Department of BiologyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel

HillCommencement Ceremony

Saturday, May TenthTwo Thousand Fourteen

Carmichael Arena

THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMACADEMIC PROCESSION Please stand for the procession of the faculty

PRESIDING Dr Greg CopenhaverAssociate Professor, Department of Biology

WELCOME Dr Victoria BautchProfessor and Chair, Department of Biology

STUDENT AWARDS Dr Elaine YehResearch Associate Professor, Department of Biology

PHI BETA KAPPA Dr Ann MatthysseProfessor, Department of Biology

TRI-BETA Teresa Nguyen2014-2015 UNC Beta Beta Beta Co-Chair

HONORS Dr Kevin SlepAssistant Professor, Department of Biology

UNC BEST Dr Jennifer CobleLecturer, Department of Biology

TEACHING AWARDS Tanner Fadero2014-2015 UNC Beta Beta Beta Co-Chair

SPEAKER INTRODUCTION Dr Jennifer CobleLecturer, Department of Biology

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Daniela MytsaClass of 2014

GRADUATE STUDENTS Dr Kerry BloomProfessor, Department of Biology

CEREMONIAL RECOGNITION Dr Victoria BautchOF DEGREES Professor and Chair, Department of Biology

Dr Kelly HoganSenior Lecturer, Department of Biology

Dr Corey JohnsonLecturer, Department of Biology

CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Dr Victoria BautchProfessor and Chair, Department of Biology

RECEPTION Hooker Field (adjacent to Carmichael Arena)

BIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE HONORS AND AWARDS

Robert Coker Award

Aidan Berry The Department of Biology presents the Coker Award to a senior Biology major for excellence in research in Organismal Biology and Ecology.

John Couch Award

Cameron Wood The Department of Biology presents the Couch Award to the senior Biology major with interests in Plant Biology who has demonstrated the highest ideals of scholarship and research.

Francis LeClair Award

Susan Deans The LeClair Award is given annually by the Department of Biology to a senior Biology major for academic excellence in Biology with an emphasis in Plant Sciences.

Irvine Hagadorn Award

Julia Whitley The Department of Biology presents the Hagadorn Award to the top rising senior Biology major based on academic and research excellence. This award is also recognized by UNC Chancellor Carol Folt at the Chancellor’s Awards.

Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa, the national academic honor society, elects members on the basis of

outstanding academic achievement and high moral character.

Caroline Elizabeth BakerAidan Joy Berry

Matthew Joel BraswellMalia Gisele Cali

Amanda Leigh CarringerCasey Marie ClementsMarie Elise Clements

Holton James DunvilleChelsea Elizabeth Earley

Michael A. Gonzalez

Dylan James HunterSakib Huq

Rachel Lynn KaplanLauren Michelle KempAmanda Marie KramerHanna Emily Labiner

Molly Anne LauxNicole Lawing

Meredith Lindsey LewisEvonne McArthur

Jennifer Elizabeth NealScott Hunter Oppler, Jr.Helen Bobbitt Powell

Julia V. RamosKristen Knutsen Rosano

Christopher Michael RotaJennifer Evelyn Schneider

Patrick Joseph ShortGeorgia Catherine Titcomb

Paige M. TummonsSudheer Reddy VemuruAimee Danielle Wilde

Cameron Champion Wood

Beta Beta BetaBeta Beta Beta, the National Biological Honor Society, elects full members on the basis of

outstanding academic achievement and elects associates on the basis of their interest in and dedication to biology.

Bradley AllfJackson BooneNicole Busby

Paola CarminelliRobert CochranFlavia CrovesiBrian Eglinger

Keia FaisonMaite Ghazaleh

Sagi GilleraRebecca Gregory

Aleah HelmsAshley Honeycutt

Daisy KaurJustin Kidd

Jae Sung Lee

Jiwon LimStephanie Manasa

Philip ManessLindsey Marks

Evonne McArthurKeith Murphy

Hunter OcheltreeTaylor Revere

Jennifer RomingerKaitlin Suggs

Ioana UngureanuHailey Vest

Benjamin WhittCameron Wood

Alice Xu

UNC BESTThe UNC Baccalaureate Education in Science and Teaching (UNC–BEST) program

allows students to pursue training in science education and get a N.C. high school science teaching license in addition to their biology degree.

Alexandria CluenDillon Crocket

Brianna FitzpatrickMegan FlynnDaniela MystaGabriella Rice

Jacob StarkAlice Xu

Tri-Beta Teaching AwardsTau Iota, the UNC chapter of Beta Beta Beta selects a Biology faculty member and Biology Teaching Assistants to be recognized for their outstanding contributions in the classroom.

Faculty – Dr Kenneth Lohmann (Fall 2013 & Spring 2014)Teaching Assistants – Kyle Grode (Fall 2013) and Kathryn Rehain (Spring 2014)

August/December 2013 Biology Doctoral Graduates

Doctor of PhilosophyChia-Yi ChengEric Jay Earley

Erin R. KaltenbrunDavid William Kikuchi

Shawn M. LyonsAlyssa Julia ManningTracy Michelle RainesBlaire Janell Steinwand

Jolien S. TylerErica Jania Washington

May 2014 Biology Masters and Doctoral Degree Candidates

Master of ArtsWes A. Sanders

Master of ScienceKarl Christian Fetter

Ryan M. Shelton

Doctor of PhilosophyArtur Romanchuk

Stephen Peter SojkaDeirdre Catherine Tatomer

August and December 2013 Biology Undergraduate Graduates

Mohsin Mazhar AliBrennan Alexis AllenAlyssa Lynn ArenaPualani Marie ArmstrongAlice Lynn AtheyAshley Andrews BarhamHarrison Ross BellKateland E. BennettMary Hunter BentonMayrim Bernard-VegaLauren Asheley BonuraTrenton Blake BottomsDalton Peter BrooksAmanda Leigh CarringerAustin Joseph ChambersRabiah ChoudharyZachary Wayne CopeElizabeth Ann CroninZaki Krishan DardMegan Marie DeLugasJeffrey Frederick DiBertoJessica Antoinette DiggsCaitlyn H. DixonFrederick E. DowellMeghan Elizabeth DrakePatrick Stuart EdmundsonLeslie R. EsparagozaWilliam Franklin ExlineAlbert FergusonMonique J. GaineyBrian Vaughn GallagherJacob Lynn GilgenSagi Enicole Alday GilleraCatherine Leigh GoldAbigail Tuazon GonzalesJiasheng GuoMegan Alane Gyoerkoe

Mark Stephen HarperErin Dorothea HoldawayKevin Bartlett HolleyCali Corrine HuffsticklerLaura K. IbetoAngela JiangTyler S. JohnsonShakeila L. JonesCarson Alana KasovicMasi Hullah KatawazaiMehjabeen Ali KhanAya Khaled El KhatibHeather Simone KizerLauren Michelle KrimmingerKei KurosuWilliam Matthew LatheryTiffany LeeNicholas Joseph MascielloAmina MasoodMcKenzie Allen MatthewsJustin Joseph MayNettie Ellen McMillerTyler Moser-KatzKarley Ann MurphyElizabeth Susanne MurrayDara Jane MyersBettina NagyTonmoy Sabur NasiriPrecious Eberechukwu OgbuefiEmily Erin O'MaraAlbert J. OsbahrAnkita D PatelDrashti PatelKishan PatelMonika Shailesh PatelPratik Suresh PatelAdriana Michele Pollak

Matthew J. PoplinMelissa Mary PorcoCarlos Daniel PosadaMelissa Ann PriceMary Katherine PrinceValerie RileyKelsey Elaine RochfordJennifer Evelyn SchneiderDennis Richard SelfSoobin SeongDeepti ShroffUmber SiddiquiMelina P SilvaNatalie Paige SmithSteven Michael SmithVeronica Mary StarkKarmen StricklandGeordan Clark StroudBenjamin Albert TheyeJordan Michael TonyEmmanuella TurksonAdam TurnerElizabeth Joy VanlueHayley Elizabeth VatcherMichael Alan VincentEric Jordan VorstDustin R. WilliamsMorgan Elizabeth WinslowBetsy YangSai YangKarin Katherine YaoMichael YimTiffany Fong YoungJessie Weikang ZhangZhe ZhouRanda Zoubairi

2014Biology Undergraduate Degree Candidates

Highest Honors in BiologyHighest Honors in Biology is bestowed on truly outstanding graduating seniors who have

completed a research project of considerable depth and significance. An oral presentation of their research was presented at the John K. Koeppe Biology Undergraduate Research

Symposium on April 4, 2014.

Aidan J. BerryJames DunvilleHanna Labiner

Keith J. MurphyJennifer E. NealChristopher Rota

Danny Clancy TrotierAimee D. WildeCameron Wood

Honors in BiologyHonors in Biology is bestowed on outstanding graduating seniors who have completed an

independent project of considerable merit. They presented their research findings in an oral presentation at the John K. Koeppe Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium on

April 4, 2014.

Raymond BarryZachary BlomKinnari BuchDylan CarrollKerry Cheek

Casey ClementsNeelesh Ratan Dewan

Varun GulatiSakib Huq

Andrew HydeAndrew Parker Kendle

Nguyen Huynh An Markus LeScott Marshall LewisCaroline Rauffenbart

Patrick ShortSarah Taylor

Research Commendation in BiologyResearch Commendation in Biology is awarded to graduating seniors who have done research

and summarized their work on a poster. Their posters were displayed on April 2, 2014.

Sarah BradfordKevin CurrinCharles Czysz

Elizabeth DetmarJustin Dizon

Natalie DunlopKaitlyn FergusonMichael Huynh

Jalaal KhanLaralee LynchNadia Nagy

Final confirmation of undergraduate degrees will come from the University Registrar.Diplomas for May graduates will be mailed by the Registrar’s Office in August 2014.

Nicholas AbashianJoseph Michael AcquaruloRosally AguilarNathan AhlgrimAriana Caroline AldermanEmily Christine AllanRonniqua Brown AllenDrue Alexander AllenCashen Reed AlmsteadShailja AminKaitlyn Nicole AndersonJulian Raymond AndradeTimothy Lawrence AngleMargaret K. ArroyoSundas ArshadBess A. AsimosSamuel AustinPrincess Barbie AveryKayla Lynn BakerCaroline Elizabeth BakerSyem Khan BarakzaiElise BareLindsey Briana BargeltAyiesha Patrice BarnesAndrea Alexis BarretoSara Ashley Barringer

Raymond M. BarryDerek John BartushakAshley Elizabeth BealeKevin M. BellNelly BellamyInes Ben TaharKathryn Lauren BentionAidan Joy BerryMorgan BettcherMadiha Zafar BhattiKyle Bryan BillowEmma P. BivensAshley BlackAlexander BlanchardRonald G. BlasiniZachary T. BlomSrikant Venkata BoddapatiZachary BoggsMonique BolikoChelsea Elizabeth BoothJoseph BornemanJeffery Allen Charles BosioAnthony N. BotrosDevon Hawkes BottomleyShannen Elizabeth Box

Kelly Kaur BoydSarah E. BradfordSteven M. BrantleyMatthew Joel BraswellAbigail Linn BrewerMichele N. BreslerHector Elvyn Brignoni JrKaitlyn Elizabeth BrobstMarlena L. BrokobPhilip Porter BrooksJenna K. BrophyDaryl Lillian BrownZemel Zemiesha BrownAnna BrownErica Nicole BryantKinnari Rajesh BuchThanh Ngan Thi BuiTushar Pradip BulsaraMalia Gisele CaliHunter J. CameronCaitlin CantrellPaola CarminelliDylan G. CarrollJoshua H. Carter

Miranda Aryn CaseyShea Lynn CasperHannah ChaconKristine Victoria ChambersFelicia C. ChangLam Ngyuen ChauKerry Elizabeth CheekSophia ChenVivian ChengKrysta I. ChirinoPriya ChokshiMayla F. ChungMarie Elise ClementsCasey Marie ClementsChrystell Laura CluckAlexandria CluenBrooke A. CoburnMadison Elizabeth CoburnRobert Nicholas CochranKatherine Margaret CollinsGarrett Joseph CollinsKristin Marie CollisKelly ConfroyMadelyn G. ConnerDaijha J. CopelandMeredith Scott CornDustin Desmond CoutinhoCeleste Parker CowanJesse Ian CrayleJohn A. CrenshawTyler Perren CrewsDillon David CrockettFlavia Carolina CrovesiSteven John CupelloJulian CurielKevin Williams CurrinCharles R. CzyszSarah Marie DacresAdam Kenneth DalboTerry John DaltonMary H. DameronMalik E. DancyMary DandulakisTheresa Renee DarveauxClayton L. DavisSarah E. DavisJacob Flint Day

Susan Malia DeansAshley Laura DelgadoTom Glenn DellingerElizabeth Grace DetmarNeelesh DewanAanna Di MartinoKristopher Lin DixonCyril Justin DizonMichelle Quyen DoFatima Rose DomagtoyJessica Marie DouglasAnna Crescentia DowneyJohannes Du PisanieSara A. DucatteMeghan Sarah DuffyChelsae Rae DumbauldLukas David DumbergerNatalie Sievert DunlopHolton James DunvilleChelsea Elizabeth EarleyJoseph T. Edwards JrBrian Joseph EglingerLauren C. Ehrhardt-HumbertAlexandra Lesley ElbeeryHannah EllisKevin Alan ElmoreMarwa Abdelmoneim ElnagheebThomas K. EmeryOlivia EskewBlake Charles EvansKeia FaisonEdward Blount FarleyLynley K. FarmerChristopher T. FelixKaitlyn M. FergusonKate Ferriola-BruckensteinWhitney Fidelis-NwaefuluKallie Maire FieldsBrianna Susan FitzpatrickMegan Elizabeth FlynnErin FlynnLauren A. ForbesNicole FossasKutala Faith FranseLaura E. FulbrightTyler C. FullerBrandi Nicole Furr

Rohit GadiMadison Paige GaneyKarli Anne GastCandace Robyn GentryKayla A. GentryWilliam A. GerhardZahra Saadat GirnarySilvan B. GoddinMichael A. GonzalezJackson GoodmanMichelle GordonThomas Canyon GoreElizabeth Hran GoslinMaggie L. GrathwohlMegan Elizabeth GrayRebecca Lynn GregoryRyan Keith GriffinMarjorie Anne GriggCourtney Paige GrigsbyVarun GulatiChuner GuoSamantha Christine GwynTara Elizabeth HageyAngela E. HallWilliam H. HallHilaire A. HalschClaudia Isabel HamreAndrea Jordan HancockToni Alexandria HancockBenjamin Cory HanftChristopher HanlinCourtney Elizabeth HarriottLaShawn Jenay HartSarah Lynn HeadleyKandyce S. HeddrickTrevor M. HenleyHaley Kay HermanMariana Elise HernandezAurora-Rossana HernandezMatthias Carl HertlTaylor Michael HibbittsClara A. HicksAlexandra Kincaid HillEric Andrew HogueRichard Jackman HollandJessica L. HoltEthan James Hughes

Dylan J. HunterSakibul HuqMichael HuynhAndrew Scott HydeAustin T. HydeTaylor Maria IbrahimStephen Chukwuemeka IjiomaElias Carr Inscoe IIMarisa Taeko IritaniMalika Fantasia JacksonEmily Ann JaffeSarah E. JagdmannNicole Jennie JamiesonPaul Kevin Jaszewski IIJoshua Scott JenkinsShanelle Mae JenkinsArne Christian JohnsonShannon Williams JohnsonSarah Ashley JonesZane Stone JordanTeny Tom JosephDaniel Nicholas JourdanJessica Leanne KaatEsther KangasRachel Lynn KaplanMatthew S. KarasKedar J. KarkareKarl M. KastenAmardeep KaurMichael KayembaMary Rebecca KeithThomas Harold KellyLauren Michelle KempAndrew Parker KendleCaitlyn S. KendrickMadison Lee KernickRachel Elizabeth KeyAjmal A. KhalidJalaal Malik KhanHenry Matthews Kidd JrLaura C. KimByeong Wan KimHyojin KimTiffany M. KingAmaris Marie KirbyEmily R. KirklandHannah Corinne Kline

Cameron Joseph KneibJeremy D. KnowltonSrivamsikrishna KolluruRicky Phal KongJosephine Rosie KooijmanSeth Kristofar KosemAmanda KramerAndrew KrusellMichelle Ann KurkowskiJames KuoKelly Erin KuuskvereHanna LabinerKaiser Gartland LahmBhavik V. LakhaniSarah Jean LaMaireAva Garland LaneClaire Elizabeth LaneJonathan Colin LapradeMolly Anne LauxElle Ailee LawNicole LawingSteven Tyler LaykoNguyen Huynh An LeAlex Wray LedbetterJanice Hyemin LeeHae Yon LeeRebecca JungWhan LeeSaangyoung E. LeeJakovin Junsoo LeeJae Sung LeeHyungkwon LeeRachel Carson LeonardBrett Ryan LeslieCassie P. LevigneMeredith Lindsey LewisScott Marshall LewisCaroline Halie LewisSarah Katherine LeydenAndrew C. LightfootJiwon LimHui LinHuijie LiuAndrew A. LivingstonRachael Leigh LomaxCarrie Lynn LomelinoJessica Leigh Longen

Ceewin Naomi LouderCandace Janette LovellJoe LuSam LucierLaura Kathryn LudwigLaralee Hagan LynchBryan MackowiakChristopher Joseph MaggioreChristopher Andrew MaglioneLauren MalloryPhilip David ManessNamita ManoharWilliam MarinelloMorgan A. MarkhamLindsey E. MarksZora Teresa Martignoni SrCaitlin MasonCaroline Joanne MathewsEugene Athan MaungKathleen McCarthyHenry Holleran McIntyreAmanda Rachel McKendrickPayton Rae McMahanBrittany Lashaun MeansTyler O. MeisJoshua N. MeltonSarah Mae MelvinJudith Mendez SegoviaCaroline Amanda MercerElizabeth MetzgerCastanna MilesMary Pate MillsBailey Alexandra MinishPooja MohantyAlexandra Carolina MontanerKatherine J. MooreSarah Lorene MooreTaylor Meredith MoquistRachel J. MoserJulian D. MotenVaida L. MullinaxPatrick Joseph MunchelTravis Alan MurphyKeith Joseph MurphyKatie S. MyrickDaniela P. MytsaMax T. Nagle

Nadia Mohamed NagyLogan Whitney NailMichael Ghyon NamSamuel Z. NealJennifer Elizabeth NealMackenzie R. NeighborsNavid NesabMy Kim Thi NguyenYvonne NguyenAustin Kennedy NicholsSara Lynn NicholsonGaibrielle Kathleen NobleMeghan NorrisChristopher William NottageBlessing NwangumaShannon O'NeilSehwa OhScott Hunter Oppler JrKatie Elizabeth OrmondKathleen M. OrndahlBrianna Lynne OsinskiRyan Alexander OstermanSheena OzakiErika Lynne PadezaninIvy Colleen PalasWilliam Francis ParkerSwetha PasalaShivangi Manu PatelShivani D. PatelYesha P. PatelUrvi J. PatelKavita Kamlesh PatelRegina Pierce PattersonTiffany Christina PayneJun Zhu PeiCaitliin Q. PenryRobert Duncan PerryGrace E. PeterJulie E. PetersonHuong Trinh PhamCody Clinton Chai Wong PhenCurtis PhillippiLogan PhillipsAndrew Michael PierceKenny Ann Mitchele PierreAustin M. PittmanMarissa Podraza

Lucy M. PogosianZachary PoliacoffSteven Edward PorsonDaniel E. PortnerHelen Bobbitt PowellPriyanka Kantilal PrajapatiMary Katherine PrinceColin ProctorKeyonda Nichelle ProctorZachary Sutton ProctorStefanie N. ProtasowickiSarah Pruteanu-MaliniciMeghan PuryearNina Wen QiKaitlin Chauvin QuallenJulia V. RamosNabila Siraj RattaniCaroline RauffenbartDestiny ReddingBrandon Scott ReeceBrittany Ann ReevesJustin ReidKatherine L. ReinbergerTaylor A. RevereElizabeth Holbrook RhewGabrielle RiceJoseph Lucas RichardsonEdgar Andres Rivera-MunozColby J. RobbinsVanessa L. RobinsonSara Joy RobinsonJada Brooke RobinsonKevin RockerMckenzie K. RoddyMaria Pia RodriguezKristen Knutsen RosanoMorgan Ellison RossChristopher Michael RotaJennifer Hill RuffMatthew J. RyanAllison Kimberly RyanNabila H. SarkiWilliam SasielaLindsay B. SavelliMelanie Lauren SawyerLauren Nicole ScanlanMadison Morris Schulte

Jake James ScullionEmma Elizabeth SeagleOlivia Jean SeriganoMurad ShahOmar ShehataWen Ping David ShiauKatherine M. SholtisPatrick J. ShortRebecca Rose SikoraMatthew Cody SilinskiLesley Paige SipeEmily Jean SmithChelsea Morgan SmithRachna SolankiKari Ann SolmazLein E. SoltonGregory D. SorgAlison M. SpatzSarah Elizabeth SpencerAnna Elisabeth SpickardCassandra SquiresMeredith StalloneHaley A. StameyNigel StammesJacob L. StarkJoyce A. StavrolakisShannon Rae SteelAbraham SterlingSamantha Morgan StoweAaron Wilson StroudEmily Paige StyersJennifer Nicole StylesSayoko SueyoshiKaitlin Alexandra SuggsTerra Camille SwansonMichelle Sarah SwansonBrian Le TaKelly Rebecca TanNatalie Jean TarteSarah C. TaylorLeigh Shelbie TaylorQuanasha TaylorBrianna R. TeapoleAbigail TerkeltoubAbel S. TesfaNga T. Thach

Joseph Zachary TheriotKristine M. ThompsonMaxwell Tice-LewisGeorgia Catherine TitcombThomas John TkacikEileen Thuc Duyen TranDanny C. TrotierCarli TuscanoRachel Jane TysonClint Michael UpchurchAnna Irene van VenrooyLeonidas A. VandorosShradda VenkateswaranAisha VenugopalHailey Jo VestNelson Erik VickStarkeya L. VinsonKaitlyn Elizabeth VinsonLaura M. Vollenweider

Chau Minh VuMorgan MacKenzie WalkerGina Marie WallKatherine Nicole WallerMeredith A. WardDavid WarnerMary Paige WatkinsonBrandi WaymanHannah Emily WebberBruce G. WeiAmanda Michelle WermeLauren WesterholdKallie Leigh WhaleyAndrew E. WhangDanielle DeLisa WhitakerTaylor Pierce WhiteKaitlyn Marie WhitleyBenjamin Timberlake WhittAimee D. Wilde

Megan Mary WilleyAmanda Almetter WilliamsRobert WilliamsJustin WilsonOlivia J. WilsonRobert Wesley WindsorKenneth Shane WinglerAbigail R. WinnHope Marie WolfCameron Champion WoodYiwen WuChonburi XiongAlice Kou XuKar-Yue Alvin YeeWilliam Thomas Yokeley JrShelbi E. YoungChristopher M. ZackLaura C. ZdanskiEli J. Zipkin

Congratulations and best of luck in your future endeavors!The Department of Biology Faculty and Staff

You're off to Great Places!Today is your day!Your mountain is waiting,So... get on your way! Dr. Seuss

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

BIOLOGY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY NATION

Thanks to the following for making the 2014 Biology Commencement Ceremony a success!

Biology Commencement CommitteeDr Kelly Hogan

Summer MontgomeryCottie Pasternak

Hinar Gyorgy PolczerDr Gidi Shemer

Barbara StegengaSusan WhitfieldDr Elaine Yeh

Biology Department SupportTrisden CoughlinJulie Lawrence

Paula LloydCale Rogers

Jordan SimmonsJason Worrell

University SupportJane Smith, University Events

Jill Crowder, University Facilities & GroundsStacey Harris, Carmichael Arena

Epiphany Stephens, Carolina Dining Service

Other SupportWentworth & Sloan Jewelers

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