RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY Convocation Program 2017...on learning, global perspectives, accessibility and service. A School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

C O N V O C A T I O N

May 2017

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

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SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Convocation Ceremony2 0 1 7

Excellence Since 1864

Celebrating excellence since our founding asthe Rutgers Scientific School, a land-grant institution

by Professor George H. Cook in 1864.

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Message from the DeanMay 15, 2017

Dear Graduates,

I extend my warmest congratulations to you, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Class of 2017, and to your family and friends who have supported your achievement.

As graduates of Rutgers, New Jersey’s land-grant university, you have benefitted from a philosophy of education that emphasizes hands-on learning, global perspectives, accessibility and service. A School of Environmental and Biological Sciences education is not just about earning a degree or getting a job offer—it is about preparing for a lifetime of learning, growing, and serving.

Today you embark on a new journey, able to address the most critical challenges facing our society. You do so on a solid foundation built by excellent and dedicated faculty and by caring and supportive friends and family. It is in this context that all of us send you into the world, with the full expectation that your lives and accomplishments will be a source of pride for you and for our institution.

Remember that you will always be a part of the Rutgers community. I encourage you to remain involved in alumni affairs, and to know, wherever your journeys may take you, you will always have a home on the George H. Cook Campus of Rutgers—your alma mater for life.

Sincerely,

Robert M. GoodmanExecutive Dean School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

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Dedication

We, the graduating class of 2017, proudly dedicate this School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Convocation Ceremony to our families, classmates, and friends.

Over the past four years, the interactions with our peers and the experiences we have shared, including the highs and lows, have highlighted our school careers. We have been able to reach this milestone, the first of many in our lives, due to the dedication of the faculty and staff of the School, and the support we have received from one another.

We also cannot forget our families and the instrumental role they have played in our development. Their constant guidance and support nurtured our growth, preparing us to be responsible and mature individuals as we take on our new roles in society.

We graduate today as a result of the efforts of all those who have helped us achieve excellence in education, and we carry with us a sincere gratitude.

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Program

Monday, May 15, 201710:00 am

Processional

Gonfalonier

Gabriella T. Talarico

Rutgers Glee Club

“The Star-Spangled Banner”

Master of Ceremonies

Richard D. LudescherDean of Academic Programs

Executive Dean’s Address

Robert M. GoodmanExecutive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological SciencesExecutive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

Rutgers Glee Club

“Rutgers History Lesson”

Presentation of Summa Cum Laude Awards

Richard D. Ludescher

Presentation of Outstanding Senior Awards

Marc Kollar, President, G. H. Cook Community Alumni AssociationMichelle Jefferson, Dean of Students

Judith Storch, Campus Dean

Recognition of the Dr. Barbara Munson Goff Teacher of the Year Award

Judith StorchCampus Dean

Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences

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Class Representative RemarksSamia Sohail

Rutgers Glee Club“The Bells Must Ring”

Distribution of Degrees

Robert M. Hills, Associate Dean of Academic ProgramsMichelle Jefferson, Dean of Students

Thomas Leustek, Associate Dean for Academic AdministrationJudith Storch, Campus Dean

Rutgers Glee Club“On the Banks of the Old Raritan”

Closing RemarksRobert M. Goodman, Executive Dean

Recessional

Program

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Red Oak (Quercus rubra) New Jersey State Tree

Red Oak seedlings have been presented to graduating seniors at the School Convocation Ceremony since 1982. Instrumental in starting this presentation was Otto V. Kunkel, College of Agriculture, Class of 1940, and former District Forester for the New Jersey Bureau of Forest Management, who personally helped to grow the first seedlings. The School is pleased to present them to the graduates as a living memorial to an outstanding graduate and a good citizen of the State of New Jersey. Graduates will take a living part of the G. H. Campus with them, to grow tall and strong, as they, too, grow in their personal and professional lives.

The School of Environmental and Biological SciencesGeneral Honors Program

The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences General Honors Program provides outstanding entering students the opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary seminars and independent research projects throughout their undergraduate careers at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Students in the program have maintained a cumulative average of 3.4 or better and received annual merit scholarship awards of at least $1,000.

Vandana ApteSara E. BarazeshKiera BrennanLara J. BrindisiPeter J. Carman

Brian T. D’AmaroRose I. Greenblatt

Melissa C. GronskeAnkita Gupta

Gieun (Jenny) Im

George H. Cook Scholars 2017

Graduating seniors designated as George H. Cook Scholars have completed a yearlong honors independent study project that they have defended publicly before their faculty committee and the School Honors Committee. George H. Cook honors theses are kept in the Chang Library.

Waleed Ahmed Abouelela Effects of Fiber Ratios Microbial Growth Kinetics With Pavlo Takhistov FOOD SCIENCE

Adam Ahmad Chaustre Perilipin Control of Lipid Droplet Associated Hydrolase (LDAH) Activity

With Dawn Brasaemle NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE

Vandana Apte Efficacy of National Policies that Offer Public or Private Compensation to Living Organ Donors for Costs

Incurred During Donation With Yanhong Jin AGRICULTURE FOOD & RESOURCE ECONOMICS

Connor D. LaMontagneKatrina E. Leung

Louis H. McGuiganSarah A. Pfaff

Aditi B. RanadeEsther E. Rose-WilenVictoria E. Simpson

Alyssa StansfieldMargaret Wang

Denzel Zhu

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George H. Cook Scholars (continued)

Nicholas Balbi Molecular Immunology Relating to Either Mechanism Underlying T/B Cell Activating and/or B Cell

Chronic Lymphoglic Leukemia With Lori Covey SAS – DHL CELL BIOLOGY & NEUROLOGY

Rita Baorto The Effect of Cobalt on Plasma Volume, Red Blood Cell Volume and Blood Volume in Fit Standardbred Horses

With Kenneth McKeever ANIMAL SCIENCE

Chloe Baskin Using Biostatics to Increase Resiliency inthe MARACOOS HF Radar Network

With Hugh Roarty MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCE

Brittney Blackburne Targeted Data Collection and Data Mining For Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater

With Lisa Rodenburg ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Michael J. Botros The Effects of Horse Pasture Grazing System onNutrient Content of Forages

With Carey Williams ANIMAL SCIENCE

Kiera Brennan Epigenetic Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals onthe Mammalian Ovary and Uterus

With Aparna Zama ANIMAL SCIENCE

Chris Brianik Parasite and Host Community Structure AlongTwo Riverine Ecosystems

With Michael Sukhdeo ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION & NATURAL RESOURCES

Lara Brindisi Are Endophytes Responsible For Modulating Seedling Development of Beefsteak Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)?

With James White PLANT BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Kate Brown Soil Health and Cover Crop Evaluations to ImproveSuccess of New Blueberry Plantings in NJ

With Peter Oudemans PLANT BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Gina Buchel The Hydration of Phosphoglycerate Kinase With Peter Kahn BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY

Brendan Campbell Ocean Impacts on Antarctic Coastal Ecosystems With Josh Kohut MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCE

Peter J. Carman Thermodynamics of Insulin Amyloid Fibril Formation With Peter Kahn BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY

Brian A. Caycho Assessing Community-level Disaster Resilience in New Jersey With Cymie Payne HUMAN ECOLOGY

Mariyam K. Chaudhry The Effect of Dietary Sucrose on Hepatic Markers of Amino Acid Metabolism

With Malcolm Watford NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE

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Tina Chen The Effects of Enterocyte Fatty Acid Binding Protein Ablation in Mice on Intestinal Integrity and Lipid Absorption

With Judith Storch NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE

Brian T. D’Amaro Microbiome Variation of Mice Guts With Lee Kerkhof MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCE

Itamar B. Dias The Effects of Some Volatile Organic Compounds on Pseudogymnoascus destructans; a Bat Pathogen

With Joan Bennett PLANT BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Michael Ferrante Role of Netrin - 1 in Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis With Darren Carpizo RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NJ

Kayla A. Fowler Reassessing the New Jersey Farmland Assessment Act:Barriers to Urban Farmer's Market Commercial Sales

With Laura Lawson LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Lauren Foy The Role of MerB in the Degradation of Methylmercuryin Geobacter bemidjiensis

With Jeffra Schaefer ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Melissa C. Gronske The Effect of Chronic Exposure to PFNA on Morphology, Gene Expression and Fecundity in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

With Keith Cooper BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY

Ankita Gupta Taste Differences in Engrailed 2 Null Mice With Nicholas Bello ANIMAL SCIENCE

Tyler Janoski Assessing Wind-driven Extreme Snowfall EventsUnder Climate Change

With Anthony Broccoli ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE and Sarah Kapnick GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORY

Joint Advisors

Shivam Kaushik Substituting Manganese in the Water-OxidizingComplex of Photosystem II

With Gerard C. Dismukes SAS CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Danielle L. Kozlosky The Occurrence of Pancreatic Islet of Langerhans Lesions in Transgenic Inducible Type II Diabetic Rat

With Anthony Fletcher BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB

Daryl Krasnuk Using Remote Sensing and GIS to Analyze Snow Cover Change Over Time in Greenland

With David Robinson SAS-GEOGRAPHY

Alexandra Kreitman Bone Turnover and GLP-1 Response To a Mixed Meal Tolerance Test and a Compound With

A-glucosidase Inhibitor Properties With Sue Shapses NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE

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Yui Kurakake Influence of Light on Phytoplankton Host-virus Interactions With Kim Thamatrakoln and Kay Bidle, Joint Advisors

MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCE

Connor LaMontagne Interactions of Sediment and Anaerobic Microbes with Safranin Dye and Related Compounds

With Lily Young and Jennifer Kist, Joint Advisors ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

John B. Lewis Characterizing the Female Response to Diet and ExerciseWith Sara Campbell SAS-DLS-KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH

Pinky Liau Microbial Biodegradation of Oxybenzone - An Environmental Contaminant Linked to Coral Bleaching

With Lily Young ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Alexus Lizardi The Intersections of Age, Gender, and Veganism With Corey Wrenn MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Ryan Loughrey Effects of Exercise on Cognition and Fatigue in Men Undergoing ADT for Prostate Cancer

With Brandon Alderman SAS-DLS-KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH

Chia-Man (Ariel) Ma The Effects of Intestinal Microbiota on the Bioavailability of Tea Polyphenols

With Chung S. Yang PHARMACOLOGY – CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Christian Manning Rutgers Biking: The Overlooked Transportation Alternative With Wolfram Hoefer LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Kaitlyn Mazzilli The NJ Child Health Study With Michelle Kennedy

CENTER FOR STATE HEALTH POLICY

Christina McCosker Comparing Spatial Distributions of Larvae in an Eddy off the Florida Straits

With Diane Adams MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCE

Gayathri Narayanan Fetal Alcohol Effect on Neuro-Immune Development With Dipak Sarkar ANIMAL SCIENCE

Asra Naz Genome-wide Screening of Saccharomyces cerevisiaefor Sensitive and Resistance to 1-octanol

With Joan Bennett PLANT BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Jason M. Orciuolo Vesicular Transport in Bacteria With Paul Meers PLANT BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Victoria Oriole An Analysis of the Effects of Eutrophication and Restorative Methods on Seagrass in Barnegat Bay, Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey

With Michael Kennish MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCE

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Langley Oudemans Sustainable Water Rights for the Modern American Westand the Role of Native Americans

With Daniel Van Abs MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCE

Lauren C. Palena The Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on E. huxleyiFitness and Viral Infectivity

With Jozef Nissimov and Kay Bidle, Joint AdvisorsMARINE & COASTAL SCIENCE

Meera Patel Descriptive Analysis of Fresh Basil (Ocimum Basilicum spp.) With Beverly Tepper FOOD SCIENCE

Vipa Patel The Effects of Flame Retardants on the HypothalamicArcuate Gene Expression and Energy Homeostasis

With Troy Roepke ANIMAL SCIENCE

Sarah A. Pfaff Differential Responses of Two Duckweed Strainsto Nutrient Limitations and Media Complexities

With Eric Lam PLANT BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Mackenzie Purdy Effect of Blue Light on P. acnes With Jeff Boyd BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY

Nicole Ramos Factors Influencing Food Purchases in Corner Storesin New Brunswick

With Nurgul Fitzgerald NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE

Elena M. Rizzo The Effects of Continuous vs. Rotational Grazing Systemson Forage Soluble Carbohydrate Content and

Blood Glucose and Insulin Concentration in Horses With Carey Williams ANIMAL SCIENCE

Juan Romero Involvement of Calreticulin in the Dispersalof Glioblastoma Multiforme

With Ramsey Foty RWJ – SURGERY, GENETICS

Esther Rose-Wilen Accessible Open Space Valuation Strategies For Community Influence on Policy and Planning: A New Jersey Case Study

With Frank Gallagher LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Isaac Rozenberg Interactions Between Mushroom-forming Basidiomycete Fungi and Their Bacterial Microbiome

With James White PLANT BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Eugenia Saiegh Role of ATF4 in Mediating the Effects of the Integrated Stress Response During Methionine-Restriction

With Tracy Anthony NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES andAshley Pettit RWJ-BIOCHEMISTRY, Joint Advisors

Victoria Simpson The Effect of Co-twin Gender on Estrous Behavior andSocial Affiliation in Female Goats

With Larry Katz and Susan Becker, Joint AdvisorsANIMAL SCIENCE


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Alyssa Stansfield Comparison of Observed and Model-simulated Atmospheric Moisture Vertical Structure Over the Amazon Rainforest

With Benjamin Lintner ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Monisha Sugla The Effects of Temperature and Ocean Acidificationon Antarctic Krill

With Grace Saba MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCE

Melody Tillyer Collegiate Supplement Usage With John Worobey NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE

Rosy Tucker Do Native Crops Support Rare Bee Species? With Rachel Winfree

ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Chris WAKIM Study of anti-HIV Properties of Compounds Present in Azadirachta Indica (Neem) Using Structural

Bioinformatics Approaches With Sonia Arora PLANT BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Margaret Wang Optimization of Encapsulation of Theaflavinsto Improve Bioavailability

With Qingrong Huang FOOD SCIENCE

Shu Wang Identification of Outer Membrane Vesicle-Associated Polynucleotides in Lysobacter enzymogenes

With Paul Meers PLANT BIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

Alec Weber Mechanism for GrgA-mediated Transcription Regulationin the Pathogen Chlamydia

With Huizhou Fan RWJ - PHARMACOLOGY

Phillip Yeh An Analysis of Model Error for the 2016 JanuaryBlizzard in the Northeast U.S.

With Steven Decker ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Shuo Yuan B-Lactoglobulin Fibrils and Chitosan Complex With Qingrong Huang FOOD SCIENCE

Denzel Zhu An Atrazine Degrading Supramolecular Protein Assembly Directed By Antagonistic Kinase and Phosphatase Activities

With Sagar Khare SAS CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL BIOLOGY


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The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Graduates

Kariman S. ABDALLA 1 Public HealthSarah ABDEL-MEGUID 2 BiochemistryDina H. ABDELSALAM ChemistryMinhazul ABEDIN Public HealthChelsea K. ABEGG Environmental SciencesWaleed A. ABOUELELA Food ScienceRana R. ABOUSLEIMAN Nutritional SciencesDiana S. ABOUZEED 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsEvan ABRAMO Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorLaith Z. ABWINI BiochemistryZachary J. ADAMS Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorKehinde ADEBAMBO Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorQudus ADEYEMO Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMatthew H. ADLER Environmental and Business EconomicsZachary T. ADLER Environmental and Business EconomicsSam AFFLU BiotechnologyPeter N. AHLERS Marine SciencesAdam G. AHMAD CHAUSTRE Biological SciencesRaffia S. AHMED 2 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Juskaran S. AHUJA Animal ScienceChima M. AKPARANTA 2 Biological SciencesFatima M. ALAM Nutritional SciencesGlen R. ALAMO Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Luis F. ALAMO 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsNatalie I. ALBA Animal ScienceLeila R. AL-DAQA Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Julia R. ALDERSON Landscape ArchitectureHira A. ALI Nutritional SciencesNadine ALI Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Syeda C ALI 2 Biological SciencesShaheerah D. ALLEN 1 Public HealthSonali R. ALLURI Exercise Science and Sports StudiesChristopher T. ALTIERI 2 Nutritional SciencesBridgett N. ALVAREZ 2 Animal ScienceDaniel A. ALWAN MicrobiologyJulia M. AMARITI Nutritional SciencesMani ANANTH Environmental and Business EconomicsAmanda P. ANASTASIA Biological SciencesKimberly D. ANDRESEN Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAlexander E. ANDREYEV 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAlexander ANI Biological SciencesJoseph W. ANTELO 1 MeteorologyVandana S. APTE BiotechnologyEmily E. AQUINO Environmental SciencesSherezade L. ARBOLEDA 1 Biological SciencesJames C. ARCIDIACONO Biological SciencesMegan E. ARDINO Biological SciencesIsibhakhomen J. ARHEWOH 2 Public HealthLuis A. ARROYO JR. Nutritional SciencesDiandra N. ARTHURTON Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorAndreas ATHANASAKIS 2 Animal ScienceNicole M. AUBOURG 1 Animal ScienceMelchiorre M. AUTOVINO Meteorology

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Nicolas C. AVILA 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsKendra M. AVINGER Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Sarah M. AVROV CommunicationMichael R. AXLER Exercise Science and Sports StudiesPatrick A. BADUA Biological SciencesFatima BAHARY Nutritional SciencesNicole M. BAILEY Plant ScienceMarena BAJRAMI Nutritional SciencesJonah A. BALLA MeteorologyMadeline BANDOMER 2 BiochemistryAndrea H. BANU Exercise Science and Sports StudiesChristopher D. BANZIGER Food ScienceRita A. BAORTO Animal ScienceSara E. BARAZESH Biological SciencesSarah J. BARBOSA Exercise Science and Sports StudiesSamantha R. BARGMANN 2 BiochemistryThomas M. BARRACATO Landscape ArchitectureChloe E. BASKIN-ARBOLEDA Marine SciencesMelissa M. BATT Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAdam BAUGH Exercise Science and Sports StudiesHannah L. BECKER Animal ScienceMarisa C. BECKETT Animal ScienceOlesah A. BEDIAKO 1 Biological SciencesChelsea N. BEEBE Animal ScienceJaclyn M. BELL 1 Environmental SciencesCardell BELTON 2 Plant ScienceJohn BERLINGIERI Environmental and Business EconomicsCatherine A. BERNHARDT Biological SciencesJessica H. BEYDA 1 Marine SciencesManu Simri BHANDARI 1 Public HealthJared F. BIANCHI-SMAK Marine SciencesSamson J. BIEN 2 Biological SciencesChristopher R. BIERILO Food ScienceMary E. BIRRER Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Jodi L. BISCHOFF Public HealthBrittney N. BLACKBURNE MicrobiologyChristian D. BLAKE 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesTyler J. BOND Environmental SciencesMegan L. BOROWSKI 2 MeteorologyMichael J. BOTROS Animal Science; Biological SciencesJuliana M. BOTTINI Nutritional SciencesJoey G. BOU KARAM Biological SciencesGlenn A. BOUTHILLETTE JR. Exercise Science and Sports StudiesSamhitha R. BOYAPALLI Public HealthLaila D. BRAHMIA 1 Animal ScienceKiera L. BRENNAN GeneticsChristopher J. BRIANIK Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Lara J. BRINDISI Biological SciencesAlanna BROSZEIT 1 BiotechnologyMalena E. BROWN Environmental and Business EconomicsKayla BRUNAL Biological SciencesDaniel S. BUBAK 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsGina BUCHEL BiochemistryKyle C. BUCKLEY 1 Biological Sciences

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Rebekah A. BUCZYNSKI 1 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Tyler S. BUEK 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsAnna M. BURDZY 2 Biological Sciences; Animal ScienceJulia BURMISTROVA Bioenvironmental Engineering (5 year program)Ryan A. BUTTONE GeographySayoung BYUN 2 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Gabrielle A. CABACAB Nutritional SciencesDeena M. CAHILL Environmental SciencesKyle J. CAIRNS 2 Animal ScienceMonique S. CALDERON 2 Marine SciencesCassandra A. CALLAHAN Nutritional SciencesChristina M. CALLANDRILLO Public HealthBrenna M. CAMMARANO 1 Biological SciencesBrendan P. CAMPBELL Marine SciencesBrittany J. CAMPBELL Animal ScienceKaylene T. CAMPBELL Environmental SciencesSamantha D. CAMPBELL Biological SciencesPeter J. CARMAN BiotechnologyBaylee L. CARR 1 Agricultural ScienceThomas P. CARR Exercise Science and Sports StudiesJessica M. CARROLL Food ScienceBryan S. CASTILLO BiochemistryTiffany N. CAUTHEN Biological SciencesBrian A. CAYCHO Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorJohn P. CERILLO 2 Animal ScienceFrank M. CESARO Exercise Science and Sports StudiesJennifer A. CHACA Animal ScienceBrando CHACON Public Health; Environmental SciencesFavian CHAN Food ScienceGloria CHAU Biological SciencesKinnery N. CHAUDHARI Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMariyam K. CHAUDHRY Biological SciencesJuan P. CHAVEZ Environmental and Business EconomicsMahija M. CHEEKATI 2 Biological SciencesTina CHEN Nutritional SciencesXijing CHEN Food ScienceLauren V. CHERICHELLA 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsSamvitha CHERRAVURU BiotechnologyMuntarin CHOUDHURY 2 Public HealthWoon Shin CHUNG Nutritional SciencesCatherine M. CINCOTTA Plant ScienceTaylor L. CLARK Exercise Science and Sports StudiesKyle H. CLEMENT Plant ScienceKierra COLEMAN 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesElizabeth A. COLLINS 2 MicrobiologyKristen M. CONNOLLY 1 Food ScienceCristina A. CONTE Animal ScienceJulianne K. CORNELL Exercise Science and Sports StudiesNatalie CORONADO Exercise Science and Sports StudiesJose A. CORPORAN 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesCharley R. CORREA 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMarissa L. COSTA Animal ScienceKevin CREHAN 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAshley CRIM Food Science

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Danielle T. CRIM Biological SciencesKenneth A. CRITCHLOW 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsRichard CRUZ Biological SciencesAdam C. CUCCHIARA 1 Landscape ArchitectureRyan P. CUDDIHY Animal ScienceBrittany J. CUELLAR 2 Public HealthCatherine R. CUMMINGS Plant ScienceElizabeth A. DABUNDO 2 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorRachel E. DADDIO 1 Nutritional SciencesMor DADI Nutritional Sciences; Psychology Carolann DAIDONE Animal ScienceAllan D. DALRYMPLE Biological SciencesShannon F. DALTON 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsShannon M. DALTON Animal ScienceBrian T. D'AMARO BiotechnologyKelly A. D'AMICO Food ScienceLikhitha DANDU BiotechnologyDevin J. DARCY Biological SciencesLama K. DARJI CommunicationPrasha E. DAS 2 MicrobiologyBrittani N. DASILVA Nutritional SciencesAmanda B. D'AUTRECHY 1 Animal ScienceSurbhi B. DAVE Public HealthKelly M. DAVIDSON Nutritional SciencesRodney DAVIS Environmental SciencesSamantha L. DAVIS Animal ScienceDevea R. DE 2 Nutritional SciencesGaibriel Neil C. DE GUZMAN Exercise Science and Sports StudiesBrian DECICCO Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorAnthony F. DE CRISTOFANO Environmental SciencesZachary J. DE FINO Environmental and Business EconomicsValerie M. DE JESUS Biological SciencesKaitlin M. DEL GATTO Animal ScienceRucha A. DESAI 2 Nutritional SciencesJulia M. DE SPIRITO Food ScienceMegan I. DEVLIN Nutritional SciencesMeghan C. DE VOTI BiochemistryAkshi DHAWAN ChemistryItamar B. DIAS 1 BiotechnologyMichael P. DI CIANCIA Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Jessica L. DIFABBIO 2 Food ScienceAndrew D. DIORIO 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsKennethconrad S. DONATO Exercise Science and Sports StudiesTimothy J. DONATO Exercise Science and Sports StudiesBrayden N. DONNELLY 1 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorChristian J. DOVALE-ESPINOSA BiochemistryColleen N. DOW Exercise Science and Sports StudiesKristianne M. DOWD Agriculture and Food SystemsLinda A. DRAGUN Exercise Science and Sports Studies; American StudiesSamantha B. DREHER Landscape Architecture; Environmental Planning

and DesignNick DUARTE Food ScienceAmanda M. DUERKES Marine Sciences

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Amanda E. DUIMSTRA Exercise Science and Sports StudiesRichard DUONG BiochemistryKeith T. DUPREE Environmental and Business EconomicsJillian ECCLES 2 Biological SciencesChinedum J. EHIOBUCHE 2 Biological SciencesSarah ELADAWY 1 Biological SciencesLewis D. EMENS Exercise Science and Sports StudiesElizabeth M. ENCALADA 2 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Stephanie M. ENG Environmental and Business EconomicsTimothy D. ESPOSITO Biological SciencesChrystal ESTEVEZ Public HealthAnthony J. EVANS Nutritional SciencesBryan H. EZAWA 1 Bioenvironmental Engineering (5 year program)Austin J. FALCIANI 1 Environmental SciencesPhillip A. FALZARANO 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsAlayna J. FAMBLE Bioenvironmental Engineering (5 year program)Rachel L. FANARO MeteorologySandra S. FARAG Biological SciencesAli S. FARRAG Environmental and Business EconomicsSean A. FARRELL 2 Environmental SciencesAshley E. FATH Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMeredith W. FAULKNER ChemistryKristin A. FERNANDEZ Animal ScienceMichael J. FERRANTE Nutritional Sciences; Biological SciencesDylan F. FINGERMAN BiotechnologyNina FIRGAU Exercise Science and Sports StudiesBrian K. FLOOD Biological SciencesDaniel A. FLORES Exercise Science and Sports StudiesEmily R. FONTANELLA Environmental and Business EconomicsMitchell D. FOSTER 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMohamed A. FOTOUH Biological SciencesKayla A. FOWLER Exercise Science and Sports Studies;

Nutritional SciencesEniola B. FOWORA 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsLauren E. FOY Environmental SciencesCaroline O. FRANKOLA Exercise Science and Sports Studies;

Labor Studies and Employment RelationsAnthony G. FRATELLA-CALABRESE BiochemistryRyan C. FREDERICKS 2 Environmental SciencesNicole B. FREITAG Exercise Science and Sports StudiesElla FRILING Biological Sciences; Psychology Olivia FUSELLI Nutritional SciencesEmily FU-SUM Biological SciencesEric E. FUZER Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAngela K. GAITE Biological SciencesKevin M. GALLAGHER 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsThomas G. GALLARO 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAakash K. GANDHI Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorRachel GANDHI 2 Biological SciencesKelly A. GANGEL Environmental and Business EconomicsPatricia E. GANTUAH Public HealthEstefany GARAY BiochemistryCatalina GASCA PENA 1 Food Science

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Jessica M. GEIGER Nutritional SciencesBooker GEORGE Bioenvironmental Engineering (5 year program)Amanda L. GERMAIN 1 Food ScienceKristine GERS 2 CommunicationMichael R. GERUN JR. MeteorologyAaron J. GEWECKE Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAudrey N. GHANIAN Animal ScienceFrancesca J. GIRONE 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesPierce W. GLADFELTER Environmental SciencesJordan D. GLASER Environmental Planning and DesignBrittany GLEESON Nutritional SciencesSamuel R. GOLDFIELD 2 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorEric S. GOLEMBESKI 1 Environmental SciencesAllen GONG Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorMarta GORACZNIAK Landscape ArchitectureEthan P. GORSAK Animal ScienceDana M. GOULD Agriculture and Food SystemsJessica E. GRANDJEAN MicrobiologyPaige A. GRECCO Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Amanda L. GREEN Nutritional SciencesNakia S. GREEN 2 Biological SciencesRose I. GREENBLATT Exercise Science and Sports StudiesDonna R. GREGORY Biological SciencesJessica M. GRIFFITH Chemistry; Marine SciencesMelissa C. GRONSKE Animal ScienceNicole C. GRZYBOWSKI 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsAnkita GUPTA Animal Science; Nutritional SciencesPeter C. HADLEY III Exercise Science and Sports StudiesJason L. HAFSTAD 1 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Lynn K. HAMADE 1 BiotechnologyZaina M. HAMDAN 1 Environmental Planning and DesignMark S. HAMERSKY Plant ScienceDanielle S. HAMILTON Biological SciencesChangeom HAN 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAnqi HANG Food ScienceSara K. HANKINS Animal ScienceDylan T. HARDY Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Sean M. HARRIS 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsEmily M. HARTRANFT Public HealthJoseph Z. HAUSER 2 Environmental Planning and DesignJohn M. HAVRILLA JR. BiochemistryZachary R. HAYES 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesEric P. HECKELMANN Biological SciencesCasey HEINZMANN Animal ScienceGabrielle P. HENNION Nutritional SciencesNatalie HENRIQUES Animal ScienceGarrett T. HESS Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Camryn H. HIGLEY Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorYuichi HISHIYAMA 2 Public HealthEmily M. HO 2 Nutritional SciencesSon T. HOANG 2 Food ScienceElizabeth L. HOLMES Plant ScienceBrian W. HONEKER 2 Exercise Science and Sports Studies

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Devon J. HOUSE 2 Animal ScienceSamantha M. HOWELL Environmental and Business EconomicsConstance C. HUANG BiotechnologyShelley HUANG 2 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Ellen R. HUDSON Marine SciencesDominik S. HUDYKA Environmental SciencesJohn HUNG 1 Nutritional SciencesShawn H. HUNG 1 Food ScienceVirginia A. HURLEY Exercise Science and Sports StudiesSyed Obaid H. HUSSAINI Biotechnology; Cell Biology and NeuroscienceAdam M. IACCHEO Environmental and Business EconomicsLauren R . IACOBUCCI 1 Bioenvironmental Engineering (5 year program)Gieun IM 1 Animal ScienceMarycatherine M. INNACE Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMelissa A. IORIO Animal ScienceSondra R. IOZZIA 2 Nutritional SciencesMohammad A. IQBAL Biological SciencesKimberly IRAHETA 1 Biological SciencesDaniel P. JACOBS ChemistryDavid S. JAM Environmental and Business EconomicsBatrisyia B. JAMAL AFFENDY 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsTyler P. JANOSKI Meteorology; Marine SciencesSerena JAO Public HealthYahiza JARAMILLO 2 Animal ScienceShikha R. JASH Biotechnology; Biological SciencesJoshua T. JASICK Landscape ArchitectureMargaret JAVARUSKI Animal ScienceAshly Mae JAVIER 2 Public HealthTiana A. JAYANATHAN Biological SciencesVivek C. JHA Exercise Science and Sports StudiesKaitlyn A. JOHNSON Animal ScienceKevin S. JOHNSON Environmental SciencesKristen L. JOHNSON Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorNykesha R. JOHNSON Public HealthCaitlin A. JONES Nutritional SciencesOliver A. KACZOR 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesElise M. KACZYNSKI Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAustin R. KAISER Environmental and Business EconomicsSafa A. KAMAL Biological SciencesJessica A. KAMINSKYJ 2 Food ScienceJoshua F. KANCYLARZ BiochemistryKrishna KAPADIA Nutritional SciencesRamya S. KAPPAGANTULA Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Safa N. KARIM 2 Nutritional SciencesKelly M. KASICA Animal ScienceShivam KAUSHIK 1 BiochemistryShivam KAUSHIK 1 BiochemistryBreanne KAVANAGH Animal ScienceVictoria C. KAYES 2 Landscape ArchitectureSharmeen B. KAZMI 2 Biological SciencesJaclyn D. KERNER Biological SciencesKrupa KHAMAR Biological SciencesAsmara R. KHAN Nutritional Sciences

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Farrah A. KHAN Biological SciencesYunji KIL 2 Animal ScienceCaroline KIM Animal ScienceJenny KIM Animal ScienceNgoc M. KIM Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Nicole E. KIM 2 Nutritional SciencesSeol Ah KIM 2 Food ScienceFaye B. KIMMEL 2 Animal ScienceLindsey A. KINARD 1 Biological SciencesMegan R. KING Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Gregory A. KISHYK 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsDaniel A. KLARNET 1 Marine SciencesRiley J. KLEBER 1 Biological SciencesCorinne A. KLEWSAAT Environmental and Business EconomicsLydia M. KO Biological SciencesCassidy M. KOZARSKI Biological SciencesAnna KOZLA 1 Nutritional SciencesDanielle L. KOZLOSKY Independent MajorEmma R. KRAMER Environmental and Business EconomicsDaryl B. KRASNUK Environmental Planning and DesignAlexandra J. KREITMAN Nutritional SciencesChristine KUMAR Biological SciencesDavid KUNG Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Yui KURAKAKE Animal ScienceJuliann KURYLO 2 Food ScienceJustine N. KWIECINSKI 2 Animal ScienceGabrielle KYNE 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesContessa LAI Biological SciencesMadison F. LAKE Public HealthLeo K. LAM 1 Biochemistry; MathematicsSarah W. LAM Nutritional SciencesConnor D. LA MONTAGNE BiotechnologyKristin A. LAWTON Nutritional SciencesAn V. LE Animal ScienceCaitlyn A. LEE Biological SciencesGad N. LEE Environmental SciencesJessica S. LEE Nutritional SciencesJoseph S. LEE Public HealthJung Hun LEE Environmental and Business EconomicsTasha Y. LEE 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsMatthew LEGASPI 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsAdam LENDZIOSZEK 2 BiochemistryCaela M. LENHARDT Biological SciencesKelvyn LEON Exercise Science and Sports StudiesKatrina E. LEUNG Nutritional SciencesTsz Lok Eunice LEUNG Landscape ArchitectureReid M. LEVITT 1 BiochemistryJordan LEVY 2 Nutritional SciencesJohn B. LEWIS Exercise Science and Sports StudiesFrehnzel P. LEYESA Animal ScienceGuoxiong LI 2 Environmental SciencesJianing LI Landscape ArchitectureJiazhen LI 2 Biological Sciences

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Ziyang LI Food SciencePinky W. LIAU Environmental SciencesTamir LIEBER 1 Bioenvironmental Engineering (5 year program)Brandon M. LIMANDRI Exercise Science and Sports StudiesCody C. LIN Environmental SciencesDurpri J. LIN Food SciencePi J. LIN BiochemistryEdwin LIPPINCOTT Nutritional SciencesNickolas A. LISANTI 2 Biological SciencesAlexus T. LIZARDI Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorMichael A. LLACUNA Biological SciencesRoger F. LOCANDRO Environmental and Business EconomicsJames J. LOCKWOOD JR. Exercise Science and Sports StudiesCarl G. LOGERIE 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesSumer D. LOGGINS 2 Animal ScienceAshley Q. LOMBARDI Nutritional SciencesMary G. LONG Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMatthew M. LONG 2 Animal ScienceTaleda LOPES 2 Biological SciencesNoelle P. LOPEZ Environmental and Business EconomicsLeighann LORENZETTI Nutritional SciencesRyan T. LOUGHREY Biological SciencesYiyang LU 1 Landscape ArchitecturePatrick J. LUCE MeteorologyDallas A. LUCIOTTI Biological SciencesMatthew C. LUCZAK Environmental SciencesSafwat LUTFUR BiotechnologyChia-Man MA Biological SciencesRuby C. MACAULEY Public HealthAllison F. MADDOCK Biological SciencesAnthony J. MAGARACI 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAdrienne Mae T. MAGLAQUI Food ScienceFarah MAHMUD 2 Public HealthSabah MAHMUD 2 Public HealthMorgan MAHONY 1 Food ScienceSukhrob MAKHKAMOV GeneticsDarshan N. MALDE BiotechnologyTannaz MALEKIAN 1 Biological SciencesShehyar A. MALIK 2 Biological SciencesAmber T. MALLM Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorChristian P. MANNING Environmental and Business EconomicsSai R. MANTRIPRAGADA 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMichael R. MANTZ Environmental Planning and DesignSamantha MARDEN Animal ScienceKristin S. MARIE Environmental and Business EconomicsElisa R. MARTE Exercise Science and Sports StudiesWalkiria MARTE Nutritional SciencesSanja MARTIC 2 Environmental Planning and DesignSuceti P. MARTINEZ MicrobiologyMichael A. MARTINI Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources ;

Environmental Planning and DesignBrian P. MARTUCCI 2 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Maxine A. MARVOSA Biological Sciences

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Nicholas J. MASI Biological SciencesFrancene MATIAS 2 Animal ScienceJake R. MATTESON ChemistrySarah MATTESSICH 2 Journalism and Media StudiesLaura M. MATUSIAK-LINDSAY Landscape Architecture; Journalism and Media StudiesMichelle MATYASH 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsKristina M. MAZUR MeteorologyChristopher G. MAZZACANO Animal ScienceChristopher J. MAZZEI 1 BiochemistryKaitlyn M. MAZZILLI Public HealthWilliam M. MC CLEW Exercise Science and Sports StudiesRyan M. MC ANULTY Environmental SciencesMegan R. MC CARTHY Nutritional SciencesChristina M. MC COSKER Marine SciencesLouis H. MC GUIGAN Animal ScienceKevin S. MC LAUGHLIN Animal ScienceChristina K. MC NALLY Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Katarina MEDAKOVICH 1 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorJessica M. MEDINA Animal SciencePaula A. MEDINA Exercise Science and Sports StudiesVictoria A. MEDINA Nutritional SciencesJosmary MEDRANO 1 Nutritional Sciences; ItalianQuinn MEHIGAN Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMonica Z. MEKHAIL Exercise Science and Sports StudiesGabrielle C. MENDES Biological SciencesSiyu MENG 1 Environmental Planning and DesignMelissa A. MERTZ Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorNoelle M. MESSINA 2 GeneticsLeanne E. METCALF Exercise Science and Sports Studies; Psychology Samantha J. MEZA Animal ScienceLisa M. MIANI Biological SciencesVictoria A. MIGNONE Exercise Science and Sports StudiesNatale P. MINICUCI 2 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Jonathan L. MISRAHI Landscape ArchitectureChase M. MITCHELL Landscape ArchitectureTaylor A. MODAFFERI Nutritional SciencesMikasa H. MODI 1 Biological SciencesLuke MOLLOY 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsAngela M. MONAGHAN 1 Plant ScienceRobert MONCAYO 2 Public HealthAhmed H. MONIEM 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsIan B. MONTGOMERY 2 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorAlexis N. MOODY Biological SciencesAleshanee J. MOONEY Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Alessa Z. MOORE Public HealthMargaret K. MORAN Nutritional SciencesKelsey R. MORIARTY 1 Animal ScienceAndrenette G. MORRISON Marine SciencesErica D. MULLEN 2 Nutritional Sciences; Public HealthLillian C. MULLOCK 1 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorJessica R. MUTH Environmental SciencesMiles A. NADER ChemistryTeja NAGARADONA BiochemistryKerisa NAICKER Biological Sciences

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Ryan D. NAPLES Environmental Planning and DesignGayathri NARAYANAN BiochemistryEmily R. NATOLI Animal ScienceAsra NAZ BiotechnologyAlicia J. NESSER Exercise Science and Sports StudiesVictoria NETREBOV Biochemistry; Nutritional SciencesRenee T. NEWELL 1 Nutritional SciencesRyan J. NEWLAND 1 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorJade M. NEWTON Exercise Science and Sports StudiesJennifer L. NGANDU Public HealthJulie T. NGUYEN 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesKelly NGUYEN Public HealthMichael A. NICOLARO Biological SciencesBrian R. NIEDZWIECKI BiotechnologyMichael NIHMEH 2 Biological SciencesGenji J. NIMURA 2 Biological SciencesAnthony J. NOTO 1 Biotechnology; Plant ScienceGina A. NUFRIO Public HealthKristen A. OBERMEIER 2 Animal ScienceJillian T. OBEROSLER 2 Animal ScienceAshley OBRYCKI Animal ScienceErin E. O'CONNOR Animal ScienceRose M. O'DONNELL 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesJean Luc OHAYON 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsDanielle K. O'HERRON Animal ScienceOluwatimil A. OLALOYE Exercise Science and Sports StudiesCarlos D. OLIVARES 1 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Priscilla OLIVEIRA Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorVerity D. OLTJENBRUNS Public HealthEugene H. O'NEILL 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsKimberly A. OPPENHEIM Nutritional SciencesJuliana ORBEGOZO 2 Animal ScienceJason M. ORCIUOLO Biological SciencesThomas OREFICE 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesVictoria K. ORIOLE Marine SciencesYelyzaveta ORLOVETSKA BiotechnologyJoshua M. ORSAG BiochemistryMelissa S. ORTIZ Animal ScienceMelisa OSPINA Animal ScienceLangley N. OUDEMANS Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorAdeola E. OWOIYA 1 Public HealthJennifer R. PACE Exercise Science and Sports StudiesDaniela A. PADILLA 2 Biological SciencesSainath A. PALANI Environmental SciencesLauren C. PALENA Animal ScienceElena PANCHAL Animal ScienceVindhya V. PANDYARAM MicrobiologySydney E. PANNELLA Nutritional SciencesSahil PARIKH 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesRosalie V. PATAFFI 1 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorDipal Y. PATEL BiochemistryHarna PATEL Plant ScienceJiger K. PATEL MicrobiologyJigisha PATEL Biochemistry

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Meera D. PATEL Food ScienceParth B. PATEL 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsPathik V. PATEL 2 Biological SciencesPriyanka PATEL Public HealthRuchit PATEL BiochemistrySahel PATEL 2 MicrobiologyShalini J. PATEL Biological SciencesTejesh D. PATEL BiotechnologyVipa PATEL Animal SciencePooja PATHAK BiotechnologyAndrew A. PATTERSON Agriculture and Food SystemsChristian J. PATTI Environmental Planning and DesignKelly N. PAYNE Nutritional SciencesNadirah E. PAYNE 2 Biological SciencesCaroline B. PAZ Biological SciencesAnthony PENA 2 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Amanda R. PERAINO GeneticsMonica E. PESEK 1 Animal ScienceLauren R. PETRONE 2 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Morgan E. PETSCH Exercise Science and Sports StudiesSarah A. PFAFF Biotechnology; Plant ScienceFabiola L. PINCAY 1 BiochemistryJuanita PINTO BiochemistryLauren M. PINTO 1 Landscape ArchitectureAnthony M. PISANO Biological SciencesPatrick PISZCZATOWSKI MicrobiologyDaniel M. PITTARO BiotechnologySean PIZZIO 1 Environmental Planning and DesignDanielle C. PODMAYERSKY Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Darcy R. POMMERENING GeneticsAshwal R. PONDICHERRY Animal ScienceGabrielle PORFIDO Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Brionna PRIMIANI 1 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Tyler M. PROETTO Environmental SciencesJessica M. PTASHENCHUK MeteorologyJoseph M. PUCILLA Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorClaudia PUKROPSKI MeteorologyJoseph A. PULKOWSKI Bioenvironmental Engineering (5 year program)Mackenzie A. PURDY MicrobiologyAjay PURI Food SciencePaarth S. PUROHIT ChemistryCarly J. PURUS Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorBenjamin T. PURZAK Environmental and Business EconomicsSteven M. QUINTERO Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAmara QURESHI MicrobiologyAndrew M. RAFANO Animal ScienceJoe RAIMONDO Environmental Planning and DesignEdward L. RALLING 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsVarsha RAMAMURTHY 2 Biological SciencesEsteban RAMIREZ Animal ScienceDanica M. RAMOS 2 Public HealthNicole J. RAMOS Nutritional Sciences; SociologyAditi B. RANADE GeneticsJessica M. RANT Nutritional Sciences

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Shardul RATHOD MicrobiologyJessica J. RAY Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Jordan M. RAY 1 Biological SciencesKara A. REANEY-PERROTTI Environmental SciencesRoyce-Vinc N. REBUSTILLO Exercise Science and Sports StudiesChristopher G. REID Public HealthTyshia RENNICK 1 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Lariza M. RENTO 1 BiotechnologyLoren REQUEJO 1 Nutritional SciencesDaphne RIBOT Nutritional SciencesDante A. RICCI MeteorologyAleshia C. RIDER 2 Nutritional SciencesAlyssa RIEGER 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesShawn E. RILEY Nutritional SciencesJanelle A. RIVERA 2 Animal ScienceElena M. RIZZO Animal ScienceVan J. ROA Environmental SciencesElizabeth M. ROANTREE Nutritional SciencesOlivia R. ROBERTSON Food ScienceSophie C. ROGALSKY Food ScienceJoselyn G. ROJAS 2 Animal ScienceMelissa ROLDAN Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorMelissa M. ROLLINS 2 Animal ScienceAlessandra ROMANO 1 Animal ScienceGabrielle M. ROMANOWSKI Food ScienceJuan M. ROMERO Biological SciencesEsther E. ROSE-WILEN Environmental SciencesLaura R. ROSMAN Nutritional SciencesMariusz ROSZKOWSKI 1 GeneticsHeather B. ROTH Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorIsaac ROZENBERG BiochemistryBrian Joseph P. RUBIO Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAlexander N. RUDIN 1 Biological Sciences; EntomologyAndreia I. RUELA Biological SciencesChristie A. RUHMSHOTTEL 1 Nutritional SciencesChristopher P. RUSSO BiotechnologyConor M. RYAN 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsEva M. RYAN 2 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorAndrew R. RYSANEK Plant ScienceRemington L. SAFARPOUR 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesBrittany S. SAFFOLD Nutritional SciencesEugenia SAIEGH Biological SciencesMirei A. SAKANE Animal ScienceJay SANGHANI Food ScienceShoko SANO Food ScienceAnthony T. SANTIAGO Biological SciencesBrian SANTOS 1 BiotechnologyMathew S. SARRICO 2 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorHannah V. SASSO Nutritional SciencesMelissa SAVIN 2 Nutritional SciencesAdam SCALERA BiotechnologyLori L. SCARPA Animal ScienceJennifer N. SCHAEFER 1 BiochemistryKrista A. SCHAFER 2 Nutritional Sciences

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Erin L. SCHEMENSKI 1 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorEdward R. SCHILLER Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAndrew E. SCHNAYDERMAN 2 Biological SciencesShaine M. SCHWARZMANN Environmental and Business EconomicsCarly E. SELDOW 2 Agriculture and Food SystemsEmil J. SEVERE 1 Biological SciencesAllison J. SEVERINO Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Jacqueline S. SEXTON Environmental SciencesAlyssa R. SHMANSKE Nutritional SciencesChristine M. SHOURT Environmental SciencesSyukri SHUKOR BiotechnologyVictoria SHULMAN Nutritional SciencesBrian A. SICHTA CommunicationCassandra L. SIDHU 2 Biological SciencesJoshua D. SIEPMANN 1 Marine SciencesDevin S. SILBERT Environmental SciencesCarla L. SILVA Exercise Science and Sports StudiesChris J. SIMON Exercise Science and Sports StudiesVictoria E. SIMPSON Animal ScienceRohini SINGH Environmental and Business EconomicsAlexandra C. SKINNER MeteorologyErica N. SLEIFER Exercise Science and Sports StudiesJacob C. SODON Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Natalie R. SOGA CommunicationSamia SOHAIL Biological SciencesAmanda SOKOLOFF Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMichael SOLIMAN Exercise Science and Sports StudiesJohn Carlo SOTO Public HealthColleen P. SOULIAS 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesVictoria R. SPARE Exercise Science and Sports StudiesThomas J. SPEESE Environmental SciencesRachel A. SPETZ Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAlyssa M. STANSFIELD Meteorology; Marine SciencesRebecca STETZ Animal ScienceCourtney R. STEVENS BiotechnologyErica L. STEVENSON Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorDavid D. STICKLE Marine SciencesDrew A. STORMS Nutritional SciencesAnn J. STRZELCZYK 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsWendy SU 2 Agriculture and Food SystemsSandra G. SUAREZ 2 Biological SciencesMonisha SUGLA 1 Marine SciencesAnne M. SUGRUE Nutritional SciencesIrin SULTANA ChemistryAlexandria S. SUN Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Michelle P. SWEENEY Nutritional SciencesErin B. SWENEY Animal ScienceStephanie L. SYDLO Animal ScienceMina SYED Nutritional SciencesChristopher TAGAMI Biological SciencesEriko TAKATSUKI Exercise Science and Sports StudiesGabriella T. TALARICO Food ScienceNicole C. TALLMAN Meteorology

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Carl J. TAN 2 Environmental and Business EconomicsMelissa Anne TANCHINGCO Food ScienceAlexander TANG Environmental and Business EconomicsDaniel S. TANG BiochemistryZachary J. TANNER Environmental and Business EconomicsSamantha R. TEEPLE 1 Nutritional SciencesAllison C. TENG 1 BiotechnologyPeter T. THOMANN 2 Biological SciencesJordan A. THOMAS Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Steven M. THOMAS Biological SciencesTaylor S. TILLERY Animal ScienceMelody B. TILLYER Nutritional SciencesAnevea B. TINNERY Biological SciencesAvery TIRADO 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesLaina M. TOLLEFSEN Animal ScienceAaron E. TOLLIVER JR. Animal ScienceKyle J. TOMSKY Public Health; Molecular Biology and BiochemistryAngel J. TORRES 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesMichael J. TORRES Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Monica TORRES Public HealthRobert J. TRACHTENBERG 1 Biological SciencesSarah E. TRAYNOR 1 Biological SciencesAlexa J. TRISCHLER MeteorologyCasey M. TRUEHART 2 Biological SciencesBritney M. TRUEMPY MeteorologyTiffany TRUONG Landscape ArchitectureCatherine TSAO Animal ScienceHunter A. TUBBS MeteorologyRosemary G. TUCKER Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Osam TURAN 1 Biological SciencesKevin M. TVETER 1 Food ScienceJessica K. USCAMAYTA Public Health; LinguisticsChristopher J. VACCARO Biological SciencesSarah M. VALVANO Food ScienceRodney K. VALVERDE 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesStephanie M. VAN OPPEN MeteorologyAshley M. VEGA Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAlaisha F. VERDEFLOR Public HealthRebecca M. VERMEESCH 1 Marine SciencesShelby E. VERTES Exercise Science and Sports StudiesLimer N. VIELUF 2 Food ScienceMackenzie VILLANO 1 Animal ScienceCamilo J. VILLAVICENCIO Exercise Science and Sports StudiesSteven R. VINCENT Exercise Science and Sports StudiesLauren M. VISCONTI Nutritional SciencesDaniel VITALE Biological SciencesMario A. VITOLA Public HealthHemali R. VYAS 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsStephanie WAKEFIELD 1 Nutritional SciencesChris WAKIM Biotechnology; MicrobiologyDavid M. WALKER 2 Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Jaime N. WALKER 2 Nutritional SciencesJulee A. WALL Animal Science

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1 indicates January 2017 graduates 2 indicates October 2017 graduates

Inclusion of a name or notation in this booklet is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated adademic credential.

Jessica K. WALSH Nutritional SciencesJun WANG Landscape ArchitectureMargaret WANG Biological SciencesShu WANG Plant Science; BiotechnologyTianle WANG 1 Landscape ArchitectureCherish K. WANTER Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Drew J. WARES 1 Environmental and Business EconomicsRenee D. WARRICK 1 MicrobiologyNaomi M. WATKINS-GRANVILLE Biological SciencesMartin WAWSZKOWICZ Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAlec M. WEBER BiochemistryJessica S. WEISSMAN Nutritional SciencesSarah E. WESTAWAY Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorBerish B. WETSTEIN 1 BiochemistryMolly C. WICKS Food ScienceMichael J. WIGGINS 2 Environmental SciencesTrevor A. WILINSKI 1 Environmental SciencesHannah G. WILKINS 1 Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorKayla M. WILLIAMS 1 Animal ScienceJe'tayia C. WILSON-MAYS Animal ScienceAgatha WINIARSKI Animal Science; Biological SciencesJason M. WISOTSKY Environmental Policy, Institutions, and BehaviorChristopher S. WITTE 1 Biotechnology; MicrobiologyBrittany A. WOLF Exercise Science and Sports StudiesChelsea M. WOLKOWITZ 2 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAustin WONG 2 Biological SciencesAustin J. WOODFINLEVINE 1 Landscape ArchitectureVictoria K. WRIGHT 1 Animal ScienceNancy WU Animal ScienceMatthew R. WUCHTER Exercise Science and Sports StudiesChaonan XU BiochemistryAlice YANG Biological SciencesEunjuang M. YANG Animal ScienceJonathan A. YAUNG 2 Biological SciencesChi H. YEE Animal SciencePhillip YEH MeteorologyChristopher YI Nutritional SciencesShehara YOOSUF 1 Nutritional Sciences; Psychology Tara M. YOUNG 1 Food ScienceRowena YU 1 Exercise Science and Sports StudiesShuo YUAN Food ScienceDylan C. ZALIWSKI 2 Environmental SciencesQingyuan ZHANG Plant ScienceXuwen ZHAO BiochemistryDenzel ZHU Biochemistry; BiotechnologyPei ZHU Food ScienceTiffany L. ZHU Nutritional SciencesNicole M. ZIMMERMANN Biological Sciences

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Awards Presented to the Senior Class in 2017

BEN AND EVA ADELAJA STUDENT LEADERSHIP PRIZE

Morgan E. Petsch

DAVID H. AGANS MEMORIAL, State Grange of New Jersey—awarded to students planning to pursue an education and occupation in agriculture.

Kyle H. Clement Elena Panchal

Eunjuang M. Yang

TEUVO AIROLA MEMORIAL AWARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOMATICS—awarded to a senior for outstanding scholastic achievement in the Environmental Geomatics Certificate and Geomatics Option Program.

Daryl B. Krasnuk

PHILLIP ALAMPI SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to students with academic and leadership qualities and community service.

Zachary J. AdamsJoey G. Bou Karam

Lara J. BrindisiVictoria P. Bruskin

Gina BuchelTina Chen

Catherine M. Cincotta

Ethan P. GorsakCrystal E. Iton

Victoria C. KayesSanja Martic

Christina M. McCoskerAlec M. Weber

Denzel Zhu

ALPHA ZETA AWARD—awarded to a senior outstanding in scholarship, character, contribution through service and leadership in campus life.

Kaitlyn M. Mazzilli

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS HONOR AND MERIT AWARDS—awarded for excellence in the study of Landscape Architecture.

Marta GoraczniakTsk Lok Leung

Samantha DreherVictoria C. Kayes

EDGAR B. BACON AWARD—awarded to Cumberland or Hudson County residents based on academic merit.

Dana M. GouldAjay Puri

Aaron E. Tolliver

C. OLIN BALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD—to outstanding student in food engineering courses.

Waleed A. Abouelela

DR. JOHN W. BARLETT SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to a student majoring in Animal Science based on academic merit.

Lauren C. Palena

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Awards (continued)

ANTHONY NICHOLAS BETANCES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP—awarded with preference to Hellenic Cultural Society, Latin-American Student Organization member, based on academic merit and community service.

Jose Corporan

SAMUEL W. AND BERTA THOMSON BROWN MEMORIAL—awarded to students in an environmental related major.

Natale P. MinicuciPriscilla Oliveira

Jessica J. Ray

MURRAY AND HELEN BUELL SCHOLARSHIP-awarded to students in natural resource management/applied ecology based on academic merit.

Nadine AliPaige A. GreccoGarrett T. Hess

Ramya S. KappagantulaNgoc M. Kim

LINDA RUDOLPH BURNS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to Middlesex County College/Middlesex County residents in environmental science based on academic merit.

Pinky W. LiauJessica R. Muth

JAMES DICKSON CARR SCHOLARS—in honor of the first African American graduate of Rutgers University, based on academic merit.

Valerie M. DeJesusNykesha R. Johnson

Noelle P. LopezMichael E. Neal

Darcy R. PommereningSteven M. Quintero

Nicole J. RamosAleshia C. Rider

Anthony T. SantiagoMonisha Sugla

Cherish K. Wanter

DR. KENNETH BAIRD AND MRS. JANE CHARLESWORTH ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN TEACHER EDUCATION

Kaitlyn M. Mazzilli

NORMAN F. CHILDERS AWARD

Angela M. MonaghanHarna K. Patel

CLASS OF 1922 OLD GUARD SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to students based on academic merit.

Christopher J. BrianikAnna M. Fojtik

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Awards (continued)

CLASS OF 1925 SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to students based on academic performance and personal character.

Juskaran S. AhujaMarisa C. Beckett

Megan L. BorowskiRyan A. Buttone

Christina M. CallandrilloBrendan P. Campbell

Brian A. CaychoMor Dadi

Carolann DaidoneShannon M. Dalton

Megan I. DevlinAmanda E. Duimstra

Richard DuongConnor D. Lamontagne

Katrina E. LeungKristina M. MazurTeja NagaradonaNidhi H. Patel

Joseph M. PucillaNicole J. RamosConor M. RyanCatherine Tsao

Martin Wawszkowicz

CLASS OF 1929 SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to academically outstanding students.

An V. Le

CLASS OF 1931 SCHOLARSHIP

Gabrielle P. Hennion

CLASS OF 1933/LIPMAN FAMILY—awarded to students based on academic merit.

Pinky W. LiauIrin Sultana

CLASS OF 1944 AWARD—awarded to an academically outstanding student.

Kelly N. Payne

CLASS OF 1954 ALUMNI AWARD—awarded to seniors based on academic merit.

Carly J. PurusShawn E. Riley

ROBERT P. AND MARYANNE B. CLAUS MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Nadine A. AliKristiannem Dowd

COLLEGE SCHOLARS— Rutgers University Award for academic merit.

Tyler P Janoski

DR. CHARLES H. CONNORS MEMORIAL, New Jersey Garden Club—awarded in memory of Professor H. Connors by the Garden Club of New Jersey to a student majoring in landscape architecture or ornamental horticulture.

John P. Bianco

G. H. COOK COMMUNITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS

The Roy DeBoer Outstanding Senior AwardMarisa C. BeckettKelly A. D’Amico

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Awards (continued)

Cook Community Alumni Association AwardNicole C. Tallman

Britney M. Truempy

COOK COMMUNITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

Lauren M. PintoAndreia I. Ruela

G.H. COOK COMMUNITY CAMPUS DEAN LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Kristianne M. DowdAn V. Le

Pinky W. LiauKaitlyn M. Mazzilli

COOK CAMPUS PARENTS' ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

Andreia I. RuelaErica N. Sleifer

COOK EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT GRANT—awarded to students based on academic merit.

Dina H AbdelsalamHira A Ali

Samantha R BargmannChloe E Baskin-Arboleda

Samson J BienMalena E BrownAkshi Dhawan

Meredith W FaulknerJessica M GriffithJoseph Z Hauser

Constance C HuangNykesha R Johnson

Kristin A Lawton

Brendon J LeeJung H Lee

Kelvyn LeonElisa R MarteAlicia J Nesser

Victoria B NetrebovVictoria K Oriole

Patrick PiszczatowskiJessica M Ptashenchuk

Benjamin T PurzakChristopher G Reid

Natalie R SogaJordan A Thomas

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL, FOOD, AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS—given to seniors demonstrating outstanding leadership in environmental and business economics.

Chief Frank A. Okosa AwardChristian P. Manning

Kristin S. Marie

Senior Leadership AwardChristian P. Manning

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AWARD—awarded to seniors in recognition of excellence in academics, research, and service to the department, college, and university.

Academic AwardDevon J. House

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Awards (continued)

Academic and Research AwardMelissa C. Gronske

Research AwardAnkita Gupta

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY AWARDS

Theodore Chase AwardDenzel ZhuGina Buchel

Isaac Rozenberg

David H. Strumeyer AwardJuanita Pinto

Selman A. Waksman AwardAmara Qureshi

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND NATURAL RESOURCES AWARD—awarded to outstanding ecology and wildlife students.

James Applegate Award for Outstanding Wildlife StudentJessica J. Ray

M. Buell Award for Outstanding Ecology StudentNadine Ali

Paige A. GreccoGarrett T. Hess

Ramya S. KappagantulaNgoc M. Kim

Rosemary G. Tucker

Roger Locandro Award for Outstanding Student in Natural ResourcesChristopher J. Brianik

Peter Smouse Award for Outstanding Student in EvolutionLeila R. Al-Daqa

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AWARDS

Bioenvironmental Engineering Student of the YearLauren R. Iacobucci

Booker George

Meteorology Student of the YearTyler P. Janoski

Alyssa M. StansfieldPhillip Yeh

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Awards (continued)

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AWARDS

Achieving Success AwardChristopher R. Bierilo

DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BIOLOGY

Golf Course Superintendents AssociationElizabeth L. Holmes

NJ State Golf Association and Ralph Engel Caddie ScholarshipElizabeth L. Holmes

Sports Field Managers Association of NJElizabeth L. Holmes

CHRISTIAN AND TERESA DINGLER FOUNDATION AWARD—awarded to students, preferably residents of Newark/Essex County, based on academic promise.

Jaime J. Santos

KEVIN DORKO MEMORIAL—awarded to a landscape architecture major in top third of the class demonstrating academic promise.

Esther Lim

EASTERN PRODUCE COUNCIL, INC.–JERRY GRINDELL SCHOLARSHIP

Noelle P. LopezJay Sanghani

Kevin M. TveterChen Yue

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND (EOF)/SENIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS—presented by the New Jersey State Commission on Higher Education and the Office of Special Programs.

NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education Outstanding Academic Achievement—presented to Educational Opportunity Fund students who attain

a 3.5-3.999 cumulative grade point average.

Brendan P. CampbellRichard Duong

Asra NazRodney K. Valverde

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Awards (continued)

NJ Commission on Higher Education Academic Achievement—presented to Educational Opportunity Fund students who attain

a 3.2-3.499 cumulative grade point average.

Fatima BaharyJessie DavisAli S. Farrag

Krishna KapadiaKelvyn Leon

Samantha J. MezaCarlos D. Olivares

Irin Sultana

NJ Commission on Higher Education Outstanding Achievement—presented to Educational Opportunity Fund students who exemplify

the academic and community service goals of the program.

Kristin A. Fernandez

DR. SAMUEL D. & ANNE E. FAUST MEMORIAL AWARD—awarded to an outstanding senior majoring in environmental science and pursuing graduate school.

Anthony F. DeCristofano

DR. MELVIN S. FINSTEIN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AWARD

Esther E. Rose-WilenSainath A. Palani

COLONEL ARTHUR F. FORAN AWARD—granted to an agricultural major with an interest in the dairy industry.

Kristin A. Fernandez

JONATHAN FORSELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to students studying plant science, biology or entomology based on academic merit and volunteer activity.

Elizabeth L. Holmes

HILDA S. FOSTER SCHOLARSHIP/FELLOWSHIP

Kristen L. JohnsonDanielle L. Kozlosky

Alexandra J. KreitmanJuanita Pinto

REX L. GILBREATH MEMORIAL AWARD—awarded annually to a senior majoring in animal science in memory of Dr. Gilbreath, former Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, Alpha Zeta Professor of the Year, and researcher in the field of swine nutrition.

Elena M. Rizzo

DR. BARBARA MUNSON GOFF MEMORIAL TRAVEL PRIZE

Kayla A. FowlerAlexus T. Lizardi

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Awards (continued)

FRANK A. GOLBEY SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to selected students residing in Cook Campus Cooperative Living.

Hannah L. BeckerKyle H. ClementEthan P. Gorsak

Ngoc M. KimRoger F. LocandroAnthony J. Noto

Christopher G. Reid

GOYETTE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

Rodney K. Valverde

HAMO HACHNASARIAN SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to students majoring in agricultural or biological sciences, based on academic performance.

HERBERT ESTATE/KELLY SCHOLARSHIP

Megan E. ArdinoSamantha R. Bargmann

Chloe E Baskin-ArboledaMichael J. Botros

Samantha D. CampbellBrian A. Caycho

Amanda E. DuimstraJoseph Z. HauserGarrett T. Hess

Kimberly IrahetaNgoc M. Kim

Kristin A. LawtonBrendon J. Lee

Jung H. LeeKelvyn Leon

Elisa R. Marte

Kristina M. MazurPaula A. MedinaVictoria K. Oriole

Nidhi H. PatelVipa Patel

Morgan E. Petsch Joseph M. Pucilla

Carly J. PurusChristopher G. Reid

Remington L. SafarpourNatalie R. Soga

Irin SultanaLaina M. TollefsenAaron E. Tolliver

Alice Yang

Megan E. ArdinoSamvitha Cherravuru

Sharandeep KaurCaitlyn A. Lee

Caela M. LenhardtChia-Man Ma

Tannaz Malekian

Alexis N. MoodyGenji J. NimuraShalini J. PatelTejesh D. Patel

Daniel M. PittaroSamia Sohail

Allison C. Teng

HELYAR HOUSE ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to selected students residing in Cook Campus Cooperative Living.



Christopher G. Reid

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Awards (continued)

HERBERT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Jessica L. DifabbioVivian Lam

Frehnzel P. LeyesaSumer D. LogginsClaudia Pukropski

BRUCE A. HOVLAND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN FORESTRY

Patricia E. GantuahBrionna N. Primiani

W. R. HUTCHINSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Aaron E. Tolliver

MILLICENT MERCER JOHNSON SUMMER INTERN SCHOLARSHIP

Kyle H. ClementAllison J. Severino

H. BRANDT JORDHOY SCHOLARSHIP

Andrea I. Ruela

THEODORE LATZKO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to students based on academic merit.

Ankita Gupta

MARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES AWARD—awarded to outstanding seniors in marine and coastal sciences.

Tyler P. Janoski

WILLIAM H. MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP

Amanda P. AnastasiaKimberly Iraheta

Asra NazNadirah E. PayneCaroline B. PazLariza M. Rento

Steven M. Thomas

PHILIP E. MARUCCI SCHOLARSHIP—awarded annually to outstanding students alternating yearly between an agriculture related major or a student pursuing medical school.

Devon J. HouseLauren C. Palena

Sarah A. Pfaff

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Awards (continued)

FLORENCE S. MCNEIL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SCHOLARSHIP—awarded by the Garden Club of New Jersey annually in memory of Oliver A. Deakin to a student majoring in landscape architecture.

Kimberly M. WellerNicole Cohen

RICHARD H. MERRITT SCHOLARSHIP FUND



Christopher G. Reid

CHARLES MESSER ENDOWED MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to an outstanding senior participating in the George H. Cook scholars program.

Brittney N. Blackburne

CHARLES MILLER AWARD—award based on character, academic merit, and financial need.

Angel J. Torres

ELWOOD B. MOORE FORESTRY AWARD, New Jersey Chapter of American Foresters—for overall achievement in the field of forestry.

Dylan T. Hardy

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

Vandana S. Apte

NATIONAL OLMSTED SCHOLAR

Victoria P. Bruskin

NELLIS MEMORIAL—awarded to community college transfers, majoring in agriculture and environmental science and nutritional science.

Tina ChenDaryl B. Krasnuk

Christina M. McCoskerVictoria K. Wright

Alice Yang

NEW JERSEY STARS SCHOLARSHIP

Kaitlin M. DelgattoJohn M. Havrilla, Jr.

Kimberly IrahetaAllison F. Maddock

Juan M. RomeroWendy Su

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Awards (continued)

MARY NEVIUS SCHOLARSHIP

Melissa S. Ortiz

NEW YORK FARMERS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to outstanding students majoring in an agricultural related field.

Kyle H. Clement

ALLEN AND SCOTT OFF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Kyle H. ClementAngela M. Monaghan

OSTERMAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

Catherine M. Cincotta

WINSTON E. PARKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to students studying forestry, arboriculture, and ornamental horticulture based on academic performance.

Victoria P BruskinEsther Lim

Sanja MarticLauren M Pinto

SALLY H. PETERSON SCHOLARSHIP

Hannah L. BeckerPrasha E. Das

Tyler P. JanoskiDaryl B. Krasnuk

Juanita PintoLauren M. PintoAngel J. Torres

PHI THETA KAPPA HONOR SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP

Allison J. Severino

ROBERT M. RAUCH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP

Peter J. CarmanChris Wakim

SAMUEL F. REIBEL MEMORIAL

Prasha E. DasJessica E. Grandjean

Shardul Rathod

ELIZABETH AND ARTHUR REICH MINORITY/URBAN ACCESS PROJECT SCHOLARSHIP— awarded to students majoring in environmental sciences or related studies with demonstrated academic performance and interest in related activities and graduate study.

Carlos D. OlivaresMonisha Sugla

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Awards (continued)

LLOYD K. RIGGS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD—in memory of Lloyd K. Riggs (1888-1972). Awarded annually to an outstanding student in the food science program who has also demonstrated leadership in extracurricular activities.

Jay Sanghani

AMELIA L. RUGGLES SCHOLARSHIP

RUTGERS SCARLET SCHOLARSHIP

Sara E. BarazeshLara J. BrindisiPeter J. Carman

Brian T. D’AmaroRose I. Greenblatt

Melissa C. GronskeAnkita Gupta

Constance C. Huang

Gieun ImConnor D. LaMontagne

Katrina E. LeungLouis H. McGuigan

Sarah A. PfaffAditi B. Ranade

Denzel Zhu

RUTGERS NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

Elizabeth A. DabundoShawn E. Riley

RUTGERS PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Kiera L. BrennanEsther E. Rose-WilenVictoria E. SimpsonAlyssa M. Stansfield

Margaret Wang

Adam G. Ahmad ChaustreJames C. Arcidiacono

Marisa C. BeckettLara J. BrindisiPeter J. Carman

Favian ChanMohamed A. Fotouh

Rose I. GreenblattMelissa C. Gronske

Tyler P. JanoskiTiana A. Jayanathan

Connor D. LamontagneKatrina E. LeungTsz Lok Eu Leung

Frehnzel P. LeyesaLouis H. McGuiganMichael A. Nicolaro

Elena PanchalVindhya V. Pandyaram

Meera PatelSarah A. PfaffJuanita Pinto

Mackenzie A. PurdyMirei A. Sakane

Joshua D. SiepmannRosemary G. TuckerEunjuang M. Yang

Denzel Zhu

RUTGERS TRUSTEE SCHOLARS

Peter N. AhlersYui Kurakake

Durpri LinJessica M. Ptashenchuk

Molly C. WicksPhillip Yeh

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Awards (continued)

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ENDOWMENT—awarded to students based on academic merit.

Jessica S. LeePaula A. Medina

Josmary MedranoMargaret K. Moran

Melissa S. OrtizPooja Pathak

Joseph M. PucillaShawn E. RileyElena M. RizzoIsaac Rozenberg

Remington L. SafarpourJaime J. Santos

Joshua D. SiepmannErica N. Sleifer

Laina M. TollefsenSarah M. Valvano

WILLIAM C. SKELLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Michael J. BotrosKaitlin M. DelgattoSamantha J. Meza

Vipa PatelLaina M. TollefsenFrancene Matias

MYRON AND RONA SOLBERG SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to a student who has demonstrated an interest in the sciences as well as in the fine and performing arts.

Stephanie M. van Oppen

ELIZABETH F. STIER SCHOLARSHIP—in memory of Elizabeth F. Stier, Food Science faculty member. Awarded annually to a food science undergraduate woman who has demonstrated proficiency in academics while also being active in extracurricular activities, particularly local Institute of Food Technologists organization(s).

Gabriella T. TalaricoOlivia R. Robertson

WILLARD C. THOMPSON SCHOLARSHIP—awarded to a student majoring in agriculture, based on leadership capabilities.

Kimberly A. Oppenheim

VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Anthony J. Noto

GARRETT SCOTT VOORHEES, SR., AWARD

Morgan E. Petsch

Glen R. AlamoAmanda P. Anastasia

Fatima BaharyLara J. Brindisi

Ryan A. ButtoneChristina M. CallandrilloSamantha D. Campbell

Richard DuongKristin A. Fernandez

Jessica M. GeigerBooker GeorgeDana M. Gould

Eric P. HeckelmannCaitlin A. Jones

Connor D. LamontagneCaitlyn A. Lee

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JOHN H. WEBER, JR., MEMORIAL—awarded to a student majoring in environmental science, based on academic merit and interest in the environment.

Austin J. FalcianiSainath A. Palani

HAROLD WETTERBERG SCHOLARSHIP

Hannah L. Becker

WIDZENAS MEMORIAL AWARD—awarded to a student, preferably a resident of Burlington county, based on academic merit.

Lindsey A. Mazzella

WINDELER FAMILY AWARD—awarded to an outstanding senior enrolled in the Nutritional Science Program

Caitlin A. Jones

WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—awarded annually to students who have contributed volunteer service to the University and/or Community, based on academic excellence and service.

Kelly N. PayneAndreia I. Ruela

JOHN AND HARRIETT WOROBEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN CHILD NUTRITION—award based on academic merit and students majoring in nutritional sciences with an interest in child nutrition.

Olivia FuselliNicole Ramos

BARBARA A. ZILINSKAS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Connor D. LamontagneVandana S. Apte

Denzel Zhu

Awards (continued)

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Certificate Program

Child NutritionRachel E. Daddio

Ashley Q. LombardiShehara Yoosuf

Environmental GeomaticsRaffia S. AhmedLeila R. Al-Daqa

Michael P. DicianciaGarrett T. HessShelley Huang

Dominik S. HudykaRamya S. Kappagantula

Carly J. PurusRosemary G. Tucker

Environmental PlanningEsther E. Rose-Wilen

Evolutionary MedicineJames C. Arcidiacono

Food Systems Education and AdministrationKeith T. Dupree

International Agriculture and EnvironmentBrian A. Caycho

Medicinal and Economic BotanyNicole M. Bailey

Angela M. MonaghanHarna Patel

Departmental HonorsBiology

Juan M. Romero - Honors

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Environmental Policy, Institutions and BehaviorZachary J. Adams - HonorsBrian A. Caycho - Honors

Brayden N. Donnelly - HonorsKristen L. Johnson - HonorsAlexus T. Lizardi - HonorsAmber T. Mallm - HonorsMelissa A. Mertz - Honors

Lillian C. Mullock - HonorsLangley N. Oudemans - Honors

Joseph M. Pucilla - HonorsCarly J. Purus - HonorsEva M. Ryan - Honors

Erica L. Stevenson - HonorsSarah E. Westaway - Honors

Exercise Science and Sports StudiesAndrea H. Banu - Highest HonorsAshley E. Fath - Highest Honors

John B. Lewis - High HonorsPaula A. Medina - High Honors

Jennifer R. Pace - HonorsBrian Joseph P. Rubio - High HonorsMartin Wawszkowicz - High Honors

Public HealthChristina M. Callandrillo - Honors

Surbhi B. Dave - HonorsChrystal Estevez - High Honors

Emily M. Hartranft - HonorsKaitlyn M. Mazzilli - High Honors Danica M. Ramos - High Honors

Kyle J. Tomsky - HonorsMichael J. Torres - High HonorsJessica K. Uscamayta - HonorsAlaisha F. Verdeflor - Honors

Alpha Zeta

OfficersVictoria Cassagnol – Chancellor

Julianne Arizzo – CensorJessica Carroll – Scribe

Vincent Chiara – TreasurerPushpadantgiri Goswami (GP) – Chronicler

Sean Stevenson – Sergeant At Arms

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Kappa Omicron Nu National Honor SocietyFor Family and Consumer Sciences

OfficersMichelle Sweeney – PresidentValerie Ortiz – Vice PresidentTaylor Modafferi – Secretary

Nicole Ramos – Treasurer

Senior MembersDominic Addonizio

Sonali R. AlluriDaniel A. Alwan

Madeline BandomerChloe E. Baskin-Arboleda

Michael J. BotrosBrendan P. Campbell

Peter J. CarmanJessica M. CarrollVincent Chiara

Jose A. CorporanKelly A. D'amicoLikhitha DanduLinda A. DragunAngela K. GaiteKelly A. Gangel

Rose I. GreenblattAnkita Gupta

Yahiza JaramilloYui Kurakake

Connor D. LaMontagneJohn B. Lewis

Pinky W. LiauNoelle P. Lopez

Allison F. MaddockChristopher G. Mazzacano

Kaitlyn M. MazzilliLouis H. McGuigan

Kelly NguyenVictoria K. OrioleLauren C. Palena

Vipa PatelCarly J. Purus

Nicole J. RamosShawn E. Riley

Sophie C. RogalskyGabrielle M. Romanowski

Mirei A. SakaneJay Sanghani

Gabriella T. TalaricoNicole C. Tallman

Melissa Anne TanchingcoAaron E. TolliverAgatha Winiarski

Senior Members

Julia M. AmaritiFatima Bahary

Megan I. DevlinAnthony J. Evans

Olivia FuselliJessica M. Geiger

Emily M. HoCaitlin A. Jones

Josmary MedranoSydney E. Pannella

Kelly N. PayneJessica M. RantDaphne Ribot

Hannah V. SassoMelissa Savin

Drew A. StormsMelody B. Tillyer

Lauren M. ViscontiStephanie Wakefield

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Special Acknowledgement

Dean Carol AndrewMrs. Joyce Carlson

Dean Penny CarlsonMrs. Susan Caruso

Ms. Caroline CooganMs. Latisha CrubaughMrs. Debbie Drugos

Ms. Janice GeigerDean Robert M. Goodman

Dean Bob HillsDean Michelle Jefferson

Mrs. Kristen Lester

Dean Thomas LeustekDean Richard D. Ludescher

Mrs. Nicole McLeanMrs. Laura Mitchell

Ms. Michelle NeumyerMs. Liaan Pechera

Dean Sharice RichardsonMr. Lee SchneiderDean Judy StorchMs. Romal Vaidya

Dean Joseph Ventola

G. H. Cook Community Alumni AssociationOffice of Alumni and Community Engagement

Office of Philanthropy and Strategic PartnershipsOffice of Communications and Marketing

And the many other volunteers who made this event possible

Retiring FacultyHaving given Rutgers, the School, and our students several decades

of dedicated teaching, scholarship and service, the following faculty members are retiring this year:

James R. Johnson, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management AgentsHarry W. Janes, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology Gef Flimlin, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management AgentsBruce Barbour, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management AgentsJack Rabin, Department of Agricultural and Resource Management AgentsMark Vodak, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources

Phi Beta KappaAdam G. Ahmad Chaustre

Nicolas BalbiSara E. Barazesh

Leo K. LamMichael A. Nicolaro

Caroline B. Paz

Juan RomeroAndreia I. RuelaEugenia SaieghAngel J. TorresMargaret Wang

Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor SocietySamantha B. DreherMarta GoraczniakVictoria C. KayesKatrina E. Leung

Jonathan L. MisrahiLauren M. Pinto

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Agriculture Arts, Letters, Humanities Business Administration, Commerce Economics Education Engineering Fine Arts, Architecture Journalism Law Library Service

Maize White Drab Copper Light Blue Orange Brown Dark Crimson Purple Lemon

Medicine Music Nursing Oratory-Speech Pharmacy Philosophy Physical Education Public Administration Science Social Service Theology and Divinity

Green Pink Apricot Silver Gray Olive Green Blue Sage Green Peacock Blue Golden Yellow Citron Scarlet

The Academic Costume

The wearing of academic dress dates back to the early days of the oldest universities in the world. In the American Council on Education’s book entitled American Universities and Colleges, it is suggested that “Gowns may have been counted necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings frequented by medieval scholars. Hoods seem to have served to cover the tonsured head. . . .”

Throughout the years, European universities have continued to show great diversity in their academic dress. American universities, on the other hand, when they decided to adopt academic dress, immediately established a code of regulations which today is followed by almost all American institutions. The establishment of this code has made it possible to distinguish the Bachelors, Masters, and Doctors and, at the same time, recognize the university which has given them the degree.

Gowns: Bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. Master’s gown, worn open or closed, has oblong sleeves, the front part of which frequently is cut away at the elbow. Doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. It is worn open or closed. Cotton poplin or similar material is used for the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, and rayon or silk ribbed material is used for the Doctor’s degree. Robes with green are worn by School of Environmental and Biological Sciences graduates to reflect the college’s environmental mission. The scarlet robes worn by some of the members of the faculty and administration indicate that their doctoral degrees are from Rutgers University. Scarlet robes are also worn by Rutgers University Governing Board members to signify their membership on the board.

Hoods: The hoods vary in sizes: 48 inches for the Doctor’s degree, 42 inches for the Master’s, and 36 inches for the Bachelor’s. All hoods are lined in silk in the academic color or colors of the institution conferring the degree. If the institution has more than one color, the colors are shown in divisions using chevrons. The binding or edge of the hood is usually made of velvet in the color designating the subject in which the degree was granted. The maize hood is worn by those receiving the Bachelor of Science degree; the white, by those receiving the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Below is a list of some of the faculty colors as prescribed by the Intercollegiate Code for the binding of the hood:

The color or colors of the lining of the hood for the nine colonial colleges are: scarlet, Rutgers; crimson, Harvard; green-gold-silver, William and Mary; blue, Yale; red-blue, Pennsylvania; orange-black, Princeton; light blue-white, Columbia; brown, Brown; and green-white, Dartmouth.

Caps: Black mortarboards or soft hats are worn for all degrees. The gold tassel signifies a Doctorate. Graduates of the General Honors Program and George H. Cook Scholars wear golden tassels on their mortarboards.

Cords: Scarlet cords are worn by students who participated in the George H. Cook Honors Program; green cords are worn by those participating in the General Honors Program; and gold cords are worn by those graduates earning a grade point average of 3.5 of higher.

Summa Cum Laude 3.850-4.000; Magna Cum Laude 3.700 – 3.849; Cum Laude 3.500 – 3.699

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On the Banks of the Old Raritan

From far and near we came to Rutgers,And resolved to learn all that we can;And so we settled down,In that noisy college town,On the banks of the old Raritan.

ChorusOn the banks of the old Raritan, my friends,Where old Rutgers ever more shall stand,For has she not stood since the time of the flood,On the banks of the old Raritan.

Then sing aloud to alma mater,And keep the scarlet in the van;For with her motto high,Rutgers' name shall never die,On the banks of the old Raritan

Chorus

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