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Commencement ’13

the university of texas at arlington

Saturday, December 14, 2013 • 7 p.m. • College Park Center

college of liberal artS

“Your Sun iS Still in the morning SkY. We onlY get

one triP to Planet earth. Don’t look baCk anD

SaY, ‘i WiSh i haD trieD Something elSe.’”

— bob Schieffer at ut arlington’s graduation Celebration

Commencement ceremonies are celebratory events, and audiences are encouraged to support family members

and friends as their accomplishments are recognized on stage. however, overzealous displays exhibit a lack of

courtesy for the speaker and disrespect for the occasion and its participants. individuals who disrupt the ceremony

by screaming, shouting, or using noisemakers may be asked to leave. thank you for your cooperation.

The Graduating Class

T h e U n i v e r s i T y o f T e x a s aT a r l i n g T o n C o m m e n C e m e n T C e r e m o n yCollege of liberal arts

Prelude UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra Conducted by Tim Ishii, Director Jazz Studies

TheAcademicProcession Degree Candidates and Platform Party

EntranceoftheNationalColors UT Arlington Army ROTC Color Guard

CalltoOrder Dr. Ronald Elsenbaumer Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UT Arlington

NationalAnthem Cindy Wilder-Graves Office of the Dean of Liberal Arts

WelcomeandIntroductions Dr. Beth S. Wright Dean, College of Liberal Arts

CommencementAddress Dr. Vistasp Karbhari President, UT Arlington

Presentationand RecognitionofGraduates Dean and Chairpersons

Art and Art History Professor Robert Hower

Communication Professor Charla Markham Shaw

Criminology and Criminal Justice Professor Alex del Carmen

English Professor Bruce Krajewski

History Professor W. Marvin Dulaney

Linguistics and TESOL Professor Laurel Stvan

Modern Languages Professor Antoinette Sol

Music Professor Rick Bogard

Philosophy and Classics Professor Kenneth Williford

Political Science Professor Rebecca Deen

Sociology and Anthropology Professor Shelley Smith

Theatre Arts Professor Kim LaFontaine

Announcer Dr. Dennis Maher Associate Professor, Theatre Arts

AlmaMater Cindy Wilder-Graves Office of the Dean of Liberal Arts

ConferralofDegrees Dr. Karbhari

ClosingRemarks Dr. Wright

TheAcademicRecession Graduates and Platform Party Music by UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra

Progr a m

The audience will please remain seated for the procession and recession.

Commencement Ceremony • 3

The University of Texas at ArlingtonExEcutivE OfficErs

Vistasp M Karbhari, Ph.D., PresidentRonald Elsenbaumer, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

James N Bradley, J.D., M.B.A., Vice President for Information Technology

Carolyn Cason, Ph.D., Vice President for Research

Kelly Davis, B.B.A., Vice President for Business Affairs and Controller

John Hall, B.B.A., Vice President for Administration and Campus Operations

Jean Hood, B.S., Vice President for Human Resources

Frank Lamas, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

James C Lewis, M.B.A., Vice President for Development

Jerry Lewis, B.S., Vice President for Communications

AdministrAtivE OfficErs Of AcAdEmic units

Donald Gatzke, M.Arch., Dean, School of Architecture

Rachel Croson, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business

Jeanne M Gerlach, Ph.D., Ed.D., Dean, College of Education and Health Professions

Khosrow Behbehani, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering

Karl Petruso, Ph.D., Dean, Honors College

Beth Wright, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts

Jennifer Gray, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Nursing

Pamela Jansma, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science

Scott D Ryan, Ph.D., Dean, School of Social Work

Barbara Becker, Ph.D., Dean, School of Urban and Public Affairs

Rebecca Bichel, M.L.S., Dean, Library

The University of Texas SystemBOArd Of rEgEnts

OfficErs Paul L Foster, Chairman

Wm Eugene Powell, Vice Chairman

R Steven Hicks, Vice Chairman

Francie A Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents

mEmBErsErnest AlisedaAlex M CranbergPaul L FosterWallace L Hall JrR Steven HicksJeffrey D HildebrandNash M HorneBrenda PejovichWm Eugene PowellRobert L Stillwell

AdministrAtivE OfficiAlsFrancisco G Cigarroa, M.D., Chancellor

Pedro Reyes, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Raymond S Greenberg, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

Scott C Kelley, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs

Administr Ation

4 • The University of Texas at Arlington

Ut Arlington ClAss of 2013

December 2013 candidates’ official status will be determined by final semester grades.

Candidates for Graduation

School of Architecture

Master’s Degrees

Program in ArchitecturemAstEr Of ArchitEcturESergejs AleksejevsIan Matthew GillisClarissa GuevaraBethany Ellyn Siebert HallGrant HamiltonMasataka NosakaJenny E Prieto RomeroCharles RutterAdam StanfordGloria TrevinoKevin D TurkJamie Wallace

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Cassandra Street DossAdolfo Flores Jr

Program in Landscape ArchitecturemAstEr Of lAndscApE ArchitEcturEDalit Bielaz SclarKent ElliottGeoffrey B HallAlicia RiveraChiyang Xu

Baccalaureate DegreesBAchElOr Of sciEncE in ArchitEcturEAngel A Aguila RiosAlaa Alzaitoun (C)

Hector D ArenasPablo CardonaWilliams Moura Cruz (M)

Abdulaziz Ghassan DahduliDang Nguyen DangAlexei Dukov (C)

Atabong Fidelis FonkengArturo GonzalezGladys Jazmin Gonzalez CastrellonEdward Leon Green (M)

Tanzina HassanFrancisco IbarraValon MalokuMichael Anthony McIntosh

Warren Lewis MortensenRonald Mauricio NunezEmerson Ortiz CarreraSarah Marie ReyesSamantha RichardsonAlbert G RodriguezAlfredo RodriguezJonathan R Ruggeberg (C)

Micah C SchneiderJohnny J Viteri (S)

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Francisco Salome GarzaJoshua M SlateZachary Joseph Zimmerman

college of BuSineSS

Doctoral DegreesdOctOr Of philOsOphy in BusinEss AdministrAtiOnBrian MartinsonM.B.A., American University in Cairo, 1999B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1985Dissertation Title: Hire For Personality, Train For Skill: The Relationship Between Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Human Capital, Desired Employee Behaviors, and PerformanceSupervising Professor: Gary McMahan

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (AccOunting)Qunfeng LiaoM.E, Hunan University, 2005B.M., Hunan University, 2003Dissertation Title: Overvaluation and Stock Price Crashes: The Effects of Earnings ManagementSupervising Professors: Bin Srinidhi, Chandra Subramaniam

Wenxiang LuM.S., University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 2005B.A., Gansu University of Technology, 1994Dissertation Title: An Exploration of the Relationships Among Sustainability Performance, Corporate Governance, and Financial PerformanceSupervising Professor: Martin Taylor

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (infOrmAtiOn systEms)James Edward BrownM.B.A., Texas Christian University, 2001B.S., UT El Paso, 1996Dissertation Title: Effects of Operations and Innovation Strategy Fit on Company PerformanceSupervising Professor: Edmund Prater

Bradly MastersM.B.A., UT Arlington, 1998B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1990Dissertation Title: A Management-Dashboard Costing Model for Supply Chain Cost EstimationsSupervising Professor: Edmund Prater

Kurt SchmitzM.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1990B.S., Samford University, 1984Dissertation Title: Disruptions of Information Systems Projects: The Reactive Decoupling of Project Management MethodologiesSupervising Professors: Radha Mahapatra, Sridhar Nerur

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Deanna Marie HouseM.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2006B.S., Bellevue University, 2002Dissertation Title: An Assessment of User Response to Phishing Attacks: The Effects of Fear and ConfidenceSupervising Professor: MK Raja

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (mAnAgEmEnt)Katherine J RobertoM.S., UT Arlington, 2006B.A., Austin College, 2003Dissertation Title: Age Differences in Attraction to Instrumental and Symbolic Organizational AttributesSupervising Professor: Wendy Casper

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Drake MullensM.B.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2007B.B.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2006Dissertation Title: Smart Family Firms Positioned for Success: Entrepreneurial Orientations and the Resultant Benefits in Family FirmsSupervising Professors: Susanna Khavul, Drake Mullens


(S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (mAnAgEmEnt sciEncE)

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Rajat MishraM.S., UT Arlington, 2008B.E., Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk, 2004Dissertation Title: The Competitive Dynamics of a Firm’s Capacity Position and Inventory Leanness Activities: Evidence From U.S. Manufacturing IndustriesSupervising Professor: Gregory Frazier

Master’s Degrees

Department of AccountingmAstEr Of prOfEssiOnAl AccOuntingRobert M HudsonLing LiHyung Wook LeeYuping LiuYiqing LuLinh LyBeatrice N NyachaeYuanyuan Zhuang

mAstEr Of sciEncE in AccOuntingSteven AllieBrook Clayton AslinMengjie DingTyler NissenJoan N NyanchokaDaniel ReynoldsAmy Jeanette Townsend

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Whitney Leigh AlblingerAnh Viet Tuan CheMiranda ColleyAnna Lynn Smith

mAstEr Of sciEncE in tAxAtiOnShahid CharaniaSukhjinder EasherPakinam ElhossamyEverett Jay FosterRachel Ann MontgomeryRicky T NewtonDavid E RodriguezLaura Ann Strobel

Program in Business AdministrationExEcutivE mAstEr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOnKhalid AmiriJing BiWentao BiAlice En-Tzu ChangHongren ChenSicheng ChenZhongjie ChenYi-Fen ChengTa-Chun ChuSiuyung ChuiKaronda CookAmber CurryNiusha DaemXulong DaiJianguo DongQiping FengNicole GallowayLiang GaoJames GraceTeresa Hebert Cheng-Wen HisoYing HongChing-Feng HungBao LiMingyan LiWeiyang LiYali LiChuan LiangJunwei LinXu Luo Ke LvJohnny LynchNan MaAmit MartyBrenda MayorgaDenise McPhersonAimee MuirHaiying NiuBhavesh PatelKejian PeiYong QianJunfeng QinRong QiuRay RodriguezShannon SolandPrakash SubramanianSara TadayanJinqiu TanHaiyuan TangChristopher Thomas Wenlong TianQian Tu

Mark VernonNicole WallaceHongwu WangHui WangQiang WangShi WangSu-Chen WangXi WangWei WeiBing Xia Qiang XueTao YuWenjing YuJohn ZamaitesXianghua ZengChi ZhangHua ZhangHuibin ZhangMingyan ZhangQinsong ZhangXiao ZhangZheng ZhangYao ZhaoRuyao Zhong

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Yuan AnKelong CaoYishuang ChenYuzhuo ChenZhehuai ChenWei ChengZhenhui DongGuangyang FangMin FangGuochen GengFei GuoXiaojie GuoMing HanYuanyuan HanChih-Ching HuQingrong HuangMenghan JiaGuohua JiangZhiyong JiangZuobin JiangLe JiangYu-Lin KaoJia LiWenxue LiXinping LiZhiyuan LiYi-Lien LeeMing-Teng LiaoXi LinJun LiuLixin LiuShuo Liu


Xinrui LiuYilong LiuGuangtao LouQi LuWeishe MaLi MaoSansheng PanHongli PengJun PengShi QuYongjia ShaoXudong SongShengying SuKun SuiZhi SunZhanlong TangXin TongHongqiang WangJingjiang WangJun WangLi WangWensheng WangYanni WangYuan WangBai WeiBo WuQuan WuHua XiaoJianqi XuNa XuZhiwen XuJialong YanQuhai YanXiaoqin YangHong YeMengbo YeXuezhen YeQin YouHongtao YuWenjing YuQingwen ZengHai ZhangHua ZhangMing ZhangQiang ZhangXiao ZhangXingguan ZhangZhixian ZhangQiang ZhengYousong ZhengChangzheng ZhouGuoming ZhouGuangli DuXinzheng Zhuang

intErnAtiOnAl mAstEr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Shuo GuoDianjing LiYalin LiDa LiChao LiuKai Ni

Jingjing NiuGuan WangShiyang WangXi WuLinchun Zhang

mAstEr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOnLena Ahmed AbuhandaraSteve AdcockIqbal U AhmedBranden James AhrensBryan AlldredgeMaxwell AngwenyiPeter Braun BacigalupoKathryn BartelskiBret BauerDonald BeachamColt BeardenHoan BuiAnkush ChauhanKarunakar Reddy DasariDaniel Keith DennisAlnawaz DevaniAlaina DoyleZoran DraganicDerick EguizabalSaujanya ElapavuluruKrishna Rao VV EmandiPeggy EsparzaPierre Martin EsquivelTobin EzekwesiliCollin Chase GillaspieGary H GowinBradley Yao-Ting HaiJoseph M HamandiJonathan HancockOlvedo Nurrahman HarahapPatrick Ward HillGeoffrey HollandAdeel HozriEddie HuddlestonChristopher Byron HuffmanKyle A IstookLauren JacksonGordana JazicArly Varghese JohnMimi JohnJason KirbyJordan Trinity KneeSheeba Ann KuriakoseEmma Elizabeth LancasterJohn A LaudenslagerMelinda Ann LeabchHyung Wook LeeLeslie Grace LeeMichelle Nicole LempAndrew LevequeBryan Joseph LoefflerRobert LukeDustin McCartyDerek Stephen MedlinPrathamesh Meghshyam MuzumdarJessica Lynn SotoHuong NguyenWilliam David Nutt

Rogers Ogondi NyunjaGarlyne OketchChristina Ewere OnyeugboStanly PalitCharles Michael PelitereKeshnel PennyDouglas David PettonKiley RamirezHarsha RavindranJacci Lynn ReederCatherine RobertsDennis Ryan RodenIvan F RodriguezLakshmi Narayanan SahayaprasathGordon Mantey Sallas-MensahSusan SandersChristopher Allen SandvigCory SchultzRoberto Cesar SilvaKira SparkmanKellye Michelle StephensAisha TahsinJustin T ThomasCharles ThompsonAmy Jeanette TownsendFatou Traore-NdamaRodolfo Jose Valles PuellJoseph VarneyNirup VenkatachalamXiaoping Wang-SchneringerPhillip WardCarrell Y WellsCody Canyon WendtTaylor D WhittNathan WoodWhitney WrightBuu Le

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Emmanuel O AjibolaJohn AlbartAdnan Anwerali AliAshley Kay AndersonRouben BabakhanianChristopher Michael BarkerMehreen BoghaniPramod Kumar Jawrilal BohraJennifer Patricia CaradineJeffery CarmodyTanya K ChaplyLeah Marie CollinsJames Malcolm ColvinScott Christopher ContinoLori Ann CostanzoBrenton Alan DastrupLishuai DengAneri Suketu DesaiShannon EdwardsWarren Anthony EgertonCody Ryan ErmisPaola Victoria EsquivelBenjamin R FarisCason Wallace FikesAnn Christine FlattKurtis Freeman


Robert Henry Frey JrNathan FrickNick GecseyKyle James GeddesJohn-David GelineauKiedra GerlSepehr HaghiAshley HelfinstineJared Patrick HollandVolha HopkinsMatthew Brayden HudsonArsalan JafferyHeather Heeyeon JoSherin Abraham JohnAllison R JohnsonCatherine JohnsonJoseph KamaraRichard KielEric Charles KunkelmannJoseph Britto LawrenceTami J LeightonChing-Hsiang LinMichael LivensChristopher LoganErnesto Antonio LopezRobert Paul LopezIsaac R Magee JrCamilo Eduardo MandujanoCharlotte MartinTrenton John McGeeKevin Bartlett McNattDelores Ge’net McVeaMauricio Melendez DominguezDelon W MollettLacey MorrisonAngela Andersen NewmanKalee J NicholsMichael Andrew NixonJoseph Daniel O’BrienSusan OdomJeffrey M PatekLogan PortmannJake PoulsenSanya Aslam RahmatullahVivek RamaprasadStephen RamosWilliam Henry Regian IIIAlejandro SaldivarAmandeep Singh SanghaHoward Michael ScottNooruddin ShamsuddinTyrone Evans Smith JrMichelle Loren SnellJessica Denise StephensScottie Lee StinsonLawrence Edward Sutton IIIShannon TrachierClifton TurnerColby D WalkerScott Andrew Walker

Aaron Cade WashburnMegan Grace WellsBassel Zantout

OnlinE mAstEr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOnCharles John JankowskiJon A Peterson Jr

Department of EconomicsmAstEr Of Arts in EcOnOmicsRocio Gallo CoronadoJustin D HixMichelle Kelso KaferYoshimasa KomatsuNien T NguyenJack ReynoldsShane Alexander Squires

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Daisy Castro

Department of Finance and Real EstatemAstEr Of sciEncE in QuAntitAtivE finAncEAishwarya Nutakki

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Stephen Arthur AllmanXuetao JiaLeslie Grace LeeTianzong LiuYingsen MaoJinghui ShenYang ShuYuetao SunCong WangSuye WangXue WangYi XuShen ZhangZhongwei Zheng

mAstEr Of sciEncE in rEAl EstAtEGilbert GerstThomas John HallBryan Joseph LoefflerEduardo Colin Munoz

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Ellen Louise BoyerCatreana CoxGerald George Ewbanks IIIJason Michael FarmerAldo Werner FritzGwendolyn Burroughs IsokpanChelo Kareem McGillNicholas Frank Miller

Department of Health Care AdministrationmAstEr Of sciEncE in hEAlth cArE AdministrAtiOnAdetola Babajide AdeyeyeKidist AlemayehuJennifer J AlexanderRami AlmuhtadiJulie Elaine BedfordSherry-Ann Margaret Caballero-BlackstoneNaShanda BoydJerika Dominque BradleyKelli BuralJessica Edith CeballosNicholas CruzJameson Gurley De GournayKarla Yvette HallShanda JohnsonMarcus JonesStephanie Vernell MaskJean-Claude MauridiMitchell Jacob McCuistionMichelle MirkovicSandra MutijimaJoyce Abosede OwoyeleMaria Fernanda PinarteRyan Hunter RagsdaleMohammad Sajjadur RahmanCelina RodriguezYvonne GwandaruShon O TackettRachel TarpleyJohn P TaylorSairam Mohan Das KoppulaJonathan VanPeltErik Jeff Wong

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Kara Lancaster AdamsEbunoluwa O BabalolaSophia BabuPetrina Bonnick-HigginsLaura Michelle CorbinAshley Rose FloresBaheeja HamedJosephine Onyinye IbehSarah F InayangeDimple JayasenanRazeen LakhaniBrannigan E MaxwellLalitha MenonVeealtha MitchelPhillip Matthew MunizSithabile Lorraine NyereyemhukaJulie PatelAnthony Lennard Schrock JrKenneth B Stevens JrJustin T ThomasD Bailey TylerTheresa My Lan Vu


Adam W WebsterDiane E Wolfe

Department of Information Systems and Operations ManagementmAstEr Of sciEncE in infOrmAtiOn systEmsBishal Nath AdhikariGabriel O Biobaku JrJimmy O DosumuJoseph M HamandiNitesh Raj PandeyJulie PatelPrerana PoudyalRandy Powledge JrAnthony Charles Ross JrNabil SardarKevin Eugene Schuck

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Sheetal HosurNaireeta MitraMichael Fredrick RussellGomathi Vasudevan

Department of ManagementmAstEr Of sciEncE in humAn rEsOurcE mAnAgEmEntLeslie Jo Ann GarrettJaclyn GonzalesIllya IgnatenkoMimi JohnCaleb RobersonCory Schultz

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Brandon Knight Webb

Department of MarketingmAstEr Of sciEncE in mArkEting rEsEArchJade Hereiti CharlotKeith M MacyNidhi SharmaStephanie N TrevinoAlexandra VillamarinWhitney Wright

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Jingjing Zhao

Baccalaureate DegreesBAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn intErnAtiOnAl BusinEss (frEnch)Paola Berenice Ortega (C)

Natalie E Russell

BAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn intErnAtiOnAl BusinEss (gErmAn)Mark A Schell

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Nicholas Alexander Kattwinkel (C)

BAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn intErnAtiOnAl BusinEss (spAnish)Jacqueline BernalIvan A CardenasOrnella Zoe GanozaRosario Noemi Garcia (C)

Nancy Maria HernandezChelsey Brianna JamesKaren G JuradoMarisol Lopez (M)

Mario Enrique Membreno (M)

Glenda Judith Noriega Karadzovski (S)

Ashley Morgan PenhorwoodSonia PerezGrethel F RamosMonica Saenz

Department of AccountingBAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn in AccOuntingKyle M BainJennifer Dawn BurkettMary A ButtonManorama ChakradharClifton Hue-Tsing ChanKevin ChenJoseph Douglas ClarkSusan Rebecca CooperJose Bernardo De La CruzDeAnna J Debenport (C)

Daniela DimayugaXinXin FengAlexandra F Gutierrez (C)

Trey Mitchel HardyBrandi Nicole HuckabeeBrittany L KlintBrandy R MangumAnum F Mithani (C)†Arlene Denise Munoz-Ramirez (C)

Anh P Nguyen (M)

Traci NguyenSarahi PadillaStephanie N PatinoAdam Jeffrey RenzGerardo Ramon ReynosoNora Rieger (M)

Zaida RuedaJacob T SartinMichael E SeegerDristi ShresthaEmily Christine SoteloBrent H SpitzerMarie Ndeye SyMarilyn Guzman ThomasPriya Tuladhar (M)

Priyasa TuladharCollin Chuck Vardhanabhuti (C)

Quynh Thi Hai Vo (M)

Zachery Dale WylieLeticia Yanez

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Fikremariam AgonaferKavaugn Donnell Cholewinski

Tiffany DouglassRuth Tucker HandleyRichard MartinezRyan Christopher MurphySarina Rawal (M)

Cory A Stahl (S)†Linh M Tran

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in AccOuntingBishnu BhusalGarrett Ray Danford (C)

Pradip Giri (C)

Juana JuarezJason Lee MezaKasey Chinonso OhakamPatricia Renteria (M)

David E Rodriguez (C)

Laura Ann Strobel (C)

Thien T TranShawn Samuel VargheseMari A WellsHuiyun Wu (C)†

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Ulysses GodinezJessica Renae KoeppLisa Marie MataHanney J MusaOpemipo O Olowoyeye

Department of EconomicsBAchElOr Of Arts in EcOnOmicsMindaugas Celedinas

BAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (EcOnOmics)Emily ApplingWillie Lee DennisRehan Ellahi (C)

Carl Siamufwi Musozya (C)

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in EcOnOmicsJasmine S BurkhalterDanielle CoffiSean Phillip DavisSean Michael DockeryGiada Giovan D’ortonaIan R FackrellCayla Christine FielderGene P FormanJarrod Wayne HamiltonAndy HoSoomin HuhTanya Mousa (C)

Wesley Gardner PrinceMichael RamseyDaysi Azucena Rivas LuquezNicholas Sproul

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Rephael Andrew FosterVinko Kaurin (M)

Kristopher Gene PhaupChristopher Shaun PoulsonShana B Schlabach (M)


Department of Finance and Real EstateBAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (finAncE)Kianna Shanay AdkinsonMarisa AgueroJose Luis AguilarAfzal Uddin AhmedHamidat N’Cho J-D’A AkamouFariha AkbarAnthony S Alexander (C)

Mellissa J AndersonAndrew M Armijo (C)

Ernest Hanock BandaTonybo E BelloDanielle L BollingerRussell Allen BraySabrina Louise BreitenbachJohn Earl BridgesPhuong Thi BuiChi Vi ChauLudo Choi (C)

Danny Ngoc DangRahim A Dhalla (S)

Xiao Peng DingChristopher E EamiguelAllison Ann EngroffGilberto E EstradaSophia L FloresErnie Garcia (C)

Kyle Stark GilmourDaniela GomezRoger D GonzalesClarence E GravesLuis E GurrusquietaQuyen Thai HanKyle Rance HarkinsMichael Everett Hartman (C)

Anibal B HernandezDavid Alexander HillMadison Lane HittEvelyn L Huerta (C)

Loan T HuynhVrishank Sanjay Jaiswal (C)

Livia M JeffreyWilliam Davis JenningsTimothy W JonesJeffrey JuneDuncan N KangetheAnnmarie Elaine LaGroueDuyen Kim Le (M)

Scott LeJordan L LideMelisa LopezSheila Gail MahonSherin F Mansour (C)

Araceli Marquez (S)

Jennifer Joy MowlaHetal Naginlal (M)

Ricky Eugene Neiman

Becky Binh Phu NguyenHoa N NguyenMilicent A OluochHanna M Osteen (C)†Milan PatelJoshua Christopher PearsonJake Ryan Phung (C)

Lauren Elizabeth Poston Zachary T RattanMichael Daniel RoqueDeon Shaney RoseIgnacio RuizLorenzo Saavedra Jr (M)

Nicole SanchezAbdoulie SayeDeewa ShresthaRyan L SilvestriJaclyn Lorraine SmithMichael SmithRikki Jonese SnoddyJohn Stephen StaskoRyan P Stiehler†Michelle StraleyIbrahim Samih SuleimanMaria Jose Taylor-CutinoKhamsouk Thongpiou (M)

Cynthia ToAdrian Modesto TorresCong-Tri Michael TranHieu D TranTrung D Tran (C)

Tu Tuan TranAmrita TuladharJohn F VargheseStephen Andrew VasquezMatthew Shane VossTyler D WeeaksBradley WhiteJessica Renee WhiteheadBrian S WolkowiczJustin Wu (C)

Nathan J YoungUsman ZahoorLily ZhaiJasmine Zhang

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Nancy H AlvarezDaniel John Bailey†Abigail E BridgesCharlotte ChapmanSteven Joseph ColemanSteven Andrew CrandallHuy Douglas DaoMandy Helian DarseyLaura Elizabeth DavisMartin DolskyWilliam T DowellErica Echeverria MontanezDaniel Travis ForemanAndrew David Hegmann

Sara A HogueJessin John (C)

Casey Marie KammeyerNguyen X LeBelky LeeBrian Vincent McMahonDanielle Alexandria McMillanGregory Scott MooreYolandia Jenell MooreAndrew Shaun MurrayChelsie Nguyen (S)

Dianna Yen Vu Nguyen (M)

Trang Minh NguyenBrandon Anthony NourseRandy Hyun Il PakMark S Picca (C)

Stephen Joseph RobinsonCaleb E Rohm (C)

Benjamin Austin SmithGabrielle SolisSamuel Donovan StewartMina Sam Youssef (C)

Luke Y Zhu

BAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (rEAl EstAtE)Deyonta M DurhamKrisita E LuedeckeMichael D Willmington

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Nicole M Upton

Department of Information Systems and Operations ManagementBAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (infOrmAtiOn systEms)Farhan Farooq AliMatthew Tuan BanhYogendra BariyaRudy Jules BoboyChristopher Lee FranksCody Glen NottinghamKanwal RiazKamana TandukarJason D Thomas (M)

Thomas Nathaniel Tipton

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Anish AdhikariSushila AdhikariHuan T BuiJade Gabriela CejaTung X LeDaniel PetropoullakisMamata Sherchan


†Goolsby Scholar


BAchElOr Of sciEncE in infOrmAtiOn systEmsJesus G AcevedoBibek BarunJason Nigel BentonCraig Allen EppDaniel J George (C)

Devin Bradford GlascoHeather Jolene HamrickBao Long Duc Le (C)

Kirti Manohar (C)

Matthew M McGeeNancy L MorrelAndrew Arliss MurphyAndrea Patricio MyslakBinita PandeyKathleen Merz PriesterMark Steven SanchezCarlos G SarmientoUpasana ShakyaBaban ShresthaDiwakar Shrestha (C)

Priyanka Shrestha (C)

Kyle Vincent Silberbauer (S)

Wesam Said TalebJennifer Sue TaylorCollin M ThamesAndy ThilavongJason TruongAshley N TurnerAnthony Wong

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Sunil AdhikariCarlos A AlvarezRoshan AmanMitchell Scott BaysTadjre Jabar CalhounSaul CervantesCorey Paul EickenloffJoseph Alan HefnerWasim Khan (C)

Jin Woog KimBouabre Jean Baptiste Koffi (M)

Micah Aaron KudrnaRickey D LeeCarlos LopezDavid M McAlisterMatthew Cameron MillerWitni Kay MillerJoey T PhanJesus ReynaAnil ShresthaSanjiv Shrestha (C)

Udip Krishna Shrestha (C)

Subodh Thapa (M)

Sushil TiwariNicholas A White

BAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (OpErAtiOns mAnAgEmEnt)Andrew J AndersonFortune Ray CobbBronnick FooSonia Lakhani

Luis Miguel MorinWilliam Lawrence Mullen

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Michael Aaron HumphreysDavid William Taft (S)

Department of ManagementBAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (mAnAgEmEnt) Jarrell Roi AdayaSameh A Al-Alami (M)

Adrian AlvidrezEric AmayaGeorge I AnayaYaneth E ArcosCynthia Denise ArmstrongRobert Decker ArndtOlubunmi Oyenike Ashamu (M)

Alan P AtkinsonSearra Lanice BarnettEvelynn J BellavieSarah Lynn BerrymanGarrett Scott BowdoinCheryl Lynette BrownBraden Andrew BurkettNathan R ColteryahnJordan Lee DayDonna Lorraine DehartPhasha Marie DenobregaApril Victoria Doherty (M)

Jacquelyn Elizabeth DonaldsonJames Allen DupreePedro EstradaChase Steven FrickEric Jay GarciaStephanie L GarzaBrett Keith GossettJeremy Robert GrafJovana GrozdanicSaima GulzarLeslie L Gutierrez (C)

Harold Stinson HankersonKatlyn Michelle HatleySara A HogueTaryn L HonChristopher Darrell HornSamantha Kyle Humphreys (C)

Duha Hussam HusseinJessica Paola JairalaChris K JenkinsJanette Michelle JohnsonJefry L JohnsonJonathan Michael JohnsonMichael Andrew JonesCydney Victoria KingJessica Ann KolarJustin Wayne Koldan (C)

Amie M La FleurBrenda Oliveth Lee (M)

Lydai Ly-GoreMarissa N Matthews (S)

Kyle Neil McIntyreJuan Antonio Menchaca

Kenny MercadoJoshua D Miller (M)

Alberto MoralesAimee Nicole NashBrittany P NewtonJohn T NguyenKim-lan N NguyenLan Dang NguyenLong Tuan Nguyen (M)

Truong Nhat Nguyen (S)

Tyler D NixMichael Allen NoskinJanet Christine NyaindaApril Marie O’NeilAngela OronaJake L OrrFaith Lea OviedoChristopher PakRafael Paredes (C)

William Clark PerkinsChetna RajpurohitVictoria RamonJuan RangelWalter Y RiveraShanae Kierra RiversJeanette Rodriguez (S)

David SenessiePresciliana SigalaColin Ryan SmithAudrey L SteeleBlake Alexander SteeleAdrienne S StephenTai Bao TranAngela Creola Twine (M)

Jessica R VillagomezKelli Janelle WarringtonNathan WilsonHD Woodruff

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Ramon BermudezRaymond Isaac ButlerOlayinka F CardosoOran B Carroll (S)

Ryan Logan CarterRachel Leticia DeLeonDanielle DoltonBatool FatimaAdrian Lee FazAbbey K FradetteAaron GonzalezJennifer GreenJasmine Dominique HawthorneDustin Keelon HaysSargol M HilliardTyler L HollandEvelyn L HuertaDavid Ewing HusteadCambreon Unice KempBritni D KirkleyJack Henry LawsonRaquel LedezmaJanet LoyaWesley Dean McCullochTaylor Ren Mcfarland


Holly M MillsChad Oliver MonicaIeisha S MoseChristopher Mullins (C)

Alex Yadollah NasseriPatrick Calvin NunleyJoseph P OdebunmiKoukoku OkamuraSherri L OverfieldTravis A ParkNeel D PatelNicole U Pham (M)

Nancy Aide RevelesHardeep Kaur SandhuNasiba Azimovna Sharipova-Cureton (M)

Jerrod Preston ShearerTara Mina ShoarDarrel Lee SmithEmily J SmithKristie Elease SmithChris Morris TolleyArmando VallesLindsay Nichole WilsonSze Pui Wong (S)

Department of MarketingBAchElOr Of BusinEss AdministrAtiOn (mArkEting)Sebastian Aguilar*†Lucia Corina AguirreJaser M AkulyYesenia AlanizThomas ArispeMallory Wood BagleySara K Baker (M)

Kaylee Georgeanna BowmanJohn R BraxtonChristopher Manuel CabreraHanna ChoiTravis P ChristmanJori Marie CoxStephanie Michelle DerossoCatherine Ann DucoteTeresa R FernandezAlishia Deniece GivensBriana Loren GriffithDylan J HakeMatthew Thomas HandlerBradley Clayton JacksonHarold Eugene LingenfelterAlexandria Nikole MasonYesenia MataMiguel A MoralesRaphael A NunezKiara D ParkerBrittany Nicole PenelleIrma M PrishkerKarem RosalesKeri Erin RuedigerNatalie Lynn Savanah

Aaron Michael St JohnJoseph Edward StackpoleMarc Andrew StewartCory Michael SwindleBrandon L Walton-EdwardsBryan W WangRyan Nolan WattsCally WilliamsChyna Lynn WilliamsRobert A Williams

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Jacob DemeisKarl Deeb El-HageSarah Marie GeorgeJasmine T MayesElizabeth A PhamMichael Jordan S RevesCiara Elizabeth SmithZdzislaw Edward SmolinskiAshley Joan StatzelFrank VasiJeremiah P WithersJessica E Zura

college of educAtion And heAlth ProfeSSionS

Doctoral DegreesdOctOr Of philOsOphy in EducAtiOnAl lEAdErshipBenesha Deoram BholanM.A., UT Arlington, 2006B.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 1995Dissertation Title: An Analysis of the Professional Self-Esteem of Texas Teacher EducatorsSupervising Professor: James Hardy

Linda Ann GarciaM.Ed., Texas Woman’s University, 1996B.A., Dallas Baptist University, 1993Dissertation Title: Factors of Attrition in Cohort Doctoral Education: A Self-Determination Theory PerspectiveSupervising Professor: Adrienne Hyle

Rayetta Marie JohnsonM.A., Xavier University of Louisiana, 2003B.S., Southern University and A&M College, 1999Dissertation Title: Educator Perceptions of the Use of Power and Student Responses to the Use of Power at a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP)Supervising Professor: Adrienne Hyle

Clarissa Jeanne Strong-Banks PlairM.A., UT Austin, 1993B.S., Indiana University at Bloomington, 1975Dissertation Title: Teacher Attitudes and Perceptions of the Influence of Professional Development on Minority Student Academic Achievement in ReadingSupervising Professor: Adrienne Hyle

Isela RussellM.Ed., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2003B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2002B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, 2002Dissertation Title: A Qualitative Analysis of Mexican Immigrant Parental InvolvementSupervising Professors: Barbara Tobolowsky, James Hardy

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013John Eric BobergM.B.A., Texas Christian University, 2009M.Ed., Harvard University, 2001B.A., University of North Florida, 1992Dissertation Title: Principal Leadership and Teacher Extra Effort During Educational Reform: The Mediating Role of Teacher Agency BeliefsSupervising Professor: Barbara Tobolowsky

Theodis Lamar GoreeM.Ed., UT Arlington, 2001B.A., Morehouse College, 1993Dissertation Title: A Delphi Study: Exploring Principals’ Perceptions of Characteristics, Practices, and Programs that Influence College Readiness for Low-Socioeconomic Students in Small Texas High SchoolsSupervising Professor: James Hardy

Matthew R VarnellM.Ed., UT Arlington, 2004B.M., UT Arlington, 1998B.M., UT Arlington, 1996Dissertation Title: The Effect of Tonality and Rhythm on Memory Recall in Elementary General Education Classrooms: A Quasi-Experimental StudySupervising Professor: Barbara Tobolowsky

Master’s Degrees

Department of Educational Curriculum and InstructionmAstEr Of EducAtiOn in curriculum And instructiOnAlison AdamsMarta Isela AguayoAudria Kay Alaniz


*Honors College †Goolsby Scholar


Angela DeCorte AndersonJanae AndersonLeigh Mills AppleJena AustCandy BandaChristina BerdelaJessica BoydstonBrittney S BusterHilda Lilliana CastilloCandace ChapmanSara Ashley ChatfieldPatricia CondetBeverly Brianna CostillaAmy Beth Higgs CulpepperStephanie Michelle Smith DelgadilloLiza DotyAntoni’A Chanel DuersonDebra Priscilla DuranMargaret EilrichJahzeel Flores-ChavezDamaris Irigoyen FreeAdrienne Ann French-McClainMeylin Eunice GamezJulie Kathleen GarnerErin GensrichKrista Bryant GibsonLily GonzalezMichel Gonzalez ResendizRachelle M GraceCrystal GramsCarol L HallHolly Lynn HarrisSteven HathawayStephanie HerdrichVatina HerringJami HuckJennifer E HudsonDeAnda Nicole RichAlicia Farrah JacobsElizabeth JacobsCassey JanakKatharine JohnsonRhonda Evette JonesErica L JousanSarah Jane KallusKimberly KeyKrystle Marie KondelJane KrancherRobin Owings LawsonJessica Nicole LemonsVirginia LindsayGwen E LopezMatthew Henry LorberCaralena LuthiMichelle MackayJuan MartinezLaura Mayela MartinezKymbee McKayShaunn Felice MerkersonJessica MillotMariam Ali MohammadAmelia A MooreAmy Lebowitz MorrisHolley C MosleyTamara Radon-Myers

Kristen OlivasEdobor Osayuware OmosighoJulianne PallaBonny PanGwen Ellen Davidson ParishAnna PeekeHolly Hollowell PoeJashida RatherKatie RecheToni ReeleyElizabeth Jacqueline ReinholtRebecca RichmondMeco McGaskey RobinsonTrivies Nickole RobinsonGladys RodriguezJamie RogersGina Marie RomeroPatricia BarrettJesus Gerardo SanchezJennifer Santiago RiosJane Whitney ScarbroughMelissa Brooks ShannonJeffrey SimonKimberly SingletonJennifer Duffer SmeatonRaphael Lyle SmithJudith Soto-HollandKristal StylesCheryl Beth SugermanCassondra S SwanJanell TannerErik TeagueAlicia Waller TennisonKiya Nicole TillmanIsaac VanDykeJulie Marie VenneKathy Kim VuRegina WalkerMichelle Renee WebbAshley WestKelly WhiteJennifer Louise-Larsen WiebesiekSuzette D Horger-WilhiteKendall WilliamsHyekyung WooPamela WordAmy Leigh Yowell

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Esmeralda AldayJulianne Lynn BarrettMisti BlackmonElizabeth Cristin BobeAmanda Rebecca BodeChristina BrownNikki CadeKaren Lin CannonKelly Frances CauleyJacqueline CoolidgeTiffany Kay CordellDonna Michelle George CraigStephanie Jennings GantsRebecca C GarmsTekedra C GibbsCheyenne Nichole Green

Tracy HallReginald HassJohn L HawkinsRuth Anne HensleyCarlos A HernandezKristi HiattAldona HooksDana Denese Davis JacksonDennis Fred KamberMyung Sook KimRojean LandKelli NaylorTracey James MitchellJoshua MociniKatherine MorrisBarbara Carroll NeiselJennifer Yvonne ParkerKyle RaemischIsaac RoblesAlicia SamsAudra Massey SantosRebecca SchockJay ShumakerDeeAnna StewartKimberley Ann TubigBrenda VandersluisCarol A WilliamsDeborah Dennise Woodard

mAstEr Of EducAtiOn in mind, BrAin, And EducAtiOnTracy Lynnette CarnesKaren Suzanne Norris

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Karin Shay ComerKathy Tomme Elliott

mAstEr Of EducAtiOn in tEAching

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013London Hall

Department of Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesmAstEr Of EducAtiOn in EducAtiOnAl lEAdErship And pOlicy studiEsClarissa Cuellar AbbottNatalie ArnoldAntse AtangaJennifer BohannonKimberly CadenheadJessica CamposStephanie Lynn CrabtreeEric Hampton DavisMatthew DillonJessica DuckworthChristy ElwellDeshonta Rachid EverettMarissa Anne FainBrant Ford FarrisKathryn FletcherKyle GilliamTraci Dawn GuerraWanda Guy


Tiffany HarropKacy Slover HunterCorrine M JohnsonAmber Dawn JonesLauren J KeeffeChad Aaron Giles LavenderElizabeth Smith LeachAmy LeBrunToshia LeeDarrell Lewis LeJeune SrMartina LopezCasandra Lott-WoodsMelissa MatthewsWhitney McConagaMeagan Lyn McCutcheonCrystal Lee MendezKelly R MillerChristiam MoriPatricia Marin PeralesGina PhillipsLucas Lorenzo PizanaChristopher PowellHolly Joy PraxCandy Larsen ReichardtJosue RomeroAndrea ScottScott Marshall SheldonHeather Lynn SmithNicole SullinsFelipe Torres JrMichelle P TranJennifer WieseAshley WrightMarci Young

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Kelsie ArnoldTammy Lynn Smith BairdMacie L BemrickBrent Lewis BenkelmanDustin Galen BinnickerJennifer BirdsellJason Richard BradeenBenjamin BrownCory Dean CampChance CattertonJeffrey ChabotJulia CortinaVantrecia CraverGilbert EscamillaJason FitzgeraldAmanda Coramae GallegosAaron Bettencourt GomezLizbeth GonzalezChristopher GusmanSheridane Shamune GustersChristina Steele HantginScott L HazelwoodCarlton E HillAngela HobbsJames Matthew Hunt

Norman JonesRichard O KnightHeather Hawkins KubiakJordan William LarleeJessica McAlarney LeeSalvatore LimaJennifer Diane LopezAmy Beth Cook-MarroquinMichelle McConnellKalee Marie McMullenAmber Marie MillerCara MunnJeffrey D Neaves JrKaitlyn O’ConnellRebecca PutneyEnrique RodriguezApril SarpyKarina Vanessa SerratosGary Russell Skubal JrJamie SmithJames SturgeonKristin SwartwoodJames Andrew VernonClaudia Montelongo VilledaHeather WallaceRyan G WalshCarolyn Landers WarrenEdwina West-DukesJames Nathan WinslowConnie WiseBrandy WomackAndrew Skiles Zachry

Department of KinesiologymAstEr Of sciEncE in ExErcisE sciEncEDavid ChapmanJordan PrattAndrea RamirezJoseph Saavedra

Baccalaureate Degrees

Department of Curriculum and InstructionBAchElOr Of Arts in intErdisciplinAry studiEs

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Heida Marie HesselinkVanessa Maria Ortega

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in intErdisciplinAry studiEsHilary N Morrow (M)

Kesi Louise Smith (M)

Tracy Marie SpurlockKallan Thompson (M)

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Jonathan Daniel Bernardez

Department of KinesiologyBAchElOr Of sciEncE in AthlEtic trAiningJavier Errisuriz

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Joey Clifton Frare

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in ExErcisE sciEncECecilia Acuna (M)

Erica O AghedoKimberly I AlvarezJamie L AustinAlan Patrick BeaversKirk A BillingsAlfred J BrownAllen A BurtonAdrianna Renee ButcherTyler Scott ChannellSara Elizabeth Cleveland (S)

Martha P ContrerasDavid R CooleyMadeline Alise Daniel (M)

Peter Lueth DengAndrew Thomas DulockPablo D EsquibelDelicia Gonzalez (C)

Kathryn M GropeCody HamontreeAllison Leigh Jack (S)

Dominique D JeanneMuriel Kim Ortega JimenezCarlin M JohnstonSamone A JonesChristopher Joseph KehlenbeckShawn Christopher KentDonna KhounvivongsyRebekah L KiddErica D Krebs (S)

William Rodney KuceraJessica Alexis LeeAshley Leann LemonsCasey L LerondSarah Elizabeth LittleDonald S MartinJose Adrian MartinezNikita Kaushik MastersMerlyn MathewVictoria E MbahMadison Miranda McKinleyConor McMahonMarili MonasterioJason Ngu (S)

Javier Otero (S)

Brittney A PersonCody Allen Price



Kyle Harris RandleCourtney N ReddenKandice Ledawn ReedJoAnna M Rojas (C)

Meagan Elyse RussellPeter G SamuelsTatianna V SawyerAmanda Blaine Shambeck (S)

Kacey Meganne SmithJordyn Leigh Anne TigertVincent TorrijosTony TruongKirstie Nicole Tullis (M)

Charles UwagbaiDulce Aracely ValentinRachelle Yvonne WagnerJohnny Jewel WashingtonShanka Monnette WashingtonNatalie Nicole’ WatkinsSarah Ashley Woolman (M)

David J Young

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Tanner M BauerRexana BernalLandon Mark GregoryCharles Harper HayAmber Joy KenebrewKegan Michael LeeBrandy LunaLaurie Nicole MarshallChristopher David McNeelyRyan C Payne (C)

Benjamin Robert RobertsDanny SayavongStacy K ThomasCorey L ThorntonMarcus Jarrod WilliamsTaylor Marie Zink (C)

BAchElOr Of Arts in kinEsiOlOgyJose Aguirre (C)

Chase Allen BaileyBrandon G BrewerJonathan D Bribiesca (M)

Bobby Allen BrothertonYlonda Denise BurrisRaul CastroKenneth Chester DuncanBenjamin Jerone HulettZoran KrndijaNeddra L LiraElizabeth A MergensDavid Joshua MontelongoRobert Anthony MyersTam D NguyenAaron Michael NorrisMichael J RomeroTiffany Laqae ShepherdMark Anthony SmallJake Colton StephanCody Widener

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Whitney R HartleyBrandon Adam Miller

Sandra L OremadeSuzanne Michelle Vadala

college of engineering

Doctoral DegreesdOctOr Of philOsOphy in AErOspAcE EnginEEring

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Andrea Paige CarpentierM.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007Dissertation Title: Advanced Materials Characterization Based on Full Field Deformation MeasurementsSupervising Professor: Andrew Makeev

Tiago Cavalcanti RolimM.S., Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, 2009B.S., Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, 2005Dissertation Title: Investigation of Side Wall Effects on an Inward Scramjet Inlet at Mach Number 8.6Supervising Professor: Frank Lu

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in BiOmEdicAl EnginEEringHoma HomayoniM.S., Isfahan University of Technology, 2007Dissertation Title: Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX)-Conjugated Self-Lighting Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy: Synthesis and CharacterizationSupervising Professor: Wei Chen

Virendra Radheshyam Indravati MishraM.S., UT Arlington, 2009B.E., University of Mumbai, 2005Dissertation Title: Establishing the Method of Multi-Tensor for Tract-Based Analysis (MTTA) and Investigating Human Brain Developmental Connectome with Diffusion MRISupervising Professor: Hao Huang

Srikanth VasudevanM.S., UT Arlington, 2010Dissertation Title: Long-Gap Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction Using Decellularized Nerve GraftsSupervising Professors: Jonathan Cheng, Liping Tang

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013David W BakerB.S., Clarkson University, 2005Dissertation Title: The Pivotal Role of Fibrocytes on Foreign Body ReactionsSupervising Professor: Liping Tang

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in civil EnginEEringMohammad Sadik KhanM.S., UT Arlington, 2011B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2007Dissertation Title: Sustainable Slope Stabilization Using Recycled Plastic PinSupervising Professor: Sahadat Hossain

Alena MikhaylovaM.S., UT Arlington, 2009B.S., Gubkin’s Russian State University of Oil and Gas, 2005Dissertation Title: Finite Element-Based Development of Constitutive Material Law for Zero-Slump Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Through Dynamic Explicit AlgorithmSupervising Professor: Ali Abolmaali

Sasanka Bhushan PulipatiM.S., UT Arlington, 2006B.E., Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 2002Dissertation Title: Evaluation of Surface Transportation Funding Alternatives Using Criteria System Established Through a Delphi Survey of Texas Transportation ExpertsSupervising Professor: Stephen Mattingly

Mojtaba Salehi DezfooliM.S., University of Tehran, 2009B.S., University of Tehran, 2006Dissertation Title: Staged Construction Modeling of Large Diameter Steel Pipes Using 3-D Nonlinear Finite Element AnalysisSupervising Professor: Ali Abolmaali

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Arpita Hetal BhattM.S., UT Arlington, 2007Dissertation Title: Development of Statistical Models for Predicting Leachate Parameters from Simulated LandfillsSupervising Professors: Melanie Sattler, Sahadat Hossain

Nagasreenivasu TalluriM.S., IIT Kanpur, 2008B.S., JNTU Anantapur, 2006Dissertation Title: Stabilization of High Sulfate SoilsSupervising Professor: Anand J Puppala

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in cOmputEr EnginEEringXiao CaiM.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2009B.E., Tianjin University, 2007Dissertation Title: Sparse and Large-Scale Learning Models and Algorithms for Mining Heterogeneous Big DataSupervising Professors: Heng Huang, Farhad Kamangar


Georgios GalatasB.S/M.S., University of Patras, 2008Dissertation Title: Multimodal Interaction in Ambient Intelligence Environments Using Speech, Localization, and RoboticsSupervising Professors: Fillia Makedon, Gerasimos Potamianos

Christopher Dale McMurroughM.S., UT Arlington, 2010B.S., UT Arlington, 2008Dissertation Title: Hardware and Software Systems for Control of Assistive Robotic Devices Using Point-of-Gaze EstimationSupervising Professor: Fillia Makedon

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in cOmputEr sciEncEMahashweta DasM.S., Ohio State University, 2009B.E., Jadavpur University, 2007Dissertation Title: Exploratory Mining of Collaborative Social ContentSupervising Professor: Gautam Das

Sajib DattaB.S., North South University, 2007Dissertation Title: Performance Analysis of Multiple Classes of Traffic in Wi-Fi Networks: Theoretical and Experimental StudySupervising Professor: Sajal Das

Ishtiaque HussainB.S., University of Dhaka, 2007Dissertation Title: Dynamic Symbolic Data Structure RepairSupervising Professor: Christoph Csallner

Shanshan LuM.S., Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 2008B.E., Hebei University, 2005Dissertation Title: Design and Analysis of Location Centered Large-Scale Opportunistic NetworksSupervising Professor: Yonghe Liu

Tuli NivasM.S., UT Arlington, 2002B.E., Shivaji University, India, 2000Dissertation Title: End to End Performance Evaluation of Non Client Interfacing Software ApplicationsSupervising Professor: Christoph Csallner

Alexandros PapangelisM.S., University College London, 2009B.S., University of Athens, 2008Dissertation Title: Adaptive Dialogue Systems for Assistive Living EnvironmentsSupervising Professors: Fillia Makedon, Vangelis Karkaletsis

Derek Wayne WhiteB.S., Louisiana State University at Shreveport, 2007Dissertation Title: Run-Time Compilation and Dynamic Memory Use Analysis for GPUsSupervising Professors: Christoph Csallner, Nathaniel Nystrom

Ning YanM.S., Southeast University, China, 2008B.E., Southeast University, China, 2005Dissertation Title: Novel Methods for Entity-Centric Information ExplorationSupervising Professor: Chengkai Li

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Shuo LiM.S., Sichuan University, 2009B.S., Sichuan University, 2006Dissertation Title: Quantitative Analysis of Surface Enhanced Raman SpectraSupervising Professor: Jean Gao

Linbin YuM.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 2009B.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 2004Dissertation Title: Advanced Combinatorial Testing Algorithms and ApplicationsSupervising Professor: Yu Lei

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in ElEctricAl EnginEEringMoinuddin AhmedB.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2009Dissertation Title: Flexible MEMS Sensors and Pyroelectric Thin FilmsSupervising Professors: Donald Butler, Zeynep Celik-Butler

Hamid Behjati NajafabadiB.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2009Dissertation Title: Multiport DC Energy Conversion SystemsSupervising Professor: Ali Davoudi

Ali BidramM.S., Isfahan University of Technology, 2010B.S., Isfahan University of Technology, 2008Dissertation Title: Distributed Cooperative Control of MicrogridsSupervising Professors: Ali Davoudi, Frank Lewis

Azhar IlyasB.S., University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, 2007Dissertation Title: Nanogap Break Junctions and Solid-State Micropores as Electronic BiosensorsSupervising Professor: Samir Iqbal

Niranjan Dilip Pratibha KarandikarM.S., UT Arlington, 2008B.E., University of Mumbai, 2006Dissertation Title: Low-Power, Low-Noise CMOS Amperometric Circuit for Glucose SensingSupervising Professor: Sungyong Jung

Md Iqbal MahmudB.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2006Dissertation Title: Investigation of Degradation in Advanced Analog MOS TechnologiesSupervising Professor: Zeynep Celik-Butler

Bhargav NabarB.E., University of Mumbai, 2007Dissertation Title: Nanostructured Surfaces Using Thermal Nanoimprint Lithography: Applications in Thin Membrane Technology, Energy Harvesting, and Tactile SensingSupervising Professor: Zeynep Celik-Butler

Peter Michael NovakB.S., Colorado School of Mines, 2007Dissertation Title: High Current Recharge of Electrochemical CellsSupervising Professor: David Wetz

Franklin Lenin Quilumba GudinoB.S., National Polytechnic School, 2008Dissertation Title: Using Advanced Metering Infrastructure Data for Smart Grid DevelopmentSupervising Professor: Wei-Jen Lee

Shaoshu ShaM.S., UT Arlington, 2009B.S., Southeast University, 2007Dissertation Title: Wireless Power Transfer Based on Retroreflective Antenna ArraySupervising Professor: Sungyong Jung

Biju ShresthaB.S., UT Arlington, 2008Dissertation Title: Cycling Fatigue Induced on Electrochemical Energy Storage Cells as a Result of High C DischargeSupervising Professor: David Wetz

Yi-Chen ShuaiM.S., South China Normal University, 2008B.S., Southeast University, China, 2004Dissertation Title: Transfer Printed Nanomembrane Photonic Crystal Fano Resonance Filters and ModulatorsSupervising Professor: Weidong Zhou



Mohammad Jalal UddinM.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2008B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2004Dissertation Title: Design and Fabrication of Guided-Mode Resonat Tunable Optical FiltersSupervising Professor: Robert Magnusson

Jixing YaoM.S., Louisiana Tech University, 2010B.E., Huaqiao University, 2007Dissertation Title: Sparsity Enhanced Reconstruction Methods for Diffuse Optical TomographySupervising Professor: Soontorn Oraintara

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Kristian Hengster MovricM.S., University of Zagreb, 2009Dissertation Title: Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems; Stability, Optimality, and RobustnessSupervising Professor: Frank Lewis

Ji WuM.S., Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 2008B.E., Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 2005Dissertation Title: Compressive Sensing: Security Analysis and Applications in Communication SystemsSupervising Professor: Qilian Liang

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in industriAl EnginEEringMohammed Al-MansouriM.S., UT Arlington, 2008B.S., King Fahd University, 2004Dissertation Title: A Simulation Approach to Production Line Bottleneck Analysis and Cost JustificationSupervising Professor: Brian Huff

Piyush KumarM.S., UT Arlington, 2009Dissertation Title: Mathematical Approach for Land Use Planning that Limits Urban SprawlSupervising Professor: Jay Rosenberger

Aera Kim LeBoulluecM.S., UT Arlington, 2009Dissertation Title: Outcome and State Transition Modeling for Adaptive Interdisciplinary Pain ManagementSupervising Professors: Victoria Chen, Li Zeng

Clement SmarttM.S., Southern Methodist University, 1998B.S., Texas A&M University, 1995Dissertation Title: Optimizing the Use of Systems Engineering on ProposalsSupervising Professor: Susan Ferreira

Paul Andrew WilsonB.E., UT Arlington, 2010Dissertation Title: Eutectic Diffusion Brazing Process for Joining Aluminum Laminae with Macro- and Micro-Scale FeaturesSupervising Professor: John Priest

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Narakorn EngsuwanM.S., UT Arlington, 2008B.E., Chulalongkorn University, 2005Dissertation Title: Scalar Equilibrium for n-Person GamesSupervising Professor: Herbert W Corley

Diana Luisa Martinez CepedaM.S., UT Arlington, 2008B.S., Instituto Tecnologico de Saltillo, 2005Dissertation Title: Variants of Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS): Convex vs. Non-Convex, Piecewise-Linear vs. Smooth and Sequential AlgorithmsSupervising Professors: Victoria Chen, Jay Rosenberger

Nadia Maria Martinez CepedaM.S., UT Arlington, 2008B.S., Instituto Tecnologico de Saltillo, 2005Dissertation Title: Global Optimization of Nonconvex Piecewise Linear Regression SplinesSupervising Professors: Jay Rosenberger, Victoria Chen

Roochi MishraM.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2006B.S., UT Arlington, 2004Dissertation Title: Improving Quality of Information from Multiple Sensor Sources on Mobile PlatformsSupervising Professors: Victoria Chen, Brian Huff

Panita SuebvisaiM.S., UT Arlington, 2003B.S., Thammasat University, 1997Dissertation Title: Parametric Cost Estimation Model for Microchannel Bonding Process Based on Activity-Based CostingSupervising Professor: John Priest

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in mAtEriAls sciEncE And EnginEEringChia-Jen HsuM.S., National Chung Hsing University, 2006B.S., National Cheng Kung University, 2004Dissertation Title: Study on Micorstructures and Electrochemical Properties of AU-Based Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Direct Formic Acid Fuel CellsSupervising Professor: Fuqiang Liu

Soo KimB.E., Chosun University, 2007Dissertation Title: Nano Morphology of Polymer Bulk Heterojunctions by Time-Resolved Synchrotron X-ray ScatteringSupervising Professors: Choong-un Kim, Michael Jin

Liang-Chieh MaM.S., Western Michigan University, 2003B.S., Feng Chia University, 1998Dissertation Title: Fabrication and Characterization of Single Electron DeviceSupervising Professor: Seong Jin Koh

Jessica MooneyB.S., Texas A&M University, 2009Dissertation Title: The Effects of Microstructure on the Mechanical and Oxidation Properties of Hard Transition Metal Silicon Nitride CoatingsSupervising Professor: Esftathios Meletis

Huili XuM.S., Zhejiang University, 2007B.S., Xi’dian University, 2005Dissertation Title: Grain Structure Revolution of Lead-Free Solder Joints in Electronic Packaging Assembly and its Impacts on the Fatigue ReliabilitySupervising Professor: Choong-Un Kim

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in mEchAnicAl EnginEEringShailesh MallaB.S., UT Arlington, 2008Dissertation Title: Experimental Investigation of Pool Boiling and Evaporative Cooling on Enhanced Silicon SurfacesSupervising Professor: Hyejin Moon

Deval PandyaM.S., UT Arlington, 2010M.S., University of Baroda, 2008B.E., Sardar Patel University, 2007Dissertation Title: Development of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-Based Erosion Model for Oil and Gas Industry ApplicationSupervising Professor: Brian Dennis

Adrian RodriguezM.S., UT Arlington, 2010B.S., UT Austin, 2009Dissertation Title: Dynamic Simulation of Multibody Systems in Simultaneous, Indeterminate Contact and Impact with FrictionSupervising Professor: Alan Bowling

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Lei QiaoB.S., Beihang University, 2008Dissertation Title: Design, Fabrication, and Test of Microboats and MicrosubmarinesSupervising Professor: Cheng Luo


Hakki Erhan SevilM.S., Izmir Institute of Technology, 2006B.S., Izmir Institute of Technology, 2004Dissertation Title: Airdata Sensor-Based Position Estimation and Fault Diagnosis in Aerial RefuelingSupervising Professor: Atilla Dogan

Jagath YaddessalageB.S., University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2007Dissertation Title: Study of the Capabilities of Electrowetting on Dielectric Digital Microfluidics Toward the High-Efficient, Thin-Film Evaporative Cooling PlatformSupervising Professors: Hyejin Moon, Seung You

Master’s Degrees

Department of BioengineeringmAstEr Of sciEncE in BiOmEdicAl EnginEEringRakshit AndelaMatthew Allen CloudAkshata HaldikarLeila Hossein RashidiYatish MistryElizabeth T NguyenAustin PriceVinh Hang QuachNaresh Lakshman RamanAshit SanghviRachel SparksLinwood A Whitener

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Micah Garza HoldenParth Vijaysinh JadejaAneetta Elizabeth KuriakoseAkshay MadanRani Iswarya MurugappaMichael PalmerUyen Hoang Thao PhamHarish PittaSahiba SahiVarsha SundaresanPranjali TambeStephen James Van Noy

Department of Civil EngineeringmAstEr Of EnginEEring in civil EnginEEringAndrew M AdamsRoshna AshrafMaya Baneva-PetkovaAsher BenedictBrandon Nicholas BuchananRobert Grant ClevelandAhmed Zuhair A EdreesJonathan Charles Faughtenberry

Samrawit HaileSteven HodridgeMilad KiaeeDeniz KilicHaroon MasoodDiana-Flore MerisierClayton RiggsMeenatchi SubramanianJordan Tunnell

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Eymard Bouri GapiliSamnang Chay

mAstEr Of sciEncE in civil EnginEEringParham AghdasiFranciele BellaverSiavash Ghasemi-MotlaghAminollah GhorbanpourbabakandiEric GoucherFarzia HaqueMuruganandam MohanamurthySadikshya PoudelAustin ReesePreeti ShresthaManjeeta SitaulaBahar Zarin

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Hailu Tesfaye AyalewBrett DeVriesMohammad MohammadaghaManabendra Saharia

Department of Computer Science and EngineeringmAstEr Of sciEncE in cOmputEr EnginEEringArjun Vijaybhai Modi

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Praveen Manni GiridharSiddharth PatelStephen Paul RatzNguyen T Tran

mAstEr Of sciEncE in cOmputEr sciEncEJanani ChandrababuJohn CollinsVikas DomakuntiKrunal Mahendrasinh JadejaFaisal LadhakNikhil MadhavShruti MalikNegar MaserratVarun Sunil MehtaNehal MishraShwetha NarayanRavi Chandra Vishnu PaturiAnirudh Kaushik PillalamarriBibi Raju

Mengfei RenPrashanth SampathSai Krishna SiramSriram SrinivasanAnkush Sindhukumar TiwariSreeharsha Reddy Vanga

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Umankshree BeheraPrudhvisagar BellamkondaAsha KasinathNikita Reddy Kunda ReddyVivek LingegowdaSpoorthi ManjunathSoyab MarediaManasa PatapatnamHoutan RahmanianAniithaa RajashekarAbhinav RavindranHardik Bharat ShahFareha SheikhGautham Talkad Shivashankara MurthyAnkush Jitendrakumar TyagiAnkit UpadhyayaSanjay Vasudeva IyerAjaai Venkataramani

mAstEr Of sOftwArE EnginEEring

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman MollahRakesh TigullaSravan Kumar Yedhoti

Department of Electrical EngineeringmAstEr Of sciEncE in ElEctricAl EnginEEringAbiodun AdurojaShaheer AhmedAvinash ArunSoumitro Swapan AuddyMuralidhar Reddy ChoutukuruMoyeedul ChowdhuryArnav DaveVinoothna GajulaSunil GovardhanNagabhushan HegdeRitika JainAmbily JohnParashar Nayana KarunakarJay Paul KelleyPoonam KharwandikarJohn Robert Konderla JrArchana Lakshmipuram ChandrasekaranAbhilash Madbal GowdaKarthik MahendraZaid Ahmed Jamal MohamedNeeraj Sandip NabarPreston PageBharath Prakash


Yashas PrakashSuresh SampathkumarSarmishtha SatpathyMadhukar ShanbhagArchana SureshSapna VasudevanSatish Saravanan VeeraveluVenkata Kesari Nandan VempatiAditi Ranjit Kumar Verma

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Anup Pravin AminMihir BhavsarShardul Prasanna ChirmuleSujith Sukumar DermalAnand DhanasekharanJason Ryan FriskShantanu Rajiv KulkarniFatema LokhandwalaYash Hemen MotiparaKunhi Parambath Sreejith NairKaushik PrasadAshish ShavarnaAnkit SinhaLynda ThomasRahul UppalaMatthew Wright

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringmAstEr Of sciEncE in EnginEEring mAnAgEmEntPatrick AlexanderFarooq MohiuddinNoble Vikram RajanayagamSai Vignesh RamachandranNomita SharmaVishnu Sethuraman Swarna

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Seyed Pooya Mirsalehi

mAstEr Of sciEncE in industriAl EnginEEringSakthivel ArumugamFermin Feroshi Arun JosephStanley JosephNirmal kumar KanagasabapathyParkpoom KetrunghiranKetan Chandrashekhar KulkarniDmitri Rasheed MitchellGaurav NirwalJ Dario PadillaDhananjay PatilSameer Mahesh RabadeKapil Prakash RaoleJose Sanchez GonzalezArvind Walia

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Spoorthi Ananda KumarWencess Kelelyoh BettNithin Chirayath AntonyAlok Igoor Parashivamurthi

Shraddha JayashankarKukkala Rajesh PrasadLin LinTshiebe Sandrine MwambaAjinkya Rao

mAstEr Of sciEncE in lOgisticsAnna Candia

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Mahmoud Motaqed Larijani

mAstEr Of sciEncE in systEms EnginEEringDavid O AsaoluArlyssa M JaquezChristopher M MayStephen Kelley McLauchlinLarry Joe ParkerAaron Thomas Sherman

Department of Materials Science and EngineeringmAstEr Of EnginEEring in mAtEriAls sciEncE And EnginEEringRaymond Kiprotich CheruiyotIan Robert Mackinnon

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Po-Cheng LuSwathi Murthi

mAstEr Of sciEncE in mAtEriAls sciEncE And EnginEEringOlusanmi Adeniji AdeniranAmy Elizabeth Brown

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringmAstEr Of EnginEEring in AErOspAcE EnginEEringLevi Harley ArmstrongRereloluwa O AyeniMusab Jamal BariLuke Daniel GudgelSiva Sudhaa JagadeesanHung-Chieh Weng

mAstEr Of EnginEEring in mEchAnicAl EnginEEringSelorm Jeffrey DzataZain Sheikh Ali KachwalaAdil Ahmed Riaz AhmedVaishnav Jwalant DipakkumarReginald Watt

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Samip Vrandavan Shah

mAstEr Of sciEncE in AErOspAcE EnginEEringSuparat ChanrithJames P MerkelShiva Kumar SamalaSudharsan Thiruvenkadam

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Venkata Naga Ravitej SankarabatlaJohn Wiswall

mAstEr Of sciEncE in mEchAnicAl EnginEEringVishok Amar KumarZaeem BaigChinmay DateNitesh Karpakala Manjunatha GuptaSuhash MediboinaShreyas NagarajBharath NagendranHardik ParekhTejas Devidas Patil

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Bhavik Chimanbhai PatelRahul RaghunathanVimal Ramanuj


Department of Civil EngineeringBAchElOr Of sciEncE in civil EnginEEringTemitope Abiola AbayomiKyle D Anderson (C)

Solomon Engidayehu Bayou (C)

Arturo Benitez (C)

Reece BierhalterJarod N BranstetterFranklin David ChengJesse L ChildersJacob EliasArmando Espinosa (M)

Bryson K EwingIsrael GaliciaSteven Brady KempHamilton Preston LongEdie A LopezSamantha Kay McDonaldYhamirth E MendozaEric Nava NarvaezEssam Khalid Nassar (S)

Chetan PatelPooja PatelLeonardo D PenaOmar PenaPaul D PetersDavid P PhanMukunda PokharelJohnathan Jay Polak (C)

Jesus RamirezEduardo Emmanuel ReyesDario Benjamin SanchezMichael W ScaggsRachel J Simer (M)

David M TrejoJeremy James Weber

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Kenneth Alvin Hollie


Department of Computer Science and EngineeringBAchElOr Of sciEncE in cOmputEr EnginEEringKyle Burgess (C)

Michael P FlanaganRaul HurtadoEric J Nelson (M)

Bhuwan Das Shrestha

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in cOmputEr sciEncEOsemudiamen P Ehikhuemen (C)

Andrew D Gallagher (M)

Jason GreyBrendon Conor HarrisCiawash JawshanDavid MurrayMark A Ragunton

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013John Giliberto (C)

Jeffrey R HatfieldGideon Lee Miller (C)

Ahmad Ali SaadDavid Salvagnini

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in sOftwArE EnginEEringShawn Everett Dobbins (C)

Shawn Clayton Gilleland (M)

Nichelous Paul Herndon (C)

Mark A HutchinsonHarshitha MunagalaClinton W Spivey (C)

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Thanuja Nirmalee FernandoSonia Dannette HamptonThomas David Heinen

Department of Electrical EngineeringBAchElOr Of sciEncE in ElEctricAl EnginEEringOmololu AkinrodoyeCarissa J CyprienMarcos Ivan DuranMelissa L Dutter (C)

Carlos Fernando GonzalezTai K Ha (C)

Mazhar HajizadehMihai IonitaDeena M Isom (S)

Noor Yeaser KhanArmando LealAyomide Longe*Neal LovUlrich S MitschlatisKablan D Ndouba

Manoj Niraula (C)

Olu Emmanuel OreUditha Dulinda PereraCharchit PiyaSM Arifur RahmanEric Nicholas RainboltColton George Sessler (M)

Michael Chenyee Vang (M)

Carl Duane Young

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Arar M AbohaijaKris William Kotrla (M)

Travis James LloydJacob E LongwellPhilip Garrett McCorkleTimothy Robert MorrisonTon Nhan Tran

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringBAchElOr Of sciEncE in industriAl EnginEEringUkesh Chawal (C)

Midhun Abraham JohnAditya KasukhelaSarim A KhanHyun Ki KimIndra PoudelShrijan Shrestha (M)

Sumit Shrestha (S)

Ashvin ThomasPravin Tripathi (C)

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Nader Sayadi

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringBAchElOr Of sciEncE in AErOspAcE EnginEEringEric P EganStephen Michael KirkErmiyas Abera Solomon

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Hieu H LuongSamantha Rukmal Makewita

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in mEchAnicAl EnginEEringAdebola I AkeredoluRoss C AlcornJoaquin Artigas (M)

Koby Addison BenefielJohn Nathanael Benson (M)

Anthony Dilanka Tharindu De Silva (M)

Raul V DuranStuart Kinkade Frazier (C)

Eva M GallegosDaniel GuerreroTaylor Heenehan (M)

Madhavi HemasiriStephen Michael KirkAditya V LolgeLuan M Ly (S)

Gayathri Maheshika MahagamarachchiBaburaja Maharjan (M)

Diego A MancillaYaldho ManojJonathan Darby MeeganChristopher Michael MoulckersGulzeb K NiaziKevin J PittsBlake R Snyder (S)

Ermiyas Abera SolomonNgoc T TranNguyen T Tran (C)

Kristine L TrujilloRadhika VasaniDave A WellbrockHareed Yusuf

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Brenna Marie BurrisPaul Chang (S)

Peter Chih-Hsiang ChiuMichael Scott DonaldsonSam Austin HaysJoseph M HinskeyElijah J HolzapfelWilliam R HowellAustin M Kasper (C)

Mark Alan Kaufman (M)

Stephen KrolickSusan J KumKeilon Dunte LathanTony D LeJames Dustin Lee (C)

Trevor Dean McWilliams (C)

Dulce M RosalesJoshua R ShelleBryan Kent TaylorDarren Scott VanmeterBradley James VassJerry Lee VueDrew Ryan Watkins


*Honors College


college of liBerAl ArtS

Doctoral DegreesdOctOr Of philOsOphy in EnglishChristi CookM.A., New College of California, 2007B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1999B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1999Dissertation Title: One High Heel on Each Side of the Border: A Closer Look at Gender and Sexuality in Chicana and Anglo Young Adult LiteratureSupervising Professor: Tim Morris

Nathan GaleM.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2005B.A., Texas State University at San Marcos, 2003Dissertation Title: The Found Object(s) of RhetoricSupervising Professor: Timothy Richardson

Master’s Degrees

Department of Art and Art HistorymAstEr Of finE Arts

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013James Corey Gossett

Department of CommunicationsmAstEr Of Arts in cOmmunicAtiOnMichael Eugene AgeeFatima AliMorgan BurnsBridget HallMilad MinooieVeleisa Jarmonda PattonDonna PirkleMelinda Valero

Department of Criminology and Criminal JusticemAstEr Of Arts in criminOlOgy And criminAl JusticESara CarruthVicki CrossAdrian GloverJamekia Lenay GoodmanLaTasha Jackson-McDougleMeredyth Raeann KellyLeia Aurora OrtizSariah PiconLira Maria PolancoCarrie TreatAlejandro Valdez

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013George AdamsCharles Olutayo AweJoel BrownNakia Michuad Cole

Theresa Lanae’ EskridgeAndrew Michael FitzpatrickJason Douglas FlakeJonathan Grant-BrooksTamara Nicole HarrisJason S HenningerClyde Knight JrBennie J Medlin JrSharla R NathanKeith L OwensMona PenaArmando Eli ReynaDaniel RinconEdward M SasJon F ThompsonMichael Wayne Young

Department of EnglishmAstEr Of Arts in EnglishLindsey Christina BarlowEdward Henry Bart IVCarla L DyeChristine KyleChristi Lynn NickelsBrittni Michelle PueppkeMeghan Self

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Carla L DyeAlexandra Mosher

Department of HistorymAstEr Of Arts in histOryCedric L HightsMatthew Speight

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Robert E FullerXochitl Martinez

Department of Linguistics and TESOLmAstEr Of Arts in linguistics

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Ehsan Shafiee Zargar

mAstEr Of Arts in tEsOlHolly HechtKeunhyung Park

Department of Modern LanguagesmAstEr Of Arts in mOdErn lAnguAgEs And litErAturEsBrigette CaldwellKari Renee ChristophersonKellee DayAnel HerreraAlphonse KadegeMbuyi Kapiamba

Department of MusicmAstEr Of music in music EducAtiOnDaniel Evan Hunt

mAstEr Of music in music pErfOrmAncECharles David PraytorAmanda Ellen Trousdale

Department of Political SciencemAstEr Of Arts in pOliticAl sciEncEChad J BrewerBrandon S CriderKenneth Charles Fraga

Department of Sociology and AnthropologymAstEr Of Arts in AnthrOpOlOgyCarl FeagansWilliam David NuttZachary Overfield

mAstEr Of Arts in sOciOlOgyStephen LottStephanie Lee MastromoroLindsey Sherrill TeelSabuna Timilsina


Department of Art and Art HistoryBAchElOr Of Arts in ArtLindsay Arrington (M)

Jasmine E BellJulie Ann BolandPeter Long BuiTia Marie CarlsonAlvin Garrett GriffinSarah K IssaSoha T KhraishiMark S LarimoreBich Thi-Kim Nguyen (M)

Jimmy J PierceJavier J RiojasAna Lidia RodriguezAraceli RodriguezPamela M SpeckMarcy TannahillJulian M Thomas

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Lauren Denise BurtonYoung Ji You

BAchElOr Of finE Arts in ArtKabbakeh BanguraLizette BarreraRyan Olani Bayron (C)

Bailey Jain BlanchoneTerence T BrownRoberto Bustos


Laurel A CabreraJonathan Adam Chapman (C)

Yuen Yeung Chen (M)

Jan Hongchen Yu Chin (C)

Ga Jin Choi (M)

Lara Elisabeth ChristensenJoel D ConstantineJames Thomas Cooper (C)

Anna Joy FrenchAlysse I GriffithAaron Paul GwaltneyCaley Melissa Hindman (M)

Haley Ashton HinshawShawn Alan IngramSarah A KaminskyJonnathan R Kiss (M)

Deborah J Ledyard (C)

Ivana Martinez (M)

Oliver Marquis MatteckSamantha C Mattice-LoweryRobert M MauriceDamaris Plaisant McCalleyAustin R MoralesMartha Young MoserJustin Thomas MosholderSandy N Ngo (C)

Martin N NogueiraHaley Elaine Norwood (M)

Linda Alane Ostman (S)

Sara T Poyfair (C)

Kimberly Erin RamseyKristy Rich (C)

Charity Ruth Roberts (C)

Danny Hopkins RuddPriscilla Anne RuizJonathan SaavedraAmanda C SalazarPhilip ThepkaysoneSharon Joy Turner (C)

Gary W Vernon

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Alexa R AlarconJoy Ellis (S)

Elliott C Gilbert (C)

Laura Lane RileyCullen Keeling ThomasAspen Leigh VanHooserMelissa E Whitaker

BAchElOr Of Arts in Art histOryAhnna Michelle Escobedo (C)

Meagan E SeversonLinh Mai Thai

Department of CommunicationBAchElOr Of Arts in cOmmunicAtiOn (AdvErtising)Karen Alysse BlairSamuel W Brouse

Jeethi Susan CherianMiranda CornettChandler C DearGabriella Leticia DorseyJohn B EverettAmber Nicollette Govan

(Second major in Public Relations)

Johnny Wei HuangKathryn Elizabeth Lopez (C)

Mariah H MarleyPedro A MenchacaKacie Marie Mills


Desherra Ngozi NwangumaJefferey PinkosKrupal P RanchodKristen Michelle Ranshaw (C)

Laila Fatemeh Rezaei-BazazizadAli Hashim SabirJulie Ravinowich TebetFelipa VillegasRachael Mae Wilson


Anisha Yang

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Ricardo CardozaKatherine Christina CohenBianca N GarzaMunzareen Fatimah Kureshy

BAchElOr Of Arts in cOmmunicAtiOn (BrOAdcAsting)Magaly Ayala


Rebecca Leigh BerryJillian Rane Dennis

(Second major in Journalism)

Takeisha Shantae DunnFasirat Wonuola FawehinmiKristen M Gilley-Kerr


Georgette G IngramAndrew P KempArlecia R LeGrand BusbyJoanna Molinero (C)

Jairo MorenoGerrick C PhillipsVictoria ReyesDontae L RobisonKyle Logan RungeNoelle Teresa Ione Russell (C)

Joshua L Sours (C)

Charles E SwanigonPeretz Heuya TchounbiaRodney Wayne ThrowerCharles Matthew Tillery (M)

Brandee Leigh UrretaQuinton Charles West

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Alyssa Nicole DavisBrittany Cherelle DavisShanna C McMahanAndrew J ParrishSusan PhanAkilah N PhillipsCalandria Shantol Watkins

(Second major in Communication Technology)

Candice Watson

BAchElOr Of Arts in cOmmunicAtiOn (cOmmunicAtiOn studiEs)Ashley F Arogunmati (C)

Deborah S Blinn (M)

Karl Ross ByrdMaribel CardosoLauren Elaine Carle (M)

Seher FadwaniAndree Lamarion GunterLauren A HernandezChana Renae JonesDakota R KeyserGustavo MartinezTamika Thashane Noote (C)

Anabel RodriguezManuel SalasRye Selassie (M)

Jeriana R Strother(Second major in Public Relations)

Nicole D WashingtonJessi Rae WilliamsTyra Lynnette Williams

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Zeina D AdiCarolina Miranda

BAchElOr Of Arts in cOmmunicAtiOn (cOmmunicAtiOn tEchnOlOgy)Abdel-Rahman Yaser AfifyRebecca Ellen Barrera (C)

Tiffany L JacksonAlejandra M MartinezJennifer Lee McAlister (C)

Jordan A MulkeyHieu Thi NguyenCassandra Gale OkadoFrank L Sack (M)

Parisavanh S SongvilayYong C Yim (M)

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Stephen T BelcherEnas Willie Saleh

BAchElOr Of Arts in cOmmunicAtiOn (JOurnAlism)Amanda Megan BeckwithJoel L CooleyMilo GalesShonna L Johnstone



Natalie N WebsterShelly M Williams

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Mark A BauerBernardo Frias (C)

Rachel M GartonAmber Lee Tafoya

BAchElOr Of Arts in cOmmunicAtiOn (puBlic rElAtiOns)Mallorie Diane AndersonCourtney Rebecca AshmonKaren Alysse BlairMary Emily BoedekerKrysten T BrooksJeethi Susan CherianBrent Trivon CollinsCyyura Davis (M)

Lauren E Devoll (S)*Jocelyn EspinozaSamuel W GallowayVictoria I GarciaDeborah Lynn Holt (S)

Justina G IngramDrake A LenhanJuanita A ManorMelissa Michelle Martin (M)

Katelynn A McFarlan (S)

Kristin M McGeeTiffini Caschelle McGillChristopher P MooreLarissa Baa Ngo NdengueKhanh M NguyenJulianne Jean Queppet


Erryonh Jaiquan ReedAbigail E Scarborough (C)

Hannah N SmithSkylar A SpanglerYvette Vazquez Pallett (C)

Robert Alexander VillalobosJasmine N WilliamsJordan G WilliamsJames Stephen Zapp

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Veronica FariasDylan E HollingerHebert F LopezCheol Young ParkSamuel Williams

Department of Criminology and Criminal JusticeBAchElOr Of Arts in criminOlOgy And criminAl JusticECarlos E Alferez (M)

Tiecia Leshel’ Ayers (C)

Leslie Demming BellElizabeth BenitesLauren BrothersCarmen CarrascoMarcella CastroLakeia D Coleman

Veronica Del BosqueSierra O DelgadoJamie L DuchouquetteKasey D FairbrotherMayra Alejandra Faz (M)

Dejuan T FraterStephanie Jean GoddardLucia GuajardoBlake Nicole HoliwellJosh G IngleLijin O JohnBilal S KhawajaKerri Caitlyn KingJodie-Ann Elizabeth KinneyDavid C KleinschmidtMagaly MartinezKyle William MelkertElizabeth Abigail MenchacaJose Adrian MendiolaBreeanna Nicole MooreJulie Ann MorrowPedro Munoz (M)

Michael D MurrayJennifer A OkateMatthew Stephen PardyAngel Richard PerezIndra C Pinckney (C)

Christopher E PriceStephanie Michelle QuinonezEmilio RomoMarcos Gabriel SalazarAustin Troy SantanaKatherine Dianne Smart (S)

Liza Renee SotoMartha Tostado (M)

Kimber Anne Trammell (M)

Monae C WallsChristina Marie Ellen Webster

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Bianca E BandaMarijose BensonKristopher Antonio BorrasWilliam CadeGary DanielsKatarina GarzaIsaac HagosLuis A HernandezZulema HerreraIris JaraDustin L KellyKody Mac Kennedy (C)

Brandi Lea LyonNancy Medina (C)

Cameran Blaise Miguel (C)

Christina Navarro DavisAndrea E Nfodjo (C)

Amanda R QuirozEden Luzmarie RodriguezJenifer A Shafer (M)

Andrew S TrimJohn ValleJosh Craig Whitfill (S)

Megan Elizabeth Williams

BAchElOr Of criminOlOgy And criminAl JusticEAnthony Adeoye AdedipeKimberly Alejandre (M)

Jacob S BageLeslie Rene BellMary Claire BialasOliver Jackson Blankenship (C)

Eva Graciela CastanedaScott M HuotMegan Mallery Jones (M)

Janice Nichole Lavergne-AyersMisty Donn Maldonado (C)

Amber Padilla (C)

Neketha Rashunn PolleyJessica Lynn SteeleApril StigarllJarrid Paul Strand

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Theresa Nicole AlvaradoMary Louise L Garcia (M)

Sonia Isela Sanchez

Department of EnglishBAchElOr Of Arts in EnglishAmad AliSusan AlmasriShaun Kelly BolenAlexandra Nichole Boyd-RogersCrista Marie Brown (C)

Arielle H CastroMallory L ClarkChelsey Culp

(Second major in History)

Taylor Ruth Eatherly (M)

Bryan K Eaton (M)

Amanda Christina Ehrlich (C)

Andrew Philip EllingtonErika R GalvanSamantha Rae Hart (C)

Ryan James HolroydKristin LindsleyHeather M Millhollon (C)

Katerin A MoralesGinger Dyanne Nelson (C)

Mary Elisabeth Park (S)

Andrew James ParsleyNicholas Alexander Perry (S)

Heather V ShawJacob SurrattAshley Laraye SwearingenMallory C TateAnna Morgan ThompsonTiffany Vy TruongMartha Elizabeth Verden (C)

(Second major in Critical Languages and International Studies)

Christopher WatsonGarrett T Wilks

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Chris W FoxDamian Newton (M)

Jacqui Denise Razo


Department of HistoryBAchElOr Of Arts in histOryHunter Bryce AdamsNicholas R ArmstrongThomas Jason BerryJordan D BlackJacob A Burger (S)

(Second major in Spanish)

Liseth CamposDaniel Ray DavenportWalter Alexander DuncanMatthew J FrawleyEric James GraddyRebekha R HamiltonKailen Lee JohnsonAmber Lynn Jolly (M)

Justin Wayne Jolly (C)

Harrison E KingMatthew D LandersPatricia LandreganIan Anson Lee (S)

Rachel Lorrain MadridJose A MartinezJulia Kathleen McCoyWanjala Y McCrayMilaun MurryEmeka N NnajiMelissa Nicole OrtegaDavid Anthony PayneDavid J ReddingCatherine Amber RodriguezStephen Joseph SanchezWendy L ShepardArthur L SlaterLynn Elizabeth Spalding (M)

Leticia Hernandez ValdezZachary Houston Wisch

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Courtney Nicole Baker (C)

Casey Wayne BeemanBobby BellRobert BriggsEmmanuel Javier CanoRachel Cardwell (S)

Ginger Renee DardenAurelia D Desloge (C)

Daniel David Eudaly (C)*Kevin Brooks GoodmanLauren Michelle Jones (C)


Richard Allen MerrillMelissa Faye Raindl


Candace Janice WoodardBenjamin Connor Zavitz (C)

Department of LinguisticsBAchElOr Of Arts in linguisticsTabitha H CarbaughNorma Ghanem (S)*#

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Kendra P JohnsonKailey Elizabeth Watson (S)

Department of Modern LanguagesBAchElOr Of Arts in criticAl lAnguAgEs And intErnAtiOnAl studiEsKaitlin Booher (M)

Ines Nikocevic (M)(Second major in Political Science)

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Raquel Alexis Gonzalez

BAchElOr Of Arts in frEnchMarcela Paez ContrerasAnna NdumbiJasmine C PankratzBlake Austin WallingLaurel Wheeler

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Lucien S N Libi

BAchElOr Of Arts in russiAnLauren Noelle Giuliano (C)

BAchElOr Of Arts in spAnishLaura P Araiza

(Second major in Psychology)

Silvia Elizabeth BarreraBlanca Erika BrenaCarolin Andrea Campos SepulvedaLaura CastanedaKarina CedilloMerly Yasmin CuevasAnnbel K Estrada

(Second major in Political Science)

Rafael Ivan FrancoElia Nohemi FuentesMayra GomezMaluisa HurtadoCarlin M JohnstonBegona MingotJessika I MoralesTam T NguyenValeria Engracia OrocioShirley OrtizJavier Otero (S)

Lily PadronAngelina PonceAndrew John Preisler (S)

Victoria ReyesPilar D RosalesHector Daniel Sanchez

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Claudia B DavisAmber M MayfieldYeraldin PuentesRocio Del Carmen Simental (C)

Department of MusicBAchElOr Of musicJonathan AdamsDevin L Boyd (C)

Sawyer E DavisShelby M DentonOliver FloresJuan Miguel GarciaNeil A Haag (C)

Josh Mathew JohnsonGrace Sungeun KimKathleen S McDowellJames T McKinney (M)

Elisa E RangelJennifer A TrondleJulie E Woodley (M)

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Ashley P Smith

Department of Philosophy and HumanitiesBAchElOr Of Arts in philOsOphyReno L Grossi (C)

Sheridan J’Aime LeaAlbert C LopezTrishul R Madireddi (M)

Carl Azikiwe MordiJohn Mark MuellerMartin O ObinyanNicholas S RossMichael Antonio Urban

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Michael Alan HarrisonAhmed H Ileiwi

Department of Political ScienceBAchElOr Of Arts in pOliticAl sciEncEHeather Anne AddlemanJamie Lynn AliffCynthia Berenice AlvarezAlyssa Nicole AquinoAllison Elizabeth BairdSergio CarmonaCynthia Patricia CasalesPatrick Royce CristyMauricio DuqueLauren Elizabeth EubanksJairo Antonio FloresAaron J FordJennifer GarzaBenjamin T George (C)


*Honors College#McNair Scholar


Samil GevenkirisPerla J GonzalezRichard D IrwinSibtain R JaganiBertha E JimenezGaniu Kolawole JubrilaHyeyoung JungShanna M Kight (S)

Barry Jonathan LancasterWanjala Y McCrayKevin Andrew McManusStephen Wayne MillerSandra MunozAnna NdumbiDenisse OjedaAdila Adil OmerYoselin Nazary PaguagaLynzi N Peng (S)

Fatima D RuizJennifer Santos-MijangosAsha R Sharma (S)

Brian A SheppardJeremy Allen SilviaLusamba Sharon TshibanguKevin Daniel Whitright (M)

Gregory Henry Collin WillDaniel J WoodallNadine Zimbru (C)

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Fariya AhmedRichard Stephen AnsellDate S Chin (M)

Nichole Lynn CollettTyler Rhett Frisbie (M)

Chad HardinKrystina M HicksAhmed H IleiwiNathan Michael KirkpatrickSon Thien MaiMandeep Minhas (M)

Jordan Marie Williams

Department of Sociology and AnthropologyBAchElOr Of Arts in AnthrOpOlOgyBriana Ivelisse Amelio (C)

Ivonne Rojas ArellanoKariann BilesOscar Enrique BissotMarcela Paez ContrerasMiranda Jo Creighton Davenport (C)

Jennifer J DavisRyan M Gates (S)

Keith HauseRussell Dean JonesAngela Fawn LeachHeather Marie Leeper CvitanovichDerek Miles Martin (S)

Justin D McCutchenRoland R OlsonLori B Phillips (S)

Logan Daniel PiwetzJoshua SmolekDaniela Valdes Moeller

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Patrick N GaineyLeonel J GironDouglas Graham Steinecke

BAchElOr Of Arts in sOciOlOgyTeresa ArguetaChad J Austin#

Nakita K BordersRebecca Lynn BryantPriscilla Oforiwah FrimpongAllison Melissa GuillenBrittany HathornLeann M HawthorneDevyn Monique Jackson (C)

Brandon Matthew JohnsonMegan JohnsonRoman Amner Malvaiz (C)

(Second major in Spanish)

Kiara T McArthurChristy Jo MoersPaul R Morgan (M)

Elvia RamirezDiana G RodriguezAna Margarita SaraviaDavid Cruz SegoviaJennifer TranJose Guillermo TrevinoJulia Elizabeth WilksAshley R Wilson

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Mary Ann AllainValerie Ashley AndersonNicolas ChambersAna Kristina ClayMia D Hudson (C)

Jerome Carlos JohnsonKenda Alane JonesKristi LashDouglas Graham Steinecke

Department of Theatre ArtsBAchElOr Of Arts in thEAtrE ArtsKaren CurryRoxana Paniagua (C)

Melanie RickettAbigail E Scarborough (C)

Brooke Alexandra ThibodeauxHeidi Ann Wermuth (M)

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Matthew David Craft (C)

BAchElOr Of finE Arts in thEAtrE ArtsLindsey Anne Campbell (C)

Winston Louis DanielsMolly Kathleen Dobbs (M)

Stacia R GulleyJennifer Leigh OakleyMaryann Porter (C)

Glenn Eric Riggs (C)

Jennifer N Woodward

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Aaron Michael Bentler

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Doctoral DegreesdOctOr Of nursing prActicEMarcia HarrisPost-MSN, UT Arlington, 2010M.S., Texas Woman’s University, 2002B.S., Grambling State University, 1998Dissertation Title: Integrating Primary Care into Behavioral Health: Evaluating an Evidence-Based Referral Process in a Community Mental Health FacilitySupervising Professor: Diane Snow

Gigi Thompson ThomasM.S., UT Arlington, 2008B.S., UT Arlington, 2004Dissertation Title: Evaluation of Provider Strategies to Promote Adherence to Childhood Obesity Clinical GuidelinesSupervising Professor: Maureen Courtney

Kathy Elaine Jackson ThompsonM.S., UT Arlington, 1999B.S., Texas Woman’s University, 1978Dissertation Title: WAP Written Asthma Action Plan: A Color-Coded Educational Bilingual Pictorial Pediatric Asthma Action PlanSupervising Professors: Sharolyn Dihigo, Ronda Mintz-Binder

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in nursingDonna BacchusPost-M.S.N., Texas A&M at Corpus Christi, 1999M.S., UT Health Science Center at Houston, 1993B.S., University of Ottawa, 1980Dissertation Title: Beliefs in Medications and Treatment Complexity as Predictors of Medication Adherence Among Adults 18-65 Years Old with Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseSupervising Professor: Jennifer Gray

Christy Bomer-NortonM.S., Frontier University, 2006B.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2000Dissertation Title: Timing of Breastfeeding Initiation in Rural Haiti: A Focused EthnographySupervising Professor: Jennifer Gray

Nancy Walker EngleM.S., UT Arlington, 2003B.S., Texas Woman’s University, 1977Dissertation Title: Validation of a Transcutaneous Bilirubin Nomogram in Identifying Hispanic Neonates at Risk for HyperbilirubinemiaSupervising Professor: Judy LeFlore


Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Andrea M ErwinM.S., Baylor University, 2005B.S., University of Texas Medical Branch, 1998B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1995Dissertation Title: Sleep Experiences of Hospitalized Antepartum PatientsSupervising Professor: Barbara Raudonis

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Liza D TitusDarrell Arthur Trahan (M)

Tan Tran (M)

Denise Michelle Trejo (M)

Holly Gail TuckerSarah C TuckerMarisa Ellen Tull (M)

Jennifer Ann Turner (C)

Jessica TurnerKelly Teagan Turner (C)

Rebecca Marie TweedyTammy Y TylerGina Merlene Tyra (C)

Ehijele UnuigbeBarbara Ann UpchurchMarkie Lynette UrsoMary Elizabeth VadenCarlos Eduardo ValdezSheri L ValenciaJoshua Antonio Valentin (M)

Amy Christine Vardaman (M)

John Adam Vega (C)

Norma Velasquez (M)

Victor Fabian VenegasMicah Robert VenjohnNicole A VermeerKristi Michelle VillaltaJennifer Anne VinciguerraJennifer Marie VissageLinh Thi Thuy Vu (C)

Stephanie Jean WadeEllen Louise Wagner (C)

Kashica Latwon WalkerAshley R WallaceDeanna Lynne WaltersClementine M WamboyeShu Wang (M)

Priscillah Mukami WanjohiGregory Scott WardKelly Renee Ward (C)

Ashley Nicole Warner (M)

Jeannette Kassem Warren (C)

Tankeia Tanye WarrenGaylynn Ganeese WashburnRebecca Jane WashburnMonique Y Washington (M)

Codi Racquelle WatkinsRebecca H WattsCheryol D WeathersJessica Deann WeathersTimothy Carter WeaverPamela Kaye Webb (M)

Melissa Tyann WeinmanAbigail E Wells (C)

Melissa Rosibel WendtJennifer Lynn WestLiana Elizabeth Wheatley

Sharon Marie WheelerGrace Christhelle WhiteheadSusan Claire Whitis (C)

Mallory Whitten (C)

Taylor Nicole WidlerSheryl Yvonne WieseAlisha Jonetta WildeeAmy Elisabeth WilderJames B WileyBridget Shawntay WilliamsDeidra Marie WilliamsKara J WilliamsLavonya Curry WilliamsSharon Merlene WilliamsSusan Lee WilliamsAngela Kim Wilson (C)

Angela Michelle Wilson (C)

Lindsay D’Ann WilsonScott Edward WingetApril R WisemanYekuno Y WoldeyesusRichard Lyle Wolfe (S)

Lauren Michelle WooleyGloria Elizabeth WorthShelly Lynn WrayCarri Larae Wright (C)

Krystal Shay WrightZee XiongVictorine Lumafor Tashi YangniBrian William Yates (C)

Sora Yi (C)

Christine Oribello YoungMin J YuAriana Divina Zani (C)

Victor Manuel Zaragoza (M)

Giselle ZavalaAshlee Rezvan ZeighamiRoxanne ZeilmannLeslie Ann Zogheib (M)

Emily May ZoglmanVeronica Judith ZunigaTeresa Kay Zwolenik

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Janis K AbensNorma AdameErin Michele AdamsBolanle D AdebolaDorcas Oluwatoyin AdeniranAbimbola T Afode (M)

Wilkins AhutaTonia Michelle Ajamu (C)

Gustavo Alcantar AlemanFaizan AliJulia Elizabeth Alvis (C)

Yves-Aime Amougou Amougou (C)

Melecio Bonifacio AntepuestoAngela Renee ArrietaSandra Gayle Atkinson (S)

Jennifer Ann BaileyLorriane L Banyon (C)

Deirdre Graziella Bauer (M)


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Tyisha BeachumNiki Kalyn Beaty (M)

Sheila Danelle BellBrenda BeltonAna Alicia BenavidesEmily N BennettAngela M Benton-TreeceMisty C BerryRachel Lynn BettenhausenKaylan Elizabeth Bifaro (C)

Samantha Joleen BiosehLori Ann E BlantonStephanie BlueBrooke Nicole Boggs (M)

Wendi Bolton (S)

Veronica Faye BosleyNatalie Ann BossenbergerLesley Braun (M)

Carey Lynn Braungart (C)

Paula Jean Brice (C)

Crystal Michele BridgesDavid Wayne BridgesRhonda L BriscoeKimberly C Broadneax (S)

Wymberly Kay BrownJennifer Lynn Budzinski (M)

Elena Katherine Burton (C)

Ginger BusseyBridget Lynell ByrdAlea Kate CallAnna Rajnik CallawayRebecca Lynn CalleDarleen Gay CameronLisa Marie Carriger (M)

Helen Catherine Carroll (C)

Angela Denise CarterEllen Kottas Caton (M)

Kerri Rae Cavin (C)

Stacee Rae CervantesSoniya Joseph ChakkalayilJohn Lawrence Chamberlain (C)

Maria Magdalena Chapa-PonceJulie Ann Chapman (C)

Ronda Ann ChennaultLakeisha M CherryNkem ChieduLori Hope ChiricoDeana Marie ChristensenDaniel Paul ChristopherMarcia Lynn ChristyChibogu Victoria Chukwukelu (S)

Steven CintronCarrie Ann Claus (M)

Karen Nicole Claussen (M)

Joann ClevelandRamona Louise Cleveland (C)

Elizabeth Ann Clifton (M)

Kara Ann ConnollyLisa Dawn CooperStacy Darlene CooperJonathan CorderoJennifer Lynn CorneliusJames Thomas CottrellHanna Leigh CoyleLuke Robert Creasman

Michelle Elyse Criger (M)

Deanna Marie CrowleyStephanie Anne CurtisKrista Rose DallLisa Marie Dangel (C)

Dwight A Davis (C)

Karen Marie DavisMary Elizabeth Deaton (M)

Andrew Douglas Denny (C)

Kimberly Gayle DeveauxCloressa Marie Dizney (M)

Sarah Shannon DodsonStacy Dawn Douglas (C)

Wynter Diane DoyalJill Marie DrewCamille Ralphene DumoitElizabeth Duran (C)

Joan Renea DzickJason Adam Eckols (S)

Susie Ann EdlundColleen Rita EickmeierDavid A EilerTheresa April Ekl (C)

Myriam ElzoghbiCharles Eromonsele EsechieJoyce Marie EsparzaNicole EsquivelNoemi EstradaPatricia Ann EverhartTolia N Fahner Onyonka (C)

Sarah Simone FalconeLinda Chantos Faucette (M)

Bernadette Elizabeth FeltonWinifred Lynn FletcherEvonne Nmi Ford (C)

Julie Christine Ford (M)

Deanna Lee Foster (C)

Lori Lynn FranssenMonique Cheree FullerReiko Furuya (M)

Ekaterina GabayMercy N GacuruBetty Jean GalbraithCrystal Arely GaldamezJennifer Lynn GallowayMilly M GanMandy Lynne Garnier (C)

Minimol George (C)

Linda F GillCrystal Starr GladdenStacie Renee GloedeDarla Kaye GonzalesLisa Sandlin Gough (C)

Sarah Elizabeth GradyChristine GravesMiranda Marie GreenStephanie Renee Griffith (C)

Karon Ruth GrubbsLizeth Silvana GrunMaira L GuevaraHaley Nicole Gutierrez (M)

Natalie HafeleTara Marie HaggardLorena June HallJulie Marie Hampton (C)

Daphne Renee’ HardieAvis Lynne HarrisDebra Jean HarrisEugenie Lee HartmanSarah J Hartman (M)

Tania Rochelle Hastings (M)

Sharon Marie HauswirthDanica Ruth HawkinsNicole Natashea HawkinsKarri Lynn Hayford (C)

Andrea Michelle Heggem (M)

Temple Diane Helm (M)

Marycarmen HernandezOmar Olinsser HernandezRose Argelic HernandezSandra Carabajal HernandezKathlene Mateo HilarioJennifer M HitchnerAllison Christine Hogan (C)

Kelly Maureen Holden (C)

Michael Alexander HollandCorey C HooperLaci Lauren HudsonSamantha HughesBenigna C U IgbokweRachel Kwaghbee IjirSobhana JacobMartha A JarquinMagel Ann JassoKerry L JenkinsAnne-Marie Theresa JensenMereena John (C)

Amber Christine JohnsonCheneka Dakise JohnsonMartha L JohnsonRonda Lee JohnsonSharon T JohnsonSherry Michelle JohnsonTyler May Johnson (C)

Valerie Genet JohnsonSharon Obrero Johnston (C)

Cynthia James Jones (M)

Kamilah T JonesRosha JoshiJames Edward Jurrens (C)

Adrian KaheakuTina Michele Kanagie (C)

Brandy Kanitz (M)

Seifu Alemu KebebawLinda Lee KelsoAnthony David Ketchersid (S)

Mary Jo KiddJisook KimAmber Michelle KingLaDonna J KingChristine Rebecca KocurekRachael A Kocurek (C)

Anna Marie KoralewskiBlake Dwayne KrakueTheresa KrellKimley Denise LaceyDeborah Anne LaigaieErica Nicole Lamarr (M)

NiCole Ann LandonAngela Denise Langford


Cheryl Elaine LawrenceHoseok LeeHye Roung LeeHye-Sun LeeJamie Lynn Lee (C)

Ji Yun LeeKaren Elizabeth Lestage (C)

Beverly Elaine LewisJulia LewisMarla Ann Licon (M)

Jared Linder (M)

Julie Rinell Link (M)

Mark Brandon Lisonbee (M)

Patricia Nicole Little (C)

Charlotte Michelle LoflinSue Ellen Louise LoiselJessica Paige LongmireJulie Catherine Lopez (S)

Heather Michele Madler (S)

Chrissy Ladon MadridNkeiruka Oduagu MadubuezeKathi Mcgee MartinezRoberta L MartinezDarlene Masters (C)

Alicia Lateef MathisSara Jean MayerReshay Antoinette MayfieldStephen Wayne McCrackenAbigail McFaddenVicki McNeirMartin B McQuaidJenny M MeissEvelyn Liliana MendezDianne Christine MerbachPedro MercadoMarissa Leigh MerrittSamantha June MerrittRobert P MeyerVickie Jean Meza (C)

Joy Hadassa MiccioAngela Ward Middleton (C)

Stacey Lynn Mitchum (C)

Tifuh MoforAngelica Hernandez MontoyaCarrie Mae MooreBrandi Kaylan Moore HinckleyRose-Ann Obiageli MorahErin Lynn MoreheadSha-Lene Mcneil MorganD’Shuanna Renee’ Morgan-GriceJuliana Emetaghor MowoeMelanie Martha MoylePaul Daniel Mundt (M)

Lana Rene MyersAdrienne F NashSofia Ignacia Nava (M)

Michael NdudimMindy Jay NeillHeather Ashley Nielson (C)

Vusindlu Samkeliso NkomoMichelle Anne Norvell

Angela Ndawi NwokoFemi Benaiah ObanorSonya Yvonne OchoaCatherine C OgbonnaClementina A OgwumaChinoyerem Anayo OjiMillian Adaobi OkaforJindu O OkwuwaSheila Renee Olivarez (C)

Vera OlojakpokeElo Edith OmakorCyril Chukwudi OnyemaechiYuliana Organiz-MataGraciela OrtegaSamuel Mboya OuyaJae ParkAlyse Kathleen PaullStephen PeardonDiana Lynn Pemberton (M)

Cori Ann PettitRhiannon PfullmanQuynh-Giao N PhamLisa Marie Pierce (C)

Jacob A Pietersen (M)

Andrea Brooke PiloteKathryn Brown PlacideBreanna Catherine PlayerSteven Thomas PleimanJacquelyn Elizabeth PodusloBrenda Faye PorchBianca Abbott PosadaErin Michelle PraterKimberly Alain Prejean (S)

Amanda Esther Price (S)

Lisa Jeannette PrinceHolly Ann ProbascoBrenda Kay PutzDiane Jean Raines-Gass (S)

Victor Michael Armea RamosNaeemah Tamar RedmondMargaret C ReedMinerva Yolanda ReyesTanya Annette Roberge (C)

Sharon Lorraine RobertsAdonis Rodriguez (C)

Laura Mae Rodriguez (C)

Brena Eskine Romero (M)

Vikramjit K RupinderHelen Rose Sacchette (C)

Mario Alfonso SalazarJames R SalinasShaneicka Nicole SalterLauren Denise SanchezYvette Flores SanchezDonna Lea Sanft (C)

Eduardo Santana MaquedaSamantha Jo SantiagoJessica Nicole SantoyoApryl Dawn Satterlee (M)

Robert Ellis Satterlee (M)

Jennifer Jimenez Sauls

Katrina SchabackerStephanie Anne Schaefer (M)

Carla Ann SchwertnerCelia Leigh ScottRebecca Lynne ScottDeborah Jean Segoviano (S)

Heather Anne Holt SeidelJessica R Sena (C)

Patti Lynn ShaverDebra Lynn ShearonChristi Lynn ShelleySharyn Birch ShepherdDeborah ShortDannee RA SilvaKatia Luzia SimsManjeet SinghLakiesha N SkiefRegina Lynn SledgeLauren Elizabeth SmithSarah SnowJennifer Linzel Soifer (M)

Daniel P SolisStephanie Nepomuceno SorianoStephany SosaMichael Eugene SparksMaria Amparo SpeersStephanie Claire SpencerJessica StackKristen Elizabeth SteelmanBeatrice Ogoh StephensStephanie Hope Stetina (M)

Ashley Nicole Strait (S)

Michelle Frances StraleyShabnum Shakeel SuhagAmanda Lin Swarts (M)

Marcella Jane SzeligaPatricia Womack TannerConnie Sue Taylor (M)

Susan Warren TaylorMargaret TechtmannTina Marie TerryLisa Marie TheilerShederick Lee ThomasTammy Ann ThrallJohnnie Lynn TimmonsJoanne TobiasTerri A TravisJulie Ann TreadawayAravah Treister (S)

Cynthia C TrueloveRenee TunstallRobbie Jennice TurnerRebecca Anne TuttRisea Twum-Barima (M)

Jane Ngozi UdehNgozi UketuiGretchen Lynn Umlor (M)

Beth Holcombe UsryDonna Jean Valdez (M)

Lynda Kristine Valdez (M)

Joyce K Van Nostrand



Danielle Marie Vargas (C)

Sylvia Lorena VargasEdward James VasquezJanice Evelyn VasquezGloria Jean Verret (C)

Judith Vonehr (C)

Claudette C WaitesLisa Denise WallTammy Dean WallaceJackie Yvette Warren-Jackson (C)

Keith WarzechaMinnie Mae WashingtonDonica WestNicole Annette WestCarol Gist WhiteElizabeth Ann White (M)

Racquel Emalie WhiteDena Kay WilliamsLogan Alan Williams (C)

Lynette Rene WilliamsRonda Leigh Williamson (C)

Lynelle Lea WittNattaya WongsuwanElizabeth Deann WoodRhonda Lynn WoodsonTeresa Woolf (C)

Maria Michelle WorfulBo WuLing Chia YangJessica Dietz YarbroughAshley Dianna YountReena Abraham ZachariahGulnaz Zangirova

college of Science

Doctoral DegreesdOctOr Of philOsOphy in chEmistryJeremy Spence BarnesM.S., UT Arlington, 2010B.S., UT Arlington, 2003Dissertation Title: Characterization of Flavonoid Structures and Reactivities Using Online Continuous Flow Kinetic Measurements and Higher Order MSnSupervising Professor: Kevin Schug

Shuai ChenB.S., Donghua University, 2008Dissertation Title: Design and Synthesis of Flavin-Based Organocatalysts for Biomimetic Aerobic Oxidation ReactionsSupervising Professor: Frank Foss

Ghazaleh GhadimkhaniB.S., University of Tehran, 2009Dissertation Title: Novel Electrode Material for Carbon Dioxide and Dioxygen ReductionSupervising Professor: Krishnan Rajeshwar

Leticia LoredoB.S., UT Arlington, 2008Dissertation Title: Dioxygen and Peroxide Activation by an Unnatural Amino Acid Incorporated Cytochrome P450cam and P450 BM3Supervising Professor: Roshan Perera

Jonathan Paul SmutsM.S., University of Stellenbosch, 2008B.S., University of Cape Town, 1999B.S., University of Cape Town, 1998Dissertation Title: The Use of Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) and Liquid Chromatography (LC) for the Separation of Pharmaceutical Products, Natural Products, and Chiral Phosphoric and Sulfonic AcidsSupervising Professor: Daniel Armstrong

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in EnvirOnmEntAl And EArth sciEncEJamie Annette MillerM.S., UT Arlington, 1997B.S., UT Arlington, 1989Dissertation Title: Motion and Rigidity of the Caribbean Plate and the Geodetic Monitoring of Dominica, Lesser AntillesSupervising Professor: Glen Mattioli

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in ExpErimEntAl psychOlOgyYunHee ChoiM.A., Indiana State University, 2007B.A., Duksung Women’s University, 2004Dissertation Title: An Examination of the Validity of the Central Sensitization Inventory with Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal DisordersSupervising Professor: Robert Gatchel

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in mAthEmAticsHuankun FuM.S., Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2008B.S., Xuzhou Normal University, 2004Dissertation Title: High Order Numerical Schemes For PDEs and Applications in CFDSupervising Professor: Chaoqun Liu

Manoj Kumar ThapaM.S., Tribhuvan University, 2005B.S., Tribhuvan University, 2002Dissertation Title: DNS Study for the Origin and Mechanism of the Chaotic Flow in Late Boundary Layer Transition over a Flat PlateSupervising Professor: Chaoqun Liu

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Nilusha LT PadivitageM.S., University of Peradeniya, 2004B.S., University of Peradeniya, 2002Dissertation Title: Development, Evaluation, and Application of Cyclofructans as Separation AgentsSupervising Professor: Daniel Armstrong

Haixiao QiuM.S., East China University of Science and Technology, 2008B.S., East China University of Science and Technology, 2005Dissertation Title: Development of New Stationary Phases and Their Applications in High-Performance Liquid ChromatographySupervising Professor: Daniel Armstrong

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in ExpErimEntAl psychOlOgy

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Priya Anapurna IyerM.S., UT Arlington, 2010B.A., Purdue University, 2008Dissertation Title: What Are The Long-Term Consequences of Peer Victimization? Changes in Biological Functioning and Its Effects on Psychological and Physical HealthSupervising Professor: Lauri Jensen-Campbell

Adria Denise ToliverM.S., UT Arlington, 2010B.A., Agnes Scott College, 2008Dissertation Title: Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility Through Organizational Values: A Scale Validation StudySupervising Professor: Shannon Scielzo

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in mAthEmAtics

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Ibrahim DiakiteM.S., UT Arlington, 2009B.S., Cadi Ayyad University, 2006Dissertation Title: Effects of Discrete Time Delays and Parameters Variation on Dynamical SystemsSupervising Professor: Benito Chen-Charpentier

Xiaoyang DongB.S., Sichuan University, 2008Dissertation Title: Mathematical Modeling of Nutrient Recycling and Toxin Production in a GradostatSupervising Professor: Hristo Kojouharov

Daoying LinM.S., UT Arlington, 2012B.S., Fuzhou University, 2008Dissertation Title: Haplotype-Based Statistical Inference for Case-Control Genetic Association Studies with Complex SamplingSupervising Professor: Yan Li

Weichao WangB.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 2008Dissertation Title: Alternating Directional Doubling Algorithm for M-matrix Algebraic Riccati EquationSupervising Professor: Ren-cang Li


dOctOr Of philOsOphy in psychOlOgyTamer Farouk DesoukyM.S., UT Arlington, 2011B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2006Dissertation Title: The Association Between Executive Functioning and Self-Regulation Strategies in Relation to the Protective Health Behaviors of Physical Activity and Healthy EatingSupervising Professors: Jared Kenworthy, Mary Cazzell

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Jeffrey SwansonM.A., Texas State University, 2006B.A., Texas Tech University, 2004Dissertation Title: Predictors of Adjustment to September 11th and the Anthrax AttacksSupervising Professor: Angela Liegey Dougall

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in QuAntitAtivE BiOlOgyKatrina Lynn PoundM.S., Texas State University at San Marcos, 2008B.S., UT Austin, 2004Dissertation Title: Local and Watershed Influences on the Species Composition and Functional Organization of Stream Diatom Communities in the Acid-Impacted Adirondack Region of New YorkSupervising Professor: Sophia Passy

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Jyotiska ChaudhuriM.S., University of Abertay Dundee, 2007B.T., West Bengal University of Technology, 2005Dissertation Title: Nematodes with Three Genders: Models for the Evolution of Mating Systems, Parasitism, and AgingSupervising Professor: Andre Pires da Silva

Natalie Ellen HubbardM.S., UT Arlington, 2005B.S., UT Arlington, 2003Dissertation Title: Impacts of Anthropogenic Disturbances and Drought on Breeding Bird Abundance and Diversity in the Rolling Plains Ecoregion of TexasSupervising Professor: Robert McMahon

Alisa Moric JohnsonB.S., UT Arlington, 2005Dissertation Title: The Ability of Saponins from Variety of Natural Sources to Prevent Infection Caused by Common Waterborne PathogensSupervising Professor: Michael Roner

Nisita ObulareddyM.S., Bharathidasan University, 2000Dissertation Title: Biological Function of JAZ Proteins in the Interaction Between Pseudomonas syringae and Arabidopsis thalianaSupervising Professor: Maeli Melotto

Master’s Degrees

Department of BiologymAstEr Of sciEncE in BiOlOgySudip AdhikariBernadette Celise AguilarMichelle EllerLauren Stephanie HardyHarry Okezie Okoroegbe

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Leslie A SegoviaAnchana Thaweethawakorn

Department of Chemistry and BiochemistrymAstEr Of sciEncE in chEmistryAarti Bashyal

Program in Earth and Environmental SciencesmAstEr Of sciEncE in EnvirOnmEntAl And EArth sciEncEJason BerryFidelis EgboguTisha FarrAngela KilpatrickSean Shahryar KimiagarAlex MankinPaul David MonahanRobert F NikirkZachary Robert TondreGlory Walker

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Brett HuffmanErin Elizabeth McPhersonChinonye Uloaku Uwaga

mAstEr Of sciEncE in gEOlOgyShariva DarmaoenJerry Timothy FordJillian RowleyTore Ray Wiksveen

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Oluwasesan Ayo AlaladeSkyler Stiefel Smith

Department of MathematicsmAstEr Of Arts in mAthEmAticsJames Matthew AlexanderJill-Nicole AlexanderNhi T BuiBrandon Daniel Heine

mAstEr Of sciEncE in mAthEmAticsHyung Wook Chun

Department of PhysicsmAstEr Of sciEncE in physicsEmad Nayef Nimri

Department of PsychologymAstEr Of sciEncE in psychOlOgyAdalberto Rodriguez Araiza IIAllyson Antoinette Cua AranaMaria Elizabeth Guarneri-WhiteSamara Morris BobzeanHollie Beth Pellosmaa


Department of BiologyBAchElOr Of Arts in BiOlOgyByanca ArmijoMayra CelisErin Ariel Greene (M)

Emily Rebecca JabourKyle E JenkinsTiffany M NguyenNida RajaAmy Jo Tils (M)

Timothy Aaron Witter (S)

Julie Wright

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Joshua Blake BarnesCrystal Marie CookseyLindsey M Hart

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in BiOlOgyLena A Abuhandara (S)

Mayuen Kol AjakMahmoud Hatim Al-Ajba (C)

Carola Miller AlvarezMariela Andrea Alvarez-ObregonTravis Duane Anteau (C)

Mohammed AsaduzzamanToria AtesMercy U AyubaPankaj BC (C)

Christine Marie Bateson (M)

Steven Randall BeanEmmanuel Asare BekoeThomas Michael Bell (M)

Whitney Shane Bell



Neal A BennettSamik BhattaraiAlexandra Michelle CawthorneDavid Samuel Chapman (S)

Santosh Kumar Chaurasia (C)

Layal Mohamad ChehadeWenjing ChenAmanda Grace Cleveland (S)

Daniel Luis De La CruzLarance A DelasbourChandani Dhungana (S)

Mohammad Majed DiabKaleigh Brooke DodsonCourtney Erin ElledgeChristina FarrarChristopher Michael FieldsBinyam Mezgebe Fitwi (S)

Jennifer C FoxAndre Jamil FrancisLisa K Gamwell (M)

Rajan GautamElizabeth Michelle GebhardtAndrew T GeorgeErica M GrebackAmanda Diane GreerSteve HaOmar M Hamdan

(Second major in Microbiology)

Charles Darran HansonSylvia May HarmonJenna L HatchittAshlee L HeilandYadira Y HernandezBarbra HilliardSarah Elizabeth Rae HolbrookJohnny HuynhJennifer Elizabeth InnisTesneem Issa (S)

Jesney Jacob (C)

Amir JalaliChelsea Dian JohnsonMelvin J JohnsonZainah A JubainAmrita Singh Kamboj (C)

Courtney Milas KennedyElizabeth Z KhanPeter Yong KimFrederick B KouriePriscilla Janneth KrinkeyMindy LamAnthony LePhuong Trang Nguyen Le (M)

Minlu Li (C)

Adrianna D LucasKaren A MaciasCory Thomas MalonePrija ManandharJazzmin Janae MarshallJosh Tanner McMurray (M)

Pornpasouk Donald MingbouphaYatish A Mistry (C)

Mia Evette MooreJose Luis MoralesRojelio MoralesKibanda Junior Munianga

Sophia N NgengeBao-Thach N NgoJustin M NgoAnh Thu D NguyenBich Tram T Nguyen (S)

Charlie L NguyenDavid H Nguyen (M)

Elizabeth Tran NguyenToan Quoc Nguyen (S)

Koyenum C Obi (M)

Chinomso Ogbonna OgbonnaFlorence A OgunfunwaMahendra Kumar OliDua’a A Omar (M)

Rachel A OmondiLauren Michelle OverzetRavi J PatelAlberta N PeprahDarah F PereiraCorina Perez (C)

Trang Thi Xuan PhanKiara Melissa PortilloAustin Taylor Price (C)

Frances Nicole ProctorVinh Quach (M)

Monica RiveraJennifer Michelle RochaCaitlin Sackett (C)

Said Abubaker SadatTanu SainiKarina Annette SalmeronSamuel T ScarboroughLauren S ScottAmi Shrestha (C)

Nadia Meher SiddiqiBrooklynne E SimpsonMacie Rujoan SkinnerRachel M Sparks (M)

Samuel Christian StanleyAndrea Lopiccolo Stinson (S)

(Second major in Chemistry)

Joshua Mathew Thomas (C)

Renita Aby Thomas (C)

Bryan V ToVictoria To (M)

Lisa Tran (S)

The Kim T TranSamuel Eliezar UriasAnh Tuyet Thi Vu (S)

Wesley R WaltersJessica E WashingtonElester WilliamsRebekah K WithersNa Ra YoonGreer Larkin Young

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Rita M AberleStarla S AndersonAhmed BashirAbner CabrialesOmair Rafiq ChaudryDarrelle L Colinot (C)#

Kara Elizabeth CrouchImohimi Eboweme

Mohamad M El-KhatibNidaa Mewafac El-KhatibJose F HernandezMicah Garza HoldenChandni Jayesh JariwalaMarque S JonesRafel KaloNabin KhadkaHyunmin KimSungryeong Kim (S)

Aneetta Kuriakose (C)

Angela Rachelle LaneMariano E MarquezGenesis Chamreun MoulMike NguDzung V NguyenBrett Edward NoeskeBrittany Nussbaum (M)

Javier Eduardo Ordonez (S)

Jinlee Amber Park (M)

Henry PenaKyle Patrick Pentony (C)

Phuong Duy PhamUyen Hoang Thao Pham (C)

Nhi Tuyet Phan-Tran (M)

Parostu Rohanni (M)

Lindsey Diane SteckerSummer Rinske StevensNgoc Bich P Ta (M)

Hung Thanh TranTuan N VuVinith S VunnamAndrea Shannon WilliamsStephanie E Windschitl

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in mEdicAl tEchnOlOgyNarendra Dhoj BhandariSabeena DhunganaSusama DotelEmiko Dougherty (C)

Yashoda GhimireSantosh ShresthaHameeda Surani

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Cody S Ferstl

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in micrOBiOlOgyNhan H DoZachary K JacksonFelipe LiconJorge A SilvaCriselda Fuentes Torres

(Second major in Biology)

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Thea P BlesenerMohsin LateefAlina ShresthaStephanie E Windschitl3


Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryBAchElOr Of sciEncE in BiOchEmistrySamantha H BaldadoJonathone Yang (C)

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Sana AnwarJoshua Adam Kain

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in BiOlOgicAl chEmistryStephanie Kau KorlieTony Nguyen*Courtney M Wolfskill

BAchElOr Of Arts in chEmistryAmanda Megan Beckwith

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in chEmistryDouglas F CastrilloElisa M Rice (C)

Jonathan B Thacker (M)

Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesBAchElOr Of sciEncE in EnvirOnmEntAl And EArth sciEncEMikael P Hiestand (S)

Samridhi Shakya

BAchElOr Of Arts in gEOlOgy

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Mark Trevor Washuleski

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in gEOinfOrmAtics

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Joseph B Manuel

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in gEOlOgyMonet R AlvaradoJulio Fernando AlvarezVincent P EgyedAntonio GilmanJoshua B HodgeAmmar Abduljabbar IbraheemBrandy M MartinezMichael A RayZakariah Edward SabatkaSteve Santana (M)

William Joel SchifferJoseph A Sortore (C)

Zachary E SuttonGuy A TurnerJenna M West (S)

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Derek T BammelCiel Elizalde

Ziad Mohamad HamamDaniel Raymond Kirkwood (S)

Musube Andre MusubeKishan Suwal

Department of MathematicsBAchElOr Of Arts in mAthEmAticsSamantha Shannon CrowellNorma Ghanem (S)*Albert C Lopez

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in mAthEmAticsFatima A AyyadAlexander D CarringtonVishal J DodhiyaNhan Trong Le (C)

Jesus E PerezBrian C SadlerJoseph A Smith

(Second major in Physics)

Erick Allan Villarreal (S)

Department of PhysicsBAchElOr Of Arts in physicsDenver R Scott

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in physicsRuperto AlejandroAaron BacaJeremiah D BrowneKeith P GrayWalter Alec HuertaKathleen F SmilieJaime Omar Soto

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Matthew W HarperMonica Sosa

Department of PsychologyBAchElOr Of Arts in psychOlOgyMaryam Y Afify (M)

Blessing O AnantiLaura P AraizaArturo David Bermea (C)

Leigha Michelle BouldinMelissa Shay ButlerSierra P Cantu (S)

Brandi Marcee Cavener (M)

Daniela Alexa Chaires (S)

Laureen Esther ChamaguaHeidi E ChildersJessica Brooke Connell (M)

Alicia M CouchPhi DanhRebecca Ann Davis (S)

Christopher- Rodriguez De PerezAliza Katrina Denobrega (M)*

Sarah DuckettYassmin A Eldouh


Roxana FloresVictor M FloresDeanna Ree GarrettNakita D GeeCassidy A GormanMichael Benjamin GundersonAdrianna Celeste GuzmanFrancisco J GuzmanJordan Taylor Irvin (M)

Jesse B JassoStephanie A Johnson (M)

Kelsi Ane Lucas (M)

Tristyn Lee-Noell LusterAudria Michelle Lyons (S)

Kayla Sharnell McDowYukie K McGregorChelsi NajeraMichelle Thuy Nguyen (S)

Inaba Janessa OnojetaDaniel Morales Palacios (M)

Agustin Rodriguez (C)

Karina A RohrDana SahloulMark Alexander SalinasEduardo SanchezAlexandra Kim SchillerSarah Nicole SchrammeTiffany Rae SolaCynthia Judith TellezKatherine Anne ThompsonChristie Huizar ValleEmily Ann Wingard

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Bradley Joseph Blackstone (M)

Ramona Gabriela FraustoDestiny D GabrielTyler G GarrettNancy Marie MillerBernard Adusei OwusuJanet Seibatu ParkerBrian R Ravkind (C)

Nisha Shrestha (M)

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in psychOlOgyZafina Ahsan (M)

Krystal Suzanne Belt (C)

Brooke D DennisChristopher J Fraher (C)

Pringka Hossain (S)

Victoria Ashley IchoGillian Erin LuszikMusaab Adam MonierPallavi SharmaMarianne Dione Zafra


*Honors College#McNair Scholar


School of SociAl Work

Doctoral DegreesdOctOr Of philOsOphy in sOciAl wOrkAmy M Strong-BlakeneyM.S.W., University of Houston, 1999B.S.W., UT Austin, 1994Dissertation Title: Systemic Components of Care that Affect Self-Sufficiency for Youth Transitioning out of Foster CareSupervising Professor: Maria Scannapieco

Pamela Hancock BowersM.S.W., University of Denver, 2006B.A., San Francisco State University, 2005Dissertation Title: Development of an Adaptation Model for Health Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Grounded Theory StudySupervising Professor: John Bricout

Gracie BrownellM.S., Baylor University, 2009B.A., Shorter University, 2006Dissertation Title: The Reintegration Experiences of Ex-Child Soldiers in LiberiaSupervising Professor: Randall Basham

Aaron RobbM.E., University of North Texas, 1997B.S., Texas A&M University, 1993Dissertation Title: Professional Preparation and Practices of Child Custody Evaluators: A Comparative Study of Masters-Level and Doctoral-Level PractitionersSupervising Professor: Maria Scannapico

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Latoya LeShea SmithM.A., UT Arlington, 2005B.A., UT Arlington, 2002Dissertation Title: Ecological Correlates Associated with the Academic Achievement of African American YouthSupervising Professor: Maria Scannapieco

Master’s DegreesmAstEr Of sciEncE in sOciAl wOrkKimberly ParkerKarla ArenasTamala Baker-McMichaelCourtney LeAnn BarnardGena R BarrettKenzie BrewerMonica Diane BrownStephanie BrownElsa Leticia BulmerSheri BumgardnerAudrey BurnettDavid Leon Butler JrCherise A CaldwellMayra Camacho-Mota

Deborah Ann CardosaCarmen CharlesGertrude ChidemeCarrie ChristalTaylor Courtney CopeRebecca Ann CoxChannell Joyce DanielsMarissa Sade DavidJewel E DeyBrittany Nicole DisbrowAlexandra DohertyChad E DuncanChiara EberhardtJarett Brice EdgeTierra EvansEmily Diane FooteLaura FredericksMargarita GonzalezMichelle Lynn GrayPatricia Vasquez GuardiolaRobert Austin GuessCrystal Noel HaasRobin Alane HarpAlyshia HarterMakayla HixKristina HonnollDee Jacobi-EdwardsGaren Jarvis GasparroFatima G JenkinsMary Elizabeth KopsovichAmy LaneVeronica Lara OrozcoBrian H LockettErica MartinezAnpu MathewsJane Qualls MathisChantal MaysSierra D McFanAmber MillerChastity Shantay MillerKendall MillerNikisha LaChand MosleyAnn NakibuyeLeah Nicole NelsonSu’don NelsonAmy NewmanErika NewtonAnastasia Angelique NixonTerra Michelle OdenJeanine PalmerArnaldo PellotVictor Manuel PeralesVanessa Michelle PettijohnMegan PickAditi PrabhakarRebecca RayCristina SarmientoAlyce Rachel SeligsonAmber ShattuckLatricia Lanell ShawJaniece C SmallwoodErica SmithKatrice Ravon SmithDana StewartElizabeth Tchakarov

Shardonnay ThompsonShannon Nichole ThurstonNamalia (Mali) Pearl ThurwachterErika TrevinoShameka TurnerCaitlyn UsseryLeticia Monica Villa GuerreroKathy WalkerJessica WellsShamika L WheatonAlaiyia Nicole WilliamsBeverly Kassanderia WilliamsValarie Leatrice WilliamsGretchen A WilsonTamara WobigJoshua Cole WrightKatelynn York

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Jordan E AdairSamie Jo BealErika Katherine BischofTiffnie Lyn BorcherdingKrystle R BordleyThana BouaphanthavongJenna BoydHeather BraunWhitney Porshay BrembyCassi BrownDante’ BryantLaura Gonzales BullardAntonina CappelloCornelia CaseyLisa Rose CashVeronica Kristine ConleyAshley Nicole CortezNeidra Mignon CovingtonMichelle L DeGrateCatelyn Elizabeth Gray DevlinBrittany Hernandez EghaneyanMarisol EspinalCelena Dawn FanninMeredith FarleyNaomi Ruth FarmerJanett Luna FrancoArinda Lynn GonzalesAmanda GoreDonna Nicole GoreMegan Michelle GravesElizabeth Swan GreenAshley HagoodJessica McLelland HamKelsey Nichole HaroldsonJennifer HelmsKarla Hilburn PrivettShannon Elizabeth HillCecily Jo HolderSara Lauren JacksonCelena Peace JamesJennifer GarrossVictoria KaelinAudrena Rochelle KelleyColleen A KingStacy Leveridge ElmoreTania M Lewis


Cassity LucasRashiwe MadzimaMargaret MartinConcepcion G MartinezStacie Brooke MathisLindsay Anne MatousekLeslee Dawn Hauoliokalani MatthewsLacie Michelle MayTyler Louis McAnallyMindy McDonaldRichard Thomas McPheeKita M OcasioKathryn OsindeMarion OssaSarah Nicole PatschkeRobert PeacockMonica Elida PerezBrittany Michelle PerryAshley RichardsonCandice RichardsonValerie Anderson RichardsonSherrie SandersNicole Lee SaundersShasta Brooke ShermanTeresa Arellano ShipleyTimothy ShreveCharnei Mychell SmithJana Ashley SmithLachelle StewardAlfi J ThazhathelMatthew ThiasJo Ann ThomasAnna Marie TijerinaZarafsheen VeerjeeCheryl Lynne WaltersJessica WellsEureka Nicole WilliamsLisannia WilliamsTrenna LeTreese WilliamsElsbeth WilsonMonica WilsonHasiba Zaidi UsmanLori Jo Zuniga

Baccalaureate DegreesBAchElOr Of sOciAl wOrkValerie Adame (S)

Melissa Abril AlvaradoCrystal Marie AndersonCindy C Bassey (C)

Aishah E Bilal (S)

Laky Eric BrobbeyJennie CagleMeredith Mikles Calhoun (M)

Dolores A CastilloCaitlin Elizabeth DackMasoumeh Alipour DidehbaniLiLian Nwamaka EsenwahJennifer Renee Frias (C)

Andrew Margarito Garcia

Charity Chantel GaryBethany Ann GignacCharles Albert GillumLekeitha Denise GriffinAmanda H GuerraRegent Victoria HamJames Douglas Hargon (M)

Cristina HerreraPrecious Bernice HigginsChloe Nichole JohnsonMathews Joy (S)

Marlaina Tyler JuarezAudria Michelle Lyons (S)

Kimberlee Anne Main-Munoz (M)

Travanti Octavia Mapps (C)

Raymond Anthony Martinez (C)

Reniqua K MayesCandy MejiaLeslie Ann Oates (C)

Anna Elizabeth OrtaTalea Renee OwensShauntol Elise OyewoleElisama PargasFabio G PassanoAlyssa Marie PerezKristin Kory PerkinsNatalie Laurie PinedaKendra L PottsKathryn Lynn Radford (M)

Hector RamosAdriana ReyesLupita J RomoCasondra N SargentJamie Bms SchmittScot D SmithTraci SmithShandreka Shanae ThomasShatavia Fatima ThomasJamelyn Rene ThompsonAdam Wittney TurnerAmada UrbinaWinter Nicole VasquezYuridiana Villa-Gutierrez (C)

Eduardo VillanuevaJames A WallaceSonja WrightBrandon Demond Wyrick

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Maisha Juanita AkbarMegan T AlschbachGulshat Amanmuradova (S)

Laurel Ashley BallDa’Joya S BarnesBrenda Maria BeltranBrian Christopher BerryBailey Rebecca BishopLakeisha Nicole BradfordSarah Denise Burns (M)

Abbie G ByrdLola Rena Cannon

Cara L CrabtreeRyan Joseph CrookImelda De La CruzCrystal DiazMaricruz FloresLisa GabelBeatriz Garcia (C)

Vanessa GomezAlyssa Dawn Gonzalez (C)

Feydra Kay GorslineAmanda Michele GrimsleyCatherine Nicolette Gulley (M)

Christi Diane HarrellStorme Ellexiz HenryMia D Hudson (C)

Erin N Ingram (C)

Angela Kay Jackson (M)

Whitney F JohnsonNatalie Renee’ JordanEld’Hah S KaswautkaAlissa KeophilavanhLaToysha KirklinCarole M LafreniereRebecca Lynn Lawton (S)

Gracious Tsitsi MachamireMegan Marie ManningThomas Richard Manuelle (S)

Jonathan A Mata (C)

Danielle Marie Mings-McDanielSilvia MoraElizabeth Ailene MorrisMartina M MosleyStacey D Nelson (M)

Katherine Marie NicholsonCourtney NikkelMaria C Orozco (C)

Andrea OrtizAmanda PatrickSara M PembertonLavette Trenton PereiraSarah M RaymerShannon Cappiadocia ReynoldsNicole Gabrielle Rocco (M)

Janice C RustinAnn Marie SandersErin Marybeth SolanoDennis Michael TarverTiffany L Todd (C)

Tien Tran (C)

Adia Sarah TurnerMahogany Nicole WilsonNanepo Assibi Yentoumane (C)

Selena Marie Zamora



School of urBAn And PuBlic AffAirS

Doctoral DegreesdOctOr Of philOsOphy in puBlic And urBAn AdministrAtiOnVeronica ColeM.A., Texas Woman’s University, 2010M.A., Texas Woman’s University, 2008B.A., Texas Woman’s University, 2005Dissertation Title: Effective Truancy Reduction Programs: How is Success Defined?Supervising Professor: Maria Martinez-Cosio

Julius Awuor OwinoM.P.A., UT Arlington, 2010B.S., University of Nairobi, 1981Dissertation Title: The Factors that Influence the Development of Performance Measures in Texas CountiesSupervising Professors: Alejandro Rodriguez, Rod Hissong

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Brittany RodriguezM.S., UT Arlington, 2008B.S., Texas A&M, 1996Dissertation Title: Prison Pre-Release Facilities in Texas: What Effect Do These Programs Have On Offender SuccessSupervising Professor: Rod Hissong

dOctOr Of philOsOphy in urBAn plAnning And puBlic pOlicy

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Gizachew TessoM.S., UT Arlington, 2005M.Arch., Odessa Architecture and Civil Engineering Institute, 1991Dissertation Title: Challenges of Mixed-Use Developments: An Analysis of Current Mixed Use Developments in U.S.A.Supervising Professor: Ardeshir Anjomani

Master’s Degrees

Program in City and Regional PlanningmAstEr Of city And rEgiOnAl plAnningBinay AdhikariSang Chun AhnKelsey BerryFrancisco Estrada IIICassandra HarasheKamran KhatibiTiffany McLeodRyan Mulkey

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Jeff Liu

Department of Interdisciplinary StudiesmAstEr Of sciEncE in intErdisciplinAry studiEs (sustAinABility trAck)Rodney Malone

Program in Public AdministrationmAstEr Of puBlic AdministrAtiOnKarin AbeytaKenneth Scott BakerSheila Alicia Elizabeth BehrensPriscylla BentoFrances E CainShelton DunnMatthew FosterArlinda Marie GarciaKelsey Nichole HaroldsonRochelle Dawn ImmelDaniel G JeanesNeal LeeJennifer MartinezTiara Ashlei NugentBrett Duane OliverGhadir QadduraBrittany Anne ScottCaitlan SmelleyAndrea SoufleeArlene SteadmanCharles Ray Winfield Jr

Degree conferred Aug. 14, 2013Dorian Craig Cockrell

Program in Urban AffairsmAstEr Of Arts in urBAn AffAirsClifford Smith BlumbergSusan Margaret DellingerShawna MurrayMakeshia RobinsonKewondra L Teague

Baccalaureate DegreesBAchElOr Of Arts in intErdisciplinAry studiEsBrittni Lynn AdamsAmidu Ademola AhmedWeon Kyung AhnLauren M AlmandTarin Brooke AzzalinaJoshua Colby BelmorrisLinda L ChauJennifer Ellen CiarlarielloJonathan M ClayChristina G ClayborneLori Denise ColemanSarah J CottrellDawn Manley Doubrava (C)

Megan Elise DwinellTaylor N FarmerKathryn Dixie Funchess (M)

Melissa Therese Giangrosso

Breyanna V GrigsbyLekendra HayesKatheryn Louise HolcombBintu Kanda JahBrittany V JohnsonDaniel James JordanPaul KanuElsie Nadine LangstonFariba LatifJorge Ivan LopezShady Sol LunaGreg L MacmillanPattama MahitthikornAnn T Mai (C)

John-Paul K MitchellEric Earl MullenVeronica Lourdes MunozPhu Z NguyenHailey Paige NoellTomas A OjedaAlake G OniMauricio PadillaJunseok Park (S)

Kady Danielle PearceBrynn Trischel PettigrewKaren PichardoRamond Joseph RamirezKailey Sharee Renaud (C)

Simone RiggsJulie Alisa RomanKarl W RuttValentina Elizabeth SchifanoKimberly Ann SewardSymone Chante ShawAmanda Paige SingletonDeandrea M SmithAndrea L ThorneErica L TisbyPhillip Thomas TolliverDarcee TorresJoseph Lane Turner (C)

Michelle A VenissatDaniel VinesBrandon Christopher WallerChad Alan WandelYolanda WilliamsKelsey R WillsonFarzana M Yesmin

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Kasey Rae Abernathy (C)

Parin AhmadiCharles Jeremy AlexanderMisty L Barth (M)

Adrienne BissahTamara BreeseJeffrey Scott BroaddusAshley Marie CampbellCraig ClarkRochelle M CoxMichael J CruzElizabeth Abigail Davis (C)

Jennifer Marie ElliottJared Brett GillmoreRebecca Gines


Ashley L GrayKarina Monserrat HernandezBilly Roy HighRoel Eden HinojosaMinji KangRomain MartinEric Bradley McGinnisTiphany T Moguel-YoungKara J MorieartySha’Ron Denise PickettSalvador PortilloMirna I RamirezMaribel RenteriaJeremy Alan Sanders (C)

Felicia L SheeleyGlenn Walter Showers (C)

Candice G SmithClinton K Tippett (S)

Danielle Paige Van der KnaapKevin Lee WaddleTreasure J WashingtonJohn Justin Watkins (S)

Antoinette Caneshia Wilson

BAchElOr Of sciEncE in intErdisciplinAry studiEsKrystal-Rose Nnenna AguGloria Agoriboba AtugubaElizabeth BandaTannia A BustamanteTravis C EddyCollin Edward FrisingerJacquelyn T JackJean Marie Johns (S)

Lisa Ruelas

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2014Tiffany D BerryAndrew Phillip FosterAndrew S JenkinsJordan Kendralee JornsQuinton D MossChasiney PattersonThuy Nha Jea Thi PhamMacrina E SanchezLiva Yalong

univerSity college

Baccalaureate DegreesBAchElOr Of sciEncE in univErsity studiEsManoj Mani AbrahamNicole K AndersonDaniel J ArreguinJessica Renee AveryLacresha Kay BaileySavannah N BallardCaley D Beatty

Laura Patricia BecerraJeremiah Wayne BentleyLindsay Maureen Boyle (S)

Cody Lamont BrackensArlicia R BradfordHeather R Bradley (C)

Catherine Nichole BrownAmy Denise BuitronJennifer Yvonne BustillosJasmine A BustosEmily Anne CainWilliam Alexander CameronAdelina C CantuShannyn Marie CareyAndrew James CarltonMeagan Jessica CarrollLacey Micheal CarterMegan A CaseyClaudia CastroVictoria CernadasJustin Cortez ClarkLinda Chau ClarkChristine Marie ClothierDanielle Deniece ComeauxCourtney Lynn CooperJana M CorcoranCordia D’ Undrina CorneliousMelanie Christine CottlesTrevor Chantz CottrellMargaret Jo CurtisDeWayne DavisReginald Scott DavisAnna-Kay K DeanMariah DempseyKorshaya DorseySarah Marjorie DouglasPatrick Christopher DunnBrittany Lea ElliottPatricia Anne EllisDavid Ryan EtleyTaylor EubanksAaron R FennellJennifer E FilesLetecia J FloresJessica Ann ForrestDawn Michelle Foster ParraLauren Michelle FraleyKristi Michelle FrancoEdward GarciaRene Daniel GarciaMarlene GarzaDanyelle D GoldsmithSandra Duron GonzalezEbonie Delynn GravesClair M GreenKady Leigh-Ann GuilloryDonna Esperanza GutierrezWhitney Rachael GwynLeKevia HamptonJames M Harber

Jahanzeb HashmiKymberly C HenryJordan Taylor HouseLindsey Beth HowellRegina Uche IdemudiaOrnella Botelua IlassoIslam Mohammad IsaElvin Jeremy JacksonKenneth K JacksonRachel Kay JamesLee Ann JeromeBritton Summer JohnsonGabriel Joseph KingShanda Sue KolkmanGerry Farandi LabanSamantha Jane LacombeBeverly J LauderdaleAdebola H LawalSyble LawleyAlan B LetterLuisa M Lineros (M)

Ibeth LopezSharin LozanoBrianna Lanae LundquistAzia Frosti MahoodAndrew William MarchusKristen Nicole MarcumDavid Anthony MartinezEdith MartinezViviana MartinezIvor Pearl McBrideLoryn Jameson McCullick (M)

Brittany M MilesFredrick Logan Miller-McGeeAhmed Mazen Mohamed HadiKemaro Renika MojicaDaniel A MolinaGrace MunozKevin R NassiffMaria E Nchama MituyEmily M NeufeldCarla E NewbellKrystal N NewmanJennifer Binh NguyenThanh H NguyenKeene Mai NordinMaria Yesenia OrtegaKrizia Ovando (C)

Amber Nicole PaceDevin Marisa PapillionTwanisha L PaytonAmber Lea PemberShirley Ann PolkLaShawn ProctorLorna Jewel PyrtleImelda RamosBeatrice Anne RauschuberLee Desmond RobinsonTania Maritza RodriguezEddie A Rojas



James RomanAlvaro RosalesFany Jannet RosalesKendra Elaine SaladinerJohn W SandersAdrian Joseph SandlinJose H SantiagoThomas Charles ScannellGerry James SchrieverQuinton Travis ScrogginsPranav SharmaSarah Betoul ShojaEmilia SierraBobbi J SiscoKristina SmithRobert SowahCynthia Pam StamppDemetrius M StrhanGeoffrey Lance TaylorMorgan TeelJustin Chase TerrillTressa M ThomasLeonidas J TraoreErin Marie Trevino (M)

Triet Minh TruongAndrea Michelle UribeJesus S VazquezAracely VegaRogelio Arturo VenegasDiana A VillagomezAlma Leila VillarrealVanessa Marie VillegasJennica Leanne WankerArica T WashingtonShameka Roshon Watson Jamie Leigh WattsRobert M WelshTommie L WesleyAlexandra F WhitakerCarey Dwight WhiteElijah Daniel WichrykDeverick Dwayne WilliamsMiranda L WilliamsRachel Elizabeth WilliamsAriel Brooke WillisKristen D WilsonKatrina K WoodsonChristina Marie Yeoman

Degrees conferred Aug. 14, 2013Kimberly W AbernathyAlyssa AguilarRyan C ArringtonJanet Baker (C)

Timothy S BakerDaniel Marie BelangerBenjamin Harris BrowningMarie Nicollet Burton NorrellKelly L CalhounKarrah Katharyn CaseyJohn Cates

Jeffrey Michael ConkwrightChristopher CullenNichole Antionette CusanoNicklaus Evans Dalen (S)

Faddy M DiabChristina E EagleTee’Neshia R EdmondsMaria D EspinozaCarissa Erlene FordCamille Cari ForemanKourtney ForemanAmanda GarrisGiana Mernel GordonPatricia Antoinette GravesAmanda M GrayEric Lynn GuvernatorMark William HallerDiEma Epiphany HicksHeather C JonesRay J JordanVanessa Lee KellyMinsu KimCheng La-WesterlundHeather Elizabeth LuisCarmen Ann LujanApryl Ugo Mark-AgbaiRicardo R MarquezBlake Storey MartindaleStephanie J MathisAndrea S McClendonKassidy M MillerLagathre Denise MooreAndrea Marie MorrowBrittany N MunsonNhieu T NguyenTrenton Barrett NixVivian Young NsekpongJosephine K OmbogaHollie K ParksAnn Denise PinderGarrett James PulsVirginia Marie RaphelJeanille N RockettCiro Armando RodriguezVirginia RodriguezAmanda K RoseRaymond Christopher ScottBettie Jo Arvilla SenegalAnishka Elvina SeymourDara A SingletaryAndrew A SiskCarolyn K Stout (C)

Monica TaveraRegina Elaine ThomasBruce ThompsonCourtney UmosenMitzi Dawn Vander ArkLatoya Shanae WebbLaRon Dion WerlingerJennifer Renee WilliamsMatthew Jay Williams

Steven Ryan WilliamsRabia Javeed WyneRon Darius J WynnStephanie Celia Zavala



Commencement MaceMaces, a symbolic staff of high office, are often traditional elements in academic processions. UT Arlington’s mace, designed and created in 2007 by Texas State Artist and Professor David Keens with the assistance of Metal Art Adjunct Professor Fred Miller, is distinctly non-traditional. The UT Arlington mace is an undulating, artistic design of metal and glass that reflects the traditional symbols of academia in a dynamic and contemporary way. Almost completely made of clear glass, it is only upon closer observation that the University’s colors are seen in glass below the round, etched-metal University seal. Surrounding the seal is a contemporary wreath design in transparent glass symbolizing the pursuit of higher education. Below the seal, wreath, and colored glass is a forged metal contemporary nest. Below the nest is a transition into the past with etched transparent glass depictions of the institution’s past names: what Keens calls an ethereal space of time past. All of these sections rest on a long, swirled-glass, undulating tendril, reflecting the linear flow of time. It is a tangible image of history, prestige, formality, creativity, innovation, and the uniqueness of UT Arlington. Each academic unit designates a commencement marshal who will carry the mace at the head of the processional, symbolizing the official nature of the event. When the processional reaches the platform, the mace will be placed at the right of the podium as a visual reminder of the history of this traditional academic ceremony. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, the marshal will retrieve the mace from its holder and carry it at the head of the recessional. Following today’s ceremony, the mace will be displayed in the Office of the President until the next commencement.

The Academic ColorsArchitecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LilacArts and Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WhiteBusiness Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DrabEducation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light BlueEngineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OrangeNursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ApricotScience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YellowSocial Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CitronUrban and Public Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peacock BlueUniversity College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange, Blue, and White

Academic DressThe tradition of the academic costume apparently began during the 12th or 13th century in early European universities. At that time, the clergy composed the majority of the educated class, so academic dress is an adaptation of the cape or mantle—usually made of silk or wool—worn by church dignitaries in religious processions. Through the years, great diversity in color and in style of cap, gown, and hood developed. In 1896, the colleges and universities in the United States adopted a uniform code governing academic dress. Today, the black gown, hood, and mortar board worn by the graduates in most institutions follow this code. Most universities do not use the hood for those graduates receiving bachelor’s degrees. While it is not apparent to the casual observer, the gowns worn by the recipients of the various degrees vary somewhat in design. The sleeves of the gowns worn by the baccalaureate candidates are long and pointed, while the sleeves of the gowns worn by the master’s degree recipients are square at one end with a slit at the elbow. The doctoral gown has flowing sleeves with three bars of velvet and a facing of velvet on the front of the gown. Colors used on the hoods serve as identification for the degree. The hood of the doctoral candidate differs in design from that of the master’s as it has side panels and is slightly longer. The velvet border of the hood indicates the degree and usually follows the same code as the color of the tassels. The oxford cap, usually referred to as a mortar board, is black and has a long tassel that is fastened by a button on the top. The tassel is usually worn over the left of the cap. The color of the tassel on the cap indicates the degree.

CommenCement regAliA


Congratulations to the newest class of UT Arlington alumniMavericks today, Mavericks forever. The pride of accomplishment that you feel today—and the University’s pride in you—will last a lifetime. That’s what being a UT Arlington alumnus is all about. The UT Arlington Alumni Association—your Alumni Association—wants you to keep that Maverick pride alive throughout the years ahead. From today forward, we will serve as a supportive connection between you, your alma mater, and your fellow Maverick alumni.

WelCome neW AlUmni

Alumni AssociAtion progrAms And servicesMembers of the UT Arlington Alumni Association also receive benefits and support programs including:

• Free parking pass for your visits to campus

•MAC alumni membership discount

•Alumni E-newsletter: published monthly

•Connections and networking: alumni socials and receptions, online social networking, the Distinguished Alumni Gala, Homecoming, University events

•Library privileges

•Bookstore discount: ten percent on all non-textbook and software purchases

•Event ticket discounts: includes concerts, comedians, speakers, Planetarium shows

•Access to the University Club

•Maverick Discount Program membership

•Diploma frame discount

•Short-term,long-term,andtermlifemedicalinsurance

•Dentalinsurancediscounts

•LibertyMutualauto,home,andpersonalinsurance

•Rentalcardiscounts

•Kaplantestprepandadmissionsdiscount

•UTArlingtonTexasLicensePlateProgram

•LifeMemberProgram

•Oozeball

•OfficialMaverickRingprogram

•Alumnimerchandise

•ScholarshipsforUTArlingtonstudents

•Communityservicevolunteeropportunities

Alumni AssociAtion member benefitsBy joining the UT Arlington Alumni Association, you will receive:

The Alumni Association is helping to create a lasting legacy for UT Arlington. By joining, you not only receive the many benefits listed above, but you also share your Maverick pride with the next generation of students.

Contact us to join and for more information! 841 W . Mitchell • Arlington, TX 76013

E-mail: uta_alumni@uta .edu •Phone: 817-272-2594www .utaalumni .org


oUr spirit song

Composed by George B. Chave

Lyrics by Mary Von Zuben, Iva Nell Bennett

Alma Mater

“Your Sun iS Still in the morning SkY. We onlY get

one triP to Planet earth. Don’t look baCk anD

SaY, ‘i WiSh i haD trieD Something elSe.’”

— bob Schieffer at ut arlington’s graduation Celebration

Commencement ceremonies are celebratory events, and audiences are encouraged to support family members

and friends as their accomplishments are recognized on stage. however, overzealous displays exhibit a lack of

courtesy for the speaker and disrespect for the occasion and its participants. individuals who disrupt the ceremony

by screaming, shouting, or using noisemakers may be asked to leave. thank you for your cooperation.

The Graduating Class

Commencement ’13

the university of texas at arlington

Saturday, December 14, 2013 • 2:30 p.m. • College Park Center

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