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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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PROGRAM

Prelude WPI Brass EnsembleDouglas G. Weeks, Conductor

Processional Led by the Honorary Marshal and theHonorary Marshal for Graduate StudentsFull details on page 50

Call to Order Stephen E. Rubin ’74Vice Chairman, WPI Board of Trustees

National Anthem The audience is invited to join in the singing

Invocation Rev. Thomas R. McKibbens, Senior MinisterFirst Baptist Church

Student Remarks “One Last Problem”Roseann S. Gammal ’10

Presentation of the Class of 2010 Matthew King, Chad Mondor,Campaign Gift Mary Schultz

Remarks from the Alumni Association Joyce Kline ’87, President, Alumni Association

Recognition of ROTC Graduates Dennis Berkey, President Major General Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB

Presentation of the Chairman’s John A. Orr, Provost and Senior Vice PresidentExemplary Faculty Prize

Conferring of Honorary Degrees President Berkey

Commencement Address Curtis M. Schilling, Founder and Chairman,38 Studios, LLC

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Provost Orr

Conferring of Degrees President Berkey

Charge from the President President Berkey

Alma Mater Emilia Martini ’10Words and music on page 52

Benediction Rev. Thomas R. McKibbens

Recessional WPI Brass Ensemble

The audience is requested to remain standing until the end of the national anthem.

At the conclusion of the Commencement exercises, the audience is requested to remain standing until the academic procession has left the Quadrangle.

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PROGRAM NOTES

Several longstanding campus traditions infuse the WPIspirit, two of which will be experienced during today’sCommencement ceremony.

Crossing Earle Bridge is one of the oldest. To visitors,the bridge is a lovely pathway connecting the east andwest sides of campus. To students, crossing the bridge signals the start and end of their undergraduate careers atWPI. Traditionally, they cross over as an entire class onlytwice during their four years—at Convocation, whenthey are welcomed as first year students, and atCommencement, as they process toward the Quadrangle.

Another involves stepping on the WPI Seal in the center of the Quad walkway. Throughout their fouryears, undergrads make a point of walking around theSeal, for folklore says that the student who steps directlyon the landmark won’t graduate on time. That this tradi-tion is upheld is most evident during the snowy wintermonths. After four years of avoidance (not to mentionfour years of hard work and intense studying), each graduating class walks directly over it as part of theCommencement ceremony (weather permitting).

Performers of the national anthem are seniors EmiliaMartini (conductor), Nicole Cahill, Dan Cianfrocco,Jason Climer, Nathan Climer, Greg Coffey, Maura Craig,Lesley Drohan, Erin Ingalls, Briana Lorenzo, KatMcKenna, Michelle Terry, and Eleanor Terry-Welsh; andgraduate students Jonathan Carelli, Shant Orchanian,and Erica Stults.

The Senior Class Gift is presented by gift committeechairs Paige Bourne, Matthew King, Chad Mondor,William Proia, Mary Schultz, John Upton, and SaraanVercillo. This year’s class chose to raise funds for a barbecue station, to be located near the patio behind theCampus Center. As a new social gathering space, this giftis meant to be a complementary addition to the Sportsand Recreation Center to further enhance student life. Itwill serve as an opportunity for current and future mem-bers of the WPI community to enjoy an atmospherewhere school spirit abounds.

Roseann S. Gammal ’10, who was selected as this year’sstudent speaker, is a chemistry and biochemistry doublemajor with a minor in writing and rhetoric. TheWestborough, Mass., native is the third generation in aWPI lineage that dates back to the Class of 1920, ofwhich her grandfather, Charles A. Gammal, was a member.

Throughout her undergraduate career, Roseann hasexcelled both inside and outside the classroom. Whilemaintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average, she hascontributed to WPI campus life in numerous leadershiproles. She has served as president and vice president of theStudent Government Association and has represented thestudents on many faculty and Institute committees. As astudent representative on the faculty Committee onAcademic Policy, she was instrumental in establishing thecriteria for inclusion in the recently reinstated Dean’s Listto recognize academic excellence.

Roseann has enhanced the social and academic expe-riences of her peers by serving as a community advisor forfirst year students, working in WPI’s Writing Center as awriting tutor, and promoting mental health and wellnessas a member of the Student Support Network. She is alsoan avid Ballroom and Latin dancer and shared her passion for dance with WPI faculty and staff as a danceinstructor in the Employee Wellness Program. She helpeddevelop the first Great Problems Seminars for first yearstudents and devoted her IQP experience to creating thecontent and assignments for a new seminar on globalenvironmental issues.

Recognized as a student leader, Roseann was asked to be the student speaker this past August at the grandopening of the new George I. Alden Life Sciences andBioengineering Center at Goddard Hall. For her academicachievements and contributions to the WPI community,she has been recognized with numerous awards and honors,from the university and from national organizations.Among these awards is the Two Towers Prize, the mostprestigious undergraduate award given at WPI.

Roseann will be continuing her studies by pursuing a doctorate in pharmacy at Massachusetts College ofPharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester.

See page 50 for more notes on Commencement Day.

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CHAIRMAN’S PRIZE RECIPIENT

ELKE A. RUNDENSTEINER

In a world driven by digital data, which flows across networksand through the air in ever growing volumes and at everincreasing speeds, the ability to intelligently store, process, andtransform bits into useful knowledge is vital. Wrangling vastamounts of data is the domain of database scientists, and amongtheir ranks, Elke Rundensteiner is widely regarded as aninnovator of unprecedented skill and insight.

Over the past two decades, Rundensteiner has developed aninternational reputation as one of the topresearchers in the field of database systems.Time and again, she has taken on some of themost challenging problems in the discipline,developing elegant solutions that otherresearchers build upon and repeatedly cite.

Early in her career, she established anoriginal and influential body of research on theuse and management of views, a central conceptin database design. She pioneered a newapproach to the difficult problems related todata independence, and she was the first toapply materialized views—which can vastlyincrease query processing time—to object-oriented databases. More recently, she has moved into thefrontier of managing and processing continuously streamingdata, work that is redefining the notion of data management.

Rundensteiner’s pioneering work has been supported by asteady stream of external awards from the National ScienceFoundation and other agencies, and from major technologycompanies, including Hewlett Packard and IBM. These honorshave included a Young Investigator Award from the NSF, theagency’s most prestigious award for young faculty members, andthe highly competitive HP Labs Innovation Research Award.

She has shared her results through more than 300 articles intop journals and presentations at the most important andcompetitive conferences. Rundensteiner and her students regularlydevelop new fundamental theories and, more importantly, theyreduce them to practice through highly anticipated softwaredemonstrations at top venues in the field. Her accomplishments

have been recognized with a string of honors, including the IBMCorporate Partnership Award, as well as WPI’s Sigma Xi SeniorFaculty Researcher Award and its Board of Trustees Award forOutstanding Creative Scholarship and Research.

Rundensteiner’s passion for research is equaled by herdedication to helping her students prepare for successful careersin academia and industry. She has advised more than 60 graduatestudents, including 13 PhD candidates at WPI alone. Described

by students as patient, nurturing, and creative,she skillfully guides them through the rigors andfrustrations of research. She regularly takes themto conferences where they find that as “Elke’sstudents” they are accorded immediate respectand their work generates keen interest by thecommunity. Remembering the challenges shefaced establishing her own academic career,Rundensteiner takes time to mentor youngcolleagues and has organized a program at amajor database conference aimed at helpingnew faculty members succeed.

A talented teacher, Rundensteiner hashelped advance a number of innovations in the

computer science curriculum at WPI, including developing newdatabase courses and reorganizing the graduate distributionrequirements. In addition to serving her department, she hasplayed an active role in faculty governance, serving on severalfaculty committees and chairing the Committee on GraduateStudies and Research. Serving her profession is also high on herlist of priorities. She is regularly invited to sit on the programcommittees for most of the major conferences in her field, andshe has chaired a number of them. She also serves on the editorialboards of several top journals and is a referee for numerousothers.

For her internationally recognized achievements in databaseresearch, her devotion to teaching and mentoring students, andher service to her department, university, and profession, WPI isproud to confer upon Elke A. Rundensteiner the 2010Chairman’s Exemplary Faculty Prize.

The Chairman’s Exemplary Faculty Prize was established in 2007 through the personal philanthropy of Donald K. Peterson ’71, current chairman of the WPI Board of Trustees. The prize, in the amount of $10,000, recognizes faculty members who,

as true exemplars of the university’s highest aspirations and most important qualities, excel in all relevant areas of faculty performance.

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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

GORDON B. LANKTONDOCTOR OF ENGINEERING

Thomas Edison once observed that “opportunity is missed bymost people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”Gordon Lankton is not most people. A born leader, he has alwaysrecognized the great value of opportunities—and people—dressed inoveralls. He has never shrunk from anything that looked like work.

After graduating from Cornell with a BS in engineering,Lankton served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956.He was stationed in West Germany, working in militaryintelligence. When his service ended, he decidedto go home the long way—on motorcycle—through the Middle East and Southeast Asia,finally flying home from Japan. Living on justfive dollars a day, he sought not luxury but reallife. “I got to know the working people of theworld,” he said. “And I have followed thatdirection until this day.”

Throughout his career, Lanktondemonstrated his respect for working people bygiving them a voice—and a financial stake—inthe success of their workplace. In 1962, afterearly stints at DuPont and Stanley Works, hejoined the plastics manufacturer Nypro (thencalled Nylon Products) as general manager anda 50 percent partner. At that time, the company employed 40people and had sales of less than $1 million. When he bought theother half of Nypro from its founder seven years later, one of hisfirst acts as head of the company was to put in place a cash profit-sharing plan for employees.

Over the next 30 years, he transformed Nypro from aregional company to a global manufacturer with $1 billion insales and operations in 17 countries. He invested in newtechnologies, and was the first to bring robotics to the plasticsindustry. He was also convinced that growth was the best course,both for the bottom line and for the people who contributed toit. “I always felt that if you didn’t grow, you would lose your goodpeople,” he has said.

In 1998 Lankton went one step further, selling his stock inthe company to Nypro’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan,

creating one of the largest employee-owned companies in theUnited States. Later, the company extended ownership rights toits 10,000 foreign employees, as well.

A wise and wonderful friend to WPI, he was a trustee from1981 to 2005, and remains a trustee emeritus to this day.Throughout his career, Lankton has served Clinton, Mass.,Nypro’s hometown, as a member of the board of trustees for Clinton Hospital, as chairman of the Clinton Citizens

Council, as chairman of the Clinton Chamberof Commerce, and as president of the ClintonDevelopment Task Force. Twenty years ago, heestablished an award-winning robotics team,made up of Nypro employees and Clinton HighSchool students, that competes in annual eventssponsored by FIRST (For Inspiration andRecognition of Science and Technology).

Lankton has received many awards of hisown, including lifetime achievement awardsfrom the Society of the Plastics Industry, theSociety of Plastics Engineers, CornellUniversity, Plastics News magazine, and others.In 2001 he was named “New England MasterEntrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young. In

2009 he was inducted into Industry Week magazine’sManufacturing Hall of Fame. He is a member of the NationalPlastics Hall of Fame, and a founder and former chairman of theNational Plastics Center and Museum.

Today Lankton devotes much of his time to another passioninspired by his travels. He is the founder of the Museum ofRussian Icons, which displays a collection of over 200 icons heacquired during 20 years of traveling to Russia on business.Located in Clinton, the museum houses the largest collection ofRussian artifacts in America, and has become a major touristdestination since it opened in 2006.

For his visionary and principled leadership, his generousspirit, and his splendid example of always treating others withdignity and respect, WPI is honored to confer upon Gordon B.Lankton the degree of Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa.

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ANGELA M. BELCHERDOCTOR OF ENGINEERING

Angela Belcher has been called many things: nanotech pioneer,climate-change hero, genius. She has been named Researcher ofthe Year by Scientific American, one of the Top 40 Innovatorsunder 40 by Fortune magazine, and a Young Global Leader bythe World Economic Forum. Today, we are delighted to add onemore title to this impressive collection—honorary alumna of WPI.

A materials scientist with expertise in the fields ofbiomaterials, biomolecular materials, organic-inorganicinterfaces, and solid state chemistry, Belcherrecently welcomed President Barack Obama toher laboratory at MIT, where she and acolleague demonstrated their work on usinggenetically engineered viruses to produce self-assembling batteries and solar cells. Delightedand impressed, President Obama described thiskind of innovative research as intrinsic to theAmerican spirit, commenting on “the legacy ofdaring men and women who put their talentsand efforts into the pursuit of discovery…thoseintrepid few willing to take risks on an idea thatmight fail, but might also change the world.”

Belcher’s pursuit of discovery began in herhome state of Texas. She earned a BA in creativestudies and a PhD in chemistry from the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara. As a doctoral student, she realized thatabalone shells were strong and durable because they were madewith proteins using nanoscale structures. From this discovery, anidea took root: What if the organisms that build abalone shellshad access to other materials from the periodic table? Could theyuse those elements to make silicon materials and electronics?

Through a series of experiments involving DNAmanipulation, she was able to identify a process for evolving avirus quickly and exposing it to a wide variety of elements thatthe virus could use to make complex, novel materials. She createda compact viral battery that can power small devices such as alaser pointer. A truly green idea, such a battery produces almostno waste during manufacture and is largely biodegradable.

Today, nature continues to guide her as she develops novelhybrid organic-inorganic materials that can be used to make solar

cells, batteries, medical diagnostics, and basic single moleculeinteractions related to disease. She plans to work through theentire periodic table to synthesize a vast array of complexmaterials in an environmentally responsible way.

In addition to advancing research in the field, Belcher iseager to inspire new generations of young people to pursuescience. “Innovation and creativity are going to be the key tosolving a lot of the world’s major issues, like energy, healthcare,

and water,” she has said. “We need new ways ofthinking about these problems. That’s one of thereasons it’s so exciting to be a scientist orengineer right now in this country. These aresuch great challenges, and we’re not going tosolve them by going down the same road we’vebeen on before.”

Belcher was a faculty member at theUniversity of Texas, Austin, from 1999 to 2002,before joining MIT as the John ChipmanProfessor of Materials Science and Engineeringand Biological Engineering. In 2006 she wasappointed Germeshausen Professor of MaterialsScience and Engineering and BiologicalEngineering. Today, Belcher is head of the

Biomolecular Materials Group of the MIT Department ofMaterials Science and Engineering.

The author of more than 60 papers, Belcher holds some 20patents or patents pending. Among the many honors she hasreceived are the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award; theMacArthur Fellowship Award, often referred to as a “MacArthurgenius grant”; the Four Star General Recognition Award from theUnited States Army; and Top 10 Brilliant Scientist by PopularScience. In 2003 she co-founded Cambrios Technologies tocommercialize biologically formed electronic materials. In 2007she founded Siluria Technologies to bring additional newproducts to market.

For her extraordinary contributions to science andengineering, and for taking a risk on an idea that could changethe world, WPI is honored to confer upon Angela M. Belcher thedegree of Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa.

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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

JOHN E. BASSETTDOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

When John Bassett contemplated life after Clark University, hewas certain about only one thing: he would never be president ofanother college. After all, he had spent more than four decadesin higher education, serving universities in the Midwest, South,and Northeast as a professor, department head, dean, and finally,president. What, he could reasonably ask, was there left to do?

The answer turned out to be, “Go west, young man.” InNovember 2009, Bassett was named the second president ofHeritage University in Toppenish, Wash.—3,000 miles and in many respects a world awayfrom Worcester and the university he has lovedand led with distinction for more than 10 years.

What changed his mind? An enduringcommitment, expressed in his own advice toClark’s graduating classes, “to make a difference,to make the world a better place for ourneighbors and for ourselves.”

In Bassett, Heritage has found anaccomplished and admired leader. During histenure at Clark, the university madetremendous strides in several key areas,including the academic quality of its students,the strength of its current faculty—more than half of whom werehired during the past decade—and its national visibility. Hehelped revitalize the Clark campus, which now boasts newacademic, arts, athletic, and residence facilities. And he securedthe university’s financial future through a successful capitalcampaign and a 58 percent growth in the endowment.

Bassett has been fond of noting that an unprecedented runof success by New England’s sports teams—including threeSuper Bowls, two World Series, and one NBA Championship—also happened to coincide with his arrival in the Bay State.

A champion of social and community justice in his ownright, Bassett has been deeply committed to Clark’s involvementin its urban environment and beyond. In addition to theuniversity’s $40 million partnership with its Main Southneighborhood, Clark has been a key participant in a citywideeducation reform effort and another local initiative that is

resulting in 80 new housing units, a new Boys and Girls Club,and a Clark athletic field. Bassett has also served on the boards ofmany cultural, educational, and community organizations inWorcester.

“John Bassett has not just been an incredible leader in highereducation; he has been a passionate and effective advocate for theCentral Massachusetts community at large,” said MassachusettsCongressman Jim McGovern. “His commitment to economic

development, social justice, and our youth willbe felt for generations to come.”

Bassett chairs the Board of the NationalAssociation of Independent Colleges andUniversities. He is on the board of Phi BetaKappa Fellows and the Council for HigherEducation Accreditation, and is a member ofthe Presidents’ Trust of the Association ofAmerican Colleges and Universities. Hepreviously served on a commission of theAmerican Council on Education.

A scholar and teacher of Americanliterature, Bassett has published 11 books,including Sherwood Anderson: An American

Career, and more than 30 professional articles. Before taking overthe helm of Clark University, he served as a faculty member atWayne State University from 1970 to 1984, as head of theEnglish Department at North Carolina State University for nineyears, and as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at CaseWestern University. He received his BA in history and MA inEnglish from Ohio Wesleyan University and his PhD from theUniversity of Rochester.

While Bassett has taken his esteemed place in the history ofClark University, today he also becomes a part of WPI history, as the Institute’s first recipient of an honorary Doctor of HumaneLetters degree. For his distinguished record of academicleadership and for the inspiring example he has set for all thosewho wish to make this world a better place, WPI is honored toconfer upon John E. Bassett the degree of Doctor of HumaneLetters, Honoris Causa.

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CURTIS M. SCHILLINGDOCTOR OF SCIENCE

There are those who look at things the way they are, and askwhy? There are those who dream of things that never were, andask why not? There was one man who stared down an 86-year-oldcurse and asked, why not us?

On October 4, 2004, pitcher Curt Schilling issued thissimple call to a nation of Red Sox fans, kicking off anunforgettable postseason run that would rivetNew England for weeks. An ace throughout the2004 regular season, Schilling would lead theRed Sox to a historic comeback over theirfiercest rivals in the American LeagueChampionship Series, winning Game 6 with aninjured ankle and wearing the now famousblood-soaked sock. His win in Game 2 of theWorld Series would help bring Boston its firstchampionship since 1918. Life for Red SoxNation would never be the same again.

Schilling’s long road to Boston glory beganin Anchorage, where he was born on November11, 1966. He is one of only nine Alaskan-bornplayers in Major League Baseball history. Beforelaunching his professional baseball career, Schilling attendedYavapai Junior College in Prescott, Arizona, where he helped histeam advance to the 1985 Junior College World Series. In 1986he was drafted in the second round of the Major League Draft bythe Boston Red Sox—but his first stint with the Old TowneTeam would prove to be a short one.

Before pitching a single major league game for the Sox,Schilling was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, where he spentthree seasons before moving on to the Houston Astros and thento the Philadelphia Phillies, where he played from 1992 to 2000.In 2001 he won his first World Series with the ArizonaDiamondbacks. Finally, in 2004, he returned to the Red Sox,where he would win two more championships before hisretirement in 2009.

Known as a fearless workhorse throughout his career,Schilling pitched in 516 games, compiling a record of 216–146with a 3.46 ERA and 3,116 strikeouts, which ranks 15th-most inMLB history. He was named to six All-Star teams. He is the onlypitcher to compete in a World Series game in his 20s, 30s, and40s. He was named 2001 World Series MVP and 1993 National

League Championship Series MVP. Schilling retired with a careerpostseason record of 11–2, which is equivalent to an .846postseason winning percentage, a first among pitchers with atleast 10 decisions. He will be eligible for the Baseball Hall ofFame in 2013.

And while he no longer plays in Boston, Schilling keepsclose ties to the Commonwealth. He sits on theadvisory board for WPI’s Interactive Media andGame Development major program. In 2006 he founded 38 Studios, a video gamedevelopment and entertainment company basedin Maynard, Mass. Through Schilling’s annualMassachusetts Game Challenge, he encouragesyoung minds to redefine the industry bydeveloping new, innovative games. Since itsinception in 2008, WPI student teams haveplaced in the top three.

Schilling is committed to helping others,and he has demonstrated a fierce determinationto do so. He has received numerous honors andawards for his philanthropy, including the 2001

Roberto Clemente Award, presented to the player who bestcombines excellence on the field with devotion to communityservice. He was named The Sporting News #1 Good Guy of theYear in 2004 and 2002 Philanthropist of the Year by Worthmagazine. In 1996 he received Phi Delta Theta’s Lou GehrigAward, presented annually to the major leaguer who bestexemplifies the character of the Hall of Famer and fraternitymember.

Schilling continues to serve as an ardent supporter of carefor those who suffer from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.Through Curt’s Pitch for ALS, he has raised over $10 million to fight the disease. Schilling also supports his wife Shonda’scharity, The Shade Foundation of America, which is devoted toeradicating melanoma and promoting sun safety. Together, the Schillings are advocates for the Asperger’s Association of New England.

For his commitment to excellence, unwaveringdetermination in the face of challenge, and passion for helpingothers, WPI is honored to confer upon Curtis M. Schilling the degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa.

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

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2010 Curtis M. Schilling2009 Ursula M. Burns2008 Jeffrey R. Immelt2007 Deborah Dunsire2006 Curtis R. Carlson2005 Ray Kurzweil2004 Robert P. Moses2003 Ellen Ochoa2002 Dean Kamen ’732001 Henry B. Schacht2000 C. Michael Armstrong1999 Eric Hahn ’801998 Ronald L. Zarrella ’711997 R. Nicholas Burns1996 Norman C. Augustine1995 Kathryn C. Thornton1994 Paul A. Allaire ’601993 Cornelius J. Pings1992 Robert D. Ballard1991 Frank Newman1990 Lester C. Thurow1989 Ralph E. Gomory1988 Leo J. Thomas Jr.1987 Robert C. Stempel ’551986 Richard W. Lyman1985 Robert E. Tranquada1984 John Lott Brown ’461983 Harry J. Gray1982 Howard Thomas Markey1981 Melvin Kranzberg1980 Paul MacCready Jr.1979 John D. deButts1978 George W. Hazzard1977 Jean P. Mayer1976 Carroll L. Wilson1975 Kenneth E. Boulding1974 Elliot Lee Richardson1973 Glenn W. Ferguson1972 James F. Danielli1971 Alvin M. Weinberg1970 Thomas O. Paine1969 Daniel J. Evans1968 Maxwell D. Taylor1967 Antonie T. Knoppers1966 Augustus B. Kinzel1965 Edward W. Brooke1964 Leonard Carmichael1963 H. Ladd Plumley

1962 Julius Seelye Bixler1961 Carlos P. Romulo1960 James R. Killian Jr.1959 Frederick Andrew Seaton1958 Marshall Bertrand Dalton1957 Carter Lane Burgess1956 John C. Warner1955 Clarence H. Linder1954 Charles F. Kettering1953 Ray A. Moncrieff1952 John Davis Lodge1951 Joel E. Harrell1950 Leverett Saltonstall1949 Arthur Stanton Adams1948 Raymond A. Spruance1947 J. Lester Perry1946 Eugene E. Wilson1946 Karl T. Compton1945 Ira Mosher1944 Robert Theobald1944 Randall Jacobs1943 William Mather Lewis1942 George H. Blakeslee1941 Harry G. Stoddard1940 Charles Francis Adams1939 Bruce Barton 1938 William F. Durand1937 Josephus Daniels1936 Bancroft Gherardi1935 Charles R. Gow1934 Channing H. Cox 1933 Homer L. Ferguson1932 John T. Donovan ’821931 Samuel M. Vauclain1930 Robert I. Rees1929 William H. Hobbs1928 E. B. Craft 1927 William E. Wickenden1926 John E. Aldred1925 Ralph Earle1924 George F. Swain 1923 Benjamin O. Johnson ’00 1922 Frank Farnum Dresser 1921 Everett J. Lake 1920 G. Stanley Hall1919 Franklin D. Roosevelt1918 Spencer Miller ’79 1917 Leo H. Baekeland

1916 Austin M. Knight1915 Richard C. Maclaurin1914 Mortimer E. Cooley1913 Ira N. Hollis1912 Frederick P. Fish1911 William T. Sedgwick1910 Ira N. Hollis 1909 James Pierpont ’861908 James Logan 1907 Charles F. Scott1906 Charles G. Washburn 1905 Robert Fletcher1904 Ira Remsen1903 O. H. Tittmann1902 John K. Rees1901 Nathaniel S. Shaler1900 Edward S. Morse1899 John R. Procter1898 H. S. Pritchett1897 Roger Wolcott1897 G. Stanley Hall1896 Stephen Salisbury1896 Roger Wolcott1895 Frederick T. Greenhalge1894 Homer T. Fuller1893 None1892 A. W. Greeley1891 Francis A. Walker1890 Woodrow Wilson1889 J. W. Powell1888 George H. Williams1887 Robert H. Thurston1886 Birdsey G. Northrop1885 Daniel C. Gilman1884 Eustace C. Fitz1883 Homer T. Fuller1882 Alexander McKenzie1881 William R. Ware1880 Joshua L. Chamberlain1879 Rossiter W. Raymond1878 George S. Boutwell1877 Paul A. Chadbourne1876 Francis A. March1875 Thomas Hill1874 Josiah P. Cook1873 Emory Washburn1872 Andrew P. Peabody1871 William Trowbridge

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS

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Ferit Ozan AkgülB.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey; M.S., Koc University, TurkeyELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “Modeling the Behavior of Multipath ComponentsPertinent to Indoor Geolocation”Advisor: Kaveh Pahlavan

Wael G. Al-KouzB.S., M.S., Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, JordanMECHANICAL ENGINEERING— “Investigation of Supersonic Gas Flows into Nanochannels Using an Unstructured 3D Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method”Advisor: Nikolaos GatsonisAwarded: October 1, 2009

Vincent Thomas AmendolareB.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “Transactional Array Reconciliation Tomography forPrecision Indoor Location”Advisor: David Cyganski

Patrick Ryan ArsenaultB.S., University of Massachusetts, AmherstBIOTECHNOLOGY— “Effects of Developmental Stage, Exogenous SugarComposition, and Reactive Oxygen Species on Artemisinin and Related Compounds in Artemisia annua”Advisor: Pamela Weathers

Jenna Leigh BalestriniB.S., Iowa State UniversityBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING— “Biaxial Stretch Effects on Fibroblast-Mediated Remodeling of Fibrin Gel Equivalents”Advisor: Kristen BilliarAwarded: October 1, 2009

Rajratan BasuB.S., Presidency College, India; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, India PHYSICS— “Dielectric Studies of Nanostructures and Directed Self-assembled Nanomaterials in Nematic Liquid Crystals”Advisor: Germano Iannacchione

Rajkumar MS BhandariB.Tech., S.L.T.E.T., Punjab, India; M.Tech., LLT Bombay, IndiaCHEMICAL ENGINEERING— “The Synthesis of Pd-Ag Composite Membranes for H2 Separation Using Electroless Plating Method”Advisor: Yi Hua MaAwarded: February 25, 2010

Christine Elizabeth ConronB.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteCIVIL ENGINEERING— “Development of a Performance-based Highway DesignProcess: Incorporating Safety Considertations into Highway Design”Advisor Malcolm Ray

Paul David CotnoirB.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMANUFACTURING ENGINEERING— “Ambulance Vibration Suppression via Force Field Domain Control”Advisor: Mustapha Fofana

Christopher Leonidas DavidB.S., Lafayette CollegeELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “All Digital, Background Calibration for Time-Interleavedand Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-DigitalConverters”Advisor: John McNeill

Shelley Ann DoughertyB.S., University of New HampshireMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— “Template-Assisted Fabrication of Nano-Biomaterials”Advisor: Jianyu LiangAwarded: October 1, 2009

Peter Frederick DriscollB.A., Connecticut College; M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteCHEMISTRY— “Bioanalytical Applications of Chemically ModifiedSurfaces”Advisor: Grant McGimpseyAwarded: February 25, 2010

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Huanan DuanB.S., M.S., Central South University, ChinaMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— “Synthesis, Integration, and Characterization of Functional Inorganic Nanomaterials”Advisor: Jianyu LiangAwarded: October 1, 2009

Mingyu FengB.S., M.S., Tianjin University, ChinaCOMPUTER SCIENCE— “Towards Assessing Students’ Fine Grained Knowledge: Using an Intelligent Tutor for Assessment”Advisor: Neil HeffernanAwarded: October 1, 2009

Songxiang GuB.S., M.S., Zhejiang University, ChinaCOMPUTER SCIENCE— “Body Deformation Correction for SPECT Imaging”Advisor: Michael GennertAwarded: October 1, 2009

Ghaith M. HammouriB.S., M.S., University of HartfordELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “Cryptographic Primitives from Physical Variables”Advisor: Berk SunarAwarded: October 1, 2009

Ming LiB.S., Fudan University, China; M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteCOMPUTER SCIENCE— “Robust Complex Event Pattern Detection over Streams”Advisor: Murali Mani

Shimin LiB.S., Dalian Jiaotong University, China; M.S., Beijing Polytechnic University, ChinaMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— “Hot Tearing in Cast Aluminum Alloys: Measures andEffects of Process Variables”Advisor: Diran Apelian

Eftim Mihallag MilkaniB.A., Assumption CollegeCHEMISTRY— “Modification of Surfaces for Biological Applications”Advisor: Grant McGimpsey

Mario MongiardiniM.S., Polytechnic of Milan, ItalyCIVIL ENGINEERING— “Development of a Computer Program for the Verification and Validation of Numerical Simulations inRoadside Safety”Advisor: Malcolm Ray

Abhijit C. NavalekarB.E., University of Bombay, India; M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “Distributed Digital Radios for Land Mobile RadioApplications”Advisor: William MichalsonAwarded: February 25, 2010

Peng NiB.S., Beijing University of Chemical Technology, ChinaMATHEMATICAL SCIENCES— “Anderson Acceleration of Fixed-point Iteration withApplications to Electronic Structure Computations”Advisor: Homer WalkerAwarded: February 25, 2010

Lori Rebecca PelletierB.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; MBA, Western New England CollegeMANUFACTURING ENGINEERING— “Information-Enabled Decision-Making in Health Care:EHR-Enabled Standardization, Physician Profiling andMedical Home”Advisor: Sharon Johnson

Nihar Ranjan PradhanM.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Sambalpur University, IndiaPHYSICS— “Thermal Conductivity of Nanowires, Nanotubes andPolymer-Nanotube Composites”Advisor: Germano Iannacchione

Leena RazzaqB.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteCOMPUTER SCIENCE— “Investigating Learning in an Intelligent Tutoring System through Randomized Controlled Experiments”Advisor: Neil HeffernanAwarded: October 1, 2009

Joel Edwards SipeB.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteFIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING— “A Porous Media Model for Sprinkler Wetting”Advisor: Nicholas Dembsey

Timothy Walden SpenceB.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— “The Effect of Machining Residual Stresses on theDimensional Stability of Aluminum Alloys Used in Optical Systems”Advisor: Makhlouf Makhlouf

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Grazia TodeschiniB.S., M.S., Polytechnic of Milan, ItalyELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “Wind Energy Conversion Systems based on DFIGTechnology used as Active Filters: Steady-State and Transient Analysis”Advisor: Alexander Emanuel

Ma. Criselda Santos TotoB.S., DeLa Salle University; B.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMATHEMATICAL SCIENCES— “Bayesian Predictive Inference and MultivariateBenchmarking for Small Area Means”Advisor: Balgobin Nandram

Saurabh A. VilekarB.E., Institute of Chemical Technology, India; M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteCHEMICAL ENGINEERING— “Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Pathways in Fuel Cells”Advisor: Ravindra Datta

Tracey S-H VincentMENGR, Heriot-Watt University, Edingburg, UKMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— “Transmission Line Features and their Influence on GHz Conductor Loss”Advisor: Isa Bar-onAwarded: October 1, 2009

Benjamin Wilson WoodacreB.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic InstituteELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “Geometric Autoconfiguration for Precision PersonnelLocation”Advisor: David Cyganski

Bowang XiaoB.S., Tongji University, China; M.S., Oakland UniversityMANUFACTURING ENGINEERING— “Numerical Modeling and Experimental Investigation forOptimization in Quenching Processes of Aluminum andSteel Parts”Advisor: Yiming Rong

Jie YangB.S., M.S., Huazhong University, ChinaELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “Energy Efficient Cooperative Communication”Advisor: Richard BrownAwarded: October 1, 2009

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DEGREE OF

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Eyuel Dagnew AbebeApplied Mathematics

Jessica Ann AbrilOperations Design and LeadershipAwarded February 25, 2010

Pujan Janardan AgnihotriFire Protection Engineering

Chukwunomso AgunwambaApplied MathematicsAwarded February 25, 2010

Ali Taleb AlabduljalilCivil Engineering

Tamrat S. AlemayehuManufacturing Engineering

Majed AlmejmajFire Protection Engineering

Shilpa AnanthakrishnanBiochemistryAwarded October 1, 2009

Qi AoMarketing and TechnologicalInnovation

Jeffrey Manuel AraujoMechanical Engineering

Salah AwadElectrical and Computer Engineering

Jeong Woon BaeElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Jin Woo BaeFire Protection Engineering

Donald Edward Barry Jr.Physics

Nicholas James BehlmanMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Wadii BellamineElectrical and Computer Engineering

Danielle Lynn BelsitoMaterials Science and Engineering

Craig Denniston Bennett Jr.Fire Protection Engineering

Matthew John BennettBioscience Administration

Erel Menahem BetserFire Protection Engineering

Waleed Abdulrahman S. Bin RashidManufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Brandon Michael BlanchardEnvironmental Engineering

Daniel Anthony BoardmanFire Protection Engineering

Kevin Matthew BobrowskiElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Thomas John BondarukSystems Engineering

Cecilia BorgonovoMaterials Science and Engineering

Edin BotonjicManufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Bethany Claire BouchardOperations Design and Leadership

Donald Joseph Boulanger Jr.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Erik Christian BrechunElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Kenneth Jay Breeman IIIComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

Cody Robert BrennemanElectrical and Computer Engineering

Mark Anthony BrodaskiCivil Engineering

John Arthur BruggemanSystems Engineering

Michael Carpenter BrunoElectrical and Computer Engineering

David F. BrutonInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Gregg Walter BuehlerInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Karen Lynn BuehlerInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Julie Elizabeth BuffamFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Isaac Martin BurkSystems Engineering

Jake Oscar CabreraCivil Engineering

Ralph Louis Campanelli Jr.Civil Engineering

Donald Francis Campbell Jr.Information Technology

Michelle Lynn CarbonneauEnvironmental Engineering

Nicholas David CareauMechanical Engineering

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Jonathan James CarelliCivil Engineering

Bradford John CarleenChemical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Gary R. Carpenter Jr.Systems Engineering

Jonathan E. CaseyMarketing and TechnologicalInnovation

Saonti ChakrabortyPhysicsAwarded October 1, 2009

Cristal ChanManufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Shriram Gopal CharyInformation Technology

Si ChenElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Christopher Ting-Hin CheuCivil Engineering

Karim Jeffrey ChichaklySystem Dynamics

Christine Elizabeth Chioffi Fire Protection Engineering

Elise P. ClayManufacturing EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Laurence B. Clay IISystems Engineering

Eileen Carla CohenMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Gregory Alexander ColeMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Pamela S. ComeySystems Engineering

Michelle Cordoba GunterInterdisciplinaryAwarded October 1, 2009

Michael Ryan CoughlinElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

John Christopher CourtneyMechanical Engineering

Ganesh Ratnakar DabholkarInformation Technology

Robert Hopewell DarneilleComputer Science

Radu Alin DavidElectrical and Computer Engineering

Thomas James DeMasiFire Protection Engineering

Dan DengMarketing and TechnologicalInnovation

Jeremy Earl DenhamComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

Rishikesh Madhukeshwar DesaiInformation Technology

John David DesrosierFire Protection Engineering

Eric Richard DeStefanoMechanical Engineering

Ryan Patrick DevineInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Brian John DickieElectrical and Computer Engineering

Huong Lisa DoSystems Engineering

Chenxi Dong-O'MalleyInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Sean Craven DonoghueManufacturing EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Kshama Jitendra DoshiBiomedical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Malcolm D'SouzaInformation Technology

Scott L. DuboisMechanical Engineering

Cameron Charles DunajCivil Engineering

Christopher Robert DupuisSystems Engineering

Jacob Steven DuslingPower Systems Management

Suwodi Dutta BordoloiFinancial MathematicsAwarded February 25, 2010

Leonard David ElliottElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Lianne Marie ElsnerComputer Science

Christina Lynn ErnstBiology and Biotechnology

Michael FakharzadehBiomedical Engineering

Alexander Sharkawi FanousComputer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

William Ryan FariesSystems Engineering

Yuyu FengComputer Science

Vincent William FerreriElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

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Brandon Ryan FinzelFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Keith Edward FlandersFire Protection Engineering

Elijah David Forbes-SummersComputer Science

Alexander Stephen FortiMechanical Engineering

Maxwell E. FrenchFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Bryant Braga FurtadoCivil Engineering

Amit Balkrishna GadreInformation Technology

Bryan Edward GarrityMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Kyle Damon GederFire Protection EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Paul A. GiblerComputer Science

Jared Edward GirroirMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Loren GjataMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

David Thomas GlinkaElectrical and Computer Engineering

Maria E. GomesSystems Engineering

Gregory E. GorbettFire Protection Engineering

Sara Cooper GouveiaMaterials Science and Engineering

Natalie D. S. GrantManufacturing EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Gerald T. GriepSystems Engineering

Gregory J. GudejkoInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Michael Scott GulickElectrical and Computer Engineering

Kathleen Le HaasIndustrial Mathematics

Thomas Patrick HanrahanSystems Engineering

Ellery James HarringtonComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

Joshua David HarrisOperations Design and Leadership

John W. Harte Jr.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Francis Gerard HartwichInterdisciplinaryAwarded October 1, 2009

Douglas Robert HeathCivil Engineering

Richard William HenleyMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Gerardo Hernández CorreaMechanical Engineering

Matthew Clive William HeslopManufacturing Engineering

David Patrick HillManufacturing Engineering

Shawn Wayne HillOperations and InformationTechnologyAwarded February 25, 2010

Joseph Khatu HoComputer Science

Ha HoangCivil Engineering

Xiaolin HuMarketing and TechnologicalInnovation

Xiaodong HuangManufacturing Engineering

Jennifer Lynne HubbleySystems Engineering

Madhavi L. InukotiComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

Isaiah Paul JanzenMaterials Science and EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

François Marc Jean-NoelSystems Engineering

Ki Taek JeongFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Chao JiElectrical and Computer Engineering

Jingjing JiaInformation Technology

Chase Richard JohnsonApplied Mathematics

Robert Joseph Johnson Jr.InterdisciplinaryAwarded October 1, 2009

Marco Paul Johann Kaltofen, PEEnvironmental EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Maulik KapadiaMechanical Engineering

Kevin Robert KardianComputer Science

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Uddhav Keshav KarveMechanical Engineering

Allan Andrew KatzMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Sean Anthony KeaneManufacturing EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Christopher James KeeganConstruction Project Management

Albert Edwin KeinathComputer Science

Akhil KejriwalMechanical Engineering

Kevin Patrick KellyPower Systems Management

Andrew Charles KenoianMechanical Engineering

James Matthew KershawSystems Engineering

Lorenc KerxhalliElectrical and Computer Engineering

Seung Beom KimFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

David John KolesarSystems Engineering

Timothy George KrawiecMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Manoj Vyankatesh KulkarniInformation Technology

Shakil Vijay KulkarniInformation Technology

Chun-Wei KuoChemical Engineering

Sosa A. KurichethuManufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Toshio Don KuwaharaOperations Design and LeadershipAwarded February 25, 2010

Wai LamManufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Kenneth Owen Lamb IIInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Christopher James LammiMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Klevis LapiElectrical and Computer Engineering

Christopher Joseph LavoieMechanical Engineering

Matthew William LeachInformation TechnologyAwarded February 25, 2010

Jeremy LebowitzFire Protection EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Nikolas Keith LedouxElectrical and Computer Engineering

Eric Gene LeesSystems Engineering

Michael J. LefermanElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Suzanne LePageCivil Engineering

Richard Charles Leverence Jr.Mechanical Engineering

Jonathan LevinFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Biao LiElectrical and Computer Engineering

Bin LiOperations Design and Leadership

Hua LiManufacturing Engineering

Kun LiOperations Design and Leadership

Tao LiElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Yi LiFinancial MathematicsAwarded October 1, 2009

Haiying LiuFinancial Mathematics

Xiaoxing LiuFinancial MathematicsAwarded February 25, 2010

Zijia LiuConstruction Project Management

Amy Marie LockwoodMechanical Engineering

Jonathan LongabuccoMaterials Science and Engineering

Jodi Michelle LowellMaterials Science and EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

SiYuan LuInformation Technology

Jacob Edward LucasInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Megan E. LussierElectrical and Computer Engineering

Keith Alan MachtManufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Sean Montgomery MahoneyInformation Technology

James Thomas MaillouxEnvironmental Engineering

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Manoj MandamInformation Technology

Swapnil ManeInformation Technology

Richard Edmund ManzanoInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Angela Marie MartinoCivil EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Jamie Lynn MayerMaterials Science and Engineering

Eric Steve Djomo MbakopApplied Mathematics

Elizabeth Amy McCoskrieManufacturing EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Lawrence Peter McDermottMarketing and TechnologicalInnovationAwarded February 25, 2010

Jillian Augusta McMillenOperations Design and Leadership

Omari O'Neal McPhersonMarketing and TechnologicalInnovationAwarded February 25, 2010

Giuseppe MendolaCivil Engineering

Malika MewaraFire Protection Engineering

Vincent James Milano IIIFire Protection Engineering

Joseph B. MillerComputer Science

Meng MinInformation TechnologyAwarded February 25, 2010

Anita H. MinakyanMaterials Science and Engineering

Telly MitsisMaterials Science and Engineering

Jeffrey Peter MoffettComputer Science

Paul Aaron MoranEnvironmental Engineering

Russell Walter MorinMechanical Engineering

James Frederick Mullin Jr.Systems Engineering

Daniel Corrigan MurphyMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Ruvani NagageElectrical and Computer Engineering

Aaron Joseph NahabedianIndustrial Mathematics

Ramanath NayakInformation Technology

Christopher Robert NeilElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Timothy B. NelsonComputer Science

Hung Tien NguyenSystems Engineering

Ashkan NowtashMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Daniel Patrick O'DonnellElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Kevin O'DonnellConstruction Project ManagementEnvironmental Engineering

Kayode Monday OgundimineghaMechanical Engineering

Mark Anthony OlesManufacturing Engineering

Ryan Rahul Omkar PrasadMarketing and TechnologicalInnovation

Shant OrchanianElectrical and Computer Engineering

Alix Richard OrtonMechanical Engineering

Kenneth Lee Osborne IIIPhysicsAwarded October 1, 2009

Anthony Paul OteriElectrical and Computer Engineering

Kristopher James OverholtFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

William Robert Owens IIIApplied MathematicsAwarded October 1, 2009

Daniel Joseph PalmaComputer Science

Ye PanComputer Science

Junhui PangMechanical Engineering

Omair Ismail ParachaMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Darshan Pravin ParekhBiomedical Engineering

Andrew M. ParentBioscience Administration

Madison R. PaulinoCivil Engineering

Ofer PazFire Protection Engineering

Kristen Elaine PedersenApplied Statistics

Shan PengOperations Design and Leadership

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Nicolas Steven PetersonSystems Engineering

William David PetroneFire Protection Engineering

Mayuresh Waman PhapheInformation Technology

Edith Vanina Machado PladaBiology and BiotechnologyAwarded October 1, 2009

Barry John PosterroFinancial Mathematics

Cari Lynne PowersCivil EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Aditi Ashok PrabhudesaiInformation Technology

Suvesh PratapaComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

Dennis Winston ProulxMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Michael James ProvinzanoSystems Engineering

Di PuElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Neil Kenneth RabideauSystems Engineering

Kevin Mark RajchelManufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Corey Ryan RandallMechanical Engineering

Devika RawalBiology and BiotechnologyAwarded February 25, 2010

John Stephen ReedCivil EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Joshua James Edward RemerConstruction Project ManagementAwarded October 1, 2009

Enmanuel ReviPower Systems Management

John Paul Rizzo Jr.Manufacturing Engineering

Paul Ernest RobinsonElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Scott Robert RockwellFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Casey Michael RoganMechanical Engineering

Krishna RokhaleComputer Science

Stephen Anthony RoseMechanical Engineering

Tejas Harshad RuparelMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Mohammed Majdi SalehFire Protection Engineering

Gajanan Balkrishna SamantElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Michael Joseph SangermanoMechanical Engineering

Parmita SaxenaBiology and Biotechnology

Corina Clare ScanioMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Kurt Joseph SchebelFire Protection Engineering

Hallie L. SchiessFire Protection EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Christopher Carsten SchlichtingManufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Shane Michael SchonhoffElectrical and Computer Engineering

Mary Elisabeth SchubertManufacturing Engineering

Andrew Peter SchwalbenbergFire Protection Engineering

Adam Lee SchwartzFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Timothy Frank SersenBioscience Administration

Kartik SethuramanInformation Technology

Malav V. ShahComputer Science

Chen ShenElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Jinhua ShenOperations Design and Leadership

Prentice Matthew SinesiManufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Kiran SirasaniInformation Technology

Andrey Viktor SklyarComputer Science

Jeremy Kenneth SkorinkoBiomedical Engineering

Jeremy Aaron SlaterElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

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George Vincent SmithSystems Engineering

Alejandro Javier SolaSystem DynamicsAwarded February 25, 2010

Hattie SpetlaElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Clarence Foster StanbackMarketing and TechnologicalInnovationAwarded October 1, 2009

Marc Paul St. PierreInformation Technology

Erica Suzanne StultsMechanical Engineering

Erin M. SullivanMaterials Science and Engineering

Vishal Harish SunakSystems Engineering

Daniel Edward SwanMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

MaLing SzetoSystems Engineering

YungWei TangFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Marc Norman TardiffInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Sarah E. TaylorMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Brian Russell TeagueFire Protection EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Ryan Patrick ThomannFire Protection Engineering

Sandro TomaSystems Engineering

Ma. Criselda Santos TotoApplied StatisticsAwarded February 25, 2010

Dave Tuminh TranComputer Science

Paul Joseph TrimbyMechanical Engineering

Alexandre TroupelChemical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Brendan J. TurcotteElectrical and Computer Engineering

Alexander VolfsonFinancial Mathematics

Jason Jeremy WailgumMechanical Engineering

Hang WangOperations Design and LeadershipAwarded February 25, 2010

Yi WangElectrical and Computer Engineering

Kevin Euri WaynsOperations Design and LeadershipAwarded February 25, 2010

Yingying WeiMaterials Science and Engineering

Kevin Patrick WhiffinElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Lisa Marie WhitcombMaterials Science and Engineering

John Powell WhiteFire Protection Engineering

Gordon Mark WhitemanInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Karl Eric WiegandFire Protection EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Joseph Jan WilkosMechanical Engineering

David C. WillensMechanical Engineering

Laurra C. WintersInterdisciplinaryAwarded February 25, 2010

Abbie Jo WojtowiczMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Sabrina Lap Chung WongManufacturing Engineering

Alison Maureen WoodenFinancial Mathematics

Meghan Elise WoodsFire Protection Engineering

Jason Allen WordenMarketing and TechnologicalInnovationAwarded October 1, 2009

Jeslin Jianing WuMechanical Engineering

Mark John WunderliInterdisciplinaryAwarded October 1, 2009

YongBing XueElectrical and Computer Engineering

Sabitha YanamInformation TechnologyAwarded February 25, 2010

Mu-En YangMaterials Science and Engineering

Ya Zhang Applied StatisticsAwarded February 25, 2010

Yunxing YeElectrical and Computer Engineering

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Fang Ju YehMarketing and TechnologicalInnovationAwarded February 25, 2010

Hitomi YoshitakeComputer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

Mohammad YounusMechanical Engineering

Hao YuMaterials Science and Engineering

Mayra Isabel ZayasElectrical and Computer Engineering

Kevin ZhangElectrical and Computer Engineering

Xu ZhangOperations Design and LeadershipAwarded February 25, 2010

Jian ZhaoComputer Science

Jiu ZhaoMaterials Science and Engineering

Hongkui ZhuElectrical and Computer Engineering

Eric M. ZuendokiOperations Design and Leadership

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DEGREE OF

MASTER OF ENGINEERING

Helena Cristina AlfonzoBiomedical Engineering

Vinay Rahul AreBiomedical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Stephanie Lynn CarlyleBiomedical Engineering

Jenny Guardia FernBiomedical Engineering

Katie Ann FlynnBiomedical Engineering

Jeffrey JohnBiomedical Engineering

Racha LazkaniBiomedical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Erika Marie MullenBiomedical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Nicholas Louis PelletierBiomedical Engineering

Andrew Cambre SandeferBiomedical Engineering

Linxi ShiBiomedical Engineering

Ananya TandonBiomedical Engineering

DEGREE OF

MASTER OF MATHEMATICS FOR EDUCATORS

Olinda Alexandra LaBeef Leah Cameron MacDonaldAwarded February 25, 2010

Kellie Agan MoulinAwarded October 1, 2009

Karla Eignor ReynoldsAwarded October 1, 2009

DEGREE OF

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Cliona M. Archambeault

Michael Walter Armagno

James Rowse BuonomoAwarded February 25, 2010

Angelo Lyndell Chandler, Jr.

Chamnan Chui

Brian James D'Eon

Angela Lynn Detzel

Jabar Hatem Elmassih

Gregory Patrick Halloran

Scott Andrew Harris

Amanda Marie Koski

Peter Geoffrey LovelessAwarded October 1, 2009

Eunice A. Marigliano

Bilal Mehmood

Irene Barrenechea Monteiro

Mark O'Neil

Paola Paniagua ControAwarded February 25, 2010

Nathan William Pascarella

Jyothsna RamaniAwarded October 1, 2009

Eric Roelke

Nirav Bhupatrai Trivedi

Mark John Urbin

Zijing Yin

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DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Andrew A. AbderrazzaqCivil Engineering

Eyuel D. AbebeMathematical Sciences Minor in Physics

* Ryan J. AdamsIndustrial Engineering

* * Debora AfezolliBiology and Biotechnology

Yetunde O. Ajayi-ObeManagement Information Systems

* * Emmanuel K. AkeseIndustrial EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Mohammed Suhail AkhtarBiology and Biotechnology

* * Nicholas AldenChemical Engineering Minor in Computer Science

* Joseph M. AleaInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentProfessional Writing

* * Alsan AliIndustrial EngineeringEconomic Science

Margaret AllardBiology and BiotechnologyBiochemistry

* Scott Trevor AlmquistComputer ScienceElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Lujain Fawzi Al-SowaimelBiochemistry

* Joel Benjamin AltmanAerospace Engineering

Ryan K. AminManagement Information Systems

* * Glenn AmundsenPhysicsAwarded February 25, 2010

* Ben F. AndersonComputer Science

* Wayne Ernest AndersonManagement Engineering withRobotics Engineering

Tina Yacoub AoudeBiochemistry

* * Erik Leo ArchambaultComputer Science

* * Jairo Eberardo ArguetaMechanical Engineering withAeronautics Minor in Management

* Karan Singh AroraElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Jarrett Randall ArredondoChemical Engineering

* Kojo Owusu AsensoElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Michael David AshmanChemical Engineering Minor in Materials

Vivian Jane AuerMechanical Engineering Minor in German

* * John S. Austin IIIChemical EngineeringChemistry

David Stephen AverillChemical Engineering

* Anthony Robert AzerskyComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

Jie BaiActuarial Mathematics

* Samuel Morrison BaileyInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* Krista BakerBiochemistryChemistry

Dimitrios P. BakllasMechanical Engineering withAeronautics

Lincoln E. Barber IVMechanical Engineering

* William Nicholas Barges Jr.Interactive Media and GameDevelopment

* * Kelton Kerry BarnsleyChemistry

Gregory Morgan BarrettComputer Science

Justin Michael BarrettRobotics Engineering Minor in Electrical and ComputerEngineering

* Nolan Farrall BarrieSystem Dynamics

Andrew Thomas BartleyBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/Genetics

Steven M. BartonBiochemistryChemistry

James Allan BassettMechanical Engineering

* * With High Distinction* With Distinction

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* * Brian Scott BatesComputer Science Minor in MathematicsAwarded February 25, 2010

Brian Joseph BeachMechanical Engineering withThermal-Fluid Engineering

Jenna Lynn BeattyCivil Engineering withEnvironmental

Ryan Francis BedellInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

Alisha Marie BeginChemical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* Adam Barnes Belanger IIMechanical Engineering Minor in Materials

Michael Christian BeliveauMechanical Engineering

Patrick Stephen BensonMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Diana Michelle BerloMechanical Engineering withAeronautics Minor in Management

* Matthew Richard BieniaRobotics Engineering

* Matthew H. BigmanSystem DynamicsAwarded October 1, 2009

Meggan Rose BirminghamBiomedical Engineering

Jayanth BisaBiomedical Engineering Minor in Electrical and ComputerEngineering

* Andrea Lynn BissonBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/GeneticsProfessional Writing

Francesco Paul BivonaElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Thomas Powers BlaisdellChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

* * Andreea BodnariComputer Science Minor in German

* * Genevieve Vittori BomanPhysics

John Joseph Bond IIIManagement Information Systems

* Burcu BoraMathematical SciencesManagement Engineering withOperations Management

Kevin Robert BordageChemical Engineering withEnvironmental

Kombosi BosungaElectrical and Computer Engineering

Christopher John BoudreauManagement

* * David Bernard BoudreauMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* * Justin Leonard BoudreauChemical Engineering

Paige Rogers BourneBiomedical Engineering

* * Emily Linda BowenChemical Engineering

Aaron BretonInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentAwarded February 25, 2010

Seth Thomas BrewsterCivil Engineering

* * Mark Anthony BrodaskiCivil Engineering

Adam James BrooksChemical Engineering

* * Nathan Alan BrownMechanical Engineering

Peter Anthony BrownBiomedical Engineering

William Ernest Brown Jr.Biology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/GeneticsAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Dillon BuchananElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Evans BurfordBiomedical Engineering

* Erin Elizabeth BurnsBiology and Biotechnology

Kelly Patricia ButlerAerospace Engineering Minor in International Studies

Kyla L. Bye-NagelMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* Melissa A. ByrneBiomedical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Peter CacciatoreCivil Engineering

Daniel Patrick CaffertyIndustrial Engineering

Nicole Marie CahillElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Music

* Michael K. CalabroElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

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Alexander Valdemar CamiloElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Ralph Louis Campanelli Jr.Civil Engineering

* Catherine Nicole CampbellBiology and Biotechnology

David Cancel Jr.Aerospace Engineering

Walter Avelino Vieira CanutoIndustrial Engineering

* Stephanie Felicia CarcieriChemical Engineering

David Michael CarloneChemical Engineering

* * Erik Daniel CarlsonChemical Engineering Minor in Mathematics

* Jason CarmichaelCivil EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Tyler Christopher CarrollElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Christopher CataneseElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Mehmet Emre CekirdekciIndustrial EngineeringEconomic Science

Matthew Robert CembrolaBiology and Biotechnology Minor in SpanishMinor in International Studies

Jeremiah Joseph ChaplinComputer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Seth Tyler ChapmanMechanical Engineering

Marc N. ChattertonManagement Engineering withOperations Management

* Edward M. ChauChemical Engineering

Keith ChesterRobotics EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Margaret Anne ChiassonBiochemistry

Alexander W. ChinBiomedical Engineering

Alessandro B. ChiumientoAerospace Engineering

* Kyley Jean ChornobyBiomedical Engineering

* * Danice Yequay ChouBiomedical Engineering

* Candace ChouinardBiochemistry

* * Justin Michael ChretienChemical Engineering

Steven ChungBiomedical Engineering

* Daniel Paul CianfroccoElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Management

* Mark CirilloManagement Information Systems

* * Elizabeth Nicole ClardyChemical Engineering

* * Jason Robert ClimerBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/Genetics Minor in Computer Science

* * Nathan ClimerBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering

Meghan Elise CockerillBiology and Biotechnology

* Jason Alan CoddingComputer Science Minor in Entrepreneurship

* * Gregory T. CoffeyAerospace Engineering Minor in Music

Jillian Roberts CohenManagement Engineering withBiomedical Engineering

Noah Robert CohenBiochemistry

Sebastian Arthur Critchfield CohnEnvironmental Engineering

* * Rose Simone ColangeloElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Management

Thomas Edward ColettaMechanical Engineering

Brenna Jane CollearyChemical Engineering

* * Francis Patrick CollinsComputer ScienceInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

Nicholas Maravelias ComeauIndustrial Engineering

* * Therese ComeauBiology and Biotechnology

* Molly Day CongdonChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry Minor in Biochemistry

Haley M. ConnelleyMechanical Engineering

Nicholas J. ContrinoManufacturing Engineering

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James Carson CookMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

David Michael CorlissInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

Kyle CostaManagement Engineering withOperations Management

Aaron William CostelloMechanical Engineering

* * Andrew Charles CotéInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* Joseph CotnoirInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* * Maura Kathleen CraigBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/Genetics Minor in Music

* * Nicholas Ingram CriderChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

Andrew Raymond CrouseCivil Engineering

* * Daniel James CullenElectrical and Computer Engineering

Kevin Patrick CurleyCivil Engineering withEnvironmental

Blake CurrierCivil EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* Jared CurtinBiochemistryChemistry

* Timothy Barrett CushmanInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentAwarded October 1, 2009

* Christopher Mark Dacunha IIBiology and BiotechnologyAwarded October 1, 2009

Lena Lorraine DagherElectrical and Computer Engineering

Jennifer Christine DahlmannBiomedical Engineering

* * Rui DaiManagement Information Systems Minor in Computer Science

Jenny DangBiochemistry

* Joanne DanielMechanical Engineering withAerospace

* * Nhi M. DaoManagement Information Systems Minor in Computer Science

* * Radu Alin DavidElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Philip Allen DavidsonComputer ScienceBiology and Biotechnology

Joshua William DavisActuarial Mathematics Minor in Management

Brendan Padraic DeanComputer Science

Dominic DeChiaraCivil Engineering

* * Maria Arvena DeCiccoBiochemistry Minor in Spanish

Jonathan Michael DeFeoElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* Lyubomir Hristov DeliginevCivil EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* Angelica Marie DeMartinoBiomedical Engineering

Ruth Dorothy DeMottIndustrial Engineering

* Richard Thomas Joseph Desilets Jr.Humanities and Arts withDrama/Theatre

Lena Beth DesPlainesMechanical Engineering withMaterials Science and Engineering

Justin Stephen DeveauBiology and Biotechnology

Francisco Andres Diaz FuenzalidaIndustrial Engineering

* Michael DiBlasiMechanical EngineeringRobotics Engineering

* * James DicksonManagement Minor in Law and Technology

* * Mark DignumMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design Minor in Manufacturing Engineering

* * Nam Hong DoComputer Science

Jason Robert DoddSystem Dynamics

* Garret Clark DoeInteractive Media and GameDevelopment Minor in Computer Science

* * Shannon Margaret DohertyBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/GeneticsBiochemistry

* Ross McCain DoranInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

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Matthias Paul DowneyMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Samuel Lee DroginElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Lesley Ann DrohanBiochemistryBiology and Biotechnology Minor in ChemistryAwarded February 25, 2010

Serena Rae DuboisManagement Engineering withOperations Management

* * Daniel Lawrence DufftyPhysics Minor in Mathematics

* Nicholas Paul DufourBiology and BiotechnologyAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Scott G. DuncanMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Mark R.J. DupuisAerospace EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Matthew Paul DuvalComputer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Brian William EarleyAerospace Engineering

* * Andrew Joseph EdwardsSociety, Technology and Policy Minor in Chemistry

Isaac Clark EdwardsComputer Science Minor in Electrical and ComputerEngineering

* Bryant Joseph EisenbachAerospace Engineering Minor in MathematicsMinor in Physics

* Peter Charles EliopoulosMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Corinna Lee EllisBiomedical Engineering

Steven Thomas EllisPhysics

David Craig EmbreeMechanical Engineering Minor in Computer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

* Andrew William EmersonChemical Engineering Minor in SpanishMinor in International Studies

Jenny EncarnacionActuarial Mathematics Minor in Management

Taylor EsformesPhysics

* Erik Emmanuel Santiago FajardoRobotics EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Charles FancherPhysics

* * John Thomas FavreauBiomedical Engineering

Christina Marie FerrariBiology and Biotechnology Minor in Art History

Michael Andrew FerroManagement Engineering

Konstantinos Dionysios FiliotisMechanical Engineering

Aaron M. FinemanRobotics Engineering Minor in GermanMinor in Computer Science

* * Michael James FitzpatrickIndustrial Engineering Minor in Management

* Robert James FitzpatrickMechanical Engineering with Robotics Minor in Writing and Rhetoric

* Meagan Patricia FoleyMechanical Engineering withBiomechanical

Ryan Patrick FoleyMechanical Engineering

Steven Ivar FoleyInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* Jason Matthew ForteBiomedical Engineering

Stephen Michael FranceschelliComputer Science

* Debra-Ann FranckBiology and Biotechnology

* * Grant Duane FredricksActuarial Mathematics Minor in Management

Matthew J. FugereInteractive Media and GameDevelopment Minor in Music

Stephanie Jenna FullerMathematical SciencesAwarded February 25, 2010Computer Science

* * Christopher Daniel GabrielsonMechanical Engineering withAerospace Minor in Physics

* Arthur H. Gager IIICivil Engineering

* * Kimberly Gail GallagherActuarial Mathematics Minor in Management

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* Paul Frederick GalliganCivil Engineering

* Christopher M. GamacheRobotics Engineering Minor in Computer Science

* * Roseann Susan GammalChemistryBiochemistry Minor in Writing and Rhetoric

* Daniel Raymond GarciaRobotics Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Bryan G. GawCivil Engineering

* * Donald GaxhoComputer Science

* * Lauren Elyse GergelBiology and Biotechnology

* * Michael Carl GhizzoniElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Jonathan David Kaipainen GibbonsComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

* Paul A. GiblerComputer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Sarah F. GilkeyInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentProfessional Writing

* Nicholas James GilliganMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Bryan Thomas GleasonElectrical and Computer Engineering

Lawson Edwin GliddenManagement Engineering withOperations Management Minor in Computer Science

* * Simon M. GoldishMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

T. Chase GolightlyElectrical and Computer Engineering

Matthew Alan GonsalvesBiomedical Engineering

Alexander Christopher GorskiManagement Information Systems Minor in Computer Science

Adam Leo GouldMechanical Engineering

* * Elizabeth Sarah GouldPhysics

William Robert Charles GradyChemistry

Nicholas Leo Granata-CappabiancaElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Marcella GranfoneBiology and Biotechnology

* Corey Francis GravesManagement Information Systems

* Jason Stephen GrayCivil EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Eric Philip GreerComputer Science Minor in Management InformationSystems

Alexandra Danielle GriffinBiochemistry

* * Morgan Lee GuardinoMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design Minor in Management

* * Evan Mark GuarinoCivil Engineering

* Alexandra GundersonBiomedical Engineering

Scott M. GuzmanChemical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* Cameron Wassim HabibBiochemistryBiology and Biotechnology with Cell and Molecular Bio/Genetics

Brandon Michael HabinAerospace EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Charles Hackett Hanlon IIIEnvironmental Policy andDevelopment

* * Stephen William HanlyMechanical Engineering withAerospace

* Alex J. HansenMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Philip Neil HardegenMechanical Engineering

Yuval Adam HarelBiomedical Engineering Minor in Nanoscience

* Kevin J. HarringtonRobotics Engineering

* Jonathan Richard HartMechanical Engineering

Clifford S. HarveyPhysicsAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Khondkar Faiaz HasanElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Daniel Clifford HassettMechanical Engineering withMaterials Science and Engineering

* Donald Maxwell HavenerMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

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* Benjamin Gerard HawkinsMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Jonathan E. H. HaydenElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Alysia M. HayesBiochemistry

* * Rens F. Hayes IVCivil Engineering

* * Elizabeth Anne HegartyMathematical Sciences Minor in Physics

Matthew Stephen HenryMechanical Engineering

Miguel Angel HerreraChemical Engineering

* * Daniel Morgan HerzbergAerospace Engineering Minor in Physics

* Kyle K. HessInteractive Media and GameDevelopment Minor in American LiteratureMinor in Writing and Rhetoric

Andrew Stevens HickcoxInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* Julie Lynn HitchcockMechanical Engineering

* William Rodger Hnath Jr.Electrical and Computer EngineeringComputer Science

* * James Charles HoganCivil Engineering

John Forrest HogeboomComputer Science

* * Rebecca Rey HolmbergBiomedical Engineering

Benjamin HolmesElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Peter Jackson HolmesMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Nicholas Lee HolovniaCivil Engineering

Gregory K. HoltorfComputer Science Minor in Electrical and ComputerEngineering

* Stoyan Plamenov HristovMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Kristen HughesComputer Science

* * Zachary HumerickChemical Engineering Minor in Physics

Jennifer Lynn HuntComputer Science

* Erin Theresa IngallsActuarial MathematicsAwarded February 25, 2010

* Nathaniel Austin JannettiMechanical Engineering

Amanda Rose JenkinsCivil Engineering

* Christopher Gary JeznachMechanical Engineering Minor in Management

James Walker JohnsonComputer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Kelly Erin JohnsonMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design Minor in Entrepreneurship

* Bennie Raye Jones Jr.Management Engineering withOperations Management

* * Craig Michael JonesBiomedical Engineering

Sean Patrick JoyceCivil Engineering

Sarah Elizabeth JuddComputer Science

Stephen Daniel JungBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Amanda J. KalishAerospace EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Khemarith KangInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Hunain M.Amin KapadiaElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Samuel Hockley KaplanRobotics Engineering

* * Cengiz KarakoyunluElectrical and Computer Engineering

Elias KaramMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Stephanie K. KavrakisChemical Engineering Minor in Drama/TheatreAwarded October 1, 2009

* Haroldo KawakamiElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Management

* Andrew Zakaria KeatingComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

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* * Paul Harald KehrerComputer Science

* * Akhil KejriwalMechanical Engineering

Matthew Christopher KelleyElectrical and Computer Engineering

Devin W. W. KellyElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

* Craig Louis KennedyMechanical Engineering Minor in Management

Sean Charles KennedyChemical Engineering

Julie Ann KentIndustrial Engineering

Brian KettererManagement Information Systems

* Ishrak KhairElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Matthew John KingChemical Engineering Minor in International Studies

Michael James KingBiochemistry

Gregory Scott KinnemanInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentComputer Science

Jerome Mitchell KirklandManagement Engineering withMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* Nicole Courtney KlegraefeMechanical Engineering

Daniel KnoxChemical Engineering Minor in GermanAwarded October 1, 2009

Jameson Philip KokolisBiochemistry

Kevin KordoskyMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Mark Christopher KowaleskiBiomedical Engineering

Nicholas Peter KozlowskiCivil Engineering

* Emily Katheryn KreekMechanical Engineering withMaterials Science and Engineering

* * Deepa KrishnaswamyElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Jason KrugChemical Engineering

Tahir KucukelCivil EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Bethany L. KuhnCivil Engineering

* Maxwell Alan KuhnsChemistry

Jarad Thomas KuklaBiology and Biotechnology

* David P. Kulis Jr.Management

* * Timothy Ryan KunyzMechanical Engineering

* * Chun-Wei KuoChemical Engineering

Matthew Robert KurtzChemical Engineering Minor in Nanoscience

Artem Boris KutikovBiomedical Engineering

Andrew Keelan LabakChemical Engineering Minor in Chemistry

* * Brian David LabonteCivil Engineering

* * Andrew LabrecqueComputer Science

Christopher Mark LacagninaCivil Engineering

Bethany Jean LagrantManagement Engineering with CivilEngineering

Anthony Jay LaineChemical Engineering

* Daniel H. LampkeMechanical Engineering

* * Kirk David LancianiInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* Benjamin David LandryBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/GeneticsBiochemistry

Eric Robert LandryManagement Engineering withMechanical Engineering

* Jesse Alexander LaneCivil Engineering

* * Jennifer Lauren LaPierreBiochemistry

* Craig Andrew LapradeComputer Science

* * Alexander Scott LarsenMechanical Engineering Minor in Management

* * Ryan LaSanteInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

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* * Manh-Hung Vo LeElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer ScienceMinor in Management

* Shannon Paulanna LearyElectrical and Computer Engineering

Justin Roy LeBeauMechanical Engineering

Jae Seok LeeMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Jennifer A. LeeCivil Engineering

Tuen Hung LeeElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Jacob S. LemayMechanical Engineering withEngineering Mechanics Minor in Art

* Bennett Andrew LessardElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Ilan Marshall LevinElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Stephen Pereira LimaMechanical Engineering

Mark A. LindbladChemical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Justin LiuBiology and BiotechnologyComputer Science

* Christopher Richard LizewskiMechanical Engineering

Albert Yu LoInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentAwarded October 1, 2009

* Briana Christine LorenzoBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/Genetics

Vadim LozkoComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Gregory L. Lucini Jr.Biomedical Engineering Minor in Law and Technology

Edwin WingYiu LuiComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

* Jenny Margaret LundCivil Engineering

Joshua Dean Kaufman LutherInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentProfessional Writing

* Bradford LynchMechanical Engineering

* Gregory D. LyonsMechanical Engineering

William J. Lyons IVManagementAwarded October 1, 2009

Scott Ryan MacDonaldCivil Engineering

Richard Matthue MacKendrickMechanical Engineering

* * Tanvir Singh MadanElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

* Rahul MahtaniMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design Minor in Electrical and ComputerEngineering

Molli Anne MalcolmsonMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* * Timothy John ManchesterMechanical EngineeringCivil Engineering

* Stephen Robert MannElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Andrew D. MarcheseBiomedical Engineering

Ryan MarquesCivil Engineering

* * Julie Jeannine MarquisCivil Engineering

Cordero Greg MarreroMechanical Engineering withManufacturing

* * Angel Augusto MartinezMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design Minor in Spanish

* * Emilia Maria MartiniIndustrial EngineeringHumanities and Arts with MusicMinor in Management

Amanda Lynn MartoriBiomedical Engineering

Tamara Catherine MasonBiology and Biotechnology

* * Divya MathewManagement Information Systems

* Jessica M. MathewCivil Engineering withEnvironmental

Robert Francis MatrowMechanical Engineering Minor in Drama/Theatre

* Rebecca Michelle MatternCivil Engineering

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* Jennifer M. MaurerBiochemistryBiology and Biotechnology withGenetics

Peter Khammaneejan MaurerMechanical Engineering

Evan Stuart MayComputer Science

Joseph MayoMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* William Wyke MayoMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Eric Steve Djomo MbakopMathematical SciencesAwarded October 1, 2009

Angela Marie McAlisterActuarial Mathematics Minor in ManagementAwarded February 25, 2010

Dickson Ridley McCannellInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentComputer Science

* Kurtis Neil McCannellBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/GeneticsBiochemistry

Colin William McCarthyElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Manufacturing EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Joseph William McCarthy Jr.Electrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Austin S. McDannaldPhysics Minor in Mechanical Engineering

* * Tobin Patrick McGeeChemical Engineering

* John P. McGinleyMechanical Engineering

Cody A. McGregorCivil Engineering

Daniel Patrick McHughMechanical Engineering

Andrew John McIsaacMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Katherine Mary McKennaCivil Engineering withEnvironmental

Elizabeth Jean McLaughlinCivil EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Timothy James McMathBiochemistry

Jillian Augusta McMillenManagement Engineering withEntrepreneurship and Innovation

* Brittany Ruth McNallyMechanical Engineering withBiomechanical

* Robert James McNameeMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* John Richard MeadeMechanical Engineering Minor in American LiteratureMinor in Materials

* Michael David MedeirosMechanical Engineering

* * John William MeklenburgBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering

Andrew James MendelbaumManagement Minor in Law and Technology

Richard MessierBiology and Biotechnology

Keith Frederick MeyerMechanical Engineering

* Dennis V. MilechinEnvironmental Engineering Minor in Physics

Samantha Lynn MillarMechanical Engineering withAerospace

* * Joseph MillerAerospace Engineering

* Tamlyn Pendragon MillerInteractive Media and GameDevelopment Minor in Music

* * Kelsey Larson MirandaChemical Engineering

* * Stephanie Marie MiskellChemical Engineering Minor in Management

Wade Omare Mitchell-EvansMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Daniel F. MittelmanMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design Minor in International Studies

* * Michael John MolignanoComputer Science

* Brian Laith MomaniChemistryChemical Engineering

* * Chad Hinden MondorBiochemistryChemical Engineering withBiochemical

* * Ian Michael MonkMechanical Engineering Minor in Management

Joshua A. MontgomeryComputer Science

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* * Laura Elizabeth MontvilleChemical Engineering Minor in Music

* Peter James MooreAerospace EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Kateryna V. MoranEnvironmental Engineering

* Matthew Thomas MoreauCivil Engineering

* Stacey Marie MorinAerospace Engineering

* * Sean O. MorrisElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Evan Samson Sprung MorrisonMechanical Engineering withAeronautics

Jennifer A. MossChemical Engineering Minor in MaterialsAwarded October 1, 2009

* Daniel S. MoussetteAerospace Engineering

* * Stephen James MuellerElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Alexander Douglas Davidson MuirSociety, Technology and Policy

* David Patrick MullenManagement Information Systems

* * Lindsay Elizabeth MullinsMechanical Engineering withBiomechanical Minor in Spanish

* Chad D. MunchbachMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Angel L. Muñoz Jr.Civil Engineering

* * Eric Michael MurphyAerospace Engineering Minor in Physics

* Nolan Scott MurphyManufacturing Engineering

* Kelley Anne MurrayBiology and BiotechnologyHumanities and ArtsAwarded October 1, 2009

Sebastian Christopher MusielakElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Jola MyrtaElectrical and Computer Engineering

Winnie M. NabeaChemical Engineering

Neil Satya NanisettyActuarial Mathematics Minor in Computer ScienceMinor in Management

Stephen Maximilian Napolitano Jr.Mechanical Engineering

* * Syed Kazim NaqviMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design Minor in Computer Science

* Timothy Thomas NavienComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

* Patrick Joseph NewellComputer Science

Austin Lee NgAerospace Engineering

Davis NguyenMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* * Huong NguyenEnvironmental Engineering

* Ricardo José Nido RiveraCivil Engineering

Christine Marie NilsenCivil Engineering

* Anvar NiyetkaliyevManagement Information Systems

Kevin Murray NolanInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

Teresa Alison NowakBiomedical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* Felix O. Nwaobasi Jr.Interactive Media and GameDevelopment

Kevin James O'BrienComputer Science Minor in Management

Patrick Joseph O'BrienChemical Engineering

* Olivia O'ConnellBiology and Biotechnology

Thomas Paul O'Connell IICivil Engineering

Christopher James O'HaraCivil EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Devin Matthew OhmartMechanical Engineering

* * Carol OkumuraMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design Minor in Computer Science

* * Daniel Joseph OleckiMechanical Engineering

Jerrod P. OltmannBiology and Biotechnology

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Jeffrey OnderdonkMechanical Engineering Minor in History

* Aubrey OrtizBiomedical Engineering

* * Michael Ryan OshetskyComputer Science

Aleksandr V. OstapenkoComputer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Thomas Michael PageMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Ashish PalooparambilAerospace Engineering

Nicholas Vincent PalumboBiomedical Engineering

* Adam C. PanzicaMechanical EngineeringRobotics Engineering

* Christopher PardyComputer Science Minor in Drama/Theatre

* * Seonhee ParkChemical Engineering

Benjamin Keyes ParkerMechanical Engineering

Daniel David ParkerBiology and Biotechnology Minor in MusicAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Matthew A. ParkerMechanical Engineering withAeronautics

Michal L. ParzychAerospace Engineering

* * Kelly Anne PastorBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/Genetics

Umang Shailesh PatelElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Sean K. PatrickElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Madison R. PaulinoCivil Engineering

* Richard Albert PavisInteractive Media and GameDevelopmentHumanities and Arts withDrama/Theatre

Randi Nicole PawsonInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* Pedriant PeñaMechanical Engineering

Elliot Sinclair PenningtonComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Katelyn Ruth PerkinsMechanical Engineering withBiomechanical

* * Matthew Scott PerroneChemical Engineering Minor in Materials

* * Ashley H. PerryCivil EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* Brendan David PerryAerospace Engineering Minor in Mathematics

* * Konrad Robert PerryAerospace Engineering

* Travis Richard PerulloAerospace Engineering

Jordan James PettengillElectrical and Computer Engineering

Tuan Viet PhamManagement Engineering withMechanical Engineering

* * Joseph PhaneufElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in German

* * Sean Thayer PhilbrookChemical Engineering withEnvironmental

* * Claire Emma Naikey PiardChemical Engineering

Erik D. PichetteManagement Engineering withOperations Management

* Michael Victor PierriCivil Engineering

Cristian Gregorio PimentelIndustrial Engineering

Joseph PitkinManagement Engineering withMechanical Engineering

* * Abigail Louise PivaIndustrial Engineering

Justin Reed PollardMechanical Engineering Minor in Management

Valentina PolyakovaBiomedical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Brian Francis PottsElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

William ProiaChemical Engineering

Anna ProshkoIndustrial Engineering Minor in Management

Jeffrey Michael PruneraMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

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* * Kyle PydynkowskiMechanical Engineering

Alexander Chaves RamsayMathematical Sciences

Christopher S. RamsleyInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* * Ekaterina Vesselinova RatchevaComputer Science

* * Jarrod Philip RatcliffeInterdisciplinary Minor in MusicEntrepreneurshipAwarded February 25, 2010

Swati RathoreBiology and BiotechnologyAwarded February 25, 2010

Elizabeth Laura Christina RayMechanical Engineering

* Jarred James RaymondAerospace Engineering

* * Archana ReddyManagement Information Systems

* Kristin Elizabeth RenaultChemistry

* Brian RendaBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/Genetics

* Eric Joseph RenzulliElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Oljora RezhdoChemical Engineering

Bryan RickardChemical Engineering

* Phoebe Elizabeth RileyBiology and Biotechnology

Meghan Amanda RoacheChemistry

Calvin Kachmar RobertieCivil Engineering

* Anne Donovan RocheleauChemical Engineering Minor in Mathematics

* * Conor RochfordElectrical and Computer Engineering

Ryan P. RoganMechanical Engineering

Cordell Valentine Rogers IIManagement Information SystemsAwarded February 25, 2010

* Aaron RootComputer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

* Jeffrey Robert RootCivil Engineering

* Mardelle Adriana RosalesBiomedical Engineering

Jason Tyler RoseBiology and Biotechnology

* Stephen Anthony RoseAerospace Engineering Minor in Management

* * Hilary A. RotatoriCivil Engineering

Benjamin Robert RoyElectrical and Computer Engineering

Graciela RubioElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in SpanishAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Stacy Michelle RudolfChemical Engineering

John Michael RussoManagement Information Systems

* * Daniel Robert SaccoElectrical and Computer Engineering

Michael Angelo SaccoMechanical Engineering withAerospace

Jacob SaffronMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Muhammad Bilal SaleemElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Rachel J. SalvatoriMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Matthew Edward SamlerMechanical Engineering

Michael Gary SangenarioMechanical Engineering withAeronautics

* William Charles SanguinetMathematical SciencesPhysics

Drew SanseveroManagement Engineering withMechanical Engineering

* * Jennifer Elizabeth SansomBiomedical Engineering

Dimitris SaragasElectrical and Computer Engineering

* * Shikhar SaxenaComputer Science

Robert Emmett Sayre IIIMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Anthony Frederick ScacciaChemical Engineering

* * Aubrey Marie ScarboroughManagement Engineering withOperations ManagementInternational Studies

Daniel C. SchickMechanical Engineering

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James Scott Schiemer IIBiochemistry

* * Elizabeth Alice SchreiberCivil Engineering withEnvironmental

* Mary Patricia SchultzCivil Engineering

Stephanie SchultzCivil Engineering

* * Ian SchwartzElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Aaron B. ScioreChemistry

Ryan Oscar SebastianMechanical Engineering withAerospace

Patrick SebuwufuElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Kaileen Elizabeth SelenManagement Engineering withOperations Management

* Hannah Elizabeth ShapiroBiomedical Engineering

Gregory Matthew SheaferComputer Science

* * Timothy Scott SherrerdActuarial Mathematics

* Steven D. ShidlovskyComputer Science Minor in Management

Edward Robert ShipperMechanical Engineering

* * Prawal Man ShresthaElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Kile Logan SimpsonAerospace Engineering

* Daniel Patrick SkehanElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Justin Louis SkellyEnvironmental Engineering

William T. SkeneChemical Engineering Minor in Materials

Nadia Marie SkorinkoBiology and Biotechnology

Roxanne Michelle SkowranBiomedical Engineering

* * Ashleigh Rita SmealActuarial MathematicsManagement Engineering

Christopher Eduard Drake SmithComputer Science

Paul L. SmithElectrical and Computer Engineering

Derek Warren SnowCivil Engineering

* Laurie Anne SoderbomBiomedical Engineering

Samuel SongComputer Science

* Audra Gail SosnyIndustrial Engineering

Lauren Carol SpadaBiochemistry

Sarah Jordan SpearPsychological Science

Michael Anthony SpremulliChemistryAwarded October 1, 2009

* * Heather Lee StandringActuarial Mathematics Minor in Computer ScienceMinor in Management

Jason J. StasikComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

* Stanley St. JusteManagement Engineering withOperations Management

* Collin Eric StridMechanical Engineering

Thomas StrottElectrical and Computer Engineering

Jo-Ellen Jean SullivanBiology and BiotechnologyAwarded October 1, 2009

Jonathan L. SullivanAerospace Engineering

Paul Francis Sullivan Jr.Biomedical Engineering

Michael David SwantonCivil Engineering

Brandon Alexander SweetChemical Engineering Minor in Management

* * Christopher Stephen SzlatenyiMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

Brian T. SzpyrkaManagement Engineering with CivilEngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* Michael E. TaglieriMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* * Brian Christopher TateComputer Science Minor in Physics

* Michelle Elizabeth TerryMathematical Sciences

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* * Eleanor Rose Terry-WelshPhysics Minor in Music

* Caleb Joseph TeskeEngineering Physics

Michael Nathan TessierComputer Science Minor in European HistoryAwarded October 1, 2009

* Joe ThomasMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* James Edward ThompsonComputer ScienceInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

Christopher P. ThomsonElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in German

Sean Julian ThulinElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* Matthew Ryan TomaskoMechanical Engineering withAeronautics

* * Long Wan TongPhysics

Neil Steven ToupinAerospace Engineering

Kuthan C. ToydemirMechanical Engineering withThermal-Fluid Engineering

* * Sally Elizabeth TrabuccoBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/Genetics Minor in International Studies

Laura Ann TracyBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/Genetics

* Nicole Thach Thao TranInteractive Media and GameDevelopment Minor in Mathematics

* Galia A. TraubComputer Science Minor in Management InformationSystemsComputer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Richard John Tremblay Jr.Mechanical Engineering withMechanical Design Minor in Materials

* * Ksenia TrikozIndustrial Engineering Minor in Computer ScienceMathematicsAwarded February 25, 2010

Jeffrey Evan TrostElectrical and Computer EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

Heather Marie TrowbridgeCivil Engineering

* * Viktoras TruchanoviciusComputer Science

* Christopher James TrufanComputer Science Minor in Electrical and ComputerEngineering

David TruongElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Elizabeth M. TuiteBiomedical Engineering

Brendan J. TurcotteElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in MusicAwarded October 1, 2009

Alexander P. TutoneMechanical Engineering

* Liza TuttleMechanical EngineeringAwarded October 1, 2009

* Ishita TyagiBiomedical Engineering

John David UptonCivil Engineering Minor in Management

Nicholas Charles VaccaroElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Sabrina Marie VaranelliMechanical EngineeringRobotics Engineering

* * Manasi Pradeep VartakComputer ScienceMathematical Sciences

* Polihronis N. VasiliadisBiomedical Engineering

Kevin Michael VaydaManagement Engineering withOperations ManagementAwarded February 25, 2010

Anthony Joseph VelloManagement Information SystemsAwarded October 1, 2009

* Arie J. VildersMechanical Engineering

* * Jyotsna VinayakBiology and Biotechnology with Celland Molecular Bio/GeneticsAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Alyssa L. VincentBiology and Biotechnology Minor in Spanish

Nicholas Crew VineActuarial Mathematics Minor in GermanMinor in Management

* * Alexander VolfsonActuarial Mathematics Minor in Computer ScienceMinor in Management InformationSystems

* * Danielle Marie VolpeEnvironmental Engineering

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* * George von Roth IIIMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* * Alexander Sanford WackInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* Karl Bowen WajcsRobotics Engineering

* Renee WalkerElectrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Joshua Travis WalkowskiInteractive Media and GameDevelopment Minor in Computer ScienceAwarded October 1, 2009

Joseph Michael WalshBiochemistry

Myles Alexander WalshBiology and Biotechnology Minor in Spanish

Diana G. WamakimaChemical Engineering

Fidelis WambuiChemical Engineering Minor in Psychology

* Bohua WangMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Xiangyu WangActuarial Mathematics

* Yan WangCivil Engineering

* * Yi Ryan WangComputer ScienceAwarded February 25, 2010

* Robert WarrenMechanical Engineering

* Steven WashingtonInteractive Media and GameDevelopment

* * Nathan Michael WebbElectrical and Computer Engineering

Benjamin C. WebberBiochemistryAwarded October 1, 2009

Eric Bernard WeilandMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Cynthia Claire WeilerMechanical Engineering Minor in Management

* Christopher Roy WellsMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Matthew J. WetherbeeMechanical Engineering

Nicholas Andrew WheelerAerospace Engineering

* * Ryan Lee WhetstoneMechanical Engineering withMaterials Science and EngineeringMinor in Physics

* * Brendan Ryan WhiteMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Felicia Nicole WhiteMechanical Engineering

Thomas WhitingActuarial Mathematics Minor in Organizational Leadership

* Elias Christopher Whitten-KassnerMechanical Engineering

David John WiigMechanical Engineering withAeronautics

* Sidath S. WijesooriyaMechanical Engineering

* * Mark J. WilburManagement Engineering

Shawn Richard WilhelmMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

* Francis Xavier Williams IIIInteractive Media and GameDevelopment Minor in Computer Science

* * Carly Jane WillmottCivil Engineering

Zachary Stephen WilsonMechanical Engineering

* * Soe San WinElectrical and Computer Engineering

* Yip WongBiochemistry

* Ashleigh Elizabeth WoodBiology and Biotechnology

* * Carol Anne WoodBiomedical Engineering Minor in MaterialsMinor in Drama/Theatre

Lindsay M. WoodChemical Engineering withEnvironmental

* David Howard WorshamCivil Engineering

* Cei Ping WuChemical Engineering

Ethan WymanMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

* Angelica Teresa WzorekBiochemistryHumanities and Arts with Hispanic Studies

* * Chaoran XieComputer Science Minor in Statistics

* * Yanxuan XieCivil Engineering

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* Andrey Andreyevich YamshchikovComputer Science Minor in PhysicsAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Andrew YeeComputer Science Minor in Management InformationSystems

* Kevin Edward YeeBiochemistry Minor in Chemistry

Brandt Axel YorkInterdisciplinary in AudioEngineering and ProductionMinor in Music

* * Mary Aubrey YovinaInteractive Media and GameDevelopment Minor in Computer Science

* * Yuk-Kwan Brian YuenMechanical Engineering withMechanical Design

Kevin Blaine ZabinskiCivil Engineering

* Neda ZahidChemical Engineering

Thomas E. Zajac Jr.Civil Engineering

* * Sofia Andrea Zamora-PalaciosCivil Engineering withEnvironmental Minor in German

* John ZebMechanical Engineering withAerospace

* Mihajlo ZeljkovicComputer Science

Victor Yu ZengBiology and Biotechnology

* * Michael Jay ZervasMechanical Engineering withEngineering Mechanics

* * Chao ZhangActuarial Mathematics Minor in Management

Subaiou ZhangBiology and Biotechnology Minor in Music

Mingzhu ZhengActuarial Mathematics Minor in ManagementAwarded February 25, 2010

* * Billy ZhongElectrical and Computer Engineering

Jonathan Daniel ZollMechanical EngineeringAwarded February 25, 2010

The names published in this Commencement program were determined from information available at the time of printing, which preceded the faculty vote on degrees. Inclusion of a name in the program is not testimony to completion of WPI’s degree requirements and does not commit WPI to award a degree.

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RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPSThese members of the Class of 2010 received their commissions

as part of this morning’s Commencement exercises

UNITED STATES ARMY

Commissioned Second Lieutenants:

Adam V. CartierCraig A. Laprade

Katherine M. McKennaJerrod P. Oltmann

Michael V. PierriDavid H. Worsham

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Commissioned Second Lieutenants:

William ProiaMatthew Wetherbee

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ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS––– CLASS OF 2010 –––

SALISBURY PRIZE

Debora Afezolli, Biology and BiotechnologyGenevieve Vittori Boman, PhysicsRui Dai, Management Information SystemsRoseann Gammal, Chemistry and BiochemistryKelly Johnson, Mechanical EngineeringManh-Hung Le, Electrical and Computer EngineeringTanvir Madan, Electrical and Computer EngineeringAndrew Marchese, Biomedical Engineering;

Robotics EngineeringJohn William Meklenburg, Biomedical Engineering;

Electrical and Computer EngineeringChad Mondor, Biochemistry; Chemical EngineeringKatelyn Perkins, Mechanical EngineeringSean Philbrook, Chemical EngineeringElizabeth Schreiber, Civil EngineeringManasi Vartak, Computer Science; Mathematical SciencesAlyssa Vincent, Biology and BiotechnologyDanielle Volpe, Environmental EngineeringMary Yovina, Interactive Media and Game Development Yuk-Kwan Brian Yuen, Mechanical Engineering

This award is made to the most meritorious seniors at the university. It was established by Stephen Salisbury II, a WPIfounder and the first president of the Board of Trustees.

TWO TOWERS PRIZE

Roseann Gammal ’10, Chemistry and Biochemistry(AWARDED 2009)

In keeping with the original purposes of the founders of WPI, theTwo Towers Prize is awarded to students who, through generalacademic competence, campus leadership, regular course work,and special work in research and projects, best exemplify a combined proficiency in the theoretical and practical union that is at the heart of the WPI educational tradition. This prizewas established by Mildred M. Tymeson Petrie, author ofTWO TOWERS, WPI’s centennial history, published in 1965.

OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR

Jeremy Denham (AWARDED 2009)Kurt Ferreira, PhD Candidate

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATERESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Erin Kiley, MS candidateThis award recognizes outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing degrees in the U.S. and abroad.

SIGMA XI GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD

Rajratan Basu, PhD candidate, Physics: “Dielectric Studies ofNanostructures and Directed Self-assembled Nanomaterialsin Nematic Liquid Crystals”Advisor: Germano Iannacchione

Saurabh A. Vilekar, PhD candidate, Chemical Engineering:“Thermal and Electrochemical Pathways in Fuel Cells”Advisor: Ravindra Datta

This award, established in 1983, is presented for outstandingresearch by students at the master’s and doctoral levels and issponsored jointly by the Society of the Sigma Xi and theCommittee on Graduate Studies and Research.

MARIETTA E. ANDERSON AWARD

Roseann Gammal ’10 (AWARDED 2009)

Established by Arvid E. Anderson ’20 in memory of his wife,this award is presented to outstanding freshman, sophomore, orjunior women students who not only have a superior academicrecord, but have been work-study students, volunteers for college-sponsored activities, and participants in recognizedextracurricular activities.

GERTRUDE R. RUGG AWARD

Roseann Gammal ’10 (AWARDED 2007)Laura Montville ’10 (AWARDED 2007)Manasi Vartak ’10 (AWARDED 2007)

This award, honoring WPI’s late registrar, is provided by fundsfrom an anonymous donor. Based on academic excellence, contributions to the WPI community, and professional goals, the award is given in tribute to first year women studentspreparing for a career in engineering or science who have playeda significant role at WPI.

BONNIE-BLANCHE SCHOONOVER AWARD

Diana Berlo ’10 (AWARDED 2009)Roseann Gammal ’10 (AWARDED 2009)Manasi Vartak ’10 (AWARDED 2009)

This award, honoring WPI’s former librarian, is provided by funds from an anonymous donor. Based on academic excel-lence, contributions to the WPI community, and pro fessionalgoals, the award is given in tribute to junior women studentspreparing for a career in engineering or science, who have playeda significant role at WPI.

Awards were presented in 2010, unless otherwise noted.

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SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS SCHOLARSHIP

Diana Berlo ’10 Manasi Vartak ’10

This annual national scholarship is awarded to 70 outstandingwomen in engineering or computer science programs.

BENJAMIN A. GILMAN INTERNATIONALSCHOLARSHIP

Hilary Rotatori ’10Established by the International Academic Opportunity Act, thisscholarship provides awards for undergraduate study abroad.

GRADUATE RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT DAY AWARDS

ENGINEERING DIVISION

1ST PLACE: Muhammad Saleem (PhD candidate), “Helium-assisted Sand Casting of Aluminum Alloys” Advisor: Makhlouf Makhlouf

3RD PLACE: Paul Cotnoir (PhD candidate), “TheAttenuation of Potentially Harmful Vibrations Due toGround Travel in Passenger Compartments of Ambulances”Advisor: Mustapha Fofana

SCIENCE DIVISION

3RD PLACE: Lori Pelletier (PhD Candidate), “PhysicianPerformance Modeling in a Healthcare Organization” (co-authored by Elaine Fontaine, Edward Westrick, Alan Krinsky and Robert Klugman)Advisor: Sharon JohnsonNOTE: This project won special recognition for “Project with the LargestSocietal Impact” at the Innovation Presentation Competition.

INNOVATION PRESENTATION COMPETITION

2nd Place (tie): Choong-Soo Lee (PhD candidate), “A Credit-based Home Access Point (CHAP) to ImproveApplication Performance on IEEE 802.11 Networks”Advisors: Mark Claypool, Robert Kinicki

This annual poster symposium is open to all WPI master’s andPhD candidates engaged in research. Monetary prizes and certificates of merit are given for best posters in four divisions:Engineering; Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Managementand Social Science; and Science.

PROVOST’S MQP AWARDS

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Kelly Butler, David Cancel, Brian Early, Stacey Morin,Evan Morrison, Michael Sangenario: “Design andConstruction of a Supersonic Wind Tunnel”Advisors: John Blandino, Simon Evans

Ashish Palooparambil, Dan Moussette, Jarred Raymond:“Construction and Control Design of an AutonomousUnderwater Vehicle”Advisors: Islam Hussein, William Michalson

BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Jason Climer: “A Genetic Approach to the C. elegans NMJ”Advisor: Elizabeth Ryder

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Corinna Ellis, Paul Vasiliadis, Christopher Serafin, Carol Wood: “Design of a Multifunctional AutomatedProduction System for Biopolymer Microthreads”Advisor: George Pins

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Kevin Bordage, Tobin McGee, Chad Mondor, Sean Philbrook: “A Study of Biofuel Production Using Salt Catalysts”Advisors: Ravindra Datta, James Dittami

Matt Perrone, Oljora Rezhdo: “Iron Oxide Doped Carbon as a Substratum for Nerve Cell Culture”Advisor: Hong Susan Zhou

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Kelton Barnsley: “The Development of Metal-OrganicFrameworks Via a Stepwise Reaction”Advisor: John MacDonald

Michael King: “PKC beta Activity Regulates DAT PlasmaMembrane Presentation”Advisor: David Adams

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Peter Cacciatore, James Hogan, Rebecca Mattern, AngelMunoz: “Sustainable Community Design: LandscapeArchitecture”Advisors: Fred Hart, Suzanne LePage

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Manasi Vartak: “Query Relaxation: Generating MeaningfulQueries that Provide Cardinality Assurance”Advisor: Elke Rundensteiner

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Ramsey Abouzahra, Cengiz Karakoyunlu, Yuan Shi, Billy Zhong: “Hybrid Indoor Geolocation for RoboticsApplications”Advisor: Kaveh Pahlavan

Stephen Jung, John Meklenburg, Sean Patrick: “SurfaceElectromyogram Simulator for Meoelectrically ControlledProsthesis Testing”Advisor: Edward Clancy

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HUMANITIES AND ARTS

Yekaterina Moran, Elizabeth Schreiber, Justin Skelly,Danielle Volpe: “Green Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment forShipboard Desalination”Advisor: Jeanine Plummer

Daniel Corfman, Joseph Cotnoir, Steven Foley, Kevin Nolan, Graham Pentheny: “Mote: A MusicalAdventure Game”Advisor: Joshua Rosenstock

Ryan Bedell, Elliot Borenstein, Drew Hickcox, Lukas Wong-Achorn: “Blinding Silence: A Sound-basedPuzzle Game”Advisors: Robert Lindeman, Jennifer deWinter

INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND GAME DEVELOPMENT

Ryan Bedell, Elliot Borenstein, Drew Hickcox, Lukas Wong-Achorn: “Blinding Silence: A Sound-basedPuzzle Game”Advisors: Robert Lindeman, Jennifer deWinter

MANAGEMENT

Brittney Kawa, Audra Sosny: “Improving Cross-ProgramCommunication, File Storage and Test Procedure at iRobotCorporation”Advisor: Sharon Johnson

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Alexander Ramsay, Michelle Terry: “An Investigation ofPolya's Function”Advisor: Umberto Mosco

Manasi Vartak: “Regulatory Network Models for Biology”Advisors: Marian Walhout, Brigitte Servatius

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Rahul Mahtani, Angel Martinez, Rachel Salvatori, RobertSayre: “Flywheel Accumulator for Compact, HydraulicEnergy Storage”Advisor: James Van de Ven

PHYSICS

William Sanguinet: “Effective Properties of ElasticLaminates in Space-time”Advisors: Konstantin Lurie, L. R. Ram-Mohan

PROFESSIONAL WRITING

Joseph Alea, Sarah Gilkey: “Blood Tide”Advisors: Jennifer deWinter, Robert Lindeman

ROBOTICS ENGINEERING

Andrew Marchese: “Force Sensing and Haptic Feedbackfor Robotic Surgery”Advisor: Gregory Fischer

SOCIAL SCIENCE AND POLICY STUDIES

Casey McKenna: “Moral Credentialing”Advisor: Jeanine Skorinko

Nolan Barrie: “Skill Dynamics in a Large EngineeringDesign Organization”Advisor: Khalid Saeed

PRESIDENT’S IQP AWARD

FIRST PLACE:Christopher Lizewski, Marcella Granfone, Daniel Olecki:“Water and Sanitation in Monwabisi Park, Cape Town”Advisors: Scott Jiusto, Robert Hersh

SECOND PLACE (TIE):LISTED IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

Aubrey Ortiz, Hilary Rotatori, Elizabeth Schreiber, Georgevon Roth: “Hydroponic Farming in Mahasarakham:Integrating Hydroponics into the Agricultural CurriculumWhile Introducing Entrepreneurial Skills”Advisors: Chrysanthe Demetry, Richard Vaz

Christopher Gabrielson, Stephen Hanly, Laura Montville:“Leicester Energy Study”Advisor: Fred Looft

Diana Berlo, Jennifer Hunt, Amanda Martori, JustinSkelly: “Wind Generation on Nantucket”Advisor: Michael Elmes

Debra-Ann Franck, William Mayo, Matthew Tomasko,Yanxuan Xie: “Mapping as a Foundation for SpatialRedevelopment in Monwabisi Park”Advisors: Scott Jiusto, Robert Hersh

AEROSPACE PROGRAM—AEROSPACE PROGRAM AWARD

Ashish Palooparambil ’10, Dan Moussette ’10, JarredRaymond ’10: “Construction and Control Design of anAutonomous Underwater Vehicle”Advisors: Islam Hussein, William Michelson

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING—ALFRED R. AND JANET H. POTVIN AWARDS

Jacques Guyette, PhD candidateTracy Gwyther, PhD candidate

This award is given to outstanding graduate students in biomedical engineering.

Elizabeth Tuite ’10

This award is given to outstanding under graduate students in biomedical engineering.

BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY—JAMES F. DANIELLI AWARD

Patrick Arsenault, PhD candidate

This award for excellence in research is named for formerdepartment head James F. Danielli, whose model for the cellular membrane remained relevant for a half century. A fellow of the Royal Society, he stressed the importance ofresearch to good teaching and helped build the department into a center for scholarship.

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING—AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTSUNDERGRADUATE AWARD

Justin Boudreau ’10

Given by the American Institute of Chemists, this award recognizes outstanding seniors in the Chemical EngineeringDepartment.

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY—AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY DIVISION OFANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AWARD

Roseann Gammal ’10 (AWARDED 2009)

This award recognizes a chemistry junior who displays an aptitutd for a career in the field.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS AWARD

BIOCHEMISTRY:Jennifer LaPierre ’10Tuong-Vi Nguyen, MS Candidate

CHEMISTRY:John Austin ’10Morgan Stanton, PhD candidate

This award recognizes outstanding seniors and graduate students in chemistry and in biochemistry.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTSGRADUATE AWARD

Saurabh Vilekar, PhD candidate (AWARDED 2009)Given by the American Institute of Chemists, this award recognizes outstanding graduate students in the ChemicalEngineering Department.

HERB BEALL GENERAL CHEMISTRY AWARD

Sean Philbrook ’10 (AWARDED 2007)Laurie Soderbom ’10 (AWARDED 2007)Carol Wood ’10 (AWARDED 2008)

Established to honor the memory of Professor Herb Beall, thisaward is given to students who have completed the freshmanchemistry course with superior academic performance.

POLYED AWARD IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Alyssa Vincent ’10 (AWARDED 2008)

This award recognizes undergraduate students for outstandingachievement in organic chemistry.

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING—ANDREW HOLT MEMORIAL AWARD

Elizabeth Schreiber ’10Carly Willmott ’10

This award is presented to civil engineering seniors who haveconsistently earned academic honors and who show excellentpromise for success.

CARL F. MEYER IMPROVEMENT AWARD INCIVIL ENGINEERING

Jessica Mathew ’10

Established by Professor Emeritus Meyer, this award is pres entedto civil engineering seniors who have demonstrated the mostimprovement in academic and professional attitude since entering the department.

FRANK D. DEFALCO AWARD

Julie Marquis ’10 (AWARDED 2009)

This award is presented to juniors interested in going into professional practice in the constructed facilities area.

CMAA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Ashley Perry ’10 (AWARDED 2009)This award from the Construction Management Association of America, New England Chapter, is given to students whohave demonstrated a strong interest in a career in the field.

CIVIL ENGINEERING ADVISORY BOARD AWARD

Bethany Kuhn ’10, Julie Marquis ’10, Hilary Rotatori ’10

This award is presented to the best MQP poster presentation.

COMPUTER SCIENCE—COMPUTER SCIENCE OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD

Eric Archambault ’10

This award is presented to computer science seniors who havean outstanding academic record and who have contributed tothe enrichment and professional development of fellow students.

COMPUTER SCIENCE OUTSTANDING JUNIOR AWARD

Manasi Vartak ’10 (AWARDED 2009)

This award is presented to computer science juniors who have an excellent academic record and who show promise for con tinuing success.

PROFESSOR LEE A. BECKER MEMORIAL AWARD

Andreea Bodnari ’10, Ekaterina Ratcheva ’10, Andrew Yee ’10

This award was established in 2004 by the Computer ScienceDepartment in memory of their colleague, friend, and teacher.It is awarded to computer science majors to support their participation at MQP project centers.

DR. NEIL G. SULLIVAN ’83 MEMORIAL AWARD

Brian Bates ’10 (AWARDED 2009)Andreea Bodnari ’10 (AWARDED 2009)Manasi Vartak ’10 (AWARDED 2009)

This award was established in 1991 by members of theSullivan family in memory of their son and brother, who was killed in an automobile accident that year. It is awarded to juniors majoring in computer science in recognition ofdemonstrated ability and promise.

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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING—ETA KAPPA NU OUTSTANDING ELECTRICALENGINEERING TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD

Kurt Ferreira, PhD candidate

ETA KAPPA NU OUTSTANDING ELECTRICALENGINEERING SENIOR TUTOR AWARD

Deepa Krishnaswamy ’10

WPI-IEEE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Thomas MacDonald, MS candidateJoseph M. Schlesinger ’10

Established by the IEEE University Partnership Program, thisaward is given to students, staff, and/or faculty who have madeoutstanding contributions to the ECE community.

HUMANITIES AND ARTS—CLASS OF 1879 PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDINGPROJECTS IN THE HUMANITIES

Maggie Allard ’10: “The Butterfly” (animated short)Advisor: Joshua Rosenstock (AWARDED 2009)

Andrew Marchese ’10: “Origins of Emergent Order: The Inadequacy of Reductionism and the Complexity ofLight Phenomena”Advisor: David Spanagel (AWARDED 2009)

This award is given to undergraduate students for excellentwork in Humanities projects that demonstrate exceptional creativity and skill in conceiving, developing, and expressing a theme within any discipline in the humanities and arts.

STEVEN J. KAHN AWARD

Jason Climer ’10

This award is presented to outstanding senior members of theWPI Glee Club in recognition of contributions, commitment,and unwavering loyalty to the organization.

INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND GAMEDEVELOPMENT—IMGD OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD

Sarah Gilkey ’10

This award is presented to Interactive Media and GameDevelopment seniors who have an outstanding academic recordand who have contributed to the enrichment and professionaldevelopment of fellow students.

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING—SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERSOUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD

Scott Duncan ’10Dhimiter Baklla ’10Gregory Lyons ’10

This award is given to the top three SME members each year..

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING—WORCESTER CHAPTER OF AMERICAN SOCIETY FORMETALS: CHESTER M. INMAN ’14 OUTSTANDINGSTUDENT AWARD

Sara Gouveia, MS candidate

This award is presented to outstanding undergraduate or graduate students in materials science and engineering.

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES—SENIOR MATH AWARD

Ashleigh Smeal ’10Chao Zhang ’10

This award is presented to senior mathematical sciences majorswho have shown outstanding performance and who have madevaluable contributions to the WPI community.

RICHARD V. OLSON AWARD

Yurong Mao ’10 (AWARDED 2008) Chao Zhang ’10 (AWARDED 2009)

Established to honor the memory of Professor Olson, this awardis given to sophomores in recognition of outstanding performancein basic mathematics courses.

DIMENSIONS AWARD

Alexander Volfson ’10

This award is given to a senior who has faithfully, industriously,and with distinguished attainment completed all requirements(and beyond) for the BS degree in mathematical sciences.

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES TEACHING ASSISTANTOF THE YEAR AWARD

Gerardo Hernandez-Correa, PhD candidate

Presented to the teaching assistant who has made the mostexemplary contribution to the department’s educational activities by aiding the students in their learning experience of mathematical sciences.

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AWARD

Brad Lynch ’10, Nate Janetti ’10: “An Integrated Mechanical-Metallurgical Approach to theDesign, Testing, and Analysis of Welded Bicycle Forks”Advisors: Diana Lados, James Van de Ven

This award is given to the team of ME students who have completed their Major Qualifying Project and demonstratedtheir competency in their chosen academic discipline.

ALLAN GLAZER AWARD

Kelly Johnson ’10 (AWARDED 2009) Established in 1992 by the family and friends of Allan Glazer ’47,this award is given to mechanical engineering majors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, specialingenuity in problem solving, and enthusiasm for engineeringchallenges.

HEALD BROTHERS SCHOLARSHIP

Kelly Johnson ’10, Sabrina Varanelli ’10, Morgan Guardino ’10, Rachel Salvatori ’10

Created in 1990 through the generosity of the Heald Foundation,this competitive scholarship is given to mechanical engineeringstudents who embody, in modern form, the spirit of Yankee inge-nuity that characterized the evolution of America’s great manufac-turing enterprises. The scholarship endowment honors the memo-ry of the four sons of James N. Heald, Class of 1884; Roger,Richard, Robert, and Stanley Heald all attended WPI.

EDWARD C. PERRY AWARD

Kevin Kordosky ’10, Katelyn Perkins ’10, Lindsay Mullins ’10, George von Roth ’10: “Powered Device for Pushing a Manual Wheelchair”Advisors: Allen Hoffman, Holly Ault

This award is given for outstanding projects in the area ofmechanical design. The award is made possible through abequest from Miriam Perry Goll and honors the memory of herfather, Edward C. Perry, Class of 1904, a design engineer withGeneral Electric Company throughout his professional career.

PHYSICS—ROBERT H. GODDARD AWARD

Elizabeth Gould ’10

Endowed by the graduation classes of 1908 and 1909 in memory of Robert H. Goddard ’08, pioneer of American rocketry, this award recognizes outstanding achievement,scholar ship, consistent effort, and dedication of purpose in both theoretical and experimental areas of physics.

LAWTON-PLIMPTON AWARD

Taylor Esformes ’10

Established in honor of Willard Elliot Lawton and SamuelJames Plimpton, distinguished former members of the WPIDepartment of Physics, this award is made in recognition ofsteady and substantial improvement in physics scholarship, as evidenced by scholastic record and attained depth of understanding.

ROBOTICS ENGINEERING—OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD

Daniel Earley ’10

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

Matthew Bienia ’10

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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Donald K. Peterson ’71

Dennis Berkey

Paul R. Beswick ’59

Jennifer Davis Carey

Curtis R. Carlson ’67

Richard F. Connolly Jr.

Michael J. Dolan ’75

Theodore L. Dysart ’94

Daniel F. Farrar ’84

Warner S. Fletcher

Bernard M. Gordon ’07 (PhD Hon.)

Steven C. Halstedt ’68

David K. Heebner ’67

Stuart C. Kazin ’61

Cheryl A. LaFleur

Francesca Maltese

Robert R. Martin ’75

Linda McGoldrick

John T. Mollen

Philip R. Morgan

Judith Nitsch ’75

Karen Tegan Padir ’90, ’95 (MBA)

Scott W. Ramsay ’68

Leonard E. Redon ’73

Stephen E. Rubin ’74

Frederick D. Rucker ’81

Philip B. Ryan ’65

Sophie Vandebroek

Dorothea C. Wong ’92

Glenn Yee ’74

Michael P. Zarrilli ’71

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Donald K. Peterson ’71Chair

Robert R. Martin ’75Stephen E. Rubin ’74Vice Chairs

Dennis BerkeyPresident and CEO

John A. OrrProvost and Senior Vice President

Stephanie PashaChief of Staff and Secretary of the Corporation

Dexter A. BaileyVice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Stephen P. FlavinAssociate Provost; Dean, Corporateand Professional Education

A. Tracy HassettVice President for Human Resources

Janet Begin RichardsonVice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life

Christopher L. RitterVice President for Marketing andCommunications

Jeffrey S. SolomonExecutive Vice President for Financeand Chief Financial Officer; Secretary to the Board

Kristin R. TichenorVice President for EnrollmentManagement

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Nikolaos A. GatsonisAerospace Engineering

Lt Col Cynthia A. ProvostAir Force and Aerospace Studies

Eric W. OverströmBiology and Biotechnology

Ki H. ChonBiomedical Engineering

David DiBiasioChemical Engineering

Kristin K. WobbeChemistry and Biochemistry

Tahar El-KorchiCivil and Environmental Engineering

Michael A. GennertComputer Science

Fred J. LooftElectrical and Computer Engineering

Jeanine D. PlummerEnvironmental Engineering

J. Robert KruegerEnvironmental Studies

Kathy A. Notarianni ’86Fire Protection Engineering

Kristin BoudreauHumanities and Arts

Amy ZengIndustrial Engineering

Mark L. ClaypoolInteractive Media and Game Development

Richard F. Vaz ’79Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division

Peter H. HansenInternational Studies

John A. OrrLance E. SchachterleLiberal Arts and Engineering

McRae C. BanksManagement

Diane M. StrongManagement Information Systems

Richard D. Sisson Jr.Manufacturing EngineeringMaterials Science and Engineering

Bogdan M. VernescuMathematical Sciences

Grétar TryggvasonMechanical Engineering

LTC Carl CowenMilitary Science

CDR John K. Bishop, USN (Acting)Navy ROTC

Dana L. HarmonPhysical Education, Recreation, and Athletics

Germano S. IannacchionePhysics

Chrysanthe DemetryJennifer deWinterProfessional Writing

Michael A. GennertRobotics Engineering

James K. DoyleSocial Science and Policy Studies

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COMMENCEMENT • MAY 15, 2010

Today’s Commencement exercises are a modern recreation of aceremony that dates back to the Middle Ages. The pageantry of theacademic procession and of the degree-granting ceremony, and thedignity and color of the academic gowns, are a reminder of the longtradition of the college.

Each degree recipient at WPI receives his or her diplomaindividually from the president. Those who have earned thedegree of doctor of philosophy, the highest academic degreeawarded by any university, also receive a hood symbolizing his orher achievement, presented by the faculty member who hassponsored the candidate.

The academic costume––caps and gowns and hoods––worntoday is particularly striking, for Commencement is one of thefew occasions in the United States at which academic dress isworn. Until recently, students and faculty at English colleges anduniversities wore their gowns in class, in university dining halls,and at all official occasions.

Academic dress originated in medieval costume. At the timewhen universities first came into being, in the 12th century,everyone wore gowns (that is, long, full-flowing robes) to helpkeep warm in unheated buildings. There were, of course,considerable differences in elegance and style between theextremes of the social and economic scales, and in many cases theking decreed just who could wear what.

Over the gown would often be worn a cloak (usually with acowl or hood attached), just as we wear coats today. The origin ofthe cap is more obscure. The “mortarboard” cap usually worntoday seems to have been introduced at Oxford Universitysometime in or before the 17th century.

The gown soon fell out of fashion with the general public,but it remained a distinctive part of the scholars’ wardrobe,serving to set them apart from the rest of the community––hencethe perennial controversy between “town and gown.” Until after the Civil War, students at most U.S. universities wore capsand gowns daily while in residence. Designs varied until theywere standardized by the American Intercollegiate Commissionin 1894.

At that time it was decided that all robes would beblack––bachelors’ gowns to be made of worsted stuff withpointed sleeves, masters’ gowns of silk with long, closed sleeves,doctors’ gowns of silk with longer sleeves and faced with blackvelvet from hem to neck and back. They also carried three velvetbands around each sleeve about the elbow. Hoods were made ofthe same material as the gowns, the length varying with thedegree. The lining of the hood indicated the university by itscolors. The border of the hood indicated the academic disciplinein which the degree was earned, as listed below:

Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MaizeArts, Letters, Humanities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WhiteCommerce, Accountancy, Business . . . . . . . . . . . .Light BrownDentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LilacEconomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CopperEducation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light BlueEngineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OrangeFine Arts, including Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BrownForestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RussetJournalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CrimsonLaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PurpleLibrary Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LemonMedicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GreenMusic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PinkNursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ApricotOratory (Speech) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver GrayPharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olive GreenPhilosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dark BluePhysical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sage GreenPublic Administration (including Foreign Service). .Peacock BluePublic Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salmon PinkScience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden YellowSocial Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CitronTheology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ScarletVeterinary Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gray

THE CEREMONY AND ACADEMIC COSTUME

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The annual graduation ceremony is an important milestone in the lives of our students and their families. The informationon these pages will help make sure this is an enjoyable and memorable event for everyone.

Processional and Recessional—The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. with the processional. Themarchers line up in front of Boynton Hall in the following order: honorary marshal, the colors, honorary marshalfor graduate students, candidates for graduate degrees, ceremo-nial marshal, candidates for undergraduate degrees, faculty members, and the stage party. The procession moves acrossEarle Bridge and follows the roadway past Alden Memorial and Sanford Riley Hall, then moves onto the Quadrangle.(Guests are asked not to block the progress of the processional.It is especially important to keep the center aisle clear somarchers may make their way to their seats.)

At the ceremony’s conclusion, the marchers, in reverseorder, move down the center aisle and proceed toward ReunionPlaza. Again, guests are asked not to interfere with their progress.

This year’s honorary marshal is Satya Shivkumar, profes-sor of mechanical engineering and winner of the 2010 Trustees’Award for Outstanding Teaching. The honorary marshal forgraduate students is Dalin Tang, professor of mathematical sci-ences and winner of the 2010 Trustees’ Award for OutstandingResearch and Creative Scholarhip. The cere monial marshal isJohn A. Orr, provost and senior vice president. The baton car-ried by the honorary marshal is the walking stick of JohnBoynton, a founder of WPI.

President Berkey wears the Presidential Medallion, with theWPI seal cast in silver and the names and years of service of all15 of WPI’s presidents engraved on small silver plates that formlinks in the chain. Provost Orr carries the Academic Mace, a 42-inch-tall staff made from fluted cherry wood topped with acircular silver pedestal on which sits, on edge, a large silvermedal that has the WPI seal on both sides. (The PresidentialMedallion and the Academic Mace were gifts to the university fromPresident Berkey and his wife, Catherine, in 2007.)

Photographs and Videos—The photographs and videos you take today will be treasuredmementos. The following information should help all of ourguests get the shots they want.

Photos before the ceremony: Degree candidates line up for theprocessional around 9:30 a.m. The line of graduate studentsbegins in front of Boynton Hall and curves around the buildingtoward Gordon Library. The line of undergraduate students

begins near the library and continues into Freeman Plaza.Guests are asked to finish taking photos and proceed to theQuadrangle by 10:15.

Photos of the ceremony: Commencement Photogra ph ers Inc.will take a photograph of every graduate receiving his or herdiploma. The company will mail proofs and an order form tograduates or their families. In addition, WPI will videotape theentire ceremony from several vantage points. For more infor-mation about the photo service, you may call CommencementPhotographers at 978-851-5924. To order copies of the video,call the WPI Academic Technology Center at 508-831-5220.

Should you wish to take your own photos or videos of aparticular graduate crossing the stage, you may use the photoopportunity platform, located at the left as you face the stage.An usher will admit you to the platform just before the name ofyour graduate is read. As a courtesy to others who wish to usethe platform, we ask that you leave after your graduate hasdescended from the stage. Please note that the open area in frontof the stage is reserved for official WPI photographers, and thatguests are not permitted to stand in the aisles during the cere-mony. This helps assure that everyone has their special momenton the stage.

Photos after the ceremony: If you’d like to capture your happygraduate after the ceremony, we recommend the following locations:•The Stage Area: After the procession has left the Quad rangle,guests are invited to take photos on or near the stage (WPI banner and plantings in background).

•Earle Bridge: Spanning West Street, the footbridge is decoratedwith flowering plants.

•Boynton Hall: WPI’s first building, with its granite ex teriorand clock tower, is located just across the footbridge.

•Higgins House: This WPI mansion, located directly behindthe Campus Center, is surrounded by plantings and formalgardens that are in full bloom at this time of year.

A FEW NOTES ABOUT COMMENCEMENT DAY

As the processional begins, members of the faculty, attired in colorful robes,line both sides of Earle Bridge to pay tribute to the graduates as they

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VIEWING THE CEREMONY—Tickets are not necessary for an outdoor Commencement; thereis adequate seating on the Quadrangle for all guests. Shouldinclement weather prevent an outdoor ceremony, Commence -ment will take place in Harrington Auditorium and only guestswith tickets will be admitted. Guests without tickets may viewa broadcast of the ceremony in the locations listed below. Theselocations will also be open during an outdoor ceremony forguests who would prefer to view the ceremony indoors.

*Campus Center (#4 on map)Top level: Hagglund Room, Mid-Century RoomStreet level: Morgan RoomLower level: Chairman’s Room, Taylor Room

*Higgins Laboratories (#11 on map)Rooms 116, 154, 202, 218

Atwater Kent Laboratories (#1 on map)Room 116 (Newell Lecture Hall)Rooms 219, 233

Fuller Laboratories (#7 on map)Perreault Lecture Hall, Upper and Lower

Olin Hall (#12 on map)Rooms 107, 223

Salisbury Laboratories (#13 on map)Rooms 104 and 105Room 115 (Kinnicutt Lecture Hall)

*Buildings closest to Harrington Auditorium

POST-COMMENCEMENT RECEPTION—

A reception for graduates and their families and guests will takeplace outdoors in and around Reunion Plaza and the CampusCenter immediately following the ceremony. (In the event ofinclement weather, the reception will take place in the CampusCenter Odeum.)

AMENITIES—Restrooms, drinking fountains, and pay phones are located inthe Campus Center, and in front of Alden Memorial andGordon Library. Bottled water stands are located on the sides ofthe Quadrangle near Daniels Hall and Harrington Audi torium.Food and drink may be purchased in the Campus Center andin Harrington Auditorium.

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY—A first aid station is located in Harrington Auditorium.Campus Police and WPI Emergency Medical Tech niciansmay be reached by calling 508-831-5433. In an emer-gency, ushers can help you secure assistance.

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Following his graduation in 1910, Willard Hedlund taught civil engineering at WPI until 1913. He later served the city of Worcester as superintendent of public buildings. Hedlund’s original version of the

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