University ofCMaryland
Commencement <^DECEMBER 19 & 20, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
University of Maryland
Commencement • December 19 & 20, 2007
2 Congratulations from
the President
3 Order of Comniencenient
4 Schedule of Events
5 Map of Ceremony Location
6 Conuiiencement Speaker
7 Graduating Student Speaker
8 Alma Mater and Floor
Seating Chart
9 Message from the
Alunnn Association
10 The University of Maryland
15 August Graduate Degrees
28 August Undergraduate
Degrees
34 Candidates for December
Graduate Degrees
49 Candidates for December
Undergraduate Degrees
64 Honors and Scholars
69 Student Marshals
70 University Officials
71 Commencement Staff
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
University of Maryland
Commencement • December 19 & 20, 2007
2 Congratulations from
the President
3 Order of Commencement
4 Schedule ot Events
5 Map of Ceremony Location
6 Commencement Speaker
7 Graduating Student Speaker
8 Alma Mater and Floor
Seating Chart
9 Message from the
Alumni Association
10 The University of Maryland
15 August Graduate Degrees
28 August Undergraduate
Degrees
34 Candidates for December
Graduate Degrees
49 Candidates for December
Undergraduate Degrees
64 Honors and Scholars
69 Student Marshals
70 University Officials
71 Commencement Staff
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BEST WISHES AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GRADUATES
M ongratulations on your graduation from the University of Maryland! This
■ milestone should bring great satisfaction to you, your finiily and t'riends. It is
^^^^.,<i^ no small feat. Your feelings about your Maryland experience will blossom m
the years ahead.
I am certain that your time at the university' has been filled with new ideas, challenges and
opportunities. You have probably discovered that the greatest learning comes from asking the
right questions. The hardest questions, of course, have no "right answers," but they are the
important steps toward understanding. You will find this understanding useful in your life ahead.
The University of Maryland has offered you opportunities to expand your interests and
horizons. 1 hope that you took full advantage of them and that they have opened your eyes
and many doors for you. You have made friends and found mentors who will continue to add
value to your life in remarkable ways.
As you leave us, I would like you to know how much the ficulty and staff respect your
accomplishments as scholars, artists, athletes and leaders. You have enriched our university's life
and have helped it to climb to a new level of distinction. We welcome you into the alumni
family, a truly special group.
1 hope that you stay connected and take full advantage of being an alum. Stay involved
with us and help new generations of students develop their futures. You can do this by
returning to campus often, starting with Maryland Day 2008, on April 26.
You have my very best wishes for all your future plans. We are proud of each and every
one of you. Stay in touch. GoTerps!
I
Yours sincerely,
CD. Mote, Jr.
President
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT
December 19, 2007 • Comcast Center • 7 p.m.
Presiding
Dr. CD. Mote, Jr.
President
Master of Ceremonies
Mr. lames N. Newton
Commencement Committee
Processional
Universir\' ot Maryland
Concert Band
Dr. L. Richmond Sparks
Conductor
Invocation
Rev. Holly R. Ulnier, Chaplam
United Campus Ministry-
National Anthem
Ms. Brittany Baratz
Greetings
Mr. Robert L. Pevenstein
Universit\' System ot" Maryland
Board of Regents
Senior Class Gift Presentation
Mr. Ryan Pies
Senior Council
Remarks to the Graduates
Mr. Andres Garcia
Graduating Senior
Musical Selection
"Welcome the Rain"
Music by Zina Goldrich
Lyrics by Marcy Heisler
Ms. Brittany Baratz, soloist
Ms. Catherine Mann, guitar
Mr. Loren Westbrook-Fritts. ceUo
Introduction of Speaker
Mr. Robert L.ToU
Chair, Commencement
Speaker Selection Committee
Address
Tim Kurkjian
Senior Writer, ESPS Tlie
Magazine and ESPN.com
Analyst/reporter ESPN TV
University of Maryland
Alumni Association Induction
Mr. Charles "Chip" Sollins '82
President. Maryland Alumni
Association Board of Governors
Message to the Graduates
Dr. Mote
Presentation of
Colleges and Schools
Deans
Conferring of Degrees
Dr. Mote
Alma Mater
Ms. Brittany Baratz
Recessional
Universirs- of Maryland
Concert Band
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Shuttle bus service will provide free transportation around campus throughout the day on Dec. 20. Guests are urged to be
seated approximately one half-hour prior to the designated time for the ceremonies if they wish to observe the student and
faculty processional.
Campuswide Commencement
Wednesday, December 19
7:00 p.m. Comcast Center
Ceremonies held Thursday,
December 20
Agriculture and Natural Resources,
College of
l:{l()p.m. Memorial Chapel
Arts and Humanities, College of
American Studies, Comparative Literature,
English and Women's Studies
];()() p.m. Dekelboum Concert Hall,
Clarice Smith Center
Art History and Art Studio
1(1:00 a.m. Grand Ballroom
Stamp Student Union
Classics
Call Department for tniie and location,
301.405-2013
Communication
1:00 p.m. Ritchie Coliseum
Dance and Theatre
1 1 :00 a.m. Kogod Theatre, Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center
Foreign Languages and Linguistics
10:00 a.m. Colony Ballroom
Stamp Student Union
History andjeivish Studies
1:00 p.m. Colony Ballroom
Stamp Student Union
Music
1:00 p.m. Gildenhorn Recital Hall,
Clarice Smith Center
Philosophy
Call Department for time and location,
301.405-5689
Architecture, Planning,
and Preservation, School of
10:00 a.m. Architecture Building Great Space
Behavioral and Social Sciences,
College of
9:00 a.m. Comcast Center
Business, Robert H. Smith
School of
1:00 p.m. Comcast Center
Chernical and Life
Sciences, College of
9:00 a.m. Memorial Chapel
Computer, Mathematical and Physical
Sciences, College of
10:00 a.m. Dekelboum Concert Hall,
Clarice Smith Center
Education, College of
2:00 p.m. Cole Student Activities Building
Engineering, A. James Clark
School of
10:00 a.m. Cole Student Activities Building
Individual Studies
9:00 a.m. Colony Ballroom
Stamp Student Union
Information Studies, College of
9:00 a.m. Gildenhorn Recital Hall,
Clarice Smith Center
Journalism, Philip Merrill College of
1:00 p.m. Hotf Theatre
Stamp Student Union
Public Health, School of
9:00 a.m. Ritchie Coliseum
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CAMPUS MAP
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WINTER COMMENCEMENT
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Tim Kiirkjicm
Senior Writer, ESPN Vie
Magazine and ESPN.com
Analyst /reporter ESPN TV
Tim Kiirkjian "78, a Phillip Merrill College of Journalism alumtius, is a baseball
analyst and reporter for ESPN. Shortly after graduating, Kurkjian began his
journalism career by working for the Washington Star. He was with the Bahiiiiore
News American briefly in 1^81, and then he began his 28-year career covering
Major League Baseball with the Dallas Morning News, as the Texas Rangers beat writer from
1981 to 1985.
A year later, Kurkjian covered the Baltimore Orioles for the Baltimore Sun. He worked as a
senior writer for Sports Illustrated from 1989 to 1997 and worked as a reporter for CNN/SI from
1996 to 1997. Kurkjian joined ESPN in March 1998. in addition to his work as an analyst and
reporter for ESPN TV and the Emmy award-winning ESPN productions Baseball Tonight and
SportsCeiiter, he is currently a senior writer for ESPNTlie Magazine and ESPN.com, and he
frequently contributes to baseball discussions on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, ESPN radio
and numerous other radio baseball programs, including NPRs Only a Game.
Adding to his extensive background in journalism, Kurkjian has authored two books. His first,
America's Game, was released in 2000, and his latest. Is Tliis a Great Game, or llliat?: From A-Rod's
Heart lo Zim's Head — My 2 5 Years in Baseball, was released in May 2007. He is also a member of
the Baseball Writer's Association of America, which entiries him to vote annually on the National
Baseball Hall of Fame player inductions. In 2008, Kurkjian wiU serve on the 16-member Baseball
Hall of Fame election committee to vote for manager and umpire inductions.
He grew up in Bethesda, Md., and attended Walter Johnson High School, named for the great
Washington Senators pitcher, before attending the University of Maryland. He currently resides
in Darnestown, Md., with ins wife Kathy and two children, Kelly and Jeffr-ey.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATING STUDENT SPEAKER
He came to this country just six years ago, but Andres Garcia, a government and
politics major who minors in sociology, is already living his American dream.
His love of learning and desire to help others is the source of his achieve-
ments as a student and undergraduate teaching assistant.
"Andres is certainly one of three best undergraduate students 1 have had in almost 17 years - "
at the Universitv' of Maryland," says Vladimir Tismaneanu, professor of government and poHtics
and director of the Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies. ^-^
Andres Garcia
As a student, Garcia has studied East European politics, the rise and fall of Communism and
new evolutionism and the power of the powerless. He wrote an in-depth paper on Vaclav
Havel's philosophy of living in truth and is currendy doing research on the authoritarian past
of Chile and East Germany.
"Andres is a wonderful example of a young intellectual and highly cultivated student,"
Tismaneanu says.
Lois Vietri, public policy internship program director in the Department ot Government and
Politics, remarks that his academic and political sophistication put him several "cuts about the
rest of his peers ... He's working for a small policy think tank and they're expecting him to
behave as a young policy professional. He might even be getting published. I see a lot ot leader-
ship potential in this young man."
Had he remained in his native country of Santiago, Chile, Garcia says liis hirure as a lawyer
would have been secure but predictable. Since coming to the United States, he says he has seen
endless oppormnities and is already making plans for a career in acadeirua. At Maryland, in his role
as a teaching assistant, Garcia works with students to help them understand very complex issues
involving polirics and societies. The experience had him hooked on teaching the moment he
started. Deeply committed to political change, he also thinks about returning to his home country.
"Being a teaching assistant is very flilfilling," Garcia says. "I learn fi^om students as well
because they express points of view that 1 may not have considered."
As if his academic success wasn't enough, Garcia is also fluent in Spanish, German and
English and was named Most Valuable Player for the Montgomery College soccer team, which
won a regional and state championship in 2002. winter commencement
ALMA MATER AND FLOOR SEATING CHART
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 • Comcast Center • 7:00 p.m.
Floor Seating Arrangement
for Graduates in Comcast Center
STAGE
MARSHALS
FACULTY
AGRICULTURE
ARCHITECTUFLE
ARTS & HUMANITIES
BUSINESS
BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES
EDUCATION
COMPUTER, MATH & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
ENGINEERING
INFORMATION STUDIES
PUBLIC HEALTH
JOURNALISM
INDIVIDUAL STUDIES
PUBLIC POLICY
CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
The Winter Graduates
Candidates for degrees
Most popular doctoral degrees
Undergraduates
1.353
Engineering, Electrical 60
Master's
646
Physics 37
Doctoral
379
Computer Science 35
Most popular bachelor
Criminal Justice
majors
506
Economics 28
Music 25
Economics
352
Data Source: Warehouse currenl data
Finance
330
Office of histitutiotml Research.
Government & Politics
297
Planning and Assessment
Psychology
261
11/20/07
Most popular master's
programs
For August 07:
Business & Management
447
Undergraduate 598
Education-Curriculum
Graduate 617
& Instruction
122
Library & Information
Services
122
Engineering
95
£-Master's Business
Administration
91
Engineering. Electrical
69
Alma Mater
Hail! Alma Mater
Hail to thee, Maryland!
Steadfast in loyalty,
For thee, we stand,
Love for the Black and Gold
Deep in our hearts we hold.
Singing thy praise forever.
Throimhout the land.
UNIVERSITY OF t^ A R Y L A N D
MESSAGE FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Dear Graduates,
On behalf of the Maryland Alumni Association, I am thrilled to extend heartfelt
congratulations upon reaching this academic milestone.
Today, when you reach for your diploma, you will receive a torch — the legacy of
excellence that Maryland alumni have carried for more than 150 years. We know you will hold
It high, displaying your Terrapin pride tor aU to see.
It IS my hope that in the years to come you will make the university proud by enlightening us.
Shine your hght on us by sharing with Alma Mater your newfound expertise and ideas. In turn,
Maryland will continue to educate the country's brightest students, pursue cuttmg-edge research,
explore the arts and defend our athletic titles — we will make you proud to be a Terp.
Along with this commitment, the alumni association is pleased to give you a complimentary
one-year association membership. Visit our Web site, w^'w.alumni. umd.edu, to activate it.
While you are on the Web, register for the TerpNation Network, the online social and career
ner^vorking tool that keeps you m touch with your university and your classmates.
Alumni association membership provides instant access to:
• social and professional networking events at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, your
new home address at the university
• health insurance and financial services — tangible benefits designed to ease your transition
into life after college
• Terp Magazine, connecting alumni with the university
Most importantly, it demonstrates your dedication to Maryland and those who will follow
in your footsteps.
Best ot luck to you, and thank you for displaying your Terp Spirit as you take your place in
our alumni family. We look forward to seeing you soon at the Riggs Alumni Center.
Sincerely,
<?<^
Daiiita D. Nias "81
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations and Development
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
A Continuing Commitment
to Excellence
From its pre-Civil War roots as
the state's first agricultural college
and one of America's original land
grant institutions, the University
of Maryland has emerged as a
public research university of
national stature, highly regarded
for its broad base of excellence in
teaching and research. Maryland's
beautiful 1,200-acre campus is in
the heart of the 1-270 research
corridor that is fueling a burgeon-
ing information technology and
biotechnology industry.
The momentum of recent
years has poised the university
to take leadership in shaping the
research university of the 21st cen-
tury. By virtually every measure of
quahty, the University of Maryland
has gained national recognition as
one of the fastest rising compre-
hensive research institutions in
the country. Maryland is one of
the nation's Top 20 public national
universities, and the quality of our
faculty — ^with three Nobel laure-
ates, seven Pulitzer Prize winners
and scores of Fulbright scholars —
is among the finest of any research
university in the United States.
There are 13 schools and col-
leges within the organizational
structure of the University of
Maryland. Seven of these units —
the Smith School of Business, the
College of Education, the Clark
School of Engineering, the Philip
Merrill College of Journalism, the
College of Computer, Mathemati-
cal and Physical Sciences, the
College of Information Studies
and the School of Public Policy —
have been recognized by their
peers and in various rankings as
among the 25 best iii the n.ition.
The breadth of this excellence is
a source of pride for students,
faculty and staff", and is endorse-
ment for the university's flagship
status among the state's institutions
of higher education.
The university also continues
to move forward in the quahty
of our students and the support
of our faithful alumni. Freshman
admission is increasingly competi-
tive. More than 23,578 applica-
tions were received for only 3,993
spots in the Fall 2006 entering
class. Once accepted students
complete their academic journey,
they will join a rapidly increasing
family of alumni who are proud to
be called Terps. Maryland Alumni
Association membership has
grown to more than 30,000
dues paying members since its
inception in 1989.
The university's commitment
to quahty education in a research
environment is key to its academic
reputation and the success of its
graduates. More than 100 centers
and institutes are engaged in
research and outreach. The
research enterprise infuses the
curriculum at both the undergrad-
uate and graduate levels, e.xposing
students to the most pressing issues
and challenges in their discipline
and training them to respond
with rigor as well as creativity
to contemporary problems.
Faculty' at the University' of
Maryland, in all fields of know-
ledge, are engaged at the highest
levels ot nation. il ,ind international
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
concern. The university's locanon
I near the center of federal policy-
making and international political
and economic activity enables it to
play an active role in research and
analysis of pubhc policy. Strong
links to the scientific and techno-
logical agencies and organizations
of the federal government drive
research in the environment,
engineering, physics, computer sci-
ence, life sciences and agriculture.
Scholarship in the arts, humanities
and social sciences is marked by
the spirit oi' intellectual diversity
and interdisciphnan,' collaboration.
Maryland is one of the
research universities in the presn-
gious 61 -member Association
ot American Universities and
the only pubHc institution in
the Maryland-D.C. area with
membership in the nation's most
distinguished honor society. Phi
Beta Kappa.
Total sponsored research and
outreach revenue for fiscal year
2006 totaled nearly S350 million.
These fijnds for research, training
and outreach come fi^oni a variety
of sources including the federal
government, state government,
corporations and foundations.
The OtSce ofTechnology
Commercialization (OTC) at
the University of Maryland was
estabhshed in late 1986 to facilitate
the transfer of information, life and
physical science inventions devel-
oped at the university- to business
and industry. In its 21 -year history-,
OTC has recorded more than
1 ,700 technologies, secured more
than 325 patents and licensed
more than 900 technologies,
generating more than $16.3
million in technologv' transfer
income. OTC collaborates
with university offices such as the
Maryland Technology Enterprise
Institute, the Technology Advance-
ment Program, the Small Business
Development Center and the
Dingman Center for Entrepre-
neurship. These partnerships
demonstrate the university's broad
range of technologN' transfer ser-
vices, R&D tundmg. partnering
opportunities and entrepreneurial
capabilities to the local commu-
nity, industry and government.
History
The University' of Maryland was
founded in 1807 in Baltimore
as a taculty-owned College of
Medicine. The medical school
w'as considered one of the top
schools in the country', attracting
notable professors and lecturers
from throughout the w-orld. In
Its beginning, tuition cost $140,
grades were sent home weekly to
parents, and students could obtain
room and board for $300 annually.
Five years later, the growing
institution was renamed the
University of Maryland. Despite
the name, the university w-as not
considered a state institution as
it was still owned and operated
by faculty'. Baltimore College of
Dental Surgery, the first dental
school in the world, became a
The University Is On the Move
Faculty Awards Abound: Along with three Nobel laureates, seven
Puhtzer Prize wmners, 40 members of national acaden-ues and scores
of Fulbright scholars, the university boasts at least one MacArthur
Fellow and several winners of presidential national medals.
Great Expectations: The university's SI biUion fiindraising
campaign. Gnat Expiectalioiis. the Campaign for Mar\'land, publicly
kicked off in October 2006. By the time of its conclusion in 201 1,
the campaign wiU raise $350 million for student scholarships and
fellowships, a priority goal.
Going Green: Maryland planted itself at the forefront of U.S. cam-
pus sustainability issues over the past six months. President CD. Mote,
Jr., was among the academic leaders to sign the American College and
University' Presidents CUmate Commitment. Grist magazine named
the university a Top 1 5 Green College, noting that students voted to
raise student fees in order to pay for clean energy. Maryland's entry in
the Department of Energy's 2007 Solar Decathlon finished second to
Germany's Technical University' of Darmstadt. The Terrapin team of
architecture and engineering students won the BP Solar People's
Choice Award.
New Facilities, Greater Opportunities: Our School of Public
Health, the university's first new school since 1981, will research
human behavior and the social and enviromnental factors that are at
the root of many of today's major health problems, including obesity,
cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The new Bioscience
Research Building will house the Pathogen Research Institute. Its 50
faculty members will work to find new ways to treat infections, new
methods of tracking and predicting the spread of diseases, and even
new strategies for biodefense-related public policy.
PuUing Rank: The university' was ranked in the Top 20 of public
research universities by U.S. \k'u>s €- World Repwrt in 2007. The maga-
zine also includes 31 of our academic programs m the Top
10 and 92 in the Top 25. The Institute of Higher Education at
Shanghai's Jiao Tong University ranks Mar>'land 37th in the world
among research universities, according to a fall 2006 survey.
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
part ot the university' in 1841),
awarding the first Doctor of
Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree
in 1841.
In 1859. the Maryland
Agricultural College, which
would evolve into the University
of Maryland, College Park, was
opened under a charter secured by
a group of Maryland planters in
1 856. In addition to spending one
hour each day hoeing or plowing
on the college farm, students took
a broad range of courses in ancient
and modern languages, natural
sciences, English and mathematics.
After a disastrous fire on campus in
1912, the state acquired the college
and rebuilt it.
In 1920, the state legislature
combined the College Park
institution with the professional
schools in Baltimore to form an
expanded University of Maryland.
The entity eventually grew to
include campuses in Baltimore
County, the Eastern Shore and
University College, a continuing
education institution.
The following decades saw
the increasing growth of student
population, excellence in programs
and curricula, and the burgeoning
of the University of Maryland,
College Park, into a nationally
recognized research institution.
July 1, 1988, marked the dawn
of a new era in higher education
in the state of Maryland, as the five
components of the university were
merged with six other state uni-
versities and colleges to form the
University' System of Maryland,
and College Park secured its
flagship status with a mandate to
become one of the pre-eminent
research universities in the nation.
The AluiTini Association
With alumni clubs from Miami
to Taipei, Taiwan, the Maryland
Alumni Association strives to keep
and strengthen ties between the
university and its graduates.
Member events such as pre-
game parties; bull roasts; picnics;
golf tournaments; dinner cruises;
and subscriptions to Terp, the
University of Maryland magazine,
help keep alumni connected to
the university and to each other.
All graduating seniors and success-
ful masters and doctoral candidates
receive a one-year free member-
ship in the Maryland Alumni
Association.
The Alumni
The Maryland Alumni
Association's Hall of Fame honors
university graduates who have
brought honor to their alma mater
through distinguished careers in a
variety of disciplines. The follow-
ing 51 individuals have shown the
world what it means to be a Terp.
Carmen Balthrop '71
Uhiiil-tlitss Soprano
Adisai Bodharamik '70 I'll I)
Iclcioiiiiimiiiuilioiis Tmilbhizcr
Waldo Burnside '49
Rcldil Kiiifi
Harry Clifton "Curly" Byrd ()8
Legcndar)' Umversity
of .\ laiyhnul Ptaidcii!
Robert E Chandler '34 Ph.D.
A Founding Father of the
(-Mm Rci'ohiiion
Connie Chung '69
I'roiniuau BroaJciisI JonrikilisI
A.James Clark '5(1
C.oiiilruiiioii ALigiidtc, BcmjMlor
William P.Cole 10
U.S. CoiigrcssiihiH
Mary Stallings Coleman '35
Firsi Female Michigan
Siiincine Court Chief Justice
Larry David '69, '70
"Seinfeld" Creator
Rayinond Davis '37, '40 M.S.
i\'ii/>(7 Luireale (Physics)
Ruth Davis '52 M.A., '55 Ph.D.
Respected Scientist
Leonard Elmore '78
All-star Basketball Player
and Scholar
Geary Francis "Swede" Eppley
'20, '26 M.S.
.■\dniinislralor, Coach and Soldier
Norman "Boomer" Esiason '84
Football Hero
John Faber ■26.'28 M.S..
'37 Ph.D.
Lxgeiidary Coach and
I)isiinf;nished Professor
Charles L. Fefferman '66
Mathematician. Professor, Winner
ofImld\ \h-dal
Carly Fiorina '80 MBA.
Trailblazing Executive
Robert E. Fischell '53 M.S., '96
Honoiary Doctorate
Medical Technology Pioneer
Jon Franklin '70
Pnlil:er Pri:c-u'inning Journalist
Herbert A. Hauptman "55 Ph.D.
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Jim Henson '60
.\ Inppcts Creator
Steny H. Hoyer '63
( '. ,S. Cotigressnian
Harry R. Hughes '49
Maryland Governor
Carlisle H. Humelsine '37
Preservationist and Statesman
Hugh Newell Jacobsen "51, '93
Honorary Doctorate
World-renowned Architect
Albin O. Kuhn '38, '39 M.S.,
'48 Ph.D.
Builder of Maryland's
Baltimore Campuses
George J. Laurer '51
hnvnior of the Universal
Product Code
Wilbur Monroe (Munro) Leaf
'27
"Ferdinand the Biiir'.-iuilior
Samuel J. LePrak '40
(. 'rban Planning Leader
Liz Lerman '70
American Clioreograplier
Kathleen Magee '72 M.A.
Snrse and Philanthropist
Manning Marable '76 Ph.D.
Attthorily on African .American
History
Russell Marker '23
Pioneering Chemist
Tobin Marks '66
1 1 brld-renoivncd Chennst
Thomas V. "Mike" Miller '64
Long-standing President oj the
Maryland Senate
Parren J. Mitchell '52
Maryland's First African American
Student, U.S. Congres.':man
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Renaldo Nehemiah '81
Track and Field I \ 'odd Record
Holder
Tom Norris '67
Congressional Medal of Honor
Recipient
Michael Olmert '80 Ph.D.
Emmy Award -winning Writer
Jane CahiU Pfeiffer '54
First 1 1 Oman Chairman of the
Board at NBC
Judith A. Resnik '77
f ,7iij//(iJi;cr .-islro/niiil
Chun-Shan Shen '61 Ph.D.
President ofTaiwan 's
Tsing-Htia Vtiit'ersity
William Woolford Skinner 1 89.S
Research Chennst
Robert H. Smith '50
Developer of Crystal City
Adele Hagner Stamp '24 M.A.
Maryland's First Dean of i] omen
Reginald Van Trump Truitt ' 1 4
\'atiirahst and Chesapeake
Bay Advocate
Millard E.Tydings 10
Legislator
Evelyn Pasteur Valentine '67
M.S.. '86 Ed.D.
Educator and Entrepreneur
Gary Williams "68
Championship-winning Coach
Morgan Wootten '56
Basketball Hall of Fame Member
The Hall of Fame induction
ceremony takes place once every
five years, with the most recent
group of honorees inciucted m
June 20(.)5.
Customs of Commencement
Early conuiiencement ceremonies
at the University of Maryland were
marked with great fanfare and
celebration. The faculty gave huge
banquets for the graduates the
night before the event. The follow-
ing morning, crowds gathered to
watch the young graduates parade.
It was a gala social occasion, attract-
ing not only friends and relatives,
but the fashionable eUte of the
day. At the ceremony, prayers were
recited, speeches were made, and
honorar)' degrees were awarded to
distinguished figures from across
the country. Finally, as the audience
cheered and threw flowers, the
graduates came forward to collect
their Latin-inscribed degrees.
Academic Costume
The black caps and gowns worn
by the smdents and facultv' in the
academic procession have been the
traditional costume of scholars since
the Middle Ages. The ordinary- dress
of the scholar, whether student or
teacher, was similar to that of a
cleric. Caps and gowns were
probably worn to keep students
warm in unheated buUdings. Many
medieval scholars were tonsured,
hke monks, and hoods served to
cover their shaved heads until the
skullcap later took its place.
Even after the Civil "War, most
students at American universities
wore caps and gowns daily while
in residence. These varied in design
until they were standardized by
the American Intercollegiate
Conmiission in 1894. At that
time it was decided that all robes
would be black. Colors on the
trim of the gown were also
standardized to indicate the
scholar's academic discipline.
A hst of department colors follows:
Agriculture: Maize
Arts,Letters,Humanities: White
Business Administration.
Commercial Science: Drab
Dentistry: Lilac
Economics: Copper
Education: Light Blue
Engineering: Orange
Fine Arts,Architecture: Brown
Forestry: Russet
Home Economics: Maroon
Journalism: Crimson
Law: Purple
Library Science: Lemon
Medicine: Green
Music: Pink
Nursing: Apricot
Orator)',Speech: Silver Gray
Pharmacy: Ohve
Physical Education: Sage Green
Philanthropy: Rose
Philosophy: Dark Blue
Pubhc Administration, Foreign
Service: Peacock Blue
Pubhc Health: Salmon
Science: Golden YeUow
Social Work: Citron
Theology and Diviniry: Scarlet
Veterinary Sciences: Gray
The tassel may also be colored
to represent an academic discipline
or it ma)' be black. Officially, the
tassel is permitted "to lie where it
will" on the mortarboard. However.
numerous institutions have adopted
the practice of having degree
candidates wear the tassel on the
right front side at the start of the
commencement ceremony and
then shift them to the left side
after degrees are awarded.
Student Marshals
Elected through a nomination
process, student marshals are senior
leaders who play an important
role in the graduation ceremony.
Student marshals assist in organizing
the thousands of graduates, leading
them smoothly through the
conuiiencement procession . They
also supply extra caps and hoods,
and bobby pins to keep headwear
secure. Fall 2007 marshals are hsted
on page 69 of this booklet.
Senior Gift
Since 1910, members of the
graduating class have supported
a senior gift designed to com-
memorate their college experi-
ence. Traditionally the gift serves
as a contribution to the campus
community that forever hnks
alumni with the university. When
you see the Testudo statue on
McKeldin Mall, the clock outside
of Stamp, or the Henson statue
and memorial garden, you're
looking at Senior Class Gifts.
These, and other gifts scattered
around the university, are tributes
to years ot hard work and to
unwavering love for Alma Mater.
Now. It's your turn to take part
in the tradition that puts us
"heads and shells above the rest."
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
This year s gift will be the
Class of 2007-2008 Lounge. It
will transform an emptN' corridor
in the newly renovated Adele H.
Stamp Student Union into a flinc-
tional and aesthetically pleasing
space with new tlirniture, artwork
and flat-screen televisions. The
lounge will establish a trend of
maintaming the Stamp Union as a
modern hub for student life.
To be a part of this 97-year
tradition of philanthropy, visit
www.seniors.umd.edu or call
301.314.GRAD for more
information.
Acadetnic Degrees
A degree is awarded for the
successful completion of a
course of study. There are more
than 1,600 different academic
degrees currently conferred
by colleges and universities
nationwide. The University of
Maryland offers degrees in 1,30
undergraduate majors, 80 doctoral
programs, 100 master's programs
and one first professional degree.
The Doctor's Degree
The doctor's degree represents
the most advanced earned degree
conferred by American institu-
tions. There arc two distinct t^pes:
the practitioner's degree and the
research degree. The first type rep-
resents advanced training for the
practice of various professions,
principally Doctor of Medicine,
Juris Doctor, Doctor of Pharmacy,
and Doctor ofVeterinary Medi-
cine. These degrees do not involve
the completion of original
research by the student. The
University of Maryland, at the
professional school in Baltimore,
awarded the first two dental
degrees ever on March 9,1841,
and invented the name of the
degree. Doctor of Dental
Surgery (D.D.S.).
The Universin- of MaryLind
conveys the Doctor ofVeterinary
Medicine (D.V.M.) to
approximately 90 students
each year in a program that was
instituted in 1980. Graduates
receive a diploma containing
the seals of both the University
of Maryland and its partner
institution, the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University.
The second t\-pe is the research
doctorate representing prolonged
periods of advanced study. A
dissertation that usually
accompanies the study is intended
to contribute substantially to the
body of knowledge on the subject-
The most important of these, the
Doctor of Philosophy, no longer
has an implication of philosophy
for Its holder, but represents
advanced research in any of the
major fields of knowledge. It was
first awarded in the United States
in 1861 by Yale University.The
University' of Maryland awarded a
Ph.D. for the first time in 1920.
The Master's Degree
The master's degree is an academic
honor bestowed upon students
who have successfully completed
work beyond the baccalaureate.
A thesis and an oral exami-
nation are usually required. In
1920,the University of Maryland
awarded its first Master of Arts
(M.A.) and Master of Science
(M.S.) degrees in fields other
than agriculture.
The Bachelor's Degree
The bachelor's degree represents
the completion of a four-year
course of college-level study and
is the oldest academic degree
awarded by American institutions
of higher learning. It was first
conferred in America m 1 642
on the first nine graduates of
Harvard College. Maryland
Agriculture College, which
later became the University of
Maryland, College Park, awarded
Its first Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
and Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
in 1862.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Doctor of Audiology
Julia S. Callahan
Tlie Benefits of Closed Captioning for Elderly Hearing Aid Users
Erin C. McAlister
Ini'estigatioi} of Frequency Characteristics of DPOAEs Using Suppressors
ofl'arying Bandwidth and Center Frequency Presented in a Forward
Masking Paradigm
Caroline M. Roberts
Tlie Impact of Rlicumaloid Arthritis on Middle Ear Function
Michele L. Spencer
Rcliahihty and Test Environment of the SCAS-A with Children Ages 12-15
Doctor of Musical Arts
Victor S. Asuncion
A Performance Exploration of Sonat(ts for Piatio and Cello hy L. ivn Bccthoren
Juan M. Gendelman
Unfolding: For Mixed Ensemble
Robert L. Goodner
Tliree Different Settings of Chamber Music Featuring Trumpet with Voice,
Woodwinds, and Strings
Jung-A Lee
Agility and Fiioratura: Tlic Foundations of Coloratura Repertoire
Heloisa D. Maibrada
Musical Integration:Tlie Stylistic Eroluiion of the Music of Cldudio Santoro as
Observed in His Works for Piano
Aldo Ragone
Alexander Sikotaei'ich Skrjabin: From Romanticism to the Mystic Chord,
The Ten Piano Sonatas and 24 Preludes, Opus 1 1
Chi-Ming Shui
Preludes and Sonatas Inspired by Chopin
Doctor of Philosophy
Kimberly A. Adams • Psychology'
Racial Differences in Psychotic-like Experiences: A Study of Schi:;olypy in
African-Americans and Caucasians
Sanaz Adl • Electrical Engineering
Low Noise Pre- Amplijlcr/ Amplifier Chain for High Capacitance Sensors
Carlos Agudelo • JournaUsm and Public Coinmunication
To Dare Tliinking is to Begin Fighling:Tlie History of Magazine Altcrnaliw —
Colombia, 1974-1980
Willie M. Aklin • Psychology
Impact of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment on Affect- and Personahty-
Rehiled Variables Across Inner-City Substance Abusers
Animesh Aniniesh • Business and Management
The Impact of Online Spotisored Search Advertisitig on Consumer and
Seller Strategies
Cara D. Appel-Silbaugh • Counseling and Personnel Services
Acting Out Integrity and Honor: Siudein Honor Council Cultural Influence on
Members ' Development
Jose D. Aromi • Economics
Models of Supply Function Equilibrium with Applications to the
Electricity Industry
Kleio Avrithi • Civil Engineering
Rchability-Bascd Design of Piping: Internal Pressure, Gravity, Earthquake, and
Thermal Expansion
Seunghyun Baek • Curriculum and Instruction
Cross-Language Transfer of Sub-Syllabic Units in the Acquisition of L2 Phono-
logical Awareness: Semivowel Placement Differences Between Korean and English
Han Bao • Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation
Investigating Differential Item Function Amplification and Cancellation in
Application of Item Response Testlet Models
Gregory V. Bard • Applied Mathematics and Scientific
Computation
Algorithms for Solving Linear and Polynomial Systems of Equations Over Finite
Fields With Applications to Cryptanalysis
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
GRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Martha A. Bari • Art History
Mass Mciliii i< llie MesiagirYoko Ono and John Lennon's 1969 Year of Peace
Gary L. Benedetto • Economics
Using Linked Employer-Employee Data to Understand Labor Markets and
Improve Data Products
Edwin L. Bercaw • Psychology
^•1 Behavioral Activation Approach to Smoking Cessation for Depressed Smokers
at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Geoflfrey D. Birky • Curriculum and Instruction
Implementing Eighth Grade Matliematics Problems in Six Countries:
A Secondary Analysis oftheTLMSS 1999 Video Data
Sarah E. Bohn • Economics
Immigration and Wages in the U.S. Labor Market
Linden D. Bolisay • Chemical Engineering
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for the Recognition of Tobacco Viruses
David L. Boothe • Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences
Saiural lariaiion in Biological and .Simulated Central Pattern Generators
Virginie M. Cassidy • French
Les Enjeux du Divertissement dans Les \'ouvelles Francaises dc Jean Rcgnault
de Segrais
Arnab Chakraborty • Urban and Regional Planning and Design
An Experiment in Statewide Scenario Analysis: Towards an Even Stnarler
Growth for Maryland
Piyush Chandra • Economics
WTO Accession as Commitnienl:Tlieory and Evidence from the Choice of
Redistribution Policies
Jian Chen • Astronomy
Spalio-Temporal Dynamics of the Magnetosphere During Geospace Storms
Li-Chiou Chen • Kinesiology
Tlie Development of Adaptive .Sensorimotor Control in Infant Upright Posture
Meng Chen • Electrical Engineering
Error Resilience in Heterogeneous I 'isual Communications
Roger B. Chen • Civil Engineering
Learning and Rish Perception Mechanisms in Route Choice and Activity
Scheduling Dynamics
Si Chen • Business and Management
.4 Study of Four Xetwork Problems in Transportation, Telecomimitiicalions, and
Supply Chain Management
Bin Cheng • Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation
Long Time Stabihty oj Rotational Euler Dynamics
Leslie E. Chipman • Computer Science
Collaborative Technology for Young Children 's Outdoor Education
Tuck S. Chung • Business and Management
My Mobile Music: An Adaptive Personalization System for Digital
Audio Players
Wendy A. Clupper • Theatre and Performance Studies
Tlie Peiformance Culture of Burning Man
Charles B. Cranston • Coinputer Science
bsties in Visual Querying and Indexing for the Efficient Rctrieval-by- Content
of Arrangements of Point Objects
Daniel A. Cronin • Communication
Computer Mediated Communication and Negotiation: Efjecls oj Media and
Power on Relationship Development
Yyannu Cruz Aguayo • PoUcy Studies
An Evaluation of Active Libor .Market Policies in Developing Economies:
TIte Mexican Case
Edward A. Dawley III • Modern French Studies
Regards Francais Sur L'.-lnu'rique: De L' Entre-Dcux-Guerres a la
Guerre Froidc
Katherine A. De Celles • Business and Management
Locked Up: Exploring the Complex Nature of Contlicting I alues Systems
andTlteir Effects on Work .'ittiludes
Rachel K. de Naray • Astronomy
High Resolutio}! Optical Velocity Fields of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies and
the Density Profiles of Dark Matter Halos
Richard J. Deigan • Mechanical Engineering
Modeling and Experimenlal Invesligatiotis of the Shock Response of
Viscoelastic Foams
Yuliang Deng • Mechanical Engineering
Carbon Fiber Electronic IntcrconneHs
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Andrew J. Dick • Mechanical Engineering
Advanlageous Ulilizalicn of Xonliticnr Pluiionuii,! iti Micro- Simanrcs tinii
Structures: Applications to Micro-Resonators and Atomic Force Microscopy
Bryan N. Dorland • Physics
An Astromciic Analysis of eta Carituie's Eruptive History Usitig HSTIVF/PC2
and ACS Obserfalions
Anthony C. Dvarskas • Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental
Sciences
Tlie Rote of Water Quality in Beach Visitation Decisions in Croatia: Implications
for Development of the Tourism Industry
Yanique M. Edniond • Family Studies
Ecological Determinants oj Parenting Practices Among Latin American and
Caribbean Mothers of Adolescents: Findings From the .\V»' Immigrant Survey
Jason M. Edmonds • Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
Characterization ofArabidopsis thaliana SR Protein Genes: Mutations,
Alternative Splicing, and ESE Selection
Angela H. Eichelberger • Psychology
Measuring Wishful Thinktiig:Thc Development and Vahdation of a New Scale
Christopher T. Eling • Physics
Energy. Stars, and Black Holes in Einstein-Aether Tlieory
Jessica E. Emick • Counseling and Personnel Services
Tlic Influence of Maternal Sensitivity and Maternal Stimulatioti on Later
Development of Executh'e Functioning Via Structural Equation Modehng
David A. Evans • Economics
Integrated Environmental Regulation with Multiple Pollutants ami Joint
Abatement :Tlteory and an Application to Air-Quality Management
Xin Fang • Chemical Engineering
Impact of Stoclhisticity on Gene Regulation Setworks
Tuliza K. Fleming • Art History
Tliomas Satterwhite Noble (1835-1907): Reconstructed Rebel
Shawn M. Flower • Criminolog\' and Criininal Justice
Predicting Success in the Montgomer)' County Pre-release Center: Tlie Actuarial
Efficacy of the Selection Suitability Scale
Nicole D. Forry • Family Studies
'rite Impact of Child Care Subsidies on Child Care Problems, Child Care-
Related Work Disruptions, and Mothers' Desire to Switch Care
Steven D. Frank • Entomology
Consequences of Omnivory and Ahernative Food Resources on the Strength of
Trophic Cascades
Anthony L. Franz • Physics
Dynamics and Synchronization of Nonlinear Oscillators irith Time Delays:
A Study with Fiber Ltsers
Matthew L. Freedman • Economics
Lvation Choice, Product Choice, and the Human Resource Practices of Firms
Ehzabeth A. Freund • Government and Politics
Sovereigns or Servants — Presidential Relations with Congress on Domestic and
Foreign Policy
Brinda Ganesh • Electrical Engineering
Understanding and Optimizing High Speed Serial Memory System Protocols
Nadarajasundaratn Ganesh • Mathematical Statistics
Small Area Estimation and Prediction Problems: Spatial Models, Bayesian
Multiple Comparisons, and Robust MSE Estimation
Semen Gelman • Biology
Tlie Mechanosensory Lateral Line System: Morphological, Physiological, and
Behavioral Study in Pre- and Post-Metamorphic Lampreys
Nima GhaUchechian • Electrical Engineering
Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of a Rotary Variable-Capacitance
Micromotor Supported on Microhall Bearings
David R. Gillingham • Physics
Self-Consisteitt Simulation of Radiation and Space-Charge in High-Brightness
Relativislic Electron Beams
Walid E. Gomaa • Computer Science
Model Tlieory and Complexity Theory
Carina F. Gonzalez • Spanish Language and Literature
I 'irtiides de la Errancia: Escritura Migraine Y Dispersion en Juan
Rodoljo Wilcock
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
GRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Andrea J. Goodwin • Education Policy, Planning
and Administration
Exploriiii^ ilic Rcltitioiiihip Bclweeri Moral Reasoning and Stndmls'
Understanding of the Honor Code at the University oj Maryland
Laura S. Gordon • American Studies
Field Notes from the Light: An Ethnographic Study oJ the Meaning and
Significance of "Near-Death Experiences"
Takuya Goro • Linguistics
Language-SpccifK Constraints on Scope Interpretation in First Language Acquisition
Hongmei Gou • Electrical Engineering
Digital Forensic Techniques for Graphic Data
Jeflfrey A. Greene • Human Development
A Model of the Development of Epislemic and Ontologic Cognition
Stephan C. Greene • Linguistics
SPIN: Lexical Semantics, Transitivity, and the Identification of hnplicit Sentinicut
Max L. Grivno • History
"TItere Slavery Cannot Dwell": Agriculliirc ami Lthor in Northern Maryland
1783-1860
Stephanie K. Grutzmacher • Fainily Studies
Family Structure and Inconw Redistrilniliou: Comparing Child Poverty
Outcomes in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the I hiiied Stales
Gutemberg B. Guerra Filho • Computer Science
A Sensory-.XIotor Linguistic Framework lor Human Aclwity Understanding
Feng Guo • Computer Science
Calibration and Metrology Using Still and I 'ideo Images
Alison L. Haley-Ottenbreit • Psychology
Hhal Matters Most?:Tlie Effects of Goal ConmtitmenI on Claiming Discrimination
Margo M. Hall • Curriculum and Instruction
Composing in a Second— Grade Music Class: Crossing a Watershed as Children
Begin to Understand Song as Structure
Chung-Ting Han • Nutrition
Tlie Influence of Zinc Status onAKT Signaling Pathway in Human Normal
Prostate Epithelial Cells and Human Malignant Prostate Cells
Xiaohui Hao • Economics
Infrastructure Investment and Economic Development
Jereiny T. Harris • Economics
Measurement and Determination of Rules of Origin in Preferential Trade
Agreements (PTAS)
Maryann M. Hartshorn • Education Policy, Planning
and Adininistration
Listening to Adolescent Heartsongs: Phenonieiuilogical Possibilities in
Teaching IVrithig
Shan He • Electrical Engineering
A joint Coding and Embedding Frameworh for Multimedia Fingerprinting
Xinhua He • Electrical Engineering
Low Phase Noise CMOS PLL Frequency Synthesizer Design and Analysis
Jeffrey W. Heath • Applied Mathematics and Scientific
Computation
Global Optimization of Finite Mixture Models
Kelly D. Hennessy • Counseling and Personnel Services
Work-Family Balance: An Exploration of Conflict And Enrichmeiu lor Women
in Traditional Occupations
Carlos P. Hipolito • Counseling and Personnel Services
Internalized Racism ami Ethnic Identity in Chicana/o and Latina/o
College Students
Christian Hofer • Business and Management
Firm Decision Making Under Financial Distress: A Study of U.S. Air Fares and
an .4nalysis of Inventories in U.S. Manufacturing Industries
Kristine N. Hopfensperger • Marine, Estuarine, and
Environmental Sciences
Effects ot Animal and Perennial Community Dynamics on Tidal Freshwater
Marsh Ecosystem Functioning
David O. Horvitz • Computer Science
Expressiveness of Definitions and Efficiency of Constructions in
Computational Crytography
Xiaohan Hu • Economics
Essays on the Role of Specific Human Capital
Hu Huang • Electrical Engineering
High- Performance Fpaa Design tor Hierarchical Implementation of Analog and
Mixed-Signal Systems
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Scott A. IniberiTian • Economics
Essays on the Economics of Eciiicalioii
Cheng S. Ji • Family Studies
Materiiiil Mental Health, Education, Acculturation, and Social Support as
Predictors of the Parenting; of Asian American and Asian Immii;rant Mothers
Shaju John • Aerospace Engineering
Development of a Mannetor-Hcoloiiical Fluid Based Actuation System
Kevin D. Jones • Pohcy Studies
Tlie Dynaiiucs of Political Protests: A Case Study of the Kyrgy: Republic
Jae-Yoon Jung • Computer Science
Ei'olutionary Design of Artificial Neural Neluvrks Using a Descriptive
Encoding Language
Vishal Khandelwal • Electrical Engineering
lariahitily-Aware I LSI Design Automation tor Xanoscale Technologies
Soojung Kim • Library and Information Services
Tlte Effect of Users' Work Tasks on Librarians' Database Selection
Heather Klemick • Agricultural Economics
The Economics of Fallow: Evidence From the Eastern Amazon
Chiu Y. Koo • Coinputer Science
Studies on Fault- Tolerant Broadcast and Secure Computation
Utsav Kumar • Economics
Essays on Inequality and Reforms: Evidence from India
Taesoon Kwon • Engineering Materials
Evolutioti of Patterned and Unpatterned Surfaces During High Temperature
AnneaHng and Plasma Etching
Melissa S. Landa • Curriculum and Instruction
Crossing the Divide: A Phenomenological Study of Early Childhood Literacy
Teachers HVio Choose to Work with Children in High Poverty Schools
Bonne J. Leonard • Counseling and Personnel Services
Integrative D\irning as a Developmenial Process: A Grounded Tlieory oj College
Students' Experiences in Integrative Studies
Lisa M. LesUe • Psychology
Putting Differences in Context: Incorporating the Role of Status and Cooperation
into Work Unit Ethnic Composition Research
Angela T. Lewandowski • Chemical Engineering
Assembly of Quorum Sensing Pathway Enzytnes Onto Patterned
Microfahricated Devices
Genzi Li • Mechanical Engineering
Online and Offline Approximations lor Population- Based Multi-
Objective Optimization
Hong Li • Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter with Realistic Observations
Houng Li • Civil Engineering
I'rban ['article and Pollutant Capture via Stormwater Fitter Facilities and the
Concomitant Water Quality and Hydrological Benefits
Pengcheng Li • Physics
Novel Transport Properties of Electron-doped Superconductors Pr2-xCcxCu04
Su Li • Physics
Phase Transitions of High-Temperature Superconductors
Nan Liu • Electrical Engineering
Capacity Results for Wireless Networks Effects of Correlation Cooperation
and Interference
Yan Liu • Education Policy
Constructing Civil Society in Transitional China: Case Studies of One Private
University and One Non-governmental Institute for Peasant Education
Ying Liu • Civil Engineering
An Integrated Optimal Control System for Emergency Evacuation
Mark A. Lopez • Education Policy
Examining Dimensions oJ hitina/o College Student Success: An Analysis of
Individual Persistence and Success
Chung-Cheng Lu • Civil Engineering
Multi-Criterion Dynamic Traffic Assignment Models and Algorithms for Road
Pricing Applications with Heterogeneous Users
Kazuhiro Maeshima • Goverrunent and Politics
Japanese and U.S. Media Coverage of the Iraq IIiir;^'4 Comparative Analysis
Rayna D. Markin • Counseling and Personnel Services
Application of the Social Relations Model to the Core Conflictnal Relationship
Tlienie in Group Psychotherapy: Evaluation of the Social Microcosm Theory
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
GRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Julian D. Mestre • Computer Science
Primal-Dual Algorithms for Combinalorial Optimizalioii Problems
Marios Michaelides • Economics
Topics on Wage Differences Across Local Labor Markets
Ron A. Miller • Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences
Development of Standardized Antimicrobial Susccpiibilit)' Testing Methods and
Aeromonas Salmonicida Epidemiologic Cutoff Values for Antiiniaobial Agents
Used in Aquaculture
Zahra Mohaghegh-Ahmadabadi • Reliability Engineering
On the Tlieoretkal Foundations and Prmaples oj Organizational Safety
Risk Analysis
Nancy Morris • Criminology and Criminal Justice
Social Competeme and Criminal Offending Oper Time
Abhishek Motayed • Electrical Engineering
Gallium \iiridc Xaiunrire-Based Electronic and Optical Devices
Candace A. Mulcahy • Special Education
The Effects of a Contextualized Instructional Package on llic Area and Perimeter
Performance of Secondary Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabihiics
Athi N. Naganathan • Biochemistry
Barrier Heights and Diffusion Coefficients in Protein Folding
Taiga Nakamura • Computer Science
Recurring Software Defects in High End Computing
Heidi P. Oliver-O'Gilvie • Curriculum and Instruction
Excellent Teaching of Literacy in an Urban School: hichiding New
Literacies and Youth Development
Ozguc Orhan • Government and Politics
For the End Is a Limit:Tlie Question Concerning the Environnicnl
Chiara Orsini • Economics
Essays on Informal and Formal Care for the Elderly
Emily G. Owens • Economics
Government Regulation qt Illicit Behavior
Hanhee Paik • Physics
Coherence in dc SQUID Phase Qubits
Jessica M. Palladino * Curriculum and Instruction
Exploring the Interplay Between Fifth-Grade Readers' Knowledge, Interests,
and Beliefs andTlieir Perceptions of the Persuasiveness of Text
Zhijian Pan • Computer Science
Artificial Evolution ofArbitrar)' Self-Replicating Cellular Automata
Sarah E. Pearlman • Economics
Essays on V'ulnerability, Microfinance and Entrepreneurship
Wolf T. Pecher • Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences
Host Preference of Perkinsus Species: Epizootiological, Environmental and
Molecular Aspects
JeflQ-ey K. Pegram • Education Policy
Political Liberalism. Religion, and the Prophetic Tradition
Nathalia Perez Rojas • Economics
Essays on the Impact of Social Interactions on Economic Outcomes
Michael D. Pfarrer • Business and Management
Information in tlic Marketplace: Two Essays on Firm Strategies and
Stakeholder Perceptions
Michael B. Pomfret • Chemistry
An Investigation of Sohd Oxide Fuel Cell Chemistry:A Spectroscopic Approach
Tobin E. Porterfield • Business and Management
Supply Chain Strategy and the Benefits of Information Exchange
Luh A. Prasetyaningsih • Womens Studies
The Maze of Gaze: The Color of Beauty in Transnational Indonesia
Sandee Pyne • Education Policy
Migrating Knowledge: Schooling, Statelessness and Safety at the Tliailand-
Biirma Border
Peng Qiu • Electrical Engineering
Model-Based Genomic /Proteomic Signal Processing in Cancer Diagnosis
and Prediction
Kelly A. Quinn • American Studies
iX'laking Modern Homes: A History of Lingslon Terrace Dwellings,A New Deal
Housing Program in Washington, DC
Rachael W. Quinn • Animal Science
Effect of Weight Gam, Diet and Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity in
Thoroughbred Geldings
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Sara B. Raley • Sociology
Traiismiitiiig Adi\i}iiiii<c: Maternal Education Differences in Parental
Investment Activities
Kara A. Reuter • Library and Informarion Services
Children Selecting Bucts in a Library: Extending Models of Information
Behavior to a Recreational Setting
Michael C. Ricci • Physics
Superconducting Artijicial Materials with a Negative Permittivity, A Negative
Permeability, or a Negative Index of Refraction
Antonio B. Rigato • Civil Engineering
Influence of AngleoOf Incidence on the Seismic Demands for Inelastic Structures
Subjeaed to Bi-Directional Ground Motions
Carol R. Rinke • Curriculum and Instruction
Career Moves of Urban Science Teachers: Negotiating Constancy, Change,
and Confirmation
Maria I. Rodriguez Tejedo • Economics
State Fiscal Institutions: An Evolution
Philip G. Roessler • Government and Politics
Risking 1 1 jr: Regime Crises, PoUtical Exclusion, and Indiscriminate Violence
in Africa
Jeremy D. Rosner • Policy Studies
Reading Tlw Public: How Members of Congress Develop Tlicir Impressions of
Public Opinion on National Security
Shashidhara G. Rudrappa • Animal Science
Energy MetaboUsm in Developing Chicken Lymphocytes During the Embryonic
to Post-hatch Transition
Johnathan R. Russ • Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
Charactcrizatwn oj Ribosomal Protein L2 and Analysis oj Misscnse Codon
Discrimination in the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Yalin E. Sagduyu • Electrical Engineering
Medium Access Control and Network Coding for Wireless Information Flows
Michel A. Santos • Aerospace Engineering
Improving the Coverage of Earth Targets by Maneuvering Satellite Constellations
Binetou C. Seek • Nutrition
Supplementation Strategy and its Impact on Hematological Status in the Control
of Anemia of Pregnancy in Senegal
Jonathan S. Setliff • History
The March ol Time and the Ainericati Century
Barbara L. Shaw • American Studies
iRelMapping the Black Atlantic: Violence, Affect, and Siibjcctii^ity in
Contemporary Caribbean Women's Migration Literature
Hung-Bin Sheu • Counseling and Personnel Services
Relation of Efficacy Beliefs and l]orkingAUiaiicc to Psychotherapy Outcomes:
A Multilevel Analysis
Arlene E. Silva • Counseling and Personnel Services
A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Reading and Special Education Outcomes
for English Language Learners in Instructional Consultation Teams Schools
Stephen Sitnon • Government and Politics
Human Rights or American Privileges ?:Tlie Supreme Court's Evolving Use of
Universal Reasoning
Heisnam T. Singh • Economics
Essays on Price Competition and Firm Strategies in Oligopolies
Perry D. Singleton • Econotnics
Three Essays in Public Finaiue
Lee A. Slocum • Criminology and Criminal Justice
General Strain Tlieory and Stability in Offending and Substance Use Over
Time: A Dynamic Approach
Jon R. Sprouse • Linguistics
A Program for Experimental Syntax: Finding the Relationship Between
Acceptability and Grammatical Knowledge
Ram Sriharsha • Physics
On String Compactifications to Two (and Tliree) Dimensions: Critical
and Noncritical
Mary C. Stapleton • Counseling and Personnel Services
77if Effect ofH'orkingAlhaiu-e on Client Dropout for Persons with DisabiUties in
a State-Federal Vocational Rehabiliation Agency
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Patricia E. Steele • Education Policy
Tlie Effect of State Merit-Based Financial Aid on College Price: An Analysis of
Florida Postsecottdary Institutions
Aravind Sundaresan • Electrical Engineering
Ibwards .\Iarhcrlcs< Molicn Capture: Model Esiitiuiiioii hiiiiiih:Lilwn and Tracking
Brooke L. Supple * Education Policy, Planning and Administration
"Life as a Gyroscope": Creating A Grounded Tlteory Model for Full-Timc
H^rfei»ii; Mothers in Higher Education Administration Developing and
Maintaining a Fulfilling, Balanced Life
Stephen J. Swatkoski • Chemistry
Integration ofASP-SpecificMicrotvave-AcceleratedAcid Hydrolysis into
Proteomic Analyses
Liang Tao • Chemical Physics
\ihrational Relaxation of HF +H and Ian der IVaol's Resonance Dynamics
Wilson A. Tillotson • Physics
Numerical Simulations of Magnetorotational Turhuknce in the Liihcraiory
David A. Tobias • Physics
i/f Noise and Luttinger Liquid Phenomena in Carbon Nanoluhes
Constant I. Tra • Agricultural Economics
Evaluating Tlic Equilibrium Welfare Impacts of the 1990 Clean Air Act
Amendments in the Los Angeles Area
Adria J. Trotman • Psychology
Tlie Relationship Between Risk-Taking and Psychopathy in a Sample of
Inner-City Drug Users
Kathryn E. Truman • Mathematics
Analysis and Extension of Non-Commutative NTRU
Chen-Yu Tsao • Chemical Engineering
ReuHring Quorum Sensing Circuitry for Enhancing Recombinant Protein
Production in e. CoU
Chih-Yang Tseng • Business and Management
Internal Control, Enterprise Risk Management, And Firm Performance
Shih-Huang Tung • Chemical Engineering
Self-Assembly ofAmpliiphilic Molecules in Organic Liquids
Mario G. Urdaneta Padron • Mechanical Engineering
Design oj a Dielearophorctu Cell Loading Device
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Brian Vant-Hull • Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Radiative and Cloud Microphysical Effects of Forest Fire Smoke Over North
America and Siberia
Victor A. Vicente • Ethnomusicology
Jlie Aesthetics of Motion in Musics for the Mcvlana Celal ed-Din Rumi
Guillermo J. Vuletin • Economics
Essays on Capital Controls and the Informal Econoitiy
Shawn W. Walker • Aerospace Engineering
ModeUiig, Simulating, Aad Conlrolling the Fluid Dynamics of Electro- IVetling
on Dielectric
Heather M. Walton • Counseling and Personnel Services
Tlie Intersection of HIV Infection with HIV/AIDS Beliefs Among
African Americans
Chunling Wang • Nutrition
From China to the U.S.: .\ulrilioii. Diet and Acculturation oj Chinese
Employed in High-Tech Industries, Results from a Web-based Survey
Hengmao Wang • Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Inferring Radiatiiv Flu.xes from a New Generation oj SatelUtes: Model Updates
Jinshan Wang • Cheinistry
Integration oj "O Ltdiclmg and Solution Isoelectric Focusing in a Shotgun
Analysis of Mitochondrial Proteins
Xuezheng Wang • Mechanical Engineering
Understanding Actuation Mechanisms of Conjugated Polymer Actuators:
Ion Transport
Youjun Wang • Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences
Tlie Pharmacology and Dynamics of the Light- Induced Calcium Signal in
Limuhis I entral Photoreceptors
Dongming Wei • Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computatio
("rilicairincsliolds in Eiilerian Dynamics
Ricia K. Weiner • Counseling and Personnel Services
Teacher and Student Perspectives on the Inclusion and Mainstreaming of
Children with Moderate and Severe Cognitive Disabilities
Jennifer L. Weisman • Counseling and Personnel Services
The Same and Di[jerent:A Grounded Theory oj the E.xperiences of College
Students Who Have a Sibling With a Developmental Disability
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Shihua Wen • Mathematical Statistics
iSemiparametric Cluster Detection
IT'Pring Westbrook • Human Development
Pathways Between Exposure to lloletia; Family Structure, Maternal Depression,
Parenting Styles, and Child Outcomes: A Multi-Group Analysis
Ransom K. Winder • Computer Science
Tlie Influence of Collective Working Memory Strategies on Agent Teams
Marianna M.Yamamoto * Policy Studies
OSCR Principles in Practice: Testing Tlieir Effect on Security Tlirough the Work
of the High Commissioner on Sational Minorities. 1993-2001
Sue-Ming Yang • Criminology and Criminal Justice
Causal or Merely Co-Existing: A Longitudinal Study ofVioleme and Disorder
at Places
Ai-Ru Yen • Business and Management
Maiidatnig Disclosure ojR&D Bentjits and Costs to Extract Managers' Private
Information: Obstacles and Practical Considerations
Yesim Yilmazel-Sahin • Curriculum and Instruction
Teacher Education Students' Perceptions of Use of MS PowerPoint and the Value
of Accompanying Haihiouls
ZhanfengYue • Electrical Engineering
Kific Synthesis from Image and Video for Object Recognition Applications
Chensong Zhang • Applied Mathematics and
Scientific Computation
Adaptive Finite Element Methods for Variational Inequahiies : Tlieor)' and
Applications in Finance
Ke Zhang • Astronomy
Resonant and Secular Orbital Interactions
Ye Zhang • Economics
Essays in Ltibor Economics
Tao Zheng • Geography
Mapping Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Using Multiple Remote
Sensing Data
Weigang Zhong • Applied Mathematics and Scientific
Computation
Entropliy Stable Approximations oj \'onlinear Conservation Laws and Related
Fluid Equations
Yi Zhou • Mechanical Engineering
Micrqfluidics Interfacing to Mass Spectrometry
Nan Zou • Civil Engineering
A Reliable Travel Time Prediction System with Sparsely Distributed Detectors
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Master of Applied
Anthropology
Nora M. Mueller
Master of Architecture
Erin Alyssa Carlisle
Najahyia Luna Chinchilla
Jessica Lynn Leonard
Master of Arts
American Studies
Mateo J. Munoz
Art History
Hannah Wai Ling Wong
Counseling and
Personnel Services
Jennifer Lynn Edwards
Sara Haile
Katherine Randon Hershey
Allison Joan Nebbergall
James R. Neumeister
Nathan Matthew Slife
Christine Yip
Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Ko-Hsin Hsu
Chien-min Lin
Economics
Kathryn Nadine Vasilaky
Education Leadership
and Policy Studies
Holly Combe Uear>'
Monica Fuentes Lam Emery
Abigail Paige Norris
Elspeth Breckenndge Payne
David Lowell Ring
Angela Christine Shaeffer
Kevin Matthew O'Neil Shindel
Sandy Jean Schoeps Tennies
English Language
and Literature
Kevin Michael Davis
Laura Viets Heninger Hill
Geography
Ian McCord Craig
Andrew Patrick Macatee
Rirv'ik Sahajpal
Jennifer Marie Stephens
Hearing and Speech Sciences
Samantha Rose Pannone
Pei-Tzu Tsai
History
Dale Alan Neiburg
Human Development
Education
Mary Lou Kitchen
Erika Rasheedya Rosemond
Kinesiology
Selasi Attipoe
David Edward Charbonneau
Joe W. Hearn
Andrew Todd Ludlow
Melissa Marie Pangelinan
Cory Thomas Walts
Measurement, Statistics
and Evaluation
Li Wang
Psychology
Tana Leor Clarke
RadhaV. Gholkar
Women's Studies
Rachel Caidor
Master of Business
Administration
Adila Abukar
Maks Agamir
Eduardo Maximo Aviles
Jason Ronald Beers
Amanda Ann Biedrzycki
John David Bradshaw
Ross Martin Brindle
Maqone Kathrv'n Brooks
Mark B. Busby
Robert Christopher Capuano
Manish Raniesh Chhabra
Himanshu Jagdish Choksi
Brien Lindsay Christesen
David Abraham dayman
Andrea Lynn Crawford Mahoney
Christina A. Davidson
Charles Frederick Gallatin Day. Jr.
Rachel Ann Drown
Kimberly M. Dutchess
Santanu Dutt
Megann Parlman Fayhee
Taylor Nelson Franks
Bruce Isaac Friedland
Aaron Michael Gage
Benjamin Thomas Garthw.iite
Liang Ge
Zoya Gorbunova
John Smith Greenhalgh.Jr.
Gian A. Guerrero Dujarric
Karan Raj Gupta
Haider Haiinus
Cordell Ray Hansen
James C'onrad Heffner
Karthikeyan Jayavelu
Sarah Elizabeth Cooper Joyce
Christopher Edward Kelley
Leif Alexander Kennedy
Nealjungjoon Kim
Neil Edward Kotras
Iv\' Troymay Liu
Jia Ning Liu
Natahe Elizabeth Marcy
Doric Ann McGreevy
Roderick Maurice McLean
Thomas Anthony Messina
Louis Charles Mintzer.Jr
Manaw Modi
Hannah Abrams Morris
Douglas Chadwick Mulvany
Rosemary Pulane Ngwiri
David Richard O'Toole.Jr.
Zachary Michael Oleksiuk
Bryan Keith Orme
Ping Pan
Jorge Ivan Paredes
Grey Alexander Pfarr
Ryan K. Rees
George Bechtel Riley III
Ankur Saini
Sangeeta Morand Santani
Joseph Frank Schmidberger.Jr.
Sarah Ann Sherwood
Jun Sup Shin
Jagjit Raja Singh
Jason Richard Stapf
Douglas Alan Steele
Joshu.i I )avid Szebenyi
Andrew Mark Tebbano
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATE DEGREES
AUGUST 2007
Kandyce Mane Tripp
Pete E.Truby
Eddie Tyner
Kadienne Pinder Van Den Bos
Aaron Paine West
Catherine Caroline Williams
Michael Brett Wilson
Sean Xiaoyan Wu
Christian H. Wiudo Wangia
Wei Yang
Mariana Jeolas Zand
Master of Business
Administration/Master
of Science Combined
Business and Management
Levent Deniirekler
Mehmet Hondur
Chu-tzu Ko
Meike Reimers
Master of
Community Planning
Azhar Hasan Tyabji
Master of Education
Counseling and
Personnel Services
Abigail Delgado
Greta Suzanne Frankhn
Curriculum and Instruction
Michelle Patterson Adkms
Sally Alkon
Kayra Zurany Alvarado
Jacquehne Anne Armstead
Jennifer A. Balachowski
Carrie Elizabeth Black
Alexis Karyn Browsh
Natalie Marie Charbonneau
Charles David Codling
Erin Elizabeth Conley
Julie Ann Cyniek
Lauren Katherine Dougherty
Diana Elstins
Sara Catherine Foraker
Daniel Joseph Gallagher
Matthew Thomas Gardner
Amy Catherine Golladay
Zachary' Gordon
Casey Maureen Grenier
Kendal Elizabeth Harlan
Heather Marie Henderson
Sarah Jane Henson
Kathryn Elizabeth Heslin
Rebecca Lee Hotfiiian
Shona Jean Holmes
Caroline Jean Hyatt
Ehzabeth A. Im
Diane Jafari reshteh roudi
Joseph F.Jelen
Ste\en Richard Karig
Steven B. Katz
Wilham James Keay
Kimberly Marie King
Karen Angela Knispel
Steven David Koppel
JaeWoo Lee
Lisa Kyung-Hi Lim
Carolyn Ehzabeth McGee
Denise Marie Meadows
Jacquehne Brindle Means
Jessica Dawn Merritt
Shalini Lakshman Nandwani
Cathryn Buckel Nash
Kerry Beth Nudelman
Marcelo Talinao Oduho, Jr.
Amanda Cara Olsen
Leor Oxman
Korinne Naomi Panchura
Laura Anne Pomerance
Mary Nicole Powell
Josalyn Ann Powers
Tammie CecUe Rhea
Jessica Leigh Hanwack Riegle
Amanda Rose Roman
Kimberly Jean Rudiger
Peter James Schaefer
Kathryn Elizabeth Seager
Aaron K. Shin
Sonya Elizabeth Shultz
LaTonia Denise Smith
Scott Edward Smith
Erica Vanessa Stein
Joanna Ehzabeth Stelzer
Michael Adam Thompson
Chizoba Uchenna Nicole Udeorji
Deepa Vivekanandan
Ayasha Nicole Ware
Ehsabeth Mary Wedam
Kristine Willie
Jessica Jooyoun Yi
Education Leadership
and Policy Studies
Miryam Zehava BendicofF
Human Development
Education
David James Douglass
Special Education
Shannon Ashley Ambush
Hebrajanine Fishrnan
Latoya Renee Gayle
Juha L.Jones
Sara Kathleen Kempler
Kate Jean McCarthy
Mehssa Anne Overstreet
Jessica Irene Robinson
Master of Engineering
Brian Dail Bachtel
John Paul Banowetz
Susan M. Bathalon
Julie V. Cordero
Patrick William Finney
Joseph Robert Fowler IV
David Sean Hodack
Christopher Medic
Atiil Mehta
Tim Htinaung Min
Veronica Otero
Adedayo Olajire Oyelovvo
Frank Joseph Pappano
Jian Mei Wu
Master of Engineering
and Public Policy
Carmen Del Socorro Zapata
Master of Information
Management
Nazih Ajami
Dianne Patricia Babski
Michiko Avantika Chand
Almoustapha A. Cisse
Constance Lee McGIothlin Mac-
Donald
Mia T. Mercer
Ankit Bakul Nagarsheth
Amit H. Pandey
Deborah Kay Wallace
Master of Journalism
Aliza Devora Krichevskv
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
GRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Master of
Library Science
Karma Michal Ardrey
Laura Lea Bartlett
Melanie LvTin Thompson Bre\ns
Timothy D. Clarke
Kathryn Noel Dailey
Charles Steven Douglas
Beth Ann Drucker
Amanda Marie Feigley
Amy McGehee FitzGerald
Joy Marie Foust
Anne Catrine Goska
Amber Joy Haslinger
Aiiuradha Kasarabada
Rachel LUhan Kassman
Carrie Dawn Murphy Kausch
David L. Keifer
Heather Noelle Leonard
Lindsey Ann Loeper
Ellen Johanna Loll
Joseph Michael Neumann
Shannon Samantha O'Cormell
Kyla Marie O'Hara
Erin Elizabeth Peretti
Rebecca Rice
Anthony Gordon Ross
Ann Marie Sabag
Heather Slania
Lauren Stanchfield Wright
Samuel Tobin Wright
Master of Life Sciences
EUzabeth Boston Chesnutt
Alison Kristin Fanchin
Steve Wayne Lacombe
Jeffrey Marc Mathicu
Eric Jonathan Mindrebo
Jennifer Laura Roland
Patricia Smith Scronce
Melissa Ann Wessel
Master of
Public Health
James Allan Freeman
Master of Public
Management
Benigno Alarcon-Deza
Dwayne Anthony Aydlett
Matthew W. Barthel
Tyrone Alan Dindal
Michael L. Gunn
Megan S. Lynch
Kristin A. Marrinsen
Master of
Public Policy
Russell Lee Conklin
Rafael Andres Villa
Master of Science
Aerospace Engineering
Ehzabeth Ann Benson
Smita Bhadra
Brooke Teresa Buchholz
Peter Andrew Puscy Copp
Ryan Daniel Eubank
Brandon Kurt Fitchett
Ryan Ehzabeth Fitzgerald
Jared Andrew Grauer
Kristi Marie Kleinhesselink
Agnieszka Anna Koscielniak
Chaitanya Mudivnrthi
John Richard Mularski 111
David Thomas Pinson,Jr.
Kenneth David Running II
Nicholas Anthony Scott
Emily Minwai Tai
Timothy Andrew Wassernian
Agricultural and
Resource Economics
Juan Feng
Beat Hintermann
Michael Hugh Taylor
Yabei Zhang
Animal Sciences
Sandra Beth Kirsch
Applied Mathematics and
Scientific Computation
Hatshepsitu S. H.Tull
Xin Zhao
Atmospheric and
Oceanic Science
Anthony C. Santorelli
Biological Resources
Engineering
Laura Marie Schumann
Biology
Diane Lee Miller
Jean-Francois Louis Savard
Business and Management
Sana Arousse
Lamia Ben Salah
Ridha Besbes
Fakhreddine Bousnina
Amel Bouzguenda
Sadri El-euch
Chiheb Escheikh
Hatciii Frikha
Amira Gouta
MohanicdWalid Hdal
Ismail Jeiiial
Rim Laarif
Carol Karming Miu
Yassine Mzid
Yadh Sabbagh
Ali Safarnejad
Amel Saidane
Dagniar Spantzel
Sofiene Tniar
Sami Tounsi
Farouk Zouari
Cell Biology and
Molecular Genetics
Erikka Lynnette Carr
Melba Lucia Munoz Roldan
Chemical Engineering
Daphne Anne Fuentevilla
Christina Kenny Giblin
Rebecca Mehssa Lennen
Chemical Physics
Steven Craig Stutts
Chemistry
Brittany Katherine McClure
Juliet Znovena
Civil Engineering
Wei-Chen Cheng
Ryan Christopher Davis
Gregor Neil Louis
Erin Elizabeth Mahoney
Matthew Charles Mulbrandon
Daniel John MuUcr
Karthik Ravirajan
Dorianne Elizabeth Shivers
Kunal Narcnkumar Suthar
Sophia L. Williams
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Computer Science
\ ivek Sehgal
Elizabeth Johannah Kerin
Carolyn Ann Klocker
Systems Engineering
Rowin Warin Andruscavage
Intelligence Analysis
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez-Flores
Electrical Engineering
1 Isin-Che Chiang
I iiiang Han
1 Ic Huang
Esau Nderitu Kanyogoro
Michael Tawfik Khbeis
Eunini Kim
Austin Howard Lanhani
Xue Mei
Puduru Viswanadha Reddy
Gavin Eric Rosenbush
Sankalica Saha
Yadong Shang
J.imes Patrick Wienke
Chao Wu
YangYu
Entomology
Akito Yuji Kawahara
Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo
Family Studies
Marni Beth Duitch
Fire Protection Engineering
Wahd K.Alahdulhadi
Alan J. Kouchnisky
Andrew William Neviackas
Nicholas Edward Ozog
Ning Ren
Jennifer Lynn Wiley
Geology
Michael James Mengason
Marine, Estuarine and
Environmental Sciences
Todd Michael Beser
Nicole Porter Harlan
Mechanical Engineering
Chris Joseph Bachmann
Joseph Anthony Currano
Aaron Joseph Johnson
Phihp Leland Knowles
Dennis D. Leber
Timothy Walter McMilhn
David Christopher Morgan
Silas Carl Nesson
Brian Adam Tuchband
Natural Resource Sciences
Meredith Kate Bilek
Lisa Anne Gruver
Physics
Jianhao Chen
Bora Sul
Psychology
Sarah Ruth Halcrow
Tracy Darlene Tomhnson
Survey Methodology
Stephanie Lynn Costo
Rachel Ann Edgington
Cong Ye
Sustainable Development and
Conservation Biology
Maria-Elena Gutierrez Herazo
Christine Renee Hodgdon
Jean Fanfan Jourdain
Wendel Scott Landes
Marco Rojas
Sajal Ratna Sthapit
Aleta Sara Wiley
Taniara Leah Withers
Telecommunications
Nelson Natividad GaHmba
Abhishta Ami Paranjpe
Liji Samuel
Graduate Certificates
Computational Harmonic
Analysis
Ryan Bensussan Harvey
Engineering
Michael Wen-Tseng Liu
David Ralph Redding
Martin Mingen Tsai
Gerontology-Doctoral
Elizabeth Mane Hagovsky
Jewish Studies
Miryam Zehava BendicofF
Urban Design
Erin Alyssa Carhsle
Jessica Lynn Leonard
Certificates
Latin American Studies
Rachel Karen La Russo
Women's Studies
Christina Marie Anders
Jillian Quinn Buckley
Linda Beth Heymsfield
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A. James Clark School
of Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Aerospace Engineering
♦David Daniel Billingsley
Eric J. Dvvyer
Aaron Joseph Friedman
Biological Resources
Engineering
Jennifer Jean Lamos
Chemical Engineering
Golnaz Khorsha
Civil Engineering
Vimal M. Ainin
Kevin O'Brien Bur
'Nicholas Alston Harris
Computer Engineering
Christopher James Wasko, Jr.
Electrical Engineering
Babatunde A. Adeyemo
James Nelson Carter, Jr.
Neal C. Castillo
Robin Nicole Chambers
Jianzi Chen
Evan G. Cohen
Susitha Hemakumara De SUva
Jayaratne
Timothy Stuart Elliott
Mario Pierre Lafertte
♦Jacob Stuart Stiffler
2iid Defirce: Malhemalia
Brian Nguyen Tran
Edward Kenyon Wells
Fire Protection Engineering
Alexander Martin Bobowiec
Andrew John Major
Aiayna N. Pearson
Materials Science
and Engineering
Michael Luis Figueroa
Mechanical Engineering
Thomas George Beekhuysen
Daniel Vincent Caputo
Allen Chan
Boaz De-Medonsa
Nikhil Gangaraju
Morris Keith Gentles
David Louis Lemus
Ya-Hsing Peter Lin
Mehssa Anne Moore
Sandra Alyda Roach
Adam Lee Rutherford
David Christopher Schanuel
Alexander R.Truesdale Perry
James F.Wilson. Jr.
Ethan Howard Zweig
College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources
Bachelor of Science
Agricultural and
Resource Economics
Chris Alan Hucbner
Bradley James Richmond
Animal Sciences
fMclamc Anne Benetato
Mane Annette Betancourt
Julie Ehzabeth Davis
Lauren Nicole Schick
Dietetics
Preety Rajbhandari
Anna A. Rozanova
Food Science
Sean Thomas Hart
Natural Resource Sciences
Pedro Miguel Mayorga-JefFs
Natural Resources
Management
loshiia loseph Tiralla
College of Arts
and Humanities
Bachelor of Arts
American Studies
Darya Arman
Damon Christopher Curry-
Sean Patrick Fabel
Erin Kathleen Harvey
Brandon Elon Hughes
Christina Marie Sees
Oscar Manuel Trejo
Tama Anne Welker
Art History
Emma Anne Goldberg
2nd Major: Hiitory
Caroline J. Kim
Lindsay Rachel Smilow
2ihi Major: Studio Art
Central European, Russian
and Eurasian Studies
Momc.i Josephine Fmnaii
Benjamin Weldoii
Classical Languages
and Literatures
Claire Mane Hanson
Communication
Brian Lee Albanese
Justin Charles Bakewell
Mariana Barrientos Roig
Maria Suzanne Broschart
Megan Christine CarduUo
lanjef&ey Cruse
Heather Lee Doll
Zivya Devora Feifel
Bridgette Nickole Ferrell
Ryan Kennedy Eraser
Erinn Frances Grzech
Myra Christine Climacosa
Hernandez
Tahj Jarod Holden
Pasha M.L. Irshad
Aaron Ismail Jackson
Stephanie Kiman
Setareh Kowkabi
Alexis Rachel Levine
Amreth Daniel Long
Kelly Ann MacWhinnie
Bryant Maxwell McGee
Curtresse Leneen Pettaway
Viktoriya Plotas
Joshua S. Schultz
Daniel Ernest Seger
Batool A. Shaikh
Daniel J. Waldo
Wayne Anthony Randolph Watt,s
Matthew H.Weiss
Donald A. Wong, Jr.
2iid Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Kyle Paul Zgraggen
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
§ Summa aim Ijittdc "f .V/ij^n.i cttiti l^iiiilc
I Ltiiide
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Dance
Shannon Mane Brauner
Sara |une Malinowski
English Language
and Literature
Robert Kevin Ackernian
2nd Degree: Covemmeut
m)d Politics
Rashid Ahmed Anwar
Margaret Lee Barott
Jillian Quinn Buckley
Matthew Alejandro Castillo
2tid Degree: Goveriwwiit
and Politics
Gina S. Crosse
Henrique Dion D'Aquino
Steven Ross Fowler
Maria Auxiliadora Garcia
Samuel Peter Goering
2nd Major: PhilosopliY
Grant Laurence Goodman
2nd Major: Secondary Education-
English Language Arts
Kenneth Joseph Greco
Asha Shantee Hunter
Matthew Christopher Jenkins
Aaron Randal Kleffman
2nd Degree: Secondary Education-
English Latiguage Arts
A. Stewart Loftin
Rohan Mahadevan
Mehreen Sarah Mansur
Erik Vincent Pecukonis
Annette M. Ryburn
Nicole Paige Schreibstein
Lillian Bess Schwartz
Stefanie Lynn Squires
Alison Kvle Wickhne
History
Christina Mane Anders
2nd Major: Governntent
and Pohtics
Alexandra Melrose Blogier
Peter A. Brock II
Thomas Joseph Curley
Joseph Otis Denson.Jr.
Gregory Thomas Ellis
Kathenne Christina Guise
Mary Grace Hicks
Elisa Sun Kim
Glenn Alan LaPierre
Haran P. Levenberg
Thomas Comer Lewis
Nicholas Patrick Menikheini
Robert Jeffrey Michlewncz
Javier Andres Molina
Jessica Mane Munroe
Jason Neuringer
James Poisal
Nicholas William Pugh
Erin Elizabeth Richards
Chrystal Shavonne Williams
Italian Language
and Literature
Orsolya Ferenczy
2nd Major: Sociology
Japanese
Sang Un Shin
Christine Marie Yenowine
Linguistics
Paul Cyril Hines
Philosophy
Jonathan Michael Black
Kevin Michael Bryant
Paul Nikolaus Frank
Pierce Christopher Murphy
2nd Degree: Journalism
Rebecca Marie Spigelmire
Phillip John Torres
Romance Languages
Rachel Karen La Russo
Estefaiiia Andrea Menendez
Rodriguez
Spanish Language
and Literature
Erin Elizabeth Baldwin
Juan Alfredo Carranza
Antonio Cuarto Elera.Jr.
Alexandra R. Gonzalez
Amie Jennifer Hernandez
Grace Marie Marrero
Megan L^w7er Mehler
Peter Benjamin Miller
Sierra Brooke Mitchell
Studio Art
Melanie Lee Bene
Sarah Ann Bregel
Alexander Logan Bryan
WUliam Matthew Currence
Robin Mary Hudspeth
Prosha Karen Korangy
Nam Tran Nguyen
Brian Todd Young
Theatre
Kevin L.Alexander
Jessica Rachel Bauni
OrenYri Benamor
David Warren Fair
Bachelor of Music Education
Nicholas Scott Merson
College of Behavioral
and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts
African American Studies
Courtney Anna Hmton
Anthropology
Deborah Bekele
Stephanie Nicole Duensing
Christian William Mash
2nd Major: Government
and Politics
Miles Radio Tyler Pell
Paula Katharina Rylands
Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Ryan Christopher Allen
Lauren Samantha Austin
Lee Bermams
David Matthew Berry
Brandon Dijan Botchway
Auguste Trahie Boti Gore
William Loring Bowers, Jr.
Sean Kerry Brannon
Matthew Deichsel Brant
Nicole Ceciha Mane
Breslin-Romano
2nd Major: Psychology
Shelley Marie Brett
Daniel Dubarry Calloway III
Adrian Ventura Castro
Jeffrey Edward Bauer Clark
Ryan Christopher DiUer
2nd Major: Gouernment
and Politics
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WINTER COMMENCEMENT
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leanne Dinverno
Kevin Thomas Doherty
Tori Anne Duke
Adam Jefi'rey Eaton
Tristan Kane Edmondson
Marc Elliot Fechter
Christopher Armead Feifs
Ross Blake Fierman
Sandra Laure Fonkoua
Christina Ehsabeth Foster
Alexandra Gissen
2nd Major: Psychology
Victor Glouchkov
David Patrick Goggin
Chiara Tattiana Goluskin
David Stuart Greenblatt
Arthur Gzir)'an
Amanda Lee Hanscom
Craig Andrew Harris
Justin Dennis Holden
Kristin R. Hosseinzadeh
Ogheneruemu Florence Susie
Muggins
Thomas John Hurley
Peter Levi^is Johncox
Thomas Elliott Johncox
Alonzo William Johnson. Jr.
MelvettaY. Kargbo
Elizabeth Kyong Hee Kim
Emerson Sun-Hyuk Kim
Na-Young Kim
Erik Alexander Knapp
Liana Beth Knight
Maurice Reginald Koo
Elizabeth Anne Levitt
Christina Ann McGrath
May P. Monahan
Alberto Baldamero Moreno II
Mariel Latrese Morris
John A. Pagnanella.Jr.
Jane Park
Sebastian Andrzej Patyk
Sean Andre Peters
Hasan Ahmed Qureshi
Patrick Gerard Reilly
Elaina Elias Rizakos
Scott L. Roberie
2iid Major: Ecoitomks
Kinaberly Renie Sauls
Omarr A. Savage
Spencer F. Schehr
Andrew Cleveland Sheppard
Joshua Michael Sink
Andrew Jae-Ho Song
Mehsa Soto Gonzalez
Nicholas Donald Stuart
Stephanie Anne Swartz
Patricia Ann Tierney
Jay Tucker Weatherston
2iid Major: Spanish Language
and Literature
Nicholas Christopher Weikel
Daniel James Winter
Megan Marie Wise
Tyler James Witman
Rachel Michele Yerkes
Economics
Bcbonchu Atems
Ahmed Ali Baig
Aaron Bola Balogun
Scott Charles Bird
Ling-Chun C'hiang
Ahmed Qammar-uz-Zaman
Chowdhry
Robert Thomas Chuako
Geoffrey Stewart Clasper.Jr.
John Anderson Coughlan
Ryan Christopher Coughlin
2nd Major: Covcrnment
and Politics
Rodney Tyrone 1 )alton
Chioma Michelle Ezc-Wachuku
Drew R. Frantz
Joshua Phillip Friedman
Natalie Helene Fulton
Christine EUzabeth Gedling
Zev Jonathon Geller
Patrick Michael Gibbons
Adam Seth Goldstein
Adam Michael Graf
Robert MacKenzie Greenfield
Robert E. Harmon
Farshad Homayoun
Paul Edward Horan.Jr.
Kristen Loren Beltran Iglesias
Nemanja Jovanovic
David Michael Jump
Ihita Ahmed Kabir
Christopher Patrick Keelan
Philip Kern
Gulbet Kiros
Christian Francis Konan
Kaley Virginia Laleker
Jaeyoon Lee
Keith Raymond Long
Asseged Major
Meghan McDonald
Richard Antoine Melvern
Michael Raymond Mintz
Daniel Movtady
Neda Nadjmabadi
Aliu Buhari Oyoto
Ari Ozcelik
2nd Major: Government
and Politics
Aia Arlyse Page
Marcus J. Palmer
2nd Major: African
Anicricati Studies
Armando Panguene
Gale Park
Gregory Parkins
Jacob R. Perler
George Fotios Prassas
Dena Lauren RoUman
Tyler Joseph Ryan
Omar Sait
Daniel Ryan Sater
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Charles Joseph Schultz
Anna Shakhbekyan
Jeremy Ray Tam
2nd Degree: Journalism
John Michael Tamoria
Nicholas Paul Tanis
2nd Major: Criininoloi;)' and
Criminal Justice
Marilyne Florence Youbi
Jonathan Charles Zapata
Samuel Yohannes Zere
LuoYan Zhou
2nd Degree: Computer Science
Government and Politics
Robert Kevin Ackerman
2nd Degree: English Language
and Literature
Gregory L. Arbogast
Isabela Del Carmen Azucena
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Rachael Marie Brown
Matthew Alejandro Castillo
2nd Degree: English Language
and Literature
Odysseus Chairetakis
Mark Jeffrey Cullip.Jr.
Sana M. Din
2nd Degree: International
Business
Nicole Y. Dupont
Devin Hayes Ellis
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
§ Swmua aim tuiiidf f Ma^tiii aim luiiidc * mm Laiiiic
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Meghan Kelly Forbes
Jenny Liset Gomez
Brian Matthew Holler
Jennifer Meghan Guzman Hosey
Jacquelnie Itohan Zuoke Iloh
Mila Ashely Johns
NinaYasmine Koffi
Claire Nicole Lehman
Alexander Geoffrey Lessin
Michael Thomas Le\-ender. Jr.
Kenneth D. Liffiton
Gregory Scott Markle
Juhet Wanjiru Munuki
Jason Michael Puckett
2ttd Xliijor: EaviomUs
Saafir Abdul Rabb II
Gabriela Ivania Ramirez
*Melanie Kate Share
Christopher Kevin Smith
2nd Major: Economia
Jennifer Kangmi Suh
Jordan Rebecca Swaim
2nd Major: Economics
Shannon Lyn Talbert
William Kirk Theodore II
Emmanuel Bernard Thompson
Emily Suzanne Timchalk
Philip J.Velez
Richard Dennis Weitkamp
2tid Decree: Secondary Education-
Social Studies
Maria Yakovlev
2nd Major: Economics
Psychology
Sam Azargoon
Sarajahan Baig
Amanda Joy Begay
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Rachel Lyn Gelling
Linda Beth He\Tnsfield
Elizabeth Ann Hum
Kimberly Ann Johnson
Noelle Suzanne Jones
Sugath Wijesmghe Karunaratne
Mitchell A. Kumin
Jaclyn Nicole McCallister
Amanda Mary McGregor
Brent Lee Miller
Caithn Mary Spencer
Emily Ann Stein
Phyllis Nana Pebi Timpo
Vanessa Zarou
Sociology
KyoungWhan Choe
Brian Ctirley Michael Curley
2nd Major: Criminology and
Crimittal Justice
Ian Christopher Hall-Hoiigh
LesUe Ann Heil
Jeff Sidney Marseille
Alexandra Jane Mom
Josephine Ocheni
2nd Degree: Family Studies
Martha Anne Whistler
Tessa Marie Zawalick
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science
Environmental Science
and Policy
Joseph Michael Perloff
Geography
Emmanuel Konstantine Diakoulas
Christian Diana DuUn
Joshua Scott Ferguson
Eric Lamar Hines
Grant Thomas Jones
Bruno Daniel Neto
Psychology
Anish Dilip Arwindekar
2nd Degree: Finance
Andrew Richard Bouis
2nd Degree: Computer Science
Christopher Robert Cooper
♦Elizabeth Rosamond Foley
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Jesse David Fox
Justin Desmond Hagen
Amanda Joy Kilbane
Sukhmam Matharu
Mark J. Robinson
Bridget Anne Taylor
College of Chemical
and Life Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Diana Bitenas
Michael E. Federman
Hosein Kafimosavi
Biological Sciences
Hamzah Ibrahim Abu-Ragheb
Victoria Tolulope
Adetobi-Folawiyu
Andre Anthony Allen
Lana Elkhatib
Katherine Denisse Giron
Dawn Barie Goldsmith
Mehssa Gonzalez
Mong-Shu Ho
Katherine Alicyn Hosie
Sharon Gabriel Jhingory
Amelia Carohne Louise Mackenzie
Jacques Alexander Nakkash
Stan David Nova
Nirav Atul Patel
Ravi Sattiraju Prasad
Derek John Tatum
Kimberly Ban Tech
John Austin Chin Wah
J-Ting Connie Wang
Chemistry
Colin Gerard Agatisa-Boyle
Irwin Zachary Benzel
Christine Euiia Cho
College of Computer,
Mathematical and
Physical Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Andrew Richard Bouis
2nd Degree: Psychology
f Daozheng Chen
Derrick Nana-Egyir Hayford
Ali Iqudus
Jorge Enrique Murillo.Jr.
Abegail Joy P. Olarte
Robert Thomas Scout
Matthew Albert Silverman
Panupan Sriautharawong
Daniel Addam Webber
Shawn Christopher Wilhams
LuoYan Zhou
2nd Degree: Economics
Geology
Krystle Ann Behrns
Robert Benjamin Thomas
David Kurt Weinstein
Mathematics
Gregory James Arthur
Sara M. Chung
Jaime Lara Horton
§ Stimmii utm Limile t M<i^'i*i cum Lititde * atm Llitde
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Meaghy Donovan Lang
Ting Lin
Samecr Haritkumar Pandya
Khashayar Parsay
Jordan Andrew Patterson
Danielle L\Tiise Ross
Misbah Sadat
Chun-Che Shih
Jacob Stuart Stiffler
2nd Degree: Ekclrical Engineering
•OphiraVishkin
Physics
Emmanuel A. Cephas, Jr.
Girish Joshi
Jonathan Maher
College of Education
Bachelor of Arts
Art Education
Polly Joanna Foley
2nd Major: Studio Art
Secondary Education-
English Language Arts
Aaron Randal KlefRnan
2iid Degree: English Language
and Literature
Chontelle Jenee Matthews
2nd Major: English Language
and Literature
Carly Glickson Schoenstadt
2nd Major: English Language
d)ul LitcrMun-
Secondary Education-
Social Studies
Diana Patricia Alvarado
2nd Major: History
Benjamin David Bohrer
2nd Major: Histor)'
Alex Michael Bryer
2nd Major: History
James Henry McVey IV
Richard Dennis Weitkamp
2nd Degree: Government
and Politia
Bachelor of Science
Early Childhood Education
Anna Nicole Davis
Elementary Education
Sarah Jane Brown
Lauren Mane DiPirro
Tabitha Rae Hemby
Kevin R.Jennings. Jr.
Ar%'eh Alejandro Levy
Jennifer VaUie Norris
Munachiso Claris Onuoha
Shamera Nicole Wilkins
Special Education
Christine Mane Gavin
Becky Gruetzmacher
Lainie Ann Smith
Philip Merrill College
of Journalism
Bachelor of Arts
Journalism
Jonathan Richard Aicher
Meagan Elizabeth Bond
2tid Major: Coi'ernmeni
and Politics
Laura Rose Callahan
Sarah Beth Clark
Alexandra Brittany Datt
Pierce Christopher Murphy
2nd Degree: Philosophy
Karen Elyse Salerni
Amanda Jill Swartz
Jeremy Ray Tarn
2nd Degree: Economics
Stephen James Whyno
School of Architecture,
Planning, and
Preservation
Bachelor of Science
Architecture
Cynthia Shau-Yee Cheung- Wong
Lindsey Rose Dickes
Chad Edward Fisk
Hina Hameed
Artur Marques Kahl
Jennifer Anne Kilpatrick
Benjamin Thomas King
Xin Liao
Shurid Rahman
EUzabeth Alexandra Vetne
School of
PubHc Health
Bachelor of Science
Community Health
Natasha Alexandra Glotnis
Fatima Doussou Koroma
Family Studies
Tma AnnMarie Araniburu
Vidya Ualu
Joanna Cangiano Balz
UNIVERSITY Of MARYLAND
§ Siiinma aim iAiiidc f .\ltii>na cum Laiide * ami Laude
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • AUGUST 2007
Kenneth Patrick Beaver
Kellee Nicole Bowers
Julia Megan Boyles
Auntris Greshawn Braxton
Carla A. Coelho
Katherine Besdin Doolittle
Rebecca Lynne Feuersteni
Jonathan Mitchell Gordon, Jr.
HoUy Nicole HaU
Lauren M. Krasko
Alexandra M. Mancebo
Tiftany Jean Murphy
Nasondra Naomi Nixon
Josephine Ocheni
2iiii Dcfirfc: Sociohgy
Lmdsey Anne Quirk
Christina Mane Smith
Nina Rachel Tello
Sharon LolitaVanzego
Kinesiological Science
TifFanv Elaine Harlan
Ama Ihini
Kevin Gary Kraus Kennedy
Keri Lee Lounge
Rima M. Luhar
Dane Patrick Lynch
Narges Mohammadi
Gregg Frederick Morgan, [r.
*Lindsey Polubinski
Philip Preston Salver, |r,
Masha Senic
Andrew Kennedy Skipton
Joseph K. Ssemanda
Carrie Melissa Thieman
Joseph Franklin Thomas
Robert H. Smith
School of Business
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Lindsay Amanda Brandinger
2ii<l Di]{;nr: International Business
William Alexander Candido
2n(i Deiiree: Finance
Saeed Elahi
Jessica Lee Hudson
D.ivid M.Jacobs
Daniellah Meirah Klein
Rasan Amintha Majuwane
Kankanamge
Zachary Strauss Maltzman
Shahin Rahimzadeh Rahmani
2ntl Derive: Internationa! Bnsiness
Jennifer Ann Schlosser
2iHi DfsjR'f : Finance
Prithvi Srinivasamolian
2nd Decree: Finance
Mai Thanh Tran
Emanuel Tsegaye
Finance
Henrietta Aifah
Anish Dihp Arwindekar
2nil Dei^ree: Psycliology
Simran Singh Aulakh
William Alexander Candido
2n(l Degree: Accoiniting
Jeffrey Wei Chan
2n(t Major: Logistics. Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Eugene Chung
2nd Major: International Bnsiness
Adam Nicholas Cook
Brian John Corbett
2nd Major: International Bnsiness
Paul H Egli
David Patrick Feliciano
Loveness Guzha
Travis Daniel Holmes
Mark George Mackey
John Bjorii Nelson
Jordan Michael Owings
2nd Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Madhavi Patel
2nd Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain iManagemcnt
Jennifer Ann Schlosser
2nd Degree: Accounting
Frank Shiau
2nd Major: Accounting
Elizabeth Carol Sivels
Joshua A. Smith
Prithvi Snnivasamohan
2nd Degree: Accontiting
Brandon James Williams
2iid .Major: International Bnsiness
Kevin Zhan
General Business
David Michael Baker
Gautam Gupta
Gerald Wilham Heller, Jr.
Margaret Elena Metz
Information Systems
Jay D. Amin
Stephen Michael Causey
Geetesh Kapoor
International Business
Lindsay Amanda Brandinger
2nd Degree: Accounting
Sana M. Din
2nd Degree: Government
and Politics
David S. Ghoneim
Robert W Motta, Ir.
Alon Siegfried Pichler
Shahin Rahimzadeh Rahmani
2nd Degree: Accounting
Logistics, Transportation and
Supply Chain Management
Robert Mason Howard Pinson
Marketing
Thomas John Austin
Theresa Marie Cocchiaro
Timothy Graham Daniel
Rudolf-Victor de Leon Dinglas
Jenna Elizabeth Gurtshaw
2nd Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Snpply Chain Matiagement
Robert J. I be
2nd Major: Logistics. Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Jennifer B. Kirstem
Jennifer S. Kwoun
Robert Vincent Marino
Michael Payum Naghdivand
Kunal Sharma
Jade Ashleigh Steele
Miriam Devora Whitehill
Robert Michael Zicheni,Jr.
Undergraduate Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Individual Studies
f Shira Timar Schwartzberg
Bachelor of Science
Individual Studies
Michael Calabretta
i Suttiiiiii cunt Lijiiilt' ^ M,i\;ihi iniii L.niiic
iini LiUtdf
WINTER C O M M E N C E M F N T
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Doctor of Musical Arts
James A. Dewnre
Imbalamc, Purification, IntegraiioiiiTlirec Pluiscs of Brahms as Sccti Tlinnii;li a
Selection of His Piano Works
Byoungho Han
A Surj'cy of Russian IVorks Written Between the Late Nineteenth and
Twentieth Centuries
Minah Kang
Tiie Music of Sergey Rachmanitiov (1873-1943): A Surwy from His Three
Compositional Periods
Yi-Hsin Lin
Wliole and Complete: Cyclical Forms and Single Movements in the
Violin Repertoire
Kristina M. Lobenhofer
Stylistic Change and Politics as a Basis for Performaiicc Iiiterpreialion in the
Piano Works of Shostakovich
Sheng-Tsung Wang
Expected and Unexpected Musical Manifestations of the First and Second
World Wars
Doctor of Philosophy
Helma G. de Vries • Government and Politics
Insiders and Outsiders: Global Social Movements. Parly Politics, and Democracy
in Europe and Sorlh 4merica
Shawna L. Acker-Ball • Education Policy, Planning
and Administration
A Case Study oj the Influence of Family on First-Cjencration College Students'
Educational Aspirations Post High School
Virginia Adams • Art History
Illusion and Disillusionment in the Works of Jeff Wall and Gerhard Richler:
Picturing (Post)Modern Life
Jung-Chul An • Engineering Materials
Synthesis Characterization and Kinetic Studies of Ionizing Kadialioii Induced
Intra- and Inter-Crosslinked Poly(Vinly Pyrrolidone) Nanohydrogels
Isaak Aronson • Education Policy
Negotiating the Terrain of High-Stakes Accoimtalntily in Science Teaching
Asgar M. Asgarov • History
Reporting from the Frontlines of the First Cold War: American Diplomatic
Dispatches about the Internal Conditions in the Soviet Union,
1917-1933
Mohammadreza Azarkhail • Reliability Engineering
Agent Autonomy Approach to Physics-Based Reliability Modeling of Structures
and Mechanical Systems
Eden M. Badertscher • Curriculum and Instruction
An Inquiry into Relationships with Mathematics: Hon' Identities and Personal
Ways ('/ Knowing Mediate and Respwnd to Mathematics Content Experiences
Seung-Jong Baek • Electrical Engineering
Synchronization in Chaotic Systems: Coupling of Chaotic Maps, Data
Assimilation and Weather Forecasting
Danielle M. BaldufT* Natural Resource Sciences
Pedogenesis Inventory and I'tilizatioii of Subaqueous Soils in Chincoteagne
Bay, Maryland
Abigail R. Bardi • English Language and Literature
Tlic Gypsy as Trope in Victorian and Modern British Literature
Rosemary A. Bauer • Animal Science
Priming with Oral Progestin Before Ovulation Induction Facilitates Ovarian
Function in the Cat (Fchs Chains)
Samuel E. Bish • Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
Mechanisms Utilized by Neisseria Gonorrhoeae to Persist in the Human
Cervical Epithelium: Signaling. Invasioi:. huraiellular Survival, and Escape
Laura W. Brenneman • Astronomy
A Spectral Survey ot Black Hole Spin in Active Galactic Nuclei
Leslie A. Brice • Art History
Nou La, We Here: Remembrance ami Power in the Arts of Haitian I odon
Allison P. Brovey • English Language and Literature
Assessing the .Scholarly \alue of Online texts
Mardi S. Byerly • Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences
Identification of .\'ovel Mechanisms in the I lypothataimis Linked to .-idiposily
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Do-Jun Byun • Computer Science
Congestion Control in Satellite Networks
Benedetta Camarota • Physics
Towards Shot-Noise Limited Detention of a Single-Electron Transistor
Ingrid A. Cartwright • Art History
Hoe Scliilder Hoe Wilder: Dissolute Sell-Portraits in Scventeeinli-Century Dutch
and Flemish Art
Nicholas L. Chapman • Astronomy
Dust Structure and Composition IMthiii Molecular Clouds and Cores
Kim E. Charmatz • Curriculum and Instruction
A Case Study ol the Development of Htwironinental Action Projects from the
Framework of Participatory Action Research Within Two Middle School Classrooms
Po-Hsin Chen • Electrical Engineering
Analysis and Design of High-speed A/ D Coiu'erlers in SiGe Technology
Wei- Yen Chen • Electrical Engineering
Ben:oiyclol'uteiie Micrcrnig Resonators
Anupam Choubey • Mechanical Engineering
Alicrostructural Changes Under Isothermal Aging and Tlien Influence on Tliermal
Fatigue Reliability for Tin-Lead And Free Solder ]oints Including Alicrostructural
Changes Under Isothermal Aging in Mixed Solder Joints
Min-Tun Chuang • Curriculum and Instruction
Cross- Language Transfer.Tlu- Strategic Reading Process of Eighth-Grade
Tiiwaiiese Readers in Chinese and in English u'ithin a Sell-Regulated
D-ariiing Framework
Boo Y. Chung • Civil Engineering
An Analysis of Success and Failure Factors tor ERP Systems in Engineering and
Construction Firms
Bani H. Cipriano • Chemical Engineering
Stnictiirc ami Properties ot Nanocomposiles Coinaining Anisotropic Nanoparticles
Joshua A. Clough • Aerospace Engineering
Integrated Propulsion and Power Modeling for Bimodal Nuclear Tltermal Rockets
Matthew T. Cornick • Physics
Problems in Spaliotemporal Chaos
Holly M. Costar • Counseling and Personnel Services
Creating Persuasive Health Messages: Consideration of Future Consequences and
Intention to Pursue \ iuxination Against Human Papillomavirus
Johnathan S. Coursey • Mechanical Engineering
Enliancemeut of Spray Cooling Heat Iransjer Usnig Extended Surfaces
and Nanofluids
Lara M. Crowley • English Language and Literature
Manuscript Context and Literary Interpretation: John Donne's Poetry in
Seventeenth-Century England
Sherae L. Daniel • Business and Manageinent
Absorptive Capacity and Open Sources Software Project Performance
Katherine C. Delhotal • Policy Studies
Did State Renewable Portfolio Standards Induce Technical Change in Methane
Mitigation in the I'.S. Lmtdfill Sector?
Oktay Demircan • Chemistry
Electrochemical Oxidation Kinetics of Hydrogen and Higher Hydrocarbon Fuels
on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Tiffany L. Ders'ille • Communication
Relationship Management and Member Retention: A Case Study oj an
Advocacy Organization
Zeynep DiUi • Electrical Engineering
Physical Aspects of I LSI Design \]'ith a Focus on Tliree-Dimensional Integrated
Circuit Applications
Cyntrica N. Eaton • Computer Science
A Framework for Detecting and Diagtiosing Configuration Faults in
Web Applications
Clinton L. Edwards • Electrical Engineering
On the Pointing and Jitter Characterization of Mems Two-Axis (Tip-Tilt) Mirrors
Dale J. Epstein • Human Development
Tlie Impact of Parents' Demographic and Psychological Characteristics and Parent
Involvement on Young Children's Reading and Math Outcomes
Diane Evans • Chemical Physics
Hierarchical Intermolecular Interaction Models of N-Heteroaromatic STM
Adlayer Structures
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Mohamed M. Fahmi • Electrical Engineering
Coinptdcr Aided Dciigii of H'idc-Baiid Mkwuuwe Contpoticiils
Pedram J. Fard • Electrical Engineering
DyHiiiHiV Reconfiguration of Network Topology in Optical Networks
Azadeh Faridi • Electrical Engineering
Croii-Ltiyer Disloriioii Control for Delay Sensiliiv Sources
Elena M. Fazio • Sociology
Role Occupancy, Physical Health and the Diniinishmeiii of the Sense of
Mattering in Late Life
Xiang Fei • Civil Engineering
Robust Analysis of Setisor Coverage and Location for Real-Time Traffic
Estimation and Prediction in Large-Scale Networks
Amethist S. Finch • Chemistry
Fundamentals of Excess Electron Transport in Biologically Relewnil Systems
Amy E. Finkbiner • Mathematics
Global Phenomena from Local Rules: Peer-lo-Peer Networks anil Crystal
Guilherme D. Fonseca • Computer Science
Approximate Range Searching in the Absolute Error Model
Yingli Fu • Bioengineering
Sustained Delit'ery and Pharmacodynamics of Inlegrin AiilagonisI for
Ocular Angiogenesis
Timothy P. Fukawa-Connelly • Curriculum and Instruction
A Tale of Two Courses: Teaching and Learning Undergraduate Abstract Algebra
Chad R. Galley • Physics
Radiation Reaction and Self-Force in Curved Spacetime in a Field
Theory Approach
Vivek Gautam • Mechanical Engineering
Flow And Atomization Characteristics of Cryogenic Fluid From a Coaxial
Rocket Injector
Michael H. Gavin • American Studies
Narrating 'Fragedy: From Kennedy lo Kalrina, From Sports to National Identities
Glenn F. Gebler • Biology
Phylogenetic Relationship Among Polymorphic Oligohymenophorean Ciliates,
IVith Gene Expression in Life-History Stages of Miamiensis avidus (Ciliophora,
Oligohymcnophorea)
Danette S. Gerald • Education Policy
Examining the Status of Equity in Undergraduate Enrollments for Black, Latino
and Low-Income Students at Public Four Year Universities and Flagship Campuses
Tolga Girici • Electrical Engineering
Resoime Allocation for DOS ui OFDMA Based Wireless Networks
Hernan M. Gonzalez • Agricultural Economics
Tlte Interaction Between Distance to Work and Vehicle Miles Traveled
Ainy F. Grimes • Chemistry
Toivard Optimization of Pholomodulation of Azobemene- Modified
PPV Derivatives
Bahman Habibzadeh • Mechanical Engineering
Understanding Co-Oxidalion in SOFC'S Using Nickel Patterned Anode
Franz C. Halaschek- Wiener • Computer Science I
Expressive Syndication on the Web Using A Description Logic- Based Approach
Guang Han • Electrical Engineering
Connectivity Analysis ofWiielesiAd Hoc Networks
Aydin Haririnia • Biochemistry
Molecular Interactions of Uhiqnitin and Polyiibujuilhi Chains with Ubiquitin
Binding Domains
Jason R. Hattrick-Sitnpers • Engineering Materials
Combinatorial Invesligalion oj Magnelostriclive Materials
Bo He • Chemistry
Barcoded Silica Nanotubes for Bioanalysis
Gregory J. Hiemenz • Aerospace Engineering
Semi-Active Magnetorheological Seat Sitspensions for Enhanced Crashworthiness
and Vibration Isolation of Rolorcraft Seals
Daniel Hines • Chetnical Physics
Organic Electronics with Polymer Dielectrics on Plastic Substrates Fabricated via
Transfer Printing
Stacy F. Hobson • Neurosciences and Cognitive Sciences
Text Summarization Evaluation: Correlating Human Peijormaiice on an
Extrinsic Task with Automatic Intrinsic Metrics
Natalie Hopkinson • Journalism and Public Communication
GO Co Live
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Emmanouel S. Hourdakis • Physics
Eleariuil McjiiiiciiiciUi lU the Micro Scale: Air Breakdown ami Si Coiiloiiih
Blockade Devices
Patrick P. Hughes • Physics
Effideiil Surface Conversion for Nenlrat Atom Detection
Yu-Chu Hung • Electrical Engineering
Studies of the Optical Properties of Plasinonic Wmostructnres
Neal H. Hutchens • Education Policy
A Comparative Legal Analysis of State Constitutional Antonoiny Provisions for
Public Colleges and Universities
Gina S. Ikemoto • Education Policy
Supports for Principals' Seitseniaking: Lessons Jroin the Institute Jor Learning's
I Instructional D'adcrsliip Program in Baltimore. Maryland
Darlene M. Iskra • Sociology
Breaking nirough the "Brass" Ceiling: Elite Military ll'omen's Strategies for Sncces:
Rezarta Islainaj • Computer Science
Feature Generation and Analysis Applied to Sequence Classijication fn Splice-
Site Prediction
Won S.Jang • Civil Engineering
Embedded System for Construction .Material Trackitig Using Combination <>/
Radio Frequency and Ultrasound Signal
Chad R. Jarvis • Physics
A Search for Z Boson Pair Production at the Ferinilab Tevatron Collider
Tao Jiang • Electrical Engineering
Difiribnted Trust Management in Autonomic !\'etu'orks
Yu Jiang • Electrical Engineering
(.'MOS S-Ditnensionell M-D'vel Hysteresis Circuits and Possible Applications
Dawn R.Johnson • Counseling and Personnel Services
.S( use of Belonging Among Women of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Math Majors: Investigating the Contributions of Campus Racial Climate
I'liaplions and Other College Environments
Lauren T. Kaiser • Counseling and Personnel Services
/ //(■ Effect of Instructional Consultation Teams on Teachers' Reported
Insinictional Practices
Burcu Karagol-Ayan • Computer Science
Resource Generation from Structured Documents tor Low-Density Lmguages
Amy K. Karlson • Computer Science
Interlace and Interaction Design fir One-Handed Mobile Computing
Kristopher B. Karnauskas • Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Interannual Variability of Sea Surface Temperature in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
Ocean and Central American Rainfall
Srinivas R. Kashyap • Computer Science
Algorithms for Data Placement, Reconfiguration, and Monitoring in
Storage Networks
Loretta W. Keleher • Philosophy
Empowerment and International Development
Dae W. Kim • Mechanical Engineering
Tliermal Characteristics of Porous Foam Dielectric Liquid Microcollers
Heekyong Kim • Chemical Engineering
Analysis of Drug DclivcrY in the Eye ihiiig Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Hyoungsoo Kim • Civil Engineering
A Simulation Framework for Traffic Information Dissemination in l^biquitoiis
Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
Ji H. Kim • Astronomy
The Star Formation History of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies
Sung M. Kim • Government and Politics
A Post-Confucian Civil Society: Liberal Collectivism and Participatory Politics
in South Korea
Adrienne L. Kish • Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
Surviving Ionizing Radiation: General Stress Response and Mechanisms for the
Prevention and Repair of DNA Damage in Halobacleriimi sp. str. NRC- 1
Catalina E. Kopetz • Psychology
Tlie Quest for Multifhiality in Goal Pursuit
Kamiar Kordari • Electrical Engineering
Self Organizing 1 1 'ircless Sensor Networks
Sudarshana N. Koushik • Aerospace Engineering
Blade Vortex Interaction Studies Anovel Experimental Approach
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Ekaterina Kxivonos Gonzalez • Agricultural Econotnics
77iref Essays of Coffer Markets
Shyam KC • Sociology
Sodely and liifraslniaiire: Geographical Aceessihilily mid lis Effects on School
Enrolment in Nepal
Sonya T. Lanier • Counseling and Personnel Services
Multiple Aspects of Children 's Perceptions of Classroom Peer Support
and Adjustment
Jonghee Lee • Physics
LiJii' Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Development: Investigations of
Au(111) and Ultra-slow Vortex Dynamics of NbSe2
Cassandra C. Lewis • Education Policy
A Balancing Act : An Exploration of How A Piihlic Flaphip lusliiittion
Responds to Pressures for Racial Equity and Institutional Excellence
Huilin Li • Mathematical Statistics
Small Area Estimation: An Empirical Best Linear Unbiased Prediction Approach
Jianzhu Li • Survey Methodology
Regression Diagnostics for Complex Survey Data: Identification of
Influential Observations
Mian Li • Mechanical Engineering
Robust Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis IVilli Objective Genetic
Algorithms: Single-and Multi-Disciplinary
Song Li • Electrical Engineering
Covert Channels and Anonymous Communication in Ad Hoc Networks
Choonghoon Lim • Kinesiology
Examining Tlie Influence of Sensation Seeking and Gender on Consumers'
Emotional Responses to P'isual Stimuli in Computer- Siniiilated Slot Madiines
Patricia A. Lissner • English Language and Literature
Chi-I'liinking: Chiasmus and Cognition
Chih-Hung Liu • Policy Studies
What Types of Fiscal Decentralization System Have Better Performance?
Junjie Liu • Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Applications of the LETKF to Adaptive Observations, Analysis Sensitivity,
Observation Impact and the Assimilation of Moisture
Guanhua Lu • Mathematical Statistics
Asymptotic Theory for .Multiple-Sample Semiparametic Density Ratio Models
and Its Aptphcation to Mortality Forecasting
Tracy L. Lucht • Journalism and Public Communication
Sylvia Porter: CciuUi. Ainbitiitii. And Personal Fuiance loiinhilism. 1935-1975
Alycia A. Marshall • Curriculum and Instruction
Black/African American Students' Perceptions of Mathetnatical Success and
Mathcnutiical Success Factors at a Community College
Linda M. Massey • Education Policy, Planning
and Administration
Pilgrims and Guides: A Phenomenological Study of Montessori Teachers Guiding
and Being Guided by Children in Public Montessori Schools
Sabrina A. Matoff-Stepp • Public and Community Health
The Iiiipaa oj Formal Social Support on Outpatient Care Among a Sample of
Adults Living With HH7AIDS in the United States
Peter I. May • Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences
Alternate Stale Theory and Tidal Freshwater Mudflat Experimental Ecology on
Anacostia River, Washington. DC.
Kathryn H. Mckinley • Modern French Studies
Ciceronian Rhetoric and the Art of Medieval French Hagiography
Elizabeth A. McClure • English Language and Literature
The Ethics of Materiality: Sensation, Pain, and Sympathy in I 'iclorian Literature
John C. McCormack • Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
An Internal iRSA-Like Structure Regulates the Life Cycle of Plus-Sense
RNA Virus
Kevin M. McGrath • Governtnent and Politics
Sheathing the Sword of Damocles: Assessing Al Qaeda and Devising a
U.S. Response
Oscar Melo • Agricultural Economics
.Service Quality and Asymmetric Information in the Regulation of Monopolies
Rebecca R Mercado • Curriculum and Instruction
Intersections of Vision, Practice, and Context in the Development of Student
leachers as Reading Teachers for Students of Diverse Backgrounds
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Jason S. Metcalfe • Kinesiology
On llie Development oj Positinil Stiihiliiy During; hifaiicy tis it Proicis of Groii'th
and Aclii'e. Exploratory Seitsoriittoioi Tttititi^
Min Min • Mathematical Statistics
Asymptotic Noriiiitlity in (/',ciiei,itt:eit Linear Mixed Models
Chad E. Mitchell • Physics
Cakniation of Realistic Cltarged-Particle Transfer Maps
Stephanie J. Mitchell • Human Development
Loti'-Iticoiiic Africait Aiitericait Fathers' Coiitrilmlioiis to Toddlers' Social and
Emotional Developmeitt
Alireza Modafe • Electrical Engineering
Benzocyclobutene-Based Electric Micromachines Supported on Microhall
Bearings: Design. Fabrication and Characterisation
Baharak Mohajer Iravani • Electrical Engineering
Electromagnetic Inteijereiice Reduction losing Electromagnetic Bandgap Structures
in Packages Enclosures Canities and Antennas
Naglaa M. Mohamed • Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental
Sciences
Ecophysiology oj Microbial Communities Associated with Marine Sponges Ircinia
strobilina and Mycale laxissinia
Jesus M. Molina • Electrical Engineering
Evalcnating Host Intniison Detection Systems
Christina Morina • History
Legacies of Stalingrad: The Eastern Front l]dr and the Politics of Memory in
Divided Germany. 194^-1989
Ernesto Munoz • Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Tlic Caribbean Loii'-lcvel Jet: Its Strnctnic and Interaninial i'ariability
Jessica L. Nagel • Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences
Plant-Sedimetit Interactions and Biogeochcmical Cycling for Seagrass
Communities in Chesapeake and Florida Bays
Giridhar Nandikotkur • Physics
Tracking Spectral Changes in Blazars ii'ilh the Energetic Gamma Ray
Experiment Telescope (EGRET)
Seyed H. Nejad-hosseinian • Reliability Engineering
.4 Methodology for Automated Generation of Generalized Event Secpicnce
Diagrams for Probabilistic Rixli Assessment of Complex Systetns
Scott T. Nestler • Business and Management
Empirical Analyses on Federal Thrift Savings Plan Portfolio Optimization
Lynn M. Newman • Curriculum and Instruction
Tlie Effects of Explicit Instruction of Expository Text Incorporating Graphic
Organizers on the Comprehension of Tliird-Grade Students
Somnuk Ngamchai • Civil Engineering
Air Express Xetivork Design With Hub Sorting
Lauren O'Neill • Criminology and Criminal Justice
Expanding the Impact oj Peer Networks: Pathways to Turning Points
Onur Oktay • Mathematics
Frame Quantization Tlieory and Equiangular Tight Frames
Amanda L. Osborne • Psychology
Neuropsychological Assessment of' Geriatric Patients with Depressions and
Mild Cognitive Decline
John P. Palastro • Physics
Interaction of Liisers with Atomic Clusters and Structured Plasmas
Herman Pandana • Electrical Engineering
Development oj Electronic DKA Hybridization Detection Using Carbon
Nanotuhe Field Effect Transistor Arrays
Eleni Papadopoulou • Special Education
The Impact oj 1 ocabiilary Instruction on the I ocabulary Knowledge and Writing
Peiiormance of Third Grade Students
Kyung H. Park • Civil Engineering
Lateral U>ad Patterns for the Conceptual Seismic Design of Moment Resisting
Frame Structures
Marina Parra Carreiro E Silva • Marine, Estuarine, and
Environmental Sciences
The Roles of Nutrients and Herbivory in Controlling the Microbioerosion of
Tropical Reefs
Amy E. Pate • Government and Politics
Ethnic Rebelhon in Democratic Expteriments
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Deanna M. Perez • Criminology and Criminal Justice
An Outcome Evaluation of the Brunswick Correctional Center Sex Offender
Residential Treatmetu (SORT) Program
Nick L. Petroni • Computer Science
Properly-Based Integrity MiViitorinf of Operating System Kernels
Michael A. Phillips • Communication
A Theory of Rhetorical Humor in American Political Discourse
Violeta A. Prieto • Physics
SubmillimeterTest of the Gravitational Inverse-Square Law Using a
Superconducting Differential Accelerometcr
Jin Qin • Reliability Engineering
A Netv Physics-of- Failure Based VLSI Circuits Reliability Simulaliou and
Prediction Methodology
Shaikh M. Rahman • Agricultural Economics
Optimal Coiuracting and Vertical Coordination in the Beef Industry: An Assess-
ment of Value-Based Pricing
Amy H. Rathbun • Education Policy
Making the Most of Extra Time: The Role of Classroom Factors and Family
Socioeconomic Status on Full-Day Kindergartners' Reading Achievement and
Academic Engagement
Heather E. Rellihan • Women's Studies
Ad/ministering Education: Gender, Colonialism, and Christianity in Belize and
the Anglophone Caribbean
Jose G. Roa Lobo • Geography
Identifying Landslide Hazards in a Tropical Mountain F.nvironmeni Using
Geomorphologic and Probabilistic Approaches
Subrat N. Rout • Veterinary Medical Sciences
Ihe Role oj Sewcastle Disease Virus Inlcrnal Prolenis in Pathogenesis
Sankalita Saha • Electrical Engineering
Design Methodology For Embedded Computer Vision Systems
June L. Samuel • Government and Politics
Adapting to Norms at the I'nited Nations:The Abortion-Rights and
A nti-A bortion Networks
Jesse J. Scott • American Studies
Disturbing the Peace: Cultural Narratives and Reparations
Aisha M. Sexton • Biological Resources Engineering
Evaluation of SWAT Model Applicability for Waterbody Identification and
TMDL Analysis
Rahul Shetty • Astronomy
Gas Kinematics and Dynamics: Spiral Structure and Cloud Formation in
Disk Galaxies
Min-Ho Shin • Computer Science
A Fast Scalable User Authetuication on li'ireless Mesh Networks
Usama M. Soltan • Linguistics
On Formal Feature Licensuig in Minimalistn: Aspects of Standard
Arabic Morphosyntax
Anuja A. Sonalker • Electrical Engineering
Designing Robust Collaborative Services ni Distributed Uireless Networks
Sadagopan Srinivasan • Electrical Engineering
Prefetching vs. tlic Memory System: Optimizations for Multi-core
Server Platforms
Sharon R. Stein • Curriculum and Instruction
How Seventh Grade Readers Hlio Completed an Intensive Phonics Intervention
Program in Sixth Grade Comprehend Informational Text
Nichole H. Stewart • Education Policy
No Child D-ft Behind's Supplemental Educational Services: A Case Study
of Participant Experiences in an I kban Aftctschool Program in the District
of Columbia
Haichun Sun • Kinesiology
Middle School Students' Learning and Motivation: A Self Determination Perspective
Marlene K. Sun • Human Development
Cross-Lmguage Transfer of Phonological and Orthographic Processing Skills in
Spanish-Speaking Children U-arning to Read and Spell in English
Tsz W. Sze • Computer Science
On Solving Univariate Polynomial Etjualioiis over Finite Fields and Some
Related Problems
Chenggang Tao • Physics
Fluctuations on Metal Surfaces and Molecule /Ah'ial Interfaces
Anne E. Thessen • Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental
Sciences
Taxonomy and Ecopliysiology of Psendo-uit::scliia in the Chesapeake Bay
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Rebecca E.Thomas • Education Policy
Pathways to the Baccalaureate: A Longitudinal Study of Sequence Differences by
Parents' Education Level
Scott C. Thomas • Computer Science
On an Apparent Limit to I erh Idiosyikiasy. Given a Mapping Between
Argunwnt Realization and Polysemy (Or Argument Optionality)
Jing Tian • Public and Community Health
Instrument Development for Continuing Medical Education Evaluation
Natalie T. Tindall • Communication
Identity, Power, and Difference. The Management of Roles and Self Atnong Public
Relations Practitioners
Ming C. ToiTiayko • Curriculum and Instruction
An Examination of the Working Conditions, Challenges, and Tensions
Experienced by Mathematics Teachers
Kara K. Trenkamp • Curriculum and Instruction
An Investigation of the Factors that Influence Reform Implementation Practices of
Middle School Mathematics Teachers
Amanda A. Truett • Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental
Sciences
Ecological Risk to Cetaceans from Anthropogenic Ocean Sound: Characterization
Analysis Using A Professional Judgment Approach to Uncertainty
Patrick A. Truitt • Physics
Measurement of Coupling Between the Electron Gas and Nanomechauical Modes
De-Hao Tsai • Engineering Materials
Understanding Electric Field-Enhanced Transport for the Measurement of
Nanoparticles and Their Assembly oti Surfaces
Joseph Varghese • Mechanical Engineering
Effect oj Dynamic Flexural Loading on the Durability and Failure Site of Solder
Inteconnects in Printed Wiring Assemblies
Shiv N. Vitaladevuni • Computer Science
Human Movenicni Analysis: Ballistic Dynamics, and Edge Contiiniily for
Pose Estimation
Abby J. Vogel • Biological Resources Engineering
\oninvasive Optical Imaghig Techniques as a Quantitative Analysis of Kaposi's
Sarcoma Skin Lesions
Chengdong Wang • ReUability Engineering
Hybrid Causal Logic Methodohgy for Risk Assessment
Kui Wang • Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences
Biology and Ecology oJ Synechococcns and Their I 'iruses in the Chesapeake Bay
Lixin Wang • Chemical Physics
Ferrocene-Based Molecular Electronics and Nanomainifacturing of
Palladium Nanowires
Peng Wang • Mechanical Engineering
On Chip Tlurmoelcctric Cooling of Semiconductor Hot Spot
Xiang Wang • Chemical Physics
Study oJ Elecirosiaiic Interaction between Charged Suifactain lesicles and Ionic
Molecules by Bulk ami Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Measurements
Yijun Wang • Engineering Materials
High Elastic Modulus Nanopowder Reinforced Resin Cotiiposites for Dental
Applications
Alia P. Weaver • Engineering Materials
Ionizing Radiation- Induced Copolymerization of 2 Ethylhexyt Acrylate and
Acrylic Acid and lonomer Formation
Timothy E.Wedig • Government and Politics
Tlie Internet and Political Organizations: Force, Tool, or Wildcard?
Nathan WiUiams • Mechanical Engineering
Strategic Product Design for Retail Channel Acceptance Under Uncertainty
and Competition
Arthur H. Winter • Chemistry
Tlieoretical and Experimental Investigations of High Spiti Ionic Intermediates
Rui Xiao • Chemical Physics
Controlled Electrochemical Synthesis of Conductive Polymer Nanostructures and
Electrochromism Property Study
Hua Xu • Physics
Critical Behavior of Superconductors ami Electrical Transport Properties of Carbon
Nanolube Tliin Films
Jing- Wen Yang • Business and Management
Multiple Audiences and Corporate Disclosure
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Joon H.Yang • Engineering Materials
Tlic Atlachmenl and Characterizalioii of DNA Probs on GaAi-Bascd
Semiconduclor Surfaces
YueshengYe • Chemical Engineering
Siiidits i<ii ihc Sicji Groicth [>olyim'ri:itiioit oj Awiiuuic Polyanhoiialcs
YukyungYeo • Government and Politics
Regulating China's Industrial Economy: A Comparative Case Study oJ Aulo
and Telecom Service Sectors
ChengbinYin • Curriculum and Instruction
L>iiis;»ij_i;i' Learning Strategies in Relation lo Altitudes, Moiii\ilion, and Learner
Beliefs: Investigating Learner Factors in the Chinese EFL Context
Joon-HyukYoo • Electrical Engineering
Harnessing Checker Hierarchy for Rehahle Microprocessors
Gregory Young • Mechanical Engineering
Melallii Wmoparnchs Ad Fuel Additives in Anhrealliing Comliuslion
Nancy D.Young • Education Policy
Peer Interaction in Compositionally Diverse Residence Halls
Haibo Yu • Physics
Flavor Symmetry. Leptogenesis and Grand I 'nitication Theories
Yuan Yuan • Cotnputer Science
F.nahhng Dynamic Spectrum Allocation in Cognitive Radio Setu'orks
Shixiong Zh^ng • Physics
Unusual Electronic Transport and Magnetism in Titanium ().\ide-Based
Semiconductors and Metals
Zhenyu Zhang • Electrical Engineering
Numerical Study of Plasmon Resonances in \anoparticles
Qing Zhu • Cheinical Physics
Metal-Mediated Activation cf Hydrogen Peroxide and Dioxygen hy Copper
Complexes in Aqueous Sohition
Elena Zotenko • Computer Science
Computational Methods in Protein Structure ( A^inparison and Analysis of
Protein Interaction Networks
Gail M. Bailey • Education Policy, Planning and Administration
Allocating State Funds for Piililic School Library Media Programs: A Case Study
of Education Policymaking in Maryland
42 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Master of Applied
Anthropology
Aleithe.i Anne Williams
Master of Architecture
Deborah Anne Bauer
Suzanne Marie Braman
John W. Bryant
Aaron Tyler Kreinbrook
John Edward Morris II
Andrew Jonathan Murray
Sarah Elizabeth Sayler
Kimberly Allison Singleton
Lee Andrew Swinscoe
John Michael Talbott, Jr.
David Joseph Whitehill
Brittany Loanne Wilhanis
Nastaran Zandian
Master of Arts
American Studies
Brooke Ellen Murphy
Andrew Lynn Nelson
Quincy Winston Roberts
Art History
Brighton KeUey Hanson
HyoSil Suzy Hwang
Eowyn May McHenry
Megan Diane Rook-Koepsel
Classics
Brendan Eamon Magee
Sherri Dawn Stanley
Communication
Erik D. Halvorson
Lydia M. Swindell
Counseling and
Personnel Services
Hugo Estuardo Najera
Daniel Seth Newman
Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Amber Lauren Beckley
Cynthia Lynn Boyle
Alexa Andrade Briscoe
Kristina Marie Donnelly
Benjamin Jacob Falls
Derek John Fisher
Hannah Kon
David Michael Mazeika
Chera Renise McCoy
Kristen Michelle Miggans
Tracy Lynn Parker
April Dawn Wall
Curriculum and Instruction
Dawn Mane Smith
Economics
Yi Jiang
Xue Li
Otohiko Matsumura
Lourenco Senne Paz
Naris Sathapholdeja
Dong Wu
Jing Zhang
Education Leadership
and Policy Studies
David Joshua Beeson
Dawn R. Burks
Su Dai
Gregory Carson Dutton
Amy Patricia Falk
Melissa Tanya Faux
Kelly Lynn Frame
Andrea Christina Gerarda
GomiTians
Maria Gourgouliatou
JiD Michele Manske
Quinton LeVar McArthur
Celia M. MeUinger
Rahul Sampat
Larissa Ann Winkler
Wesley A.Yokoyama
Jeftrey Grant Zwillenberg
English Language
and Literature
Juha Robertson Acker
Jasmine Shay Lellock
Aubrey Luxx Cohen Mishou
Andrew Thomas Tangaro
Danielle Marie Todd
Ethnomusicology
Xochitl Ysabela Tafoya
Chantel LynnYadush
Geography
Taylor L. Keen
John Kenneth Mills
Ryan Paul Pavlick
Joyce C.Alexis Riter
Julia Lynne Skory
Gertnan Language
and Literature
Muhamed Jasarevic
Audrey Lee Joyner
Government and Politics
Myonnie Corene Angeles Bada
Sam Fayyaz
Chu-yun Liu
Rodrigo G. Pinto
Hearing and Speech Sciences
Jenny Patricia Arias
Ronda M. Hodge
Michele Denyse Holowatch
Therese Danielle KJing
Allison Rose Koski
History
Kevin Edward Birch
Debbie J. Goldman
Heather Ann JuUussen-Stevenson
Madahna Y. Lee
Todd Brandon Sauer
Human Development
Education
Anne Gertrude Geary
Journalism
Leticia Linn Campana
Diego Mantilla
Kinesiology
Nikolas Charles Dickerson
Alexander John Elahi
James Jungwoo Lieu
Mathematical Statistics
Ziliang Li
Aneesah N.Williams
Mathematics
Alexandre Rostovtsev
Morgan Stern
Measurement, Statistics
and Evaluation
Xiaodong Hou
Helen 1-Lun Liu
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Music
Elizabeth AnneYackley
Philosophy
Michael Chrisrian Cifone
niniiter lavorov Kirilov
Ryan Blake MiUsap
Wei Zhang
Psychology
Ryan Fehr
Courtney Brynn Forbes
Elizabeth Keats Reynolds
Samantha Alison Rodman
Jeremy M. Schultz
Patricia T. Spangler
Thomas James White
Second Language Acquisition
and Application
Natalya Olegovna Coflrnan
R. Elizabeth Shanholtzer
Sociology
Lester Howard Andrist
Kimberly Bridget Bonner
Paul Sherman Dean
Jonathan Andrew Lemich
Vanessa DeBarros Lopes
Dawn R. Norris
Michael John Yaksich
Spanish Language
and Literature
Veronica Rodriguez
Maritza Solano
Theatre and
Performance Studies
Karalce Dawn
Paul A. Dunford
Women's Studies
Bettina Antoinette Jiidd
Ana Maria Perez
Amy Leigh Washburn
Master of Business
Administration
Gurunadham Alanipalli
Ryan Adrian Anghelone
Adebowale Opeyemi Ayeiii
Jon James Balatbat
Roberto Enrique Benitez
Prashant Balkrishna Bhaip
HuBo
Leon losifovich Bochkis
Stacy Ann Braun
Andre Bustamante
Christopher John Campbell
Carlos Ernesto Canales
Matthew Louis Canzater.Jr.
Robert Edward Carty
Gillian Maria Charter
Sundara Sambasiva Rao Chintaluri
Michelle Ann Cojocaru
Fernando Cubillos
Zarna Mukund Dalai
Srihari Dammalapati
Tia Estine Davis
Akinola K. Dosunmu
Avron Marc Elbaum
David Walter Fitzgerald
Brian Joseph Foster
Margaret Mary Gaine
Darik K. Gossa
Caryn Michele Hall
Qing Hao
Andrew Arthur Hartman
Dru Patrick Heard
Jennifer Lee Hebert
Scott C. Herbener
Seumis Gregory Higgins
Justin Dennis Hollier
Chih-Hau Huang
Elizabeth Velana Huerta
Timothy John Karacki
Jacqueline J. Kascic
Kevin Michael Keuleman
Michael Thomas Kikuta
Bethany Anne Klein
Douglas Barrett Kuckelman
Valencia Francine Lawrence
Wenxi Henry Li
Linda Liu
Theresa N. Magner
Art Maples
Jeremy Robert Martin
So Yun Jung Maryn
Shingo Matsuzaki
SUas Alfred McCuUough 111
Sean Edward McHale
Samuel Joseph Meadema.Jr.
Brian M. Mchnert
Shirin Mehraban
Joshua Andrew Miller
Himanshu Patel
Timothy Scott Plymette
Anthony R. Raley II
Pramod Ramprasad
Nicole Rizzolo
Jeremy J. Ross
Brent Dean Sauer
Joseph A. Scafidi.Jr.
Andrea Marie Schernecke
Gaelic Seide
Rajeeva Dumind.i Serasinghe
Nirav G. Shah
Saqib Ali Mohammed Sheikh
Kristofer Shields
Jun Sup Shin
Scott Stefan
Christopher Kent Stevenson
Michelle LeCorn Strong
John Michael Stropki III
Laura Ann Tiburzi
G. KeUer Todd
Alice Tran
Kandyce Marie Tripp
Chandra Sekhar Vavilala
Amanda Rae Wagener
Sharif S. Weithers
Aaron Paine West
Ross Jonathan Wigdor
Jesse Albert Wilburn
Mark R.WiUiams
Master of Business
Administration/Master
of Public Policy
Combined
William Joseph Grayson
Natasha Lisette Tickner
Master of Business
Administration/Master
of Science Combined
Benjamin Jay Amos
Cytena ShaVonn Hubbard
Edwin S. Killinger
Shashi Babu Koduru
Joshua Leon Rosenthal
Yue Tian
Dana Lynn Weber
Master of
Community Planning
Jennifer Robyn Boniiette
David Franklin Cookson
Elana Messner
Claire Renee Schnitzer
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Master of Education
Counseling and
Personnel Services
Suzanne Ashour
Megan Michelle Forbes
Scott JetTrey Jones
Harold L. Kinter
Seth Darren Zolin
Curriculum and Instruction
Nina Teresa Aldrighetti
Rachel Jenne Berk
Rhonda Harris Boddie
Hasung Bong
Karree C. Bravo
Damiah Casimirri
Young J. Cho
Heidi Ehzabeth Clifton
Ximena Diaz
Margaret L. Doan
Danitra J. Edniond
Joseph Furlong
Lauren Courtney Honeycutt
Karen N. Irving
Ingrid Isola Jacob
Galina Halla Jniourko
Catherine Therese Kenny
Melissa Lynn Kochanowski
Darcy Marie Kraynak
Christina Mane Lamb
Pei-Hsien Lm
William Christopher Medina
Gracita Ocampo Morris
William Andrew Moyer III
Carrie Lynn O'Donnell
Nicole Renee Odorisio
Bridget J. Pickett
John Kenneth Potter
Teodora Isavel Rosales
Darcy Alexandra Scott
Kara Lynn Sherrill
Rachel M. Smith
Lanita Andong Nyambi Tanyi
Betsy M. White
Mark James Whitehead
Lilian Jennifer Winters
AnneMarie Jeanette Wood
Alisha Nicole Wynn
Education Leadership
and Policy Studies
Thomas Qumn Lawrence
Jue Wang
Human Development
Education
Kenneth Stephen Reading
Special Education
Angela M. Nance
Master of Engineering
James Tataw Agbormbai
Aditya Badhwar
Sulaimin Baqqi-Barrett
Ralph Joseph Bridge
Hai Minh Bui
Barry Michael Caison
Arjita Chawla
Ehas G. Demessie
Anirudh Dhawan
Annette Fredricka Dixon
Makeda Ayana Drake
Jason Terry Dreher
Kunal Rajendra Dukle
Omosemwengie Uyiosa Esemuetle
Daniel Joseph Farnoly
Jose Luis Galvis
Kuassi Anselme Ganmavo
Neelesh Gehlot
Paul L. Gilliam
Mark David Hanna
Samuel Hernandez Quinones
Giuseppe lorio
Andrew Jay Levine
Eric Anders Lindquist
Michael Wen-Tseng Liu
Anthony Jean Lteif
Jad Andre Lutfi
Christopher Russell Magnan
Roz Mayer
Chad Curtis Mayers
Blaine Matthew Orth
Frank Obeng Owusu
Steven Christopher Petras
Rafael L. Rodriguez-Cainbero
Werner Stefan Scherer
Sean Alexander Scott
Allian Utama Sibarani
Jason Edwin Smith
Rosalind JoAnn Steptoe-Jackson
Gregorio Vazquez Jimenez
Stanley Everett Wildesen
Hailegziabher Abiy Yerdaw
Nihat Erman Yildiz
Elizabeth Ann Zapata
Master of Fine Arts
Creative Writing
Lindsay Anne Bernal
Adrienne Marie Casalena
Richard Francis Fulton III
Seth Embre Gremaud
Gerald Mong Maa
Theatre
Marie-Noelle Daigneault
Laurence J. ZoU
Master of Information
Management
MaShana Annette Davis
Alliah Virginia Humber
Christopher Erich Reed
Tillman David Saylor
Shu Ju Weng
Master of Journalism
Bernard Abraham Becker
Anne RUey Cooke
Ronald Frederick Docksai,Jr.
Kenneth Reynhoudt Fletcher
Anju Kaur
Daniel Gerard Lamothe
Raechal Courtney Leone
Rachel Stephanie Mauro
Katherine Tracy Prahlad
Aditya Ramanathan
Robert James Richardson
Daniel Hynian Rubin
Robert John TricchineUi
Danielle Aron Ulman
Michael Fraley Walsh
Andrew Michael Zieminski
Master of
Library Science
Carolyn L. Baron
Miriam Clarice Bridges
Elisabeth Cohen Browning
Bridget Burns
Rose Natahna DeLuca
Jessica Anne DiBeneditto
SaUy L. Egloff
Ann Marie Galloway
Sara Gayle Godbee
Laura Roberts Gottlieb
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Allison Yvonne Greene
Kate Frances Herbert
Elizabeth Fisher Hodge
Kelly Michele Hoffman
Margaret Arleen Hoogland
Byron Todd Hooten etc
Melissa Lyn Jackson
Adrianne West Junius
Gergana Kirilova Kostova
Kluane Catherine LaBelle
Jing Liu
Karen Ann MacFherson
Lauren Ashley Martino
Megan Lynn McCarty
Zachary Thomas Miller
Josephine Powers Olson
Mary Burke Patterson
Michael Stuart Poston
Anne Margaret Quick
Katrina Ann Holton Righter
Erin Clements Rushing
Sarah Pontano Salnick
Jo Ellen Sciremammano
Melissa Claire Snyder
Robert O. Steele
Michael Lloyd Taylor
Andrew Franklin Young
Master of Life Sciences
Christina Anne Blakie
Jefieyjohn Cayer
Shari-Ann Cayer
Jill Deanne Cross
Heather R. Curton
John A. Gorrell
Lori Medlin Howard
Tinika Shushunna Jackson
Barbara J, Lee
Barbrajean Lehto
Michael James Nuttall II
Rachel Rose Oser
Cameron James Peters
KeUy Marie Rausch
Wendy Kristine Riggs
Hollyce Jane Schoepp
Beth Ann SchuUer
Calvin Christopher Smith
Master of Music
Jonathan Karl Eising
Ronald Lee Hess
Stephen Andrew Holmes
Jesse WiUiam King
Alvaro R. Rodriguez
Michael Steven Sparrow, Jr.
Nicole S. Stanleigh
Loren Thomas Westbrook-Fritts
Master of
Public Health
Erica Fay Chan
Jennifer Ann Cohen
Nasseem Amelia Rouhani
Master of Public
Management
Lane C. Askew
Michelle Ann Baker
Daniel Joseph Emerine
Joseph Emmet Gryder
Cleofe Catacutan Lalimarmo
Thomas Christopher Miante
Jeffery Scot Qualey
Cheryl K. Robertson
Kathryn Rose Schulin
Beverly George Sobcl
George Philip Welzant
Master of
Public Policy
Gil J. Avin
Rana Danielle Dotson
Kathryn Amanda Durant
Kent Paul Laborde
Lisa Mc Goldrick
Scott Theodore Morrissey
Richard Christian Naylor
Rafael Nieto
Yi Zhang
Master of Science
Aerospace Engineering
Adam FarreU Beerman
Timothy David Burchett
Brandon Lamar Bush
W. Ethan Eagle
Sarah Jo Haack
Paul Lwin
Jeffrey Keenan Marquart
Benjamin John Nickless
Fernando Raffan Montoya
Sean Howard Roark
Russell Allen Roder
Christopher J. Scott
Daniel Senai-Alemou
Benjamin Scott Silbaugh
Jirapat Supamusdisukul
Jose Efrain Valentin
Benjamin King Sutton Woods
Agricultural and Resource
Economics
Hua Di
Carolina M.imlall
David Hake Herberich
Beat Hintermann
Chad Damon Lawley
Animal Sciences
Ashley Elaine Meece
Applied Mathematics and
Scientific Computation
Namrata Uppal Cornick
Ryan Bensussan Harvey
Matthew Joseph HotBiian
Thomas Harvey Lotze
John Quah
Poorani Subraiiianian
Jun Wing
Astronomy
Megan Elizabeth DeCesar
Daniel Simon Jontof-Hutter
Michael James Koss
Yana Lyubomirova Radeva
Stephen Ross Schwartz
Atmospheric and
Oceanic Science
David Derieg Kuhl
Edward Paul Nowottnick
Bioengineering
Geraldine Isabel Mijares
Biological Resources
Engineering
Thomas Junior Grift'eth III
Shaya Janishidi
Biology
Ernest Rudolf Hixon
Julian Jenkins 111
Kristin Anne Kaercher
KaiYan
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Business and Management
Maurice Afamefuna Anichebe
Thomas Alexander Bland, Jr.
Marian Arna Boadi
Christine Olson CUfford
Dieynaba Diallo
Mariania C. Diallo
Jo-Anne V. Gilbody
Aniira Gouta
Joy Jasmine Hodges
Charles Ray Johnson
Juliet Nakato Knitu
Anuj Kiunar
John Lee
Mike Sang Lee
Jason Thomas Leecost
Marc Alan Lyman
Robert Walter Marx
PntiVinodrai Mehta
Bessie H. Moy
Hanh Dieu Nguyen
Celestine Maria Porter
Somrudee Rattanavadee
Sherry Arshadi Rellan
Theresa Ann Ridder
Jennifer Denise Sarajian
Maurice D. Senegal
Angeha Marian Simmerman
Aminata Soumare
Jacqueline Del Carmen Tarrau
C.Thawng Lian Thang
Rebecca Jean Underbill
Samuel C.Walker
Mei PoYip
Dimitar Zurlev
Cell Biology and
Molecular Genetics
Jessica Joy Neeriemer
Chemical Physics
Ling Cai
Ki Chun Kim
Chemistry
James Joseph Creagan
Christina Frances Hayden
Yang Liu
Charles Edward Luckett
Civil Engineering
Vishnu Charan Arcot
Jef&ey Brian Blass
Chiung-Wen Chou
David F. Choy
Zahira L. Cruz Perez
Craig Vernon Hawkins
Min Wook Kang
Junaid Sultan Khan
Woon Kim
Aaron Takeo ChewYun Kozuki
Doina Lorena Morar
Ruizhi Pei
Supida Piwkhow
David Richard Scott
Gustavo Angel Vecino
Jesse Aloysius Walsh
Coinputer Science
Mudit Agrawal
Saeed Alaei
Rola Alameh
Mujtaba Ali
Adam C. Bender
George Constantin Caragea
Carlos D. Castillo
Sorelle Alaina Friedler
Hamid Haidarian Shahri
Vladimir Kolovski
Nir Jacob Peer
Jagan Sankaranarayanan
Gerardo Ignacio Simari
Amy Lynn Sliva
Charles Song
Hyunyoung Song
Yee Lin Tan
Ananta Nath Tiwari
Alexandros Tzannes
Kenneth Weiss
HyoungjuneYi
Electrical Engineering
Rajat Ahuja
Titilope Zaburat Alagun
Mohammad A. Alhamarneh
Mustafa llker Beyaz
Rakesh Babu Bobba
Michael Edward Bowen
Athanasios Nicholas Chryssis
Marc Peralte Dandin
Sina Firouzabadi
Ahmed Salah Ibrahim
Hojin Kee
Jusub Kim
Franklin Ma
Jonathan Adam McGee
Lance Adams Mosher
Kristopher Paul Nodianos
Ejiofor Chidiebere Odo
Pavlos Papageorgiou
Sandeep Israel Paulraj
Rakesh N. Reddy
Nicolas Arnaud Emmanuel Rentz
Colleen Jean Rutar
John Robertson Rzasa
Nimish Sane
Karim Gomaa Seddik
Kiran Kalkunte Seshadri
Nathan Paul Siwak
Peter Penney Soukup
Gelareh Taban
George John Tehs
Abraham Thomas
Zachary William Wilkes
Binyam A.Yeshida
Xinhui Zhou
Fire Protection Engineering
Matthew James Brookman
Moriel Esther Kaplan
Danielle Caryn Leikach
Christopher Lee Mealy
Nicholas Ryan Morton
Brian David Rubeling
Kevin Byron Spangler
Gregory Allen Tabaka
Food Science
Karen Suzanne Silag^'i
Geology
Adam T Mansur
Marine, Estuarine and
Environmental Sciences
Aimee Racliel Borgatti
Sean Kevin Cooney
Annette Hall Elmore
David Micheal Kidwell
Antti Ilmari Koskclo
Jessica Lynn Nelson
Jennifer Ann O'Keefe
William S. Rodney, Jr.
Materials Science
and Engineering
Enrique Dario Cobas
Adam Patrick McClure
Bryan Jason West
Mechanical Engineering
Thomas Buchanan Baunimer
Damien Carl Bretall
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
GRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Kiri Lee Feldman
Rupal Jain
Cara Sanderson Martin
Jason James Smoker
Nathan Andrew Vickey
AykutYilmaz
AlanT.Yu
Natural Resource Sciences
Shawna Joy Behling
Kimberley EUen Mead
Ping Xue
Nuclear Engineering
Travis Macaulay Albright
Nutrition
Reem Saeed Al-Shamsi
Calvin Honiayoon Shirazi
Kehai Zhang
Survey Methodology
Kimberly Anne Henry
Douglas Charles Williams, Jr.
Sustainable Development and
Conservation Biology
Raimundo Espinoza
Maria Raquel Flores Mendoza
Tamar Norkin
Heidi EUsabeth Ruffler
Systems Engineering
Bargava Raman Subramanian
Jens Nguema Weisflog
Telecomiiiunications
Niti Arora
Wei-Chung Chang
Juan Carlos Franco
Ajay Goel
Brock Harrison Goodwin
Kaustubh Ganpatjagtap
Liang Li
Xuan Li
Mayank Pande
Deepti Suhas Patil
Anoop Ranjan
Mohammad Shayanullah Sharif
Shivangi Indradeo Sharma
Parag Pntam Thakore
Veterinary Medical Sciences
Senthilkuniar Palaniyandi
Graduate Certificates
Historic Preservation
Aleithea Anne Williams
Intelligence Analysis
Erin Jessica McNerney
Richard Christian Naylor
Physics
Sanjeev Chauhan
Kwan-yuet Ho
Sergey Sergeyevich Kurennoy
Nicholas Alexander Mecholsky
Adrian Perez Galvan
Manhew Lee Reames
Michael Clay Scholten
Mulyadi Tjoa
Mark A. Zimmerman
Psychology
Heidi Mane Buder
Reliability Engineering
Sergio Anthony Briceno
Kevin Anthony Coyne
Wendy Doubles
Benjamin Kane Earl
Katrina M. Groth
Christopher Stephen Jackson
Shahrzad Salemi
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
A.James Clark School
of Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Aerospace Engineering
Erin Nicole Marx
2tid Degree: Mechanical
Engineering
Nathaniel Sanders, Jr.
JarinVasant Shah
Diana Trujillo
JeffrN' De Jesus Urbina
Biological Resources
Engineering
Jeffrey Hsieh
Jane Hak Kim
Khine Mee Lwin
Chemical Engineering
Stefanie Judith Cohen
Anthony John Miller
CivTl Engineering
Abiola Omoruyi Adebanjo
Krista Marie Baines
Elyse Kerry Courtney
Brett Michael Deane
Thomas Daniel Firstbrook
Herbert Betanga Fuller
Stephen Daniel Ghent
Lorena Gonzalez Michel
Aron Katz
Boakai Kollie
Jordan Delbert Lair
Conor John Lewellyn
Gregon.' John Lucas
Benjamin Abram Margohs
LawTence Paul Mitres
Cecilia Clare Newman
Nikolas Thomas PakuUa
Robert Andrew Peck
Artem Petrossian
Rosdome Gueri Sarkissian
*Thonias Bernard Wild
Computer Engineering
John Spencer Beecher-Deighan
Kenneth D. Beyerle
Michael Nicholas Bukosky.Jr.
"i"Chun H. Cheung
Inaqui Raynaud Delgado
John David Demme
Anthony James DeStefano
Gigi Le Dubasky
Douglas Henry Gartner
Robert Clague Graham
Lei Guang
Mark Ke%in Hall II
Brian D'Angelo Hayes
Mark James Hogan
DaWd KeN^won Kang
Daniel Woodrow Marsh
Ryan Jeffrey Morton
Bruno Muscolino
Geoffrey Nilsen Ostrega
Yogan M. Patel
Kevin William Peel
■jjohn Shiu
Brian Joseph Thomas
Lifeng Zhang
Electrical Engineering
Edgard J. Aspilcueta
Kyaw Lin Aung
Yared Ayele
Afrouz A. Azari
Amandeep Singh Bakshi
Sanjay Bhat
•Timothy Patrick Burke
2nd Major: Mathemalics
Pathros Omar Cardenas
Julius Karl Chang
William Behsio Chavez
Harr\' Ben Chiu
Matthew Scott Diehl
Navid Fanaeian
Zachan,' T. Fjeldheim
Mingfei Ha
Michael Ray Hsu
Sebastian Kellinger Isaksen
Mohamed Alhaji Kamara
Pamit Kaur
fHarneet Singh Khurana
Janghyun Kim
Scott Thomas Kubaryk
Wilfredo George Lyons
Mohammad Fahad Mahmood
Nirmal Kantilal Mehta
Prince Akwasi Mensah
Evan Mark Merkel
Quyen Vuong Ngo
Folabi Gabriel Oladeinde
Ihng Alice Pan
Long Duy Pham
Bonita Khlok Ramos
Jeffrey Michael Smith
Ersil M. Stewart
Chi Shih Su
Isidore Takougang
fjerry Michael Thomas, Jr
Karina Isabella Torres Vasquez
Steve Tran
David Tung
Mohammed Adnan Walid
Jonathan Mark West
Girum Telila Worku
Xiao Yang
Josef LeConte Yeager
Alec lianYu
Fire Protection Engineering
Meghan Beth Klein
Andrew Stanislaw Laird
Joshua Alec Lambert
Thomas Lee Malone
Derek Andrew Richard Murgatroyd
Victor Luis Ontiveros
Christopher Lawrence Thomas
Shaun Keith Wrightson
Materials Science
and Engineering
Abiodun Ayodele Osho
Mechanical Engineering
f Cyrus AbdoUahi
•Dawn Mane Abell
Mohamad Gabriel AfTandy
Nuri Boran Altun
Arthur Robert Anderson
Kenneth Lawrence Anderson
David Matthew Balban
Michael Paul Bednarczyk
Benjamin Paul Breakall
Christopher Evan Colfack
Alexis Kaleen Cox
Andrew Benjamin Cushing
Carl Richard Diaz
Laert Dounis
Shakib Enam
Jeremy Thomas Fuchs
JohnWiUiam Gerdes III
Anthony Edward Giampapa
Karen Ann Guralnick
Christopher Russell Kaplan
Da\dd Anthony Keder
Joseph Patrick Kelleher
f Cecilia Sunyong Kye
Chang Hyun Lee
Michael Ryan Leichman
Blake Ashton Levy
iirmiia aim Lnudc f Manila cum Latidc
I Ljuiie
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Erin Nicole Marx
2iid Degree: Aerospace Engineering
Stephanie Danielle McLaren
Michael William Mennucci
Mark Douglas Milam
Daniel Kwanho Min
Timothy Lee Molyneaux.Jr.
Mohamed A. Nafatni
Elvis Nkwanui Nditafon
Hung Quoc Nguyen
Christianna Marie Ryon
Matthew Ulric Smith
Tim Dwire Smith
Alexander Joseph Stein
Br%son Morgan Stewart
Matthew Wilson Strawbridge
Juan Camilo Suarez
Steven James Trombetta
Daniel Patrick Tucker
Christopher Tomas Walker
Ryan Jonathan Walters
Christopher Michael Warner
Jordan Dwight Weaver
Guo Fan Zhang
College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources
Bachelor of Landscape
Architecture
John Anderson Bowen
Christina Louise Bradley
fCorinne Madden Lynch
Ryan M. Smith
Bachelor of Science
Agricultural and
Resource Economics
Kelly Christine Hogan
Brian Matthew Swiech
Animal Sciences
Christina Alexandra Button
2nd Degree: German Language
and Literature
Catherine Nicole Gannon
Criscina Marie Lauri
fjessica Lynn Lewis
Kate EUzabeth Lobue
Katherine Mary Nimmich
Sara Lynn Nyman
Joshua C.Taylor
Jessica Michelle Towle
Dieterics
Melanie L. Canter
Sofi Mizrachi Steiner
Angeha Dawn Slayton
Environmental Science
and Policy
Brian Michael Bovard
Graham Tyler Jarrell
Katherine Jane Kreysa
Paul Jeffrey Mullen
Christopher Jeflrey Weitz
Food Science
Sean Songuk Choi
Steven Hong
Natural Resource Sciences
Jacob Caudell Ayers
Young M. Choe
Frank Joseph Duda
Trevor McLean Garbow
CHnton James Gill
Jarrett Weber Grosskettler
Courtney G. Quigley
Timothy John Riismandel
Lisa Ann Sinclair
Susan Marie Sinclair
Demetra Nicoletta Skaltsas
Natural Resources
Management
James William Bressette
Seth William-Dale Overbey
Nutritional Science
Chnstiii Maria Choi
Ebrahim Rahnama
College of Arts
and Humanities
Bachelor of Arts
American Studies
Hafeezah Ruth Abdullah
2nd Major: Wbiiicn's Studies
Luke Miller Allen
Spencer Darman Allen
Marissa Hope Antoon
Joshua Allen Baynham
*Nicholas Matthew Bocchino
2nd Major: Art History
Kimberly Marie Cauti
Julia Margaret Grubman
Torrey Aurora Guinn
Charles Davis Hiland
Alexia Jovanni Joseph
Hal Maurice Kramer
Jill Kristina Mueller
Omar KhaHl Myers
Sonya Ania Owens-Cobblah
Ashley Ann Rytter
Gadi Sadan
Shaun Elizabeth Salmon
Catherine J. Sirko
Melda Dilek Siyam
George Robert Thomas
Michael Patrick Walsh
Benjamin Aaron Wesley
Sydney Bartlett Wilson
Hanako Yokoyama
Art History
Tria Farrar Brooks
Aimee Elizabeth Jarboe
2nd Major: Studio Art
Megan Cheryl Krefting
2nd Degree: Marketing
fLuisa L. e S. R.Valle
Brittany Lauren Lesnik
Lauren Elizabeth Morrell
Vanessa Alexandra Neto Rebelo
Geraldine Nyabhatende Ruttagah
Alice Ostino Speck
Melissa Anne Thomas
Catherine Akiko Uchino
2»(/ Degree: Biological Sciences
Tiffany Danielle Walls
Jermaine Endre Washington
2ud Major: Studio Art
Chinese
Caithn Marie Hopping
2nd Degree: Government
and Politics
Misoo Kim
Samuel Woo Kim
Gregory Steven Padilla
Paul Tung
Classical Languages
and Literatures
Rachel Jeanne Smith
Aimee So
Kyung H.Woo
Communication
Ehzabeth Oluwatoyin Awosika
Samuel Chaiin Balto
Zachary Andrew Bcrtamini
Tiffany Ting Chang
Chang- Yung Chen
Kaitlyn Reth Clookie
Marie Elizabeth C'oleman
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
§ Sitmmn (inn Limlc f -^^''.i;"'' n»» Lattdf * cum Lailde
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Kathr\Ti Mar\' Coiida
Anna Elizabeth DeLuca
liana Michelle Elfassi
Keshia Elizabeth EUison-Olden
Elizabeth Ashley Emen'
K,ithr\-n Dene Goldbei^
; Stephanie Kate Haas
Tara Shaun Hedges
Erin N. Henderson
Sarah Anne Holland
Subira B. Issa
Monica EUen Jackson
Kristin Ann Kemp
Sara Joanne Kenney
Katherine Bowdren Kunkle
■^.ii.t; Eun Lee
Elizabeth Lorraine Lizama
Marc Lizmi
Shannon Kathleen McCarthy
Elizabeth Maureen McKee
Maria Robin Miller
Jessica Louise Mohtor
Sara T. Moon
Marissa JuUe Moskowitz
Matthew Ryan Newberry
Natahe Nichols
Courtney Ehzabeth OConnor
Alina Marie Piacentino
Dominic Piccirillo
Tara Danielle Plain
Syed M. Riz\'i
2iid Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
.\ndres Fernando Roa
>cott Newton Rogers
^oheil Saeed
■ latthew P. Sapurstein
Jonathan Barr\- Shai\-itz
Ritu Singh
Andrew Ian Sitomer
Olufijnlayo Olajimioke
Soremekun
l%ichard Christopher Taylor
Chrisnan Varner
Nora KatlmTi Zeigenfuse
Dance
Nicole Joelle Barton
Tiffany Ferrell Blackman
N'okoJuhe Feinman
I "ancbce Amanda Johnson
2nJ Degree: Spanish Language
and Lilerature
i<athleen Ahcia R\'an
Nikki Jade Sena
Laura E.Tucker
English Language
and Literature
Brian McHale Ames
Ava Nicole Anderson
Amber Susan Bhatti
Jessica Marie Billingsley
Michael Alan Blair
Lesslyjazmin Bran
She^■aun Brannigan
Colleen Leigh Brennan
Courtney Michele Brooks
Eileen Marshall Carey
Jennifer Maribel Castaneda
Rebecca Jennifer Coleman
Megan J. E. Connolly
2nd Major: Psychology
Nicole Danielle Corse
2nd Major: Sociohg)'
Stephen Arthur Crockett, Jr.
Gina S. Crosse
Mar)- Dempsey
Sarah Nicole Gifford
Ashley Sade Gray
Pamela Gw^ti Brock Griffith
R^^an Joseph Haik
Jordan .\rthur Harriman
Sonia Maria Herrero
Mar\' Beth Howard
VilleVeikko Iso-Ahola
Jesse James Jackson II
Jennifer Paige Jones
Mallor)' Wheadey Kaine
Siobhan Megan Keenan
Kyera L. Lamoureux
fChristina Corazon Lutz
Scott Aaron Mandell
Tyler Allen Merchant
Shane M. Metzbower
Kathleen A Murray
Rashida Sharifa Nedrick
Robert James Ostrowski
Noella A. Omuse
Victor Salvador Panales.Jr.
Benjamin Eh Prinkki
Patricia Brooks Ready
Thomas Michael Redmond, Jr.
Shannon Christine Reed
Santiago Arkadio Rodriguez
Christina Lynn Royle
Erika Salomon
Nicole Adia Schmidt
Alejandro Esteban Segaira Torres
CandiceVirtoria Senior
Nicholas Andrew Sinlock
Brenna Elizabeth Skaar
^•.imma atm Laude "f Sfagna aim Ltiude * cum Ljude
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Aaron C. Smith
Jake William St. Arnold
Shannon Marie Steiner
Lauren Elizabeth Summers
♦Alison Kay Syring
2tiil Degree: History
Dyanne Lim Tsai
Vanessa Lorraine Wachira
Jadntha Rence Wadlington
Alissa Wcinraub
Christopher Kyle Wheat
2nd Major: Philosophy
Angela Nicole Mane Williams
Lori Lynn WUhams
Rodney Rusan Gregory Wilson
French Language
and Literature
Hejatu Kjmberly Bah
Virginia Ann Cowherd
f Aaron Eh Gaivin
2nd Degree: Anthropology
James Carter Glascock III
2nd Major: EngUsh Language
and Literature
Kristen Valerie Gunderson
2nd Degree: Journalism
Katherine Elizabeth Hart
2nd Degree: Mathematics
•fOhvia Grace Kelly
Tracie Lopez
2nd Degree: Accounting
SElizabeth Taymans Malouf
2nd Degree: Government
and Politics
Mary Kathleen Markelonis
2nd Degree: Italian Language
and Literature
Rachel Lauren Novak
Benjamin Jesse Re Walt
German Language
and Literature
Christina Alexandra Button
2nd Degree: Animal Sciences
Sabine Maria Eubanks
fKurt Jonathan Pfund
2nd Degree: Philosophy
Reza M. Rahimi
History
Shannon Jean Bort
Alec Bradley
Jeremy Laurence Bum
Haider Hasan Burncy
Ceciha Young Hae Cho
2nd Degree: Secondary Education-
Social Studies
Bryan David Clark
2nd Degree: Secondary Education-
Social Studies
Dana M. Cotter
Marcela Diaz Bacci
David Warren Eddings
Kathryn Park Feldniann
Carohne Frances Guthrie
Trevor Hardy
2nd Degree: Government
and Politics
Andres Jose Heiney-Gonzalez
Christopher K. Hoist
Skye Alexis Isaac
"fZsuzsanna Jeney
2nd Degree :Anth ropology
Christopher Evan Kelly
Stacey Ray Lancaster
Paola Blanca Luisi
2nd Degree: Economics
Shaina Marie Mattel
Gregory Seth McCracken
Allison Maria McFadden
Sarah Carlcy McNair
Christopher Thomas Edward Myers
Nadia Ann Nimley
Emily Claire O'Connor
2nd Degree: Music-
Professional Program
Sarah Maria Oliveros
Asta B. Ottey
Melissa Heather Paris
Richard Kim Park
2nd Degree: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Tanu Jeffrey Pongsiri
2nd Major: Economics
Eric Domingo Rodriguez
Paul Rodriguez
Alex Gabriel Santiago
Scott Michael Schimmel
Michael Francis Schultz
2nd Degree: Government
and Politics
sAdam Levington Spiers
2nd Degree: Economics
Rene' Ann Spitz
Lauren Nancy Strempek
Sean Brian Sullivan
♦Alison Kay Syring
2nd Degree: English Language
and Literature
Michael Paul Taylor
lessica Lynne Tyler
Daniel Jacob Vaeth-Levin
James Gary Wagoner
Karla Rochelle Wells
Douglas WWestfall, Jr.
Joseph Michael Wheeler
David Brian Wilson
Mehssa Renee Wright
DooYunYoon
Italian Language
and Literature
Mary Kathleen Markelonis
2nd Degree: French Language
and Literature
Lauren V. Mart
2nd Degree: Aiuhropology
Japanese
Nicholas Joel Ganig
Rachael C. Marr
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
$ Summa turn Litiilf t '"^ta^tid aim [Miidv * cum Ijitidc
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Katliryn Mane Phillips
2iid Degree: Finance
Sarah Ann Schulnian
2nd Degree: Sp>iiniili Lunguagc
and Literature
Danielle Anne Skears
Lauren Renee Sniich
Jewish Studies
Daniela Alpert
Emily Heather Villarruel
Linguistics
Nadim Gijsbert van de Fliert
2nd Degree: Spanish Liinguagc
and Literature
Roshni Caputo-Ninibark
Jyh-In Luc
2nd Major: Japanese
Joseph Michael Mencarini
Gabriel Erik Modderman
Edward Peltosalo
Nicholas Dean Prisak
Rachael Rebecca Richardson
2nd Degree: Computer Science
Philosophy
James Cameron Abell
"Adam WiUiam Braskich
2nd Degree: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Caidin Ann Chamberlain
German Henrique Diaz
Matthew Robert Karns
Patrick Brian Kelley
Nathaniel Preston Miller
Michael J. Parker
fKurt Jonathan Phind
2nd Degree: German Language
and Literature
Dane N. Plude
2nd Major: English Language
and Literature
Robert John Rovetto
Matthew Isaac Saltzman
§Adi Shaked
2nd Degree: Psychology
2nd Major: Linguistics
Sara Angela Walton
Roinance Languages
Karlyvette Acevedo
Leslie Marie Palermo
Russian Language
and Literature
Massimiliano Ferrucci
2nd Degree: Physics
Spanish Language
and Literature
Nadim Gijsbert van de Fliert
2ihi Degree: Linguistics
Jacquelyn Alicia Alvarez
David Anthony Carter
Catherine Antonene Clarke
2nd Degree: Got'ernnieiit
and Politics
Jayme Melissa Hux
Candace Amanda Johnson
2nd Degree: Dance
Kristen Kostecky
Sarah Ann Schulman
2nd Degree: Japanese
Katherine Elizabeth Spivey
Studio Art
Olga Vadymovna Berkout
2nd Degree: Psychology
Dana CocchiareUa
Justin Robert Costantino
Alton Daniel Cox
fGrace Ehzabeth Duke
Nahla Moustafa Elsayed
2nd Degree: Marheting
Michael Jeflery Falini
fNina Maria Fontana
2nd Degree: Anthropology
Sarah Jean Frazier
Johanna Wendeline Godefroy
Cornell Lionel Gray
JuUus Craig Johnson
Margo Samantha Konikoff
Sarah Margrit Marston
2nd Degree: Journalism
Jonivan Austin McMahon
2iid Degree: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Brandon David Mise
Ashley Elizabeth Newby
Christine Ngoc Diep Nguyen
Jessica Margaret Peter
Luciano Emilio Rjgato
Besnik Ruka
2nd Major: Art History
Andrew William Schlaffer
Aaron Michael Spindler
Ashley Jane Staley
*Robin Lynne Taylor
Lindsey Denise Vance
2nd Degree: Psychology
Andrew Sean Watts
Adam Stanley Yu
Theatre
Michelle Marie Blackmon
Walter David Johnson Desder
2nd Degree: Computer Science
Diana Chirui Ho
Dali Livne
'Josephine Elizabeth Wilson
2nd Major: English Language
and Literature
Women's Studies
Sara Robinson Hussein Aniin
Mehrnoush Karimian
fErin Elizabeth Reddy
Sarah Louise Sample
Hiriry- Shimellis
2nd Degree: Biological Sciences
Bachelor of Music
Music-Professional Program
§Lindsay Danielle Buffington
Shinae Choi
Franklin Arthur Crawford
Kevin Joseph Lutz
Emily Claire O'Connor
2nd Degree: History
Bachelor of Music Education
Joseph Carniel Dacey
Daniel Edward Doggett
Elyse Anne Evans
Dorothy Setsuko Hollingshead
Benjamin John Kepler
Michael Todd Martin
College of Behavioral
and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts
African American Studies
Thomas Cicero Alford
2nd Degree: Family Studies
Chimenem Chima Amadi
Keith LarneU Gatlin
BikoAbiola Kujifijr.
Jeanne Marie Long
5 Sttmma aim Lijtiilc f XLi^na ctini LlKilc * cum Laitdc
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Charles Adrian Lucas
Justin Wesley Richardson
Mohamed Basiru Olawol Savage
Marshal Farrcll Washington
Denise Marcia Amanda Wilson
Anthropology
Anbreen Anjunian Baig
2iid Dej^ree: CrimmoloiiY and
Criminal justice
Carli Rae Bernal
Andrea Graciela Calderon
•fNina Maria Fontana
2nd Degree: Studio An
f Aaron Eli Galvin
2nd Degree: French Language
and Literature
Minna Hsu
•[•Zsuzsanna Jeney
2nd Degree: History
Samuel Lee
Lauren V. Marr
2nd Degree: Italian Language
and Literature
Michael William Massino.Jr.
Alexandra D. Oleinik
Mark James Paape
Matthew Connor Reilly
2nd Major: American Studies
Ann Elizabeth Soley
Jeremy Carson Weiss
Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Jamal Walid Denise Abu-Laban
Cathrine Lindsay Amara
Angela Patricia Araujo
Anbreen Anjuman Baig
2nd Degree: Anthropology
Samuel Joseph Birk
2nd Degree: Psychology
*Adam William Braskich
2nd Degree: Philosophy
Trinity Elise Brennan
Jennifer Lynn Brown
Robert Dabney Browning
Larry DonneU Bryant
Alison Andrea Caballero
Raymond Charles Callow
Oscar R. Cerna
Ryan Michael Clarke
Krystal Lynn Cosmen
Joshua B. Diesner
Daniel T, DiCicco
Carla Andrea Donahue
Michael Thomas Dowhng
^Rachel Elaine Elias
Keith Lisle Estes.Jr.
Paul Joseph Feeley 111
Sandra A. Fernandes
L^ominique Nicole Footes
2nd Major: Sociology
Blair Thomas Forte
WiUiam Lafayette Foust IV
Isaiah Jahi Gardner
EUzabeth Ann Goldman
Gabrielle Anna Fairbanks Goulet
David Edward Gradin
Stephen James Green
John Frederick Grochowski
Lauren Taylor Grover
Karen Josefina Guevara
Michael Joseph Haines
Timothy Donald Harley II
2nd Degree: Sociology
Aleza Beth Hartman
2nd Major: Sociology
Kimberly Michelle Hawkes
Jonathan Edward Henderson
Daniel Gideon HofBiian
Li-Ming Luke Hsu
2nd Major: Japanese
Martine Ingabire
Brett Douglas Jackson
Desmond Craig Johnson
Lynnae DeAnna Johnson
Brianna Jeanne Kayton
Christopher Sassan Kiani
Steven Benjamin Klein
Christopher Seth Laydon
Chac Ho Lee
Jm H. Lee
Timothy S. Lee
Eh Hwa Leong
Kristina EUzabeth Loveless
Michael Joseph Lo\-eless,Jr.
2nd Major: Spanish Language
and Literature
Windy R. Majer
Monique Michelle McBride
Brendan James McDermond
Michael Stephen McEntegart
2nd Major: Psychology
lonivan Austin McMahoii
2nd Degree: Studio Art
Jason Randolph Mead
Mehssa Ashley Meeks
Daniel Paul MeMn
Ernest Nana Siaw Apau Mensah
Brian Daniel Mezick
BelHnda E. Monge
Tara Dahae Moon
2nd Degree: Government
and Politics
Jessica Ehzabeth Nasser
Ivain Zacharie Ngue
jason William North
Brian Francis Luther O'Connor
Oluwatosin Omolabake Ojo
Jillyanne J. Ottey
Susan Paek
Richard Kim Park
2nd Degree: History
Jonathan Matthew Parker
Katrina Ann Pctrovich
Hong Phuc Trail Pham
Tyler Pearson Price
Danilo Jose Quintanilla
Sean Wesley R ahold
Martha Selby Raver
Paul-Alexandre Taylor Rischard
2nd Major: Communication
Derrick J. Roos
Trevor Rose
Arian Rostami
Matthew Charles Rout
Kristofer Domenick Running
Stephen Carlton Sachariah
Lauren Elizabeth Sanders
Shua Shah
*Kevin Michael Smith
Tyrone Smith, Jr.
Brian Alan Tanner
Lordana Dorraine Thompson
Sharif E.UUah
Alissa May Vera
Shawn Dustin Wagner
PhiUip Timothy Wakefield
Angela Shiao-Lang Wang
Everett Anthony Waters
Talia Shoshana Weinberg
Everett Jamall Williams
2nd Major: Sociology
Kristopher Kevin Wilt
Mary Katherine Wittig
2nd Major: Psychology
Fang Fang Xu
Da\id Yacob
Shanna C.Yi
2nd Major: Psychology
Russell Robert ZiebcU
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
§ Siimnui dim ImiuIc t Ma^m atm Laude * atm hniilt-
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Economics
Andres Eduardo Abello
2iid Major: Spanish Language
and Literature
David Brian Adeknan
Jorge Alberto Aguilera
Khalid Bila) Ahmad
Patrick Michael Bailey
Jonathan Charles Baker
Yoav Banai
Lissonia Natalie Barbosa Paquete
Jerome Edem Bell
William Robert Berard
Shaun Karl Betton
jShawn Michael BLxby
Kishelle Renee Blaize
Genoveva Abena Boama
Rosalynn AdeUe Bourgeois
Emily Diane Buckland
Jacob Allen Hurley
Carolina Del Carmen
Cabezas-Zuniga
Erika Lmet Cabrera
KeUy Lee Campion
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Brian Kim Chase
Gar\- Y. Chiang
Damian J. Clar
Michael E CoUins
Andrew Robert Coxen
Walter Nicholas Cunningham
Laura Kay Dannemiller
Earle Stewart Dashiell III
Christopher Lee De Almeida
Juan Andres De La Cruz III
Luis Alberto Di Negro
2nd Degree: Got'ernmcnr
and Politics
James Ernest Edwards III
2nd .\Liior: Matliemalics
David Patrick Evans
Samuel Eyob
Patrick Adetokunbo Fagbola
Keith Darren Matthew Falcao
2nd Major: Government
and Politics
James Tien Fang
Bolade Olubunmi Gbadebo
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Guneet Gill
Adam An Goldstein
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Steven Michael Grella
Joseph Terence Griffin
Joseph Michael Haynos
•Nicholas Caleb Henderson
Catherine Helen MiRan Herzog
Baining Hu
2nd Degree: Computer Science
Anthony Christopher Hubbard
Ugomia R. Ibebuchi
2nd Degree: Government
and Politics
Uhimwen Robert Imohe
Darian Indig
Naisham Jamshidi
Brendan Scott Janet
Jeffrey Leonard Jenkins
Diane Kapinga Kalonji
John Kim
Sheku Konneh
Michael S. Korin
Alan Meichung Lau
Stephanie A. Lawrence
2nd Degree: Mathematics
Grace Lee
Evan Gene List
2nd Major: History
Douglas Ryan Logue
Paola Blanca Luisi
2nd Degree: History
Michael Douglas Maile
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Qasim Mehdi Malik
Gerson Wilfredo Martinez
Justin Eric Mayo
Rachel Erin McGaughey
2nd Major: Government
and Politics
Adam T. McGee
Jonathan Thomas Mechak
2nd Degree: Psychology
♦Kathleen Lynn Miller
Amin Mohammad Sadeghy
Vikas Mohindra
Barati Angel Mokokong
Casey Jay Morris
Mujobu Moyo
Vu Hoang Nguyen
Aurelie Anne Noirez
2nd Major: Spanish Language
and Literature
Pauhna Nusino\'ich
2nd Major: Russian Language
and Literature
Ian Matthew O'Dett
Erin Marie Pare'
Gaurang K. Patel
Verenice Paucar
Jaya Rao
Joshua Lee Robinson
XimenaV. Rojas Zarate
2nd Major: Spanish Lcviguage
and Literature
Christian Musanganya Rwakazina
Sergei Rylkov
Sami Hassen Said
Austin Cyril Sanders
Christina Dolores Santiago
Sean O'Brien Sinclair
Aditya Singh
Ilia A. Soloviov
Michael Robert Soong
sAdam Levington Spiers
2nd Degree: History
Christopher Michael Stavely
Adewole Adeolu Sunnionu
Sabir Ali Syed
Jonathan Dat Thanh
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Jason Michael Thomas
Brennan Dean Hatcher Tolstoi
Amel Toukabri
Nghia Tuan Tran
James Hilary Tubman
Angelica RamonaVeras
Alex Michael Viehmann
Ryan James Walderman
Denny L.Ward
Ryan Jerome Washington
Jenel Aisha Williams
Stephen Michael Williams
Bradford Hunter Wray
Scott Jaenam Yoo
Catherine SiUn Zeng
Nan Zhou
Government and Politics
Joseph J. Azzarello
Adam Scott Bedzow
Derek Ronald Bolden
David Andrew Brunner
Daniel Edward Burlas
Salvatore J. Cardile
Catherine Antonene Clarke
2nd Degree: Spanish Language
and Literature
Andrew Douglas Crunimey
2nd Degree: Geography
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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Kacarina Csomova
2nd Major: Economics
Thomas J. Curtin
Java Suneja Das
Aja Marie Del Gaudio
William Robert DeFrancis
Luis Alberto Di Negro
2nd Degree: Economics
Jonathan Harris Feinberg
•Sharlene Anne Ferguson
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Tanya Leigh Flores
•Andres Garcia Aravena
Harerta Ghebrai
2nd Major: Japanese
Kristen Leigh Gustavson
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Kimberley Ann Siobhan Hall
Trevor Hardy
2nd Degree: History
Mala Hertz
Caitlin Marie Hopping
2nd Degree: Chinese
Jonathan Brian Hutt
Ugonna R. Ibebuchi
2nd Degree: Economics
Scott Joshua Jaffa
"tjennifer A. Joseph
JuUe B. Kim
Scott James Lawson
Kirby Allison Lucas
Rachel Davidson Ludwig
SElizabeth Taymans Malouf
2tid Degree: French Language
and Literature
Jason Benjamin Manger
Dinellic LaToya Mascoll
2nd Degree: Sociology
J. Burke Miller
Tara Dahae Moon
2nd Degree: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Rachel Catherine Moore
Eniola Okubanjo
Eboni Nicole Pearson
Meghan Denise Pennington
2nd Major: Philosophy
♦Elan Sam Raffel
Paola Solange Roos
2nd Major: Spanish Language
and Literature
f Krishna Lynn Rosinsky
Matthew Rothstein
Michael Francis Schultz
2nd Degree: History
•Austin Kendall Stack
David Tansey
Joshua Mateo Troncoso
2nd Major: Economics
Davina Tsao
2nd Degree: Finance
Ibrahim Uyar
Karla R.Vayanis
2nd Major: Economics
•Sarah Jane Weiner
Mandana Yousefi
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Hearing and Speech Sciences
Allison Adair Adams
Ishraq Abdullah Alkibsi
Hassanat Brunah
sRachael Alison Caruso
McKenzie Lea Daniel
Pnyajayant Desai
Michele Rena Dobiecki
Christina Lace Ellison
Melissa Anne Ganginis
Kimberly Elizabeth Healey
■fAdrienne Veronica Johnson
•Ashley Michelle Orkm
Stella Pelekanos
Geoffrey Alan Sherren
Lydia Eve Shultz
Robin Natalie Weber
Ting Wei
Psychology
Lucy Mane Aranguren
Kathryn Mane BattisteUo
Olga Vadymovna Berkout
2nd Degree: Studio Art
Juhe Anne Bright
Lauren Marie Brown
Margarita A. Chukhina
2iid Major: Italian Dviguage
and Literature
Emily Evans Clouse
•Basma S. Fayyad
Sarah Bradley Anne Foster
Simon Barak Guggenheim
Joshua Leonard Harshman
Katrina Waiying Hsen
2nd Major: Critninology and
Criminal Justice
Tiffany Ru-Shuan Huang
2nd Major: Communication
Susanna Maria Jabine
2nd Major: Family Studies
Jennifer Ellen Jeff'ery
f Shana R. Kasdan
•Elisabeth Claire Kassan
Anna Kim
Amber Noel Kuh
•Jennifer Robin Kulik
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Ji Eun Lee
Rachel Nicole Middleton
Alireza Nasserghodsi
Alissa Ilyinichna Ouspenskaia
Sean Patrick Roberts
Daniel Kaspar Rosskamp
Patricia Ann Tan Talavera
Lindsey Denise Vance
2nd Degree: Studio Art
Stephanie Leigh White
Whitney Laura Wides
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
'jjessica Lynn Zdatny
Sociology
Stephanie Michelle Arnold
Angela Kay Bettis
Andrew Robert Caporaso
Vanessa J. Carbajal
Andrew Nicholas Dunlap
Evgueni Gavrilov
Etienne L. Hanopole
Timothy Donald Harley II
2nd Degree: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Christopher Jerome Hayes
Jarret Shannon Jeffery
2nd Major: Psychology
Stacey Lavora Jennings
Eugene Oliver Kim
Briana Suzanne Lefinan
Lauren Ellen Mahaney
Cheryl Danielle Martin
Kristen Ashley Martin
LlmeUie LaToya Mascoll
2nd Degree: Government
and Politics
Shelby Nicole Mays
Melanic Shcrrie McKay
Melissa-Ann Metzger
2nd Major: Cyiminology and
Criminal Justice
Asma Maryam Mohseni
Melissa Ethel Murray
Teryn Leeann Papp
R.mak Shashikaiit Patcl
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Kara Lee Savory
Sophia Chanel Stoute
Katherine Marie Sturtevant
Charlotte Lorraine Tubman
*Luciana Perham Villela
Bachelor of Science
Environmental Science
and Policy
Jason Adam Hess
Mary LeeAnn King
Monica Leigh Pearce
Braxton Robert Richardson IV
Jamie Diana Rowe
Adam Garrett Schwartz
Geography
Elizabeth Ciistodio Bowen,'
2ii(l Degree: Comimiiiiiy Health
David Zachary Cearfoss
Nathan Francis Conway
Andrew Douglas Cruinmey
2iiii Degree: Goreriiiiieiil
and Polilics
George Johnathan Dizelos
Clare Anina Erslev
Robert William Gaines
Robert Piotr Galecki
Paul Michael Gionis
Erica Lea Hafer
Michael Patrick Larsen
Justin Kevin Maynard
Sean Timothy O'Donnell
Alice Quintana
Fernando Andres Ramirez
Samuel Archer Snellings
2iui Major: Gcvertiiiicin
ami Politics
Darien Donva Watkins
Psychology
Samuel Joseph Birk
2nd Degree: Criiitiiiology and
Criminal Jiistiee
Mark Allan Cabellon
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Gary Marvin DeVor III
Sanaz Sony Faradj-Bakht
Kelly Maureen Hardy
Jungeun Hong
Divya Jalota
Eva Lynn Kwong
fChristina Mane Matthews
Jonathan Thomas Mechak
2nd Degree: Economics
Erez Minka
Diana Cynthia Pleener
James Byron Rodgers
tjEliana Rachel Rosenblatt
■(Joshua Michael Schwarzbauni
sAdi Shaked
2nd Degree: Pliilosophy
Joseph Harvey Wakenian-Linn
Megan Renee Wareham
College of Chemical
and Life Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Rishi Kumar
Tram Bao Nguyen
Matthew Franklin Nicholson
Vaidehi D. Sheth
Louis Jared Siege!
Omar Sillah
2tid Major: Economics
Biological Sciences
Dilenc P. Adams
Yomna Ateefy
Samantha Nell Ferree Ahmed
AkinBola Adewole Ajayi-Obe
Oluropo Fadeke Ajibulu
Robert Tillman Alford, Jr.
Ashlei Nichelle Alston
Andrew Pena Andrada
Roxanne V. Aniceto
Emma Marie Barrios
Samantha Bauchiero
Farah Mona Bekdash
Gbessay K. Bockai
Tahrra Elke Uri Bonaga
Jessica Hui Boualavong
Amy Butani
Nicole Choe
Bao Hien Ngoc Chu
.^Kristine Tiffany Chu
William Joseph Cooke
Robert Joseph Covert
Kimberly Ann Daut
Joseph Ryan Manzo Delfin
Maria Elena Diaz
*Cindy Ding
Sarah Jessamine Dixon
Shakia Danielle Dorsey
Linda Nonye Eligwe
Heba Ali Farag
Sophia Feikert
David Adam Freed
Michael Carey Galantino
Jennifer Shana Ginsberg
Gwendolyn M. Gisiner
Joe A. Gonga
Kalpana Gopalswamy
2iid Major: Spanish Lungnage
and Literature
Vikash Gupta
David Michael Haberman
Arash Hassantoufighi
Jessica Elizabeth Hazelton
Farid Hedayati
Katie L. Heiser
James Emmett Henry
Parsa Hosseini
Nicholas Michel Houde
Chisom P. Ibebuchi
Dylan Thomas Irion
Jan Alberto Kaczmarczyk
Jacob Morgan Kames
Leanna Mee Kelly
Sraddha Khanal
Rama Tony Khoury
Andrew S. Kim
Rena Kim
Susana Yvonne Korolevich
Iclal Hilal Koyuncu
AnishaVijay Kunnath
Jonathan Peiyu Kuo
Anna My Le
Kang Hoon Lee
Jeffrey Li
Rui Ma
2nd Degree: Finance
Gabriel Ryan Mankovich
2iid Degree: Computer Science
Bruce Lynn Martin. Jr.
Ma.xine Amber Norcross
Christos Ntanas
Sung Hwan O
Adekunle Raheem Oki.Jr.
Mikhail Panyutin
2nd Degree: Finance
Rashmin Navinchandra Patel
Olga Eva Peterfalvy
Hau Ho Phan
Kelsey Elaine Phelps
Yuval Pinto
Janaki Purushe
Alexander Kavon Rahimi
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Roshan Nilantha Randeniya
Alberth Rodriguez
Benjamin Alfred Salah
Ganiyat Aderinola Salami
Ayobaniidele S. Salimoii
Elizabeth Santos
Kimberly Renee Satterfield
Ryan Bausch Schmidt
Lydia Seifii
Hirity Shimellis
2nd Degree: Women 's Studies
Jenny C. Shinn
Taha Dina Shnider
Minhee Song
Nirali D. Soni
Sherri-Ann Mary Stewart
Tanzi Zh Strafford
Eric Alan Swett
Farhan Ali Syed
Sangnyui Tani
Amber Jean Tietgens
2nd Major: Dance
Vy Bao Tran
Theresa Twumasi-Ankrah
Catherine Akiko Uchino
2iid Degree: An History
Angela Darlcnc Williams
Glendon S. Wu
Bonn (Cassie) Zhang
Chemistry
'Tam.ir.i A. Aghamolla
Fharzana Inian
Bettina E. B.Jensen
I )aniel Lup Fu Moy Lew
Thii Lan Thi I.uong
Christopher Garland Roberts
•Fanny Widjaja
Stephen Anthony Wieroniey
Environmental Science
and Policy
Robert Kris Burnett. Jr.
Aiko Shimizu
Nicholas Paul Van Gorden
Microbiology
OLuiinieji Oluwadare Abegunrm
College of Computer,
Mathematical and
Physical Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Astronomy
Noam Solomon Reisner
2nd Major: Physics
Computer Science
Jung Ho Bae
David Jonathan Blau
Steven Gregory Biibcrl
Guang^'u Guy Cao
Robert Steven Caudill.Jr.
Veysel Cetiner
Jin Woong Chun
Walter David Johnson Desrier
2nd Degree: IJieatre
Carolyn Gail Eby
Adesh Pramod Francis
Daniel Freedman
Scott Edward Gearhart
Lawrence John Gilliam
Kenneth Eugene Grauel
Tiffany Delia Gray
Alexander Nelson Gretsinger
Bernard Edward Hackett III
Joon S. Hong
Steven Andrew Horvitz
Baining Hu
2nd Degree: Economics
2nd Major: Mathematics
Tilak Joshi
2nd Degree: Finance
Patrick J. Kessler
Gregory Kenneth Kraft
2nd Major: Anthropohtgy
Anthony Michael Lazzaro
Dave Kumar Malhotra
Gabriel Ryan Mankovich
2nd Degree: Biological Sciences
Fan Meng
Minh Thanh Nguyen
Andrew Timothy Parrish
2nd Degree: Mathematics
Amer Jameel Ramamni
Jacob Barrett Reed
Rachael Rebecca Richardson
2iid Degree: Linguistics
Daniel Leon Slaughter
Raymond Ndiebnso Takor
Timophey E. Zaitsev
Environmental Science
and Policy
Christine Horngjeii Liu
Geology
Peter Damian Streker
2iid Major: Secondary
Education- Science
Mathematics
Stephanie Christina Baynes
John Robert Bressler
2iid Major: Computer Science
Marie Chau
2nd Degree: Einauce
Stuart Adam Fox
Katherine Elizabeth Hart
2nd Degree: French Language
and Literature
Christopher Bryan Hurst
Wendy Alicia Kelley
Hyo-Kyoung Kim
Joon Sung Kim
Ryan Monroe Kitts
Jeremy Tarun Kraeuter
Stephanie A. Lawrence
2nd Degree: Economics
William Lee
2nd Major: Economics
MingYan Lui
Cory Mass
Aagosh Narain Mathur
Erika Oshiro
2nd Major: Philosopliy
Priti Pamnani
Andrew Timothy Parrish
2nd Degree: Computer Science
Elon Reed Plotkin
Justin Michael Serota
Mya Jo Thaxton
Erik Twombly
§Sara Kathryn Wade
2nd Major: Economics
Mary Ann Wall
Physical Sciences
Peter Igoche Agada
Ato Aidoo
Osaze Inyeseh Ihator
Anish Khatri
Julia M. Lawless
Jeanette Antonieta Paucar
David Pierce Slnitak
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
§ Sunmtd funi Laitdc f Marina atm l^wdf * awi Latiiie
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Physics
Elliott Carson Bradshaw
Christina Marie Ferrari
Massiniiliano Ferrucci
2nd Degree: Russian Language
and Literature
Son T. Nguyen
Jacqueline Mane Owens
Eshwar Pooran
Ryan Richard Van Fleet
Matthew Michael Vanderhoof
Jessica Rae Walters
College of Education
Bachelor of Arts
Secondary Education-
English Language Arts
Michael Aron Monke
2ud Major: English Language
and Literature
Rebecca Helene Semiatin
2nd Major: English Language
and Literature
Secondary Education-
Theatre and English
Charles Edward Abel
Secondary Education-
Social Studies
Timothy Damian Auth
2nd Major: History
Cecilia Young Hae Cho
2nd Degree: History
Bryan David Clark
2nd Degree: History
James Francis Gormley
2nd Major: History
Bachelor of Science
Early Childhood Education
Alexandra Miriam Marzouka
2nd Degree: Family Studies
Elementary Education
Elizabeth Rosander Babcock
Charlene Alan Caldwell
Laura Marie Coddington
Jamie Mane Ferguson
Bonnie Ann Gallion
Jennifer Marie Lawson
2nd Degree: Family Studies
Heather Mady Palmieri
Lauren Elizabeth Seeley
Angela Caro Tiernan
Monica RaquelVasquez
Philip Merrill College
of Journalism
Bachelor of Arts
Journalism
Ben Aaron Block
Max Jonathan Brodsky
ElanaTali Brownstein
jRaquel Adonia Christie
Christina Michon Cobb
Pouya Dianat
David Michael Duberstein
Salome Eguizabal
Alexander George Eubanks
Graham Sayre Fitts
Candace Renee Greene
Kristen Valerie Gunderson
2nd Degree: French Lijnguage
and Literature
Toby Linder Hershkowitz
Robert David Higgins
Sarah Margrit Marston
2nd Degree: Studio Art
Brandon Tucker Metheny
fjessica Ann Milcetich
Sara Elizabeth Murray
Ajoke Oyegunle
MadeUne Christine Pinckert
Erica Yuying Poon
Kevin McKeown Rector
Marc Henry Shapiro
Connor Adams Sheets
Brandon Thomas Weigel
fDawn Cherie White
Michael David Wish
School of
Public Health
Bachelor of Science
Community Health
Aishah Nabhan Babaa
Barbara Anne Banchero
♦Elizabeth Custodio Bowery
2nd Degree: Geography
Hawa Camara
Hilton Cermeno
Nicole Monica Chaffin
Candice Olivia Coleman
Thomas Bartholomew Conroy
Lynmarie I. Figert
Tamala Gondwe
Patricia Isabel Granados
Victoria Natalea Ann Magdolena
Guenther
Renee Nicole Houser
Meredith Kate Jenkins
sKrista Kay Johnson
liana Tamar Kafka
Mackenzie Kaplan
Mallory Dene Lewis
Megan EHzabeth Lhotsky
Sukhna Matharu
Neda Petrova Mihneva
Ashley Renee Morant
Linda Moraa Nyanchoka
Claudine Roxanne Oakley
Rachel Renee Pranschke
Susan Tariana Riley
Marisa Caterina Sambataro
Emily Lauren Sharpe
Madhu Shrestha
Mary Therese Smith
Julie Michele StoU
Family Studies
Thomas Cicero Alford
2nd Degree: African
American Studies
Daisha Marie Amos
AkuaY.Ansong
Deborah Marlene Avila
Lance Alfred Ball
Aha Man,'am Bey
Jason Michael Blanken
Subrina Victoria Bradley
Elaine Chang
Carey Brett Cherner
Reginald Colbert
Rachel Arielle Dack
Cecelia D. Dennis
Regina Ehzabeth Gruner
Raquel Ann Henry
Vy T. Hoang
Samuel Alexander Howden
Christina Maria Jackson
Monique LaShawn Johnson
Jamal Karimi
Ashly R. Kennedy
Shannon Elizabeth King
Mar\-ine Loryn Lancaster
Nicholas Anthony Laubach
§ Summa aim Laiide f A%"'' """ l-^"<le * """' i^"*
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
"("Jennifer Marie Lawson
2nd Degree: Elemenlary Ediicalion
Michael Charles Lieberman
Alexandra Miriam Marzouka
2nd Degree: Early
Childhood Education
Sara Louise Misorek
Meagan Elizabeth Montgomery
Darby Michelle Moore
Marchondray James Moore
Mary Janet Patricia Murphy
Sae Mee Nah
Ashley Lucille Parker
Krista Marie Pellizzi
Rebecca Ann Phelps
Alexa Suzanne Pilchtchikov
Tiffany Ann Reed
Ashley Maria Smith
JuUan Kyle Smith
Jessica Marie Stickell
Heather Michelle Tidman
Nicole A. Wallace
Andrew Ray Weatherly
Lanika Roshae Womack
Klnesiological Science
Anthony Allen Absalon
Olugbenga Oluyemisi Akmgbe
*Sarah Marie Anderson
jMichael Joseph Auriemma
Lisa Diane Aver^'
Adam Robert Babitts
Timothy Russell Baker
Edward Baum
Elizabeth Christine Bellamy
Kendra Blatzheim
Christopher D. Bocus
James Watson Borell III
Nyome O. Bright
Erin Anne Cashen
Timothy Joseph Cesa
Brian Patrick Connors
Gina Michelle Dal'Mohn
Caidin Allison Falls
Natalie Jacqueline Ferdinand
KeUy Denise Flanagan
Kevin Michael Ford
. Sherlene Lashae Fox
Christopher Michael Glynn
Megan Kathleen Gregory"
Thomas Glenn Hamblin
Nahketah Louise Hamilton
Steven P. Hering
Jonathan Michael Isen
Lutfah Issah
David Abrahm Jacovsky
Kevin J.Johnson
Kimberly Michelle Kalapos
Zachary Aaron Kaplan
Hee Young Kim
Andre Patrick Lane Jr., Jr.
Jason Gete Lee
Leah J. Maher
Astrid March
Kate Elizabeth Mazerski
Kevin B. McCoUister
Erin Ashley McMillon
Paris Ashley Miller
Nicole Michele Nespor
Max Andrew Nickey
♦Megan Anne O'Connell
Jill Ogues
Edosa Nathaniel Osadiaye
Martha Panselinos Ms.
Christopher Aaron Parker
Neepa Dinesh Patel
Benjamin Matthew Pierce
Kristen Dana Potts
Egan Sarah Pratt
Sophia Danita Reid
Paula Reis
Chanelle Rogers
Pim Saeung
Asian Samghani
Kevin Matthew Saylor
Kan Lynn Scott
Tiambi Rebecca Simms
Frederick Zachary Streckewald
"t"Sarah Kathryn Tabia
Melanie Denise Watson
Erin McClain Woolever
Adam Joseph Young
Robert H. Smith
School of Business
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Nancy A. Aimni
Samantha Kim Bement
Michael James Bisson
Gregory' S. Boone
Tingting Chen
2nd Degree: Finance
Matthew Ming Chin
Sheenee EUsha Cotton
2nd Degree: General Busincs!:
Lauren Vera Crow
Michael Joseph Czan
Michael Stanley Dodd
Manish K. Dureja
Steven Barrett EUinger
2nd Degree: Finance
Candacy Marcie-Ann Fraser
fYvonne Fricke
liana Ruth Fried
fRachel Beth Fried
Lindsey Eagan Gillenwater
2nd Degree: Finance
Joshua Saul Goldman
Maijan Hatami-Far
Emma Virginia Johnson
Michael Edward Katz
2nd Degree: Finance
Matthew Sam Kiang
2nd Degree: Finance
•Christopher John Kishel
2nd Degree: Finance
Brandon Andrew Kleeman
2nd Major: Finance
fChristine Sunha Kye
2nd Degree: Finance
Grace Lau
Jennifer Chaukwan Lee
2nd Degree: Finance
Rachel Emily Liberati
2nd Degree: Marketing
Stephen Paul Lippenholz
Tracie Lopez
2nd Degree: French Language
and Literature
sAli Ostadali Makhmalbaf
2nd Degree: Finance
John Patrick McMullen
2nd Degree: Finance
Caitlin Hunt Migliorini
2nd Degree: Finance
Anthony M. Musungwa
Jainik H. Patel
2nd Degree: Finance
Nalini Lakshmi Persaud
2nd Degree: General Business
Ghislaine Celine Quenum
Raafat Ahmed Raafat
Kristin Blair Rasmussen
Drew Harris Rosen
Alexandra Lee Schmidt
Surya Shivakumar
2nd Degree: Finance
Nicholas Nadav Singer
Samantha Spino
Robert Edmund Surmacz
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
§ Sumniij mm Ltimle f Maffihi miti l^iuilt' * cum l^uilc
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Benjamin Cohen Taylor
2tiJ Degree: LogisiUs, Transponation
jitd Supply Cluun Xlanageinetu
Ashley Mae Walz
2tid Mjjor: Operations
Management
ArzoYaftali
Mahilet Wehibe Yilma
Finance
fPatrick Saguios Agusdn
2nd Major: International Business
Pouya Alimorad
2nd Major: Eamomia
Marc Bry^an Anolik
Max Joel Bergen
Simon Blekhman
2nd Major: Economics
Anthony Bradlee Bolino
Gadi Briskman
2nd \tajor: International Business
James Paul Caolo
2nd Major: Bionomics
Marie Chau
2nd Degree: Xlatliematics
Tingling Chen
2nd Degree: Accounting
*Mar\' Ling Chiu
Kyx)ung Eun Choi
Sho\-ana Nafiz Chowdhiiry
2nd Degree: hnemntional Business
LeShandra Bianca Curtis
Chukwuemeka Obi Egekeze
Ste\"en Barrere Ellinger
2nd Degree: Accounting
Paul Phihppe Frere
2nd Major: International Business
Lindsey Eagan Gillenwater
2iid Degree: Accounting
Jennifer S. Goldstein
Erin Dawn Gotdeib
2nd Major: Criminology and
Criminal Justice
Isha Gupta
2nd Major: Operations
XIanaganent
Matthew Patrick Hall
2nd Degree: Logistics, Thnsportation
and Supply Chain Xfaiu^eman
Brendan Joseph Hart
2nd Major: International Business
Li Hou
2iu] Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain XIanagement
Teresa Hung
Waleed Nathaniel H\-poUte
Richard Harold Johnson
Tilakjoshi
2nd Degree: Computer Sdaice
Ilia Karas
2hJ Xlajor: Information Systems
"{■Matthew Jason Karp
2nd Xlajor: International Business
Michael Edwiard Katz
2nd Degree: Accounting
Matthew Sam Kiang
2nd Degree: Aaounting
Moon Jae Kim
2nd Xlajor: Economics
Stephen Wilhams King
•Christopher John Kishel
2nd Degree: Aaounting
Sen Deborah Kocer
2nd Xlajor: International Business
tChrisiine Sunha K>-e
2nd Degree: Accounting
Jennifer Chaukwan Lee
2nd Degree: Accounting
Gary R. Le\Tne
2nd Xlajor: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Cliain XIanagement
"{"Daniel Benjamin Le%"y
Vinh Dieu Luu
RuiMa
2nd Degree: Biological Sciences
sAli Ostadali Makhmalbaf
2nd Degree: Accounting
Michael Davnd Marshall
John Patrick McMulIen
2nd Degree: Acamnting
Caitlin Hunt Migjiorini
2nd Degree: Accounting
Joseph Alftedo Navarro
2nd Xlajor: Economics
Mathew Paul Nelker
Marlon Nkomesha Nsofii
Ke\"i Christiana Oborokumo
Mikhail Pan\"utin
2nd Degree: Biological Sciences
Jainik H. Patel
2nd Degree: Accounting
jZong Zhong Peng
2nd Major: XIarkeiing
Kathryn Marie Phillips
2nd Degree:Japcuiese
Ari Rosenberg
Surya Shi\akumar
2nd Degree: Aaounting
Benjamin Ross Shoster
Neelmani Singh
2nd Xlajor: Logiitia, Transportation
and Supply Chain XIanagetnent
Metta-Alem Bitew Sinishaw
Benjamin L Solot
Davina Tsao
2nd Degree: Gofertnnent
and Politics
Aime Michelle Turto
Allen QuocVuong
Barry" Vuong
2nd Major: International Business
Tedd)'T.Weng
Ke\"in Lawrence Wieciech
Albert Jong-Ting Yeh
2nd Major: Logistics, Thmsportation
and Supply Chain Xlanagemetit
King Yip
2nd Xlajor: International Business
General Business
Sheenee Elisha Cotton
2nd Degree: Aaounting
Alexandra C. Eaton
Matthew Scott Goldberg
Adam Paul Goldstein
SohlTina Han
Patrice Marie Leslie
Kara EUse Marston
Da\"id Edward Mulock
Christine Marie Murphy
Candace Marie O'Donnell
Nalini Lakshmi Persaud
2nd Degree: Aaounting
Joshua Max%vell Rome
Courmey Lauren Thomas
Jerad Anthony Villecco
Information Systems
Abdul Basil
Jason Woo-Sik Chong
Beau Lowe Parrish FV
Alena Pokrashe\'skaya
International Business
Monifa Safiya BrowTie
2nd Xlajor: Spanish Language
and Literature
Shovana Nafiz Chowdhury
2nd Degree: Finance
Scandia Adriana DiSaverio
2nd Xlajor: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Managemait
>'nffu atm L^ude j Stagnj aan LjuJc
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Allen Bconisoo Kim
2iid Major: Economics
Moon Gyu Lee
Yvette Markanan
Kathryn Marie Phillips
2rid Degree: Japanese
Fatim Seek
Dina Shevtsova
Rachel Cara Soronson
2ud Degree: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Cynthia Ashleigh West
Ehzabeth Anne Wilhelm
Logistics, Transportarion and
Supply Chain Management
Adam Joshua Gross
2nd Major: International Bnsincn
Matthew Patrick Hall
2nd Degree: Finance
Megan Elizabeth Hart
Faiza A. Khalil
Alexander Matov
2nd Major: Operations
Management
Shafer Warren Minnick
Rachel Cara Soronson
2nd Degree: Intertiational Busuicss
David Jacob Stadler
Benjamin Cohen Taylor
2nd Degree: Accounting
Jonathan Nichols Ulrich
2nd Degree: Marketing
Ena MariekeVan den Berg
2nd Degree: Marketing
Marketing
Clara Abdurazak
Alexander Matthew Badtlock
2nd Major: Logistics, liransportation
and Supply Chain Management
Emily Martin Barrett
2nd Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Candice Rose Caldarella
Anna Chih-Chien Chou
2nd Major: International Business
Sean Patrick Coleman
Sarah Ehzabeth CuUison
2nd Major: Accoutning
Shireen Maria D'Souza
Clarence Dang
Christina Michelle DeVaughn
Mark Robert Ellis
NahLi Moustafa Elsayed
2ihl Degree: Studio Art
Hcdrani Farsaii
♦Allison Elizabeth Feelemyer
2nd Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Managcmein
Jason Brian Float
Karina Gold
Jane Jee
2nd Major: Logistics, Iransporlation
and Supply Chain Management
Scctha Kartholv
Aliza Khalil
2nd Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Soo Ml Kini
Amy Rebecca Knell
2nd Major: [Psychology
Megan Cheryl Krefting
2nd Degree: Art History
Patty S. Lee
Yevgeniy Leshchinskiy
2nd Major: International Business
Rachel Emily Liberati
2nd Degree: Accounting
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
^ Siininui iiitii tannic f ;V/.Ji_'/M ini/i l^iiuii' * lum l^nuiv
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • DECEMBER 2007
Robert Llano
2nd Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Robert A. Lopata
Seth William Lueck
2nd Major: Psychology
Shivali Madan
Zachan' Julian Maggin
Jennifer Yin Ching Mao
Christopher Michael O'Brien
Jefirey David Oldham
Abiemwense Doreen Onaghise
Samuel Lawrence Orgel
Erica Anne Rabbin
Nick Resnick
Melissa Anne Ryan
Eduardo Andres Salazar
2nd Major: International Business
JeSrey Scotti Schroeder
Deborah Joy Scibek
2nd Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Karisjanel Stewart
Jennifer Heather Suit
2nd Major: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Jonathan Nichols Ulrich
2nd Degree: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Cliain \Ianagement
Ena MariekeVan den Berg
2nd Degree: Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
Lee Van Ginkel
2nd Major: Information Systems
Jacinto J.Vargas
Andreas Maik Ohver Zimmer
2nd Major: International Business
Operations Management
Phillip Evan Chalker
David Van Hoang
Steven Yu
Undergraduate Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Individual Studies
Emily Suzanne Firestone
Katherine LvTin Garvin Kelly
jKurt Jonathan Pflind
2nd Degree: German Language
and Literature
Brian Scott Popowitz
Sadia R. Siddiqi
Bachelor of Science
Individual Studies
Brian Matthew Corcoran
Candidates for
Certificates
African American Studies
Derek Ronald Bolden
Vivian Patrice Esquerre
Alexandra Franceska Tyson
52KeUy Nicole WaUace
Asian American Studies
Caleb Chih-Ping Lee
East Asian Studies
Aja Mane Del Gaudio
Women's Studies
Dawn White
Vera Yakovchenko
Emily Heather Villarruel
Alhson McFadden
Rebecca Phelps
Nicole Resnick
The December 2007 class roster comprises degree candidates from the
graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Maryland,
College Park. As final action cannot always be taken for candidates by
the time this program is printed, the list of candidates here is tentarive
only. The university reserves the right to withdraw or add names.
Diplomas (for other than doctoral degrees) will be mailed by the
Office of Records and Registration.
^ Summd aim Laudc "t* Magna cum Laude
I Latide
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
HONORS AND SCHOLARS
Bachelor's degree candidates who have qualified
for scholarship honors upon graduation are des-
ignated by appropriate symbols adjacent to their
names within the 'alphabetical listing of colleges
or schools, pages 28-32 and 49-63.
To be eligible for consideration for such honors a candi-
date must meet the following general criteria: (1) have com-
pleted at least two years of work at the University of
Man,dand (60 semester hours, 30 of which were earned at the
College Park campus) and (2) have a scholastic average of a
"B" (grade point average of 3.0) or higher in the University
of Maryland work prior to the last semester of registration
before the awarding of a degree.
Degree candidates who have met these criteria are shown
in the listings as qualifying, upon graduation, tor the designa-
tors SiiiHiihi cum Ltuide (if they ranked in the top 2 percent of
the candidates in their respective colleges or schools). Magna
aim Laudc (if in the next 3 percent), or aw\ Laudc (it in the
next 5 percent) based on the grade point averages ot students
in the preceding three graduating classes of their degree-
granting unit.
Departmental Honors With Honors in
August
With Honors in
Aerospace Engineering
David Daniel Billmgsley
Computer Science
Daozheng Chen
Education
Sara M. Chung
Government and Politics
Devin Hayes Elhs
Mechanical Engineering
Jennifer Jean Lamos
MeKssa Anne Moore
Psychology
Jesse D.ivid Fox
Jaclyn Nicole McCallister
December
With High Honors in
Kinesiology
Michael Joseph Auneintna
Mathematics
Andrew Timothy I'arnsh
Spanish and Portuguese
Ximena V. Rojas
Business
Christine Sunha Kye
Daniel Benjamin Levy
Vinh Dieu Luu
Economics
Nicholas Caleb Henderson
Kathleen Lynn Miller
Education
Shannon Christine Reed
Electrical Engineering
Harneet Singh Khurana
Engineering
Ceciha Sunyong Kye
Thomas Bernard Wild
Mechanical Engineering
Cyrus AbdoUahi
Dawn Marie Abell
Mohamad Gabriel AfFandy
Kenneth Lawrence Anderson
Laert Dounis
Karen Ann Guialnick
Joseph Patrick KeUeher
Cecilia Sunyong Kye
Chang Hyun Lee
Mohamed A. Nafatni
Tim Dwire Smith
Matthew Wilson Strawbridge
Juan Camilo Suarez
Steven James Trombetta
Psychology
Joseph Harvey Wakeman-Linn
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
HONORS AND SCHOLARS
The Universitrv'
of Mary'land
strives to pro-
vide students
with the best educational
experience imaginable.
Providing a wide range ot
enrichment and Hving-learn-
mg programs that cultivate
intellectual excellence, it
helps students realize their
greatest dreams and their
full potential. By working
with renowned scholars and
learning about the world in
which they live, students are
equipped with the tools to
make them influential addi-
tions to the community'.
crvicus
CIl'ICUS, tin academic
citation program within the
College of Behavioral and
Social Sciences, is centered
around citizenship, leadership,
community building hi a
diverse society, scholarship and
comnmnity service learning.
Associates will be wearing
a silver medallion on a
blue ribbon.
College Park Scholars
College Park Scholars is a
community of 12 special
limng-learning progratns for
academically talented first-
and second-year students.
Graduating seniors receive an
academic citation. Scholars will
be recognized with a medallion
on a gold ribbon.
Global Communities
Global Communities is an
international community under
the auspices of the Office of
International Programs.
Students earn a transcription
notation of Global Competency
through scholarship in the areas
oj intercultural conununication,
global issues and international
research or service learning.
Mettdwrs will be wearing a
gold medallion on a light
blue ribbon.
Hinman CEOs
Hinman CEOs, the nation 's
first living-learning entrepre-
neurship program, is a citation
program placing entreprencuri-
ally minded students from all
academic disciplines in a
unique community to explore
new ventures. Hintnan CEOs
will be wearing a gold medal-
lion on a red ribbon.
Philip Merrill
Presidential Scholars
Philip Merrill Presidential
Scholars were nominated by the
colleges and represent the uni-
versity's most successful seniors.
The program also honors the
utiiversity faculty member and
K-i2 teacher named by each
student for their mentorship.
Scholars will he wearing red
braids on their robes.
University Honors
University Honors students,
which hail from all majors,
earn their citation upon
completion of 1 6 Honors
credits. Students help design
their curriculum, selecting
from a broad array of inter-
disciplinary semiitars and
Honors-version courses.
Graduates will be recognized
with red and gold cords.
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
HONORS AND SCHOLARS
University Honors
Citations
Stiideiils ii'lw have earned the
I 'iih'crsiiy Honors Cilalion may
wear red and i^old hraided cords
over their academic frowns.
December and August
Thomas Buchanan liaumnier
lohn Robert Bressler
Timothy Patrick Burke
Roshni Caputo-Nimbark
Chinmayi Chandrasekhara
Raquel Adonia Christie
Kristine Tiffany Chu
Heidi E. Chfton
Sheenee Ehsha Cotton
Johnathan Stuart Coursey
Walter Uestler
Grace Ehzabeth Duke
Walter Ethan Eagle
Lesbia Salome Eguizabal
Pedram Mohamad Farsaii
Kin Lee Feldman
Megan Michelle Forbes
Stuart Adam Fox
Rachel Beth Fried
Aaron Eli Galvin
Stephanie Kate Haas
Mark Kevin Hall
Matthew Patrick Hall
Aydin Haririnia
Megan Elizabeth Hart
Caitlin Marie Hopping
Nicholas Michel Houde
Leanna Mee Kelly
Olivia Grace Kelly
Jane Hak Kim
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
HONORS AND SCHOLARS
CIVICUS
Adam Braskich
Thomas Currin
Natasha Glotms
Andres Jose Heiney-Gonzalez
Matthew Karp
J. Burke Miller
Erica Rabbin
Michael Wish
College Park Scholars
August
Cohn Gerard Agatisa-Boyle
Jonathan Richard Aicher
Nicole Ceciha Marie
Breslin-Romano
Robin Nicole Chambers
William Matthew Currence
Sana M. Din
Elizabeth Rosamond Foley
Christine Marie Gavin
Morris Keith Gentles
David S. Ghoneiin
Katherine Denisse Giron
Alexandra R. Gonzalez
Grant Laurence Goodman
Kenneth Joseph Greco
Hina Hameed
Claire Marie Hanson
Sean Thomas Hart
Eric Lamar Hines
Courtney Anna Hinton
Jennifer Meghan Guzman Hosey
Jennifer )ean Lamos
Alexander Geoffrey Lessm
Amelia Caroline Louise Mackenzie
Sukhmani Matharu
Nicholas Scott Merson
Jacques Alexander Nakkash
Madhavi Patel
Jacob R. Perler
Gabriela Ivania Ramirez
Karen Elyse Salerni
Nicole Paige Schreibstein
Matthew Albert Silverman
Jennifer Kangmi Suh
Shawn Christopher Williams
December
Andres Eduardo Abello
Tamara A. Aghamolla
Marc Bryan Anohk
Michael Paul Bednarcz^'k
Kenneth D. Beyerle
Sanjay Bhat
Simon Blekhman
Ben Aaron Block
Candice Rose Caldarella
Andrea Graciela Calderon
Rachael Alison Caruso
Phillip Evan Chalker
Mary Ling Chiu
Anna Chih-Chien Chou
Christina Michon Cobb
Megan J. E. ConnoUy
Nicole Danielle Corse
Kimberly Ann Daut
Juan Andres De La Cruz III
Aja Marie Del Gaudio
Inaqui Raynaud Delgado
Scandia Adriana DiSaverio
Sarah Jessamine DLxon
James Ernest Edwards III
Steven Barrett Elhnger
Elyse Anne Evans
Emily Suzanne Firestone
liana Ruth Fried
Clinton James GUI
Jennifer Shana Ginsberg
Joshua Saul Goldman
Jennifer S. Goldstein
Kalpana Gopalswaniy
Candace Renee Greene
Megan Kathleen Gregory
Margaret Juha Grubinan
Kristen Valerie Gunderson
Isha Gupta
Jessica Elizabeth Hazelton
Catherine Helen Miran Herzog
Jason Adam Hess
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
COLLEGE PARK SCHOLARS
Steven Andrew Hon,itz
Li Hon
Katnna Waiying Hsen
Dylan Thomas Irion
Susanna Maria Jabine
Adrienne Veronica Johnson
Candace Amanda Johnson
Christopher Russell Kaplan
Ehsabeth Claire Kassan
Michael Edward Katz
Anna Kim
Brandon Andrew Kleeman
Megan Cheryl Krefting
Jennifer Robin Kulik
Rishi Kumar
Eva Lynn Kwong
Gary R. Levine
Daniel Benjamin Levy
Jeffrey Li
Rachel Davidson Liidwig
Rui Ma
Benjamin Abram Margolis
Sarah Margrit Marston
Michael Todd Martm
Erin Nicole Marx
Sukhna Matharu
Aagosh Narain Mathur
Allison Maria McFadden
Sarah Carley McNair
Melissa-Ann Metzger
Nathaniel Preston Miller
Max Andrew Nickey
Paulina Nusinovich
Ashley Michelle Orkm
Mark James Paape
Mikhail Panyutin
Bit-Na Park
Katrina Ann Petrovich
Kathryn Marie Phillips
Alina Marie Piacentino
Erica Yuying Poon
Alexander Kavon Rahnni
Sophia Danita Reid
Drew Harris Rosen
Eliana Rachel Rosenblatt
Jamie Diana Rowe
Marisa Caterina Sambataro
Alex Gabriel Santiago
Christina Dolores Santiago
Kimberly Renee Satterfield
Alexandra Lee Schmidt
Nicole Adia Schmidt
Ryan Bausch Schmidt
Lydia Seifu
Rebecca Helene Semiatin
Surya Shivakumar
Talia Dina Shnider
Sean O'Brien Sinclair
Rachel Cara Soronson
Alexander Joseph Stein
Sarah Kathryn Tabia
Vy Bao Tran
Paul Tung
Ting Wei
Jonathan Mark West
Kevin Lawrence Wieciech
Shaun Keith Wrightson
Xiao Yang
Doo Yun Yoon
Global Communities
Scholars
Catherine Clarke
Stefanie Cohen
Joy Hodges
Melanie McKay
Sarah McNair
Luciana Villela
Hinman CEOs
Marc Anolik
Brian Hayes
Philip Merrill
Presidential Scholars
Raquel Christie
Rachel Ehas
Daniel Levy
Jessica Milcetich
Kathleen Miller
Mortar Board National
Senior Honor Society
University Publications mistakenly did
not publish names of the May 2007
graduates in last semester's book.
Christina Joy Arthur
Julia Bancroft
Melissa Anne Boudre.ui
Ripneet Singh Brar
Laura H. Caplan
Fumiyuki Chin
Jaya Suneja Das
Stephen Matthew Davis, Jr.
Omar El Shal
Michael David Fontz
Cassandra Renee Fox
Donald J. Hahn
Edneka LaNetta Haynes
Courtney Christin Hejl
Steven Adam Hoffenson
Melodi P.Javid
Megan Ehzabcth McGinnis
Taryn Ashley Nicholas
Shannon Leigh Nys
James Edward Royer
Celine Salman
Sarah Ann Schramm
Randi Melissa Schuster
Kelsey Elizabeth Skjei
Kathryn Maria LIgohni
Christopher Andrew Widmer
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
STUDENT MARSHALS
The Senior Marshal Program began in 1991 as
an opportunity to acknowledge outstanding
seniors at their commencement. The students
selected to be marshals were nominated by
faculty, administration and staff tbr their outstanding accom-
plishments and contributions to the University ot Maryland.
We are proud to recognize these truly remarkable students.
Tamara Aghaniolla
Jacquelyn Alvarez
Elana Brownstein
Christina Cobb
Nicole Corse
Frank Duda
Rachel Elias
Sanaz Faradj-Bakht
Sharlene Ferguson
Nina Fontana
Andres Garcia
Johanna Godefroy
Matthew Goldberg
Candace Greene
John Grochowski
Vikash Gupta
Kimberley Hall
Caidiii Hopping
Zsuzsanna Jeney
Rishi Kumar
Tracie Lopez
Windy Majer
Elizabeth Malouf
Sarah Marston
James Miller
Sotl Mizrachi
Richard Naylor
Nadia Nimley
Andrew Parrish
Caruso Rachael
Alexander Rahimi
Erin Reddy
Shaun Salmon
John Shiu
Alison Syring
Davma Tsao
Nadim van de Fhert
David Weinstein
Dawn White
Josephme Wilson
Sydney Wilson
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS
Officials
Board of Regents
Clifford M. Kendall. Chair
Orlan M.Johnson, Vice-Chairmati
James L. Shea, Secretary
R. Michael Gill, Asst. Secretary
Robert L. Pevenstein, Treasurer
Patricia S. Florestano. Asst. Treasurer
Members
Barry P. Gossett
Alicia Coro HofBnan
The Hon. Francis X. Kelly, Jr.
The Hon. Marvin Mandel
The Hon. C.Thomas McMillen
Robert L. Mitchell
David H. Nevins
A. Dwight Petit
Thomas G. Slater
Richard Scott, Student Regent
The Hon. Roger L. Richardson, ex officio
University System Administration
William E. Kirwan, Cluinccllor
Leonard R. Raley, Vice Chancellor for Adtmicemetit
Irwin Goldstein, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Joseph F.Vivona, COO/Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
University of Maryland Administration
C. D. Mote, Jr., President
Nariman Farvardin, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Melvin Bernstein, Vice President for Research
Linda M. Clement, Vice President for Student Affairs
Douglas M. Duncan, Vice President for Administrative Affairs
Jeffrey C. Huskamp, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Brodie Remington, Vice President for University Relations
Deans
Norma M. Allewell, College of Chemical and Life Sciences
Judith K. Broida, /ls50oaff Provost and Dean, Office of Professional Studies
Charles Caramello, Associate Provost and Dean, Tlie Graduate School
Steve Fetter, School of Public Policy
Howard Frank, Tlie Robert H. Smith School of Business
Robert S. Gold, School of Public Health
Stephen Halperin, College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Donna B. Hamilton, Associate Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Studies
James F. Hams, College of Arts and Humanities
Thomas Kunkel, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Charles B. Lowry, Libraries
Edward Montgomery, College if Behavioral and Social Sciences
Jennifer J. Preece, College of Information Studies
Herbert Ksbin, A.James Clark School of Engineering (Interim)
Garth Rockcastle, School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
Cheng-i Wei, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Donna L.Wiseman, College of Education (Interim)
OfGcers of Commencement
University Marshal
Bruce R.James
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Faculty Marshals
EUin K. Scholnick
Academic Affairs
Leon H. Slaughter
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Student Marshal
William J. Higgins
College of Chemical and Life Sciences
University Senate
William L. Montgomery, Chair
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
COMMENCEMENT OFFICIALS AND STAFF
University of Maryland College Park Foundation
Board of Trustees
William E. Mayer. Cluiir
Honorary Trustees
Jack Kay
Jehan Sadat
Alfred H. Smith, Jr.
Robert H. Smith
Leo Van Munching, |r.
Exeaitii'e Committee
John M. Brophy
The Hon. Joseph B. Gildenhorn
John N. Lauer
The Hon. Timothy F. Maloney
Elected Trustees
Robert A. Bedingfield
jane C. Brown
Richard C. Brustein
Waldo H. Burnside
Albert P. Carey
Alan C. Cason
Connie Chung
A.James Clark
Hugh F. Cole, Jr.
Michael S. Dana
Ruth M. Davis
David C. Driskell
Leonard J. Elmore
Robert Facchina
Emilio A. Fernandez
Richard M. FinkeLstein
Robert E. FischeU
Michael C. Gelman
Alma G. Gildenhorn
Lowell R. Glazer
Dave Goldfarb
Linda R. Gooden
John LHeise.Jr.
John S. Hendricks
Emeritus Trustee
Shirley Phillips
Margaret Scott Schiff
Craig A. Thompson
Mark G.Turner
Wayne T. Hockmeyer
PhiUip H. Horvitz
S. Bruce Jaffe
Raymond G. LaPlaca
Deborah B. Lawrence
Neil Moskowitz
Paul J. Norris
John R. Nyland
Yagyensha "Buno" Pati
Jane Cahill Pfeilfer
Robert P. Pincus
Kevin A. Plank
Marilyn Berman PoUans
Deborah L. Potter
Nicholas A. Samios
Harvey L. Sanders
Thomas H. SchoU
Michelle Smith
Edward A. St.John, Jr.
The Hon. Joseph D. Tydings
Pedro E.Wasmer
Robert A.Yellowlees
Erik B.Young, M.D.
Commenceinent Committee
Kathy Angeletti, College of Education
Diane Barlow, College of Information Studies
Carlotta Botvin, Catering
Carl Bovill, Sctwol of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
Lisa Bradley, College of Chemical and Life Sciences
Monette Austin Bailey, University Publications
Ernest Cartledge, Diploma Office
Rosetta Clay, Robert H. Smith School oj Business
Ritzie Coleman. College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Janis Cornell-DeMoss, College of Education
Maureen David, Special Events
Jessica Davies, Special Events
Megan Dillard, Memorial Chapel
John Doerr, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Laura Dyer, Public Safety
Sandra Dykes, Facilities Management
Kirsten Fox, Senior Coutuil
Lisa Geraghty, Facilities Management
William J. Higgins, Student Marshal
Brian Horick, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Leah Howell, Individual Studies
Bruce James, Vnh'crsity Marshal
Cassandra Jones, College of Information Studies
Dona Morgan, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Patrick Perfetto, Conference and I 'isitor Services
Bill Powers, School of Public Policy
Teresa Prince, .4. Jihiic.': Clark School of Engineering
Frank Quine, P/;i7i;) Merrill College of Journalism
Kyle Rudgers, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Kelly Terrill, Stamp Studetn Union
Alan Sactor, Environmental Safety
Ellin Scholnick, Faculty Marshal
Matt Sheehan, Phihp Merrill College of Journalism
Adam Shervanian, School oJ Public Health
WINTER COMMENCEMENT
COMMENCEMENT OFFICIALS AND STAFF
Carol Slirecvc, Facililics Matmijaneiit
Leon Slaughter, Faailly XUrsluil
Charles Stubbs, Facilities Management
Janice Summons, Department ofTransportation Services
Brooke Supple, Senior Council
Dan Symonds, Diploma Office
Anita Taylor, Department of Transportation Services
Harry Teabout, Facilities Management
Ellen Ternes, University Communications
Tina Thorburn, Health Center
Larr^'Volz, Public Safety
Donna Walther, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sheron Williams, A . James Clark School of Engineering
Scott Wolpert. Individual Studies
Beth Workman. College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
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Department of Facilities Management's
Building and Landscape Services
Office of General Services/Special Services Staff
Responsible for Setting Up ConnncnccmenI Sites
Sandra Dykes SherreU Purnell
Larry Garner Thomas Saunders
Lisa Geraghty Carol Shreeve
Larry Jefferson Charles Stubbs
Other Facilities Management i'nits responsible for commencement preparations
Athletic Facilities Housekeeping Services
Area Maintenance Landscape Services
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Coi'pr Design: Catherine Nichols
Managing Editor. Monette Austin Bailey
Photography: John T Consoii, Mike Morgan and Jeremy Green
Production: Katherine Davis, Cassandra Wilson and Rhonda Foiite
With heartfelt thanks to Terri Marcos and Helena Simpson. Diploma
Office; Dianne Barrett, Debbie Jenkins and Debbie Pruett, Office of the
Registrar; and Lynne Hanukoii, Enrollment Services Operations.
Commencement produced by Office of Special Events
Book produced by University Publications
Division of University Relations
December 2007
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