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Commencement
2024
Saturday, May 11, 2024
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Our Mission
The College of Wooster is a community of Independent Minds, Working Together
to prepare students to become leaders of character and influence in an
interdependent global community. We engage motivated students in a rigorous
and dynamic liberal education. Mentored by a faculty nationally recognized
for excellence in teaching, Wooster graduates are creative and independent
thinkers with exceptional abilities to ask important questions, research
complex issues, solve problems, and communicate new knowledge and insight.
Graduates of The College of Wooster demonstrate these
personal and intellectual capacities:
• Independent Thinking
• Integrative and
Collaborative Inquiry
• Dynamic Understanding of
the Liberal Arts
• Effective Communication
• Global Engagement
• Justice, Civic, and
Social Responsibility
Commencement Participants
The College of Wooster Pipe Band Liam Bradley-Tonchev ’25, bagpiper
Sam Day ’25, bagpiper
Abigail Rahz ’25, snare drummer
Aidan Sheil ’25, bagpiper
Marshals for the Class of 2024 Paul A. Bonvallet
Professor of Chemistry
Michelle L. Johnson
Associate Professor of Communication Studies and
Department Chair
Pamela B. Pierce
Professor of Mathematics and Department Chair
Jenni Griffin
Dean of Advising, Planning, & Experiential Learning
Marshals for the Faculty
Matthew W. Broda
Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Endowed Associate Professor
and Department Chair of Education
Shelley A. Judge
Professor of Earth Sciences
Matthew Mariola
Associate Professor and Program Chair of Environmental Studies
Sarah J. Sobeck
Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean for
Experiential Learning
Providing the Invocation Rev. Walter Clark
Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County
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President Anne E. McCall
Representing the Class of 2024 Sukriti Chiripal
Kolkata, India, psychology and economics majors
Tyler Hilbert
Plain City, Ohio, business economics major and statistical
and data sciences and physical education minors
Providing the Commencement Address Lamont Paris ’96
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
University of South Carolina
Provost Lisa Perfetti
Dean for Curriculum and Jennifer R. Bowen
Academic Engagement
Registrar Nicholas Szymanski
Alumni Welcome Sandeep Bhatia ’89
Providing the Benediction Rev. David A. Rice
Wooster Trustee, Pastor and Head of Staff
First Presbyterian Church of Wooster
Special Music Brianna Mosley ’24
with keyboardist Toni Arnold Shreve
Chair of The College of Wooster Sally J. Staley ’78
Board of Trustees
Commencement Ceremony 2024
President Anne E. McCall presiding
Procession The College of Wooster Pipe Band
The Class of 2024: A Look Back
Invocation Rev. Walter Clark
Welcome President McCall
For the Class of 2024 Sukriti Chiripal ’24
Tyler Hilbert ’24
Commencement Address Lamont Paris ’96
Presentation of Gift President McCall
Honoring Lamont Paris ’96
Presentation of the Degrees in Course Provost Perfetti
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Music Education
Bachelor of Music Therapy
Conferring of the Degrees in Course President McCall
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Music Education
Bachelor of Music Therapy
Welcome to the Alumni Association Sandeep Bhatia ’89
Benediction Rev. David A. Rice
“Never Enough” Brianna Mosley ’24
with keyboardist, Toni Arnold Shreve
Closing President McCall
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Rev. Walter Clark
Rev. Walter Clark is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County. He graduated from
Meadville Lombard seminary in 2016 and interned in Richmond and Newport News, Virginia. Upon being settled as
assistant minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia, Clark served for three years under the
guidance of Rev. Terasa Cooley before being called to Wooster, Ohio.
Clark’s upbringing in the Christian faith laid the groundwork for his appreciation of diverse spiritual traditions
including Humanism, Paganism, Judaism, and most of the world’s religions, and his deep belief in the values of love and
inclusiveness rst led him to Unitarian Universalism through the Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond, Virginia.
The ethos of Unitarian Universalism inspired Clark to work for justice, and he is a dedicated advocate for causes related
to gender and racial equality.
Clark resides in Wooster with his wife of over 25 years and their two teenage children.
Lamont Paris ’96
Lamont Paris ’96, head men’s basketball coach at the University of South Carolina and a nalist for the 2024 Werner
Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year award, has been named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Coach of the
Year. Paris led his South Carolina team to a second-place SEC nish and a 13-5 conference record after seeing the team
picked to nish last in the league in the preseason.
Inspired by his Wooster roots on the court, in the classroom, and within the campus community, Paris has coached at
the collegiate level since 1997. His coaching career started at Wooster, with stops at DePauw University and Indiana
University of Pennsylvania before securing his rst NCAA Div. I assistant job at the University of Akron. Paris was on
sta with the Zips for the program’s 2009 Mid-American Conference title.
After building up a reputation as a recruiter and developer of talent, Paris was hired as the lead assistant coach at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Badgers averaged 27 wins per year during his seven-year tenure, headlined by
playing in the 2015 national championship game, reaching the Final Four in 2014, and playing in four NCAA Sweet 16s.
In 2017, Paris earned his rst head coaching job at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He went 87-72 in ve
seasons, including 65-29 over his nal three. In his nal season with the Mocs, Paris’ team went 27-8, won the Southern
Conference (SoCon) regular-season title, and secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament on a deep buzzer-beating
3-pointer in overtime of the SoCon Tournament championship. Paris has served as USC’s head coach since March 2022.
The Fighting Scots 1996 business economics alumnus, whose Independent Study was titled, “Taxation of Sin: The Eects
of Excise Taxes on the Demand Function of Cigarettes,” played on Wooster teams that went 84-25, advanced to three
NCAA Div. III Championships, and won two North Coast Athletic Conference titles.
Rev. David A. Rice, Trustee
Rev. David A. Rice is pastor and head of sta at First Presbyterian Church of Wooster and a member of The College of
Wooster Board of Trustees. He grew up in Taiwan as a son of Presbyterian missionaries.
Rice is a former professional opera singer, performing in regional opera houses and concert halls across the U.S. and
at the opera house in Wuppertal, Germany, and as a guest artist in other German opera houses from 1989 to 1996. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in music and theater from North Park University in Chicago, and a Master of Music in voice
performance from Northwestern University.
After being called to ministry in the late 1990s, Rice earned a Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary.
From 2000 to 2014, he was pastor and head of sta at First Presbyterian Church in Anniston, Alabama. He was named
pastor and head of sta at First Presbyterian Church of Wooster in April 2014.
Rice is married to Karolyn, a musician and piano teacher, and they have two sons: Brendan, living and working in Rome,
Italy, and Brian, who works for University of Alabama Birmingham.
Degrees
Nicholas Emery Rabaut – Grosse Pointe, Michigan
History
Education
Gordon Reeves – Frederick, Maryland
Political Science
Amari Royal – Pinellas Park, Florida
Theatre & Dance
Music
Tyusha Sarawagi – Lazimpat, Nepal
Statistical & Data Sciences
Business Economics
Vicky Wang – Beijing, China
Geology
Ryan You – Laguna Niguel, California
Business Economics
Degrees conferred August 31, 2023
BACHELOR OF MUSIC THERAPY
Katelyn Abbigail Tackett – Rittman, Ohio
Music Therapy
Degrees conferred December 31, 2023
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Cristian Amesbury – Shrub Oak, New York
Biology
Degrees conferred August 31, 2023
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Nana Abena Biamah Adu-Boahen – Bronx, New York
Business Economics
Bethel Binyam Bedelu – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Student Designed: Ethics in Science
Jacob Andrew Cannon – Prattville, Alabama
Student Designed: Social Communication and Behavior
Ishika Gupta – Kolkata, India
Business Economics
Statistical & Data Sciences
George Patrick Harney – Manasquan, New Jersey
Psychology
Dingsheng Luo – Guangdong, China
East Asian Studies
Kathryn Rose Materick – Western Springs, Illinois
English honors
Education
Jackeb-Eligah Milan – Oberlin, Ohio
Environmental Studies
Anesu Munyanyi – Harare, Zimbabwe
Mathematics
Natalie M. Nonno – Akron, Ohio
Biology
Education
Kevin Poe – North Canton, Ohio
Philosophy honors
Religious Studies honors
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Aly Brugh – Wadsworth, Ohio
Psychology honors
Katie Chapman – Chagrin Falls, Ohio
History
Education
Young Cho – Goyang, Republic of Korea
Chemistry
Kyle Peter Cohen – Cleveland, Ohio
Mathematics
Art History
Caroline Dillard – Milford, Ohio
Art History
Laureen Egyin – Accra, Ghana
Africana Studies
Naomi Fernandes – Rolla, Missouri
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Roger Fortier – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Philosophy
Economics
Solomon Gebrekiros – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Computer Science
Jules Gerdes – Morris, Illinois
Political Science
Sarah Ann Gordon – Pound Ridge, New York
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Education
Benjamin David Greenwood – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Biology
Wylie Greeson – Westport, Massachusetts
Environmental Geoscience
English
Charles Franklin Henegar – Doylestown, Ohio
History
Education
BrookeLynn Holmes – Doylestown, Ohio
Student Designed: Mathematics Education
Eric Darnell Humphries – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Communication Studies
Phoebe J. Hurt – Hardy, Virginia
English
Justin Laron Jones – Austell, Georgia
History
Moe Thant Ko – Yangon, Myanmar
Computer Science
Turner Kurt – Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania
Education
Allison Lemay – Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Religious Studies
Andy Mockbee – Wadsworth, Ohio
English honors
Mudiwa Mungoshi – Boston, Massachusetts
Global Media & Digital Studies honors
Psychology honors
Samuel Robert Muse – Hamilton, Ohio
Statistical & Data Sciences
Ian Ishimwe Musumba – Kigali, Rwanda
Statistical & Data Sciences
Kim Nguyen – Pickerington, Ohio
Neuroscience honors
Praneel Panchigar – Mumbai, India
Mathematics
Kyerra Preston-Ervin – Cleveland, Ohio
Studio Art
Mateo Renteria – Houston, Texas
Environmental Studies
Grin Gene Suppa – Warren, Pennsylvania
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology honors
Andrew B. Thompson – Columbus, Ohio
Biology
Glenna Van Dyke – Aspinwall, Pennsylvania
History honors
Education
Langston Kee Williams – New York, New York
Economics
Takoda Tymon Zuehlke – Renton, Washington
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Degrees conferred December 31, 2023
BACHELOR OF MUSIC THERAPY
Alexis Nicole Kelbley – Bloomville, Ohio
Music Therapy honors
Degrees conferred May 11, 2024
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Yohannes N. Abateneh* – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Physics
Mathematics
Chamari Yvette Abercrombie – Stockbridge, Georgia
Neuroscience
Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe – Tema, Ghana
Business Economics
Alona Abufarha* – Swartz Creek, Michigan
Neuroscience
Fareeda Elinam Abu-Juam – Accra, Ghana
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sam Adjei-Sah – Tema, Ghana
Economics
Sally Ahn* – Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Biology honors
Abigail Elizabeth Aitken – Sterling, Illinois
Psychology honors
Noah Ryan Albright* – Canton, Ohio
History
Education
Claire Nicole Alderfer – Columbus, Indiana
Theatre & Dance
Grace Alexandrowski – Plymouth, Michigan
Art History honors
French & Francophone Studies honors
Garrett Anderson* – Louisville, Kentucky
Communication Studies honors
Environmental Studies
Nina Diane Anderson – Cincinnati, Ohio
Russian Studies
Religious Studies honors
Riley Anderson – Yarmouth, Maine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexander Dong Xin Anikee – McLean, Virginia
Environmental Geoscience
Timothy Robert Arace – Columbus, Ohio
History honors
Andrew Armile – Youngstown, Ohio
Biology honors
Sabrina F. Azad – Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Communication Sciences & Disorders honors
Annie Baeg – Busan, Republic of Korea
Biology honors
Drew Baird – Twinsburg, Ohio
History honors
Sebestyen Geza Balassy* – Medina, Ohio
Business Economics
Charles Stratton Ballou – Barrington, Rhode Island
Global Media & Digital Studies
Fernanda G. Banuelos – Rydal, Georgia
Spanish honors
Education honors
Babita Baraily – Cleveland, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ethan Graham Becker – Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
History
Madison Kathleen Becker – Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Biology honors
Van Beever – Haverford, Pennsylvania
Environmental Geoscience
Isabella Suyapa Begley – Lexington, Kentucky
Art History
Tigist Adane Berhe – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Environmental Geoscience
America Betancourt Guevara – Woodstock, Georgia
Global & International Studies
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies honors
Mali Beyer – Cleveland, Ohio
Psychology
William August Bielski* – Fishers, Indiana
Computer Science honors
Rae Blankemeyer – Johnstown, Ohio
Environmental Studies honors
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Selali Adjoa Blege – Accra, Ghana
Neuroscience
Johnna Blystone – Youngstown, Ohio
English honors
Philosophy honors
Angelina Kaila Buntua Bolivar – Herndon, Virginia
Psychology honors
Ethan Q. Boudreau* – Millvale, Pennsylvania
English
Kaleigh Bozick – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
English honors
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies honors
Claire Elizabeth Brennan – Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Environmental Studies honors
Orion M. Bress – Arlington, Virginia
Biology
Tara A. Brunner – Lake Forest, Illinois
Studio Art honors
Nathaniel Buckley – Rockville, Maryland
Political Science
Carrie Elizabeth Buckwalter – Reinholds, Pennsylvania
Political Science honors
Psychology
Liliana Noel Burlingame – Canton, Ohio
Neuroscience
Melissa Burtscher – Aurora, Colorado
Psychology honors
Ben Byars – Lexington, Kentucky
Global & International Studies honors
Zhenze Cai – Henan, China
Business Economics
Auna Campbell – Montrose, Pennsylvania
Archaeology
History
Eli Cantrell – Columbus, Ohio
Sociology honors
Alena Card – Sylvania, Ohio
Environmental Studies honors
Amelia Morgan Carmack – Ontario, Ohio
Psychology honors
Collis Paul Chandler IV – Denver, Colorado
Business Economics
Tobin Francis Chin – Minneapolis, Minnesota
History honors
Computer Science honors
Sukriti Chiripal – Kolkata, India
Economics honors
Psychology honors
Keeyeon Choi – Seoul, Republic of Korea
Statistical & Data Sciences
Saiyka Subha Chowdhury – Hokkaido, Japan
Biology
Alyssa Hope Chritz – Midland, Michigan
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kaydee Clark – Medina, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Neil Antonio Clayton Jr.* – Boydton, Virginia
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Christian Yvetot Antoine Conde* – Princeton, New Jersey
Political Science
Emma Elizabeth Connors* – Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Psychology honors
Education
Kathryn Conway* – Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Statistical & Data Sciences
Samuel Cook* – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Business Economics
Benjamin Cornelius – Loudonville, Ohio
Political Science
Jesenia Cruz – Chicago, Illinois
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Nini Curcione – Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Computer Science
Colin Curnow – Blue Ash, Ohio
Environmental Studies honors
Hudson Burroughs Davis – Fort Bragg, California
Geology
Jakarii Davis – Plaineld, Illinois
Biology
Noa Davny – West Hills, California
Political Science honors
Ana de León* – Lexington, Kentucky
Studio Art honors
Erick Delgado – Palmetto Bay, Florida
Computer Science honors
Alejandro Delicer – McDonough, Georgia
Computer Science honors
Dominic Joseph DeMarchis – Traord, Pennsylvania
Economics
Domenic Ignazio DeMuth* – Cleveland, Ohio
Business Economics
David Dennis – Grove City, Pennsylvania
Business Economics
Shivam Dewan – San Jose, California
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vincent Andrew DiLeo – Spencerport, New York
Biology honors
Ahmed Nasser Dino – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Computer Science
Jack Martin Donahue – Grove City, Pennsylvania
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rachael Dudziak – Aurora, Ohio
Neuroscience
Elena Dunn-Acosta – Rochester, New York
Psychology
Hannah Eastman – Centreville, Maryland
Political Science
History honors
Elliot Edwards – Arlington, Virginia
Biology
Eltahir Elawad – Khartoum, Sudan
Mathematics
Computer Science honors
Samantha Myra Elwood* – Saint Paul, Minnesota
English honors
Education honors
Turbat Enkhtur – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Computer Science
Sarah Allison Epstein – Roanoke, Virginia
Chemistry honors
Shane Nathaniel Epstein-Petrullo – Weehawken, New Jersey
Statistical & Data Sciences honors
Isabella Ergh – Akron, Ohio
English honors
Liam Sage Ertsgaard – Dayton, Ohio
Philosophy
Andrew N. Esber* – Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Neuroscience
Patrick J. Estell – Bluton, Ohio
Biology
Emilie Sue Eustace – Pioneer, Ohio
Psychology honors
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies honors
David Kibler Evans – Saline, Michigan
Chemistry
Amy D. Falk – Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Computer Science honors
Wenkai Fan* – Beijing, China
Chemistry
Kye Faulhammer – Broadview Heights, Ohio
Art History
Lindsi Filippi – Pickerington, Ohio
Neuroscience
Paul Thomas Fischer – King, North Carolina
Statistical & Data Sciences
James Leonard Fisher – Granville, Ohio
Environmental Geoscience
Elizabeth Brynn Fluharty – Cleveland, Ohio
Communication Studies honors
Max Forhan – Clayton, California
Archaeology honors
Classical Studies honors
Karl Evan Foster IV – Hudson, Ohio
Music
Noah Fox – Athens, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Environmental Geoscience
Lyonel Fritsch – Providence, Rhode Island
Economics honors
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Mai Fukuhara – Chiba, Japan
Sociology honors
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies honors
Nicholas Parker Gaba – Olmsted Township, Ohio
Physics honors
Chemistry honors
Spencer L. Gabriel II – Wadsworth, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Levi Gainer – Doylestown, Ohio
Computer Science honors
Alexandra Louise Galbraith – Orchard Park, New York
Statistical & Data Sciences
Zachary M. Galdo – Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Political Science
Grace Gascoigne – Rocky River, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sean Christopher Gaston* – Dayton, Ohio
Archaeology
East Asian Studies
Brayden Gateley – Stanwood, Washington
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mathematics honors
Ephrathah Gebremichael – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Computer Science honors
Rahel Gelaw – Clarkston, Georgia
Political Science
Hallie Georskey – West Jeerson, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kiki Giles – Palatine, Illinois
Anthropology honors
French & Francophone Studies honors
Sophia Gilmore – Bedford, New Hampshire
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Carolina Fé Gonzales – Columbus, Ohio
History honors
Education honors
Jorge Raul Gonzales Virto – Cusco, Peru
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Adriana Elizabeth Gordon – Wadsworth, Ohio
Psychology
Grant Kenneth Greene – Baltimore, Maryland
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Emily Ann Greenland – Medina, Ohio
Biology honors
Stephanie Marilyn Grin-Sanchez – Grafton, Ohio
Sociology
Delaney Gross – Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Political Science honors
Connor Hall – Charlotte, North Carolina
Business Economics
Duncan Hardy – Mount Vernon, Ohio
Environmental Studies
Miriam Elizabeth Harley – Oak Ridge, Tennessee
History honors
Trinity Harmon – Wildwood, Missouri
Economics
Graham Thompson Harper – Kensington, Maryland
Psychology honors
TJ Harper – Massillon, Ohio
Business Economics
Emma Butler Harrison – Cincinnati, Ohio
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Eli Harvey – Novelty, Ohio
Chemistry honors
Charles Arthur DiSioudi Hebert* – Libertyville, Illinois
Economics
Mitchell Claude Heilman – Jeromesville, Ohio
Business Economics
Audrey R. Helmreich – Dublin, Ohio
Biology honors
Daphnye Tychander Anasia Henderson – Atlanta, Georgia
Sociology
Education honors
Luke Daniel Henke – Cincinnati, Ohio
Mathematics
Ciara Ann Herbert – Riverside, Illinois
Student Designed: Physical Therapy honors
Riley Hershberger – Wayneseld, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kaylee Hickman – Lancaster, Ohio
Classical Studies honors
Tyler Hilbert – Plain City, Ohio
Business Economics honors
Noah Hill – Fairview Park, Ohio
Chemistry honors
Jacob Homan – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Business Economics
Anna Claire Holdsworth – West Bloomeld, Michigan
English honors
Harley Davidson Holloway – Freeport, Pennsylvania
Biology
Brandon I. Holt – Atlanta, Georgia
Student Designed: Finite Mathematics
Patrick Raymond Hrabak – Brunswick, Ohio
Political Science
Jaylin Rashaad Hudson – Atlanta, Georgia
Business Economics
Benjamin Huntington – Oakland, California
Political Science
Psychology
Aaron Huq – Dhaka, Bangladesh
History honors
Philosophy honors
Amanda Iskin – São Paulo, Brazil
Economics honors
Fungai Jani – Harare, Zimbabwe
Statistical & Data Sciences
Business Economics
Felipe Jarrín Acosta – Quito, Ecuador
Mathematics
Elizabeth Jha – Washington, Pennsylvania
Student Designed: Entrepreneurship honors
Ritwik Mukesh Jha – Nagpur, India
Student Designed: Entrepreneurship honors
Eric Jia – Beijing, China
Psychology
Isaac Sol Jimenez-Ekman* – Chicago, Illinois
Chemistry
Amanuel Tsega Jissa – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Physics
Mathematics
Troy Verlon Johnson – Olympia Fields, Illinois
Anthropology honors
Elise Bennett Jones – Carbondale, Illinois
Global & International Studies honors
Thomas Jordan – Canton, Ohio
Mathematics honors
Zoë Thanh Thuong Jurkowski – Chicago, Illinois
Environmental Studies honors
Bryce Kamphues* – North Manchester, Indiana
History
Education
Byera Eunice Kashangaki – Nairobi, Kenya
Global & International Studies
French & Francophone Studies
Rowan Keesser – Southport, Connecticut
Business Economics
Molly Elizabeth Kershner – Columbus, Ohio
History honors
Education honors
Abrar Khondker – Dhaka, Bangladesh
Physics honors
Kelly Kim – Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
Physics honors
Yubin Kim – Seoul, Republic of Korea
Chemistry
Carolyn Jayne Klein – Ann Arbor, Michigan
Environmental Studies honors
Corey Fritz Knauf – Vienna, Virginia
Environmental Geoscience honors
Mae Elizabeth Koger – Liberty Township, Ohio
Computer Science honors
Grace Krage – Bowie, Maryland
English honors
Ethan M. Kramer – North Olmsted, Ohio
Computer Science honors
Connor Joseph Krucek – Strongsville, Ohio
Chemistry honors
Jack Krupa – Avon Lake, Ohio
Philosophy honors
Psychology honors
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Munesu Hillary Kuzanga – Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Neuroscience
Melina Kyprianou* – Northvale, New Jersey
Biology honors
Roman James LaBrosse* – Olmsted Township, Ohio
Student Designed: Sports Education
Aymane Lachhab – Rabat, Morocco
Neuroscience
Julie Anne Larick – Shaker Heights, Ohio
English honors
Environmental Studies honors
Laurel Lasch – Racine, Wisconsin
Chemistry honors
Dylynn Margaret Lasky – Aurora, Ohio
Psychology honors
Madeline Elena Lawrence – State College, Pennsylvania
Anthropology honors
Kai Leisher – Millburn, New Jersey
History
Joseph Theodore Lewis – Beachwood, Ohio
English
Communication Studies
Grace Ann Lindgren – Cheboygan, Michigan
Mathematics
Katherine Love – Shaker Heights, Ohio
Art History honors
Alyssa Hinano Lubba* – Torrance, California
Environmental Studies
Tudor Lungu – Cluj Napoca, Romania
Neuroscience
Taylor Lynch – Gallatin, Tennessee
Biology
Abigail Anne Lyon – Beach City, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Carol Maag – Canton, Ohio
Chinese Studies
Education
Kaiya Elizabeth Magnuson – Bellevue, Washington
Computer Science honors
Mia Vella Mann – Cincinnati, Ohio
Anthropology honors
Student Designed: East Asian History honors
Naomi Mann – Carmel, Indiana
Political Science honors
Ian Cooper Allen Marshall – Wadsworth, Ohio
Political Science
Connor Glenn Mason – Atlanta, Georgia
Global Media & Digital Studies
Patrick Joseph May – Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Computer Science honors
Ellen McAllister – Orrville, Ohio
English honors
Education honors
Kelsey Anne McEwen – Madison, Connecticut
Physics honors
Jonah McGlumphy – Stone Creek, Ohio
History honors
Education honors
Piper Alexis McKee – Baltimore, Maryland
Psychology
Lilly McLendon – Dallas, Texas
Political Science
Henry McMahon – Lambertville, New Jersey
Archaeology honors
Koryn Alexandria McNeil – Southeld, Michigan
Biology
Mochi Miles R. Meadows – San Francisco, California
Studio Art
Preston B. Melchior-Fisher – Washington, District of Columbia
Psychology honors
Ryan Matthew Meyers – Hanoverton, Ohio
Anthropology
Nina Katherine Miller – Dover, Ohio
Psychology honors
Connor Mitchell – Dublin, Ohio
Business Economics
Grant Thomas Mitchell – Avon, Ohio
Computer Science
Katherine Mitchell – North Jackson, Ohio
Neuroscience
Lindsey Moore – North Ridgeville, Ohio
Biology honors
Amelia Morra – Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Biology honors
Garrett Morris – Rocky River, Ohio
Economics honors
Biology
Jackie Patricia Moshier – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Chemistry
Brianna Mosley – Highland Heights, Ohio
Music honors
Ria Movalia – Peoria, Arizona
Biology honors
Eric C. Mudd* – Shaker Heights, Ohio
Biology
Rana Mustafa – Khartoum, Sudan
Psychology honors
Madison Delaney Myco – Wilmington, Delaware
Political Science honors
Kobe Chaz Nadu* – Rome, Georgia
History
Education
Luca Jospeh Napora – Cincinnati, Ohio
Computer Science honors
Zade Khairi Nashawati* – Canton, Ohio
Mathematics
Jemima Ndandu Kaleta – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Political Science
Olivia Nengel – Towson, Maryland
History honors
Eden Netz – Redmond, Washington
Neuroscience
Hieu Nguyen – Ha Noi, Vietnam
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anna Paige Norby – Lexington, Kentucky
Psychology
Ciara O'Connor – Massapequa Park, New York
Chemistry
Otilia Maria Oita – North Olmsted, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hannah Ollech – Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Neuroscience
Kath Olson – Hilliard, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Thaint Zar Chi Oo – Yangon, Mayanmar
Economics honors
Maria Fernanda Ossa Echeverri – Medellin, Colombia
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jenna G. Owen – Gilmer, Texas
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Seth Owens – Xenia, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Antonia Eva Owens Detwiler – Golden, Colorado
Global & International Studies
Eve Painter – Granville, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eddie Papp – Bay Village, Ohio
Business Economics honors
James William Paranzino* – Pilesgrove, New Jersey
Psychology honors
Education
Quinn Parker – Monkton, Maryland
French & Francophone Studies
Rebecca Partee – Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
Chemistry
Allison Lorraine Paschack – Flushing, Michigan
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michael Joseph Paskus – Ann Arbor, Michigan
Environmental Geoscience
History honors
Drew Danielle Patterson – Chicago, Illinois
Neuroscience
Mary Payne – Ashland, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zachary Payne – Reynoldsburg, Ohio
English honors
Joshua Deforest Pearson – Cincinnati, Ohio
Mathematics honors
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Madeline Riley Peek – Bowling Green, Ohio
Psychology honors
Carter Gray Pepa – Louisville, Kentucky
Sociology honors
Education honors
Alexander Phillips – Lima, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Austin David Piatt – Doylestown, Ohio
Political Science honors
Emily Pistorova – Kenton, Ohio
Neuroscience
Thomas Albert Pitney – Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Political Science honors
French & Francophone Studies honors
Emma Place – Fairview Park, Ohio
Political Science
Joshua Corey Pond – Highland Heights, Kentucky
Communication Studies
Jason Scott Prather – Louisville, Kentucky
History honors
Education honors
Tyler Jerey Rak – Valley City, Ohio
Political Science honors
History honors
Willow Harper Reddish – Cleveland, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nina Reddy* – Hyderabad, India
Neuroscience
Haweni Habtamu Regaa – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Computer Science
Jennifer Eileen Renner – Harlan, Indiana
French & Francophone Studies
Rue Ressler – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sam Lauren Risaliti – Canton, Ohio
Psychology
Alana Cristina Rivas-Scott – Portland, Oregon
Political Science honors
Giselle Rivera Gonzalez – Fayetteville, Georgia
Global & International Studies honors
Garrett Robertson – Roswell, Georgia
Environmental Geoscience
Fiona Angley Roche – Fairview Park, Ohio
Spanish honors
Chemistry honors
Tanessa Rodriguez – Perry, Ohio
Global Media & Digital Studies honors
Rebecca Ivana Rogovich Champin* – Barcelona, Spain
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Adam William Romano – Kirkland, Washington
Neuroscience
Liliana V. Romo* – Chicago, Illinois
Sociology
Colson Rudd – Snellville, Georgia
Sociology honors
Adam Ryan* – Janesville, Wisconsin
History
English
Harper Ryan – Janesville, Wisconsin
English honors
Moody Saadi – Lusaka, Zambia
Economics
Jae M. Samples – Newark, Ohio
Psychology
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Bitania Ketema Samuel – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Computer Science
Elizabeth Antonia Santiago – Elyria, Ohio
English honors
Carolyn Santos – Oak Park, Illinois
Biology
Education
Rhianna Ashley Sarac – Owatonna, Minnesota
Psychology
Courtney Erin Schmitz – Cleveland, Ohio
Psychology
Katherine Elizabeth Schumacher – North Canton, Ohio
Psychology honors
Jacob Schwartz – Newton Center, Massachusetts
Biology
Laura Elena Sevilla – Oak Park, Illinois
English honors
Katherine Shambaugh – Ashland, Ohio
Classical Studies honors
Holly Shaum* – Westport, Connecticut
Political Science
Mitchel Christian Shelman – Winnetka, Illinois
Business Economics
Kennedy Shelton – Wadsworth, Ohio
Chinese Studies honors
Communication Studies
Destrey Shibuya* – Lihue, Hawaii
Mathematics
Joe Shilts – Flemington, New Jersey
Communication Studies
Education honors
Emma Hoyland Shinker – Lewis Center, Ohio
English honors
History honors
Elijah W. Shoaf – Snellville, Georgia
Global & International Studies honors
Abby Showalter – Wheaton, Illinois
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Safal Shrestha – Kathmandu, Nepal
Computer Science
Gracie Shreve – Killbuck, Ohio
Theatre & Dance honors
Music honors
Haidyn Olivia Shuman – Carrollton, Ohio
Biology
Rehann Silvanus – Mumbai, India
Economics honors
Bryson Simpson – University Heights, Ohio
Computer Science
Mary Elizabeth Sirois – Meriden, Connecticut
Chemistry
Vonne Slayden – Slatervle Springs, New York
Economics honors
Anya Smith – Kingston, New Jersey
Music honors
Connor Smith – Avon, Ohio
History
Emma Marie Smith – Dover, Ohio
Biology honors
Kiera Monet Smith – Wooster, Ohio
Global Media & Digital Studies honors
Mackenzie Smith – Columbus, Ohio
Communication Studies honors
Oliver Merrill Snow – Bethesda, Maryland
Environmental Studies
Khine Chin Chin Soe – Meikhtila, Mayanmar
Mathematics honors
David Sokurov – T'bilisi, Georgia
Statistical & Data Sciences
Economics
Brennan South – Bellville, Ohio
Business Economics
Jameson Sprankle – Shreve, Ohio
Chemistry honors
Geology honors
Rosa Spurgeon – Waccabuc, New York
Business Economics
Emma Lee Staggs – Liberty Township, Ohio
Studio Art honors
Emma-Jean Stanley – Creston, Ohio
Political Science honors
Casey J. Steen – Danville, California
Classical Studies honors
Henry Louis Steinmetz – Columbus, Ohio
Biology
Earl Steve Stephens III – Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Political Science
Jason Stewart – Lewis Center, Ohio
Chemistry honors
Kyra Elizabeth Stief* – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Studio Art
George Kyle Stringer – Lewis Center, Ohio
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ellie Stroke – Jeerson, Ohio
Computer Science
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Jack Aidan Sweeney – Kansas City, Missouri
Psychology honors
Aryan Tamrakar – Kathmandu, Nepal
Computer Science honors
James Jett Tang* – Lake Orion, Michigan
Biology honors
Natalie R. Tanner – Union, Kentucky
Anthropology honors
Environmental Geoscience
Emma Elizabeth Teichert – Chevy Chase, Maryland
Psychology honors
Religious Studies honors
Makeda Teera Teklemichael – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ryan Tepperman – Skokie, Illinois
Religious Studies
Spanish
Endrias Tesfaye – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Economics
Simon Tesfaye – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Economics
Athena Marie Tharenos – St. Louis, Missouri
Anthropology honors
Chinese Studies honors
Environmental Geoscience honors
Gabriel Thomas* – Columbus, Ohio
Philosophy honors
Tyara Caya Thompson – Lithia Springs, Georgia
Neuroscience
Abigail Grace Thomson – Farmington, Michigan
Global & International Studies honors
French & Francophone Studies honors
Mariia Tkach* – Horodnia, Ukraine
Economics
Claire Tobin – Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
Biology
Diana Tobi n – Annapolis, Maryland
Anthropology honors
Ryan Kane Tompkins – Zanesville, Ohio
Archaeology
Classical Studies
Ethan Treadwell – Brattleboro, Vermont
Psychology honors
Nicholas Tress – Caneld, Ohio
Neuroscience
Tyler Martin Trevillian* – Colorado Springs, Colorado
Statistical & Data Sciences
Evelyn Yordanos Trumpey – Grass Lake, Michigan
Global & International Studies
Delaney Grace Tubbs* – Arlington, Virgina
History
Isaac Tuch – Weaverville, North Carolina
Psychology
Jacob T. Ullom – Indianapolis, Indiana
Political Science honors
Jacob Van Der Hyde – Seattle, Washington
Environmental Studies
Benjamin Alexander Van Horssen – Gold River, California
English
Statistical & Data Sciences
Marisol Grace Varela Ausec* – Mount Vernon, Ohio
Chemistry
John McCauley Varley – Medina, Ohio
Political Science honors
Ann Venditti – Lexington, Massachusetts
Biology honors
Izabella Veon – Chardon, Ohio
Psychology
Zion Mykell Vital – Atlanta, Georgia
Global Media & Digital Studies honors
Quang Vo – Singapore, Singapore
Computer Science
Alexandria-Vivica Joel Walker – Twinsburg, Ohio
Psychology
Liam A. Walker – Northeld, Ohio
Business Economics honors
Anna Simone Walsh – Louisville, Kentucky
History honors
Anthropology honors
Zhongting Wang – Beijing, China
English honors
Takuma Warren – Tokyo, Japan
Psychology honors
Malaika Webb – Tema, Ghana
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ella Weber – Blacklick, Ohio
Political Science
Eleanor Grace Weiker – Worthington, Ohio
Student Designed: Public Health honors
Lilah N. Weiss – Louisville, Kentucky
Music
Elijah Westrick – Ashland, Oregon
Mathematics
Alex White* – Grosse Point Woods, Michigan
Biology
History
Simon White – Omaha, Nebraska
Philosophy
M. K. Whitlock – Massillon, Ohio
English honors
Ainsley S. Wiesner – Lake Forest, Illinois
Geology honors
Isabella Claire Wild* – Grand Blanc, Michigan
English
Ursula Deva Lynn Williams – North Canton, Ohio
English honors
Luke Andrew Wilson – Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
Mathematics honors
Physics honors
Yahia Abdurashid Yahia* – Pearland, Texas
Political Science
Aileen Yeo – Samcheok, Republic of Korea
Chemistry honors
Ellen Sohyun Yoon* – Beachwood, Ohio
Biology honors
Maggie Young – Pataskala, Ohio
Psychology
Taemour Zaidi – Dallas, Texas
Computer Science honors
Mathematics honors
Christa Zianni – Columbus, Ohio
Neuroscience
Degrees conferred May 11, 2024
BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION
Emma Downing – Rocky River, Ohio
Music Education honors
Dylan Lee Garretson – Newcomerstown, Ohio
Music Education
Liam McAuley Kenehan – Strongsville, Ohio
Music Education
Degrees conferred May 11, 2024
BACHELOR OF MUSIC THERAPY
Kat Barnes* – Medina, Ohio
Music Therapy honors
Grace Mino* – Wadsworth, Ohio
Music Therapy honors
*Degree requirements to be completed at a later date.
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The Latin Honors
A widely recognized academic distinction, Latin Honors are based on overall
grade-point average in courses taken at the College: summa cum laude for 3.900
to 4.000, magna cum laude for 3.750 to 3.899, and cum laude for 3.500 to 3.749.
Summa Cum Laude
Alona Abufarha
Fareeda Elinam Abu-Juam
Grace Alexandrowski
Sabrina F. Azad
Annie Baeg
Drew Baird
Claire Elizabeth Brennan
Aly Brugh
Melissa Burtscher
Ben Byars
Eli Cantrell
Sukriti Chiripal
Jack Martin Donahue
Rachael Dudziak
Sarah Allison Epstein
Shane Nathaniel Epstein-Petrullo
Isabella Ergh
Max Forhan
Grace Gascoigne
Brayden Gateley
Carolina Fé Gonzales
Eli Harvey
Audrey R. Helmreich
Kaylee Hickman
Tyler Hilbert
Aaron Huq
Amanda Iskin
Elizabeth Jha
Ritwik Mukesh Jha
Thomas Jordan
Abrar Khondker
Carolyn Jayne Klein
Jack Krupa
Julie Anne Larick
Dylynn Margaret Lasky
Abigail Anne Lyon
Kaiya Elizabeth Magnuson
Naomi Mann
Kathryn Rose Materick
Patrick Joseph May
Kelsey Anne McEwen
Amelia Morra
Kath Olson
Eddie Papp
Zachary Payne
Joshua Deforest Pearson
Madeline Riley Peek
Austin David Piatt
Thomas Albert Pitney
Kevin Poe
Tyler Jeffrey Rak
Alana Cristina Rivas-Scott
Emma Hoyland Shinker
Abby Showalter
Anya Smith
Emma Marie Smith
Kiera Monet Smith
Khine Chin Chin Soe
Jameson Sprankle
Emma Lee Staggs
Jason Stewart
Griffin Gene Suppa
Jack Aidan Sweeney
James Jett Tang
Athena Marie Tharenos
Gabriel Thomas
Tyara Caya Thompson
Abigail Grace Thomson
Diana Tobin
Ethan Treadwell
Glenna Van Dyke
Anna Simone Walsh
Eleanor Grace Weiker
Luke Andrew Wilson
Aileen Yeo
Taemour Zaidi
Christa Zianni
Magna Cum Laude
Nina Diane Anderson
Johnna Blystone
Kaleigh Bozick
Katie Chapman
Tobin Francis Chin
Keeyeon Choi
Colin Curnow
Alejandro Delicer
David Dennis
Samantha Myra Elwood
Emilie Sue Eustace
Amy D. Falk
Lindsi Filippi
Lyonel Fritsch
Mai Fukuhara
Nicholas Parker Gaba
Kiki Giles
Emily Ann Greenland
Ishika Gupta
Miriam Elizabeth Harley
Trinity Harmon
Anna Claire Holdsworth
Felipe Jarrín Acosta
Elise Bennett Jones
Zoë Thanh Thuong Jurkowski
Alexis Nicole Kelbley
Molly Elizabeth Kershner
Kelly Kim
Connor Joseph Krucek
Melina Kyprianou
Laurel Lasch
Madeline Elena Lawrence
Grace Ann Lindgren
Tudor Lungu
Mia Vella Mann
Ellen McAllister
Jonah McGlumphy
Henry McMahon
Nina Katherine Miller
Grace Mino
Andy Mockbee
Lindsey Moore
Mudiwa Mungoshi
Madison Delaney Mycoff
Luca Jospeh Napora
Olivia Nengel
Eden Netz
Hieu Nguyen
Kim Nguyen
Ciara O'Connor
Jenna G. Owen
Eve Painter
Allison Lorraine Paschack
Mary Payne
Emily Pistorova
Jason Scott Prather
Giselle Rivera Gonzalez
Tanessa Rodriguez
Adam William Romano
Elizabeth Antonia Santiago
Tyusha Sarawagi
Elijah W. Shoaf
Gracie Shreve
Rehann Silvanus
Emma-Jean Stanley
Aryan Tamrakar
Emma Elizabeth Teichert
John McCauley Varley
Liam A. Walker
Takuma Warren
Ainsley S. Wiesner
Ellen Sohyun Yoon
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Cum Laude
Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe
Sally Ahn
Abigail Elizabeth Aitken
Claire Nicole Alderfer
Garrett Anderson
Timothy Robert Arace
Andrew Armile
Fernanda G. Banuelos
Babita Baraily
Kat Barnes
Madison Kathleen Becker
Van Beever
Tigist Adane Berhe
William August Bielski
Rae Blankemeyer
Angelina Kaila Buntua Bolivar
Ethan Q. Boudreau
Orion M. Bress
Tara A. Brunner
Carrie Elizabeth Buckwalter
Liliana Noel Burlingame
Alena Card
Amelia Morgan Carmack
Emma Elizabeth Connors
Noa Davny
Ana de León
Vincent Andrew DiLeo
Emma Downing
Hannah Eastman
Eltahir Elawad
Turbat Enkhtur
Patrick J. Estell
Paul Thomas Fischer
Elizabeth Brynn Fluharty
Levi Gainer
Dylan Lee Garretson
Ephrathah Gebremichael
Jorge Raul Gonzales Virto
Sarah Ann Gordon
Grant Kenneth Greene
Delaney Gross
Graham Thompson Harper
TJ Harper
Emma Butler Harrison
Daphnye Tychander Anasia Henderson
Luke Daniel Henke
Ciara Ann Herbert
Riley Hershberger
Noah Hill
Fungai Jani
Eric Jia
Troy Verlon Johnson
Bryce Kamphues
Rowan Keesser
Yubin Kim
Corey Fritz Knauf
Moe Thant Ko
Mae Elizabeth Koger
Grace Krage
Ethan M. Kramer
Munesu Hillary Kuzanga
Aymane Lachhab
Katherine Love
Alyssa Hinano Lubba
Taylor Lynch
Koryn Alexandria McNeil
Preston B. Melchior-Fisher
Katherine Mitchell
Garrett Morris
Brianna Mosley
Ria Movalia
Rana Mustafa
Hannah Ollech
Thaint Zar Chi Oo
Maria Fernanda Ossa Echeverri
Praneel Panchigar
James William Paranzino
Michael Joseph Paskus
Carter Gray Pepa
Nicholas Emery Rabaut
Willow Harper Reddish
Haweni Habtamu Regaa
Jennifer Eileen Renner
Fiona Angley Roche
Colson Rudd
Bitania Ketema Samuel
Rhianna Ashley Sarac
Katherine Elizabeth Schumacher
Katherine Shambaugh
Kennedy Shelton
Safal Shrestha
Mary Elizabeth Sirois
Vonne Slayden
Mackenzie Smith
David Sokurov
Rosa Spurgeon
Casey J. Steffen
George Kyle Stringer
Katelyn Abbigail Tackett
Simon Tesfaye
Jacob T. Ullom
Ann Venditti
Zion Mykell Vital
Vicky Wang
Zhongting Wang
Malaika Webb
Ella Weber
Elijah Westrick
M. K. Whitlock
Ursula Deva Lynn Williams
Takoda Tymon Zuehlke
College Prizes
The Jonas O. Notestein Prize
Patrick Joseph May
The William A. Galpin Award for General
Excellence in College Work
Madison Kathleen Becker, 1st Prize
Grace Gascoigne, 1st Prize
Troy Verlon Johnson, 2nd Prize
Jason Scott Prather, 2nd Prize
The Dan F. Lockhart Outstanding Senior Award
Ellen McAllister
The G. Julian Lathrop Memorial Award
George Kyle Stringer
The Parker Myers Memorial Award
Shane Nathaniel Epstein-Petrullo
The William Wallace Chappell-Elizabeth Dalton
Memorial Prize
Miriam Elizabeth Harley
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Departmental and
Program Prizes
The Vivian L. Holliday Prize
Max Beck Forhan
Casey J. Steffen
The Donald R. MacKenzie Prize in Art
Emma Lee Staggs
The Netta Strain Scott Prizes in Art
Ana de León
The Netta Strain Scott Prize in Art History
Grace Alexandrowski
The Sisodia-Williams Prize in Biochemistry
Grant Kenneth Greene
The Karen Diane Cross Memorial Award
Allison Lorraine Paschack
The DBC Undergraduate Award in Biochemistry
or Chemical Biology
Grant Kenneth Greene
The Horace N. Mateer Prize in Biology
Annie Baeg
Audrey R. Helmreich
The American Chemical Society Senior Award
Eli Harvey
Kath Olson
The American Chemical Society Undergraduate
Award in Organic Chemistry
Jason Stewart
The American Institute of Chemists Foundation
Award
Mary Payne
Aileen Yeo
The Royal Society of Chemistry Certificate of
Excellence
Sarah Allison Epstein
Eve Painter
The William Z. Bennett Prize in Chemistry
Eli Harvey
Jason Stewart
The William Byron Ross Memorial Prize in
Chemistry
Fiona Angley Roche
The Joseph E. Weber Premedical Award
Jack Martin Donahue
The Cummings-Rumbaugh Speech and
Dramatics Prize
Sabrina F. Azad
The Emerson Miller Memorial Prize in Speech
(Communication Sciences and Disorders)
Sabrina F. Azad
The Delbert G. Lean Prize in Speech
Elizabeth Brynn Fluharty
Kennedy Shelton
The Emerson Miller Memorial Prize in Speech
(Communication Studies)
Mackenzie Grace Smith
The International Paper Company Foundation
Business Economics Prize
Tyler Hilbert
Eddie Papp
The Procter & Gamble Economics Prize
Amanda Iskin
Thaint Zar Chi Oo
The William Edgar Hoffman Jr. Endowed Prize
in Education
Carolina Fé Gonzales
The Whitney E. Stoneburner Memorial Prize in
Education
Fernanda G. Banuelos
Emma Elizabeth Connors
Daphnye Tychander Anasia Henderson
Jason Scott Prather
The Waldo H. Dunn Prize in English
Isabella Ergh
The Paul Q. White Prize in English
Isabella Ergh
Julie Anne Larick
Zachary Payne
The Donaldson Prize for Independent Study
Julie Anne Larick
Elizabeth Antonia Santiago
Zhongting Wang
The John W. Olthouse Prize in French and
Francophone Studies
Thomas Albert Pitney
The Cummings-Rumbaugh History Prize
Carolina Fé Gonzales
Emma Hoyland Shinker
Anna Simone Walsh
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The Aileen Dunham Prize in History
Drew Baird
Tyler Jeffrey Rak
The William H. Wilson Prize in Mathematics
Thomas Jordan
Luke Andrew Wilson
The Pi Kappa Lambda Prize in Music
Grace Mino
Brianna Mosley
Anya Smith
The John F. Miller Prize in Philosophy
Gabriel Thomas
The Manges Prize
Dylan Lee Garretson
Ainsley S. Wiesner
The David A. Guldin Award in Physical
Education
Lake Barrett
Athena Marie Tharenos
The Arthur H. Compton Prize in Physics
Luke Andrew Wilson
The Cummings-Rumbaugh Government Prize
Naomi Mann
Austin David Piatt
Thomas Albert Pitney
Alana Cristina Rivas-Scott
The Frank Miller Prize in Political Science
Tyler Jeffrey Rak
The David L. Carpenter Pre-Law Prize
Austin David Piatt
The David A. Leach Memorial Prize in
Psychology
Madeline Riley Peek
The Paul DeWitt Twinem Bible Award
Nina Diane Anderson
The Charles E. Hurst Prize in Sociology and
Anthropology
Eli L. Cantrell
The Roland H. del Mar Prize in Spanish
Fernanda G. Banuelos
Fiona Angley Roche
The Allardice-Wise Scholarship in Theatre
Claire Nicole Alderfer
The William C. Craig Theatre Prize
Gracie Shreve
The Edward McCreight Prize in Dramatics
Gracie Shreve
The Cummings-Rumbaugh Speech and
Dramatics Prize
Sam Caley
The James R. Turner Prize in Women’s, Gender, &
Sexuality Studies
Kaylee Hickman
Phi Beta Kappa
Alona Abufarha
Abigail Elizabeth Aitken
Tobin Francis Chin
Keeyeon Choi*
Emma Elizabeth Connors
Colin Curnow
Vincent Andrew DiLeo
Jack Martin Donahue
Rachael Dudziak
Max Forhan
Kiki Giles
Emily Ann Greenland
Trinity Harmon
Audrey R. Helmreich
Elizabeth Jha
Ritwik Mukesh Jha
Yubin Kim
Julie Anne Larick
Laurel Lasch
Kelsey Anne McEwen
Henry McMahon
Kath Olson
Eve Painter
Eddie Papp
Willow Harper Reddish
Jason Stewart
James Jett Tang*
Athena Marie Tharenos
Gabriel Thomas
Tyara Caya Thompson
Diana Tobin
Ann Virginia Venditti
Liam A. Walker
Anna Simone Walsh
Eleanor Grace Weiker
Ainsley S. Wiesner
Taemour Zaidi
* indicates a student inducted in
absentia
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Elliot Edwards
Andrew N. Esber
Patrick J. Estell
Grace Gascoigne
Brayden Gateley
Jorge Raul Gonzales Virto
Grant Kenneth Greene
Audrey R. Helmreich
Tudor Lungu
Koryn Alexandria McNeil
Lindsey Moore
Amelia Morra
Garrett Morris
Eden Netz
Hannah Ollech
Kath Olson
Seth Owens
Allison Lorraine Paschack
Mary Payne
Willow Harper Reddish
Rue Ressler
Abby Showalter
Haidyn Olivia Shuman
George Kyle Stringer
Makeda Teffera Teklemichael
Claire Tobin
Ann Venditti
Malaika Webb
Eleanor Grace Weiker
Honorary Societies
Alpha Kappa Delta
Sociology
Eli Cantrell
Carter Gray Pepa
Mai Fukuhara
Daphnye Tychander Anasia Henderson
Colson Rudd
Alpha Psi Omega
Theatre & Dance
Abigail Elizabeth Aitken
Claire Nicole Aldefer
Kathryn Conway
Patrick J. Estell
Amy D. Falk
Gracie Shreve
Beta Beta Beta
Biology
Chamari Yvette Abercrombie
Alona Abufarha
Fareeda Elinam Abu-Juam
Babita Baraily
Madison Kathleen Becker
Liliana Noel Burlingame
Jakarii Davis
Vincent A. Dileo
Jack Martin Donahue
Delta Phi Alpha
German
Taylor Lynch*
*inducted as a sophomore
Eta Sigma Phi
Classics
Max Forhan
Kaylee Hickman
Katherine Shambaugh
Casey J. Steffen
Ryan Kane Tompkins
Iota Iota Iota
Women's, Gender,
& Sexuality Studies
America Betancourt Guevara
Kaleigh Bozick*
Emilie Sue Eustace
Sam Lauren Risaliti
Jae M. Samples
Ella Weber
*inducted as a junior
Lambda Alpha
Anthropology
Anna Campbell
Max Forhan
Kiki Giles
Troy Verlon Johnson
Madeline Elena Lawrence
Mia Vella Mann
Henry McMahon
Athena Marie Tharenos
Diana Tobin
Anna Simone Walsh
Lambda Pi Eta
Communication Studies
Garrett Anderson
Elizabeth Brynn Fluharty
Mudiwa Mungoshi
Kennedy Shelton
Kiera Monet Smith
Mackenzie Smith
Nu Rho Psi
Neuroscience
Alona Abufarha
Liliana Noel Burlingame
Lindsi Filippi
Aymane Lachhab
Tudor Lungu
Eden Netz
Hannah Ollech
Adam William Romano
Tyara Caya Thompson
Christa Zianni
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Economics
Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe*
Sukriti Chiripal*
Lyonel Fritsch*
Trinity Harmon*
Tyler Hilbert*
Amanda Iskin*
Fungai Jani
Garrett Morris*
Thaint Zar Chi Oo*
Eddie Papp*
Alana Cristina Rivas-Scott
Giselle Rivera Gonzalez*
Rehann Silvanus*
Vonne Slayden
Aryan Tamrakar
Liam A. Walker*
*inducted at the end of junior year
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Ephrathah Gebremichael*
Amanuel Tsega Jissa*
Thomas Jordan*
Bitania Ketema Samuel
Kelly Kim*
Connor Joseph Krucek*
Grace Ann Lindgren
Patrick Joseph May*
Rehann Silvanus
Elijah Westrick
Luke Andrew Wilson*
Aileen Yeo
Taemour Zaidi
*inducted as a sophomore
Pi Sigma Alpha
Political Science
Ben Byars
Elise Bennett Jones
Naomi Mann*
Madison Delaney Mycoff*
Austin David Piatt
Thomas Albert Pitney
Tyler Jeffrey Rak
Alana Cristina Rivas-Scott
Emma-Jean Stanley
John McCauley Varley
*elected as a junior
Phi Alpha Theta
History
Drew Baird
Tobin Francis Chin
Hannah Eastman
Miriam Elizabeth Harley
Aaron Huq
Michael Joseph Paskus
Tyler Jeffrey Rak
Emma Hoyland Shinker
Connor Smith
Phi Sigma Tau
Philosophy
Johnna Blystone*
Liam Sage Ertsgaard
Aaron Huq
Jack Krupa
Gabriel Thomas*
Simon White*
*inducted at the end of sophomore year
Pi Kappa Lambda
Music
Grace Mino
Anya Smith
Pi Mu Epsilon
Mathematics
Tigist Adane Berhe
Alejandro Delicer
Eltahir Elawad*
Brayden Gateley*
Psi Chi
Psychology
Alona Abufarha*
Carrie Elizabeth Buckwalter*
Aly Burgh
Melissa Burtscher*
Amelia Morgan Carmack*
Sukriti Chiripal*
Lindsi Filippi*
Graham Thompson Harper*
Jack Krupa*
Dylynn Margaret Lasky*
Nina Katherine Miller*
Mudiwa Mungoshi*
Rana Mustafa*
Eden Netz*
Hannah Ollech
Madeline Riley Peek*
Jack Aidan Sweeney*
Emma Elizabeth Teichert
Tyara Caya Thompson*
Ethan Treadwell*
Takuma Warren*
*inducted at the end of junior year
Sigma Delta Pi
Spanish
Fernanda G. Bañuelos
Isabella Suyapa Begley
Liliana Noel Burlingame
Ben Byars
Amelia Morgan Carmack
Trinity Harmon
Elise Bennet Jones
Olivia Nengel
Madeline Riley Peek
Fiona Angley Roche
Elijah W. Shoaf
Kiera Monet Smith
Christa Zianni
Sigma Tau Delta
English
Kaleigh Bozick
Isabella Ergh
Julie Anne Larick
Ellen McAllister
Zachary Payne
Elizabeth Antonia Santiago
Emma Hoyland Shinker
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Awards to Seniors
at the 2024 Dewald
Recognition Banquet
The Willis C. and Scott L. Behoteguy Endowed
Scholarship
Abigail Grace Thomson
The Robert G. Bone History Prize
Tobin Francis Chin
Miriam Elizabeth Harley
The Robert James Brown Memorial Peace Prize
Aaron Huq
The Vivien Chan Prize in Interdisciplinary
Sciences
Fareeda Elinam Abu-Juam
Brayden Gateley
The John W. Chittum Prize in Chemistry
Aileen Yeo
The Thomas D. Clareson Prize in English
Johnna Blystone
The Dorothy Reid Dalzell Award
Ellen McAllister
The J. Garber and Dorothy W. Drushal Scholarship
Elizabeth Fluharty
The Eberhart Family Scholarship
Amanda Iskin
Malaika Webb
The John D. Fackler Award
Austin David Piatt
The Endowed Faculty Scholarship
Kaiya Elizabeth Magnuson
Patrick Joseph May
Austin David Piatt
Tyler Jeffrey Rak
Jameson Sprankle
Jack Aidan Sweeney
The Josh Farthing Endowed Prize
Eddie Papp
The Foster Prize in Mathematics
Elijah Westrick
The Herman Freedlander Student Aid Scholarship
TJ Harper
The Mahesh K. Garg Prize in Physics
Luke Andrew Wilson
The John Gates Endowed Prize in History
Aaron Huq
The German Department Book Prize
Taylor Lynch
The Peter H. Gore Prize
Elise Bennett Jones
The Rosanna Bentley Gray Palmer Endowed
Scholarship
Rachael Dudziak
Grace Gascoigne
Elizabeth Jha
Jack Krupa
Kiera Monet Smith
The Frances Guille-Secor Memorial Scholarship
Kiki Giles
The Damon D. and Mary T. Hickey Endowed
Library Prize
Madeline Elena Lawrence
The Ronald E. Hustwit Prize
Gabriel Thomas
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The G. Pauline Ihrig Fund in French
Thomas Albert Pitney
The Remy Johnston Memorial Prize in Philosophy
Johnna Blystone
Jack Krupa
The Willard H. Johnson Family Scholarship
Jack Krupa
The Ralph R. and Grace B. Jones Endowed
Scholarship
Emma Downing
Amanda Iskin
Kennedy Shelton
The Phi Beta Kappa Prize
Gabriel Thomas
The Jill Rasmussen Karatinos, M.D. Endowed
Scholarship
Alona Abufarha
Rachael Dudziak
Christa Zianni
The Hank Kreuzman Roundtable Book Prize
Aaron Huq
The Paul Evans Lamale Scholarship in the Social
Sciences
Austin David Piatt
The Laub Foundation Scholarship
Grace Gascoigne
The Stuart J. Ling Jazz Award
Dylan Lee Garretson
Connor Joseph Krucek
Garrett Morris
Adam William Romano
The Alice Hutchison Lytle Biology Award
Annie Baeg
Audrey R. Helmreich
The Robert W. McDowell Prize in Geology
Jameson Sprankle
The Barbara Ward McGraw Memorial Prize
Molly Elizabeth Kershner
Ellen McAllister
The Charles B. Moke Prize
Hudson Burroughs Davis
The Ann C. Mowery Endowed Scholarship
Kelly Kim
The Tom Neiswander Memorial Award
Tyara Caya Thompson
The Daniel and Clarice Parmelee Endowed Prize
Grace Alexandrowski
Nini Curcione
Emma Downing
Patrick Joseph May
Emma Hoyland Shinker
The John Plummer Memorial Scholarship for
Contributing to a More Welcoming Campus for
LGBTQ People
Mochi Miles R. Meadows
The Eleanor J. Pope Prize
Elizabeth Jha
The Sharp Family Prize
Benjamin Cornelius
The Swan Prize
Emma Elizabeth Teichert
The Leslie Gordon Tait Scholarship
Emma Elizabeth Teichert
The James R. Turner Prize in History
Drew Baird
Emma Hoyland Shinker
The Francis and Elizabeth Twinem Scholarship
Abby Showalter
The Cary R. Wagner Prize in Chemistry
Eli Harvey
The Elizabeth Sidwell Wagner Prize in
Mathematics and Computer Science
Felipe Jarrín Acosta
Taemour Zaidi
The Theodore R. Williams Prize in Music
Claire Nicole Alderfer
Eddie Papp
Adam William Romano
Christa Zianni
The Theodore Williams Scholarship
Neil Antonio Clayton Jr.
The Robert E. Wilson Scholarship
Jameson Sprankle
The David O. Wise Endowed Scholarship
Tyler Jeffrey Rak
The Women’s Advisory Board Scholarship
Dylynn Margaret Lasky
The Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Scholarship
Kaleigh Bozick
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Academic Regalia
The gathering of The College of Wooster family is the expression of a
living tradition. The wearing of caps and gowns is an English custom
which goes back to the 12th century and is still used in many nations
today. Over the years, the apparel of scholars has evolved to differentiate
the degrees of learning and areas of study. From the gown, cap, tassel,
and hood, it is possible to distinguish the institution from which the
wearer graduated, the field of learning in which the degree was earned,
and the level of degree: bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral.
Gowns, which are typically black but are frequently quite colorful, fall in
straight lines from a fairly elaborate yoke. The level of degree is indicated
by the cut of the gown. The bachelor’s gown is relatively simple with
bell-shaped sleeves. The master’s gown is somewhat fuller, and its sleeves
are longer and squared at the ends. The doctor’s gown has velvet panels
down the front and around the neck, and the bell-shaped sleeves are
decorated with three horizontal velvet bars.
Caps may be either mortarboard or tam in style, though generally the
tam is reserved for doctoral degrees. The tassel may be the color of the
major field of learning in which the degree has been granted, or the
tassel may be black for any degree. Gold tassels are worn only by doctors.
The hood is the most distinctive and colorful part of the academic
regalia. Hoods are lined with silk in the colors of the institution granting
the degree. The color of the velvet binding on the hood designates
the discipline in which the degree is held—white for Arts, Letters,
and Humanities; green for Medicine; pink for Music; dark blue for
Philosophy; golden yellow for Science; scarlet for Theology, etc. The
hood shows by its size, width of trimming, and shape, the level of the
highest degree held. Of the three hood styles, the doctor’s is the most
elaborate. The bachelor’s hood is rarely used, and doctor’s hoods are
slightly longer than master’s degree hoods.
Colleges and universities often add their own traditions to the gown. At
Wooster, a single old gold cord indicates departmental honors. Black and
gold cords indicate Phi Beta Kappa membership. Kente stoles symbolize
the rich history of domestic students of color, and the country flag stoles
represent the home country or identity of graduating seniors. Lavender
stoles acknowledge achievements and contributions of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+), and ally
students to the College. Graduating seniors who are members of student
organizations and athletic teams may choose to wear graduation stoles.
Flowers for the 2024 Commencement have been given in memory of Esther Mae Graber ’34, director of food service from
1947 to 1970, and at the time of her retirement in June 1977, manager of The Wooster Inn.
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