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CommencementDecember 2016Iowa City, Iowa
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The University ofIowa CommencementCeremoniesFriday,December 16, 2016Graduate CollegeHancher Auditorium7:00 p.m.Saturday,December 17, 2016Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity CollegeCarver-Hawkeye Arena9:00 a.m.NursingHancher Auditorium9:00 a.m.Tippie College of BusinessHancher Auditorium1:00 p.m.Tippie MBA ProgramHancher Auditorium5:00 p.m.Sunday,December 18, 2016EngineeringHancher Auditorium12:00 p.m.3
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Table of ContentsUniversity Leaders. 7Graduate College Ceremony - Order of Events, Friday, December 16, 2016. 8College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Roy J. and Lucille Carver College of Medicine, and University College Order of Events, Saturday, December 17, 2016. 10College of Nursing - Order of Events, Saturday, December 17, 2016. 12Tippie College of Business Ceremony - Order of Events, Saturday, December 17, 2016. 14Honorary Degrees Awarded by the University of Iowa. 16Candidates for Degrees, December 2016. 19Official List of Degrees Conferred, August 2016. 43College Information. 55Academic Costume and Presidential Emblem. 60Recycle Like A Hawk!This program is printed on recycled paper and can be recycled after the CommencementCeremony.The University of Iowa is committed to integrating sustainable practices into all Universityprograms and activities while ensuring a memorable and positive experience at every event.Please help us conserve resources and divert valuable materials from the landfill by takingonly as many programs as you need and returning any unwanted programs to the nearestrecycling bin before you leave. Please note, all graduates have been provided with their owncopy of the Commencement program.Thank You!
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One Hundred andSeventieth Year ofthe UniversityThe University of IowaHenry B. TippieCollege of BusinessJ. Bruce Harreld, B.E., M.B.A.PresidentSarah Fisher Gardial, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D.DeanP. Barry Butler, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.Executive Vice President and ProvostCollege of DentistryRod Lehnertz, B.S., M.B.A.Senior Vice President for Finance andOperationsTerry Johnson, B.A., M.B.A.Chief Financial Officer and TreasurerDaniel A. Reed, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.Vice President for Research and EconomicDevelopmentThomas R. Rocklin, A.B., M.S., Ph.D.Vice President for Student LifeCarroll J. Reasoner, B.A., J.D.Vice President for Legal Affairs andGeneral CounselDavid C. Johnsen, B.S., D.D.S., M.S.DeanCollege of EducationDaniel L. Clay, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.DeanCollege of EngineeringAlec B. Scranton, B.S., Ph.D.DeanInternational ProgramsDowning Thomas, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.Associate Provost and DeanUniversity LibrariesJohn P. Culshaw, B.A., M.S.University LibrarianUniversity of IowaHospitals and ClinicsKenneth P. Kates, B.S., M.B.A.Chief Executive Officer, UI Hospitals andClinicsState Hygienic LaboratoryChristopher G. Atchison, A.B., M.P.A.DirectorGraduate CollegeJohn C. Keller, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.Dean and Associate Provost forGraduate EducationCollege of LawGail B. Agrawal, B.A., M.P.H., J. D.DeanCollege of Liberal Artsand SciencesChaden Djalali, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.DeanRoy J. and Lucille A. CarverCollege of MedicineJean E. Robillard, B.A., M.D.Dean and Vice President for Medical AffairsCollege of NursingThad R. Wilson, R.N., Ph.D.Interim DeanCollege of PharmacyDonald E. Letendre, B.S., Pharm.D.DeanCollege of Public HealthSusan J. Curry, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.DeanUniversity CollegeLon D. Moeller, B.B.A., M.A., J.D.Dean and Associate Provost forUndergraduate Education7
Graduate College CommencementFriday, December 16, 20167:00 p.m., Hancher AuditoriumMaster of CeremoniesJohn C. KellerAssociate Provost for Graduate and Professional EducationDean, Graduate CollegeI.ProcessionalThe audience will remain seated during the processional. We wish to preserve the dignity of thisUniversity ceremony and assure all guests the opportunity to see and hear the proceedings. Guests arerequested to remain seated during the program.II.WelcomeJohn C. KellerAssociate Provost for Graduate and Professional EducationDean, Graduate CollegeIII.Address to the GraduatesJohn C. KellerAssociate Provost for Graduate and Professional EducationDean, Graduate CollegeIV.The Conferring of Doctoral DegreesJohn C. KellerAssociate Provost for Graduate and Professional EducationDean, Graduate CollegeJ. Bruce HarreldPresident, The University of IowaV.The Conferring of Master’s DegreesJohn C. KellerAssociate Provost for Graduate and Professional EducationDean, Graduate CollegeJ. Bruce HarreldPresident, The University of IowaVI. FarewellJ. Bruce HarreldPresident, The University of IowaVII. RecessionalAisles in the audience seating area will be used for the recessional. Please remain seated until therecessional is completed.8
The Iowa Brass CollectiveAmy Schendel – TrumpetEvan Fowler – TrumpetJeffrey Agrell – HornJonathan Allen – TromboneJohn Manning – TubaSign Language InterpreterScottie Van IseghemPlatform OfficialsJohn C. Keller, Associate Provost for Graduate and Professional Education and Dean, Graduate CollegeJ. Bruce Harreld, President, The University of IowaKurt M. Anstreicher, Senior Associate Dean, Tippie College of BusinessMarc P. Armstrong, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCharles Connerly, Professor, School of Urban and Regional PlanningSandra E. Daack-Hirsch, Associate Dean, College of NursingMichael W. Duffel, Associate Dean, College of PharmacyDavid C. Johnsen, Dean, College of DentistrySarah C. Larsen, Associate Dean, Graduate CollegeMilan Sonka, Associate Dean, College of EngineeringAmanda Haertling Thein, Associate Dean, College of EducationDaniel T. Tranel, Associate Dean, Carver College of MedicineTanya M. Uden-Hollman, Associate Dean, College of Public HealthMarshalsShelly Campo, Associate Dean, Graduate CollegeJohn F. Engelhardt, Professor, Anatomy and Cell BiologyM. L. Raghavan, Professor, Biomedical EngineeringPlease see the Graduate College website at www.grad.uiowa.edu/9
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesRoy J. and Lucille Carver College of MedicineUniversity College CommencementSaturday, December 17, 20169:00 a.m., Carver-Hawkeye ArenaPrologue ConcertThe Iowa Brass CollectiveI.ProcessionalFaculty, Marshals, and Degree CandidatesPomp and Circumstance Edward ElgarTrumpet Voluntary Jeremiah ClarkeThe Iowa Brass CollectiveII.Call to Order – College MarshalDiane Slusarski, Professor and Departmental Chair, BiologyIII.Singing of the National AnthemTaylor MayneVI.WelcomeLon Moeller, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education; Dean of University College; and ClinicalProfessor, Management and OrganizationsV.Address by a Graduating SeniorMatthew HazenVI.Charge to the GraduatesDaniel E. Khalastchi, Director, Frank N. Magid Center for Undergraduate Writing; and Adjunct AssistantProfessor, Interdisciplinary ProgramsVII. Conferring of DegreesP. Barry Butler, Executive Vice President and Provost; and Professor, Mechanical EngineeringJoseph Kearney, Associate Dean for Research & Infrastructure and the Arts, Collegiate Fellow, College of LiberalArts and Sciences; and Professor, Computer ScienceVIII. Presentation of the GraduatesHelena Dettmer, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs & Curriculum, and the Humanites, and CollegiateFellow, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and Professor, ClassicsRachel Joselson, Associate Professor, MusicIX.Tassel CeremonyAssociate Provost MoellerX.Closing RemarksAssociate Provost MoellerXI.Recessional“Allegro maestoso” from Water Music G. F. HandelThe Iowa Brass Collective10
The Iowa Brass CollectiveJeffrey Agrell, hornJonathan Allen, tromboneAmy Schendel, trumpetJohn Manning, tubaEvan Fowler, trumpetPlatform OfficialsJohn A. Goree, Professor, Physics & AstromonyKatina Lillios, Professor, AnthropologyKristy Nabhan-Warren, V.O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Fellow in Catholic Studies and Professor, Religious StudiesGlenn Ehrstine, Associate Professor, German, and International ProgramsAna M. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Associate Professor, Spanish & PortugueseInyong Choi, Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & DisordersMegan J. Lundstrom, Lecturer, Health & Human PhysiologySabrina Maginnis, Lecturer, Health & Human PhysiologyMichael Ward, Lecturer, Health & Human PhysiologyMarshalsPeter D. Hubbard, Senior Director, Academic Standards, CLAS Academic Programs and Student DevelopmentDiane M. Hauser, Director, Academic Advising, CLAS Academic Programs and Student DevelopmentJennifer Bertrand, Senior Associate Director, Records & Curriculum Support, CLAS Academic Programs and StudentDevelopmentMonica Madura, Associate Director, Student Success & Graduation Initiatives, CLAS Academic Programs and StudentDevelopmentJason Wiegand, Associate Director, Diversity & Inclusion, CLAS Academic Programs and Student DevelopmentAndrea Krekel, Senior Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Programs and Student DevelopmentAnna Newnum, Senior Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Programs and Student DevelopmentSign Language InterpreterScottie Van IseghemAcademic RecognitionHigh academic achievement is recognized upon graduation in three ways: graduation with distinction, basedupon grades only, graduation with honors in the major, based upon both grades and the completion of anhonors project approved by the College and the major department, and graduation with University Honors,based on grades and completion of a formal curriculum of honors coursework and experiences.The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and University College recognize high scholastic achievement byawarding degrees “with highest distinction,” “with high distinction,” and “with distinction,” based on gradepoint averages for graduates in the 2016 calendar year. Information on distinction standards can be found onpage 59.Stars worn on the left sleeve designate graduation with distinction: three stars indicate graduation with highestdistinction; two, with high distinction; and one, with distinction.Candidates graduating with honors in the major wear white cordons to mark their achievement. Candidatesgraduating with University Honors are recognized by a medal worn on a black and gold lanyard.Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honor society for students in the College of Liberal Arts andSciences. To be elected to the society, students must meet membership stipulations, including and academicranking in the upper 10 percent of the senior class based on grade point average. Students graduating fromthe College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as members of Phi Beta Kappa wear pink and sky blue cordons torecognize their achievement.11
College of Nursing CommencementSaturday, December 17, 20169:00 a.m., Hancher AuditoriumMaster of CeremonyThad Wilson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP, Interim Dean, College of NursingProcessionalFaculty RepresentativesPlatform OfficialsCandidatesCandidates led by Student Marshal, Abby FrekingWelcomeAddress by Graduating BSN StudentMichael DeMossAddress by Graduating RN-BSN StudentEmily VeselyThe Charge to the Graduates and Conferring of DegreesPresident Bruce Harreld, President, The University of IowaPresentation of Diplomas to GraduatesAnita Nicholson, PhD, RN, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, College of NursingRecognition of GraduatesEllen Cram, PhD, RN, Clinical Associate Professor, College of NursingAcknowledgment of GraduatesThad Wilson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP, Interim Dean, College of NursingValedictionThad Wilson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP, Interim Dean, College of NursingRecessionalGraduatesFaculty RepresentativesPlatform OfficialsSign Language InterpreterAmy Ruth McGraw12
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Undergraduate Commencement CeremonySaturday, December 17, 20161:00 p.m., Hancher AuditoriumI.ProcessionalII.WelcomeSarah Fisher Gardial, DeanIII.Keynote AddressPatricia Miller, President and CEO, MATRIX 4, Inc.IV.Remarks by a Graduating SeniorWenxin DingV.Recognition of Distinguished StudentsKurt M. Anstreicher, Senior Associate DeanVI.Conferring of DegreesPresident Bruce Harreld, President, University of IowaVII. Presentation of the GraduatesKenneth G. Brown, Associate Dean of the Undergraduate ProgramVIII. Closing RemarksSarah Fisher GardialIX.14Recessional
Sign Language InterpreterScottie Van IseghemMusic Provided by: The Iowa Brass CollectiveAmy Schendel – TrumpetEvan Fowler – TrumpetJeffrey Agrell – HornJonathan Allen – TromboneJohn Manning – TubaBETA GAMMA SIGMAMembership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student can earn. To be eligible formembership, their academic ranking must place them in the upper 10 percent of the junior and senior class.HONORS PROGRAMThe college recognizes students who have completed the Tippie College of Business Honors Program. Thesestudents must complete and present an honors research project and maintain a grade-pointaverage of 3.50 or above.15
Honorary DegreesThe University of Iowa confers honorarydegrees to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary achievements insuch areas as research, scholarship, education, artistic creation, social activism,human rights, or humanitarian outreach.Nominations are made by the faculty,with selections approved by the Provostand the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.Honorary degrees have been awarded tothe following individuals:Marvin Pomerantz, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, December 2007Ignacio Ponseti, Honorary Doctor ofScience, December 2007Robert Solow, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, May 2008Himie Voxman, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, December 2008Johan Hultin, Honorary Doctor ofScience, May 2009Henry B. Tippie, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, December 2009Tom Brokaw, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, May 2010Robert Hass, Honorary Doctor of HumaneLetters, May 2010John Pappajohn, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, May 2010C. Vivian Stringer, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, May 2010Gregs Thomopulos, Honorary Doctor ofScience, May 2010Arthur A. Neu, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, December 2010Richard (Dick) Myers, Honorary Doctorof Humane Letters, May 2011Jerre Stead, Honorary Doctor of HumaneLetters, May 2011Robert Osterhaus, Honorary Doctor ofScience, May 2012Robert D. Ray, Honorary Doctor of Laws,May 2012Stanley F. Redeker, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, May 2012John W. Colloton, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, May 2013Mary Louise Petersen, Honorary Doctorof Humane Letters, May 2013Leonard A. Hadley, Honorary Doctor ofHumane Letters, May 2014Manny Villafana, Honorary Doctor ofScience, May 2014William M. (Bill) Bryson, HonoraryDoctor of Humane Letters, May 201616
CommencementCandidates for DegreesDecember 2016
Graduate CollegeDoctor of PhilosophyLeyda Michelle Almodovar Velazquez,Fall River, MAMathematicsDana Michelle Bates, Iowa CityMathematicsBenjamin Micah Berkowitz, Iowa CityBiomedical EngineeringSampada Vasant Bhave, IndiaElectrical and Computer EngineeringSandeep Bodduluri, Tirupathi, IndiaBiomedical EngineeringJoseph Dawson Bookman, Chapel Hill, NCCommunication StudiesJessica Emily Graber, AZPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsChristopher Minh Nguyen, Iowa CityPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsKatherine Elizabeth Greenstein,Sacramento, CACivil and Environmental EngineeringMary Kemunto Nyaema, Nairobi, KenyaScience EducationJacquelynn Kleist Griffiths,Port Washington, WIEnglishQi Guo, Dalian, ChinaChemistryEdmarie Guzman-Velez, Isabela, PRPsychologyDavid Meyer Harman, Seattle, WABusiness AdministrationDanielle K. Herrig, TiptonGeneticsJanice Arlene Byrd, Branchville, SCRehabilitation and Counselor EducationNan Hu, Shijiazhuang, ChinaApplied Mathematical andComputational SciencesWentao CaoGeoscienceMary Louise Huff, GreenfieldPsychologyJames Robert Carviou, Marinette, WIMass CommunicationsHannibal Eric Jackson, Temple, TXPhilosophyCheng Chen, Iowa CityElectrical and Computer EngineeringDakai Jin, ChinaElectrical and Computer EngineeringZhi Chen, Iowa CityElectrical and Computer EngineeringSatyananda Kashyap, Bangalore, IndiaElectrical and Computer EngineeringAngel Yiting Cheng, Taipei, TaiwanPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsAshley Elizabeth Kates, Wheaton, ILEpidemiologyKristin Claflin, Cedar RapidsPharmacologyAndrew William Knight, Shoreview, MNChemistryAlexandra Elsa Paharik, Greensburg, PAMicrobiologyKatherine T. Peter, Shaker Heights, OHCivil and Environmental EngineeringAndrew Joseph Potter, Iowa CityHealth Services and PolicyMelvin J. Prewitt, WalcottHistoryGeorge Jacob RashidRehabilitation and Counselor EducationWendy Rasmussen, San Diego, CAPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsNadeesha Pavithri WickramasriRathuwadu, Sri LankaChemistryJessica Leigh Reedy, CoralvilleFree Radical and Radiation BiologyNathaniel Owen Richmond,Bowling Green, KYApplied Mathematical andComputational SciencesTaehyun Roh, Jinju, South KoreaHuman ToxicologyEdrisa Sanyang, Madison, WIOccupational and Environmental HealthVivek Sardeshmukh, Solapur, IndiaComputer ScienceDouglas James Cole, Cedar RapidsLinguisticsAdam Michael Lewis, Iowa CityPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsAllison Jeanne Cox, DavenportGeneticsHuaxia Li, Iowa CityMechanical EngineeringRichard E. Davis, Draper, UTImmunologyYingjian Li, Xiangtan, ChinaPharmacyLeslie Marie DeLassus, Atlanta, GAFilm StudiesXikun Liu, Qingdao, ChinaCivil and Environmental EngineeringPhillip Deierling, Iowa CityMechanical EngineeringChristopher Francis Manlick,Marshfield, WIPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsGary John Steffensmeier, FarmingtonPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsShannon Merkle, VintonPhysical Rehabilitation ScienceKelsey Caitlin Thiem, Omaha, NEPsychologyJessica Amber Miller-Camp, Iowa CityGeoscienceJames Edward Tipton, Porterville, CAMathematicsBenjamin Matthew Dill, Helena, MTApplied Mathematical andComputational SciencesCarl Roland Follmer, Iowa CityComparative LiteratureGopi Srinivas Gadupudi, Hyderabad, IndiaHuman ToxicologyMegan Lee Schwalm, CoralvilleEducational Policy and LeadershipStudiesOishik Sen, Kolkata, IndiaMechanical EngineeringRahil Sharma, Mumbai, IndiaComputer ScienceAllison Elaine Songstad, San Diego, CAMolecular and Cellular BiologyReddy Pratap Gandrajula,Ramasamudrum, IndiaPhysicsMohanad Hameed Nada, Baiji, IraqImmunologyAnnie Elizabeth Tye, Iowa CityNeuroscienceMatthew Colin Nattinger, Beloit, WIHealth Services and PolicyScott Robert Tyler, Cherry Hill, NJMolecular and Cellular BiologyBerhan Wondemu GelanRehabilitation and Counselor EducationMunir Ahmad Nayak, Iowa CityCivil and Environmental EngineeringBenjamin Y. Urick, Carrboro, NCPharmacyRenee Lynn Goethe, Iowa CityHistoryWilliam John Neumann III, North LibertyGeoscienceRaymond M. Waters, Long Beach, CAComparative Literature19
Leah Marie Wentworth, Albany, NYOccupational and Environmental HealthEmily White, Iowa CityGeographyLindsey Anne Wilhelm, Wellington, COMusicMichael Gray Winslow, Tarboro, NCAmerican StudiesHongqian Wu, Hangzhou, ChinaBiostatisticsHiroki Yamashita, Iowa CityMechanical EngineeringChu-Ling Yen, Taichung City, TaiwanPhysical Rehabilitation ScienceAmanda Jane Clark, Irvine, CAMaster of ArtsChristina Anne Converse, PostvilleHeidi Renee Aijala, Iowa CityEnglishBrent Howard Corum, Iowa CityAlfred John Crone, Jr., BurlingtonRachel Anne Black, YorktownLibrary and Information ScienceCarmen Christine Ertz, MediapolisMatthew Blackwell, Springdale, AREnglishJared Lyle Gerber, PellaSamantha Jo Brinning, WashingtonEducational Policy and LeadershipStudiesAndrew Denny Gibson, DubuqueKelly Rose Budruweit, Mount Prospect, ILEnglishErica Lynn Geerdes, EverlyCongrui Yi, Shunde, Guangdong, ChinaStatisticsDanielle Renee Greiner, UrbandaleDaniela Cardoza, Iowa CityPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsLixi Yu, Huangshi, ChinaBiostatisticsRobert Jeffrey Hess, ClarindaJaclyn Crumbley Carver, McDonough, GAEnglishDavid Aagaard Holte, CoralvilleMatthew Raymond ChildersPhilosophyMatthew Paul Hrvol, Iowa CityAli Cikmaz, CorumPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsLu Yu, Shanghai, ChinaMathematicsZe Zhao, Tangshan, ChinaApplied Mathematical andComputational SciencesCheng Zhou, Iowa CityBiomedical EngineeringDoctor of Musical ArtsScott Randolph Corley, Milwaukee, WILisa Rose Julianna Neher, Covington, WA.Jose’ Antonio Zayas Caba’n, Mayaguez, PRDoctor of Nursing PracticeLaura Denise Pabich, GrimesDoctor of Physical TherapyMegan Joan Albee, AmesJonathan David Arnold, CoralvilleKatelyn Anne Bakey, West Des MoinesAddison Kay Bates, NevadaKatherine Bird, Iowa CityClare Alissa Goeken, SpencerAbigail Marie Jergenson, Iowa CityMolly Kay King, Le Sueur, MNJohn DeGregorio, Oak Park, ILEnglishDerek Klein, ManchesterPamela Ellen Dewey, Minneapolis, MNStrategic CommunicationPatrick Arnold Lewis, Cedar RapidsEmily Marie McKeever, Sioux CityElizabeth Anne Dierolf, DavenportStrategic CommunicationNicholas Tyler Mergen, AdelChelsea Madeline Dill, Cedar RapidsTeaching and LearningChelsea Moore, CamancheJustin Andrew Dowdall, Charleston, SCCommunication StudiesTony James Naber, DyersvilleLandon David Colquitt Elkind, CoralvillePhilosophyAmanda Catherine Paulson, SolonJason Donald Pluim, Orange CityNicole Filloon, CoralvilleSociologyGerardo Robles, Bolingbrook, ILWenwen Fu, Iowa CityAsian CivilizationsJustin J. Rumpza, PrincetonRebecca Farrar Strabala, Cedar RapidsAndrew James Voss, Iowa CityCody Walkup, Iowa CityJacqueline Louise Wells, BloomfieldAmanda Leigh Hoffman, Sioux CityStrategic CommunicationTrevor Arthur Hoth, MononaTeaching and LearningJihyun Hwang, Changwon, South KoreaPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsHacer Karamese, TurkeyPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsLaura Elizabeth Boraas, Katy, TXMaster of Fine ArtsDanielle Kennedy, Cumberland, MDEnglishColleen Bouchard, Cedar RapidsMatthew deClairmont Steele, Iowa CityArtJihye Kim, Seoul, South KoreaSociologyTaylor Marie Brandenburg, AlgonaEmily Christine Ciha, West Branch20Benjamin Matthew Kirbach, Iowa CityEnglishElisa Marie Klope, Iowa CityLibrary and Information Science
Rachel Ann Landes, Saint Louis, MOStrategic CommunicationMaster of ScienceBrandon J. Ohlaug, Cedar RapidsBusiness AnalyticsTyler Ervin Lentz, Iowa CityLeisure StudiesAmmar Sahib Abdulameer Al Khafaji,Najaf, IraqPharmacyYue Pan, Beijing, ChinaElectrical and Computer EngineeringMengmeng LiuPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsPatrick J. Moeller, North LibertyEducational Policy and LeadershipStudiesLucas Andrew Archer, Iowa CityMechanical EngineeringIpshita Bhattacharya, Kolkata, IndiaElectrical and Computer EngineeringKatherine Hannah Nesbit, Northfield, MNEnglishHeidi Kirsten Johanna Bingenheimer,Wichita, KSBiomedical EngineeringBeth Paul, BettendorfLibrary and Information ScienceBrandon David Butcher, Iowa CityBiostatisticsTravis Justin Perry, UrbandaleLeisure StudiesBrian Chau, Cedar RapidsElectrical and Computer EngineeringInga Popovaite, Vilnius, LithuaniaSociologyBiyue Dai, Shanghai, ChinaBiostatisticsPaul Pressler, CoralvilleEducational Policy and LeadershipStudiesSondra Faye Dean, South Milwaukee, WIPharmacyWhitney Nicolle Rohrbach,Germantown Hills, ILLeisure StudiesChao Geng, Beijing, ChinaElectrical and Computer EngineeringJacob Laurent Gyore, Waterloo, ILMolecular Physiology and BiophysicsSpenser Santos, Iowa CityEnglishAndrea Rae Hallier, Mount VernonBiomedical EngineeringEvan Schenck, Iowa CityTeaching and LearningJoshua Haug, Mount VernonElectrical and Computer EngineeringStefan Schoeberlein, Iowa CityEnglishNivedita Jerath, Iowa CityTranslational BiomedicineHeather Michele Seibel, DurantTeaching and LearningMary Catherine Kelly-Grief, Des MoinesDental Public HealthFrank Eugene Slabaugh, KalonaEducational Policy and LeadershipStudiesKhomson Kerati-thamkul,Bangkok, ThailandChemistryMichelle Ann Sullivan, Iowa CityTeaching and LearningJosh Kettler, North LibertyChemistryMeredith Lee Tangen, Blue GrassEducational Policy and LeadershipStudiesAmy Kumar, Patna, IndiaElectrical and Computer EngineeringJolyn Tsai, Dublin, OHMusicMax Tsai, AmesMusicBraden Lynn Leigh, Cedar City, UTChemical and Biochemical EngineeringAlex Joe Martin, Lees Summit, MOChemistryAustin David Weisinger, MarionLeisure StudiesManuel Antonio Martinez Martinez,Tegucigalpa, HondurasPhysicsMichael David White, Shorewood, ILMusicAdam Meeker, TiffinBusiness AnalyticsHannah Catherine Wyland, Ontario, NYPsychologyKimberly Ann Morio, SolonOral ScienceAlyssa Ann Yancey, HamptonSpeech Pathology and AudiologyNandakumar Nagaraja, Gainesville, FLTranslational BiomedicineYafei Zhang, Xiangyang, ChinaPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsNguyet Anh Nguyen NgoInformaticsMatthew James Panzer, Burr Ridge, ILMechanical EngineeringBryan Theodore Peterson, Schaumburg, ILMechanical EngineeringRyan Andrew Peterson, Iowa CityBiostatisticsAlan M. Plumeau, Saukville, WIInterdisciplinary StudiesMarisa Genevive Salomon Beltran,Chihuahua, MexicoHuman ToxicologyHunter William Schroer, Jefferson City, MOCivil and Environmental EngineeringJustin Attilla Schulze-Deaton, Cedar RapidsBusiness AnalyticsWei Shao, Yancheng, ChinaElectrical and Computer EngineeringGen Shinozaki, Iowa CityInformaticsLuiza Superti Pantoja, BrazilInformaticsJohn D. Tollefson, Cedar RapidsElectrical and Computer EngineeringMitchel Franklin Wantock, SpringvilleCivil and Environmental EngineeringMichael Andrew Welford, Rockford, ILChemistrySamantha Wittrock, ArcadiaUrban and Regional PlanningRoula S. Zahr, Iowa CityTranslational BiomedicineGrace R. Zalenski, WilliamsburgCivil and Environmental EngineeringFrederick Martin Zasadny, WalkerBiomedical EngineeringMaster of AccountancyAbigail Rose Armour, Alliance, OHRanya Bopanna, Cedar RapidsJordan Robert William Brauns, CoralvilleMufan Chen, Fuzhou, ChinaMatt Folgers, Mokena, ILJarrod Kyle Longbine, RiversideSurbhi Gian Sachdev, Peoria, ILNichole Lynn Nidey, North LibertyEpidemiology21
Master of Arts in TeachingMinh Nhat Nguyen, Long Beach, CANicholas James Borchert, Iowa CityTeaching and LearningElizabeth Elaine O'Neal, Iowa CityNicholas Timothy Hughes, NewtonTeaching and LearningLauren J. Palmer, Rancho Palos Verdes, CAKhadija S. Shahid, Iowa CityBartley Derek Meinke, Mason CityTeaching and LearningKatharyn Loretta Smith, MarionAngela Marie Miller, Council BluffsTeaching and LearningSamantha Wittrock, ArcadiaMacee Marlee Smith-Leavens, NewtonTeaching and LearningSpecialist in EducationDeva Patrice Carrion, Kennesaw, GAPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsKatherine Achsah Lisa Hall, Des MoinesPsychological and QuantitativeFoundationsRene Joseph Carpio Holmes-Leopold,Mount VernonEducational Policy and LeadershipStudiesMaster of ComputerScienceAbdulaziz Sulaiman N Alharbi, Iowa CityJames Wesley Hegeman, Iowa CityPatrick Seton Rhomberg, DavenportYuan Tu, CoralvilleShiyao Wang, Beijing, ChinaChanghui Xu, Wuxi, ChinaMaster of HealthAdministrationEmma Lynne Ravenscroft, Lincoln, NEMaster of Public HealthErin Renae Arneson, Fort Collins, COJennifer Leigh Bongartz, Farmington, NMTalor Gray, Port Byron, ILSylvie Francine Hall, Mount VernonJennifer Elizabeth Keaten, Bridgton, ME22
Candidates for DegreesCollege of LiberalArts and SciencesSarah Catherine Arthur, GrimesInternational StudiesMegan Jean Bloomquist, Palatine, ILElementary EducationKatelynn Marie Axmear, North EnglishElementary Education **Christopher James Blythe, AnkenyEconomicsEthics and Public PolicyWilliam Bryce Azinger, Iowa CityInterdepartmental StudiesBret John Boeckenstedt, BellevueInterdepartmental StudiesBachelor of ArtsAlicia Insorn Baccam, HiawathaInterdepartmental StudiesMaisara AbdelrazigInternational StudiesAndrew Baird, SolonEnterprise LeadershipSteven Carl Abraham, CoralvilleInterdepartmental StudiesJerica Elizabeth Balousek, Iowa CitySpeech and Hearing ScienceKathryn Kae Adams, Council BluffsMusicMegan Christine Barker, VictorElementary EducationMarisa Ann Adams, ElyArtMackenzee Rae Barnes, Iowa CityHealth and Human PhysiologyBrandon D. Aggson, North LibertyEnterprise LeadershipNicholas Earl Barnes, Iowa CityComputer ScienceNicholas Benjamin Ahlquist, Sioux CityHistoryBenito Barrera Casagnon, Lafayette, INSpanishAlbert Y. AhnHealth and Human PhysiologyChristopher Allen Barry, WaukeeCommunication StudiesAli Kamal Ajram, Cedar RapidsBiochemistryJennifer Victoria Barton, AnkenyPsychologyNikolaus James Albright, Woodstock, ILPsychologyTraver Lex Weaver Batson, Atlanta, GAGeoscienceMichael Anthony
Address by Graduating BSN Student Michael DeMoss Address by Graduating RN-BSN Student Emily Vesely The Charge to the Graduates and Conferring of Degrees President Bruce Harreld, President, The University of Iowa Presentation of Diplomas to Graduates Anita Nicholson, PhD, RN, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, College of Nursing
