May 17, 2026



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May 17, 2026



The University of Hartford blends raw passion with emerging talent, offering intentional preparation across its schools and colleges to help every student thrive. Located on a 350-acre campus neighboring Connecticut’s capital city—and positioned midway between New York City and Boston—the University is home to approximately 4,300 undergraduate and 1,700 graduate students from 42 states and 53 countries. Here, students are guided to discover their place, their people, and their purpose.
The University’s charter was signed in 1957, but its roots go back to 1877 when one of the three founding schools, the Hartford Art School, opened. With encouragement from local community and business leaders, the Hartford Art School came together with the Hartt School of Music (now The Hartt School) and Hillyer College in 1957 on a 150-acre stretch of farmland on Bloomfield Avenue known as the Gabriel farm, the last farm in Hartford. In the ensuing 69 years, the campus has more than doubled in physical size and the University has matured in ways that its founders may not have dared to imagine.
The tradition of bestowing honorary degrees can be traced back to universities in Europe during the Middle Ages, becoming commonplace at institutions of higher learning across the globe long before the University of Hartford was chartered in 1957. Through the years, the University of Hartford has awarded honorary degrees to distinguished scholars, artists, musicians, leaders, and dignitaries. Past recipients include Dizzy Gillespie, Arthur Miller, Benny Goodman, Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, George Burns, Ann Landers, Arthur Ashe, Carl Sagan, Steve Allen, Jeffrey Bezos, Charles Gibson, Edward Albee, Wolf Blitzer, and Joe Torre.
The University Mace precedes the president and Board of Regents in academic processions. Maces originated as weapons but in modern times have become symbols of authority. The University Mace (shown at right) is 41 inches long and is crowned by a sterling silver globe, engraved with the name of the University and bearing its seal in 24-karat gold. The poplar shaft bears sterling silver bands on which are engraved the names and dates of service of the University’s presidents, and the names and founding dates of the three institutions that came together to form the University in 1957. The base is made of sterling silver and bears the name of the donor, the late Charles Condon, former University secretary and general counsel, who donated the mace in 1987 on the University’s 30th anniversary.

School/College
The Hartt School
College of Arts and Sciences
Barney School of Business
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Chief Marshal Name Reader Marshals
Donna Menhart
Amanda Walling
Donna Menhart
Kristin Comeforo
Carlita Elias
Shreya Malhotra
David Stec
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Kristamarie Pratt
TJ Bellama
Thilagha Jagaiah
Mehdi Danesh
UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY
School/College
The Hartt School
Hartford Art School
University Studies
Hillyer College
College of Arts and Sciences
Daniel Horowitz
Karen Cook
Kyle Grimm
Akane Mori
Natasha Segool
Olga Sharp
Stephanie Tavarez
Kelly Weber
Harvey Gilmore
Vicky Luo
Farhad Rassekh
Anae Sobhani
Karen Breda
Steve Charry
Lindi Mitsou
Sujata Norman
Sarah Ridge
Christina Swaidan
Takafumi Asaki
Michael Crosbie
Somaye Seddighikhavidak
Song Wang
Chief Marshal Name Reader Marshals
Katie Stevinson-Nollet
Amanda Carlson
Tatum Krause
Bilal Sekou
Amanda Walling
Brian Jennings
Mark Snyder
Kellie Westenfeld
William Major
Bryan Sinche
Kyle Grimm
Gilda Lyons
Margaret Beauregard
Kevin Beck
Gengyun Le-Chan
Eric Mahan
Amy Schoenecker
Olga Sharp
Barney School of Business
Vicky Luo
David Stec
Ben Brewer
Jing Chen
Harvey Gilmore
Anae Sobhani
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Special Marshals
James E. Fuller, University Marshal
Duffy Felmlee
Brianne DeMarco
Karen Braccialarghe
Mary Gannotti
Sujata Norman
Linda Yamamoto
Theodore Sussmann
Jane Horvath, Marshal for the President’s Party (G), Marshal for the Regents (U)
Laura Pence, Marshal for the Regents (G), Marshal for the President’s Party (U)
Caryn Christensen, Marshal for the Academic Deans and Administration
Gabor Viragh, Marshal for the Faculty
Theodore Sussmann
Doctoral Program Directors
Takafumi Asaki
Song Wang
Jennifer Petro, College of Arts and Sciences (Clinical Psychology)
Matthew Austin, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions (Physical Therapy)
Christina Swaidan, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions (Educational Leadership)
Joyce Thielen, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions (Nursing Practice)
Donna Menhart, The Hartt School, (Musical Arts, Music Education)
Alma Mater of the University of Hartford
Words:
Adapted from Henry Fonte
Music: Stephen Gryc

Oh U - ni - ver - si - ty of Hart - ford, A
leg - a - cy that will not end, Your
ban - ners high and col - ors bril - liant, Give strength as we this world a - mend.
Light the fire of our soul’s pas - sion, As we proud - ly
sing your praise. Truth will guide our ev - ’ry ac - tion,
Now, to - mor - row, all our days.
THE HARTT SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT BRASS QUINTET
Margaret Mangold ’26, trumpet
Marie Plouffe ’26, trumpet
Adam Agonoy ’27, horn
Ricardo Hernandez Cabrera ’27, trombone
Timothy Cantway ’26, tuba


Lawrence P. Ward, EdD President
University of Hartford

A dynamic leader in the national higher education landscape, Lawrence P. Ward became the University of Hartford’s seventh president on July 1, 2024.
In less than two years, Ward has strengthened UHart’s deep commitment to student success through expanded career and professional development initiatives, enhanced support services, and strategic investments in campus facilities. He has also focused on positioning the University as a strategic partner in advancing the economic and educational vitality of Greater Hartford and the state of Connecticut.
Earlier this year, Ward was appointed to the newly established Connecticut Career Pathways Commission, created by Governor Ned Lamont and chaired by former U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The commission is charged with developing a five-year strategic plan to ensure Connecticut has a modern career pathways system that incorporates emerging innovations in artificial intelligence, automation, and global competition.
Ward came to UHart after a successful 10-year tenure at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he served as vice president for learner success and dean of campus life. His previous roles include associate dean for academic programs at American University’s Kogod School of Business; director at PRS, Inc., an organizational development consulting firm; and health care account executive at Aetna.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Connecticut, a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Michigan, and a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania, where he holds a faculty appointment in the Graduate School of Education.
Ward currently serves on the board of directors of the Tuition Exchange and has held several national leadership roles, including membership on the NCAA Board of Governors, chair of the NCAA Division III Management Council, and trustee at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut.
Chair
University of Hartford Board of Regents
Donald Allan Jr. officially became chair of the University of Hartford Board of Regents in May 2023. He has been a regent since 2015, and is a past member of the Barney School’s Board of Visitors.
Allan is a 27-year veteran of Stanley Black & Decker (SBD), the world’s largest toolmaker. He recently served as president and chief executive officer before becoming executive chair in 2025. During his tenure as CEO, Allan led SBD’s transformation, simplifying the company into a more streamlined, focused organization with a durable portfolio of iconic brands and businesses.
He was instrumental in launching the new Stanley Black & Decker Scholar program at UHart, which is providing students with scholarships, mentoring programs, and early career opportunities. Allan has also made building expansions and renovations possible at UHart, with SBD generously contributing to spaces and technology in the Barney School of Business, the Hursey Center for Advanced Engineering and Health Professions, and the recently opened Grant Family Track and Field.
Allan and his wife, Marilyn, recently provided a generous gift to the University aimed at empowering student success. In appreciation of their commitment to the next generation of leaders, UHart established the Allan Center for Career and Professional Development. This center serves as a hub for the diverse range of career-focused initiatives and programs available to students across all disciplines.
Prior to joining SBD in 1999, Allan held financial management positions with Loctite Corporation and spent nine years at Ernst & Young. Allan is currently the lead director at Andersen Corporation and serves as the Compensation Committee chair and a board member for Logitech. He is also active in the community and serves as a board member of Hartford HealthCare, The Hartford Stage, Els for Autism, Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, and AdvanceCT, Connecticut’s private nonprofit economic development organization.
Allan earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Hartford.

Sabrina Trocchi M’96 President and Chief Executive Officer
Wheeler Health

Sabrina Trocchi M’96 is the president and chief executive officer of Wheeler Health, one of Connecticut’s leading nonprofit community health and human services organizations. Wheeler provides comprehensive solutions that address complex health issues and provides individuals, families, and communities with accessible, innovative care that encourages recovery, health, and growth at all stages of life.
Trocchi received a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Hartford and later earned a PhD in public health from the University of Connecticut. She has received numerous honors and awards, including two from the Hartford Business Journal in 2021: its Women in Business Award and the Power 25 Health Care Award. On eight separate occasions, her organization has won the Hartford Courant’s Top Workplace Award in the large employer category, with special recognition as a woman-led organization. Trocchi herself won a Top Workplace Award as Top Leader for guiding Wheeler through the COVID-19 pandemic just months after taking the helm.
As president and CEO, she was instrumental in envisioning, developing, and opening Wheeler’s first newly constructed building since 1972, its flagship federally qualified health center and administrative headquarters in Bristol, as well as expanding community health care services at Wheeler’s health centers in Hartford, Plainville, New Britain, and Waterbury.
Trocchi also launched a company-wide initiative to advance the role of diversity and inclusion throughout the organization and has overseen Wheeler’s growth to serve more than 70,000 people in 90 percent of the state’s cities and towns. Her previous roles at the company include chief strategy officer and chief operating officer.
Prior to joining Wheeler, Trocchi served with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. There, she directed the planning, development, and acquisition of over $170 million in federal funds to expand clinical substance abuse and mental health treatment and prevention services.
Kathy Behrens ’85
President of Social Responsibility
and Player Programs
National Basketball Association
Kathy Behrens ’85 is the president of social responsibility and player programs for the National Basketball Association (NBA). In that prominent role, she oversees a team of professionals who support player growth and development, leverage marketing opportunities for current and former players, and coordinate league and player social responsibility efforts.
Behrens, vice chair of the University of Hartford Board of Regents, is a champion of community service, diversity, and leadership within professional sports, and she has received numerous awards in recognition of those skills and commitments. Her portfolio includes NBA Cares, a global social responsibility program with a focus on education, youth/family development, and health resources, connecting NBA teams, players, and coaches with communities for positive impact.
A Bronx native who currently resides in Westchester County, New York, Behrens graduated from the University of Hartford with a Bachelor of Science degree. Her lifelong interest in sports was actively pursued on campus as she combined her studies with participation in the tennis and basketball teams. Behrens also found time to contribute her voice and ideas as president of the Student Government Association. She was inducted into the University’s Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
Before her long NBA career began, Behrens served in the administration of former New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo and was the executive director of the Friends of Cuomo Campaign Committee during the 1994 governor’s race. Following that, she served as executive director of New York Cares, an award-winning nonprofit organization that mobilizes volunteers to help New York City’s neediest residents.
Behrens is also committed to the global growth of basketball through her service as a member of the Board of Governors for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the nonprofit museum and hall of fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of basketball.


Assistant Coach, Milwaukee Bucks Four-Time NBA All-Star Olympic Gold Medal Winner
Through the years, the University of Hartford has awarded honorary degrees to distinguished scholars, artists, musicians, leaders, and dignitaries.
Vin Baker is the most accomplished men’s basketball player in the University of Hartford’s history. During his time at UHart from 1989 to 1993, he garnered All-America honors twice and set a single-season school record with 792 points over 28 games during the 1992–93 season, a mark that still stands today.
As the eighth overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1993 NBA Draft, Baker became only the second UHart player ever drafted by an NBA team. He was the first player from a New England college or university to be selected as a lottery pick.
Baker spent 13 seasons in the NBA and was a four-time All-Star. He was named to the All-Rookie First Team in 1994, the All-NBA Second Team in 1998, and the All-NBA Third Team in 1997. Over 791 career games, he averaged 15.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest. He was also a member of the gold-medal winning 2000 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team.
Baker’s career, both on and off the court, has been a story of grit, perseverance, and resilience—a narrative he shared in his bestselling memoir, God and Starbucks. He has a long history of philanthropy, founding several charitable organizations to advocate for causes including mental health awareness and the education and personal development of young people. His Vin Baker Recovery Center offers support to those battling addiction in the Greater Milwaukee region.
In 2018, Baker returned to the Bucks as an assistant coach, where he has mentored players including star power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
In recognition of his achievements in competition and the impact he made beyond it, the University of Hartford will name its new outdoor athletics and recreation complex—set to open this fall—in Baker’s honor.

Awarded annually to exemplary graduating seniors who have demonstrated academic excellence, intellectual curiosity, and originality of thought.
As a civil engineering student, Meaghan Shaw has continually sought opportunities to conduct research, design projects, intern with established players in the field, and mentor classmates—all across as many engineering disciplines as possible. A more active, eager, or committed student would be difficult to find, which is why Shaw is an ideal recipient of the Ribicoff Prize.
“As just one example among dozens, all of which demonstrate her leadership, devotion to teamwork, and enthusiasm, Meaghan took the initiative a while back to apply for a summer position at the University of Miami, where her research on sustainable infrastructure allowed her to build on the fundamentals she learned in civil engineering and environmental studies, integrating them in new and effective ways,” notes David Pines, professor of civil, environmental, and biomedical engineering at the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture. “Meaghan also works tirelessly with fellow students to explain concepts, help with homework, and prepare for exams in physics, math, and coding. She’s invaluable.”
Other projects included interning with Tadco, a New Jersey-based leader in civil, structural, and environmental engineering, and creating several entries for the UHart design expos, including a first-place entry for a flood detector using specialized open-source hardware and software, and an automatic watering system for UHart’s greenhouse. That project led to her appointment as the student representative on the Faculty Senate Environmental and Sustainability Committee. In that role, Shaw helped organize Earth Day programming and educational events related to campus waste management.
Shaw serves on the Connecticut Gamma chapter of the engineering collegiate honor society Tau Beta Pi, previously as recording secretary and currently as vice president. She was also awarded the UHart-based Savin Scholarship for civil engineering students.

Awarded annually to exemplary graduating seniors who have demonstrated academic excellence, intellectual curiosity, and originality of thought.
Taylor DePaolo-Daily is a digital media journalism student who has focused on sports production for four years to such an extent that reviewing her college tenure can almost be mistaken for evaluating an actual career. It is no surprise to all who know her—faculty, students, and broadcast professionals alike—that DePaolo-Daily has been honored with a Ribicoff Prize.
She has made it a personal goal to take on as many responsibilities as possible and build trust along the way as a pathway toward her professional goals. DePaolo-Daily has stated in the past that there is no difference in importance or hard work between something as simple as writing an email to support a department initiative and running the student television network. Every task is vital.
“Taylor is a shining example of what university students today should be. As her professor and advisor, I am well aware of her excellent work ethic and positive demeanor,” says Susan Cardillo, associate professor of digital media and journalism in the College of Arts and Sciences. “Because of her work, I have made her a trainer, project lead, and class assistant. Students look up to her. She is passionate about her work, which is obvious in her preparedness and follow-through.”
As general manager of the student television network, DePaolo-Daily dedicated much of her effort to creating a work-and-study environment that encouraged students to take chances by assuming new challenges. Among her other significant projects were organizing a trip for dozens of students to the National Association of Broadcasters event in New York City, convincing executives at NBC Sports and World Wrestling Entertainment to commit to panel discussions at UHart, and bringing advanced broadcast technologies to campus.
She was also a member of the Yale Athletics broadcast team for three years and worked more than 130 games as a director, technical director, and producer. In those roles, she mentored a dozen UHart students. She also won two engineering Emmy Awards along the way.
College of Arts and Sciences
Jodiann Gayle
Jenna Marks
Barney School of Business
Christopher Verzi
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Noah A. Ackerman
Wendy M. Gonzalez
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Paige DiCiccio
The Hartt School
Domenic Fusco III
Hannah Hickman
Seniors
College of Arts and Sciences
Rhiannon Lara
Rhoddean Opinya
Barney School of Business
Andrew Julius
Averi McCoy
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Laura Martin
Mikayla Mathews
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Jonah Bailis
Brianna D’Urso
Hartford Art School
Marina Bak
Rally Bryan
The Hartt School
William Kilcoyne
Michael Widjaja
College of Arts and Sciences
Kathleen Lepak
Samantha Pruitt
Zachary Rice
Madison Tierney
Barney School of Business
Hannah Collette
Morgan Page
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Angela Chavez
Amani King-Lindo
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Silvan Friedman
Evan Massaro
Hartford Art School
Bridget Burke
Nicole Gowers
The Hartt School
Emily Massicotte
Katelyn Sterling
Solomon Elsner Award
College of Arts and Sciences
Taylor DePaolo-Daily
Oais Idlibi
Rhiannon Lara
Barney School of Business
Caroline Koziol
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Tyler Brigham
Mikayla Mathews
Grace Mohr
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Vanden Haviland
David Priest
Hartford Art School
Esther Schweinberg
University Interdisciplinary Studies Award
Barney School of Business
Aicha Konte
The Hartt School
Cally Hafner
Part-time Baccalaureate Award
University Studies
Alan Lowe
Ernest A. Dudley Award
University Studies
Devon N. Julien
Hillyer Associate Honor Award
Hillyer College
Daniel Bowden
Hillyer College
Zach Kristol

This award honors full-time faculty members for scholarly and/or artistic creativity.
The 2026 Tonkin Award recognizes Clara Fang’s remarkable ability to transform complex technical concepts into practical applications and to inspire tomorrow’s most innovative engineers. Since 2004, she has brought her expertise and professional passion to the UHart campus as assistant, associate, and, for the past 11 years, full professor of civil engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture—currently serving as department chair and program director.
In her work as an educator, Fang, who received her doctorate from Pennsylvania State University and her master’s from the University of British Columbia, combines machine learning, statistical reasoning, and physical modeling to present her subject in relatable and understandable ways to those who may be new to the field. This method helps bridge the gap between engineering skills learned in the classroom and their application in society. Among her top interests are artificial intelligence, simulation modeling, public safety, and infrastructure.
“Clara’s innovative research and scholarly contributions have made a transformative impact on the field of transportation engineering at international, national, and regional levels,” says Ivana Milanovic, professor of mechanical engineering. “Among many other things, her expertise has advanced real-time traffic control, interchange design, and vehicle behavior analysis. Her collaborative spirit, mentorship of students, and influential role in professional organizations further exemplify her dedication to advancing the engineering field and fostering the next generation of engineers.”
Fang has been project lead on more than two dozen research projects, some funded by agencies such as the Federal Highway Administration and the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Her busy schedule includes time in the classroom, in the field guiding students through their own engineering explorations—occasionally involving high school students during special summer programs—and serving on many important committees, including the University Graduate Council, Faculty Senate, International School Steering Committee, and Faculty Diversity Committee.

Naoumova Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Barney
This award honors full-time faculty members for scholarly and/or artistic creativity.
Irina Naoumova, professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Barney School of Business, is known for her impressive scholarly output, which includes more than 40 peer-reviewed works (37 while at UHart) and a dozen research grants. Her work is frequently referenced by other professionals (by one count, more than 1,500 times), making her one of the most cited faculty members in Barney School history.
Naoumova has been a professor at Barney since 2008, teaching integral courses such as principles of entrepreneurship, strategic management and business policy, and managing in a global environment. In addition to entrepreneurship, her areas of expertise include strategy and corporate governance in transitioning or emerging economies, as well as international business and its associated management roles.
“Irina’s research addresses some of the most complex and pressing issues in international business, such as crosscultural values, global strategic decision-making, corporate governance in transitional economies, and decarbonization strategy,” notes Aarti S. Ivanic, dean of the Barney School and a professor of marketing. “Her scholarship spans organizational, societal, and institutional levels—an interdisciplinary integration that few scholars achieve. It is this kind of scholarship that exemplifies her extraordinary interdisciplinary integration and helps connect economies, culture, strategies, sustainability, and institutional theory. As such, her contributions go well beyond what is expected of a faculty member at her level of experience.”
Naoumova’s doctorate in economics and management is from Kazan State University in Tatarstan, Russia, where she also chaired the department of management. After arriving in the United States, her career as an educator included seven years at the University of Tennessee before coming to Hartford. She has also received two prestigious Fulbright scholarships from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to teach and conduct research abroad.

Jane Horvath Associate Professor of Economics College of Arts and Sciences
Honoring a full-time faculty member for excellence in teaching and contributions to the campus community.
Jane Horvath, associate professor of economics and director of the BA in Economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, is this year’s recipient of the Roy E. Larsen Award. It honors a full-time faculty member for excellence in teaching and contributions to the campus community.
Horvath is widely recognized for her exemplary engagement, motivation, and mentorship of students, as well as her effective collaborations with faculty and staff members on numerous University initiatives.
In addition to overseeing the curriculum for the economics degree, she serves as the director for the minor in economics and political economy and as the academic advisor to majors and minors in each program. Horvath is also the founding director of the University’s van Rooy Center for Complexity and Conflict Analysis. Working with faculty from across the University, she established the minor in complexity and directs the program. The University of Hartford is one of only a few universities in the country offering its students the opportunity to minor in this emerging and important interdisciplinary field of study.
“I have had the privilege of knowing Jane as a colleague, mentor, and friend for a long time, and I have witnessed many times her ability to bring out the best in students and lead programs that contribute to the curricular innovation and academic integrity of the University,” says Melinda S. Miceli, associate professor of sociology and chair of the Social Science Department at Hillyer College. “She is a teacher whose impact extends beyond the classroom, building connections and communities of support, and equipping students with the analytical and critical thinking skills they need to navigate a complex world with confidence and creativity.”
Horvath joined the UHart faculty in 1985, earned a PhD in economics from the University of Connecticut the following year, and developed specific research interests in economic development, the economics of teaching, and complexity economics.

Hemchandra M. Shertukde
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Honoring a full-time faculty member for sustained service to the University.
Hemchandra M. Shertukde, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA), has been a major force at the University of Hartford for almost four decades. He has been an effective educator, assiduous committee leader, dedicated social advocate, researcher, author, and more since arriving at UHart in 1984.
Born and educated first in India, Shertukde earned his PhD and MSEE at the University of Connecticut. His enthusiastic teaching is informed by a deep interest in various intriguing topics such as signal processing, multi-target tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, power systems, fault monitoring of power operations, and others.
Shertukde has also written or contributed to dozens of books, some of which are used as texts at UHart and elsewhere, and has worked on several projects and concepts for which patents have been issued.
“Hemchandra’s record of accomplishments reflects a rare and exemplary blend of scholarly achievement, innovation, professional impact, and institutional service,” says Saeid Moslehpour, professor and chair of the electrical and computer engineering department at CETA. “He has promoted several innovations that have added to the overall strength of our University, he’s provided professional services to key industry organizations such as IEEE, and he’s dedicated much effort to social services, such as the work he has done on behalf of his local Hindu temple.”
For the temple, Shertukde helped raise $50,000 to assist the town of Latur in India after its devastating earthquake in 1993.
He has served as chair of the electrical and computer engineering department and director of graduate studies at CETA. Shertukde has also been instrumental in bringing state-of-the-art technology to campus for the benefit of all engineering students.

Rashmi Viswanathan
Assistant Professor of Art History
Hartford Art School
Awarded annually to recognize an outstanding junior faculty member in a tenure-track position who demonstrates combined excellence in teaching, scholarly or creative activity, and service.
Rashmi Viswanathan, assistant professor of art history at the Hartford Art School, is an expert in South Asian art and transnational modernism, focusing on the mechanisms and politics of global cross-cultural exchange. Since joining UHart in 2019, she has skillfully and effectively combined international travel for research and archival work with full engagement with her students on campus. Viswanathan is also actively involved in developing new courses and learning opportunities. Students have noted her ability to persuasively describe the connections between art and history and to teach them how to think critically.
“Rashmi’s contributions to her field of study, her responsive pedagogies, and her dedication to her students’ growth and success, along with her involvement in campus life and University service, exemplify the excellence and dedication this prize aims to recognize,” says Alexandra Onuf, professor and chair of art history.
A semester does not go by without Viswanathan being vigorously engaged in a handful of projects for which she receives praise from colleagues and students alike. This includes roles as a guest curator at institutions such as Kunsthalle Exnergasse in Vienna and 12 Gates in Philadelphia, as well as fellowships at the North Star Collective and the National Portrait Gallery.
With a PhD in art history from New York University and a master’s degree from Hunter College, Viswanathan hit the ground running professionally the moment her formal education ended. It has been a nonstop pursuit of art history elucidations and exposés ever since—not just for her students but for the art-loving world at large. In fact, Viswanathan is currently completing a book titled Ambassadors of Art: State and Culture Across Borders, and her previously published works include numerous articles in top academic periodicals. She is proficient in six languages, including Tamil, Urdu, and Persian.

Sundeep Muppidi Professor of Digital Media and Journalism College of Arts and Sciences
Presented annually to a faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to the University Interdisciplinary Studies Program.
Sundeep Muppidi, professor of digital media and journalism in the College of Arts and Sciences, will soon celebrate his 30th year as a UHart educator, a tenure marked by distinction for his scholarship on international communication, complexity theory, and communication for social change and empowerment.
“Sundeep’s sustained commitment to interdisciplinary education, innovative pedagogy, and program development exemplifies the spirit and criteria of this distinguished award,” says Jack Banks, co-director and associate professor at the School of Communication. “His approach encourages students to examine their own cultural assumptions while developing an appreciation for diverse ways of knowing and being.”
With a doctorate in mass communication from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in mass communication and television production from the University of Hyderabad in India, Muppidi combines his educational background with an insatiable desire to continue learning—which he fulfills by researching, writing, and bringing innovation into the classroom.
At UHart, Muppidi is renowned for his versatility and success in teaching interdisciplinary topics in the University Interdisciplinary Studies program, which spans technology, media literacy, cultural studies, and the humanities to develop cultural empathy and intercultural competence, particularly in South Asian and East Asian cultures.
Muppidi’s work outside the classroom is no less impressive. He is the author of four books, has contributed to dozens more, presented at more than 100 conferences around the globe, appeared on podcasts and television programs across India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Singapore, and the United States, and has worked on special projects, such as the documentary Seeing the Scientific Light, which aired on PBS stations.

Executive Leadership Team
Lawrence P. Ward President
Katherine A. Black Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Guy Drapeau Vice President & Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Aaron Isaacs Vice President of Student Success and Dean of Students
Ethan Logan Vice President for Enrollment Management
Kayon Morgan Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging
Kate Pendergast Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Molly O’Shea Polk Chief of Staff; Vice President for Marketing Communication
Collegiate Deans
Hisham Alnajjar
Dean, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Josie Brown
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Hillyer College
Aarti S. Ivanic
Dean, Barney School of Business
Dale A. Merrill
Dean, The Hartt School; Hartford Art School
Brian Swanson
Interim Dean, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Donald Allan Jr. ’86 Chair
Executive Chair, Stanley Black & Decker
Kathy Behrens ’85 Vice Chair
President, Social Responsibility & Player Programs, National Basketball Association
Peter Tedone Vice Chair Principal, Governance Consulting Group
Members
James Alibrandi ’84 President, Interstate Electrical Services Corporation
Anthony Assante ’91, M’93 Co-Founder, Atlantic Wealth Advisors
Gina Coleman Senior Vice President & Capital Region President, Hartford HealthCare
Michael Daglio ’91 Vice President Administration, Hudson Valley Region, Montefiore Health System
Margaret Douglas President and CEO, Canoville Consulting, LLC
Kevin Grant ’82, M ’86 Private Investor, CEO (retired), CYS Investments, Inc.
Ryan Speedo Green ’08 Opera Singer, The Metropolitan Opera; Vienna State Opera
Sonya Halpern M’90 39th District State Representative, Georgia State Senate
Jeffrey Hayman M’91 Founder & CEO, Lakeview Timbers LLC
Gabe Herman Faculty, University of Hartford
Martin John ’92, M’94
Senior Vice President, Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.
Christopher Kmetz Vice President, Quality, Pratt & Whitney
Deborah Koltenuk Head of Benefits (retired), Aetna, Inc.
Lee Ann Leahy ’84 Partner (retired), PwC
Jay Malave M’98 CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance, Boeing Co.
David Nord ’79 Chair & CEO (retired), Hubbell Incorporated
Bryan Sinche Faculty, University of Hartford
Joseph Sylvestro ’90 Aerospace Executive (Retired), Advisor, Volunteer
Tanya Taupier Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Aetna
Lawrence P. Ward President, University of Hartford
Student Representatives
Valerie Cassidy ’15, M’21, M’24, D’27 Graduate Student, University of Hartford
Jada Tarvin-Imeokparia ’26 Undergraduate Student, University of Hartford
Frank Villani ’27 Undergraduate Student, University of Hartford
Chair Emeriti
David Gordon ’75, (Hon. ’25) (2018–2023) Principal, David Gordon Consultation, LLC
Lucille Nickerson (Hon. ’22) (2013–2018) President, Nickerson-Zegarelli Consultants, LLC
Peter Eio (Hon. ’09) (2003–2008) President (retired), LEGO Systems, Inc.
Stillman B. Brown (Hon. ’90) (1983–1988) Executive Vice President and CFO (retired), United Technologies
The Honorable Jon O. Newman (Hon. ’75) (1970–1975) Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Life Regents
Stillman B. Brown (Hon. ’90)
Executive Vice President and CFO (retired), United Technologies
Richard Cardin ’62 United Parcel Service (retired)
Rhoda Chase West Hartford, Conn.
Peter Eio (Hon. ’09) President (retired), LEGO Systems, Inc.
Robert Forrester ’66 (Hon. ’17) President and CEO (former), Newman’s Own Foundation and Executive Chairman (former), Newman’s Own, Inc.
Morton E. Handel (Hon. ’02) Chairman (retired), Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
Susan McCray Vice President, Producer/Casting Director, Ten-K Productions
The Honorable Jon O. Newman (Hon. ’75) Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Belle K. Ribicoff Hartford, Conn.
Jean-Pierre van Rooy Chairman (retired), Otis Elevator Co.


GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Sunday, May 17, 2026, 9 a.m.
Processional
The Hartt School Commencement Brass Quintet
The audience will rise.
Order of Procession
Graduates, Faculty, Administrators, Collegiate Deans, Regents, President’s Party
James E. Fuller University Marshal, Presiding
Invocation
Rev. Gail M. Syring Interfaith Minister
National Anthem and Alma Mater
Hartt Chamber Choir
Joseph Cain, Choral Manager
Carolina Flores, Associate Professor of Choral Music and Director of Choral Activities, The Hartt School
(Please turn to page 4 in this program for the lyrics and music to the Alma Mater.)
Opening Remarks
Lawrence P. Ward
President
The audience will be seated.
Greetings
Donald Allan Jr. ’86 Chair, Board of Regents
The Honorable Richard Blumenthal United States Senator, Connecticut
Commencement Address
Sabrina Trocchi M’96 President and Chief Executive Officer, Wheeler Health
Presentation of Degree Groups
Katherine A. Black
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Lawrence P. Ward
President
Doctoral Hooding
Presentation of Graduates
Names of graduates will be read individually as each crosses the stage.
Closing Remarks
Lawrence P. Ward
President
Recessional
The Hartt School Commencement Brass Quintet
The audience will rise.
This program records the listing of graduates as of March 13, 2026, for those who received degrees in the September 2025 and January 2026 awarding periods and for expected May 2026 graduates who filed their degree application and were approved by their school evaluator in accordance with the deadline date. This program does not represent the final, official record for May 2026.
Master of Arts
Josephine Lee Nelson
Master of Music
Evan Andrew Blitzer
Serena Grace Bratten
Timothy Arnold Cantway II
Nancy Jayne Chambers
Sheng-Hua Chiu
Esther Yehsol Chung
Mae Rose Czuba
Xinxing Dai
Holly Marie Dion
Nicholas Ryan Ford
Domenic F. Fusco III
Darryl Hester
Anna Claire Laverty
Chun Hang Lee
William C. Long Jr.
Xinni Lu
Dominic Francis Parrella
Marie Adele Plouffe
Shek Yan Linus Poon
Arisa Sato
Joshua Daniel Sommers
Joseph David Spence
Leah Arnette Streety
Lihan Sun
Jinghan Tang
Jordan Tiberius Waddell
Haoran Wang
Jordon James Wiersema
Yixin Wu
Ka Wing Yau
Elijah Jamal Zelaya
Ciyin Zhou
Master of Fine Arts*
Wyatt Brennan Angelo
Leon Buszka
Edward Carlos
Irina Chaiet
William Zachary Chambers
Max R. Conquest
Karin Marie Crossley
Erin Taylor Densley
Jonny Fuller
Joshua Cometa Garello
Gabriella Maria Geida
Kate Nicole Gottfredson
Alejandra Gutierrez Gonzalez
Erin Huybrechts Davis
Maxwell Labelle
Ximena Eugenia Olazabal
Erin McGuire Olson
Master of Music Education
Daniel Joseph Conroy
Richard Barry Cuoco
Alicia Marie Daigle
Jacob Isaac Hernandez
Keri Marie Lorenz
Hannah Ann Marrero
Jacob Nichols
Samantha Jean Norman
Nicole Theresa Tabak
Doctor of Musical Arts
Evan Patrick Anderson
Yuhao Chang
Jingjin Fang
Emilio Carmelo Garcia
Guangfu He
Sofia Peeters
Pete Pin
Abigail Dianna Grace Platter
Charlene Ann Redwine
Joshua Louis Sinn
Jacob Dale Spetzler
Dale Charles Stephanos
Andrés Felipe Vargas
Margaret Westreich
Hannah Beth Hickman
Roselyn Frances Hobbs
Jon Francis Howe
Ziwei Ma
Margaret Mary Mangold
Hao Niu
Catherine Meara O’Kelly
Morgan Baylie Pope
Clara Ruiz Medina
Qianqian Xie
Doctor of Philosophy
Anastasia Rege
Artist Diploma
Xuanhan Wang
Alexis Kai Annan
Natalie Cayon
Esabella Cesarini
Cara Leighton Cugno
Leah Dorman
Jarese Isiah Eddie
Anakaren Elizondo Carranza
Malik Anthony Ellison
Edmund Bruno Fanslau III
Jodiann Vannessa Gayle
Amanda Yvette Gonzalez
Crystal Marie Gray
Allie Ann Hotchkiss
Albani Soleil Hunt
Marzjani Lyndell
James-Henderson
Miranda Elizabeth Piris
Nicholas Joseph Piscitelli
Krista Marie Segreti
Arielle Marie Solomon
Rudolph K. Sturk Jr.
Melissa R. Sturtz
Marquita L. Abrams
Harris I. Aisevbonaye Jr.
Lucas Vartan Andonian
Tanishq Bandhu
Brey Ann Y. Barrett
Jordan Ellis Bates
Bryson Joseph Bernier
Peyton Elizabeth Bobbitt
Jaylah Bowman
Meghan Burton
Eric William Byrne
Gabriella Marie Calia
Justin L. Cameron
Chelsea Carpenter
Abigail Elizabeth Cervonayco
Anthony Lamonte Chatman
Ana Paula Chavarri Santos
Jaisleen Kaur Chhabra
Akansha Choudhary
Jill Catherine Cool
Brandon Cooper
Kerry Elizabeth Curtis
Skye Lynn Davis
Abigail Elisabeth Desjardins
Claudia Afriyie Domfeh-Osafo
Elizabeth A. Dufresne
Rachel Macy Edelson
Amanda Flechtner
Riley Ann Fogler
Taylor Lee Garrett
Robert E. George
Varachandran Ghajendren
Jack Graydon Grimes
Eliza Aminta Gueye
Taryn Michelle Hillenbrand
Tanya Marie Igo
Megan Christine Jacobs
Kyle Robert Johnson
Beth Kline
Cara Lynn Kusenberger
Ivy Ann Laflamme
Mikaela Rose Langley
MiKenzi Arcturia Laster
Maigen Sara Leach
Chuin Jing Lim
Geoffrey Michael Llorca
Rebecca Gabrielle Maheu
Quinn Patricia Marchetti
Jean Brown Mari
Defia Francisca Martis
Amanda Deanara
McWhite Greaves
Matthew Clark Nunnally
Sandra Ouafi
Satwik Sureshkumar Padhi
Ana Palmira Garcia
Kimberley Rose Peirano
Tiffany Marie Perry
Tina Manigo Peterson
Thuy-Linh Thi Phan
Elaina Christine Piccicuto
Julia B. Poleyestewa
Abbey Rose Popolizio
Mukeshkumar Prajapati
Melanie Ann Quinones
Luis Rivera
Karina Miriam Rome
Shraddha Sepuri
Erin Elizabeth Shea
Hannah Barbara Shields
Julia Uliyana Carr Sloat
Kimberly R. Surridge
David William Swanson
Morgan Maxine Tacke
Miranda Torres
Joseph H. Whalen
Kanishka Yadav
Megan Pritchett Yeager
Giancarlo Zamora
Tamar Zavdazky
Jason Matthew Zorn
Sixth-Year Certificate
Shannon Nicole Anthony
Madison Culpepper
Kayla Ann Ditolla
Emilie Marie Dube
Camille Crisci Fabrycki
Brian J. Farrell III
Grace A. Hallett
Brianna L. Hamel
Earl Allen Keith III
Arva Nerenxa
Emmalee Patricia Richards
MakaylaRose B. Roberts
Nicolas Joseph Stowell
Karen L. Arias
Nikita Bansal
Jennifer K. Bedele
Nina Alexa Bej
Bethany Layne Caudill
Hailey Elizabeth Dias
Sarah Beth Elkind
Megan Rose Foley
Erin Lee Godfrey
Jessica L. Green
Wallace Ann Gustafson
Miriam L. Halim
Sarah Anne Hamilton
Meredith Leigh Hawkins
Jessica Marie Herbst
Allena Loryn Heumann
Kiara Nicole Ho
Sarayu Iyengar
Jennifer Jackson
Nikita Joshi
Marissa Anne Kottage
Philippa Loren Le Cesne Byrne
Alexandra Nicole LoBianco
Joanna L. Mallary
Justin Michael Marcinek
Jenna Beth Marks
Taylor Leigh McClarty
Emily Nicole McElfresh
Katelyn Anna McKeighan
Emily Ann McLain
Kelly Mecozzi
Ariana E. Nsereko
Genesis Elupina Ramon
Abigail Eileen Reed
Derrick Maurice Roberts II
Joshua Snyder
Samantha Rose Saint-Aubin
Lauren Joan Stepinski
Emily Elizabeth Tonn
Albert Dang Tam-Minh Tran
Sophia Elizabeth Whipple
Celina Dorothy Whitmore
Erik Michael Wu-Leung
Kathy Yuen
Nermine Abdel-Hakim
Kalpita Abhyankar-Khare
Antoine Dimitri Alexander
Sandra Louise Alkire
Razak Abdoul Allassani
Jessica Anderson
Marisa Concetta Anderson
Lucas Vartan Andonian
Jesus Arcila
Jaron Samuel Armes
Brandon Charles Armstrong
Cyndi Filio Avenido
Abhishek Bachchan
Evelyn Julie Backer
Christopher Eric Backhaus
Thomas James Bacon
Matthew George Bahre
Victoria Ashley Bailey
Ashleigh Elizabeth Basel
Maggie Kathleen Belanger
Farah Belayadi
Cynthia Catherine Belge
Harjot Kaur Benipal
James Austin Beskid
Cambry Marie Betts
Shafquat Bayes Bhuiyan
Michael Alan Bielat
Cameron Phillip Boardman
Larry Ernst Boettcher
Benson Odhiambo Bolo
Olympia Tomeka Bona
Michael Hamilton Bonilla
Evan Michael Boyle
Stephanie Marie Brewer
James Thomas Brine
Chelsea Nicole Bruskewitz
Amanda June Burgess
Malgorzata Busz
Eric William Byrne
Robin Ann Carpenter
Bruno Caruso Jr.
Aliece Cary
Glendy Johanna Castillo
Amberly Susan Castrillon
Jane Cataldo
Alexandra Rose Chabot
Karen Marie Chasse
Margaret Wanjiru Chege
Jo Ann Ciaburri
James Christopher Clary
Matthew Jon Clement
Robert Lloyd Coard Jr.
Sharen Cobb
Benedict James Collinge
Tahir Zion Cook
Brandon Cooper
Quinn Michael Corcoran
Karyna Cortes Lopez
Kevin Anthony Crime-Vanderpool
Samuel K. Crosby
Jake William Dacosta
Anthon Alexander Davis Jr.
Lesley Tafadzwa Deglis
Abigail Elisabeth Desjardins
Stephanie Rose Devita
Ellesse Rae DiNeno
Jordan Alexander Diosa
Jannette Doherty
Samantha Hope Dording
Kate Dorff
Adedamola Kehinde Dosunmu
Liam Kearney Eastman
Bryce Douglas Eckenrode
Carly Marie Egan
Nkengafeh Ekokobe-Mbezi
Holden A. Ellal
Nicole Elizabeth Etta
Krista Aristia Evans
Christian V. Falco
Tamyra Alisa Namibia Farrell
Michael Patrick Featherstone
Shaun Raymond Flynn
Gray Elizabeth Foley
Amirah Justice Foster
Nyssa Maliona Foster-De Oro
Bennett Douglass Fouts
Robert William Freeman
Darien Tihen Gaines
Michelle Galindo
Medina Garunja
Marissa Christine Gassner
Nicholas P. Gattuso
Jack Ryan Geiger
Zinaida Gen
Dimosthenis Georgalis
Lauren Taylor Gillihan
Brandon Xavier John Gilpin
Chloe Fay Girard
Rachel Nicole Gomez
Eric Brandon Goodman
Cassandra Gravina
Kinsley Nicole Green
Andrew Gudac
Andrew Charles Gustafson
Jessica Haddad
Bridget O’Hara Hampton
Sarah Mary Hannigan
Abigail Rose Healy
Elizabeth Ann Hefley
Ryan Helmann
Jasmine Monet Hendricks
Laura Herbener
Taryn Michelle Hillenbrand
Rachel Lynne Hogan
William James Holian
Daniel Theodore Hostetter
Frank Legrande Howd
Ahmed Shawky Tawfik
Ibrahim
Gabriella Irwin-Parra
Samuel Joseph Jacinto
Thomas Jaeger
Manonmani Jeevagan
Daniel Scott Jensen
Tavares Kaled Johnson
Dillon Nathaniel Jones
Shelby Elizabeth Jones
William Charles Jones III
Arlind Karpuzi
Sidakpreet Kaur
Becky Kaus
Cassidy E. Keaney
Jordan Marie Jacqueline
Kennedy
Rachana Kheou
Austin Kick
Ryan F. Knight
Felicia Knight-Lovell
Akash Kumar
Cara Lynn Kusenberger
Edis Lame
Brian Michael Lapinski
Tiffany Monick Laster
Rachel Jaewon Lee
Stacey Lynn Lehman
Diana Lenis
Michael Joseph Levenduski
Christina Marie Linardos
Kylie Amanda Lindquist
Geoffrey Michael Llorca
Aubrie Grace Lloyd
Alicia Logan
Elizabeth Rose Guan Longhi
Kristen Loose
Paul Alejandro Lopez-Wood
Matthew Anthony Lovoi
Ryan Paul Lowe
Brianna Lowther
Raymond Lu
Eli Manyisha Lubamba
Kevin Thomas Luehs
Sethuraman M.
Jacob Alexander Marchand
Leonard Martin III
Connor Warren Masten
Rebeca Matamoros
Annan Mairi-Lee Matthews
Daria Matthews
Amanda Deanara
McWhite Greaves
Marena Maged Mikaiel
Yuriy Adrianovich Mishtal
Arpine Hakobyan Mkrtchyan
Mireille Astrid Moise
Samantha Mondragon Bustos
Michael Timothy Moore
Aaron James Munzer
Kristy Murphy
Mary Kathryn Murphy
Angelah Malongo Naliaka
Aida Julie Ndour
Nguyen Cao Nguyen
Dylan Vincenzo Nicolini
Dennis Maina Njogu
Valerie Novegil
Matthew Clark Nunnally
Karina Mae Nwoko
Sarah Kathryn O’Connor
Anurag Ojha
Daniel Annointed Okoth
Christina Marie Orozco-Lugo
John Michael Orsini
Christopher Matthew Ortega
Alyssa C. Ottani
Sandra Ouafi
Elvira Ozaeta
Chetankumar R. Pande
Kathryn M. Parker
Barney School of Business continued
Keval Patel
Sani Patel
Tulsi Kirtee Patel
Vidhi Vipin Patel
Justin Paulraj
John Martin Peters
Emily Catherine Pierce
Merari Pina Aguilar
Mandi L. Pokorney
Mariana Pshyk
Jennifer Markow Puchalski
Alexander Steven Quinones
Srividya Ramachandran
Dhruva Mayurbhai Ramani
Noah Emilio Ramirez
Samuel Dias Rego
Diana Jean Ticod Reinhardt
Brian R. Reynolds III
Patrick Michael Rice
Dominic Raymond Richards
Lisett Rios
Rebecca May Ristow
Edwin Javier Rivera
Kevin Dale Robertson
Juliana Nicole Robinshaw
Patricia M. Rodriguez
Alicia Rodriguez Caballero
Karina Miriam Rome
Daniel Alejandro Romero De La Cruz
Maxwell Jon Rosinski
Isabella L. Ruiz
Yasmin Salas
Jaquan Jamal Samuels
Kylah Marie Samuels
Nicole Anne Schaefer
Brandi Lea Schmitz
Megan Elizabeth Schrass
Shraddha Sepuri
Cristy Shamus
Dejvis Sharka
Eric J. Sharp
Edward J. Shepard
Tanner James Shipley
Julia Uliyana Carr Sloat
Gabriela Herrera Smythe
Claudia Olague Soos
Rachel Helene Spurrier
Manish Srivastava
Ryan Michael Stec
Dylan K. Stevens
Jailynn Stone
Bridget Sutphin
Oliver Wendell Sutton Jr.
Hillary Rose Szawala
Akin Tatoglu
Rachel Marie Taylor
Gregory Alan Tindel
Zachary Tompkins
Tamoy Trishauna Tracey
Michael James Trapp
Amanda Rose Trothier
Samantha Lynn Truszkowski
Jordan Trzcinski
Nimi Lola Tuamokumo
Lily Elizabeth Turmel
Kayla Ann Uba-Oyibo
Nathan Harold Vaillancourt
Jyothi Varanasi
Redion Vathi
Brandon Luis Velasquez
Rakesh Verma
Christopher J. Verzi
Alec Monty Victor
Leah Nicole Viets
Sara Piper Vincent
Michelle L. Wade
Grace Wakiyama
Lindsay Ann Walsh
Kendra Walz
Asfand Yar Waseem
Paul E. Wehbe
Akilah Lateefah Walidah West
Kaylee West
Ron Jonathan Westen
Joseph H. Whalen
Claire Khannah Williamson
Jasmine B. Wilson
Fue Yang
Tucker John Yankura
Jacob Marc Zappone
Tamar Zavdazky
Eliza Gabrielle Zegarelli
Cole Zering
Master of Healthcare Administration
Samantha Seger
Manvir K. Toor
Master of Science in Accounting and Taxation
Lynnai Acosta
Razak Abdoul Allassani
Andrea Aramayo
Tatanya J. Bailey
Samantha Grace Ciaglo
D’Lea Cohen
Ryan Collins
Aidan Thomas Engels
Raymond Fairez
Giuseppe Antonino Ferrara Jr.
Daniel J. Fiester
Lauren Rachel Gerhold
Greer Hill
Emily Mae Hubeny
Savannah Alexandria Jackson
Aysion Johnson
Seth David Johnson
Minu Maria Kallukalam Matthews
Kayla Simone Keddo
Carol Langevin
Kylar Manon Maldonado
Christie A. Mayer
Allison Riley Morris
Suhyon Noh
Nicholas Harrison Polizonis
Leandra Ellice Powers
Sean Raymond Reilly
Trey Christopher Brent Sadler
Daniel Charles Siegel
Kevin Smith
Christopher Tullo
Dakoda Marie Tyler
Anna Grace Vumback
Jacqueline O. Wolf
Alissa Jade Yeung
Cecilia Zaporta
Master of Science in Business Analytics
Nida Amanullah
Natalie Anusz
Brandon Charles Armstrong
Nikhil Chinagandham
Takrim Chowdhury
Deveshwar Dacha
Swetha Damera
Adedamola Kehinde Dosunmu
Kelly Ann Galeota
Jahnavi Gogineni
Deepika Kola
Venkata Santosh Pavan
Kumar Koliparthi
Christabel Konadu
Pranay Korada
Seraphim Moon Krafchek
Yougheeta Kumari
Mohd Askar Rabbani Lnu
Raymond Lu
Guru Sai Pranay Maguluru
Noah Michael Mendoza
Mehedi Mostafa
Vishnu Mudavath
Joel Adangson Mwaigomole
Farah Naaz
Ha Viet Nguyen
Muhammed Shayan Paravetty
Jake Michael Pavlik
Dushyanth Ramankol
Taimoor Rasool
Surbhi Rathi
Nicholas David Rousseau
Mona Sabreen
Reshma Rajesh Sawant
Nayeem Shaik
Jayanth Kumar Sikinimetla
Kranthi Kumar Surampally
Manikanta Talari
Abdul Rahman Umar
Alyssa Van Allen
Rohan Reddy Vangala
Harsha Vardhan Reddy Veerarapu
Antos Vichattu Appachan
Srinaga Sai Kartik Vinnakota
Master of Science in Management
Samantha Munoz Spring
Caitlin Elizabeth Topping
Alexis C. Wright
Master of Education
Micaela Holland Abernethy
Stephan Alexander
Julianna Louisa Alfonso
Saranya Arivazagan
Aileen Rose Barney
Laura Bartram
Monique Sydawnie Bascoe
Amanda Leigh Gantert Beers
Naomi Berkins
Allyson Brunelle
Abigail Lynn Bulock
Ananda Chelsea Burnard
Keiko Byrnes
Elizabeth Ann Cappiello
Sandra T. Casey
Kristine Lee Cassan
Kendall Grace Castro
Rebecca Charles
April N. Courchesne
Allison Nicole Crespo
Denisse Delfin Ruiz
Jill M. DellaFera
Skylar Jan Diorio
Megan Donadeo
Aurelie Donate
Michelle Duong
Amber Shacona Earl-Bracey
Paul Fitzgerald
Shannon Flynn
Sashana Britney Forbes
Olivia Grace Fristachi
Jonathan Peter Furness
Lauren Louise Gaines
Kaitlin A. Garrity
Marc Corrado Generis
Brittney Lynn Giannattasio
Morgan Elizabeth Giantonio
Giuliana Giasi
Leslie A. Gomez
Wendy Marie Gonzalez
Sunipa Guha
Joshua Robert Guilmartin
Erin Mackenzie Harrigan
Kaleigh Marie Hart
Jenna Nicole Haydu
Nitalliya JMI Victoreeya Haynes
Angela Genevieve Henrickson
Kaelin Margaret Hester
Tamia Celeste Holland
Caitlyn Pacitto Hubbard
Moriah Elise Jackson
Sohair Khan
Isaac Kim
Alyssa Marie Labbadia
Victoria LaMura-Finnerty
Katherine Laurinitis
Priscilla Lee Lopez
Kimberly Louise Luce
Gia Christine Lucenti
Shante Marie Mack
Ashley Marie Maignan
Maryalice Suzanne Manning
Robert John Marino Jr.
Katherine Angela Martin-Miller
Michelle Marie Martins
Tonya M. Martz
Madilyn Joyce McKenna
Jason Meier
Mandie M. Mendenhall
Alexander Star Michaud
Elizabeth Haley Miller
Christine June Montanari
Meghan Lynn Mulhern
Re’Shantia LaKenya Mundle
Kristina Nault
Joseph Lawrence Newcombe III
Amanda Michelle Nieves
Theresa Nobilski Mehl
Kaytlinne Wenonah Norway
Jessica Leigh Oakes
Lukasz Piotr Oleksak
Therese Komo Onivogui
Charles Ortique
Amber Lee Ostrander
Alexandra Marie Parks
Maria D. Pasto
Ashley Paulin
Erin Eileen Pepin
Jenna Marie Pfister
Nicole Lauretta Phaneuf
Kelsey Elizabeth Piwowarski
Rocco Angelo Ranaudo III
Catherine L. Ravenell
Aida Daniela Reilly
Amanda Reino
Rhiannon Alicia Rennie
Megan Rickerd
Jessica Lynn Saldibar
Samantha Lynn Sanders
Sandra Santana
Rachel Marie Sargis
Ryen Richard Shea
Jessica Christine Siegrist
Ashleigh Marie Sierra
Leanne Michele Silva
Keith Peter Simpson Jr.
Keila Marie Collado Slappy
Patricia Kelly Slater
Melissa Sterling Snow
Cassandra St. Angelo
Valerie Stanton
Sheena Desi Starks
Brianna Lynn Stone
Virginia A. Stroscio
Cindy Johana Suarez
Novlette Suber
Jenna Marie Surowiec
Patrick Jeremiah Talentino
Charlie Hill Taubl
Amanda Lee Thompson
Rory D. Vacchio
Gracen Robin Simmons
Van Der Swaagh
Debra Venech
Esther Elizabeth Wallace-Sweeney
Tamira Whaley
Renata Witkowski
Margaret Julie Yacovino
Madison Elizabeth Zielinski
Julian Kyle Tamayo Ababa
Haila Marie Allen
Nguyen Thao Bo
Allison Nicole Caruso
Michele Isabella Catanese
Jenifer Caulfield
Sarah Elizabeth Chickosky
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Crosby
Natalie Ellen DeMatteo
Daniel Matthew Dewolf
Amy Lucero Escobar Perez
Kayla Gutierrez
Camila Dayaw Harris
Emma Rose Houston
Kathryn King
Amy Elizabeth Kuckel
Allison Paige Layman
Kaelen Alexandra McKenna
Karlie Breanne Plunkett
Ashleigh Nicole Purcell
Aliana Marie Rivoira
Marissa Marie Robarge
Kelly Ann Schneider
Victoria Serafin
Tyler Edward Stickels
Mary-Kate Taylor Torgerson
Isabelle Trusan
Angelina Marie Venditti
Torilyn Renee Wuensch
Master of Science in Nursing
Fior Lissette Alba
Jeannine Erin Bentley
Lillian Marie Bentsen
Jessica Elizabeth Bobko
Quintiliano
Jillian Marie Caldarola
Cherie Margaret Case
Kathryn Castrichini
Tatiyana Charles
Tonya Howell
Samantha Nicola Kitson
Jennifer Ann Martin
Kaitlin Elizabeth Mills
Matilda L. Molina
Meagan Moskowitz
Hope Esterhazy Mowchan
Saira Mungroo
Arlene A. Newman
Karly Allison Pedbereznak
Lucia Petrolito
Lourdes Yaelis Quiroz
Devado Ruddock
Rebecca J. Santos
Julie Ann Simard
Teresa J. Soule
Sydney Ashton Streeb
Kendra Beth Wiesel
Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics
Jeremiah Dave Andre
Alexandria Elizabeth Chalifour
Wennie Chen
Sean Patrick Crehan
Erin Nicole Yerg Daniel
Meghan Camille Davenport
Julia Lynn DeForest
Fletcher Christian Des Rosier
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions continued
Sarah Kate Doherty
Aubrey Elizabeth Dolezalik
Marla Emily Fais
Evelyn Renae Wilson Fowler
Keara Marie Galbraith
Peter Matthew Hahn
Ladelle Elizabeth Hazen
Tessa Mary Holt
Allie Marie Hynes
Alexander Jensch
Maurice A. Johnson
Lecia Rece Lamboy
Ethan Xavier Last
Joseph Edward Lothamer
Gavin James Mason
Kyle Robert Moser
Nathaniel Conant Neville Jr.
Kayla Cheyanne Pelletier
Hannah Pena
Brook Elizabeth Porter
Jenna Halsey Pusey
Lauren Marie Schreiber
Tessa Moore Susco
Aaron M. Swedberg
Doctor of Education
Erica Lynn Brilhart
Shilpa Choudhary
Nicole Elizabeth Kurker-Stewart
Andres Ricardo Madera
Bevin Erinn Rainwater
Taylor Clayton Dodge St. Pierre
Alisha Ann Swart
Valerie Varanelli Whynall
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Sara Emily Campbell Baltz
Maria Dayanara Goode
Nicole Teodosia Marcelino
Maria Isabel Segarra
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Noah Andrew Ackerman
Abigail D. Bagnoli
Ashelyn Michelle Baran
Madalin Frances Blumhoff
Christopher Carenza
Shane M. Cervone
Julia Anne Chapell
Xiangbin Chen
Amanda Pavina Chester
Caden J. Cloutier
Lindsay Rose Coffey
Marissa K. Daluz
Efrain De Leon Angon
Erin Elizabeth Duffy
Richard Blake Edwards
Brandon C. Ekeli
Tyler R. Filley
Madyson Marie Fitzner
Jesse Fleming
Patryk Tomasz Gruca
Taylor L. Gubler
Anahi Victoria Gutierrez
Zachary Hamilton
Grace Katherine Harty
Ida Hoxha
Jordan Kaleyse Jackson
Victoria Nicole Jedrychowski
Wesley William Johnson
Elizabeth S. Kenneally
Aaron Robert Kirby
Faiz Altaf Lilaporia
Master of Architecture
Alvana Abedini
Andrew John Briere
Dorjana Bujaj
Ryan Theodore Castonguay
Anthony Joseph Colucci
Rylan Rachel Daly
Alena McKensey Doll
Liam Timothy Dwan
Uarda Elmasllari
Kimberly M. Fraleigh
Sofia M. Giguere
Johnathan Jeffery Edward Lyn
Lauren Michelle Matias
Luis Alberto Molina
Sierra Elise Nicholais
Cynthia Lopez
Molly Grace Ludwig
Drew Mark Martin
Daniel Myles Maura
Liam McGinley
Stephen Thomas Mele
Erin E. Mulry
Jake Christopher Ojert
Seth Thomas Olsen
Aarohi Patel
Daniel Gregory Reynolds
Kelli Ann Schaefer
Benjamin Arthur Senra
Julia Dianna Swett
Ashlyn Nicole Tavares
Nicholas Paul Peter Truncali
Benjamin Vickowski
Amanda Leigh Warner
Olivia Grace Wightman
Hailey Stella Zaggi
Haindhavi Paruchuri
Christina Anna Patmanidis
Randy Jay Pelletier
Jason Michael Ripley
Conall Q. Sweeney
Master of Engineering
Abigail Lynn Abram
Nathan J. Becher
Ajay Kumar Belladi
Jessica Danielle Camarillo
Lydia Dali Omar
Shaun Dhupan
Scott Thomas Dion
Liam Kearney Eastman
Nicholas P. Gambardella
Medina Garunja
Joshua Raymond Gaudette
Christina Rose Hart
Zaw Lin Htet
Parkash Kumar
Karthik Mukka
Michael Robert Neumann
Dylan Vincenzo Nicolini
Ivan Taras Panchyshyn
Parth Kiritkumar Patel
James Thomas Robinson
Annarita Scamardella
Jagbir Singh Shergill
Chintan Mansukhbhai Shingala
Brayden Bullett Smith
Paul E. Wehbe
Brian Zapata
Master of Science
Bhoomika Ashok
Thejas Ashok Kumar
Paige Ann Diciccio
James Robert Feltault
Eli Jacob Freilich
Sudharani Gugulothu
Vishwa Teja Jetti
Asif Fahad Kingshuk
Shaikh Bilal Ahmadhussain Lnu
Venu Maddukuri
Isha Prashant Metha
Noshini Islam Naina
Kishor Kumar Somasekhar Nair
Rugved Sandeep Pednekar

UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Sunday, May 17, 2026, 2 p.m.
Processional
The Hartt School Commencement Brass Quintet
The audience will rise.
Order of Procession
Graduates, Faculty, Administrators, Collegiate Deans, Regents, President’s Party
Announcement of the Ceremony
James E. Fuller University Marshal, Presiding
Invocation
Rev. Gail M. Syring Interfaith Minister
National Anthem
Stephen Isherwood ’26
The Hartt School
Opening Remarks
Lawrence P. Ward
President
The audience will be seated.
Greeting
Donald Allan Jr. ’86 Chair, Board of Regents
Recognition of Student Awards
Belle K. Ribicoff Prize
Taylor DePaolo-Daily ’26 College of Arts and Sciences
Meaghan Shaw ’26 College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Recognition of Faculty Awards
Donald W. Davis University Interdisciplinary Studies Award
Sundeep Muppidi Professor of Digital Media and Journalism College of Arts and Sciences
Roy E. Larsen Award
Jane Horvath
Associate Professor of Economics College of Arts and Sciences
Belle K. Ribicoff Junior Faculty Prize
Rashmi Viswanathan
Assistant Professor of Art History Hartford Art School
Humphrey Tonkin Award for Scholarly and/or Artistic Creativity
Clara Fang Professor of Civil Engineering College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Irina Naoumova Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Barney School of Business
Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Award for Sustained Service to the University
Hemchandra M. Shertukde Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Presentation of the Student Government Association Gavel
Royston Lester ’26
Student Government Association President
*Cum laude: Grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or above
**Magna cum laude: GPA of 3.50 or above
***Summa cum laude: GPA of 3.75 or above
Conferral of Honorary Degree
Vin Baker
Doctor of Humane Letters
Presented by Donald Allan Jr. ’86
Commencement Address
Kathy Behrens ’85
President of Social Responsibility and Player Programs, National Basketball Association
Presentation of Degree Groups
Katherine A. Black
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Conferral of Degrees
Lawrence P. Ward
President University of Hartford
Presentation of Graduates
Names of graduates will be read individually as each crosses the stage.
Alma Mater
Hartt Musical Theatre Class of 2026
Directed by Phil Rittner, Theatre Faculty, The Hartt School
The audience will rise.
(Please turn to page 4 in this program for the lyrics and music to the Alma Mater.)
Closing Remarks
Lawrence P. Ward
President
The audience will be seated.
The Hartt School Commencement
Brass Quintet
The audience will rise.
#University Honors: Overall GPA of at least 3.0 in the required honors coursework and the GPA required by the student’s college
##University Honors with Thesis (A&S only): Overall GPA of at least 3.0 in the required 18 credits of honors coursework, a 6-credit thesis, and an overall GPA of at least 3.25
This program records the listing of graduates as of March 13, 2026, for those who received degrees in the September 2025 and January 2026 awarding periods and for expected May 2026 graduates who filed their degree application and were approved by their school evaluator in accordance with the deadline date. This program does not represent the final, official record for May 2026.
Bachelor of Arts
Emilia Mary Alquist*
Aiden Matthew Dultz
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bryce George Abell***
Shaughn James Aderhold***#
Max Christian Ashford***
Connor Lee Austin**
Shelby Barrett-Whitmore***#
Madison Grace Barton*
Shawn Quincy Baskerville
Jake David Berube***
Piper Elizabeth Birney***#
El Bloom***#
Wesley Miguel Bonilla***
Lauren Sky Bries***
Nathaniel Andre Butler
Raymond Patrick Cain**
Celia Rosario Eve Castillo-Torres**
Madelynn Kiana Dabbs***
William Porter Delargy*
Isabella Marina Dematos**
Josephine Sarah Penelope Dobson**
Nicholas James Dona**
Avery Marie Dulak**
Kallie Angelina Elam***
Bronwyn Aurora Embree**
Sydney Rebekkah Emeson***
Collin Christopher Engelhardt**
Hannah Fidler Leon***
Emily Anne Frutos Krueger***
Cally Ann Hafner***
Riley Elizabeth Henderson
Nelle Marie Higgins***#
Skyler Ann James**
Brooke Kathryn Jedele***
Anna Melva Ljuden Johnson***
Walker Bryce Kaul**#
Liesl Blake Landegger***#
Sarah Lynn Laporto**
Dorothy Ruth Lawrence***
Erin Lynn Loudenback***
Anastasia Maglaras***
Vanessa Meole***#
Julianna Noelle Misluk**
Cassondra Lynn
Bernadette Molloy***
Chloe Eve Nollet**
Eric Carl Orsini***#
Aidan Borgen Ramirez*
Dylan P. Renart
Rachel Theresa Roth**
Madelyn Jane Rothstein**
Milana Rae Schechtman
Claire Marie Stillman***#
Eden Michelle Swigert**
Minuet Allison Karolyn Taylor**
Cara Rae Tome***#
Audrey Grace Turnage***#
Max Joseph Unlu*
Elenna Grace Usher***
Christina Gabrielle Vinson**
Sophie Grace Walters***
Connor Jacob Whitbey*
Blakeley Isabella Willson**
Gabriel Blackmon Wittrup*
Skyler Hudson Wright***#
Bachelor of Arts
Rally True Bryan***##
Julianne Helen Goodman*
Andrea Carina Moyano**
Haley M. Perez**
Carrie Danielle Douglas Starzyk*
Ciel Toale
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Danielle Cecilia Alvarenga**
Emily Ruth Andersen
Zoe Nicole Anderson
Alexander Logan Babey
Marina Bak***
Tommie Mae Barker***
Tobias Rhys Bellmay***
Rebecca Lynn Burnett*
Kaitlyn Marie Caplette***
Sabine Richael Carey*
Cristina Carmela Agostino***
Noah Diallo Bissell***
Nathaniel Bollermann
Riley Thomas Brutvan***
Kyle Douglas Cahill***
Jason Patrick Cain***
Miguel Cardona Jr.**
Haylee Brooke Caserta**
Antonino Salvatore Ciampa***
Shannon Marie Connolly
Emma Elizabeth Connors
Karissa Marie Dillon
Joseph H. Dunkelberg***
Matthew D. Ehle***
Jacob Thomas Evans**
Jason Howard Feldman***
Nickolas Joseph Gastello***
Samuel C. Guild
Jessica Renee Hakanson***
Stephen Isherwood***
Daniel Christopher Jantson***
Megan L. Jones***
William Wheadon Kilcoyne***
Katrina Elise Lacombe***
Maris O. Leese**
Kendra Terra Liversidge***
Cam Jonathan Longo***
Jonathan Anthony Losito
Michael Arnold Love*
Fiona Machemer*
Olivia Mae Martinez
Anne Marie Mattila***
Grace Elizabeth Mazzola*
Alexander David Carter**
Nathanial Armani Castro***
Kayla Rose Cleary**
John Marshall Courtemanche*
Mars Taylor Cucurullo*
Jacob Victor Curet
Hannah Dhom
Isabella Marie Docchio***
Victoria Rose Docchio***
Brianna Dunn***
Melissa Abigail Echegoyen**
Emily Anne McGuire***
Lyric Rose Meredith***
Lyrian G. Miller*
Elaine Marie Quarles**
Alex Oleg Roginskiy***
Madison Rose Rombough*
Adam James Santoro***
Victoria Rose Scavone***
Maria Anneliese Schmitt
Amar Eshri Singh **
Michael James Spanedda***
Zachary Joseph Stowe-Alekman***
Gabriella Nicole Treutle**
Alan Charles Tucker*
Kenneth Christian Wadinger**
Michael Wenas Widjaja***
Yuchen Yan***
Grady Benjamin Coyne Youker
Henry Zaleski***
Victoria Blake Eodice**
Bunni Nicole Feda
Linnea Elizabeth Fiedler-Hoerle***
Bryce Joseph Foster*
Valeria Franqui Rivera***
Gregorie Wray Fravien**
Hannah Marie French***
Alexa Lizavetta Galindo***
Paulina Ganych***
Francis Milo Goldberg-Doyle*
Jalivia L. Goncalves
Hartford Art School continued
Caroline Jean Graubert
Elle Carlton Henry*
Christopher Hinson***
Cole Dolores Hopkins*
Jade Noelle Hostetler***
Ashley Faith Ivanko***#
Sarah J. Jabornik**
Alex Riley Kempner***
Erin Michelle Kenney***
Layla Natalia Knight**
Clara Kathleen Koch
Christiana Salome Labella***
Sedona Francesca Leach***
Kaylie Te’haira Lee
Associate in Arts
Cheryl A. Davis
Leslie Melina Fernandez
Alyssa L. Garcia
Waylida N. Julien
Vivia Marshall
Ariel Druscilla Lewis-Taitt
Charlotte Olivia Long***
Alexandra Megan MacAlpin**
Dyani Elizabeth Maldonado
Melissa Michele Martel***
Danny Luis Martinez***
Morgan Sloan Beckwith McGuire*
Christopher Medeus*
Neira Mehmedovic
Jordyn Alyssa Mershon***
Kyle William Mieczkowski***
Kaylee Modesta Mora
Aron Casper Mouthaan*
Sokheta Sar Nguon***
Associate in Science
Addison K. Leggett
Natalie Silvestre
Bachelor of Arts
Selina Felicia Nicole Abner***
Jeremy D. Allen
Brett Baisden Jr.
Associate in Arts
Josayne Marye Anderson-Tejera
Deborah Akosua Boatemaa Asumadu
Odin Wilho Boerman
Daniel Miles Bowden
Ahlyssa Bray
Amanda A. Agyapong Brefo
Kyle Christopher Brown
Zoe Jane Burd
Nahera Cadet
Victoria Sebring Carreras
Tyler Nerecia Rhiannon Carty
Demani Antwan Clarke
Fernanda Alejandra Courbis Cortes
Amyelizabeth I. A. Dicks
Makiyah Kandies Goode
Noah Elton Gottesman
Sydney Nicole Grosner
Mya Marie Hagenbuch
Jack Kenneth Howson
Tyana Leonie Island
Mia Jaramillo Mendez
Despina Maria Kaloudakis
Gary Lewis Kozikowski
Sariah Yvonne Lewis
Jayden Merlin Littlejohn
Caroline Marina Piliavin
Thomas Christopher Redden
Jayleen L. Rivera
Marc Daniel Rodriguez
Marangely Rosaly Roig
Rebecca Ricardo Safar
Kassidy Rose Schaffer
Elan Jacob Shepard
Jacob Daniel Simansky
Shyanne M. Ogilvie**
Lily Carolena Onderdonk***
Hannah Marie Parmenter**
Gabriel Aaron Petshaft**
Andrew Robert Pires
Savannah Lin Powell***
Emily Ann Quinn*
Jeanette Mae Remaly**
Brigitte Melissa Reyes Rosario*
Danielle Elena Rinick
Jaclyn Marie Rocha
Steven D. Jesus Rosa*
Samantha Eileen Schulte***
Esther Marie Schweinberg***
Kris Spahr***
Ella Grace Thayer**
Emily Patricia Tobin***
Isabella M. Trejos***
Patience Mayanetta Ruth Turner
Emily E. Warner***
Cameryn Elizabeth Wilkinson*
Todd Christopher Windish Jr.***
Rebecca Wipperman***
Elizabeth Matilde Worrick***#
Grace Evangeline Yoder***
Selena Antoinette Benoit
Eliza Claire Bomhardt**
Asia Dabney
Jasmine C. Fairley
Michelle A. Heyboer***
Sarah Jane Jones*
Devon Nigel Julien Sr
Sydney E. LaRosa
Kyle Sean Simmons
Raven Taylissa Sterling
Camryn Jade Suppa
Camila Lucia Vera
Taylor Theresa Vidoli
Maria Eduarda Vilaca-Cunha
Justin T. Wichowski
Damante T. Wyatt
Sam Blake Yakuel
Associate in Science
Bridget G. Adu
Malik R. Brown
Chelsea Coello
Jeorgia Elizabeth Cooper
Zachary Ethan Kristol
Christian Montalvo
Amari Jayden Oseni
Fumiko Marie Lopez*
Alan Lowe
Zaley Avis Lumpkin
Cynthia Ann Montano
Penelope A. Pappas
Angella Charlene Thompson
Jeralyn C. Thrower
Mellissa Marie Wrinn
Bachelor of Arts
Howard Joseph Acla***
Brianna Jayanne Adams*
Noah Zachary Angell
Gianna Nicole Armstrong
Leslie Inez Arnold***
Mia Bach**
Lydia Raye Balas***#
Tobias Ballester
Jadan Madison Belen***#
Xavier Nunzio Berrios**
Karenna Rose Best
Zephania Atiya Mikaela Black
Shyanne Rae Braacker***
Ashianea Michelle Temple Brown
Austin Nate Bushkin
Spencer William Butynski**
McHaley Jean Cianfaglione
Crystal L. Clarke***
Jack Bohan Clayton
Kaleb Michael Cole
Tomas Matos Costa***
Brenden X. Crumbie
Yovanna Christina Cruz
Taylor Breanne Davis***
Tashari Tania Dawes
Alexis G. De La Cruz
Meridith Yasmine Delva***
Taylor Trepanier DePaolo-Daily***
Emma Diane Diakon***
Madison Allyx DiPasquale**
Sean Zachary Doron
Naimah Dunston**
Anthony Justin Eleuthere
Elayna Alexandra Espinal***
Leslie Dorothy Farrell
Eunice Jesutomi Fatola***#
Tiana Dynasia Findley
Taylor Wells Fitch**
Shea Elizabeth Flaherty**
Bridget Evelyn Fleming***
Daniela Marie Fortuna*
Frank Anthony John Gentile**
Kaitlin Itsel Gonzalez Castelan
Yazmine Paris Goodlett
Nokhalia Michal-lee Gordon**
Alyssa Jealene Gouvan*
Logan Lateria Green
Lily Elizabeth Gross
Vivienne Monroe Grube**
Ashley Paige Guddat***#
Jason Guerrero
Kallista Neva Irene Hachadoorian***
Charles Savage Harlow Jr.***
Julia Elizabeth Helms**
Sequoia Quellian Donylle Hornsby***##
Diego Elias Huaman
Emma Louise Hundt***
Amani Johnson*
Evan Borchers Kaslusky*
Anna Lora Keith
Ayanna Jade Kelley-Fraser***
Aidan Paul Kelly
Mirembe Kirokwa**
Alexander Moishe Kuperman
Serenity Lynn Lachance***
Daniel Francesco Lamoureux***##
Karen Laurore
Amelia Paige Lavigne***
David Thomas Matias Leal***
Royston Romeo Lester Jr.
Eliysia Keniyia Lever
Ryan Joseph Lewis**
Avital Frances Midlarsky Lichtenfeld
Susan M. Lord
Samantha Lynn Lukowski**
Sara Jen Mahedy
Ashlyn Mary Mahon**
Destinee Ann Majett
Gulian Vance Plimpton Marconi***
Mikayla Luisa Marques
Kaitlin Martinez*
Elias John Martiska
Brielle Liliana Mathis
Maria Ann McCauley***
Genevieve Sophia Medina***
Chiara Francesca Melniczek**
Gia Maria Miccio*
James Andrew Earl Mills
Meagan Sophia Mitchell
Monay A. Mitchell
Brendan Aaron Mojica***
Madeline E. Montano***
Jasmine E. Moore
John Frederick Moore
Jaylyn R. Morales***
Asten R. Morgan
Olivia Mae Mosher***#
Meghan L. Murray*
Joshua Michael Napomiceno***
Madison Negron
Kamau Nicholas*
Samantha Leslie Norton**
Mackenzie Lynn Noyes***
Rayna Margaret Oakley
Aaron N. Oro
Cameron Jeremy Otano
Rhoda Osei Owusu Ansah
Michael Vladimir Padilla*
Gianye Nicole Palmer
Cassandra Marie Palumbo
Diana Pashkovska***
Merci Alexandra Payadue*#
Kaelyn Shahira Pelaez*
Emily Maria Pereira**
Josiah Luke Perez-Henry***
Linda Grace Petersen***
Yveda Philemon
Alice Gwendolyn Pond***
Isabella Grace Presutti
Patrick Prince Jr.
Devin Andrew Putney***
Kaylee Rae Rabideau***#
Frank John-Joseph Ramos***
Iris Vanessa Reyes Reyes
Kashish Riaz
James Benedict De Jesus Rivera**
Jay-Lyinn E. Robinson***
Makaila Nicole Robinson***
Petra Almida-Ivy Robinson***
Gustavo Rodriguez
Jainesse Marie Rodriguez
Maxwell Edward Rosenbush
Bryannah Rousseau
Britney Shakira Russell
Samantha Ryan
Jack Matthew Saias**
Kevin David Schaeffer, II
Benjamin David Schulz
Marieme Soda Seck
Katie Marie Goldman Segall
Fatima A. Segnian
Kaitlyn Maureen Sierra**
Amanda Theresa Simmons**
Julia Burke Smith
Samuel William Barry Smith
Sophia Rose Smith-Golub
Juliana Emma Squillante*
Daniel Peter Stameris**
Suzann Ashley Strollo
Farah Suede*
Callia Gellisa Taffe***
Anissa Ayla Tapia**
Samantha Wombeh Tarr
Daniel Stephen Tomlinson
Tamara Alyssa Tramble
Randy Vidal**
Yaytza Xiomarie Villa
Sydni Stevie Wallace
Ricardo Ryan Watson*
Angel Anya Wells
Elizabeth Clara White**
Nathan K. Wivell***
Jada Sharese Wyatt*
Sam Yakuel
Liam Alexander Halog
Yaphockun
Emily Giacinta Zarcone
Bachelor of Science
Amara Rose Agosto***#
John Harry Bennett***
Taliah La’toya Brown
Amber Rose Coddington*
Anita Fay Anna Farkash**
Emma Rose Greenfield***
Melina Summer Haynes**#
Travis C. Hook
Alivia Hough***
Oais Ammar Idlibi***
Sejal Kaur Johnson**##
Peyton Kindblom**
Christopher Isacc Kokko**#
Peter Archer Kuselias***
Rhiannon Alese Lara***##
Rusha Mataj**#
Derek Richard McLean**
Adriana Marie Oddo*
Rhoddean Shanny Opinya***#
Evan Joseph Riddick
Gilad Solomon**
Juliana Emma Squillante*
Viktoria Ania Stasiowska***
Katarzyna M. Swierczynski*
Jada Lashawn
Tarvin-Imeokparia*
George Hendrickson
Townswick**
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Lora Rose Acquario***
Abdullah M. Alsanad**
Jasem Altoura
Shaker Mahmoud Alzayadi
Joyce Meredith Amady**
Jacquelaine Kimberly Anderson**
Alexandra Angeles***
Stephan Jon Anton**
Amber Grace Antone*
Ellys Quincy Aquino
Tyrell Darryan Bailey**
Caroline Kelley Baim**
Madison Grace Baird***
Janeil Sarah Benson
Benjamin Ethan Berin**
Kiran Kamleshbhai Bhanderi***
Hannah Victoria Blume*
Tyler Michael Blumetti*
Mark John Bowditch
Jack Christopher Bronn
Bernice Brun
Anthony John Bubba***
Sean Burns
Julian De Dios Camacho
Drew Hyun Cardarelli***
Alexis Carneiro
Colby Christopher Carr**
Christian Anastasia
Naomi E. Carter*
Nicholas Anthony Castrovinci**
Hussein Suna Cheriha
Jackson T. Ciccone***
Jake Ryan Cieri**
Caden E. Civiello
Roselyne Collado***
Keegan Patrick Conrad-Pawlik
Benjamin David Costanzo***
Joseph L. Cuthbert*
Max Mitchel Czellecz***
Nathan Daley**
Tiara D. Daniels*
Amanda Franzato Defaria**#
Robert Taft Degree, IV
Noah Ferreira Dos Reis**
David C. Dostaler**
Amelina Douangvongsa
Brennen Connor Egan***
Gersa Elezi***
Gavin Steven Elias**
Dylian Craig Stankov Erwin***
Olivia Moira Estey***
Nicholas Patrick Farrelly***
Thomas Newton Fitzhenry
Shawn Foley
Pietra Moreira Macedo Fonseca*
Ava Isabelle Hale Geraci**
Justin J. Giano
Nicholas Michael Glynn*
Esther Marthe Gratia***
Kaylie Elizabeth Green
Kerri Stephanie Guaman***
Hazel Bet Hill**
John Michael Hintze***
Kasar Saki Hunt Foster
Ziqiao Jiao*
Janine Ambika Johnson
Angelique Renee Jones***
Andrew Julius***
Brandon Kamansky
Megan Ketchum***#
Zakary Kimiabakhsh
Trevor Alexander Kniffen*
Krysy Asheshkumar Kobawala*
Kevin Kolc**
Aicha Konte***
Caroline Elizabeth Koziol***
Jacob Eli Kurtz
Christopher J. Lazzara
Kalle Legassey***
Angelica Isabel Lopez*
Jessica Ariadne Lopez**#
Paige Helana Loughman**
Aida Mirembe Lubuulwa*
Mayson Grace Massaro***
Averi Reece McCoy***
Cullen John McLaughlin***
Trevor Cowles Miano**
Lesly Stephanie Montalvo Gomez
Austin J. Murawski
Evan Joseph Napierata
Mathias Kuntz Nevin
Minh Anh Nguyen**
Danae Alexia Ormsby***
Jiesalea Brielle Pagan***
Associate in Science
Sarah Kathryn Becker
Molly Elizabeth Dickerman
Amy Catherine Telo Fernandes
Laila D. Galagarza
Annie June Gilman Sr.
Hannah Elizabeth Graf
Kristen Alexis Gregory
Xhesika V. Keco
Ella Marie Lach
Avery Ann Murphy
Ciarah Christine Ramsaran
Alexis Breanne Schrock
Hanna Paula Shine
Sheerly Marina Valverde
Ariana Valentina Vera
Emma Suzanne Walsh
Sara Nicole Wenke
Bachelor of Science
Lauren Elizabeth Ackerman*
Starrana Alexis
Wajed Majed A. Alrawili*
Emily Nicole Andrade*
Jason Anthony Baganha
Kyra Anderson Ballard**
Delia Jacqueline Barthel***
Tori Michelle Bedard***
Kathryn Olivia Bello***
Zemirah Kadejah Black*
Jonathan Riley Blore**
Desirae Jordyn Marie Boase
Carlie Sky Bouchard***
Antonae D. Boysaw
Shannon Michelle Bradshaw
Tyler Jack Brigham***
Lukas Andrew Bushka***
Andrea Beata Buzas***#
Jearlin Carmen Cabrera
Jayda Anaya Cadet
Harry Panajoti**
Seth A. Poe
Megan Callie Pozzi***
Deja N. Prewitt
Jaymison Michael Rapp
Jordan Lee Rodriguez
Gabriel Manalo Rooney***
Chloe Morgan Rose***
John A. Russell
Josie Quinn Salmieri**
Carly Elizabeth Sanzo***
Makaila Denise Sawyer**
William Brian Schaffer***#
Lulieta Shehu**
Matthew Joseph Shield
Kareem Jawad Shreidi**
Justin Andrew Siegel**
Mina N. Silva*
Kode Smith
Mackenzie Anahi Starks***
Quess Kelyse Starks
Meimouna Thioune***
Ronak M. Tolani***
Vedeline Verdieu**
Richard Villa**
Julie Virdokian*
Claire Dawn Wall
Robert Warren
Lauren Aline Wilde**
Mark Steven Williams
Patrena Elizabeth Campbell
Gabrielle Margaret Castonguay**
Jayden Pacheco Castro**##
Mark Anthony Catania
Victoria Soleil Cean**
Munasqa Choque Stenn
Emma Rose Christoforo
Mason John Chuck
Kayla Jean Ciampi***##
Desiree Arlene Claudio**
Maggie Maureen Clawson
Frederica L. Dampson*
Nadingding Darboe
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions continued
Niyah Najei Davis
Victor A. De Los Santos
Nataly Dejesus
Jaeline Diaz
Sophia Ivy Divinagracia*
Ella Marie Donovan**
Joseph Nolan Dooley**
Jemimah Jonelle Dorelus
Susanna Edmond
Brennen Scott Elshaug*
Emily Nicole Evans*
Brooke Ann Fettig**
Wilson Flores
Alex Edward Foligno**
Janessa Joy Freitas***
Callie B. Gaffron***
Laila Diana Galagarza*
Alexa Rae Garcia***
Julia Pilar Garcia
Kaitlyn Gati
Faith Giordano**
Jada Lynn Gonzalez
Rachel Paulette Gorneault
Ella Marie Grace***
Ericha-Rose McKayla Grell***
Emily Noelle Greydanus*
Robert Timothy Gwara
Jolene Christina Hernandez
Justin Ethan Hope-Singh
Benjamin Gabriel Horvath***
Mira Kathlyn Houghtaling**
Kelly Siobhan Hoxie**
Stephanie Grace Iodice
Aisha H. Iqbal***
Cameron Charles James
Erin E. Johns
Rebecca Mae Kampmann*
Evelyn M. Katsigeorgis**
Aidan William Kemp
Braden William Koba***
Jeremy Ryan Kobrin**
Skyler Ann Krause**
Ataya Alexis Kuspiel***
Morgan Elizabeth Leger***
Justin C. Leung*
Sara Lidsky**
Makenna Ashley Lord***
Isabel Rayne Loria***
Ryan Michael Lunn*
Casey Lynn Macaruso**
Alexandra L. Magrey
Mira K. Mahmoud**
Regina Jacqueline Malendo*
Marisa Josephine Malta***
Samantha Ann Marcotte***
Amanda Louise Margelony
Tara N. Martin**
Mikayla Renee Mathews***
Carly Rose Mayhood**
Samantha A. McAllister*
Aniella Sofia McGovern***
Samantha Jeanne Mengwasser***##
Jack C. Merrill
Taylor Sue Mills
Grace Elizabeth Mohr***##
Arob Paulo Mongkuier
Marjorie Stephanie Mora***
Jake Salvatore Morello*
Charlee Jean Nagle
Taidou Leroy N’dikwe***
Mariah Lou Nichols***##
Charlotte Foret Odom***
Aodhan Padraic O’Leary
Rebecca Sylvia Opdenbrouw**
Janayah Ivette Ortiz**
Gabriella Isabel Osborn*
Kaitlyn Anne Paprzyca**
Maria Nicole Peschko***
Cameron Layne Powers
Aimee M. Ramirez-Rapalo
Darius Sincere Ramos***
Lakhraj Ramroop
Xochilt Aurora Rangel*
Alexa Tara Raymond*
Gianna Marie Robertson***
Laissa Simoncello Rosa
Lee Aaron Schuett
Carissa Nicole Sirois**
Christopher John Soscia***
Jaylene Karina Soto*
Angel Feather Spears-Johnson*
Jacob Joseph St. Cyr
Kealan Edward Stelmaszyk***
Riley David Stevens
Macie Estelle Sutton**
Faith Ann Terni***
Ana Lissette Torres Vargas**
Isabella Mia Tottenham*
Avery Narcissa Tripp***
Noah A. Triumph
Carmen M. True***
Arohi Sanjana Verma**
Isabella Claire Vigna**
William E. Visalga***
Elisa Katerina Vittori***
Yzabella Marie Waddell***
Rylie Emma Walker*
Mekhi LeRoy Watson***
Emily Grace Wessant***
Dylan J. West
Andrea Adjei-Frimpong***
Farrah Grace Bekiers***
Associate in Science
Kyle Scott Dittamo
Bachelor of Arts
Isaiah H. Clarke*
Amir Jelani Harvey
Tabraiz Khan***
Jordan Nathan Spector
Bachelor of Science
Ethan Lewis Abrams*
Leroy Nii Ayettey
Caden Mekhi Bailey
Tanner Chase Baillargeon
Steven Patrick Behrens**
Elijah Reinaldo Bonilla
Ansel A. Bryan*
Erik R. Burgdorfer*
Luka Bushi***
Adriana Toni Cabrera*
Amiyah Campbell
Maiya Amira Cannon***
Gabriella Monique Carr*
Maksymilian Chojnowski
Jillian Marie Christensen***
Kaitlyn Sarah Benny*
Aleyna Eylul Boluk**
Kyla Brown-Thomas
Xavier Armani Bryant*
Kylee Nicole Connally*
Roseanne M. Cooper**
Kelsey Anne Coyne
Danielle Katherine Dacey**
Vanessa Nicole Daley*
Caitlin Marie David
Alexis Ann Demaine**
Sarah Joy Pasague Demonteverde*
Madeline Eileen Diakon**
Jaidelyz Diaz Del Valle*
Claudia Filipkowska Cruz**
Zaheerah Renee Fuller*
Holly Elizabeth Gagnon**
Layla Amani Gilliard**
Madeline Rose Granger***
Anna L. Hellman*
Sarah Monet Hinojosa**
Courtney Michele Ingham**
Vivienne Rose Koory
Courtney Grace Korner**
Laura Stella Martin***
Ashlee Darleen Martinez*
Brianna Alexandria McDonald*
Qasim Asif Nazir**
Cam-Nhung T. Quach*
Madeline Emma Roden***
Melanie Estela Rodriguez
Lorena Rosado Velez*
Brenna Lynn Ruoff***
Jessica Yaa Sasu-Appah*
Mykaela Simone Sprowl
Adriana Marie Tufano*
Sara LeeAnn White**
Lauren K. Zicca*
Ethan Robert Coates
Isabella Rose Contento
Lawson Alexander Correia*
Conrad Eustace Czarnecki*
Abigail Marie D’agnese
Cameron Joseph Dasilva
Pasquale John Desimone
Grace Maureen Diffley**
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture continued
Kyle Scott Dittamo*
Rachel Dunnery
Brianna Lorraine D’Urso***##
Peter Henry Efinger*
Munashe Quincy Gawe
Carissa Ashley Gonzalez
Alijah N. Goodman Peoples
Matthew James Guerriere*
Jack Daniel Hart***
Jacob Braden Hart***
Ridgy Christopher Jean
John Wayne Jensen III
Katherine M. Kaczkowski***
Yezmarie King Rodriguez*
Aiden Christian Kiss***
Benjamin Timothy Kopf***
Mori Kreider**
Jacob Max Kubik*
Alexa Christa Laforgia
Timothy Richard Lentini
Emil Leo Lisenbee
Amaiya Lu*
Dudley Haley Manchester IV
Sarah Leticia Marcos**
Reilly Thomas McGrath***
Sean McKenna
David Alexander Medeika**
Genevieve Mitchell**
Cindy Indira Mohan*
Milton Tafadzwa Mupfumira Jr.
Vrishab Ganesh Murali***
Jannatul Ferdows Neesa
Chrislene Oliveros**
Jacquelyn Andrea Palaguachi**
Dhruvi Patel***
Ryan Joel Perez*
Joshua Thomas Perron***
Aidan Walker Plourde**
James Henry Ponder III
Scott Ryder Raymond***
Edward G. Romero-Ortiz
Raymond Ruiz Jr.***
Annie Charlotte Samuel
Sebastien Roussel Sanon
Marc Vincent Seemer
Tyler Joseph Spada
Jakob Andrew Stokosa***
Isabella Sund***
Omar Milano Thomas*
Derek Alexander Torres
James E. Totten**
Lexi R. Trenn
Jacob Tsekhansky***
Sophie Ann Turner***
Claudia Ugarte**
Ryan Andrew Varano
Felicia Theresa Veltri*
Riley C. Wagner***
Matthew Thomas Lavoie Weir***
Dylan J. West
Natasha Francella Williams*
Zachary Robert Wojtkiewicz
Alexander Uwe Wolfinger*
Emily Elizabeth Wytas***
Benjamin Zar*
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Mike H. Avila
Dante Wallace Bergantino**
Drew M. Dossias*
John Black Gouveia**
Michael Joseph Langone**
Drew M. Lauzier***
Christian Angelo Piscitelli
Tucker James Rice***
Devon Jay Schmidt
Annabel Robin Schwartz
Jacob J. White*
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Angelique Pascal Attieh
Elia Bllani**
David Maurice Cole
Brandon Mitchell Dadah
Olivia E. Dossias**
Mikayla Shae Gordon
Matthew Lawrence Green
Cheyane E. Nichols
Samuel Everett Walker*
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Abdulrahman Ahmad Alsalman
Spencer David Beane
Chloe Lillian Coale
Lily Elizabeth Desautels*
Van Tan Dung Dinh*
Eric Andrew Franco***
Shelby E. Frashure*
Amelia Magdalena Jensen**
James Ladino
Mason Moy
Avery Cyr O’Connell*
Noah Adam Pendleton
Autumn Olivia Raffone*
Sarah Serrano
Meaghan Kimberly Shaw***
Evan Patrick Stover***
Phonepaseuth Thammalath***
Arrington Olivia Triantis*
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Mohammed Musaed Alabd Alsalam**
Mohammad Fahad Alajmi*
Ahmed Alamer
Mohammad Alazemi
Rashed Alazemi
Bndar Khaled Aldowaish*
Fahad Alenezi
Mohammed M. M. M. Alenezi*
Omar Alenezi
Mohammad Almarri
Fawaz Falah Almutairi
Talal Alsmait
Joseph Jooram Chung
Sara Ann Costa*** Jaquwonne D. Johnson
Daniel Ryan Lorenzo
Jeremy Michael Mangiameli***
Kevin J. Medina
Nicolas Richard Salinetti***
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Abdullah Saad Alajmi
Mohammad Khaled Alajmi
Osama M. Alazmi
Khaled Alghareeb*
Omar M. A. M. F. Almutairi
Benjamin N. Chern
Vanden Markus Klimkiewicz Haviland***
Ali S. A. S. Hendal
Patrick Martin Joseph***
Alexander Santiago*
Gilad Solomon**
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Jonah Theo Bailis***
Brendan William Connolly**
Olivia Anne Depatie***
Patrick Nicholas Gordon**
Ethan Walker Hallock***
Jacob Louis Katz***
Emily Catherine Matera***
Joshua Levin Mitchell Jr.
Jack C. Pepin**
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Katherine Elizabeth Boehme***#
Thomas Conway
Kaire Edwards
Leif Alexander Farber-Krug
Dominik Jan Femiak**
Alec David Friedland
Nathan Daniel Valentino Gale*
Kyle Gardner***
Efrayim Yosef Gesin*
Christopher Joseph Ignatiou
Wilondja Mutiki Jerome
Brett Michael Kappel
Georgios Savas Nectarios Karagiannis*
Andrew Charles Leibold**#
Samantha T. Lillis**
Frederick Donald Marshall
Justin Robert Niziolek
Emily Marie Pereira
David R. Priest***
Michael Alan Robert**
John R. Sabovik***
Natalie Nicole Caroline Ashlee Sherer
Viken John Torigian
Evan T. Wheeler
Bachelor of Science in Robotics Engineering
Alejandro Josue Ayala
Jason Eric Dion Jr.
Logan Xavier Forcier**##
Vanden Markus Klimkiewicz Haviland***
Dennis Tekyi**

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