O R D E R O F E X E R C I S E S

WelcomeA. Clayton SpencerPresident

Senior AddressAlexandria Onuoha

Commencement GreetingVanessa GermanArtist

Presentation of Candidates for DegreesMalcolm S. HillVice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty

Conferral of DegreesPresident Spencer

BenedictionBrittany A. LongsdorfMultifaith Chaplain

C O M M E N C E M E N T G R E E T I N G

Vanessa German

Artist celebrated for her dedication to human connection

V anessa German is a dynamic and versatile artist and speaker

whose work celebrates human connection and the transformative

power of art. Widely considered among the brightest rising stars of the

art world, German is known for her “power figure” sculptures: often

female and often repurposing doll parts, embellished with seemingly

random objects that at closer inspection reveal themselves to be rich

with allusion and symbolism.

A self-described citizen artist, German invokes the power of art and love

to transform communities. Her work is deeply rooted in Homewood, her

neighborhood in Pittsburgh, a place that inspires her and that she seeks

to uplift. She is the founder of ARThouse, a community arts initiative for

the children of Homewood.

“[T]he big human lie [is] that we are not all connected,” German has

said. “For me it’s a matter of life and death if I do not do violence to the

lie. It’s the reason that I have lungs.”

German’s work has been shown and collected by institutions including

Figge Art Museum, Flint Institute of Arts, Spelman College Museum

of Fine Art, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, and Crystal Bridges

Museum of American Art, as well as the Bates Museum of Art, which

hosted her 2019–20 exhibition Miracles and Glory Abound.

German is also a poet and spoken-word performance artist who has

given several TEDx talks and addresses at festivals, schools, museums,

and youth organizations. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning,

NPR’s All Things Considered, and in The Huffington Post, O Magazine, and

Essence Magazine.

She received the 2015 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, the 2017

Jacob Lawrence Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters,

the 2018 United States Artists Fellowship, and the 2018 Don Tyson Prize,

honoring exceptional achievement in American art, from the Crystal

Bridges museum.

Ariel Abonizio Gomes Soares, B.A.Cuiabá, BrazilAnthropologyArt and Visual CultureHonors in AnthropologySumma Cum Laude Cailin Ann Abouzeid, B.A.Belmont, MassachusettsGender and Sexuality Studies

Michael David Agosto, B.A.Hightstown, New JerseyPsychology

Almira Akyatan, B.A.Washington, District of ColumbiaEconomicsSpanish

Charlotte Hale Alberts, B.A.Alexandria, VirginiaPoliticsCum Laude Samantha Rose Alexander, B.A.Menlo, IowaPsychologyHonors in PsychologyCum Laude Joshua Ryan Allbrooks, B.A.Brooklyn, New YorkHistory Sarah Marie Allen, B.A.New York, New YorkHistory Mayele Mathilde Alognon, B.A.Louisville, KentuckyArt and Visual CultureMagna Cum Laude Luc Alexander Alper-Leroux, B.A.Fort Lauderdale, FloridaRhetoric Kasey Jo Anderson, B.S.Jonesboro, MaineNeuroscience Sean Chong Anderson, B.A.Houston, TexasPsychologyPhilosophy

Sydney P. Anderson, B.A.Raleigh, North CarolinaSociology Joshua Santibanez Andino, B.A.Miami Springs, FloridaPolitics Analea Margrit Angot, B.A.Hampton, New HampshireSociology Anthony Daniel Anzora, B.A.Oakland, CaliforniaFrench and Francophone StudiesEconomics John Patrick Arend, B.A.Newfields, New HampshirePsychology Thomas Cook Atwater, B.A.San Francisco, CaliforniaPsychology Deveena Roy Banerjee, B.S.Carmichael, CaliforniaMathematicsHonors in MathematicsMagna Cum Laude Oceana Haven Baranchuck, B.A.San Francisco, CaliforniaEuropean Studies Margaret Kent Barton, B.A.Plymouth, New HampshireSociologyMagna Cum Laude Hannah Krehbiel Baskfield, B.A.St. Peter, MinnesotaPoliticsCum Laude Morgan William Baxter, B.S.Tokyo, JapanPhysicsHonors in Physics Skyler Alan Beach, B.A.Westwood, MassachusettsEconomics Nicholas James Beati, B.A.Chelmsford, MassachusettsEconomics

G R A D U A T I

I N C U R S U

The Bates Alumni Council, on behalf of the Bates

Alumni Association, offers its congratulations to the

graduating Class of 2020. We invite you to begin a new and

lifelong relationship with Bates and fellow alumni.

Patrick William Beaton, B.A.West Newbury, MassachusettsSociology Anna Christine Beaudet, B.A.Auburn, MainePsychology Gabriel Whitmire Benson, B.A.Maplewood, New JerseyBiology Andrew Christopher Berg, B.A.Titusville, FloridaEconomicsCum Laude Adena Michelle Bernot, B.A.Old Westbury, New YorkMathematicsEconomics Zachary Solomon Bernstein, B.S.Manlius, New YorkBiological Chemistry William Daniel Bessey, B.A.Brunswick, MainePolitics Christopher Lawrence Bierwirth, B.A.Hingham, MassachusettsEconomics Jayde McLeod Biggert, B.A.Mbabane, SwazilandPsychologyFrench and Francophone StudiesMagna Cum Laude Melanie Hope Binkhorst, B.A.West Hartford, ConnecticutSociology Talia Dillon Binns, B.A.Interlaken, New JerseyPsychology Francesca Biondi-Morra, B.A.Santa Ana, Costa RicaSociologyHonors in Sociology Kai Henry Bjork, B.A.Poughkeepsie, New YorkEconomics

Tess Annabel Black, B.A.Los Angeles, CaliforniaEnvironmental Studies Anne Katherine Blakslee, B.A.Vail, ColoradoEnvironmental Studies Josephine Hope Blanchon, B.A.Washington, District of ColumbiaMathematicsMusicHonors in Music Lily Eve Blazevic, B.A.New York, New YorkAnthropology Alison Evans Bodner, B.A.Cohasset, MassachusettsEnvironmental StudiesMagna Cum Laude Graham Douglas Bonnell, B.A.Southport, ConnecticutPolitics Michaela Elizabeth Bowen, B.A.Braintree, MassachusettsEnvironmental Studies Avi Solomon Brach-Neufeld, B.A.Silver Spring, MarylandPhysicsSumma Cum Laude Christian Andrés Bradna Jr., B.A.Guatemala City, GuatemalaPhysicsMusicHonors in MusicSumma Cum Laude Elizabeth Brantl, B.A.Irvington, New YorkPoliticsCum Laude Amanda Linoska Brea, B.A.Jamaica Plain, MassachusettsPolitics Matthew Ryan Brennan, B.S.Bridgewater, New JerseyBiological ChemistryCum Laude

Allinson Kay Brinkhaus, B.A.Needham, MassachusettsPsychologyRhetoric Sullivan Nicholas Brock, B.A.Rochester, New HampshireJapaneseClassical and Medieval Studies Ke’ala Nazerena Brosseau, B.A.South Burlington, VermontPoliticsHistory Deonte Darnell Broughton, B.A.Bronx, New YorkEnglish Abraham Howard Brownell, B.A.Waban, MassachusettsPhilosophy Ryan Nicole Brudny, B.A.Tampa, FloridaEnglish James Chadwick Bullock, B.A.Bainbridge Island, WashingtonFrench and Francophone Studies Katherine Cabral, B.A.Chelsea, MassachusettsPolitics Clementine Haylen Callaway, B.A.Woodland Hills, CaliforniaRhetoric Jordan Michelle Camarillo, B.S.Tucson, ArizonaMathematics Jason Cody Canaday, B.S.Wellesley, MassachusettsEconomicsMathematicsMagna Cum Laude Anne Christina Canning, B.A.Mount Vernon, New YorkPolitics Cameron Conrad Carlson, B.A.Tampa, FloridaSociology

Jesus Antonio Carrera, B.A.Waco, TexasClassical and Medieval StudiesMathematics

Christine Ann Carroll, B.A.Locust Valley, New YorkClassical and Medieval StudiesTheater

Kyle Michael Carter, B.A.Plantation, FloridaPsychology

Catherine Nadine Batson Casaz, B.A.Milton, MassachusettsFrench and Francophone Studies

Christopher Rene Castaneda, B.S.Los Angeles, CaliforniaEnvironmental Studies

George Milton Chaison-Lapine, B.A.Portland, MaineHistory

Zoe Alice Chamberlain, B.A.Clemmons, North CarolinaPsychologyFrench and Francophone StudiesMagna Cum Laude

Lillian Chang, B.S.Wilton, ConnecticutBiological ChemistryHonors in Biological Chemistry

Matthew James Charest, B.A.Lewiston, MainePsychology

Viridiana Victoria Chavez, B.A.Chicago, IllinoisPsychology

Gavin Llorens Chen, B.S.Incline Village, NevadaBiologyCum Laude

Jiayang Chen, B.A.Wenling, ChinaEconomicsCum Laude

XiuJuan Chen, B.A.East Wilton, MaineEconomics

Matthew Frank Chlastawa, B.A.Westfield, MassachusettsRhetoric

Jacques June Hyuck Choi, B.A.Roslyn, New YorkPoliticsFrench and Francophone Studies

Carly Sage Christofi, B.A.Fair Lawn, New JerseyPhilosophy

Maya C. Chrobot, B.S.Hurley, New YorkNeuroscience

Maya Ivanna Church, B.A.Atlanta, GeorgiaWomen and Gender Studies

Madeline Grace Clark, B.A.McLean, VirginiaEnglishSociologyMagna Cum Laude

Megan Alexandra Clark, B.A.Manchester, MassachusettsPhysicsMagna Cum Laude

Sean Paul Clark, B.A.Mill Valley, CaliforniaNeuroscience

Ryan Austin Clermont, B.A.Lincoln, New HampshirePolitics

Andrew Stephen Collins, B.A.Oakland, CaliforniaPhilosophy

Nolan Michael Collins, B.A.Rancho Palos Verdes, California Politics

Patrick John Commers, B.A.Mendota Heights, MinnesotaPoliticsEconomics

Julian Gillis Cook, B.A.Beersel, BelgiumEnvironmental Studies

Walker Morgan Cooney, B.A. Darien, ConnecticutSociology

Michael Gehn Cooper, B.S.Alta, CaliforniaGeology

Sawyer Corson, B.A.Eugene, OregonPsychology

Thomas J. Coyne, B.A.Falmouth, MainePolitics

Kyle David Crans, B.S.Camden, MaineChemistry

Claire Eliza Crocker, B.A. Berkeley, CaliforniaSociology

Catherine Jane Crossin, B.A. Indianapolis, Indiana Mathematics

Leo K. Crossman, B.A.New York, New YorkMathematics

Patrick Davies Crowley, B.A. Concord, Massachusetts Economics

Samuel Hardings Cruickshank, B.A. Needham, MassachusettsPoliticsCum Laude

Alexandra Byrne Cullen, B.A. Amherst, New Hampshire Environmental StudiesEnglish

Michał Cwik, B.S.Auburn, MainePhysicsHonors in Physics

Laura Jessica Daehler, B.A. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Philosophy

Helen Emerson Daigle, B.S. Portland, OregonMathematics

Peter James Daley, B.A.Wilmington, MassachusettsBiological Chemistry

Sara Kate Dardis, B.A.Wakefield, MassachusettsPolitics

Cameron Gabrielle Davis, B.A.Memphis, TennesseePsychology

Caton Schneider Day, B.A.Montclair, New JerseyPsychology

Abigail Lena Decter, B.A.Los Angeles, CaliforniaAnthropology

Sarah Lane Delany, B.A.Chicago, IllinoisEnvironmental Studies

Jio’vanni Kietel Delvalle, B.A.Bridgeport, ConnecticutMusic

Marcel Javier Delvalle, B.A.Bridgeport, ConnecticutClassical and Medieval Studies

Claire Hidayah Deplanck, B.A.SingaporePolitics

Kathryn Grace DeSantis, B.A.New Canaan, ConnecticutBiology

Megan Elizabeth Detels, B.A.Marblehead, MassachusettsBiological Chemistry

Yifan Ding, B.A.Sammamish, WashingtonPsychologyPhilosophy

Sarah Elizabeth DiPillo, B.A.Medway, MassachusettsPsychology

Gianna Brielle DiPinto, B.A.North Grafton, MassachusettsBiology

Adam Walter Dohn, B.A.Corning, New YorkAnthropology

Brendan Cameron Donahue, B.A.Wolfeboro Falls, New HampshireSociology

Logan Teresa Douglas, B.S.Richmond, VirginiaNeuroscience

Holland Widmayer Doyle, B.A.Milton, MassachusettsSociology

Zachary Christopher Doyon, B.A.Eliot, MaineBiology

Amy Elizabeth Duren, B.S.Chatham, New JerseyChemistry

Nicholas Graham Eaton, B.A.Lake Oswego, OregonEconomicsArt and Visual Culture

William Matthew Ebert, B.A.Bedford, New HampshirePoliticsEconomics

Jacob Samuel Eisenberg, B.A.Armonk, New YorkEconomics

Suzanne Sara Elfman, B.A.Longmeadow, MassachusettsPsychology

Grace Gallagher Ellrodt, B.A.Lenox, MassachusettsEnvironmental StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Matthew Reed Engles, B.A.Akron, OhioRhetoric

Katherine Jeanne Ennis, B.A.Morristown, New JerseyEconomics

Emily Guller Erard-Stone, B.S.Richmond, VirginiaGeology

Doris Etienne, B.A.Brooklyn, New YorkSociology

Angela Eustache, B.A.Lynn, MassachusettsSociology

Gabrielle Tayla Eustache, B.S.New York, New YorkNeuroscience

Pippin Evarts, B.A.Landgrove, VermontEnglish

James Claiborne Fagan, B.A.Wilton, ConnecticutHistoryHonors in HistoryMagna Cum Laude

Madeline Grace Fagundo, B.A.Boulder, ColoradoRhetoric

Zachary Michael Farhm, B.S.Marlborough, New HampshirePhysicsCum Laude

Jonathan Michael Farrell, B.A.Middletown, ConnecticutEnglish

Andrew John Fasciano, B.A.Lincoln, MassachusettsHistoryMagna Cum Laude

Christina Marie Fatica, B.A.Houston, TexasHistoryEuropean Studies

Celia Isabel Feal-Staub, B.A.Putney, VermontArt and Visual CultureAnthropologyCum Laude

Weliton Sousa Filho, B.A.Framingham, MassachusettsEconomics

Samuel Cody Findlen-Golden, B.S.Amherst, MassachusettsMathematicsCum Laude

Nora Allison Finley, B.A.Tualatin, OregonPsychology Hannah Carlson Fitts, B.S.Rumford, Rhode IslandPhysics Connor James Fitzgerald, B.A.Eastham, MassachusettsMathematics Grace Ann Fitzgerald, B.S.New Rochelle, New YorkChinese Matthew Decatur Flanagan, B.A.Sudbury, MassachusettsHistory Diana Elizabeth Flores, B.A.Bronx, New YorkLatin American StudiesSociology Nina Marie Flores, B.A.San Antonio, TexasEast Asian Studies Abigail Perry Ford, B.A.North Hampton, New HampshireSociology Sheridan Michel Frank, B.A.Round Lake Beach, IllinoisPsychology Molly Anne Friedman, B.A.Bayville, New YorkBiology Stephen Thomas Friend, B.S.Rowley, MassachusettsChemistry Abigail Katherine Frost, B.A.Ellsworth, MainePoliticsHonors in PoliticsMagna Cum Laude Tanner Jameson Fuller, B.A.Wellington, FloridaPoliticsEast Asian Studies

Tyler Davison Fuller, B.A.Littleton, ColoradoSpanish Louisa Catherine Gale, B.S.Clinton, New YorkBiological Chemistry David Garcia, B.A.Anaheim, CaliforniaTheaterEconomics Andrew Charles Garcia-Bou, B.A.Eastchester, New YorkInterdisciplinary Studies Isabel García-Moreno, B.S.Baltimore, MarylandBiology Adam Gardner, B.A.Hastings-on-Hudson, New YorkEnvironmental StudiesArt and Visual Culture Grace Laura Gardner, B.A.Chicago, IllinoisPoliticsMagna Cum Laude Max Jacob Gardner, B.A.New York, New YorkPoliticsCum Laude Justice Jameson Geddes, B.A.Bozeman, MontanaPoliticsWomen and Gender Studies Carlie Marie Gellert, B.A.Anchorage, AlaskaPsychology Sophie Anne Gerry, B.A.Williamstown, MassachusettsArt and Visual CultureMagna Cum Laude Nicholas A. Gilpin, B.A.Hampden, MaineEconomics Natalie Rose Givens, B.S.Fort Collins, ColoradoBiologyMagna Cum Laude

Anna Greenleaf Glass, B.A.Wilton, MaineAnthropology

Jennifer Monique Glass, B.A.Bartlett, Tennessee Women and Gender Studies Samuel Patrick Glenn, B.A.Boston, MassachusettsReligious StudiesHonors in Religious Studies Eric Philip Glover, B.A.Meredith, New HampshireEconomics Nicholas Goodall Glover, B.A.Austin, TexasPolitics Matthew Peter Golden, B.A.New Bedford, MassachusettsSociology Liam Speakman Goldfarb, B.A.New York, New YorkEconomics Anaïs Villanueva González, B.A.Hanford, CaliforniaSociology Jay Nelson Gorayeb, B.A.New York, New YorkPoliticsCum Laude Emma Therese Gosselin, B.A.Westford, MassachusettsPsychologyPhilosophy William Moses Green, B.A.Swampscott, MassachusettsRhetoricEconomicsHonors in Rhetoric Alison Fischer Greene, B.A.West Hartford, ConnecticutMathematicsTheaterMagna Cum Laude Kody John Greenhalgh, B.A.West Warwick, Rhode IslandRhetoric

Peter Francis Griffin, B.A.Beverly, MassachusettsGermanPsychology

Hayley Marie Growcock, B.A.Locust, North CarolinaEuropean StudiesCum Laude

Priscila Pilar Guillen Martinez, B.A.Santa Fe, New MexicoWomen and Gender StudiesSpanish

Ava Victoria Gulino, B.A.Wilmington, DelawareEnvironmental Studies

Lars Trygve Gundersen, B.A.Freeport, MainePoliticsEnvironmental StudiesHonors in Environmental StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Julia Rae Gutterman, B.A.Mamaroneck, New YorkRhetoricGerman

Elisabeth Shae Gwydir, B.A.Port Jefferson, New YorkDanceCum Laude

Alexander Tyler Hall, B.A.Northport, New YorkPolitics

Emma Blair Hall, B.A.Boise, IdahoAnthropologyArt and Visual Culture

Madison Mabel Hallowell, B.A.North Haven, MaineInterdisciplinary StudiesMagna Cum Laude

Forrest Thiadens Hamilton, B.S.Shelburne, VermontGeology

Gordon Ford Hargraves, B.A.Concord, MassachusettsPoliticsArt and Visual Culture

Anthony Areohn Harrison, B.A. Rockville, MarylandSociologyPolitics

Michael Robert Hartnett, B.A. Saint Paul, Minnesota Economics

Olivia Rose Harwood, B.A. Westborough, Massachusetts Psychology

Anna Katherine Helms, B.A. Larchmont, New York Environmental Studies

Antonio Heredia Soto, B.A. Stamford, Connecticut Economics

Lauren Emily Hernandez, B.A. Chester, New Jersey Psychology

Nicholas Scott Hill, B.A. Baltimore, MarylandPolitics

Julie Anna Hinton, B.A. Walpole, Massachusetts Biology

Adam Max Hirsch, B.A.New York, New YorkSociology

Isabelle Katherine Hnat, B.A. Ridgewood, New Jersey Psychology

Cheuk Chun Ho, B.S.Hong KongNeuroscience

Janika-Marie Gia-Yee Ho, B.A. Los Angeles, California PsychologyGermanHonors in PsychologyCum Laude

Michael LaMarr Hogue, B.A. Chicago, IllinoisArt and Visual Culture

William James Holland, B.A. Ridgewood, New Jersey Politics

Jacob Gabriel Hollis, B.A.New London, ConnecticutPsychology

Nicholas Taylor Holmes, B.A.Middlebury, VermontSpanish

Colleen Elizabeth Hoyt, B.A.Tampa, FloridaPsychology

Alexis Ilana Hudes, B.A.Owings Mills, MarylandPhysics

Ethan Millham Huleatt, B.S.Nazareth, PennsylvaniaBiologyPolitics

Joshua Ethan Hurwitz, B.A.Newton, MassachusettsSociology

James Michael Hussey, B.A.Quincy, MassachusettsPolitics

Alexander Kantor Ignatov, B.A.Trumbull, ConnecticutPolitics

Lexie Anne Jamieson, B.A.Scarborough, MainePoliticsSpanishCum Laude

Brooke Rachel Jandreau, B.A.Fort Kent, MaineSociology

Charlotte Gannon Janelle, B.A.Falmouth, MaineSociology

Laura Emilie Jarry, B.S.Calgary, CanadaBiology

Elizabeth Mary Johnson, B.S.Dorchester, MassachusettsMathematicsPhysics

Hannah Brierly Johnson, B.S.Brewster, MassachusettsGeologyHonors in Geology

Precious Dominique Essie Johnson, B.A.Chicago, IllinoisAnthropology

Zachary Thomas Clarke Jonas, B.A.Needham, MassachusettsHistory

Michael Moses Jones, B.A.Stratford, ConnecticutArt and Visual Culture

Nicholas Robert Jones, B.S.Belmont, MassachusettsChemistry

Willky Robinson Joseph, B.A.Randolph, MassachusettsAmerican Cultural StudiesAnthropology

Eha Joshi, B.A.Kathmandu, NepalEconomicsEnglish

Alexa Wirth Jurgeleit, B.A.Barrington, Rhode IslandAmerican Cultural Studies

El Khansaa Kaddioui, B.A.Elhajeb, MoroccoMathematicsEconomics

Jeffrey Lewis Kahle Jr., B.A.Rye, New YorkEconomics

Tristan Michael Kane, B.A.Ridgewood, New JerseyHistoryPolitics

Timothy Lyle Kaplowitz, B.A.New York, New YorkRhetoric

Charlotte Olivia Karlsen, B.A.Portland, OregonPoliticsRhetoricMagna Cum Laude

Robin Samantha Kass, B.S.Highland Park, IllinoisNeuroscience

Jacob Adam Kauppila, B.A.Chesterfield, MissouriEconomics

Violeta Christina Keifer, B.A.Vail, ArizonaBiology

MacKenzie Marie Kelly, B.A.Breckenridge, ColoradoPoliticsMagna Cum Laude

Angela Manuele Kemfack, B.S.Missouri City, TexasBiological ChemistryFrench and Francophone Studies

Caroline Elizabeth Kerrigan, B.A.Falls Church, VirginiaEconomics

Fahim Sakil Khan, B.S.Dhaka, BangladeshPhysicsMagna Cum Laude

Elizabeth Kiley-Bergen, B.A.Troy, New YorkPoliticsFrench and Francophone StudiesCum Laude

Beaufils L. Kimpolo-Péné, B.A.Bronx, New YorkFrench and Francophone Studies

Eliza Torrey Kissick, B.A.Fairlee, VermontRhetoric

Otis Billings Klingbeil, B.A.Powell, OhioPoliticsArt and Visual CultureMagna Cum Laude

Curtis Hastings Knapton, B.A.Westbrook, MaineEconomics

Rebecca Hannah Kraft, B.A.Newton Center, MassachusettsPsychology

Jagjit Singh Lally, B.A.Yuba City, CaliforniaBiologySumma Cum Laude

Ariel W. Lam, B.A.Oradell, New JerseyMathematicsSociologyMagna Cum Laude

Olivia Walther LaMarche, B.S.Lynnfield, MassachusettsEnvironmental StudiesMagna Cum Laude

William Christian Langhoff, B.A.Bronxville, New YorkPolitics

Max Robert Lash, B.A.Waterville Valley, New HampshirePolitics

Alexandra RoseMiri Leahy, B.A.Cohasset, MassachusettsArt and Visual Culture

Yesul Lee, B.A.Yonginsi, South KoreaDanceEconomics

Kathryn Mary Leeke, B.S.Minnetonka, MinnesotaNeuroscienceMathematicsCum Laude

Dinos Lefkaritis Jr., B.A.Larnaca, CyprusEconomicsPhysics

Jacob Everett LeMoine, B.S.Swan’s Island, MaineMathematicsGerman

Justin Tyler Levine, B.A.Boca Raton, FloridaNeuroscience

Julien Laurent Lewin, B.A.Seattle, WashingtonEconomics

Haiyue Li, B.A.Jining, ChinaMathematicsEconomics

Madison Renee Liistro, B.S.Farmington, ConnecticutBiology

Owen Wood Lindenfeldar, B.A.Pennington, New JerseyEconomicsCum Laude

Jonathan Ross Lindgren, B.S.Plainville, ConnecticutBiological Chemistry

Anne Elizabeth Lindholm, B.A.Middlebury, VermontBiological Chemistry

Ryan David Lizanecz, B.A.Portland, MainePolitics

Oriana Solena Lo Cicero, B.S.Bellingham, WashingtonChemistry

Matt Braudi Lopez De Leon, B.A.Washington, District of ColumbiaLatin American Studies

Jason Hua Lu, B.A.Westborough, MassachusettsEconomics Mathematics

Leo Mulder Lukens, B.A.Bend, OregonPolitics

Signe Johannah Lynch, B.A.Farmingdale, MaineEnvironmental StudiesCum Laude

Caroline Hansbury MacClancy, B.A.Northborough, MassachusettsPsychologyCum Laude

James Quinlan MacDonald, B.A.Quincy, MassachusettsEconomics

Claire Brigid MacKay, B.A.Nantucket, MassachusettsPsychologyEnglishMagna Cum Laude

Avery Grace MacMullen, B.S.New Haven, ConnecticutMathematicsCum Laude

Eliana Terez Madwed, B.A.Seattle, WashingtonDancePhilosophy

David Herrick Maffly-Kipp, B.A.St. Louis, MissouriEconomics

Bernhardur Magnusson McComish, B.A.Williamstown, MassachusettsReligious StudiesHistory

Annabel Lucy Mahon, B.A.Melbourne, AustraliaHistory

Amyn Majbri, B.S.Astoria, New YorkBiology

Ronni Mak, B.S.New Bedford, MassachusettsBiology

Koyabi Mamam Nbiba, B.A.Bronx, New YorkPolitics

Jina Sadè McCullough, B.A.New York, New YorkEast Asian Studies

Victoria Lynne McGee, B.A.Scarsdale, New YorkPsychology

Hannah Olin McLane, B.A.Darien, ConnecticutBiology

Jack Mathew McLarnon, B.A.Northborough, MassachusettsReligious StudiesAnthropologyHonors in AnthropologySumma Cum Laude

Ellijah McLean, B.A.Providence, Rhode Island Interdisciplinary Studies

Lily Hannah Meier, B.A.New York, New YorkSociology

Danielle Meng, B.A.Beijing, ChinaEnglishClassical and Medieval Studies Magna Cum Laude

Nicholas Aubrey Jay Meyerson, B.A. Beverly Hills, CaliforniaPolitics

Miles George Michaud, B.A. Madison, ConnecticutPolitics

Maxwell Milavetz, B.A.Salt Lake City, UtahClassical and Medieval Studies Philosophy

John Burns Monahan, B.A. Washington, District of Columbia American Cultural Studies

Sara L. Moradi, B.A.Glenview, IllinoisPoliticsEconomics

Ryan Alexander Moralejo, B.A. Coral Gables, FloridaPolitics

Nina Jessica Moskowitz, B.A. Bronx, New YorkPolitics

Robyn Elizabeth Moss, B.S.White Plains, New YorkChemistryHonors in Chemistry

Brendan Francis Mullally, B.A. Baltimore, MarylandMathematics

John Francis Mulligan III, B.A. Saint Louis, MissouriPsychologyCum Laude

Grace Elizabeth Murnaghan, B.A.Lexington, MassachusettsEconomicsMagna Cum Laude Madison Crane Murphy, B.S.Andover, MassachusettsChemistry Alexandra Helen Murray-Tacon, B.A.Hong KongPolitics William Woodward Nelligan, B.A.South Portland, MaineBiologyMagna Cum Laude Gabriel James Nelson, B.A.South Burlington, VermontMathematicsMagna Cum Laude Mitchell Wright Norcross, B.A.Marblehead, MassachusettsPoliticsPhilosophy Paloma Heather Noriega Burrill, B.A.La Hulpe, BelgiumPsychology Sophie Metcalf Norton, B.A.Bellingham, MassachusettsPsychologyWomen and Gender Studies Christopher Michael Novak, B.A.Woodbury, ConnecticutEconomicsEast Asian Studies Aimee Jill Oakes, B.A.Asheville, North CarolinaArt and Visual CultureEconomics Bryce Rosbrook O’Brien, B.S.Bristol, Rhode IslandBiology John Farrell O’Brien, B.A.West Roxbury, MassachusettsPolitics

Charlotte Elisabeth Oettgen, B.S.Wellesley, MassachusettsNeuroscience

Erin Rose O’Farrell, B.A.West Burke, VermontEnvironmental StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Senyo Kofi Ohene, B.A.Accra, GhanaMathematicsMagna Cum Laude Isabelle H. Oliver, B.A.La Jolla, CaliforniaBiologyMagna Cum Laude Samuel Kent Onion, B.A.Wayne, MaineGeologyCum Laude Alexandria Chidera Onuoha, B.A.Malden, MassachusettsPsychologyDance Eric Opoku, B.A.Accra, GhanaHistoryPolitics

Margaret Elizabeth O’Shea, B.A.Somers, ConnecticutEnvironmental StudiesHonors in Environmental Studies Elizabeth Frances Ottenstein, B.A.New York, New YorkInterdisciplinary Studies Julia René Panepinto, B.A.Buffalo, New YorkRhetoric Emily Pardi, B.A.Arlington, VirginiaPsychology Daniella Suzanne Pascucci, B.A.Needham, MassachusettsPoliticsRhetoric Lila Rose Patinkin, B.A.Chicago, IllinoisPoliticsReligious Studies

Lily Ashare Patterson, B.A.Grosse Pointe Shores, MichiganPsychologyHonors in PsychologyCum Laude Isabelle MacPherson Paulus, B.A.Bath, MainePsychology Nell Pearson, B.A.Brooklyn, New YorkAnthropologyHistoryMagna Cum Laude Isabel Kari Pearson Kramer, B.A.Santa Fe, New MexicoPhilosophy Kirsten Pelletier, B.A.Sidney, MaineEnvironmental Studies Victoria Pelletier, B.A.Topsham, MaineRhetoric Brandon Perez, B.A.New York, New YorkRhetoric Jaelene Alexandra Perez, B.A.Bronx, New YorkPolitics Auguste Rae Perl, B.A.New York, New YorkPsychology Christina Rose Perrone, B.A.Westwood, MassachusettsEnglishPhilosophyCum Laude Maggie Ro-Chelle Phelan, B.A.Lewiston, MaineEnglish Alice Hendon Pingeon, B.A.Lincoln, MassachusettsPsychologyMagna Cum Laude Gianna Rose Pipitone, B.S.Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPsychology

Luca Polgar, B.S.Budapest, HungaryMathematics

Emma Lucy Polgrean, B.A.Bedford, New HampshirePsychology

Ashley Elizabeth Pratt, B.A.Greene, MaineNeuroscience

Justice De’von Prewitt, B.A.Memphis, TennesseeSociology

Matthew James Puckace, B.A.Madison, OhioPoliticsSociology

Grace Coleman Purinton, B.A.Berwyn, PennsylvaniaEconomics

Hunter Thomas Quigg, B.A.Montrose, PennsylvaniaSpanishEconomics

David Quintero Jr., B.A.Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPolitics

Paige Chelsea Rabb, B.A.Stamford, ConnecticutPsychology

Martha Ann Rabura, B.A.Port Gamble, WashingtonPsychologyCum Laude

Ursula Yoshiko Rall, B.A.Kent, OhioHistoryHonors in HistoryMagna Cum Laude

Surya Elango Ramasamy, B.A.South Windsor, ConnecticutEconomics

Abel Ramirez, B.A.Denver, ColoradoRhetoricSpanish

Ian Perry Rashleigh McNally, B.A.Tiverton, Rhode IslandBiologyCum Laude

Anas Reda, B.S.Casablanca, MoroccoNeuroscienceHonors in Neuroscience

Jared Reeber, B.A.Mount Kisco, New YorkPolitics

Nathaniel Thomas Reed, B.A.Petoskey, MichiganBiology

Conor Aram Regan, B.A.Cumberland, Rhode IslandBiology

Max Haberland Rein, B.A.Brooklyn, New YorkPhilosophyPolitics

Eden Hailey Epstein Rickolt, B.A.Landenberg, PennsylvaniaArt and Visual CultureAmerican Cultural Studies

Ryan Greyson Rigione, B.A.New Canaan, ConnecticutEconomicsMagna Cum Laude

Margaret Lea Robinson, B.S.Riverside, ConnecticutBiological Chemistry

Nolwenn Marie Robison, B.A.Windsor, ConnecticutChineseCum Laude

Melissa Rodriguez, B.A.Brooklyn, New YorkSpanish

Alyssa Magill Rohan, B.A.Geneva, SwitzerlandNeuroscienceHonors in Neuroscience

Max Alexander Lane Rolnick, B.S.Los Angeles, CaliforniaPhysics

Alexander Gatsby Rolph, B.A.San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaEconomics

Tabatha Marie Roman, B.A.Brooklyn, New YorkPolitics

Garon Rothenberg, B.A.Brooklyn, New YorkPsychology

Isabelle Ann Rovinski, B.A.New York, New YorkEconomics

Madison Christel Rozells, B.A.Pacific Palisades, CaliforniaEnglishSpanishHonors in EnglishMagna Cum Laude

Gemma Rubi, B.A.San Diego, CaliforniaSpanishWomen and Gender Studies

Claire Ai Ruhlman, B.A.Washington, District of ColumbiaClassical and Medieval StudiesMathematics

Mark Edward Russell Jr., B.A.Westford, MassachusettsEconomicsMathematics

Jesse Bull Saffeir, B.A.Pownal, MaineEnvironmental StudiesHonors in Environmental StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Abdul Tawab Ajmal Safi, B.A.Lahore, PakistanEconomicsCum Laude

Alexandra Lucia Salazar, B.A.Ridgefield, ConnecticutPsychologySpanish

Samuel Reed Haley Sandbach, B.A.San Francisco, CaliforniaPolitics

Olivia Rose Sandford, B.A.Kennebunk, MaineEnvironmental Studies

Salvador Cobarrubias Sandoval, B.A.Cypress, TexasPolitics

Austin Lyall Sansone, B.A.New York, New YorkPolitics

Christopher Toulmin Sargent, B.A.West Hartford, ConnecticutGeology

Robert James Sarka, B.A.Cape Elizabeth, MaineEconomics

Madeline Selby Schapiro, B.A.Malibu, CaliforniaArt and Visual CultureEconomicsMagna Cum Laude

Samantha Bartel Schecter, B.A.Riverside, ConnecticutNeuroscience

Alexander Colberg Schmidt, B.A.Barrington, Rhode IslandBiology

Larsen Gilbert Schuster, B.A.Simsbury, ConnecticutEnvironmental Studies

Monica Olivia Sears, B.S.San Anselmo, CaliforniaBiology

Annie Winslow Sedoric, B.A.Rye, New HampshireEnvironmental Studies

Maya Lalita Seshan, B.S.Wilton, ConnecticutPolitics

Megan Campbell Seymour, B.A.West Hartford, ConnecticutPsychology

Xuchong Shao, B.A.Shanghai, ChinaMathematicsEconomicsMagna Cum Laude

Nathaniel David Shay, B.A.Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaPoliticsCum Laude

Eleanor Quinn Shields, B.A.Bar Harbor, MainePsychologyRhetoric

Cyrus Houman Shirazi, B.A.Nyack, New YorkPolitics

Muhammad Ghasharib Ali Shoukat, B.A.Karachi, PakistanPhilosophyHistory

Sukanya Shukla, B.A.Dehradun, IndiaTheaterPsychology

Christopher John Simard Jr., B.A.Nashua, New HampshireMathematicsEconomicsMagna Cum Laude

Philip Richard Simplicio, B.A.West Hartford, ConnecticutEconomics

Hazel Veronica Simpson, B.A.Katonah, New YorkPsychology

Benjamin Edward Skiest, B.A.Longmeadow, MassachusettsEconomics

William Fergus Slayne, B.A.Dedham, MassachusettsEconomics

Grace Elizabeth Stoll Smith, B.A.Williamstown, MassachusettsArt and Visual Culture

Kathleen Cecelia Smith, B.A.Piedmont, CaliforniaSociology

Mia Baxter Smith, B.A.Cambridge, MassachusettsPsychology

Casey Merrill Snow, B.A.Ridgefield, ConnecticutMathematicsSociology

Sofie Lee Søgaard, B.A.Ridgefield, ConnecticutAmerican Cultural StudiesHonors in American Cultural Studies

Emma Rachel Soler, B.A.Bethesda, MarylandAmerican Cultural StudiesHonors in American Cultural StudiesSumma Cum Laude

David Lawrence Sparks, B.A.Simsbury, ConnecticutEconomics

Jeffrey Spellman, B.A.West Roxbury, MassachusettsArt and Visual Culture

Francis Joseph Spitz, B.A.Gladwyne, PennsylvaniaEconomics

Taylor Stafford-Smith, B.A.Calabasas, CaliforniaMathematics

Tanner Gray Stallbaumer, B.A.New York, New YorkEnvironmental Studies

Matthew Harrison Starr, B.A.New York, New YorkPsychologyEconomics

James Marshall Stevens, B.A.North Kingstown, Rhode IslandRhetoric

James Henry Martin Stewart, B.A.South Salem, New YorkEconomics

Akari Kimoto Stimler, B.A.Brooklyn, New YorkWomen and Gender StudiesPoliticsMagna Cum Laude

Mara Louise Stolzenbach, B.A.Los Angeles, CaliforniaAnthropologyPoliticsHonors in AnthropologyMagna Cum Laude

Robert Patrick Strain, B.A.Montclair, New JerseyEconomics

Lydia Marquerite Sullivan, B.A.Yarmouth, MaineRhetoricReligious Studies

Conner Joseph Suraci, B.A.North Haven, ConnecticutBiology

William James Sylvia, B.A.Newton, MassachusettsPsychology

Bence Xavier Szechenyi, B.A.Brooklyn, New YorkEnglishHonors in English

Jesse Max Tallerman, B.A.New York, New YorkSociology

Benjamin Ryan Tattersfield, B.A.Nashville, TennesseeEngineering

Haiyao Tian, B.A.Beijing, ChinaArt and Visual CultureClassical and Medieval Studies

Giovanni Torres, B.A.North Haven, ConnecticutSociologySpanish

Anne McGough Trapp, B.A.Brunswick, MaineEnvironmental Studies

Julia Treadwell, B.A.Falmouth, MaineEnglish

Riley Elizabeth Turcotte, B.A.Middletown, Rhode IslandRhetoric

Joshua Sol Turner, B.A.Andover, MassachusettsBiology

Ma. Cherrysse Abero Ulsa, B.S.Honolulu, HawaiiNeuroscience

Jackson Xavier Valen, B.A.Mill Valley, CaliforniaPoliticsEast Asian Studies

Tristan Filip van Rooden, B.A.Washington, District of ColumbiaEconomicsRhetoric

Andreas Constantine Vatakis, B.A.Irvington, New YorkPsychology

Eric Drey Viera, B.A.Groton, MassachusettsEnvironmental Studies

Emma Rizza Vlahakis, B.A.Rochester, MinnesotaEconomics

Phuong Hanh Vu, B.A.Hanoi, VietnamMathematicsEnglishMagna Cum Laude

Jack Robert Walsh, B.A.Huntington, New YorkEconomics

Xin Wang, B.A.Tianjin, ChinaPoliticsHistoryMagna Cum Laude

Danielle Alexandra Ward, B.A.Atlantic Highlands, New JerseyEnvironmental StudiesEnglish

Grace Yien Warder, B.A.New York, New YorkEnvironmental Studies

Leo Gene Watson III, B.S.Indianapolis, IndianaEconomicsBiological Chemistry

William Elliott Biddle Weeks, B.A.Portland, MainePoliticsFrench and Francophone Studies

Jinzhi Wei, B.A.Liuzhou, ChinaReligious StudiesEconomics

Elizabeth Grace Wellington, B.A.Pound Ridge, New YorkPoliticsDanceMagna Cum Laude

Ella Kinnamon Westerfield, B.A.Denver, ColoradoInterdisciplinary Studies

Emma Lea Wheeler, B.A.Paradis, NorwayFrench and Francophone StudiesGeologyHonors in GeologySumma Cum Laude

Ernestine Brooke Whitaker, B.S.San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaPhilosophyChemistryHonors in PhilosophyCum Laude

Michael Robert Williams, B.A.Wilton, ConnecticutPhilosophy

Julien Armando Williamson, B.A.Plantation, FloridaPolitics

Mitchell Andrew Willsey, B.S.Glastonbury, ConnecticutChemistryHonors in ChemistryCum Laude

Maya Cummings Wilson, B.A.Toronto, CanadaRhetoric

Rohan Fitzgerald Wilson Jr., B.A.Paterson, New JerseyHistory

Raphael Minasian Wolfson, B.A.Riverside, Rhode IslandEnvironmental Studies

Kaelyn Flynn Woods, B.A.New Gloucester, MaineEnvironmental Studies

Newell Woodworth, B.A.Pennington, New JerseyEnvironmental Studies

Chen-han Wu, B.A.New Taipei City, TaiwanArt and Visual Culture

Vidyut Singh Yadav, B.A.Chagrin Falls, OhioEconomics

Yehe Yan, B.A.Beijing, ChinaMathematicsPhysicsCum Laude

Chen Yang, B.S.Wuxi City, ChinaPhysicsEngineering

Yihao Yang, B.A.Houston, TexasEconomics

Elizabeth Anne Yguico, B.A.Sherman Oaks, CaliforniaTheaterJapanese

Mahmoud Yousry, B.A.Cairo, EgyptPhilosophyEconomics

Keqing Zhu, B.A.Hangzhou, ChinaPsychologyMagna Cum Laude

Charles A. Dana AwardThe highest honor bestowed upon students in their first year, the Charles A. Dana Award recognizes extraordinary leadership potential, academic excellence, and service to the college community. At the end of their first year, students are distinguished with this honor, based upon nominations from the faculty, staff, and students. Dana Scholars hold the honor throughout their college career:

Jayde McLeod BiggertAmanda Linoska BreaMatthew Ryan BrennanAbraham Howard BrownellJason Cody CanadayZoe Alice ChamberlainMadeline Grace ClarkWilliam Matthew EbertGrace Gallagher EllrodtDoris EtienneSamuel Cody Findlen-GoldenLars Trygve GundersenCharlotte Olivia KarlsenFahim Sakil KhanJagjit Singh LallyOriana Solena Lo CiceroJesse Bull SaffeirMaya Lalita SeshanChristopher John Simard Jr.Emma Rachel Soler

College KeyFormed in 1992 by merger of the College Club, a men’s graduate organization founded in 1891, and the Bates Key, an honorary alumnae organization established in 1936. Members are selected by alumni members of the organization on the basis of academic standing, character, campus and community service, leadership, and future promise. The College Key renders service to current and future students of the college by awarding annual scholarships, endowing two scholarship funds, and providing assistance for special projects of benefit to the college community. Elected to the College Key are:

Samantha Rose AlexanderKatherine CabralChristopher Rene CastanedaGrace Gallagher Ellrodt

Samuel Cody Findlen-GoldenAbigail Perry FordElisabeth Shae GwydirAnthony Areohn HarrisonJanika-Marie Gia-Yee HoLaura Emilie JarryCharlotte Olivia KarlsenOlivia Walther LaMarcheSigne Johannah LynchKoyabi Mamam NbibaJack Mathew McLarnonEllijah McLeanGrace Elizabeth MurnaghanSenyo Kofi OheneAlexandria Chidera OnuohaUrsula Yoshiko RallMaya Lalita SeshanJinzhi WeiEmma Lea WheelerErnestine Brooke Whitaker

Leland and Claudina Bechtel Award Awarded annually to the psychology students who have given significant community service to a local nonprofit agency:

Samantha Rose AlexanderAlexandria Chidera OnuohaEleanor Quinn Shields

Drake R. Bradley Award for Excellence inUndergraduate ResearchEstablished in 2005 by Drake R. Bradley, Professor of Psychology from 1973 to 2003, this award recognizes the graduating senior(s) whose research thesis is deemed to be the most promising by a committee of the faculty. Nominated students must have attained the highest level of excellence in their senior research, resulting in a thesis with a substantial likelihood of being published:

Lars Trygve Gundersen

S E N I O R A W A R D S

Drake R. Bradley Award in Statistics and Quantitative AnalysisThis award, established by J. Michael Chu ’80, honors Drake R. Bradley, who served the college and the Department of Psychology as a faculty member from 1973 to 2003. The award is given to the graduating senior whose thesis or senior project best exemplifies the use of statistics, quantitative methods, or applied mathematics to address research questions in the student’s major, or best illustrates the use of analytical or empirical methods to investigate theoretical issues in applied statistics, quantitative analysis, or mathematics:

Kathryn Mary Leeke

Robert J. Branham Scholars AwardGiven in memory of Robert J. Branham, a member of the faculty in rhetoric and director of debate from 1974 to 1999, this prize honors individual excellence in debate:

Lillian Chang

Ralph J. Chances Economics PrizeAwarded annually to one or more outstanding senior economics majors by the faculty in economics, on the basis of high academic achievement and interest in the field of economics. Given by faculty and alumni of the college in honor of Professor Ralph J. Chances, a member of the faculty from 1958 to 1988:

Christopher John Simard Jr.

Geoffrey P. ChardeArt AwardAwarded annually by the art history faculty to the senior who best exemplifies great promise and a continually developing interest in the study of art history. Given by the family and friends of Geoffrey P. Charde, Class of 1988, as a memorial to Geoffrey, an art student who died in 1987 while still an undergraduate at the college:

Adam Gardner

Gene A. Clough Award inScience and MathematicsEducationFunded by an endowment established in honor of Gene Clough, for twenty-eight years a member of the faculty in the departments of Geology and Physics and Astronomy, this award supports students who pursue precollege teaching, with the goal of cultivating future generations of scientists and technology experts:

Jesus Antonio Carrera

College Key Music AwardAwarded annually to the senior whoseservice to musical organizations hasbeen most outstanding:

Christian Andrés Bradna Jr.

William H. Dunham Sr.Literary AwardA prize for one or more graduating senior English majors who have displayed excellence in the study of English or American literature, with preference for a student with an interest in and talent for creative writing. Given in honor of William H. Dunham, Class of 1932, member of the Board of Overseers, 1944 to 1967, and Board of Fellows, 1968 to 1979, by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Dunham, their children, Stella D. Lydon, Thomas B. Dunham, Mary Ann Dunham, William H. Dunham Jr., Class of 1963, and their grandchildren:

Phuong Hanh VuDanielle Alexandra Ward

Experimental Physics PrizeA prize awarded by the faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy to a graduating senior who has demonstrated great ability and potential in experimental physics:

Michał Cwik

Farnsworth Poetry PrizeAwarded annually to a graduating senior or seniors in recognition of excellence in the composition or analysis of poetry. Funded through an endowment established by Robert L. Farnsworth, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in English, and Georgia N. Nigro, Professor of Psychology:

Madison Christel RozellsJesse Bull Saffeir

Fulbright GrantsThe Fulbright U.S. Student Program encourages intellectual, professional, and artistic growth in an international setting, and promotes cross-cultural interaction, mutual understanding, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom by awarding major grants for international study and teaching to a select number of American college graduates each year:

Madeline Grace ClarkLexie Anne JamiesonSigne Johannah LynchMartha Ann RaburaMadison Christel RozellsAnne McGough TrappDanielle Alexandra Ward

Harold Norris Goodspeed Jr., Class of 1940, AwardPresented annually to the student who, during the academic year, renders the greatest measure of service to the Outing Club and its activities:

Margaret Elizabeth O'Shea

Maung Maung Gyi Award for Excellence in PoliticsAwarded annually by the politics faculty to a senior major or majors for excellence in the studies of politics, with preference given for study in comparative politics. The award is given from a fund endowed by Professor Gyi, a member of the faculty from 1967 to 1988:

Hannah Krehbiel BaskfieldMacKenzie Marie Kelly

Andrew Hamill, Class of 2005, Thesis Prize in Anthropology Awarded annually to a graduating senior who, by vote of the faculty of the Department of Anthropology, has demonstrated exceptional achievement in the senior thesis. Funded by an endowment established by Oliver L. Hamill P’05:

Mara Louise Stolzenbach

Paul Millard Hardy PrizeAwarded by the faculty to a senior entering a graduate program in medicine, mathematics, or one of the natural sciences and who, through high achievement in the humanities, has demonstrated an awareness of their importance to the study of medicine, mathematics, or science:

Jagjit Singh Lally

William Henry Hartshorn, Class of 1866, AwardGiven annually at Commencement to members of the senior class who have attained the highest average rank in English literature during the junior and senior years. In memory of William Henry Hartshorn, for thirty-seven years a member of the faculty:

Claire Brigid MacKayDanielle Meng

Harward Center Award for Outstanding Community-Engaged Academic WorkGiven to students who have undertaken outstanding community-engaged academic work through a course, a thesis, or other academic experience involving faculty guidance, significant academic accomplishment, and meaningful community impact:

Samantha Rose AlexanderJayde McLeod BiggertGrace Gallagher EllrodtSigne Johannah LynchJesse Bull SaffeirGrace Yien Warder

Harward Center Award for Outstanding Community Volunteerism and Student LeadershipGiven to a student or students who have undertaken outstanding community volunteerism and leadership, this award recognizes strong commitments to respectful partnerships and significant community impact:

Analea Margrit AngotAngela EustacheGrace Laura GardnerMatthew Peter GoldenPricila Pilar Guillen MartinezEllijah McLeanEmily PardiMaya Lalita SeshanEleanor Quinn Shields

Dale Hatch AwardGiven to a senior to honor outstanding leadership in and service to the Robinson Players:

Alison Fischer Greene

Judith Magyar Isaacson ’65 PrizeAwarded annually to students who have demonstrated high academic achievement in digital and computational studies or mathematics. Established by her family in honor of Judith Isaacson, the college’s first computer science instructor, from 1969 to 1978, and the dean of women from 1975 to 1978:

Deveena Roy BanerjeeJason Cody CanadayMadison Mabel HallowellPhuong Hanh Vu

Rodney F. Johonnot Graduate AwardAwarded annually to a graduating senior selected by the faculty as most deserving of aid for professional or postgraduate work in any college or university during the year next ensuing. Established by Rose Abbott Johonnot in memory of her husband, Rodney Fuller Johonnot, Class of 1879:

Deveena Roy Banerjee

Louis Jordan Jr.,Class of 1949, AwardAwarded to the graduating geology major whose senior thesis is judged most outstanding by the chair of the Department of Geology:

Michael Gehn Cooper

Milton L. Lindholm Scholar-Athlete AwardAwarded annually to the senior member of a men’s varsity team andsenior member of a women’s varsityteam with the highest academic average. Established by the College Club in honor of Milton L. Lindholm, Class of 1935, dean of admissions for thirty-two years:

Jack Mathew McLarnonEmma Lea Wheeler

Benjamin E. Mays, Class of 1920, AwardAwarded to the senior who most exemplifies the values of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Class of 1920, in academic excellence, service to others, and moral leadership. This prize was endowed with a gift from Henry Louis Gates Jr., a former trustee of the college and the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University:

Ellijah McLean

R. A. F. McDonaldGraduate AwardAwarded to one or more worthy seniors to be used toward graduate study in the field of education. Given by Mabel C. McDonald in memory of her husband, Robert A. F. McDonald, a member of the faculty from 1915 to 1948:

Nina Marie Flores

Robert S. Moyer Prize in Experimental PsychologyAwarded annually to the graduating senior who, by vote of the faculty of the Department of Psychology, has completed the most outstanding experimental psychology project for a senior thesis. Given in honor of Robert S. Moyer, a member of the psychology faculty for thirty-two years:

Lily Ashare Patterson

Ernest P. Muller Prize in HistoryFor the graduating history majors whose senior theses are judged most outstanding by vote of the history faculty. The prize was established by history faculty and students in recognition of Professor Ernest P. Muller’s thirty-eight years of teaching and service to the Department of History and to the college:

James Claiborne FaganUrsula Yoshiko Rall

Myhrman-Swett AwardAwarded annually to one or more graduating seniors whose theses in sociology are deemed the most outstanding by vote of the faculty of the Department of Sociology. Established by Richard Swett in honor of his parents, Robert B. Swett, Class of 1933, and Muriel Beckman Swett, Class of 1930; his aunt, Mildred Beckman Myhrman, Class of 1930; and his uncle, Anders Myhrman:

Margaret Kent BartonMadeline Grace Clark

Henry W. and Raymond S. Oakes FellowshipAwarded to one or more of the best-qualified seniors who intend to continue their education in the study of law. In addition to demonstrating superior scholarship and an aptitude for success at law school, the recipient should be accomplished in public speaking and/or communication. Established by Raymond Sylvester Oakes, Class of 1909, in memory of his father, Henry Walter Oakes, of the Class of 1877, a member of the Board of Overseers for thirty-four years:

Ryan David Lizanecz

The Mark Okrent and Thomas F. Tracy Philosophy AwardAwarded to a senior major or majors of exceptional philosophical ability and character. Established in honor of Professor Okrent and Professor Tracy for their commitment to teaching, scholarly accomplishments, and service to the Bates community:

Christina Rose PerroneErnestine Brooke Whitaker

Scott Peura Memorial Prize in ChemistryAwarded annually to a graduating senior working in chemistry who exemplifies the scholar-athlete qualities that Scott Peura, Class of 1990, embodied. The award is made by faculty members in the Department of Chemistry, who give preference to graduating chemistry majors who have, during their years at Bates, balanced academic achievement, thesis research, and participation in varsity athletics:

Amy Elizabeth Duren

Physics and Astronomy PrizeAwarded to one or more graduating seniors for excellence in scholarship and dedication to physics:

Hannah Carlson Fitts

Physics and Astronomy Thesis PrizeAwarded by the faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy to one or more graduating seniors who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in the senior thesis:

Morgan William Baxter

Marcy Plavin Dance AwardAwarded annually to the seniors who have shown exceptional dedication to and passion for dance. Created in 2000 by the alumni of the Bates College Modern Dance Company to honor their friend and mentor, Marcy Plavin, founding director of the dance program:

Elisabeth Shae GwydirElizabeth Grace Wellington

William Hayes Sawyer Jr., Class of 1913, AwardAn award to a senior student who has rendered outstanding service to the Outing Club:

Danielle Alexandra Ward

Senseney Memorial AwardAwarded to the student or students who have shown outstanding creative ability and promise in writing and/or the dramatic arts. Created by the friends of William Stewart Senseney, Class of 1949, a member of the Robinson Players:

Alison Fischer Greene

Abigail Smith AwardAwarded in honor of Abigail Smith, dormitory director from 1953 to 1957, to two seniors, not residence coordinators, who have done the most to contribute constructively to dormitory spirit:

Samantha Rose AlexanderJustice De'von Prewitt

Stangle Family Award in EconomicsAwarded to a graduating economics major whose senior thesis is judged most outstanding by vote of the faculty in the Department of Economics. This award is funded by an endowment established by Bruce E. Stangle, Class of 1970, and Emily J. Stangle, Class of 1972:

Abdul Tawab Ajmal Safi

Sawyer F. Sylvester Award in SociologyGiven annually to the student who has written the best sociology paper in the area of law and society:

Madeline Grace Clark

Technos International Prize Awarded to one or more graduating seniors who have shown outstanding academic performance and a commitment to the cause of international understanding:

Jina Sadè McCullough

Garold W. Thumm Prize in Politics Awarded to the graduating politics major or majors whose senior theses are judged to be the most outstanding in empirical political science by vote of the faculty of the Department of Politics. Created by Edward Wollenberg, Class of 1985, in recognition of Professor Thumm’s twenty-six years of teaching and service to the department and to the college:

Grace Laura GardnerLars Trygve GundersenRyan David Lizanecz

Twentieth-AnniversaryAward in Gender andSexuality StudiesAwarded annually to the student, who by vote of the faculty Committee on Gender and Sexuality Studies, is recognized for exceptional achievement in gender and sexuality studies:

Akari Kimoto Stimler

Richard V. Wagner Prize in PsychologyAwarded to the graduating psychology major or majors who, by vote of the Department of Psychology, have completed the best thesis on issues that relate to our understanding of peace, conflict, social justice, or individual well-being. Established in recognition of Professor Wagner’s thirty-four years of teaching and service to Bates, including twenty-five years as the department chair:

Janika-Marie Gia-Yee Ho

Percy D. Wilkins Mathematics AwardIn honor of Professor Percy D. Wilkins, a member of the Bates faculty from 1927 to 1968. Awarded each year to the mathematics major who has achieved the highest rank in studies undertaken in mathematics:

Xuchong Shao

Williams Family Prizein Population or Environmental StudiesEstablished by the family, friends, and colleagues of Anne D. Williams, Professor Emerita of Economics, in recognition of her service to the economics department and the college from 1981 to 2008. The prize recognizes a junior or senior for outstanding original research in population or environmental studies:

Erin Rose O'Farrell

Willis Award for Excellence in Reading from the BibleThis award was established by Dr. Ellen A. Williamson, in memory of her father, the Reverend West Gould Willis, an 1871 graduate of the college’s Cobb Divinity School:

Lila Rose Patinkin

Jessie Withrow ’02 Memorial Award for LeadershipGiven in memory of Jessie Withrow ’02, the award recognizes those who strive to increase the awareness of the dangers of alcohol abuse and provide creative alternatives for the Bates community, as Ms. Withrow did as a student:

Madeline Selby Schapiro

Alfred J. Wright Language AwardGiven annually to one or more seniors who have completed an outstanding thesis in the study of a language, from a fund endowed by Professor Alfred J. Wright, a member of the faculty from 1956 to 1984. The seniors are chosen by a committee of language faculty:

Jayde McLeod BiggertJanika-Marie Gia-Yee HoAbel RamirezElizabeth Anne Yguico

Eta Sigma PhiThe following seniors have been elected to membership in the Kappa Gamma Chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, a national honor society which, since 1924, has recognized excellence in the study of ancient Greek or Latin:

Sullivan Nicholas BrockJesus Antonio CarreraChristine Ann CarrollDanielle MengMaxwell MilavetzClaire Ai RuhlmanHaiyao Tian

Phi Beta KappaThe following seniors have been elected to membership in the Gamma of Maine Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest Greek letter society in the United States, and the organization widely recognized as conferring on the national level the highest undergraduate academic honors:

Ariel Abonizio Gomes SoaresMayele Mathilde AlognonDeveena Roy BanerjeeMargaret Kent BartonJayde McLeod BiggertAlison Evans BodnerAvi Solomon Brach-NeufeldChristian Andrés Bradna Jr.Jason Cody CanadayZoe Alice ChamberlainMadeline Grace ClarkGrace Gallagher EllrodtJames Claiborne FaganAndrew John FascianoAbigail Katherine FrostGrace Laura GardnerSophie Anne GerryNatalie Rose GivensAlison Fischer GreeneHayley Marie GrowcockLars Trygve GundersenMadison Mabel HallowellCharlotte Olivia KarlsenMacKenzie Marie KellyFahim Sakil KhanOtis Billings KlingbeilJagjit Singh LallyAriel W. LamOlivia Walther LaMarcheJack Mathew McLarnonDanielle MengGrace Elizabeth Murnaghan

William Woodward NelliganGabriel James NelsonErin Rose O'FarrellSenyo Kofi OheneIsabelle H. OliverNell PearsonAlice Hendon PingeonUrsula Yoshiko RallRyan Greyson RigioneMadison Christel RozellsJesse Bull SaffeirMadeline Selby SchapiroXuchong ShaoChristopher John Simard Jr.Emma Rachel SolerAkari Kimoto StimlerMara Louise StolzenbachPhuong Hanh VuXin WangElizabeth Grace WellingtonEmma Lea WheelerErnestine Brooke WhitakerKeqing Zhu

Sigma XiIn recognition of their independent research accomplishments, the following seniors have been nominated to membership in the Southern Maine Club of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, a North American honor society founded in 1886 to reward excellence in scientific research and to encourage interaction among scientists in all fields:

Deveena Roy BanerjeeGabriel Whitmire BensonAndrew Christopher BergAvi Solomon Brach-NeufeldChristian Andrés Bradna Jr.Jesus Antonio CarreraLillian ChangMichael Gehn CooperCatherine Jane CrossinMichał CwikTanner Jameson FullerNatalie Rose GivensAlison Fischer GreeneLars Trygve GundersenForrest Thiadens HamiltonJanika-Marie Gia-Yee HoElizabeth Mary JohnsonHannah Brierly JohnsonTristan Michael KaneAriel W. LamJulien Laurent LewinJonathan Ross LindgrenAnne Elizabeth LindholmWilliam Woodward Nelligan

Isabelle H. OliverSamuel Kent OnionMargaret Lea RobinsonAlyssa Magill RohanClaire Ai RuhlmanJesse Bull SaffeirAbdul Tawab Ajmal SafiXuchong ShaoChristopher John Simard Jr.Hazel Veronica SimpsonGrace Yien WarderEmma Lea WheelerMitchell Andrew Willsey

Senior Scholar AwardsThe Senior Scholar Awards honor graduating seniors who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or have received special nomination from the faculty for outstanding academic achievement in their junior and senior years, and who have participated in a varsity sport for a minimum of three years:

Nicholas James BeatiAdena Michelle BernotZachary Solomon BernsteinGavin Llorens ChenMegan Alexandra ClarkSean Paul ClarkMichael Gehn CooperHelen Emerson DaigleBrendan Cameron DonahueHolland Widmayer DoyleAmy Elizabeth DurenJacob Samuel EisenbergHannah Carlson FittsMatthew Peter GoldenJanika-Marie Gia-Yee HoWilliam James HollandAlexander Kantor IgnatovLaura Emilie JarryElizabeth Mary JohnsonHannah Brierly JohnsonAlexa Wirth JurgeleitJacob Adam KauppilaMacKenzie Marie KellyOtis Billings KlingbeilOlivia Walther LaMarcheJulien Laurent LewinOwen Wood LindenfeldarAvery Grace MacMullenAnnabel Lucy MahonJack Mathew McLarnonMaxwell MilavetzGrace Elizabeth MurnaghanJohn Farrell O'Brien

Julia René PanepintoIsabelle MacPherson PaulusAshley Elizabeth PrattGrace Coleman PurintonAnas RedaJared ReeberMark Edward Russell Jr.Maya Lalita SeshanMegan Campbell SeymourGrace Elizabeth Stoll SmithCasey Merrill SnowFrancis Joseph SpitzGiovanni TorresJack Robert WalshEmma Lea Wheeler

Departmental HonorsAwarded each year to those qualified members of the senior class who undertake and satisfactorily complete a rigorous program of independent study within their major program or department:

Ariel Abonizio Gomes SoaresHonors in Anthropology

Samantha Rose AlexanderHonors in Psychology

Deveena Roy Banerjee Honors in Mathematics

Morgan William Baxter Honors in Physics

Francesca Biondi-Morra Honors in Sociology

Josephine Hope Blanchon Honors in Music

Christian Andrés Bradna Jr. Honors in Music

Lillian ChangHonors in Biochemistry

Michał CwikHonors in Physics

James Claiborne Fagan Honors in History

Abigail Katherine Frost Honors in Politics

Samuel Patrick Glenn Honors in Religious Studies

William Moses GreenHonors in Rhetoric

Lars Trygve GundersenHonors in Environmental Studies

Janika-Marie Gia-Yee HoHonors in Psychology

Hannah Brierly JohnsonHonors in Geology

Jack Mathew McLarnonHonors in Anthropology

Robyn Elizabeth MossHonors in Chemistry

Margaret Elizabeth O'SheaHonors in Environmental Studies

Lily Ashare PattersonHonors in Psychology

Ursula Yoshiko RallHonors in History

Anas RedaHonors in Neuroscience

Alyssa Magill RohanHonors in Neuroscience

Madison Christel RozellsHonors in English

Jesse Bull SaffeirHonors in Environmental Studies

Sofie Lee SøgaardHonors in American Cultural Studies

Emma Rachel SolerHonors in American Cultural Studies

Mara Louise StolzenbachHonors in Anthropology

Bence Xavier SzechenyiHonors in English

Emma Lea WheelerHonors in Geology

Ernestine Brooke WhitakerHonors in Philosophy

Mitchell Andrew WillseyHonors in Chemistry

A college with regard for academic tradition opens its year with an assembly of scholars and students in convocation. At the end of that year, the graduation of students from one academic status to the next higher is likewise marked by ceremony. It is then that first-year students become sophomores; sophomores, juniors; juniors, seniors; and seniors, holders of the baccalaureate degree.

At Bates College such ceremonies are conducted with the pageantry characteristic of their medieval sources. The mace, an ancient symbol of power and authority, is borne by the senior faculty member leading the academic procession. The college mace was fashioned by Mr. Leverett H. Cutten and is the gift of the Class of 1904. It is engraved with the names of the Bates presidents. Two-thirds of the way up the staff, on a bulge known as the knop, raised lettering indicates the major divisions of liberal-arts studies at Bates: fine arts, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Just above the knop is a sphere woven of thirty-six strips of silver, the number of states of the Union when the college was founded. On the head of the mace are the armorial bearings of Bates, the city of Lewiston, the state of Maine, and the United States of America. At the top is a large garnet, the gem and color of the college.

Following the mace bearer in the academic procession are the president of the college, honorary degree recipients and their hosts, dean of the faculty, multifaith chaplain, president of the Alumni Association, and trustees. They are followed by two faculty marshals, who lead the senior officers of the college and the active and emeriti faculty. Last in the procession, the graduating class is led into the ceremony by two junior marshals, who were elected by the junior class and will become senior marshals next year. At the ceremony’s end, the graduates are led away by their senior marshals (elected by the class in the year prior).

Both faculty and students wear academic dress prescribed by the highest degree attained. The bachelor’s gown is black with pointed open sleeves, while the master’s gown, also black, has short sleeves closed at the elbow with long false sleeves cut in an arc. The doctor’s gown has long bell-shaped sleeves and, though usually black, may be of a color indicating the university awarding the degree. It is faced with velvet and has three velvet bars on the sleeves. The colors bordering the hoods on academic gowns indicate the field of study in which the degree was taken. As the bachelor-of-arts hood at Oxford and Cambridge was trimmed in lamb’s wool or rabbit’s fur, hoods of arts and letters graduates today are edged in white. It has been said that the preoccupation of alchemists with turning base metals into gold accounts for the yellow of the science graduate’s hood, and the green of medicinal herbs for the green of the hood of a graduate in medicine. The red of theology has been a traditional color of churches, while blue has long been associated with the faculty of philosophy, and purple with the faculty of law. Among other academic colors are the light blue of education, pink of music, and brown of fine arts.

Another tradition to which Bates College adheres is that of having a seal, or — more properly — a coat of arms. In heraldic terms it may be described as: A shield, per pale; the sinister half, per fess. On the dexter side, a pine tree with a stag at the foot of it, lodged. On the sinister chief, an open book; and on the sinister base, a sheaf of grain. Surmounted by a crest, a lighted lamp. And the motto: Amore ac Studio, “With ardor and devotion.”

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Amore ac Studio. With ardor and devotion.