Commencement
Decembr 2021
Northern Illinois University December 2021 Commencement
Graduate School
Saturday, December 11, 2021 2 p.m.
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, Specialists, Master’s and
Performer’s Certifcates
Undergraduate Ceremonies
Sunday, December 12, 2021 10 a.m.
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Visual and Performing Arts
2 p.m.
College of Business College of Education
College of Health and Human Sciences
Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Eric Wasowicz
Board Chair
Member - Academic Afairs, Student Afairs and Personnel Committee
Member - Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee Member - Research and Innovation, Legal and
Legislative Afairs Committee
Rita Athas
Board Vice Chair
Vice Chair - Research and Innovation, Legal and Legislative Afairs Committee Member - Academic Afairs, Student Afairs
and Personnel Committee
Member - Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee
Montel Gayles
Board Secretary
Member - Executive Committee
Chair - Academic Afairs, Student Afairs and Personnel Committee
Member - Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee Member - Research and Innovation, Legal and
Legislative Afairs Committee
Dennis L. Barsema
Chair - Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee
Member - Academic Afairs, Student Afairs and Personnel Committee
Member - Research and Innovation, Legal and Legislative Afairs Committee
John R. Butler
Member - Executive Committee
Vice Chair - Academic Afairs, Student Afairs and Personnel Committee
Member - Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee Member - Research and Innovation, Legal and
Legislative Afairs Committee
Veronica Herrero
Chair - Research and Innovation, Legal and Legislative Afairs Committee
Member - Academic Afairs, Student Afairs and Personnel Committee
Member - Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee
Robert W. Pritchard
Member - Executive Committee Vice Chair - Finance, Audit, Compliance,
Facilities and Operations Committee Member - Academic Afairs, Student Afairs
and Personnel Committee
Member - Research and Innovation, Legal and Legislative Afairs Committee
Jacob Sommer
Student Trustee
Member - Academic Afairs, Student Afairs and Personnel Committee
Member - Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee Member - Research and Innovation, Legal and
Legislative Afairs Committee
President Lisa Freeman Beth Ingram, Executive Vice Gerald Blazey, Vice President Interim Dean Dean Balaji Rajagopalan President and Provost for Research and Innovation Purushothaman Damodaran College of Business
Partnerships Graduate School
University Administration
Lisa Freeman, D.V.M., Ph.D., President
Beth Ingram, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Provost
Gerald Blazey, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships
Graduate School
Purushotham Damodaran, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the Graduate School
College of Business
Balaji Rajagopalan, Ph.D., Dean Daewoo Park, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Bradrick M. Cripe, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Accountancy Gina K. Nicolosi, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Finance Jon P. Briscoe, D.B.A., Chair, Department of Management Vijaykumar Krishnan Palghat, Ph.D., Chair, Department of
Marketing
Chang Liu, D.B.A., Chair, Department of Operations Management and Information Systems
College of Education
Laurie Elish-Piper, Ph.D., Dean David A. Walker, Ph.D., Associate Dean
William A. Pitney, III, Ed.D., Associate Dean of Research, Resources and Innovation
Suzanne Degges-White, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Sally Blake, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Wei-Chen Hung, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Todd A. Gilson, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Carolyn Pluim, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Laura Hedin, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Special and Early Education
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
Donald R. Peterson, Ph.D., Dean
Mansour Tahernezhadi, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs
Mansoor Alam, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering
Gary Chen, Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tariq Shamim, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Shun Takai, Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Engineering Technology
College of Health and Human Sciences
Lynda Ransdell, Ph.D., Dean
Beverly Henry, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean of Research and Resources
Michael R. Kushnick, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Afairs Sherrill R. Morris, Ph.D., Chair, School of Allied Health and
Communicative Disorders
Tomas Pavkov, Ph.D., Chair, School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Jeanne M. Isabel, Ed.D., Chair, School of Health Studies Paul E. Priester, Ph.D., Chair, School of Interdisciplinary Health
Professions
Susan Caplan, Ph.D., Chair, School of Nursing
Andrew Spring, M.A., Chair, Department of Military Science
Dean Laurie Elish-Piper Dean Donald R. Peterson Dean Lynda Ransdell Dean Robert Brinkmann Dean Paul Kassel College of Education College of Engineering and College of Health and College of Liberal Arts and College of Visual and
Engineering Technology Human Sciences Sciences Performing Arts
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Robert Brinkmann, Ph.D., Dean and Smerge Endowed Dean’s Chair E. Taylor Atkins, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduae Afairs Leslie Matuszewich, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and
Graduate Afairs
Barbara Gonzalez, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Leila Porter, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Anthropology Garry Sunter, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Biological Sciences Ralph Wheeler, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry
Mehdi Semati, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Communication Nicholas T. Karonis, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Computer
Science
Carl Campbell III, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Economics Lara Crowley, Ph.D., Chair, Department of English
Mark Frank, Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences
Mark Frank, Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Valerie Garver, Ph.D., Chair, Department of History Jefrey Tunder, Ph.D., Chair, Department of
Mathematical Sciences
Alicia Schatteman, Ph.D., Director, Center for Nonproft and NGO Studies
Jason Hanna, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Philosophy Vishnu Zutshi, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Physics
Mitch Pickerill, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Political Science Amanda Durik, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Psychology Kurt Turmaier, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Public
Administration
Alan Polansky, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Jessica Reyman, Ph.D., Director, Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality
John Bentley, Ph.D., Chair, Department of World Languages and Cultures
Judy Santacaterina, M.A., Director, Bachelor of General Studies Anne Edwards, Ph.D., Director, Center for Black Studies Christina Abreu, Ph.D., Director, Center for Latino and Latin
American Studies
Judy Ledgerwood, Ph.D., Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Melissa Lenczewski, Ph.D., Director, Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Paul Kassel, M.F.A., Dean
Ed Klonoski, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Douglas Boughton, Ph.D., Director, School of Art and Design Andrew Glendening, D.M.A., Director, School of Music Terrence McClellan, M.F.A., Interim Director, School of Teatre
and Dance
Michael Ezell, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Sociology
Academic Regalia
In its colors and costumes, the graduation ceremony today dates from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when universities frst began to take shape. Long cloaks or gowns worn by clerics studying in holy orders were probably needed for warmth in the drafty, unheated halls. Te hood, originally part of the medieval cowl, could be pulled forward or thrown back according to weather conditions.
European universities developed extremely varied, often richly embroidered, academic vestments. Seeking to avoid the complexity and confusion of foreign academic ceremonies, American educators in 1895 adopted a uniform code of dress. Accordingly, the
bachelor’s gown is designed to be worn closed and is distinguished primarily by its long pointed sleeves; the master’s gown has oblong sleeves that are cut out at the bottom of the front; the doctor’s gown is distinguished by full bell-shaped sleeves with three velvet bars on the upper arms and velvet panels down the front.
In the United States, the hood is the most outstanding feature of the academic costume. Te length and shape of the hood indicate the degree that is granted. Te lining displays the ofcial colors of the university granting the degree. Northern Illinois University’s ofcial colors are cardinal red and black. Te velvet trimming indicates the degree.
Te mortarboard cap is an Oxford style. Except for the gold tassels of the doctoral degrees, the colors of the tassels on NIU regalia represent the degrees or certifcates to be granted.
Colors for the hood trimming and tassels are:
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Master of Arts (M.A.) degree: white • Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) or Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
degree: brown
• Bachelor of Music (B.M.) or Master of Music (M.M.) degree or Performer’s Certificate: pink
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Master of Science (M.S.) degree:
golden yellow
• Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.), Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.), Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), Master of Science in Teaching (M.S.TCH), Educational Specialist (Ed.S.), or Specialist in School Psychology (SSP) degree: light blue
• Master of Accountancy (M.A.C.), Master of Accounting Science (M.A.S.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), or Master of Science in Taxation (M.S.T.) degree: light brown
• Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree: peacock blue • Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree: salmon
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree: purple hood, purple tassel • Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree: green hood, gold tassel • Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree: light blue hood, gold tassel • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree: apricot orange hood, gold
tassel
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree: dark blue hood, gold tassel • Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) degree: teal hood, gold tassel The colors for the Bachelor of General Studies degree (B.G.S.) and Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) are determined by the ofering college.
Colors representing the degrees generally have historical associations. For example, the white trim on the hood of the graduates in liberal arts derives from the white fur that lined the winter hood of Oxford masters centuries ago.
• A Doctoral degree at NIU requires 90 or more semester hours of graduate work beyond the baccalaureate degree and the research and writing of a dissertation, an original contribution to knowledge that is defned in an oral examination.
• The Master of Fine Arts degree is a terminal degree in the creative and performing arts; these programs involve 60 semester hours of graduate course work and culminate in a major one- person show (in art) or scholarly project (theatre arts).
• An Educational Specialist degree requires 30 semester hours of course work beyond the master’s degree; the Performer’s Certifcate, 24 semester hours, usually undertaken after a master’s degree.
• Other master’s degrees require a minimum of 30-48 semester
hours of graduate work (depending upon program); individual
programs may require the student to write a thesis or other
research paper, produce a show or recital, pass comprehensive
examinations, complete an internship or practicum, or
undertake other capstone experiences.
Academic Tradition
Te University Mace
In academic ceremonies, the mace is symbolic of university
authority, transcending the tenure of individual presidents. Protocol requires the use of the mace in the processional and recessional of major academic ceremonies. Typically the mace bearer is a highly respected member of the faculty, and he or she immediately precedes the president both entering and leaving the ceremony.
Designed in 1968 by NIU Art Professor Bill Haendel, the NIU presidential mace was frst used at the inauguration of the late President Rhoten Smith. Te graceful walnut staf originally featured a four-sided head engraved with quotations from ancient philosophers, writers and founding fathers. In an efort to bring new life to the mace tradition, President Freeman asked students, faculty, staf and alumni to suggest quotations that resonate more meaningfully with today’s university community. School of Art Professor James Obermeier and his students reconstructed the mace to include six sides, each bearing a quotation about the universty life and the role of education in a free society.
Mace Quotes
“Public education is our greatest pathway to opportunity in America.
So we need to invest in and strengthen our public universities today, and for generations to come.”
—Michelle Obama
“Education is not the means of showing people how to get what they want. Education is an exercise by means of which enough people, it is hoped, will learn to want what is worth having.”
—Ronald Reagan
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” —Aristotle
“Te function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Education does not change the world. Education changes the people who will change the world.” —Paulo Freire
“Forward, Together Forward.” —NIU Fight Song
Te Presidential Medallion
Te presidential medallion is bestowed upon the university’s chief executive during the investiture ceremony. It is then worn by the president at commencements and other important academic functions. Te NIU medallion was designed in 1968 for the inauguration of the late President Rhoten Smith, and its modernistic appearance strongly refects the prevailing design aesthetic of the period. Te six-ounce, 5½ inch medallion which features the initials of the university was created by the late NIU Art Professor Eleanor Caldwell.
Academic Procession
Te academic procession is led in by a mace bearer who is a
recipient of the distinguished NIU Board of Trustees Professorship
Award. Te mace bearer is followed by the college’s student
marshal, then the platform party. Members of the platform party
include the president of the university, the executive vice president
and provost, the vice president for research and graduate studies,
the dean of the Graduate School, deans of the academic colleges,
members of the Board of Trustees and other invited guests. Chairs
of the instructional departments in the colleges and members of
the faculty comprise the next group in the procession. Te deans
represent the faculty in acknowledging the graduates, for it is
the faculty who have established the university’s curricula and
have determined the requirements for the various degrees and
certifcates. Te candidates for degrees are the last group in the
procession.
2019 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award Recipient
James “Jim” Wilson, Associate Professor, Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences
Dr. James “Jim” Wilson is in his eleventh year at NIU, where he teaches and conducts research in health and population geography related issues in the Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Science. His work in these areas uses geographic information systems and mapping to visualize and interpret health outcomes. He is currently working on projects related to sanitation technology and disease. Prior to coming to NIU, he worked in several capacities in North Carolina, teaching at East Carolina University’s Department of Geography and Planning and as Research Associate at ECU’s Center for Health Services Research and Development with a two-year hiatus as GIS Unit Manager at North Carolina’s State Center for Health Statistics. His Doctorate and Master’s degrees were from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his undergraduate degrees were from the
University of Washington at Seattle. Prior to attending graduate school, he served for four
years in the US Coast Guard.
2020 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award Recipient
Alicia Finch, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
Alicia Finch has been a member of NIU’s Philosophy Department since 2007 and has taught
courses in metaphysics, the philosophy of religion, moral psychology, ancient philosophy,
the philosophy of feminism, and the philosophy of race. Tus far, her research has focused
on philosophical issues concerning free will and moral responsibility, and she is currently
working on a monograph that explores the philosophical development of the notion of
blameworthiness from Aristotle to the present. Prior to joining NIU’s faculty, she was a post-
doctoral research fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Philosophy of Religion and Assistant
Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University. She received her B.A. in Philosophy and
Political Science from the University of Missouri at Columbia, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in
Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. She feels immensely privileged to be a part
of NIU’s graduate program in philosophy.
2021 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award Recipient
Timothy J. Hagen, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Timothy Hagen is a chemist whose research focuses on organic synthesis and medicinal
chemistry. Before joining NIU, Professor Hagen worked in the pharmaceutical industry
as a synthetic organic and medicinal chemist at Pfizer for more than 20 years. His research
at NIU focuses on the design and synthesis of molecules with biological signifcance. In
particular, the synthesis of molecules that can modulate essential pathways of infectious
disease organisms, leading to future drugs. He has mentored numerous graduate and
undergraduate students and published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book
chapters. He is a co-inventor on 119 patents. He received his bachelor’s degree from Illinois
State University, a Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and
performed postdoctoral research for the pharmaceutical company, Searle.
December 2021 Graduate Degree Candidates
August 2021 Graduate Degree Recipients are denoted with an asterisk *
Te list of graduate degree candidates was compiled fom information received fom the Graduate School as of October 2021, and should not be regarded as conclusive evidence of graduation.
Doctor of Philosophy
Anne Catherine Adrian* (B.S., Elmhurst College; M.A., Argosy University - Schaumburg), “Medical Cannabis and Counselor Education: Examining the Relationship Between Counselor Education Curriculum and the Incorporation of Medical Cannabis.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. Adam Carter.
Rexford Mawunyegah Akakpo* (B.S., University of Ghana; M.S., Heriot- Watt University; M.S., Northern Illinois University), “Frequentist Methods in Handling Misrepresentation Risk.” Department of Mathematical Sciences.
Major Professor: Dr. Michelle Xia.
Mshael Aldakheel (B.A., M.A., King Saud University; M.A., University of Central Florida), “An Exploration of the Technological, Technological- Pedagogical, and Technological and Instructional Challenges Tat Saudi Faculty Face in Teir Transition to Online Education.” Department of Educational Technology, Research & Assessment. Major Professor: Dr. Wei- Chen Hung.
Afnan Abdulelah Al Marzouk* (B.S., University of Dammam; M.S., Western Illinois University), “Collisional Methods with Applications to Charged Particle Beams.” Department of Physics. Major Professor: Dr. Bela Erdelyi.
Prudhvi Nikhil Bhattiprolu* (B.S., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University),
“Signal-Background Analysis for New Physics at Particle Colliders and the Criteria for Its Discovery.” Department of Physics. Major Professor: Dr. Stephen Martin.
Xuezhi Cang* (B.S., Nanjing Normal University; M.S., Capital Normal University), “A ‘Warm’ or ‘Cold’ Early Mars: Evidence from Valley Networks.”
Department of Geographic & Atmospheric Sciences. Major Professor: Dr. Wei Luo.
Jason James Coenen (B.S., University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh; M.S., Northern Illinois University), “Diatoms and Their Response to Tectonic Gateway Changes: A Case Study from Southern Hemisphere Sites.” Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences. Major Professors: Dr. Reed Scherer and Dr. Justin Dodd.
Zena Dadouch* (B.A., University of California - Berkeley; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Writing and Well-Being: Comparing Varied Expressive Writing Tasks on Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Life Satisfaction.”
Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. Michelle Lilly.
Benjamin Charles Darnell* (B.S., University of North Georgia; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “The Role of Prediction Error in a Behavioral Memory Reconsolidation Intervention for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms.” Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. David Valentiner.
Ashley Lauren Diedrich (B.A., M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Baby Boomer Female Identity in the Literature of White Women Writers.”
Department of English. Major Professor: Dr. Ibis Gomez-Vega.
Anne Marie Edwards* (B.S., M.S., Purdue University; M.B.A., Valparaiso University), “Black Women and Identity Development: Educational Experiences of Black Women and Teir Motivation to Persist.” Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations. Major Professor:
Dr. Stephen Tonks.
Andrew Joseph Flannery (B.A., Miami University; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Coparenting Among Families of Treatment-Seeking Adolescents:
Associations with Coping Behaviors and Psychological Adjustment.”
Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. Laura Pittman.
Lisa Ann Lia Gagliano* (B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Disability Identity Development in People with Congenital Blindness: An Evaluative Analysis of Gill’s Model.” School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions. Major Professors: Dr. Bryan Dallas and Dr. Gregory Long.
James Richard Godowic* (B.S., M.A., Northern Illinois University), “A Select Group: When Do Parties in Consensual Democracies Expand Their Leadership Selectorate?” Department of Political Science. Major Professor: Dr. Michael Clark.
Dakota Lane Grote* (B.S., Fort Hays State University), “Characterizations of Potential Anti-Infective Agents by Targeting Burkholderia pseudomallei and Escherichia coli IspF.” Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Major Professor: Dr. Timothy Hagen.
Nosheen Gul (B.S., M.S., University of Karachi), “Knowledge to Support Reading and Writing Among Teachers of Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.” Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations.
Major Professor: Dr. Lindsay Harris.
Sara Jean Himmerich* (B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., San Diego State University), “Examining the Utility of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for Emotion Regulation in Individuals with Exposure to Trauma.” Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. Holly Orcutt.
Mikhaella Angela Hodges* (B.A., University of California - Berkeley; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Women’s Experiences of Shame and Aggression in Intimate Relationships: The Moderating Roles of Shame Proneness and Experiential Avoidance.” Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr.
Michelle Lilly.
Eric Paul Johnson* (B.A., B.S., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; M.S., Northern Illinois University), “Geometric Properties of Representation Varieties for an Elementary Abelian Group of Rank 2.” Department of Mathematical Sciences. Major Professor: Dr. Michael Geline.
Meghan Justina Kanya* (B.S., Michigan State University; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Stability of Emotion Regulation Behaviors Between Infancy and Toddlerhood: Bidirectional Effects of Overcontrolling Parenting.”
Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. David Bridgett.
Bailey Zo Kreager* (B.S., Marietta College; M.S., University of Nebraska - Lincoln), “The Role of Spatial Skill and Conceptual Understanding in Interpreting Sequence Stratigraphy.” Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences. Major Professors: Dr. Nicole LaDue and Dr. Ross Powell.
Sarah Renee Lee* (B.S., University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Feelings of Incompleteness as Linking Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Examination Using a Computerized Approach-Avoidance Task.” Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. Kevin Wu.
Yi Li* (B.A., Sichuan International Studies University; M.A., Nottingham Trent University), “Margins of the City: Urban Masculinity and Identity Politics in British Social-Realist Queer Cinema.” Department of English. Major Professor: Dr. Scott Balcerzak.
Tab London* (B.A., Ferris State University; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Moderation as Resistance: A Study of Aggression and Response on Twitch.tv.” Department of English. Major Professor: Dr. Jessica Reyman.
Cindy Lund* (B.S., Viterbo University; M.S., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee), “Physiological Stability During Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants:
Associations with Feeding Behaviors and Cues.” School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions. Major Professors: Dr. Janet Olson and Dr. Allison Gladfelter.
Tiffany Morgan Messick* (B.A., University of Texas - Austin; M.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana), “The Transcorporeal South:
Bodies and Ecologies in Twentieth-Century Southern Literature.” Department of English. Major Professor: Dr. Mark Van Wienen.
Osama Emad Mohsen* (B.S., Jordan University of Science and Technology;
M.S., University of Jordan), “Design and Optimization of Superconducting Radio-Frequency Electron Sources.” Department of Physics. Major Professor:
Dr. Phillipe Piot.
Shawn Anthony Osell* (B.A., University of Minnesota - Duluth; M.A., University of Minnesota - Mankato; M.S., Northern Illinois University),
“Interest on Reserves in a Partial Two-Sector Banking Model.” Department of Economics. Major Professor: Dr. Carl Campbell.
Anton Petrenko* (B.A., University of California - Santa Barbara; M.S., California State University; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Longitudinal and Concurrent Contributions of Verbal and Physical Scafolding to Toddlers’
Inhibitory Control.” Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. David Bridgett.
Phyllis Helen Pischl* (B.S., Western Illinois University; M.S., Northern Illinois University), “An Investigation of Endangered and Threatened Grasses Using Phylogenomics, Phylogenetic Metrics, and Geography to Prevent Species Loss.”
Department of Biological Sciences. Major Professor: Dr. Melvin Duvall.
Bisham Poudel* (B.S., M.S., Tribhuvan University), “Superconducting Cuprates: Synthesis, Characterization and Diffuse Scattering Properties.”
Department of Physics. Major Professor: Dr. Omar Chmaissem.
Nancy Therese Prange (B.S., Illinois State University; M.S., Northern Illinois University), “Seeds of Knowledge: Integration of a Garden-Based Science Curriculum at Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School, A Youth Connection Charter School.” Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology &
Foundations. Major Professors: Dr. Laura Ruth Johnson and Dr. Stephen Tonks.
Anthony Nicholas Reffi* (B.A., Stony Brook University; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “Sleep, Experiential Avoidance, and Mental Health.”
Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. Holly Orcutt.
Scott William Rexford* (B.S., M.S., Northern Illinois University), “Steepest Descent, Elastic Energy, and Stability in Infnite Dimensional Hilbert Manifolds.” Department of Mathematical Sciences. Major Professors: Dr. Bela Erdelyi and Dr. Sien Deng.
Braima Salaam* (B.A., University of Ghana), “Cumulative Risk, Parenting, and Adolescents’ Problem Behaviors in Ghana.” Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. Nina Mounts.
Christina Marie Sarosiek* (B.S., Hope College), “Clinical Applications and Feasibility of Proton CT and Proton Radiography.” Department of Physics.
Major Professor: Dr. George Coutrakon.
Antonella Scarpiello* (B.A., Brigham Young University; M.A., Northeastern Illinois University; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “The Effects of Mini- Lectures on Students’ Academic Achievement in an Adaptive E-Learning Environment: A Mixed-Methods Approach.” Department of Educational Technology, Research & Assessment. Major Professors: Dr. Jason Rhode and Dr.
Linh Nguyen.
Nipin Shrestha* (B.S., Purbanchal University; M.S., Northern Illinois University), “NGSRNA-Seq Reveals Bromovirus Encapsidate Native and Recombinant Viral RNAs and Cellular RNAs from the Host.” Department of Biological Sciences. Major Professor: Dr. Jozef Bujarski.
Paige Spangler* (B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art; M.S., Eastern Illinois University), “Grief Experiences of Counselors: A Photovoice Exploration and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. Melissa Fickling.
Ryan Stadel* (B.S., Northern Illinois University), “Experimental Exploration of Shared Magnetic Phases Between Diverse Systems of Iron-Pnictide Superconductors.” Department of Physics. Major Professor: Dr. Omar Chmaissem.
Daniel Vincent Strissel* (B.S., Illinois State University; M.A., Northern Illinois University), “A Rasch Analysis of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale -- Adapted for Children.” Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. Julia Ogg.
Courtney Lynn Thomas (B.S., Bradley University; M.A., Northern Illinois University),“Understanding Subtle Age Discrimination: Investigations into the Daily Efects of Selective Incivility Based on Age.” Department of Psychology.
Major Professor: Dr. Lisa Finkelstein.
Kristy Lee Tuttle* (B.S., Ball State University), “Diversification, Phylogeography, and Historical Demography of the White-Toothed Rats (Berylmys) in Indochina.” Department of Biological Sciences. Major Professor:
Dr. Virginia Naples.
Corey Thomas Ungaro (B.A., Augustana College; M.S., Roosevelt University),
“High School Student-Athlete Sleep Habits Using Activity Monitoring.”
Department of Psychology. Major Professor: Dr. Christina Odeh.
Christy Nicole Wails* (B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., University of New Brunswick), “Quantifying the Effects of Early Competition on Fitness and Niche Specialization: A Natural Experiment in a Restored System.”
Department of Biological Sciences. Major Professor: Dr. Holly Jones.
Doctor of Education
Christine Marie Anderson* (B.A., M.S.Ed., Ed.S., Northern Illinois University), “Collective Teacher Efficacy and Its Enabling Conditions.”
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations. Major Professor: Dr. Kelly Summers.
Cynthia Denise Armster* (B.S., M.S., Emporia State University), “A Phenomenological Examination of Womanist Leadership at an Urban Community College.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. LaVerne Gyant.
Gultekin John Aytekin* (B.S., Marmara University; M.S.Ed., University of Dayton; Ed.S., Northern Illinois University), “Exploration of Illinois Charter School Principals’ Leadership Qualities and Teir Associations with School Learning Environment and School Outcomes.” Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations. Major Professor: Dr. Benjamin Creed.
Robert Babcock* (B.A., M.S., Indiana University), “How College and University Women Navigate Fear of Sexual Assault on Campus: A Phenomenological Study.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education.
Major Professor: Dr. Carrie Kortegast.
Tina Marie Ballard (B.A., Western Illinois University; M.S.Ed., Grand Canyon University), “An Investigation of Reading and Task Demands for Introductory Biology Courses for STEM Majors at Community Colleges in a Midwestern State: A Multicase Study.” Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Major Professor: Dr. Jodi Lampi.
Mark Carbonara* (B.S., Dominican University; M.S., Western Illinois University), “’Sup, Bro?’: Constructions and Perceptions of Masculinity and Gender Identity Among Division III Student-Athlete Men.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. Kathryn Jaekel.
Zoe Anne Cassady (B.A., Concordia University; M.S.Ed., Illinois State University), “Secret Literate Lives: Rural Adolescent Title I Reading Students.”
Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Major Professor: Dr. Corrine Wickens.
Patricia Lee Clark (B.S., University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Northern Illinois University), “A Quantitative Study of Community College Student Re-Enrollment Choices and Outcomes After a D/F/W in an Online Class.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr.
Xiaodan Hu.
Gwendolyn B. Clayborne (B.A., Southern Connecticut State University; M.A., University of Connecticut), “Their Lessons: Inspiring Stories of Ten Retired African American Volunteers Serving the Augusta, Georgia, Community.”
Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. LaVerne Gyant.
Christina James Coclanis-Loding (B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; M.A., National Louis University), “Enrolling and Matriculating Adult Learners at a Public Community College.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education.
Major Professor: Dr. Carrie Kortegast.
Shedrick Wayne Daniels (B.A., M.S.Ed., University of Wisconsin -
Whitewater), “Imprecise Words: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Institutional Statements Addressing Anti-Black Racism in 2020.” Department of Counseling
& Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. Kathryn Jaekel.
Alison Michelle Douglas* (B.A., University of Idaho; M.A., North Central College), “Intersections of Whiteness and Care: How White Female Developmental Literacy Instructors Engage Race in Teir Instructional Decision Making.” Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Major Professor:
Dr. Jodi Lampi.
Tiffany Amber Frey* (B.A., Lewis University; M.A., Aurora University),
“Special Education Administrators’ Understanding of and Infuence on Least Restrictive Environment within the Seventh Circuit Court System.”
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations. Major Professor: Dr. Kelly Summers.
Bethany Lynne Geiseman* (B.S.Ed., M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University),
“Virtual Group Advising: Engaging in Alternative Advising Strategies to Support Students Amidst a Global Pandemic.” Department of Counseling &
Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. Kathryn Jaekel.
Jennifer-Anne Hill* (B.A., University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign; M.A., Indiana University), “Using Logistic Regression to Examine the Relationship Between Early Alert Systems and Success in Mathematics.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. Xiaodan Hu.
Melisa Jimenez (B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., University of Saint Mary),
“Undocumented Community College Students: The Impact of Strategic Enrollment Management Front-Line Staf in Level of Undocufriendliness.”
Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. Kathryn Jaekel.
Susan Arlene Kondrat* (B.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University; M.S.Ed., National Louis University; Ed.S., Northern Illinois University), “Legal Literacy:
A Survey of Research, Legal Content Within Educator Preparation Programs, and Improvement Trough the Development of Professional Learning.”
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations. Major Professor: Dr. Tifany Puckett.
Julie Lam (B.S., Loyola University; M.S., University of Arizona; Ed.S., Northern Illinois University), “Closing the Opportunity Gap in the Advanced Placement Program.” Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology &
Foundations. Major Professor: Dr. Benjamin Creed.
Michael Lango* (B.A., M.A., Argosy University), “The Decision-Making Process of Senior Student Afairs Ofcers in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor:
Dr. Carrie Kortegast.
Scott John Latiolais* (B.A., Louisiana State University and A & M College;
M.S., University of Tennessee Knoxville), “Sociodemographic Factors Influencing Choice of Career Training Program: An Analysis of Washington State Technical Colleges.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education.
Major Professor: Dr. Xiaodan Hu.
Ariana Leonard* (B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.S.Ed., Saint Leo University; Ed.S., Northern Illinois University), “An Investigation into the Legal Literacy of Educators: A Professional Development Approach.”
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations. Major Professor: Dr. Tifany Puckett.
Jo Lynn McCray* (B.A., National Louis University; M.S.Ed., Loyola University), “Spiritual Leadership in Early Intervention Practice.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professors: Dr. LaVerne Gyant and Dr. Jorge Jeria.
Anita Diane Moore Bohannon (B.S., M.S.Ed., Auburn University), “The Co-Requisite Model: A Quantitative Analysis of Its Relationship with Gateway English Course Success.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education.
Major Professor: Dr. Xiaodan Hu.
Margo Bose Nauert (B.A., Calvin College; M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University), “Reflections from Gifted Students: A Qualitative Study Examining Social-Emotional Development in Relation to Justice-Oriented Citizenship.”
Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Major Professor: Dr. Euikyung Shin.
Stanford Bernell Oglesby (B.S., M.S., University of Illinois - Urbana- Champaign), “A Qualitative Evaluation of a Pre-College Summer Program:
Te Research Apprentice Program.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. Xiaodan Hu.
Margaret Jeanne O’Kerns* (B.A., Southern Illinois University; M.S., Northwestern University), “To Note or Not to Note: Students’
Conceptualizations of Notetaking in Academic Reading in a Developmental Reading Course.” Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Major Professors:
Dr. Jodi Lampi and Dr. Sonya Armstrong.
Gina Pogue Reeder* (B.A., University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign;
M.S.W., Loyola University; M.A., Concordia University; Ed.S., Northern Illinois University), “An Investigation into the Legal Literacy of Educators: A Professional Development Approach.” Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations. Major Professor: Dr. Kelly Summers.
Teresa Kay Polson* (B.A., Governors State University; B.S., Illinois State University; M.S.Ed., Ed.S., Northern Illinois University), “Educators and the Law: A Survey of Research, Training Programs, and the Development of an Approach to Increase Legal Literacy.” Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations. Major Professor: Dr. Kelly Summers.
Rachel Costello Pridgen* (B.S., St. Norbert College; M.S.Ed., Loyola University), “A Qualitative Case Study on the Experiences of Students with Food Insecurity at a Small, Liberal Arts College in the Midwestern United States.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr.
Gudrun Nyunt.
George Psaras* (B.A., M.S., Roosevelt University; M.B.A., University of Chicago), “Why Older Adults Do Not Engage in Formal and Nonformal Educational Programs.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education.
Major Professor: Dr. LaVerne Gyant.
Lisa Richardson* (B.A., Marquette University; M.S.Ed., Valparaiso University;
M.S.Ed., Indiana University), The Student Experience with Success Coaching as a Retention Initiative.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education.
Major Professor: Dr. Gudrun Nyunt.
Tricia Lynn Rollerson* (B.A., M.S.Ed., Ed.S., Northern Illinois University),
“Legal Literacy of Educators: The Implications and Critical Next Steps in a Litigious Society.” Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology &
Foundations. Major Professor: Dr. Kelly Summers.
Eric Tammes (B.A., Buena Vista University; M.A., Bowling Green State University), “That Push Helps: A Qualitative Case Study Exploring Students’
Responses to Receiving an Early Alert.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professor: Dr. Gudrun Nyunt.
April Christine Zawlocki* (B.S., Illinois State University; M.A., North Central College; M.S.Ed., Northern Illinois University), “Community College Full- Time Faculty Members’ Perceptions of Course Grading.” Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Major Professor: Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper.
Lesley Lynn Zimmerman-Cooper* (B.A., Taylor University; M.S., Indiana Wesleyan University), “Assessing Faculty Perceptions of a Guided Pathways Model.” Department of Counseling & Higher Education. Major Professors: Dr.
Gudrun Nyunt and Dr. Carrie Kortegast.
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Donna Marie Allen Elizabeth Cassidy Goetz Violetta Agnieszka Magiera Faith Antoinette Nyong Melissa Lynn Perian
Doctor of Physical Terapy
Victoria Christine Bradshaw*
Educational Specialist
Jason Blume*
Christopher Bronke*
Kristen Bronke*
Nikolas Craig Butenhof*
Michael Donald Courington*
Maurice Louis Davis*
Elizabeth Mary Heitkamp Jessica Lynn Hurt*
John Kenneth Jonak*
Michael Edward Leskowich*
Andrew John Lobdell*
Mark Edward Orszula*
Sonya Perez Harrington*
Daniel Robert Phelps*
Nick Reineck*
Ashley Ann Ringler*
Renee Elizabeth Kocol Schott*
LeeAnn Denise Taylor*
Joseph W Trsar*
Taren Renee Turner*
Kelli Linn Virgil*
Master of Arts
**Peter Tobin Poterek Awarded Posthumously Faruque Ahamed*
Jessie Elizabeth Birckelbaw Wanjugu Wakuraya Bukusi Brett Tomas Byron Sarah Margaret Cerovac*
Emily Corrigan Rachel Mary Davis Festus Efosa Eriamiatoe Paul Joseph Eschbach Victor Garcia Brenda Alicia Gary Lauren E Hauck*
Haley Faith Hauptman Nicole Marie Hefron Cassandra Dianne Hightower*
Eric Hofman Alyssa Mielock*
Sarwar J. Minar Daniel D Ortega*
Gregory Steven Padgett Nicholas Raimondi Justin David Riner*
Menaka Samarasinghe Ashley Arely Sanchez*
Ericka Ann Schaefer Rithiya Serey*
Elise Renee Simmons Jillian Marguerite Stassus
Sebastian Istvan Szollos Lauren Amera Tabakhi Brandon Dale Trupp Sabrina Ung Marilyn Valadez Kristina Wiemer
Erin Christine Paulli Weldon*
Master of Science
Kimberly Hopper Abad Frank David Afatigato Elvis Agyeman*
Saad Ahmed
Temitope Oluwaseun Akinyemi*
Abier Jaber Akiry Umme Kawsar Alam Mohammed Alnasser*
Hana Ali M Alturki Mark Allen Anders Killian Anderson Ariz Ansari Anita Emma Appoh Shardul Deepak Arjunwadkar Yolizma Rubi Arteaga Prathmesh Milind Awasare Zeeshan Baksh
Francine Balla Danajae D Ballard Marissa Renee Bamberger*
Leela Sai Mounika Bandaru*
Lionello Bardina*
Akhileshwara Rao Basapuram Christopher Michael Battisto*
Christopher Shohei Becker*
Lance Scott Bemis Ashwin Sanjay Bhaskaran Courtney Elizabeth Bolton Ashley Marie Borgman Kyle Braasch
C Robert Bradford Andrew Louis Bresler*
Christopher James Brown*
Tanisha Latrice Bryant Travis James Buoy Stephen Albert Burd*
Matthew Edward Burgos Jessica Maureen Burns*
Kiley Beth Tinius Cahill*
Marieantoinette Calash*
Nicholas David Campbell Xuezhi Cang*
Niharika Challa Shruti Chandra Sandhya Chapagain Hiral Chaudhari*
Suzanne Marie Check Eugene Joseph Ciesla*
Iain Clarke*
Sofa Maddalena Colantuono Brandy Jo Coleman Courtney Ann Conrad Ahneise Chloe Cox Clay Deal
Jonathon William Demczewski Lance Eldred Deveaux Rachel Lynn Dewey Swachwa Dey*
Eric Michael Dluzen*
Goran Dobrosavljevic*
Carla Macarena Dolmyer*
Sara Lynn Doty*
Quincy Maude Embrey Kelly Lynn Erickson*
Andrew John Etheridge*
Kala Evans
Gioncarlo Alojzy Faczek Ali Faghani*
Nicole Mary Fanis Briana Francois Karyene Friedenauer Tyler Douglas Funk John Gallagher*
Parth Gandhi Abhinay Gattu Julie Ann Gebhardt Sunny Gedala Mownica Ghanta Chloe Gherardi*
Alexander Gialamas*
Fred Lee Gilbert Ryan James Gillfllan Sashi Pranay Yadav Gobbilla Rhonda Jo Gola
Jose Israel Gonzalez Sajith Gopinathan*
Aditi Ramdas Gosavi Anthony Guajardo*
Eve Louise Guenther Aiswarya Gurram Cesar Luis Guzman James Halpin
Nicholas Alexander Hankerson Kyle J Hays
Amy Marie Henkel Spencer Anthony Herkes Madeline Rose Hirtzel Robert Bryce Hix*
Michael Clarence Hood Syed Issa Hussain Madelyn Hutton*
David Jagow*
Hemanth Kumar Jalapathi*
Sai Prabhu Jaligama Pankaj Kumar Jangir*
Kelsey Angelita Jarnell Christopher Derrion Jernigan Jiale Ji
Victor Allen Johnson*
Johnnie James Jones
Deepak Basavarajappa Kadamanahalli Shreya Kalagadda
Snigdha Kalagadda
Ashwanth Kalaiselvi Anandhan*
Siva Krishna Kamepalli Anusha Kanagala Sukhada Satish Kanetkar Torin Estella Kasper Sravanthi Kathi Jovitha Joy Katla Alexandria Kaufman Zachary James Kehoe Peter Tomas Kieltyka Usha Avinash Kochrekar Kevin Joseph Koester Amy Michelle Kofoed Sahil Kiran Kolhe Ajit Sai Kolluri Mukesh Koneru Justin Michael Kortge Bhanu Vardhan Kotakala Edward Kretch*
Rafal David Krzysiak Katelynn Kuehl*
Gregory John Kuhn*
Christine Marie Lagattolla Pavan Kalyan Lakkavajjula Haalika Lankipalle Brendan Leung Ryan David Lewis*
James M Lightner Rebecca Lynn Loux*
Rozetter Lowe Lillian Ruth Lueck Danylo Lykov Aurora Michelle Macek Alejandra Macias
Prasad Priyadarshan Madankar Bharath Chandra Reddy Madireddy Luke Elijah Mallette
Sreehitha Manam Tanya Mangalam Elizabeth Joy Masters*
Alexander Tomas McAvoy Donald James McLennan*
Jacob Menage Peter Tomas Menage Satyasree Reddy Mettu Jessie Bouche Miles Vijeta Mishra*
Abdul Wasay Mohammad Imran Anees Mohammed Mosab Ma Mohammed Shakir Ul Hassan Mohammed*
Jillian Grace Montefusco Christine Terese Monteiro Ezequiel Rafael Mora Jenna Kathryn Morgan Massimiliano Moruzzi Mohammed Mukhtar Ali Laura Anne Murphy*
Garrett Ross Myers Vidyasree Natarajan*
Ravi Teja Nelaturi Ayaz Niazi
Tomas Steven Nicholas*
Danielle Marie Nichols-Hynes Blake Weston Nicolls Uche Augustina Ojakominor Benn Olson
Janelle O’Malley Yasemin Onder Jose Manuel Orench Kacper Ostalowski Carlos Pacheco*
Sagun Parajuli Ghimire Brayden Patton Sarah Melinda Pauley Lauren Emily Pennington Nishith Varma Penumatsa Anji L Phillips*
Kurt Russell Pierce*
Harika Pochagoni Pooja Reddy Poddutoori Kyle Pugh
Steven Ray Purcell*
Aditya Raman
Gerson Guillermo Ramirez*
Stephen Joseph Randles-Moss Jefrey William Rau Udayambika Rayapu Angela B Rebellon Manda Anirudh Reddy Varun Anish Reddy Yeruva Michael Reese*
Nicholas Eric Rodeo
Abraham Williams Rodriguez*
Michael James Roeing-Donna*
Viral Rokadia*
Amin RoostaeeHosseinAbadi*
Tess Lynee Rutkowski Caryn Ruzic*
Matthew Sadowski*
Srdjan Samoukovic*
Witenberg Santiago Rodrigues Souza*
Vijay Ram Reddy Sareddy Margarita Sarmiento Andrea G Sarna Jacob Robert Sarosiek Natalie Lauren Sayer Nathan David Scanlon*
Margaret Ann Schrader James A Schroeder Joshua Marvin Schwartz Lindsay Scott
Sefaalli
Mary Seward Law Hemin Pankajkumar Shah*
Rubina Shaik*
Yaxiong Shao Ishita Sharma
Jackson David Shortridge Karthik Pavan Kumar Siddamsetty Edward Matthew Siebert Ja-Me’s Simmons Benjamin Daniel Simons Kelsey Lorie Sipp Lucas Ronald Skibba*
Virginia Smith Azeez Abiodun Soberu Rosemary Joan Sobota Andrew Jordan Solens Seshaiya Srinivasan Dheeban Kumar Srinivasan
Sampathi*
Sai Jai Krishna Ankith Srungarapu Robert Gregory Stallard*
Bailey Raine Stevens*
Heather Leah Strain Brandon J Suarez Sri Krishna Aditya Surabhi Kelly Ann Swaney*
Syed Shoaibuddin*
Farnaz Tabrizi Miandoab Adam Michael Villasan Tandez Sina Tayebati
Wiley V Taylor Hannah M Templeton*
Andrew Jared Tennant Slaven Tesic
Chandrark Darshan Taker Brandon Lyndale Tomas Andrew Ryan Tillotson Quocnam Ton*
Christopher Louis Tufts Hailey Nicole Tylisz Gayas Uddin Joseph Tomas Vacca Rodrigo Vargas Verduzco*
Krishna Vasamsetti Kristiana M Vasil*
Cathrine Vaughn Natalia Velazco Placencia Joseph Francy Vellappally
Siva Srinivasa Kumar Ventrapragada Niklas Wagner
Lori Kathleen Westley*
Matt White
Briana Ricki Williams*
Darek Loren Williams*
Alexander Tor Wold Dane Tomas Wolfe*
Xuefen Yi
Toyyibat Titilope Yussuph Zachary Zezinka*
Mark Zimmerle*
Aleksandar Zivkovic*
Bryan Tomas Zollinger*
Master of Accountancy
Andrew Steven Barzda*
William Edward Courtright*
Ryan Virgil DelGhingaro Ian Andrew Hanson Brigitte Marie Kramer Arcei Joey Sarong Lopez*
Ilona Matveeva*
Terrica Mona Philpot Scott Richard Stoiber*
Kunihito Ueki*
Rebekah Anne Veteto*
Master of Accounting Science
Elizabeth Bogard Jerod William Burczak*
Casey William Crosby Brett Alan Curl Lozana Dodova*
William Fredericks*
John Edward Grzywa Kathleen Rose Hawkins*
Jonathan T Hewelt*
Benjamin Daniel Hicks*
Mohammad Yasser Hussien*
Eriberto Jimenez*
Joseph Lundberg Ronald Manual Allison A Marshall Sheril Mathew Emily Katherine Miller*
Austin Michael Nelson Jonelly A Orozco Maksim Panarin Taylor Marie Parks*
Harsh Jashvant Patel*
Eric James Plettau Cassandra Dee Reid*
Viktoriia Tompson*
Tao Ti Tanh Tran Maria Pia Tranchina Manxue Wang*
Pawel Warzocha*
Yawen Zhu*
Master of Arts in Teaching
John Joseph Butkus Christina Marie Dengate Jorge V Guerra*
Jason Kyle Hartzell Anthony Joseph Jones Hou Chun Kuong Meredith Claire Land Christy Anne Lipinski
James Robert O’Reilly*
Karina Roman Carol Rowland Priya Sriram Derek Wigtion
Master of Business Administration
Siliams Ines Acosta Daniel Aguia Raymond Alaniz Joshua Abel Alegria Ian Arneson Abigail Arreguin*
Elizabeth Bagnuolo John Barcenas Chirag Barot
Christian Gilbert Bassene*
Julian Beeks*
Lavanya Bekkem Cody John Bell Aleksandar Bojovic
Karishma Narendra Brahmbhatt*
Huiying Cai*
Kristyn Caranci Yufeng Chen*
Paula Andrea Paula Chitiva Gallegos Kevin John Cliford*
Justin Contreras
Robert Tomas Corcoran*
Peilun Dai*
Niharika Dalsukhbhai Devani Michael Frederick Devito Rose Madaleine DiBalsamo Charlotte Diane Diewald*
David Allen Dolinsky Luis Felipe Duque Villalobos Alexia Genie Eichenold Lei Fan*
Adam Fuller
Michael Steven Gamez*
Shukui Gao*
Christian E Garcia David Garcia Jorge Enrique Garzon Dominique Deon Gibson Ryan Joseph Ginczycki*
Jorge Antonio Giraldo Restrepo Lauren Anne Gomes
Brian Grosse Alexander Guest
Luz Aleyda Hernandez Vargas Wesley C Higdon*
Tifany Lynn Honeycutt Daniel James Hower Ruben Dario Hoyos Castillo Mark Stanley Jelencic Juan Antonio Jimenez Martin Robert Johnstone Lynn Marie Kelly Sameksha Khurana Evans Kipkemoi Kirui Anne Celeste Korsgard*
Derek Robert Kozlowski Ryan Richard Krol Timothy Michael Kruse Mantas Kugauda Aman Kumar Karlee R Kveton Esteban Jose Lara
Samuel Michael Leung Jacob Howard Levin Jiang Liu*
Shangxian Liu*
Karla Patricia Lopez Herrera Tyler Lukasik
Xiangbin Ma*
Jose Macias Jen Mader
Erika Yahaira Marinez*
William George Marutzky Brian Michael McGraw Llewelyn Alphonso McPherson*
Santiago Mejia Toro Randy Miranda*
Bernard Adam Misiak Benjamin Edward Moser Edgar Elias Munoz Jasmin Marina Nava Hock Yang Ng*
Rick Scott Nordmeyer Gerardo Obando Sanchez Owen Obasohan*
Angel Eduardo Ortiz Matthew Philip Palmer Sandra Janet Perez Andrew Brian Peterson*
Richard Jay Plettau Lissette Popoca Nikola Popovic Wenping Qi*
Peng Qian*
Pengqian Qian*
Unnum Abeer Rahman*
Olga Lucia Ramirez Calero Clint Branko Ratkovich Travis Chandler Red*
Mayra Alejandra Rodriguez Kristian M Roesken
Carlos Alfonso Rojas Hernandez Lum Sadiku
Erika Salazar
Harrison William Salzman Liliana Sanchez
Carletta M Sanders Sam Schuette Sanjay Kapil Sheth Changliang Shi*
Chumandai Shivgobin David Alberto Sierra Ulloque Govindarajan Raghunathapuram
Srinivasan Kyle Scott Steckel Danielle Nicole Stewart*
Jessica Stoneham Jason M Stoterau Man Hing Sun*
Eryn Patricia Sweezy*
Xuezhong Tang*
Jessica Tapia Kishan Takkar*
Juan Sebastian Torres Hugo Ruben Valdez Juan Carlos Valencia Ochoa David Joseph Vanderpool Manuel Enrique Vargas Sepulveda Michelle Emily Vayner
Anna Ewa Wasilewska Jennifer Weiss*
Mary Beth Werner Shakuani White*
Casey Daniel Wright
Jin Yu*
Yu Zhang*
Helin Zhao*
Hongxia Zhou*
Rathon Zilbar Alberto Suarez Zuluaga Michael Joseph Zurbuch
Master of Fine Arts
Sarah Lynn Napp*
Master of Music Malik Nathan Brooks*
Edgar De la Torre Maria Magdaly Perez Matthew Allen Werstler*
Master of Public Administration
Alexander Amador Arteaga Elijah Mbega Bebora Robert LeRoy Bohannon Billie Frances Callahan Ed B Esmenda Adam Robert Grubbs Alli Marie Hoebing Elizabeth Margaret Kwandras Terry Wayne Lusby Shane Tomas Miller*
Xena Marie Nelms Miranda Maxine Puskar Eliezer Rivera
Christine Wagner
Master of Public Health
Elizabeth O Adebanjo Brittany Louise Aukerman Fatimat Oluwatosin Balogun Kallen Deback
Kayla Marie Falcon*
Suzana Ann Huseini Hemanadh Kolli Emma Samper Lischalk Anastasija Malisic Isabel S Montoya Bennett Edward Nicol*
Harold Nii-Aponsah*
Joshua Earle Parish*
Henil Prahlad Patel*
Nancy Terese Prange Jessica May Reed
Catherin Salvit Sedano Zelada Cortney Patrice Smith Marcus Anthony Stallings Natalia Leigh Travis Sarah Wille
Kevin Takayuki Yamamae Rhianna Denise Zuleger*
Master of Science in Education
Haley Albamonte*
Amy Michelle Antczak Jamie Lyanna Arendas Katherine Victoria Atkins Jefrey Joseph Bainbridge Eric Barker
Bianca Maria Beltran Heather Beverley Lindsey Marie Bienemann Brad Blair*
Joseph Louis Blomquist*
Cayla Borgetti*
Devontae Jamal Bowman Shay E Brooks
Tamerit Kaisha Brunson Brenda Calvillo*
Donald Joseph Canton Kathryn Anne Carey*
Evan Michael Chikeles Arthur Chmiel*
Gabrielle Dominique Clark*
Megan Amelia Collins Pete Micheal Conrad Yesenia Cortes Marta Cote Erica Marie Currier Kimberly Virginia Davis Kendra Marie Dicker-Krase*
Drew Dresden
Konrad Grzegorz Dziedzic Monika Ebert
Rosaleen Marie Egan Khaled A El Bego Melinda Sue Elliott*
Crystal Elizabeth Ellis-Abdullah*
Sonia Yvette Enriquez Reed Evans*
McKenzie Christine Fagan Annalise Evelyn Farina Taylor Frank Alyssa Hope Galvan*
Krystalann Marie Garmon Bryn Vernon Gibson*
Hilda Gomez Abbey Grabowski Kendra Nicole Harbeck*
Amy Hassel*
Kylie Hendrickson Megan Hendrickson Samuel Joseph Hiatt*
Emilly Huerta Jaclyn Elizabeth Jaime*
Dorothy Lynn Jendreas Monika Jetter Stephanie Ann Jorzak Lauren Marie Joyce Veronica Guadalupe Juarez Vadym Kalyuzhnyy Veena Kaniyaly Sydney Krost Karon*
Maura C Kealy Briana Marie Keating Christopher Robert Klein Casey Joseph Kowalski*
Zachery Aaron Kraemer*
Carly Christine Kraft*
Michael S Krause Kendall Kutska Sara Elizabeth Le Duc*
Suzanne Leigh*
Aaron John Lewandowski*
Haley Libert*
Jason Michael Lindstrom Emily Line*
Timothy Kristofer Mack Michelle Terese Mackey Michael Madzinski*
Ashley Gloria Marroquin Elvira Martinez Amy May*
Melissa Ann McCanna Alan Joseph McCormick*
Myles McGhee Maria Rose McMinn*
DeAnda Shanissa McNeil Rogelio Meraz*
Kristen Anne Miller Andrew Charles Miller*
Anne-Marie Mitchell Saurav Mukhopadhyay*
Michelle Dawn Mullin*
Rebecca Elizabeth Nelson Lindsey Ann Nicky Katherine Elise Nohelty*
Cherise Alaine Novak Tracey Orourke David Ourada*
Tara Brooke Ozehowski Eduardo Eliecer Perez Paige Alexandra Pfanz Melissa Lynn Ploog Dana Marie O’Leary Pryor Lindsay P Reinhardt Kimberly Ann Reiss*
Ashley Anne Reynolds-Strange Anais Jessica Robles
Claribel Robles Vasilika Rraklli Lana Russell*
Adrienne Lauren Ryba*
Christian Saenz Ruth Noemi Sanchez*
Indrani Sanyal Cody Sauber*
Erica Kelly Schmitz Alicia M Seifrid Vivian Juig Seki*
Kathleen Marie Shackelford*
Sybil Siska
Elizabeth Amy Smith Daphne Snodgrass Noel Christopher Soto*
Nicole Elizabeth Sourek Kristal Rakhal Sutton Amy Lynne Szumny Cora Tassone Jeannette Lynn Trava Kathleen Nicole Truby Desiree Joy Valadez Claudia Valencia Brenda L Vance
Sevastiana Alejandra Vazquez*
Ryne Michael Vrana Bayleigh Wagner Emily Anne Waller*
Lauren Kathryn Witt*
Gaddys Del Pilar Ybarra Zhiwen Zhang*
Sydney Zuhn*
Master of Science in Taxation
Hector Alex Chiok*
Ashley Trabaris*
Performer’s Certifcate
Jihyeon Kim
Kristine Nichole Mutchler Ahhae Song
University Honors
Te University Honors Program provides undergraduate students of high academic promise and achievement the opportunity to participate actively in the plan and design of their own educational directions. Te Classic University Honors Program has two phases – “Lower Division Honors” and “Upper Division Honors.” Students who complete both phases of the program and have attained an overall grade point average of at least 3.20 will graduate “With University Honors.”
Students who complete only the frst phase will be awarded the distinction of “Lower Division Honors” in recognition of their completion of 15 semester hours of University Honors course work and the attainment of a minimum overall grade point average of 3.00.
Students who complete only the second phase will be awarded the distinct “Upper Division Honors” in recognition of their completion of 12 semester hours of upper-division University Honors course work and the attainment of a minimum overall grade point average of 3.20.
Te Honors PLUS program has two levels of graduation and awards. Te frst level of distinction is Associate University Honors. Graduates earning Associate University Honors have successfully earned three points for Honors coursework, two points for engaged experiences and one point for an Honors elective and the attainment of an overall grade point average of 3.30.
Te second level of distinction is Full University Honors. Graduates earning Full University Honors have successfully earned six points for Honors Coursework, four points for engaged experiences, and two points for Honors electives and the attainment of an overall grade point average of 3.30.
Te following candidates were slated for graduation with a University Honors program distinction at the time of printing this booklet.
Te list is not to be considered ofcial until fnal semester grades are received and all program requirements are met and ofcially recorded.
Some names listed may or may not receive their listed honors. Some names may have been omitted due to GPA and/or University Honors requirements at the time of printing this booklet.
2021 December Candidates
University Honors Lower Division Honors
Mikaela Appleberry Talia A Barreto
Alexis E Behl Cody M Bradshaw
Eli Q Brottman Mackenzie J Cmiel
Taylor Burger Michelle Anne P Garde
Madison R Cerda Anya I Gavin
Adam J List Ryan W Groch
Mia Lord Alisha K Krugman
Elaine S Montgomery Julie L Macek
Ashley E Nickels Alexsandra M Rockman Bianca F Spalla Jessica A Tekielak Emily R Williams Anna E Wojciechowski
Upper Division Honors Associate University Honors
Nicholas J Bloniarz Jose G Cantu
Skyler E Hibbard Grace H Dean
Mark P Raupp Marjo C Feliciano
Yilshalonte S Tolefree Aylin M Garza Silva
Jayla M Walls Phoebe M Regnery
David Skowronski Ellyse L Tate
2021 August Recipients
Upper Division Honors
Robert Carolan Jaime Pellegrini
December 2021 Undergraduate Degree Candidates
Te list of December 2021 undergraduate degree candidates was compiled from information received from the Ofce of Registration and Records as of September 2021, and should not be regarded as conclusive evidence of graduation.
College of Business
Jazmine Aguilar Jason E Albino Anwaar N Alkabsh Jacob R Almquist Isaac M Al-Taraireh Jaton Anderson Olivia A Andrews Oluwateniola R Arowolo Marcos Arrieta Jr Karina Ayala Brooke M Berry Gurveer S Bhullar Michael G Black Brett C Bostad Iliya A Botev Melinda A Brooks Brandon L Bunch Vianney Burciaga Daniel Carbajal Ulises J Cardoso Madisson Carrera Lamont Carter Jr Melissa M Castaneda Travis L Catalina Sergio Cepeda Paulina Chowaniec Brett L Cipra Alexander W Clements Alycia Cotti
Jimmy Dang Mitchell P Davis Brison A Davis-Lewis Ismael Diaz Jr Arianna M Dickson Michelle Doumen Kyle J Drake Jonathan W Drilling Nora M Dutch Charlene L Eballar Marisa N Engberg Michelle D Ernst Lauren M Finch Cailey L Flewellin Colin T Foernssler Austin Freeman Lane M Frieden Jasmine Garcia Maximiliano H Garcia Rosa P Garcia Heather L Geis Dimitrios Giannopoulos Ellie L Gioia
Joseph R Godek Tyler M Goehrke Janet Gomez Edgar A Gonzalez Karen Gonzalez Jimenez Robert W Gorsline Troy E Grimes Tristin Guaman Diana Guerra Sydney A Guerra Juan D Guerrero Gabrielle A Guido Omar Guzman
Tyler J Hammer Donald J Hansen Nathan C Harman Michael J Hart Krystal L Hegg Alexandra M Heidrich Rylan L Hewes Michael A Holoubek Jocelyn N Huerta Sr Camillo J Iannaccone Rachel A Jurs-Lauderdale Nadia Kaleel
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