“The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one’s opportunities and make

the most of one’s resources.”Marquis Vauvenargues

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Special thanks to our sponsors who made this event possible!

2015 UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY

MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVERS

AWARD PROGRAMSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

Touhey Family Foundation

University at Albany

Uptown Campus

Lecture Centers

1400 Washington Avenue

Albany, NY 12222

North Warren High SchoolKhadeeja Ferguson

Northwood SchoolMatthew HeadlandWeihan Wang

Onteora High SchoolSuika Sono-Knowles

Peekskill High SchoolJaime AcevedoEmrigael Joy AlpemJefferson ApuangoLander ArpiRebecca AuTaylor ClareDiamante DimaioJovanny ElliotVilmarie FelicianoKevin FuentesCristopher GarzonKeyana GriffithSulaiman HamidNguyen HoangToluwanimi JegedeAndy LinChristian LobosAdrian McCalmanMarilyn MoreiraKiara NavarroChelsea OgindoAriel OrtizOswal PerezAlexis SalinasKatherine Zambrano

Putnam Valley High SchoolJaime Turner

Queensbury High SchoolAndrew ChenAaron CookMonty Liu Jr.

Jonathan MeachamMahhum NaqviLiang Dong Zhang

Riverside High SchoolLeticia AdjeifuaMaria AlvarezBryan DiazFleurette JosephKartumi MohammedSidney ReevesKimberly SilvaJoel ThomasYoussif Traore

Rome Free AcademyMohammed Samir AbdelhakBethanny Branco-LangleyBrendan Kilpatrick

Salmon River High SchoolJacob BeroZachary SmithWaylon Square

Shenendehowa High SchoolDana AnglinNimra FaheemEmma FooJawan GibsonVeronica GuintoAyse GuvenilirTaemin JeonChinwe Jon-NwakaloSeung (Stephen) Ju JinAlicia RochaIan SeerungJasmine SimmonsByron Stewart-Drysdale

South Glens Falls High SchoolBenjamin Cheney

Stillwater High SchoolKamirah Dunn

The Albany AcademiesNicholas AnyaegbunamArian Baghaei-RadLinyun CaoJong Yeun ‘Peter’ ChoHaim Uddin FarooquiEmanuel GomezSeungwoo ‘David’ SeoJeffrey ShenDevan Singh

The Ursuline SchoolAbigail Go

Troy High SchoolSean DavisTyler DepasJohn GonzalezAngela Ngo

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central SchoolHalie Circelli

White Plains High SchoolElizabeth BallinSarah Samaranayake

Whitehall High SchoolAllison Trutting

Windham Ashland Jewett Central SchoolSonam Sherpa

Yonkers Middle/ High SchoolJuan CambeiroBrandon CuevasTheodore KimRaymond RodriguezNaliah Williams

WELCOME

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 27th Annual University at Albany Multicultural High

School Achievers Award Program. We, here at the University at Albany, share with great

pride, the accomplishments of our high school achievers from the Capital District and

beyond. This program provides the University the opportunity to reflect and reward high

school seniors from this community who have distinguished academic records and who

are involved in numerous school and community activities. Their achievements already

are many, and we look forward to following their accomplishments as they move forward

to college and, later, their careers.

We acknowledge with gratitude the role that our achievers’ parents, family members,

and counselors have played in helping them to arrive at this day.

Our heartfelt congratulations and ongoing good wishes are with you today and always.

WELCOME Maritza Martinez Director Educational Opportunities Program

INTRODUCTION OF Sarah SharifipourKEY NOTE SPEAKER University at Albany Senior Past High School Achievers Award Recipient

KEY NOTE SPEAKER Matthew Ruiz

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Meylin Andres Assistant Director Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Jane Benson-Rivera Admissions Counselor Office of Undergraduate Admissions

CLOSING REMARKS Mayra E. Santiago Interim Director Office of Access & Academic Enrichment

2015 UNIVERSITY AT ALBANYMULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVERS

Academy of the Holy NamesSarah Afzaal

Albany High SchoolOsama AliAmanda AlonzoIndigo AndersonNatalia BennettInshallah BrownNina CabahugIsabela CabuhatJayda CareyLarisa ChestnutDawn DinhEneah FiteShawn FranklinWah GayManolette GonzalvoParwana KarimiAr KeeMaryam KhanJessia KuriakosePatricia LizardoKlyne LudewickKarla NayraZurich OkorenMario RaveloNina RousePatricia SicatAdriana Stoddard-OliphantMerlin Thomas

Alexander Hamilton High SchoolSarin Itty

Amsterdam High SchoolJeloni CageAmea Hollingsworth- Hammonds

Edgar MaldonadoStephanie MedranoAlezey RiveraChristina Whethers

Ballston Spa High SchoolMatthew McVaigh

Bethlehem High SchoolTrevor De Las AlasMalick DiomandeEmily FitzJianle GauKenneth GrayKevin GuSydney HarknessRuby PanKaylan RamkumarRenee RattiganSimone Roberts-PayneSergio RodriguezCamirr SandersNanaka SuzukiGabriela Wemple

Bishop Maginn High SchoolTaylor Blue ClarkeKaira Tragico

Brewster High SchoolAshley CoyagoShari JacksonMiki Tanahashi

Briarcliff High SchoolNicholas BeninatiShray Khanna

Broadalbin-Perth High SchoolLakshmi Kesari

Carmel High SchoolSamantha PalaciosChayce WongKeira Di Nuzzo

Catholic Central High SchoolMichael HillAjith Kurían

Hangyu LimNoraya PettiwayGabriel Woodley

Catskill Senior High SchoolFabienne Bogardus-StreetIsabelle Creque Ortiz- DodigMarisol LopezAshlei Saldana

Christian Brothers AcademyJared Elijah Hunter

Cohoes High SchoolZainab Osmani

Coleman High School Min Jee DeCesareDylan GriswoldTinotenda MuchenjeDani Schechter

Colonie Central High SchoolIda ChenAriyanna ChillisEmily CoelloAmanda DiazAniebiet EssienIdongesit EssienMaria Fabian

Columbia High SchoolLyana Geng

Corinth High SchoolDanny Frechette

Coxsackie-Athens High SchoolBenito FloresClarence Chan

Doane Stuart SchoolNatasha HenryPablo LeonIan Price

Dover High SchoolAnna CanzoneriWilliam EspositoJennifer JosephElisa MayorgaTori MedinaZachary NguyenLeticia PreciadoKaren RoaAlicia RosadoMa Hnin A. Tun

Fox Lane High SchoolAllison Moky

Germantown Jr./Sr. High SchoolJinessa Velez

Gloversville High SchoolKendra Smith

Granville Junior-Senior High SchoolLidia Medrano-Garcia

Greenville High SchoolUrja Bhatia

Greenwich Central High SchoolZachary Clougher

Guilderland High SchoolHayli BazanZaviir BerryBrianna BrownNaomi CarterSalil ChaudhryJeremy CollisonJacob Cornetti SkottBenjamin Couture

Taylor DiscoWilliam DongNatalie GreenChayanne GumbsAlison HolmesMatthew KriegAlana LakeAnne LinBavnouti MansourBrynn MarionMatthew MortatiKhadija MoussadekShameer MughalJannat NaeemEliana RoweAlfredo SalazarElaine SantosCatherine SeitaMohona SenguptaJacob SicardChloe StevensWilliam WangAllegra WuKatie YangIshmam YousufGloria ZhaoMichael Zhu

Hadley-Luzerne High SchoolKiernan Fitzpatrick

Harrison High SchoolJames Francisco

Highland High SchoolCelina McAleer

Ichabod Crane High SchoolNurat Affinih

Johnstown High SchoolPriya Moudgil

Lansingburgh High SchoolVenezia EchandyTaylor JaroszIsis MerrittTiana MontanezTyshaya Murray-FlowersShakar RiceCarriebell Young

Maria Regina High SchoolSarah GuerreroCristina GuzmanXiming HuangVivien LlanesBrittany LuisiKelly MacDonnellSyna MatchanickalArmani MunroeKaitlin RuedaAlexandra ShayAndrea VillacresJiani XuDaniela ZambranoLiliana Lorena Zuluaga

Mayfield Junior/Senior High SchoolDeVante Marshall

New Lebanon Jr/Sr High SchoolRasulan Inayat-Khan

New Paltz High SchoolMeldies EstrellaAriana MauceriKristina Rivera

North Salem High SchoolCatherine BuddKate FraioliVictoria LeeAnna Mattamana

2015 UNIVERSITY AT ALBANYMULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVERS

2015 UNIVERSITY AT ALBANYMULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVERS