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College of Liberal and Professional Studies
Virtual Graduation
Sunday, May 16, 2021Program
Celebrating the Graduates in the Following Degree Welcome
Programs: Nora E. Lewis
Vice Dean, College of Liberal and Professional Studies, School of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts Greetings to LPS Graduates
Steven J. Fluharty, PhD
Bachelor of Fine Arts Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
International Master of Public Administration
Guest Speaker
Master of Applied Positive Psychology Sulaiman W. Rahman
CEO, DiverseForce
Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences
Master of Chemical Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award
Master of Environmental Studies COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING IN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
Master of Liberal Arts PROGRAMS
Leona Brandwene
Master of Philosophy in Liberal Arts Associate Director and instructor, Master of Applied Positive Psychology
Director, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
Master of Science in Applied Geosciences Associate Director of Education, Positive Psychology Center
Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics
Master of Philosophy in Organizational Dynamics
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PENN LPS GRADUATION • MAY 16, 2021FACULTY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE
Student Awards ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS PROGRAM
Hannah Datz, Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics, August 2021
Full list at: Kelly Lauersen, Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics, May 2021
www.lps.upenn.edu/students/graduating-students/lps-student-awards-2021
LOIS GINSBERG PRIZE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
Undergraduate Student Awards
Lucia DiNapoli, Master of Philosophy in Organizational Dynamics, August 2021
RONALD J. CARIDI AWARD CHRISTOPHER PETERSON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP AWARD
Edward Acosta, Bachelor of Arts, May 2021 Dawaine Cosey, Master of Applied Positive Psychology, August 2021
Frank Jackson, Master of Applied Positive Psychology, August 2021
LINDA BOWEN SANTORO AWARD
Jozlyn A. McCaw, Master of Applied Positive Psychology, August 2021
Jo-Ann Christina, Bachelor of Arts, May 2021
BEI SHAN TANG SCHOLARSHIP
LPS DISTINGUISHED STUDENT SERVICE AWARD
Maggie Zhao, Master of Applied Positive Psychology, August 2021
Javier Cuadras, Bachelor of Arts, May 2021
2021 DEAN’S SCHOLAR FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Emily Davis, Bachelor of Arts, August 2021
Closing Remarks
THE LPS AWARD FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES
Mary Therese Davis, Bachelor of Arts, May 2021
ASSOCIATION OF ALUMNAE CONTINUING EDUCATION AWARD
Emily Graves, Bachelor of Arts, August 2021
Graduate Student Awards
2021 DEAN’S SCHOLAR FOR PROFESSIONAL MASTER’S PROGRAMS
Haley Zeliff, Master of Environmental Studies, May 2021
MASTER OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES CAPSTONE AWARD
Youngtae Song, Master of Chemical Sciences, August 2021
EES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Richa Agarwal, Master of Environmental Studies, May 2021
EES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN APPLIED GEOSCIENCES
Emma Tardiff, Master of Science in Applied Geosciences, December 2020
PAUL J. KORSHIN AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
David James Earley, Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics, May 2021
Natalie Hagerty, Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics, May 2021
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PENN LPS GRADUATION • MAY 16, 2021Guest Speaker December 2020 Graduates
BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS MASTER OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Sulaiman W. Rahman AND SCIENCES Joo Hyung Park
CEO, DiverseForce Brittany Ciara Halbsgut
Theresa M. Impastato MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL
Rahman founded DiverseForce, a strategic human capital solutions firm, to help STUDIES
organizations across all sectors recruit, retain, and develop diverse leadership BACHELOR OF ARTS Ian Siegfried Bayer
pipelines. In 2017, DiverseForce partnered with the University of Pennsylvania’s Vatherine Antonia Hickok Gurr Molly Louise Dyson Clark
ImpactEd to develop DiverseForce On Boards, an innovative leadership Damon Joon Mah Joanne D. Douglas
development program that trains mid-to-senior level professionals of color from Donna A. Mastrangelo Jasmine Lee
the public and private sectors to serve more effectively on nonprofit boards in Jinlin Ni
Christopher Tremoglie
the region. Rahman has firsthand experience with the impact that diverse board Serena C. Nichols
Nykko Vitali
leadership can have on the communities served by nonprofit organizations: he Rebecca Elizabeth Ross
William Wang
is currently Vice President of the board of directors for Community College of
Charles Wurzer
Philadelphia Foundation, board of trustee and executive committee member
MASTER OF BEHAVIORAL AND Zhuoran Xu
for Mastery Charter Schools, and board member and governance committee
DECISION SCIENCES Kaixin Zhang
member for the Kimmel Center of Performing Arts among other appointments.
Qiuyi Chen
In 2007, Rahman founded Urban Philly Professional Network (UPPN), which has Xiaojing Chen MASTER OF LIBERAL ARTS
evolved into one of the area’s largest and most respected professional networks. Isha Deswal Andrew W. Cassel
UPPN was named the Philadelphia Business Journal’s #1 networking association in Daniel R. McDonough
Yiyun Ding
2015, and currently operates as a DiverseForce talent community. For Rahman, Madeleine Riley
Yaojia He
the secret to networking success is authenticity: “I’ve learned over the years that
Heng Kuo Pornmanie Snidvongs
it’s not WHAT you know; it’s not WHO you know; it’s who knows YOU and what
Mariagiulia Lauro Norbu Sebastiaan Tideman
they KNOW about you that counts,” he says. “We should all strive to show up as
Xi Lin Haoxin Zeng
the best versions of ourselves online and offline, to live our values, and to build
our own personal brands. Otherwise, we risk being labeled.” Himani Mehta
Nathan Rosenstein MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED
To the graduating class of 2021, he advises: “Celebrate this exciting milestone of GEOSCIENCES
Jeffrey W. Trueman
graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, but remember that our learning Ryan Nicholas Khan
Vaidehi Uberoi
journeys have no destination, they are a lifelong adventure.” Claire Amelia Kojaian
Funing Yang
Yafei Ou
Lei Yu
Michael Van Tuyl Sharer
Xiaozhou Yu
Emma Justine Tardiff
Jiaqi Zhang
Katrine Vorsa
Mengxi Max Zhang
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PENN LPS GRADUATION • MAY 16, 2021MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS
James Alcorn
Christopher Charles Berardi
May 2021 Graduates
Wenzhi Du
BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS Ingrid Allison Teti
Russell D. Force
AND SCIENCES Aerin Alese Wheeler
Kristen Joy Overholt Forrest
Jonathan Scott Ashbeck Sunny Soohee Yoo
Victoria E. Kozhushchenko
Patrick Thomas Diogenia
Julia Alexandra Malseed
Aaron Lincoln Douglas BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Bejoy Abraham Philip
Rhonda E. Gibson Maria Curb
Natalie Vishnevsky
Aya Hiraoka Gianna D. Del Rossi
Caroline Dukmejian Widdoes
Richard N. Jiosne II Erik Roger Fuller
Monica Bonita Lewis Jones Catherine Matthews
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS
Dominic Adam Latchu
Daniel George Castle
Dylan Justin Macalinao INTERNATIONAL MASTER OF
Kyle Messinger PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Erastus Karanja Muigai Shuyu Cai
Ibrahim Muhammad Zia Chuyi Chen
Yulin Dai
BACHELOR OF ARTS Lingxi Huang
Edward Gregory Acosta Anqi Sun
Logan McDonald Ayliffe Jiaqi Wang
Elizabeth Rebecca Sunderland Lingxuan Michael Yu
Balabayev Bowei Zhang
Eliza Jane Becker Boyuan Zhang
Tonya Chequita Bell Zhixiao Zhang
Benjamin Joseph Bond Yougeng Zheng
Jo-Ann Christina Ying Zhou
Javier Armando Cuadras Castillo Xianghan Zhu
Emily Davis
Mary Therese Davis MASTER OF BEHAVIORAL AND
Matthew Joseph Falcone DECISION SCIENCES
Chiara Cristina Fariello Ting Chang
Jessica Elizabeth Gooding Gregory Donworth
Emily Rose Graves Ting-Yi Lin
Jonathan Farrell Longcoy Yunzi Lu
Diedre Leah Morrison Supriya Saxena
Chanel Asceline Nichols Justin P. Thompson
Rachel Ortiz
Linda L. Pang
Bianca Ann Schilling
Madeline Schonberger
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PENN LPS GRADUATION • MAY 16, 2021MASTER OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Diana Strano Arndt
Ta-Jung Chiu
Tiffany Smith
Yvonne Monique Sousa August 2021 Graduates
Yunhan Gao MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN
LIBERAL ARTS BACHELOR OF ARTS Kelsey Klinefelter
Yi-Meng Lo
Lisa Suzanne Katz Cory Evans Falk Michelle Man Shan Kwan
MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL Marcus A. Pender Sr. Anton Ledesma
STUDIES MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MaryAnne Panella Siena Emelene Loprinzi
Richa Agarwal GEOSCIENCES Yau Ka Man
Meghan Byrne Sean Daniel Burns BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Gina Masterka
Isabella Castiglioni Amelia Jordan Kristen Held Michael James McCarthy
Kelly Rose Clinton Robert Paul Kostynick Jozlyn Alexis McCaw
Anshu Du Kamogelo Mokatse MASTER OF APPLIED POSITIVE Andrea Mecquel
PSYCHOLOGY Kathryn Anne Miller
Alice Fernandes
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Nadia Ali Almheiri
Caroline Chandler Kelleher Joseph Nephi Okleberry
ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS Valerie Thorne Bagley
Rupika Ketu Rachel Olsen
Edward J. Barger Karen Kraemer Bailey
Jennifer Drew Lessick Rachel Barr Peterson
Gulzhan Bekturganova Xia Zhao Baugh
Sandol Park Brittany Sutton
Nicole Kimberly Curatola Kym M. Baum
Jacob Elijah Pritchard Andrew James Trousdale
John Peter Devine Philip C.J. Beardsley
Clarisse N. Reiter Katherine Alexandra Williams
David James Earley Stephen Victor Bowles
Sneh Dharmendra Salot Yue Zhao
Pallavi Dheeja Gopee Heidi Kristin Brown
Hanna Stambakio
Natalie Miovski Hagerty Tanyee Cheung MASTER OF BEHAVIORAL AND
Kyle Strumfels
Larry K. Hampton Dawaine Marques Cosey DECISION SCIENCES
Tanvi Rajesh Sule
Emily Hemming Pia M. Dalal Ashley Susan Banks
Guanxiong Wang
Wanting Hong Lisa Paige DeLacey Sophie Pearl Bass
Wenlu Yuan
Kristina Iademarco-Sudell Xaviera Nicole Diaz Noah Alexander Beam
Haley Marie Zeliff
Steven Paul Larzelere Lauren Edger Donchez Zane Yong Wei Chee
Kelly T. Lauersen Erin Elizabeth Dullea Kennedy Alexandra Couch
MASTER OF LIBERAL ARTS
Anne F. Levy Michelle Tracey Edelstein Uri Federman
Mustafa Marzuq Ali-Smith
Brigid Teresa McCreary Cheryl Lynn Eisen Amanda Geiser
Andrew Paul Arenge
Tram Thanh Ng Duncan C. Ferguson Bennett Maxwell Gross
Aaron Thomas Boczkowski
Linda Sinisi Martin Meredith Frey Tessa Banou Guiv
Karen Beverly Brann
Emma J. Smith Han Hao Jacob Matthew Johnston
George Rankin Holeman
Michael Thomas Teti Wesley Ryan Hitchcock Wenyu Kang
Julia Margaret Laczin
Halee Rachel Watel Frank Lloyd Stanley Jackson Farrah Priyanka Kharche
Samyak Rai Leekha
Helen W. Xu Kristin Hannah Jonason Jason Alexander Knies
Alan Michael Majewski
Anna Sarno Marchio Sogol Layli Karkouti Max Isaac Koffler
Sinmisola Ogunyinka Nicholette Kasman Aamia Malik
Shannon Marie Rafferty Heidi Sara Braverman Kaufman Madeline Maher Mauboussin
Robert Fredrick Scheyder
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PENN LPS GRADUATION • MAY 16, 2021Michael Vincent Murphy MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED
Dillon Patrick Myers GEOSCIENCES
Madison Elizabeth Ochs Adam Elijah Goldberg
Jordan Marie Sessa Lei Gu
Iain Nicholas York Sharples Zachary Peter Villari
Samantha E. Soprano
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
Jaclyn Elizabeth Stanislaus
ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS
Emmet Sullivan
Hannah Constance Datz
Nadine Kemalasari Sumedi
Jaclyn Marie Fontana
Abigail McEntee Williams
William Joseph Lafferty
Minglu Xu
John Christopher Noga
Jennifer Qian Ying Xue
Lauren O’Neill
Yiwei Zhang
Christopher David Schneider
Ashley Chante Simmons
MASTER OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Ian S. Wheeler
Steven Ly
Jeremy James McAndrew
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN
Pankti Shabd Mehta ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS
Youngtae Song Lucia DiNapoli
Rachel S. Hudson
MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES
Konstanze Fabian
Heidi Elizabeth Herb
Paula Kwasniewska
Jessica E. Slade
MASTER OF LIBERAL ARTS
Sophie Larue Bradley
Wanda Klinefelter
Timothy Kean Lengel
Brian Nicholas Long
Emily Waller
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PENN LPS GRADUATION • MAY 16, 2021Dear Graduates, The College of Liberal and Professional Studies
The University of Pennsylvania’s founder, Benjamin Franklin, knew the
Thank you for learning with us, Class of 2021. Your achievements importance of education. At the age of 10, in 1716, his formal education ended
inspire us with pride; your bright futures inspire us with hope. when his father took him out of school to become a chandler’s apprentice,
learning to make soap and candles. Young Ben disliked the work and eventually
Sincerely, was apprenticed as a printer to his brother James, who brought a printing press
from England.
Alan M. Barstow, PhD, Director and Senior Scholar, Organizational Dynamics
Programs While he learned the printing trade, Franklin borrowed books from the apprentice
booksellers he came to know in Boston, his hometown. He was known to skip
Cristina Bicchieri, PhD, S.J. Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and meals in order to buy books of his own. He taught himself not only grammar,
Comparative Ethics; Professor of Philosophy and Psychology; Founding Director, arithmetic, and history, but several foreign languages, which served him well in
Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences his later years when he represented the fledgling United States government as
ambassador to France.
Yvette Bordeaux, PhD, Director, Professional Master’s Programs in Earth and
Environmental Science
The student of today who has had to interrupt, or never had the chance to
begin, a college education—or who seeks further study in professional master’s
Chao Guo, PhD, Faculty Director, International Master of Public
programs—has the option of earning an Ivy League degree through the University
Administration; Associate Professor, School of Social Policy & Practice
of Pennsylvania’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies.
Ana-Rita Mayol-Cabassa, PhD, Associate Director, Master of Chemical Sciences
Whatever the level of their studies, our students are intellectually capable adults
Christopher Nave, PhD, Managing Director, Master of Behavioral and Decision who are fully engaged in their work, and for whom a Penn degree serves two
Sciences fully integrated aims: intellectual and personal enrichment as well as career and
academic advancement. Our students come to Penn with a sense of purpose and
Christopher Pastore, PhD, Associate Director of Programs in the Humanities and urgency and a strong sense of the problems facing the world in the 21st century.
Social Sciences They bring to Penn a unique combination of intellectual talent, maturity, and a
broad spectrum of experience.
James O. Pawelski, PhD, Professor of Practice and Director of Education, Positive
Psychology Center We like to think that a self-starter like Ben Franklin would be proud of the
programs offered by his University’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies.
Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology; Founding And we’re quite sure that he would be proud of what each and every new
Director, Positive Psychology Center graduate here today has achieved.
Anne Stassen, Dean of Students, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Kathy Urban, Director of Undergraduate Programs, College of Liberal and
Professional Studies As final action cannot always be taken by the time this program goes to press, these lists of
degree and prize recipients are tentative only. The appearance of a name in this program
should not be construed as an indication that the person has received a degree from the
www.upenn.edu/LPSgraduation University of Pennsylvania. Conversely, the absence of a student’s name herein does not
www.youtube.com/PennLPS necessarily mean that the person has not been awarded a Penn degree. The student’s
transcript is the official record of the University.
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