UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
172N° COMMENCEMENT
MAY 14-15, 2016
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Graduate Ceremony.....
Undergraduate
Ceremony.
Evan R. Collins Award......... 8
University Officials...
Marshals and Purple &
Gold Ambassadors...
Flag Bearers.....
Honors, Awards and
Scholarships.....
Doctoral Candidates..........18
Master’s Candidates .........
Bachelor's Candidates ......30
Class Gift...
Alumni Association
Congratulations...
A MESSAGE TO OUR GRADUATES
On behalf of the University at Albany, it is my distinct honor
to congratulate you on the conferral of your degree. Whether
you are receiving a diploma for a bachelor’s, master’s, or
doctoral degree, this achievement is the culmination of years
of tremendous perseverance, intellectual development, and
personal growth.
You have completed your studies at a public research university
with access to 1,200 dedicated faculty members across a vast
academic and research portfolio — an institution committed
both to academic excellence and deep engagement in the
community and the world.
During your time at UAlbany, you may have benefited from
a transformative education abroad program. Maybe you
participated in an internship that solidified your professional
plans. Or perhaps you carried out research that helps to address
a critical challenge facing society. And you have all been part of
a culturally and intellectually rich campus community, which
will serve you well in the future as you navigate an increasingly
diverse and globalized society.
‘Today, you join the ranks of 170,000 UAlbany alumni who are
having a positive impact as professionals and leaders across the
globe. We celebrate your entrance into the world as a graduate
of the University at Albany, while encouraging you to remain
involved through our Alumni Association.
No matter your program or field of study, I am confident that
your degree will open new doors of opportunity, and that you
will make important contributions wherever life takes you.
Again, my congratulations to each and every one of you on this
very significant achievement!
Sincerely,
*
Robert. Jones, Ph.D.
President
THE W@RLD WITHIN REACH
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GRADUATE
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016 ~ SEFCU ARENA, 9:00 A.M.
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Led by Grand Marshal Sue R. Faerman ’87, Distinguished Teaching Professor
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Pitch Please
INVOCATION
‘The Reverend Sandra Damhof, Protestant Campus Ministries
WELCOME
Robert J. Jones, President
PRESENTATION OF THE EVAN R. COLLINS AWARD
Robert J. Jones, President
to Richard F. Hamm, Professor of History
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE
James R. Stellar, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
to Ada E. Yonath,
Director, Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure
and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science
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
William Alex Pridemore, Dean, School of Criminal Justice
Robert Bangert-Drowns, Dean, School of Education
Kim L. Boyer, Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Pradeep Haldar, Interim Dean, College of Nanoscale Engineering, Technology and Innovation
R. Karl Rethemeyer, Interim Dean, Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Philip Nasca, Dean, School of Public Health
Darrell P. Wheeler, 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
Tuuli K. Edwards "10, Division of Financial Management & Budget
Lisa V. Trubitt ’91, 93, Information Technology Services
ALMA MATER
Pitch Please, 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 GRA
Ada E. Yonath
Director, Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular
Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science
One of the world’s most revered global scientific
personalities, Dr. Ada Yonath focuses on protein
biosynthesis, on antibiotics paralyzing this process, on
global problems relating to antibiotic resistance, and
on the origin of life.
Born in an impoverished family,
Dr. Yonath was a curious child,
inquisitive in her approach toward
knowing the unknown. In 1971
she established the first biological-
crystallography laboratory in Israel,
which was the only lab of this kind
for almost a decade. Since then,
she has been a faculty member at
the Weizmann Institute, were she
is the Director of the Kimmelman
Center for Biomolecular Structure.
In parallel, from 1980 to 2004, she
headed the Max-Planck-Research-
Unit for Ribosome Structure in
Hamburg and collaborated with
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin.
Among others, she is a member of US National
Academy of Sciences, the Israel Academy of Sciences
and Humanities, the Leopoldina, the German
Academy for Sciences, the European Molecular
Biology Organization (EMBO), the Pontifical
(Vatican) Academy of Sciences, and the Korean
Academy of Sciences and ‘Technology. Dr. Yonath is no
stranger to the University at Albany - she is an active
member of UAlbany’s RNA Institute advisory board
and has been a featured speaker at the Department of
Chemistry and Biological Science’s
“Critical Conversations.”
holds
from
Dr. Yonath honorary
doctorates twenty
universities worldwide, including
the United States, Latin America,
Europe and the Far East. Her
awards include the Israel Prize,
Linus Pauling Gold Medal, the
Horwitz Prize, the — Ehrlich-
Darrmstater Medal, the Wolf Prize,
the Albert-Einstein World Award
for Excellence, the Erice Peace
Prize, and she was the first woman
in 45 years to win the Nobel Prize
for Chemistry.
over
Despite her early childhood challenges, she went on to
earn her bachelor and master’s degrees from Hebrew
University, earned her Ph.D. from the Weizmann
Institute and completed postdoctoral studies at the
Mellon Institute and MIT.
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UNDERGRADUATE
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 ~ THE ENTRY PLAZA, 10:00 A.M. '
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Led by Grand Marshal Sue R. Faerman ’87, Distinguished Teaching Professor
NATIONAL ANTHEM
University at Albany Chamber Singers
INVOCATION
Rabbi Nomi Manon, Executive Director, University at Albany Hillel
WELCOME
Robert J. Jones, President
INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
James R. Stellar, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Eric J. Jolly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
INTRODUCTION OF THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SPEAKER
Robert J. Jones, President
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SPEAKER
Cristian Palma ’16
PRESENTATION OF CLASS GIFT
Jarius Jemmott, President, Student Association
ALUMNI RECOGNITION
Joseph N. Garba ’02, 05, President, Alumni Association
ALMA MATER
University at Albany Chamber Singers, joined by graduates and guests
HONORS RECOGNITION
James R. Stellar, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR’S DEGREES
Jeanette Altarriba, Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education
Bachelor's candidates will be acknowledged by major, and degrees will be conferred collectively.
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES.
Robert J. Jones, President
RECESSIONAL
Platform Party and Faculty formally recess. Graduates may
remain in the seating area to reunite with their guests.
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COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
THE UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY
Eric J. Jolly
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
r his role as president and chief executive officer
of Minnesota Philanthropy Partners, Eric J. Jolly,
Ph.D., continues his lifelong work to educate, elevate,
and give voice to people in his communities.
Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
matches donors’ charitable resources
with community solutions via The
Saint Paul Foundation, Minnesota
Community Foundation, FR.
Bigelow Foundation, — Mardag
Foundation, and a __ statewide
network of more than 2,000
charitable organizations and
donor funds. ‘Together, The Saint
Paul
Community Foundation, with assets
of $1.3 billion, represent the 14th
largest community foundation in
the country. Jolly began leading
Minnesota Philanthropy Partners in August 2015 and
has declared his intention to create a philanthropic are
to serve donors at all stages of life who are committed
to strengthening their communities.
Foundation and Minnesota
Dr. Jolly serves on a number of local and national
boards, including the Bush Foundation, Capella
University, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and
the National Academy of Engineering (Committee on
Guiding Implementation of K-12 Engineering). He
was appointed by President Obama to the Institute of
Museum and Library Services board. He is a member
of honor societies, including Sigma Xi, Phi Eta Sigma,
Mortarboard, and Golden Key. He is also a life
member of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos
and Native Americans in Science.
Widely recognized for his work with communities
and policy makers, Dr. Jolly has published articles
and books and has lectured around the world about
the importance of STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math) education.
Before joining ~~ Minnesota
Philanthropy Partners, Dr. Jolly was
president of the Science Museum
of Minnesota for a decade. It is one
of the nation’s largest and most
esteemed science museums, serving
more than 1.3. million people
annually. Under his leadership,
the museum hosted provocative,
educational and highly successful
exhibitions such as Body Worlds,
RACE: Are We So Different?, and
Tutankhamun: The Golden King
and the Pharaohs. During his tenure,
the Science Museum increased visitors, membership,
funding, training, programming, and its national
standing.
No stranger to the Northeast, Dr. Jolly came to
Saint Paul after serving as vice president and senior
scientist at the Education Development Center in
Massachusetts. Before that he worked in successive
academic roles at several colleges and universities,
including professor, dean, assistant chancellor, and
director for Affirmative Action and Diversity.
Dr. Jolly has a doctorate in psychology and a
master’s degree in psychometrics from the University
of Oklahoma.
The University at Albany hosts aver 19,000 graduates, family
throughout Commencemer
and friends
Weekend.
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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.
Richard F. Hamm, Ph.D.
ichard F. Hamm is Professor of History and finishing his
Re year as chairperson of that department. He earned his
achelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University, his Master
of Arts from The Ohio State University, and his doctorate from the
University of Virginia. Prior to his coming to the University at Albany
in 1990 he held positions at the University of New Hampshire and at
Princeton University. Dr. Hamm’s research interests are focused on the
interaction of law and society in the American past. His publications
include Shaping the Eighteenth Amendment (1995, winner of the Henry
Adams Prize in 1996) and Murder, Honor, and Law (2003).
Dr. Hamm has won various awards for teaching, research and service.
He was named Fulbright Senior Scholar Teaching (2004-5) to Germany
and was made a Distinguished Member of the National Society of
Collegiate Scholars (2012). He has received both the President’s and
Chancellor's Excellence Awards in Teaching (1997-1998). He merited
a “Certificate of Appreciation from the College of Arts and Sciences
for “Scholarly Work & Outstanding Departmental Service” (1994) and
an “Outstanding Achievement Award” from the Disability Resource
Center (2012). He is proudest of his student nominated awards: the
“Most Influential Person” from an Honors College student (2013) and
Torch Night Professor by the Class of 1996.
He has been to so many of the graduation ceremonies that he can
sing (poorly) the university’s alma mater without referring to the back
of the program.
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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UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS
2015-2016
CHANCELLOR
Nancy L. Zimpher, Ph.D.
TRUSTEES OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
H. Carl McCall, Chair
Joseph W. Belluck
Byron Brown
Eric Corngold
Henrik N. Dullea
Ronald G. Ehrenberg
Angelo M. Fatta
Peter L. Knuepfer
Eunice A. Lewin
Marshall Lichtman
Stanley S. Litow
Thomas Mastro
Richard Socarides
Carl Spielvogel
Cary F. Staller
Nina Tamrowski
Lawrence J. Waldman
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Robert J. Jones, President
James R. Stellar, Senior Vice President for
“Academic Affairs & Provost
Leanne Wirkkula, Chief of Staff
T. Simeon Ananou, Vice President for
Information Technology Services and CIO
Mark Benson, Director of Athletics
Joseph A. Brennan, Vice President for
Communications and Marketing
Michael N. Christakis 01,05, Vice President
for Student Affairs
James A. Dias, Vice President for Research
‘Tamra Minor, Chief Diversity Officer
Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
John H. Reilly, Senior Council
Fardin Sanai, Vice President for University Development
Executive Director of the UAlbany Foundation
Laura Schweitzer, Vice President for Health Sciences
and Biomedical Initiatives
James R. Van Voorst ’95, Vice President for
Finance and Administration
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY COUNCIL
Michael Castellana ’84, 92, Chair
Robert P. Balachandran, Esq. ’88
Nancy M. Burton
Patricia A. Caldwell ’75, Secretary
James M. Clancy ’90
Marc Cohen, Elected Student Representative
James Collins, Faculty Representative
Mark N. Eagan
John R. Fallon Jr., Esq. 77,81
Joseph N. Garba °02, °05, Alumni Representative
James O. Jackson
Caitlin Janiszewski ’12, Graduate Student Representative
Abner JeanPierre 93
DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Jeanette Altarriba, Vice Provost and Dean for
Undergraduate Education
Robert Bangert-Drowns, Dean, School of Education
Kim L. Boyer, Interim Dean, College of Engineering
and Applied Sciences
Harvey Charles, Vice Provost and Dean for
International Education
Rebecca Mugridge, Interim Dean and Director,
University Libraries
Philip Nasca, Dean, School of Public Health
William Alex Pridemore, Dean, School of
Criminal Justice
R. Karl Rethemeyer, Interim Dean, Rockefeller
College of Public Affairs and Policy
David L. Rousseau, Interim Dean, College of Emergency
Preparedness, Homeland Security & Cybersecurity
Donald S. Siegel, Dean, School of Business
Darrell P. Wheeler, Dean, School of Social Welfare
and Vice Provost for Public Engagement
Kevin Williams, Vice Provost and
Dean for Graduate Studies
Edelgard Wulfert, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
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UNIVERSITY MARSHALS
‘These University at Albany faculty have volunteered to assist with the student lineup and
processional at both ceremonies.
Sue Faerman, Grand Marshal
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Heidi Andrade, School of Education
Bret Benjamin, College of Arts and Sciences
Peter Brandon, College of Arts and Sciences
Shobha Chengalur-Smith, School of Business
John Delano, College of Arts and Sciences
Sanjay Goel, School of Business
James Hargett, College of Arts and Sciences
‘Teresa Harrison, College of Arts and Sciences
David Lewis, College of Arts and Sciences
PURPLE & GOLD
Aaron Major, College of Arts and Sciences
Jonathan Mandle, College of Arts and Sciences
Mary McCarthy, School of Social Welfare
Steven Messner, College of Arts and Sciences
David Miller, College of Arts and Sciences
Michelle Moshier, School of Business
James H. Neely, College of Arts and Sciences
Blanca Ramos, School of Social Welfare
S.S. Ravi, College of Computing and Information
Michael Sattinger, College of Arts and Sciences
Barry Trachtenberg, College of Arts and Sciences
Daniel Wulff, College of Arts and Sciences
TUDENT AMBASSADORS
Purple & Gold Student Ambassadors are comprised of a select group of students who represent the
University at Albany to its various constituencies on behalf of the president, various vice presidents,
and the Alumni Association. Listed below are members who are graduating this Spring.
Destiny Anderson
Brittany Bourne
Mare Cohen
Anthony Escamilla
Ethan Glass
Nicholas Ketter
Rachel Kukuliev
Francesca McGuire
Rachel O’Donnell
Cristian Palma
Peter Rodrigues
Amanda Volk
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In 1985, the Student Association organized the world's largest game of musical
chairs, with 5,060 students, faculty and staff participating. in 2005, UAlbany
organized the “World's Biggest Pillow Fight,” with 3,648 students participating,
Both feats earned the University its place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Presentation of Colors by the following members
of the ROTC Mohawk Battalion Color Guard:
Cadet Michael Cerrato
Cadet William Doynow
Cadet Alyssa Griffith
Cadet Kevin Merrihue
Presentation of school and college gonfalons, as well as international flags
representing members of the graduating class, by the following students:
Faridah Adeyemi
Angela Afriyie
Abdullah Aldaeej
Roi Ankawa
Jose Arango Londono
Muhammad Wagqas Arshad
Fatima Basharat
Alexandra Baum
Nikisha Benjamin
Jamie Boyle
Kayci Caldwell
Bertrand Carado
Patricia Carreau
Doris Chen
Kaori Chen
Rossana Coto-Batres
Jonathan Crispino
‘Tim Curran
Cheryl DePra
Nisa Felicia
Antoinette Fraser
Xinmo Fu
Nerissa George
Nurisha Gobin
Alka Goel
Christine Gogo
Pradeepkumar Govindaswamy
Hamide Gozu
Rogger Gutierrez
Mostafa Zaki Haider
Josette Hartnett
Sarina Hasler
Muhan He
Merel Hermans
Kara Hogan
Chiwoong Hwang
Youjin Hwang
Yong-Gu Ji
Mitsul Kacharia
Meley Senay Kifleyesus
Alexei King
Daniel Kuchler
Phuong Le
Sung Min Lee
Jungeun Lee
Ji Eun Lee
Kyungchan Lim
Yang Liu
Xiao Long
Toanna Maria Loula
Victoria Ma
Antonio Martinez Tunon
Clarissa Martini
Kyle McCormack
Melanie McCormick
Anna Meteliuk
Mahdi Mirdamadi Najafabadi
Russarin Nantaprasit
Ching-Him Ng
Titilola Ologbonjaiye
Asma Orsad
Yema Otto-During
Laury Padjip
John Palella, II
Dhruv Patel
Escaly Pefta
Katherine Perez
Philip Persson
Sylwia Piatkowska
Rebecca Prince
Ge Qu
Andira Quintanilla
Rehnuma Rahman
Miguel Ramirez
Gabriela Romero
Dante Salto
Julia Salwa
Nega Seyum
Samarth Shah
Asante Shipp-Hilts
Valentina ‘Talevi
Deon Li Jiun Teh
Kidane Tewolde
Hina Thalho
Tryna Turliai
Benoit Vallee
Leonardo Vanegas Lozano
Genevieth Vargas
Anastacia Vassell
Jocelyn Villegas
Jennifer Volponi
Taina Wagnac
Kimberli Wallace
Andrienne Walters
Xiaowu Wang
Huatian Wang
Yueyue Wang
Raymond Webb
Nethmi Weerawarna
Zhenni Xue
Antonia Yeates
Hermella Yigzaw
Jiayan Zhao
Yi Zhou
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‘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.
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.
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.
At the University at Albany, academic gowns for
bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates are black.
Doctoral recipients wear purple gowns, characteristic of
our institution’ colors.
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.
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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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:
Arts (Liberal Arts), Humanities, Letters
(Literature): White
Commerce; Accountancy, Business: Drab
Communication Studies: Silver Gray
Economics: Copper
Education: Light Blue
Engineering: Orange
Environmental Studies: Russet
Fine Arts: Brown
Journalism: Crimson
Library Science, Information Management:
Lemon Yellow
Music: Pink
Philosophy: Dark Blue
Public Administration, Public Policy: Peacock Blue
Public Health: Salmon Pink
Social Science, Natural Science: Golden Yellow
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.
Candidates for degrees are listed as of
April 11, 2016. No changes in status could be made
after this date. Honors for 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 term grades are
recorded and will appear on the diploma.
“Summa Cum Laude: signifies a cumulative
grade-point average of 3.75 or above
**Magna Cum Laude: signifies a cumulative
grade-point average of 3.50-3.74
*Cum Laude: signifies a cumulative
grade-point average of 3.25-3.49
Normal School provided a two-year
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MINERVA
c= 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
about 1913. Today, Minerva, wearing her distinctive helmet,
continues to symbolize the University’s proud past and
long-standing reputation for educational excellence.
* UAlbany’s seven-foot-plus white plaster statue of Minerva
was purchased in 1888.
* 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
7 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.
© 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, asa 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.
To 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 establishes IN. Re-brancied as the
New York State Normal College in 1890, emphasis development of new
curricula, faculty and the recruitment of students to prepare secondary school teachers.
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UNDERGRADUATE H
AND SCHOLARSHIPS
ONORS, AWARDS
‘Many members of the Class of 2016 have been supported and encouraged by donors who generously fund
scholarships, awards and prizes which are presented annually through UAlbany’s philanthropic entity, The
University at Albany Foundation. As these students prepare to embark upon the next phase of their lives, we
invite you to read the stories of several who share their plans for the future while acknowledging the thoughtful
donors who made their aspirations possible.
Juan Cifuentes
Recipient of both
The Mark R. Hunt
°82 Scholarship and
The Zelin Family
Endowed — Scholarship,
Juan Cifuentes of
Queens, N.Y, is
looking forward to
receiving his degree
in accounting: “It
means keeping up the
hard work and taking
advantage of every
opportunity UAlbany provides me.” After graduation,
Cifuentes plans to start his master’s studies and
complete the academic requirements for his C.P.A.
license. His career plans include working as an
Victoria Farrell
auditor in public accounting and assisting with his
family’s business.
While on campus, Cifuentes was involved in several
groups on campus, such as the EY Lead Scholars
program, and volunteers with the Riis Settlement
House to provide educational resources to immigrant
students. Outside of his busy schedule, Cifuentes
enjoyed spending time by the fountain: “I feel it brings
people together, representing what UAlbany is about.
‘The fountain is my favorite place because it makes me
very proud of UAlbany.” Cifuentes is very grateful for
the scholarship support he has received at UAlbany:
“Thank you for helping me during my academic
development... you have given me confidence to
continue believing in my capacities to move forward
and achieve my life goals.”
Victoria Farrell of Dannemora, N.Y., is the recipient
of The Joyce and Martin Kenosian Scholarship. Majoring
in criminal justice with a minor in sociology, the senior
wrote her thesis on training for correction officers:
“I hope to someday make a difference in this field, so
that the job of correction officer also helps inmates.”
Outside of her classwork and research, Farrell was
involved in Taekwondo on campus, and enjoyed
relaxing and playing football by the fountain. After
graduation, she plans to continue at UAlbany working
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her master’s
degree at the School
of Criminal Justice.
Farrell “will forever
be grateful” for the
Kenosian — Scholarship,
which enabled her
to focus more on her
academics.
towards
St
Matthew Leger
Public policy and management major
Matthew Leger of Fitchburg, Mass.,
received The Barnes & Noble Achievers
Scholarship, The Class of 1972 Scholarship
and The Rockefeller College Advisory Board
Scholarship. Leger, who was among
the UAlbany students to receive the
2016 Chancellor’s Award for Student
Excellence, is involved in several
different organizations on campus:
“The more opportunities I have taken
advantage of, the more I have learned
about myself.” His post-graduation
ijala Wilson
plans include spending another year
at UAlbany to complete his master’s
in public administration. Through his
involvement in various programs on
campus, Leger discovered his desire
to become an intelligence officer in
the U.S. Navy and perhaps run for
public office someday. “I would never
have guessed I would be following
this career path just a few years ago,”
he says, “and I am forever going to
credit my UAlbany experience for
motivating me to do so.”
For Tjala Wilson of Bronx, N.Y., a
desire to help others and an interest in
science have influenced her to pursue a
career in medicine and public health. “I
hope to serve not only the underserved
people in my community, but the
world.” Majoring in human biology
with a minor in public health, Wilson
is the recipient of The Roselle DeCarlo,
M.D., Memorial Scholarship, as well as
the Second Chance Scholarship. Wilson
was involved with several groups
on campus, including the Minority
Association of — Pre-Medical/Pre-
Health Students, and was also among
the UAlbany students to receive the
2016 Chancellor's Award for Student
Excellence. Wilson hopes to earn an
M.D/M.PH. degree on her path to
becoming a health-care professional.
“As a person who grew up in an
underprivileged community, I want to
give the younger generation a positive
role model to look up to,” she says.
For a complete list of graduate and undergraduate
honors, awards and scholarship recipients, please
visit www.albany.edu/uafoundation/scholarships
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Jon Gilroy
UNDERGRADUATE HONORS, AWARDS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS ‘cont
Michael T: Carmen °84 Mentoring Scholarship and Goldie
Brenner Swartz ’51 and Howard Swartz Scholarship
recipient Jon Gilroy chose a social-welfare major
because “I wanted to go into counseling for substance
abuse and depression.” But his “big dream” now is “to
become a motivational speaker.” The Pleasant Valley,
N.Y,, native is already on track to attain that goal. He
visits elementary and secondary schools to talk with
students, often applying his own life experiences. “I
spoke at one school because a student there has cerebral
palsy,” said Gilroy, who lives with the disability and
uses a wheelchair. The former Residential Life peer
educator has worked with several groups across campus
to help others understand misconceptions surrounding
disability and what it means to be a person living with
Nicolette Darois
a disability. Gilroy has
also worked with the
Office of Intercultural
Student Engagement
and the Gender and
Sexuality Resource
Center to create
LGBTQ+ _ inclusive
spaces across campus.
For his efforts, he
was named one of
the top 14 LGBTQ+
student
the country by the national educational organization
Campus Pride.
leaders in
Nicolette Darois of Ava, N.Y., is the
recipient of The Mbysliborski Women’s
Golf Scholarship and a proud member of
the women’s golf team, which was the
2015 MAAC Champion. A business-
administration major, Darois looks
forward to furthering her education: “T
think I’ve found my niche in marketing.”
The varsity weight room was Darois’
favorite place on campus: “It’s where
Nicholas Martucci
I can let out the most stress!” She
has enjoyed all of her professors and
classes, each one bringing a different
approach to her education. The
Mysliborski Scholarship inspired Darois
to put more into her academics and
her golf game. “It means the world
to my parents and me that my efforts
in the sport of women’s golf are being
recognized,” she observes.
Staten Island, N.Y., native Nicholas
Martucci has been a recipient of
The Scott M. McGovern ‘87 Memorial
Scholarship during his entire UAlbany
career: “I would like to send a great
big thank you for granting me The
McGovern Scholarship for a fourth
straight year. It was an honor to accept
this scholarship once again and it filled
me with joy to attend UAlbany for my
senior year,” he says. An informatics
major with a minor in art, Martucci
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has been eagerly looking forward
to graduation and the transition to
a career. He credits The McGovern
Scholarship with allowing him to
have the best possible experience at
UAlbany: “Thanks to the financial
assistance that the — scholarship
provided, I have been able to pursue
my dreams and gain opportunities
in my college career that would have
been otherwise impossible.”
Lester Ledgister Jr.
Sociology major Lester Ledgister Jr.
of Bronx, N.Y., is the recipient of The
Steven F. Klein °77 Scholarship. While he
graduates with minors in psychology
and journalism, Ledgister was not
always so confident in his writing skills
as a journalist: “During my sophomore
year, I was doubting my ability as a
writer.” However, Ledgister received
some powerful reinforcement when
his first paper in Steve Barnes’ Media
& Ethics class was returned to him. He
recalls: “Professor Barnes told me it
was one of the best papers he had ever
seen a student write. This encouraged
me as a writer, and I went on to receive
A’s in my two journalism classes that
semester.” Ledgister has been involved
in several groups on campus, including
the Middle Earth Peer Assistance
Program and New Life Seventh
Day Adventist Youth Ministries. He
plans to earn his master’s degree in
industrial/organizational psychology.
SUNY CHANCELLOR’S
AWARD FOR STUDENT
EXCELLENCE
This award is presented by the Chancellor to
students who have best demonstrated the
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
PRESIDENT’S AWARD Fatima Mustafa
FOR LEADERSHIP Cristian Palma
OO Peter Rodrigues
Distinguished Karan Verma
Scholar-Leader Award Phillip Waknin
Awarded to one graduating senior who best Tjala Wilson
integration of academic excellence, which may
include leadership, community service, arts,
athletics and career achievement.
Janeen Bell
Justin Berger
Mare Cohen
Habeeb Famuyide
Samantha Hutchins
Matthew Leger
Cristian Palma
Karan Verma
Nicole Wallack
Tjala Wilson
exemplifies the scholar-leader-service ideal,
demonstrating academic excellence, effective
leadership, a commitment to serving others,
and creative scholarly activity.
Nicole Wallack
Outstanding Senior Award
This award recognizes seniors who have
contributed greatly to the University during the
course of their undergraduate careers through
their demonstrated leadership abilities.
Janeen Bell
Justin Berger
Brittany Bourne
Mare Cohen
Habeeb Famuyide
Larry Ginsburg
Samantha Hutchins
Lester Ledgister, Jr.
Matthew Leger
Francesca McGuire
PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS
FOR UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH -
The recipients of this award have been selected
on the basis of a major paper or project produced
by the student, whose significance is judged in
terms of its academic quality and originality.
College of Arts & Sciences
Roi Ankawa
Eliza Barach
Zana Beck
‘Tomer Burg
Nicole Cardinale
Kelsey Fleming
Anh Minh Le
School of Criminal Justice
Emily Schlierer
For a complete list of graduate and undergraduate
honors, awards and scholarship recipients, please
visit www.albany.edu/uafoundation/scholarships
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DOCTORAL DEGREES
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Perveen Akhter, Ph.D., Physics
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Profs. Carolyn MacDonald
and Mengbing Huang
“Tailoring the optical properties of silicon with ion beam
created nanostructures for advanced photonics applications”
John F. Ansley, Ph.D., History
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Gerald R. Zahavi
“On the Fringes of the Cold War, Shangri-La, and
American Consciousness: Lowell Thomas, Lowell
Thomas, Jr., Tibet, and Tibetans, 1949-1981”
Samantha E. Applin, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Christine E. Bose
“Work-Family Structures and Cross-National
Rates of Women’s Offending”
Julian M. Bouffard, Ph.D., Physics
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Vivek Jain
“A Tale of Two Searches with the ATLAS detector
at the Large Hadron Collider”
Jennifer A. Cavnaugh, Ph.D., Industrial &
Organizational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kevin J. Williams
“Does the Way We Measure Fit Matter?: Predicting
Behaviors and Attitudes Using Different Measures of Fit”
Na Cheng, Ph.D., Economics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Gerald R. Marschke
“Essays on Patenting, R&D and Technological Innovation”
JaeYong Choi, Ph.D., Mathematics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Karin B. Reinhold
“Convergence of a smooth random average and
its variation inequality”
Mounia El Kotni, Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Jennifer L, Burrell
“Porque tienen mucho derecho: Parteras, Biomedical Train—
ing and the Vernacularization of Human Rights in Chiapas”
Josalyn M. Ferguson, Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Marilyn A. Masson
“Migration, Resettlement, and Transition in the Aftermath
of the Maya Collapse: A Case Study of a Terminal Classic
‘Maya Community in Northern Belize”
Cory Fischer-Hoffman, Ph.D., Spanish-Latin American,
Caribbean & U.S, Latino Cultural Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Pedro A. Caban
“Prisons and Power: Carceral Coloniality in Hybrid
Post-Neoliberal Venezuela”
Patrick C. Gallagher, Ph.D., History
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Dan S. White
“Poisoned Hope: MIAs, Mythmaking, and Trauma
in Defeated Nations”
Stephanie Ann Kazanas, Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Jeanette Altarriba
“Emotional Factors Affecting Face-Name Memory:
‘The Role of Valence and Arousal During Encoding”
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Salvatore Labaro, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Hayward D. Horton
“The Impact of Race Amongst Hispanics”
Ashton Danielle Lesiak, Ph.D., Chemistry
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Rabi A. Musah
“Development of Direct Analysis in Real Time-High
Resolution Mass Spectrometry (DART-HRMS) and
Statistical Analysis Tools for the Identification and
Classification of Psychoactive Plant Drugs”
Zhen Li, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Zai Liang
“Migration and Minority Opportunities in
Contemporary China”
Jennifer Lynn Lippens, Ph.D., Chemistry
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Dan Fabris
“The Use of Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass
Spectrometry for the Structural Elucidation of
Progressively Larger Nucleic Acids”
Laura Margarita Milanes, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Ronald N. Jacobs
“Economic and Civil Logics in United States and
Columbia’s Coverage of Two Economic Crises: The
Great Recession (2008) and the Columbian Crisis of
the End of the Century (1998)”
Zachary W. Miner, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Ryan King
“A Kind of Peace: The Real World of Firearms Owners”
Muhammad Asim Mubeen, Ph.D., Physics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kevin H. Knuth
“Bayesian Signal Detection and Source Separation
in Brain Computer Interface”
Jaclyn A. Nadeau, Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Sean M. Rafferty
“Rethinking Settlement and Mobility Models in
Eastern New York”
Jeffrey Osgood, Ph.D., Social/Personality Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Mark Muraven
“Does Ego-Depletion Impair the Ability to Identify
a Self-Control Conflict?”
John M. Palella II, Ph.D., History
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Amy Murrell Taylor
“For a Love of Beauty and Strength’: Muscularity,
Masculinity, and Bodybuilding in America, 1880-1970"
Jason S. R. Paling, Ph.D., Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Marilyn A. Masson
“Leaving No Stone Unturned: Investigating Preclassic
Lithic Production, Consumption and Exchange at San
Estevan, Belize and K’o and Hamontun, Guatemala”
Susan Mary Parrillo, Ph.D., Philosophy
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Bradley Armour-Garb
“Adjudicating the Theory Theory/Simulation Theory
Debate (with Especial Attention to the Case of Autism
Spectrum Disorders)”
Marius A. Pascale, Ph.D., Philosophy
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Jason R. D’Cruz.
“What Monsters May They Be: The Moral Status of
Macabre Fascination and the Paradox of Horror”
Sylwia Janina Piatkowska, Ph.D., Sociology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Steven F. Messner
“Subnational Predictors of Racially Motivated Crime:
A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis”
Kevin J. Ramer, Ph.D., Mathematics
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Cristian Lenart
“On combinatorial formulas for non-symmetric
Macdonald polynomials”
Daniel R. Spanjer, Ph.D., History
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Ann Withington
“The Intellectual Life of Lyman Beecher: an Intersection
of Calvinism and the Enlightenment”
Kristina N. Spaulding, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Gordon G. Gallup, Jr.
“What's in a Kiss? The role of kissing in romantic
relationships”
Gaius A, Takor, Ph.D., Chemistry
Dissertation Chair: Prof. John T. Welch
“g-Sheet forming peptides by design: Control of
folding and applications”
Kathleen Whipple, Ph.D., Philosophy
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Jason R. D’'Cruz
“The Concept of Human Dignity and its Role
in Bioethical Discourse”
Daniel Robert Wood, Ph.D., Mathematics
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Profs. Alexandre B. Tehernev
and Marco Varisco
“On monomial resolutions supported posets”
Cong Yu, Ph.D., Economies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kajal Lahiri
“Odds of Cesarean Section, Public Policy and
Childbirth Outcomes: Empirical Study Based on
New York State Matched Data”
SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Rose Bartell Bellandi, Ph.D., Criminal Justice
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Alan J. Lizotte
“Terrorist Ideology and Behavior: An Examination of the
Behavior of Known and Unknown Perpetrators 1998-2011”
Arna Leigh Carlock, Ph.D., Criminal Justice
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Alan J. Lizotte
“Live Fast, Die Young: Anticipated Early Death and
Adolescent Violence and Gang Involvement”
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Catherine L. Basila, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Zheng Yan
“Academic performance in college online courses:
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‘The role of self-regulated learning, motivation and
academic self-efficacy”
Nisa Felicia, Ph.D., Educational Administration &
Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kathryn S, Schiller
“Factors Associated With Cognitive Development of
Primary School Children in Eastern Indonesia”
Tierney A. Gifford, Psy.D., School Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Deborah K. Kundert
“Predictive Validity of Curriculum-Based Reading measures
for High-Stakes Outcome Assessments with Secondary
Students Identified as Struggling Readers”
Kara Elizabeth Hogan, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Heidi L. Andrade
“Self-regulated learning by adults in an online
professional development context”
Duane G. Khan, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Alex L. Pieterse
“The Effects of Internalized Stigmas and Culture-Specific
Coping on Depression in Gay and Bisexual Black men”
Craig R. Lamb, Ph.D., Educational Administration &
Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Kathryn S, Schiller
“The Relationship Among the Timing of College
Start, Remedial Education Participation and
Postsecondary Persistence”
Patrick Michael McGrath, Jr., Ph.D., Educational
Administration & Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Sandra Vergari
“Investigating IT Leadership Models in Schools”
William P, Murphy, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Dianna L. Newman
“An empirical study of program outcomes and quality
indicators between accredited and non-accredited
clinical mental health counseling programs”
Dante Javier Salto, Ph.D., Educational Administration
& Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Daniel C. Levy
“Regulation Through Accreditation in Argentine
Graduate Education: Regulatory Actions and
Organizational Responses”
Michael Anthony Sass, Ph.D., Educational
Administration & Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Jason E. Lane
“Presidential Assistants in Higher Education and
‘Their Use of Power, Authority and Influence”
Maureen Baginski '79 ~ Senior Intelligence Advisor
the National S
jence Directorate, where she was put in charge of
@ information. She eventually headed the FBI's tl
she is now a director in BearingPoint's Intellige
curity Agency, she climbed the ranks to
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DOCTORAL DEGREES ‘conn
Jaime Leigh Savoie, Psy.D., School Psychology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. David N. Miller
“School Psychologists’ Knowledge of Adolescent
Suicide Myths”
Michele Ann Snyder, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Alandeon W. Oliveira
“Revealing Undergraduates Conceptual Use of the
Nature of Science when Evaluating Scientific Information
in the Media”
Leigh A. Yannuzzi, Ph.D., Educational Administration
& Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Daniel C. Levy
“Teacher Educators’ Use of Research-Based Literature
in Their Pedagogical Practice”
Shu-Han Yeh, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Istvan Kecskes
“The Teachability of Situation-Bound Utterances in
Modern Chinese as a Foreign Language Context”
Li Zhang, Ph.D., Educational Administration
& Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kevin Kinser
“International Branch Campuses in China: Quest
for Legitimacy”
Sarah Jane Zuckerman, Ph.D., Educational
Administration & Policy Studies
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Hal A. Lawson
“Organizing for Collective Impact in a Rural
Cradle~To-Career Network”
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
& APPLIED SCIENCES
Jami Lynn Cotler, Ph.D., Information Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Sue R. Faerman
“The impact of online teaching and learning about
emotional intelligence, Myers Briggs personality dimensions
and mindfulness on personal and social awareness”
Valentin A. DeMarco, Jr., Ph.D., Information Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Nicolas Bencherki
“The Decision-Making Processes of Nontraditional
or for Sale by Owner (FSBO) Home Sellers Engaged
in the Listing and Sale of Their Homes”
Paul W, Olsen, Jr., Ph.D., Computer Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Jeong-Hyon Hwang
“Efficient Execution of Top-k Closeness
Centrality Queries”
L. Oliver Robinson '96 ~ Superintendent, Shenendehowa School District
The first from his Bell Glade, Fla., high schoo! 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 dis
superintendent of schools for Mohonasen Central, to superintendent of the Capital Region's largest school dist
Shenendehowa Central. He was named one of the region's "Best and Brightest Under 40" by The Business Review,
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‘Tao Xu, Ph.D., Information Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Deborah Lines Andersen
“Defining Best Practice for the Design of Online
‘Traceability Systems”
COLLEGE OF NANOSCALE
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Bushra B. Alam, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Sara A. Brenner
“Investigating the Size Dependent Material Properties
of Nanoceria”
Norbert J. Biderman, Ph.D., Nanoscale Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. James R. Lloyd
“An analysis of multiple cadmium diffusion mechanisms
in solar-grade Cu(In, Ga)SE2 material by depth-
profiling methods”
Christopher Anthony Durcan, Ph.D., Nanoscale Sciences
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Vincent P. LaBella
“The Investigation of nanoscale effects on Schottky inter-
faces and the scattering rates of high resistivity metals”
Shailesh Kumar Madisetti, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science
& Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Serge R. Oktyabrsky
“Development of III-Sb based technologies for p-channel
MOSFET in CMOS applications”
Brian Thomas McGowan, Ph.D., Nanoscale Sciences
Dissertation Chair: Prof. James R. Lloyd
“Magnetoresistance of a Low-k Dielectric”
Timothy David Riehlman, Ph.D., Nanoscale Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Janet L. Paluh
“The gammaTuRC nanomachine mechanism
and future applications”
Christopher D. Stiles, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science
& Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Yonggiang Xue
“Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Multiphase Transport
in Nanostructured Cathode Catalyst Layer for Proton
Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”
Emilio A. Stinzianni, Ph.D., Nanoscale Science &
Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Kathleen A. Dunn
“The development of polycrystalline silicon seed layers by
the aluminum induced crystallization of amorphous silicon”
Sravan Kumar Sunkoju, Ph.D., Nanoscale Sciences
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Pradeep Haldar
“Optical Metrology for CIGS Solar Cell Manufacturing
and its Cost Implications”
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rict,
Martin Lyubomirov Tomoy, Ph.D., Nanoscale
Science & Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Janet L. Paluh
“Nanotechnology & Human Stem Cells: Applications
in Cardiogenesis and Neurogenesis”
Zhenjun Zhang, Ph.D., Nanoscale Sciences
Dissertation Chair: Prof. James R. Lloyd
“Investigation of the metal graphene junction”
NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS & POLICY
Michael A. Armato, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Sally Freidman
“Practicing Representation: The Impact of Electoral
Competition on the Home Styles of U.S. Representatives”
Peter A. Arsenault, Ph.D., Public Administration & Policy
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Sue R. Faerman
“Reaping the Benefits of Strong Organizational Identi-
ties while Avoiding the Dangers: Investigating Paradoxical
Challenges within Value-Based Organizations”
Vincent J. Commisso, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Peter D. Breiner
“Overcoming Fortune By Embracing It: A Study of
Necessity in Machiavelli’ Discourses on Livy”
Daniel Kuchler, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Peter D. Breiner
“The Grammar of Republican Political Theory”
Jeongyoon Lee, Ph.D., Public Administration & Policy
Dissertation Chair: Prof. R. Karl Rethemeyer
“Does Distrust Aid Network Management in a Regulatory
Policy Context? A Study on a Local Hydraulic Fracturing
Policy Network in New York State”
Turkhan Sadigov, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Cheng Chen
“Modalities and Citizen Bribe Offers: the case
of post-Soviet corruption”
Katherine M. Zuber, Ph.D., Political Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Julie Novkov
“And Then There Was Marriage: Legal Advocacy
in the Struggle for LGBT Equality”
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Cristina Herrera, Ph.D., Biomedical Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Nicholas J. Mantis
“Extracellular and Intercellular Neutralization of
Ricin ‘Toxin by Engineered Bispecific Antibodies?
Jamie Rochelle Kammer, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Akiko S. Hosler
“The association between antidepressant medications
and AIC among individuals with and without diabetes”
Joe A. Katagiri, Dr.P.H., Public Health
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Wendy E. Weller
“The New York State Nursing Home Transition and
Diversion Medicaid Waiver Program ~ A Descriptive
Cost Comparison”
Kara Levinson, Ph.D., Biomedical Science
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Nicholas J. Mantis
“Antibody-mediated Immunity to Vibrio cholerae
at Epithelial Surfaces”
Asante Maxi Shipp Hilts, Dr.P.H., Public Health
Dissertation Chair; Prof. Millicent Eidson
“Hurricane Sandy: Public Health Staff Perceptions
of Impact and Recommendations for Future Preparedness,
New York State”
Amy J. Steuerwald, Ph.D., Environmental
Health Sciences
Dissertation Chair: Prof, Patrick J. Parsons
“An investigation of the uptake, distribution, and
accumulation of lead and other trace elements in caprine
brain tissues using analytical atomic spectrometry”
Carol-Ann E, Swain, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Louise-Anne McNutt
“HIV Care Outcomes among Persons Newly
Diagnosed with HIV and HIV Infected Women
with a Live Birth in New York State”
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE
Woojae Han, Ph.D., Social Welfare
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Lynn Warner
“Impact of Community Treatment and Neighborhood
Disadvantage on Recidivism in Mental Health Courts”
Amy K. Hegener, Ph.D., Social Welfare
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Philip McCallion
“The Role of Unpaid Volunteers in a Group Caregiving
Approach: Validation of the Share The Care Program”
‘Tana D. James, Ph.D., Social Welfare
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Lani V. Jones
“Race/ethnicity, poverty, and neglect: A multilevel examina-
tion of alternative response assignment on racial equity”
Na Kyoung Song, Ph.D., Social Welfare
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Lynn Warner
“Family risk factors and federal food assistance benefits: A
longitudinal examination of predictors of childhood obesity”
Randall L, Stetson, Ph.D., Social Welfare
Dissertation Chair: Prof. Blanca M. Ramos
“Exploring the Association between Perceived Safety
of Household Children in the Neighborhood and Levels
of Depressive Symptomology Among Spanish Speaking
Latina Adults Living in a High Crime, Low Income
Neighborhood”
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MASTER'S DEGREES AND
GRADUATE CERTIFICATES
Degree candidates are listed alphabetically by School/College and degree.
COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND SCIENCES
Master of Arts
Tiffany Addo
Ahmet Ertugrul Akyol
Nia Michelle Alecksynas
Derek William Amberman
Hyunjoo An
Meylin Leticia Andares
Sarah Elizabeth Appelhans
Jose Alejandro Arango Londono
‘Mare Daniel Beneduci
Shafia Regina Erelene Booker
Audrey Lynn Bridge
Francine Danielle Brown
Carolyn Anne Broz
Melanie Monique’ Brumfield
Alyssa Sue Bustop
Solanlly Cabrera
Kaori Otera Chen
Liane Terese Colangelo
‘Mark Christian Dards Collington
Maire Eilis Cunningham
Jordan Tyler Desha
Sarah L. Eade
Sofeia Frances Eddy
Haley Alyssa Eivers
Mirit Elyahu
Christopher Durrell Evans
Cristin Marie Farley
Jacob G. Fecura
Yutian Feng
Erin Lynn Gardner
Aneela Rukhsar Gillani
Meghan Reyonne Griggs
Allison Leigh Grossman
Lindsay Nohemy Gutierrez
Mostafa Zaki Haider
Ammanuel Haile
Nafin Harun
Judy Hoang
Dwane Donald Hoyt
Caroline Jeudy
Seongyoul Jo
Sun Ju Kim
Sean Kingsbury
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Lindsay Marie Kirk
‘Melissa Edel Labossiere
Randy Lin
Kaiyan Luo
Sadiyyah M. Mahdi
Mir Nahid Mahmud
Danielle Mallon
Linsey Arlene Marchione
Christine Elizabeth Marlowe
Amifika Toby Marshall
Morgan Amanda Marx
Jamie Marie Meinsen
Benjamin David Mielenz
Kathleen Ann Morehouse
Colleen Ann Moriarty
Christa Deanne Mylin
Jeremy Oles
‘Asma 'T. Orsad
Hanna Marie Pageau
Christopher Anthony Paglia
Chenyingying Pan
Rollen Park
Jeff Laury Pierre
Brianne J. Printup
Qin Qin
Jacquelyn Nicole Rajchel
Joseph Biagio Rando
Mantasha Binti Rashid
Victoria Lynne Robertson
Christopher Lee Rosa Malave
De Andra Nycole Salley
Nefisah Sallim
Joshua Benjamin Sanford
Sabrina Andrea Santos
Caitlin Elizabeth Scheufler
Peter Andrew Schrom
Sarah K. Sharifipour
Nicholas Soares
Jacob Brett Spiegel
Wilbert St-Hilaire
Lauren Elizabeth Stork
Shibo Sun
Nicholas James ‘Tarricone
Yu-Jie Tsai
Benoit Vallee
Aminah Zanette Wallace
Arianne Sharie Watson
Bush in 2003 to
Richard Wesley '71 ~ Federal Judge
the U.S. Court of
Sarah Ann Williams
Sara Ruth Emily Romano Wolfe
Kun Yang
Mengfan Yao
Hang Yu
Jiayan Zhao
Hui Zheng
Zhong Zheng
Yu Zou
Master of Science
Mohammad Abedi
Emma Elizabeth Cady
Zhihua Chang
Sarah Elizabeth Corte
Antoinette Tricia Carlene Fraser
Muhan He
Shabana Hoosein
Hannah Kristine Huelsing
Erin Renee LaBarge
Rebecca Marie Love
Adam Massmann
Amanda Brittany Pease
Zachary R. Richards
Yu-Chuan Shen
Pawel Slaski
Thomas Vandermeulen
Master of Fine Arts
Paul Carpenter
Lacey Lynn Dickerson
Andrew Alton Dines
Meghan Maureen O'Connor
David Nicolas Reisine
Christine Marie Snyder
John Callaghan Williams
Simeon David Youngmann
Master of Regional
Planning
Sallam M. Al-Salami
Jacob R. Beeman
Allison Brooke Hargrave
Sandy Johnston
Elizabeth Sarah Levesque
Gregory James Mumby
Robert Edward Murphy
State Assembly in
winted by then
1 of Appeals.
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
MAY 14, 2016
Kerry Rose O'Connor
Robyn Marie Reynolds
Joseph Ritzman
Matthew Richard Rosenbloom-Jones
Gregory Bartholomew Talamini
Frank Andrew Vanca
Ethan Andrew Warren
Certificate of
Graduate Study
in Geographic
Information Systems
and Spatial Analysis
Sallam M. Al-Salami
Elizabeth Sarah Levesque
Antonio Martinez Tanon
Jeremy Oles
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Urban Policy
Sandy Johnston
SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS
Master of Science
Ashley Agosto
Maysa Ahmed
Malik Ezra Alexander
Brenton Autler
Zachary Jacob Barach
Austin Barbosa
Joseph John Bellardini
Matthew Bertucci
Jeffrey Griffin Blanchard, Jr.
‘Alexander Joseph Bovill
Philip Riley Boyd
Nicholas John Brancato
Anthony Joseph Calderaro
Jennifer Ann Celiberti
Zhuo Chen
Daniel Stephen Choiniere
Brian Michael Cioffi
Anjolaoluwa Ozozoma Coker
Gregory E. Collins
Marianny Colon
Michael $. Connelly
Mark Coppola
‘Tracy Lynn Crandall
Katherine Olivia Daly
Jonathan T: Deem
Cameron Lester DeLoney
Danielle Marie Doris
Michael Conor Doyle
Alexandra Faggione
Inna Faktorovich
Kristina Marie Farrell
Danielle C, Fayerman
Krystal Dawnn Ffrench
Chelsey Mae Fiorini
Geneva Silene Furlano
Katerina Leandra Gaebel
Thomas Frank Galarza
Matthew Gallup
Jennifer Garo
‘Andrew M. Ginsburg
Rory T. Goodman
Matthew Grimaldi
Leonard Max Guberman
Andrea L, Hart
Michael Hugh Hoyt
Jonathan Francis Julca
Hanggyu Kang
Young Kim
Jaden Kostrubanic
Nicole Elizabeth LaCava
Shannon Nicole Lafferty
Yanping Lin
Liu Liu
Bei Luo
Shawndele Anastasia Lutchman
Donald Joseph Mack
Ryan C. Muroff
Russarin Nantaprasit
Kayla Ann Melissa Neville
Ching-Him Ng
Amy Jayne Nicklin
Tkenna Chijioke Ogbutor
Crestina Ogievich
Laury Chimi Padjip
Lei Pang
Dongwoo Park
Youn Woong Park
William E. Peavey, Jr.
Anthony Vito Petralia
Richard Pino II
Anthony M. J. Polacco
Di Qiu
Kevin Riley
Jared Michael Rinaldo
Jennifer Allison Roman
Jonathan Harrison Rood
Matthew Alexander Saltzman
Ronald Peter Siconolfi
Kyle Thomas Smith
Shannon Mary Soja
Wesley James Sprague
Courtney Anne Stern
Connor James Stroh
Monique Szafranski
Seth Bartholomew Tenore
Hina Mansoor Thalho
Nigel Carlyle Thenor-Quammie
Kyle Lance Valderrama
Richard Peter Vallone
Kelsey Elizabeth Van Vliet
Roland Van Zandt
Steven Vaughan
Brian Patrick Walsh
Huatian Wang
Xiaowu Wang
Jillian Theresa White
Shnequa Latefa Williams
Jasmine Woodard
Ryan Brett Woodward
Fan Xia
Tengda Xue
Zhen Ni Xue
Fathima Najwa Zarook
Jiajun Zhang
Master of Business
Administration
Ashley Ann Alpers
Ahmad Ali Baloch
Alexandra Krystal Baum
Christopher Bruce Benson
Darryl Robert Borton
Shreya Gopalbhai Brahmakshatriya
Justin Brignola
Robert Mario Caserta
Lisa and Debbie Ganz ‘88, '89 ~ Twin Talent Agency, ~ Authors & Entrepreneurs
They created Ty
reality shows. TI
Talent, the only referral si
and multiples, placing clients in film, print,
also founc
ely for twins
d many te
City, publishe
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MASTER'S DEGREES AND
GRADU
E CERTIFICATES (cont)
T-Hsuan Chen
Jun Chen
Wan-Yun Chen
Valerie Chew
Shawn M. Conroy
Juan Camilo Correa
Emily G. Cranston
Daniel Jude Daboval
Samarth Shaileshkumar Dave
David De Freitas
Gregory Ross Duggan
Nicholas Raymond Elliott
Xinmo Fu
Peilu Gao
Yestriel Henriquez
Brittany Gabrielle Hirsh
Andrew Spencer Hodges
Kirstin Harley Jones
Amellia R. Kaplin
Michael Andrew Kenyon
Manoj Khambete
Alexei V. King
Brian Koehler
Benjamin Stuart Kornstein
Rowena Cuasay Langdon
Jason Ray Leszezynski
Desai Li
John Anthony Lu
‘Ashraf Mammadov
Chelsea Jade Martin
Kieran Patrick McNamara
Jason Garret Miller
Ericia J. Mullen
Alexander Munderville
Ron Scott Nagor
Eric Ng
Ethan Reid Nozik
Amanda Pierce
Michal Pietkiewicz
Christopher Powhida
Stephen Quickenton
Jacob Vrooman Raphael
August Rosa
Jeffrey S, Rosa
‘Andrew Louis Ross
Michael Anthony Russo
t openly gay
neighborhood
Santa
24 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
lected official in Califor
Michael Anthony Scesny
Robert Arthur Schramm
Michael Fletche Sharkey
Matthew Thomas Sheehan
Amritpal Singh
Kinga Skorny-Goodwin
Meagan Lynn Slater
Elizabeth Smart
Shawn Ray Sperbeck
Michael Wayne Stahl
Tryna Turliai
Sara Lynn VanDusen
Saluja Vijayan
Carolina Villa
Allison ‘Taylor Villasenor
Katherine A. Wait
Chengyu Wang
Yueyue Wang
Kenneth Thomas Weyrauch
Weini Yao
Brett Jay Youngblood
Yan Yu
Jason George Zarillo
Tian Zhang
Nan Zhou
Alexandra Rachel Ziegler
Matthew John Ziter
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Information
Security
Adrienne Chandler Best
I-Hsuan Chen
Wan-Yan Chen
Valerie Chew
Samarth Shaileshkumar Dave
David De Freitas
James Joseph Ebersold
Michael Andrew Kenyon
Jason Garret Miller
Ron Scott Nagor
Michael Anthony Scesny
Iryna Turliai
‘Yueyue Wang
Brett Jay Youngblood
Alexandra Rachel Ziegler
Harvey Milk ‘51 ~ Champion for Gay Rights
Milk championed gr
ory
fas brought to the
SCHOOL OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Master of Arts
Jonathan Richard Blazek
‘Adrienne Renee Blocker
Kimberly Caceres
Kenneth J. Cano
Christopher Capone
Alyssa Marie Clark
Verushka I, Freire
Krystyna Gloss
Kathleen A. Innes
Benjamin Samuel Israel
Tau-Hsuan Liu
Cheryl Alicia Osborne
Escaly Peita
Jason Place
Rebecca Nicole Prince
Kristin M. Qua
Naithram Singh
Gabriel Jeffrey Solomon
Maliqua Sharniece Solomon
Lourdes Soto
Paul L. Taylor
Jeremy Vannostrand
‘Andrienne C, Walters
Suzanne Lynne Weedon
SCHOOL OF
EDUCATION
Master of Science
Gina Marie Acierno
Lisa T; Arana
Jonathan Evan Arnouts
‘Lydia Jean Ashley
Dawn Marie Baker
Elizabeth Baker
Holly Elizabeth Bennett
Katie Jo Berghuis
Jamie Boldish
Connor J. Breen
Amy Dianne Broedel
Claire Budzinski
Kaitlin Bullinger
ehalf of urban
Amy Burns
Patrick Campolieta
Stephanie Canonico
Nicole Antoinette Case
David Cass, Jr.
Michelle Marie Cenci
Jessica Lynn Chamberlain
Desirea Beth Chamberlin
Christina Frances Coacci
Phylicia Coley
Nicole Ann Conklin
Deanna Kathlene Cote
Christine Elizabeth Daigle
Cheryl Arcilla DePra
Kimberly A. Diamond
Caitlin Ashley Disney
Katelyn S. Eckert
Alaina Frances Fesley
Kristen Beth Ernest
Loreily Cristina Escobar
Bryan Feener
Lauren Ashley Fehervari
Andrew T. Ford.
Emily L. Geider
Hedayat Ghazali
Alyson C. Gilberg
Cara Lauren Ginsberg
Kathleen Elizabeth Grady
Mary Bernadette Guadron
Kaitlin Colleen Halpin
Jessica Harris
‘Matthew Stephen Hart
Eun Mi Heo
Courtney Brianna Hilliard
Alycia Irene Jones
Ashley Eva Kenyon
Marium Ali Khan
‘Tracey Melina Koch
Matthew Krush
_ Danielle Lynn LeBaron
Dongfang Li
Qianfei Ma
Nicole Ashlee Mahardy
Gillian Anna Manaher
Lauren Elizabeth Mazzotta
Melissa Hynes McCreary
Com
g his first nove
devoting 20 years to the Center
Children’s Literature
Times of the Wie!
Jew
Kelley Ann Metell
Maree Corrine Michaud-Sacks
Kaela Nicole Miller
Carolyn Nash
Nicholas Edward Nastasi
Rachel Ann O’Connor
Sharon O'Neil
Annette Parisi
Kimberlee Parlatore
Jennifer Whitaker Parrish
Shree Parsan
Molly Peltz
Ariel Marie Peppenelli
Marissa Rose Petta
Carolyn Bethany Pipher
Jessica Rose Pipino
Joseph Andrew Poniatowski
‘Matthew Aziz Pothier
Tiffany Clare Priddle
Pushpa Marie P. Raj
Suzanne Michelle Rivers
Kristina Rosenberger
Christian Rossler
‘Megan E. Scott
Caitlin Jane Sherwood
Emily Elizabeth Shoop
Bridget Agan Smith
Christina Theresa Springer
Angelica Maria Stone
Rachel Ann Sullivan
Caileigh Docherty Sweeney
Valerie Louise Swenson
Christopher Scott Thomas
Chelsea Amanda Troeller
Hiroki Tsuchimochi
Sara Elizabeth Vann
Danielle Marie Varcasio
Brent James Vaughan
Shannon J. Vaughn
Elizabeth Walsh
Brittany Marie Weiss
Kyle Williams
Xinyun Xu
Min Kyoung Yun
Rachel Cregan Zeh
Mary-Alice Zicari
Gregory Maguire '76 ~ Author of Wicked
undergraduate at UAlbany, he conti
lal
gland, Inc.
ich of
10th nove
Certificate of Advanced
Study in Literacy
Linda M. Grimes-Picarazzi
Karen M. Maher
Xiujun Questel
Laurie Ann Timmis
Certificate of Advanced
Study in School
Psychology
Kimberly Noel Armstrong
Elise McKenna Russell
Megan E. Saxton
Kelly Ann Teufel
Advanced Graduate
Certificate in School
Building Leadership
Jaclyn R. Davey
Catherine Elizabeth Guthrie
Daniel Robert Hash
Michael Andrew Ott
Julianne Beebe Scanlan
William Joseph Vacca
Advanced Graduate
Certificate in School
District Business
Leadership
Brian Patrick Carey
Linda Klime
Advanced Graduate
Certificate in School
District Leadership
Maryellen V. Dicocco
Erin Elizabeth Sheevers
Certificate of Graduate
Study in English as a
Foreign Language
Jonathan Evan Arnouts
4 writing while
2 Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College and
fame came with hi
the West, which spawned a Tony Awa
Wicked: The Life and
winning musical
COMMENCEMENT 2016
25
MASTER'S DEGREES AND
GRADUATE CERTIFICATES (cont)
Certificate of Graduate Rohith Raj Chenna Chiranjeevi Rahul Krishna Saride
Study in Online Learning = Anna na Sern Servers
Fi Stephanie E. Clowe Saurabh Saxena
and Teaching Sara Elizabeth Coons Fahad Hilal Shaikh
Elizabeth Baker Jonathan Dylan Crispino Kushagra Sharma
Mary Bernadette Guadron Laurie Dreyer Prafull Kumar Soni
Maree Corrine Michaud-Sacks Jonathan Francis Farley Rahul Srivastava
Lisa Plonka Geethika Garikapati Sumit Haresh Talreja
Nicholas Keith Gentile Dhiraj ‘Tanwar
COLLEGE OF Cee es fi Paul John ‘Tomchik
inesh Gottipalli avid Vadney
EMERGENCY Lili Guo William N. Villano
PREPAREDNESS Aurora Heller Fan Wang
Sneha Anand Jain Emily Kathryn Wierzbowski
HOMELAND Neelima Kanakamedala Sharon Riley Wolff
SECURITY AND Rajesh Kanakamedala Hanyu Xue
Vaibhav Kishor Kapse Qinglei Yu
CYBERSECURITY __iyeghan Paria Kelly Wei Yu
Certificate of Graduate Bilal Khan
; Meley Senay Kifleyesus
Study in Emergency Bitlly Rebeesa Kiniey NELSON A.
uean” Homeland Omkar Shree Kulkarni ROCKEFELLER
ecurity ani Cassidy Lent
Cybersecurity Xuanyi Lin COLLEGE OF
Christopher Capone Yun Nam Lin PUBLIC AFFAIRS
‘Matthew James Curran ‘Weritaai Lit AND POLICY
Escaly Pefta Monish Laxmidas Madhani
Jeremy Vannostrand ‘Vamsee Jagannath Mangu Master of Arts
‘ Andrew Xavier McBean ;
Ryan Michael Vineyard
Kimberly Miller : ”
COLLEGE OF Shaunice Celine Miller cen Gresham Wieck
a” eon Carl Weigol
ENGINEERING ene Mitchell A. Zaiman
AND APPLIED Sua
Sushant Kumar Obeja
oasreat Master of Public
SCIENCES Heist jks Administration
Kenneth David Oliver
Master of Science Aditi Jatin Parikh Muhammad Wagas Arshad
. Dhruv Rohitbhai Patel Sean Thomas Baldwin
Joelle Birnbaum Adler
Abdullah Aldace} Jeel Jashwantbhai Patel Alison Kay Baxter
Brendan Dah Tc Jinalben Rajendrakumar Patel Gemma A. Bianchi
Shivam reeha Samuel Louis Pellino Jillian Marie Bley
Euivs Belachandraa'Nl Chelsea Lynn Phillips Elma Borcilo
BEGGAR “y William David Plowman Peter Cichetti
Tae sea Bore Shibani Prabakar Jasmine Angelle Clemons
Sai Diasinna Kanne Bods | Spoorthi Pulsani Erin Leigh Coultry
Now Judith Borrays Mahesh Ramananjaiah Timothy Joseph Curran
Harish Chander Darshana Pradeep Rane Gregory Michael Danis
Akhil Chaturvedi Chandana Ravella David Aaron Figueroa
‘i Shruti Bhiku Salunkhe Charla Lynne Hough
Lolita McDavid '70 ~ Pediatrician and Children’s Advocate
oF children’
ce of the Children's D h Voices for
land. Now medical di eland's
3 Hospital, she is in Jniversity
26 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Yong-Gu Ji
James Mark Johnston
Anika Khan
Zoe Elizabeth Lansing
Danling Luo
Aisha Minhas
Gloria Ann Beth Moran
Mikayla Lynn Myers
Jeremy Walter Naidus
Brian Walter Rabitz
Jonathan James Richardson
Mark Eri
Amanda Tinaphong
Tan Benjamin Tucker
Jeffrey Anthony Vargas
Samantha Josette Veach
Taina Bianca Wagnac
Robert John Ward
Certificate of Advanced
Study in Planning and
Policy Analysis
Mahdi Mirdamadi Najafabadi
Certificate of Graduate
Study in International
Health and Human Rights
Sarah Rebecca Leitner
Arcadia Le Vias
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Public Sector
Management
Kimberly
Kimberly Nicole Jones
Melissa Jane Krug
George Nicholas Marshall
‘aceres
SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
Master of Science
Diane Marie Butrym
Cihan Setenay Caglayan
Quan Chen
Cailyn Cowan
Erin Marie Dauerer
Paul T. de Barros
Wei Fan
Bo Fang
Mohamed Lachaab
Sangwon Lee
Lei Lei
Anna Meteliuk
Ethan Robert Minier
Dylan John Nagy
Michele L. Susko
Shufen Wang
Eva Marie Williford
Master of Public Health
Sofya D. Andemicael
Renanit Baker
Ralph Anthony Basso
Linda Louise Beers
Melanie Charisse Bolden
Nyasha Yvonne Boldon
Keith Brown
Kristin Michelle Bullwinkle
Jamie Frances Rose Choate
Steven Curry
Marsha Decatus
Cassandra Eleanor Diorio
Colleen Marie Dundas
Elsie Adwo Essien
Hillary Danielle Faas
Katherine Marie Feeney
Nathaniel James Flynn
Paige Amanda Foley
Nerissa Petula George
Anna Gleboff
Mary Elizabeth Ingle
Shaina Joelle Kaye
Amelia Ariel Kelly
Laya Venugopal Lakkaraju
Timothy D. Lalowski
Olga Fedoryshyn Lawrence
Ornella Leukou Nzoutchoum
Ashley Claire Lewis
Surong Li
Janine Kate McCarthy
‘Amal A. Meer
Patricia Ann Miller
it at Homecoming 1954.
Karazin Ramara Moody
Sachelle Myrtil
Leah Rose Nazarian
Eleni Athena Papadopoulos
Melanie Penalosa
Katherine Purcell
Marni Elizabeth Rawiszer
Donette Ritchie
Victoria Rodriguez
Ashley Marie Rogers
Margaret Elizabeth Ryan
Pauline Santos
Courtney Florence Serra
Ellen Skulikidis
Jean Marie Stella
Jazmine Nicole Still
Savannah Marie Strohmayer
Fei Tang
Caroline Davies Troue
Rachel Marie Vancavage
Michelle Wemette
Alyssa Lee Woodworth
Adam Patrick Yanson
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Public Health
Fundamentals and
Principles
Zohra Afzal
Airaj Ahmadzai
Bridget Ann Bovell
Anne Caragine
Wendeline Reina Demorin
Archana Fotedar
Kwame Gyasi
Ada Tajalli
Tina Danielle Vasquez
Shen Wang
Jonida Zerka
pictured in the 1955 yearbook, provided some c
COMMENCEMENT 2016
a |
MASTER'S DEGREES AND
GRADUATE CERTIFICATES (cont)
SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WELFARE
Master of Social Work
Mariela Jeannette Abreu
Emily Marie Adams
Dale Edward Albertson
Amber Lynn Bagnardi
Joanna Marie Bebber
Stariera Becco
Shonda Karimah Berry
Zachary Paul Bodenweber
Rebecca Rose Botta-Zahucki
Amy B. Breese
Keilan Maria Brinones
Courtney Marie Brothers
Angel Kirsten Bussard
Kimberly Caceres
Jaclyn Anne Calabrese
Mary Agnes Campbell
‘Anna Carey
Chelsea Virginia Carson
Lauren Lee Castellana
Kaitlyn Valerie Coombe
Dana Elizabeth Coon
Rafael Antonio Cordero
Jessi Alyssa Corrigan
Rossana Maria Coto Batres
Kayleigh Marie Cox
Rebekka L, Croft
Jessica Curtis
Brittany Dawson
Brittany Leigh Dawson
Caryn Alyssa Delgado
Heather Anne Dingman
Beth Ann Donworth
Lisa Marie Drake
Julia Ann Duff
Kelly Ann Duff
Oscar Abel Duran
John Harmon Durden
Samantha Joy Erickson-Lamb
Shayna Elise Espinal
Katherine Mary Evanico
Melanie L. Fiore
Shannon Breanne Flanigan
Karin Joan Gardner
Sarah Marie Gauthier
‘Taylor Lauren Gengo
Catherine Ann Gerrain
Julia Cora Rose Girardin
Brienne Teresa Gleason
Shanna R. Goldman
Jennifer Alicia Gonzalez
Lauren Bach Grasso
Monei Cherie Graves-Phillips
Kathleen Frances Graziose
Hailey Griffith
Lauren Elizabeth Gundrum
Richard Javier Guzman-Ramirez
Kelley Haggerty
Matthew Hedi Hamzaoui
Colleen E. Henry
Lindsey Marie Hobson
Emma Maher Horvath
Patrick Anthony Hosey
Jessica Iagrossi
Kathleen A. Innes
Emily Jacobs
Kelley Lee Jensen
Abigail Gromme Jones
Amanda Elizabeth Koch
Catherine Susanne Kramer
Solomon O. Kuffour
Alex Michael LaFrance
Sara Elizabeth Lammon.
Abbey Marie Lavazzo
Alyssa Hilary Lefebvre
Stephanie Leung
Emily Elizabeth Lezzi
‘Tyler Alexander Lockwood
Joanna Maria Loula
Jamille Antoinette Lukes
Shaina Mae Lussier
Nicole Lee Mackey
Jenna Mannion
Mary Dorothy Marino
Elishia Jean Marocco
Elvis Marte
Annette Marie Mazzarello
Benjamin Franklin McCormack
Ashley Lynn McMullen
Gabriela Yasmin Melillo
Eric Harold Meyers
Jacob James Miner
Athina Paula Mizero
Allison Paige Mullen
Lisa Lillien '87 - Author and Entrepreneur
Courtney Tayler Nash
Patricia Eileen Noon
Donna M. O’Connor
Kathleen Lillian Oswald
Jesse Pangelinan
Michela Helene Paniccia
Kayla Elizabeth Pariseau
Katherine Perez
Jessica Marie Perk
Edward Vernon Perrotti-Sousis
Elizabeth Ann Perry
Brittany Leigh Philbrook
Jillana Joy Phillips
Kiana Danielle Pollacek
Kimberly Ann Polstein
Kelly Suzanne Preston
Alexa Katherine Previto
Michelle Primomo
Selden Racha Przelomiec
Melissa Jean Puglisi
Molly Amber Quigley
Michael Anthony Ramon
Meaghan Ann-Maura Reddy
Jonathan James Richardson
Sara Lauren Riggins
Jeffrey Eugene Roberts
Douglas Niels Roest
Danielle Marie Rojas
‘Taryn Renae Rudenis
Jennie Marie Schmaler
Cassie Marie Secor
Yvonne Marie Serravallo
Dominique Nicole Shade
Holly Elizabeth Smith
Rulizabeth Soto
Paola Maria Sposito
‘Tracy Marie Stoop
‘Tracy Chenxi Sun
Michelle Renee Swanson
Elizabeth Lynn Thomas
Malerie Ann Tillman
Stephanie Paola Tobar
Meryl Grace Tremblay
Dottie-Jean Turenne
Heather Turner
Lexus La’shane Ulter
Brianna Therese VanAlphen
Alexandra Viglucei
Sophia Elizabeth Vindeni
The creator of the "Hungry Girl" brand, Lilien has created a guilt-free, fun approach to di
the author of eight best-selling books, five of which debuted at number one on
York Times bestsellers list. She has television shows airing on both the Food Network
and Co |, and has over one million subscribers to her daily e-mails,
ting.
28 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Emily Vivyan
Laila Wahdani
‘Tamara S, Walker
Lauren Catherine Warren
Chelsea Schmitz Weston
Kristen Emily Wilcox
Jessica Faye Wintringham
Emily Phyllis Wood
Yi Zhou
COLLEGE OF
NANOSCALE
SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING
Master of Science
Mark Charles Alewerger
Ramya Manohar Cuduvally
Dillon Alexander Gregory
Mounika Kotha
Rebecca Kate LaForest
Eziafa Iuka Oduah
Jonathan Dayid Ostrander
Ingrid Ringler
Venkatesh Sanjeevan Guruprasad
Natasha Tabassum
UNIVERSITY-WIDE
INTERDISCIPLINARY
STUDIES
Advanced Graduate
Certificate in Professional
Science Management
Antoinette Tricia Carlene Fraser
& Brian Lehrer '73 ~ News and Talk Radio Host
Former pr
ram director at UAlbany's WSUA-radio, he prem
1 show on WNYC, in 1989. Still going strong, Time
d the “Brian Lehn
lagazine calls it
Certificate of Graduate
Study in Nonprofit
Management and
Leadership
Samantha Louise Clarke
Keith Brian Kaplan
Rebecca Nicole Prince
a
‘New York
City's most thoughtful and informative talk show.” He also produced an award-winning film
Ww ‘on immigrants in New York, and an award-winning book,
The Korean Americans”
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BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Degree candidates are listed alphabetically by School/College and degree.
COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND SCIENCES
Bachelor of Arts
Kafayat T: Abass *
Darren T. Abbott
Rodolfo Almeida Abdala
Anita Abraham
Crisbert Lee Acera
Omar Anthony Acevedo
Ashley Denise Addison
Christopher O. Adeoye
Cynthia Adeoye *
Faridah Adeyemi
Angela K. Aftiyie*
Elizabeth Agneta
Lydia Marisa Agopian
Asef Ahmed
Aderinsola Gail Ajala
Omana Akarume
Farhoema Akhter
Demmie Akins
Dellon Jared Alexander
Ominayzha T. Alexander *
‘Tendrina Alexandre
Mah Noor Ali
‘Taurus Allen
Ashley Joree Alleyne *
Elizabeth Lee Allgeier
Josavis Rita Almanzar
Sean Daniel Alvarado
Sydelle Lisette Alvarez *
Kasha Tanzaline Amar *
Alexandra Maria Andersen
Ashley Aleisha Anderson **
Charles St. Aubyn Anderson
Curtis Anderson, Jr.
Johnny Andon
Ashley Jean Andrade
Eva-Rae Andrews
Diamond Sade Anglin *
Alisa Lanise Anthon
Brianna Paige Appel
Tiffany Marie Araya **
Nicolo Angelo Bautista Arce
Anna Argyroudis
Brennan Austin-Peters
Karsheen Ameer Azeem
By 1962, the Ci
of higher
ollege had e%
30 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
ion underwent a rapid
versity Cer
ident from 1949 to 1
Kristen Marie Azzopardi
Xin Ba
Joshua Joseph Babcock
Elizabeth Baez-Diaz
Janay Marie Bailey
Tadasia Baker
Alyssa Nichole Baldizon
Celia Adams Balf **
Ferlyn Mikee Gabion Baliclic
Abigail Banks
Eliza Rose Barach ***
Megan Barber
Brooke Lauren Barry
‘Yves Christopher Basse
Jaanai A. Beckford
Shema Begum
Shelby Marie Belak **
Lucy Ann Belkevich-Manupella
Alexa Marie Beloyianis
Kevin Bel-Summer
Maria Belyea
Susan Nicole Benites
Nikisha Tamantha Benjamin
Kevin Scott Bennett
Shauna Kay Benoit
Alexander Edward Benson
Justin Berger **
Stephanie Bertrand
Michael Christopher Betton
‘Tatyanna Bevelle
‘Tunisia Kiara Bey
Ruchi Bhatia *
Faith Crystal Biggs
Anthony V. Bilardi
Jamila Black
Casey Blakeney
Camryn Rose Bleach *
Kelsey Morgan Block
Michelle Joanna Boccio
Jessica Mary Boehm *
Arianna Marion Bombardiere
Klara Botvinnik
Alexander Raphael Bowen
Sade Shannen Bowen *
Jamie Anne Boyle ***
‘Molly Elizabeth Boyle
Vincent Gaetano Bracco
Breasia Braddy
Stephany Bradley
Insion in response to
.d-based pi
Alexa Mary Brandon ***
Georgina Marie Breihof
Natasha Maria Brewer
William Austin Brickel
Danielle M. Brigandi
Luke EF. Brignola
Arabelis Yarilette Brito **
Ajoi Broadus
Nicholas Brockley
Christopher Paul Brody
Kay Elizabeth Broughton **
Amanda Marie Brown
Cristin Ryan Brown
Melissa Ann Bruce
Gregory Thomas Brunck
Sarah Bruno-Jezierski
Hanna Alexis Bruy
Vincent Buccafuri
William Donald Buckley
Michaela Noel Burbank
Melanie M. Burbano
Claire Elizabeth Burgon **
Brianna Caddle *
Rachel Elizabeth Cain *
Justin Calabrese
Bridget Rose Caliento **
Salvatore Caltabellotta
Scott Andrew Campagna
Nicole Imani Campbell
Aiden William Campion-Pratt
Karson Shawn Canaday
Alexei Candreva
Andrew James Cantone
Jacqueline Louise Carberry
Marisa Rose Carbone *
Nicole Jerelen Cardinale
Grecia Nicole Cardoso:
Allison Ann Carhart “*
Elizabeth Caron
Brianna Kathleen Carroll ”*
Nikki Lee Carroll
Brian Angelo Carter
Jasmine Nicole Carty ***
‘Joseph Thomas Cavaliere
Gabriella Forreste Cavanagh
Patricia Celide-Danielle Cedat
Richard Matthew Ceglio **
Renee Briana Celestain
Mare Anthony Cerrone
ge joined the
titution, Evan R. Coll
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
May 15, 2016
Danielle Elizabeth Cesarski
Mungyee Chai
McKenzie Marie Chainyk
Stephanie Challis
Emma Chambers
Brittany Nicole Chapple
Shareece Christine Charles
Zachari Julian Charles
Yasmin Ohui Charway
Michaela Christine Childs ***
Betty Chiu
Yonghee Cho
‘Yoon Myung Cho
Yeseul Choi
Chalona Monique Christian
Frank A. Chrysler
‘Marina Wai Yee Chu **
Anita June Chung **
Nicholas Paul Ciambra
Tiffany Theresa Clarke
Sydney Elizabeth Clouting
Taylor L. Clynne *
Michael Onofrio Cobbs
Aaron Martin Cohen
Alexis Davis Cohen
Matthew Jon Cohen
Molly Rose Cohen ***
Mary Katherine Colabattista *
Nicole Pamela Colamaria *
Alyssa Coles *
Kyle Christopher Colletti
Caitlin Mary Collins ***
Julian Colon
Jasmine Kirra Coltes-Pierce
Bria Jordan Crespo
Anthony Guido Crognale
Aliya’h Alexus Crosdale *
Danny Alexis Cruz
Moriah Cruz
Maria Cullington
Breanna J. Cummings
Christian Cunningham *
Michaela Czerkies ***
Justin Michael Daley
James Peter Damilatis
David Darang
Kaitlin Marie Dausch
Blair Emily Davidoff
Cassiel Davis
Jaleesa Makeda Dawes
Samuel David Decelle
‘Tyler Henry Dechalus
Sarah Degraw
Jessica Lynne Delaney
Nicole Alison DeLaRue
Joseph Allen Delgardo
Stephen William Dellacerra
James Alex Delpeche
Steven DeLaucia
Melissa Sara DeMaio
‘Trevor Jordan Demerritt
Subelle Demorla
Robert Thomas Dempsey
Vincent James DePalma
Greg Deschaine
Jordania M. Deschamps
Brian Desroches
Ryan Taylor Deutsch
Austin John Donovan-West
Merav Dorfan
Samantha Lauren Downey
Kelly Olivia Downing
Michael J. Drennan
Daniel Thomas Drexel *
Kaitlin Elizabeth Driesse
Kelly Rae Duarte
Shiloh Duff-Sanchez *
Simon Duong
Destiny Dupree
Saben Durio
Amy Michelle Dutcher
Matthew Dutton
Margaret Elizabeth Dwyer
John Charles Dzikowski
Joshua Brandon Ebert *
Mollie S. Ebrahimi
Daniele Ebron
Jasonia Michelle Edwards
‘Tameka Angelique Edwards
Riley James Ellison *
Nasibah Abdulkadir Elmi ™*
Nicole Emmons
Daniella Ronnie Engelbrecht
Samantha Jane Erbach
Harry Lief Erickson *
Anthony Xavier Escamilla
Sarrah Diane Essa *
Lauren Taylor Estelle
Michael Estreicher
Josue Etienne
Nicole Marie Evensen
Brandon Everett
David Brandon Conlin Arielle Elena Diamond Ciara Brianne Everett
Kevin R. Conley Bethany I. Diaz Ryan Dennis Eybs
Stephanie Ann Consroe Jessica Didia ‘Tyler Malcom Fahey
Kevin Donald Conway Alexander Robert DiDonato * Brooke Marie Fane |
Colin David Cooper Camille A. Didonna Sarah Elizabeth Fanning |
Jessica Lynn Coppola Yvonne D. Diggs * Shannel Farmer
Christian William Corchuelo Jamila Yasmeen Dinkins ** Katherine Marie Farrell *
Christine Marie Correa Christina Dinota Andrew M. Favaloro
Erika Corsi Jennifer Kelly Dionisio Brooke ‘Tobi Feldman |
Kiersten Ann Cosgrove * Marsha Cheryl Dixon Ashley Elizabeth Felix
Erin Marie Coughlin * Michael Steven Dobson Oneiris Yadira Feliz
‘Melanie Page Coupland *** Danielle Alana Dodson Jessica Fequiere
Isiah Shaq! Cox Eliza Jane Dole
Nikita Toshana Craig Anthony Eugene Dominguez
Lorenzo Gene Crandell ** Kenya Dominguez *
‘Taylor Paul Creazzo Riley Donahue
Modern architect Edward Durrell ¢ designed the uptown campus on what was once
est single a
270,000 cubic yar
mic canstru
the Albany Country Club, Purportealy the larg
undertaken, it was estimated that t S
and fifty miles of copper tubing. It was rumor 500 architectural
put end to end they would reach for a half mile, Albany Mayor Erastus Corning Il and
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (center) view Stone's model of the uptown campus in 1962
‘COMMENCEMENT 2016 | 31
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Laqueena Fernandez
Danielle Catherine Ferrari *
Ariella Michelle Fershtadt *
Joshua Mitchel Fidel
‘Andrea Figueroa
Irvin Mandella Findlay
Marissa Sierra Fitzpatrick
Ryan Thomas Fitzpatrick
Peter Flanagan
Andrew Flemming
Sasha Tahera Fletcher *
Matthew Jeffrey Fohn
Christa Follano
Albert Foo
Michael Joseph Fragapane
‘Tyler Kennedy Frahme
Janie Colleen Frank ***
Celene Fren ***
Michael Anthony Jude Freyre
Kevin James Furey *
Ashley Nicole Furman
Frank Giovanni Gagliardi
Patrick James Gaitor
Linda Jamine Galdamez
Julio C. Galindo
Devin Garcia
Raymond R. Garcia
Jacklyn Corrine Garneau
Bobbi Sue Garvansites
Kai Nneke Gayles
Andy Ge
Nadine Tricia-Marie George
‘Alexa Ann Geringer **
Lorraine German
William Terrance Ghee
‘Taylor L. Giacomazza
Camille Nykae Gillespie
Katelyn Rose Ginley **
Larry Adam Ginsburg *
Nicholas Giordani
Gabriela Yael Giron
Jazmine Jillian Gittens-Roberts
Daniel Marek Giurk *
Zachary Hunter Glaim
Anastasia Glazunova *
Shaughn David Goggin
Jake Goldsmith
Benjamin Golub
Angelis Gomez
Rachel Gomez **
Brenda Melissa Gonzalez ***
Tiffany Gonzalez ***
Jake Alan Goodman
Nicholas Vega Goodman
Jennifer Lynn Goodrow *
‘Camille Alyna Gordon
Kevin Daniel Gorodischer
Jake Grabarnick
James Ryan Graff
Christine Arlene Grandshaw
Calisa Grant
Vanessa I. Gray
Taylor Green *
Kadell Gregory
Luke Robert Gregory **
Cherylyn Marie Grisafe *
‘Tyler Austin Grodin *
‘Trevor Howard Groves
William Blake Grube
Christopher Ivan Grullon
Nichelle Faridin Gu **
Patonia Roxanne Guerra
Emily Guidarelli
Diane Kimberly Gutierrez
Chelsea Lynn Hagans
Natalie Alice Hajj *
Robert Lewis Hall
Audra W. Hamill
Everette Stylish Hamlette
Qingyuan Han*
Niamh Elizabeth Hardaker
Daniel Harding
Onessa K. Harewood *
Amanda Harrington
Justina Marie Harris **
‘Sabrina Harris
Richard Alexander Hartman *
Amin Hassounya
Joshua Hawkins
‘Mariah Hayes
Gregory Adam Haynes
Kimberly Haynes
Ashling Marie Heenan
Sarah Beth Helgeson
Abigail Elliott Henderson
Courtney Renae Henderson
Robert Lee Heney
Zoltan John Herczeg
Merel Mireille Hermans ***
Jessica Ciera Herrick *
Winston Heslop
Abigail Gabriella Hess *
Kelsey-Marie Hidalgo
Kevin Patrick Higgins
Christopher David Hilgenberg
Erin Mary Hill *
Jennifer Hines
Devon Philip Hobbs
Mina Ra Hoblitz *
Elizabeth Hoffman *
William Harry Hoffman *
Arielle-Nicolette Holmes
Dillon Arthur Horick
Zachary Horwitz.
Evan Lee Hotaling
Bomi Hou
Brandon Hougnou
Evangelina Howard
Ling Hua
Peter J. Hughes
Shannon Hui
Brianna Imani Hunt
Melanie Catherine Hunter
Rahjana Ne’Cole Hunter
Chiwoong Hwang ***
Inseong Hwang
Sungwon Hwang
Hans Hyppolite
Brian Idarraga
Alyssa Rose Inglis *
Diana Innocent **
Bension Inoyatov
Tiarra Jackson *
Jessica A. Jacobs
‘Ma Katrina Militar Jamelo
Levon Andre James
‘Min Suk Jang
Ashli Jean-Louis *
‘Timothy Keith Jelinek
‘You Kyung Jeon *
Victor Jose Jerez
Amanda Brittany Jesser *
Alexandria Davis Johnson *
Brandon Nicholas Johnson
Déja Donya Johnson
Grace C. Johnson
Joshua Morris Johnson
Sade Jonati ‘Toya Johnson *
Cheyenne Marisol Hernandez ** Jessica Lois Johnston
‘Tomas A. Gomez Michell Antony Herrera Quispesueso_ Najee Andre Jones
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.
32 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
Taariq Daudi Jones
Saad Junaid ***
Tatum Marie Jungsten **
Marsha Anne Kaddo Mouawad ***
Benjamin Kang
Stephanie Kaufman *
Sean Daisuke Kawakami *
Momoka Kawasuso
Wajiha Kazmi
Kelsey Ann Keane ***
Megan Nicole Keane
Sarah Katherine Kearns
Ryan Thomas Keller
Jaime Marie Kelly
Kelly Christine Kempf *
Brandon Jason Kennedy
Lashaun Kerr-Jackson
Jarred Karl Keuhn
Bohyi Kim *
Dasom Kim **
Eun Hye Kim
Jane Kim
Kyu Yon Kim *
Stephanie King **
Kelsey Lynn Knight
Stanley Tyler Kocsis
Veronica Kolegue-Spalaris
Valerie Maria Kontakos ***
Malena Kovalevsky
Kretel Krah *
Amy Kraus
Nicholas Brian Krebs **
Daniel S. Kremer
Katherine Claire Kulikowski
Jordan Ben Kull
David A. Lafemina
Lukas W. Lahey *
Samantha Marie Lambie **
Harold Lamour
Jennifer Wells Lanahan
Gregory Calvin Christopher Lane
Taylor Nicole Lang
Fabian Felix Langermann
LeAndra Veronica Langhorne *
Katharine Rae Langling
Jonathan Francis Lapierre *
Abigail Murphy Lasak
Amer Abbas Latif
Jeffrey Lau
Chelsea Bryn Law
Imani Zaire Lawrence **
Malachi M. Lawrence
Fabrice R. Lecorps
Lester Ledgister, Jr. **
JiEun Lee **
Junki Lee
Sara Lee
Staphany Lee
Benjamin Leffler
Daniel Lei *
Jack Lerner
Chaosong Li
Jun Ming Li
Ellen Hannah Liebenthal *
Madison Lindeman
Emily Anne Lipton
‘Thalia Liriano *
Martha Isabel Litardo
Skylur Guoli Liu
Yunting Liu
Rick Joseph Livan **
Violeta Maria Loarca
Antonio J. Lockhart
Alexander Lopez
Katherine Yvette Lopez
Leslee Janelle Loran
Brooke Ashley Losee
Chevan Renardo Lounds
Megan Lounsbury *
Modupe Loye **
Yuchao Lu
Abraham Luciano
Daniel Jason Ludwick
Joeie Michelle Lum
Colin Hugh Lunde ***
Peter Collins Lyden
Daniel Hugh Lydon *
David Hetherington Lynch **
Lindsay Abigail Macaluso
Megan Rae Macarelli **
Tisa Ashante Maccalla
Tan Jesse Macks
Ashlee C.E. Maduro *
‘Thomas Gaetano Maffucci
Claire Majka
Alex Raffi Makastchian
Issac Jacob Maldonado
‘Meagan Alexandra Malone *
Jobn Frank Mandarino *
Evan Emmanuel Maniotis
Kristen E. Marques
Normari Nelli Marquez ***
Nicholas Anthony Marricco *
Dayna Marie Marte
Alaysia Tisjae Martin
Dan Martin
Jessica Marie Martin
Miranda Leigh Martin
Shanice Kaydene Martin
Genesis Martinez
Ingrid L. Martinez
Clarissa Dora Rose Martini
Taylor Alaine Martino **
Jaimelee Martire ***
Daniel Andrew Martone
Keiva Yda Matheson **
Alayna Francesca Mathieu *
Crystal Matos
Rebecca Ann Matsil ***
Stephen Eric Matthews ***
Mare Matuozzi
Sara Elizabeth Matzkin ***
Eddy Maurice
Chante Mayers-Barbot **
Kaylynn Inari McCartney
Mikala Lyn McCauley ***
Carly Grace McCoy
Romario McDowell
Shannon McGrath *
Timothy E. McGrath
Jonathan Aaron McGriff
Francesca Alexis McGuire ***
Michael J. McHugh
Michael R. McIndoe
Lakeiya Afiya McIntosh *
Cristin Elizabeth McIntyre *
Scott Edward McKenna
Kara Deanne McKnight
Kevin David McNally
‘Maryann E. McNally
Gabrielle Cathleen McNary
Carmela Josephine McNaught
Amber M. Meadows **
Brianna Raquel Medina
Camilo Noel Medina
Coral Storm Mejia
Oksana Anna Melnychuk
Elaine Menard
Spencer Wyatt Menna
Christopher Anthony Mennell
Kevin Joshua Mercado *
Chelsea Rose Marie Merrill
Jamal E. Merritt
UAlbany’s three libraries house over two million volumes and
rank among the top research libraries in the nation
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BACHELOR'S DEGREES «cont,
Anthony Michael Mery
Kevin Jaime Mesa
Rachel Nicole Meyer
Cydney Rose Miazga *
Amanda Mieczkowski
Carla Jeaninne Miller
Jamice Miller
Steven R. Miller
Russo Lloyd Millien
Khadejah Danielle Millington
Dainia Stephney Mills
Julia Rose Mistler **
‘Alexander Jeffrey Mitchell
Keenan McNulty Mitchell
Jonah Foster Mizrahi
Atry Latrice Moats *
Briana Frances Lisciani Moglia ***
Babita Mohabir
Ivana Kameela Mohamed
Ashley Chantage Monrose
Yamilect Montero
Jamie Marie Montgomery **
‘William Raymond Monty
Leiquan Moore
Paige P. B. Moore *
Diana Leslie Morales ***
Kyle William Moran
Liza Morgan
Xerxses Morris
Deanna Lynn Morrison
Michael Morrow
Kendra Elayne Mosher *
Elior Moskowitz ***
Kyra Jaclyn Motola
Kristianna Mugnai *
Connor Frederick Murphy
Ashley Alexandria Vivian Murray
Ashley Diamond Murrell *
Nicholas Gregory Muscavage **
Samantha Nicole Musto
Astav Zameel Najib *
‘Alyssa Marie Napolitano
C.C. W. Neal
Samara Samantha Nesheiwat
Thomas Michael Nesi
Nicole M. Newman
Nina Nguyen **
Alyssa Lynn Nicotra **
‘Tyanni Niles ***
Alexa Noel **
Alexandria Nolan
he earned three writing EF
his w
34 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Eleanor Theresa Noone
Alexandria Ann Nouri
Christopher Felipe Nunez
Amanda Louise Obenshain
Emily Gail O’Brien **
Daniel James O'Byrne
Brendan Patrick O’Connell
Nia Alyssa O’Connor
Margaret Ann O'Handley ***
‘Myles Ojeikere
Victoria Denise Okung
Rashidat Olamide Oladele
Titilola Olufunke Ologbonjaiye
Adetola Farinre Oloruntoba **
Allyson E. Omesiete
Casey Tyler O’Neill **
Daniel Joseph Onorato
Ayana Monique Oquendo
Jeffrey Ryan Oratz
Mark William Ortiz
Veronica Lynne Ortiz
Dylan James Ose
Kelly Margaret O'Sullivan
Yema Otto-During
Taura Page
Sabina L. Page
Alexander Bijan Pahlavi
Richard David Palumbo
Steven Elias Pantazopoulos
Heather Patrice Panzica
Samantha Jean Pappalau
Maria Jose Pareja Borsic
Elizabeth Hall Parisi *
Kassandra Sheridan Parisi *
Da Yun Park **
Shannon G. Park
Juliet Parris
Nil Patel
Ilgner Alain Paul
John Michael Paulsen
Claire Elizabeth Pawlewicz **
Catherine Gissel Payano **
Adam Pedersen
Bianca Pelaez
Renee Kimberley Pennant
Daniel Peredo
Nicholas Matthew Perez
Jennifer Tiffany Perlman
Eric Matthew Pesavento
‘Yasmine Haya Pessar *
Randy Cohen '71 ~ New York Times “The Ethicist” Columnist
After years of writing humor pieces, essays, and stories for leading newspapers and magazines,
nmys for TV's “Late Night With David Letterman,
g on Fox Network's “TV Nation.
weekly “The Ethi
yen a fourth Emmy for
t” column in the New York Times
Magazine, which ran from 1999 to 2011, appeared in 40 papers in the U.S. and Canada.
Richard Peters
Justin Andrew Petriski
Clarens Didier Philippe
Brandon Maxwell Phillips *
Patrick Michael Liam Phillips
Kory Alexander Pierre
Melissa Pierre
Ashley Pereira Pinto
Trishorn Symone Plummer
Jacklyn Rose Poetzsch *
Devin Poitras
Jessica Halie Polan
Anthony Federico Polizzi
Jason Yuen Powell
‘Tyler Anne Powell
Michael Cole Preite *
Harold David Previtali **
Victoria Sarah Prevosti
Zachary John Prochera
Jake Peter Proscia *
Brianna Shanae Pryce
Adrian Luis Puentes
Joseph Philip Pugliese
Rebecca Nicole Pujols
Songlin Qi
Joshua Andrew Quiles
‘Andira S. Quintanilla
Yazen Rabadi
Francia Ann Maria Rahiman,
Rehnuma Rahman **
Bianca Rajpersaud
Nadine Kamila Ramdhany
Nicole Marie Ramirez
Adam Broderick Randall
Ben Refael
Natalie J. Reich
Meredith Lahja Reid
Tim Renahan
Alima Agnes Rennie
Asia Sinaya Revis
‘Thomas Christopher Revithas
Samantha Rae Rhodes
Valdis Sigrun Rice ***
Raven Whitney Richards
Shereesha Richards
Alyce Ann Richardson
Bionca Alexis Richardson
Nicholas Carl Riley
Blaze Michael Riorden
Samantha Elizabeth Rivera
David Anthony Rizzo
Kristen Frances Roberts
Regina Romae Robinson
‘Tabia Robinson,
Julia Vanessa Robles
Samantha Monique Robles
Brittany Bernadette Roche
Charlotte Irene Rodriguez
Malvin A. Rodriguez
Joshua Joseph Rollman
Ana Delia Romero **
Kristina Rosado
Kassandra Rosales
Jennifer Rosario
‘Margarita Rosario
‘Michael Andrew Rosati
Evan Rosen *
Rachel Dena Rosenthal-Tawil
Anthony Rovello
Kiajah Aquila Rowe *
Gabrielle Marie Roy **
Sydney Lyn Rozins
Anthony Joseph Rozzano
Chloe Rudensky
‘Tabitha Amanda Ruiz
Brianna Alicia Ryan-Smolinski
Dana Rae Saccaro
Michael Anthony Saliani
Abigail Elizabeth Salinero ***
Marciquie Mechelle Salmond
‘Taylor Salvatore
Kameron A. Samuelson **
Shaina Rae Marasigan Sanchez
Raanthony Devontae Sanders
Cassandra Courtney Sanik *
Arielis Santana
Jillian Dana Santiago
Edward James Sarosy
Herra Sarwar
Zonaira Sarwar
Bryan Robert Saur
Daniel John Schaefer
Kylie Paige Scheibling
Danielle Elizabeth Schimpf
Clarissa Damaris Schmidt
Helen Rose Schneider **
Daniel Bohdan Schneir
Alyssa Schoenthaler
Tan Mak Schwalen
Kevin Scorsone
William Joseph Scotti
Celeste Rose Seltenreich **
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
Marisa Dyan Serchuk **
Jonathan Serrano *
David Mark Serron
Joseph Anthony Sessa
‘Nega Solomon Seyum
Erol Anthony Shadood
Pooja Shahi
Travis Aaron Shannon
Nathaniel Tobias Shapiro
Katelyn Anne Shea
Danielle Leigh Shealy
Kaitlyn Shear
Kevin Sheehan *
Jennifer Amy Sherman ***
‘Tyler Shorris
‘Tiffany Jane Shuler **
Michael Simms
Melissa Simon
Steven Sinanis
Sasha Rene Sinckler
Cody Timesh Singh
Evan Singletary
Nicole Elizabeth Singsheim *
Jenna Ann Siracusano *
Danielle Slominski **
Jacob Philip Slutzky
Alexandra Danielle Smith
Colleen Michelle Smith
Eboniqua Elizabeth Smith
Deanne Audrianna Snape
Scott A. Snide
Rebecca Ann Snow
Avi David Solkoff **
Jungwon Song
Tamara Sooknanan
Lukas Karel Sotola ***
Sajeth Soundararajan
Paige Elizabeth Sovey *
Iysee Jelani Sowerby
Devante Spellman
Katarina Brooke Spero
Jacob Brett Spiegel
Kaetlin Jeannette Sprague
‘Tenequa J. Spurgeon **
Madison Caswell Squires *
Alyssa Joannou Stalzer
Madeline Violet St. Amour ***
Kristal Stanigar
Justin Taylor Stempa
Christopher Ricardo Stephenson
Shanice Brianna Stephenson
Patryk Stepien
Alexandria Cate Stepnoski *
Allison Rachel Stern
‘Megan Leigh Stern
Dylan Blake Sternberg
Ryan Bradley Stinar
Danielle Lee Stoetzner *
Brianna Marie Stone
Sean Edward Stout
Adam Brett Stowe
Glyne Khalid Straker
Carl Gabriel Straut-Collard *
Logan Christopher Suguitan ***
Haylie Fallon Sullivan *
James Sullivan *
Jielin Sun
Kayla Darjae Sutton
Taylor M. Sutton
Katherine Hannah Sweeney *
Elizabeth Sweeny *
Asheley Sylvestre
Kaitlyn S. Syvertsen
Zhiyang Tan *
Alexander Sloan Tancredi **
Avita Davina Tarachand
‘Tyler Taratunio
Kahlia Sabrene Taylor
Russell Thomas ‘Taylor
Jaymen Teemer
Tina Tehrani
Jamphel Tenzin
‘Audrey Jo Terry *
Zahra Ashleigh Thaleb
Noah Gabrielle Thayer-Gayanilo
Spencer Charles Thibault
Emeka Kamau Thomas
Griffin Harrison Thomas *
Maureen Adebusola Thomas
Shaquille Toby
Omoyeme Afiaye Tokulah
Brittany Tomkins **
Lauren Nettie Tomshaw
Andrew T. Toranzo ***
Brandon Towey *
Jessie Barbara Townsend
Reuben Pierre Trabi
Corbin Gale Tracy
Joseph Domenick Tracy
Delia Catherine Trainor
Jacob Traub
Alexandra Rosemarie Trezza ***
Pierre the Ped-guin served as Albany's mascot until 1967.
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.”
Kathy Earle '67 won the Mascot
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Scott Jacob Tringali
Carrie Ann Trubenstein
Sally Trye
Anthony Richard Tufano *
Jessie Catherine Turrin *
Vincent Albert Tyers **
Courtney Tyner
Jasmine Urena
Bridget Alide Vaher
Alex A. Valdes
John Andrew VanBramer
Nicole Lynn Vanderjagt
Kelsey Hanna Vankirk **
Fiori Carmen Van Rijswijk **
Emily Marie Vanvalkenburgh **
Sarah Alejandrina Vargas
Jesus Vasquez
Paola Vasquez *
Anastacia Vassell **
Jonathan Patrick Ventra *
Sunjay Verma
Sara Elizabeth Veysey
Ketura Abbey-Rose Vics
Alexis Monique Vierling
Jocelyn Tatiana Villegas
Tin T. Vo
T’Keya Leshea Void *
Joseph Vorbeck
Nicole Lynn Vormittag **
Nicholas James Voss ***
Alisha Louise Vullo
Niasha Wade **
Allison Moira Wallace
Kimberli Cindy Wallace
Michael J. Walsh
Fiona Wang
Shantel Rachel Ward
Kevin J. Warkala
Lisa Warner **
Neil Edward Washburn
Chelsea Kendal Waters *
Arianne Sharie Watson **
Ashley Marie Weaver
Nethmi Udhara Weerawarna
Jenna R. Weissman
Jesse Matthew Welch
Ann Wen *
Shira Lynne Wexler **
Emily Morgan White *
Jennifer Lynn Whiteman *
Steven Whittingham, Jr.
Glynis Mary Widmer *
Adam Wierbinski
Lindsay Wiginton *
Holly Martha Wilkinson
April Williams
Keyana Zoe Williams
Kiara Ianna Williams
Naja Akilah Williams
Reece Taylor Williams *
Ronisha Lenora Williams
Kevin Willis
Beck David Wilson
Chantiya Briana Wooten
Joseph Wu *
Fernanda Yanez
Ying Chen Yang
‘Weston Yates
Amanda Chu Yeh
Zhiheng Yi
Sean Richard Young
Ilya Yusufov
Peter Robert Zambetti ***
Elide Zapata
Nicholas Joseph Zarrella
Cindy Zarzuela
Alexandra Ildelisa Zayas
Olivia Lee Zeh **
Samantha Zenobi
Alianna A. Zevola
‘Anna Zhang
Xirui Zhang
‘Angi Zhao
Qiuyun Zhao *
Debby Zheng
Kaipeng Zheng
Peng Ju Zheng
Yunyin Zheng *
Mykhaylo Zhupnyk *
Lamya Yasser Zikry *
Caryn Ann Zwerin
Bachelor of Science
Blessen Mammen Abraham
Jenna Lynne Acierno
Jonathan Edward Adams
“Tesera Afiba Yaba Adjaloo
Stephanie Adjei *
Constanza Maria Aguilera **
‘Tethkar Mohamad Ahmad
Kanza Ahmed
Yasmine Ahmed "*
Kristen Lynn Aiello *
Nicholas Frank Alaimo *
Sarah Ali
Roi Ankawa ***
Ndidiamaka Glory Anugo
Kaitlin Anne Arbusto **
Edmond Auyoung
Samuel Blake Axtell **
Nicholas Babcock *
Bader Baidis *
Ashley Ann-Marie Bailey
Randy Baisy
Alexandra Livia Balan
Kathleen Firas Barakat *
Michael Joseph Batza
Lauren Ashley Bauer *
Jenna Marie Behling
Janeen Theresa Bell **
Ariel Ben-Benjamin *
Ariel M. Bendavid
Kyle Antoine Blackman
Allison Rae Bliss ***
Audrey Boadu *
Niya Bolden
Daniel Paul Bollen ***
Rebekah Noelle Bolton
Nicholas Benjamin Bonasera **
Amanda Maria Brands *
Alana Mary Brennan *
Michael Brennan
Michael Gregory Brewster *
Karissa Marie Brilya
Arielle Vandisa Brown ***
Ewan Fazon Brown
Jacques Brunache, Jr.
Jovaun Malik-Joseph Buchanan
Stephen Michael Buckley *
Jenna Bulmahn
“Tomer Burg ***
Amanda Elizabeth Burton
Olivia Rose Calandra
Jasmine Brianna Calhoun
Krystle Mary Callan *
Michael Vincent Cambria *
Ashley Nicolette Canivel
Zichen Cao *
Bertrand Carado **
Christopher Joseph Cardinale
Nicholas A. Carll
Ryan John Carpenter ***
Yulie Carrazana-Markman *
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. 5
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Patricia Carreau ***
Gregory John Cassella
Luciano Centeno *
Michael Anthony Chadwick
Sabrina Iman Charafeddine
‘Trevor Robert Chauvin
Amy Chen *
Doris Chen ***
Seung Hyuk Choi
Ashley Judith Chontos ***
Sarah Chowske ***
Robert Paul Cipolla **
Abigail Colleen Cleary *
Joseph Cleveland *
Margaret Kathryn Cocks*
Phoebe Ray Cohen
‘Amanda Marie Colley **
Ashley Lynn Colvin ***
Courtney Conway
Thomas Joseph Cooney *
Gabrielle Leigh Cooper *
Donniecia Mitzie-Ann Corke *
Lenore Elizabeth Correia
Marven Edouard Corrielus *
Giuseppe Costabile **
Kelleen Theresa Costello **
Brendon Cox
Sarah Beth Cranfield
Jasmine Mary Marie Crunk
Joseph James D’Angelo ***
Aminata Danioko
Anna Dominique Aribal David
Carina Taylor Davison
Katherine Davydov *
Stephanie Degraft
Nathaly Delacruz
Gennaro DelliCarpini
Christopher D’Esposito
Morgan Elizabeth DeVuyst *
Elizabeth Ann Dickerson
Michael Donkor
James David Donnelly
Cody James Dowd
Alicia Carol Downey **
Melissa Marie Drum
Alexis Evalin Drumm *
Ryan Andrew Duke **
Thomas Carey Dunn ***
Jad Karim Edlebi
Hillary Christine Edwards
Christina Ann Ehret *
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
Jihad Eisa
Madhavan Elangovan
Marie E. Elie
Agustin Johan Erdaide
Genevieve Mary Ermiger
Cassandra Suzanne Evanchuk *
Virginia Elizabeth Facteau
Sira Faizi *
Abimbola Catherine Falana
Nyima Fatty
Zhi Dong Feng
Ashley Chanique Ferguson *
Lindsay Fitzpatrick *
Kelsey Elizabeth Fleming **
Corrin Margaret Flihan *
Joseph Ian Friedman *
Rino Joseph Galente
John Thomas Gales
Joseph William Gannon
Xizi Gao
Winsthony Garcia
Jay Ryan Garrity
Melissa Mary Gawronski
Thomas James Geiger
Jack Garrett Genovesi
Justin Varughese George
Jessica Ann Giaramita **
Marisa Lynn Giggey **
Jennifer Susan Giza *
Felix Glozman **
Nurisha Gobin **
Benjamin Goes **
Christine Gogo *
Michael Alexis Gonzaque
Carissa Anne Goodspeed
Ashley Khadijah Grace
Brittney Alene Grant
Selina Shauna Kaye Grant
Kezlon Stevorne Gray
Makeda Augustena Green
Bianca Veronique Lee Griffiths *
Maribell Guerrero *
Genesis Maureen Guity
Rogger Gutierrez *
Annalise Elizabeth Haberman
Evan Harasta *
Michael Charles Harrington ***
LeslieAnn Elizabeth Harriott **
Grace Ashley Harris
Brianna Kay Hart
Sean Timothy Hartnett ***
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.
Lindsey Margaret Haskell
Kaleb Hamilton Hatch
Ashley Maureen Hayes
Caitlyn Anne Hayward *
Sarah Elizabeth Heath
Kristen Amie Henry *
Simone Howard
Karyssa Lynn Hurd
Samantha Marion Hutchins
Ashley Susan Type *
Manuel Dario Jara ***
Kiana Jeffers *
Nykia Mattie Jefferson
Millan John
Christine Marie Johnson *
Kyla Lonese Johnson
Annesa Jugmohan
Jacob Isaiah Kearney **
Max Kelis
Nanchin Kesmen
Naten Kesmen *
Taha Khan
Garam Kim **
Irene Kim
Simon Richard Kimball
Nicole Sara Klohmann
Emily Ann Kondrick
Magdalena Marta Korda
Kaitlyn Koscinski
Alicia Marie Kostszewski **
Jennifer Ann Kroll *
Brian Patrick Kuechenmeister **
Michael Christopher Kuna **
Devi Priya Kurup
Carly Mary Kyte *
‘Megan Lacy
‘Tanisha Laguerre
Adam Kevin Lang
Erik David Lantz
Morgan Elaine LaVere
Kaycie Suzanne Lawson **
‘Anh Minh Le
Jean-Paul P, LeBlanc *
Daeun Lee **
William Edward Lee *
Jacob Leighton *
Evanna Rose Lerouge
Gabrielle Lasandra Leslie
Sophia Leu **
Jenna Gayle Levine
Yang Li
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BACHELOR'S DEGREES ‘cont
Zigian Li
Lindan Lin ***
Yang Liu *
Ariana Nora London *
Haomiao Long
David Webster Loomis
Courtney Robyn Losaw
Ariana Losee
Sabrina Mari Lugo
Kenneth Mark Lumbrazo
Brittany Rae Lundy
Robert Joseph Lynch
Weihan Ma
Yin Fun Ma
James Mackey
John Joseph Maguire
John Michael Maloney *
Rebecca Latchmi Marimutu
Jaden Marks
Jaritza Marte Batista
Katherine Elizabeth Martin *
Chrisel Ahime Martinez.
William Charles May *
Alex Marcus McBain
Sheila M. McGann
Miceal McTigue
Sara Rose Meehl ***
Melanie Meng
Irene Mensah *
Oren Naughton Merberg
Ryan Metzger
Nison Mikhaylov
Lloydine Pricella Mills
Loren Murphy Moffitt **
Thomas Francis Monaghan
Sierra Loren Montalvo,
Taliah Briana Moore
Yovani Moreno
Evan James Morier *
Sandra I. Mozie **
Joseph John Mulholland
Khalid Jamar Murray
George W. Murtha
Joel Muse
Fahima Farha Muthuvappa
Alaa Nasser
Jennifer Carol Nazzaro
Nga Thi Hang Ngo
Tina Nguyen
Kristen Marie Nicola
Morgan Joel Nicolas
to Manhatts
nomin
for a theatr
38 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
n) for Outstanding Leading Ac
Desk nominations for Leste
Evitza Eileen Nikollaj
“Tatiana Ninan *
Dorothy Noel
Amina Noory
Allan Robert Northrup **
Zazie Jonathan Nwankwo
Bradley Chukwudi Nwosu
Julia Louise Nye *
John O'Donnell
Rachel Catherine O’Donnell *
Aoife Josephine O’Donohue
Chizoba Heather Ogoke *
Ozioma Pamela Oku
Micheala Okwabi
Andrew Allan Oligney **
Adedotun Oladimeji Oni
Paul Opawoye
‘Marioghae Michael Otuada **
Nicholas Francis Pagendarm **
Amy Pagoulidis
Erick Kleiber Pajuelo
Gabriel Fabrizzio Palacios
Jung Ho Park
Daniel Parra Levojinsky
Giselle Alexandra Parris
Urvi Piyush Patel **
‘Michael William Patrick
David James Paul
Rachel Lynn Pawelek **
Geneva Nicole Payne *
Manuel Antonio Pazos
Avery Thomas Pellnat ***
‘Teresa Valeria Peralta
Brielle Anne Pereira
David Francisco Perez
Philip Persson *
‘Melisa Philips
Joseph Steven Phillips *
Samantha Marie Phillips ***
Shaneille Olivia Phillips
Jesus Emmanuel Pichardo
Lena Beth Plank
‘Therese Rose Plano *
Farishta Popal *
Michael Colm Prendergast
Anna Elizabeth Proto *
Yusra Qayyum
Victor Cosmo Quartucio *
Julio Alejandro Quiroz
‘Thomas Rabadi
Shorif Kaysar Rahman
Carolee Carmelo '83 ~ OBIE Award Winning Actress
1g bug after performing in two campus shows, she proceeded
grew, and in 1999 she took a Drama Desk Award (and Tony
id in 2006 adde
inning hit musical, Mamma Mia!
bitten by the ac
reer. Featured rol
in a Musical for Parade
he also appeared in the long
Thomas Ramos
Justice Salim Ramsay
Maria Laila Rasoully
Tooba Rehman *
Lisa Rennie
Alejandro Restrepo
Rhiannon Nicole Rhysing
Ryan Matthew Ricciardelli **
Brittany Alicea Richardson
Julian Andrew Rivera
Brittany Roberts-Blake *
Oneisha Robinson
Gabriella Rocha
Roselyn Marie Rodrigues
Nadia Rebecca Rodriguez **
Genesis Jeanette Rosario *
Randy Rosario *
Samantha Getta Rosca Sipot
Jeffrey Michael Rosenheck ***
Milanna Royster *
Brandon Chase Ruiz
Kelsey Taylor Ruiz *
Beth-Marie Russ
Peter Paul Russo I*
Walter Omar Salamanca *
Julia Lena Salwa
Jazmin Aurea Santos
‘Alexandria Frances Sarenski ***
Erin Marie Savoldy **
Rahul Saxena
Michael R. Schneider
Jessica Lynn Schultz ***
Sierra R. Schyberg
‘Mamon Seraj
Jordan David Serling
Zeid Shakkour *
Delia Jean Sheehan
Jeffrey Brett Sherman **
Desmin Nicole Shoemaker
Jessica Lauren Sicklick *
Sionna Chyvonne Simmons
Laura Anne Simonetta **
Emma Jae Simpson **
Simarpreet Singh
Paul Emmanuel Siriotis *
Jessica Lynn Siuzdak *
‘Michael Joseph Slifer *
Giovanne Sloley
‘Toni Alyssa Slyer
Khadisha Jhevante Genea Smikle
Alexis Smith
Tony and Drama
Blake Smith
Neil Smith
Nikita Sokol
James Michael Sommer
‘Matthew Sowyez **
Austin Jon Stark *
Steven R. Stavdal
Evan Phillip Stein *
Anthony M. Stoico
Janel Tara Strachan
Jenny Su
Michael Sui
Daniel James Sullivan *
Erica Egyirwaa Swatson
Seamus Thomas Sweeney
Zubair A. Syed *
Valentina Talevi ***
Omar Ahmed Tantawy *
Jasmine Lynn Tazi
Deon Li Jiun Teh “*
Kidane Michael Tewolde ***
Sanna Mansoor Thalho
Emma Sophie Tillett *
Kelty Tippos
Artem Tkachenko ***
Brett Daniel Travis *
Sophia Tse **
Sara Marie Tudor *
Derrek Osayande Uhunmwangho *
Paige Marie Vadnais
Alexandria Van Auken **
Michael Patrick Vannostrand
Wileena Verneus
Brianna K. A. Vire
Andre Walker
Nicole Lisa Wallack ***
Wes John Wallgren
Lillian Wang
Mark James Waterhouse
Kelita Alison Waterton ***
Jordan Weiner
Elizabeth Weiss
Lauren Elena Weissberg*
Sarah Marie Wilamowski
Kaliel Lamar Williamson
Tjala Gwendolyn Wilson **
Rochelle Alison Wolff
Dylan Marshall Wood
Elaizha ’Cheal Wright
Yingjun Wu
Shun Xu
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
Zeyu Yao
Hermella Legesse Yigzaw *
Zhou Yu
Edward Andrew Zalaman
Waleed Zamani
Hollis R. Zecca
Jason Bernal Zeledon
Dylan Anthony Zhang **
Zijun Zhao
Tina Elizabeth Zicolella **
‘Maxime Ayiyeton Zinsou *
Vladimir Semassa Zinsou **
Amy Lynn Zukas
SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS
Bachelor of Science
Brendan Abbott *
Hannah Lauren Aebisher *
‘Thomas Richard Aiello *
Terence Joseph Albach **
Kaita Christine Albanese ***
Jamie Lee Aldrich **
Michael William Almes ***
‘Tonja G. Alvis
Roshawn Stafon Ambrose *
Destiny Denise Anderson *
Kirsten Elizabeth Anderson
Eric Michael Andler ***
Ryan Robert Andrews *
Nicolette Anzelone ***
Ashley Appelbaum
Jeffrey Arbelaez.
Michael Savino Asfour
Jordan Solomon Auerbach **
‘Tyler Joseph Aycock ***
Justin J. Bachus **
Geoffrey Gardy Bapteau *
William Thomas Barbaro
Christopher Todd Barnes *
Fatima Basharat
Bryan Batista *
Rosa C. Bautista *
Robert Thomas Beaury *
Brittany Channel Beausejour
Zana Marie Beck **
Sally Ivette Belliard **
Luis J. Benitez *
Charles Muhomar Benoit *
ller C
Jared Berkowitz *
Nicholas Anthony Biviano **
Andrew Borruso ***
‘Tony Christopher Breuning *
Nicole Ann Brodie
James Christopher Burdette ***
Corey Steven Burrows
Steven Caiazza **
‘Travis John Calzada **
‘Yixuan Cao **
Jacqueline Cappa *
Matthew Brendan Carden *
Anthony Nicholas Cassio
Carrie Chan **
Rowena Lalita Chandradutt **
Jordan-Anthony Orrett Channer *
Siyu Chen *
Xiao En Chen ***
Jim Aji Cherian
‘Andy Hyunjin Cho
Woojin Chung
Corrado Joe Cina
Kiyana Monique Clark *
Eric Matthew Cohen ***
Mark Collins *
Charles Conklin
Matthew Arden Connolly **
Nicholas John Connors
Joseph Charles Cosenza *
Joshua Christopher Coso *
Lauren Veronica Creighton *
Khadija Cuevas **
Thomas Joseph Dagger
Isaac Dallas *
Neal Lee Daniels *
Nicolette Marie Darois
Sarah Eileen Davies ***
Julia Lucille Day ***
Dean Tyler Decarlo *
Ryan Mark Decota **
Andi Delancy
Sofia Caterina De Luise **
Dean Demattia *
Emma Mary Dennehy
Nicholas DeSimone **
Britney Desouza *
Dylan Michael Devino **
Kathryn Elizabeth Devon ***
Erica Diaz *
Jordan Tristan DiLapo **
Nicholas DiTaranto **
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 Rock
drive to restore humanities doctoral programs that were lost to financial pressures.
age and led the
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BACHELOR'S DEGREES tcont)
Amanda Kathryn Dolan **
Brian John Donohue *
Jonathan Donohue **
Sarah Grace D’Orio *
Marjorie Louise Duffel ***
Jesse Benjamin Dunitz *
Sheldon O. Dushing*
Derrick Steven Eccles **
Robert Jason Ellis
Matthew Zachary Engert *
Dallas Ennema **
Habeeb Famuyide **
Mark Barrett Fanneron
Patrick Fennell ***
Shannon Nicole FitzMorris *
Lori-Ann Fordunski *
Dominick P. Foti ***
Andrew Ian Fraistat **
Emily Lynn Frantz *
Sonia Frederick **
‘Tyler Jon Frederick
Mengyang Gao **
‘Taylor Ann Geist *
‘Matthew Thomas Geoghegan *
Dylan Anthony Gibaldi *
Matthew Alexander Gilliam ***
Ethan Daniel Glass ***
Ronald Goldberg *
Steven Goldberg
Joshua Gregory Goldhirsch **
Andrew Louis Goldman **
Gregory Philip Goldstein *
Cody Golub
Marielle Arlene Gonzales **
Emily Ann Grasso **
Kevin Xavier Griffin *
Nicole Marie Griffin **
Matthew Joseph Gura ***
Kimberly Halegua
Matthew Benjamin Halfon **
Karen Elizabeth Hardy
Meaghan Elizabeth Harrington
Anne Katherine Hart ***
Sarina Marlen Hasler **
Keith Arthur Heesemann
Ariel F. Hernandez
Roberto Antonio Hernandez **
‘Max Timothy Hillman **
Griffin Matthews Hoyt *
Tha Htet
Rose Huang
Youjin Hwang **
Dylan Andrew Tadanza *
Brendan Samuel Jackson *
Jelvin James
Grace Alexandra Jamieson
Reginald Jean-Francois
Yan Jiang *
Alana Johnson **
Hyunwoo Jung *
Karyn Elizabeth Kalita **
Evan M, Kellner **
Laura Elizabeth Kenney
‘Tyler Kessell **
Nicholas Myron Ketter ***
‘Maria Anna Khazova *
Karolina Kierzkowska *
Jooyoung Kim **
Kevin Kim *
Seong Nyeon Kim *
Christopher Michael Kirk **
John Knecht *
‘Adam Kenneth Kramarz
Allison Danielle Krush
Rachel Kukuliev ***
William Jeffrey Laccetti
Jacques Lafargue *
Karrina Marie Lam *
Yuen Ching Janice Lam **
Rachel Lamoreaux
Keyana Amira Langley *
Brian Mark Lazaro
Phuong Le **
Jungeun Lee *
Drucilla J. Lennard
Nicholas Lentini *
‘Angela Marie Leo **
Nicole Lynn Leonard *
Emma Christine Leonowitz *
Frank Jeffrey Lettieri
Heidi Rebecca Lewis **
Angela Lin **
Dongming Lin *
Cassandra Ling **
Ruojun Liu*
Kael Patrick Lobdell *
Xiao Long ***
Cheok Hei Lou *
Victoria Yuen Ying Ma ***
Jerel Anthony Ayaton Mala
Brian Patrick MacArthur
Colin Richard Macdonald **
Samantha Paige Maghakian *
Matthew Tan Mallahy **
Nicholas Manzella
Jake Tyler Markowitz. *
Evan Ryan Markson *
Rebecca A. Martella ***
Armando Andres Martinez *
Rachel Marie Matthews ***
Jonathan Stuart Mayer *
‘Andrew Francis McAlpine ***
Patrick John McCann **
Peter F. McCarran
Kyle Patrick McCormack **
Kyle McCurry *
Briana Rae McGlynn *
Brian McGrath *
Molly Elizabeth McHale *
Wayne Hayden McKellar *
Shannon Amber McManus *
Shaquille Sterling McMillon
Nikya Medford **
Ivan Mena
John Asuka Mendez
Natasha Mercedes *
Kiley Janet Merecki
Alena Meyerovich **
Qadira Aba Miller **
William Miller
Michael Joseph Mistretta ***
Jonah Paul Moeller **
Christopher Joseph Mohr *
Kelly Nicole Montanye ***
Robert D. Moore *
Edwin Steven Morales-Roca
Madison Morelli *
Andrew Moser
‘Tasmiah Jahan Mosobbir *
Ashley Imani Moxam *
Charles Joseph Muscarella
Steven Elvis Napolitano **
Alex Thomas Ng **
Brielle Rosemary Nicolis
Michelle Marie Nicolo
‘MaKayla Andréa Nirsberger *
Michelle Stephanie Nolasco **
Rachel Nyarko *
Jorge Luis Ochoa *
Brandon James O'Connor
in September 2018, the UAlbany community celebrated Inaugu week dedicated to
honoring the school’s past while advancing its future. Departments fr 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.
40 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Evan Daniel O’Connor *
Ayoola O. Ogunwale **
Jennifer Oh **
Juliet Marie Ottaviano
‘Tyler J. Paladino *™*
Cristian Bladimir Palma
Thomas Papazicos *
Christopher Ray Pasquarella **
Akash Patel
Upasana Patel **
Marta Pelyo **
Justin T, Pena **
Sergio Francesco Petralia **
Ashley Lauren Petrillo **
Nicholas Robert Petrovich *
Joel Polonia
Shannon Marie Pritchard
Manni Pu*
Alyssa M. Pyle
Ge Qu**
Christina P. Ramdin *
Joshua Ignacio Ramos **
Brian Joseph Ray *
John Reda **
Michele Ann Reina *
Philip Henry Remi *
Mackenzie Rinefierd ***
Anthony Taylor Rizzo **
Sara Rose Roddy *
Peter Joseph Rodrigues **
Jennifer M. Rogers *
Lindsey Nicole Rogers **
Corey Franklin Roma **
Peter Michael Rooney *
Cesar Antonio Rosa
Harrison Ian Rosen *
Hiarshane Singh Roy
‘Matthew Jay Royer *
Jason Rudolph **
Zachary John Rumpf**
Mitchell Alexander Rupp **
‘Lea Andrews Rutherford **
Brendan James Ryan *
Sarah Ann Sabin ***
Bipul Chandra Saha
Michael Anthony Sanchez **
Say Esteban Sanchez **
Heidi Marissa Sade Sandomir **
Peter Sanicola
Adriana Carmela Sarno **
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
Mitchell Theron Sarrge
Kevin Richard Sawler *
Ethan Andrew Schek
Christina Lillian Seahorn **
Nicholas Vincent Sgroi **
John Stephen Shannon *
Eric Henry Shouler *
Lauren Shannon Sicurella **
Christina Sigismondi *
Christian Thomas Signor
Sofia Isabella Skrepek *
Ryan M. Smith *
Alec Mitchell Snyder
Dennis Sosa **
James Orlando Sotis **
Gianni Anthony Spensieri **
Danika Leigh Strand *
Michael Sullivan *
Mengru Sun *
Harold Thomas Sweezey **
Mbemba Ben Sylla *
Alyssa Marie Szalowski
Brandon D. Tecler
Emily Than
Kannitha Than *
James Thervalakattayil Thomas
Zachary E. Thomas
Mitchell Thornton
Artem Timofeev **
Michael A. Trinkoff *
Daniel Clifford Twardowski *
Christopher James Underwood
Leonardo David Vanegas Lozano **
‘Tauri Summer Verhow*
Joshua Craig Vine **
Jennifer Marinheiro Volponi **
‘Mai Lan Wan
Shijia Wang **
Jamie Nicole Warfield *
Quinton Daniel Washburn *
Sarah Watson ***
Brandon Wengert **
Michael Kenneth Winning *
Hana ‘Tomoko Wojnovich ***
Jason Wolbrom **
Yanling Xing **
Ping Xu*
Bowen Xue
Naney Yang *
Shijing Zhang
Sigi Zhang
Zixuan Zhang *
Scott Zucker
SCHOOL OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Bachelor of Arts
Mistura Adewole **
Hairat Ajose *
Cristina Evangeline Alston
Michele Andre *
Nathan Paul Applbaum
Catherine Arena *
‘Youstina Mamlouk Aziz *
Naomi T. Baker
Tatianna Ersule Beaujour
Cady Bencivenga ***
Brittany Alexia Bourne **
Justine Katherine Brace ***
Carriel Cemone Brodie
Jonathan Frederick Buhner **
‘Alina Burger *
Daniel Joseph Calcara
‘Austin James Canning
Ryan Champagne **
John Anthony Colby ***
Sean Thomas Collier
Christopher Ralph Colucci
Anthony Robert Cone
Amanda Rose Coruzzi
Jessica Elizabeth Cotto ***
Jalen Crawford *
Liam Anthony Dale
Crystal Nicole Deleon
Jared Duchesne
Christopher Brian Duffy
Eric Anthony Ehrenreich
Alyson M. Erardy **
Janelle Denise Fajardo *
Victoria L. Farrell ***
Thomas Patrick Feeney ***
Alex Joseph Felker **
‘Theodore Robert Fina ***
Paisley Mychai Fisher **
Krista Fitzpatrick ***
Stephen Edward Foppiano
Celia Dawn Garcia *
Daniel Francis Giannettino *
ee
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.
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BACHELOR'S DEGREES ‘onr)
Kristen Catherine Godsey *
Veronica Marie Gomez **
Joshua A. Goodfriend *
Jessica Gray *
Nicholas William Guerro
Britanee Nicole Gugel **
Julissa Mercedes Guzman *
Emma Meng Halvorson-Phelan **
Luis M. Heras *
Jaimee Aylissa Hernandez *
Sean Patrick Houlihan *
‘Tristan Robert Jordan
Victoria Jordan
Alex John Kasper *
Sarah June Keenan **
Davone Kissee
Yollan L. Kitsoukou
Kevin Koller **
Gadi Leo Langsam *
Cassandra Tung-Kai Lee ***
Sung Min Lee *
Kevin Patrick Leonard *
Greg Leslie
Alex Matthew Lipsitz
Thomas James Lyons
‘Thomas Vincent Miller **
Matan Mizrahi *
Rosanna Moquete
Molly R. Mortelette
Devin Taylor Murphy *
Nicholas James Nelson *
Evan H. Nolan ***
‘Megan E. O’Brien *
Ahkeel George Owens ***
Zaleyma Iris Pena *
Anthony Michael Perlmutter *
Lauren Pfeiffer *
Sarah Pilatich
Tal Moria Porat ***
Teabella Prusaczyk
Alena Anne Putney *
Winston Watu Quildon **
Justin Edward Rajkowski
George Errol Redder **
Emily Louise Schlierer ***
James John Shupe *
Shawn Sommers *
Daniel James Sopko
Catherine Margaret Supliski*
Iwona S. Tarnowski
Yuleiss Altagracia Tejada **
neighborhoods and ci
42 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Genevieth Vargas
Nicole Melissa Viviano
Jhaton White **
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
AND APPLIED
SCIENCES
Bachelor of Arts
Nabil Shah Ahmed *
‘Teniola W. Bashorun
Joshua Shinyoung Bay
Daimyen Christopher Michael Best ***
Keith Alvin Burgess
John Anthony Crisci
Nicholas Tyler Danziger
Randolf DeSouto
Casey Allison Elmendorf
Thomas C. Enfield
Robert John Entrott
Justin N. Farone *
Joshua Flagler
‘Alexander George
Amelia Marie Horton
Alex Azzy Hosein
Brian Tyler Hurst
Matthew Thomas Kroez
Benjamin Lafergola
William James Lesniak
Daniel Ernest Lungaro **
‘Alexander Peter Majdanski *
Nicole D. Merlotto *
Cody Miller
Errol Nembhard
Gina Marie Northrup
Andrew Oakes.
John Joseph Pattwell
Fabrizio Baldassare Petralia
Alexander Pospesel ***
Kevin Steven Pramberger
Nicolas John Sansivero
‘Andrew Schray
William Michael Seredensky
William Timothy Thomas ***
Yihao Tu *
Austyn Leonard Wells
Michael Adam Werner
Kevan Mathias Wiegand
Andrew Wolfgram
Brody Christopher Wood
Samuel John Wylock
Brandon I. You
Bachelor of Science
Jason Ofori Agyekum
‘Maysa Ahmed *
Antonio Andrew
Jacqueline A. Apodolla
Michael Richard Ashikari
Gregory Jordan Bedik **
Christian Alberto Benitez
Jonathan Dominick Berardi
Micheal Leslie Blair
James Owusu Brefo
Jabari Nalo Brooks
Alexis Burke *
Hakyung Byun *
Kayci Johneen Caldwell *
Harinauth Navin Chanderdat
Roshin Idicula Cherian *
Daniel Chu
Steven Joseph Cifarelli *
Maria Jo Dibenedetto
Michael Jerome Dombrowski *
Joseph Scott Donaher
Nicolas Michael Engert
Xiaojun Feng
Wasee Fenix
Christopher Jevaughn-Andre Francis
Somya Garg
William John Golden
Aaron Kai Gonzalez *
Lorenzo Gordon
Ryan Jordan Greenman *
Nicholle Anne Gregor
Stephan Guthrie
Andrea Guzman
Yadesh Haripaul **
Justin Maleek Harris
Isaac C. Hartman
Conrad Hays
David Douglas Hedberg
Thomas David Hemmerling
Aneesa Rahala Hussain.
Dionys Leonel Jimenez
Craig Wilbur Johnson
‘Alan Hyeon Jun Kim
Ilya Kolodiychik *
Vyacheslav Kostenko **
Harvey Milk ’51 ~ Champion for Gay Rights
The first openly gay elected official in California, Milk championed grassroots politics on behalf of urban
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 nomin
ions, including Best Picture.
Joel Kurian
‘Timothy Scott Larock ***
Alexander Lee
Emmanuel Isaiah Liggons
Kyungchan Lim
Jeremy Lopez *
Kai Luo
Nicholas Justin Martucci *
Vincens Miria
Atedhetare Tale Mulaj
Nicolas Olvirri
Richard Anderson Philbert
James Edward Pica
Patryk Pietraszko **
Pawel Pietraszko
Mubin Amin Quanungo
Rachel Anne Raciborski
Gil Rios
Daniel Peter Roberti *
Joseph John Romano
Marcus Ross
Alberto Salcedo
Edaf Azwad Sarwar
Joseph Gabriel Scaperrotta **
‘Top Tanratanavong
Calvin U. Thang
Daniel Colin Van Wormer
Neil Robert Waffenschmidt **
Michael Young *
Robert Zakharchuk
NELSON A.
ROCKEFELLER
COLLEGE OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
AND POLICY
Bachelor of Arts
Oluwatobi Adedokun
Araba Anomakoah Aidoo-Apau
Samuel Anderson
Marguerite Stella Andreca **
Kaitlin Elizabeth Arndell
Kady Jean Arthur **
m for 43 years and
ist Conferer
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
Rasheen Austin
Ryan Matthew Bauder **
Elilta ‘Tamirat Bekele
Larry Michael Blocho ***
‘Travis Christopher Bryden *
Amanda Byam
Alexandria Lee Cassidy **
Alejandro Castro-Reina
Riley P, Catone
Alexandra Christine Catsoulis
‘Mare Jeremy Cohen ***
Ashley Christine Corby
Charles Minh Coryer *
Patrick John Cronin
Zachary Scott Dana
Jomarah Hazel Deshong
Katherine Diab
Boubacar Diallo
Marissa Nicole Edelstein
Gloria Edick
Vladimir Edouard
Jeremy Espinosa
Jacob Ryan Foster
Jordan Alonzo Gamble
‘Alexa Rose Garber
Nayram Sybil Gasu
Amanda Gibson
Jake Tyler Goldstein
Bradford Michale Gorenflo
Gavin Michael Grey
Andrew Hadeka
Nuha Hamarsha *
Kaylin Maria Harrington **
Emmi Francesca Heller
Lianne Rachel Hikind
Cody Robert Iglthaler
Mahamad Jabby
Ashley Victoria Johnson
Christian James Johnson **
Carmel Ashley Joseph **
Stephanie Helene Joseph
Melyssa Shannen Kannett
Susan Irene Kaplan ™
Laura A. Kemeh
Michael William Kirnon *
Kwaesi Laguer
Albert Mean Lee
w 264 caree
sab Ford Field,
s Coach of the Year honors and
to six NEC titles. Coach Ford built the UAlbany
id up, taking the Danes
NCAA Division | FCS contender. His legacy will be forever honored at the
new home of the Great Danes,
a club team to an
oh opened in 2013,
Zachary Leffler ***
‘Matthew Leger **
Hui Lin
Robert Joseph Mainville **
Christina Nicole Mamone **
Harris Scott Mandel
Olivia Frances Marfleet
Natalie Krah Marfo
Marisa Leigh McDonald
‘Therese M. McHale
Corey William McMeel
Jannelys J. Mercedes **
Natalie Grace Miceli
Gabrielle Mare Middlebrooks
Ashley Ann Milosevic **
Katherine Lisbeth Molina
‘Thomas Anthony Narducci
Gisel Alison Navalo
Joseph O'Connor **
Francis Joseph O'Mahoney
Bettina Amanda Orilia
Robert Osei-Owusu
Khalafalla Mohamed Osman
Laura Marie O'Sullivan
Roshin R. Philip
Michael Popowski
George Alexander Poubouridis *
Jean Arturo Ramon
Peter Anthony Reilly
Frank Joseph Rizzo *
‘Tatyana Carmen Rodriguez **
Brittany Romagnoli *
Gianna Cathryn Romano
Gabriela Maria Romero
Alexandra Taylor Sanchez.
Coral Antonia Santos
Christopher Hani Sayegh
David Philip Schnall
Emma Marie Schwab
Daniel John Sharpe
Zachary Sider ***
Janine M. Smith **
Donavan Swanson
Mahnoor Syed *
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*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude
BACHELOR'S DEGREES ‘cont,
Weronika Maria Szczechowski **
Jeremy Charles ‘Teekasingh **
Jinelle Samoya Thompson *
John Pasquale Vanacore
‘Adriana Elise Vega **
Karan Verma **
Anesha Tameka Victor
Samantha Ann Wagor *
Raymond James Webb **
Marcia Alexis White *
Brianna Janay Wright
Se Yeong Yeon
‘Teneesha Young
Jordan Emily Zavesky **
SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
Bachelor of Science
Eleanora Amoyaw *
Kay-Deon Brown **
Eric Michael Buckley
Fasha-Kaye Campbell *
Jack Celuch *
Sunghee Choi
Julie Cryderman *
Karissa Noel Doerr
Elizabeth Rose Dowbak *
Jessica Claire Epstein **
‘Andrea Leigh Flood *
Alka S. Goel
Josette Orah Hartnett **
‘Autumn Henry ***
Nadia Jackson *
Samantha Jean-Baptiste *
Jamal Yusef Johnson *
Yoonhee Kim
Lauren Nicole Lopano **
Cynthia Louis-Juste *
Kyle Stephen Murphy *
Maia Danielle Nunes **
Kanisha Parfait
Deanna Micha Poleon
Housna Rasoully *
Marymilt Restituyo ***
Elizabeth Ashley Rialdi *
History of Violence, Ashton's passion for the craft continues to place him on the cultural landscape.
He played Tyler Barrol on season 1 of ABC's Revenge
44 | UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Aisha Loreen Roberts *
Rida Saeed
Casey Marie Schur **
Ashley Maryka Scott*
Savannah Marie Strohmayer
Jessica James Tasciotti **
‘Amanda Sofia Volk **
Katherine Mary Waye ***
SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WELFARE
Bachelor of Science
Jillian Avila *
‘Meghan Rose Baxter **
Natalie Rachel Carriere
Gabrielle Kristine Coonrod ***
Jennifer Page Danaher
Michelle Garcia Deocampo *
Anna Maureen Carroll Dibella *
Alexa Ann Dibiase
Stephanie Lydia Gbaguidi
Jon Richard Gilroy **
“Tomesha Francine Hall *
Scott Allan Heider **
Andrew Thomas Heidt
Nicole Marie Kelsch
Kansinya Charmine Lewis *
Gabriela A. Lugo **
Erin Ceridwen Mahardy *“*
‘Melanie Christine McCormick
Jessica Rose Mitchell
Naomi Alexandra Nunez
Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan **
Cassandra Anne Pease
Felix Ariel Polanco
Bruce Jones Robinson
Nyanda Anita Sam-King *
‘Tiffany Tamara Schmidt
Heaven Deval Shoulars*
Tan Walker *
Autumn Marie Wheelock
Olivia Jordan Wilkins *
Natalia Wolosen ***
Rebekka Susanna Zwetschek-Lovell
COLLEGE OF
NANOSCALE
SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Science
Solene Bastien **
Leonardo Guimaraes Bezerra **
Eve Therese Borden **
Lucas Robert Bruzgulis **
Michael Albert Collings *
Alex Christopher De Palma ***
Bartlet Harrison Deprospo *
Jacqueline Ann Elwood ***
Pradeepkumar Govindaswamy *
Mitsul Rashmin Kacharia **
‘Timur Kamaldinov **
Suraj Kaul *
‘May Yue Lee *
Sarah Frances Lombardo *
Znuleika Luna
Kevin Richard McNamara **
Joshua Jeffrey Miller ***
Spencer Leonard Natman
Nithin Jacob Nedumthakady *
‘Miguel Ramirez.*
Kevin James Reilly
Jeffrey Alan Richards *
Erin Byrne Rousseau ***
Jonathon Lee Schad **
‘Mark Christopher Schaefer *
‘Wesley Stanton Sherow
Jerry Hun Shih ***
‘Mark Ayoub Soliman *
Deanna Christina Soucie *
Dennis Edward Szymanski **
Benjamin Trudell *
Nicholas Paul Vitagliano **
Robert James Wilbur
John Cameron Woodward **
UNIVERSITY-WIDE
INTERDISCIPLINARY
STUDIES
Bachelor of Arts
Siena Liandra Phillips *
Ashton Holmes '02 ~ Actor
From his early start in community theatre at age 6 to his breakout role in David Cronenberg's
The 2016 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 $10,000
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 12, 2016.
Kafayat Abass
Brendan Abbott
Stephanie Adjei
Kaita Albanese
Elizabeth Allgeier
Sofya Andemicael
Samuel Anderson
John Ansley
Michael Armato
‘Muhammadwagqas Arshad
Xin Ba
Janay Bailey
Bryan Ball
Janeen Bell
Shonda Berry
Faith Biggs
Camryn Bleach
Priscilla Bonsu
Rebecca Bottazalucki
Klara Botvinnik
Stephany Bradley
Michael Brewster
Carriel Brodie
Jaclyn Calabrese
Kayci Caldwell
Yixuan Cao
Harinauth Chanderdat
Yasmin Charway
Sarah Chowske
Michael Cobbs
Anjolaoluwa Coker
Kevin Conley
Christine Correa
Jami Cotler
Jessica Cotto
Jennifer Cubias
James Damilatis
Samarth Dave
Blair Davidoff
‘Trevor DeMerritt
Barlet Deprospo
Steven Diakite
Alexandra Dias
Kenya Dominguez
Brian Donohue
Marjorie Duffel
‘Tameka Edwards
Alba Ehrgott
Genevieve Ermiger
Mark Fanneron
Jonathan Farley
Paisley Fisher
Emily Frantz
Michael Freyre
Linda Galdamez
Karin Gardner
Bobbi Garvansites
Jon Gilroy
Larry Ginsburg
Jake Goodman
Taylor Green
Nicelle Gu
Lindsay Gutierrez,
Natalie Hajj
Kimberly Halegua
Onessa Harewood
Ashley Hayes
Jennifer Hines
Brianna Hunt
Samatha Hutchins
Carolyna Iredia
Alexandria Johnson
Alycia Jones
Catherine Jones
Ciara Kelly
Maria Khazova
Rachel Kukuliev
Rowena Langdon
Kenyana Langley
Matthew Leger
Antonio Lockhart
Lauren Lopano
Cheokhei Lou
Belal Lulu
Monish Madhani
Erin Mahardy
Claire Majka
Ashraf Mammadov
Clarissa Martinin
Peterf Mccarran
Janine Mccarthy
Francesca McGuire
Jonah Mizrahi
Jonah Moeller
Yamilect Montero
Diana Morales
Joseph Mulholland
‘Astav Najib
Courtney Nash
Nicole Newman
Stanley Ngoka
Nia O'Connor
Titilola Ologbonjaiye
Casey Oneill
Andrew Pankovein
Heather Panzica
Cassandra Pease
Bianca Pelaez
Jeremy Pena
Melanie Penalosa
Brielle Pereira
Patrick Phillips
Samatha Phillips
Deanna Poleon
Brianna Pryce
Manni Pu
Brittany Ramagnoli
Ryan Ricciardelli
Julian Rivera
David Rizzo
Bruce Robinson
Roselyn Rodrigues
Randy Rosario
Rachel Rosenthal-Tawil
Akil Ruzich
Abigail Salinero
Marciquie Salmond
Michael Scesny
Kylie Scheibling
Ethan Schek
Emily Schlierer
Helen Schneider
Celeste Seltenreich
David Serron
Daniel Sexton
Yuchuan Shen
Zachary Sider
This stained glass window from the Hawley Library was presented
by the Class of 1920 and restored by tl
class of 1932
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With nationally respected program:
UAlbany offers a world-c
and undergraduate
Dear Graduate,
Congratulations and welcome to the UAlbany Alumni Association. Your long
hours of study and hard work have paid off - you are now an alumnus of the
University at Albany! As I salute and welcome you to our ranks, I would like to
speak a little about your continued association with UAlbany.
Being a UAlbany alum comes with many benefits. I urge you to tap into the
power of the more than 170,000 strong UAlbany alumni network for career
opportunities and 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, such as the GOLD
Schmooze in New York City each fall and the annual GOLD party at
Homecoming each October. Find out more about being a GOLD alum by
visiting our web page at www.alumni.albany.edu/GOLD.
There are lots of easy 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 by following @UAlbanyGOLD on Twitter. 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 here to help you get and stay
connected.
With warm regards and best wishes for success,
Joseph N. Garba *02, ’05
President, UAlbany Alumni Association
ducation to nearly 17, idents at the gr
levels — and prepares them for a world of opportunities.
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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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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. Iwill not seek any claim on the University at Albany or anyone else with whom it contracted ver |
the use of ray physical likeness and sound recorded this day or for any other projects that grow out of it. This means, among other things, that
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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