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THE COLLEGE CLASS DAY 2022
2 CLASS DAY 2022
EVENT PROGRAM
OPENING PROCESSION The University of Chicago Pipe Band
OPENING Allen Abbott, Class of 2022
STUDENT SPEAKERS David Liang
Zara Malik
Allison Mattessich
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE The Dirt Red Brass Band
ATHLETIC AWARDS Presented by Angie Torain
Director of Athletics and Recreation
Introduction by Ellie Citron
REMARKS John W. Boyer, AM'69, PhD'75
Dean of the College
Introduction by Mary Mouton
QUANTRELL AWARDS Presented by Departmental Faculty and
John "Jay" Ellison, Dean of Students
HOWELL MURRAY AWARDS Presented by Andrea Hodgman
Interim Director, Alumni Engagement, Careers,
and Travel
Introduction by Amani Mryan
GUEST SPEAKER Samira Ahmed, AB'93, MAT'93
Introduction by Isabel O'Malley-Krohn
CLOSING Allen Abbott, Class of 2022
CLOSING MUSIC The Dirt Red Brass BandCLASS DAY 2022 3
STUDENT SPEAKERS
DAVID LIANG
David is an international student from Hong Kong, China, majoring in Economics
and Political Science. David has served on Student Government for the past four
years, most recently as the Undergraduate Liaison to the UChicago Board of
Trustees. He also advises College leadership as a member of the Maroon Key
Society. As President of LTF Ventures, a student-run venture capital fund, David
has led investments in over a dozen startups founded by UChicago students, and
launched a speaker series that brought the world's top founders and investors to
UChicago. David is also the founder of two think tanks that produce research on
campus policy and entrepreneurship-related topics. After graduation, David will
work as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Hong Kong.
ZARA MALIK
Zara is a Psychology major from New York City. She helped develop the Women's
Leadership Program, a new initiative in the College that encourages reflection
and development of self-advocacy and leadership skills. Zara has also served on
the Wellness Advisory Board since her first year, where she helped launch Take 10
- a series of pop-up events that encourage students to take a break and connect
with others. After graduation, Zara will be working in Chicago as a growth equity
analyst.
ALLISON MATTESSICH
Allison is a Psychology and Business Economics double major from Westfield, New
Jersey. Apart from walking backwards while giving tours of campus, Allison has
worked as a research assistant at the Center for Decision Research, volunteered
as a supporter for the mental health support text line Lean on Me, dabbled in jazz
dance through Rhythmic Bodies in Motion, and written and performed in staged
readings through University Theater. After graduation, Allison will be heading
back to the East Coast to pursue a Master of Social Work at Columbia University,
with the goal of becoming a psychotherapist.4 CLASS DAY 2022
ATHLETIC AWARDS
AMOS ALONZO STAGG MEDAL
Named after legendary football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, and presented annually since 1947, the
medal is awarded to a senior male athlete who has combined athletic performance with scholarship,
ability, leadership, character, and significant contributions to team success.
NICK D'AMBROSE
Nick D’Ambrose concluded a decorated senior campaign by receiving the 2022 Stagg Medal.
The award is named after legendary former football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, and is presented
annually since 1947 to the senior male athlete with the best all-around record for athletics,
scholarship, and character. As a running back on the UChicago football team, D’Ambrose was
an immediate contributor with 10 touchdowns in his collegiate debut in 2018. Over his four years
on the roster, he helped lead the Maroons to a 21-8 overall record. D’Ambrose became the focal
point of the offense in a legendary senior season in fall 2021. UChicago boasted one of the best
offenses in the nation, scoring 48 points per game and averaging 518 yards per game. D’Ambrose
was at the forefront – he finished second in the nation with a school-record 1,714 rushing yards,
smashing the previous record that was held for 28 years. He also set new school records with 7.4
yards per carry and 20 rushing touchdowns. Those big numbers were recognized with numerous
postseason accolades, as D’Ambrose was named a First Team All-American by D3football.com,
the AFCA and the Associated Press. He was picked as the Midwest Conference Offensive Skill
MVP as well. D’Ambrose’s academic excellence was also recognized – he earned 2021 First Team
Academic All-America status by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
GERTRUDE DUDLEY MEDAL
The Gertrude Dudley Medal is awarded to the senior female athlete who has
contributed significantly in both leadership and performance to the women’s athletic program.
ISABEL MALETICH
Isabel Maletich capped one of the best athletic careers in UChicago history by receiving the 2022
Gertrude Dudley Medal. Named in honor of former Director of Physical Culture Gertrude Dudley,
the Dudley Medal has been presented annually since 1977 to outstanding senior athletes for
leadership and skill in women's athletics. As a member of the track & field team, Maletich stood out
as one of the nation’s best jumpers right from the start of her collegiate career. In her first national
meet in 2019, she captured the NCAA national championship in the indoor long jump. She followed
up in the 2019 outdoor season by finishing national runner-up in the long jump. Maletich was
regularly the top jumper in NCAA Division III on an annual basis. She is a three-time NCAA national
champion and nine-time All-American between the long jump and triple jump events. She claimed
the 2021 NCAA outdoor long jump and triple jump national championships as a junior. Maletich
tied the NCAA Division III all-time record in the indoor triple jump with a leap of 12.71 meters in
2022. Ten of her indoor triple jumps rank among the top 18 marks in NCAA Division III history. She
has been named the national Most Outstanding Women's Field Performer in two different years,
and the USTFCCCA National Women's Field Athlete of the Year in 2021. Maletich owns four school
records in the indoor long jump, indoor triple jump, outdoor long jump and outdoor triple jump.CLASS DAY 2022 5
LLEWELLYN JOHN AND HARRIET
MANCHESTER QUANTRELL
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
In 1938, an anonymous gift to the University created an endowment, the
purpose of which was unique in American higher education: a monetary
award to be presented annually to faculty members in recognition
of their excellence in teaching undergraduate students. The donor’s
anonymity technically prevailed for more than a decade, but in 1952,
University Trustee Ernest Quantrell added to his gift, consented to be
acknowledged as the donor and named the award for his parents, Llewellyn
John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell.
The Quantrell Award is believed to be the nation’s oldest prize for
undergraduate teaching. Based on letters of nomination from students, the
award is among the most treasured by faculty. Nobel Laureate James Cronin,
University Professor in Physics, said he was “bowled over to be receiving this
Quantrell prize.”
“I really care about teaching undergraduates—it’s both a great
responsibility and a great pleasure—and to have this recognition is just
incredible. It’s better than some of the more public awards I’ve gotten,” he said.
In a 1952 issue of the University of Chicago Magazine, Quantrell
described the motivation behind his gift. “The success of a university depends
on its product, and its product consists of students trained to lead happy,
proficient, useful and unselfish lives. To obtain this product, a good faculty is
essential and constitutes the most important part of a university. We have had,
and still have, great teachers, but we will have still greater ones."
David Kovar
Victor Lima
Julie Orlemanski
Johanna Ransmeier
David Schmitz6 CLASS DAY 2022
DAVID KOVAR
Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology and the College
DAVID KOVAR is an innovative biochemist, a virtuoso cell biologist, and a passionate educator, who
inspires and challenges students to tackle fundamental cell biological concepts. His course in the
biological sciences on protein structure and the inner skeleton of a cell shows a sincere dedication to
undergraduate teaching. He skillfully engages students by focusing on depth, by grounding lessons
in experiments, and by including a much appreciated joke of the day. Students have praised him for
his clarity, enthusiasm, and caring, all sentiments captured by one student comment: “Dr. Kovar is
very engaging and helpful, he is energetic and clear and excited about the material.” Several students
awarded him the highest possible praise, for example, “David Kovar is hands down the best instructor I
have had at this institution.”
PRESENTED BY
JOCELYN MALAMY, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology and the
College; Master, Biological Sciences Collegiate Division
VICTOR LIMA
Senior Instructional Professor,
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and the College
VICTOR LIMA teaches many economics majors their first course, Elements of Economic Analysis I, and
some majors take their last course, the Undergraduate Honors Workshop, with him. He is an inspiring
teacher, helping students navigate rigorous mathematical content, deep economic questions, and
the all-important mapping between them. As co-director of undergraduate studies, he has laid the
foundation for, and overseen, an explosion of interest in the largest major on campus, now accounting
for more than a quarter of all declared majors. His superior teaching shows students the breadth of
economic sciences and the importance of analytical and empirical rigor in addressing fundamental
questions in the social sciences.
PRESENTED BY
ROBERT SHIMER, Alvin H. Baum Professor, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and the
College; Chair, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics
JULIE ORLEMANSKI
Associate Professor,
Department of English Language and Literature and the College
JULIE ORLEMANSKI is a scholar of medieval English literature and culture fascinated with encounters
between past and present and the intellectual innovations they make possible. Her research explores
how the body was understood prior to modern medicine, and her courses open for student investigation
the practices of medieval healing, as well as the importance of religion in medicine today. She energizes
students of both medieval and contemporary literature by asking fundamental questions of literary
voice and style. Her classroom vibrates with the excitement of historical strangeness, while her clarity
of explication makes past worlds approachable without domesticating them. Her erudition, coupled
with her passionate investment in the mentoring relationship, makes her classroom a space of vital and
transformative inquiry.
PRESENTED BY
DEBORAH NELSON, Helen B. and Frank L. Sulzberger Professor, Department of English Language and
Literature and the College; Chair, Department of English Language and Literature.CLASS DAY 2022 7
JOHANNA RANSMEIER
Associate Professor,
Department of History and the College
JOHANNA RANSMEIER is a scholar of modern Chinese history. Her courses on law and human rights
in China combine a rigorous engagement with rich primary sources with an incisive pursuit of cross-
cultural contextualization and understanding. In these classes, students learn not only about modern
China, but also about the importance of historicizing their own cultural assumptions regarding rights,
obligations, and the uses of the law. She illuminates the important principles of law and human rights
with an engaged consideration of the legal process of deliberation during trials. Her lively in-class
discussions invite students to connect historical debates and struggles with contemporary ones, in
China and beyond, showing them, as only the best teachers of history can do, that the past is always
present.
PRESENTED BY
HOWARD NUSBAUM, Stella M. Rowley Professor, Department of Psychology and the College; Master,
Social Sciences Collegiate Division
DAVID SCHMITZ
Associate Professor,
Department of Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, and the College
DAVID SCHMITZ has shown exceptional leadership both in his scholarly pursuits and his interactions with
students. His commitment to creating an open and welcoming environment in the classroom is reflected
in the enthusiastic comments of his students: “Fantastic, extremely engaging, and interesting. He gave
us examples for the abstract topics and communicated his excitement for the material to us.” “A very
entertaining and interesting lecturer who really values student comprehension, constantly bringing up
fascinating little tidbits of information that extend the topic we are learning about to the real world.” His
students are extremely grateful for his dedication to and thoughtful guidance in the Department of Physics.
PRESENTED BY
YOUNG-KEE KIM, Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Physics, Enrico Fermi
Institute, and the College; Chair, Department of Physics8 CLASS DAY 2022
SAMIRA AHMED, AB'93, MAT'93
Samira Ahmed, A.B.’93, M.A.T.’93, is the New York Times best-selling
author of Love, Hate & Other Filters; Internment; Mad, Bad & Dangerous
to Know; Hollow Fires; and the Amira & Hamza series, as well as a Ms.
Marvel comic book miniseries. Her poetry, essays, and short stories
have appeared in numerous publications, and she is the co-editor of
the forthcoming anthology Magic Has No Borders.
Ahmed also has taught high school English in Chicago and New
York City, worked in education nonprofits, and served on political
campaigns.
Born in Bombay, India, and raised in Batavia, Illinois, Ahmed graduated
from the University of Chicago in 1993 with joint degrees: a bachelor of
arts in English language and literature and a master of arts in teaching.CLASS DAY 2022 9
HOWELL MURRAY
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Howell Murray received a PhB degree from the University of Chicago in 1914. As an
undergraduate student, he was a member of numerous societies and organizations,
including Owl and Serpent, Signet, Tiger’s Head, Recorders Club and the Undergraduate
Council. He was also Abbott of Blackfriars and Chairman of Wash Prom. As an alumnus
of the University, Howell Murray served as Vice President of the Alumni Cabinet,
and then as a Trustee from 1950 to 1958. His enormous efforts toward the revival
of the Ravinia Festival were commemorated in the naming of the Murray Theater
at Ravinia. After his death in 1958, a group of friends established the Howell Murray
Medal to recognize and award the level of student leadership, dedication and ambition
embodied in the spirit of Howell Murray.
The Howell Murray Alumni Association Award is one of the College's highest honors;
this award recognizes graduating students who have made outstanding contributions
to the University through co-curricular activities. The students selected as this year’s
Howell Murray Award winners have been recognized by their peers and others on
campus for extraordinary service to the College community.
Allen Abbott Terra Baer Shriya Bansal Jo Blankson
Shannon Davis Yara Ibrahim Demetrius Johnson Samantha Koretsky
David Liang Bridget Patterson Christina Pirrotta Ro Redfern-Taube
Justin Smith Klaire Steffens Zachary Yung Stephanie Zhang10 CLASS DAY 2022
ALLEN ABBOTT TERRA BAER
Allen Abbott is a 4th year BA/MA student Terra Baer is a fourth-year undergraduate
studying Law, Letters, & Society, East Asian double majoring in Environmental and Urban
Languages & Civilizations, and International Studies and Law, Letters, and Society. As an
Relations. On campus, he has worked to environmental leader, Terra is proud to have
increase student representation by leading founded the Green Fund through Campus and
a multi-year reorganization of Student Student Life and currently serves as the chair
Government. Currently the Undergraduate of the program’s Subcommittee (GFSC). This
Student President, Allen previously served year, she is also the Vice President of Phoenix
in USG as a College Council Representative, Sustainability Initiative (PSI) and a member
Historian, and Executive Vice President of of Undergraduate Student Government’s
Internal Affairs. Outside of USG, he was a Project Committee on Campus Sustainability (CCS)
Leader and Research Director for the Paul as well as UChicago Environmental Alliance
Douglas Institute. He was also a member of the (UCEA), which she co-founded during the
University of Chicago Environmental Alliance spring of her first year. Administratively, Terra
and EUChicago. Allen also served in several champions sustainability reform as a member
professional leadership positions, including as of the 2030 Plan Campus and Community
a Research Associate at the Chicago Project on Engagement team and an advisor to UChicago
Security and Threats, the inaugural Senior Intern ECo, where she has advocated for student
at BallotReady, and a lead research assistant for involvement in environmental decision-making
Professor Austin Carson. He is a member of the processes at all levels. Next year, Terra is excited
Maroon Key Society, was awarded a Stamps to continue her work as an environmental law
Scholarship and Boren Scholarship, and holds researcher at UChicago Law before eventually
Global Honors. After graduation, Allen hopes pursuing a legal education.
to become a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S.
Department of State.
SHRIYA BANSAL JO EWURAMA NYAME
Shriya has engaged with her local BLANKSON
community through compileHer for the Jo has a syndrome that makes them sign
past four years, serving as a director, up for everything. They’re the Production
events lead, and internal outreach chair Manager of Off-Off Campus and a member
for the organization and hosting events to of Phoenix Survivors Alliance, UChicago
introduce middle school girls to computer United, and Life of The Mic. Early on in the
science. Her passion for building a strong pandemic, Jo and their two best friends
community of technologists at UChicago created 'Breakout Room: An Online Comedy
motivated her to help start Kappa Theta Show' to fundraise for various social justice
Pi and serve as its Director of Professional efforts. Outside of comedy, Jo’s obsession
Development, in addition to leading with consent education has led them to
introductory workshops as a board become a mentor in Peer Health Exchange
member for ACM-W. Through her role as and research assistant at the Beyond
a creative director and choreographer Schools Lab. They’ve also cherished the
for the South Asian Students Association off-campus connections they’ve made at
and Apsara, Shriya has shared her love for the Howard Brown Broadway Youth Center
Indian dance with fellow students. She is and as a medical advocate for survivors
also a research assistant in the Computer of sexual assault. They currently work as a
Science Department and a member of the Harper Barista, Core Tutor, and NSP tutor,
Trott Business Program. where they’ve recently piloted an improv
program for young students. Jo has been
guided by the ideas of care and fun through
their journey at UChicago, and is awestruck
by the richness of community they’ve found
along the way.CLASS DAY 2022 11
SHANNON DAVIS YARA IBRAHIM
Shannon is a 4th year Environmental Science As a fourth year in the College, Yara serves
and Human Rights & Near Eastern Languages as Co-Chair for the Council on University
and Civilizations (Specializing in Arabic). Programming, for which she leads a board
Throughout her four-years, Shannon has been of students in planning and executing
a mentor of FLI students through Maroon
campus-wide events and activities. She
Mentors, an Executive Leader of Phoenix
Sustainability Initiative (PSI), and an Executive has also been involved in the Student
Board member of Black Professional Society Alumni Committee and Senior Class Gift
(BPS). As Co-President of PSI, Shannon Committee, working to bridge the gap
instituted new groups like Green Data (a between students and alumni and provide
project group focused on using data analytic opportunities for building connections.
skills to create sustainable, data-informed While in housing as a member of Booth
change), and planned and executed events House, she worked to help foster a strong
for skill-building and professional exploration, community by serving as Social Chair and
such as the inaugural PSI Case Competition.
continues to be involved in maintaining
Throughout Shannon's four years, she has also
been dedicated to providing free assistance and house culture.
consulting to local non-profits in the area, like
Experimental Station. Shannon is passionate
about helping others actualize their full
potential and contributing to the establishment
of long-standing programs and connections.
DEMETRIUS JOHNSON JR. SAMANTHA KORETSKY
Demetrius "DJ" Johnson Jr. is a 4th- Samantha Koretsky is a graduating fourth
year economics major and Odyssey year physics major at the University of
Scholar at the College committed to Chicago. She is proud to have been an
improving the experience of Black active resident in Graham House and a
undergraduate students on campus. member of several RSOs over her four years,
particularly University Ballet of Chicago,
On campus, he served as President of the South Side Free Music Program,
the Theta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Kitchen Sink, and Alpha Phi Omega. These
Fraternity, which he revived at the organizations have given her spaces for
University, as well as Co-President of the fun and creativity, lessons in leadership
Multicultural Greek Council. He is also on and teamwork, and most of all, a sense of
the varsity football team. After the social community. She is immensely grateful to
unrest that occurred in 2020, he founded the university and all the amazing people
the Black Letterwinning Athletes Coalition she has met in her time here. Through all
(BLAC), an organization designed to the difficulties, her last four years have
amplify and cater to the needs of Black always been enriched by the people and
student athletes at predominately white organizations surrounding her.
campuses. Several other BLAC chapters
have now launched at campuses across
the country. Lastly, DJ served as a mentor
to FGLI and minority students through the
Trott Business Program, Leaders of Color,
and Moneythink. After graduation, he will
be moving to NYC to work in investment
banking at Morgan Stanley.12 CLASS DAY 2022
DAVID LIANG BRIDGET PATTERSON
David is a fourth-year in the College majoring in Bridget is a graduating senior majoring in
Economics and Political Science. Since his first Public Policy (specializing in Health Policy)
year, David has served in multiple capacities and Psychology. At UChicago, Bridget
on the Undergraduate Student Government, was involved in the Council on University
including as representative of the Class of 2022,
Programming since her first year, serving as
Auditing Chair of the Finance Committee, and
most recently as the Undergraduate Liaison co-Chair her senior year, was a CLI Student
to the Board of Trustees. David also advises Staff in the Student Activities Centers, and
the College leadership as a member of the Communications Director of UChiVotes at
Maroon Key Society. Outside of public service, the IOP for her last 2 years.
David has dedicated his time to promoting
entrepreneurship on campus. As President of
LTF Ventures, UChicago's student-run venture
capital fund, David has lead the seed investment
in more than a dozen UChicago startups and
developed an all-star speaker series featuring
top founders and investors of the world.
Additionally, David is co-founder of two think
tanks - Campus Policy Research Institute and
University Business Institute - that produce
research and advocate for real policy change
on student-related and business-related issues,
respectively.
CHRISTINA PIRROTTA RO REDFERN-TAUBE
During her second year in the molecular Ro is a graduating Public Policy major
engineering program, Christina joined the and Health & Society minor studying
Amanchukwu research lab receiving funding environmental justice and community
through the Stamps Scholars program to organizing in urban areas. As a
support her research studying a new category
programming intern for the Center for
of electrolytes for Lithium-based batteries.
During her time at UChicago, one of Christina’s Identity & Inclusion, Ro has coordinated
most meaningful involvements was serving a number of events and spaces for the
as President for the Students for Life club LGBTQ+ community at UChicago, including
where she coordinated service events with affinity groups, social mixers, workshops,
local pregnancy centers, apologetics speaking and candlelight vigils. Ro is very involved
events, and a conference for students to learn in performing arts activities on campus,
how to speak compassionately and candidly such as University Theater and Le Vorris &
on the pro-life issue. Christina also loves doing Vox Circus.
social media work for UChicago Admissions,
running the Catholic Center’s Instagram
account, planning events while on the board of
Society of Women Engineers, and competing
for UChicago’s Women’s Varsity soccer team.
One of her most memorable experiences was
bringing 20 students from different Christian
RSOs to a leadership conference and advising
the revival of the Christian Journal, Cana, on
UChicago’s campus.CLASS DAY 2022 13
JUSTIN SMITH KLAIRE STEFFENS
Justin is a graduating senior majoring in Klaire has held various leadership positions
Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, and throughout her time at UChicago. She is a two-
Computational & Applied Mathematics. year captain of the Varsity Women’s Basketball
He currently serves as the President of the team, President of the Women’s Athletic
Derivatives Group Quant Trading, Commodore Association (WAA), and Co-President of the
and Captain of the Sailing Team, 2022 Class Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). In
Representative, Sports Club Fund Chair, her third year she served as the Special Olympics
and Election & Rules Committee Chair of Chair for WAA where she planned and led a
Undergraduate Student Government, Vice record number of inclusive practices despite
President of the Tobler Society, Treasurer of the virtual setting. As President for the WAA,
the Program for the Advancement of Refugee Klaire oversees operations for the Graduate
Rights, Treasurer of Make Chicago Smile and Women's Athletic Association, Special Olympic
Treasurer of Oeconomica, and holds positions as Inclusive Practices and fundraising efforts, and
both a research assistant at Booth and teaching Student-Athlete events fostering a welcoming
assistant in the Department of Mathematics. environment and raising awareness for Mental
During his time at UChicago, Justin has served Health. Prior to her second year, Klaire was
as News Editor on the Maroon, volunteered as elected the school's first Co-President of SAAC,
part of the Homeless Food Runs program, and her main responsibility is serving as the voice
organized the quantitative finance panel of the for student-athletes. During her third year she
Taking the Next Step conference. He's also been lost her basketball season and was inspired to
an active contributor to the Math and Applied create the University's first ever Mental Health
Math clubs and the Financial Markets Program. Awareness Week for all student athletes.
ZACHARY YUNG STEPHANIE ZHANG
During his time as a scholarship cadet at Air Stephanie Zhang has been involved
Force ROTC Detachment 195, Zachary has in leadership with the student groups
been a cadet trainer, flight commander, and Phoenix Farms, Camp Kesem, Midway
Public Affairs Officer as well as the Cadet Wing
Ventures, UChicago Blood Initiative, The
Commander in which he spearheaded large-
Triple Helix, and TEDxUChicago. She also
scale initiatives. He is the founder and first
president of the UChicago Air Force ROTC conducted cancer surveillance research,
RSO aimed to provide formal financial and worked with a community organization at
organizational support to current and future the intersection of health and education
UChicago AFROTC cadets. Zachary has been through UChicago Medicine’s ACHIEVE
part of the Phoenix Sustainability Initiative since program, and served as a TA in the
his third year. He currently serves as the Project Biological Sciences Collegiate Division and
Leader for Green Data, one of eight student Chicago Academic Achievement Program.
groups within PSI aimed to equip students to
She has also participated in the Global
tackle issues surrounding sustainability through
Health Scholars and Scholars in Ethics and
a data-driven and impact-focused approach.
He worked with the PSI Board to launch the Medicine pathways.
inaugural Sustainability Case Competition in
partnership with the Energy Policy Institute
of the University of Chicago, which garnered
unprecedented interest from the greater
UChicago and Greater Chicago communities.14 CLASS DAY 2022
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Maroon Key Society Class Day Student Speaker Selection Committee
Allen Abbott, Class of 2022
Tarek Jabri, Class of 2022
Bridget Lu, Class of 2023
Mary Mouton, Class of 2022
Amani Myran, Class of 2023
Joshua Sulkin, Class of 2023
Lingyue Yu, Class of 2023
Special Thanks
Dean John W. Boyer for his leadership of the College and support of the 2022 College
Class Day
Dean John “Jay” Ellison for his leadership and support of the Maroon Key Society
Samira Ahmed for taking the time to offer insights to the graduating class as a guest
presenter
Additional Thanks
University of Chicago Pipe Band
Dirt Red Brass Band
Preston Reilly, College Programming and Orientation
Matthew Hendricks, College Programming and Orientation
Office of the Dean of the College
Office of University Events and Ceremonies
College Programming and Orientation
Office of the Dean of Students in the College
University of Chicago Safety & Security
University of Chicago Emergency Medical Services
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY
THE DIRT RED BRASS BAND
The Dirt Red Brass Band is a New Orleans-inspired funk band formed at the
University of Chicago in 2012. Dirt Red is known (and despised by the local
police) for their loud performances in Hyde Park and throughout the city.
Instagram: @dirtredbrassband
Facebook: facebook.com/dirtredbrassbandCLASS DAY 2022 15
CONVOCATION WEEKEND
INFORMATION
Information about the 536th Convocation and College Diploma Ceremonies:
https://convocation.uchicago.edu/
Information and locations for all College Diploma Ceremonies:
https://convocation.uchicago.edu/ceremonies-and-activities/diploma-ceremonies/
the-college-all-undergraduates/
Transportation, Parking, and Shuttle Information:
https://convocation.uchicago.edu/plan-your-visit/transportation/
THE CELEBRATION CONTINUES
CLASS OF 2022 DESSERT RECEPTION
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Bring your guests and join the Class of 2022 to celebrate and explore the full
Museum of Science and Industry!
Presentation of the Senior Class Gift and brief remarks will begin at 9:00pm.
Parking at the MSI is free for this event and tickets are not required.
A face mask is required to access certain exhibits at the MSI.16 CLASS DAY 2022
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