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33 YEARS OF ACADEMICEXCELLENCE AT UCR

ACADEMIC MERITCONVOCATION

JUNE 3, 2019

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE 33RD ANNUAL ACADEMIC MERIT CONVOCATIONAT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE! THE STUDENTS

HONORED HERE TONIGHT HAVE DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC DISTINCTION DURING THEIR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AT UC RIVERSIDE.

7:00PM PROCESSIONAL (Audience stands for Processional)

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF CAMPUS LEADERSHIP Dr. Jennifer Brown, Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATION AWARDS

Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Daniel Castaneda, History Research and Creative Achievement Malcolm Tran, Biology

These awards are given to graduating seniors who have distinguished themselves by conducting an outstanding research project or creative work.

Dean Loda Mae Davis Award Yi-Ting "Annie" Wu, Biology Established in 1964 by the Prytanean Women’s Honor Society, this award is given in memory of UCR’s first Dean of Women. This award recognizes a graduating woman for her outstanding participation in extracurricular campus activities, leadership in campus organizations, and academic achievement.

Michel Seley, Political Science/International Dean Thomas L. Broadbent Award Affairs

Given in memory of UCR’s first Dean of Students and established in 1965 by the Associated Men Students, this award recognizes a graduating male student for his outstanding participation in extracurricular campus activities, leadership in campus organizations, and academic achievement.

Marguleas/Weiman Humanitarian of the Year Award Amber Ibekwe, Sociology/Law and Society Established in 1990 by Anthony Marguleas in honor of his grandparents, Joe and Belle Marguleas and Louis and Jessie Weiman, who dedicated their lives to the betterment of their community, this award recognizes a UCR undergraduate student who serves as a role model and inspiration to others.

Gabriel Guzman, English and Media & Cultural Studies

Tomás Rivera Awards Kini Marie Sosa, Creative Writing Given in memory of Tomás Rivera, UCR Chancellor 1979-1984, this award recognizes the academic excellence of two graduating seniors in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences for outstanding academic and/or creative achievement and demonstrated commitment to community service.

Rosemary S.J. Schraer Awards Cebrina Nolan, Entomology Malcolm Tran, Biology

Given in memory of Rosemary S.J. Schraer, UCR Chancellor, 1987-1992, this award recognizes the academic excellence of two outstanding graduating seniors in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College Awards Timothy Lam, Mechanical Engineering Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering John Pham, Computer Science

Given in honor of the continuing commitment of Marlan and Rosemary Bourns and Bourns, Inc., this award recognizes the academic excellence of two outstanding graduating seniors in the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering.

Sofia Schrager, Business Administration- Delta Sigma Pi Key Award Management

The Delta Sigma Pi Key Award honors the graduating senior business student with the highest grade point average

UCR Alumni Association Commencement Award Allison Limfat, Biology Established in 1965 by the UCR Alumni Association, this award includes a lifetime membership in the organization. It is given to a distinguished student leader who has devoted significant time and effort to community service projects and programs.

Kyla Foreman, Public Policy Victoria Guzman, Public Policy

Public Policy Scholarship Hannah Bosun, Public Policy and History The Public Policy Scholarship is awarded annually to undergraduate students majoring in Public Policy with a GPA of 3.5 or better, and who have taken PBPL 001.

Western Municipal Water District Charles D. Field Scholarship Ansh Nagpal, Chemical Engineering

This scholarship is awarded annually by the Dean of the School of Public Policy to continuing, transfer junior, or senior student from western Riverside County who maintained a 3.0 GPA or higher. It is the donor's preference that the students have an interest in pursuing public service.

PRESENTATION OF COLLEGE ACADEMIC AWARDS

Academic Excellence Awards

These awards recognize students, one from each undergraduate program, who are selected by their faculty for achieving excellence in their academics, and research or creative activity.

College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

Jacob Abrisz Mireya Amparano Wanyue An Adriana Cardona Chelsea Davenport Ashley Drew Alex Enriquez Bailey Equite Abigail Farison Deja Goodwin Gursheen Guron Erin Gutierrez

Richard Guzman Ariya Haghighat Samuel Higuera Rebekah Keagy Paige Kuster Jonathan Lauffer Deonté Lee Philip Liu Ethan Ng Perla Osorio Rivera Liliana Ramirez Jasmine Ramos Kim Reyes Goretty Rojas Quintero Rema Shbaita

Ran Tan Antonio Toles Tramanh Truong David Udell Carla Villamil Cathy Vo Emily Zeng

College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences

Omar Abbas Mei Cai Benjamin Ellis Astrid Garcia

Thomas Haensel Sumbul Haider Paige Helms Eric Lin Breanna Lucero Cebrina Nolan William Richards Tamera Taylor Minh Tran

Graduate School of Education

Rocio Garcia Rosa Garcia Lizarraga

Tulsi Kardani

Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

Alexander Choi Jose Flores Maggy Harake Austin Mok Daniel Murphy-Gonzalez Arvel Reeves David Silva Mary Camille Ybanez

School of Business

Mariela Delgado Ruiwen He Jacqueline Mach Leeann Martinez Norma Mendoza Guido Ponce

School of Public Policy

Daniel Castaneda

Outstanding Achievement Award

Selected by their respective college deans, this award recognizes students for their exemplary achievement in academics and research or creative activity, their breadth of involvement in the college, and for their commitment to service and citizenship.


David Udell

School of Business

Vivian Lin


Madison Hernandez


Eric Calderon


Andrea Carreno-Cortes

Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

Danial Esaid

PRESENTATION OF PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS These students are recognized for pursuing prestigious national and international award opportunities that require campus endorsement for consideration by the organization and mentorship from the Office of Undergraduate Education. Recipients of these awards represent candidates that excel in academics, scholarship, leadership, and service.

Anthony Cort, Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology

Amrik Kang, Biology Barry Goldwater Scholarship Catherine Seo, Bioengineering

Awarded to students who demonstrate outstanding research potential and intend to pursue research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering.

CORO Mark Sebarrotin, Political Science/Law and Society Awarded to students with demonstrated leadership and commitment to public service.

Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Raymond Ezzat, Biochemistry Awarded to students who demonstrate a commitment to public service and education.

Austria: Russel Altamirano, Art History Australia: Cebrina Nolan, Entomology

Fulbright Awards (Alternate)Ghana: Imani Todd, Creative Writing

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide.

(Semi-finalist) Phong Hong, Entomology; (Semi-finalist) Nicholas Pham, Chemical Engineering

Marshall and Physics

Selected candidates demonstrate academic excellence, research expertise, and ambassadorial potential.

Cindy Yanez, Physics Sophia Martinez Alberga, Mathematics (Honorable Mention) Sumbul Haider, Chemistry

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awarded to students who demonstrate outstanding potential in academics and STEM research.

Samir Al-Alami, Political Science/International Affairs Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Summer Institute

An intensive seven-week summer program that focuses on preparing students for graduate programs in public and international affairs and careers as policy professionals, public administrators and other leadership roles in public service.

Rhodes (Semi-finalist): Phong Hong, Entomology Rhodes Scholarships are the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship awards in the world. Rhodes Scholars based on academic excellence, outstanding scholarly achievements, and most importantly their character, commitment to the common good, and for their potential for leadership in whatever domains their careers may lead. The scholarship funds any graduate discipline offered at Oxford University.

PRESENTATION OF DEAN’S ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AWARDS

Dean’s Academic Distinction Awards

Recognizes undergraduate students maintaining a GPA of 3.90 or above by awarding a pin each year that the GPA is maintained. In their graduating year, the award includes a medallion on which their pins may be placed. The decorated medallion may be worn over their graduation gown during Commencement Ceremonies.


Jacob Abrisz Naser Ahmadi Royce Allas Gabriella Alvelais Wanyue An

Jade Anderson Hugo Arcos Alexandra Aringer Emily Armstrong David Asplund Sarah Bazzy Lili Berni Ashish Bhusal

Karla Bonilla Ashley Brown Vanessa Buckley Jacqueline Bulger Angelica Bursey Alejandro Cardenas-Garcia Samuel Carlson

Kathy Chacon Valerie Chacon Christina Chambers Robert Chambers Roy Chamorro Fangzhou Chen Pollyanna Cheng Ariel Choi

Yema Conteh Patrick Conway Anahi Cruz Christalana Danao Devan Davis Nicholas Denstaedt Peter Dinh Justin Domecillo Joshua Dunlap Ivy Duong Alex Enriquez Erin Eschbacher Jordan Fadness Sabrina Finke Eleazar Flores Barrios Samantha Fong Joelle Foxwell Corinna Franco Samantha French Carly Gail Zana Gant Amy Garcia Berenis Garcia Richard Garcia Lindsey Gelinas Kayla Gelinas Dennis Gierman Samuel Goble Deja Goodwin Jacob Granado Lauryn Gravley Jacqueline Grimaldo Dan Guo Irini Gyras Cameron Hagerott Shawn Heavlin-Martinez Christopher Henley Haley Henson Julian Hernandez Krystal Herrera Justin Huang Kristen Hubbard Jason Huynh Gerson Ibanez Ananya Iyer Xingyi Jiang Alexandro Jimenez Marsha Jobaida Annalisa Johnson Corey Jollie Chase Jones Rebekah Keagy Connor Kubota Daria Kudryavtseva Paige Kuster Jiasi Lai Esmond Lam Hee Su Lee Jennifer Lee Nicole Lewallen Philip Liu

Brianna Lizarraga Amity Lodevico Naman Lohia Ana Lopez Rafael Lopez Tiffany Lu Samantha Luquin Gabriela Macias Devin Main Waahida Mansion Omayra Medina Huerta Samantha Mejia Jenna Mendoza Guadalupe Mendoza Robert Meza James Meza John Meza Rios Jonathan Mohammad Jade Molina Laura Moran Spencer Moriel Harkirat Mundi Victor Munoz Josue Munoz Daryn Murai Sarah Naqvi Gisele NjohNjoh Jonathan Obeda Alan Olney Lisa Onuselogu Karli Orona Jessica Ortiz Jannon Otto Rewa Ousman Sarah Panameno Rebecca Paplanus Shreya Parthiban Amy Perry Emily Pham Delaney Pincumbe Valeriya Ragozina Estevan Ramirez Nathan Ray Paige Realmuto Mark Reynolds Trina Reynoso Mark Richter Andreas Riojas Karla Rivas Emalee Roberts Jason Roberts Serena Rodholm Karina Romero Joshua Rosales Whitney Runde Makayla Sanders Anthony Thomas Santos Erika Santos Adam Schwartz Emma Scrivener Rupali Sharma

Rema Shbaita Yusra Siddique Sarah Singh John Slaby Hannah Smith Vanessa Soria Seth Speerstra Amy Spencer Jillian Surdzial Ryan Tafoya Farah Teerling Tanya Tong Andre Tran Devyn Trujillo Tramanh Truong Jason Tse David Udell Jonathan Van Niel Grisel Vargas Sabrina Vasquez Miguel Vieyra Cathy Vo Danny Vuong Chloe Williamson Holly-Nichole Winberg Aidan Wong Joanna Yam Jasmine Yamanaka Gabriel Zamora Julia Zumaya


Alicia Acevedo Imran Ahmad Nicholas Alegre Shayan Ali Melanie Alva Luv Amin Vivek Bhatt Ashwin Bhupathy Steven Bishay Journey Burbridge Megan Burnes Mei Cai Alvin Chan Derek Chau Christopher Chebat Anthony Cort Miles Cutuli Jasmine Darbhamulla Kevin Del Real Ramos William Dela Cruz Nathan Do Leandra Doan Christian Duenas Marco Duenas Chase Evans Danna Farhoud Dominic Fok

Cheska Marie Galapate Divine Grewal Tommy Ha Sumbul Haider Francesca Hall Michael Hanna Adam Haughey Madison Hernandez Jason Hoang Audrey Hong Emily Huffman Joseph Jacinto Scott James Ethan Jarquin Benjamin Jones Dominic Jasper Jose Marina Joseph Amrik Kang Susie Kang David Kissee Melissa Lambert Victor Lao Christofer Lara Jennifer Le Linh Le Trinh Le Maivy Le Jace Lehnhof Matthew Lehrack Abby Leung Erica Li Eric Lin Joshua Mahutga Trey McGonigle Diana Medina-Yerena Karen Mina Toni Montalvo Victoria Morris Taylor Myhre Anh-Thy Nguyen Faith Nguyen Jacqueline Nguyen Tammy Nguyen Vinh Nguyen William Nguyen Brian Nguyen Timothy Nguyen Taulima Nua Emily Ouyang John Palacios Leon Benedict Palaganas Paul Patlan Anser Qazi William Richards Michaela Sabbah Christopher Saito Manbir Sandhu Simran Sandhu Dennis Sievers Katie Sihavong Sally Soto

Christina Stirwalt Joanna Sung Verena Tadros Ethan Tanchoco Tamera Taylor Norbu Tenzing Kenneth Thai Sedra Tibi Tiffany Tran Ngoc Tran Thai Tran Daniel Tsai Michelle Tung Thomas Waddleton Tina Wang Rachel Whitmore Chase Wilson Aaron Wong Walker Woodard Eduardo Zamora Rhiann Zhang Haley Zurcher


Byonne Atamna Montana Brown

Nicholas Lin Markalee Ortiz Sierra Ponce Diana Torres James Tsai Sofia Villagrana

Marlan and Rosemary Bourns Collet of Engineering

Joshua Beto Winson Bi Jacob Brady Amanda Cao Marvin Cao Alexander Choi Nicholas Dammann Albert Dang Kennen Derenard Pedro Fabian Jose Flores Jorge Garcia Jose Garcia-Torres Philip Gifford Jeremiah Griffin Alex Haduong Alon Halfon

Thomas Henningson Benjamin Ho Kevin Huang Dishon Jordan Ji Kim Salud Lemus Shirin Massoumi Jack Maynard Jessie Mayo Siddharth Menon Snehal Mulchandani Andrew Munoz Ansh Nagpal Steven Nguyen Evan Oculam Omar O'Mari Nicholas Pham Wesley Poon Benjamin Rammelsberg Joshua Recinos Liam Robbins Nicholas Roskopf Dylan Schlobohm Bryan Shaddy Daniel Shirley Venkatesh Tavva Brandon Tran Damian Turner

Ethan Valdez Matthew Walsh Annie Wong Derick Xie Mary Camille Ybanez Jasmine Yu Keith Zmudzinski

School of Business & Pre-Business CHASS

Xinyi Chen Aaron Ellis Pacific Eng Mahmoud Hemood Meiyu Huang Chukwuemeka Kalu Justin Tallmadge Nicolas Vallone


David Angel Jerard Wong

CLOSING REMARKS AND RECESSIONAL (Audience remains seated during Recessional)

The Seal of the University of California

The University of California has used two different seals in its lifetime. The present seal, designed by Tiffany and Company in 1903 and put into use in 1910, incorporates symbolic icons and phrases that represent the portrait of the image of the University. The open book is symbolic of the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge; the letter “A” highlighted in the text of the book represents the beginning of wisdom. Above the book is a five-pointed star emanating rays of light, representing the discovery and sharing of knowledge. The English translation of the University motto, “Fiat Lux” or “Let There Be Light” is displayed upon a scroll, representing the coming of light and knowledge into the world.

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