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ONE HUNDRED AND FORTIETH ANNUAL Commencement Friday, june 1, 2018

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ONE HUNDRED AND FORTIETH ANNUAL

CommencementFriday, june 1, 2018

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College MarshalAlexander J. DieslTheresa Mall Mullarkey Associate Professor of Mathematics

Marshal’s AidesAlison BlackDean of the Class of 2018

Lori TenserDean of First-Year Students

Trustee Marshals Koichi HagimotoAssociate Professor of Spanish

Megan NúñezProfessor of Chemistry

Faculty Marshals Hélène BilisAssociate Professor of French

Soo HongAssociate Professor of Education

Faculty Marshals for the Class of 2018 Julie WalshAssistant Professor of Philosophy

Sara WassermanAssistant Professor of Neuroscience

President’s AidesCourtney C. CoileProfessor of Economics

Adam MatthewsLecturer in Biological Sciences

Junior Commencement Marshals Saafia Masoom ’20Maya Nandakumar ’19

Junior Baccalaureate Marshals Aniqa Hassan ’20Erika Kusaka ’19

marshals senior officers

Senior College Government OfficersMaryam M. Khan, PresidentTashay Renae Kadieja Campbell, Chief JusticePaige Nicole Cheatham, Director of On-Campus AffairsNatalie Jin, Student BursarMargaret Sullivan Neel, House Presidents’ Council –

College Government LiaisonSarah Katherine Nealon, Chair, Committee for Political and

Legislative Awareness

Senior Class OfficersIlina Sen Mitra and Jennifer L. Wang, Co-PresidentsAnnie Chen, Vice PresidentNicole Esther Anderson, TreasurerKathleena Pabalate Inchoco and Kelly H Huang, Co-Secretaries

musicians

The Boston Brass EnsembleDave Burdett, Principal Conductor

SingerMargaret May Lees ’18

CarillonneursMargaret Angelini ’85Sarah Gonzalez ’20Anya Keomurjian ’20Sammy Lincroft ’21May Xia ’21

Wellesley College celebrates the differences among its students while cultivating each student’s individualism. By displaying flags at Commencement that represent the citizenship or, in some cases, dual citizenships of the students in the Class of 2018, we are proudly acknowledging our diversity and expressing our continued commitment to a global learning community.

Many graduates will be wearing colorful stoles draped over their gowns. These stoles are created by student organizations to show student affinity to an organization, leading to a variety of styles and designs.

The audience will remain seated until the academic procession has withdrawn.

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program

Prelude Festmusik der Stadt Wien Richard StraussCanzon Septimi Toni No. 2 Giovanni Gabrieli/arr. Robert KingLittle Drummer Boy Katherine K. Davis, Class of 1914/arr. Gregory FritzeAllmand and Galliard William Brade

Senior ProcessionFanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 5 Joan TowerTrumpet Tune Henry PurcellCanzona Per Sonare No. 4 Giovanni GabrieliSonata No. 22 Johann PezelSonata from “Sonate et Canzoni” Giovanni

Battista BuonamenteSonata No. 28 Johann Pezel

Academic ProcessionTrumpet Voluntary Henry Purcell/arr. John CorleyTwo Fantasias Adriano Banchieri/arr. Robert KingHonie Suckle Anthony Holborne/arr. Robert KingRonde and Salterelle Tilman Susato

Invocation Tiffany Steinwert, Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life

Welcome Paula A. Johnson, President

Student AddressMarley Rose Forest ’18

Commencement AddressTracy K. Smith

Pinanski Prize for Excellence in Teaching

AnnouncementsPaula A. Johnson

Address to the Graduating Class Paula A. Johnson

Conferring of the Bachelor of Arts DegreePaula A. JohnsonAndrew Shennan, Provost and Dean of the CollegeCarol Bate, Associate Dean of StudentsSheilah Shaw Horton, Vice President and Dean of StudentsAnn Velenchik, Dean of Academic Affairs

America the Beautiful

BenedictionTiffany Steinwert

RecessionalPsalm 18 Benedetto Marcello/arr. John CorleyDeclamation Emma Lou DiemerAuld Lang Syne TraditionalFrom “The Danserye” Tilman Susato i. La Mourisque iii. Ronde iv. Basse Danse Bergeret vi. Pavane Battaille

i. O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good With brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

IV. O beautiful for patriot dream, That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good With brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

–Katharine Lee Bates, Class of 1880

(Please be seated.)

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Hiba Sinan AbdulrazzakBreinigsville, PennsylvaniaEconomics

Jane AbernathyOak Ridge, TennesseeComputer Science

Nisreen Salah Abo-SidoQuincy, MassachusettsEnvironmental Studies

Zein Hilmi AburishAlexandria, VirginiaBiological Sciences

Mia Lillian AccomandoRockport, MassachusettsNeurosciencePhilosophy

Noor AdraMansfield, MassachusettsNeuroscience

Onema AhmedNew York, New YorkBiological Sciences

Shahara AhmedNew York, New YorkWomen’s and Gender Studies

Yasmin AkhavanParis, FranceMedia Arts and Sciences

Kayla Brianna AliBrooklyn, New YorkSpanish

Amaya Vashon AllenNashville, TennesseeEnvironmental Studies

Cassandra Marion AllenZionsville, IndianaInternational Relations – Economics

Nasreen Faris Al-QadiEast Lansing, MichiganBiological Sciences

Nina-Marie AmadeoBelford, New JerseyComputer Science

Keertana AnandrajPlainsboro, New JerseyEconomicsMathematics

Mairany AnayaUpland, CaliforniaGeosciences

Nicole Esther AndersonMercer Island, WashingtonPsychology

Layla Kariynn Anderson-Washington

Atlanta, GeorgiaPsychologySpanish

Victoria Ivanova AngelovaSofia, BulgariaEconomics

Surisadai AquitMiami, FloridaBiological Sciences

Stephanie Vania Villalta Armstrong

North Miami Beach, FloridaNeuroscience

Abena AsareBerlin, New JerseyPsychology

Sumurye Kenyi AwaniAtlanta, GeorgiaCognitive and Linguistic Sciences

Margaret Ani BabikianBelmont, MassachusettsEconomics

Emily Kate BaderLos Angeles, CaliforniaInternational Relations – History

Fatoumata Iremide Ireayo BahNew York, New YorkBiological SciencesSpanish

Sydney BaiNew York, New YorkEconomicsMathematics

Tanya BakshiGlenmont, New YorkEconomics

Anjali Nina BanerjiBethesda, MarylandCognitive and Linguistic Sciences

Mira BansalParadise Valley, ArizonaBiological Sciences

Sonali BansalChandigarh, IndiaEconomics

Sarah Rose BardenWest Palm Beach, FloridaMathematics

Madeleine Anna BarowskyFramingham, MassachusettsComputer ScienceMathematics

Priyanka Eleanor BasakWest Linn, OregonBiological Sciences

Lauren Nicole BazleyIssaquah, WashingtonEconomics

Caroline Grace BeatriceRye, New YorkArt History

Annalee Joan BeaulieuUnderhill, VermontPolitical ScienceSpanish

Alexandra BeemSan Francisco, CaliforniaBiological Sciences

Breslin Shea BellConcord, New HampshireArt HistoryStudio Art

Juliette BellacosaNew York, New YorkArt HistoryFrench

Kiara Daniela BenacMiami, FloridaPolitical Science

Sarah BenamaraNashua, New HampshirePolitical Science

Anjali N. Benjamin-WebbWashington, District of

ColumbiaStudio ArtPolitical Science

Angellena Marie Berberich-Eerebout

Nashville, TennesseePolitical Science

Grace Katherine BernardKankakee, IllinoisCognitive and Linguistic SciencesItalian Studies

Ianka BhatiaBoxborough, MassachusettsInternational Relations – Political Science

Madeline Sarah BianchiLakeville, MinnesotaHistory

JoNan BilodeauMillis, MassachusettsGeosciences

Danielle Harbin BlackFairburn, GeorgiaGeosciences

Laura Christine BlellochNorth Easton, MassachusettsEconomicsHistory

Nicholas F. BlinzlerErie, PennsylvaniaSpanish

Zoe Weinberg BorghardShushan, New YorkBiological Sciences

Ana Ines Beatriz Prieto BorromeoManila, PhilippinesInternational Relations – Political Science

Alexis Samantha BoydMemphis, TennesseePolitical Science

Emily Jane BoykBowling Green, OhioPolitical ScienceWomen’s and Gender Studies

Lara Lyons BrennanNew York, New YorkEnglish

Emma Grace Brewer-WallinSalem, OregonPeace and Justice StudiesReligion

Chelsea Amanda BrownSan Jose, CaliforniaComputer Science

Shannon May BrownSalt Lake City, UtahMedia Arts and Sciences

Melissa Jane BruehlRochester, New YorkPeace and Justice StudiesPolitical Science

Sydney A. BrumfieldRiverview, FloridaNeuroscience

Leila-Anne Boehme BrusseauSan Francisco, CaliforniaEnvironmental Studies

Alexandra Claire BuenoMahwah, New JerseyChinese Language and CultureEnvironmental Studies

Kathryn Renee BurnsMinneapolis, MinnesotaPsychology

Alexis Tae Yun BurtonNew York, New YorkAmerican Studies

Karley Rae BussowLayton, New JerseyChemistry

Alyssa Marie ButerMonterey Park, CaliforniaHistory

candidates for the degree of bachelor of arts

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Rachele Brenè ByrdPowder Springs, GeorgiaEnglish

Suhaily Caban-PenixWest Roxbury, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Anna Buckley CahillBloomfield, ConnecticutPhysics

Madeline Marie Catherine Cahillane

Northampton, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Marissa Josephine CaldwellNovato, CaliforniaEconomics

Margaret Carol CalmerQueens, New YorkPeace and Justice StudiesPolitical Science

Jyoti Seethal CampbellBoulder, ColoradoChemical Physics

Kelsey Renaye CampbellBroomfield, ColoradoLatin American Studies

Tashay Renae Kadieja CampbellCoconut Creek, FloridaEconomics

Heankel Cantu OliverosMonterrey, MexicoNeuroscience

Ariana Louise CarterEugene, OregonEnvironmental Studies

Ivana Angelica CastroLos Angeles, CaliforniaPolitical ScienceSpanish

Natalie Danielle CatalanLos Angeles, CaliforniaEconomics

Katherine ChanQuincy, MassachusettsChemical Physics

Hsin-Ping ChaoTaichung, TaiwanComputer Science

Dominique Renee ChaplinHilton Head Island, South

CarolinaPolitical Science

Paige Nicole CheathamSan Antonio, TexasEconomics

Annie ChenTroy, MichiganEconomics

Chun ChenShanghai, ChinaEconomics

Connie ChenTaipei, TaiwanEnglish

Cynthia Yi ChenCarlisle, MassachusettsPolitical Science

Irina ChenAnn Arbor, MichiganBiological Sciences

Mary Yuyao ChenMillwood, New YorkEconomics

Nixia ChenChangsha, ChinaMathematicsPhysics

Patricia Yan ChenWayland, MassachusettsPsychology

Teresa ChenNew Taipei City, TaiwanBiological Sciences

Tiffany ChenTaipei, TaiwanMathematics

Vivien ChenLexington, MassachusettsComputer Science

Yilin ChenShanghai, ChinaEconomics

Jess CherayilNashua, New HampshireComputer ScienceFrench

Suma Satya CheruKensington, MarylandAnthropology

Sophiya Yan Ying ChiangHong Kong, Hong KongComputer Science

Samantha Gen ChinBroomfield, ColoradoEconomics

Christina ChiuAlpine, New JerseyEconomics

Jennifer ChoParamus, New JerseyMedia Arts and Sciences

Audrey Mi-Young ChoiSeal Beach, CaliforniaAnthropology

Jung Hyun ChoiSeoul, Republic of KoreaEconomicsPsychology

Ye Rin ChuSeoul, Republic of KoreaEconomics

Fiona Kahay ChungLexington, MassachusettsCognitive and Linguistic SciencesSpanish

Clara Beth CogswellHouston, TexasClassical CivilizationGeosciences

Ariel Tamar CohenBexley, OhioJewish StudiesSociology

Mackenzie Suzanne ColeIowa City, IowaChemistryRussian

Madelena Hedwig CollinsRichmond, VirginiaPeace and Justice Studies

Haley ConnorBoston, MassachusettsSociology

Anne Mariah ConronEast Aurora, New YorkCinema and Media Studies

Liliana Wai Sin ConsidineBeaverton, OregonJapanese Language and Culture

Hannah Tyler-Marie ContrerasLos Angeles, CaliforniaMathematics

Madeline Newman ConwayBoston, MassachusettsEconomics

Alexis Marissa Mooney CorcoranCincinnati, OhioBiological Sciences

Gillian Colony CourtneySacramento, CaliforniaEconomicsMathematics

Shane CoxThompson Falls, MontanaClassics

Genevieve Michelle CrottyOakville, Ontario, CanadaChemistry

Patricia CruzOntario, CaliforniaEconomics

Kendra CuiHong Kong, Hong KongEconomicsTheatre Studies

Meredith Bette Quyan CurryFranklin, MassachusettsEconomics

Isabel Ann D’AlessandroWest Newbury, MassachusettsNeuroscience

Lea Juliann DavisChevy Chase, MarylandEnvironmental Studies

Savannah Ashley Anne DavisAustin, TexasPsychology

Shivani Amanda DayalMountain View, CaliforniaNeuroscience

Julia Uma DeereNew York, New YorkNeuroscience

Brigitte Leal DemeloChelsea, MichiganEnglish and Creative WritingNeuroscience

Lauren Falls DennisJacksonville, FloridaAmerican Studies

Kamaria Demi DeRamusGadsden, AlabamaAfricana StudiesMedia Arts and Sciences

Siona Radha DevMinneapolis, MinnesotaComputer ScienceEconomics

Claire Sheridan DevlinPortland, MaineReligion

Sophia Ilize Dillon-DavidsonAmherst, MassachusettsEconomics

Pooja DiwakarSan Jose, CaliforniaComputer Science

Duong DoanHanoi, VietnamBiochemistry

Rosemary Spaulding DoddPetaluma, CaliforniaInternational Relations – Political

ScienceSpanish

Rachel Jordyn DodellScottsdale, ArizonaMedia Arts and Sciences

Xinyang DongProvo, UtahAnthropology

Elizabeth Mary DoughertyGreensboro, North CarolinaFrenchPolitical Science

Alison Nicole DraikiwiczWarren, New JerseyAmerican StudiesEnvironmental Studies

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Georgiana DuSouth San Francisco, CaliforniaCinema and Media Studies

Michelle DuanWellesley, MassachusettsChemistry

Anushree DugarSaratoga, CaliforniaNeuroscience

Shawna Elizabeth DunhamParadise Valley, ArizonaEconomicsSpanish

Hannah F DurnanPlymouth, New HampshireEnglishPsychology

Allyson Carver EdwardsNorfolk, MassachusettsPolitical Science

Anna Mathias EhrlichSaint Paul, MinnesotaAnthropologyEnglish

Leah Beth Schwartzberg EisenbergGermantown, TennesseeBiological Sciences

Jacqueline EliseMinneapolis, MinnesotaWomen’s and Gender Studies

Audrey Hannah ElkusBloomfield Hills, MichiganMedia Arts and Sciences

Audrey Elizabeth EllisLincolnshire, IllinoisPsychology

Elizabeth Michelle EngelLarchmont, New YorkEnglish

Alejandra Irene Escamilla SaldañaMonterrey, MexicoPsychology

Natali Liliana EspitiaHumble, TexasCinema and Media Studies

Serena FanVadnais Heights, MinnesotaEconomics

Luna FangJiangsu,ChinaNeurosciencePhilosophy

Yiyi Claire FengBeijing, ChinaEconomicsPsychology

Gina Marie FerolitoNewton, MassachusettsMathematics

Andrea Luzinha Han FerreiraSão Paulo, BrazilArchitecture

Julia FickesPeacham, VermontAstronomyEnglish

Brooke Alexis FieldmanGreenwood Village, ColoradoMathematics

Siobhan Ryan FinlayMontclair, New JerseyArchitecture

Margaret Catherine FlemingsHerndon, VirginiaMedia Arts and Sciences

Audrey FokGreat Neck, New YorkEconomics

Marley Rose ForestBend, OregonPolitical ScienceWomen’s and Gender Studies

Taylor Michelle FortnamPortola Valley, CaliforniaClassical CivilizationMathematics

Nadine Caroline FranklinDavie, FloridaStudio ArtJapanese Language and Culture

Olivia Kristin FunderburgNantucket, MassachusettsEnglish

Lauren Marie FutamiRolling Hills Estates, CaliforniaMedia Arts and Sciences

Gauri Salil GadkariPune, IndiaNeuroscience

Jacqueline Rae GalyonJackson, MississippiHistory

Mathangi GaneshPrinceton Junction, New JerseyComputer Science

Trisha GarciaStoughton, MassachusettsComputer Science

Leslie Ann Tang GatesFarmington, MichiganChemistry

Mebatsion Sileshi GebreAddis Ababa, EthiopiaPhysics

Michelle T GelbergerStow, MassachusettsMedia Arts and Sciences

Chelsea Amelia GellBaldwinsville, New YorkArt History

Ceallach Byrne GibbonsSaint Paul, MinnesotaHistoryPolitical Science

Emerson GoldsteinSaint Clair Shores, MichiganAmerican StudiesPolitical Science

Ariana Cristina Gonzalez-BonillasChandler, ArizonaSociology

Patricia Marie GrahmannChandler, ArizonaNeuroscience

Abaigeal Cathryne Braheney Grant

Manchester Center, VermontEnglishPsychology

Caroline Ann GrassiSan Francisco, CaliforniaArchitecture

Jennifer Nicole GubnerPleasanton, CaliforniaPhysics

Abigail Mary GuitarLyme, ConnecticutEconomics

Taylor Beth GundersonVirginia, MinnesotaEnglish and Creative WritingHistory

Kanupriya GuptaJacksonville, FloridaNeuroscience

Madhu GuptaMumbai, IndiaNeuroscience

Lydia Jane GutermanBrookline, MassachusettsAmerican Studies

Emma Katherine GyorgyWayne, MaineAmerican Studies

Jaekyung HaNew York, New YorkEconomics

Rachel Elmore HaleWinston-Salem, North CarolinaBiological Sciences

Arela HaluciTirana, AlbaniaEconomicsPolitical Science

Eryn Michelle HalveyLa Verne, CaliforniaArchitecture

Emily Sarah HamiltonNew York, New YorkHistory

Hans Lydia HanRockville, MarylandEconomics

Siyu HaoBeijing, ChinaEconomics

Caitlin Lanjiu HardwickClearwater, FloridaMathematics

Siena Hammond HarlinHood River, OregonAnthropology

Tyler Alexandra HarrisBaltimore, MarylandPolitical Science

Natassja Emma HaughtBainbridge Island, WashingtonEnglish

Eva Marie HayekLondon, United KingdomComputer Science

Christina HeBethesda, MarylandStudio Art

Lorrie Le Yi HeActon, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Danielle Alexandra Heims-Waldron

Cambridge, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Grace Catherine HellstromMinneapolis, MinnesotaClassical Civilization

Catharine Carton HempBoston, MassachusettsPsychology

Rosamond Emma HerlingFresno, CaliforniaRussian Area Studies

Amanda Beth HernandezSan Antonio, TexasEnvironmental StudiesGeosciences

Mariela Hernández CruzZapotitlán Palmas, MexicoSociology

Elinor Rae Ratcliffe HigginsOregon, WisconsinBiological SciencesWomen’s and Gender Studies

Nancy HoSkokie, IllinoisComputer ScienceMathematics

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Leah Elizabeth HobertFramingham, MassachusettsNeuroscience

Margaret Mayne Schwemm HochWilton, ConnecticutMathematics

Sabrina Teresa HollandChicago, IllinoisEconomics

Jacqueline Lee Woo HomKirkland, WashingtonComputer Science

Helen HongShanghai, ChinaMusic

Taylor Lee HoodLexington, KentuckyBiological SciencesPsychology

Ayeona Aris HopkinsWorthington, OhioEconomics

Abigail Elizabeth HowardDurham, New HampshirePhilosophySpanish

Maisie Louisa Pascoe HowellIowa City, IowaClassical Civilization

Molly Margaret HoyerStillwater, New JerseyComparative Literature

Dana Leigh HsiaoHampden, MaineComputer Science

Caroline Samantha HsuSanta Rosa, CaliforniaPhysics

Genevieve Ying HuangLos Altos, CaliforniaEconomics

Jean HuangTaipei, TaiwanChemistryJapanese Language and Culture

Kelly H HuangTaipei, TaiwanEconomics

Renee HuangSan Jose, CaliforniaComputer Science

Hannah Lee HubbardCary, North CarolinaEconomics

Sarah Beth HudsonSarasota, FloridaPolitical Science

Madeline Yvette HughesWheaton, IllinoisHistory

Margaret Ann HughesAlexandria, VirginiaPolitical Science

Serenity Davina HughesChicago, IllinoisAfricana Studies

Carol Beate HundalPort Matilda, PennsylvaniaAstrophysics

Sonia Ann HupaloSaint Paul, MinnesotaEnvironmental Studies

Nikki Zhi En HwaHong Kong, Hong KongArt HistoryEconomics

Kathleena Pabalate InchocoFairfield, ConnecticutEconomics

Julide Elizabeth IyeTampa, FloridaMiddle Eastern StudiesPsychology

Basma Rabih JaberBeirut, LebanonNeurosciencePolitical Science

Andrea JacksonHouston, TexasComputer Science

Diana Cameron JacksonDarien, ConnecticutMusic

Kayla Pei JangSouth Pasadena, CaliforniaEconomics

Maria-Alejandra JaramilloVacaville, CaliforniaHistory

Margaret Mary Flannery JenningsKingwood, TexasComputer ScienceJapanese Language and Culture

Aditi Jayesh JhaveriMumbai, IndiaEconomicsWomen’s and Gender Studies

Brenda Yue JiLa Cañada Flintridge, CaliforniaBiological Sciences

Ivy JiangClearwater Bay, Hong KongEconomics

Natalie JinTemple City, CaliforniaChinese Language and CultureEconomics

Katherine Ann JohnsonNew York, New YorkHistory

Malaysia JohnsonPort Republic, MarylandEnglish and Creative WritingReligion

Tatyana JohnsonSudbury, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Emily Marvel JohnstonAtlanta, GeorgiaPeace and Justice Studies

Lara Elena JonesGlen Rock, New JerseyBiological Sciences

Olivia Kaye JoslinChatham, MassachusettsEnvironmental Studies

Jasmine A. KaduthodilHamilton, New JerseyNeuroscience

Jessica KaoNew Canaan, ConnecticutEconomics

Katrina Zoë KaoLaguna Niguel, CaliforniaBiological Sciences

Lyubov KapkoZhytomyr, UkraineMathematicsRussian

Silpa KaripineniSunnyvale, CaliforniaEconomics

Shanzay Atif KazmiSan Jose, CaliforniaMedia Arts and Sciences

Shannon Natsumi KearneyBurke, VirginiaInternational Relations – Political Science

Madison Marie KelleyPark City, UtahArt History

Vanessa Martine KelleyManchester, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Kate Elizabeth KenneallyWeymouth, MassachusettsComputer Science

Selma Benazir KhalilBeirut, LebanonNeurosciencePhilosophy

Atiya Fariha KhanWoodside, New YorkAmerican Studies

Maryam M. KhanOrange County, CaliforniaEconomicsPolitical Science

Maria Rita KhouriHouston, TexasPsychology

Mayu Madeleine KikuchiVillanova, PennsylvaniaEconomicsPolitical Science

Angela Eunkyung KimDaegu, Republic of KoreaPsychologySpanish

Callie Yuen KimZhubei City, TaiwanPhilosophy

Hope Justice KimRichmond, CaliforniaEnglish and Creative Writing

Jae Yoon KimSeoul, Republic of KoreaEconomics

Joanna Songeun KimSeoul, Republic of KoreaEnglish

Julie Yen KimGranada Hills, CaliforniaPolitical Science

Madeleine Yunhee KimAlpharetta, GeorgiaMedia Arts and Sciences

Mina KimFort Lee, New JerseyPolitical Science

Sharon Sooyeon KimBelmont, MassachusettsComputer Science

Sora Leslie M. KimQueens, New YorkArt HistoryBiological Sciences

Stephanie Soo-Joong KimWellesley, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Adiya Davis KingLos Angeles, CaliforniaEnglish

Isabella Mariah KingCincinnati, OhioStudio ArtEnglish and Creative Writing

Laurel Fay KinmanFresno, CaliforniaBiological SciencesMathematics

Alexandra Julia KlufasSeekonk, MassachusettsMathematics

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Melise Marie KnowlesDiablo, CaliforniaAmerican Studies

Chloé Ann KolbetWellesley, MassachusettsClassicsFrench

Francesca Mary KorteWatertown, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Rebecca Danielle KostenCentennial, ColoradoPhilosophy

Sonja Aynsley KretschmarUpper St. Clair, PennsylvaniaBiological SciencesEnvironmental Studies

Callan Frances Nichole KrevankoPortland, OregonChemistry

Angel KuoGardena, CaliforniaChemistry

Elizabeth Srsic KyselAllison Park, PennsylvaniaComputer Science

Olivia Anne LaffertySan Diego, CaliforniaClassical CivilizationEnglish and Creative Writing

Goldy LandauKiryas Joel, New YorkAmerican Studies

Samantha Lei LaneviDurham, North CarolinaHistoryClassical Civilization

Colleen Sullivan LarkinWestborough, MassachusettsMathematicsPolitical Science

Linda Katherine LazoNorth Hills, CaliforniaEconomics

Alice Eunsaem LeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaCinema and Media Studies

Jessica LeeMalden, MassachusettsEconomics

Juyon LeeWellesley, MassachusettsStudio Art

Marian Boram LeeGranada Hills, CaliforniaPolitical Science

Min Jin LeeSeoul, Republic of Korea and

Newton, MassachusettsChemistry

Narih LeeEast Rutherford, New JerseyEnglishMathematics

Priscilla Ann LeeAnaheim, CaliforniaComputer Science

Seungmin LeeSeoul, Republic of KoreaPsychology

Yelim LeeAlpharetta, GeorgiaAnthropology

Yoon Ji LeeYong-in, Republic of KoreaNeuroscience

Margaret May LeesWilliamsburg, VirginiaMathematicsTheatre Studies

Sarah K LegriedMinneapolis, MinnesotaPsychologyWomen’s and Gender Studies

Andrea Alexandra LeonWoodbridge, VirginiaWomen’s and Gender Studies

Johanna Kathleen LeslieWorcester, MassachusettsPsychology

Sabrina Tsz Ching LeungRedwood City, CaliforniaInternational Relations – Political Science

Yona Eden LevinNew York, New YorkEnglishPolitical Science

Karen J. LewGranada Hills, CaliforniaEconomics

Sarah Abigail LewitesBerkeley, CaliforniaMathematics

Anran LiBeijing, ChinaNeuroscience

Erina Yinsum LiBoston, MassachusettsChinese Language and CulturePolitical Science

Julia Yang LiSan Francisco, CaliforniaArchitecture

Yujia LiangShanghai, ChinaFrenchPsychology

Yu Rong LimHong Kong, Hong KongPhilosophy

Phyllis LinActon, MassachusettsComputer Science

Carolyn Ruoyin LiuUnion City, CaliforniaEconomics

Heng LiuNanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaComparative Literature

Diana LobontiuAnchorage, AlaskaTheatre Studies

Elizabeth Marie LoxterkampHampden, MaineFrenchNeuroscience

Michelle LuBasking Ridge, New JerseyMedia Arts and Sciences

Lisa LukaHarare, ZimbabweBiochemistry

Gabriela LuvianoSanta Ana, CaliforniaAmerican StudiesWomen’s and Gender Studies

Jennifer Sierra Lyon-MackieHanalei, Hawai’iBiological Sciences

Katy MaWarrington, PennsylvaniaMedia Arts and Sciences

Shaina Jean MaSammamish, WashingtonEconomics

Laura Christine MaclayMcLean, VirginiaEnglishPolitical Science

Maya MadhavanAtherton, CaliforniaMathematics

Anjali Tamboli MadhokMinneapolis, MinnesotaPsychologyWomen’s and Gender Studies

Chetna MahajanSchaumburg, IllinoisComputer ScienceEconomics

Zahra MalikEdison, New JerseyNeuroscience

Amanda May ManningChico, CaliforniaArchitectureSpanish

Kethural Luxshana ManokaranPawtucket, Rhode IslandNeuroscienceSouth Asian Studies

Melina MardueñoOntario, CaliforniaArt HistoryStudio Art

Eliana MarosticaWellesley, MassachusettsComputer Science

Caroline Sorensen MartinMacon, GeorgiaEnglishPhysics

Zoe Adelaide MatticksMinneapolis, MinnesotaNeuroscience

Maleah Peyton MaxieLawrenceville, GeorgiaCognitive and Linguistic SciencesMusic

Jordan Mason MayfieldMatthews, North CarolinaArt History

Maeve Mary Kennedy McAllisterPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPhilosophy

Sarah Margaret McBrideFalmouth, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Maureen Jo-Anne McCordAnn Arbor, MichiganAnthropologyHistory

Jacqueline Clare McMahonLaguna Beach, CaliforniaNeuroscience

Eliza D. McNairMonteagle, TennesseeComputer Science

Margaret Anne MeadTiburon, CaliforniaArt HistoryEnvironmental Studies

Ilana Z. MeekerRochester, New YorkCinema and Media Studies

Maahum MehdiMequon, WisconsinBiochemistry

Ahilya MehtaMumbai, IndiaPolitical Science

Angelica Laura MeliWarren, MichiganEnglish

Tatsiana MelloMinsk, BelarusBiological Sciences

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Janel MendozaLos Angeles, CaliforniaPolitical Science

Marissa Rose MenzelDuluth, MinnesotaGeosciences

Clellie Grace MerchantHockessin, DelawareHistory

Sarah Nicole MichelsonDecatur, GeorgiaArt HistoryEnglish

Esther Annalise Welton MillerWashington, District of

ColumbiaStudio Art

Grace Ruixin MingLivingston, New JerseyMedia Arts and Sciences

Mahnoor MirzaKarachi, PakistanEnglishPhysics

Margaretta Clare Rothrock Mitchell

West Chester, PennsylvaniaAnthropology

Ilina Sen MitraWashington, District of

ColumbiaEconomics

Aline Wada MitsuzawaSão Paulo, BrazilComputer Science

Maggie Rose MittlemanBrookline, MassachusettsNeuroscience

Helena Astrid MobleyRockville, MarylandSociology

Olivia Jean MoellerBainbridge Island, WashingtonChemistry

Tanushree MohanMumbai, IndiaEconomicsWomen’s and Gender Studies

Manuela Molina PinedaCoconut Creek, FloridaPeace and Justice Studies

Katrina MontalesLos Angeles, CaliforniaChemistry

Monique Alexia MontouteLand O’ Lakes, FloridaNeuroscience

Emily Anne MooreMilwaukee, WisconsinStudio ArtGerman Studies

Kiran Deepa MoorthiRochester, New YorkCognitive and Linguistic Sciences

Veronica Elí MoraBaldwin Park, CaliforniaArt History

Madison Alexandra MorgensaiHighland Park, IllinoisArchitecture

Daniela Yvette MorinBrownsville, TexasAmerican Studies

Lauren Irene MostromSpringfield, VirginiaClassicsEconomics

Alina Babette MotaGlendora, CaliforniaAmerican Studies

Jennifer MouFremont, CaliforniaEconomicsPsychology

Mana MuchakuYokohama, JapanEconomics

Maya Lauren MuldowneyWaunakee, WisconsinNeuroscience

Jenna Irene MulrenanGlen Ridge, New JerseyEconomics

Kathryn Ann MurgoloBethlehem, PennsylvaniaJapanese Language and Culture

Sidney Marie MusserPainted Post, New YorkInternational Relations – Economics

Maryam MustafaAnnandale, VirginiaWomen’s and Gender Studies

Anjali NagulpallyRaleigh, North CarolinaEconomicsMathematics

Elena Lauren NajjabGarland, TexasCinema and Media Studies

Monica NaranjoMedellin, ColombiaPeace and Justice StudiesPsychology

Sarah Sophia NatividadManila, PhilippinesInternational Relations – History

Alondra NavarroGilroy, CaliforniaSociology

Sarah Katherine NealonEdina, MinnesotaPolitical ScienceWomen’s and Gender Studies

Emily Jane NeelMcMinnville, OregonEnvironmental Studies

Margaret Sullivan NeelAtlanta, GeorgiaHistory

Sarah Marie NethertonSaint Charles, IllinoisWomen’s and Gender Studies

Isabelle NettereThe Plains, VirginiaAnthropology

Ellie Dorit NeusteinJerusalem, IsraelEconomicsPolitical Science

Juliana Michelle NevesPlympton, MassachusettsEconomics

Shi Hui NgNew York, New YorkBiological Sciences

Vicki NganMalden, MassachusettsComputer Science

Karen Xinping NiWestford, MassachusettsEconomics

Emily NipHouston, TexasNeuroscience

Maryann Wahito NjauColumbus, Ohio and Nairobi,

KenyaBiological Sciences

Natalie Joyce NormanCincinnati, OhioChemistry

Molly Rae NylenSioux City, IowaPsychologyWomen’s and Gender Studies

Sarah Ndungwa NzauMombasa, KenyaEconomics

Lillian Caroline OdekirkCharleston, West VirginiaEnglishTheatre Studies

Zilpa Angeline OduorAlbany, New YorkAfricana StudiesInternational Relations –

Economics

Fallon Catharine OeserBrookfield, ConnecticutClassics

Mina S. OhRoseville, CaliforniaMedia Arts and Sciences

Yoonsuh OhSeoul, Republic of KoreaArt History

Marissa Nkechinyeli OkoliExton, PennsylvaniaMedia Arts and Sciences

Andrea Marcela OlivasEl Paso, TexasHistory

Mary OllenVineyard Haven, MassachusettsPolitical Science

Emily Claire OlsonLa Jolla, CaliforniaPolitical Science

Sophie Rose OlsonLa Crosse, WisconsinAnthropologyHistory

Daniela OndraskovaChicago, IllinoisEconomicsRussian Area Studies

Kristina Marie OneyClaremont, CaliforniaBiological Sciences

Kayli Madison OsuojiOak Park, IllinoisCinema and Media Studies

Jennifer Chukwudumebi Ijeoma Otiono

Braintree, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Yetunde Olubukola OyenugaDorchester, MassachusettsBiological SciencesSpanish

Abigail Anne Padien-HavensMedway, MassachusettsEnglish

Alexa Hope PagliaroWakefield, Rhode IslandNeuroscienceSpanish

Rachel PakLos Angeles, CaliforniaEnglishMedia Arts and Sciences

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Yuanzhen PanShijiazhuang City, ChinaEconomicsMedia Arts and Sciences

Padya ParamitaWellesley, MassachusettsEnglish and Creative WritingWomen’s and Gender Studies

Ju Yeon ParkSeoul, Republic of KoreaCognitive and Linguistic SciencesMusic

Hope Elizabeth ParkerPiedmont, CaliforniaInternational Relations – Political Science

Melanie Thipaporn PassarettiWaltham, MassachusettsEnglishGeosciences

Zarina Chipty PatwaWinchester, MassachusettsEnglish

Hannah Elizabeth Peltz SmalleyAlbany, New YorkPhysics

Silvia Eleonora PeraHouston, TexasPolitical ScienceWomen’s and Gender Studies

Carla Patricia PerezSan Marcos, CaliforniaChemistry

Anna M. PfoertschStuttgart, GermanyMedia Arts and Sciences

Kailey Sabrina PiréNew York, New YorkEnglish

Sarah Jordan PlachinskiOak Creek, WisconsinBiochemistry

Amanda Elizabeth PollakKensington, MarylandAmerican Studies

Emma Elizabeth Chylack PostelDurham, North CarolinaPolitical Science

Madeleine Bolin PotoskieBrooklyn, New YorkNeurosciencePhilosophy

Anya PrakashSingapore, SingaporePhilosophy

Yada PruksachatkunChiang Mai, ThailandComputer ScienceMathematics

Renee Nicole PurtscherIjamsville, MarylandHistory

Rosaline Pan PyktelBothell, WashingtonComputer ScienceEnglish

Heng QinHangzhou, ChinaPolitical Science

Madisen Grace QuickLunenburg, MassachusettsEnglish

Holly Nicole RaibornRobstown, TexasEconomicsSociology

Budnampet RamanudomLong Beach, CaliforniaComputer ScienceWomen’s and Gender Studies

Thalia Celeste RamirezFrisco, TexasNeuroscience

Rayna Meenul RampalliSacramento, CaliforniaAstrophysics

Raeesa Pradeep RaneEdison, New JerseyPolitical Science

Hanna Ess RassouliLong Beach, CaliforniaJapanese Language and CultureWomen’s and Gender Studies

Alezeh RaufHouston, TexasInternational Relations – Political Science

Arianna RegaladoLong Beach, CaliforniaReligion

Julia RegierBelmont, MassachusettsPhilosophy

M. H. RemillardPurcellville, VirginiaWomen’s and Gender Studies

Monica Dorothy RenoPortland, MaineEconomics

Sloane Gillian Golden RiceMiami, FloridaInternational Relations – Political Science

Alexa Riobueno-NaylorNewton, MassachusettsPsychologySociology

Julie Ann RitchieFairport, New YorkInternational Relations – History

Elizabeth Anne RizzoniCharlotte, North CarolinaPsychology

Sydney Rose RobertsonNew York, New YorkEconomics

Emma Claire RogalewskiFalmouth, MassachusettsAmerican Studies

Carolyn MacKenzie RoganAtlanta, GeorgiaEnglish

Paulina RomeroEl Paso, TexasPeace and Justice Studies

Lauren Arianne RondestvedtMinneapolis, MinnesotaPsychology

Victoria Elizabeth RothJacksonville, FloridaAmerican Studies

Sabrina Abigael RuizLos Angeles, CaliforniaInternational Relations – Political Science

Lauren Nicole RussoMineola, New YorkStudio Art

Clara C. SachsseNorwich, VermontEnvironmental Studies

Aaroshi SahgalFremont, CaliforniaEconomics

Clare Julia SalernoJohnson, VermontSociology

Elif Naz SamanciIstanbul, TurkeyComputer ScienceMathematics

Marcelle-Gloria SamenPotomac, MarylandAfricana StudiesEconomics

Gwendolyn Taylor SandsBurlington, VermontArchitecture

Jocelyn Maris SantiagoWinthrop Harbor, IllinoisStudio Art

Mehak Kamal SarangSaint Charles, IllinoisPhysics

Maya Elyse SaupeStrongsville, OhioCognitive and Linguistic SciencesPsychology

Alienor Louise SauvageParis, FrancePsychology

Natalie Radhia SayedChesterland, OhioComputer Science

Katherine Irene SchauerBoca Raton, FloridaFrenchInternational Relations –

Economics

Bozena ScheidelMankato, MinnesotaMedia Arts and Sciences

Hannah Brink SchmidtOshkosh, WisconsinChemistry

Hope Caroline SchneiderLexington, MassachusettsChemistry

Anne Zong SchnitzerBoston, MassachusettsGerman Studies

Anne Burnham SchwartzWorcester, MassachusettsComputer Science

Emma Gabrielle Price SchwartzNewton, MassachusettsPolitical Science

Leah Frances SchwartzWheaton, IllinoisPolitical Science

Rachael S SchwartzLittle Rock, ArkansasCognitive and Linguistic Sciences

Alondra Abigail SernaHouston, TexasTheatre Studies

Leila ShabanAmman, JordanPsychology

Haley Laura ShanahanMiami, FloridaChinese Language and CultureHistory

Diva SharmaWellesley, MassachusettsEconomicsMathematics

Sumaya A. SheikhLewiston, MaineWomen’s and Gender Studies

Kasey Hiuying ShenQuincy, MassachusettsComputer Science

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Li ShenBeijing, ChinaEconomics

Mojia ShenQinhuangdao, ChinaComputer Science

Yu ShenJiangsu, ChinaMathematics

Jessica ShinIrvine, CaliforniaEconomicsPolitical Science

Elizabeth Ann ShumwayEden Prairie, MinnesotaChinese Language and Culture

Anya Gabriela SilvaGrinnell, IowaEconomics

Krithika SivaramakrishnanWauconda, IllinoisEnglishPsychology

Jennifer Catherine SjogrenSaint Paul, MinnesotaMiddle Eastern StudiesReligion

Clara Adeline SmithWestfield, New JerseyCinema and Media Studies

Clara Stava SorensenPiedmont, CaliforniaBiological SciencesComputer Science

Paloma SorianoNew York, New YorkGerman StudiesInternational Relations – Political

Science

Magdalena Joan SowderAnn Arbor, MichiganMedia Arts and Sciences

Ainsley Bernice Dugan St. ClairDurham, North CarolinaComputer SciencePhysics

Leilani Nicole StacyGaithersburg, MarylandEconomicsPolitical Science

Dalila Asha StanfieldSan Francisco, CaliforniaPsychology

Kathelijne Emma SteensBilthoven, NetherlandsReligion

Sydney Frances StentoBoise, IdahoNeuroscience

Sydney Alexis StewartOrangeburg, South CarolinaPeace and Justice Studies

Maura Aliezah Sticco-IvinsFramingham, MassachusettsBiochemistry

Sebrina Marie Stickney MorrisOsage Beach, MissouriEnglishFrench

Hannah Marie StilesEast Lyme, ConnecticutBiological SciencesFrench

Jennifer Lee-Ann Stobbs-VergaraCentennial, ColoradoBiochemistry

Megan Claire StormbergSan Diego, CaliforniaEconomicsPolitical Science

Lilly Elizabeth StriederSaint Petersburg, FloridaEnglish

Georgia Eleni StylianidesLaguna Beach, CaliforniaArt HistoryMathematics

Janessa Aaren SullivanTallahassee, FloridaPsychology

Sophia Huiwen SunShanghai, ChinaComputer ScienceMathematics

Anjali Marie SundaramHanover, New HampshireFrench

Catrina Sun-TanSan Francisco, CaliforniaPsychology

Maja SvanbergKungshamn, SwedenComputer Science

Zoe SwarzenskiBaton Rouge, LouisianaComputer ScienceRussian

Samantha Marie SylvanderChicago, IllinoisArt HistoryMedia Arts and Sciences

Elizabeth Howland TaftFrancestown, New HampshireFrench

Amelia TamHong Kong, Hong KongPolitical Science

Talia Rachel TandlerDenver, ColoradoBiological Sciences

Jesslyn TannadyJakarta, IndonesiaComputer Science

Gabrielle Rena TaylorCordova, TennesseePolitical Science

Julia Alba TazartesMilan, ItalyPolitical Science

Sophia Odile TewPhoenix, ArizonaArt HistoryEnglish

Anna Rebecca ThomasBethlehem, PennsylvaniaChemistry

Samantha Noelle ThomasMinneapolis, MinnesotaArt History

Anna Maria ThompsonLathrup Village, MichiganPeace and Justice StudiesSpanish

Amal TidjaniHaverhill, MassachusettsComputer Science

Diana Tosca VelázquezHialeah, FloridaComputer ScienceMusic

Azalea Troche RosasGarland, TexasEconomics

Haley TroyManchester, ConnecticutNeurosciencePsychology

Connie TruongBoston, MassachusettsNeuroscience

Cecellia TsuiAnaheim, CaliforniaComputer ScienceMathematics

Rebecca Elif TuzelRaleigh, North CarolinaEconomics

Delaney Marie UgelstadBellevue, WashingtonEconomics

Elizabeth Marie UrbanBaltimore, MarylandSociology

Diederique van der KnaapNew York, New YorkPsychology

Arleny VargasLos Angeles, CaliforniaSpanish

Tanvee VarmaPrinceton Junction, New JerseyEconomics

Jane Evelyn VaughanCape Elizabeth, MaineEnglish

Jacqueline Marie VazquezFresno, CaliforniaMathematics

Neha VellankiSaratoga, CaliforniaComputer Science

Ariana Vergos de ZavalaMadrid, SpainMedia Arts and Sciences

Gabriella Louisa VeseySmyrna, GeorgiaPolitical SciencePsychology

Farida Murad ViraniWarangal, IndiaComputer Science

Fabiana Rodrigues Lima VivacquaMiami, Florida and Rio de

Janeiro, BrazilEconomicsEnvironmental Studies

Christina Airan WangManchester, ConnecticutMedia Arts and Sciences

Elisa Jia WangMahwah, New JerseyBiological Sciences

Farren WangBoston, MassachusettsMedia Arts and Sciences

Jennifer L. WangActon, MassachusettsPolitical Science

Lily WangHaworth, New JerseyPsychology

Michelle Zichun WangVancouver, British Columbia,

CanadaPsychology

Suzanne Sizhen WangConcord, MassachusettsEconomics

Ziyu WangBeijing, ChinaEconomicsMathematics

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Julia Pearl WarnerKenmore, WashingtonChemistry

Madeline Ryan WarshawMinneapolis, MinnesotaAmerican StudiesFrench

Hannah WeiTaichung, TaiwanPsychology

Noa Ace WeinsteinNew York, New YorkSpanish

Elizabeth A WendellRomeo, MichiganPeace and Justice StudiesReligion

Sofie Mascoli WerthanBerkeley, CaliforniaIndividual Major – Ethnic Studies

Liliana Nicole WestortAshland, MassachusettsCognitive and Linguistic Sciences

Emily Jean WhiteheadGainesville, FloridaBiochemistry

Windsor Rose WhitlockRichmond, VirginiaEnglishWomen’s and Gender Studies

Vanessa Evangeline McFall Willoughby

Glen Rock, New JerseyEast Asian StudiesEconomics

Rebecca Ann Winterich-KnoxGreensboro, North CarolinaEnglishItalian Studies

Jocelyn WongHong Kong, Hong KongEconomicsPolitical Science

Rachel Hyemin WooSeoul, Republic of KoreaNeuroscience

Catherine Joan WoodhouseDallas, TexasInternational Relations – Political Science

Jie Xi WuTampa, FloridaPhilosophy

Lindsey WuLivingston, New JerseyEconomics

Xiaofan WuSan Francisco, CaliforniaComputer Science

Yujue WuShenzhen, ChinaEconomicsMathematics

Rachel Alma WulffBowling Green, KentuckyNeuroscience

Lingjun XiaNanjing, ChinaEconomicsPsychology

Jenny XieToronto, Ontario, CanadaPhysics

Shiping XuZhejiang, ChinaComputer ScienceEconomics

Yuwei XuHangzhou City, ChinaMathematicsPhilosophy

Aoi YamamotoTokyo, JapanMedia Arts and Sciences

Helena Zi Heng YanSurrey, British Columbia, CanadaNeuroscience

Katie Jin YanAlbany, New YorkEconomics

Cindy Lu YangWellesley, MassachusettsBiological Sciences

Elvy (Hsin Ho) YangSan Marino, CaliforniaInternational Relations – History

Soo Bin YangLos Angeles, CaliforniaComputer Science

Shuyang YeMilpitas, CaliforniaStudio Art

Stephanie YehWarren, New JerseyBiological Sciences

Harshita Venkata Sai YerramreddyIrving, TexasComputer Science

Jamie YipNew York, New YorkComputer ScienceHistory

Borim YoonSeoul, Republic of KoreaPolitical Science

Jacqueline Olivia YoungPleasanton, CaliforniaComputer Science

Eleanor Alice ZagorenChatham, New JerseyBiological Sciences

Margaret Patricia ZarlengoExeter, Rhode IslandGeosciences

Laura ZawarskiEaston, PennsylvaniaRussian

Isaac Jasper ZerkleCharlotte, North CarolinaTheatre StudiesWomen’s and Gender Studies

Alaina Y ZhangColumbus, OhioBiochemistry

Runchan (Jenni) ZhangShanghai, ChinaArt HistoryFrench

Sarah ZhangBurlington, MassachusettsEnglish

Wenxin (Sharon) ZhangGuangzhou, ChinaComputer ScienceMathematics

Yikun ZhangSalt Lake City, UtahBiochemistry

Valerie R. ZhaoLincoln, MassachusettsComputer ScienceNeuroscience

Chuqi ZhengShenzhen, ChinaComputer ScienceMathematics

Linda Weilin ZhouBloomfield Hills, MichiganEast Asian StudiesPolitical Science

Haoling ZhuDallas, TexasMathematics

Ting ZhuWellesley, MassachusettsEconomics

Alisa Leonid ZosinScarsdale, New YorkEconomics

This program is not an official list of degree and Latin Honors recipients. It includes students whose degrees are pending based on completion of outstanding requirements and on receipt of outstanding credentials. The College’s official registry for conferral and Latin Honors awarded is the student’s permanent academic record kept by the Office of the Wellesley College Registrar, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481.

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Jane AbernathyNisreen Salah Abo-SidoZein Hilmi AburishShahara AhmedCassandra Marion AllenJuliette BellacosaNicholas F. BlinzlerEmily Jane BoykEmma Grace Brewer-WallinMelissa Jane BruehlJyoti Seethal CampbellHeankel Cantu OliverosMary Yuyao ChenYilin ChenSophiya Yan Ying ChiangJennifer ChoYe Rin ChuMadeline Newman ConwayShane CoxKendra CuiShivani Amanda DayalJulia Uma DeerePooja Diwakar

Anna Mathias EhrlichTaylor Michelle FortnamNadine Caroline FranklinMathangi GaneshMichelle T GelbergerKanupriya GuptaRosamond Emma HerlingMargaret Mayne Schwemm HochHannah Lee HubbardSerenity Davina HughesBrenda Yue JiNatalie JinJessica KaoLyubov Kapko Vanessa Martine KelleyIsabella Mariah KingOlivia Anne LaffertySabrina Tsz Ching LeungAnran LiYujia LiangCarolyn Ruoyin LiuLaura Christine MaclayMaya Madhavan

Anjali Tamboli MadhokEliana MarosticaCaroline Sorensen MartinZoe Adelaide MatticksSarah Margaret McBrideMaureen Jo-Anne McCordTatsiana MelloJanel MendozaEsther Annalise Welton MillerGrace Ruixin MingMargaretta Clare Rothrock

MitchellLauren Irene MostromAnjali NagulpallySarah Katherine NealonMargaret Sullivan NeelKaren Xinping NiSarah Ndungwa NzauRachel PakHeng QinMadisen Grace QuickClare Julia SalernoAnne Zong Schnitzer

Emma Gabrielle Price SchwartzYu ShenJessica ShinAinsley Bernice Dugan St. ClairLeilani Nicole StacyMaja SvanbergCecellia TsuiDelaney Marie UgelstadTanvee VarmaElisa Jia WangLily WangSuzanne Sizhen WangZiyu WangMadeline Ryan WarshawRebecca Ann Winterich-KnoxRachel Hyemin WooJenny XieShiping XuHelena Zi Heng YanChuqi ZhengLinda Weilin Zhou

durant scholars • magna cum laude

Victoria Ivanova AngelovaMadeleine Anna BarowskyMarissa Josephine CaldwellNixia ChenAudrey Mi-Young ChoiIsabel Ann D’AlessandroAnushree Dugar

Gina Marie FerolitoSiena Hammond HarlinAbigail Elizabeth HowardJean HuangLaurel Fay KinmanAngel KuoColleen Sullivan Larkin

Juyon LeePriscilla Ann LeeSarah K LegriedAlexa Hope PagliaroArianna RegaladoJulia RegierMaya Elyse Saupe

Hope Caroline SchneiderMichelle Zichun WangSofie Mascoli WerthanWindsor Rose WhitlockLingjun XiaWenxin (Sharon) ZhangHaoling Zhu

durant scholars • summa cum laude

Mia Lillian AccomandoNoor AdraSurisadai AquitMira BansalSonali BansalLauren Nicole BazleyAnnalee Joan BeaulieuAlexandra BeemIanka BhatiaShannon May BrownLeila-Anne Boehme BrusseauMargaret Carol CalmerAriana Louise CarterKatherine ChanHsin-Ping ChaoIrina ChenSuma Satya CheruChristina ChiuAnne Mariah ConronDuong DoanRachel Jordyn DodellAlison Nicole Draikiwicz

Michelle DuanHannah F DurnanAllyson Carver EdwardsJulia FickesSiobhan Ryan FinlayAudrey FokOlivia Kristin FunderburgLauren Marie FutamiMebatsion Sileshi GebreChelsea Amelia GellEmerson GoldsteinTaylor Beth GundersonMadhu GuptaEmma Katherine GyorgyArela HaluciEmily Sarah HamiltonHans Lydia HanChristina HeDanielle Alexandra Heims-

WaldronAmanda Beth HernandezSabrina Teresa Holland

Maisie Louisa Pascoe HowellMolly Margaret HoyerCaroline Samantha HsuMargaret Ann HughesNikki Zhi En HwaMargaret Mary Flannery JenningsIvy JiangSilpa KaripineniAngela Eunkyung KimJulie Yen KimStephanie Soo-Joong KimAlexandra Julia KlufasMelise Marie KnowlesChloé Ann KolbetSonja Aynsley KretschmarMarian Boram LeeSarah Abigail LewitesDiana LobontiuElizabeth Marie LoxterkampMichelle LuGabriela LuvianoKaty Ma

Shaina Jean MaMelina MardueñoEliza D. McNairMargaret Anne MeadClellie Grace MerchantMaggie Rose MittlemanEmily Anne MooreVeronica Elí MoraAlina Babette MotaJennifer MouAlondra NavarroSarah Marie NethertonIsabelle NettereLillian Caroline OdekirkSophie Rose OlsonDaniela OndraskovaZarina Chipty PatwaSilvia Eleonora PeraCarla Patricia PerezSarah Jordan PlachinskiRenee Nicole PurtscherBudnampet Ramanudom

wellesley college scholars • cum laude

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Jane AbernathyNisreen Salah Abo-SidoZein Hilmi AburishShahara AhmedVictoria Ivanova AngelovaNicholas F. BlinzlerEmma Grace Brewer-WallinMarissa Josephine CaldwellMary Yuyao ChenSophiya Yan Ying ChiangJennifer ChoShane CoxShivani Amanda DayalAnushree DugarGina Marie FerolitoTaylor Michelle FortnamNadine Caroline FranklinKanupriya Gupta

Siena Hammond HarlinRosamond Emma HerlingMargaret Mayne Schwemm HochAbigail Elizabeth HowardJean HuangHannah Lee HubbardSerenity Davina HughesBrenda Yue JiIsabella Mariah KingLaurel Fay KinmanAngel KuoOlivia Anne LaffertyColleen Sullivan LarkinPriscilla Ann LeeSarah K LegriedMaya MadhavanEliana MarosticaCaroline Sorensen Martin

Tatsiana MelloGrace Ruixin MingLauren Irene MostromAnjali NagulpallySarah Katherine NealonMargaret Sullivan NeelKaren Xinping NiSarah Ndungwa NzauAlexa Hope PagliaroRachel PakMadisen Grace QuickArianna RegaladoJulia RegierClare Julia SalernoMaya Elyse SaupeHope Caroline SchneiderAnne Zong SchnitzerMojia Shen

Yu ShenJessica ShinAinsley Bernice Dugan St. ClairCecellia TsuiTanvee VarmaElisa Jia WangLily WangMichelle Zichun WangSofie Mascoli WerthanWindsor Rose WhitlockJenny XieShiping XuHelena Zi Heng YanWenxin (Sharon) ZhangLinda Weilin ZhouHaoling Zhu

phi beta kappa

Nasreen Faris Al-QadiSurisadai AquitMira BansalMadeleine Anna BarowskyPriyanka Eleanor BasakKathryn Renee BurnsSuhaily Caban-PenixJyoti Seethal CampbellKatherine ChanIrina ChenTeresa ChenKendra CuiIsabel Ann D'AlessandroAnushree DugarAlejandra Irene Escamilla SaldañaLeslie Ann Tang GatesMebatsion Sileshi Gebre

Jennifer Nicole GubnerKanupriya GuptaLorrie Le Yi HeDanielle Alexandra Heims-

WaldronAmanda Beth HernandezJean HuangCarol Beate HundalBrenda Yue JiTatyana JohnsonLara Elena JonesKatrina Zoë KaoVanessa Martine KelleyStephanie Soo-Joong KimLaurel Fay KinmanCallan Frances Nichole KrevankoAngel Kuo

Elizabeth Marie LoxterkampEliana MarosticaCaroline Sorensen MartinMaahum MehdiKatrina MontalesMaya Lauren MuldowneyEmily Jane NeelAlexa Hope PagliaroCarla Patricia PerezSarah Jordan PlachinskiYada PruksachatkunRayna Meenul RampalliElif Naz SamanciHannah Brink SchmidtHope Caroline SchneiderAnne Burnham SchwartzClara Stava Sorensen

Ainsley Bernice Dugan St. ClairSophia Huiwen SunMaja SvanbergTalia Rachel TandlerElisa Jia WangMichelle Zichun WangEmily Jean WhiteheadRachel Hyemin WooYujue WuRachel Alma WulffJenny XieHelena Zi Heng YanEleanor Alice ZagorenValerie R. ZhaoHaoling Zhu

students nominated for membership in sigma xi, the honors research society

wellesley college scholars • cum laude

Monica Dorothy RenoAlexa Riobueno-NaylorCarolyn MacKenzie RoganClara C. SachsseLeah Frances SchwartzHaley Laura Shanahan

Jennifer Catherine SjogrenSydney Frances StentoSebrina Marie Stickney MorrisAnjali Marie SundaramCatrina Sun-TanElizabeth Howland Taft

Haley TroyDiederique van der KnaapJane Evelyn VaughanJennifer L. WangEmily Jean WhiteheadXiaofan Wu

Rachel Alma WulffStephanie YehRunchan (Jenni) ZhangSarah ZhangValerie R. Zhao

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Nisreen Salah Abo-SidoEnvironmental Studies

Victoria Ivanova AngelovaEconomics

Margaret Ani BabikianEconomics

Emily Kate BaderInternational Relations – History

Madeleine Anna BarowskyMathematics

Annalee Joan BeaulieuPolitical Science

Breslin Shea BellStudio Art

Sarah BenamaraPolitical Science

Anjali N. Benjamin-WebbStudio Art

Emily Jane BoykPolitical Science

Emma Grace Brewer-WallinReligion

Melissa Jane BruehlPolitical Science

Suhaily Caban-PenixBiological Sciences

Marissa Josephine CaldwellEconomics

Katherine ChanChemical Physics

Mary Yuyao ChenEconomics

Audrey Mi-Young ChoiAnthropology

Anne Mariah ConronCinema and Media Studies

Kendra CuiTheatre Studies

Anushree DugarNeuroscience

Anna Mathias EhrlichAnthropology

Nadine Caroline FranklinStudio Art

Emerson GoldsteinPolitical Science

Kanupriya GuptaNeuroscience

Lorrie Le Yi HeBiological Sciences

Margaret Mayne Schwemm HochMathematics

Molly Margaret HoyerComparative Literature

Jean HuangChemistry

Sarah Beth HudsonPolitical Science

Margaret Ann HughesPolitical Science

Carol Beate HundalAstrophysics

Brenda Yue JiBiological Sciences

Tatyana JohnsonBiological Sciences

Vanessa Martine KelleyBiological Sciences

Selma Benazir KhalilPhilosophy

Maryam M. KhanPolitical Science

Hope Justice KimEnglish and Creative Writing

Stephanie Soo-Joong KimBiological Sciences

Isabella Mariah KingStudio ArtEnglish and Creative Writing

Laurel Fay KinmanBiological Sciences

Callan Frances Nichole KrevankoChemistry

Angel KuoChemistry

Olivia Anne LaffertyEnglish and Creative Writing

Colleen Sullivan LarkinPolitical Science

Juyon LeeStudio Art

Yelim LeeAnthropology

Sabrina Tsz Ching LeungInternational Relations – Political Science

Diana LobontiuTheatre Studies

Michelle LuMedia Arts and Sciences

Melina MardueñoStudio Art

Caroline Sorensen MartinPhysics

Jordan Mason MayfieldArt History

Maureen Jo-Anne McCordAnthropology

Eliza D. McNairComputer Science

Ilana Z. MeekerCinema and Media Studies

Maahum MehdiBiochemistry

Sarah Nicole MichelsonEnglish

Grace Ruixin MingMedia Arts and Sciences

Margaretta Clare Rothrock Mitchell

Anthropology

Tanushree MohanWomen’s and Gender Studies

Emily Anne MooreGerman Studies

Lauren Irene MostromEconomics

Maya Lauren MuldowneyNeuroscience

Elena Lauren NajjabCinema and Media Studies

Emily Jane NeelEnvironmental Studies

Ellie Dorit NeusteinPolitical Science

Karen Xinping NiEconomics

Alexa Hope PagliaroNeuroscience

Padya ParamitaEnglish and Creative Writing

Hannah Elizabeth Peltz SmalleyPhysics

Carla Patricia PerezChemistry

Sarah Jordan PlachinskiBiochemistry

Heng QinPolitical Science

Rayna Meenul RampalliAstrophysics

Arianna RegaladoReligion

Alexa Riobueno-NaylorSociology

Hannah Brink SchmidtChemistry

Hope Caroline SchneiderChemistry

Anne Zong SchnitzerGerman Studies

Yu ShenMathematics

Kathelijne Emma SteensReligion

Sebrina Marie Stickney MorrisEnglish

Maja SvanbergComputer Science

Diana Tosca VelázquezMusic

Tanvee VarmaEconomics

Elisa Jia WangBiological Sciences

Michelle Zichun WangPsychology

Sofie Mascoli WerthanIndividual Major – Ethnic Studies

Emily Jean WhiteheadBiochemistry

Windsor Rose WhitlockEnglish

Yujue WuMathematics

Lingjun XiaEconomics

Jenny XiePhysics

Helena Zi Heng YanNeuroscience

Stephanie YehBiological Sciences

Wenxin (Sharon) ZhangMathematics

Valerie R. ZhaoComputer Science

honors in the major

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Priscilla Ann Lee

JUDITH ADAMS ’75 PRIZE FOR PRE-MEDICAL STUDENTS

Helena Zi Heng Yan

LUCY BRANCH ALLEN PRIZE

Lorrie Le Yi He

ALPHA KAPPA DELTA AWARD FOR DISTINCTION IN SOCIOLOGY

Alexa Riobueno-Naylor

JEAN ANYON PRIZE FOR RESEARCH, ACTION, AND WRITING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

Thalia Celeste Ramirez

ADRIENNE ASCH PRIZE IN HEALTH AND SOCIETY

Shivani Amanda Dayal

PAUL R. BARSTOW AWARD FOR THEATRICAL EXCELLENCE

Kendra Cui

ADELAIDE NILES BELYEA PRIZE IN BOTANY

Irina Chen

ROBERT C. BILLINGS ACADEMIC PRIZE IN MUSIC

Helen Hong

ROBERT C. BILLINGS PERFORMANCE PRIZE IN MUSIC

Sharon Sooyeon Kim

Colleen Sullivan Larkin

RALPH H. BOLLARD ESSAY PRIZE IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Sabrina Tsz Ching Leung

RALPH H. BOLLARD PRIZE FOR DISTINCTION IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Sophie Rose Olson

NATALIE BOLTON FACULTY PRIZE IN DOMESTIC ECONOMICS

Marissa Josephine Caldwell

NATALIE BOLTON FACULTY PRIZE IN ECONOMICS (BEST 300-LEVEL PAPER)

Christina Chiu

Marcelle-Gloria Samen

Fabiana Rodrigues Lima Vivacqua

NATALIE BOLTON FACULTY PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

Victoria Ivanova Angelova

NATALIE BOLTON FACULTY PRIZE IN THEORETICAL ECONOMICS

Lingjun Xia

NATALIE BOLTON STUDENT PRIZE

Victoria Ivanova Angelova

Arela Haluci

MARIA LUISA BOMBAL PRIZE IN SPANISH

Arleny Vargas

STANFORD CALDERWOOD PRIZE IN PUBLIC WRITING (SCIENCES)

Alexandra Beem

CAMELLIA AWARD FOR INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP

Ianka Bhatia

CAMELLIA AWARD FOR TEAM LEADERSHIP

Emily Jane Boyk

CAMELLIA SED MINISTRARE STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD

Sydney Alexis Stewart

MARTHA MACDOWELL CARPENTER PRIZE

Brenda Yue Ji

CERVANTES PRIZE IN SPANISH

Nicholas F. Blinzler

CHEMISTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Natalie Joyce Norman

JEAN V. CRAWFORD PRIZE

Jyoti Seethal Campbell Hope Caroline Schneider

DAVENPORT PERFORMANCE PRIZE FOR ACTING

Margaret May Lees

Lillian Caroline Odekirk

KATHRYN WASSERMAN DAVIS ’28 PRIZE IN RUSSIAN AREA STUDIES

Rosamond Emma Herling

KATHRYN WASSERMAN DAVIS ’28 ART PRIZE FOR WRITING

Isabella Mariah King

JOHANNA MANKIEWICZ DAVIS PRIZE FOR PROSE FICTION

Joanna Songeun Kim

DEDICATED TEACHING AWARD

Kate Elizabeth Kenneally

Cecellia Tsui

DEBORAH W. DIEHL PRIZE FOR DISTINCTION IN HISTORY

Taylor Beth Gunderson

Maureen Jo-Anne McCord

MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS PRIZE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM

Amanda Beth Hernandez

JOHN CHARLES DUNCAN PRIZE IN ASTRONOMY

Carol Beate Hundal

ERASMUS ESSAY PRIZE IN HISTORY

Emma Grace Brewer-Wallin

ELIZABETH VOGEL FALK PRIZE IN GERMAN

Paloma Soriano

FISKE PRIZE IN BIOLOGY

Vanessa Martine Kelley

Stephanie Soo-Joong Kim

Stephanie Yeh

PHYLLIS J. FLEMING PRIZE FOR DISTINCTION IN PHYSICS

Mebatsion Sileshi Gebre

Caroline Sorensen Martin

Jenny Xie

JACQUELINE LOEWE FOWLER ’49 PRIZE IN PUBLIC SPEAKING

Danielle Alexandra Heims-Waldron

PAULO FREIRE PRIZE FOR RESEARCH ON THEORY AND PRACTICE IN EMANCIPATORY EDUCATION

Anjali Tamboli Madhok

FRIENDS OF ART PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN STUDIO ART

Melina Mardueño

CAMILLA CHANDLER FROST PRIZE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Nisreen Salah Abo-Sido

A. ARTHUR GOTTLIEB, M.D., ENDOWED MEMORIAL PRIZE

Maahum Mehdi Emily Jean Whitehead

JORGE GUILLÉN PRIZE IN SPANISH STUDIES

Abigail Elizabeth Howard

BARBARA BARNES HAUPTFUHRER ’49 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD

Maura Aliezah Sticco-Ivins

MARTHA DAVENPORT HEARD PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS

Madeleine Anna Barowsky

Nixia Chen Yujue Wu

HUBEL THESIS PRIZE

Alexa Hope Pagliaro

ZORA NEALE HURSTON PRIZE IN AFRICANA STUDIES

Marcelle-Gloria Samen

JACQUELINE AWARD FOR LITERARY ESSAY

Olivia Kristin Funderburg

Lilly Elizabeth Strieder

Windsor Rose Whitlock

RHYS AND LAUREL PRICE JONES TEAM LEADERSHIP AWARD IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Cecellia Tsui

KLEIN PRIZE IN NEUROSCIENCE IN MEMORY OF LOUISE EDWARDS

Isabel Ann D’Alessandro

DOCTOR LEILA C. KNOX PRIZE IN BIOLOGY

Sarah Jordan Plachinski

HUBERT WELDON LAMB COMPOSITION PRIZE IN MUSIC

Diana Tosca Velázquez

THE JOSEPH LAMBIE PRIZE IN ECONOMIC HISTORY

Lauren Irene Mostrom

LINGOS PRIZE IN THE LIFE SCIENCES

Laurel Fay Kinman

THE KATHARINE MALONE SCHOLAR

Colleen Sullivan Larkin

BARNETTE MILLER FOUNDATION PRIZE IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Sabrina Tsz Ching Leung

BARNETTE MILLER FOUNDATION PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Hope Elizabeth Parker

BARNETTE MILLER PRIZE FOR DISTINCTION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS—HISTORY

Emily Kate Bader

GABRIELA MISTRAL PRIZE IN SPANISH

Alexa Hope Pagliaro

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE TEACHING PRIZE

Angela Eunkyung Kim

senior prizes

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ARTHUR O. NORTON PRIZE FOR RESEARCH AND WRITING IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

Suma Satya Cheru

MARY WHITE PETERSON PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

Carla Patricia Perez

PLOGSTERTH PRIZE IN ART HISTORY

Jordan Mason Mayfield

PUSHKIN PRIZE

Lyubov Kapko

CHARLOTTE PAUL REESE ’38 MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY IN WRITING: FICTION

Isabella Mariah King

Olivia Anne Lafferty

SUSAN M. REVERBY PRIZE IN WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES

Madhu Gupta

Sumaya A. Sheikh

ELIZABETH ROBINSON ’78 ITALIAN STUDIES PRIZE

Rebecca Ann Winterich-Knox

ELIZA NEWKIRK ROGERS PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE

Amanda May Manning Gwendolyn Taylor Sands

JUSTINA RUIZ-DE-CONDE PRIZE IN SPANISH

Noa Ace Weinstein

ALLENE LUMMIS RUSSELL PRIZE IN NEUROSCIENCE

Anushree Dugar Helena Zi Heng Yan

JANE HARRIS SCHNEIDER ’54 PRIZE FOR SCULPTURE

Christina He

LAURA SPERAZI MEMORIAL AWARD FOR SERVICE

Laura Zawarski Isaac Jasper Zerkle

SPIRIT AWARD IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MEDIA ARTS AND SCIENCES

Andrea Jackson

Budnampet Ramanudom

LEWIS ATTERBURY STIMSON PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS

Gina Marie Ferolito

Margaret Mayne Schwemm Hoch

DUDLEY FOLK TEMPLETON MEMORIAL PRIZE IN RELIGION

Marcelle-Gloria Samen

MARGARET D. THOMPSON AWARD FOR SCHOLARSHIP IN THE GEOSCIENCES

Amanda Beth Hernandez

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Fabiana Rodrigues Lima Vivacqua

MARGARET E. WARD PRIZE IN WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES

Emily Jane Boyk

ELEANOR WEBSTER PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

Jean Huang

Angel Kuo

WELLESLEY COLLEGE THEATRE AWARD

Diana Lobontiu

WOODROW WILSON PRIZE IN AMERICAN POLITICS OR LAW

Gabriella Louisa Vesey

WOODROW WILSON PRIZE IN POLITICAL THEORY

Emerson Goldstein

FLORENCE ANNETTE WING MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR LYRIC POETRY

Taylor Beth Gunderson

Lyubov Kapko

FLORENCE ANNETTE WING MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR LYRIC POETRY (IN SONG LYRICS)

Rosamond Emma Herling Olivia Anne Lafferty

THE NATALIE WIPPLINGER PRIZE IN GERMAN

Emily Anne Moore

Anne Zong Schnitzer

For full descriptions of each of the above prizes, visit wellesley.edu/seniorprizes.

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trustee scholars

Audrey Mi-Young Choifor graduate study in Biological

Anthropology

Shivani Amanda Dayalfor graduate study in Public

Health

Olivia Anne Lafferty for graduate study in

English

Priscilla Ann Leefor graduate study in

Computer Science

Seniors who have demonstrated exceptional distinction and are candidates for graduate study.

students achieving teacher education certification

Shahara AhmedAnna Mathias EhrlichGina Marie Ferolito

Julia FickesAtiya Fariha KhanElizabeth Srsic Kysel

Sarah Abigail LewitesAbigail Anne Padien-HavensCarolyn MacKenzie Rogan

students receiving the certificate in engineering studies (with olin college of engineering)

Sarah Rose BardenAnne Zong SchnitzerMagdalena Joan SowderTalia Rachel Tandler

the pamela daniels ’59 fellowship

The Pamela Daniels ’59 Fellowship is awarded to exceptional seniors to enable them to carry out original projects that reflect their imaginations and ideals as well as their intellects.

Nisreen Salah Abo-SidoHans Lydia HanDiana LobontiuJordan Mason MayfieldAnne Zong Schnitzer

students receiving the certificate in sustainability

Lilly Elizabeth Strieder

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the anna and samuel pinanski prize for excellence in teaching

Corinne GartnerAssistant Professor of Philosophy

Brenna GreerKnafel Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and

Assistant Professor of History

Andrew SchultzAssociate Professor of Mathematics

2017 PINANSKI TEACHING PRIZE RECIPIENTSThe Pinanski Teaching Prize is awarded annually to members of the Wellesley College faculty to honor fine teaching. The Prize may be awarded to as many as three members of the faculty each year, preferably one in each of the College’s three academic areas: humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The Prize recognizes a particular strength, some style or method or course, or some other describable event that has been especially successful. The community does not know the names of the recipients until they are announced at Commencement.

THE SUSAN LEE CAMPBELL MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Rachel Antonia Fletcher-Slater ’16

prizes awarded to wellesley college alumnae

Camara Jones ’76 Family physician and epidemiologist,national public health expert,champion of racial and economic

health equity

Nergis Mavalvala ’90Quantum astrophysicist,outstanding communicator, leader,

and innovator of science,inspirational professor

alumnae achievement award

The Alumnae Achievement Award is the highest honor given by the Wellesley College Alumnae Association to alumnae for excellence and distinction in their fields of endeavor. The annual award was first presented in 1970.

Recipients will be honored at a community ceremony on October 12, 2018, during A Very Wellesley Weekend.

Victoria Ivanova AngelovaEconomics

Emma Grace Brewer-WallinReligion

Taylor Beth GundersonHistory

Kanupriya GuptaNeuroscience

Sarah Beth HudsonPolitical Science

Carol Beate HundalAstrophysics

Angel KuoChemistry

Olivia Anne LaffertyEnglish and Creative Writing

Colleen Sullivan LarkinPolitical Science

Juyon LeeStudio Art

Ilana Z. MeekerCinema and Media Studies

Emily Anne MooreGerman Studies

Elena Lauren NajjabCinema and Media Studies

Alondra NavarroSociology

Emily Jane NeelEnvironmental Studies

Diana Tosca VelázquezMusic

Elisa Jia WangBiological Sciences

Michelle Zichun WangPsychology

Sofie Mascoli WerthanIndividual Major – Ethnic Studies

Lingjun XiaEconomics

Valerie R. ZhaoComputer Science

the jerome a. schiff fellowships

The Jerome A. Schiff Fellowships are intended to support the academic, professional, and personal development of exceptionally talented young persons through programs of undergraduate research.

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EUGENE L. COX FELLOWSHIP

Sebrina Marie Stickney Morris, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. Medieval and Renaissance British Literature

HORTON-HALLOWELL FELLOWSHIP

Haoling Zhu, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. Medicine

JACQUELINE KRIEGER KLEIN ’53 FELLOWSHIP IN JEWISH STUDIES

Fatoumata Iremide Ireayo Bah, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. Biological Sciences and Spanish

SUSAN RAPPAPORT KNAFEL ’52 SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOREIGN STUDY

Anne Zong Schnitzer, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. Migration Studies

SUSAN RAPPAPORT KNAFEL ’52 TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP

Mehak Kamal Sarang, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. Space Research and Exploration: Implication of Science and Technology in Society

EDNA V. MOFFETT FELLOWSHIP

Emma Grace Brewer-Wallin, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. Divinity

ELISABETH LUCE MOORE ’24 WELLESLEY-YENCHING FELLOWSHIP

Suma Satya Cheru, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. Ginling College in Nanjing, China

Marian Boram Lee, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. National Palace Museum in Taiwan

VIDA DUTTON SCUDDER FELLOWSHIP

Audrey Mi-Young Choi, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. Biological Anthropology

FANNY BULLOCK WORKMAN FELLOWSHIP

Nixia Chen, B.A., Wellesley College, 2018. Mathematics

graduate fellowships and scholarships awarded by wellesley college to seniors

retirements

Connie BaumanPERA Professor of the Practice1979–2018

Barbara BeattyProfessor of Education1982–2018

James BesanconAssociate Professor of Geosciences1975–2018

Martin BrodyCatherine Mills Davis Professor of Music1979–2018

George CaplanSenior Instructor in Physics Laboratory2000–2018

Linda CarliSenior Lecturer in Psychology1991–2018

Veronica DarerSenior Lecturer in Spanish1998–2018

Kristine Holland de Juniac ’72Trustee 2012–2018

Carlos DorrienProfessor of Art1984–2018

Theodore DucasProfessor of Physics1977–2018

Charlene GalarneauAssociate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies2005–2018

David HawkinsAssociate Professor of Geosciences2008–2017

Michael HearnProfessor of Chemistry1977–2018

Jeffrey HughesLecturer in Biological Sciences2002–2018

Nora HusseyDirector, Wellesley College Theatre1990–2018

Georgia Murphy Johnson ’75Trustee 2015–2018

Marion JustProfessor of Political Science1970–2018

James T. KloppenbergTrustee 2004–2018

Joel KriegerNorma Wilentz Hess Professor of

Political Science1977–2018

Yuan-Chu Ruby LamProfessor of Chinese1978–2018

Martin MagidProfessor of Mathematics1978–2018

Frances MalinoSophia Moses Robison Professor of Jewish Studies and History1989–2018

Andrea MatthewsSenior Music Performance Faculty2001–2018

Janet McDonoughSenior Instructor in Biological Sciences Laboratory2002–2018

Paul ReisbergAdjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry1992–2018

Margery SabinLorraine C. Wang Professor of English1966–2018

Randy ShullProfessor of Computer Science1980–2018

Frederic ShultzProfessor of Mathematics1972–2018

Suzanne StumpfSenior Music Performance Faculty1985–2018

Jill Syverson-StorkSenior Lecturer in Spanish1990–2018

Luther TylerAssociate Professor of English1978–2018

Lynne VitiSenior Lecturer in the Writing Program1987–2018

Andrew WebbProfessor of Biological Sciences1975–2018

Adele WolfsonNan Walsh Schow ’54 and Howard B. Schow Professor in the Physical and Natural Sciences and Professor of Chemistry1985–2018

Winifred WoodSenior Lecturer in the Writing Program1984–2018

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ANNE LOUISE BARRETT FELLOWSHIP

Rhian Kohashi O’Rourke, B.A., Wellesley College, 2003. Government

MARGARET FREEMAN BOWERS FELLOWSHIP

Kimberly Jean Geronimo, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. Public Administration

PROFESSOR ELIZABETH F. FISHER FELLOWSHIP

Carolyn Alicia Chelius, B.A., Wellesley College, 2016. Food Policy

RUTH INGERSOLL GOLDMARK FELLOWSHIP

Lynn Dowd Gallogly, B.A., Wellesley College, 2012. Classics

HORTON-HALLOWELL FELLOWSHIP

Mia Mei-Oy Howard, B.A., Wellesley College, 2012. Plant BiologyElizabeth Ann McLoughlin, B.A., Wellesley College, 2014. Chemistry

and EducationMai Yer Xiong, B.A., Wellesley College, 2014. Public Affairs

PEGGY HOWARD FELLOWSHIP IN ECONOMICS

Amy N. Wickett, B.A., Wellesley College, 2016. Public Policy

EDNA V. MOFFETT FELLOWSHIP

Sophia Holland Gibert, B.A., Wellesley College, 2016. Philosophy

ALICE FREEMAN PALMER FELLOWSHIP

Victoria Caitlin Rines, B.A., Wellesley College, 2015. Nursing

KATHRYN CONWAY PREYER FELLOWSHIP

Alexandra Courcoula, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. Art History

MARY MCEWEN SCHIMKE SCHOLARSHIP

Melinda Consuela Rios, B.A. Wellesley College, 2010. Communications

M.A. CARTLAND SHACKFORD MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP

Nikita Umaseetha Saladi, B.A., Wellesley College, 2016. Medicine

MARY CLOTHIER SLADE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

Emily Chun, B.A., Wellesley College, 2017. Art HistoryMolly Kristin Eckel, B.A., Wellesley College, 2012. Art History

MARY ELVIRA STEVENS TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP

Ariana Frances Hellerman, B.A., Wellesley College, 2003. France, Germany, Italy, Portugal: Accordions Around the World

Amara Jane Chinelo Nwosu, B.A., Wellesley College, 2008. Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa: Exploration of Africa and the African Diaspora and Social Movement Organizations

Leora Tec, B.A., Wellesley College, 1983. Poland: Documentation of the Preservation of the Memory of Jewish Life in Poland

HARRIET A. SHAW FELLOWSHIP

Kalina Yingnan Deng, B.A., Wellesley College, 2014. Fashion

SARAH PERRY WOOD MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP

Catherine Ji Yoon Ha, B.A., Wellesley College, 2013. Medicine

graduate fellowships awarded by wellesley college to alumnae

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The Commencement Procession is one of the few remaining occasions for which the faculty of American colleges and universities still wear formal regalia. Participants in Wellesley’s Commencement Procession this morning reflect the colors, chevrons, velvets, and wools of diverse degrees earned here and abroad.

Perhaps the most readily identified of American regalia is the crimson robe bedecked with three black velvet stripes on the sleeve, denoting the doctoral degree of Harvard University. Although most American universities observe the traditional black robe, distinguishing among levels of education by the cut of the robe and the colors on the hood trim, Harvard is one of a number of institutions permitting colored robes (others include Yale, Brown, Boston, and Johns Hopkins universities).

Those in the audience today will observe, among others, a burgundy robe with blue satin panels and a hood, which signifies Southampton University. Another colorful robe, this time bright red with royal blue sleeves, will be seen on a doctor of political science from Oxford University. The hood, also red, identifies the university, while the blue silk interior denotes the academic field. The wearer of this robe has lightly suggested that rather than bearing any medieval significance, the red of the robe might be the result of some London tailor’s having been in possession of a surplus yardage of red wool. The master of philosophy robe from Oxford University, known as the gimp gown, has black lace embroidery along the sleeves and a blue and white hood.

Most gowns reflect degrees earned in the United States and are prescribed by the American Council of Education; the present form was adopted in 1932 and revised in 1959.

According to this form, observed by most members of the Wellesley College faculty as degree recipients from American universities, the bachelor’s gown is plain with long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is slightly fuller in cut and has long, oblong sleeves open at the wrist with an arc cut in the front. The doctor’s gown is fuller still, with bell-shaped sleeves. It is faced down the front with black velvet and has three bars of black velvet on the sleeve, although the velvet and bars may be in the color representing the bearer’s academic field, as in the British system.

Hoods are the most distinctive part of the American academic dress. The exterior of the hood is black; its length is three feet for the bachelor’s degree, three and one-half feet for the master’s degree, and four feet for the doctor’s degree. Hoods are lined with the official colors of the college or university conferring the degree, and the trimming is velvet, with the color reflecting the bearer’s academic field.

For all academic purposes, including trimming of the doctor’s gown and edging of hoods, the colors indicating the Fields of Learning are: Art, Letters, Humanities—white; Economics—copper; Education—light blue; Fine Arts—brown; Music—pink; Philosophy—dark blue; Physical Education—sage green; Science—golden yellow; Theology—scarlet.

academic regalia

The paper used for this program is made up of 30 percent post-consumer recycled content and was printed using vegetable-based, soy oil ink.

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