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Melissa Ragusa

The document is the program for the 95th Annual Convocation ceremony for the Class of 2016 at Douglass Residential College at Rutgers University. It provides the order of events which includes speeches from the Dean, alumni president, and keynote speaker Judge Paulette Sapp-Peterson. It also lists the names of the graduating class candidates receiving their baccalaureate degrees.

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C ONVOC ATION May 2016 RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
Douglass Convocation Program 2016
1 Douglass Residential College The 95th Annual Convocation Class of 2016 May 14, 2016
2 Dear Class of 2016, It gives me, and the staff of Douglass Residential College, great pleasure to congratulate you on reaching this important milestone – obtaining your undergraduate degree. Your years of dedication and hard work have led you to this moment and it is with great pride that we now count you among the distinguished alumnae of Douglass Residential College and Rutgers University. As Douglass women you have achieved an extraordinary education.YouenrolledinDouglasstogaintheadvantages of a small women-only educational environment within one of the best universities in the world. You saw the importance of participating in a women’s community that empowered and supported you. You took advantage of the many opportunities Douglass offered: our Douglass course, “Knowledge and Power,” the Global Village, the Bunting Program for returning students, Project SUPER, the Reilly Douglass Engineering Living-Learning Community, the Douglass SEBS Environmental Living-Learning Community, and Douglass advising. You emerged as leaders, as hundreds of you took leadership roles at Douglass and Rutgers, setting a new standard for women’s participation in university programs. And you excelled academically—many of you have received honors, been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, obtained admission to our nation’s best graduate schools, and received departmental honors, among many other awards. You have kept college traditions like Yule Log and Sacred Path alive, honoring the Douglass women who came before you while imbuing these traditions with a new life and spirit reflective of Douglass in the 21st century. I challenged you at your first Douglass convocation to “claim your education,” to be the “rightful owner” of your experience. Congratulations. You have taken command of your educational opportunities and your learning. And you have taught me. Your vision of what DRC could be and your passion for our college has been an inspiration and growth opportunity for me. Thank you for participating in the future of Douglass. I have been inspired to see you search for answers to pressing global issues, work at Rutgers to solve campus problems that affect you, and witnessed your dedication to helping your classmates succeed academically and personally. You have built upon the Douglass legacy to expand the relevance and vibrancy of our community. Your accomplishments will serve you well as you continue to excel in the next chapter of your lives. It has been a pleasure serving as your Dean at Douglass, and I wish you success and joy as you begin your next journey. Warmly, Jacquelyn Litt, PhD Dean, Douglass Residential College and Douglass Campus Professor, Departments of Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies Dean's Message
3 Judge Sapp-Peterson is a 1971 graduate of Douglass College and a 1977 graduate of Rutgers- Camden Law School. Her judicial career has spanned more than thirty-three years, during which she has presided over numerous high- profile cases including matters involving claims of sexual harassment, reverse discrimination, racial profiling, and the death penalty. She is also a retired major from the New Jersey Air National Guard, where she served as a staff judge advocate and was instrumental in implementing random drug testing and anti-harassment policies during the eighties. Judge Sapp-Peterson's professional career has been marked by a number of firsts. She was the first female named as a JAG officer in the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard. She was the first African-American named to the Superior Court trial bench in Mercer County and the first African-American female named to the Appellate Division, New Jersey's intermediate court. Always mindful of those who have mentored her throughout her career, Judge Sapp-Peterson has frequently lectured to high school and college students. She has also participated in extern programs with students from Douglass College and area law schools. She is a volunteer adjunct faculty member with the Trial Advocacy program at Rutgers-Camden Law School. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Central New Jersey Chapter, The Links, Inc., and Shiloh Baptist Church of Trenton. Other than her family, her most important objective is to continue to promote more social diversity, which she believes lags woefully behind educational and employment diversity. Convocation Speaker
4 PROCESSIONAL Graduating Class Platform Dignitaries Musical Accompaniment: Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar DEAN’S MESSAGE Jacquelyn Litt Dean of the College Professor, Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies WELCOME Jeanne Fox ‘75 President of the Board of Directors Associate Alumnae of Douglass College Donna Thornton Vice President Alumni Relations Rutgers University Foundation LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING Voorhees Choir Members Words by James Weldon Johnson Music by John Rosamond Johnson CONVOCATION ADDRESS Honorable Paulette Sapp-Peterson ‘71 STUDENT ADDRESS Zahra H. Khan Class of 2016 Order of Exercises
5 CONFERRAL OF THE DOUGLASS CERTIFICATE Karen Alexander Dean of Junior and Senior Year Programs Douglass Residential College Jacquelyn Litt RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES Michelle Jefferson, Ph.D. '90 Dean of Students, Rutgers University ALMA MATER Class of 2016 Music by Nancy Hoffacker Miller ’54 Words by Jean Gruen Munzer ’56 RECESSIONAL Platform Dignitaries Graduating Class Musical Accompaniment: Trumpet Tune in D Major by Charles John Stanley COLLEGE GONFALONIERES New Jersey College for Women Gonfalon Srividya Malladi Douglass College Gonfalon Inayah Lakhani Douglass Red Pine Gonfalon Brianna Holman The audience is requested to remain in place until the academic recession has left the field. Order of Exercises
6 Sabah Abbasi Staciann L. Abbruzzese Kariman S. Abdalla Hanifa F. Abdul Hameed Cilgy M. Abraham Anna Achampong Jessica A. Ackerman Octavia D. Adams Adedayo F. Adetunji Adesewa A. Adewusi Nimah Ahmed* Eunice Ajayi Modupe O. Akinmade Janna Aladdin Marilyn E. Ali Unique Allen Alaa M. Al-Shujairi* Skylar D. Alston Daisy Amador Mushtaq Amara Kahini P. Amin Fareeha Amjad** Mishaal Amjad Chikasimar Amu-Nnadi* Jennifer D. Anandarajah Chelsea K. Andino Stephanie C. Anike* Adenike R. Animasaun Edna Antwi Ugochi B. Anyanwu Mariam Aqeel Syd E. Arrojo** Women who are part of Douglass Residential College are enrolled in one of the undergraduate schools at Rutgers, New Brunswick. As several schools are represented, there may be variation in the color and adornment of the graduates’ academic regalia. Raichelle J. Arthur** Stephany O. Asare* Lois M. Asemnor Joy Augustin Paige A. Austin Catherine T. Bachmann Kristen M. Baez April L. Bagley Yuqing Bai Jessica D. Bailey Sarah T. Baron* Gina M. Barone Melanie L. Barovick Erin L. Barry Trapa Barua Sarah Z. Baskin Mehak Basu* Brianna A. Battle Jasmeet K. Bawa Jessica C. Beck Safia Begum Ashley E. Belz Gerri L. Benjamin** Felicity M. Bennett** Tracey G. Berry** Gabriela Bess* Jasmin R. Bethea** Kinjal Bhalodia Andrea A. Biasi Rebekah L. Biermann Mallory R. Bloom* Mary Bolos* ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
7 Efua H. Bolouvi Amelia R. Bonvento Agustina B. Bosio Hannah M. Botjer* Paige C. Botjer Jerika A. Boulware** Kaila C. Boulware** Brenda C. Boylan Theresa Bravo** Cassaundra N. Bredbenner* Thalia F. Brito Sheri L. Brown** Quiana Brown* Megan R. Brown Rachel A. Brunette Myisha A. Bryan Sandra L. Buck Carmela M. Buono Zindzi Burchall Alexa K. Burger Casandra M. Burrows Cassidy J. Burt Ronika Burton Shakira S. Byrd Diana V. Caballero** Marjorie Cadestin Vanessa N. Cadet Carlie L. Calabria* Brittany L. Caldwell* Marie T. Callahan Caitlin M. Callahan Alexandria L. Campbell Geraldine Cardenas Melanie L. Caria Deanna M. Carlucci Tal S. Carmy Devin K. Carrick Nia A. Carty Samantha Casimir Jessica Castelly** Kayla A. Cedillos Amy A. Cevallos* Meena Chandrasekar Caitlin L. Chapski Rashida Charles** Evie M. Chavez* Aneesha Cheedalla Samantha L. Chen Francesca Chery Vivian H. Chiang Amanda Chin Jeeyoon Chong Yunjoo K. Chung Kaitlyn C. Conboy Christine D. Connelly Rebecca G. Cooney Renee S. Coppola* Lashanda Coq** Samantha Y. Cordova Jessica A. Cornejo Gabrielle N. Cozzolino Olivia M. Cracchiolo* Alyxandra Cucinotta Nyasa Cusmai Naja J. Damallie Gina D'Angelo Ambika D. Datta Monet M. Davis Domanique Davison Tracy De Frias* Aiyana Mari J. Delfin Nicole P. Deniflee ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
8 Lamayta Dennis Puneet Dhillon Chioma O. Dike** Catherine E. Dillon Julianna M. Dilollo Emma S. Dingle* Jamie A. Divito Audrey Dong Emmanuela Dorvilas Julia E. Dreifus Lissette V. Drew Demetria L. Dubose Reyhan E. Early Jessica Echeverry Sundoes M. Elbery* Samaa M. Elbery Suzanne H. Elfarra Yasmeen Elsakary Rebecca M. Emont** Rebecca L. Erdelyi* Emily L. Esposito Gabriella C. Estevez Priscilla J. Etienne** Marjorie F. Eyong Amelia F. Fairley Justine L. Fairman Parisa A. Fakhrzadeh Zibei Fang Jenna M. Farra Anam Fatima Julia C. Feldman* Sarah R. Feldman Jasmine Feng Nicole L. Fenton** Jamie A. Ferguson Carolina M. Fernandes Catherine Ferreira Gabrielle J. Ferro* Rebecca G. Fink Jessenia Florez Elana L. Forgash Kennedy R. Fox* Victoria Frazier** Victoria Freeland* Catherine M. Freire Alisha A. Fuino Katherine Fullerton Tamirah D. Gainer Victoria M. Galfo Rosalia Gambino Victoria Garcia Courtney A. Garcia Clarice M. Garcia Faidat M. Gbajabiamila** Briana S. Gilchrist* Daimaly Gines** Nicole Glade Tvissha Goel Ismelka Gomez Vanessa A. Gonzalez-Siegel D'Juana R. Gordon Amber B. Gourdine Tanvi Goyal Michelle Grasso Marquisa Z. Graves Jennifer L. Gribben Anastasia M. Groce Sandra E. Guirguis* Kamaria A. Guity Laura A. Gunderson Christina M. Habib** Nicole B. Halasan** ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
9 Eileen E. Hallman Deema Y. Hamdan Paige T. Hammond Rosalita V. Hanson Rose K. Hartnett Javeria Hassan Kelly A. Hawkes Zari J. Haynes-Prescott Justice S. Hehir Frances C. Hennessy Alyssa M. Henry Jessica L. Herring Kelsey D. Hickey Baoy T. Ho Brianna Holman Haniyyah S. Hopkins** Melissa D. Horton** Ayah Houshieh Andi Hu Alice Huang Kristen F. Huang Navera Hussain Nneoma T. Ibe Lamisa Imam* Oluwatoyosi F. Ipaye Stefanie Isaksen* Ayah F. Issa Nicole M. Jackson Gabrielle C. Jackson Lauren H. Jacquish Meghna Jain Kimberly Jankoski Mouna Jaouad Aisha Javed* Nakea I. Jeffers Jacklyn A. Johnson Daryan A. Johnson Isabel A. Juniewicz Monika Juzwiak Jahanara J. Kabir* Olivia Kalinowski Vaishnavi Kannan* Vyshnavi S. Karra Karenjot Kaur Sherisse L. Keat** Sheila L. Kelly Ravit Keren Ruma Khan Sana M. Khan Zahra H. Khan Ghanwa N. Khawaja Dakota G. Kievman Danielle Kilpatrick** Tiffany N. Kingsley Itsaso M. Kobayashi* Allison K. Koch Eunice Shu Mean Kok Kelsie E. Kolb Nicole H. Koplitz Santhoshi Kotrike Jessica Kraus-Lavy Hanaa I. Lakhani Inayah Lakhani Marcilia Lamas Aniya Lampley Geoconda Landy Leena M. Lari Tracey Lattimer Katherine H. Lau Jeanne M. Lavergne** Jamie A. Layne Emily R. Layton* ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
10 An N. Le Dayoung Lee Grace Lee Loucadia S. Lett** Ruidan Li Yitong Li Sirui Li Kunting Li Kristin S. Licciardello* Aishwarya N. Limaye Jenny Lin Susanna K. Lindquist Claire K. Linegar Jennifer A. Lippencott Natalie I. Lisandro Ludmila Lisii** Rachel A. Lisner Paige A. Lispcome Mercy A. Lister Katherine E. Loane Ashley Q. Lombardi Alessandra M. Looman Patricia Louissaint Rosenique Lovius Sarah G. Luo* Maribel G. Macalintal Prajna Madhusudhan Amina Mahamat Djamal Brahi** Srividya Malladi Stephanie A. Mangioglu Prixy Manocha Ashley N. Manzo Yuying Mao Vanessa A. Marino Bianka P. Marte-Perez Milan A. Martin Stacy N. Martinez Monika K. Masanam Vanessa Mathieu Savannah R. Mattson Sheila M. Mayani Megan McCarron-Haber Brooke M. McClarren Kaitlin C. McCloskey* Lauren E. McGinley Christina G. McGinnis Samantha K. McGowan Renee McGowan Kanya M. McRae Jade S. Means** Monica Mehta** Arlene L. Meltzer** Caitlin N. Menello Hero T. Mensah Ratna Nishanthi Michael Gunaratnam Gabriela Milian Douvae S. Miller Sirani N. Miller Sara Miovic Sara L. Miranda Michele A. Mitchell Valeria Montoya Alexandra P. Moore Azur Q. Moore Charlotte Morabito Gina M. Moreno Jaimese Morris Emily C. Moskowitz* Anam Z. Mucklai Laura M. Muneton Lika M. Natour** Jenna M. Nichols* ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
11 Epiphania I. Njoku* Daphney Noel Tabitha Noel Alanna Noor Stephanie C. Obiorah Ugochi J. Oguh Nneka B. Okafor* Alice G. Oliver Christine J. Oller Esther O. Oluyemi Morenike O. Omoniyi Alana J. O'Neill Chinelo J. Onyebeke Marissa C. Ortega Daniela Ortega Toro Breta Osei-Bonsu Emily H. Ostapczuk Yara Ourfali Mariah L. Painter* Emma W. Pallarino Taylor A. Palm* Meghan Papszycki** Cindy Park Jennifer Park Camille M. Parker Isabelle C. Pasumbal Chandni J. Patel Susannah L. Patience* Brandi A. Peacock Nathalie M. Peck Natalia A. Pena-Layton Maica A. Perez* Xiomara I. Perez Melany L. Perez-Esteva Ayana M. Phoenix Jessica O. Pinto Varsha Poddar Ann M. Pollock Ashley E. Polukord Laura A. Pomykala Ankita Prasad Tiyana S. Prince Shernelle C. Pringle** Egypt E. Pringley Magdalena A. Purchla Crystal J. Pyne Wildania E. Quezada Olivia Radziszewska* Sierra S. Raglin Melissa A. Ragusa Seam Rahman Yasmin H. Ramadan Kruttika Raman Krystina G. Rambaran Krystle R. Ramirez Ameena A. Rana Shanya M. Ranasinghe Rebecca I. Ratero Kristal A. Ratliff* Sidra Rauf** Dominique M. Raymond* Reena Razdan Katelyn Realpe Meredith A. Reatz** Lindsey A. Rehe Caitlin N. Reid** Giselle A. Reinoso** Brianna J. Rhodes Joanne M. Rios Zoi A. Roberson* Donalene V. Roberts Jasmin J. Robertson ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
12 Jasmine Robinson Uriah Robinson Jennifer Rodriguez Kelly Rodriguez Carla A. Roman Nicoletta M. Romano Jessica A. Ronan Darline Rosa Gonzalez Mercedes F. Rosario Kristian L. Rucker** Mercedez S. Ruiz Erica M. Russell* Shahd Saad Victoria L. Sabatini* Annmarie Sabovick Omneya S. Said* Heba S. Said Yvanna M. Saint-Fort Gisel Santamaria Ololade Sanusi Jenine N. Sapienza Breahnna D. Saunders Nicole M. Scaramella Marina N. Scarth Natacha V. Schroeder Ariel J. Schwalb Anna Schweizer Rachel D. Semionow Giselle Sena Ka'Rita C. Sergeon Johanna B. Serrano Heer Sethi Dhrumi Shah Megha A. Shah Shivani S. Shah Shaheena Y. Shahid Brianna C. Shaw Amanda R. Shaw-Koehler Nouran Shehata Alyssa Sheppard Xiangyu Shi Sana Siddiqui Diana V. Siegel-Garcia Monica P. Sinha Malgorzata U. Skora* Rebecca M. Slinkard Ugne Sniraite Anika A. Soleyn** Dana L. Somers Taina N. Spicer Radhika Srivastava Alexandria J. Stellwag Chelsea E. Stephens** Laura J. Stone Caroline M. Stout* Layasri Sunkavalli* Madhuri Swarna Sabrina R. Szteinbaum* Saba Tabasoom* Sarah Tahir Mariam M. Tahir Chen Tan Michelle W. Tang Joanna T. Tarkazikis Sandra P. Tate Morgan L. Taylor Zamira D. Tennie Kianna M. Theus Durga B. Thotakura Valeria Tirado Julietta Tonuzi Diana L. Torres Pinzon ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
13 Eno S. Totoh** Maryam Z. Trabelsi Chau Minh Tran Sang D. Trinh* Dionna K. Tucker Catherine Tullio Jascynt L. Tulloch Yin Ting Teresa Tung Dominique R. Turner* Priscilla Twumasi Brittney M. Twyman Dhvani D. Udani Denise M. Ulloa Lauren P. Upadhyay Amulya Uppala** Alyssa A. Vakulchik Dylan K. Vetter* Jasmine M. Vickers Aaishah A. Vohra Maxine R. Wagenhoffer Kensie F. Weatherstone Tasmire J. White** Laura Whiteley Tiffany A. Wiggins Desiree D. Williams Teresa E. Wisniewski** Maya T. Wittman Katherine M. Wright Saqqara M. Wright Judy Y. Wu Erica A. Wysocki Yang Xiao* Hui T. Xuan* Yim F. Yan* Karen Yang Deborah O. Yeboah Rachel Yeboah Nicole A. Yson Melanie Yu** Megan Yuan* Betty Y. Yuan Chen Yue Heba Zaheer* Amanda Zahorik Riasat Zaman Tatiana Zamis Amy L. Zaremba Sara M. Zayed Joanna Zbozien* Uroosa Zeb Dana Zelaya Gianna R. Zembryski Lai Ying Zhang Meihan Zhou Zarina B. Zondon Douglass congratulates all students who completed their degree work in October 2015 and January 2016 as well as students whose degrees have been completed in May 2016. We welcome students who anticipate completion of their degrees in October 2016 and recognize them individually as part of today’s program. ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
14 In the Class of 2016 Carolina Acosta-Gutierrez Eunice Ajayi Janna Aladdin Daisy Amador Jannah T. Bahgat* Efua H. Bolouvi Agustina B. Bosio Paige C. Botjer Nia A. Carty Aneesha Cheedalla* Caroline C. Clark Alyxandra Cucinotta Puneet Dhillon Reyhan E. Early* Suzanne H. Elfarra Juhi H. Farooqui* Catherine Ferreira Ismelka Gomez Tanvi Goyal* Kamaria A. Guity Eileen E. Hallman* Justice S. Hehir Stephanie A. Heidinger* Mouna Jaouad Isabel A. Juniewicz Monika Juzwiak Shannon M. Keane* Jamie A. Layne An N. Le* Kunting Li Ruidan Li Monika K. Masanam* Charlotte Morabito Stephanie C. Obiorah Emma W. Pallarino Jennifer Park Cindy Park* Ayana M. Phoenix Jessica O. Pinto Ashley E. Polukord* Magdalena A. Purchla* Douglass Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa Yasmin H. Ramadan Krystina G. Rambaran Donalene V. Roberts* Nicoletta M. Romano* Yvanna M. Saint-Fort* Shaheena Y. Shahid Radhika Srivastava* Madhuri Swarna* Chen Tan Diana L. Torres Pinzon* Catherine Tullio Meryem R. Uzumcu* Aaishah A. Vohra Maxine R. Waggenhoffer* Katherine M. Wright Heba Zaheer* Riasat N. Zaman* In the Class of 2017 Christie Chang Michelle J. Choi Amy Clark Linda J. Cook Jennifer B. Coulter Inji M. Elbakry Antoinette M. Gingerelli Kelsey T. Haddorff Wajiha Khan Ashley J. Kunnath Noor E. Maky Enovi C. Molina-Chevez Caroline B. Morales Zinira Munshi Jo-Ana R. Rivera Marina Shimarova Maegan Kae Z. Sunaz Yuwen Wang Tayla N. Williams Margaret J. Woodruff Aneema S. Zubairi *previously elected Love of wisdom, the guide of life Motto of the Phi Beta Kappa Society Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most respected undergraduate honors society in the United States. The Society has pursued its mission of fostering and recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences since 1776.
15 Sabah Abbasi Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Janna Aladdin Dean’s Award Priya Angara Nancy H. Becker Award for Public Leadership Elizabeth Binstein Leah Boddie Award for Outstanding Community Service Ana Bonilla-Martinez Latina Leadership Potential Award Zindzi Burchall Jewel Plummer Cobb Senior Recognition Award for the Outstanding African-American Douglass College Senior Linda J. Cook Pi Mu Epsilon Award in Mathematics Katherine Hazard Prize in Mathematics (2015) Survandita Dhawan Margery Somers Foster Senior Service Award Reyhan E. Early Janet Duncan Prize for the Outstanding Senior Douglass Scholar Jessica Echeverry Emily Hickman Award for Contribution to World Understanding Rebecca G. Fink Robert Francis and Annetta Morey Wagner Memorial Prize in Nutritional Science Kayla A. Fowler Sheila Kelly Hampton Prize for Student Leadership Nafeesah A. Goldsmith Ida Raitano Prize for a Bunting Student Vanessa A. Gonzalez-Siegel Alumnae Prize in Women’s and Gender Studies Amber B. Gourdine Margaret Gillis Prize for Achievement in Mathematics, Science, or Business (2015, 2016) Anastasia M. Groce C. Maxine Vaughters-Summey Prize for an Outstanding Douglass Senior in the EOF Program Eileen E. Hallman Cornelison Prize in Classics (2015) Kristen E. Hamilton Lois Zapolsky Memorial Prize for Outstanding Participation in Sophia Kristen F. Huang Gail Pihlblad Wittman Commuter Student Life Award (2015) Isabel A. Juniewicz Margery Somers Foster Prize in Economics Zahra H. Khan Edele Neilsen Prize in Speech Gail Pihlblad Wittman Commuter Student Life Award Recipients of Prizes and Awards Prizes and awards known as of April 25, 2016
16 Ghanwa N. Khawaja Marjorie Frew Knox Memorial Prize in Biological Science An N. Le Phyllis Dunbar Prize in Physical Chemistry (2015) Maribel G. Macalintal Jeanne Reimer Mancusi-Ungaro Prize for an Outstanding Senior Entering the Health Professions Dawn Odum Prize (2015) Srividya Malladi Gail Pihlblad Wittman Commuter Student Life Award (2015) Angela M. Monaghan Frances Lundy Memorial Prize for a Bunting Student Na-Yeon Park The Inspiration Award Ann M. Pollock Ruth Crockett Art Prize Bertha Pollard Irene Figarotta Pearse Prize for a Bunting Student Wanda L. Quintanilla The Professor Micaela Misiego Prize in Spanish Krystle R. Ramirez Helen Weissberger Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Contribution to the Bunting Program Rebecca Ratero The Social Justice Award Darline Rosa Gonzalez The Challenge Award Nicole M. Scaramella Sylvia Blacher Karger Memorial Prize in Nutritional Science Monica Torres Veronique Henriksen Junior Prize for Academic Achievement Meryem Uzumcu The Innovation Award Charles and Shirley Weiss Prize for the Best Paper on an Urban Topic (2015) Maxine R. Wagenhoffer Helen Prager Miller Memorial Prize in History Yuwen Wang Katherine Hazard Prize in Mathematics Tiffany A. Wiggins Ruth Crockett Art Prize Tiara T. Youngblood Cornelison Prize in Classics Tatiana Zamis New Jersey Daily Newspaper Women’s Prize in Journalism Many of these prizes and awards have been made possible by the generous support of alumnae and donors to Douglass Residential College, the Douglass Fund Trust, the AADC, and the Center for American Women in Politics. Recipients of Prizes and Awards
17 2016 SENIOR CLASS GIFT Scholarships for Douglass Students Give online at the college’s website: https://douglass.rutgers.edu/2016-senior-class-gift Donations can be made until June 30th. All amounts help! Thank you for your support. Questions? Contact Danielle Guidetti, Development Assistant danielle.guidetti@echo.rutgers.edu Why Participate? • Leave your legacy and footprints at DRC • Join a lifelong tradition of generosity • Support Stellar students with scholarships • Create Stronger students, through this tradition and initiative • This gift keeps on giving You can also support this initiative, by sharing it with your friends and family!
18 SPECIAL THANKS TO Jaslyn Anton Muzdalifa Ayub Tanya Banerjee Victoria Bowers Samhitha Boyapalli Zahra Bukhari Chinenye Chukwu Marissa DelRocini Linda Dragun Veronica Echeverri Chioma Egekeze Monica Elias Maggy Fread Adiam Ghebre Antoinette Gingerelli Ishika Govil Shaniya Wilson Harper Avie Hinahon Karishma Jaggernauth Maryam Khan Mona Khan USHERS Krystina Matos Rachel Mayer Katie Mehr Sarah Monaro Ansly M, Montero Stephany Mensah Narh Sadia Nawshin Vanessa Osei Dominique Pegrem Nicole Ramos Riddhima Rao Fiorella Rios Giannina Ruiz Astha Saini Mikayla Sciscente Perpetual Tamakloe Margaux Taylor Reshma Vohra Alexandra Williams Leanne Young Emily Zarych Douglass Residential College Convocation Committee, Staff, and Friends Associate Alumnae of Douglass College Rutgers University-New Brunswick Chancellor’s Office CONVOCATION COORDINATOR Ife C. Meadows '07 Director of New Student Programs and College Events, Office of First Year Experiences and College Events, Douglass Residential College
19 Gonfalons are flags or banners hung from crosspieces on poles, used since me- dieval times, particularly in the republics of Italy as symbols of state or office. In recent years, many universities and colleges have adopted gonfalons to increase theceremonialnatureofacademicconvocationsandexercises.RutgersUniversity firstofficiallydisplayedunitgonfalonsinthe1966CommencementConvocation celebrating the two hundredth anniversary of its founding. Douglass Residential College regularly processes or displays three gonfalons on ceremonial occasions, each representing an historical period in the evolution of the college. The gonfalons today are carried by recognized student leaders. The New Jersey College for Women 1918-1955 The gonfalon has a white field on a black background with the seal of the New Jersey College for Women in scarlet red—the traditional color of the University and the College. The seal as it appears on the NJC gonfalon is actually the version placed in use in 1931, differing slightly from the original designed by the Class of 1922. The motto in Greek is loosely translated as “Wisdom and Self Determination” and the image of a pine tree was incorporated in the original seal. The NJC gonfalon was designed by the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College specifically for the inaugural convocation of Dean Jacquelyn Litt. Douglass College 1955-2007 The Douglass College gonfalon was designed for the 1966 Rutgers University Commencement convocation. The Douglass College emblem designed for use when the college changed its name is displayed in the chief (upper) compartment of the banner. The vertical stripes represent the degrees awarded—white for the Bachelor of Arts and yellow for the Bachelor of Science—and the scarlet University color. Douglass Residential College 2007–Present The simple gonfalon displays the iconic and unique red pine tree designed in 1955 by Professor of Art Robert Bradshaw, representing the unusual pine trees found on the grounds surrounding College Hall. The earliest students asserted that the pine tree was quite naturally accepted as the symbol of the college and that remains true to the current day. The Red Pine gonfalon was first presented at Dean Litt’s inaugural convocation. The Gonfalons
20 Douglass Alma Mater Hear our voices Alma Mater Douglass College, hail to thee! Hearts in song now join together In a pledge of fealty. Though our future paths may sever, Thoughts of golden college days In our hearts will live forever As a constant song of praise. Music by Nancy Hoffacker Miller ’54 Words by Jean Gruen Munzer ’56 Douglass Residential College builds on the distinct mission of the New Jersey College for Women (NJC) founded in 1918 and Douglass College named for its first Dean, Mabel Smith Douglass.
Douglass Convocation Program 2016
Douglass Convocation Program 2016

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Douglass Convocation Program 2016

  • 1. C ONVOC ATION May 2016 RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
  • 3. 1 Douglass Residential College The 95th Annual Convocation Class of 2016 May 14, 2016
  • 4. 2 Dear Class of 2016, It gives me, and the staff of Douglass Residential College, great pleasure to congratulate you on reaching this important milestone – obtaining your undergraduate degree. Your years of dedication and hard work have led you to this moment and it is with great pride that we now count you among the distinguished alumnae of Douglass Residential College and Rutgers University. As Douglass women you have achieved an extraordinary education.YouenrolledinDouglasstogaintheadvantages of a small women-only educational environment within one of the best universities in the world. You saw the importance of participating in a women’s community that empowered and supported you. You took advantage of the many opportunities Douglass offered: our Douglass course, “Knowledge and Power,” the Global Village, the Bunting Program for returning students, Project SUPER, the Reilly Douglass Engineering Living-Learning Community, the Douglass SEBS Environmental Living-Learning Community, and Douglass advising. You emerged as leaders, as hundreds of you took leadership roles at Douglass and Rutgers, setting a new standard for women’s participation in university programs. And you excelled academically—many of you have received honors, been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, obtained admission to our nation’s best graduate schools, and received departmental honors, among many other awards. You have kept college traditions like Yule Log and Sacred Path alive, honoring the Douglass women who came before you while imbuing these traditions with a new life and spirit reflective of Douglass in the 21st century. I challenged you at your first Douglass convocation to “claim your education,” to be the “rightful owner” of your experience. Congratulations. You have taken command of your educational opportunities and your learning. And you have taught me. Your vision of what DRC could be and your passion for our college has been an inspiration and growth opportunity for me. Thank you for participating in the future of Douglass. I have been inspired to see you search for answers to pressing global issues, work at Rutgers to solve campus problems that affect you, and witnessed your dedication to helping your classmates succeed academically and personally. You have built upon the Douglass legacy to expand the relevance and vibrancy of our community. Your accomplishments will serve you well as you continue to excel in the next chapter of your lives. It has been a pleasure serving as your Dean at Douglass, and I wish you success and joy as you begin your next journey. Warmly, Jacquelyn Litt, PhD Dean, Douglass Residential College and Douglass Campus Professor, Departments of Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies Dean's Message
  • 5. 3 Judge Sapp-Peterson is a 1971 graduate of Douglass College and a 1977 graduate of Rutgers- Camden Law School. Her judicial career has spanned more than thirty-three years, during which she has presided over numerous high- profile cases including matters involving claims of sexual harassment, reverse discrimination, racial profiling, and the death penalty. She is also a retired major from the New Jersey Air National Guard, where she served as a staff judge advocate and was instrumental in implementing random drug testing and anti-harassment policies during the eighties. Judge Sapp-Peterson's professional career has been marked by a number of firsts. She was the first female named as a JAG officer in the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard. She was the first African-American named to the Superior Court trial bench in Mercer County and the first African-American female named to the Appellate Division, New Jersey's intermediate court. Always mindful of those who have mentored her throughout her career, Judge Sapp-Peterson has frequently lectured to high school and college students. She has also participated in extern programs with students from Douglass College and area law schools. She is a volunteer adjunct faculty member with the Trial Advocacy program at Rutgers-Camden Law School. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Central New Jersey Chapter, The Links, Inc., and Shiloh Baptist Church of Trenton. Other than her family, her most important objective is to continue to promote more social diversity, which she believes lags woefully behind educational and employment diversity. Convocation Speaker
  • 6. 4 PROCESSIONAL Graduating Class Platform Dignitaries Musical Accompaniment: Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar DEAN’S MESSAGE Jacquelyn Litt Dean of the College Professor, Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies WELCOME Jeanne Fox ‘75 President of the Board of Directors Associate Alumnae of Douglass College Donna Thornton Vice President Alumni Relations Rutgers University Foundation LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING Voorhees Choir Members Words by James Weldon Johnson Music by John Rosamond Johnson CONVOCATION ADDRESS Honorable Paulette Sapp-Peterson ‘71 STUDENT ADDRESS Zahra H. Khan Class of 2016 Order of Exercises
  • 7. 5 CONFERRAL OF THE DOUGLASS CERTIFICATE Karen Alexander Dean of Junior and Senior Year Programs Douglass Residential College Jacquelyn Litt RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES Michelle Jefferson, Ph.D. '90 Dean of Students, Rutgers University ALMA MATER Class of 2016 Music by Nancy Hoffacker Miller ’54 Words by Jean Gruen Munzer ’56 RECESSIONAL Platform Dignitaries Graduating Class Musical Accompaniment: Trumpet Tune in D Major by Charles John Stanley COLLEGE GONFALONIERES New Jersey College for Women Gonfalon Srividya Malladi Douglass College Gonfalon Inayah Lakhani Douglass Red Pine Gonfalon Brianna Holman The audience is requested to remain in place until the academic recession has left the field. Order of Exercises
  • 8. 6 Sabah Abbasi Staciann L. Abbruzzese Kariman S. Abdalla Hanifa F. Abdul Hameed Cilgy M. Abraham Anna Achampong Jessica A. Ackerman Octavia D. Adams Adedayo F. Adetunji Adesewa A. Adewusi Nimah Ahmed* Eunice Ajayi Modupe O. Akinmade Janna Aladdin Marilyn E. Ali Unique Allen Alaa M. Al-Shujairi* Skylar D. Alston Daisy Amador Mushtaq Amara Kahini P. Amin Fareeha Amjad** Mishaal Amjad Chikasimar Amu-Nnadi* Jennifer D. Anandarajah Chelsea K. Andino Stephanie C. Anike* Adenike R. Animasaun Edna Antwi Ugochi B. Anyanwu Mariam Aqeel Syd E. Arrojo** Women who are part of Douglass Residential College are enrolled in one of the undergraduate schools at Rutgers, New Brunswick. As several schools are represented, there may be variation in the color and adornment of the graduates’ academic regalia. Raichelle J. Arthur** Stephany O. Asare* Lois M. Asemnor Joy Augustin Paige A. Austin Catherine T. Bachmann Kristen M. Baez April L. Bagley Yuqing Bai Jessica D. Bailey Sarah T. Baron* Gina M. Barone Melanie L. Barovick Erin L. Barry Trapa Barua Sarah Z. Baskin Mehak Basu* Brianna A. Battle Jasmeet K. Bawa Jessica C. Beck Safia Begum Ashley E. Belz Gerri L. Benjamin** Felicity M. Bennett** Tracey G. Berry** Gabriela Bess* Jasmin R. Bethea** Kinjal Bhalodia Andrea A. Biasi Rebekah L. Biermann Mallory R. Bloom* Mary Bolos* ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
  • 9. 7 Efua H. Bolouvi Amelia R. Bonvento Agustina B. Bosio Hannah M. Botjer* Paige C. Botjer Jerika A. Boulware** Kaila C. Boulware** Brenda C. Boylan Theresa Bravo** Cassaundra N. Bredbenner* Thalia F. Brito Sheri L. Brown** Quiana Brown* Megan R. Brown Rachel A. Brunette Myisha A. Bryan Sandra L. Buck Carmela M. Buono Zindzi Burchall Alexa K. Burger Casandra M. Burrows Cassidy J. Burt Ronika Burton Shakira S. Byrd Diana V. Caballero** Marjorie Cadestin Vanessa N. Cadet Carlie L. Calabria* Brittany L. Caldwell* Marie T. Callahan Caitlin M. Callahan Alexandria L. Campbell Geraldine Cardenas Melanie L. Caria Deanna M. Carlucci Tal S. Carmy Devin K. Carrick Nia A. Carty Samantha Casimir Jessica Castelly** Kayla A. Cedillos Amy A. Cevallos* Meena Chandrasekar Caitlin L. Chapski Rashida Charles** Evie M. Chavez* Aneesha Cheedalla Samantha L. Chen Francesca Chery Vivian H. Chiang Amanda Chin Jeeyoon Chong Yunjoo K. Chung Kaitlyn C. Conboy Christine D. Connelly Rebecca G. Cooney Renee S. Coppola* Lashanda Coq** Samantha Y. Cordova Jessica A. Cornejo Gabrielle N. Cozzolino Olivia M. Cracchiolo* Alyxandra Cucinotta Nyasa Cusmai Naja J. Damallie Gina D'Angelo Ambika D. Datta Monet M. Davis Domanique Davison Tracy De Frias* Aiyana Mari J. Delfin Nicole P. Deniflee ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
  • 10. 8 Lamayta Dennis Puneet Dhillon Chioma O. Dike** Catherine E. Dillon Julianna M. Dilollo Emma S. Dingle* Jamie A. Divito Audrey Dong Emmanuela Dorvilas Julia E. Dreifus Lissette V. Drew Demetria L. Dubose Reyhan E. Early Jessica Echeverry Sundoes M. Elbery* Samaa M. Elbery Suzanne H. Elfarra Yasmeen Elsakary Rebecca M. Emont** Rebecca L. Erdelyi* Emily L. Esposito Gabriella C. Estevez Priscilla J. Etienne** Marjorie F. Eyong Amelia F. Fairley Justine L. Fairman Parisa A. Fakhrzadeh Zibei Fang Jenna M. Farra Anam Fatima Julia C. Feldman* Sarah R. Feldman Jasmine Feng Nicole L. Fenton** Jamie A. Ferguson Carolina M. Fernandes Catherine Ferreira Gabrielle J. Ferro* Rebecca G. Fink Jessenia Florez Elana L. Forgash Kennedy R. Fox* Victoria Frazier** Victoria Freeland* Catherine M. Freire Alisha A. Fuino Katherine Fullerton Tamirah D. Gainer Victoria M. Galfo Rosalia Gambino Victoria Garcia Courtney A. Garcia Clarice M. Garcia Faidat M. Gbajabiamila** Briana S. Gilchrist* Daimaly Gines** Nicole Glade Tvissha Goel Ismelka Gomez Vanessa A. Gonzalez-Siegel D'Juana R. Gordon Amber B. Gourdine Tanvi Goyal Michelle Grasso Marquisa Z. Graves Jennifer L. Gribben Anastasia M. Groce Sandra E. Guirguis* Kamaria A. Guity Laura A. Gunderson Christina M. Habib** Nicole B. Halasan** ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
  • 11. 9 Eileen E. Hallman Deema Y. Hamdan Paige T. Hammond Rosalita V. Hanson Rose K. Hartnett Javeria Hassan Kelly A. Hawkes Zari J. Haynes-Prescott Justice S. Hehir Frances C. Hennessy Alyssa M. Henry Jessica L. Herring Kelsey D. Hickey Baoy T. Ho Brianna Holman Haniyyah S. Hopkins** Melissa D. Horton** Ayah Houshieh Andi Hu Alice Huang Kristen F. Huang Navera Hussain Nneoma T. Ibe Lamisa Imam* Oluwatoyosi F. Ipaye Stefanie Isaksen* Ayah F. Issa Nicole M. Jackson Gabrielle C. Jackson Lauren H. Jacquish Meghna Jain Kimberly Jankoski Mouna Jaouad Aisha Javed* Nakea I. Jeffers Jacklyn A. Johnson Daryan A. Johnson Isabel A. Juniewicz Monika Juzwiak Jahanara J. Kabir* Olivia Kalinowski Vaishnavi Kannan* Vyshnavi S. Karra Karenjot Kaur Sherisse L. Keat** Sheila L. Kelly Ravit Keren Ruma Khan Sana M. Khan Zahra H. Khan Ghanwa N. Khawaja Dakota G. Kievman Danielle Kilpatrick** Tiffany N. Kingsley Itsaso M. Kobayashi* Allison K. Koch Eunice Shu Mean Kok Kelsie E. Kolb Nicole H. Koplitz Santhoshi Kotrike Jessica Kraus-Lavy Hanaa I. Lakhani Inayah Lakhani Marcilia Lamas Aniya Lampley Geoconda Landy Leena M. Lari Tracey Lattimer Katherine H. Lau Jeanne M. Lavergne** Jamie A. Layne Emily R. Layton* ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
  • 12. 10 An N. Le Dayoung Lee Grace Lee Loucadia S. Lett** Ruidan Li Yitong Li Sirui Li Kunting Li Kristin S. Licciardello* Aishwarya N. Limaye Jenny Lin Susanna K. Lindquist Claire K. Linegar Jennifer A. Lippencott Natalie I. Lisandro Ludmila Lisii** Rachel A. Lisner Paige A. Lispcome Mercy A. Lister Katherine E. Loane Ashley Q. Lombardi Alessandra M. Looman Patricia Louissaint Rosenique Lovius Sarah G. Luo* Maribel G. Macalintal Prajna Madhusudhan Amina Mahamat Djamal Brahi** Srividya Malladi Stephanie A. Mangioglu Prixy Manocha Ashley N. Manzo Yuying Mao Vanessa A. Marino Bianka P. Marte-Perez Milan A. Martin Stacy N. Martinez Monika K. Masanam Vanessa Mathieu Savannah R. Mattson Sheila M. Mayani Megan McCarron-Haber Brooke M. McClarren Kaitlin C. McCloskey* Lauren E. McGinley Christina G. McGinnis Samantha K. McGowan Renee McGowan Kanya M. McRae Jade S. Means** Monica Mehta** Arlene L. Meltzer** Caitlin N. Menello Hero T. Mensah Ratna Nishanthi Michael Gunaratnam Gabriela Milian Douvae S. Miller Sirani N. Miller Sara Miovic Sara L. Miranda Michele A. Mitchell Valeria Montoya Alexandra P. Moore Azur Q. Moore Charlotte Morabito Gina M. Moreno Jaimese Morris Emily C. Moskowitz* Anam Z. Mucklai Laura M. Muneton Lika M. Natour** Jenna M. Nichols* ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
  • 13. 11 Epiphania I. Njoku* Daphney Noel Tabitha Noel Alanna Noor Stephanie C. Obiorah Ugochi J. Oguh Nneka B. Okafor* Alice G. Oliver Christine J. Oller Esther O. Oluyemi Morenike O. Omoniyi Alana J. O'Neill Chinelo J. Onyebeke Marissa C. Ortega Daniela Ortega Toro Breta Osei-Bonsu Emily H. Ostapczuk Yara Ourfali Mariah L. Painter* Emma W. Pallarino Taylor A. Palm* Meghan Papszycki** Cindy Park Jennifer Park Camille M. Parker Isabelle C. Pasumbal Chandni J. Patel Susannah L. Patience* Brandi A. Peacock Nathalie M. Peck Natalia A. Pena-Layton Maica A. Perez* Xiomara I. Perez Melany L. Perez-Esteva Ayana M. Phoenix Jessica O. Pinto Varsha Poddar Ann M. Pollock Ashley E. Polukord Laura A. Pomykala Ankita Prasad Tiyana S. Prince Shernelle C. Pringle** Egypt E. Pringley Magdalena A. Purchla Crystal J. Pyne Wildania E. Quezada Olivia Radziszewska* Sierra S. Raglin Melissa A. Ragusa Seam Rahman Yasmin H. Ramadan Kruttika Raman Krystina G. Rambaran Krystle R. Ramirez Ameena A. Rana Shanya M. Ranasinghe Rebecca I. Ratero Kristal A. Ratliff* Sidra Rauf** Dominique M. Raymond* Reena Razdan Katelyn Realpe Meredith A. Reatz** Lindsey A. Rehe Caitlin N. Reid** Giselle A. Reinoso** Brianna J. Rhodes Joanne M. Rios Zoi A. Roberson* Donalene V. Roberts Jasmin J. Robertson ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
  • 14. 12 Jasmine Robinson Uriah Robinson Jennifer Rodriguez Kelly Rodriguez Carla A. Roman Nicoletta M. Romano Jessica A. Ronan Darline Rosa Gonzalez Mercedes F. Rosario Kristian L. Rucker** Mercedez S. Ruiz Erica M. Russell* Shahd Saad Victoria L. Sabatini* Annmarie Sabovick Omneya S. Said* Heba S. Said Yvanna M. Saint-Fort Gisel Santamaria Ololade Sanusi Jenine N. Sapienza Breahnna D. Saunders Nicole M. Scaramella Marina N. Scarth Natacha V. Schroeder Ariel J. Schwalb Anna Schweizer Rachel D. Semionow Giselle Sena Ka'Rita C. Sergeon Johanna B. Serrano Heer Sethi Dhrumi Shah Megha A. Shah Shivani S. Shah Shaheena Y. Shahid Brianna C. Shaw Amanda R. Shaw-Koehler Nouran Shehata Alyssa Sheppard Xiangyu Shi Sana Siddiqui Diana V. Siegel-Garcia Monica P. Sinha Malgorzata U. Skora* Rebecca M. Slinkard Ugne Sniraite Anika A. Soleyn** Dana L. Somers Taina N. Spicer Radhika Srivastava Alexandria J. Stellwag Chelsea E. Stephens** Laura J. Stone Caroline M. Stout* Layasri Sunkavalli* Madhuri Swarna Sabrina R. Szteinbaum* Saba Tabasoom* Sarah Tahir Mariam M. Tahir Chen Tan Michelle W. Tang Joanna T. Tarkazikis Sandra P. Tate Morgan L. Taylor Zamira D. Tennie Kianna M. Theus Durga B. Thotakura Valeria Tirado Julietta Tonuzi Diana L. Torres Pinzon ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
  • 15. 13 Eno S. Totoh** Maryam Z. Trabelsi Chau Minh Tran Sang D. Trinh* Dionna K. Tucker Catherine Tullio Jascynt L. Tulloch Yin Ting Teresa Tung Dominique R. Turner* Priscilla Twumasi Brittney M. Twyman Dhvani D. Udani Denise M. Ulloa Lauren P. Upadhyay Amulya Uppala** Alyssa A. Vakulchik Dylan K. Vetter* Jasmine M. Vickers Aaishah A. Vohra Maxine R. Wagenhoffer Kensie F. Weatherstone Tasmire J. White** Laura Whiteley Tiffany A. Wiggins Desiree D. Williams Teresa E. Wisniewski** Maya T. Wittman Katherine M. Wright Saqqara M. Wright Judy Y. Wu Erica A. Wysocki Yang Xiao* Hui T. Xuan* Yim F. Yan* Karen Yang Deborah O. Yeboah Rachel Yeboah Nicole A. Yson Melanie Yu** Megan Yuan* Betty Y. Yuan Chen Yue Heba Zaheer* Amanda Zahorik Riasat Zaman Tatiana Zamis Amy L. Zaremba Sara M. Zayed Joanna Zbozien* Uroosa Zeb Dana Zelaya Gianna R. Zembryski Lai Ying Zhang Meihan Zhou Zarina B. Zondon Douglass congratulates all students who completed their degree work in October 2015 and January 2016 as well as students whose degrees have been completed in May 2016. We welcome students who anticipate completion of their degrees in October 2016 and recognize them individually as part of today’s program. ** Diplomas dated October 2015 * Diplomas dated January 2016 Baccalaureate Degree Candidates
  • 16. 14 In the Class of 2016 Carolina Acosta-Gutierrez Eunice Ajayi Janna Aladdin Daisy Amador Jannah T. Bahgat* Efua H. Bolouvi Agustina B. Bosio Paige C. Botjer Nia A. Carty Aneesha Cheedalla* Caroline C. Clark Alyxandra Cucinotta Puneet Dhillon Reyhan E. Early* Suzanne H. Elfarra Juhi H. Farooqui* Catherine Ferreira Ismelka Gomez Tanvi Goyal* Kamaria A. Guity Eileen E. Hallman* Justice S. Hehir Stephanie A. Heidinger* Mouna Jaouad Isabel A. Juniewicz Monika Juzwiak Shannon M. Keane* Jamie A. Layne An N. Le* Kunting Li Ruidan Li Monika K. Masanam* Charlotte Morabito Stephanie C. Obiorah Emma W. Pallarino Jennifer Park Cindy Park* Ayana M. Phoenix Jessica O. Pinto Ashley E. Polukord* Magdalena A. Purchla* Douglass Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa Yasmin H. Ramadan Krystina G. Rambaran Donalene V. Roberts* Nicoletta M. Romano* Yvanna M. Saint-Fort* Shaheena Y. Shahid Radhika Srivastava* Madhuri Swarna* Chen Tan Diana L. Torres Pinzon* Catherine Tullio Meryem R. Uzumcu* Aaishah A. Vohra Maxine R. Waggenhoffer* Katherine M. Wright Heba Zaheer* Riasat N. Zaman* In the Class of 2017 Christie Chang Michelle J. Choi Amy Clark Linda J. Cook Jennifer B. Coulter Inji M. Elbakry Antoinette M. Gingerelli Kelsey T. Haddorff Wajiha Khan Ashley J. Kunnath Noor E. Maky Enovi C. Molina-Chevez Caroline B. Morales Zinira Munshi Jo-Ana R. Rivera Marina Shimarova Maegan Kae Z. Sunaz Yuwen Wang Tayla N. Williams Margaret J. Woodruff Aneema S. Zubairi *previously elected Love of wisdom, the guide of life Motto of the Phi Beta Kappa Society Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most respected undergraduate honors society in the United States. The Society has pursued its mission of fostering and recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences since 1776.
  • 17. 15 Sabah Abbasi Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Janna Aladdin Dean’s Award Priya Angara Nancy H. Becker Award for Public Leadership Elizabeth Binstein Leah Boddie Award for Outstanding Community Service Ana Bonilla-Martinez Latina Leadership Potential Award Zindzi Burchall Jewel Plummer Cobb Senior Recognition Award for the Outstanding African-American Douglass College Senior Linda J. Cook Pi Mu Epsilon Award in Mathematics Katherine Hazard Prize in Mathematics (2015) Survandita Dhawan Margery Somers Foster Senior Service Award Reyhan E. Early Janet Duncan Prize for the Outstanding Senior Douglass Scholar Jessica Echeverry Emily Hickman Award for Contribution to World Understanding Rebecca G. Fink Robert Francis and Annetta Morey Wagner Memorial Prize in Nutritional Science Kayla A. Fowler Sheila Kelly Hampton Prize for Student Leadership Nafeesah A. Goldsmith Ida Raitano Prize for a Bunting Student Vanessa A. Gonzalez-Siegel Alumnae Prize in Women’s and Gender Studies Amber B. Gourdine Margaret Gillis Prize for Achievement in Mathematics, Science, or Business (2015, 2016) Anastasia M. Groce C. Maxine Vaughters-Summey Prize for an Outstanding Douglass Senior in the EOF Program Eileen E. Hallman Cornelison Prize in Classics (2015) Kristen E. Hamilton Lois Zapolsky Memorial Prize for Outstanding Participation in Sophia Kristen F. Huang Gail Pihlblad Wittman Commuter Student Life Award (2015) Isabel A. Juniewicz Margery Somers Foster Prize in Economics Zahra H. Khan Edele Neilsen Prize in Speech Gail Pihlblad Wittman Commuter Student Life Award Recipients of Prizes and Awards Prizes and awards known as of April 25, 2016
  • 18. 16 Ghanwa N. Khawaja Marjorie Frew Knox Memorial Prize in Biological Science An N. Le Phyllis Dunbar Prize in Physical Chemistry (2015) Maribel G. Macalintal Jeanne Reimer Mancusi-Ungaro Prize for an Outstanding Senior Entering the Health Professions Dawn Odum Prize (2015) Srividya Malladi Gail Pihlblad Wittman Commuter Student Life Award (2015) Angela M. Monaghan Frances Lundy Memorial Prize for a Bunting Student Na-Yeon Park The Inspiration Award Ann M. Pollock Ruth Crockett Art Prize Bertha Pollard Irene Figarotta Pearse Prize for a Bunting Student Wanda L. Quintanilla The Professor Micaela Misiego Prize in Spanish Krystle R. Ramirez Helen Weissberger Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Contribution to the Bunting Program Rebecca Ratero The Social Justice Award Darline Rosa Gonzalez The Challenge Award Nicole M. Scaramella Sylvia Blacher Karger Memorial Prize in Nutritional Science Monica Torres Veronique Henriksen Junior Prize for Academic Achievement Meryem Uzumcu The Innovation Award Charles and Shirley Weiss Prize for the Best Paper on an Urban Topic (2015) Maxine R. Wagenhoffer Helen Prager Miller Memorial Prize in History Yuwen Wang Katherine Hazard Prize in Mathematics Tiffany A. Wiggins Ruth Crockett Art Prize Tiara T. Youngblood Cornelison Prize in Classics Tatiana Zamis New Jersey Daily Newspaper Women’s Prize in Journalism Many of these prizes and awards have been made possible by the generous support of alumnae and donors to Douglass Residential College, the Douglass Fund Trust, the AADC, and the Center for American Women in Politics. Recipients of Prizes and Awards
  • 19. 17 2016 SENIOR CLASS GIFT Scholarships for Douglass Students Give online at the college’s website: https://douglass.rutgers.edu/2016-senior-class-gift Donations can be made until June 30th. All amounts help! Thank you for your support. Questions? Contact Danielle Guidetti, Development Assistant danielle.guidetti@echo.rutgers.edu Why Participate? • Leave your legacy and footprints at DRC • Join a lifelong tradition of generosity • Support Stellar students with scholarships • Create Stronger students, through this tradition and initiative • This gift keeps on giving You can also support this initiative, by sharing it with your friends and family!
  • 20. 18 SPECIAL THANKS TO Jaslyn Anton Muzdalifa Ayub Tanya Banerjee Victoria Bowers Samhitha Boyapalli Zahra Bukhari Chinenye Chukwu Marissa DelRocini Linda Dragun Veronica Echeverri Chioma Egekeze Monica Elias Maggy Fread Adiam Ghebre Antoinette Gingerelli Ishika Govil Shaniya Wilson Harper Avie Hinahon Karishma Jaggernauth Maryam Khan Mona Khan USHERS Krystina Matos Rachel Mayer Katie Mehr Sarah Monaro Ansly M, Montero Stephany Mensah Narh Sadia Nawshin Vanessa Osei Dominique Pegrem Nicole Ramos Riddhima Rao Fiorella Rios Giannina Ruiz Astha Saini Mikayla Sciscente Perpetual Tamakloe Margaux Taylor Reshma Vohra Alexandra Williams Leanne Young Emily Zarych Douglass Residential College Convocation Committee, Staff, and Friends Associate Alumnae of Douglass College Rutgers University-New Brunswick Chancellor’s Office CONVOCATION COORDINATOR Ife C. Meadows '07 Director of New Student Programs and College Events, Office of First Year Experiences and College Events, Douglass Residential College
  • 21. 19 Gonfalons are flags or banners hung from crosspieces on poles, used since me- dieval times, particularly in the republics of Italy as symbols of state or office. In recent years, many universities and colleges have adopted gonfalons to increase theceremonialnatureofacademicconvocationsandexercises.RutgersUniversity firstofficiallydisplayedunitgonfalonsinthe1966CommencementConvocation celebrating the two hundredth anniversary of its founding. Douglass Residential College regularly processes or displays three gonfalons on ceremonial occasions, each representing an historical period in the evolution of the college. The gonfalons today are carried by recognized student leaders. The New Jersey College for Women 1918-1955 The gonfalon has a white field on a black background with the seal of the New Jersey College for Women in scarlet red—the traditional color of the University and the College. The seal as it appears on the NJC gonfalon is actually the version placed in use in 1931, differing slightly from the original designed by the Class of 1922. The motto in Greek is loosely translated as “Wisdom and Self Determination” and the image of a pine tree was incorporated in the original seal. The NJC gonfalon was designed by the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College specifically for the inaugural convocation of Dean Jacquelyn Litt. Douglass College 1955-2007 The Douglass College gonfalon was designed for the 1966 Rutgers University Commencement convocation. The Douglass College emblem designed for use when the college changed its name is displayed in the chief (upper) compartment of the banner. The vertical stripes represent the degrees awarded—white for the Bachelor of Arts and yellow for the Bachelor of Science—and the scarlet University color. Douglass Residential College 2007–Present The simple gonfalon displays the iconic and unique red pine tree designed in 1955 by Professor of Art Robert Bradshaw, representing the unusual pine trees found on the grounds surrounding College Hall. The earliest students asserted that the pine tree was quite naturally accepted as the symbol of the college and that remains true to the current day. The Red Pine gonfalon was first presented at Dean Litt’s inaugural convocation. The Gonfalons
  • 22. 20 Douglass Alma Mater Hear our voices Alma Mater Douglass College, hail to thee! Hearts in song now join together In a pledge of fealty. Though our future paths may sever, Thoughts of golden college days In our hearts will live forever As a constant song of praise. Music by Nancy Hoffacker Miller ’54 Words by Jean Gruen Munzer ’56 Douglass Residential College builds on the distinct mission of the New Jersey College for Women (NJC) founded in 1918 and Douglass College named for its first Dean, Mabel Smith Douglass.