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Commencement Exercises

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.......................................................................................................... 2 ORDER OF EXERCISES University Commencement...................................................................................................................................... 3

BANNER BEARERS, SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL and OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ..................................................................................... 4 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SENIOR OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION, and DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT ....................................................................... 5 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients.............................................................................................................. 6

RETIRING FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY, KROEPSCH-MAURICE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS, and UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS............................... 9 GRADUATES

Honors College....................................................................................................................................................... 10 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences............................................................................................................... 11 College of Arts and Sciences................................................................................................................................. 14 School of Business Administration........................................................................................................................ 22 College of Education and Social Services.............................................................................................................. 24 College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences............................................................................................. 28 The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources......................................................................... 30 College of Medicine................................................................................................................................................ 32 College of Nursing and Health Sciences............................................................................................................... 35

UNIVERSITY AWARDS .................................................................................................................................. 37 HONORS GRADUATES    

Seniors graduating Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Cum Laude ................................................. 51 Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key, Alpha Sigma Lambda ........................................................................................... 52 Boulder Society, Mortar Board, Order of Omega, The Tower Society, Community Service Scholars, Green and Gold Scholars, Pizzagalli Vermont Scholars........................................................................................ 53 Vermont Scholars..................................................................................................................................................... 54

GUEST INFORMATION................................................................................................................................. 54 HISTORICAL INFORMATION The Academic Costume, The Class of 1927 Memorial Mace, The University Seal, Banners of the Colleges and Schools ................................................................................................................... 55

SONGS Universitas V. Montis............................................................................................................................................... 56 Gaudeamus igitur................................................................................................................................................... 56

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Message from the President Dear Graduates, Families, Friends, and Colleagues, We gather here today to celebrate the University of Vermont Class of 2008 and the many accomplishments of our graduates. Commencement is a time to look back on our shared experiences and to look ahead. Your years at UVM have included many memorable moments. As a campus we have gathered in Ira Allen Chapel and Patrick Gym to hear distinguished speakers such as Harry Belafonte, Antonin Scalia, Nobel Peace Prize laureates Bishop Desmond Tutu and Elie Wiesel. We’ve been privileged to view the work of major artists such as Warhol, Goya, and Rembrandt in world-class exhibits at the Fleming Museum. During your years here we have launched an Honors College, built a beautiful new residential learning complex, added greatly to our facilities at Trinity Campus, and, of course, celebrated this year’s opening of the Dudley H. Davis Center. I’m certain that it hasn’t always been easy to be a student in the midst of such transformation. Your patience throughout these important construction projects will be rewarded, I hope, when you look back with pride on the enhanced value of your alma mater in the years to come. There are many people to thank on a day as momentous as graduation. It is a time to recognize the contributions of our extraordinary faculty, who in many respects simply are the University, and of our talented and dedicated staff, indispensable colleagues on whom we all depend. The rich, complex community of the University of Vermont stretches far beyond the boundaries of our campus. The UVM family includes more than 100,000 graduates, including nearly 90,000 living alumni whose ranks will swell today. The Alumni Association will keep you connected and informed through the Vermont Quarterly, alumni events, and more. Families and friends, thank you for the support and care you have provided the graduates throughout their time at the University. You share in their accomplishment and success. On behalf of all of my colleagues, please allow me to say that we feel deeply moved and privileged to share this moment of pride and achievement with you.

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The University of Vermont

Commencement Ceremony

Sunday, May 18, 2008

9:00 a.m.

University Green

Order of Exercises PRESIDING Robin R. Warhol-Down, University Marshal and President of the Faculty Senate, Professor of English PRELUDE MUSIC University Memorial Carillon David Neiweem, Professor of Music, University Carillonneur Field Drums Jeffrey Salisbury, Class of 1991 and Tyson Valyou, Class of 2006 PROCESSIONAL MUSIC The University Brass Ensemble D. Thomas Toner, Associate Professor of Music, Conductor The University of Vermont Police Services Honor Guard The Pipes and Drums of St. Andrew’s Society of Vermont THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Neil Wacek, Class of 2008 GREETINGS Ian D. Boyce Chair of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees The Honorable James H. Douglas Governor of the State of Vermont Elizabeth S. Bearese, President of the Senior Class Council Kesha Ram, President and DaVaughn Vincent-Bryan, Vice President of the Student Government Association Eileen J. Hanerfeld, President of the Staff Council PRESIDENT’S REMARKS Daniel Mark Fogel, President of the University of Vermont ADDRESS Julia Alvarez Poet, Novelist, Essayist AWARDS Alumni Greetings and Presentation of the George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award Janet E. Terp, Class of 1980, Graduate College 1994 President of the University of Vermont Alumni Association Recognition of Outstanding Student Leader Award Recipients John M. Hughes, Senior Vice President and Provost CONFERRING OF DEGREES HONORIS CAUSA CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE Master’s Degrees • Doctor’s Degrees • Bachelor’s Degrees • Honors College Scholars CLOSING REFLECTION John Remo Gennari Associate Professor of English and Director of ALANA and US Ethnic Studies Universitas Viridis Montis Jordan Alexander, Class of 2008 RECESSIONAL

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University Marshal • Robyn R. Warhol-Down University Herald • Robert S. Tyzbir Faculty Marshals • Judy Cohen and Allan Strong College and School Marshals • Dan Archdeacon, Jacques Bailly, Carolyn Bonifield, Marilyn Cipolla, Yolanda Flores, Richard Galbraith, Clare Ginger, John Green, Lynn Gregory, Christopher Hodgdon, Ricardo Johnson, Jane Knodell, Larry Kost, Lokangaka Losambe, Catherine Paris, Todd Pritchard, Lawrence Rudiger, Lisa Schnell, Katharine Shepherd, Sherwood Smith, Amy Trubek Commencement Program Coordinator • Leslie Logan, Administrator of University Events, President’s Office Commencement Logistics Coordinator • Shane Cutler, Director of Conference and Event Services Commencement Producer • Jeff Modereger, Chair, Associate Professor & Scenic Designer, Department of Theatre Head Usher for University Commencement • Joseph C. Fischer, Assistant Athletic Director

Banner Bearers



College of Medicine Graduate College Honors College College of Agriculture and Life Sciences School of Business Administration College of Education and Social Services College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources College of Nursing and Health Sciences College of Arts and Sciences

Krista Everett Evans James Lawrence Ross Nathaniel S. Koloc Amy Davidson Jawann Joseph Swislow Gregory M. Rheault Rachel M. Dubuque Katelyn Elizabeth Homeyer Kerry McCarthy Stirling A. Winder

Senior Class Council 2007-2008 Executive Board





President Vice President for Vice President for Vice President for Vice President for Folklore Editor



Communications Community Development Alumni Affairs & Class Gift Class Identity

Elizabeth Bearese Mary Alexander Colin Dowling Emma Grady Stephanie Harold Julia Drost

Senior Class Council Members Kristen Amato Katrina Baisi Kristin Fleming Ashley Fowler Elyse Gambardella Betsy Jorgensen Tom Levine



Jackie Mazur Nina Morato Ian Prieto Sara Puls Lauren Scribi Dan Welch

Officers of the Alumni Association

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President Vice President

Janet E. Terp, Class of 1980, Graduate College 1994 Mary Ellen Guzewicz, Class of 1973

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The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Board of Trustees

Ian D. Boyce, Chair of the Board Daniel Mark Fogel, President The Honorable James H. Douglas, Governor of the State of Vermont The Hon. Edwin H. Amidon, Jr. The Hon. Martha P. Heath The Hon. Claire D. Ayer John A. Hilton, Jr. Samuel E. Bain Susan Hudson-Wilson James M. Betts The Hon. James P. Leddy The Hon. Bill Botzow, Secretary Deborah H. McAneny The Hon. Harry L. Chen Beth H. Rice Frank J. Cioffi, Vice Chair William F. Ruprecht Robert F. Cioffi John R. Snow Jeffrey L. Davis The Hon. Donna G. Sweaney Jason H. DePatie The Hon. Jeanette White The Hon. Johannah Donovan Robert H. Young

Senior Officers of Administration



President of the University Senior Vice President and Provost Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Vice President for Student and Campus Life Vice President for Enrollment Management Vice President for Federal, State and Community Relations Associate Provost for Multicultural Affairs Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant

Daniel Mark Fogel John M. Hughes Francine T. Bazluke Frances E. Carr Marcus M. Diamond Thomas J. Gustafson Christopher H. Lucier Karen N. Meyer Wanda R. Heading-Grant Jill Mattuck Tarule Gary L. Derr

Deans of the University



College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences School of Business Administration College of Education and Social Services College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Interim College of Medicine College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Acting Dean Honors College, Interim Enrollment Planning and Admissions, Interim Libraries and Learning Resources Students Continuing Education Continuing Education Extension System

Rachel K. Johnson Eleanor M. Miller Rocki-Lee DeWitt Fayneese S. Miller Domenico Grasso Lawrence K. Forcier Frederick C. Morin, III Brian V. Reed S. Abu Rizvi Susan A. Wertheimer Mara R. Saule David A. Nestor Cynthia L. Belliveau Carol M. Vallett Douglas O. Lantagne

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SPEAKER AND DEGREES HONORIS CAUSA Julia Alvarez

Doctor of Letters Commencement Speaker Julia Alvarez, a passionate teacher and a prolific writer, whose novels, nonfiction, poetry, and essays have engaged audiences of all ages and garnered critical praise and awards, was inspired by two cultures. Although born in New York City, she spent her early years in her parents’ home country, the Dominican Republic, where she became immersed in the country’s oral tradition. She returned to New York at age 10, where her struggles with English constituted “a watershed experience,” she says. “I had to pay close attention to each word – great training for a writer.” Throughout high school, undergraduate studies at Middlebury College, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and a master’s program in creative writing at Syracuse University, Alvarez says she was a driven soul. “I knew that I wanted to be a writer.” In the late sixties, however, Latino writers and writing that focused on ethnic characters and cultures did not receive much welcome from publishing houses, so Alvarez turned to teaching creative writing. In 1988, she came to Middlebury College to teach literature and creative writing. Three years later, she earned tenure and published her first novel, How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, which garnered popular reader ship and numerous awards. A decade after its publication, it was selected as one of four books for the national reading project, A Latino National Conversation. In 1998, Alvarez, seeking more time to write, left her full-time teaching position to become writer-in-residence at Middlebury, where she continues to teach and mentor. In the Time of the Butterflies, her second novel, was published in 1994, and many books – poetry, children’s stories, essays, and novels – followed, including: Before We Were Free, The Woman I Kept To Myself, Saving the World, and A Gift of Gracias: The Legend of Altagra6

cia. Her books have been translated into many languages. In addition to numerous awards for her writing, Alvarez was named Woman of the Year in 2000 by Latina Magazine. Alvarez and her “companero,” Bill Eichner, an ophthalmologist, live on an eleven-acre, organic farm outside Middlebury. Nine years ago, the couple established Alta Gracia, a sustainable farm-literacy center in the Dominican Republic (cafealtagracia.com). In addition to growing organic, shadegrown coffee on the sixty-acre farm, the couple opened a school to help battle the norm of illiteracy in the country.

Carole Burack Doctor of Laws

Carole Burack holds a degree in liberal arts from Brooklyn College and a master’s degree in social work from City College – earned while rearing three children. She has had a lifetime of rewarding, important work, but rarely has she collected a paycheck. Instead, she has helped innumerable people find respite from fear or make smoother transitions to a new culture, and she’s assured that many an arts organization remained afloat and efficient. And, for all that, she counts herself fortunate. “Not many people are able to do that,” she says, acknowledging that the need for volunteers is great. Her first career was teaching in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, where Italian and Puerto Rican immigrants were newly arrived. “I taught all the grades in elementary school,” she says, “and I loved it.” And, although she claims, “I never practiced social work,” her list of volunteer posts would rival many a professional’s career – work with homeless children, with abused women, and with more recent immigrants, among them. “I’ve done a lot of work with abused women” she says, in the White Plains, New York, court. “I’ve helped them get to court or to get an injunction” against an abusive spouse. Her latest “volunteer career” is working with students at the Westchester (New York) Community College. “They’re primarily foreign students who want to learn English; some even have degrees from

their own countries,” she says. Burack talks with them, helping to translate our culture, which is so often bewildering to them. She also listens when they talk about their countries and cultures. She heard so much about India, she says, that she and her husband of 48 years, Dan Burack, decided to make an extended visit to the country this past winter. Obviously not a quitter, Burack has been on her local library’s board for 25 years and on the board of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Company in the Berkshires for 15 years. She worked for many years at the Metropolitan Opera House, at first, leading backstage tours, and then coordinating its more than 400 volunteers. She thought it was wonderful: “I could always see the final dress rehearsals of all the operas and ballets.” Burack is on the board of the Fleming Museum, and, with Dan, served on UVM’s National Campaign Steering Committee and currently on the National Development Council. She served on the board of WAR (Women at Risk) for 10 years and, a breast cancer survivor herself, continues to work for the organization.

Daniel A. Burack Doctor of Laws

Dan Burack, UVM class of 1955, describes himself as a “kid out of Brooklyn,” whose orthodox family was expecting him to become a rabbi. A train ride to Vermont – a business trip to quarries for the family’s monument business – ended their hopes and changed his life. When he got to Vermont, he says, “it was died-and-wentto-heaven.” Burack came to UVM, studied economics, learned to ski, and joined Phi Sigma Delta. The fraternity was special, he says. “It gave me a direction, a purpose, a maturity, and a group of lifelong friends.” Burack never forgets friends, and when the 50th reunion for his class was celebrated in 2005, he not only played a role in fundraising, he and his wife, Carole Burack, contributed the largest, individual 50th reunion gift in UVM history. The gift endowed the Dan and Carole Burack President’s Distinguished

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Lecture Series and a scholarship fund for students in teacher education. They also funded a lounge, named for them, in the new Davis Center. Burack combines successful business savvy with an extraordinary volunteer and philanthropic spirit. A commercial real estate management specialist, he is chairman of Burack Investments, which he founded in 1986. He also is partner in Altman/Burack Partners and part owner of Cranwell Resort Spa and Golf Club in Lenox, Massachusetts. He formerly was president of Dan Burack Enterprises, Park Properties, and Damson Oil Corp. A loyal alumnus of UVM, he has served in numerous volunteer roles, including membership on the National Campaign Steering Committee, the Alumni Council, Ira Allen Society committee, and as chair of the UVM Fund. He is co-secretary of his class, and he remains active with Phi Sigma Delta. In 2001, he represented UVM at the inauguration of Lawrence Summers as president of Harvard, where Burack received his MBA in 1957. Recently, he and Carole agreed to serve on UVM’s National Development Council. In 1986, he received the Distinguished Service Award from UVM. In addition to his UVM involvement, he has been active in many community organizations in his hometown, Harrison, New York, including the Multiple Sclerosis Fund, the Jewish Community Center, and the White Plains Hospital board. He and Carole established the Harrison Education Foundation, which is run by parent volunteers and funds academic extras for the high school. Their son Adam (UVM ’85) teaches at the school. “I’m a believer that the best legacy we can leave to the next generation is a good educational system,” Burack says.

Eric S. Lipton Doctor of Letters

Eric Lipton, UVM class of 1987, published his first news story in the Vermont Cynic in 1984 and has been in print ever since. The New York Times Washington bureau reporter stepped lively into a profession he calls “a rare

privilege” and credits his Cynic experience and training in analytical thinking as a philosophy and history major for that grace. Just five years beyond his UVM commencement, he received the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. He and co-writers at the Hartford Courant were recognized for their outstanding articles about the flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope. Lipton continued to amass a diversity of experience as he moved to the Washington Post and then The New York Times, where he first worked on the city’s metro beat. He was on his way to cover the mayoral primary on September 11, 2001, when he saw the burning towers of the World Trade Center twenty blocks away. That day, his local beat turned global, and he and colleagues began the long process of distilling what had happened in the attack and its aftermath. Soon after, he and Times reporter James Glanz, now the Baghdad bureau chief, began writing a book about the WTC. Lipton says Glanz “understood the physics of the structure (he holds a doctorate in physics). I knew the players in city hall.” Their critically praised book, City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center, is a story about the towers, not just their terminal event. Now at the Times’ Washington Bureau, Lipton says the months of immersion in 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina stories remain with him always, but he is especially grateful to have helped avert a possible tragedy. His stories about the poisonous chlorine gas stored close to Capitol Hill, he notes, “resulted in the phasing out of the chemical and its replacement with a much less toxic alternative.” Despite the travel, the demands, even the dangers of some assignments, Lipton never doubts why he continues to tackle them. “Everyday … I have the rare privilege of pursuing whatever ideas and events intrigue me – a pursuit I can follow just about anywhere these ideas might take me, literally, anywhere in the world and to just about any person in the world.” And after the pursuit and the writing, and with the help of his editor and paper, he says, “I can publish

it in a way that often resonates throughout the nation and, at times, the world.”

Sister Janice E. Ryan Doctor of Laws

Janice Ryan began life in a leading role – the first of many – as the oldest of six children in her Fairfield, Vermont, farming family. Expectations were high, faith was important, life was busy, and, perhaps most important, there were no gender limitations. The girls cleaned and cooked, but they also milked the cows and ran the tractor. The young girl who left home to join the Sisters of Mercy in 1954 was well prepared for a life of rigor, challenges, and devotion. Sister Ryan says she was drawn to the Mercy Order because of its focus on education and work with immigrants. She didn’t have a plan beyond following “the spirit” that led her there. She didn’t need one, it seems. Beginning with her bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in 1965 and her final vows in the Mercy community the next year, she approached every job with a love and a mastery that spread her influence and brought her even more jobs. She began teaching at Cathedral grammar school and junior high school in Burlington. Her experiences with an after-school assignment, working with developmentally disabled children, led her to a master’s degree in special education, curriculum development in the field, and eventually to organizing support for successful passage of mainstreaming legislation in 1972, the first such law in the country. In 1979, Sister Ryan stepped in as interim president of Trinity College, and was soon offered the job, a position she held for 17 years. During her tenure, she established Weekend College and oversaw the school’s successful capital campaign. When she stepped down so that Trinity could have a change, she spent seven years in Washington, D.C., as project director for the Catholic Campaign to Ban Land Mines and as an advocate of abolishing the death penalty. Her most surprising job, however, was still ahead. In 2003, Sister Janice Ryan became the first woman ever to fill the position 7

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of deputy commissioner for Vermont’s Department of Corrections, a job she held until 2006. Policy work always interested her, the struggle being, she says, “to insure it benefits humankind and not the vested interest of the few.” Faith plays a major role in her life. “I truly believe we have purpose and that it is related to some greater force,” she says. “It is almost impossible to imagine my life without a belief in a higher power, to put it in secular terms. There is so much in the universe that calls out for it.” Not yet ready to retire, Sister Ryan says her next contribution “will be wherever the spirit leads me.”

Gladys Clark Severance Doctor of Laws

Gladys Clark Severance, UVM class of 1949, left the University with a degree in chemistry and mathematics and a love for Vermont and a Vermonter that would keep her tethered to the state for life. Following graduation, she taught junior high and high school mathematics briefly before going to Cornell University for graduate work in guidance and student personnel. She and her Vermonter, Malcolm Severance, married, and eventually returned to Vermont. “I knew Mary Jean Simpson (then dean of women) and got the job as house manager at Converse Hall,” Gladys says. Malcolm began his career on the faculty and joined her in the house-parenting role. The couple spent six years at Converse, with their three children, who always had adoring babysitters, “both when it was a women’s dorm and a men’s,” Gladys says. The Severances remained close to many of those students, and the Class of 1957, well populated with Converse alumni, invited them to their 50th reunion. When the couple built their house on the Severance acreage in Colchester, Gladys took on a schedule that easily rivaled Malcolm’s. In 1972, she cofounded Burlington’s Meals on Wheels program, the outcome of her work with a group of churches interested in outreach. She served on the board of Meals on Wheels for two terms and still volunteers to deliver meals. She also continues to serve on various committees with 8

the First Baptist Church in Burlington. As her children grew, Gladys volunteered in their activities, including 4H and Little League. When she realized that Colchester had no Girl Scout program, she began one; it continues to be a thriving program. In 1972, Gladys ran for elective office, beating out eight other candidates to become the town’s tax collector. It was a job shaped by her personal sense of community and her counseling skills. “I tried to help people who had a long history of delinquent taxes,” she says, rather than act the enforcer. “Sometimes they’d come to my home at night just to pay ten dollars toward their debt.” Often they left with far more than that in Severance garden produce. Her experience in running for office paid-off for her husband when he decided to run for the legislature. Gladys managed that campaign – and the successive three. A volunteer with the National Museum of the Morgan Horse in Shelburne, Gladys also can take much of the credit for its continued presence in Vermont. When the owners wanted to move it to Kentucky, she says, “I mobilized forces, worked with the state, the community, and the Morgan world to keep it here.” She is currently working with her husband on the Severance Corners New England Village project.

Malcolm F. Severance Doctor of Laws

Malcolm F. Severance, UVM class of 1949, likely holds the record for UVM titles, beginning with undergraduate student and alumnus. However, like his attachment to Colchester, Vermont, where he is the sixth generation living on his family’s land, Severance has remained firmly attached to the university through decades of extraordinary contributions. While still earning graduate degrees in economics at the University of Wisconsin, he became an instructor in economics and business at UVM, moving to a tenured position after completing his doctorate. He soon was tapped to be assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences for three years before becoming special assistant to the president for planning and development. His

welcomed return to teaching, however, did not equate with stasis: Professor and chairman of the business administration program followed, along with his advocacy for turning the program into a school. In 1981, Severance was honored by UVM as the “Creator of the School of Business Administration,” and a parchment proclaiming that honor hangs proudly in his home office. Also, the main conference room in Kalkin Hall was named for him. While at UVM, Severance forged important ties to the community, including service as director of the Northern New England School of Banking and executive director of the New England School of Banking at Williams College, both of which continued after his retirement from UVM in 1986. He is a past board member and past president of the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation, and he has served on both profit and nonprofit boards including University Health Center, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Historical Society, Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation, The Snelling Center, Bank of Vermont, Vermont Electric Power Corporation, and Governor Snelling’s Council of Economic Advisors. “If you’re in the business school,” he says, “you ought to have a relationship with the business community.” Severance also won four terms as a state legislator from 2000 to 2007, when he chose not to run again. And, the UVM connections didn’t end when he added professor emeritus to his title list. Severance served two, six-year terms as a trustee once as a member of the self perpetuating board and once as a legislative board member, four years on the engineering and mathematics board of advisors, and served his class as president and vice president (a current position) as well as three terms as reunion chair. In 1994, he was presented with the university’s Distinguished Service Award. In addition to overseeing an ambitious development, the Severance Corners New England Village project, Severance is writing a history of the UVM School of Business Administration.

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Retiring Faculty of the University 2007 - 2008 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences A. John Bramley, Professor of Animal Science and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Emeritus James Paul Hoffmann, Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Computer Science Emeritus

College of Arts and Sciences Jo Anne Murad, Lecturer of Spanish Emerita Thomas L. Read, Professor of Music Emeritus

School of Business Administration Frederic J. Meier, Lecturer of Business Administration Emeritus

College of Education and Social Services Russell Maynard Agne, Professor of Education Emeritus Ruth Irene Hamilton, Research Assistant Professor of Education Emerita Joyce Morris, Research Assistant Professor of Education Emerita Mary Jackman Sullivan, Lecturer of Education Emerita Susan Yuan, Research Assistant Professor of Education Emerita

College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences William Donald Lakin, Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Biomedical Engineering Emeritus David R. Hemenway, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Emeritus

Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Donald H. DeHayes, Professor of Natural Resources Emeritus

College of Medicine Richard F. Branda, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology Emeritus John P. Fogarty, Professor of Family Medicine Emeritus Joe R. Haeberle, Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Emeritus Steven R. Shackford, Professor of Surgery Emeritus Laura J. Solomon, Research Professor of Family Medicine and Psychology Emerita

College of Nursing and Health Sciences Nancy A. Sowan, Associate Professor of Nursing Emerita Nancy J. Zimny, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Emerita

University Extension Sara Ann Burczy, Extension Professor Emerita

Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Awards 2007 – 2008 Martin Thaler, Professor of Theater, College of Arts and Sciences Emily Bernard, Associate Professor of English, College of Arts and Sciences Mandar Dewoolkar, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Robert Erickson, Senior Lecturer of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

University Scholars 2008 – 2009 Jeffrey H. Dinitz, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Marjorie Y. Lipson, Professor of Education, College of Education and Social Services Benjamin Littenberg, Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine 9

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Honors College 3:30 p.m.

Ira Allen Chapel

S. Abu Rizvi, Interim Dean Kelvin Chu, Procession Marshal Tina Griffis, Assistant Marshal Patty Redmond, Assistant Marshal Laura Burbank Balzer, Student Marshal Abby L. Goode, Student Marshal Order of Exercises PROCESSIONAL WELCOME, S. Abu Rizvi, Interim Dean INTRODUCTION/GREETING, John M. Hughes, Senior Vice President and Provost ADDRESS, Daniel Mark Fogel, President RECOGNITION OF SCHOLARS FAREWELL, Robert Pepperman Taylor, former Dean, Honors College RECESSIONAL RECEPTION, Silver Maple Ballroom, Dudley H. Davis Student Center HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS Kenneth James Adorisio, Essex Junction, CEMS Laura Burbank Balzer, Middlebury, CT, CEMS Danielle Allison Bauman, Stowe, CAS Meredith Ashley Benson, Portland, ME, CALS Ashley Elizabeth Bunnell, South Burlington, CAS Zachary Hy Burchman, Hanover, NH, CEMS Martha Joy Carpenter, South Burlington, CNHS Lindsay Sarah Christensen, Jericho, CAS Katherine Mary Claflin, Bradford, CAS Chapin Walker Clarke, East Thetford, CALS Anne Eliot Coleman, Brattleboro, CAS Christopher Martin Costello, Lansdale, PA, CALS Allison Louise Curran, Louisville, KY, CESS Nicholas S. Diehl, Milford, NH, CAS Julia Frances Drost, West Windsor, CAS Catherine Marie Durickas, Newton, MA, CAS Cara Rose Edelstein, Highland Park, IL, CALS Zachary Tyler Ewell, Shelburne, CAS Diana Loring Fischer, Montpelier, CALS Gwendolyn Mae Fitz-Gerald, North Ferrisburg, CAS Lena Roy Forman, Lexington, MA, CALS Genevieve Sydney Frey, Stowe, CAS Lisa Patrice Goldstein, Ridgewood, NJ, CAS Abby L. Goode, Bangor, ME, CAS Margaret Angela Graciano, Newington, NH, CAS Kyle Landry Hatt, Springfield, CAS Steven Henry Henck, Hartland, CAS Paige Kathryn Hoisington, Knoxville, TN, CALS Rachel Gilbert Hopkins, Plymouth, NH, CESS Anna Hummel, Worcester, MA, CESS John Charles Huntsman Jr., Erie, PA, BSAD Kevin A. Jones, Denville, NJ, CESS* Dzeneta Karabegovic, Burlington, CAS Devin Thompson Klein, Warren, CAS Karen Klinger, Birmingham, AL, RSENR Nathaniel Smith Koloc, Pittsburgh, PA, CAS Alice Enmark Kosak, Lakeville, CT, CAS

Joseph Charles Kubacz, Wall Township, NJ, CAS Kelly Marie LaBarre, Ashford, CT, CNHS Nathan John Louras, Rutland, CAS Suzanne Marie Lunden, Danvers, MA, CAS Jonathan Ford Madden, Belchertown, MA, CAS Molly Elizabeth Madore, Northport, ME, CAS Melissa Sue Martin, Manahawkin, NJ, CAS Carrie Nichols McLane, Jackson, NH, CALS Heather Ward McLaughlin, Essex Junction, CAS Henry Leo Melcher, Brookline, MA, CAS Max Michael Mondi, Brookline, MA, CAS Nikolas Jakob Muenke, Bala-Cynwyd, PA, CALS* Dane William Norman, Newport, CAS Brenna Elizabeth O’Donnell, Cohasset, MA, CESS Christopher P. O’Neil, North Reading, MA, CAS Jonathan Adam Parker, Contoocook, NH, CEMS Michael F. Parks, Essex Junction, CEMS William Joseph Pinard, Montpelier, CALS Jana Eleanor Pollack, Arlington, MA, CAS Jessica Portmess, Tully, NY, CAS Noah Abraham Rabin, Saxtons River, CAS Kesha Kaleire Ram, Santa Monica, CA, RSENR Michael D. Raymond, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY, CAS Katherine Hough Rendall, South Burlington, CAS Jason Scott Riggio, Paramus, NJ, CAS Julia McAlpin Risk, Northbrook, IL, CAS Dennis John Robillard, Wilmington, MA, CAS Stacy Leah Salerno, Rochester, NY, CNHS Camille Maria Hillis Schmidt, Pocatello, ID, CESS Lauren Heather Scribi, Hanover, MA, CAS Emily Rebecca Slocum, Eastford, CT, CAS Carolyn L. Smalkowski, Huntington, NY, CALS Aaron Peter Smith, Evergreen, CO, CAS Helen Claire Smith, Remsen, NY, CNHS Devin William Sprague, Lido Beach, NY, CESS Nicole Ruth Starrett, Middletown, CT, CESS Bronwyn Tailleur Stippa, Coxsackie, NY, CAS Jawann Joseph Swislow, Cambridge, MA, BSAD

Joy Marie Sylvester, North Clarendon, CAS Anna Elaine Taylor, Colchester, CAS Ainsley Jean Thurber, South Burlington, CAS Kyla R. Turnquist, Pelham, NH, CNHS Liam T. Van Benthuysen, Clifton Park, NY, CNHS Elise Marie Vincelette, Essex Junction, CAS Laura Eileen Vogric, Stony Brook, NY, CAS Jessica-Lyn Marie Wagar, White River Junction, CAS Kaitlynne Erin Ward, Westerly, RI, CAS Sarah Bennet Weintraub, Cedarburg, WI, CALS Alan Benjamin Wilson, Rochester, NY, CAS Emmett Scott Wilson, Rochester, NY, CAS Min Zheng, New York, NY, RSENR Allison Marie Ziegler, Fairfax, CAS Jessica Laurel Ziegler, South Burlington, CAS

*As of October, 2007 CALS: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences • CAS: College of Arts and Sciences • BSAD: School of Business Administration • CESS: College of Education and Social Services CEMS: College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences • RSENR: Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources • CNHS: College of Nursing and Health Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Sunday, May 18, 2008

11:45 a.m.

Multipurpose Facility, Athletic Complex

Rachel K. Johnson, Dean Jonathan G. Leonard, College Marshal Josie H. Davis, Associate Dean, Faculty Marshal Michael E. Vayda, Associate Dean, Faculty Marshal John M. Burke, Jean Harvey-Berino, Lynn Gregory, Christopher J. Koliba, Jane M. Kolodinsky, Jonathan G. Leonard, Thomas B. McFadden, Deborah A. Neher, Don Stratton, Amy Trubek, Thomas C. Vogelmann, Susan S. Wallace, Ian A. Worley Department Chairs, Program Directors and Representatives Order of Exercises PROCESSIONAL GREETINGS AND REMARKS TO GRADUATES, Dean Rachel K. Johnson RECOGNITION OF RETIRING FACULTY PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS CLOSING RECESSIONAL Hannah Abrahamson, Vienna, VA Collin David Ackerman, Gibsonia, PA Craig Adam Adjemian, Marshfield, MA Michael John Arcieri, Northport, NY Gregory Christian Arnold, Erial, NJ* Jennifer Lynn Balentine,York, ME Lander-Arixona y’Lan Bari, Mt. Kisco, NY Jonathan Michael Bates, Celebration, FL Andrew George Benoit, Sheldon Meredith Ashley Benson, Portland, ME Leslie LeyAnne Bilodeau, South Burlington** Peter Vincent Biolsi, Brookline Vanessa Joy Blaber, Wilton, CT Ashley Merrill Blake, Shrewsbury, NJ** Benjamin William Fry Blakely, Saint George Michelle Addia Blow, Colchester** Adrienne Marie Borek, Amesbury, MA Chad Louis Borofsky, Stow, MA** Tyler Caldwell Brannen, Poughkeepsie, NY Nathan Pintauro Brewster, Alfred, ME Benjamin Oliver Brown, Lake Bluff, IL** Tyler Jon Brown, Foster, RI Cherise Isabelle Brown Varela, Jericho Sarah Heath Buck, Huntingdon Valley, PA* Starr Maxine Budnick, Burlington Erin Yvette Burk, Stowe Meghan Elizabeth Burk, Stowe Amy Elizabeth Byrnes, Manchester, NH Kaitlin Marie Cahill, Oreland, PA Jessica Lynn Cameron, Hyannis, MA Ashley Lynn Canning, Lower Waterford Abigail Lee Carpenter, Greenwich, CT Katherine Bernice Carton-Bacon, Eden Mills Ashley Marie Chace, Charlotte** Adam Todd Chicoine, Salisbury, MA** Emilie June Clark, Calais Jennifer Lynn Clark, Waterbury Chapin Walker Clarke, East Thetford Kayleigh Rose Coffman, Pompton Plains, NJ Nicholas James Coiro, Fairfield, NJ Emily Anne Collins, Barrington, RI Katherine Marie Cole, Rutland Peter Kemble Connolly, Marblehead, MA

Hilary Thomas Cook, Princeton, NJ Caleb Leon Corse, Whitingham Christopher Martin Costello, Lansdale, PA Angela Susan Craig, Castleton Page Rebecca Czepiga, Kensington, CT** Lisa Diane D’Agrosa, Dobbs Ferry, NY Heather K. D’Arcy, Richmond Edmund Dante D’Ottavio, Ludlow** Jenna Brie Damareck, Randallstown, MD Amy Christine Davidson, Wolcott Marie Kathryn Davis, Upton, MA Wesley John Davis, Montpelier Janel Lorrie deCos, Los Angeles, CA Scott John DeRoche, York, ME Guy Robert Derry, Guilford, CT Deandra Jean Dill, Melrose, MA** Marissa DiNardo, South Salem, MA Lauren Elizabeth Disch, Brant Rock, MA Christopher Kennon Donza, Stowe Cole Richard Downing, Middlesex** Cara Rose Edelstein, Highland Park, IL Joseph James Fallon, Bemidsi, MI Lindsay Lee Finegan, Lowell, MA Elizabeth Mary Fiori, Morristown, NJ Diana Loring Fischer, Montpelier Christine Kelly Fitzsimmons, Uxbridge, MA Patrick William Floyd, South Burlington Benjamin Alan Fontaine, Essex Junction Lena Roy Forman, Lexington, MA Hillary Burnett Foster, West Windsor Ashley Michelle Fowler, Maybrook, Heather Ann Friend , Pepperell, MA Brooke Emily Gannon, East Montpelier Nancy Helen Ganswindt, Garrison, NY Claire Lacy Gebben, Fairport, New York Hannah Marie George, Windsor Panos Georgiadis, Morrisville Amanda Blair Gerson, Montvale, NJ Shannon Jean Gilbert, Cambridge Bryan Scott Gill, Succasunna, NJ Katelyn Elena Gilpatrick, Littleton, MA Stephanie Francis Goodrich, Springfield Elizabeth Grabher, Waitsfield

Andrew Michael Graham, Spring City, PA Mickaela Susan Gray, Lyndon Center William Harold Greaves, Madison, CT Susan Holzer Greenbaum, Harrington Park, NJ Emily Lee Gross, Middlebury Joseph Winston Grossman, Wilmot, NH Amy Marie Hammesfahr, Wyoming, DE Matthew Lyle Hammond, Burlington William Harrigan-Anderson, Brookline, MA Ashley Marie Harvey, Westford** Melissa Rose Henrikson, Winchester, MA Kristy Cheryl Heppner, Burlington** Julianne Elizabeth Hillis, Colchester Gavin Reed Hitchener, Bradford Paige Kathryn Hoisington, Knoxville, TN Andrew H. Holden, Glastonbury, CT Gordon John Holden, Glastonbury, CT Jamie Glass Holloway, Charlotte** Eric Travis Hostnik, Londonderry Gregory Curtis Huber, Winchester, MA Robert Andrew Hunt, Tilton, NH Kimberly Amanda Isban, Souderton, PA Nikola Janjic, South Burlington Gregory Thomas Joseph, Chester Richard Emanuel Kaknes, Saint Charles, IL Leslie Anne Kantorski, Rutland Arden Rose Katine, Brooklyn, NY Mollie Elizabeth Anna Kaufmann, Fair Haven, NJ Sacha Mae Keenan, Elmore Jenna Michelle Kent, Duxbury, MA Michael James Kiefer, Saint Johnsbury James Joseph Kilcoyne, Churchville, PA Linn Kirkpatrick, Bennington Joshua Aaron Klein, Shelton, CT Emma Grace Kopecky, Plainfield Donald Francis Kraft, III, Pennington, NJ Christopher Alessandro LaBella, Lynnfield, MA Ashley Ann LaCroix, Colchester Emily Grace LaPointe, Raymond, NH Emily Marie Lawrence, North Hero Jaime Lynne Leclerc, San Jose, CA *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Commencement 2008 Brittany Leigh Leghorn, West Hartford, CT Sariann Dodi Lehrer, Avon, CT Santina Marrie Leporati, Lunenburg Lindsay Ann Lesage, Colchester Jacqueline Elizabeth Leveroni, Milton, MA Nicole Marie Linderme, Holyoke, MA Rita Jean Longworth, Northfield Falls Kyle Lovell, Kennebunk, ME Christopher Michael Mackie, Providence, RI Samantha Anne Madden, Fairlee Kayla Rae Malzac, North Ferrisburg Samuel Maron, Ossining, NY Elizabeth Mulholland Mazer, Columbus, OH Collin Patrick McCarthy, Montpelier Caitlin Arleen Petti McClenning, Tiverton, RI James Lawrence McCoy, South Royalton Timothy Oneal McCrory, Moss Point, MI Carrie Nichols McLane, Jackson, NH Cailin Vaughn McMurdo-Minnich, Glen, NH Dwayne Antwayne Mellis, Bronx, NY Peter Edward Merritt, Shelburne Dana Nicole Michalowksi, Presque Isle, ME Mallory Anne Miller, Manchester, MA Stephanie Anne Miller, Surrey, England Suzen J. Moffatt, Woodbury Risa Kae Rubin Monsen, Richmond, CA Allison Nicole Moore, Castleton Amanda Marie Mosher, Temple, ME Nikolas Jakob Muenke, Bala Cynwyd, PA** William David Murray, Rochester, NY Amy Marie Nahigyan, Mattapoisett, MA Melinda Ann Nelson, Milton Henrietta Christine Oakley, Cambridge, MA Cristin Ann O’Neil, North Reading, MA Leslie Anne Ouellette, Harpswell, ME Renee Louise Ouellette, Greene, ME Matthew Christopher Pare, Saint Albans

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Melanie Patricia Parent, Burlington David John Pawlusiak, Burlington Emily Alyce Piazza, Averill Park, NY William Joseph Pinard, Montpelier Bradford Charles Pineau, Duxbury, MA** Jonathan James Pinette, Fort Kent, ME Gwen Amanda Pokalo, Conshohocken, PA Jennifer Ann Pond, Springfield, MA Amanda Ashleigh Pope, Biddeford, ME** Kate Dewind Pratt, Port Jefferson, New York Courtney Leigh Preseault, Arlington** Laura Ellen Putnam, Greenfield, MA Cynthia Karen Quell, Port Chester, NY Angel Israel Ramos, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Samantha Lynn Rand, Canton, CT John Carpenter Rawley, Loudonville, NY** Evan Samuel Reiss, Hinesburg Jennifer L. Rispoli, Rye, NY Benjamin Michael Robert, Perkinsville** Daniel Matthew Roy, Berlin, NH Philip Franklin Saam, Ann Arbor, MI** Sarah Jane Savage, Bohemia, NY Landon Trey Schettini, South Ryegate Supriya Serchan, Burlington Elizabeth Ann Sevin, Manchester James Roy Sherburne, Saint Johnsbury Christa Nikole Sherburne-Law, Potsdam, NY Blake Sherwood, Fort Kent, ME Scott Leon Shumway, Grand Isle Danielle Justine Simmons, Colchester Carolyn Lorraine Smalkowski, Huntington, NY Melissa Anne Socha, Milton Kirsten Iken Spear, Tyngesborough, MA Elisa Speckert, Wilder Sean Gregory Stebbins, Enosburg Falls Alexandra Louise Stevens, Cape Elizabeth, ME Jessica Kittredge Stewart, Randolph Center**

Travis Jordan Streeter, Tampa, FL Amanda Mary Sugrue, Falls Church, VA Kristen Nicole Sullivan, East Sandwich, MA Lindsay Meta Sweet, Charlotte** Amanda Rae Tabor, Mystic, CT Christopher Daniel Taylor, Saint Michaels, MD Rikki Lee Thiel, Peru Caitlin Lauren Thomas, Lake Placid, NY Eric James Thompson, Norwich, CT Stephen George Torosian, Franklin, MA** Jennifer Elaine Trace, Lake Forest, IL Caitlin Ann Turndorf, East Boothbay, ME William Van De Weert, Bristol DaVaughn Maurice Vincent-Bryan, Bronx, NY Michaela Caroline Wales, Riverside, CT Jason Robert Walker, Highgate Center Lena Gil Wasmus, Calais Alexandra Ellen Wassick, Bennington Brittany Megan Wayne, Weston, CT Christian Dyer Webber, Cape Elizabeth, ME Sarah Barondes Weber, Florence, MA Sarah Bennet Weintruab, Burlington Brittany Ann Weldon, Ossining, NY Rachel Lynn Welicky, Commack, NY Benjamin Robert Weller, Buzzards Bay, MA Emberly Arian Wetherall, Montpelier** Christopher David Whitaker, East Middlebury** Derek James Williams, Newbury Erin Sullivan Williams, Dartmuoth, MA* Angela Sue Willson, Waterford John Brian Wright, Colchester Julie Maureen Wurm, New Bedford, MA Ryan Joseph Yost, Pottstown, PA Robert Sebastian Young, Old Saybrook, CT Hayley Jane Stuart Zdyrko, New York, NY Zeno Andre Zennaro, Baltimore, MD** Jeffrey Alexander Zollshan, Madison, CT

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Graduate College MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Wendy S. Baker, B.A. (Johnson State College) 2005; Morrisville Carol Elizabeth Beatty, B.A. (Norwich University) 1990; Calais Timothy Michael Benge, B.A. (Middle Tennessee State University) 2002; McMinneville, TN Thomas A. Benoit, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1995; Berkshire** Renea S. Bordeau, B.S. (Trinity College) 1991; Montpelier Anne E. Bourdon, B.A. (Bates College) 1998; Woodstock Jesse L. Bridges, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Burlington Elaine A. Elliott, B.S. (Pennsylvania State University) 2000; Burlington* Sara Catherine Jelen, B.S. (Minnesota State University) 2001; Canby, MN** Elizabeth Krueger, B.S. (Ithaca College) 2002; Rochester, NY Thomas A. Looby, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1987; South Burlington Erin J. Meenan, B.A. (Hamilton College) 2004; Essex Junction** Brian Melman, B.A. (State University of New York, Albany) 1995; M.A. (State University of New York, Albany) 2002; Oceanside, NY Christine D. Phelan, B.A. (University of Delaware) 2002; Summit, NJ Pamela Marie Prim, B.S. (Trinity College) 1987; Morrisville* Catherine Elizabeth Symans, B.S. (Trinity College) 1984; South Burlington Maura Collins Versluys, B.A. (University at Buffalo) 1999; Essex Junction** MASTER OF SCIENCE Animal Science Botany Manisha Patel, B.S. (Rutgers University) 2002; North Bergen, NJ* Thesis: Phenotypic Plasticity of Native And Invasive Genotypes of Phalaris Arundinacea L. (Reed Canary Grass) To Temperature and Moisture Regimes Advisor: Dr. Jane Molofsky Botany-Field Naturalist Ryan Alexander Salmon, B.S. (Humboldt State) 2005; Albuquerque, NM Emily Rose Schadler, B.A. (College of Wooster) 2003; Glendale, OH Robert J. Zaino, B.A. (Bowdoin College) 2003; Whitehouse Station, NJ Community Development and Applied Economics Debra M. Heleba, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1989; Lincoln* Thesis: Family Farm Succession and the Role of Extension Education in New England Advisor: Dr. Fred Schmidt Jessica Rene Massanari, B.S. (Colgate University) 1996; Sanford, ME* Thesis: Maximizing the Public and Private Benefits of Vermont’s Forests: Finding a Balance Between the Production of Forest Products and the Provision of Ecosystem Services Advisor: Dr. Joshua Farley Marina S. Michahelles, B.A. (Earlham College) 2002; Barrytown, NY Thesis: The Distribution of Local Food Through Consumer Cooperatives in the Northeast Advisor: Dr. Chyi-Lyi Liang Travis William Reynolds, B.A. (Brown University) 2002; Stannard* Thesis: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Small Island States: Overcoming the “Island Factor” in Saint Lucia Advisor: Dr. Jane Kolodinsky Riva Suzanne Rondorf, B.A. (University of Washington) 2001; Seattle, WA* Thesis: Organic Dairy: The Origin and Evolution of an New Industry in Vermont Advisor: Dr. Robert Parsons Alison Barrett Weber, B.A. (Providence College) 2001; Torrington, CT* Thesis: The Delinquency of Mortgage Loans at a Community Development Credit Union Advisor: Dr. Jane Kolodinsky

Nutrition and Food Sciences Alengo Nicole Losambe, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; South Burlington** Thesis: Microbiological Evaluation of Commercial Cream Cheese and the Effect of Temperature Abuse on Water-Holding Capacity of Commercial Cream Cheese, Cream Cheese Spread and Neufchatel Cheese Advisor: Dr. Paul Kinstedt Rebecca Ann Lynch, B.S. (Saint Michael’s College) 2003; Fairfax* Thesis: Delivering Food Safety Education to Middle School Students Using a Web-Based, Interactive, Multimedia, Computer Program Advisor: Dr. Stephen Pintauro Jigneshkumar S. Patel, B. Tech (Gujarat Agricultural University) Anand, Gujarat, India** Thesis: Effect of Storage Temperature of Nucleation and Growth Rates of Calcium Lactate Crystals on Smoked Cheddar Cheese Surfaces Advisor: Dr. Paul Kindstedt Mariya V. Power, B.S. (Donetsk State University) 1991; Burlington* Thesis: Correlation Between Body Size and Diet Composition in College Females From 1992 to 2006 Advisor: Dr. Robert Tyzbir Christopher J. Smart, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Morgantown, WV Thesis: Evaluation of Enrichment Broth Performance on Recovery of Low Levels of Healthy and Heat Injured Listeria Monocytogenes Advisor: Dr. Catherine Donnelly Elissa Valentine, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Rye, NH** Thesis: Nucleation and Growth Rates of Calcium Lactate Crystals on Smoked Cheddar Cheese: Effect of Packaging Tightness Advisor: Dr. Paul Kindstedt Plant and Soil Science Stacie Grassano, B.S. (East Stroudsburg University) 2000; Downingtown, PA Thesis: Whey-Based Fungal Microfactories for In Situ Production of Entomopathogenic Fungi Advisor: Dr. Scott Costa Panagoitis Lekkas, B.S. (University of Aberdeen) 2000; Skala, Laconias, Greece** Thesis: Formulations of Entomopathogenic Fungi and Application Methods for Tarnished Plant Bug Management Advisor: Dr. Bruce Parker DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Animal Science Vera Konstantinovna Petrova, B.A. (Moscow State Pedagogical University) 1998; M.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Moscow, Russia** Dissertation: Evaluation of Identification and Differentiation Strategies for Rapid Detection of Listeria Monocytogenes and Other Foodborne Microorganisms Advisor: Dr. Catherine Donnelly Botany Craig Robert Brodersen, B.S. (Wake Forest University) 2002; M.S. (Wake Forest University) 2003; Jacksonville, FL Dissertation: The Absorption and Utilization of Direct, Diffuse and Low Angle Light by Plant Leaves Advisor: Dr. Thomas Vogelmann Plant and Soil Science Jose Alberto Pinheiro Marcelino, B.A. (University of Bologna) 1998; M.S. (Czech University of Prague) 2001; Castelo Branco, Portugal* Dissertation: Epizootiology and Phylogenetics of Entomopathogenic Fungi Associated with Fiorinia Externa Ferris (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Northeastern USA Advisor: Dr. Bruce Parker Abdon L. Schmitt F., B.S. (University of Santa Catarina) 1988; M.S. (The University of Vermont) 1995; Florianopolis, Brazil** Dissertation: Alternative Paddock Management to Improve Dairy Herd Grazing Behavior Advisor: Dr. William Murphy

*As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Commencement 2008

College of Arts and Sciences

Sunday, May 18, 2008

2:30 p.m.

University Green

Eleanor M. Miller, Dean F. Gregory Gause III, College Marshal Huck T. Gutman, Faculty Marshal Lynne A. Bond, Stage Marshal Willem R. Leenstra, Procession Marshal Mark E. Bouton, Kelvin Chu, Jennifer A. Dickinson, Don Loeb, Kathryn J. Fox, Mary Lou Kete, Dennis F. Mahoney, David P. Massell, Patrick A. Neal, Gregory A. Ramos, Arthur G. Woolf Assistant Marshals Order of Exercises WELCOME & INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM PARTY, Dean Eleanor M. Miller PRESENTATION OF THE HANNAH HOWARD PRIZE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS, Jay Craven, Film Director PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE DIPLOMAS PRESENTATION OF UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMAS CELEBRATORY SONG

Bachelor of Arts Emily Rebecca Abbott, Slingerlands, NY Lindsey Elizabeth Adams, Orange, CT Ben Andrew Aguer, Burlington** Gayle Francis Aiken, Wasilla, AK Amna Faisal Al-Arfaj, Burlington Felipe Silva Alexandre, Jersey City, NJ** Emily Walcott Alger, Grand Isle** Daniel Stephen Allen, Burlington Nicholas Charles Alpha, Corning, NY Julia Frances Alterman, Lexington, MA** Kristen Catherine Amato, Syosset, NY Graham David Amedore, South Burlington** John Haile Amory, Brookline, MA David Arthur Amuso, Pownal Timothy Donald Anderman, Swampscott, MA Alexander Dayton Anderson, Quarryville, PA Samantha Rae Anderson, Burlington David Kent Andreini, Hartford, CT Ekaterina A. Andrievskaia, North Hero** Katherine Worth Antik, Amherst, MA** Carolyn S. Antone, Essex Junction Rachel Pauline Apfel, New Paltz, NY* Joshua Gabriel Appelbaum, New Paltz, NY Susan Gail Appelbaum, Blue Bell, PA William Arthur Applegate, West Winfield, NY Frieda Lynn Arenos, Delmar, NY Louis Jaffe Armistead, Bronx, NY Jeffrey Benjamin Auger, Centerville, MA Kahren K. Aydinyan, South Burlington** Tyler Guy Badeau, Plainfield Katrina Lynn Baisi, Bronxville, NY Sara Elizabeth Baldwin, Chester** Zachary Alexander Barbul, Baltimore, MD Colleen M. Bardelli, Selkirk, NY** Matthew Seth Barron, Framingham, MA** Brian James Barrows, Hanscom AFB, MA Jennifer Lynn Barry, Essex Junction *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Kristin Marie Bartkiewicz, Denville, NJ** Colin Mathews Bassett, Ludlow Julia Taylor Bastian, Tampa, FL Elizabeth Faye Batsford, Portland, ME Kathryn Henning Bauer, Newburgh, NY Danielle Allison Bauman, Stowe Elizabeth Ashley Baxter, Great Barrington, MA Benjamin Ashbrooke Beaird, Barrington, RI David Blanchard Beams, West Roxbury, MA Ethan Scott Beardsworth, Stowe Elizabeth S. Bearese, Averill Park, NY Lionel Mason Beasley, Burlington Ali Elizabeth Beddoe, Burlington Lauren Mikael Behm, Williston* Jessica Jayne Beinhaur, Addison Joseph A. Bekaert, Coatesville, PA Nicholas Jaikishin Belani, Fairview Village, PA Lindsay Jill Beltzer, Commack, NY Isaiah Benedek, Brooklyn, NY Jordan Harris Benkov, Briarcliff Manor, NY Ryan James Bergmann, Shelburne Brian H. Beringer, Old Tappan, NJ Jaclyn Dawn Berkowitz, Boston, MA** George Martin Berry, Barre** Michaela Tompsitt Best, Lakeville, CT* Victoria O. Bevz, Burlington** Nevin Bhardwaj, Lowell, MA** Devin Timothy Bitsack, Mendham, NJ** Jesse P. Blouin, Barre Carlin Elizabeth Blount, Arlington, MA Hallie Sarah Boas, Westport, CT Richard Humphrey Bogart, Ridgewood, NJ Craig Allen Bolio, East Montpelier Gregg Buckley Bonazinga, West Rutland* Tucker Lincoln Bond-Watts, Charlotte Amy Leah Bonneau, North Troy Charlotte May Born, Cambridge, MA Christina Anderson Bosch, Washington, DC** Joseph Paul Bourdeau, Essex Junction*

Claire E. Bove, Brandon Mary Ellen Bove, Williston* Scott Arne Braaten, Delmar, NY** Nathan Lyon Bradbury, Burlington** Jesse Sumner Bragg, Ayer, MA Tyler Caldwell Brannen, Poughkeepsie, NY Sarah Rose Bratko, Hubbardston, MA Benjamin Harlan Brayden, South Burlington* Matthew Earl Brelsford, Holyoke, MA Stephen Paul Brevik, Holliston, MA* John Matthew Briere-Saltis, Burlington Vanessa Kollender Brigham, Portland, OR** Luke Jerome Brindamour, Niantic, CT Erin L. Brooks, Cheshire, CT Ashley Elizabeth Brough, West Haven Daniel Broughan, Ashbourne, Ireland* Ashley D. Brown, Washington, DC Jennifer Ashley Brown, Burlington Karah Lynn Brown, Wallingford Michael Ross Brown, New City, NY Zachary James Brown, Jericho Mark Zachary Bruchez, Burlington Mark Daniel Brustad, Ann Arbor, MI Erica Denton Bryan, Canton, CT David Norman Buckingham, Larchmont, NY** Harris James Bucklin, Williamsburg, VA Michael Edward Buechler, South Burlington Robert William Buick, New Haven, CT* Meghan Nelson Bulfin, West Palm Beach, FL Ashley Elizabeth Bunnell, South Burlington Meredith Rose Burak, Burlington** Thomas Christopher Burdett, North Reading, MA Brett Michael Burk, Freehold, NJ Meghan Elizabeth Burk, Plainfield Elise Karen Burrows, Burlington* Hannah Marean Burton, Remsen, NY Elizabeth Ashley Butch, Hummestown, PA Diana Florence Butler, Putney Dylan Hippler Butler, Washington, DC

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Commencement 2008 Jessica Ann Butt, Burlington** Allison Brew Buttner, Killington** Lindsay Kathryn Buzzell, Saint Johnsbury Paul A. Calabrese, Ludlow Sergio Nunzio Caldieri, Northampton, MA Christina Banning Caldwell, Rye, NH Vincent Edward Caliguiri, Woodmere, NY Megan Rose Cahill Calla, Sharon Elizabeth Airlie Cameron, Washington, DC Zachary Scott Campbell, Hartsdale, NY Regis Maddox Canning, Brooklyn, NY Kira M. Carpenter, Milton Colleen Anne Carris, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Casey Alexander Carroll, Bondville Mary V. Carter, Ludlow Nicholas Joseph Carter, Bethesda, MD Gienah Brigid Carty, Stowe Raleigh John Caruso, Waterford, CT Peter Philip Casasa-Blouin, Portland, ME Robert Mario Caserta, Levittown, NY Michael C. Casserly, Merrick, NY Trevor Christian Castro, Gloucester, MA Makdyanet Cedeno, Pleasantville , NJ Jin Li Chan, Brooklyn, NY** Benjamin F. Chapin, Andover, NJ Ashley Marie Chapman, Wenham, MA William Christopher Chapman-Hale, Brattleboro Tyler Andrew Charles, Fairfield, CT Jarvis Chen, South Burlington** Emily Brawarsky Cherkin, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY Alexander Crawford Chigas, Acton, MA** Elyse Cathlene Choquette, Barre Joshua J. Christensen, Buxton, ME Lindsay Sarah Christensen, Jericho Cameron Demerest Church, Concord, MA Anthony Cianci IV, Chester, NJ Kristin Elizabeth Cichon, Harpswell, ME Kyler Kevin Cieplicki, Burlington Matthew John Ciocchi, Springfield Katherine Mary Claflin, Bradford Hillary Anne Clairmont, Gilford, NH Charles Dominic Clark, Glenview, IL Elizabeth Blake Clark, Burlington Spencer Philip Clark, Huntington David Emerson Clarke-Hazlett, Rochester, NY David Alexander Clay, Burlington Nicole Amanda Clemenza, Carmel, NY* Maria Alice Cochrane, Shelburne Christopher Scott Cody, Lincroft, NJ** Kristin Smith Coffin, Chesterfield, NH Tristam Thomas Coffin, Franklin, MA Annalise Cohen, Silver Spring, MD Peter David Cohn, Baltimore, MD Danielle Marie Colburn, Enosburg Falls Alexa Elizabeth Cole, Burlington Amanda Yeong Cole, Burlington Matthew David Cole, Portland, ME Anne Eliot Coleman, Brattleboro Benjamin Haydock Coleman, Brattleboro** Ashley Collins, Lincoln, MA* Robert J. Collins, Pembroke, MA Siobhan Alexandra Collins, Hingham, MA Ryan A. Collopy, Brookfield, WI Nancy E. Columb, Mount Holly James Alexander Connolly, Chester, NJ Andrea Lynne Connors, Southborough, MA

Neil P. Connors, Glastonbury, CT Eleanor Joan Corcoran, Bradford, MA Lyndsey Marie Corkum, Yarmouth, ME Jessica Leigh Cort, Burlington Joseph Peter Cosmides, Moorestown, NJ John Thomas Costa, Nutley, NJ Branden Michael Cote, Nottingham, NH Marissa D’Arcy Couzens, White Plains, NY Rose Elizabeth Couzens, New York, NY Caitlin Anne Coyne, Franklin, MA Douglas Ryan Crabtree Jr., Centerville, MA Scott Francis Crawford, Bennington Peter Joseph Creutzberger, New Providence, NJ** Benjamin Crockett, Underhill Matthew Stephen Cropp, Montgomery Village, MD** Lynn Mary Crothers, Winston-Salem, NC Jonathan Rinearson Crowder, Newton, MA Jonathan Emanuel Cruz, Burlington Chester S. Cua, Watchung, NJ** Kelsey Fay Cummings, Kingston, MA Ariel R. Cunha, Charlotte Shay M. Cunningham, Southboro, MA Pamela Lynn Cunov, Winooski** Scott M. Curley II, Bridgewater, MA Courtney MacConnell Cutrone, Colchester** Julie Michelle Czesnowski, Burlington Martha Eklund Daghlian, Montpelier Ryan Michael Daiek, Manchester Center Jennifer Emma Dale, Boynton Beach, FL** Laura J. Dale, Keene, NH** Katie Lauren Daly, Norwell, MA Erland Austin Danforth III, Castleton Alyson Rachael Daniel, Suffern, NY Marie Vanda Dardeno, Winchester, MA Kristopher Arthur Daudelin, Burlington* Kimberlea Michelle Daunais, Milton** Emily Anne Davenport, Poultney** Melissa Jaimes Day, Haverhill, MA** Matthew Peter DeCarlo, East Brunswick, NJ** Kristin Hope Marie Delibac, Mount Zion, IL Jeanelle Marie Demers, Auburn, ME Katie Elizabeth Denton, Danville Christopher C. Detore, Bloomsbury, NJ Andrew L. DeTullio, Derby, CT John A. Devino, Colchester Ari John Diaconis, Chappaqua, NY** Alison Kelso Diana, Baltimore, MD Christopher Michael Diasparra, Demarest, NJ Angela Marie DiChiaro, Sherman, CT Pamela S. Dickman, East Dover Nicholas S. Diehl, Milford, NH Brent Stone DiFrancesco, Mendon, MA Elisabeth Erin DiGiovanni, Shavertown, PA Angela Cara DiGiulio, Stowe Nicholas Morris Dion, Newton Highlands, MA Jeremy Christopher Dodge, Brentwood, NH Nafisa Abdi Dodi, Burlington Michelle Bonnie Dollinger, Whippany, NJ** Caroline Turner Donahue, Westwood, MA Caroline Doyle Donnellan, Tallahassee, FL** William Robert Donohue, Westford, MA Miles Marsh Dougherty, Bethesda, MD Alison Leigh Doughty, Brunswick, ME Laura Douglas, Norwich Colin O’Neill Dowling, Ladue, MO Brycen Jay Downes, Burlington Kathryn Joan Downing, Saint Johnsbury

Leah Ann Drew, Underhill Center Nicole M. Driscoll, Burlington Julia Frances Drost, West Windsor Joshua Aaron Druckerman, Essex Junction Will Henry Duane, East Montpelier Joel Thomas Dudley, El Paso, IL Shannon E. Dufour-Martinez, Lanesboro, MA Austin E. Dumas, New Rochelle, NY Peter Joseph Dunbar, Winslow, ME Brittany Morin Dunn, Newport, NH Michael Joseph Dunn, Albany, NY Meredyth Kattelle Dunsmore, Ripton* Hieu Trong Duong, Winooski Ann Margaret Durfee, Longmeadow, MA Catherine Marie Durickas, Newton, MA Lisa Dutton-Swain, Saranac Lake, NY Juliet Elizabeth Duval, Lebanon, NH** Matthew Alan Dworkin, East Meadow, NY Danielle Denise Dyson, Southampton, NJ** Averill Erin Earls, Williamstown Allison Hyde Eaton, Bangor, ME Ian Andrews Efstathiou, Ogunquit, ME David Zachary Eisenbaum, Newton, MA Peter Gram Emerson, Landgrove Alexander Engelman, Cambridge, MA Blake Stephen Erickson, West Hartford, CT Emily Caley Eschner, Scarborough, ME Ashley A. Ethier, Pittsfield, MA Adam Louis Evans, Waterbury Zachary Tyler Ewell, Shelburne Bethany Louise Fager, Essex Junction Richard Nathaniel Fahey, Chelmsford, MA Carrie Robin Faucher, Bedford, NH Sarah Abigail Fefer, South Portland, ME Mikaela Jaclyn Fein, Watermill, NY Sara Nohl Fenton, East Grand Rapids, MI Jamie Lynn Ferrier, Littleton, MA Stephanie Lynn Fielder, Rutland Daniel Mitchell Finer, Norwich* Doug Bates Finkbeiner, Burlington Gwendolyn Mae Fitz-Gerald, North Ferrisburg Timothy Lane Fitzgerald, Milton Michael David Fleitell, Nutley, NJ Kristin Kelly Fleming, Cortlandt Manor, NY Paul Stephenson Fletcher, Vienna, VA Sumner A. Fletcher, Uxbridge, MA Rachel E. Foelster, Lebanon, NJ Charles Douglas Fogg, Merrimac, MA** Anna Louise Foltz, Norwich* Steven Casimiro Fonseca, Cranston, RI** Spencer L. Ford, Mosquitoville** Kaitlin Saunders Forman, Tallahassee, FL Romayne Antonette Forrest, Bronx, NY Evan Brushett Forward, Richmond** Hillary Burnett Foster, West Newbury, MA Dominic Peter Foti, Stowe Michael Lewis Fox, Berwyn, PA Aimee SeiMee Frank, Brooklyn, NY Emily Franz, Windham, NH Abby Gail Frazier, Saint Albans Eric Brent Freedman, West Simsbury, CT Jessica Alexandra French, Shelburne Genevieve Sydney Frey, Stowe Katja M. Frey, Scituate, MA Andrea Kathleen Fried, Burlington Ivria Glass Fried, Lexington, MA Emily Autumn Frost, South Burlington *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Commencement 2008 Vanessa C. Frost, East Aurora, NY Alicia C. Frost-Kolva, Rangeley, ME** Eden Furtak-Cole, Burlington Lindsey Marie Gaboriault, South Burlington* Eric Avery Gaines, Colchester, CT Beatrice Grace Galassi, Brooklyn, NY Ashley Marie Gallo, Willington, CT Elyse Nicole Gambardella, Wilmington, MA Swati Mahesh Ganmukhi, Carlisle, MA* Dorothy Elizabeth Garlo, Concord, NH Matthew Joseph Garzilli, Los Angeles, CA Angus Stewart Jacob Gates, Cambridge Paul Willard Gates, Christiana, PA** Brennan C. Gauthier, Southbridge, MA Elyse Robin Genderson, Washington, DC Tyler George-Minetti, Newburyport, MA** Mollie Edna Gerber, Medford, NJ Brendan Creighton Gerlach, Barrington, RI Allison Jill Gershin, Jericho, NY Patrick McCarthy Giblin, Pittsford, NY Adama Muhammad Gidado, Bronx, NY** Michael David Giffin, White River Junction Richard S. Gilbert, Windsor** Tiffany Felicia Gillen, Chester, NH Shelby Kiera Gillespie, Burlington Diana Hirsch Gillham, Westborough, MA Lauren Marie Gilligan, Rutland Nathan Duane Gingras, Williamstown Anjelica Marie Giuffrida, Belmar, NJ David Peter Giver Jr., Burlington** Jill Ann Glatthorn, Washington** Amity Coykendall Glenn-Chase, Pensacola, FL Sarah Elizabeth Glick, White River Junction** Shawn Robert Goddard, Burlington** Theodore John Goetz, Monroe, NY* Emma Sky Bissex Goldberg, Burlington Margot J. Goldblum, New York, NY Gordon Michael Goldsmith, New York, NY Katharine Sarah Goldstein, New York, NY Lisa Patrice Goldstein, Ridgewood, NJ Malory S. Goldstein, Pleasantville, NY Claudia Carolina Gonzalez, Burlington Abby L. Goode, Bangor, ME Nichole M. Goodwin, Rome, NY Emma Cory Gordon, Reno, NV Samantha Melissa Gordon, Katonah, NY Michael J. Gormly, Chittenden* Adam Yeager Gould, Killington James Gowen-MacDonald, Newtown Square, PA Jennifer Gale Grace, North Falmouth, MA Margaret Angela Graciano, Newington, NH Emma Maria Grady, Kennebunk, ME Amanda M. Gravelin, Saint Albans Lindsey Katherine Graves, North Fayston Chelsea Anna Gray, Hinesburg Christopher Robert Gray, Waterford Katherine Emily Green, Westwood, MA Courtney Chamberlain Greenawalt, Minneapolis, MN Dylan Matthew Greene, West Tisbury, MA Erin Elizabeth Greene, Burlington** Travis Allyn Greene, Essex Junction Susan Ellen Greenhalgh, Amityville, NY** Tom Corydon Griesmer, Dedham, MA Jhani Elisabeth Griffin, Corte Madera, CA Leah Anne Grossman, Arlington Heights, IL *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Ellisia Bond Grove, Castleton Rosemary Joan Grundhauser, Saint Albans** Suzzanna Trinidad Guevara, Hinesburg Jonathan M. Guilmette, Manchester, NH Phillip Brian Guingona, Burlington Sarah Baldwin Gullion, Vergennes Michael Ethan Gurney, Burlington Ryan Thomas Guthrie, Flanders, NJ Meghan Elizabeth Gyles, Jay Kate A. Haber, Riverwoods, IL Ali Farid Morgan Hafez, Hollis, NH Stewart McKeon Hall, Evanston, IL Bryan C. Hallett, Queensbury, NY Amanda Elizabeth Halstead, Marshfield, MA Sonia Marie Hamel, Kingston, NH Meghann M. Hamidiani, Salem, NH Channel Lia Hamilton, Willingboro, NJ Jesse Johnson Hardy, Burlington Lucas F. Harmon, North Bennington Stephanie Miranda Harold, Milton, MA Jaime Leigh Harrington, Shelburne Andrew Ryan Harris, Concord, MA Grant T. Harris, Basking Ridge, NJ Margaret Sumner Harris, Hingham, MA Natalie M. Hart, Falmouth, ME Jonathan Alan Hartenbaum, Weston, CT Andrew T. Hartford, Pelham, NH Lindsay Christine Hartline, Bridport Kyle Landry Hatt, Springfield Hunter Sheehan Hauck, Clayton, NY Nancy Joan Hayden, Jeffersonville Emily Cormier Hayes, Mansfield, MA Jamie Jensen Hayes, Burlington** Lauren Elizabeth Hayes, Milwaukee, WI Jonathan Cary Hayward, South Burlington Christopher William Healy, Denver, CO Elizabeth Lynn Hedding, Barre Daniel Wright Hedges, Needham, MA** Alyse L. Heffelfinger, Essex Junction Nick Joseph Heilig, Castleton* Christopher F. Heilmann, Charlotte Grayson Marshall Hellmuth, Washington, DC Peter Trask Hendee, Starksboro Jonathan D. Hendricksen, Colchester, CT* Deven L. Hennessey, Colchester** Darren Lee Henry, Wayne, PA* Edward James Henry, Mendham, NJ Jessica Ann Hertford, Chester Casey Marie Hickson, Pittsgrove, NJ Jeffrey Donald Hill Jr., Cranston, RI Josephine Laura Hingston, Springfield** Valerie Kay Hingston, Concord, MA Jessica Maureen Hodge, Winchester, MA Drew Parker Holbrook, Crested Butte, CO Elizabeth Ann Holmes, Burlington Timothy Richard Holmes, Lenox, MA William Francis Holohan IV, Branford, CT Monica Rose Hong, Colchester Cassidy Underwood Hooker, Marshfield Elizabeth Anne Hooker, Glencoe, IL Amber Antoinette Hopkins, Palm Beach, FL** Briana Lynn Horgan, Salem, NH Timothy Cameron Hosmer, Ovid, NY Julia Redig Howe, Shelburne Andrew Pos Howland, Trumbull, CT Molly Kathryn Hubbell, New Hartford, NY Richard Dale Hubbell, Burlington Andrew H. Huber, Washington, DC

Amy K. Huckins-Noss, Adamant Percy P. Huggins, Medford Lakes, NJ Michael G. Hughes, Cleveland, OH** Curlene G. Hunte, Canton, GA Justin Lane Hurtt, Pittsford, NY Aisha Mian Hussain, South Burlington* Azra Mian Hussain, South Burlington* Richard Baird Hutchinson, Randolph Sean B. Hutchinson, West Haven, CT William J. Igoe III, Andover, MA Nelson Ryan Needleman Imhof, Burlington Zachary William Infante, Greenwich, NY Lyndsey Ann Irish, South Royalton** Emily Patricia Irwin, York, ME Camille Madeleine Ives, Truro, MA Laura Biron Ivins, Buffalo, NY Erica Joy Izenberg, Chatham, NJ Rhett Ney Jacobi, Ogden, Canada Ryan Matthew Jacobs, Bennington Emily Eleni James, Nahant, MA Ashley Elizabeth Jenisch, Jeffersonville* Annie Brockman Jenkins, Lutherville, MD Colin Arthur Jensen, Oak Park, IL* Jeffrey Andrew Jensen, Hamilton, MA Magdalena Maria Jensen, Benson Sawyer McKinley Joecks, Essex Junction Alexander Boyd Johnson, Shelburne David Arthur Johnston, Woodstock Timothy L. Jolly, Stowe** Kimberly Anne Jones, Burlington Natalie Jane Jones, South Strafford Joel William Jukosky, Grafton, NH** Alicia J. Kaderbeck, Amherst, NY Alexandra Kate Kahl, Richmond, VA John C. Kalonaros, Hamburg, NY Evan Philip Kamin, Marblehead, MA* Chelsea Howrigan Kane, Sheldon Kate Elizabeth Kanelstein, Closter, NJ Leslie Karen Kaplan, Lewes, DE* Courtney A. Kappes, Ramsey, NJ* Dzeneta Karabegovic, Burlington Daniel Steven Katz, South Hadley, MA Elana Chaya Katz-Mink, Rochester, NY Nicole Kearney, Nanticoke, PA Whitney Katherine Keating, Brandon Kenneth Patrick Kehoe, Natick, MA Brian William Kemp, Santa Fe, NM Joshua Gabriel Kenyon, Newport Duncan Stockwell Kerr, Trevett, ME Justine Claire Kessler, Middlebury Christopher Ryan Killoran, Cincinnati, OH Maxwell Lambert Kimberley-Bryant, Center Conway, NH Stephanie Renee Kimerer, Kissimmee, FL Kathryn Mary King, Proctor Nicolette Lauren King, Stratham, NH** Frances Margaret Levine Kirk, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Ebonie Tylease Kirkland, New York, NY Julia Lauren Klas, North Kingstown, RI Devin Thompson Klein, Warren Toby Gregory Knops, Burlington* Polina Knyazev, Bronx, NY Anna Leigh Kobey, Denver, CO Laura Eve Kobroff, Scarsdale, NY Sara-Paule Cassi Koeller, Starksboro Nathaniel Smith Koloc, Pittsburgh, PA Ethan J. Korpi, South Londonderry

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Commencement 2008 Alice Enmark Kosak, Lakeville, CT Anne Colville Kozicki, Berwyn, PA Elizabeth Mia Kristel, Syosset, NY Molly Rose Krotick, Newton, MA Joseph Charles Kubacz, Wall Township, NJ Kristen Leigh Kutler, South Burlington** Weston L. Labar, East Stroudsburg, PA Michael Thomas Labita, River Edge, NJ* Christine Elaine LaFauci, Dennis, MA Michael Finnigan Laferriere, Manchester, NH Carmen Renee Lagala, Montpelier Megan Maxine Laliberte, West Rutland Andreas Landolt-Hoene, Lincoln Nathaniel H. Lane, Avon, CT Brandon Scott Lang, West Orange, NJ Torrey Mather Langdon, Cape May, NJ* Paige O’Donnell Langlands, Killington Jon Elliott Langston, Chester Sophia Elvira LaPaglia, East Calais Sherrianna Rigby LaPierre, Burlington Matthew John Larkin, Niskayuna, NY Brent T. Laroche, Highgate Kourtney Kirkland Larsen, Deer Isle, ME Anne Marie Lasher, Panton Nicholas Christos Latos, Hope, RI Amanda Lynn Lawrence, Bellows Falls Crosby Baker Lawrence, Westwood, MA** Jennifer Suzanne Lawrence, Salem, MA Max Aidan Lawton, Corinth Victor Orion Lazo, Hollis, NH* Kirsten Marie Leavitt, Williamsville Matthew Kenneth Leavitt, Ossipee, NH Alexander Brian Lee, New York, NY Edward W. Lee, Weston, MA** Melinda Catherine Lee, Trumbull, CT Jeanine Marie Legato, South Dartmouth, MA Amy Elizabeth Lemieux, South Burlington** Ashley Caitlin Lennon, Hoosick Falls, NY Jennifer Lee Lentz, Canadensis, PA** Kathleen Murray Lesniak, Buffalo, NY Jonathan Scott Lester, Burlington Thomas Samuel Levine, Armonk, NY Amanda Michelle Lewis, Newton, MA Brett William Lichtman, New York, NY Catherine Rebecca Light, South Burlington Alex Jay Link, East Greenwich, RI Robert James Linto, Essex Junction Elizabeth A. Londner, Brooklyn, NY Alexander Crandell Lontine, Island Pond Inessa Lopez, Bronx, NY Thomas Donald Loudon, Burlington Nathan John Louras, Rutland Jesse Lyman Luberoff, Amherst, MA** Kevin Allyn Lumpkin, Schenectady, NY** Suzanne Marie Lunden, Danvers, MA Darrah Joy Lustig, Natick, MA** Justin Michael Lynch, Montpelier Joseph John Lynskey, Rensselaer, NY Gabriel Chiengkuach Mabil, Winooski** Leslie Elyse MacConnell, Newport, NH Meghan Marie MacFarland, Bristol Kathryn Ernst Maciejowski, Springfield Jonathan Ford Madden, Belchertown, MA Molly Elizabeth Madore, Northport,, ME Lea Bet Madori, Ossining, NY Laura Mary A. Magee, North Barrington, IL** Anna Kate Magliozzi, Boston, MA Miguel Matos Magrass, West Roxbury, MA

Catherine Elizabeth Maguire, Milton** Daniel Louis Maguire, South Newfane Mary Aileen Mahoney, Winooski** Jessica Sarai Mainieri, Burlington Michael Scott Malavarca, Boonton Township, NJ Krista M. Mallette, Bomoseen Matthew Thomas Malone, Greenwich, CT Katherine Margaret Mann, Westport, CT Cristin Elizabeth Manner, Montrose, NY Erich Brewster Marn, Franklin Michael Anthony Marrone, Tamworth, NH Jeffrey Cooper Marshall, Barnstable, MA Rebeccah Waite Marsters, Wayland, MA** Emily Flynn Martin, East Corinth* Melissa Sue Martin, Manahawkin, NJ Richard Thomas Martin Jr., Manchester, ME Nicole S. Marx, Lancaster, OH Aaron D. Mason, Colchester Daniel Alger Mason, Cleverdale, NY Jennifer Elizabeth Matson, Medfield, MA Alissa Suzanne Matthews, Pittsburgh, PA* Nathan Daniel Matusick, Corning, NY Anne Elise Matysek, Fairport, NY Emily Joanna May, Kalamazoo, MI Scott Jordan May, Monsey, NY Lisa Amy Mayer, Morristown, NJ Rachel E. Mazer, West Hartford, CT John Francis McCabe IV, Winooski Scott C. McCarty, Brattleboro Kristen Culver McClaran, Landgrove Holly McKenzie McClelland, New Paltz, NY Kellen Sullivan McClure, Starksboro Ryan Thomas McCormick, Montpelier Tessa Ruth McCullough, Bethel Michelle McCutcheon-Schour, Orleans, MA Kelly Ann McDermott, Cumberland, RI John Patrick McDonald, Rhinebeck, NY** Mary Hart McDonough, Cambridge, MA Molly Jeanne McEachern, Portsmouth, NH Harry McEnerny V, Middlebury Ian L. McGill, Darien, CT Danielle Allaire McGrath, Hillsborough, NJ Brendan McTernan McGrory, Needham, MA Kieran Cuff McGuire, Bennington Shannon Rae McNamee, Shamong, NJ Meghan Aileen McPhillips, Greenfield Center, NY Darren Arthur McQuade, Indio, CA** Erin Greer Mealy, Clifton, VA Henry Leo Melcher, Brookline, MA Maartje Lucia Klara Melchiors, Deurne, Netherlands Mario Francesco Memoli, Stratford, CT** Claire B. Menegus, Washington, DC Amber Holbrook Menning, Huntington** Margaret Pate Mickles, Chattanooga, TN Mariko Middleton, Brattleboro Christopher Adam Mikrut, Burlington Bradford Bartlett Miller, McLean, VA Christopher Liebtag Miller, South Burlington Mitchell Steven Miller, Palo Alto, CA** Courtney Audra Millette, Barre Gabriel Morris Millman, New York, NY Eric Jordan Mintz, Linwood, NJ Meghan Catherine Minus, Jamestown, RI Amanda Lynn Mitchell, Lyndonville Tyler W. Mitchell, Williamstown Amanda Elizabeth Mohlenhoff, Huntington Station, NY Brendan F. Mold, East Burke Lena Kristine Molinari, Naples, FL

Caitlin A. Molloy, West Harrison, NY Max Michael Mondi, Brookline, MA Paul Daniel Montane, Essex Junction Shawna Maree Montgomery, Walpole, MA Cara Mae Moorby, Milton** Kensington Robert Moore, Montpelier Natalie Jane Moore, Burlington, CT Cara M. Morefield, Denver, CO Joseph Paul Moriarty, Holyoke, MA Lydia Sara Morin, Pittsburgh, PA Elizabeth Seymour Morrison, Swarthmore, PA Michael W. Morrison, Sunset Beach, NC Richard Peter Morse, Barnstable, MA Stephen Harris Moshen, Basking Ridge, NJ Ryan James Moss, Haddonfield, NJ** Matthew Jordan Mues, Chestnut Hill, MA Erica Nichole Mullin, Burlington Andrew Gordon Murphy, Minneapolis, MN Peter Eliot Murphy, Chester, CT Raina Lee Murphy, Larchmont, NY** Patrick Banks Mylett, Duxbury, MA Jessica Eve Nathanson, Middletown, CT Erik J. Neilson, Cape Elizabeth, ME Andrew B. Nelson, South Burlington Ethan Bruce Nelson, Brandon** Sarah Mary Nelson, Milton Arica Catrina Nesper, Sonora, CA** Patricia Jeanne Newman, Greenwood Lake, NY Alexa Diem Nguyen, South Burlington Amelia Bassett Nichol, Wilton, CT Patrick Joseph Niggel, Williston Dane William Norman, Newport Hannah Rose Oakland, Bridgewater Corners Rachael Oberst, Alstead, NH Andrew Parson O’Brien, Burlington* Christopher Kingsley O’Donnell, Waterbury Zachary S. Ogden, Lanesboro, MA Molly Elizabeth O’Hara, Thetford Center** Kevin Takeo Ohashi, Bethesda, MD Matthew Tucker O’Hearn, Cape Elizabeth, ME Maria Elizabeth Ojala, Stowe Martha Nugent O’Leary, Lake Placid, NY Molly Heilbronner Olive, Needham, MA Brian Brendan Olsen, Saint Paul, MN** Alicia Briana Olson, Montpelier Jessie Wes Butterfield Olson, Williston** Monica Lynn O’Melia, Huntington, MA Christopher P. O’Neil, North Reading, MA Kristen Morgan O’Neill, Salisbury Lauren Ann Opsahl, Rutland Sarah Jean O’Rourke, Burlington Benjamin Adam Orron, Hightstown, NJ Elizabeth O’Keefe Osborn, Sudbury, MA Kyle Nathan Osher, Blauvelt, NY Jeremy Stuart Osler, Cambridge, MA William Burnham Ottman, Wilton, CT Robin Lorene Ozzie, North Bend, WA Martin deBoer Paeplow, Milton** Carey Elizabeth Page, Thetford Francesca Paglia, Katonah, NY Nathan Ross Pakula, Providence, RI Dawn Aurel Palladino, Milton Ryan E. Palumbo, Hanover, NH Haido Mary Papadopoulos, Brattleboro Christopher Robert Papineau, North Andover, MA Torrence Allen Paquette, Morrisville Natalia Kitsock Parachini, Altamont, NY *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Commencement 2008 Aimee K. Paradis, Newport, ME Fernand N. Parent IV, Virginia Beach, VA Jamie Richardson Parot, South Burlington Samantha Wren Partrick, Red Hook, NY Luke Coakley Paskevich, Chagrin Falls, OH Rory Liam Payson, Cambridge, MA Elizabeth Payne Peck, Charleston, SC Nicole Marie Pellerin, Waterbury Center Sarah J. Pelow, Hardwick Alexis Laura Penkoff, Trumbull, CT** Reuben Harry Penn, Wynnewood, PA** Sara Elizabeth Penn, South Dennis, MA Kirsten Alexandra Percy, Quechee Benjamin Boulton Perkins, Thomaston, ME* Brooke Sarah Petersen, Acton, MA Kimberly Nicole Petritz, Milwaukee, WI** Clayton Phillips-Dorset, Peru Amy Elizabeth Phippen, Kensington, CT Joseph Peter Pickard, Kensington, MD** Sarah Marie Pickard, Bemus Point, NY Kira Healy Pickering, Bainbridge Island, WA Andrew Sherwood Pierson, Havre de Grace, MD Allison Leigh Pike, East Rochester, NH David Alexander Pirie, Waltham, MA** Gabrielle Marie Piscitelli, Ridgewood, NJ David Blake Plante, Burlington Katherine Elizabeth Plante, Shelburne Jason Patrick Plaza, Essex Junction Jody Goodwin Podell, Avon, CT Michelle G. Polk, Highland Park, IL Jana Eleanor Pollack, Arlington, MA Stephanie Mara Pollock, Fairfield, CT Erin Jean Poole, Brentwood, NH Emily Katherine Porter, Burlington** Joshua Micah Portman, Stoneham, MA Jessica Portmess, Tully, NY Adam Chisnall Pouilliard, Harwinton, CT** Benjamin Charles Powden, Hinesburg Steven Miller Powell, Harvard, MA Katrina Margaret Preiss, Milton** Christopher Thomas Prelack, Medfield, MA* Leah Marie Prescott, Burlington Ian Nikolai Pedro Prieto, Pico Rivera, CA Matthew Charles Priven, Rye Brook, NY Sara Margaret Puls, Bristol Heather Elizabeth Quinion, Litchfield, CT Micah William Rabin, Saxtons River Noah Abraham Rabin, Saxtons River Laurel Young Radimer, Charlotte Elijah Joseph Rak, Lancaster, MA Kesha Kaleire Ram, Santa Monica, CA Adriana Kiersten Ramirez, Washington, DC Heather Laura-Mae Ramsdell, Silver Lake, NH Lilly C. Ramsey, Essex Junction Lewis Ryan Rapkin, Wilton, CT Ella Raposo-Sacks, Brookline, MA Emily Lynne Rapp, Walworth, NY Lindsay Caroline Rattigan, Woodstock** Michael D. Raymond, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY Inza Rehlen, Castleton Katelyn Mary Reilly, Southborough, MA Stephen George Reilly, Rutland Courtney A. Relyea, Essex Junction Brooke Colleen Remmers, Vergennes** Katherine Hough Rendall, South Burlington Ashley Lynn Reuter, Dunbarton, NH Lindsey Beth Reynolds, Stannard *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Brandon Kahill Rhone, Corona, NY Douglas Warren Rich, Aiken, SC Johanna Leigh Rich, Poultney** Keith T. Rich, Brattleboro Andrew Allan Richard, Grand Isle Catherine Anne Richardson, Concord, NH Hannah Samantha Richman, Santa Rosa, CA Jason Scott Riggio, Paramus, NJ Jennifer Lynn Riggs, Wilder** Alexander Francis Rigney, Brooklyn, NY** Julia McAlpin Risk, Northbrook, IL Hilary Terrell Roberts, Colchester Jonathan Tod Roberts, Burlington** Dennis John Robillard, Wilmington, MA Brendan Malaney Robinson, Burlington** Kasey Elizabeth Robinson, Colchester Katherine Taylor Robinson, Saint Petersburg, FL Cyrus Holland Rodgers, New Haven Casey John Root, Milton Kristen Whitney Root, Kittery Point, ME Asenett Rosario, Brooklyn, NY Jordan Todd Rosenberg, Rydal, PA Michael Berezin Rosenblum, Brookline, MA Jesse Samuel Rosenfield, Holden, MA Chad Medford Rosow, Scarsdale, NY* Evan Ross-Miller, Groton, MA** David Neil Roth, Ossining, NY Allison C. Roy, Hamden, CT Jessica Marie Roy, Dover, NH Jonathan Rawlings Rubin, Wayland, MA Melea Elizabeth Rubinstein, Morristown, NJ Caitlin Julie Russell, Danvers, MA Alexandra Catherine Rutherford, Piedmont, CA Travis James Ruttkamp, Greenwich, CT** Caitlin Taylor Ryan, Hartford Ian Quentin Ryan, Litchfield, CT* Priscilla Marie Rybicki, Croydon, NH** Jason Mansfield Ryglicki, North Bergen, NJ Carissa Theresa Sacchetti, Brighton, MA Nicholas Eric Sachs, Oakham, MA Eric David Saint Pierre, Burlington Jeremy William Sakovics, Media, PA Daniel Kaplan Sanoff, Cambridge, MA Adam Sateriale, Burlington** Hallie Elizabeth Saunders, South Burlington Angela Marie Scerbo, Williamstown, MA Jesse Isaac Schauben-Fuerst, Swampscott, MA Adam Gideon Fischer Scherr, Washington, DC Lauren McCain Schirmer, Falmouth, ME Mary Elizabeth Schliecker Brigham, Milton** Peter A. Schluter, Winchester, MA Emily Cader Schwartz, Framingham, MA Alexa Katherine Schwindt, Dorset Lauren Heather Scribi, Hanover, MA Amanda Casey Sebring, New London, NH Emily Rachel Segal, Winnetka, IL Abigail Irene Segall, Annandale, VA Fraser McClure Seifert, Sewickley, PA* Justin C. Senni, West Brattleboro Brittany Anne Seraphin, Greenwich, CT Taylor Anne Severns, Montpelier Molly Pearl Shaker, New Canaan, CT Jacob Cooper Shane, Waterbury Allissa Tova Shapiro, Indianapolis, IN** John Dunlap Sheaffer, Salt Lake City, UT** Brian Gerard Sheeran, Wayside, NJ Samuel Augustus Shepard, Saxtons River** Kai Elise Shepherd, Brunswick, ME*

Christian B. Shumway, Grand Isle Leah Linder Siegel, Red Hook, NY Eric Peter Silverberg, Southbridge, MA Brittni Lynn Simmons, Brattleboro Eric Richard Simmons, Ridgewood, NJ Matthew Gelb Sisto, Greenwich, CT Eliza G. Sivo, Essex, MA Keturah Maurey Sloan, Stroudsburg, PA Emily Rebecca Slocum, Eastford, CT Aaron Peter Smith, Evergreen, CO Alana V. Smith, Reston, VA Brian J. Smith, Rowayton, CT Jonathan D. Smith, Middlebury Karen Lee Smith, Jericho** Nathaniel Ethan Smith, Norwell, MA David E. Smoler, Omaha, NE Joshua Eric Smolkin, Colchester Elizabeth McCloud Sneath, Wayne, PA Jonathan Peter Sneider, Needham, MA Ashley Elizabeth Socha, Milton** Leah Miraj Sohotra, Burlington Christina Marie Solomon, Colchester Danna Elise Solomon, Kensington, NH Ian Paul Sotzing, Riverside, CT Ian David Spaulding, Ringwood, NJ Lindsey S. Spieker, South Windsor, CT Ryan Philip Spillane, Bow, NH** Ashley Linda Spina, Guildhall Susan Nova Staley, Mahopac, NY Samantha Bailey Stebbins, Williston Whitney Bedford Steele, Shiremanstown, PA Benjamin Leopold Stein-Lobovits, Northampton, MA Sean Barry Steinhagen, Portland, ME Kyle Everett Stetson, Monkton James Patrick Stevens, Bayport, NY* Samuel Bayne Stevenson, Hyde Park Benjamin Davis Stewart, Greensburg, PA Derek Sadler Stewart, Randolph Gregory Bradshaw Stewart, Topsfield, MA Elyse H. Stiner, Malvern, PA Bronwyn Tailleur Stippa, Coxsackie, NY Andrew John Hardman Stock, Londonderry Tonya Sue St. Pierre, Burlington** Casey E. Sullivan, Strafford Erin Kathleen Sullivan, Fairport, NY Megan Elizabeth Sullivan, Essex Junction Amanda Celeste Sutherland, Saint Louis, MO Molly Elizabeth Swanberg, New Canaan, CT Darryl Andrew Swarts, Ann Arbor, MI** Theodore Barton Swartz, Newton, MA Shane Stephen Swasey, South Royalton Dan Taylor Swenson, Hampden, ME Sabrina Kristin Sydnor, Burlington Joy Marie Sylvester, North Clarendon Matthew Edward Syroczynski, Hamburg, NY* Emilie Elizabeth Rose Szakach, Pittsburgh, PA Julia Taddonio, New Canaan, CT Melissa Y. Taing, Pelham, NH George K. Takesian, Needham, MA** Samantha Lowell Talbot, South Burlington Jana Marie TanCreti, Hartland* Amanda Rachel Tanney, Santa Ynez, CA Anna Elaine Taylor, Colchester Maggie Anne Taylor, Framingham, MA Abigail Emilie Temeles, Thaxton, VA Sarah Catherine Teter, Spring Grove, PA Evan Allen Thomas, Milford, NH Joseph J. Thomas, Bronx, NY

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Commencement 2008 Kaitlin Amelia Thomas-Frost, Jericho Adrian Daniel Thompson, Jamestown, RI Mark Andrew Thompson, Rumson, NJ Jaclyn E. Tobi, Jericho** Christina Alexandra Todd, Ipswich, MA Aaron R. Tolbert, Fulton, NY Joseph William Torda, Brookline, MA Alexander Ryan Torres, Bridgeport, CT Renee Suzanne Totaro, Belle Mead, NJ** John H. Townsend, Woodstock* Kelly Elizabeth Trace, Lake Forest, IL Margaret Duffy Triggs, Milton Paul S. Trombino Jr., Underhill Center Maxwell William Tubman, Concord, MA Heather Melissa Tuck, Burlington Lindsay Ann Margaret Tully, Silver Spring , MD Caitlin Ann Turndorf, Yarmouth, ME Justin Clark Tuthill, Madison, CT* Erica Marie Twenge, Bristol Alexander Robert Ufford, Norwich Alexander Wood Ulfelder, Wellesley, MA Rebecca Michelle Ullian, Lynnfield, MA Peter Jamieson VanEtten, Hampton, NJ Crystal Aspi Variava, Manchester, NH Madeline Steady Veitch, Putney** Joel Saunders Vestrich, East Middlebury** Rueben Vidrio, Essex Junction Julie Anne Villar, Oceanside , NY Elise Marie Vincelette, Essex Junction Sara Idella Vincent, Norwich Kerry M. Vinson, Concord, NH Laura Eileen Vogric, Stony Brook, NY Chad Christopher Volk, Waltham Linzy Marie Vos, Derby Alexis Nicole Voutas, North Chittenden** Neil William Wacek, Burlington** Jessica-Lyn Marie Wagar, White River Junction Justin Lynn Wagner, Northfield** Danielle Marie Waite, Georgia Tristan Thomas Walsh, Shrewsbury** Eric Daniel Walth, River Falls, WI Caitlin Giadone Ward, Peabody, MA** Kaitlynne Erin Ward, Westerly, RI Christina Michelle Wehry, Burlington Kurt Weiss, Brookline, MA Margaret Sarah Weiss, Far Hills, NJ Elizabeth Lee Welsh, Lambertville, NJ Kelly Lee Welsh, South Burlington Brian Louis Wendt, Sauquoit, NY Carly Hope West, Lake Forest, IL Nicholas Joseph Wevurski, Newport Austin Scott Whipple, Barre Matthew Elijah Whitcomb, Bradford Abigail Christa White, Stamford, CT Anne White, Yardley, PA Emily A. White, Rensselaer, NY Mia Colletta White, Moretown

Alexander Duncan Whitehead, Wayne, PA Warren Russell WhiteKnight, Burlington** Adam Thomas Wilbanks, Baltimore, MD Benjamin D. Wilcox, Glastonbury, CT Cheryl Ann Willey, Lyndonville Madeline Rose William, Rochester, NY Aaren Tiffany Williams, Saint Albans Allison Keely Williams, Atlanta, GA Megan Ellen Williams, Barre** Alan Benjamin Wilson, Rochester, NY Emily Nicole Wilson, Shapleigh, ME Emmett Scott Wilson, Rochester, NY Shelley Marin Wilson, Seattle, WA Ian Robert Winsemius, West Hartford, CT Courtney A. Winters, Burlington Jeremy Prescott Wintersteen, McLean, VA Michelle Kathleen Wissley, Cape Elizabeth, ME Jason Paul Wiszynski, Roseland, NJ Dana Forman Wohl, Hingham, MA* Caitlin Jessica Wolf, Arundel, ME Jordan S. Wolff, Mahwah, NJ Amy Sarah Woodbury, Hamilton, MA** Alexander Francis Woods, Winston Salem, NC Daniel Robert Woodward, Waban, MA Michael Tyrone Wooten II, Clifton Park, NY Victoria Katherine Woronecki, Somers, CT Chris R. Wright, Manahawkin, NJ Joanna Kate Wurtzel, Great Neck, NY Patrick Davis Wyld, West Simsbury, CT** Kevin Gregory Wyvratt, Mountainside, NJ Theodore J. Zafiris, Wallingford, CT Allison Marie Ziegler, Fairfax Jessica Laurel Ziegler, South Burlington Bachelor of MUSIC Russell Tully Flynn, Huntington, NY Peter M. Krag, Shelburne Bachelor of Science Lillian A. Agyei, Bronxville, NY Steven H. Aimi, Wallingford, CT Alena Mae Anderson, Haddon Heights, NJ Kattie Marie Anderson, Naperville, IL** Renee Anna Blanchet, Montpelier Ellen Jean Bluett, Jacksonville, FL Richard Humphrey Bogart, Ridgewood, NJ Adam Michael Boise, Derry, NH Julian Michael Bouffard, Plainfield** Cheryl Lynn Brinkman, Vergennes Ashton Jean Brooks, Saint Albans Yaicha Arrowyn Bryan, Westfield** Alexandra Duncan Clark, Vineyard Haven, MA Melissa Marie Clark, Hinesburg Miles Frederick Crow, Stowe** David Ernest Damby, Roscoe, IL Karen Melia Derman, Holland, PA Stacey Lynn Dupuis, South Burlington**

Ann Margaret Durfee, Longmeadow, MA Matthew James Falco, Starksboro Maxwell Harris Fein, Great Neck, NY Matthew Mendoza Friedman, Cotuit, MA Sarah A. Friend, Crofton, MD** Keith David Gareau, South Glastonbury, CT** William Travers Gergits, Saratoga Springs, NY Christina Linda Giroux, Essex Junction Alexandra S. Glasser, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY Ian Christopher Goyette, Montpelier** Hans Richard Gulstrand, Excelsior, MN Rebecca C. Hannah, Lincoln Steven Henry Henck, Hartland Megan A. Hill, Kunkletown, PA** Aimee M. Kern, Wrentham, MA Sherie Hirija Kojtari, Wallkill, NY Jamie Lyn Kramer, Woodbrige, CT Jeremy Charles Larson, Castleton Amber Dailise Leenstra, Hinesburg Claire Rees Leonard, Washington, DC** Aaron Edward Levine, Scarsdale, NY** Melanie Michelle Lloyd, Concord, NH Sunnie Faith Lobdell, Willsboro, NY Julia Caitlin MacLeod, Essex Junction Lindsey Catherine Mahon, Bethany, CT Amelia Maisonave, Bronx, NY* Cyrus Alexander Mallon, Hamburg, NY Heather Ward McLaughlin, Essex Junction Alexandra Peters Orr, Chester Springs, PA Katrina Sochor Parry, Southborough, MA Thomas Daniel Pearo, Isle La Motte Jessica Marie Pearson, Gorham, NH Amy E. Plante, Barre Brittany Noelle Porter, Jericho Adrian Meyer Sackheim, Hatfield, MA** Adam Sateriale, Burlington** Katherine Michele Schneider, Sanford, ME Sarah Lyn Shackett, Shelburne Toby Mallard Sokol, Portland, OR John Dennis Stempien, Trumbull, CT** Charles Harland Sterling, Keene, NH Sarah Jane Teddy, Fairport, NY Sean Mauran Thomas, West Hartford, CT Ainsley Jean Thurber, South Burlington Aaron R. Tolbert, Fulton, NY Matthew Ernest Tosi, Grafton, MA Erin M. Vaughan, Albany, NY Clinton Alexander Veselis, Pelham, NY Jonathan Stephen Viti, Hallowell, ME Lori A. Waldman, Natick, MA Sean Michael Wasylyk, Yardville, NJ Andrew James Weis, Hinesburg Kevin James Whitcomb, Sheffield Stirling Auchincloss Winder, Manchester, MA Cassia Marie Windsor, Barre

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Graduate College MASTER OF SCIENCE Biology Cassandra Lynn Jacobs, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2006; South Burlington* Thesis: NMDA Receptor Associated Protein in Paramecium and its Involvement in Glutamate Chemoresponse Advisor: Dr. Judith Van Houten Trevor Joseph Manendo, B.S. (Pennsylvania State University) 2003; Erie, PA Thesis: A Phylogenetic Analysis of North American Lasius Ants Based on Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Advisor: Dr. Sara Cahan Yunfeng Pan, B.S. (Central China Normal University) 1999; Wuhan, China** Thesis: The Role of Plasma Membrane Calcium Atpase and Its Association with Lipid Rafts in Chemoattraction in Paramecium Advisor: Dr. Judith Van Houten Koela Ray, B.S. (University of Calcutta) 1998; M.S. (University of Calcutta) 2000, Calcutta, India Thesis: Characterization of Paramecium Tetraurelia Ciliary Membrane Plasma Membrane Calcium Pumps and Lipid Rafts Advisor: Dr. Judith Van Houten Russell W. Wells, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Lincoln, MA Cloning and Molecular Characterization Using Bioinformatics and RNA Interference of Novel Paramecium Tetraurelia Plasma Membrane Calcium Atpase Isoforms Advisor: Dr. Judith Van Houten Chemistry Nan Huang, B.S. (Peking University) 2001; Harbin, China* Thesis: Total Synthesis of (±)-Catharanthine Advisor: Dr. Jose Madalengoitia Ian McBee, B.A. (Bard College) 2002; Baltimore, MD* Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of P-Terphenylene-Ethynylene Macrocycles Advisor: Dr. Thomas Hughes Communication Sciences Rebecca Anne Bonnici, B.A. (Burlington College) 2004; Albertson, NY** Mary Catherine Daniels, B.S. (Providence College) 2000; South Burlington Jessica Marie Decker, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2000; Swanton** Courtney Joy Ehlers, B.A. (University of Iowa) 2005; Holstein, IA** Thesis: Effects of Listener and Context of the Spoken Stories of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Typically Developing Children Advisor: Dr. Rebecca McCauley Malinda A. Hartwell, B.A. (Lyndon State College) 2001; Lyndonville Heather R. N. Smith, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Bucksport, ME* Cheryl Valerie Vincent, B.A. (University of Kentucky) 1974; Middlesex Geology Corey C. Coutu, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Sheldon** Thesis: Teaching Evolution with Palentological Data: A Web Resource for Professional Educators Advisor: Dr. Charlotte Mehrtens Amanda Jean Getsinger, B.A. (Mount Holyoke College) 2004; Franklin, PA* Thesis: Coupling Physical and Chemical Studies to Assess TTG Petrogenesis Advisor: Dr. Tracy Rushmer Matthew C. Jungers, B.A. (Williams College) 2003; Stony Brook, NY** Thesis: Using 10Be To Determine Sediment Production and Transport Rates on Steep Hillslopes in Varied Tectonic and Climatic Settings Advisor: Dr. Paul Bierman Harry Daniel Oduro, B.S. (University of Science & Technology) 2000; Kumasi, Ghana* Thesis: The Formation, Oxidation and Characterization of FeS(aq) Molecular Clusters – Decoupling Iron Sulfide Mineral Surface Dissolution and Oxidation Reactions Advisor: Dr. Gregory Druschel

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Historic Preservation Susan Elizabeth Arena, B.A. (Hobart and William Smith College) 2003; Fulton, NY Ashley L. Bushey, B.A. (Castleton State College) 2006; Bristol Sara Elizabeth Casten, B.F.A. (Massachusetts College of Art and Design) 2003; Holden, MA Amanda E. Ciampolillo, B.A. (State University of New York at Potsdam) 2001; Poestenkill** Caitlin Elizabeth Corkins, B.A. (Knox College) 2002; Bristol** April Cummings, B.A. (Marquette University) 2003; Littleton, NH** James Patrick Duggan, B.A. (Syracuse University) 1995; Montpelier Curtis Buttler Eaton, B.S. (University of California, Berkeley) 1980; M.U.R.P. (California State University, Fresno) 1986; Geneva, NY* Sarah LeVaun Graulty, B.A. (Smith College) 2003; West Stockbridge, MA Gweneth Aline Langdon, B.A. (Ithaca College) 2002; Shavertown, PA* Caitlin Neil Meives, B.A. (University of Rochester) 2005; Syracuse, NY** Lucille Jeannette Pittman, B.A. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) 2005; Raleigh, NC* Gregory A. Tisher, B. Phil. (University of Pittsburgh) 1999; Wooster, OH** Brandee Rose Wagner, B.A. (Franklin Pierce College) 2006; Lowell, MA** Physics Jeff Lloyd Herfindal, B.S. (University of Wisconsin) 2005; Chicago City, MN Thesis: Nulling Periodicities in Pulsars Advisor: Dr. Joanna Rankin MASTER OF ARTS English Brad Dustin Bannon, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2003; South Portland, ME Thesis: “Shapings of the Unregenerate Mind”: The Unknowable Idealism of The Ancient Mariner Advisor: Dr. Eric Lindstrom Michael J. Blouin, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Barre Thesis: Specter of Modernity: The Uncanny in Japanese Horror Cinema Advisor: Dr. David Jenemann Cassie R. Bohn, B.A. (Charron State College) 2004; Newcastle, WY* Thesis: Bastardized Being: Arguing the Grotesque as Objet Petit A, or What Can be Had of the Successful Existential Individual in Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio Advisor: Dr. Andrew Barnaby Jeffrey Charles Bukowski, B.A. (Dickinson College) 2004; Erie, PA Thesis: Unseen Identity: Class, Masculinity, and Homosexuality in E.M. Forster’s Maurice and A.T. Fitzroy’s Despised and Rejected Advisor: Dr. Valerie Rohy Lillian Mary Occhi Gamache, B.A. (Skidmore College) 1982; Georgia* Thesis: From Self to Subject: Learning to Write Autobiography Advisor: Dr. Nancy Welch Kellen Ingalls, B.A. (State University of New York – Fredonia) 2004; Hornell, NY Thesis: On Environmental Truth: Alain Badiou and Ecology Advisor: Dr. Todd McGowan Shawn Mark Jasinski, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Stamford Thesis: John Steinbeck as a Radical Novelist Advisor: Dr. David Jenemann Matthew M. A. M. Shagam, B.A. (University of Florida) 2004; Hollywood, FL Thesis: The Internet Arcade: Walter Benjamin and the Social Internet Advisor: Dr. Richard Parent German Annegret Schmitt-Johnson, B.A. (Germany Universität Rostock) 2002; Colchester Thesis: “Mit Haut und Haar”: Sprichwörtliches in der Lyrik Gisela Steineckerts Advisor: Dr. Wolfgang Mieder Greek and Latin Charles E. Blume, A.B. (Harvard University) 1984; J.D. (University of Pittsburgh) 1988; Pittsburgh, PA Thesis: ‘Srgsn as a Cosmological First Principle in Hesiod’s Works and Days Advisor: Dr. Mark Usher Daniel S. Houston, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Burlington

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Commencement 2008 History Dorothy Butler Adams, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Burlington Justin David Classen, B.A. (Williams College) 2003; South Burlington* Thesis: Aristocracies of Virtue: Comparing Khomeinist Shi’ism and the Romanian Legionary Movement Advisor: Dr. Bogac Ergene Sean Patrick Collins, B.A. (Marist College) 2005; Huntington, NY Zackary William Gardner, B.A.H. (Queen’s University) 2006; Fairlee Thesis: Far From Home. The Sojourns of E.J. Ormsbee in the Samoan Islands Advisor: Dr. Nicole Phelps Virginia A. Gellman, B.A. (Princeton University) 1993; Burlington* Thesis: Vision and Division in a Frontier Community: Burlington, Vermont 1790-1810 Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Carr Thomas S. Hall, B.A. (Saint Lawrence University) 1989; Falls Church City, VA Thesis: The British Occupation of Iraq, 1915-1948 Advisor: Dr. Paul Deslandes Matthew Eric Hannon, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2002; Richmond** Thesis: From Vermont to Liberia: An Examination of the Vermont Colonization Society Advisor: Dr. Paul Deslandes Leah Crystal LaClair, B.S. E. (Millersville University of Pennsylvania) 2004; Burlington* Amy Katherine Mincher, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2003; Middlebury** Christine Holly Nold, B.A. (University of Maine) 2006; Shelburne Thesis: An Examination of the New England Holocaust Memorial Advisor: Dr. Paul Deslandes Sara Lynn Pike, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2005; Stowe Thesis: Racism at the Movies: Vietnam War Films, 1968-2002 Advisor: Dr. Paul Deslandes Matthew J. Roper, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Bedford, NH Thesis: Monkey See, Monkey Do: How Academia Turned Curious George into a Racial Commentary Advisor: Dr. Melanie Gustafson Jonathan Arthur Schwab, B.A. (Providence College) 2006; Bethlehem, PA Marjorie Jane Strong, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1989; M.Lis. (McGill University) 1991; Barre Helen Margaret Wilbur, B.A. (Dartmouth College) 2005; Charlottesville, VA Thesis: Commemoration and Curriculum: The Great War in British Secondary Education Advisor: Dr. Paul Deslandes Psychology Jasmin N. Salam, B.A. (University of Colorado – Boulder) 2003; Boulder, CO** Thesis: Anxiogenic Effects of Auditory Stimuli as Measured with Acoustic Startle Advisor: Dr. William Falls

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Biology Judith L. Pachuau, B. Sc. (Pachhunga University College) 1996; M. Sc. (Bangalore University) 1999; Aizawl, Mizoram, India** Dissertation: Developmental Regulation of Voltage Gated Calcium Channels in Chic Nodose Ganglion Neurons Advisor: Dr. Miguel Martin-Caraballo Sarah E. Wittman, B.S. (Saint Norbert College) 2001; Janesville, WI* Dissertation: Ant Community Assembly in the Siskiyou-Klamath Ecoregion Advisor: Dr. Nicholas Gotelli Chemistry Kai Cheng, B.S. (University of Science & Technology of China) 1997; M.S. (University of Science & Technology of China) 2000; Shandong, China** Dissertation: Design and Development of Functionalized Nanoporous Silica Spheres for Biomedical Applications Advisor: Dr. Christopher Landry Bryan J. Holmes, B.S. (James Madison University) 1998; Williamsburg, VA** Dissertation: Oligomerization of Levoglucosan in Proxies of Biomass Burning Aerosols Advisor: Dr. Giuseppe Petrucci Adam Lewis Hunt, B.A. (Connecticut College) 1998; Burlington** Dissertation: Analysis of Factors That Affect Ion Beam Currents For Cosmogenic 10Be And 26Al Analysis By Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Advisor: Dr. Giuseppe Petrucci Robert Gerald Potter, B.S. (Johnson State College) 2000; Westminster** Dissertation: Synthesis and Study of Linear and Cyclic Polycyclopentadienones and Polypheneylenes Advisor: Dr. Thomas Hughes Psychology Amit Bernstein, B.A. (University of Wisconsin, Madison) 1998; Glendale, WI* Dissertation: Taxometric and Factor Analytic Models of Anxiety Sensitivity Among Youth: Exploring the Latent Structure of Anxiety Psychopathology Vulnerability Advisor: Dr. Michael Zvolensky Marcy Ellen Burstein, B.A. (Boston University) 2000; Buffalo, NY* Dissertation: Predictors of Child Psychopathology and Substance Use in Substance-Abusing Families Advisor: Dr. Catherine Stanger Nicole L. Coffelt, B.A. (The University of Richmond) 2001; Buffalo, NY** Dissertation: Parental Depression in Remission: Associations of a Past Episode and Residual Symptoms with Youth Externalizing Behavior and the Role of Parenting Advisor: Rex Forehand Laurie Beth Kaufman, B.A. (Duke University) 1999; Belmont, MA* Dissertation: Empathic and Socio-Cognitive Deficits of Adjudicated Adolescents: Differences by Gender and Callous-Unemotional Traits Advisor: Dr. Timothy Stickle Neil M. Kirkpatrick, B.S. (University of Washington) 2002; Tacoma,WA** Dissertation: The Role of Emotional Reactivity in Adolescent Girls’ Aggressive Behaviors Advisor: Dr. Timothy Stickle Rebecca Krukowski, B.A. (DePauw University) 2002; Grosse Ile, MI* Dissertation: Physiological and Psychological Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Exercise in the Maintenance of Weight Loss Advisor: Dr. Laura Solomon Kristen Michelle Leverentz-Brady, B.A. (University of North Carolina) 2000; M.A. (Western Carolina University) 2002; Jacksonville, NC* Dissertation: Relationship Between Service Intensity, Care Coordination, and Child Outcomes: Evidence from Three Systems of Care Sites Advisor: Dr. Timothy Stickle Stephanie Anne Nelson, B.A. (Williams College) 1997; Seattle, WA** Dissertation: Associations Between Intelligence Test Scores and Test Session Behavior in Children with ADHD, LD, and EBD Advisor: Dr. Stephanie McConaughy

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School of Business Administration

Sunday, May 18, 2008

2:00 p.m.

Flynn Theatre for the Performing Arts

Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Dean Barbara Arel, School Marshal Order of Exercises PROCESSIONAL WELCOME, Dean Rocki-Lee DeWitt STUDENT ADDRESS Highest Ranking Undergraduate Student Highest Ranking Graduate Student PRESENTATION OF TEACHER OF THE YEAR COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS CONCLUDING COMMENT, Dean Rocki-Lee DeWitt RECESSIONAL Kyle Bennett Adelman, Penn Valley, PA Deng Ayac Adit, Sudan Keith W. Ali, New York, NY Amy Marie Allen, Georgetown, MA** Jacqueline Amber Atkins, Weybridge Troy W. Ault, Proctor Rebecca Ruth Babich, Chelmsford, MA Elizabeth M. Bartosiak, Portland, CT Amy Lynn Bass, Southington, CT David Joseph Beahm, Portland, ME Ethan Scott Beardsworth, Jamestown, RI Katherine K. Beck, Shaker Heights, OH Nicole Michelle Belida, Jay Jason M. Bell, Fort Washington, PA Joseph Michael Besl, Cincinnati, OH Patrick Logan Biddiscombe, Rutland Renée L. Bourassa, Colchester** Alexandra Bruno Carlo, San Juan, Puerto Rico Callie Dorain Burgess, Manchester Center Matthew Robert Bystock, Canton, MA Ross Edward Carpenter, Colchester** Logan Douglas Cate, East Montpelier** Jihei-Katharina Chang, South Korea Lola Chiu, New York, NY Sana Aslam Choudhary, Williston* Casey Rae Clark, Pittsford, NY Daniel Timothy Clark, Westfield, NJ Joseph A. Collier, Eliot, ME Andrew H Creed, Farmington, CT Edward Stowman Davis III, Chadds Ford, PA Christopher Donnelly, Swarthmore, PA Sherry Elizabeth Dupont, Colchester* Ty Christopher Dusablon, South Burlington Brian E. Eachus, Mullica Hill, NJ AJ Eckstein, River Vale, NJ Per Erik Kristoffer Edstrom, Stockholm, Sweden Andrew M. Edward, North Reading, MA Tristan A. Efremenko, Pittsburgh, PA Stefanie Eichler, Essex Julia Nabih Ellakkis, Belmont, MA Ethan Cory Ellison, Monkton** *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008 †Pending completion of requirements

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Rachelle Kymberly Eloschuk, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Tacia Lee Eriksen, Vergennes Matthew David Erkson, Richmond Nicholas O’Rourke Falco, Medfield, MA Kerry Scott Fallon, Orange, CT Lindsay Hall Farrell, Wallingford, CT David Edward Feldman, Scarsdale, NY Victoria F. Felis, Stowe Stephen J. Fiedrich, Carlisle, MA Andrew Philip Franklin, Lake Forest, IL Michael Joseph Gilberto, Weston, MA Madison Elane Ginnett, Eugene, OR Dean Gjoni, New York, NY Holly Lee Graham, Scituate, MA Allison Caswell Gray, Marshfield, MA Teresa Elaine Gray, Essex* Zachary Wyatt Greene, Chester Daniel S. Greenspan, Fort Washington, PA Cory William Grimes, Lexington, MA Jeffrey Russell Hackett, Killington Nicholas B. Hall, Old Greenwich, CT** Matthew D. Hamilton, Winooski Allison Brooke Hargrave, East Greenbush, NY** Tyler I. Hasman, Portland, OR Erich Kenneth Haun, Syracuse, NY Brian Healy, Walpole, MA* Conor John Hegarty, West Barnstable, MA Steven Charles Herrick, Glenville, NY Brenna Francis Hersey, Woodstock** Kyle Christopher Hickey, North Conway, NH Greggory M. Hogan, Newburyport, MA Mark Gerard Holland, Williston** Matthew Charles Horner, Telluride, CO Shirley Esther Hornstein, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany Amanda H. Howe, Castleton* Frederick Beyer Hubbell, Des Moines, IA William McPherson Hull, Locust Valley, NY William Lathrop Huntington IV, Montville, CT* John Charles Huntsman Jr., Erie, PA Sean Jaques, South Burlington Tamara L. Jaques, Burlington Eric Matthew John, Stowe Tania M. Kalian, Rumson, NJ

Joshua R. Katz, Portsmouth, NH Shaun Thomas Kelleher, Mercer Island, WA** Bryan Forrest Kelley, Middleton, MA Fayth E. Kestenbaum, Watertown, MA Emily Erin Kilcoyne, Essex Junction** Amanda Todd Kloc, Naugatuck, CT Adam Theodore Kornuth, Denver, CO** Sam Wesley Kozel, Barrington, IL** Michael Karl Kreitzer, East Longmeadow, MA Gabriel J. Lambert, North Bennington Matthew Wade Landsman, Lutherville, MD Sonah Lee, Essex† Tiffany Tina Lee, Natick, MA* Jessica Irene Luft, Katonah, NY Mark Christopher Lutz, Stevens Point, WI Douglas Edward MacKinnon, Chelsea John Xavier Maguire, Hartland* Khurram Shaheen Malghani, South Burlington Breanne Rene Maliniak, Long Beach, CA** Kiley Elizabeth Manahan, Saint Albans Michele Leigh Mannino, Colchester Nicole Maria Martino, Bradford Molly Megan McDevitt, Underhill Evan Thomas McDonnell, Clinton, CT Erin Elizabeth McElaney, Marshfield, MA Shu-Fen McKenzie, Taipei, Taiwan** Matthew Robert Meikleham, Cahasset, MA Natalie Jean Merkle, Kennebunk, ME Sara Mohebbi, New York, NY Megan A. Morrill, East Windsor, NJ* Shir A. Moscovitz, New York, NY Jeffrey Kit Moy, Burlington William Hughes Mullin, Acton, MA Matthew J. Mutterperl, Hewlett, NY Daniel Aldo Nastasi, Somers, NY Meghann Noel Nelson, Irasburg Dana Martin Newcomb, Manchester, CT Alexa D. Nguyen, South Burlington Justin John Oakes, East Sandwich, MA Gage A. O’Donnell, Chester Jeffrey Thomas O’Meara, Lyndonville Jessica Lynn Osgood, Newport, NH Allison Bellinger Pacelli, Winhall Chad Raymond Papineau, East Montpelier Bajro Pasic, Burlington*

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Commencement 2008 Lisa M. Patrick, Jericho Travis Caleb Patton, Poolesville, MD* David S. Paul, Pittsburgh, PA Chad C. Pavel, Trumbull, CT Kyle Anthony Percarpio, Pompton Plains, NJ Megan Elizabeth Piro, Berlin Bryan G. Polovina, Bethlehem, NY Nigel Patrick Ramundo-Browne, Stowe Kyla Rathbone, Burlington Jason Michael Reynolds, Rochester, NY Clayton Lippitt Rogers, Acton, MA Jesse Samuel Rosenfield, Holden, MA Rachel Alyse Rubenstein, Fair Lawn, NJ Robert James Russell, Arlington, MA Ashley Irene Sadler, Colchester Jeremy W. Sakovics, Media, PA Kristina Marie Salerni, Proctor Paul Schaefer III, Brookline, NH Atlant George Schmidt, Philadelphia, PA** Ethan Dale Schoonmaker, West Dover** Erin Rachael Schumacher, Harvard, IL

Erich Anthon Schutz, Hingham, MA Tarrah Nicole Schwartz, Milton* Blake Seidman, Blue Bell, PA Joseph William Serafin, Tariffville, CT Jessica Suzanne Seymour, Weston, CT* Christopher Andrew Shuka, Hamilton, MA Jacob Scott Sisco, Shelburne** Erik Stefan Solvell, Jr., Wellesley, MA Brandi Mont’rice Somme, Bronx, NY Michaela Rose Spellman, Baltimore, MD Cameron Fiske Spitzmiller, East Aurora, NY Nathaniel Alexander Sprague, Norwell, MA Andrew Richard Stadterman, Madison, CT Robert J. Steinert, Waterford* Matthew O. Steinke, Castleton* Nicholas D. Stevenson, Canandaigua, NY Eric M. Sturmer, Woodmere, NY Jawann Joseph Swislow, Cambridge, MA Elizabeth Anna Szwaja, South Burlington Sean O’Marra Tallon, Chappaqua, NJ

Sarah Patricia Thompson, Dorset Ryan Timpany, Wellesley, MA Slavomir Tomko, Zvolen, Slovakia Ivan A. Torres, Bronx, NY Matthew Stephen Treem, Hartford Samuel Gray Twombly, Roxbury Addison Woody vanGulden, Monkton Oxana Veselova, Burlington* Dominick Anthony Villano, Maywood, NJ Kurt Volker, Wenham, MA Anne Munson Wadelton, Summit, NJ Jamie Sarah Webber, Longmeadow, MA Daniel Richard Welch, Castleton Jennifer Marie Wenrich, Wallingford, PA** Samuel David Wepman, Wakefield, RI** Amelia Ann Winship, Brattleboro** Brian Matthew Wirz, Danbury, CT Kendra Lynn Wobby, Barre Suzanne Leigh Worzella, Madison, CT Sarah Eden Young, Falmouth, MA

Graduate College MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Sunder Bharadwajan, B.Eng. (VJTI) 1997; Mumbai, India Nicholas James Campbell, B.S.B.A (The University of Vermont) 2007; Lafayette, CA Luke Andrew Dion, B.A. (Colgate University) 1994; Burlington Gemma Anne Gatti, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1995; South Burlington Hjonis Hanson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Barre** Edward Parsons Helmer, B.A. (Bates College) 2002; Woodstock Michael James Kavouksorian, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Rutland Olga Kirillova, B.S. (Yaroslovl State University) 2005; Yaroslavl, Russia Michiko Kurebayashi, B.A. (Peking University) 1996; Essex Junction Michael Joseph Laramee, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Burlington Alyx Lyons, B.S. (University of Texas) 1982; Burlington

Jeffrey A. Mogielnicki, B.S. (University of Connecticut) 1987; Williston Ariana T. Monti, B.S. (Mary Washington College) 1997; Barre** Rebecca Wagoner Nerad, B.A. (University of Virginia) 1999; Cumberland, MD Eydie Diane Pines, B.S. (University of Massachusetts) 1983; Norwich Erin C. Ramsay, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Essex Junction Sean Michael Solberg, B.Ch.E. (University of Minnesota) 2001; Burlington** John T. Stewart, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2007; Colchester Kathryn Anne Vreeland, B.S. (Castleton State College) 2005; Scarborough, ME Corin Wright, B.S.M.E. (Clarkson University) 1996; Shelburne**

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Commencement 2008

College of Education and Social Services

Sunday, May 18, 2008



12:30 p.m.

Patrick Gymnasium, Athletic Complex

Fayneese Miller, Dean Susan Comerford, Associate Dean Janet Bossange, Associate Dean Declan Connolly, Susan Roche, Efleda Tolentino, Jacqueline Weinstock, Marshals Order of Exercises PROCESSIONAL WELCOME GRADUATING STUDENT PRESENTATION DEAN’S PRESENTATION, Fayneese Miller RECOGNITION OF RETIRING FACULTY PRESENTATION OF BACHELOR’S DIPLOMAS PRESENTATION OF POSTBACCALAUREATE’S CERTIFICATES PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE’S DIPLOMAS/CERTIFICATES RECESSIONAL Bachelor of Science in Art Education Jennifer Anthony, Littleton, MA Laura Dayle Cohen, Andover, MA* Sienna S. Fontaine, Williston Yuliya Goncharov, Brookline, MA** Susan L. Schlack, Colchester Ivy Maris Marcella, Edgartown, MAD Bachelor of Science in Music Education Jordan E. Alexander, Pennington, NJ** Katelyn Sumner Fiano, Bolton, CT Bachelor of Science in Education Elementary Education Kelsey Victoria Abair, Essex Kyle M. Ashton, Highgate Robert W. Bartlett, Lawyersville, NY Megan Cannon, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ Rachel Carnevale, Wakefield, MA** Trevor Drake Chapman, Hamilton, NY Eileen Cirilli, Wallingford, PA Erin Collins, Bridport* Kathryn Parker Dailey, Shaftsbury Alyson Rachael Daniel, Suffern, NY Emily Davenport, Poultney** Jamie Leigh DePalma, Milford, NJ** Haley Delibac, Grand Isle Kari Ann Furlani, Colchester Joy Caroline Giamalva, Mountain Lakes, NJ Melissa Allia Giordano, Melrose, MA Marissa Lynn Gorlich, Hawthorne, NJ Stephanie Haran, Manalapan, NJ Katie Ann Hatch, Milford, CT Jennifer Lynne Hernandez, North Reading, MA Meghan P. Keith, Pittsford Katherine A. Kuber, Hawley, PA* *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008 DPosthumous Degree

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Katrina Leddy Langhammer, East Greenwich, RI Abigail Elizabeth Langsner, West Lebanon, NH Courtney Lanza, Worcester Kathleen Elizabeth Leo, Suffern, NY Katherine Anne Lipton, Newton, MA Amy Magna, Guilford, CT Megan Elisabeth McPartlan, Groton, MA Joanne L. Milligan, Milford, NH** Amanda L. Mormile, Rutland Lauren Zabel Morse, Pelham, NH Nichole Nason, Essex Junction Raydin Neary, Groton Whitney J. Olson, Canton, CT Devon Geraghty Page, Burlington Christopher Brandon Schmid, Tannersville, PA Ashley Smith, Chelsea Stephanie Robin Leigh Ustianov, Toronto, Ontario, Canada** Bethany E. Wallace, Bennington** Courtney Lynn Marie White, Bellows Falls Frankie Lenne Williams, Aurora, IL April Lauren Wright, Colchester** Sarah Faye Zack, Thetford Individually Designed Program Emily Miles, Colchester* Erin Maria Ortiz, Williston Chad Thomas Powlovich, Jericho Sari Robyn Turner, Chappaqua, NY Middle Level Education Kari Foster Anderson, Medford Lakes, NJ Heather Marie Baker, Saint Johnsbury Danielle Fallon Collins, Walpole, MA Deirdre Elizabeth Fournier, South Portland, ME Lindsey Cory Goldfarb, Summit, NJ** Stacy Elizabeth Picard, Hartford Andrew Ripley, Barre** Erin Smith, Norwell, MA

Physical Education Matthew D. Bombardier, Colchester** Justin Clough, Chester Katherine Joy DeForge, Norwalk, CT Daniel M. Hale, Barnet Kelly Lynn McClintock, Williston Secondary Education Lona L. Adams, Burlington Mary Christine Alexander, Laurel, NY Jeffrey A. Badillo, Burlington** Erin Elizabeth Baugher, Portland, OR Jillian Britch, South Wheelock** Charles S. Brondel, Chagrin Falls, OH Kris W. Coffey, Chaplin, CT Avery B. Cole, New Canaan, CT Allison Louise Curran, Louisville, KY Adam Joseph DeMartino, Glastonbury, CT Christopher M. Freeman, Shelburne** Christopher William Gaye, Essex Junction Meaghan Lynn Hanley, Bear, DE Gardner W. Howe, Barre Kevin A. Jones, Denville, NJ** Steven Stanley Lareau, Milton Grace Lillian Martin, Media, PA Jaclyn R. Mazur, Great Neck, NY Donald P. Morgan Jr., South Burlington Michael Munro, Interlaken, NY Kimberly Christina Murtha, Warwick, RI Brenna Elizabeth O’Donnell, Cohasset, MA Patricia I. Preston, Randolph Center* Gregory M. Rheault, Wellfleet, MA Sarah A. Sapienza, Bristol* Francine Serwili, Burlington* Taylor C. Spear, Windham, NY Devin William Sprague, Lido Beach, NY Nicole Ruth Starrett, Middletown, CT Suzy Teibloom, Wilmette,IL Kara Jayne Tymon, Cambridge** David Patrick Williams, Hubbardton

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Commencement 2008 Neil Willner, Bryn Mawr, PA

Claire T. Wasserman, South Orange, NJ**

Bachelor of Science Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education Erica Lee Audette, Windsor* Jessa Rose Baker, South Hero** Hannah Grace Beck, Buffalo, NY Rebecca Berman, Cherry Hill, NJ Elizabeth McManama Berry, Westwood, MA** Rebecca Ann Bingham, South Royalton Caitlin Ann Blake, Waterbury Stacy Lynn Burke, South Burlington Melissa Ann Cabral, Teaticket, MA Alexandra Joan Chavarria, Lancaster, MA Jennifer A. Chicoine, East Hampton, CT Amanda L. Conklin, Marblehead, MA Ann G. Corrigan, Northfield Falls** Laura Elizabeth Cotton, Lake Placid, NY** Jena Marie Foote, Sharon Brandi J. Gray, New Milford,CT Stefanie M. Gray, Proctor Heather Marie Grossman, Ringwood, NJ Theresa Louise Hait, Holliston, MA Hillary Lee Jackson, North Providence, RI Jenny Laffan, Colchester** Cassandra Madsen, Sparta, NJ** Stephenie Gloria Maglaris, South Burlington** Nicole Marie Mandeville, Westford, MA Kathryn Lee McGorry, Longmeadow, MA Brenna Milbier, Harwichport, MA Carrie Anne Mitchell, Colchester Jenna Kathleen Mooradian, Waterbury Center Renya S. Parnes, Wayside, NJ Katherine Robson, North Massapequa, NY Jessica Lynn Rovero, Pepperell, MA* Stephanie Simons, Wakefield, MA Nicole Marie Tenney, Charleston, NH Lauren Ashley Thibault, Saint Albans**

Human Development and Family Studies Aimee Beaupre, Saint Albans Bay Caroline Trant Belcher, Barre* Marisa I. Brown, Newton, MA Abbie Mary Bruso, Bethlehem, NH Casey Ann Clark, Essex** Stephanie Clavelle, Middlebury Emilie Meehan Cromer, Niskayuna, NY** Jennifer S. Goodale, Weybridge Corey Rush Haggerty, Stowe Rebecca Jane Katz, Longmeadow, MA Aarin M. Malzac, Ripton* Song T. Nguyen, Essex Anna Charlotte Rawson, Melrose, MA Lilah Caroline Ross, Waltham Camille Maria Hillis Schmidt, Pocatello, ID Marjorie A. Smith, Richmond Sarah Jane Teddy, Fairport, NY Nicole Trott, Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada Laura Patricia Webster, West Rutland**



Family and Consumer Science Melissa Conly, Lyndonville* Julie Marie Laba, Essex Social Work Arielle Joy Albert, Brookville,NY Jennifer Marie Barewicz, Burlington Erin Rebecca Bicknell, Richford Hollace Paige Brunell, Barkhamsted, CT Mia Sophia Concordia, East Ryegate Krystal Judith Cota, Lyndonville Erin Elyse Daigle, Georgia Bethany M. Davis, Rutland Corinne DiPietro, Middleton, MA Erika R. Fortin, Colchester Rachel Claire Gaston, Enosburg Falls

Graduate College MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Curriculum and Instruction Tyler Elijah Alexander, B.S. (University of Maine, Orono) 2006: Richmond* Elizabeth Bogan, B.S. (Pennsylvania State University) 2004; Canandaigua, NY* Rachel Beth Collier, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Norwich Eric Williams Fries, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Shelburne** William Andrew Kidd Gochberg, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; St. Paul, MN* Sarah D. Hall, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Post Mills* Cynthia S. Little, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; New York, NY* Stacy Ellen Lord, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2002; Waterbury* Jeffrey D. Novak, B.A. (Gettysburg College) 1999; Chappaqua, NY* Brigitte Orliac, M.A. (Pennsylvania State University) 1984; Ph. D. (Unviersite de Montreal) 2004; North Hero* Karalyn Ann Parzych, B.A. (Colby College) 2001; Stowe Molly Catherine Tonino, B.A. (Loyola College) 2003; Burlington* MASTER OF EDUCATION Curriculum and Instruction Cheryl Brown Amsden, B.S. (Keene State College) 1974; Langdon, NH Douglas Bergstein, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1988; M.Ed. (Leslie College) 1994; Warren Patricia L. Bettinger, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1976; Saint Albans* Shannon Lee Bowman, B.S.Ed. (Lyndon State College) 2002; Coventry Kathryn Duggan Bryant, B.S. (Trinity College) 2001; Stowe Mary Alberta Calder, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1972; M.Ed. (The University of Vermont) 1983; Williston J. Cori Chandler, B.S. (University of Wisconsin, Madison) 2004; Crystal Lake, IL**

Jennifer Lynn Heintz, Colchester Jamie Bess Hoffberger, Baltimore, MD Megan E. Hopkins, Greenwich, CT Rachel Gilbert Hopkins, Plymouth, NH Laura F. Howland, Vestal, NY Anna Hummel, Worcester, MA Jessica N. Jones, Brattleboro Emma Celia Lebica, Plymouth, MA Kate Hamilton Lena, Weymouth, MA Ellen Massey, Stratford,CT Rosemary Ann McArdle, Saxtons River Kathryn Mary McManamy, Hanover, NH Alex Moore, Brownsville Melinda Rouille, Burlington Shara M. Rudman, Great Neck, NY Margaret Anne Schwalbaum, Burlington Margaret Szadzinski, Oak Brook, IL Andrea M. Thibodeau, Shelburne Fifth Year Certificate in Education Roxanne Gignoux, Hinesburg Heidi Hill, Waterbury Leah R. Maurice, Danville* Mary C. Moore, Waitsfield Gavin Wallace, Burlington** Sarah Waterman, Burlington Erin Wertlieb, South Burlington** Certificate of Advanced Study Special Education Lauren Lawson, Shelburne Certificate of Advanced Study Educational Leadership Suzanne Buck, Bridport Ben Johnson, Winooski Lissa McDonald, Essex* Coughlin O’Meara, Brandon Arnell Paquette, Starksboro Elaine Pentaleri, Bristol Richard Steggerda, Bristol**

Kevin Gerard Cook, B.A. (University of California, Davis) 1985; San Mateo, CA* Kristen Carlson Courcelle, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Colchester Christine V. Farnham, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1999; Plainfield Ashley Leigh Foell, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2007; Essex Junction Tracey Ellen Godin, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1996; Johnson Sarah Ware Goodwin, B.S. (Johnson State College) 1995; Danville Sarah Wolfe Gordon, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Burlington Lynnette Gregory, B.S.Ed. (Lyndon State College) 2002; Newbury Alison Perry Guernsey, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; South Hero Daniel Joseph Hagan, B.A. (Boston College) 2000; Burlington Chandler H. Harris, A.B. (Yale University) 1996; Norwich* Meghan Joy Holland, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Jericho* Krista Sprague Huling, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Charlotte Jennifer Lee Larocque, B.A. (Castleton State College) 2002; East Middlebury Karen Gail Lawson, B.S. (Lyndon State College) 1983; B.S. (Lyndon State College) 1992; Lyndonville Sandra Leclair, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1982; Waterville Denette Renee Locke, B.A.Ed. (Johnson State College) 1993; Cambridge John Daniel McKinnon, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Burlington* Melissa M. Parker, B.A.Ed. (Cedarville University) 1996; Montpelier Tracy Pearson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1989; M.Ed. (Johnson State College) 1993; North Hero Elizabeth Petit-Cunningham, B.S.Ed. (Montana State College) 1997; Barre Stephanie Ann Pliskin, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Winooski Diana Puffer, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1992; Middlebury Katherine Y. Richardson, B.A. (Sonoma State College) 1978; Westminster West *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Commencement 2008 Joshua Wallis Roof, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 1997; Burlington Dorothy A. Sacca, B.S. (Castleton State College) 1987; North Hero Loree A. Silvis, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1990; Bolton Peter Clay Stapleford, B.S. (Castleton State College) 1987; Vergennes James Patrick Tierney, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Montpelier Educational Leadership Heather Best, B.S. (Plymouth State) 1992; Salisbury Laurey Ellen Collins Burris, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1983; Shelburne James H. Collins, B.S. (Bridgewater State College) 1966; Chester** Lauralea T. Curavoo, B.S. (Simmons College) 1993; Monkton Pamela Dodge, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1973; Charlotte Carl David Engvall, B.S. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) 1987; Bristol Kristine A. Evarts, B.S. (College of Saint Joseph) 2000; New Haven Leigh G. Harder, B.A. (Geneva College) 1977; Middlebury Jay G. Harrington, B.S. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) 1997; Ripton Tracey Willis Harrington, B.A. (Bucknell University) 1996; Ripton Andrew Kepes, B.A. (Middlebury College) 1990; Addison Steven Edward Lindemann, B.A. (Tulane University) 1986; M.B.A. (American Graduate School of International Management) 1988; M.S.T. (State University of New York, Potsdam) 1994; Middlebury Seth H. Marx, B.A. (Hobart College) 1992; Manchester Caroline Monninger, B.S. (Saint Lawrence University) 2001; Middlebury Patrick J. Reen, B.S. (Castleton State College) 2001; Morrisville Sarah A. Scrodin, B.A. (Trinity College) 1997; Bristol Sheryl Elizabeth Thurber, B.S. (Johnson State College) 2002; Bristol Barrett James Williams, B.S. (Husson College) 2001; Chelsea** Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration Sarah Maria Childs, B.S. (Northern Arizona University) 2001; Tucson, AZ Rachel M. de Simone, B.A. (Colgate University) 2002; Hamden, CT Elizabeth Marie Guevara, B.A. (University of California at Santa Cruz) 2005; Ontario, CA Sarah Elizabeth Hoffert, B.A. (Otterbein College) 2004; Louisburg, NC David Lee Laxamana, B.S. (University of California, San Diego) 1994; San Diego Benjamin Christopher Meoz, B.A. (University of California, Santa Barbara) 2004; Las Vegas, NV Stephanie Marie Moreira, B.S. (University of South Alabama) 2006; Montgomery, AL Patricia Châu Nguyen, B.S. (University of California, Santa Barbara) 2004; San Diego, CA Audrey Bordeau Place, B.S. (Quinnipiac University) 2002; Albany, NY Sarah Nicole Reid, B.A. (Wittenberg University) 2003; Springfield, OH Hannah Mary Roberts, B.A. (University of Michigan) 2006; Burlington Laura Brina Semenow, B.A. (PUC Minas) 2002; Belo Horizonete, Brazil Ian T. Stroud, B.S. (University of Arkansas) 2006; Tahlequah, OK Andrew M. Wells, B.A. (University of California, Santa Barbara) 2004; Coarsegold, CA Thomas E. Whitcher, B.A. (California State University, Chico) 2006; Salinas, CA Interdisciplinary Jennifer Morgan Phillips, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2001; Essex Junction Thesis: The Role of High School Rank in College Admissions: An Admission Counselor’s Change of Mind on the Value of Ranking High School Students Advisor: Dr. Robert Nash Reading and Language Arts Linda J. Berthiaume, B.A. (Mount Saint Mary College) 2002: Passaic, NJ* Stefanie Burl Blouin, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1995; Swanton Jessica Hathaway, B.S. (Champlain College) 2005; Saint Johnsbury Megan G. Krauter, B.S. (State University of New York, Oswego) 2001; South Burlington* Brianne J. Jenkins, B.A. (Middlebury College) 2003; Baltimore, MD Abbey Jean Kaknes, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Saint Charles, IL Carol Mangan, B.S. (Pennsylvania State University) 1988; Essex Junction Melissa J. Nutting, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Colchester Ellen Thomas Pariseau, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1979; South Burlington Special Education Laurie Ann Barron, B.S.W. (Champlain College) 2005; Milton Kaitlyn Anne Buechler, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Burlington *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008 DPosthumous Degree

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Sandra L. Cameron, B.S. (University of Southern Maine) 1996; M.O.T. (University of Southern Maine) 1999; Barre** Kara Lynn Cantin, B.S. (Lyndon State College) 2001; Maidstone** Deborah M. Chanin, B.S. (State University of New York, Plattsburgh) 2002; Burlington Gregory Ross Engelken, B.A. (Johnson State College) 1992; Enosburg Falls Kendra Graham, B.A. (University of South Carolina) 2002; Bradenton, FL Hilary E. Green, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2003; Berlin Brenda Sweeney Kennedy, B.A. (Marlboro College) 1999; Marlboro* Tod Basset Lessard, B.A. (Prescott College) 1993; Peterborough, NH Emma Catherine Liskowsky, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 1998; Burlington** Ellen McLean, B.A. (Saint Lawrence University) 1988; B.A. (The College of Santa Fe) 1993; South Burlington Audrey J. Nelson, B.A. (Emmanuel College) 2003; Burlington Erin Ashley Rearden, B.S. (Montana State University-Bozeman) 2001; Burlington Christina A. Reider, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2004; Colchester Kate B. Rogers, B.S. (Norwich University) 1995; East Barre** Dawn St. Amour, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2000; South Burlington Joseph William Smith, B.S. (Marist College) 1995; M.Ed. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Burlington Gretchen Elizabeth Steen, B.A. (Calvin College) 2008; Wyckoff, NJ Rebecca Leigh Walker, B.A. (Bates College) 2003; Burlington MASTER OF SCIENCE Counseling Laurie J. Baker, B.S W. (The University of Vermont) 1984; Essex Junction Siri Denise Banach, B.S. (Southern Connecticut State University) 2006; Haddam, CT Gina Anne Barrera, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Middlebury* Devin Camerlengo, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2005; South Burlington Jennifer Pron Dreimiller, B.S.W. (Temple University) 1999; Waitsfield** Kristen Hersey, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Burlington Lindsey Rose Kearns, B.S. (University of Delaware) 2005; Sharon Melissa G. Koehler, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2005; Brunswick, ME** Julie Leaf, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Franklin Lakes, NJ* Gypsy May Lew, B.A. (Bennington College) 1996; M.S. (Bank Street College of Education) 1997; Burlington* Nicole Lyn Lewis, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Shelburne Colleen McNamara, B.S. (Keene State College) 2004; Springfield* Jennifer Rachel Marx, B.A. (Wellesley College) 2004; Burlington* Valerie Ann Pagán, B.S. (Eastern Washington University) 2005; Nazareth, PA* Kara L. Pawlusiak, B.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2000; Burlington John A. Pennisi, Jr., B.A. (Ithaca College) 2002; Syracuse, NY* Britain Gray Redline, B.S.B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Newton, NJ Mary Sweeny Roohan, B.A. (Bates College) 2003; Saratoga Springs, NY** Kelly Ann Schreindorfer, B.A. (University of Connecticut) 2003; Fairfield Jennifer Beth Stockwell, B.A. (Saint Lawrence University) 1998; Westford** Jill Elizabeth Violette, B.A. (Trinity College) 2000; StarksboroD MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Sylvestina Annan, B.A. (York University) 2002; Brampton, Ontario, Canada Jacqueline B. Bilodeau, B.S. (Kutztown University) 1993; Florham Park, NJ Foresta Laura Castañeda, B.A. (Alfred University) 2002; Stonington, ME Piper Clyborne, B.A. (Evergreen State College) 2004; Edmonds, WA Brenna Therese Corrigan, B.S. (Sacred Heart University) 1990; Charlotte Ali Dumeer, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Newington, CT Richard T. Farrell, B.S. (Johnson State College) 1999; Morrisville Laura Marie Flint, B.A. (Hampshire College) 1992; Burlington Maegan Rogow Garrett, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Enosburg Falls Emma Lee Gibbs, B.S. (Saint Lawrence University) 2006; Canton, NY Rinda S. Gordon, M S. (Saint Michael’s College) 1990; Underhill Center Kenneth Hammond, B.A. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) 1997; Underhill Cathy Lee Hartshorn, B.S. (Johnson State College) 2004; Barre Hannah Mason Hauser, B.A. (Mount Holyoke College) 2003; Burlington Trish Ann Hunsdon, B.S.W. (Castleton State College) 2005; Chester Dianne E. Jabar, B.S. (University of Maine) 1994; Burlington Ella Kaplan, B.A. (Wesleyan University) 2006; Winooski Julia Friedman Kimball, B.A. (Centenary College) 2001; Belvidere** Oona Mary Lee, B.A. (Fordham University) 2003; Morrisville Mary Regina Lovett, B.A. (Providence College) 2006; Saint Johnsbury Kristy L. Malone, B.S.W. (Castleton State College) 2004; Barnstable, MA Mollie Beth Moriarty, B.S.W. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Waitsfield Andrew Raymond Morton, B.S.W. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Bristol Kateline Graham Morse, B.A. (University of Massachusetts-Amherst) 2004; Melrose, MA

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Commencement 2008 Tuipate F. Mubiay, B.S. (Johnson State College) 2005; Burlington Heidi Beth Ploof, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Chester Luke Thomas Quinn, B.A. (Goucher College) 2006; Wethersfield, CT Emily L. Reed, B.A. (Trinity College) 1997; Hinesburg Dorothy Rose Robinson, R.N. (Sacred Heart University) 1976; B.S.W. (The University of Vermont) 2006; East Calais Kerry Ann Shearman, B.A. (Skidmore College) 2001; Saratoga Springs, NY Kerry Violet Stanley, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1997; Burlington Leslie A. Brown Stapleton, B.S. (University of Pennsylvania, Shippensburg) 1993; Burlington Melissa Ellen Sugar, B.S. (University of Oregon) 2000; Milton Maggie Van Duyn, B.A. (Rutgers College) 1997; Essex DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Colleen Kelly Bancroft, B.A. (College of St. Joseph) 1998; M.Ed. (College of St. Joseph) 2000; DanvilleD Cynthia L. Belliveau, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1976; M.P.A. (University of Maine) 1980; Burlington* Dissertation: A New Look at Dewey’s Cooking Lab: A Pedagogical Model for Interdisciplinary Learning in Contemporary Higher Education Advisor: Dr. Jill Tarule David Gary Bergh, B.A. (Allegheny College) 1991; M.P.A. (University of Albany, State University of New York) 1977; Jeffersonville Dissertation: Celebrating the “Invisible Middle”: Successful First-Generation and Low-Income College Students Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Manning Judy H. Branch, B.S. (North Texas University) 1963; M.S. (University of Arizona) 1972; Burlington Dissertation: Cultivating eXtension Communities of Practice Advisor: Dr. Christopher Koliba James Byron Burns, B.S. (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) 1972; M.S. (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) 1975; Los Alamos, NM* Dissertation: The Relational Work of Middle Grades Teachers: From Advisory to Caring Dispositions Advisor: Dr. Penny Bishop Laura Barbara Clemmons, B.S. (Lesley College) 1987; M.S. (Trinity College) 1999; Charlotte Dissertation: Giving Rise to Leadership: Exploring Through Conversation Advisor: Dr. Fayneese Miller Jessica Jette Cota, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; M.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2000; Swanton Dissertation: Academic Challenges for Children with ADHD: Policy Implications for School-Based Practice Advisor: Dr. Susan Hasazi Amy B. Demarest, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1972; M.Ed. (The University of Vermont) 1985; Burlington** Dissertation: Shared Purpose: How Teachers Engage the Local Environment and Community to Design Meaningful and Democratic Curriculum Advisor: Dr. Charles Rathbone Edorah Jane Frazer, B.A. (Wesleyan University) 1984; M.S.T. (Antioch/New England) 1990; Charlotte Dissertation: Unlearning Racism: A Candid Self-Study By A European American Educational Leader Advisor: Dr. Robert Nash Andrea Grayson, B.A. (Simon’s Rock of Bard College) 1984; M.A. (New York University) 1990; Charlotte** Dissertation: Reaching College Students Where They Live: A Descriptive Study of Undergraduate Media Usage in 2007 Advisor: Dr. Susan Hasazi Elise A. Guyette, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1971; M.Ed. (The University of Vermont) 1983; M.A. (The University of Vermont) 1992; South Burlington* Dissertation: The Story of Lincoln Hill, 1790-1870; From the Dustbins of History into the Classroom Advisor: Dr. Judith Aiken

Linda A. Hunter, B.S. (University of Rhode Island) 1992; M.S. (University of Rhode Island) 1995; Colchester Dissertation: Exploring the Benefits of Storytelling in Nursing Education Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin Matthew D. MacNeil, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1996; M.A. (Saint Michael’s College) 2000; M.Ed. (Harvard University) 2003; Saint Albans** Dissertation: The Preparedness of Vermont Foster Youth for “Aging Out” of State’s Custody Advisor: Dr. Susan Hasazi Seth Louis Marineau, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; M.Ed. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Williamstown Dissertation: Substance and Development of the Aspirations of Rural High School Students Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin Edith M. Munene, B.A. (University of Nairobi) 1994; M.A. (University of Exeter) 2000; M.A. (School for International Training) 2003; South Burlington Dissertation: A Social Ecological Analysis of Adolescent Risk Behavior Attributes and Expressive Symptoms Advisor: Dr. Fayneese Miller Penelope Rice Nolte, B. F. A. (Syracuse University )1977; M.S. (Clarkson University) 1993; Montpelier Dissertation: A Chorus of Voices: Re-Examining Focus Group Data for Evidence of Personal and Institutional Change Advisor: Dr. Kieran Killeen S. Ellen Rowe, B.S. (Ohio State University) 1970; M.S. (The University of Vermont) 1988; Columbus, OH* Dissertation: Perceptions of UVM Extension Children, Youth and Families at Risk Professionals as a Learning Organization Advisor: Dr. Kieran Killeen Merryn Rutledge, B.A. (Smith College) 1972; M.A.T. (Smith College) 1974; Burlington Dissertation: Sensemaking and Dialogue in the Interorganizational Setting Advisor: Dr. Jill Tarule Judith S. Shaw, R.N. (Children’s Hospital School of Nursing) 1977; B.L.S. (Yale University) 1986; M.P.H. (Boston University) 1997; South Burlington** Dissertation: How Partnerships Improve Child Health Care: Perspectives from Child Health Leaders Advisor: Dr. Susan Hasazi JoAnn Taft-Blakely, B.S. (Johnson College) 1975; M.Ed. (The University of Vermont) 1980; C.A.S. ((The University of Vermont) 1994; Colchester* Dissertation: Policy Governance Implementation From the School Board Members’ Perspective: A Vermont Case Study Advisor: Dr. Judith Aiken Ellen Ann Thompson, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1977; M.Ed. (The University of Vermont) 1986; South Hero* Dissertation: The Literacy Professional Development Provider: Roles, Perspectives, and Contexts Advisor: Dr. Marjorie Lipson Elizabeth Ann Cheng Tolmie, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 1984; M.S.W. (The University of Vermont) 1996; Williston Dissertation: A Case Study of Organizational Change Strategies and Outcomes: Initiation of a Field Services Division within the Vermont Agency of Human Services Advisor: Dr. Susan Hasazi Carol M. Vallett, B.S. (University of Buffalo) 1978; M.B.A. (University of Phoenix) 1996; Fairfax Dissertation: Exploring a Relationship between Organizational Virtuousness and Organizational Culture in Higher Education Advisor: Dr. Jill Tarule Ruth Thomas Young, B.A. (Baldwin-Wallace College) 1981; M.S. Ed. (Duquesne University) 1990; Moretown Dissertation: “Everyone’s Child” Perceptions About the Relationship Between A Primary School and a Village in Rural Kenya Advisor: Dr. David Shiman

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Commencement 2008

College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Sunday, May 18, 2008

2:30 p.m.

The University of Vermont Conference Center at the Sheraton Domenico Grasso, Dean Robert Snapp, Marshal Kurt Oughstun, Marshal

Order of Exercises  PROCESSIONAL The Pipes and Drums of St. Andrew’s Society of Vermont WELCOME, Darren Hitt, Professor of Mechanical Engineering COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER   Alaina Skye Dickason, UVM CEMS Class of 2007, Structural Analyst, The Boeing Company  PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS NAME READER, Darren Hitt RECESSIONAL RECEPTION, Emerald Ballroom, The University of Vermont Conference Center at the Sheraton Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Jaclyn Debra Abrams, Lawrenceville, NJ Erik N. Alling, Burlington Alfred Stanley Aponas III, Harvard, MA Glenn J. Burgmeier, South Burlington† Erik Stefan Carlson, Fishkill, NY Joseph Allen Cotter, Brattleboro† Christopher Colin Delaney, Holliston, MA Callie E. Ewald, Windsor Joseph J. Farrugia, Proctorsville† Conrad Richad Gagnon Jr., Bedford, NH Joshua W. Golek, Richmond Ryan David Groesbeck, North Olmsted, OH** Ryan Barrett Gross, Gansevoort, NY† Justin Troy Hoffart, Tewksbury, NJ Schuyler Jon Lamphere, Jeffersonville Peter Nils Larson, Burlington Leslie Lowder, Wayne, PA Dylan Ludka, Burlington Corinna U. Martino, Bradford Keith J. Masseria, Massapequa, NY Jeremy E. Matt, Marlboro Nicholas Sean Meltzer, Limerick, ME Elisabeth L. Miller, Francestown, NH Daniel Louis Monette, Cornish Flat, NH Bryan U. Onyekaba, Bronx, NY† James H. Patterson, Gorham, ME John Travis Porter, Westminister James Tucker Rainey, Eastham, MA Katherine Antoinette Rich, Winooski† Cabot Rhoades Savidge, South Washington Ryan R. Sengebush, Monroe, NJ† Karen M. Sentoff, Liverpool, NY Luke R. Shea, Ringwood, NJ Zachary Edward Shearon, Ambler, PA Matthew Douglas Smith, Jericho Jessica E. Stanley, Marblehead, MA Iliana Monserrat Vázquez Spickers, San Juan, Puerto Rico Erin Elizabeth Walker, Westford Kasi B. Walker, Cavendish James Joseph Westcott, Millertown, NY

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Environmental Engineering Nelson Antonio Nunes Bernardo, Waterbury, CT Ethan Coes Garceau, Shapleigh, ME Justin A. Gupta, Hydes, MD† Kyle Patrick O’Neil, Westford, MA Electrical Engineering Edmir Becirovic, South Burlington** Greggory Paul Carpenter Jr., Rutland Matthew John Casari, Waterbury** Christopher Ross Farmer, Colchester Christopher Daniel Henwood, Cuttingsville Christopher Jay Hudson, Gaysville Edward Gordon Johns III, Colchester† Alyssa Jane Kennett, Brunswick Thomas J. Kidd, Barre Michael Shane MacDuff, Colchester† Derek Paul Marvin, Shelburne† Michael F. Parks, Essex Junction Joshua Maynard Sadd, Milton Matthew Edward Seekins, Putney Charles Veronneau, South Burlington Andrew Robert Vize, Wolcott Engineering Management Michael Robert Chambers, Saddlebrook, NJ† Brett Daniel Davis, Belmont, NH** Rachel Marie Dubuque, Jericho Matthew William Kimball, Lincoln Andrew Nathan Laing, Burlington Mechanical Engineering Christopher Perry Arnold, Essex Junction* Kyle Robert Bowley, Essex Junction† Zachary Hy Burchman, Hanover, NH Gregory Owen Burtt, Cabot Andrew Robert Chamberlin, Shelburne Salvatore Chiarelli, Essex Matthew Austin Clark, Winnetka, IL Stefan Desis, Rye, NY† Christopher Brian Dilallo, Leonia, NJ Matthew Philip Dulude, Saint Albans Alexander Haas Eshelman, Westminster Alexander Edward Estey, Bristol Jonathan David Ewing, Gilford, NH** Travis Maxfield Gang, Cicero, NY Dana Michelle Geer, Hartland Dennis Keenan Godfrey, Marblehead, MA

Emir Heco, Essex Junction Gregory Frank Sutton Hewitt, Waterbury Sean J. Horning, Greenwich, NY Michael D. Johnson, Lyndonville Travis N. Kale, Essex Christian Josef Kaszas, Brant Beach, NJ Kerry Michael Klauder, Palmer, AK† Mark Krzysztopik, Dover, NJ Adam Jae Leonard, Smithtown, NY* Marco Antonio Maffeo-Robinson, Burlington Jessa L. McCartney, Sandown, NH Adam Haddad Morse, Needham, MA† Jeremy J. Mularski, Ivoryton, CT** Ryan Timothy Neary, Essex Junction Sean Michael Nelson, Flemington, NJ** Kevin Dale Ose, Colchester† Asa Philbrook Parker, Hinesburg Tai Gia Pham, South Burlington† Nate Roumanis, Hamden, CT Nicholas Joseph Sacco, Sharon, MA Jase W. Skellie, Salem, NY Eric Edward Skiba, Wilton, CT Jesse Kyle Smith, Essex** Matthew Charles Tefft, Hamilton, MA Heather Marie Truax, Richmond David M. Valente, Clarendon Timothy Robert Whalen, Wenham, MA† Justin M. White, Danville Brad Anthony Williams, Whitehall, NY† Jared Glyn Williams, Bristol† Ross Ira Ziskind, Marblehead, MA Mathematics Geoffrey Kendall Abbott, South Burlington† Laura Burbank Balzer, Middlebury, CT Mayura Deshpande, Nashua, NH Adam Stearns Dunsmore, Swanton Abby Gail Frazier, Saint Albans Scott Randall Gilbert, South Burlington Nicholas Decatur Jones, Sharon Elizabeth Suzanne Jorgensen, Brooklyn, NY Scott William Kelly, Marstons Mills, MA** Nina Morato, Harrington Park, NJ Johnathan Adam Parker, Contoocook, NH Franco Antonio Salese, Burlington† Edward William Schuchardt, Fairview, PA Heather Marie Truax, Richmond

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Commencement 2008 Jodi Elise Valasky, Jericho, NY Ryan Michael Wakefield, Middlebury* John Michael Wiechecki, Pittsfield, MA Mathematics Majoring in Statistics Michael A. Johnston, Canaan, NH

Computer Science Kenneth James Adorisio, Essex Junction Jessa L. McCartney, Sandown, NH Jonathan Adam Parker, Contoocook, NH Jacob Leo Patterson, Burlington Charles Paul Robinson, Chicago, IL

Majoring in Computer Science and Information Systems Stefanie Terese Burger, Essex Junction Christopher Egner, Norwich Wesley James Riley, New Milford, CT

Graduate College MASTER OF SCIENCE Biomedical Engineering Christopher B. Massa, B.S. (Johns Hopkins University) 2007; Bradley Beach, NJ Biostatistics Sujit Kumar Paul, B. Sc. (The University of Dhaka) 2003: Raifur, Bangladesh* Civil and Environmental Engineering Nathan James Maille, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Essex Junction** Thesis: Assessing the Roof Structure of the Breeding Barn Using Truss Member Resonant Frequencies Advisor: Dr. Jean-Guy Beliveau Computer Science Duane Charles Compton, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Lexington, MA Thesis: Twigs: A New Algorithm for Denoising Liquid-ChromatographicMass-Spectrometric Data Advisor: Dr. Robert Snapp Joseph Bruce Durfee, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1996; Milton* Peter K. Duval, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Underhill** Jeremy Michael Gustie, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Wilmington Paul Nathaniel Haake, B.S. (Cornell University) 2001; Manchester Center Charlotte E. Pratt, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Addison** Sirisha Vajjala Punugu, B.S. (Anolhra University) 2000; Colchester Colin Blake Rickert, B.A. (Clark University) 1996; M.S.E. (Seattle University) 2003; Worcester Renu Sharma, B.E. (Hindustan College of Science & Technology) 2005; Williston Electrical Engineering Theodoros E. Anemikos, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Milton Richard Patrick Ketcham, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Westford* Di Mu, B.S. (Beijing Institute of Technology) 2004; Beijing, China* Thesis: Data-Dependent Jitter Characterization Advisor: Dr. Tian Xia Hien Nguyen, B.S. (Hanoi University of Technology) 2003; Hanoi, Vietnam* Mathematics Daniel Robert Balter, B.A. (University of Chicago) 2003; Beverly, MA Daniel Joseph Brown, B.A. (Rutgers University) 2005; Hamilton, NJ Nichole Lynn Caisse, B.S. (Eastern State University) 2005; Putnam, CT** Thesis: Modeling Aspects of Airway Smooth Muscle Dynamics Advisor: Dr. Daniel Bentil Betsy Marie George, B.S. (Michigan Technological University) 2000; Hancock, MI Susan Rae Janiszewski, B.S. (Michigan Technological University) 2006; Marysville, MI Thesis: An Exploration into Two Combinatorial Problems Nicholas James Teff, B.A. (Winona State University) 2003; Coon Rapids, MN Matthew David Welz, B.S. (Mary Washington College) 2003; Chevy Chase, MD Zhifang Yin, B.S. (Hunan University) 2005; Shaoyang, China* Materials Science Gopalakrishnan Venkatachalam, B.E. (Bharathiyar University) 1999; M. Tech. (Anna University) 2001; Erode, Tamilnadu, India* Mechanical Engineering David Albert Hurley, B.S.M.E. (University of Virginia) 2005; Falls Church, VA** Thesis: Laser Copper Plasma X-Ray Source Debris Characterization Advisor: Dr. Dryver Huston Jacob R. Lubinski, B.S. (Michigan Technological University) 2005: Green Bay, WI* Thesis: Biomechanical and Swelling Behaviors of the Intervertebral Disc in Varying Osmotic Environments Advisor: Dr. James Iatrides Joshua D. Mandell, B.S.M.E. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Brookline, MA Martin John Thomas, B.S. (Clarkson University) 2003; Massena, NY* Adam Wigdalski, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2003; Sagamore Hills, OH* Thesis: Numerical Simulations of Convection in a Cavity Driven By an Oscillating Heated Boundary Advisor: Dr. Darrren Hitt

Statistics Douglas G. Dickey, B.A. University of Virginia) 1982; M.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; M. Ed. (Saint Michael’s College) 1999; Washington, D. C. Rajani Rajbhandari, B.S. (Cedar Crest College) 2000; Kathmandu,Nepal* Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering Zoi Dokou, B.S. (Technical University of Crete) 2002; Tirnavos, Greece** Dissertation: Optimal Search Strategy for the Definition of a DNAPL Source Advisor: Dr. George Pinder Maeve McBride, B.S.E. (University of Pennsylvania) 1997; M.S.E. (University of Washington) 2001; South Burlington* Dissertation: Riparian Reforestation and Channel Morphology: Key Driving Mechanisms in Small Streams Advisor: Dr. Donna Rizzo James Lawrence Ross, B.S. (Manhattan College) 2003; Bay Village, OH Dissertation: Approximate Reasoning in Hydrogeological Modeling Advisor: Dr. George Pinder Computer Science Yan Zhang, B. Sc. (Nankai University) 2002; Beijing, P. R. China Dissertation: Noise Tolerant Data Mining Advisor: Dr. Xindong Wu Electrical Engineering Mariette Awad, B.S. (American Institute of Beirut) 1997; M.S. (State University of New York, Binghamton) 1999; Burlington* Dissertation: Online Machine Learning Using Support Vector Machines Advisor: Dr. Yuichi Motai Mete Ertürk, B.S. (University of Evansville) 1997; M.S. (University of Maryland College Park) 2000; Nicosia, Cyprus Dissertation: The Bias Dependence of CMOS 1/F Noise Statistics, Its Modeling and Impact on RF Circuits Advisor: Dr. Tian Xia Jack R. Smith, B.S.E.E. (Rochester Institute of Technology) 1986; M.S.E.E. (Rochester Institute of Technology) 1989; Schenectady, NY* Dissertation: Effective Built-In Self-Testing of FPGA Interconnect Resources Advisor: Dr. Tian Xia Mathematical Sciences Hania Mahassen, B.S. (University of Waterloo) 1998; M.S. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Damascus, Syria* Dissertation: Weakly and Strongly Correlated Two-Dimensional Layered Coulomb Systems Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Golden Materials Science Christopher N. Layman, Jr., B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2002; Charlotte, NC* Dissertation: Elastic Wave Propagation in Random Media Advisor: Dr. Jun-ru Wu Hua Zhou, B.S. (Beijing Polytechnic University) 2002; Beijing, China* Dissertation: Ion Beam Erosion-Induced Self-Organized Nanostructures on Sapphire Advisor: Dr. Randall Headrick Mechanical Engineering Casey L. Korecki, B.S. (University of Notre Dame) 2003; M.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Brooksville, FL Dissertation: Effects of Compression Loading, Injury, and Age on Intervertebral Disc Mechanics, Biology and Metabolism Using Large Animal Organ and Culture Systems *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Commencement 2008

The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Sunday, May 18, 2008 Sheraton

11:45 a.m.

The University of Vermont Conference Center at the

Lawrence K. Forcier, Interim Dean Margaret A. Shannon, Associate Dean Saleem Ali, Acting Associate Dean Clare Ginger, Marshal Order of Exercises PROCESSIONAL WELCOME, Professor Clare Ginger OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION, Interim Dean Lawrence K. Forcier ADDRESS TO GRADUATES Chuck Ross, Vermont State Director for United States Senator Patrick Leahy PRESENTATION OF BACHELOR’S DIPLOMAS PRESENTATION OF MASTER’S DIPLOMAS PRESENTATION OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DIPLOMAS CONCLUDING COMMENTS, Interim Dean Lawrence K. Forcier RECESSIONAL

Stephen C. Addison, York, PA Blakeley MacPherson Adkins, Seattle, WA Jodi Reta Anderson, Houlton, ME Caitlin Marie Andrews, Thornwood, NY Kyla Bedard, Hinesburg Melissa Mae Belcher, Westminster Alexander Ralston Bidgood, East Sandwich, MA** Michael Edward Bisogno, Berkeley Heights, NJ Noah Peter Boetsma, South Burlington* Kiley Vincent Briggs, Shoreham Douglas R. Brown, Andover, MA Kyle David Burkett, North Ferrisburg Christine L. Casey, Grand Isle** Christopher Stephen Catsos, Ashley Falls, MA** John M. Cetner, Greenfield Center, NY Sara Allison Chace, Tiverton, RI Katherine May Chang, Lexington, MA Erin Caroline Chansky, Branchburg, NJ Jessica C. Chaplin, Boscawen, NH Lucas Brandon Chapman, New Boston, NH Katie Susanne Cleggett, Braintree, MA Christopher Olivier Coner, Ayer, MA** Amanda Joan Cota, Epsom, NH Brian Mason Cummings, Burlington, MA Sarah E. Curtiss, Ashley Falls, MA* Nicole J. Desnoyers, Fairfax Adam John Dolan, Swampscott, MA Christopher Dubin, Sandy Hook, CT Heather J. Durkel, Pittsford Juliana M. Duryea, Southampton, NY** Shane Patrick Dwyer, Chester, MD Joules Agnieszka Dybicki, Burlington** Andrew Eberly, Swarthmore, PA Jonathan Troy Ellermann, Greenwich, NY *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Abby Eden Farnham, Winterport, ME Thomas James Faughnan, Norwich Shelby E. Fraga, Middlebury Gerard Q. Ganey, Basking Ridge, NJ Justin J. Geibel, Boxford, MA Katherine Haxby Gibbons, Hope Valley, RI Argira Imaña Glama, Burlington Samuel John William Graulty, West Stockbridge, MA Joseph Truman Gravelie, Ada, MI Evan Kramer Hallas, Ithaca, NY** Joshua Benjamin Hayford, New London, CT Katelyn Elizabeth Homeyer, Great Barrington, MA John Christopher Ibsen, Hamden, CT** Chelsea Anne Kadish, Briarcliff, NY Deng Tong Kenjok, Winooski Karen Klinger, Birmingham, AL Jonathan F. Kovacs, Branchburg, NJ Peter Aaron Kovacs, Greenwich, CT Anna Katherine Kovaliv, Amherst, NH Richard H. Kropp, Union, NJ Deborah Ann Krug, Nazareth, PA Garret Dustin Langlois, Essex Junction Jonathan Lee LaShure, Swanton Jared R. Levesque, Nashua, NH Benjamin S. Levy, Burlington David Eduardo Lucero, Jamaica, NY Kelly C. McBride, Carmel, NY John W. Merriken, Jr., Salem, NH Gwen Madelaine Miller, Alford, MA Melonie Lynn Millett, Pittsfield, MA** Christopher Michael Mulvey, Millville, MA Amy Melissa Niemczura, Ellsworth, ME** Jeremy A. Oclatis, Rhinebeck, NY Timothy Andrew O’Connell, Swarthmore, PA

Joshua Joseph O’Neill, Windsor** Dale Ernest Parker, Waterbury Center Kathleen Elizabeth Parrish, Fort Wayne, IN* Erika Blair Partee, Great Falls, VA Katherine E. Proudman, Keedysville, MD Kesha Kaleire Ram, Santa Monica, CA Jaime Christine Recore, Conway, MA Kimberly M. Reinhardt, Tafton, PA James Paul Robert Rice, Canton, CT Bryanne Salmonsen, Beverly, MA R. Connors Seery, Portsmouth, NH Satish Prasad Serchan, Burlington Sumana Serchan, Burlington Cody Michael Thayer, Red Hook, NY Jacqueline Travers, Plainview, NY Jeffrey Scott Turner, Newport Alea Kathryn Tuttle, Chapel Hill, NC Tyler Christian Vaughn, Thomaston, GA* Brian Christopher Vautin, Scarborough, ME Nicholas J. Votto, Cheshire, CT* Stephanie Rose Walsh, Salem, NH Rose Candidus Weggler, Northfield William Lynn Wesson, Victor, NY William Andrew White, South Yarmouth, MA** Anastasia M. Yarbrough, Memphis, TN Krysta Alexandra Zambroski, Amherst, NH Min Zheng, New York, NY

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Graduate College MASTER OF SCIENCE Natural Resources Mary Anna Ackley, B.S.E. (University of Michigan) 2002; Dearborn, MI Thesis: Evaluating Environmental Risks in Mining: A Perceptual Study at the Vatukoula Gold Mine in Fiji Advisor: Dr. Saleem Ali Michelle Joy Baumflek, B.S. (State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse) 1999; Brooklyn, NY** Thesis: Putting the Pieces Together: Vermont Partnership Approaches to Sustainable Forest Management in Parcelized Landscapes Advisor: Dr. Clare Ginger Traynor G. Biasiolli, B.S. (University of Montana) 2003; Charlottesville, VA Thesis: Using Stable Isotopes to Understand Seasonal-Interactions in a Long-Distance Migratory Advisor: Dr. Allan Strong Corrie Alice Blodgett, B.S. (Rochester Institute of Technology) 2004; North Springfield Thesis: Contextual Interaction As A Component of Biocomplexity Evidence From A Mesocosm Experiment, Vermont, USA Advisor: Dr. Deane Wang Piper Elizabeth Coutinho-Sledge, B.A. (Wesleyan University) 2003; Williston* Thesis: Seeing Gender in the Trees: A Feminist Perspective on Community-Based Forestry Advisor: Dr. Cecila Danks Kathryn A. Crawford, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Hawley, MA** Thesis: The Effects of Nutrient Ratios and Forms on the Growth of Microcystis Aeruginosa and Anabaena Flos-Aquae Advisor: Dr. Mary Watzin Miranda E. Thomas Curzon, B.A. (University of Denver) 2005; Broken Arrow, OK Thesis: Spatial Characteristics of Canopy Disturbances in Riparian OldGrowth Hemlock-Northern Hardwood Forests, Adirondack Mountains, New York, USA Advisor: Dr. William Keeton Sarah Wade Dickinson DeLeon, A.B. (Dartmouth College) 1999; Topsfield, MA Thesis: Jewels of Responsibility From Mines to Markets: Comparative Case Analysis in Burma, Madagascar and Colombia Advisor: Dr. Saleem Ali Julie E. Foley, B.A. (Colgate University) 1999; Williston** Thesis: Development of an Integrated, Watershed-Scale, Planning Tool for Stormwater Management in Vermont Advisor: Dr.William Bowden Sarah Jean Kiuama Frey, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2000; Milwaukee, WI Thesis: Metapopulation Dynamics and Multi-scale Habitat Selection of a Montane Forest Songbird Advisor: Dr. Allan Strong Kendra M. Gurney, B.S. (University of New Hampshire) 2005; Stratham, NH Thesis: Initial Research To Assist the Restoration of American Chestnut to Vermont Forests Advisor: Dr. Paul Schaberg Alexander M. Hackman, B.A. (Tufts University) 1994; Boston, MA Thesis: The Influence of Stormwater Impairment on Whole-Ecosystem Metabolism of Suburban Vermont Streams Advisor: Dr. William Bowden Erin Kathleen Haney, B.A. (Franklin Pierce College) 1999; Springdell, PA Michael R. Harrington, B.S. (University of Wyoming) 2002; Casper, WY Thesis: Using Pheromone to Attract Female Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in the Presence of Ambient Males Advisor: Dr. Donna Parrish Jìmena Haza, B.Oc. (University of Baja California) 2005; Mexico City, Mexico** Amanda Holland, B.S. (University of Nebraska) 2000; Lincoln, NE Thesis: Linking Residential Development to Soil Quality: A Field Study in Chittenden County, Vermont Advisor: Dr. William Bowden Eileen Reneé Horn, B.S. (The Catholic University of America) 2002; Lenexa, KS* Thesis: Towards Participation Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of Sol Verde Cooperativa, Costa Rica Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Kaza Sacha Lozano, B.S. (Universidad del Valle) 1999; Cali, Colombia* Thesis: An Ecological Design Approach to Wastewater Management in Rural Communities of Colombia Advisor: Dr. John Todd Luz Aída Martinez Meléndez, B.S. (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo México) 2000; Mexico City, Mexico** Brian Christopher Miles, B.S. (Carnegie Mellon University) 2001; Pittsburgh, PA Thesis: Putting Aesthetics in its Place in the Vermont Wind Power Debate Advisor: Dr. Adiran Ivakhiv Stephanie A. Morse, B.A. (Binghamton University) 2004; Ithaca, NY* Thesis: Participatory Modeling of Recreation and Tourism Advisor: Dr. Lisa Chase Sara Elizabeth Mulford, B.S. (Houghton College) 2001; Virginia Beach, VA Dani L. Newcomb, B.S. (University of Michigan) 2005; Chicago, IL* Thesis: Links Between Geomorphic Condition, Water Quality, and Phosphorus Loading in Hungerford Brook, Vermont Advisor: Dr. Mary Watzin

Matthew James Peters, B.A. (University of Minnesota- Morris) 2002; Stillwater, MN Noah Pollock, B.S. (Cornell University) 2003; Delmar, NY* Thesis: The Northern Forest Canoe Trail: Economic Impacts and Implications for Sustainable Community Development Advisors: Dr. Lisa Chase, Dr. Clare Ginger Erin Elizabeth Quigley, B.A. (Carleton College) 2003; Lee, NH Thesis: A Land-Use-Based County-Level Carbon Budget for Chittenden County, Vermont Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Jenkins Jessica D. Ridgeway, B.A. (University of California, Santa Barbara) 2001; Santa Barbara, CA* Thesis: Seed of Sustainability: A Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum and School Garden for Cambridge Elementary School in Jeffersonville, Vermont Advisor: Dr. Adrian Ivakhiv Jacob W. Riley, B.A. (Bates College) 2002; Washington, D.C.** Thesis: Predation Pressure on Emergent Lake Trout Fry in Lake Champlain and Techniques for Assessing Lake Trout Reproduction in Deep-Water Habitats Advisor: Dr. J. Ellen Marsden Rebecca A. Rockefeller, B.A. (Brown University) 2003; Falmouth, ME Jaime Eivin San Román Montiel, B.S. (Unviersidad Autónoma Metropolitana) 2004; Mexico City, Mexico Kimberly Joy Smith, B.S. (The Evergreen State College) 2000; Andover, MA* Thesis: Understory Plant Responses to Uneven-Aged Forestry Alternatives in Northern Hardwood-Conifer Forests Advisor: Dr. William Keeton Gregory A. Tisher, B. Phil. (University of Pittsburgh) 1999; Wooster, OH** Thesis: Conflict and Collaboration: Historic Preservation and Academic, Government, and Nonprofit Sustainable Rehabilitation Projects in the United States, 1989-2005 Advisor: Thomas Visser Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Peter Gracian Dombrowski, B.S. (Cornell University) 1995; Fairport, NY Thesis: Calcium Availability for Black-throated Blue Warblers in a Calcium-Depleted Habitat Advisor: Dr. David Hirth Marc David Eisenhower, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1997; North Ferrisburgh Thesis: Double-Crested Cormorant and Fish Interactions in a Shallow Basin of Lake Champlain Advisor: Dr. Donna Parrish DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Natural Resources Bryan Conrad Foster, B.A. (Carleton College, 1993; M.F.S. (Yale University) 1996; Polson, MT Dissertation: Green Forestry? Case Studies of Sustainable Forestry and Forest Certification Advisor: Dr. Deane Wang Jeffrey Charles Hallo, B.S. (Frostburg State University) 1998; M.S. (Johns Hopkins University) 2002; Saint Albans* Dissertation: Understanding and Managing Vehicle Use as a Component of the Visitor Experience in National Parks Advisor: Dr. Robert Manning Ganlin Huang, B.S. (Peking University, College of Environmental Sciences) 2002; Beijing, China Dissertation: Mining and Tourism: Comparing Spatial Patterns, Socioeconomic Contributions, and Environmental Impacts in China Advisor: Dr. Saleem Ali W. Scott Schwenk, A.B. (Dartmouth College) 1986; M.P.H. (Johns Hopkins University) 1999; South Burlington** Dissertation: Interactions Among Birds, Insects, Trees, and the Environment in a Northern Forest Ecosystem Advisor: Dr. Allan Strong Shuang Liu, B.S. (Nankai University) 1998; M.S. (Nankai University) 2001; Tianjiu, China* Dissertation: Valuing Ecosystem Services: An Ecological Economic Approach Advisor: Dr. Robert Costanza CERTIFICATE OF GRADUATE STUDY IN ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS Juan Pablo Alvez Da Cruz, B.S. (University of Santa Catarina) 1998; M.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Colchester Jimena Haza, B.Oc. (University of Baja California) 2005; Mexico City, Mexico** Jessica Rene Massanari, B.S. (Colgate University) 1996; Sanford, ME* Luz Aída Martinez Meléndez, B.S. (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo México) 2000; Mexico City, Mexico *As of October, 2007 **As of February, 2008

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Commencement 2008

College of Medicine

Sunday, May 18, 2008

2:30 p.m.



Ira Allen Chapel

PRESIDING Frederick C. Morin, III, M.D., Dean William W. Pendlebury, M.D., Faculty Marshal Krista Everett Evans, M.S., M.D., Class Marshal Order of Exercises PROCESSIONAL HYMN WELCOME, Frederick C. Morin, III, M.D., Dean ADDRESS H. Jack Geiger, M.D., M.Sci. Hyg., Arthur C. Logan Professor Emeritus of Community Medicine, City University of New York Medical School RECOGNITION OF RETIRING FACULTY RECOGNITION OF DEGREES, GRADUATE COLLEGE Russell P. Tracy, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS AND HONORS G. Scott Waterman, M.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs PRESENTATION OF DEGREES Frederick C. Morin, III, M.D., Dean ADMINISTRATION OF THE DECLARATION OF GENEVA RECESSIONAL Rachel Lee Allen, B.A. Skidmore College; Cape Elizabeth, ME Letizia Mariana Alto, B.A. Hamilton College, M.A. George Washington University; Sidney, ME Cristopher William Amanti, B.S. University of Vermont; Westfield, MA Emily Louise Anderson, B.A. Willamette University; Beaverton, OR MaryEllen Cleary Antkowiak, B.S. Northeastern University; Stowe Carl Eben Barus, B.A. Hampshire College; Leeds, ME Anna Leigh Benvenuto, B.A. Middlebury College; Potsdam, NY Whitney Noelle Casares, B.S. California Polytechnic Institute; Milpitas, CA Derek Chance Chase, B.A. University of Colorado; Calais Allison Beth Collen, B.S. University of California, Los Angeles; Fountain Valley, CA Jenny Mild Connery, B.A. Middlebury College; Madison, CT Michelle Marie Crispo, B.A. University of Colorado; Andover, MA Ian Martin Crooks, B.A. Central Connecticut State University; Rochester, MN Faranek Davalian, B.S. University of California, San Diego; San Jose, CA Sara Elizabeth Delaporta, B.S. Sacred Heart University; Gales Ferry, CT Kerrin Craig DePeter, B.A. Connecticut College; New London, CT Noah Patrick Diminick, B.A. University of Virginia; Essex Karin Melissa Doehne, B.S. Pennsylvania State University; Blue Bell, PA Krista Everett Evans, B.A. Middlebury College, M.S. Dartmouth College; Gilford, NH Tandik Evazyan, B.S. University of California, Los Angeles; La Crescenta, CA Emily Lauren Fagan, B.A. Connecticut College; Rutland Erin Elizabeth Flaherty, B.A. Carroll College; Great Falls, MT Amylynne Jaccarino Frankel, B.A. Dartmouth College; Providence, RI Sarah Tamara Garber, B.A. University of Chicago; Syracuse, NY Adam Louis Goldstone, B.S. University of Rochester; Olney, MD Jesse Coshatt Hahn, B.A. University of Richmond; Essex Jonathan Straffin Hall, B.A. Yale University; Seattle, WA Colby Ray Halsey, B.A. University of Colorado, M.S. University of Colorado; Modesto, CA Megan Federspiel Harris, B.A. Middlebury College; Derby Line ††University of Vermont M.D.-Ph.D. Program

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Lily Honoris, B.S. University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Jakarta, Indonesia Rachel Anne Humphrey, B.S. University of Vermont; Jericho Elizabeth Alden Kreiling Hunt, B.S. Haverford College; Hanover, NH Ann Marie Johnson, B.A. Kenyon College; South Burlington Rebecca Lynne Joyce, B.A. Middlebury College; Vergennes Carl Behram Kapadia, B.S. University of Toronto, M.S. University of Toronto; Dubai, United Arab Emirates Caitlin Elizabeth Kennedy, B.S. St. Lawrence University; Quechee Maseeha Sahar Khaleel, B.S. Montana State University; Billings, MT Terence W. Kolb, A.A. Tallahassee Community College, B.S. Florida State University; Bronx, NY Emily Margaret Kolpa, B.S. University of Vermont; Vernon Dorian Mark Korz, B.S. Honors College at the University of Maryland; Ellicott City, MD Yana Karina Shaw Little, B.A. Dartmouth College; Santa Barbara, CA Katherine Ann Livingstone, B.S. St. Lawrence University; Underhill Gentian Lluri, B.S. Western Illinois University; Durres, Albania†† Alyssa Katherine Mann, B.S. Gordon College; Waterville Gregory Charles Manske, B.S. University of Vermont; Saint Albans Mark R. J. McGee, B.A. University of Vermont, M.A. Lesley College; Baltimore, MD Camille Christine Michaud, B.S. St. Lawrence University; South Burlington Megan Kathleen Moran, B.S. University of California, San Diego; Los Altos, CA Lee Jae Morse, B.S. University of Vermont; Danville Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald, B.A. Connecticut College; Woodstock Jennifer Jean Mueller, B.A. University of Maine; Old Town, ME Deanna L. Nelson, B.S. University of Vermont; Rutland Joan Newell, B.A. Middlebury College; New Milford, CT Shannon Dawn O’Keefe, B.A. Carleton College; Colorado Springs, CO Jennifer Marie Palminteri, B.A. College of the Holy Cross; Alfred, ME Chuan-Ju Gwendolyn Pan, B.S. University of California, Los Angeles; Hualien, Taiwan Lawrence Joseph Peacock, B.A. Rutgers University; Portland, ME Mikaila Heldt Pence, B.S. University of Denver, M.A. University of Denver; Conifer, CO

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Commencement 2008 Gulnar Amin Pothiawala, B.S. University of Vermont; Essex Junction Annie Gwenn Claire Quysner, B.S., B.A. University of Massachusetts, M.S. Georgetown University; The Hague, The Netherlands Anne Pearce Rowland, B.A. Dartmouth College; Bedford, NH Pallabi Sanyal, B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Andover, MA Brett Eric Schneider, B.S. University of Vermont, M.Ed. University of Texas; Henniker, NH Lauren Foster Schuler, B.A. Colgate University; Falmouth, ME Erika Cajsa Schumacher, B.A. Yale University; Albany, NY Walter Buckley Johnson Schuyler, III, B.A. Furman University; Scarborough, ME Natalie Ann Speck, B.S. California Lutheran University; Salem, OR Sarah Elizabeth Stilwill, B.A. Colgate University; Traverse City, MI William Lane Swartz, A.S. Champlain College; Shelburne Ruta Viktoria Totoraitis, B.S. University of Missouri, M.P.H. Yale University; Springfield, IL Thai Lan Nguyen Tran, B.S. University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Parker, CO Ronald Van Ness-Otunnu, B.A. University of Connecticut, M.S. Georgetown University; Southington, CT

Elizabeth Jennifer Watson, B.S. Duke University, M.P.H. George Washington University; Morristown, NJ Jenne Rachel Wax, B.S. George Washington University; Wilmington Peter Charles Wilhelm, B.A. Union College, M.S. Suffolk University; Pleasant Valley, NY Danielle Christina Williams, B.S. Boston University, M.S. Drexel University College of Medicine; San Jose, CA Ryan Daniel Winters, B.S. Honors College at Washington State University; Richland, WA Alyssa Mae Wittenberg, B.S. University of California, Santa Barbara; Orange, CA Christina Wing-Yee Wong, B.A. University of California, Berkeley, M.P.H. Drexel University; Daly City, CA Carolyn Joo Hyun Yoo, A.B. Dartmouth College; Little Neck, NY Ashley Rachel Zucker, B.A. Connecticut College; Englewood, NJ

Graduate College MASTER OF SCIENCE Biochemistry Brian Michael Lacey, B.S. (Bridgewater State College) 2003; East Bridgewater, MA** Thesis: Investigation into the Role of C-Terminal Vicinal Cysteine Residues in High M r Thioredoxin Reductases Advisor: Dr. Robert Hondal

Advisor: Dr. Sally Huber Pharmacology Jaclyn A. teRiele, B.S. (Saint Lawrence University) 2003; Theresa, NY Thesis: The Contribution of Artemin and Ephrin-A Signaling to Sympathetic Vascular Innervation Advisor: Dr. Deborah Damon

Cell and Molecular Biology Pamela Jean Lescault, B.S. (Bridgewater State College) 1998; Whitman, MA Thesis: Charcterization of Toxoplasma Gondii Differentiation Mutants: Insights from Whole Genome Microarray Analysis and the Disrupted Locus in One of the Mutants Advisor: Dr. Mariana Matrajt

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Anatomy and Neurobiology Susan Buckingham, B.A. (College of Wooster) 1986; M.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Burlington* Dissertation: CCL2 and Fibroblast Growth Factors 1 and 2 Mediators of Inflammation and Repair in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Advisor: Dr. Felix Eckenstein Anna Gerrit Euser, B.A. (Colorado College) 2002; Fort Lupton, CO* Dissertation: Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation, Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability, and the Effects of Magnesium Sulfate Treatment During Pregnancy and Hypertension Advisor: Dr. Marilyn Cipolla Martin Hruska, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Colchester** Dissertation: Activation of Alpha7 Subunit Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Mediates Cell Death of Neurons in the Avian Ciliary Ganglion Advisor: Dr. Rae Nishi Eric Michael Krauter, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1999; Syracuse, NY* Dissertation: Mechanisms of Neuroplasticity in the Inflamed Colon Advisor: Dr. Gary Mawe

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Jayanthi Garudathri, B.S. (University of Madras) 2001; M.S. (University of Madras); 2003; Madura, Tamilnadu, India** Thesis: Use of Small Molecules to Study Invasion and Egress in Toxoplasma Gondii. Advisor: Dr. Gary Ward Melissa Marie Tinsley, B.S. (Houghton College) 2000; Queens, New York City, New York* Thesis: Structural Elements 3’ to the Essential Ribozyme Core Lower the Cation Requirements for Folding and Catalysis Advisor: Dr. John Burke Pathology Jennifer Linda Ather, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Middlesex** Thesis: Activation of Nf-кB In The Airway Epithelium Drives Inflammation, Exacerbates Allergic Airways Disease, And Modulates Acute Lung Injury In Mice Advisor: Dr. Yvonne Janssen-Heininger Jessica L. Bentz, B.S. (Boston University) 2004; Sprague, CT* Thesis: The Significance of Human Papillomavirus in Colorectal Cancer Etiology: An Investigation by PCR, in situ Hybridization, and Immunohistochemistry Advisor: Dr. Mark Evans Jessica Suzanne Schwartz, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Belfast, ME** Thesis: Investigation of a 3DPOL Mutation in the Coxsackievirus B3 Variant, H3-49

Biochemistry Ethan C. Guth, B.S. (Goucher College) 1999; Tunbridge** Dissertation: tRNA Identity Mediated Control of the Catalytic Mechanism in E. Coli Histidyl-tRNA Synthetase Advisor: Dr. Christopher Francklyn Anna M. Knapp, M.S. (University of Maine, Orono) 2003; M.D. (Medical School of Warsaw University) 1998: Warsaw, Poland Dissertation: Structural and Functional Characterization of Mouse Purb: A Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Repressor of Smooth Muscle Alpha Actin Gene Expression Advisor: Dr. Robert Kelm

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Cell and Molecular Biology Sarah Alison Hale, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; M.S. (University of Maryland) 2002: Schaghticoke,NY Dissertation: Effects of Erythropoietin and Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 on Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1a Advisor: Dr. Karen Lounsbury Rajkumar Noubade, BVSc. & AH (College of Veterinary Science) 1997; MVSc & AH (College of Veterinary Science) 2000; Banglore, India** Dissertation: Histamine H1 Receptor Signaling in Central Nervous System Autoimmune Disease and Immune Deviation Advisor: Dr. Cory Teuscher Timothy Jon Phalen, B.S. (Saint Michael’s College) 2000; Johnson City, NY* Dissertation: Peroxiredoxins as Redox Sensors and Mediators of Oxidant Dependent Cell Signaling Advisor: Dr. Nicholas Heintz Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Mindy L. Farris, B.S. (University of South Alabama) 1999; Chattanooga, TN** Dissertation: Regulation of Gene Expression By the Retinoic Acid Receptor Alpha Requires Synergistic Binding of Transcriptional CoFactors and Response to Ligand Advisor: Dr. Christopher Francklyn Sandhya Khurana, B.Sc. (University of Pune) 1996; M.S. (University of Pune) 1998; Pune, India** Dissertation: The Role of Tetraspanins in HIV-1 Replication Advisor: Dr. Markus Thali Snighda Roy, M.Tech. (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) 2003; New Delhi, India** Dissertation: Cleavage and Ligation Studies in Hairpin and Hammerhead Ribozymes Using Site Specific Nucleotide Modifications Advisor: Dr. John M. Burke

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Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Qun Wan, B.S. (Jinling University of Technology) 1994; M.S. (East China University of Science and Technology) 1999; Nanjing, China** Dissertation: Crystal Structures of Kinesin and Monomeric Actin in Different Nucleotide States Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Trybus Pharmacology Jeff J. Layne, B.S. (California State University, Long Beach) 1994; M.S. (California State University, Long Beach) 1998* Dissertation: The Role of the Transcription Factor NFAT in the Regulation of Smooth Muscle Contractility Advisor: Dr. Mark Nelson Lydia W. M. Nausch, B.S. (University of Regensburg) 1999; M.S. (University of Regensburg) 2002** Dissertation: Novel Insights Into PKG Activation and cGCMP Signaling in Response to Nitric Oxide and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Advisor: Dr. Wolfgang Dostmann Patricia C. Rose, B.S. (Saint John’s University) 1980; M.S. (Saint John’s University) 1996; Plattsburgh, NY* Dissertation: Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle: Models of Hypertension and Angiotensin II Signaling Advisor: Dr. Karen Lounsbury

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College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Sunday, May 18, 2008



11:45 a.m.

Ira Allen Chapel

Brian V. Reed, Ph.D., PT, Acting Dean Order of Exercises PROCESSIONAL OPENING, Louis M. Izzo, MS, Faculty Marshal GREETINGS, Brian V. Reed, Ph.D., PT, Acting Dean STUDENT ADDRESS, Stacy Leah Salerno, Class of 2008 PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS and RECOGNITION OF AWARDS Brian V. Reed, Ph.D., PT, Acting Dean NAME READER, Toni H. Kaeding, MS, RN, Special Assistant to the Dean CLOSING RECESSIONAL RECEPTION, Billings Hall Bachelor of Science Athletic Training John Paul Bruss, Ferrisburg Helen Claire Smith, Remsen, NY Jessie Marie Wetherby, Rutland Biomedical Technology Stacy Leah Salerno, Rochester, NY Exercise and Movement Science Amy Michelle LaCroix, Glastonbury, CT Jenilee Marie Roy, Sandown, NH Medical Laboratory Science Sarah Akiki, South Burlington Erica Dow Antell, Colchester Adrienne Jean Bonvini, Dedham, MA Timothy Bowen, Williamstown Maggie W. George, Blue Mountain Lake, NY Stephanie Ann Holton, Presque Isle, ME Curtis A. Kendall, Biddeford, ME Laura Anne Kissock, Albuquerque, NM Kelly Marie LaBarre, Ashford, CT Thu Le, Burlington Augusta Osuoha, Bronx, NY Christine E. Sheehey, Colchester Kyla R. Turnquist, Pelham, NH Kelly L. Vanderhoef, Averill Park, NY Sylvester W. Wallace, South Burlington Jessie Lynne Wright, Colchester Nuclear Medicine Technology Rebekah Joy Besaw, Adams, NY Nickolas Chris Braves, Richmond Jacqueline Ann Kulis, Graniteville Seth Paul LeBlanc, Bennington Silas Paul Reaves, Fairfax Heidi Satomi Shimada, Kapolei, HI Nursing Jennifer E. Abustan, South Burlington Kathryn Rose Aguilar, Lewiston, ME Jenna J. Allard, Irasburg Chelsea L. Arnold, Essex Junction Jeanna Lynn Aube, Jeffersonville Chelsey Jean Barrett, Rutland Danica Leigh Best, South Portland, ME Laura J. Brana, South Burlington Gretchen Brittain, Danby Karen Brooks, Montpelier* Abigail Bunnell, South Paris, ME

Jenna Rae Bushey, Bridport Jane Caporiccio, Waltham, MA Ann B Carpenter, Stowe Martha Joy Carpenter, South Burlington Joseph H. Casassa, Buffalo, NY Sara Kathleen Clafferty, Whiteford, MD Anna Kathleen Cleary, Stowe Chelsea A. Cordner, Colchester Abbey Jane Cozzens, Colchester Krisztina E. Curcio, New London, CT Maria Regina dela Santa, Washington, DC Aliza M. Doe, Richford Miriam Cyr Dowling, Kearsarge, NH Jacob R. Drown, Saint Johnsbury Laura Lynne Drummond, Milton Danielle Marie Duncan, Georgia Lauren Morton Ernst, Rye, NY Cassie Lynn Erickson, Rutland Christine Teglas Falk, Sandwich, MA Kate Lyn Farrell, N. Chelmsford, MA Tiffany Margaret Feldman, Moultonborough, NH Heather Firestine, Island Pond Hannah Rae Flynn, Derby Line Theresa Loyola Fortune, Morrisville Amy Marie Fox, South Burlington Peter Rayburn Fox, Nelson, NH Jason T. Garbarino, Newtown, CT Holly McCarthy Giampietro, Walpole, MA Ann Marie Giombetti, Shelburne Lauren Ashley Gray, Bradford Kristy Haflett, Munnsville, NY Jacqueline JoAnn Heath, Jay Virginia Lynne Higbee, Colchester Meredith Diane Holmberg, Charlotte Alyssa Danielle Hotes, Sharon, MA Shannon Eileen Hutton, Carbondale, CO Kimberly Kuhlmeier, South Burlington Jill A. Lamberton, Scituate, RI Megan Marie Leary, Franklin, MA Emily Nan Macy, Essex Junction Kelly Elizabeth Malone, Underhill Rebeckah Kate Marcotte, Williston Edward James McCauley, Burlington Kathleen Moore McEwan, Westfield, MA Elizabeth Snow McInally, Hampstead, NH Caitlin Kyle McKane, Rutland Matthew J. Metayer, Essex Junction Carolyn Eileen Milnor, Woodbury, CT

Kristin Rená Novak, Williston Jill Lindsey O’Brien, Topsfield, MA Sandra Marie O’Sullivan, Essex Jennifer Brie Olson, Franklin, MA Lucy Katherine Patterson, New London, CT Laura Anne Pawulak, Milton** Jennifer Marie Pelliccione, Castleton Katie Elizabeth Peters, Rutland Stephanie Elizabeth Pevear, Milton, MA Michelle Ann Plimpton, Shelburne Daniel Pollack, Livingston, NJ Amanda Susanne Quenneville, Bristol Kristen A. Rudick, North Andover, MA Jacqueline Rae Schlein, New Haven Alyssa Marie Scott, Fair Haven Gabrielle Silva, Reading Debra Marie Mann Smejkal, Jericho* Sara Louise Strassenburg, Brattleboro Yen Ngoc Tai, Burlington Alison Moore Tetrault, West Peabody, MA Sarah Ann Toczylowski, Reading, MA Jeanie Brook Tomeny, Waterbury Nicole A. Underhill, South Burlington Monica Eve Urquhart, East Montpelier Corrin R. Vecchitto, Marlborough, CT Samantha Erin Vezina, Richmond Ashley Jane Wadden, Swampscott, MA Courtney Anne Walker, Essex Junction Monique White, Massena, NY Anna Beth Williams, North Hero Ashleigh Brynne Wilson, Long Valley, NJ Kayleigh Renee Yandow, Swanton Radiation Therapy Lynn Ann Baker, Cheshire, CT Wingman (Mandy) Cheung, Sharon, MA Kate Marie Harrison, Mt. Holly Thomas J. Hiney, Jr, Exeter, NH Katie Lorraine Roy, Wolcott Kristi Lynn Rubalcaba, Barre Liam T. Van Benthuysen, Clifton Park, NY Ashley E. Vaughan, South Ryegate Post-Bachelor of Science Certificate Medical Laboratory Science Karen M. Beebe, Colchester** Deborah L. Hull *As of October 2007 **As of February 2008

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Graduate College MASTER OF SCIENCE Nursing Susan Allen, B.S.N. (The University of Vermont) 1997; Haddonfield, NJ Judith C. Dixon, B.S. (Plattsburgh State University College) 1978; Post Mills Thesis: The Impact of Multidisciplinary Chronic Kidney Disease Care on Outcomes in Patients Initializing Dialysis Advisor: Dr. Nancy Sowan Amanda Nicole Hannah, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2004; Randolph** Megan L. O’Brien, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2001; Sharon Thesis: Perception of Rural Caregiving Advisor: Dr. Carol Buck-Rolland Eileen Petrone Paus, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1990; Hyde Park Wayne Miller Powell, B.S.N. (State University of New York, Plattsburgh) 1992; Jeffersonville* Margaret Tarmy, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 1998; Monkton* Thesis: Breastfeeding Experiences of Teenage Mothers in Vermont Advisor: Dr. Sarah Abrams

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DOCTOR of Physical Therapy Kelly Martel Aremburg, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; North Concord Scott Jeffrey Casares, B.S. (California Polytechnical Institute) 2003; Visalia, CA Dana Leigh Cohan, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Gladwyne, PA Ryan Michael Decarreau, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2005; Winooski Tori L. Duchesneau, B.S. (Texas A&M University) 1999; Jeffersonville Melissa Erin Leach, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Pawlet Kerry McCarthy, B.S. (The University of Vermont) 2006; Montpelier Brie Pike-Sprenger, B.A. (Middlebury College) 2004; West Dover Tatiana V. Valentine, B.S. (University of Engineering & Architecture) 1984: M.S. (University of Engineering & Architecture) 1989; Colchester Jennifer Vogler, B.A. (The University of Vermont) 2006; River Vale, NJ

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Commencement 2008

University Awards of the Year to Seniors and Graduate Students

UNIVERSITY AWARDS THE F.T. KIDDER MEDAL, awarded to the senior man ranking first in character, leadership and scholarship. This award is named in honor of Fred T. Kidder, an 1880 graduate who received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1883 and later served on the UVM Board of Trustees: 2008: To be announced 2007: Seth Bowden THE MARY JEAN SIMPSON AWARD presented to the senior woman who best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership and scholarship. The award is named in honor of Mary Jean Simpson, dean of women from 1937 to 1954, for her commitment to students, their education and the community: 2008: To be announced 2007: Christine Hertz THE CLASS OF 1967 AWARD presented to the senior student who has satisfied two of the three criteria: active membership in three recognized student activities, university recognition in a varsity athletic sport, and/or election to an office in a recognized student activity: 2008: To be announced 2007: Alaina Dickason and Martin Klimes THE KEITH M. MISER LEADERSHIP AWARD was established in 1989 and is presented to the student who has been successful in campus leadership endeavors. Keith M. Miser was director of residential life and later, dean of students from 1971 to 1988. This award honors his belief in the importance of student involvement: 2008: To be announced 2007: Lindsey Carfagna THE ELMER NICHOLSON ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE recognizes the greatness of the student’s total UVM experience, and based on this greatness of experience, there is an expectation that the student will make a major contribution in their field of interest. Elmer Nicholson, class of 1939, received the Wasson Athletic Prize in his senior year: 2008: To be announced 2007: Stephanie Onyekaba and Rhian Waters

AWARDS TO ATHLETES THE J. EDWARD DONNELLY AWARD established in 1992 and awarded annually to a senior female and male athlete whose athletic performance during their tenure at the university has distinguished them as one of the University of Vermont’s most outstanding athletes: Joe Fallon (men’s ice hockey) Danielle Collins (field hockey) THE HENRY SEAMANS TROPHY awarded annually to a senior female and male athlete who have earned the respect and regard of fellow students for leadership, loyalty and service to the university and for active participation in athletics: Kyle Cieplicki (men’s basketball) Channel Hamilton (women’s track and field) THE RUSSELL O. SUNDERLAND MEMORIAL TROPHY awarded annually to a senior female and male athlete who, throughout their college days, have best exemplified the qualities of character, leadership and persistence in overcoming obstacles: Collin Shore (men’s lacrosse) Stirling Winder (women’s lacrosse) THE WASSON ATHLETIC PRIZE awarded annually to a senior female and male athlete who have maintained the highest standards of academic

scholarship and athletic attainment: Chris Healy (men’s cross country/track and field) Emilie Clark (women’s lacrosse) THE JEFF STONE AWARD is presented to the male and female studentathlete in any class who, throughout their involvement in campus leadership and/or community service activities, has represented the highest ideals of educational sport and has had a significant and lasting impact upon the UVM Community: Jared Alvord (men’s track and field) Corinne DiPietro (women’s track and field)

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS Meredith Ashley Benson, Analysis of Key Amino Acid Differences Between the Human and Escherichia Coli Endonuclease III Proteins that Affect Substrate Specificity. Advisor: Susan Wallace Chapin Walker Clarke, Success of Male Production by Different Worker Patrilines in Queenless P. rugosus and P. barbatus Colonies. Advisor: Sara Helms Cahan Christopher Martin Costello, A Policy Analysis on the 2007 Farm Bill Regarding the Goals of Ecological Economics and Sustainable Agriculture. Advisor: Joshua Farley Cara Rose Edelstein, Effects of Polymorphism in the Bovine Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4) Promoter on Transcriptional Activation. Advisor: David Kerr Diana Loring Fischer, Impact of Perception of Dietary Importance on Nutritional Behavior and Label Use in College Students. Advisor: Jane Kolodinsky Lena Roy Forman, HIV/AIDS Prevention Education in the Dominican Republic: Fundraising and Communication Development for Futbol Para la Vida. Advisor: Jon Erickson Paige Kathryn Hoisington, The Neural Signaling Behind Inosine Monophosphate and Monosodium Glutamate Taste Synergy. Advisor: Eugene Delay Carrie Nichols McLane, Vermont Farm to School: An Examination of School Culture. Advisor: Linda Berlin Nikolas Jakob Muenke, Innate Immunity Pathways in Arabidopsis Thaliana: Identifying Proteins Essential to the Plant Immune Response. Advisor: Terrence Delaney William Joseph Pinard, Mapping of Binding Domains of Clf1p. Advisor: David Pederson Carolyn L. Smalkowski, The Coffee Countdown: Which Certification or Alternative Market Will Be the Key to Latin America’s Sustainable Future? Advisors: Ernesto Mendez, Ian Worley Sarah Bennet Weintraub, Microfinance for the Ecological Sugar Project in Honduras. Advisor: Dan Baker FOUNDATIONS: FIRST YEAR SEMINAR TEACHING ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR AWARD presented annually to recognize the student who most clearly demonstrates those special characteristics that are exemplary of the role of Beginnings First-Year Teaching Assistant: Christa N. Sherburne-Law COLLEGE HONORS: DISTINGUISHED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Meredith A. Benson, Analysis of Key Amino Acid Differences Between Human and Escherichia coli Endonuclease III Proteins That Affect Substrate Specificity. Advisors: Susan Wallace, Susan Robey-Bond Christine K. Fitzsimmons, Comparison of Oxidation Techniques of Disulfide Bonds. Advisor: Robert Hondal Paige K. Hoisington, Neural Signaling Behind Inosine-monophosphate and Monosodium Glutamate Taste Synergy in C57BL/6J Mice. Advisor: Dr. Eugene Delay Nikolas J. Muenke, Innate Immunity Pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana: Identifying Genes Essential to the Plant Immune Response. Advisor: Terrence

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Commencement 2008 Delaney Courtney L. Preseault, The impact of Dietary Antioxidant Ethoxyquin (Agrado®) on Rumen Lipid Metabolism and Subsequent Effects on Milk Production and Milk Fat Synthesis. Advisor: Dr. Adam Lock DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE GEORGE H. WALKER AWARD presented annually by faculty vote to members of the graduating class of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences who have majored in animal science, who exhibit conspicuous merit in the studies pertaining to dairy science, and especially in those courses relating to the production and/or processing of market milk, and who furthermore exhibit high and noble traits of leadership and character: William J. Van De Weert DONALD J. BALCH AWARD presented annually to that student making the greatest contribution to the equine or companion animal activities of the Department of Animal Science: Katherine B. Carton-Bacon Claire L. Gebben AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AWARD presented annually to sophomores, juniors, and seniors whose academic record, scholastic efforts and character warrant recognition as the future leaders in the field of animal science. Graduating seniors named to the society are: Abigail L. Carpenter Deandra J. Dill Cara R. Edelstein Elisa A. Speckert William J. Van De Weert BRETT KLEIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP presented to the CREAM Student Herd Advisors for fall 2007 and spring 2008 with a big thanks for their time and effort! The award is presented for their dedication, responsible leadership, and friendly attitude that Brett exemplified as a 1990 CREAMer as well as for their excellence in teaching and advising the 2007 to 2008 CREAMers and in passing on the CREAM tradition: Fall 2007: Angela S. Craig, Eila M. Susskind Spring 2008: John B. Wright ANIMAL SCIENCE FACULTY AWARD in recognition of scholastic performance, outstanding achievements in undergraduate research, and service to the Department of Animal Science: Abigail L. Carpenter Cara R. Edelstein BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE PROGRAM SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD presented to students who have earned the highest scholastic average in their respective classes starting in the second year: Christa N. Sherburne-Law DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLIED ECONOMICS The following awards are presented to the graduating senior(s) with the highest scholastic grade point average in recognition of their continuous academic excellence and outstanding professional potential: AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP Guy R. Derry COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP Benjamin R. Weller COMMUNITY AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Sara B. Weintraub PUBLIC COMMUNICATION Diana L. Fischer Ashley M. Fowler SCHOLASTIC RECOGNITION of the top ten percent of seniors with a major in Community Development and Applied Economics based on cumulative grade point average: Hanna Abrahamson Diana L. Fischer Elizabeth M. Fiori Sara B. Weintraub

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLIED ECONOMICS TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD Mollie E. Kaufmann Dana N. Michalowski ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES presented by the program faculty to the graduating seniors who have demonstrated academic excellence, environmental leadership, campus and community activism, and service: Nikola Janjic Carolyn L. Smalkowski DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS WARREN R. STEINBRING OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MICROBIOLOGY AWARD in recognition of academic excellence and professional growth: Paige K. Hoisington Cara R. Edelstein LUCILLE P. MARKEY OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MOLECULAR GENETICS AWARD in recognition of academic excellence and professional growth: Meredith A. Benson DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES FACULTY AWARD presented annually by the department faculty to the graduating senior with the highest scholastic grade point average, in recognition of their continuous academic excellence and outstanding professional potential: Starr M. Budnick CORNELIA WHEELER IRISH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP presented annually in the fall semester to a student majoring in dietetics or nutritional sciences whose continuous academic excellence, financial need, and demonstrated potential for success in a career in human nutrition has distinguished her or him from their peers: Jaime L. Leclerc AGNES T. POWELL AWARD presented annually to graduating seniors majoring in dietetics who have demonstrated qualities indicating outstanding professional promise and potential: Jennifer L. Balentine Jenna B. Damareck BERTHA TERRILL AWARD was created as a tribute to Miss Bertha M. Terrill and her 31 years of service at UVM. Bertha Terrill is remembered as the founding chair of the Department of Home Economics, the first dean of women and the first woman full professor at UVM. The purpose of this award is to recognize a student(s) who shows special academic promise and achievement: Landon T. Schettini BLAIR WILLIAMS AWARD presented to the graduating senior who best exemplifies the qualities of Professor Williams’ excellence in the areas of human nutrition and foods and her deep concern for people: Emily A. Piazza Carrie N. McLane NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES RESEARCH AWARD presented to the graduating senior(s) who has excelled in undergraduate research while maintaining high academic standards and has demonstrated outstanding potential for a career in either basic or applied research in nutrition and food sciences: Dana R. Notte Jaime L. Leclerc OUTSTANDING DIETETICS STUDENT AWARD presented by the American Dietetics Association. Its purpose is to recognize the emerging leadership and achievement of students in Association-accredited dietetics education programs and encourage their participation in The American Dietetics Association. Leadership and professional potential are assessed through

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Commencement 2008 honors, student dietetic association activities, and community service activities: Emma G. Kopecky REUBEN AND ROSE MATTUS SCHOLARSHIP given in the name of Reuben and Rose Mattus, founders of the Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream Company, is presented to the Nutrition and Food Sciences major who demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for the study of food science, either in new product development or the improvement of existing products: Thomas P. Pinello DEPARTMENT OF PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE AGRONOMY, SOILS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SENIOR RECOGNITION AWARD presented by the Department of Plant and Soil Science to an outstanding student with an interest in agronomy, soils, or sustainable agriculture: Dana L. Jokela BURLINGTON GARDEN CLUB MEMORIAL AWARD IN HORTICULTURE presented to a student demonstrating proficiency and sustained interest in ornamental horticulture. The award is given in memory of former members of the Burlington Garden Club: Andrew L. Herrick W.H. DARROW HORTICULTURE PRIZE presented to an outstanding junior or senior in recognition of superior performance in horticultural science: Peter E. Merritt Evan S. Reiss LEWIS RALPH JONES AWARD given to a student in recognition of academic excellence in the Plant Sciences. This decision is divided between Plant and Soil Science, Forestry, and Botany. Dana L. Jokela Peter E. Merritt JAMES E. LUDLOW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND established in memory of James Ludlow, class of 1987, to provide scholarship awards to deserving students with preference given to those studying horticulture: Sarah M. Greenleaf Robert S. Young VERMONT VEGETABLE AND BERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION AWARD presented to a student in Plant and Soil Science who has demonstrated excellence in studies in the field of small fruit and vegetable science: Robert S. Young PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD presented to exhibiting excellence the classroom as an an outstanding Meredith student A. Benson Robert A. in Hunt undergraduate James teaching R. Berryassistant: Joshua A. Klein Robert S. Young Benjamin G. Bezark Samantha Lederfine-Paskal David M. Brault Kara D. Lennon ALPHA ZETA MEMBERS MOUNTAIN CHAPTER Lindsey P. Bryanin the GREEN Rita J. Longworth Starr M. Budnick Samantha A. Madden Amy E. Byrnes Collin P. McCarthy Jessica L. Cameron Peter E. Merritt Abigail L. Carpenter Dana R. Notte Adam A. Clark Leslie A. Ouellette Emilie J. Clark Gwen A. Pokalo Caleb L. Corse Elissa M. Pollak Karen K. Dean Evan S. Reiss Scott J. DeRoche Kate M. Riley Lindsay L. Finegan Morgan J. Rivers Benjamin A. Fontaine Supriya Serchan Jennifer M. Fricke Amanda M. Sugrue Nicholas M. Garafalo Benjamin R. Weller Susan H. Greenbaum Sarah M. Greenleaf Emily L. Gross Melissa R. Henrikson Julianne E. Hillis Eric T. Hostnik

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Hannah Howard Prize for Outstanding Achievement in the College of Arts and Sciences To be announced at Commencement John Dewey Honors Program Arica Nesper, Tough Call: Neonatal Intensive Care Decisions in Canada and the United States. Advisor: Jeanne Shea Emily Porter, The Art of Going Back: A Study in Rendering the Self Through Disrupting Conventional Linear Progression. Advisor: Lisa Schnell HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS/JOHN DEWEY HONORS PROGRAM Danielle Bauman, Self, Salvation, and (Jewish) Identity: Mischlinge Experience and the Christian Disguise during the Holocaust. Advisor: David Scrase Ashley Bunnell, The Effectiveness of Acupuncture as a Therapy for Dysmenorrhea. Advisors: Kelvin Chu and Jan Carney Lindsay Christensen, The Role of Macrophages in LPS-Induced Preterm Labor. Advisors: Elizabeth Bonney and Charles Goodnight Katherine Claflin, An Analysis of Composting in Vermont. Advisor: Frank Zelko Anne Coleman, G is for Gorey who Writes Grisly Stories; F is for Freud who Asks Why. Advisor: David Jenemann Nicolas Diehl, Prevalence of Psychopathology and Learning Disabilities in Vermont Detention Centers. Advisor: Timothy Stickle Julia Drost, Women and the Law as Represented in the Novels of Jane Austen. Advisor: Robyn Warhol-Down Catherine Durickas, The Last Five Years: Comprehending the Self Through the Stage. Advisor: Jeffrey Modereger Zach Ewell, Motives in Mountaineering: Understanding the Culture of High Adventure and Its Implications for an Evolving Conservation Ethic. Advisor: Adrian Ivakhiv Gwen Fitz-Gerald, Social Inequality in Disasters: A Critical Look at the Influenza Pandemic Planning. Advisor: Alice Fothergill Genevieve Frey, “Maybe, Baby” A Play in Two Acts. Advisor: Gregory Ramos Lisa Goldstein, The Determinants of Female Attitudes Towards Son Preference in India. Advisor: Stephanie Seguino Abby Goode, Birthing the Woman: Counter Narratives of Childbirth in MidTwentieth Century American Women’s Writing. Advisor: Robyn Warhol-Down Margaret Graciano, Affective Landscape: Natural History, Recollections, and Reflection on Shelburne Pond Natural Area. Advisor: Ian Worley Kyle Hatt, The Politics of Submission: Contemporary Understanding of Islamic Politics and Liberal Democracy. Advisor: Gregory Gause Steven Henck, Capillary Technology and Laser Light Scattering of Salt Solutions. Advisor: Jie Yang Dzeneta Karabegovic, The Importance of Visual Propaganda in Bosnia in the 1990s. Advisor: Michele Commercio Devin Klein, “Degenerate” Art in Nazi Germany. Advisor: Jonathan Huener Nathaniel Koloc, Ecological Wastewater Treatment in Stone Town: A Feasibility Analysis. Advisor: Sara Helms Cahan Ali Kosak, Self-reported Mood Sensitivity to Pollen, Seasonality of Mood, and Depressive Symptoms in a Northeastern College Sample. Advisor: Kelly Rohan Joseph Kubacz, This Thesis Doesn’t Exist: Explaining Why Through the Metaphysics of Material Objects. Advisor: Mark Moyer Nathan Louras, The TRPM5 Channel: How Sweet it is, or is it? Advisor: Eugene Delay Suzanne Lunden, Home Show: A Memoir. Advisor: Lisa Schnell Jonathan Madden, Functional Consequences of Elevated Caspase Activity in T cells. Advisors: Ralph Budd and Judith Van Houten Molly Madore, So Much Mine. Advisor: Sarah Nilsen Melissa Martin, Adolescents’ Reported Experiences of Living with a Sibling with Autism. Advisor: Lynne Bond Heather McLaughlin, The Role of IK channel-mediated Ca2+ influx and Calpain Activation in HBx-mediated Cell Migration. Advisors: Bryan Ballif and Steven Lidofsky Henry Melcher, Hunger and the Feast: Reflections on Desire and Fulfillment through Poetry. Advisor: David Huddle

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Commencement 2008 Max Mondi, Bring Death to Life: The Dramatic Force of Death. Advisor: Lynne Greeley Dane Norman, The IMC and its Contribution to Peace in Northern Iceland. Advisor: George Moyser Christopher O’Neil, Squalor and Insincerity: Visions of the Bildungsroman in the 20th Century. Advisor: Tom Simone Jana Pollack, Discovering Home in the Theatre. Advisor: Lisa Schnell Jessica Portmess, Norms of International Relations: The Modern Nation State and Cosmopolitanism. Advisor: Patrick Neal Noah Rabin, Exploring Volunteerism with Socialization, Human Capital, Social Context, and Exchange Theories. Advisor: Nick Danigelis Michael Raymond, Religious Accommodations: Liberalism’s Reaction to Mozart v. Hawkins County and Wisconsin v. Yoder. Advisor: Patrick Neal Katherine Rendall, Banking Systems and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries. Advisor: Jane Knodell Jason Riggio, A Study of the Correlative Habitat Characteristics Associated with Sites Known to Support Two of Vermont’s Most Elusive Native Snakes: Pantherophis alleghaniensis & Thamnophis sauritus. Advisor: Ian Worley Julia Risk, Race and Education: A Look at the Internment of Japanese Americans. Advisor: Nicole Phelps Dennis Robillard, The Affective Qualities and Reliability of Narrative Voices in the Novels of Jonathan Safran Foer. Advisor: Richard Parent Lauren Scribi, Americans in London: Travel and Cultural Exchange, 18501920. Advisor: Paul Deslandes Emily Slocum, Dark and Illuminated: Essays on Memory. Advisor: Greg Bottoms Aaron Smith, The Determinants of Demand for Wind Energy. Advisor: Donna Ramirez-Harrington Bronwyn Stippa, Verbum pro Verbo / Sensum de Sensu: A Study in Latin Translation. Advisors: Mark Usher and Angeline Chiu Joy Sylvester, Partners in Development: Analyzing the Relations between International and Local Organizations. Advisor: Peter VonDoepp Anna Taylor, The Effect of the Creation of the Sokoto Calihpate on Women’s Social Status and Role in Northern Nigeria. Advisor: Robert Gordon Ainsley Thurber, Factor Va Properties on Phospholipid Membranes Versus Platelet Membranes with Respect to the Coagulation Cascade. Advisors: Christopher Landry and Paula Tracy Elise Vincelette, Absolute Quantification of 3 mRNA Isoforms of Amyloid Precursor Protein in Human Brain and Adipose Cells. Advisors: Richard Pratley and Judith Van Houten Laura Vogric, The Fight for “Enduring Freedom”: Presidential Rhetoric and the War on Terror. Advisor: Deborah Guber Jessica-Lyn Wagar, Measuring Maternal Sensitivity. Advisor: Susan Crockenberg Kaitlynne Ward, Images of Sexual Metropolis: Sexuality and Visual Culture in Victorian London. Advisor: Paul Deslandes Alan Wilson, The Battle for the Street: Combating Urban Insurgency. Advisor: Travis Nelson Emmett Wilson, When Do We Die? Philosophical Issues Around Determining Death. Advisor: Arthur Kuflik Allison Ziegler, A Practical Application of Skills in the Design and Construction of Theatrical Costumes for Two Productions. Advisor: Martin Thaler Jessica Ziegler, Research and Costume Construction for a Theater Production: “The Complete Female Stage Beauty.” Advisor: Martin Thaler COLLEGE HONORS Alexa Cole, A Woman’s Path: Natural Health & Healing in Argentina. Advisor: Helga Schreckenberger David Damby, Modulation of the Innate Immune Response by NKT Cells. Advisors: Jonathan Boyson and Christopher Landry Marie Dardeno, Exploring College Students’ Views and Practices Surrounding Human Papillomavirus: A Qualitative Approach. Advisor: Jeanne Shea Matthew Dworkin, Compatibilism and Control. Advisor: Louis deRosset Richard Fahey, Beowolf, Orality, and the Anglo-Saxon Conversion. Advisor: Sean Field Lauren Gilligan, A Population Study of the Chagas Disease Vector Triatoma Infestans Using a Molecular Genetic Approach. Advisor: Lori Stevens Emma Gordon, America’s Aging Voters. Advisor: Alec Ewald Phillip Guingona, The Sino-Pakistani Agreements of 1963: An Examination of Ideological Commitment and National Interests in Communist China’s Foreign Policy. Advisor: Erik Esselstrom

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Elana Katz-Mink, North Country Conservation: The 1970 Celebration of Earth Day in Adirondack Communities. Advisor: Frank Zelko Mary McDonough, Dirt in Death: Exploring Conceptions of Pollution and Purification in American Mortuary Practice. Advisor: Deborah Blom Christopher Miller, Dining at the Emperor’s Table: The Remarkable Accession of Frederick II to the German Throne. Advisor: Sean Field Elyse Stiner, Brown, Seattle, and the Supreme Court in American Politics. Advisor: Alec Ewald Amanda Tanney, Voices from the Russian Civil War: A Chronicle of Experiences, 1918-1921. Advisor: Denise Youngblood Maggie Taylor, The United States and the Panama Canal: A Study in Global Priorities and Policy. Advisor: Mark Stoler Crystal Variava, Effects of Imagery on Vocal Jitter and Shimmer in Adult Stutterers and Adult Nonstutterers. Advisor: Barry Guitar Department of Anthropology GEORGE HENRY PERKINS AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING SENIOR Laura J. Dale Mary Hart McDonough W. A. HAVILAND MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ANTHROPOLOGY Vanessa Kollender Brigham JAMES B. PETERSEN ARCHAEOLOGY AWARD Brennan C. Gauthier LAMBDA ALPHA is the national collegiate honors society for anthropology. The University of Vermont extends membership only to students who have at least a 3.5 grade point average: Elizabeth Clark Courtney Kappes Allison Crowell Elana Katz-Mink Laura Dale Jessica Mainieri Marie Dardeno Mary McDonough Katie Denton Molly O’Hara Angela DiGiulio Kai Shepherd Catherine Durickas Anna Taylor Jessica French Allison Williams Camille Ives Department of Art OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN STUDIO ART Jessica Mainieri OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN ART HISTORY Rebeccah Marsters Department of Area and International Studies CLAIRE M. LINTILHAC MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ASIAN STUDIES Phillip B. Guingona Brendan F. Mold OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN EUROPEAN STUDIES Alan Benjamin Wilson Department of Biology LYMAN S. ROWELL AWARD IN BIOLOGY Aimee K. Paradis PAUL A. MOODY AWARD IN BIOLOGY Lindsay Sarah Christensen BERND HEINRICH AWARD IN PHYSIOLOGY OR EVOLUTION Elise Marie Vincelette JOHN WHEELER AWARD IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY Mikaela Jaclyn Fein

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Commencement 2008 GEORGE PERKINS MARSH AWARD IN ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION Lauren Marie Gilligan

OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Joel T. Dudley Cyrus H. Rodgers

BETA BETA BETA is the national honor society for students who study biology. The society has a three-part mission: stimulation of scholarship, dissemination of scientific knowledge, and promotion of biological research. It is primarily designed for undergraduates, with the goals of recognizing students with outstanding scholarly achievement in the life sciences and actively promoting undergraduate participation in research: Ashton Brooks Nathan Louras Ben Fontaine Cyrus Mallon Lauren Gilligan Jessica Pearson Chris Healy William Pinard Eric Hostnik Jonathan Pinette Percy Huggins Elise Vincelette

UPSILON PI EPSILON is a national honor society for students pursuing the study of computer science: Kenneth Adorisio Jonathan Parker Sara Baldwin Colin Rickert Jessa McCartney Charles Robinson Karen Clark Eric Silverberg Christopher Egner John Uckele Department of Economics

Biochemistry Program ROBERT WOODWORTH AWARD Heather McLaughlin THE JOHN THANASSI AWARD IN BIOCHEMISTRY Ainsley Thurber Department of Chemistry AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS AWARD John D. Stempien CHARLES E. BRAUN AWARD Kevin J. Whitcomb

GERSTEN AWARD Andrew Howland LOHMAN AWARD Katherine Rendall JOHN H. CONVERSE AWARD Nathan Bradbury FREEMAN SALTUS AWARD Lauren Hayes DEPARTMENTAL HONORS Katherine Randall Aaron Smith OMICRON DELTA EPSILON, the international honor society for students majoring in economics.  Students must have completed 18 credits in economic courses with a 3.33 grade point average: Noah Rabin Katherine Rendall

Department of Classics JOHN

H. KENT MEMORIAL AWARD IN CLASSICS Bronwyn Stippa Colin Dowling Kyle Hatt

DR. FREDERICK ARNOLD VINTON AWARD IN LATIN AND GREEK Kristin Chicon ETA SIGMA PHI is an honorary society for students of Latin and/or Greek. Active membership is limited to undergraduates who are enrolled in classes in Latin and/or Greek in the original languages. A student must attain a grade of not less than B and complete at least one semester or two quarters: Kathryn Boolukos Christopher Liebtag Miller Richard Fahey Max Mondi Katie Galindo Harrison Pennock Dan Kelly Bronwyn Stippa Shannon Kostin Alfred Sundquist Brynne Martin Heather Tuck Heather McLaughlin Brett Williams Department of Communication Sciences MARGARET KYTE MEMORIAL AWARD FOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Leah Grossman RODNEY EVERHART AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CLINICAL PROMISE Briana Horgan COMMUNICATION SCIENCES DEPARTMENTAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL PROMISE Hilary T. Roberts

Department of English SAMUEL N. BOGORAD AWARD Abby L. Goode MARION BERRY ALLBEE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPOSITION Henry L. Melcher DOUGLAS A. PINTA AWARD Nicole R. Starrett WILLARD B. POPE AWARD Christina A. Todd BENJAMIN B. WAINWRIGHT AWARD Suzanne M. Lunden Departmental Honors Elizabeth S. Bearese Lionel Beasley Nicholas J. Belani Jennifer A. Brown Spencer P. Clark Anne E. Coleman Caroline T. Donahue Julia F. Drost Nathan D. Gingras Abby L. Goode Emma M. Grady Jhani E. Griffin Julia R. Howe Sean B. Hutchinson Zachary W. Infante Natalie J. Jones

Kathryn M. King Jeanine M. Legato Alex J. Link Suzanne M. Lunden Molly E. Madore Scott J. May Henry L. Melcher Amanda E. Mohlenhoff Andrew B. Nelson Christopher P. O’Neil Lauren A. Opsahl Natalia K. Parachini Jana E. Pollack Emily K. Porter Laurel Y. Radimer Lindsey B. Reynolds Nicholas E. Sachs Leah L. Siegel Eliza G. Sivo Emily R. Slocum

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Benjamin L. Stein-Lobovits Julia Taddonio Aaron R. Tolbert Environmental Studies Program Award

OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIORS AWARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Tristam T. Coffin Emily C. Eschner Margaret A. Graciano Environmental Science Program Award OUTSTANDING SENIORS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Melanie Michelle Lloyd Katrina Sochor Parry Department of Geography

PHI ALPHA THETA ESSAY AWARD Philip Guingona PHI ALPHA THETA, history honor society is a national honor society for students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.4 and a 3.5 grade point average in history, based on at least five history courses: Lionel Beasley Ryan McCormick Elizabeth Cameron Maggie Taylor James Connolly Lauren Opsahl Rose Couzens Elijah Rak Caitlin Coyne Katherine Rendall Joshua Druckerman Julia Risk David Eisenbaum Lauren Scribi Richard Fahey Amanda Tanney Patrick Giblin Kaitlynne Ward Phillip Guingona Brian Wendt Tamara Jacques Benjamin Wilcox Kate Kanelstein Caitlin Wolf Devin Klein

OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN GEOGRAPHY Abby G. Frazier GAMMA THETA UPSILON, the international honor society for students who study geography, is limited to students who have completed at least three courses in geography, have at least a 3.25 grade point average, and rank in the upper 35 percent of their class: Amna Al-Arfaj Brian Olsen Pamela Dickman Jeremy Osler Abby Frazier Luke Paskevich Eden Furtak-Cole Allison Roy Lucas Harmon Emilie Szakach Andrew Hartford Maggie Taylor Scott May The James Wilson Globe Awards go to four students who have demonstrated academic excellence and geographic leadership through community service and activism. Named after James Wilson, the Vermont farmer and blacksmith who made and sold the first terrestrial and celestial globes in North America in 1808: Northern Award: Amna Al-Arfaj Eastern Award: Pamela Dickman Western Award: Brian Olsen Southern Award: Emilie Szakach Department of Geology CHARLES G. DOLL AWARD Karen Derman Maartje Lucia Melchiors SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON, Eta Kappa chapter is the University of Vermont’s Geology Honor Society. Students in this society have proven high aptitude and ability in solving complex problems associated with earth processes past and present and through success in the classroom, the field, and the lab. A student must maintain above a 3.0 grade point average in Geology: Craig Bunten Ian Donovan Robert Charnock Maartje Melchiors Karen Derman Gary Peters Department of German and Russian OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN GERMAN Dzeneta Karabegovic OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN RUSSIAN Brittany Anne Seraphin Department of History PAUL D. EVANS AWARD Kaitlynne Ward

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Department of Mathematics OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MATHEMATICS Natalie Jane Moore DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MUSIC AWARD Peter Krag LYMAN S. ROWELL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Allison Pike YANDELL PRIZE Emma Goldberg PAPPOUTSAKIS AWARD Russell Flynn Department of Philosophy JOHN DEWEY PHILOSOPHY PRIZE Matthew Dworkin Emmett Wilson

CROWELL AWARD Steve Henck

Department of Physics

DAVID W. JUENKER PHYSICS PRIZE Ian Goyette Department of Plant Biology SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN RESEARCH AWARD Melanie Lloyd

Department of Political Science ELLIOTT A. BROWN AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Julia Frances Drost Kyle Landry Hatt WARREN R. AND MILDRED AUSTIN PRIZE FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY Jessica Portmess

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Commencement 2008 DEPARTMENTAL PRIZE IN AMERICAN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT Kesha Kaleire Ram DEPARTMENTAL PRIZE IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS Dane William Norman Departmental Honors Julia Drost Ivria Fried Kyle Hatt Lauren Hayes Dzeneta Karabegovic Emma Kennedy Dane Norman Jessica Portmess

Sara Puls Kesha Ram Michael Raymond Jonathan Roberts Aaron Smith Amanda Sutherland Laura Vogric

PI SIGMA ALPHA (Chi Nu Chapter) National Political Science Honor Society. The University of Vermont extends membership to students who Kirsten M. Leavitt have a cumulative grade point average of Kellen 3.25 or McClure above, are ranked in the top 20 percent of graduating seniors inDane political science and have W. Norman completed seven or more political scienceJamie courses: R. Parot Jeffrey B. Auger Jessica Portmess Sarah R. Bratko Sara M. Puls Erin L. Brooks Kesha K. Ram Zachary J. Brown Michael D. Raymond Benjamin Crockett Lauren H. Scribi Nicholas S. Diehl Keturah M. Sloan Elisabeth DiGiovanni Aaron P. Smith Julia F. Drost Amanda C. Sutherland Michael L. Fox Joy M. Sylvester Ivria G. Fried Maggie Taylor Elyse R. Genderson Joseph W. Torda Catherine A. Goggins Paul S. Trombino, Jr. Malory S. Goldstein Alexander R. Ufford Emma C. Gordon Laura E. Vogric Kyle L. Hatt Lauren E. Hayes Dzeneta Karabegovic Daniel S. Katz Emma E. Kennedy Department of Psychology DONALD G. FORGAYS OUTSTANDING SENIORS AWARD Alice Kosak HEINZ L. ANSBACHER AWARD Melissa Martin JOHN DEWEY AWARD Jessica Wagar GEORGE W. ALBEE AWARD Sara Fefer PSI CHI is a national honor society for students pursuing the study of Qualified students must an overall cumulative grade psychology. Katherine Askinazi have Megan Calla 3.0, rank in the upper 35 percent of their class, and point average StevenofBabbin Julia Camuso achieve a grade point average of greater than in their psychology Julia Bastian Zoe3.0 Chapman coursework: Jessica Beinhaur Jacqueline Cole Megan Benay Cara Constable Darcy Bennett Lyndsey Corkum Joanna Berger Lindsay Cornelio Jenna Bergman Alyson Daniel Renee Blanchet Caleb Doyle-Burr Ellen Bluett Alex Engelman Claire Bollinger Sarah Fefer Mallory Brickman Naomi Fener Brittney Brooker Matthew Friedman Meghan Bulfin Patrick Giblin Montana Burns Lisa Goldberg Lindsay Buzzell Sarah Harris Stephanie Harris



Elizabeth Hooker Stephanie Houle Molly Huyett Amelia Jayanty Sarah Kalinowski Raymond Ki Julia Klas Alice Kosak Jamie Krame Amanda Kutz Sherrianna LaPierre Lindsey Mahon Emily Major Melissa Martin Holly McClelland Megan McKeever Shawna Montgomery Jennifer Mullin Sarah Nelson Patricia Newman Robin Ozzie Hayley Perelman



Abigail Pierce Brittany Porter Jesse Rentz Kira Schachinger Sarah Shackett Kellie Sheridan Brittany Singer Carol Singh Emily Strout Rachel Sugarman Molly Swanberg Aaron Tolbert Kathryn Towers Jessica-Lyn Wagar Lori Waldman Laura Weinberg Andrew Weis Andrew Wick Aaron Williams Nicole Wilner Danielle Xanthos

Department of Religion OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN RELIGION Danielle Allison Bauman Department of Romance Languages OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN FRENCH Lilly C. Ramsey OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN ITALIAN Elizabeth A. Londner OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN SPANISH Abby L. Goode PI DELTA PHI is the National Collegiate French Honor Society: Elizabeth A. Cameron Amity C. Glenn-Chase Lindsey K. Graves Richard D. Hubbell Thomas S. Levine Amanda E. Mohlenhoff Lilly C. Ramsey Laura E. Vogric GAMMA KAPPA ALPHA is the National Collegiate Italian Honor Society Sergio N. Caldieri Elizabeth A. Londner Justin C. Senni Caitlin J. Wolf SIGMA DELTA PI is the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Claire E. Bove Makdyanet Cedeno Katja M. Frey Amity Glenn-Chase Abby L. Goode Kathryn M. King Nicole M. Pellerin Jessica Portmess Joseph J. Thomas Department of Sociology

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Commencement 2008 OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN SOCIOLOGY Ivria Glass Fried Lindsey S. Spieker

THE MBA EXCELLENCE AWARD for demonstrated excellence in overall graduate management studies and in positive leadership values: Michael Laramee

JEANNETTE R. FOLTA MEMORIAL AWARD Keturah Maurey Sloan

WALL STREET JOURNAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for academic excellence in the overall program: Jeffrey O’Meara

ALPHA KAPPA DELTA is the honor society for students majoring or minoring in sociology. Students must demonstrate superior undergraduate academic standing in sociology. Seniors must have greater than a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and greater than a 3.5 grade point average in sociology courses: Tristam Coffin Sarah Nelson Nathan Gingras Molly O’Hara Elizabeth Hooker Vera Simon-Nobes Misha Hudak Keturah Sloan Alice Kosak Katharine Wiebe Nicole Marx DepartmenT OF Theatre OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN THEATRE Jessica Maureen Hodge GEORGE B. BRYAN AWARD FOR SCHOLARSHIP Max Michael Mondi THE EDWIN W. LAWRENCE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DEBATER Stephanie Kimerer Women’s and Gender Studies Program OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES Emily Franz ELLEN HAMILTON AND LIDA MASON AWARD Amanda Sutherland Alpha Delta Chapter of Triota (Iota Iota Iota) is a national honor society for students majoring or minoring in Women’s and Gender Studies. Students must have completed six credits in Women’s and Gender Studies courses and maintain a 3.0 grade point average: Lindsey Adams Nicole Marx Amna Al-Arfaj Natalia Parachini Jessica Butt Jody Podell Caitlin Coyne Leah Sohotra Emily Franz

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS John Charles Huntsman Jr., Prospects of Corporate Participation in Coffee Tourism. Advisors: Jerry Manock, Larry Shirland Jawann Joseph Swislow, International Expansion: A Study of DR’s Potential Strategy for Europe and the Americas. Advisors: Jerry Manock, Larry Shirland BETA GAMMA SIGMA is the national honor society for students in business and management. Membership is the highest national recognition a student can receive in an undergraduate or masters program in business or management: Rebecca R. Babich Jeffrey T. O’Meara David Beahm Jessica L. Osgood Sean Jaques David S. Paul Kiley E. Manahan Timothy E. Snow Michele L. Mannino Jawann J. Swislow Shir Moscovitz THE UNDERGRADUATE EXCELLENCE AWARD senior top award for excellence in academics, service and leadership: Jessica Osgood

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CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY GUIDO AWARD for undergraduate student excellence and for demonstrating environmental responsibility at the University of Vermont School of Business Administration: Lisa Patrick JOHN MEKKELSEN JR. MEMORIAL AWARD for excellence of achievement in the area of management: Sonah Lee INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AWARD Erin Schumacher THE EDWIN C. GREIF MARKETING AWARD for achievement and promise in marketing: Jeffrey O’Meara THE JOHN L. BECKLEY AWARD for promise of future success in the field of marketing: Megan Piro POM EXCELLENCE AWARD for academic excellence and promise of future success in production and operations management: Jawann Swislow COMPETITIVE COMPUTING SENIOR AWARD for academic excellence in the field of management information systems: Tacia Eriksen RAYMOND S. WEINSTEIN ENDOWED AWARD for undergraduate student excellence in the field of accounting: Jessica Osgood STEPHEN PENWELL ENDOWED FUND for demonstrating excellence in the field of finance: Elizabeth Jorgensen

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS Allison Louise Curran, The Impact of Using Primary Source Documents in Secondary Social Studies Classes. Advisor: Holly Lynn Busier Rachel Gilbert Hopkins, Social Environment for People of Color in Northern New England. Advisor: Gary Widrick Anna Hummel, Raising Womens’ Self Awareness Through Literature and Media Circles. Advisor: Holly-Lynn Busier Kevin A. Jones, Teaching American History with Primary Sources and Modern Technology. Advisor: Holly-Lynn Busier Brenna Elizabeth O’Donnell, Lost Educators of UVM: A Look at The University of Vermont’s Need to Address ESOL Education in its Teacher Education Programs. Advisor: Holly-Lynn Busier Camille Maria Hillis Schmidt, Issues Surrounding Community Health Centers Today. Advisor: Jackie Weinstock Devin William Sprague, The Effect of TASS on the Classroom Assessment Practices of Secondary School Science Teachers. Advisor: Holly-Lynn Busier Nicole Ruth Starrett, The Student as Actor: The Implications of Cybernetics in Educational Theatre. Advisor: Seth Marineau OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION to students who demonstrate scholarship, teaching or professional potential, physical education activity skills, participation in and contributions to university programs and campus activities related to physical education, and

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Commencement 2008 contributions to professionally related community programs: Teacher Licensure: Kelly McClintock OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MUSIC EDUCATION based on excellent achievement in academics, performance, student teaching and service throughout the degree program: Katelyn Fiano OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN ART EDUCATION honoring students who demonstrate ability in making and knowing about art, who demonstrate through their writing a knowledge of art education, and who exhibit an outstanding ability in teaching children: Yuliya Goncharov THE CHRIS STEVENSON AWARD FOR COMMITMENT TO YOUNG ADOLESCENTS Deidre Fournier THE SPIRIT OF TEAMING AWARD Stacy Picard THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AWARD Christopher Schmid JOHN DEWEY AWARD honoring the outstanding senior in elementary education whose academic performance and public school practice best exemplify the philosophy of Vermont’s most well known philosopher/ educator: Katie Hatch ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DIVERSITY AWARD Robert Bartlett OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION AWARD presented by the secondary education program faculty to the individual who has demonstrated clear promise as a teacher who can teach for understanding. Recipient of the award should have demonstrated a strong academic background in the area of licensure, a commitment to work with young people in the classroom and in extracurricular activities, and the ability to design and implement instruction to meet the needs of all learners: Avery Cole Michael Munro THE OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE Avery Cole AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE WITHIN KAPPA DELTA PI Abigail Langsner KAPPA DELTA PI, an international honor society in education, was founded to recognize excellence in education. Kappa Delta Pi elects those to membership who exhibit the ideals of scholarship, high personal standards and promise in teaching and allied professions: Kari Anderson Kevin Jones Allison Curran Meghan Keith Kathryn Dailey Abigail Langsner Lindsey Goldfarb Devin Sprague Yuliya Goncharov Stephanie Ustianov Marissa Gorlich DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK SOCIAL WORK OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD for significant contributions to the quality of life of people through important community services: Corinne DiPietro SOCIAL WORK STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD for exceptional leadership among students while at the university: Rachel G. Hopkins SOCIAL WORK HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGE AWARD Anna E. Hummel MARGARET B. WHITTLESEY AWARD for outstanding academic performance

and potential for significant contributions to the social work profession: Melinda J. Rouille PHI ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY (University of Vermont’s Mu Eta Chapter of the national Phi Alpha Honor Society for social work students): Krystal J. Cota Emma C. Lebica Rachel C. Gaston Ellen M. Massey Jennifer L. Heintz Kathryn M. McManamy Rachel G. Hopkins Melinda J. Rouille Anna E. Hummel Andrea M. Thibadeau

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS Kenneth James Adorisio, Discovering Gaits in Quadruped Robot Locomotion. Advisor: Joshua Bongard Laura Burbank Balzer, Mathematical Modeling of Blood Coagulation. Advisor: Daniel Bentil Zachary Hy Burchman, Controlling Growth Parameters of Nickel Nanowires Through Electrodeposition. Advisor: Frederic Sansoz Jonathan Adam Parker, Reinforcement Learning Poker. Advisor: Robert Snapp Michael F. Parks, Cell Based Biosensors. Advisor: Stephen Titcomb SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Civil and Environmental Engineering THE DOUGLAS P. FAY AWARD was established in 1973 in honor of a former faculty member and is made to the student who has made the greatest contribution to civil or environmental engineering during the past year: Jeremy E. Matt EDWARDS H. PHELPS (SENIOR) PRIZE was established in 1884 by his father, the Honorable E.J. Phelps of Burlington. It is awarded to a student “who shall have exhibited conspicuous merit in professional studies, and high and noble traits of character if such can be found”: Karen M. Sentoff AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AWARD for meritorious work in the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers: Callie E. Ewald Electrical Engineering ATWATER-KENT (SENIOR) AWARD for excellence of judgment and understanding of the principles of electrical engineering: Greggory P. Carpenter SENIOR AWARD for excellence of judgement and understanding of the principles of electrical engineering: Thomas J. Kidd CYRIL G. VEINOTT (GRADUATE) AWARD for excellence in performance and greatest promise of success: Richard P. Ketcham Engineering Management ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (SENIOR) AWARD in recognition of academic excellence in the field of engineering management: Rachel M. Dubuque Mechanical Engineering EDMUND F. LITTLE (SENIOR) AWARD for meritorious work in the mechanic arts: Travis M. Gang

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OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARDS for excellence in the fields of: Biomedical Engineering: Dana M. Geer Energy Engineering: Justin M. White AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (ASME) AWARD for meritorious work in the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Zachary H. Burchman GRADUATE AWARD for excellence in performance and greatest promise of success: Casey L. Korecki DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE SENIOR AWARD for excellence of judgment and understanding of the principles of computer science: Jonathan A. Parker DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SENIOR AWARD IN MATHEMATICS for achievement of the highest level of excellence in mathematics: Laura B. Balzer John M. Wiechecki JOHN F. KENNEY (GRADUATE) AWARD IN MATHEMATICS for excellence in mathematics. Established by John F. Kenney, Class of 1920, in memory of his parents Mary Ryan Kenney and Patrick J. Kenney: Matthew D. Welz NAM SANG KIL SCHOLARSHIP IN MATHEMATICS in recognition of the value of education as a path toward the betterment of mankind, the Nam Sang Kil Scholarship is presented to an outstanding student in honor of Chairman Nam: Graduate Award: Susan R. Janiszewski GRADUATE AWARD IN STATISTICS for the achievement of excellence in statistics: Douglas G. Dickey NAM SANG KIL SCHOLARSHIP IN STATISTICS in recognition of the value of education as a path toward the betterment of mankind, the Nam Sang Kil Scholarship is presented to an outstanding student in honor of Chairman Nam: Casey A. Corcoran Luke B. Purvis HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AWARDS TAU BETA PI/JOHN O. OUTWATER PRIZE to the outgoing president of the Tau Beta Pi who, by virtue of the office, has demonstrated skill, tact and initiative: Dana M. Geer SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS AWARD for the greatest contribution to the activities and objectives of the student chapter of the society of Women Engineers: Iliana Monserrat Vázquez Spickers SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT STUDENT ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD for outstanding scholastic achievement and participation in University-related activities: Rachel M. Dubuque Gregory O. Burtt THE BRETT VINCENT GORKY-DEAN’S RECOGNITION AWARD for an undergraduate student who has demonstrated extraordinary qualities of integrity and commitment to others through outstanding service to the faculty, staff and students of the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences:

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Nelson A. Bernardo MEMBERS OF HONOR SOCIETIES

TAU BETA PI, National Engineering Honor Society: Current members: Michael Johnson Jaclyn Abrams Travis Kale Zachary Burchman Alyssa Kennett Glenn Burgmeier Peter Larson Gregory Burtt Corinna Martino Greggory Carpenter Derek Marvin Matthew Casari Jeremy Matt Matthew Clark Asa Parker Nathan Dagesse Michael Parks Rachel Dubuque Nicholas Sacco Christopher Farmer Karen Sentoff Conrad Gagnon David Valente Travis Gang Andrew Vize Ethan Garceau Kasi Walker Dana Geer Justin White Gregory Hewitt Sean Horning CHI EPSILON, National Civil Engineering Honor Society: Current Members: Callie Ewald Elisabeth Miller Peter Larson Karen Sentoff Leslie Lowder Jessica Stanley Jeremy Matt Kasi Walker Initiates: Glenn Burgmeier Corrina Martino Conrad Gagnon Cabot Savidge MU SIGMA RHO, a national honorary society for undergraduate and graduate students studying statistics: Current Members: Laura B. Balzer Lauren M. Gilligan Casey A. Corcoran Heather E. Habberfield Barbara J. Dewey Michael K. Kreitzer Douglas G. Dickey Luke B. Purvis Alexander Engelman John M. Wiechecki UPSILON PI EPSILON, Computer Science Honor Society: Current Member: Kenneth J. Adorisio Jonathan A. Parker Sara E. Baldwin Charles P. Robinson Jessa L. McCartney Eric P. Silverberg Christopher C. Egner SIGMA XI, the scientific research society, Sigma Xi, is the global honor society of scientists and engineers that recognizes scientific achievement. Its mission is to enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science, and promote the public’s understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition: Nominees: Jeremy E. Matt Karen M. Sentoff Peter N. Larson DEAN’S LIST. Full-time students who stood in the top 20 percent of their class in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences during the preceding semester: Laura B. Balzer Thomas J. Kidd Gregory O. Burtt Jessa L. McCartney Greggory P. Carpenter Jonathan A. Parker Abby G. Frazier Matthew E. Seekins Travis M. Gang Eric D. Shepard Dana M. Geer David M. Valente Gregory F. Hewitt Andrew R. Vize Alyssa J. Kennett Justin M. White John M. Wiechecki

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Commencement 2008 BARRETT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS are sponsored by the Barrett Foundation. Richard Barrett was a mechanical engineering alumni of the University of Vermont. These competitive awards provide operating funds and a stipend to outstanding undergraduates who wish to pursue environmental engineering summer research projects under the mentorship of a faculty member. This year the following undergraduate students were selected: Peterson N. Larson, Structural Analysis of Shelburne Farms Breeding Barn Using Strain Gauge Accelerometers Jeremy E. Matt, Applications of Neural Network Analysis: Pollutant Contamination and Leaf Wetness Karen M. Sentoff, Stream Temperature as an Indicator of Aquatic Habitat Quality for Coldwater Fish Iliana Monserrat Vázquez Spickers, Role of Fuel Additives on Light Duty Vehicle Tailpipe Emissions

THE RUBENSTEIN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS Karen Klinger, Bobcat Habitat in the Winooski River Watershed, Vermont: A Spatially Explicit Model of Core Habitat and Development Threats. Advisor: Allan Strong Kesha Kaleire Ram, Creating Healthy Communities Through Environmental Justice Polic: A Study of Vermont. Advisor: Clare Ginger Min Zheng, The Relationship Between Confucianism and China’s Developmelnt Under Environmental Pressure: A Ground Observation at Yunnan Province. Advisor: Stephanie Kaza THE HOLCOMB NATURAL RESOURCES PRIZE Katelyn Elizabeth Homeyer LOLA AIKEN AWARD IN NATURAL RESOURCES Deborah Ann Krug Satish Prasad Serchan C. SUZANNE WHITMORE WRITING AWARD Samuel John William Graulty Garret Dustin Langlois GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE Valerie Esposito GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP MS: Sarah Frey PhD: Scott Schwenk GRADUATE STUDENT OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT Tatiana Abatemarco ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Abby Eden Farnham Deborah A. Krug Min Zheng ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES THE AWARD FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Katherine Haxby Gibbons Anna Kathrin Kovaliv Jacqueline Travers ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE Satish Prasad Serchan

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY WILLIAM R. ADAMS FORESTRY AWARD Kathleen Stutzman LUTHER E. ZAI MEMORIAL AWARD Drew Francis Cameron NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Katelyn Elizabeth Homeyer NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM AWARD FOR QUALITY STUDENT EXPERIENCE Kesha Kaleire Ram RECREATION MANAGEMENT RECREATION MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Jared Robert Levesque RECREATION MANAGEMENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Jonathan Troy Ellermann WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Karen Klinger Garret Dustin Langlois FREDERICK CHU MEMORIAL PRIZE Kiley Vincent Briggs

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA. Students elected to this honor society, in the opinion of their classmates and the faculty, have given promise of becoming leaders in their profession: Whitney N. Casares Caitlin E. Kennedy Derek C. Chase Lee Jae Morse Sara E. Delaporta Shannon D. O’Keefe Kerrin C. DePeter Gulnar A. Pothiawala Jonathan S. Hall Anne P. Rowland Colby R. Halsey Danielle C. Williams Elizabeth A. K. Hunt Carolyn J. H. Yoo Carl B. Kapadia Resident: Christopher M. Sullivan, M.D. Faculty: Christa M. Zehle, M.D. THE GOLD HUMANISM HONOR SOCIETY. Students chosen for this award are recognized for their demonstrated excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion, and dedication to service: Christopher W. Amanti Jennifer J. Mueller Jenny M. Connery Deanna L. Nelson Karin M. Doehne Natalie A. Speck Colby R. Halsey Jenne R. Wax Ann Marie Johnson Danielle C. Williams Lee Jae Morse THE ELLSWORTH AMIDON AWARD for outstanding proficiency in Internal Medicine: Colby R. Halsey THE DAVID M. BABBOTT, M.D. “CARING AND SEEING” AWARD: Karin M. Doehne

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THE HIRAM BUTTLES AWARD for excellence in Systemic Pathology: Caitlin E. Kennedy

THE WILLIAM SWEETSER AWARD for excellence in Psychiatry: Ian M. Crooks

THE CARBEE AWARD for excellence in Obstetrics/Gynecology: Lee Jae Morse

THE DAVID M. TORMEY AWARD for perseverance in the pursuit of medical education: Dorian M. Korz

THE MAECK ROBE RECIPIENT for excellence in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences: Anna L. Benvenuto THE JAMES E. DEMEULES SURGICAL RESEARCH PRIZE: First place: Thai Lan Tran Second place: Dorian M. Korz Third place: Krsita E. Evans

THE HENRY & PHYLLIS WASSERMAN PHORPLUS SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE for excellence in the Basic Sciences: First place: Jonathan S. Hall Second place: Elizabeth A. K. Hunt Second place: Caitlin E. Kennedy Second place: Shannon D. O’Keefe

THE FAMILY MEDICINE LEADERSHIP AWARD Jenne R. Wax

THE LAURA WEED, M.D. AWARD for qualities of excellence, service, and commitment in Internal Medicine: Karin M. Doehne

THE EDWARD E. FRIEDMAN AWARD for promise of excellence in the practice of Family Medicine: Rachel A. Humphrey

THE EPHRAIM WOLL AWARD for the highest average in the Pathology 301 course: Shannon D. O’Keefe

THE HOWE SENIOR STUDENT AWARD for excellence in Surgery: Krista E. Evans

THE LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN MEDICINE AWARDS presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation for excellence in both compassionate patient care and scientific achievement: Student Award: Whitney N. Casares Faculty Award: Allan M. Ramsay, M.D.

*THE HOWE OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD for excellence in Surgery: Bruce A. Crookes, M.D. THE KERZNER FAMILY PRIZE for service to the community: Alyssa M. Wittenberg *THE LAMB FELLOWSHIP AWARD for best exemplifying concern and care for the total patient: Jenne R. Wax THE MAINE MEDICAL CENTER SURGERY CLERKSHIP AWARD for best demonstration of the combination of academic ability, leadership and compassion while on the M3 Surgery Clerkship: Jennifer M. Palminteri THE HERBERT MARTIN, SR. AWARD for excellence in Neurology: Megan K. Moran THE JOHN E. MAZUZAN JR., M.D. AWARD for proficiency in Anesthesiology: Emily L. Anderson THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY MEDICAL STUDENT PRIZE: Anne P. Rowland THE H. GORDON PAGE AWARD for excellence in Surgery: Deanna L. Nelson THE NEW ENGLAND PEDIATRIC SOCIETY PRIZE for best exemplifying those qualities one looks for in a Pediatrician: First place: Whitney N. Casares First place: Alyssa K. Mann THE RADIOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for excellence in Radiology: Brett E. Schneider THE CHARLES T. SCHECHTMAN, M.D., ’26 AWARD for Clinical Excellence: First place: Colby R. Halsey First place: Shannon D. O’Keefe Second place: Sara E. Deleporta THE DURWOOD SMITH AWARD for excellence in Pharmacology: Jonathan S. Hall THE SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD for excellence in Emergency Medicine: Terry W. Kolb THE RALPH D. SUSSMAN/MEDICAL ALUMNI AWARD for excellence in Pediatrics: First place: Elizabeth A. K. Hunt First place: Erika C. Schumacher

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* CLASS AWARDS Foundations Teacher of the Year: Nicholas J. Hardin, M.D. Foundations Course Director of the Year: Brad W. Wright, Ph.D. Outstanding Foundations Course: Human Structure and Function Foundations Integration Award: Gerald C. Silverstein, Ph.D. The Silver Stethoscope Award: James J. Hudziak, M.D. Above and Beyond Award: Masatoshi Kida, M.D. Best Support Staff (non-teaching): Nini Anger American Medical Student Association Golden Apple Award: Bruce J. Fonda, M.S. Committee for Medical Student Wellbeing Peer Recognition Award: Jenny M. Connery American Medical Women’s Association Gender Equity Award: Foundations Level: Pamela C. Gibson, M.D. Clinical Levels: Sharon L. Mount, M.D. Colette Award inspired by Colette Ozarowski for significant contribution to the quality of student life: Emma K. Faustner Dignity in Medicine Award: Paula M. Duncan, M.D. Clinical Teacher of the Year: Bruce A. Crookes, M.D. Clinical Department of the Year: Pediatrics, Fletcher Allen Health Care Resident of the Year: Jaina P. Clough, M.D. * Awarded by vote of the class.

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS Martha Joy Carpenter, Patient’s Expectations and Experiences of Nursing Care. Advisor: Stuart Whitney Kelly Marie LaBarre, Reinstating Factor II / Prothrombin and Factor V Leiden Blood Plasma Protein Assays in the Fletcher Allen Molecular Diagnostics Lab Rotation. Advisors: Sandy May, Mary Tang Stacy Leah Salerno, The Implications of Urocortin-Containing Cells Representing A Circumventricular Organ in the Brain. Advisor: Cynthia Forehand Helen Claire Smith, Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Following Injury of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament of the Knee. Advisor: Bruce Beynnon Kyla R. Turnquist, PP4: Mutations and Their Implications In Metastatic Cancer. Advisor: Uma Wesley Liam T. Van Benthuysen, 3D Conformal vs. Intensity Modulated Radiation

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Commencement 2008 Therapy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Advisor: Mark Reid



STUDENT DIVERSITY AWARD recognizes an undergraduate or graduate ALANA student who has made a major contribution(s) to create an environment of social justice, inclusion and equity at the Department and/ or college and/or university and/or community levels: Heidi Satomi Shimada

FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN NURSING PRACTICE established in 1998 by nurse administrators at FAHC to recognize a master’s level student who demonstrates innovation in practice in any setting, breakthrough initiatives in patient care or patient education, or care coordination across the continuum: Susan Allen

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY AND RADIATION SCIENCES KAY BARRON AWARD awarded to the student who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of professionalism and cooperation in the clinical and didactic components of the Medical Laboratory Science curriculum: Kelly L. Vanderhoef F.W. VAN BUSKIRK AWARD in recognition of the senior student with the highest grade point average in the Nuclear Medicine Technology program: Jacqueline Ann Kulis F.W. VAN BUSKIRK AWARD in recognition of the senior student with the highest grade point average in the Radiation Therapy program: Liam T. Van Benthuysen Ashley E. Vaughan CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY AWARD in recognition of outstanding qualities of professional attitude and cooperation in the patient care setting: Rebekah Joy Besaw CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN RADIATION THERAPY AWARD in recognition of outstanding qualities of professional attitude and cooperation in the patient care setting: Katie Lorraine Roy SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AWARD in recognition of the senior student with the highest grade point average in the Biomedical Technology program: Stacy Leah Salerno SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE AWARD given by Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, and awarded to the senior student with the highest grade point average in the Medical Laboratory Science program: Stephanie Ann Holton YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AWARD in recognition of outstanding performance in the research components of the Biomedical Technology curriculum: Stacy Leah Salerno DEPARTMENT OF NURSING ARMY NURSE CORPS “SPIRIT OF NURSING” AWARD in cooperation with the NSNA, awarded to a senior nursing student who demonstrates a commitment to excellence through his or her community, professional, and academic achievements: Kate Lyn Farrell CLARISSA PETERS ALLEN AWARD to an outstanding graduating undergraduate student who exemplifies the conscientious, motivated character of Clarissa Peters Allen: Monica Eve Urquhart FAYE CRABBE AWARD established to honor the memory of the founder of the School of Nursing at UVM, a leader who valued nursing scholarship and service. Awarded to the senior majoring in Professional Nursing who excels in scholarship, nursing ability and service to the university: Miriam Cyr Dowling FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE established in 1998 by the nurse administrators at FAHC to recognize a graduating baccalaureate student who demonstrates excellence in clinical practice in any setting:

Meredith Diane Holmberg

KAPPA TAU CHAPTER, SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OF NURSING, chartered in 1988. The Society recognizes nursing students for scholarship, nursing ability and potential leadership as well as outstanding community leaders: Baccalaureate Award: Kathryn Rose Aguilar Graduate Student Award: Megan L. O’Brien Graduate Student Project Award: Amanda Hannah SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD, for exemplary service to the Department of Nursing through commitment and participation in the Student Nurse Association: Miriam Cyr Dowling VERMONT STATE NURSES’ ASSOCIATION CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD to a graduating student in each program who, in the opinion of the faculty, best demonstrates outstanding clinical practice: Bachelor’s program award: Virginia Lynne Higbee Master’s program award: Judith C. Dixon VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION ANN K. TWITCHELL COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AWARD to a senior in the baccalaureate program who has shown scholarship and excellence in community health services: Ann Marie Giombetti VERMONT ORGANIZATION OF NURSE LEADERS established by the Vermont Organization of Nurse Executives to recognize a student graduating from the Master of Science Nursing program who consistently demonstrated outstanding scholarship in the Master’s program, completed a thesis or project that advances and disseminates nursing knowledge about a leadership issue in nursing, and initiated a care plan that builds on the graduate education foundation to influence the future of nursing: Eileen Petrone Paus FREEMAN NURSE SCHOLARS to encourage Vermont’s top nursing students to remain and practice in Vermont: Abigail Bunnell Jennifer Marie Pelliccione Martha Joy Carpenter Katie Elizabeth Peters Aliza M. Doe Jacqueline Rae Schlein Theresa Loyola Fortune Sarah Ann Toczylowski Amy Marie Fox Nicole A. Underhill Kristy Haflett Monica Eve Urquhart Megan O’Brien Courtney Anne Walker DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND MOVEMENT SCIENCE ISOLA BROWN AWARD to the third year doctor of physical therapy student who has demonstrated the greatest potential for development of professional competency and leadership: Tori L. Duchesneau MARGARET B. CORBIN AWARD to the third year doctor of physical therapy student who has demonstrated high quality academic and clinical performance throughout the professional curriculum: Tatiana V. Valentine EXCEPTIONAL SENIOR IN ATHLETIC TRAINING AWARD given to a graduating senior student who exemplifies scholarly excellence in the classroom as well as in his or her clinical assignments and has shown to have the potential to be a leader in the field of athletic training: Jessie Marie Wetherby

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM

WOMEN’S CENTER

FACULTY AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING SENIOR THESIS RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS in recognition of excellence in scholarship: Katherine M. Claflin, Not Just Dirt: An Anaysis of Composting Policy in the State of Vermont Zachary T. Ewell, Motives in Mountaineering: Understanding the Culture of High Adventure Lisa P. Goldstein, The Determinants of Female Attitudes Towards Son Preference in India Margaret A. Graciano, Affective Landscape: Natural History, Recollections and Refelection on Shelburne Pond Natural Area Jason S. Riggio, Correlative Habitat Characteristics Associated with Sites Known to Support Two of Vermont’s Most Elusive Snakes: Pantherophis alleghaniensis and Thamnophis sauritus

MARIAFRANCA MORSELLI LEADERSHIP AWARD honors an undergraduate senior woman who has demonstrated leadership qualities and academic excellence in science, and who has contributed significantly to the awareness of the rights of women on campus: Iliana Monserrat Vázquez Spickers (College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences)

MILITARY AWARDS DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY STUDIES SECOND LIEUTENANTS COMMISSIONED INTO THE UNITED STATES ARMY, ARMY RESERVE, AND VERMONT NATIONAL GUARD January 2008 Christopher Freeman, Field Artillery, United States Army May 2008: Brian Barrows, Finance Corps, National Guard Amy Bonneau, Medical Service Corps, National Guard Kate Farrell, Army Nurse Corps, United States Army David Johnston, Medical Service Corps, National Guard Michael Giffin, Field Artillery Corps, United States Army Robin Lewis, (Champlain College) Military Police Corps, National Guard Travis Lilly, (Castleton State) Signal Corps, National Guard Leslie Lowder, Chemical Corps-Signal Corps, United States Army Ashley Pringle, (SMC) Chemical Corps-Military Intelligence, United States Army Alan Wilson, Infantry Corps, United States Army DISTINGUISHED MILITARY GRADUATES honoring academic, physical fitness, and leadership traits scoring overall in the top 25% of all cadets nationwide: Kate Farrell Ashley Pringle Alan Wilson GEORGE C. MARSHALL AWARD honoring the most outstanding Senior Class Cadet: Michael Giffin WADSWORTH RAMSEY SMITH AWARD honoring outstanding achievement and leadership qualities: Robert W. Connelly DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AWARD honoring scholastic excellence and campus leadership: David Johnston LIEUTENANT BAILEY GOLDBERG AWARD honoring scholarship, perseverance, and commitment to military values:

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EDITH D. HENDLEY AWARD honors a graduate student woman who has demonstrated excellence in research, scholarship and teaching (if applicable), and who has performed dedicated service to women. Hannah M. Hauser (College of Education and Social Services)

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2008 Honor Graduates Those graduating summa cum laude are within the top one percent of their college or school. Magna cum laude signifies the next three percent, and cum laude the next six percent. Honors calculations are based on all the courses taken at UVM, and in order to be eligible, each student must have taken a minimum of sixty hours in which a letter grade has been awarded. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Summa Cum Laude Starr Maxine Budnick, Bachelor of Science Deandra Jean Dill, Bachelor of Science Peter Edward Merritt, Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude Abigail Lee Carpenter, Bachelor of Science Diana Loring Fischer, Bachelor of Science Collin Patrick McCarthy, Bachelor of Science Christa Nikole Sherburne-Law, Bachelor of Science Carolyn Lorraine Smalkowski, Bachelor of Science Cum Laude Jennifer Lynn Balentine, Bachelor of Science Emilie June Clark, Bachelor of Science Lisa Diane D’Agrosa, Bachelor of Science Jenna Brie Damareck, Bachelor of Science Cara Rose Edelstein, Bachelor of Science Eric Travis Hostnik, Bachelor of Science Christopher Alessandro LaBella, Bachelor of Science Nikolas Jakob Muenke, Bachelor of Science William J. Pinard, Bachelor of Science Evan Samuel Reiss, Bachelor of Science Daniel Matthew Roy, Bachelor of Science Sarah Bennet Weintraub, Bachelor of Science Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Summa Cum Laude Katelyn Elizabeth Homeyer, Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude Karen Rachel Klinger, Bachelor of Science Deborah A. Krug, Bachelor of Science Garret Dustin Langlois, Bachelor of Science Cum Laude Katherine H. Gibbons, Bachelor of Science John Christopher Ibsen, Bachelor of Science Anna K. Kovaliv, Bachelor of Science Jared Robert Levesque, Bachelor of Science Kelly Christine McBride, Bachelor of Science Kesha Kaleire Ram, Bachelor of Science College of Arts and Sciences Summa Cum Laude Lionel Beasley, Bachelor of Arts Spencer Philip Clark, Bachelor of Arts Kristin Smith Coffin, Bachelor of Arts Abby L. Goode, Bachelor of Arts Margaret Angela Graciano, Bachelor of Arts Kyle Landry Hatt, Bachelor of Arts Nancy Joan Hayden, Bachelor of Arts Andrew Pos Howland, Bachelor of Arts John Dennis Stempien, Bachelor of Science Bronwyn Tailleur Stippa, Bachelor of Arts Madeline Steady Veitch, Bachelor of Arts Jessica Laurel Ziegler, Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude Danielle Allison Bauman, Bachelor of Arts Elizabeth Airlie Cameron, Bachelor of Arts Lindsay Sarah Christensen, Bachelor of Arts Elizabeth Blake Clark, Bachelor of Arts Julia Frances Drost, Bachelor of Arts Catherine Marie Durickas, Bachelor of Arts Abby G. Frazier, Bachelor of Arts Ivria Glass Fried, Bachelor of Arts Patrick McCarthy Giblin, Bachelor of Arts Lauren Marie Gilligan, Bachelor of Arts Shawn Robert Goddard, Bachelor of Arts Phillip Brian Guingona, Bachelor of Arts Julia Redig Howe, Bachelor of Arts Devin Thompson Klein, Bachelor of Arts Suzanne Marie Lunden, Bachelor of Arts Rebeccah Waite Marsters, Bachelor of Arts John Patrick McDonald, Bachelor of Arts Heather Ward McLaughlin, Bachelor of Science Max Michael Mondi, Bachelor of Arts Christopher P. O’Neil, Bachelor of Arts

Brian Brendan Olsen, Bachelor of Arts Kesha Kaleire Ram, Bachelor of Arts Katherine Hough Rendall, Bachelor of Arts Jessica Marie Roy, Bachelor of Arts Lindsey S. Spieker, Bachelor of Arts Elise Marie Vincelette, Bachelor of Arts Kaitlynne Erin Ward, Bachelor of Arts Allison Marie Ziegler, Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude Amna Faisal Al-Arfaj, Bachelor of Arts Ashley Elizabeth Bunnell, Bachelor of Arts Jessica Ann Butt, Bachelor of Arts Tristam Thomas Coffin, Bachelor of Arts Anne Eliot Coleman, Bachelor of Arts Rose Elizabeth Couzens, Bachelor of Arts Matthew Stephen Cropp, Bachelor of Arts Laura J. Dale, Bachelor of Arts Stacey Lynn Dupuis, Bachelor of Science Emily Caley Eschner, Bachelor of Arts Zachary Tyler Ewell, Bachelor of Arts Gwendolyn Mae Fitz-Gerald, Bachelor of Arts Evan Brushett Forward, Bachelor of Arts Jessica Alexandra French, Bachelor of Arts Genevieve Sydney Frey, Bachelor of Arts Emma Sky Goldberg, Bachelor of Arts Lisa Patrice Goldstein, Bachelor of Arts Erin Elizabeth Greene, Bachelor of Arts Leah Anne Grossman, Bachelor of Arts Lauren Elizabeth Hayes, Bachelor of Arts Natalie J. Jones, Bachelor of Arts Kathryn Mary King, Bachelor of Arts Amber Dailise Leenstra, Bachelor of Science Amy Elizabeth Lemieux, Bachelor of Arts Darrah Joy Lustig, Bachelor of Arts Anne Elise Matysek, Bachelor of Arts Kristen Culver McClaran, Bachelor of Arts Holly McKenzie McClelland, Bachelor of Arts Henry Leo Melcher, Bachelor of Arts Christopher Liebtag Miller, Bachelor of Arts Amanda Elizabeth Mohlenhoff, Bachelor of Arts Andrew B. Nelson, Bachelor of Arts Andrew Parson O’Brien, Bachelor of Arts Aimee K. Paradis, Bachelor of Arts Jana Eleanor Pollack, Bachelor of Arts Stephanie Mara Pollock, Bachelor of Arts Emily Katherine Porter, Bachelor of Arts Jessica Portmess, Bachelor of Arts Sara Margaret Puls, Bachelor of Arts Laurel Young Radimer, Bachelor of Arts Lilly C. Ramsey, Bachelor of Arts Michael D. Raymond, Bachelor of Arts Julia M. Risk, Bachelor of Arts Cyrus Holland Rodgers, Bachelor of Arts Allison C. Roy, Bachelor of Arts Mary Elizabeth Schliecker Brigham, Bachelor of Arts Leah Linder Siegel, Bachelor of Arts Eliza G. Sivo, Bachelor of Arts Emily Rebecca Slocum, Bachelor of Arts Amanda Celeste Sutherland, Bachelor of Arts Joy Marie Sylvester, Bachelor of Arts Amanda Rachel Tanney, Bachelor of Arts Maggie Anne Taylor, Bachelor of Arts Ainsley Jean Thurber, Bachelor of Science Laura Eileen Vogric, Bachelor of Arts Jessica-Lyn Marie Wagar, Bachelor of Arts Danielle Marie Waite, Bachelor of Arts Allison Keely Williams, Bachelor of Arts School of Business Administration Summa Cum Laude Jeffrey Thomas O’Meara, B.S. Business Administration Jawann Joseph Swislow, B.S. Business Administration Magna Cum Laude Rebecca Ruth Babich, B.S. Business Administration David Joseph Beahm, B.S. Business Administration Kiley Elizabeth Manahan, B.S. Business Administration

Michele Leigh Mannino, B.S. Business Administration Jessica Lynn Osgood, B.S. Business Administration Erin R. Schumacher, B.S. Business Administration Cum Laude Troy Whitney Ault, B.S. Business Administration Tacia Lee Eriksen, B.S. Business Administration John Charles Huntsman Jr., B.S. Business Administration Sean Lee Jaques, B.S. Business Administration Tamara Lee Jaques, B.S. Business Administration Amanda Todd Kloc, B.S. Business Administration Molly Megan McDevitt, B.S. Business Administration Shir Aviv Moscovitz, B.S. Business Administration Lisa Marie Patrick, B.S. Business Administration Sean O’Marra Tallon, B.S. Business Administration College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Summa Cum Laude Laura Burbank Balzer, B.S. Mathematics Greggory Paul Carpenter, B.S. Electrical Engineering Travis M. Gang, B.S. Mechanical Engineering Magna Cum Laude Gregory Owen Burtt, B.S. Mechanical Engineering Dana Michelle Geer, B.S. Mechanical Engineering John M. Wiechecki, B.S. Mathematics Cum Laude Rachel Marie Dubuque, B.S. Engineering Management Abby G. Frazier, B.S. Mathematics Elizabeth Suzanne Jorgensen, B.S. Mathematics Thomas J. Kidd, B.S. Electrical Engineering Jonathan Adam Parker, B.S. Computer Science Jonathan Adam Parker, B.S. Mathematics Justin Michael White, B.S. Mechanical Engineering College of Education and Social Services Summa Cum Laude Jillian Nicolle Britch, B.S. Education Devin William Sprague, B.S. Education Magna Cum Laude Kris W. Coffey, B.S. Education Kathryn Parker Dailey, B.S. Education Marissa Lynn Gorlich, B.S. Education Heather Marie Grossmann, Bachelor of Science Abigail Elizabeth Langsner, B.S. Education Stephanie Robin-Leigh Ustianov, B.S. Education Cum Laude Melissa A. Cabral, Bachelor of Science Allison Louise Curran, B.S. Education Sienna Susan Fontaine, B.S. Art Education Theresa Louise Hait, Bachelor of Science Anna Elizabeth Hummel, Bachelor of Science Megan Elisabeth McPartlan, B.S. Education Amanda L. Mormile, B.S. Education Brenna Elizabeth O’Donnell, B.S. Education Devon Geraghty Page, B.S. Education Camille Maria Schmidt, Bachelor of Science Ashley Lynn Smith, B.S. Education College of Nursing and Health Sciences Summa Cum Laude Meredith Diane Holmberg, Bachelor of Science Jacqueline R. Schlein, Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude Amy Marie Fox, Bachelor of Science Kimberly A. Kuhlmeier, Bachelor of Science Monica Eve Urquhart, Bachelor of Science Cum Laude Jeanna Lynn Aube, Bachelor of Science Abigail Mary Bunnell, Bachelor of Science Martha Joy Carpenter, Bachelor of Science Chelsea Ann Cordner, Bachelor of Science Stephanie Ann Holton, Bachelor of Science Laura Anne Kissock, Bachelor of Science Jennifer Marie Pelliccione, Bachelor of Science Jessie Lynne Wright, Bachelor of Science

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PHI BETA KAPPA Phi Beta Kappa, a national honor society dedicated to honoring high academic achievement for liberal arts students, was founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776. It is the nation’s first Greek-letter society and is the oldest and most respected academic honorary society. UVM’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the Alpha of Vermont, was established in 1848; it is the eleventh oldest chapter on the national rolls of Phi Beta Kappa. Undergraduate members in course: Sara Elizabeth Baldwin* Laura Burbank Balzer Danielle Allison Bauman* Claire Eastment Bollinger Luke Jerome Brindamour Montana Burns Elizabeth Airlie Cameron Mary V. Carter Lindsay Christensen Katherine Mary Claflin Spencer Philip Clark Kristin Smith Coffin* Anne Eliot Coleman Matthew Stephen Cropp David Ernest Damby* Nicholas S. Diehl Caroline Doyle Donnellan* Colin O’Neill Dowling Julia Francis Drost* Stacey Lynn Dupuis Emily Caley Eschner Zachary Tyler Ewell* Abby G. Frazier Jennifer Marie Fricke Ivria Glass Fried Jessica R. Gaffney Emma Sky Goldberg Lisa Patrice Goldstein Margaret Angela Graciano Erin Elizabeth Greene Meghann M. Hamidiani Kyle Landry Hatt Lauren Elizabeth Hayes Devin Thompson Klein Jonathan Ford Madden Rebeccah Waite Marsters* Heather Ward McLaughlin* Amanda Elizabeth Mohlenhoff Brendan F. Mold Andrew Parson O’Brien* Brian Brendan Olsen Christopher P. O’Neil* Aimee Paradis David Julian Patlak Jessica Portmess Noah Abraham Rabin Laurel Young Radimer Lindsey Beth Reynolds Julia M. Risk* Dennis John Robillard Cyrus Holland Rodgers* John N. Soltys Nicole Ruth Starrett Bronwyn Tailleur Stippa Amanda Celeste Sutherland* Joy Marie Sylvester* Anna Elaine Taylor Ainsley Jean Thurber Madeline Steady Veitch* Kaitlynne Erin Ward* Sarah Bennet Weintraub* Allison Keely Williams Allison Marie Ziegler* * Initiated in December 2007 52

GOLDEN KEY INTERNATIONAL HONOUR SOCIETY An international academic honor society founded in 1977 by a group of undergraduate students at Georgia State University; the UVM chapter was chartered in 1993. It is interdisciplinary, honoring the top 15 percent junior and senior students in each college/school. Graduating seniors are: Alice Kosak Kenneth Adorisio Michicko Kurebayashi Amna Al-Arfaj Christopher LaBella Frieda Arenos Garret D. Langlois Rebecca Babich Courtney Lanza Erin Baugher Amy Lemieux David Beams Kristen Leverentz-Brady Lionel Beasley Thomas Looby Jacqueline Bilodeau Mary (Alyx) Lyons Leslie Bilodeau Maggie Mackillop Peter Biolsi Matthew MacNeil Judy Branch Jonathan Madden Jesse Bridges Jessica Mainieri Luke Brindamour Kiley Manahan Starr Budnick Scott May Kaitlyn Buechler Collin McCarthy Ashley Bunnell Kerry McCarthy Zachary Burchman Holly McClelland Jessica Butt Ryan McCormick Lindsay Buzzell Carrie McLane Abigail Carpenter Brian Melman Matthew Chew Amanda Mitchell Emilie Clark Suzen Moffatt Spencer Clark Max Mondi Chelsea Cordner Jenna Mooradian Kristen Courcelle Lauren Zabel Morse Caitlin Coyne Edith Munene Lisa D’Agrosa Allison Necheles Jenna Damareck Penelope Nolte Erin Densmore Andrew Nelson Nicholas Diehl Kristin Novak Rachel Dubuque Brenna O’Donnell Stacey Dupuis Jeffrey O’Meara Catherine Durickas Erin Ortiz Matthew Dworkin Aimee Paradis Elaine Elliott Jonathan Parker Alex Engelman William Pinard Ashley Foell Jana Pollack Evan B. Forward Stephanie Pollock Peter Fox Laurel Radimer Jessica French Kesha Ram Genevieve Frey Hilary Roberts Ivria Fried Merryn Rutledge Lauren Gilligan Sumana Serchan Stacie Grassano Mary Schliecker-Brigham Ellisia Grove Eliza Sivo Hjonis Hanson Emily Slocum Lauren Hayes Ashley Smith Steven Henck Nicole Starrett Jennifer Hernandez Catherine Symans Julianne Hillis Amanda Tanney Meredith Holmberg Ainsley Thurber Stephanie Holton Melissa Tinsley Julia Howe Aaron Tolbert Andrew Howland Joseph Torda Ashlyn Hutchins Alexander Ufford Natalie Jones Elise Vincelette Elana Katz-Mink Justin L. Wagner Meghan Keith Benjamin D. Wilcox Karen Klinger

ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA Alpha Sigma Lambda is a national honors society for non-traditional students. UVM’s Upsilon Gamma Mu chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda was established in 2006 and its first 34 members were inducted in December 2006 and April 2007. ASL graduating seniors are: Lionel Beasley Kristen M. Watson Garret Dustin Langlois Justin M. White Jessica S. Mainieri

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BOULDER SOCIETY

Founded in 1905, the Boulder Society at the University of Vermont is one of the oldest existing traditions at the university. A men’s honor society, it includes those senior men who have shown dedication, devotion, scholarship and leadership. Most of the members’ activities are heavily focused on community service: Andrew Graham Max Mondi Nathaniel Koloc Gregory Rheault Joseph Kubacz Dennis Robillard Henry Melcher Jesse Schauben-Fuerst Nicholas Meltzer Joseph Thomas

MORTAR BOARD

Mortar Board is a national society for senior men and women. Although membership comes as a high honor for UVM students in recognition of outstanding service, scholarship and leadership, it is also a challenge for continued, unselfish service in the best interests of the college campus: Kenneth Adorisio Katrina Langhammer Elizabeth Bearese Melanie Lloyd Karah Brown Elizabeth Londner Starr Budnick Kiley Manahan Airlie Elizabeth Cameron Aaron Mason Abigail Carpenter Henry Melcher Caroline Donahue Michael Parks Stacey Dupuis Julia Risk Christopher Healy Sarah Shackett Jennifer Hernandez Leah Sohotra Percy Huggins Ainsley Thurber Jacqueline Kulis Elise Vincelette

ORDER OF OMEGA

Order of Omega is a national Greek leadership honor society. The goal of this organization is to recognize those students who have attained a high standard of leadership in the inter-Greek activities, to encourage them to continue along this line, and to inspire others to strive for similar attainment. Membership to the Theta Psi Chapter of Order of Omega is limited to 3 percent of the UVM Greek community. Graduating seniors are: Amy Bass Collin McCarthy Montana Burns Ryan McCormick Makdaynet Cedeno William Murray Scott DeRoche Sarah Pickard Andrew Kasprisin Charles Robinson Josh Klein Clayton Rogers Ashley Lennon Daniel Roy Nathan Louras Lauren Scribi Jonathan Madden Sari Turner

COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARS

The Community Service Scholars program, established in 1998, recognizes Vermont high school graduates for their proven dedication to community service and leadership. During their undergraduate years at UVM, they have demonstrated an outgoing commitment to doing community service in both their hometown and university communities in various leadership and service capacities. Graduating Community Service Scholars will be wearing a medallion with black and red ribbon. Renee Blanchet Meredith Holmberg Erin Burk Travis Kale Gregory Burtt Erica Mullin Katie Denton Andrew Nelson Zachary Ewell William Pinard Jessica French Shane Swasey Stefanie Gray David Williams

GREEN AND GOLD SCHOLARS

The Green and Gold Scholarship rewards the strongest student from each Vermont high school with a merit scholarship that covers full tuition at the University of Vermont. Students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA while at the university. Graduating Green and Gold Scholars are: Karah Brown Jennifer Fricke Gregory Burtt Dana Geer Mary Carter Kyle Hatt Lindsay Christensen Heather McLaughlin Chelsea Cordner Carey Page Caleb Corse Noah Rabin Barbara Dewey Ashley Smith Julia Drost Allison Ziegler Tacia Eriksen

PIZZAGALLI VERMONT SCHOLARS

The Pizzagalli Vermont Scholars Program rewards outstanding high school graduates. Students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA while at the university: Katherine Claflin Jacqueline Kulis Chapin Clarke Erich Marn Christopher Egner Erica Twenge Eric Hostnik Jessica Ziegler Devin Klein

TOWERR SOCIETY

Established at the university in 1981, TOWERR Society members are nominated by faculty and administrators based on excellence in leadership, community service and academics. Its members are chosen to perpetuate the main goal for which TOWERR (The Organization of Women Exemplifying Reason and Responsibility) was founded — to promote and foster women’s leadership and community service at the university. These women will be wearing White Honor Cords, distinguishing them as members of TOWERR. Allison Curran Carrie McLane Miriam Dowling Kesha Ram Ashley Fowler Hannah Richman Margaret Graciano Julia Risk Rachel Hopkins

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VERMONT SCHOLARS The Vermont Scholars Program rewards outstanding high school graduates. Students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA while at the university: David Amuso Jodi Anderson Jacqueline Atkins Amy Bonneau John Briere-Saltis Ashton Brooks Jennifer Brown Lindsay Buzzell Justin Clough Maria Cochrane Anne Coleman Kathryn Dailey Erland Danforth III Kristin Delibac Nicole Desnoyers John Devino Pamela Dickman Aliza Doe Kathryn Downing Rachel Dubuque Zachary Ewell Diana Fischer Gwendolyn Fitz-Gerald Shelby Fraga Abby Frazier Genevieve Frey Shannon Gilbert

Lauren Gilligan Emma Goldberg Lindsey Graves Christopher Gray Ellisia Grove Sarah Gullion Rebecca Hannah Lucas Harmon Kate Harrison Steven Henck Gavin Hitchener Paige Hoisington Elizabeth Holmes Monica Hong Christopher Hudson Ryan Jacobs Magdalena Jensen Alyssa Kennett Thomas Kidd Emma Kopecky Sophia LaPaglia Amanda Lawrence Amber Leenstra Pegeen Long Kathryn Maciejowski Kiley Manahan Michele Mannino Corinna Martino

Collin McCarthy Kristen McClaran Sarah Nelson Gage O’Donnell Lauren Opsahl Matthew Pare Asa Parker Katie Peters David Plante Lindsey Reynolds Landon Schettini Matthew Seekins Sarah Shackett Elisa Speckert Joy Sylvester Anna Taylor Ainsley Thurber Jeanie Tomeny Nicole Underhill Elise Vincelette Jessica-Lyn Wagar Danielle Waite Kasi Walker Derek Williams Alan Wilson Emmett Wilson Jessie Wright

Guest Information The following information is provided to help our guests find the services they need on campus during Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2008. Specific information is provided for both the planned outdoor ceremony and, in the event of severe weather, the alternative venue indoors at the Multipurpose Facility at the Athletic Complex. Information which is not identified specifically for outdoor ceremony or indoor ceremony is common to both.

UVM Bookstore

Information Center

The UVM Bookstore, located in the Davis Center, is open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18. It offers a complete supply of UVM clothing, gifts, diploma frames, and other merchandise. Commencement DVDs may also be ordered at the Bookstore. The Bookstore Kiosk in Patrick Gymnasium will also be open from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm with clothing and gift items for sale.

main lobby of the Waterman Building, on the University Green north of the Waterman Building, on the plaza in front of the Royall Tyler Theatre, and in the main lobby of Patrick Gymnasium. Indoor Ceremony: Information tables can be found in the main lobby of Patrick Gymnasium and at the Student Service Center in the main lobby of the Waterman Building.

A 90-minute video of the 204th Commencement Ceremony is available from the UVM Bookstore at $19.99 plus 5.99 shipping and handling (allow 4 weeks for delivery). The Bookstore may be reached by phone: (802) 656-3290 or toll free (800) 331-7305, email: [email protected], or on the web at http://uvmbookstore.uvm.edu/.

Outdoor Ceremony: Information tables can be found at the Student Service Center in the

Snacks and Refreshments

Outdoor Ceremony: Snacks and refreshments are available for purchase Sunday from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm at the Sodexho Food Service tents on the University Green across from College Street and north of the Waterman Building. The Waterman Café in the lower level of the Waterman Building will be open from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm. A Sodexho tent will also be serving in front of Patrick Gymnasium from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Indoor Ceremony: Snacks and refreshments are available for purchase Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Sodexho Food Service tents in front of Patrick Gymnasium.

Restrooms

Outdoor Ceremony: Restrooms are located at the Waterman parking lot, the visitor/reserved

Commencement DVD

Lost and Found

Outdoor Ceremony: Lost and found for people and property is located at the Information Center at the Royall Tyler Theatre plaza, on the University Green north of the Waterman Building and in the main lobby of Patrick Gymnasium. After 1:00 pm please contact UVM Police Services at 284 East Ave. Indoor Ceremony: Lost and Found for people and property is located at the Information Center in the main lobby of Patrick Gymnasium. After 1:00 p.m. contact UVM Police Services at 284 East Ave.

Shuttle Bus Service

parking lot on College Street and in the Waterman Building (south entrance). All restrooms are handicapped accessible. Indoor Ceremony: Restrooms are located in the main lobby of the Patrick Gymnasium and portable restrooms are located outside the entrance to the main lobby of the Multipurpose Facility. All restrooms are handicapped accessible.

Outdoor Ceremony: Bus Routes are as follows: Royall Tyler Theatre to Patrick Gymnasium or The UVM Conference Center at the Sheraton; Allen House to Flynn Theatre and Hilton Burlington Hotel; and North End of University Green to Trinity campus. Indoor Ceremony: Buses leaving Patrick Gymnasium after the main ceremony will go to the Ag/Engineering and Given lots (near the Watertower) and the UVM Conference Center at the Sheraton, and to the Ira Allen Chapel and downtown Burlington.

Indoor Viewing of Main Ceremony

First Aid

Outdoor Ceremony: Guests may view the main commencement ceremony indoors on closed-circuit TV in either Memorial Lounge, main level Waterman Building, or the Billings/Ira Allen Lecture Hall.

Special Needs

Ushers wearing yellow vests are available to assist with requests for: FM hearing impaired devices, commencement programs in Braille, special assistance seating.

Flower Sales

Outdoor Ceremony: The Golden Key International Honour Society is selling flowers on the University Green north of the Waterman Building and at the Royall Tyler Theatre Plaza. Indoor Ceremony: The Golden Key International Honour Society is selling flowers in the main lobbies of both the Patrick Gymnasium and the Multipurpose Facility. 54

Outdoor Ceremony: First aid facilities are available during the main commencement ceremony. The UVM Rescue Squad will be located in front of the University Health Center on South Prospect Street. Indoor Ceremony: First aid facilities are available during the main commencement ceremony. If the ceremony is indoors, the UVM Rescue Squad will be located outside the main entrance to Patrick Gymnasium.

Emergencies

In the event of a true emergency, dial (802) 656-4000 from a cell phone to reach the UVM Police Services or use one of the “Blue Light” emergency phones located throughout the campus. In either case you will be connected immediately with the emergency dispatcher.

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ACADEMIC REGALIA The Academic Costume worn today in U.S. colleges and universities is a survivor of the Middle Ages. The University of Vermont was among the first in this country to experiment with the use of academic gowns, requiring their wearing at the graduation of 1806. The experiment was not repeated until mid-century when UVM and other colleges began wholeheartedly to use the medieval scholar’s clothing for ceremonial occasions. The code regulating academic costume is adminis­tered by an intercollegiate commission that establishes uniform standards. BACHELORS’ gowns have closed fronts and long, pointed sleeves. MASTERS’ gowns may be worn open or closed and have oblong sleeves open at the wrist, the lower portion hanging down with an arc near the bottom. DOCTORS’ gowns may be open or closed and have velvet facings and three velvet bars on the round, open sleeves. The facings and bars may be of black or of the official colors of the wearer’s department of learning. Hoods are usually black. All are lined in silk in the academic color or colors of the institution conferring the degree, with a chevron for additional colors. A University of Vermont hood is lined with green, with a gold chevron, the official school colors. The color of the hood border indicates the degree earned. Agriculture....................................................................Maize Arts, Letters and Humanities.......................................White Commerce and Business.............................................. Drab Dentistry.........................................................................Lilac Economics................................................................. Copper Education.............................................................. Light Blue Engineering............................................................... Orange Forestry........................................................................Russet Journalism................................................................Crimson Law............................................................................. Purple Medicine...................................................................... Green Music..............................................................................Pink Nursing...................................................................... Apricot Philosophy........................................................... Dark Blue Public Administration.....................................Peacock Blue Science..........................................................Golden Yellow Theology......................................................................Scarlet Veterinary Science......................................................... Gray The Black Mortarboard is worn for all degrees. Only Doctors’ caps may be made of velvet and only Doctors or Presidents of institutions may wear a gold tassel on the cap.

The Class of 1927 Memorial Mace is carried by the University Marshal at formal university occasions and is displayed on the platform during these ceremonies. The Mace, a gift from the Class of 1927, is forty-seven inches long, cast bronze, plated in silver, with a black ebony handle. The sculpture on one of the four sides depicts the center section of Old Mill with Mt. Mansfield in the background, symbolizing the founding of the University. Other sides display three students reaching upwards to a lamp, symbolic of learning; the Ira Al­len Chapel, symbolizing spiritual guidance; and a group of four persons, symbolizing friendship. It is crowned by the seal of the University. The Mace was designed and the model sculpted by Richard Simpson, son of Carl G. and Doris Griffith Simp­ son, both members of the Class of 1927. Banners of the Colleges and Schools Maize White and Yellow Drab Light Blue and Citron Yellow Orange Green and Gold Green Russet and Yellow Seafoam and Apricot

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Arts and Sciences School of Business Administration College of Education and Social Services College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Graduate College College of Medicine The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The University Seal or Medallion was adopted in 1807 and used until 1871 when it was replaced by a round seal incorporating the name of the College of Agriculture. In 1975 the Board of Trustees voted to restore the original seal to official use, modified to incorporate the Latin name of the College of Agriculture. The motto on the seal is from Horace, Epistles 1.2.36. Literally, it means “For virtuous studies and matters.” In the allusion to Horace’s poem it reflects UVM’s continuing belief in the utility and practicality of all liberal studies.

Printed on recycled paper.

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