UCF BURNETT HONORS COLLEGE

SPRING 2020

Commencement

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Ashley Alligood History

Justin Chamberlain History

Christy Curras Philosophy

Alexis Divalerio Digital Media

Samantha Gray Spanish

Anna Guidubaldi Digital Media

Sabrina Janosz Art

Victoria Jones Art

Ramsey Khawaja Film

Donovan Lafferty Theatre Studies

Ashley Lupariello Art

Christina Peters Art

Samantha Sassi Art

Erin Stein Art

Larson Taylor History

Nicole Valenzi Art

Christina Vazquez English, Political Science

Julia Von Canal History

Jacob Wardell Architecture

Callie Wills Film

UNIVERSITY HONORS

HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Loren Alonso Philosophy

Andrew Kishuni History

Alexandra Meridionale Theatre Studies

Katherine Ortiz Film - Cinema Studies

Simran Pawar History

Eric Topolewski History

Madison Valesky Theatre Studies

COLLEGE OF ARTS & HUMANITIES

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UNIVERSITY HONORS

Nikolay Azhmyakov Finance

Sophia Brown Accounting

Cole Compton Economics

Brianna Cooper Accounting, Finance

Alexander Duncan Marketing

Natalie Ellis Accounting

Carla Garcia Economics, Political Science

Tanner Goin Marketing, Psychology

Manuela Hurtado Gonzalez Business Economics

Elizabeth Johnson Economics

Marisa McCarty Marketing

Michael McWaters Economics, Political Science

Abigail Newsome Management

Stefan Panozzo Marketing

Fabiola Riva Sanchez Marketing

Jose Rodriguez Hernandez Accounting

Emily Romero Economics, Political Science

Adam Sage Marketing

Andrea Tomasini Finance

Anudeep Udumula Economics

Robert Vatian Finance

Kayla Wegner Accounting

UNIVERSITY HONORS & HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Nicholas Colecio English

Olivia Damm English

Brenna Maginness Theatre

Keith Richards History, Spanish

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

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UNIVERSITY HONORS

HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Conor Check Legal Studies

Kelly Davis Legal Studies

Kayla Gonzalez Mathematics Education

Danielle Hoyer English Language Arts Education

Elizabeth Lachhman Early Childhood Development and Education

Samantha Steiner English Language Arts Education

Danielle Stewart Public Administration

Dylan Thibaut Biomedical Sciences, Science Education

Mary Dehner Elementary Education

Cristina Del Rosso Legal Studies

Noelle Frantz Elementary Education

William Hodges Legal Studies

Alyssa Marchione Public Administration

Janis Olkowicz Legal Studies

Hayley Bonnett Paljug Early Childhood Development and Education

UNIVERSITY HONORS & HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Mackenzie Bland Marketing

Kelsey Goss Finance

Adam Wing Finance

Isabella Yerby Economics

COLLEGE OF COMMUNITY INNOVATION & EDUCATION

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UNIVERSITY HONORS

Tanisha Rosa Le Bron Elementary Education

Alessia Shaw Criminal Justice

Kaitlyn Wallace Legal Studies

Audrey Wilson Elementary Education

Connie Zenz Elementary Education

COLLEGE OF COMMUNITY INNOVATION & EDUCATION

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING& COMPUTER SCIENCE

Omar Abdelbary Aerospace Engineering

John Albury Computer Science

Thomas Anchor Computer Science

Jessica Baker Aerospace Engineering

Jasmine Balsalobre Mechanical Engineering

Arati Banerjee Computer Science

Jordan Bensemana Industrial Engineering

Philip Bettler Computer Science

Mikaela Black Aerospace Engineering

Joshua Bom Mechanical Engineering

Dax Borde Computer Science

Jade Bowyer Computer Science

William Brigham Computer Science

Gene Calina Aerospace Engineering

Zia Childress Aerospace Engineering

Jaden Christopher-Muench Mechanical Engineering

Natalie Cline Mechanical Engineering

Luke Daniel Electrical Engineering

Gustavo Diaz Galeas Computer Engineering

Ivanka Dinesh Industrial Engineering

Nicholas Etz Industrial Engineering

Samuel Finger Aerospace Engineering

Sara Frackiewicz Computer Science

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Nyasha Frank Computer Science

Kenneth Gerhart Computer Science

Zachary Gilliland Computer Engineering

Michael Gleason Computer Science

Andrew Gyure Industrial Engineering

John Hacker Computer Science

Michael Hopwood Mechanical Engineering

Elli Howard Biology, Computer Science

Eric Hoyer Computer Science

Tanvir Islam Computer Science

Daniela Jahncke Industrial Engineering

Caleb Jones Computer Engineering

Jeremiah Juergensmeyer Aerospace Engineering

Samuel Kleiner Mechanical Engineering

Varnika Kuthuru Computer Science

Nicolas Lacognata Computer Science

Alexis Lambert Computer Science

Alexander Lewis Industrial Engineering

Erica Lindbeck Electrical Engineering

Michael Loyd Electrical Engineering

Leehe Mahalal Computer Science

Lucia Martisovitsova Computer Science

John McCombs Civil Engineering

Andrew Meinke Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Dana Mikkelsen Aerospace Engineering

Matthew Neidig Computer Science

Jorge Nunez Computer Science

Michael O’Donnell Industrial Engineering

Brooke Papa Mechanical Engineering

Rohan Patel Computer Science

Minh Pham Computer Science

Nicholas Reed Aerospace Engineering

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HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Chandler Crimmins Aerospace Engineering

Curtis Helsel Computer Science

Valentina Parra Alvarez Industrial Engineering

Nicole Ramirez Mechanical Engineering

Christopher Rehberg Aerospace Engineering

Chance Reimer Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Timothy Rigby Computer Science

Sannmit Shinde Mechanical Engineering

Hamza Siddiqui Computer Engineering

Alisa Silverstein Mechanical Engineering

Suraj Singireddy Computer Science

Jared Smylie Civil Engineering

Christopher Souchik Mechanical Engineering

Jared Spinks Computer Engineering

Gregory Spoto Aerospace Engineering

Peter Steffey Computer Science

Irene Tanner Computer Science

Jacqueline Van Der Meulen Computer Science

Adam Ward Aerospace Engineering

Brandon Willis Aerospace Engineering

Wyatt Wolf Mechanical Engineering

Carole Wolfe Mechanical Engineering

Emily Woolaver Industrial Engineering

Joshua Wozniak Computer Science

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UNIVERSITY HONORS

UNIVERSITY HONORS & HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Maria Bower Environmental Engineering

James Sherwood Aerospace Engineering

Zachary Stein Aerospace Engineering

Michael Tonarely Aerospace Engineering

Holly Ambrose Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Emily Bom Communication Sciences and Disorders

Jordan Dennis Health Services Administration

Fahim Dhalla Sport & Exercise Science

Jessica Evangelista Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Liora Gafen Communication Sciences and Disorders

Michele Guillard Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies

Silvia Huaman Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Sam Juliano Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Kaylan Kelly Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Jonathan Melnick Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Parker Melnick Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Priscila Miori Communication Sciences and Disorders

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS& SCIENCES

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HONORS IN THE MAJOR

HONORS IN RESEARCH

Courtney Caputo Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Thesis: Athletic Training

Leah Rogers Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Rick Schoppe Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Erin Stutts Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Theodore Tran Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical Track

Batel Amouyal Health Sciences - Generalist

Kameelah Belgrave Athletic Training

Genesis Brador Health Sciences - Generalist

Danielle Mapp Health Sciences - Generalist

Layne Myhrer Health Sciences - Generalist

Melanie Risola Health Sciences - Generalist

Juan Rodriguez Sport & Exercise Science

Emily Vernet Health Sciences - Generalist

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS& SCIENCES

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ROSEN COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITYMANAGEMENT

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Sara Bryce Event Management, Hospitality Management

Emily Chang Hospitality Management

Samantha Davis Entertainment Management

Nicole Grullon Entertainment Management

Samantha Puleo Event Management, Hospitality Management

Samantha Ward Event Management, Hospitality Management

UNIVERSITY HONORS

UNIVERSITY HONORS

Preethi Atluri Biomedical Sciences

Cody Autrey Biomedical Sciences

Felix Balak Biomedical Sciences

Alex Balfour Biomedical Sciences

Lorraine Bermudez Rivera Biomedical Sciences

Sharon Billman Biomedical Sciences

Samuel Brockway Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology

Samantha Brunson Biomedical Sciences

Aaron Canafe Biomedical Sciences

Benjamin Clayton Biomedical Sciences

Gunika Datt Biomedical Sciences

Marley Denierio Anthropology, Biomedical Sciences

Mazzen Eldeeb Biomedical Sciences

Samuel Gordon Biomedical Sciences

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HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Abdulrahman Allaf Biomedical Sciences

Amy Freiberg Biomedical Sciences

Carolina Ganan Biomedical Sciences

Erika Lytle Biomedical Sciences

Kuryn Ma Gloire Biomedical Sciences

Kyndester Michael-Samaroo Biomedical Sciences

Aseelia Samsam Biomedical Sciences

Monica Hakim Biomedical Sciences

Jessica Krogh Biomedical Sciences

Megan Kuczajda Biomedical Sciences

Larissa Leiva- Pelaez Biomedical Sciences

Donald Lisle Biomedical Sciences

Allison Lloyd Biomedical Sciences

Ryan Mobley Biomedical Sciences

Andy Nguyen Biomedical Sciences

Renee Ouellette Biomedical Sciences

Paolo Pelache Biomedical Sciences

Shreya Rao Biomedical Sciences

Kevin Reyes Biomedical Sciences

Jovanni Rojas Biomedical Sciences

Sabrina Scime Biology, Biomedical Sciences

Arman Tannu Biomedical Sciences

Lynn-Caelle Valere Biomedical Sciences

Julia Webb Biomedical Sciences

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UNIVERSITY HONORS & HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Yaser Ahmad Biomedical Sciences

Rachel Boone Biomedical Sciences

Matthew Caldwell Biomedical Sciences

Etta Conteh Biomedical Sciences

Garrett Couch Biomedical Sciences

Catalina Hernandez Biotechnology

Lauren Houchin Biomedical Sciences

Sunmi Jin Biomedical Sciences

William Johnson Biomedical Sciences

Chloe Larochelle Biomedical Sciences

Samuel Mikhail Biomedical Sciences

Kennan Negrete Biomedical Sciences

Jonathan Ruiz Biomedical Sciences

Justin Shaw Biomedical Sciences

Anishaa Sivakumar Biomedical Sciences

Dylan Thibaut Biomedical Sciences, Science Education

HONORS IN RESEARCH

UNIVERSITY HONORS & HONORS IN RESEARCH

Charles Dowis Biomedical Sciences

Thesis: Chemistry

Kyle Benkel Biomedical Sciences

Thesis: Chemistry

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COLLEGE OF NURSING

UNIVERSITY HONORS

Jessica Bailey Nursing - Generic

Michael Burns Nursing - Generic

Lindsey Ginter Nursing - Generic

Linh Tran Nursing - Generic

HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Tiffany Baula Nursing - Generic

Rachel Butcher Nursing - Generic

Natassja DeBra Nursing - Generic

Qiuna Fang Nursing - Generic

David Frederick Nursing - Generic

Chantelle Garcia Medina Nursing - Generic

Jessica Jonas Nursing - Generic

Elizabeth Knapp Nursing - Generic

Dalton Poe Nursing - Generic

Emily Scanlon Medal Nursing - Generic

Hannah Tabora Nursing - Generic

Kiersten Tidwell Nursing - Generic

Alexis Whitehead Nursing - Generic

COLLEGE OF OPTICS & PHOTONICS

UNIVERSITY HONORS

Hannah West Photonic Science and Engineering

Nicholas Zollo Photonic Science and Engineering

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES

UNIVERSITY HONORS

Hailey Allegra Psychology

Seher Anwer Anthropology

Raquel Aybar Mathematics - Pure Mathematics

Philip Balikowski International and Global Studies

Benjamin Chalone Psychology

Lauren Christie Political Science

Thomas Conigliaro Biology

Drew Davidow Political Science

Michael Dunn Statistics

Nicole Fairfoot Psychology

Benjamin Feciura Statistics

Rachel Fidel Psychology

Monica Foster Anthropology

Carla Garcia Economics, Political Science

Nalani Garcia International and Global Studies

Geoffrey Garrido Physics

Tanner Goin Marketing, Psychology

Nicole Grigoryants Biology

Alec Hester Sociology

Elli Howard Biology, Computer Science

Anne Hunihan International and Global Studies

Allison Huss Biology

Harry Jorgensen Political Science

Hannah Klonowski International and Global Studies

Aidan Lakshman Mathematics - Pure Mathematics

Samantha Lee Advertising/Public Relations

Saori Lorkowski Statistics

Alexandra Marchesani Psychology

Michael McWaters Economics, Political Science

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Hunter Morgan Political Science

Musa Musri Political Science

Thelma Oates Psychology

Monica Ortiz Forensic Science

Joshua Pollock Physics

Trevor Reilly Political Science

Leah Rittenburg Biology

Emily Rodrigues Political Science

Emily Romero Economics, Political Science

Suhan Rosario Political Science

Hannah Sage Mathematics - Pure Mathematics

Nathan Schiffer Political Science

Thaila Schug Biology

Sabrina Scime Biology, Biomedical Sciences

Zoe Smith International and Global Studies

Sean Touros Physics

Roxanne Trombetta International and Global Studies

Gloryana Tyriver Psychology

Jaclyn Vander Laan Forensic Science

Isaac Vaughn Mathematics - Pure Mathematics

Christina Vazquez English, Political Science

Reilani Vazquez Forensic Science

Genesis Vesco Political Science

Abigail Weisse Biology

Nicole Wills Advertising/Public Relations

HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Kyra Allen Radio/Television

Paul Amari Psychology

Giorgi Beruashvili Political Science

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Amber Blatchford Psychology

Mel Brea Psychology

Danielle Buckles Political Science

Nicholas Christoffersen Mathematics

Javier Cintron Anthropology

Alex Crispin Political Science

Autumn Crouch Advertising/Public Relations

Dorailys Fagundo Psychology

Olivia Feild Forensic Science

Kevin Fernando Physics

Gabriela Gonzalez Psychology

Kyle Hart Psychology

Selina Hays Anthropology

Siera Himmerich International and Global Studies

Weijun Huang Statistics

Oumaima Jaayfer Political Science

Rebecca Jackson Sociology

Rohit Karnati Chemistry

Fatima Khan Psychology

Kendahl Krause Psychology

Bianca Pizarro Vazquez Sociology

Iulia Popescu Human Communication

Alyssa Roberts Psychology

Andres Rosero Psychology

Kipras Varkala Psychology

Rumor Watts Political Science

Alexis Williams Sociology

Khadijah Wright Physics

Tamar Yishay Chemistry

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UNIVERSITY HONORS & HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Zoe Barbeau Mathematics

Samantha Berg Psychology

Erin Crites Physics

Marley Denierio Anthropology, Biomedical Sciences

Jenna Dovydaitis Biology, Political Science

Mari Irving Biology

Sonali Joshi Physics

Aimee Klaschus Psychology

Monica Reusche Biology

Stephanie Rodriguez Chemistry

Melodie Spiegel Political Science, Psychology

Katherine Stahlhut Biology

HONORS IN RESEARCH

UNIVERSITY HONORS & HONORS IN RESEARCH

Gabriella Fernandez

Biology

Thesis: Biomedical Sciences

Ava Milani Psychology

Thesis: Chemistry

Lara Suarez Psychology

Thesis: Kinesiology & Physical Therapy

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COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

UNIVERSITY HONORS

HONORS IN THE MAJOR

UNIVERSITY HONORS & HONORS IN THE MAJOR

Gina Cilluffo Integrative General Studies

Michele Guillard Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies

Camila Murphy Interdisciplinary Studies

Ethan Toth Interdisciplinary Studies

Jady Chen Environmental Studies

Saphronia Carson Interdisciplinary Studies

Eleanor Didden Interdisciplinary Studies

Sarah Swiersz Interdisciplinary Studies

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