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The University of Dayton regards its conventional ceremonial garb and believes that this is an important
commencement exercises as among mortarboard. part of the graduation ceremony.
the most important ceremonial The University also has a tradition
occasions of the academic year. The chief University marshal carries of faculty coming from their seats
These exercises are filled with the University mace, and the pres- behind the stage to congratulate the
symbols and traditions designed to ident wears the president’s medal- graduating students. These tradi-
remind us all of the thousands of lion. On stage are the United States tions symbolize the caring and
years that universities have existed and papal flags. So, too, the music person-oriented spirit of the
and their noble purposes. that is played and the words that University.
are spoken have special significance.
The academic costumes of various For example, the deans who have The University hopes you will both
colors and types are part of the sym- been responsible for the education enjoy and respect this commence-
bolism. They are described on the of the students “present” the stu- ment. You can do both by standing
inside front cover of this program. dents as worthy of graduation to the for the invocation and the national
The bright blue gowns with red trim president. In turn, the president anthem, by listening during the
are worn by those serving as Univer- confers the degrees on behalf of the awarding of the degrees and by
sity marshals for today’s ceremony University. standing to sing the University of
(see Page four of this program). Dayton anthem (see Page 48). We are
The marshals wear these distinc- At our commencement ceremonies, the University of Dayton community,
tive gowns as identification of their which differ from many universi- a community which respects and
official capacity to direct the pro- ties’, each student’s name is read, cares for each other. This 168th
cessionals of administrators, faculty and the president then congratu- commencement marks another
and students who wear the more lates that student. The University beginning. Let us rejoice together.

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 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
David P. Yeager Bro. Francisco T. Gonzalez, S.M., M.D. Jenell R. Ross
Chair Richard Granite Michael A. Ruffolo
Rev. Martin A. Solma, S.M. Larry D. Harris Mary Jo Scalzo, Ph.D.
Vice Chair
Joseph R. Hinrichs Lynton P. Scotland
Catherine V. Babington
Thomas A. Holton, J.D. Joseph F. Spadaford
Mary H. Boosalis
Bro. Joseph H. Kamis, S.M. Eric F. Spina, Ph.D.
Bro. William J. Campbell, S.M., Ed.D.
Dennis R. Marx Thomas W. Swidarski
Margaret A. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Richard J. Omlor Rev. Rudy A. Vela, S.M., D.Min.
Thomas J. Cronin, Jr.
Richard J. Pfleger Ty J. Williams
Kevin M. Crotty
Bro. Bernard J. Ploeger, S.M., Ph.D. Lawrence W. Woerner
Rev. James F. Fitz, S.M.
Derek A. Porter
Bro. Thomas F. Giardino, S.M.

HONORARY (FORMER) TRUSTEES

Richard A. Abdoo Richard F. Glennon, Sr. Bro. Robert J. Metzger, S.M.
Mervyn Alphonso Bro. Stephen M. Glodek, S.M. Dennis I. Meyer, J.D.
William S. Anderson Jane G. Haley Gerald M. Miller
Rev. William Behringer, S.M. John R. Haley John J. Moder
Bro. Edward M. Brink, S.M. Sarah E. Harris, Ph.D. Bro. Ronald L. Overman, S.M.
Rev. Bertrand A. Buby, S.M., S.T.D. Rev. James L. Heft, S.M., Ph.D. Linda S. Parenti
Terry D. Carder Allen M. Hill David C. Phillips
Rev. Thomas A. Cardone, S.M. Jack Hoeft Bro. Anthony J. Pistone, S.M.
Annette D. Casella Cordell W. Hull H. John Proud, J.D.
Steven D. Cobb Thomas A. Klein, Ph.D. Thomas M. Roberts
Rev. J. Eugene Contadino, S.M. George P. Kooluris R. Daniel Sadlier
Sr. Mary J. Coultas, C.P.D., Ph.D. Peter H. Kuntz John L. Schaefer
L. William Crotty Dolores R. Leckey Katherine A. Schipper, Ph.D.
Daniel J. Curran, Ph.D. Kevin P. Maloney Westina Matthews Shatteen, Ph.D.
David E. Easterly Bruno V. Manno, S.M., Ph.D. Rev. Ralph A. Siefert, S.M.
James A. Eiting Ronald F. Mason, Jr. Sr. Francis Marie Thrailkill, O.S.U., Ed.D.
Michael E. Ervin, M.D. Mary C. Mathews Rev. Patrick J. Tonry, S.M.
Richard H. Finan Clayton L. Mathile Andrew F. Veres
Bro. Raymond L. Fitz, S.M., Ph.D. Marie-Louise McGinnis Rev. Daryl Ward, J.D.
David P. Fitzgerald Garry K. McGuire, Sr. William S. Weprin
Robert E. Frazer John F. McHale David C. Winch
The Honorable Frank P. Geraci, J.D. Charles R. McNamee
Vicki E. Giambrone

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 ADMINISTRATORS
Eric F. Spina, Ph.D. Rick S. Krysiak, Jr. Thomas D. Skill, Ph.D.
President Vice President for Facilities Management Associate Provost and
Paul H. Benson, Ph.D. and Planning Chief Information Officer
Provost John E. Leland, Ph.D, P.E. Andrew L. Strauss, J.D.
Amy E. Anderson, Ph.D. Vice President for Research Dean, School of Law
Associate Provost for Global and Executive Director of UDRI Crystal C. Sullivan
and Intercultural Affairs John D. Mittelstaedt, Ph.D. Executive Director, Campus Ministry
Deborah J. Bickford, Ph.D. Dean, School of Business Administration Neil G. Sullivan
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Carolyn Roecker Phelps, Ph.D. Vice President and Director of Athletics
and Learning Initiatives Associate Provost for Faculty Joseph M. Valenzano III, Ph.D.
S. Ted Bucaro and Administrative Affairs President, Academic Senate
Executive Director of Government and Jason L. Pierce, Ph.D. Paul M. Vanderburgh, Ph.D.
Regional Relations Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Associate Provost for Graduate
Lawrence A. Q. Burnley, Ph.D. Mary Ann Recker, J.D. Academic Affairs
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Vice President and General Counsel Troy W. Washington
William M. Fischer, J.D. Jason K. Reinoehl, Ph.D. Vice President for Human Resources
Vice President for Student Development Vice President for Strategic Kathleen M. Webb
Rev. James F. Fitz, S.M. Enrollment Management Dean, University Libraries
Vice President for Mission and Rector Lisa S. Rismiller Thomas U. Weckesser
Andrew T. Horner Secretary, Board of Trustees Executive Director,
Vice President for Finance and Eddy M. Rojas, Ph.D. Office of the President
Administrative Services Dean, School of Engineering Molly C. Wilson
Jennifer L. Howe Chris Schramm Vice President for Marketing
Vice President for University Associate Vice President and and Communications
Advancement Dean of Students
Kevin R. Kelly, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Education
and Health Sciences

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 UNIVERSITY MARSHALS
Joni L. Baldwin David W. Darrow Barbara M. DeLuca
Chief Marshal Associate Marshal Associate Marshal
Department of Teacher Education Department of History Department of Educational Leadership

ASSISTANT MARSHALS
Jacqualine M. Arnold Lesley A. Evans-Hellman Maria R. Newland
Department of Teacher Education Department of Teacher Education Office of the Registrar
Brad A. Balser James P. Farrelly Jack O’Gorman
Office of the Registrar Department of English Roesch Library
Eric J. Balster Jenifer L. Gerard Thomas E. Oldenski, S.M.
Department of Electrical Department of Academic Enhancement Department of Educational Leadership
and Computer Engineering Mary Grilliot Rebecca C. Potter
Janet R. Bednarek Department of Accounting Department of English
Department of History Kathleen D. Henderson Markus P. Rumpfkeil
Mandy Bingaman Enrollment Management Operations Department of Mechanical and
MBA Program Janet M. Herrelko Aerospace Engineering
Treavor L. Bogard Department of Teacher Education Cassandra Secrease
Department of Teacher Education Bro. Andrew J. Kosmowski Department of Communication
Karen S. Bull Roesch Library Margaret M. Strain
UDIT Business Services Rebekah J. Lawhorn Department of English
Donald V. Chase Office of Student Success Michelle Strunks
Department of Civil and Environmental Craig J. Letavec School of Engineering
Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department of Management Information Kimberly A. Trick
Nancy K. Chase Systems, Operations Management, and Department of Chemistry
Engineering Industry Relations Decision Sciences Erick S. Vasquez
Jennifer M. Creech Vincent C. Lewis Department of Chemical
Office of the Registrar Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial and Materials Engineering
Kenya M. Crosson Leadership Lucian Zelazny
Department of Civil and Environmental Megan Lyons Department of Accounting
Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department of Teacher Education
Malcolm W. Daniels Scott MacDonald
Department of Electrical and MBA Program
Computer Engineering

READERS PROGRAM NOTE

Sharon D. Gratto Last minute additions or deletions Only representatives of the press,
Department of Music often must be made after the pro- authorized by the University
Verb Washington gram has been printed. The infor- Marshal, are permitted to take
College of Arts and Sciences mation in this graduation program photographs on the floor. Guests
does not reflect students’ final and visitors may take photographs
transcripts. Official diplomas and from the stands, only.
AMERICAN appropriate honors will be award-
SIGN LANGUAGE ed upon completion of all degree Please remain seated during the
requirements and fulfillment of processional.
INTERPRETER financial obligations. The official list
Bonnie L. VandenBos of the names of graduates is recorded
in the Office of the Registrar.

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 9:00–9:30 A.M.

FIRST FLIGHT SAXOPHONE QUARTET

Alexandra Altomare
Veronica Elliott
Mark Havlicek
Timothy Schroeder

ORDER OF EXERCISES
9:45 A.M.

PRESIDING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION REMARKS School of Education and

Eric F. Spina Dan Prindle ‘11 Health Sciences
President of the University UD Alumni Association Board Kevin R. Kelly
Dean
PRELUDE PRESIDENT’S REMARKS School of Engineering
R. Alan Kimbrough Eric F. Spina Eddy M. Rojas
Dean
PROCESSIONAL PROVOST’S REMARKS
Paul H. Benson CLOSING REMARKS
INTRODUCTION Paul H. Benson
Paul H. Benson CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Provost Eric F. Spina BENEDICTION
Rev. James F. Fitz, S.M.
INVOCATION DOCTORAL DEGREES Vice President for Mission and Rector
Crystal C. Sullivan GRADUATE AND
Director of Campus Ministry SPECIALIST DEGREES UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
Paul M. Vanderburgh ANTHEM
POSTING OF THE COLORS Associate Provost for Emily Freyberger
Laura Callaghan Graduate Academic Affairs Majoring in Music Therapy
Nicholas Mendel
Patrick Munhall UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES RECESSIONAL
Samuel Penewit College of Arts and Sciences R. Alan Kimbrough
Michael Turner Jason L. Pierce
Austin Whisman Dean
Army ROTC
School of Business Administration
NATIONAL ANTHEM John D. Mittelstaedt
Veronica Manges Dean
Majoring in Music Therapy

Please remain seated during recessional.

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 DOCTORAL DEGREES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Jason L. Pierce Paul M. Vanderburgh
Dean Associate Provost,
Graduate Academic Affairs

DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOLOGY

Caitlin Lorraine Bojanowski
Cincinnati, OH
B.S., Wright State University
Dissertation: “Strategies for the Prevention and Remediation of Bacterial Biofilms”

DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THEOLOGY

Justin James Menno
Grand Rapids, MI
B.A., Mount St. Mary’s University
M.E., Providence College
M.A., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Sociology and Sanctity: Paul Hanly Furfey, Franz Mueller, and Luigi Sturzo on “Supernatural Sociology,’ a Transatlantic
Debate, 1928-1946”

Phyllis Howser Scholp

Centerville, OH
B.A., Ball State University
M.A., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “The Personal is the Theological: Rosemary Radford Ruether’s Practical Theology as Social Critique”

*In Absentia
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 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Kevin R. Kelly Paul M. Vanderburgh
Dean Associate Provost,
Graduate Academic Affairs

DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

+ Thomas Anthony Mays
Dayton, OH
B.S., Ohio University
M.B.A., Wright State University
Dissertation: “A Multiple Case Study of Social Capital Development at a Public Midwestern University”

Heidi Maria Much McGrew

Monmouth, OR
B.A., University of Portland
M.A., University of Delaware
Dissertation: “Academic Achievement of Dual Enrolled Students: Do Instructors and Venues Matter?”

Rachael Spiker Miser

Westerville, OH
B.S.E., University of Mount Union
M.A., Austin Peay State University
Dissertation: “A Phenomenological Study of Secondary Teachers’ Experiences with Assessing Higher Order Thinking Skills”

Carrie Lynn Rogan

Mason, OH
B.A., Ohio State University
M.S.E., Ohio State University
Dissertation: “Growth within the Adjunct Faculty Role: An Interaction of Challenge, Support, and Context”

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 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Eddy M. Rojas Paul M. Vanderburgh
Dean Associate Provost,
Graduate Academic Affairs

DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ELECTRO-OPTICS

+ Jeffrey R. Kraczek
Kettering, OH
B.S., Brigham Young University
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Non Iterative Multi-Aperture and Multi-Illuminator Phasing for High Resolution Coherent Imaging”

Sean Andrew McDaniel

Brookville, OH
B.S., Otterbein University
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Mid-IR Ultrafast Laser Inscribed Waveguides and Devices”

Bryce Eric Schumm

Wilmington, OH
B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence on Synthetic Aperture Ladar Imaging Performance”

Andrew J. Stokes
Fairborn, OH
B.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Ladar Using Code Division Multiple Access Apertures”

+ Zhijun Yang
Hefei, China
B., University of Science and Technology of China
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Incoherent Imaging in the Presence of Atmospheric Turbulence and Refractivity”

DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGINEERING

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Dean Edward Bryson
Tipp City, OH
B.S., Purdue University
M.S., Purdue University
Dissertation: “A Unified, Multifidelity Quasi-Newton Optimization Method with Application to Aero-Structural Design”

*In Absentia
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 Abdeel J. Roman
Dayton, OH
B.S., University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
M.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
M.S., Mercer University
Dissertation: “Studies of Horizontal Two-Phase Flow Using Electrical Capacitance Tomography and R134a”

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
+ Esmail M M Abuhdima
Tripoli, Libya
B., University of Tripoli, Libya
M., University of Tripoli, Libya
Dissertation: “Simulation of the Scattered EM Field of a Moving Dynamic Object Using Static Data”

Ouboti Seydou Eyanaa Djaneye-Boundjou

Lome, Togo
B.S., University of Dayton
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Discrete-Time Concurrent Learning for System Identification and Applications: Leveraging Memory Usage for
Good Learning”

+ Almabrok Essa Essa

Tripoli, Libya
B., Sirte University, Libya
M.S., Al-Fatah University, Libya
Dissertation: “High Order Volumetric Directional Pattern for Robust Face Recognition”

Barath Narayanan Narayanan

Tiruchirapalli, India
B., SRM University, India
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “New Classifier Architecture and Training Methodologies for Lung Nodule Detection in Chest Radiographs and
Computed Tomography”

MATERIALS ENGINEERING
+ Nuha Al Habis
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
B., Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia
M.S., University of Wyoming
Dissertation: “Engineering and Modeling Nanofiller-Based Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration”

* Saleimah Ahmed Abdullah Albadi Alyammahi

Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
B.S., United Arab Emirates University, United
* Arab Emirates
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Design and Simulation of Multifunctional Optical Devices Using Metasurfaces”

*In Absentia
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 Abraham Elmushyakhi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
B., King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “In-Plane Fatigue Characterization of Core Joints in Sandwich Composite Structures”

Sadra Emami
Tehran, Iran
B., Semnan University, Iran
M., Materials and Energy Research Center, Iran
Dissertation: “Durability and Reliability of Sandwich Composites Due to Freeze-Thaw Exposure in Saline Solution”

+ Mary Ann P. Sebastian

Beavercreek, OH
B.S., University of Cincinnati
M.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Dissertation: “Enhancing the Flux Pinning of High Temperature Superconducting Ytrium Barium Copper Oxide Thin Films”

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Salahaldin Faraj Alshatshati
Dayton, OH
B.S., Garyounis University, Libya
M.S., Gannon University
Dissertation: “Estimating Envelope Thermal Characteristics from Single Point in Time Thermal Images”

* Mohamed Ali Eltaeb

Misurata, Libya
B., Higher Industry Institute, Libya
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Active Control of Pendulum Tuned Mass Dampers for Tall Buildings Subject to Wind Load”

+ Issa A Ali Hakim

El Abiar, Libya
B.S., Sirte University, Libya
M.S., Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dissertation: “Non-Destructive Evaluation Measurements and Fracture Effects in Carbon/Epoxy Laminates Containing Porosity”

Timothy John Vincent

Dayton, OH
B.S., Cedarville University
M.S., University of Dayton
Dissertation: “Computational Modeling and Simulation of Thermal-Fluid Flow and Topology Formation in Laser Metal Additive
Manufacturing”

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 THE MARIAN LIBRARY/ INTERNATIONAL MARIAN
RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IMRI)
Kathleen M. Webb Gloria Falcao Dodd
Dean Director of Academic Programs

Founded by the Marianists of the hensive collection of printed mate- Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) and a Doc-
University of Dayton, the Marian rials on the Blessed Virgin Mary, as torate of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.).
Library/ International Marian well as through the International The program is accredited by the
Research Institute has the universal Marian Research Institute (IMRI). Marianum and approved by the
mission to make the Virgin Mary, Congregation for Catholic Educa-
Mother of Jesus Christ, better The International Marian Research tion at the Vatican. Presently there
known, loved and served. This global, Institute was established in 1975 at are only two places in the world,
scholarly and pastoral privilege is the University of Dayton in affilia- Rome and Dayton, where students
fulfilled above all through the opera- tion with the Pontifical Theological can earn the Licentiate of Sacred
tion of the Marian Library, founded Faculty Marianum in Rome. IMRI Theology (S.T.L.) and the Doctorate
in 1943 and today recognized as the offers a graduate program from the of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) with
world’s largest and most compre- Marianum leading to a Licentiate of specialization in Mariology.

DEGREE — DOCTORATE OF SACRED THEOLOGY (S.T.D.)

* Rev. Msgr. John T. Myler
Belleville, IL
Dissertation: “Mary, the U.S. Bishops, and the Decade of Silence: The 1973 Pastoral Letter, Behold Your Mother: Woman of Faith”

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 GRADUATE AND SPECIALIST DEGREES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Jason L. Pierce Paul M. Vanderburgh
Dean Associate Provost,
Graduate Academic Affairs

DEGREE — MASTER OF ARTS

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Nicholas A. Fadoir * Morgan Elizabeth Longstreth Bernadette Dawn O’Koon
West Bloomfield, MI Newark, OH Yellow Springs, OH

COMMUNICATION
* Linda Manzo Koeller Michaella Marie Videka
Centerville, OH Chicago, IL

ENGLISH
+ Sandra Elizabeth Riley
Dayton, OH

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Gabriella Cipriani
Erie, PA

PASTORAL MINISTRY
+ Mark Edward Motz
Honolulu, HI

THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
+ Michael Jacob Ingram Carmel F. Klein Tinamarie Suzanne Stolz
Grand Rapids, MI Indianapolis, IN Stony Point, NY

DEGREE — MASTER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Sravani Adyre Brian Stephen Chase Ravi Teja Katta
Hyderabad, India Dayton, OH Karimnagar, India
* Sravanthi Alipuram + Jeevan Dharma Raj Shruthi Kedam
Hyderabad, India Bangalore, India Ramakrishnapur, India
Douaa Dakheelullah Alsaedi Swetha Nanda Dugulam Charitha Kossireddy Venkata Sai
Al Medina, Saudi Arabia Hyderabad, India Hyderabad, India
Nora Mohammed Alsaeed Tarun Kumar Gampa * Sudeepthi Manukonda
Buraydah, Saudi Arabia Karimnagar, India Hyderabad, India
* Prashanth Anugula Sainath Ganji Teja Maram
Warangal, India Hyderabad, India Miryalaguda, India
Neetha Arasseri Nanda Bharath Gowreddy + Venkata Sai Krishna Akhil Mattey
Hyderabad, India Kurnool, India Hyderabad, India
+ Shanthi Saranya Bellamkonda Zhe Huang
Nizamabad, India Wuhan, China
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 Bryan Matthew Miller * Venkata Jahnavi Renduchintala + Santhosh Kumar Singanayakanahalli Gopal
Bellbrook, OH Hyderabad, India Bangalore, India
Yang Ming + Jaganadha Reddy Rokkam * Tasneem Amina
Beijing, China Hyderabad, India Hyderabad, India
* Chandra Mohan Reddy Munagala + Thanushree Sampangi Pushpa * Prathima Thokala
Kurnool D, India Bangalore, India Nagulapalem, India
Chinmayee Mutyampeta + Greeshma Sasidharan Nair Prashanth Vadla
Hyderabad, India Kollam, India Hyderabad, India
Anusha Nallani Sneha Satpute Vamshi Pavan Kumar Varma Vegeshna
Hyderabad, India Kamareddy, India Hyderabad, India
+ Manikanta Kishore Pabbisetty Ayesha Shaik Basheer Pengting Ying
Hyderabad, India Hyderabad, India Yongkang, China
+ Vishal Panwar
Shamli, India

DEGREE — MASTER OF FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

Ying Ding Runze Hu (Dual Degrees)
Wuhan, China Shanghai, China

DEGREE — MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Leah Ceperley Amy Michelle Hamilton Ashley Danielle Kessler-Palmer
Dayton, OH Fairborn, OH Dayton, OH
* Lori Lee Cohen
Dayton, OH

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE

BIOLOGY
Erin Catherine Rowekamp
Cincinnati, OH

CHEMISTRY
Carlie Jean McGrath Kaiyu Li
Centerville, OH Feicheng, China

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Saleh Salhan Almuthaybiri Sarah Eid Alshammari Kaitlyn M. Jones
Abanat, Saudi Arabia Hafar Albatin, Saudi Arabia Beavercreek, OH

*In Absentia
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 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
John D. Mittelstaedt Paul M. Vanderburgh
Dean Associate Provost,
Graduate Academic Affairs

DEGREE — MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Matthew William DeGrassi Christine A. Macioce Joseph William Summers
Laguna Hills, CA Pickerington, OH Troy, OH
Xue Deng Jamie Terese Riley Yi Xu
Guangan, China Xenia, OH Beijing, China
Brittni A. Grunow Senay Araia Semere Fadhel Zammouri
Greenville, OH Centerville, OH Beavercreek, OH
Sara W. Hacker Kenneth C. Simone
Miamisburg, OH Dayton, OH

DEGREE — MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY

Erik David Glass
Findlay, OH

*In Absentia
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 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Kevin R. Kelly Paul M. Vanderburgh
Dean Associate Provost,
Graduate Academic Affairs

DEGREE — EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST

+ Lauren Judith Evans +
Michaline L. Flynn Maria F. Tedesco
Powell, OH Medina, OH Cincinnati, OH

DEGREE — MASTER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE PRACTICE

Bethany Christine Ahrens Sara Jeannette Egel Kayley Marie Rainey
Versailles, OH Milwaukee, WI Indianapolis, IN
Clement Mawuli Amey Elizabeth A. Gleason Karen Elizabeth Robinson
Lauderhill, FL Dayton, OH Clarksboro, NJ
Travis Bentley Avery Christin Lauren Parker Cummins Adam Daniel Schmidt
Bellbrook, OH Grigsby Dayton, OH
Jenna C. Bailey Cincinnati, OH Abigail Chayadi Sprockel
North Bend, OH Ashlyn D. Hemmelgarn Westerville, OH
Sara Michelle Berg Ansonia, OH Keren Aviv Stick
Springboro, OH Brittani LaShae Irvine Cedar Park, TX
Olivia Morgan Birck London, KY Kyla June Thurlow
Fairfield, OH Heather D. Jackson Gainesville, FL
Sarah Grace Busch Williamsport, OH Amanda L. Utendorf
Avon Lake, OH Kelsey Johnson Jones Ottawa, OH
Justin Andrew Cantrell North Ogden, UT Evan R. Wadsworth
Liberty Township, OH Mariah Lynn Jutte Washington, IN
Nathaniel Joseph Clapp Celina, OH Laura Elizabeth Webendorfer
Bay Village, OH Allison Clare Moore Springboro, OH
Megan Elizabeth Connolly Avon Lake, OH Kaley Alison Weber
Wausau, WI Michael Thomas Pointe Springboro, OH
Anuradha Surya Devara Oxford, MI Olivia A. Weyler
Dayton, OH Sarah Jenifer Porter Cincinnati, OH
Kyle Robert Dreyer Bismarck, ND
Cincinnati, OH

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 DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Tiffany Judith Adams + Annette Michelle Hall + Katrina Rose Meyer
Springfield, OH Dublin, OH Harrod, OH
Basma Mohammad Alkahtani Mary F. Hallinan + Juliana Lynne Moeller
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Kettering, OH Morrow, OH
Jill I. Anderson + Brie Anna Haner Matthew Robert Moore
Ashley, OH Louisville, KY Springboro, OH
Hilary Michelle Andes Heather Dawn Harrison + Alexa Marie Moraites
Centerville, OH Lancaster, OH Clarksville, OH
+ Kelly Marie Berlin Michael Rowe Hawk Elizabeth A. Mullett
Dublin, OH Dayton, OH Grove City, OH
+ Jennifer Michelle Bole Ashley M. Hicks Kathleen Abella Mulligan
Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH Fort Wayne, IN
Allison Marie Bond + Alexa Marie Irwin Emily Rose Nentwich
Raleigh, NC Columbus, OH Dublin, OH
Zachary Alan Boyer * Elizabeth Marie Jansen Hannah Elizabeth Parsons
Haviland, OH Middletown, OH Springboro, OH
Harriet Kamakil Brown + Julia Rose Kanitz Lawrence Anthony Phillips
Dayton, OH Cincinnati, OH Tipp City, OH
* Jennifer Lynn Bucher + Elizabeth Anne Keller Kendra Lynn Rarick
Columbus, OH Terrace Park, OH Fairborn, OH
Lora Susan Butcher Bridgit Laurie Kerber Jennifer M. Rausch
Dayton, OH Piqua, OH Commercial Point, OH
Davonne E. Calhoun + Kimberly A. Kile Katie Michelle Reed
Middletown, OH Pickerington, OH Springfield, MI
Terry Robert Cassreino Bridget Kiwanuka Nancy Kathleen Roudebush
Madison, MS Dublin, OH Kettering, OH
Tatiana Latrice Collins Lauren Marie Lacey Clair Veronica Ruhenkamp
Columbus, OH Milford, OH Fort Loramie, OH
Stacy Diane Evers + Amy Nicole Lamb Lucas R. Sagaert
Celina, OH Kettering, OH Mentor, OH
+ Julia Marie Finan Scott Michael Leo Jessica Laine Salyers
Fort Mitchell, KY Dayton, OH Trenton, OH
Seana Colette Gibson + Sara Elizabeth Lovett Lauren Erica Paige Sanders
Greenville, OH Carrollton, OH Ludlow Falls, OH
Ashley Marie Gilbert David Lee Mackey Alex Rose Santer
Kettering, OH Beavercreek, OH Columbus, OH
* Eric Joseph Grilliot Mollie C. Mallin + Rachel Anne Shaffer
North Star, OH Dayton, OH Gahanna, OH
Jessica Ann Groff Elizabeth Marie Martin Teresa Lynn Smith
Columbus, OH Farmersville, OH Dayton, OH
Erin Wilson Grywalski Samantha Jean McCullough Gail Spann
Delaware, OH Kenton, OH Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

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 Danielle M. Stampfle Patrick Christopher Toscani + Cassandra Marie Wilson
Pickerington, OH Dayton, OH Harrison, OH
+ +
Karl Stanbery Lynnette Washington Jill Marie Wuebker
Vandalia, OH Columbus, OH Beavercreek, OH
+
Rebecca Sue Steck Stanley Thenard Watkins Jeremy Lee Wysocki
West Chester, OH Chicago, IL Miamisburg, OH
Abigail Elaine Steece + Michael George Wiegand Ya You
Grove City, OH Plainfield, IN Nanjing, China
Carmen Marie Tarbill Chudney Williams Yue Yu
Circleville, OH Reynoldsburg, OH Nantong, China
+ Caitlyn Leigh Tipple
North Ridgeville, OH

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 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Eddy M. Rojas Paul M. Vanderburgh
Dean Associate Provost,
Graduate Academic Affairs

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

+ Brandon Scott Long Saiteja Thatipelly
Nathan M. Cramer
Cincinnati, OH Troy, OH Karimnagar, India
Jackson Arthur Elizondo Joshua Michael Lynch
Dayton, OH Dayton, OH

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOENGINEERING

Ryan J. McNeilly
Westlake, OH

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Abdulrahman M. Alquraini + Sheng-Chin Hsueh Jiali Li
Kuwait City, Kuwait Taichung City, Taiwan Beijing, China
Ikenna Stanley Ekelem
Lagos, Nicaragua

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Abdulaziz Hebni Alshehri Laith Hani Hasan Elakkad Niveditha Pullalarevu
Makkah, Saudi Arabia Amman, Jordan Ananthapur, India
Bandar Abdulrazaq Alwushayh Liao Jiang Keerthi Samineni
Sakaka, Saudi Arabia Beijing, China Vijayawada, India
Joshua Colescott Bortmas + Rishi Kaithala
Yiming Sun
Canfield, OH Warangal, India Dalian City, China
Hesham A. A. Buseita + Srinija Reddy Kesari + Meghana Reddy Varakala
Dayton, OH Hyderabad, India Nalgonda, India

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Satya Prashanth Reddy Challa Sahith Javvaji Anthony Joseph Reiling
Narsampet, India Khammam, India Centerville, OH
* Venkateswarlu Gollapudi
Hyderabad, India

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

+ Prasanthi Atluri Luyu Bo + Suman Krishna Chaparala
Vijayawada, India Beijing, China Kavutharam, India
Anjanika Bandyopadhyay + Rajesh Khanna Bolloju Vinay Kumar Raju Dasariraju
Kolkata, India Hyderabad, India Kadapa, India
Gayatri Mayukha Behara Husain Adel Buhasan Drew Edward Dieckmann
Hyderabad, India Salwa, Kuwait Trenton, OH

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 Gary Douglas Drummond Jumana Moqaddam Balaadithya Uppalapati
Beavercreek, OH Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait Yadgir District, India
+ Hamed Elhadi Faraj Elwarfalli + Akram M. Emhemmed Muntaser Kelsey Michael Van Oss
Bani Walid, Libya Dayton, OH Bellbrook, OH
Matthew David Howard Larry Dean Sanders Jr. * Ajith Kumar Veeraboina
Beavercreek, OH Monroe, MI Dayton, India
Patrick Keith Martell Thomas C. Sharp Zhihan Zhang
Hermitage, PA Dayton, OH Shanghai, China

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRO-OPTICS

Michael David Amonson Hamza Ahmed Salem Thomas Joseph Welsh V
Dayton, OH Bani Walid, Libya Naperville, IL
Mitchell David Bauer Xueyin Shi Yiqing Zhou
Beavercreek, OH Shanghai, China Miamisburg, OH
Alexander David Downham
Green Bay, WI

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Nader Hamad Almutairi Joachim Nkurikiyumukiza Venkata Someswar Yanamadala
Al Medina, Saudi Arabia Dayton, OH Kovvur, India
Jennifer A. Dodaro-Barman Patrick Gus Nuzzolese Cihan Zhang
Dayton, OH Port Washington, NY Wuhan, China
Runze Hu (Dual Degrees) Hannah R. Romstadt Xiaoyan Zhang
Shanghai, China Fairborn, OH Zhangjiagang, China
Charles Wayne Johnson Hao Xue
Van Buren, OH Yancheng City, China
Carly Marie Mears
Cincinnati, OH

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Thomas William Bereza Patrick Joseph Murphy
Columbus, OH Cary, NC

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Holly Christine Barton * Brenden S. Mil-Homens Leah Kimberly Sweet
Sharonville, OH Rocky Hill, CT Baltimore, MD
+ + Molly Rae Walters
William E. Boles Li Shao
New Carlisle, OH Ningbo, China Springboro, OH
+ Frederick James Herman Hannah Elizabeth Sims Taurean Jamar Young
West Chester, OH Wadsworth, OH Newark, DE
Diane Wenbi Lai
Dayton, OH

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 DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Rasha Mezher Almshekhs Ahmadur Rashid Khandakar Adrian Jason Pereira
Nasiriyah, Iraq Fairborn, OH Bangalore, India
Raed Helal Alruwaili Nader Ahmed J. Khormi * Bharath Pothu
Arar, Saudi Arabia Jazan, Saudi Arabia Warangal, India
David Conway Bell Richard T.G. Lawniczak * Prashant Jagannathan Srinivasan
Cincinnati, OH Pittsburgh, PA Chennai, India
+ Srinivasa Kalyana Varma Dandu + Angela Nicole Williams
Siyu Mi
Visakhapatnam, India Shanghai, China Dayton, OH
* Austin Michael Fischer Prasanna Venkatesh Murlidharan Daniel G. Wroble
Minster, OH Mumbai, India Lisle, IL
Victoria Elizabeth Hutten * Parth Rajesh Parekh Jiajie Xu
Dayton, OH Beavercreek, OH Hangzhou, China
Raghavendra Rao Kamma
Eluru, India

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

Stephen Andrew Berlage Gurpreet Kaur Rai Ramakrishna Chaitanya Vedantam
Indianapolis, IN Indore, India Hyderabad, India
Justin J. Merriman
Waynesville, OH

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 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Jason L. Pierce
Dean

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF ARTS

COMMUNICATION
Madeline Anne Black Mitchell George Grimone Andrea Sima Kchikian
Carmel, IN Springfield, OH Birmingham, MI
Summa Cum Laude Joseph Lee Gruden Kaitlynn E. Kiehl
Alexander Louis Blunier Leesburg, VT Dayton, OH
Springboro, OH James Arthur Gunn IV Andrew Scullen Matejcik
Charles Raymond Clohecy IV Ballwin, MO Chagrin Falls, OH
Geneva, IL Noha Mohammad Youssef Jan * Gabriella Marie Tomko
Janine Alexandra Costello Beavercreek, OH Wexford, PA
Rochester, NY Tyler Edward Louis Jasensky Marielle Therese Trucilla
John Patrick Cvengros North Ridgeville, OH Erie, PA
Grand Rapids, MI Xi Jin Alexandra Patricia Wilberding
Brian R. Downey Beijing, China Beverly Hills, MI
Cleveland, OH Caroline Jeanette Kaniecki Lydia Grace Williamson
Andrew Joseph Eifert Mount Prospect, IL West Chester, OH
San Carlos, CA Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude
Erin Nicole Frey University Honors
Newport, KY
Magna Cum Laude

CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES

Abigail Elizabeth Martinelli
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

ECONOMICS
Charles Lee Davis Nan Zhou
Gibsonia, PA He Fei, China
Core Program

ENGLISH
Meghan Nicole Garriott Brennan Christopher Kelly William James Lawrence
Indianapolis, IN Pittsford, NY Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Cum Laude Cum Laude
Mara McKenna Kalinoski University Honors
Toledo, OH
Core Program

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 HISTORY
Patrick David Bittner John Thomas McEnroe Patrick David Murphy
Xenia, OH Elmhurst, IL Indianapolis, IN
Ciaran Margaret McCourt Core Program
Pleasant Ridge, MI
Cum Laude

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Jacob Tyler Scara
Boca Raton, FL

MATHEMATICS
Ye Shen
Beijing, China

PHILOSOPHY
Daniel Lee Carter
Dayton, OH
Summa Cum Laude

POLITICAL SCIENCE
* John Paul Adams Raika Nicole Casey Austin James Pirc
Clarendon Hills, IL Liberty Township, OH Norwalk, OH
Cum Laude Core Program Core Program
Amanda Elizabeth Bergmann Logan Monet Cobbs Victoria Sakmar Szczechowski
Centerville, OH Dayton, OH Martinsville, IN
Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude
University Honors Dayton Civic Scholar University Honors with Distinction
Marianist Leadership Scholar

PSYCHOLOGY
Gabrielle Marie Adams Cassidy Lynn Martin Dana Lee Schroeder
Mansfield, OH Gahanna, OH Chicago, IL
Maria Suzanne Bond Summa Cum Laude + McKenzi Arden Troyano
New Vienna, OH Briana Jasmine Moore Loraine, OH
E. Sophie Hasco Fairborn, OH
Pittsburgh, PA Alexis Brianne Ostrander
Mason, OH

SOCIOLOGY
Kevin S. Bernhardt Gabrielle Elizabeth Boltz
Dayton, OH Waynesville, OH
Summa Cum Laude
University Honors with Distinction

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 DEGREE — BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
FINE ARTS
Elizabeth Ann Clement Greta Rose Grum
Franklin, TN Elm Grove, WI
Summa Cum Laude
University Honors

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Madisson Thresa Baron-Galbavi Carly Christine DeLois Emma Elizabeth Pierpont
Monroe, MI Loveland, OH Columbus, OH

PHOTOGRAPHY
Zahra H. Alwhaimed Mary Cathleen Timko
Saihat, Saudi Arabia Beavercreek, OH
Magna Cum Laude

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES

Julia Catherine Ronnisch
Birmingham, MI

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

APPLIED MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
Benjamin Alden Rogness
Lexington, KY

BIOLOGY
Daniel Joseph Carron Caitlyn Kristene Murton Maryna Opal Porter
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Bay Village, OH Dayton, OH
Rachel Marie Greene Mary F. Pangalangan Magna Cum Laude
Milford, OH Dayton, OH University Honors

Claire Taylor Kaminski (Dual Degrees) Magna Cum Laude Qiushi Wang
La Grange, IL Beijing, China

CHEMISTRY
Sean David Mahoney
Washington, NJ
Cum Laude

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Nicholas Miranda William Edward White
Oakton, VA Chicago, IL

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 COMPUTER SCIENCE
Talib Hassan Al Hamood John Douglas Luzik Matthew Aaron Weiler
Saihat, Saudi Arabia Alexandria, VA Batesville, IN
Fan Bu Magna Cum Laude
Shijiazhuang, China

GEOLOGY
Robert James Hammontree Rajeev Venkat
North Canton, OH Richmond, TX

MEDICINAL-PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
Bailey Elizabeth Squibb
Dayton, OH

PHYSICS
Donald K. Burck
Cincinnati, OH

PREDENTISTRY
Allison Christine Bailey Kristine T. Perez
Cincinnati, OH Hudson, OH
Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude
University Honors

PREMEDICINE
Blaise Thomas Eby * Nicholas Mackenzie Smith Marisa Elizabeth Spoltman
Monroe, MI Valley City, OH Maria Stein, OH
Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude
Chaminade Scholar University Honors
University Honors
Katherine Joy Gross
Tipp City, OH
Summa Cum Laude
University Honors

PSYCHOLOGY
Roselyn Chinasa Nworie Katelyn Marie Scherer
Miamisburg, OH Cincinnati, OH
Magna Cum Laude

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 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
John D. Mittelstaedt
Dean

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

ACCOUNTING
Bader M. A. Alyousef Mingsong Gu Sean Michael Umhafer Jr.
Kuwait City, Kuwait Xiamen, China Massapequa Park, NY
Mark James Barrett Natalie Marie Hunton Thomas Joseph Vogele
Broadview Heights, OH Fort Mill, SC Loveland, OH
Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Connor James Winn
Alison Marie Berry University Honors Pittsford, NY
Mason, OH Marty Michael Maloney Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude Lockport, IL
Ethan A. Cudak
Rolling Meadows, IL

BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Jack Gregory Kolassa Ethan Chandler McNemar
Churchville, NY Clintonville, OH

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Katherine Anne Cordier Matthew Patrick Foley Dillon A. Nino
Fairview, PA Cleveland, OH Fresno, CA
+ Thomas Michael Croghan * Matthew John Markiewicz Bowei Wang
Dayton, OH Mentor, OH Beijing City, China
Magna Cum Laude

FINANCE
Guanxiong Guan Christopher A. Rolfe Tanner Joseph Sutkowski
Guangdong, China Kettering, OH Ocean Park, ME
Jiaqi Li Mary Elizabeth Rosing Peng Tao
Beijing, China Cincinnati, OH Beijing, China
Xiaotong Liu Ci Song
Beijing, China Zhenjiang, China
Ryan David Menker
Dayton, OH
Magna Cum Laude

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Haotian Guo Yuwen Wang
Huzhou, China Zhengzhou, China

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 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
+ Kaitlyn Elizabeth Baerenstecher Junyi Wang Ryan James Wray
Bay Village, OH Baotou, China Island Lake, IL
Shuyue Lu Cum Laude
Yichang, China

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Michael Eugene Schamel
Kettering, OH

MARKETING
Alec Richard Dahm * James Francis Haupt Erin Elizabeth Terry
Miamisburg, OH Canton, OH Plymouth, MN
Makaela Marie Douglas Cum Laude Zhexia Wang
South Bend, IN Joseph Richard Huber Shaoxing City, China
Jon Michael Euritt Pittsburgh, PA Nicolette Ann Westberg
Naperville, IL Emily J. Mothmiller Gurnee, IL
Troy, OH
Cum Laude

OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Kevin Reid Rooney Kelsey Grace Streit Michael David Wagner
Inverness, IL Cincinnati, OH Sylvania, OH
Commissioned in the United States Army

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 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Kevin R. Kelly
Dean

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULT EDUCATION
Allison Kate Buckner Claire Taylor Kaminski (Dual Degrees)
Mooresville, IN La Grange, IL

DIETETICS
Sara Ahmad S. Bahadeg Maureen Patricia Culligan
Medinah, Saudi Arabia Hinsdale, IL

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Bailey Marie Dahlinghaus
Vandalia, OH

EDUCATION AND ALLIED STUDIES

Tamadur Zaki Alkashqari * Emily Kirstin Burkholder Ashley Lynn Sharpe
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Hartville, OH Centerville, OH
Peyton Elizabeth Bernard Summa Cum Laude
Spring Valley, OH Marshall Joseph Hart
Livonia, MI

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Lacey Shea Ante Kelly Elizabeth Cole Kaitlyn Marie Rizzo
Mason, OH Brentwood, TN Chagrin Falls, OH
Cum Laude Cum Laude Cum Laude
University Honors University Honors University Honors
* Daniel James Bruns Zachary Steven Hughes
Loveland, OH Centerville, OH
Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude
University Honors

EXERCISE SCIENCE
Erika Rene Brown Kristen Marie Perri Morgan Dane Taylor
Westerville, OH Pittsburgh, PA Troy, OH
Cum Laude Cum Laude

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 PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Sarah Kathryn Barwig Catherine Elizabeth Good Emilie Lynn Pollauf
Findlay, OH Millbre, CA Curtice, OH
Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude
University Honors Cydney Haritatos Greenberg Sean Alexander Scanlon
Michael Gabriel Dorski Rochester, NY Fort Mitchell, KY
Castalia, OH Carter Isaac Langdon
Magna Cum Laude Tipp City, OH
Commissioned in the United States Army Magna Cum Laude

SPORT MANAGEMENT
Kayleigh Dawn Davis Lynsie Marie Giroux Brandon Albert Mayforth
Miamisburg, OH Davisburg, MI Springboro, OH
Kathryn Marie Doder Alexis Kristine Kiehl
Saint Louis, MO Dayton, OH
Magna Cum Laude

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 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Eddy M. Rojas
Dean

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Mansour Jaffer Alrabh Rawan Basel Alqattan Hussain Nazar
Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait Egaila, Kuwait
Abrar Sami Ali Younis Husain Esmaiel Cum Laude
Al Adan, Kuwait Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Justin Anthony Saliba
Yaqoub Y. S. A. H. N. Alqallaf Dayton, OH
Kuwait City, Kuwait

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Brendan Douglas Clemens Emily Elizabeth Green Daniel Aloysius Mizdrak
Caledonia, IL Carmel, IN Chicago, IL
Alison M. Gaines + Kendall J. Hooten
Cincinnati, OH Trotwood, OH

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Adam Michael Abele Abdulmalek Awn Alqarni Carl Joseph Cusumano
Strongsville, OH Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Clinton Township, MI
Summa Cum Laude Chenyang An Brian Daniel Hartnett
+ Hamdan Ajaj Alenezi Zhangjiakou, China Independence, OH
Jubail City, Saudi Arabia Ashley L. Brown Hussain N. A. Q. A. Lari
Amani A. H. A. Alkhudair Carmel, IN Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait Jacob Bruns
Ibrahem M. Alqallaf Springboro, OH
Rumaithiya, Kuwait

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Mohammad Abul Mohammed Hassan Alkhatem Abdullah W. A. H. Alsalameen
Kuwait City, Kuwait Saihat, Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait
Shafi Falah Alajmi Mohammed Ibrahim Almania Ali A. Alshabli
Kuwait City, Kuwait Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Dayton, OH
Magna Cum Laude Khaled Abdullatif Almuaibed Christian Jacob Alspach
Mohammed Salah Alayed Kuwait City, Kuwait Greenwood, IN
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abdulkhaliq Almubarak Gina Marie Barlage
Andrew Joseph Albers Dammam, Saudi Arabia Russia, OH
Columbus, IN Sultan Ahmad Almutairi Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude Fahaheel, Kuwait Grace Elizabeth Berton
Abdullah A. A. M. D. Aldarwish Hussain Amir Alrasheed Findlay, OH
Kuwait City, Kuwait Al Jabriya, Kuwait Andrew James Borges
Abdulaziz Jassim Aljanaie Abdulaziz Falah Alrasheedi Minster, OH
Kuwait City, Kuwait Magna Cum Laude
Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Cum Laude University Honors

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 Randy T. Brackman + Esmael A. E. N. E. Moqaddem
Jacob Louis Goecke
Coldwater, OH Liberty, IN Kuwait City, Kuwait
Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Alexandra M. Nelms
Chaminade Scholar Patrick Bradley Gray Dayton, OH
University Honors Prospect Heights, IL Cum Laude
Edward Steven Brinkerhoff Joseph Martin Hancock Commissioned in the United States Army
Dayton, OH Fenton, MO Richard Alexander Nicholson
Magna Cum Laude Bratenahl, OH
Hannah Marie Heydinger
Megan Rose Bruening Tiro, OH Cum Laude
Tipp City, OH Commissioned in the United States Army Lea Kain North
Michael Charles Joseph Catania Samuel Brinton Hyde Vandalia, OH
West Chester, OH Akron, OH Nathan Robert Noth
Hannah Reed Clark Daniel James Hyla Newark, OH
Westerville, OH Mentor, OH Magna Cum Laude
+ Thomas Scott Critchfield Patrick Vincent O’Connell
Jacob Alan Johnson
St. Louis, MO Beavercreek, OH Chesterfield, MO
Yingrun Cui Cum Laude George Edward Padavick
Gongyi, China Ali Hasan Kamal Columbus, OH
Marc Elliot Czulewicz Dayton, OH Magna Cum Laude
Loveland, OH University Honors
Muhannad Mohammed Khafaji
Kevin Charles Deck Seattle, WA Joseph Andrew Passafiume
Goshen, KY Mayfield Heights, OH
Jacob Joseph Korczyk
Cum Laude
Sean Patrick Duffin Farmington Hills, MI
Mundelein, IL Cum Laude Lydia Elizabeth Pawley
Louisville, KY
Alex Robert Elsbrock Christopher Edward LaGasse
Summa Cum Laude
Cincinnati, OH Springboro, OH
University Honors
Kevin John Farrell Jason Victor Levand
Noah Pettry
Mentor, OH Willoughby, OH
Medina, OH
Adam Joseph Foster Abdullah Abrahim Mahfoud
Jacob Thomas Phillips
Van Wert, OH Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Mount Juliet, TN
Cole Andrew Francetic Daniel Jack Makuch
Casey Alexander Pieper
Hudson, OH Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati, OH
Stefan Case Games James Ambrose Marton
Christian Dahlsten Ray
Cincinnati, OH Naperville, IL
Cincinnati, OH
University Honors John Wesley Mattes Cum Laude
Christopher-Romeo Sta. Cruz Garcia Tipp City, OH University Honors
Rochester, MI Magna Cum Laude
Mallory Elizabeth Reed
Carly Kristen Gatterdam Eric Daniel Metz Centerville, OH
North Bend, OH Cecil, PA
Tanner Nicholas Rolfe
Brandi Marie Gerschutz Magna Cum Laude
Dayton, OH
Leipsic, OH Alexander Joshua Miesle Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude Bellbrook, OH University Honors with Distinction
University Honors Commissioned in the United States Air Force
Mason Scott Round

Lebanon, OH

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 David Mario Saintignon Michael Lawrence Stewart Scott Anthony Wirrig
Beavercreek, OH La Grange, IL Greenville, OH
John Robert Schultz Evan Mark Stoll * Caleb John Wolters
Saint Louis, MO Wooster, OH Centerville, OH
Magna Cum Laude Amanda Lee Tilton Cum Laude
University Honors +
Avon, OH Christopher Edward Wright
+ Matthew William See Cincinnati, OH
Boone Chambers Treitz
Beavercreek, OH Louisville, KY Cum Laude
Cum Laude Cum Laude Yichang Yuan
Theodore Alan Singleton Maxwell Duncan Trozenski Beijing, Switzerland
Carmel, IN Pittsburgh, PA Samuel Paul Zalar
Brandon Michael Smith Elise Jeanne Welch Fairport Harbor, OH
Richfield, OH Terre Haute, IN Ziqian Zhang
Gary Alan Smith Jr. Magna Cum Laude Dayton, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Nathaniel Antanas Stapulionis
Chagrin Falls, OH

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

+ Xinkai Ma Branden Timothy McNally
Lanzhou City, China Miamisburg, OH
Cum Laude

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Hassan Ali Alsaad Yaser M. Bohamad Ethan Jacob Porter
Dayton, OH Salmiya, Kuwait Harrison, OH

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Abdulalah Khulaif Albani Jay Norbert Eilerman Mackenzie Alexis Reed
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Minster, OH Enon, OH
Abdullah Faadhel Alshammari Magna Cum Laude
Salmiya, Kuwait Rafael Joel Margarida
Guaynabo, PR

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Brandon David Dabney Victoria Anne Francis Gonzalo Perez
Dayton, OH Kettering, OH New Berlin, WI
Russell Cody Dillmore Cum Laude Walter David Turner
Marina Del Rey, CA Brian A. Ganion Canton, MI
Huber Heights, OH

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 CHAMINADE SCHOLARS
Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed a four-year academic program focused on the theological
exploration of vocation.
Randy T. Brackman Blaise Thomas Eby
Mechanical Engineering Premedicine

CORE PROGRAM
Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed an integrated academic curriculum program in religious studies,
philosophy, English, history and the social sciences.
Raika Nicole Casey Mara McKenna Kalinoski Austin James Pirc
Political Science/Criminal Justice Studies English Political Science/International Studies
Charles Lee Davis John Thomas McEnroe
Economics History

DAYTON CIVIC SCHOLARS

Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed a special social science sequence focused on a career in public
service.
Logan Monet Cobbs
Political Science

MARIANIST LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS

Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed a four-year service, leadership and faith program inspired by the
Marianist charism and mission.
Logan Monet Cobbs
Political Science

UNIVERSITY HONORS
Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed a series of special honors seminars and an honors thesis.
Lacey Shea Ante Brandi Marie Gerschutz Lydia Elizabeth Pawley
Exercise Physiology Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Sarah Kathryn Barwig Katherine Joy Gross Kristine T. Perez
Pre-Physical Therapy Premedicine Predentistry
Amanda Elizabeth Bergmann Greta Rose Grum Maryna Opal Porter
Political Science Fine Arts Biology
Andrew James Borges Natalie Marie Hunton Christian Dahlsten Ray
Mechanical Engineering Accounting/Operations and Mechanical Engineering
Randy T. Brackman Supply Management Kaitlyn Marie Rizzo
Mechanical Engineering Caroline Jeanette Kaniecki Exercise Physiology
Daniel James Bruns Communication John Robert Schultz
Exercise Physiology William James Lawrence Mechanical Engineering
Kelly Elizabeth Cole English Marisa Elizabeth Spoltman
Exercise Physiology George Edward Padavick Premedicine
Blaise Thomas Eby Mechanical Engineering
Premedicine
Stefan Case Games
Mechanical Engineering

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 UNIVERSITY HONORS WITH DISTINCTION
Gabrielle Elizabeth Boltz Tanner Nicholas Rolfe Victoria Sakmar Szczechowski
Sociology/English/Women’s and Mechanical Engineering Political Science/Spanish
Gender Studies

MULTIPLE DEGREES
Runze Hu Claire Taylor Kaminski
Master of Financial Mathematics/ Bachelor of Science/Biology
Financial Mathematics Bachelor of Science in Education/
Master of Science in Engineering Adolescence to Young Adult Education
Management/Engineering Management

MULTIPLE MAJORS
Alison Marie Berry Katherine Anne Cordier Ciaran Margaret McCourt
Accounting/Finance Entrepreneurship/Marketing History/Psychology
Gabrielle Elizabeth Boltz Jon Michael Euritt Austin James Pirc
Sociology/English/Women’s and Marketing/Leadership Political Science/International Studies
Gender Studies Matthew Patrick Foley Victoria Sakmar Szczechowski
Maria Suzanne Bond Entrepreneurship/Accounting Political Science/Spanish
Psychology/Criminal Justice Studies Natalie Marie Hunton Ryan James Wray
Raika Nicole Casey Accounting/Operations and International Business Management/
Political Science/Criminal Justice Studies Supply Management Marketing

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 COMMISSIONED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES
These students have successfully completed a precommissioning curriculum consisting of American military history, computer
literacy, oral and written communication, and military science or aerospace studies, in addition to their undergraduate degree
requirements. They have also completed leadership training and field training exercises, physical fitness requirements, one social
event per year, and a month of field training in the summer. Congratulations to these officers of the United States armed services.

COMMISSIONED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Alexander Joshua Miesle
Mechanical Engineering

COMMISSIONED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Michael Gabriel Dorski Alexandra M. Nelms Michael David Wagner
Pre-Physical Therapy Mechanical Engineering Operations and Supply Management
Hannah Marie Heydinger
Mechanical Engineering

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 BERRY THESIS FELLOWS
Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed the Berry Summer Thesis Institute and an Honors thesis.
George Edward Padavick
Mechanical Engineering

RIVER STEWARDS
Awarded to selected graduating seniors for three years of voluntary interdisciplinary river stewardship and civic engagement
throughout the Dayton region.
Brandi Marie Gerschutz
Mechanical Engineering

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 UGUST 7, 2017
NFERRED ON A
DEGREES CO
DOCTORAL DEGREES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THEOLOGY
Wes J. Arblaster Ethan D. Smith

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Thomas Anthony Mays

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ELECTRO-OPTICS

Jeffrey R. Kraczek Zhijun Yang

DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGINEERING

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Esmail M M Abuhdima Chen Cui Jie Jia
Abdulrahman Saleh Alturki Almabrok Essa Essa

MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Nuha Al Habis Mary Ann P. Sebastian Ashley Catherine White

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Qi Guo Issa A Ali Hakim Bingjue Li

GRADUATE AND SPECIALIST DEGREES

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEGREE — MASTER OF ARTS
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Cody Dee Stitzel

ENGLISH
Sandra Elizabeth Riley

PASTORAL MINISTRY
Julie Teresa Benedetto Molly Katherine Huth Mark Edward Motz

PSYCHOLOGY
Sierra Fontaine Corbin

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 AUGUST GRADUATES

THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
Meaghan Gloria Crowley Scott Charles Howland José Luis Santana
Brendan J. Dillon Michael Jacob Ingram

DEGREE — MASTER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Aravind Bijjala Zhongliang Nie Greeshma Sasidharan Nair
Pranay Kumar Bommana Ziyu Qin Divya Teja Yasoju
Sai Yashwanth More Jaganadha Reddy Rokkam

DEGREE — MASTER OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Michael Kent Paulus

DEGREE — MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Charles Brian Newberry

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Eman Ahmed S Alassaf Budur Sulaiman M Alshammari Rabab Omar Alzahrani

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

DEGREES — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
AND MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Matthew Christopher Britsch Kevin Daniel Hayes Robert Francis Hird
Aaron James George

DEGREE — MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Alexander James Conard Jared Matthew Koney Benjamin Russel Peace
Emily Catherine Harwood Maggie McKay Laderer Kelly Mitchell Poydence
Peter William Hohman Yuanzhe Li John Michael Rose
India Rene Huger Shiyuan Liu Paul Swaine Springer
Edward Francis Kilbane Charles Xavier Ney Holly M. Von Sossan
Justin E. Kline Robert John Olson Kimberly Christine Zunker
Sarah Neelon Kollef Andrew Joseph Parrilli

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCIENCES

DEGREE — EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST
Lauren Judith Evans Bradley Stewart Jones Ryan Matthew May
Caitlin A. Ferris Laura Ann Kuebel Maria F. Tedesco
Allie E. Hundley

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 AUGUST GRADUATES

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

William Attilio Antonetti Elizabeth Anne Keller Rachel Dawn Naguy
Kelly Marie Berlin Kimberly A. Kile Morgan S. Robbins
Jennifer Michelle Bole Kelli Ann Kitchen Victoria M. Roy
Rachel Walker Boyd Ashley E. Klis Rachel Anne Shaffer
Cassandra Marie Brakers Amy Nicole Lamb Sarah E. Sibbring
Melissa Diane Brandewie Michael Jay Landis Abigail Anne Smith
Alexandra Rose Brizzi Donna L. Lang Karl Stanbery
Carmen M. Brooks Anne Elizabeth Lantz Rebecca Sue Steck
Stephanie E. Copeland Charles Luke Latour, OP Xiaomeng Sun
Chad Daniel Ellis Tu Thi Cam Le Caitlyn Leigh Tipple
Julia Marie Finan Sara Elizabeth Lovett Alison Marie Tortelli
Cherie L. Ford Erika Jean Lundstedt Stacie Lynn Travis
Annette Michelle Hall Katrina Rose Meyer Robyn Elizabeth Vanheste
Brie Anna Haner Thomas Carling Meyer Madilyn Sue Welton
Lauren M. Hanzel Cassidy Miller Michael George Wiegand
Cory David Hilty Elayne Nicole Miller Sarah R. Wiersma
Benjamin Lee Hughes Adam Joseph Millikan Alando Randola Williams
Alexa Marie Irwin Juliana Lynne Moeller Jill Marie Wuebker
Patricia Grace Moran Jones Alexa Marie Moraites Matthew A. Yux
Julia Rose Kanitz Ashley Michelle Moss

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Brandon Scott Long Denton Gregory Sagerman Patrick Alexander Spoltman

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Abdulaziz A Alghamdi Madhumitha Ezhilan Sheng-Chin Hsueh
Mohammed Abdullateef Alkhamis

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Fawaz Faisal AlQatami Srinija Reddy Kesari Todd Michael Starkey
José Carlos Pedro María Caminero Tavárez

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Ashley M. DeMange Nicholas Michael Pelini

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Fahad Abdulrahim A Almehmadi Brian Lee Gruber Erin L. Patterson
Shampad Guha Ayan Trenton Michael Kline Moriah Christine Pendergrass
Hamed Elhadi Faraj Elwarfalli Akram M Emhemmed Muntaser Gregory J. Smith

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRO-OPTICS

Joshua Anthony Burrow Thomas Z. Iverson

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING

Tongjie Liu

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 AUGUST GRADUATES

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Michael George Laudenberger Jonathan Robert Ruwe Tao Wang
Tory Emerson Robinson

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING

William E. Boles Frederick James Herman Molly Rae Walters
Blake Kourosh Emad

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Sean McMahon Conway Zepu Wang Angela Nicole Williams
Jordan Azariah Nader

DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

Faisal Saleh A Altwijri Christopher V. Wagner

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF ARTS
COMMUNICATION
Claire Angela Brenner Nan L. Holler-Potter Qi Wang
Joseph Patrick Darnae Dunham Kathleen Therese Luers Caitlin Walsh Whalen
Samuel Thomas Holland Eli Russell Thiele Qianwen Yang

ECONOMICS
Benjamin J. Piper

ENGLISH
Elizabeth M. Kuhn Lauren Ashley Van Atta

HISTORY
Patrick Barrett Steele

PSYCHOLOGY
Isabella Marie Goodson Nichole Alexandria Hamburg Alan James Masline

SOCIOLOGY
Sydnee Michaela Holly

THEATRE
Christopher John Delanis

VISUAL ARTS
Kathryn Ann Hanrahan Francesca Alynn Minch

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 AUGUST GRADUATES

WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES

Emily Anne Prager

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Zachary Tyler Osborne

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES

Renee J. Landis Eric Edward Newton Maverick Timothy Prine

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF MUSIC

MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Carly Marie Thie

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Tianhao Geng Logan Reece Holbrook Cody Montana Kirby

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Kathryn Rebecca Servaites

PREMEDICINE
Lyndsay Anne Drake Carina Ann Kelly

PHYSICS
Yujie Chen

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ACCOUNTING
Ryan William Annett Victoria Beatriz Dib Vazquez Christine Macioce

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Thomas Michael Croghan Michael Joesph Lifka

FINANCE
Brad Thomas Burkhart Michael L. Kingsbury Yicheng Wang
Yang Geng Jie Luo Di Zhu
Chenying Ke

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Shengchao Ji

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Zhongbo Wang

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 AUGUST GRADUATES

MARKETING
Abdulmohsen R Alabdulkarim Hunter B. Joosten Joseph Michael Schaefer
Carmen Maria Bender Justin T. Lewis Luke Joseph Stenson
Sulaiman Bin-Salem Steven M. Railey Kathleen Jane Weiler
Lauren Michelle Frank

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCIENCES

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULT EDUCATION
Jessica Layne Grilliot

EDUCATION AND ALLIED STUDIES

Saicha Patricia Grant-Allen

EXERCISE SCIENCE
Samuel Waleed Fadayel Devyn Shea Hickman Shelby Elizabeth Searcy
Claire Elizabeth Herdina

INTERVENTION SPECIALIST
Lydia Margaret Brazie Kelly Marie Caraher

NUTRITION AND FITNESS

Madeline Marie Connaughton

PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Meghan Cassady Nolan Abigail Marie Young

SPORT MANAGEMENT
Jeremiah Adusei Bonsu Robert Kirk Gilleland

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 AUGUST GRADUATES

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Abdullah Saleh Abujohnah Yasser Eid Al-Muraee Abdullah Salem Alzahrani
Eman Alawadhi Fahad Tawfiq Alsalloum Maureen Elizabeth Burke
Ali Essa Alawami Meteb Ahmed Meteb Alshammari Sydney Allison Western
Alshaimaa Alkhamis

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Yousef Alhussain Zahraa Habib Buabbas Jacob Maxwell Morrison
Bryan Timothy Benjamin Duncan Frederick McGlincy Sterling Carr Yates III
Mary Margaret Boyajian Joel Patrick Moehrman

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Mosab Fahad Al-Fuhid Hussain Salem Alibrahim Megan Clancy Reeves
Sadoun Nashmi Alhussani

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Abdulrahman Mubarak Alanezi Thomas Scott Critchfield Lillian Alexis Pantoja
KhalifaMahmoudMohamedMuradAlblooshi Mohammed Hesham Khojah Matthew William See
Panagiotis Alepochoritis Joshua Andrew Loeffelholz Jacob Michael Sheets
Muhsan Sayed Ahmad Alqalaf Anthony Emidio Molinaro III Christopher Edward Wright
Mansour Abdullah M Alshoeabi Kevin Patrick Obergefell Ran Zhai
Yousif Z A M A Ashkanani Andrew Francis Palisch

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Alexander Kristopher Heydorn Maxmilian Davis Pawlikowski

DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Ali Abbas Nader Hamad Almutairi Sawsan Mohammed Alnasser
Mosab Fahad Al-Fuhid

GLOBAL MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Jacob Roe Browning

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Jamal KH H A Alkhawari Abdulhadi Abdulraheem S Almhmadi

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 AUGUST GRADUATES

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Abdullah Ouda S Alahmari Hidr Abdulmohsin Aleisa Clay Matthew Hoying
Faisal Abdullah Alanazi Abdulmajeed Abdulrahman Alhussain Kirk William Neer
Mshari Abdullah Alanazi Benjamin Scanlon Bonne Daniel Joseph Schmidt
Talal Homoud Alanazi Keaton Barret Cole Emilio Tejuene Torres
Ahmed Nori Albabtain Connor Charles Galen

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 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON CEREMONIAL MACE
The ceremonial mace is an orna- other organizations on campus that
mented staff of wood, carried before fulfill the mission to learn, lead and
a high official in civic ceremonies by serve. Below it are two rings — one
a mace-bearer, intended to represent blue and one red — to represent the
the official’s authority. The mace as school colors. Near the bottom of
used in our time derives from the orig- the staff is a gold ring representing
inal mace used as a weapon to defend a the wealth of knowledge and expe-
sovereign during public appearances. riences passed on to generations of
Today the mace is used in processions, graduates.
as on parliamentary or formal aca-
demic occasions. At the bottom of the staff is a four-
sided triangular piece, with each
This University of Dayton mace was side bearing the Marianist cross,
designed to replace an earlier version a symbol to represent the original
that needed repair and was retired four Marianists: Bro. Zehler,
from use after the 2008 December Bro. Schultz, Fr. Meyer and
graduation ceremony. The new mace Bro. Edel who founded the Univer-
was designed by Charles P. Wanda, sity in 1850. The entire staff was
S.M., ’59 and executed by Mr. William designed to be a symbol of the torch
Wiehe of Artisan Wood Ltd. The of knowledge.
mace is made of walnut and is topped
with the official seal of the Univer- The University mace is only present
sity. Below the seal on the staff is a during official ceremonies when
ring of multiple notches that rep- the president of the University is in
resents the various components of attendance.
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 BRIEF HISTORY

In the summer of 1849, Father various times as St. Mary’s School, has helped integrate new buildings
Leo Meyer and Brother Charles St. Mary’s Institute and St. Mary’s and old, and made the campus more
Schultz, the first Marianist mission- College, the school assumed its livable by increasing its beauty as
aries to America, journeyed from present identity in 1920, when it was well as its efficiency. As the Univer-
France to Cincinnati, Ohio, where incorporated as the University of sity of Dayton enters the 21st cen-
they intended to establish a base Dayton and was given the nickname tury, it is building modern student
for the order in this country. They of the Flyers. In 1922, the College facilities. Academically, the Univer-
arrived, however, during a cholera of Law opened, also with evening sity has continued to expand and
epidemic, so Bishop John Purcell of classes. Other graduate programs enrich its offerings and support ser-
Cincinnati soon sent Father Meyer followed to augment the profession- vices, especially since mid-century.
to Dayton to minister to the sick al degree programs which distin- Graduate studies, abandoned during
of Emmanuel Parish. On March 19, guished the University from many World War II, resumed in 1960, with
1850, the feast of St. Joseph, Father of Ohio’s other independent institu- the School of Education leading
Meyer purchased Dewberry Farm tions of higher learning. In 1923, the the way. In 1969, the department of
from John Stuart and renamed it first summer session was held; its biology inaugurated the first doctor-
Nazareth. Mr. Stuart accepted a classes, like those of the law college, al program since 1928. The School of
medal of St. Joseph and a promise were open to women as well as men. Engineering introduced two doctor-
of $12,000 at 6 percent interest In 1937, the University became the al programs in 1973, and in 1992, the
in return for 125 acres, including first co-educational Catholic univer- first doctoral degrees in educational
vineyards, orchards, a mansion and sity in the nation. leadership were awarded. In 1997,
various farm buildings. Meanwhile, the board of trustees approved a
more Marianists arrived, and Naz- Enrollment passed a thousand when doctoral program in theology with
areth became the first permanent World War II broke out. By 1950, a focus on the Catholic experience
foundation of the Society of Mary in with the return of the veterans, it in the United States. It was the first
the Western hemisphere. reached more than 3,500. The 1960s such doctoral program on a Catholic
saw significant increases in female campus nationally.
The University of Dayton had its and minority students. In the 1970s,
earliest beginnings on July 1, 1850, there was a shift to a largely residen- The University has always main-
when St. Mary’s School for Boys, a tial student body, and at the same tained a tradition of innovation. In
frame building that not long before time many more nontraditional 1874, St. Mary’s Institute’s new Play
had housed farm hands, opened its (older) students matriculated. By House gymnasium was the only one
door to 14 primary students from the mid-1970s, total enrollment of its kind in Ohio, and it is probable
Dayton. In 1882, the institution was steadied at more than 10,000, with that the first organized basketball
incorporated and empowered to current enrollment of more than game in the state took place there.
confer collegiate degrees under the 7,800 full-time undergraduates. In 1924, the University was the first
laws of the State of Ohio. Known at A long-range environmental design school to be granted a charter by the

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 National Aeronautical Association. research, academic programs and The Dayton Early College Academy,
It was one of the first in the nation to collaboration with partner industries a charter school that emerged from
offer a course in biophysics (1935). in the park. a partnership between the Univer-
In 1952, it invited persons over 60 to sity of Dayton and Dayton Public
attend its evening classes as guests. More than just a breeding ground Schools, has already attracted
Its graduate program in laser optics for academic excellence, the Uni- notice from the Bill and Melinda
was one of the earliest in the coun- versity also responds to the needs of Gates Foundation as one of the five
try. It was one of the first education- society and the region. Sponsored most innovative “small scale” high
al institutions to adopt electronic research at the University began schools in the country. Students
data-processing equipment and to in 1949 with a few faculty mem- take college coursework while earning
offer degrees in computer science. bers and student assistants doing their high school diplomas. Many of
In 1999, the University of Dayton part-time research for industry the DECA graduates matriculate at
was the first in the nation to offer and government agencies. In 1956, the University of Dayton or at other
an undergraduate degree program in the University of Dayton Research regional higher education institutions.
human rights. In 2004, the University Institute (UDRI) was formed to
of Dayton partnered with Nanjing consolidate the administration of the From its humble roots as a private
University, one of the top universities growing research activities. Annual boarding school for boys, the Uni-
in China, to establish the University research volume has increased from versity of Dayton today ranks among
of Dayton-Nanjing University Suzhou $3,821 in 1949, to more than $117 the best Catholic universities in
Executive Training Center. The million today. A center for discovery, the country. It is one of the largest
first American university in China’s development and technology com- independent universities in Ohio
Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), the mercialization, UDRI is the largest and draws students from around the
University of Dayton China Institute nonmedical research facility on a country and the world.
bridges the gap between economies, Catholic university campus.
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 GRADUATION MEDAL

With the entire Marianist Family throughout the world, the University of Dayton celebrated in 2011 the 250th
anniversary of the birth of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, the founder of the Society of Mary (Marianists).
That year, the University began a new tradition that grounds us in our mission and demonstrates the University of
Dayton’s commitment to act boldly and imaginatively in community. Honoring that tradition, we entrust to
graduates a medal bearing the image of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade on one side and the seal of the
University on the other.
Blessed William Joseph Chaminade Graduation Medal
University seal
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mission and demonstrates the University of Dayton’ s and words. The flaming torch in the center symbol-
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Society continues
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entire Marianist Family throughout the world, The University seal communicates through images and words.
mation — to learn, lead and serve. Blessed Chaminade saw
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engineering and in technology
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and openness to go where the Spirit calls us to be.
 THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ANTHEM

On mountain high and hillside,

O’er meadow and through dell
In busy mart and hamlet,
Where hearts their story tell,
A clarion voice is ringing,
It rises, now it falls
Arouse, all ye of Dayton,
Your Alma Mater calls.

UD, we hear you calling,

Fidelity’s the test,
Your sons and daughters answer from
North, South, East and West,
With measured tread advancing,
Our emblem full in view,
We sound your praise and pledge
Our loyalty to the Red and Blue.

Following the ceremony, University backdrops will be provided in both wings for your photography convenience.

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