2021 Commencement

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149th COMMENCEMENT May 15, 2021

Baccalaureate Ceremonies | Graduate School Ceremony

SUNY BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE

1300 Elmwood Avenue

Buffalo, New York 14222-1095

www.buffalostate.edu

BUFFALO STATE ALMA MATER

OUR FINEST HOUR

A toast to State, to all the days,

All the laughter, all the tears.

You have made our friendships great,

We’ll triumph through the years.

With hope anew we’ll face the storm

Beyond which stands your lofty tower –

That will be our ﬁnest hour.

In years to come we’ll look to thee,

Yearning for your guiding light.

You’ll not fail us, Alma Mater,

Keep us through the night.

When darkness comes and all hope dies,

You will give us strength and power –

That will be our ﬁnest hour.

L. Harry Ray, ’51

D. BRUCE AND GAIL JOHNSTONE

COMMENCEMENT SUPPORT ENDOWMENT FUND

Recognizing Global Diversity at Buffalo State College

Buffalo State College embraces

international diversity and welcomes

students from many parts of the

world. This ideal is supported by the

generosity of the D. Bruce and Gail

Johnstone Commencement Support

Endowment Fund.

Dr. Johnston, with the support of his wife, Gail, served as

president of Buffalo State from 1979 to 1988 and as chancellor

of the State University of New York from 1988 to 1994.

The Johnstones’ values emphasize global education as well

as the importance of student diversity to enhanced learning.

WELCOME TO BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE’S 2021 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES!

Congratulations to the Class of 2021! The completion of

your degree is an important milestone in your academic

career and marks the beginning of a new chapter in

your life.

Although pandemic restrictions prevent us from convening

in person, we are proud to honor the individual and collective

accomplishments of this year’s graduating class in a virtual

celebration today. In the face of historic challenges, each

member of the Class of 2021 has earned a degree from this

great college through purpose and determination.

Of course, life’s greatest successes are often realized with the

assistance of others. We take time to thank the family members

and friends who have helped encourage their sons, daughters,

husbands, wives, partners, and loved ones to earn a degree. Your

support is a vital part of the educational process. We also thank

our devoted Buffalo State faculty and staff, who play a pivotal

role in preparing our students to reach their full potential.

My greatest wish is that each graduate ﬁnds personal happiness,

contributes positively to his or her community, and pursues a

career doing what he or she loves.

Finally, I encourage every graduate to stay connected—in

person or online—with Buffalo State. You are a member of

the Buffalo State alumni family and will forever be welcome

here. We know that the best is yet to come, so please keep us

informed about the big and small accomplishments in your life.

Roar on, Bengals!

Sincerely,

Katherine S. Conway-Turner, Ph.D.

President

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Katherine S. Conway-Turner, Ph.D.

Katherine S. Conway-Turner, Ph.D., began her tenure as the

ninth president of Buffalo State College on August 3, 2014.

As president of SUNY’s largest and only comprehensive college

located in an urban setting, Dr. Conway-Turner oversees and

manages more than 1,500 faculty, staff, and administrators who

provide more than 200 academic degree and certiﬁcate programs

to 8,500 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students each year.

President Conway-Turner’s vision for Buffalo State to

become “Buffalo’s College” through engagement, excellence,

and social responsibility has been embraced and is paying off

in dividends for both the college and the community. The

college’s commitment to service has been recognized nationally

under President Conway-Turner’s leadership. In 2016, Buffalo

State was among ﬁve colleges and universities from across the

country chosen to share in the Washington Center’s annual

Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards. The college has

also earned the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of

Teaching’s Community Engagement Classiﬁcation under

President Conway-Turner, as well as accolades from the

President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

President Conway-Turner earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in

social psychology, and her B.A. in microbiology, all from the

University of Kansas.

Before coming to Buffalo State, President Conway-Turner

was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Hood

College in Frederick, Maryland, from July 2010 until July

2014. From 2004 to 2009, she was provost and vice president

for academic affairs at SUNY Geneseo. She was the dean of

the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Georgia

Southern University and associate dean of the College of Arts

and Sciences at the University of Delaware, where she also

served as director of the women’s studies program and graduate

program coordinator. She was an American Council on Education

(ACE) fellow at the College of New Jersey, and she has held

teaching positions at Santa Clara University and California

State University, Long Beach.

President Conway-Turner is married to Dr. Alvin L. Turner,

a psychologist licensed in New York and Delaware, who is

engaged in the independent practice of psychotherapy,

supervision, training, and forensic psychological services.

They have three adult daughters, and in 2016 they became

ﬁrst-time grandparents.

BACCALAUREATE CEREMONIES

OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Drew J. Kahn

SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Theater

Director, Anne Frank Project

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Members of the Buffalo State College Chamber Choir

Victoria J. Furby, Director

Chair and Associate Professor, Music

CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Jim Malatras

Chancellor, State University of New York

CONVENING • PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

Katherine S. Conway-Turner

President, Buffalo State College

“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING”

Members of the Buffalo State College Chamber Choir

SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE

Kelly E. Glowny, Class of 2021

Bachelor of Science, Childhood Education and Mathematics Education

Lila M. Rollo, Class of 2021

Bachelor of Science, Social Work

PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING

UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT

BACCALAUREATE STUDENT ADDRESS

Gabriella J. McKinley, Class of 2021

Bachelor of Arts, Theater

PRESIDENT’S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Byron W. Brown, ’83

Mayor, City of Buffalo, New York

Lecturer, Political Science and Public Administration, Buffalo State College

Ross B. Kenzie

Former Chairman and CEO of Goldome Bank

Buffalo State College Council Chair Emeritus

SUNY HONORARY DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Joy Harjo

United States Poet Laureate

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

Linda R. Appleby, ’80

Music Educator

Michael J. Garner, ’83

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Ofﬁcer,

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, State of New York

YOUNG ALUMNUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Raven P. Baxter, ’14, ’17

Science Educator and Molecular Biologist

Nathan E. Mroz, ’16

Owner and Founder of the BFLO Store

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES

James Mayrose

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

School of Arts and Humanities Ceremony

Julian C. Cole

Ofﬁcer in Charge, School of Arts and Humanities

School of Education Ceremony • Individualized Studies Ceremony

Wendy A. Paterson, ’75, ’76

Dean, School of Education

School of Natural and Social Sciences Ceremony

M. Scott Goodman

Ofﬁcer in Charge, School of Natural and Social Sciences

School of the Professions Ceremony

Rita M. Zientek, ’90

Interim Dean, School of the Professions

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Katherine S. Conway-Turner

ALMA MATER • FINALE

Members of the Buffalo State College Chamber Choir

GRADUATE SCHOOL CEREMONY

OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Drew J. Kahn

SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Theater

Director, Anne Frank Project

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Members of the Buffalo State College Chamber Choir

Victoria J. Furby, Director

Chair and Associate Professor, Music

CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Jim Malatras

Chancellor, State University of New York

CONVENING • PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

Katherine S. Conway-Turner

President, Buffalo State College

“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING”

Members of the Buffalo State College Chamber Choir

SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE

Matei Schwartz, Class of 2021

Master of Science, Creativity and Change Leadership

SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE

SPECIAL AWARD: OVERCOMING THE ODDS

Victoire-Grace D. Karambizi, Class of 2021

Master of Arts, Biology

PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT

GRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESS

I’Jaz J. Eberhardt, Class of 2021

Master of Science, Multidisciplinary Studies: Data Science and Analytics

PRESIDENT’S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Byron W. Brown, ’83

Mayor, City of Buffalo, New York

Lecturer, Political Science and Public Administration, Buffalo State College

Ross B. Kenzie

Former Chairman and CEO of Goldome Bank

Buffalo State College Council Chair Emeritus

SUNY HONORARY DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Joy Harjo

United States Poet Laureate

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

Linda Appleby, ’80

Music Educator

Michael J. Garner, ’83

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Ofﬁcer,

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, State of New York

YOUNG ALUMNUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Raven P. Baxter, ’14, ’17

Science Educator and Molecular Biologist

Nathan E. Mroz, ’16

Owner and Founder of the BFLO Store

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES

James Mayrose

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Kevin J. Miller, ’91

Dean, Graduate School

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Katherine S. Conway-Turner

ALMA MATER • FINALE

Members of the Buffalo State College Chamber Choir

SUNY HONORARY DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to

the United States Library of Congress, is serving her third

consecutive term as U.S. poet laureate. She is the ﬁrst Native

American to hold the position and only the second poet

laureate ever to be appointed to an exceptional third term.

(Two consecutive terms is considered the maximum length

of a poet laureate’s tenure.)

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Ms. Harjo is a member of the

Muscogee (Creek) Nation (Mvskoke) and belongs to Hickory

Ground (Oce Vpofv). She left home to attend high school at

the innovative Institute of American Indian Arts, which was

then a Bureau of Indian Affairs school. She began writing

poetry as a member of the University of New Mexico’s Native

student organization, the Kiva Club, in response to Native

empowerment movements. She went on to earn her M.F.A.

at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and to teach English, creative

writing, and American Indian studies at UCLA; the universities

of New Mexico, Arizona, Arizona State, Illinois, Colorado,

Hawaii, and Tennessee; and her alma mater, the Institute

of American Indian Arts, while performing music and poetry

nationally and internationally.

Ms. Harjo is the author of nine books of poetry, including

her most recent, the highly acclaimed An American Sunrise

(2019), which won the 2020 Oklahoma Book Award; Conﬂict

Resolution for Holy Beings (2015), which was shortlisted for the

Grifﬁn Poetry Prize and named a Notable Book of the Year

by the American Library Association; and In Mad Love and

War (1990), which received the American Book Award and

the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award. Her ﬁrst memoir,

Crazy Brave, was awarded the PEN USA Literary Award in

Creative Nonﬁction and the American Book Award, and

her second, Poet Warrior: A Call for Love and Justice, is

forthcoming from W. W. Norton this fall.

She has published two award-winning children’s books, The

Good Luck Cat and For a Girl Becoming; a collaboration with

photographer and astronomer Stephen Strom; an anthology of

North American Native women’s writing; several screenplays

and collections of prose interviews; and three plays, including

her most recent, Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light

(Wesleyan Press), which she toured as a one-woman show.

She is the executive editor of the anthology When the Light

of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton

Anthology of Native Nations Poetry and the editor of Living

Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry.

The latter is the companion anthology to her signature Poet

Laureate project featuring a sampling of work by 47 Native

Nations poets through an interactive ArcGIS StoryMap and

a newly developed Library of Congress audio collection.

Ms. Harjo’s awards for poetry include the Poetry Foundation’s

Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement, the Academy

of American Poets’ Wallace Stevens Award, the New Mexico

Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the PEN USA

Literary Award, the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Writers’

Award, the Poets & Writers’ Jackson Poetry Prize, a Rasmuson

United States Artist Fellowship, two National Endowment for

the Arts fellowships, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

As a musician, Ms. Harjo performs with her saxophone

and ﬂutes, solo and with her band, the Arrow Dynamics

Band, and previously with Joy Harjo and Poetic Justice.

She has produced seven award-winning albums, including

Winding through the Milky Way, for which she was awarded

a Native American Music Award (Nammy) for Best Female

Artist, and her newest album, I Pray for My Enemies. She has

toured across the United States and in Europe, South America,

India, Africa, and Canada.

In addition to serving as U.S. poet laureate, Ms. Harjo is a

chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. She holds a

Tulsa Artist Fellowship; directs For Girls Becoming, an arts

mentorship program for young Mvskoke women; and is a

founding board member and chair of the Native Arts and

Cultures Foundation. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Ms. Harjo’s Commencement address is made possible through

the generous support of Lee Ann Grace, Ph.D., associate professor

emerita of modern and classical languages.

PRESIDENT’S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Byron W. Brown, Class of 1983

The Honorable Byron Brown is serving his fourth consecutive

term as the 62nd mayor of Buffalo, New York, the second-

largest city in New York State.

Since taking ofﬁce in 2006, Mayor Brown has put in place

a bold set of strategic plans that have resulted in high-proﬁle

economic development projects and job growth in the region.

Throughout his tenure, Mayor Brown has championed Buffalo’s

remarkable revival. The city has experienced signiﬁcant progress

under his leadership, resulting in nearly $6.5 billion in new

economic development activity that is expected to create over

12,000 new jobs.

Major initiatives include the $100 million Northland Corridor

Redevelopment Project, which is transforming an idle industrial

site on the city’s East Side into a state-of-the-art workforce

training center, combined with new business operations. The

project will also enhance the neighborhood’s streetscape, creating

an attractive, walkable, bikeable corridor with inviting greenspace.

Mayor Brown’s administration also spearheaded the creation

of the Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center, on East Utica

Street, infusing $2.3 million in city funds into the former library

to create a one-stop center to assist minority- and women-

owned businesses.

With the city-led remediation and sale of land along South

Park Avenue, 88 acres that were once home to a Republic

Steel manufacturing facility have been rehabilitated as the

$900 million Solar City/Tesla Project at Riverbend, creating

employment opportunities for up to 3,000 people. Tesla has

partnered with Panasonic to operate the solar panel facility,

the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

Mayor Brown also guided the sale of a city-owned parking

lot for the purposes of development, which has since been

transformed into the Buffalo Sabres organization’s popular

$200 million HarborCenter.

Mayor Brown’s career in public service is marked by many

historic achievements. A lifetime member of the NAACP, he

is the ﬁrst African American to serve as mayor of Buffalo.

As a founding member of the “Racial Equity Roundtable,”

he continues his vision for a thriving, healthy, and innovative

Buffalo—a city that embraces inclusiveness, equity, and

opportunity for all.

He has won dozens of awards for his public service, including

national recognition for his role in Say Yes Buffalo and breaking

new ground in community policing.

Mayor Brown is one of the 13 members of Governor Andrew

Cuomo’s New York Works Task Force. He also serves on the

governor’s Regional Economic Development Council. He was

named one of 2015’s most inﬂuential people in Western New

York by Buffalo Business First.

PRESIDENT’S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Ross B. Kenzie

Ross Kenzie is a former chairman and chief executive ofﬁcer of

Goldome Bank, from which he retired in 1989. He is also the

former director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

and served on the boards of the National Council of Savings

Institutions, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Buffalo

Branch, and the Savings Banks Association of New York State.

Before joining Goldome, the 1953 West Point graduate was

executive vice president of Merrill Lynch and Co. and a

member of the Merrill Lynch & Co. board of directors.

The son of a physician, Mr. Kenzie has long been active in

hospital affairs. He is a director of Millard Fillmore Hospitals

and chairman emeritus; serves on the board of the Kaleida

Health, Education, and Research Foundation and its Investment

Committee; is a director of the Health Systems Agency of

Western New York; and is a member of the Western New York

Commission on Health Care Reform.

Mr. Kenzie has built a remarkable legacy as an advocate for

Buffalo State College and the State University of New York.

Having served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Buffalo

State College Council for 19 years—as chairman from 1982

to 1998—he worked to develop strong links between Buffalo

State and the business community. He is an emeritus director

of the Buffalo State College Foundation Board of Directors and

a past member of its Finance and Investment committees. He

also serves on the council of the Burchﬁeld Penney Art Center

and on its Executive Committee.

Mr. Kenzie established the Ross B. Kenzie Family Presidential

Scholarship at Buffalo State College in 1998 to foster and

recognize the academic achievement, leadership development,

and community service of underrepresented minority students.

Mr. Kenzie serves on the boards of several companies,

including many entrepreneurial ventures that are privately

held. The Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce named

Mr. Kenzie Western New Yorker of the Year in 1985. He was

named 1987 Business Executive of the Year by the Canisius

College School of Business Administration, and he received a

Citation Award from the National Conference of Christians

and Jews. Additionally, the Greater Niagara Frontier Council

of Boy Scouts of America chose him to receive the Distinguished

Citizen Award for 1988. He received an honorary doctorate

from the State University of New York at Buffalo State

College’s Commencement ceremonies in 2002.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

Linda R. Appleby, Class of 1980

Linda Appleby has taught music and has served as the musical

director for countless theatrical shows, both professionally and

for school districts throughout the area, over her 40-plus-year

career. She has taught at numerous schools, including Buffalo’s

Frederick Law Olmsted 56, City Honors, and South Park High

School. Students under her direction have enjoyed a wide and

varied list of accomplishments, including performances at

Kleinhans Music Hall, Rockwell Hall, and Shea’s Theater; in

three professional Broadway shows; and for Buffalo Mayor

Anthony Masiello’s inauguration and heads of state in Albany.

Ms. Appleby has been an adjunct instructor of music at Villa

Maria College since 2011 and was the director of the citywide

Buffalo Select Chorus for six years, which brought together

over 30 students representing various high schools throughout

the city. The chorus was accompanied by some of Buffalo’s

ﬁnest musicians, including Joseph Wooten of the Steve Miller

Band. She also curated the Artist in Residence Program that

serviced over 40 public and charter schools in Buffalo from

2009 to 2014.

Before the pandemic, she worked as music director for the

Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts production

of Les Misérables, which won a Kenny Award for best musical

in Western New York. She has served as a minister of music for

area churches and is currently music minister for SS Columba-

Brigid Church in Buffalo. She serves on the board of directors

for Ujima Theater and as secretary for the historic Colored

Musicians Club.

Ms. Appleby received a bachelor of arts in music education

from Rosary Hill College in 1974, with a concentration in

classical piano performance, and a master’s degree in student

personnel administration from Buffalo State College in

1980. She also accumulated over 30 hours beyond her

master’s in various courses offered throughout the city,

with a concentration in special education, advanced teaching

practices, and psychology.

In 2008, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown presented Ms. Appleby

with an Executive Chamber Proclamation for services rendered

to the children of Buffalo. She is also the 2009 recipient of the

National Federation of Just Communities Community Leader

Award in the Arts. She was inducted into the Buffalo Music

Hall of Fame in 2015.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

Michael J. Garner, Class of 1983

Michael Garner, chief diversity and inclusion ofﬁcer for the

New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is a

champion of the diversity market, making it his personal and

professional mission to create a more diverse business industry

by empowering minority-owned and women-owned businesses

throughout the state.

Since joining the MTA in 2009, Mr. Garner has designed the

country’s leading business development program for minority,

women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises (MWDBE)

based on dollars paid. Overall, through the MTA’s programs,

New York State certiﬁed MWDBEs have been awarded more

than $6.5 billion.

As the architect of the MTA’s Small Business Mentoring

Program, Mr. Garner has transformed the largest transportation

system in North America with a results-driven construction

mentoring program. The program continues to break barriers

for NYS certiﬁed MWDBEs that otherwise would not have

contract opportunities in the transportation industry. To date,

under Mr. Garner’s direction, the MTA’s Small Business

Mentoring Program has awarded 451 contracts totaling

$486 million to program participants.

Before joining the MTA, Mr. Garner held positions at the New

York City Housing Authority and the New York City School

Construction Authority. Over the course of his tenures there

and at the MTA, Mr. Garner and his teams have been responsible

for more than $13 billion in contracts and payments made to

New York State and City certiﬁed MWDBEs and MTA

certiﬁed DBEs.

He and his team have designed and implemented workforce

strategies that have increased ethnic minority and women hires

by 20 percent, which has further diversiﬁed the MTA’s 70,000-

plus employee workforce.

Mr. Garner is an active member of the Canaan Baptist Church

in Harlem. He is the immediate past president and former

chairman of the board of the founding chapter of One Hundred

Black Men of New York City, an organization that provides

scholarship, mentorship, and inspiration to hundreds of youths

in the New York City area.

A frequent speaker on effective MWDBE programs across the

nation, he has served on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s MWBE

Team, Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s MWBE Advisory Committee, NYC

Comptroller Scott Stringer’s MWBE Advisory Council, and former

Governor David Paterson’s Small Business Advisory Council.

Mr. Garner often serves as an adviser to public agencies and the

private sector. He is a former treasurer of the New York/New

Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council and has served

on the boards of Harlem Hospital and USA Rugby. In addi-

tion, Mr. Garner advises numerous U.S. cities and states on

their minority business development and inclusion programs,

including the City of Buffalo, the City of Chicago, the Chicago

Transit Authority (CTA), and the State of New Jersey.

YOUNG ALUMNUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Raven P. Baxter, Class of 2014 and 2017

Raven “the Science Maven” Baxter is an award-winning,

internationally acclaimed science educator and molecular

biologist who works to advance science culture by creating

spaces for learning that are inclusive, educational, and

accessible. As an entertainer and content creator known for

her unique style of combining science and music to teach and

empower those in the STEM disciplines and beyond, she uses

innovation in science education as a catalyst for social change.

Ms. Baxter is the founder of Science Haven, an organization

that operates at the intersection of science, education, and the

public sphere. Science Haven houses STEMbassy, a live web

series that connects the public with science and technology

professionals. She has reached more than 4 million viewers with

over 200,000 followers, sharing best practices in science and

education. Through her viral hit rap song “Wipe It Down,”

she has been instrumental in educating the community about

myths and facts related to COVID-19.

As the founder and lead organizer of Black in Science

Communication, a group that works to build relationships in

the science community, she equips others with the knowledge

and resources necessary to share science with the world in their

own way. She also owns and operates Smarty Pants, a clothing

company that sells whimsical and stylish STEM-themed

apparel and accessories, while donating a portion of its sales

to scholarships for STEM students.

Ms. Baxter has quickly developed a reputation as a strong voice

in the science community. She has been recognized as a global

inﬂuencer in several publications, including Fortune magazine’s

40 Under 40 list for 2020. A recipient of the prestigious Arthur

A. Schomburg Fellowship, she will complete her doctorate in

science education at the University at Buffalo in May 2021,

receiving the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence

in honor of her public service.

YOUNG ALUMNUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Nathan E. Mroz, Class of 2016

Nathan Mroz, owner and founder of the BFLO Store and

BFLO Event Center, graduated from Buffalo State College

with a bachelor of science in urban and regional planning.

Already a successful entrepreneur in high school, he launched a

photography business, Buffalo Scenic Prints, in 2007, selling

his work online and to local gift shops. Upon graduation in

2012, he opened a stand-alone kiosk in the Eastern Hills Mall,

where he sold his award-winning photos of the Buffalo Niagara

region. By 2015, his business had expanded to a brick-and-

mortar enterprise, the BFLO Store at Eastern Hills Mall.

Since then, the BFLO Store has grown to become the largest

locally themed retailer in Western New York, specializing in

designer apparel, home décor, gifts, and more. By 2020, Mr.

Mroz had stores in the Eastern Hills Mall, the McKinley Mall,

the Boulevard Mall, Walden Galleria, and Canalside Buffalo.

In 2019, he fulﬁlled a lifelong dream when he signed with

Kim and Terry Pegula, principal owners of the Buffalo Bills,

to become the team’s ofﬁcial retailer. Mr. Mroz is committed

to Western New York and to promoting the beauty and

uniqueness of Buffalo Niagara through his photography,

artistry, and vision.

At Buffalo State, Mr. Mroz published his senior thesis on the

redevelopment of the Eastern Hills Mall, and in 2019, took

control of the site’s former Sears department store. He then

embarked on a multimillion-dollar redevelopment project of

the 154,000-square-foot building, creating the BFLO District,

a “lifestyle center” housing his ﬂagship BFLO Store and BFLO

Event Center, a high-end salon, décor retailer, bakery café, bar,

restaurant, and soon-to-be state-of-the-art ﬁtness center.

Mr. Mroz was awarded the Community Beautiﬁcation

Excellence Award from the Clarence Chamber of Commerce

in 2019, and was named the chamber’s Young Entrepreneur

of the Year in 2020. He also received the Key Bank Sponsor’s

Award from the Amherst Chamber of Commerce in 2019 and

was included on the Business First 30 Under 30 list in 2021.

He is a member of the Clarence Chamber of Commerce board

of directors.

BACCALAUREATE STUDENT ADDRESS

PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

Gabriella J. McKinley

Gabriella McKinley has earned a bachelor of arts in theater,

attaining a 3.95 GPA while participating in the rigorous

Dean’s Honors Program and minoring in legal studies.

Eminently talented, she aspires to use theater and storytelling

for justice and to lift up at-risk youth and the formerly

incarcerated through the art of theater.

Ms. McKinley’s leadership in and beyond the department is

inspiring to her peers, the organizations she is involved with, and

the faculty and staff with whom she works. She has not only met

the expectations of the department but has also helped redeﬁne

them, going beyond her own needs to advance the prospects of

peers and future Buffalo State College students. As an Honors

Program ambassador and a member of the Bengal Experience

and Transition (BEAT) Team, she provides mentorship and

introduces others to opportunities for personal growth.

Ms. McKinley has completed academic work in dramaturgy,

company management, administration, and drama-based education.

Her independent capstone project focused on designing four

lesson plans based on her coursework, performances, internships,

and leadership. On stage, she has earned lead and supporting

acting roles in productions at Buffalo State and professional

theaters in the Buffalo area. She thrilled audiences on campus as

Shug Avery in The Color Purple and Emilia in Othello and earned

praise for professional roles at the Kavinoky Theater and Torn

Space Theater.

She was selected for a highly competitive Hamilton company

management internship at Shea’s Theater in Buffalo, working

alongside the company manager to conduct daily ofﬁce activities,

plan future trips, and organize documents. She served as treasurer

for Casting Hall Productions, Buffalo State’s student-operated

theater production company, and is a volunteer and intern with

the Anne Frank Project. She has been inducted into Alpha Psi

Omega, the national theater honor society, and Alpha Lambda

Delta, the honor society recognizing academic excellence among

ﬁrst-year students.

In her hometown community of Staten Island, New York,

Ms. McKinley has volunteered her talents as a youth liaison and

theatrical coordinator for the Institute for the Development of

Adolescents and Teenagers, an organization she built with her

mother to create programming and advocate the needs of youth.

GRADUATE STUDENT ADDRESS

PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT

I’Jaz J. Eberhardt

I’Jaz Eberhardt has earned a master of science in multidisciplinary

studies (data science and analytics track), attaining a 3.73 GPA

in a discipline that varies greatly from her prior academic and

professional experiences in journalism. A former weekend

anchor at WBFO-FM, Ms. Eberhardt currently works as

a multimedia journalist and video producer for Spectrum

in Buffalo.

Throughout her collegiate career, Ms. Eberhardt has incorporated

key values outlined in Buffalo State College’s mission statement

into her personal, academic, and professional endeavors. As an

active undergraduate student leader, she received the SUNY

Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence in 2019.

As a graduate student, she has excelled in applying academic

research to real-world situations. While working in a professional

lab in developing an application for Amherst Senior Transportation

Services, she has been doing extensive research into user interface

and user experience (UI/UX) design considerations for senior

citizens. Learning how to integrate inclusive and accessible

designs and technologies has allowed her to develop a better

understanding of how the digital age can marginalize speciﬁc

populations if users of all abilities and levels of expertise in

technology are not considered.

As part of the Data Strategy and Governance course, Ms.

Eberhardt helped develop a data governance plan for Buffalo

State College that was presented to the administration for

consideration. During a summer internship with the Civic

and Community Engagement Ofﬁce, she collected and

analyzed data relating to the college’s anchor mission and

how the Career Development Center has helped women-

and minority-owned businesses.

Committed to improving her campus and community,

Ms. Eberhardt helped develop student and faculty handbooks

for the multidisciplinary studies program in her role as a SUNY

graduate diversity fellow. As a graduate assistant in the Marketing

and Communications Ofﬁce, she wrote numerous news stories,

coordinated media campaigns, and contributed to the college’s

social media platforms. She has also conducted independent

reporting on local social justice movements to provide individuals

of diverse backgrounds with a way to share their perspectives on

important topics.

SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE

Kelly E. Glowny

Kelly Glowny has earned a bachelor of science in childhood

education with a mathematics extension, attaining a 3.97 GPA

while participating in the rigorous Muriel A. Howard Honors

Program.

An aspiring mathematics teacher, Ms. Glowny is an active and

engaged student leader. She continually pursues opportunities

to build her skills, participate in new experiences, and contribute

to her community. Her insatiable curiosity and passion about

both science and the art of teaching and her joy in engaging

with colleagues and children is evident every day.

Ms. Glowny has conducted numerous research projects that

she has presented on campus, locally, and nationally. The ﬁrst,

supported by an Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship,

examined access to opportunity for students across Western

New York. She presented her ﬁndings at the Student Research

and Creativity Conference, the Professional Development

Schools (PDS) annual conference, and the National Association

for Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) conference.

This led to subsequent research on opportunities and access

local children have for play.

She cofounded and serves as president of the Future Teachers

Club at Buffalo State College, a student-led group that provides

networking, professional development, volunteer, and leadership

opportunities. She has participated in the International Professional

Development Schools (IPDS) programs in Chile and Italy and

shared her experiences as an IPDS student ambassador. She became

a face of the program, attending all events and assisting with

programming. In addition, she is a fellow in Sophia’s Legacy, the

social justice fellowship of the college’s Anne Frank Project.

The recipient of numerous merit-based scholarships, she has

also earned an Undergraduate Travel Award, an Early Under-

graduate Research Opportunity, and an Undergraduate Small

Grant Award. She has been inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, an

international honor society in education, and has participated

in numerous service-learning experiences that beneﬁted the

community.

SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT

EXCELLENCE SPECIAL AWARD: OVERCOMING THE ODDS

Victoire-Grace D. Karambizi

Victoire-Grace Karambizi has earned a master of arts in biology,

attaining a 4.0 GPA while serving as a model student in terms of

academic standing, community service, and leadership experience.

She has overcome tremendous obstacles—ﬂeeing violence in

Rwanda, growing up in refugee camps, and resettling in Buffalo

as a ﬁrst-generation immigrant.

Ms. Karambizi has participated in numerous research opportunities

at the college and has been successful in synthesizing a series of

new peptidomimetics, small synthetic molecular chains designed

to mimic natural proteins. As a student researcher in the Roswell

Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Pathology Department,

she is testing the efﬁcacy of these compounds in heart cells

alongside professional scientists.

With a B.A. in chemistry and an M.S. in medicinal chemistry,

she served as a senior research aide in the Buffalo State College

Chemistry Department. She shows her compassion and shares

her knowledge as a chemistry tutor and mentor for fellow

students, and she has guided three undergraduate students in

completing research projects. She has a deep interest in making

public education more accessible and equitable for English

language learners, which she herself once was.

An intellectually mature student, Ms. Karambizi leads by example.

She learned scientiﬁc techniques in a resoundingly short time and

is meticulous and painstaking in her work. Her ﬁnal reports and

scientiﬁc writing were much admired by her mentors in the

Biology and Chemistry departments.

A SUNY graduate diversity fellow and a recipient of a SUNY

Summer Research Incentive, Ms. Karambizi aspires to be a

psychiatrist. She plans to work with those who have been affected

by the tragedies of violent conﬂict, such as refugees, active soldiers,

and veterans.

Outside the classroom, Ms. Karambizi is a board member,

blogger, mentor, and analyst with Femmes d’Espérance, an

international nonproﬁt organization dedicated to celebrating,

empowering, and promoting women, speciﬁcally racial

minorities. In addition, she is very active in church activities

and has worked as a caregiver and care coordinator for Touching

Hearts at Home and Catholic Charities, and as president of the

Buffalo Immigrant Leadership Team.

SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE

Lila M. Rollo

Lila Rollo has earned a bachelor of science in social work,

attaining a 3.95 GPA while having worked in her chosen ﬁeld

as the integration program coordinator at the International

Institute of Buffalo. Her department has been recognized

as a best practice site for afﬁliate resettlement programs.

Ms. Rollo combines her academic acumen, community

involvement, and strength of character in pursuit of a

greater good beyond personal recognition. Academically,

she demonstrates excellent oral and written communication

skills, outstanding analytical abilities, and continual growth

in knowledge and application of social work theories on

the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Despite her many

accomplishments, she remains humble in her interactions

with peers, sharing her time and skills without pretense.

Ms. Rollo has a passion for macro and political social work,

including police reform, anti-racism efforts, and refugee

resettlement. She applies this passion to her coursework

and actively engages in local and state-level movements

and initiatives to bring about substantive change in her

community. Her ﬁeld practicum with Catholic Charities

Domestic Violence Program for Men is one example of her

ability to offer support and connect with diverse populations.

On campus, she helped start a study group for Arabic-speaking

students to offer general peer support, interpretation, and skill

development. She also traveled to Rwanda with the college’s

Anne Frank Project and was a presenter at the 2019 AFP

Social Justice Festival.

Ms. Rollo works with refugee and immigrant families affected

by poverty, mental health issues, homelessness, and special

needs. Recently, she assisted in the creation of policies and

case management procedures for the Center for Refugee and

Immigrant Services Inc., a nonproﬁt group dedicated to serving

the East African immigrant community. She also teaches English

and civics to elderly immigrants to help prepare them for the

citizenship test. Her accomplishments were recognized with

the prestigious 30 Under 30 Award from Buffalo Business First

in 2000.

SUNY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE

Matei Schwartz

Matei Schwartz has earned a master of science in creativity and

change leadership, attaining a 4.0 GPA, as a Romanian citizen

who paused the professional life he had started to relocate to

Western New York to fully immerse himself in his studies.

He has endured through the pandemic, making signiﬁcant

contributions to the college.

Noted for his intellectual ability, leadership, and community

service, Mr. Schwartz is highly motivated and committed to

excellence. He has excelled at serving the international community,

including representing Europe on the World Creativity and

Innovation Day and Week global advisory board.

Widely read and with an impressive breadth of knowledge, Mr.

Schwartz is a key driver of class discussions and an inspiration to

his peers. He is able to use his experience to make theories and

research ﬁndings more relevant for others. He has concentrated

his academic research on the intersection of branding, leadership,

and creativity and is partnering with a faculty mentor to produce

a scholarly paper on the topic for publication.

Mr. Schwartz has also served as a graduate assistant in the

Creativity and Change Leadership Department and as a project

lead in the department’s marketing and rebranding initiative.

He guided the faculty through a branding process that resulted

in a new name for the department, a new name for the master’s

degree, and completely new content for its website. His presence,

preparation, and leadership as a graduate assistant were critical in

securing a $100,000 planned gift in support of a new Innovation

Suite in E. H. Butler Library.

Mr. Schwartz is applying his research to numerous professional

and volunteer consulting opportunities in Romania. He has

served as a presidential campaign consultant for candidate

Theodor Paleologu, project lead for a new Center for Creativity

and Innovation and annual creativity conference in Romania,

brand and innovation consultant for the accounting ﬁrm RSM

Romania, and workshop facilitator for a creative thinking event

for Romanian schoolchildren.

The President’s Medal

is the highest honor

the college awards to

its graduating students.

It recognizes excellence

and distinction

in scholarship, service

to the college and

community, and

overall achievement.

2021 PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT FINALISTS

Emily E. Barger Cassandra L. Lewandowski

Kelly E. Glowny Khalil A. Malcolm

Julie M. Klein Sheana S. Ramcharan

Julianna O. M. Kraft Lila M. Rollo

2021 PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING

GRADUATE STUDENT FINALISTS

Emily N. Hannel Katlyn M. Keane

Victoire-Grace D. Karambizi Matei Schwartz

2021 award information is listed at

https://commencement.buffalostate.edu/

current-student-awards.

2021 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND

HUMANITIES

BACHELOR OF ARTS

AUGUST 2020

Hailey Andrews

Hanna S. Cipriani

Thomas W. Corsi

Zachary A. Davis

Kristina M. DiBlasio

Elisha Guess

Tyra E. Hartman

Senyah Hayanes

Dasha Hicks

Keniesha Lawson

William H. Ludlum *

Julien L. Melloni

Amari K. Moreno

Maria-Lourdes D. Perna

Milica Petrovic

Roshea N. Robinson

Shelaih S. Rojas

Jeremiah Sanders

Liam D. Slater

Jordan Small

Michael E. Smith

Johnna N. Solan

Bruce R. Turley

Alexandria M. Wahler ***

Alia M. Williams

DECEMBER 2020

Alexis A. Abramo ***

Elise M. Addeo

Osazuwa Agbontaen

Emily E. Barger ***

Ashley H. Black

Jake A. Broffman

Carmen M. Brown

Madeline T. Brown *** †

Jordan E. Buziak

Emily E. Church

Tracy N. Clark *

Michael R. Clayback

Caitlyn Conibear

Ryan Cronin **

Michael A. DiMarco

Ayden Dumansky *

Mariah J. Faulkner *

Cameron K. Frank

Jaila Y. Giles

Jhana S. Gonzales

Rosemary Gonzalez

Amber C. Greer

Justin M. Grzechowiak *

Charles Haniﬁn

Latricia H. Henry

Sean A. Henry

Jasmine C. Huntley

Zachary F. Jones

Krystina S. Kagan ** †

Katelyn T. Kardaman ***

Jennifer A. Kiener

Ryan M. Kirkpatrick

Arionne Liburd

Nancy Lynam

Reece Markidis *

Gabriella J. McKinley ***

Andrew E. McLaughlin ***

Patrick T. Miklinski

Emily A. Miller *

Joseph Morganti

Grant G. Morrison

Ariel A. Neitch

Julia R. Pacer ***

Rashim M. Peterson

Brandon Phan

Deanna Pluas

Amanda I. Porretto

Meghan L. Putman

Szenina G. Russo **

Nadhia A. Seaton

Kalil Shavers *

Alyssa M. Smolinski ***

Kerry L. Streams

Miranda J. Thompson *

Tajai K. Ward

Asis Ware

Amber L. Witzleben

JANUARY 2021

James C. Aquilina

Jeremy J. Boczar

Louis A. Fiorello

Jacob A. Fries

Ondrea Glover

Naomi L. Guemes

Kyle J. Hahn

Kenneth J. Kelly

Genesis Laboy *

Sanam M. Sheth

Conner W. Wilson

MAY 2021

Lebanon Alibadi

Madeline S. Amoamah

Ayanna S. Anderson **

Aja M. Anzalone

Abigail Aquino

Evan J. Atkins

Nigel Autry

Hannah Bachwitz

Gabriel A. Balogun

Stephan J. Barr

Quiana N. Bell

Florentina Berns

Tiye Betaudier

Shelby Betterton

Zachary C. Boebel

Ivyon Bonsu

Dinette D. Boomer

Kent S. Botia

Deasia Bowlay-Williams

Tylor N. Broady

Shae N. Brockington

Jackson L. Brookens-Coleman

Steffan A. Brown

Aria A. Bruce

Conrad F. Burgos

Alexandria D. Burns

Brett M. Chodkowski

Hope G. Choolokian

Rashida K. Chowdhury

Faith M. Christian

Alison Cleary ***

Andrea L. Comer

Elizabeth J. Croop **

Liberty S. Darr ***

Jefferson Davilmar

Keiry D. Defrank †

Bridget L. Degan

Brendan Delbert

Aaron C. Diaz

Kiera J. Durning

Odion H. O. Ejemai

Zion A. Ferrell

Michael A. Ferris

Ana L. Fortiche

Michaela L. Frazier

Devonne Fromm

Noah Fyffe

Salvatore Giangreco-Marotta ***

Kaelon T. Givens

Monique Godfrey

Corey R. Gorski ***

Alexis M. Graham

Sariah A. Grant

Malik D. Gray

Kaitlynn M. Grevell

Sydney R. Haen

William C. Hance

Kaia J. Harraway

Teddi J. Hastreiter ***

Phalyn J. Hayward

Lizette Hernandez

Grace K. Hoffmann *

Zachary J. Holland

Marcus Hopkins

Ryan J. Huard

Angelina Hunt

Johnny A. Jackson

Tyler Jackson

Harold O. Jacob

Destini T. James

Maurice A. Johnson

Assata Y. Johnson-Williams

Malik T. Jones

Julia Kavanagh

Peter J. Kazmierczak *

Ryleigh N. Kenyon

Andrew S. Knollman

Ashley R. Lamp

Emily A. Lewis *** †

Essence T. Lewis

Alexander J. Maconaghy *

Matthew D. Mansell

Magdalene Manuel ***

Zoe C. Matheis

Jenna M. Maul **

Madeline M. McDaniel

Jelisa I. McNeil

Miguel A. Mercado *

Angelina R. Miconi

Scott J. Miller

Julia N. Moore

Gabrielle A. Morganti

Andy Noel

Giuliana L. Nojaim

Jamin Odoi

Jen-Alyn L. O’Harra

Arash Omari

Samantha L. Pangborn

Hannah Parrino *

Joseph C. Pasquantino

Alexander D. Polite

Anthony C. Puglisi

Kiana N. Queen

Yenessa L. Rodriguez

Karla Rowe

Mason L. Russo

Yayemama Sane

Shania Santiago

Joseph A. Savastano

Jonathan S. Schultz

Abrianna R. Schwab

Mikel Scott

Anthony Sodaro

Elliot R. Spitzer *

Rifa Tasﬁa

Joshua W. Thermidor

Peter J. Tipton *

Kala H. Tirado

Louis P. Tomani

Terra J. Tonellato

Halena L. Torres

Matthew L. Tytka

Tyler M. Valley

Dale R. Wesolowski

Dianndra Z. Williams

Sara K. Zimmer ***

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

AUGUST 2020

Alexis L. Hinkley-Maier

DECEMBER 2020

Madeline T. Brown *** †

Bryce E. R. Elder

Krystina S. Kagan ** †

Makayla L. Prusinowski

Robert Rivera

Caspar M. Snyder

Matthew H. Stroka **

JANUARY 2021

Andy Pagan

MAY 2021

Jennifer G. Alvarez

Natalie Anthone

2021 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Jacob P. Blackowski

Conner Chadderdon

Jaclyn A. Chuchanis *

Lisa Contin

Lauren R. Cox ***

Samantha D. De Leon

Natalia Dier

Tyler E. Dietrich *

Kevin Dong

Clarimar Galarza ***

Emily J. Gammel

Anahbelle M. Gregg *

Jennifer N. Hanson *** †

Jenna B. Huntington

Johnathan E. Kegler

Daniel J. Kowalewski *

Heather L. Krahel *

Brooke Latour *

Madeline J. McDonnell

Madeline T. McIntyre **

Laurie C. McMurray **

Sabina H. Mogavero ***

Brian C. Moore *

Rosa Moseman

Elizabeth T. Ogorek

Caroline G. O’Neil ***

Nicole M. Ovak

Sabrina R. Parsons *

Alain Pierre-Lys **

Cassidy Reddien

Gabrielle J. Russo

Miranda R. Schiller **

Stephen J. Shackelford *

Sandra M. Stahl *

John A. Steiner **

Caitlin E. Waldron

Anna M. Wilson *

BACHELOR OF MUSIC

MAY 2021

Kirsten N. Brady ***

Elsie M. Herold **

Ariana O. Jones

Amanda L. Ruiz **

Katherine T. Santoro *

Melissa M. Stanley **

Sydney L. Williams ***

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

DECEMBER 2020

Christina Aguilera

Michelle J. Mitri

Lindsey C. Supparits ***

JANUARY 2021

Daniel S. Schleyer

MAY 2021

Emma E. Andrews *

Julia A. Cobernus

Matthew J. Ferrara *

Danae B. Floyd

Kassidy B. Knight

Megan E. McCuen

Andrew J. Peek **

Amy L. Walter ***

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

AUGUST 2020

Felicia M. Glogoza

Delshawn A. Wray

DECEMBER 2020

Marjana Areﬁn **

Lizbeth Aristega *

Nah-Jay Ashman

Brittany B. Blake

Ajani A. Bolden

Kevin M. Bovanizer

Alexia Bowden *

Denia Boyd

Madison M. Boyle

Amanda F. Breier

Lindsey S. Brzozowski ***

Mariel C. Buchtman

Kimberly G. Buehlmann

Olivia P. Bursee ***

Kyla S. Campanella ***

Christina M. Catalano **

Leigha M. Chmielewski

Pamela L. Choolokian

Maria F. Chvala ***

Morgan A. Cicero

Natalie M. Corbine

Kaitlin M. Costich **

Stephanie S. Cross

Julia A. Dinoto **

Courtney Dobson

Eucharia L. Ezeoyili

Rachel S. Finucane **

Kaitlyn M. Gaik

Rachel M. Glica ***

Gabriella R. Gugliuzza

Samiyah I. Hemphill

Shanay Hodge

Tha Dah Htoo

Sydney P. Keane ***

Holly Krupski ***

Jessica T. Leach ***

Victoria A. Lewis *

Alexis B. Lilly ***

Cameron A. Lora

Stephanie M. Marin Castro ***

Leah J. McMullen *

Gracie F. McNamara **

Lauren A. Niedbalski ***

Miranda L. Nuwer *

Dylah M. Pantlin *

Shelby N. Pasquale **

Samantha M. Pellicano *

Michael Podgorny ***

Emma A. Pukalo

Jessica E. Schurr *

Jennifer M. Seguin *

Lorraine Sierra

Briony Siler

Amber L. Terhart *

Zhane M. Thomas

Meagen M. Trimper-Oquendo **

Mary G. Valle **

Nicholas P. Warchocki ***

Katherine A. Wilkins **

Lauren E. Wills *

Michelle M. Woodward ***

JANUARY 2021

Marc D. Adams ***

MAY 2021

Brandon S. Adkins *

Rumana Akter

Shelbymarie Amos *

Alexis R. Andres **

Elizabeth C. Baldwin

Bryan P. Barker **

Keyona K. Bellony **

Emily E. Bonner ***

Hanna L. Bowen **

Keven Cabrera

Megan J. Carlsen

Jami L. Colca

Catherine Coppola

Leah R. Covell **

Nakyra C. Cueto **

Melissa R. Danielewicz *

Joyce A. Daniels *

Samira Debiew

Claire J. Diebold ***

Emily C. DiMayo

Sarah M. Doran

Madison T. Duchnik

Ana Paola Duda

Ana Patricia Duda

Kaylee Dumas

Adele M. Eagan

Devin A. Eick ***

Hannah T. Faltisko ***

Samantha A. Ferington ***

Ndayishimiye Florence

Maya C. Fox ***

Anchorr Gabbidon

Taylor N. Giannantonio *

Karly A. Glowny **

Kelly E. Glowny ***

Maya L. Gooding ***

Taylor A. Gould

Samantha L. Grabski

Breezy Greenert

Chelsea L. Heins

Kira L. Herkey ***

Rutha Htoo ***

Jacob D. Jaroszewski

Anita D. Jones

Brandi L. Kaczmarek ***

Monica R. Kenney ***

Rachel Kibler *

Ashlee N. Landahl

Erik R. Lipa *

Renae C. Marten ***

Alliyah McCallum

Kalie R. McPhail *

Umaya Mehbub ***

Dinelle A. Miller

Kelsi Mohn **

Jamalia A. Morrison

Kayla G. Neumann ***

Destiny L. Noel

Rohan S. Ottman ***

Antanasia A. Parker

Julia M. Pickering **

Marie-Anne C. Pierresaint

Connor N. Pignatora **

Kacey Quinn

Ashena S. Rankine

Lauren C. Riley ***

Sarah Saleh ***

Angela Sarro **

Samantha M. Schultz

Traci L. Schutt **

Cassandra J. Shores

Andrew C. Sisson ***

Amanda Steiger ***

Madison K. Stercula ***

Daniel C. Valvo ***

Grace O. Vogel ***

Allissa L. Wery *

Nynasia C. Williams

Allison C. Wright **

Shanieka Wright

Alayah Wynne

Kara A. Zamerski **

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

IN EDUCATION

AUGUST 2020

Autumn B. Jenks

DECEMBER 2020

Megan E. Buseck **

Rebekah A. Emerling *

Kelly L. Gandt *

Jesse E. Govola-Geritz **

Maura K. Gribbins **

Yocasta I. Mencia

Emily S. Orth

Kyla Pecora **

MAY 2021

Tricia L. Andres ***

Ashley R. Bohne ***

Hannah G. Gleason ***

Andrew J. Heppner

Alex M. Kostek **

2021 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Samantha L. Kurdziel *

Taylor M. Leden *

Madison E. O’Brien **

Kayla J. Peacock **

Lara M. Reece **

SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND

SOCIAL SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF ARTS

AUGUST 2020

Koﬁ M. Brown

Mariam Cisse

Ray S. Davis

D’Asia R. Fleming

Megan E. Greene **

Maimuna Hassan

Erickson J. Kiza

Villemarie K. Mumanga

Stephanie Obeng-Adjei

Olivia H. Pucciarelli

Zain A. Sayeed

Jasmine J. Scott

Tiara Smiley

Angela M. Ullman

Julie E. Wilson

Gracelyn Yeboah

DECEMBER 2020

Delilah L. Abraham ***

Dominic E. Abraham

Sadai Adams

Angel O. Agyen

Hasna Akhter *

Nneoma Anyaso ***

Micah H. Bascombe

Jason Belous

Sue M. Benn

Alexis M. Booker

Ryan S. Buley

Zekun Chen

Courtnee T. Dabney

Renee M. Doermer

Niagien Drake

Patrick A. Driscoll

Anneliese Eason

Erica J. Falci

Nicole M. Flanagan-Morreale

Denaia D. Flanders

Maleek S. Grant

Kathleen A. Gray

Davon Harris

Alisa N. Hawkes

Brooke K. Heltman

Brooke M. Herrington

Dyllon Hrynczak **

Tracey L. Johnson

Erica G. Jordan

Walaa M. Kadhum

Jesse S. Kane

Roman A. Kern *

Jennifer Kiely

David Kling

Emily C. Kraus ***

Jade E. LaRock

Julianna M. Lashomb **

Dasean Leacock

Jayde A. Lucas *

Ruth A. Luzak ***

Dylan J. Malough

Christian Matthewson

Javier A. Mejia

Sabeena A. Morgan

Classic Cotton Nesbitt

Jarred J. O’Connor

Marelys Ortiz

Alonah K. Otto

Jordan Paige

Craig J. Perno

Zachary A. Ralls

Shona M. Ramos

Taniesh A. Redman

Michelle Riccio

Kalina A. Rice **

Brianna L. Saylor

Senovia S. Simpson

Miranda Smith

Erin Stoklosa **

Jonah M. Wager *

Hailey Whitney †

Isabella S. Wilklow

Brianna C. Williams

Mohamud M. Yakub

JANUARY 2021

Nshimirimana Emmanuel

Abdilghani Hussein

Angel S. Kuilan

Andreas Queen

Taylor L. Romanyk-O’Brien

Shelby V. Stone

Elloheim K. Tucker

MAY 2021

Siti Khadijah B. Abdul Salam ***

Martin B. Acevedo †

O’Brianne S. Adams

Elizabeth Adu-Boahen

Dionn R. Aguayo

Tahmima Aktar

Zayneb A. Algawani

Ahmed L. Alibadi

Jeffrey Allen

Nabaa A. Altekreeti

Abeer S. Alwaisi

Osama Al Wazeer

Enazim J. Amuzu

J. Z. Andruszko

Talia K. Atkinson †

Mikayla T. Austin

Sherlanda Bacchus

Kaylah E. Baez

Brianna Bailey ***

Jonathan W. Baker

Genna R. Baldassarre *

Antonina Berezowska

Zachary R. Biasillo

Kailen T. Bittner **

Marah R. Blaser

Alexandra Bone *

Milanya J. Boykin

Denaya D. Brown

Staniquea Brown *

Madisson T. Bryan

Daniela Camejo Periut

Deandre L. Campbell

Rebecca R. Carr

Angelina M. Castro

Makenzie J. Cervo ***

Jessica L. Cherman

Tania L. Cordero ***

Kelvin I. Darby

Iyanna D. Davis

Jordan F. De Leon

Aissatou Diallo

Gaelle A. Dominique

Lawrence F. Durski †

Berkens Eltime

Jacob T. Engler

Megan E. Evers

Brooke C. Federko

Jonathan M. Fehrer

William D. Fowler **

Daeyana N. Francis

Jordan Frasier

Margelys M. Garcia

Kaylee Gawel

Sarenity Gibbs †

Christen L. Giles

Shannon N. Gilmartin

Maia E. Gioeli

Kyle R. Glenn *

Susmita Gorsai

Erica Green

Zoe A. Greenberg

Emily E. Groh

Kyle J. Gruber

Courtney A. Hannon

Gerald C. Harlach

Jessica N. K. Harle-Mould

Ariann R. Harold

Kaniya C. Hines

Hannah N. Hoebener ***

Emmitt J. Horvatits **

Lou Bowa Hue

Joy Hunter

Dajuan D. Jackson

Taijanah D. Jackson

Maya J. Jacob

Josephine E. Jacobs

Jonathan Jakuminiak

Deanna K. James

Ryan S. Jasinski

Judith A. Javier

Shania K. Jean-Pierre

Hannah E. Kalmeyer **

Caitlin Kennerly

Janae B. Kimble

Daniel King

Courtney A. Kulp

Carter Lazarus *

Mylene M. Lede

Nicholas L. Lee

Cassandra L. Lewandowski ***

Amelia R. Liuzzi ***

Kevin Lumadue

Khalil A. Malcolm **

Alexa C. Mallare

Faith Martell

Zachary T. Matecki

Jordain McLean

Kylie L. McMahon

Alexander J. Mieth

Shytimber J. Mitchum

Abubakar Mohamed

Isabella Moo

Keith E. Mosley

Kailyn Muschaweck ** †

Samuel Nah

Britanna A. Nelson

Timothy P. Nowicki

David M. Odojewski

Kelli E. O’Donnell

Dwayne L. Parchment

Nahida Parveen

Shenese K. Patterson

Eric Pease

Brian M. Pembleton ***

Emma R. Peters

Princess A. Phillips

Jessica A. Piotrowski *

Coltrane J. Plaia

Elizabeth M. Rakowski ***

Murjani O. Ramazani

Sheana Ramcharan *** †

Michelle Ramgoolam

Michael T. Ratner

Tionne R. Roberts

Aaron Robinson

Gaelle I. Ruiz

Viviana A. Ruiz

Peter A. Salamone *

Sarp G. Samanci **

Alicia M. Santana

Justine C. Saunders

Loretta A. Saunders

Colleen Schroeck ***

Tatiana N. Seaborn

Eilise M. Shaw ***

Georgia Shaw

Nicole M. Speight-Hanchard

Belle Stewart

Peter J. Stillman

Sheila Szymczak

Phyllis A. Thompson

Holima M. Trye

Alysa T. Urbanczyk

Terrance J. Vail *

Jacob Valley

Paulina Vargas ***

Caitlyn Vishion

2021 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

James A. Walkowiak

Rafael A. Ward

Dakota S. Weaver *

Abigail C. Webb ***

Dominique White

Corinne Willett

Rennel I. Williams *

Sylvia A. Wilson

Nathan Windnagle *

Abram R. Wopperer-Thompson

Jasmen Wright

Musa Yakub

Melique C. Young

Connor A. Zak

Amanda M. Zebrun

Alexie Zeigler

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

AUGUST 2020

Arminey M. Ellison

Sareta Giles

Victoria T. Jerez

Carly N. Kritz ***

Kirlanda Lewis

Corinne M. McCrossan

Carly Repka

Shakena S. Soman

Brandon J. Wolfe

DECEMBER 2020

Lindsey L. Adams

Fahim Amin

Tamanna Begum

Hunter B. Bogdan

Sarah E. Bonafede *

Marissa L. Brzyski ***

Michael G. Brzyski

Jake Bucciferro ***

Kevin M. Bush

Santino S. Cafarella

Margaret E. Chatham *

Ikenna A. Chukwuma

Robert G. Colon

Michael J. Feintuch-Marrero

Evan J. Glover

Kerome Grant

Avery R. Green

Kevin M. Harper

Rajay Johnson

Calista M. LeGault

Christopher Leggio

Gretchen R. Mann

Shane M. McKnight

Aaron R. Peekstok

Nakeedah L. Perry

Kelsey B. Sargent *

Danielle C. Sentz *

Netochi B. Tabansi

William Taber

Laci M. Timmel

Benjamin A. Touma

Hailey Whitney †

Nalyja S. Wolfe

JANUARY 2021

Anthony L. Capizzi ***

Arnell R. Deslandes

Lauren R. Madden

Ousmane Ndiaye

Dylan M. Putnam

Dylan A. Roberts

MAY 2021

Robleh Ali Abdulla

Martin B. Acevedo †

Nicolo Alagna

Justine M. Andrews **

Erin E. Baker

Taryn L. Barber

Hdar A. Basam

Carja’Ne C. Benjamin

Carli N. Bogue

Samantha M. Brick

Troy C. Button ***

Melissa A. Camp ***

Michael D. Capestrani *

Dakotah M. Caughill ***

Courtney Jo Cavarello

Aurora J. Coleman

Zachary A. Collins **

Jenna E. Cully

Damen S. Currie ***

Sarah C. D’Amico *

Rolgens S. Dextra

Melissa F. Divirgilio *

Christopher Dolina

Fanta Doukoure

Aklimia Esa **

Cristian S. Escamilla

Justin G. Glose

Tanisha Gonzalez

Erinanne Gueli

Fartuna Habtezion

Jennifer N. Hanson *** †

Jamie L. Hargreaves

Tiffany A. Howe **

Riley Jamieson

Dylan S. Jarrold

Dawn A. Jones

Benjamin T. Kraemer

Genevieve B. Kraft ***

Lauren A. Krug **

Emily A. Lewis *** †

Yuli Liang **

Desteny S. Maitland

Calla Marris *

David H. Martin

Kari Mauro

Laurence O. McClary

Bruna McPherson

Jarrod D. Merkel ***

Mgaza D. Mgaza

Taylor M. Morris ***

Julie A. Munoz

Kelly L. Myers

George Narby

Jessica E. Nowak

Kristoff Oliphant

Sophia C. Osmond ***

Logan P. O’Sullivan

Jessica A. Perez

Lucia Perez

Trevon Pitts

Kimmarie Pond

Mahmuda Rahman ***

Sheana Ramcharan *** †

Tearrah C. Ramsey

Matthew Rayburg ***

Bryan T. Pearson Reese

Jamie R. Roper

Matthew J. Roselle *

Nicholas Ruth ***

Alexandria Santiago

Julia E. Santos

Michele L. Schultz ***

Rachel E. Shafer *

Dejanera A. Sharp

Angela Y. Singh

Desiray S. Slaughter

Kelly Steurrys

Michaela C. Sugg *

Sumiya Tamannur *

Endidi Telesford

Ronald K. Thomas

Eh Tler

Ornelie Toussaint

David G. Violanti

Brieann Voss

Laurence C. Walker

Lauren Washington

Marcus Webb

Gillian P. Worrall **

Maggie K. Zaifert **

SCHOOL OF THE

PROFESSIONS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

AUGUST 2020

Parmila Adhikari

Christopher Adjin

Sabbir Ahmed

Mohammed A. Alzuwayyid **

Nicholas Amponsah

Ashley Augstell

Mohamed Bah

Michael Balon

Emari R. Campbell

Stephanie C. Carnegie

Christian Castillo

Corinne B. Charbonneau

Latrell V. Coddett

McKenna S. Croll

Kevin M. Cully

Alyssa C. Daniels

Mark A. Depasquale **

Rafael A. Dip

Daniel D. Edmister

Abigail R. Evans

Mark L. Fleming

Michael J. Gambino ***

Nabin Ghimirey

Preston Gifford *

Derrek T. Greene

Rheanne Harrell

John C. Helfer

Kaylah J. Herbert

Tammara Hinds

Madison S. Huntington

Chinyere A. Irrechukwu

Courtney C. Johnson **

Meaghan E. Johnson

Daniil I. Kaplan

Adeline B. Kijsiravej **

Nicholas M. Kotowski

Takia F. Lampley

Jayme K. Lema

Faith L. Mann

Lavesha E. Martin

Alexandra R. Mayes

Dudley Miceus

Omar A. Mohamed

Kareem A. Nathaniel

Ta’Nira C. Newton

Colin F. O’Keefe

Arianne Ortiz

Aung Paing

Sydney Peck **

Jeral Perez

Kathryn G. Plummer **

Jordan Rende

Katicia J. Sakona

Aurgho Sarker

Joshua J. Schaner

Melissa R. Scinta

Rachel M. Valkwitch

Kevin Vaval

Thomas M. Vullo

Savannah L. Waczkowski

Jaclyn A. Wakeley

Melinda M. Whalen

Carra Wilson

Alexander Wonnamoe

DECEMBER 2020

Andrew N. Adamson

Clare E. Ahne *

Edmund O. Akoto

Miriam S. Albaneh

Jerome M. Allen

Bandar Almutairi

Kevin N. Ameyaw

Reggie N. Appiah

Deja T. Banks

Alexander P. Bantle

Mahogany Barker

Garrett P. Bartella

Taylor J. Bielsky

Bobbie S. Bishop-Laster

2021 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Gabriel J. Bollers

David A. Botch

Nicholas W. Brooks

Nathan J. Burnett

Vincent Byaombe

Creasha C. Caldwell

Nicholas R. Carlantone

Thomas P. Carr **

Caleb D. Carter

Jacob B. Centeno

Mahian M. Chowdhury

Evan M. Cody ***

Nolan R. Cole

Patrick J. Cramer

Phillip Cramer *

Belvis Dapaah

Deanna R. Davis

Cassidy J. Demons

Shannon M. Denz *

Tahmina M. Dina

Kyle J. Dutton

Stacey L. Dzielinski *

Sylvia Felton

Michael A. Ferraro

Olivia M. Finley

Brendon S. Fitzgerald

Julia E. Flynn

Joseph D. Fusani

Alfredo R. Garnes

Breanna Gerner

Cameron J. Giles

Ashlea P. Green ***

Nastassja A. Green

Kyle E. Grifﬁth-Clay

Michael R. Grzeskowiak

Jaclyn Guzdek

Samuel J. Haefner ***

David A. Hahn

Rachel C. Haley **

Nia Hall

Ibrahim Hamdi

Jamal A. Hazlewood

Seth G. R. Herendeen

Selena L. Howell

Farhanul Islam

Briana J. Jackson

Monet Z. Jiles

Kathryn M. Johnson

Hunter S. Juico

Ana R. Justoso

John Karnes

Saddam Khan *

Chandra Kharel

Jade E. Kiszewski

Rachel M. Kostelny

Brandon Koszuta

Amanda P. Krulisky

Joshua Kujawinski

James J. LaBruna

Chase R. Laderer

Nikolas S. Lantzas **

David Lauer

Tyron D. Lawson

Alexander M. Leone

Hannah E. Lewis

Alvin A. Marks

Connie Marple

Jadelyn M. Martinez

Kalon Matthew

Aldo M. Mazariegos De Leon **

Caroline McCabe

Kyle S. McGregor **

Miracle F. McNair

Tarick Mediak

Taylor Michalski

Elisa V. Moulden

Pascal Moumba

Djo M. Mpika

Lonnie J. Nadler

Zaid Newsome

Mary M. Nichols

Mathew A. Nigro

Michael K. Nimako

Irene S. Nkrumah

Erik D. Oliva

Michael A. Orsi *

Ariel D. Ortiz

Natalie A. Paar ***

Shaun M. Payne

Olivia Potts

Chareese A. Powell

Bradley J. Puskar

Kevin A. Quinn **

Eileen C. Quinonez

Tess M. Rebmann

Kevin J. Reynolds

Alexander Rieske

Andrew J. Robinson

Kelvin C. Rodriguez

Mary K. Ross

Shemar M. Salmon

Julie Santiuste

Steven Seekins *

Rose M. Serrano

Jordan M. Shaller

Tanisha Simmons

Santana Sireika

Myasia Smiley **

Dillon St Albord

Deborah L. Stamm

Miah G. Taylor

Ezana E. Tefera *

Soemoe Thein

Stephanie A. Tineo

David C. Tomasello

Michael Tona

Emily N. Tricarico *

Jonathan M. Utech **

Ashley M. Vaccaro

Brigette N. Voisinet

Sannese T. Walker

Oneika S. Webb ***

Nicholas J. Weiser ***

Keaira L. Wells

Crystal A. Whalen

Thomas M. Whittington

Justin K. Williams

Austin Willis

Tralecia Young

Zhengli Zhu ***

JANUARY 2021

Jarol Acevedo

Joseph Adeyinka

Jaya Adhikari

Shahriar Ahmed

Irina Arias **

Sean M. Bailey

Brandon Bouphachay

Zachary D. Ciezki

Kristen D. Coleman ***

Ashley N. Dortch

Ian T. Estenoz

Kayla Fenello

Anthony Fiorella

Brandon S. Fuller

Malik N. Hancle

Scott R. Hardison

Michael Hobbs

Thawng T. Lian

Jonathan M. Lopez

Mckayla K. Shaw

Joshua L. Shoemaker

Adam B. Siskowski

Dylan T. Smith

Winter C. Smith

Tewodros Tella

Anastasha M. Thomas

Paul N. Tonic

Nicholas J. Trass

Nicole A. Walker

Jenna C. Wiedenbeck **

MAY 2021

Jessica A. Abbey *

Maria D. Abbott

Yousef N. Abdulrahman **

Jawad K. Abed

Jisel D. Abreu

Kimberly Adames *

Shawn A. Adams

Michael T. Adanri

John Addeo

Erin V. Adderly

Nurto S. Ahmed

Fakhri Y. Alameri

Reem N. Albakri

Cyle A. Alcorn

Ali Aldossary

Laureen H. Alger ***

Halah M. Alhuraibi

Mohammed N. Alhuraibi

Ismail M. Ali

Magane A. Ali

Naveen N. Ali

Tauheed Ali

Abdullah Alibadi

Laniece Allen

Christian J. Alleyne

Maakeya Allston

Bryan A. Almodovar

Ayawa P. Amenume

Princess P. Amoah

Amarli E. Anderson

Cortney Anderson *

Michelle M. Arbutina

Kinza Arif

Tracy A. Asante *

Collin R. Ashford

Talia K. Atkinson †

Iesha Aughtry

Maryan Aweis

Mustafa A. Aweis

Alexis Ayuso

Boncko Ba

Fatoumata D. Bah

Fatumata Bah

Chelsea L. Balk

Lara F. Bannister **

Kadeem Beckford

Malerie E. Belles **

Linden W. Bentinck

Thomas E. Berry

Alexandra B. Bielli

Lindsay L. Bortz

Barry D. Boynton

Drew R. Braun

Shane M. Breen

Amanda K. Brendel

Gianna M. Brigante ***

Zachary J. P. Britton

Andrew E. Brooks

Matthew J. Brown *

Tahjada S. Brown

Lauren R. Burch *

Sabrina A. Campbell

Roanna Canela

Lauren A. Capluzzi ***

Matthew J. Carney

Chleo C. Carr

Chloe C. Carr

Christina M. Caruso

Natasha Castano

Casey Cecere

Miranda Celestino ***

Brian Cepeda

Patrice R. Cheek *

Tomlloyd R. Childs

Lauren Cicero

Enya D. Cirillo ***

Awa D. Cisse

David A. Clemons

Dontay D. Cox *

Ashley P. Crane

Matthew Crane

Eric Cronert *

Malika A. Cufﬁe

Jeru M. Dade-Simpson

Durga Dahal **

Benjamin Dalmeida

Ashley M. Damico

Jensen A. Daniels ***

Titricia T. Dasher

Kayla M. Davidson ***

Brandon K. Davis

Davonte D. Davis

2021 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Tori A. Dawkins

Keiry D. Defrank †

Shayan Dehghani

Andrea’H De Jernett

Freddy R. De La Rosa

Devin M. Delmont

Drew E. Deren

Som Dhital

Kadiatou Diallo

Ryan J. Dinnocenzo

Tashana Dixon

Karl Dorcelian

Jennifer J. Duarte-Portillo

Latasha P. Dunbar

Jayron Z. Dunton

Lawrence F. Durski †

Nakia Earle

Aaron A. Ervin

Rebba D. Evans-Woods

Grace L. Farley

Samuel P. Feneziani

David Figueroa

Sara C. Flaherty ***

Erica L. Fleming **

Michael N. Forster

Raeanne Fredericks ***

Samantha E. Fruscione

Malanna J. Fuentes

Joshua A. Furlani

Cesar O. Galarza ***

Jean-Marie Galvam

Keanu P. Gamory

Brisa K. Garcia

Nyelah V. Gayle

Lauren N. Gensel

Bailey L. George

Tanner Ghosen

Matthew J. Gibbs

Niezja A. Gibbs

Austin C. Gifford

Joshua A. Gill

Karanveer S. Gill **

Travis J. Girard

Maria K. Glomb ***

Alzubair N. Gobah *

Brittany R. Goldson

Brionne M. Gottlieb

Juanita W. Grant

Justice Grant

Lashawnda Grant

Kameelah A. Green *

Christopher A. Grenzy

Thomas J. Grimaldi

Davita D. Grundy

Katherine A. Grzymala

Lauren M. Gulczewski

Janely P. Gumbs

Alphonsina Habiyambere *

Tori-Nicole D. Hackett

Adam W. Haentges **

Estefany J. Hall

Armoni E. Harper

Jada Y. Harrison

Dakota C. Harvey

David Hashimi

Alexander J. Hellert **

Tynasia Hendrix

Brianna A. Henry

Kamali Henry

Madison R. Hermida

Kyndal E. Hetzel

Stephon J. Hinds

Ryan D. House

Mu Htoo ***

Andrew R. Hulpiau

Gabrielle M. Ieraci *

Shakeena E. Jackson

Zachary M. Jacob **

Kevin Jalloh

Demba Jallow

Jaydan R. Janes

Matthew Jeffries

Colby Jerome

Bertha Johnson

Mac J. Johnson ***

Yu-Neek K. Johnson

Kevonna D. Jordan

Maurice L. Jordan

Luis A. Juarez

Maxeen Julien

Prem Kaﬂey

Brandon M. Kamholz

Kimberly M. Kane

N. F. N. Kanietahare

Julia A. Karabinas

Karisma Karim ***

Brett T. Kashuba

Shoe Kay

Lyndsey A. Kaznowski **

Alexander P. Kelley

Kayla M. Kennedy

Md R. Khan

Adam Z. Kiewe

Charliees N. King

Deandra C. King

Janelle G. King

Rickey L. King

Talib Kingwood

Julie M. Klein ***

Jania Knight

Christian J. Knightner

Marcel Kosmider †

Julianna O. M. Kraft ***

Kyle J. Krause

Larry C. Krueger II

John M. Kuschke **

Kenny Y. Lam

Karlisha A. Lamothe

Parinya Laokhukhan

Danielle E. Larsen ***

Derrick D. Lecounte

Jada N. Lee

Miranda L. Lefebvre

Cassandra A. Lenihan

Keishla J. Leon **

Rayven D. Lewis

Zelei Li

Ryan E. Lincourt

Abrahani H. Liranzo

Mary Lithiluxa

Sheryl L. Little *

Christopher D. Lonczak

Desire M. Lopez

Helen I. Lora

Joseph R. Lotempio

Reign Louis-Gene

Kayla J. Louisy

Allie M. Lucci

Robert P. Lukaszonas

Jazmin Lynch

Tymier Lyons

Scott Mackey

Nadem Mahabir

Anisa Mahmood **

Malunde S. Maiseke ***

Krisoyne Maitland

Bernadette R. Malcolm

Michael W. Mansﬁeld

Bronte L. Mantell

Michael P. Marinaccio

Alyssa M. Markowski ***

Lorin E. Marmion ***

Taylor A. Marquis

Yennifer Martinez Benedith

Eddie A. Mas

Courtney K. Massias

Zachariah Mayo

Hawa S. Mberwa

Glenford D. McCallum

Kaden P. McNamara

Meagen M. Mc Namee

Garrett Meegan

Ko Meh *

Oo Meh

Shomari K. Melhado

Crystal Mena

Taleea Mena

Elton Mensah-Selby

Faith V. Meyers ***

Tania Miah ***

Yanira J. Michaud

Adam J. Mikolajczyk

Kaitlin A. Milks

Erin E. Miller

Kendall E. Mills

Abby A. Miranda

Yadu R. Mishra **

Ensuf H. Mohammad

Mark J. Morgano ***

Antoinette D. L. Motley

Patrick Moyer

Brian P. Muehlbauer

Ervin Muminovic

Kayla A. Munford

Joshua A. Mungal

Catherine Munich **

Benjamin Murphy

Kailyn Muschaweck ** †

Mya Nash *

Johnathen T. Nelson

Anh T. Nguyen

Nancy Nguyen

So Nia

Dan Nugent

Christina J. Nunn *

Michael I. Nwachukwu

Ifunanya P. Nwokedi **

Joel D. Okine

Channce I. Olivacce

Sean P. O’Neill

Michael A. Orego **

Tierney J. O’Shea

Anuoluwapo D. Oyenola *

Kalp A. Patel

Adalis E. Paulino **

Ba Blut Paw **

Carrie A. Penepent *

Philip Perez *

Monte J. Perkins

Joshua M. Peterson

Lillian R. Pfeiffer *

James Q. Pham

Aaliyah C. Phillips

Jessica D. Pierce *

Wilanekah Pinder

Sydney M. Pittner ***

Aram Pogosyan

Nicholas J. Poleto

Leanne E. Poltowicz

Tek Powdyel

Damani Powell

Jared D. Powell

Joshua E. Johnson Pratcher

Zaria Prim

Samia Pritchard

Paul A. Privat

Kaylee Jo E. Przybysz

Anukul Rai

Claritza Reyes ***

Melisha P. Rhone

Kaylee A. Richard ***

William L. Richardson

Deondra S. Richens

Kyle A. Ricotta *

Kate E. Riniolo ***

Selina Roberson

Brian M. Roberts

Amber Y. Rodriguez

Dante A. Rodriguez

David M. Rodriguez **

Gabriel Rodriguez

Jonathan A. Rodriguez

Jose L. Rodriguez

Alyssa A. Rojas

Kalani M. Rollins

Lila M. Rollo ***

Nayka M. Rosado

Adarlyn Rosario

Travis T. Rosario

Kayla M. Rose

Miguel Rosso

Jada T. Royes

Rebecca N. Rozicki

Daniel R. Ruger

Maria S. Rumph

Casey M. Russ

2021 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Mikah J. Rutledge

Khalil Saadiq

Conner J. Saeli

Zachary S. Sajdak

Daniel Sakona

Nathanael D. Salmon

Tatiana M. Salvodon *

Victoria L. Sample

Thomas P. Sayles

Christopher P. Scanlon

Andrew J. Schalberg **

Sydney G. Schnaars

Charmaine D. Schulze ***

Jacob R. Schumacker **

Jennifer M. Schuster

Brittany J. Seabrook *

Jonathan C. Shaffer

Aseel Shaibi

Ali A. Shawish

Samantha A. Sherry

Jordan K. Short

Josue S. Sierra

Essence Simms

Victoria L. Singleton

Taylor A. Skieresz

Madison Skinner

Destiny U. Sligh

Cassandra Sloma

Casey A. Smalls

Timothy M. Smietana

Brianna R. Smith

Serena L. Smith

Amadu Sow

Ethan J. Special

Glen A. Spence

Cameran Z. Starkes

Sidney K. Stein

Erika M. Stevens

Tyler R. Stickels

Bradley J. Straw

Robert Stuff

Ni T. Sung *

Stacey S. Suriel *

Pittaya Surivong

Jenna Szopinski

Amanda N. F. Szymanski ***

Connor J. Tanevich

Samantha L. Tatarski **

Kevin Taylor

Gianna Teixeira

Alou Terera

Claire Termini

Ashley Thomas

Britny S. Thomas

Kyionna C. Thomas-Bradley

Netanya L. Thompson

Frank J. Torres

Jasiah G. Toussaint

Alyssa H. Townsend

Anthony D. Tulipane

Susu Tway

Megan M. Tweed

Lisa A. Unger

Deore M. Urena

Jonathan J. Valentin

Krystalynn J. Vargas

Julia K. Vasconez

Vadim Vasjonkin

Paw H. Wah

Andrew M. Walkowski

Gatlin J. Walters

Olivia Watson

Sydney L. Watters ***

Kaitlyn M. Wawrzyniak **

Jheon D. Webb

Meghan A. Wehner **

Zachary A. Wertz **

Ashley N. Wesolowski

Tyrese White

Benjamin Wilamowski ***

Nina T. Williams

Shania A. Williams

Tia L. Williams

Toni A. Williams

Mia I. Willis

Christopher M. Wojtowicz

Tiana Woods

Rosa J. Wooley **

Jamaal Works

Derrick A. Wright

Terrina J. Wright

Alexis R. Wyatt

Yolanda Wyatt

Katelynn D. Yanowiak

Armand Yao

Garrett T. Youker *

Brittney Younglove

Brendon Zack **

Jamie D. Zagarrigo

Nora L. Zagranichny **

Salah Zahran **

Rachel A. Zak

Cristina M. Zamora

Gregory A. Zielinski *

INDIVIDUALIZED STUDIES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

AUGUST 2020

Deborah E. Bonney

Nyshieka I. Cardoza

Lakeram Jairam

Taylor Jones

Quashawn Olds

Katelin A. Pericozzi

Jiovonni C. Peter

Michael J. Pollina

Cristina A. Puccia

Jennifer B. Rodriguez

Marlin A. Santana

Olamide E. Soda

Karina O. Stachowiak

Corrine Stanisclaus

Isael Tejada

Alissa M. Tulino

Alexis Ubiles

DECEMBER 2020

Fatumo K. Abukar

Epaphras Adu

Supo P. Aung

Sarah Billingham

Anderson Burgos

Lovenia Chead

Natalie P. Cieszynski

Stephanie Colas

Trevor A. D’Amico

Linay Daniels

Arva A. David

Sangam Dhungel

Nicole A. Diaz

Kimone M. Hall

Odessa E. Hunter

Ketrice Jean

Rushon S. John

Justuana Jordan

Mukesh Khadka

Jessica McNair

Vida Owusu

Richard E. Roberson

Nellie Sieh

Shawn D. Starks

Adam G. Wilk

Jared A. Wlodarczyk

JANUARY 2021

Michael A. Frazier

David L. Hall

Daniqua R. Humphrey

Eilis Johnson

Spencer A. Stewart

Maria A. Wieworka

MAY 2021

Lisa A. Addane

Myra H. Ahmed

Amer A. Alhassan

Lauryn G. Mundy Ashwood

Hillary P. W. Aumiller *

Josephine M. Avarello

Justin H. Boucher

Christina S. Brooks

Lara P. Buckley

Jade E. Calvin-Nau

Sam J. Caridi

Chassity Carrion

Seland H. Chaplin

Julie A. Cheman

Dedria S. Coleman

Matthew M. Cortijo

Cheyenne C. I. Demps

Jadelynn Diaz

Michael S. Digiacomo

Victoria Everett

Chris-Ashley L. Fogo

Nathalyn Freeman

Brianna M. Gawronski ***

Sarenity Gibbs †

Mariah Gladden

Amira D. Graham

Essence J. Gray

Zion T. Guzman Milton

Jammie Hatcher

Oleksandr A. Hawkins

Jhada D. Hutchinson

Janate M. Ingram

Lena Joseph

Devine J. Joseph-Benjamin

Paterne L. Katako

Dy-Asya D. Kebreau

Briana Kyei-Mensah

Franciesca LaFleche

Paul C. Landwehr *

Samuel T. Maddox *

Katherine N. Manna

Taylor A. March

Dairyona C. Mitchell

Ashleigh Mohammed

Damian Mora

Kimberly A. Mossburg

Tarra A. Naeher

Maria A. Nickens

Racheal A. Nyarko

Jaquoria D. Oliver

Atheena N. Padmore

Elijah K. Person

Nicolette L. Peters

Kevin Prum

Ashley A. Rackley *

Nareleen Ramirez

Elliott J. Repka

Meghan E. Shaffer ***

Clarence E. Shepard

Naeemah H. C. Wilson Simmons

Daniel K. Somuah

Tasnesshade T. Stone

Tywana T. Thomas

Katie Willis

Hamdi Yakub

MURIEL A. HOWARD HONORS

PROGRAM GRADUATES

Alexis

A. Abramo ***

Genna R. Baldassarre *

Kirsten N. Brady ***

Lauren R. Burch *

Melissa A. Camp ***

Chloe C. Carr

Thomas P. Carr **

Evan M. Cody ***

Lauren R. Cox ***

Brianna M. Gawronski ***

Kyle R. Glenn *

Kelly E. Glowny ***

Ashlea P. Green ***

Alexander J. Hellert **

Kira L. Herkey ***

Mu Htoo ***

Julianna O. M. Kraft ***

Amelia R. Liuzzi ***

2021 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Faith V. Meyers ***

Sabina H. Mogavero ***

Ifunanya P. Nwokedi **

Sophia C. Osmond ***

Ba Blut Paw **

Meghan L. Putman

Kate E. Riniolo ***

Tatiana M. Salvodon *

Victoria L. Sample

Michele L. Schultz ***

Andrew C. Sisson ***

Amanda N. F. Szymanski ***

Rosa J. Wooley **

DEAN’S HONORS

PROGRAM GRADUATES

Kimberly Adames *

Ismail M. Ali

Madeline S. Amoamah

Shelbymarie Amos *

Keyona K. Bellony **

Liberty S. Darr ***

Davonte D. Davis

Shannon M. Denz *

Megan E. Evers

Mariah J. Faulkner *

Karly A. Glowny **

Maya L. Gooding ***

Adam W. Haentges **

Teddi J. Hastreiter ***

Elsie M. Herold **

Kaniya C. Hines

Hannah N. Hoebener ***

Emmitt J. Horvatits **

Ryan J. Huard

Dawn A. Jones

Julie M. Klein ***

Marcel Kosmider †

Lauren A. Krug **

Samantha L. Kurdziel *

Julianna M. Lashomb **

Cassandra L. Lewandowski ***

Jayde A. Lucas **

Anisa Mahmood **

Katherine N. Manna

Madeline T. Mcintyre **

Gabriella J. McKinley ***

Gracie F. McNamara **

Taylor M. Morris ***

Catherine Munich **

Jessica E. Nowak

Shenese K. Patterson *

Ashley A. Rackley *

Sheana Ramcharan ***

David M. Rodriguez **

Peter A. Salamone *

Alyssa M. Smolinski ***

Michaela C. Sugg *

Oneika S. Webb ***

Gillian P. Worrall **

ROSS B. KENZIE

FAMILY PRESIDENTIAL

SCHOLARSHIP GRADUATES

Madeline S. Amoamah

Clarimar Galarza ***

Ashlea P. Green ***

Dawn A. Jones

Sheana Ramcharan ***

David M. Rodriguez **

Rosa J. Wooley **

RESERVE OFFICERS’

TRAINING CORPS

GRADUATE

Tori-Nicole D. Hackett

List compiled April 1, 2021. May 2021

graduate listings are based on successful

completion of courses in progress. Honors

notations are anticipated based on successful

completion of courses in progress and

maintenance of current cumulative grade

point average.

*** summa cum laude

** magna cum laude

* cum laude

† dual degree

2021 BACCALAUREATE AWARDS

ANTHROPOLOGY

Zoe A. Greenberg

Collins/Tomashevich Award

Amelia R. Liuzzi

Lewis Henry Morgan Award

Sheana Ramcharan

David Vernon Bullough Memorial Award

ART AND DESIGN

Jennifer G. Alvarez

Richard Kaltenbach Art Education

Graduate Student Scholarship (2020)

Natalie Anthone

Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio

Award (2020)

Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award

John J. Jauquet Student Award for

Creative Excellence (2019)

Madeline T. Brown

Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Award

(2019)

Dean’s Creative Associates Award (2019)

Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award (2019, 2020)

Bruce Elliott Award (2019)

Fine Arts Student Award (2019, 2020)

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2020)

Connor Chadderdon

Fine Arts Student Award (2019)

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2020)

Robert C. and Marilyn Wilson Painting

Scholarship (2020)

Lauren R. Cox

Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio

Award (2020)

Samantha D. De Leon

Ignite IESNA Buffalo Section Lighting

Design Scholarship (2019)

Kevin Dong

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2020)

Clarimar Galarza

Anthony and Mary Hubbard Caccamo Art

Education Scholarship (2020)

Barbara L. Czurles-Nelson and Donald J.

Nelson Scholarship in Art Education (2020)

Dean’s Creative Associates Award

Barbara Schillawski Mautz Art Education

Scholarship (2019, 2020)

Sylvia L. Rosen Award for Excellence in

Ceramics (2020)

Kaitlynn M. Grevell

Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Award

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2020)

Jennifer N. Hanson

Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Award

Barbara L. Czurles-Nelson and Donald J.

Nelson Scholarship in Fine Arts (2019)

Fine Arts Student Award (2019)

Ruth M. Flock Award

Jenna B. Huntington

Barbara Schillawski Mautz Art Education

Scholarship (2020)

Krystina S. Kagan

Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio

Award (2020)

Barbara L. Czurles-Nelson and Donald J.

Nelson Scholarship in Design (2020)

Dean’s Creative Associates Award (2020)

Fine Arts Student Award (2020)

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2020)

Johnathan E. Kegler

Dean’s Creative Associates Award

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2018)

Madeline T. McIntyre

Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award

Ignite IESNA Buffalo Section Lighting

Design Scholarship (2019)

Laurie McMurray

Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award

John J. Jauquet Student Award for Creative

Excellence (2020)

Sabina H. Mogavero

Anthony and Mary Hubbard Caccamo Art

Education Scholarship (2019)

Stanley A. Czurles Award for Excellence in

Art Education

Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award (2020)

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2019)

Barbara Schillawski Mautz Art Education

Scholarship (2017, 2018)

Brian C. Moore

Ignite IESNA Buffalo Section Lighting

Design Scholarship (2019)

Nicole M. Ovak

Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Award

(2020)

Dean’s Creative Associates Award (2020)

Julia R. Pacer

Dr. Harry and Lorraine Ausprich Endowed

Scholarship (2019)

Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award (2020)

Bruce Elliott Award (2019)

2021 BACCALAUREATE AWARDS

Sabrina R. Parsons

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2019)

Sylvia Garofalo Miller ’43 Art Student Award

Gertrude Angert Victor Art Education

Scholarship (2020)

Andrew J. Peek

Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Award

(2019)

Dean’s Award for Excellence

Dean’s Creative Associates Award (2019)

Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award (2020)

Sanford Nusbaum Award (2020)

Alain Pierre-Lys

John J. Jauquet Student Award for Creative

Excellence (2019)

Joseph A. Savastano

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2020)

Miranda R. Schiller

John J. Jauquet Student Award for Creative

Excellence

Stephen J. Shackelford

Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Award

(2019)

Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award (2018)

John J. Jauquet Student Award for Creative

Excellence (2018)

Riveting Creativity Award for Metals/Jewelry

(2020)

Caspar M. Snyder

Dean’s Creative Associates Award (2018)

Hyatt’s Award for Excellence (2018)

Caitlin E. Waldron

Dean’s Entrepreneurship Award (2020)

Anna M. Wilson

Barbara L. Czurles-Nelson and Donald J.

Nelson Scholarship in Interior Design (2019)

Ignite IESNA Buffalo Section Lighting

Design Scholarship (2019)

ARTS AND LETTERS

Salvatore Giangreco-Marotta

Arts and Letters Dean’s Award

BIOLOGY

Nneoma Anyaso

David Vernon Bullough Memorial Award to

an Outstanding Biology Senior

Khalil A. Malcolm

Honors in Biology

Kalina A. Rice

Honors in Biology (2020)

David Vernon Bullough Memorial Award to

an Outstanding Biology Senior

Brianna L. Saylor

William C. Scheﬂer Memorial Award for

Excellence in Biometrics

BUSINESS

Michael J. Gambino

Outstanding Student in the Business

Department—Management Concentration

Danielle E. Larsen

Outstanding Student in the Business

Administration Program

Kyle A. Ricotta

Outstanding Student in the Business

Department—Marketing Concentration

Amadu Sow

Business Department Intern of the Year

CHEMISTRY

Dakotah M. Caughill

American Chemical Society Distinguished

Student Award

Margaret Dupre Memorial Award (2019)

Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society (2020, 2021)

Nicholas Jonmaire Forensic Chemistry Award

Constance Milliner Outstanding Service

Award

Outstanding Performance in CHE 301

Award (2020)

Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society

Sarah C. D’Amico

American Chemical Society Undergraduate

Analytical Award (2019)

Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society (2020, 2021)

Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society (2020)

Mahmuda Rahman

American Chemical Society Distinguished

Student Award

American Chemical Society Organic

Chemistry Award

American Chemical Society Undergraduate

Award in Physical Chemistry

American Institute of Chemists Award

Saul Barron Memorial Award

Dr. Richard Chrzanowski Analytical Award

(2020)

Margaret Dupre Memorial Award (2020)

Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society (2020, 2021)

Minority Student Award (2019, 2021)

Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society

Edward M. Schulman Memorial Award

(2020, 2021)

Noel Simmons Memorial Award (2020)

Dr. Surjit Singh Memorial Physical

Chemistry Award

Sheana Ramcharan

American Chemical Society Undergraduate

Analytical Award (2020)

Gillian P. Worrall

Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society

Linus Pauling Award (2020)

Dr. David Starks Memorial Award

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT

Lauryn G. Mundy Ashwood

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Neighborhood Advocate (2020)

Gianna M. Brigante

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Neighborhood Advocate

Kimberly G. Buehlmann

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Community Supporter (2020)

Matthew Crane

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Neighborhood Advocate (2020)

Justin G. Glose

Outstanding Service-Learning Student

Hannah E. Kalmeyer

Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow

(2020)

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Neighborhood Advocate

Courney K. Massias

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Community Supporter

Elliot J. Repka

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Community Supporter (2020)

Georgia Shaw

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Community Supporter (2020)

COMMUNICATION

Ayanna S. Anderson

Outstanding Senior in Media Production

Evan J. Atkins

Outstanding Senior in Public Relations and

Advertising

Jake A. Broffman

Outstanding Senior in Public Relations and

Advertising

Liberty S. Darr

Outstanding Senior in Journalism

Alexis M. Graham

Outstanding Senior in Media Production

Katelyn T. Kardaman

Outstanding Senior in Communication

Studies

Ryan M. Kirkpatrick

Outstanding Senior in Communication

Studies

Samantha L. Pangborn

Dean’s Award for Excellence in

Communication

COMPUTER INFORMATION

SYSTEMS

Yousef N. Abdulrahman

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Ismail M. Ali

Ron Brown ITEC Scholarship Award (2020)

Mohammed A. Alzuwayyid

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Michael Balon

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Casey Cecere

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Durga Dahal

Ron Brown ITEC Scholarship Award (2020)

Abigail R. Evans

USB Excellence in Computer Information

Systems Award

Mac J. Johnson

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

2021 BACCALAUREATE AWARDS

Saddam Khan

Robert A. Clark Scholarship (2020)

Joshua Kujawinski

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Malunde S. Maiseke

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Eddie A. Mas

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Aldo M. Mazariegos De Leon

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Ezana E. Tefera

USB Excellence in Computer Information

Systems Award (2020)

Michael Tona

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Oneika S. Webb

Ron Brown ITEC Scholarship Award (2020)

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Nicholas J. Weiser

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

Zhengli Zhu

Ron Brown ITEC Scholarship Award (2018)

Excellence in Computer Information Systems

Award

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Victoria L. Sample

Donald J. Grifﬁn Memorial Award

Kyionna C. Thomas-Bradley

Looseleaf Law Certiﬁcate of Recognition

Award

Julia K. Vasconez

Criminal Justice Faculty Certiﬁcate of Merit

EARTH SCIENCES AND SCIENCE

EDUCATION

Genna R. Baldassarre

The David Vernon Bullough Memorial

Award for Academic Excellence

Gerald C. Harlach

The Carl Seyfert Memorial Award for Geology

Matthew Rayburg

The Irving Tesmer Award for Excellence in

Geology

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

Troy C. Button

Vernon Bullough Award

Genevieve B. Kraft

Outstanding Student Award

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

PROGRAM

Karisma Karim

Buffalo State College Alumni Association

Award

Ko Meh

Arthur O. Eve Distinguished Student

Achievement Award

Tania Miah

Buffalo State College Alumni Association

Award

ShyTimber J. Mitchum

Theresa A. Shepard Advocacy Award

Naheema H. C. Wilson Simmons

Martha Pierce Student Recognition Award

Desiray S. Slaughter

Educational Opportunity Program Director’s

Award

EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE

INITIATIVES

Marc D. Adams

Buffalo Urban Teacher Diversity Pipeline

Residency Undergraduate Program

Scholarship

(September 2019–January 2021)

Career and Technical Education Major

Josephine M. Avarello

Buffalo Urban Teacher Diversity Pipeline

Residency Undergraduate Program

Scholarship

(September 2019–May 2021)

Individualized Studies Major

Dedria S. Coleman

Buffalo Urban Teacher Diversity Pipeline

Residency Undergraduate Program

Scholarship

(September 2019–May 2021)

Individualized Studies Major

Naeemah H. C. Wilson Simmons

Buffalo Urban Teacher Diversity Pipeline

Residency Undergraduate Program

Scholarship

(September 2019–May 2021)

Individualized Studies Major

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Lara F. Bannister

Epsilon Pi Tau International Honor Society

for Professions in Technology (2019)

Daniel Sakona

Epsilon Pi Tau International Honor Society

for Professions in Technology (2018)

Glenn O. Sallack Scholarship (2019)

ENGLISH

Hannah J. Bachwitz

Excellence in Writing Award

Elizabeth J. Croop

Excellence in English Award

Danae B. Floyd

Excellence in English Education Award

Lindsey C. Supparits

Excellence in English Education Award

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION

Ashley R. Bohne

Gustave and Geraldine Werner

Undergraduate Award (2019–2020)

Megan E. Buseck

Horace Mann Scholarship for Exceptional

Education Students (2020–2021)

Paul Thoms Council for Exceptional

Children Membership Scholarship (2019)

Gustave and Geraldine Werner Undergraduate

Award (2018–2019)

Kelly L. Gandt

Dorothea and Mildred Seegler Endowed

Scholarship Award (2018–2019)

Jesse E. Govola-Geritz

Dr. Bernard Yormak Award for Outstanding

Undergraduate Student in Exceptional

Education (2020)

Madison E. O’Brien

Dorothea and Mildred Seegler Endowed

Scholarship Award (Mildred) (2020–2021)

Paul Thoms Council for Exceptional

Children Membership Scholarship (2019)

Kyla Pecora

Horace Mann Award for Outstanding

Undergraduate Student in Exceptional

Education (2020)

Horace Mann Endowment for Exceptional

Education Scholarship (2020–2021)

Horace Mann Scholarship for Exceptional

Education Students (2019–2020)

Lara M. Reece

Paul Thoms Council for Exceptional

Children Membership Scholarship (2019)

Gustave and Geraldine Werner

Undergraduate Award (2020–2021)

FASHION AND TEXTILE

TECHNOLOGY

Enya D. Cirillo

Epsilon Pi Tau International Honor Society

for Professions in Technology (2019)

Cassidy J. Demons

$7,500 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund

(2020)

Drew E. Deren

Epsilon Pi Tau International Honor Society

for Professions in Technology (2019)

Brisa K. Garcia

Marion Thomas Swenson ’39 Scholarship

(2020)

Shakeena E. Jackson

Runway 14 Best Use of Color

Adeline B. Kijsiravej

Epsilon Pi Tau International Honor Society

for Professions in Technology (2019)

Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor

Society in Family and Consumer Studies

(2019)

Julie M. Klein

Epsilon Pi Tau International Honor Society

for Professions in Technology (2018)

Elaine Polvinen Endowed Scholarship (2019)

Runway 13 Best Use of Color (2020)

Runway 13 Third Place Senior Designer

(2020)

Marcel Kosmider

Runway 14 First Place Senior Designer

Cassandra A. Lenihan

Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor

Society in Family and Consumer Studies

(2018)

Rayven D. Lewis

National Retail Federation Student

Ambassador Scholarship (2020)

2021 BACCALAUREATE AWARDS

Taylor Michalski

Eastman Foundation Scholarship (2020)

Bernadette R. Malcolm

Runway 14 Third Place Senior Designer

Taylor A. Skieresz

Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor

Society in Family and Consumer Studies

(2019)

GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING

Anthony L. Capizzi

Katheryne T. Whittemore Award for

Outstanding Graduate in Geography and

Planning

Jennifer N. Hanson

Geography Intern of the Year (2020)

Katheryne T. Whittemore Award for

Outstanding Graduate in Geography and

Planning

Kevin M. Harper

National Center for Geographic Education

Excellence of Scholarship Award (Geography)

Ryan R. Jasinski

Geography and Planning Chair’s Discretionary

Award

Nicholas Ruth

Western New York American Planning

Association Student Merit Award

Victoria L. Sample

David Bullough Memorial Award for

Academic Excellence

HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND

DIETETICS

Emily A. Lewis

Coast Guard Foundation Scholarship

(2016–2021)

Folds of Honor Scholarship (2018–2021)

Heroes Legacy Scholarship (2017–2021)

Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor

Society (2019–2021)

HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES

EDUCATION

Delilah L. Abraham

Bernard and Nancy Belfer Scholarship Award

(2020)

Brandon S. Adkins

Donald D. and Barbara J. Leopard Memorial

Scholarship Fund Award (2019)

Calista M. LeGault

G. Allen McFarren Award for Excellence in

Student Teaching

Taylor M. Morris

Kathleen Mallea Award for Excellence in

Social Studies Education (2020)

Peterson Scholarship (2017–2021)

Kevin Shea Memorial Scholarship Fund

(2019)

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM

Benjamin Dalmeida

Hospitality and Tourism Department Award

Michael A. Ferraro

Hospitality and Tourism Campus House

Members Award

Julianna O. M. Kraft

Hospitality and Tourism Department Chair’s

Award

Wilanekah Pinder

Hospitality and Tourism Campus House

Members Award

Sydney L. Watters

Hospitality and Tourism Department Award

Benjamin Wilamowski

Hospitality and Tourism Department Chair’s

Award

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Alexis R. Andres

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Mallerie E. Belles

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete

Carli N. Bogue

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete

Alexandra Bone

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Gianna M. Brigante

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2020, 2021)

Samantha Burlow

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete

Troy C. Button

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Melissa A. Camp

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Lawrence F. Durski

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2020, 2021)

Brianna M. Gawronski

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Kira L. Herkey

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Kaniya C. Hines

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

David Lauer

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Anisa Mahmood

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2020, 2021)

Kendall E. Mills

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Julia N. Moore

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Jessica E. Nowak

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Zachary S. Sajdak

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Paul N. Tonic

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Anthony D. Tulipane

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Sydney L. Watters

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Brendon Zack

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

Connor A. Zak

Buffalo State Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020,

2021)

MATHEMATICS

Michael D. Capestrani

Calculus Award in (Fall 2018,

Spring 2019)

Douglas R. King Award

Tiffany A. Howe

Mabel D. Montgomery Award

Abigail C. Webb

Achievement in Mathematics Award

(2019, 2020)

Calculus Award (Spring 2018, Fall 2018)

Ruth E. Heintz Award

MODERN AND CLASSICAL

LANGUAGES

Keiry D. Defrank

National Nu Iota Chapter Sigma Delta Pi

Honor Society

Genesis Laboy

Professor Arthur L. Bradford Scholarship

(2020)

International English Honor Society, Sigma

Tau Delta (2017)

National Nu Iota Chapter Sigma Delta Pi

Honor Society (2019)

Psychology Honor Society, Psi Chi (2017)

Transfer Student Honor Society, Tau Sigma

(2019)

Emily A. Lewis

Arts and Humanities Dean’s Award for

Excellence in Foreign Language

Coast Guard Foundation Scholarship

(2016–2021)

Folds of Honor Scholarship (2018–2021)

Heroes Legacy Scholarship (2017–2021)

National Nu Iota Chapter Sigma Delta Pi

Honor Society (2021)

Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor

Society (2019–2021)

Giuliana L. Nojaim

Ernest Falbo Foreign Language Award

National Nu Iota Chapter Sigma Delta Pi

Honor Society

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member

(2017–2018)

Charles Stewart Scholarship (2016–2021)

2021 BACCALAUREATE AWARDS

MUSIC

Kirsten N. Brady

Lenore Rollett-Wright Award

Amanda L. Ruiz

Music Department Dean’s Award

PHILOSOPHY

Thomas P. Carr

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Philosophy

Outstanding Major in Philosophy

Teddi J. Hastreiter

Victor H. Balowitz Scholarship Prize

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Siti Khadijah B. Abdul Salam

Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

Special Political Science Award

Kyle J. Gruber

Raymond P. Stone Memorial Award

Jayde Ashanti Lucas

David Bullough Memorial Award

Isabella Moo

David Bullough Memorial Award

Coltrane J. Plaia

Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

Elizabeth M. Rakowski

Outstanding Student in Political Science

Award

PSYCHOLOGY

Hannah N. Hoebener

Dr. Esther McGinnis Award for Exemplary

Academic Achievement in Psychology

Hannah E. Kalmeyer

Dr. Jack Morganti Award for Excellence in

Service

Cassandra L. Lewandowski

David Vernon Bullough Outstanding Senior

in Psychology Award

SOCIAL WORK

Laureen H. Alger

Excellence in Social Work Award

Lauren A. Capluzzi

Excellence in Social Work Award

Miranda Celestino

Excellence in Social Work Award

Ashley P. Crane

Excellence in Social Work Award

Raeanne Fredericks

Excellence in Social Work Award

Social Work Intern of the Year

Samantha E. Fruscione

Excellence in Social Work Award

Cesar O. Galarza

Excellence in Social Work Award

Maria K. Glomb

Excellence in Social Work Award

Katherine A. Grzymala

Excellence in Social Work Award

Mu Htoo

Excellence in Social Work Award

Kimberly M. Kane

Excellence in Social Work Award

Karisma Karim

Excellence in Social Work Award

Tania Miah

Excellence in Social Work Award

Ensuf H. Mohammed

Excellence in Social Work Award

Ba Blut Paw

Excellence in Social Work Award

Sydney M. Pittner

Excellence in Social Work Award

Claritza Reyes

Excellence in Social Work Award

Lila M. Rollo

National Association of Social Work BSW

Student Award

Casey M. Russ

Excellence in Social Work Award

Charmaine D. Schulze

Excellence in Social Work Award

Cristina M. Zamora

Excellence in Social Work Award

SOCIOLOGY

Maya J. Jacob

David Bullough Memorial Scholarship Award

in Sociology

Shenese K. Patterson

Gary Welborn Service Award

Alysa T. Urbanczyk

Conrad Vogler Award

Rennel I. Williams

Neumann Clement Award

SPEECH-LANGUAGE

PATHOLOGY

Crystal Mena

Laura Ann Wells Memorial Scholarship

(2020)

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Hannah E. Kalmeyer

Minnie and Joe Engel Student Humanitarian

Award

Phillip Santa Maria Student Humanitarian

Award

Renae C. Marten

Mildred Keller Campbell Student Leadership

Award

TELEVISION AND FILM ARTS

Alexis A. Abramo

Arts and Humanities Dean’s Award

THEATER

Mariah J. Faulkner

Mina S. Goossen Award for Excellence in Theater

Horace Mann Theater Arts Student

Scholarship (2020)

McCarthy-Eskew Scholarship for Theater

Production (January 2020, May 2020)

Salvatore Giangreco-Marotta

National Honor Society for Dance Arts (2020)

Lucille and Jack Yellen Scholarship for Dance

(2020)

Corey R. Gorski

Alpha Psi Omega (2019)

Michael Dominico Jr. Performing Arts Award

Horace Mann Theater Arts Student

Scholarship (January 2020, May 2020)

Amber C. Greer

Alpha Psi Omega (2019)

Michael Dominico Jr. Performing Arts Award

(2020)

Malik T. Jones

Marie Dellas Creative Achievement Award

Jennifer A. Kiener

Lucille and Jack Yellen Scholarship for Dance

(2020)

Gabriella J. McKinley

Alpha Psi Omega (2019)

Dean’s Award

Dr. Joseph A. Grande and Marguerite R.

Grande Theater Scholarship (2020)

Horace Mann Theater Arts Student

Scholarship (2020)

Donald Savage Scholarship for Actors of

Promise (2018)

Elijah K. Person

Outstanding Dance Student Dance Minor,

ALT Major

Lucille and Jack Yellen Scholarship in Dance

Yenessa L. Rodriguez

Dr. Joseph A. Grande and Marguerite R.

Grande Theater Scholarship

Terence McDonald Theater Scholarship

(2020)

Halena L. Torres

Horace Mann Theater Arts Student

Scholarship (2020)

WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES

INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIT

Shenese K. Patterson

Women and Gender Studies Graduating

Senior Award

Awards listed were granted in 2021 unless

otherwise noted.

2021 CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND

HUMANITIES

MASTER OF ARTS

AUGUST 2020

Nicole Alvarado

Melissa A. Amundsen

Tamia Anaya

Clara L. Bailin

Rachel M. Childers

Anna R. Ersenkal

Nicole A. Flam

Perrine A. M. Le Saux

Elizabeth O. Sjoblom

Grace Walters

DECEMBER 2020

Christina Housler

Christopher T. Nightengale

MAY 2021

Brooke E. Christopher

Brendan McCabe

Brittany P. Michalek

Brittani Mroz

Laura Lee Tingley

Julio M. Valentin

AUGUST 2021

Anita Dey

Stephanie A. Guidera

Heather B. Hodge

Rio D. Lopez

Christine M. Manwiller

Elena M. Mars

Barbara A. Nosek

Nicole M. Schmidt

Allison Slenker

Colleen L. Watkins

MASTER OF MUSIC

AUGUST 2020

Angela L. Carriero

Rose T. Couchon

Marissa L. DeVoe

Brianna M. Jenkins

Kristine C. Murnieks

Danielle Murray

Mitchell R. Tellerday

Stacey Yazo

Elizabeth Zehr

DECEMBER 2020

Ellen Aroune

Monica Huntz

Austin Matson

AUGUST 2021

Ruth H. Gifford

MASTER OF SCIENCE

AUGUST 2020

Atiana L. German

Mariela Mejias

MAY 2021

Evelyn Ezquerro

Jennifer M. Haun

Elizabeth Ogundeko

Chasity S. VanEvery

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN

EDUCATION

DECEMBER 2020

Petrina M. Scaglione

JANUARY 2021

Philip S. Peluso

MAY 2021

Andrew Alterio

Jaime R. Annarino

AUGUST 2021

Ja’Quona Renfro

CERTIFICATE OF

ADVANCED STUDY

AUGUST 2020

Nicole Alvarado

Melissa A. Amundsen

Tamia Anaya

Clara L. Bailin

Rachel M. Childers

Anna R. Ersenkal

Perrine A. M. Le Saux

Elizabeth O. Sjoblom

Grace Walters

AUGUST 2021

Anita Dey

Stephanie A. Guidera

Heather B. Hodge

Rio D. Lopez

Christine M. Manwiller

Elena M. Mars

Barbara A. Nosek

Nicole M. Schmidt

Allison Slenker

Colleen Lynn Watkins

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE

AUGUST 2020

Munirah A. Ali

Gregory D. Garrett Jr.

DECEMBER 2020

Emily T. Callaghan

Rachel D. Ciszewski

Liam V. Doherty

Jeffery L. Dugan

Jessica L. Martin

Stephanie L. Ross

Christian Wheatley

MAY 2021

Tyler Alimonti

Corey L. Gasparini

Tracie L. Groves

Matthew R. Jarembek

Lauren Maynard

Margaret M. Mitchell

Rebecca C. Moshier

Kimberley M. Stahl

Cynthia Travers

AUGUST 2021

Melissa M. Eloff

Laurie McGuire

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN

EDUCATION

AUGUST 2020

Kara Andrews

Tori N. Aronica

Emily C. Baker

Kimberly M. Beaton

Elaina M. Blenk

Makeesha C. Booker

Lauren K. Buchholz

Anthony J. Buono

Elizabeth A. Burgess

Kali C. Compise

Carmen DeAngelo

Amanda J. Doster

Roberta A. Duffy

Wynter E. Dumont

Samantha Duttry

Christine J. Garas

Gina M. Hall

Meaghan A. Hayes

Alexandra Hoegel

Steven J. Hummel

Ryanne G. Kaminski

Danielle M. Kelly

Kathryn Layer

Gabriel J. Lewis

Brittany L. Miller

Amanda Pepe

Gwyneth A. Powers

Jenna M. Reinard

Kimberly J. Reynolds

Danielle A. Romanini

Jessica Safe

Katlin N. Smith

Kaylee Sumeriski

Angela M. Syracuse

Yordan Y. Tachev

Scott W. Tinney

Tabitha Torres

Amy N. Wheeler

Breann M. Zabawa

DECEMBER 2020

Amber A. Amato

Ann C. Beyer

Kimberly A. Bing

Sarah M. Braun

Shatie K. Brown

Gabrielle C. Burke

Jeffrey D. Cifelli

Michael T. Cook

Shiyu Cui

Natalee G. Culbert

Richard J. Davila

Michael Doscher

Peter Flanagan

Jacquelyn K. Golanka-Wittcop

Yuqiao Gong

Hayley A. Gonzalez

Emily N. Hannel

Justin J. Herkey

Alysia J. Holtz

Katheryn Jean-Baptiste

Danielle J. Kabel

Alexandra R. Kenyon

Karen Kreppenneck

Jeness Legters

Emily A. Lehner

Kayla M. Lewandowski

Amanda L. Long

Kaixin Ma

Marissa A. Marfurt

Shannon M. McCooey

Colette S. McDonald

Hannah M. Mosher

Alexandria Motz

Madalyn R. Mueller

Patrick J. Mulcaire

Dominique M. Murawski

Andrea Navis

Julia N. O’Connor

Laura E. Opalinski

Alexandria M. Pace

Brianna E. Price

Kayla R. Pyc

Elizabeth R. Santacrose

Carlie E. Scime

Yutong Shao

Janeen R. Sullivan

Lauren E. Supples

Gina M. Szczodrowski

Joy Thompson

Rebecca E. Tintor

Siqi Wang

Daniel R. Wendt

Sarah M. Weyman

Barrett D. Whitmore

2021 CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES

Colleen T. Wilkie

Donna L. Wilson

Khyvana Q. Wilson-Dowell

Grace M. Wisner

Han Zhang

Ziteng Zhao

JANUARY 2021

Abigail A. Vivian

MAY 2021

Kayla M. Abramowski

James D. Bachman

Kayla B. Ballard

Anna G. Bargnesi

Kristen Baumgartner

Angela J. Bieger

Emma Bowitch

Damien S. Boyd

Brianna Browne

Izeal Bullock

Alexis M. Caci

Mikayla N. Capestrani

Kaitlyn Cichocki

Rachel L. Cirocco

Onnika Clarey

Renee E. Copperthite

Samantha M. Cottrell

Whitney L. Coventry

Kelsi M. Curran

Teresa Donisi

Allison M. Eckstein

Angela S. Ferrentino

Joseph C. Fisher

Cynthia E. Ford

Kristina L. Frausto

Kaitlyn D. Good

Joshua Goodman

Allison M. Gunkler

Sarah Halpin

Ebone J. Hennings

Kara M. Hinkley

Kylene Holmes

Selina B. C. Iozzo

Nicole M. Jaszczak

Alyssa M. Klaffka

Peng Liu

Katie Manges

Myles E. Marshall

Anthony J. Martorana

Gabriella S. Mas

Julie A. Mayer

Morgan T. Miecznikowski

Taylor C. Miller

Rebecca Moran

Jenelle M. Nyitrai

Brianna R. Oryszak

Dylah M. Pantlin

Kittiya Pichejkulbordee

Stephen M. Piotrowski

Morgan M. Pulliam

Jenna L. Rivera

Emma E. Ruggiero

Silvana R. M. Salomone

John D. Sanchez Lopez

Anna L. Smolka

Alissa K. Snyder

Samuel T. Stirk

Nicole E. Strawder

Jessica J. Szabo

Julia L. Taboni

Pepper E. O. Thomas

Katie T. Tobia

Wilmary A. Torres

Alexis M. Trice

Amber N. Wagstaff

Leanne Wills

Melissa A. Zakrajsek

Tingting Zhang

AUGUST 2021

Miranda A. Aikin

Bethany M. Bregy

Kristy P. Canales Padilla

Madison E. Coburn

Angela Curto

April L. Czarniak

Michelle Dachs

Victoria D. D’Amaro

Taylor J. DiNieri

Jason M. Fitzner

Kimberly A. Grazen

Julia H. Helfman

Samantha C. Herrmann

Liam J. Kelly

Ji Kang Kim

Brianna E. King

Kelsey R. Martin

Marissa N. Mergler

Shannon Meyers

Danielle M. Milbrand

Madeline A. Mitchell

Lindsey T. Moskal

Heather M. Neuburger

Samantha M. Pellicano

Julia C. Reesor

Cailin B. Regan

Elizabeth G. Rich

Lauren M. Roetzer

Janessa N. Sheridan

Melanie A. Smits

Erica A. Stoeckl

Rebecca M. Thrush

Phyllis A. Walker

Brianna M. Ware

Domonique J. Whitted

Monica R. Young

CERTIFICATE OF

ADVANCED STUDY

AUGUST 2020

Christina E. Boody

Emilyrose Conforti

Maria L. Defeo

Coral Gama

Hannah T. Kinz

Bree N. Knight

Christopher J. Quail

Molly E. Rutter

DECEMBER 2020

Jessica Belous

Lisa A. Putrelo

Montaha N. Uddin

JANUARY 2021

Kayla R. Pyc

MAY 2021

Amanda M. DiRe

Mary E. Fial

Callie E. Georger

Claribel Gonzalez

Rose L. Kowalski

Heidi L. Lipka

Michael J. Lobuzzetta

Erin E. Myers

Sara F. Qureshi

Lawrence J. Ramos Miranda

Melissa J. Sullivan

Brittney L. VanGorden

AUGUST 2021

Kristy P. Canales Padilla

Madison E. Coburn

Ji Kang Kim

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

DECEMBER 2020

Abby C. Bardanis

Jonathan A. Cruz Colon

Jorge Degro Jr.

Danielle D. Gates

Dinorah Morales-Cruz

Betzayda Rivera

Stephanie J. Stoll

Tabitha Torres

MAY 2021

Anna R. Campbell

Maressa W. Claudio

Ashley M. Colon

Eleanor M. Coonce

Shelly A. Inniss-Jackson

William E. Langer

Karina Loera Barcenas

Donna M. Nowak

Emil A. Rivera

Ericka L. Rivera

Sharellee Rosario Rondon

John D. Sanchez Lopez

Kimberley M. Stahl

Cynthia Travers

SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND

SOCIAL SCIENCES

MASTER OF ARTS

AUGUST 2020

Benjamin Szczygiel

Alexa R. Templeton

Lin Wang

DECEMBER 2020

Isabelle C. Bateson-Brown

Carla A. Feller

Evan B. Kennedy

Olivia A. Weixlmann

Robert F. White

Daniel Zielinski

JANUARY 2021

Ashtin O. Ashbrook

Jonathan C. Meyers

MAY 2021

Marc Arthur L. Barthelemy

Clarence Jacob Boatman

Katie L. Bryant

Shiva Czuba

Sarah G. Drozda

Madeline B. Friedler

Anthony E. Gil

Victoire-Grace D. Karambizi

Kirsten L. Krug

Yuchao Li

Mitchell B. Moore

Brett A. Seese

Cohen A. Sulzbach

Lyle C. Wagner

Anwiya Youkhanna

MASTER OF PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

AUGUST 2020

Patricia O. Patton

DECEMBER 2020

Joshua Curry-Bascome

Laura M. Hoehn

Taylor S. Johnson

Stephanie A. Perez

MAY 2021

Jamila M. Ball

Kaley M. Donaldson

Shiana D. Eve

Nicole J. Golias

Katlyn Keane

Ginger Lillis

Abdullahi Mohamed

Elda A. Pichardo

Jessica Jo Trainor

Jared D. Voelker

MASTER OF SCIENCE

AUGUST 2020

Jeremy R. Garson

Kristopher W. Hoyt

Lauren E. Martinek

Breanne R. Steimle

2021 CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES

DECEMBER 2020

Zachary S. Adams

Zaheer Amlani

Matthew J. Bergey

Thomas J. Bidney

Janelle K. Franasiak

Stephanie A. Hanson

MAY 2021

Oluwademilade Adeniji

Uwasota E. Ayanru

Elisabeth F. Barone

Sarah A. Burke

Ashleigh M. Coggins-Block

Djonnique M. Devone

Abdulkhaliq A. Edan

Elisabeth M. Good

James A. Gravas

Emily Hsu

Xianglin Kong

Thomas J. Mariano

Ran Ning

Cecilia M. Pershyn

Joseph M. Skowronski

Helen F. Toledo

Hongmei Wang-Lin

Lewen Yin

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN

EDUCATION

AUGUST 2020

Hannah R. Chilberti

Erik G. Corrie

DECEMBER 2020

Tessa Adamec

Brandon J. DeFilippis

Gabriella N. Green

Anna M. Hartinger

Elizabeth R. Hashem

Kalie Pfohl

Ethan J. Salem

Mykala C. Wojtaszczyk-York

MAY 2021

Christine E. Colson

Kailee Defranks

Matthew T. Glosek

Kimberly J. Kruder

Amanda Mertowski

Michael T. O’Connor

Peter E. Schaber

Keith A. Stoerr

Patrick J. Weir

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

DECEMBER 2020

Joi Patterson

MAY 2021

Thomas M. Bax

Makenzie R. Docteur

Zhenya Doolan

Jacob Kavanaugh

John P. Maley

SCHOOL OF THE PROFESSIONS

MASTER OF SCIENCE

AUGUST 2020

Donald J. Capers

Tamika D. D. Davis

Tom R. Gannon

Eric J. Lefﬂer

DECEMBER 2020

Rebecca G. Bateson-Brown

David C. Evans

Shavin M. Fung

Sade N. Garcia

Maleek Mc Kenzie

Stephanie Montas

Natalie A. O. Neilsen

Zhe Ran

Amanda Wasieczko

Heather M. Williams

MAY 2021

Ernee ten Anscher

Malik L. Albert

David A. Brodzinski

Mary R. Brown

Philip Brunner

Roberta A. Caswell

Summer P. Cruz

Olamide A. Eruja

William O. Fogarty

Wilfried J. Folaranmi

Ada C. Garcia-Poll

Keira O. Grant

Marsha M. Huber

Marjolein K. Hutting

Zachary Jones-Butler

Alyssa L. Krawczyk

Amanda Lohiser

Paula S. Love

Heidi Matthee

Tabatha D. McNab

Morgan L. Meheran

Danyel E. Nocito

Tia M. Owens

Jacob A. Rachwal

Jamersin T. Redfern

Mia S. Rich

Richard D. Roberts

Katy Rodriguez

Eduvijez C. Sanchez

Cassandra L. Sanzotta

Daniel J. Scanlon

Anissa R. Scharborough

Perry D. Schultz

Matei Schwartz

Allyssa Sievers

Mariah T. Swari

Rachel C. Voelkle-Kuhlmann

Tamona K. Williamson

Douglas P. Woolever

Kimberley G. Zanti

AUGUST 2021

Thomas A. Pleto

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN

EDUCATION

AUGUST 2020

Kristen A. Cabana

Marcelina DeCarolis

Sarah M. Fronczak

Rebecca Haber

Bethany L. Nemmer

Julia M. Santangelo

MAY 2021

Sartu Abdukadir

Sherri-Lyn L. Bauer

Lauren N. Begin

Lucas R. Cole

Jennifer Cooperdock

Heidi R. Cowen

Alexia M. Crutchﬁeld

Anna M. Demartin

Jordan L. Eisel

Katie L. Hale

Yousef T. Hassan

Sarah E. King

Megan Kramer

Mary C. Landahl

Karli Leggett

Morgan Mann

Sarah McLaen

Emily M. Nelson

Andrea N. Nicosia

Clarissa N. Ott

Meghan Pilkington

Courtney Provost

Brooke C. Rackley

Kendall L. Skuse

Victoria R. Sokolovskiy

Melissa C. Wing

AUGUST 2021

Brittany M. McArdle

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

AUGUST 2020

Ernee ten Anscher

Keriann M. Armusewicz

Luciane Bonamigo Valls

Roberta A. Caswell

William O. Fogarty

Joseph Grande

Marsha M. Huber

Marjolein K. Hutting

Nicole S. Jones

Naghma S. Khan

Tanya M. Knudsen

Heidi Matthee

Diana P. Paez Sandoval

Jacinthe Proctor

Jane Proudlove

Cynthia M. Sepulveda

Kirk Young

Kimberley G. Zanti

DECEMBER 2020

Mary R. Brown

Madeline Burns

Mairead S. Murray

Meredith Rutherford

JANUARY 2021

Margaret T. Letzelter

Juliette M. Ripley-Dunkelberger

MAY 2021

Mirza N. A. Baig

Dwight P. Heine

Shelly A. Inniss-Jackson

Alexus S. A. Laster

Tabatha D. McNab

Efﬁe Michailidis

Anthony J. Polito

MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

MASTER OF ARTS

DECEMBER 2020

Stephanie Kroneiss

MASTER OF SCIENCE

AUGUST 2020

Banan M. Aiash

May H. AlANdary

Lilia M. AlSarabi

Lamia O. Birjawi

Alejandra Cantu

Mary L. Casillas

Tyler N. Draper

Amanda M. Edenﬁeld

Shanda J. Edwards

Luciana A. Fernandes

Monica Garcia Garza

Dania Hamandi

Anna E. Lemen

Diana P. Medina

Amani A. Moh’d Hasan

Jason P. Montgomery

Brendan A. Newman

Allysa R. Pantano

Audra Phelps

Paola Ruiz

Kyle S. Sosnowski

Maimuna Tahir

Rebeca Varela

Michael A. Wood

Sahar B. Yousef

2021 CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES

AND CERTIFICATES

DECEMBER 2020

Camilo L. Almeida

Hanan S. Alshawa

Kris M. Augustine

Caroline de Azevedo Rocha

Victor G. Baird

Shannon M. Casterline

Sarah K. Crowley

I’Jaz J. Eberhardt

Patricia C. Guimaraes

Margaret L. Harold-Rauch

Chantel M. Kulhoff

Michelle D. Mayo

Vanessa Miller

Nadia Pradieu

Fabiana R. Ravagnani

Brenda Rodriguez

Stephanie L. Ross

Lauren Santiago

Priscilla P. da Silva

Franketta S. Willoughby

Jeremy R. Wilson

Corey R. Zagst

JANUARY 2021

Elizabeth A. Graziano

MAY 2021

Samah A. Abdel Wahhab

Mohamed O. Abdi

Alaa AbdulAzim

Yasmeen F. Abunasrieh

Nada R. Albordini

Latifa N. Aldousarii

Sarah T. Alessa

Amany O. Al jundi

Mohamad Al-Shammari

Claudia M. Alvarez Aguilar

Iman I. Ammar

Janke Anamela

Sarah Y. Bahbahni

Mailess Banda

Amel O. A. Bashir

Seraﬁna M. Breslawski

Diego R. Cabrera

Manuela I. Camara

Olivia M. Campbell

Asdrubal Casanova Caruajal

Rocco L. Ceci

Monique Chapman

Shadequa M. Coad

Johannes H. Coetzee

Diego G. Considera

Paulo Assumpcao da Costa e Silva

Emy E. De lilla

Jodie E. Dref

Melissa S. P. Duque

Shadi M. Elbadawy

Fatima M. El-Hasan

Salwa El Herbawi

Philip J. Farris

Daniella M. Filice

Fabiola M. Freitas

Katherine E. Gabriel

Paola B. Garcia Delgado

Jiayuan Gong

Rislene das Gracas Silva

Shanna M. Griffus

Rosana N. Guenka

Alfred D. Hammonds

Chinatsu F. Hirayama

Allison M. Hughes

Hasti Khoshnammanesh

Trevor Kruis

Lindsey M. Kundel

Hannah C. Lautner

Jesica T. Lindquist

Aline G. Lira

Solan R. Magalhaes

Joseph T. Mancuso

Ana M. Matamala

Stephen P. Mc Curdy

Raquel G. Melito

Tommy R. Meyer Jr.

Angie M. Miyano

Salma Motala

Sanam M. Nagji

Yasmeen A. Negm

Hikabasa B. Nkolola

James K. Nyirenda

Tahirah Y. Ojumu

Debora Bianca de Oliveira

Blenda Batista de Oliveira

Viviane Costa de Oliveira

Uyi Omogun

Laurel A. Parr

Mackenzie A. Peters

Juan P. Proano

Madeline G. Raaﬂaub

Elizabeth M. Ray

Keith R. Ray

Courtney E. Rieman

Courtney L. Rivera

Nayara G. Rodrigues

Maria L. Rodriguez

Yulia S. Rosales

Sharellee Rosario Rondon

Khloud S. Sabra

Kenna M. Schacht

Ana Paula C. Serejo

Tatiany da Silva Carvalho

Mayuri Singh

Lunyunge A. Sinyenga

Rania A. Sirhan

Denise M. Skyers

Bianca Stoffels

Francisco J. Suarez

Maria D. Suros

Mohamed M. Tolba

Heather A. Townsend

Edlynne S. Venkataya

Meissa Vieira

Carolina M. Vilalva

Cheryl T. Vogler

Nell B. Weber

Cristina B. Wolff

Jenny van der Vinne

Marie Karen Q. Yong-Rojo

List compiled April 1, 2021. May 2021 graduate

listings are based on successful completion of

courses in progress. August 2021 graduate listings

are based on successful completion of courses in

progress and successful completion of courses

during summer 2021.

2021 GRADUATE AWARDS

ART CONSERVATION

Nicole E. Alvarado

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017–2019)

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2018–2020)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2019)

Melissa A. Amundsen

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019)

Hoskins-Smith Art Conservation Fellowship

(2017)

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

Marks Family Foundation Fellowship (2018)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017–2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2018–2019)

Stockman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2019)

Tamia Anaya

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

Hoskins-Smith Art Conservation Fellowship

(2017)

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Fellowship

(2018)

Marks Family Foundation Fellowship (2018)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017–2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2019)

Stockman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018)

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2017–2020)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2019)

Clara L. Bailin

Brost Family Foundation Fellowship (2018)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

Lippes Family Foundation Fellowship (2018)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017–2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2017, 2019)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2019)

Rachel M. Childers

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

Hoskins-Smith Art Conservation Fellowship

(2018)

Caroline K. and Sheldon Keck Fellowship

(2018)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017–2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2019)

Stockman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2017)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2019)

Anita Dey

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship,

(2019–2020)

Allan Kenzie Family Art Conservation

Fellowship (2019)

Fannie Kestenbaum Paull Family Art

Conservation Fellowship (2019)

Evelyn Lieberman Art Conservation

Fellowship (2020)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2018–2020)

Stockman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Anna R. Ersenkal

Margaret and Charles Balbach Art

Conservation Fellowship (2017)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

Caroline K. and Sheldon Keck Fellowship

(2018)

Allan Kenzie Family Art Conservation

Fellowship (2018)

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Fellowship

(2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017–2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2017, 2019)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2019)

Nicole A. Flam

Margaret and Charles Balbach Art

Conservation Fellowship (2017)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

Gross Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018)

Kontos Art Conservation Fellowship

(2018)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017, 2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2017, 2019)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2019)

Stephanie A. Guidera

Bandrowski Art Conservation Fellowship

(2019)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship,

(2018–2020)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2018–2020)

Linda Joan Levy Paull Family Art

Conservation Fellowship (2019)

Stockman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship,

(2018–2020)

Heather B. Hodge

Brost Family Foundation Fellowship (2019)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019–2020)

Hoskins-Smith Art Conservation Fellowship

(2018)

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Fellowship

(2020)

Evelyn Lieberman Art Conservation

Fellowship (2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2020)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2018–2020)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Perrine A. M. Le Saux

Bandrowski Art Conservation Fellowship

(2017)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

Bruce and Gail Johnstone Art Conservation

Fellowship (2018)

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Fellowship (2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017, 2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2017, 2019)

Fannie Kestenbaum Paull Family Art

Conservation Fellowship (2018)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2019)

Rio D. Lopez

Margaret and Charles Balbach Art

Conservation Fellowship (2018)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019–2020)

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Fellowship (2020)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2020)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2018–2019)

Saxe Family Art Conservation Fellowship (2019)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Christine M. Manwiller

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2020)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Elena M. Mars

Margaret and Charles Balbach Art

Conservation Fellowship (2018)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019–2020)

Gross Family Foundation Fellowship (2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2020)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2018–2020)

Stockman Family Foundation Fellowship (2019)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

2021 GRADUATE AWARDS

Barbara A. Nosek

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019–2020)

Hoskins-Smith Art Conservation Fellowship

(2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2020)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2019–2020)

Stockman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Nicole M. Schmidt

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019–2020)

Hoskins-Smith Art Conservation Fellowship

(2019)

Ross Kenzie Family Art Conservation

Fellowship (2018)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2020)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2019–2020)

Marianne Vallet-Sandre Art Conservation

Graduate Fellowship (2019)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Elizabeth O. Sjoblom

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017–2019)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2019)

Allison M. Slenker

Bandrowski Art Conservation Fellowship

(2018)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019–2020)

Bruce and Gail Johnstone Art Conservation

Fellowship (2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2020)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2019–2020)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Grace Walters

Alumni Tuition Scholarship (2018–2019)

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2017–2019)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2019)

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Fellowship

(2019)

Evelyn Lieberman Art Conservation

Fellowship (2018)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2017, 2019)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2017, 2019)

Linda Joan Levy Paull Family Art

Conservation Fellowship (2018)

Marianne Vallet-Sandre Art Conservation

Graduate Fellowship (2018)

Colleen L. Watkins

Buffalo State College Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

Garman Family Foundation Fellowship

(2019–2020)

Bruce and Gail Johnstone Art Conservation

Fellowship (2019)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

(2018–2020)

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowship (2018–2020)

Saxe Family Art Conservation Fellowship

(2018)

Linton Vincent Tuition Scholarship

(2018–2020)

BIOLOGY

Victoire-Grace D. Karambizi

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2020–2021)

CAREER AND TECHNICAL

EDUCATION

Joy Thompson

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2020–2021)

CHEMISTRY

Elisabeth F. Barone

Graduate School Graduate Assistant Award

(2016, 2017)

Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society (2016, 2020)

Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society (2016)

Ashleigh M. Coggins-Block

American Institute of Chemists Award (2019)

Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society (2018, 2019, 2021)

Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society (2018,

2021)

Elisabeth M. Good

Graduate School Graduate Assistant Award

(2020)

Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society

Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society

Emily Hsu

Buffalo State College Chemistry Alumni Award

Graduate School Graduate Assistant Award

Iota Sigma Pi Honor Society

Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT

Tessa Adamec

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Neighborhood Advocate (2020)

Elda A. Pichardo

Frederick Howe Outstanding Student

Volunteer

Jamersin T. Redfern

Certiﬁcate of Recognition for Community

Engagement: Neighborhood Advocate

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Olamide A. Eruja

Morgan Graduate Award

DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS

INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIT

Oluwademilade Adeniji

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2019–2021)

Uwasota E. Ayanru

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2019–2021)

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION,

LITERACY, AND EDUCATIONAL

LEADERSHIP

Cynthia E. Ford

Buffalo Urban Teacher Diversity Pipeline

Residency Graduate Program Scholarship

(2019–2021)

Kylene Holmes

Buffalo Urban Teacher Diversity Pipeline

Residency Graduate Program Scholarship

(2019–2021)

Jenna L. Rivera

Buffalo Urban Teacher Diversity Pipeline

Residency Graduate Program Scholarship

(2019–2021)

Wilmary A. Torres

Buffalo Urban Teacher Diversity Pipeline

Residency Graduate Program Scholarship

(2019–2021)

Phyllis A. Walker

Buffalo Urban Teacher Diversity Pipeline

Residency Graduate Program Scholarship

(2019–2021)

Brianna M. Ware

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2020–2021)

ENGLISH

Brendan McCabe

Excellence in English Award

Ja’Quona Renfro

Excellence in English Education Award

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION

Kristen Baumgartner

Horace Mann Endowment for Exceptional

Education Scholarship (2020–2021)

Joseph C. Fisher

Dr. Bernard Yormak Award for Outstanding

Graduate Student in Exceptional Education

(2020)

Allison M. Gunkler

Graduate Student Association Merit-Based

Scholarship (2019)

Horace Mann Award for Outstanding

Graduate Student in Exceptional Education

(2020)

Dorothea and Mildred Seegler Endowed

Scholarship Award (2019–2020)

Katheryn Jean-Baptiste

Joseph and Mary Daly Varga ’43 Graduate

Award (2019)

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2019–2021)

Alyssa M. Klaffka

Horace Mann Scholarship for Exceptional

Education Students (2020–2021)

2021 GRADUATE AWARDS

Julia N. O’Connor

Joseph and Mary Daly Varga ’43 Graduate

Award (2019)

Kittiya Pichejkulbordee

Dr. Judith Bondurant-Utz Early Childhood

Award (2019)

Alissa K. Snyder

Ron Brown ITEC Scholarship (2019)

Barrett D. Whitmore

Horace Mann Endowment for Exceptional

Education Scholarship (2019–2020,

2020–2021)

Paul Thoms Council for Exceptional

Children Membership Scholarship (2020)

GRADUATE SCHOOL

I’Jaz J. Eberhardt

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2019–2021)

GREAT LAKES CENTER

Helen F. Toledo

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2020–2021)

HIGHER EDUCATION

ADMINISTRATION

Zachary Jones-Butler

Thomas J. Quatroche Memorial Scholarship

Daniel J. Scanlon

Robert A. Davis Endowed Scholarship

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR

STUDIES IN CREATIVITY

Mirza N. Baig

Firestien Family Creative Achievement Award

Fund

Mary Murdock Creative Spirit Award

Parnes Noller Scholarship Fund (2019)

Keira O. Grant

Parnes Noller Scholarship Fund (2020)

Marsha M. Huber

Mary Murdock Creative Spirit Award (2020)

Matei Schwartz

Mary Murdock Creative Spirit Award

Kimberly G. Zanti

Mary Murdock Creative Spirit Award

PHYSICS

Christine E. Colson

Dewayne and Cindy Beery Scholarship

(2020–2021)

Kevin M. Gee

Mary Kirsch Boehm, B.S., ’56, Endowed

Scholarship Fund (2020)

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Joshua Curry-Bascome

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2020–2021)

SPEECH-LANGUAGE

PATHOLOGY

Sartu Abdukadir

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Award for Clinical Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2020–2021)

Lauren N. Begin

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Lucas R. Cole

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Jennifer Cooperdock

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Cynthia Steiger Beery Speech-Language

Pathology Graduate Scholarship (2020)

Heidi R. Cowen

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Anna M. Demartin

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Yousef T. Hassan

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Megan Kramer

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Mary C. Landahl

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Award for Clinical Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Karli Leggett

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Deborah Moll-Richmond Foundation

Scholarship (2020)

Brittany M. McArdle

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Award for Clinical Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Sarah McLaen

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Emily M. Nelson

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Andrea N. Nicosia

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Award for Clinical Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Meghan Pilkington

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Courtney Provost

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Kendall L. Skuse

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Award for Clinical Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Melissa C. Wing

Award for Academic Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

Award for Clinical Excellence in

Speech-Language Pathology

SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL

FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

Christian L. Wheatley

SUNY Graduate Diversity Fellowship

(2019–2021)

Awards listed were granted in 2021 unless

otherwise noted.

AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS

PAST AWARDS

For a historical listing of State University of New York award recipients,

Buffalo State award recipients, and Buffalo State Distinguished Alumnus

Award recipients, please visit http://commencement.buffalostate.edu/

previous-award-recipients.

ACCREDITATIONS

Buffalo State is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle

States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

19104; (215) 662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional

accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. secretary of education and the

Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. Buffalo State is

also accredited by the Board of Regents, University of the State of New York.

In addition, the following professional organizations have determined that

Buffalo State programs meet their accreditation requirements:

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition

and Dietetics (ACEND)*

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) (Weigel Wellness Center)

Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA)

Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)

American Alliance of Museums (AAM) (Burchﬁeld Penney Art Center)

Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)**

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)***

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC)****

Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC)

International Association of Counseling Services (Counseling Center)

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)

*SUNY Buffalo State’s didactic program in nutrition and dietetics is accredited by the Accreditation

Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,

120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995; (312) 899-0040, ext. 5400;

www.eatright.org/ACEND.

*SUNY Buffalo State’s dietitian education program is accredited by the Accreditation Council

for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South

Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995; (312) 899-0040, ext. 5400;

www.eatright.org/ACEND.

**The initial and advanced level education programs at Buffalo State College are accredited by the

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), 1140 19th St. NW, Suite 400,

Washington, DC 20036 (202) 223-0077.

***CAA is the accrediting body of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

****The electrical engineering technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology

Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.

****The mechanical engineering technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology

Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.

Accreditation papers may be reviewed in the Provost’s Ofﬁce, Cleveland Hall 519.

2021 COMMENCEMENT

ANNOUNCERS

GENERAL ANNOUNCER

Drew J. Kahn

SUNY Distinguished Service

Professor, Theater Department

Director, Anne Frank Project

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Aaron Daniel Annas

Associate Professor, Communication

Department

Director, Television and Film Arts

Program

Drew J. Kahn

SUNY Distinguished Service

Professor, Theater Department

Director, Anne Frank Project

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION,

INDIVIDUALIZED STUDIES

Amitra A. Wall

Associate Provost, Academic

Affairs VP Ofﬁce

SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Meg E. Knowles

Associate Professor,

Communication Department

Jennifer J. Toohey

Associate Professor, Theater

Department

SCHOOL OF THE PROFESSIONS

Roger L. Firestien, ’79

Lecturer, Creativity and Change

Leadership Department

Thomas C. Koller, ’80

Ofﬁcer in Charge, Intercollegiate

Athletics Department

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Kimberly A. Bagley

Chair and Professor, Chemistry

Department

Clairissa D. Breen

Assistant Professor, Criminal

Justice Department

Lisa A. Brosnick

Lecturer, Earth Sciences and

Science Education Department

Joaquin O. Carbonara

Professor, Mathematics Department

Director and Chair, Data Science and

Analytics Multidisciplinary Unit

Atta A. Ceesay

Chair and Associate Professor,

Political Science and Public

Administration Department

James E. Cercone

Associate Professor, English

Department

Coordinator, English Education

Program

Gliset Colón

Assistant Professor, Exceptional

Education Department

Coordinator, Bilingual Exceptional

Individuals Program

Jane R. Cushman

Chair and Associate Professor,

Mathematics Department

Herman Diaz III

Assistant Professor, Higher Education

Administration Department

Kathy R. Doody

Associate Professor, Exceptional

Education Department

John J. Earshen

Associate Professor, Engineering

Technology Department

Frederick G. Floss

Chair and Professor, Economics

and Finance Department

Victoria J. Furby

Chair and Associate Professor,

Music Department

Keli A. Garas-York

Professor, Elementary Education,

Literacy, and Educational Leadership

Department

David R. Henry

Associate Professor, Elementary

Education, Literacy, and Educational

Leadership Department

Jevon D. Hunter

Woods-Beals Endowed Chair,

School of Education

Chair, Social and Psychological

Foundations of Education

Department and Adult Education

Department

Kimberly J. Jackson

Assistant Dean of Strategic and

Enrollment Planning, Graduate

School

Coordinator, Multidisciplinary

Studies Program

Theresa M. Janczak

Associate Professor, Exceptional

Education Department

Brandon F. Kawa

Interim Director, International

Graduate Program for Educators

Susan M. Keller-Mathers, ’84, ’90

Associate Professor, Creativity and

Change Leadership Department

Kimberly A. Kline

Professor, Higher Education

Administration Department

Michael J. Littman

Chair and Associate Professor,

Business Department

Peter W. Loehr

Associate Professor, Elementary

Education, Literacy, and Educational

Leadership Department

Steve M. Macho

Chair and Associate Professor, Career

and Technical Education Department

Camilo Maldonado III

Associate Professor, Speech-Language

Pathology Department

Andrew D. Nicholls

Chair and Professor, History and

Social Studies Education Department

Christopher M. Pennuto

Professor, Biology Department

Coordinator, Great Lakes

Environmental Science Program

Gerard J. Puccio, ’85

Chair and Distinguished Professor,

Creativity and Change Leadership

Department

Patrick C. Ravines

Director and Professor, Patricia H.

and Richard E. Garman Art

Conservation Department

Jennifer D. Ryan-Bryant

Professor, English Department

Deborah A. Silverman

Chair and Associate Professor,

Communication Department

James J. Sobol

Chair and Associate Professor,

Criminal Justice Department

Sherri M. Weber

Associate Professor, Elementary

Education, Literacy, and Educational

Leadership Department

Amy B. Wilson

Chair and Associate Professor,

Higher Education Administration

Department

2021 COMMENCEMENT

Joseph L. Zawicki

Associate Professor, Earth Sciences

and Science Education Department

Xiang-Dong “David” Zhang

Assistant Professor, Biology

Department

2021 COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE

Jane R. Cushman, Committee Chair

Chair and Associate Professor,

Mathematics Department

Theresa M. Janczak, Immediate

Past Committee Chair

Associate Professor, Exceptional

Education Department

Kathleen M. O’Brien, Committee

Vice Chair

Chair and Lecturer, Hospitality and

Tourism Department

Catherine A. Cook, ’92, Secretary

to the Committee

Administrative Assistant 2,

Academic Affairs VP Ofﬁce

Patricia A. Alessandra, ’87

Commencement Director for

Academics, Academic Affairs VP

Ofﬁce

Aaron Daniel Annas

Associate Professor,

Communication Department

Director, Television and Film

Arts Program

Pixita M. del Prado Hill

Professor, Elementary Education,

Literacy, and Educational Leadership

Department

Victoria J. Furby

Chair and Associate Professor,

Music Department

Abdollah Hajikandi

Assistant Director of Academic

Services, Educational Opportunity

Program

Thomas C. Koller, ’80

Ofﬁcer in Charge, Intercollegiate

Athletics Department

Margaret T. Letzelter, ’10

Executive Assistant to the Dean,

Graduate School

Michael J. Lewis

Senior Director of Administrative

Operation, Events Management

Ofﬁce

Amy M. McMillan

Professor, Biology Department

Director, Muriel A. Howard

Honors Program

Nyandusi A. Nyachae

Lecturer, Social and Psychological

Foundations of Education

Department

Crystal J. Rodriguez-Dabney

Chief of Staff/Chief Diversity Ofﬁcer,

President’s Ofﬁce

Ramona R. Santa Maria, ’97, ’98

Associate Professor, Computer

Information Systems Department

Marcus D. Watson

Assistant Professor, Africana

Studies Program and Individualized

Studies Program

Rita M. Zientek, ’90

Interim Dean, School of the

Professions

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Merryl H. Tisch, Chairman

Cesar Perales, Vice Chairman

Joseph W. Belluck

Courtney E. Burke

Eric Corngold

Marcos A. Crespo

Robert J. Duffy

Christy Fogal

James F. Haddon

Bradley Hershenson

Gwen Kay

Eunice A. Lewin

Stanley S. Litow

Richard Socarides

Edward M. Spiro

Cary F. Staller

Camille Joseph Varlack

Jim Malatras, Chancellor

BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael Bonitatibus, ’79, Chair

Nicholas A. Sinatra, Vice Chair

Judy L. Elliott, ’82, Treasurer

William H. Gurney, Secretary

James M. Finnerty,

Executive Director

C. Teo Balbach

Laura J. Barnum

James Brandys, ’71, ’73

Ronald P. Brown

Anne D. Constantino, ’80

Katherine S. Conway-Turner

Gerald L. Cornish, ’90

Nancy L. Cox

Aitina Fareed-Cooke, ’12, ’16

Jeremy C. Hudson

James E. Iglewski, ’87

Donald J. Jacobs, ’81

Ross B. Kenzie, Emeritus

Robert J. Lamendola, ’72, Emeritus

James P. Lombardo, Jr., ’95

Jacqueline V. LoRusso, ’62, ’64,

Emerita

Michael D. Masters, ’82

Timothy J. McPoland

Laura P. O’Hara

Ann M. Pentkowski

Daniel O. Proto, ’70

James J. Rehak, Jr., ’95

Sundra L. Ryce, ’96

Tracy A. Sawicki, ’84

Aurora M. Schunk

Bhakti Sharma

Kenneth J. Sodaro, ’85

Calogero Tiermini,

Student Representative

Richard J. Trigilio, ’90

Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, ’80,

Emeritus

BUFFALO STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

Richard J. Trigilio, ’90, President

Stacy E. Lewis Beauford, ’01, Vice President

Jane E. Gilbride, ’91, Secretary

David Zapfel, ’85, Treasurer

Buffalo State is an afﬁrmative action/equal opportunity institution that subscribes to all federal, state, and SUNY legal

requirements and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity,

national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, or marital or veteran status. Any violation

of this policy should be reported to the Equity and Campus Diversity Ofﬁce, Cleveland Hall 415, (716) 878-6210.

It is the policy of Buffalo State that no otherwise qualiﬁed person with a disability shall, solely by reason of the disabil-

ity, be excluded from participation in employment or access to programs of the college.

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BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE COUNCIL

Linda A. Dobmeier, ’71, Chair

Todd W. Brason, ’85

Melissa Brinson

Allen F. “Pete” Grum

Mylous A. Hairston, ’86

Charles J. Naughton, ’85

Cindy L. Odom, ’96

Robert M. Zak

Jennifer Mauk, Student Representative

BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE COUNCIL EMERITI

William J. Bissett

Charles G. Blaine*

James Brandys, ’71, ’73

Anne Laura Koessler Brosnahan

Gary M. Brost

Robert D. Bulman, ’84

Sylvia Callistein

Mildred K. Campbell*

Louis P. Ciminelli

Paul P. Cohen*

Peter D. Corson*

Peter Fleischmann

Pasquale Greco*

Allen F. “Pete” Grum

Walter B. Holland Jr.

John T. Hoskins Sr.*

Edward T. Hunt Jr., ’52

Arlene F. Kaukus, ’75

Ross B. Kenzie

David J. Laub*

Yvonne Leftwich-Scruggs

Randolph A. Marks*

Brenda Williams McDufﬁe, ’74

JoAnn M. Mikulec

Walter E. Moxham Jr.

Matthew J. Murphy Jr.*

Jesse E. Nash Jr.

Alphonso V. O’Neil-White

Donald P. Quinlan,* ’53

Gerald C. Saxe

Olivia Smith-Blackwell

Richard H. Speranza*

Margaret G. Swift*

Paul A. Tokasz, ’71

Timothy J. Toohey

Jody B. Ulrich, ’82

Ruth W. Urban

Raymond P. Weil Sr.*

Kate Butler Wallis Wickham*

Howard A. Zemsky

Leslie Zemsky

*deceased

BUFFALO STATE ADMINISTRATION

Katherine S. Conway-Turner, President

James Mayrose, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Laura J. Barnum, Vice President for Finance and Management

James M. Finnerty, Vice President for Institutional Advancement;

Executive Director of the Buffalo State College Foundation

Timothy W. Gordon, Vice President for Student Affairs

Crystal J. Rodriguez-Dabney, Chief of Staff and Chief Diversity Ofﬁcer

Jacquelyn L. Malcolm, CIO and Vice President for Enrollment,

Marketing, and Communications

Julian C. Cole, Ofﬁcer in Charge, School of Arts and Humanities

Wendy A. Paterson, Dean of the School of Education

M. Scott Goodman, Ofﬁcer in Charge, School of Natural and

Social Sciences

Rita M. Zientek, Interim Dean of the School of the Professions

Kevin J. Miller, Dean of the Graduate School