Commencement 2021 Tuesday, June 15, 2021
To Our Graduates and Guests Welcome to New Jersey City University’s 2021 Commencement. A commencement is a milestone event in that it is a time that marks a new beginning and a time that recognizes past accomplishments with the conferral of degrees and the recognition of extraordinary triumphs. After enduring the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic year that is coming to an end, we are all eager for new beginnings—beginnings our graduates are wellprepared for, due to their hard work and the admirable dedication of their faculty. As we mark this new beginning, we pause in joyous celebration by coming together in person to honor the class of 2021. It is especially gratifying to welcome the families and friends of our graduates as well as the entire NJCU community to one of the most inspiring moments of any year: our commencement celebration—steeped in academic ritual and the unique traditions of the University. This formal occasion allows us to come together to congratulate our graduates for their perseverance in these difficult times,
to acknowledge their years of study and sacrifice, and to wish them well as they embark on their respective life journeys. I am delighted and honored to invite you to this festive occasion and to applaud each of our graduates as they take their rightful place as part of the Class of 2021. Some words of wisdom from Amelia Earhart are especially fitting following the year we’ve just endured: “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.” My heartfelt congratulations, graduates, on your remarkable accomplishments! Keep in touch! You are family. And you now members of the illustrious alumni of NJCU! Warm regards, Sue Henderson, Ph.D. President
Board of Trustees Rafael Perez, J.D., Chair T. Steven Chang, Ph.D. Edward P. Fowlkes Thyquel Halley, Non-Voting Student Trustee Nermeen Girgis, Voting Student Trustee James A. Jacobson, B.A. Carlos Lejnieks Vij Pawar, J.D.
Joseph F. Scott, Vice Chair Irene Trowell-Harris Luke Visconti Edward A. Whittaker, Ph.D. Marilyn Williams Bennett, ’71, M.A., ’75, M.A., Trustee emeritus John J. Moore, ’56, J.D., L.L.M., Trustee emeritus Sue Henderson, Ph.D., ex officio
NJCU Foundation Board Members Robert Antonicello, M.A. Kwi Brennan, M.B.A., Executive Director Andrea Ducas Sue Henderson, Ph.D., ex officio Peter Hernandez, B.S., Chair Stephen Hess, M.B.A. Lissiah Taylor Hundley Carlos Lejnieks, M.Sc. Edward O’Connor, M.B.A., Treasurer Alfred R. Parinello, ’73 B.A. Caryn Parlavecchio, M.A.
Chirag Patel, ’89, B.S., ’15 (Hon.) Dagmar Rosa-Bjorkeson, M.S. Paul Silverman, B.A., Vice Chair Thomas J. Stanton III, B.A. Aisha Thomas-Petit Jim White, M.S., ex officio, Treasurer Tim White Judith Wodynski, ’76, M.A. ’77, Secretary Sang Jin Kim, Ph.D., Emeritus Luke Visconti, B.S., ’13 (Hon.), Emeritus
NJCU Alumni Association Advisory Board Junio J. Abraham Jr., ’98, B.A., M.A. Helen Dao, ’99, ’05 M.S. Padmaja Eluri, B.S., B.S., ’06 M.S., DPT Timothy Fogler, ’72 Ronald Hurley, ’00, ’09 M.S., ’15 D.Sc. Gwendolyn Jackson, ’69, ’75 M.A.
Mary Looram, ’61 Vanessa Mendoza, B.S., ’17 M.B.A. Christopher Scott, ’69, M.A., Ph.D. Amelia Valentin, ’19 Edelynn Yap, ’18
President’s Advisory Council Andres Acebo
Ronald Hurley
João Sedycias
Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Associate Vice President of Public Safety/ Deputy Chief of Staff
Dean, William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences
Aaron Aska
Faith Jackson
Frederick Smith
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Director of Library Services
Tamara Jhashi Senior Vice President and Provost
Associate Vice President, Business Operations
Vice President for Student Affairs
Jason Kroll
Phyllis Szani
Julia Basile
Vice President for Advancement and Chief Strategy Officer
Associate Vice President for Information Technology
Associate Vice President, Human Resources
Jeffrey Livingston
Ira Thor
Kwi Brennan
Associate Vice President, Real Estate and Capital Projects
Senior Director of University Communications and Media Relations
Chief Development Officer and Executive Director of the NJCU Foundation
Maria Lynn
Shawn Tucker
Anna Carhart
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Experience
Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics
Bernard McSherry
James White
Founding Dean, School of Business
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Nurdan Aydin Associate Provost
Jodi Bailey
Theatre Manager
Stephanie Chaiken Director, Center for the Arts
Tamara Cunningham Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives
Edie DelVecchio
Scott Mittman Associate Dean of the Sciences
Rita Oleas Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Associate Vice President, Business Services
Andre Pearson
Michael Edmondson
Associate Vice President, Facilities and Construction Management
Director of NJCU @ Fort Monmouth, Dean of the College of Professional Studies, and Dean of Professional Education and Lifelong Learning
Sue Gerber Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Sue Henderson President
Alfred E. Ramey University Counsel
Benjamin Rohdin Vice President, Enrollment Management
Aimee Rousseau Associate University Counsel
Paul Sunda
Deborah Woo Dean, College of Professional Studies
Program Processional
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Land of Hope and Glory Edward Elgar
Mace Bearer
Christopher Shamburg, Ed.D., President, University Senate
Presiding Musical Piece
The National Anthem
Greetings Recognition of Alumni Welcome from the Alumni Presentation of Presidential Medallion
Sue Henderson, Ph.D., President A New Day, Celine Dion, Musical Piece Music Dance and Theatre Troupe The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key Ariana Garcia, Alexa Rosado, Thomas Dougherty, Francis Rodriguez, Amaya Tillman, Kirsten Ayala Rafael Perez, J.D., Chair, Board of Trustees Dr. Tamara Jhashi, Provost and Senior Vice President NJCU Alumni Association Advisory Board Dr. Henderson Evelyn Padin President of the New Jersey State Bar Association and Trustee of the Hudson County Bar Association
Conferral of Honorary Degree
Dr. Henderson Kenneth Chenault Chairman and a Managing Director of the venture capital firm, General Catalyst, Fortune Magazine, 2014 World’s 50 Greatest Leaders Jack Ford Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist, respected educator, documentary producer, prominent trial attorney, and author
President’s Charge to the Graduates Presentation of Degree Candidates
Dr. Henderson Wanda Rutledge, Ph.D., Assistant Dean and Director of Graduate Business Programs Deborah Woo, Ed.D., Interim Dean, Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education Michael Edmondson, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Professional Studies João Sedycias, Ph.D., Dean, William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences
Presentation of Student Leaders Acceptance of Diplomas
Jason Kroll, Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer University Advancement & Strategic Initiatives Deans Assisted by: Joseph Stern, Ph.D., M.B.A. School of Business Michelle Rosen, Ed.D., Chair and Associate Professor/Literacy Education, William J. Maxwell College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) and CAS/Education Dual-Degree Recipients Tatiana G. Reyes, M.B.A. Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education and College of Professional Studies Denise Serpico College of Professional Studies
Conferral of Degrees
Dr. Henderson
Alma Mater
Green and Gold, Will Hayes, ’36, Ph.D., and Aubrey Kemper, ’36 Ariana Garcia, Alexa Rosado, Thomas Dougherty, Francis Rodriguez, Amaya Tillman, Kirsten Ayala
Recessional
Arsenal, Jan van der Roost Coronation March, Giacomo Meyerbeer
Golden Gothics We acknowledge our distinguished alumni who are celebrating milestone anniversaries since graduating from what is now New Jersey City University. This marks the 50th anniversary of graduation for the Class of 1971 and the 25th anniversary of graduation for the Class of 1996, when the institution was known as Jersey City State College. Representatives of these honored classes are present with us today.
Dan Brookes, ’96, M.B.A.
Patricia Ellen Kelly, ’71, ’88 M.A.
Mary E Mintz Ennon, ’71, ’80 M.A.
Lidia Maria Navarro, ’96
Ellen Kahrs Frederickson, ’71, ’95 M.A.
Linda Kibler Saalfield, ’71, M.A.
Tanya Gilliam, ’96, ’98 M.A.
Margaret Walsh, ’71, ’86 M.A.
Perry L. George Jackson, ’71, ’75 M.A.
Honorary Degree Recipients Kenneth Chenault Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst Kenneth I. Chenault is the Chairman and a Managing Director of the venture capital firm, General Catalyst. As a managing director of the firm, he focuses on investing in fast-growing companies that have the potential to become large, fundamental institutions. He also provides invaluable guidance to portfolio companies, particularly to those with an eye towards global markets and responsible innovation, as they scale their teams and products. As chairman, Mr. Chenault leverages his renowned leadership abilities and experience to continue to evolve General Catalyst into a formidable and enduring firm. Prior to joining General Catalyst, Mr. Chenault was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company, a position he held from 2001 to 2018. He joined American Express in 1981 as Director of Strategic Planning and served subsequently in a number of increasingly senior positions, including Vice Chairman and President and Chief Operating Officer, until his appointment as CEO. Under his leadership, American Express built one of the world’s largest customer loyalty programs — Membership Rewards — and earned global recognition as a leader in customer service. Upon Mr. Chenault’s retirement from American Express, Warren Buffett, the company’s largest shareholder stated, “Ken's been the gold standard for corporate leadership and the benchmark that I measure others against.” Mr. Chenault is recognized as one of the business world’s experts on brands and brand management. He has been honored by multiple publications including Fortune Magazine, which named him as one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders in its inaugural list in 2014.
Mr. Chenault serves on the boards of Airbnb, Berkshire Hathaway, Chief, Guild Education, and the Harvard Corporation. Mr. Chenault is a co-founder of OneTen, a coalition of leading executives coming together to upskill, hire and advance one million Black Americans over the next 10 years into family-sustaining jobs with opportunities for advancement. He also serves on the Board of Governors of the NCAA. Mr. Chenault is on the boards of numerous nonprofit organizations, including the Smithsonian Institution’s Advisory Council for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Human Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute Advisory Council at Stanford University. He also serves on the board of trustees for NYU Langone Health. Mr. Chenault holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in history from Bowdoin College. He has also received honorary degrees from several universities and awards from a wide variety of civic, social service, and community organizations. He and his wife, Kathryn, live in New York City, and they have two sons.
Honorary Degree Recipients Jack Ford Host of Metro Focus on PBS and CBS News Correspondent for 60 Minutes Sports Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist, respected educator, documentary producer, prominent trial attorney, and author, Jack Ford has had a unique and remarkably successful career. Raised by a single parent, his journey has taken him from a small town in New Jersey to Yale University, where he was a scholarship student and three-year starter on the varsity football team, to the Fordham University School of Law, where he helped finance his legal education with winnings from three appearances on the television quiz show “Jeopardy,” to courtrooms and classrooms throughout the country, and, ultimately, to the upper echelons of television journalism.
one of the nation’s first corporate homicide trials, and the Wall Street insider trading scandal of the late 1980s. During his legal career, he served as an Adjunct Professor at the Fordham University School of Law. He has been a Visiting Lecturer at Yale University since 2007, and has also taught at New York University, Monmouth University, and the University of Virginia. In 2017, he served as a Lead Scholar for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and speaks frequently at colleges and universities, nationally and internationally. He is the author of three novels: The Osiris Alliance (2009); The Walls of Jericho (2013); and Chariot on the Mountain (2018).
Currently a host of Metro Focus on PBS (WNET-New York) and most recently a CBS News Correspondent for 60 Minutes Sports, he was also the Co-Founder and Chief Anchor of the digital network American Ed TV and is a consultant for the NCAA. Mr. Ford began his television news career in 1984 with WCBS-TV in New York. In 1991, he was an original anchor at the launch of Court TV. He also appeared in Fred Friendly’s award-winning PBS Media and Society broadcasts, serving as Moderator for “That Delicate Balance II: The Bill of Rights.”
Mr. Ford’s television journalism work has been recognized with several honors, including three Emmy Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, three National Cable Television Awards, an MCCJ National Headliner Award, and the March of Dimes FDR Award. In 1997, he received an NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, which is presented to former outstanding college athletes who have achieved distinction in their professional lives. In 1998, Mr. Ford was honored with a “National Father of the Year Award,” and in 2009 he was a recipient of Yale University’s highest athletic honor, the George H.W. Bush Lifetime of Leadership Award. And in a somewhat unusual accolade, he was named People Magazine’s “Sexiest News Anchor” in 1999.
In 1994, Mr. Ford joined NBC News as Chief Legal Correspondent, reporting on major legal stories for NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, and Dateline. In addition, he was the co-anchor for the Weekend Today Show and a substitute anchor for Weekend Nightly News and Meet the Press. Mr. Ford joined ABC News in 1999 as an Anchor/Correspondent for 20/20, Good Morning America, and World News Tonight. In 2002, he anchored the ESPN show, The Sports Reporters II. During 2003-2004, he hosted a nationally syndicated morning show for CBS TV/ King World before returning to Court TV in 2005 as the Host of Courtside. From 2009-2014, he served as a CBS News Legal Analyst. He has also provided college football game commentary for ESPN, the Yes Network, and the American Sports Network. Prior to embarking on his journalism career, Mr. Ford was a prosecutor in New Jersey before entering private practice. He became a prominent trial attorney, successfully handling such high-profile cases as the Northeast’s first death penalty trial,
Mr. Ford has been awarded five honorary degrees, recognizing his professional accomplishments and his extensive public service work. He has served as spokesperson, host and/or board member for a number of charitable causes and organizations, including the Cancer Support Community, the Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (North Jersey chapter), the Alzheimer’s Association, the N.J. Special Olympics, the Jimmy V Foundation, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, the Ivy League Football Association, the NCAA Honors Committee, the NCAA Division 1 Committee on Infractions, Meridian Health System, Monmouth University, and Yale University. Mr. Ford resides in Spring Lake, N.J. with his wife, Dorothy. They have two children, Dr. Ashley Ford Haggerty and Colin Ford.
Presidential Medallion Recipient Evelyn Padin President of the New Jersey State Bar Association and Trustee of the Hudson County Bar Association of New Jersey Evelyn Padin is the first Latina to serve as an officer of the New Jersey State Bar Association, an organization that has over 17,000 members. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Rutgers University, a Master of Social Work at Fordham University, and her Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. Currently, she holds the position of President of the New Jersey State Bar Association and also serves as a Trustee of the Hudson County Bar Association of New Jersey. She
formerly served as a Municipal Court Judge of the City of Jersey City and also served as In-House Counsel for the Office of Landlord-Tenant Relations with the City of Jersey City. She is a member of the Hispanic Bar Association and is a founding member of the Justice Virginia Long Family Inns of Court. In addition, Ms. Padin sits on the Family Law Executive Committee as a Representative of Hudson County for the NJ State Bar Association and has served as a panelist on many continuing legal education seminars.
DEGREE CANDIDATES
This list is not official. It contains the names of candidates whose degrees are contingent upon completion of final degree requirements. *August 2020 Graduate **PTP Summer 2021 Graduate ***Honors Program Student † Patel Scholars
School of Business
School of Business Master of Business Administration FINANCE
Syeda muneza Arfan Nelam S. Bidja * John Paul Black Yadira A. Chahin Janay Tiana Daniels Gaby Dessin * Vivian Nabil Faiz Kahlia Natasha Freeman ** Erik Emmanuel Geronimo Abdulkader Loul * Maria Made Douglas Everett Mattei Kirtan Shashikant Patel † Nidhi Patel † Sanskruti Patel † John L. Peoples Kiran Limbu Phudong Timothy James Ritchie Deysi Rivera * Timothy John Wise Tianya Zhou MARKETING
Tanya Maria Bishun Davauni Anthony Brown ** Kleeshay Brunson Lurking Bernar Ferreras Latifah Miles Melissa M. Olmeda * Jennifer Preciado Ana Ren Onpailin Soonthornsathienrakul ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Shrouk Ahmed Rushdy Allam Carmen R. Almanzar Irvin Alvarado Jason De Medeiros Alves ** Jenny Priscilla Barzola * SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Devin H. Bhola Rachel Elise Brandon DaRon J. Brown Angela Buchanan * Diana Cecilia Carrera Cifuentes Christopher Charles Carroll Karla Michelle Erazo * Angelica Frasca * Hannah Elizabeth Gavin Armando Gil Ariana Gail Hall Christine M. Kebbie Abigail Maldonado Norgelys Margarita Martinez Keith Allan McCord * Alexandra Mescavage Keith T. Palermo Dinal S. Patel Yulissa A. Pena Trevor Ramkissoon Crystal Ramos ** Catherine A. Rotolo Gregory Russell Kristen Schallis * Palilba Singuinam * Nicholas Theresa Jim Turvey *
Master of Science ACCOUNTING
Marianny Abad-Rosario Kevin Agudelo Eduardo E. Alay-Lopez * Shari Barnett Santhia Ruth Calixte Giancarlo Capodanno Dharmik Rajeshkujmar Chhatbar Matthew John Connolly Oluwadamilola O. Dada Justin Merritt Davis Anita Lucia Encalada Victor Cristian Errazuriz Krizia Flores
Jessica Guzman Barrios Durrell Anthony Harley Nicole Hulik * Carissa Isip Eric Earl Jones Joanna Katarzyna Kawa Shawn N. Kearse Asad Khan Dostonjon Kholiqov Taylor Leigh Kutzin Christopher Lamboy * Erika Danielle Leonida Felicia Indra Masihdas * Alexa Gia Mayer Amanda Miszczuk Mishell E. Monroy Zambrano Carmine Elio Monteforte Ranybell Bomki Ngoula * Lillian Bosibori Ongera ** Yailin P. Ortega * Luis Junior Pagan * Fernando A. Paredes Lisa Patel Hemlata Persaud Kevin Doyle Reinknecht Rosemary Sanchez Tori Ann Sherman * Walkidia Staten Sohaib Talat Catarina Teodosio Thi Hong Tham Truong Liga Usane Gesselle Velez Romany M. Wasil Melissa Wong FINANCE Business Analytics and Data Science
Mohammed Abubakar Odunayo Onaolapo Ajayi Olusoji O. Ajewole ** Hamed Ali Hyejin Cho *
School of Business Aycha Edwards * Zohra Fatima John Jayme Saket Kumar Usman Nasir * Sonia Estelle Ngouana Yempie * Naveen Nithiananthan Rutu Mahendrakumar Patel Shawn S. Persaud * Narayan Poudel * Arbaz Paul Sandhu Ayodeji Gabriel Selesi ** Ami shah Maniyar Afreen Shaik ** Amruta Rohidas Shilimkar Rubina Shrestha Roney Suarez Jr Cuong Hong Tran * Financial Analysis
Adam Askia Abukari Fernando Joel Andujar Pablo Baiza * Idrissa Kandji * Michael A. Laurente Brittany Erica Ortiz ** Anna Janina Uchmanowicz * Financial Management
Dulce Cesarina Bonifacio Portes ** Elizabeth Danco Boulya Duvert Michael Ferry Financial Risk Management and Compliance
Pratima Gojanur
Financial Technology
Azharuddin Shaik ** Professional Financial Planning
Thomas John Defazio * Nicole S. Moore Hewitt *
Yanique J. Sewell * Jonathan Valdez *
Bachelor of Arts John McAuliffe Emery* Cum Laude Jean Jacques Angel Madera Remoun Hany Yasa Salib Summa Cum Laude Nicholas Smith
Bachelor of Science Ahmed Fawzy Abdellah Cum Laude Essam Wahib Abdelnour Sr. Yailyn Giselle Abreu Yahaya Adam Emmanuel Adjei** Samar Akram Algendy III Bibi Alecia Ali Jonelle Elaine Allen* Michael Carlos Almeida* Veronica P. Alvarez Razelle Amante Jonathan Guimaraes Duncan Amar Iris Esmeralda Amaya Diammy Monserrath Amores Michael Vincent Anzalone Cum Laude Juan Eduardo Arenas Jr. Marleen Asham Natasha Ayana Audain-Persad Cum Laude Patrice Austin Brandon Mario Autiero* Jennifer Avila Ahmed Badr* Sergio D. Balthazar* Summa Cum Laude Erick Alexis Barahona* Dinah Latag Barte Omar Osama Beais Cynthia Kay Beatty* Daniel Andrew Beegle Catherina A. Beltre*
Krystle Bermudez Cum Laude Maleah Bernard** Maria E. Betancourt* Tyler James Birch Magna Cum Laude Ashley Shakira Bishop Stephanie Alice Bodo Summa Cum Laude Dalia Rochelle Bonilla Rafael A. Botelho Justin Raymond Brower Kimberly Brown Valerie Elizabeth Caamano Ansley Cabrera Morales Betty Caicedo Gloria Camara Thomas Patrick Campbell Ellen B. Cardona Karen Marlene Carrera Julio J. Castano Karla Priscila Castillo* Leslie Samantha Castro Norma Castro-Cantlo Vanessa Solange Cerna*** Cum Laude Ruth D. Chalas* Grecia Virginia Chau Muhammad Kamran Chaudhry* Hinal Piyushkumar Chauhan Edgar Chavez* Leonor K. Chiluiza* Swen-shaun Chu* Jaqueline Cidrim* Charleny Cisnero Flaviano Blanco Claudio III Ariel Colon Magna Cum Laude Yahindy Mercedes Compres Sindia Conde** Cum Laude Tyara Carolina Conil Meghan Marie Contegiacomo Matthew Anthony Corsi Ryan J. Costello** Jenell F. Craddock Andria Frances Crupi Leidy Pamela Cruz-Corsino SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Marissa Elizabeth D'Amico Lena M. Darwiche** Oybek U. Davronbekov*** Cum Laude Stephanie De assis* Roshan B. Dehalsingh Aymee Juliana Delgado* Matthew Derzarian* Summa Cum Laude Gabriella Diaz Jelissa Cynthia Diaz Gianna Dibari Summa Cum Laude Akeem Cristina Downes Akeen Cristine Downes Omar Elsayed Elkiki Chanel Aliyah Ellison Magna Cum Laude Ahmed Elsheimy Ashley Eremias Mena Samy Eshak Janie Essex Magna Cum Laude Stephany Estevez* Melissa Etienne Juan Miguel Eusebio Magna Cum Laude Nathaniel Anthony Facey** Charl Y. Faltas** Christopher Felix Cum Laude Elias Tessema Fereja* Christopher Joseph Fernandez Joseph Matteo Figliuzzi** Magna Cum Laude Joseph James Fitzgerald Mariajose Flores* Cum Laude Tyler Parker Folger* Priscilla Dorila Fowlkes Yohana Franklin Rana Gaafar Ashley P. Galarraga Domenica A. Garboa* Gloria Vanessa Garcia Ruben Dario Garcia Sr. Cum Laude Tania Cristina Garcia Yanilsa Garcia**
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Vanessa Marie Gaspar* Cum Laude Seynabou Gaye** Jhordy Francisco Genao Reyes** Mona Ghadami Jessica Stephanie Gomez Nicole Vanessa Gomez Cynthia Michelle Gonzaga Augusto R. Gonzalez** Catalina Gonzalez** Penelope Esther Gonzalez Steven Gonzalez* Cum Laude Krishna Parag kumar Gor+. Christian Michael Goralczyk* Domenick Gran* Nicolas David Granados Zhane Shanice Green* Richard Santiago Guerrero Isamar Betzy Guerrero-Mestiza Nicoll Sasha Gutierrez** Lenin F. Guzman Muñoz Basil Ali Hassan** Stephane J. Havatian Ty Bayley Hawkins* Marlene Haynes* Magna Cum Laude Patrick Hemingway** Jannice Teleka Henry Magna Cum Laude Christian O. Hernandez Jorge Herrera Natalia Herrera Abakar Ahmat Hisseine Sr.* Phyllis Serome Horne* Arfa M. Ibrahim Sr. Rana Ibrahim Francis N. Iweze* Summa Cum Laude Keaton Bazell Jack Darren P. Javier Javier Jimenez* Jethro Jn-Baptiste* Clarence Johnson Lakya D. Johnson* Edgar Joseph Kalebu Kateyanira Youssouf Ba Cum Laude Zainab Kausar Deja Monae Keyes
Alana Shelliza Khan Summa Cum Laude Princess Chan Kida Sejin Kim Samantha King** Shaiyonna Le'Choy Kirksey** Kyle Jospeh Kretzmer Dianamagne Zaragoza Laborce* Agustina Lagos Cum Laude Cyndi Lam* Rosa Lam Anelyn Landicho Magna Cum Laude Connor James Langer Summa Cum Laude Johanna Elizabeth Lizano Mark Lizano Cum Laude Jessica Marie Lopez Lucy Eliza Lopez* Mariuxi P. Lopez Ricky Lorenzo Fiorella Lostaunau Magna Cum Laude Lisa K. Ly Timothy patrick Lynch* Jose A. Macias** Merna Atef Makar Cum Laude David Cristobal Larrea Manosalvas Danna Saad Mansour** Jason Horace Manwah Koshane Marshall Vanessa Martinez Shavonne Y. Maynor* Aly Mbow** Magna Cum Laude Cheyenne McDermott* *** Jessica Lynn McIntire Kelly Elizabeth McKenna Cum Laude Michael James McLoughlin Nestor Jose Medina Francesco Megale Cum Laude Amanda Victoria Melendez** Seham B. Michael Cum Laude
Violette Mikail-Makar* Summa Cum Laude Sharae Pearline Miller Timeeka Nicole Milton Cum Laude Belinda Eloisa Miranda Adam Mohamed Miguel Balthazar Molin* Kalaysha Daneen Moore Jonathan Morales Kayla Lourdes Morales Summa Cum Laude Julian Moreira Yoselyn Melissa Moreno Maggie Motawe*** Cum Laude Charles William Mulhearn IV Hanna I. Musharbash Amal Mustafa* Aliza Batul Naqvi* Tishinah Naurang* Faizan Nawaz Ashley Neira Ann Marie Newton* Ngoc Ngoc Nguyen* Cum Laude Gavin Patrick Niland Nicholas Travis Nugent Magna Cum Laude Rodney Oguku** Comfort Titilope Ojo-kadiri* Devin Elisabeth Olivier Gabriel Orengo Brian Michael Ormsby Sabrina Marie Ortiz** Toyosi Iyanuoluwa Oyenola Eva Ofure Oziegbe Cum Laude Stefanie Palmieri** Manuela Pareja Manori Patel Mark C. Patel Juan Junior Pena Margaret Josphine Peretti* Brittney Ivonne Perez Nelly Lizbeth Perez Veronica M. Perez Serrano* Marquis D'shawn Perry Rebecca Roma Persaud
Daniella Mercedes Pichardo Cum Laude Stephanie Pierre Andres Marcelo Pinargote Luis Alejandro Pineda* Mina Pinto Mathsalyn Polycarpe Ifrah Qasim Cum Laude Michael Paul Rafter** Summa Cum Laude Jean Ramirez Abubakar M. Rana* Raphael Raphael Janea Shanell Reed* Yilda Massiel Reyes Taylor Rose Reynolds Cum Laude Amyr D'andre Rhoe-Adams* Antonio Santi Riolo** Erika Rivas** Cum Laude Salma Nicole Rivera Alexander Rodriguez Lissette Rodriguez* Leonardo Fabian Rojas* Edgar Leonardo Romero Sandra Mabel Rondon* Failen Rosa De Los Santos*** Summa Cum Laude Jimmy Rosario Gihanelly Mirella Rosas Carly Roussel Kevin Scott Rowe* Jose David Ruiz** Zeyad H. Saad* Mercy Sabaya* Gabrielle Ann Salcedo*** Summa Cum Laude Sebastian Sanchez Maria D. Santana* Brittany Nicole Santiago Allana Claudine Caballero Santos Magna Cum Laude Patrick Alexis Schneider* Michael John Secor Adriana Seda Dylan J. Seidenberg Elianny P. Severino Arth Sandip Shah+.
Alpa Sheladia* Cum Laude Manav Nilesh Sheth Jahnavi Umangbhai Shethia+. Alexander Sill* Germise Marie Michell Simeon* Carmelita M. Smith* Magna Cum Laude Kayla Michelle Soares** Sara Said Sobh Gideon OluwaTayo Sodeinde Keishanna St. Clair** Jared Sternberg*** Maria Teresa Suarez David Subia Adam Lawrence Sullivan** Lesly Xiomara Sullon Badi M. Sumakeita** Marc Anil Surujballi* Acacia Brianna Sutherland Osama Khan Swati Asad Tahir** Regine Asley Arellano Tapang Magna Cum Laude Elmoatazbellah Nabil Tawfik Cum Laude Randy Earl Thomas Jr.* Alhassan Tia Chanel Alexis Tobon* Isaiah Emmanuel Torres** Jeniffer Torres Sara Marie Torres Ivyannah Mwaka Tsuma Summa Cum Laude Deysy F. Tume Tashieka Alexia Tyrell** Adam Joseph Urdaneta Aderling D. Vasquez Summa Cum Laude Jerlis Vasquez-Villalta Diana Carolyn Vela Daniela Maria Velasquez*** Magna Cum Laude Eloy F. Vera-Ortiz* Tristan Dena Verzosa Cum Laude Elisa Villalpando** Wilmine Vincent* Khyati Wadhwa Ella Marie Watson SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Ashley Krystal White Magna Cum Laude Isaac Lamar White* Armande Fidele Williams* Nicole Ariel Wragge Daniel Wu Summa Cum Laude Gautham Yatham Cum Laude Bryan Alexander Yepez Hoobum Yoon Brittany Shanay Yupanqui Nora Zahraoui* Cum Laude Abdelmalek Zaidi Glenn Zarmanov* Catherine Teresa Zub-Moyano
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL
College of Arts and Sciences & DE BOR AH C ANNON PARTRIDG E WOLFE
College of Education
William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences & Deborah Canon Partridge Wolfe College of Education Bachelor of Arts Deborah Michelle Acevedo Summa Cum Laude Ivanna Khristine Alvarado Antonio Daniel Aquino Magna Cum Laude Athena Bellotti Cum Laude Ashley Marie Castaneda Cum Laude Alejandro Castillo Magna Cum Laude Jennifer Condi Magna Cum Laude Gabriela Giselle Ferreira Cum Laude Catherine D. Figueiredo Adriana Gomez Cum Laude Michelle Hoy Summa Cum Laude Gulay Keci-Tunca Magna Cum Laude Mahmoud M. Khalil Cum Laude Hamida Lettat Cum Laude Leonardo Lazzaro Leuci*** Magna Cum Laude Jenna Alyssa LoCascio Rachel Stephanie Macklin Brittany Magliulo** Cum Laude Edward Marceb Martins-Kramer Magna Cum Laude Victoria Madelyn McCoy*** Cum Laude Catherine Mendez Cum Laude Ibny Hasannah-Rasheedah Mitchell Jason Anthony Oliveras Summa Cum Laude Lydia Pagan Liam Emmanuel Paiva-Acosta Cum Laude Ronny Pena Summa Cum Laude
Maria Jose Perez Ruiz Summa Cum Laude Mikaela Ponce Akira Jade Rosillo Avalon Latoya Simon Dana Marie Struble Summa Cum Laude Mia Angelique Torres Jennifer Michelle Villa Armando Sebastian Villasante Ammer Amro Abdin
Bachelor of Science Benjamin Joseph Harder Fernanda M. Suarez Summa Cum Laude
DE BOR AH C ANNON PARTRIDG E WOLFE
College of Education
Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education Doctorate of Education EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
Joanna Antigone Antoniou Michael Arbitblit Samantha Joan Bahna Christine Mary Enrico John Richard Findura Jr Iris M. Forde Judith Lorraine Francis Andrea Kristen Gomez Justine Krawiec Damiano Anthony Mastrandrea Emily Vandalovsky Steven Hung Yiu Wong
Master of Arts COUNSELING
Maria L. Acosta Liz Arostegui Amira Atalla Audrey Augustave * Christine Sade Austin Maysoon Awwad Minerva Bartolo Mendez Danielle V. Bell Erika A. Belli Lawrence Giancarlo Bongon ** Lindsey Michelle Brown Kaleena E. Cheatam Myronda S. Clinton Tajhinea Coffee * Maura K. Darcy Adolfo S. Diaz-Toro Maria Eliopoulos Benedicta E. Enonbun Kaitlyn Flaherty Evelyn A. Hayes Robyn R. Henning Anna Carolina Igari Dos Anjos Emily Frances Jones Zhane Lady Malone
Mariam Marzouk Nicole Janine Meli Andre Darien Moe Garmeterick Joseph Moore * Damaris Morel Laura Alicia Murrieta Tahisha Deelyn Pack Angeline Marie Pagan Natasha Payano Richard Pepin Zakiyyah Plantyn Keyuana L. Reid James Riley Chantell Corrine Rivera Katayla P. Rodgers Mercedez Samantha Ruiz Elizabeth Michelle Sanchez * Devenish Elizabeth Santana Nancy M. Soliz Chloe N. Sullivan Melinda Toto Lacey Turner Sean Sebastian Vizcaino Dayna Nicole Waters Ve'Dora More` Wright EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Shelby Lynn Brown Brian Buchanan Jessica Burke Sara E. Dowd Barbara Jean Marie Etheredge ** Christopher Paul Frangipane Elaine Haney Marissa Lynn Janots Kasey D. Kelly Niklas D. Lasso Cari Marleen Marks Therese N. May Colleen McNerney Briana Veronica Melendez * Christina Rose Meluso Wendy Irene Michels
DEBORAH CANNON PARTRIDGE WOLFE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Carla Federica Moscato Jahaira E. Ortiz Jessica Lyn Piazza Michele M. Pratola Emily Ann Ratzlaff Danielle L. Reilly Julissa Enid Rodriguez Jonathan Dean Rothman Derick Talty Charlene Taveras * Nhemie Theodore * Malvanie E. Williams * LITER ACY EDUCATION Reading Specialist
Jacqueline Isabel Dasilva Lindsay Flanagan Tanya Giordano Lauren M. Hudak Megan Militello Jaclyn Amber Mongelli Shaquanah Moultrie Rasmir Muslah Erika Perez Jennifer Esther Sanchez Meghan C. Wood SPECIAL EDUCATION
Oraima Josefina Bruno Jacqueline Gonzalez Teresa A. Podlaski Lisa A. Young-McCole * URBAN EDUCATION Administration and Supervision
Damien Arnone Craig A. Buckley * Robyn D. Carrera * Patrick R. Cooper Billy J. Cunningham Robert J. Dally Cynthia Elizabeth Defina
Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education Noelle Fontanella Jodi J. Foster Christopher Louis Garcia Daniel S. Gosselink Justin I. Hirsch Steven Craig Lahullier Sherron Alisa Madison Edward Martin Molloy Jr. * Nathaly Katherine Noguera Timothy G. Perillo Arlene E. Rodgers Brittany M. Sacks * Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Sara Mohamed Al-Sindi Vanessa Alvarado Adriana M. Cantelmo Nicole M. Echeverry Stefanie A. Rivera Mayelin Romero Lorena Yanet Salinas * English as a Second Language
Roberta Cruz Alves * Jocelyn Monica Burgess Yasmin Chowdhury Madison Cruz ** Jose Carlos Felix * Filomena Florio Shilpa Palawat Karen M. Reyes ** Leticia Santiago Sayi Silfa Amanda Marie Spano Lourdes Timberman Leonettie Nicole Washington ** Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools
Meghan Marie Curran
Master of Arts in Teaching EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Alyssa Suzanne Anderson Marisa Gold Carina Heras Viviana Zambrano EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION/ SPECIAL EDUCATION
Heba Samuel Abdelmaseh Catherine D. Bruno-Tennaro Heidy J. Castillo-Ibanez Monica Correa Katelyn Marie Gallagher Anila Gashi-Selmani Rebecca Faith Lena Hosmer Kristie Khoe Veronica Morales Corinne Luisa Mulvanerton Brooke Monserrate Oliveras Daisy Ortega Michelle Robyn Shames Sandra m. Simmons ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Jania Bibighaus Tyler W. Blake Julia Marie Casazza ** Samantha L. Catlett Kathleen Hayley Delgado Serafino DeSalvo * Sabrina Dumicic Jessica Nicole Jauregui Mary Alexandra King * Stephan J. Mirando Nancy Anne Okken Gianna Helena Pasquariello * Walter Popiel Lindsey Ann Robinson * Jessica Marie-Hayley Sansone Michelle Saus * Jason Selle Sandra Sue Tarabokija *
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Naomi Addison Alyssa Marie Apryasz * Gina Carmela Aragona * Veronica Bazan-Lopez * Hasnaa Benlkorchi * Anderson Joseph Brutus Michael S. Carter Helen Carlina Castillo ** Alexandra N. Castillo-Calva Sabrina Dias Julia M. Dorward Ahmed M. Elzayat Sara Cristina Edreira Fidalgo-Penafiel * Gillian Maureen Findley Alexa M. Gleason Jaclyn M. Glotzbier * Kenneth B. Gold Lauren Hughes Aia Khiry Brandon Gilde Klevence * Richard Alan Larcara Nyasia M. Lindo Karen Michelle Loor Nehrin Makhlouf * Sarah Mantz Michael P. Maring Laura Ashley Morrell Keith R. Normoyle * Leyna M. Pelli Juliana M. Perello * Natali I. Quijano Diaz Jorge L. Rosario Jr Lauren Rotondella * Taylor Nicole Smith Alexandra Vidal * SPECIAL EDUCATION
Naomi Y. Ali ** Arianna Rose Arciero * Joseph S. Armout Samantha Lee Barbeito *
DEBORAH CANNON PARTRIDGE WOLFE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education Jorge L. Borges-Carvalho Bette A. Bourlokas Kristen Joy Bowen William A. Castone * Caitlin A. Chetwynd Carolyn Cimusz Sondradee Nannie Corey Cristal Cornelio * Nicole Groninger Crowe ** Deanna Marie Decongelio Marybeth DelliSanti Tripti Desai * Rosemarie A. Doyle Elizabeth Angela Edmonds Gretl M. Gallagher Lorraine Nicole Gambardella Ashley Elizabeth Giannone Sara Girgus Rachel Godfrey * Tiana L.D. Gorham Melba Hernandez Araseli Herrera * Sana N. Hijazi Lindsey Jachens Stephen J. Kline Leila Lafi * Kelsey Lawrence Christine Maggio Basel A. Manasrah Enrique C. Manlapid * Spyridon Konstantine Mantzas Stephanie Megaro Joseph Francis Molesky II Nancy Sue Moore Bridget McGee Newell * Angela C. Papas Jasmin Denise Perry Ivory Trinh Petti Owen Thomas Ross Laura Sabagh Kenneth J. Schussler
Megan Sharples Dawn Marie Sisco * Zuri Solano * Kimberly Ann Speller * Carolann Stephens ** Amber Lee Szper Angela A. Tanella * Jeremy Weiss Taylor Dominick Tripodi Obiageli Ursula Uyanwune * Jasmine Marie Vargas Fanny Velandia Isabel Leinweber Wall * Diane Michele Wilmot Pinar Yildiz *
DEBORAH CANNON PARTRIDGE WOLFE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Zulayca Castillo Jessica Yvette Perez
College of Professional Studies
College of Professional Studies Doctorate of Science CIVIL SECURITY LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND POLICY
Emmanuel Pierre-Louis
Master of Science CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ody Basim Alhajaj Yesenia Aristizabal Crisogono Bello Bunales Nina Lynn Carbonaro Ryan Adam Fitzpatrick Autumn Noelle Fortunato Tanasia Imaani Garland Lenahj Chadiyah Graham Antoinette Jackson Austin Andro Ashraf Khalil William Margai * Christina Faith Mezey Cynthia Cecilia Narvaez Timilehin Osituyo Adam Mohammed Rochdi Judith Elaine Sheehan HEALTH SCIENCES
Public Health Education
NURSING
Amanda Marie Cabrera * Elizabeth Elie Samah M. Hassan Taisha Mathieu Bernadette Schery * Oneida Soto
School Nursing
School Health Education
Kathleen Beebe Veronica Valentine Frazier Nancy L. Kelly Filomena Konopka * Bonnie L. Lowicki Karina McGuire * Patricia M. O'Gorman * Jennifer Anne Sullivan * Sharon D. Wright NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES Information Assurance/Cyber Security
Serge Duvillage ** Sasha Guerrero * Steven J. Lagriola Smart Owusu-Ansah
Health Administration
Jessica Bellevue ** Beverly-Anne Avellin Broanax Lakisha L. Brown * Norycely Correa Elhaji Malick Sy Diene Patricia Edouard Monet Angela Hawkins Notoya Johnson * Khadim Mbow Karly McCourt Karla Nicole Mejia Sara Naghash Cynthia Ramdass * Taina Rivera Americo Ivan Soria * Nadia Yamila Wilson COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
National Security Studies
Henry Maron Baraket Daphne Pereyra Shawn Michael Wolford National Security/Corporate Security
Carlos A. Carmona Susan Sokolowski **
Enam Sadi Abusharia ** Lauren M. Conklin Chelda Duan Anne M. Ndungu Beverly J. Verdi
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Daniela I. De Bari* Summa Cum Laude Louie Anthony De Gennaro* Kayla DeMeo* Magna Cum Laude Samantha L. Diaz* Cum Laude Kikelola Achanna Dieyi Heather A. Dill* Cum Laude Julianne Morgan Doran Magna Cum Laude Andrew Reid Doukas Jeffannie Krystel Tan Duan Cum Laude Shamada Edwards Cum Laude Tabitha M. Encarnacion* Cum Laude Geraldine J. Eslava Anderson A. Espinal* Joshua Eduard Carlos Fernando Charisse Simone Fitzgerald Rebecca Ann Florczak* Summa Cum Laude Quelene Francois Felisha Gadson Cum Laude Alexis Garcia* Cum Laude Halima A. Garcia Gerry George Geronimo* Cum Laude Lily Girma** Sneha S. Gollapalli Amy Gomm Matthew Sean Goodman Magna Cum Laude Moyette Candice Gordon Cum Laude Andrew William Goring* Magna Cum Laude Susannah Goya-Pack Magna Cum Laude Annette J. Grant Shannon Lynn Haas* Cum Laude Walter J. Hernandez* Cum Laude
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Amanda Ho* Summa Cum Laude Casey Anne Hochheiser* Diane R. Hoffmann Cum Laude Steven Matthew Horakh Christina Murphy Hoverter* Cum Laude Marina M. Ibrahim Magna Cum Laude Daneh Ifeishat* Magna Cum Laude Rivky Indig* Cum Laude Chevette Starr Izzard* Cum Laude Jacqueline Jaramillo Cum Laude Jennifer Jimenez* Magna Cum Laude Maya Jiries Magna Cum Laude Erin Virginia Johnson Cum Laude Victoria Jacinta Johnson* Christopher Jose* Eugenie Joseph Jazzmin Denise Judah** June Seongeun Jung* Cum Laude Rosa Juusela Terry Tevin Malova Karani Cum Laude Kokeb Teshome Kebret** Kirstin C. Kern Salma A. Khan* Cum Laude Victoria Khodash* Magna Cum Laude Mercy Kimata* Paige T. Knee Lyndsay M. Kutiak* Albert Kwimi Jeffrey Lai* Summa Cum Laude Sarah J. Lallier Cum Laude Lisa Lam Summa Cum Laude Meyming Lam* COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Michelle S. Larkin Magna Cum Laude Camellia T. Lee-West* Cum Laude Malgorzata Marie Lester Jamie Liang* Ayvalise Lopez* Cynthia Lee López* Beatrice Lucas Michelle Elizabeth Makris* Cum Laude Allison Marano Magna Cum Laude Benedicte Aissatou Marboua Kelly Christine Marinello Amanda Isabel Marreiros* Cum Laude Gianna L. Mauro** Charles Mbagwu** Ereiny S. Mekhail* Michelle Mena Magna Cum Laude Gerald Angelo Maullon Mendoza* Nelson Mercado Jr. Regina Christine Migliara* Gabryelle C. Mitchell Immaculate Nyamokaya Mokaya Naja J. Morgan Magna Cum Laude Hernan E. Morocho-Torres* Charlotte Anne Murphy* Cynthia Murphy Dave Y. Nemeth* Cum Laude Nedra Brianna Newton* Summa Cum Laude Mary N. Nutakor* Megsome Nyabuti Magna Cum Laude Katherine Anne O'Connor* Magna Cum Laude Eric Ocsan* Omotayo I. Olanrewaju Chioma H. Onuoha Vestina N. Orare* Cum Laude Loretta Orelien* Aya Osman* Magna Cum Laude
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Hinchel Tindoc Janet Bernadette Tomassetti* Cum Laude David Nathaniel Turner* Josephine O. Udenta Julia J. Velez* Mellany A. Velez* Summa Cum Laude Ricardo M. Vicente Scholastica Wambui Patcharat Wangvanichkij Summa Cum Laude Nancy A. Werner Summa Cum Laude Barbara S. Williams Magna Cum Laude Laura Danielle Wroblesky Summa Cum Laude Tara Elizabeth Yetman Dileiny Zayas*
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL
College of Arts and Sciences
William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences Professional Diploma in School Psychology Amad H. Chaudhry Danielle Coleman Stefany A. Estrella Kerry Flynn Brianna Hoyrd Evelyn Mendez-Sanchez Harold GianCarlos Quintana Alexia Noel Russo Isabella Spatola Brittany Aja Toby-Small
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Diana M. Aguirre Miriam Diaz Michel O. Encarnacion * Timothy David Hollis Ragab A. Rashwan Racquel Rose-Ann Thompson STUDIO ART
Lauren J. Agresta Varun Kanwar Jennifer L. Ponds
Master of Arts
Master of Fine Arts
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
MEDIA PRODUCTION
Mariana Alonso G'Wani Annur Beals Nakita Natasha Bourne * Lexis Tatyanah Carter * Shamira Danielle Davis ** Jacqueline Elizabeth De Quatro Kathryn Ann Eldridge Horzy Genao Rasheed I. Giles Dana J. Green * Raquel Alexandra Henriques Cherry Helen Montes-Fajardo Kerri Kamari Ralph Jocelyn Ranero * Mikaela Rigo Amanda Romero Jarely Rosario * Jessica L. Stancampiano *
Ruth Baya Ahmad Elsakhawy
Master of Music CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL
Ryan Chamberlain Guanzhong Chen Alexa Majana Raphael Jacob Torn Alla Voloshchuk COMPOSITION
Mark Allen Hill JAZZ
Michael Cohen Gabriel Gorski da Rocha Lucas Santos Nicolau Timothy Adedigba Ogunbiyi MULTIPLE WOODWINDS
Olivia Dorschel
WILLIAM J. MAXWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts
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Commencement Committee & Volunteers Jodi Bailey, Chair Andres Acebo Jennifer Aitken Monica Almonor Jose Balda Danielle Beam Kwi Brennan Anna Carhart Sabrina Ceballo Stephanie Chaiken Gretchen Clayton Gary Closs Ivelisse Cruz Ricky Cruz Tamara Cunningham Marc Dalio Victor Delvalle Edie DelVecchio Jeffrey Dessources Rosemarie Distefano Joshua Dornbos Michael Edmondson Randi Fontanez Elaine Gargiulo Paul Gargiulo Sean Gibney Robert Gonzalez Kurt Grzyb Theresa Guerrie
Ronald Hurley Faith Jackson Tamara Jhashi Jeffrey Jordan Franca Kirsch Lawrence Ladutke Lorena Laverde Thomas Lee II Ashley Lemon Ti-Sheng Lu Jennifer Luciano Robert Macauley Sabrina Magliulo Gail Marquis Ashley Martinez Rose Mary Reilly Tracy Matos Jane McClellan Bernard McSherry Rita Oleas Theta Pavis-Weil Andre Pearson Maglinda Perez Robert Quinones Autumn Reed Chantell Rivera Ryan Roche Joe Rodriguez
Gonfalon Bearers Tatiana G. Reyes, M.A.
School of Business
Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education and College of Professional Studies
William J. Maxwell College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) and CAS/Education dualdegree recipients
Commencement Announcers Tamara T. Cunningham Ira P. Thor
Music Dance and Theatre Troupe
Joseph Stern, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Michelle Rosen, Ed.D., Chair and Associate Professor/Literacy Education
Maria Christina Rolon Kerolos Rophail Aimee Rousseau Ella Rue Barbara Ruggieri Navin Saiboo Anna Scanniello Joao Sedycias Erica Seitzman Denise Serpico Michael Sims Phyllis Szani Ira Thor Saeny Toribio Cristian Vergara Peter Vincent Jessica Vinci Marva Wade Elizabeth Whitney Malvanie Williams Malvanie Williams Deborah Woo Jazmin Zegarra
Prof Studies: Gonfalon and Assistant on stage: Denise Serpico
Ariana Garcia, Alexa Rosado, Thomas Dougherty, Francis Rodriguez, Amaya Tillman, Kirsten Ayala
NJCU Ceremony The NJCU Ceremonial Mace
The University Colors
“The Mace represents the home of learning surrounded by the human quest for discovery. It is an androgynous figure stretching around ancient pillars towards a crystal sphere of knowledge slightly clouded with mystery and still to be discovered universal magic. The Mace is crowned with a neogothic cluster symbolizing the power of creative passions in the service of universal peace. It is a scepter of our urban mission: bringing people together to challenge their future.”
“Green and gold are our University’s colors. In 1933, a flower garden graced a wide expanse of lawn between Hepburn Hall and the Boulevard. Mr. Otto Cordes, director of the Maintenance Department, took special pride in the yellow jonquils he planted. Mathematics Professor Foster Grossnickle, himself an amateur flower gardener, shared a love of the gardens with Otto. One day, admiring the gardens in full bloom, Otto remarked about the breathtaking contrast of the yellow jonquils and the deep green lawn. ‘Green and gold,’ he said. Foster liked the sound of this...and so our University’s colors were born.”
Artist’s statement by Herb Rosenberg, M.F.A., retired professor of art, who created the Mace in 1987
The National Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Francis Scott Key, 1814
Alma Mater Green and Gold, we honor thee, Symbol of our aim. Lead us onward to thy goal Ever for thy fame. All our hearts will ever hold Memories that are dear; And you always will remain Our alma mater, dear. Will Hayes ’36, Ph.D. Aubrey Kemper ’36
This historical sketch was related to Dr. Will Hayes ’36, who was a close friend of Mr. Cordes and Dr. Grossnickle
Gonfalons The history of the gonfalon can be traced back to the medieval republics of Italy. A gonfalon was a type of flag or banner emblazoned with the personal coat of arms of a nobleman and borne on a staff. Noblemen would hang their family gonfalon from their horses as they rode into battle. In time, the gonfalon would hang from a crosspiece or frame as an ensign of state or high office. They were carried in medieval parades where the coats of arms of legion commanders were presented and used as rallying points in battle. Gonfalons have been associated with pageantry for centuries. They are popular today at colleges and universities, where they are used at commencement and for many other institutional and ceremonial purposes. New Jersey City University’s four gonfalons, representing each of the University’s four schools and colleges, are used at every Commencement ceremony to lead degree candidates.