UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
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MAY 17-18, 2014
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Graduate Ceremony............ 4
Undergraduate
Ceremony .....20::025:---bse eee 5
Honorary Degree
RecipientS.....:.--02:..cesceereess 6-7
Evan R. Collins Award......... 8
University Officials............... 9
Marshals and Purple
and Gold Ambassadors..... 10
Flag Bearers .............scsse008 11
Honors, Awards and
ScholarShipS............:e00eseee 14
Doctoral Candidates.......... 26
Master’s Candidates ......... 32
Bachelor’s Candidates ...... 38
Glass Gift ..c:0.. 220 52
UA Alumni Association
Congratulations ..............0+ 54
Dear Class of ’14 Graduates,
Families and Friends:
‘Today is a momentous occasion for our graduates. It represents
a culmination of the perseverance and commitment they
have demonstrated in mastering a course of study. It is also a
confirmation of the personal and intellectual growth they have
achieved as members of a vibrant campus community. The
faculty and staff of the University at Albany are tremendously
proud of them.
We know this pride is shared by their families and friends.
In the coming years, society will benefit from our graduates’
contributions to science, education, social work, health care,
business, public policy and numerous other fields. Our pride
will only grow as we learn of their future successes.
Throughout this journey, they have been surrounded by
faculty who possess a profound commitment to teaching, and
whose research and scholarship address today’s most important
issues. UAlbany graduates are accomplished, not only in
classroom study, but also because of research, internship, and
volunteer opportunities. At the University at Albany, our goal
is to put “The World Within Reach.” Today, we stand before
students whose worldviews have been enriched during their
time on our culturally and intellectually diverse campus.
The Class of ’14 joins the ranks of the University’s more than
160,000 alumni who are having an impact close to home and
around the globe.
We hope as they leave our campus and for years to come, they
will carry fond memories of their UAlbany experience and
remember this commencement celebration as one of their
warmest and most joyful occasions.
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Robert J. Jones, Ph.D.
President
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COMMENCEMENT 2014
GRADUATE
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2014 ~ SEFCU ENA, 9:00 A.M.
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Led by Grand Marshal David P. McCaffrey, Distinguished Teaching Professor ¢& Collins Fellow
NATIONAL ANTHEM
The Earth Tones
INVOCATION
The Reverend Sandra Damhof, Protestant Campus Ministries
WELCOME
Robert J. Jones, President
PRESENTATION OF THE EVAN R. COLLINS AWARD
Robert J. Jones, President
In recognition of distinguished service and devotion to the Univer sity at Albany by members of the faculty
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE
Susan D. Phillips, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
to Thomas E. D’Ambra
REMARKS
Thomas E. D’Ambra
Chairman of the Board, Albany Molecular Research, Inc.
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
Kevin J. Williams, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
CONFERRAL OF DOCTORAL DEGREES
Robert J. Jones, President
INTRODUCTION OF CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Edelgard Wulfert, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Donald S. Siegel, Dean, School of Business
Sue R. Faerman, Interim Dean, College of Computing and Information
Alan Lizotte, Dean, School of Criminal Fustice
Robert Bangert-Drowns, Dean, School of Education
Hassaram Bakhru, Professor and Head of the Nanoscale Science Constellation,
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
David L. Rousseau, Dean, Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Philip Nasca, Dean, School of Public Health
Katharine Briar-Lawson, Dean, School of Social Welfare
CONFERRAL OF MASTER’S DEGREES AND ADVANCED GRADUATE CERTIFICATES
Robert J. Jones, President
INTRODUCTION OF CANDIDATES FOR MASTER’S DEGREES AND ADVANCED GRADUATE CERTIFICATES
Martin L. Fogelman, Clinical Professor of Management
Winsome A. Foderingham, Division of University Development
ALMA MATER
Serendipity, joined by graduates and guests
RECESSIONAL
Platform Party and Faculty formally recess. Graduates may
remain in the seating area to reunite with their guests.
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UNDERGRADUATE
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2014 ~ THE ENTRY PLAZA, 10:00 A.M.
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Led by Grand Marshal David P. McCaffrey, Distinguished Teaching Professor & Collins Fellow
NATIONAL ANTHEM
The Earth Tones
INVOCATION
Rabbi Nomi Manon, Executive Director, University at Albany Hillel
WELCOME
Robert J. Jones, President
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE
Susan D. Phillips, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
H. Carl McCall, Chair, Trustees of the State University of New York
to Hamdi Ulukaya
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder & CEO, Chobani
INTRODUCTION OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SPEAKER
Robert J. Jones, President
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SPEAKER
Katie Dowd ’14
PRESENTATION OF CLASS GIFT
Francis Agyemang, President, Student Association
UNIVERSITY FIGHT SONG
The Earth Tones
ALUMNI RECOGNITION
Timothy P. Murphy ’77, President, University at Albany Alumni Association
HONORS RECOGNITION
Susan D. Phillips, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR’S DEGREES
Jeanette Altarriba, Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education
Bachelor’s candidates will be acknowledged by major.
Bachelor’s degrees are collectively conferred.
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
Robert J. Jones, President
ALMA MATER
Serendipity, joined by graduates and guests
RECESSIONAL
Platform Party and Faculty formally recess. Graduates may
remain in the seating area to reunite with their guests.
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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
THE GRADUATE CEREMONY
Thomas E. D’Ambra, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board, Albany Molecular Research, Inc.
omas E. D’Ambra, Ph.D. currently
serves as Chairman of the Board of Albany
Molecular Research, Inc. (AMRI). Over
the years, he has taken an active role in all aspects
of AMRI’s business, from bench research scientist to
business development, to operational and strategic
management. He has authored
numerous publications and
inventor on over 30
U.S. patents.
is an
Following his doctoral studies
at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Dr. D’Ambra
moved to the Albany area from
Boston to join the medicinal
chemistry department at
Sterling Drug in Rensselaer,
NY where he contributed to
a number of drug discovery
the
nervous system, endocrine and
programs in central
cardiovascular areas. He left a
promising career at Sterling in
1989 to co-found Coromed,
Inc., a traditional development
contract research organization,
serving as Vice President.
In 1991, Dr. D’Ambra conceived and co-founded
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. and served as
President and Chief Executive Officer until his
retirement at the end of 2013. AMRI provides
laboratory-based drug discovery, development
and manufacturing of drug active ingredients, and
formulated products for commercial medicines and
new drugs under development. AMRI works on
projects for biotech and pharmaceutical companies
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78% of the graduating ciass will participate in the undergraduate ceremony.
throughout the world. In addition to contract
revenues, the company also receives royalties on sales
of drugs for which it has licensed certain patents or
other rights. While AMRI began in the Albany area,
Dr. D’Ambra led AMRI’s global growth; it has grown
to over 1,300 employees with additional locations in
Singapore, India, Hungary and
the UK. AMRI completed
an IPO in 1999, and in 2013
generated nearly $250 million
in total revenues.
In 2001, Dr. D’Ambra and his
wife, Constance, launched the
University at Albany’s Life
Science Research Initiative
with a $1 million pledge. In
2001, they also founded Trade
Winds Rexford-
based breeding and training
facility for race horses and
show jumpers competing at an
international level.
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Dr. D’Ambra was a national
the healthcare
division for Ernst & Young’s
annual Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2003, and
he continues to serve as an advisor and mentor for new
and young companies.
finalist in
Dr. D’Ambra received a B.A. in Chemistry from the
College of the Holy Cross and a Ph.D. in Organic
Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. He and his wife, Constance, live in
Clifton Park and have three children.
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
THE UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY
Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder & CEO, Chobani
amdi Ulukaya founded Chobani in upstate
H=: York in 2005 and launched Chobani
Greek Yogurt in 2007. Less than six years
later, it has become the No.1-selling Greek Yogurt
brand in the U.S. with more than a billion dollars
in annual sales - making Chobani one of the fastest-
growing companies in history. Led by his passion to
democratize better food for
more people, Hamdi’s vision
for Chobani has effectively
transformed an entire food
category. For his impact,
Hamdi was named _ the
2013 Ernst & Young World
Entrepreneur of the Year.
Hamdi’s success is rooted
in humble beginnings. A
Kurdish immigrant, Hamdi
grew up in eastern Turkey,
helping with his family’s dairy
business. In 1994, he moved
to the U.S. to learn English
and study business. While a
student, Hamdi was struck
by the difference in quality
between American
product offerings and the
dairy
dairy foods he had grown up eating, and thus decided
to start a small cheese company. It was during this time
that Hamdi came across a flier for a recently closed
Kraft plant. Though he initially threw the ad away,
instinct led him to retrieve the ad and with the help
of a Small Business Administration loan, he purchased
the plant and officially started Chobani in 2005.
Hamdi spent 18 months perfecting his yogurt recipe,
and Chobani hit shelves in 2007. Despite strong
interest from specialty stores, Hamdi remained
committed to making his product — a simple cup of
good yogurt — accessible to all. His belief was that
everyone deserves access to quality yogurt. In 2009,
Hamdi’s conviction paid off: New England’s largest
retailer agreed to shelve Chobani. Six years later,
Chobani has become the No. 1-selling yogurt brand
in America. Chobani has also built the largest yogurt
factory in the world in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Beyond his business acumen, Hamdi is also a
passionate philanthropist. The word “Chobani”
means shepherd in Turkish, and
Hamdi has embraced the spirit
of the shepherd since Chobani’s
earliest days. He has pledged to
give 10% of profits to charity,
and the Chobani Foundation has
distributed grants to grassroots
organizations all over the world.
From helping to build a state-
of-the-art little league stadium
for the youth of New Berlin, to
making a gift of a million dollars to
support famine relief in Somalia,
Hamdi has been dedicated to
empowering _ individuals _to
reach their full potential. He is
committed to making good food
accessible to more people, and to
strengthening U.S. manufacturing
in small towns across the country.
Hamdi was recently appointed to the Presidential
Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE)
along with a group of successful business leaders who
have committed to sharing their time, energy, ideas
and experiences to help develop the next generation
of entrepreneurs.
Hamdihad the honor of delivering the Commencement
Address at The Culinary Institute of America in 2013.
He resides in New Berlin, NY, with his two German
Shepherds.
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THE EVAN R. COLLINS AWARD
THE GRADUATE CEREMONY
In recognition of distinguished service and devotion to the University at Albany by members of the faculty.
Dr. Stephen M. North, D.A. ’79
r. Stephen M. North is a Distinguished Teaching
Professor in the Department of English.
A full-fledged SUNY product, Dr. North earned his
bachelor’s degree from Geneseo (1973), and both his
master’s (1975) and doctoral degrees (1979) from the
University at Albany. He joined the UAlbany faculty
in 1981, moving through the ranks until, in 2003, he
was promoted to Distinguished Teaching Professor.
Dr. North has won various awards for teaching and
research, including two Fulbrights: at Turku University
in Turku, Finland (1996-97); and at Ternopil National
Economic University in Ternpoli, Ukraine (2011).
At UAlbany, his most sustained contributions have all
involved writing. He served as Director of the Writing
Kevin J. Williams, Ph.D.
r. Kevin J. Williams,
Ph.D. began serving
as Vice Provost and Dean
of Graduate Studies at the
University at Albany in
June 2010.
Dr. Williams joined the
faculty of UAlbany’s
Department of Psychology
in 1987. Prior to assuming
the position of Vice
Provost and Dean, he has served the Department of
Psychology as Director of Undergraduate Advising,
as Graduate Director, and from 2007-2010 as
Department Chair. He has also been area head for the
industrial-organizational psychology and the social-
personality graduate doctoral programs.
A copy of the University’s oldest existing diploma. Issued to George H. Dunham ’47
and signed by the first Executive Committee (Board of Trustees).
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Center (1981-87) and
Director of Writing (1987-
94), and played various
roles in the Writing
Intensive Program; the
Writing Track through the
English Major; the Ph.D.
in Writing, ‘Teaching,
and Criticism; and, most
recently, the Writing and
Critical Inquiry Program.
His current research and teaching interests center on
popular literature and culture.
Dr. Williams’ research and teaching interests focus
on the application of psychology to organizational
settings. He has published extensively in the areas
of performance evaluation, work-family balance, and
human motivation. The recipient of the President’s
and Chancellor’s Excellence Awards in ‘Teaching
in 2007, Dr. Williams is known for his devotion to
students. In 2002, he was honored for Excellence
in Undergraduate Advising in the Psychology
Department.
Dr. Williams earned his bachelor’s degree from SUNY
Plattsburg, a master’s degree in Psychology and his
doctorate in Experimental Psychology both from the
University of South Carolina.
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UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS
CHANCELLOR
Nancy L. Zimpher, Ph.D.
TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY
OF NEW YORK 2013-2014
Chairman, H. Carl McCall, M.Div.,
New York City
Joseph Belluck, J.D., New York City
Eric Corngold, J.D., New York City
Henrik Dullea, Ph.D., Staten Island
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, M.A., Ithaca
Angelo Fatta, Ph.D., Hamburg
Tina Good, Ph.D., Long Island
Stephen J. Hunt, M.B.A., New York City
Peter L. Knuepfer, Ph.D.,
Faculty Senate Representative
Eunice A. Lewin, M.A., Buffalo
Marshall Lichtman, M.D., Pittsford
John L. Murad Jr., J.D., Jamesville
‘Tremayne T. Price, B.P.A., Student Representative
Linda Sanford, M.S., Chappaqua
Richard Socarides, J.D., New York City
Carl Spielvogel, B.B.A., New York City
Cary F. Staller, J.D., Long Island
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY COUNCIL
2013-2014
Michael Castellana ’84, ’92, Chair
Pierre L. Alric 69
Robert P. Balachandran, Esq. ’88
Klara Botvinnik,
Undergraduate Student Representative
Patricia A. Caldwell ’75
James M. Clancy ’90
John R. Fallon Jr., Esq. ’77, ’81
James O. Jackson
Abner JeanPierre ’93
Timothy P. Murphy ’77, Alumni Representative
Gary Roth, Graduate Student Representative
Joette Stefl-Mabry, Faculty Representative
Michael R. Stein ’75
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
2013-2014
Robert J. Jones
President
Susan D. Phillips
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Stephen J. Beditz ’71, ’85
Vice President for Finance and Business
Christine A. Bouchard ’73, ’87
Vice President for Student Success
James A. Dias
Vice President for Research
Christine Haile ’77
Chief Information Officer
Alain E. Kaloyeros
Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer,
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Lee McElroy
Vice President for Athletic Administration
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
‘Tamra Minor
Chief Diversity Officer
Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
John H. Reilly
Senior Counsel
Fardin Sanai
Vice President for University Development
Executive Director of The University at Albany Foundation
Leanne Wirkkula
Chief of Staff
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UNIVERSITY MARSHALS
David P. McCaffrey, Grand Marshal David Lewis, College of Arts and Sciences
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Mary McCarthy, School of Social Welfare
Jonathan Bartow, Graduate Education abana spore College of Arts and Sciences
Peter Brandon, College of Arts and Sciences David Miller, College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Christakis, Student Success Michelle Moshier, School of Business
Eric Eisenbraun, College of Nanoscale John Murphy, Student Success
Science and Engineering Stephen North, College of Arts and Sciences
Laurie Feldman, College of Arts and Sciences S.S. Ravi, College of Computing and Information
Cynthia Fox, College of Arts and Sciences Sylvia Roch, College of Arts and Sciences
Sanjay Goel, School of Business Martha Rozett, College of Arts and Sciences
Elana Gordis, College of Arts and Sciences Michael Sattinger, College of Arts and Sciences
James Hargett, College of Arts and Sciences Scott South, College of Arts and Sciences
Teresa Harrison, College of Arts and Sciences Paul ‘Toscano, College of Arts and Sciences
Janine Jurkowski, School of Public Health Daniel Wulff, College of Arts and Sciences
PURPLE AND GOLD STUDENT AMBASSADORS
Thomas Buonincontri Monica Kotowski
Ryan DeVoe Nicholas Moore
Colin Gerner Meghan Nyman
Cassandra Hamdan Tulia Palacios
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chairs, with 5,060 students, faculty and staff participating. In 2005, UAlbany BB AD”
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FLAG AND GONFALON BEARERS
Mavis Addai-Mensah
Ivana Addo
Juan Alejaldre
Diego Alvarado
William Anders
Mahamadou Bagayoko
Margaret Banda
Michelle Barrera
Umaru Barrie
Aymen Belazi
Patrick Rodrigue Belibi Enama
Thomas Bilach
Elizabeth Borezyk
Volha Boyles
Nneka Brown
Andrew Chang
Martine Charles
Siyu Chen
Younghan Cho
Luke Devlin
Eniola Dipe
Sugyan Dixit
Nilani Ekanayake
Ozge Erbas
Julianne Ersfeld
Sean Fagan
Kathryn Fanning
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Tiombe Farley
Kimberly Fletcher
Rafael Flores
Ashkan Forouhi Boroujeni
Jonathan Fulton
Dismus Gekonge
Nerissa George
Leah Goldberg
Aleksandra Gunko
Nima Gyatso
Aster Haile
Hesham Hassan
Michelle Huang
Pok Ho Ambrose Hui
Ernesto Hung
Wadia John
Sarah Keita
Daniel Kidane
Nyonsuabeleah Kollue
Alicia Lee
Rebecca Lewis
Yi-Chun Liu
Rocio Lopez Alberca
Alana Louisy
Amy Mallory-Kani
Talat Mansoor
Keren Marcelin
Anurag Maripally
Melissa Marseille
Kourtney Martin
Rezarta Mataj
Gaukhar Mergenova
Purba Mukherjee
Ravi Krishna Musti
Emmerline Nelson
Heidi Nicholls
Tyler Norton
Yajaira Nunez-Cortes
Emmanuel Oduor
Adedapo Orederu
Syed Pallab
Escaly Pena
Natalia Pitts
Sarah Pragen
Christine Preble
Anisa Proj
Fozia Qayyum
Hino Reyes
Jasmine Rivera
Michael Rizzolo
Lamar Romeo
Hlin Saethorsdottir
Kimberly Segura
Hakimeh Sehhat Noshahr
Seung Jun Seo
Tarak Shrestha
Yik Siu
Ashley Smolinski
Jiayue Song
Yixuan Song
Shweta Srivastava
Caveta Stephens
Viktoriia Stroilo
Xiaoyun Sun
Rumi Takahashi
Grace Teubl
Hina Thalho
Su Thet
Ngoc ‘Tran
Yousuf Turza
Loc Van
Daphne Voormolen
Jessica Wald
Wei-Lin Wang
Imani Whitfield
Harvey Wong
Shirui Yao
Turhan Yetkin
Min Yu
Jing Zhang
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ACADEMIC HERALDRY
he caps, gowns, and hoods worn at college
and university functions date back to the
Middle Ages. Monks and students of those days
wore them to keep warm in the damp and drafty
12th-century castles and halls of learning. The gowns
for the bachelor’s degree, earned after undergraduate
study, have long, pointed sleeves and are designed
to be worn closed.
back. The hood is bordered with velvet of the proper
width to indicate the degree and of the color signifying
the field of learning to which the degree pertains.
If more than one degree is held, the gown and hood of
the highest degree are worn. Holders of several doctoral
degrees may make a choice of hood for any particular
occasion. The colors indicative of the various fields of
learning are as follows:
The holder of the master’s degree wears a gown
with an oblong sleeve open at the wrist. The sleeve
base hangs down, and the rear part of its oblong
shape is worn square cut. The gown may be worn
open or closed. An alternate and older master’s
gown is also permissible. The gown is always worn
open, has a long sleeve, which is square and closed
at the end, and has a slit near the forearm.
Arts, Letters, Humanities: White
Accountancy, Business, Commerce: Dusk
Economics: Copper
Education: Powder Blue
Fine Arts: Brown
Journalism: Crimson
Library Science: Lemon Yellow
Music: Pink
Gowns for the doctoral degree may also be worn
open or closed, but they carry broad velvet panels
down the front and three velvet bars on the full,
round, open sleeves. The velvet trimming may be
either in black or the color distinctive to the field
of learning to which the degree pertains.
Academic gowns for each level are black, although a few
institutions permit doctoral recipients to wear gowns of
the characteristic institutional color.
Philosophy: Royal Blue
Public Administration, including Foreign Service:
Teal Blue
Public Health: Salmon Pink
Science: Golden Yellow
Social Science and Social Work: Citron
Graduating students at UAlbany wear tassels of the color
representing their field of study. Honors graduates of
the baccalaureate program also wear honor medallions.
Academic protocol allows trustees, presidents, and
marshals of higher education institutions to wear
gowns which are especially designed and colored. The
president of the University at Albany wears a black and
royal purple gown bearing four horizontal royal purple
bars with gold braiding on the sleeves. The marshals’
gowns at UAlbany are navy blue with gold accents.
Candidates for degrees are listed as of April 13, 2014.
No changes in status could be made after this date.
Honors for May degree candidates were computed
using the cumulative grade point average as of
this date and a projection that the student will have
earned 56 or more credits at UAlbany, of which a
minimum of 40 credits are A-E graded. Official honor
status will be recalculated when spring term grades are
recorded and will appear on the diploma.
Caps may be of serge, broadcloth, or, for the doctoral
outfit only, of velvet. The tassel is black or the color
appropriate to subject, except the doctoral cap may have
a tassel of gold or bullion.
It is the hood that gives color and real meaning to the
academic costume. The hoods of the master’s degree
recipients are a black shell made of material to match
the gown and use the institutional colors. UAlbany’s
institutional colors are royal purple and gold. The
doctoral hood, which uses the same institutional colors,
is larger and of a different style, having a flat panel at the
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MINERVA
Sn the University at Albany’s beginnings as the New York State Normal College, Minerva, the Roman
goddess of wisdom, has been the institution’s enduring symbol.
The figure of Minerva and the Latin motto, Sapientia et sua et docendi causa (“Wisdom, both for its own sake and for
the sake of teaching”) have appeared on the University seal since
z about 1913. Today, Minerva, wearing her distinctive helmet,
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: e long-standing reputation for educational excellence.
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¢ UAlbany’s seven-foot-plus white plaster statue of Minerva
was purchased in 1888.
e While there is no official record of where she came from,
remembrances have it that the statue was purchased with
funds from a $1 student fee collected for make-up exams.
¢ The Minerva statue was originally located at 88 Willett
St. in Albany when the University was the New York State
Normal College. In 1906, when a devastating fire broke
out in the college’s administrative offices, a brave
custodian, Charles Wurtham, rescued the statue
from the burning building.
¢ Minerva assumed her new home in the rotunda of
Draper Hall when UAlbany was the State College for
‘Teachers. For more than six decades, she was a
popular meeting place for students. “Meetcha at
Minnie” was a favorite phrase and her photograph
appeared frequently in UAlbany yearbooks.
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¢ In January 1962, UAlbany’s Minerva achieved
national fame when an article about the teacher’s
college appeared in an issue of the Saturday
Review and she was pictured on the cover.
¢ In 1966, as a gift to the University, the senior
Class of 1967 moved the statue from the
downtown campus to the new main campus and
paid for her refurbishment. The Class named
themselves the “Guardians of Minerva.”
¢ In 1987 Minerva was rededicated and today
graces the lobby of the Science Library.
lo reclaim its reputation as a pioneer and dominant institution of learning in a competitive and evolving
school system in New York State, the Normal School established a new mission. Re-branded as the
New York State Normal College in 1890, emphasis was placed on the development of new
curricula, faculty and the recruitment of students to prepare secondary school teachers.
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UNIVERSITY HONORS, AWARDS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR
STUDENT EXCELLENCE
Umaru Barrie
Kathryn Fanning
Brittany Frederick
Sarah Gauthier
Kelsey Hanson
Brian Junquera
Margaret Levine
Temitope Omoladun
Kimberly Segura
Steven Valentine
David Wiegmann
DISTINGUISHED
SCHOLAR-LEADER AWARD
(A President’s Award for Leadership:
Graduates wearing intertwined purple
and gold cords are recipients of this award)
Andrew Chang
PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR
UNDERGRADUATE RSEARCH
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthony Balzano
Rachel Brotman
Katie Brown
Alvin George
Megan Gura
Yufeng Li
Jeremy Manheim
Marisa Mazart
Gabriella Melillo
Lindsay Oltz
Zachary Sedefian
Emily Wierzbowski
Rockefeller College of Public
Affairs and Policy
Gloria Moran
School of Criminal Justice
Kristin Kozlowski
School of Social Welfare
Christie Allen
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PHI BETA KAPPA
The following undergraduate students
elected to Phi Beta Kappa are listed as
of April 1, 2014.
Fall ’12
Grace Teubl
Spring ’13
Adriana Carozza
Matthew Michael D’Angelo
Brittany Nicole Groth
Caitlin Hoey
Mikaela Rose Jordan
Teresa Regis
Fall 713
Umaru Barrie
Andrew Chang
Steven Cummings
Kathryn DePalma
Kathryn Fanning
Genevieve Franck
Johamna Hernandez
Brian Junquera
Melissa Marseille
Mikayla Myers
Cameron Sagan
Daniel Skomsky
Ryan Smith
Joseph Toth
Matthew Weiss
Amanda Yaple
Brett Youngblood
Spring 714
Patrick Brennan
Rachel Brotman
Dylan Buckley
Corey Carmello
Brianne Chevalier
Edward Choe
Katherine Duffy
Jordan Foster
Prissilla Issa
Kirstin Jones
Kellie Kilcup
Hayden LaGrange
Kathleen Lucere
Keren Marcelin
Marisa Mazart
Joseph Meringolo
Tyler Norton
Lucas Novko
Escaly Pena
Jane Penola
Samantha Stroh
Kristine Stryker
Lara Tullar
Jacqueline Warren
Kevin Wheeler
Christopher Wolfring
Jessica Zaret
PHI BETA KAPPA PRIZE FOR
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Steven Cummings
Brian Junquera
OUTSTANDING
SENIOR AWARD
(A President’s Award for Leadership:
Graduates wearing intertwined purple
and gold cords are recipients of this award)
Jennifer Alweiss
Umaru Barrie
Kathryn Fanning
Sarah Gauthier
Kelsey Hanson
Murielle Henriquez
Matthew Krush
Melissa Marseille
Marisa Mazart
Tyler Norton
‘Temitope Omoladun
Tulia Palacios
Smiley Rojas-Nunez
Steven Valentine
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
RESEARCH AWARDS
Kenneth W. and Thelma Miller Adele
Endowed Fund
Daniel Lamanna
Po-Ta Chen
The Lita and Stephen Greenwald ’40
Research Fund
Katie Brown
Alvin George
Lindsey Oltz
Spencer Weintraub
COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND SCIENCES
The Dr. Herbert & Mrs. Inez
Bailey ’36 Scholarship
Rebekah Pierce
Jeremy Manheim
The Eleanor Bazzoni
1906 Fellowship
Stephen Hitt
Kimberly Wattendorf
Hope and William J. Cassano ’85
Scholarship
Karina Soler
DEPARTMENT OF
AFRICANA STUDIES
Seth W. Spellman Award for
Excellence in Scholarship and
Distinguished Service
Jake Colby
Samantha Nielsen
DEPARTMENT OF
ANTHROPOLOGY
Excellence in the Study
of Anthropology
Kristen Jones
Excellence in the Study
of Human Biology
Chelsea Donnelly
David Wiegmann
Francine W. Frank
Award in Linguistics
Genevieve Franck
Zachary Sedefian
Grace Teubl
Walter Zenner Outstanding
Graduate in Anthropology Award
Tiffany Chen
DEPARTMENT OF ART
Sculpture Award
Kwarme Moore
Painting/Drawing Award
Alyssa McClenaghan
Printmaking Award
Julia Fox
Photography and Digital
Imaging Award
Jia Hao
Art History Award
Melanie Mabee
Roanne Kulakoff Awards
Jia Hao
Dwane Hoyt
Alyssa McClenaghan
Peter Zoellner
DEPARTMENT OF
ATMOSPHERIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Outstanding Student in
Atmospheric Science
Ernesto W. Findlay
Best Forecaster
Ernesto W. Findlay
Outstanding Student in
Environmental Science
Joseph S. Goss
DEPARTMENT OF
CHEMISTRY |
The Class of 1905 Bazzoni
Fellowship
Ernesto Findlay
Angelo Setaro
Chemistry Faculty Award
Jonelle White
CRC Press Freshman
Achievement Award
Jesus Barragan
Derk V. Tieszen Award
Angelo Setaro
The women’s varsity basketball team first competed in 1924.
Chemistry Scholarship
General Chemistry
Matthew Boll
Chemistry Scholarship
Organic Chemistry
Ashley Colvin
The Shelton Bank Prize for
Excellence in Chemistry
Jeremy Manheim
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNICATION
The Richard Wilkie Award
Joseph T. Meringolo
DEPARTMENT OF
EAST ASIAN STUDIES
The Wann Family Foundation
Scholarship
Jane Ni
Vrunda Patel
DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMICS»
Gordon Karp Award
Matthew Stephen Krush
France Thai Le
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
The Vivian C. Hopkins
Scholarship Award
Joseph Meringolo
Emily Wierzbowski
Leah Lovenheim Award
(best undergraduate short story)
Ryan Lawrence for “People”
Juliet James for “Yellow Jasmine”—
Honorable Mention
Shields Mcllwaine Award
(best undergraduate poem)
Gail Bensen for “Michael’s Closet”
Thomas Kika for “Goldilocks”
— Honorable Mention
Jason Levine for “When the Lights
Go Out” — Honorable Mention
Arlene F. Steinberg 1971
Memorial Scholarship
Christopher Forman
Timbray Shafer
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UNIVERSITY HONORS, AWARDS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS (cont)
JOURNALISM PROGRAM
Ronald R. Schafer Memorial Award
Danyal Mohammadzadeh
William E. Rowley Award for
Journalistic Writing
Kevin Wheeler for his article “Home-
less, Not Hopeless,”
Danyal Mohammadzadeh---second
place for his webpage, irantousa.
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
Crippen Prize
Matthew N. Weiss
The Kendall A. Birr Senior Award
Tyler D. Norton
The Catharine Newbold
Memorial Scholarship
Ryan M. Smith
Phi Alpha Theta Graduating Seniors
Brianne Bellon
Teresa Castillo
Vanessa DiSpigna
Robert Fogarty
Brittany Frederick
Erica-Ashley Gittens
Kelsey Hanson
Eric Henderson
Kaleigh Herman
Samantha Hersey
Erin Kayser
William Kelsch
Brianna Monzon
Escaly Pena
Christopher Pulver
Danielle Rias
Justin Siegelman
Jeffrey Schwartz
William C. Rock ’56
History Scholarship
Anthony J. Balzano
The 1st Lt. Joseph J. Theinert,
US Army, B.A.’08
Endowed Scholarship
Nicole A. Rizzitano
The Howard and Cecily
Wachtel Scholarship
Gregory Devine
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DEPARTMENT OF
JUDAIC STUDIES
Morris Altman Research Fund
Stacy Veeder
Calvin and Patricia Zippin
Endowment Scholarship
Benjamin Israel
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES,
LITERATURES, AND CULTURES
Frank Carrino Memorial Scholarship
Alease Holden
The Class of 1952 Scholarship
Joshua DeClerck
Michael Maneen
The Guy A. Enfanto Memorial Award
for Excellence
Spencer Turner
Anthony M. Gisolfi Fund
Joshua DeClerck
DEPARTMENT OF LATIN
AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN
and U.S. LATINO STUDIES
Latin American, Caribbean and
U.S. Latino Studies Undergraduate
Achievement Award
To be determined
DEPARTMENT OF
MATHEMATICS AND
STATISTICS
Outstanding Achievement
in Mathematics
Daniel Sickels
David Vadney
Bruce and Louise Steen
Gravitt Scholarship
Rachel Guernsey
Megan Smith
Mayfred Dutton Lucas Scholarship
Alexa Kaplan
Outstanding Achievement in the
Actuarial Science Program
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
Andrea Hanan Music Scholarship
Maysam Bayg
Douglas Malcolm Hastings Award
Margaret Levine
Willard Banks Memorial Award
Shiho Matsuoka
The Nathan Gottschalk
Music Scholarship
Natalie Wallace
David Janower Departmental
Service Award
Kathryn DePalma
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
Undergraduate Prize in Philosophy
‘To be determined
DETAR wen? OF PHYSICS
Joseph Henry Physics Competition
Fatima Hussain
Anne Rebecca Oliver
Memorial Scholarship
Carissa Miller
Fatima Hussain
James Boyle
Cody Schlafer
DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIOLOGY
Highest GPA
To be determined
Best Sociology Paper
‘To be determined
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S,
GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
STUDIES _
Arlene E. Ray Memorial Scholarship
Raven Profit
Stoneman-Van Vranken Scholarship
Ashley Millner
Women’s Studies Award
Keith Isi i i
eith Ising Christy Martinez
Robin Gatlin
Yi Zhou
Moving-Up Day was a popular tradition at the New York State College for
Teachers. It was the occasion when the classes advanced fron nk" to
another, beginning with freshman week and concluding at Commencement.
SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS |
The AAACA Scholarship
Michelangelo DeMatties
Komal Thakkar
Martha Bealler Altman Scholarship
Brittany T. Dogali
Rose C. Anacreonte
Endowed Scholarship
Shannon Lafferty
Dean C. Backer ’88 Scholarship
Christina DeRiggi
Center for Institutional Investment
Management Award for Best
Senior Thesis
Timothy P. Mingione
CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation)
ITM and CCI Scholarship
Zachary Signor, Spring 2014
Cara Smith, Fall 2013
Milton & Mary M. Danko
Golden Rule Award
Courtney Stern
The School of Business Dean’s Fund
in Support of Undergraduate
Academic Excellence
Serah Shahar
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key
Daniel Raiani
Rebecca Gardy
Delta Sigma Pi Golf Open
Scholarship
Ryan Stern
The Maria Dempsey ‘87 School of
Business Scholarship
Kelsey Roa
Elizabeth Drumm Demske ’61,
MS ’63 and Edward Demske ’58
Scholarship
F. Najwa Zarook
Steven Gagliardo
Hazel English Ferris Scholarship
Joshua Drew
The Alumni of Professor Ronald W.
Forbes Scholarship Award
Andrew Ginsburg
Sanjay Goel Information
Assurance Scholarship
Dominick Foti
The Jean F. Glickstein Endowed
Scholarship
Sandra Kuffour
The Henny Family Scholarship
Javin Forrester
The Robert W. ‘77 and Shirley Lazar
Endowed Scholarship
Nazanin Kamali
The John S. Levato Scholarship
Cara Smith
Ellen Fine Levine ’78 Scholarship
Brittany Maclay
Alan ’85 and Jessica Mantel
Scholarship
Guillermo Dilone
Ernest and Florence Bensinger
Milano ’36 Scholarship
Prachi Modi
Margaret Yager Middleton ’29
Scholarship
Mark Correia
Roberto Hernandez
The Michael B. ‘83 and Lori M. Nash
Endowed Scholarship
Rowena Chandradutt
The Dick ’69 and Estelle
Schecter ’70 Scholarship
Tiffany Morici
The Dorothy Mitchell Selleck
Scholarship
Moises Calderon
The First Niagara Mentoring
Scholarship
Clarisol Salcedo
Mark B. Taylor Scholarship
Habeeb Famuyide
Matthew Uhl
New York State Society of Certified
Public Accountants — Undergraduate
Nathaniel Wood
Outstanding Graduating Senior
Awards in Accounting
Leon Matthew
Outstanding Graduating Senior
Awards in Finance
Ryan DeVoe
Outstanding Graduating Senior
Awards in ITM
Allen Templeton
Outstanding Graduating Senior
Awards in Management
Rebecca Gardy
Outstanding Graduating Senior
Award in Marketing
Katie Duma
Roanne Kulakoff Scholarship
for Academic Excellence
Rachel Friday
The Scott Kunen Accounting
Scholarship
Ching-Him Ng
Outstanding Incoming Senior
in ITM Award
Antonio Chabrier
The Solotar Family Scholarship
Brittany Faison
The School of Business Veterans
Scholarship
Shannon FitzMorris
Esther Weilheimer Scholarship
Zana Beck
The Wann Family Foundation
Scholarship
Jane Ni
Vrunda Patel
The Saratoga, Warren, Washington
County Scholarship
Jonathan Brzozowski
The Zelin Family Athletic Scholarship
Christoffer Nisser
The Zelin Family Endowed
Scholarship
Johnny Rodriguez
Jennifer Roman
Dimitrios Koutsopoulos
William J. Milne served as president from 1889 until his death in 1914. He, alongside
Andrew Sloan Draper, transformed the Normal School into the Normal College
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COLLEGE OF
COMPUTING AND
INFORMATION.
William A. Bloom ’85, Women in
Technology Scholarship
Jassa Tucker
The CSC (Computer Sciences Cor-
poration) ITM and CCI Scholarship
Neil Waffenschmidt
Sharon Wolff
The New York Library Association-
Dewey Scholarship
Ashley Smolinski
COLLEGE OF
NANOSCALE
SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING _
Dr. Clinton Ray Carpenter
NanoCollege Fund
‘To be determined
Matthew N. Tomlin Excellence
Scholarship
‘To be determined
Wendell Williams Memorial Nano-
technology Fellowship for Excel-
lence in Teaching and Mentoring
To be determined
Yang Family Nanotechnology
Exploration for Undergraduate
Scholarship (NEXUS)
Chase A. Brisbois
COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND SCIENCES
The Jagadish Garg Doctoral Award
in the College of Arts and Sciences
To be determined
LIFE SCIENCES
Lawrence and Marie Shore Life
Sciences Graduate Scholarship
Diana Lalitsasivimol
Matthew Mitchell
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SCHOOL OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Distinguished Teaching
Professor James Acker/Dr. Walter
Francis Award
Kristin Kozlowski
Bruce Davis Criminal Justice
Scholarship
Rebecca Jordan
Donald J. Newman Award for
Outstanding Achievement
Ian Henry
Valedictorian Award
Kristen Swider
ROCKEFELLER
COLLEGE OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
AND POLICY
Rockefeller College Alumni
Academic Excellence Award
Frank Magneri
Alexa Cappola
Marc Cohen
Rockefeller College Alumni
Public Service Award
Stanley De La Cruz
Roslyn Williams
Rose Avellino
The Dean Frank J. Thompson
Scholarship
Julia Larson
GRADUATE AWARDS
UDC Life Sciences Fellowship
‘To be determined
DEPARTMENT OF
ANTHROPOLOGY
The Christopher DeCormier
Memorial Scholarship in
Mesoamerican Studies
Collin Gillenwater
Rebecca Mendelsohn
First Encounter Scholarship for
Mesoamerican Fieldwork
Isabelle Poitras
DEPARTMENT OF
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Valedictorians
Steven Cummings
Brian Junquera
Kristina Wieneke
Valedictorian for Public
Administration and Policy
Gloira Moran
James Unger Memorial
Undergraduate Award for an
Outstanding Research Paper
Simon Erdile — Does Interpersonal Trust
Lead to Happiness?
Distinguished Achievement in
Public Policy and Management
Mikayla Meyers
Kimberly Segura
National Honor Society for
Public Administration Graduates -
Pi Alpha Alpha
To be determined
SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WELFARE ~
Charles and Charlotte Buchanan
Endowed Scholarship for a Capital
Region Sponsor-A-Scholar Student
Magnum Garvin
Phi Alpha-Alpha Gamma Chapter
To be determined
School of Social Welfare
Scholarship Fund
Shayna Espinal
Ralph & Judith Sidman
Memorial Fund
Ohizua Russel
2014 David Scotchmer Essay
Award Competition
Sarah Heins
DEPARTMENT OF ART
Departmental Exhibition Award
Rachael Dressler
MFA Thesis Award
Robert Gentry
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
Arthur O. Long Teaching
Assistant Award
Zheng Wei
Harry L. Frisch Memorial Scholar-
ship, Department of Chemistry
‘To be determined
DEPARTMENT OF
GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
Paul Marr Award
E’lan Martinique Jenkins
AICP Outstanding Student Award
Emma Posillico
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr. Prize in
American History
Robert Beach
Sherry Penney Award
Sarah Patterson
Joseph Persico ’52 Fellowship Fund
Robert Beach
Josie Madison
Keita Okuhiro
Sarah Patterson
DEPARTMENT OF LATIN
AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN
and U.S. LATINOSTUDIES ©
Latin American, Caribbean and
U.S. Latino Studies Graduate
Achievement Award
To be determined
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Alam Award
James Walsh
Dr. Clinton Ray Carpenter
Community College Physics
Teacher Scholarship
To be determined
DEPARTMENT OF
PSYCHOLOGY
Dr. Frank J. Filippone ’41 - Hillside
House Scholarship
‘To be determined
Alumni Quadrangle, completed in 1959, w
Albany students. Prior to this development, most students lived in boarding houses.
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S,
GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
STUDIES
Outstanding Graduate Student
Award
Caitlynne Cash
SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS
Graduate Academic Achievement
Award-Evening MBA
William Gohl
Graduate Academic Achievement
Award-MBA Full-Time
Sarah Csipak
Graduate Academic Achievement
Award-MBA Weekend
Richard Ikasalo, Jr.
Graduate Academic Achievement
Award-MS Forensic Accounting
Jessica Boland
Graduate Academic Achievement
Award-MS Professional
Accountancy
Jeffrey Spiletic
Graduate Academic Achievement
Award-MS Taxation
Kevin Spiletic
Graduate Academic Achievement
Award-MS2 Accounting
Laura Ladu
Barry L. Gold Scholarship Fund
Peter Alfieri
Thomas Ferlenda
Colin Frederickson
Leah Goldberg
Heather Goldstein
Jennifer Henrikson
Rachael Hurd
Tracy Hwang
Matthew Interrante
Elvis Nasi
Kevin Spiletic
IHRIM/Edward S. Goldmacher Award
Andjela Kankaras
Christina Carnavale
New York State Society of
Certified Public Accountants
Award — Graduate
Arthur Marrapese
The Premal and Paule Shah
Endowed Scholarship
Charanya Jayaraaman
The Professor Lakshmi Mohan
Endowed Scholarship
Cindy Ogando
Towers Watson Student Award
Thomas Wolcott
Dalton Grisham
SCHOOL OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Distinguished Dissertation Award
Vanessa Panfil
Lt. John Finn Memorial Scholarship
Cherrell Green
Walter M. Francis Policing Award
Shelley Hyland
Eliot H. Lumbard Award for
Academic Excellence
Chris Dum
Frank J. Remington Prize for
Interdisciplinary Study in Law
and Social Science
Rose Bellandi
SCHOOL OF
EDUCATION
Inductions into Phi Delta Kappa,
Honor Society in Education
Brianne Bellon
Christopher Blair
Carolyn Broz
Jasmine Carrero
Liana Davis
Theresa Faulkner
Alyssa Frohnhoefer
Colleen Harding
Nikki Hardman
Shayna Kravet
Carly Phair
Shana Small
Bryan Sullivan
Steven Valentine
Diana Wilkonski
as the first residence hall designed for
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UNIVERSITY HONORS, AWARDS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS ‘ont
Nelson J. Armlin Scholarship
Keyana Williams
Louise Swire Baldwin ’43 and
Norman Burton Baldwin ’41
Technology Education Scholarship
Deb Byrne
Beta Zeta Scholarship
Thea Yurkewecz
The Malcolm E. Blum Endowment
Mary Mohajeri
The Dr. Anna Maria Bonaventura
Memorial Scholarship
John Teevan III
The Mary M. Briggs Scholarship
Christina Zontini
The Paul G. and Marion Bulger
Scholarship in Educational
Administration
Olivia Ciesielski
Arvid J. Burke Scholarship
Callie Lehrer
Maria Khan
Mohammed Khan
Sarah Zuckerman
The Elizabeth H. Christen
Endowment
Rebecca Benjamin
Mahmuda Shaila
Richard M. Clark Endowment Fund
Xian Li
Delta Omega Scholarship
Suzanne Murphy
Christina Zontini
The Kenneth T. and Kathleen E.
Doran Scholarship
Ayesha Umer
Dr. Kimberly E. Esterman
Memorial Award
Toni Verdejo
Ira and Elsie Ferber Freedman
Education Scholarship
Sarah Pulcher
Dr. Frank J. Filippone ’41
Hillside House Scholarship
Brittni Bartholomew
Stephanie Fox
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Jonathan Richardson
Michelle Thornhill
The Jean Edgecumbe Groff ’38
Graduate Scholarship in Education
Paula Rehm
The Cathy Bertolino Hoey
Scholarship
Farrell Luttinger
The Kristen Huff Travel Award
Fei Chen
Jack’s Fund
Julien Almonte
The Dr. Ralph B. Kenney Endowment
Michael Dygert
Alice Clark Long Scholarship
Katharine Shaffer
Gertrude Hunter Parlin
Teacher’s Scholarship
Cayla Cluckey
Adam Cutspec
Emily Shoop
Matthew John Pietrzyk Scholarship
Lisa Michaels
Stella R. Pietrzyk Scholarship
‘Tarie Lewis
The Phillip and Jeanne
Rizzi Scholarship Fund
Alyssa Abitabile
The Margaret and Bill Robelee
Scholarship
Lia Luciano
Bette Knowlton Roe Scholarship
Lisa Boccio
Samantha Bonk
Paul Saimond Memorial Scholarship
Farrell Luttinger
Secondary Education Scholarship
To be determined
Dr. H. Craig Sipe Science
Education Scholarship
Michelle Feder
Jennifer Phillips
The Joshua Smith and Yun-dih Chia
Smith Scholarship Travel Award
Christopher Valle
The Jake Alexander Straughter
Memorial Scholarship
Robert White
Gene M. Winter Scholarship
Taya Louise Owens
The Wishnoff Professional
Development Fund
Michael Gale
DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRA-
TION AND POLICY STUDIES
The Sanford H. Levine Fellowship
Jill Crombie-Borgos (2012-2013)
Jason Toole (2012-2013)
Leigh Yannuzzi (2013-2014)
ROCKEFELLER
COLLEGE OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
AND POLICY |
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION AND
POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Pi Alpha Alpha, National Honor
Society for Public Administration
Kelsey Addy
Samantha Baldock
Michael Berkery
Sarah Berte
Jeffrey Brauner
Tina Chang
Siyu Chen
Nicholas Foglia
Joowon Jeong
Stephanie Kollmann Baker
Ashley Lavigne
Amanda Levit
Kevin Maggio
Sean Maguire
Aran Mull
Meghan Nyman
Manuel Pardo
Youngdoo Park
Joseph Popcun
Jessica Porcelli
Giorgia Rauso
Jee Hye Sin
Mihwa Sun
Jian ‘Tao
Ying Xu
Qian Zhang
SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
David Axelrod Fellowship
2012-2013 Recipients:
Laura Santacrose
Kalie Hess
2013-2014 Recipients:
Stephanie June
The William Randolph Hearst
Endowed Fellowship in Public Health
2012-2013 Recipient:
Mariela Bodon-Ramos
Poster Day Winner
‘To be determined
SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WELFARE _
Albany Internships in Mental Health
Ellen Brandon
Samantha Fletcher
Geraldine Gutierrez
Joseph Maynard
Erin Riley
Ladan Alomar Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Mariela Bodon Ramos
Association of Minority Affairs
(AMA) Scholarship
Hasanai Badar
Kenneth (Kent) Price Brown Il
Endowment
Erica Ketchel
Bonnie Carlson Scholarship
Juliana Svistova
Sheila Coleman Scholarship
Alyssa Starrantino
Dennis Dooley Scholarship
Melody Nunez
Sharon Selib Epstein and Lawrence
J. Epstein Scholarship in Social
Welfare and Judaic Studies
Maria Mastroianni
Dr. Frank J. Filippone ’41
Hillside House Scholarship
Jonathan Richardson
Stephanie Fox
Michelle Thornhill
Brittin Bartholomew
Florence Frazier Graduate
Scholarship
Jasmine Rivera
Dr. Shirley J. Jones’ International
Community Building Fund
Yvette Boafo
Janet D. Perloff Endowment
Mariela Bodon Ramos
William J. Reid Endowment
Nicole McFarland
William S. Rooney Scholarship
Tia Ruggiero
William Roth Endowed School of
Social Welfare Scholarship
Brenda Talbot
Social Welfare Student
Association (SWSA) Scholarship
Jake Colby
Social Workers Advocating Respect
& Equality (SWARE) Scholarship
Jake Colby
South Korean Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Mi Ji Choi
Seth W. Spellman Award for
Excellence in Scholarship and
Distinguished Service
Jake Colby (SSW)
Samantha Nielsen (Africana Studies)
Elfrieda Textores Endowed
Scholarship
Lisa Wilson-Good
Kathryn Zox ’83 Scholarship
Erica Ketchel
INTERNSHIPS IN AGING
PROJECT (IAP)
Graduate Student Award in
Gerontology
Melody Nunez
William Randolph Hearst
Endowment
Kimberly Werner
Internships in Aging
Project Donor Fund
Melody Nunez
Internships in Aging
Project Scholarships
Amanda Baker
Charissa Brown
Anna Livia Gowdy
Anne Grenchus
Alexis Harrington
Erica Ketchel
Suzanne Odom
Amanda Smith
Doug McCuen Graduate
Endowed Fund
Rachael Thompson
IAP - Scholarship
Marisa Iacobucci
UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND PRIZES
ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
Alumni Association Minerva
Scholarship
Shaun Brash
Deniece Brown
Alumni Association School
Spirit Scholarship
Hairat Ajose *16
Mackenzie Rinefierd 716
Bertha E. Brimmer Legacy
Scholarship
Michelangelo Howard DeMatties *15
The Class of 1972 Scholarship
Carolina Villa ’14
The Agnes E. Futterer
Memorial Fellowship
N/A
The Albert N. Husted Fellowship
James Joseph Belcastro ‘13
The Adna W. Risely
Memorial Scholarship
N/A
ATHLETICS
DEPARTMENT
Alpha Pi Alpha Scholarship
Danielle Hayden
John Puk
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UNIVERSITY HONORS, AWARDS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS (cont)
The Gerald Amyot Athletic
Scholarship Fund
Kathryn Fanning
Barnes & Noble — Endowed Athletic
Scholarship Book
Sarah Royals
The Bob Burlingame Scholarship
Brian Bullard
The Bob Ford Football Scholarship
Cole King
Alan Cornfield ’85 and Tom Scarpi-
nato ’80 Memorial Scholarship
Lyle Thompson
Mike Golub/Founding Fathers
Lacrosse Scholarship
Arthur Marrapese
James E. Lowe ’82 Memorial
Scholarship
Samantha Brostrom
Jeffrey M. Krauss ’78 Scholarship
Jillian Haynes
Scott Marr Lacrosse Scholarship
Blaze Riorden
The Stephen “Zip” Mulderry ’92
Memorial Scholarship
Osamuede Egharevba
Coach Keith Munsey Track & Field
Scholarship
Kareem Morris
The Mysliborski Women’s
Golf Scholarship
Lisa Agoglia
The Mark Pnini ’98 Football
Scholarship
Rhakeem Wiggins
The Richard “Doc” Sauers
Basketball Scholarship
Samuel Rowley
The Monica and Glen “Boomer”
Titan ’82 Scholarship
Joshua Nethaway
The Kimberly Toone Women’s Track
& Field Memorial Scholarship
Brianne Bellon
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The James A. Warden
Memorial Fund
Brandon Wilson
The Zelin Family Athletic Scholarship
Christoffer Nisser
DISABILITY
RESOURCE
CENTER
Michael Corso Award
Marissa Fitzpatrick
Michelle Macalalad Memorial
Scholarship
Brenda Talbot
The Goldie Brenner Swartz ’51 and
Howard Swartz Scholarship Fund
Kathleen Brundige
Jon Gilroy
Christopher Ortega
EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
The Bosco Family Scholarship Fund
Katherine Bonnet
Laury Herrera
Rasean Jackson
Vernon Buck Memorial Scholarship
Dylan Walcott
Carson Carr, Jr. Foundation Winner
Dimitri Koutsopoulos
Arthur O. Eve Scholarship
Prissilla Issa
Clyde Frazier Memorial Scholarship
Dania Sosa
Louise DeAngelis Hall Scholarship
Mistura Adewole
Rosa Bautista
Jenipher Blanco
Xiao En Chen
Winsthony Garcia
Luis Heras
Ramon Hinojosa
Zuleika Luna
Chante Mayers-Barbot
Rosanna Moquete
Ayoola Ogunwale
Felix Polanco
Winston Quildon
Brittany Roberts-Blake
Randy Rosario
Kiajah Rowe
Nega Seyum
Yuleiss Tejada
Genevieth Vargas
Paola Vasquez
Igala Wilson
H. Patrick Swygert Educational
Opportunities Program
Academic Scholarship
Jessica Cotto
The Fernande Personna Memorial
Scholarship
‘Taina Wagnac (Senior)
Shanice Brown (Senior)
Nerissa George (Senior)
Karina Soler (Junior)
Bethzaida Rivas (Junior)
Sabrina Fernandez (Junior)
Second Chance Scholarship
Tre Branch
Isteak Hossain
Shayvonne Jones
Melissa Marseille
Dazia Wallerson
Shana White Pathfinder Scholarship
Cedric Walton
Sam Walton Scholarship
Crystal Griffith
Nyocia Edwards
Beny Poy
State University of New York
Systems Administration Office
of Special Programs Winners
Jasmine Abreu
Glenn Anderson
Octavia Anderson
Renee Anorue
Mamadou Baro
Umaru Barrie
Darnell Bostick
Solanlly Cabrera
Bobby-Ann Campbell
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Emmanuel Capellan
Chi Kin Chen
Ariel Cordero
Joandri Cuevas
Pablo De La Cruz
Minerve Delille
Chanel Delisser
Jordania Deschamps
Aissata Diallo
Sassy Dumornay
Jesecca Edouard
Nyocia Edwards
Nerissa George
Kerry Green
Ian Henry
Guadalupe Hernandez
Nhi Ho
Tina Hudson
Prissilla Issa
Robin Jimenez
Sandip Khatri
Noelle Magnaye
Andy Martinez
Charlene Moore
Kyler Morris
Remonia Morrison
Priscilla Paulino
Escaly Pena
Laurie Pozo
Jessica Reinoso
Paola Reynoso
Billy Rodriguez
James Sanchez
Peiwen Shen
Hannah Tenadu
Amanda Tinaphong
Lesley Tolentino
Dilis Tolentino
Mirwais Ullah
Choudry Ullah
Sandy Vo
Taina Wagnac
Grace Wu
Ada Xu
Student for Community
Scholarship Fund
Umaru Barrie
The Yang Family Scholarship Fund
Willie Ngin
Amanda Tinaphong
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FOR WOMEN
General Awards
Jennifer Alweiss
Christina Wright
The Louise C. and Earl M.
Applegate Fund
Ann C. Kearney
Nur Zeinomar
The Barlow Family Award
Tiffany Williams
The Christine E. Bose and Edna
Acosta-Belen IFW Feminist
Research Award
Katherine Kurtessis
Bread and Roses Award - 2013
Jennifer Goodall, Ph.D.
The Gloria R. DeSole Fund for IFW
Logan Ann Tierney
The Ford Foundation IFW Women
in Science Fellowship
Nicole Flaherty
Jessica Gracias
Stacey Helming
Mallory Loflin
The Judy L. Genshaft IFW Award
Ineke Murakami, Ph.D.
The Anne Gustin Scholarship for
Women in Law and Government
Ji Sung Kim
The Haynes-Davis Memorial
Scholarship
Hannah Bewsher
Karen R. Hitchcock New
Frontiers IFW Fund
Carly Briggs
Mounia E] Kotni
Ann-Christin Gaupel
Se Hwa Lee
Melissa Lehrbach
Xian Li
Sarah Maynard
Erin Ring
Rosimar Rios-Berrios
Leslie Ann Sandusky
Katrina Simmons
Qian Song
iane nictiire
lcdiis, VICLUTOQ
itertainment at Homecoming 1954.
Honoring Our Mothers Fund
Lauren Berger
The Initiatives For Women
Endowment Award
Grace Begany
Kate Paarlberg-Kvam
Ashley N. Smolinski
Barbara Sutton, Ph.D.
Carolyn Yalkut, Ph.D.
Shirley J. Jones Opportunity Fund
Catherine Bonventre
The Bernice Mosbey Peebles ’39
Scholarship
Alysha Brown
Sahadia Pierre
Physicians’ Endowment Fund
for Initiatives For Women
Cortney von Hahmann
The Susan Van Horn-Shipherd ’64
Women in Science Scholarship
Amanda Nicole Spriggs
The Women and Technology Award
Marissa Mason
UNIVERSITY-WIDE
Elena Rodrigues Anderson ’82
Presidential Scholarship
Rebekah Pierce
Norman W. Arnold ’40 Scholarship
Brandon Sidor
The Richard J. Bailey
Memorial Scholarship
Ian Henry
Barnes & Noble Achievers
Scholarship
Brendan Abbott
Jenna Acierno
Daniel Ballisk
Rebecca Bentley
Madison Bryant
Stephen Buckley
Emily Coleman
Linnea Feldman
Brandon Helfer
Alana Johnson
Keyana Langley
Matthew Mallahy
Kevin Manngard
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UNIVERSITY HONORS, AWARDS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS ‘cont
Samuel Newman-Plotnick
Jane Ni
Samantha Rapa
Jacqueline Solo
Alexa Stepien
Joshua Vine
Kayla Warner-Rawlins
Barnes & Noble Endowed Book
Scholarships
Katie Seaward
Mingdao Qiu
Sarah Sharifipour
Ashley Colvin
BBL Construction Services
Scholarship
Taylor Mickle
Tim Shanahan
David C. Brinkerhoff ’01
Memorial Scholarship
To be determined
Laura Woernley Buck ’38
Scholarship
Kaitlin Apel
Michael Carmen ’84 Mentoring
Scholarship
Jean Cabral
Angelica Chin
Jon Gilroy
Gabrielle Leslie
Kamrie McKay
Edna Craig Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Julianne Landon
Class of 1935 Scholarship
Latiqua Liles
Class of 1936 and 1941 Scholarship
To be determined
Class of 1937 Memorial Scholarship
Daniella Rosa
Class of 1939 Scholarship
Andrey Boadu
Carmine Pecorale
Class of 1955 Award
Nicole Dunham
Class of 1956 Scholarship
Maria Barrera
Samantha Welter
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Class of 1969 Scholarship
Bradley Galka
Class of 1976 Scholarship
Cody Futia
Class of 1977 Scholarship
Joshua Sanchez
Class of 1979 Scholarship
Alleah Johnson
Class of 1980 Scholarship
Brianna Caddle
Class of 1981 Scholarship
Christine Jolly
Class of 1984 Scholarship
Allison Carhart
Class of 1985 Scholarship
Seth Tenore
Class of 1986 Scholarship
Robert Allegretta
Class of 1994 Scholarship
Brendan Maloney
Coca Cola Endowed Scholarship
Anthony Balzano
Alyssa Nicotra
Marion Porter Covel ’35 Scholarship
Alexis Marcucci
Jenny Su
The Joan L. Cunniff ’53 and Alan R.
Stephenson ’52 Scholarship
James Galarneau
Kaitlyn Gulick
Roselle DeCarlo, MD Memorial
Scholarship
Prissilla Issa
The Kristin Dolan ’88 Scholarship
Ashley Dawson
The Patsy Tidewell Eberhardt ’61
Scholarship Endowment
Keith Chen
The Julia M. Filippone, Ph.D.
Scholarship
Michael Schnapp
Robyn Fishelberg Memorial
Scholarship
Nurat Daniju
Ashton Holmes ’02 ~ Actor
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e in David Cronenberg
Theodore Fossieck Scholarship Fund
Michael Patti
Florence Smith French ’33
Scholarship
Collin Dennison
Kermit L. Hall and Phyllis A. Hall
Inaugural Scholarship Fund
Constanza Aguilera
Devin Caravello
Ian Collins
Kaitlyn Curtin
Keyana Langley
Kayla Lewis
Thomas McCarty
Kayla Neville
Jennell Pascall
Peter Rodrigues
Laurel Whalen
Weston Yates
The Rod Hart and Carolyn (King)
Hart Memorial Award
Brian Ludwig
The Eleanor Roth Hathaway ’47
Endowment Fund
Valerie Chew
Damilola Adeyemi
Elva N. Hudtwalker Scholarship
Ian Blair
Samantha Campione
Jacob Foster
Mitchell Grisham
Dilson Hernandez
Tia Marks
Christopher Palmer
Jahna Roberts-Brown
Okeem Swaby
Huerta Family Endowment
Cesar Lopez
Edward Gallatin B. Hudson Presi-
dential Scholarship
Rehnuma Rahman
Wing Sze Alice Tsang
The Mark R. Hunt ’82 Scholarship
Jeanie Bridges
Caridad Ramirez
Gary M. Jacobson ’82 Scholarship
Boris G. Drew, II
The Edith and Otto Katz Scholarship
Nicholas Carrara
Steve F. Klein ’77 Scholarship
Endowment
Michael Parenti
The Gerald Jennings Endowed
Scholarship
Dylan Buckley
Frances C. Lemke ’31 Scholarship
Rachel Burt
Irving Harold Losee Scholarship
Danielle Brutus
Marc Cohen
Jane Ni
Emily Pfeil
Emily Wierzbowski
Roberta D. Lower Class of
1960 Fund
Lizbeth Merelo
Myskania Scholarship Endowment
Francis Agyemang
The Scott M. McGovern ’87
Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Chang
Richard Colucci
Miranda Lacomb
Nicholas Martucci
Frances M. Moeller ’28
Scholarship Fund
Umaru Barrie
President Vincent O’Leary
Scholarship Endowment
Deja Gould
Harry & Shirley Siegel Passow
Scholarship
Alikhan Morgan
Erica and Michael Olin
Presidential Scholarship
Christopher Deitrick
Chantelle Grizzle
Azhane Powell
Samantha Stroh
President George M. and
Sandra Philip Scholarship
Julia Cox
Brittany Dogali
Bree Gould
Maria Gonzalez
Sergio Leon
The Marine Sergeant William D.
Powers Scholarship
Barry Finsel
Brooke and Peter Rosenbaum
Scholarship
Naomi McPeters
William Roth Endowed Scholarship
Michelangelo DeMatties
Alex Sabo ’62 Scholarship
Emily Lambert
Gladys G. Sawyer ’37 & J. William
Sawyer ’31 Scholarships
Jeffrey Schwartz
David and Paul Schaffer Scholarship
Ashley De La Hoz
Kristin Flatow
Elizabeth Kautter Schwartz ’31
Scholarship
Derek Engleman
Office of Finanical Aid College of
Arts & Sciences Scholarship
Jhaton White
Christina Wedderburn
Peter Zupano
The Office of Financial Aid Academic
Achievement Scholarship
Mariah Adin
Jacqueline Mullen
Keita Okuhiro
John Palella
Marisa Wood
The Rosalie Pooler Stage ’47
Endowment
Tershia Ellis
Joyce Harriet Stahl
Scholarship Fund
Kristin Gorman
Jane Heath Takas and Andrew
Takas Scholarship
Lindan Lin
Katherine Vario Endowed
Scholarship
Katie Brown
Ada Craig Walker Memorial Award
Johamna Hernandez
Dorothy M. West ’27 Scholarship
Haleigh Farrell
Jim loli ’73 ~ Chief of Podiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2006, he has been listed in Who’s Who in the East and Who’s Who
University at Albany Women’s
Association Scholarship
Anita Ajiboye
The Richard and Therese
Wienecke Scholarship
Devon Deneke
Jorge Juarez
University at Albany Foundation
Citizen Laureate Scholarships
Ashley Alleyne
Jennifer Alweiss
Jesus Barragan
Kristin Barry
Shanna Bhagan
Marquel Boxill
Hayley Calarco
Chelsea Faison
Chelsea Lewis
Ohizua Russel
Cecilia Santostefano
Justine Tetteh
Mildred Button Willits ’19
Scholarship
Habeeb Famuyide
Xiyang Wang
Evan Michael Zahn Scholarship
Kininki McKenzie
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARIES
Student Service Excellence Award
Kenneth A. Anderson
Anna Radkowski-Lee Graduate
Student Endowment
Carolyn M. Bennett
PURPLE & GOLD
AMBASSADORS
Undergraduate
Ryan DeVoe
Colin Gerner
Cassandra L. Hamdan
Monica Kotowski
Nicholas R. Moore
Tulia Palacios
Graduate
Thomas Buonincontri
Meghan Nyman
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DOG ILORAL DEGREES
College of Arts & Sciences
Janelle Adsit, Ph.D., English
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Charles Shepherdson
“What Is a Writer? Historicizing Composition’s and
Creative Writing’s Constructions of the Writing Life”
Diana Aldrete, Ph.D., Spanish
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Ilka Kressner
“E] cuerpo femenino ante la violencia en la literatura
sobre los feminicidios en Ciudad Juarez”
Karolina S. Babic, Ph.D., Spanish
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Barbara Sutton
“Todavia bailamos la cueca sola: From local protest practice
against Chile’s dictatorship to (trans)national memory icon”
Camille Barnes, Ph.D., Social/Personality Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Ronald Friedman
“What You See is What You Forget: Alcohol Cue
Exposure, Affect, and the Misinformation Effect”
Lauren Hollie Bryant, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Jennifer Stromer-Galley
“Gender balanced or gender biased? An examination of
news coverage of male and female governors”
Christopher Patrick Cerasoli, Ph.D., Industrial &
Organizational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Michael Ford
“Performance = Ability X Motivation: Exploring Untested
Moderators of a Popular Model”
Isaak Chagouel, Ph.D., Mathematics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Michael Stessin
“The geometry of the projective joint spectrum and the
commutativity of self-adjoint operators”
Elliot N. Cross, Ph.D., Philosophy
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Rachael Cohon
“Motives, Reasons, and Morality: The Humean Theory
of Motivation, Reasons Internalism, and the Problem of
Objective Morality”
Kwinn H. Doran, Ph.D., History
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Gerald Zahavi
“The Cradle of Globalization: The Iroquois, Eisenhower,
and Conflicts Over New York State Infrastructure
Development during the 1950s”
In 1983, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner William Kennedy established
the world-renowned Writers Institute at the University at Albany.
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Jerald Ek, Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Marilyn A. Masson
“Resilience in Times of Political, Economic, and Social
Upheaval: A Long-Term Regional Case Study of Socio-
Ecological Dynamics from Champotén, Campeche”
David Crawford Jones, Ph.D., History
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Iris Berger
“Facing the Epokolo: Corporal Punishment and
Scandal in Twentieth Century Ovamboland”
Dohyung Kim, Ph.D., Economics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Pinka Chatterji
“Karly health and human capital accumulation: an
econometric analysis using the PSID-CDS, 1997-2007”
Hugh Knickerbocker, Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Jeanette Altarriba
“Release from Proactive Interference: The Impact of
Emotional and Semantic Shifts on Recall Performance”
Amy Stave Kohtz, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Bruce Dudek
“The Role of IGF-II in Memory Enhancement:
Implications for Autism Spectrum Disorders”
Marvin William Kushnet, Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Stuart Swiny
“Coinage and Imported Greek Pottery as Comparative Indi-
cators of economy in 6th Through 4th Century B.C. Cyprus”
Anette Lippold, Ph.D., History
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Dan S. White
“Transformation of Religion in 20th Century Germany and
the United States: Mainline Christian Marriage Counseling”
Amy Mallory-Kani, Ph.D., English
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Richard Barney
“Medico-Politics and English Literature, 1790-1830:
Immunity, Humanity, Subjectivity”
Kelly F. McGeever, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Steven F. Messner
“Correctional Group Quarters, Neighborhood Crime
and Property Values”
Matthew Mitchell, Ph.D., Biology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Mary Katherine Gonder
“The Role of Landscape Variation in Shaping the
Evolutionary Diversification of Chimpanzees (Pan
troglodytes) in a Biodiversity Hotspot”
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State University of New York
Lindsay C. Morton, Ph.D., Social/Personality Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Mark Muraven
“The Dieting Paradox: Using I3 Theory to Explain
Counter-Regulatory Eating”
Marx Navarro-Castillo, Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Robert M. Rosenswig
“Household Economies. The Production and Consumption
of Plumbate at Miguel Aleman, Conquista” Campesina 18
and Pinuela Complex”
Heidi J. Nicholls, Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Walter E. Little
“Dialogic Festivity: Tourism, Diaspora, and the
Hybridzation of Being and Becoming”
Alejandra Liliana Olarte, Ph.D., Spanish
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Ilka Kressner
“Imaginative Wavering and Imaging Consciousness in the
Short Stories of Marvel Moreno and Angela Carter.”
Sarah Beth Peters, Ph.D., Biology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Melinda Larsen
“Mouse salivary gland development requires
optimal substrate compliance”
Christine Frances Preble, Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Walter E. Little
“Imperial Consumption: The U.S.-Based Cruise Ship
Industry and Cozumel, Mexico”
Yueshi Qin, Ph.D., Mathematics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Rongwei Yang
“Submodules over Bidisk”
Shayoni Ray, Ph.D., Biology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Melinda Larsen
“Computational modeling driven study of signaling
pathway affecting cleft formation in the submandibular
salivary gland”
Elizabeth Redkey, Ph.D., History
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Richard Hamm
“For the Improvement of the Breed of Horse:
Thoroughbred Racing and National Security in the
Age of Horsepower, 1776-1945”
Peter Reinisch, Ph.D., Philosophy
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Jonathan Mandle
“Locke’s Theory of Justified Resistance:
An Explanation and Defense”
Maureen Baginski ’79 ~ Senior Intelligence Advisor
From a B.A. degree in Slavic languages to the National Security Agency, she climbed the ranks to
the Signals Intelligence Directorate, where she was put in charge of developing technology and
producing intelligence information. She eventually headed the FBI's then new Office of Intelligence.
Retired from the FBI in 2005, she is now a director in BearingPoint’s Intelligence Sector.
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Matthias Revers, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Ron Jacobs
“Agents of Democratic Accountability? Professional Culture
of Political Journalism in the US and Germany”
Leslie A. Sandusky, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Ewan McNay
“The Role of Glucose Transporter 4-Dependent
Glucose Utilization During Cognitive Enhancement
by Angiotensin TV”
Muriel E. Scott, Ph.D., Communication
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Annis G. Golden
“T’m a Home Health Aide, Not a Home Health Maid’:
An Analysis of How Home Health Aides Talk About and
Interpret Their Role”
Suzanne McHugh Strong, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Steven Messner
“Racial Conflict and Bias Crimes Across U.S. Cities:
An Assessment of the Social Threat Perspective”
Man Kit Tse, Ph.D., Physics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kevin Knuth
“Power Law Models of Stock Indices”
Kimberly Van Orman, Ph.D., Philosophy
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Ron McClamrock
“Explaining the Gap: How a Particular View of Explanation
Underwrites the Explanatory Gap”
Matthew F. Vivyan, Ph.D., History
Dissertation Chair: Prof. John Monfasani
“Crawling between Earth and Heaven: Shakespeare
and Elizabethan Aristotelianism”
William Joseph Whalen, Ph.D., English
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Bret Benjamin
“Queer Bodies and Queer Materials In Post-WWII
American Texts”
Jari G. Willing, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Christine Wagner
“The Role of Progesterone Receptor in Development of the
Mesocortical Dopaminergic Pathway”
Yongchen Zhao, Ph.D., Economics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kajal Lahiri
“Essays on Forecasting with Survey Data and
Many Predictors”
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College of Computing and Information
Andrew James Hurd, Ph.D., Information Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Joette Stefl-Mabry
“Exploratory Study of Student Instructional Choice in
Online Learning”
Alan George Labouseur, Ph.D., Computer Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Jeong-Hyon Hwang
“A Query-Oriented Approach to Graph Series Distribution
and Replication”
Stephen A. Lackey, Ph.D., Information Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Catherine T. Lawson
“Integrating Place and Time with Tasks: Supporting the
Student Commuter”
Ewa Musial, Ph.D., Computer Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Mei-Hwa F. Chen
“Effective Entity Resolution Methodology for Improving
Data Quality and Reliability of Service-Oriented
Applications”
Ru Shen, Ph.D., Computer Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Chittibabu Guda
“Graph Mining and Module Detection in Protein-Protein
Interaction Networks”
School of Criminal Justice
Debernee S. Privott, Ph.D., Criminal Justice
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Graeme Newman
“Inmate Perceptions of Sexual Victimization Risk:
A Predictive Analysis”
Qing Wei, Ph.D., Criminal Justice
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Alan Lizotte
“Family Structure and Juvenile Delinquency:
An Examination of Inter-Individual Difference and
Intra-Individual Variability”
School of Education
William J. Anders, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Robert Bangert-Drowns
“Impact of Study Circles on Attitudes toward Racial and
Ethnic Equity among Adolescent Student Participants”
L. Oliver Robinson ’96 ~ Superintendent, Shenendehowa School District
The first from his Bell Glade, Fla., high school to graduate from an Ivy League college, he is an authority on public
school finance who rose in ten years from an administrator in the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school district to
superintendent of schools for Mohonasen Central, to superintendent of the Capital Region’s largest school district,
Shenendehowa Central. He was named one of the region’s “Best and Brightest Under 40” by The Business Review.
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Paul C. Berry, Ph.D., Educational Administration &
Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kathryn Schiller
“Where Are All the Principals Going? An Analysis of Public
School Attrition, Mobility and Turnover”
Umit Boz, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Istvan Kecskes
“Topic and Task Control in English Language Learners’
Online Task-based Discussions: A Comparative Study”
Georgia Brooke, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Joan Newman
“Relationships Between Breastfeeding, Maternal
Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy, and the Cognitive
Functioning of Akwesasne Mohawk Adolescents Exposed
to Environmental Pollution”
Rebecca L. Burnheimer, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. LaRae M. Jome
“The Effects of Trust and Perceived Supervisor and Organi-
zational Support on Employee Attitudes and Behavior”
Victoria C. Coyle, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Dianna Newman
“Adolescent Reading in Digital and Print Modes: An
Investigation into the Predictive Value of Student Reading
Frequencies in Digital and Print Formats on 8th Grade
English Language Arts Outcomes”
Jay B. Deitchman, Ph.D., Educational Administration &
Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Alan P. Wagner
“Factors Influencing the Adjustment of International
Students Enrolled at Public Higher Education Institutions
in New York State: An Example of Between Group
Differences”
Ke Fang, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Myrna Friedlander
“Contributions of Personality, Acculturation/
Enculturation and Perceived Racial Discrimination
to Social Anxiety among Chinese Immigrants:
A Context-Specific Assessment”
Stacia Patterson Felicello, Ph.D., Educational
Administration & Policy Studies
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Prof. Alan P. Wagner &
Heinz-Dieter Meyer
“Morale for Principals: Does Mentoring
Make a Difference?”
Karen M. Gregory, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Alan Oliveira
“When Every ‘Teacher is a Language Teacher: A Case
Study of High School Math and Science Instructors’
Use of Multimodal Accommodations with ELs”
Melody Hallenbeck Nadeau, Ph.D., Curriculum and
Instruction
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Istvan Kecskes
“Adult Learners of English Interacting with Native-Speaker
Teachers’ and Non-Native-Speaker Teachers: Exploring
Classroom Differences”
Jia Liu-Trofimovsky, Psy.D., School Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Deborah Kundert
“School Psychologists’ Early Numeracy Training
and Practices”
Barbara Maria Vokatis, Ph.D., Reading
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Margaret Sheehy
“Meaning Making with an iPad: A Case Study of
One Child’s Engagement with iPad Applications within
Her Family Activity System”
Alexander Philip Wind, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. David Dai
“Two Text-based Interventions on Rigid Problem
Solving in the Water Jugs Test”
Francine Wizner, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Alan Oliveira
“Scientific Humor in the Secondary Classroom”
College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Benjamin David Briggs, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science
& Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Nathaniel Cady
“Investigation of HfOx/Cu Resistive Memory for
Advanced Encryption Applications”
Mary Viola Graham, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science
& Engineering
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Profs. Alain Kaloyeros
and Nathaniel Cady
“Development of Antifouling Surfaces to Reduce
Bacterial Attachment”
Richard Wesley ’71 ~ Federal Judge
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 to the U.S. Court of Appeals, he is
one of America’s leading jurists. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in
1982, then to the State Supreme Court in 1986. In 1997, he was appointed by then
Governor Pataki to the New York State Court of Appeals.
Isaac Nelson Lund, Ph.D., Nanoscale Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Robert Geer
“Heterogenous Metal Induced Nanowire Growth and its
Application as a Negative Electrode in Li-ion Batteries”
Donald Adam McCarthy, Ph.D., Nanoscale Sciences
Dissertation Chair: Prof. J. Andres Melendez
“Mechanisms of Age-Related Inflammation and Cancer:
The Synergistic Effect of Oxidants and Calcium”
Michael R. Padgen, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science
& Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. James Castracane
“Expanding Applications of the Nano Intravital Device
as a Platform for Exploring Tumor Microenvironments”
Richard S. Phillips, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science
& Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Eric Eisenbraun
“Nanostructured TiOx as a Catalyst Support Material
for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”
Michael Rizzolo, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science
& Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kathleen Dunn
“The Influence of Impurities and Metallic Capping Layers
on the Microstructure of Copper Interconnects”
Elroy A. Tatem, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Profs. Alain Kaloyeros
and Eric Eisenbraun
“Investigating Quantum Oscillations in the Thermal
Coefficient of Resistivity of Ultra-thin Capping Layers
on Cu for Interconnect Applications”
James K. Williams, Ph.D., Nanoscale Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. James Castracane
“An Implantable Device for Manipulation of the in
vivo Tumor Microenvironment”
Nelson A. Rockefeller College of
Public Affairs & Policy
Jonathan D. Arnett, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Victor Asal
“An Explanation for States’ Adherence to Noncombatant
Immunity in Aerial Bombardment Post-World War II”
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DOCTORAL DEGREES ‘onr)
Vincent J. Commisso, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Peter Breiner
“Machiavelli’s Necessity”
Kimberley Fletcher, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Julie Novkov
“The Collision of Political and Legal Time: Foreign Affairs
and the Court’s Transformation of Executive Authority”
Issares Lertangtam, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Victor Asal
“Unpacking the Impact of Democracy on Terrorism”
Jody Maria Longo-Schmid, Ph.D.,
Public Administration & Policy
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Yvonne Harrison
“Making Parts Instead of Children: Policy Feedback
and No Child Left Behind”
Anna Lopatina, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Cheng Chen
“State Intervention in Foreign Investment: Comparative
Study of China’s and India’s Petroleum Industries”
Katherine M. Truby, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Meredith Weiss
“Negotiated Bodies: Institution Building and Participatory
Policymaking in Mexico’s Public Health Sector”
School of Public Health
Denis Akankunda, Dr.P.H., Public Health
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Barry R. Sherman
“Factors Associated with Incomplete Reporting of HIV
and AIDS by Uganda’s Surveillance System”
Dorcey L. Applyrs, Dr.P.H., Public Health
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Janine Jurkowski
“Corticosteroid Use, Emotional Health and Daily
Activities: Ethnic Differences in Women with Systemic
Lupus Erythematosus”
Meghan Gale Blaskowitz, Dr.P.H., Public Health
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Benjamin Shaw
“Predictors of Emergency Room Utilization and
Hospitalization Among Adults with Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities”
Christopher F. Davis, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Louise-Anne McNutt
“Novel Partner Notification Approaches in NYS and
Antibiotic Resistance in the Management of Chlamydia
‘Trachomatis Infections”
Lisa Lillien ’87 —- Author and Entrepreneur
The creator of the “Hungry Girl” brand, Lillien has created a guilt-free, fun approach to dieting.
She is the author of eight best-selling books, five of which debuted at number one on the
New York Times bestsellers list. She has television shows airing on both the Food Network
and Cooking Channel, and has over one million subscribers to her daily e-mails.
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Brett R. Harris, Dr.P.H., Public Health
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Benjamin Shaw
“Barriers and Facilitators to Adoption and Implementation
of Alcohol and Drug Screening, Brief Intervention, and
Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in School-Based Health
Centers: Role of Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and
Perceptions”
Yvonne A. Johnston, Dr.P.H., Public Health
Dissertation Chair: Prof. David Strogatz
“Predictors of Attrition among Participants in a
Worksite Wellness Program”
Erika F. LaPorta, Ph.D., Biomedical Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. JoEllen Welsh
“Molecular Actions of the Vitamin D Receptor
in Breast Cancer”
Jean M. Moore, Dr.P.H., Public Health
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Diane M. Dewar
“A Study to Detect the Presence of Racial/Ethnic Pay Dis-
parities Among Registered Nurses (RNs) in U.S. Hospitals”
Purba Mukherjee, Ph.D., Biomedical Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Janice Pata
“DNA Polymerase: structure and function”
Thomas James O’Grady, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Francis Boscoe
“An Evaluation of Factors Leading to the Risk and
Detection of Thyroid Cancer”
Nimish Patel, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Louise-Anne McNutt
“Medication Use and Patients Co-Infected with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus: Quantify-
ing the Prevalence & Identifying the Predictors of Clinically
Significant Drug-Drug Interations Associated with Therapy
Containing First Generation N”
Srishti Shrestha, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Edward Fitzgerald
“Perfluorinated Compounds, Thyroid Function and
Neuropsychological Status in the Older Residents of
Upper Hudson River Communities”
Winnie Wang, Ph.D., Biomedical Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Martin Tenniswood
“Crosstalk Between VITAMIN Dt- AND TESTOSTER-
ONE-Mediated Signaling in Prostate Cancer Cells”
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Kelly Katherine Winjum, Dr.P.H., Public Health School of Social Welfare
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Mary Gallant ee ae eg
“Falls Among Native American Older Adults” Dirk H. N. C. De Jong, Ph.D., Social Welfare
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Laura Hopson
“Heteronormativity, Homonormativity, and Gender Vari-
ance in the Classroom: Perceptions and Reflections from
School Social Workers”
Kuangnan Xiong, Ph.D., Biometry & Statistics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. M. Recai Yucel
“Roughened Random Forests for Binary Classification”
Nur Zeinomar, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Roxana Moslehi
“Breast Cancer Susceptibility: An Education
Intervention and Genetic Epidemiology Study”
Nicole S. MacFarland, Ph.D., Social Welfare
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Philip McCallion
“Outpatient Treatment Approaches, Services and Outcomes
for Older Addicted Adults”
Sarah P. Maynard, Ph.D., Social Welfare
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Anne Fortune
“MSW Macro Student Field Evaluation Pilot”
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MASTERS DEGREES AND
fe AWUATE CERTIFICATES
Degree candidates are listed alphabetically by School/College and degree.
COLLEGE OF
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
Master of Arts
Desiree Crljenica Alexander
Elmirasadat Alihosseini
Pamela Elideth Alvarado-McNamara
Amira M. Amari
Megan Lindsey Aurelia
Mahamadou Lamine Bagayoko
Megan Lee Bailey
Joel Balbi
Aleksandra Baltrusaitis
Leeann Barrett
Samantha Aldea Barry
Laura Nicole Bogardus
Mary Brady
Shannon Briggs
Janice Lyn Bush
Jamie Lynn Campbell
Caitlynne Presti Cash
Jani Mystique Cash
Tracey Alexandra Casseus
Mohua Chakraborti
Sreyashi Chakravarty
Laura Rose Colaneri
Michael Christopher Corlew
Ildefonso Correas Apelanz
Christopher Nicholas Cox
Timothy Shane Cox
Sheila Firenze Croft
Christina Jane Danley
Maxence Dardelet
Laura Margaret DeMarco
Kenneth Roraback DeVoe
Michael Dillen :
Judith Carline DolcE
DeneE Colleen Easy
Joseph M. Erman
Carmen Fagnani
Desiree A. Farley
Kendra Jane Farstad
Laura J. Gallery
Zanetta Denise Gary
Marie Gerhardt
Zeenat Ghuman
Bryan Goldberg
Lisa Dawn Grant
Aissatou Guisse
Brittni Cera Gulotty
Aster Georgo Haile
Nafiseh Hamidi
Elahe Imanian
Eun Jung Jin
Michael Johnson-Hales
Byung-Ann Kang
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Noor Ahmed Khan
Na Yeong Kim
Sean Kingsbury
Tyler Bernard Kirk
Christina Michele Klepper
Jonathan J. Knickerbocker
Michael Knoll
Katherine Ruth Kurtessis
Michael Konstantine Lahanas
Shuang Liang
Zigiang Lin
Anthony Lino
Chen Liu
Pengfei Liu
Danielle C. Llaneza
Ian David Lulas
Dalton Dayne Marsh
Chenelle Denee Massey
Peter Antonio Matina
Maeve L. McEneny
Jesse McGuire
Devore J. McIntosh
Jamie Marie Meinsen
William Angelo Meredith
Claire Arielle Nicolas
Patrick David Niles
Yajaira M. Nunez-Cortes
Laurie Okinaga
Ashley Ifeoma Okonkwo
Mary Helen O’Malley
Steven J. Osikowicz
Brendan Richard Peabody
Erol W. Pedersen
Christopher Robert Perry
Claire Elizabeth Pettit
Sarah Martha Pragen
Alexandra Leah Prince
Ying Qi
Sara Noel Querbes
Yessenia Raposo
Christopher Elton Rees
Jia Ren
Diana Lisett Rios Jasso
Margot Simone Rodriguez
Chantie Rony
Sara Alison Ruggiero
Erting Sa
Ahmed Asif Sabery
Nasim Sarabandi
Richa Saraf
Kimberly Ann Saunders
Andrew Sears
Hakimeh Sehhat Noshahr
Jade Guy Setias
Christopher Joseph Sobik
William Joseph Sorel
Jonathan Rollin Steen
Shane Nolan Stuart
Yasumasa Sugai
David Jacob Swiderski
Lori Jean Swift
Rumi Takahashi
Chucheng Tan
Tania Jahan Tani
Rory Tice
Logan Ann Tierney
Thi Tham Ngoc Tran
Yu-Jie Tsai
Brynna Elizabeth Tussey
Kristen Marie Uhl
Isoken Ukinebo Uzamere
Pamela Renee Washington
Arianne Sharie Watson
Ola Mae Williams
Jermaine Wright
Ye Yao
Andrea M. Yarbrough-Morris
Benjamin Michael Zaientz
Jessica Marie Zuhlke
Master of Science
Anneliese Elizabeth Antonucci
Elise Caron
Christopher R. Cavender
Anna L. Christie-Carnicella
Justin Michael Ford
Elyse Mary Griffin
Hesham Abdel Monem Hassan
Samantha Hoff
Matthew Robert Julian
Jaymes Senter Kenyon
Katie M. Kern
Carisa Ashley Miller
Teresa Anne O’Neill
Lisa Marie Pipino
William Kenneth Redick
Christiana Oluwaseun Salami
Lauren Marie Slawsky
Sara M. Stark
Vicky Tang
Lorianne Kelly Welch
Kevin Bernard Wynne
Jamie R. Zaccaria
Master of Fine Arts
Katria M. Foster
Dustin Angelo Garafolo
Roberta Gentry
Wenjie Han
Angela Paley Heisch
Monica Anne Hughes
Ilana Kathryn Zwiebel
Master of Regional
Planning
Serdar Bascetin
Michael A. Burke
Roy G. Casper
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
MAY 17, 2014
Regina Min Connelly
Susan Ellin Cowin
Bryan David Cross
Ozge Erbas
Gregory Michael Francese
Alexander Gordon
Enos Han
Kelsey Hansen
Orin William Harcourt
Cynthia Joan Herbach
Brian Nicholas Isoldi
E’Lan Martinique Jenkins
Colin Andrew King
Lauren Luz Melendez
Celeste Louise Roeller
Samira Sarabandikachiyany
Brian Joseph Stewart
Christopher M. Utzig
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Economic
Forecasting
Andrew William Fisher
Zeenat Ghuman
Eric Joseph Morris
Andrew Scott Turner
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Geographic
Information Systems and
Spatial Analysis
Spencer A. Bruce
Kimberley Corwin Hunsinger
Alexander George Neil
Lisa Marie Pipino
Margot Simone Rodriguez
Smita Sharma
Maxwell Alan Wolckenhauer
Qiuyi Zhang
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Latin American,
Caribbean and U.S. Latino
Studies
Jesse McGuire
SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS
Master of Science
Michael Andrew Akel
Peter Neil Alfieri
Juan Alzate-Jaramillo
Brandon David Bello
Mary Elizabeth Biagiotti
Joseph Peter Bilella
Jessica Leigh Boland
Angelina Marie Bottiglieri
Dmitri Thomasovich Bradley
Alexander Christian Bringsjord
Richard Jason Bukzin
Thomas Angelo Buonincontri
Kathleen Alice Button
Kelly Marie Cawley
John James Chase
Tam Thi Ngoc Dang
Karen Deborah DeLisle
Valerie Fern Dellacerra
Kabiru Aebayo Dere
Mukta Deshpande
Patrick Enriquez
Thomas James Ferlenda
Lindsey Ann Fifield
Andrew James Forenza
Patrick Joseph Friel
Ciara Grace Galante
Spiridoula Giannoulas
Heather Paula Goldstein
Reuben Gingold Gottlieb
Connor Mark Greenseich
Steven Christopher Gregory
Yushu Gu
Chengzhen He
Kurt Josef Heiss
Jennifer Elizabeth Hennessy
Jennifer Jeanine Henrikson
Katherine Rae Hibbins
Xiaofen Huang
Rachael Cosette Hurd
Joseph James Ilacqua
Matthew Craig Interrante
Renee Jackson
Corey Eileen Jenkins
Michael Eric Jeske
Maxwell Richard Jewell
Samantha Riane Katz
Sean Kaufmann
Sarah Keita
Mohammad Shahzeb Saif Khan
James Michael Kivlen
Benjamen Myles Knapp
Christina M. Kosier
Matthew John Krohmer
Michael Eric Kruse
Melissa Marie Kuhl
Laura Dee Ladu
Lijie Lai
Melissa C. Lanne
Liu Liu
Alana Ashley Louisy
Yiji Ma
John Francis Masucci
Cody McCabe
Alex J. Menz
Ayaka Minoura
Gregory Robert Muller
Alyssa Nicole Nash
Geoffrey Drysdale Ogden
Danielle Marie Osterhout
Zhe Pei
Tanya Mary Philip
Krystie L. Phillips
Daniel Joseph Porreca
Dennis Joseph Pruden
Patrick Joseph Rizzo
Samuel Cobb Rodriguez
David Patrick Sargent
Matthew James Scala
William Robert Shields
Robert Victor Siciliano
Mark Jason Smith
Alicia Marie Smolenski
Jiayue Song
Yixuan Song
Jeffrey M. Spiletic
Kevin Spiletic
Amy Karla Spitz
Xiaoyun Sun
Yawen Tan
Shawn Michael Thomson
Joseph Tringali
Lauren ‘Taylor Ursaki
Paul John Valentine
Cara Nicole Veneziano
Lauryn Katherine Virkler
Rosanna E. Volpe
William H. Walker
Kathleen Megan Walsh
Yuanyuan Wang
Xuejing Wu
Janet Yuan
Jonathan M. Zarkin
Zhilin Zhou
Marisa Beth Zucker
Master of Business
Administration
Daniel Alan Ager
Kelly A. Anderson
William Anthony Augustine
Nicholas Anthony Baratto
Aymen Belazi
Stephen Michael Biondo
Kristin Joan Brown
Seth M. Cagle
Ying Ju Chen
Mireya Carolina Corvalan
Ashley Dawn Cox
Colby Creedon
Sarah Michelle Csipak
Nicole Marie DeRubertis
Robert DiMola
Logan William Dodge
Patrick M. Doorey
Brittany Eveleth
Jonathan Thomas Fanning
Samantha Ashley Ford
Colin John Frederickson
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GRADUATE CERTIFICATES ‘cont
Keir Grey Gardner
William L. Gohl
Leah Goldberg
Eric $. Grignon
Ryan Eric Heller
Ryan D. Henderson
Daniel Patrick Hogan
Jacob Stephen Iati
Charanya Jayaraaman
Tanvir Kaur
Qingyang Li
Mengying Liu
Michael Bruce Lounsbury
Chuanling Lu
Steven James Luttman
Christopher J. Madej
Jason E. Maloney
Chuck Mba
Thomas Alexander McDonald
Jordan Meikle
Rebecca Jean Miller
Matthew John Murrisky
Paul Gregory Nicotera
Christopher Jon Nolin
Kevin P. O’Brien
‘Timea Pinter
Laura Taylor Plaske
Michael Rizzolo
Rachel Lynn Shamp
Adam J. Silvia
Jennie Sinchak
Elizabeth Smart
Tina L. Soden
Michael Spiezio
Jonathan Royal St. Clair
Phoebe Eloise Stonbely
Zhengyu [ao
Alexandra Caitlin Thomas
Nathaniel Michael Toussaint
Jose Rafael Valdez
Beckett Jordan Weber
Brandon William Wiggand
Rexella William
Jinming Zhang
Derek Zielinski
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Information
Security
Seth M. Cagle
COLLEGE OF
COMPUTING
AND
INFORMATION _
Master of Science
Aditya Vikram
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Adnan Shabir
Desiree Crljenica Alexander
Udit Arora
Aurora Becker
Andrew John Borman
Gary A. Braglia
Jamie R. Brinkman
Edward F. Carey
Maureen Koreman Carey
Sriharsha Sri Naga Dhanyamraju
Jennifer Christine Diaz
Stephanie Dobiecki
Ian Timothy Gauthier
Kimberly Ann Gianfrancesco
Michael Rudolph Grotzer
Bhisham Guleria
Cailie A. Hafener
Thomas Asa Hibbs
Benjamin Morton Himmelfarb
Adam James Hoffman
Sheryl Beth Hoffman
Xiaogi Hu
Pritesh Pradeep Jain
Aparna Nitin Joshi
Ann Carroll Kearney
Elizabeth Alice Kerr
Joshua Micah Krutt
Lindsay Marie Kulzer
Chul-Seung Lee
Ping Li
Qijun Liu
Chia-Yun Lu
Yuchao Ma
Ruth Mallard
Punitha Manjunath
Kourtney I’Shona Martin
Shweta Mehto
Amanda Merritt
Kelsey Elizabeth Milner
Kaveh Mirzaei
Jennifer Ann Moore
Ravi Krishna Satya Srinivasa Musti
Harsha Vardhan Nandigama
Andrew Robert Nasman
Lauren Carissa Obst
Wu Pan
Kyuseo Park
Angelo Quadara
Vijay Rajan
Abhishek Saha
Surya Sonal Saripalli
Caitlin Marie Sbiroli
Megan Janelle Scullin
Mark Edward Seabury
Joshua Seymour
Aishwarya Sharma
Ashley Nicole Smolinski
Richa Srivastava
Shweta Srivastava
Srujana Tadiparthy
Marvin A.M. Titus-Casseus
Peter Shane Tomlinson
Elizabeth Anne Trabka
Michele P. Tuohy
Lindsay M. Valentine
Benjamin Michael Van Tol
Vishal Gautham Venkataraaman
Blair Lewis Williams
James Henry Wolbert
Aimee Elise Wooding
Chao Xu
Kisuk Yoo
SCHOOL OF
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
Master of Arts
Thomas J. Bilach
Ethan Timothy Brennan
Alyssa Marie Centeno
Bryan Anthony De La Rosa
Paul-Steven Concepcion Dolores
Jibran-Ramon Duran
Susanna Leslie Gleichman
Amy Jean Hudson
Mehrnoosh Karimi Andu
Ryan James Leone
Lindsey Rose Levandoski
Ashley Lynn McMullen
Ryan Andrew O’Mara
Eric SeGall
SCHOOL OF
EDUCATION|
Master of Science
Christine Philomena Abelseth
Alyssa Nicolina Abitabile
Jason Leonard Abramowitz
Kathleen Anne Allen
Heather Christine Badger
Zachary Quain Barbis
Patrick Rodrigue Belibi Enama
Amanda Christine Bills
Benjamin C. Blanchard
Linsey C. Bland
Kathryn Rose Bollentin
Arielle Christine Buccella
Alice Marie Buskus
Nathan Dainyeau Cadoret
Claudia Maria Carlos
Marisah A. Case
Erin Leigh Caulfield
Molisa Cheng
Hwayoung Chun
Erica Lynn Cole
Danielle M. Cross
Emily Davis
Brittney Ann DiBacco
Shauna Lynn Edwards
Anne Everett
Jakob Edwards Falci
Meagan Elizabeth Farrell
Alicia Fernandez
Elizabeth Lyndsey Ferrell
Sarah Ashley Fogle
Rebecca Jean Gray
Robert J. Graybeal, Jr.
Jeremy Thomas Grunstra
James K. Haas
Daniel Earl Hacker
Maria Christina Hetz
Amy L. Higgs
Jay Martin Holland
Joann Iarossi
Erika Ihara
Raelyn Ilges
Stephanie Ann Jenkins
Larissa Nicole Johnson
Monika June Keksis
Erica Kloster
Ashley Lynn Knox
Shih-Han Kung
Heather Anne Kurto
Judith Lynn Lucks
Lisa Marie Martin
Meaghan Elizabeth Martin
Talat Masood
Carolyn Jean Mattiske
Nawal Pearline Mays
Terra Lynn McEachron
Chelsea Marie Metzger
Alyssa Ann Miccuci
Tara Stacey Miller
Jennevieve Marie Mitchell
Matthew Narode
Gina Lynn Norton
Laura Kate O’Connor
Roman Nicolas Pasquill
Debra Lynn Passino
Kristen Elizabeth Pelc
Brandon C. Pierson
Hino Reyes
Jenna Marie Riefenhauser
Linda M. Roberts
Allison J. Roe
Patrick Jc Saville
Kaitlin Marie Scanlon
Anne Deborah Schwartz
Catherine Mary Scott
Kimberly Shannon
Chad M. Shippee
Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which spawned
Melissa Susan Staba-Busch
Qian Sun
Melyssa Kymber Swett
Matthew James Talbot
John Raymond Teevan III
Justin Michael Thompson
Courtney Marie Tianello
Adrienne Maria Todd
Lourdes Maria Torres
Ngoc Thi Bich Tran
Jenette Lee Turshen
Andrew Walldroff
Jeanne Marie Weber
Andrea Lynn Whitbeck
Shannon Lynn Willigan
Brittany Anne Zadrozinski
Jing Zhang
Certificate of Advanced
Study in Educational
Research
Kara Elizabeth Parnett
Certificate of Advanced
Study in Reading
Thea A. Yurkewecz
Certificate of Advanced
Study in School
Psychology
Daniel Ryan Hoffman
Kelly Ann Means
Brianna M. Policastro
Advanced Graduate
Certificate in School
Building Leadership
Patricia Ann Balmer
Joseph D. Otter
Merissa Lynn Taylor
Sarah Jane Zuckerman
Advanced Graduate
Certificate in School
District Business
Leadership
Pamela A. Culbertson
Advanced Graduate
Certificate in School
District Leadership
Daniel P. Carroll
Gregory Maguire ’76 ~ Author of Wicked
Certificate of Graduate
Study in English as a
Foreign Language
Dagmar J. Frinta
John Raymond ‘Teevan III
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Online Learning
and Teaching
Christina M. Arnone
Diana Marie Cary
COLLEGE OF
NANOSCALE
SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING
Master of Science
William Marvin Allen
Diego Arturo Alvarado
Sanjana Das
Aleksandra G. Gunko
Graeme Housser
Andrea Elizabeth Hubbard
Kavitha Jayarathanam
Genevieve A. Kane
Lisa Anne Keenan
Graham J. Potter
Vivek Verma
Robert Edward Zimmerman
NELSON A.
ROCKEFELLER
COLLEGE OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
AND POLICY
Master of Arts
Vincent J. Commisso
Kevin Timothy Gannon
Trang Thu Nguyen
Wesley D. Nishiyama
Arash Saleh
Christian J. Speedling
Robert A. Whitaker
Completing his first novel as an undergraduate at UAlbany, he continued writing while
devoting 20 years to the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College and
Children’s Literature New England, Inc. Fame came with his 10th novel, Wicked: The Life and
Ava ra-winnina musical
Q-winhing Musica
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MASTER'S DE
GREES AND
GRADUATE CERTIFICATES ‘cont,
Master of Public
Administration
Diana Hassan Abbas
Kelsey Elizabeth Addy
Lesley Adeyemi Adewunmi
Samantha Leigh Baldock
Tolulope Bamwo
Sarah Miller Berte
John J. Bojnowski
Dorian Nii Lantey Bortey
Jeffrey Adam Brauner
Patrick Donald Campion
Tina Show-Hwa Chang
Siyu Chen
Emily Rose Delehanty
Brian Peter Fargnoli
Nicholas William Foglia
Kara Marie Foro
Adam M. Fusco
Kate E. Hanecak
Lubaba Islam
Jin-Kyu Jang
Joowon Jeong
Stephanie Elizabeth Kollmann Baker
Timothy Patrick Lantz
Hakyeon Lee
Bo Lei
Amanda Eve Levit
Yi-Chun Liu
Stephen Gordon Lyons
Kevin James Maggio
Sean Michael Maguire
Frank William McStay II
Seyedmehdi Mirarabshahi
Mahdi Mirdamadi Najafabadi
Aran Clifton Mull
Meghan Kathleen Nyman
Manuel J. Pardo
Youngdoo Park
Joseph James Popcun
Jessica Porcelli
Jonathan William Pum
Giorgia Rauso
Laura Trupti Salkowe
Alexander John Shaver
Jee Hye Sin
Justin Park Smith
Wan-Ling Su
Shiping Sun
Shen Wang
Xiaojing Wang
Ying Xu
Min Yu
Qian Zhang
Simin Zou
of the first county-w
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e Nediatrician and tirelec
> pediatncian anda tireies
Certificate of Advanced
Study in Planning and
Policy Analysis
Pavel Terpelets
Jason Edward Zeliph
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Public Sector
Management
Lesley Adeyemi Adewunmi
Craig Joseph Famoso
Brian Christopher Supple
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Women and
Public Policy
Whitney Francisca Martinez
SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
Master of Science
Samuel C. Byrne
Cihan Setenay Caglayan
Mary Ellen Dundas
Xiaoyu Fan
Dismus D.O. Gekonge
Sara B. Griesemer
Zi Jin
Joseph Michael La Porta
Yali Meng
Gaukhar Aidarbekovna Mergenova
Deleep Nair
Anisa Proj
Dennis Pu
Seung Jun Seo
Tarak Shrestha
Liudmyla Slobodianyk
Matthew Allen Swahn
Dina Terloyeva
Tetyana Vasylyeva
Raquel Laura Velazquez
Master of Public Health
Kenneth Onyekachi Aduba
Juan Carlos Alejaldre Velez
Danielle Shanis Andrews
Khin Nandee Aung
Olubunmi Chukwuma Awofeso
Jessica Lee Baugh
Lolita McDavid ’70 ~ Pediatrician and Children’s Advocate
edical director for child
Jvocate for children’s rights and welfare, she was a founder and
f the Children’s Defense Fund and helped establish Voices for
AMARA: 4 r, Attic at (a
advocacy and protection at Clev
Mariela Del Mar BodUn Ramos
Meghan Carnowski
Michelle Cassandra Cavanagh
Samantha L. Chu
Jessica Anne Coyle
Mabel De Jesus
Jessica Silberman Dennis
Eniola Dipe
Sam Nicole Goldstein
Michael Paul Gregg
Lauren Elizabeth Howland
Jillian Lisa Jeffrey
Rachel Teresa Jones
Tabitha Felecia Julien
Fida Khatib
Allison Shea Kline
Aleina Marie LaBrake
Makeda Elizabeth Laundry
Timothy James Leach
Alicia Natasha Lee
Rebecca Lynn Lewis
Omotayo Oloruntoyin Majekodunmi
Weston Julian Malek
Sandra Baumgartner Martin
Martin O’Mally Monahan
Beverly Obeng
Michael Stephen Opare-Addo
Alda M. Osinaga
Victoria J. Roggen
Kevin Soe
Wendy Jane Strollo
Chaak Tam
Eva ‘Tanner
Tiffany Valentin
Christine Ann Westerman
Stephanie Ann Wilkinson
Erika Freese Wilson
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Public Health
Fundamentals and
Principles
Attisso Mawuena Akakpo
Robert Bikwemu
Jonathan Cousins
Marsha Decatus
Aimee Kathryn Grace
John A. Helmeset
Donna Jeanne Kiesel
Stephanie Elizabeth Ostrowski
Erica E. Razek
Annmarie Romano
Daniele-Marisa Stansfield
SCHOOL
OF SOCIAL
WELFARE
Master of Social Work
Wendy Scherer Abels
Fariha Najat Ahmed
Jaclyn Carmen Albizu
Kate Elizabeth Alden
Ashlei Allen
Anna Livia Annese
Catherine Aubertine
Jenny M. Ayers
Megan Elizabeth Ayres-Gregory
Hasanai Badar
Amanda Leigh Baker
Alexandra Lucia Basile
Rebecca Lynn Biers
Jessica Lynn Boer
Tiffany M. Bradley
Ellen Marie Brandon
Charissa Marie Brown
Jocelyn Maria Brownell
Amanda Jeanette Cafaro
Rosalie A. Calcagno
Kristin Alyssa Case
Angela T. Chirico
Ashley Lynn Clarke
Rachelle S. Cobell
Jake Colby -
Darren Thomas Cosgrove
Jurian W. Craig
Lacey Rose Cukier
Meghan Burke Davis
Stephanie Marie DeGroat
Ana Clare Dempsey
Kristy Lee Dodsworth
Kathy Dor
Alexandrea Lee Doran
Rebecca Leigh Eckerson
Leigh Ann Eckmann
Brianna English
Shannon N. Engwer
Amanda McWalter-Bane Fiske
Samantha Sue Fletcher
Mariah Jane Fountain
Natalie Francis
Aletta Christine French
Martin Gardlin
Catherine Gleason
Anne Marie Grenchus
Elizabeth Marie Hall
Harlan R. Hall
Jennifer Anne Hamilton
Cara Mary Hanley
Alexis Harrington
Lindsey Lee Heiser
Lindsay Hinman
Mamata Das Hotha
Sarah Louise Howes
Amy Jean Hudson
Ashley Shari Huie
Marisa Therese Iacobucci
Lima James
Shannon Elizabeth Jazowski
Erica Lynn Ketchel
Stephanie Marie Kittredge
Kelly Marie Kolnick
Laura Koonz
Renee Ena Kumaga
Antonietta Lafortezza
Diane E. Lang
Christine Ellen Leavitt
Maria Christina Lenseth
Anna M. Letko
Angela Marie Leva
Alicia Lewis
Tricia Ellen Lewis
Catherine Cecile Lindquist
Tai-Anne Felicia Linton
Jessica Lynn Longstreth
Melissa Maureen Lovell
Lorinda Alda Mainetti
Kellie Maisenbacher
Erin Marisa Mason
Joseph A. Maynard
Dacia Nikitta McBean
Sheila Tanya McDuffy
Brittany Yvette McGrady
Amanda Elizabeth McKeough
Christine Linda McMahon
Jennifer Ann McNeilly
Victoria Xiomara Melillo
Elizabeth Hope Mills
Maureen Mitchell
Nicolas Mojica
Marykate Monroe
Antoinette Montanino
Alexandra Arlene Munoz
Laura C. Nealon
Kerri E. Neifeld
Melody L. Nunez
Daniel John O’Brien
Suzanne Marie Odom
Charles Chedsey Orr
Sylvia Maria Ortega
Jovanina Pagano
Jennifer Pederquist
Ariela Perez-Wallach
Nafeesah Potts
Alyssa Lynn Pullmain
Twila Dee Quaid
Somayeh RashidiDehnavi
Erin Nicole Reale
Christina Rose Reap
Marissa Reimer
Mary Clare Reitz
Ricardo Charles Rhymaun
Erin Elizabeth Riley
Jasmine Rivera
Amy Robandt
Samantha Anne Roberts
Kyra Roseada Romanello
Courtney Erin Rovere
Hlin Saethorsdottir
Christina Marie Saulpaugh
Michael A. Schnapp
Carly Ann Schurman
Lori Schwartz
Catherine Marie Schwasman
Dana A. Scuderi-Hunter
Lauren Brooke Selmon
Jenna R. Silberman
Alyssa Rae Slezak
Amanda Dottie Smith
Alyssa Jennifer Starrantino
Christina Rebecca Steigleman
Sarahrose McAdam Stern
Destony Stewart
Eben Nathaniel Stiles
Alyssa Jane Sullivan
Chelsea P. Tobin
Briana Elizabeth Tomaszewski
Migdalia Torres
Lysandra Rose Vega
Alicia Maureen Vollmer
Kenya Wagstaffe
Bethany Morgan Waite
Scott M. Weeks
Kimberly Lynn Werner
Michelle Katharine Wilber
Chinequia Tyann Williams
Meghan Seayra Wilson
Erica L. Wolfe
Christina Dee Wright
Flannery Kathleen Wright
Mark Joseph Ziobro
UNITIVERSITY-
WIDE INTER-
DISCIPLINARY
STUDIES
Advanced Graduate
Certificate in Professional
Science Management
Anna L. Christie-Carnicella
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Nonprofit
Management and
Leadership
Alicia Leigh D’Alessandro
Jennifer Ellen O’Connor
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Degree candidates are listed alphabetically by School/College and degree.
COLLEGE OF
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
Bachelor of Arts
Ida Abraham *
Andres Avelino Abreu
Jasmine Marie Abreu
Neslihan Adanali
Shalonda Addison
Daniel Santiago Aguera ***
Katherine Melissa Aguilar
Anita Ajiboye *
Bushra Akram
Erica Lynn Albanese
Joseph Ross Albano
Lauren Alyse Alcorn
Derek Leonard Aldous
Anthony Michael Alesandro
Nicole E. Ali
Christopher John Allen *
Sarahi Almodovar
Krystina Andrea Alphonso
Shaniese Racquel Alston
Jennifer Ida Alweiss ***
Russell Craig Amigo
Michael Grant Ancin
Brandon Michael Anders
Gabrielle Johanna Anderson
Stacy Andre
Kevin D. Angus
Carli Helen Antignani *
Yisury Antonio
Kristopher Lloyd Apa
Edgar Jair Aquino
Lori Araneo ***
Samantha Archino
Elizabeth Octavina Aritonang
Felicia D. Armijo *
Kristina V. Armioia
Rachel Lyndsey Arnaud
Andrew Ionas Artemou
Wael Fadle Assallami
Christopher John Assini
Ilkay Atmaca
Alyssa Marie Aufiero **
Travis Kevin Augustin
Samantha Lynn Avillo
Linda Azon
By 1962, the College had earned national distinction. In that same year, the State University of New York system
of higher education underwent a rapid expansion in response to rising needs. The College joined the system
as one of four University Centers, and became a broad-based public research institution. Evan R. Collins,
president from 1949 to 1969, led this transformation, complete with a new campus uptown.
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Nicole Ellen Babbino **
Khrystyna Babyn
Mara Lynn Backer
Gabriela Baez
Jashira Baez *
Jesse Victor Bagell
Vincent John Baio *
Patrycja Anna Bak ***
Melissa Marie Baker
Rebeccah G. Bakich
Melissa Michelle Balais *
Shelby Ann Baldwin
Aboulaye Ballo
Margaret Banda
Christopher M. Bannon
Jonathan Banson
Jordan C. Barber
Augusta Hartman Bargeron
Christopher Charles Barker *
Amanda Kathryn Baroni
Ian Levi Barr
Michelle D. Barrera
Donovan Wayne Barrow-Rogers
Andrew William Barusek
Seth Yale Bauer
Stefanie Ingrid Bauer
Veronica Helen Bauer
Crystal Baumes
Kariel Leshiel Beckford *
Melinda Sue Bednarz
Erica Julia Bejleri **
Brianne Elizabeth Bellon **
Eden Ben-Benjamin ***
Allison Sadie Bennett **
Krystn Marie Benson
Christina Letty Mae Besemer
Alyson Best
Kyle Beverly **
Hassan Rafique Bhatty
Sara Bholanauth
Jacob George Bailey Bickel
Kyle Thomas Blackowl
Christopher Douglas Blair *
Ryan Christopher Blake
Lauren Michele Bleichert
Michael Block
Adrienne Renee Blocker *
Christopher Bluethgen
Tiffany Bonita Bobb *
Christopher George Boll
Elizabeth Marie Borczyk *
Steven Borges
Aaron Borngraber
Darnell Tyrone Pinnace Bostick
Alina Natalia Bourke
Jennifer Frances Bourke
Volha Boyles ***
Christopher Richard Braun
Michelle Breitstein
Alexander Burtch Brennan
Patricia L. Brennan
Samantha Marie Brewer
Audrey Lynn Bridge ***
Danielle M. Brigandi
Andrew J. Brisport
Andrew Edward Britt
Shantel Makeda Brodhead
Rachel Taylor Brotman ***
Jason Kyle Brown
Lisa Marie Brown *
Nneka Aiesha Brown **
Shanice G. Brown
Wyatt Phillips Brown **
William Ryan Brunelle ***
Andrew James Bruno
Carey Mark Bubeck
Christopher J. Buchta Schriber *
Dylan Charles Buckley **
Anthony Giovanni Buffe, Jr.
Brian Taylor Bullard
Delores C. Burgess
Tanay Burnette
Elizabeth Georgette Burns *
Vanessa Marie Burton-Miller
Robert Albert Busse
Seigie Leigh Butler **
Andrew Byun
Caroline T. Cabrera
Solanlly Cabrera
Laura Cairns *
Emily Cecilia Cajas
Hayley Nicole Calarco ***
Connor Patrick Callanan
Laura Jean Callen
Alana Calmi
Juliano William Campanella
Erin Elizabeth Campbell
Michele Grace Canale **
Jelisa Christine Canty
Michael Cappuzzo
Robert Anthony Capuano
Alexandra Theresa Carbone
Stephen James Carey
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
Samara Lauren Cotumaccio
MAY 18, 2014
Rudy Hacker B. Dousset
Taylor Alyssa Carlson Kaitlyn Roberta Covert Meghan Elizabeth Dralle
Timothy John Carnevale *** Aleah B. Coy * Brittany Lauren Duffy *
Elizabeth Mildred Carroll-Marsh Lyvia Crammond Sean K. Duffy
Mackenzie T. Cary Amanda Paige Crispino Rebecca Anne Duncan
Stefano Casarella Brian Timothy Cristiano Kevin Francis Dunne
Tony Casarella Joseph Mauro Cruz Kerri Ann Dutton
Liam M. Casey Joandri Cuevas Alexander Marsh Ebel
Cameron Joseph Castan Arielle Cummings * Tajana Rakesha Edwards
‘Teresa Ruth Castillo *** Ashlee Roshan Cummings Joanna Egles
Starla Lauren Castle ** Kelly Anne Cummings Douglas Marshall Eich
Roely Altagracia Castro Melanie Dos Santos Da Cruz * Michaella Sally Eiss
Peter James Catanzaro Nicole Daglis Benjamin Jacob Ellenbogen
Keith John Cavanagh Chu Dai Tori Nicole Ellis
Michelle Dominique Centrone ** Keriann Marilyn Daley ** Justin W. English
Billy Wayne Chan Anthony Vincent Damiani Chelsea Morgan Ensel
Andrew Chang *** Jenna Rose D’Anna * Julianne Kaja Ersfeld
Jennifer Delia Chapman ** Tyler John Danzi Aron Ettiene Ervin
Imani Shanai Chappelle Nica Belle Dare * Alisha Espinal *
Martine Louise Charles * Walter Harvey Daughtrey Nicholas Philip Esposito
Jillian Rebecca Charyn Emily Sue Davies Dantonio Jaleel Evans
Leonard Allen Chase Stephen Christopher Decea Kimberly Anne Fagan *
Melissa Nichole Chebuske Caleb William DeCesare Irving Lawrence Fallas
Brendon Chen Joshua DeClerck ** Dean Farley ***
Krislin Kunjumon Cherian Deborah Anne Dejesus Kristina Marie Farrell *
Marissa N. Chille * Giselle De Jesus Teresa Margaret Faulkner *
Yasmeen Scherrill Chisolm Zachary Gabriel Dejesus Tara Elizabeth Feeney ***
Hae Young Cho Connor James Delaney Max Joel Feller
So Hyeun Cho ** Nicole Alison DeLaRue Kristi Vale Fernandez
Sahar Saalima Christian Nicole C. Delavega Ryan Douglas Feuerstein
William Daniel Christiansen Mia Antonia Del Gais Kyrie Fielder
Paul William Chromik Chanel T. Delisser *** Stephen N. Figge
Jose Luis Chuchuca Danielle Marie DelNero Jonathan Figueroa
Ashley Nicole Chung *** Tiffani-Amber Constantine Delsoin Matthew C. Finizio
Jeffrey Brett Cintio Jared Anthony DeMarco Kelsey Nicole Fiorillo
Daniel Mark Clark *** Kathryn Elizabeth De Palma *** David Benjamin Fischzang
Courtney Diane Clarke Daniel J. Desbiens Eric Fisher
Corey James Cline Jose Antonio Desiderio * Levi William Fiske
Danielle Cofield * Tornishia Destin Chris B. Flannery
Casey Michael Coglianese Salvatore John De Vito Bridget Carol Flynn *
Alexandra Beth Cohan Kristen Marie Dexter ** Robert Kevin Fogarty **
Lindsay Elizabeth Cohen *** Cristina Diaz Elizabeth Ann Foley **
Krystal Aisha Coleman Caitlin Jennifer DiCaprio * Angela Isabel Fornis
Phylicia Coley Danielle Marie Dietrich ** Kathryn Ann Fortnam ***
Jennifer Lynn Collins * Christine Mary DiGregorio Abigail Fox
Jordan Richard Collver Jessica Ryan Dillman Allison Siobhan Fox
Catherine Ann Colman Andrew Steven Dinardi * Julia Lauren Fox ***
Natalie Concepcion Christina Michele DiPietro *** Nathan Alexander Fox
Jessica Cone Michael Anthony DiRusso
Tyrone Conyers Stephen Thomas Disador
Heulwen Siobahn Corcoran **
Josephine Marie Corsaro
Vanessa Marie Dispigna *
Sean Kevin Donnelly
Modern architect Edward Durrell Stone designed the uptown campus on what was once
the Albany Country Club. Purportedly the largest single academic construction ever
ndertaken, it was estimated that the project used over 270,000 cubic yards of concrete
1d fifty miles of copper tubing. It was rumored that if the 500 architectural drawings were
put end to end they would reach for a half mile. Albany Mayor Erastus Corning II and
a
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (center) view Stone’s model of the uptown campus in 1962.
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BACHELORS DEGREES ‘cont
Ivoree N. Francis
Genevieve Elise Franck ***
Scott Joseph Franke
Brittany Melissa Frederick **
Jonathan Adam Friedman
Morgan Carli Frisch *
Meredith Gifford Fritch
Elizabeth Fritz *
Alyssa Marie Frohnhoefer *
William Fuller
Evadne Gabrielle Fulton
Jonathan Aldrin Fulton
Jesse T. Gabriellini
Daniel Stephen Gadomski
Raynard F. Gagnon
Melissa M. Galbreth
Mark Robert Gallucci
Danielle Marie Gally
Zachary Abraham Ganzarski *
Connie Gao *
Erin Lynn Gardner
Amy Jean Gates
Robin Shannelle Gatlin
Sneha Elizabeth George
Tal Gattah Gershon *
Hedayat Ghazali
Danielle Gibson **
Nathan Joseph Gilbo
Joseph Thomas Gildea *
Alyssandra Nicole Gill
Aneela Rukhsar Gillani
Kathryn Nicole Giordano *
Julia Cora Rose Girardin *
Kimathi V. Gitau
Hennessy Cesarina Goicochea
Brittany Gold
Alyssa Lynn Goldberg *
Andrew Golden
Nicholas Gregory Goldman
Zachary Samuel Goldman
Angelisha Gomez
Pedro Jose Gonzalez
Leonard Anthony Gordon
Kara Gorman
Breanna Ashley Goyette *
Will Charles Cameron Graffunder ***
Matthew Ryan Graham
Heinz Christopher Granderath **
Gabrielle M. Grantier
Amanda Jillian Gratz
Mara Kathleen Greco ***
Jose Green
Lexis Kiara Green
The “Great Move” into the residence halls (then called dormitories) on the uptown campus began with
Dutch Quad in October of 1964. Classes were not held on the academic podium until the fall of 1966.
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Jacob Seth Greenberg *
Daniel Scott Greenberger
Christopher Joseph Gregory **
Nathanael Greklek
Gavin Joseph Grogan
Emma Zoe Gryner
Christian Jonathan Guadalupe
Brandon Leif Guerrero
Ashley Ruth Guity
Kaitlyn Marie Guptill **
Victoria Margaret Gurrieri ***
Jessica Haddad *
Michael Dylan Hade
Alyssa Margaret Hagadorn
Laurel Ann Haim *
Kaitlin Michele Hallmark
Cassandra Laila Hamdan
Jiyong Han
Meghan Fatima Haney
Shay Michelle Hannigan
Colleen Jane Harding *
Raphael Menashe Harooni
Shanay Alexis Harper
Racquel Cheyanne Harrington
Melissa Harwood
Spencer Matthew Hass
Lindsay Taylor Hauck ***
Jimmy Harris Haugen
Shinya Hayashi ***
Michael Anthony Heiserman
Kirstin Marie Henning
Murielle Yvrose Henriquez **
Siera June Henriquez
Yestriel Henriquez *
Kaleigh Claire Herman
Chanil Yesulies Hernandez
Guadalupe Hernandez
David Herrera
Xavier Terrell Hicks
Rebecca Rose Himmelfarb
Kenneth Hinestroza
Bethany Lee Hodnett
Julia Marie Hoffman *
Alease Macarthe Holden ***
Bernard Lee Holloman
Junichi Honda
Jin Woo Hong
Amanda Ashley Hoo **
Chloe Therese Houseman
Nichole S. Houst **
Brendan Hoyt
Dwane Donald Hoyt
Michael Hugh Hoyt *
Henderson Berry Hoyte
Mengxi Huang *
Shavon Ronae Hudson
Tina Raeshun Hudson
Amanda Rose Huebler
Ryan Paul Hughes
Pok Ho Ambrose Hui
Kristen Hunt
Lisa Symone Hunt
Ashley M. Hupfl *
Dallas Christopher Husson
Ethan Jared Hyary *
Kallie Mae Hyer
Danielle Marie Iacullo
Peter Idowu
Maija Igbo
Jeffrey Martin Izower
Heather Anne Jacobson
Sean Lee Jadidian
Juliet Dawn James
Shanique I. James
David Brian Jason
Azzurae Jenkins
Rachelle Pauline Jennings
Da Young Jeon
Devin Leigh Jerome ***
Shilei Jia *
Deborah Ruby Jimenez **
Germany Jimenez
Raymond Daniel Joaceus
Zachary Johanson
Wadia John *
Clifford Andrew Johnsen
Ashley Danielle Johnson
Christopher Vincent Johnson
Gairon Gerard Johnson
Rebecca Lucille Johnson
Emily Anne Johnston **
Camacha Jayne Rees Jones *
Kaitlin Taylor Jones **
Kimberly Nicole Jones
Kirstin Harley Jones ***
Krystyna M. Jones **
Matthew Adrian Jones
Kyohun Joo
Takaeya A. Joseph
Elliot Malcolm Kach
Nicole Danielle Kahn *
Ahmad Zawar Kalair
Megan Leigh Kanan
Nora Ann Kanarkiewicz
Tara Alexandra Kane
Alexa N. Kaplan **
Stephanie Marika Karlas
Lena Karutis
Celine Luan Katz *
Benjamin Mark Kaufman
Jason Scott Kaufman
Kimberly Ann Kaufmann *
Erin Claire Kayser **
Kimberly Natalia Keddo
Han Jun Kee
James Austin Kelly
Matthew Patrick Kelly **
Sean Caleb Kelly
William Daniel Kelsch *
Autumn Melissa Kelson
Jayton Michael Kenealy
Kaitlin Kennedy
Kellie Marie Kilcup ***
Jung-Han Kim
Lois Kim
Robert William Kimmins *
Kevin Gerard King
Killala Carroll Kite
Shoshana Michal Klayman ***
Peter John Kleinke
Katelyn Kline
Jennifer Marie-Rose Klupka
Stephanie Elaine Koczur
Josiah Koehn *
Nyonsuabeleah Kollue
Sarah Koral
Lianna Rae Kosch
Rika Kotsu
Samantha Kraese
Shayna Paige Kravet *
Thomas Anthony Krisa
Robert Krumer
Marlana Marie Krupp ***
Hon Min Kwak
Jennifer Anne LaBatte
John Ronald Labeck
Michelle Labiento *
Michael Francis LaDuca
Alyssa Suzanne Ladzinski
William Lam
Anthony Joseph Lamacchia
Monique Alaine Lamarre
Andrew Emeka Lamb
Katrina Joy Lambros
Alexander Lamonica *
Kindersley Lamothe
Gabrielle Lillian LaMountain **
Perry Andrew Landsman
Brittney Elizabeth Lane *
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*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
Jasmine Laniado
Nicole Rose LaScala ***
Jeffrey Daniel Lasher *
Keith Jordan Lasky
Whitney Irene Lavoie
Ryan James Lawrence
Deborah Lawwill
Mira Rebecca Lazaroff
Jenna Marie Lazzaro **
BeLynn P. League
Lauren Hope Leavitt *
Tryon S. Lecakes
Derrick Warren Lee
Diana Lee
Jeong Seol Lee
Jonathan Hoyin Lee
Sarah M. Lee
Tasha-Ree Nicole Lee
Yunju Lee
Jourdan Scott Legagneur
Christopher Nicolas Legitime
Daniel N. Lehman **
Sheala Eileen Lennox
Annette Michele Leonello
Ryan Michael Lepore
Zachary Paul Lesta
Stephanie Dina Lev
Danielle Faye Levine
Jason Levine
Margaret Dana Levine **
Brian Patrick Levy
Zach James Levy
Chelsea Victoria Lewis
Raven Linnette Lewis
Shanyce Racquel Lewis **
Fang Li *
Tiffany Liang
Jordan Liaw
Eric Lin
Paul B. Lindsey
Gregory Anthony Liuzzi
Amanda Lobo **
Kathleen Anne Lockwood
Kiana Nikita Logan
Dana Marie Lombardi
Angel Luis Lopez
Rocio Lopez Alberca
Michael Ian Loughlin
Joel Francisco Lozada Alomar
Daniel Jack Lucatuorto
Katherine Joan Lyons **
Philip Ma
Melanie Kathryn Mabee **
Brittany Lorriane MacFawn
Marcelo Dalecio Maeda **
Stephanie Marie Magliocco
Lauren Taylor Mahoney
Alecia Marie Maio *
Anton Maksuti
Kathleen Marie Malley *
Alissa Sara Malowitz *
Joseph Christopher Mandel
Mitchell James Maniccia
Serena Marie Mannello
Jenna Mannion
Estefany Manzul
Edward Robert Marinace
Jenna Paige Marino
Casey Maureen Marks
Patrick William Marron
Ailsa Janella Marshall
Kelena Marshall
Andy Martinez *
Emily Suzanne Martinez *
Justinian Mason
Leah Nicole Massimo
Joseph Michael Massucci *
Alexandra Marie Mastorides ***
Rezarta A. Mataj *
Marybeth M. Mathias
Shiho Matsuoka *
Allison Mauro **
Sarah Elizabeth Maxwell
Marisa Mazart ***
Kristina Mazzio
Eamonn Abbott McBride
Peyton Christina McCarthy
Alyssa McClenaghan
Lindsey McCloskey
Cara Casey McConnachie *
Marissa Ann McCort
Michelle Tyese McCrae
Tenaya Zaire McDaniel **
Daniel Patrick McDonough
Leigh Marie McEntire *
Michaela McGee ***
Claudia Berniece McGrew ***
John Christopher McLean *
Erin Maire McManus
Christopher Lee McMillion
Kelsey Elizabeth McMorrow
Catherine Ann McNamara
Matthew Anthony McNamara
Daniel Joseph Medina
Jesenia Mejia
Gabriela Yasmin Melillo ***
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Rebecca Brooke Melnitsky ***
Joseph Thomas Meringolo ***
Andrea Lee Meyer
John Mickel
Agata Mielczarek
Katherine Ann Mikoley *
Tina Jasmine Milano *
Marc Michael Miller
Lauren C. Mineau
Megan Julia Mockler
Danyal Mohammadzadeh
Anna Maria Mondello ***
Anica Leigh Montano
Shenika Claudia Montaque
Brianna Monzon
Heather Lynn Moore *
Nicole Candace Moore *
Monica Fernanda Morales
Luis Morales, Jr.
Thomas James Moran
Natalia Marissa Eva Morgan
Colleen Ann Moriarty **
Pedro F. Morico
Samantha Jean Morra
Patrick Joseph Morrissey
Shayna Brianne Morse **
Hailey Karen Moscatelli *
Patricia Chiamaka Moses
Mariko Cree Mosher *
Justine A. Mullaly
Derrick James Mundy
Casandra Nathalie Mungo
Fendi Munoz
Jessica Murphy **
Patrick John Murphy
Calum Patrick Murray
Teniquica Muschett
Philip O. Myers
Vahid Najafi
Michael Nakashian
Victoria Elizabeth Napolitano **
Whitley Leutz Narcisse
Daniela Narvaez
Jessica Nicole Nasca *
Courtney Tayler Nash **
Alan-Michael Nau
Emmerline Francesca Nelson-Rogers *
Taylor V. Nicholson
Jennifir Ashley Nicolich
Kayla Ann Niepoth
Ashley Maleny Nieto
Wendy M. Nieves
Esther Jisun No
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Tyler D. Norton ***
Lucas Paul Novko **
Mekter Pa-Khart Nu
Kevin Daniel Nugent
Dalianny Altagracia Nunez
Eli Chaim O’Brien ***
Kurtis Gregory O’Brien
Sean Robert O’Connell
Brian Austin O’Connor
James Evan O’Connor
Emmanuel Ochieng Oduor
Justin Michael Oestreich
Alice A. Ofori-Atta
William Joseph Oggeri *
Kristen Patricia O’Keefe
Colleen T. O’Leary **
Spencer Lewis Oliveira **
Joel Olivero
Tan Murray O’Mahony *
Max Ridgway Oppen ***
Adedapo A. Orederu
Fiona Mary O’Riordan **
Dennis Ortiz
Kelly Marie Ortiz
Emily Ostrom
Giovonni Khrystal Outlaw
Michael John Owens
Vanessa Owusu-Manu
Salih Etka Pacaci
Christopher Anthony Pacileo *
Krystal Lynn Pai
Michael Frank Palermo
Christopher Palmer **
Monet Marie Palmer
Anthony Gregory Pantuosco
John Paul Papaleo
Ariana Corin Parker *
Brian E. Parker
Kyla Autumn Parker
Samuel Pascual
Saajan Patel
Bailey Mitchell Patnode
Jordan C. Paton
Priscilla Paulino **
Kimberly Marie Peckowitz
Alisa Marie PeOa
Nicole Christine Penisse
Jane Alison Penola ***
Kiaribel Altagracia Peralta
Grace Ivania Pereyra
Lauren Nicole Perraglia
Francesca N. Perrone
Vincent Joseph Perruna
Randy Cohen ’71 ~ New York Times “The Ethicist” Columnist
After years of writing humor pieces, essays, and stories for leading newspapers and magazines,
he earned three writing Emmys for TV's “Late Night With David Letterman,” then a fourth Emmy for
his writing on Fox Network's “TV Nation.” His weekly “The Ethicist” column in the New York Times
Magazine, which ran from 1999 to 2011, appeared in 40 papers in the U.S. and Canada.
Jade Petro
Leah Nicole Petrosino *
Carly Margaret Phair *
Sarah Phillips
Yomayra Caridad Pichardo
Brittany K. Pierce
Alexia Liz Pierluissi
Jean Richard Pierremont
Cherise Pinder
Elena Marie Pintauro
Quintin Derrell Piper **
Nicholas Francis Pizzi
Gregory John Plante
Timothy Thomas Plummer
Isaiah Darnell Poindexter
Maximilian Popiel **
Olivia Grace Popiel **
Danielle Melissa Porwich
Matthew Aziz Pothier *
Ashley Victoria Poulin
Michelle Primomo *
Bri J. Printup *
Brian Michael Proper
Michael Angleo Pugliese
Taylor Jordan Pujals
Christopher John Pulver
Ryan Michael Pulver
Melissa Lynn Punturiero **
Christopher Pusateri
Maureen Elizabeth Putnick
Kathryn Adele Quackenbush
Janeth Melissa Quintero
Anthony Elliott Raco
Shafiq Suebali Rahemanji
Andres Ramirez
Jameela Ramirez
Tenasia Rampersant
Nick Joseph Randazzo
Marissa N. Ray **
Kathryn Recchia
Lauren Marie Rehm
Tyrone James Reid
Alexis Ariel Reyes
Andrew T. Reynolds
Marques Kelley Rhodes *
Danielle Rias
Tiffany Riccardi
Lauren Cathrine Rice
Nasheba Antoinette Riley
Stephen Christopher Ring
Ernesto Rios
Luz M. Rios
Saundra Angelina Rios
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
Colin L. Ristic *
Andrew Scott Rivera
Maegan Leanne Rivera
Annamarie Rivieccio
Nicole A. Rizzitano *
Caitlin Nicole Rochkes
Kimbrianne Monroe Rock
Javier Saul Rodriguez
Paloma Elizabeth Rodriguez
Amanda Jean Rogers
Ashleigh Rogers
Ashley Marie Rogers
Jordan Michael Roher
Bita Rachel Roofeh *
Raquel Maria Rosario
Zachary I. Rosch **
Deven Wilder Rose
Andrew Louis Ross **
Ariel Ashley Ross
Jesse Cameron Roth
Shanese Kendra Rouse
Jackson Tyler Ruggiero
Albert Marlowe Rusch **
Carli M. Rutigliano
Gregory Ryan
Jessica Ann Ryan
Katrina Marie Ryan
Kelly Ann Ryan *
Madeline G. Ryan
Muneerah Sameeyah Saafir
Laura Elizabeth Saccocio *
Nicole Salierno **
Kimberly Ann Salimando
James Sanchez *
Suwanne T. Sancko
Anthony Vincent Sandalena
Erick Santana
John Patrick Santosuosso
Serena Sapienza
Angelique Anne Saunders
Ashley M. Saunders
Nina Marie Savoca
Genevieve Anna Scarano
Anthony Michael Schaustal
Owen Peter Schillaci
Christopher Glen Schmitt
Barrie Elizabeth Schneiderman
Jenna Leigh Scholl
Peter Andrew Schrom **
Julia Lynn Schuettenberg
Matthew Ryan Schultz
Anna Louise Schuman
Jeffrey Evan Schwartz *
Melissa Emily Schwimmer *
Gina Marie Sciacca
Tina Adrianna Sciotto *
Carina Elizabeth Scorcia **
Javier Peter Scunziano
Zachary Blake Sedefian **
Melissa Jean Sefershayan
Trisha Seguinot
Angel Miguel Seinos
Juri Seo
Sophia Marie Seyler-Wetzel
Dominique Nicole Shade **
Mehwish Shahid ***
Heather Caitlyn Shaw *
Maria Vanessa Sheffield
Teresa Christine Shekerjian *
Peiwen Shen
Zachary Martin Sherwood
Yoshihide Shinkawa
Davyca Shivlall
Matthew Patrick Shortall
Analyssa Shultis *
Daniel Sickels
Russell Cody Siegel
Janel Marie Silva
Leah Nicole Silverman *
Timothy Joseph Simmons
Rebecca Emily Simon **
Diana Marie Simonelli *
Chad Laurence Simpson
Naresh Singh
Mohini Sinha
Joseph Louis Siracusano
Andrew Alexander Smith
Kathleen S. Smith
Nicholas Smith **
Ryan Michael Smith ***
Ryan Rosario Smith *
Taylor Elizabeth Smith **
Michael James Snow
Kevin R. Snyder
Yu Jin Sohn *
Jeremy Richard Sokol
Ariane Solomon
Ryan Anthony Sparks **
Shannen Katherine Spiess
Hannah Ingrid Stahl ***
Caveta T. Stephens
Dylan Max Stern
Jenna May Stever
Stephen Stone
Samantha Marie Stroh ***
Jasmine Irene Strong
Julie Alicia Stuart
Jonathan Ross Sudano
Brian Sullivan *
Elizabeth Antoinette Sumpter
Jenna Michelle Suris
Kariel Whitney Sweeney
Kristine Swiatocha *
Francesco Salvatore Taccetta
Anna Mary Talarico
Cheyenne Skye Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor *
Everol Taylor
Jonelle Doris Taylor
Bryan M. ‘Teitzman
Natalie Romibel Tejada
Hannah Baduaa Tenadu
Mahogany Breeze Ten Eyck
Philip Anthony Terra
Ryan Terrill
Su Wai Thet **
Donald Joseph Thompson
David M. Tiernan
Ellen Marie Tietjen **
Amanda Tinaphong *
Narumi Toida
Dilis Teoginis Tolentino
Jorge Rodolfo Torrejon
Brittany M. Triana
Kevin Richard Tricarick
Sarah Michelle Troutman *
Michelle S. Truong
George Tsakirellis
Lara Anne Tullar **
Keaton Jay Tuller
Akua Ashley Twum
Kailyn Urena
Steven Charles Valentine ***
Gina Marie Valentino **
Leslie Minerva Valera
Daniel Ernesto Valverde
Zachary Allen Van Cleef
Amelia Rose VanDeMark **
Kelsey Lauren Vanderwood
Kallie Vangas
Aubrey Lee VanGorder
Kelly A. Van Houten **
Tyler Clifford Varese
Diana Vazquez *
Nathaniel Vazquez
Barbara Latrel Vega
Nora Leyda Vega
Mary Theresa Veltre ***
Toni Rose Verdejo **
Pierre the Ped-guin served as Albany's mascot until 1967. Kathy Earle 67 won the Mascot
Nickname contest in 1965 with her entry of the Great Dane, which she argued had “size,
strength, character, courage, speed, stamina and is also an amiable and dependable creature.”
COMMENCEMENT 2014 | 43
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Justyn Louis Verzillo
Monica Joy Vieira
Vincent Patrick G. Vigliotta
Nicholas Joseph Vita
Cheryl F. Vitale
Nicholas G. Vitale
Sandy Nguyen Vo
Amber Leigh Vogel **
Erin Luise Vollmer *
Jason Voyd
Melissa Sue Vrooman ***
Alanna Mary Clare Wagner
Natalie Marie Wallace ***
Samuel Kevin Walsh *
Alex Benjamin Wander *
Candice M. Wandle
Rong Wang
Xue Wang *
Francis Ryan Ward
Matthew West Ward *
Michael William Ward
Jacqueline Marie Warren **
Nate Daniel Washburn
Dejon Rashad Washington
Ivey Washington
Lawrence Jeffrey Wasser
Arianne Sharie Watson **
Jenna Rachel Weinblatt ***
Matthew Neil Weiss ***
Laura Beth Welburn **
Laura Hubner Welby **
John Anthony Wells
Lauren Patricia Werst
Evan West
Kevin Robert Wheeler **
Sara Wheeler
Cody Christopher White
Marion R. White *
Melvin Jamar White
Michael Harrison White
Imani Rashida Whitfield *
Emily Kathryn Wierzbowski ***
David Paul Wilbur
Corey Alexander Wiley
Connor Michael Wilkins
Adrian Sean Williams
Shnequa Latefa Williams *
Tianna Williams
Ryan S. Wolf
Christopher Ryan Wolfring ***
Brittany Victoria Wong **
Amanda Woodman
Kaydian Tashina Woolery
Sixteen UAlbany students have received the Goldwater Scholarship since its inception in
1986, the most prestigious undergraduate science and math award in the U.S.
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Laura Rose Wozniak
Grace Wu *
Brian Alexander Wylock
Ada Xu
Junho Yang *
Shirui Yao
Weini Yao
Steven Anthony Yee *
Arsen Yelegen **
Heng Yin
Antony Curtis Yost-Bido
Andrew Scott Young
Junsheng Yuan *
Stella Zacharopoulos
Sarah Zahakos
Thomas Michael Zarcone, Jr.
Jessica Anne Zaret ***
Ashley Marie Zenner **
Wenjie Zhang
Zhihua Zhang
Angelica Jeanette Zielinski *
Caitlin Anne Zimbardi
Jason Zivkovic
Emily Zwiebel *
Bachelor of Science
Shayna Adams *
Mavis Addai-Mensah
Ivana Addo *
Samuel Matteo Agnello *
Alison Alexander **
Stephen A. Allen
Matthew Stephano Alvarez
Nadia Assieh Ambarsom
Benjamin Corey Amundson **
Christopher Vincent Andrews
Ra-Idah Dankai Annan
Nikki Marie Arcuri
Sarah Christine Arnao *
Karimah T. Askew-Hicks
Raymond Joseph Bacek **
Kathleen Anne Bacsik ***
Ambar Baez *
Debra Anne Baldwin
Jacob Anthony Ballmes
Justin Henry Barends
Kathryn Jane Bartley
Stephanie Anne Bauer ***
Marc Timothy Beliveau
Malaica Benjamin *
Derek Thomas Bennett *
Christine Bertels
Maria Del Pilar Bertrand
Michael Edward Bevins
Shann. S. Bhagan ***
Hemang Bhatt
Madiha Mazhar Bhatti
David Mark Blanco
Jonathan L. Blanfort
Brielle Jordyn Blasi
Clevens Bleck
Christine Elizabeth Bloecker ***
James Michael Boyle ***
Anthony S. Bracco
Patrick Michael Brennan **
Malene Alexa Brereton
Nicholas Lavelle Brown
Nicholas Dino Brucaliere
Erica Kathryn Brunelle **
Stephen Richard Bruno
Daniel M. Buchta **
Patrick Ward Burns *
Joseph Gregory Burnside
David Michael Byrnes
Daniris Cristina Caceres
Lissa E. Cajuste
Patrick Kyle Calabria
Anandi Caldwell
Dayna Kyrie Callahan
Sabrina Ann Campfield
Adam Sabu Carbone
Tara Nicole Carlesco **
Mathew Joseph Carraturo
Gabrielle Miranda Castro *
Matthew Anthony Catera
Alexis Cepeda
Anna Chan *
Preksha Chander
Carissa Lynn Chapura
Christopher Ryan Charpin
Jasmeet Kaur Chawla
Tiffany Maylynn Chen *
Tongxin Chen
Jennifer Cheng
Jin Yip Chiu
Edward Jiwon Choe **
Christen Monae Clark
Armend Cobovic
Damon Collins
Samantha Marie Conte
Kaitlin Marie Cooney
Ariel Bolivar Cordero
Del Costantino **
Thomas S. Coster
Jessica Diane Crall **
ake
Victoria Lane Crockett
Bryan Thomas Cuckovich **
Joanna Cumbermack *
Erick Casimir Daly
Ashley Thanh Dang
Melanie Dasilva *
Lauren Ashley Davis
Samuel Deane *
Vanessa Marie Dejesus *
Pablo Alexander De La Cruz *
Kathryn Reine DeLauter
Minerve Delille *
Ronald Gerard Delphin
Tereek Kadeem Depradine
Anita Clare Deragon
Daniel James Dickinson
Natalie J. Diers
Sugyan Mani Dixit
Gregory Denzel Dixon
Chelsea Lyn Donnelly
Thomas Joseph Donovan
Katie Margaret Dowd *
Tyler James Dowen
Sonia Sara Drouin
Natalie Dubuche *
Patricia Christen Duhaney
Jason Dylan DuMond
Jake M. Edwards
Laurel Lebel Englesson
James Nicholas English
Chiagbanwe Enwere
Nicholas Anthony Esch
Danielle Antonia Evans
Katie Frances Fagan ***
Chelsea Ora-Christine Faison **
Kathryn Dale Fanning ***
Russell Farr
Nicholas Farruggio **
Sylesh Annamackel Feisal **
ake
KKK
Christian David Feliciano-Camacho
Alexandra N. Ferguson
Thomas R. Ferguson
Ernesto Winston Findlay ***
Logan Scott Finkelstein
Patrick William Fisher
Dennis Powers Fitzgerald ***
Rafael Antonio Flores
Nathaniel James Flynn
Ryan E. Flynn
Kayla Leigh Ford
Jordan Douglas Fortier
Jordan Leo Foster ***
Kaitlyn Dianna Fox
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
Brianna Nicole Franco
Melinda Erin Frazier
Karlene Carol Freiermuth
Charles French
Rachel Ellen Gaffey *
Sheina Galette
Alexander Austin Gallagher **
Cindy Gallardo
Henry Robert Gates *
Christopher Allen Cadiz Gay
Kirali Genao *
Alvin John George ***
Briana Lisa George
Michael Dwayne George
Mecki Ghabarou
Darrell Gibbs
Robert Gleyberman
Christian Anthony Gonzalez
Kyle Gorczynski **
Joseph S. Goss *
Dmitriy Gounko
Darius W. Graeff ***
Matthew Merrick Jordan Green
Brittany Nicole Groth **
Jose Gustavo Guillen
Katarzyna Dorota Hanaj
Fizun Haq
Ashley Hargrove
Linnea Hartmark ***
Timothy Paul Haviland
Joshua Dean Hawkins *
Jessica Kimberly Hayes
Jillian Michelle Haynes ***
Aaron Benjamin Heckler *
Brooke Danielle Helwig
Juan Jose Hernandez
Solange Hernandez
Aimee Ruth Herschander *
Dianna Hime
Toni Christine Hines
Caitlin Hoey **
Seoyeon Hong **
Daniel Stephen Hono **
Isteak Hossain
John Joseph Huber **
Karyssa Lynn Hurd
Fatima Hussain
Mariam Ijaz
Jose G. Inga
Keith Gerard Ising ***
Neil David Israel *
Prissilla Shayla Issa ***
James Nicholas Iuliano *
*
Tom Constantine ’71 ~ Global Law Enforcement Consultant
An officer with New York’s State Police from 1962, he credits his 1971 M.A. in criminal justice with
his rise to New York State Police superintendent in 1986. In 1994, President Clinton named him
director of the international “War on Drugs.” In 2000, the British government made him oversight
commissioner of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland.
Michael Christian Jacomine **
Tyler James *
Samantha Lynn Jamieson
Amy Lynne Januska
Nathan A. Jensen
Kevin Alberto Jimenez
Katherine Jo
Alyssa Christine Johnson
Sean Jones
Shakira Jones
Mikaela Rose Jordan **
Djovanny Joseph
Jasmine Shrine Joseph
Tina Joseph
Dana Elyse Kamens ***
Megan Elizabeth Kane *
Aakash Kapoor
Jason Paul Kartis ***
Alyssa Marie Kelly
Brian S. Kelly
Kristen Marie Kelly
Nicholas John Kennedy
James Kenney
Hosun Ki
Hyeon Woo Kim
Se Mi Kim
Tae Hyun Kim
Kristopher Henry Kornheisl
Ema Kraut *
Tanner Willi Kreuzer **
Patrisha Kritchman *
Ben Michael Krupenye
Matthew Stephen Krush ***
Parul Kumar
Alberta Jean Lake
Regina Marie Laube
Meaghan E. Lavalley
France Thai Le ***
Jennifer Le
Sih Lee
Yau Dun Lee **
Elizabeth Sarah Levesque
Lisa Beth Lew
Renee Lewis
Yunwei Li
Randy Lin *
Wen Lin **
Ryan Joseph Littman
Ivy Liu
Jessica Sarah Livshits
Alexis Victoria Liz
Alexandra Colleen Lofrese **
Alexandra Desiree Lopiccolo *
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BACHELOR'S DEGREES «cont
Dylan Thomas Lowry
Jason H. Lozano
Kathleen Mary Lucere **
Conor James Mallon
Brian Anthony Manley
Christopher Michael Manzino
Keren Mariam Surya Marcelin **
Michael Anthony Marino **
Melissa Marseille **
Jason Nathaniel Martin
Mary Royale Martin
Samantha Mashhadi
Alex Lall Masih
Danielle Erin Maslin
Sybil Masse
Bryant Patrick Masterson II
Brandon Ray Matos
Ifeoma Ayodele Mbamali
John Calvin McCall *
Stephanie Christine McDarby
Kenneth M. McDermith
Ryan Patrick McKenna
Kaitlyn Elizabeth McLellan
Katherine Breen Mears
Natalya Leonidovna Mokhor **
Marisa Lynn Montalvo
Ramfis Montalvo *
Marykate Veronica Mooney
Remonia Tanya Morrison
Zachary Scott Morton ***
Natalie C. Moursalian ***
Rosalyn S. Murphy
Benjamin Robert Myers
Jason Edward Nangle
Elizabeth Ruth Nettles *
Katie Faye Newman *
Stacey Ann Newman
Christopher David Newmark *
Snaullah Niazi
Tess Nicholson
Joseph David Nobile
Ashley Obinwanne
Schuyler Evan O’Brien ***
Amy Elizabeth Ohar
Kevin James O’Keefe *
Tolagbe Damilola Olatunbosun
‘Temitope Abibat Omoladun **
Kevin Robert Ormiston
Mihad Osman Osman
Kyle James Pallozzi **
Daniella Marie Palumbo
Rachelle Jasmine Pannullo
John Andrew Pasalides
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Rafelina Pena
Melanie Penalosa
Steven Perez
Caitlin Theresa Perrott
Vincent John Petrucci
Victoria Petrushenko
Grady Travis Picinich
Adam Pometti
Andrew Stephen Powers **
Travis M. Pratt
Brianna Nicole Pucci
Danielle Marie Puglisi
John Michael Puk *
Sandra Pyda *
Fozia Qayyum
Sarah Claire Rabinow
Emilio Ramos
Deanna Arlene Rappoccio
Melward Cornel Rattigan *
Teresa Marie Regis ***
Jessica Soledad Reinoso
Michael Anthony Rexhouse *
Joshua Rismany *
Amanda Lynn Rivet
Shelisha Shavana Roach
Arielle Natasia Roberts
Nicole Marianna Robitaille
David Norman Roddy
Jeremy Roos
Anne Marie Ross
Maxwell Herman Ross
Nicole Theresa Rossi ***
Kerry Ann Ryan
Meagan Mary Sagliocca
Antonio Amador Sanchez **
Oyku Saran
Matthew Sarker **
Shanice Saunders
Alex Michael Schin **
Cody Schlafer ***
Alexandra Lynn Schober **
Stephen Mark Schwiebert
Alexa Rose Scott *
Thomas Patrick Scully **
Marissa Lynn Scumaci
Kelly Marie Secko ***
Angelo Christopher Setaro ***
Alexandra Maria Sgro
Nabil Shawkat
Valerie Marie Sheehan
Samantha Ann Simpkins
Joshua A. Sipe
Vik Siu*™
Carolee Carmello ’83 ~ OBIE Award Winning Actress
A French/business dual major bitten by the acting bug after performing in two campus shows, she proceeded
to Manhattan for a theatre career. Featured roles grew, and in 1999 she took a Drama Desk Award (and Tony
nomination) for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical for Parade; and in 2006 added Tony and Drama
Desk nominations for Lestat. She also appeared in the long-running hit musical, Mamma Mia!
Hayden Robert Skalski
Daniel Paul Skomsky **
Colleen Frances Smith
Hermanus Smith
Robert Smith
Pony Nancy Sokiri *
Thomas Speziale
Christopher Lawrence Spinelli *
Sean Nicholas Starr-Baier
Cory Michael Statt *
Luke Stein
Jaasmine Rose Stephens
Ian Michael Stiles
Stephanie St. Louis
Darrin Stratton *
Viktoriia Stroilo **
Kristine Liane Stryker ***
Daryl John Subran **
Shoaib Ali Syed ***
Marta Szulc
Jacob Tambasco **
Simone Amber Tavernier *
Bernardo Antonio Tejada
Lesley Y. Tolentino
Joseph Frank Toth ***
Katherine Lorraine Towey
Taylor Truncali *
Megan Elizabeth Tucker *
Toni Marie Turrisi
Yousuf Abdur Rahman Turza
Mirwais Ullah
Zachary Ryan Urban
Ryan S. Uttendorfer
David Jacob Vadney ***
Lindsey Valencia
Sandra Leigh Van Allen *
Janae Elizabeth Vanderpoel
Gregory Peter Villano
Maria Waheed
Nicholas Walker *
Jane Julliet Wambui
Xinru Wang ***
Kayleigh Eileen Waring
Stephen Weber
Richard M. Weiner ***
Katharyn Wendt
Jonelle Trudy-Ann White **
David Allen Wiegmann ***
Katy Rebecca Ellen Wilbur *
Brittany Therese Wilkinson
Donald George Williams *
David Wyatt Wittlin
Paige E. Wood
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
ee — ——EEEEEEEEEeeEE—EeEEEEeEeEeEeeeeeeeeeEEeEeEEEEE—EEE—E————————
Mellissa Christine Worley
Kun Yang
Amanda Nicole Yaple
Naa-Akomaah Yeboah
Steven Kwun Young **
Mohaned Dafa Allah Yousif
Kyle Thomas Zajac
Fizza Zaman *
Shu Yi Zhou
Samantha L. Zintl
SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS
ae
Bachelor of Science
Lisa Marie Agoglia *
Safwan Ahmed
Aoun Akram *
John Dennis Albrechtsen
Simi Susan Alex *
Ashley Ann Alpers **
Christopher Joseph Altieri ***
Jan David Altman ***
Temilola Amusa
Anthony Joseph Baccile **
Enzo Rafael Badia *
Kevin Michael Baker *
Andrew Joseph Barbuto **
Christopher Stephen Barrett
Caleb R. Barton ***
Nicholas Ryan Battistoni
= Karl Matthew Bauer *
Daniel Bazarewski
Richard Philip Bermudez
Alana Alexandra Biegelson
Alexandra Nicole Biondi ***
Justin Brent Birnbaum ***
Kimberly Mae Bishop *
Matthew Roger Bobby **
Elizabeth Sara Boland *
Zachary Scott Boyajian
James Patrick Breitfeller **
Justin Thomas Bressler
Evan Michael Brown ***
Jenna Grace Brydges ***
Richard Joseph Bunnicelli *
Nicholas Alberto Cannistraci **
Joseph Carmine Centonzo
Kristina Ellen Chapman **
Chi Kin Bowie Chen
Valerie Chew
Jennifer Chin
Younghan Cho **
Wells Chu *
Connor Howard Clemmer *
Meghan Katerina Collins *
Albert Comas **
Courtney Elizabeth Cook **
David Joseph Coon *
Jeremiah Joseph Coonley
Sean Ryan Crandell *
Patrick Ray Crown ***
Mackenzie Cullinane
Allyssa Nicole Curley *
David Marc D’Alto **
Charles Thomas Davidson ***
David Defreitas
Toni-Marie Inez DeGrella ***
Ryan Patrick Delaney
Luke Devlin **
Ryan DeVoe ***
Lea Cole DiBiase **
Emily Dick *
Leanna Kaitlyn Dillon *
Dmitriy Donskoy *
Katherine Mary Dowd
Chacha Duclaire
Katie Marie Duma
Matthew Earl **
Nicholas Raymond Elliott **
Amadin Enobakhare
Shawn David Erickson **
Justin Andrew Faha *
Anthony Nicholas Fanti **
Craig Michael Farrar
Justin Federico *
Catherine Blancaver Feraren *
Trevor Richard Ferguson
Nicholas Fernandez ***
William James Fiacchi *
Nicholas Anthony Fiorito ***
Kristin Grace Fischetti
Cody Ian Fisher
Janelle Brittany Fleming **
Daniel Christopher Foci *
Kevinia Alexis Frederick *
Joseph Nicholas Frigolette
Cody James Futia **
Rebecca Lynn Gardy
Patrick Ryan Geraghty *
Colin Patrick Gerner **
Christopher Ryan Giano **
William Gibson **
Jamie H. Giglio ***
aK*
Nikki Marie Giocastro **
Ashley Grant
Matthew John Grieco *
Nicholas Thomas Grimaldi *
Nicholas Michael Guccia **
Chris Harrison *
Krystle Elaine Hart *
Thomas Lee Haynes
Andrew Robert Henderson **
Freddy Armando Hernandez
Mark Patrick Herrmann ***
Shigeru Higashida **
Jason S. Ho **
Timothy Richard Hom ***
Xueteng Hong ***
Xingyue Huang *
David Lawrence Huggins **
Erden Ibraim *
Fazeela Immamdeen *
Michael Aniello Imperiale **
John Edward Inglis *
Yan Yu Jiang **
Paul Savas Karasaridis ***
Taylor Karp **
Matthew Russell Kaufman **
John Patrick Keary **
Joshua Kennedy
Francesca Stahar Kent
Michael Andrew Kenyon **
Daniel Kidane
Nicholas M. King
Dakota James Kirschner-Rooney *
Monica Anna Kotowski *
Daniel Patrick Krzykowski ***
Shawn Laljit **
Katherine M. Lamb *
Haley Cara Lamberg *
Ilana Sandi Lamberg *
Travis A. Lang
Antonio Paul Larned *
Myung Sub Lee **
Stephanie Christina Lee **
Theresa LeFebvre *
Michele M. Leonard ***
Barbara T. Li *
Stephen Francis Limonta *
Wei Lin ***
Zhang Lin
Daniel John Lovaglio **
Lori Ann Machansky
Kristi Sarina Machi
Jessica Nicole Mahoney *
Brendan Weyn Maloney **
Vincent O’Leary was named President in 1978 and served until 1990. O’Leary
provided vigorous leadership through the challenging 1980s strengthening the
University’s public policy focus. He established the Rockefeller College and led the
drive to restore humanities doctoral programs that were lost to financial pressures.
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Andrew James Mancuso *
Karlie Mangette ***
Kevin Joseph Manngard *
Ivonne Manzano
Cassandra Marie Marchese **
Melissa Hayley Marks **
Michael Anthony Marrone ***
Nicholas William Mattera *
Leon David Matthew **
Christopher Anthony Mazzei
Alexandra Blair McAlpine **
Richard Anthony McBane *
Paul William McBride *
Sean A. McCleneghen
Sarah McDonald *
Ryan Kenneth McKallen **
Shannon Marie McKelvey
Sean Alexander McMillon **
Jacob Philip Meek ***
Rui Juan Mei **
Christopher Dillon Menasche *
Mackenzie James Miller *
John P. Miller I
Timothy Phillip Mingione **
Jeremy Bryan Moallem **
Jasmin Modi *
Robel Moges *
Nicholas Robert Moore *
Claire Morillo *
Lisa Mueller ***
Leena Mukherji
James Mulz **
Collin Joseph Murray **
Steven Sever Myrtil **
Daniel Louis Navy ***
Joshua Nethaway
Steven Walter Neuman
Christopher James Nolan *
Morgan Demers O’Donnell **
Lauren Anne Oettinger
Robert Thomas Olsen *
Christopher Ronald Oppici **
Stephanie Ortiz
Philip Alan Pandolfi *
Alexander Cuomo Patch *
Kevin F. Paulsen
Jorge Alonso Perez ***
Joseph Peterson **
Gregory M. Pinkus *
Matthew Joseph Pipitone *
Michael Gaspare Polizzi *
Gregory Adam Priest *
Daniel Raiani ***
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Nicholas Joseph Randone ***
Jacqueline Marie Rawley
Victoria Jordyn Rector ***
Tyler Rieger **
David Vincent Rinaldo **
Erica Lee Roberts **
Jarrell A. Roberts
Michael Rocha Rodrigues *
Billy Keriann Rodriguez ***
Connor James Rogers *
Kyle Christian Rogers **
Smiley Mario Rojas-Nunez **
Anthony Charles Romano *
Sean Brendan Rooney
Kevin Rosado *
Doriana Rossi ***
David Rozins **
Melissa Ruiz **
Megan Helena Ryan
Lucille Sager *
Daniel Mitchell Sam *
Jensy Mike Sanchez **
Dexter Anthony Sanchez-Roda
Christina Elizabeth Sawchuk
Rachel Lillian Scheinhaus *
James Louis Schiaffo **
Alexis Elizabeth Scotti **
Rebecca Ann Sentar ***
Jacqueline Diane Sheerin ***
Elizabeth Claire Sheridan
Jenna Maureen Shields **
Rebecca Shost *
Alyssa Sibrizzi
Matthew Thomas Guy Simone
Jason Evan Singer *
Aaron Robert Smith
Bryant Robert Smith *
Chelsea Kathleen Smith **
Kevin Edward Smith **
Raphael Smuglin *
Rachel Marie Sollecito ***
Lingxu Song *
Etton Soriano **
Ryan Scott Starstrom **
Tyler David Stephanik *
Morgan Joseph St. Pierre
Kirstin Dana Strand ***
Daniel John Striebich **
Justin David Strumph **
Amy Su **
Li Ping Sun *
Veda Raveesh Talanki **
Kevin Robert Talbot **
Amy Megan Tedesco
Genesis Tejeda ***
Allen Richmond Templeton ***
Hina Mansoor Thalho
Priyanka Tope
Andrew Edward Toporek
Brian S. Turner
Colby Bennett Utter *
Loc Van
Veronica Maria Vergara
Carolina Villa **
Danielle Vito *
Daphne Cloe Voormolen **
Gregory Dimitri Voutsinas *
Melinda A. Wagner **
Jessica Tamar Wald **
Stephanie Geiger Wank **
Lindsay Kayla Wax *
Zachary Alexander Weber **
Kevin Yangqing Wei *
Kristopher John Wilson
Alexandra Anne Woehr
Harvey Wong
Nathaniel Jordan Wood
Bryan Douglas Woodcock
Dominique Mariah Wynne *
Yibin Xu **
Jarret Brian Yahney ***
Turhan Yusuf Yetkin ***
Imran Zamani
Jorge Mario Zapata *
Youjia Zeng **
Binglu Zhang *
Zhen Sheng Zhen *
COLLEGE OF
COMPUTING
AND
INFORMATION.
Bachelor of Arts
Ayodeji O. Akande
Stephanie Carine Assi
Sehlakwe Ayafor
Sadman Bin Aziz
Jonathan Buhler
Kevin Robert Carty
Etem Cetin
Dong Hee Cho
Lawrence Chung
In September 2013, the UAlbany community celebrated Inauguration Week, a week dedicated to
honoring the school’s past while advancing its future. Departments from across campus hosted
special events that highlighted the University’s strengths in research, arts and scholarship; student
and campus life; and community engagement and humanitarian efforts. The celebration culminated
in the inauguration of our 19th President, Dr. Robert J. Jones.
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
=
Vickash Chunoo
Matthew D. Collins
Joshua Patrick Cope **
Kojhi Pierre Couamin
Jonathan Dylan Crispino
Erik-Jon Culver **
Steve Emmanuel Dorelien
Randall Exantus
Sean Michael Fagan
Michael Ryan Ferreira
Zachary Greenidge
Grzegorz Haranczyk **
Michael Daquan Haynie
Brittney Rose Henning
Mohammed Anamul Hoque
Terryck Humphrey
Ernesto Hung
Johnny Micheal James
Zoonash V. John
Yuya Kakei
Michael George Kenney
Brittney Killebrew
Bryan Eric Kimmons
Steven Craig Kulikowski
Chanelle Jenee Lowe **
Aaron Marshall **
Andrew McBean
Daniel Patrick McKenna
Shaunice Miller *
Andrew Minichiello
Alaina Harrington Montello
Gabriel James Montgomery **
Kelsey Lynn Morris
Thomas Scott Moschitta *
Judith Anne Olyer *
Syed Pallab *
Natalia Pitts *
Justin Noel Ruiz
Ohizua Russel
Joseph Edward Silva **
Jared Alein Singho
Young Hun Song
Sean Patrick Spencer
Stephanie Alexis Spiak
Joseph Micheal Tersigni
Joseph Townson
Alexander Baines Turner
Jarel M. Turner
Philip Anthony Vacchio *
Anthony Thomas Valerio *
Gregory Holland Venech
Larissa Anne Wagner *
Julianne Wantuch ***
Amber Michele Ward
Francis Guy Whitesell
Bachelor of Science
ake
James Banville
Nicholas Donald Brown **
Danielle Cerniglia
Ashkan Forouhi Boroujeni ***
Matthew Gilliland *
Leonard B. Gilsenberg
Brandon Michael Hutchinson **
Nayab Kaurejo
Stephen Paul Kohler
Daniel Kollar
Ryan William Kuenneke
Kyle Moore
Gregory Ouellette
Daniel J. Pallas
Shivam B. Parikh
Alexander Christian Schnackenberg *
Paul William Thi
Rafael Veras
Gregory Andrew Ward
Ryan E. Wood
SCHOOL OF
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
Bachelor of Arts
Kenneth Alan Anderson **
Ashley Irene Andre **
Allison Tara Aucoin *
Douglas Michael Avery **
Zachary Michael Battisti **
Danelly Bello ***
Monica Bozyk *
Ryan Matthew Russell Brown **
Alissa Marie Cardillo ***
Daniel Melvin Cave ***
Tyler Job Chodkowski **
Jason Rex Cintron *
Matthew William Clayton
Cassidy James Davidoff **
Alessandra Gabriela DeCarlo *
Sassy Bria Dumornay *
Clint Nelson Dumoulin **
Steven Dunstan **
Nilani Ekanayake **
Derek John Fay **
Kathryn Zox ’83 ~ Social Worker with a Microphone
Human services and talk radio took parallel tracks through her life. After earning her master’s at UAlbany and
working as a social worker in the NJ hospital system, she began reading for the print disabled and subsequently
started her first talk show. A nationally known radio talk show host, she has interviewed thousands of guests
over the past ten years on The Kathryn Zox Show on the VoiceAmerica/World Talk Radio network.
Robert G. Fish **
Sierra Frank
Anthony Thomas Greathouse *
Richard David Grimes **
Nicholas Hamilton **
Norma Maria Hamilton **
Timothy Maguire Heimink ***
Eric Anthony Henderson **
Ian Roy Henry ***
Eddie Juanito Hernandez
Vikelia Hernandez
Nicole Victoria Jackson **
Steffi Jean-Jacques ***
Roland Geoffrey John *
Ashley Nicole Jordan
Koren Sabrina Kersellius *
Kristin Joy Kozlowski **
Tomass Krilovs
Michael Edward Leun
Richard Lowen *
Thomas John Mancino
Alexandra Ruth Mann-Weiner **
Leonardo David Martinez *
Mariah Ariel Martinez
David Allen Miller *
Kyler Falon Morris *
Amar Samora Murphy *
Jake Nasar ***
George Frank Nasta
Lauren R. Olin **
Alison Mary O’Neill
Escaly Pena **
Khadeya Alanna Penson *
Alexander Thomas Pistoia
Natasha Reshma Pooran **
Thea Charlotte Reid **
Jared Michael Rinaldo **
Karina Rodriguez
Adam Michael Rua ***
Devon Grace Schay
Kristy Leigh Stanislawezyk *
Kristen Lee Swider
Katelyn Michelle Thomas *
Sophia Elizabeth Vindeni *
Timothy John Waters **
Brittney Noel Weaver
Caitlin Rebecca Weigel
Moses J. Williams
Ryan G. Witte **
Brett Jay Youngblood **
Neil Hamed Yousefian **
Anthony Zampelli **
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BACHELORS DEGREES ‘cont
COLLEGE OF
NANOSCALE
SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Science
Nicholas Mark Bianchi *
Chase Austyn Brisbois ***
Devin Thomas Coleman *
Paul Shanthakumar David *
Christopher Lord Deitrick **
Jonathan Mark Gentile **
Henry Carl Herbol ***
Rajan Kumar ***
Ani Danielle Levine *
Michael Timothy Murphy ***
Ryan George Porrazzo ***
Sina Shahrezaei ***
Sheila Irene Smith ***
Grace Elena Teubl ***
Matthew Daniel Zotta **
Peter Salvatore Zumpano **
NELSON A.
ROCKEFELLER
COLLEGE OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
AND POLICY
Bachelor of Arts
SeAbasiono Akpanuko
Syfur Alock
Amanda Raquel Arroyo
Amelia Barbera
Alec Christian Basilion
Shelly-Ann Baugh
Trevor Wayne Bender **
Daniel Bennett Bernstein **
John Charles Bogil
Christin Mariah Brown
Trecia Tiffany Brown
Grace M. Bruno *
Chevelle Candace Brydson
Ulric Alton Bultman
Alexandra Buzzetta
Yekaterina V. Bychko ***
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Allison J. Camilleri
Lori Samantha Campbell *
Eric Scott Cantor
Emmanuel Antonio Capellan *
Nathan S. Carlson
Corey John Carmello ***
Adriana Carozza **
Corey James Carpinelli
Kaysi Anne Carvalho *
Mikailla Carwin
Ashlee Nicole Casper **
Nicholas Anthony Cestaro
Brianne Marie Chevalier **
Casey Ciceron
Hayden Connors
Cody John Corcoran **
Francesco Avery Costanzo *
Andrew John Craigie **
Steven Timothy Cummings ***
Anthony Michael D’Abbraccio
Matthew Michael D’Angelo ***
Alfons D’Auria **
David Robert Daversa
Anthony J. De Marco *
Paige Kathryn Donegan ***
James Drakoulis
Matthew Joseph Dring
Alexandria Louise Driscoll *
Katherine Duffy ***
Eileen Wk Eng
Brandon Robert Fennell
Robert C. Forman
Sheri Lyn Fox
Paul David Gentile
David Thomas Gill ***
Erica-Ashley Gittens
Howard Gold **
Kenneth James Gould *
Megan Elizabeth Granteed **
Marianyeli Guzman
Jodi-Kaye Ayana Haber **
Brendan Patrick Hall **
Kelsey Lynn Hanson ***
Eglantina Haxhillari ***
Lucas Hamilton Henry *
Samuel Joseph Heptig **
Jordan A. Hollar
Matthew Lyman Holmes
Alexander Ray Jacobs **
John Joseph Kelly Jermyn
Stacia Nicole Johnson
Shayvonne Lashanay Jones
Harvey Milk 51 ~ Champion for Gay Rights
The first openly gay elected official in California, Milk championed grassroots politics on behalf of urban
neighborhoods and civil rights. In 2008, Milk’s story was brought to the big screen, directed by Gus Van
Sant and starring Sean Penn. It received 8 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
Brian Henry Junquera ***
Joshua Dae Jig Kim
Theodorus Fredericus Koomen
Hayden Miles La Grange ***
Nicole Marie La Grega *
Ashley Morgan Lam ***
Jonathan Christopher Lee
James Kevin Leonard
Patrick James Lewis
Darci Meghan Lindgren
Michael Patrick Lynch
Bridget Claire Mantello
John J. Mazzarella III ***
Nicholas Aaron McCormick
Joseph Michael Messmer
Olivia Jean Miller
Kenny Montilla
Zobeida Montilla
Matthew Lee Moore
Gloira Ann Beth Moran ***
Zechariah Thomas Morris *
Mikayla Lynn Myers **
Eli James Salla Nascimento
Alexandra Eileen Newcomb ***
Aditya Ahmed Niloi
Ikenna Chijioke Ogbutor *
Sabrina Belen Olvirri
Michael Andrew Optis *
John Owen Pardo
Shatika Parker
Kimberly Erin Pedersen
Eva Diana Petkanas ***
Alia Jahnel Pope
Brittany Lynne Portente *
Daniel Scott Randell
Robinson Regalado ***
Francis D. Renzi
Marifaith Rickard
Afiya Chadene Roberts
Martin Jamel Robinson
Roger U. Rook
Tan Michael Rousell
Cameron Zane Sagan ***
Erin Scully ***
Kimberly Ann Segura **
Susanne Rose Siebel **
Aaron Daniel Siegel
Christina Marie Simona
Lorenzo Barrington Simpson
Nagma Singh
John Kenneth Slattery
Amber Nicole Summers
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
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Raina C. Tawil
Tynelle Taylor-Chase
Michael Y. Torres *
Justyn Turner
Seth O. Vacirca
Brianna Ashley Vaughan *
Taina Bianca Wagnac
Meredith A. Walker
Jennifer Caroline White
Ashley Mary Williams **
Stephanie Elizabeth Wolak *
Davonte Alphonso Zeigler
Adam Zennou
SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
Bachelor of Science
Fauzia Azimi
Cassandra Eleanor Diorio *
Tiombe Sekai Farley
Madeleine Flanagan
Kathryn Elizabeth Fontana *
Nerissa Petula George *
Nhi Heather Ho
Sangwon Lee *
Steven Elliott Minster
Rebecca Anne Morris
Sierra Brittany Snoddy
Benjamin ‘Tack *
Michael Christopher Van Gelder
SCHOOL
OF SOCIAL
WELFARE
Bachelor of Science
Christie E. Allen ***
Monica Zulkerine Anchundia
Renee Anorue *
Jasmine Michelle Austin **
Kiara Mabel Batista
Kathleen Murphy Brundige
Megan Elizabeth Clair
Collina Danielle Cooke *
Jesecca Edouard *
Nyocia Geraldine Edwards **
Laura Ann Felts **
Krystal Folk **
Sarah Marie Gauthier **
Catrina Marie Giorgio
Bob Ford, upon his retirement in 2013, served as head coach of
UAlbany’s football team for 43 years and saw 264 career victories,
garnering four Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honors and
g the Great Danes to six NEC titles. Coach Ford built the UAlbany
am from the ground up, taking the Danes from a club team to an
NCAA Division | FCS contender. His legacy will be forever honored at the
new home of the Great Danes, Bob Ford Field, which opened in 2013.
Kerry Karima Green
Kaitlin Rose Hallissey
Arriel D. Howard
Christoffel Johannes
Janse Van Rensburg
Amber Elizabeth Lavare
Alena Marie Liccardi
Megan Renee Maloney
Jordan Edward McCann *
Tulia Palacios ***
Claire Elizabeth Piazza *
Emily Grace Purtell *
Treveta Latesha Rowe *
Dazia Shalyce Wallerson **
UNIVERSITY-
WIDE INTER-
DISCIPLINARY
STUDIES
Bachelor of Arts
Souad Mekhaldi **
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The 2014 Class Gift supports UAlbany Unite, an interactive student group video contest. Students created
videos about their clubs or organizations and posted them to the UAlbany Unite web site. Students, parents,
alumni, faculty and staff viewed the videos and made donations in support of their favorite groups. Over $15,000
will also be awarded, thanks to our generous sponsors: The University at Albany Foundation, UAlbany Fund,
Alumni Association, Student Association, President Robert J. Jones, The University at Albany Foundation
President George R. Hearst III, and Vice President for Development Fardin Sanai. To view the videos and
make a donation, please visit www.albany.edu/unite. Contributions listed as of April 21, 2014.
Mavis Addai-Mensah
Katherine M. Aguilar
Anita Ajiboye
Derek Aldous
Desiree Alexander
Nicole E. Ali
Michael G. Ancin
Kenneth A. Anderson
Amanda R. Arroyo
Allison T. Aucoin
Linda Azon
Mara L. Backer
Ambar Baez
Aboulaye Ballo
Ian L. Barr
Luke Beemer
Danelly Bello
Allison S. Bennett
Krystn M. Benson
Daniel B. Bernstein
Maria D. Bertrand
Alexandra N. Biondi
Kimberly M. Bishop
Andrew L. Blackburn
Christine E. Bloecker
Christopher G. Boll
Alina N. Bourke
James Boyle
Monica Bozyk
Conner E. Bradbury
Jason K. Brown
Shanice G. Brown
William R. Brunelle
Richard J. Bunnicelli
Alexandra Buzzetta
Daniris C. Caceres
Alana Calmi
Allison J. Camilleri
Lori S. Campbell
Nicholas D. Capobianco
Adam S. Carbone
Brittany E. Carden
Adriana Carozza
Joseph C. Centonzo
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Carissa L. Chapura
Edward J. Choe
Jose L. Chuchuca
Joandri Cuevas
Mackenzie Cullinane
Steven T. Cummings
Mateo Daija
David M. D’Alto
Ashley T. Dang
Matthew M. D’Angelo
Alfons D. D’Auria
Paul S. David
Alessandra G. Decarlo
Alexandre L. Decoste
Zachary G. Dejesus
Lee Dibiase
Stefan D. Dick
Daniel Dickinson
Cassandra E. Diorio
Christina M. Dipietro
Nicholas J. Doepp
Steve E. Dorelien
Natalie Dubuche
‘Tajana R. Edwards
Michaella S. Eiss
Eileen W. Eng
Chiagbanwe U. Enwere
Danielle A. Evans
Katie F. Fagan
Justin A. Faha
Kathryn D. Fanning
Brendan D. Farr
Nicholas Farruggio
Catherine B. Feraren
Nicholas A. Fiorito
Peter J. Flanagan
Elizabeth A. Foley
Krystal Folk
Genevieve E. Franck
Joseph N. Frigolette
Rachel E. Gaffey
Darrell Gibbs
Robert Gleyberman
Hennessy C. Goicochea
Samuel B. Gordon
Kenneth J. Gould
Matthew M. Green
Kerry K. Green
Christian J. Guadalupe
Kelsey L. Hanson
Erin J. Harding
Lindsay T. Hauck
Kaleigh C. Herman
Vikelia Hernandez
Timothy R. Hom
Daniel S. Hono
Amanda A. Hoo
Isteak Hossain
Fatima Hussain
Brandon M. Hutchinson
Keith G. Ising
Da Y. Jeon
Wadia John
Tina Joseph
Nicholas Karl
Benjamin M. Kaufman
Kimberly N. Keddo
Matthew P. Kelly
Naomi J. Kennedy
Nyonsuabeleah Kollue
Monica A. Kotowski
Thomas A. Krisa
Daniel P. Krzykowski
Kindersley Lamothe
Perry A. Landsman
Keith J. Lasky
Ryan J. Lawrence
Jonathan H. Lee
Annette M. Leonello
Stephanie D. Lev
Jason R. Levine
Chelsea Lewis
Tricia Lewis
Jessica S. Livshits
Michael I. Loughlin
Sybil Masse
Andrew McBean
Ryan P. McKenna
William P. McMullen
Jacob P. Meek
Rebecca B. Melnitsky
Christopher D. Menasche
Mackenzie J. Miller
Olivia Miller
Kelsey Milner
Monica F. Morales
Kyler F. Morris
Mariko C. Mosher
Christopher W. Mullin
George F. Nasta
Julian Negri
Steven T. Nevins
Dalianny A. Nunez
Alejandra L. Olarte
Michael J. Owens
Anthony G. Pantuosco
John P. Papaleo
Jane A. Penola
Kiaribel A. Peralta
Eva D. Petkanas
Carly M. Phair
Timothy T. Plummer
Adam E. Pometti
Francesco Potestio
Jonathan Pum
Jacqueline M. Rawley
Tyrone J. Reid
Marcus Reid
Marques Rhodes
Danielle M. Rias
Jared M. Rinaldo
Ernesto Rios
Andrew J. Rivera
Maegan L. Rivera
Jarrell] A. Roberts
Donovan W. Rogers
Smiley M. Rojas-Nunez
Joseph V. Romano
Sean B. Rooney
Raquel M. Rosario
Anne M. Ross
Shanese K. Rouse
Kerry A. Ryan
Nicole Salierno
Suwanne T. Sancko
Serena Sapienza
Nina M. Savoca
Anthony M. Schaustal
Barrie E. Schneiderman
Alexandra L. Schober
Jenna L. Scholl
Kelly M. Secko
Dominique N. Shade
Heather C. Shaw
Davyca Shivlall
Rebecca Shost
Ryan Smith
Kevin E. Smith
Michael P. Spagnola
Shannen K. Spiess
Sean N. Starr-Baier
Emily Steinbach
Justin D. Strumph
Veda R. Talanki
Su W. Thet
Michele Tuohy
Derrick J. Tusang
Gina M. Valentino
Leslie Valera
Brianna A. Vaughan
Barbara L. Vega
Chery] F. Vitale
Daphne C. Voormolen
Jessica T. Wald
Natalie M. Wallace
Jacqueline M. Warren
Laura Welby
Evan West
Cody White
David Wilbur
Corey A. Wiley
Tianna Williams
Shnequa L. Williams
Bryan A. Wotherspoon
Laura R. Wozniak
Grace Wu
Steven A. Yee
Shu Y. Zhou
Jason Zivkovic
This stained glass window from the Hawley Library was presented
by the Class of 1920 and restored by the class of 1932.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Dear Graduate,
Congratulations on your graduation and welcome to the UAlbany Alumni
Association. After a significant investment of time and effort, your admirable
hard work has paid off — you are now an alumnus of the University at Albany!
As I salute and welcome you to the ranks of our alumni, it is appropriate that I
address my remarks to your future association with UAlbany.
Being a UAlbany alum comes with many benefits. I urge you to tap into
the power of the more than 160,000-strong alumni network for career
opportunities or to stay connected with friends and classmates.
As a GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) alum, you'll also be receiving
invitations to special events designed especially for you, like the GOLD
Comedy Night last summer, the GOLD Schmooze in New York City
each fall and the annual GOLD reunion at Homecoming each October.
Find out more about being a GOLD alum by visiting our Web page at
www.albany.edu/alumni/GOLD.php.
There are lots of ways to stay in touch and make sure you get the latest news:
Connect with fellow alums through the alumni Facebook group, do some
professional networking through LinkedIn, or learn about UAlbany news and
GOLD events through our GOLD Twitter group. You can also stay connected
through UAlbany’s free alumni online community, which includes an alumni
directory, UCAN online networking database, permanent email and much more.
Whenever you are on campus, stop by the Alumni House to say hello and take
advantage of our Alumni Concierge Program, which offers computer access,
free parking and more to visiting alumni. We hope you'll consider the Alumni
House your new home away from home! We are available to help you get
connected. Help us help you.
With warm regards and best wishes for success,
Lois P-Huphy
Timothy P. Murphy ’77
President, UAlbany Alumni Association
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ALMA MATER
College of the Empire State
Mother of an army great,
Thou the molder of our fate,
Thee we sing today.
Thine the hand we clasp so strong,
Holding tho’ the years be long,
Thou the burden of our song,
Thee we sing today.
Ways of pleasantness are thine,
Leading where in wisdom’s shrine,
Joy and cheer, and hope divine,
Ever dwell for aye.
Thine the voice whose call we hear,
Thine the hand which holds us near,
Thine the heart, so true, so dear,
Cherished, loved alway.
Wisdom’s duty heeds thy call,
Ever in Minerva’s thrall,
Pass the torch from one to all,
Guide each destiny.
Neath the Purple and the Gold,
Let thy history unfold,
Sons and daughters, young and old,
Hail to Albany.
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The University at Albany's Commencement ceremonies are public events that are videotaped, photographed and recorded. I understand that by
attending I give permission for the University to photograph and record me and then use my physical likeness and sound in University at Albany
related publications and productions. The University at Albany may convert the video, photographs or audio into any format that exists now or
may be devised in the future. The University at Albany may edit and repackage my physical likeness and sound as recorded this day into any
existing format or one devised in the future. I will not seek any claim on the University at Albany or anyone else with whom it contracted over
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I will not sue for invasion of privacy, right of publicity or any other right connected with the use of my physical likeness and sound recorded this
day or any other projects that grow out of it. I intend for this to be a blanket release for the University at Albany and anyone else it may deal
with in order to broadcast, promote or distribute the images and sound recorded this day or any projects that grow out of it.
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