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Commencement Exercises
Table of Contents
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.......................................................................................................... 2
ORDER OF EXERCISES................................................................................................................................... 3
BANNER BEARERS, STUDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 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
Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients................................................................................. 6
EMERITI FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, GEORGE V. KIDDER
OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD, KROEPSCH-MAURICE EXCELLENCE IN
TEACHING AWARDS, and UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS................................................................ 11
GRADUATES
Honors College....................................................................................................................................................... 12
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.............................................................................................................. 13
College of Arts and Sciences................................................................................................................................. 16
School of Business Administration........................................................................................................................ 22
College of Education and Social Services............................................................................................................. 24
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences............................................................................................. 26
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources........................................................................ 28
College of Nursing and Health Sciences.............................................................................................................. 30
Graduate College.................................................................................................................................................... 32
College of Medicine............................................................................................................................................... 43
UNIVERSITY AWARDS .................................................................................................................................. 45
HONORS GRADUATES
Seniors graduating Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Cum Laude ................................................ 60
Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key International Honour Society, Mortar Board, Boulder Society,
The Tower Society, and Community Service Scholars ....................................................................................... 61
Order of Omega, Rho Lambda National Recognition Society, Green and Gold Scholars,
Patrick Family Scholarship.................................................................................................................................... 62
Vermont Scholars.................................................................................................................................................... 63
GUEST INFORMATION................................................................................................................................. 63
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The Academic Costume, The Class of 1927 Memorial Mace, The University Seal,
Banners of the Colleges and Schools .................................................................................................................. 64
SONGS
Universitas V. Montis and Gaudeamus igitur.........................................................................Inside Back Cover
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Commencement 2015
May 17, 2015
Dear Graduates, Faculty, Families, and Friends,
Welcome to the 214th Commencement at the University of Vermont! Our ceremony this
morning continues the tradition, established over two centuries ago, of convening the
University community to honor our graduates.
Recently, a friend of the University sent me a Commencement Program from 1844
that survived almost two centuries to tell us of our past. I was struck by the sense of
responsibility – they called it “duty” – the speakers conferred on the graduates with
their degrees.
The Commencement speakers of 1844 stressed the responsibility of the graduates to
become citizens and leaders on a national scale. The University alumni of that era
certainly lived up to those expectations. Andrew Harris, who was the first African
American to graduate from the University in 1838, became an inspiring leader in the
abolitionist movement. Frederick Billings, who probably heard those addresses as
a graduate of the Class of 1844, became President of the Northern Pacific Railroad
and funded the building of Billings Library, one of the architectural gems of our
campus. I know that this talented group of graduates today also will become vital and
transformative leaders of the global community.
Members of the Class of 2015, we hope that you will return home to this campus
often and remain active in the life of the University as you progress through your
careers. We look forward to news of your continued accomplishments!
Congratulations to all!
Tom Sullivan
President
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The University of Vermont
Commencement Ceremony
Sunday, May 17, 2015
8:20 a.m.
University Green
Order of Exercises
PRESIDING
Julie L. Roberts, Professor of Linguistics
University Marshal and President of the Faculty Senate
Patricia M. Corcoran, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences
University Herald
PRELUDE MUSIC
University Memorial Carillon
Wayne J. Schneider, Associate Professor of Music
Field Drums
Jeffrey Salisbury, Class of 1991, and Brian Johnson
PROCESSIONAL
The University Brass Ensemble
D. Thomas Toner, Professor and Chair, Department of Music and Dance
The University of Vermont Police Services’ Honor Guard
The Pipes and Drums of St. Andrew’s Society of Vermont
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
The Star-Spangled Banner
Logan Scheiner Mills, Class of 2015
GREETINGS
Deborah H. McAneny, Chair of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees
The Honorable Peter E. Shumlin, Governor of the State of Vermont, and Trustee of the University of Vermont
Benjamin F. DeCarlo, Class of 2015, Vice President of the Student Alumni Association
Aya AL-Namee, Class of 2015, President of the Student Government Association
Renee Berteau, President of the Staff Council
PRESIDENT’S REMARKS
E. Thomas Sullivan
Professor of Political Science and President of the University of Vermont
CONFERRING OF DEGREES HONORIS CAUSA
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Nina Totenberg
National Public Radio Legal Affairs Correspondent
AWARDS
Alumni Greeting and Presentation of the George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award
presented by Kristina M. Pisanelli, Class of 1997, President of the University of Vermont Alumni Association
Recognition of Outstanding Student Leader Award Recipients
presented by David V. Rosowsky, Professor of Engineering and Provost and Senior Vice President
CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE
Bachelor’s Degrees • Honors College Scholars
ALMA MATER
Universitas V. Montis
Elisabeth Scarlett Bemak, Joel Norman Kasnetz, Alyssa Rose Korol, Logan Scheiner Mills, Kyle R. Washburn
Members of the Class of 2015
RECESSIONAL
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University Marshal • Julie L. Roberts, Professor of Linguistics and President of the Faculty Senate
University Herald • Patricia M. Corcoran, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Marshals • Judith A. Cohen and Catherine A. Paris
College and School Faculty Marshals:
Joseph Acquisto, Carolyn Bonifield, Alec Ewald, Betsy Greene, Jennifer Laurent, George Stuart Leibowitz,
Jeffrey S. Marshal, James Murdoch, Amy O’Meara, Alison Pechenick, Jennifer Pontius, Todd Pritchard,
Cynthia Reyes, Lawrence Rudiger, Sondra Elice Solomon, Gretchen van Slyke, Laura Webb, Jie Zhang
Commencement Program Coordinator • Kelly O’Malley, Coordinator of Presidential Events
Commencement Logistics Coordinator • Heather Cochran, Assistant Director for Scheduling and
Production Services, Conference and Event Services
Commencement Producer • Jeff Modereger, Professor and Resident Scenic Designer, Department of Theatre
Banner Bearers
Honors CollegeLuke Dorfman
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Christina Y. Yu
College of Arts and Sciences
Marguerite Lea Love
School of Business AdministrationEmily Bates
College of Education and Social Services
Lauren Eva Zelouf
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Nora Varhue
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Bonnie Ricord
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Nathan Cutler
Student Alumni Association
2014-2015
Executive Board
President Angela Russo, Class of 2016
Vice PresidentBenjamin DeCarlo, Class of 2015
Director of Campus Events
Hannah DeCelles, Class of 2016
Director of PhilanthropySamatha Ryea, Class of 2017
Director of Communications and Marketing
Maura Knowles, Class of 2016
Director of Senior Activities
Jeffrey Renaud, Class of 2016
General Board Members from the Class of 2015
Adam Sullivan Bottini Lila Gilbreath
Nicholas Bracy Waino Kaihlanen
Benjamin DeCarlo Alana Luttinger
Officers of the Alumni Association
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Kristina M. Pisanelli, Class of 1997
Penrose Jackson, Class of 1970
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The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
Board of Trustees
Deborah H. McAneny, Chair of the Board
E. Thomas Sullivan, President
The Honorable Peter E. Shumlin, Governor of the State of Vermont
Cynthia Barnhart
The Hon. Bill Botzow
David R. Brandt
Robert P. Brennan, Jr.
Frank J. Cioffi
David A. Daigle, Vice Chair
Carolyn K. Dwyer
Richard L. Gamelli
The Hon. Bernard C. Juskiewicz
The Hon. Joan G. Lenes, Secretary
Samantha W. Lucas
Ron E. Lumbra
The Hon. Curt McCormack
Donald H. McCree
The Hon. Anne T. O’Brien
Ed Pagano
The Hon. Kesha K. Ram
Dale A. Rocheleau
The Hon. Donna Sweaney
The Hon. Tristan D. Toleno
Lisa M. Ventriss
The Hon. Jeff Wilson
Senior Officers of Administration
President of the University
E. Thomas Sullivan
Provost and Senior Vice President
David V. Rosowsky
UVM Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer
O. Richard Bundy III
Vice President for Legal Affairs and General CounselFrancine T. Bazluke
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer
Richard H. Cate
Vice President for Executive Operations Gary L. Derr
Vice President for Research
Richard A. Galbraith
Vice President for University Relations and AdministrationThomas J. Gustafson
Vice President for Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Wanda R. Heading-Grant
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Stacey R. Kostell
Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Annie Stevens
Chief Information Officer Mara R. Saule
Chief Internal Auditor
William Harrison
Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning
Brian V. Reed
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and InternationalizationGayle R. Nunley
Special Assistant to the President and Director of State RelationsClarence E. Davis
Deans of the University
Graduate College
College of Medicine
Honors College
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 Mathematical Sciences
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Libraries and Learning Resources Students
Continuing and Distance Education
Extension System
Cynthia J. Forehand
Frederick C. Morin, III
Lisa J. Schnell
Thomas C. Vogelmann
Antonio Cepeda-Benito
Sanjay Sharma
Fayneese S. Miller
Luis A. Garcia
Nancy E. Mathews
Patricia A. Prelock
Mara R. Saule
David A. Nestor
Cynthia L. Belliveau
Douglas O. Lantagne
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SPEAKER AND DEGREES
HONORIS CAUSA
Nina Totenberg
Doctor of Humane Letters
Commencement Speaker
Nina Totenberg is one of the
nation’s preeminent legal affairs
correspondents. Her award-winning
coverage of the Supreme Court and
legal affairs across the country airs
regularly on National Public Radio’s
All Things Considered, Morning
Edition, and Weekend Edition. She is
also a frequent panelist and guest on
television public affairs programs and
has published articles in the New York
Times Magazine, the Harvard Law
Review, Parade Magazine, New York
Magazine, among others. In 1991, her
NPR report on Law Professor Anita
Hill’s allegations of sexual harassment
against Supreme Court nominee
Clarence Thomas prompted the
Senate Judiciary Committee to re-open
Thomas’s confirmation hearings and
ultimately initiated a national paradigm
shift regarding sexual harassment in
the workplace. The American Bar
Association (ABA) has honored her
seven times, and she has received
numerous awards in journalism
and broadcasting. She has been
consistently recognized for her broad
knowledge of the U.S. legal system,
her persistence in following leads, her
meticulous journalistic integrity, and her
courageous coverage of controversial
topics.
After landing her first job
writing fashion stories and wedding
announcements, Ms. Totenberg worked
hard to gain news experience and
eventually became a political reporter
before proving her special talent for
legal reporting at the National Observer.
While writing background reports
on the Supreme Court, she carefully
studied legal briefs and educated herself
on legal decisions and key issues;
her astute understanding and skilled
communication of Supreme Court
decisions earned a Silver Gavel Award
from the ABA. She quickly became
known for her well-documented
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reporting and her unrelenting hard
work. In 1975, she became NPR’s
legal affairs correspondent. At NPR,
she covered the background of every
nominee to the Supreme Court, the
Iran-Contra scandal, and revealed that
Douglas H. Ginsburg, nominated for
the Supreme Court by President Ronald
Reagan in 1987, had openly smoked
marijuana while teaching at Harvard
Law School.
Ms. Totenberg has consistently
fought for freedom of the press and
for public access to government
information. She has received intense
criticism for her controversial reports
from detractors across the spectrum of
political opinion. In 1992, she refused
to reveal her sources for the Anita
Hill report to a senate committee; the
committee’s special counsel sought a
contempt citation against her, but did
not succeed. For that coverage, she
earned the George Foster Peabody
Award and the Alfred I. Dupont
Award, the top two journalism
awards. Her coverage of the Clarence
Thomas scandal sparked a national
dialogue about sexual harassment
that permanently changed codes of
professional conduct in the workplace.
The number of sexual harassment
suits skyrocketed in the ensuing years,
creating legal precedents that continue
to protect American workers today.
Over the course of her
distinguished career, Ms. Totenberg
has also received the Sigma Delta Chi
Award from the Society of Professional
Journalists; the Carr Van Anda Award
from the Scripps School of Journalism;
the George Polk Award for excellence
in journalism from Long Island
University; and the Joan S. Barone
Award for excellence in Washingtonbased national affairs/public policy
reporting. In 1998, the National Press
Foundation named her Broadcaster of
the Year and gave her the Sol Taishoff
Award for Excellence in Broadcasting
making her the first radio journalist to
receive this accolade. The American
Judicature Society honored her by
giving her their inaugural award for a
body of work in the field of journalism
and law.
For over four decades, Ms.
Totenberg has educated and informed
the public about the most important
legal decisions made in this country,
and her fearless and consistently
nuanced reporting has made major
contributions to the American
understanding of the legal system.
David H. Barlow
Doctor of Science
David H. Barlow, UVM Class of
1969, is one of the most influential
clinical psychologists of our time with
an international reputation for his
development of treatments for anxiety
and related disorders. He has long
had strong ties to the University of
Vermont and completed his doctorate
at UVM in 1969. Highly regarded as a
leading spokesperson for the field of
clinical psychology and a renowned
researcher in anxiety, he is currently
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
and Founder and Director Emeritus
of the Center for Anxiety and Related
Disorders at Boston University. He was
previously Distinguished Professor in
the Department of Psychology and
Director of the Phobia and Anxiety
Disorders Clinic at the University
at Albany, State University of New
York. He has published over 600
peer reviewed research articles and
over 75 books and clinical manuals,
in the areas of anxiety and related
emotional disorders and clinical
research methodology. His books have
been translated in over 20 languages,
including Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, and
Russian. His research has changed the
understanding of anxiety, panic, and
related emotional disorders and made
major contributions to the development
of treatments for these problems.
After completing his degree in
Psychology at Notre Dame, he earned
his doctorate at UVM. He benefitted
from the innovative approach to
clinical research of his UVM mentors,
Harold Leitenberg, now Professor
Emeritus of Psychology, and Stewart
Agras from the Department of
Psychiatry. As his career progressed,
he continued to work with UVM
colleagues. As a fellow at the Center
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for Advanced Study in the Behavioral
Sciences at Stanford University in 1997,
Dr. Barlow collaborated with Mark
Bouton, Green and Gold Professor of
Psychology at UVM, and Sue Mineka,
now Professor of Psychology at
Northwestern University, to create an
updated theory on the origins of panic
disorder.
Dr. Barlow has served on the
faculty at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center, Brown University, and
the State University of New York at
Albany. At the State University of New
York Dr. Barlow founded the Center
for Stress and Anxiety Disorders,
which became a large federally funded
research clinic. His work at the Center
for Stress and Anxiety Disorders
resulted in a paradigm shift in the
understanding of generalized anxiety
disorder and panic disorder.
Over the course of his
distinguished career, Dr. Barlow has
received over 30 awards and honors,
including the American Psychological
Association Distinguished Scientific
Award for the Applications of
Psychology in 2000; a Career/
Lifetime Achievement Award from
the Association for Behavioral
and Cognitive Therapies in 2008;
and an award in appreciation of
outstanding achievements from the
General Hospital of the Chinese
People’s Liberation Army, Beijing,
China, with an appointment as
Honorary Visiting Professor of
Clinical Psychology. Previously, he
served as President of the Division of
Clinical Psychology of the American
Psychological Association, President
of the Association for Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies, Chair of the
American Psychological Association
Task Force on Psychological
Intervention Guidelines, and as a
member of the DSM-IV Task Force of
the American Psychiatric Association.
His dedication to the application
of scientific principles of psychology
for the relief of human suffering
has helped countless people and
significantly advanced treatments for
disorders of emotion around the world.
Ian D. Boyce
Doctor of Humane Letters
Ian D. Boyce, UVM Class of
1989, has served the University of
Vermont with dedication and passion
as a student and an alumnus. A wellrounded student athlete, he served as
an orientation leader, on presidential
committees, and in the Boulder
Society, among his many leadership
activities as an undergraduate at UVM.
Celebrated as one of the best two-way
forwards in UVM Catamount history,
he led the hockey team to compete
in its first NCAA Hockey Division I
tournament in 1988. He served as
captain on the only UVM team to reach
the ECAC Division I Championship
in 1989. His senior year, he received
the Keith Miser Leadership Award and
Semans Trophy for leadership, loyalty,
and service to the University. Following
graduation, he played professional
hockey for over a decade and was
inducted into the UVM Athletic Hall
of Fame in 1999. He served as a
member of the UVM Board of Trustees
from 2005 to 2012, acted in the
capacity of Board Chair for two years,
and generously served on multiple
committees to advance the University.
His effective, patient, and respectful
leadership was nurtured at UVM and
has been further demonstrated through
his business success, his commitment
to continued service to his alma mater,
and his strong desire to give back to
his local community. Presently, he
is a Certified Financial Planner and
Managing Partner with Dickmeyer
Boyce Financial Management, Inc., in
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Mr. Boyce is one of the most
recognized student athletes in the
history of the UVM Athletics program.
He was a key member of Coach Mike
Gilligan’s first recruiting class in 198586. In 1987, he was one of two athletes
to win the prestigious Harry Jerome
Award honoring black Canadians
accomplished in the fields of athletics,
academics, and art. Mr. Boyce received
the James Cross Coaches Award
at UVM and the Joseph Tomasello
Unsung Hero Award from the New
England Hockey Writers Association.
After completing his
undergraduate degree in Zoology with
a minor concentration in Economics,
Mr. Boyce played professional hockey
for over a decade. After spending a
year playing in Sweden, he spent two
seasons with the Buffalo Sabre’s AAA
affiliate in Rochester, New York of the
American Hockey League. He then
spent six seasons as an unrestricted
free agent in the International Hockey
League, including six seasons with
the Fort Wayne Komets. He was a cocaptain on the Komets’ Turner Cup
championship team in 1992-1993 and
was an IHL All-Star in 1997-1998. He
was honored twice by the fans as
Fort Wayne’s unsung hero, served as
captain for three seasons, and received
the Komet’s Gallmeier Mermorial
Trophy for community service twice.
Mr. Boyce began his career
in financial services in 1998 at J.P.
Morgan Chase. In 2004, he and Dave
Dickmeyer founded Dickmeyer
Boyce Financial Management, Inc.,
which now serves 260 clients and
has $175 million in assets under
management. In 2009, he was honored
by the Department of Biology with
the Accomplished Undergraduate
Alumni Award for Distinguished Career
Accomplishments in Science and
Science Education at UVM.
An active alumni leader, Mr.
Boyce has been and continues to be
a true steward of the University. He
regularly hosts alumni events across
the country, served as a volunteer for
his reunion class, and was instrumental
in planning the 50th anniversary
celebration of UVM men’s hockey.
As a member of the UVM Board of
Trustees, he served as Chair of the
Board and Vice Chair of the Diversity
Committee and as a member of the
Executive Committee and the Annual
Review Subcommittee. He worked on
multiple Board Committees, including
the Budget, Finance and Investment
Committee, the Committee on Board
Governance, and the Investment
Subcommittee; he also was Chair of the
first Campus Life Task Force, leader of
the UVM/Fletcher Allen Health Care
Affiliation Agreement Work Group,
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and co-leader of the UVM Foundation
Work Group. He received the
Distinguished Service Award from the
UVM Alumni Association in 2014, and
he currently is serving as a member
of the Executive Campaign Council
for the upcoming UVM Campaign.
Throughout his academic, athletic,
and business careers, Mr. Boyce has
been consistently recognized for his
leadership, exceptional service to
his community, and his long-term
commitment to his alma mater.
C. Norman Coleman
Doctor of Science
C. Norman Coleman, UVM Class
of 1966, is a renowned radiation
oncologist and dedicated public
servant. He graduated with a B.A.
summa cum laude in Mathematics
from UVM. He currently serves
in multiple leadership roles at the
National Cancer Institute (NCI):
Associate Director for the Radiation
Research Program in the Division of
Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis and
Senior Investigator in the Research
Oncology Branch in the Center for
Cancer Research. Since 2004, he has
been the Senior Medical Advisor
and medical leader of the Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
and Explosives Threats team in the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response in the
Department of Health and Human
Services. After the September 11th
attacks, he led teams of health
and medical experts to create a
comprehensive strategy that helped
the United States government and
emergency responders prepare for a
terrorist attack involving radiological or
nuclear materials. He traveled to Japan
following the 2011 earthquake and
used his strategy to help the Japanese
respond to the tsunami-damaged
nuclear power plants. He is the author
of numerous scholarly articles and the
much-acclaimed book Understanding
Cancer: A Patient’s Guide to Diagnosis,
Prognosis and Treatment. In 2011,
he received the Service to America
Homeland Security Medal from the
Partnership for Public Service.
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Dr. Coleman earned his medical
degree at the Yale University School
of Medicine in 1970. He completed an
internship and residency in internal
medicine at the University of California
in San Francisco, a fellowship in
medical oncology at the NCI, and a
fellowship in radiation oncology at
Stanford University. Board certified in
internal medicine, medical oncology
and radiation oncology, Dr. Coleman
was a tenured faculty member at the
Stanford University School of Medicine
before joining Harvard Medical School
in 1985 as Fuller-American Cancer
Society Professor and Chairman of the
Joint Center for Radiation Therapy.
In 1999, he joined the NCI to create
and become the Director of the NCI’s
new Radiation Oncology Sciences
Program, where he served as chief
of the Radiation Oncology Branch
until 2004. A distinguished academic,
Dr. Coleman has authored hundreds
of scholarly articles and written
extensively in the fields of radiation
modifiers and on preparedness and
planning for radiological or nuclear
emergencies. His book Understanding
Cancer: A Patient’s Guide to Diagnosis,
Prognosis and Treatment is one of his
proudest accomplishments, because
it helps cancer patients and their
families understand scientific and
technical language in cancer diagnosis,
treatment, and survival.
Dr. Coleman has leveraged his
medical expertise and his research
leadership to serve his country and
the world. In order to generate a
comprehensive strategy for the United
States to respond to a radiological or
nuclear terrorist attack, he organized
teams of experts to determine what
levels of radiation exposure pose a
danger to the human body; develop
treatment schemes to increase chances
of survival; create plans for managing
a radiation crisis and dealing with mass
casualties; and build a user-friendly
website to aid doctors and others
involved in treating, handling, and
caring for radiation victims in the midst
of a crisis.
When a 9.0-magnitude
earthquake and tsunami struck
Fukushima, Japan on March 11, 2011
and caused extensive damage to its
nuclear power plants, Dr. Coleman
immediately helped to implement his
comprehensive response strategy. He
flew to Japan with a team of experts
and used the medical, scientific,
and response guidelines that he had
developed to help the U.S. Embassy
and the Japanese government respond
to the radiation that leaked from the
plants and threatened the population
and food and water supplies. National
and international experts credit Dr.
Coleman with providing an effective,
rational, and scientific-based approach
for dealing with the crisis in Japan.
Working with a global network
of world-renowned experts including
UVM colleagues, Dr. Coleman is
creating the International Cancer
Expert Corps to help address the crisis
in cancer care for the underserved
worldwide, including indigenous
populations in the U.S. This is a
novel approach designed to create a
career-long opportunity for altruistic
service and sustainable cancer care
for the underserved. Dr. Coleman is
one of UVM’s most accomplished
alumni, recognized nationally and
internationally for his generous public
service and his significant contributions
to the global community.
Soovin Kim
Doctor of Letters
Soovin Kim is an internationally
renowned violinist known for his
masterful performances. After winning
first prize at the Niccolò Paganini
International Competition early in
his career, he went on to receive
the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust
Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant,
and the Henryk Szeryng Foundation
Career Award. He has performed
around the world in some of the
world’s most prominent venues,
including Carnegie Hall; the Kennedy
Center; Concertgebouw, Amsterdam;
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London;
Musikverein, Vienna; and the Seoul
Arts Center. He has been a soloist
with the Philadelphia Orchestra,
San Francisco Symphony, Salzburg
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Mozarteum Orchestra, and Accademia
di Santa Cecilia of Rome. He devotes
much of his time to playing chamber
music, primarily as first violinist of the
Johannes String Quartet, as founder
of the Made in Korea piano quartet,
and at the Marlboro Music Festival
in Vermont. As an active recording
artist, he has commercially released
four solo albums and seven chamber
music albums. He is passionate about
music education and previously
taught at Yale University, SUNY Stony
Brook, and Johns Hopkins University;
recently, he joined the faculty of the
New England Conservatory of Music.
He is the Founder and Artistic Director
of the Lake Champlain Chamber
Music Festival, and he continues to
make major artistic and philanthropic
contributions to the Vermont
community.
Mr. Kim grew up in Plattsburgh,
New York. He spent five years playing
in the Vermont Youth Orchestra
(VYO) and performed as a teenager
throughout the region with the
Vermont Symphony Orchestra and
at the UVM Recital Hall. Throughout
his career, he has continued to
perform regularly in Vermont with the
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, in the
Lane Series at UVM, at Middlebury
College, with the Burlington Chamber
Orchestra, and on Vermont Public
Radio.
Currently, he performs a broad
repertoire including Bach sonatas
and Pagnini caprices for solo violin,
Mozart and Vivaldi concerti, Romantic
concerti, sonatas for violin and
piano by Beethoven, Brahms, and
Ives, and string quartets in addition
to new works. Among Mr. Kim’s
eleven commercial albums is Niccolò
Paganini’s demanding 24 Caprices,
named Classic FM magazine’s
Instrumental Disc of the Month.
Later this year, he will release a twodisc set of Bach’s monumental six
unaccompanied sonatas and partitas. As his musical career flourishes,
Mr. Kim continues to give back
to the Vermont community where
he enjoyed some of his formative
artistic experiences. In 2008, he
founded and continues to serve as
the Artistic Director for the Lake
Champlain Chamber Music Festival
(LCCMF), one of the preeminent
summer music festivals in the nation.
LCCMF is recognized for enriching
cultural life in Vermont through its
performances, lectures, master classes,
and outreach activities at venues such
as the Elley-Long Music Center at St.
Michael’s College, FlynnSpace, and
the Burlington City Arts Center. With
LCCMF, Mr. Kim has helped to establish
and develop the ONE Strings program
at the Integrated Arts Academy in
Burlington, which makes violin lessons
part of the regular curriculum for every
4th and 5th grade student.
An acclaimed and generous
musician, Mr. Kim is dedicated to
providing opportunities to young
musicians at every level and serves as
an active artist and patron of the arts in
Vermont.
Holly and Bob Miller
Doctor of Humane Letters
Holly and Bob Miller are
dedicated philanthropists, who
have given outstanding long-term
service to the University and the
State of Vermont. Together they are
passionately committed to making real
change in the Vermont community and
know how to accomplish their goals
through working collaboratively with
others. Their exceptional leadership
and tireless work, has significantly
advanced the mission of University
of Vermont Medical Center (formerly
Fletcher Allen) and expanded palliative
care and clinical services in endof-life care in Vermont. Knowing
that education is a primary driver of
change, they have given continued
support to the University of Vermont,
especially through the College of
Nursing and Health Sciences, and
to Champlain College. They have
supported economic development
in the region through their many
contributions to the Champlain
Exposition, the City of Burlington, and
the Northeast Kingdom. The scope
of their leadership and philanthropy
extends across the Vermont community
to many important organizations,
including the Visiting Nurse Association
and Hospice, the Boys and Girls Club,
the Flynn Theatre, King Street Youth
Center, and the Vermont Women’s fund
among many others.
For over three decades, Holly and
Bob Miller have served the State of
Vermont through volunteer leadership
and philanthropy. As founder and
owner of REM Development Co.,
the largest commercial real estate
development firm in Vermont, Bob has
provided extraordinary leadership that
contributed to the development and
economic success of the Champlain
Exposition, the City of Burlington,
and many projects in the Northeast
Kingdom. Bob and Holly’s campaign
efforts and philanthropy for Champlain
College helped to build the Miller
Information Commons, and more
recently Bob built the Miller Center at
Lakeside for the College. He served
as Director of the Lake Champlain
Chamber of Commerce and Chair
of the Airport Commission at the
Burlington International Airport.
Among other key roles, Holly was
a founding Director of the Vermont
Respite House and served as a trustee
and chair of the board on the VNA
Board of Directors. She also was a
founding member of the Fletcher
Allen Foundation Board and has
served higher education as Trustee
and Chairwoman of the Board for
Champlain College.
The Millers have given significant
support to the University of Vermont,
especially through the College of
Nursing and Health Sciences. Holly has
served as a member of the College’s
Advisory Board and a member of
the Palliative Care Collaborative that
includes UVM, the UVM Medical
Center, and the VNA. Through the
Holly and Bobby Miller Caring for
Nurses Initiative, UVM was one of the
first nursing programs in the country
to adopt “The Healers Voice,” a course
offering personal and professional
support to nurses. Recently, the
Millers helped to fund a Fellowship in
Palliative Care for Nurse Practitioners
(NPs), and their financial support led
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Commencement 2015
to a matching gift from the Milbank
Foundation; the Fellowship will
help NPs provide palliative care to
Vermonters across the state.
The couple has worked together
over many years to care for those in
need in the Vermont community. Their
generous philanthropy and committed
leadership has supported the VNA
and Hospice, the Boys and Girls Club,
the Flynn Theatre, and the King Street
Youth Center. Most recently, they
donated Holly Court in Williston (a
fifteen-acre site with a commercial
building) to the UVM Medical Center.
This donation, the largest single gift
received by the UVM Medical Center,
enables the hospital to meet its space
and development needs and to ensure
the highest quality of health care for
Vermonters.
Holly has consistently provided
leadership around systems of care
that would improve the quality of
life for Vermonters facing the end of
life. She has been a champion of
hospice through her volunteer work,
her funded initiatives to improve
the education and care nurses and
physicians provide to patients at the
end of their lives, her committee work
with the Madison-Deane Initiative
to advance public understanding of
end-of-life care, and her role as a
founder of Vermont Respite House. In
1995, the Visiting Nurse Association
dedicated and named their Colchester
headquarters The Holly D. Miller
Building. In 1999, Holly received the
VNA of America Volunteer of the year
and was awarded The Vermont Medical
Society Citizen of the Year in 2004.
The Millers have been honored
as Vermont Philanthropists of the
Year and received honorary degrees
from Champlain College in 2009 and
Champlain’s Distinguished Citizens
Award in 1994. Bob and his company,
REM Development Co., received
the Visiting Nurse Foundation’s
Community Service Award in 1993.
Further, the Vermont Chamber of
Commerce named Bob Citizen of
the Year in 2008, and Senator Patrick
Leahy presented a Congressional
recognition in the same year to
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honor the “great achievement of a
wonderful Vermont Businessman.”
Together Holly and Bob Miller’s vision
and determination have considerably
improved quality of life and health
care for Vermonters.
Annie Proulx
Doctor of Letters
Annie Proulx, UVM Class of
1969, is a best-selling author and
winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the
National Book Award for fiction.
After establishing herself as an
accomplished journalist, she began
writing fiction and immediately met
with considerable success. Two of
her early stories appeared in the
prestigious Best American Short Stories
collections in 1983 and 1987. Shortly
afterward, she published her first
book of fiction Heart Songs and Other
Stories in 1988. In 1992, she won the
PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction with
her first novel Postcards and was
the first woman to win the award.
With her second novel Shipping
News published in 1993, she won
the Pulitzer Prize and the National
Book Award. She has since collected
many literary accolades: the O. Henry
Award (which she won twice), Irish
Times International Fiction Prize,
and The New Yorker Book Award
for Best Fiction. Additionally, she has
received fellowships from the National
Endowment for the Arts and the
Guggenheim. Recently, she composed
a libretto for composer Charles
Wuorinen to transform “Brokeback
Mountain” into an opera.
Ms. Proulx lived for over three
decades in Vermont. After earning her
undergraduate degree in History at
UVM, she entered a doctoral program
in History at Sir George Williams
University, but left her studies to
pursue a career in journalism and
settle in rural Vermont. Her articles
appeared in such magazines as
Esquire, Gourmet, and Country
Journal. Over the course of thirty
years, she lived in thirteen different
Vermont towns and the landscape
and people of the state inspired her
work. Her award-winning first novel
Postcards tells the tragic story of a
Vermont farm family after World War II.
Ms. Proulx’s work is acclaimed
for the complex portraits she paints
of her landscapes, the compressed
depth of her narratives, her dark
comic voice, and her masterful and
vivid prose. William Matthews of the
New York Times writes, “her material
is as richly worked as brocade” and
calls her writing “gritty and gleaming.”
Her study of history at UVM and as
a doctoral student at the Sir George
Williams University has had a strong
impact on her work. The detailed
knowledge of each place she portrays
reveals her scholarly approach to her
writing and the considerable research
she conducts before and during the
writing process. From her short stories
to her novels, her narratives reveal
the arc of history in the remote North
American landscapes where people
endure the hardships of weather,
economic downturns, and forces
beyond their control.
Two major films have been based
on Ms. Proulx’s work, which has
brought her books into mainstream
culture and made her a household
name. The Shipping News directed
by Lasse Hallstrom and starring
Kevin Spacey came out in 2001 and
Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang
Lee and starring Heath Ledger came
out in 2005. Brokeback Mountain,
based on her story of the same title
from her collection Close Range,
won three Academy Awards. She has
brought her literary talents to music.
She worked with composer Charles
Wuorinen to transform “Brokeback
Mountain” into an opera; she
composed the libretto and the opera
premiered on January 28, 2014 in
Madrid.
Ms. Proulx is considered one
of the most important American
fiction writers of our time, and
critics have compared her artistic
achievements to William Faulkner,
Theodore Dreiser, and Herman
Melville. She has advanced the literary
legacy of Vermont and made major
contributions to American literature.
Commencement 2015
Emeriti Faculty of the University of Vermont Class of 2015
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
John M. Burke, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Emeritus
College of Arts and Sciences
D. Brookes Cowan, Senior Lecturer of Sociology Emerita
Ted Lyman, Professor of Art and Art History Emeritus
S. Abu Turab Rizvi, Professor of Economics Emeritus
School of Business Administration
Barbara McIntosh, Professor of Business Administration Emerita
College of Education and Social Services
Kathleen Manning, Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences Emerita
Jane E. Mekkelson, Senior Lecturer of Education Emerita
Robert Griffin, Professor of Leadership and Developmental Sciences Emeritus
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
James (Jim) W. Burgmeier, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Jurij Homziak, Extension Assistant Professor Emeritus
Thomas R. Hudspeth, Professor of Environmental Studies and Natural Resources Emeritus
Stephanie Kaza, Professor of Environmental Studies and Natural Resources Emerita
College of Medicine
John M. Burke, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Emeritus
Karen H. Burke, Associate Professor of Family Medicine Emerita
Riley A. Elliott, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Emeritus
Roger S. Foster, Jr., Professor of Surgery Emeritus
Naomi K. Fukagawa, Professor of Medicine Emerita
Neil Hyman, Professor of Surgery Emeritus
Ray E. Keller, Associate Professor of Surgery Emeritus
Susan Lowey, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Emerita
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Judith Ann Cohen, Professor of Nursing Emerita
Lee Burns Nelson, Clinical Professor of Physical Therapy Emerita
University Extension
Dennis Kauppila, Extension Associate Professor Emeritus
Bill McMaster, Extension Associate Professor Emeritus
George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award 2015
Barry Guitar, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Professor of Psychological Sciences
Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Awards 2014
Diane Jaworski, Professor, Neurological Sciences
Taras Lakoba, Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Rebecca Wilcox, Assistant Professor, Pathology
Sean Witters, Lecturer, English
University Scholars 2014-2015
Sylvie Doublié, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Dennis Clougherty, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics
Lokangaka Losambe, Professor, Department of English
Thomas Streeter, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology
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Commencement 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Honors College
3:30 p.m.
Ira Allen Chapel
Lisa Schnell, Dean
Alec Ewald, Procession Marshal
Joseph Acquisto, Faculty Marshal
Britten Chase, Assistant Marshal
Tina Griffis, Assistant Marshal
Kara Elizabeth Freeman, Student Marshal
Christopher Michael Kenseth, Student Marshall
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL, Wayne Schneider, Associate Professor of Music, Organist
WELCOME, Lisa Schnell, Associate Professor of English and Dean of the Honors College
OPENING ADDRESS, E. Thomas Sullivan, Professor of Political Science and President of the University of Vermont
STUDENT ADDRESS, Emily Ann Howe, Honors College Scholar
RECOGNITION OF SCHOLARS
CLOSING ADDRESS, Robert Macauley, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics
RECESSIONAL
RECEPTION, Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center
HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Catherine Alexander, Derby, CAS
Elizabeth Lauren Ambros, Elkins Park, PA, CAS
Cory Michael Arcovitch, Essex Junction, CEMS
Harshal S. Athalye, South Burlington, CAS
Emily L. M. Bates, South Burlington, BSAD
Joyanne Benner, Bennington, CNHS
Alana Rae Benson, Atkinson, NH, CAS
Lida Maria Chopivsky Benson, Washington, DC, CAS
Samantha M. Berthelette, Milford, NH, CAS
Micah Kaye Botkin-Levy, Pelham, MA, CEMS
Alexandra Grace Brimlow, Boulder, CO, CALS
Nicholas J. Brow, Franklin, NC, CNHS
Marissa Ann Bucci, Fairfield, CT, CAS**
Nicole C. Bull, Haddonfield, NJ, CAS
Meghan Elizabeth Burke, Essex Junction, CALS
Cole Remington Burton, Waynesville, OH, CAS
Sydney Victoria Camisa, Annandale, NJ, CAS
Camille Madeleine Clancy, Washington, DC, CAS
Selene Alexandra Clark, Arlington, CESS
Casey Patricia Coddaire, Chelmsford, MA, CAS
Madeline Bligh Cody, Nashua, NH, CESS
James Contompasis, Burlington, CAS
Norio Oishi Costantino, Montpelier, CEMS
Danielle Marie Curran, Lakewood, OH, CAS
Samantha Lee D’Amico, Wayne, NJ, CALS
Morgan Donn Dewey, Salt Lake City, UT, CALS
Julia Dillavou, Lexington, MA, CAS
Luke Dorfman, Shelburne, CAS
Jack David Dugdale, West Windsor, CEMS
Korin Marie Eckstrom, Barton, NY, CALS
Emily Elizabeth Aileen Egolf, Abingdon, MD, CALS
Katherine Ridway Ettman, Fayette, NY, CALS**
Katherine Taylor Ford, Ann Arbor, MI, CAS
Samantha Lee Frawley, Wayland, MA, RSENR
Kara Elizabeth Freeman, Reading, MA, CNHS
Jessica Fuller, Hummelstown, PA, CAS
Jessie Allen Gay, Montpelier, CAS
Allyson Kelsey George, East Montpelier, CNHS
Lila Carly Gilbreath, Hopkinton, MA, CESS and CAS
Joshua Paul Goldberg, Westwood, MA, CALS and CAS
Maximillian F. Grascher, Fairfield, CT, CAS
Hailey Prevost Grohman, South Portland, ME, CALS
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
Christopher Garrett Hale-Sills, Philadelphia, PA,
CEMS
Francesca Anna Hall, Los Angeles, CA, CAS
Hannah Frances Harrington, East Dorset, CALS
Jonathan Heinrichs, Barton, CAS
WL Tanner Hilbish, Coeur d’Alene, ID, CAS**
Elizabeth Hoey, Patterson, NY, CAS
Samuel Oscar Hotaling, Wayne, PA, CEMS
Camden B. Houghton, Westborough, MA, CEMS
Emily Ann Howe, Barrington, RI, CESS and CAS
Julia Grace Huessy, Wallingford, CAS
Frances Marie Iannucci, Wappingers Falls, NY, RSENR
Brian Jencik, Fairport, NY, CAS
Sommer Lynn Johansen, Livingston Manor, NY, CAS
Hannah Eve Johnson, Shelburne, CAS
Devin Katherine Karambelas, Providence, RI, CAS
Jonathan Karp, East Brunswick, NJ, CALS
Krystina Elizabeth Kattermann, Branchville, NJ, CALS
Christopher M. Kenseth, Montpelier, CAS
Bretton Robb Klinedinst, Hattiesburg, MS, CAS
Alyssa Rose Korol, St. Johnsbury, CAS
Delainey LaHood-Burns, Black Hawk, SD, CAS
Hannah Marie Lees, Greenwich, CT, CALS
Margaret Rose Leshner, Annapolis, MD, CAS
Emma Jane Lettiere, Bronxville, NY, CAS
Sarah Elisabeth Williams Light, Ravena, NY, CAS
Ben Morris Lindstrom-Ives, Sag Harbor, NY, CAS†
Hannah Lee Link, Pittsfield, MA, CALS
Ellen Loftis, Falls Church, VA, RSENR
Patrick O’Donnell Maguire, Essex Junction, CAS
Anne Julia Maheux, South Hero, CAS
Inessa Manuelyan, Yerevan, Armenia, CAS**
Joseph Wojcicki Marchell, Hampton Falls, NH, CALS
Kerry Martin, Denver, CO, CAS
Jackson Mathews, Burlington, CAS**
Geoffrey J. Matthews, Hinesburg, CAS
Katie L. McCormack, Rutland, CNHS
Margaret Patricia McKendry, Emerson, NJ, CALS
Daniel Clarence Mepham, Sudbury, MA, CEMS
Baxter G. Miatke, Wayne, NJ, CEMS
Alyssa Rose Micheli, East Meadow, NY, CAS
Tyler Wilson Miles, Waterbury, BSAD
Sarah Allison Miller, Hopkinton, MA, CNHS
Bianca Mohn, Conestoga, PA, BSAD†
Samantha Leigh Monck, Orange, CT, CALS
Ariel Rebecca Mondlak, Brandon, CAS
Victoria Paige Mooney, Holden, MA, CAS
Marcus Vincent Moreno, Burlington, CALS
Megan Natalie Morris, Kingston, MA, CALS
Meraz Mostafa, Potomac, MD, CAS
Colby John Nadeau, Essex Junction, CAS and CEMS
Derek Churchill Rank Neal, Essex, CAS†
Esther Anne Nemethy, Adamant, CAS†
Megan E. Noonan, Pittsford, NY, CAS
John Patrick O’Keefe, Greenland, NH, CAS
Brittney Jean Palermo, Jericho, CAS
Craig W. Pastel, Essex, CAS
Kyle W. Robertson, Amherst, NH, CAS
Alana Kay Robinson, Ellicott City, MD, CALS
Hailey Rose Ronconi, LaGrangeville, NY, BSAD
Gregory Royce, Framingham, MA, CAS
Cara Jane Rudnicki, Bangor, ME, RSENR**
Samantha Leigh Russo, South Windsor, CT, CALS
Adam Amos Savard, Canaan, CEMS
Samantha Madelyn Sawyer, Saint Louis Park, MN, CAS
Allison Schrenzel, Media, PA, CALS
Myles Schulze, Acton, MA, CAS
Emily Arlene Shea, Greenlawn, NY, CAS
Tierra Danielle Shumpert, Lone Tree, CO, CAS
Sabrina Smits, North Andover, MA, RSENR
Carolyn Marie Spinelli, Boxford, MA, CALS
Susannah Marie Stephenson, Wilmette, IL, CALS
Samuel Stevens, Brattleboro, CAS
Michael Anthony Storace, Nashua, NH, RSENR
Christina Strathearn, Farmington, CT, CAS
Nicholas James Strayer, Chelsea, MI, CEMS
Sarah Anne Strohmayer, Laurel, MD, CAS
Olivia I. Taylor, Darien, CT, RSENR
Benjamin A. Teasdale, Williston, CAS
Mariko Lynn Totten, Salisbury, CEMS
Jennifer Alice Trimble, Merrimack, NH, CAS
Benjamin Barber Vaughan, Alexander, NY, BSAD
Kaitlyn Rose Vitez, Whitehouse Station, NJ, CAS
Abigail Waite, Hartland, CAS
Carlie Rose Wilson, Madison, CT, CAS
Hazel Simone Wright, Portland, OR, CAS
Christina Yanie Yu, Essex Junction, CALS
Rachel Zevin, Croton-on-Hudson NY, RSENR
Qingran Zheng, Beijing, China, CAS
Meg Ellen Ziegler, Saunderstown, RI, CESS
Keith Alan Zuckerman, Elkins Park, PA, CEMS
†Pending Completion of Requirements
CALS: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences • CAS: College of Arts and Sciences • BSAD: School of Business Administration • CESS: College of Education and Social Services
CEMS: College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences • RSENR: Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources • CNHS: College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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Commencement 2015
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Sunday, May 17, 2015
4:30 p.m. Multipurpose Facility, Athletic Complex
Thomas C. Vogelmann, Dean
Jonathan G. Leonard, College Marshal
Josie H. Davis, Associate Dean, Faculty Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME, Dean Thomas C. Vogelmann
GREETINGS AND REMARKS
Kathy Giusti, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
(MMRF) and the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC)
RECOGNITION OF RETIRING FACULTY
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
David Kerr, Animal Science; Sylvie Doublié, Biochemistry;
Laura Hill, Biological Science; Josh Farley, Community Development and Applied Economics;
Don Ross, Environmental Sciences; Ernesto Mendez, Environmental Studies;
Susan Wallace, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; Paul Kindstedt, Nutrition and Food Sciences;
David Barrington, Plant Biology; Mark Starrett, Plant and Soil Science; Jonathan Leonard, Self Designed Major
Department Chairs and Program Directors
CLOSING
RECESSIONAL
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Karly Taryn Acker, Burlington
Kyle Ahearn, Woburn, MA**
Alexandra Mohsen Alam El Din, Brewster, NY
Terra Layne Arguimbau, Greenwich, CT
Aaron Samuel Band, River Vale, NJ
Brynna Erin Barbour, Milton
Wesley Leland Smith Barkan, Waitsfield†
Keri Michelle Barone, Hopkinton, MA*
Alyson Christine Barrie, Saint Albans*
Justin Michael Barton, Little Rock, AR
Katherine Mary Barton, Belgrade, ME
Alyx Shea Belisle, Hinesburg
Jonathan Macduff Besett, Hardwick
Elise Marie Bettendorf, New York, NY**
Kathryn Kelly Betts, Franklin, MA*
Julia R. Biedrzycki, Medfield, MA
John Thomas Birmingham, North Easton, MA
Henry Stryker Bischoff, Chatham, NJ
Samantha Jane Bishop, Ipswich, MA
Abigail Josephine Blake, Wilmington
Emily Margaret Blauvelt, South Burlington
Sean Christopher Blouin, Williamstown
Samantha Lauren Bobowski, Wakefield, RI
Alissa Ann Boochever, Washington, DC
Madeline McCarthy Born, Newton, NJ
Caroline Emilie Bouillon, Chester, NJ
Hannah Mae Brady, Glenmore, PA
Michael Walter Brancoforte, Burlington, CT**
Haley Elizabeth Braunegg, South Burlington**
William Michael Brewer, Wayland, MA†
Connor Trevor Brickley, Everett, MA*
Alexandra Grace Brimlow, Boulder, CO
Leah Melanie Briscoe, Sharon, MA
Lauren MacAulay Brown, Williston
Devon Amanda Brownlee, Montpelier
Audrey Fay Bruell, Stow, MA
Madeline Marie Buckley, Rockport, ME
Meghan Elizabeth Burke, Essex Junction
Seamus D. Byrne, West Lawn, PA**
Ki-Ryoon Byunn, New York, NY
Caroline Ford Cadieux, York Harbor, ME
Madeline Camerlengo, Pittsburgh, PA**
Jordin Elizabeth Carpenter, Randolph†
Anna Elizabeth Carr, Whiting
Tucker John Carty, Burlington†
Gregory Peter Cefalu, Burlington†
Luke Duffy Ceplikas, Lebanon, NH
Alexandra Louise Cerretani, Wall, NJ
Julie Elizabeth Champagne, South Burlington
Alexander Davis Chay, Cockeysville, MD†
Michael Davis Chilton, Waltham, MA†
Aurora Tess Christo, Danvers, MA†
Aymeric John Claude, Essex Junction†
Emma Elisabeth Cleary, West Newbury, MA**
Kelly Alice Clements, Bradford*
Alexandra Katherine Cline, Jericho
Rebecca Mary Cochran, East Montpelier
Andrew Coco, North Clarendon*
MacKenzie Rae Cohane, Easton, CT
Sarah Elizabeth Colando, Barrington, RI**
Elena Allison Collins, Burlington
Julia Catherine Connell, Walpole, MA
Dorothy Eldred Cooper, Swansea, MA
Mia Alyssa Cosentino, Douglaston, NY
Madeline Conway Cotter, Marshfield, MA
Samantha Lee Cox, Derry, NH
Ann Chatham Cromley, Williamsport, PA
Julija Alda Cubins, Saint Johnsbury†
Connor Seamus Cummings, Underhill
Grace Elizabeth Cutts, Burlington
Kristen Mary D’Agati, Cooper City, FL
Benjamin Paul Daggett, Litchfield, ME
Yun Dai, Beijing, China**
Christopher Anthony Damiani, Madison, NJ
Samantha Lee D’Amico, Wayne, NJ
Desmond Simonne Dana, Springfield
Gregory Romeo Arthur Daniel, Underhill
Mark Andrew D’Anthony, Hampstead, MD*
Skye Kellee D’Aquila, North Bennington
Christina Marie Das, Rochester, NY
Cameron Fritz Davenport, South Orange, NJ**
Chelsea Lynn Davidson, Vershire
Austin Robert Davis, Saint Albans**
John Edward Davis, Hopkinton, MA
Zoe Elizabeth Davis, Ira
Mary Ada DeFelice, Northfield
Amy Rose Degelman, Waldwick, NJ
Kylie Brown deGroot, Charlotte
Marina Oksana Demas, Colchester
Morgan Donn Dewey, Salt Lake City, UT
Danielle Marie DiCenzo, Andover, MA
Alexandros D. Dikos, Merrimack, NH
Aidan Phillips DiPrima, Duxbury, MA
Shelby Franklin Doggett, Providence, RI**
Michael McCarns Doordan, Wilmington, DE
Emily Kathryn Dorn, Essex Junction
Domenica Maria D’Ottavio, Ludlow
Dana Alise Dragone, East Hampton, NY
Abigail Anne Dunki-Jacobs, Williston
Joseph Thomas Dunn, Fairfield, CT
Bryan Oswaldo Duque, Jackson Heights, NY
Sydney Tenero Durand, Boston, MA
Ryan Chapman Dustin, Waterford*
Sophie Caroline Earll, Washington, DC
Sydney Katherine Eberth, Andover, MA
Korin Marie Eckstrom, Barton, NY
Kyle Robert Edwards, Fairport, NY
Emily Elizabeth Aileen Egolf, Abingdon, MD
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
Celine Dianna Eid, West Hartford, CT
Michael Robert Eldredge, Hartford
Peter Rustin Elmore, White Hall, MD
Mandy Liang Erdei, Hanover, NH
Alina Escoda, Acton, MA
Katherine Ridway Ettman, Fayette, NY**
Katharine Schuyler Evans, Orinda, CA
Erika Joy Evarts, Vergennes**
Brianna Mackenzie Farmiloe, East Williston, NY
Kayla Ashley Fay, Bradford
Matthew James Fedder, Bedford, NH
Jaclyn Marie Ferland, White River Junction
Tyler Matthew Ferland, South Burlington
Tara Marie Fisher, Jonestown, PA**
Danielle Knight FitzPatrick, Sag Harbor, NY
Emily Shaw Flanders, Germantown, TN
Molly Weber Flynn, Waterbury
Jeffrey Michael Fontaine, Windham, NH
Anthony Louis Formisano, Basking Ridge, NJ
Sara Jane Forsythe, Saugerties, NY
Sydney C. Foster, Lancaster, MA
Murielle Foyou, Bronx, NY**
Caroline Mayfield Freeman, Tempe, AZ*
Jonathan James Friedman, Yorktown Heights, NY**
Jennie Lyn Fritch, Avon, CT
Rebecca Lynne Gaillard, Atlanta, GA
Burong Ge, Chongqing, China
Jordan Ann Gechtman, Mendham, NJ
Benjamin Herschel Gelb, East Thetford
Kylie Elizabeth Rosalie George, Colchester*
Victoria E. Gerald, Wellesley, MA
Brooke Sarah Gilbreath, Woodstock
Noelle Elizabeth Gillis, Branford, CT
Danielle Elizabeth Snow Gilman, Oakdale, NY
Hayward Parsons Giraud Jr., Seattle, WA
Savannah Ruth Godbey, Olney, MD
Danielle Marie Goglia, Windham, NH
Colleen Keegan Goldberg, Putney**
Joshua Paul Goldberg, Westwood, MA
Marissa Jean Goodwin, Lebanon, NH
Alexander George Gordon, Medford, NJ
Zoe Emilia Gordon, West Orange, NJ*
Taylor Kay Goucher, South Lyme, CT
Alexandra Ellen Goward, Sagamore Beach, MA
Rachel Marie Grandon, Newburyport, MA
Jeremy Robert Greenhaus, Vergennes
Dylan Thomas Greer, Essex Junction
Courtney Crowley Grimason, Stowe**
Sara Lynn Griswold, Shelton, CT
Hailey Prevost Grohman, South Portland, ME
Nicole Gruszczynski, Concord, NH
Alexander Eugene Guider, Chatham, NJ**
Sarah Bieler Hackett, South Burlington
Elizabeth Ryan Hale, Burlington
Katerina Georgene Hamling, Warwick, NY
Phoebe Rose Hanson, Montpelier
Sophie Jordan Hardy, Maineville, OH
Hannah Frances Harrington, East Dorset
Chelsea Olivia Harris, Woodstock**
Olivia Grace Hart, Southbury, CT
Shayna Lynn Hartwell, Spofford, NH
Jordan Elaine Harvey, Falmouth, ME
Alyson C. Hasenstab, Bristol, RI†
Madeleine Marie Hassett, Rollinsford, NH
Justin Daniel Hawk, Belchertown, MA
Kathleen C. Hayden, Stow, MA
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Mara Levy Hearst, Manchester Center†
Katherine Grayson Heggie, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Matthew Thomas Herber, Warren, NJ
Bonnica Zuck Herman, Stowe*
Bret Aubrey Hermansky, Burlington,
Megan Mallory Herring, Sherbrooke, Quebec,
Canada
Joshua Francis Hnizdor, Grantham, NH
Lindsay Ann Hoar, New London, NH
Meg Johnna Hopkins, Penn Yan, NY
Miles Lionel Hopkins, Warren, ME
Danielle Lauren Horecky, Elmsford, NY
Graham John Horvath, Essex Fells, NJ**
Robert C. Howe, Stow, MA
Chelsea Stowell Howland, Springfield
Ashley Susan Hudson, Gilbertville, MA
Julia Hazelden Hughes, Shelburne
Asa Freeman Hunt, Addison
Peter Ethan Huntington, Newcastle, ME*
Anne Meredith Hutchinson, Randolph Center
Vanessa Lowder Hyde, Burlington*
Lauren P. Ingersoll, Andover
Katherine Ann Ingle, Shrewsbury, MA
Joseph Michael Jackman, Essex Junction
Hunter Joseph Jakupko, Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ
Kassturi Jeevaprakash, Irvine, CA
Nadira Maria Jegroo, Queens, NY†
Peter Wolf Jensen II, Deland, FL
Jasmine Jeanette Jimenez, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Yujia Jin, Shenyang, China
Henry Pitcher Johnson, Ste. Genevieve, MO
Noah David Johnson, Westford
Paige Mackenzie Johnson, Castleton, NY
Robert Arthur Jordan, Port Washington, NY
Brittany Kay Josephson, South Hadley, MA
Natalie Alexa Kane, Burlingame, CA**
Chelsea Helen Kantola, West Windsor**
Jonathan Karp, East Brunswick, NJ
Meredith Bauer Kasprow, Madison, CT
Krystina Elizabeth Kattermann, Branchville, NJ
Benjamin Leo Kaufman, Takoma Park, MD
Donald Lorne Keith III, Hamilton, MA
Brittany Elizabeth Kelleher, Windsor, CA
Douglas James Kelsey, Bedford, NY
Julia Kathleen Kenney, Elmore
Eoin A. Kenny, Quincy, MA*
Yuzo Lawrence Kevorkian, New York, NY
Benjamin Rauber Keyes, Silver Spring, MD
Jennifer Elizabeth Kiefer, Saint George
Dewey Whittaker Knapp, Lancaster, MA
Erin Elizabeth Knight, Lunenburg, MA
Eugene Seng Min Knoh, Los Angeles, CA
Anna Hammond Knowles, San Diego, CA
Meredith Ellen Knowles, Essex Junction
Jessica Anne Kotch, Essex MA**
Sarah Gerard Kovacs, Basking Ridge, NJ
Collin Sheldon Kwasnik, Williamstown
Shelby Catherine Laframboise, Middlebury†
Holly Marie Lalime, Orleans
Vanessia Barros Lam, West Bridgewater, MA
Colleen Rebecca Landon, North Clarendon
Riley Marie Lantz, Centennial, CO**
Maria Lillian Laroche, St. Albans
Alexandra Bradshaw Larson, Zelienople, PA
Sarah Jane Lawson, Middlebury
Andrew James Leary, Guilford, CT**
Katie Inza-Renee LeBlanc, Jeffersonville
Hannah Marie Lees, Greenwich, CT
Conor Michael Leland, Richmond**
Lauren Alexandra Leverson, Del Mar, CA
Connor Danforth Lewis, Conway, MA
Margaret Hannah Liljedahl, Farmington, CT
Carter Grant Lincoln, Essex Junction
Max Elliot Lindauer, North Andover, MA
Hannah Lee Link, Pittsfield, MA
Matthew Robert Lipke, Phoenix, NY
Robert James Liu, Media, PA
Sarah Jaclyn Lovett, Rutland
Nicholas Lucore, Fairview, PA**
Lauren Eileen Lumbra, Essex Junction
Rachel Ashley Lundsted, Marlboro
Brian Paul Lynch, Pittsford
Ryan John Lynch, Katonah, NY
Sarah Lyon, Nashua, NH**
Lauren Kathryn Macklin, Henniker, NH**
Andrew James Magennis, Canton, CT**
Marissa Lynn Mahoney, Burlington
Taylor Malinosky, Milford, NJ
Emma Charlotte Malpeso, New York, NY
Joseph Wojcicki Marchell, Hampton Falls, NH
Jackie Marchmont, East Fairfield**
James Alexander Marcuccio, New York, NY
Colin Francis Markison, Princeton, NJ†
Hannah Scotton Martin, Thomaston, CT
Arlo Benjamin Matz, Baltimore, MD
Zachary Lawrence McAuliffe, Newton, MA
Ashley Rose McCoy, Brookline, NH
Burton Arthur McGillivray, Winnetka, IL†
Margaret Patricia Mckendry, Emerson, NJ
Shannon Harper McKenna, Armonk, NY
Allye Christine Mclaughlin, Burlington, NJ
Ryan Mitchell McNally, Chester
Connor Gregory McNamara, Winchester, MA**
Annie Stedham Mellick, Oldwick, NJ
Tracey Bryant Miller, Shelburne
Danielle Norris Mishkit, Rochester
Samantha Leigh Monck, Orange, CT
Marcus Vincent Moreno, Burlington
Nikolas Alan Moring, Sabattus, ME
Megan Natalie Morris, Kingston, MA
Jesse Brooke Mosello, Waccabuc, NY
Oliver Henry Munsill, Wilmington
Lindsay Grace Muratore, Briarcliff Manor, NY
Lily Valentina Murolo, Mattapoisett, MA
Klara Lovisa Myren, Gustafs, Sweden
John Clark Nagy, Langhorne, PA*
Krista Louise Neary, Colchester
Andrew Joseph Nelson, Topsfield, MA
Katelyn L. Nelson, Lebanon, NJ
Sonia Nelson, Bronx, NY
Emily Elizabeth Newton, East Greenwich, RI
Vivian Rose Nicastro, Buchanan, NY
Alex Glenn Nichols, Deerfield, MA
Anthony Michael Nigrelli, Womelsdorf, PA
Lisa Elaine Novinsky, North Haven, CT
Sean Gibson Nuzzo, Franklin, MA
Anna Rowena Ogilvie, Huntington
Emily Ann Orlowski, Barrington, IL
Dana Willee Ortiz, Middletown, NY**
Michael Joseph Paliotta, Westport, CT
Joseph S Pappas, Bolton, MA
Abigail Sarah Parker, Holliston, MA
Briana Maeve Devlin Patten, Fair Haven
Jason Aaron Paul, Township of Washington, NJ
Ryan Garrett Payne, Wilder
Kelsey Pearson, West Dover
Commencement 2015
Taylor Kimball Pedersen, Nyack, NY
Aidan Blaise Pellegrino, Springfield, MA
Abbey Stevens Pelletier, West Hartford, CT**
Matthew David Pereira, Richmond, RI
William Kennon Perrin, Greenwich, CT
Pitt Petri IV, Manchester, MA*
Katherine Anne Petrillo, Williston†
John Francis Phinney, Wilton, CT
Stephen Ryan Pierson, Saint Louis, MO
Ashley Hope Pitrowiski, Waterbury
Martha Ann Polacek, Minneapolis, MN
Olivia Lauren Poryanda, Prospect, CT
Olivia Grace Powell, Pomfret
Alyssa Ann Provost, Essex Junction*
Michael James Quinn, Las Vegas, NV*
Chelsea Ann Radley, Brookline, MA†
Allie Rebecca Raevsky, Holland, PA
Cazimer Rafalik, Greenfield Center, NY**
Tamara Marina Razinger, Manchester Center
Gretchen Elizabeth Remien, Winnetka, IL
Alexis Cavana Resnick, West Newton, MA
Amanda Paige Rivkin, Manhasset Hills, NY
Taylor Diane Robbins, Burlington
Alana Kay Robinson, Ellicott City, MD
Lillian Irene Rogers, Londonderry, NH
Samuel Max Rosenbaum, Jericho, NY
Sarah Elizabeth Ross, Boonton, NJ
Natalie Helen Rowe, Darien, CT
Brendan Lawrence Rowley, Milton
Sarah Anne Rubin, West Dover
Samantha Leigh Russo, South Windsor, CT
Benjamin Ethan Kasper Ryan, Norwich
Elizabeth Marie Ryder, Littleton, CO**
Caitlin Ashley Safford, Essex Junction
Karla Salazar, Burlington
Nicholas John Mannix Schiraldi, Brooklyn, NY
Tyler Patrick Schnabel, Rochester
Rachel Jeanine Scholten, Weybridge
Allison Schrenzel, Media, PA
Carmen Katherine Scoles, Brooklyn, NY
Rebecca Leigh Scott, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Deniz Sehovic, Burlington
Zerrin Sehovic, Burlington
Ethan Benjamin Shafran, Highland Mills, NY
Emma Brigid Shea, Westport, MA
Rebecca Rose Sheehy, Shelton, CT
Kayla Rachel Silver, New York, NY**
Dakota Rain Sloop, Fairfiled, CT
AnnaJo Smith, New Haven
Shannon Ashley Smith, Worcester, MA
Brittany Ryanne Spezzano, Trumball, CT**
Carolyn Marie Spinelli, Boxford, MA
Jacqueline Elizabeth Spitler, Shelburne†
Daniel I. Spitzer, Stony Brook, NY
Molly Elizabeth Stackhouse, Edgecomb, ME*
Kelly Francis Steffen, Nantucket, MA*
Davin Elizabeth Steiger, Longmeadow, MA
Emily Kathleen Stephens, Nashua, NH**
Susannah Marie Stephenson, Wilmette, IL
Olivia Vardaro Stewart, Topsfield, MA
James Edward Stranberg, Weston, MA
Peter Sven Stratton, Litchfield, CT*
Kayla Anne Strom, Florence, MA
Keri Michelle Sullivan, Mequon, WI
Julio Sunshine, Portland, OR**
Megan Ashley Swasey, East Montpelier
Anna Marie Sylvia, Vineyard Haven, MA
Thomas Howland Taber, Fairfax
Zachary Michael Taylor, Mexico, ME
Kristin Ann Tedeschi, Lavallette, NJ
Emelie Alisha Tenander, Westminster, MA
Sierra Kristine Thompson, Milton
Madeleine Jane Tierney, Saint Louis, MO
Diana Frances Todisco, Waitsfield
Joseph Thomas Tomlinson, Newtown, PA**
Lauren Sara Truncellito, Cincinnati, OH
Hillary Elizabeth Turner, Milton
Joseph Patrick Usifer, Colchester
Nicole Marie Utter, Hinesburg
Lian Valera, Burlington†
Lillee May Vanreeth, Windsor
Brian Richard Varga, North Andover, MA**
Eve Steuart Warnke, Brooklyn, NY*
Chris Andrew Waterfield, Pembroke, MA
Kelsey Ruth Watkin, South Burlington**
Maria Caitlin Watko, Red Hill, PA
Harold Cody Weinberger, Waverly, PA
Devon Maureen Weller, Phoenix, AZ
Barbara Ann Wheeler, Suwanee, GA
Erin Ryan Whipple, East Hardwick
Charles Dyson White, Richmond, VA
Ethan Royal White, Stowe**
Chelsea Ann F. Wiggins, Charlotte
Aaron Loring Wight, Hingham, MA
Corey Robert Wilga, Florence, MA**
Madison Elizabeth Wilkins, Dover, NH
Connor Howland Williams, Bradford
Marquita Tenesia Jasmine Williams,
Philadelphia, PA
Paige Erin Williams, South Burlington
Jareth Sean Wischmeyer, Rochester, NY*
Nicholas Wright Wisniewski, Waterbury
Jarvis Lloyd Witte, Cumberland, ME*
Alexandria Marie Wright, Derry, NH
Christina Yanie Yu, Essex Junction
Molly Ellen Ziegler, Shelburne
Rogelio Enrique Zimbron, Colchester
Marc Bennett Zingarini, Newtown, PA
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
College of Arts and Sciences
Sunday, May 17, 2015
12:30 p.m. University Green
Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Dean
Abigail McGowan, College Marshal
John P. Burke, Faculty Marshal
Jeffrey Modereger, Stage Marshal
Willem R. Leenstra, Processional Marshal
Patty Corcoran and Joel Goldberg, Name Readers
Bryan Ballif, Mark Bouton, Judith Christensen, Jennifer Dickinson, Kathy Fox,
John T. Green, Don Loeb, Dennis F. Mahoney, David Massell
Assistant Marshals
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
PROCESSIONAL CEREMONY OFFICIATE, Kevin McLaughlin, Sheriff of Chittenden County
WELCOME and INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM PARTY, Dean Antonio Cepeda-Benito
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HANNAH HOWARD PRIZE
RECOGNITION OF EMERITI FACULTY
PRESENTATION OF UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS
CELEBRATORY SONG
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Casey Adams, Northampton, MA
Katherine Adams, Houston, TX
Tiesha P.A. Adams, Bronx, NY*
Nicholas Fisher Africano, Buffalo, NY*
Grace C. Ahmed, Burlington
W. Scott Akeson, Peoria, IL**
Maha L. Akkeh, Belmont, MA
Kael Alberghini, Norwich
Darin Alfred Alcolea, Tinton Falls, NJ**
Catherine Alexander, Derby
Sydney Foster Allard, Washington, DC
Joseph Scott Allario, Plainville, CT
Rasheeda I. Allison, Bronx, NY
Amanda Beth Almquist, Newport, NH**
Ashley Paulina Aloe, Pittsburgh, PA
Elizabeth Lauren Ambros, ELkins Park, PA
Julian Ames, Bethesda, MD*
Elizabeth Amler, Yorktown Heights, NY
Brendan Wyman Anderson, Portland, CT
Sofia Lili Chierichetti Anderson, Los Angeles, CA*
Eleonore Andre, Marseille, France
Erica C. Andrus, Norwich
Zachary David Andrus, Larchmont, NY
Marc Anthony Apicella, Albany, NY**
James Gilbertson Arliss Jr., New Canaan, CT
Wesley Armstrong-Laird, Danville
Jesse Arnaud, Long Beach, NY**
Kaitrin Schrafft Arnot, Stowe*
Barryphillip Arruda, Danvers, MA
Blake Voges Artuso, Pleasantville, NY
Elliott Asher, Atlanta, GA
Katherine Kingsbury Ashmore, Rochester, NY
Elizabeth C. Astulfi, Hamilton, MA
Harshal S. Athalye, South Burlington
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Alyson Atherton, Tilton, NH
Taylor Elyse Audette, Mattapoisett, MA
Mary Caitlin Aveno, Cumberland, RI
Nicholas Awad, Greenwich, CT
Daniel Bach, Massapequa Park, NY
Matthew Peter Bak, Marshfield, MA**
Daniel Vittori Baker, Newton, MA
Lewis Samual Band, Arlington, MA
Logan Bara, Burlington
Ian Thomas Barr, Burlington†
Katherine Barton, Colchester
Harry LeRoy Barton IV, Saint Albans
Lucy Basa, Montpelier
Lauren Bass, Newton, MA
Jena Bastress, Cabot
Brittany Bauman, Norwich†
Hannah Baxter, Hanover, NH
John T. Bedette, Auburn, ME*
Brendan Joseph Begley, Suffield, CT
Elissa P. Benedetto, Fairport, NY
Rachel Benner, Burlington†
Kathleen E. Benoit, Saint Albans
Alana Rae Benson, Atkinson, NH
Lida Maria Chopivsky Benson, Washington, DC
Casey Aloysius Bentley, Elverson, PA
Samuel Lewis Benton, Springfield
William H. Bergen, Poultney**
Sara Helen Berlowitz, Glen Gardner, NJ
Christopher Bernard, Madison, CT
Raphael David Bernstein, New York, NY
Benjamin Berrick, Brewster, MA**
Brett Scott Berthel, Salem, NH
Samantha M. Berthelette, Milford, NH
Breanna K. Bielecki, Schenectady, NY†
Anthony J. Blasi, Spring Lake, NJ
Ryan D. Bloes, Carmel, NY
Anna Doherty Boborodea, Longmeadow, MA**
Allyson Paige Boli, Falmouth, MA
Sarah Elizabeth Bone, Setauket, NY
Sarah Kate Bonebrake, Norwalk, CT
Nicholas Kenneth Book, West Haven
Julia Yvette Booth, Barre
Hannah R. Borochoff-Porte, Putney
Meagan A. Borofsky, Putney
Adam Sullivan Bottini, Somers, NY
Miles Bryant Boucher, Freeport, ME
Evan Christopher Bouley, Wakefield, RI
Arielle R. Boutwell, Mendon**
Andrew Bowen, Clarendon
Holly Anne Bowes, Grand Isle
Kevin Matthew Boyd, Wilson, NC
Erin Alexandra Boyer, Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Patrick C. Boyle, Port Washington, NY
Melissa Lee Boyle, Hamden, CT*
Nicholas Bracy, Plattsburgh, NY
Caitlin Elizabeth Brennan, Anchorage, AK**
Tyler John Brennick, Windham, ME
Meghan Elizabeth Brickner, Loudonville, NY
Daniel E. Brigham, Grand Isle**
Hannah M. Brill, Southport, CT
Jacqueline Marie Brink, Maple Grove, MN
Ryan Alexander Britch, Franklin
Hunter Roland Brochu, Hardwick**
Paige A. Brochu, Weare, NH
Becka Marie Brolinson, Blacksburg, VA
Dana Meira Bronstein, New York, NY
John R. Brooks, Shelburne**
William Broughton, Kennebunk, ME†
Alexander M. Brown, Andover, MA*
Zander J. Brown, Newtown Square, PA†
Isabella R. Browne Lörcher, Troy, NY
Mariel Brown-Fallon, Deerfield, MA
Nicole Brownstein, Newton, MA
Marissa Ann Bucci, Fairfield, CT**
Commencement 2015
Eric John Buczek, Tannersville, NY†
Gurshinder Kaur Budwal, South Burlington†
Jake Bugler, Danvers, MA
Nicole C. Bull, Haddonfield, NJ
Alexander Duncan Bullock, Burlington
Deirdre E. Burns, Burlington†
Julia Sullivan Burns, Reston, VA
John Oliver Burt, McLean, VA
Cole Remington Burton, Waynesville, OH
Hillary Hanson Bushing, Darien, CT
Kelsey Butler, Buffalo, NY
Tianna Ellen Butler, Bradford
Kevin Martin Cafferky, Richmond**
Jonathon M. Cahoon, Groton, MA
Sydney Victoria Camisa, Annandale, NJ
Lee Vincent Campbell, Forest Hills, NY
Sarah Campbell, Saratoga Springs, NY
Analiz Cancel, Brattleboro
Jonah William Cantor, Shelburne
Danielle Marie Caputo, Hardwick**
Matthew J. Caraglia, Georgetown, MA
Kathryn Cardin, Springfield, MO**
Allison Hamblin Carey, Shelburne
Bradley Carlson, Jericho
Danielle Margaret Carlson, Simsbury, CT
Carolyn Ann Carney, Falmouth, ME
Michelle Catherine Carr, Eliot, ME**
Emily K. Carter, Scarborough, ME**
Sarah Virginia Carter, Hampton, NH
Patrick J. Carton, Essex Junction
Christine Jude Cascella, Arlington
Daniel John Casey Jr., Danvers, MA
Olivia Graham Casey-Moore, Bennington
Valerie Castanteen, North Arlington, NJ
Judy Ana Castro, Bronx, NY
Francesca Cerqua, Maynard, MA
Amy Lauren Chalmers, South Windsor, CT
Ryan Maguire Chandler, East Grand Rapids, MI
Melina T. Chaouch, Melrose, MA*
Abby Leigh Chapman, Plainville, CT*
Allyson N. Chapman, Colchester
Nicholas Walter Chappel, Milton, MA
Thomas Thornton Eli Charbonneau, West
Addison
Varpilah K. Chase, Essex
Michael Chaucer-Torello, Middlebury**
Colin Richard Cheng, Pittsburgh, PA
Hannah Chenkin, Canton, MA
Peimin Chi, ChengDu, China
Brandon Scott Chiaravalle, Newport, RI**
Rebecca Chitro, South Hampton, NH**
Nicolas Chlebak, Springfield
Gina M. Cianci, Essex Junction**
Jacqueline Cid, West New York, NJ
Camille Madeleine Clancy, Washington, DC
Coleman Edward Clancy, Fairfield, CT
Timothy Alan Clancy, Colts Neck, NJ
Emma Lauren Clark, Chatham, NJ
Cornelia Bouton Clay, Newburyport, MA
Thomas M. Cleary, Glen Ridge, NJ
Thomas Clements, Exeter, RI
Holly Marie Cloutier, Ludlow
Daniel Coffrin, Lake Placid, NY
Benjamin W. Cohen, Cranston, RI
Michael Isaac Cohen, Andover, MA**
Samuel Cooper Cohen, Princeton, NJ
Seth Benjamin Colburn, Montpelier†
Abigail Dakin Cole, Richmond
Eric R. Cole, Granby, CT**
Lillian Ruth Coletta, Williston
Tegan Lyn Coley, Hartland
Alexa Collesides, Athens, NY
Ian D. Colpoys, Ballston Lake, NY†
Josie Marina Colt, Calais
Ryan Alexander Colwell, Madison, NJ
Amanda Leigh Comolli, Berlin
Christopher Thompson Conley, Madison, NJ**
Kevin Conlon, Weymouth, MA**
Daniel Robert Connaughty, Niantic, CT
Carolyn Connor, Bethesda, MD
David Connors, Walpole, MA
Joseph R. Connors, Burlington*
Flynn Nunziatina Conti-Reilly, Barre
James Contompasis, Burlington
Jayson Conyette-James, New York, NY
Corinne Tracy Cooke, Ashburnham, MA†
Aryn Merryman Norton Coon, Dover, NH
Ryan G. Corcoran, Simsbury, CT*
Stephanie Marie Corliss, Sunnyvale, CA**
Victoria Kaitlin Cornell, Burlington**
Alex Michaels Corredera, Burlington*
Fern Frances Lyon Corwin, Peterborough, NH
Caleb Cousins, Sedgwick, ME
Alexis Cowherd, Cornwall
Catherine Cox, Baltimore, MD**
Alexander Stephen Crimmin, Thetford
Hunter Mackenzie Cropsey, Longmeadow, MA
Aidan James Cruickshank, Big Indian, NY
Trevor Lee Crum, Essex
Catherine Harper Crumbley, Wayland, MA
Andria Gail Cubero, Bolton, MA
Emma Rose Cudney, Norwich
Danielle Marie Curran, Lakewood, OH
Sarah Marie Daley, Yorktown Heights
Cameron Fritz Davenport, Washington, DC**
Emily Davies, Norwell, MA**
Katherine Marie Davies, Williston**
Stephen-George O. Davis II, New York, NY
Colin T. Dawson, Mount Sinai, NY
Robert Tyler Day, Hartland
Haley Alessandra DeCrescenzo, Glastonbury, CT
Tabor Lockwood DeGroot, Charlotte**
Taylor F. Delehanty, Essex Fells, NJ
Kayla Lynne Della Grotta, Essex†
Timothy M. Demaio, Natick, MA**
Christopher Dempsey, Edina, MN
Michael K. Denham, Henniker, NH
Aaron T. Der Parseghian, Watertown, MA
Madeleine Cecile Dery, Townshend
Clare Rose Devlin, Weston, MA
Chloe Page Dickinson, Woodstock†
Erin Renee Dickinson, Colts Neck, NJ
Campbell Alexander Dickson, Rumson, NJ
Julia Dillavou, Lexington, MA
Ana Maria Jaolino DiMarino, Acton, MA
Marshall Brooks Distel, Tunbridge
Peter Hillman Doelp, Essex Fells, NJ**
Jehan Dolbashian, Sutton, MA
Emily Anne Dolin, Montgomery, NJ
Alexandria C. Dolph, Pepperell, MA
Hannah C. Domas, Rochester
Alec Cavanaugh Donkin, Katonah, NY
Mariah Donnellan, Haverhill, MA*
Lindsey Donovan, Glen Ridge, NJ
Matthew E. Donovan, Pembroke, MA
Luke Dorfman, Shelburne
Henry N. Dowden, Warwick, NY
Paul A. Dreyer, Saratogo Springs, NY*
Montana J. Drummond, New York, NY
William Herbert Mooney Dube, Brooklyn,
NY**
Paul Dubois, Albany, NY
Hope Dubrow, Manchester*
Jessica S. Dudley, Milton
Mia Francesca Dunfey, Jamaica Plain, MA
Ian Dunn, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Kendra Dunn, Hinesburg
Thomas James Dunn, South Burlington
Stewart Dunoskovic, Burlington*
Shawn Dunwoody, Brookfield
Eliza Spring du Pont, Starksboro
Cody Christopher Duquette, Burlington*
Maxwell A. Duquette, Waterbury Center**
Emily Nicole Durfee, Bethel
Nicholas Dyar, Vista, NY
Cody William Dziegelewski, Grantham, NH
Eleanor A. Eaton, Rochester, NY
Emily Harris Edgar, Bethesda, MD
James M. Edgerton, Shelburne
Sophie R. Elliott, Framingham, MA
Henry Empey, Bellows Falls
Jeremy Enda, Rahway, NJ†
Shannon Kelly Esrich, Medway, MA
Kathryn Grace Estabrook, Manhattan, KS*
Emily Dayton Evans, Swanton
Madeline Louise Evans, Alexandria, VA†
Zoe Every-Baker, Bennington†
James Maxwell Fagan, Lower Merion, PA
Tessa Luisa Fagin, Portsmouth, NH
Kiley T. Falcone, Wilmette, IL
Jake Fallon, Southlake, TX
Christopher John Farnham, South Hero
Grady James Farnum Rendino, Hinesburg
Aleyna Thomson Feinberg, Granby, CT
Rachel Michelle Feniger, Hampton Falls, NH
Emily Katherine Fenuccio, West Barnstable,
MA
Taylor Feuss, Glen Rock, NJ
Robert Francis Field, Hampstead, NH**
Anna Lee Finkenauer, Haddonfield, NJ
Kelsey Anna Finnell, Bernardston, MA
Jacob A. Fisher, Orange, OH
Abigail Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Morrisville
Meghan K. Fitzpatrick, Norfolk, MA
Emma Flaherty, Summit, NJ
Jasmine I. Floran, New York, NY†
Karen Marie Foley, Chardon, OH
Phoebe Fooks, Charlottesville, VA
Dylan Sebastian Foote, Greenwich, CT**
Katherine Taylor Ford, Ann Arbor, MI
Hunter Gordon Foreman, Rapids City, IL**
Nicholas Burton Forsgren, Saint Paul, MN
Julia Grace Francis, Montpelier**
Barry Durkin Francoeur, Lowell, MA
Maxwell Lindor Freedlund, Sharon, MA
Alanna Eva Freedman Mahnke, San Diego,
CA
Ali Reed Frothingham, Putney
Jessica Fuller, Hummelstown, PA
Ian Max Furrer, Chester†
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
Sasha Gainen-Truslow, Northampton, MA
Thomas Gambino, Jr., Lido Beach, NY†
Federico Garau, Hingham, MA
Edward James Garvey II, Greensboro, NC
Ryan Garvey, Easton, PA
Sophia Gatison, North Haven, CT*
Jessie Allen Gay, Montpelier
Fiona Lucia Genadio-Allen, Jeffersonville
Kaitlyn E. George, Barton
Kevin Geraghty, Mount Prospect, IL
Nicholas C. Gerber, Mount Joy, PA
Anna Gerretson, Rutland
Amanda Joy Gertler, Potomac, MD
Gia Marie Giambrone, Bradford
Jacob George Giannoni, Granby, CT
Noah Gibbs, Bloomfield, CT
Sarah Gibson, Pasadena, CA
Rocko Gieselman, Burlington
Lila Carly Gilbreath, Hopkinton, MA
Katrina Marie Gladstone, Rochester, NY†
Jeffrey Bradford Gleason, Essex Junction
Emily Collins Gluckin, Wilton, CT
Ashley Rose Goff, Bronx, NY
Jeremy Goldberg, Newton, MA
Joshua Paul Goldberg, Westwood, MA
Rubin Bennet Goldberg, Shelburne
Katherine Maria Golde, Cutchogue, NY
Mariel Golden, Warren
Emily Sarah Goldhill, Jenkintown, PA
Sevan Golnazarian, Essex Junction**
Anne Gombosi, Newton, MA
Jonathan P. Gonin, Fayston
Amy Goodman, Niskayuna, NY
Andrew Gregory Goss, Essex Junction
Maximillian F. Grascher, Fairfield, CT
Jacob Reed Grasso, Shelburne
Jolene Marie Gray, Winooski
Kaitlyn Lianne Green, Derry, NH
Laura Lantry Greenwood, Lunenburg, MA
Jaz Chamberlain Greiss, Hartland
Christopher I. Griffin, Montclair, NJ
Daniel Buchanan Griffin, South Burlington*
Gabrielle Grinberg, Stowe
Tyler John Grohowski, Haddon Heights, NJ†
Jenna Michelle Grossman, Syracuse, NY
Anna Romaine Grubb, Duxbury, MA
Zachary Andrew Gruver, Dummerston
Olivia Brownson Gudisman, Stockbridge
Brice Guerriere, Shelburne
Barry Guglielmo, Wrentham, MA
Emily Therese Gunn, Rutland
Eli Michael Guterman, Brookline, MA
Melissa Miller Guzikowski, Potomac, MD
Alexandria Hall, Vergennes
Francesca Anna Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Frederick Carey Hall, Bedford Hills, NY†
Addie Halligan, Portland, ME**
Regina Nell Hallisey, Cambridge, MA
Kelsey R. Halloran, Ridgewood, NJ
Tierney Margaret Hally, Blue Hill, ME
Ruth Esther Hamilton Betances, Bronx, NY**
Samantha J. Hampton, San Mateo, CA
Nora Handelman, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Alexandra Handler, Sharon, MA
Lexi C. Hanks, Fairfield, PA
Taylor C. Hannan, Denville, NJ
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Shannon Harkey, Coventry
Samantha Harland, North Dartmouth, MA
Hector Frances Harold Jr., Pasadena, CA
Carly Marie Harris, Woodstock
Jacqueline Nicole Harris, South Salem, NY**
Martin Harrison, Essex†
Andrew T. Harvey, Saugus, MA
Carrie M. Harvey, Cabot
Tucker T. Harwood, Addison
Lara Hathaway, Cambridge, MA*
Nichole Dussault Hathaway, Essex Junction
Erica Lynne Hawley, Walpole, MA**
Kathleen C. Hayden, Stow, MA
Richard Thomas Heap, Boston, MA
Emily Blair Heath, Armonk, NY
Jasper Augustus Heaton, Dorset**
Kyle Patrick Heffrin, Marblehead, MA
Jonathan Heinrichs, Barton
Hannah Leigh Heintz, Sunderland
Madeline Garber Hejna, Grand Rapids, MI
Patrick James Heltz, Williston
Dana Heng, Providence, RI
Rian P. Henry, Silver Spring, MD
Amanda Marie Herbert, Goffstown, NH**
Elizabeth Anne Herlihy, Queensbury, NY
Stephen Herman, Burlington**
Fatima Hernandez, Bronx, NY
Maeve Elizabeth Herrick, South Hero
W. L. Tanner Hilbish, Coeur d’Alene, ID**
Danielle Eden Hill, Sharon, CT
Victoria Hill, Brownsville
Ethan Hinch, Norwich
Michael Tyler Hirson, Scarsdale, NY†
Katherine Rose Hoadley, East Granby, CT
Elizabeth Hoey, Patterson, NY
Aidan Christopher Holding, Francestown, NH
Felix Leon Holoszyc-Pimentel, New York, NY
Neal Hopton, Little Compton, RI
Rebecca Claire Hotung, Buffalo, NY
Evan Robert Howard, Portland, ME
Kate M. Howard, Saint Albans
Emily Ann Howe, Barrington, RI
Julie Michelle Howk, Henryetta, OK**
Ashley Noelle Hoyt, Hopkinton, MA
Zoe Katherine Hraska, Pearl River, NY
Andrew Spencer Huff, Wellesley, MA
John S. Hughes, Saint Albans†
Ian Hulbert, Bennington
Aurora A. Hurd, Burlington
Jacob L. Huston, Brookline
Ismet Idrizaj Jr., Norwalk, CT
Mark Igidbashian, Newtown Square, PA
Samuel Donald Ingraham, Stowe†
Sean M. Israelski, Goshen, NY
Zachary Emilio Mora James, Lincoln, NE**
Natalie Marguerite Jansen, Darien, CT**
Molly Elizabeth Jeffries, Omaha, NE
William John Jenik, New York, NY
Rosalie Camille Grezak Jenkel, Sydney,
Australia
Carlisle Barron Jensen, Nantucket, MA
Emerson McLean Jessup, Westport, CT†
Annastasia A. Jewett, Bennington†
Austin Michael Jodrey, Bethel, ME
Hannah Eve Johnson, Shelburne
Matt Johnston, Winooski
Ross Alexander Johnston, Strafford
Audrey Jones, Wardsboro
Christian M. Jordan, Newmarket, NH
Kyle Barnes Joseph, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Gillian Junger, Shelburne
Kathryn Harold Kalikow, New York, NY**
Sydney Marina Kaplan, Westwood, MA
Kelly Kapusta, Scotia, NY**
Alexandra Karambelas, Barrington, RI†
Devin Katherine Karambelas, Providence, RI
Anna Katherine Meiring Karnezos, Colchester
Jonathan Tyler Kascenska, Proctor
Joel Norman Kasnetz, Derry, NH
Hannah Meyer Kay, South Burlington
Rachel Elizabeth Kayser, New Rochelle, NY
Evan James Keating, Glens Falls, NY**
Zachary Christian Keene, Stowe
Jacqueline Keller, Wyckoff, NJ**
Elena Chichester Kelley, Burlington
Clara Catherine Kelly, Bethesda, MD
Timothy Kennedy, Rockville Centre, NY
Erin M. Kenny, Toms River, NJ
Schuyler M. Kepler, West Glover
Lydia Christina Kern, Bridgewater, MA†
Alexander G. Kesten, Wellesley, MA
Kylie Ann Keune, Rutland
Eugene Dewitt Kinlow II, Washington, DC
Catherine Kinsley, Avon, NJ
Paul Conrad Klein, Bedford, MA
Theodore Elias Klein, Larchmont, NY
Morgan Kathleen Klimmek, Burlington
Bretton Robb Klinedinst, Hattiesburg, MS
Frederick Henry Knight V, Devonshire,
Bermuda*
Lydia A. Koerner, Mosier, OR
Alexandra Anne Kohut, Millbrook, NY
Alessandra Angiolina Kopp, Plymouth, MA
Anastasia Elizabeth Kopp, Plymouth, MA
Kayla M. Korcz, Burlington
Alyssa Rose Korol, Saint Johnsbury
Sarah Elizabeth Kraenbring, Furlong, PA
Tasha S. Kramer-Melnick, Hinesburg*
Douglas Ryan Krieger, Hillsdale, NJ**
Emily Krug-Leach, Buffalo, NY
Catherine Grace Krupkowski, Burlington
Michaela Grace Kuhn, South Hero
Megan Elizabeth Kurmin, Marshfield, MA**
Amanda Kurtz, Marlboro, NJ
Jason Kwak, Albertson, NY
Amanda Chee Lam Kwong, Cranston, RI*
Shannon Lee Ladd, Bennington**
Fabienne Andrews Lafont, Northampton, MA
Delainey LaHood-Burns, Black Hawk, SD
Keane Latulippe, Wethersfield, CT*
Ethan Lazarovitch, North Caldwell, NJ
Colin McNair Leahy, Stoughton, MA
Peter Matthew LeBlanc, Dover, NH**
Jackson Matthew Leclerc, Colchester
Victoria M. Lee, Troy, NY
Bryan Taylor Lemoine, Asbury, NJ
Andrew T. Lenz, Essex**
Christopher S. Leone, Rochester, NY**
Stephanie LeQuier, Readsboro
Margaret Rose Leshner, Annapolis, MD
David Andrew Leskovar, Norwich
Emma Jane Lettiere, Bronxville, NY
Ted Matthew Levin, New York, NY
Arthur Lewis, Medfield, MA
Commencement 2015
Han Yao Li, Changsha City, Hunan
Province, China
Ying Lin, New York, NY**
Ben Morris Lindstrom-Ives, Sag Harbor,
NY†
Michelle Elizabeth Lineberger, Glenside, PA
Kara L’Italien, North Andover, MA
Kira Litin, Hudson, MA
Michael Longstreet, Fayetteville, NY*
Melissa Pell Loughlin, Burlington
Marguerite Lea Love, Friendswood, TX
A. L. Lowe, Waterbury†
Steven Forrest Lufkin, Norwich
Andrew Fredrick Lugano, Charlotte
Jacob Lumbra, Saint Albans
Connor Luong, Brooklyn, NY
Stephanie Lupica, Stratford, CT
Colin Paul Luther, Mohnton, PA
Alana Luttinger, Westport, CT
Peter Vincent Lynch, Needham, MA
Samuel Lynch, Saint Johnsbury
Phoebe A. Lyttle, Orleans, MA*
Amanda Jean Mackay, Kalamazoo, MI
Mel Mackin, Middletown, NJ
Rosalyn Owens Macy, Aptos, CA**
Michaela Erin Madden, Manchester
Kelly Magee, Tucker, GA*
Nathan H Magne, Middlesex
Patrick O’Donnell Maguire, Essex Junction
Anne Julia Maheux, South Hero
Miles J. Main, Bennington
Rebecca Eve Makous, Philadelphia, PA
Karen Malarin, Baltimore, MD**
Ivan Sebastian Mallory, Peshtigo, WI
Ryan Matthew Malmgren, Rutland
Caitlyn Elizabeth Malone, Lansdowne, VA**
Max W. Maltby, Chatham, NJ
Samara Manges, Montpelier
Molly Katherine Manjak, Albany, NY
Catherine Manning, Milton, MA
Moses Mohandas Manning, Wheelock
John Oliver Marcionetti, South Kingstown,
RI†
Anna Isabelle Mariani, Darnestown, MD
Timothy Gerald Marine, Brattleboro†
Cassandra A. Marino, North Andover, MA
Caroline Mariz, Bethesda, MD
Patrick J. Markley, Waterbury Center
Amanda Lynn Marquis, Canaan
Antony J. Martel, Wolcott
Clare Hurley Martin, Buffalo, NY**
Kerry Martin, Denver, CO
Darienne Martin-Baker, Craftsbury
Connor Schaefer Mason, Melrose, ME†
Jackson Massey, Steamboat Springs ,CO
Kelley Match, Saint Albans*
Geoffrey J. Matthews, Hinesburg
Megan Matthews, Griffin, GA
Paul W. Mayer Jr., Sea Girt, NJ**
Laura Patricia McBride, Colchester
Carolyn McCarthy, Lowell, MA
Megan Diana McCleary Turcotte,
Portsmouth, NH
Shannon Elizabeth McCullen, Essex
Junction
Kara Caitlin McDonald, South Burlington
Kinnon James McDonald, Franklin
Gregory R. McElravy, Berlin, CT**
Kevin McElroy, Marblehead, MA
Patrick Ryan McHugh, Hingham, MA
John Freidrich McInerney, Natick, MA
William McKenna, Stowe*
Maria Mel McManus, Winnetka, IL**
Corey McMullen, High Bridge, NJ
Alisha Marie McNally, Belle Fourche, SD**
Delia McNally, Glen Head, NY
Dayna Leigh McRoberts, Lancaster, PA
Kathryn Helga Meader, Marshfield, MA
Amber Lenn Menard, Walden†
Andrew John Mercier, South Burlington*
Michael Messina, Winooski†
Stewart Andrew Micali, Arlington, VA
Laura Anne Michalak, Chicago, IL
Alyssa Rose Micheli, East Meadow, NY
Sarah Louise Mickel, West Springfield, MA
Anne E. Mientka, Albany
Galen Milchman, Chelsea†
Mareesa Miles, Acton, ME**
Brian A. Miller, Burlington
Molly Elizabeth Milliken, Blue Hill, ME**
Kimberly Anne Mills, Oakland, ME
Logan Scheiner Mills, Norwich
Garrett David Milner, Cranston, RI
Joshua Miner, Burlington
Geoffrey Alexander Mintz, Edwards, CO*
Benjamin Mitchell, Dover, MA
Kevin Molfetta, Mahopac, NY
Fiona Balfe Monaghan, Barrington, RI
Ariel Rebecca Mondlak, Brandon
Kyla Ruffner Montgomery, Burlingame, CA
Hayley M. Moon, Williston
Victoria Paige Mooney, Holden, MA
Evan Moore, Hinesburg
John James Moore, West Hartford, CT
Russ Michael Moore, Kansas City, MO†
Julia Beatrice Moreno, Providence, RI
Mark Morin, Buffalo, NY*
Adrianne Alysa Georgina Morris, New York, NY
Benjamin Russell Morrisette, Woodstock, CT*
Kate Morrissey, Burlington**
Julia Elizabeth Morrow, Farmington, CT
Anne Moses, Los Angeles, CA
Meraz Mostafa, Potomac, MD
Kelsea Moulton, Milford, NH
William Mozley, Socorro, NM†
Nicole Elizabeth Mucci, Cumberland, RI
Michael Mullaley, Sharon, MA
Mariana Lizbeth Munoz, Wellesley, MA**
Brady A. Murphy, Boston, MA
Emma R. Murphy, Brookline, MA
HollyBeth Frances Murphy, Marblehead, MA
Kevin Murphy, Reston, VA*
Rory Murphy, Austin, TX
Margaret Musty, Ryegate
Avery Patrick Muzikar, Jay
Roya Nabizadeh, Jacksonville, FL
Colby John Nadeau, Essex Junction
Derek Churchill Rank Neal, Essex†
Patrick Emmett Nease, Charleston, WV
Isabella Neill, Roslyn Harbor, NY
Esther Anne Nemethy, Adamant†
Cameron Nevin, Moretown
Alexander Newton, Vergennes
Jenny Marie Newton, Windham
Kenny Nguyen, Lowell, MA
Megan E. Noonan, Pittsford, NY
Ardijan Novaj, Bronx, NY
Peter Ross Novello, West Windsor**
Joshua Nye, Sheldon Springs
Cody Alexander Nygard, Littleton, MA
Joseph O’Brien, Peabody, MA
Caitlin Deirdre O’Connell, Montpelier†
Kathleen O’Donnell, Scarborough, ME
Ross W. O’Donoghue, Nashua, NH
Christopher Ogletree, Wayland, MA
Molly Katherine O’Hara, Rutland*
Katherine Lewis O’Leary, Okemos, MI
Winston Whiting Oliver, Canandaigua, NY
Alice Elizabeth O’Neill, Columbus, OH**
Mitchell William O’Neill, Saratoga Springs, NY
Pamela T. Osborne, Williston
Patrick C. O’Shea, Swanton
Joseph Owusu Oteng, South Lebanon, OH
Paul Ouellette, Enfield, CT†
Brittney Jean Palermo, Jericho
Tanner Nicklaus Palin, Essex Junction
Colin Palma, Chappaqua, NY
Alexandra Zoë Papas, Pittsfield, MA
Christian Grant Parry, Burlington**
Daniel A. Parsons, Montclair, NJ
Craig W. Pastel, Essex
Riker Steven Pasterkiewicz, Roselle Park, NJ
AliciaRose Pastore, Durango, CO
Brett Joseph Pellegrino, North Haven, CT
Elspeth Pennell, Chelsea, MI*
E. Sohier Perry, Norwich*
Taylor Lynn Perry, Saugus, MA
Ian Peterman, Hingham, MA
Sam Kien Pham, Melrose, MA†
Mitchell J. Philbin, South Burlington**
Matthew M. Claussen Philipp, Champaign, IL
Sara Kate Phillips, Montpelier
Hannah Pike, Voorhees, NJ
Dzenan Pilav, Colchester†
Steven Craig Pilon, Burlington*
Mia Pinheiro, New Bedford, MA
Corina M. Pinto-Amador, Saugus, MA
Winthrop Walker Piper, Etna, NH**
Charlotte Alana Pirro, Danbury, CT
Sarah Hollander Pitman, Swampscott, MA
Sarah Mae Plante, Moretown
Kalitha Playter, Billerica, MA
Jonathan Max Polson, Maplewood, NJ
Azure Curtis Pope-McGraw, Montague, MA
Matthew Rhoades Potter, Ayr, United Kingdom†
Allen James Powell, Old Tappan, NJ*
Catherine Hope Powell, Waterville Valley, NH
Jeremy M. Prasch, Lebanon, NH*
Hayden Pressey-Murray, Hanover, NH†
Courtney F. Prillaman, McLean, VA†
Meghan L. Purvis, Farmingdale, NJ
Madeline Leah Rabin, Deerfield, IL
Paige Marie Radney, Pavilion, NY**
Erica Anne Raff, Bedford, NH
Julia Anne Raggio, Fairfield, CT
Kelly Tatiana Ramos, Norwalk, CT
Katherine Denison Rapoza, Colchester
Peter Stanislaus Raszka, Charlotte*
Kiersten Raymond, Troy, NY
Macie M. Rebel, Barre
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
Krista Christine Wyly Reeves, Taos, NM
Amelia Marie Davis Rehm, Bethesda, MD
August M. Reid III, Marlborough, MA*
Savana Nicole Rentas, Westminster
Mickey Gabriel Rentas Jr., Westminster
Joseph Frederick Resnik, Shelburne
Sarah Marie Richardson, Haverhill, MA
Clara Greenlee Richmond, Little Compton, RI
Brittany Paige Riley, Burlington†
Katja Amber Ritchie, Durham, NH
Bianca Rae Rizzio, Burlington
Peter Roach, Buffalo, NY
Stephen Roberge, Mont Vernon, NH†
Nathaniel Smith Robertson, East Greenwich, RI
Elena Robidoux, Newburyport, MA
Brett A. Robinson, Pembroke, MA*
Christopher Robert Roche, Watertown, MA
Cadence Avery Roddy, Saranac Lake, NY
Allison Rogers, Garden City, NY
Stephanie Rogers, Portland, ME
Thomas Joseph Rogers IV, Marblehead, MA
Mariama Helen Roldan, Springfield
Olivia Louise Root, Westford**
Kathleen A. Rose, Guilderland, NY
Adrienne Pearl Rosenberg, Brooklyn, NY
Sarah Rosenblatt, San Jose, CA**
Elijah Rosenblith, Brooklyn, NY
Peyton Blair Rosenthal, Great Neck, NY
Elizabeth Roskey, Portsmouth, NH
Kristen M. Rousse, Springfield
Gregory Royce, Framingham, MA
Hannah Grace Ruede, Lyndonville
Frances Canning Russell, Charlotte†
Michael Karl Russell, Charlotte
Henry Stevens Rutherford, Chelsea, MI
Braden D. Ryan, Burlington†
Patrick R. Ryan, Pawlet**
Kevin Santamaria, Miami, FL
Amanda Lee Santillan, Norwalk, CT
Cassidy Frances Sargent, Warren**
Samantha Madelyn Sawyer, Saint Louis Park,
MN
Marykate Scanlon, Southington, CT
Janell Schafer, Burlington*
Amber Schneider, Shelburne
Jacob Schneider, Sellersville, PA†
Victoria Elizabeth Schryver, Skillman, NJ
Myles Schulze, Acton, MA
Samantha Medine Schwartz, Pittsburgh, PA
Aimee Scott, Barre**
Taylor M. Scribner, Waterbury Center
Meagan Elizabeth Sears, Colchester
Chelsea Michelle Sedeyn, Lanoka Harbor, NJ
Jordan McGlaughlin Seim, Marion, MA**
Connor Austin Seitchik, Lexington, MA**
Dahlia Liliane Sevy, New York, NY†
Michelle Anna Sexton, West Simsbury, CT
Ruth Shafer, Williamsville**
Jacob Shane, West Newton, MA
Dillon Wright Shannon, Rochester, NY
Jamie Paula Sharken, Amherst, MA**
Sarah A. Shaw, Tully, NY
Colin P. Shea, Canton, MA
Emily Arlene Shea, Greenlawn, NY
Meagan Ann Sheridan, Randolph
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
+Awarded Posthumously
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Hannah Sherman, Redding, CT
Xin Shi, Nanchong, China**
Lauren W. Shores, Scarsdale, NY
Casey Ann Short, Danville, CA
Maxwell Forastieri Short, Brooklyn, NY†
Tierra Danielle Shumpert, Lone Tree, CO
Michael D. Sickles, Mamaroneck, NY
Dylan Wesley Siebert, Deer Isle, ME
Bennett Eli Siegel, Grand Rapids, MI†
Chanel Muriel Simmons, Bronx, NY
Alana Victoria Simoncelli, New Fairfield, CT†
Frank Hartwell Simpson III, Norwich†
Wylla Aurora Skye, East Middlebury
Emily A. Sleeper, Colchester
Brian Andrew Sloan, Park Ridge, NJ†
Ashley Bianca Smith, Westtown, NY
Naomi Smith, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Stephanie L. Smith, Essex†
Alicja Smolak, South Burlington
Alex John Snow, Mechanicsburg, PA**
Hanna Elizabeth Snyder, Barnard
Alyssa Joy Solomon, Andover, MA
Ian R. Solomon, Shelburne
Guillaume N. Sparrow-Pepin, Westminster West
Andrew Emory Speight, Severna Park, MD
Sarah Jane Spevak, Baltimore, MD
Hannah M. Springer, East Nassau, NY**
Katherine Staley, Sudbury, MA
Shawnae Kristine Stanton, Missoula, MT
Matthew Kenneth Starbuck, Grand Isle
Krystalynn Steckler, Eugene, OR
Emma Muir Stein, Bozeman, MT**
Navah Shoshanah Stein, Huntington, NY
Peter Joseph Steinhoff, Williston
Shakir Stephen, London, United Kingdom
Adrian J. Charnov Sternberg, McLean, VA
Ames Stevens, Boston, MA*
Carolyn Elizabeth Stevens, Stowe**
Samuel Stevens, Brattleboro
Caleigh Anne Stevenson, Providence, RI
Benjamin Shepard Steverson, New London, NH
Taylor Michael Stivali, Millbrook, NY
John C. Stone IV, Greensboro
Emily Stoneking, Burlington
Erin O’Malley Storck, Essex
Ashten M. Stringer, Canaan
Sarah Anne Strohmayer, Laurel, MD
Galen F. Stump, New York, NY
John Sudekum, Winnetka, IL
Alissa Diana Sullivan, Byfield, MA†
Blaise Sullivan, Atlanta, GA
Dennis Sunder, Winchester, MA
Mark Whitman Swank, Bedford, NY
Alexander Maynard Swanson, Cambridgeport
Cameron Joseph Sweeney, Kingston, NY
Kendall Lauren Sweeney, Katonah, NY
Madison Glenna Symes, Rockport, MA
Keira Jazz Tachibana, Blue Hill, ME
Jeffery Tackie, Bronx, NY*
Edward Tarnell, Sherborn, MA**
Douglas Taylor, Meriden, NH
Rachel Taylor, Pelham, NY
Pax Arlen Templeton, Sante Fe, NM**
William R. Tennant III, Lake Placid, NY
Lillian M. Thompson, North Ferrisburgh
Alex Jung Thornton, Marlborough, MA
Matthew Joseph Tolosky, Longmeadow, MA*
Nicholas Alexander Tomso, Durham, NC
Jillian R. Tostenson, Claremont, NH*
Hannah Catherine Trask, West Chester, PA
Gladys Juliana Triana, Nashua, NH
Hannah Anderson Trischman, Landgrove
Daniel David Troumbly, Grand Rapids, MN**
Georgia Rae Troutman, South Burlington
Jake Tsacudakis, Burlington*
Jonathan Tsoris, Wilmette, IL
Kelsey Maria Turner, Gainesville, VA
Gregory Michael Tyler, Essex Junction+
Bennett Tyson, Washington, DC
Hannah Catherine Ullman, Bristol, CT
Nicholas Anspach Umpleby, Washington, DC**
Nicholas Fritch Usen, Wellesley, MA
Kellen Fletcher Van Nostrand, Hanover, NH
Lia Vaska, Randolph, NJ
Charles Bird Vaughan III, Dorset
John P. W. Vest II, Burlingham, NY
Kathryn Marie Vetter, Huntington Station, NY*
Adam F. Vindigni, Chester, NJ
Jereme Chase Vinette, Lanesboro, MA
Kaitlyn Rose Vitez, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Niklaus Vitzthum von Eckstaedt, Dover, MA
Greer Vogl, Edina, MN
Christopher von Staats, Wenham, MA
Sarah Elizabeth Vredenburgh, Springfield
Elizabeth Anne Wagner, Fairfax
Theodore R. Wagner, Ridgewood, NJ*
Amy Jean Wagoner, Essex Junction
Abigail Waite, Hartland
Lauren Ansley Eden Waller, North Clarendon
Lindsey Walton, Chester**
Kelly L. Wangerin, Ballston Spa, NY*
Nathanial Ward, Millis, MA**
Brenda Marin Warman, Springfield, NJ
Zachary Lloyd Warner, Brookfield, CT**
Kathryn Warrender, Pownal
Jackson T. Waskowitz, Avon, CT
Donna Steingard Waterman, Charlotte
Katie Brennan Webster, Guilford
Sarah Anne Weichselbaum, Burlington, MA
Justin Weinberger, Norwalk, CT
Michele Christine Weinstein, Annandale, NJ**
Melissa S. Welikson, Oceanside, NY
Matthew West, Reading, MA
Lily Whitaker, Hinesburg
Taylor Dean Whitcomb, Colchester
Nicholas A. White, Rockport, ME
Rebecca Elizabeth White, Wilder
John J. Wick, Burlington**
Sean Patrick Wiegmann, Belle Mead, NJ**
Katherine Renee Todd Wilcenski, Cutchogue, NY
Caroline Emmons Will, Siasconset, MA
Charles Ryan Williams, Harvard, MA*
Dean Williams, Cortlandt Manor, NY**
Margaret Kathleen Williams, Wilton, CT
Natalie Anne Williams, San Diego, CA
Ty Christian Williams, Williamsburg, VA
Orion Willis, Rutherford, NJ
Carlie Rose Wilson, Madison, CT
Georgianne Letendre Wilton, Rutland
Braden J. Winslow, Middlebury
Michael Witham Jr., Roxbury
Harrison F. Wolf, Lake Mary, FL**
Ethan M. Wolfe, New City, NY
Shelby Joelle Wolstein, Cleveland, OH
Charlotte Frances Wonnell, Princeton, NJ
Laurin M. Wood, Fairfax*
Commencement 2015
Taelor Wood, New York, NY†
June Park Woods, Burlington**
Breton Skye Worthington, Southold, NY
Hazel Simone Wright, Portland, OR
Thea Katherine Wurzburg, Saint Johnsbury
Peter Wyckoff, Southport, CT
Lilly Xian, Newton, MA
Kevin Lawrence Xiques, Milton
Motoharu Yano, South Burlington
Christopher William Young, South Hamilton, MA
Dekang Yuan, South Burlington
Christopher Zarrilli, West Chester, PA**
Rachel Zelouf, Merion, PA
Christopher A. Zepf, Windsor
Julia Mary Zephir, Leominster, MA
Qingran Zheng, Beijing, China
Russell Zintel, Warwick, NY**
Qiao Zou, Chongqing, China
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Divakar Ahuja, East Lyme, CT
Daniel Allman, Tarrytown, NY**
Aya AL-Namee, Baghdad, Iraq
Katherine Elizabeth Alpogianis, Glencoe, IL
Matthew Ashe III, Richmond
Summer Atkinson, East Lyme, CT
Emily A. Aubuchon, Plymouth, MA
Jonathan Harold Baker, York, ME
Rachael Lynn Bassett, West Brookfield, MA
Mireille Nicole Beaudoin, Biddeford, ME
Brooke Jacqueline Benoit, Fairfax†
Christopher Douglas Bernard, Corning, NY
Sara Bryn Birchard, New York, NY
Katelyn C. Bliven, Greenfield, MA
Benjamin Jared Blumberg, Wilmington, DE**
Patrick Bonson, Burlington
Karen April Brack, Plainfield**
Angela Marie Brisson, Shoreham
Ashley Kathleen Brock, Lyndeborough, NH
Riley Christopher Brown, Oreland, PA
Stephanie Burrows, Georgia
Dalina Ceku, Norwood, MA
Noah Alden Chornyak, Richmond
Casey Patricia Coddaire, Chelmsford, MA
Tonya M. Conley, Burlington
Alessandra Conner, Mars, PA
Lille C. Cook, South Burlington
Grace Cosgrove, Locust, NJ
Benjamin Dahlgren, Essex Junction
Jack V. Davis, Belchertown, MA
Michael Patrick Davis, Guilderland, NY
Ashley Nicole Dennis, Johnson
Pamela Rose Derickson, Moorestown, NJ
Campbell Alexander Dickson, Rumson, NJ
Estee Alice Dilli, Littleton, CO
Daniel T. DiStefano, Jamesville, NY
Kelly Dobler, Rochester, NY
Avery Lane Dorgan, Robbinsville, NJ
Austin M. Dziki, Brooklyn, CT
Shawn Bruce Egri, Haddam, CT
Zachary Ehret, East Montpelier
Jeffrey Scott Eiseman, Swarthmore, PA
Jacquelyn M. Ellis, Winchendon, MA
Theresa Emery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Fang Qian, Zhengzhou, China
Catherine Elizabeth Ferguson, Cumberland, ME
Meghan K. Fitzpatrick, Norfolk, MA
Benjamin Arthur Flinn II, Burlington
Parker S. Forsley, Oakland, ME
Hannah Elizabeth Frering, Ridgewood, NJ
Corbin D. Fridgen, Troy, NY**
Sarah Maureen Fuller, Bridgewater, MA
Isaac B. Garnick, Pelham, NH
Katrina Marie Gladstone, Rochester, NY†
Eleni Yvonne Vanhorn Griffith, Virginia
Beach, VA
Sara Groshens, Chester*
Andrew Kwang-Shik Groth, Old Lyme, CT
Stephen F. Groves Jr., Farmersville, TX
Rebecca Harcourt, Charlotte
Riley Suzanne Harding, Lyons, NY**
Jennifer Nicole Harris, Glencoe, IL
Brett Hatfield, Reston, VA
Maci Heal, Rockport, ME
Joshuah T. Heath, South Burlington
Daniel Sprague Hebert, Charlotte
Eric Reed Hedeman, Brookside, NJ
Dylan Leah Herman, Minnetonka, MN
Amanda Marie Hernandez, Catskill, NY
Jennie Adaline Hill, Arlington, MA
Catherine Horan, Boston, MA
Julia Grace Huessy, Wallingford
Erin C. Hullinger, Towson, MD
Bridget Iverson, Underhill
Jordan H. Jara, Nashua, NH
Brian Jencik, Fairport, NY
Sommer Lynn Johansen, Livingston Manor, NY
Kyle Barnes Joseph, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Anes Karic, South Burlington
Emily Kasper, Olathe, KS
Sarah Rose Kechejian, Milton, MA
Christopher M. Kenseth, Montpelier
John Henri King, Old Saybrook, CT
Brian Knapp, Andover, MA
Adam Michael Knight, North Hampton, NH
Debora Kotoroka-Yiadom, Burlington*
Aimee Lacaden, Mastic Beach, NY†
Luc Lalire, Palisades, NY
Ashley Marie Lambros, Leominster, MA
Douglas Robert Lane, Reading, MA
Maxwell C. Langworthy, North Potomac, MD
Jordan Scott LaPointe, Epping, NH
Prairie R. Lefebvre, Bennington
Alan Leggett, Salem, NH
Sarah Hannah Leidinger, Hope, ME**
Sarah Elisabeth Williams Light, Ravena, NY
Christian D. Love, Lexington Park, MD**
Graham MacLean, Shelburne*
Elizabeth MacNeill, Framingham, MA
Inessa Manuelyan, Yerevan, Armenia**
Emily Marshall, Jericho
Eric Marshall, Jericho
Kristian Tyler Marzotto, Richmond, MA
Jackson Mathews, Burlington**
Jacob D. McGinnis, Essex Junction
Daniel Conner Mengedoht, Tunbridge**
Rachel J. Merriam, Kennebunk, ME
Megan Meuser, Stratford, CT
Amanda Stevens Meyer, Matunuck, RI
Amanda Carol Mirando, Weare, NH
Philippe R. Mouchati, Milton, MA
Eric Edwards Mousin, Teaneck, NJ†
Nicole Elizabeth Mucci, Cumberland, RI
Jordan Ari Munger, Stow, MA
Anna Olivia Myers, Calais
Shannon Niedbala, West Boxford, MA
Matthew John Noonan, Richmond†
Chandler Ethan Noyes, Shelburne
John Patrick O’Keefe, Greenland, NH
Katherine Lewis O’Leary, Okemos, MI
William Oswald, Kings Park, NY
Alexandra L. Parenteau, Saratoga Springs, NY
David Michael Parker, Williston†
Susan Parmelee, Shelburne
Craig W. Pastel, Essex
Feresha Krushna Patel, Bennington
Cooper David Pearson, Basking Ridge, NJ**
Alice Peng, South Burlington
Andrew W. Perez, Amherst, NH
Arieliz Perez, Bronx, NY
Anna J. Pirog, Brattleboro
Sarah Powell, East Moriches, NY
Meghan Cathleen Prior, Westport, CT
Cole Rachman, Reading, PA
Samantha M. Rajkowski, East Kingston, NH**
Anthony Richard Ramuglia, Hanover, MA
Nicole Redmond, Essex Junction
Ashley Czarina Rivers, Colchester
Kyle W. Robertson, Amherst, NH
Charlotte Nasta Robison, Cabot
Keenan Lin Rondini, Clayton, CA**
Nicole Ashley Sala, South Burlington
Benjamin E. Schachner, New York, NY
Tyler Alan Schaub, Ludlow
Carly Schmidt, Colchester
Elias J. Schoen, Essex Junction**
Ruth Shafer, Williamsville**
Adam Shappy, Rutland
Emily Arlene Shea, Greenlawn, NY
Lawrence A. Simeone III, Boxford, MA*
Georgia Smith, Paoli, PA
Olivia Smith, Rockport, MA
Dylan Souder, Lincoln University, PA
Stuart J. Sporko, Wolcott, CT**
Emily Stempien, Trumbull, CT
Joseph Abraham Stern, Buffalo, NY
Christina Strathearn, Farmington, CT
Margaret Patricia Sullivan, North Branford, CT
Sophia Mapes Swain, West Simsbury, CT
Aathman Swaminathan, Cumberland, RI
Shintaro Takano, Yokohama, Japan
Carolanne Elizabeth Taylor, Danvers, MA
Benjamin A. Teasdale, Williston
Daniella J. Thorsdottir, Reykjavik, Iceland
Benjamin J. Torpey, Saratoga Springs, NY*
Julia Torvi, Groveland, MA
Jennifer Alice Trimble, Merrimack, NH
Charles John Van Ness, Bronx, NY
Cole Van Seters, Chester, NJ
Giselle Marie Veve, South Burlington**
Ann-Kathrin von Eynern, Manchester
Kelsey VonDerLinn, Oconomowoc, WI
David Keegan Wall, Weston, CT†
Ren Hao Wang, Shanghai, China**
Benjamin M. Weaver, Bedford, MA
Sienna Rachel Weinstein, Newton Centre, MA
Emily Delorey Whalen, Tunbridge**
Emily Beatrice Wiggans, Seaford, VA
Ryan David Wiklund, Melrose, MA
Sean Michael Witte-Meredith, Granby, CT
Jessie C. Woodcock, Brattleboro
Olivia Helena Wren, Amissville, VA**
Elisabeth Laurel Ziehl, North Andover, MA
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
School of Business Administration
Sunday, May 17, 2015
12:00 p.m.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Sanjay Sharma, Dean
E. Lauck Parke, School Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME, Dean Sanjay Sharma
STUDENT ADDRESS, Hailey Ronconi
Recipient of the Outstanding Senior Award for Academic Excellence and Overall Achievement
ADDRESS, David Aronoff, UVM Class of 1986, Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
CONCLUDING COMMENTS, Dean Sanjay Sharma
RECESSIONAL
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Adriano E. Agudelo, Burlington
Maxwell Baker Albright, Essex Center**
Garrett B. Allard, Milton
Danielle Allendorf, Underhill
Tyler J. Allin, West Yarmouth, MA
Benjamin P. Andres, Morrisville
Cody Michael Atwood, Albany
Michael Joseph Gabriel Baccari, Hingham, MA
Michael Allen Bancroft, Barre
Emily L. M. Bates, South Burlington
Bryan Bathalon, Eden
Edward Addison Batten, Winchester, MA
Kelsie Lynn Benjamin, Whitehall, NY**
Calder Swift Billings, Woodstock
Dylan Heremoana Borrello, East Longmeadow,
MA†
Brendon J. Bourgea, South Burlington
Charles Arran Brazinski Joyce, Annapolis, MD
Connor Allen Woods Brisson, Milton†
Ethan John Broder, Airmont, NY
Andrew Buckanavage, Ridgefield, CT†
Andrew S. Burger, New Canaan, CT
Thomas E. Burns, Williston
Colin John Canty, Westford, MA
Xiaolu Cao, Changchun, Jilin, China**
Kevin Mauricio Carita Rivero, New Rochelle, NY
Hunter Cartwright, Arlington, VA
Christopher H. Chaffee, Barrington, RI*
Jenna Charron, West Haven
Kirsten Dillingham Chatillon, Madison, CT**
Colin Richard Cheng, Pittsburgh, PA
Kyle Chu, South Burlington
Michael K. Clayton, Shelburne
Monica Lyden Clifford, Glen Ridge, NJ
Damienne Marie Condict, Moretown
Robert Edward Connors III, Dover, MA†
Hudson K. Corbett, Fair Haven, NJ
Royal Kuchka Craig, Phoenix, MD
Michael P. Cronin, Fairfield, CT
Brian Curtin Cunningham, Merrimack, NH
Victoria Daniels, West Burke
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Ryan M. Dattilio, Westford
Eric Davis, Sudbury, MA†
Hayley Davis, Underhill Center
Benjamin F. DeCarlo, Cresskill, NJ
Curtis James Desmarais, Barre
Harrison George Detwiler, Norwell, MA
David William DiMarco, Madison, CT
Jacob D. DiMille, Essex Junction†
James Tyler Dixon, Poland, OH
Kristen Donaldson, Charlotte
William Joseph Donaway, Boonton, NJ**
Lauren Marie Donnellan, Hillsborough, NJ
Anthony Richard Doria, Middlebury
Mallory Ronald Nelson Duncan, Hayward, CA
Maxwell Allen Elles, Bridgewater Corners
Daniel Frazer Elliott, Norwich
Danielle Shepherd Enis, Westford, MA
Alexander R. Farrell, Charlotte
Tyler Scott Faulkner, Swampscott, MA
Andrea Rose Fishman, Southborough, MA
Melissa Kendra Fontaine, Essex Junction†
Taylor James Forbes, Waterbury
Domenic M. Franco Jr., Graniteville
Kathryn Emily Francoeur, Essex Junction
Katie Marie Frey, Essex
Andrew K. Gale, Williston
Jordan C. Ganz, Waldorf, MD
Jake M. Geddes, Manchester, NH*
George Elias Georgiton, Garden City, NY**
Harrison L. Gessow, Trumbull, CT
James Michael Girardin, Essex
Jordan T. Goldstein, Vail, CO
Alexandra Michelle Gordon, Brielle, NJ
Dana N. Greenlaw, Wayland, MA**
Molly Lawrence Groves, Summit, NJ
Gregory W. Hahr, Starksboro
Jasmin Halkic, Winooski
Christopher M. Hall, Collinsville, CT*
James McDonald Hall, Baltimore, MD†
Thomas Brayton Bela Harris, Manlius, NY
Shawn P. Haskins, Huntington
Margaret Alaina Hawkins, Woodstock*
Kevin Anthony Hernandez, Fair Haven
Michael John Heske, Bethel, CT
Colin J. Hilliard, Lancaster, PA**
Ian William Hoser, Chester
Megan Laura Howley, Marshfield, MA
Harrison Hubbell, Stratham, NH
Blair N. Hutchinson, Seattle, WA
Daniel Harris Ingersoll, Andover**
Dillon P. Irving, Marblehead, MA**
Thomas James Jackman, Essex Junction**
Samuel Alexander Jedrey, North Kingstown, RI
Julia E. Jermain, Greenwich, CT
Tyler Steven Jones, Montgomery, NY
Waino Kaihlanen III, Belmont, MA
Jacob Kane, Wilton, CT†
Adam Kaufman, Shelburne
Kurt Keller, Basking Ridge, NJ
Jesse Kiel, Needham, MA
Andrew Carlton Kirkwood, Westford, MA
Cameron Taylor Kostyra, White Plains, NY
Julieanne Kumin-Hachmann, Stowe
Kaitlyn Elizabeth LaGue, Berlin
Danara Jean Lamont, Essex Junction
Eric Connor Larsen, Duxbury, MA
Jordan Conchessa Leach, Stowe
Shawn E. Leene, Montpelier
Jennifer Lin Leggett, Killington
Yangxi Leng, Chengdu Sichuan, China**
Patrick Ryan Lennon, Loudonville, NY
Amanda Hellvi Leslie, Lancaster, PA†
Theodore Grayson LeVino, Fairfield, CT
Jingyi Li, Beijing, China**
Brandon Lim, Bronx, NY
Thomas Stephen Linder, Huntington
Anqi Liu, Shenyang Liaoning, China
Derek Lowe, Waterbury
John Alexander MacDonald III, Irvine, CA
David Jake Mayers, Reisterstown, MD
Shane Ian McCafferty, Groveland, MA**
Langston McCullough, South Burlington†
Alicia Marie McDonald, Fairfield
Alexander James McKennan, New Canaan, CT*
Benjamin M. Medor, Swanton
Jonathan Michaels, Fairfield, CT
Faxon Alexander Michaud, Marblehead, MA
Tyler Wilson Miles, Waterbury
Jackson Miller, Craftsbury†
Bianca Mohn, Conestoga, PA†
Commencement 2015
Evan Patrick Moore, Hinesburg
Mark Moruzzi, Sherborn, MA
Michael Alan Mouchantat, Sandy Hook, CT**
Allison Murphy, Oceanport, NJ†
Sabrina Nijim, Rama, Israel
Allison Nicole Nobile, Wayne, NJ
Matthew E. Nolan, Ticonderoga, NY
John Kean Roosevelt Norman, Lyme, CT
Benjamin Norris, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Henry O’Brien, Westfield, NJ
Kevin F. O’Neill, Burlington**
Jeffrey Palmer, Shelburne
Sophia Eleni Papadogonakis, Simsbury, CT*
Francesca Louise Parnham, East Grand Rapids, MI
Owen Barrett Parr, North Caldwell, NJ
Steven Pelissier, Old Lyme, CT
Meg D. Pelkey, Saint Albans
Cameron S. Pennoyer, Falmouth, ME
Sarah Michelle Perda, Woodbury, CT**
Benjamin Peters, Hanover, NH†
J. R. Phillips, West Simsbury, CT
Michael Cosmo Pisani, Coto Laurel, PR†
Kelsey Katherine Porter, Chester, NH
Matthew Joseph Purcell, Easton, CT**
Kelvin Alexander Reynolds, Clinton, NY
Kyle J. Reynolds, Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada
Joshua Riemer, Andover, MA
Kristina Riis-Johannessen, Oslo, Norway
Sara K. Riordan, Williston
Jessica Marie Roach, Scituate, MA
Ryan T. F. Robbins, Northfield
Gwynneth C. C. Roberts, Fair Haven
Jared Joseph Robichaud, Hingham, MA
Jackson Cole Rogers, Boxford, MA
Hailey Rose Ronconi, LaGrangeville, NY
Jamon Connor Roth, Hillsdale, NJ
Ruth Michelene Rowell, Saxtons River
Benjamin Rudd, Morristown, NJ
Robert J. Russ, Williston
Andrew Marco Sarmiento, Queens, NY
David Matthew Sartorelli, Williston
Jeremy Thomas Schildkamp, Middlebury
Miles Grant Schoenberg, New York, NY
Andreas Schwartz, Mansfield Center, CT
Eric Douglas Shand, Jericho
Henry Caleb Sinkula, Hinesburg
John Miller Slechta, Duxbury, MA†
Daniel Lewis Smith, Cromwell, CT
Baolin Song, Jilin, China†
Olivia Marie Spooner, Newport
Dylan Paul Staats, Brookline
Eric Alan Stadlin, Limerick, PA
W. Alex Start, Randolph
Erik James Steingas, Thetford Center**
Silas Thomas Surprenant, Norwich, CT
Logan Richard Szidik, Weathersfield**
Yujie Tao, Chongqing, China
Nicole Jordan Taylor, York, ME
Rafe J. Teer, Jupiter, FL
Aaron Christian Thibault, Milton
Kristen L. Thompson, Grand Isle*
Kane Tobin, Carlsbad, CA
Lauren Tom, Ridgewood, NJ
Dieu-donne Mandela Tonoki, Kinshasa, Congo*
Amelia Traynor, Marblehead, MA
Colin J. Trettel, York, PA
John Boardman Trottier, South Burlington
Benjamin Barber Vaughan, Alexander, NY
Ryan Vaughan, Norwell, MA
Cody Grant Vernet, Richmond
Philip Hart Vernimb, Bernardsville, NJ
Nicolas Allen Vyhovsky, Hartford
Yiyue Wang, Shanghai, China
Jacob Samuel Warshaw, Burlington**
Jacob Webber, Longmeadow, MA
Lauren Webber, Longmeadow, MA
Liang Wei, ChongQing, China**
Justin M. Wiegmann, Belle Mead, NJ
Megan Wilson, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Kyle Stephen Wolter, Manalapan NJ*
Stephanie Wright, Fairlee
Minyu Xu, Suzhou, China
Ruoyi Yin, Chengdu, Sichuan, China*
Charlotte R. Yordon, Norwalk, CT
Dongyang Zhang, Qingdao City, Shandong
Province, China
Yuelin Zhang, Chengdu, China**
Wen Zhou, Suzhou Jiansu, China
Xindi Zhou, Chengdu, China**
Yuqi Zhou, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Nicholas Guy Zubkoff, Fairlee
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
College of Education
and Social Services
Sunday, May 17, 2015
2:30 p.m.
Patrick Gymnasium
Fayneese S. Miller, Dean
Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin and Penny Bishop, Associate Deans
Alan Tinkler and Shana Haines Marshals
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME
COMMENCEMENT REMARKS
DEAN’S PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
RECOGNITION OF RETIRING FACULTY
PRESENTATION OF BACHELOR’S DIPLOMAS
RECESSIONAL
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ART EDUCATION
Hannah Marie Bowes, Grand Isle
Claire Elizabeth Hanafin, Geneseo, NY
Elinore Becker Richter, Berwyn, PA**
Emma Pike Riesner, Hinesburg
Ava Gabriella Saari, Holmdel, NJ
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN MUSIC EDUCATION
Elisabeth Scarlett Bemak, Bennington
Marshall Dominguez, Waterbury**
William Allen Kuhns III, Vergennes
David Jacob Lester, Marshfield, MA**
Kyle James Mandro, Bow, NH
Jacob Luther Page, Windsor†
Kyle R. Washburn, West Windsor
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Jacquelyn Paige Arndt, Lebanon, NJ
Taylor N. Barry, Essex Junction
James Coady Bean, Colchester
Natalie Hope Bond, Lexington, MA
Melissa Lynn Brenner, Deerfield, IL**
Stephanie Ann Burns, Charlotte**
Katherine Noel Busch, Westford
Melissa Alexandra Campbell, Barre
Allison Anne Carey, Pittsfield, MA
Lily Morgan Chaffee, East Wallingford
Rachel Elizabeth Coon, Saint Albans**
Celia Beverly Dauber, Palo Alto, CA
Kaitlyn DeAngelis, Marshfield, MA**
Caroline Kelly Dettlinger, Manasquan, NJ**
Aerianna Ford, Georgia**
Andrea G. Friedman, Randolph, NJ
Kathryn Marie Gray, South Burlington
Laura Guttmann, New York, NY
Elizabeth Ann Healy, Center Moriches, NY
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
25
Jenna Lee Howard, Calais
Michael Judkins, Walden†
Arielle Kaminer, Jericho, NY
Olivia Paige Kane, Nashua, NH
Alexandra Morgan Kaplan, Lido Beach, NY
Luke Eugene Lampugnale, Marlborough, CT
Cassandra L. Lance, Colchester
Benjamin Travis Leffelholz, Norfolk, MA**
Brenda M. Lewis, Sudbury MA
Amanda Kathryn Liguori, Essex
Sally Helena Loevner, Pittsburgh, PA
Caroline C. Manahan, Saint Albans**
Marcie Elizabeth Marino, Londonderry, NH
Emily Ann Martin, Roxbury**
Katarina Cabot McCarthy, Woodstock
Shannon Marie McCarthy, Hillsborough, NJ†
Ashley Marie McDonald, South Burlington
Shannon Kristen McGowan, Burlington
Kyla Barbara McNally-Anderson, Essex
Emily Harrison Mead, Mendham, NJ
Alanna R. Merchant, Acton, MA
Samantha Ellis Moore, Manchester
Erin Taylor Noury, North Scituate, RI
Kristen Anna Parece, Edgartown, MA
Catharine Mather Parker, Hinesburg
Arianna Petrelli, Plymouth, MA
Emma Elizabeth Pykosz, Nantucket, MA
Alicia Suzanne Riggs, Essex Junction
Claire Louise Stetson, Monkton
Hannah Catherine Trieb, Colchester
Nicole Marie Utter, Hinesburg
Olivia Margaret Walsh, Greenland, NH
Kristina Grace Zapora, Barre†
Individually Designed
Joseph Reuben Abrahamson, Chicago, IL
Michael E. Darling, Wakefield, MA
Paul D.S. Fink, Johnson**
M. Alexander Harwanko, Chester, NJ
David Scott Kozak, Burlington**
Alexandra Knight O’Sullivan, Essex
Luke Scott Salmon, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Kirby Lee Taylor, Greenwich, CT
Evan Pearlstein Wacht, New York, NY*
Middle Level Education
Audrey Elizabeth Coleman, Barrington, NH†
Abby Leigh Dorfman, Denver, CO
Sara Helen Gaboriault, Barton
Michele Elizabeth Goldstein, Newton, MA
Sara Driggs Roderick, Truro, MA
Chenxi Zhao, Chongqing, China**
Physical Education
Timothy James Barnard, Wilmington, MA
Kayla Brooke Burchill, Portland, ME†
Nihad Cekovic, Bronx, NY†
Zac Farnham-Haskell, Essex Junction
Christopher A. Furlani, Colchester*
Dana C. Nelson, Rutland
Courtney Ryan Taylor, Great Neck, NY
Noel Meredith Woolf, South Royalton
Secondary Education
Cassandra Altreche, Bronx, NY
Katharine Arend, New Haven**
Jay Dominick Bianco, Randolph
Valerie Rose Caddell, Carlisle, MA
Stephen Carknard, Bennington**
Cora Mae Churchill, Windsor
Kara Rose Ciambra, Thetford Center
Lillian Ruth Coletta, Williston
Alexandra Noelle Crivici, Massapequa, NY
Cody Louis Duff, Barre
Lila Carly Gilbreath, Hopkinton, MA
Michelle Regina Goldsmith, Amherst, NH
Tara Murphy Goodwin, Cohasset, MA
Moriah Sofia Haffenreffer, Stratham, NH**
Molly Elizabeth Hanover, Barnet
Hannah Marie Helme, Barre
Emily Ann Howe, Barrington, RI
Danielle Lee Hurley, Milton
Commencement 2015
Lori Teresa Joseph, Cranford, NJ
Grace Evelyn Long, Georgia
Shannon Elizabeth McCullen, Essex Junction
Bridget Mariah Murphy, Dartmouth, MA
HollyBeth Frances Murphy, Marblehead, MA
Colin S. O’Brien, Jericho**
Lindsey Mildred Paquette, Essex
Brittanie Lynn Phelps, Enosburg Falls†
Samuel Edward Scrivani, Chelmsford, MA
Sierra Ally Thibodeau, Hartland
Amy Jean Wagoner, Essex Junction
Bryce Taylor Williams, Londonderry, NH
Graham Jeffrey Winseman, Bennington
Meg Ellen Ziegler, Saunderstown, RI
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Early Childhood Education
Victoria Susan Anguish, Vergennes†
Kathryn Brolley Berner, Westford MA
Meghann Eileen Dempsey, Burlington
Chloe B. Feller, Hinsdale, IL†
Lauren Paige Fodeman, Marblehead, MA
Ellery Rose Garland, Chicago, IL†
Margaret Catherine Gerowe, Woodbury, CT
Abigail Wyler Ginsberg, Woodbridge, CT
Emily Elizabeth Hammond, Ludlow
Elliot Jay Johnson, Rutland
Alissa Nicole Kossar, Bethany, CT**
Hunter Kristal Lockyer-Wills, Middlesex
Haley Markosian, Montclair, NJ*
Claire Louise McCulloch, Louisville, KY
Nicole Ashley Neafus, Medfield, MA
Nicole Sutherland Raymond, Middlesex
Gabrielle Alinda Roberts, Hanover, NH
Porsche W. Sheskey, South Portland, ME*
Katharine P. Smith-Bloxsom, Newton, CT†
Erica M. Tremblay, Essex Junction†
Lydia Lucia White, Glencoe, IL
Jordan Mariah Wyckoff, Brattleboro**
Early Childhood Special Education
Erin Marie Bourne, Wallingford
Rebecca Carmela Condon, Stowe
Abigail Rose Cook, Sag Harbor, NY
Carly Alexandra Doyle, Sherborn, MA**
Sara E. Elkins, Weston, CT
Samantha A. Fried, New York, NY
Gina Marie Gordon, Jericho
Amanda Rose Moschella, Staten Island, NY
Lily Parker Pigue, Fairfield, CT*
Sarah Kaffie Rosenson, New Castle, NH**
Human Development and Family Studies
Melissa Darcy Conchieri, Greenfield Center, NY
Lauren Amanda Coon, Jericho
Amy Reagan deGorgue, Saint Albans†
Janice Dominguez, New York, NY
Samuel Bruce Fairchild, Hanover, NH**
Harley J. Fjeld, Leicester
Karimah Analise Jean, Methuen, MA †
Kaitlyn Aileen Lapan, Winooski**
Nicola Rose Martino-Delaney, West Chester, PA†
Kristine Melissa Mulpeter, Red Hook, NY
Jessica Paige Shubrook, Athens, OH
Hannah Elizabeth Sprague, North Bennington
Kelsey Anne Stoll, Lake Bluff, IL
Alexandra Lee Szymanski, Franklin, MA
Ping Tao, Chongqing, China**
Jamie Lynn Walbridge, Barre
Lauren Eva Zelouf, Merion, PA
Social Work
Anna Rose Bick, Vineyard Haven, MA
Olivia J. Bogner, Colchester
Jenna Louise Castellini-Dow, Hartland
Selene Alexandra Clark, Arlington
Madeline Bligh Cody, Nashua, NH
Christian Elliott Dowd, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Diane Emily Flowers, Bristol
Melissa Sue Gaudio, Milton
Isabel Kiernan Hamilton, Ferrisburgh†
Julia Leonore Hattem, Larchmont, NY
John Dennis Heinz, Hinsdale, NJ
Katherine Elizabeth Herbst, Garden City, NY
Brian Matthew Hofmann, Essex Junction
Meagan Anne Holland, Williamstown, MA
Emily C. Johnson, Hopkinton, MA
Crystal Lee Jones, Bristol
Lydia Christina Kern, Bridgewater, MA
Sophie Leah Kwass, Lexington, MA
Marcella Louise Laidman, South Burlington
Morgan May Langlois, Eden
Leah Smith Marinakis, Reading, MA
Matthew Wayne Mugford, Burlington
Melissa Ann Payne-Vilmont, Burlington
Hannah Jo-Ellen Phillips, Los Angeles, CA
Ceili Marie Quigley, Sebastopol, CA
Sarah Marie Richardson, Haverhill, MA
Santa Marisol Rocha, Ramona, CA
Kylee Jean Rowden, Burlington
Jennifer Marie Ruta, Montpelier**
Rachel I. Saunders, Danvers, MA
Rebecca Lynn Sullivan, Falmouth, MA
Scarlet Emery Taylor, South Burlington
Amy Doris Terkelsen, Chicopee, MA
Elizabeth Ann Truscott, Redding, CT
Kristen Wren Wade, Long Valley, NJ
Rosemarie Christina Wheeler, Westfield
Jasmine Mojica Whitney, Jericho
Danielle Lynne Williams, Richmond
Peyton Catherine Williams, Fairfield, CT
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
College of Engineering
and Mathematical Sciences
Sunday, May 17, 2015
3:30 p.m.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Luis A. Garcia, Dean
Robert Erickson, Marshal
Kurt Oughstun, Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
The Pipes and Drums of St. Andrew’s Society of Vermont
WELCOME, Chris Danforth, Associate Professor of Mathematics
INVOCATION, Steve Titcomb, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
John “Jack” Scambos, Engineering Management Class of 1983, Founder, Aqueous Recovery Resources, Inc.
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
NAME READER, Associate Professor Chris Danforth
RECESSIONAL
RECEPTION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Civil Engineering
Ryan Walter Bailey, Perkasie, PA
Nathan James Baker, Trumansburg, NY*
Michael Joseph Booker, Saint Petersburg, FL
Connor L. Butwin, Allendale, NJ
Jace Alexander Curtis, Rochester**
James Donald Danyow Jr, Middlebury
Jack David Dugdale, West Windsor
David Alexander Dresser Gagnon, Brattleboro**
Matthew Ryan Gardner, Maplewood, NJ
Elizabeth Marie Guerin, Manlius, NY
Peng Hu, Chengdu, China**
Domenic D. Imbarrato, Washington Township, NJ**
Michael J. Keach, Merrimack, NH**
Andrew A. Lemieux, Williston
Kemal Lihic, Burlington**
Randall David Massey, Stannard
Vincent Alexander McClelland, Keene Valley, NY
Wesley Joseph Miller, York, ME
Angus Schuyler Murray, Bradford
Timothy Graham Noordewier, Essex Junction**
Alexander Bond Sampson, Attleboro, MA
Timothy J. Sayler, Denver, CO
Aaron J. Schwartz, Danville
Andrew P. Schwingel, Honeoye Falls, NY
Ryan Isaac Spangenberger, Scituate, MA
Alexander Gray Stein, Greenland, NH
Nicholas Franklin Strella, Marlborough, MA
Timothy L. Tabor, Winooski
Alan Joseph Therrien, Hardwick
Nora Margaret Varhue, Georgia
Danylo Joseph Duzyj Whalen, Washington, DC
Environmental Engineering
Hanna Victoria Anderson, Vineland, NJ
Jason Christopher Bradley, Fernandina Beach, FL**
Matthew Willi Brand, Wyckoff, NJ
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
27
Nathan James Callas, Williston
Adam L. Ceely, Nantucket, MA†
Katelyn Bonneau Dagesse, Newport
Jordan M. Duffy, Hawley, PA
Sera Jane Fleishman, North Potomac, MD
Matthew Michael Gardner, Philadelphia, PA
Alexander J. Goetz, Closter, NJ
Christopher Garrett Hale-Sills, Philadelphia, PA
Daniel Robert Hammerberg, Hamden, CT
Thalia L. Harrington, Bolton, CT
Joseph Thomas Hasselmann, Glen Rock, NJ**
Colin Michael Hoye, Dighton, MA
Jessie M. Johnson, Shelburne†
Anthony D. Leonard, Provincetown, MA
Jordyn Elizabeth Mallett, Winslow, ME
Hannah Scott Matthews, Youngstown, NY
Baxter G. Miatke, Wayne, NJ
Kevin Viet Nguyen, Brookline, MA
Emily Gayle Perkins, Hartland
Emma V. Raeside, Rochester, NY*
Benjamin Michael McQueen Rukavina, Boston, MA
Timur Steis, Arlington VA
Megan Anne Strand-Jordan, Clarendon Hills, IL
Flora Kathleen Su, South Burlington
Wan Jiayi, Qingdao, China†
Chenlu Wu, Shanghai, China**
Edward Gordon Johns III, Essex Junction
Benjamin H. Marshall, Weybridge†
Kaitlyn Jean Mayberry, Manchester
Daniel Clarence Mepham, Sudbury, MA
Tengfei Quan, Shijiazhuang, China
Nicholas James Reilly, Manchester, CT
Benjamin Lynn Satterwhite, Houston, TX
Andres Juan Segura, Arequipa, Peru
Leigh Richard Tintle, Riverton**
David Andrew Titus, Charlotte**
Hung Manh Vu, Burlington
Devin J. Walker, Boston, MA
Connor Akio Yamada, New York, NY
Michael William Zotti, South Lake Tahoe, CA†
Keith Alan Zuckerman, Elkins Park, PA
Electrical Engineering
Justin Clay Adams, Burlington*
Caitlin Marie Bliss, Rutland
Micah Kaye Botkin-Levy, Pelham, MA
Samuel Chapman Chevalier, Williston
James Michael Chin, Reading, MA
Jacob Aaron Cohen, Sharon, MA†
Norio Oishi Costantino, Montpelier
Randi Marie Diabo, Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada**
Nicholas Mark Fernandes, Merrimack, NH
Andrew Joseph Giroux, Hinesburg
Hao Hu, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
Tyler J. Jarvis, Burlington
Mechanical Engineering
Samuel Ferguson Abbott, Arnold, MD
Evan William Albert, East Longmeadow, MA
Christopher Italo Andreani, Bartlett, NH
Enrique Daniel Angola Abreu, Caracas,
Venezuela**
Ben Patrick Anthony, Farmington, CT**
Christopher Pierce Anthony, Palmerton, PA**
Cory Michael Arcovitch, Essex Junction
Randal Scott Baron, Bethel, CT
Adam Thomas Barrett, West Islip, NY
Patrick T. Bergin, Westfield, NJ
Taylor Ashton Besse, Holden, MA
Engineering
Tate John Colbert, Norwood, MA†
Timothy Michael Gravelin, Essex Junction
James Bjarne Kilgus, Chester*
Alexandra J. White, Woburn, MA
Engineering Management
Danielle M. Dawson, Oconomowoc, WI
Richard E. Elhajj, Colchester
Aaron Whitman Nutter, New York, NY**
Commencement 2015
William James Betts, Burlington
Nicholas James Biondi, Park Ridge, NJ
Michael Albert Blandina, Burlington**
Ethan Wheeler Brown, Richmond
Binh Hoang Bui, Colchester†
James Nathaniel Bulich, Catskill, NY
Neil Thomas Carey, Bridgeport, CT
Shaun Patrick Connolly, Essex
Edward Anthony Conte, Killington
Spencer Randall Cooley, Barre
Matthew Robert Coon, Saint Albans
Danielle M. Dawson, Oconomowoc, WI
Jasen O. DeForge, Rutland
Charles A. DeLorenzo, Beverly, MA
Gregory W. Deutscher, Shelburne
Camden Martin DiMicco, Warwick, RI
John Michael Draper, Rochester†
Henry C. Duncan, Annapolis, MD
Mitchell Gael Dundon, Orwell
Brandon John Egan, Hanover, MA
Peter J. Elgert, Colchester
Morgan Lethbridge Fog, Nantucket, MA
Eric Francis Forde, Pembroke, MA
Timothy Ford Gallant, Merrimac, MA
Robert R. Galloway Jr., Gates Mills, OH
Tyler Stephen Garrow, Thetford Center
Jake Matthew Giffuni, Huntington, NY*
Dana William Glubiak, Chagrin Falls, OH
Stephen Benjamin Gregory, Lincoln, MA
Brendan Christopher Hackett, Westminster
Reed Korba Hanson, Starksboro**
Samuel Oscar Hotaling, Wayne, PA
Camden B. Houghton, Westborough, MA
Felipe Hoyos, Jackson Heights, NY†
Conor J. Hueber, Skaneateles, NY
John Michael Huss, Burlington*
Erik S. Jacobson, Batavia, IL
Karl Edward Johanson, Westford, MA**
Leight Harmon Johnson, Shelburne
Benjamin D. Jones, Landenberg, PA
Zachary Matthew Kanner, Framingham, MA
Michael Karasinski, Barton
Andrew James Keith, Bethel, ME
Charles Dillon Kepler, Jamaica
Brian Michael Kilbride, Ferrisburgh
Angus James Knowles, Atkinson, NH
Eli S. Koon, Canton, NY**
Zachary Tyler Kops, Aspen, CO
Matthew C. Lane, Georgia
Matthew Joseph Lareau, East Dorset
Cody Nelson Leaf, Waquoit, MA
Christopher Lee, South Burlington
John Carl Walker Lister, West Chester, PA
Braedon Andrew Lohe, Scituate, MA
Tracy David MacNicoll, Fayston
Ethan R. J. Marshall, Randolph**
Joseph F. Maser, Carmel, NY
John Holmes Meek Jr., Hingham, MA
Christopher R. Merriam, Kennebunk, ME
Zachary S. Merriam, Kennebunk, ME
Jeffrey Russell Meyer-Lorentson, Jericho
Adam Sky Miller, Newton, NJ
Emily J. Miller, Mansfield, MA
Lydia R. Milliken, Brattleboro†
Max Arthur Morgan, Duluth, GA
Neal Stephen O’Connell Jr., Niantic, CT
Caitlin Johanna O’Hara, Moultonborough, NH
Ziyi Peng, Suzhou, China
Christopher Petitt, North Bennington
Alexander Poniz, Princeton, NJ**
David H. Raizman, Burlington
Cole Allen Rediker, Tunbridge
Semir Rizvanovic, Burlington*
Catherine E. Robinson, Hingham, MA
Asa Allen Rogers, Pownal
Hannah Merle Rosen, Swampscott, MA
Paolo Daniel Rossi, Richmond
Adrien Luc Rousson, Sudbury, MA
Gregory Steven Roy, Rutland
Victoria Rose Rude, Redding, CT†
Matthew David Sanford, Pawcatuck, CT
Dane Eric Setzer, Haddonfield, NJ
Zachary Joel Shechtman, Armonk, NY
Benjamin Charles Sherr, Holliston, MA
Daniel Bourre St. Pierre, Berwick, ME**
Ryan Joseph Taft, East Charleston
Julian Post van der Steur, Chesapeake City, MD
Derek Ryan Wilczynski, Shrewsbury, MA
Marcus Robert Wilkinson, Ithaca, NY
Edward B. Wolfe, Basking Ridge, NJ
Scott C. Womer, Chevy Chase, MD
Michael Leeds Zonnenberg, Tampa, FL
Mathematics
Richard Antony Berger, Newburyport, MA**
Caitlyn Allyce Bishop, South Burlington**
Rogan Savage Brown, Durango, CO
Collin Kovach Cappelle, Sergeantsville, NJ
Martin A. Chandler, Waterville
Connor Austin Clune, Monrovia, MD**
Joseph E. Corbett III, Pittsford
April Lynn Edwards, Covington, KY**
Tyler Dean Fitzgerald, Barrington, IL
Joshuah T. Heath, South Burlington
Matthew D. Mazzariello, Rutland
Colby John Nadeau, Essex Junction
Adam Amos Savard, Canaan
Nicholas James Strayer, Chelsea, MI
Mariko Lynn Totten, Salisbury
Dekang Yuan, South Burlington
Mathematics Majoring in Statistics
Virginia F. Abbott, White Plains, NY**
Amy Marie Dunki-Jacobs, Williston†
Colby John Nadeau, Essex Junction
Nicholas James Strayer, Chelsea, MI
Dakota James Anderson Woodworth, Barre
Xiawei Zhang, Changzhou, China**
Computer Science
Joey Anetsberger, Burlington
Collin Kovach Cappelle, Sergeantsville, NJ
Michael Lloyd Fickes, Peacham**
Kaila A. Gervais, Quechee
Matthew S. Hally, Westborough, MA
Madison Shelby Harris, Essex**
Paul Kiripolsky, Jericho
Connor Kaden Laird, Bethesda, MD
My Mai, Burlington
Jackson Saul Maslow, New York, NY
Evan Patrick Metayer, Swanton
Ethan R. Nutting, Elmore**
Steven Olson, South Burlington
Stephanie L. Robison, White River Junction
David Patrick Sander, Proctor
Adam Amos Savard, Canaan
Tyler J. Sawyer, Vergennes
Graham Scott, Cornish, NH
Rachel J. Temple, Bronx, NY
Matthew Henry Wolf, Pleasantville, NY†
Keegan John Woodward, Barre
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Majoring in Computer Science and
Information Systems
James D. Edwards III, Ithaca, NY
Richard M. Lynch, North Haven, CT
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
Rubenstein School of Environment
and Natural Resources
Sunday, May 17, 2015
1:30 p.m.
Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center
Nancy E. Mathews, Dean
Allan M. Strong, Associate Dean
Clare Ginger, Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME, Professor Clare Ginger
OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION, Dean Mathews
ADDRESS TO GRADUATES
Deborah Markowitz, Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
PRESENTATION OF BACHELOR’S DIPLOMAS
RECOGNITION OF MASTER’S GRADUATES
RECOGNITION OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATES
RECOGNITIION OF RETIRING FACULTY
CONCLUDING COMMENTS, Dean Mathews
RECESSIONAL
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Eleanor Auchincloss, New York, NY
Seren Huriye Bagcilar, Port Washington, NY
Grace Wright Ballou, Arlington, VA**
Brad Allen Barratt, Swanton
Chloe Bates, Pomfret, CT†
Adam Thomas Becker, Salisbury, MD
Samuel James Beckett, West Linn, OR
Zachary R. Berger, Highland Park, IL
Micah Berman, Plainfield, NH
Cynthia Katherine Bigbee, Corrales, NM
Karen Elizabeth Bishop, Wallingford, CT**
Joshua A. Blouin, Berlin
Katie Marie Bonser, Burlington*
Brian Francis Bourque, Reading, MA
William Joseph Boyles, Pine Plains, NY
Cooper Andre Brochu, Newbury
Caitlin O’Neil Broman, Fairport, NY
Julienna Louise Brooks, Union, ME
Molly Jean Bruno, Hartland
Trevor Burke, Corte Madera, CA
Evgeny Aleksandrovich Burlyaev, Newton, NJ
Christopher W. Butz, Zionsville, IN
Connor Mackenzie Buzzell, Stowe
Paige Allison Carncross, Topsfield, MA
Allison E. Carrier, Rexford, NY
Nicholas M. Caruso, Enfield, CT
Elliott Logan Casper, Salt Lake City, UT
Mark Chesney Jr., Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Maurice Patrick Clark, Fairport, NY
Katharine Nora Cody, Shrewsbury, MA
Chloe Laine Coggins, Norwell, MA
Elizabeth Compean, San Francisco, CA
Taylor Stephanie Cook, Vernon, NJ
Enzo Lord Cortet, Pennington, NJ
Myles Henry Cox, Gloucester, MA*
Remy Stefan Crettol, Bedford, NY
Courtney Nicole Crowley, Manchester
Rebecca Marie Dallas, Charlottesville, VA
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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James Howell Lynch Dean, Jackson, WY
Angela Marie deBettencourt, Oak Bluffs, MA
Rebecca Anne Dillon, Teaneck, NJ
Tiffany Cleopatra Doley, New York City, NY
Livia Donicova, Pocono Summit, PA
Ethan B. Ducharme, Marshfield**
Molly Louise Estabrook, Montpelier
Megan Elise Euclide, Boyertown, PA
Liam Conall Fagan, Rutland
James Lee Farrell Jr., Marlborough, MA
Neely Whitlock Fortune, Essex, NY**
Lincoln Lowenfels Frasca, Delmar, NY
Samantha Lee Frawley, Wayland, MA
Nina Devin Gage, Brandon
Brigitte Catherine Gagné, Colchester
Victoria Boudica Leilani Justina Gallogly,
Wakefield, RI
Nicholas Peters Garcia, Burlington**
Lydia Rose Gim, Barrington, RI
Christopher I. Griffin, Upper Montclair, NJ
Alyssa Marie Guyette, Hinesburg
Jenna Marie Halloran, Worcester, MA*
Margot Elizabeth Halpin, Millburn, NJ
Travis Allen Hart, East Fairfield**
Celeste Heinz, Traverse City, MI
Krista Hoffsis, Cincinnati, OH
Samantha L. Humes, Pomfret, CT
Frances Marie Iannucci, Wappingers Falls, NY
Kyle S. Isherwood, New Canaan, CT
Kathryn Rose Jacob, Torrington, CT†
Benjamin Whitmore Jensen, Huntington, NY
Nathaniel Wallace Jermain, Essex, MA
Lauren D. Jones, Orchard Park, NY
Megan E. Kane, Fairfield**
Aurel Keller, Washington, DC
Tucker Knox Kinne, Longmeadow, MA
Sylvia Page Kinosian, Ballston Lake, NY
Ian R. Kola, Braintree, MA*
Steven Ksepka, Plainfield
Matt Pulsfort Larson, Wyoming, OH
Brigette Mary Lawton, East Walpole, MA
Isabelle Lazarus, Forest Hills, NY
Ellen Loftis, Falls Church, VA
Kathryn E. Macuga, Williston*
Quin Mann, Bennington
Danielle Francesca Marini, Waltham, MA
Cassandra E. Marion, Bristol
Rachel R. Markey, New Haven, CT
Allison Eliza Maynard, Swansea, MA
Caroline Elizabeth McCall, Scituate, MA
Christopher John McCarthy, Raymond, NH
Lev Isaac Alcon McCarthy, Milton, MA
Tyler McFarland, Rye, NH
Bianca L. Milano, Londonderry, NH
Dylan Michael Miles, East Burke*
Garrett Hansen Mills, Coventry, CT
Madison Leigh Moran, Newburyport, MA
Jeffrey P. Newman, South Burlington
Karla Maria Noboa, Alexandria, VA
Rachel Marie North, Hartland
Aoife O’Kelly, Belmont, MA**
Kyle Anthony Onofreo, Middlefield, CT
Jaclyn Pagano, Fairfield, CT
Connor Parenti, Concord, NH
Conor Dale Pecor, South Burlington
Zachary Ian Perrone, Syosset, NY
Christina Peterson, Newington, NH**
Gabriel Thomas Piazza, Chatham, NY
Peter Lawrence Pollander, Jeffersonville
Anastasia Procaccini, Johnston, RI
Mark F. Pugsley, New London, CT
Malcolm Edward Balousek Richardson, Moretown
Bonnie Dunbar Ricord, Empire, MI
Geoffrey H. Rinebold, Wallingford, CT
Aleyna S. Rodriguez, Bronx, NY
William H. Romeo, Pawcatuck, CT
Jakob T. Rooney, Keene, NH
Anne Wilson Rosenbauer, Easton, PA
Xue Elana Rosenberg, Newton, MA
Aaron B. Rosenbluth, Woodmere, OH**
Cara Jane Rudnicki, Bangor, ME**
Emily Ann Saber, Lowell, MA
Commencement 2015
Emily Marie Sack, Ballston Spa, NY†
Justin George Sackel, New York, NY
Daniel Cameron Sawchuk, Bayside, NY**
Shannon Coleen Scarbrough, Rochester, NY
Amie Morgan Schiller, Brattleboro
Kyle Woodrow Schlosser, Wolcott†
Rebecca Ann Schreiber, Cape Coral, FL*
Kyle James Schwartz, Minneapolis, MN
Meghan Marie Shanahan, Cheshire, CT
Erin Elizabeth Sharkey, Lincoln, RI
William Reilly Sherman, New Hartford, CT
Hannah M. Shmase, Peabody, MA†
Sarah Marie Silver, Burlington
Matthias William Sirch, Saint George
Sabrina Smits, North Andover, MA
Rhianna Nicole Sommers, Milford, NH
Rebecca Marie Souliere, Burlington
Amanda Camille Spears, Denton, MD
Joseph C. Stark, Goshen, NY
Michael Anthony Storace, Nashua, NH
Megan Elizabeth Sullivan, Stratham, NH
Taylor John Swanson, Annapolis, MD
Jeremy Alan Taylor, Saint Albans
Olivia I. Taylor, Darien, CT
Alayna M. Thompson, Corona Del Mar, CA
Corey Louise Tondreau, Rochester, NH
Chloe Tremper, Stafford, VA
James N. Tutchton, Greenwood Village, CO
Zachary W. Vaillette, Leominster, MA
Jamie J. Van Clief, Easton, CT
Dana Brown Vesty, Norfolk, MA
Shannan Teresa Webb, Coconut Creek, FL
Melanie Lorin Wetmore, Hamden, CT**
Colleen Marie Whitcomb, Cape Elizabeth, ME*
Amber Jean White, Bellows Falls
Edward James Whitehead, Sharon
Quinn Christopher Wilcox, Kennebunk, ME
Thea Katherine Wurzburg, Saint Johnsbury
Rachel Zevin, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Sunday, May 17, 2015
11:45 a.m.
Ira Allen Chapel
Patricia A. Prelock, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Dean
Brenda Hamel-Bissell, Ed.D., RN., Head Faculty Marshal
Kenneth Allen, M.B.A., CNMT, NCT, Assistant Marshal
Eyal Amiel, Ph.D., Assistant Marshal
Jeanine Carr, Ph.D., RN, Assistant Marshal
Connie Tompkins, Ph.D, Assistant Marshal
Kelly Tourville, M.Ed., ATC, Assistant Marshal
Stuart Whitney, Ed.D., RN., Assistant Marshal
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL, Wayne J. Schneider, Associate Professor of Music, Organist
OPENING, Professor Brenda Hamel-Bissell
GREETINGS, Dean Patricia A. Prelock
STUDENT RETROSPECTIVE: “In Their Own Words”
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS, Dean Patricia A. Prelock
NAME READER, Erica Caloiero, M.Ed., Director of Student Services
CLOSING
RECESSIONAL
RECEPTION, Billings Library, North Lounge
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Athletic Training
Kalli Elizabeth Barrett, Northampton, PA
Emma Buckley, Hardwick
Andrew Charles Fairbairn, Burlington†
Andrea Regina Fortunati, Strafford*
Abigail Chaisson Keough, Newtown, CT
Sierra Rose Klotz, Hardwick
Mickey Irwin Krug, Essex Junction
Maureen Elizabeth McGuinness, Fairfax
Kierstin Nicole Merlino, Burlington, MA
Travis Shawn Nolan, Burlington
Kyle James Peckham, Essex Junction
Danza C. Rodrigues, Reading
Rebecca Barnes Rowse, Harvard, MA
Ian G. Smith, Libertyville, IL*
Leslie Ann Smith, Brewster MA
Alexander Soule-Regine, New Salem, MA
E. Lucas Zelazny, Underhill
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Heather Michelle Aube, Charlotte
Heather H. Bean, South Burlington
Joyanne Benner, Bennington
Kelsey E. Bergen, Colchester
Emily Kathleen Bishop, Colchester
Lisa Blabolil, Rockaway, NJ
Nicholas J. Brow, Franklin, NC
Michelle Catherine Comella, Coventry, CT
Ilsa Feierabend, Madison, WI
Eliza Rose Freed, Armonk, NY
Kara Elizabeth Freeman, Reading, MA
Maria Freitas, Hingham, MA
Taylor M. Gardella, Chocorua ,NH
Kaitlyn Elizabeth George, Barton
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Mary Catherine Knapp, Whitney Point, NY**
Meghan Elizabeth Kunich, Milford, NJ**
Emily S. Mack, Westfield, NJ
Heather Carol Mandigo, Castleton
Carly Mata, Baltimore, MD
Katie L. McCormack, Rutland
Siobhan E. Mendicino, Jericho
Gina Alyse Miele, Valley Cottage, NY
Sarah Allison Miller, Hopkinton, MA
Margaret Ann Montelli, Weston, CT
Sarah Morissette, Albany
Emily H. Santaw, Westford
Chelsea M. Sedeyn, Lanoka Harbor, NJ
Leann Pauline Sheets, Bridport*
Jennifer Elizabeth Sweet, Craftsbury Common
Tammy Marie Tucker, Ferrisburg*
Exercises and Movement Sciences
Moriah Manna Anderson, Mountain Lakes, NJ
Jaymes Patrick Benoit, Shelburne
Maxwell Jared Blake, Springfield
Zoe Margaret Boyd, Louisville, KY
Jasmine Laurie Braman, Chelsea
Kailey Marissa Bruno, Burlington, MA
Emily Catherine Burghardt, Elma, NY
Brandon Jay Cadorette, Barre
Molly A. Cantore, Quechee
Jangkyu Choi, Essex Junction
Thomas Cuddy, Braintree, MA
Jean-Paul L. Cyr, Milton
Kasey Weber Flynn, Waterbury
Jessica Freemas, Indianapolis, IN
Mercedes M. Godin, Essex Junction
Carly Elizabeth Gunderson, Mount Laurel, NJ
Jocelyn Victoria Harte, Harvard, MA
Mallory B. Hillman, Shelburne
Benjamin C. Hofling, Tarrytown, NY
Morgan Lee Humble, East Haddam, CT
Brianna Lynn Introcaso, Lincroft, NJ
Jared D. Kaplan, Branchburg, NJ
Ethan Clark Kitchell, Fort Collins, CO
Katrina Angeline Kunker, Essex Junction
Alex C. Linde, South Burlington
Gina C. Lord, Essex Junction
Sarah Lyon, Nashua, NH**
Avery Liberty Marcus, Jericho
Rebecca Lynn Mather, Wakefield, RI
Erin Elizabeth Maurer, Emmaus, PA
Frank H. McCarthy, Jericho
Liana Melissa Merkel, Florham Park, NJ
Ashley Christina Mitson, Southfield, MI
Kelsey Ann Pearson, West Dover
Amanda Marie Pelkey, Montpelier
Breanna Noelle Pletnick, Levittown, PA**
Brian T. Rademacher, Pittsford
Emma Lamont Reed, Reading, MA
Daniel J. Rutkowski, Fayetteville, NY
Emily Lynn Sackett, Shelburne
Troy Schindo, South Burlington
Kristin Sibley, Boothbay Harbor, ME
Courtney Juliane Wilson, Hamilton, MA
Kevin Xie, South Burlington
Sarah Catherine Yandow, South Burlington
Rachael Lindsey Zeno, Starksboro
Brittany Katherine Zuback, Thunder Bay,
Ontario, Canada
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Andrew Baker, Athens, NY
Salvatore Borea, New Canaan, CT**
Ashley E. Brunet, Addison
Ezekiel Nikolai Cain Fitzgerald, Brattleboro
Heidi Charles, Danielson, CT
Mariel E. Cykon, Montpelier
Commencement 2015
Amy Della Valle, New Rochelle, NY
Clark Galli, Burlington
Victoria Mae Greenough, Colchester
Jayna Ann Guild, Concord, NH
Leah Katherine Gundrum, Derry, NH
Jessica Lee Hale, Andover
Taylor P. Halloran, Brookline, NH
Joseph John Milos, West Barnstable, MA
Stella Mizero, Burlington
Jenna Grace Munger, Leicester
Mary E. Parmenter, Essex Junction
Dayna Amanda Randall, Wheelock
Tyler J. Sanville, South Burlington
Morgan Elizabeth Snover, Lynnfield, MA†
Huy Quang Tran, Colchester
Amanda Margaret Young, River Edge, NJ
Medical Radiation Sciences
Alma Victoria Tambone, Wenham, MA†
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Thomas G. Cochrane, Shelburne*
Casaundra Grissom, Milton
Tucker Crawford Nixon, Eliot, ME**
Lucy Emily Page, Barnegat, NJ
Melanie Vander Kraats, Colchester
Nursing
Brett Aicher, Shelburne
Cassidy Rae Anderson, West Wardsboro
Lauren Mayne Barth, Williston
Shara Batson, Bolton, MA
JessieMae A. Belcher, Barre
Morgan Elizabeth Biagiotti, Hingham, MA
Chelsey Billig, Cherry Hill, NJ
Patrick Binio, Newtown, CT
Chelsea Boissy, Saint Albans
Dylan Louis Brady, Barnegat Light, NJ
Lauren Shirley Brooks, Saint Albans
Melissa Buckley, Bennington
Michelle B. Cannon, South Burlington
Rachelle E. Chiasson, Wilder
Tenzin C. Chophel, Bridport
Alisha Marie Clark, Holland
Amber Wick Comstock, Fairfax
Danielle L. Cotnoir, Newport
Jenna Lee Cusick, Duxbury, MA
Nathan M. Cutler, Waterbury
Caroline Mary Dellipriscoli, Montpelier
Kristen Joan Faletra, Scituate, MA
Olivia Dianne Faro, Medfield, MA
Adele Fichtelman, Long Beach, NY
Sarah K. Forman, Manasquan, NJ
Hannah M. L. Fowler, Middlefield, CT
Jessica Irene Garibaldi, Rowley, MA
Allyson Kelsey George, East Montpelier
Sabrina L. Gerdes, Northfield
Anne Gronlund, Shelburne
Briona Rae Hall, Swanton
Catherine Shea Hall, Center Conway, NH
Alexandra Harris, Essex
Emma Katherine Hennessey, South Hadley, MA
Dionne Heyliger, Johnson
Abigail McCarty Hughes, Exeter, NH
Alexandra Victoria Jones, Manchester
Molly Elizabeth Kalaher, Plymouth, MA
Tenzin N. Khang-Ghongma, Burlington
Caitlyn E. King, Georgia
Carly C. King, Pittsfield, MA
Chelsea Amanda Kinghorn, Hartford
Margaret Anne Korth, Newtown, CT
Taylor Kresconko, Rutland
Claire Elizabeth Krizan, Corvallis, OR
Jessica M. LaMothe, Winooski
Ainsley Paige Launer, Greensboro
Cassandra Ruth Lipkvich, West Dover
Nicholas Wolf Ludwig, Fairlee
Morgan Jean Lumbra, Saint Johnsbury
Olivia Rachel Marcotte, Barton
Kelsey Anne Matthews, New Milford, CT
Hayley Stark Maynes, Huntington
MaryKate Colleen Meagher, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Lucienne Dean Montgomery, Westwood, MA
Daniel Kenneth Mount, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Brianna Marie Muise, Mendon, MA
Rebecca Ann Newman, Danville
Sanjaya Niroula, Ilam, Nepal
Jennifer Pagliari, Nanvet, NY
Hannah E. Palker, Westford
Brooke M. Panton, Essex Junction
Jordan A. Parker, Montpelier
Charlotte Elizabeth Paul, Starksboro
Jenna N. Peary, Billerica, MA
Lilia J. Pegeder, Eugene, OR
JoAnn Stephanie Phillips, East Montpelier
Mattea Ringey, South Burlington
Dianaliz Pabon Russin, Essex Junction
Alexander Robert Seminara, Wayne, NJ
Alexander Shinosky, Jericho
Amy M. Simendinger, South Burlington
Chandra L. Skuce, Wakefield, RI
Shannon Nicole Stem, Burlington
Jessica Juliette Sweeney, Waterbury Center
Danielle Terrill, Williston
Sarah L. Thomas, Lincoln
Jessica Ann Tompkins, Waitsfield
Kristina Myrtis Unikewicz, Portland, CT
Julienne Elizabeth Johanna Vergura, Waitsfield
Andrew John Wojtyna, Worcester
Kaylee Woods, Medfield, MA
Nursing Alternative Track - RN to BS
Nelly DePonte, Fairfield**
Maria T. Menard, Essex*
Frances J. Vanier, Montreal, Canada**
Lisa Anne Weaver, Saint Albans**
Radiation Therapy
Julie Accardo, Derry, NH
Jacqueline A. Berkoski, Cutchogue, NY
Alicia Lynn Compo, Barre
Maegan Hall, Derry, NH
Danielle Nicole LaRose, Enosburg Falls
Kathleen O’Donnell, Scarborough, ME
Molly Renee Poirier, Randolph
Nicolle See, Swampscott, MA
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
†Pending Completion of Requirements
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Commencement 2015
The University of Vermont
Graduate College
Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 16, 2015 12:30 p.m.
Multipurpose Facility in the Athletic Complex
Order of Exercises
PRESIDING
Cynthia Forehand, Ph.D., Dean
Kieran Killeen, Ph.D., Head Marshal
Jennifer Laurent, Ph.D., Marshal
Bryan Ballif, Ph.D., Marshal
Ralph Swenson, J.D., Marshal and Name Reader
PROCESSIONAL
WELCOME
Cynthia Forehand, Ph.D., Dean, Professor of Neurological Sciences, Professor of Biology
REFLECTION
David V. Rosowsky, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President, Professor of Engineering
REMARKS
William Vitagliano, Vice President, Graduate Student Senate
E. Thomas Sullivan, J.D., President of the University of Vermont, Professor of Political Science
GRADUATE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Kathy Battistoni, UVM G’85, Partner, KB Partners, LLC
CONFERRAL OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES
CONFERRAL OF DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREES
CONFERRAL OF DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY DEGREES
CONFERRAL OF MASTER’S DEGREES
E. Thomas Sullivan, J.D., President of the University of Vermont
Cynthia Forehand, Ph.D., Dean
CLOSING REMARKS
Cynthia Forehand, Ph.D., Dean
RECESSIONAL
RECEPTION
Patrick Gymnasium, West Court
33
Commencement 2015
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Animal, Nutrition, and Food Sciences
Simonne Marie Eisenhardt, B.A. Johnson State College (1999); Morrisville, VT*
Dissertation: The Effectiveness of an Online, Interactive, College Course
In Energy Balance, Designed from a Framework of Behavioral Theories
Advisor: Dr. Stephen J. Pintauro
Benjamin Green, B.A. (Colby College) 2009; Kingston, MA*
Dissertation: An Investigation of Epigenetic Contributions to Inter-Animal
and Age Dependent Variation in the Bovine Innate Immune Response
Advisor: Dr. David E. Kerr
Esmond Boafo Nyarko, B.S (University of Ghana) 2004; M.S. (University of
Nottingham) 2007; Enfield, London*
Dissertation: Improved Recovery and Rapid Identification of Strains, Mixed
Strains, Mixed Species, and Various Physiological States of Foodborne
Pathogens Using Infrared Spectroscopy
Advisor: Dr. Catherine W. Donnelly
Suzanne Ishaq Pellegrini, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2007; Worcester, MA
Dissertation: A Comparative Analysis of the Moose Rumen Microbiota and
the Pursuit of Improving Fibrolytic Systems.
Advisor: Dr. André-Denis G. Wright
Xi Qian, B.A. (Shanghai Ocean University) 2005; M.S. (Shanghai Ocean
University) 2008; China*
Dissertation: Regulation of b-Casein Gene Expression by Octamer
Transcription Factors and Utilization of b-Casein Gene Promoter to Produce
Recombinant Human Proinsulin in the Transgenic Milk
Advisor: Dr. Feng-Qi Zhao
Xiaozheng Song, B.S. (Shandong University) 2006; Jinan Shandong, China*
Dissertation: Estrogen Receptor Beta is a Negative Regulator of Mammary
Cell Proliferation
Advisor: Dr. Zhongzong Pan
Helen Walsh, B.S. (University of Humberside) 1992; M.S. (The University of
Vermont) 2009; Tramore, Ireland*
Dissertation: Functional Properties of Whey Protein and its Application in
Nanocomposite Materials and Functional Foods
Advisor: Dr. Mingruo Guo
Biochemistry
Adam Christopher Mirando, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 2009; Weare, NH
Dissertation: Characterization of a Non-Canonical Function for ThreonyltRNA Synthetase in Angiogenesis
Advisor: Dr.
Amy Rumora, B.A. (Mount Holyoke College) 2007; Kalamazoo, MI*
Dissertation: Molecular Characterization of Pur b: A Purine-Rich SingleStranded DNA-Binding Repressor of Myofibroblast Differentiation
Advisor: Dr. Robert J. Kelm
Biology
Lucas Edward Bernacki, B.S. (Sacred Heart University) 2007; Pittsburgh, PA**
Dissertation: The Molecular Evolution of Non-Coding DNA and Population
Ecology of the Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) in Lake Champlain
Advisor: Dr. C. William Kilpatrick
Cristian de Sales Dambros, M.S. (National Institute of Amazonian Reservation)
2010; Soledade, Brazil
Dissertation: Determinants of Termite Species Taxonomic, Phylogenetic,
and Functional Diversity in the Amazonian Forest
Advisor: Dr. Nicholas J. Gotelli
Allison Theresa Neal, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2009; Northfield, VT*
Dissertation: Local Mate Competition and The Sex Ratios of Malaria
Parasites, with a Focus on Plasmodium Mexicanum
Advisor: Dr. Joseph J. Schall
Tyler August Picariello, B.A. (Boston University) 2009; Rockaway, NJ
Dissertation: Meckelin Functions in the Guided Movement and Orientation
of Basal Bodies Prior to Duplication in Paramecium Tetraurelia
Advisor: Dr. Judith L. Van Houten
Jonathan Vick, B.A. (Ohio Wesleyan University) 2009; Easton, CT*
Dissertation: The Contribution of Purinergic P2X and P2Y Receptors to the
Excitability of Mouse Vomeronasal Sensory Neurons
Advisor: Dr. Rona J. Delay
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Brian Cunniff, B.A. (Elms College) 2007; Pittsfield, MA*
Dissertation: Mitochondrial Structure and Function as a Therapeutic Target in
Malignant Mesothelioma
Advisor: Dr. Nicholas Heintz
Christian Sánchez Jordan, B.S. (Johns Hopkins University) 2007; Mayagüez, PR*
Dissertation: Helicase-SSB Interactions in Recombination-Dependent DNA
Repair and Replication
Advisor: Dr. Scott W. Morrical
Joseph Patrick Klaus, B.S. (University of Saint Mary) 2006; Wapakoneta, OH*
Dissertation: Determining the Role of the Ergic-53 Cargo Receptor Complex in
Arena Virus Propagation
Advisor: Dr. Jason W. Botten
Jane Tully, B.S. (Colgate University) 2008; Westfield, MA*
Dissertation: Classical and Alternative Nuclear Factor-Kappa B in Lung
Epithelium: Impacts in Allergic Airway Disease and Avenues for Redox
Regulation
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Poynter
Chemistry
Xiaoxi Liu, B.S. (Tianjin Medical University) 2007; Tianjin, China*
Dissertation: Novel Aza-Prins Cyclization and [3+2] Dipolar Cycloaddition
Toward N-Heterocyclic Molecules and Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of
Borrecapine
Advisor: Dr. Stephen P. Waters
Corinne Sadlowski, B.S. (The University of New Hampshire) 2008; Adams, MA
Dissertation: Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Subincanadine E
Advisor: Dr. Stephen P. Waters
Yanbo Yang, B.S. (Shaanxi Normal University) 2004; M.S. (Academy of Military
Medical Sciences) 2007; Huainan, China*
Dissertation: Pdº-Catalyzed Formal 1,3-Diaza-Claisen Rearrangement. Design
and Development of Catationic 1,3-Diaza-Claisen Rearrangement.
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Francklyn
Zhe Zhang, B.S. (Huaihai Institute of Technology) 2009; Jiangsu, China*
Dissertation: Application of a Ring Fragmentation/Azomethine Ylide
1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Sequence in the Synthesis of Demissidine
Advisor: Dr. Matthias Brewer
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kalil O. Erazo, B.S. (Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo) 2009; M.S. (Georgia
Institute of Technology) 2012; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dissertation: Bayesian Filtering in Nonlinear Structural Systems with
Application to Structural Health Monitoring
Advisor: Dr. Eric M. Hernandez
John Kasumba, B.S. (Makerere University, Uganda) 2005; M.S. (Clarkson University)
2008; Kampala, Uganda
Dissertation: Organic Chemical Characterization of Primary and Secondary
Biodiesel Exhaust Particulate Matter
Advisor: Dr. Britt A. Holmén
Computer Science
Saurav Acharya, B.E. (Tribhuvan University) 2008; Kathmandu, Nepal*
Dissertation: Causal Modeling and Prediction Over Event Streams
Advisor: Dr. Byung S. Lee
Gary W. Johnson, Jr., B.S. (Marlboro College) 2005; Burlington, VT*
Dissertation: Connecting Landscapes to People: Assessing the Distribution of
Ecosystem Service Flows Using the SPAN Approach
Advisor: Dr. Robert R. Snapp
Narine Manukyan, B.S. (Yerevan State University) 2008; M.S. (The University of
Vermont) 2011; Yerevan, Armenia*
Dissertation: Analysis and Modeling of Quality Improvement on Clinical
Fitness Landscapes
Advisor: Dr. Peter S. Dodds
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
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Education Leadership and Policy Studies
Meredith Jean Colliander Swallow, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; M.Ed.
(Seatle University) 2008; Hampton Falls, NH
Dissertation: Exploring Catholic Education in the Twenty-First Century:
Teaching Practices, Technology Integration, and Educational Goals
Advisor: Dr. Maureen D. Neumann
Natural Resources
Jonathan Wellesley Cummings, B.A. (Oberlin College) 2005; M.R.M (Simon
Fraser University) 2009; Westford, VT*
Dissertation: Decision Support for Natural Resource Management
Advisor: Dr. Therese Donovan
Benjamin D. DeJong, B.S. (Calvin College) 2003; M.S. (Utah State University)
2007; Byron Center, MI
Electrical Engineering
Dissertation: Using the Past as the Key to the Present: Informing Coastal
Cesar Barrios, B.S. (New Jersey Institute of Technology) 1999; M.S. (New Jersey
Resource Management with Geologic Records
Institute of Technology) 2002; Essex Junction, VT**
Advisor: Dr. Paul R. Bierman
Dissertation: Predicting Trajectory Paths for Collission Avoidance Systems
Philip Andrew Halteman, B.A. (Colorado College) 2003; M.S. (The University of
Advisor: Dr. Walter Varhue
Vermont) 2009; Amherst, ME
Goodarz Ghanavati, B.S. (Amirkabir University of Technology) 2005; M.S.
Dissertation: New Insights for the Future of Lake Champlain: Practical
(Amirkabir University of Technology) 2008; Rasht, Iran
Approaches and Useful Tools for Grappling with Uncertainty and
Dissertation: Statistical Analysis of High Sample Rate Time-Series Data for
Weighing Trade-Offs in Watershed Management
Power System Stability Assessment
Advisor: Dr. Mary Watzin
Advisors: Dr. Paul D. Hines; Dr. Taras I. Lakoba
Jonathan Katz, B.A. (Middlebury College) 2002; Cabot, VT
Dissertation: MonitoR: Automation Tools for Landscape-scale Acoustic
Materials Science
Monitoring
Owen D. Myers, B.A. (The University of Vermont); Pelham, MA
Advisor: Dr. Therese Donovan
Dissertation: Spatiotemporally Periodic Driven System with Long-Range
Julia Rose Larouche, B.A. (Assumption College) 2003; M.S. (The University of
Interactions
Vermont) 2009; Lunenburg, MA
Advisor: Dr. Junru Wu
Dissertation: Thermokarst and Wildfire: Effects of Disturbances Related to
Climate Change on the Ecological Characteristics and Functions of Arctic
Mathematics
Headwater Streams
Nicholas Andrew Allgaier, B.S. (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) 2002; M.S. (The
Advisor: Dr. William B. Bowden
University of Vermont) 2010; West Hartford, CT**
Kim E. McRae, B.S. (Johnson State College) 2001; M.P.A. (The University of
Dissertation: Reverse Engineering the Human Brain: An Evolutionary
Vermont) 2006; New York, NY
Computation Approach to the Analysis of fMRI
Dissertation: Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) on the
Advisors: Dr. Chris Danforth; Dr. Peter Sheridan Dodds
Environment and the Cultural Integrity of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in
Eitan Pechenick, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2006; M.S. (University of
the Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne
Waterloo) 2009; Burlington, VT
Advisor: Dr. Saleem Ali
Dissertation: Exploring Google Books Corpus: An Information-Theoretic
Julie Nash, B.S. (Cornell University) 1992; M.S. (University of Virginia) 1997;
Approach to Linguistic Evolution
South Burlington, VT**
Advisor: Dr. Peter S. Dodds
Dissertation: Early Adoption Dynamics of Private Sustainability Governance
Jake Ryland Williams, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2007; M.S. (The University Initiatives: A Case Study of the Marine Cultured-Pearl Industry
of Vermont) 2011; Mahopac, NY
Advisors: Dr. Saleem Ali; Dr. Clare Ginger
Dissertation: Lexical Mechanics: Partitions, Mixtures, and Context
Karen Lynn Nordstrom, B.S. (The Ohio State University) 1993; M.A. (California
Advisors: Dr. Christopher Danforth; Dr. Peter Sheridan Dodds
State University, Monterey) 2004; Upper Arlington, OH**
Dissertation: Pedagogical Praxis Models in Sustainability Education: A
Mechanical Engineering
Focus on Food Systems and Environment
Maximilian James Dougherty, B.S. (Clarkson University) 2008; M.S. (The University
Advisors: Dr. Thomas R. Hudspeth; Dr. Stephanie Kaza
of Vermont) 2011; Pittsfield, VT
Kurt Rinehart, B.A. (University of Iowa) 1992; M.S. (The University of Vermont)
Dissertation: Numerical Simulations of Reacting Flow in an Inductively
2007; Boulder, CO**
Coupled Plasma Torch
Dissertation:a Analytical and Decision Tools for Wildlife Population and
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Fletcher
Habitat Management
Andrew Lutz, B.S. (Western New England University) 2006; M.S. (The University of
Advisor: Dr. Therese M. Donovan
Vermont) 2011; Pittsford, NY
Tarah H. Rowse, B.S. (Cornell University) 2003; M.S. (Carnegie Mellon
Dissertation: Experimental Investigation and Analysis of High-Enthalpy
University) 2007; Greenwich, NY*
Nitrogen Flow Over Graphite
Dissertation: Local Energy Governance in Vermont: An Analysis of Energy
Advisor: Dr. Douglas G. Fletcher
System Transition Strategies and Actor Capacity
Walten Owens, B.S. (Clarkson University) 2006; M.S. (The University of Vermont)
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Kaza
2010; Chittenango, NY
Dissertation: Aero-Thermal Characterization of Silicon Carbide Flexible TPS
Neuroscience
Using a 30KW ICP Torch
Abbie Chapman Johnson, B.S. (University of Maine, Orono) 2008; Bar
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Fletcher
Harbor, ME
Erin Leigh Wood, B.S. (Chatham University) 2005; M.S. (University of Central
Dissertation: Mechanisms of Seizure During Pregnancy and Preeclampsia
Florida) 2009; Warren, PA*
Advisor: Dr. Marilyn J. Cipolla
Dissertation: An Atomic Force Microscopy Nanoindentation Study of Size
Matthew David LeComte, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Green, ME*
Effects in Face-Centered Cubic Metal and Bimetallic Nanowires
Dissertation: Direct and Indirect Targets of Jagged1/Notch1 Signaling in
Advisor: Dr. Frederic Sansoz
Reactive Astrocytes
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey L. Spees
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Jia Zhou, B.S. (Beijing Institute of Technology) 2008; Zhejinang Province, China
Pharmacology
Dissertation: DNA Glycosylases Remove Oxidized Base Damages From GAndrew McKenzie, B.S. (Shorter College) 2009; Columbus, GA*
Quadruplex DNA Structures
Dissertation: Mechanoregulation of Leading Edge PKA Activity During
Advisor: Dr. Susan S. Wallace
Ovarian
Cancer Cell Migration
**As of October 2014
Advisor: Dr. Alan Howe
**As of January 2015
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Plant Biology
Carolyn Ann Pucko, B.A. (College of Holy Cross) 2004; Webster, NY*
Dissertation: The Impacts of Multiple Anthropogenic Disturbances on the
Montane Forests of the Green Mountains, Vermont, USA
Advisor: Dr. Brian Beckage
Chang Zhang, B.A. (China Agricultural University) 2007; Tianjin, China**
Dissertation: Abscisic Acid and Nitrate Transporter MTLATD/NIP Signaling in
Root and Nodule Development in Medicago Truncatula
Advisor: Dr. Jeanne M. Harris
Lilya Sitnikov Osipov, B.A. (Brandeis University) 2007; Charlton, MA*
Dissertation: Emotion Regulation Strategies in Binge Eating Disorder:
Rumination, Distress Tolerance, and Expectancies for Eating
Advisor: Dr. Kelly J. Rohan
Mollie E. Patrick, B.S. (John Carroll University) 2009; M.A. (The University of
Vermont) 2013; Poland, OH*
Dissertation: Role of Sensation Seeking in Sensitivity to d-amphetamine
Reinforcement
Advisor: Dr. Stacey Sigmon
Plant and Soil Science
Terence L. Bradshaw, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1996; M.S. (The University
of Vermont) 2011; Calais, VT
Dissertation: Comprehensive Assessment of Organic Apple Production in
Vermont: Experience From Two Orchard Systems, 2006-2013
Advisor: Dr. Josef H. Gorres
Lilian Barlow Calderwood, B.A. (Wheaton College) 2009; Harvard, MA
Dissertation: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Tools for Integrated Pest
Management in Northeastern Hop Production
Advisors: Dr. Heather Darby; Dr. Josef H. Gorres
Margarita Fernandez, B.S. (Tufts University) 1998; M.S. (Yale University) 2004;
Bergenfield, NJ
Dissertation: Subsistence Under the Canopy : Agroecology, Lifelihoods and
Food Sovereignty Among Coffee Communities in Chiapas, Mexico
Advisor: Dr. V. Ernesto Mendez
Ann L. Hazelrigg, B.S. (Colorado State University) 1977; M.S. (Cornell University)
1981; Williston, VT
Dissertation: The Efficacy and Non-Target Impacts of an Organic Disease
Management System Containing Biostimulants Compared with Two SulfurBased Systems on Four Apple Cultivars in Vermont
Advisor: Dr. Josef H. Gorres
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Scott H. Baker, B.A. (Carketon College) 1995; M.S. (Georgia Institute of Technology)
2000; South Burlington, VT*
Dissertation: Faculty Perceptions as a Foundation for Evaluating Use of
Student Evaluations of Teaching
Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin
Beth S. Brodie, B.A. (Bowdoin College) 1984; MAT (School of International
Training) 1993; East Dover, VT*
Dissertation: Perceptions of The Impact of High School Advisory on Academic
Success, Connectedness and Personalization of Eduation
Advisor: Dr. Anthony Magistrale
Kelly DePaolo Horgan, B.S. (Bentley College) 1989; M.Ed. (Lesley University) 1994;
Hopkinton, MA
Dissertation: The Passion Within: Challenging the Feminine Mystique by
Educating Midlife Women to Fulfill Their Career Dreams
Advisor: Dr.Robert Nash
Nancy Rose Disenhaus, B.A . (Mount Holyoke College) 1972; M.A.T. (Cornell
University) 1973; East Montpelier, VT
Dissertation: Boys, Writing, and the Literacy Gender Gap: What We Know,
What We Think We Know
Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Reyes
Psychology
Daniel McNeil French, B.A. (University of Connecticut) 1985; M.Ed. (Plymouth State
Laura Lynn Chivers, A.S. (Bryn Mawr College) 2001; M.A. (The University of
University) 1996; Manchester Center, VT*
Vermont) 2006; Boston, MA
Dissertation: Voices of Leadership: A Narrative Study of Four Vermont
Dissertation: Understanding Everyday Decisions: An Examination in
Superintendents and Their Experience with Policy Governance
Decision-Making, Educational Attainment, and Use of Tobaco and Nicotine
Advisor: Dr. Judith Aiken
Delivery Products Among Women of Reproductive Age
Melissa Hammerle, B.A. (Bennington College) 1983; M.S. (New York University)
Advisor: Dr. Stephen T. Higgins
2001; Cornwall, VT
Carolyn Marie Dundon, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2009; Bristol, VT*
Dissertation: Conceptualizing Contemplative Practice as Pedagogy:
Dissertation: The Cortisol/DHEA Ratio and Sexual Function in Women with
Approaches to Mindful Inquiry in Higher Education
and without a History of Depression
Advisor: Dr. Jill Tarule
Advisor: Dr. Alessandra Rellini
Jennifer Suzanne Stokes Parent, B.S. (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Tera Leigh Fazzino, B.A. (Winthrop University) 2008; M.A. (University of Hartford)
2001; M.A. (Pepperdine University) 2002; Georgia, VT**
2008; East Hampton, CT*
Dissertation: Students’ Understanding of Quadratic Functions: Learning From
Dissertation: Assessment Reactivity Within the Context of a Web-Based Brief
Students’ Voices
Intervention for Alcohol Use
Advisor: Dr. Regina Toolin
Advisors: Dr. Gail Rose; Dr. John Helzer
Windy Paz-Amor, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; M.Ed. (The University of
Brendan Hare, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; M.A. (The University of
Vermont) 2010; Brooklyn, NY
Vermont) 2013; Island Pond, VT
Dissertation: Damned if You Do – Damned if You Don’t: A Queer Woman of
Dissertation: Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β: An Investigation of the Novel
Color’s Journey of Trauma, Agency and Leadership
Serine 389 Phosphorylation Site
Advisor: Dr. Robert Nash
Advisor: Dr. William Falls
Amber L. Rich, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; M.S. (Champlain College)
Danra M Kazenski, B.A. (Dartmouth College) 1999; M.S. (The University of
2006; Milford, NJ
Vermont) 2006; Pittsburgh, PA**
Dissertation: Helping Students Find Meaning While Finding My Own: A
Dissertation: FNIRS Measures of Prefrontal Cortex Lateralization During
Scholarly Personal Narrative Navigating Single-Motherhood and a Career in
Stuttered and Fluency-Enhanced Speech in Adults Who Stutter
Admissions
Advisor: Dr. Barry Guitar
Advisor: Dr. Robert Nash
Andrew Knapp, B.S. (State University of New York, Brockport) 2006; M.A. (State
Tomás Sanchez, Jr., B.A. (Texas State University) 2002; M.Ed. (Texas State
University of New York, Brockport) 2008; Rochester, NY
University) 2004; Bishop, TX
Dissertation: Factors in the Regulation of Cycles of Binge Eating Behavior
Dissertation: Tejanos in College: How Texas Born Mexican-American Students
Advisor: Dr. Carol T. Miller
Navigate Ethnoracial Identity
Alexa Ashley Lopez, B.S. (University of New England) 2009; M.A. (The University
Advisor: Dr. Jill Tarule
of Vermont) 2013; Berlin, NH*
Kenneth Lemoyne Smith, Jr., B.S. (Auburn University) 1978; M.B.A. (University of
Dissertation: Examining Delay Discounting and Response to Incentive-Based
Pittsburgh) 1982; Daytona Beach, FL*
Smoking Cessation Treatment Among Pregnant Women
Dissertation: Iraq: My Stories of Life, Liberty and Leadership
Advisor: Dr. Stephen T. Higgins
Advisor: Dr. Robert J. Nash
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
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Prem P. Timsina, M.Com. (Curtin University of Technology) 1994; M.A. (S.I.T.
Graduate Institute) 2008; South Burlington, VT*
Dissertation: Employing “Best Practices” in Teacher Education: Faculty
Perceptions of their Success and their Needs in Preparing Teachers to
Increase Student Achievement
Advisor: Dr. David Shiman
Xueqing Liu, B.S. (Dongbei University of Finance and Economics) 2013;
Shenyang, China
Laura Marie Macuga, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Williston, VT
Curtis Trae Mariani, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Bennington, VT
Evan James McCrea, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Essex Junction, VT
Thomas Orner, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Vernon, VT
Zachary M. Pion, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Troy, VT
DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Adam Randolph, B.S. (Boston University) 2004; Canton, CT
Matthew G. Babunovic, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Ridgewood, NJ
Leah Elizabeth Skinner, B.S. (Wagner College) 2014; Williston, VT
Carina Lenore Bassick, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Norton, MA
Brian Michael Slevin, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; East Setauket, NY
Kasey Elizabeth Bilodeau, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Milton, MA
Matthew Alexander Smith, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Palm Harbor, FL
Cassandra Y. Boucher, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Highgate, VT
Raina Tripp, B.A. (Skidmore College) 2006; Lloyd Harbor, NY
Mary Kate Camara, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Somerset, MA
Yiran Wang, B.S. (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics) 2013;
Eric T. Carpenter, B.S. (Keuka College) 2003; Saratoga Springs, NY
Beijing, China
Kleckner Jean-Baptiste Charles, II, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Ardsley, Timothy M. Weston, B.A.(Middlebury College) 2003; Winooski, VT
NY
Hansui Xiao, B.S. (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law) 2013; Wuhan,
Leah Christine Conchieri, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Essex, VT
China
Evan Andrew Crockett, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Weinheim,
Na Zhang, B.S. (Herbin University of Commerce) 2013; Heilongjiang Province,
Germany
China
Regan Colleen Dewhirst, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Hanover, NH
Caitlin Elizabeth Dorka, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Pequannock, NJ
MASTER OF ARTS
Mikaela Olivia Dunn, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Montpelier, VT
English
Whitney Elizabeth Elliott, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Essex
Kira Braham, B.A. (Kent State University) 2013; Cleveland, OH
Junction,VT
Thesis: Working in Utopia: Locating Marx’s “Realm of Necessity” in the
Daniel Preston Ellis, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Orwell, VT
Socialist Future of Bellamy and Morris
Li Ge, B.A. (Hong Kong Baptist University) 2010; Shanghai, China
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Alexander
Lauren Alyssa Geiger, B.S. (Arizona State University) 2010; El Paso, TX
Carl Jerome Mehrmann, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2010; Duxbury, MA
Kyle Gerst, B.S. (Ohio State University) 2006; Zanesville, OH
Monroe Street, B.A. (Bard College) 2008; Burlington, VT
Elana S. Isaacson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Germantown, MD
Thesis: Wanting it Told: Narrative Desire in Cather and Faulkner
Miranda Lucille Jasienowski, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Easthampton, Advisor: Dr. Valerie Rohy
MA
Luke H. Johnson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Merrimack, NH
German
Kristina M. Kelly, B.S. (Boston University) 2002; Ed.M. (Boston University) 2007; Mark Patrick Russell, B.M. (Shenandoah University) 2008; Winchester, VA*
East Sandwich, MA
Thesis: The Wanderer’s Path Through the Age of Goethe: A Literary and
Elizabeth Duggan Kingsbury, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Hillsboro,
Musical Focus
NH
Advisor: Dr. Dennis F. Mahoney
Emma Rose Logan, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Cape Elizabeth, ME
Katlyn A. Lynch, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Kittery Point, ME
Greek & Latin
Jeffrey James Lyons, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Groton, VT
Karyn Greene, B.S. (Denison University) 2012; Boston, MA
Emily A. Mandara, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Northborough, MA
Travis H. Lynch, B.A. (Connecticut College) 2012; West Hartford, CT
Kyle Anthony McGregor, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Grand Isle, VT* Theodore William Szadzinski, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Oak
Sophie Anne Mench, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; South Burlington, VT
Brook, IL
Leah Ann Murdock, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Essex Junction, VT
Julia Michelle Parks, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Truckee, CA
History
Averill Carolyn Pazdro, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Cornith, VT
Natalie Brooke Coffman, B.S. (Southern Utah University) 2009; Salt Lake City, UT
Joshua Sirois, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Litchfied, ME
Thesis: The Mormon Battalion’s Manifest Destiny: Expansion and Identity
Joel Willbrant, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Londonderry, NH
During the Mexican-American War
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Phelps
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
Ruby Ray Daily, B.A. (Wittenberg University) 2010; Columbus, OH*
Tianze Chang, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Qingdao, China
Thesis: The Victorian Governess as Spectacle of Pain: A Cultural History
Xian Cui, B.S. (China Agricultural University) 2013; Beijing, China
of the British Governess as Withered Invalid, Bloody Victim and Sadistic
Christy Elizabeth Day, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1986; Waterbury, VT
Birching Madam, From 1840 to 1920
Zhongya Feng, B.S. (Canvard College, Beijing Technology and Business
Advisor: Dr. Paul R. Deslandes
University) 2013; Taiyuan, China
David Thomas Solomon, A.A. (Tallahassee Community College) 2011; B.A.
Rebecca Munya Florence, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Commack, NY
(Florida State University) 2013; Tallahassee, FL
Shijia Gao, B.S. (Shanxi University of Finance and Economics) 2013; Beijing,
China
Psychology
Joseph Garrow, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Rutland, VT
Nicole Lafko, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Springfield, VT
Lauren Ashley Graves, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Winooski, VT
Thesis: Susceptibility to Peer Influence for Engagement in Relational
Courtney Fletcher Handy, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Burlington, VT
Aggression and Prosocial Behavior: The Roles of Popular Peers, Stress
William Rooney Hennessy, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Essex,VT
Physiology, and Gender
Fang Jiang, B.A. (Jiangxi University of Science & Technology) 2005; Jiangxi,
Advisor: Dr. Diana Murray-Close
China
Scott Timothy Schepers, B.S. (University of Nebraska, Kearney) 2002;
Jill Marie Lewis, B.S. (The King’s College) 2009; Milton, VT
Fairmont, NE*
Chulin Li, B.S. (Zhejiang University) 2011; M.A. (University of California, Santa
Thesis: The Effects of Reinforcer Distribution During Response Elimination
Barbara); Xiangyang, China
on Resurgence of an Instrumental Response
Advisor: Dr. Mark E. Bouton
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
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MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Curriculum and Instruction
Anne Bellerose, B.A. (Dartmouth College) 2005; M.F.A. (University of North
Carolina, Wilmington) 2011; Weybridge, VT
Amelia Fay Burns, B.S. (University of Colorado) 2010; Bainbridge Island, WA*
Adam John Fortin, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Highgate Center, VT
Justin Gay, B.S. (Endicott College) 2011; Ashby, MA
Zachary Colin Gonzalez, B.A. (University of North Texas) 2012; Flower Mound, TX
Anna Katherine Kovaliv, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2008; Amherst, NH
Alyssa Moore Krebs, B.A. (Tufts University) 2000; Worcester, MA
Devon Elizabeth Lane, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Vergennes, VT
Thomas Michael Nolan, B.A. (The Evergreen State College) 2014; Burlington, VT**
Kaitlyn Jean O’Donnell, B.A. (Wesleyan University) 2007; Montpelier, VT*
Meghann Palermo, B.S. (St. Michael’s College) 2011; Milton,VT
Stephanie Rose Podesta, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Leominster, MA
Guillermo Rafael Sarriera, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; San Juan, PR
Kyrsten Riley Schreiber, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Fayetteville, NY
Craig Joseph Stone, B.A. (University of Evansville) 2000; Newcastle, England
Emily Ann Therrien, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Hardwick, VT
Lauren Irene Wesnak, B.A. (University of New Hampshire) 2007; Amherst,NH
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Asa McCarthy Conway, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2011; Westminster
West, VT*
Ashlie Sarah Graham, B.S. (Johnson & Wates University) 2009; Monkton, VT*
Sarah L. Hein, B.S. (Northeastern University) 2011; Paughquag, NY*
Alison M. Kenney, A.S. (Brown University) 2000; Winooski, VT**
Calef Letorney, B.A. (University of Colorado at Boulder) 2006; Westford, VT*
Colin Lindgren-Robertson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2009; Exeter, NH
Karen Huyffer Oppenheimer, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1995;
Shelburne, VT
Nolan Wyatt Rhodes, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Rutland, VT*
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Curriculum and Instruction
Abigail Axtel, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2009; Westminster West, VT*
Jessica Baitz, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1998; B.S. (Johnson State College (1998;
Barre, VT
Patti J. Crosby, B.S. (Wagner College) 1976; Merrick, NY
Meral Mine Dahlin, B.S. (Cazenovia College) 2009; Brandon, VT
Angela Martelle Foley, B.A. (Trinity College) 1998; Bridport, VT
Melissa Haggett, B.S. (Trinity College) 1991; Vergennes, VT
Charlotte Anne Holmquist, B.S. (Lyndon State College) 1983; Rochester, VT
Maura Elizabeth Kelly, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2009; Narragansett, RI
John P. Kipp, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1992; St. Albans, VT
Justin Ryan Marriott, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2009; Jericho, VT*
Frank Martel, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1975; Berkshire, VT**
Patricia Mattison, M.A. (Castleton College) 2000; Whiting, VT
Leslie Babiak Meyer, B.A. (University of South Carolina) 1992; Jeffersonville, VT
Timothy C. Moynihan, A.S. (Hudson Valley Community College) 1988; B.S.
(Rensselaer Polytechnic) 1985; Randolph, VT*
Kaitlin Murdock, B.A. (State University of New York, Potsdam) 2011; Red Hook, NY
Torey Mikel Olson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2010; Rutland, VT*
Nicole Paquette, B.A. (Castleton College) 2004; Panton, VT
Jocelyn Fletcher Scheuch, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Colchester, VT
Julie Schondube, B.A. (Castleton College) 1995; Vergennes, VT
Christine St. Clair, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2011; Brookfield, VT
Leah Mae Starr, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Northfield, VT
Rebecca Ann Trombley, B.A. (University of Michigan) 1991; Starksboro, VT
Chelsea Turley, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2010; East Montpelier, VT
Alyssa K. Urban, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Westford, VT*
Melissa L. Vorsteveld, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1993; Vergennes, VT
Amanda Joy Walsh, B.S. (Vermont College) 2007; Saxton River, VT**
Laurie Allyn Wilson, B.S. (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) 1978;
Chittenden, VT**
Melanie Winn, B.S. (Champlain College) 2007; Spofford, NH
Elizabeth Santelmann Ziegler, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1984; Hartland, VT
Gwen Zwickel, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1986; B.A. (The University of
Vermont) 1993; Addison,VT
Educational Leadership
Kristen Hayden-West, B.A. (Smith College) 1983; M.A. (St. Michael’s College)
1985; Richmond, VT
Linden E. Higgins, B.A. (University of Chicago) 1980; M.S. (University of Chicago)
1982; Ph.D. (University of Texas, Austin) 1988; Burlington, VT
Helen Keith, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1966; Huntington, VT**
Higher Education & Student Affairs
David Michael Anderson, B.A. (Eastern Kentucky University) 2011; M.A. (Ohio
University) 2013; Burlington, VT
Melissa Carlson, B.A. (Colorado State University) 2011; Fort Collins, CO
Roman Christiaens, B.A. (Seattle University) 2011; Choteau, MT
Robert Drago, B.A. (Stony Brook University) 2012; Brooklyn, NY
Michael Gregory Drucker, B.A. (Hampshire College) 2013; West Bloomfield, MI
Nakiya Claricia Findley, B.A. (Stony Brook University) 2013; Brooklyn, NY
Jeffrey Paul Godowski, Jr., B.A. (College of Holy Cross) 2013; Scranton, PA
Elizabeth Gomez, B.A. (University of California, San Diego) 2013; Los Angeles, CA
Brandon C. Meyers, B.A. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) 2012;
Lockport, NY
Deryka Charity Nairne, B.A. (Hood College) 2013; Montgomery Village, MD
Nicole Potestivo, B.S. (State Universy of New York, New Paltz) 2006; Staten
Island, NY
Sean Smallwood, B.A. (University of North Texas) 2013; Royse City, TX
Katrina Tan, B.A. (California State University, Fullerton) 2012; Pomona, CA
Cristina Margarita Vega, B.A. (Florida Gulf Coast University) 2013; Davenport, FL
Edward Thomas Walsh, B.A. (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) 2013;
Jacksonville, NC
Interdisciplinary
Samantha Boymer, B.A. (Johnson State College) 2011; Waterbury, VT
Jarett Chizick, B.S. (Cornell University) 2001; Lyndonville, NY
Thesis: Ankylosing Spondylitis & Chronic Pain Syndrome: Bridging the
Gap Between Perpetuated Medicine & Holistic Therapies
Advisor: Dr. Robert Nash
Dana Christiansen, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2010; Marshfield, MA**
Sarah Hunt Hobart, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1982; Underhill, VT
Lance Matthew Johnson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Beverly, MA
Thesis: Out of the Closet and Into the Woods; Nature as a Model for
Resilience
During Gay Identity Development
Advisor: Dr. Robert Nash
Douglas Abraham Ovitt, A.A. (Community College of Vermont) 2007; B.A.
(Johnson State College) 2011; Swanton,VT
William B. Vitagliano, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Rutland, VT
Thesis: Helping Quarterlife Students Make Sense of Anguish: A
PersonalExamination of How Traumatic Life Events Lead to Growth and
Meaning Making
Advisor: Dr. Judith A. Aiken
Bethany M. Wolfe, B.A. (Hobart and William Smith Colleges) 2000;
Burlington, VT
Thesis: One Parent’s Journey to Discovering Her Self in a
Blended Family: Imiplications for Parents, Educators and Advocates
Advisor: Dr. Robert Nash
Reading and Language
Sharon L. Primo, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Hinesburg, VT
Special Education
Julie C. Aubin, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Colchester, VT
Celia Ayoub, B.S. (New Jersey City University) 2012; Burlington, VT
Jocelyn Bahr, B.S.W. (The University of Vermont) 2009; Jericho, VT
Anne Elizabeth Brady, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2011; Dover, NH
Nicholas J. Britton, B.A./B.S. (Norwich University) 2011; Foxboro, MA**
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
38
Commencement 2015
Elizabeth Casey, B.S. (University of Maryland) 2005; Crofton, MD
Lauren Landrigan, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2004; Simsbury, CT
Andrea M. McDonald-Thibodeau, B.S.W. (The University of Vermont) 2008;
Shelburne, VT
Caitlin Moreau, B.S. (Saint Michael’s College) 2007; Saratoga Springs, NY**
F. Joseph O’Brien, B.A. (Hartwick College) 2012; Winooski, VT
Andrea D. Ogle, A.A. (Borough of Manhattan College) 2004; B.S. (State University
of New York, Plattsburgh) 2009; St. Albans, VT
Molly Pitkin, B.A. (St. Lawrence University) 2015; Cabot, VT
Jennifer Lynn Randall, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2009; Huntington, VT
Sarah Sargent, B.A. (Hobert & William Smith Colleges) 2011; Wevertown, NY
Allison N. Sutherland, B.S. (University of Rhode Island) 2013; Bridgewater, VT**
Christina Tiemann, B.S. (Champlain College) 2005; Essex, VT
Sarah Robyn Tousignant, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2009; Stowe, VT
Stephanie Allison Zygmunt, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Wayne, NJ
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Roy Swan Belcher, IV, B.A. (Univerity of Technology, Sydney) 2004; Barre, VT
Chad J. Cosgrove, A.S. (Lakes Region Community College) 2004; B.S. (Southern
New Hampshire University) 2010; St. Albans, VT**
Luca Paolo Yuri Fernandez, B.A. (Marlboro College) 2011; Westminster, VT
Linnea Christine Anderson Myers, B.A. (Colby College) 2003; Barrington, IL
Anna Robinson Schulz, B.A. (Harvard University) 2009; Johnson, VT
Pamela S. Smith, B.S. (University of Rhode Island) 1977; Crown Point, NY
Rachel Cook Zellem, B.S. (University of Pittsburgh) 2006; Burlington, VT
Alexandra Elizabeth Zipparo, B.A. (Smith College) 2012; Burlington, VT**
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
Alexandra Elizabeth Beattie, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; St.Albans, VT*
Thesis: An Analysis of the Effect of β-Hydroxy-βMethylbutyrate on the Flight
Ability and Lifespan of Drosophila Melanogaster
Advisor: Dr. Jim Vigoreaux
Jonathan Breen Gonzalez, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; White River
Jct., VT*
Thesis: Investigations into Host-Specific Interactions and Local Adaptation in
the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
Advisor: Dr. Alison K. Brody
Yainna Milanys Hernáiz-Hernández, B.S. (Universidad Metropolitana) 2009;
Guaynabo, PR
Thesis: Effects of Hybridization and Life History Tradeoffs on Pathogen
Resistance in the Harvester Ants (POGONOMYRMEX)
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Helms Cahan
Erin E. Wysolmerski, B.S. (Immaculata University) 2012; Reading, PA
Thesis: FGF8A is Required for Proper Vascularization of the Zebrafish Retina
Advisor: Dr. Alicia M. Ebert
Biostatistics
Sarmad Saeed Alsigar, B.S. (University of Mustansiriya) 1992; South
Burlington, VT*
Miriam Claire Dash, B.A. (Northwestern University) 1990; Charlotte, VT*
Thesis: Meta-Analysis of Studies Investigation of the Effect of Smoking
Cessation on Impatience
Advisor: Dr. John R. Hughes
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chloe M. Adams, B.S. (University of New England) 2008; Danville, VT**
Thesis: Towards A Structural Understanding of Spore Germination in
Clostridium Difficile
Advisors: Dr. Sylvie Doublié; Dr. Aimee Shen
Laura Taylor Director, B.S. (Bates College) 2008; Wilmington, DE*
Thesis: A Novel Approach for the Identification of Cytoskeletal and
Adhesion A-Kinase Anchoring Proteins
Advisor: Dr. Alan K. Howe
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
39
Parna Ghosh, B.S. (University of Calcutta) 2006; M.S. (University of Calcutta)
2008; Kolkata, India*
Thesis: Role of Heme Oxygenase in Modulating Expression of ROS
Regulatory Enzymes in Medicago Truncatula
Advisor: Dr. Jeanne M. Harris
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Matthew Conger, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1990; Burlington, VT
Thesis: Characterization of Real-World Particle Number Emissions During
Re-Ignition Events From a 2010 Light-Duty Hybrid-Electrical Vehicle
Advisor: Dr. Britt Holmén
David Klein Weibust Grover, B.A. (Skidmore College) 2005; B.S. (The University of
Vermont) 2011; Burlington, VT*
Thesis: Surface Gas Permeability of Porous Building Materials Measurement,
Analysis and Applications
Advisor: Dr. Donna Rizzo
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Claudia I. Abbiati, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; B.A. (The University of
Vermont) 2013; Milton, VT
Cara L. Benge, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 2009; Litchfield,CT
Holly Bodony, B.A. (University of Pittsburgh) 2013; Lexington, MA
Ashley Rae Brien, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2011; Holland, VT
Thesis: Conversational Topic Moderates Visual Attention to Faces in Autism
Spectrum Disorder
Advisor: Dr. Tiffany Hutchins
Corinne N. Crovo, B.S. (Emerson College) 2012; Houlton, ME
Evan Eckstein, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2010; Brookfield, CT
Gabrielle Marina Farmer, B.A. (McGill University) 2010; Wilmington, DE
Darcy James, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 2013; Exeter, NH
Gabrielle Renee Marcotte, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Barton, VT
Sasha Ramlochan Boyea, A.A. (State University of New York, Orange) 2004; B.A.
(State University of New York, Plattsburgh) 2008; Goshen, NY
Alexis B. St. Croix, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Stowe, VT
Maura Rose Stonberg, B.A. (Pitzer College) 2011; Northampton, MA
Elizabeth Woodard, B.A. (George Washington University) 2013; Winchester, MA
Community Development and Applied Economics
Alana Marie Izzo, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Stowe, VT*
Thesis: Social Responsibility and Succession Planning: A Qualitative
Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior Among Small Businesses in
Vermont
Advisor: Dr. Richard Watts
Daniel Colin Keeney, B.A. (Oberlin College) 2006; St. Johnsbury, VT*
Thesis: Transforming Organic Waste into a Marketable Product: A Conjoint
Analysis of Bulk Compost Preferences and Strategies for Expanding the
Compost Market in Vermont
Advisor: Dr. Asim Zia
Ryan John Leamy, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2007; Wilder, VT*
Thesis: Diversification Activities of Vermont Dairy Farmers: A Study of Raw
Milk and Local Beef Processing in the State
Advisor: Dr. Shoshanah Inwood
Jennifer Miller, B.A. (Dartmouth College) 2004; Burlington, VT*
Thesis: Farmer Adoption of Best Management Practices Using Incentivized
Conservation Programs
Advisor: Dr. David Conner
Kristin K. Smith, B.S. (Middlebury College) 2008; Jackson, MO*
Thesis: Turf Wars and Corporate Sponsorship: Challenges in the Food
System and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Advisor: Dr. Sarah N. Heiss
Computer Science
Javier Garcia-Bernardo, B.S. (University of León) 2012; Valladolid, Spain
Thesis: Gene Expression Noise in Stress Response as a Survival Strategy in
Fluctuating Environments
Advisor: Dr. Mary J. Dunlop
Commencement 2015
Christopher Pierce, B.S. (Bridgewater State University) 2012; West
Bridgewater, MA*
Counseling
Denis Michael Barron, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2006; Fairfield, CT*
Keiba Bragg-Best, B.S. (University of Pennsylvania) 2012; Bushkill, PA*
Meagan DeWitt, B.A. (Kent State University) 2012; Rochester, NY*
Puja Gupta, B.S. (Cornell University) 2005; Latham, NY*
Christopher W. Janeway, B.A. (Hampshire College) 1990; M.F.A (Goddard
College) 1998; Burlington, VT*
Adriana Lara, B.S. (Franklin & Marshall College) 2011; Greenfield, MA*
Nathan G. Lovitz, B.S. (Bowdoin College) 2008; Fairfield, ME
Erin Shea Moody, B.A. (Marymount University) 2010; Montpelier, VT*
Mark Daniel Nash, B.S. (University of Kansas) 1985; M.F.A. (University of
California, Irvine) 1990; Charlotte, VT*
Chloe Nathan, B.A. (Wellesley College) 2003; M.S. (The University of Vermont)
2010; New York, NY**
Olivia Danielle Sanders, B.A. (Marlboro College) 2010; Princeton, NJ*
Matthew Tansey, B.A. (Warren Wilson College) 2007; Albany, NY**
Nichole Elizabeth Walker, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Colchester, VT
Blake Stuart Watterworth, B.S. (University of Dayton) 2012; Westport, CT*
Electrical Engineering
Amr Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed, B.S. (Ain Shams University) 2006;
Cairo, Egypt*
Thesis: Design and Optimization of UWB Antenna for Air Coupled GPR
Applications
Advisor: Dr. Tian Xia
Kevin Paul Haupt, B.S. (Norwich University) 1984; M.S. (Naval PostGraduate
School) 1990; Randolph, VT*
Elizabeth A. Kirby, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Rutland, VT
Thesis: Quantification of the Impact of Renewable Penetration Levels
Of Power Grid Frequency Performance Using Dynamic Modeling
Advisor: Dr. Paul Hines
Mohamed El Bashir Metwally, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2012;
Cairo, Egypt*
Thesis: OFDM Coupled Compressive Sensing Algorithm for Stepped
Frequency Ground Penetrating Radar
Advisor: Dr. Tian Xia
Richard Smith, III, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; South Berwick, ME
Thesis: RuO2 Nanorods as an Electrocatalyst for Proton Exchange
Membrane Water Electrolysis
Advisor: Dr. Walter Varhue
Food Systems
Kristyn D. Achilich, B.S. (St. Michael’s College) 2005; Augusta, ME
Thesis: Using the Community Readiness Model as a Framework to
Understand a Community’s Preparedness to Increase Food Access
Advisor: Dr. Linda Berlin
Gemelle Laureen Brion, B.S. (University of Arkansas) 2006; Fayetteville, AK
Thesis: Swede Midge, Contarinia Nasturtii (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae),
Response to Brassica Oleracea in Simulated Intercropping
Advisor: Dr. Yolanda Chen
Rachel Anne DiStefano, B.S. (Bates College) 2011; Randolph, VT*
Thesis: Makers and Mongers: Exploring Social Networks of Vermont Artisan
Cheese
Advisor: Dr. Amy B. Trubek
Katrina Light, B.A. (Lewis & Clark College) 2006; Charlottesville, VA**
Cecile Marguerite Elisabeth Reuge, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Stony
Brook, NY*
Thesis: Expanding Citizenship: Workplace Democracy and Citizen
Engagement in Food Cooperatives
Advisor: Dr. Teresa Mares
Andrea M. Suozzo, B.A. (Middlebury College) 2009; New York, NY**
Thesis: Pasteurization and its discontents: Raw Milk, Risk, and the
Reshaping of the Dairy Industry
Advisor: Dr. Amy Trubek
Geology
Ashleigh Theresa Belrose, B.S. (State University of New York, Paltz) 2012;
Northport, NY
Thesis: The Champlain Sea/Lake Champlain Transition Recorded in the
Northeast Arm of Lake Champlain, USA-Canada
Advisor: Dr. Andrea Lini
Ryan A. Brink, B.S. (State University of New York, Potsdam) 2011; Copake, NY**
Thesis: Sedimentologic Comparison of the Latel/Lower Early Middle
Cambrian
Altona Formation and the Lower Cambrian Monkton Formation
Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Mehrtens
Kathryn E. Dianiska, B.S. (The University of Texas, Austin) 2012; Sugar
Land, TX**
Thesis: The Interplay Between Deformation and Metamorphism During
Strain Localization in the Lower Crust: Insights from Fiordland, New
Zealand
Advisor: Dr. Keith A. Klepeis
Jacob S. Menken, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2012; B.A. (The University of
Vermont) 2012; Bedford, NY*
Thesis: Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Cation Exchange and
Disordering in Tourmaline
Advisor: Dr. John M. Hughes
Alice Caroline Newman, B.A. (Carleton College) 2011; Taipei, Taiwan*
Thesis: Strain Localization and Exhumation of the Lower Crust:
A Study of the Three-Dimensional Structure and Flow Kinematics of
Central Fiordland, New Zealand
Advisor: Dr. Keith A. Klepeis
Analeisha Vang, B.A. (Carleton College) 2011; Esko, MN
Historic Preservation
Matthew Joseph Goguen, B.S. (Fitchburg State University) 2012;
Fitchburg, MA**
Frances Mary Gubler, B.A. (Skidmore College) 2010; Glen Ridge, NJ**
Kaitlin Cecily Hovanes, B.A. (Smith College) 2012; Yakima, WA**
Gregory S. Jacobs, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Whitefield, NH**
Suzanne Rowe Mantegna (Virginia Technical Institute) 1989; South
Burlington, VT
Karyn Whitney Elizabeth Norwood, B.A. (St. Michael’s College) 2010;
Bucksport, ME**
Kyle E. Obenauer, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2013; San Francisco, CA**
Ashley Michelle Phillips, B.A. (Boise State University) 2011; Boise, ID**
Egbert Anton Harry Stolk, B.A. (University of Utrecht) 2007; M.A. (University of
Amsterdam) 2009; Burlington, VT**
Christopher Lee Witman, B.S. (Philadelphia University) 2013; New Oxford, PA**
Materials Science
Max T. Graves, B.A. (University of North Carolina, Greensboro) 2011; B.S.
(University of North Carolina, Greensboro) 2011; Mebane, NC*
Thesis: Path Integral Quantum Monte Carlo Study of Coupling and
Proximity Effects in Superfluid Helium-4
Advisor: Dr. Adrian Del Maestro
Mathematics
Nicholas Robert Bruno, B.S. (Saint Michael’s College) 2009; Peru, NY
Michael D. Foley, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Lebanon, CT**
Thesis: An Exploratory Statistical Analysis of NASDAQ Provided
Trade Data
Advisor: Dr. Peter Sheridan Dodds
Xin Kou, B.S. (Northwestern Normal University) 2008; M.S. (Shanghai
University) 2011; Gansu, China*
Thesis: Rogue Wave Solutions to Integrable System by Darboux
Transformation
Advisor: Dr. Jianke Yang
Amelia Mattern, B.A. (Hamilton College) 2012; Marshfield, VT
Thesis: Ordering and Reordering: Using Heffter Arrays to Biembed
Complete Graphs
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Dinitz
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
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Commencement 2015
Erin Elizabeth Milne, B.A. (Lyndon State College) 2015; Colchester, VT
Noah C.C. Pfister, B.A. (Reed College) 2012; White River Junction, VT
Thesis: Using Empirical Mode Decomposition to Study Periodicity and
Trends in Extreme Precipitation
Advisors: Dr. Christopher Danforth; Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux
Lucas Tooker, B.S. (State University of New York, Plattsburgh) 2009; Saranac
Lake, NY
Mechanical Engineering
Kyle Bruce, A.S. (State University of New York, Canton) 2005; B.S. (Clarkson
University) 2007; Saranac, NY**
Christopher Benoit Connor, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2007; East
Montpelier, VT
Michael B. Edwards, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Lyndonville, VT**
Thesis: Characterization of Fillite as a Planetary Soil Simulant in Support of
Rover Mobility Assessment in High-Sinkage/High-Slip Environments
Advisors: Dr. Mandar Dewoolkar; Dr. Dryver Huston
Melissa Kathleen Faletra, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Scituate, MA*
Thesis: Segregation of Particles of Variable Size and Density in Falling
Suspension Droplets
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey S. Marshall
Andrew Paul Fuhrmann, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Holden, MA
Thesis: Effect of Rainfall Events on the Thermal and Moisture Exposure of
Underground Electric Cables
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey S. Marshall
Christopher Joseph Ghazi, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Williston, VT*
Thesis: Measurement of Fluid and Particle Transport Through Narrow
Passages
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Marshall
Daniel Hagan, B.S. (University of California, Berkley) 2005; San Diego, CA*
Thesis: Numerical Study of Particle Bed Scour by Vortices
Advisor: Dr. Yves Dubief
Meredith Ericson Koch, B.S. (Boston College) 2012; Norwalk, CT*
Thesis: Mechanical Optimization of Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Cryogels to
Activate
Osteochondral Mechano Transduction Pathways
Advisor: Dr. Rachael Oldinski
Stephen Pearson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2011; West Dover, VT*
Thesis: Nonlinear Ball Chain Waveguides for Acoustic Emission and
Ultrasound Sensing of Ablation
Advisor: Dr. Dryver Huston
Dustin Smith, B.S. (University of Tampa) 2011; Clearwater, FL**
William James Turner, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Baltimore, MD*
Thesis: Understanding and Improving Microbial Biofuel Tolerance as
a Result of Efflux Pump Expression Through Genetic Engineering and
Mathematical Modeling
Advisor: Dr. Mary J. Dunlop
Natural Resources
Kathleen Bamford, B.A. (University of Massachussetts, Amherst) 2006;
Springfield, MA
Thesis: The Role of Motivation and Curriculum in Shaping Pro-Sustainable
Attitudes and Behaviors in Students
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Hudspeth
Katharan Blofson, B.A. (Yale University) 1999; Philadelphia, PA*
Kathryn M. Deely, B.A. (University of Notre Dame) 2003; B.S. (University of Notre
Dame) 2003; Burlington, VT
Eliese Antona Dykstra, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2010; Warwick, NY**
Thesis: Using Stable Isotope Analysis to Estimate Black Bear
(URSUS AMERICANUS) Diet in Vermont
Advisor: Dr. James D. Murdoch
Peter Euclide, B.S. (Kent State University) 2012; Kent, OH**
Thesis: Fixed Versus Plastic Partial Migration of the Aquatic
Macroinvertebrate, Mysis Diluviana, in Lake Champlain
Advisor: Dr. Jason D. Stockwell
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
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Joanne Sandra Garton, B.S. (McGill University) 2002; B.S. (McGill University) 2008;
Montpelier, VT
Christopher F. Hansen, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Corinth, VT
Thesis: Lidar Remote Sensing of Forest Canopy Structure: An Assessment
of the Accuracy of Lidar and its Relationship to Higher Trophic Levels
Advisors: Dr. Alan M. Strong; Dr. Paul G. Schaberg
Chester Harvey, B.A. (Middlebury College) 2009; Calais, VT*
Thesis: Measuring Streetscape Design for Livability Using Spatial Data and
Methods
Advisor: Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall
Mitchell Allen Jones, B.S. (Gettysburg College) 2012; Waynesboro, VA*
Thesis: Modeling Consumption Rates of Atlantic Herring (Clupea Harengus)
Advisor: Dr. Jason Stockwell
Jeffrey J. Krebs, B.S. (St. Michael’s College) 1995; Burlington, VT*
Thesis: Modeling the Effects of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on Carbon
Storage in Northern New England Forests
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer A. Pontius
Louise Lintilhac, B.S. (Middlebury College) 2007; Stowe, VT**
Thesis: Management by Crisis: Land Trust Conservation Engagement and
Methods in Vermont
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Kaza
Madeleine Morgan, B.A. (Mount Allison University) 2009; Concord, NH
Jeffrey M. O’Donnell, B.S. (St. Lawrence University) 2000; Albany, NY**
Thesis: Collaboration and Conflict in the Adirondack Park: An Analysis of
Conservation Discourses Over Time
Advisor: Dr. Patricia A. Stokowski
Timothy John Pede, B.S. (State University of New York at Oswego) 2012;
Minoa, NY*
Thesis: Exploring Relationships Between Building and Transportation Energy
Use of Residents in U.S. Metropolitan Regions
Advisor: Dr. Brian Lee
Christine Rose Peterson, B.A. (Gettysburg College) 2009; Long Island, NY**
Thesis: Habitat Use by Early Successional Bird Species Along Powerline Rights
of Way: Making Connections Across Private Lands
Advisor: Dr. Allan M. Strong
Warren Vinson Pierce, III, B.A. (University of South Carolina) 2011;
Richmond, VA**
Thesis: Managing the Wilderness Experience at Olympic National Park:
A Study of Day and Overnight Visitors
Advisor: Dr. Robert E. Manning
Jakob E. Schenker, B.A. (Skidmore College) 2010; Charlotte, VT*
Thesis: Ecological Remediation Using Bacterial, Fungal, and Plant Micorcosms:
An Effective Solution for Bunker C Crude Oil
Advisor: Dr. William S. Keeton
Catherine A. Webster, B.A. (Bucknell University) 2005; East Conway, NH
Joanna Elizabeth White, B.A. (Syracuse University) 2006; Albuquerque, NM*
Thesis: Renewable Energy Zoning: Cutting Green Tape While Improving
Ecological Outcomes for Renewable Energy Products
Advisor: Dr. Walter Poleman
Kathryn Wrigley, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Lexington, MA
Neuroscience
Kathryn Curran Olds, B.S. (St. Lawrence University) 2012; Chazy, NY**
Thesis: Inhibitory Control Efficiency in Successful Weight Loss Participants
Advisor: Dr. Hugh Garavan
Nursing
Eliza Weston Anti, A.S. (Castleton College) 2006; B.A. (Goddard College) 2009;
Hardwick, VT**
Thesis: The Health Care Provider’s Experience with Fathers of Overweight
and Obese Children
Advisor: Dr. Carol Buck-Rolland
Shoshana Violette Aronowitz, B.A. (McGill University) 2009; Burlington, VT**
Thesis: Screaming Behind a Door: The Experiences of Individuals Incarcerated
Without Opiod Maintenance Treatment
Advisor: Dr. Amy O’Meara
Commencement 2015
Stephanie Marcia Bless, B.A. (Sterling College) 2007; Erie, PA
Thesis: Physical Activity in Nature and Children’s Mental Health
Advisor: Dr. Brenda Hamel-Bissell
Katrina Marie Russo Burks, B.A. (Wellesley College) 1989; Duxbury, VT**
Thesis: Mothers’ Perceptions of Workplace Breastfeeding Support
Advisor: Dr. Carol Buck-Rolland
Laura Catoe, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2010; Morgan, VT**
Kristy Garbarino, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2008; South Burlington, VT**
Lindsey Gauderer, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Burke, VT
Thesis: Promoting Time in Nature for Children: Investigating the Impacts
of Provider Nature Relatedness
Advisor: Dr. Jean S. Coffey
Gayle A. Hagen-Peter, A.S. (Cape Cod Community College) 1982; B.S. (The
University of Vermont) 2011; Underhill, VT
Thesis: Living With Aortic Stenosis: A Phenomenological Study of Patients’
Experiences and Subsequent Health Choices
Advisor: Dr. Sarah E. Abrams
Megan Houston, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2009; South Burlington, VT**
Thesis: Multi-Sensory Stimulation Environments for use with Dementia
Patients: Staff Perspectives on Reduction of Agitation and Negative
Behaviors
Advisor: Dr. Mary Val Palumbo
Christopher T. Ingvoldstad, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2007; South
Burlington, VT**
Thesis: Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Guideline Knowledge and Perceived
Barriers to Implementation Amongst Emergency Department Health Care
Providers in a Rural State
Advisor: Dr. Jean S. Coffey
Leo Isaac Kline, B.A. (Smith College) 2005; Wallingford, PA**
Thesis: Health Care Provision to Transgender Individuals; Understanding
Clinician Attitudes and Knowledge Acquisition
Advisor: Dr. Betty Rambur
Catherine Wanjiru Lawrence, B.S. (Africa Nazarene University) 2001; B.S.N.
(University of Wyoming) 2008; Derby, VT**
Thesis: Modifiable Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease as Perceived by
Women in Kenya
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Abrams
Courtney Ledger, B.S. (University of Rochester) 1999; M.P.H. (Boston University)
2006; Malvern, PA**
Devan Lucier, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2010; Townshend, VT**
Erica Anna Lyons, B.A. (Smith College) 2006; Moretown, VT**
Thesis: Provision of Reproductive Health Care Services by Nurse
Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives: Unintended Pregnancy
Prevention and Management in Vermont
Advisor: Dr. Carol Buck-Rolland
Carolanne Majeski, B.A. (Northeastern University) 1990; Woodstock, VT**
Rebecca Abel Marin, B.A. (Mount Holyoke College) 2000; B.S. (Johns Hopkins
University) 2004; Hartland, VT**
Ania W. Mortier, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2007; Bristol, VT**
Stephanie Elizabeth Pevear, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2008; South
Burlington, VT**
Maria Cochrane Pickrell, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2008; M.P.H. (University
of New England) 2010; Shelburne, VT**
Elizabeth Ann Pruitt Saxton, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2009;
Colchester, VT**
Thesis: A Preliminary Study of Differences Between Voluntary and
Involuntary Retirement From Driving: Quality of Life and Depression in a
Rural Populaion
Advisor: Dr. Mary Val Palumbo
Lisa Lopatofsky Schaffer, B.A. (Dickinson College) 2007; M.Ed. (The University of
Vermont) 2011; Burlington, VT**
Thesis: The Lived Experience of Transgender College-Aged Students
Receiving Healthcare
Advisor: Dr. Jean S. Coffey
Beth Schiller, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1986; Essex, NY**
Christopher Mills Vaughn, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006;
Washington, D.C.**
Thesis: The Self-Perceived Impact of an International Immersion
Experience on the Cultural Competency and Professional Practice of
Recently Graduated Registered Nurses
Advisor: Dr. Hendrika Maltby
Sarah Catherine Willard Wagner, B.S.N. (Norwich University) 2008;
Underhill, VT
Nutrition and Food Sciences
Ning Liu, B.S. (Northeast Agricultural University) 2011; Harbin, China
Thesis: Effect of Radiation on Polymerization, Microstructure, and
Microbiological Properties of Whey Proteins in Model System and Whey
Protein Based Tissue Adhesive Development
Advisor: Dr. Mingruo Guo
Gil Fils Tansman, B.S. (McGill University) 2011; Boca Raton, FL*
Thesis: Exploring the Nature of Crystals in Cheese Through X-ray
Diffraction
Advisor: Dr. Paul Kindstedt
Dong Zhang, B.S. (Shanghai Institute of Technology) 2012; Shanghai, China
Thesis: Chemical Composition, Priobiotic Survivability and Shelf Life
Studies of Symbiotic Buttermilk
Advisor: Dr. Mingruo Guo
Pathology
Ivette Ariela Nuñez, B.S. (California State University, Northridge) 2011;
Palmdale, CA
Thesis: Traumatic Brain Injury Causes Endothelial Dysfunction in
Mesenteric Arteries 24 Hrs After Injury
Advisor: Dr. Kalev Freeman
Zhouwei Zhang, B.S. (Beijing University of Chemical Engineering) 2012;
Chengdu, China*
Thesis: Investigation of DNA and RNA Markers by Novel Technologies
Demonstrates DNA Content Intratumoral Heterogeneity and Long NonCoding RNA Aberrations in Breast Tumors
Advisor: Dr. Mark F. Evans
Physics
Daniel J. Burrill, B.S. (Michigan Technological University) 2012; Bay City, MI
Thesis: Density Functional Theory Study of Dilute Transition Metal
Phthalocyanines
Advisor: Dr. Adrian Del Maestro
Peter K. Harnish, B.A. (Miami University) 2010; B.S. (Miami University) 2010;
Athens, OH*
Thesis: Electron Correlation Effects in Strained Dual-Layer Graphene
Systems
Advisor: Dr. Valeri N. Kotov
Plant Biology
Nicole Bauman, B.S. (Clemson University) 2009; Concord, NC
Michael R. Blouin, B.A. (Pomona College) 2008; Sudbury, MA
William Levi Old, IV, B.A. (University of Montana) 2006; Norfolk, VA
Plant and Soil Science
Peter Dalton Austin, B.S. (Appalachian State University) 2008; Boone, NC
Thesis: An Evaluation of Vermicompost as a Fast-Acting Nitrogen
Amendment to Mitigate Nitrogen Deficiencies in Organic Vegetable
Production
Advisor: Dr. Josef Gorres
Meghan E. Knowles, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2007; Northville, NY
Thesis: Earthworm Presence in Northern Forests: Impact on Distribution
of Soil Carbon Within Aggregate Fractions
Advisor: Dr. Donald S. Ross
Lindsey Ruhl, B.A. (The Evergreen State College) 2007; Lancaster, PA
Thesis: Micro-Topological Effects on Redox-Sensitive Nutrient Availability
of Manganese, Iron, Sulfur, and Phosphorus
Advisor: Dr. Josef Gorres
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
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Statistics
Tricia Anne Adams, B.A. (Emory University) 2005; Gulf Breeze, FL
Sharon E. Alajajian, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2007; M.P.A. (The University
of Vermont) 2010; Williston, VT*
Nicholas Coombs, B.A. (Castleton State College) 2013; Whitehouse Station, NJ
Jacob Samuel Feldman, B.A. (Middlebury College) 2001; Providence, RI
Katherine Selby King, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2014; Lyndonville, VT
MASTER OF SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS
Jennifer Ripley Bisson, B.S. (Lyndon State University) 2010; Marshfield, VT
Kimberly Mahoney Brown, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1993; Fairfax, VT*
John W. Cioffredi, B.S. (Castleton State College) 1983; Rutland, VT
Melissa Marie Clark, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2008; Essex, VT
Catherine Clements, B.A. (Sam Houston State University) 1983; Northfield, VT
Eric Cummings, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 1995; M.S. (Antioch
University New England) 2001; Brattleboro, VT
Andrea Dennis, B.S. (Lyndon State College) 2000; Ryegate, VT
Antony Rodrigo Dennis, B.S. (Salem University) 1992; Limón, Costa Rica*
Bryan Steven DesLauriers, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2000; St. Albans, VT*
Michael R. DiCicco, B.S. (University of Connecticut) 2001; M.A. (University of
Connecticut) 2002; Tolland, CT
Moriah S. Fahey, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 1996; Bradford, VT
Karen Hebert-Mayne, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1992; M.Ed. (The
University of Vermont) 2000; Manchester, VT
Jacie Kendrew, B.A. (St. Lawrence University) 2009; M.A.T. (The University of
Vermont) 2010; Fairfax, VT
Matthew J. Kujovsky, B.A. (Lafayette College) 1995; B.S. (Lebanon Valley College)
1998; Weston, VT*
Mark A. Ladue, B.A. (Trinity College) 1994; M.S. (St. Michael’s College) 2003;
Fairfax, VT
Ashley Laurent, B.A. (St. Michael’s College) 2011; Queensbury, NY
Aimee Marie Levesque, B.A. (Hobart and William Smith College) 2005;
Northampton, MA
Lisa Porta Mazzariello, B.S. (College of Saint Joseph) 2004; M.Ed. (College of Saint
Joseph) 2009; Rutland, VT*
Rebecca Leih Mellen, B.S. (Ithaca College) 1978; Williston, VT
Jessica Neill, B.A. (St. Michael’s College) 2010; Waitsfield, VT
Mandy Poquette, B.A. (St. Michael’s College) 2009; Alburgh, VT
Leo John Racht, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1982; M.Ed. (The University of
Vermont) 2003; South Burlington, VT*
Linda L. Rauch, B.A. (Cardinal Stritch University) 1978; M.A. (College of St.
Joseph) 2008; Rutland, VT
William C. Rose, B.S. (Castleton State College) 2009; Windsor, VT*
Curtis Taylor, B.A. (Ithaca College) 2007; Waterbury, VT
Cynthia J. Teague, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Berkshire, VT
Christina Wadsworth, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1986; M.Ed. (St. Michael’s
College) 2008; Weybridge, VT
Jensen Ostberg Welch, B.A. (Smith College) 2000; M.Ed. (St. Michael’s College)
2006; Fletcher, VT
Andrea Marie Wheeland, B.S. (Nyack College) 2002; M.Ed. (City College of New
York) 2005; Winooski, VT*
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DIETETICS
Elizabeth A. Carrara, B.S.D. (The University of Vermont) 2013; Rutland, VT
Kristen Golan, B.S. (San Diego State University) 2012; Irvine, CA
Jacqueline Graf, B.S. (State University of New York, Plattsburgh) 2015;
Carthage, NY
Madeleine Carmel Russell, B.S. (Seattle Pacific University) 2013; Edmonds, WA
Rutu Shah, B.S. (Montclair State University) 2013; East Windsor, NJ
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Karrie Bowen, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1995; West Rupert, VT
Indigo Chouinard, B.A. (Lyndon State College) 1997; Barre, VT
Patricia Ellen Danehey, B.S. (Trinity College) 1988; M.S. (St. Michael’s College)
1992; Burlington, VT
Susan Davis, B.A. (Trinity College) 1990; Burlington, VT
**As of October 2014
**As of January 2015
43
Kevin Figueroa, B.S. (Fordham University) 2013; Bronx, NY
Cara Lai FitzGibbon, B.F.A. (Rhode Island School of Design) 2007; Belmont, MA
Sienna S. Fontaine, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2008; M.F.A. (Goddard
College) 2012; Williston, VT
Christopher J. Fountain, B.A. (Wadhams Hall) 1990; M.A. (St. Michael’s College)
1995; Plattsburgh, NY
Emily-Anne Sanders Garcia, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Wexford, PA
Kelli Gile, B.S. (University of Maine, Orono) 2012; Montpelier, VT
Michael Hill, Jr., B.A. (St. Michael’s College) 2007; Harlem, NY
Michele Kiefer, B.S. (Champlain College) 2009; Rutherford, NJ
David Leikin, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2008; Jupiter, FL
Kelsey Lynne Naro, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2009; South Burlington, VT
Elizabeth Nye, B.S. (Franciscan Univeristy, Steubenville) 2014; Highgate, VT
Jennifer Del Carmen Ordenana, B.A. (University of California, Riverside) 2011;
Bellflower, CA
Brittany Gibeault Parker, B.S. (Castleton State College) 2011; Rutland, VT
Laurel Robbins, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2013; Armonk, NY
Jamiee Lyn Murray Smith, B.S. (College of Charleston) 2013; Danville, VT
Alexandra Morgan Stevenson, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2012; Darien, CT
Laura Treichler, B.S. (Plymoth State University) 2007; Fairfax, VT
Sarah Truex, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2010; Binghamton, NY
Rachel Wassel, B.A. (Colgate University) 2010; Jericho, NY
Matthew John Werrbach, B.A. (Juniata College) 2009; Bangor, ME
Audrey B. Winograd, B.S. (Northestern University) 1978; M.S. (University of
Pennsylvania) 1995; J.D. (Rutgers University School of Law) 1997; Botton, VT
Robyn T. Yurcek, B.A. (Xavier University) 1992; Winooski, VT
Rachel B. Scott
Gabriela Szalayova
CERTIFICATE OF GRADUATE STUDY
Clinical and Transational Science
Christopher E. Clement*
Emily Cody*
Javier Garcia-Bernardo
John Hanley
Christopher E. Clement
Julie Nash**
Bryan C. O’Connor
Sarah Pears**
Kathryn Wrigley
Margaret Braden Evans
Katherine M. McDonough
Liliane B. Savard
Alexis B. St. Croix
Nian Wan
Complex Systems
Ecological Economics
Greek & Latin
Interdisciplinary Study of Disabilities
Megan Maree Barnes
Chelsea Lee Dubie
Ashley M. Hohmann**
Christopher LaMonda*
Lyndell LeBruin*
Caitlin Loretan
Laurie McGivern
Elizabeth M. Russo
Elzbieta Zakrzewska*
Public Health
Sustainable Transportation Systems and Planning
Chester Harvey*
Timothy John Pede*
Paola Rekalde Aizpuru
Commencement 2015
The University of Vermont
College of Medicine
Commencement Ceremony
Sunday, May 17, 2015
3:00 p.m.
Ira Allen Chapel
Order of Exercises
PRESIDING
Frederick C. Morin III, M.D., Dean
Bruce J. Leavitt, M.D., Faculty Marshal
Sarah Elizabeth Gardner, Class Marshal
PROCESSIONAL
HYMN
WELCOME
Frederick C. Morin III, M.D., Dean
Stephen M. Leffler, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, University of Vermont Medical Center
REMARKS
E. Thomas Sullivan, J.D., President of the University of Vermont
ADDRESS
Vito Imbasciani, Ph.D., M.D.
Urologic Surgeon and Director of Government Relations, Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Colonel, Medical Corps, United States Army (ret.) and former State Surgeon
of the California Army National Guard
RECOGNITION OF FACULTY
RECOGNITION OF DEGREES, GRADUATE COLLEGE
Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Research
RECOGNITION OF THE CLASS OF 2015
Christa H. Zehle, M.D., Associate Dean for Students
STUDENT ADDRESS
Peter Michael Wingfield
AWARDING AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES
E. Thomas Sullivan, J.D., President of the University of Vermont
David V. Rosowsky, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President of the University of Vermont
Frederick C. Morin III M.D., Dean of the College of Medicine
William B. Jeffries, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH
RECESSIONAL
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Commencement 2015
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
Elizabeth J. Abernathey, B.A., Dartmouth College; Jericho
Raymond Alphonse Addante, B.A., Pomona College; Norwich
Zoe F. Agoos, B.A., Brown University; Boston, MA
Jenna M. Arruda, M.H., Des Moines University College of Osteopathic
Medicine; Bristol, RI
Kristopher Azevedo, B.A., University of California-Berkeley; Concord, CA
Logan L. Bartram, B.A., University of Vermont and State Agricultural College;
Clinton, NJ
Patrick Mark Benson, B.A., Colby-Sawyer College; Essex Junction
Kovi Ethan Bessoff, B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder; Ph.D., University
of Vermont and State Agricultural College; Longmeadow, MA† †
Griffin Matthew Biedron, B.A., Amherst College; Chelsea, MI
Shannon Blaney, B.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.H., Tulane University;
Brooklyn, NY
Medhavi Bole, B.S., Duquesne University; Roanoke, VA
Stephanie Brooks, B.S., College of William and Mary; Essex Junction
Benjamin Hanks Brown, B.S., Utah State University; North Salt Lake, UT
Bryan David Brown, B.S., University of Florida; Merritt Island, FL
Meredith Raibley Bryden, B.S., College of William and Mary; M.A., Boston
University; Weston, MA
Bruno T. Cardoso, B.S., University of Connecticut; Killingworth, CT
Kristin A. Carr, B.S., University of California-San Diego; San Diego, CA
Eric Young Chang, Diamond Bar, CA
Liqun Chen, B.S., University of California-Davis; Fremont, CA
Benjamin R. Clements, B.A., Bates College; Cambridge, MA
Anastasia J. Coutinho, B.S., McGill University; Niagara Falls, MD
William Christian Crannell, B.A., Colby College; Warren
Whitney G. Creed, B.A., Middlebury College; Farmington, CT
Michael J. Cunningham, M.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst;
Watertown, MA
Amanda Porter Dauten, B.A., Dartmouth College; Northfield, IL
Jonathan D. Ellis, B.A., University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT
Jessie E. Evangelista, B.A., Middlebury College; Hughsonville, NY
Jessica Faraci, B.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Arlington, MA
Jenna Lee Ford, B.S., University of Florida; Mirarmar, FL
Alison Woodhull Frizell, B.A., Dartmouth College; Piedmont, CA
Sarah Elizabeth Gardner, B.A., Tufts University; Sharon
Jeyko Joelle Garuz, B.S., University of Florida; Gainesville, FL
Sarah R. Gillett, B.S., Tufts University; Ph.D., University of Vermont and State
Agriculture College; Bedford, NH† †
Tamar Neshama Goldberg, B.A., Skidmore College; Burlington
Avanti Sharmila Golikeri, B.S., Case Western Reserve University; Acton, MA
Daniel Alexander Gorlen, B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Stoughton, WI
Elyse Noelle Goveia, B.A., Connecticut College; Islip, NY
Charles Stern Hackett, B.A., University of Vermont and State Agricultural
College; South Burlington
Jason Jiachen Hao, B.S., University of Chicago; Essex Junction
David Yonatan Harari, B.A., Yeshiva University; Brooklyn, NY
Jonathan D. Hedges, B.S., Brigham Young University; Provo, UT
Ryan James Hendrix, B.S., University of Louisville; Owensboro, KY
Whitney E. Hine, B.S., Saint Michaels College; Southbury, CT
Julia Graham Hobson, B.S., University of Vermont and State Agricultural
College; N. Middlesex
Jennifer M. Hughes, B.A., Concordia University; Lancaster, CA
Mairin Ashling Murphy Jerome, B.A., Brown University; New York, NY
Andrew Daniel Jones, B.A., Bowling Green State University; Oakland, CA
Calvin Maxim Kagan, B.A., Pomona College; Seal Beach, CA
Shrey Kanjiya, B.S., California State University-Long Beach; Cerritos, CA
John Paul Youssry Kelada, B.S., University of California-San Diego; Granite
Bay, CA
Colleen Blanchard Kerrigan, B.A., Hampshire College; East Haddam, CT
Joseph A. Kilch, B.A., University of Maine; Portland, ME
Colin J. King, B.S., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Minnetonka, MN
Gunter M. Krauthamer, B.A. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; MA,
Dartmouth College; Burlington
Lauren M. Kreiger, B.S., State University of New York at Albany; Albany, NY
Olga Yurievna Kuzina, M.A., University of Vermont and State Agricultural
College; Burlington
**January 2015 Grad
††University of Vermont M.D./Ph.D. Program
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Elizabeth Landell, B.A., University of Vermont and State Agricultural College;
Richmond
Kara M. Landry, B.A., College of The Holy Cross; Chelmsford, MA
Jessica Lane, B.A., Dartmouth College; Los Angeles, CA
Job Paul Larson, B.A., University of Vermont and State Agricultural
College; Wells
Tyler Joseph Lemay, B.F.A., Alfred University; Burlington
Mairi Vanessa Lindsay, B.A., Emory University, Concord, MA**
Jessica Louie, B.S., Stony Brook University; Jamaica, NY
Michael Ma, B.S., Stony Brook University; Elmhurst, NY
Hayley Jane MacKinnon, B.A., University of Texas at Austin; Orange, CA
Matthew William Mackinnon, B.A., University of Vermont and State Agricultural
College; Hinesburg
Rebecca A. Martin, B.A., George Mason University; Ph.D., University of Vermont
and State Agricultural College; Atlanta, GA† †
James C. McAvoy, B.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Southampton, MA
David L. Mealiea, B.S., Dalhousie University; M.H., Simon Fraser University;
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marissa A. Mendez, B.S., University of Florida; Pembroke Pines, FL
Kenneth Samuel Mensch, B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder; Parker, CO
Nicole Alyssa Meredyth, B.S., Gettysburg College; South Burlington
Eric Kyungjun Min, B.S., University of California-Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA
Gabriel E. Morey, B.A., Brigham Young University; Littleton, CO
Nicole Ann Mulheron, B.S., Loyola University of Chicago; Westford
Darrell D. Nettlow, B.A., Boston University; Anchorage, AK
Hank K. Ng, B.S., University of Connecticut; Essex Junction
Andrew Nobe, B.S., University of California-Los Angeles; Irvine, CA
Adam Nicholas Paine, B.A., Colby College; Bowdoin, ME
Jonathan Kris Pan, B.S., University of California-Davis; Belmont, CA
Anisha S. Patel, B.A., Stanford University; Glendale, CA
Amanda Brooks Peel, B.A., Pomona College; Augusta, GA
Kevin Conrad Pelletier, B.S., McGill University; Jericho
Jordan Emily Perlman, B.S., Cornell University; Washington, DC
Darlene Elaine Peterson, B.A., University of Vermont and State Agricultural
College; Colchester
Dijana Poljak, B.A., Middlebury College; Colchester
Joshua John Price, attended, Wheaton College; Saint Johnsbury
Matthew David Robichaud, B.A., University of Vermont and State Agricultural
College; Clarendon
Kathleen Christiansen Root, B.A., McGill University; Fryeburg, ME
Emily Risha Rosen, B.S., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; West Bloomfield, MI
Emily Anne Schloff, B.S., University of Vermont and State Agricultural College;
Salisbury
Kathryn Ann Schlosser, B.A., Kenyon College; San Jose, CA
Eli Zachary Schned, B.A., Wesleyan University; Norwich
Vishal Shah, B.A., University of Texas At Austin; Ann Arbor, MI
Corey G. Sheahan, B.A., Connecticut College; South Burlington
Kelsey H. Sheahan, B.A., Bowdoin College; South Burlington
Cameron Solaman Sikavi, B.A., University of California-Los Angeles; Beverly
Hills, CA
Jessica N. Simon, B.S., Cornell University; Southold, NY
Monique-Terese Squiers, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Cambridge, MI
David Thomas Swift, B.A., University of Vermont and State Agricultural College;
Burlington, CT
John Steele Taylor, B.S., University of Vermont and State Agricultural College;
Burlington
Mayu Ellen Toner, B.A., Johns Hopkins University; Pasadena, CA
Janet Trang, B.S., University of California-Los Angeles; San Francisco, CA
Michal Ursiny, B.S., University of Vermont and State Agricultural College; Essex
Junction
Justin Tyler Van Backer, B.S., University of Vermont and State Agricultural
College; Wilmington
Michelle L. VanHorne, B.S., State University of New York at Geneseo;
Webster, NY
Shane Christopher Verhoef, B.A., University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT
Sarah R. Vossoughi, B.A., University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS
Laurel Jean Wickberg, B.A., Middlebury College; Westminster
Mark Ryan Wilkison, B.A., University of California-San Diego; New Haven, CA
Casey E. Wilson, B.A., Pomona College; Greenwater, WA
Peter M. Wingfield, B.A., Oxford University; Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
Hope Yao Yu, B.A., Middlebury College; South Burlington
Commencement 2015
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:
2015: To be announced 2014: Dennis Mahoney
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:
2015: To be announced 2014: Hillary Laggis
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:
2015: To be announced 2014: Alesandro “Sandro” Carissimo
Suzanne Friedman
THE KEITH M. MISER LEADERSHIP AWARD established in 1989 and present in
recognition of outstanding service to the University of Vermont:
2015: To be announced
2014: Breonna Young
Christopher Veal
THE ELMER NICHOLSON ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE recognizes the greatness of
the student’s UVM experience, and based on his greatness of experience, there
is an expectation that the student will make a major contribution in their field
of interest:
2015: To be announced
2014: Mache Chase
Erick Crockenberg
Tad Cooke
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:
Amanda Pelkey (Women’s Hockey) & Kristina Riis-Johannessn (Skiing)
Mike Paliotta (Men’s 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:
Ashley McDonald (Field Hockey)
Taylor Wunsch (Track and Field)
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:
Cassie Marion (Track and Field)
Brad Cole (Men’s Soccer)
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:
Ilsa Feierabend (Women’s Swimming and Diving)
Dylan Souder (Cross Country/Track and Field)
THE JEFF STONE AWARD is presented to the male and female student-athlete
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:
Sara Roderick (Track and Field)
Kyle Chu (Track and Field)
GRADUATE COLLEGE
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR AWARD recognizes annually
the accomplishments of a teaching assistant who has demonstrated unusual
excellence and creativity in their teaching and commitment to student learning.
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants are nominated by their departments
and programs.
Nicole Lafko, Department of Psychological Science,
College of Arts and Sciences
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AND LIFE SCIENCES
HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Alexandra Brimlow, Affinity Seeking in the Writing Center: An Analysis of Oneon-one Peer Tutoring Sessions. Advisor: Sarah Heiss, Ph.D.
Meghan Burke, A Comparison of Service Dog Training Methods. Advisor: Douglas
Johnson, Ph.D.
Samantha D’Amico, Associations between Coagulase Negative Staphylococci
Phenotype and Sources of Isolation on a Dairy Farm. Advisor: John Barlow, Ph.D.
Morgan Dewey, Inclusive Branding Strategies for Domestic Violence Agencies:
Embracing Opportunities to Reach and Better Serve Male-Identified Survivors.
Advisor: Sarah Heiss, Ph.D.
Korin Eckstrom, Evaluating the Use of cDNA Amplicon Next-generation
Sequencing in the Identification of Bovine Major Histocompatibility Complex
(MHC) Class I Molecules: A Comparison of Current Platforms. Advisor: John
Barlow, DVM, Ph.D.
Emily Egolf, Delineating the Effects of Pasture Diversity on the Fatty Acid
Composition of Bovine Milk. Advisor: Jana Kraft, Ph.D.
Katherine Ettman, A Case Study of The Northeast Organic Food Association VT’s
Role as a Local Food Champion. Advisor: David Conner, Ph.D.
Joshua Goldberg, Farming in the New Generation: Issues and Opportunities
for Management on Small and Medium Sized Farms. Advisor: Shoshanah Inwood,
Ph.D.
Hailey Grohman, Economic and Cultural Effects of Geographic Indicators on the
Franche-Comté and Their Implications for Vermont Agricultural Policy. Advisor:
Amy Trubek, Ph.D.
Hannah Harrington, Vermont Farm to School Programming Evaluation, a
National Comparison. Advisor: Jane Kolodinsky, Ph.D.
Jonathan Karp, Phospho-dependent 14-3-3:Histone Protein Interactions and
Implications for Ras-MAPK Signaling. Advisors: Bryan Ballif, Ph.D. and Douglas
Johnson, Ph.D.
Krystina Kattermann, Characterization of hOGG1 Glycosylase Variants R154H
and R197W Associated with Cancer. Advisors: Susan Wallace, Ph.D. and Carolyn
Marsden, Ph.D.
Hannah Lees, Communication Through Film - Living Well. Advisor: Jonathan
Leonard, Ph.D.
Hannah Link, Frames to Support Exclusion Netting to Manage Spotted Wing
Drosophila for Vermont Blueberries. Advisors: V. Ernesto Mendez, Ph.D. and
Katharine Anderson, Ph.D.
Joseph Marchell, Effects of bacteriocin production of Staphylococcus aureus on
common coagulase-negative staphylococci. Advisor: John Barlow, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Margaret McKendry, Validation of the ‘MyEnergyBalance’ iPhone Application
Against the BodyMedia FIT Consumer-based Physical Activity Monitor. Advisor:
Stephen Pintauro, Ph.D.
Samantha Monck, Reliability of Whole Blood as a Means of Monitoring LPS
Response in Bovines: A Comparison to the Use of Fibroblasts and Blood
Monocytes. Advisor: David Kerr, Ph.D.
Marcus Moreno, Crystallization and Structural Evaluation of Variants of Human
DNA Polymerase β with Altered Polymerase Activity or Fidelity. Advisor: Sylvie
Doublie, Ph.D.
Megan Morris, What do Children Select from a School Salad Bar? A Descriptive
Study Using Digital Imaging to Access Children’s Food Selections. Advisors:
Bethany A. Yon, Ph.D. and Rachel Johnson, Ph.D.
Alana Robinson, “It’s beautiful [but] it’s not affordable for us”: Negotiating
Neighborhood Change and Displacement in Vine City, Atlanta. Advisor: Meghan
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Cope, Ph.D.
Samantha Russo, Evaluating Serving, Selection, and Consumption of Vegetable
Subgroups in an Elementary School Lunchroom. Advisor: Rachel Johnson, Ph.D.
Allison Schrenzel, Knowledge Retention over a Two Year Period Following
Completion of an Online Course on The Science of Energy Balance. Advisor:
Stephen Pintauro, Ph.D.
Carolyn Spinelli, Marketing Music in a Media-Rich Society. Advisor: Jane
Petrillo, M.F.A.
Susannah Stephenson, Duration of Adenovirus and Foot and Mouth Disease
Virus Neutralisation Following Vaccination in Cattle. Advisor: John Barlow, Ph.D.
Christina Yu, A Computational Approach to Identifying Plant-Based Foods For
Addressing Vitamin Deficiency Diseases. Advisor: Indra Neil Sarkar, Ph.D.
COLLEGE HONORS: Distinguished Undergraduate Research
May Graduates:
Alexandra G. Brimlow (Public Communication Program), Affinity Seeking in
Peer Tutoring Sessions: Enhancing Opportunities to Improve Writing Center
Instruction. Mentor: Sarah N. Heiss, Ph.D.
Mia A. Cosentino (Animal & Veterinary Sciences Program), Survey of Calf
Management Practices on Vermont Dairy Farms. Mentor: Julie M. Smith, Ph.D.
Samantha L. D’Amico (Animal & Veterinary Sciences Program), Staphylococci
Phenotypes and Genotypes are Associated With Different Sources on a Dairy
Farm. Mentor: John W. Barlow, Ph.D.
Morgan D. Dewey (Community International Development Program), Inclusive
Branding Strategies for Domestic Violence Agencies: Embracing Opportunities to
Reach and Better Serve Male-Identified Survivors. Mentor: Sarah N. Heiss, Ph.D.
Korin M. Eckstrom (Animal & Veterinary Sciences Program), Evaluating the Use
of cDNA Amplicon Next-Generation Sequencing in The Identification of Bovine
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I Molecules: A Comparison of
Current Platforms. Mentor: John W. Barlow, Ph.D.
Emily E. Egolf (Animal & Veterinary Sciences Program), Delineating The Effects
of Pasture Diversity on The Fatty Acid Composition of Bovine Milk. Mentor: Jana
Kraft, Ph.D.
Mandy L. Erdei (Animal & Veterinary Sciences Program), Diversity of
Staphylococci Isolated From Flies on Dairy Farms in Vermont. Mentor: John W.
Barlow, Ph.D.
Hailey P. Grohman (Self-Design Program), Semi-Firm, Aged Gold: Rural
Economic Effects of AOC Comté and Their Implications for Vermont Agricultural
Policy. Mentor: Amy B. Trubek, Ph.D.
Jonathan Karp (Biological Science Program), Phosphorylation of Histones by
Ribosomal S6 Kinase (RSK): Implications for The Regulation of Cell Proliferation.
Mentor: Bryan A. Ballif, Ph.D.
Krystina E. Kattermann (Molecular & Microbiology Program), Characterization
of h0GG1 Glycosylase Variants R154H and R197W Associated with Cancer.
Mentor: Susan S. Wallace, Ph.D.
Yuzo L. Kevorkian (Microbiology Program). Characterization of a DMSP
Induced Operon in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. Mentor: Matthew J. Wargo, Ph.D.
Joseph W. Marchell (Animal & Veterinary Sciences Program), Staphylococcus
Aureeus Strains With Anitbactuerial Activity against Coagulase-Negataive
Staphylococci Isolated from Vermont Dairy Farms. Mentor: John N. Barlow,
Ph.D.
Margaret P. McKendry (Dietetics Program), Validation of The “My Energy
Balance” iPhone Application against the Body Media FIT Consumer-Based
Physical Activity Monitor. Mentor: Stephen J. Pintauro, Ph.D.
Samantha L. Monck (Animal & Veterinary Sciences Program), Reliability of
Whole Blood as a Means for Monitoring LPS Response in Bovines: A Comparison
to the Use of Fibroblasts and Blood Monocytes. Mentor: David E. Kerr, Ph.D.
Marcus V. Moreno (Biochemistry Program), Crystallization and Structural
Evaluation of Variants of Human DNA Polymerase ß With Altered Polymerase
Activity or Fidelity. Mentor: Sylvie Doublie, Ph.D.
Allison Schrenzel (Dietetics Program), Knowledge Retention Over a Two Year
Period Following Completion of an Online Course on the Science of Energy
Balance. Mentor: Stephen J. Pintauro, Ph.D.
Susannah M. Stephenson (Animal & Veterinary Sciences Program), Duration
of Adenovirus and Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Neutralisation Following
Vaccination in Cattle. Mentor: John N. Barlow, Ph.D.
Keri M. Sullivan (Molecular & Microbiology Program), The Effects of DNA
Helicases and Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein Gp32 on The Unwinding
and Extension of DNA Displacement Loops During Homology Directed Repair.
Mentor: Scott W. Morrical, Ph.D.
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
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:
Ashley S. Hudson
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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:
Ashley S. Hudson
Rachel A. Lundsted
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 Science:
Samatha L. D’Amico
Emma E. Hurley
BRIAN HAWLEY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD, in memory of Brian D. Hawley, an
Animal Science graduate of UVM, is given to a deserving Vermont junior or
senior in the Animal Science Department:
Sean C. Blouin
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:
Benjamin P. Daggett
Samantha L. Monck
Mandy L. Erdei
Laurel K. Saldinger
Sara J. Fosythe
Sarah L. Zeger
Emma E. Hurley
BRETT KLEIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP presented to the CREAM Student
Herd Advisors for Summer 2014, Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 with a big thanks for
their time and effort! The award is presented for their dedication, responsible
leadership, and friendly attitude that Brett exemplified as a 1990 CREAMer
as well as for their excellence in teaching and advising the CREAMers and in
passing on the CREAM tradition!
Summer 2014: Victoria E. Gerald, Joe W. Marchell
Fall 2014: Samantha L. Cox
Spring 2015: Sarah J. Lawson
ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES FACULTY AWARD in recognition of
scholastic performance, outstanding achievements in undergraduate research,
and service to the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences:
Benjamin P. Daggett
TRIONA WILDER MARNO-FEREE 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:
Rachel A. Lundsted
BIOCHEMISTRY PROGRAM
EDWARD BRESNICK AWARD. A former chairman of the Department of
Biochemistry, Edward Bresnick helped to start the Vermont Cancer Center and
was a well-known educator. The award named for Dr. Bresnick recognizes
academic and research achievement in Medical Biochemistry:
Hira Haq
LOUISE NUTTER AWARD. Louise Nutter enrolled at UVM at fifteen and went
on to graduate with a Ph.D. in biochemistry and later became a professor
of Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota. The Louise Nutter Award
recognizes a female Biochemistry major for excellence in academics and
research:
Christina Y. Yu
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE PROGRAM
SENIOR EXCELLENCE AWARD given to a senior in Biological Sciences not only
for their scholastic achievement but also their breadth and depth in coursework,
participation in activities, and demonstrated passion for and commitment to the
Biological Sciences discipline:
Asa F. Hunt
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD presented to students who have earned the
highest scholastic average in their respective classes starting in the second year:
Kyle R. Edwards
Asa F. Hunt
Collin S. Kwasnik
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLIED ECONOMICS
The following awards are presented to the graduating senior(s) with the highest
scholastic grade point average in recognition of their continuous academic
excellence and outstanding professional potential:
Community Entrepreneurship: Justin M. Barton
Community and International Development: Morgan D. Dewey
Public Communication: Danielle N. Mishkit
SCHOLASTIC RECOGNITION of the top ten percent of seniors with a major in
Community Development and Applied Economics based on cumulative grade
point average:
Alexandra G. Brimlow
Alana K. Robinson
Madison L. Dell
Natalie H. Rowe
Marina O. Demas
Benjamin E. Ryan
Morgan D. Dewey
Deniz Sehovic
Sydney T. Durant
Zerrin Sehovic
Jaclyn M. Ferland
Cal Spinelli
Danielle N. Mishkit
Madeleine Tierney
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLIED ECONOMICS TEACHING
ASSISTANT AWARD presented to an outstanding student exhibiting excellence
in the classroom as an undergraduate teaching assistant:
Christopher A. Damiani
COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLAR AWARD presented to a student who
has translated their high level of academic achievement into meaningful
contributions to “real world” community development:
Sydney T. Durand
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
presented by the Environmental Program faculty to the graduating senior(s)
who has demonstrated academic excellence, environmental leadership, and
campus and community activism and service:
Madeline C. Cutter
MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
ASSISTANT AWARD is presented to an outstanding student exhibiting excellence
in the classroom as an undergraduate teaching assistant:
Krystina E. Kattermann
WARREN R. STEINBRING OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MICROBIOLOGY AWARD
in recognition of academic excellence and professional growth:
Nikolas A. Moring
LUCILLE P. MARKEY OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MOLECULAR GENETICS
AWARD in recognition of academic excellence and professional growth:
Krystina E. Kattermann
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES
BERTHA TERRILL AWARD was created as a tribute to Miss Bertha M. Terrill and
her 31 years of service at UVM. Bertha Terrill is remembered as the founding
Chair of the Department of Home Economics, the first Dean of Women and the
first woman Full Professor at UVM. The purpose of this award is to recognize a
student(s) who shows special academic promise and achievement:
Kylie B. deGroot
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:
Megan N. Morris
CORNELIA WHEELER IRISH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP presented annually
in the Fall semester to a student majoring in Dietetics or Nutrition and
Food 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:
Kayla T. Fay
AGNES T. POWELL AWARD presented annually to graduating seniors majoring
in Dietetics who have demonstrated qualities indicating outstanding professional
promise and potential:
Anne M. Hutchinson
Lisa E. Novinsky
BLAIR WILLIAMS AWARD 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:
Chelsea S. Howland
Stephen R. Pierson
NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES RESEARCH AWARD presented to the
graduating senior(s) who has excelled in undergraduate research while
maintaining high academic standards and has demonstrated outstanding
potential for a career in either basic or applied research in Nutrition and Food
Sciences:
Rebecca M. Cochran
Margaret P. McKendry
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:
Margaret P. McKendry
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES
JAMES E. LUDLOW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND was established in
memory of James Ludlow, class of 1987, to provide scholarship awards to
deserving students with preference given to those studying horticulture:
Donald L. Keith, III
PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD presented to an
outstanding student exhibiting excellence in the classroom as an undergraduate
teaching assistant:
Donald L. Keith, III
ALPHA ZETA is a professional, service and honorary agricultural society for
men and women with over 100,000 member’s world-wide! The goal of this
society is to foster fellowship among its members and assist them in developing
leadership skills which will benefit Agriculture, Life Sciences, and related fields.
Listed are graduating seniors:
Justin M. Barton
Hannah M. Lees
Alissa A. Boochever
Hannah L. Link
Devon A. Brownlee
Stephanie N. Maulding
Alexandra L. Cerretani
Ashley R. McCoy
Julija A. Cubins
Shannon H. McKenna
Kristen M. D’Agati
Tracey B. Miller
Samantha L. D’Amico
Samantha L. Monck
Madison L. Dell
Megan N. Morris
Danna A. Dragone
Zoe S. Mount
Benjamin H. Gelb
Anna R. Oglivie
Danielle M. Goglia
Olivia G. Powell
Sarah B. Hackett
Sarah E. Ross
Phooebe R. Hanson
Samantha L. Russo
Hannah F. Harrington
Allison Schrenzel
Chelsea S. Howland
Shannon A. Smith
Julia H. Hughes
Suzie M. Stephenson
Anne M. Hutchinson
Hillary E. Turner
Paige M. Johnson
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
HANNAH HOWARD PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
To be announced at Commencement
HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Catherine Alexander, Paid Family Leave in the United States: Current
Hindrances and Future Feasibility in Vermont. Advisor: Lisa Homes, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Ambros, Biological and Emotional Components of Women’s Sexual
Response Across the Menstrual Cycle. Advisor: Alessandra Rellini, Ph.D.
Harshal Athalye, Functional Characterization of a Drosophila Transgenic Line
Expressing a Chimeric Flightin: Implications on Flight Muscle Structure and
Mating Behavior. Advisor: Jim Vigoreaux, Ph.D.
Alana Benson, Wine-Dark Sheep: Ancient Color in a Modern Greek Odyssey.
Advisor: Angeline Chiu, Ph.D.
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Lida Benson, On the Threshold. Advisor: Sarah Carleton, M.F.A.
Samantha Berthelette, Hard Incompatibilism and Criminal Law. Advisor: Louis
deRosset, Ph.D.
Marissa Bucci, “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”:
MTV, Postmodern Theory, and Generational Shifts in the United States. Advisor:
Paul Deslandes, Ph.D.
Nicole Bull, To Collect in Earnest: Individuals as collectors, founders, and
curators. Advisor: Jennifer Dickinson, Ph.D.
Cole Burton, The Gutai Art Association (1954-1972): One Group’s Response to
the Context of Postwar Japan. Advisor: Erik Esselstrom, Ph.D.
Sydney Camisa, Historical, Political, Personal: The Comparative Impact of
Sexual Violence and Rape Culture at Prisons and Universities. Advisor: Paul
Deslandes, Ph.D.
Camille Clancy, Ayurvedic, Allopathic & Integrated Treatment of Diabetes in
Northern India: Practitioner Perceptions. Advisor: Jeanne Shea, Ph.D.
Casey Coddaire, Correlates of Parasocial Interactions Across Various Media
Figures. Advisor: Keith Burt, Ph.D.
James Contompasis, Study of the molecular mechanism of beta-Hydroxy betamethyl butyrate (HMB) in Drosophila. Advisor: Jim Vigoreaux, Ph.D.
Danielle Curran, Reevaluating the Sublime in Art through the use of Language
and Text. Advisor: Pamela Fraser, M.F.A.
Julia Dillavou, Parents in Prison: An Examination of Parental Incarceration in the
State of Vermont. Advisor: Kathy Fox, Ph.D.
Luke Dorfman, Vermont Life Dotcom: Culture and Economy in the Burlington,
VT Web Tech Industry. Advisor: Benjamin Eastman, Ph.D.
Katherine Ford, A Systematic Analysis of Gender and Sexuality in Andy
Warhol’s Screen Tests. Advisor: Anthony Grudin, Ph.D.
Jessica Fuller, Wage Theft, Exploitation and the Implicit Sexualized Exchange
Within the Serving Industry. Advisor: Elaine McCrate, Ph.D.
Jessie Gay, No Time for Lyme: Public Health Approaches to Lyme Disease in
Vermont. Advisor: Jeanne Shea, Ph.D.
Maximillian Grascher, Strange Days: The American Media Debates The Doors,
1966-1971. Advisor: Nicole Phelps, Ph.D.
Francesca Hall, Deconstructing Systemic Oppression Through Teaching Community
Organizing: A students-teaching-students course. Advisor: Stephanie Kaza, Ph.D.
Jonathan Heinrichs, The Place of Classical Chinese Literature in Modern SinoJapanese Pop Culture: The Case of Cao Cao in Sanguo Yanyi. Advisor: Erik
Esselstrom, Ph.D.
Tanner Hilbish, Conservationists and Hunters in Southeast Africa: An
Anthropological Study and Discourse Analysis of Modes of Identity in a Global
Community. Advisor: Teresa Mares, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Hoey, New York Firefighters and Environmental Toxins: Perceived Risk
Among NYC’s Bravest. Advisor: Stephanie Kaza, Ph.D.
Julia Huessy, A Pain in the Brain: How PACAP CeA Infusion Alters Mechanical
and Thermal Sensitivity. Advisors: Sayamwong (Jom) Hammack, Ph.D. and
Michael Cannizzaro, Ph.D.
Brian Jencik, Aggressive Interactions among Kleptoparasitic Spiders on Webs of
Nephila clavipes. Advisor: Ingi Agnarsson, Ph.D.
Sommer Johansen, Spectroscopic Characterization of A71F Mycobacterium
tuberculosis MhuD. Advisor: Matthew Liptak, Ph.D.
Hannah Johnson, In Silico Identification and Biochemical Characterization of
Novel CrkL-SH2 Binding Partners. Advisor: Bryan Ballif, Ph.D.
Devin Karambelas, The Authoritative Gaze: Foucault, Surveillance and the
Paranoia Films of the 1970’s. Advisors: Thomas Simone, Ph.D., Patrick Hutton,
Ph.D. and David Jenemann, Ph.D.
Christopher Kenseth, Characterization of a Bipolar Near-Infrared Laser
Desorption/Ionization Aerosol Mass Spectrometer for Analysis of Proteinaceous
Matter in Marine Aerosols. Advisor: Giuseppe Petrucci, Ph.D.
Bretton Klinedinst, Moral Foundations Theory: Food Morality and Weight
Stigma. Advisor: Carol Miller, Ph.D.
Alyssa Korol, Research and Costume Design for Our Town. Advisor: Martin
Thaler, M.F.A.
Delainey LaHood-Burns, Narrative Spaces, Animal Bodies, and Affective
Performative Disruptions in Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses. Advisor:
Mary Louise Kete, Ph.D.
Margaret Leshner, Digesting BPA: A Comparison Study of Perspectives Amongst
BPA Experts. Advisor: Stephanie Kaza, Ph.D.
Emma Lettiere, The Ethics of Dick and Jane: Examining Ethical Badness Behind
Gender Socialization. Advisor: Terence Cuneo, Ph.D.
Sarah Light, The Role of PlexinA1 in Visual System Development of Danio rerio.
Advisor: Alicia Ebert, Ph.D.
Patrick Maguire, The Problem of Global Justice: What Do We Owe Each Other?
Advisor: Patrick Neal, Ph.D.
Anne Maheux, Investigation of the relation between PTSD symptoms, selfcompassion, and social support. Advisor: Matthew Price, Ph.D.
Inessa Manuelyan, Capsaicin-Induced Calcium Influx and Constriction of the
Middle Meningeal Artery. Advisors: Christopher Landry, Ph.D., and George
Wellman, Ph.D.
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Kerry Martin, Comparative Representations of Vermont’s Migrant Latino
Farmworkers. Advisor: Hilary Neroni, Ph.D.
Geoffrey Matthews, “Peace Capital”: American Media’s Coverage of May 1968
in Paris. Advisor: Steven Zdatny, Ph.D.
Jackson Matthews, Determining Shared Working Memory Systems for
Rhythmic Incongruities in Music and Language using functional Near-Infrared
Spectroscopy. Advisors: Michael Canizzaro, Ph.D. and Eugene Delay, Ph.D.
Alyssa Micheli, Dialogo della institution delle donne: A Translation and
Commentary on the Figure of the Widow in Sixteenth Century Italy. Advisor:
Paolo Pucci, Ph.D.
Ariel Mondlak, Resilience and Change in Native American Narratives: Exhibit
Proposal for the Native American Gallery at the University of Vermont’s Fleming
Museum. Advisor: John Crock, Ph.D.
Victoria Mooney, Attraction, Impulse, and Drive: A Creative Exploration of
Humanity’s Dark Side. Advisor: Eric Lindstrom, Ph.D.
Meraz Mostafa, Imagined Geographies of the Old North End. Advisor: Pablo
Bose, Ph.D.
Megan Noonan, Lessons on Labeling: A Case Study on Vermont’s GMO
Labeling Law. Advisors: Robert Bartlett, Ph.D. and Richard Watts, Ph.D.
John O’Keefe, Differentiating the Roles of Redox-Active Cysteine Residues
in Plasmodium falciparum Thioredoxin Reductase by using a “Seleno Effect.”
Advisor: Robert Hondal, Ph.D.
Brittney Palermo, The Definition and Determination of Death. Advisor: Don
Loeb, Ph.D.
Craig Pastel, Perceived Stress Predicts Depressive Symptoms following
Exercise Cessation. Advisor: Kelly Rohan, Ph.D.
Kyle Robertson, Quantum Monte Carlo Absorption Studies of Helium-4 in
Mesoporous Silicates. Advisor: Adrian Del Maestro, Ph.D.
Gregory Royce, World’s Finest: Optimism and Pessimism in the Cinematic
Portrayals of Superman and Batman, 1943-2013. Advisor: David Jenemann,
Ph.D.
Samantha Sawyer, Service Provider Perceptions of Refugees’ Needs, Services
and Service Delivery Barriers in Burlington, Vermont. Advisor: Jeanne Shea, Ph.D.
Myles Schulze, The Relationship Between Investors and the Media: An AgentBased Perspective. Advisor: William Gibson, Ph.D.
Emily Shea, Linear enamel hypoplasias: Stress during early childhood in a
Tiwanaku colony. Advisor: Deborah Blom, Ph.D.
Tierra Shumpert, The Place of Race in the Feminism: An Analysis of the Work
of Patricia Hill Collins, Joy James, and bell hooks. Advisor: Patrick Neal, Ph.D.
Samuel Stevens, The Political Economy of Thoreau. Advisor: Robert
Taylor, Ph.D.
Christina Strathearn, Detailed Analysis of Structures in the Foot Wall of the
Champlain Thrust at Lone Rock Point, Burlington, Vermont. Advisors: Keith
Klepeis, Ph.D. and Jonathan Kim, Ph.D.
Sarah Strohmayer, The Provision of Public Goods in Informal Settlements in
Kenya: Who provides what and at what cost? Advisor: Peter VonDoepp, Ph.D.
Benjamin Teasdale, Role of Mitochondrial UCP2 Protein during Viral Infection.
Advisors: Dwight Matthews, Ph.D., and Iwona Buskiewicz, Ph.D.
Jennifer Trimble, Lifetime Estrogen Exposure, COMT Genotype, and
Cognition in Postmenopausal Women. Advisors: Eugene Delay, Ph.D. and Julie
Dumas, Ph.D.
Kaitlyn Vitez, American Food Aid: Development and Disruption in Haiti.
Advisor: Benjamin Eastman, Ph.D.
Abigail Waite, The Link between Parental Depression and Parenting Behavior.
Advisor: Jamie Abaied, Ph.D.
Carlie Wilson, The Role of BBC73C in Paramecium. Advisor: Judith Van
Houten, Ph.D.
Hazel Wright, Louisa May Alcott’s Optic Gaze. Advisor: Mary Louise Kete, Ph.D.
Annie Zheng, Structural Change in the Energy Sector and Greenhouse Gas
Emission Control in China: A Computable General Equilibrium Model.
Advisor: William Gibson, Ph.D.
COLLEGE HONORS
Daniel Allman, Mode Entanglement in the Lieb-Liniger Model. Advisor: Adrian
Del Maestro, Ph.D.
Brendan Anderson, Female Agency in the Age of Chivalry: Charting a
Tradition of Mutual Chivalry in Chrétien de Troyes. Advisor: Jennifer Sisk, Ph.D.
Summer Atkinson, Potassium Channel Allele Modulates Chronic Pain
Experience. Advisor: John Green, Ph.D.
Patrick Bonson, Refinement and Analysis of B6.129 Subcongenic 2 Interval.
Advisors: Giuseppe Petrucci, Ph.D. and Jonathan Boyson, Ph.D.
Andrew Bowen, The Social Realm of 18th Century British Ambassadors to
France. Advisor: Paul Deslandes, Ph.D.
Becka Brolinson, A Cross-Country Study of Antidiscrimination Policies on
Female Labor Market Outcomes. Advisor: Elaine McCrate, Ph.D.
Jonathon Cahoon, Endoplasmic Reticulum & Mitochondrial Interactions in
House Dust Mite Induced Inflammation. Advisors: Christopher Landry, Ph.D.
and Vikas Anathy, Ph.D.
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Nicolas Chlebak, The ‘Adaptability’ of the Balalaika: An Ethnomusicological
Investigation of the Russian Traditional Folk Instrument. Advisor: Kevin
McKenna, Ph.D.
Hunter Cropsey, Food and Faith: Theology and Burlington’s Local Food
Movement. Advisor: Teresa Mares, Ph.D.
Andria Cubero, Bolivia’s Path to Neoliberalism: An Examination of the
Presidential Career of Victor Paz Estenssoro (1952-1989). Advisor: Sarah Osten,
Ph.D.
Clare Devlin, Sound Design for Much Ado About Nothing. Advisor: John
Forbes, M.F.A.
Marshall Distel, Connectivity, Sprawl, and the Cul-de-sac: An Analysis of
Cul-de-sacs and Dead-end Streets in Burlington and the Surrounding Suburbs.
Advisors: Meghan Cope, Ph.D. and Richard Watts, Ph.D.
Shawn Egri, The Role of Protein Structure Conformational Change in
Secondary Functions of Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase. Advisors: Christopher
Francklyn, Ph.D. and José Madalengoitia, Ph.D.
Shannon Esrich, Gone to Market: Perceptions, Motivations, and Values of
Farmers Market Participants in Burlington, Vermont. Advisor: Teresa Mares, Ph.D.
Benjamin Flinn, Investigating the role of FGF8 signaling in neurogenesis of the
developing zebrafish eye. Advisors: Alicia Ebert, Ph.D. and Paula Deming, Ph.D.
Rubin Goldberg, Russian and Soviet Nationalities Policy in the Baltic States,
1855-1991. Advisors: Denise Youngblood, Ph.D. and Kevin McKenna, Ph.D.
Mariel Golden, Exploring Feminist Theory Through Narrative. Advisors:
Patrick Neal, Ph.D. and Nancy Welch, Ph.D.
Andrew Goss, Popular Support for Authoritarianism in Emerging Democracies.
Advisor: Peter VonDoepp, Ph.D.
Alexandria Hall, Northeasterners: Poems on Language & Place. Advisor: Major
Jackson, M.F.A.
Lexi Hanks, Impact of Legislative Gender Quotas on Gender Violence in Latin
America. Advisor: Caroline Beer, Ph.D.
Joshuah Heath, Pressure-Energy Relation in Canonical 2D Dipolar Bosons: A
Path Integral Monte Carlo Study. Advisor: Adrian Del Maestro, Ph.D.
Aidan Holding, “That which cannot be said”: A New Approach to Translating
Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus. Advisor: Dennis Mahoney, Ph.D.
Alan Leggett, Role of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 5 in Inflammasome
Regulation in Malignant Mesothelioma. Advisors: Willem Leenstra, Ph.D. and
Arti Shukla, Ph.D.
Ben Lindstrom-Ives, The Muslim Brotherhood: How Its Troubled History
Suggests that it will not merely survive but thrive in the 21st Century. Advisors:
Peter VonDoepp, Ph.D. and Darius Jonathan, M.A.
Jordan Munger, Determination of Soluble CD14 Molecular Weight Variants in
Human Plasma. Advisors: Bryan Ballif, Ph.D. and Margaret Doyle, Ph.D.
Derek Neal, Grace, Play, and the Body in the Writings of Albert Camus.
Advisor: Joseph Acquisto, Ph.D.
Esther Nemethy, Creating a resilient food system in Vermont: Gleaning,
community engagement, and the importance of embracing complexity. Advisor:
Teresa Mares, Ph.D.
Amber Schneider, The Twilight Art: Flanerie and its Modern-Day Connections
to Vivian Maier and Diane Arbus. Advisor: Anthony Magistrale, Ph.D.
Emily Stoneking, Spiritual Ideals and Political Realities: Inquisitorial
Motivations in the Trial of The Knight’s Templar in the British Isles, 1307-1312.
Advisor: Sean Field, Ph.D.
Julia Torvi, The Measurement of Force Dynamics in Living Cells. Advisors:
Matthias Brewer, Ph.D. and Jason Stumpff, Ph.D.
Kathryn Warrender, The Self and the Writer: Expressive Writing in the
Classroom to Promote Mental Health and Writing. Advisor: Eric Lindstrom, Ph.D.
Charlotte Wonnell, Perceived Trends in ADHD Symptoms, Diagnosis, and
Treatment in Vermont Schools. Advisor: Jeanne Shea, Ph.D.
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
GEORGE HENRY PERKINS AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING SENIOR
Hunter Cropsey
Luke Dorfman
W. A. HAVILAND MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN
ANTHROPOLOGY
Shannon Esrich
Riker Pasterkiewicz
JAMES B. PETERSEN ARCHAEOLOGY AWARD
Katherine Hoadley
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Alyson Atherton
Tasha Kramer-Melnick
Nicole Bull
Kara McDonald
Hunter Cropsey
Kate Morrissey
Andria Cubero
Kelsea Moulton
Luke Dorfman
Emily Shea
Shannon Esrich
Hanna Snyder
Kelsey Finnell
Shawnae Stanton
Melissa Guzikowski
Kaitlyn Vitez
Maeve Herrick
Donna Waterman
Tanner Hilbish
DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN ART HISTORY
Cornelia Clay
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN STUDIO ART
Danielle Curran
Jacob Lumbra
DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
PETER SEYBOLT ACADEMIC AWARD
Alisa Holm
Christopher Zepf
THE JAPANESE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY – College Chapter (JNHS-CC) is
the National Collegiate Honors Society for Japanese language. The University
of Vermont extends membership only to students who have at least a GPA of
3.5 in five or more Japanese language courses and an overall GPA of at least
3.0. The following students have achieved these goals:
Brett Berthel
Hannah Pike
Shawnae Stanton
Christopher Zepf
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
ROBERT WOODWORTH AWARD
Benjamin Teasdale
JOHN THANASSI AWARD
Zachary Ehret
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
KURT MILTON PICKETT AWARD
Clare H. Martin
PAUL A. MOODY AWARD
Jennifer A. Trimble
BERND HEINRICH AWARD
Jordan A. Munger
JOAN M. HERBERS AWARD
Carlie R. Wilson
GEORGE PERKINS MARSH AWARD
Christopher D. Bernard
BETA BETA BETA
Lizzie Ambros
Sienna Weinstein
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY GREEN MOUNTAIN SECTION AWARD
Christopher Kenseth
CHARLES E. BRAUN AWARD
Shawn Egri
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DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS
THE FREDERICK ARNOLD VINTON PRIZE
Maxwell Freedlund
JOHN H. KENT MEMORIAL AWARD IN CLASSICS
Alana Benson
ETA SIGMA PHI
Michael Edmondson
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Christopher Young
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
JOHN H. CONVERSE AWARD
Colby Nadeau
FREEMAN SALTUS AWARD
Samuel Stevens
S. WILLIAM GERSTEN SCHOLARSHIP
Myles Schulze
PHILIPP H. LOHMAN AWARD
Ana Maria DiMarino
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Becka Brolinson
Myles Schulze
Ana Maria DiMarino
Samuel Stevens
Colby Nadeau
OMICRON DELTA EPSILON HONORS SOCIETY IN ECONOMICS
Ana Maria DiMarino
Emily Sleeper
Sarah Kraenbring
Samuel Stevens
Colby Nadeau
Jonathan Tsoris
Myles Schulze
Qingran Zheng
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES PROGRAM
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Barryphillip Arruda
Ashley Goff
Nora Handelman
Adrienne Rosenberg
Gregory Royce
Nicholas Usen
Christopher Zepf
GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND WOMEN’S STUDIES PROGRAM
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND WOMEN’S STUDIES
Rocko Gieselman
ELLEN HAMILTON AND LIDA MASON AWARD
Elizabeth Ambros
Sydney Camisa
ALPHA DELTA CHAPTER OF TRIOTA (Iota Iota Iota)
Elizabeth Ambros
Rocko Gieselman
Lucy Basa
Kalitha Playter
Sydney Camisa
Elizabeth Roskey
Emma Flaherty
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN GEOGRAPHY
Marshall Distel
Meraz Mostafa
JAMES WILSON GLOBE AWARDS
Edward Sohier Perry
Marykate Scanlon
GAMMA THETA UPSILON GRADUATES
Marshall Distel Tomas Ensalata GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT HONORS
Marshall Distel
Meraz Mostafa
Phoebe Fooks
John Wick
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
SAMUEL N. BOGORAD AWARD
Luke Dorfman
CHARLES G. DOLL AWARD
Christina Strathearn
BENJAMIN B. WAINWRIGHT AWARD
Alexandria Hall
SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON, Eta Kappa chapter is the University of Vermont’s
Geology Honor Society. Students in this society have proven high aptitude and
ability in solving complex problems associated with earth processes past and
present and through success in the classroom, the field, and the lab. A student
must maintain above a 3.0 grade point average in Geology.
Anne Gombosi Royal Montgomery
Danielle Hill
Christina Strathearn
Carson Mitchell
WILLARD B. POPE AWARD
Alexandria Hall
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Brendan Anderson
Zachary Keene
Mary Aveno
Braden Keiser
Alexander Bullock
Michelle Lineberger
Christine Cascella
Anna Mariani
Josie Colt
Kerry Martin
Luke Dorfman
Mareesa Miles
Jessica Dudley
Victoria Mooney
Emily Evans
Alexander Newton
Anna Gerretson
Gregory Royce
Olivia Gudisman
Rachel Taylor
Alexandria Hall
Elizabeth Wagner
Rian Henry
Kathryn Warrender
Devin Karambelas
Hazel Wright
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PROGRAM
OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD
Nicole Sala
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM
OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIOR AWARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Karen Foley
Joseph O’Brien
Megan Noonan
Alyssa Solomon
DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN AND RUSSIAN
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN GERMAN
Aidan Holding
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN RUSSIAN
Nicolas Chlebak
Kristen Rousse
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL STUDIES
CLAIRE M. LINTILHAC MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ASIAN
STUDIES
Jonathan Heinrichs
Hannah Pike
GLOBAL STUDIES SCHOLAR AWARD
Sarah Shaw
GLOBAL STUDIES COMMUNITY ACTIVISM AND ENGAGEMENT AWARD
Elizabeth Amler
THE PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LATIN AMERICAN
AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Andria Cubero
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SIGMA IOTA RHO HONOR SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, was
established in 1984 to promote and reward scholarship and service among
students and practitioners of international studies, international affairs, and
global studies, and to foster integrity and creative performance in the conduct
of world affairs:
Maha L. Akkeh, Global Studies
Elizabeth B. Amler, Global Studies
Lauren E. Bass, Global Studies
Meagan A. Borofsky, Global Studies
Francesca L. Cerqua, Global Studies
Julianna F. Fedrizzi, Global Studies
Joshua P. Goldberg, Global Studies
Sammie Ibrahim, Global Studies
Kylie A. Keune, Russian/East European Studies
Ben M. Lindstrom-Ives, Global Studies
Carolyn M. McCarthy, Global Studies
Maggie K. Musty, Global Studies
Hannah C. Pike, Asian Studies
Krista W. Reeves, Global Studies
Samantha M. Sawyer, Global Studies
Samantha M. Schwartz, Global Studies
Taylor M. Scribner, Global Studies
Kaitlyn R. Vitez, Global Studies
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
PAUL D. EVANS AWARD
Emily Stoneking
PHI ALPHA THETA ESSAY AWARD
Cole Burton
GORAN PRIZE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Patrick Maguire
PHI
ALPHA THETA, History Honor Society
Hannah Ausmann
Max Grascher
Benjamin Berrick
Jasmin Halkic
Andrew Bowen
Emily Howe
Cole Burton
Clara Kelly
Audrey Coleman
Steven Lufkin
Carolyn Connor
Alana Luttinger
Andria Cubero
Patrick Maguire
Emma Cudney
Miles Main
Alexandria Dolph
Kathryn Meader
Anna Gerretson
Julia Morrow
Rubin Goldberg
Corinna Pinto
Michele Goldstein
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MATHEMATICS
Lillian Coletta
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND DANCE
YANDELL OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MUSIC
Daniel Parsons
YANDELL PRIZE
Christopher Von Staats
THE AMANDA CUP
Logan Mills
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN DANCE AWARD
Carolyn Conner
Erica Raff
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE/CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD
Carolyn McCarthy
Chanel Simmons
NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM
RODNEY PARSONS AWARD
Sarah Light
BRUCE S. KAPP AWARD
Summer Atkinson
Angela Brisson
NU RHO PSI, National Honors Society in Neuroscience
Summer Atkinson
Sarah Light
Angela Brisson
Elizabeth MacNeill
Dylan Herman
Daniella Thorsdottir
Julia Huessy
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
JOHN DEWEY PHILOSOPHY PRIZE
Samantha Berthelette
Amanda Lowe
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
DAVID W. JUENKER PHYSICS PRIZE
Kyle W. Robertson
SIGMA PI SIGMA, National Physics Honor Society
Daniel Allman Kyle Robertson
Derrick Butler
Cole Van Seters
Joshuah Heath
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BIOLOGY
AWARD FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN RESEARCH
Mitchell O’Neill
Sarah Powell
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
WARREN R. AND MILDRED AUSTIN PRIZE FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND
SECURITY
Maggie Love
DEPARTMENTAL PRIZE IN POLITICAL THEORY
Samuel Stevens
PHILO SHERMAN BENNETT PRIZE
Samuel Stevens
DEPARTMENTAL PRIZE IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Andrew Goss
ELLIOTT A. BROWN AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE
Megan Noonan
FRANK M. BRYAN PRIZE IN AMERICAN POLITICS
Danielle Curran
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Danielle Curran
Patrick Maguire
Alexandria C. Dolph Megan Noonan
Tessa Fagin
Peyton Rosenthal
Jacob Fisher Kevin Santamaria
Abigail Fitzgerald
Tierra Shumpert
Mariel Golden
Samuel Stevens
Laura Greenwood Sarah Strohmayer
Kara L’Italien
Jonathan Tsoris
Marguerite Love
Thea Wurzburg
PI SIGMA ALPHA, National Political Science Honor Society
Catherine Alexander
Lexi Hanks
Samantha Berthelette
Kylie Keune
Andrew Bowen
Kara L’Italien
Elliott A. Brown*
Marguerite Love
Mariel Brown-Fallon
Patrick Maguire
Connor Buchholz
Megan Noonan
Danielle Curran
Peyton Rosenthal
Alexandria Dolph
Kevin Santamaria
Tessa Fagin
Tierra Shumpert
Jacob Fisher
Emily Sleeper
Abigail Fitzgerald
Sam Stevens
Mariel Golden
Sarah Stromayer
Andrew Goss
Olivia I. Taylor
Laura Greenwood
Jonathan Tsoris
Francesca Hall
Nicholas Usen
Thea Wurzburg
*Class of 1959
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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
GEORGE W. ALBEE AWARD
Kendall Sweeney
HEINZ L. ANSBACHER AWARD
Anna Pirog
Hannah Sherman
DONALD G. FORGAYS OUTSTANDING SENIOR
AWARD
Megan Kurmin
Anne Maheux
JOHN DEWEY AWARD
Bretton Klinedinst
Jenny Newton
FRANK SAMPSON EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL THEORY AWARD
Amy Chalmers
Richie Heap
VALERIE MOORE MEMORIAL T. A. AWARD
Megan Kurmin
JEANNETTE R. FOLTA MEMORIAL AWARD
Richie Heap
ALPHA KAPPA DELTA
Josie Colt
Melissa Conchien
Rocko Gieselman
Ashley Goff
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
PSI CHI, International Honor Society in Psychology
Summer Atkinson Anna Pirog
Stephanie Burrows Meghan Piror
Casey Coddaire Erica Raff
Tegan Coley Christine Reeves
Daniel Distefano Sarah Richardson
Taylor Feuss Cadence Roddy
Sarah Fuller
Meagan Sears
Hannah Heintz
Emily Stempien
Bretton Klinedinst Abigail Waite
Sarah Luke Brenda Warman
Alyssa Micheli Kathryn Warrender
Kelsea Moulton
Raleigh Weese
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN THEATRE
Catherine Crumbley
Marykate Scanlon
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN RELIGION
Kathryn Meader
HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Emily Bates, UVM Big Data? Identifying Campus Databases and Designing a Data
Warehouse to Reconcile and Archive These Sources. Advisor: David Novak, Ph.D.
Tyler Miles, Examining Instances of Embezzlement in Vermont. Advisor: Barbara
Arel, Ph.D.
Bianca Mohn, Corporate Social Responsibility in a Global Context: An Analysis of
the Differences in CSR Communications on Company Websites in Europe and the
United States. Advisor: David Jones, Ph.D.
Hailey Ronconi, Marketing Research Report: Women in Snowboarding. Advisor:
James Sinkula, Ph.D.
Benjamin Vaughan, Corporate Disclosure Response to SEC Litigation. Advisors:
Susan Hughes, Ph.D. and Barbara Arel, Ph.D.
DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LANUGAGES AND LINGUISTICS
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN FRENCH
Derek Neal
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN ITALIAN STUDIES
Alyssa Micheli
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN LINGUISTICS
Aidan Holding
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN SPANISH
Anna Mariani
PI DELTA PHI, French Honor Society
Derek Neal
Ian Hulbert
Brittany Bauman
GAMMA KAPPA ALPHA, Italian Honor Society
Alyssa Micheli
Maggie Musty
Alexa Spinney
Melissa Guzikowski
Dylan Siebert
SIGMA DELTA PI, Spanish Honor Society
Elizabeth Astulfi Julia Huessy
Francesca Cerqua Clara C. Kelly
Andria G. Cubero Anna I. Mariani
Kylie DeGroot Carolyn McCarthy
Jennifer K. Dunn Jackson Miller
Sydney Durand Megan N. Morris
Jaclyn Ferland Kenny Nguyen
Eliza Freed Elena Robidoux
Taylor Gardella Hannah Ruede
Harrison Gessow Benjamin Steverson
Andrew Goss
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN SOCIOLOGY
Maggie Williams
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DR. GEORGE B. BRYAN AWARD FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Alyssa Korol
THE EDWIN W. LAWRENCE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DEBATER
Mariel Golden
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
CHRISTOPHER A. GUIDO OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD FOR ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE AND OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT
Hailey Ronconi
ALANA STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – SENIOR CLASS
Kyle Chu
WEINSTEIN SENIOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ACCOUNTING
Olivia Spooner
PENWELL SENIOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCE
Olivia Spooner
SENIOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Kyle Chu
Brendon Bourgea
SENIOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Victoria Daniels
SENIOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Cameron Kostyra
SENIOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Kyle Chu
SENIOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Emily Bates
SENIOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING
Jesse Kiel
Hailey Ronconi
Commencement 2015
SENIOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
Ryan Vaughan
GALLAGHER FLYNN OUTSTANDING GRADUATE AWARD IN THE MACC
PROGRAM
Christy Day
Thomas Orner
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.
Graduating members are:
Undergraduate Seniors
Brendon Bourgea
Kaitlyn LaGue
Charles Brazinski Joyce
Benjamin Medor
Benjamin Decarlo
Jonathan Michaels
David DiMarco
Tyler Miles
James Dixon
Sabrina Nijim
Jasmin Halkic
Hailey Ronconi
Megan Howley
Olivia Spooner
Kurt Keller
Rafe Teer
Jesse Kiel
Ryan Vaughan
Cameron Kostyra
Lauren Webber
Julieanne Kumin-Hachmann
Jacob Webber
Master of Accountancy
Laura Macuga
Courtney Handy
Zachary Pion
Xueqing Liu
Christy Day
Thomas Orner
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
AND SOCIAL SERVICES
JANET BOSSANGE LEADERSHIP AWARD
To be announced at Commencement
HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Selene Clark, Sexual Health Education in Vermont High Schools: National and
Statewide Landscape and Comprehensive Curriculum. Advisor: Holly-Lynn
Busier, Ed.D.
Madeline Cody, Resilience through Relationship: Understanding Care for
Children with Life-Limiting Illnesses. Advisor: Holly-Lynn Busier, Ed.D
Lila Gilbreath, Factors Impacting Women’s Participation in STEM Fields.
Advisor: Carmen Petrick Smith, Ph.D.
Emily Howe, An Exploration of Peer Social Justice Education in an
Undergraduate Course on Race and Racism in the United States. Advisor: HollyLynn Busier, Ed.D.
Meg Ziegler, MAPping for Understanding: Reflections on Engaging Families
from Diverse Backgrounds. Advisor: Katharine Shepherd, Ed.D.
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:
Claire Hanafin
CONSTRUCTIVIST EDUCATOR AWARD recognizing an Early Childhood
Education student who consistently fosters a brave and progressive approach
to early education that upholds the values of social constructivism. This student
endeavors to make teaching an inspired opportunity for children to make
meaning and be an agent of their own experience, while ensuring that teaching
and learning are socially relevant, passion-based, active and innovative:
Nicole Neafus
COLLABORATION AND PROFESSIONALISM AWARD recognizing an Early
Childhood Education student who demonstrates outstanding teaming skills
and professionalism in the classroom. Shared leadership, mutual respect,
responsiveness and a great spirit of collaboration characterize the recipient
interactions with children, family members and colleagues. This student
personifies the value in early education that “None of us is smarter than all
of us”:
Claire McCulloch
HEART AND SOUL AWARD recognizing an Early Childhood Education student
who exemplifies an unwavering spirit of joy in the process of teaching and
learning. This student passionately demonstrates a strength-based attitude and
a commitment to fostering the engagement and competence of children. A
day in the recipient’s classroom feels like a journey, full of surprises, chance
encounters, a sense of wonder, and fond memories:
Lydia White
SPIRIT OF EDUCATION AWARD honoring the undergraduate Early Childhood
Special Education major who consistently embodies a positive, strength-based
attitude in the face of complex and challenging work:
Gina Gordon
LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONALISM AWARD based on the demonstrated
outstanding leadership and professionalism in the field of Early Childhood
Special Education exhibited by an undergraduate early childhood special
education major:
Rebecca Condon
OUTSTANDING REFLECTIVE EDUCATOR AWARD recognizing a graduate
student who demonstrates an outstanding reflective practice that, through
persistent inquiry and self-study, serves to inform the complex roles and
relationships of an early interventionist:
Molly Pitkin
3R’s-RESPECT, REFLECTION, AND RESPONSIVENESS AWARD recognizing a
graduate student who consistently embodies a positive, strength-based attitude
in the face of complex and often challenging work:
Elizabeth A. Casey
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AWARD based on demonstrated high academic
achievement, outstanding performance in the classroom with regard to
management, planning and professionalism:
Kathryn Gray
Hannah Trieb
JOHN DEWEY AWARD honoring the outstanding senior in Elementary
Education whose academic performance and public school practice best
exemplifies the philosophy of Vermont’s most well known philosopher/
educator:
Katherine Busch
Danielle Hall-Potvin
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DIVERSITY AWARD honoring an outstanding
senior in Elementary Education whose work exemplifies the program theme—
Teaching All Children Strategically in Diverse Communities:
Andrea Friedman
Elizabeth Healy
CHRIS STEVENSON AWARD FOR COMMITMENT TO YOUNG ADOLESCENTS
honoring an undergraduate or graduate student who demonstrates dedication
and commitment to middle level students-- exemplified in the work of the
program’s founder, Chris Stevenson. The recipient is an advocate for young
adolescents; they understand the developmental uniqueness of this age group
and are as knowledgeable about their students as they are about the subject
areas that they teach:
Marjorie Schlitt
AL MYERS EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD presented to the
undergraduate or graduate student who exemplifies commitment, passion,
patience, work ethic, creativity, demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm for
the field of Middle Level Education:
Abby Dorfman
DAVID YANDALL OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MUSIC EDUCATION based on
excellent achievement in academics, performance, student teaching and service
throughout the degree program:
Kyle Washburn
PAPPOUTSAKIS AWARD honoring a graduating Music Education student for
excellence in the areas of conducting and directing:
William Kuhns III
LYMAN S. ROWELL AWARD FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC given
to the graduating senior in Music or Music Education with the highest GPA in
music courses. The award is named for Lyman S. Rowell (1904-1984), UVM
Class of 1925, who was a long-time faculty member and President of UVM from
1966 to 1970:
Elisabeth Bemak
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THOMAS READ AWARD FOR COMPOSITION awarded to a student for
outstanding achievement in music composition. The award is named after
Professor Emeritus Thomas L. Reed, who taught at UVM from 1967 to 2008:
Jacob Lester
OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL EDUCATOR AWARD presented to a graduating
Physical Education major who has excelled in student teaching, academics and
dependability:
Timothy Barnard
Courtney Taylor
DISTINCTION IN SCHOOL COUNSELING AWARD honors the work of an
individual who excels in the demonstration of school counseling practice
and demonstrates superior knowledge pertaining to the application of these
principles of school counseling: human development, group dynamics, family,
and learning theories; practices of leadership, advocacy, delivering curriculum;
and understanding the school environment and making appropriate referrals.
The recipient demonstrates expertise and skill in promoting academic, personal
(emotional)/social, and career development in multicultural and diverse social
environments.
Nichole Walker
SECONDARY EDUCATION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD honoring a
graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding performance throughout
his/her time in the Secondary Education program while also earning the
highest GPA:
Lillian Coletta
GRADUATE AWARD IN EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS recognizes graduate
candidates in the Educational Leadership program who best exemplify an
understanding of integrated education public affairs:
Helen Keith
JANET BOSSANGE ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT AWARD presented to a
graduating senior(s) in the Secondary Education teacher preparation program
that has demonstrated an understanding of the power of engagement and
advocacy in meeting the needs of all learners:
Meg Ziegler
Bryce Williams
FACULTY CUP IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP recognizes a graduate candidate
in the Educational Leadership program who has demonstrated outstanding
participation, academic performance and commitment to program initiatives:
Linden Higgens
THE J. CALIBER AWARD recognizing students who embody the values of the
Secondary Education program by exhibiting perseverance, a commitment to
professional practice, and a student-centered and creative approach to teaching:
Danielle Hurley
SPECIAL EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE INCLUSIVE EDUCATOR AWARD
presented to an undergraduate student who has maintained a high level of
achievement throughout courses and experiences leading to Dual Endorsement
in general and special education. The recipient demonstrates the ability to use
inclusive and evidence-based strategies that help all students with and without
disabilities to experience a sense of belonging in the classroom, attain their
full academic potential, achieve their personal goals, and engage positively
with peers and adults in their schools and communities. S/he also collaborates
with students, family members, and general and special education teachers to
make a difference in the field of special education at the student, school, and
community levels.
Elizabeth Healy
SPECIAL EDUCATION GRADUATE INCLUSIVE EDUCATOR AWARD presented
to a graduate candidate in Special Education whose use of inclusive and
evidence-based strategies helps all students experience a sense of belonging in
the classroom, attain academic achievement, meet personal goals and engage
positively with their peers:
Jennifer Randall
DEPARTMENT OF LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES ALL-AROUND ENGAGED
STUDENT AWARD presented to the HDFS student who has demonstrated
an exemplary understanding of the major, a deep commitment to creating
developmentally facilitative and socially just environments that support healthy
human development, and is poised to be a leader in the field:
Lauren Coon
THE JOHN DEWEY AWARD FOR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
presented to the graduating senior who has demonstrated through her/his
philosophy and actions an outstanding commitment to issues related to social
justice:
Emily Howe
DISTINCTION IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARD honors the work of an
individual who excels in the demonstration of clinical counseling skills and
demonstrates superior knowledge pertaining to the application of principles of
counseling, human development, learning theory, group dynamics, the etiology
of mental illness or dysfunctional behavior to individuals, couples, families, and
groups, for the purpose of treating psychopathology and promoting optimum
mental health in a multicultural and diverse social environment:
Sarah Grant
Tara Burbinski
ERIC NICHOLS AWARD, recipients of this award have demonstrated distinction
in their ability to identify oppression and systemic inequality that negatively
impacts their clients and students, have demonstrated the courage to actively
confront institutional and/or social barriers to healthy development, and the
skills to empower individuals and/or groups to disrupt injustice and inequality
in society. The recipient approaches this work while sustaining authentic
thoughtful, warm, and caring relationships.
Stephanie Seng
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SUSAN BRODY HASAZI DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD presented to
the doctoral candidate whose dissertation writing process best demonstrates
the legacy of scholarship and educational leadership pioneered by the awards
namesake:
Windy Paz-Amor
HERMAN W. MEYERS EXCELLENCE IN DOCTORAL POLICY RESEARCH
AWARD presented to the doctoral candidate whose dissertation research best
demonstrates the scholarship and research that contributes to the advancement
of educational or social services policy and practice:
Scott B. Baker
OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
recognizes the doctoral candidate whose dissertation research significantly
advances new ideas and contributes to the knowledge and understanding of
theories and practices in the field of Educational Leadership:
Melissa Hammerle
Meredith Swallow
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD for demonstrated
extraordinary commitment to advancing the well-being of communities through
involvement in human services:
Sarah M. Richardson
STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD for exceptional leadership among students while
at the university:
Hannah J. Phillips
HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGE AWARD for the Senior Social Work student
with the highest overall G.P.A.:
Jasmine M. Whitney
MARGARET B. WHITTLESEY AWARD for outstanding academic performance and
potential for significant contributions to the social work profession:
Madeline B. Cody
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE AWARD for demonstrated outstanding
leadership and initiative as a catalyst in advocating for social and economic
justice:
Isabel K. Hamilton
THE GARY C. WIDRICK RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD recognizing the
graduating senior who has engaged in research that will make a difference in the
profession:
Selene A. Clark
PHI ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY, University of Vermont’s Mu Eta Chapter of the
national Phi Alpha Honor Society for social work students:
Meagan Holland
Matthew Mugford
Emily Johnson Kylee Rowden
Crystal Jones Rachel Saunders
Lydia Kern Scarlet Taylor
Sophie Kwass Amy Terkelsen
Marcella Laidman Peyton Williams
Leah Marinakis
Commencement 2015
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Cory Arcovitch, Design and Performance of Stretchable Thermoelectric
Nanowire Composites. Advisor: Frederic Sansoz, Ph.D.
Micah Botkin-Levy, Modeling and Analysis of UVM’s Campus Energy System.
Advisor: Mads Almassalkhi, Ph.D.
Norio Costantino, Electrical Characterization of Ruthenium Dioxide
Nanorods for Nano-Rectenna Applications. Advisor: Walter Varhue, Ph.D.
Jack Dugdale, Timber vs. Steel Bridge Superstructure Construction: A
Simplified Structural, Economic and Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Eric
Hernandez, Ph.D.
Christopher Hale-Sills, Interfacial Shear Strength of Red Abalone. Advisor:
Ting Tan, Ph.D.
Samuel Hotaling, Design and Fabrication of Microfluidic Flow Focusing
Devices for Tissue Engineering Applications. Advisor: Rachael Oldinski, Ph.D.
Camden Houghton, Investigation on Heat Flux Measurements in Plasma
Ground Test Facilities for Aerospace Heating Applications. Advisor: Jason
Meyers, Ph.D.
Daniel Mepham, Using Smart Grid Data to Understand Human Behavior.
Advisor: Paul Hines, Ph.D.
Baxter Miatke, The Role of the Spring Runoff Period in Nutrient Loading
from the Missisquoi River Basin. Advisors: Donna Rizzo, Ph.D. and Andrew
Schroth, Ph.D.
Colby Nadeau, An Exploratory Analysis of Electric Usage Data from the
Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. Advisor: Richard Single, Ph.D.
Adam Savard, Difference Covers. Advisor: Alan Ling, Ph.D.
Nicholas Strayer, Modeling Optimal Diel Vertical Migration Behavior of
the Opossum Shrimp (Mysis). Advisors: Jason Stockwell, Ph.D. and James
Bagrow, Ph.D.
Mariko Totten, Evolving Modularity in Gene Regulatory Networks. Advisor:
Joshua Bongard, Ph.D.
Keith Zuckerman, Sensitivity Analysis of Incentive-based Coordinated
Charging Control of PEVs. Advisor: Mads Almassalkhi, Ph.D.
COLLEGE HONORS
Joshua T. Heath, Hierarchy in the Static Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem of
One-Component Plasmas. Advisor: Kenneth Golden, Ph.D.
Adam Amos Savard, Difference Covers. Advisor: Robert Snapp, Ph.D.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Civil and Environmental Engineering
EDWARDS H. PHELPS SENIOR PRIZE was established in 1884 by his father, the
Honorable E. J. Phelps of Burlington. It is awarded to a student “who shall have
exhibited conspicuous merit in professional studies, and high and noble traits
of character if such can be found”:
Nicholas Franklin Strella
THE DOUGLAS P. FAY AWARD was established in 1973 in honor of a former
faculty member and is made to the student who has made the greatest
contribution to civil or environmental engineering during the past year:
Baxter G. Mitke
Electrical Engineering
ATWATER-KENT SENIOR AWARD for excellence of judgment and understanding
of the principles of electrical engineering:
Samuel Chapman Chevalier
Engineering Management
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT SENIOR AWARD
Danielle M. Dawson
Mechanical Engineering
EDMUND F. LITTLE SENIOR AWARD for meritorious work in the mechanic arts:
Jeffrey Russell Meyer-Lorentson
OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD for excellence in the field of Biomedical
Engineering:
Gregory Steven Roy
OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD for excellence in the field of Energy
Engineering:
Benjamin Charles Sherr
GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD
Andrew Paul Fuhrmann
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Mathematics
SENIOR AWARD for achievement at the highest level of excellence in
mathematics:
Joshuah Timothy Heath
JOHN F. KENNEY GRADUATE AWARD IN MATHEMATICS
Amelia Mattern
Statistics
STATISTICS UNDERGRADUATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Colby John Nadeau
STATISTICS GRADUATE AWARD
Katherine Selby King
NAM SANG KIL SCHOLARSHIP IN STATISTICS 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:
Nicholas Coombs
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
SENIOR AWARD for excellence of judgment and understanding of the principles
of computer science:
Joey Anetsberger
GRADUATE AWARD for outstanding performance and greatest promise of
success:
Javier Garcia-Bernardo
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:
Wesley Joseph Miller
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS AWARD
Hanna Victoria Anderson
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS AWARD
Kaitlyn Jean Mayberry (2015)
Caitlin Marie Bliss (2014)
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS AWARD
Hannah Merle Rosen (2015)
Megan Anne Strand-Jordan (2014)
TAU BETA PI/JOHN O. OUTWATER PRIZE
Baxter G. Miatke
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT STUDENT ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
for outstanding scholastic achievement and participation in University-related
activities:
Edward Anthony Conte (Mechanical Engineering)
Nominees:
Flora Kathleen Su (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Andrew Joseph Giroux (Electrical Engineering)
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THE BRETT VINCENT GORKY- DEAN’S RECOGNITION AWARD for an
undergraduate student who has demonstrated extraordinary qualities of
integrity and commitment to others through outstanding service to the faculty,
staff and students of the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences:
Megan Anne Strand-Jordan
HONOR SOCIETIES
CHI EPSILON, Civil Engineering Honor Society
Hanna Victoria Anderson
Hannah Scott Matthews
Jordan M. Duffy
Baxter G. Miatke
Jack David Dugdale
Alexander Bond Sampson
Christopher G. Hale-Sills
Flora Kathleen Su
Andrew A. Lemieux
Vincent Alexander McClelland
TAU BETA PI, National Engineering Honor Society
Hanna Victoria Anderson
Andrew A. Lemieux
Corey Michael Arcovitch
Anthony D. Leonard
Ryan Walter Bailey
Hannah Scott Matthews
Patrick T. Bergin
Vincent Alexander McClelland
Micah Kaye Botkin-Levy
Daniel Clarence Mepham
Matthew Willi Brand
Zachary S. Merriam
Samuel Chapman Chevalier
Jeffrey Russell Meyer-Lorentson
Edward Anthony Conte
Baxter G. Miatke
Norio Oishi Costantino
Nicholas James Reilly
Jasen O. DeForge
Gregory Steven Roy
Camden Martin DiMicco
Benjamin Michael Rukavina
Jordan M. Duffy
Benjamin Lynn Satterwhite
Jack David Dugdale
Andrew P. Schwingel
Andrew Joseph Giroux
Zachary Joel Shechtman
Stephen Benjamin Gregory
Benjamin Charles Sherr
Jessie M. Johnson
Nicholas Franklin Strella
Brian Michael Kilbride
Flora Kathleen Su
Cody Nelson Leaf
Ryan Joseph Taft
MU SIGMA RHO, National Honor Society for undergraduate and graduate
students studying statistics
Colby John Nadeau
Nicholas James Strayer
RUBENSTEIN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL SCIENCES
HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Samantha Frawley, Vermont Dairy Cultures: Tasting the Evolving Flavors.
Advisors: V. Ernesto Mendez, Ph.D. and Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Ph.D.
Frances Iannucci, Deeper Effects of Climate Change: The Influence of Diet
and Temperature on Fish Metabolism. Advisor: Jason Stockwell, Ph.D.
Ellen Loftis, Population Viability of Mega-Herbivores in Manyara Ranch,
Tanzania. Advisor: James Murdoch, Ph.D.
Cara Rudnicki, Effects of Road Salt on the Feeding Rates of Benthic
Macroinvertebrates. Advisors: Breck Bowden, Ph.D. and Ellen Marsden, Ph.D.
Sabrina Smits, The Effects of Wind Disturbance & Salvage Logging on Forest
Insect Populations in Chittenden County, Vermont. Advisors: Kit Anderson,
Ph.D. and Kimberly Wallin, Ph.D.
Michael Storace, The Northern Pass Transmission Line and the Power of
Public Opinion. Advisors: Richard Watts, Ph.D. and Clare Ginger, Ph.D.
Olivia Taylor, Public Transit Ridership and Gas Prices in Rural Vermont.
Advisors: Richard Watts, Ph.D. and Claire Ginger, Ph.D.
Rachel Zevin, Disturbance Levels, Created using NAIP Imagery, and Habitat
Quality, Assessed with Bioindicator Carabid Assemblages, at Sites Impacted by
Wind Damage and Salvage Logging in Chittenden County, Vermont. Advisor:
Kimberly Wallin, Ph.D.
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THE HOLCOMB NATURAL RESOURCES PRIZE
Sylvia Page Kinosian
LOLA AIKEN AWARD IN NATURAL RESOURCES
Bonnie Dunbar Ricord
C. SUZANNE WHITMORE WRITING AWARD
Annie Wilson Rosenbauer
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Elizabeth “Bess” Perry
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AND
SCHOLARSHIP
MS: Kathryn “Kat” Deely
GRADUATE STUDENT OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT
Tyler Goeschel
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
THE AWARD FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Dana Brown Vesty
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Jessica Mailhot
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rebecca Marie Dallas
Liam Conall Fagan
Lincoln Lowenfels Frasca
Michael Anthony Storace
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
WILLIAM R. ADAMS FORESTRY AWARD
Sylvia Page Kinosian
LUTHER E. ZAI MEMORIAL AWARD
Harry Peter Janvier Voelkel
NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM
NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT
Madison Leigh Moran
NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM AWARD FOR QUALITY STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
Bonnie Dunbar Ricord
PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM
RECREATION MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
James Howell Lynch Dean
Jeffrey P. Newman
RECREATION MANAGEMENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Isabel Lazarus
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Frances Marie Iannucci
Christopher I. Griffin
FREDERICK CHU MEMORIAL PRIZE
Peter Lawrence Pollander
WILDLIFE BIO-ECOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT
Rebecca Anne Dillon
Erin Elizabeth Sharkey
Commencement 2015
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA HONOR MEDICAL SOCIETY. Students elected to
this honor society, in the opinion of their classmates and the faculty, have
given promise of becoming leaders in their profession:
Liz Abernathey Ryan Hendrix
Raymond Addante
Calvin Kagan*
Kristopher Azevedo
Jessica Lane
Kovi Bessoff
Matthew MacKinnon
Bryan Brown
James McAvoy
Christian Crannell
Nicole Meredyth
Alison Frizell
Anisha Patel
Sarah Gardner
Amanda Peel
Charlie Hackett
Michelle VanHorne
Jason Hao
Hope Yu
*selected with Class of 2014
THE GOLD HUMANISM HONOR SOCIETY. Students elected to this honor
society are recognized for their demonstrated excellence in clinical care,
leadership, compassion, and dedication to service:
Liz Abernathey Colin King
Zoe Agoos
Elizabeth Landell
Medhavi Bole
Tyler Lemay
Benjamin Brown
James McAvoy
Bryan Brown
Marissa Mendez
Bruno Cardoso
Nicole Meredyth
Benjamin Clements
Anisha Patel
Jessie Evangelista
Amanda Peel
Charles Hackett
Kathleen Root
Colleen Kerrigan
Peter Wingfield
THE ELLSWORTH AMIDON AWARD for outstanding proficiency in Internal
Medicine:
Amanda Peel
THE DAVID BABBOTT, M.D. “CARING AND SEEING” AWARD:
Kristopher Azevedo
THE DEAN WILLIAM EUSTIS BROWN AWARD for broad cultural interests
and loyalty to the College of Medicine:*
John Paul Kelada
THE ERNEST H. BUTTLES AWARD for excellence in Pathology:
James McAvoy
THE CARBEE AWARD for academic excellence in Obstetrics, Gynecology
and Reproductive Sciences:
Hayley MacKinnon
SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD
Alison Frizell
THE FAMILY MEDICINE JOHN P. FOGARTY, M.D. LEADERSHIP AWARD
Charles Hackett
THE EDWARD E. FRIEDMAN AWARD for promise of excellence in the
practice of Family Medicine:
Zoe Agoos
THE DR. & MRS. NATHANIEL GOULD ’37 PRIZE for outstanding
achievements in Orthopaedic Surgery:
Bryan Brown
THE HARRY HOWE, M.D. ’52 SENIOR STUDENT AWARD for excellence in
Surgery:
Nicole Meredyth
THE KERZNER FAMILY PRIZE for service to the community:
Tamar Goldberg
THE LAMB FELLOWSHIP AWARD for best exemplifying concern and care
for the total patient:*
Medhavi Bole
THE JOHN V. MAECK, M.D. ’39 ROBE RECIPIENT for overall excellence in
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences:
Emily Schloff
THE
HERBERT MARTIN SR., M.D. AWARD for excellence in Neurology:
John Steele Taylor
Kara Landry
Jenna Ford
THE JOHN E. MAZUZAN JR., M.D. ’54 AWARD for excellence in
Anesthesiology:
James McAvoy
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY MEDICAL STUDENT PRIZE:
Alison Frizell
THE H. GORDON PAGE ’45 AWARD for excellence in Surgery:
William Crannel
THE PILCHER AWARD for representing the qualities of Eleanor and Lewis
Pilcher of devotion to family and patients, with a high regard for ethics and
honesty:
Elizabeth Landell
THE RADIOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for excellence in Radiology:
Jason Hao
THE MILDRED A. REARDON, M.D. AWARD for service to the University of
Vermont College of Medicine:
Benjamin Clements
Emily Schloff
THE B. ALBERT RING, M.D. MEMORIAL GRANT AWARD for best
exemplifying compassion, humor, humility, devotion to family and friends,
and intellectual curiosity:
Benjamin Brown
THE DURWOOD SMITH AWARD for excellence in Pharmacology:
James McAvoy
THE
CHARLES T. SCHECHTMAN, M.D., ’26 AWARD for Clinical Excellence:
First Place: James McAvoy
Second Place: Alison Frizell
Third Place: Liz Abernathy
Fourth Place: Charles Hackett
Fifth Place: Amanda Peel
THE RALPH D. SUSSMAN, M.D. ’38/MEDICAL ALUMNI AWARD for
excellence in Pediatrics:
Anisha Patel
THE WILLIAM SWEETSER AWARD for excellence in Psychiatry:
Matthew MacKinnon
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: Jessie Evangelista
Faculty Award: Alicia Veit, M.D.
THE JOSEPH B. WARSHAW SCHOLARSHIP AWARD for M.D.–Ph.D. thesis
excellence:
Kovi Bessoff
THE LAURA WEED, M.D. AWARD for qualities of excellence, service, and
commitment in Internal Medicine:
Calvin Kagan
THE HENRY & PHYLLIS WASSERMAN PHORPLUS SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE for
excellence in the Basic Sciences:
First Place: Jason Hao
Second Place: James McAvoy
THE WELLNESS AWARD from the Committee on Medical Student Wellbeing
for a peer-nominated student who has been an asset to his or her classmates
and displayed sincere dedication to helping others during his or her medical
education:
Anisha Patel
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THE EPHRAIM WOLL AWARD for excellence in General Pathology:
James McAvoy
* Awarded by vote of the class.
SENIOR AWARDS
Colette Award: Emma Faustner
The Howe Outstanding Surgery Faculty Award: Wasef Abu-Jaish, M.D.
Clinical Teacher of the Year: William Hopkins
Clinical Department of the Year Award: Pediatrics
Clinical Resident of the Year Award: Markus Degirmenci
Dignity in Medicine Award: Tiffany Delaney
FOUNDATION AWARDS
Foundations Teacher of the Year: Rebecca Wilcox
Foundations Course Director of the Year: Williams Hopkins
Outstanding Foundations Course: CRR
The Dean Warshaw Integration Award: Robert Low
The Silver Stethoscope Award: Ellen Black
Above and Beyond Award: William Hopkins
Outstanding Teaching Assistant: Tyler Stewart
American Medical Student Association Golden Apple Award: William Raszka
American Medical Women’s Association Gender Equity Award - Foundations:
Pamela Gibson
Standardized Patient: Bob Bolyard
Best Support Staff: Aaron Hurwitz
UVM COM Summer Research Fellowship Merit Award: Whitney Creed,
Adam Paine, Medhavi Bole
COLLEGE OF NURSING
AND HEALTH SCIENCES
HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Joy Benner, Theory of Mind Competence vs. Theory of Mind Performance: A
Comparison of Typically Developing Males, Males with ASD, and Males with
ADHD. Advisor: Tiffany Hutchins, Ph.D.
Nicholas Brow, The Effects of Stress on Pitch. Advisor: Barry Guitar, Ph.D.
Kara Freeman, Narrative Language and the Use of Story Grammar and
Evaluative Language in Children with Williams Syndrome and 7q11.23
Duplication Syndrome. Advisor: Shelley Velleman, Ph.D.
Allyson George, The Relationships Between Caregiver Support, Self-Esteem,
and Adolescents’ Interest In Yoga. Advisor: Jean Coffey, Ph.D.
Katie McCormack, Anxiety Levels and Sibling Relationship Quality of Adults
with Siblings with Down Syndrome Compared to those of Adult Siblings of
Typically Developing Individuals. Advisor: Patricia Prelock, Ph.D.
Sarah Miller, Clinical Implications of Pitch Rise During Disfluencies of
Children Who Stutter. Advisor: Barry Guitar, Ph.D.
DEAN’S AWARD – OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARD
recognizes a student who has demonstrated exemplary professional growth
and contributions during their tenure at UVM:
Jenna Sweet, Communication Sciences and Disorders
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
MARGARET KYTE MEMORIAL AWARD to the graduating undergraduate
student for outstanding academic performance:
Kara Freeman
RODNEY EVERHART AWARD to the undergraduate senior who shows the
most outstanding clinical promise:
Ilsa Feierabend
CSD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE to the graduating undergraduate student for
demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, and professional promise:
Nicholas Brow
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MEDICAL LABORATORY AND RADIATION SCIENCES
F. W. BUSKIRK AWARD in recognition of the senior student with the highest
grade point average in the Nuclear Medicine Technology program:
Cassie Grissom
F. W. VAN BUSKIRK AWARD in recognition of the senior student with the
highest grade point average in the Radiation Therapy program.
Alicia Compo
CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY AWARD in
recognition of outstanding qualities of professional attitude and cooperation in
the patient care setting:
Cassie Grisson
CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN RADIATION THERAPY AWARD in recognition
of outstanding qualities of professional attitude and cooperation in the patient
care setting:
Kathleen O’Donnell
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE AWARD,
given by Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Vermont
Medical Center, is awarded to the senior student with the highest grade point
average in the Medical Laboratory Science program:
Ashley Brunet
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING
SPIRIT OF NURSING AWARD presented to a senior nursing student who
demonstrates a commitment to excellence through his or her community,
professional and academic achievements:
Sanjaya Niroula
CLARISSA PETERS ALLEN AWARD given to an outstanding graduating
undergraduate student who exemplifies the conscientious, motivated character
of Clarissa Peters Allen:
Jessie Mae Belcher
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:
Allie Harris
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE, recognizes a graduating baccalaureate student
who demonstrates excellence in clinical practice in any setting:
Nathan Cutler
KAPPA TAU CHAPTER, SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL AWARDS,
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OF NURSING, recognizes nursing students for
scholarship, nursing ability and potential leadership:
Baccalaureate Student Award: Charlotte Paul
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD for exemplary service to the Department
of Nursing through commitment and participation in the Student Nurses’
Association:
Undergraduate
Kristen Faletra
Adele Fichtelman
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AWARD for
demonstrated collegial qualities through dedication to supporting student
roles in the Department of Nursing, making a positive difference during
undergraduate years and exemplary service to the Department:
Undergraduate
Lilia Pegeder
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION ANN K. TWITCHELL COMMUNITY HEALTH
SERVICES AWARD presented to a senior in the baccalaureate program who has
shown scholarship and excellence in community health services:
Kristen Faletra
VERMONT STATE NURSES’ ASSOCIATION CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
presented to a graduating student in each program who, in the opinion of the
faculty, best demonstrates outstanding clinical practice:
Bachelor’s program award: Melissa Buckley
Commencement 2015
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND MOVEMENT SCIENCE
LEADERSHIP AWARD to the Athletic Training student that has consistently
displayed exceptional leadership in the classroom, during clinical
assignments, in student government and in the community:
Kierstin Merlino
FUTURE PROFESSIONAL IN ATHLETIC TRAINING AWARD given to the
student who is viewed by the ATEP clinical instructors and faculty as
having high expectations of self and others, respect, sense of caring and
responsibility, confidence and constructive communication skills necessary to
succeed as an Athletic Trainer:
Travis Nolan
EXCEPTIONAL SENIOR IN ATHLETIC TRAINING AWARD given to a
graduating senior student who exemplifies scholarly excellence in the
classroom as well as in his or her clinical assignments and has shown to have
the potential to be a leader in the field of athletic training:
Kyle Peckham
OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT
SCIENCE AWARD given to an outstanding senior who exemplifies academic
excellence, exceptional leadership, and a strong commitment to the
profession of exercise science:
Thomas Cuddy
Kristin Sibley
HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES
SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL, Kappa Tau Chapter of the Nursing
Honor Society.
Inducted Undergraduates
Morgan Biagotti
Caitlyn King
Chelsey Bilig
Jessica LaMothe
Chelsea Boissy
Kelsey Matthews
Dylan Brady
Hayley Maynes
Alisha Clark
Rebecca Newman
Danielle Cotnoir
Jaffa Olson
Jessica Garibaldi
Charlotte Paul
Catherine Hall
Jenna Peary
Alexandra Harris
JoAnn Phillips
Emma Hennessey
THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM
FACULTY AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING THESIS RESEARCH AND
PRESENTATIONS
Rose Leshner, Digesting Bisphenol A: A Comparison Study of Perspectives
Amongst BPA Experts
Elizabeth Hoey, New York Firefighters and Environmental Toxins: Perceived
Risk Among NYC’s Bravest
Francesca Hall, Deconstructing Systemic Oppression Through Teaching
Community Organizing: A Students-Teaching-Students Course
MILITARY AWARDS
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY STUDIES
SECOND LIEUTENANTS COMMISSIONED INTO THE UNITED STATES ARMY
AND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Rachael L. Bassett, Education Delay
Adam S. Bottini, Ordnance Corps (EOD), Active Duty, US Army
Thomas J. Clements, Military Intelligence, Active Duty, US Army
Henry M. Empey, Field Artillery, Active Duty, US Army
Molly E. Kalaher, Nursing Corps, Active Duty, US Army
Jonathan T. Kascenska, Infantry, Active Duty, US Army
Derek R. Lowe, Military Intelligence, Army National Guard
Frank H. McCarthy, Infantry, Active Duty, US Army
Sarah H. Pitman, Ordnance, Army National Guard
CADET OF THE YEAR awarded to the Senior Cadet who demonstrated the
most outstanding Cadet leadership performance throughout the year, is the
most valuable Cadet Cadre member of the Green Mountain Battalion and
whose efforts have most greatly contributed to overall mission success for the
Green Mountain Battalion family in 2014 and 2015.
Adam S. Bottini
GEORGE C. MARSHALL AWARD presented annually by the Marshall
Foundation to the most outstanding Cadet in the Senior class as nominated
by the Battalion Cadre and selected by the United States Army Cadet
Command. Each of the ROTC battalions throughout our country nominates its
model graduating Cadet who best emulates the principles of leadership and
scholastic excellence as demonstrated by GEN George C. Marshall.
Thomas J. Clements
DISTINGUISHED MILITARY GRADUATE presented to Cadets who possess
outstanding qualities of leadership and high moral character, attain a
military science standing in the upper third of the Senior class and ranked
in upper third by Order of Merit List as established by Professor of Military
Science.
Rachael L. Bassett
Thomas J. Clements
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SUPERIOR CADET DECORATION AWARD
presented to one of the most well-rounded and highest performing Cadets
in his or her class. The recipient must be fully contracted to serve as a future
Second Lieutenant upon graduation and in the top 25% of their respective
class with clearly demonstrated potential for future service as an officer.
Jonathan T. Kascenska
THE AMERICAN LEGION AWARD presented to one Senior Cadet who is in
the top 25% of his or her respective ROTC academic class standing and has
demonstrated outstanding qualities in military leadership, discipline, character
and citizenship.
Rachael L. Bassett
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AWARD awarded for
demonstrated Loyalty and Patriotism.
Henry M. Empey
THE RESERVE OFFICER’S ASSOCIATION GOLD AWARD presented to a
Cadet who has demonstrated outstanding competence in the art and science
of national defense and who has provided meritorious contributions to the
common good of the Reserve Officers’ Training Program.
Derek R. Lowe
THE UNITED STATES ARMY ASSOCIATION SPIRIT AWARD presented
annually to a single Cadet for true Esprit de Corps and a spirit of service to the
nation, our community and ROTC.
Adam S. Bottini
WOMEN’S CENTER
MARIAFRANCA MORSELLI LEADERSHIP AWARD honors an undergraduate
senior woman who has demosntrated leadership qualities and academic
excellence in science, and who has contributed significantly to the awareness
of the rights of women on campus:
Flora Su
Hannah Rosen
EDITH HENDLEY AWARD honors a woman graduate student who has
demonstrated excellence in research, scholarship and teaching (if applicable),
and who has performed dedicated service to women:
Rezwana Zafar
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Commencement 2015
2015 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
Krystina Elizabeth Kattermann, Bachelor of Science
Collin Sheldon Kwasnik, Bachelor of Science
Nikolas Alan Moring, Bachelor of Science
Corey Robert Wilga, Bachelor of Science
Magna Cum Laude
Kyle Robert Edwards, Bachelor of Science
Katherine Ridway Ettman, Bachelor of Science
Sara Jane Forsythe, Bachelor of Science
Asa Freeman Hunt, Bachelor of Science
Anne Meredith Hutchinson, Bachelor of Science
Riley Marie Lantz, Bachelor of Science
Hannah Lee Link, Bachelor of Science
Danielle Norris Mishkit, Bachelor of Science
Samantha Leigh Monck, Bachelor of Science
Megan Natalie Morris, Bachelor of Science
Lisa Elaine Novinsky, Bachelor of Science
Anna Rowena Ogilvie, Bachelor of Science
Cum Laude
Haley Elizabeth Braunegg, Bachelor of Science
Alexandra Grace Brimlow, Bachelor of Science
Sarah Elizabeth Colando, Bachelor of Science
Benjamin Paul Daggett, Bachelor of Science
Kylie Brown deGroot, Bachelor of Science
Morgan Donn Dewey, Bachelor of Science
Dana Alise Dragone, Bachelor of Science
Emily Elizabeth Aileen Egolf, Bachelor of Science
Mandy Liang Erdei, Bachelor of Science
Kayla Ashley Fay, Bachelor of Science
Jaclyn Marie Ferland, Bachelor of Science
Hailey Prevost Grohman, Bachelor of Science
Chelsea Stowell Howland, Bachelor of Science
Maria Lillian Laroche, Bachelor of Science
Hannah Marie Lees, Bachelor of Science
Matthew Robert Lipke, Bachelor of Science
Alana Kay Robinson, Bachelor of Science
Allison Schrenzel, Bachelor of Science
Deniz Sehovic, Bachelor of Science
Shannon Ashley Smith, Bachelor of Science
Susannah Marie Stephenson, Bachelor of Science
Brian Richard Varga, Bachelor of Science
Eve Steuart Warnke, Bachelor of Science
Christina Yanie Yu, Bachelor of Science
RUBENSTEIN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Summa Cum Laude
Sylvia Page Kinosian, Bachelor of Science
Gabriel Thomas Piazza, Bachelor of Science
Magna Cum Laude
Samantha Lee Frawley, Bachelor of Science
Christopher I. Griffin, Bachelor of Science
Frances Marie Iannucci, Bachelor of Science
Quin Mann, Bachelor of Science
Michael Anthony Storace, Bachelor of Science
Cum Laude
Paige Allison Carncross, Bachelor of Science
Allison E. Carrier, Bachelor of Science
Rebecca Marie Dallas, Bachelor of Science
Lincoln Lowenfels Frasca, Bachelor of Science
Nina Devin Gage, Bachelor of Science
Anastasia Procaccini, Bachelor of Science
Sabrina Smits, Bachelor of Science
Dana Brown Vesty, Bachelor of Science
Thea Katherine Wurzburg, Bachelor of Science
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Douglas Bernard, Bachelor of Science
Lillian Ruth Coletta, Bachelor of Arts
Luke Dorfman, Bachelor of Arts
Anna Gerretson, Bachelor of Arts
Alexandria Hall, Bachelor of Arts
Julia Grace Huessy, Bachelor of Science
Christopher M. Kenseth, Bachelor of Science
Megan Elizabeth Kurmin, Bachelor of Arts
Anna Isabelle Mariani, Bachelor of Arts
Jordan Ari Munger, Bachelor of Science
Colby John Nadeau, Bachelor of Arts
Myles Schulze, Bachelor of Arts
Chelsea Michelle Sedeyn, Bachelor of Arts
Benjamin A. Teasdale, Bachelor of Science
Michele Christine Weinstein, Bachelor of Arts
Magna Cum Laude
Brendan Wyman Anderson, Bachelor of Arts
Becka Marie Brolinson, Bachelor of Arts
Thomas Clements, Bachelor of Arts
Casey Patricia Coddaire, Bachelor of Science
Hunter Mackenzie Cropsey, Bachelor of Arts
Danielle Marie Curran, Bachelor of Arts
Marshall Brooks Distel, Bachelor of Arts
Shannon Kelly Esrich, Bachelor of Arts
Jessie Allen Gay, Bachelor of Arts
Andrew Gregory Goss, Bachelor of Arts
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Christopher I. Griffin, Bachelor of Arts
Maeve Elizabeth Herrick, Bachelor of Arts
Emily Ann Howe, Bachelor of Arts
Devin Katherine Karambelas, Bachelor of Arts
Alyssa Rose Korol, Bachelor of Arts
Anne Julia Maheux, Bachelor of Arts
Amanda Lynn Marquis, Bachelor of Arts
Alyssa Rose Micheli, Bachelor of Arts
Victoria Paige Mooney, Bachelor of Arts
Kate Morrissey, Bachelor of Arts
Megan E. Noonan, Bachelor of Arts
Hannah Pike, Bachelor of Arts
Carly Schmidt, Bachelor of Science
Sarah A. Shaw, Bachelor of Arts
Emily A. Sleeper, Bachelor of Arts
Emily Stoneking, Bachelor of Arts
Brenda Marin Warman, Bachelor of Arts
Donna Steingard Waterman, Bachelor of Arts
Carlie Rose Wilson, Bachelor of Arts
Cum Laude
Casey Adams, Bachelor of Arts
Alyson Atherton, Bachelor of Arts
Benjamin Jared Blumberg, Bachelor of Science
Nicholas Bracy, Bachelor of Arts
Nicole C. Bull, Bachelor of Arts
Amy Lauren Chalmers, Bachelor of Arts
Cornelia Bouton Clay, Bachelor of Arts
Josie Marina Colt, Bachelor of Arts
Andria Gail Cubero, Bachelor of Arts
Madeleine Cecile Dery, Bachelor of Arts
Jessica S. Dudley, Bachelor of Arts
Eleanor A. Eaton, Bachelor of Arts
Emily Harris Edgar, Bachelor of Arts
Zachary Ehret, Bachelor of Science
Emily Dayton Evans, Bachelor of Arts
Kelsey Anna Finnell, Bachelor of Arts
Abigail Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Bachelor of Arts
Karen Marie Foley, Bachelor of Arts
Jessica Fuller, Bachelor of Arts
Kaitlyn E. George, Bachelor of Arts
Gia Marie Giambrone, Bachelor of Arts
Rubin Bennet Goldberg, Bachelor of Arts
Melissa Miller Guzikowski, Bachelor of Arts
Daniel Sprague Hebert, Bachelor of Science
Rian P. Henry, Bachelor of Arts
Dylan Leah Herman, Bachelor of Science
Aidan Christopher Holding, Bachelor of Arts
Carlisle Barron Jensen, Bachelor of Arts
Hannah Eve Johnson, Bachelor of Arts
Anna Katherine Meiring Karnezos, Bachelor of Arts
Kylie Ann Keune, Bachelor of Arts
Bretton Robb Klinedinst, Bachelor of Arts
Fabienne Andrews Lafont, Bachelor of Arts
Margaret Rose Leshner, Bachelor of Arts
Marguerite Lea Love, Bachelor of Arts
Kerry Martin, Bachelor of Arts
Megan Matthews, Bachelor of Arts
Ariel Rebecca Mondlak, Bachelor of Arts
Meraz Mostafa, Bachelor of Arts
Kelsea Moulton, Bachelor of Arts
Joseph O’Brien, Bachelor of Arts
Mitchell William O’Neill, Bachelor of Arts
Craig W. Pastel, Bachelor of Arts
Craig W. Pastel, Bachelor of Science
Katherine Denison Rapoza, Bachelor of Arts
Nicole Ashley Sala, Bachelor of Science
Kevin Santamaria, Bachelor of Arts
Michelle Anna Sexton, Bachelor of Arts
Emily Arlene Shea, Bachelor of Arts
Emily Arlene Shea, Bachelor of Science
Guillaume N. Sparrow-Pepin, Bachelor of Arts
Samuel Stevens, Bachelor of Arts
Pax Arlen Templeton, Bachelor of Arts
Jennifer Alice Trimble, Bachelor of Science
Kaitlyn Rose Vitez, Bachelor of Arts
Kathryn Warrender, Bachelor of Arts
Margaret Kathleen Williams, Bachelor of Arts
Thea Katherine Wurzburg, Bachelor of Arts
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Summa Cum Laude
Charles Arran Brazinski Joyce, B.S. Business Administration
Hailey Rose Ronconi, B.S. Business Administration
Olivia Marie Spooner, B.S. Business Administration
Magna Cum Laude
James Tyler Dixon, B.S. Business Administration
Jasmin Halkic, B.S. Business Administration
Jesse Kiel, B.S. Business Administration
Julieanne Kumin-Hachmann, B.S. Business Administration
Benjamin M. Medor, B.S. Business Administration
Sabrina Nijim, B.S. Business Administration
Cum Laude
Benjamin F. DeCarlo, B.S. Business Administration
David William DiMarco, B.S. Business Administration
Margaret Alaina Hawkins, B.S. Business Administration
Megan Laura Howley, B.S. Business Administration
Kurt Keller, B.S. Business Administration
Cameron Taylor Kostyra, B.S. Business Administration
Kaitlyn Elizabeth LaGue, B.S. Business Administration
Tyler Wilson Miles, B.S. Business Administration
Rafe J. Teer, B.S. Business Administration
Jacob Samuel Warshaw, B.S. Business Administration
Lauren Webber, B.S. Business Administration
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Summa Cum Laude
Joey Anetsberger, B.S. Computer Science
Jeffrey Russell Meyer-Lorentson, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Colby John Nadeau, B.S. Mathematics
Magna Cum Laude
Micah Kaye Botkin-Levy, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Samuel Chapman Chevalier, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Brian Michael Kilbride, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Gregory Steven Roy, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Flora Kathleen Su, B.S. Environmental Engineering
Mariko Lynn Totten, B.S. Mathematics
Cum Laude
Cory Michael Arcovitch, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Walter Bailey, B.S. Civil Engineering
Jason Christopher Bradley, B.S. Environmental Engineering
Edward Anthony Conte, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Norio Oishi Costantino, B.S. Electrical Engineering
April Lynn Edwards, B.S. Mathematics
Andrew Joseph Giroux, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Joshuah T. Heath, B.S. Mathematics
Hannah Scott Matthews, B.S. Environmental Engineering
Daniel Clarence Mepham, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Timothy Graham Noordewier, B.S. Civil Engineering
David Patrick Sander, B.S. Computer Science
Adam Amos Savard, B.S. Computer Science
Adam Amos Savard, B.S. Mathematics
Nicholas James Strayer, B.S. Mathematics
Nicholas Franklin Strella, B.S. Civil Engineering
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Summa Cum Laude
Lillian Ruth Coletta, B.S. Education
Jasmine Mojica Whitney, Bachelor of Science
Magna Cum Laude
Elisabeth Scarlett Bemak, B.S. Music Education
Selene Alexandra Clark, Bachelor of Science
Meghann Eileen Dempsey, Bachelor of Science
Emily Ann Howe, B.S. Education
Kristen Anna Parece, B.S. Education
Meg Ellen Ziegler, B.S. Education
Cum Laude
Kara Rose Ciambra, B.S. Education
Rebecca Carmela Condon, Bachelor of Science
Michelle Regina Goldsmith, B.S. Education
Elizabeth Ann Healy, B.S. Education
Hannah Marie Helme, B.S. Education
Crystal Lee Jones, Bachelor of Science
Shannon Kristen McGowan, B.S. Education
Alanna R. Merchant, B.S. Education
Erin Taylor Noury, B.S. Education
Catharine Mather Parker, B.S. Education
Amy Doris Terkelsen, Bachelor of Science
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Summa Cum Laude
Molly A Cantore, Bachelor of Science
Kara Elizabeth Freeman, Bachelor of Science
Chelsea M Sedeyn, Bachelor of Science
Magna Cum Laude
Ashley E. Brunet, Bachelor of Science
Nathan M. Cutler, Bachelor of Science
Casaundra Grissom, Bachelor of Science
Carly Mata, Bachelor of Science
Sarah Allison Miller, Bachelor of Science
JoAnn Stephanie Phillips, Bachelor of Science
Cum Laude
Joyanne Benner, Bachelor of Science
Ilsa Feierabend, Bachelor of Science
Taylor M. Gardella, Bachelor of Science
Kaitlyn Elizabeth George, Bachelor of Science
Mercedes M. Godin, Bachelor of Science
Caitlyn E. King, Bachelor of Science
Katrina Angeline Kunker, Bachelor of Science
Jessica M. LaMothe, Bachelor of Science
Heather Carol Mandigo, Bachelor of Science
Rebecca Lynn Mather, Bachelor of Science
Erin Elizabeth Maurer, Bachelor of Science
Jenna Grace Munger, Bachelor of Science
Mary E. Parmenter, Bachelor of Science
Alexander Soule-Regine, Bachelor of Science
Sarah Catherine Yandow, Bachelor of Science
Rachael Lindsey Zeno, Bachelor of Science
Commencement 2015
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, and the first chapter to
admit both African-Americans and women to its membership.
Inducted December 2013
Alyssa Micheli
Megan Noonan
Inducted May 2014
Megan Morris
Inducted December 2014
Ben Blumberg
Casey Coddaire
Kylie deGroot
Ana Maria DiMarino
Kara Freeman
Hannah Johnson
Christopher Kenseth
Kelsey O’Hagan
Craig Pastel
Mitchell Philbin
Benjamin Teasdale
Pax Templeton
Emily Whalen
Carlie Wilson
Elected April 2015
Alyson Atherton
Becka Brolinson
Nicole Bull
Amy Chalmers
Nicolas Chlebak
Camille Clancy
Selene Clark
Cornelia Clay
Josie Colt
Hunter Cropsey
Andria Cubero
Danielle Curran
Pamela Derickson
Marshall Distel
Luke Dorfman
Karen Foley
Maria Freitas
Jessie Gay
Anna Gerretson
Rubin Goldberg
Andrew Goss
Laura Greenwood
Hailey Grohman
Melissa Guzikowski
Alexandria Hall
Aidan Holding
Emily Howe
Julia Huessy
Devin Karambelas
Kylie Keune
Prairie Lefebvre
Kara L’Italien
Anne Maheux
Heather Mandigo
Anna Mariani
Amanda Marquis
Kerry Martin
Kara McDonald
Sarah Miller
Ariel Mondlak
Vicky Mooney
Jordan Munger
Colby Nadeau
Derek Neal
Esther Nemethy
Hannah Pike
Katherine Rapoza
Nicole Sala
Kevin Santamaria
Sarah Shaw
Emily Sleeper
Samuel Stevens
Emily Stoneking
Flora Su
Kelsey Turner
Kaitlyn Vitez
Brenda Warman
Donna Waterman
Michele Weinstein
Maggie Williams
Christina Yu
BOULDER SOCIETY
Founded in 1905, the Boulder Society at the University of Vermont is one
of the oldest existing traditions at the university. A men’s honor society,
it includes those senior men who have shown dedication, devotion,
scholarship and leadership. Most of the members’ activities are heavily
focused on community service. These men will be wearing Green and
Gold Honor Cords, distinguishing them as members of Boulder.
Kyle Chu
Kyle P. Heffrin
Kevin J. Conlon
Patrick O. Maguire
Benjamin P. Daggett
Henry C. Sinkula
Benjamin F. DeCarlo
Benjamin A. Teasdale
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:
Ryan Bailey
Hannah Lees
Daniel Baker
Benjamin Lindstrom-Ives
Brett Berthel
Carly Mata
Ashley Brock
Ashley McCoy
Sydney Camisa
Thomas McMurdo
Abigail Cook
Daniel Mepham
Benjamin Daggett
Christopher Merriam
Rebecca Dillon
Hannah Pike
Marshall Distel
Michelle Sexton
Abigail Dunki-Jacobs Benjamin Sherr
Katherine Ettman
Emily Sleeper
Kelsey Finnell
Hanna Snyder
Sara Forsythe
Michael Storace
Jessie Gay
Flora Su
Kathryn Gray
Benjamin Teasdale
Chelsea Howland
Jamie Walbridge
Frances Iannucci
Corey Wilga
Christopher Kenseth Thea Wurzburg
Collin Kwasnik
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:
Samantha Monck
Catherine Alexander
Kelsea Moulton
Samantha Berthelette Lisa Novinsky
Selene Clark
Erica Raff
Meghann Dempsey
Lillian Rogers
Joshuah Heath
Aaron Rosenbluth
Alana Luttinger
Flora Su
TOWER SOCIETY
Established at the university in 1981, Tower Society members are nominated
by faculty and administrators based on excellence in leadership, community
service and academics. The goal of the organization is to promote and foster
women’s leadership and community service at the university. These women
will be wearing Green and Gold Honor Cords, distinguishing them as
members of TOWER.
Victoria Lee
Sydney Camisa
Bianca Rizzio
Valerie Castanteen
Deniz Sehovic
Shannon Esrich
Amy Terkelsen
Francesca Hall
Meg Ziegler
Julia Huessy
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.
Morgan Dewey
Benjamin Ryan
Samuel Fairchild
Carmen Scoles
Mariel Golden
Alyssa Solomon
Carlisle Jensen
Amy Terkelsen
Luke Lampugnale
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Commencement 2015
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 inter-Greek 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:
Joseph Allario, Phi Gamma Delta
Lauren Bass, Kappa Alpha Theta
Heather Bean, Delta Delta Delta
Lida Benson, Kappa Alpha Theta
Angela Brisson, Kappa Delta
Hannah Heintz, Kappa Alpha Theta
Samantha Lucas, Kappa Alpha Theta
Alana Luttinger, Alpha Delta Pi
Megan Matthews, Kappa Alpha Theta
Mattea Ringey, Delta Delta Delta
Jessica Shubrook, Delta Delta Delta
Bryce Williams, Phi Mu Delta
RHO LAMBDA NATIONAL RECOGNITION SOCIETY
Rho Lambda honors those women within the sorority community who
have exhibited the highest qualities of leadership and service to their
Greek community and their sorority. Rho Lambda, Iota Iota was founded
in 2008.
Aya AL-Namee
Arielle Kaminer
Heather Aube
Grace Long
Lauren Bass
Samantha Lucas
Lida Benson
Alana Luttinger
Abigail Blake
Taylor Malinosky
Gen Bradley
Meg Matthews
Ashley Brock
Sarah Mickel
Madeline Buckley
Fiona Monaghan
Emily Chamberlain
Dianaliz Russin
Emily Heath
Madeleine Tierney
Hannah Heintz
Sarah Yandow
GREEN AND GOLD SCHOLARS
The Green and Gold Scholarship rewards the strongest student from
selected Vermont high schools 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:
Abigail Blake
Christopher Kenseth
Jasmine Braman
Jessica LaMothe
Nicolas Chlebak
Rachel Lundsted
Cora Churchill
Amanda Marquis
Selene Clark
Darienne Martin-Baker
Zoe Davis
Danielle Mishkit
Hannah Domas
Rebecca Newman
Luke Dorfman
Hannah Ruede
Jaclyn Ferland
Patrick Ryan
Gia Giambrone
Emily Sleeper
Carrie Harvey
Grace Small
Julia Huessy
Flora Su
Danielle Hurley
Stephanie Wright
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PATRICK FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Designated for Vermont residents of high academic achievement
who typically rank within the top 20% of their graduating high
school class:
Elena Kelley
Victoria Anguish
Caitlyn King
Heather Bean
Taylor Kresconko
Chelsea Boissy
Steven Ksepka
Patrick Bonson
Cassandra Lance
Angela Brisson
Andrew Lemieux
Cooper Brochu
Gina Lord
Emma Buckley
Steven Lufkin
Alexander Bullock
Brian Lynch
Nathan Callas
Samuel Lynch
Patrick Carton
Miles Main
Tenzin Chophel
Moses Manning
Kara Ciambra
Geoffrey Matthews
Rebecca Condon
Kaitlyn Mayberry
James Contompasis
Tyler Miles
Joseph Corbett
Jackson Miller
Jean-Paul Cyr
Logan Mills
Benjamin Dahlgren
Jenna Munger
Chelsea Davidson
Angus Murray
Abigail Dunki-Jacobs
Esther Nemethy
Jennifer Dunn
Chandler Noyes
Zachary Ehret
Anna Ogilvie
Richard Elhajj
Brittney Palermo
Henry Empey
David Parker
Emily Evans
Brian Rademacher
Kayla Fay
Tamara Razinger
Taylor Forbes
Mattea Ringey
Aerianna Ford
Gwynneth Roberts
Sara Gaboriault
Kristen Rousse
Mariel Golden
Gregory Roy
Sarah Hackett
Tyler Sawyer
Isabel Hamilton
Taylor Scribner
Emily Hammond
William Start
Madison Harris
Robert Tuttle
Tucker Harwood
Kyle Washburn
Hannah Helme
Lily Whitaker
Chelsea Howland
Jordan Wyckoff
Asa Hunt
Kevin Xie
Anne Hutchinson
Audrey Jones
Commencement 2015
VERMONT SCHOLARS
The Vermont Scholars Program rewards outstanding high school graduates. Students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA while at the university:
Catherine Alexander
Cory Arcovitch Emily Bates
Alyx Belisle
Joy Benner
Nicholas Book
Meghan Burke
Molly Cantore
Martin Chandler Samuel Chevalier Lillian Coletta
Spencer Cooley Norio Costantino Danielle Cotnoir Nathan Cutler
Meghann Dempsey
Liam Fagan
Michael Fickes
Nina Gage
Jessie Gay
Anna Gerretson Andrew Giroux Brendan Hackett Jasmin Halkic
Hannah Harrington
Joshuah Heath
Daniel Hebert
Jonathan Heinrichs
Mallory Hillman
Hannah Johnson
Anna Karnezos
Kylie Keune
Chelsea Kinghorn
Sierra Klotz
Alyssa Korol
Katrina Kunker
Kaitlyn LaGue
Amanda Liguori
Anne Maheux
Quin Mann
Jackson Mathews
Katie McCormack
Shannon McGowan
Benjamin Medor Ariel Mondlak
Avery Muzikar
Anna Myers
Colby Nadeau
Derek Neal
Alexander Newton Jenny Newton
Mary Parmenter Craig Pastel
Emily Perkins
Christopher Petitt
Mitchell Philbin
Guest Information
The following information is provided to help our guests find the
services they need on campus during Commencement events
Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, 2015. Specific information is
provided for the University Commencement Main Ceremony, both the
planned outdoor ceremony on the University Green and, in the event
of severe weather, the alternative venue indoors at the Multipurpose
Facility in the Athletic Complex. Information which is not identified
specifically for the outdoor ceremony or indoor ceremony is common
to both.
Information
Guidebook: Download our mobile guide to your phone or mobile
device for access to the commencement weekend schedule, event
details and more (www.uvm.edu/commencement).
Wi-Fi Access
Limited free Wi-Fi is available for your wireless devices. To access,
simply select the UVM Guest Network. No user name or password is
required. Please note Wi-Fi will not be available at event venues.
Outdoor Ceremony: Information Booths can be found at the Student
Service Center in the main lobby of the Waterman Building from 8:00
a.m. to 12:00 noon, and on the University Green north and south of the
Waterman Building, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Indoor Ceremony: An Information Booth can be found in the main
lobby of Patrick Gymnasium from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and at the
Student Service Center in the main lobby of the Waterman Building
from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
Snacks, Refreshments and Dining Options
Saturday, May 16
Graduate College Commencement Ceremony. Snacks and refreshments are available for purchase (credit cards accepted) from 10:30
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. under the Concession Tent in front of Patrick
Gymnasium. Henderson’s Café, located in the UVM Bookstore in the
Davis Center, serves a selection of specialty coffees, hours are 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17
Outdoor Ceremony: Snacks and refreshments (hot dogs, sandwiches,
salads, fruit, cookies, muffins, chips and beverages) are available for
purchase (credit cards accepted) from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. under the
Concession Tents on the University Green, and in front of Patrick
Gymnasium from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Waterman Café in
the lower level of the Waterman Building will be open from 7:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. serving “to go” sandwiches and salads, snacks, and
beverages. Water stations are located on the UVM Green. Look
for the green tents. The Marketplace, located on the 2nd floor of
the Davis Center, is open from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. serving deli
sandwiches, salads, fruits, snacks, and beverages. Henderson’s
Café, located in the UVM Bookstore in the Davis Center, serves a
selection of specialty coffees, hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Indoor Ceremony: Snacks and refreshments (hot dogs, sandwiches,
salads, fruit, cookies, muffins, chips and beverages) are available for
purchase (credit cards accepted) from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. under the
Concession Tent in front of Patrick Gymnasium. The Marketplace,
located on the 2nd floor of the Davis Center, is open from 7:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. serving deli sandwiches, salads, fruits, snacks, and
beverages. Henderson’s Café, located in the UVM Bookstore in the
Davis Center, serves a selection of specialty coffees, hours are 9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. (The Waterman Café in the lower level of the Waterman
Building will not be open.)
Restrooms
Outdoor Ceremony: Portable restroom units are located on South
Prospect Street, north and south of the Waterman Building. Restrooms
are also located inside the Waterman Building at the College Street
entrance, and in Williams Hall and Old Mill on the east side of the
University Green. All indoor restrooms and the portable unit located
on the south end of South Prospect Street are handicapped accessible.
Indoor Ceremony: Restrooms are located in the main lobby of the
Patrick Gymnasium and portable restroom units are located outside the
entrance to the main lobby of the Multipurpose Facility. All restrooms
are handicapped accessible.
Indoor Viewing of Main Ceremony
Outdoor Ceremony: Families and friends may view the University
Commencement Main Ceremony indoors on large screen closed-circuit
TV in Memorial Lounge on the main level of the Waterman Building. Indoor Ceremony: If the main ceremony has been moved indoors
to the Multipurpose Facility on the Athletic Campus due to severe
weather, tickets will be required. Guests without tickets may view the
ceremony on large screen display and closed circuit TV in the Davis
Center.
Special Needs
Outdoor Ceremony: Commencement ushers wearing yellow vests will
be available to direct guests into the seating area or to help with special
assistance seating. Guests needing assistance with FM hearing impaired
devices, or who would like a commencement program in large print,
Braille, and e-version, may be helped at the Assistive Listening Device
Tent on the south end of University Green across from the Waterman
Building.
Indoor Ceremony: Commencement ushers wearing yellow vests will
be available to direct guests into the seating area or to help with special
assistance seating. Guests needing assistance with FM hearing impaired
devices, or who would like a commencement program in large print,
Braille, and e-version, may be helped at the Assistive Listening Device
booth in the Multipurpose Facility on the house left side of the stage. Social Media
Share your photos and good wishes for graduates throughout
commencement weekend with the hashtag #uvmgrad.
Flower Sales
Saturday, May 16: Golden Key International Honour Society will
be selling flower bouquets at the Graduate College Commencement
Ceremony in the lobby of the Multipurpose Facility.
Sunday, May 17:
Outdoor Ceremony: The Golden Key International Honour Society
will be selling flowers for both the Main Commencement ceremony
and the College of Arts and Sciences ceremony in two locations on
the University Green both north and south of the Waterman Building
at the Information Booths.
Indoor Ceremony: The Golden Key International Honour Society
will be selling flowers for both the Main Commencement ceremony
and the College of Arts and Sciences ceremony in the lobby of
Multipurpose Facility.
Commencement Flowers
Many beautiful floral arrangements are used to enhance the stages and
venues for the various ceremonies and events over commencement
weekend. At the end of commencement, these flowers will be donated
to local nursing homes so that their beauty may continue to be enjoyed.
UVM Bookstore
The UVM Bookstore is located on campus in the Dudley H. Davis
Center at 590 Main Street. The Catamount Store is located on the Church
Street Marketplace at 46 Church Street. The stores offer an assortment
of UVM clothing, gifts, diploma frames, and other merchandise. On
Saturday, May 16, the campus Bookstore will be open 10:00 am - 5:00
p.m. On Sunday, May 17, the campus Bookstore will be open 7:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Catamount Store on Church Street in downtown
Burlington will be open 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on both May 16 and 17.
Outdoor Ceremony: In addition to the campus Bookstore in the Davis
Center and the downtown Catamount Store, a Kiosk will be set up on
the University Green for last minute purchases. The Kiosk will be open
7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Indoor Ceremony: In addition to the campus Bookstore in the
Davis Center and the downtown Catamount Store, the Kiosk in
Patrick Gymnasium will be open 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for last minute
purchases.
Dayna Randall
Nicole Redmond
Olivia Root
David Sander
Thomas Taber
Benjamin Teasdale
Mariko Totten
Sarah Vredenburgh
Donna Waterman
Thea Wurzburg
Christina Yu
Rachael Zeno
Shuttle Bus Service
Saturday, May 16
Shuttle bus service will be available between the Jeffords Lot, Ira
Allen Chapel, and Davis Center Oval for the Honors College Scholars
Recognition Ceremony and Reception.
Sunday, May 17
Outdoor Ceremony: Shuttle busses will run every 10 minutes from
7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. from designated bus stops at Patrick Gym, Royall
Tyler Theatre, Given Lot, Jeffords Lot, Davis Center Oval, and the
Sheraton Hotel Conference Center Parking Lot. For ceremonies at the
Flynn Theatre, a dedicated shuttle will run between the Flynn Theatre,
Hilton Burlington Hotel (main entrance on Battery Street), and Allen
House (for the Main Ceremony).
Indoor Ceremony: Shuttle busses will run every 10 minutes from
7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. from designated bus stops at Patrick Gym, Royall
Tyler Theatre, Given Lot, Jeffords Lot, Davis Center Oval, UHC Lot,
and the Sheraton Hotel Conference Center Parking Lot. A dedicated
shuttle will run between the Flynn Theatre, Hilton Burlington Hotel
(main entrance on Battery Street), and Patrick Gym (indoor venue for
the Main Ceremony).
Commencement Photographs
University Photography will be on hand to take candid photographs
of the University Commencement Main Ceremony. Those photographs
will be posted on the commencement website shortly after May 20. GradImages, a professional commencement photography business,
will photograph each graduate in their regalia at each college/school
ceremony with the exception of College of Medicine. UVM College
of Medicine Photography will photograph the College of Medicine
Commencement Ceremony.
Commencement DVD
A DVD of the 214th Commencement Ceremony will be available
from the UVM Bookstore for $37.95 plus $7.99 shipping and handling
(please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery). The DVD will include both the
University Commencement Main Ceremony (Sunday, 5/17, 8:20 a.m.)
and an individual college or school ceremony of your choice. The
Honors College Scholars Recognition Ceremony (HCOL) or a second
individual ceremony may be added to the DVD for an additional fee
of $16.95. Pre-orders may be placed at the UVM Bookstore online at
http://uvmbookstore.uvm.edu, by phone: (802) 656-3290 or toll free
(800) 331-7305, or email: [email protected].
Lost and Found
Outdoor Ceremony: Lost and found for people and property
is located at the Information Booths on the University Green both
north and south of the Waterman Building. After 3:00 p.m. please
contact UVM Police Services at (802) 656-3473. They are located at
284 East Ave. Inquiries regarding non-valuables should be directed to
Conference and Event Services at (802) 656-5665 or at conferences@
uvm.edu beginning Monday, May 18.
Indoor Ceremony: Lost and found for people and property is located
at the Information Booth in the main lobby of Patrick Gymnasium.
After 6:30 p.m. please contact UVM Police Services at (802) 656-3473.
They are located at 284 East Ave. Inquiries regarding non-valuables
should be directed to Conference and Event Services at (802) 656-5665
or at [email protected] beginning Monday, May 18.
First Aid
The UVM Rescue Squad will be available to provide first aid assistance
during the main commencement ceremony. In addition, First Aid Kits
will be located at the Information Booths for minor needs.
Outdoor Ceremony: The UVM Rescue Squad will be located in front
of the University Health Center on South Prospect Street.
Indoor Ceremony: The UVM Rescue Squad will be located outside the
main entrance to Patrick Gymnasium.
Emergencies
In the event of a true emergency, dial 911 from a cell phone or use one
of the “Blue Light” emergency phones located throughout the campus.
In either case you will be connected immediately with an emergency
dispatcher.
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Commencement 2015
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
Accounting................................................................Copper
Arts, Letters and Humanities...................................... White
Business Administration...........................................Copper
Commerce and Business.............................................. Drab
Dentistry.........................................................................Lilac
Dietetics........................................................ Golden Yellow
Economics.................................................................Copper
Education............................................................. Light Blue
Engineering...............................................................Orange
Forestry........................................................................Russet
Journalism............................................................... Crimson
Law............................................................................. Purple
Medicine......................................................................Green
Music..............................................................................Pink
Nursing...................................................................... Apricot
Philosophy........................................................... Dark Blue
Physical Therapy........................................................... Teal
Public Administration.....................................Peacock Blue
Science......................................................... Golden Yellow
Social Work................................................................. Citron
Teaching...................................................................... White
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
College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences
White and Yellow
College of Arts and Sciences
Drab
School of Business Administration
Light Blue and
College of Education and
Citron Yellow
Social Services
Orange
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Green and Gold
Graduate College
Green
College of Medicine
Russet and
The Rubenstein School of
Yellow
Environment and Natural
Resources
Seafoam and
College of Nursing and
Apricot
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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Universitas V. Montis
Tune: Jane Oppenlander
Text: David Cox
From the lofty peaks of Mansfield
to the shores of Lake Champlain,
comes a mighty swelling chorus,
whose echo will remain:
Chorus
Vermont! Vermont! Vermont!
Our University!
Thy loyal sons and daughters
sing in love and praise to Thee!
Repeat Chorus
Shadows falling ’cross the campus,
changing seasons’ wond’rous scene,
stir our thoughts of Alma Mater,
and her colors Gold and Green:
Chorus
Vermont! Vermont! Vermont!
Our University!
Thy loyal sons and daughters
sing in love and praise to Thee!
Repeat Chorus
G
Gaudeamus igitur
Traditional University Song
Second Verse by Z. Philip Ambrose, Professor of Classical Languages Emeritus
Gaudeamus igitur, iuvenes dum sumus.
Post iucundam iuventutem, post molestam senectutem
Nos habebit humus.
Vivat nunc Mons Viridis, sicut tunc Romani!
Vivat lingua Caesaris! vivat illa Socratis!
Viridimontani!
So let’s rejoice while we are young;
After pleasant youth, after troublesome old age, the ground will have us.
Let Vermont now live, as the Romans back then!
Let Caesar’s language live, let that of Socrates live, Vermonters!