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C F LORIDA ommencement A TLANTIC U NIVERSITY

8:30 A.M • 12 P.M • 3:30 P.M.

12 P.M • 3:30 P.M.

Introduction 2

President John Kelly 3

State of Florida 4

Tuesday Morning Program – 8:30 a.m Specialist’s, Master’s and Baccalaureate Students 5

Tuesday Afternoon Program – 12 p.m Specialist’s, Master’s and Baccalaureate Students 6

Tuesday Late Afternoon Program – 3:30 p.m Doctoral Students 8

Wednesday Afternoon Program – 12 p.m Specialist’s, Master’s and Baccalaureate Students 9

Wednesday Late Afternoon Program – 3:30 p.m Specialist’s, Master’s and Baccalaureate Students 11

Commencement Information 14

Academic Regalia .15

University History 16

TABLE OF ontents

Closed Captioning of the ceremonies may be accessed at www.fau.edu/closedcaptioning.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC

Dr John Kelly

President

Dr Bret Danilowicz

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Mr Christopher J Delisio

Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Chief Executive Officer of the FAU Foundation

Dr Larry Faerman

Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

Dr Daniel C Flynn

Vice President for Research

Mr Peter Hull

Vice President for Public Affairs

Mr David Kian

Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel

Ms Stacy A Volnick

Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Chief Administrative Officer Interim Vice President for Financial Affairs, Chief Financial Officer

Mr Brian White

Vice President and Director of Athletics

F lorida Atlantic University was established by

an act of the Florida Legislature in 1961 and opened its doors to students in 1964 In addition to its original 850-acre campus in Boca Raton, the University has

campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter and

Fort Pierce

FAU’s ethnically diverse population includes more than 30,000

students and 1,000 full- and part-time faculty members The

University’s 10 colleges—the Dorothy F Schmidt College of Arts

and Letters, the College of Business, the College of Education,

the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate

College, the Harriet L Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E

Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E Lynn College of

Nursing, the Charles E Schmidt College of Science and the

College of Social Work and Criminal Justice—offer 95 bachelor’s,

75 master’s, 3 specialist’s and 24 doctoral degrees To date,

the University has awarded 213,607 degrees to more than

185,000 alumni.

In December 1967, FAU was elected to regular membership in the

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools At that time, the

Commission on Higher Education of the Southern Association

granted full accreditation to all of the University’s programs In

accordance with Association regulations, this accreditation was

reaffirmed in 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2013

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P RESIDENT J OHN K ELLY

John Kelly was named the seventh president of Florida Atlantic University

in January 2014, and quickly declared his intention to make FAU “America’s fastest-improving university.” The university has established a track record

of relentless improvement under his transformational leadership, which includes doubling research expenditures, enrolling an all-time high number

of National Merit Scholars, setting new records for private gifts to the FAU Foundation, increasing graduation and academic progress rates, and raising the profile of FAU’s athletics program FAU has been ranked among

the nation’s top public schools by U.S News & World Report since 2020

President Kelly began his academic career in 1982 as an assistant professor

at Texas A&M University Three years later, he went to Clemson, rising through the ranks to become professor and department head by 1991 He was named vice president for public service and agriculture in 1997 and vice president for economic development in 2010

Active on the national level, President Kelly has served on the boards of the Administrative Heads Section

of the National Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges (now the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities) and the American Distance Education Consortium His leadership excellence has

been recognized with the South Florida Business Journal’s Ultimate CEO Award, Sun Sentinel’s Excalibur Award

for Large Business Leader of the Year in Palm Beach County and the Clemson University Alumni Association’s

Distinguished Service Award He also was named one of Florida Trend’s “500 Most Influential Business Leaders.”

President Kelly was raised in South Carolina He holds a bachelor’s degree from Clemson and both a master’s degree and a Ph.D from The Ohio State University He is married to FAU First Lady Carolyn Kelly, and they are the parents of Carly and Stella.

UNIVERSITY

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F LORIDA C ABINET

F LORIDA A TLANTIC U NIVERSITY

B OARD OF T RUSTEES

S TATE B OARD

OF E DUCATION

STATE OF

F LORIDA B OARD OF G OVERNORS

S TATE U NIVERSITY

S YSTEM C HANCELLOR

Mr Marshall M Criser III

Chancellor

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Mr Sydney Kitson Ms Nastassia Janvier Chair

Mr Ken Jones

Mr Brian Lamb Vice Chair Mrs Darlene Luccio Jordan

Mr Timothy M Cerio Mr Alan Levine

Mr Richard Corcoran Mr Charles H Lydecker Commissioner of Education

Dr Steven M Scott

Mr Aubrey L Edge

Dr William Self

Ms Patricia Frost

Mr Eric Silagy

Mr Edward E Haddock Jr.

Mr Kent Stermon

Mr H Wayne Huizenga Jr

The Honorable Ron DeSantis

Governor

The Honorable Ashley Moody

Attorney General

The Honorable Jimmy Patronis

Chief Financial Officer

The Honorable Nikki Fried

Commissioner of Agriculture

Mr Tom Grady, Chair

Mr Ben Gibson, Vice Chair

Ms Monesia Brown

Mr Richard Corcoran

Commissioner

Mrs Marva Johnson

Mr Ryan Petty

Mr Andy Tuck

Mr Joe York

Mr Abdol Moabery Mr Earnie Ellison Chair

Mrs Barbara Feingold

Mr Anthony K G Barbar ’78 Vice Chair Mr Brad Levine

Mr Brent Burns ’81 Mrs Elycia Morris

Mr Piero Bussani Mrs Sherry Murphy

Mr Daniel Cane Mr Maxwell Simonson

President, Student Government

Mr Shaun Davis

Dr Kimberly Dunn President, Faculty Senate

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MORNING

5

Tuesday

SPECIALIST’S AND MASTER’S DEGREES

Daniele S F Atelean

Ericka Cooper Hadden

Athena Gounis

Bernard Howard Jr

Samiah Nabil Jibril-Hilo

Angelica B Knight Tanisha J Lewis Sara A Mada Peter A Martin Jose Manuel Molineros

Susan L Morrow Emily Ann O’Connell Widlin Pubien Stephanie Rodriguez Monica A Sonnenberg

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Jessica Marielos Agustin**

Latoya Allen**

Allayshia Zakeeja Banks

Luanda Barone**

Elana Carolina Basch**

Antonio Bell Jr

Dana R Bewley

Javier Andres Brugue

Jasmine Nicole Cano**

Kassia De Jesus Castillo

Gianina Paola Castro Perez**

Chelsea C Charmant

Vincent Austin Cortellessa***

Santiago Andres Rojas Cruz

Jesse Christian Cutshaw

Tiffany A Davenport

Vinicius Mendes De Melo

Diego Andres Delgado

Brenda Draper

Estefania Escobar

Yuliana Escobar

Chelson Junior Exume

Carlos Faitaroni

Guerline Francois

Soledad D Garaicoa

Alexandra Garcia Alvarenga*

Kerbyn Mary Gauthier Kerlyn D Gauthier Nicolas Mario Geraci Tetiana I Givens*

Leslie Gonzalez Gonzalez**

Tyler M Gordon Christie Gorwitz-Lopez*

Andrea Cristina Guevara Navarro*

Ayah Harb Patrick O’Hearne Harmer Zoe Helfand

Crystal DeAnna Henry Nicholas P Herron**

Cassandra Leigh Hirtreiter Kayla Kimberly Horn Bryan Duffy Hursh**

Alisha Isakh Peterson Jacques Amber Leigh Jaremko**

Robin N Jean Taylor Savannah Jones Carolyn Kasler**

Claudia Klemke Shannon Lee

Ervin David Lescano Morgan Ja-rah’ya Lewis Bruce G Louis

Joshua Luminosu Alyssa Claire Macarulay*

Kasey L MacLeod Rushell Sabrena Madden Isabella M Maltrotti Ashley A Marcantonio***

Tyler J McLemore Enia Heyam Morejon Lopez**

Nadia Rose Mousa Truong Lam Nguyen Duyen-Sabrina Bich Nguyen John Minh Thai Nguyen Altea Gabriele Parlapiano***

Vinny Patel Yanariz Perez***

Laura Perillo Alika Poleon Frida Rafael*

Areli Resendiz Pacheco**

Julia Christine Rizopoulos Emanuela Sette Rocha Margarett Rodriguez*

Alan A Rodriguez Herrera

Christopher Warren Romaine**

Christina Marie Ross Ayida Sarwar Sebastian Serrano Tiffany Seto*

Jennifer Martins Silva Justin Sotomayor Velande Souverain Christopher Thomas Spagnolia**

Jonathan Thomas Spaulding Brian Keith Sterrett

Joshua A Tashbar** Asia Thompson Patrick Arthur Trepcos Isabella A Tribuiani* Zvieshda Vasquez Moreno* Isabela Maria Vieira Arielle Darnae Williams Joshua S Williams Sydney Win**

Alyssa Ann Worsham* Kiara Charlene Wright Samira Saba Zahangir Brianna Zanghi*

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude

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AFTERNOON

6

Tuesday

SPECIALIST’S AND MASTER’S DEGREES

Samira Naushin Alam

Abdulmajeed Ibrahim

Altukhys

Aalon Harune Baptiste

Jessica Beatriz Brajon

Anusha Chowdhury

Emily Ann Ann Cimillo

Breanne R Clinton

Mark Ian Eustace Cockburn Sarah Darash

Chanice D Denham Haven C Dietrich Brandon Joesph Fuentes Carmen Maria Gandara Savannah Kaye Grove Nikita P Karpov

Lars Koester Edward James Lynch Sr

Elaine Jereza Macias Carly Brooke Marcinkoski Inger Leticia Moore Cagla Pistana Xavier C Scott Michelle Hannah Shanefield

Eric Step Monica Teske Jacqueline Elise Toland Hilariann Olivia Tribble Cynthia V Vidal Alexis Sandra Watkins Milena A Yordanova

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Alexa Alesi

Marie Altidor

Dilan Sena Altinatmaz

Megan Renae Andriese*

Laurel Yuanyan Ardner*

Sophia M Arzola**

Michelle Elisa August

Shawika Y Augustin

Tammy Brunelli Avila**

Roger A Baez

Rebecca Grace Barrett

Ayana Alia Bascom**

Gaelle Bastien**

Mackenzie L Bauer

Angelina Becerra

Jose D Becerra

Jaden M Bell

Sa’Shae Quanique Bennett

Victoria Christine Bennett**

Vicky Shivani Bharatsingh

Danielle N Bieberle

Danielle Gloria Bishop

Shawn Nicholas Bissessar

Lance Blair*

Taylor Mary Blase

Madison Borgel

Madison Borowick*

Rafael Andres Botero

Andre J Boudri*

Dereck Ryheem Boulden

Tierney Boyle

Alexandra Braschi*

Julie Alyssa Bresnick

Isabella Rose Brucato Aixa Daiana Bucca Kevin Paul Buchanan Dane Pavo Bukovac Tyrese Richmond Campbell Angelo Lee Campos Brian Cardenas**

Carmela I Carlos Shamathe T Carroll Daniel Carvajal Jr

Juliana Castelblanco Rocio Castro-Videla*

Iggy Charles-Pierre Cherline Cherfrere Samantha Alexa Chirgwin Aleesha Choksi

Gregg Timothy Cline Jr.**

Antwan D Coleman Courtney Anne Coles Gabriella Tania Colombo Christian A Coniglio Cristian J Correa Ivan Javier Corredera Meagan Cortes*

Johannah Elizabeth Cummines***

Thiago Dias Da Fonseca Djoolcy Dantes**

Alexandra Bronwen Callum

De Luera*

Ivan DeJesus Jr.**

Evelyn Delice Hector William Diaz Zapata

Julia Jill DiGaetano David Sergio DiSisto*

Robert Camden Doerer Jon’Carlos Duford Nia S Edwards Kenan Eregli Ana Isabel Escobar Ostolaza Giovadi S.W Eugene Danna Farah Shiahany Arya Farnum*

Jiren Thomas Fennell Elvira Fernandez Maura Alexandria Christina Ferraro Kendra Alicia Flash

Joshua Brian Flores Mariana V Flores*

Jean Franco Alexia Franky***

Zakia Amira Gadsden***

Jason F Gallardo*

Nicolas F Gallardo**

Maria Fernanda Gamero Fox***

Maria Jose Gamero Fox**

Heclyann P Garcia Scott Evan Gardner***

Ethan J Garofalo*

Omar Ghanchi Alexa Nicole Gianchetti Alexis Marie Gibson Salina Keiana Gidharry Makayla Morgan Glaze Gabriela M Gonzalez

Clyde James Goodall Michael Gordon Margherita Gorlani** Julia Sophia Graner*** Akiva Rene Green*

Tene L Green Tyler Gruber Leanet Gutierrez Gabriella Elizabeth Guzman Rachel M Haar*

Sydney McKay Hafen** Jena L Hanney Erik Rio Hastings Fredericka Ashley Hendricksen*

Liz Janeth Hernandez* Marjorie Consuelo Hernandez**

Tahja Tatiana Heron Takira Lykeya Hodges Felicia A Ianniello** Vanessa Izmirlian Brittany Elissa Jackson* Nathaniel Neal Jagarnauth Ann M Jahrsdoerfer* Sabrina Jodi-Ann Japp Ronaldine Jean Louis Kayla Jean-Baptiste Brian J Jenkins Michelle M Joiner-Quijano Shakirah Louise Jones Leeann L Joseph Nehemie Joseph

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES (CONTINUED)

Ruth Manie Joseph*

Cheyne Patrick Jubin

Laura Kachidurian

Aleksandra Daria

Kaczmarczyk

Destiny B Kelly

Zachary Cardoso Kirschner

Danielle L Kline**

Shneior Zalmen Korf**

Alyssa Sydney Kuom*

Brooke Marie Lashway**

Aubrey M Laudano

Lindsey Lehmann Rosen

Mackenzie Leiva

Estefania Leon

Shannon L Levy***

Kymani E Lewis*

Monique DeShunne Lewis

Kessia Lexima-Etienne**

Jared T Liuzzi***

Thomas Bradley Logan

Paula Lopez*

Marilyn T Louis-Charles

Gibson Louisdor

Erin Hayley Lovejoy*

Valentina-Joy E Lowe-Bowen

James J Lubin

Miriam Ademaidra Lucas

Corey James Luckenbill**

Nadine Lully

Isadora Seabra Alves Luzes

Isabella Victoria Lynch

Dylita Dolly Maharaj

Brishauna Malcom

Taylor C Malvinni

Jason Lee Manley***

Erika Kendria Mares**

Jessica Marin

Richard M Martin

Danielle Nicole Maschenic

Amanda Danielle Maselli*

Kyle Anthony Massa*

Mikaela Yvonne Mattsson

Rachel Lauryn Mazur

Cameria L Mccalpin*

Dedra Veronica McIntosh

April Delaney Mcpherson*

John Joshua Mendieta***

Nicole Marie Mendoza Aponte

Karen Mesa Jessica Celia Metzler*

Megan Michael***

Miguel Miguel Pascual Denise H Miller Emily Anne Miranda Eva Mlynekova Matthew Cassidy Molina Esther Monfleury Maccoy Cruz Monroy Renzo Romolo Montaiuti Dimeisa Morales Cristian Camilo Moreno Guerrero

Kelly Phelps Morrison**

Nicole Michelle Nalty Ariel Jae Nanan*

Perle M Nelson Elise Simone Neubarth***

Marina Thi Nguyen**

Paul Alexander Nolasco*

Jessie Oge Patricia Omran Candela Ailen Orio Gabryella Marie Orland Joseph John Ortega III*

Raquel Sofia Osorio Kyle Richard Owen Vincent D Papa Jon B Paricien Rose Parker Cristina Victoria Pelino*

Valerie V Perez**

Ryan M Pitre Mahal Pressley Neasha Prince Nicholas Puerto Makayla Purvis Nicolas Alipio Quintero Damian Ragoonanan*

Lisa Marie Raimone**

Nadette Roxanne Ralliford*

Joshua Charles Ramer

Karla Raquel Ramirez*

Vishana Ramnath**

Natasha P Ramnauth**

Kimberly Carey Ramroop Soraya T Reed

Tanner Patrick Reynolds Jacklyn Nicole Riley*

Alexander Rivera Lana Rivera Mario Rivera Leon Joseph Vincent Rizzuto Julia N Roberson Alexis Rocha**

Sofia Alejandra Rodas Valerie Rodas Ariel J Rodriguez**

Camila Rodriguez Jasmine Rodriguez**

Jarvis A Roman Jonathan Paul Rose*

Sara E Rothberg*

Mariami Rubi Sadé L Sadler Donovan Luther Saint Cloud Lovely Saint Laurent Christina Angelica Salguero Veronica Santiago Salles Valeria Salomon Mazzocco Taylor Samson**

Sabrina Sanchez Paul Thomas Sandoval**

Ariel Marilyn Sasson Annalisa Sherriann Saywack***

Meagan Elizabeth Schmitt Katharine Sarah Serrell Tamy Tamar Shahmram Sorina Simeon

Shayna Aliyah Singh*

Morgan R Sisom Christine Charlotte Skula*

Hannah E Smith Semsettin Teddy Smith Brianna Michelle Speer Shanta Spence Aleem Sultan***

Morgan Camille Swann Geniva Sylvain Caitlin Ashley Sypre Bailee Szymanski** Kaitlyn Brooke Tama Kayla Renee Tapling Yomary Yoselin Tarquino** Kent E Taylor

Nakia Tamira Taylor Ganelle M Thompson* Richard Michael Isaiah Thompson

Antuaneth T Tirado Adrian Toledo Garcia Claudia M Torres Erika Marie Torres Neona Tulsinarine Danielle Michalina Van Quelef Bryce Vaquera Jorge Armando Vasquez* Irina Velyaminova Yehonatan David Vloski** Richard Vo*

Skylar Ann Voelker Carrie-Anna Rose Wade Anastasia Melissa Walker Rosa C Walls

Stephanie Anna Wegener Desmika Cara White** Kendra Darnai Whitfield Emily Will*

Ariel L Williams** Chad Andrew Williams Oriana M Williams** Adriana M Willoughby Victor O Wills

Quentin Terrill Wilson Jr.* Brittany Hannah Wolosh* Marcia Joan Wynter Alec A Yapp***

Asad Zafar*

Myron Bruce Zambrano Zachary Brandon Zeitlin Zuming Zhang**

Jordan Thomas Zielinski

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude

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late Afternoon

Tuesday

DOCTORAL DEGREES

Mary Albritton

Karen M Baldwin

Natalie Bermudez

Kathryn B Bosso

David J Bradshaw

Coeurlande Carry

Eziafa Nancy Chinye

Simone S Darville

Debarshi Datta

Jessica Ann Dell Kim Le Thuy Downes Shernette D Dunn Corinth M Evans Kristina Francke Brandy C Hughey Angela C Infantas Jatiel Infanzón Jaime Bianca James

Marie Rose Samuela Jasmin Jamika Hicks Johnson Leslie E Judd Rebecca Marcus Wheeler Joy A McClellan Erin Elizabeth McNamee Youssef Motii

Lochard Noel Regine Placide Reaves

Shannon Ginell Richards Florine Samson Alexis Bishow N Shaha Kristie M Slinskey Molly Elizabeth Smith Greg Tindall

Valeria Lucia Torres Solano Olivia M Valdes

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AFTERNOON

Wednesday

SPECIALIST’S AND MASTER’S DEGREES

Patrick Roger Abad

Valery Alexis

Carolina Aparicio Grisales

Eligia Aviles

Haley Rachel Baughman

Joanna Diana Maria Borg

Jordan Danielle Bowles

Akilah Briana Cabey

Brandy Latoya Carson

Raphael Claude

Emma L Coleman

Sean Conklin

Catherine Caye Costello

Maylee De Jesus Marina Albertina De Long Renee Rochelle Ephrim Tamara Esther Etienne Fangzhu Fan

Sushmitha Satyanarayana Gandur

Yaimi Garcia Arrebato Gabrielle Faith Gibson Quan D Goodman Trayniqua Minique Grimes Brianna Colleen Guinn

Keyla Denise Harvey Holligan

Julia Lynn Hemer Angela Hernandez Jiovanna Luz Hernandez Melvin Hernandez Carl Robert Hinterberger Josue Jean

Keisha M Jones Lewis Megan Nicole Langham Monica Mogan

Claudia P Morrison

Mohammed Minhal Nasser Wadelene Nicola

Paula M Osorio Analisbel Rodriquez Jennifer Rogers Crystal Monique Roye Barbara Salani April M Sherwood Matthew James Silvestri Tanisha Quatrice Simmonds Mahendra Singh

Steven Howard Woodruff

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Alex G Oriol Alexis

Muhammed Ali

Shabana A Ali

Etna Niyah Anderson

Leroy Vincent Anderson

Stefaniya Angelova**

Andreina Angulo*

John-Paul Angulo

Victoria Chelsea Anoza

Luis Fernando Apolinario

Gordillo*

Daniela Arana*

Catherine Marie Arias*

Karra M Arieno

Mitchell J Balbirer

Haly N Baleotis

Higginbotham*

Katherine C Banger

Samantha Lauren Barbosa***

Thomas Michael Barnes

Carolina Barroso

DeVonte’ Marquist Clarence

Benjamin

Domenique Montre’ Cullen

Benjamin*

Ja’da Bennett

Brooke Alexa Berger

Kedeline Bernadin*

Thairy A Bey David A Bickham***

Brian Bipram Nicholas S Bissoon Michael Emile Borriello*

Coralie Bourdeau**

Kassidy R Braddick Christopher Bristol Alexis Eva Broussard Jamie-Lee Shanice Elizabeth Brown**

Deanna R Bryant Renzo Mateo Buenaventura**

Robert J Burns Chelsea Laurieth Cabrera Doris B Cabrera**

Juvens Calixte Paula Alejandra Calvo Francel*

Gianna Maria Cannavale Alexander Capistrano Pamela Casaravilla Celeste Marie Elizabeth Catalano

Rebeca Joyce Cedano Christ Celestin*

Therese Clare S Celocia***

Dieudonne Cesar

Giulia Giovanna Cespedes Soares

Jenifer Gabriela Charo Vanessa B Chen Namara Cherubin Christopher Ciotti Heather Dawn Cirrincione Gabriel Paz Coelho Eliezer Yaakov Cohen*

Savannah Lynne Convery Vitoria Corcione Amaro Boato Marinho Tamara Cornette Kerialys E Coss- Acevedo Mykera Alyssa Crawford**

Amanda E Crews Gabriel Alexander Cruz**

Michael David Cushnie Jared Danel

Arianne Diaz Dominguez Orelys Dominguez Jalen Dotson Rennasia S Duffus Amazing Grace Isioma Ehikioya

Matthew Craig Engel Prinston C Fabien Dylan Chase Feldscher

Thaynann M Felix* Ricardo A Fenelus Allison S Ferrante Demi Jaye Fink***

Patrick Domingo Flores Doris M Flores-Herrera Israel Oliveira Fontoura Brisnette M Francisco Jared Brandon Gillet Frederick Michael Alan Freeman Cody Mark Freshwater*** Victor Manuel Galarza Cecelia Beata Gamarra Jose D Garcia Jonathan Freitas Gloria Sarah Godoy

Rachel Lenore Goff Luis Raul Gomez*** Gabriela Gonzalez Michael A Gonzalez Yanliz Marie Gonzalez Samantha Christiana Gott Nicole Camay Graham Alana Lauren Grauer Ryan Taylor Graves Joanna Beth Grossman Andrea C Guardo Cuao*

***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude