E. Bombaci, Old Lyme, CT
Laura Anne Bonazinga, Tinmouth
Joshua Logan Bonneau, North Dartmouth, MA
Eboni Booth, New York, NY
Katherine Amy N. Bosley, Monkton**
Katie Elizabeth Bouchard, Colchester
Ronald Anthony Bouchard, Shelburne
Jennifer B. Bourdeau, Milton
Melissa Emily Bowe, Highland Park, NJ
Michael Francis Boyne, West Haven, CT
Charles I. Boynton, Needham, MA
Kathryn P. Brewer, Colchester
Michele Nicole Brickner, Roslin Heights, NY**
Shawn William Bristow, New Castle, NH
Margaret Light Broderick, Omaha, NE
John Timothy Brogan, Lake Ariel, PA**
Jennifer M. Brown, Cranford, NJ
Kathleen Meredith Brown, New Hope, PA
Ryan Brown, Northeast Harbor, ME
Alexis Brooke Browne, Briarcliff Manor, NY
Rachel M. Broyles, Burlington**
Jenny Lynn Bruell, Wells, ME
Susan Elizabeth Brunelle, Williston
Thomas Joshua Bruns, Pittsfield, MA
Russell Bradbury Buchanan, Hackettstown, NJ
Wesley Bright Buckley, Pittsfield, MA
Meggan Mae Bucossi, Brattleboro
Lindsay Anne Budnik, Essex Junction
Karen Elizabeth Bullock, Colchester
Rebecca Congdon Burbank, Madbury, NH
Dara Valerie Burke, Katonah, NY
Erin Elizabeth Burke, Boston, MA
Carrie Butler, Highgate
Jordan R. Caito, Fishers, IN*
Annette Cambareri, Bedford Hills, NY
Molly Angela Cameron, Deerfield, NH
Adrienne DeSoto Cano, San Angelo, TX
Morgan E. Canterbury, Plymouth, MA
Allison Marquette Card, North Andover, MA
Sabra Colby Carman, Wilson, WY
Abby Carnevale, Newfane
Owen D. Caron, Newburgh, ME
Todd William Alan Carroll, Essex Junction
Emily A. Carter, Burlington*
Chris Joseph Castanza, Beverly Hills, FL
Genevieve Cattanea, Medford Lakes, NJ
Craig David Byron Caulfield, Woodstock
Kaitlin Mary Cenower, Bradford, MA
Brielle Marie Chadsey, Ashland, MA
Kelly Chamberlain, Hatfield, PA
Clay Spaulding Chase, Jericho
David Jonathan Chez, Glencoe, IL
Arin William Christensen, Northborough, MA
Ned Sherman Church, Shelburne
Casey Stuart Clark, New York, NY*
Elizabeth Anne Cleary, Colchester
Meghan Mary Clohessy, Queensbury, NY
Amelia Voogd Cochrane, Boston, MA**
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Christopher Domenick Cocuzzo, West Braintree
Daniel Michael Cohen, Burlington
Daniel Robi Cohen, Scarsdale, NY
Amy Jessica Coleman, Woodmere, NY
Christen Ann Coleman, Bennington
Shelley Marie Combe, Higganum, CT
Jennifer Mary Conklin, South Burlington
Kaitlin Hope Connolly, Gloucester, MA
Katherine Leigh Contrada, Toledo, OH
Jay Groverman Cooke, Marion, MA
Myles Christopher B. Cooke, Bantam, CT
Amanda Christine Cooper, Denville, NJ
Kristy Lynn Corrow, Morrisville*
Margaret Mary Corthouts, Glastonbury, MA**
Rachelle Ann Couture, Burlington**
Vanessa M. Cox, Newton, MA
Heather Craane, Scarsdale, NY
Eileen Frances Cronin, Stamford, CT
Travis Philip Cross, Derby
Rachel Katherine Cundy, Minneapolis, MN
Deven Cunningham, Mahopac, NY*
Liselle J. Currier, Freeport, ME
Samantha Jane Curtis, Dalton, PA
Rebecca Ann Cutkomp, Wethersfield, CT
Dario Cutura, Burlington**
Amy Elizabeth Cymbala, Dover, NH
Angelo N. D’Agostino, Barre
Kristina Durenda Daignault, Colchester
Carrie Ann Dailey, Shaftsbury
Peter Michael Darby, Litchfield, NH
Demetria Darling, West Dover**
Katherine E. Davis, Burlington
Lindsay Greer Davis, Easton, CT
Heather Lynn Deal, Waterbury Center**
Adrian J. Dean, Hanover, MA**
Caitrin Cathleen De La Garza, Englewood, CO
Matthew Joseph Delaney, Quincy, MA
Richard Sutton DeMerchant, South Burlington**
Mathieu Kurylo Deneen, South Strafford**
John T. DeNicola, Holmdel, NJ
Meghan Anne Deshais, Windsor, CT
Brad Desmond, Concord, MA*
Ezra Maerowitz DeTroy, Burlington**
William Sumner DeWitt III, Bradford*
Peter Bennett DiCicco, Barnard
Cheryl L. Diersch, Burlington
Brandi Maxine DiPasquale, Saint Albans
Kristin Elizabeth Dobbs, Gales Ferry, CT
Katherine Melissa Dobson, Westfield, NJ
Jillian Courtney Donald, Stoughton, MA
Peter Kendrick Donin, Hanover, NH
Lindsay Nicole Donnellon, Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Melissa Ann Donovan, Westford, MA
Ian Jacob Dornfeld, Morristown, NJ
Megan E. Dorsey, Burlington*
Elizabeth Anne Dower, Skaneateles, NY
Edward Robert Doyle, Burlington
Stefanie R. Doyle, Newtown, PA
Victoria Marie Drew, York, ME
Jordan Drori, Burlington
Lauren Droy, Denver, CO
Colin James Duclos, Cornwall
Caitlin M. Duffy, South Royalton
Jennifer Susan Duffy, Ashby, MA
Bethany M. Dufresne, Bennington
Ruth Lorraine Dugas, Arlington, MA
Andrew Edward Duling, East Poultney
Patrick Alan Dunlavey, Niskayuna, NY
Clyde S. Dunton-Gallagher, North Chittenden
Danielle Nicole Dupuis, Colchester
India Trotter Eayrs, Boston, MA
Benjamin Aaron Eckstein, Northampton, MA
Alexander S. Eisenberg, New York, NY
Coburn Ellingwood III, Vergennes
Stephanie Lynn Ellis, Burlington
Kevin K. Elmer, Sunset, UT
Kathleen J. Engdahl, Phoenix, AZ
Christie Elizabeth Ericson, Burlington
Erin Margaret Estes, York, ME
Lindy Dianne Ettin, Sharon, MA
Jane Ann Evans, Wayland, MA
Stephanie Ann Ezzo, Rutland
Rami Yasin Faour, Colchester*
Jessi Farnsworth, Panton
Andrea Appleford Farrington, Mattapoisett, MA
Michael M. Feinberg, Miami, FL
Megan Fay Feldman, Mount Kisco, NY
Samson Bachmann Ferm, Norwich
Brian M. Fernandes, Medfield, MA
Michael David Fife, Merion, PA
Alison Ivy Figdor, Haines, AK
Emily Elise Fink, LaGrangeville, NY
Mike Levy Finkelstein, Chevy Chase, MD
Rosemary M. Fischer, New York, NY
Caitlyn Noelani Flaherty, Chino Hills, CA
Amanda Joanne Flanders, Pittsford
Sarah Janette Fleming, East Providence, RI
Danielle Anne Fleury, Downingtown, PA
Leniece K. Flowers, New York, NY
Olivia Siegel Flynn, Montpelier
Teresa Afton Constance Flynn, Acushnet, MA
Mary Oliver Fogg, Cleveland, OH
Erika J. Foley, Williston
James D. Foley, Mount Vernon, OH
Holly E. Foltz, Norwich
Benjamin Patrick Fontaine, Burlington*
Alexis Walkey Ford, Newburyport, MA
Ethan Long Foster, Weston
Mark Jonathan Fotovat, Trumbull, CT
Madeline Rae Frank, Chicago, IL*
Alyssa K. Friis,Winooski**
Jonathan Taylor Frucce, Amston, CT
William Andrew Funsch, Mansfield, MA
Adrienna Marie Gaetano, Mountaintop, PA
Whitney Mouroe Gage, Reading
Angela M. Gaio, Harleysville, PA
Nichole Kathleen Gallahue, Milford, MA**
Isabel M. Garcia-Fullana, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tyler John Gardner, Norwich
Talia Garfinkel, Teaneck, NJ
Abigail Elisabeth Garrett, Winooski**
Melissa Jane Garrow, Berkshire
Christian Martin Gauderer, Greer, SC
Allison Kelley Gee, Charlotte
Karen M. Geiger, Burlington
Jennifer B. Gelfand, Edison, NJ
Eli A. Geller, Lenox, MA
Eric William Gentino, Wethersfield, CT
Kathryn Joan Geoghegan, Moretown**
Paul Kara Georgieff, Saint Paul, MN
Molly Gibson, Steep Falls, ME
Mary Elizabeth Gillespie, Piqua, OH
Joseph Michael Gilligan, Upper Arlington, OH
Emily Christine Ginter, Underhill
Johannes Gislason, Akranes, Iceland
Kelly Glasheen, St. Cloud, MN**
Sarah Elizabeth Glassman, Livingston, NJ
Berent Josef Glazer, Wynnewood, PA
Samantha Glenn, Great Neck, NY
Lucas Wade Gockley, Burlington
Julie Alexandra Goldberg, New York, NY*
Gates Kelley Gooding, Steamboat Springs, CO
Matthew James Goodrich, Cabot
Matthew Coates Goodridge, Wellesley, MA
Noah H. Gordon, Natick, MA
Misako Goto, Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Rori Bryce Grable, Roslyn, NY
Courtney Anslow Graham, Cooperstown, NY
John T. Graham, Burlington
Omar Granados González, Charlotte
Allison Leigh Grant, Newtown, CT
Michael Samuel Gratz, Bethesda, MD
Christopher Gray, Lewiston, ME
Angela Marie Graziano, Morris Plains, NJ
Sophia Bette Green, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Lyn Greenwood, Bethel
Anna Elizabeth Greist, Bainbridge Island, WA
Amanda Marie Griffin, Burlington
Andrea Christine Griffin, New Canaan, CT
Alyssa Krystelle Griskiewicz, West Newbury, MA
Matthew T. Grossbart, Marblehead, MA
Lydia Jordan Guild, Cohasset, MA
Camille Morgenstern Casali Guimaraes, Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil
Alison Rose Gumpper, Fairfield, CT
Brent Roberts Gural, Williston**
Justin Max Gurland, Short Hills, NJ
Sarah A. Gustafson, East Hardwick
Craig Vincent Gutierrez, Brattleboro
Jeffrey Scott Gutierrez, Denver, CO
Anne Patricia Gvazdauskas, Chester, NH
Sarah Jaroch Hagerman, Crownsville, MD
Silas Tracy Hagerty, Porter, ME
Allison Margaret Hale, North Clarendon
Julia Juennese Hale, Cotuit, MA
Timothy John Hancock,Willmington, DE
William Paul Hannon Jr., Moretown
Katherine Marjorie Hansen, Burlington
Meghan Brigid Harding, Avon, CT
Catherine Leslie Harnish, North Scituate, RI
Matthew John Harootunian, Plymouth
Matthew Lester Harpster, Killington
Scott Alexander Harrower, Middlesex**
Erin M. Harvey, Smithtown, NY
Mallory M. Haupert, Littleton, MA
John C. Haverty, Cambridge, MA**
Lindsay Ann Hayes, South Burlington**
Benjamin John Hayman, Peaks Island, ME
Christine Hayner, Burlington**
Andrew G. Hayward, Shelburne
Bryant Delard Hazelton, Newfane
Laurie Elizabeth Heckman, Iowa City, IA
Kira Sarai Hegeman, Minneapolis, MN
Katherine Gail Hennis, Burlington
Lisa Marie Henry, Charlotte
Jennifer Herbert, Williston
Seth Loren Herman, Naples, NY
Hilary J. Hess, Carbondale, CO
Nicole Marie Hessney, Victor, NY
George Firstbrook Hetfield, Wheaton, IL
Bethany Tamara Heywood, Dummerston
Carolyn Marie Heywood, McIndoe Falls**
Michael Patrick Higgins, Windsor Locks, CT
Alexandra Cynthia Hill, Jackson, NH
Jordan Blaine Hinderyckx, Evanston, IL*
Adam Lee Hirsch, Highland Park, IL*
Sonia Elisabeth Hitzig, New York, NY
Ashleigh Lynn Hochbrunn, Eden Prairie, MN
Andrea Lynn Hodgdon, Brattleboro
Ben Russell Hodgman, Wenham, MA
Selene M. Hofer-Shall, Burlington
David Ernst Hoffman, Blacklick, OH
Elizabeth B. Hoffman, Larchmont, NY
Alaina Holliday, Waterbury
Monica Jean Hollinshead, Bridgewater
Keith M. Holser, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Zachary Holz, Plainfield
David Michael Honeman, Essex Junction
Danielle Jo Horanieh,West Hartford, CT
Rachael Horne, Essex Junction
Robert Saunier Hornsby, Williamsburg, VA*
Daniel Arner Horstkotte, Guilford, CT
Kathryn Joan Howe, Glastonbury, CT
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
†Pending completion of requirements
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Gavin Howley, South Burlington**
Andrea Huber, Winchester, MA
Tyler Brandon Hughes, Killington
William C. Huling, Jr., Brooklyn, CT
Joanne Carmen Infantes, South Burlington**
Elijah Irving, Winchester, MA
Jesse Caldwell Isaacson, Hancock
Rebecca Casey Jacobs, St. Albans
Anna McLane Jacobson, Oak Park, IL
Amanda Marie Jaeger, South Burlington
Tara Marie Jahn, North Pole, AK
Christopher Nelson James, Bath, ME**
Ilona Jazdowska, Medfield, MA
Allison Beth Jed, Pleasantville, NY
Carlyn Michelle Jefferies, Burlington**
Hanna Jenkins, St. Johnsbury**
Joshua Holden Jennings, Ludlow
Neily Jennings, Windsor, CT
Myles David Jewell, Sudbury, MA
Nathan Todd Johansing, Boulder, CO
Brittainy Christen Johnson, Williamstown, MA
Erin Virginia Johnson, New York, NY**
Rita Johnson, Barre
Andrea Katherine Jones, Waltham, MA
Bryant Amsden Jones, Sandpoint, ID
Katie J. Jones, Franklin, NH
Rebecca Lorraine Jones, Bow, NH
Lori M. Jordan, Alburg
Peter Arthur Juusola, Arlington, MA
Colin John Kaferle, Harvard, MA
Daniel Jeffrey Kashuck, Newton, MA
Justin Kasprisin, South Burlington
Elizabeth Beck Katz, Milwaukee, WI
Sara Elaine Katz, Burlington**
Sarah Keating, Colchester**
Ronan Keegan, Dublin, Ireland
Christiana Keith, Burlington
Erin Kelleher, West Townshend
Stephen Kenny, Newington, CT
Megan M. Keohane, Waltham, MA**
Shahid Mohammed Khan, Timonium, MD**
Emily Adams Kimball, Byfield, MA
Marissa Kins, Chicago, IL
Taylor Malia Kirby-Madden, Hingham, MA
Jessie Kitz, Strafford, NH
Matthew Morton Klein, Highland Park, IL
Rachael Ann Klein, Newton, MA
Wrenruth C. Knowles-Thompson, Putney
Amy Elisabet Kocubinski, Titusville, NJ
Ksenia Kolesnikov, Brooklyn, NY
Ivan Matthew Kolleeny, New York, NY
Megan Ann Kopriva, Washington, DC
Rebecca Lee Kopycinski, Nashua, NH
Lori Ellen Kort, Huntington**
William Devin Kraman, Brooklyn, NY
Brett Richard Kreiter, Highland Park, IL
Amy Faith Krikorian, Medford, MA
Allison Whitney Krongel, Newton, MA
Christopher Ryan Kuitems, Burlington
David M. Kukla, Norwich, CT
Jesse Kus, Vershire*
Man Yi Kwok, Bennington
Jennifer E. LaBelle, Sunderland
Alicia Lynn Lacey, Burlington
Amanda R. LaGala, Montpelier
Dana Gordon Lahoff, Glenmoore, PA
David M. Laman, Fair Haven, NJ
Amy Elizabeth Land, Blue Bell, PA
Stefanie Ann Lane, South Burlington
Jonathan Ian Langel, New York, NY**
Christine A. Langill, Mashpee, MA
Lindsay Laniefsky, Derry, NH**
Jennifer La Roe, Colchester
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
†Pending completion of requirements
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Christian Larson, Salt Lake City, UT**
Kelly Ann Lawler, Brandon
Meredith Lindsay Layton, Toms River, NJ
Amanda M. Leet, Honesdale, PA
Shannon Amber Leggett, South Burlington
Heather Leibowitz, Riverdale, NY
Christopher Paul Leicht, Burlington**
Chelsea M. Leighton, Walden
Elizabeth Ann Leipzig, Indianapolis, IN
Kimberly Morgan LeMay, Isle LaMotte
Kevyn Jonas Lenfest, Rutland
Elizabeth Joan Leonard, Exeter, NH
Heather Ann Lesage, Burlington
Scott Thomas Lever, Bangor, ME
Eli Joshua Leveston, Delmar, NY
Kate Patricia Levine, Cranford, NJ
Melissa May Licht, Studio City, CA*
Tiffany Anne Ligon, Williston
Jared Joseph Linder, Glen Rock, NJ
Hannah Lorraine Lindsey, Bainbridge Island, WA
Ezra Zachary Lipp, Burlington
Rebekah Elisabeth Liscio, Colchester
Evan Litwin, Montpelier
Robby Radu Livada, Burlington
Ashley Marie Livingston, Waitsfield**
Mary Elizabeth Maxwell Lloyd, Catonsville, MD**
Nora Claire Locken, Aberdeen, SD**
Shane T. Lorson, Essex, CT**
Christopher Rechner Louchheim, Shelburne*
Julia Ann Lovallo, Cohasset, MA**
John Francis Lovett, St. Johnsbury
James Daniel Lovinsky, East Hardwick
Heidi Beth Lowe, Chester
Hayden Michael Lowenstein, Clinton, NY
Jaclyn Joye Lozach, Ridgefield, NY
Emily Francese Lubahn, Erie, CT
Senada Lulic, Burlington**
Sean James Lynaugh, Ridgewood, NJ
Mamie Carter Lynch, Auburn, NY
Ashley S. Lyons, Woodbridge, CT
Winona Lecia Lyons, West Hollywood, CA*
Alexandra L. Maas-Geesteranus, Quechee
Laura Macchia, Mount Kisko, NY**
Kerry MacDonald, Plymouth, MA
Marisa Margaret Machanic, Charlotte
Sadie Putnam MacKillop, Sharon
Ronald Barry Magnuson, South Burlington
Erla Karen Magnusson, Rye, NY*
Paul Lee Magoon, Waterbury**
Keith David Malcolm, Burlington**
Lindsay D. Malen, New York, NY
Matthew Thomas Malkin, North Conway, NH
Meghan E. Maloney, New York, NY
Nicholas William Managan, Bellows Falls
Lindsey Manges, West Burke
Elizabeth Stanley Mann, Colchester
Andrew Wilson Mannix, Burlington
Stephen G. Mapes, Glen Rock, NJ
Lauren Elizabeth Marchand, St. Sulpice,
Switzerland
Jared Kelley Marcotte, Colchester
Stephen Kyle Marcotte, North Ferrisburg
Romolo A. Marcucci, Bedford, NH
Gretchen Margaroli, St. Helena, CA*
Holly Monaghan Mariani, Burlington
A.J. Charles Markham, Nahant, MA
Lucas Andrew Markowitz, Burlington
Brandon Daniel Marrs, Rochester, NH
T. Casey Marsters, Newbury, MA**
Garrett B. Martin, East Holden, ME
Gregory Thomas Martino, Stamford, CT
Angela Carmela Masi, Richmond
Rhapsody F. Mason, Norwich
Lauren Marie Masseria, Massapequa, NY
Kathryn Anne Massey, Stratford, CT
Brett J. Masterson, White Plains, NY
Kristina Marie Mastropasqua, Portland, ME
Danijel Matijevic, Burlington
Brendan Paul Matthews, Madison, WI
Thomas E. Matthews, Shelburne
Ashley Elizabeth Mattison, Mt. Holly, NJ
Dominic M. Mattos, Newbury, MA
Daniel Lawrence Mauk, Garden City, NY
Katherine Elizabeth May, East Nassau, NY
Shawn Mayer, Point Pleasant, NJ
Eli Christopher McArdle, Saxtons River**
Kyle David McBeth, Stowe**
Kristine E. McCarthy, Northport, NY
Jessica Giovanna McCloud, Pittsburgh, PA
Ryan Thomas McClure, Colchester**
John Van Norden McClure Jr., Winnetka, IL
Daniel Thomas McCluskey, Brookfield, CT**
Megan Marie McConnell, Woodstock
Jamie Ann McCuin, Highgate**
Galen David McDonald, Burlington
Casey Logan McFeely, Grosse Pointe, MI
Christian Garrett McGinn, Brattleboro
Rose Mary Hart McGovern, Evansville, IN
Jennifer Lynn McGowan, Belmont
Austin Whitney McGurk, West Palm Beach, FL**
Jason Raphael McKay, Newton, NJ
Ryan McKown, Lee, NH
Margaret Mae McNamara, Ridgewood, NJ
Natalie M. McWilliams, Winchester, MA
Raymond B. Mercier, Bridport
Lindsey Marie Merton, Saratoga Springs, NY
Jason P. Methia, Rochester, MA*
Andrea Lee Miller, Greensburg, PA
Cassandra Leigh Miller, Copake Falls, NY
Cassia Anne Miller, Essex Junction
Rebecca Palmer Miller, Colchester**
Michael Leon Mindell, Burlington**
McKenzie Elise Minden, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Tessa Hall Miskell, Shelburne**
Victoria Mitchell, Norwich
Matthew Thomas Molinari, Burlington
Kate Susanna Moll, Nazareth, PA
Heather Lee Monaghan, Glastonbury, CT
Shannon Elizabeth Monette, Burlington
Erin Elizabeth Moreau, Burlington**
Anne Elizabeth Morelli, Bexley, OH
Michael Christopher Morgan, New York, NY
Barrett Durgin Morrill, Bradford
Keith J. Morrill, Essex Junction
Seth Sawyer Morse, Burlington**
Stevia Hunting Morton, Calais
Hillary Elizabeth Moye, Burlington
Bret Charles Mueller, Ross, CA
Bianka Mujkanovic, Burlington**
Ryan Keith Mullady, Northboro, MA
Benjamin Christopher Mulligan, Bath, ME*
Andrew David Murphy, West Berlin
Katherine Self Murphy, Chester, CT
Stephen Francis Murphy III, Concord, NH
Amy Elizabeth Murray, Burlington
Jacob Ari Mushlin, Hartland
William Louis Nagler, Burlington
Loriann Marie Nardacci, Burlington
Laura Elisabeth Naughton, Montclair, NJ
Maura Marie Neff, Bedford, MA
Stephanie C. Nemore, Boise, ID**
Melissa Nepomiachi, Lincolnshire, IL
Ian Miles Nerlfi, North Caldwell, NJ
Christopher Carl Niendorff, Burlington
Julie Christina Nissi, Bradford, MA
Elizabeth Amanda Nixon, Burlington
Corinna Ellen Noering, Cohasset, MA
Ryan Nolan, Chatham, NJ
Daniel Aherne Norford, Westford
Benjamin Adam Normand, Northampton, MA
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Grace Elizabeth Northrop, Washington, PA
Armin Novljanin, Essex Junction
Cara Elizabeth Nusbaum, Upperco, MD
Matthew A. Nystoriak, Melrose, NY
Courtenay Marie O’Connor, Narragansett, RI
Jessie Isaacs Odegard, Minnetonka, MN
Meghan O’Donnell, Wappinger Falls, NY
Brian Michael O’Donoghue, Randolph Center
Elizabeth Rose O’Leary, Manlius, NY
Kara Olivito, Lynn, MA**
Maida Omerovic, Burlington
Tanya Rae Osol, Williston
Andrea Lauren Ostrander, Troy, NY
Pamela L. Ouellette, East Millinocket, ME**
Abraham Richard Pacharz, Saranac Lake, NY*
Eylin Palamaro, Montpelier
Daniel Hinnant Panko, Burlington**
Elizabeth Marie Sheppard Parent, Fairfax
Thomas Rawdon Parry, Burlington
Ryan Matthew Pastena, Katonah, NY
Jillian Marie Patoine, Springfield
Theodore J. Patton, Grand Haven, MI
Michala Christine Peabody, Worchester, MA
Brad Joseph Peacock, South Burlington
Melody J. Peffers, Mahopac, NY
Alison Pelkey, Woodstock
Tiffany Rae Pelkey, Fletcher*
Chelsea Anne Pemberton, Richmond
James Hutchings-Trott Peniston, Burlington
Benjamin E. Percy, White River Junction
Eric Garth Peterson, Elmore
Keith David Peterson, Worcester, MA
Michele Peterson, Duxbury, MA
Allison Megan Petty, Burlington**
Jennifer Pfeiffer, Hartford, CT
Jeffrey Eugene Philie, Burlington
John Hamilton Pigott, Burlington
Nicholas Murro Pillsbury, Cambridge, MA
Bjorn Colin Oscar Pink, Brooklyn, NY
Derek Michael Pinkham, Franklin, MA
Stephanie Ann Pliskin, Windham, NH
Sean Seeger Plover, Poughkeepsie, NY
Lindsay Christina Poindexter, Madison, CT
Andras A. Pokorny, Trenton, NJ
Aaron D. Polhemus, North Chatham, MA
Jasmine Porter, Hollywood, FL**
Devon Burton Powell, Raleigh, NC**
Theron Kenneth Powell, Burlington**
Natalie Ann Powers, New York, NY
Erica Elizabeth Prudente, Bangor, ME
Allison Ruth Purcell, New Milford, CT
Kristen Kay Purvis, Colchester
Katherine Byrd Quigley, Burlington
Peter D. Quigley, Warwick, RI
Melissa Tayla Quine, Burlington
Caitlin Meredith Quinn, Amherst, MA
Jeffrey B. Rabe, Brookline, MA**
Nicholas Albert Rahaim, Burlington
Stevenson Webster Ramsburgh, Ann Arbor, MI
Julia Ruth Ramus, Norwich
Richard Lee Rathbun, Panton**
Joshua D. Ravit, Shelburne
Hugh Barrett Reece, Topsfield, MA
Laura J. Reed, Williston
William W. Reed III, Peru
Sean Michael Reen, West Danville
Joshua Frascella Rehm, Plymouth, MA*
Erin Michelle Reiss, Valley Cottage, NY
Justin Mark Repp, Beverly, MA
Blake S. Ressler, Waterville
Kathryn Holly Retz, East Hampton, NY*
Nicholas Charles Reuter, Burlington**
Sonya B. Reynolds, Burlington
Christian W. Richards, North Kingstown, RI
Amy Lynn Richardson, Montpelier
Katie Jean Rickel, Wells
Patricia Ann Rinaldi, Burlington
Anne E. Ritter, Burlington
Raquel J. Rivera, Carnegie, PA
Jordan Louis Rizza, Burlington
Holly Roberts, Burlington
Megan Melissa Roberts, Staatsburg, NY
Lee Scott Robinson, Pittsburgh, PA
Matthew Michael Robinson, Williston
Fenella Sofia Roche, St. Johnsbury
Jennifer Savar Rock, Columbia, MD
Kyle Rodgers, West Rutland
Melanie Dawn Rodgers, Burlington
Paige Richmond Rogers, Santa Barbara, CA*
Mckenzie Blair Rollins, Shelburne Falls, MA
Mark Joseph Roman, Avon, CT
Matthew Jason Roper, Bedford, NH
Alison S. Rosenblum, Newton, MA
Shawn Phillip Ross, Palm Coast, FL
Caitlin Doran Russ, East Greebush, NY
Vanessa Russell, Corte Madera, CA
Katherine Evans Ryan, Sudbury, MA
Liana C. Ryan, New York, NY
Rebecca Lyn Godin Ryan, Barre
Jenny J. Ryu, New York, NY
David Allen Sachs, Winnetka, IL**
Laura Ann Salmon, Cherry Hill, NJ
Emily Anne Sanders, Wexford, PA
Melissa Sandoval, Burlington
Elisa Ann Sapoff, Woodcliff Lake, NJ*
Cassandra C. Savelberg, Woodstock
Brooke Oliver Scatchard, Charlotte
Talia Schechter, Essex
Melanie Schenne, East Aurora, NY
Dana Lynn Schlansky, Chappaqua, NY
Lorelei Atwood Schmitt, Hanover, MA
Elizabeth Anne Schreiber, Shaker Heights, OH
Alan Harry Schroeder III, Isle LaMotte
Stacey Schultz, Newington, CT
Daniel Aaron Schwager, Vineyard Haven, MA
Elijah Gabriel Schwartz, Jamaica
Heidi Anna Schwartz, Burlington
Anna Kristin Sciortino, Corinth
Lily Ayla Sender, Trumansburg, NY
Ryan James Sensale, Manlius, NY
Lauren Servin, Maple Glen, PA
Jessica Joy Sesera, Burlington*
Aaron Ashley Shamp, Bridport
Oren Shapiro, Burlington**
Timothy Ryan Shaw, Williston**
William Barnaby Shaw, Richmond, MA
Emily D. Sheppard, St. Paul, MN**
Courtney Erin Sherman, South Hero
Shana Isadora Sherwood, Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Frances Shorey, Cumberland, ME
Katrina B. Shuman, Brattleboro
Laura Siegel, Ellicott City, MD
Melanie Ann Silva, Fall River, MA
Christine Simonet, Gloucester, MA
Andrew Paul Sinko, Oak Park, IL
Joshua S. Sklarin, Marlboro, NJ
Ashley Lynn Smith, Readsboro
Christie Erin Smith, Colorado Springs, CO
Jamie Byer Smith, Southbury, CT**
Jason Dennis Smith, Burlington
Justine Lynn Smolinsky, Upper Brookville, NY**
Henry Bernard Smullen, South Dennis, MA**
Danielle Maria Sokol, Richmond Hill, NY
Thomas John Sorrentine, Pawtucket, RI
Scott Temple Sortal, Wilmette, IL
Brian W. Soss, Tarrytown, NY
Alexander Edward Spadinger, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Kevin Spellman, Rutland
Tiffany Marie Spinka-Benton, Albany, NY
Matthew Lawson Spring, Canton, CT
Lucie Srostlik, Essex Junction
Jordi St. John, South Londonderry
Davina-Nicole Tyrell St. John, New York City, NY
Lindsay Patricia Stallings, Baltimore, MD
Erin Stamp, Westminster
Daniel W. Staples, Burlington
Nicole Leah Staudinger, South Royalton
Tobin Kyle Stegman, Madison, CT
Lee Ann Steinhour, Richford
Bradley Shriver Stevenson, Newtown, CT**
George Anthony Stinson, Burlington
Brandon Stone, South Windsor, CT
Cynthia L. Strasfeld, Youngstown, OH
Derek M. Strout, Bar Harbor, ME
Kristen Lynn Strub, Essex
Gregory Howard Stump, Winter Haven, FL**
Chantal Helen Sturgeon, Highgate
David Macajah Sullivan, Burlington
Grace Jennifer Sullivan, Burlington
Michael V. Sullivan, North Hero**
John Robert Swartz, Winooski
Samuel P. Taber, Stowe
Andrea L. Tagliamonte, Byfield, MA
Hillary Anne Taglienti, Westwood, MA
Sara Christine Talbot, Williston
Jared Lee Tank, Worcester**
Susan Marie Tarpey, Rumford, RI
Kayla Beth Tatro, Alburg
Richard Taussig, Moultonboro, NH
Joseph J. Tavano, Harwich, MA
Susanna McComas Taylor, Richmond, VA
John Teeden, Saunderstown, RI
Andrew John Terry, Burlington**
Crystal Marie Tetreault, Derby Line
Terrill J. Thomas, Underhill Center
Kurt Thomits, Burlington
Colin Lewis Thompson, Shelburne
Michael J. Thomsen, Winooski
Tammy Lynn Thresher, South Barre
Daniel James Tomaino, Shoreham
Andrew James Tomczak, Burlington
Lauren McBride Tompkin, Warren
Frederic William Torphy, Little Compton, RI
Leah Lavonne Tougas, Colchester
Nathan Patrick Trachimowicz, Uxbridge, MA
Matthew Peter Trainor, Worcester, MA
Danielle Marie Trenelli, Burlington
Andrew Victor Trivero Jr., Port Jervis, NY
Emily Katherine Trudell, Boxboro, MA
Jonathan William Trutor, Burlington
Stephanie G. Tsibulsky, Fayetteville, NY
Casey Powell Tuck, Mendota Heights, MN
Justin David Tucker, Mansfield, MA
Lee Alexander Tucker, Burlington
David John Turner, Montpelier
Erin Dow Turner, Berlin, MA
Patsy E. Tyler, Swanton**
Katya Athanasia Tzikas, Malden, MA**
Marisol A. Valencia, Shelburne
Katherine Anna Van Wagner, Nashua, NH
Evan Kenneth Vana, Darby
Eric M. VanArsdale, Ballston Spa, NY
Jakob VanLammeren, Grandview, MO
Carlos Ernesto Varela, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Joshua Dolan Varon, Cherry Hill, NJ**
James Velde, Tinmouth
Katherine Vincent-Roller, South Royalton
Angela M. Volante, Sudbury, MA
Alexander Everett Vorce, Boxborough, MA
Brittany Lynn Wagner-Friel, Brattleboro
Elizabeth Fielding Waine, Saint Albans
Stephanie Lynn Waite, Fair Haven
Rebecca Ann Walaszek, Hatfield, MA
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
†Pending completion of requirements
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Catherine Elizabeth Walker, Merrick, NY
Melody Lynn Walker, Highgate
Whitney Chapman Wall, Glastonbury, CT
Leslie Gardiner Wallick, Stowe
Brendan Patrick Walsh, Wellesley, MA**
Daniel Louis Wander, Marlboro, NJ
Ray WanLi, Island Pond
Kathryn Carrigan Ward, Ithaca, NY
Sarah Courtenay Ward, Ardmore, PA
Anne Elizabeth Waring, San Rafael, CA
Michelle Marie-Anderson Waste, St. Paul, MN
Brittany M. Weeden, Summit, NJ
Patricia Rachel Weeks, Morrisville
Travis Gordon Weston, Braintree
Chris Robert Wetherbee, Burlington**
Brian Donald White, Boston, MA**
Chris R. White, Underhill
Rebecca Aileen White, Sterling, VA**
David Powers Whiteside, Birmingham, AL
Jameson Taylor Wielage, Dallas, PA
Karen Lynn Willard, Newport
Sarah Emma Willard, Berlin
David Kane Williams, Doylestown, PA
Jason W. Williams, Underhill
Megan Wilson, Evergreen, CO
Constance T. Winant, Princeton, NJ
Tienn T. Wine, New York, NY
Jessica Marie Winegar, Milton
Todd C. Winner, Newtown, CT
Samuel T. Winship, West Rutland
Bryan Knowles Wisner, Chevy Chase, MD**
Alexis McGarvey Wisniowski, West Springfield, MA
Andrew Jeremy Wohl, Fairfield, CT
Heather Renae Wood, Bucksport, ME
Jessica Solomon Wood, South Woodstock
Caitlin Melissa Woodward, Dunn Loring, VA
Zachary Feldman Wright, Brooklyn, NY
Alexandra Reed Wyman, Easton, MD*
Lauren Elise Xenakis, Cherry Hill, NJ
Sanjeev P. Yadav, Shelburne
Max Nicholas Zacker, Chester, NJ*
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
†Pending completion of requirements
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Shalom Abraham Zeigfinger, Bellows Falls
Robyn Patricia Zeliff, Bridport*
Jennifer Ann Zicherman, Swampscott, MA**
Anastaja Snow Zoecklein, Fayston
Michael David Zukowski, Holyoke, MA
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Jennifer Lynn Carpenter, Burlington
Nathaly Filion, New York, NY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Jennifer Joy Annas, Schwenksville, PA
Kathrynn Briget Apfel, New Paltz, NY
Kimberly Anne Babson, South Glen Falls, NY
Jessica Nora Barry, Bennington
Micah William Beem-Miller, Burlington**
Jonathan Thomas Bessette, Essex Jct.
Katie Lynn Blake, Windsor
Andrew Rogers Boule, Harwich Port, MA
Laurel Marcelle Bourret, Junction City, OR
Rachel Ann Brown, Derry, NH
Brian K. Burke, Middlesex, NJ
Allison Michelle Buza, Huntingdon, PA
Claudia Renee Capizzi, Fallston, MD**
Samantha M. Chase, Windham, NH
Sarah Coleman, Potomac, MD
William Edward Damsky, Burlington**
Joshua Neal Daniel, Suffern, NY
Elizabeth Wade DeCurtis, Troy, NY
Ezra Maerowitz DeTroy, Wilton, CT**
H. Scott Dineen, Chatham, NJ
Matthew Milnes Dobbin, Middletown, RI
Meghan Eddy, Pittsfield, MA
Rebecca L. Elliott, Sunnyvale, CA
Bradford Miller Elmer, Cabot
Eric William Esden, Essex Junction*
Sarah E. Florio, Trumbull, CT
Matthew John Garibaldi, South Dartmouth, MA
Jessica McHugo Goodine, East Montpelier
Sara Baylis Holmes, Lenox, MA
Krista Marie Howe, Blandford, MA
Adam Charles Jaroszewski, Melrose, MA
Jennifer Rose Jaskolka, Burlington**
Nicholas Swiatoslav Kaczmar, Syracuse, NY**
Kristin Katoski, Longmeadow, MA
Melissa Kelley, Brunswick, ME
Joshua Allen Knapp, Essex Junction
Miroslav Koulnis, Burlington
Daniel Douglas Kovacs, Madison, NJ
Valerie C.N. Kunzi, Shirley, MA
Kyla Marie LaRock, Warren
Christen Paula Layden, Rutland
Thomas E. Matthews, Shelburne
Kerri E. McGilvreay, Londonderry, NH
Kathryn Leah McMahon, Burlington
Kathryn M. McNamara, Essex Junction
Erin L. Michaud, Jericho**
Keith Nowak, Campbell Hall, NY
Nicole A. Oakley, Brackney, PA
Brianne Louise Olivieri, New Fairfield, CT
Michael Palermo, Baltimore, MD
Lauren Frances Penkala, Cumberland, RI
Kelly Ann Perry, Meriden, CT
Ashley Elizabeth Porter, Gloucester, MA
Deepa Ramanathan, South Burlington
Jason Ramirez, Waterville, ME
Stephen Lewis Redman, Milton
Carlos Esteban Rivadeneira, Burlington
Cameron Davis Rodriguez, Burlington
Michael David Rushford, Worcester, MA**
Christopher Thomas Ryan, Unionville, CT**
Cara Jean Sammartino, Saunderstown, RI
Maja Sedic, Burlington
Colleen Hannah Snow, Burlington
Melissa Jane Steuwe, Bellows Falls
Jennifer Anne Sweeney, Barrington, RI
Jessica Lynn Waite, Burlington
Christopher J. Walsh, South Burlington
Benjamin David Watts, Castleton
Ryan Patrick Webber, Carmel, ME
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Graduate College
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
Suchismita Chandran, B.Sc. (Mount Carmel College) 2001; Bangalore, India*
Thesis: Lipid Rafts in Chemosensory Transduction in Paramecium
Andrew Schannen, B.A. (Colby College) 2002; Carlisle, MA**
Thesis: Chloride Cotransporters, KCC2 and NKCC1, are Involved in
Chloride Homeostasis in Olfactory Neurons
Historic Preservation
Phillip L. Barlow, B.A. (Eckerd College) 2000; Abingdon, VA
Thesis: The Current State of Historic Structure Survey Methodology
and the Incorporation of Digital Technology
Roger Lee Ciuffo, B.A. (Pennsylvania State University) 1999; Carlisle, PA**
Stephanie Eve Gordin, B.A. (University of Maryland) 1998; Rockville, MD
Eileen Marie Heideman, B.A. (University of Iowa) 2001; Ames, IA
Nicole Kathleen Janton, B.S. (Drexel University) 2003; Boonton, NJ
Jason Daniel Klostreich, B.A. (Virginia Military Institute) 1996; Shoreview, MA
Mary Helen Stadalnick, B.A. (Manhattanville College) 1996; Norwood, MA**
Chemistry
Gina M. Fioroni, B.S. (Westfield State College) 1998; Westfield, MA
Thesis: Haloacetals and Ethynylsilares as Tethered Radical Precursors
for Diastereoselective Addition to Chiral Alpha-Hydroxyhydra Zones
Sathish Rangarajan, B.Sc. (Madras Christian College) 1994; M.Sc. (Madras
MASTER OF ARTS
Christian College) 1996; Burlington
English
Thesis: Comparison of the Endo-and Exocyclic Stereocontrol Elements Shawna Rose Archer, B.A. (Truman State University) 2003; Newburg, MD
on the Diastereoxelectivity of the Silicon-Thethered Radical
Thesis: Why? Why? Why? Mina Loy’s “Apologetic Sacrifice”
Cyclization of Hydrazones
Sara Burnett, B.A. (Boston College) 2003; Westfield, NJ
Steven Shinebarger, B.A. (Alfred University) 1999; Hornell, NY**
Thesis: Not Man Enough? Performance of Gender in Keats and
Thesis: Accuracy and Precision Considerations for Measurements
Woodworth
Made Using Gas-Chromatography-Combustion-Isotope Ratio Mass
Elliot Richard Earle, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1996; Washington
Spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS) and GC-Pyrolysis-IRMS (GC-P-IRMS)
Thesis: Shards of Suffering: The Construction and Destruction of
Suffering as a Product of its Articulation in James Baldwin’s
Communication Sciences
“Sonny’s Blues”
Katharyn Thompson Connelly, B.A. (C.W. Post College) 1995; South
James Wesley Hamrick, A.B. (Brown University) 1998; Lee, MA*
Burlington
Thesis: Edmund Burke: His Political Philosophy and Eighteenth
Eugenia E. S. Lamet Corbett, B.A. (McGill University) 2000; Shutesbury, MA
Century Ireland
Thesis: Discovering the “Language Play” of Children with Autism
Christopher Aaron Hrenko, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Richmond
Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Thesis: Sometimes I Almost Feel Just Like a Human Being
Michelle Louise Stevenson Davis, B A. (The University of Vermont) 1983;
Amy Eileen Letinsky, B.A. (Westmont College) 2000; Lynden, WA
B.A. (Trinity College); Placerville, CA**
Thesis: Falling into Allegory: Milton and Bunyan’s Post Traumatic
Mary Elizabeth A. Dugan, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1996; Burlington
Allegory
Erica J. Fondu, B.S. (University of Arizona) 2000; Wolcott, CT
Deauwand Kelvin Myers, B.A. (Furman University) 2001; Columbia, SC
Phyllis Shaw Forbes, B.A. (Boston University) 1990; Burlington
Thesis: Cetera Desunt: the Rest is Missing—Looking at Racial
Leah M. Greene, B.S. (Ithaca College) 2003; St. Albans
Otherness in Three Novels Through Lacanian Psychoanalysis
Kari Lynn Lasman, B.S. (University of Minnesota-Duluth) 2001; Brooklyn
Kara S. Rosenberg, B.A. (Swarthmore College) 2001; Montpelier
Center, MN
Sarah Lewis Seidman, B.A. (University of New Mexico) 1975; Middlesex*
Margrith McGlynn, B.A. (Kean University) 2000; Waterbury
Thesis: The Genesis of Doubt
Erin L. Murphy, B.S. (Plymouth State College) 1999; South Barre
Young-MoYang, B.A. (Kyung Hee Unniversity) 2002; Seoul, Korea
Marianne Elisabeth Plain, B.S. (McGill University) 2001; Kingston, Ontario,
Canada
French
Thesis: Unconventional Verbal Behavior in Young Children with
Marie-Claude Linteau, B.A. (Université du Québec a Trois-Rivières) 1997;
Autism Spectrum Disorder During Peer Play Intervention
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Kimberly Blair Stedman, B.A. (Castleton State College) 2000; Poultney
Wendy Alison Teller-Elsberg, B.A. (University of Pennsylvania) 1997;
History
Mahopac, NY
Erica Epstein, B.A. (Ithaca College) 2000; White Plains, NY
Angela Ann Thibault, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Starksboro
Benjamin J. Schaefer, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Bemidji, MN*
Gregory Thomas Unwin, B.A. (University of Montana) 2001; Kalamazoo, MI
Thesis: Legitimacy of Rule in the Gulf and the Case of Qatar
Geology
Rena L. Ford, B. A. (University of California at Santa Barbara) 2001;
Hopland, CA*
Thesis: Partial Melting Under Reducing Conditions: Clues into
Primitive Achondrite Formation
Stephen B. Marcotte, B. S. (University of Maine) 2001; Lewiston, ME**
Thesis: Early Cretaceous Orogenesis in Fiordland, New Zealand and
Three-Dimensional Visualization of the Earth’s Surface
Robert P. W. Price, B.S. (University of California, Santa Barbara) 2002;
Ventura, CA**
Thesis: Testing the Partial Melting of a Basaltic Underplate: Origin of
Cretaceous Granitoids in Fiordland, New Zealand
Lucas Reusser, B.A. (Skidmore College) 1999; Newton, MA**
Thesis: Late Pleistocene Bedrock Channel Incision Along the U.S.
Atlantic Passive Margin Measured with 10Be: Holtwood Gorge,
Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania
Joanna M. Reuter, B.A. (Carleton College) 2000; Berryville, AR
Thesis: Erosion Rates and Patterns Inferred from Cosmogenic 10Be in
the Susquehanna River Basin
Geography
Max Jacob Andrucki, B.A. (Columbia University) 1999; Lewiston, ME*
Thesis: The Trouble with Formal: The Institutional Provision of Gay
Space in Vermont, USA
Kevin Alan Biglin, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Clarks Summit, PA
Thesis: Ecological Impacts of the Chittenden County Circumferential
Highway: Mapping the Road-Effect Zone
C. E. Campbell, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Burlington**
Thesis: Fair and Balanced: Continuity and Change in the War Maps of
Three Weekly News Magazines
Scott Webster Gustin, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1997; Monkton
Thesis: Open Space Fragmentation and Change in Williston, Vermont
Ebenezer Goodman Ashie Nikoi, B.A. (University of Ghana) 1998;
Accra, Ghana**
Thesis: Globalization from the “Inside Out”– The Case of Ashanti
Goldfields Company of Ghana
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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Brendan O’Neill, B.S. (American University) 1995; Burlington
Thesis: Re-Making Mesoamerica: The Inter-American Development
Bank, New Regionalism and the Case of the Plan Puebla Panama
Psychology
Amy C. Chess, B.A. (St. Mary’s College of Maryland) 2000; Reistertown, MD*
Thesis: Kynurenic Acid Effects on Associative Learning: Implications
for Attention
Susan Elizabeth Varni, B.A. (Westfield College) 2001; Manchester, CT
Thesis: Do’s and Don’ts of Injustice: How Observers Perceive the
Injustice of Discrimination and Their Expectations for the Target
Amanda M. Woods, B. S. (Denison University) 2002; Bainbridge, OH
Thesis: Occasional Reinforced Responses During Operant Extinction
Can Slow Relapse in the Form of Rapid Reacquisition
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Biology
Laura Gannon-Murakami, B.S. (American University) 1986; Lowell, MA*
Dissertation: The Role of the Plasma Membrane Calcium Atpase in
Chemoattration in Paramecium Tetraurelia
Wenling Zhang, B.S. (Wuhan University)1998; Henan, China*
Dissertation: Modulation of Necturus Olfactory Neurons by Second
Messenger Pathways
Chemistry
Thomas Camille Castonguay, B.S. (Central Connecticut State University)
1996; Bristol, CT*
Dissertation: Synthesis, Characterization, Structural Investigation,
and Photophysical Study of Pyrene-Derivatized Zirconium
Phosphonates
Hui Ding, B.S. (Central South University) 1991; M.S. (Nanjing University)
1996; Yiyangshi Yan Lianhuagongchung, China**
Dissertation: Asymmetric Syntheses of Amines by Allylation,
Cyanation, and Radical Addition to N-Acylhydrazones
Stevenson Flemer, Jr., B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Waitsfield
Dissertation: Development and Methodology Toward the
Diversification of Poly-L-Proline Type II Scaffold Mimics
Psychology
Ellen Ingalls Beckjord, B.S. (The Pennsylvania State University) 1999;
Pittsburgh, PA*
Dissertation: The Relationship between Coping and Control in
Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
C. Emma Burrous, B.A. (Kalamazoo College) 1990; Richmond*
Dissertation: Stability and Change in Maternal Sensitivity from
Infancy to Toddlehood: Developmental History of Care and
Control, Depression, and Anger
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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William Everett Copeland IV, B.S. (Wheaton College) 1997; Hamden, CT*
Dissertation: Neuropsychological Correlates of Coping: The Role of
Executive Inhibition
Amy M. Carmola Hauf, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1990; M.A. (The
University of Vermont) 2001; Richmond**
Dissertation: Experiences of Coparenting and Parenting Alliance
Among Couples Raising Young Children
Matthew Wayne Johnson, B.S. (Eastern Oregon University) 1998; M.A.
(University of Vermont) 2002; Falmouth, VA*
Dissertation: Replacing Relative Reinforcing Efficacy with Behavioral
Economic Demand Curves: Congruence and Parsimony Despite
Manipulation of Reinforcer Magnitude
Michelle L. Knolls, B.A. (Salisbury University) 1995; M.A. (The University of
Vermont) 1999; Harrington, DE*
Dissertation: The Road to Romance: Early Family and Peer
Predictors of Dating Relationship Quality in Late Adolescence
Ellen Winifred Leen-Feldner, B.A. (University of Notre Dame) 1997; M.A.
(West Virginia University) 2001; Dearborn, MI*
Dissertation: A Test of a Cognitive Diathesis-Stress Model of Panic
Vulnerability in Adolescence
Jennifer Plebani Lussier, B.A. (Ithaca College)1993; M.A. (West Chester
University) 2000; Unionville, PA*
Dissertation: Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Prior
Abstinence Duration of Relapse Risk in Cigarette Smokers
Sara Bryn Morrow, B.S. (University of Idaho) 1999; Bonners Ferry, ID*
Dissertation: The Role of Parent-Child Interaction in Recurrent
Abdominal Pain
Jessica Anne Reiser, B.A. (Dartmouth College) 1997; Wethersfield, CT*
Dissertation: Children and Adolescents with Asthma and Their
Mothers: The Role of Childhood Trauma in Pediatric Asthma
Robin E. Roy, B.A. (Connecticut College) 1996; M.S. (Old Dominion
University) 1999; Farmington, CT**
Dissertation: The Social Costs of Identifying As a Feminist and
Confronting Sexism
Ceyhun Sunsay, B.S. (Hacettepe University) 1993; M.A. (The University of
Vermont) 2001; Antalya, Turkey*
Dissertation: A Theoretical Investigation of the Trial Spacing Effect
in Appetitive Pavlovian Conditioning
Jaylyn Waddell, B.A. (University of North Carolina at Asheville) 1996; M.A.
(Applachaian State University) 1999; W. Jefferson, NC
Dissertation: Antagonism of Central Corticotropin Releasing Factor
Receptors Blocks Reinstatement of Extinguished Fear
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Commencement 2005
School of Business Administration
Sunday, May 22, 2005
2:00 p.m.
The Flynn Theatre
Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Dean
Larry E. Shirland, Associate Dean
Stephen J. Dempsey, School Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME, Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Dean
ADDRESS, James Keller
Senior Vice President, Weyerhaeuser Company
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
CONCLUDING COMMENTS, Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Dean
RECESSIONAL
Douglas M. Abernethy, Wescosville, PA
Courtney L. Abraham, Newington, CT
Elizabeth A. Abrams, Essex Junction
Luke A. Airoldi, Essex
Nolan O. Albarelli, Alexandria, VA*
Prineet R. Amin, Rumford, RI*
Brian D. Anderson, Clinton, CT
Jennifer K. Anderson, Brattleboro
Frank T. Antonucci, Essex
Daniel G. Ashman, Burlington
John M. Bagdonas, Scituate, MA**
Rebecca E. Barlow, Hudson, OH
Kristina M. Bennett, Saint Albans
Jina L. Bergeron, Winooski
Ethan T. Bernstein, Newtown, PA
Rachel A. Bertsch, South Hero
Ryan C. Biddiscombe, Rutland**
Jesse D. Bishop, Essex
Justin O. Blaber, Wilton, CT**
Lillie K. Bleau, South Burlington
William H. Bleau Jr., Essex Junction
Lindsay E. Bohlen, Essex Junction**
Adam J. Boscarino, Windsor Locks, CT
Emily K. Boucher, Derby
Jennifer B. Bourdeau, Milton
Andrew P. Bourret, Newington, CT
Jamie L. Boyle, Queensbury, NY**
Patrick T. Brennan, South Hero
David J. Burkhead, Plymouth, MA
Matthew B. Carreira, Glastonbury, CT
Peter A. Chaloux, North Bennington
David Choi, Philadelphia, PA
Efe Çimrin, Istanbul, Turkey*
Christopher A. Ciocca, East Longmeadow, MA
Robert A. Clifford, Essex Junction
Denning J. Coates, Montpelier
Joshua P. Cohen, Hackensack, NJ
Jessica L. Cole, Leicester
Andrew G. Combs, Harwinton, CT**
Robyn L. Comstock, Barre
Eric M. Conway, Lynnfield, MA
Naomi L. Couse, Skaneateles, NY*
Paul J. Couture, Essex Junction
Ryan E. Crawford, Gilford, NH**
Bradley J. Curth, Dover, NH
Patrick A. Dall, South Burlington
Robert L. Day III, Westbrook, CT
Christina M. Dell’Accio, West Islip, NY
Joseph A. DeLuca, Rockaway, NJ
James V. DePiero III, Ramsey, NJ**
Jessica J. Dewing, Franklin
Christopher G. DiVincenzo, South Burlington**
Peter J. Doig, Topsfield, MA**
Amanda J. Dowling, West Haven
Christopher H. Doyle, Middlebury, CT
Ryan S. Drzyzga, Stamford, CT
Peter W. Dugan, Essex Junction
Robert J. Duguay, Simsbury, CT
Jacob O. Durell, Stowe
Ryan B. Edwards, Saint Albans
Matthew J. Eustice, South Plainfield, NJ
Nicholas J. Faitoute, Flemington, NJ
George R. Findlay, Essex Junction
Brian P. Flume, Stamford, CT
Adrienne L. Frazier, Lincoln, MA
Jonathan D. Frimodig, Essex Junction**
Marc J. Gammon, Murrells Inlet, SC
Raymond S. Geary III, Lincroft, NJ
Elizabeth V. Gladwell, Cranford, NJ*
Steven D. Goldfield, Burlington
Christina M. Goodine, Colchester
Jessica L. Grant, Medfield, MA
Ashley N. Guiel, Agawam, MA
Reeve M. Halvorson, New York, NY
Matthew C. Ham-Ellis, Essex
David J. Hehn, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
William L. Henry, Mendham, NJ
Emily M. Herl, Spencer, MA
Joseph P. Herr, Bryn Athyn, PA
Adam E. Higgins, Ripton
Michael V. Hirsch, Sea Girt, NJ
Brian P. Holmes, Essex Junction
Junsong Hong, Windsor Locks, CT
Christopher J. Hopgood, Boonton
Township, NJ
Matthew S. Horowitz, Plainview, NY**
Jeremy O. Hudson, Stockbridge
Ethan D. Hyde, Essex Junction
Michal Januszczyk, South Burlington
Alexander W. Jensen, Mystic, CT
Marie D. Johnson, Milton*
Lev V. Kalinin, South Burlington
Corey J. Kazak, Essex
Bradford W. Kelley, Richmond, VA
Brian W. Kelly, Fairfield, CT
Brett M. Kilmer, Essex
Rachel C. King, Bennington**
Nicholas P. Kohart, Holland, PA
Brian J. Leaman, Ramsey, NJ
Molly C. Lein, Glastonbury, CT
Craig M. Levy, Wellesley, MA
Brian E. Libby, Wilmington
Emil E. López, New York, NY
Matthew T. Loranger, Warren, PA**
James A. Manly, Springfield
Barbra K. Marden, Shelburne
Jaclyn O. Marshall, Victor, NY
Kayce L. Massey, Saint Albans
Peter V. Mazzari, North Salem, NY
Katherine J. McAndrew, Fairport, NY
Richard M. McClain, Milford, CT
Patrick W. McDonald, South Strafford
Ryan J. McDonald, Burke
Katharine C. McKee, Marstons Mills, MA
Andrew J. McMahon, Chatham, MA
Alexander J. Meinhold, Miami, FL
Daniel E. Melaugh, Greenwich, CT
Ashley L. Merritt, Rutland
Richard J. Middleton, Smithtown, NY
Marissa C. Mihos, Easton, MA
Nathaniel C. Mildner, Kennebunk, ME
Kelli T. Miller, San Diego, CA
William B. Miller, Norwich
Jordan A. Minno, Newtown, PA
Steven M. Mixon, Essex Junction
Justin R. Moreland, Stowe
Michael C. Morgan, Saint Johnsbury
Jeehae K. Morrison, South Burlington
Goodwin H. Moy, Burlington*
Brendan P. Munson, Orchard Park, NY
Daniel L. Mutty, Maynard, MA
Katrina I. Norén, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Lauren J. Norwood, Briarcliff Manor, NY
John T. O’Brien, Duxbury, MA
John K. O’Connor, Johnson City, NY
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
†Pending completion of requirements
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Commencement 2005
Fiona M. O’Donnell-Lawson, Barrington, RI
Andrew J. O’Laughlin, Farmington Hills, MI**
Patrick M. O’Neil, Essex
Michelle P. Panagos, Westfield, NJ**
Briana L. Payne, Eagle Bay, NY*
Jeremiah S. Pearson, York, ME
Vanessa M. Peck, Newton, NJ
John N. Percival, Andover, MA**
Charles E. Peterson III, Princeton, NJ
Timothy O. Plant, Barre
Tyler J. Plante, Berlin
Jeffrey A. Price, Empire, MI
Ryan H. Price, Scotch Plains, NJ**
Lukasz D. Prokop, Cumberland, RI
Trevor B. Reinhardt, Calais
Julia C. Reitman, Livingston, NJ
Christopher M. Richardson, Williston
Dennis B. Roehmholdt, East Corinth
Andréa S. Rolland, Waitsfield
David A. Ross, Oakbrook, IL**
Jason M. Rouleau, Barre
Kelly M. Ryan, West Hartford, CT
Bryan R. Ryczek, Manlius, NY
David Y. Sadr, Emmaus, PA**
Ashley C. Sager, Kingston, NH
Peter B. Salvatori, Williston
Bryan W. Sayles, Saint Johnsbury
Lauren Schechter, Essex
Ryan D. Schroeder, Isle La Motte**
Keith D. Shapiro, Newton, MA
Mirsad Skopljak, South Burlington
Daniel J. Sloan, Fairfield, CT
Seth J. Smekal, Gladwyne, PA
David R. Stephani, Potomac, MD
Nicholas J. Stryker, Thetford**
David C. Sullivan, Hartford, CT**
Eric R. Svensson, Jagr Aland, Sweden**
Ethan C. Swain, Lyndonville
Andrew J. Terry, Chillicothe, OH**
Eric J. Terwilliger, Medfield, MA**
Robert E. Tewksbary, Hudson, NH
Tyler B. Tilton, Waterville
Megan C. Twombly, Brattleboro
Keith P. Upton, Shelburne Falls, MA
Brian J. Valentine, Williston
Holly M. Verret, Montpelier
Alexander J. Vimo, Wellesley, MA*
Derek A. Wagar, Williamstown, Ontario,
Canada
Mark R. Werbeck, Newtown, CT
Robin E. Witte, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Steven B. Wolbrom, Winchester, MA
Glenn R. Woytowich, Burlington
Ming Huang Wu, Jan hua, Taiwan
Adam S. Yellin, Swampscott, MA
Graduate College
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Elie Awad, B.S. (American University of Beirut) 1997; M.S. (Massachusetts
Institute of Technology) 1999; Bsalim, Lebanon
Mohamed Hisham Ayyaril, B.S. (Plattsburgh State University) 2001;
Cochin, India
Spencer Bracken Bailey, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Burlington
Lynda L. Bassett, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Essex Junction
Steven Rockwell Burns, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1983; Barnet**
Laura L. Card, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2000; B.S. (The University of
Vermont) 2000; Westford**
Thomas I. Chittenden, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2000; South
Burlington**
Gary Roger Deziel, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 1980; M. S. (University
of Wisconsin- Madison) 1983; Georgia
Erin M. Douglas, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Locust, NJ
Steven Philip Felker, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Burlington**
Brendan J. Flaherty, B.S. (Cornell University) 1993; M.S. (State University
of New York-Cortland) 1995; Westfield, NJ
Alexander P. Godovikov, Diploma (Yaroslavl State University) 2003;
Yaroslavl, Russia
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
† Pending completion of requirements
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Troy Jerome Krahl, B.S. (University of California at San Diego) 1995;
Richmond**
Jeffrey S. Lyon, B.S. (Bentley College) 1993; Essex
Derek Mathew Poirier, B.A. (St. Lawrence University) 1996; Malone, NY**
Jenifer Leah Purvee, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1997; Burlington
Martin H. Schaller, B.S. (University of Bamberg) 2003; Fuerth, Germany
Evan L. Snider, B.S. (Plattsburgh State University) 1999; Saranac, NY
Chad D. Stimson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1997; Leicester, MA
Rebecca Lyn Jesse Stone, B.M. (State University of New York, Potsdam) 1995;
M.M. (University of South Carolina) 1997; Essex
Carlos Eduardo Theye, B.S. (University of Miami) 1996; Burlington**
Robin Hibbert Tindall, B.S.E. (Princeton University) 1997; Killington
Matthew Alan Van Order, B.B.A. (University of New Mexico) 1989; Burlington
Guy Verville, B. S. (Unviersité de Sherbrooke) 1988; Essex**
David L. Von Holden, B.A. (University of Michigan) 1991; East Fishkill, NY
Brendan R. Yeager, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Woodstock
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Commencement 2005
College of Education
and Social Services
Sunday, May 22, 2005
2:30 p.m.
Gutterson Indoor Track
Jill Mattuck Tarule, Dean
Susan Kasser, Lead Marshal
Lynn Johnson, Marshal
Susan Roche, Marshal
Jacqueline Weinstock, Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME, Dean Tarule
PRESENTATION OF BACHELOR’S DIPLOMAS
PRESENTATION OF POSTBACCALAUREATE’S CERTIFICATES
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE’S DIPLOMAS/CERTIFICATES
RECESSIONAL
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ART EDUCATION
Lauralee Aksdal, Fairfax
Kiersten Lea Budd, Clinton Corners, NY
William John Byrne III, Winchester, MA**
Heather Bernek Davis, Stowe
John V. Lewandowski, Blue Hill, ME **
Tara Lieto, Yorktown, NY *
Lisa Luke, Bedford, MA
Caroline Elizabeth McCoy, Essex, MA
Elizabeth Audrey Post, Charlotte
Anne Slomba, South Burlington
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN MUSIC EDUCATION
Heather Colleen Finlayson, East Dummerston**
Jillian Rachel Peters, South Hamilton, MA**
Jonathan William West, Manchester Center
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Kelly Nicole Anderson, Orwell
Amanda Rose Bathalon, Maynard, MA
Kendra Anne Boymer, Woodstock**
Micaela Danielle Broderick, Pittsfield, MA
Erik Carr, Columbia, MD
Amy Nicole Castellano, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
Laura Beth Cricenti, Bow, NH
Laura Erin Daley, Rutland
Violet Cecile Dochow, Portland, OR
Kaitlin Dunseith, Newtown, CT
Jessica Anne Galloway, Keene, NH
Cassandra Elizabeth George, Mountaintop, PA
Julia Corinne Guard, Seattle, WA
Hollison Hanson, South Barre**
Elizabeth A. Jahn, Westport, CT
Kelly E. Johnston, Brattleboro
Rebecca Anne Jones, Salisbury, NH
Eliza Kraham, Brattleboro*
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
Erika Danielle Kunkel, North Salem, NY
Shaun E. Langevin, East Montpelier
Brittany B. Maschal, Beach Haven, NJ*
Meaghan Elizabeth McCabe, Dedham, MA
Sylvia Pratt McLean, Arrowsic, ME
Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell, Carver, MA
Carlee Moldenhauer, Cheshire, CT
Susan L. Ohlson, Old Greenwich, CT
Bradley Arthur Parker, Greenwich, NY **
Emily Pettit, Bainbridge Island, WA
Tara Elizabeth Quesnel, Whiting
Megan Hutton Quigley, Manchester, CT
Sarah Jennings Quigley, Cheshire, CT
Lisa Diane Shaw, Gorham, ME
Devon Marie Simpson, Riverside, CT
Tiffany Ann Spencer, Jamestown, RI
Ashley Lourin Steele, Guilford, CT
Christian Gabriel Stevens, Chittenden
Molly J. Superchi, New Salem, MA
Eve Trombley, Hague, NY*
Jenny Grant Williams, Plymouth, MA
Stacey Anne Wilson, Williston
Individually Designed Program
Lindsey Bennett Clarkson, Victor, NY
William P. Dillon, Burlington
Sara Marie Franco, Herkimer, NY**
Nina Schwartz, Armonk, NY
Middle Level Education
Adam Daniel Balmert, Akron, OH
Stacey A. Caron, South Burlington
Andrew J. Chase, Worcester, MA
Andrea M. Heath, North Hampton, NH
Tristan Elizabeth Kennedy, Fayston
Alexis Caroline Krech, Portland, ME
Rachel Hannah Shusterman, Longmeadow, MA
Physical Education
Justin Bissonnette, Colchester
Michelle Elizabeth Callan, Old Saybrook, CT
Michaela A. Casey, Starksboro
Kamerie Ann Cote, Copperton, UT
Casey Marie Gavin, Portsmouth, RI
Heidi L. Gebo, Ferrisburgh
Emily Anne Gibbs, West Barnet
Ryan M. Gore, Colchester
Victoria L. Kazak, Essex
Trevor Mead, Hinesburg**
Scott Mifsud, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Susannah O’Brien, Clarks Summit, PA**
Nicole Jaye Rifenbary, Saratoga Springs, NY
Leia Terese Sherblom, Barre, MA
Secondary Education
Soomie Adams, Williston
Ingrid Eloise Sarah Bevz, South Hero**
Lindsey Ann Blumenfeld, Deerfield, IL
Lani Boardman, York, ME
Colin A. Brady, Essex Junction
Claudia C. Coconubo, Manchester, NH**
Taylor Burton Coppenrath, West Barnet
Corey Coutu, Sheldon
Michele Crowley, Northborough, MA
Emily Cseh, Enosburg Falls
Paul Dame, Brandon
Peter James Demyanovich, Chatham, NJ
Thomas John Ditolla, Burlington
Lindsay R. Dunne, Washington Crossing, PA*
Stephanie Jean Gergely, Westborough, MA
Lauren Giese, Ardmore, PA**
Curtis Hopkins, Burlington
Damaris Infante, Santiago, Dominican
Republic
Kelly Marie Keady, Canton, MA
Alison Vaun Kelley, South Burlington
Chong Sun Kim, Torrington, CT
Susan Elizabeth Lewis, Colchester
Eric A. Lucier, Jay
Rebecca Helen Manning, Swanton**
William Masiulis, East Meadow, NY
Ashley Beth McCarthy, Newton, MA
Peter McCarthy, Georgia
Maria Cecilia Miga, South Burlington
Shannon Elizabeth Monette, Wakefield, NH
Krystal D. Poczobut, Portsmouth, RI
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Jennifer R. Rosen, Chatham, NY
Jessica D. Shaknis, Harrisburg, PA
Patrick Anderson Shea, Shelburne
Laura Mae Sommariva, Coventry, CT
Rebecca Suntheimer, Old Saybrook, CT
Sarah K. Thompson, Cavendish
Lucas Boyd Tilton, Waterville**
Carolyn D. Warner, Acton, MA
Sarah Elizabeth Wheel, South Hero**
Nicole Marie White, Bellows Falls
Corey Joseph Wilkinson, Rockingham*
Jessica Shawn Willis, Burlington*
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Early Childhood
Elizabeth Adams, Mansfield, MA
Erin Katherine Brickell, East Dorset
Stephanie Brogle, Williston**
Emily Sara Buchbinder, Newton, MA
Robyn Caruso, Burlington
Jennifer Casartello, Longmeadow, MA**
Margaret Clark, Hingham, MA**
Emily Marie Creller, Alburg
Julia K. Fenwick, Morrisville
Emily Hunt Fuller, Middlebury
Amy Suzanne Greenfield, Yonkers, NY
Siobhan Dobbin Liberman, Lexington, MA
Michael Malinowski, North Springfield
Alexandra Anastasia Maistrellis, Andover, MA**
Lindsay Nicole Mitchell, Berlin, NJ
Nicole M. Morse, Chesterfield, NH
Lyndsay Grace O’Neill, Branford, CT
Katherine Jane Pasquina, Essex, MA
Allison Victoria Pieniazek, Worcester, MA
Carol Pratt, Colchester
Jennifer L. Sands, Colchester
Erin Kathleen Smith, Meredith, NH
Kathryn Sheehan Tobias, Bay Village, OH
Megan Magee Turner, Medford, NJ
Carly Jane Zimmerman, Vergennes
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Family and Consumer Sciences
Jessica Grant Clark, Darien, CT
Julie Ann Read, Winooski**
Andrea D. St. Onge, Morrisville
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Human Development and Family Studies
Katherine E. Bauer, Barrington, IL
Christianna Elizabeth Bennett, Bennington*
Lindsay Catino, MA
Meghan E. Cox, New Haven, CT**
Justin Nicholas Grant, Randolph*
Alexandra Hare, Southampton, NY
Ryan Tripp Liptak, Westfield, MA
Laura Elizabeth Megivern, South Burlington
Raymond Montanez, Brooklyn, NY
Jack Patrick Phelan, West Hartford, CT
Wesley J. Rodriguez, Bronx, NY
Jennifer Sanderson, Flemington, NJ
April R. Stein, Fairfield, CT
Jessica Helene Stier, Burlington
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Social Work
Melissa L. Belrose-West, Enosburg Falls
Sheena Rose Boutin, Hinesburg
Meghan Farrell Brett, Avon, CT
Margo Bryce, Milton
Christine M. Cacace, Stamford, CT
Hilary Cohlan, Waccabuc, NY
Stephanie Anne Cole, Lake Forest, IL
Sarah Cooperman, Columbus, OH
Jolene Danian, Worcester, MA
Jamie Nicole Fisher, Atlanta, GA
Sarah E. Forrest, Westminster
Sarah Palmer Gallugi, Swampscott, MA**
Heather Marie Gottfried, Colchester
Greta Carlson Jefferis, Jericho
Penny Lee, Middlebury
Kelly Jones Lennon, Fairfield, CT
Susan Catherine LoGiudice, Doylestown, PA
Meghan Kathryn Manley, Medford, NJ
Jennifer L. McLeod, Rutland
Stephanie Mead, Victor, NY
Erin Lois Noyes, Waterbury Center
Susan Pinto, Essex Junction
Brooke Ashley Robinson, Barnstable, MA
Laura Sforza, Waltham, MA
Laura Rocheleau Smith, Shelburne
LeAnne Michelle Smith, Fort Collins, CO
Eliezer Sollins, Columbia, MD
Alyssa Catherine Todd, Clarendon
Christine Toomey, Milford, CT
Emily Elizabeth Wilson, Warwick, RI
Fifth Year Certificate in Education
Stephanie Flannigan, Essex Junction**
Michael Kellogg, Burlington
Ashley Lambert, Colchester*
Michael McInturff, Starksboro
Mary McLaughlin, Essex Junction
Suzanne Messier, Williston
Sean Palmer, Milton**
Dawn St. Amour, South Burlington
Kathryn Scott, Middlebury
Adam Tarmy, North Ferrisburg
Marjorie Yerburgh, South Burlington
Certificate of Advanced Study
Special Education
Tomas Cummings, Jericho
Daniel Mapes, Taftsville
Barbara Nelson, East Ryegate
Jennifer St. Sauveur, Stowe
Frederick Weiss, Sharon
Certificate of Advanced Study
Educational Leadership
Susan Griffith Brileya, Whiting
Thomas E. Buzzell, Middlebury
Beth Hemingway, Enosburg Falls*
Susan J. Husk, Ferrisburgh
Elizabeth R. Lewis, Shoreham
Graduate College
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Curriculum and Instruction
Christian Smith Adams, B.S. (The Unversity of Vermont) 2002; Essex Junction
Marjorie C. Adams, B.S. (Keene Teachers College) 1960; Bellows Falls
Deborah Elaine Ahrens, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1997; Island Pond
Christina Marie Antoniak, B.S. (Johnson State College) 1989; Colchester
Elisabeth Anne Arnold, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1999; South
Kingstown, RI
Sandra Trotter Baker, B. A. (Saint Michael’s College) 1997; Hinesburg
Lisa Kenyon Basille, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Burlington
Ann E. Beattie, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1995; Waterbury Center
Ryan Liss Becker, B.S. (Ithaca College) 2001; B.S. (Johnson State College),
2002; Bethel*
Jennifer G. Belisle, B.A. (Potsdam College)1995; Burlington
Catherine L. Bishop, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1996; Castine, ME*
Kerri I. Brien, B.A. (St. Lawrence University) 1998; Saranac Lake, NY*
Bryan H. Carnahan, B.A. (Colgate University) 1998; B. A. (The University of
Vermont) 2003; Niskayuna, NY
Kimberly Caterino, B.A. (Rutgers University) 1993; M. A. (The University of
Vermont) 1999; Fair Lawn, NJ
Catherine Suzanne Cattier, B.A. (Norwich University) 2003; Barre
Owen Darby Charron, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1997; Burlington
Laura S. Cheney, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Cambridge, NY
Nancy Cyphers, B.S. (Southern Connecticut State College) 1972; Bethel
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
† Pending completion of requirements.
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Maria Ewing Daley, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1995; Darien, CT
David Frederic D’Alleinne, B.S. (New Jersey Institute of Technology) 1987; Lincoln
Jean E. Dutton, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1979; Hardwick
Emily Susan Fitzgerald Eldred, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Milton
Rachel Anne Ezell, B.A. (Washington University) 2002; Siloam Springs, AR*
Carla J. Fitzgerald, B.A. (Castleton State College) 2000; Burlington
Heather Taft Garrow, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1993; Colchester
Michael J. Gilbert, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1991; Barre**
Daniel J. Girard, B.A. (Ithaca College) 1995; Massena, NY*
Eric Franklin Goldstein, B.S. (State University of New York at Oneonta) 1998;
Baldwin, NY**
Kaarin Goncz, B.S. (University of California- Berkeley) 1987; Ph.D. (University
of California- Berkeley) 1994; St. Albans
Dorothy Amelia Gorenflo, B.A. (Univeristy of Massachusetts- Amherst) 1967;
M.Ed. (University of Massachusetts- Amherst) 1969; M. S. (Wheelock College)
1975; Brattleboro
Kelley Jean Green, B.S. (Castleton State College) 1989; Westminster
Damon A. Grilley, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Watertown, CT
Sheila C. Gruber, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1988; Rutland
Kristina Ruth Guarino, B.A. (Dartmouth College) 2001; Wilder**
Nichole Preavy Guntulis, B.S. (Bentley College) 1994; Essex Junction
Alison C. Hale, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1994; Waterbury Center
Elizabeth Haney, B.A. (Hunter College) 1989; M.Ed. (Antioch University) 1996;
Norwich
Karen D. Harvey, B.A. (Trinity College) 1993; Essex Junction
Roy Hathorn, B.S. (Saint Michael’s College) 1993; Wilder
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Christopher Marc Heidenreich, B.S. (Messiah College) 2002; East Topsham
Benjamin P. Heintz, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1999; West Bolton
Linda Marie Connor Heitkamp, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1974; Orwell
Heather K. Heitz, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Burlington**
Kathryn Quarles Hughes, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Bethel
Stephanie Ann Hurley, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1990; Milton
Paula Bremer Jensvold, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Underhill
Dana Lynn Johnson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1994; Pittsford
Margaret Helen Keys, B.A. (Castleton State College) 1999; South Burlington
Kristine Barnes Kirkaldy, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1982; Middlebury*
Roger Klinger, B.S. (University of Utah) 1996; Richmond
Eric James Krull, B.A. (State University of New York- Fredonia) 1995; Richmond
Brian James Lisko, B.A. (Goddard College) 2002; Trumbull, CT
Tracy L. Longchamp, B.A. (Alfred University) 1987; M.Ed. (The University of
Vermont) 1992; Cornwall
Alden M. Maddocks, B.A. (Trinity College) 2001; Manchester
Michelle Magnano, B.A. (Virginia Tech) 1995; East Hartford, CT*
Courtney Eunice Magwire, B.A. (Regis College) 2000; Springfield*
Patricia V. Majercik, B.S. (Worcester State College)1967; South Burlington**
Matthew J. Mayberry, B.A. (University of California at San Diego) 1980; Ph. D.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 1986; M.B.A. (Stanford University)
1993; Escondido, CA
Nancy J. Merriman, B.A. (Trinity College) 1986; M.Ed. (College of St. Joseph)
1999; Pittsford
Kathryn Elizabeth Meyer, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1995; M.S. (University of
Montana) 1999; Richmond
Ravi Mirchandani, B.A. (University of California at Berkeley) 1997; Burlington
Sara Grace Molina, B.A. (Connecticut College) 2002; Wilmington
William Jeffrey Moorman, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Hanover, NH*
Karen Grogoza Moylan, B.A. (Emmanuel College) 1973; M.Ed. (Saint Michael’s
College) 1998; East Burke
Lan Thi Nguyen, B.S.E.E. (University of Illinois) 1982; Essex Junction
Anna Rachel Nicholson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1997; M.S.W.
(New York University) 1999; Dorset*
Timony Anne Nicholson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Rutland*
Laurie Anne Nigrelli, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; North Andover, MA
Christine Mary O’Hern, B.S. (Saint Michael’s College) 1998; Burlington
Michael Ryan Olavarri, B.A.(California State University at Sacramento) 1999;
Burlington
Mary G. Oliver, B.S. (Lyndon State College) 1980; Derby
Natalie Maria Parent, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1996; Essex Junction
James M. Park, B.S. (Northeastern University) 1986; M.B.A. (The University
of Vermont) 1990; Colchester*
Jonathan Pauls, B.A. (Oberlin College) 1996; South Burlington
Cory Payson, B.S. (State University of New York at Brockport) 1995; Genoa, NY*
Thesis: Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions on the Role in Assessment
Physical Education
Bruce Gordon Perlow, B.A. (Amherst College) 2000; Hubbard Woods, IL*
Michael McKee Pettengill, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1990; Newport
Daniel Edward Picard, B.A. (University of Michigan) 1984; South Burlington
Renée Angela Piernot, B.A. (University of California, Davis) 1994; Jericho
Eliza Fellows Pirie, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Morrisville*
Daniel S. Plimpton, B.A. (State University of New York, Plattsburgh) 1994;
Bolton Valley
Michele Ann Poalino, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 1989; Rutland
Nathan R. Poore, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 1998; Manchester, NH
Kathleen L. Pudvar, B.A. (Castleton State College) 1992; Shelburne
Anah Binelli Richmond, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Burlington
Derreth L. Romano, B.S. (Castleton State College) 1988; Brandon
Sally Stroiney Russell, B.A. (Illinois State University) 1994; Charlottesville,VA*
Alison Dominick Sauter, B.A. (Pomona College) 1995; Starksboro
Denise L. Schomody, B.A. (Mary Washington College) Fredricksburg, VA
Deborah Stoddard Scott, B.S. (University of Maine at Orono) 1975; Bridgewater
Christopher Atwood Shaw, A.B. (Harvard College) 1980; South Burlington
Christopher Paul Siliski, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1992; Rutland
Jeanne Bonin Spates, B.S. (Lyndon State College) 1990; Derby Line
Jennee Stewart, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Gilford, NH*
Joy Anne Stewart, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1991; Arlington
Christina A. Suarez, B.A. (DePaul University) 2000; Jay
Doreen P. Sweeney-Dodge, B.A. (Castleton State College) 1981; Castleton
Matthew Quinn Sweeney, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Burlington
Diane Elizabeth Tallant, B.M. (Georgia State University) 1980; Williston
Sean Michael Theoret, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2000; St. Albans
Catherine Thibault-Cote, B.A. (The University of Vermont) Milton
Colin Haigh-McCoy Tindall, B.A. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
1995; East Windsor, NJ*
Stacy Valcourt, B.A. (Castleton State College) 1996; Shoreham
Anne Elizabeth Watson, B.S. (Pennsylvania State University) 2003; Essex Junction
Carl Rauch Witke, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1996; Worcester
William Clyde Wright, III, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1988; Jericho
Susan Conover Young, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1974; Orwell
Educational Leadership
Juana Berry, B.A. (Lesley College) 1994; Fairfield
Christine K. Brown, B.S. (Florida Atlantic University) 1975; Brandon
Cari Ann Bruley, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1994; South Burlington
Anthony DeCicco, B.S. (Eastern Connecticut State University) 2002: Johnston, RI**
Maureen A. Deppman, B.A. (Boston College) 1986; Cornwall
David R. Eckhardt, B.A. (St. Lawrence University) 1990; Brandon
Elizabeth Crile Foster, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1988; Middlebury
Jefferson C. Goodrich, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1994; Essex Junction
Margo H. Grace, B.S. (University of Hartford) 1992; Waltham
Geoffrey S. Lawrence, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1978; Pittsford
Nicholas Domenico Molander, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1996; Burlington*
Pamela E. Mukaire, B.A. (Makerere University) 2001; Jinja, Uganda
Cheryl Yvonne Ollmann, B.S. (University of Illinois) 1983; Worcester
Martha Jean Perron, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1980; Glover*
Patrick J. Phillips, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1978; Fayston
Diane E. Reilly, B.A. (Trinity College) 1990; St. Albans
Cynthia Anne Carew Roberts, B.A. (University of Montana) 1992; Brandon
Tammy Sue Russell, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Plainfield
Mary Arthur Stewart Stetson, B.A. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
1982; Bristol
Melanie Stultz-Backus, B.A. (University of California, San Diego) 1974; Bristol
Pamela Ann Taylor, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1972; M.A.T. (Northern
Arizona University) 1973; North Ferrisburgh
Janice Modrak Whitaker, B.S.N. (Hartwick College) 1981; East Middlebury
Brian Edward Williams, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1988; Ridgewood, NJ
Educational Studies
Sarah L. Heath, B.A. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) 1996; Burlington
Thesis: Adventurous Self-Discovery: Integrating Self-Knowledge &
Education
Holly Wilkinson-Ray, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1982; Richmond*
Thesis: The Labyrinth of Belonging
Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
Valerie Lynn Bagley, B.S. (University of Nevada- Las Vegas) 2003; Seattle,WA
J. Justin Bayer, B.S. (University of Dayton) 2001; Cincinnati, OH
DeMethra LaSha Bradley, B.A. (University of California at Santa Barbara)
2000; Los Angeles
Malika Carter, B.S. (Cleveland State University) 2002; Essex Junction
Nicole Marie Chabot, B.S. (Bucknell University) 2003; Auburn, ME
Lael Mae Croteau, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2000; Essex Junction
Andrew Dixon Flewelling, B.A. (Brown University) 1993; Underhill
Katie Ann Gallogly, B.A. (Colorado State University) 2002; San Antonio, TX
Darrell Lee Goodwin, B.A. (Boston College) 2003; Chicago, IL
Simon Hiyoshi Hara, B.A. (University of California-Santa Barbara) 2002;
Albany, CA
Robyn Kathleen Jeep, B.S. (Colorado State University) 2003; Castle Rock, CA
Suzanne Eileen Jolly, B.S. (Simon Frazer University) 2003; Vosino, British
Columbia, Canada
Khristian La’Mount Kemp-DeLisser, B.S. (Syracuse University) 2001;
Syracuse, NY
Michelle A. Luff, B.S. (Millersville University) 2002; Andover, NJ
Jennifer A. Ostermiller, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Durham, NH
Czarina Elena Ramsay, B.A. (University of Puget Sound) 2002; Anchorage, AK
Lara Elizabeth Scott, B.A. (Keene State College) 2002; B. S. (Keene State
College) 2002; Baltimore, MD
Anne Petitt Smith, B.A. (Gettysburg College) 1997; Burlington
Sadika Sulaiman, B.A. (University of California, Santa Barbara) 2003; Albany, CA
Alin Michael Wakefield, B.A. (California State University, Sacramento) 2003;
Elk Grove, CA
Rebecca J. Wieferich, B.A. (Hope College) 2003; Ithaca, MI
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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Interdisciplinary
Leslie Averill, B. S. (The University of Vermont) 1992; Ferrisburgh**
Christina V. Fearon, B.A. (Marymount College) 1977; Fairfax
Thesis: Mapping the Muse: Reflections on Art and Museum Education
Troy Christopher Fuller, B.S. (California State University) 1990; Winooski*
Thesis: Changing the Methodology of Education Law Enforcement
in the Application of Deadly Force; The Difficulties Involved in
Adapting a New Paradigm for an Old Conundrum
Theresa A. LaRocque, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Randolph
Thesis: The Education of Self Through Participation in Sport
Alexis Brooke Ressler, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; South Burlington
Jordan Ian Romm, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1995; Burlington
Reading and Language Arts
Lisa Vallee Driver, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1985; Georgia*
Special Education
Annie Grady Boyce, B.A. (University of Oregon) 1998; M. Ed. (The
University of Vermont) 2003; Burlington
Bethany Brodeur-Frost, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Bennington
Michele A. Coté, B.A. (Russell State College) 1989; Barre
Sadig Dahlan, B.S. (Johnson State College) 2002; South Burlington
Hiltraut M. Damm, B.A. (Sarah Lawrence College) 1991; South Burlington
John Joseph Derivan, B.A. (State University of New York-Plattsburgh) 2000;
Hempstead, NY
Lisa J. Elder, B.S. (Castleton State College) 1985; South Burlington
Jaime Fries, B,A. (University of New Hampshire) 1999; Northfield
Jennifer Santarcangelo Gamache, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1997;
Burlington
Lesha M. Gates, B.A. (Trinity College) 2001; Westford
Debora Simone George, B.S. (Trinity College) 2000; Shellburne
Samantha Ilene Gold, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Stamford, CT
Ernest Anthony Hart, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1995; Huntington
Debra Wiley Horner, B.A. (Hiram College) 2002; Barberton, OH
Benjamin Ross Johnson, B.S. (University of Idaho) 2000; Benson
Shelley L. Jones, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 1995; Newfane
Catharine Anna Williamson Keidel, B.F.A. (Pennsylvania State University)
2000; Morrisville
Susan Castle Lemieux, B.A. (Trinity College) 2001; Sheldon*
Kristin L. McAvoy, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1995; Burlington
Kara Leigh McElroy, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2000; Burlington
Katherine Kelley Mohr, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Winooski**
Ashley DeWitt O’Neal, B.S. (North Carolina State University) 2001; West Windham
Richard A. Simmons, B.S. (University of Florida) 1976; West Palm Beach, FL
Andrea McCall Wasson, B.S. (Mississippi State University) 1987; Barre**
Elisabeth Susanna Willner, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1997; Burlington
Ellen Kimball Worden, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Barre
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Counseling
Angela R. Albeck, B.A. (University of Northern Iowa) 1997; Sioux City, IA**
Amy Marie Battersby, B.A. (Bridgewater State College) 1999; Marion, MA**
Halina Gangi Dooley, B.S. (Clarkson University) 1995; Rochester, NY
Clare L. Evancie, B.A. (University of Rochester) 1976; Weybridge
Pamela M. Gowland, B.A. (West Virginia University) 1997; Silver Spring, MD
Eliza Hitz, A.B. (Princeton University) 1996; M.Ed. (Harvard Graduate
School of Education) 2001; Alexandria, VA**
Kate Kissel Howard, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2000; East Montpelier
Andrew John Hudacs, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 1996; Richmond
Matthew P. Kelly, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Wyndmoor, PA
Geoffrey Yoonil Kim, B.M. (University of Hartford) 2000; Manlius, NY**
Aili Milles, B.S. (State University of New York at Oneonta) 1995; Berkeley
Heights, NJ
Krystal Lynn Norton, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1986; Williston
Ruth Samuela Pincus, B.A. (Brown University) 1987; Burlington**
Cindy L. Schaefer, B.S. (Cornell University) 1995; Horseheads, NY**
Keith E. Smith, B.A. (Kean University) 1977; Burlington**
Jennifer N. Spagnuolo, B.A. (University of Pittsburgh) 1994; Essex Jct**
Melissa K. Sturges, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 1999; Killingworth, CT
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Rebecca Blake, B.S. (Lyndon State College) 2003; Lyndonville
Michele Marie Blanchard, B.S.W. (Castleton State College) 2001; Rutland
Deborah Anne Caldbeck, B. A. (University of New Hampshire) 1972; M.S.
(The University of Vermont) 1982; Colchester
Brian Cina, B.A. (Dartmouth College) 1998; Burlington
Megan C. Davis, B.A. (Colby College) 2000; Burlington
Shannon Marie Driscoll, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 1999; Essex Junction
AnneMarie Marguerite DuBois, B.A. (Johnson State College) 2003; Johnson
Katherine Joan Edwards Baudo, B.A. (Rutgers) 2000; Burlington
James Joseph Forbes, B.A. (Boston College) 1989; M. P. A. (The University
of Vermont) 1996; Burlington
Kathleen Elizabeth Gill, B.A. (Bridgewater State College) 2001; Burlington
Paula Christine Glasmann, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Burlington
Ivy Lee Harris, B.S.W. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Montpelier
Susan Carter Hoffman, B.A. (University of Maryland) 1991; Burlington
Jennifer Lynn Hughes, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Wilmington
Amy Marie Kravetz, B.A. (University of Pennsylvania- Bloomberg) 1994;
Fairbanks, AK
Kristy A. McLaughlin, B.S. (American International College) 1999; Milton
Meaghan Mahoney Maley Malboeuf, B.A. (Vassar College) 2000; St. Albans
Stephen Vincent May, B.A. (Ithaca College) 1998; M.A. (University of Rhode
Island) 2001; East Lyme, CT**
Erin L. Meharg, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Cazenovia, NY*
James D. Morris, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Charlotte
Carolyn Rae Shamel, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Burlington
Erica Eva Tamblini, B.S.W. (McGill University) 1976; West Rutland
Munah Vadgama, B.S. (University of Houston) 2000; Sugar Land, TX
Diana DeNys Vanderbilt, B.S. (State University of New York at Binghamton)
1998; Burlington
Amanda Marie Weegar, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2000; Burlington
Katy Young, B.A. (University of Delaware) 2001; Miller Place, NY
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Monika I. Baege, B.A. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) 1981; M.S.
(The University of Vermont) 1993; Essex Junction
Dissertation: Family Process Influences on the Resilient Responses
of Youth
Leslie Ryder Beatson, B.A. (Central Connecticut State University) 1990;
M.S. (Central Connecticut State University) 1996; Wolcott
Dissertation: Learning Together: Exploring the Influence of a
Professional Learning Community on Women Administrators’ SelfPerceptions, New Learning, and Practice
Martha A. Beede, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1982; M.I.S.
(Northeastern University) 1985; South Burlington
Dissertation: A Narrative of Humanistic Education: Finding Hope
and Meaning through the Living History of the Odenwaldschule
and the Ecole d’Humanité
Peter Dutton Blackmer, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1993; M.P.A. (The
University of Vermont) 1997; South Royalton
Dissertation: Negotiating Identities: A Critical Ethnography of Gay
and Lesbian Employees in the Vermont Higher Education Workplace
Robbe E. Brook, B.A. (University of New Hampshire) 1975; M.Ed. (The
University of Vermont) 1981; Burlington
Dissertation: Making a Difference: A Case Study of Vermont
Superintendents
Scott W. Connolly, B.A. (Hartwick College) 1985; M.P.H. (Emory
University) 1995; Burlington
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Income Level and
Receptivity to Youth Tobacco Prevention Messages
Carol J. Eckels, B.S. (University of Massachusetts) 1961; M.S. (University of
New Hampshire) 1965; Middlebury
Dissertation: The Relationship of Language Abilities to
Mathematics Achievement as Demonstrated by Student
Performance on the Primary Observation Assessment and New
Standards Reference Exam in Mathematics
Robin Elizabeth Hood, B.A. (Trinity College) 1981; M.Ed. (The University
of Vermont) 2002; Burlington
Dissertation: Finding Hope and Meaning in Poverty and Tragedy:
An Educational Leader’s Story
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Linda Marek Howe, B.A. (Boston University) 1972; M.S. (University of
Wisconsin-Madison) 1976; Winooski
Dissertation: Northeastern Extension Faculty Supervisors and
Their Use of Mentoring to Bring About Employee Development
and Organizational Change
Deborah Lynn King, B.S. (Johnson State College) 1989; M.Ed. (The
University of Vermont) 1995; Sheldon**
Dissertation: Finding the Sage Within: Teachers’ Experiences
Using Meditation and Movement Practices
Kerry H. Landers, B.A. (Hartwick College) 1988; M.A. (Antioch College)
1995; Carlisle, MA
Dissertation: Low-Income Students at an Elite College
Colleen T. MacKinnon, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1981; M.Ed. (The
University of Vermont) 1997; Hinesburg
Dissertation: Renovating Schools for New Technologies: Educator
and Architect Perspectives
Sandra W. MacLeod, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 1968; M.Ed.
(Lesley College) 1994; Essex Junction*
Dissertation: Teacher Perception of Curriculum and Instructional
Change when Teaching Music Composition with the Integration
of Technology and the Vermont Midi Project
Kim Alicia Martin, B.A. (Trinity College) 1993; M.S. (Saint Michael’s College)
1997; Essex
Dissertation: A Mother’s Journey in Student Affairs
Andrea Silva McManus, B.S.W. (Castleton State College) 1986; M.S. (Miami
University) 1988; Moretown
Dissertation: Reclaiming a Lost Self Through Scholarly Personal
Narrative Writing: A Meta Analysis for Educators
Ann Morgan, B.A. (University of California at Irvine) 1972; M.S.
(University of California at Los Angeles) 1974; South Burlington
Dissertation: Student Mobility in Vermont Schools: A Multilevel
Evaluation of Educational Equity
David Lee Moore, B.S. (University of Central Oklahoma) 1983; M.A. (The
University of Vermont) 2001; Burlington**
Dissertation: An Educator-Coach in Pursuit of the Authentic Life:
Existential Leadership Through Vegan Eyes
Paul E. Olsen, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1985; M.S.A. (Saint
Michael’s College) 1992; Colchester*
Dissertation: Parallels Between the Lavender and Glass Ceilings
Jing Qi, B.S. (Shanghi University) 1995; M.Ed (The University of Vermont)
1999; Beijing, China*
Dissertation: An Ethnographic Study of Intercultural Relationships
Constructed Between Visiting Chinese Teachers and Their
American Host Teachers
Richard Edward Rebmann, B.A. (Canisius College) 1967; M.A. (Wesleyan
University) 1976; M.A.L.S. (Wesleyan University) 1981; M.B.A.
(Clarkson University) 1994; Buffalo, NY
Dissertation: Leadership and the Search for Meaning and SelfKnowledge: An Integration of Life and Learning
Julia Heyde Russell, A.B. (Dartmouth College) 1983; M.B.A. (Boston
University) 1990; Charlotte*
Dissertation: Time Sharing: Women’s Changing Relationship with
Computer Science
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College of Engineering and Mathematics
Sunday, May 22, 2005
2:00 p.m.
Patrick Gymnasium
Domenico Grasso, Dean
Robert R. Snapp, Marshal
Clarke Hermance, Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
The Pipes and Drums of St. Andrew’s Society of Vermont
WELCOME, Darren Hitt, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER, Domenico Grasso, Ph.D.
Dean, UVM College of Engineering and Mathematics; Vice Chairman of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Science Advisory Board; Professional Engineer, Diplomat Environmental Engineering; Editor-In-Chief, Environmental
Engineering Science; Past President, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors;
Founding Director of the Picker Engineering Program Smith College, Northampton, MA
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
NAME READER, Darren L. Hitt
RECESSIONAL
RECEPTION, Cook Commons/Billings Student Center
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Civil Engineering
Ryan James Allgrove, Tyngsboro, MA
Ryan H. Barnes, Colchester
Silas Winfield Canavan, Shoreham†
Russell W. Colvin, Jr., Shelburne†
Elizabeth Storrs Davis, Burlington
Edwin C. Fowler Jr., Dover, NH†
Brian James Friedler, Burlington†
Seth Daniel Goddard, Orwell†
Amanda Hanaway-Corrente, Warwick, RI
Brendan Rieder Henry, Brattleboro
Louis J. Hodgetts, Burlington**
Timothy Knapp, Windsor**
Dana N. Lacasse, Berlin, NH
William Gregg Mack, South Dartmouth, MA
Nathan James Maille, Essex Junction
George Steven Marshall, Swanton
Nathan Eugene McBryan, Lewisburg, PA
Hal William Metzler Jr., Rutland†
Cullen James Mumley, Swanton
Christopher Paul Munroe, South Burlington
Heather T. O’Shea, Petersburg, NJ
Chelsea Aurora Ransom, Ann Arbor, MI†
David Francis Reynolds, Ledyard, CT**
Andrew Thomas Rist, Southborough, MA†
Alexandra Elisabeth Roberts, Kennebunk, ME
Nicholas Andrew Roberts, North Adams, MA*
Rachel Elizabeth Roy, Colchester
Kenneth Albert Rozansky, Freehold, NJ**
Peter B. Smiar, Burlington
Jessie Elizabeth Smith, Chester
Lindsay Shea Spaulding, Bristol
Sarah Thyng, Williston**
Ryan Patrick Toole, Warren, PA
Ryan Andrew Ward, Newport†
Emily Kathryn Woods, Montpelier
Computer Science
Jonathan Carter, Burlington
Irving Allen Cullivan II, Canaan
Ahmed Foco, Burlington**
James R. Harig, Winooski**
Brian Patrick Lavery, Fayston
Thomas Michael McKennon, West Berlin*
Mark Robert Miller, Grafton
Michael A. Richards, Jericho**
Ian Spiro, Killington
David W. Whitaker, Hinesburg**
Adam B. Wolfe, Burlington†
Computer Science Information Systems
Benjamin D. Fenster, Louisville, CO
David K. Guay, Orleans†
George Patrick Martin, Woodstock**
Germain Njila Mopa, Burlington
Ming Huang Wu, Jang Hua, Taiwan
Electrical Engineering
Matthew Francis Bond, Watertown, NY†
Alvin Chan, Plattsburgh, NY
Scott T. Fusare, Burlington†
Aaron S. Hall, Winooski
Cory David Hinton, Westmore**
Kevin Holm-Hansen, Bristol
Cynthia L. Johnson, Georgia
Peter L. Kapusta, Rutland
Richard Patrick Ketcham, Westford
Justin Henry King, Burlington†
Andrew E. Long, New Canaan, CT**
George Dean Martin III, Middlebury
Anthony J. Medici III, Fairfax
Adam Meil, Flemington, NJ
Robert Elisha Meyer, Norwell, MA
Rory Macklin Mitchell, Norwich
Sean T. Murphy, Garden City, NY**
Andrew H. Norfleet, Springfield
Kin-Tung Poon, South Burlington
Christopher Albert Tall, Essex Junction
Zohra Tridane, Burlington†
Aaron Lee Vallett, Fairfax
Engineering Management
Derek Colangelo, Harrison, NY
Sara Lynette Despault, Saint Albans
Justin F. Hadley, Montpelier
Matthew Perrin Kellogg, Morrisville**
Emily Stear, Shaker Heights, OH*
Grant Winston, Larchmont, NY*
Environmental Engineering
Laura Elaine Allen, Guilderland Center, NY
John Kurt Muller, Burlington**
Mathematics
Crystal Elaine Dennis, Burlington
Ahmed Foco, Burlington**
William Casey Lamont, Burlington†
Irving Allen Cullivan II, Canaan
Alexandra Sloane Muhs, Piedmont, CA
Ashley Courtney Sager, Haverhill, MA
Christian G. Soucy, Williston**
Lee Kim Souter, West Newton, MA
Ian Spiro, Killington
Christopher B. Vicevich, Simsbury, CT**
Mathematics Majoring in Statistics
Seung-Hoon Lee, Essex Junction**
Jennifer Ann Sage, Avon, CT
Mechanical Engineering
James Joseph Allan, Schenectady, NY
Luke Adam Awtry, Ashby, MA
Thomas F. Barrett III, Bethel
Heather Elizabeth Boepple, Topsfield, MA
Zachary Peter Boera, Lyndonville†
Daniel Paul Boozan, Jeffersonville
Philip Justin Bourn, Fair Haven
Morgan Gehrett Brady, Ridgewood, NJ
Peter Nickerson Brown, Chatham, MA
James R. Callahan, Stowe
Jared Keen Chaffee, Derby Line
Scott Allen Champlin, Littleton, CO
Michael Lucchesi Cody, Ann Arbor, MI
Thomas F. Dole III, Northwood, NH
Patrick Ely Fisher, Sparta, NJ*
Jacob Fitzgerald, Westford
Ethan Andrew Flinkstrom, South Berwick, ME
Donald M. Gill Jr., Charlotte**
Jason Richard Gillis, Kingston, MA
David Michael Gould, Saratoga Springs, NY
Evan Watkins Graves, Newtown, CT
Christopher Charles Herman, Boxford, MA
Ethan Aaron Hutchins, Barre**
Eric M. Kingsbury, Jericho
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
† Pending completion of requirements.
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Charles Henry Landon, Burke, VA
Alexander Todd Landvater, Williston*
Phillip David Lindemann, Shelburne
Scott Greenwood Lundstedt, New Fairfield, CT†
Kaitlyn Sarah MacPherson, North Tonawanda, NY
Jeremy J. Malarski, Chester, CT
Erin Eugenie Nunnink, Charlotte**
Bryan D. O’Donnell, Merrimack, NH
Shelley Ann Ouellette, Proctor
Sarah Beth Perry, North Tonawanda, NY
Jonathan Robert Press, Medfield, MA
David Asher Ryan, Port Douglas, NY
Seth L. Strait, Reading
Marci A. Wojewodzic, Essex
Graduate College
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biostatistics
Ryan Matthew Keane, B.A. (College of the Holy Cross) 2002; Point Lookout, NY
Zhao Peng, B.S. (Beijing Medical University) 1999; M.S. (Peking University)
2002; China
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Seli James Agbolosu-Amison, B.S. (University of Science and Technology)
2001; Knust,Ghana, West Africa*
Thesis: Validating Traffic Simulation Models to Inclement Weather
Travel Conditions with Applications to Arterial Coordinated Signal
Systems in Northern New England
Charles Daniel Mark, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Wyoming, OH**
Thesis: Predicting Experienced Travel Time for Freeway and
Arterial Systems: An Artificial Neural Network Approach
Kwabena Osei, B.S. (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology) 2002; Kokfu, Ghana**
Thesis: Pollutant Removal Efficiency of a Stormwater Wetland in
Williston, Vermont
Xiaoguang Wang, B.S. (Tongji University) 2001; Jillin, China
Thesis: Lateral- Torsional Vibrations of Rails
Computer Science
Tyler M. Carr, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Essex**
Gong Chen, B.E. (Beijing Polytechnic University) 1999; Beijing, China
Thesis: Mining Sequential Patterns Across Data Streams
Caitlin Colleen Coughlin, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Burlington
Leslie L. Damon, B.A. (Bowdoin College) 1983; Essex
Jiangyan He, B.A. (Xinjiang University) 1992; Urumqi, China
Thesis: An Empirical Study of the Combination-of-Expert-Opinion
Model for Information Retrieval
Jin Jin, B.S. (Suzhou University) 2003; China
Yoav Keren, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Jerusalem, Israel**
Sheetal Mallya, B.S. (Manipal Institute of Technology) 1997: Williston*
Arifa Mannan, B.Sc. (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)
1999; Colchester**
Divya Rathor Singh, B.S. (University of Baroda) 1996; M.C.A. (Jiwajim
University) 1999; Bulandshahr, India**
Thesis: Faster Sequence Alignment Using Suffix Tree and DataMining Techniques
Jeffrey Erle Stone, B.A. (Western State College of Colorado) 1993; North Hero**
Thesis: An Intelligent Digital Library System for Biological Data
Elena Zheleva, B.S. (Idaho State University) 2003; Smolyan, Bulgaria
Thesis: Restricted Regular Expression Pattern Matching Using Suffix Trees
Electrical Engineering
Charles S. Chiu, B.S. (Polytechnic Institute of New York) 1980; Essex Jct**
Jason Chung, B.S. (Syracuse University) 2001; Rochester, NY**
Jonathan R. Fales, B.S. (Geneva College) 2001; South Burlington
Michael Z. Felske, B.S.E.E. (Iowa State University) 1997; Davenport, IA**
Kevin William Gorman, B.A. (Fairfield University) 2000; B.S. (Columbia
University) 2000; Fairfax
Henry E. Himberg, B.S. (Clarkson College) 1982; Brentwood, NY*
Linda M. Mayer, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Colchester*
Thesis: Target Tracking Algorithms for Distributed Sensor Networks
Thomas C. Rudick, B.S. (University of Massachusetts at Amherst) 2001:
Halifax, MA*
Daneyand James Singley, B.S. (Rutgers University) 2001; Jericho
Materials Science
Vera Amponsah, B.Sc. (University of Cape Coast) 2000; Accra,Ghana*
Thesis: Capacitance-Voltage Measurements for Yttria Stabilized
Zirconia Gate Dielectrics Use in Next Generation MOS Devices
Jason Michael Benz, B.S. (Rochester Institute of Technology) 1998; Medina, NY**
Mathematics
Mary Annette Cox, B.S. (San Jose University) 1981; J.D. (Western State
University) 1984; B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Riverside, CA
Thesis: A Kuratowski Theorem for Induced Subrgraphs
Sumei Jin, B.S. (Fudan University) 2002; Shanghai, China
Hyung Won Kim, B.A. (University of Minnesota) 2003; Seoul, South Korea
Xiangye Li, B.S. (Hohai University) 2003; Jiangsu, China
Sara A. Nordle, B.A.(Keene State College) 2003; Hooksett, NH
Thesis: Beans on Graphs
Benjamin Martin Reist, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Burlington
Thesis: The Perfect Order Set Conjecture for Simple Groups of
Exceptional Lie Type
Warren C. Sides, B.A. (Bloomsburg University) 2001; Bensalem, PA
Stephen R. Smith, B.A. (Bridgewater State College) 1998; Lynfield, MA
Jian Zhu, B.S. (Fudan University) 2003; Jiading, China
Mechanical Engineering
Brent Robert Bartlett, B.S. (Clarkson University) 2000; Bradford
Thesis: Design of a Microturbine Driven by Catalytically Decomposed
Hydrogen Peroxide
John Frederick Hagios, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Princeton, NJ**
Diana Lynn Hidalgo, B.S. (Lynfield College) 2003; Anchorage, AK
John Ho, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Bellows Falls**
William F. Louisos, B.S. (State University of New York at Buffalo) 2003;
Tonawanda, NY
Thesis: Viscous Effects in 2-D Supersonic Micro-nozzle Flow
Gary W. Miller II, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Middlebury**
James Osborne Plumpton, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Burlington*
Thesis: Active Membrane Masks for Improved Overlay Performance
in Proximity Lithography
Statistics
Alex Abakah, B.S. (University of Science and Technology) 2002; Breman
Esiam, Ghana
Lynn A. Fisher, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1976; M.A.L.S. (Dartmouth) 1991;
Woodstock
Thesis: The Interpretation of Orthogonal Contrasts Used in Analysis
of Variance
Adam J. Hillman, B. S. (Pennsylvania State University) 2001; Greensburg, PA
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Christina M. Cianfrani, B.A. (University of Pennsylvania) 1993; M.S. (Yale
University) 1996; Green Lane, PA
Dissertation: Linking Stream Geomorphology, Watershed Condition,
and Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Francesco Fedele, M.S. (University of Reggio Calabria) 1998; Siderno, Italy**
Dissertation: Novel Numerical Techniques for Problems in
Engineering Science
Mathematical Sciences
Natalie A. Cartwright, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1993; M.S. (The University
of Vermont) 2000; Essex Junction*
Dissertation: Uniform Asymptotic Description of the Unit Step Function
Modulated Sinusoidal Signal
Bonsu Mensah Osei, B.S. (University of Cape Coast) 1992; M.Phil. (University of
Cape Coast) 1997; Kumasi, Ghana**
Dissertation: Modeling Aspects of Biological Invasions
Richard P. Spindler, M.S. (University of Michigan) 1987; M.S. (University of
Wisconsin) 1990; South Burlington
Dissertation: The One-Dimensional Shallow Water Boundary Value
Problem and Instability
Material Sciences
Michael W. Cross, B.S. (Rochester Institute of Technology) 1997; M.S. (The
University of Vermont) 2000; Monkton
Dissertation: Physical and Electrical Characteristics of Magnetron Sputtered
Yttira Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films
Mechanical Engineering
Matthew T. McGarry, B.M.E. (Georgia Institute of Technology) 1995; B.M.E.
(University of Delaware) 1999: Rockville, MD*
Dissertation: Numerical Simulations of Arterial and Venous Bleeding
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
† Pending completion of requirements.
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The Rubenstein School of Environment
and Natural Resources
Sunday, May 22, 2005
1:00 p.m.
Gymnastics Facility
Donald H. DeHayes, Dean
Carlton M. Newton, Associate Dean
Deane Wang, Associate Dean
David H. Hirth, Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME, Professor Hirth
OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION, Dean DeHayes
ADDRESS TO GRADUATES
F. Herbert Bormann, Professor Emeritus, Yale University
PRESENTATION OF BACHELOR’S DIPLOMAS
PRESENTATION OF MASTER’S DIPLOMAS
PRESENTATION OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DIPLOMAS
CONCLUDING COMMENTS, Dean DeHayes
RECESSIONAL
David Ethan Alexander, Livingston, NJ
Sarah E. Augeri, West Danville
Emily Ann Baldauf-Wagner, Roswell, GA
Michael T. Birkby, Rochester, NY**
Sarah Margit Booker, Lexington, MA**
Amy Weber Boynton, Milford, CT
Jonathan A. Cadorette, Berlin
Taylor Cameron, Bethlehem, PA
MarySutton Carruthers, Winston-Salem, NC
Zachary Kagan Carson, Merion, PA
Barry Paul Chamberland, Bellows Falls**
Cristin Elizabeth Chiha, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ**
Michael Thomas Churilla III, Clarks Summit, PA**
David H. Conyngham, Dallas, PA
Kelsey R. Cornelius, Long Grove, IL
Kathryn Anna Crawford, Waitsfield
Jennifer Crawford, Tigard, OR**
Matthew Roy Cuzzocreo, Orange, CT
Eric Benjamin Cyzner, Edison, NJ
Estan Nicholas Davis, Waterford
Kathryn Ann Davis, West Pawlet
Andrew D’Aversa, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Ellen E. Dorsey, Blacksburg, VA**
Christina Elizabeth Evans, Bel Air, MD
Brianna Leigh Farver, Freeville, NY
Nathaly Filion, New York, NY
Daniel James Freedman, New Hartford, NY
Michael Danner Friedman, Port Royal, SC
Jacqueline M. Fuller, Natick, MA
Justin Reid Gill, Laytonsville, MD**
Aaron Keese Gray, Charlottesville, VA**
Michael J. Greiner, Essex Junction
Sarah Amy Hagan, Fairfield, CT
Shea F. Hagy, Wyndmoor, PA**
Meredith Colby Hall, Burlington
Matthew C. Ham-Ellis, Essex Junction
Adam Jose Luis Hammerschmidt, Bowie, MD
Andrew John Hathaway, Concord, NH
Sarah Elizabeth Hays, San Antonio, TX
Sarah Keller Heimbach, Bethlehem, PA
Nathaniel Fitzpatrick Hoag, Vergennes
Joseph Paul Herr, Bryn Athyn, PA
Kari Melissa Holman, Rollinsford, NH
N. Kian Holmes, Bryn Athyn, PA
Jehanna Rebecca Howe, Wellsboro, PA
Christopher Adam Hoy, Baldwinsville, NY
Shaun Thomas Hyland, Kennebunk, ME
Christopher Jens Jager, Oceanside, NY
Sarah L. Johnston, North Attleboro, MA
Sarah DeWitt Jones, Manchester, CT**
Mark J. Kaplan, West Simsbury, CT**
Joseph Thomas Kelly, Jr., Wayne, PA**
Iris E. Koski, Upper Lake, CA**
Ryan Patrick Kuja, Plympton, MA**
Kiryn E. Lanning, King Ferry, NY
Rebecca Jane Lewis, Short Hills, NJ
Matthew John Looft, Leicester, MA
Adam Anthony Lucas, Pittsburgh, PA
Tulley Reynolds Mackey, Salisbury
Gabriel M. Mason, Waterbury Center**
Neil Richard Mauntler, Burlington**
Brian McAllister, South Burlington
Cynthia McCreight, Bethesda, MD
Andrew P. McGovern, Thetford
Kendall Clare McPeters, Tulsa, OK
Megan S. Melick, Ottsville, PA
Timothy Paine Meyer, Essex Junction
Stephen Russell Midway, Bethlehem, PA
Clarence H. Mitchell III, Concord **
David Bradley Mitchell, Hot Springs National, AR**
Keith E. Montone, Downington, PA**
Lauren Leigh Moore, Ferrum, VA
Nathaniel Burr Morse, Hudson, OH
Christopher M. Moultroup, Richmond**
Andrew James Notte, Rutland
Jared S. Nunery, South Freeport, ME**
Meghan Noelani O'Connor, Concord, NH
Ryan Stanton O'Donnell, Barrington, RI
Raphael Okutoro, Bronx, NY
Megan Lee O'Melia, Chester, MA
Philip Harley Paré, Essex Junction**
Bryan R. Picard, Manville, RI
Jennifer L. Plourde, Wilbraham, MA
Alison Ray, Wyncote, PA
Adam Rice, Madison, CT
Gregory Edward Righellis, Piedmont, CA
Erin Helene Roche, Clifton Park, NY
Kristen Elizabeth Rzemien, Putney
Carl André Savage, Royersford, PA
Emily L. Schelley, Montpelier
Lindsey Ruth Scholl, Putney
Jeffrey Ruland Sears, White Stone, VA**
Michael S. Sears, St. Johnsbury**
Timothy M. Sefczek, Bradenton, FL**
Eric Alexander Seitz, Shaker Heights, OH
Dawn Maura Shackleton, Fairfield, CT**
Scott B. Shove, Pittsfield, MA**
Jennifer Alida Sinish, Collinsville, CT
David Alan Stier, Wappingers Falls, NY
Gregory Switz, Readsboro
Nicholas Traverse, Castleton
Emilie Ruth Travis, Morganville, NJ
Adam Frederick Trescott, Geneseo, NY
Holden Joseph Trunk, Brookline, MA
Philip Dane Truscott, Lake Orion, MI
Saiward Elizabeth Turnbaugh, Moretown*
Alicia Turner, West Glover
Leonel S. Vélez, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Megan Leigh Wilson, Lincoln, RI
Rosalie Peart Wilson, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada**
Christopher H. Wolff, Arlington, VA
Kathryn Taylor Wrigley, Lexington, MA
Sarah Kamara Yassky, Wynnewood, PA
Teruaki Yuta, Tsukuba, Japan
Paula L. Zampieri, Worcester
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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Graduate College
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Forestry
Kermit deGooyer, B.S. (Dalhousie University) 1992: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia**
Katherine Ann Forrer, B.A. (Bates College) 2001; West Brookfield
Joshua Lane Sky, B.S. (Lehigh University) 1993; B.S. (Pincipia College) 1996;
Burlington
Natural Resource Planning
James Douglas Eikenberry, B.A. (Warren Wilson College) 1999; Chenango
Forks, NY
Karen Lynn Fligger, B.S. (George Washington University) 1997; Irwin, PA*
Thesis: Understanding the “Working Forest” of Vermont from
Community Perspectives and Policy Practices
Brynne Ellen Lazarus, B.S. (Stanford University) 2000; Sunnyvale, CA*
Thesis: Red Spruce Winter Injury in 2003: Severity and Spatial
Patterns
Molly Elizabeth Michaud, B.A. (Colby College) 1997; Scituate, MA
Thesis: An Analysis of Conserved Land, Green Space, and
Neighborhood Characteristics in the Baltimore Region
Jane Moscowitch, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Yonkers, NY
Elizabeth Jana Royer, B.A. (Ohio Wesleyan University) 1998; Canfield, OH*
Thesis: Incorporating Local Knowledge into Vermont Basin Planning:
A Case Study from the Lamoille Watershed
Daniel E. Senecal-Albrecht, B.A. (Haverford College) 1986; M.A. (McGill
University) 1990; Shelburne
Tim Conover White, B.F.A. (New York University) 1985; Brooklyn, NY
Water Resources
Jarlath P. M. O’Neil-Dunne, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 1996;
Mahwah, NJ*
Thesis: Identification of Candidate Riparian Buffer Zones
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Nathaniel Merrill, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 1992; South Burlington
Thesis: Structure of the Vermont Black Bear Population Inferred
from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences
Leslie Ann Noa, B.S. (Northland College) 1999; Champaign, IL
Thesis: Demographic Differences of Black-Capped Vireos (Vireo
Atricapilla) in Two Habitat Types in Central Texas
Emily Elizabeth Sprong, B.A. (Williams College) 1994; Seattle, WA
Thesis: The Impact of Overabundant White-Tailed Deer on Forest
Songbirds in the Champlain Valley
Doctor of Philosophy
Natural Resources
Megha Budruk, M.S. (University of Poona) 1992; M.S. (Arizona State
University) 2000; India**
Dissertation: Carrying Capacity in Urban-Proximate Units of the
National Park System
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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College of Medicine
May 22, 2005
2:30 p.m.
Ira Allen Chapel
PRESIDING
John N. Evans, Ph.D., Dean
William W. Pendlebury, M.D., Faculty Marshal
Neal A. Saxe, M.D., Class Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
HYMN
WELCOME, John N. Evans, Ph.D., Dean
ADDRESS
Neil H. Hyman, M.D., Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of General Surgery, Fletcher Allen Health Care
RECOGNITION OF RETIRING FACULTY
RECOGNITION OF DEGREES, GRADUATE COLLEGE
Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS AND HONORS
G. Scott Waterman, M.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Julie Alosi, M.D., Class of 2005
PRESENTATION OF DEGREES
John N. Evans, Ph.D., Dean
ADMINISTRATION OF THE DECLARATION OF GENEVA
RECESSIONAL
Christina Nasrin Alavian, B.A., College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Paul Christopher Allegra, B.A., University of Notre Dame, Montville, NJ
Julie Ann Alosi, B.A., Colby College, Mount Holly, VT
Jean Andersson-Swayze, B.A., Middlebury College, Burlington, VT
Stephanie Kendra Ardell, B.S., University of Vermont, Essex Junction, VT
Marta Zofia Bator, B.S., Haverford College, M.S., Columbia University,
Easton, CT
Roshelle Jenifer Beckwith, M.A., Karaganda State University,
Kazakhstan, Hagerstown, MD
Matthew L. Breckenridge, B.A., University of Southern California,
Dinuba, CA
Carolyn J. Brenner, B.A., Brown University, Shelburne, VT
Katherine Briggs Brownlowe, B.A., University of Delaware, Burlington,
VT, Staten Island, NY
Selin Caglar, B.A., Wesleyan University, Claremont, NH
Heather Mary Carney, B.S., St. Michaels College, Roxbury, VT
Alicia M. H. Casey, B.A., College of the Holy Cross, M.A., Boston
University, Clinton, MA
Mark Jung Chen, B.A., University of California Berkeley, Cupertino, CA
Kimberly Hyonkyong Chong, B.S., University of California, Berkeley,
San Jose, CA
Kristin Anne Clark, B.S., University of Vermont, Essex Junction, VT
Jaina P. Clough, B.A., Barnard College, Acton, MA
Lisa Lynne Cole, B.S., Tufts University, M.Ed., Ohio State University,
Fairhaven, MA
Robert Ganje Congdon, B.A., Boston College, University of Colorado,
Denver, CO
Alexandra Gately Cornell, B.A., Colby College, Brooklin, ME
Paul Crainich, B.S., B.A., Tufts University, M.S., University of Vermont,
Stratford, CT
Sarah Ann Czok, B.A., Colby College, East Montpelier, VT
Tejas Ajay Dalal, B.S., Tufts University, Norwich, CT
Jennifer Chuang Daly, B.S., University of California Los Angeles,
Newport Beach, CA
Michele Biermann Delenick, B.S., Quinnipiac University, Waterville, ME
J. Dana Dunleavy, B.A., Middlebury College, Burke, VT
Lisa Tennyson Emrick, B.A., Mount Holyoke College, Northampton, MA
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Michaeline Marie Ford, B.S., Stetson University, Portland, OR
Laura Vickers Forman, B.S., Antioch College, Salisbury, VT
Tiffany Faith Frazar, B.A., Colby College, Russell, MA
Aaron Eugene Frodsham, B.S., Brigham Young University,
Salt Lake City, UT
Rachel Elizabeth Gaidys, B.S., Norwich University, Barre, VT
Zechariah Symmes Gardner, B.A., B.A., University of California
Santa Cruz,Wawa, PA
Debra Ann Gargiulo, B.A., Boston College, M.Ed., University of
Massachusetts, Brooklyn, NY
Marinshine Duffey Gentler, B.S., Haverford College, Irasburg, VT
Daniel Millett Goodyear, B.A., Colorado State University,
Huntington, VT
Krista Nightingale Haight, B.A., B.S., University of Vermont,
Bennington, VT
Sarah Ann McKenzie Hallen, A.B., Wellesley College, Camden, ME
Tung-Chin Hsieh, B.S., Emory University, Fort Myers, FL
Bernadette Kathleen Johnson, B.A., St. Louis University, Denver, CO
Benjamin Morris Kalsmith, B.A., University of Vermont,
Montgomery, VT
Salwa Khan, B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, M.S.,
Johns Hopkins University, Shelburne, VT†
Samir Elie Kodsi, B.S., University of Maryland at College Park, M.F.S.,
The George Washington University, Columbia, MD
Christopher Hahnyoung Lee, B.S., Tufts University, M.S., University of
Vermont, New York, NY
Jennifer Wanda Lee, B.S., University of Massachusetts, Byfield, MA
Peter Chengyi Lee, B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
M.P.H., Harvard University, Cary, NC
Winifred Hui-lin Lee, B.S., University of California Berkeley,
Redwood City, CA
Jacob William Lilly, B.S., McGill University, Brattleboro, VT
Edward John Lin, B.S., M.P.H., University of California Los Angeles,
University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health,
Tulare, CA
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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Malaika Love Little, B.A., Dartmouth College, Hartland, VT
Mark Derchuen Lo, B.A., Stanford University, M.S., Georgetown
University, Orinda, CA
Thomas Lyons Manchester, B.A., Pomona College, Charlotte, VT
Brian Gage McAllister, B.S., University of Maine, Augusta, ME
Kristina Eileen McAteer, B.A., Brown University, Walton, NY
Marie Ann McDonough, B.A., Mount Holyoke College, West Newbury, MA
Cynthia Andrea Meier, B.A., Georgetown University, Ennetbaden,
Switzerland
Shaun Robert Miller, B.S., University of Colorado at Boulder, Parker, CO
Melanie Lynn Morin, B.A., Colby College, Augusta, ME
Richard Thien Nguyen, B.S., B.A., University of California San Diego,
San Diego, CA
Michelle Theresa Pahl, B.A., Columbia College, South Portland, ME
Richard John Parent, B.A., Dartmouth College, Fayston, VT
Katherine Quinn Philla, B.A., Wellesley College, Bass River, MA
Andrea M. Pliakas, B.S., Northeastern University, North Kingstown, RI
Seth Reuben Podolsky, B.A., University of Vermont, M.S., Dartmouth
College, Burlington, VT
Leslie May Quan, B.S., University of California Los Angeles, Riverside, CA
Bridget Joyce Quinn, B.A., University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Andrea Van Buren Regan, B.S., St. Lawrence University, Hinesburg, VT
Nathan Davis Richardson, B.S., University of Utah, Kzysville, UT
Patty Rissacher, B.S., Clarkson University, Craftsbury, VT
Nicole Angela Rizkalla, B.A., B.S., Claremont McKenna College,
Bakersfield, CA
Mohammad Imran Safdar, B.A., Brandeis University, Irvington, NJ
Neal Alexander Saxe, B.A., University of Michigan, Lexington, KY
Jason Michael Shapiro, B.A., University of Vermont, Lincoln, RI
Gauravjit Singh, B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Fremont, CA
Silvia Skripenová,
B.S., University of Washington, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Su Kyong Smith, B.A., Pomona College, M.S., New York University,
M.P.H., Columbia University, Vancouver, WA
Brian Shaw Sorensen, B.S., Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
David Scott Spar, B.S., University of Florida, Miami, FL
Meera Sreenivasan-Ouk, B.A., University of California, Berkeley,
M.P.H., University of California, Berkeley School of Public
Health, Palo Alto, CA
Rachel Leah Steward, B.A., Haverford College, Plainfield, VT
Christine Marie Swartz, B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University,
Columbus, OH
Hannah Kathleen Swayze, B.A., Hampshire College, Tunbridge, VT
Brian Gee Tang, B.S., University of California Davis, Sunnyvale, CA
Gina Martin Trachimowicz, B.A., College of the Holy Cross,
Worcester, MA
Kyle Raymond Vanstone, B.S., University of Nevada, M.S., Barry
University, Medina, NY
Michelle Sokolove Vanstone, B.S., Cornell University, M.B.A.,
Boston University, Dix Hills, NY
Graham Thomson VerLee, A.B., Dartmouth College, Falmouth, ME
Hung Thanh Vu, B.S., University of California San Diego,
San Diego, CA
Graduate College
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Anatomy and Neurobiology
Matthew Maneen, B.S. (Illinois State University) 1999; Manlius, NY
Thesis: The Chemokine Stromal Cell Derived Factor and Its Role in
Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair
Pathology
Maria H. Clough, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Westminster*
Thesis: Pioglitazone Treatment Alters Atherosclerotic Lesion
Composition in Diabetic (IRS2+/- ApoE-/-) Mice
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Biochemistry
Ty E. Adams, B.S. (California State University, Hayward) 1993; Vacaville, CA*
Dissertation: The X-Ray Crystal Structure of Activated Protein CInactivated Coagulation Factor Va
Peter Jason Halbrooks, B.A. (St. Anslem College) 2000; Manchester, NH*
Dissertation: Structural and Functional Investigation of Human Serum
Transferrin
Hang Xu, B.S. (Jilin University) 1998; Changchun, China
Dissertation: Biochemical and Structural Characterization of
Bacteriophage T4 Recombination/Replication Mediator Proteins
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Stacey Dianne Gilk, B.S. (University of Notre Dame) 1998; Idaho Falls, ID*
Dissertation: Identification of Novel Pellicle Proteins of
Toxoplasma Gondii Using Photosensitized Labeling with
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Heather Ellen Kendall, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1997; Wallingford
Dissertation: The Genetic Effects of Chemotherapy in Children
with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Akamol Suvarnapunya, A.B. (Miami University) 1998; Flushing, NY*
Dissertation: Genetic Determinants of Salmonella Enterica Serovar
Typhimurium Resistance to Macrophage Oxidants
Wei Zhang, B.Sc. (Fudan University) 1995: M.Sc. (Fudan University)
1998; Shanghai, China*
Dissertation: Explicit Estimation of Both Mutation and Selection
Bias for the Purpose of Understanding Protein Function and
Evolution: Application to Human TP53
Pharmacology
Rene Alissa Pulver-Kaste, B.S. (Cornell University) 2000; West Islip, NY
Dissertation: Calcium-Dependent Gene Modulation in Vascular
Smooth Muscle
Cell and Molecular Biology
Sederick Charles Rice, B.S. (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) 1994; M.S.
(Delaware State University) 1996; Pine Bluff, AR++
Dissertation: Analysis of Somatic Cell Mutant Frequency in Children
with Cancer Prior to and During Therapeutic Intervention
Alysia Lea vandenBerg, B.S. (Michigan State University) 1997; Spring Lake, MI*
Dissertation: The Role of CDC42P in the Budded-to-Hyphal-Form
Transition in Candida Albicans
Daniel Z. Zurawski, B.A. (University of Pennsylvania) 1996: West Chester, PA*
Dissertation: SSEA, A Nove. Type III Secretion System Chaperone, is
Required for the Stability and Secretion of Salmonella Pathogenicity
Island 2 Translocon Components SSEB and SSED
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
++ Omitted from Commencement 2004 Booklet
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Commencement 2005
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Sunday, May 22, 2005
11:45 a.m.
Ira Allen Chapel
Betty Rambur, DNSc, RN, Dean
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
OPENING, Louis M. Izzo, Associate Professor, Biomedical Technologies and Faculty Marshal
GREETINGS, Betty Rambur, DNSc, RN, Dean
STUDENT ADDRESS, Anthony J. Fecteau, Class of 2005
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS and RECOGNITION OF AWARDS
Betty Rambur, DNSc, RN, Dean
CLOSING
RECESSIONAL
RECEPTION, Billings Student Center
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Biomedical Technology
Denise E. Bradley, Billerica, MA
Ashley Elizabeth Carleton, Berlin, MA
Elizabeth Judy Crowley, Colchester
Medical Laboratory Science
Cara Michelle Arancibia, Claremont, NH*
Hillary Beth Cilwik, Derby
Ashley M. Lebria, Cranford, NJ
Erica Marie Quintal, Orleans
Connie Evelyn Richer, Colchester
Elizabeth Ann Williams, Essex Junction
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Anthony Joseph Fecteau, Barre
Sarah Lynn Graves, Colchester
Kirsten N. McQueen, Amsterdam, NY
Ryan Renaud, Hardwick
Nursing
Erin L. Blake, Burlington
Francesca Ann Blasio, Milford, MA
Catherine Renee Brown, Burlington
Jessica Cadieux, St. Albans
Jill Antoinette Caporiccio, Waltham, MA
Jaime Lynn Carter, Richmond
Stephanie Rose Catania, Madison, CT
Addie Chadwick, Winooski
Celeste Virginia Chandler, Berlin
Shawn C. Clavelle, Sharon
Deborah Jean Coutu, Sheldon
Noah Barrett Creaven, Lyndonville
Kelly Ray Cueman, Manchester
Natalie L. DeSantis, Barre
Shibevahna Marie Devost, Rutland Town
Tara Dobbing, Providence, RI
Christopher Dobson, Huntington
Abigail Elizabeth Dowling, Milton
Sarah Catalina Drury, Burlington
Jacquelin Held Duerr, Long Lake, MN
Janet R. Ely, Underhill Center
Katherine Anne Fiegel, Underhill
Katie Elizabeth Fletcher, Putney
Maureen E. Furlong, Westminster
Hannah Claire Elizabeth Gazda, Waterbury Center
Maria Ann Gerth, Walpole, MA
Ellen Kay Gill, Burlington
Blair Scherer Golber, Delray Beach, FL
Elizabeth C. Goodlatte, Burlington
Marie L. Hathaway, Montgomery Center
Samantha M. Helinski, Hampton, NY*
Amy R. Hughes, Hebron, CT
Laura Ann Inglesby, Great Falls, VA
Rachel James, East Haddam, CT
Emily Millay Jenkins, Middlebury
Leah Johnson, Montpelier
Linda Hattis Johnson, Westford
Charles W. Johnston, San Francisco, CA
Maria Caroline Kenenski, Westerly, RI
Tsering Yangkyi Khang-Ghongma, Burlington
Serena Catherine King, Essex Junction
Krista Marie Lapointe, Berlin, NH
Jacqueline L. Leclair, Marion, MA
Jordan Leete, Killington
Jonathan Lyman Long, Williston
Jed Carter Loomis, Burlington
Meadow Marmar, Burlington
Jessica Elizabeth Martinek-Valin, Burlington
Elspeth Lena Melanson, Perkinsville
Troy Richard Mitteer, Brattleboro
Angela Elizabeth Montgomery, Lyndonville
Sarah E. Murphy, Boston, MA
Chi Thi Nguyen, Burlington**
Rosemary O’Connell, Burlington
Robert Howard Opel, Burlington
Lyndsay Alexandra Paul, Mahwah, NJ
Merideth Gibson Plumpton, Colchester
Susannah Kennedy Price, Monroe, NH
Lindsay D. Prussman, Leominster, MA
Rebecca Marie Rainville, Highgate*
Sharon Lynne Rathbun, Middlebury**
Augusta Hope Riehle, South Burlington
Kerri Anne Richard, Orrington, ME
Nicole Meredith Rockwood, Walpole, MA
Courtney L. Rodriguez, Winooski
Rachel Carwin Rosen, Colchester
Pol-André Senécal, Burlington
Frances Elizabeth Sewall, Greenland, NH
Jacquelyn G. Shortway, Ringwood, NJ
Laura E. Slason, Bellows Falls
Kathryn Sobocinski, Larchmont, NY
John Paul Solman, Lincoln, MA
Kenneth Williams Spencer, Charlotte
Susan K. Thomas, Hinesburg
Callie Rosina Toombs, Rochester, NY
Sarah F. Towers, Williston
Margaret Anne Trayah, Colchester
Crystal M. Walker, Milton
Matthew I. Walterscheit, Panton
Jennifer Sue Westney, Springfield
Kimberly Ann Wood, Franklin, MA
Sara Yandow, St. Albans
Amy Elizabeth Young, Burlington
Radiation Therapy
Abbey Marie Barrett, Rutland
Courtney K. Hallinan, Dover, NH
Devon Douglas King, Fairfax
Phuong H. Nguyen, Burlington
Dana Ann Schortmann, Holyoke, MA
Danielle Krystina Sobotka, Watertown, MA
Ashleigh Marie Viens, Milton
Allisha M. Zabelski, Ipswich, MA
*As of February 2005
**As of October 2004
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Graduate College
Master of Physical Therapy
Lesly Yeritza Albuquerque, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Lake
Hopatcong, NJ
Kirsten Alteslaben, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Somerville
Heather Elizabeth Aubin, B.A. (Ohio Wesleyan University) 2002; West
Hartford
Amy Louise Benson, B.S. (Syracuse University) 2002; Colchester
Kari Callahan, B.S. (Castleton State College) 1999; Shelburne
Melissa Griffin Greeley, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Laconia, NH
Jason T. Gulley, B.S. (Norwich University) 2002; Bennington
Jaime Teresa Herrmann, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Fairport, NY
Becky Mara Kerman, B.S. (McGill University) 2001; St. Catharine’s,
Ontario, Canada
Nicole L. Lavoie, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Underhill
Sheila Miriam Pallotta, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Needham, MA
Eduardo Soliman Plantilla, B.A. (Colby College) 1994; Rockaway Beach, NY
Elizabeth Lein Polis, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Columbus, OH
Jeffrey S. Sargent, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Bristol
Betsy M. White, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Pottsville, PA
Benjamin A. Wiggin, B.A. (University of New England) 2002; Center
Conway, NH
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Nursing
Amy Weston Black, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1996; Essex Junction
Karla Jo Boemig, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Ryegate
Janna L. Brewster, B.S. (Michigan State University) 1985; Paisley, OR
Maureen Munn Condon, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Shelburne
Thesis: Living with Asthma: A Grounded Theory Study
Susan V. Dennis, B.S.N. (University of Connecticut) 1977; Enosburg
Chelsea Jade Dugan, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 1997; B.S.N.
(Fairfield University) 1999; Laconia, NH
Leah Marie Flore, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1994; Charlotte
Theresa L. Hatin, B.S.N. (Vermont College of Norwich University) 1987;
Andover*
Karen B. Hewitt, B.S.N. (University of New Hampshire) 1994; Sharon
Suzanne E. Leavitt, B.S.N. (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied
Health) 1995; Elmwood, MA**
Thesis: Disaster Response: A Descriptive Study of the Changing
Role of the Public Health Nurse
Anne Marie Licari, B.S. (Johnson State College) 2003; Newburgh, NY
Patricia Carol Ann Link-Brown, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1996;
Essex Junction
Melissa Anne Lowrey, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1995; Shelburne
Margaret Anne Macdonald, B.S.N. (The University of Vermont) 2000;
Holliston, MA
Beverly Anne Partington, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Vergennes
Karen Marie Pellicore, B.S.N. (Daemen College) 2000; Fairfax
Ellen C. Watson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Burlington
Thesis: The Lived Experience of Successful Weight Loss
Susan Albertini White, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1984; B.S.N.
(University of Utah) 1987; Jericho
*As of October, 2004
**As of February, 2005
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University Awards of the Year
to Seniors and Graduate Students
UNIVERSITY AWARDS
THE F.T. KIDDER MEDAL, established in memory of Dr. F.T. Kidder, 1880,
a trustee of the university, to be awarded to the senior man ranking first in
character, leadership and scholarship:
2005: To be announced 2004: Kevin Michael Jordan
THE MARY JEAN SIMPSON AWARD presented to the senior woman who
best exemplifies the qualities of leadership, academic competence and
character that Mary Jean Simpson strove to set before the women at the
university during her tenure as Dean of Women:
2005: To be announced 2004: Jennifer Marquis
THE CLASS OF 1967 AWARD presented to the senior who best exhibits
leadership, academic competence and character, and who has earned the
respect of faculty and fellow students:
2005: To be announced 2004: Shawna Wells, Joseph Thibault
THE KEITH M. MISER LEADERSHIP AWARD established in 1989 and
presented in recognition of outstanding service to the University of
Vermont:
2005: To be announced 2004: Jason Landis
THE ELMER NICHOLSON ACHEIVEMENT PRIZE recognizes the greatness
of the student’s UVM experience, and based on this greatness of
experience, there is an expectation that the student will make a major
contribution in their field of interest:
2005: To be announced 2004: Ebony Meyers
AWARDS TO ATHLETES
THE J. EDWARD DONNELLY AWARD established in 1992 and awarded
annually to a senior female and male athlete whose athletic performance
during their tenure at the university has distinguished them as one of the
University of Vermont’s most outstanding athletes:
Taylor Coppenrath (basketball)
Kami Cote (hockey)
THE HENRY SEAMANS TROPHY awarded annually to a senior female
and male athlete who have earned the respect and regard of fellow
students for leadership, loyalty and service to the university and for
active participation in athletics:
Scott Mifsud (hockey)
Stephanie Mead (soccer)
THE RUSSELL O. SUNDERLAND MEMORIAL TROPHY awarded annually
to a senior female and male athlete who, throughout their college days,
have best exemplified the qualities of character, leadership and
persistence in overcoming obstacles:
Thomas Sorrentine (basketball)
Samantha Chase (softball)
THE WASSON ATHLETIC PRIZE awarded annually to a senior female and
male athlete who have maintained the highest standards of academic
scholarship and athletic attainment:
Lowell Bailey (skiing)
Allison Buza (swimming)
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THE JEFF STONE AWARD is presented to the male and female studentathlete in any class who, throughout their involvement in campus
leadership and/or community service activities, has represented the
highest ideals of educational sport and has had a significant and lasting
impact upon the UVM Community:
Taylor Coppenrath (basketball)
Christen Faltermeier (lacrosse)
UNDERCLASS ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is presented to a male
and female student-athlete who has displayed the greatest
accomplishments in individual athletic performance and significantly
contributed to their overall team performance during the 2004-05 season,
while upholding the values of the department:
Joe Fallon (hockey)
Amy Cochran (skiing, soccer)
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AND LIFE SCIENCES
FOUNDATIONS: FIRST YEAR SEMINAR TEACHING ASSISTANT OF THE
YEAR AWARD presented annually to recognize the student who most
clearly demonstrates those special characteristics that are exemplary of
the role of Beginnings First-Year Teaching Assistant:
Ashley A. Heintz
Anne L. Scheideler
COLLEGE HONORS:
Ana S. Barndollar, “Effect of Ovarian Steroids on the
Estrogen-IGF axis in the Porcine Mammary Gland”
Alicia S. Holmes, “Escherichia Coli Pol IV: Solitary
Hypermutator or Co-conspirator in Change”?
Peter R. Hurd, “Applying Genetic Programming to the
Formation of Parsimonious Ecological Models”
Michelle D. Lareau, “Comparative Analysis of the Alpha7
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function in Chick Lumbar Motoneurons
and Ciliary Ganglion Through Embryonic Development”
Sheila V. Madrak, “Development of the Mammary Gland in
the Embryonic Pig.”
Amanda C. Randow, “Gonadal Hormones, Age, and Gender
Differences in Spatial and Verbal Performance”
Jessica C. Scillieri, “The Effect of Lactoferrin on Intestinal
Development in Calves”
Jessica S. Schwartz, “Exploration of CD4+CD25+T Regulatory
Cells in Coxsackievirus B-3 (CVB3) Induced Myocarditis and Effects of
TNFa”
Matthew D. Steyling, “Effects of Progesterone on the
Transcription and Translation of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding
Protein 5 in Human Breast Cancer Cells”
Kaitlin R. Strauss, “Travel Burden as a Barrier in Diabetes
Control: The Role of Driving Distance”
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
GEORGE H. WALKER AWARD presented annually by faculty vote to
members of the graduating class of the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences who have majored in Animal Sciences, who exhibit conspicuous
merit in the studies pertaining to Dairy Science, and especially in those
courses relating to the production and/or processing of market milk, and
who furthermore exhibit high and noble traits of leadership and
character:
Jessica C. Scillieri
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DONALD J. BALCH AWARD presented annually to that student making
the greatest contribution to the equine or companion animal activities of
the Department of Animal Sciences:
Meaghan E. Blaikie
Zachary E. Whitman
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AWARD presented annually
to sophomores, juniors, and seniors whose academic record, scholastic
efforts and character warrant recognition as the future leaders in the field
of Animal Sciences. Graduating seniors named to the society are:
Katie L. Buss
John H. Pigott
Tanya J. Cramoy
Jessica C. Scillieri
Ethan D. Fechter-Leggett
Stanley F. Yazwinski
Jill K. Fraga
BRETT KLEIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP presented to the CREAM
Student Herd Advisors for Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 for their dedication,
responsible leadership, and the caring, friendly attitude that Brett
exemplified as a 1990 CREAMER as well as for their excellence in
teaching and advising the 2004-05 Creamer’s and in passing on the
CREAM tradition:
Sarah E. Messmer
Rebecca L. Sevy
Jason A. Weinstein
ELMER TOWNE AWARD presented annually by the Vermont Dairy
Industry Association to that student whose work in the field of Dairy
Science shows the greatest promise for providing the quality leadership
exemplified by Elmer E. Towne in his life of service to the Dairy
Industry:
Sarah E. Messmer
ANIMAL SCIENCES FACULTY AWARD in recognition of scholastic
performance, outstanding achievements in undergraduate research, and
service to the Department of Animal Sciences:
Tanya J. Cramoy
John H. Pigott
TRIONA WILDER MARNO-FERREE MEMORIAL AWARD presented to the
student or students who possess a genuine love of horses and display the
energy and enthusiasm shown by Triona for UVM Horse Barn activities:
Jennifer M. Scudder
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE PROGRAM
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD presented to students who have
earned the highest scholastic average in their respective classes starting
in the second year:
Anna S. Liberatore
BOTANY AND AGRICULTURAL BIOCHEMISTRY
AWARD FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN BOTANY presented annually
by the faculty to a senior(s) in the department with a superior academic
record and investment in the research and teaching activities of the
department:
Stephen C. Rizner
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AND APPLIED ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ENTREPRENUERSHIP presented to the
graduating senior(s) with the highest scholastic grade point average in
recognition of their continuous academic excellence and outstanding
professional potential:
Jason R. Taylor
Todd E. Taylor
COMMUNITY AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT presented to the
graduating senior(s) with the highest scholastic grade point average in
recognition of their continuous academic excellence and outstanding
professional potential:
Kendall B. Kahl
Brooke R. Ray
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
presented by the program faculty to the graduating seniors who have
demonstrated academic excellence, environmental leadership, campus
and community activism and service:
Amanda D. Davis
Thomas K. O’Dowd
Tiffany N. Sequoia
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
WARREN R. STEINBRING OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MICROBIOLOGY
AWARD in recognition of academic excellence and professional growth:
Amy E. Rogers
LUCILLE P. MARKEY OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MOLECULAR
GENETICS AWARD in recognition of academic excellence and
professional growth:
Alicia S. Holmes
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES
NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE FACULTY AWARD presented annually
by the department faculty to the graduating senior with the highest
scholastic grade point average, in recognition of their continuous
academic excellence and outstanding professional potential:
Jennifer L. Ohler
CORNELIA WHEELER IRISH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP presented
annually in the fall semester to a student majoring in Dietetics or
Nutritional Sciences whose continuous academic excellence, financial
need, and demonstrated potential for success in a career in human
nutrition has distinguished her or him from their peers:
Janet G. Estelle
AGNES T. POWELL AWARD presented annually to graduating seniors
majoring in Dietetics who have demonstrated qualities indicating
outstanding professional promise and potential:
Rebekah L. Eaton
Lauren A. Solomon
BLAIR WILLIAMS AWARD presented to the graduating senior who best
exemplifies the qualities of Professor Williams’ excellence in the areas of
human nutrition and foods and her deep concern for people:
Nicole M. Pizzi
OUTSTANDING DIETETICS STUDENT AWARD presented by the
American Dietetics Association. Its purpose is to recognize the emerging
leadership and achievement of students in Association-accredited
dietetics education programs and encourage their participation in The
American Dietetics Association. Leadership and professional potential are
assessed through honors, student dietetic association activities, and
community service activities:
Amy J. Starinski
BENJAMIN FORBES AWARD presented annually to the student whose
academic record and scholarship indicates promise and potential for
leadership and achievement in Food Science:
Elissa Valentine
REUBEN AND ROSE MATTUS SCHOLARSHIP, given in the name of
Reuben and Rose Mattus, founders of the Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream
Company, is presented to the Nutrition and Food Sciences major who
demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for the study of food science,
either in new product development or the improvement of existing
products:
Alengo N. Losambe
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES
AGRONOMY, SOILS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SENIOR
RECOGNITION presented by the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
to an outstanding student with an interest in agronomy, soils, or
sustainable agriculture:
Christopher K. Savastio, Jr.
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURE SCIENCE OUTSTANDING
HORTICULTURE STUDENT AWARD recognizes an exceptional
undergraduate horticulture student. The award is based on academic
achievement, leadership ability, participation in campus activities and
service to their department:
Kent T. Martin
JAMES E. LUDLOW ENDOWED SCHOLARHIP FUND established in
memory of James Ludlow, Class of 1987, to provide scholarship awards
to deserving students with preference given to those studying
horticulture:
Brian J. Crosby
SEYMOUR HORTICULTURAL PRIZE presented to a student who has
conducted original horticultural research:
Yarrow D. Collins
VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL HORTICULTURISTS
AWARD presented to an outstanding student planning to pursue a career
in ornamental horticulture:
Kent T. Martin
VERMONT VEGETABLE AND BERRY GROWERS AWARD presented to a
student in Plant and Soil Sciences who has demonstrated excellence in
studies in the field of small fruit and vegetable science:
Yarrow D. Collins
ALPHA ZETA MEMBERS in the GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER
Thomas K. O’Dowd
Emilie A. Bathalon
Thomas R. Pace
Meaghan E. Blaikie
Amanda N. Pallotta
Elise M. Blinder
Jaclynne C. Parsons
Todd W. Carroll
Seth B. Peichert
Michael A. Caruso
John H. Pigott
Brian J. Crosby
Emily S. Rak
Courtney L. Dehaan
Meagan G. Richmond
Beth E. Donoghue
Gina M. Roberts
Nicholas E. Dubois
Amy E. Rogers
Janet G. Estelle
Emma R. Rogers
Lauren A. Evans
Caitlyn L. Sanderson
Jessica L. Fortier
Christopher Savastio, Jr.
Vanessa L. Goodman
Suzanne N. Scherping
Susan H. Greenbaum
Jessica S. Schwartz
Sarah A. Guest
Jessica C. Scillieri
Jamie L. Halligan
Courtney A. Scott
Jason D. Harpp
Amanda L. Shackford
David D. Karl
Alexandra O. Small
Alison L. Kearney
Julie K. Smith
Whitney A. Knauer
Adrienne L Snider
Lacey M. LaBonte
Lauren A. Solomon
Robin R. Lane
Robin V. Sorrell
Timothy R. LeClair
Lee S. Stanton
Lynn P. Little
Amy J. Starinski
Brittany M. Marble
Travis J. Streeter
Tiffany M. Martin
Evelyn F. Sylvester
Andrew J. McDonald
Leah W. Szafranski
Kara J. McEvoy
Chelsea L. Tomat
Kelley J. McGarr
Elissa Valentine
Sarah E. Messmer
Ashley E. Volker
Nathaniel T. Moore
Rebekah E. Wilkins
Jeremy Morrison
Katherine Woodman-Hardy
Kathleen M. Nastri
Emily A. Nicolai
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
HANNAH HOWARD PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
To be announced at Commencement
JOHN DEWEY HONORS PROGRAM
Carly Baldwin
Jonathan Bessette
Nicholas Bewley
Eboni Booth
Rachel Cundy
Lindsay Davis
John DeNicola
Melissa Donovan
Gates Gooding
Christopher Gray
Laurie Heckman
Bethany Heywood
David Honeman
Myles Jewell
Justin Kasprisin
Lori Kort
Kimberly LeMay
Heather Lesage
James Lovinsky
Romolo Marcucci
Garrett Martin
Jessica McCloud
Rose McGovern
Anne Morelli
Ryan Mullady
Andrew Murphy
Katherine Murphy
Elizabeth Nixon
Corinna Noering
Andrea Ostrander
Chelsea Pemberton
Jeffrey Philie
Stephen Redman
Elizabeth Shorey
Joshua Sklarin
Lindsay Stallings
Grace Sullivan
Jonathan Trutor
Brittany Wagner-Friel
Jessica Waite
Anne Waring
COLLEGE HONORS
Carly Baldwin, “Deepening the Divide: Time Magazine’s Coverage
of the AIDS Epidemic, 1982-1992”
Jonathan Bessette, “Charge Carrier Mobility Tests for Pentacene
Semiconductor Devices”
Nicholas Bewley, “Alleviating Poverty or Exacerbating It?: An
Analysis of World Bank Policies Since 1944”
Laura Bonazinga, “Maternal Perception of Children’s Theory of
Mind: A Validation of the Perception of Children’s Theory of Mind
Measure (PCToMM)”
Eboni Booth, “The Role of Resistance in Contemporary Hollywood
Film”
Jennifer Brown, “Jack’s Void: False Hope and Existentialism in
Jack Kerouac’s Desolation Angels”
Erin Burke, “Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System:
Detecting the Effects on Climate Change in New England”
Jay Cooke, “Cyclical Generation: A Coming of Age of Poetic
Consciousness”
Myles Cooke, “The Reach of Islamic Fundamentalism in Palestine:
Influence of Secular and Islamist Movements”
Rachel Cundy, “Buber versus Levinas: Ethical Perspectives of
Postmodern Jewish Philosophical Thought”
Amy Cymbala, “The Tauberman Will Fly”
Lindsey Davis, “Abortion in America: Three Approaches to an
Ongoing Debate”
John DeNicola, “Terrorism in America: America’s Past Intervention
in the Middle East and How This May Have Led to Modern Terrorism”
Melissa Donovan, “Determining the Presence and Function of
Histidine Kinase in P. Tetraurelia Chemoresponse”
Gates Gooding, “Healing Places and Humanistic Geography: The
Park Range of Northwestern Colorado”
Lydia Guild, “Subversive Impurities: U.S. - Mexican Relations as
Expressed Through the Arts”
Laurie Heckman, “Sustainability in the West: Changing the Flow of
Development Initiatives through an Examination of Composting Toilet
Technology in Vermont”
Bethany Heywood, “The Endurance of the Fairy Faith in Ireland”
David Honeman, “Phallic Worship and Lesbian Eroticism: Queer
Analyses of Contemporary Spanish Poetry”
Myles Jewell, “Visions of Africa: An Exercise in Visual Literacy”
Justin Kasprisin, “The Economic Vision of Catholic Social
Teaching: Beyond Capitalism and Socialism”
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Kimberly Lemay, “Taking the Time: A Look at Citizens’ Willingness
to Participate in Self-Governance”
Kevyn Lenfest, “À Dieu, Adieu: Re-membering the Diaspora”
Heather Lesage, “The influence of Muscle LIM Protein on Muscle
Mechanical Properties and Cardiomyopathies”
Rebekah Liscio, “Media Depiction of the Presidential Candidates of
2004”
James Lovinsky, “Media Environments: The Role of Electronic
Media in Student Political Culture”
Romolo Marcucci, “The Economic Benefits Versus the
Environmental Costs of Ski Resort Development in Vermont”
Garrett Martin, “Can Travel Make a Difference? Human Rights and
Moral Tourism”
Jessica McCloud, “An Intervention to Reduce Social Aggression
Among Middle School Girls”
Rose McGovern, “From Persuasion to Force: The Albigensian
Crusade in Languedoc”
Ryan McKown, “Creating Democracy in Africa: A Comparative
Analysis of Democratization in Botswana and South Africa”
Anne Morelli, “The Importance of Social Capital on Vermont Town
Meeting Attendance”
Ryan Mullady, “Executive Decisions: How Presidential DecisionMaking and Organizational Bureaucratic Factors Are Related to the
Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001”
Andrew Murphy, “Deficits and Interest Rates: Does Empirical
Analysis Support Causality”
Katherine Murphy, “Tools for Increasing Conservation
Effectiveness: GIS Mapping and Tax Policy as Applied to the Stowe Land
Trust”
Elizabeth Nixon, “Something Old, Something New and Something
Borrowed: The Problem of Representing History in Modern and
Postmodern Novels”
Corinna Noering, “Civil Liberties and the Public Forum: An
Analysis of Our Constitutional Rights in Post September 11th America”
Maida Omerovic, “‘Du bist nichts, deine Nation ist alles’ Women
and the Fascist Regime in Four Novels”
Andrea Ostrander, “Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth
Factor by Interleukin-1ß in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells”
Chelsea Pemberton, “Beauty, Strength and Resilience: The Will
Power Behind the Woman”
Jeffrey Philie, “I Am That I Am: Self-Identity, Poverty and Faith in
the Face of Westernization”
Stephen Redman, “Pulsar Nulling: The Cessation of Pulsar
Emission and its Relation to the Period, Drifting Subpulses, and Moding
of 29 Pulsars”
Raquel Rivera, “A Mind-Independent World Has Being But No
Existence”
Mark Roman, “The Reluctance of Americans to Vote”
Lily Sender, “US Health Care in Crisis: Synthesizing a Solution”
Elizabeth Shorey, “Lessons from Greek History Applied to the
Problem of the Unification of Cyprus”
Joshua Sklarin, “Immanuel Kant’s Transcendentalism and Its
Implications for the American Transcendentalism of Ralph Waldo
Emerson”
Lindsay Stallings, “Physiological Responses to Stress in Preschool
Children Who Stutter”
George Stinson, “The Anthropology of Restorative Justice:
Exchange, Reciprocity and Modern Systems in Vermont”
Grace Sullivan, “Developmental Regulation and Function of the
AMPA Receptor GluR2 Subunit in Chick Lumbar Motoneurons”
Jonathan Trutor, “ ‘Savages! Carpet-Sellers! Iconoclasts!’
Constructions of Identity in The Adventures of Tintin and Snowy”
Jakob VanLammeren, “Dear Andrea, Dear Jakob: Becoming a Boy”
Brittany Wagner-Friel, “Citizens and Soldiers: The Debate Over
Military Conscription”
Jessica Waite, “The Diversity of Malaria Parasites (genus
Plasmodium) in Vermont Birds”
Stephanie Waite, “Effect of Word Fear on Startle Amplitude in
Adults Who Stutter”
Leslie Wallick, “Sexual Imagery in First Century BC through First
Century AD Roman Domestic Architecture”
Anne Waring, “Program Evaluation: A Look at Intervention
Programs for Juvenile Offenders in Vermont”
Victoria Whitehill, “The Involvement of Putative Glutamate
Receptor Associated Proteins in the Glutamate Chemoresponse of
Paramecia tetraurelia”
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
GEORGE HENRY PERKINS AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING SENIOR
Jana D. Mayette
W. A. HAVILAND MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN
ANTHROPOLOGY
Myles D. Jewell
Jesse F. Robie
LAMBDA ALPHA the national collegiate honors society for anthropology.
The University of Vermont extends membership only to students who
have at least a 3.5 grade point average:
Georgia C. Anderson
Garrett B. Martin
Chris J. Castanza
James H.T. Peniston
Melissa J. Garrow
Talia Schechter
Allison K. Gee
Elizabeth A. Schreiber
Bryant D. Hazelton
George A. Stinson
Myles D. Jewell
Alexander E. Vorce
Rachael A. Klein
Sarah C. Ward
Megan A. Kropriva
Anastaja S. Zoecklein
Sadie P. MacKillop
DEPARTMENT OF ART
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN STUDIO ART
Katherine A. Van Wagner
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN ART HISTORY
Jordan Drori
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
BETA BETA BETA, the national honor society for students who study
biology. The society has a three-part mission: stimulation of scholarship,
dissemination of scientific knowledge, and promotion of biological
research. It is primarily designed for undergraduates, with the goals of
recognizing students with outstanding scholarly achievement in the life
sciences and actively promoting undergraduate participation in research:
Gordon Bennett
Andrea Ostrander
Jesse Bernstein
Edward Reimann
Allison Buza
Genevieve Von Walstrom
Matthew Dobbin
Jessica Waite
Melissa Donovan
Christopher Walsh
Alexandra Hill
Victoria Whitehill
Kelly Lawler
LYMAN S. ROWELL AWARD IN BIOLOGY
Melissa A. Donovan
PAUL A. MOODY AWARD IN BIOLOGY
Victoria L. Whitehill
BERND HEINRICH AWARD IN PHYSIOLOGY OR EVOLUTION
Heather A. Lesage
JOHN WHEELER AWARD IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
Grace J. Sullivan
GEORGE PERKINS MARSH AWARD IN ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION
Jessica L. Waite
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS AWARD
Kelly A. Perry
CHARLES E. BRAUN AWARD
Thomas E. Matthews
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DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS
ETA SIGMA PHI is an honorary society for students of Latin and/or
Greek. Active membership is limited to undergraduates who are enrolled
in classes in Latin and/or Greek in the original languages. A student must
attain a grade of not less than B and complete at least one semester or
two quarters:
Erin Burke
Keith Morrill
Kaitlin Connolly
Stephen Murphy
Dario Cutura
Leah Tougas
Carolyn M. Heywood
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
Rebecca Cutkomp
Amy E. Cymbala
Caitrin De La Garza
Clyde Dunton-Gallagher
Coburn Ellingwood
Lindy Ettin
Megan Feldman
Tyler Gardner
Mary Gillespie
Rori Grable
John T. Graham
Stephanie Pliskin
Natalie Powers
Andrew Siller
Melanie Silva
Alexander E. Spadinger
Lucie Srostlik
Erin Stamp
Jakob R. VanLammeren
Patricia R. Weeks
Zachary F. Wright
SAMUEL N. BOGORAD AWARD
Eboni N. Booth
MARGARET KYTE MEMORIAL AWARD FOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Jamie A. McCuin
MARION BERRY ALLBEE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPOSITION
Daniel A. Norford
RODNEY EVERHART AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CLINICAL PROMISE
Stephanie L. Waite
DOUGLAS A. PINTA AWARD
Wesley B. Buckley
Brendan P. Walsh
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND
PROFESSIONAL PROMISE
Jennifer A. LaRoe
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
UPSILON PI EPSILON is a national honor society for students pursuing
the study of computer science:
Jonathan Carter
Matthew Goodrich
Irving Cullivan
James Harig
Benjamin Fenster
Timothy Shaw
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
OMICRON DELTA EPSILON, the international honor society for students
majoring or minoring in economics. Students must have completed 18
credits in economic courses with a 3.33 grade point average:
Talia M. Garfinkel
Lucas A. Markowitz
Justin A. Kasprisin
Ryan R. McKown
Romolo A. Marcucci
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Lucas A. Markowitz
Gregory T. Martino
Ryan R. McKown
JOHN H. CONVERSE AWARD
Justin A. Kasprisin
Andrew D. Murphy
FREEMAN SALTUS AWARD
James D. Lovinsky
Romolo A. Marcucci
BENJAMIN WAINWRIGHT AWARD
Serenity E. Bolt
Jakob VanLammeren
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AWARD
OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIOR AWARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES
Sarah J. Hagerman
Danielle M. Sokol
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM AWARD
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Tobin K. Stegman
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
GAMMA THETA UPSILON, the international honor society for students
who study geography, is limited to students who have completed at least
three courses in geography, have at least a 3.25 grade point average, and
rank in the upper 35 percent of their class:
Carly L. Baldwin
Keith D. Peterson
William H. Bleau, Jr.
Hugh B. Reece
Erin E. Burke
Joshua Rehm
Peter J. Demyanovich
Fenella S. Roche
Evan T. Litwin
Rebecca L. Ryan
Sadie P. MacKillop
Rebecca A. Suntheimer
Patrick W. McDonald
Erin D. Turner
Kara Olivetto
OUTSTANDING SENIORS IN GEOGRAPHY
Erin E. Burke
Gates K. Gooding
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Carly Baldwin
Christopher M. Barrett
Jessica Barrett
Carl R. Beideman
Ingrid E.S. Bevz
Eboni N. Booth
Julian Brizzi
Jennifer M. Brown
Kathleen Brown
Melissa Brown
Lindsay Budnick
Craig Caulfield
Jay G. Cooke
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DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
Angela M. Graziano
Sarah Gustafson
Nicole Hessney
Keith Holser
Man Yi Kwok
Christine Langill
Kevyn J. Lenfest
Kate Levine
Mariah D. Lienau
Ashley Lyons
Dominic Mattos
Loriann Nardacci
Elizabeth Nixon
CHARLES G. DOLL AWARD
Andrew E. Duling
DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN AND RUSSIAN
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN GERMAN
Lucie Srostlik
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN RUSSIAN
William C. Huling
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DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
PHI ALPHA THETA, the national honor society for students who study
history. Qualified students must have completed five courses in history,
with at least a 3.4 grade point average:
Nicholas C. Bewley
William W. Reed
Michael F. Boyne
Aaron A. Shamp
Jenny L. Bruell
Elizabeth F. Shorey
Lindsay D. Cordner
Lee A. Steinhour
Lindsay G. Davis
Rebecca A. Suntheimer
Lauren Giese
Jonathan W. Trutor
Lisa M. Henry
Kristin VanFossen
Rose M. McGovern
Melody L. Walker
Daniel A. Norford
Jessica S. Wood
Tanya R. Osol
Zachary F. Wright
Theodore J. Patton
PAUL D. EVANS AWARD
Nicholas C. Bewley
Rose M. McGovern
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
CLAIRE LINTILHAC MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ASIAN
STUDIES
Christopher C. Armstrong
Margaret B. MacDonald
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Lydia J. Guild
LUBOMIR DELLIN MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR THE OUTSTANDING SENIOR
IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
Adam R. Bolio
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MATHEMATICS
A.J. Charles Markham
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MUSIC
Lisa M. Henry
PAPPOUTSAKIS AWARD
Jennifer L. Carpenter
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Samuel Bacon
Michael Boyne
Russell Buchanan
Lindsay Budnik
Lindsay Davis
Katherine Dobson
Eric Gentino
Justin Kasprisin
Ksenia Kolesnikov
Kimberly LeMay
Rebekah Liscio
Garrett Martin
Ryan McKown
Cassandra Miller
Ryan Mullady
Courtenay O’Connor
Tanya Osol
William Reed
Mark Roman
Elizabeth Shorey
Kevin Spellman
Lee Ann Steinhour
Brittany Wagner-Friel
PI SIGMA ALPHA (Chi Nu Chapter) National Political Science Honor
Society. The University of Vermont extends membership to students who
have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or above, are ranked in the
top 20 percent of graduating seniors in political science and have
completed seven or more political science courses:
Debra Allard
Kimberly LeMay
Samuel Bacon
Rebekah Liscio
Lowell Bailey
Garrett Martin
Ronald Bouchard
Ryan McKown
Michael Boyne
Cassandra Miller
Russell Buchanan
Ryan Mullady
Lindsay Budnik
William Nagler
Myles Cooke
Corinna Noering
Lindsay Davis
Courtenay O’Connor
Katherine Dobson
Tanya Osol
Kathleen Engdahl
Theodore Patton
Alexis Ford
William Reed
Eric Gentino
Mark Roman
Christopher Gray
Laura Servin
Zachary Holz
Elizabeth Shorey
Justin Kasprisin
Lee Ann Steinhour
Ksenia Kolesnikov
Brittany Wagner-Friel
WARREN R. AND MILDRED AUSTIN PRIZE FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE
AND SECURITY
Ryan K. Mullady
DEPARTMENTAL PRIZE IN AMERICAN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Eric W. Gentino
ELLIOTT A. BROWN AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Rebekah E. Liscio
DEPARTMENTAL PRIZE IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Ryan R. McKown
PHILO SHERMAN BENNETT PRIZE IN POLITICAL THEORY
Zachary F. Wright
JOHN DEWEY PHILOSOPHY PRIZE
Danijel Matijevic
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
SIGMA XI, the Scientific Research Society
Jonathan Bessette
Stephen Redman
Cameron Rodriguez
SIGMA PI SIGMA, the National Physics Honor Society
Jonathan Bessette
Stephen Redman
Cameron Rodriguez
ALBERT O. CROWELL AWARD
Jonathan T. Bessette
DAVID W. JUENKER PHYSICS PRIZE
Stephen L. Redman
PSI CHI is a national honor society for students pursuing the study of
psychology. Qualified students must have an overall cumulative grade
point average of 3.0, rank in the upper 35 percent of their class, and
achieve a grade point average of greater than 3.0 in their psychology
coursework:
Meredith Adams
Heidi Lowe
Kimberly Babson
Sean Lynaugh
Katherine Binns
Rhapsody Mason
Meggan Bucossi
Ashley Mattison
Allison Card
Kerri McGilvreay
Clay Chase
Natalie McWilliams
Shelley Combe
Lindsey Merton
Elizabeth DeCurtis
Heather Monaghan
H. Scott Dinneen
Bianka Mujkanovic
Jillian Donald
Keith Nowak
Danielle Dupuis
Eylin Palamaro
Benjamin Eckstein
Deepa Ramanathan
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Meghan Eddy
Mike Finkelstein
Olivia Flynn
Emily Ginter
Alyssa Griskiewicz
Matthew Grossbart
Julia Hale
Alaina Holliday
Rachael Horne
Adam Jaroszewski
Rachael Klein
Amanda LaGala
Jason Ramirez
Amy Richardson
Lorelei Schmitt
Anna Sciortino
Ashley Smith
Tammy Thresher
Emily Trudell
Anne Waring
Michelle Waste
Benjamin Watts
Lauren Xenakis
DONALD G. FORGAYS OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD
Anne C.E. Waring
HEINZ L. ANSBACHER AWARD
Deepa Ramanathan
JOHN DEWEY AWARD
Danielle N. Dupuis
Mary O. Fogg
Talia M. Garfinkel
Amanda L. Godette
Anna E. Greist
Tina H. Griffis
Katherine G. Hennis
Seth L. Herman
Andrea L. Hodgdon
Christine A. Simonet
Kathryn L. Smith
Kayla B. Tatro
Tanya J. Tersillo
Stephanie G. Tsibulsky
Angela M. Volante
Caitlin M. Woodward
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN SOCIOLOGY
Eboni N. Booth
JEANNETTE FOLTA MEMORIAL AWARD
Eboni N. Booth
Amy L. Richardson
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
OUTSTANDING SENIORS IN THEATRE
Emily C. Ginter
Maura M. Neff
GEORGE W. ALBEE AWARD
Meredith S. Adams
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION
OUTSTANDING SENIORS IN RELIGION
Brandi M. DiPasquale
Bethany T. Heywood
DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES
SIGMA DELTA PI is the National Hispanic Collegiate Honor Society:
Kerri E. Aveni
Ryan K. Mullady
Allison A. Card
Loriann M. Nardacci
Emil E. Lopez
Kristin Van Fossen
Kerri E. McGilvreay
Lindsey P. Walker
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN FRENCH
Lucie Srostlik
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN ITALIAN
Romolo Marcucci
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN SPANISH
Loriann Nardacci
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
ALPHA KAPPA DELTA is the honor society for students majoring or
minoring in sociology. Students must demonstrate superior undergraduate
academic standing in sociology. Seniors must have greater than a 3.0
cumulative grade point average and greater than 3.25 grade point average
in sociology courses:
Meredith S. Adams
Alaina F. Holliday
Scott E. Beckwith
Katelyn E. Hudspeth
Derek M. Blake
Joanne C. Infantes
Eboni N. Booth
Anna M. Jacobson
Kathleen M. Brown
Hanna Jenkins
Alexis B. Browne
Katie J. Jones
Elizabeth A. Cleary
Emily A. Kimball
Shelley M. Combe
Jessie Kitz
Samantha J. Curtis
Christie P. Layden
Carrie A. Dailey
Evan T. Litwin
Caitrin C. De La Garza
Alexandra McGuinness
Kristin E. Dobbs
Camille Morgenstern
Katherine M. Dobson
Brad J. Peacock
Caitlin M. Duffy
Amy L. Richardson
Coburn Ellingwood III
Katherine E. Ryan
Stephanie A. Ezzo
Laura A. Salmon
Alison I. Figdor
Lily A. Sender
Leniece K. Flowers
Melanie A. Silva
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GEORGE B. BRYAN AWARD FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Molly A. Cameron
EDWIN W. LAWRENCE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DEBATER
Emily A. Sanders
WOMEN’S STUDIES PROGRAM
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN WOMEN’S STUDIES
Jessica G. McCloud
ELLEN HAMILTON AND LIDA MASON AWARD FOR ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE
Hanna Jenkins
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BETA GAMMA SIGMA is the national honor society for students in
business and management. Membership is the highest national
recognition a student can receive in an undergraduate or masters
program in business or management:
Elie Awad
Patrick O’Neil
Kristina Bennett
Ashley Sager
William Bleau, Jr.
Peter Salvatori
Adam Boscarino
Martin Schaller
Peter Chaloux
Ryan Schroeder
Jessica Cole
Eric Svensson
Ryan Crawford
Ethan Swain
Gary Deziel
Andrew Terry
Nicholas Faitoute
Tyler Tilton
Patrick McDonald
Robin Tindall
Katrina Norén
Guy Verville
ALANA AWARD for academic excellence and service:
Emil López
Carlos Theye
JOHN MEKKELSEN, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD for excellence of
achievement in the area of human resource management:
Marie Johnson
THE MAJOR JUNIUS M. ADAIR FINANCE AWARD for excellence in the
field of finance:
Nicholas Faitoute
THE MALCOLM F. SEVERANCE FINANCE AWARD for outstanding
performance in the field of finance:
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THE EDWIN C. GREIF MARKETING AWARD for achievement and
promise in marketing:
Jessica Cole
THE JOHN L. BECKLEY AWARD for promise of future success in the
field of marketing:
Tyler Tilton
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AWARD for academic excellence and
promise of future success in the field of international management:
Andrew Terry
COMPETITIVE COMPUTING SENIOR AWARD for academic excellence in
the field of management information systems:
Adam Boscarino
VERMONT SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS for high
scholastic performance in the field of accounting:
Kristina Bennett
THE ANN C. LIVINGSTON AWARD for service and commitment to
fostering a positive environment for women students:
Ashley Guiel
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for
academic excellence in the overall program:
Peter Chaloux
JOHN H. CONVERSE AWARD for an outstanding undergraduate student
who excels in scholarship, leadership and service:
Jessica Cole
THE MBA EXCELLENCE AWARD for demonstrated excellence in the
overall graduate management studies and in positive leadership values:
Robin Tindall
THE FACULTY MBA AWARD for academic excellence in the MBA
program:
Guy Verville
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
AND SOCIAL SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN ART EDUCATION honoring students who
demonstrate ability in making and knowing about art, who demonstrate
through their writing a knowledge of art education and who exhibit an
outstanding ability in teaching children:
Kiersten Budd
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MUSIC EDUCATION based on excellent
achievement in academics, performance, student teaching, and service
throughout the degree program:
Heather Finlayson
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION to students who
demonstrate scholarship, teaching or professional potential, physical
education activity skills, participation in and contributions to university
programs and campus activities related to physical education and
contributions to professionally related community programs:
Teacher Licensure: Kamerie Cote
Athletic Training: Emily Gibbs
THE SPIRIT OF TEAMING AWARD MIDDLE LEVEL PROGRAM
Rachel Shusterman
THE LYMAN C. HUNT JR. READING AWARD
Amy Castellano
THE JOHN DEWEY AWARD honoring the outstanding senior in
elementary education whose academic performance and public school
practice best exemplify the philosophy of Vermont’s most well known
philosopher/educator:
Michael Kellogg
THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AWARD
Julia Guard
THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DIVERSITY AWARD
Micaela Broderick
THE FRANK J. WATSON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY
Ashley Steele
KAPPA DELTA PI, an international honor society in education, was
founded to recognize excellence in education. Kappa Delta Pi elects
those to membership who exhibit the ideals of scholarship, high personal
standards and promise in teaching and allied professions:
Amanda Rose Bathalon
Elizabeth A. Jahn
Melissa L. Belrose-West
Rebecca Anne Jones
Lindsey Ann Blumenfeld
Tristen Elizabeth Kennedy
Micaela Danielle Broderick Shaun E. Langevin
Margo Bryce
Susan Catherine LoGuidice
Kiersten Lea Budd
Sylvia Pratt McLean
Stephanie Anne Cole
Maria Cecilia Miga
Kamerie Ann Cote
Emily Pettit
Corey Coutu
Susan Pinto
Emily Cseh
Megan Hutton Quigley
William P. Dillon
Jessica D. Shaknis
Emily Hunt Fuller
Erin Kathleen Smith
Stephanie Jean Gergely
Rebecca Suntheimer
Alexandra Hare
Carly Jane Zimmerman
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
OUTSTANDING SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION AWARD presented
by the secondary education program faculty to the individual who has
demonstrated clear promise as a teacher who can teach for
understanding. Recipient of the award should have demonstrated a
strong academic background in the area of licensure; a commitment to
work with young people in the classroom and in extracurricular
activities; and the ability to design and implement instruction to meet the
needs of all learners:
Stephanie Gergley
SOCIAL WORK OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD for
significant contributions to the quality of life of people through important
community services while maintaining care of oneself:
Laura T. Sforza
MARGARET B. WHITTLESEY AWARD for outstanding academic
performance and potential for significant contributions to the Social Work
profession:
Susan L. Pinto
SOCIAL WORK STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD for exceptional
leadership among students while at the University:
Melissa L. Belrose-West
THE ANNUAL EDITH D. HENDLEY AWARD to a woman pursuing graduate
studies who has demonstrated excellence in research scholarship and
teaching (if applicable), and who has performed dedicated service to
women. This award is administered by the Women’s Center:
Annemarie DuBois
PHI ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY. University of Vermont’s Mu Eta Chapter
of the national Phi Alpha Society for social work students:
Melissa L. Belsorse-West
Kelly J. Lennon
Sheena R. Boutin
Meghan K. Manley
Margo H. Bryce
Stephanie L. Mead
Christine M. Cacace
Susan L. Pinto
Sarah E. Forrest
Laura T. Sforza
Heather M. Gottfried
Emily E. Wilson
Penny Lee
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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
AND MATHEMATICS
EDMUND F. LITTLE (SENIOR) AWARD for meritorious work in the
mechanic arts:
Heather E. Boepple
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
2004 OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD for excellence in the field of
Biomedical Engineering:
Erin E. Nunnink
THE DOUGLAS P. FAY AWARD was established in 1973 in honor of a
faculty member who long served the department and is made to that
student who has made the greatest contribution to the Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering during the past year:
Heather T. O’Shea
2005 OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD for excellence in the field of
Biomedical Engineering:
David A. Ryan
EDWARDS H. PHELPS (SENIOR) PRIZE was established in 1884 by his
father, the Honorable E.J. Phelps of Burlington. It is awarded by the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty to a student in
the department “who shall have exhibited conspicuous merit in
professional studies, and high and noble traits of character if such can be
found:”
Ryan P. Toole
GRADUATE AWARD given by the faculty to a graduate student in the
department for outstanding contributions to civil engineering:
Christina M. Cianfrani
MARIAFRANCA MORSELLI LEADERSHIP AWARD for the undergraduate
woman who has demonstrated leadership qualities and academic
excellence in science, and who has contributed significantly to the
awareness of the rights of women on campus. This award is presented
through the Women’s Center:
Heather T. O’Shea
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
SENIOR AWARD for excellence of judgment and understanding of the
principles of computer science:
Jonathan D. Carter
GRADUATE AWARD for excellence in performance and greatest promise
of success:
William Louisos
HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AWARDS
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AWARD for meritorious work
in the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers:
Ryan J. Allgrove
ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY FACULTY AWARD for
great professional interest, immense spirit and outstanding leadership:
Benjamin D. Fenster
ANN C. LIVINGSTON AWARD for an undergraduate woman who is
committed to fostering a positive environment for women students and
who is characterized by her service to the College of Engineering and
Mathematics:
Laura E. Allen
TAU BETA PI/JOHN O. OUTWATER PRIZE to the outgoing president of
Tau Beta Pi who by virtue of the office has demonstrated skill, tact and
initiative:
Heather E. Boepple
GRADUATE AWARD for outstanding performance and greatest promise of
success in the Masters Program:
Gong Chen
NAM SANG KIL SCHOLARSHIP in recognition of the value of education as a
path toward the betterment of mankind the Nam Sang Kil Scholarship is
presented to an outstanding student in honor of Chairman Nam:
Mathematics Award: Jian Zhu
Statistics Award: Adam J. Hillman
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL
AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
ATWATER-KENT (SENIOR) AWARD for excellence of judgment and
understanding of the principles of electrical engineering:
Scott T. Fusare
COMPUTER ENGINEERING AWARD for an outstanding student in the
elective concentration of computer engineering:
Cynthia L. Johnson
CYRIL G. VEINOTT (GRADUATE) AWARD for excellence in performance
and greatest promise of success:
J. Brooks Zurn
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
JOHN F. KENNEY (GRADUATE) AWARD for excellence in mathematics.
Established by John F. Kenney, Class of 1920, in memory of his parents
Mary Ryan Kenney and Patrick J. Kenney:
Stephen R. Smith
GRADUATE AWARD IN BIOSTATISTICS for excellence in their
Biostatistics graduate studies:
Zhao Peng
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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT STUDENT ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
for outstanding scholastic achievement and participation in University
related activities:
Scott T. Fusare
MEMBERS OF HONOR SOCIETIES
TAU BETA PI, National Engineering Honor
Current members:
Heather E. Boepple
James R. Callahan
Aaron S. Hall
Amanda R. Hanaway-Corrente
Brendan R. Henry
Kevin Holm-Hansen
Cynthia L. Johnson
Alexander T. Landvater
Nathan J. Maille
New initiates:
Ryan J. Allgrove
Jared K. Chaffee
Patrick M. Clark
Elizabeth S. Davis
Jacob L. Fitzgerald
Scott T. Fusare
Society:
John B. Marking
J. Kurt Muller
Andrew H. Norfleet
Heather T. O’Shea
Rachel E. Roy
David A. Ryan
Peter B. Smiar
Sarah E. Thyng
Aaron L. Vallett
Evan W. Graves
Christopher C. Herman
Jessie E. Smith
Christopher A. Tall
Ryan P. Toole
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FORESTRY
CHI EPSILON, National Civil Engineering Honor Society:
Ryan J. Allgrove
Heather T. O’Shea
Amanda R. Hanaway-Corrente
Rachel E. Roy
Brendan R. Henry
Jessie E. Smith
Nathan J. Maille
Ryan P. Toole
WILLIAM R. ADAMS FORESTRY AWARD
Daniel Evans
MU SIGMA RHO a national honor society for undergraduate and graduate
students studying statistics:
New initiates:
Alex Abakah
Ryan M. Keane
Adam J. Hillman
Zhao Peng
LEWIS RALPH JONES AWARD
Stephanie Gould
LUTHER E. ZAI MEMORIAL AWARD
Erin Helene Roche
NATURAL RESOURCES
UPSILON PI EPSILON, Computer Science Honor Society:
New initiates:
Gong Chen
David A. VanHorn
James R. Harig
Elena M. Zheleva
NSCS, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS a national
honors organization that recognizes the outstanding academic
achievement of first- and second-year students:
Matthew F. Bond
Brendan R. Henry
Scott A. Champlin
Christopher C. Herman
Alvin Chan
Nathan J. Maille
Irving A. Cullivan
David A. Ryan
Evan W. Graves
Jessie E. Smith
David K. Guay
Lee K. Souter
Aaron S. Hall
Ryan P. Toole
Amanda R. Hanaway-Corrente
Aaron L. Vallett
DEAN’S LIST, for those full-time students who stood in the top 20 percent
of their class in the College of Engineering and Mathematics during the
preceding semester:
Ryan H. Barnes
Nathan J. Maille
Zachary H. Burchman
John B. Marking
Jonathan D. Carter
Alexandra S. Muhs
Elizabeth S. Davis
Heather T. O’Shea
Benjamin D. Fenster
Chelsea A. Ransom
Scott T. Fusare
Wesley J. Riley
Amanda R. Hanaway-Corrente
Ashley C. Sagar
Christopher C. Herman
Christina R. Strong
Timothy P. Knapp
Ryan P. Toole
Charles H. Landon
Aaron L. Vallett
THE RUBENSTEIN SCHOOL OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
THE HOLCOMB NATURAL RESOURCES PRIZE
Nathaniel Burr Morse
LOLA AIKEN AWARD IN NATURAL RESOURCES
Stephen Russell Midway
Alicia Turner
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Daniel Laven
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AND
SCHOLARSHIP
Emilian Geczi
Robert Long
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
THE AWARD FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES
Katherine Anna Crawford Nathaniel Burr Morse
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIOR AWARD
Brianna Leigh Farver
NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Jennifer L. Plourde
NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM AWARD FOR QUALITY STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
Nathaly Filion
Alicia Turner
RECREATION MANAGEMENT
RECREATION MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rebecca Jane Lewis
Dawn Maura Shackleton
RECREATION MANAGEMENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
David Ethan Alexander
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Christopher Jens Jager
Stephen Russell Midway
FREDERICK CHU MEMORIAL PRIZE
Emilie Ruth Travis
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA students elected to this honor society, in the
opinion of their classmates and the faculty, have given promise of
becoming leaders in their profession:
Alicia M.H. Casey
Jacob W. Lilly
Jaina P. Clough
Malaika L. Little
J. Dana Dunleavy
Mark D. Lo
Lisa T. Emrick
Bridget J. Quinn
Michaeline M. Ford
Nathan D. Richardson
Tiffany F. Frazer
Brian S. Sorensen
Krista N. Haight
Hung T. Vu
Resident: Christopher Healy, M.D.
Faculty: Zail S. Berry, M.D.
THE ELLSWORTH AMIDON AWARD for outstanding proficiency in
Internal Medicine:
Meera Sreenivasan-Ouk
THE DAVID M. BABBOTT, M.D. “CARING AND SEEING” AWARD:
Mark J. Chen
*THE DEAN WILLIAM EUSTIS BROWN AWARD for broad cultural
interests, and loyalty to the College of Medicine:
Julie A. Alosi
THE HIRAM BUTTLES AWARD for excellence in Pathalogy:
Bridget J. Quinn
THE CARBEE AWARD for excellence in Obstetrics/Gynecology:
Rachel L. Steward
THE JAMES E. DEMEULES SURGICAL RESEARCH PRIZE:
First place: Zechariah Gardner
Second place: Christopher H. Lee
Third place: Jacob W. Lilly, Nathan D. Richardson
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THE EDWARD E. FRIEDMAN AWARD for promise of excellence in the
practice of Family Medicine:
Jean Andersson-Swayze
THE HOWE SENIOR STUDENT AWARD for excellence in Surgery:
Jacob W. Lilly
THE HOWE OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD for excellence in Surgery:
Neil H. Hyman, M.D.
THE KERZNER FAMILY PRIZE for service to the community:
Malaika L. Little
Brian G. Tang
*THE LAMB FELLOWSHIP AWARD for best exemplifying concern and care
for the total patient:
Jaina P. Clough
THE JEROLD LUCEY AWARD for contribution to Pediatric Research:
Kendra S. Ardell
THE HERBERT MARTIN, SR. AWARD for excellence in Neurology:
Selin Caglar
THE JOHN E. MAZUZAN, JR., M.D. AWARD for proficiency in
Anesthesiology:
Matthew L. Breckenridge
THE H. GORDON PAGE AWARD for excellence in Surgery:
Julie A. Alosi
THE NEW ENGLAND PEDIATRIC SOCIETY PRIZE for best exemplifying
those qualities one looks for in a Pediatrician:
Alicia H.M. Casey
THE B. ALBERT RING, M.D. MEMORIAL GRANT AWARD for best
exemplifying compassion, humor, humility, devotion to family and friends,
and intellectual curiosity:
Truc Nguyen
THE RADIOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for excellence in Radiology:
Samir E. Kodsi
THE LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN MEDICINE AWARDS PRESENTED
BY THE ARNOLD P. GOLD FOUNDATION for excellence in both
compassionate patient care and scientific achievement:
Student Award:
Debra A. Garguilo
Faculty Award:
Richard G. Pinkney, M.D., M.P.H.
THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD
TBA
*CLASS AWARDS
Basic Science Teacher of the Year: Gerald C. Silverstein, Ph.D.
Basic Science Department of the year: Pathology
Golden Apple Award: Bruce J. Fonda, M.S.
American Medical Women’s Association Gender Equity Award
Basic Science: Diane Jaworski, Ph.D.
Clinical Science: Virginia A. Eddy, M.D.
College Award inspired by Colette Ozarowski for significant
contribution to the quality of student life: Nini Anger
Dignity in Medicine Award: Ruth E. Uphold, M.D.
Clinical Teacher of the Year: Janice M. Gallant, M.D.
Clinical Department of the Year: Internal Medicine, FAHC
Resident of the Year: Glenn Leavitt, O.D.
* Awarded by vote of the class.
COLLEGE OF NURSING
AND HEALTH SCIENCES
DEAN’S AWARD recognizes a graduating student who exhibits significant
aspects of one or more of the following: professional growth beyond
curriculum, participation in department, school, university or community
organizations, contributions to societal issues within and outside the
university, professional growth in the face of adversity:
Dana Schortmann
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
THE CHARLES T. SCHECHTMAN, M.D., ’26 AWARD for Clinical Excellence:
First place:
Michaeline M. Ford
Second place:
Jacob W. Lilly
Malaika L. Little
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Ashley Elizabeth Carleton
THE DURWOOD SMITH AWARD for excellence in Pharmacology:
Hung T. Vu
F.W. VAN BUSKIRK AWARD to the graduating Nuclear Medicine
Technology student with the highest grade point average:
Kirsten McQueen
THE SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD for
excellence in Emergency Medicine:
Laura V. Forman
THE RALPH D. SUSSMAN/MEDICAL ALUMNI AWARD for excellence in
Pediatrics:
Michaeline M. Ford
Gina M. Trachimowicz
THE WILLIAM SWEETSER AWARD for excellence in Psychiatry:
Andrea M. Pliakas
THE HENRY & PHYLLIS WASSERMAN PHORPLUS SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE for
excellence in the Basic Sciences:
First place:
Truc Nguyen
Bridget J. Quinn
Hung T. Vu
Second place:
Alicia M.H. Casey
Samir E. Kodsi
Jacob W. Lilly
THE LAURA WEED, M.D. AWARD for qualities of excellence, service and
commitment in Internal Medicine:
Jaina P. Clough
THE EPHRAIM WOLL AWARD for the highest average in the Pathology 301
course:
Lisa L. Cole
Jay T. Vu
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F.W. VAN BUSKIRK AWARD to the graduating Radiation Therapy
student with the highest grade point average:
Devon King
KAY BARRRON AWARD to the student who has demonstrated
outstanding qualities of professionalism and cooperation in the clinical
component of the medical laboratory science curriculum:
Connie Evelyn Richer
RADIATION THERAPY CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD in recognition
of outstanding qualities of professional attitude and cooperation in the
patient care setting:
Courtney K. Hallinan
NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kirsten N. McQueen
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AWARD
to the senior student with the highest grade point average in the
Biomedical Technology program:
Ashley Carlton
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
AWARD to the senior student with the highest grade point average in the
Medical Laboratory Science Program:
Erica Quintal
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YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Ashley Elizabeth Carleton
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
ISOLA BRAUN AWARD awarded to the third-year physical therapy
student who has demonstrated the greatest potential for development of
professional competency and leadership:
Melissa Griffin Greeley
MARGARET CORBIN AWARD to the third-year physical therapy student
who has demonstrated high quality academic and clinical performance
throughout the professional curriculum:
Kari Callahan
Becky Mara Kerman
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING
CLARISSA PETERS ALLEN AWARD to an outstanding graduating
undergraduate student who exemplifies the conscientious, motivated
character of Clarissa Peters Allen:
Kenneth Spencer
FAYE CRABBE AWARD established to honor the memory of the founder
of the School of Nursing at UVM, a leader who valued nursing
scholarship and service. Awarded to the senior majoring in Professional
Nursing who excels in scholarship, nursing ability and service to the
University:
Robert Opel
FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE established in 1998 by the nurse
administrators at FAHC to recognize a graduating baccalaureate student
who demonstrates excellence in clinical practice in any setting:
Catherine Brown
KAPPA TAU CHAPTER, SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL AWARDS,
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OF NURSING, chartered in 1988, the
Society recognizes nursing students for scholarship, nursing ability and
potential leadership as well as outstanding community leaders:
Baccalaureate Award: Shebevhana Devost
VERMONT ORGANIZATION OF NURSE LEADERS awarded for
outstanding leadership to the graduate from the Master’s program best
exemplifying achievements in scholarship, scholarly productivity and
leadership for nursing:
Susan Dennis
VERMONT STATE NURSES’ ASSOCIATION AWARDS to a graduating
student in each program who, in the opinion of the faculty, best
demonstrates outstanding clinical practice:
Bachelor’s program award: Laura Slason
Master’s program award: Melissa Lowrey
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION ANN K. TWITCHELL COMMUNITY
HEALTH SERVICES AWARD to a senior in the baccalaureate program
who has shown scholarship and excellence in community health
services:
Kelly Cueman
FREEMAN NURSE SCHOLARS to encourage Vermont’s top nursing
students to remain and practice in Vermont:
Celeste Chandler
Jed Loomis
Kelly Cueman
Robert Opel
Janet Ely
Laura Slason
Linda Johnson
Kenneth Spencer
Maria Kenenski
Amy Young
THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM
FACULTY AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING SENIOR THESIS RESEARCH
AND PRESENTATIONS in recognition of excellence in scholarship:
Alison F. Ray, “The Consortium for Ecological Living Green Roof
Demonstration Project: Chronicles of Design and Construction”
Lowell C. Bailey, “Songs of Logging: Compiling Original Historical
Interpretive Music Founded on the History of Adirondack Logging”
Thomas K. O’Dowd, “Questing in Burlington: Connecting to
Place with Treasure Hunts”
Karen M. Persons, “Media Literacy K-5 Curriculum Development
at Orchard School: One Step Closer to Environmental Awareness”
Bret C. Meuller, “The Design of a Natural Building for the
Ecological Sugar Project in Honduras”
Kelley L. Garrison, “Empowering Communities While Improving
Water Quality: An Evaluation of Water Quality Monitoring Program in
Taluabe, Honduras”
Sara K. Yassky and Brianna L. Farver, “Exploring Communities
of Intention”
Sarah J. Hagerman, “Creative Writing and Environmental
Activism”
MILITARY AWARDS
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY STUDIES
SECOND LIEUTENANTS COMMISSIONED INTO THE UNITED STATES
ARMY
May 2005:
Clay Chase, Armor, United States Army
Estan Davis, Chemical Corps, United States Army
Kevin Elmer, Military Intelligence, Vermont National Guard
August 2005:
Ryan Drzyzga, Armor, United States Army
Rebecca Schweigart, Quartermaster, United States Army
DISTINGUISHED MILITARY GRADUATES honoring academic,
physical fitness, and leadership traits scoring overall in the top 25% of
all cadets nationwide:
2LT Clay Chase
2LT Kevin Elmer
2LT Rebecca Schweigart
WADSWORTH RAMSAY SMITH AWARD honoring outstanding
achievement and leadership qualities:
2LT Kevin Elmer
GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AWARD honoring an outstanding
senior cadet:
2LT Rebecca Schweigart
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AWARD honoring scholastic and
leadership achievement:
2LT Rebecca Schweigart
NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION honors an
outstanding achievement during four years of ROTC:
2LT Clay Chase
SONS OF THE UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR honors an
outstanding senior that best demonstrates patriotism and community
service:
2LT Estan Davis
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD for exemplary service to the
Department of Nursing through commitment and participation in the
Student Nurse Association:
Rachel James
Lindsay Prussman
John Solman
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2005 Honor Graduates
Those graduating summa cum laude are within the top one percent of their college or school. Magna cum laude
signifies the next three percent, and cum laude the next six percent. Honors calculations are based on all the courses
taken at UVM, and in order to be eligible, each student must have taken a minimum of sixty hours in which a letter
grade has been awarded.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Lee Baker, Bachelor of Science
Allison Felicia Maslack, Bachelor of Science
Noah Adam Sullum, Bachelor of Science
Magna Cum Laude
Rebeca Rose Butler, Bachelor of Science
Cedric Charles Pecor, Bachelor of Science
Abigail Elizabeth Swift, Bachelor of Science
Alison Abigail Williams, Bachelor of Science
Kristin May Williams, Bachelor of Science
Cum Laude
Simon Michael Abramson, Bachelor of Science
Haroula Argiros, Bachelor of Science
Kevin Robert Bouchard-Hall, Bachelor of Science
Andrew John Daly, Bachelor of Science
Jeffrey McGovern DeCelles, Bachelor of Science
Danielle Marie Frechette, Bachelor of Science
Kevin Scott Mize, Bachelor of Science
Lee Jordan Silkman, Bachelor of Science
Kerri Roberta Sterrett, Bachelor of Science
THE RUBENSTEIN SCHOOL OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Summa Cum Laude
Joseph Hollis Bartlett, Bachelor of Science
Sara Anne Jablonski, Bachelor of Science
Magna Cum Laude
Sara Anne Becker, Bachelor of Science
Mikal Bech Burley, Bachelor of Science
Sarah Krystal Silverberg, Bachelor of Science
Cum Laude
Tyler R. Allen, Bachelor of Science
Rachel Eleanore Christensen, Bachelor of Science
Lindsay Anne Harrington, Bachelor of Science
Kevin Michael Jordan, Bachelor of Science
Sarah Rachael Stein, Bachelor of Science
Carrie A. Violette, Bachelor of Science
Audra Lee Preston, Bachelor of Arts
Elizabeth Ann Regan, Bachelor of Arts
Rebekah Foster Roth, Bachelor of Arts
Kathryn Marie Scott, Bachelor of Arts
Akeesha Alia Shah, Bachelor of Arts
Timothy James Silman, Bachelor of Arts
Ian Robert Smiley, Bachelor of Arts
Ashley Blair Weiss, Bachelor of Arts
Linda Jean Will, Bachelor of Arts
Caroline Elizabeth Zeilenga, Bachelor of Arts
Cum Laude
Erin Lydia Alberghini, Bachelor of Arts
Patricia Anne Andrews, Bachelor of Science
Jeremy David Arenos, Bachelor of Science
Kristin Marie Baker, Bachelor of Arts
Nicholas Davin Brand, Bachelor of Arts
Andrew Charles Brown, Bachelor of Arts
Abigail Rachel Casabona, Bachelor of Arts
Daniel Gilbert Cassidy, Bachelor of Science
Nella Chukhman, Bachelor of Arts
Gretchen Elizabeth Coleman, Bachelor of Arts
Lucas Mahoney Collins, Bachelor of Arts
Duane Charles Compton, Bachelor of Arts
Thomas John Corr, Bachelor of Science
Deborah Hancock Daniel, Bachelor of Arts
Caitlin Anne Daniel-McCarter, Bachelor of Arts
Michelle Marie Dube, Bachelor of Arts
Gregory Frederick Fox, Bachelor of Arts
Nicole Brooke Gamache, Bachelor of Arts
Carey Anna Groleau, Bachelor of Arts
Ira Philip Hammerslough, Bachelor of Arts
Raymond L. Hebert, Bachelor of Arts
Erin Kate Hurley, Bachelor of Arts
Jane Elizabeth Jarecki, Bachelor of Arts
Frank Ellsworth Jones, Bachelor of Arts
Robyn Buchanan King, Bachelor of Arts
Josh Peter MacLeod, Bachelor of Arts
Jennifer Lynn Marquis, Bachelor of Arts
Dena Christine Marrinucci, Bachelor of Science
Shira Miryam Melen, Bachelor of Arts
Maria Jane Moyser, Bachelor of Arts
Erin Burns Mullaugh, Bachelor of Arts
Joshua Craig Neilson, Bachelor of Arts
Joshua Craig Neilson, Bachelor of Science
Craig Barry Panzer, Bachelor of Arts
Rajesh Joseph Reddy, Bachelor of Arts
Jessica Grace Rickettson, Bachelor of Arts
Jaime Lynn Rubin, Bachelor of Arts
Jonathan Richard Sanborn, Bachelor of Arts
Steliana Dimitrova Schmidel, Bachelor of Arts
Anna Hildy Swenson, Bachelor of Arts
Christopher Justin Teifke, Bachelor of Arts
Courtney Ann Thompson, Bachelor of Science
Ryan Corlis Trombly, Bachelor of Arts
Craig Markham Waugh, Bachelor of Arts
Lauren Melissa Weiss, Bachelor of Arts
Robert Clifton Whitehouse, Bachelor of Arts
Twila Williamson, Bachelor of Arts
Thomas Ander Wilson, Bachelor of Arts
Esther Winkler, Bachelor of Arts
Magna Cum Laude
David Joseph DePiano, B.S. Business Administration
Christopher Glynn Lazzari, B.S. Business Administration
Oliver Tuchman Mathews, B.S. Business Administration
Christina Schueneman, B.S. Business Administration
Tamara Jodie Such, B.S. Business Administration
Dong Kim Tran, B.S. Business Administration
Cum Laude
Ryan Paul Davis, B.S. Business Administration
Gina Marie Devine, B.S. Business Administration
Heather D. Gabriel, B.S. Business Administration
Christopher Clarke Greenman, B.S. Business Administration
Morgan Anne Hibbard, B.S. Business Administration
Ryan John Holthaus, B.S. Business Administration
April Dawn Lagacy, B.S. Business Administration
Ryan Christopher Lowe, B.S. Business Administration
Michelle Therese Martelle, B.S. Business Administration
Peter Nathaniel Murphy, B.S. Business Administration
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
Summa Cum Laude
Theodoros E. Anemikos, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Magna Cum Laude
Bernard Katalsuglo Baah, B.S. Civil Engineering
Lance Edward Besaw, B.S. Civil Engineering
Mark Edmund Findel-Halpin, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Sarah Anne Palmer, B.S. Mathematics
Cum Laude
Brian Michael Dreibelbis, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Stephen James Fontaine, Bachelor of Science
Benjamin Andrew Guest, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Richard B. Mewhirter, B.S. Electrical Engineering
to come
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Summa Cum Laude
Kyle Charles Barry, Bachelor of Arts
Katherine Wells Follansbee, Bachelor of Arts
Sarah Smith Glawe, Bachelor of Arts
Steven Michael Hrotic, Bachelor of Arts
Bonnie Elizabeth Hudspeth, Bachelor of Arts
Oliver Chrisman Inslee, Bachelor of Arts
Alyssa Rose Leach, Bachelor of Arts
Laura Edwards Mattison, Bachelor of Arts
Marina Ann Pacilio, Bachelor of Arts
Angela Christine Sherwood, Bachelor of Arts
Laura Marie Tilghman, Bachelor of Arts
Laura Marie Tilghman, Bachelor of Science
Magna Cum Laude
Sara Beth Block, Bachelor of Arts
Dean Michael Blumberg, Bachelor of Arts
Audra Romaine Boden, Bachelor of Arts
Sarah Bess Cohan, Bachelor of Arts
Lindsay Alicia Cox, Bachelor of Arts
Katharine Joan Crawford, Bachelor of Arts
Charles Alden Foell III, Bachelor of Science
Teresa Ann Hill, Bachelor of Arts
Meghan Joy Holland, Bachelor of Arts
Rachel Anne Humphrey, Bachelor of Science
Lauren Kerstin Jones, Bachelor of Arts
Daniel Ethan McNeil, Bachelor of Arts
Heidi Jane Murphy, Bachelor of Arts
Erin Elizabeth O’Neill, Bachelor of Arts
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Summa Cum Laude
Sandra Elaine Aldrich, B.S. Business Administration
Valeriya Rouzanova-Thompson, B.S.
Business Administration
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Summa Cum Laude
Brett Wentworth Bittner, B.S. Education
Suzanne Angel Michelle Westfield, B.S. Art Education
Magna Cum Laude
Ann Allery Doran, Bachelor of Science
Jocelyn Leigh Fletcher, B.S. Education
Constance Lynn Gavin, Bachelor of Science
Leah Berit Hammond, B.S. Art Education
Marisa Courtney Tobias, B.S. Education
Cum Laude
Bridget Ann Ferrin, B.S. Education
Ashley Amanda FitzGerald, B.S. Education
Ashley Johanna Fletcher, Bachelor of Science
Greta Collin Geer, B.S. Education
Nicole Marie Gillis, Bachelor of Science
Christopher S. Gribnau, B.S. Music Education
Keith Alan Jackson, B.S. Education
Lauren Ann McCoy, B.S. Music Education
Aimee Marie Petremont, B.S. Education
Claire Lillian Watts, Bachelor of Science
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Summa Cum Laude
Julie Anne Tryhorne, Bachelor of Science
Magna Cum Laude
Nicole Susan Cote, Bachelor of Science
Tiffany Lynn Koolakian, Bachelor of Science
Renee Cecile Mansfield, Bachelor of Science
Kelly Grace Rivers, Bachelor of Science
Cum Laude
Jessie Gale Elkins, Bachelor of Science
Anna Rose Kidder, Bachelor of Science
Kerry Elizabeth Lo Brutto, Bachelor of Science
Ruby R. Merali, Bachelor of Science
Carol Jean White, Associate in Science
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PHI BETA KAPPA
Phi Beta Kappa, a national honor society dedicated to honoring
high academic achievement for liberal arts students, was founded at
the College of William and Mary in 1776. It is the nation’s first
Greek-letter society and is the oldest and most respected academic
honorary society. UVM’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the Alpha of
Vermont, was established in 1848; it is the eleventh oldest chapter
on the national rolls of Phi Beta Kappa.
Undergraduate members in course:
Erin Lynn Alberghini
Anna Lee Ayers
Sara Beth Block
Katherine Victoria Brambilla
Maryann Margaret Carlson
Abigail Rachel Casabona
Daniel Gilbert Cassidy
Gretchen Elizabeth Coleman
Lucas Mahoney Collins
Duane Charles Compton
Lindsay Alicia Cox
Lena Belle Darnall
Kristin Mae Davies
Sean Galen Dougherty
Elizabeth Donoghue Driscoll
Michelle Marie Dube
Joshua James Dwyer
Charlotte Sophia Enders
Katherine Wells Follansbee
Lindsay Kathleen Gerdeman
Kelly Ann Glasheen
Stephanie Jean Gergely
Sarah Smith Glawe
Anna Ghennadievna Gushchin
Meghan Joy Holland
Steven Michael Hrotic
Rachel Ann Humphrey
Oliver Chrisman Inslee
Justin A. Kasprisin
Robyn Buchanan King
Stephanie Marie Knisley
Jennifer Lynn Marquis
Raina Ann Mason
Laura Edwards Mattison
Rebecca Page McBroom
Caitlin Skye McPherran
Shira Miryam Melen
Rebecca Page McBroom
Erin Elizabeth O'Neill
Audra Lee Preston
Jaime Lynn Rubin
Kathryn Marie Scott
Lauren Jana Shapiro
Akeesha Alia Shaw
Anna Hildy Swenson
Ashley Lorraine Taylor
Anne Cecilia Elizabeth Waring
Ashley Blair Weiss
Lauren Melissa Weiss
Robert Clifton Whitehouse
Karen Lynn Willard
Alison Abigail Williams
Esther Winkler
Valerie Ann Winot
Stephanie Jeanne Woodward
Melissa Helen Wyman
Caroline Elizabeth Zeilenga
to come
Graduate member in course
Amir Hossayne Ajar (M.D.)
GOLDEN KEY INTERNATIONAL HONOUR SOCIETY
An international academic honor society founded in 1977 by a
group of undergraduate students at Georgia State University; the
UVM chapter was chartered in 1993. It is interdisciplinary,
honoring the top 15 percent junior and senior students in each
college/school. Graduating seniors are:
Debra Allard
Brittany Maschal
Brooke Angus
Danijel Matijevic
Kerri Aveni
Jana Mayettte
Kimberly Babson
Ashley McCarthy
Darlene Barone
Caroline McCoy
Jessica Barry
Andrew McDonald
Amanda Bathalon
Patrick McDonald
Kristina Bennett
Kathryn McMahon
Anna Boardman
Natalie M. McWilliams
Heather Boepple
Carlee Moldenhauer
Laura Bonazinga
Shannon Monette
Kendra Boymer
Nathaniel Morse
Melissa Brown
Ryan Mullady
Jenny Bruell
Alexis Nahoum
Lindsay Budnik
Maura Neff
Erin Burke
Thomas Kevin O’Dowd
Allison Buza
Jennifer Ohler
Christine Cacace
Patrick O’Neil
Jordan Caito
Thomas Pace
Mary-Sutton Carruthers
Amanda Pallotta
Jonathan Carter
Theodore Patton
Christopher Castanza
Alison Pelkey
Peter Chaloux
Kelly Perry
Jay Groverman Cooke
Emily Pettit
Tanya Cramoy
John Pigott
Emily Cseh
Susan Pinto
Rachel Cundy
Merideth Plumpton
Heather L. Deal
Megan Quigley
Travis Delaney
Erica Quintal
Ezra DeTroy
Julia Ramus
Shibevahna Devost
Chelsea Ransom
Jordan Drori
Amy Reinisch
Danielle Dupuis
Kelly Rivers
Emily Eden-Athearn
Alison Rosenblum
Charlotte Enders
Rebecca Ryan
Janet Estelle
Kaitlin Ryan
Christina Evans
Peter B. Salvatori
Alexis Ford
Ryan Schroeder
Emily Fuller
Dawn Maura Shackleton
Melissa Garrow
Jessica Shaknis
Joanna Gell
Keith Shapiro
Eric Gentino
Elizabeth Shorey
Cassandra George
Joshua Sklarin
Donald Gill
Alexandra Small
Jessica Goodine
Lauren Solomon
Misako Goto
Molly Stone
Sarah Hagerman
Cynthia Strasfeld
Aaron Hall
Michael Sullivan
Christina Hamilton
Sarah Thyng
Amanda Hanaway-Corrente Lauren Tobia
Bryant Hazelton
Adam Trescott
Kira Hegeman
Jonathan Trutor
David Hehn
Alicia Turner
Ashley Heintz
Elissa Valentine
Joanne Infantes
Aaron Vallett
Cynthia Johnson
David Vuono
Justin Kasprisin
Brittany Wagner-Friel
Amy Kirschner
Stephanie Waite
Ellyn Ladd
Jessica Waite
Amanda LaGala
Melody Walker
Stefanie Lane
Anne Elizabeth Waring
Kevyn Lenfest
Benjamin Watts
Heather Lesage
Faith Whitcomb
Rebecca Lewis
Taleathia Willingham
Anna Liberatore
Heather Wood
Rebekah Liscio
Jessica Wood
Heidi Lowe
Honor Woodrow
Marisa Machanic
Kathryn Wrigley
Sadie P. MacKillop
Amy Young
Nathan Maille
Anastaja Zoecklein
Diana Makovec-House
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BOULDER SOCIETY
TOWERR SOCIETY
The Boulder Society is celebrating its 100th year at the
University of Vermont. Founded in 1905 as an organization to
promote college spirit and positive relations among students,
the Boulder Society continues to strive for a well rounded
university experience for all:
Peter Chaloux
John Pigott
Gates Gooding
Theron Powell
David Gould
David Ryan
Rom Marcucci
Logan Sena
Ryan McKown
Alex Vorce
Nat Morse
Established at the university in 1981, TOWERR Society members
are nominated by faculty and administrators based on excellence
in leadership, community service and academics. Its members are
chosen to perpetuate the main goal for which TOWERR (The
Organization of Women Exemplifying Reason and Responsibility)
was founded — to promote and foster women’s leadership and
community service at the university.
Rachel Bertsch
Sheila Madrak
Lindsey Clarkson
Laura Megivern
Lenice Flowers
Amanda Randow
Stephanie Gergely
Laura Sforza
Chong Kim
Elissa Valentine
MORTAR BOARD
Mortar Board is a national society for senior men and women.
Although membership comes as a high honor for UVM
students in recognition of outstanding service, scholarship and
leadership, it is also a challenge for continued, unselfish
service in the best interests of the college campus:
Carly Baldwin
Christopher Hopgood
Ana Barndollar
Tara Jahn
Laura Bonazinga
Chong Kim
Courtney Bowers
Belinda Laidley-Collias
Lindsay Budnik
Ashley Mattison
Erin Burke
Andrew McDonald
Allison Buza
Patrick McDonald
Mary-Sutton Carruthers Stephen Midway
Peter Chaloux
Elizabeth Nixon
Jay Cooke
Andrea Ostrander
Samantha Curtis
Amanda Pallotta
Eric Cyzner
Alison Rosenblum
Shibevahna Devost
Catie Shuman
Joanna Gell
Laura Siegel
Bryant Hazelton
Lindsay Stallings
Kira Hegeman
ORDER OF OMEGA
Order of Omega is a national Greek leadership honor society.
The goal of this organization is to recognize those students
who have attained a high standard of leadership in the interGreek activities, to encourage them to continue along this
line, and to inspire others to strive for similar attainment.
Membership to the Theta Psi Chapter of Order of Omega is
limited to 3 percent of the UVM Greek community.
Graduating seniors are:
Allison Carragher, Pi Beta Phi
Leeada Durant, Alpha Delta Pi
Bethany Dufresne, Pi Beta Phi
Katie Engdahl, Delta Delta Delta
Alexis Ford, Delta Delta Delta
Christopher Hopgood, Pi Kappa Alpha
Justin Kasprisin, Phi Delta Theta
Katherine Kasarjian, Delta Delta Delta
Adam Lucas, Phi Gamma Delta
Kendall McPeters, Delta Delta Delta
Tom Pace, Pi Kappa Alpha
TJ Patton, Sigma Phi Epsilon
Amy Schneider, Delta Delta Delta
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COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARS
The Community Service Scholars program, established in 1998,
recognizes Vermont high school graduates for their proven
dedication to community service and leadership. During their
undergraduate years at UVM, they have demonstrated an
outgoing commitment to doing community service in both their
hometown and university communities in various leadership and
service capacities. Graduating Community Service Scholars will
be wearing a medallion with black and red ribbon.
Lindsay Budnik
Laura Megivern
Shibevahna Devost
Jennifer Ohler
Caitlin Duffy
Jennifer Pfeiffer
Emily Gibbs
Tara Quesnel
Allison Hale
Lee Ann Steinhour
Lisa Henry
Leah Tougas
Belinda Laidley-Collias
Jason Williams
Kevyn Lenfest
GREEN AND GOLD SCHOLARS
The Green and Gold Scholarship rewards the strongest student
from each Vermont high school with a merit scholarship that
covers full tuition at the University of Vermont. Students must
maintain at least a 3.0 GPA while at the university. Graduating
Green and Gold Scholars are:
Chris Castanza
Rui Li
Laura Cole
Jennifer Ohler
Emily Cseh
Stephen Redman
Irving Cullivan
Emily Schelley
Coburn Ellingwood III
Nicole Staudinger
Bryant Hazelton
Jason Taylor
Bethany Heywood
Alicia Turner
Jeremy Hudson
Aaron Vallett
Michele Lareau
Jessica Waite
Audrey Leduc
Melissa Steuwe
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VERMONT SCHOLARS
The Vermont Scholars Program rewards outstanding high school graduates.
Students must maintain at least a 3.0GPA while at the university:
Georgia C. Anderson
Kelly N. Anderson
Abbey M. Barrett
Jessica N. Barry
Jonathan T. Bessette
Anna K. Boardman
Jennifer B. Bourdeau
Philip J. Bourn
Jessica M. Cadieux
Celeste V. Chandler
Hillary B. Cilwik
Jessica L. Cole
Elizabeth J. Crowley
Shibevahna M. Devost
Jessica J. Dewing
Melissa P. Dewing
Abigail E. Dowling
Bethany M. Dufresne
Alexis W. Ford
Emily H. Fuller
Jessica M. Goodine
Matthew J. Goodrich
Amanda M. Griffin
Ashley A. Heintz
Lisa M. Henry
David M. Honeman
Cynthia L. Johnson
Lev V. Kalinin
Justin A. Kasprisin
Tristan E. Kennedy
Stefanie A. Lane
Kimberly M. LeMay
James D. Lovinsky
Nathan J. Maille
Kent T. Martin
Andrew J. McDonald
Patrick W. McDonald
Kara L. McEvoy
Kathryn M. McNamara
Steven M. Mixon
Justin R. Moreland
Andrew D. Murphy
Patrick M. O’Neil
Theodore J. Patton
Alison N. Pelkey
Erica M. Quintal
Blake S. Ressler
Connie E. Richer
Amy E. Rogers
Rachel E. Roy
Talia Schechter
Lindsey R. Scholl
Elijah G. Schwartz
Laura E. Slason
Jessie E. Smith
Lindsay S. Spaulding
Lucie Srostlik
Andrea D. St.Onge
Grace J. Sullivan
Kayla B. Tatro
Tyler B. Tilton
Nicholas D. Traverse
Brittany L. Wagner-Friel
Stephanie L. Waite
Melody L. Walker
Patricia R. Weeks
Karen L. Willard
Robin E. Witte
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ACADEMIC REGALIA
The Academic Costume worn today in U.S. colleges
and universities is a survivor of the Middle Ages. The
University of Vermont was among the first in this country
to experiment with the use of academic gowns, requiring
their wearing at the graduation of 1806. The experiment
was not repeated until mid-century when UVM and other
colleges began wholeheartedly to use the medieval
scholar’s clothing for ceremonial occasions.
The code regulating academic costume is administered
by an intercollegiate commission that establishes uniform
standards. BACHELORS’ gowns have closed fronts and
long, pointed sleeves. MASTERS’ gowns may be worn
open or closed and have oblong sleeves open at the wrist,
the lower portion hanging down with an arc near the
bottom. DOCTORS’ gowns may be open or closed and
have velvet facings and three velvet bars on the round,
open sleeves. The facings and bars may be of black or of
the official colors of the wearer’s department of learning.
Hoods are usually black. All are lined in silk in the
academic color or colors of the institution conferring the
degree, with a chevron for additional colors. A University
of Vermont hood is lined with green, with a gold chevron,
the official school colors. The color of the hood border
indicates the degree earned.
Agriculture ................................................................ Maize
Arts, Letters and Humanities ................................... White
Commerce and Business .......................................... Drab
Dentistry ...................................................................... Lilac
Economics .............................................................. Copper
Education ........................................................... Light Blue
Engineering ............................................................ Orange
Forestry .................................................................... Russet
Journalism ............................................................. Crimson
Law ........................................................................... Purple
Medicine .................................................................. Green
Music ........................................................................... Pink
Nursing .................................................................... Apricot
Philosophy ......................................................... Dark Blue
Public Administration .................................. Peacock Blue
Science ...................................................... Golden Yellow
Theology .................................................................. Scarlet
Veterinary Science ...................................................... Gray
The Black Mortarboard is worn for all degrees. Only
Doctors’ caps may be made of velvet and only Doctors or
Presidents of institutions may wear a gold tassel on the cap.
The Class of 1927 Memorial Mace is carried by the
University Marshal at formal university occasions and is
displayed on the platform during these ceremonies.
The Mace, a gift from the Class of 1927, is forty-seven
inches long, cast bronze, plated in silver, with a black
ebony handle. The sculpture on one of the four sides
depicts the center section of Old Mill with Mt. Mansfield
in the background, symbolizing the founding of the
University. Other sides display three students reaching
upwards to a lamp, symbolic of learning; the Ira Allen
Chapel, symbolizing spiritual guidance; and a group of
four persons, symbolizing friendship. It is crowned by the
seal of the University.
The Mace was designed and the model sculpted by
Richard Simpson, son of Carl G. and Doris Griffith Simpson, both members of the Class of 1927.
Banners of the Colleges and Schools
Maize
White and Yellow
Drab
Light Blue and
Citron Yellow
Orange
Green/Gold
Green
Russet and
Yellow
Seafoam and
Apricot
College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Business Administration
College of Education and
Social Services
College of Engineering and
Mathematics
Graduate College
College of Medicine
The Rubenstein School of
Environment and Natural
Resources
College of Nursing and
Health Sciences
The University Seal or Medallion was adopted in 1807
and used until 1871 when it was replaced
by a round seal incorporating the name
of the College of agriculture. In 1975 the
Board of Trustees voted to restore the
original seal to official use, modified to
incorporate the Latin name of the College
of Agriculture.
The motto on the seal is from Horace, Epistles
1.2.36. Literally, it means “For virtuous studies and
matters.” In the allusion to Horace’s poem it reflects
UVM’s continuing belief in the utility and practicality
of all liberal studies.
Printed on recycled paper.
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Guest Information
Information Center. Information tables can be found at the
UVM Bookstore Plaza and on the University Green, north of
the Waterman Building.
Sodexho Food Service. Snacks and refreshments are available
for purchase at the Sodexho tents on the University Green
across from College Street and on the University Green north
of the Waterman building.
Flower Sales. The Golden Key International Honour Society
is selling flowers on the UVM Bookstore Plaza, and on the
University Green, north of the Waterman Building.
Lost and Found for people and property is located at the
Information Center at the UVM Bookstore Plaza and at the
Information center on the University Green, north of the
Waterman Building.
Restrooms. Portable restrooms are located at the north side
of the Waterman Building parking lot, and at the Visitor/
Reserved parking lot on college Street. Handicapped accessible
restrooms are available in the Waterman Building via the south
entrance.
First Aid. First aid facilities are available during the main
commencement ceremony. If the ceremony is outdoors, the
UVM Rescue Squad and Rescue ambulance will be located in
front of the UHC facility on South Prospect Street just north of
the Waterman Building. People seeking first aid services should
look for the UVM Rescue ambulance. If the ceremony is indoors,
the UVM Rescue Squad will be located at the northwest entrance
doors of the indoor tennis facility.
UVM Bookstore. The UVM Bookstore is open from 8:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2005. It offers a complete
supply of UVM clothing, gifts, diploma frames, and other
merchandise. Commencement videos and DVDs may also be
ordered at the Bookstore.
Commencement Videotapes and DVDs. A 90-minute video
of the 201st Commencement Ceremony is available from the
UVM Bookstore at $14.99 plus 5.99 shipping and handling
(allow 4 weeks for delivery). Please specify VHS or DVD format
when placing your order. The Bookstore may be reached by
phone: (802) 656-3290 or toll free (800) 331-7305, email:
[email protected], or on the web at http://
uvmbookstore.uvm.edu/.
Diplomas. With the exception of the College of Medicine,
diplomas will be mailed to graduates the week after
commencement.
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