C O N VO C AT I O N

May 2015

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

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Twelfth Convocation

May 16, 2015Louis Brown Athletic Center

The SMLR Gonfalonby John Burton Jr., Professor Emeritus

Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations

The gonfalon (located on the platform) for the School of Management and Labor

Relations was designed to symbolize the mission of the school: to improve the

relationship between management and labor in order to serve the public. The three

colors used throughout the gonfalon represent the three parties interested in constructive

employment relations: labor (red), management (blue), and the public (gold).

The inner set of triangles represents the common and sometimes ineffective interaction

between labor and management and the consequences for the public. The shades of

red, blue, and gold in the inner triangles are muted and dark. The role of the School

of Management and Labor Relations is to improve the relationship. The School’s

contributions to the better relationship between management and labor and ultimately

to the benefit of the public is symbolized by the multi-pointed explosion of gold that

lies behind the triangles. The result of the school’s contributions to the improved

relationship between the participants in employment relations and to the public is

shown in the outer set of triangles. The shades of blue, red, and gold in the outer

triangles are bright and vivid.

The gonfalon was created in 1994 when the Institute of Management and Labor

Relations was transformed into the School of Management and Labor Relations. Dean

John Burton, Associate Dean Steven Director, and Assistant Dean Betty Lou Heffernan

were responsible for the concept and general design of the gonfalon. Kevin Rau, a

graphic artist and the husband of Assistant Professor Barbara Rau, helped translate the

concept into the final design.

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The Order of EventsProcessional

The National Anthem Rutgers Glee Club Introduction of platform, special guests, and marshalsIntroduction of class speakersIntroduction of alumni president representativeJames R. Chelius Award“On the Banks of the Old Raritan” Rutgers Glee Club Presentation of the candidates

Recessional

Reception

Presiding Officer: Susan J. Schurman, Dean, School of Management and Labor Relations

Reader: Sattik Deb, Director of Student Services, LSER

Assisting: Amy Marchitto, Student Counselor, Bachelor of Arts LSER and Bachelor of Science LER

Greeters: Adrienne E. Eaton, Chair, Labor Studies and Employment Relations Department

Paula B. Voos, Director, Master of Labor and Employment Relations and Bachelor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Reader: David Ferio, Director, Master of Human Resource Management

Assisting: Joanna Eriksen, Student Counselor, HRM Master Program

Reader: Charles Fay, Director, HR Undergraduate Programs

Assisting: Rebecca Tinkham, Student Counselor, HRM Undergraduate Program

Greeter: Barbara Lee, Chair, Human Resource Management Department

Speakers:Reyna Martinez, Master of Human Resource ManagementWill Campbell, Master of Labor and Employment RelationsTracy M. Ng, Bachelor, Human Resource ManagementJade Palmieri, Bachelor, Labor Studies and Employment RelationsMelissa Daniel, BALS ’00, MLER’01, School of Management and Labor Relations,

Alumni Chairperson

As a courtesy to the graduates, the audience is requested to refrain from using cellular telephones or other noise producing devices during the ceremony

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Meet the Student Speakers

Reyna E. Martinez is receiving a master’s degree in Human Resource Management (HRM) in January 2015. Reyna was raised in Paterson, N.J. and served as president of the Rutgers University Society for Human Resource Management (RU SHRM) in fall 2014. Last semester, she was the proud recipient of the School of Management and Labor Relations’ G.O.A.L.S. Minority Scholarship as well as the SHRM Foundation’s Graduate Academic Scholarship. Reyna interned at Sikorsky Aircraft this past summer and joined Rolls-Royce North America’s HR Graduate Leadership Development Program in February.

William Campbell is receiving a master’s degree in Labor and Employment Relations (MLER). He earned his bachelor’s degree in Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LSER) with highest honors through the School of Management and Labor Relations and completed his degree in three years. Will is a native of Mount Laurel, N.J., where he serves as a Democratic Committeeman representing District 11. As an undergraduate and graduate student, he worked as a teacher’s assistant for the undergraduate courses: Introduction to Labor and Employment Relations and Development of the Labor Movement. While at Rutgers, Will was an active leader in community outreach and philanthropic pursuits for the Omicron Alpha Chapter of the Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity. For the last year, Will has been employed as a legal administrator at the law firm Vella, Singer and Martinez, P.C., located in Metuchen and Hillsborough, N.J. He will attend Rutgers Law School in the fall and seeks a career protecting the rights of unions and employees.

Jade Palmieri is receiving a bachelor’s degree for her dual major of Human Resources Management (HRM) and Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LSER). Born and raised in New Jersey and currently residing in Green Brook, Jade has maintained a 4.0 grade point average since the summer of 2013. Due to her academic achievement, she was inducted into Rutgers University’s Kappa Iota Chapter: Delta Epsilon Iota (national honor society). To gain additional experience outside the classroom, she worked as a human resources intern at iconectiv last summer while balancing the weight of two summer courses. Recently, Jade represented Rutgers during their first appearance in the International Negotiations Cup Conference held in Montreal, which required her to negotiate an agreement with students of diverse cultural backgrounds. Currently, she is a teacher’s assistant for the Introduction to Labor Studies class. She is also the founding president of the first student run, student chapter of Rutgers University Labor and Employment Relations Association (RU LERA). After graduation, Jade plans on furthering her education by obtaining a master’s degree in Human Resources Management to fulfill her aspiration of becoming a human resources director.

Tracy M. Ng is receiving a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management (HRM) as well as in psychology and sociology. Tracy believes Rutgers University and her HRM courses have prepared her for a new position at Aon Hewitt. After graduation, she will reside in Colonia, N.J. and work as a business delivery specialist at Aon Hewitt.”

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James R. Chelius Teaching Award

The James R. Chelius Award was created in memory of Jim Chelius, a beloved teacher, scholar, and mentor in the Department of Human Resource Management. HRM students nominate an award recipient, and the selection is made with the consent of the HRM faculty.

Honor Cords

The baccalaureate degree is conferred summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude for students achieving honors in the overall program of study at Rutgers University. These students will have gold cords to adorn their regalia. Undergraduate students of the Labor Studies and Employment Relations program achieving highest honors, high honor and honors in the major have white cords to adorn their regalia.

The master’s degree students achieving an overall GPA of 4.000 have gold cords to adorn their regalia.

David Bensman, Ph.D., Columbia University, history

Joseph R. Blasi, Ed.D., Harvard University, sociology of organizations

Teresa M. Boyer, Executive Director, Center for Women and Work, Ed.D., Alabama, higher education administration and gender studies

Dana Britton, Director, Center for Woman and Work, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, sociology

William Castellano, Executive Director, Executive Professional Education, Ph.D., Rutgers, strategic HR management

Tracy F.H. Chang, Ph.D., Director, Labor Education and Research Now, M.A., University of Iowa, sociology

Rosemarie Cipparulo, J.D., Rutgers University, law

Dorothy Sue Cobble, Ph.D., Stanford University, history

Doug Coffey, MBA, St. John’s University, finance

Ashley Conway, M.A., American University, organizational development and change

James Cooney, J.D., University of Miami, law

Steven M. Director, Ph.D., Northwestern University, management

William Dwyer, MLIR, Rutgers University

Faculty of the School of Management and Labor Relations

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Adrienne Eaton, Chair, Labor Studies and Employment Relations Department, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, industrial relations

Hadi El-Farr, Ph.D., University of Leeds, philosophy

Charles H. Fay, Ph.D., University of Washington, management, and organization behavior

David A. Ferio, Director, MHRM Program, ABD, Stevens Institute of Technology

Janice Fine, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American politics, public policy, political economy

Ingrid Fulmer, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, human resource management

Rebecca Givan, Ph.D., Northwestern University, political science/labor studies and employment relations

Joo Hun Han, Ph.D., University of Maryland, business administration

Charles Heckscher, Director, Labor Extension, Director, Center for Workplace Transformation, Ph.D., Harvard University, sociology

Susan E. Jackson, Associate Dean, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, organizational and social psychology

Hazel-Anne Johnson, Ph.D., University of South Florida, industrial organizational psychology

Carla Katz, J.D., Seton Hall University, law

Jeffrey H. Keefe, Ph.D., Cornell University, industrial and labor relations

Rebecca R. Kehoe, Ph.D., Cornell University, human resource management

Douglas Kruse, Ph.D., Harvard University, economics

Sheila Lawrence, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Barbara A. Lee, Chair, Human Resource Management Department, Ph.D., Ohio State University, higher education administration; J.D., Georgetown University

Tamara Lee, Ph.D., Cornell University, industrial and labor relations

David Lepak, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, management

Mingwei Liu, Ph.D., Cornell University, industrial and labor relations

Anne-Michelle Marsden, M.S., Florida State University

Carmen Martino, Co-Director, Occupational Training and Education Consortium

Joseph McCune, Director Global Executive Master’s in HR Leadership, Ph.D., Michigan State University, industrial/organizational psychology

Patrick F. McKay, Ph.D., University of Akron, industrial-organizational, psychology

Claudia G. Meer, Ed.D., Rutgers University, adult education

Jessica R. Methot, Ph.D., University of Florida, workplace relationships

Julie Moscinski, Director, James Carey Library, Master of library and information sciences, Rutgers University

Sanghee Park, Ph.D., Cornell University, hotel administration

Ralph Rodriguez, Ph.D., Temple University, human resource management

Saul Rubinstein, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, industrial relations and management

Francis Ryan, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, history

Randall S. Schuler, Ph.D., Michigan State University, organizational strategy and human resource management

Tobias Schulze-Cleven, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, comparative political economy

Lisa Schur, J.D., Northeastern University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, political science

Susan J. Schurman, Ph.D., University of Michigan, higher adult and continuing education

Marilyn Sneiderman, M.S.W., University of Wisconsin at Madison

James Terez, M.A., Rutgers University, english

SaunJuhi Verma, Ph.D., University of Chicago, sociology

Paula B. Voos, Director, Credit Programs in Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Ph.D., Harvard University, economics

Adjunct Faculty

Vikrant AdvaniAmy Bahruth John CastellaSattik DebDebbie HinesDarcel Lowery

Other Graduate Faculty Members

John R. Aiello, Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Cary Cherniss, Professor of Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Mark R. Killingsworth, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

William Rodgers III, Professor; Chief Economist, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development

Carl Edward Van Horn, Professor of Public Policy, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

John D. Worrall, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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Marshals

Justin Vinton, Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Melissa Daniel, BALS ’00, MLER’01, Arbitrator

Janice DiLella, MHRM’11, MLER’10

Betzaida Feliciano-Berrios, MPA’06, Rutgers Graduate School Camden

Dennis Friend, BA’14 HRM

Distinguished Guests

Walter L. Leib, Rutgers Board of TrusteesTrustee Emeritus

Sidney D. Seligman, Rutgers Board of Trustees

Joe Walsh, Manager of Academic Programs, Western Monmouth Higher Education Center

Alma Mater

ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD RARITAN

From far and near we came to Rutgers, And resolved to learn all that we can:And so we settled down,In that noisy college town,On the banks of the old Raritan Refrain:On the banks of the old Raritan (my friends)Where old Rutgers evermore shall stand,For has she not stoodSince the time of the flood,On the banks of the old Raritan Then sing aloud to Alma MaterAnd keep the scarlet in the van’For with her motto highRutgers name shall never dieOn the banks of the old Raritan

Master of Labor and Employment Relations

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Abusuleiman, SandraArrington, Jazmin L.Bagen*, Linda S.Bethea, Sydnei T.Boyer, Donte M.Buratt*, RobertBurns*, John E.Campbell, William J.Chai, SunyuChica, Diego A.Daniele, Joseph A.Darzanoff*, LeylaDupuis, Brian D.Dwyer*, Michael J.Eng, SuzanneEscobar, AndrewFarhang*, FarnooshFedor, David M.Flynn, Lisa M.Frederick, Catherine R.Gastanadui, Sara M.Glover*, Shannel K.Grioli, Iris E.Hampton, Jenna M.Hans* Jasdeep S.Herrera, JessicaHolt, Charles B.Hong, PaulaHoward*, Bruce C.Jimenez*, CatherineJohnson, Austin J.Jones, Kevin M.Kenajian, Frances L.Kim, Jung OokKnibbs, Bryant D.Laine, JohnnyLasher*, Susan M.Lauria, Allyssa L.Lawrence, Michelle D.Leonard, Clavon H.Liu, MengyuMayer* Danielle L.

Minervini*, PaolaMody*, HeeralMyron, Daniel J.Murray* CareyO’Mealley*, NicolPajaczkowski*, AldonaPatel, DharatiPatel-Perez, RupalPharai, Nicola A.Poku, William O.Pournaras, ZoisPryor, Ashley N.Rana, FatimaReed, LeshayRivera, Rebecca Russo, Hannah T.Ruth, Asha S.Sadiq*, ZainabSadowski, Victoria A.Shelburne*, FeliciaSheridan, Amanda M.Sil, MillySmith, SerafinaSwati, AlvinaTankard, QuadriaTapia*, FrancinaTerppe* DeborahTillman, Edward M.Tolosa*, Leonardo A.Turkot*, Erin K.Ugboaja, EkeneUrbaniak, MalgorzataVader, Brent C.Vermani*, Ankush K.Vogelman, JoshuaWallace*, CherylWilliam–Cole*, YarrowWyre, Marcia E.Xu, Jiajing

*October 2015 graduate

Master of Human Resource ManagementAl Zamel, Omar Abdulaziz Z.Aladejobi, Sariat O.Ali, AzariahAlmusaeed*, Khalil K. Aumack, Rachel Baker, Elizabeth C.Baylis, Jane E. Bechtold, Stephanie Beirne, Kristen M.Bonet, Joy S. Cai, Sainan

Cao, Song Chen, Min Chen, Yaxuan Cheng, SiyuCheng, XuChoi, Youjin Ciecierski, Annette Cukier, Amanda Cummins, Jennifer Dai, Meng Dang, Qing

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De La Rama, Carlo P. Deng, Biying Desai, Megha M. Ding, Wenqi Ding, Zhipeng Dinh, Kimberly Estrada*, Josefa Feller III, Frederick W.Feng, Hequn Feng, Ye Foster, Kaitlin M.Gao, Qiaosen Garcia, Samantha K. Garoian, Jennifer Geraghty, Amanda J. Granick, Joseph M. Gupta, Sapna Hamdani, Ali-Hussain S. He, Shan He, Shiqin Heaton, Kimberly A. Heidt, FranziskaHong, Albert Javed, Saharish Jiang, Su Johnson*, Danielle MaryJohnson, Mariana M. Kaminski, Julia Kaur, Ripdaman Khawer, Anum Kimmig, Christian Kuziemski, Cezary Lan*, Fei Lei, Yun Li, Chenyang Li, Heying Li, Kailun Li, Lun Li, Wangshu Li, Yiting Liang, Dongyi Liang, Kainan Lin, Liping Ling, Yali Liu, Kunyao Liu, Qi Liu, Xiaoyu Lou, Jiajing Lu, Yu Luo, Mengqi Malik*, Farah Mao, Jingyi Martinez, Reyna E. Mastroianni, Ariana

McClamb, Kayla B. Miao, Luyan Molokwu, Christine C. Mustafa, AdnanNecci, Anthony Newhart, Lindsay A. Ojeda, Sheyla Olcha, Jessica L. Ortiz, Erika Parimoo, Sheena Radhakrishnan, RathinRanft, Marissa Rao, Pengfei Redd, Camelia M. Rodan, Sarah M. Sakharny, Stephany Saniewska*, KlaudiaScutari, Kristina A.Shen, Ruiqi Sikdar, Nandini A. Stuetzle, Janik M. Su, Xuerui Sun, Hui Sun, Li Sutula, MagdalenaSwiatek, Walter P.Tan, Lixi Tian, Yuan Truppo, Nicholas Veve, Stephanie Vonoflorio, Anthony Wallace, Jennifer Wang, Dongni Wang, Lin Wang, Ying Wang, Yue Weiss, Rachel B. Wu, Han Wu, Shanshan Yang, Jing Yu, David S. Yuan, Yasai Yue, Xuejing Zang, Charles Zeng, Suyi Zhang, Nan Zhang, Xianhe Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Yangyang Zhang, Yuqi Zhang, Zhonghao Zheng, Wenjun

*October 2015 graduate

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Bachelor of Arts - Labor Studies and Employment Relations (Majors)Acevedo, Frank T.Aiken, Johnathan J.Ameen, Marisa Anderson, Alicia A.Back, Ashley M.Baker, Janae R.Batista*, Walfrin Bauer, Jeffrey K.Berger, Dylan S.Bialoglowa, KatarzynaBorke, KatherineBrady, Christopher J.Bronaugh, DonteBrowne, Michael A. Bruccoleri, Nathan J.Bucca, Benjamin S.Bujari, BetimBuragina*, Alysa Burke, Cornelius D.Cassar, NicholasCheng, Szewan Clark*, Jack W.Coban, Tiffany Crippen, Mil’Resa L.Cronin, Michellet T.Cruz*, Nicole Cucuz, Sofija Cummins, Nicole S.Damore, Jillian Q.D’Annunzio, Joseph D.Decarlo, Andrea L.Delouisa, Nicholas A.Dent, Jason R.Devnani, Seema K.Dimitrov, Krassimir Dirosa*, Michael A.Doolittle*, Aida J.Douse, Kadeem N.Emerson, Gabriella L.Exantus, David M.Eze, Kene A.Fenstermacher, Lauren G.Fernandez, Laura R.Fessant-Eaton*, Henry M.Foster, ShandelleFrankel, Alexander C. Fritz, Elise M.Gajda, Kamil Ghilino*, Donna Glashen, GareefGoodman, Jemillah V.Grabowski, Ashley M.Gray, Robert Griffin, Amber Groen, Avraham Z.Han, EricHarewood*, Shan K.

Hobbs, Arneshia D.Hoddinott, Daniel N.Hoffman, Emma L.James, Taylor E.Jennings, John M.Johnsen, Roland R.Jones, Javan R.Jordan, D’Andre V.Karaivanovova, Veronika Kavi, Jay K.Kelly Jr., David E.Kerman, Adam M.Kinsey, Megan J.Kirksey, Kenneth E.Laney, Betnijah A.Lewis, Gregory Lewis, Phillip B.Long, Matthew V.Lumpkin*Jr., Keith L.Magnifico, Jordan L.Manning, Brian P.Masini, Richard J.Matalon*, Ted I.Mendito, BrianMighel*, Oscar A.Montalvo, Luis D.Moon, Tina H.Murphy, William J.Nocciolo, Zachary P.Osofsky, Tyler S.Pachucki, Cynthia A.Palmieri, JadeParis, Genie L. Parra, Jonahtan Patel, Sunny N.Payne, Lindsay A.Persaud, Shiyama V.Porowski, VictoriaPortillo, Michelle E.Prince, Teon Q.Richburg, Curtis L.Robinson, Meagan E.Rodriguez, Jr., GregorioRyan, Logan E.Santiago, Christopher Schoettle, Elizabeth M.Shaw, Kerri A.Shim, Han SolShin, Dong O.Sigona, Nicholas R.Sode, Peter C.Spiller, Eric C.Stephenson*, Daryl Stockl, Jacob T.Strack, Kelly J.Stueven, Aubrey Sun, Christine J.

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Bachelor of Science - Labor and Employment Relations (Majors)Abbott*, Nicholas R.Abdul-Salaam, Rashaan M.Abercromby, James A.Alarcon, Matthew C.Altaf, Muhammed A.Anderson, Curtis L.Andrews, Margaret L.Argila, Michelle L.Aron, EttyAvelar, MichelleAyende, PatriciaBagley*, Kenneth W.Barber, Joseph E.Bartol, Trevor J.Battaglia, Brian T.Behdashti, SiavashBennett-Rucker, Carolyn J.Bermingham, Shane T.Bethea, Tyron R.Beyer*, Diane M.Bimbiras, Gregory J.Blanco, VirginiaBockus, Kelsey E.Bondar, TylerBove, Zachary A.Bowles, Kaleemah A.Brown De Lewis, Shirley A.Brown, Jr., Craig G.Burke, Alexis P.Burke, Dawn P.Butta, Kyle S.Butterworth, Shiloh B.Calderone, HeatherCanela, KearnyCapparelli, Nicholas W.Carlo, BrunildaCartwright, Michael R.Cashman, LauraChant*, MelissaChapman, Kevin J.Chauhan, HennaClarke, Jasmine T.Coleman, Brandon J.Craig, Silvana M.Davidovitch, EvgeniaDefreitas, Dwayne A.Devine, StevenDougherty, JenniferDreher, Arthur W.

Elton, Brittany E.Esteves, Jessica I.Evans, Nicole R.Exantus, Bossuet E.Fakhrzadeh, Ali R.Fanara, Dona E.Farrugia, Rebecca T.Florek, Andrew J.Freeland-Hickman, DeniseFrias, YasnibelFrimpong, DennisFrotton, ReneeFurino, Danielle N.Garner, Sean M.Gavilanes, Jennifer A.Gentile, Selena M.Giraud, TinamarieGoldsmith, Bridget T.Grant, Adrian M.Hadrava, Michael C.Harney*, Israel K.Harvey, Rebecca J.Hassan*, Moustafa M.Heaton, Michelle L.Hernandez, Juan C.Hernandez*, AlbertoHigazi, KatjaHiggins, Alyssa A.Holt, Kevin T.Holton, Kelsea E.Hulbert, Linda D.Hussein, Hajer F.Ibeka, Ikenna C.Ibrahim, Abubakar E.Ingram, Ryan R.Johnson, Brian R.Jones, Diane M.Jordan, EdwardJordan, Jenna F.Kattenhorn, Matthew L.Kim, Baik ManKing-Materio, Kathleen B.Kleiner, SylviaKo, DonghyunKohler, Carissa R.Kosso, Molley K.Kravtsov, Phillip D.Landolfi, Vincent W.Lasher, Susan M.

Urbanik, Ryan M. Visicaro, Nicholas Vlahos, Jennifer M.Wan, Fung Hang Wenworth, Kaitlyn Wong, Anna G.

Wycoff, Sam D.Young, Jonathan T.Zavala, Michael T.Zieden-Weber, Seth B.

*October 2015 graduate

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Bachelor of Arts - Human Resource Management (Majors)Abrol, Jennifer Acevedo, Frank Adu-Gyamfi, Abena A.Agrawal, Ravin Ahmad, Nayab N.Ahmed*, Aisha F.Ahmed*, Khaled Ahn, Daniel T.Ahn, SarahAkins, Nicaela A.Ali, Onaiza Ameen, Marisa Anderson*, Alicia A.Anderson*, Isamaries Appiah*, Audrey A.Arca, Vanessa Armbruster, Leighann

Arroyo, Melanie Arteaga, Sarah Ashraf, Syjil A.Asiedu, Gabriella E.Attalla, Husam Avelar, MichelleBachich, Evan W.Back, Ashley M.Banegas, Martha X.Banfe, Gerald A.Bangura, Desmond Banyelmarjeh, Moyad Bao, Jingyi Bardis, Christos Barthelemy, Pierre Bauer, Jeffrey K.Bawa, Sanjeev

Leavy, Thomas J.Li, John T.Lind, Ryan A.Lohmann*, JosephLorenzo, MargaritaLyden, Jr.*, Keith J.Macluskie, DeniseMalke, Stephanie D.Manna, AdamMarin*, JaclynMarlow, DavidMartin, Melissa J.Mattoo, RishiMayer, Danielle L.McGovern, William P.Meehan, Lisa M.Mercado, EricMigosi, CynthiaMillet, Colin D.Moss, Jonathan M.Murphy*, Adriana M.Natale*, NicoletteNewland, Zachary E.Nichols*, Jenna M.Noel, Christian D.O’Keefe, Koryn P.Okolo, IsiomaOrtega, Jersson D.Osterheldt, James J.Pacheco, John A.Palao, Jeffrey E.Peralta, Karen E.Pescador, MirianPetersen, James R.Philip, ColinPinto, Laura G.Pisapia, Carol

Pizzaia*, Brandon T.Rahman, Sanaa M.Reaves, SheilaReilly, Brian J.Rentas, BarbaraRibeiro Rangel, Eduardo HenriqueRoberts, Marcus J.Romano, MichaelRosella, Kylee M.Salazar, Alexandra E.Sauchelli, Alysa R.Sawyer-Hackney, AngelSeery*, Sean A.Shamsi, Daris A.Shaw, Jr., Robert D.Smith, Jr.*, Craig D.Sotiris, Nicholas T.Spadaro, AnthonyStango, JenieneSura, Hannah R.Sykes, John D.Szathmary*, Edina C.Talias, Rachel M.Thurton, Deborah A.Tolstikova, ElenaToney, MarvinTran, HelenaTrudel, Jasmine N.Ungaro, GiuseppeVaughan, TrevorVlasova, Alena A.Walsh, RosemaryWilliams, AudrelynYeshi, Tenzin

*October 2015 graduate

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Bellaro, Thomas Benitez*, Laura Benjamin, Akean M.Berger, Dylan Bermingham, Shane Berrios, William D.Bockus, Kelsey E.Bogorova, Julia Bond, Alexander R.Borden, Derek Brady, ChristopherBrown, Sheri L.Browne, Michael A.Buckalew, Jaime Buess, Jasmine L.Burns*, Jamie E.Burns*, Michael T.Butterworth, Lindsey Cai, Wenhui Carbone, Sarah Cardoza*, Katie Carter*, Deandra A.Caspe, Leanne T.Casper, Birkan Cassera, Dana L.Castillo, William A.Chadha, Harangad Chai, Judy Chan, Carmen Chan, Chakka Chan, Kristy Chauhan, HennaChen, Yuen Cheron, Jonathan D.Chis, Andrew J.Choi, Tracey M.Chong*, Lydia J.Choseed, Julia M.Chou, Timothy S.Chowdhury, Nishat Chung, Jessie Coban, Tiffany M.Cody, Amanda D.Conkling, ChelseaConyers, Khadja Y.Corcoran, Alexis M.Cosaj, Teuta Costeira, Joseph Coughlin, Laura Cravatts, Ryan Crecenzio, Nadia Crippen, Shakerra Cronin, Michelle T.Cruz*, Nicole Cruz, Bryan J.Cuartas, Nathalie Cucuz, Sofija Cummins, Nicole S.

Czekaj, Monica D’Alessandro, Jonathan M.Dally, Tashima E.Dasilva, Tiffany Davidovitch, Evgenia Dawlatzai, Sheila Della Sala, Kristen M.Delorenzi*, Jessica M.Devine, Steven Devnani, Seema K.Diaz, Richard Domadia, Jaymin Dubose, Camisha R.Dunckley, Stacey L.Duong, StephenEdgeworth*, Ryan A.Ehrmann, Michelle P.Emerson, Gabriella L.Enriquez, Giancarlo Exantus, David M.Fagbayi Zainab, Abimbola Fasllia, Laurena Fathali, FarinFattorusso, Frank Federici, Ann M.Fellows, Brian Fenstermacher, Lauren G.Fernandez, Laura R.Fields, Nicholas J.Figueroa, Noemi Findley, JulianFinn, Kerry A.Fitzgerald, Tara L.Frye, Stephanie L.Gaines, Reginald B.Gajda, Kamil Gao, Carol Gentela, Arpita Giraud, Tinamarie Giusti*, Anthony D.Gjeloshi, Deshira Glantz, Andrew M.Gonzales, Justin R.Gonzalez, Domenica Goodman, Jemillah V.Gordon, Alison C.Goss, Brian P.Gray, Robert J.Graziano, Laura J.Griffin, Amber Grimm*, Neil R.Groen, Avraham Z.Grudnikoff*, Ilona Guarino, Gabriella M.Guiltinan, Kaitlin E.Hallas, Amanda Hammam, Lena Hampton, Alexandra

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Hasan, Maham Hawthorne, William Hernandez*, Eddy Hernandez, Juan C.Hesselink, Marla C.Hissim, ElizabethHo, Henry Hobbs, Arneshia D.Hoddinott, Daniel N.Holton, Kelsea Hon, Brenda Hong, Lena Hong, Shihui Hong, Sung T.Hu, Shuangshua Hushon*, Kathryn Hussain, Namrah Huynh*, Chan L.Iadarola, Tori L.Ibeka*, Uchenna Ibeka, Ikenna C.Iocca, Amanda L.Irizarry, Christina Jablecki, Katherine L.Jang, Won Jae Jones, Diane M.Jones, Latrice J.Jones, Matthew C.Jordan, D’Andre V.Jorge, Michael R.Jun, Nadine Karaivanovova, Veronika Karavites*, Nika M.Kaufman, Ian Kelly, Shannon N.Kemp*, Rachel A.Khan, Saad Khansia, Aisha Kilic, Ebru Kim*, Brittany Kim, Baik ManKim, Daniel Kim, Eli S.Kim, Esther Kim, Gordon J.Kim, Justin J.Kim, Michelle Kim, Minseok K.Kleiner, Matthew N.Kone, Malick Kosinski, Michael E.Kotliar*, Julia Krenn, Caitlin M.Kumar*, Ramya Kung, Kevin Kuo, Cha-Yu Lad, Ami H.Laforte, Filomena

Lagomarsino, Jennifer Lam, Chun Kit Landi, Matthew J.Lee, Elena Lee, Janice M.Lee, Josephine Lee, Justin W.Lee, Paul Lee, Rebecca M.Lee, Vivian H.Lewis, Molly M.Lim, Richard Lin, Chia-Ying Linares, Evan Loalbo, Kelly M.Lopez, Karen Loukienko, Anastasiya Lu, Shiyao Lukas, Ryan Lusterio, Kristina Lynch, Bradley E.Macirowski, Caroline E.Mack, Tiffany Mackey, William T.Madigan, William Maglio*, Nicole A.Mahmood, AsadMalasquez, KevinMalke, Stephanie Malzone, Frank A.Manimalethu, LiyaManley, Kelly M.Marchick, Natasha C.Marchitto, Ross J.Martinez*, Juan C.Mattoo, Rishi Mazzo*, Andrew McElroy, Richard McKeon, Stephanie E.McKinney*, MatthewMehta, Roshni Migosi, Cynthia Miller, Garrett Millington, Juliette A.Mink, Carli Mo, Jeremy Mohan, Vivianne L.Mohr, Elizabeth Moon*, Tina H.Moore, Jennifer M.Moore, Richard Mughal, Sanaa Muniz, Claudia E.Murphy, William J.Mustafa, Elena Na, Alex Najib, Amanda Natoli, Danielle

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Nayak, Nina Nazare, Suraj Newman, Angela N.Newman, Matthew T.Newton*, Matthew A.Ng, Tracy M.Nguyen, Tram Niemiec, Michelle E.Oliveira, Jordanna Pallaoro, Camilo A.Palmieri, Jade Panchal, Sunity D.Parekh, Nikki Parisi, KristenPark, Audrey E.Parra, Jonathan Patel, Sunny R.Paustian, Michael Payne, Amber-Mich N.Pender, John Perez, Francisco R.Pescador, Mirian Peters, Nicole E.Peterson, Alex D.Pham, Victoria Pinto, Laura Popp, Emily S.Porowski, Victoria Portillo, Michelle E.Prairie*, Alissa J.Putignano*, Joseph J.Quail, Dianerose Rabinovich, IlanitRahman, Dilruba Rahman, Sanaa M.Ramagiri*, Navya Ranft, MarissaRao, Darshana Rauf, Anum Raymondi*, Angelica M.Reich, Elizabeth C.Richardson, Claude E.Robinson, Meagan E.Roca, Sarah A.Rocha, Pauline R.Rodriguez*, Genesis A.Rodriguez*, Samary S.Rodriguez, Gregorio Roldan, Alyssa Russo, Lucia M.Ruvo*, Thomas J.Sacks, Nicole J.Sanchez, SebastianSangiovanni, Lauren Santiago, Christopher Saraiva, Paul Sarna, Riana Schaller, Jonathan

Schmid*, Chelsey R.Schoen, Jordan A.Schoettle, Elizabeth M.Scott, Andrew D.Seepaul, Amelia M.Selt*, Ariella M.Seo*, Bom Serrano, Maydet Shafar, InnaShafiq, Nyla M.Shah, Vidhi M.Shalian, Christopher Shamilov, Leah Shamsuddin, Rafae Sharif*, Faheem I.Sherry, Carissa Shim, Han SolShukla*, Hershal A.Siberine*, Kelly A.Sicheri, Matthew B.Sillie, Teal D.Smaluch, Sofiya Smith, Preston Soh, Alex M.Son, Dong Son, Jung Song, Bryan Souza, Stephanie E.Spatola, Christopher M.Spicuzza, Nicole M.Sreeramagiri*, Chetana L.Starbuck, Noah Stefanik, Jennifer J.Steinfeld, Robert Strack, Kelly J.Studley, Samantha R.Stueven, Aubrey Su, Yang Sukhadia*, Runali Sulimany, Tom Sun, Christine J.Sura*, Alix R.Sweat, Jasmine N.Sykes, John D.Tabora, Christopher Tahir, Walid Talias, Rachel M.Tang, Jennifer Tang, Tiffany Tarn, Jocelyn Teel, Caroline A.Tolstikova, ElenaTran*, Helena Uddin, Syeda A.Umanzor, Kathy A.Urbanik, Ryan Van Arsdale, Amanda Varty, Rohan

Bachelor of Arts - Labor Studies and Employment Relations (Minors)

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Verma, Misha Villegas, Alejandra Visicaro, Nicholas Walkowicz, Amanda Wan, Fung Hang Wang, Victoria Wang, Xiaoyu Watkins, Sydni Weinstein, Courtney Wentworth, Kaitlyn White, Jamila A.Whiteside, Rose E.Wilson, Jamie L.Wilson, Ryan M.Wittig, Bethann G.Womble, Brandon X.Won, Yoori Woodward*, James T.

Wright, Katherine A.Yoon, Michelle Yuen, Benjamin Zalewski, Monika Zaman, Samrah Zhang, Grace Zheng, Yilan Zhou, Dewen Zhou, Jingyi Zhou, Rebecca Zhou, Samuel Zimmerlink, Zachary S.Zouhour, Fatima E.Zweig, Adam A.

*October 2015 graduate

Ferris*, GabrielleFevola, Stephen A.Fontanazza, Ryan P.Giorgi, JosephGiusti, Anthony D.Gjeloshi, DeshiraGlantz, AndrewGlavan, Daniella I.Gomez, BrockGoss, BrianGrabowy, GenevieveGrant, Dana A.Grant, Jillian T.Hallas, AmandaHan, MinjiHawthorne, III, William G.Hernandez*, EddyHernandez, Justin E.Holmes*, Renee E.Hong, Michelle J.Hong, Sung T.Inacio, Cassandra L.Jablecki, KatherineJack, KadeemJames*, PaulJun, NadineKaravites*, NikaKelly, Shannon N.Kemp*, Rachel A.Khan, AnamKhansia, AishaKim, EstherKim, Gordon J.Kleiner, Matthew N.Kone, MalickKosinski, Michael

Acosta*, John E.Appiah*, Audrey A.Araujo, MiclinoArthur, Melissa B.Banegas, Martha X.Barcy, Anna S.Bardis, ChristosBarowski*Jr., Sean M.Benitez*, LauraBenjamin, Akean M.Bimonte*, MikeBorgese*, NicholasBottrell, TimBoyle, JulieBrady*, TaylorBrown, Sheri L.Buess, Jasmine L.Butterworth, Lindsey N.Buyanovsky, EugeneCandela*, CraigCarmody, ColeCasper, BirkanChamorro, AndresChan, CarmenChan, KristyCheron, Jonathan D.Corcoran, Alexis M.Cosaj, TeutaCouto, DanielCravatts, RyanCrecenzio, NadiaDe La Cruz, JessicaDon Diego, Laura V.Donnelly, Joseph D.Esteves, Andre F.Fattorusso, Frank X.

Bachelor of Arts - Human Resource Management (Minors)

Abbott*, Nicholas R.Alarcon, Matthew C.Alfuso, Lisa M.Anders, Katharine L.Aron, Etty Barber, Joseph E.Barot*, Neelam H.Bellusci, Hailee N.Bewtra*, Anupali Bezoza, Tori A.Bilotto, Harold J.Bonus, Krystal A.Booker*, Joy S.Breitling, Matthew J.Brown*, Karizma T.Buragina*, Alysa

Chant*, Melissa Chen, Victoria Choe*, Jaehyuk Clark*, Jack W.Coleman, Amanda I.Coss*, Jalene DeCarlo, Andrea L.DeFazio, April E.Delasalas, JocelynDepaolera, NicholasDhesi, KamalpreetDixon, Trefina A.Dombrowski, Garrett J.Dudek, Karolina Farrugia, RebeccaFilko, Ryan V.

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Kumar, RamyaKurtz, Ross H.Lagomarsino, JenniferLee, Albert J.Lee, RebeccaLee, Sang A.Lee, VivianLewis, Molly M.Linares, EvanLioi, MarkLynch, Bradley E.Lyttle, Connor P.Mack, MylesMalji*, ShohailMcKeon, Stephanie E.Moore, JenniferNajib, AmandaNatoli, DanielleNewman, AngelaO’Connell, Jeffrey J.Olcay*, Erol JohnOstberg, Daniel H.Parikh*, ApurvaPascarella, OliviaPatel, ChiragPayne, Amber-MichnPearsall, Christa A.Peters, NicolePopp, EmilyPotter, RussellPozo, FrangyPutignano*, JosephRahman, DilrubaRauf, AnumRoca, SarahRodriguez*, Genesis A.Roe, Hannah J.Rosso, Michael

Russo, LuciaRuvo*, ThomasSacco, RyanSacerdote, AlexaSantangelo, Vincent J.Schmotzer, Andrew J.Seepaul, AmeliaSelt*, Ariella M.Shalian, ChristopherShamilov, LeahShanoski*, ThomasSherry, CarissaShukla*, HershalShumaker, EricSoh, AlexSulimany, TomSzilagyl, StephenTarn, JocelynTeel, Caroline A.Umanzor, KathyVarty, RohanVillegas, AlejandraVitone, JulianneWalkowicz, Amanda R.Wang, ShiyanWang, XiaoyuWasserman, Tracy A.Watkins, Sydni C.White, DanielYoon, Michelle J.Young, Joseph P.Zarandona, StephenZarrillo*, VincentZouhour, Fatima E.

*October 2015 graduate

*October 2015 graduate

Fiorani, Robert A.Florek, AndrewFoley, Meghan L.Frantz, Stephen M.Frias, Yasnibel Gavilanes, JenniferGavin, Christopher P.Glavan, Daniella I.Gonzalez, EstephaniaGonzalez, MichelleGonzalez, Tania Grabowski, AshleyGramcko, Matthew J.Grant, Adrian M.Hadi, Raiyan Hand, Kelsey E.Haq*, Nisma S.Harney*, Israel K.Higgins, Alyssa A.Hussey, Samantha T.Jackson, Nacia M.Jogi, NamritaJohnson, Ashley B.Jung, SemiKane, AlexaKarupen, Lanna R.Kelly, DavidKerman, Adam M.Kim*, Younki Kinsey, Megan J.Kiriakatos, Nicholas G.Kosakowski, Sarah M.Kosakowski, Steven A.Kravtsov,Phillip D.Lasher, SusanLee*, Annette A.Lewis, PhillipLittle, Matthew R.Liu, Kexin Long, Matthew V.Lyden*, KeithMagnifico, Jordan L.Marfo, Nana Masini, Richard J.Mayer, DanielleMcnally, Christopher F.Mei, JoshuaMercurio, AshleyMiguel*, Oscar A.Missan, Taylor B.Moriarty, Brianna G.

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Moy, PeterMumolie, ChandlerMunoz, Christian Newman, Aimee Ng, Man Hin Nikolin, MaryanaNocciolo, Zachary P.Olivera, Lucas D.Olivos*, Natalia Palao, Jeffrey E.Pannasch*, Daniel N.Pante, Stefenie L.Paris, GeniePatel, Hinal A.Perrone, RobertPersaud, Shiyama V.Philip, Colin Pizzaia*, Brandon T.Quinn, Thomas P.Quintero, SuleikaRadigan, KerryRamirez, MicheleReilly, BrianRivera, Beatrice M.Rodriguez*, Emily Salazar, AlexandraSantana, WilptonSchiano-Moriello, AntonioShamsi, Daris A.Shanley, HeatherShariff, Zeeshan A.Shea, MeghanSichta*, Brian A.Singletary, CharnelleSiso*, Justin C.Spike, Carlett L.Stabile, Angela Tanpiengco, MarkTaylor*, Avery J. Toney, MarvinVolpe, CarlaWalsh, Rosemary Webster, Gage A.Weir, ChrisWeisert, Christiann Wong, Anna G.Yang, Ling Zara, Miguel A.Zhang, Jiahui

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