C. T. Bauer College of Business

ConvocationFriday, May 15, 2015

C. T. Bauer College of Business

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Letter from the DeanDear graduates,Today, you join the ranks of nearly 60,000 alumni of the C. T. Bauer College of Business. As you celebrate your graduation, know that your degree has great value. In fulfilling the requirements of your program, you have demonstrated not only your academic capability, but also the personal discipline and commitment necessary to complete such an educational endeavor. I personally congratulate you on this achievement.

Bauer College is more than a degree-granting institution. Yes, to begin with, it is a college of business. On a bigger dimension, I firmly believe this is a place where we change lives and make a difference. We do this by helping our students learn, gain confidence, develop support networks, and create opportunity for themselves and for others around them. I am very blessed to see this happen firsthand – to see you all learn, grow and succeed as you use the life skills you learn at Bauer – this is the best part of my job. I hope this convocation marks the beginning of a lifelong relationship with the Bauer College of Business, as well as a successful continued pursuit of your personal education and development. The Bauer faculty and staff are proud to join your family and friends in honoring your accomplishment.On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Bauer College, please accept our best wishes for your future success. Do not hesitate to contact us if we can provide you with assistance in the future.Sincerely and with warm regards,

Latha Ramchand Dean and Professor, Finance C. T. Bauer College of Business University of Houston

University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business

ConvocationFriday, May 15, 2015, 2 p.m. Hofheinz Pavilion

PROCESSIONAL Associate Convocation Marshal Steve Koch Assistant Dean, Graduate and Professional Programs

Associate Convocation Marshal Elizabeth Anderson Fletcher Associate Professor – Decision & Information Sciences

Faculty College Banner Bearers Candidates for Graduation Platform Party C. T. Bauer College Dean, Latha Ramchand GREETINGS Thomas George, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS UH Army & Air Force NATIONAL ANTHEM Members of Moores School of Music Concert Chorale WELCOME AND Latha Ramchand, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Dean of C. T. Bauer College of Business

INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER Latha Ramchand, Dean of C. T. Bauer College of Business

GUEST SPEAKER Renu Khator Chancellor and President of the University of Houston

PRESENTATION OF Richard Scamell, Ph.D. ACADEMIC HONORS Associate Dean, Student Affairs

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATE Mr. Mike Lejeune AND UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES

CONCLUDING REMARKS Thomas George, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

ALMA MATER Members of Moores School of Music Concert Chorale RECESSIONAL

The audience may remain seated during the Processional and Recessional. Only graduates are allowed on the floor of Hofheinz Pavilion; however, family may take photographs and videos from their seats.


THE LEGACY OF CHARLES T. “TED” BAUER

The business school at the University of Houston was transformed 15 years ago when one man made a commitment to bolstering the city of Houston’s workforce through education.

In 2000, Charles T. “Ted” Bauer gave $40 million to name the C. T. Bauer College of Business, igniting momentum and growth that has not slowed.Born on March 3, 1919, in Boston, Bauer was an educational philanthropist and co-founder of Houston-based AIM Management Group. He served as AIM’s chairman until 2001 and built the mutual fund management group into the seventh-largest company of its kind globally.He served as a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II.After graduating from Harvard University in 1942, he earned his MBA from New York University in 1954. He was awarded a doctor of humane letters degree from the University of Houston, where he committed to support the College of Business Administration in 2000 with a $40 million gift. Bauer died on June 28, 2004. The college named in his honor on the UH campus celebrates his legacy annually with Bauer Pride Day. The top students each year are also recognized with Ted Bauer Leadership Awards.Thank you, Mr. Bauer, for your commitment to student success and enabling Bauer graduates to build a better future.


GUEST SPEAKER

Renu Khator is Chancellor of the University of Houston System and President of the University of Houston, overseeing a four-university organization that serves nearly 70,000 students, has an annual budget that exceeds $1.5 billion and generates a $3.8 billion-plus impact on the Greater Houston area’s economy each year.During her tenure as chancellor, the UH System has grown substantially, including expansion of UH-

Clear Lake and UH-Victoria into full four-year institutions. Under her leadership as president, the University of Houston has experienced record-breaking research funding, enrollment and private donations. As part of a $1-billion campus construction program, UH launched its 74-acre Energy Research Park, opened its new 40,000-seat TDECU Stadium and increased student residence hall capacity to 8,000, the second highest in Texas. Designated as a Tier One research university by the Carnegie Foundation, UH has also been recognized by the Princeton Review for excellence in undergraduate education, by U.S. News & World Report as a top-tier institution and by the Chronicle of Higher Education as an exceptional workplace. Khator, who was born in Uttar Pradesh, India, completed her graduate studies at Purdue University, earning a master’s and doctorate in political science. A noted scholar in the field of global environmental policy, she has authored several books and articles on this subject. The first Indian immigrant to head a comprehensive public research university in the United States, Khator was appointed in 2008. She is the first female chancellor of a Texas higher education system.A member of many local, state, and national organizations, Khator is also Chair of the American Council on Education and Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Spring 2015

Doctor of PhilosophyMengge Li 5

Toward an Attention-based Model of CEO and Innovation Advisor: Dr. Laura Cardinal

Altan TemelAn Enhanced Framework for Analyzing the Impact of Changes I Mandatory DisclosuresAdvisor: Dr. Saleha Khumawala

Master of Business Administration Mariame M. Aana 5Rini S. Abraham 5Gheorghe Abrudan 5Shukri John AbughazalehChris O. AcostaSouhail AdamNayeem AminJulian AriasJamie Armstrong 5Aigul AubakirovaTolulope Ayoola 5Isaac N. BaddooSivaram Bandaru 5Blerta Banushi 5Nicholas David Barrett 5Cody Michael Beaman 5Shashi Bhushan 5Philip BlessingerJennifer Blow 5Jamie Lynn Bordovsky 5Paul A. Buchanan 5Ruben Builes 5Dustin K. Bunderson 5Robert John Butella 5

David Calderon 5Carly Caulfield 5Ali ChahrourAshish Chaudhary 5Ting ChenWenjun ChenJenny Elisabeth Childers 5Garrett C. Chilek 5Floyd A. Christopher 5Keri Collins 5Juan D. ContrerasSheree Diana Crosby 5Rolando C. DansWesley Bruce Danson 5Jack Erikson David 5Jonathan Davis 5Robert DeLeonPradeep Dhuper 5Dante DiMarzio 5Lacey Estelle Earle 5Regina Santos Eco 5Andrew Eller 5Babatunde Usman Emiola 5Lauren Evans 5Lei Fan 5Emmanuel FinnihEdgar Flores 5Larry Forsythe 5Gustavo Andres Franco 5Kenneth Charles Freeman 5Casey Annette Frith 5Maryruth FrylandAnand Gadgil 5Luis Fernando Garcia CampoMarisol Garcia De La Cruz 5Micah Quin Garrison 5

1 Summa Cum Laude - 2 Magna Cum Laude - 3 Cum Laude - 4 College Banner Bearer (highest GPA) - 5 Dean’s Award


CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION

Agon Gashi 5Matthew T. GibsonJeffrey GleasmanJames Edward Goddard 5Olga Goronok 5Syed A. HaiderCarson Thomas Hamm 5Jamie Hatch 5Baohuong HoangEric S. HolamonNatasha Hooda 5Charles HooperDavid HouserRichard HowardAlejandro HoyosBamidele O. Ilori 5Rehan Jaliawala 5Bonham JamesonMelissa Johansen 5Grant D. Johnson 5Ibrahim Khalil Uzma Zaki Kamal 5Omar KhalilBabar S. Khokhar 5Keithtrik C Knighten 5Stephen Andrew Krcek 5Julie Kumari 5Manisha Kumari 5Jason William Kuzmiak 5Kevin J-P KwokAlex LeBuffe 5Barrie Kay Lee 5John Chatland Lenhart 5Brian Byron Lopera 5Elliot LuckettHarry Machado 5Saket MaheshwariMichelle Anne Phuong Mai 5Jason Makowski 5

Stephen Matthew 5Linda Thoun Maxwell 5John Sylvester Mboto 5Ekanem Vodina Mboto 5James McAllisterDelome M. McCalisterJonathan Lee McIntire 5Tanya Feroz Meghani 5Reginald Delosreyes MiclatArtemio MierLauren Gray MillerStephanie MorenoEdward MosesLori Jane Motes 5Austin M. MowreyRinki Mukherjee 5George Kurumthottic Muthalaly 5Khuong V. Nguyen 5Dat Tue Nguyen 5Shawntae Nix 5Daniel Alberto NuñezNnamdi Chibuzo OdiKolawole B. Olaleye 5Stacy Augustine Ouseph 5Todd PeytonJohn Phipps 5Donna Phonevilay 5Flora Pires Afonso Cousso 5Daniel PletcherGuillermo Ramirez 5Ali Reza Rastegarzadeh 5Shantanu RathoreKristina M. Rea 5Anthony RiveraBrian Rivers 5Jacob Reginald RolandMegan Roper 5David Simon RosenRobert Rossy 5


Pablo Salazar 5Diana Salemi 5Jennifer K. SchwegmanEdward Davis ScottMaria Borisovna SelivanovaKanishk Sethi 5Kartik N. ShahDerek Shannon 5Dipshikha Shaw 5Baneen Sheriff 5Sergio SifuentesSanjeev Singh 5Sam Sinozich 5James Richard Smalls 5Venkataramanan Srinivasan 5Elizabeth S. StephensMatthew Ryan Strickler 5Kyle D. StringerDaniel SumnersJerry Swearingen 5Emad Uddin SyedFaisel M. TajiranLarry TingIneida Felicia Turner 5Vincent VarugheseRyan Vaughn 5Pardha Saradhi Vemulapalli 5James Cole WalshAutumn Ann WaskaKayci White 5Stephanie Sue WilliamsJames Brandon Wilson 5Sara WoodsTammy Qianxin Wu 5John Colby Youngblood 5Juan M. ZamudioXuan Zhao

Master of Science in Accountancy Jasmin Ambriz 5Tongying AnCristian Israel BenavidezErica Jasmine CervantesZhuxi ChenCharlotte Jaclyn Cheng 5Cheuk Kei CheungBrandee Eva ChevanintakulMelissa Sia Clark 5Spencer Ewing Cobbs 5Silvia Alexie DeloittePhuong Le Bich Doan-Goehring 5Zuleika Montoya Donahoe 5Nicole Delynn EscobedoDavid H. GarzaAtif Mohammed Haider 5Shemika Apara HendersonXiao HuMichelle HuangSining JiaoNicole Joelle JordanBrittany Renee KeilersShariq KhanDaniel Y. KimTerri M. KingAnna Kruk 5Sarah B. LagmanGrant LandrumJiayi Li 5Xiaosha LiZhifeng Liu 5He LiuRuoyang LiuYiyi Ma 5Josefa Maldonado 5


James MasonLydia Braffett MiddentsTyler R. MillirenChristopher Scott MortonElizabeth NavaJustin E. NeumannJuan L. OrtegaAndrea Carolina PaezAadesh Raj PandeyYue PeiCesar PhamJonathan Hao PhamTien Minh Phan 5Tamara R. Pinkerton 5Barea Walid RajehChristina Marie RamosMartin RodriguezJatin Harish RoopaniErik A. RosalesMerin V. Sam 5Arqam SanaSi ShenAnqi ShuAshley Marie Smith 5Jun Song 5Jindan SuFunmilola Hadijat Suraju 5Maryam Sakina TejaniAnqi TengLing Tian 5Melissa Anne TimoteoSan Ton 5Thanh TranCecilia Lorena VargasNam H. Vu 5Treilycious Thomas WalkerEric WilliamsRose Jan Xue

Xi YangYechen Yang 5Daming YuErin Yu 5Qiuyan YuFanyi Zeng 5Tiantian Zhang 5

Master of Science in Finance Juan Chang 5Darren FlyntYuru Geng 5Amr HassanWei Li 5Ibrahim A. Nasar 5Kelly Elizabeth RodriguezJonathan Jerome Sudduth 5Michael Trakhtenberg 5Jixin Wang

Bachelor of Business AdministrationShahmir AbbasiNourhan Wael AbdelhamidJesus Abonce 3Zohair AbubakarPriscilla Garay Aceves 2John Anthony Adame 2Orsella Arega AevazMohini AgarwalRobert Travis Aguirre 2Mohammad Usman Aijaz 3Rabia Tasneem Aijaz 3Kristy Bopha Aing 3Maria F. AkberaliOmar AlaswadEric Alexander




Roberto Vladimir AlfaroMuhammad AliZohra A. AliOla Almadhaji 3Lena Almasri 3Alexander Bladimir AlvaradoJacqueline Yvette AlvarezTravis M. AlvarezPatricia M. AmeredesRishi K. AminMaheen Amjad 1Jessica Mabel Andrade 3Ashley Loren ArellanoElda I. ArmentaCynthia ArredondoAlina AttiqueNour Mohammad Awad 3Joel J. BabyMacy C. BaigSuzanne Christine Baker 2Mariam BasitBrian J. BeavenMichael K. Belton 3Dalieli Carolina Bencomo 1Marc A. BenitezChris Allen BibbsJasmine Bina 3Kayla Sue BlantonJessica Lorraine Blasky 3Mouna BokhetacheCody M. BolligBrayan Salvador BonillaJacob Christopher Bonta 3Patrick Glyn Boren 2Adam Phillip BraunLauren Leigh Brentzel 3Duane Alan BroomMorgan W. Broussard 3

Jennifer Quyen Bui 3Chris Allen Bunda 3Sabrina Elena Cabarga 2Brian Samuel CamachoCarlos Eduardo CamposChristina M. CantuChristopher Ryan CantuRosa Emma CardozaFidelina CarranzaJimena Hernandez Carvajal 3Oliver Patrick CasanovaChristy CastilloNayeli C. CastilloGilbert Cedillo-CantuJoyce Choi-yan ChanVirginia Tsz-Ching Chan 1Jung Hye ChangKishant ChatarpalMai X. CheChih Ying ChenJessica Andrea Cheng 3Yanping Cheng 1Sylvia K. CheungHeather Jane Childress 3Michael Scott Chimenti 1Raymond Geoffrey ChowReece Alexander CliftAmy H. CokenourAnjolaoluwa Ozozoma Coker 2Chaston H. Collins 3Kyle Anthony CoralesMiriam CotlarJames Russell CoulsonPeter Anthony CrewsSon Minh Cu 2Brittany L. CurcioBrendan David Curley 3Reggie Wayne Curry 3


Danielle Elizabeth D’AilleboustJamel A. Dagher 3Thao Thi Phuong DamNguyen Dang 3Phong DangScott Dang 3Steven DangMahvish I. DankaMarcia Winzie Dao 3Maya H. Daou 2Muhammad Taimur DaudpotaJarith Wayne DavisJonathan J. De Hoyos 2Baptiste Marie De La MettrieJessica De La PazAlexander James Delafuente 2Valarie F. Delgado 3Michael Shawn DelkSunita A. Dharani 2Joana DiazJose Diaz Jr.Julio Donovan Diaz III 2Samantha DickensDuc Cao Tri DinhLuat-Gia Tran DinhMai Thi Ngoc Dinh 3Benjamin Binh DoNghi Trinh Do 2Vinh Phuc DoJason Doan 3Abel DominguezCarlos Alexander Cardenas DominguezDavid M. Drees 2Lei DuKhoa Duong 3Martin Lee Dur 3Washima Bonita DzohoPaige J. Ebert 3

Anthony S. EcheverriaMicah S. Edwards 3Ibrahim El-AbdallahStevenson EmanuvalJames R. Englert 3Nathan Lamont Ervin 3Edgar Yair Jimenez EscotoGabriela EsquivelGeorgina Esquivel 3Kelli Jean Evans 1Claudia Ewing 2Mitchell Dean FarnhamMatthew Scott FearonAlyna Fehmer 3Karen FernandezDavid E. FierrosPreston Wade Finkbeiner 1Luis Efrain FloresSheila Marie FloresJosue Saul Flores-Saravia 3Justin FlynnKelvin Foung 2Shelby Rowe FreeseBlaine A. FritscheAmber Nicole FryHina H. Gadit 3William Joseph Galvin III 2Sarah Kaitlin Gamble 2David Homero GarciaDavid Ray Garcia 2Ezequiel Lautaro Garcia 2Marcela Stefany GarciaNasya B. GarciaBrayan Hernan GarzaEvelyn Garza 1Cydney GhaniEric Shay Gibson 3Justin Dee Givens 2




Armando T. GomezJackeline GonzalezJilliann Holley Gonzalez 2Cherina Lorrell Gordon 3William Frederick Gould 3Stephanie Suzanne GrandyKalindra J. Green-EllisonTracey E. Griffith 1Justin Patrick Gross 3Steven J. GrovesJulian Alberto GuerraAlicia Won GuerreroJustine Nichole GuinnMandy GuoEduardo Gutierrez Jr.Sara Elise Haaland 2Phillip M. Haas 3Murad HadwanAbel Debesai HailemariamAtta HamidDaniel Hanul HanXu HanXu Han 3Kristen Michelle HappeJaziba Haqqi 3Darren D. Harroff 2Kelsey Harrold 3Brett A. Hartstein 3Jordan HarveyMaaz Muhammad HasanKoohyar Hasanizadeh 3Melissa Dianne Richison Hassani 2Christine Hau 3Amanda Jewel HaynesCrystal HernandezKarina Elizabeth Hernandez 3Leslie D. HernandezVivian M. Hernandez 3

Yuny Lizeth HernandezJose Herrera 2Tommy Quang Ho 3Thao-Nguyen Thi Hoang 1Jessica A. Hogan 3Christopher Lee Holly 3Jared Holmes 3Jaewon HongAnastasia Milovanova Hooks 2Jiayi Huang 3Siyue HuangWilliam Blake Hubbard 3Aydee Huerta 3Christopher Rafael Huerta 1Umair HussainHa Huynh 3Truc Ngoc HuynhAntoine Westley Hythier 1Reid Edward I’Anson 1Caroline Karam Ibrahim 3Nadim M. Ilyas 2Ihtesham Imran 3Jason Paul InfanteIbrahimul IslamCyntera JacksonKenneth Arlon JacksonShayer Jahangir 2Sara Rochelle James 3Urooj JavedAlain Carlo JayomaLogan P. JensenJose L. JimenezFatima Jalaluddn Jiwani 1Emily Beth JohnsonMarcus Anthony JohnsonZachary William JohnsonAnam Kader 3Navid Karedia 3


Adam Luc Kassamali 2Mark Michael Kendrick 3Kabir Jan KesariaAmir Borna KeyvandarianMahira KhanMansoor A. KhanHelen H. KimNa Young Kim 3Jerrod KingYasin Kodvavi 3Michel M. KongAaron Andrew Kornegay 3Kathleen Sarah Kovacich 1Eric Masumi KoyamaJordan Ross KunzeJustin Lapp-Zhun Kwan 3Kevin Santillan LacsonPaul Michael LacyLauren Paige LairdShavaun D’Nell LangleyMarianna LaraSarah L. Lastovica 3Sung Yin LauAngela Lawrence 3Henita Laxmidas 3Marco A. LazoNam-my P. LePhuong Doan Mai Le 1Thanh Nhan Nguyen Le 2Trang Thi Thuy LeJacob C. Leal 3Joshua Joseph Lecour 1Nicholas Wai Ho Lee 3Travis LeonardJoseph B. Lewis IVXu Li 3Zhengzhi LiangBerend Nelson Lienemann

William The Lieu 2Lindsay Nicole LittleHuang Joseph Liu 3Jonathan Liu 3Xiaoming LiuYanan Wang Liu 3Sarah Frances Liveringhouse 1Dawn Elizabeth LivingstonSunni Ann Livingston 3Donald Joseph LoiselHuzefa Juzar Lokhandwala 1Rebecca H. Long 2Jose Jesus LopezMegan A. LopezPaul Anthony LopezRabindranath LopezCrystal M. LovingsCindy LozanoJim C. Lu 1Katherine Clio Lu 1Dan Celestre Lumongsud 2Daniel Scott LycheLing Ma 2Alexander H. MaderoPooja G. MagadiAzim A. Maknojia 2Ramiz Amir Ali MaknojiaReema H. MaknojiaMohammad Ahmer MalikCasey Ray MalsonCaleb Joseph ManbyClaudia Gabriela MangandiRex Allen Mann 3Ritesh Mantravadi 3Kyle J. Maresh 2Ana Maria Martinez 3Betsy Gabriela Flores MartinezGuadalupe Adriana Martinez




Jessica Eliana Martinez 2Michael MartinezMaheen Masood 3Syed Ahmed MasoodAna Parreira Mastrangelo 2Nathan Nolan Mayo 3Kanza Mazhar 2Nickole Marie McCarthy-SernaLana McCleanStela K. McCleskey 2Jennifer R. McNally 2Matthew Kent McVey 2Jordan Dane McWatersAmirali Meharali 3Mikela R. Melakis 2Bilal A. Meziou 1Katherine Mary Miranda 1Dulce Maria MirelesJonathan Andrew MirelesKandace Leigh MirzadehMiranda Nicole Mitchell 3Nereyda MoctezumaMaleeha Mohsin 2Nayab J. Momin 3Daniel Robert MonsonValeria Montalvo 3Baldomero Montes de OcaLissett MontielAnthony Lane MooreShafaq S. MoosaBrittney Lynnette MorganEstefan Zavier Morin 2Johana L. MotinoSunil Kumar Motwani 3Dana Fathy MoussaBenjamin Miguel Moyette 3Haris Muhammad 3Arjun Raju Murjani

Benjamin L. MussoNicholas Ben MyersKierra Kathryn NanceJoseph Daniel Nasser 2Martha Wambui NdugireSara Elizabeth Neale 3Andrew R. NemryBradley Lukas Nethercutt 1Clark Cameron Neumann 3Alyssa Lynn Nguyen 3Brian M. NguyenHuong Thi Nhien NguyenMichelle P. Nguyen 2Minh Quoc Nguyen 3Nhung Thi Tuyet Nguyen 3Phuoc Minh NguyenSally NguyenStephenie NguyenThang Dang NguyenThao Thu Nguyen 1Thinh Dang Nguyen 3Thomas Nguyen-Cao 3Thuy Thi Thu Nguyen 1Thuy Truc Nguyen 2Tony Nguyen 3Tram Thi Thuy Nguyen 2Tran Quynh Bao Nguyen 3Trang Thi Thanh Nguyen 1Tri Minh NguyenTuan Duc Nguyen 2Tuyet-Vy Thi Nguyen 3Van Thi Hong Nguyen 2Yen Hoang Nguyen 3Andrew C. Nickell 3Asif Ali Noorani 2Andrew Connor NovakShaun Obrien 3Meetal Punja Odedra 2


Rami OdehOladipupo Olonilua 1Marlene OrtegaLorena Raquel OsorioTyler Ford Overbeck 3Morgan Rae OvercashAndre Andreevich OvsyannikovAlex PaikEthan Quinn PainterShelby John PangilinanBradley Dwight Parker 2Jonathan D. Parker 2Javier Pastor 3Amisha M. Patel 3Rahul N. PatelTrisha A. Patel 3Margaret Ann PeateeLandon Wayne Pecot 3Stephanie Dawn PenningNelson Perales 2Yadira PerezSergei Petrov 3Bailey Pham 1Diana PhamAnh Phuong PhanMyle PhanTuyen My Phan 2William Thomas Philbeck 3Erika Phung 2Wilson Thanh PhungEric James PietschKyle Ross Pilgrim 1Edwin Alexander PinedaLogan Matthew Piper 1Kaitlyn Amanda Plaster 3Varun Potluri 1, 4Thomas Franklin Powell 1Bongky Prahardja 3

Laura Michele PressonTaylor C. Printz 3Kiran Qazi 3Marina Rahim 2Sammy Mustafa RahmanBrian C. RajiIvory Ramirez 3Karla Quetzalli Perez Ramirez 1Martir E. Ramos 2Raquel E. Ramos 3Vicky J. RamosBrooke Alexandra Ransom 3Robert Curtis Rantz 3Kaitlyn Redmond 3Ryan M. ReeseDaniel ReinYecenia Caroline Reyes 2Julia Karen Reyna 1Rogelio Alberto ReynaEvan Weston ReynoldsGerson Rene ReynozaCody Ryan Richardson 3Thilye De Matos Rinke 3Kristal Rios 2Fransisco Rivas-Carpio 3Maria Teresa Rivera 3Yessica Yessenia RiveraRyan A. RobersonChristopher Warren RoccoScott W. RockwellHugo A. RodriguezJesus S. Rodriguez 2Maria Juana RodriguezMarissa Diane Rodriguez 3Thomas Gregory RomaineRosio Elizabeth RosalesNassim RostaneKyle Rothe




Chelsea Marie Rouen 2Christopher Ruiz 3Fernando Ruiz 1Mohsin Rukh 3John D. Ryder 1Noha Sahnoune 1Will H. SalbertMaria SaleemGerardo Salgado 3Richard A. Salinas 2Selena SalinasSean Kyle L. SalvinoBlake Elliott Sammons 2Denise K. Sanchez 3Sarah Nicole SanchezChristopher Anthony SangalangAyesha SavantRatrie Yulia Savitri 3Christen Lee Sawyer 1Dewan S. Sayeed 2Dewan Muhammed Asi Sayeed 2Jonathan Adam ScottBilly Joe SedberryElizabeth Ruth SemroSaagar Deepak ShahNoor Shahin 3Nabeel Sharif 3Dan Dan Shi 2Sandy Woan-Ting Shieh 2Sufyan Siddiqui 3Jaspreet SinghSaul S. Solano 2Cobin Tyler Sonny 2Brenton M. Southern 3Lakesha Shirell SowellJothsona SriskantharajahCody Robert SteadmanRobin Stephen

Andrew Michael StephensRyan C. Stephens 2Bradley SuiYara D. Suki 3Jaycee Lee Summers 2Yuyang SunRuth Tadesse 3Raymond TamMary Tamulevich 3Alan Ching TangHusnain I. TanoliTao Tao 3Brooke Louise TaylorJeng TcheungRyan Heng TeaAudrey Rae Terrazas-Albright 3Kyle Alexander TewksburyGeo Jose Thayil 3Chelsea E. Thompson 2Ryan Thomas Tierney 2Amanda Tieu 3Deepa M. TitusJobanys Abraham TobarAlyssa Nicole Tomashek 3Elizabeth Toner 3Laura M. Torres 1Bao Phung Tran 3Duy Duc Tran 1Khuong An TranNgoc Thuy Bich Tran 3Phuc Vu Van TranThanh My Tran 1Tran M. Tran 3Vu M. TranVy Khanh Tran 2Huy Duc TruongGrant Lee TuckerAshley Tufail 3


Eugenia I. Turc 3Alexandra Marie TzanisStephanie Olachinyere Ugo 3Nancy S. ValeroJessica Rosalia VargasJennifer Isamar VazquezMelissa Vasquez 3Ana Maricela VegaSara Isabel VelasquezIsabel M. VerastigueJanais Andrea VillaJannette VillaAbigail VillafuerteSalisha Sulaiman Virani 3Damian Huy VoDuc Dang Minh VoTaylor Miu VoBjorn Raynor Von Sehrwald 3Charlene Huyen VuDerrick C. Vu 3Ha Thi Hong VuLinda K. VuShena Syed WalimohammadZachary Scott WaltersSamuel Mbugua Wamwiri 3Christina Marie WattsDylan Jonathan Webb 1Mark William Wedemeyer 3

Joseph Edward Welsh IVRobert Brandon WestAndrew James Westmoreland 2Kenneth Neil Westwood 2Dustin Shane White 2Jacoby Wilkerson 2Eugenia Benita WilliamsCole Edward WilsonJami Lynn WingerterJeremiah Michael Woods 3Victoria Benton Wright 1Qian WuJesse Ray WynnZhengbo Xia 3Boyan XieOfelia YanezVictoria Nguyen YeeJustin YehYong Hyon YiChieri Yoshida 1Brittany Marie Young 2Jeffery Aaron Young 3David Alphonse ZabanehSyeda Maha ZafarJuan Manuel ZavalaAna R. ZelayaAmelia Margaret Zepeda 3Wen Zheng 3Araceli Zubieta 3




Summer 2015

Doctor of PhilosophyChe Kuan Chen 5

Two Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing Advisor: Dr. Thomas George

Ksenia Olegovna Kylova 5

Dispositional Attributions and Deterioration of Trust following Transgression: The role of Perceived Intent and Outcome SeverityAdvisor: Dr. Teri Elkins Longacre

Tiffany Maldonado 5The Individual and Combined Effects of CEO Humility, CEO Narcissism, and CEO Competence on Firm PerformanceAdvisor: Dr. Dusya Vera

Pooya Tabesh 5The Impact of Slack Resources on Exploration and Exploitation: Upper Echelons and Behavioral Theory of the Firm PerspectivesAdvisor: Dr. Dusya Vera

Lin Yi 5Do Bank Managers Strategically Exploit the Wiggle Room in Loan Loss Provisioning for Securitized Loan Seller’s Interests?Advisors: Dr. Emre Kilic & Dr. Gerald Lobo

Master of Business Administration Raiya Al-Salmi 5Temilolu O. Ayoola 5John P. Batson 5Cody BeamanJignesh BhojaniGary Alexander BridgesDavid Brock Rolando Oseas Cantu Brian Carroll

Hannah Choi 5Stephanie Haseltine Crowl 5Yuriy DinetsJohn Steven DyerMorad H. FikiDouglas Fis 5Whitney FordJed Samuel Goldberg 5Katy Noel GrayAshrita HegdeJoshua Ronald Hudson 5Lauren Elizabeth Irwin 5Meru Suketu Kapadia Matthew Hinton Logan 5Nelly Martina Lopez 5Gabriel I Monroy Martinez Imran Ashraf Moosa 5Thomas Cale MoweryFatima Mukhtar 5Alesha Olesen 5Stephen Frederick Osborn 5Tilesh Jayantilal Patel 5Angelique Vailanie Pereira 5Allison Paige PiccirilloJoshua David Rea 5Neal RudderowRenu Kumari Sachdeva 5Isha Sahu 5John Christian SchnureCoby Jude SonnierCharles David SteinElizabeth Paul SmartySean Michael SuttonJames Edward TolbertThomas Matthew TownsendWilliam U. Ugwu 5


Catrina May VanAllenKyle Robert VandivortShubha Yadav

Master of Science in Accountancy Abdullah ButtJason John 5Christopher Scott Morton Tariladei Oluwakemi Ogidi-Oke 5Yaseen Aamir RashidSamantha Janet SuhorLaura Michelle Sweeney Hao Thich TaTomomi Takahashi

Master of Science in Finance Yikun Song

Bachelor of Business AdministrationAwet Abraha Jared A. Beale Robert Blanco 1Richard BratcherKatelen G. Crawford 3Roger Renee Cruz 3Erika Flores Matthew Steven Grissom Diana Yalinne Tavera Hidalgo

Benjamin Leikin Jacob Sanchia Malinda Kelly-James 3Hamzah Ahmed Khan Zohra Nizar Khoja 3Kylie Nicole HerringIvy Liadi 1Alfonso I. Lopez Jr. Camden .Ramesh Mahbubani 3Llaquelin E. Martinez Victoria S. McKamey Jessica Erin MurdockHoanglin Thi Nguyen Elizabeth Ugonne Okugo 3Amanda Diane Peres 1Jennifer Melissa Perez 3Alma Puente Lugina Qhespe Ashley Riley Shawn Mohammad ShahidUsama Siddiqui Hunter Brownfield StevensNatalie S. Stevenson 1Helena Jean C. Su Kristina Evonne Taylor Vinh Quang Thieu Sanya Mahendi Thobhani Blandine Affouet Thompson Phu H. Tran Wai-Chi TsoGabriela TurciosAudrye A. Williams 3




The Honors College Honors

The Honors College at the University of Houston offers students special opportunities to develop their academic abilities. Below are the Honors College honors designations.

University Honors with Honors in Major Students who complete the Honors College curriculum (36 hours) and complete a senior honors thesis.

University Honors Students who complete the Honors College curriculum and elect not to complete a senior honors thesis.

Collegiate Honors and Collegiate Honors with Honors in Major Students who fulfill the requirements for the honors program in the college of their major, including 21 hours of honors courses; who complete an Honors College minor, or who complete 21 hours of approved honors courses. If students also complete a senior honors thesis, they graduate with Collegiate Honors with Honors in Major.

Membership in The Honors College and Membership in The Honors College with Honors in Major Students who affiliate with the Honors College during their undergraduates years and complete fewer than 21 hours of honors courses. If students also complete a senior honors thesis and fulfill the requirements of their major with distinction, they graduate with Membership in The Honors College with Honors in Major.

Honors in Major Students who complete a senior honors thesis but are not members of the Honors College.

Recipients

University Honors with Honors in Major

Mohammad Usman Aijaz

University HonorsPriscilla Garay AcevesRabia Tasneem Aijaz

Jacqueline Yvette AlvarezMarc A. Benitez

Jimena Hernandez CarvajalAmy H. Cokenour

Kyle Anthony CoralesMahvish I. Danka

Claudia EwingAlyna Fehmer

Kalindra J. Green-EllisonTracey E. GriffithDarren D. Harroff

Kylie Nicole HerringChristopher Lee Holly

Christopher Rafael HuertaCaroline Karam IbrahimMark Michael Kendrick

Sarah L. LastovicaNam-my P. Le

William The LieuCamden Mahbubani

Kyle J. MareshKanza Mazhar

Miranda Nicole MitchellDana Fathy Moussa

Jessica Erin MurdockSally Nguyen

Bradley Dwight ParkerJonathan D. Parker

Karla Quetzalli Perez RamirezRaquel E. RamosKaitlyn Redmond

Chelsea Marie RouenNoha SahnouneWill H. Salbert

Richard A. SalinasYara D. SukiRuth Tadesse

Eugenia I. TurcSalisha Sulaiman Virani

Bjorn Raynor Von SehrwaldDylan Jonathan Webb

Audrye Williams

Membership in The Honors CollegeVarun Potluri


THE HONORS COLLEGE

Bauer Leadership Team

DeanLatha Ramchand, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Student AffairsRichard Scamell, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean, Faculty AffairsThomas George, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Business ProgramsFrank Kelley

Assistant Dean, Graduate and Professional ProgramsSteve Koch

Assistant Dean, Career ServicesJamie Belinne, SPHR

Department Chairs

AccountAncy & tAxAtion Kaye Newberry, Ph.D.

Decision & informAtion sciences Everette Gardner, Jr., Ph.D.

finAnce Praveen Kumar, Ph.D.

mAnAgement James Phillips, Ph.D.

mArketing & entrepreneurship Edward Blair, Ph.D.


ADMINSTRATION


BOARD

Bauer College Board

Latha Ramchand Dean, Bauer College

Paul Peacock (BBA ’81) Partner, PwC

Chair, Bauer College Board & Executive Advisory Committee

Elaine Willits Finger (BBA ’92) Real-Estate Consultant, The Finger Companies

Vice Chair, Bauer College Board & Executive Advisory Committee

Bala Balachandran Visiting Professor, Northwestern University

Daniel G. “Dan” Bellow President, JLL – Houston

J. Downey Bridgwater (BBA ’84) President, Houston Market, Comerica

Michael J. Cemo (BS ’68) President, Michael J. Cemo Interests

Anthony R. Chase Chairman & CEO, ChaseSource, L.P.

Samuel DiPiazza Jr. (MS ACCY ’73) Chairman, The Mayo Clinic

Wang Dongjin Group Vice President, China National Petroleum Co.

Milton Frankfort (BBA ’67) Senior Consultant, UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc.

Kenneth J. Guidry (BBA ’77) President, PKF Texas

C. Gregory Harper (MBA ’97) President, Gas Pipelines & Processing, Enbridge, Inc.

Karen Katz (MBA ’82) President & CEO, Neiman Marcus Stores

Fran Keeth (BBA ’77, MS ACCY ’80, JD ’88) Retired CEO, Shell Chemicals Inc.

Paal Kibsgaard CEO, Schlumberger Limited (SLB)

Elizabeth Killinger (BBA ’91) President - Reliant Energy, NRG Energy

John L. King (BBA ’92) Partner, Ernst & Young

Duy-Loan T. Le (MBA ’89) Senior Fellow, Texas Instruments (TXN)

Robert Lewey Senior Vice President & CFO, Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.

Aylwin B. Lewis (MBA ’90) President & CEO, Potbelly Sandwich Works

Scott McClelland Houston Division President, H-E-B Grocery Company LP

Gerald W. McElvy (BBA ’75) Retired President, ExxonMobil Foundation

David Mendez Chairman, JPMorgan Chase Texas Middle Market

Mark Mize (BBA ’95) Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer, Halcón Resource

Jack B. Moore (BBA ’77) Chairman, Cameron International Corp.

Mark G. Papa (MBA ’80) Retired Chairman & CEO, EOG Resources

Richard G. Rawson (BBA ’72) President, Insperity, Inc.

S. Glynn Roberts (MBA ’91) President, Northstar Offshore Group, LLC

M. Russ Robinson Director, Robinson Brown Investments

Diane M. Scardino, FACHE Vice President, Texas Children’s Hospital

Steve D. Stephens President, Amegy Bank

Dave Warren President & CEO, Energy Alloys

Bruce A. Williamson (MBA ’95) President & CEO, Cleco Corp.

Floyd C. Wilson President & CEO, Halcón Resources

Melvyn Wolff (BBA ’53) Chairman, Star Furniture, a Berkshire Hathaway company

Darren Wolfman (BBA ’81) CPA


BOARD


BAUER COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Letter from the PresidentBauer College New Alumni:Many congratulations on your achievements! Given the prestige and recognition that the Bauer College has accumulated over the last ten years, I know without a doubt that your degree was well earned. The student body looks and feels so energized! The enthusiasm I see in our newest Board Members reflect your social consciousness and commitment to excellence. As our newest Alumni, BCAA welcomes you into the fold and

encourages you to keep the momentum going!If there are three words that I’d give you to keep with you as you move into the next steps of your life and career, it would be three: Pride, Service, and Opportunity. Be proud of what you have accomplished at UH. It’s an amazing school that is only getting better. Your pride will inspire others. Remember that in giving back, you improve the opportunities of others, and that always comes back to you. Service is not just an action, it’s a state of mind. It also provides opportunities – all kinds, and many unexpected. Take each opportunity you have to solve a problem, for yourself or others…there is a great quote that goes “Problems are just opportunities dressed in work clothes”. I think that Bauer’s education has given you that foundation – your accomplishments now will only build great things.Whether your interests lie in sports, mentoring, marketing, community service, or just keeping engaged with Bauer and the University of Houston, BCAA has a number of opportunities to maintain and develop your relationship not only with the school, but also with fellow Alumni! We look forward to hearing from you!GO COOGS!

Margarita Barcenas (MBA ’03) President, Bauer College Alumni Association

Many thanks to our convocation volunteers for their help in making this event a success..

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Bauer Ambassadors


SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Alma Mater

All hail to thee,

Our Houston University.

Our hearts fill with gladness

When we think of thee.

We’ll always adore thee

Dear old varsity.

And to thy memory cherished,

True we’ll ever be.

Words and music by Harmony Class of 1942

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C. T. Bauer College of Business

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