CONVOCATIONMAY 16, 2020

COMMUNICATION

U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S A T U R B A N A - C H A M P A I G N

TO OUR GRADUATES

Today you are graduates of the University of Illinois. It is a remarkable achievement, and we hope that you celebrate the occasion with loved ones. Commencement is a joyous and deeply symbolic event

for all, including the faculty members and staff who have supported you on your journey. It is profoundly disappointing that we are unable to celebrate it together this spring. The Class of 2020 will long be remembered, however, for not only what was lost, but for your resilience and determination as you finished your degree in the face of one of the greatest challenges in our nation’s history.

Congratulations, and we look forward to learning of your future success.

WELCOMEJohn Caughlin, Professor and Department Head

PROCESSIONFaculty and Degree Candidates from the Department of Communication

ALUMNI CONVOCATION SPEAKER Graham Grady (BA, ’80; JD, ’83 Northwestern U.)

PRESENTATION OF THE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE CANDIDATESMary Ramey, Senior Lecturer

PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATE DEGREE CANDIDATESLeanne Knobloch, ProfessorBrian Quick, Professor

CLOSING REMARKSJohn Caughlin, Professor and Department Head

ORDER OF EXERCISES

“HAIL TO THE ORANGE”Hail to the Orange, Hail to the Blue,

Hail Alma Mater, Ever so true.We love no other, So let our motto be,

Victory, Illinois, Varsity!

Feng Sheng Hu, Harry E. Preble Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Angela Graham, Assistant to the DeanBarbara Hancin-Bhatt, Associate Dean for Student Academic AffairsRobert Kessler, Assistant Dean for Finance and Resource PlanningKelly A. Ritter, Associate Dean for Curricula and Academic PolicyDavid H. Tewksbury, Executive Associate Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Area CentersMatthew A. Ando, Associate Dean for Life and Physical SciencesMartin Camargo, Associate Dean for Humanities and Interdisciplinary ProgramsJoan M. Volkmann, Associate Dean for AdvancementIsabel Molina-Guzmán, Faculty Director for Diversity and InclusionW. Brad Petersen, Executive Director of Communications and MarketingDerek Fultz, Director of FacilitiesRandy McCarthy, Faculty Director of ATLAS

LAS ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATION FACULTYScott AlthausWilliam C. BarleyCabral Bigman-GalimoreElisabeth BigsbyMardia J. BishopCaroline M. BunchJohn P. CaughlinJosue David CisnerosThomas J. CostelloKathleen Ditewig-MorrisTravis L DixonCara A. FinneganBenjamin J. GaileyGrace A. GiorgioLisa GuntzvillerShawn HannanBilly HuffSally A. JacksonC. Scott JacobsLeanne KnoblochMichéle E. KovenJohn C. LammersMichael P. Marino

Robert W. McChesneyMelanie MichaelJohn M. MurphyNed O’GormanMarshall Scott PooleBrian L. QuickMary E. RameyInger L. StoleCharee M. ThompsonLauren WeinerTrina J. Wright-DixonJungHwan Yang

Academic dress, consisting of cap, gown, and hood, originated about the twelfth century and was worn primarily for warmth. Subsequently, the material of the gown and lining, and the shape of the hood, represented the economic and social, as well as academic status of the wearer.

In the United States, the great majority of the academic costumes now worn are in accordance with the general provisions of the Intercollegiate Code of 1895, which was revised in 1932 and again in 1960. Under this code, the bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves, the master’s gown has oblong sleeves with an arc at the bottom, and the doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. All gowns are black, although the adoption of colored gowns by individual institutions in the United States is becoming more prevalent.

The bachelor’s and master’s gowns are untrimmed. The doctor’s gown is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves. The facing and bars may be black or may be the color of the subject to which the degree pertains. The bachelor’s gown is worn closed; the master’s and doctor’s gowns may be worn open or closed. Women may wear white collars with the bachelor’s gown when no hood is worn.

Hoods are also black. The bachelor’s hood is 3 feet in length, the master’s is 3 ½ feet, and the doctor’s is 4 feet. Hoods are lined with the official color or colors of the college or university conferring the degree. At the University of Illinois, the lining is orange and blue. The colored velvet border of the hood, which is 2 inches, 3 inches, and 5 inches wide for the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s degree respectively, identifies the faculty or field of study to which the degree pertains.

The black mortarboard cap is standard in the United States. Usually, all tassels are black, but where the graduating seniors do not wear hoods, as at the University of Illinois, the color of the cap tassel indicates the department of study. At the University of Illinois, candidates for degrees wear tassels on the right front quadrant of their caps before degrees are conferred, and move them to the left front quadrant after degrees are conferred. Caps are considered a part of the costume and are customarily removed only during an invocation or benediction, and then by men only.

For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctor’s gowns, edging of hoods, tassels of caps, and linings of banners, there are different colors associated with the different disciplines. The color for Liberal Arts & Sciences is white.

Caps and gowns were worn for the first time at the University of Illinois Commencement ceremony of 1897. In the early 1900s the Commencement procession marched up Burrill Avenue to the old Armory. After diplomas were received, the procession marched back to the lawn south of Green Street. The seniors sang the State song and “Auld Lang Syne” before they said good-bye to each other and the campus.

ACADEMIC DRESS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION DISTINCTION

Jillian E. BarrereSophia L. BechinaAriana DaneshbodiJenna E. GoekeMadison L. LeeNathan R. PouloskyBrittany E. ReidMargaret R. Sherlock-JonesLainey E. SimanekGabriela E. StiperskiLogan E. WolfeJia Yan

HONORS AND AWARDS

The lists are organized by degree. Because of production deadlines, lists may be incomplete.

BACHELOR OF ARTS Nicole A. AbramsonIsabelle R. AdlerDanielle M. AlperKevin J. AndersenSamantha K. AndersonJacqlyn R. AnguianoAutumn M. AnzellAlexis AranaAdrienne A. AsiheneOlajuwon J. AtoyebiAustin R. AuchstetterArmani AvilaObioma C. AzieBroneil AzizseirJacob M. BabcockSara BabuMariama B. BahJillian E. BarrereErin Bartels

Brian M. BauerBrandy S. BeasleyDerek E. BeaversSophia L. BechinaCaroline C. BellefontaineMartin BellidoAna G. BermeoMonica C. BielawiecAlexander J. BiendugaPatrick W. BittleGloria I. BlassAmber A. BondMissipsa BouharatiAustin G. BoydJustin J. BronzellLauren A. BryantMadeline M. BurbachHannah N. BurkeJordan D. CagigalKimberly A. CamposAnthony A. CarabelloOwen CarneyAshley M. CarreonRyan C. CarrollKaren H. Chen

Min H. ChenKwan Lai CheungJae Woong ChoiTze Wah ChuRebecca A. CiszewskiCyrenthia L. ClarkDavid G. ClausJarrod P. ClementsSarah CoghlanBrandon J. CortezMariano Covarrubias, JrDarryl F. CowansLesley E. CruzJada M. CulbersonJulie L. CullerJack N. CunninghamEfuatta K. DadsonDaniel J. DanekAriana DaneshbodiChristian D. DavisJoseph DayLily M. DeerCarly R. DefilippoMaya J. DelgadoTrevor D. Dell’aquila

GRADUATES AND CANDIDATES

Noah C. DeutschRiya DhallZakiyah M. DillardKara M. DiorioAutumn H. DobbeckReese W. DolanMadeline D. DolinskyMarissa N. DonatoShannon M. DoodyTierra J. DorseyAlexander T. DreyfusKyala C. DuncanSavannah L. DunnMekalah R. El AminLayne A. EliaMolly H. EllingsenMclain A. EngelJessica A. ErnstOliver Christian M. EugenioElizabeth K. FalconburgThomas E. FigelEmma S. FrankHailey M. GabaAlexandra GaborNabor Garcia

Jacqueline L. GeratyAlyson N. GerdesJoel A. GiamalvaMolly K. GillesJenna E. GoekeJulianna GoldbergJacob E. GomesSerin GongPedro GonzalezDaniela Gonzalez-LunaRebecca L. GorskiAlexander P. GowaskiTyler J. GroseYifan GuJoseph A. GuntherVenkata Krishna Vishal GuntupalliAbigail K. GustafsonAlexander J. GutierrezNicole C. HaberKathryn A. HamblenDavid HamiltonAdam J. HarmonJoshua W. HarrisMadison A. HarrisAdam Hart

Valencia HawkinsNicholas E. HernandezJulian HerreraZoe S. HoffmanDominique B. HrobowskiJiaxuan HuangChristopher K. HubbardSatchel S. HudsonCaleb J. HummerKenya B. HunterJewel C. IfeguniMikala D. IrbyVanessa E. JacintoCharles D. JacksonKenyon J. JacksonSamone B. JacksonKevin A. JaquesZayd S. JawadMegan C. JelinekKaia M. JenkinsBrandon P. JonesHaley A. KamradtGarrett M. KaroskiBreanna M. KeenleyMeagan M. Kehr

GRADUATES AND CANDIDATES

Matthew W. KenyonHyun KimJunghyun KimLucy M. KovacevicAamy KuldipKento KushidaRyan D. LabodaMeghan M. LacroixAmanda M. LansingLaura M. LaroccaClaire M. LawrenceJae Won LeeJeffrey D. LeeLeonard LeeMadison L. LeeSung Il LeeCharles T. LemersalAndrew J. LenskiGrace S. LenthangAlexandra V. LevinElizabeth L. LevineRebecca G. LevinsonMichael L. LicataJingchun LinRachel M. Ludwig

Tomasz K. LyczkoTaylor S. ManuelLoran M. MarksAylin MartinezJakob X. MartinezRuben MartinezPaulina E. MarusarzSophia A. MarzGabriella J. MascariAnnaliese M. MayerWilliam I. McCainShelley R. McCarthyAustin X. McConvilleJonathan T. McGeeReilly M. McGuireMadeline C. McMahonMaya L. McMurrayMarielle K. McNabneyDiana MelstradJessica E. MichelEmma M. MierzwaAllysia T. MillerOsoranna MojekwuEleno MontesPaola H. Montesino

Katherine M. MooneyAbigail MooreWyatt R. MorganEvan L. MorrowAkilah S. MouzonCharles A. MuckBrandi C. MuellerMary Katherine MulliganArslan MunirClaudia L. NadlerSarah A. NealJordan D. NelsonAmanda NguyenBang N. NguyenTucker J. NicholsIkenna A. NwagwuKelsey M. O’BerryDarren J. O’HanlonShannon M. OrowickJason A. OrringerEdward C. PacuraGuadalupe Padilla MoraChristelle K. PanumpabiAndrew J. ParkKevin H. Pham

GRADUATES AND CANDIDATES

Thomas R. PicchiettiJonathan A. PiotrowskiErin PoczaSadie R. PotvinNathan R. PouloskyRyan A. RabinGodson O. RaheemYounis Y. RamahiMatthew H. RebichBrittany E. ReidMaya R. ResnickMorgan C. RhodesHaley A. RiceDaniel E. RileyAlyssa N. RiveraThomas M. RizziBayle A. RobertsonGrace C. RobinsonDavid RochaEwelina RogowskiJake A. RohrbacherAnthony M. RosalezDominic X. RoseIsabella M. RossiSydney N. Roth

Martell RuizStephanie RushAvi M. SamuelsAnthony S. SandersKenneth A. SandersSalvador Sandoval MolinaDaviana L. Sankey-GriffusEthan T. SansoneCristina A. SantillanAlicia SaputraJordyn A. SchiffmanAlexandra L. SchneiderKyle SchremmerMichael SchulerMolly E. SchusterGracie R. SchweighartAdriana J. SclafaniBryana N. SerranoGrant S. SeufzerRayan S. ShadmanAlexandra D. ShanahanTerrell E. ShawMargaret R. Sherlock-JonesMichael A. ShogbonyoShaan M. Shukla

Kennedy N. SilvermanLainey E. SimanekFrances M. SimonBarghav S. SivaguruMacklin V. SnyderJames B. SopkinDominic E. StampleyMaeve E. StantonBrianna M. StevensTaylor L. StewartGabriela E. StiperskiMichael K. StormsDavis C. StuartMinchang SunInsiya Z. SyedKathryn A. SymanskiJoanna SzumnyGabriella TamayoXujie TanAlexsandra F. TaylorQwanisha L. TaylorStanley TaylorTravis J. TaylorSydney B. TentonGloria L. Thompson

GRADUATES AND CANDIDATES

Grace TorkelsonFabian TovarTyler J. TowneSydney J. TroverMary C. TurkoTiffany Y. TzengKelly VeachAlexis A. Vera CardenasMiguel A. VerdinJaycie A. WaiteKylah I. WalkerLiam D. Ward-GladwinFaith-Christina I. WashingtonSarah K. WeibelAlexis S. WestwaterRaven WhiteKevin J. WildLogan E. WolfeNina S. WrightJia YanMaurice E. YoungJulie ZavelevichLengxi ZhangNingge ZhuLuke Zocher

MASTER OF ARTSWallace S. GoldingMelinda R. Sevilla

MASTER OF SCIENCEErin B. BaberAminata BangouraElizabeth CohenDonna ColemanKatrina B. CrichtonJamy L. DelkEmily M. GeocarisCourtney N. HarlowDara A. KusumoJane E. LatimerMelanie L. LucasAmanda MagdalenskiMolly A. MihlbachlerKristi M. MillerLaura E. RiordanRachel A. SnyderPaula Veith

Vincent VillalobosKlara L. Wooster

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYDonovan S. BisbeeMary Grace B. HebertAndrea Martinez GonzalezMarisa A. SmithDavid M. TokarzKristopher R. WeeksNikki R. WeickumLillie D. Williamson

GRADUATES AND CANDIDATES

Degree Information

This program contains an unofficial list of candidates for graduation in May 2020 and a list of graduates who received degrees in August 2019 and December 2019. The list of May candidates is as accurate as possible; however, because of production deadlines, names of some degree recipients may not appear, while names of degree candidates who have not completed degree requirements may be included.

The University’s official registry for conferral of degrees is the Office of the Registrar, 901 W. Illinois St., Urbana, IL 61801.

THANK YOUA special thank you to all who helped organize this convocation ceremony. Thank you to the family and

friends who have supported the graduates throughout their time at the University of Illinois.

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