Goucher-College-Class-of-2020-Commencement-Program

Aikerson, Forest Park, IL, Psychology with Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and with Professional Writing Ashley Marie Alberts, Parkville, MD, Psychology Benjamin Neil Anderson, Oa

ORDER OF THE EXERCISES

The custom of wearing academic dress extends back to medieval Europe and the revival of interest in learning that arose in the universities The dress is an adaptation of the costume of the monastic order, as most scholars of that time were also members of the clergy Rules governing academic dress at American colleges and universities come from an intercollegiate code written in 1895.The mortarboard-style cap is worn for all degrees The doctor’s cap may be made of velvet; the doctor’s tassel may be gold Other tassels may be black or the color of the field of learning Tassels are worn on the left side by those who already have a bachelor’s degree.

Each of the three academic degrees—bachelor, master, and doctor—has its own distinctive gown and hood The bachelor’s gown is worn closed and has long, pointed sleeves The master’s gown, which is designed to be worn open, has

a long, closed sleeve, and arms are passed through slits near the elbows The doctor’s gown, also designed to be worn open, has a full, open sleeve with three bars of velvet The color of the velvet bars may be black or the same color as the trim of the hood

The hood, which was originally a cowl that was slipped over the head for warmth, is the most colorful and distinctive feature of American academic regalia Bachelor’s and master’s hoods—three feet and three-and-a-half feet long, respectively—are of similar design, black, and pointed at the base The doctor’s hood is four feet long with a full shape The silk lining of the hood represents the institution that granted the degree Its velvet border indicates the field of learning:

Agriculture—Maize

Arts, Letters, Humanities—White

Business and Commerce—Drab

Theology and Divinity—Scarlet

When taking photographs, please do not impede the view of other guests.

ACADEMIC DRESS

THE PROCESSION

MarshalsCandidates for DegreesThe Board of Trustees and Official Guests

Director, Goucher Hillel

WELCOMEKent Devereaux

President

THE SENIOR CLASS REPRESENTATIVE

William Freeman ’20THE WELCH CENTER REPRESENTATIVE

Heidi Lee Lucero, M.A.C.S ’20

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

The Reverend Doctor Margaret Grun Kibben ’82

Retired Rear Admiral, U.S Navy

Chaplain, U.S House of Representatives

Introduced by

The Reverend Cynthia A Terry

Chaplain

ORDER OF EXERCISES

President, Alumnae and Alumni of Goucher College

“WE ARE GOUCHER”

THE FACULTY MARSHALS

Dr Jill Zimmerman, Head Marshal

Robert Mitchell, The Reel Piper

Following Commencement the campus will be open until 3 p.m for graduates and guests to visit with faculty and staff, and take pictures, in designated areas Please refer to the map at https://www.goucher.edu/commencement/.

THE REVEREND DOCTOR MARGARET GRUN KIBBEN ’82 RETIRED REAR ADMIRAL, U.S NAVY

CHAPLAIN, U.S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

On January 3, 2021, Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben was elected by the House and sworn in

by Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the 61st chaplain of the United States House of Representatives

In her final active-duty assignment in the Navy, Chaplain Kibben was the U.S Navy’s 26th chief of chaplains, serving as the director of religious ministry for the Department of the Navy, advising the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commandant

of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard on all matters pertaining to religion in their respective services Prior to this assignment, Chaplain Kibben served as the 18th chaplain of the Marine Corps and deputy chief

of chaplains

Born and raised in Warrington, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Chaplain Kibben came on active duty in 1986 Her career spans both Navy and Marine Corps assignments from Newport, Rhode Island; Quantico, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Norfolk, Virgnia; and San Diego, California Chaplain Kibben served both ashore, at sea, and abroad, with several deployments to the Mediterranean as well as Norway, Turkey, and Afghanistan

Chaplain Kibben is a graduate of Goucher College in Towson, Maryland She received both her master’s of divinity and her doctorate of ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey She served as a fellow at the United States Institute of Peace and holds a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College

Chaplain Kibben is married to retired Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J Kibben, USMC They reside in Alexandria, Virginia, with their pride and joy, their daughter, Lindsay Elizabeth Chaplain Kibben enjoys cycling, swimming, gardening, cooking, and reading

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF ARTSRobel Endale Abza, Silver Spring, MD, Business Management with Economics Cecile Emma Mary Adrian, Baltimore, MD, Peace Studies with Africana

Studies and with Religion

Skyler S Aikerson, Forest Park, IL, Psychology with Women, Gender, and

Sexuality Studies and with Professional Writing

Ashley Marie Alberts, Parkville, MD, Psychology

Benjamin Neil Anderson, Oakland, CA, Psychology with Dance

Drew Anderson, Tiburon, CA, English

Catherisa Tangcalagan Apostol, Montgomery Village, MD, Communication Patricia Dotingco Arcellana, Catonsville, MD, Biochemistry and Molecular

Biology with Spanish

Parker Keakahiwa Arecchi, Las Vegas, NV, Visual and Material Culture Katie Baitinger, Baltimore, MD, Psychology with Dance

Royal Banks, Baltimore, MD, History with Education

Darby James Bauer, Perkiomenville, PA, Music

Mariana Becerra, Asheville, NC, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and

Peace Studies with Communication

Maya Niara Belin, Pikesville, MD, Elementary Education with Mathematics Justin Tauber Berger, Flemington, NJ, Business Management and Economics Paige Alyssa Beverly, Rosedale, MD, French with Education

Emma Frances Bisbee, Jenkintown, PA, Environmental Studies with Studio Art Kallie Blakelock, Snow Hill, MD, English with Creative Writing

Gabrielle Renault Blazek, Gretna, LA, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Cheilon Bolanos, Daniels, MD, Biological Sciences

Amanda Brooke Boone, Jarrettsville, MD, Visual and Material Culture

Devon Mary Bosco, Bethlehem, PA, Business Management

Katelyn Bose, Halethorpe, MD, Special Education

Michael Alexander Bradley, Louisville, KY, Chemistry

Gillian Rose Bransfield, East Haddam, CT, Special Education

Lynsey Marlene Brewer, Philadelphia, PA, Business Management and

Economics with Professional Writing

Zoe Alexandra Brodsky, Ridgefield, CT, Psychology and Dance

Sebastian Bronson Boddie, West Orange, NJ, English with Africana Studies Elijah Ralph Brooks, Seattle, WA, Philosophy

Sharifa Ruth Brooks-Smith-Lowe, Randallstown, MD, Sociology/Anthropology

with Public Health

Grace Robbins Byars, Lexington, KY, Spanish and Dance

Sydnee Campbell, Baltimore, MD, Psychology

Sinaia Andrea Dina Campora, New York, NY, International Relations with

Spanish and with French

Ariel Canales, Towson, MD, Business Management

Chabria Arlena Cannaday, Camp Springs, MD, Business Management

Bailey Carroll, Lutherville, MD, English with History

Jessica Lee Castro, Abingdon, MD, Psychology and English with Literature Katya S Castro, Denton, MD, English

Julianne Marie Cerreta, Hopewell Junction, NY, Dance

Michelle Lynn Cheifetz, Horsham, PA, Psychology with Creative Writing Samantha Allyson Chisholm, Ambler, PA, Business Management

Madeleine Avis Chism, Erie, CO, Environmental Studies

Ogemdi Chukwu, Poughkeepsie, NY, Peace Studies with Communication Megan Barbara Cico, Hampton, NH, English

Camilla Grace Civiello, North Yarmouth, ME, Sociology/Anthropology and

French

Danielle Clapperton, Glen Burnie, MD, Studio Art

Carly Cline, Mount Laurel, NJ, English with Psychology

Mira Dov Coffey, Huntington, VT, Elementary Education

Beth Cogen, New York, NY, Psychology

Brandon Keith Cohen, Redondo Beach, CA, Business Management and

Economics

Emily McKenna Conway, Lawrence Township, NJ, Psychology

Katrina Crawford, Hamburg, PA, Business Management and Dance

Jeanette Croen, Katonah, NY, Sociology/Anthropology and Visual and Material

Culture

Adeline Martha Daniels, Rutherford, NJ, International Relations and French Nolwenn Tia Daniels, Newark, DE, Biological Sciences

Rosalind Kanmani Eleanor Gardiner David, Annapolis, MD, Computer

Science with Environmental Studies

Davon Andrew Davis, Baltimore, MD, Computer Science

Isabella Rose Davis, Casco, ME, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with

Philosophy

Liv Dawson, Montclair, NJ, Communication

Helena De La Stukes, Manassas, VA, Psychology

Aidan Gaetano De Ricco, West Palm Beach, FL, Sociology/Anthropology

Ruut DeMeo, Phoenix, MD, English with Music

Nicholas DeOto, Germantown, MD, Business Management

Ruth Guadalupe Diaz-Rivera, Baltimore, MD, Business Management and

Spanish with Latin American Studies

Shebrae Dixon, Baltimore, MD, Elementary Education

Conor Dobson, Ramsey, NJ, Political Science

Kiere Kathleen Doherty-James, New York, NY, Sociology/Anthropology Liam Thomas Dorsey, West Chester, PA, Communication

Elizabeth Peyton Doub, Keedysville, MD, English

Megan Duchesne, Bel Air, MD, Sociology/Anthropology with Public Health Molly Patricia Eagleton, Stamford, CT, Elementary Education

Jack A Eatherly, Asheville, NC, Business Management

De’asia Ellis, Baltimore, MD, Individualized Interdisciplinary Major

Manny Antonio Espinal, Baltimore, MD, Business Management with Spanish Virginia Emma Katherine Estes, Birmingham, AL, Psychology with Public

Alexis Noel Fisher, Halethorpe, MD, English

Xavier Blace Flournoy, Baltimore, MD, Psychology and Professional and

Creative Writing

Arnelle Marie Fonlon, Columbus, OH, Chemistry and Philosophy

Claire Fraser, Berlin, VT, Psychology with Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Studies and with Dance

William Gregory Freeman, Reisterstown, MD, Sociology/Anthropology Samuel Lee Gaines, Springdale, MD, Business Management and Dance Jacqueline Alex Gal, Los Angeles, CA, American Studies with Psychology and

with Education

Anna Maria Gallina, Whitehall, PA, International Relations

Victor Rafael Garcia-Lara, Millersville, MD, International Relations

Laura Elaine Garrett, Pojoaque Valley, NM, Spanish and Dance

Breanna Nichole Geho, Rosedale, MD, Special Education

Lukas Glaser, Ringwood, NJ, Business Management

Edward Joseph Goode, Fort Meade, MD, Russian with International Relations Locke Wallace Gooditis, Boyce, VA, Computer Science

Alissa Nicole Gorson-Marrow, Broomall, PA, Business Management

Connor George Graham, Shavertown, PA, Business Management and

Economics

Joshua Matthew Greenberg, Baltimore, MD, Political Science

Shoshana Irene Greenberg, Elkins Park, PA, Theatre and Music

Jaida Mykell Griffin, Baltimore, MD, Sociology/Anthropology with Spanish Rebecca Jo Hallameyer, Freeland, MD, Biological Sciences

Juliana Rachel Harkavy, Memphis, TN, Psychology

Daelyn Edward Harris, Cheverly, MD, Religion

Michaela Arlene Hasbrouck, Ridley Park, PA, Economics with Psychology May Sloane Hathaway, Cranford, NJ, Studio Art

Alexandre Hayek, Mamaroneck, NY, Psychology

David Jamal Haynes, Baltimore, MD, Communication with Music

Ilana Jennifer Heller, Stow, MA, Sociology/Anthropology

Katlyn Elise Heneghan, Manorville, NY, Biological Sciences and Philosophy Michael Herman, Baltimore, MD, Business Management

Alison Paige Hill, Oceanside, NY, Communication

Edith Needell Hollander, Mamaroneck, NY, Philosophy

Yushan Hou, TianJin, China, Business Management and Economics

Mikaela Elizabeth Gail Jacques, Baltimore, MD, Sociology/Anthropology Jonathan Ryker Jefferson, Tarzana, CA, Physics and Computer Science William Thomas Jenkins, Fairfield, PA, Political Science and Philosophy with

History

Dana Villella Jensen, Sewickley, PA, Biological Sciences and Dance

Matthew Steven Johns, Las Vegas, NV, History

Danielle Nicole Johnson, Salisbury, MD, Psychology and Sociology/

Anthropology with Public Health

Quichey Johnson, Essex, MD, Business Management

Adam David Jones, Sunnyvale, CA, Philosophy with Political Science

Sunnie Jones, Baltimore, MD, Computer Science

Sharnice Jones, Baltimore, MD, Psychology

Sara Ashley Jordan, Meriden, CT, Visual and Material Culture

Lithza Juarez Martinez, Baltimore, MD, Psychology with Sociology/

Anthropology and with Spanish

Brandon Nelus Julot, Parkville, MD, Business Management

Mafereh Joy Kabay, Laurel, MD, Political Science with Music

Kundun Janaki Kamalakar, Brooklyn, NY, Biological Sciences

Foday-Bai Kamara, Washington, DC, Communication

Nathaniel Harry Kaniut, Arlington, VA, Business Management

Zac Kassay, Medfield, MA, Political Science and Philosophy with Legal Studies Natalie Rose Kent, Media, PA, English

Theyen Kristopher Kile, Baltimore, MD, History

Oksu Kim, Suwanee, GA, Psychology with Public Health

Edem Kingsley-Amoah, Accra, Ghana, Computer Science

Kyoko Kinoshita, Tokyo, Japan, Business Management

Oonagh Church Kligman, Jenkintown, PA, Mathematics with Women, Gender,

and Sexuality Studies and with Creative Writing

Trevor Knoop, San Francisco, CA, Philosophy

Andrew Cole Kobee, Blairstown, NJ, Business Management and Economics Clare Rose Kresse, Louisville, KY, Dance with Environmental Studies

Courtney Rita Kwaloff, Damascus, MD, Special Education with Psychology Cara Nicole Lam, Fairfax Station, VA, Mathematics with Computer Science and

Sarah Grace LeFevre, Glenwood, MD, Economics and French

Danielle Nicole Leizman, Mount Airy, MD, Philosophy and Studio Art

Hannah Li Lerner, Baltimore, MD, Psychology

Megan Elisabeth Lindsay, Mill Valley, CA, Peace Studies

Elisha Maya Lion, Arlington, MA, Psychology with Dance

Briana Livelsberger, Fairfield, PA, Literary Studies and Professional and

Creative Writing with Psychology

Emma Marie Loftis, Sunnyvale, CA, Peace Studies with Women, Gender, and

Sexuality Studies

Alyssa Long, Pennsburg, PA, Biological Sciences

Zariah Iyan Lowe, Baltimore, MD, Spanish with Latin American Studies Rachel Melissa Luce, Easton, PA, Peace Studies

Mabel Lujan, Santa Fe, NM, Dance with Professional Writing

Jacy MacConvery, Atlanta, GA, Computer Science

Bethany Luffesiven Maczka, Germantown, MD, Business Management

Cherise Logan Madrid, Braintree, MA, Psychology with Public Health

Michelle Ivonne Mahoney, Towson, MD, Peace Studies with Women, Gender,

and Sexuality Studies and with Arabic Studies

Dawit Mammo, Silver Spring, MD, Business Management with Economics Thomas Kahler Mangan, Winchester, MA, Mathematics with Physics and with

Philosophy

Wyatt Manieri, Ardmore, PA, Sociology/Anthropology with Environmental

Studies

Lea Sophia Manzo, Essex, MA, Spanish

Isabella Starr Marini, Lutherville, MD, Business Management

Madeline Jan Martin, Portland, ME, Special Education

Katelyn Ann Marzerka, Wolfeboro, NH, Business Management with French

Transnational Studies

Princess Precious Massaquoi, Baltimore, MD, Business Management

Tess Elizabeth Mathewson, Belchertown, MA, Theatre with Sociology/

Anthropology

Shavona Mayers Dixon, Baltimore, MD, Spanish

Amadou Mbye, Newark, NJ, Chemistry

Kara Rose McCaffrey, Chatham, NJ, Environmental Studies

Sarah McCarthy, Greenbelt, MD, Theatre and English

Dylan Thomas McKeon, Philadelphia, PA, Computer Science and English Josephine S McKinley, Parkville, MD, Psychology

Miranda Lee McLaren, Parkton, MD, Spanish with Latin American Studies Elaine Millas, Baltimore, MD, Peace Studies with Africana Studies and with

Professional Writing and with Art History

Elizabeth Helen Miller, Walnut Creek, CA, Business Management

Emma Britton Miner, Denver, CO, Peace Studies and History

Katarina Leigh Molchen, Morgantown, PA, Special Education

Weng Yee Mooi, New York, NY, Psychology with History

Dwayne Morton, Randallstown, MD, Psychology

Madeleine D Moss, New Braunfels, TX, Religion

Mandile Mpofu, Harare, Zimbabwe, French and Communication

Zula Mucyo, Towson, MD, French

Franklin Stuart Mullinix, North Sutton, NH, Spanish with Latin American

Studies

Nyala Nichole Rankin Murrell, Van Nuys, CA, Individualized Interdisciplinary

Major with Music

Reilly Seven Musgrave, Portland, ME, Economics and Philosophy

Lucas Mahenye Muya, Arusha, Tanzania, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Basha Hofheimer Nachman, Seattle, WA, Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Studies with Professional Writing and with Dance

Joel Maxim Nadler, Metuchen, NJ, Communication with Historic Preservation August Skylar Napolitano, Baltimore, MD, English

Nora Cobb Neely, Frazer, PA, Philosophy and Studio Art

Evodie Ngoy, Baltimore, MD, Communication

Chebeau Ngu, Clarksville, MD, Environmental Studies

Zanabou Njie, Providence, RI, Psychology with Public Health

Meghan Oakes, Boothbay, ME, Environmental Studies with Chemistry

Hannah Rae Olkovikas, Goffstown, NH, Business Management and Economics

and Dance

Dey Dey Oma, Olney, MD, Communication

Jocelyne Aurora Ortega, Parkville, MD, Psychology and Sociology/

Anthropology

Hameda Imane Alizeta Ouedraogo, Burlington, NC, Business Management

and Economics

Ayanna Patrice Outten, Clinton, MD, Psychology

Eliza Catherine Owen-Smith, Old Saybrook, CT, Psychology

Amanda Shane Heimov Parisse, Hawthorne, CA, Communication

Stefan Christopher Parrott, Oakton, VA, Music with Creative Writing

Quentin Patrick, Reisterstown, MD, Mathematics

Nicholas S Patterson, Reno, NV, Environmental Studies

Alexyss Pawlak, Huntington Beach, CA, Mathematics

Imani Payne, Baltimore, MD, Philosophy with Creative Writing

Anna Pearse, Haverhill, MA, Peace Studies

Rachel Elizabeth Peters, Winston Salem, NC, History and French

Emmanuelle Lucillia Peterson, Granby, MA, International Relations and

French Transnational Studies

Antonia Marcelle Pettit, San Anselmo, CA, Philosophy and Communication Hannah Loretta Plotka, Jersey City, NJ, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

with Communication

Clara Prensky, Middletown, MD, History

Brittany Elizabeth Ransom, Prince Frederick, MD, Sociology/Anthropology Brett Rapkin-Citrenbaum, Bryn Mawr, PA, Political Science and International

Relations

Madison Roze Resolme, San Diego, CA, Business Management

Thalia Richter, Brooklyn, NY, English

Kalani Naqueeba Rivera, Willard, NC, History and Spanish with Latin

American Studies

Shelby Emma Robbins, Cherry Hill, NJ, Psychology with Education

Olivia Louise Robertson, San Anselmo, CA, French and Art History with

Professional Writing

Antonio Giovanni Rodriguez, Kensington, MD, Peace Studies

Alexandra Rosen, Fairfax, CA, Individualized Interdisciplinary Major

Kaia Russell, McKean, PA, Environmental Studies with Chemistry

Dylan Morse Samuel, New York, NY, English

Zaidel Sanchez-Hernandez, Laurel, DE, Individualized Interdisciplinary

Major

Anna Santiago Cortés, Trujillo Alto, PR, Psychology

Michael Alexander Savich, Clarksville, MD, Communication

Lilith Anneliese Saylor, Loveland, OH, Political Science and International

Relations and Economics

Chaz Komal Scott, Upper Marlboro, MD, Visual and Material Culture with

Art History

Emily Reid Seeley, Huntingtown, MD, Peace Studies

Emunah Leora Serman, Memphis, TN, English

Nayiri Shahnazarian, Linthicum, MD, Business Management and Economics Katharine Scribner Sherrer, Shelburne, VT, English with History

Kristina Shevlin, Mineola, NY, Psychology with Theatre

Alexander Michael Shields, Baltimore, MD, Business Management

Karli Noel Shirk, Lutherville, MD, English

Madeline Claire Shore, Weston, CT, Chemistry with Philosophy

Emily Shuwall, Baltimore, MD, Business Management with Equine Studies Jeremy John Atticus Silver, Saint Louis, MO, Chemistry

Jenna Silversmith, Burke, VA, Political Science

Jensen Simmons, Greenfield, MA, History with Spanish

Katherine Megan Simpson, Advance Mills, VA, Russian with International

Relations and with Spanish

Ryoko Asami Sao-Yeung Skelton, Cruz Bay, VI, Dance with Legal Studies and

with Spanish

Lindsay Elise Sletten, Colesville, MD, Biological Sciences with Studio Art and

with Creative Writing

Courtney Sloan, Annandale, VA, Psychology and Business Management Carly Nicole Slonin, Potomac, MD, Economics with Business Management