May 2019

Douglass Residential College

The 98th Annual Convocation

Class of 2019

May 18, 2019

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Message from the Dean of DouglassJacquelyn Litt, Ph.D.

Dear Class of 2019,

On behalf of Douglass Residential College, our staff , and fellow students, I would like to congratulate you on earning this incredible distinction, your undergraduate degree. I am immensely proud as you become distinguished alumnae of Douglass. You join a legacy of accomplished Douglass women who have preceded you in reaching this milestone. I know that, much like them, your undergraduate Douglass journey will only be the beginning of all that you will achieve.

Th e Douglass mission today is to inspire Douglass women to learn, lead, and live with conviction, creativity, and critical insight. For more than 100 years, Douglass has cultivated the knowledge, skills, and resources that women need to take on the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. During your time at Douglass, I have seen you develop in your fi eld and in yourself. I am confi dent that every one of you has what it takes to lead in your industry and take on any challenge with competence, confi dence, and compassion.

Th ank you for contributing so greatly to the Douglass community. You have fi lled our campus with energy and excitement as you have discovered yourself and the world around you. You have led student groups, organized in support of deeply held beliefs, and volunteered in the community. My hope is that you continue to follow your passions with the same enthusiasm, as this is sure to positively transform our world.

Graduates of the Class of 2019, we will miss you greatly and hope you return oft en. On behalf of Douglass, I share our heartfelt congratulations!

Warmly,

Jacquelyn Litt, Ph.D.

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Convocation SpeakerLt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver

Sheila Y. Oliver took the oath of offi ce as New Jersey’s second Lieutenant Governor on January 16, 2018. She is the fi rst woman of color to serve in a statewide elected offi ce in New Jersey history. She was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Community Aff airs by Gov. Phil Murphy. First elected to the General Assembly in 2003, she became Speaker in 2010—the fi rst African-American woman in state history to serve as such, and just the second in the nation’s history to lead a state legislative house.

Lt. Gov. Oliver has chaired the Assembly Human Services Committee, and served on the Labor, Higher Education, Women and Children, Commerce and Economic Development, and Transportation and Independent Authorities Committees. She also sat on the Joint Committee on the Public Schools and the Joint Committee on Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity. Prior to her election to the General Assembly, she served as an Essex County Freeholder, from 1996 to 1999, and was a member of the East Orange Board of Education. She also served as an Assistant County Administrator for Essex County from 2000 until 2018.

An alumna of Newark’s Weequahic High School, she went on to graduate cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Lt. Gov. Oliver holds a master of science degree in community organization, planning and administration from Columbia University, and has received honorary doctorates of humane letters from both Lincoln and Montclair State University, in addition to Berkeley and Essex County College.

Lt. Gov. Oliver began her career in public service as the Director of the Offi ce of Youth Services and Special Projects for the City of Newark where she focused on preparing young people ages 14-21 for post-secondary education and entry into the workforce. She later became the Development Director for Th e Newark Literacy Campaign, while working at Caldwell College as the Coordinator of Career Guidance within the Educational Opportunity Fund Program.

Lt. Gov. Oliver has taught college courses in achievement motivation, non-profi t management, and pre-college preparation, served as a consultant to a variety of non-profi t organizations, and spent several years as the Director of the Essex County Division of Community Action, an anti-poverty initiative. She has received numerous accolades and awards from organizations across the country honoring her life-long public service and advocacy for women’s equality, education, and social justice.

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Chancellor, Rutgers-New BrunswickChristopher J. Molloy, Ph.D.

Christopher J. Molloy joined Rutgers in 2007 as Dean of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. In 2011, he was appointed Interim Provost for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences where he successfully managed the complex integration of Rutgers with most of the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), which was completed in July 2013. Molloy briefly served as Interim Chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, and then Senior Vice President for the Office of Research and Economic

Development until his appointment as Chancellor in July 2018.

Molloy received his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Rutgers and his doctoral degree from the joint Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Graduate School–New Brunswick. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute.

Prior to joining Rutgers, Molloy held senior research and management positions at Johnson & Johnson, 3-Dimensional Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute. He is also a licensed pharmacist in New Jersey. At Rutgers, he holds a faculty position as Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and is a member of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the American Pharmacists Association. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2016.

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Senior Speaker Megan Coyne

Megan Coyne is a Douglass Residential College and Rutgers University—New Brunswick senior who majored in political science and minored in history. As an undergraduate, she was an honors student in the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program at Rutgers—New Brunswick and earned distinction as a graduate of the Eagleton Institute of Politics Undergraduate Associate Program.

Coyne has been recognized for her high academic achievements by being inducted into several national honors societies, including Phi Beta Kappa, a national honors society that is notable for selecting the best and brightest liberal arts and sciences undergraduates from top schools across the nation; Phi Alpha Th eta, a national honors society that recognizes achievement in the history discipline; and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society where she was recognized for her high academic achievement in the fi eld of political science.

For two years Coyne served as president of the Rutgers University Democrats, the largest political organization at Rutgers, and the largest College Democrats chapter in the State. She was the fi rst woman to hold that position. She was also a communications intern in the Offi ce of the Governor in Trenton. Aft er graduation, she hopes to pursue a career in politics and join the Gillibrand-Kander Administration.

Coyne received the 2019 Chancellor’s Leadership Award for exemplifying excellence and embodying a commitment to leadership at Rutgers and in the community. She was awarded the 2019 Edele Neilsen Prize in Speech, which earned her the opportunity to be the Douglass Residential College Convocation Speaker for the Class of 2019.

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Order of Exercises

PROCESSIONALGraduating Class

Platform DignitariesMusical Accompaniment: Pomp and Circumstance

by Edward Elgar

DEAN’S CONGRATULATIONSJacquelyn Litt, Ph.D.

Dean of Douglass Residential College and the Douglass CampusProfessor, Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies

CONVOCATION SPEAKERSheila Y. Oliver, Hon. D.H.L.

Lt. Governor of the State of New Jersey

Christopher Molloy, Ph.D.

Chancellor, Rutgers University–New Brunswick

“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING”April Callahan, Douglass Residential College 2019

Michelle Mitchell, Douglass Residential College 2019Hannah Williams, Douglass Residential College 2019

Alison Thi, Douglass Residential College 2019

Voorhees Choir MembersWords by James Weldon JohnsonMusic by John Rosamond Johnson

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Order of ExercisesSTUDENT ADDRESS

Megan Coyne, Class of 2019

CONFERRAL OF THE DOUGLASS CERTIFICATEAllison Antwi, Esq. & Ellen Lieberman, Ph.D.

Associate Deans, Douglass Residential College

Jacquelyn Litt, Ph.D.Dean of the College

RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATESMichelle Jefferson, Ph.D., Douglass College, Class of 1990

Dean of Students, Cook and Douglass CampusesRutgers University—New Brunswick

ALMA MATERLed by Voorhees Choir Members

Music by Nancy Hoffacker Miller, Douglass College 1954Words by Jean Gruen Munzer, Douglass College 1956

RECESSIONALPlatform Dignitaries

Graduating Class of 2019Musical Accompaniment: Trumpet Tune in D Major

by Charles John Stanley

COLLEGE GONFALONIERESAnanya Prakash, Class of 2019

New Jersey College for Women Gonfalon

Urvi Saini, Class of 2019 Douglass College Gonfalon

Mona Khan, Class of 2019 Douglass Red Pine Gonfalon

The audience is requested to remain in place until the academic recession has left the field.

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Baccalaureate Degree CandidatesDouglass Residential College students are co-enrolled in one of the undergraduate school at Rutgers–New Brunswick. As several schools are represented, there are variation in the color and adornment of the graduates’ academic regalia.

Amy A. AbateEsraa A. AbdelmottelebKamilakhon AbdujabbarovaFiha AbdulrahmanMaryam Abdur RasheedAmruta AbhyankarNakia J. AbramSonya B. AbramsLourdes A. Abreu TorresHuda AbughannamCelia AccardiCarolina N. AcevedoUchenna AchebeNathalie AdamKhes R. AdderleyAdedola F. Adefowoju*Maryanne A. AdekunleNana J. AduTimnit R. Afeworki*Agrima AgnihotriAnnie R. AguilarKristene A. AguinaldoMicah Lindsey G. AgustinNoreen AhmedMumana A. AhmedSarah AhmedZairah F. Ahmed**Josephine W. Akenten**Omolara AkinfenwaKrystal Akinrele*Adeyemi O. Aladegbami*Olajube E. AladewoluFarhat Alam

Mara V. AlcantaraShahad Alchalabi*Noura Al-DarwishJosephine O. AlegunRobyn L. AlfonsoAamina N. AliMara A. AlonsoJessica O. AmoakoNagela ApollonSarina K. AquinoAshaar A. Arbali*Christine M. ArsenisNeha ArshaSanjana ArshaPaola ArteagaMaria J. Arteta-MarteloAnita A. AsareYasaman Asgari*Ariella M. Atencio**Sarah H. AttallaUsra H. AttallaAleka N. AtwaterJeannee D. AugusteRukaya Aware**Divya N. AyikkaraKathy AzizieJannah T. Bahgat**Kendi BaileyAleah M. BaileyAnna C. BakerChloe E. Baker*Gianna M. BaldevBisma Baloch

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

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Tanya BanerjeeShah BanoBrooke A. BarkdullLorena E. BatallasMakenzie L. BaylessMakenzie L. BaylessMeredith A. BellLisa F. BelleAnastasia P. BellisariJazmyn N. BerkeleyMonika J. BernadyPriyanka A. Bhatt**Elizabeth C. Bialkin*Martha E. BlackGloria C. Blaise*Sophia M. BlancArianna K. Blanchard**Akua N. BoachieTracey A. BobadillaIshmaelina Borde-Koufie*Taylor M. BorzNadia J. Bouajila**Renee D. BoucherMelissa R. BowmanDominique A. Braithwaite**Rivka BrandweinMary A. BrasorDarasia A. BrattonRaldina BredyAmina N. BrightAshley A. BriscoeOticia A. BrisportShonteja BrockingtonMargaret M. BroderickDevon M. BrownStuti A. Buddhadev

Katherine J. BudinskyDeanna M. BullockLanaya M. ButlerSandeep K. ButtarVergne Khloe CabalfinCorasi N. Caicedo-Figueroa**Alexandria L. Calabro**Andrea G. Calderon*April R. CallahanSarah A. Caloger**Deandrah S. Cameron*Joslyn CamiloJohanna M. CanalesJocelyn D. CaraballoKathleen M. CarmienJazmyn E. Carrington**Sherese A. Case*Diana S. Castano**Sabrina L. CeballoVanessa R. CerasaniDaniela M. CevallosCorina ChanRachelle ChanSanjana ChandrasekharanMarilyn Changa*Isha A. ChaudharyZarina A. ChaudhryMonica I. Chavezespejode-jimene*Jiayu ChenMichelle ChenShuhan ChenTzu-Ya ChenXiaodi Chen**Minali ChintaluriAlana G. Chmiel

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

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Jungyeon Choi**Michelle J. Choi*Shaye C. CiccaroneGenevieve N. CickavageJillian B. Cimilluca**Olivia M. CliffordDonata M. ClimentChloe J. CoffmanGabriella L. ConmyTrixia M. ContrerasErin M. Conversano**Emily E. ConwayKathleen R. CorriganNedjee CorriolanJamee S. CostelloMegan E. CoyneEbony J. Crandoll*Stephanie I. Crespo*Ashley M. CrowSierra A. Crubaugh**Diana M. CruzDionela M. Cruz*Angelique Cruz*Sabrina A. Csatay**Carolyn G. CuadraJulia R. CuomoEvelyn Daly-ForsethKayla M. DavenportCourtney DavenportChloe F. DavidovichNicole A. De Oliveira*Chloe’ T. Decker*Medina DemiriBindiya A. DesaiAbigail R. Desilva*Bharati Dev

Alexis E. DewlandGagan Dhamrait*Monika DharanipragadaMame S. Diakhate**Mariama Diallo**Kimberly V. Diaz*Bethany J. Diaz*Jessica L. DickinsonAlisa DicksonGabrielle M. DiiennoSakinatou S. DjantchiemoAsia A. Dockery*Scarlet S. DominguezSarah G. DonofrioMaureen DossEmina DrazaninElizabeth A. DreifusShannon L. DresslerRebecca M. Duffield**Jessica DufortMonique P. DunmoreMeg K. Duva**Paige E. Dwight DickmanAlana M. EasterbrookJaimee Edme*Chioma O. Egekeze*Isabella C. Ekedede*Stayla B. Elacqua*Salma ElakbawySara ElhagSalma W. ElkholyTasneem Elsafi**Janibell EncarnacionJulia M. EngdahlIvhakhefo Enike-EkhelarZeynep Ercin

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

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Suzan S. EriskeJoselyn V. Espinoza**Monica M. EstilloreLucre’Ce V. EstropiaNedda J. EtemadAlexandra R. Faeth*Sara Faghani*Aria J. FairmanMoreen O. Famosa*Yaxin FanFatima Farhat*Emily M. FarschonKalli A. FaulknerAyesha FayyazGerelis M. FelizSimran FernandesRosemary Ferreira*Rosaura L. Figueroa*Tavel K. FindlaterKristen L. FingerBethany A. FinkSummer A. FlanaganKatelyn A. FleischShannon H. FloodRukiyi M. FlorenceAleisha C. FloresAngelica Flores-ValenciaJennifer D. FluhartyDamaris FonsecaFelicia K. FosterKaitlyn E. FoxSherlenne FranciscoSureily N. Francisco*Sara P. Franken*Maggy FreadAlexis P. Freiling**

Asiya Fricke**Harshitha V. GadangiVictoria GalanteBriana GalarzaDayna S. GallucciPaula P. GalvaoShreya GandhiKrishna S. Gandhi*Linda GarciaJecenia GarciaDelilah M. Garcia*Martha N. Garcia*Genesis C. Garcia-YsaacTiffany K. GeorgeKassandra E. George*Lucy R. GilchJasmine O. GilderGurleen GillSamantha F. GoldsteinKayla L. GomezTabatha R. GouldIshika GovilBrooke T. GreeneAlexandra M. GrinaAysenur GucDakota A. Guiness**Mitali GuptaShruti Gupta**Emily O. GussmanRexella GyambrahDayna L. HagewoodSamantha R. Haley*Yasmeen HamadehChengguizi HanCarlie J. HanlonYuliya Hapiak

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

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Mahmuda HaqueEmma E. HarrisonHadeel O. HassanNicole K. Henao*Lindsey R. HernandezNora L. HerzogKhadeen K. HewittDenajah R. Hoffman*Pragya HoodaMadison L. HookerTaylor P. HopsonMaryrose H. HorganMin HuSophia S. HuangKarina C. Huertas*Falak HussainFajer M. HusseinTofunmi Ibidapo*Oluwadamilola H. IlesanmiLindsey L. IpsonAimna IshfaqAnastasia Ivanova*Ashley K. Iwu*India A. JacksonTimasia L. Jackson*Casie S. JagessarJayla N. JamesSaddaf Jan**Dorota E. JazwinskaKahina L. Jean-BaptisteRuoting JiaKatelyn W. JoRachel S. JohnMikaila J. JohnKeyshawna N. JohnsonFaith M. Johnson

Shalaya A. JohnsonSafiyyah R. Johnson**Autumn A. Jones-FergusonChannel A. JordanSamantha J. JozwikAditi S. KadakiaMariama N. KalleyRebecca E. Kammers**Sharda R. Kanappa**Alisha A. KanitkarPrabdip KaurSimran KaurJasmin KaurAmanpreet Kaur**Khadija M. KaziKaitlin KeeblerAvery D. KelleyThyra C. Kelly**Naana B. KenaAlexis M. KerlinOmama M. KhallafMona Y. KhanMadhura KhandekarChandni S. KhawajaJosephine KimDevika Kishore*Patricia C. Kobylarz*Julie A. Koft**Patricia H. KolesaSamantha R. KopackiAnsley J. KunnathAshly L. KurianAlexa A. KurtzKathryn A. KusionYeongeun KwonAma Kyeremateng

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

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Eunice KyeremeValentina Laborde*Lauren A. LairsonStephanie LamerceGayle LampteyYifeng LanSarah A. LandisLeaundra M. Lane*Isabelle LauredentMahogany K. LaveauPansy J. Law**Giang H. LeEsther A. LeamingChelsea N. Lebron**Dorothy J. LeeDanielle LevineLingyi LiMengyuan LiYufan LiKaity Liao**Jo-Hyun Liew**Natalia A. LimaMaria I. LimosneroShiyi LinAna L. Linares BazanRiley J. LinkDominique S. LittleHanying LiuYimao LiuZiu Wing M Lo*Stacy LopezMasyn V. LuckXinyi LuoMelina LuuHouda M. MagzoubAnisha Mahat

Zaynah A. Majid-Mahomed*Christy Pui Yan MakPriyanka MalhotraCatherine Mancheno*Shazia Mansuri**Brianna J. MantzDaria L. MartinFelicia A. Martin-Borrero*Mariana E. MartinezSamantha MartinezMarina B. MartinezTaylor M. MartinezAngiceny MatistaSarah A. McCarthyDaria M. McClambTheresa E. McGuinnessRebecca M. McGuinness*Kelsey E. McinerneyLaura B. McKinleyVerina MeawadShivani Mehra*Aastha B. MehtaRajvi D. MehtaIvana D. Melara*Nikki A. MemmelaarSasha MendezGeidy S. MendezJennifer K. Mendez*Estefany Mendez-RecioStephany Mensah-Narh**Hannah MerklerRachael D. MfonRebecca L. MicholasTracey C. MillerYasmeen M. MillerCharlotte H. Millet**

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

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Monica K. MillsKristen R. MirandaMichelle C. MitchellRangoli MittalLina O. Mockute**Nisa Mohammed*Adora MonemeShamika M. Montero**Ansly N. Montero PerezAlexis MooneyAllyson K. MooreMona O. MoshetEmily R. Mugno*Denise M. Mulbah*Hannah A. MulliganAlexis J. MullinKayla E. MunirNiani J. MunirCarolayn Munoz BarreroGabrielle C. MunteanAyomide O. MustaphaFaith N. Mutuku*Shruthi NairFatima S. NaqviHuma NaqviKomal Z. NaqviMadeleine N. NazzaroAnna J. Nemeckova-GulackAnh T. NgoKaylin L. NguyenHan G. NguyenApril R. NicklausKaren M. Nicolas**Kalina J. NissenPeace E. Nosa-Omorogiuwa*Nneoma V. Nsofor**

Ismel R. NunezJoscandy C. NunezSherilyn Nunez*Anna S. NunooEmefa K. OcanseyImani C. OgaloElizabeth B. OguntadeElizabeth M. O’MahoneySana OmarShannon E. O’MaraMauline M. OnsombiNayaa R. Opong-NyantekyiSofia OrdonezLilah A. OrengoElisa OrsiniStephany P. OrtegaMary A. OrtizValerie Ortiz**Vanesa N. OseiTiffany H. Otai*Seren Y. OzerProsie Iana P. PaladAlexandra M. Pallisco**Meher PandherVaidehi K. Pandya*Grace A. ParetteGrace A. ParetteStuti S. ParikhKatherine S. ParkerSabrina Parker**Kathleen M. ParrishDimple PatelHemali D. PatelHardi D. PatelJenali J. PatelRiddhi R. Patel

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

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Shivani M. Patel**Priyanka P. Patel*Melinda H. PazelJasmine N. PegremMadeleine H. PenkethmanSara J. PerdomoPeraveena Perinpanathan*Jodi L. PetrakianShreshta PhogatAlexandra L. PiatnochkaEmma M. PiedilatoShania A. Pierre*Viktoriya Piscitelli**Mackenzie E. Pitt*Stephanie C. PlantAudrey B. PoeCatherine PopowAnna I. PopowMia S. PowellSydney C. PowellAnanya PrakashIsabelle ProkopenkoBrooke L. PrusaStephanie N. Quartsin*Marianela QuezadaVirginia P. Quiros BarbozaCarolina S. RadeckiAllyson B. RakesAvina S. RamiHitesha RanaFriya RandeliaOlivia R. Randolph**Riddhima V. RaoRachel M. RebelloSaamyah N. RehmanMeera Rejith

Yijia RenLara E. RepholzKiara Y. RevillaChyanne L. RhodesAshley R. RhoomesMirthalys RiveraLauren E. RodgersDaisha J. RodriguezRhonda F. RogombeSabeen RokeryaGabrielle B. RoldanFlannery M. RollinsSrishti Roy*Syeda K. SaadCelaine N. SackeyMiranda J. Safir**Sarah SahiliUrvi SainiMaria D. Salas*Cecilia Salazar*Adiba SalimSophia S. SamuelFabiola SantosAkila Sarathy*Lauren SarmientoNicole Y. SavioIsha SaxenaSara Sayed**Julia SchaeferRachel A. Schroeder*Nina S. ScottEmily M. SellittiAngelee C. SerranoNatalie R. SettimoHira ShahIman Shah

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

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Falak ShahidNisha S. ShankarLayla B. ShatursunDafna ShochatKatherine R. SiegelZoe A. SifnakisMelissa L. SilvaStephanie M. SilvaNamrita Singh*Selena L. SiriBriony C. SmithJada Smith**Hager SolimanDisha SoniSummer L. SproferaSaraann Y. StanwayJuliette K. StecenkoEmily M. StrattonShradha SureshErin M. Swann*Allison E. SzeligaJean-Adelle N. TagoePerpetual M. TamakloeBetina M. TanYsabel M. TantocoJennifer Tao*Yoshlee TaverasMorgan L. TaylorAlice Tchoudov**Hilal H. TekinJennifer L. Territo**Cheyenne R. TerryPaige M. TetensAlison F. ThiJenna S. ThomasSarah C. Thuel**

Laura TlapancoEstephanie TorresEmily L. TorresMelanie Torres**Sophia R. TrinidadThu H. TruongDana Y. TsuchidaKaitlyn A. TurnerOdinakachi S. UdoyeAlexa D. UgarteFrozan Ulfat*Caroline A. UpwoodAndrea M. VacchianoAnjanette N. Vaidya*Michaelah ValentineKsenia A. Vangelas*Gina VargasEdelyn M. VargasKristen VargasGirija Nay Veliathan**Anna M. VictorYesenia Villagomez*Jordan T. VinsonElijah Mar Viola**Tahis P. Viruet-Cruz*Colleen B. Vonvorys-NortonAnaya S. WallaceJulie WangYue WangNikki WeiStacey L. WilcoxArianna D. WilliamsHannah M. WilliamsTammoy T. WilliamsCiarra R. Williams**Jazmine Williams*

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

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Ja’Wana A. WilsonDanielle J. Wilson*Shaniya M. Wilson-HarperCassidy J. WiltshireSelina WoldaiEmily A. WoodsMichelle WuShumo XingHang Xing*Shengting XuYang XuNatalie Y. XuLuana C. XuHallel S. YadinSowmya S. YamarthyWendy X. YangEmily W. YaoXinwei YeCatherine A. Yeager**

Brittany L. YesnerLeanne C. YoungRakiyyah S. Youngblood*Maya YounkerAlissa ZambelliMiriam Zamudio-Coria*Bridget C. ZarychSamantha D. ZegarraChenchen ZhaoYiwen ZhouMaryann L. ZielinskiCharlotte ZuberLeslie E. ZunigaPaulina Zyskowski

*Diplomas dated August 2018**Diplomas dated January 2019

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Douglass Students Electedto Phi Beta Kappa

Love of wisdom, the guide of lifeMotto of the Phi Beta Kappa Society

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most respected undergraduate honors society in the United States. The Society has pursued its mission of fostering and recognizing excellence

in the liberal arts and sciences since 1776.

Class of 2019

Sonya B. Abrams*Khes R. Adderley**Farhat Alam* Jessica O. Amoako*Sanjana Arsha*Jannah T. Bahgat*Bisma Baloch*Tanya Banerjee*Prachi BiswalKathleen M. Carmien*Zarina A. Chaudhry*Megan E. Coyne*Courtney Davenport*Sarah G. Donofrio*Elizabeth A. Dreifus*Salma W. Elkholy*Bethany A. Fink*Jennifer D. Fluharty*Lucy R. Gilch*Aysenur Guc*Dayna L. Hagewood*Chengguizi Han**Nora L. Herzog*Ruoting Jia*Rachel S. John*Mona Khan*Josephine Kim*Ansley J. Kunnath*Esther A. Leaming*Anisha Mahat* Daria L. Martin*Nikki A. Memmelaar

Adora Moneme*Mona O. Moshet*Hannah A. Mulligan*Madeleine N. Nazzaro*Anna J. Nemeckova-Gulack*Kalina J. Nissen*Emefa K. Ocansey*Meher Pandher*Jodi L. Petrakian*Audrey B. Poe*Rachel M. RebelloRhonda F. Rogombe*Xingcheng RongSyeda K. Saad*Adiba Salim*Sophia S. Samuel*Falak Shahid*Briony C. Smith*Alison F. Thi*Andrea M. Vacchiano*Edelyn M. Vargas*Emily A. Woods*Hallel S. Yadin*Xinwei Ye*Leanne C. Young* Class of 2020

Sarah T. Abu-ShanabNatasha Almanzar-SanchezBrianna AttamanteLeshya Bokka

Erica CaiRacelle J. ChoiHyun Jin EoGloria J. GomezVictoria G. GonzalezRegina M. HallMahtab Hassanpour TazehabadiWenxuan HuangAnanya JainAmanpreet KaurCamryn E. KozachekCaroline E. KratkaLily S. KwakTalia LangYating LiuCara A. LomaroAlina LouSneha ManikandanOlivia D. MartinezNeeha Z. PathanKathryn R. SlusarczykMarimar SuarezAyanna N. ThompsonShalini ThoniyilSierra M. TrioloNnenna U. Ukenna-IzuwaRachna VemireddyElena WeiAndrea Y. Wu

*previously elected

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Recipients of Prizes and AwardsPrizes and awards known as of April 15, 2019

C. Maxene Vaughters-Summey Prize for an Outstanding Douglass Senior in the EOF Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Sahili

Charles and Shirley Weiss Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cierra McClendon

Cornelison Prize in Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathleen M. Carmien

Douglass Residential College Challenge Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa F. Belle

Douglass Residential College Dean’s Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hallel S. Yadin

Douglass Residential College Innovation Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aamina N. Ali

Douglass Residential College Inspiration Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ananya Prakash

Douglass Residential College Social Justice Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexis J. Mullin

Edele Neilsen Prize in Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Coyne

Emily Hickman Award for Contribution to World Understanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salma Elakbawy

Frances Lundy Memorial Prize for a Bunting Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marissa Navarro-Jauregui

Gail Pihblad Wittman Commuter Student Life Award . . . . . . . Deanna M. Bullock

Helen Prager Miller Prize in History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daria L. Martin

Helen Weissberger Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Contribution to the Bunting Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paige E. Dwight Dickman

Ida Raitano Prize for a Bunting Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shonteja Brockington

Irene Figarotta Pearse Prize for a Bunting Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly A. Schlegel

Janet Duncan Prize for Outstanding Senior Douglass Scholar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathleen M. Carmien

Jeanne Reimer Mancusi-Ungaro Prize for an Outstanding Senior Entering the Health Professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mona Y. Khan

Jennie Hoffman Memorial Prize for Personal Accomplishment . . . . .Alicia Coleman

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Jewel Plummer Cobb Senior Recognition Award for Outstanding African-American Douglass College Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Davenport

Katherine Hazard Prize in Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adriana A. Scanteianu

Leah Boddie Award for Outstanding Community Service . . . . . . . . . Hasin Tasneem

Lois Zapolsky Memorial Prize for Outstanding Participation in Sophia Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kimberly D. Soliz

Margaret Gillis Prize for Achievement in Mathematics, Science, Or Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omolara Akinfenwa & Eryca M. Bennett

Margery Somers Foster Senior Service Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christine M. Arsenis

Marjorie Frew Knox Memorial Prize in Biological Science . . . . . . . . Riddhi R. Patel

New Jersey Daily Newspaper Women’s Prize in Journalism . . . . . . . . . Syeda K. Saad

Phyllis Dunbar Prize in Physical Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rachel N. Allen

Pi Mu Epsilon Award in Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth A. Dreifus

Robert Francis and Annetta Morey Wagner Memorial Prize in Nutritional Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ama Kyeremateng

Ruth Crockett Art Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katherine M. Gonzales

Sheila Kelly Hampton Prize for Douglass Leadership . . . . . . . . . .Celese M. Lindsey

Sylvia Blacher Karger Memorial Prize in Nutritional Science . . . . . . . . . . Nikki Wei

The Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Falak Shahid

The Nancy H. Becker Award for Public Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . Hasin Tasneem & Veronique Henriksen

Junior Prize for Academic Achievement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hyun Jin EO

Women’s and Gender Studies Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer D. Fluharty

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2019 Douglass Senior Gift# S C A R L E T S E N I O R

Start your legacy of giving now as a soon-to-be alumna of Douglass and Rutgers by donating to the Douglass Residential College Scholarship Fund, which will provide a scholarship for a future Douglass student. Donate $20.19 to the Douglass Senior Giving goal of $2,019 in honor of your graduation year.

Why participate?

• Join a lifelong tradition of alumnae giving.

• You’ll make a difference, along with your senior classmates. All gifts add up!

• You’ll feel proud to commemorate your class year and start your alumnae

journey with a donation that will help tomorrow’s students succeed at

Douglass and Rutgers.

We are grateful to all the Douglass seniors and their friends and family who contribute to the Senior Class Gift.

Give online at: seniors.rutgers.edu

Thank you for your support!

Questions? Contact Ife C. Meadows, Director of Student-Alumnae Engagementimeadows@echo.rutgers.edu

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Special Thanks ToDOUGLASS CONVOCATION COMMITTEE

Leslie Danehy; Amanda Hardie; Sonia Khalil (Program Coordinator); Imani Johnson (Communications); Ellen Lieberman (Chair); Ife Meadows; Rebecca

Reynolds; Merylou Rodriguez; Courtney Teryek

Douglass Residential College Staff, Rutgers University Staff and FriendsDouglass Residential College Media Team

Red Pine AmbassadorsRutgers University Dining Services

Rutgers University FacilitiesRutgers University Police Department

Rutgers Department of Transportation Service

Many thanks to the donors to Douglass Residential College, The Douglass Fund, and the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College for their contributions that

have made this program possible.

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The GonfalonsGonfalons are flags or banners hung from crosspieces on poles, used since medieval times, particularly in the republics of Italy, as symbols of state or office. In recent years, many universities and colleges have adopted gonfalons to increase the ceremonial nature of academic convocations and exercises. Rutgers University first officially displayed unit gonfalons in the 1966 Commencement Convocation, celebrating the two-hundredth anniversary of its founding.

Douglass Residential College regularly processes or displays three gonfalons on ceremonial occasions, each representing an historical period in the evolution of the college. The gonfalons today are carried by recognized student leaders.

The New Jersey College for Women 1918-1955

The gonfalon has a white field on a black background with the seal of the New Jersey College for Women in scarlet red—the traditional color of the University and the College. The seal, as it appears on the NJC gonfalon, is actually the version placed in use in 1931, differing slightly from the original designed by the Class of 1922. The motto in Greek is loosely translated as “Wisdom and Self-Determination” and the image of a pine tree was incorporated in the original seal. The NJC gonfalon was designed by the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College specifically for the inaugural convocation of Dean Jacquelyn Litt.

Douglass College 1955-2007

The Douglass College gonfalon was designed for the 1966 Rutgers University Commencement convocation. The Douglass College emblem was designed for use when the college changed its name, as displayed in the chief (upper) compartment of the banner. The vertical stripes represent the degrees awarded — white for the Bachelor of Arts and yellow for the Bachelor of Science — and the scarlet University color.

Douglass Residential College 2007–Present

The simple gonfalon displays the iconic and unique red pine tree, designed in 1955 by Professor of Art Robert Bradshaw, representing the unusual pine trees found on the grounds surrounding College Hall. The earliest students asserted that the pine tree was quite naturally accepted as the symbol of the college and that remains true to the current day. The Red Pine gonfalon was first presented at Dean Litt’s inaugural convocation.

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Douglass Alma MaterMusic by Nancy Hoffacker Miller, 1954

Words by Jean Gruen Munzer, 1956

Hear our voices, Alma Mater

Douglass College, hail to thee!

Hearts in song now join together

In a pledge of fealty.

Though our future paths may sever,

Thoughts of golden college days

In our hearts will live forever

As a constant song of praise.

Douglass Residential College builds on the distinct mission of the

New Jersey College for Women (NJC), founded in 1918.

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Douglass TodayFounded in 1918 as the New Jersey College for Women with 54 students and 12

books in its library, Douglass has grown into a diverse and vibrant community

of 2,600 undergraduate women scholars and over 39,000 dedicated alumnae.

Douglass offers undergraduate women the best of both worlds: the education

of a world-class research university enhanced by cutting-edge curricula within

a close-knit women’s college community. Douglass encourages students to

deepen their understanding of the complex interconnections among our varied

experiences and fields of study. Working through conversations, projects, global

perspectives, storytelling, friendships and mentorships to create an inclusive

community.

Our students participate in an expansive and innovative array of opportunities,

including our Presidential Award-winning Douglass Project for Rutgers Women

in Math, Science, and Engineering, international service travel, living learning

communities on contemporary topics of relevance for women in our Global

Village, a leadership and professional development program, public policy

experience, a Douglass Honors College Community program, and a common

course on the status of women.

Douglass continues to advance the academic success of women by amplifying

their intellectual, social, and personal strengths. The combination of mission-

focused education, within a preeminent national research university, sets the

stage for women to achieve and lead in a diverse and global world.

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