COMMENCEMENT
138TH YEAR OF
THE UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 18
FALL 2009
V I R G I N I A P O LY T E C H N I C I N S T I T U T E A N D S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y
BoarD of visitors
Mr. John R. Lawson, II, Rector Dr. Calvin Donnell Jamison, Sr. Dr. Gary Long, Faculty Senate Representative
Mr. Michael Anzilotti Ms. Sandra Stiner Lowe Mr. Thomas Tucker, Staff Senate Representative
Mr. Frederick J. Cobb Mr. George Nolen Ms. Rebecca A. French, Graduate Student
Ms. Beverley Dalton Mr. Paul W. Rogers Representative
Mr. Ben J. Davenport, Jr. Mr. James W. Severt, Sr. Ms. Kristina Hartman, Undergraduate
Ms. Michele L. Duke Mr. James R. Smith Student Representative
Mr. Douglas R. Fahl Dr. Lori L. Wagner
University Dignitaries anD inviteD speakers
Charles W. Steger, President, Virginia Tech Sue Ott Rowlands, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Human
Rosemary Blieszner, Alumni Distinguished Professor and Sciences
Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Virginia Tech, Paul M. Winistorfer, Dean, College of Natural Resources
Keynote Speaker, University Commencement Lay Nam Chang, Dean, College of Science
Elsa A. Murano, President Emerita and Professor, Department of Gerhardt G. Schurig, Dean, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of
Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, Veterinary Medicine
Keynote Speaker, Graduate School Commencement Eileen E. Hitchingham, Dean of University Libraries
Kevin W. Leclaire, President of the Alumni Association Board J. Thomas Brown, Jr., Dean of Students
of Directors, Class of 1995, Greetings from the Alumni Janet W. Rankin, Associate Dean of the Graduate School
Association, University Commencement Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones, Associate Dean in Residence and
Mark G. McNamee, Senior Vice President and Provost Director of the Office for Graduate Student Diversity Initiatives
Sherwood G. Wilson, Vice President for Administrative Services David L. Trauger, Associate Dean of the Graduate School in the
Thomas C. Tillar, Jr., Vice President for Alumni Relations National Capital Region and Director of the Northern Virginia
Elizabeth A. Flanagan, Vice President for Development and Center
University Relations Christopher M. Nimmo, Cadet Member-at-Large, Class of 2010,
Kevin G. McDonald, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Opening Reflections, University Commencement
M. Dwight Shelton, Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Brian R. Golden, President, Class of 2010, Remarks by the Class
Officer President, University Commencement
Earving L. Blythe, Vice President for Information Technology and Kate M. Petti, Vice President, Class of 2010, Closing Reflections,
Chief Information Officer University Commencement
James R. Bohland, Vice President and Executive Director, Rebecca A. French, doctoral student, Geosciences, Remarks on
National Capital Region Operations Behalf of the Graduate Students, University Commencement
John E. Dooley, Vice President for Outreach and International Kelly E. Mayhugh, M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, Class of
Affairs 2010, Vocalist, National Anthem and Alma Mater, University
Robert W. Walters, Vice President for Research and Graduate Commencements
Edward F. D. Spencer, Vice President for Student Affairs Nicolas Maxymiv, M.S., Dairy Science, James F. Powell Fellow,
Karen P. DePauw, Vice President and Dean for Graduate Graduate Student Marshal, Graduate School Commencement
Education Cami Marie Charonko, M.S., Biological Systems Engineering,
Daniel A. Wubah, Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow,
Education Graduate Student Speaker, Graduate Commencement
Alan L. Grant, Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Joseph S. Merola, Professor and Department Chair, Chemistry,
A. Jack Davis, Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Studies Reader of Names, Graduate Commencement
Richard E. Sorensen, Dean, Pamplin College of Business Travis J. Cross, Assistant Professor of Music, Coordinator for the
Richard C. Benson, Dean, College of Engineering Virginia Tech Brass Ensemble
2009 - 2010 CommenCement Committee
Daniel B. Taylor, Chairman; Hardus Odendaal, Commencement Marshal; Bud Brown, Director of Processions; Christina M.
McIntyre, Director of Ushers; Jerrold P. Allen, Jeffrey B. Connor, Elizabeth C. Fine, Brian R. Golden, Meredith “Pat” Goodrich,
Lawrence G. Hincker, Jong U. Kim, Bradley G. Klein, Ann-Marie Knoblauch, Nathan T. Lavinka, Kim T. O’Rourke, Jactone Arogo
Ogejo, Katherine D. Preston, E. Lyndell Price, David R. Shuster, Jill C. Sible, Dean F. Stauffer, Muzaffer Uysal
speCial resoUrCe persons
Susan P. Angle, Director, Services for Students with Disabilities Virginia J. Reilly, Director, University ADA Services
Janice E. Austin, Academic Progress Specialist, Sr., Graduate Lisa E. Rentfrow, Graduation Analyst, Office of the University
School Registrar
Vincent M. Houston, Captain, Virginia Tech Police Department Nathan A. Skreslet, Graphic Designer, University Relations
Richard K. McCoy, Parking Manager, Parking Services William F. Stringer, Deputy Commandant, Corps of Cadets
Margie B. Murray, Special Events Coordinator, Office of the Brett L. Thompson, Prepress Specialist, Print Plant Operations
President Laura J. Wedin, Director of Student Programs, Alumni Association
The AcAdemic cLAss of 2009
Procession
The following information, digested from “An Academic
Costume Code and Ceremony Guide” prepared by the American LoGo
Council on Education, may prove helpful in identifying the cos-
tumes you will see in the Commencement Procession.
When American colleges and universities desired to adopt
some suitable system of academic apparel many years ago, a
conference held at columbia University in 1895, made up of
representatives from various institutions, drew up a “By-Law
regulation, or statute” for the establishment of a suitable code
of academic dress for colleges and universities in the United
states. This code, with modifications made in 1959, is still in
force; the costumes and colors, trimmings, and patterns you will
see are all traditional and interpret both degree and the field of
learning. The bachelor’s gown, designed to be worn closed, has
pointed sleeves; the master’s gown, which may be worn open
or closed, has an oblong sleeve open at the wrist which hangs
down in traditional manner. The rear part of its oblong shape is
square cut and the front part has the arc cut away. The doctor’s
gown has bell-shaped sleeves. it may be worn open or closed.
Bachelor’s and master’s gowns are untrimmed. doctor’s gowns
are faced with black velvet with three bars across the sleeves; or
the color of velvet may be that which is distinctive of the degree,
agreeing with that of the edging of the hood. The colors you will
see in the hoods and gowns of our faculty represent the various
fields in which the degrees were taken. A few are:
Accountancy, commerce,
Business .........................................drab (Yellow-Brown)
Agriculture ........................................maize (Pale Yellow) moTTo
Architecture ......................................Blue-Violet (Purple)
Arts, Letters, humanities ................White
economics........................................copper
education .........................................Light Blue “By endurance We conquer”
engineering ......................................orange
natural resources...........................russet (rust)
Philosophy ........................................dark Blue
Veterinary medicine ........................Gray Class of 2010 Officers
science .............................................Bright Gold
(Golden Yellow) President .......................................Brian r. Golden
The hoods, differing in length for the three degrees, (bach- Vice President ................................... Kate m. Petti
elor’s, master’s, and doctor’s) are lined with the official colors secretary .............................................Alex Weaver
of the university or college conferring the degree, usually with Treasurer ..........................................megan eckart
one color forming a chevron pattern over the other (for example, historian ........................................ Katie shepherd
orange and maroon for Virginia Polytechnic institute and state
University). hoods are edged and bound with velvet of the color
cadet member-At-Large ... christopher m. nimmo
appropriate for the degree. You will see in our procession many female member-At-Large ................ Angela Bower
edged with dark blue, for doctor of philosophy. mortarboards are male member-At-Large .........................nate Taylor
the approved headgear. The tassel, worn on the left side of the
cap, may be of gold if the holder has a doctor’s degree.
Among the bachelor’s candidates, honor students are
distinguished by special sashes in white.
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UniVersiTY commencemenT
11:00 a.m., friday, december 18, 2009
cassell coliseum
(The audience is requested to remain seated as the academic procession enters.)
Prelude: Selections from Bach, Ewald, Frackenpohl, Grainger, McKenzie................................ Virginia Tech Brass ensemble
Travis J. cross, Coordinator
Academic Processional: odendaal
Pomp and circumstance no. 1 (sir edward elgar) ................................................... hardus
Commencement Marshal
opening reflections ................................................................................................................christopher m. nimmo
Cadet Member-at-Large, Class of 2010
The national Anthem ........................................................................................................................Kelly e. mayhugh
M.A., Curriculum and Instruction
Posting of colors ...........................................................................................................corps of cadets color Guard
Greetings ......................................................................................................................................... charles W. steger
University President
Greetings from the Alumni Association .......................................................................................... Kevin W. Leclaire
President, Virginia Tech Alumni Association, Class of 1995
remarks by the class President ........................................................................................................Brian r. Golden
President, Class of 2010
remarks on Behalf of the Graduate students .............................................................................. rebecca A. french
Doctoral Student, Geosciences, Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Visitors
Alma mater (words inside back cover) ............................................................................................Kelly e. mayhugh
Address ........................................................................................................................................ rosemary Blieszner
Alumni Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate School
Presentation of Undergraduate degree candidates .................................................................. mark G. mcnamee
Senior Vice President and Provost
conferral of degrees....................................................................................................................... charles W. steger
message from the faculty .......................................................................................................................Gary L. Long
Faculty Senate President
concluding remarks....................................................................................................................... charles W. steger
closing reflections ................................................................................................................................. Kate m. Petti
Vice President, Class of 2010
recessional: rondeau (Jean Joseph mouret) .................................................................... Virginia Tech Brass ensemble
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UniVersiTY
commencemenT sPeAKer
Rosemary Blieszner
Alumni distinguished Professor rosemary Blieszner is professor of adult development and aging in the
department of human development, Associate dean of the Graduate school, and Associate director of the center
for Gerontology. she served as the university’s director of strategic Planning in 2000-01. A native of Pittsburgh,
dr. Blieszner completed her Ph.d. at The Pennsylvania state University in human development–family studies
with a major in adult development and aging and a minor in sociology/social psychology.
dr. Blieszner joined Virginia Tech’s faculty in 1981 and currently teaches courses in adult development and
aging to undergraduate and graduate students and is administrator of the Graduate certificate in Gerontology.
she has taught hundreds of undergraduate students and chaired the advisory committees for 8 m.s. students
and 19 Ph.d. students. in 1997-98 she received the university’s Alumni Award for Teaching excellence and in
2002 she was named Alumni distinguished Professor, a position held by 10 faculty members at the university.
in 2000, she received the Alumni recognition Award from The Pennsylvania state University’s college of health
and human development.
dr. Blieszner conducts research on family and friend relationships, life events, and psychological well-being
in adulthood and old age. With colleagues at Virginia Tech, she is investigating the effects on families of having
a relative diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. her other current work focuses on the contributions of
spirituality to resiliency in old age. her research has been funded by the Alzheimer’s Association, AArP Andrus
foundation, U.s. Administration on Aging, U.s. department of Agriculture, and U.s. department of health and
human services. she is co-author of four books and co-editor of three others. in addition, she has published
31 chapters in edited books and 62 research articles in gerontology, family studies, psychology, sociology, and
personal relationships journals.
dr. Blieszner is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Association for Gerontology in higher
education, Gerontological society of America, and national council on family relations. she currently serves
as editor-in-chief of Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.
embracing the University’s motto, Ut Prosim, dr. Blieszner has served on many university governance
committees, held office in several national and international scholarly organizations, presented lectures for
community groups, served on church committees, volunteered in local schools, and had ongoing involvement
with the community foundation of the new river Valley and the montgomery county christmas store.
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GrAdUATe commencemenT
3:00 p.m., friday, december 18, 2009
cassell coliseum
(The audience is requested to remain seated as the academic procession enters.)
Prelude: selections from Bach, ewald, frackenpohl, Grainger, mcKenzie. ............................... Virginia Tech Brass ensemble
Travis J. cross, Coordinator
Academic Processional: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 (Sir Edward Elgar) ........ hardus odendaal, Commencement Marshal
nicolas maxymiv, Graduate Student Marshal
The national Anthem ...........................................................................................................................Kelly e. mayhugh
M.A., Curriculum and Instruction
Posting of colors ...............................................................................................................corps of cadets color Guard
Greetings .............................................................................................................................................charles W. steger
University President
speaker introductions ......................................................................................................................mark G. mcnamee
Senior Vice President and Provost
Graduate student remarks ........................................................................................................ cami marie charonko
M.S., Biological Systems Engineering
Address .................................................................................................................................................... elsa A. murano
President Emerita and Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University
images and reflections .......................................................................................................................Karen P. dePauw
Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education
interlude: Tribute .................................................................................................................... written by Travis J. cross
Presentation of doctoral candidates .................................................................................................Karen P. dePauw
conferral of degrees...........................................................................................................................charles W. steger
hooding of doctoral candidates ............................................................candidates hooded by the major professors
Presentation of master’s, education specialist and Graduate certificate candidates ..................Karen P. dePauw
conferral of degrees...........................................................................................................................charles W. steger
reading of names ...............................................................................................................................Joseph s. merola
Professor and Department Chair, Chemistry, Graduate Commencement Reader
message from the faculty ...........................................................................................................................Gary L. Long
Faculty Senate President
concluding remarks...........................................................................................................................charles W. steger
recessional: rondeau (Jean Joseph mouret) ........................................................................Virginia Tech Brass ensemble
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GrAdUATe
commencemenT sPeAKer
Elsa A. Murano
dr. elsa A. murano is president emerita of Texas A&m University where she served as its 23rd president.
she was the first woman and first hispanic-American to lead this prestigious university, where she is currently
a professor of nutrition and food science.
At only two years old, dr. murano’s family fled cuba after fidel castro seized power. After living in several
Latin American countries until she was 14, her family settled in miami, florida. At that time, she spoke only
spanish, but quickly became bilingual in english and launched an educational career that carried her through
to her doctorate, which was earned, along with her master’s degree, at Virginia Tech.
Upon graduation in 1990 she became an assistant professor at iowa state University. in 1995, she joined
the Texas A&m faculty as an associate professor in the department of Animal science and associate director
of the center for food safety. she was named director of the center in 1997 and quickly rose to the rank of
professor in a named professorship position in the college of Agriculture and Life sciences.
in 2001, President George W. Bush asked her to serve as under secretary for food safety for the U.s.
department of Agriculture, making her the highest-ranking food safety official in the U.s. government. President
Bush also appointed her to the Board for international food and Agricultural development, which advises the
U.s. Agency for international development on agricultural development priorities and issues.
she returned to Texas A&m in 2005 in the joint positions of vice chancellor and dean of the college of
Agriculture and Life sciences. As Vice chancellor, she led a transformation of agricultural programs and four
state agencies within the Texas A&m University system.
dr. murano has been principal investigator or co-principal investigator in research projects totaling more
than $8.7 million. she has been widely published, as author or co-author of seven books, book chapters or
monographs, and scores of scholarly papers, abstracts and related materials.
dr. murano earned her master’s degree in anaerobic microbiology and her doctorate in food science and
technology from Virginia Tech. she is married to dr. Peter s. murano, associate professor of nutrition and food
science and director of Texas A&m’s institute for obesity research and Program evaluation.
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DEGREE CANDiDATES
index
GRADUATE DEGREES: UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES:
Doctor of Philosophy .................................................................................. 7 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ............................................... 25
Doctor of Education ................................................................................. 15 College of Architecture and Urban Studies ........................................... 26
Education Specialist ................................................................................ 15 Pamplin College of Business .................................................................. 27
Master’s Degree ...................................................................................... 15 College of Engineering ............................................................................ 30
Graduate Certificate ............................................................................... 23 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences ....................................... 33
College of Natural Resources ................................................................ 36
College of Science .................................................................................. 37
GRADUATE DEGREES
Doctor of
BiochEMistry
August 15, 2009
PhilosoPhy
January Dendi Haile....................................................................................... Athens, TN
Dissertation: The ‘Atypical’ Protein Kinase, SsoPK5, an Archaeal Member of
the piD261/Bud32 Subfamily
Committee Chair: Prof. P. J. Kennelly
Bernd Robert Stab ....................................................................................... Seaford, VA
thE GrADUAtE school Dissertation: The Effects of Cell Culture Oxygen Levels on the
Replicative Senescence Processes of Primary Human Fibroblasts
Committee Chair: Prof. R. F. Helm
Christopher John Vavricka, Jr ......................................................................Vineland, NJ
Dean Karen DePauw Dissertation: Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Tyrosine Metabolic Enzymes
Committee Chair: Prof. J. Li
collEGE of AGricUltUrE July 6, 2009
AND lifE sciENcEs Elitsa Antonova Ananieva-Stoyanova................................................ Radomir, Bulgaria
Dissertation: identification and Functional Role of Myo-inositol Polyphosphate
ANiMAl AND PoUltry sciENcEs
5-Phosphatase Protein Complexes
December 17, 2009 Committee Chair: Prof. G. E. Gillaspy
Scott Alexander Bowdridge .......................................................................Anderson, CA croP AND soil ENViroNMENtAl sciENcEs
Dissertation: Characterizing Physiological and Genetic Differences in December 17, 2009
the Early immune Response to Haemonchus contortus in Resistant and
Susceptible Sheep
Kirill igorevich Kostyanovskiy .........................................................Chelyabinsk, Russia
Committee Chair: Prof. D. R. Notter
Dissertation: Transformation of Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Biosolids
Kwaku Barima Gyenai ...............................................................................Accra, Ghana
Deep Row incorporation in Hybrid Poplar Plantations in Coastal Plain Mining
Dissertation: An Assessment of the Effects of Oxidative Stress and
Sites
Dietary Antioxidants on Toxin-induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy in the
Committee Chair: Prof. G. K. Evanylo
Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Jeffrey Allen Skoneczka ........................................................................... Springfield, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. E. J. Smith
Dissertation: investigation of Putative Genetic Factors Associated with Soybean
Carrie L. Walk .......................................................................................Marthasville, MO
Seed Quality Traits through QTL and Whole Genome Sequence Analysis
Dissertation: Effect of Dietary Enzyme Supplementation on Broiler
Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Saghai-Maroof
Performance, Bone Ash, Small intestinal Morphology, and ileal Amino Acid
Digestibility During a Live Coccidia Oocyst Vaccination
EcoNoMics
Committee Chair: Prof. A. P. McElroy
December 17, 2009
ANiMAl sciENcE, DAiry
December 17, 2009 Sibel Atasoy ........................................................................................... Antakya, Turkey
Dissertation: Three Essays on Food Stamp Program Participation and Poverty
Dynamics
Joby Cyriac ............................................................................................. Kottayam, india
Committee Chair: Prof. B. F. Mills, Jr. and C. F. Parmeter
Dissertation: Lowering Ruminally Degradable Protein in Lactating Dairy Cow
Diets
August 15, 2009
Committee Chair: Prof. M. D. Hanigan
Brandy Patrice Huderson ....................................................................New Orleans, LA
Dissertation: The Role of Exogenous Somatotropin, Ovariectomy and Wei Chen...................................................................................................Nanjing, China
Extracellular Matrix in Bovine Mammary Gland Development Dissertation: Three Essays on Price Analysis of Summer Flounder and China’s
Committee Chair: Prof. R. M. Akers Soybean imports
Committee Chair: Prof. D. B. Taylor and D. E. Kauffman
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ENtoMoloGy July 6, 2009
December 17, 2009
Peta-Gaye Suzette Chang ..................................................................Kingston, Jamaica
Daniel Lee Frank ................................................................................. Salt Lake City, UT Dissertation: Plant Virus Diagnostics: Comparison of Classical and
Dissertation: Biology and Chemical Ecology of Female Dogwood Borer Membrane-based Techniques for immunoassay and Coat Protein Sequence
(Lepidoptera sesiidae) Characterization for Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Three Potyviruses
Committee Chair: Prof. J. C. Bergh Committee Chair: Prof. S. A. Tolin
July 6, 2009
Bryan Tyler Jackson ........................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA collEGE of ArchitEctUrE
Dissertation: La Crosse Virus in Southwestern Virginia: Role of Exotic Mosquito
Species and Effect of Virus infection on Feeding AND UrBAN stUDiEs
Committee Chair: Prof. S. L. Paulson
Justin Matthew Vitullo ....................................................................Arlington Heights, iL ENViroNMENtAl DEsiGN AND PlANNiNG
Dissertation: Ecological and Behavioral Factors Associated with Monitoring and August 15, 2009
Managing Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the
Southern US William H. Butler ..................................................................................... Wentworth, NC
Committee Chair: Prof. J. C. Bergh Dissertation: Burning to Learn, Learning to Burn: Transforming Organizations
and Professionals through the US Fire Learning Network
fooD sciENcE AND tEchNoloGy Committee Chair: Prof. J. Randolph and B. E. Goldstein
December 17, 2009 Younghan Jung .................................................................................Seoul, South Korea
Dissertation: An Approach to Organizational intelligence Management
Hyun Chung ......................................................................................Seoul, South Korea (A Knowledge Framework for Analyzing Organizational intelligence within the
Dissertation: Soybean Antioxidants Extraction, Their Characterization and Construction Process)
Assessment of Bioaccessibility Using an in Vitro Digestive System Committee Chair: Prof. T. H. Mills iii and Y. J. Beliveau
Committee Chair: Prof. K. Zhou
Sabrina Marie Hannah ................................................................................Elverson, PA PlANNiNG, GoVErNANcE, AND GloBAliZAtioN
Dissertation: Microencapsulation of Omega-3 Lipid Sources with Polysaccharides December 17, 2009
for Food Applications
Committee Chair: Prof. S. E. Duncan Heather D. Switzer .................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Kevin Wayne Holland ...................................................................................Bradford, PA Dissertation: Making the Maasai Schoolgirl: Developing Modernities on the
Dissertation: Characterization and Applications of Peanut Root Extracts Margins
Committee Chair: Prof. S. F. O’Keefe Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Luke and B. L. Hausman
Kyle Andrew Reed .................................................................................... Brooksville, FL
Dissertation: identification and Application of Antioxidant Compounds in August 15, 2009
Peanut Byproducts
Committee Chair: Prof. S. F. O’Keefe Damian Rogero Pitt .....................................................................................Knoxville, TN
Dissertation: The Diffusion of Climate Protection Planning among U.S.
horticUltUrE Municipalities
August 15, 2009 Committee Chair: Prof. J. Randolph
Alice Mutiti Mweetwa.............................................................................Lusaka, Zambia PUBlic ADMiNistrAtioN/PUBlic AffAirs
Dissertation: Biosynthesis of Steroidal Glycoalkaloids in Solanum chacoense December 17, 2009
Bitter
Committee Chair: Prof. J. G. Tokuhisa Dmitry Vladimirovich Eremin ................................................................ Moscow, Russia
Dissertation: Urban Core vs. Suburban Fringe: Asymmetrical Effects of Tax and
hUMAN NUtritioN, fooDs AND EXErcisE Expenditure Limitations on the Structure of Local Government Finances
December 17, 2009 Committee Chair: Prof. J. F. Wolf
Amanda Marie Olejarski ..................................................................... National Park, NJ
Annelisse Aigster.............................................................................Valencia, Venezuela Dissertation: Whose Hand to Hold? How Administrators Understand Eminent
Dissertation: Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Resistant Starch-based Domain and Where They Turn for Guidance
Cereal Products and the Effects of Resistant Starch on Postprandial Glycemic Committee Chair: Prof. L. S. Dudley
Responses in Humans
Committee Chair: Prof. W. E. Barbeau and S. E. Duncan July 6, 2009
Nicholas Paul Evans ................................................................................. Pembroke, VA
Dissertation: Green Tea Extract and Epigallocatechin Gallate Reduce Muscle Sonny Smith ........................................................................................... Asbury Park, NJ
Pathology and inflammation in mdx Mice Dissertation: Low Risk, High Threat, Open Access Security in a Post 9-11
Committee Chair: Prof. R. W. Grange World: A Study of the Smithsonian institution’s Office of Protection Services
Kevin Andrew Voelker ..............................................................................Forest Hill, MD Committee Chair: Prof. A. M. Khademian
Dissertation: Leucine intervention in Dystrophic Mice
Committee Chair: Prof. R. W. Grange
July 6, 2009 PAMPliN collEGE of BUsiNEss
Ryan Peyton McMillan ............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA BUsiNEss, AccoUNtiNG
Dissertation: The Role of Fatty Acids on Toll-like Receptor 4 Regulation of December 17, 2009
Substrate Metabolism with Obesity
Committee Chair: Prof. M. W. Hulver Suzanne Marie Seymoure ..................................................................Columbia City, iN
Dissertation: A Post-Sarbanes-Oxley implementation Evaluation of internal
PlANt PAtholoGy, PhysioloGy AND WEED sciENcE Control Effectiveness Judgments
December 17, 2009 Committee Chair: Prof. L. N. Killough
Matthew Jordan Rhea Goddard ....................................................................... Paris, TN BUsiNEss, MANAGEMENt
Dissertation: Physiological and Environmental Basis of Turfgrass and Weed December 17, 2009
Response to Mesotrione Formulations
Committee Chair: Prof. S. D. Askew Felice Amanda Williams .....................................Plymouth Road, Trinidad and Tobago
Sherry Boston Hildreth ............................................................................. Pembroke, VA Dissertation: Behavioral Responses to interpersonal Conflict in Decision Making
Dissertation: investigation of Protein-Protein interactions among Nicotine Teams: A Clarification of the Conflict Phenomenon
Biosynthetic Enzymes and Characterization of a Nicotine Transporter Committee Chair: Prof. K. D. Carlson
Committee Chair: Prof. J. G. Jelesko
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August 15, 2009 BioloGicAl systEMs ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009
Jinpei Wu ......................................................................................... Lianyungang, China
Dissertation: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Entrepreneurial intent and New Venture Leslie Clark Hopkinson ...................................................................................Mobile, AL
Creation: Test of a Framework in a Chinese Context Dissertation: Boundary Shear Stress Along Vegetated Streambanks
Committee Chair: Prof. K. D. Carlson Committee Chair: Prof. T. M. Wynn
Barbra Crompton Utley ................................................................................. Munster, iN
BUsiNEss, MANAGEMENt sciENcE Dissertation: Continuous Suspended Sediment Concentration Monitoring Using
December 17, 2009 a Permittivity Sensor
Committee Chair: Prof. T. M. Wynn
Mauro Falasca.......................................................................... Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dissertation: Quantitative Decision Models for Humanitarian Logistics August 15, 2009
Committee Chair: Prof. C. W. Zobel
Anand Lakshmikanth............................................................................ New Delhi, india
August 15, 2009 Dissertation: Non-Destructive Evaluation and Mathematical Modeling of High
Hydrodynamic Pressure-Treated Beef
Sheneeta Williams White ....................................................................... Shreveport, LA Committee Chair: Prof. P. Mallikarjunan
Dissertation: Planning and Scheduling of Complex, High Value-Adding Service
Operations BioMEDicAl ENGiNEEriNG
Committee Chair: Prof. R. D. Badinelli December 17, 2009
BUsiNEss, MArKEtiNG Satyaprakash Babu Karri ....................................................................Hyderabad, india
August 15, 2009 Dissertation: Laminar and Transitional Flow Disturbances in Diseased and
Stented Arteries
Bige Saatcioglu ...................................................................................... istanbul, Turkey Committee Chair: Prof. P. P. Vlachos
Dissertation: Social Construction of Poverty and Meaning of Deprivation:
An Ethnographic Exploration of Mobile Home Park Residents chEMicAl ENGiNEEriNG
Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Ozanne December 17, 2009
hosPitAlity AND toUrisM MANAGEMENt Jason Robert Gaudet .............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
December 17, 2009 Dissertation: Direct Gas-Phase Epoxidation of Ethylene and Propylene
Committee Chair: Prof. S. T. Oyama
Xiangping Li ..............................................................................................Nanjing, China Jose M. Herrera-Alonso .......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: An Examination of Effects Of Self-Concept, Destination Personality, Dissertation: Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites as Barrier Materials Used for VOC
SC-DP Congruence on Tourist Behavior Removal
Committee Chair: Prof. M. Uysal Committee Chair: Prof. E. Marand
Lindsay Ann Sharp ..........................................................................................Naples, FL
August 15, 2009 Dissertation: The Use of Dynamic Fluid Flow Strategies for Bone Tissue
Engineering Applications
Phillip Edwin Blosser ................................................................................Lynchburg, VA Committee Chair: Prof. A. S. Goldstein
Dissertation: Changes in Resident Perceptions Over Time: A Theoretical
Examination of a Mega-Event August 15, 2009
Committee Chair: Prof. B. J. Mihalik
Sunghyup Hyun .............................................................................Pohang, South Korea William Clayton Miles............................................................................... Gainesville, FL
Dissertation: Creating and Validating a Measure of Customer Equity in Hospitality Dissertation: The Design of Stable, Well-Defined Polymer-Magnetite Nanoparticle
Businesses: Linking Shareholder Value with Return on Marketing Systems for Biomedical Applications
Committee Chair: Prof. S. K. Murrmann and R. R. Perdue Committee Chair: Prof. R. M. Davis
July 6, 2009 July 6, 2009
Yueying Xu.................................................................................... Handan, Hebei, China Christopher Alan Bashur ....................................................................... Washington, PA
Dissertation: Examining the Effects of Bundling Strategies on Travelers’ Value Dissertation: Effect of Electrospun Mesh Diameter, Mesh Alignment, and
Perception and Purchase intention of a Vacation Package Mechanical Stretch on Bone Marrow Stromal Cells for Ligament Tissue
Committee Chair: Prof. K. W. McCleary Engineering
Committee Chair: Prof. A. S. Goldstein
Christopher Dwain McGrady ....................................................................... Daniels, WV
Dissertation: Linking Rheological and Processing Behavior to Molecular
collEGE of ENGiNEEriNG Structure in Sparsley-Branched Polyethylenes and Model Polystyrenes
Committee Chair: Prof. D. G. Baird
AErosPAcE ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009 ciVil ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009
Nina Mahmoudian ....................................................................................... Tehran, iran
Dissertation: Efficient Motion Planning and Control for Underwater Gliders Jose Manuel Cerrato ..................................................................Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Committee Chair: Prof. C. A. Woolsey Dissertation: Biogeochemical Cycling of Manganese in Drinking Water Systems
Laszlo Techy ..................................................................................... Budapest, Hungary Committee Chair: Prof. A. M. Dietrich and W. R. Knocke
Dissertation: Flight Vehicle Control and Aerobiological Sampling Applications Stacey Diane Diefenderfer ................................................................ Charlottesville, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. C. A. Woolsey Dissertation: investigation of Fatigue Properties of Superpave HMA at the Virginia
Matthew Clark VanDyke .........................................................................Rising Sun, MD Smart Road
Dissertation: Reorientation Maneuvers of a Gyrostat-Satellite Between Relative Committee Chair: Prof. i. L. Al-Qadi and G. W. Flintsch
Equilibria Tim Orland Moore ii ................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. C. D. Hall Dissertation: Application of a Mobile Flux Lab for the Atmospheric Measurement
Pu Wang..................................................................................... Luoyang, Henan, China of Emissions (FLAME) for the Validation of Emission inventories
Dissertation: Modeling Charging interactions on Lunar Surface Committee Chair: Prof. L. C. Marr
Committee Chair: Prof. J. J. Wang Soonkie Nam ....................................................................................Seoul, South Korea
Wan Wu ......................................................................................................Wuhan, China Dissertation: Effects of River Flow Conditions on Slope Stability and Bank Erosion
Dissertation: Analytical and Numerical Methods Applied to Nonlinear Vessel Committee Chair: Prof. P. Diplas and M. S. Gutierrez
Dynamics and Code Verification for Chaotic Systems Ameet John Pinto ..................................................................................... Mumbai, india
Committee Chair: Prof. L. S. McCue-Weil Dissertation: Heavy Metal Upset Events at Wastewater Treatment Plants:
implications for Mitigative Strategy Development and Bioreactor Microbial
Ecology
Committee Chair: Prof. N. G. Love
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Robert Louie Fermo Rebodos ............................... Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines Mark Jon Lawson ................................................................................Gaithersburg, MD
Dissertation: Aggregation and Sedimentation of Magnetite Nanoparticles Dissertation: Searching for a Cost Matrix to Solve Biological Rare-Class Problems
Committee Chair: Prof. P. J. Vikesland Committee Chair: Prof. L. Zhang
Sivasankkar Selvanathan........................................................................ Chennai, india Jason Chong Lee ..................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: An improved Algorithmic Approach to iterative Floodway Dissertation: integrating Scenario-based Usability Engineering and Agile
Modeling using HECRAS and GiS Software Development
Committee Chair: Prof. R. L. Dymond Committee Chair: Prof. D. S. McCrickard
Matthew K. Swenty .......................................................................................... Rolla, MO Rajesh Sudarsan ...................................................................................... Chennai, india
Dissertation: The investigation of Transverse Joints and Grouts on Full Depth Dissertation: ReSHAPE: A Framework for Dynamic Resizing of Parallel
Concrete Bridge Deck Panels Applications
Committee Chair: Prof. T. E. Cousins and C. L. Roberts-Wollmann Committee Chair: Prof. C. J. Ribbens
Christopher Allen Wilson .......................................................................... Richmond, VA
Dissertation: Mechanisms of Methanogenic inhibition in Advanced Anaerobic August 15, 2009
Digestion
Committee Chair: Prof. J. T. Novak Xumin Liu ................................................................................................Liaoyang, China
Guoqing Zhou ..................................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA Dissertation: Change Management of Long Term Composed Services
Dissertation: P-A Estimation using Multi-Temporal Remotely Sensed imagery Committee Chair: Prof. A. Bouguettaya and D. Gracanin
Committee Chair: Prof. L. Wang Jiang Shu ...................................................................................................Wuhan, China
Dissertation: Experiment Management for the Problem Solving Environment
July 6, 2009 WBCSim
Committee Chair: Prof. L. T. Watson
Ann E. Jeffers ......................................................................................... Washington, PA Scott Alexander Turner .................................................................................Radford, VA
Dissertation: A Fiber-Based Approach for Modeling Beam-Columns under Fire Dissertation: Peer Review in CS2: The Effects on Attitudes, Engagement,
Loading and Conceptual Learning
Committee Chair: Prof. E. D. Sotelino Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Perez-Quinonez
Kwang-Sub Lee ...............................................................................Busan, South Korea
Dissertation: Modifying TRANSiMS (Transportation Analysis and Simulation) to July 6, 2009
include Dynamic Value Pricing and Departure Time Choice
Committee Chair: Prof. A. G. Hobeika Dong Kwan Kim ...............................................................................Seoul, South Korea
Ying Xu ....................................................................................................... Beijing, China Dissertation: Applying Dynamic Software Updates to Computationally-intensive
Dissertation: Emissions of Phthalate Plasticizer from Polymeric Building Materials Applications
Committee Chair: Prof. J. C. Little Committee Chair: Prof. E. Tilevich
coMPUtEr ENGiNEEriNG ElEctricAl ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009 December 17, 2009
Ricky Thomas Castles.............................................................................. Alexandria, VA Andrew Carson Baisden ............................................................................ Naperville, iL
Dissertation: A Knowledge Map-Centric Feedback-Based Approach to information Dissertation: Generalized Terminal Modeling of Electro-Magnetic interference
Modeling and Academic Assessment Committee Chair: Prof. D. Boroyevich
Committee Chair: Prof. V. K. Lohani and P. Kachroo Jason Noah Bank ............................................................................................Vienna, VA
Sherif Fadel Fahmy .......................................................................................Cairo, Egypt Dissertation: Propagation of Electromechanical Disturbances across Large
Dissertation: Scalable Synchronization and Scheduling of Distributable interconnected Power Systems and Extraction of Associated Modal Content
Real-Time Threads from Measurement Data
Committee Chair: Prof. B. Ravindran Committee Chair: Prof. Y. Liu
Lynn R. Feinauer .................................................................................. Grand Prairie, TX Emanuel Ernesto Bernabeu ............................................................ Cordoba, Argentina
Dissertation: Generic Flow Algorithm for Analysis of interdependent Dissertation: Methodology for a Security-Dependability Adaptive Protection
Multi-Domain Distributed Network Systems Scheme based on Data Mining
Committee Chair: Prof. R. P. Broadwater Committee Chair: Prof. V. A. Centeno and J. S. Thorp
Kai Han ...................................................................................................... Beijing, China Qinqin Chen .............................................................................................. Xiantao, China
Dissertation: Scheduling Distributed Real-Time Tasks in Unreliable and Dissertation: Cognitive Gateway to Promote interoperability, Coverage and
Untrustworthy Systems Throughput in Heterogeneous Communication Systems
Committee Chair: Prof. B. Ravindran Committee Chair: Prof. C. W. Bostian
Hoda Mamdouh Hassan ..............................................................................Cairo, Egypt Danling Cheng ...........................................................................................Wuhan, China
Dissertation: The Cell Network: A New Approach for Network Engineering Dissertation: integrated System Model Reliability Evaluation and Prediction for
as a Complex System Electrical Power Systems - Graph Trace Analysis based Solutions
Committee Chair: Prof. M. Y. Eltoweissy Committee Chair: Prof. R. P. Broadwater
Yexin Zheng ...........................................................................................Shanghai, China Junwei Dong ................................................................................. Luquan, Hebei, China
Dissertation: Circuit Design Methods with Emerging Nanotechnologies Dissertation: Microwave Lens Designs: Optimization, Fast Simulation Algorithms,
Committee Chair: Prof. C. Huang and 360-Degree Scanning Techniques
Committee Chair: Prof. A. i. Zaghloul
August 15, 2009 Feng Ge................................................................................................... Gong An, China
Dissertation: Software Radio-Based Dynamic Spectrum Access Network
Jorge Alberto Suris Pietri ..........................................................................Mayaguez, PR Prototypes and Enabling Technologies
Dissertation: Rapid Radio: Analysis-Based Receiver Deployment Committee Chair: Prof. C. W. Bostian
Committee Chair: Prof. P. M. Athanas Lizdabel Morales-Tirado ...........................................................................Mayaguez, PR
Dissertation: An Approach to Using Cognition in Wireless Networks
July 6, 2009 Committee Chair: Prof. J. H. Reed
Vidya Rajagopalan ................................................................................... Chennai, india
Mustafa Yousry El-Nainay ................................................................... Alexandria, Egypt Dissertation: increasing Deformation Based Morphometry Reliability using
Dissertation: island Genetic Algorithm-based Cognitive Networks Distribution independent Statistical Analysis and information Fusion Methods
Committee Chair: Prof. A. B. MacKenzie Committee Chair: Prof. C. L. Wyatt
Siriya Skolthanarat ........................................................................... Bangkok, Thailand
coMPUtEr sciENcE AND APPlicAtioNs Dissertation: The Modeling and Control of a Wind Farm and Grid interconnection
December 17, 2009 in a Multi-machine System
Committee Chair: Prof. V. A. Centeno
Jing Dai ..................................................................................................Shanghai, China Timothy Neil Thacker .........................................................................Christiansburg, VA
Dissertation: Efficient Concurrent Operations in Spatial Databases Dissertation: Phase-Locked Loops, islanding Detection, and Microgrid Operation
Committee Chair: Prof. C. Lu of Single-Phase Converter Systems
Ying Jin ...................................................................................................Shanghai, China Committee Chair: Prof. D. Boroyevich and F. Wang
Dissertation: New Algorithms for Modeling Gene Perturbation Screens Ying Wang ....................................................................................................... Jilin, China
Committee Chair: Prof. N. Ramakrishnan Dissertation: Dynamic Cellular Cognitive System
Committee Chair: Prof. C. W. Bostian
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Tao Xia .......................................................................................................Wuhan, China Xiangshang Tong ..................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: Frequency Monitoring Network (FNET) Algorithm improvements Dissertation: Analysis and improvement of Cross-dock Operations in the
and Application Development Less-than-Truckload Freight Transportation industry
Committee Chair: Prof. Y. Liu Committee Chair: Prof. K. P. Ellis
Bin Xu ...................................................................................................Shanghai, China
Dissertation: Fast Path Planning in Uncertain Environments: Theory and MAtEriAls sciENcE AND ENGiNEEriNG
Experiments December 17, 2009
Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Stilwell and A. J. Kurdila
Taeyoung Yang.................................................................................Pusan, South Korea Carlos Eduardo Folgar ............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: Generalized Fundamental-Limit Theory on Antenna Size and Dissertation: Microstructure Evolution of Silica Aerogel Under a Microwave Field
Performance for Both Frequency- and Time-Domain Applications Committee Chair: Prof. D. E. Clark
Committee Chair: Prof. W. A. Davis and W. L. Stutzman David Todd Gray .......................................................................................... Yorktown, VA
Yitan Zhu....................................................................................................Wuhan, China Dissertation: Characterization and Modeling of Friction Stir Fabricate in-situ
Dissertation: Learning Statistical and Geometric Models from Microarray Metal Matrix Composites
Gene Expression Data Committee Chair: Prof. S. L. Kampe
Committee Chair: Prof. Y. J. Wang Dae-Seob Han ............................................................................. Daejeon, South Korea
Dissertation: Theory of Tunneling-injection Quantum Dot Lasers
August 15, 2009 Committee Chair: Prof. L. V. Asryan
Ruijia Wang................................................................................................Datong, China
Yan Dong............................................................................................... Shenyang, China Dissertation: Effect of Surface Properties on Foam Stability
Dissertation: investigation of Multiphase Coupled-inductor Buck Converters in Committee Chair: Prof. R. H. Yoon
Point-of-load Applications Li Yan .......................................................................................................... Xi’an, China
Committee Chair: Prof. F. C. Lee Dissertation: Two Phase Magnetoelectric Epitaxial Composite Thin Films
Sung Yeul Park ........................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA Committee Chair: Prof. D. D. Viehland
Dissertation: A Wide Range and Precise Active and Reactive Power Flow
Controller for Fuel Cell Power Conditioning Systems August 15, 2009
Committee Chair: Prof. J. S. Lai
Mark D. Silvius ........................................................................................Wilmington, DE Weifeng Rao .......................................................................................Zixi, Jiangxi, China
Dissertation: Building a Dynamic Spectrum Access Smart Radio with Dissertation: Computer Modeling and Simulation of Morphotropic Phase
Application to Public Safety Disaster Communications Boundary Ferroelectrics
Committee Chair: Prof. C. W. Bostian and A. B. MacKenzie Committee Chair: Prof. Y. Wang
Chuanyun Wang ...................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: investigation on interleaved Boost Converters and Applications MEchANicAl ENGiNEEriNG
Committee Chair: Prof. F. C. Lee and M. Xu December 17, 2009
ENGiNEEriNG MEchANics
Hugo Elias Camargo ..................................................................................Sucre, Bolivia
December 17, 2009 Dissertation: A Frequency Domain Beamforming Method to Locate Moving
Sound Sources
Giancarlo Giuseppe Bordonaro .................................................................. Milano, italy Committee Chair: Prof. W. J. Devenport and R. A. Burdisso
Dissertation: Exploitation of System Nonlinearities for Structural Health Nicholas Don Cardwell..................................................................................Denison, TX
Monitoring Dissertation: investigation of Particle Trajectories and Fluid interactions for
Committee Chair: Prof. M. R. Hajj Wall-Bounded Turbulent Two-Phase Flow
Kaushik Das ........................................................................................ Serampore, india Committee Chair: Prof. P. P. Vlachos and K. A. Thole
Dissertation: Analysis of instabilities in Microelectromechanical Systems, and Philip Winslow Gillett .........................................................................Christiansburg, VA
of Local Water Slamming Dissertation: Head Mounted Microphone Arrays
Committee Chair: Prof. R. C. Batra Committee Chair: Prof. J. P. Carneal and M. E. Johnson
Corydon Deverell Hilton .............................................................................Columbia, SC Elizabeth Anne Hoppe ............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: Development and Analysis of a Multifunctional Fuel Cell Structure Dissertation: improving Signal Clarity through interference Suppression and
Committee Chair: Prof. J. J. Lesko Emergent Signal Detection
Committee Chair: Prof. M. J. Roan
iNDUstriAl AND systEMs ENGiNEEriNG Jeongwoo Lee ................................................................................. Suwon, South Korea
December 17, 2009 Dissertation: Vehicle inertia impact on Fuel Consumption of Conventional and
Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using Acceleration and Coast Driving Strategy
Dingding Lin.............................................................................................. Anshan, China Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Nelson
Dissertation: Effects of Localized Muscle Fatigue on Postural Control: Henning Robert Arno Lohse-Busch ..............................................Wettolsheim, France
interactive Effects with inclined Surfaces and Unexpected Loads, and Dissertation: Development and Applications of the Modular Automotive
intervention Efficacy Technology Testbed (MATT) to Evaluate Hybrid Electric Powertrain Components
Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Nussbaum and Energy Management Strategies
Martha Annette Roper ............................................................................. Alexandria, VA Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Nelson
Dissertation: Revenue Management in the Parking industry: Design and Darius Demetri Sanders ......................................................................... Hyattsville, MD
Evaluation of an intelligent Parking System Dissertation: CFD Modeling of Separation and Transitional Flow in Turbine Blades
Committee Chair: Prof. Triantis, K. P. and G. D. Taylor and D. Teodorovic at Low Reynolds Numbers
Yueqin Zhao........................................................................................Nei Mongol, China Committee Chair: Prof. W. F. O’Brien, Jr.
Dissertation: A Downtown Space Reservation System: its Design and Brian Andrew Templeton ........................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Evaluation Dissertation: A Polynomial Chaos Approach to Control Design
Committee Chair: Prof. K. P. Triantis Committee Chair: Prof. M. Ahmadian and S. C. Southward
August 15, 2009 August 15, 2009
Linsey Marinn Barker..................................................................................... Tucson, AZ Kathleen Bieryla.................................................................................... Wilkes-Barre, PA
Dissertation: Measuring and Modeling the Effects of Fatigue on Dissertation: An investigation of Perturbation-based Balance Training as a Fall
Performance: Specific Application to the Nursing Profession Prevention intervention for Older Adults
Committee Chair: Prof. M. A. Nussbaum Committee Chair: Prof. M. L. Madigan
Kristen Lee Casto...............................................................................Christiansburg, VA Pablo Alberto Tarazaga.......................................................................Corpus Christi, TX
Dissertation: An Examination of Headset, Hearing Sensitivity, Flight Workload, Dissertation: Dynamics and Control of Pressurized Optical Membranes
and Communication Signal Quality on Black Hawk Flight Simulator Pilot Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. inman, Sr. and M. E. Johnson
Performance
Committee Chair: Prof. J. G. Casali
Juqi Liu .................................................................................................. Shenyang, China
Dissertation: Managing Uncertainty in Capacity investment, Revenue
Management and Supply Chain Coordination
Committee Chair: Prof. E. K. Bish and D. R. Bish
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MiNiNG ENGiNEEriNG
August 15, 2009
collEGE of liBErAl Arts
Nino Samuel Ripepi ..............................................................................Connellsville, PA
AND hUMAN sciENcEs
Dissertation: Carbon Dioxide Storage in Coal Seams with Enhanced Coalbed ADMiNistrAtioN AND sUPErVisioN of sPEciAl EDUcAtioN
Methane Recovery: Geologic Evaluation, Capacity Assessment and Field
December 17, 2009
Validation of the Central Appalachian Basin
Committee Chair: Prof. M. E. Karmis
Evelyn Marie Barber Astwood ..................................................................Manassas, VA
July 6, 2009 Dissertation: Parental involvement Strategies implemented by Selected
Virginia School Districts
Committee Chair: Prof. R. G. Salmon
Mert Kerem Eraydin ................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Patrick Matthew Johnson ..................................................................Christiansburg, VA
Dissertation: Scale-Up of Using Novel Dewatering Aids
Dissertation: Social Accessibility for Students with Visual-impairments:
Committee Chair: Prof. R. H. Yoon
A Mixed-Methodological Study of Current Students at a Land-Grant and
Regionally Known University in Western Virginia
Committee Chair: Prof. R. G. Salmon
iNtErDisciPliNAry DEGrEEs APPArEl, hoUsiNG, AND rEsoUrcE MANAGEMENt
GENEtics, BioiNforMAtics AND coMPUtAtioNAl BioloGy December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Selwyn S. Cooper ...................................................................................Birmingham, AL
Dissertation: The impact of Attitude and Knowledge on Whether College
Yizhi Cai ................................................................................................Quanzhou, China
Students Obtain Credit Cards and/or Carry Balances
Dissertation: Deciphering the Semantics of DNA Sequences
Committee Chair: Prof. i. E. Leech and S. T. Anong
Committee Chair: Prof. J. Peccoud
Revonda Maria Pokrzywa .................................................................................Nebo, NC
cArEEr AND tEchNicAl EDUcAtioN
Dissertation: Systems Biology in an imperfect World: Modeling Biological
Systems with incomplete information December 17, 2009
Committee Chair: Prof. P. J. Pedrosa Mendes
LaChelle Monique Waller ............................................................................. Chester, VA Thomas C. Shelton .................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: Transcriptional Profiling of Potential Regulatory Factors Dissertation: Personality Assessment Correlations between Accounting
Modulating Defense Mechanisms in Soybean Under Phytophthora Sojae Students and Accounting Professionals and Students’ Selection of
infection Accounting as a Major
Committee Chair: Prof. B. M. Tyler Committee Chair: Prof. D. L. Stewart
MAcroMolEcUlAr sciENcE AND ENGiNEEriNG coUNsElor EDUcAtioN
December 17, 2009 December 17, 2009
Sonya Denese Benson .............................................................................Fort Worth, TX Osaro Ehigiato Airen .................................................................................... Fontana, CA
Dissertation: Effect of ionomer Architecture and Nanoscale Particles on the Dissertation: School Counselors and Their Multicultural Counseling
Crystallization Behavior of Sulfonated Syndiotactic Polystyrene Competence and Awareness of The National Achievement Gap: A National
Committee Chair: Prof. R. B. Moore iii Study
Gilles Michel Divoux................................................................................. Epinal, France Committee Chair: Prof. P. L. Burge and N. E. Bodenhorn
Dissertation: Performance and Durability of Polymeric Materials in Proton Vanessa W. Bowles ...............................................................................Baton Rouge, LA
Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Systems Dissertation: Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout:
Committee Chair: Prof. R. B. Moore iii A Survey of CACREP Counseling interns’ Perceptions of Wellness
Andrew Jay Duncan...................................................................................Greenville, SC Committee Chair: Prof. G. F. Lawson
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Branched ionomers for
Performance in ionic Liquid-Swollen ionic Polymer Transducers cUrricUlUM AND iNstrUctioN
Committee Chair: Prof. T. E. Long and D. J. Leo December 17, 2009
Philip Plaxico Huffstetler ..............................................................................Gaffney, SC
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Polyethers Ellen M. Bielema ...................................................................................... Pearisburg, VA
and Their Properties of Molecular Structure and Chemical Composition on Dissertation: A Model of Assistive Technology Decision-Making by College
Transverse NMR Relaxivities Students with High-incidence Disabilities
Committee Chair: Prof. J. S. Riffle Committee Chair: Prof. S. B. Asselin
Vaibhav Jain............................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA Sunha Kim ........................................................................................Seoul, South Korea
Dissertation: Applications of Layer-by-layer (LbL) Assembly in Electrochromic Dissertation: The Exploration of Learning Objects: Conceptualization,
Devices & Bending Actuators Utilization, Benefits and Adoption
Committee Chair: Prof. J. R. Heflin Committee Chair: Prof. B. B. Lockee
Jong Keun Park .......................................................Jang-Sung, Jeonnam, South Korea Jianhua Liu ..................................................................................Kaifeng, Henan, China
Dissertation: Anisotropic Morphologies and Properties in Perfluorosulfonate Dissertation: An Assessment Agent System for Assessing Comprehensive
ionomer-based Materials Understanding Based on Concept Maps
Committee Chair: Prof. R. B. Moore iii Committee Chair: Prof. K. R. Potter
Rachael Ann VanHouten.............................................................................. Waupun, Wi Evelyn Cherita Richardson ........................................................................ Roanoke , VA
Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophilic: Hydrophobic Dissertation: Meta-Analysis of Student Assistance Program Outcomes
Segmented and Multiblock Copolymers for Fuel Cell and Reverse Osmosis Committee Chair: Prof. K. J. Redican
Applications James Ray Wampler ............................................................................ Harrisonburg, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. J. E. McGrath Dissertation: An Analysis of Student Assistance Program Characteristics
and Activities in Selected illinois Schools
July 6, 2009 Committee Chair: Prof. K. J. Redican
Gozde ipek Ozturk................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA August 15, 2009
Dissertation: Topology and Telechelic Functionality Control in Polyester Design
Committee Chair: Prof. T. E. Long Laura Levi Altstaedter.............................................................. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kshitish Anil Patankar ............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA Dissertation: Writing instruction in Foreign Language Courses: Multiple
Dissertation: Linear and Nonlinear Viscoelastic Characterization and Stress Perspectives on the impact of Peer Feedback on Students’ Writing
Modeling of Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM) used in Fuel Cell Proficiency
Applications Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Shrum
Committee Chair: Prof. D. A. Dillard and M.W. Ellis Tremayne O. Waller .................................................................................Martinsville, VA
Dissertation: A Mixed Method for Assessing the Adjustment of incoming
First-Year Engineering Students in a Summer Bridge Program
Committee Chair: Prof. S. G. Magliaro
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July 6, 2009 Erica Kathryn Husser ....................................................................... Vancouver, Canada
Dissertation: Nature as Nurture: Older Women’s Perspectives on the
Hyuksoo Kwon................................................................................. Yesan, South Korea Natural Environment
Dissertation: Key Factors Affecting the implementation of Biotechnology Committee Chair: Prof. K. A. Roberto
instruction in Secondary School Level Technology Education Classrooms Brandon Ellis Rodgers ......................................................................... Chattanooga, TN
Committee Chair: Prof. J. G. Wells Dissertation: The Role of Social Proximity and Stigma in Seeking Mental
Devrim Ozdemir.....................................................................................Eskisehir, Turkey Health Services
Dissertation: The Effects of Context-Dependency of Seductive Details on Committee Chair: Prof. M. L. Dolbin-MacNab
Recall and Transfer in a Multimedia Learning Environment
Committee Chair: Prof. D. M. Moore and P. E. Doolittle Dana Jolleen Stone Harris........................................................................San Diego, CA
Lida Johana Uribe-Florez ........................................................Bucaramanga, Colombia Dissertation: Parent and Child influences on the Development of a
Dissertation: Teacher Variables and Student Mathematics Learning Related Black-White Biracial identity
to Manipulative Use Committee Chair: Prof. M. L. Dolbin-MacNab
Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Wilkins
sciENcE AND tEchNoloGy stUDiEs
EDUcAtioNAl lEADErshiP AND Policy stUDiEs December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Jeremy W. Hunsinger .............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Shafeeq Aqeel Ameen .......................................................................... Chesapeake, VA Dissertation: Constructing a Politics of Knowledge in the Age of the internet
Dissertation: A Mixed Methods Study of the Air Force JROTC Leadership Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Luke
Program at an Urban High School in Southeastern Virginia Jennifer Tucker ...................................................................................... Falls Church, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Twiford Dissertation: Motivating Subjects: Data Sharing in Cancer Research
John Allen Bailey .........................................................................................Hampton, VA Committee Chair: Prof. B. L. Allen
Dissertation: A Synthesis of Studies Pertaining to Building Conditions,
Student Achievement, Student Behavior, and Student Attitude socioloGy
Committee Chair: Prof. G. i. Earthman and T. W. Twiford December 17, 2009
Walter Richardo Clemons ......................................................................... Smithfield, VA
Dissertation: A Study of Factors that impact Teacher Recruitment and Tugrul Keskin .......................................................................................... istanbul, Turkey
Retention for Two Small School Districts in Southeastern Virginia Dissertation: A Comparative Analysis of islamist Movements in the
Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Twiford Neoliberalization Process: Jama’at-e-islami in Pakistan and the
Roderick A. Hall ..................................................................................Christiansburg, VA Fethullah Gulen Movement in Turkey - Reactions to Capitalism, Modernity
Dissertation: Exploring the Relationship Between Perceived Cost of Attendance and Secularism
and College Matriculation Committee Chair: Prof. D. W. Wimberley
Committee Chair: Prof. S. M. Janosik Virginia Leigh Rothwell ................................................................................Keysville, VA
Charles Cole Hurd .............................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA Dissertation: The Relationship between Attitudes towards Deviance and
Dissertation: Professional Learning Communities and English Language Deviant Behavior: The influence of Science, individualism, Social Bonds
Learner Reading Achievement and Deviant Peers
Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Twiford Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Shoemaker and J. E. Hawdon
David John Kniola ................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: Constructing an Estimate of Academic Capitalism and Explaining August 15, 2009
Faculty Differences through Multilevel Analysis
Committee Chair: Prof. S. M. Janosik Jill Suzanne Harrison-Rexrode ............................................................... Chapel Hill, NC
Karen S. Palmer .................................................................................... Chesapeake, VA Dissertation: “i don’t want to go up the hill”: Symbolic Boundary Work
Dissertation: A Comparison of Criteria used in Gifted identification in Among Residents of Assisted Living
the Commonwealth of Virginia Committee Chair: Prof. J. W. Ryan, Jr.
Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Twiford
Callie Marvin Richardson .................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA
Dissertation: School Facility Conditions and Student Achievement,
Attendance, and Behavior in an Urban Elementary School in Southeastern
Virginia
collEGE of NAtUrAl rEsoUrcEs
Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Twiford fishEriEs AND WilDlifE
Lawrence Clifford Taylor .................................................................................Gretna, VA
Dissertation: A Comparative Study on the impact of Computer Enhanced December 17, 2009
Reading Programs on First Grade African American Males in an Urban
School District in Southeastern Virginia Robert T. Leaf ......................................................................................... Santa Rosa, CA
Committee Chair: Prof. C. S. Cash Dissertation: The Evolutionary Effects of Fishing and implications for Stock
Dwana Patrice White ............................................................................ Chesapeake, VA Management and Rebuilding
Dissertation: Differences in the Effect of Teacher Efficacy on Student Committee Chair: Prof. Y. Jiao
Achievement in an Urban District
Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Twiford forEstry AND forEst ProDUcts
Thomas Angelo Whitley ................................................................................. Suffolk, VA December 17, 2009
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Financial Ability and Building
Conditions of Select School Divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia Nabin Baral..............................................................................................Pokhara, Nepal
Committee Chair: Prof. G. i. Earthman and T. W. Twiford Dissertation: institutional Resilience of Community-based Conservation to the
Maoist insurgency in Nepal
EDUcAtioNAl rEsEArch AND EVAlUAtioN Committee Chair: Prof. M. J. Stern
December 17, 2009 Hezhong Wang ........................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: Chitosan-Cellulose Nanocrystal Polyelectrolyte Complex
Leigh Michelle Harrell .............................................................................. Baltimore, MD Particles: Preparation, Characterization, and in Vitro Drug Release Properties
Dissertation: Accuracy of Global Fit indices as indictors of Multidimensionality Committee Chair: Prof. M. Roman
in Multidimensional Rasch Analysis
Committee Chair: Prof. G. E. Skaggs and E. W. Wolfe August 15, 2009
Michael Terry McGill ......................................................................................Atlanta, GA
Dissertation: An investigation of Unidimensional Testing Procedures under Latent Alexander Job Hagedorn ...........................................................................Ferdinand, iN
Trait Theory using Principal Component Analysis Dissertation: The Effect of Pallets and Unitization on the Efficiency of
Committee Chair: Prof. G. E. Skaggs and E. W. Wolfe intercontinental Product Movement Using Ocean Freight Containers
Committee Chair: Prof. J. Han
hUMAN DEVEloPMENt Logan Park ............................................................................................... Cincinnati, OH
December 17, 2009 Dissertation: integrative Research in the Sociology and Ecology of Outdoor
Recreation.
Kristin B. Arthur ...................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Marion and S. R. Lawson
Dissertation: Attachment Styles and Enneagram Types: Development and
Testing of an integrated Typology for use in Marriage and Family Therapy
Committee Chair: Prof. K. R. Allen
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GEosPAtiAl AND ENViroNMENtAl ANAlysis MAthEMAtics
July 6, 2009 August 15, 2009
Jeremy F. Wimpey .........................................................................................Herndon, VA Fabio Silva Botelho ................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: Assessing and Evaluating Recreational impacts on Public Lands Dissertation: Variational Convex Analysis
Committee Chair: Prof. J. L. Marion Committee Chair: Prof. R. C. Rogers
July 6, 2009
collEGE of sciENcE Adam Fletcher Childers .............................................................................. Roanoke, VA
Dissertation: Parameter identification and the Design of Experiments for
BioloGicAl sciENcEs Continuous Non-Linear Dynamical Systems
December 17, 2009 Committee Chair: Prof. J. A. Burns
Evgeny Savel’ev ..................................................................................... Moscow, Russia
Alexandra Morgan Class....................................................................... Laguna Hills, CA Dissertation: Controllability of the Stresses in Viscoelastic Fluid Flow of Upper
Dissertation: Population-level Asynchrony in the Timing of Life History Events, Convected Maxwell Type
the Territorial and Reproductive Behavior of the Rufous-collared Committee Chair: Prof. M. Renardy
Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) in the Equatorial Humid Eastern Andes
Committee Chair: Prof. i. T. Moore Physics
Kwang-Hyung Kim ........................................................................... Buyeo, South Korea December 17, 2009
Dissertation: Functional Analysis of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis-Related
Genes in Alternaria brassicicola Kai Chen ................................................................................................ Dongying, China
Committee Chair: Prof. C. B. Lawrence Dissertation: Self-organization on Nanoparticle Surfaces for Plasmonic and
Eric Robert Sokol ........................................................................................... Livonia, Mi Nonlinear Optical Applications
Dissertation: Community Ecology of Aquatic insects in Forested Headwater Committee Chair: Prof. H. Robinson
Streams in the Southern Appalachians Larry Jonathan Cook .................................................................................Princeton, WV
Committee Chair: Prof. E. F. Benfield Dissertation: Totally Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process with Finite Resources
Committee Chair: Prof. B. Schmittmann and R. P. Zia
July 6, 2009 Manmohan Dash .................................................................................Dhenkanal, india
Dissertation: Measurement of Asymmetry in the Decays of Charmed Meson
Daniel J. Schu......................................................................................... Woodbridge, VA Dzero into the Final States of Klong Pizero and Kshort Pizero
Dissertation: Structure/Function Analysis of the Quorum-sensing Regulator EsaR Committee Chair: Prof. L. E. Piilonen
from the Plant Pathogen Pantoea stewartii Michael James Kavic .............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. A. M. Stevens Dissertation: Quantum Gravity & Astophysical implications
Committee Chair: Prof. D. Minic
chEMistry Sayak Mukherjee ...................................................................................... Kolkata, india
December 17, 2009 Dissertation: Applications of Field Theory to Reaction Diffusion Models and
Driven Diffusive Systems
Rebecca H. Brown ....................................................................................... Paducah, KY Committee Chair: Prof. B. Schmittmann
Dissertation: Effects of Functionality and Charge in the Design of Acrylic Polymers
Committee Chair: Prof. T. E. Long and R. B. Moore iii PsycholoGy
Yanpeng Hou ......................................................................................... Changzhi, China December 17, 2009
Dissertation: Searching for Anticancer Natural Products from the Madagascar
Rainforest Rolanda Findlay.......................................................................................New Castle, DE
Committee Chair: Prof. D. G. Kingston Dissertation: Exploring the impact of God Schema on Equal Opportunity
Abdulaziz Kaya ........................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA Climate and Related indicators of Organizational Effectiveness
Dissertation: Studies of Polysaccharide Adsorption onto Model Cellulose Committee Chair: Prof. N. M. Hauenstein
Surfaces and Self-Assembled Monolayers by Surface Plasmon Resonance
Spectroscopy August 15, 2009
Committee Chair: Prof. A. R. Esker
Patrice Luren Esson ....................................................................... Mandeville, Jamaica
July 6, 2009 Dissertation: They’re All in it Together: A Pattern Approach to Exploring Goal
Orientation
Leslie Ann Adamczyk ..................................................................................Knoxville, TN Committee Chair: Prof. N. M. Hauenstein
Dissertation: Understanding the Structure and Properties of Self-Assembled
Monolayers for interfacial Patterning July 6, 2009
Committee Chair: Prof. M. R. Anderson and J. R. Morris
Wen Yin .................................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Trevor G. Byrd ............................................................................................. Charlotte, NC
Dissertation: Phase and Rheological Behavior of Langmuir Films at the Dissertation: Prioritizing Effort Allocation in a Multiple-Goal Environment
Air/Water interface: Polyhederal Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS), Committee Chair: Prof. R. J. Foti and J. J. Donovan
Polymer Blends, and Magnetic Nanoparticles Robert Patrick Walters................................................................................Hampton, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. A. R. Esker Dissertation: Hostile-Diabetic Men: An Examination of Peripheral Glucose
and QEEG Magnitudes Subsequent to Lateralized Fluency-Stressors
GEosciENcEs Committee Chair: Prof. D. W. Harrison
December 17, 2009
stAtistics
Kelly Lee Haus..........................................................................................Rochester, MN December 17, 2009
Dissertation: Nanoparticle-heavy Metal Associations in Contaminated
River Sediment Abdel-salam Gomaa Abdel-salam................................................................Cairo, Egypt
Committee Chair: Prof. M. F. Hochella, Jr. Dissertation: Profile Monitoring with Fixed and Random Effects using
Martin Hernandez-Marin ...............................................................Guadalajara, Mexico Nonparametric and Semiparametric Methods
Dissertation: Numencal Evaluation and Analysis of the Occurance of Earth Committee Chair: Prof. J. B. Birch
Fissures in Heterogeneous Hydrogeological Settings
Committee Chair: Prof. T. J. Burbey
July 6, 2009
James Thigpen ............................................................................................Arrington, TN
Dissertation: Vorticity of Flow, Deformation Temperatures, and Strain
Symmetry of the Moine Thrust Zone, NW Scotland: Constraining the
Kinematic and Thermal Evolution of a Collisional Orogenic System
Committee Chair: Prof. R. D. Law
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thE VirGiNiA-MArylAND rEGioNAl August 15, 2009
collEGE of VEtEriNAry MEDiciNE Natasha Dawn Hutton ................................................................................... Marion, VA
July 6, 2009
BioMEDicAl & VEtEriNAry sciENcEs
December 17, 2009
Tara Hollomon Amrozowicz .................................................................. Chesapeake, VA
Thomas C. Bowers ...........................................................................................Bristol, VA
Burouj Kayed Ajlouni.............................................................................. Amman, Jordan Matthew Brian Coe ..................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Dissertation: Polymorphisms in the Flt1 Gene and Their Relation to Carolyn inez Hunnicutt ...................................................................................... Wise, VA
Expression of the Secreted Flt1 Variant Cindy Carter Klimaitis ................................................................................. Roanoke, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. W. R. Huckle Rebecca Crouch Meadows ..............................................................................Bristol, VA
Parthiban Rajasekaran...............................................................Attur, Tamilnadu, india Whitney Houser Miller ................................................................................ Roanoke, VA
Dissertation: Development of an Environmentally Safe Bivalent Vaccine Lara K. Ohanian ........................................................................................Rochester, NY
Against Swine Brucellosis and Swine influenza Hope Artenia Pickett ...................................................................................... Marion, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. S. M. Boyle Robin Gale Puryear ............................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA
Ashish Ranjan .............................................................................................. Sindri, india Dianne Foster Schoonover ......................................................................... Yorktown, VA
Dissertation: Development of Core-shell Nanostructure Encapsulating Kristyn Brown Shepherd ..................................................................................Vinton, VA
Gentamicin as Efficient Drug Delivery System for intracellular Salmonella Beth Leigh Stone-Whitt ................................................................................ Tazewell, VA
Committee Chair: Prof. R. Kasimanickam Wendy Sue Wyatt ........................................................................................ Yorktown, VA
Althea Thomas Wynn ............................................................................ Chesapeake, VA
Doctor of MAstEr’s DEGrEEs
EDUcAtioN
thE GrADUAtE school
thE GrADUAtE school
Dean Karen DePauw
Dean Karen DePauw
collEGE of AGricUltUrE
AND lifE sciENcEs
collEGE of liBErAl Arts
AND hUMAN sciENcEs MAstEr of sciENcE
EDUcAtioNAl lEADErshiP AND Policy stUDiEs AGricUltUrAl AND APPliED EcoNoMics
December 17, 2009 December 17, 2009
Christina Perry Boone ........................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA Amaya Urquieta, Nadezda Rosa ..................................................Cochabamba, Bolivia
Dissertation: The interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Aragon, Catherine Tamolang.......................................Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Standards: is There a Correlation Between iSSLC and Standards and Bernabeu, Emanuel Ernesto ........................................................... Cordoba, Argentina
Performance indicators identified by Educators?
Committee Chair: Prof. T. W. Twiford August 15, 2009
Claudia Price Covington........................................................................... Alexandria, VA
Dissertation: The Struggle of Education by African Americans in Alexandria, Foster, Brandy Renee ....................................................................Madison Heights, VA
Virginia 1860-1920 Harris, Anna Maynard .......................................................................Westmoreland, NH
Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Parks Sceiford, Amanda Janet .......................................................................... North East, PA
Amy Wilkerson Griffin..................................................................................Nottoway, VA
Dissertation: Three Groups of Virginia Elementary Principal’s Experiences with July 6, 2009
the Unintended Consequences of implementing inclusion of Students with
Disabilities Hristovska, Tatjana ............................................................................ Bitola, Macedonia
Committee Chair: Prof. P. L. Burge Marimo, Pricilla .........................................................................Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Juanita V. Smith .................................................................................Newport News, VA
Dissertation: Policies and Practices in Recruiting, Training, and Evaluating High- AGricUltUrAl AND lifE sciENcEs
Quality Substitute Teachers: A Delphi Study
August 15, 2009
Committee Chair: Prof. D. J. Parks
July 6, 2009 Culver, Bruce Edward ..............................................................................Masasquan, NJ
ANiMAl AND PoUltry sciENcEs
Zebedee Talley ........................................................................................Martinsville, VA
Dissertation: A Qualitative investigation of Black Middle School Students’ December 17, 2009
Experiences of the Role of Teachers in Learning and Achievement
Committee Chair: Prof. L. G. Driscoll and S. F. Hein Madsen, Sara Lindsly ................................................................................. Roanoke, VA
August 15, 2009
EDUcAtioN Blevins, Sarah Rachel................................................................................ Abingdon, VA
Sottosanti, Jennifer Ryan ........................................................................... Hamilton, VA
sPEciAlist
VanWyhe, Robert........................................................................................... Elkhorn, Wi
BiochEMistry
December 17, 2009
EDUcAtioNAl lEADErshiP AND Policy stUDiEs
December 17, 2009
Chocklett, Samuel Wyatt ............................................................................. Mauldin, SC
Claude Christopher Steele ........................................................................ New York, NY
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croP AND soil ENViroNMENtAl sciENcEs
December 17, 2009
collEGE of ArchitEctUrE
Dunifon, Shea Nicole .............................................................................. Lake Worth, FL
AND UrBAN stUDiEs
July 6, 2009
MAstEr of ArchitEctUrE
Arriola Apelo, Sebastian ignacio ..................................................Montevideo, Uruguay
Yarber, Elizabeth Lee ............................................................................. Bridgewater, VA December 17, 2009
DAiry sciENcE Barker, James Landern ii..........................................................................Cleveland, OH
December 17, 2009 Cheung, Thomas .............................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Dankovich, James E. ................................................................................. Syracuse, NY
Masiello, Stephanie Noelle ..........................................................................McLean, VA Foley, John Albert iii .............................................................................. Machipongo, VA
Maxymiv, Nicolas George ........................................................................... Roanoke, VA Golenor, Lesley A. ...........................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Hanlon, Kevin Matthew ........................................................................... Alexandria, VA
August 15, 2009 Housdan, Joshua James Keith.......................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Lee, Grace Minyoung ............................................................................... Alexandria, VA
Manuel, Salma Sultana .........................................................................Washington, DC
Tucker, Heather Ashley .................................................................................... Derry, NH
McDevitt, Mary Jean ................................................................................ Annandale, VA
Pawar, Satish Dasharath ........................................................................... Nashik, india
horticUltUrE
Pu, Da .......................................................................................................Wuhan, China
December 17, 2009 Shuba, Matthew Durant .......................................................................... Alexandria, VA
Syed, Asif Ahmed ..................................................................................... Mumbai, india
Hatch, Tremain Archer ................................................................................Leesburg, VA Williams, Rachel ione .................................................................Lookout Mountain, GA
Wirth, Amber L. ....................................................................................... Alexandria, VA
hUMAN NUtritioN, fooDs AND EXErcisE
August 15, 2009 August 15, 2009
Andreae, Mary Christine .................................................................Black Mountain, NC Barrett, Elizabeth R. ................................................................................ Alexandria, VA
Beifield, Adam Samuel Ginsberg ........................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Medina, Alejandro Josue ..............................................................................Stafford, VA
MAstEr of sciENcE iN lifE sciENcEs Miller, Jeffrey R. ....................................................................................... Burlington, NC
Pomerance, Ethan i. .............................................................................Washington, DC
AGricUltUrAl AND EXtENsioN EDUcAtioN
July 6, 2009
December 17, 2009
Jones, Christopher Shields...........................................................................Stafford, VA
Tincher, Stephanie Suzanne ......................................................................... Parma, OH
Ellis, Keyana Chamere ...............................................................................Dinwiddie, VA Tomi Ngancha, Joseph Francis .............................................................. Blacksburg, VA
West, Aaron W. ........................................................................................ Alexandria, VA
BiochEMistry
December 17, 2009
Busche, Jefferson Michael ..................................................................... Blacksburg, VA MAstEr of lANDscAPE ArchitEctUrE
ENtoMoloGy December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Gowen, Jeffrey Michael............................................................................ Ebensburg, PA
Beirne, Shana Margaret ............................................................................. Roanoke, VA Herndon, Margaret Ann .........................................................................Washington, DC
Kulchytska, Marta ....................................................................................... Lviv, Ukraine
August 15, 2009 Wright, Nicholas Gavin .......................................................................Takoma Park, MD
Xu, Yining ..............................................................................................Changsha, China
Plaskon, Nicole Elyse ............................................................................... Midlothian, VA
fooD sciENcE AND tEchNoloGy MAstEr of PUBlic ADMiNistrAtioN
December 17, 2009
PUBlic ADMiNistrAtioN/PUBlic AffAirs
Zekert, Ashley Elizabeth ................................................................... Mechanicsville, VA December 17, 2009
August 15, 2009 Angle, Benjamin Michael......................................................................... Alexandria, VA
Billups, Dandridge Timothy ...................................................................... Richmond, VA
O’Connor, Sandra E. ...........................................................................Bogota, Colombia DeWitt, Samuel Jordan ............................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Samperio, Cristian ............................................................. Guatemala City, Guatemala Edmunds, Christopher William ......................................................................Fairfax, VA
Light, Antoinette Elizabeth ....................................................................... Richmond, VA
PlANt PAtholoGy, PhysioloGy AND WEED sciENcE Quirion, Danielle Dianne ...................................................................Fairfax Station, VA
December 17, 2009
Jester, Jennifer L. ...........................................................................................Cosby, MO MAstEr of sciENcE
August 15, 2009 ArchitEctUrE
December 17, 2009
Patel, Beneeta Mahesh .......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Pritchett, Christopher Brian...................................................................Ruckersville, VA
August 15, 2009
Miller, Erin Michelle ..................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
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BUilDiNG/coNstrUctioN sciENcE AND MANAGEMENt
August 15, 2009 August 15, 2009
Bhansali, Saloni Suresh .................................................................Navi, Mumbai, india Blevins, Gregory Scott ............................................................................... Abingdon, VA
Jones, Cosco Eric ................................................................................... Portsmouth, VA Broniak, Brian Thomas ........................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Mahabaleshwarkar, Pushkar Subhash ............................... Pune, Maharashtra, india Bryant, Pamela Jo ....................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Rigby, Ellen Troland ..................................................................................... Roanoke, VA Bryant, Tiffany N. ............................................................................................Forest, VA
Burks, Danielle Jones ................................................................................. Roanoke, VA
Cary, William Alan ...................................................................................... St. Louis, MO
Collins, Sean Joseph............................................................................. Chesapeake, VA
MAstEr of UrBAN AND rEGioNAl PlANNiNG Crenshaw, Jeffrey Travis ........................................................................... Richmond, VA
Davidsaver, Matthew P. ............................................................................Lynchburg, VA
December 17, 2009 Dobler, Andrew Scott ............................................................................... Midlothian, VA
Filip, Jessica Lynn ..............................................................................Christiansburg, VA
Archibald, Samantha Sabrina ...................................................................... St. Croix, Vi Ganley, Regis Joseph ....................................................................................Bedford, VA
Gowland, Dana Elizabeth ............................................................................ Owings, MD Hauser, Eric J. .................................................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Hailey, Krista Ann ................................................................................. Williamsburg, VA Hewes, Jonathan Edward ......................................................................... Richmond, VA
Raman, Rama M. ..................................................................................... Alexandria, VA Holmes, Claire E. ...................................................................................... Richmond, VA
Smith, Andrew N. ..................................................................................... Alexandria, VA ice, Scott Alan ........................................................................................... Glen Allen, VA
Smith, Nathan Gerald ........................................................................... Falls Church, VA irby, DeWayne Todd..........................................................................................Forest, VA
Thompson, Ann Marchand ...................................................................... Alexandria, VA Johnson, James Patrick, Jr. ..................................................................... Richmond, VA
Warren, Nathan Brian ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA Llamas Recel, Nedenia-Mae Cervantes ........................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Lopilato, Christine Louise ................................................................. Mechanicsville, VA
August 15, 2009 Mitra, indra Nath...................................................................................... Centreville, VA
Mohan, Sandeep J. ..................................................................................... Ashburn, VA
Hamberg, Sara Elizabeth .................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA Nichols, Charles Lucas ............................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Norton, Andrew L. ........................................................................................McLean, VA
July 6, 2009 Norwood, Darrell Edward.......................................................................... Richmond, VA
O’Brien, James Quinn .................................................................................Leesburg, VA
Davis, George Thomas............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA Oefelein, Matthew Andrew .......................................................................Lynchburg, VA
Frane, Alexander Benjamin ...................................................................Washington, DC Penland, Ernest Dewayne .........................................................................Broadford, VA
Kordella, Lesley Ann ....................................................................................Chantilly, VA Peters, Nicholas Charles ...................................................................... Falls Church, VA
Peters, Jason Ronald ............................................................................... Baltimore, MD Petty, Daniel William ...............................................................................Middletown, VA
Steiner, Kurt W. ............................................................................................. Shelton, CT Reynolds, Anna ................................................................................................Salem, VA
Robbins, Linda Kay ..........................................................................................Bristol, VA
Rogers, Danny Edward............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Sabo, Gregory Stephen............................................................................. Richmond, VA
PAMPliN collEGE of BUsiNEss Sachdeva, Prashant.............................................................................. New Delhi, india
Shawver, Ann Harrity................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Spofford, Christopher William ........................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Street, Joseph C. Jr. .................................................................................. Columbia, VA
MAstEr of AccoUNtiNG Taylor, Walker P. .......................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
AND iNforMAtioN systEMs Thompson, James Kyle .......................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
Tran, Michelle LienTam............................................................................... Roanoke, VA
December 17, 2009
July 6, 2009
Gao, Xiang .......................................................................................... Hang Zhou, China
Jiang, Guangyi .......................................................................................Shanghai, China Alligood, Christopher Leighton .......................................................................Fairfax, VA
Oh, Youna ................................................................................................. Springfield, VA Carey, Robert L. ..................................................................................Potomac Falls, VA
Ratliff, Amy Marie.............................................................................................Salem, VA Chadha, Ajay.................................................................................................. Sterling, VA
Sanchez, Jennifer Paola ....................................................................... Falls Church, VA Chalasani, Koti Ravi Kiran .................................................................. Vijayawada, india
Shi, Hui .......................................................................................................Tianjin, China Ely, James Robert............................................................................................Vienna, VA
Xu, Man ....................................................................................................Urumchi, China Gibson, Tammy Jean ....................................................................................... Lorton, VA
Gore, Sameer Shridhar ........................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
July 6, 2009 Gray, Tamara Rene..........................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Hanlon, Timothy Michael ................................................................................Vienna, VA
Basham, Sheena Marie ............................................................................Shawsville, VA Hodge, Michael Wayne .......................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
Chen, Chien-Yu ..........................................................................................Taipie, Taiwan Hussain, Haroon Rashid .......................................................................... Springfield, VA
Choate, Michael Vann.................................................................................. Ashburn, VA Kessler, Kristen Argy .................................................................................... Ashburn, VA
Cross, Caleb Stevenson .............................................................................. Hamilton, VA Lannan, Chris Robert.................................................................................. Arlington, VA
Eby, Bret Benjamin....................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA Lawson, Misty Nicole .........................................................................................Aldie, VA
Good, Everett William ...............................................................................Pittsburgh, PA Lessman, Sean Kielty .................................................................................Leesburg, VA
Overstreet, Nathaniel Lane .............................................................................Salem, VA Marcusen, Ryan Hans ................................................................................Leesburg, VA
Parajuli, Bashu Dev................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA Sauter, Erik Atkinson ............................................................................ St Augustine, FL
Phillips, David Roger ............................................................................. indian Valley, VA Sleeth, Andrew G. ..................................................................................... Richmond, VA
Smith, Michael Evert ............................................................................... Centreville, VA Vazquez, Luis Richard.............................................................................. Alexandria, VA
Talbott, Christine Elizabeth .................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Vincent, Tonya Denice ................................................................................ Arlington, VA
Williams, Andrew David ...................................................................... West Windsor, NJ
MAstEr of sciENcE
MAstEr of BUsiNEss ADMiNistrAtioN
hosPitAlity AND toUrisM MANAGEMENt
December 17, 2009 August 15, 2009
Ariza-Stehling, Mario A. ..................................................................................Vienna, VA Park, Jeong Doo ...................................................................Hwaseong Si, South Korea
Dhawan, Vibha ..............................................................................................McLean, VA
Guo, Yong Jian ............................................................................................Tianjin, China
Hamidaldean, Zalfa Mohamed ............................................................ Falls Church, VA
Levine, Rachael ........................................................................................... Arlington, VA
Martin, Daniel Patrick .................................................................................. Ashburn, VA
Prichard, Katherine Rebecca .............................................................. Harrisonburg, VA
Rostas, Zita....................................................................................... Marghita, Romania
Zaleski, Denny Jay.................................................................................... Alexandria, VA
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collEGE of ENGiNEEriNG BioloGicAl systEMs ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009
Johnson, Cami ...........................................................................................idaho Falls, iD
MAstEr of ENGiNEEriNG Tang, Jing ..................................................................................................JiaoZuo, China
Tarrant, Ryan Carl .............................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA
AErosPAcE ENGiNEEriNG Walker, Sarah Madeline .......................................................................Spotsylvania, VA
December 17, 2009 Whysong, Christan Yvonne ...................................................................... Broad Run, VA
Stillwater, Ryan Allanque ............................................................................ Roanoke, VA August 15, 2009
chEMicAl ENGiNEEriNG Li, Lifeng ............................................................................................... Yangquan, China
December 17, 2009 Nyirongo, Victor Kayiwaze ...................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Yactayo Echegaray, Guido Andres................................................................. Lima, Peru
Han, Sang il ............................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Kim, Yeonhee .......................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA BioMEDicAl ENGiNEEriNG
July 6, 2009
ElEctricAl ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009 Hampton, Carolyn Elizabeth .......................................................................Elsinboro, NJ
Hirani, Anjali A. ............................................................................................. Orlando, FL
Blischak, Andrew Travis .......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Gatla, Gayathri Reddy ..................................................................... Hanamkonda, india chEMicAl ENGiNEEriNG
Harun, Mahmud .............................................................................. Dhaka, Bangladesh August 15, 2009
Konda, Sudheer ...................................................................................Hyderabad, india
Koo, Bonsung .......................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Agarwal, Neeraj ....................................................................................... Lucknow, india
Kumar, Pooja .........................................................................................Bangalore, india
Shah, Selvi Dilip ....................................................................................... Mumbai, india ciVil ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009
August 15, 2009
Adamchak, Steven John .......................................................................... Springfield, VA
Whitney, Heath R. ..................................................................................Springboro, OH Azar, Pooya ................................................................................................... Tehran, iran
Bapat, Amey Vivek ...............................................................Thane, Maharashtra, india
MEchANicAl ENGiNEEriNG Bauman, Kalen Steven ............................................................................Gainesville, VA
July 6, 2009 Blakley, Kyle R. .............................................................................................. Oxford, OH
Colbassani, Ashley Anne ................................................................................Tucker, GA
Arntz, David A. ..............................................................................................Stafford, VA Damle, Chinmay Anand ..............................................................Dombivli, Thane, india
Del Gaudio, Jon-Paul Michael ........................................................... Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Dolan, Andrew J. ...........................................................................................Melville, NY
Gurram, Sashikanth............................................................................... Warangal, india
MAstEr of ENGiNEEriNG ADMiNistrAtioN Gyurisin, Stephen J. ............................................................................. Smithsburg, MD
Hapuarachy, Shannon Paul......................................................................... Beckley, WV
December 17, 2009 Hawkins, Andrew Philip ...............................................................................Madison, VA
Hutchins, Lewis Anthony ...................................................................................Wirtz, VA
Steiner, Matthew Mizhael............................................................................... Pinole, CA in, Jae Woo ...........................................................................................Owings Mills, MD
Jasion, Brian Matthew ................................................................................ Fallston, MD
August 15, 2009 Kasaraneni, Yatish .............................................................................. Vijayawada, india
Kim, Kyu Han ........................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Hand, Steven Alan........................................................................................ Ashburn, VA Kola, Rajyalakshmi ..............................................................................Hyderabad, india
Hofer, Derek Matthew ....................................................................................Atlanta, GA Kutch, Brice Richard ........................................................................................ Burke, VA
Kocis, Shawn Michael.............................................................................. Alexandria, VA Roca, ignaci ................................................................................... San Jose, Costa Rica
Mishak, Jeffrey Lynn .................................................................................. Salisbury, NC Rolandi, Massimiliano ............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Nemeth, Andrew Christopher ...........................................................................Gilroy, CA Schimpke, Kurt J. .....................................................................................Maple City, Mi
Putney, Nicole Lambert ............................................................................ Frederick, MD Stanford, Ashley Marie ...............................................................Baumholder, Germany
Swol, Christopher Douglas .......................................................................... Ashburn, VA
Tignor, Samuel D. ..........................................................................................McLean, VA
Tipnis, Kalyani Rajan .............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
MAstEr of sciENcE Vemulapally, Rahul .....................................................................Andhra Pradesh, india
Waghmare, Mandar Subhash ................................................................. Mumbai, india
AErosPAcE ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009 August 15, 2009
Dempsey, Michael Everett ........................................................................California, MD Gay Alanis, Leon F. .................................................................................... Leon, Mexico
Jozsa, John Charles ..................................................................................Manassas, VA Hamlin, Richard Gabriel .......................................................................Summerville, SC
Kurzen, Matthew James .................................................................................Ogden, NY Hardyniec, Andrew B. ............................................................................... Bringhurst, iN
McQuigg, Thomas Dale ....................................................................... Williamsburg, VA Hatlee, Jonathan Russell ............................................................ Greenfield Center, NY
Polk, Kimberly Jeanne .................................................................................Houston, DE Patel, Monil Chintan ..............................................................................Vadodara, india
Weaver, Michael Douglas ..........................................................................Columbia, SC Shenoy, Sushil Brion .................................................................................. Spokane, WA
August 15, 2009 July 6, 2009
Berger, Karen Tyler.............................................................................Newport News, VA Barrar, Christopher Douglas.................................................................. Chesterfield, VA
ivanco, Thomas Glen ................................................................................ Penn Hills, PA Bowen, Ryan Ellis ............................................................................Buffalo Junction, VA
Kanholy, Santhip Krishnan........................................................................ Calicut, india Wang, Zhuojin .......................................................................................Shanghai, China
Walker, William Paul .................................................................................. Abingdon, VA Warren, Jennifer Ashley .........................................................................Birmingham, AL
Yates, Noah J. ................................................................................................ Reston, VA
July 6, 2009
coMPUtEr ENGiNEEriNG
Hinshaw, Tyler Lee ................................................................................... East Bend, NC December 17, 2009
Murtha, Justin Fortna .....................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Sawyer, Samuel Thomas ............................................................................Hampton, VA
Frazier, Edward Snead ii ..................................................................... Lynch Station, VA
Gao, Cunhao.................................................................................Pingtan, Fujian, China
Jagasivamani, Kumaravel ........................................................................San Diego, CA
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Kent, Christopher Grant .......................................................................Spotsylvania, VA Wang, Zijian .......................................................................................... Yangquan, China
Love, Andrew Ross ........................................................................................Stafford, VA Wells, Joshua Adam .......................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Pei, Guanhong ..............................................................................Jian Shandong, China Westin, Benjamin Alexander ......................................................................... Chapin, SC
Prabhakar, Sandesh ............................................................................. New Delhi, india Zellner, Phillip Andrew ................................................................................Hampton, VA
Quirk, Meghan M. .................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA Zhang, Yingchen .................................................................................... Lanzhou, China
Shen, Yuan .........................................................................................Changzhou, China Zhou, Dao ....................................................................................Baoding, Hebei, China
Short, Nathaniel Jackson ...........................................................................Leesburg, VA
Tse, Brady ........................................................................................... Poughkeepsie, NY August 15, 2009
August 15, 2009 Brisebois, Terrence John ..............................................................................McLean, VA
Dong, Dong .............................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Moyers, Benjamin Robert ...............................................................................Linville, VA Feroze, Hassan..................................................................................... Lahore, Pakistan
Kelly, Justin Michael ............................................................................ Walkersville, MD
July 6, 2009 Phelps, Christopher ian ............................................................................ Frederick, MD
Rangnekar, Rohit Dilip ............................................................................. Mumbai, india
Donglikar, Swapneel Bhalchandrarao ......................................................... Latur, india
Henry, Michael Brewer.......................................................................Fairfax Station, VA July 6, 2009
Mitchem, Michael Leslie .................................................................. Fredericksburg, VA
Tergino, Christian Sean ................................................................... New Hyde Park, NY Carrick, Matthew David ...........................................................................Gainesville, VA
Chang, Ouliang .........................................................................................Nanjing, China
coMPUtEr sciENcE AND APPlicAtioNs Farrell, John Patrick ............................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
December 17, 2009 Rouf, ishtiaq .................................................................................... Dhaka, Bangladesh
Verma, Manish ..................................................................Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Alon, Alexander Joel D. .............................................................................Columbia, SC Zareian-Jahoromi, Mohammad Amin ....................................................... Esfahan, iran
Booker, John Edward ................................................................................ Richmond, VA
Clagett, Lee Manning ii....................................................................... Ocean Pines, MD ENGiNEEriNG MEchANics
Deshpande, Shubhangi Govind ............................................................... Solapur, india December 17, 2009
Doyle, Michael Allen, Jr. ................................................................................ Boyds, MD
Gou, Tianyi ..............................................................................................Chengdu, China Cook, Frederick Philip ............................................................................King George, VA
Huang, Wenhui ........................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA Umberger, Pierce David ............................................................................Manassas, VA
Judge, Tejinder K. .................................................................... Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mitchell, Mark William ................................................................................... Reston, VA August 15, 2009
Pittkin, Morgan Lane ..................................................................................Staunton, VA
Song, Myoungkyu .......................................................................... ChonJu, South Korea Wells, Jesse Buchanan ...................................................................... Severna Park, MD
Zhu, Weihua ............................................................................................ Wujiang, China
ENViroNMENtAl ENGiNEEriNG
August 15, 2009 December 17, 2009
Ahuja, Sameer....................................................................................... New Delhi, india Barton, Reed McDaniell ............................................................................. Yorktown, VA
Beck, David Christopher, Jr. .................................................................. Blacksburg, VA Skvarenina, Elizabeth Ann ................................................................West Lafayette, iN
Cao, Zhenwei ........................................................................................Hangzhou, China Subramaniam, Archana................................................................ Cochin, Kerala, india
El Shehaly, Mai Hassan ........................................................................... ismailia, Egypt Tanneru, Charan Tej ................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Eller, Paul Ray...................................................................................................Salem, VA Yang, Wei ............................................................................................... Falls Church, VA
Mulligan, Gavin Horton ................................................................................ Ashburn, VA Zhang, Yaofu...........................................................................................Chengdu, China
Nakra, Vishal ...........................................................................London, United Kingdom
Singh, Ajeet ................................................................................................. Jalaun, india August 15, 2009
Yun, Curi Johanna .................................................................................... Springfield, VA
July 6, 2009 Custalow, Benjamin David................................................................ Fredericksburg, VA
ENViroNMENtAl sciENcEs AND ENGiNEEriNG
Conry, Donald Charles ....................................................................................Edison, NJ
Lawson, Mark Jon ...............................................................................Gaithersburg, MD December 17, 2009
Schaefer, Matthew ....................................................................................... Victoria, MN
Sciacchitano, Brian Thomas ................................................................ Chesapeake, VA Bricker, Garrett Demyan .................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Visamsetty, Shyam Sunder Santoshi..................................................Hyderabad, india
Xie, Liguang ..........................................................................................Chaozhou, China iNDUstriAl AND systEMs ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009
ElEctricAl ENGiNEEriNG
December 17, 2009 Bailey, David Lee ........................................................................................Columbia, SC
Dhawan, Sumit ......................................................................................... Roorkee, india
Bernabeu, Emanuel Ernesto ........................................................... Cordoba, Argentina Horton, Leanna Marie...............................................................................Oak Ridge, TN
Chattha, Jawwad Nasar ....................................................................... Lahore, Pakistan Howard, Edwin Henry iii............................................................................. Lexington, VA
Chawla, Vipul ........................................................................Panchkula, Haryana, india Mayer, Brian Benjamin ............................................................................Perrineville, NJ
Chen, Zheng ..........................................................................................Shanghai, China Mehta, Ranjana Kumari .......................................................................... Mumbai, india
Chern, Kevin Tsun-Jen ....................................................................................Orinda, CA Orfi, Nihal Mohamed Sherif.................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Culliss, Jerel Alan ..................................................................................Clifton Forge, VA Ravinutala, Nagasatya Sandilya ............................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Davis, Daniel E. ..........................................................................................Leesburg, VA Shen, Ni ......................................................................................................... Xian, China
Deshpande, Kshitija Bharat ......................................................................... Pune, india Sridhar, Kashyap ...................................................................................... Chennai, india
Hurban, Keith Alan............................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA Zalte, Ashwin Vinay ............................................................ Nashik, Maharashtra, india
Khanna, isha ..............................................................................................Kanpur, india
Lai, Pengjie ................................................................................................. Shishi, China August 15, 2009
Li, Min .....................................................................................................Shaghai, China
Nair, Sujit Sivasankaran .......................................................................... Mumbai, india Jahn, Anne Maren ............................................................................. Dresden, Germany
Peng, Senlin ........................................................................................Chongqing, China Steeneck, Daniel Waymouth ................................................................... Gloucester, VA
Rudolph, Benjamin David................................................................................Forest, VA Wlodarczyk, Romain .................................................................................... Lille, France
Shao, Shengzhi ........................................................................................Nanjing, China
Sreedharan Nair, Shree Narayanan ....................................................Bangalore, india July 6, 2009
Sterne, Kevin Tyler ...................................................................................Eighty Four, PA
Su, Wencong ............................................................................................Nanjing, China Davenport, Alice Marie ...............................................................Columbia Heights, MN
Velez Cedeno, Francisco Gerardo .....................................................Monterrey, Mexico Ramsey, David Jeremy ............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Wagner, Oliver Joseph .................................................................................Waldorf, MD
Wang, Xiao ................................................................................................ Centreville, VA
Wang, Yunjing .......................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
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MEchANicAl ENGiNEEriNG Hagen, Jarom Cyrus .....................................................................................Dale City, VA
December 17, 2009 Mahmood, Sarib Rahman ..................................................................... Brambleton, VA
Meadows, Jason P. ..................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Bays, Matthew Jason ..............................................................Palm Beach Gardens, FL Mistichelli, John Tito .......................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Burand, Patrick Hiroshi ..............................................................................Amherst, MA Swain, Katherine Tompkins.................................................................... Knightdale, NC
Corcoran, Joseph Michael ..........................................................................Leesburg, VA
Cowan, Jonathan Bryan ............................................................................ Poquoson, VA July 6, 2009
Egger, Sean Robert ................................................................................. Winchester, VA
Errasquin, Leonardo Antonio .......................................... Laborde, Cordoba, Argentina Desouky, Amr Farouk .................................................................................Huntsville, AL
Fox, Derek Martin................................................................................... Woodbridge, VA Samos, John Michael ............................................................................... Glen Allen, VA
Goodrich, Thomas William ................................................................... Falls Church, VA
Hopkins, Brad Michael ............................................................................... Yorktown, VA
Lahr, Derek Frei ........................................................................................... Jackson, MS
Mayo, Robert Edward .............................................................................. Midlothian, VA collEGE of liBErAl Arts
Montgomery, Zachary Morris ..................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Pollard, William Nichols ............................................................................ Richmond, VA AND hUMAN sciENcEs
Schneck, William Carl iii ........................................................................ Woodbridge, VA
Stenzler, Joshua ..........................................................................................Setauket, NY
Villarreal, Daniel Christopher ......................................................................... Clifton, VA MAstEr of Arts
August 15, 2009 coMMUNicAtioN
July 6, 2009
Goldman, Gabriel Jacob ........................................................................... Richmond, VA
Harne, Ryan Lee...............................................................................................Forest, VA Swedberg, Sarah A. ............................................................................... Winchester, VA
Lamp, Jennifer L. ................................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
Slaughter, Derek Emerson ......................................................................... Roanoke, VA ENGlish
Taylor, Benjamin Paul ...................................................................................Smyrna, DE
December 17, 2009
July 6, 2009
Pruitt, Luke Herrell ................................................................................. Portsmouth, VA
Shanks, Justin Donald ....................................................................................Slinger, Wi
Borg, Lane Thomas .........................................................................................Vienna, VA
Castellucci, Matt .......................................................................................... Alliance, OH
history
Perry, Matthew Vincent............................................................................ Kingsville, MD
Sterling, John Anthony ..................................................................................McLean, VA December 17, 2009
MiNiNG ENGiNEEriNG Davis, Robert Vernon .............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
December 17, 2009 Hewitt, Sarah Catherine ........................................................................King George, VA
Pobjecky, Richard Christopher ....................................................................Titusville, FL
Pan, Lei ......................................................................................................Ningbo, China
July 6, 2009
Parker, Brian Mark .................................................................................... Poquoson, VA
ocEAN ENGiNEEriNG Bibby, Emily Katherine............................................................................. Annapolis, MD
Whitlock, Jeremy M. .....................................................................................Six Mile, SC
July 6, 2009
PoliticAl sciENcE
Alexander, William N. .................................................................... Gloucester Point, VA
December 17, 2009
systEMs ENGiNEEriNG
Couch, Lorinda Jean ................................................................................ Alexandria, VA
December 17, 2009
Johnson, Jason W. ....................................................................................... Moneta, VA
Nash, Matthew Austin ....................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Gerlach, Jacquelynn Michele ............................................................ Charlottesville, VA Okeson, Natalie Whittemore ............................................................................Reno, NV
Hajeer, Jehad Kamal.....................................................................................McLean, VA
White, Emma Beth ....................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA July 6, 2009
Mullins, William Murphy iV ......................................................................... Roanoke, VA
iNtErDisciPliNAry DEGrEEs Sangiovanni, John James ................................................................. Fredericksburg, VA
MAstEr of iNforMAtioN tEchNoloGy MAstEr of Arts iN EDUcAtioN
cUrricUlUM AND iNstrUctioN
December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Airaghi, Antonio Roberto..............................................................................Chantilly, VA
Balasubramanyam, Sindhu .........................................................................Chantilly, VA Bychowski, Matthew Philip ......................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Bhanot, Leena ..................................................................................................Austin, TX Campbell, Sarah Anne ...................................................................................... Luray, VA
Bonso-Bruce, Barry ...................................................................................... Ashburn, VA Chen, Xin................................................................................................. Lanzhou, China
Davis, Douglas Randolph, Jr. .................................................................. Midlothian, VA Clark, Kelly Marie ..................................................................................... Purcellville, VA
Felter, Jennifer Wallace ...........................................................................Lake Ridge, VA Conway, Danielle Kehinde ........................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
Frantz, Scott Andrew ....................................................................................Littleton, CO Guilbaud, Thelma C. ............................................................................. Jacksonville, FL
Ganesan, Parvathavardhan ......................................................................Tanjore, india Hamlett, Robert Nathan .............................................................................Rustburg, VA
Lane, Brian Thomas..................................................................................... Hillsville, VA Keegan, James Patrick ......................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
McCaslin, Annemarie Patricia ........................................................................Fairfax, VA Knight, Jessica Rae........................................................................................Findlay, OH
Morton, Robert James .................................................................................Chantilly, VA Li, Ling ..................................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Narayan, Jaya Vasudha ........................................................................South Riding, VA Liu, Lan ..................................................................................................... Leshan, China
Pedda, Peddi Raju.................................................................................... Centreville, VA Perkins, Lavonda Ann ...............................................................................Lynchburg, VA
Shivanna, Rupa .............................................................................................. Reston, VA Skidmore, Dawn F. ......................................................................................Bluefield, VA
Singer, Jason Elliot ............................................................................................. Cary, NC Snyder, Joseph ..........................................................................................San Pedro, CA
Torres, Claudia C. .........................................................................................McLean, VA
August 15, 2009 Wright, Jennifer Catherine ...................................................................... Averill Park, NY
Chen, Kai Hsiang...................................................................................... Alexandria, VA
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August 15, 2009 Johnson, Katelynn Louise ...................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Mason, John Paul Obrist ................................................................................Boone, NC
Carson, Kimberly Ann ...................................................................................Foxburg, PA
Crawford, Stephanie Fagg .......................................................................... Roanoke, VA August 15, 2009
Eden, Emily Frances Mahanes................................................................ Purcellville, VA
Jones, Tracy Marie ................................................................................ Chesapeake, VA Young, Laquana Monique................................................................................ Bronx, NY
Maggio, Angelina Marie ....................................................................................Galax, VA
Mahmood, Anjuman ...................................................................................Dumfries, VA
Przydzial, Matthew Leonard ....................................................................... Arlington, VA
Rebers, Lynn Marie ............................................................................... Falls Church, VA
MAstEr of sciENcE iN EDUcAtioN
Swain, Lisa Jacquelyn ................................................................................... Bassett, VA
cArEEr AND tEchNicAl EDUcAtioN
July 6, 2009 December 17, 2009
Blackwell, Lisa A. ............................................................................................. Floyd, VA
Goodwin, Melissa Therese ................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA Osborne, Mary Elizabeth ......................................................................... Pearisburg, VA
Joyce, Hannah Jo ..........................................................................................Fieldale, VA Revis, Allison ....................................................................................................Forest, VA
Keen, Kristopher Dennis .............................................................................Franklin, NC Smith, David Warren ................................................................................. Richmond, VA
Marcum, Peter Wheat, Jr. ............................................................................. Grundy, VA Stargardt, Caroline Morris ..............................................................................Amelia, VA
Meadows, Stephanie Dawn.............................................................................. Kent, OH VanPelt, Rachel Kara ........................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA
Parks, Leigh Anne .......................................................................................... Suffolk, VA
Peterman, Keith Alan ............................................................................. Woodbridge, VA August 15, 2009
Walker, Susanna Lee ................................................................................Warrenton, VA
Church, Sereena Bowman.................................................................................Cana, VA
EDUcAtioNAl lEADErshiP AND Policy stUDiEs Eanes, Linda Faye ................................................................................. Cumberland, VA
December 17, 2009 Narehood, Elizabeth Maguire ................................................................Long island, VA
July 6, 2009
Burton, Andrew Todd ....................................................................................Fairfield, VA
Weisenburger, Breanne H. ..........................................................................Fairfield, VA
Archer, Kimberly Michele .................................................................... Temple Hills, MD
August 15, 2009 Elam, Leonard Henry, Jr. ..........................................................................Chase City, VA
hEAlth AND PhysicAl EDUcAtioN
Kunkel, Tracie Lynn ............................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA
Langston, Jason Robert .................................................................................. Peoria, AZ December 17, 2009
Stuart, Lynsey Rachel .................................................................................Knoxville, TN
Boeckman, Rosilee E. ......................................................................Manakin Sabot, VA
July 6, 2009 Callen, Shanta Kizzy ...................................................................................Dumfries, VA
Fava, Walter Louis .......................................................................... Berwyn Heights, MD
Berry, Michael Hugh ...................................................................................... Marion, VA Foster, Misty Speagle....................................................................................Raleigh, NC
Bryant, James Derek ........................................................................................Hardy, VA Gergen, Jayme N. ..........................................................................................Topeka, KS
Duncan, Kathleen Corbett.......................................................................... Roanoke, VA Grissom, William Andrew..................................................................... Simpsonville, SC
Frye, Mitzi G. ................................................................................................. Saltville, VA High, Kristy Jones..................................................................................... Garysburg, NC
Gordon, Jason Thomas ............................................................................. Richmond, VA Keys, Lyndsay Alexandra ....................................................................... Whitby, Canada
Lyle, Veita J. ............................................................................................... Abingdon, VA Kielmeyer, Kara Beth .............................................................................. Winchester, VA
Potter, Virginia Lynne ......................................................................................... Wise, VA Kowalski, Thomas Lee ....................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Schulz, Cecilia Elizabeth...........................................................................St. Joseph, Mi Kroner, Anna Castiglione .............................................................................Daleville, VA
Smith, Pamela Davis........................................................................................Bristol, VA Marquez, Gabriela ........................................................................West Palm Beach, FL
Williams, Frank Larry ......................................................................................... Fries, VA Osborne, Luanne P. ................................................................................Hot Springs, VA
Redd, Matthew Alan ...................................................................................Chatham, VA
Sherbak, Natalie Ann......................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
MAstEr of sciENcE August 15, 2009
hUMAN DEVEloPMENt Anderson, Shemia Shauntay.................................................................Ruther Glen, VA
December 17, 2009 Canas, Julia R. .................................................................................................. Hurst, TX
Cox, Cathleen Fratter ...................................................................................Chantilly, VA
Alidoosti, Babak ........................................................................................ Frederick, MD Early, Tyler Goodwin .................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Cano, Luisiana isabel .............................................................................. Annandale, VA Hillson, Eric Morgan............................................................................. Clarks Green, PA
Hartman, Kristina Avalon .................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA Laramie, Brittany Renee ............................................................................... Sterling, VA
Killiany, Erin Margaret ....................................................................................Fairfax, VA McCadam, Kevin Edward ....................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Parsons, Sylvia Marie ..................................................................................Herndon, VA Owens, Joshua Luke .......................................................................... Big Stone Gap, VA
Proctor, Mary Beth ......................................................................................Staunton, VA Shifflett, John C. ........................................................................................Unionville, VA
Reynolds, Daman Dale ...................................................................................Vienna, VA Sowers, Adrienne Nicole............................................................................. Roanoke, VA
Webster, Michael Ellington .......................................................................Manassas, VA
July 6, 2009
July 6, 2009
Cardamone, John Baptiste iii ........................................................................Hornell, NY
Dodson, Amy Catherine .................................................................................Atlanta, GA Dogbey, Demanya Kwaku..........................................................................Accra, Ghana
Rapach, Erin Elizabeth ...................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA Payne, April Revelle .................................................................................. Poquoson, VA
sciENcE AND tEchNoloGy stUDiEs
December 17, 2009
collEGE of NAtUrAl rEsoUrcEs
Reams, Gary .......................................................................................... Mason Neck, VA
August 15, 2009 MAstEr of NAtUrAl rEsoUrcEs
Fielding, Katherine Jo ............................................................................ Woodbridge, VA NAtUrAl rEsoUrcEs
December 17, 2009
socioloGy
December 17, 2009 Bannerman, Erica Shauntelle ..................................................................Maple Hill, NC
DiSalvo, Carol Lynn Jo........................................................................ Harpers Ferry, WV
Johnson, Casey Michelle ...................................................................Christiansburg, VA Fowler, Holly Elaine ....................................................................................... Sterling, VA
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Keightley, Brian Charles .......................................................................... Alexandria, VA MAthEMAtics
Sloan, Ryan Eugene ....................................................................................... Muncie, iN December 17, 2009
August 15, 2009 Kaffel, Ahmed.......................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Zhang, Xu ..................................................................................................Taiyuan, China
Sloan, Jenna Marie ...................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
August 15, 2009
MAstEr of sciENcE
Ahuja, Kapil ............................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
fishEriEs AND WilDlifE Rodriguez, Jason ......................................................................................... Brooklyn, NY
August 15, 2009
July 6, 2009
Barlow, Paige Fithian ................................................................................... Houston, TX
Erdnuess, Bastian ......................................................................... Wuerzburg, Germany
forEstry AND forEst ProDUcts Fischer, Steffen ................................................................................Sinsheim, Germany
Palm, Marc ............................................................................................... Trier, Germany
December 17, 2009
Physics
Blount, Thomas Richard ................................................................Madison Heights, VA
December 17, 2009
Buck, Rebecca Arlene.......................................................................................Rock, WV
Wright, Mary Elizabeth C. ........................................................................ Sylacauga, AL
Newcomer, James Nathaniel .................................................................... Lexington, VA
August 15, 2009
PsycholoGy
Gift, Danielle....................................................................................Fort Washington, PA December 17, 2009
Lin, Wen ................................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Martin, Brandon Todd ............................................................................. Blackstone, VA Downing, Christopher O’Brien, Jr. ............................................................. Nelsonia, VA
Vickers, Lance Alan.................................................................................. Hermitage, AR King, Kenya Latonya ................................................................................... Brooklyn, NY
July 6, 2009 stAtistics
December 17, 2009
Nelson, Katie Lea........................................................................................... Fayette, AL
Secoges, Joseph Michael ..................................................................... Adamstown, MD Belcher, Jeffrey Wade ....................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Turner, Casey Nicole ................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
GEoGrAPhy
August 15, 2009 July 6, 2009
Hudson-Dunn, Allisyn Drue ........................................................................ Gadsden, AL Frimpong, Emmanuel Anokye ................................................................Kumasi, Ghana
collEGE of sciENcE thE VirGiNiA-MArylAND rEGioNAl
collEGE of VEtEriNAry MEDiciNE
MAstEr of sciENcE
BioloGicAl sciENcEs MAstEr of sciENcE
December 17, 2009
BioMEDicAl & VEtEriNAry sciENcEs
Lonergan, Natalie Elaine ...................................................................... Chesapeake, VA August 15, 2009
July 6, 2009 Cissell, James M. ...................................................................................... Louisville, KY
Chanov, Michael Kiprian ii ............................................................................ Liberty, NY July 6, 2009
chEMistry Dickey, Emma Jane .....................................................................................Leesburg, VA
December 17, 2009 Hart, Samantha K. ................................................................................ Perth, Australia
Horowitz, Farrah Beth ............................................................................Long Beach, NY
Lee, Laura Caryn ..................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
King, James Arnold .....................................................................................Hampton, VA
Lewis, Stephanie Rochelle ............................................. Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
Li, Yi ............................................................................................................Tianjin, China
Qiao, Dan ................................................................................................... Beijing, China
Mehta, Jimit H. ........................................................................................ Mumbai, india
Sandberg, Christina Ann ........................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Spanos, Marina ....................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Sun, Jing .....................................................................................................Tianjin, China
Tamami, Mana ........................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
GEosciENcEs
December 17, 2009
Gannon, John Patrick ............................................................................ Franklinville, VA
Gilliland, Ellen ..............................................................................................Norman, OK
Rouse, William Allan ................................................................................ North East, PA
Wyatt, John Guthrie ............................................................................... Appomattox, VA
August 15, 2009
Nakagaki, Michael M. ...........................................................................Greensboro, NC
July 6, 2009
Chassot, Amanda M. ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
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GrADUAtE
tEchNoloGy MANAGEMENt
August 15, 2009
cErtificAtE
Funk, Glenda L. ...................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Johnson, Jameson Riley ............................................................................... Helena, MT
thE GrADUAtE school
Dean Karen DePauw
EcoNoMic DEVEloPMENt
August 15, 2009
Jewell, Charles W. .............................................................................Christiansburg, VA
July 6, 2009
Patterson, Jennifer Leann ........................................................................Leitchfield, KY
fUtUrE ProfEssoriAtE GrADUAtE
December 17, 2009
Bouldin, John Conrad, Jr. ....................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Brooks, Jada Ethelle ................................................................................. Glen Allen, VA
Hopkins, Leslie Clark ......................................................................................Mobile, AL
Sokol, Eric Robert .......................................................................................... Livonia, Mi
Swenty, Matthew K. ........................................................................................ Rolla, MO
August 15, 2009
Benson, Gordon Brinkley ........................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Dobson, Kelly Katherine .............................................................................. Houston, TX
Farris, Stephen Alexander ...................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Hamm, Jolene D. .........................................................................................Ringgold, VA
Li, Lifeng ............................................................................................... Yangquan, China
GEosPAtiAl iNforMAtioN tEchNoloGy
December 17, 2009
Bartens, Julia........................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Cotton, Claudia A. .....................................................................................Princeton, KY
GEroNtoloGy
December 17, 2009
Love-Norris, Jennifer Denise .................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
iNtErNAtioNAl rEsEArch AND DEVEloPMENt
December 17, 2009
Van Houweling, Emily Anne ..............................................................................Bend, OR
MAcroMolEcUlAr iNtErfAcEs With lifE sciENcEs
December 17, 2009
Aigster, Annelisse ..........................................................................................Radford, VA
NAtUrAl rEsoUrcEs
August 15, 2009
Jones, Kyle Randall ...............................................................................Crawfordville, FL
July 6, 2009
Matthews, Scott Donald .......................................................................... Alexandria, VA
rAcE AND sociAl Policy
August 15, 2009
Byrd, William Carson............................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
iNtEGrAtiVE stEM EDUcAtioN GrADUAtE
July 6, 2009
Kwon, Hyuksoo................................................................................ Yesan, South Korea
Pembridge, James Joseph.................................................................. Staten island, NY
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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
collEGE of Rumsey, Lisa Marie...............................................................................Spotsylvania, VA
Smith, William Christopher iii ................................................................. Annapolis, MD
AGricUltUrE AND lifE sciENcEs Truban, Matthew A. ................................................................................ Mount Airy, NC
Turner, Brian Allen...................................................................................... Broadway, VA
Virts, Kathryn Amanda ...............................................................................Leesburg, VA
Walker, Michelle Kay................................................................................... Arlington, VA
Dean Alan l. Grant *Walls, Lora Babette....................................................................................Madison, VA
Wells, Christina Lynn..............................................................................Whaleyville, MD
Whitt, Cathryn Page .................................................................................. Glen Allen, VA
BAchElor of sciENcE *Won, Samantha Gwai Lan ..........................................................................Stafford, VA
August 15, 2009
AGricUltUrAl AND APPliED EcoNoMics
December 17, 2009 *Altizer, Samuel Keith .......................................................................................Riner, VA
Lenhart, Amanda Eleanor ............................................................................Stafford, VA
Ashley, Elizabeth Dawn ............................................................................. Richmond, VA Mysliwski, Coreen Maria Moser ....................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Campbell, Grayson King ................................................................................Norfolk, VA Neff, Laura Elizabeth ...............................................................................Woodstock, VA
Campbell, John Michael ..........................................................................Churchville, VA
Colletta, John Michael iii .............................................................…………Centerport, NY July 6, 2009
Durgana, Shane Vishal ..................................................................................Colonia, NJ
Easter, Latricia Annette .................................................................................Norfolk, VA *Hall, Erin Kimberlea ......................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Edwards, James M. ................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA Mitchell, Stephanie Lynne ........................................................................Columbia, MD
Fifer, Erika Nicole ..................................................................................Mount Solon, VA Williamson, Lindsey Michelle ..................................................................... Culpeper, VA
Hedgepeth, Micah Allen ........................................................................... Wytheville, VA
Lahaie, Amanda Nicole ..................................................................................Vienna, VA BiochEMistry
Lake, Marcelino isidoro iii ..................................................................... Woodbridge, VA December 17, 2009
Lively, Charles Robert ....................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Meyer, Trevore James ............................................................................Crownsville, MD Bennett, Brooke Taylor ..................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
*Miller, Andrew Joseph ........................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Bui, Tuong-Vi Vivian .........................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Urbina, Rianka Rachelle ................................................................................Norfolk, VA **Duong, Nga Thi .................................................................................... Centreville, VA
Werner, Timothy Richard ...............................................................................Chester, NJ ***Mirabella, Vince Ross ...................................................................... Bloomsburg, NJ
Wilson, Matthew Reginald.......................................................................... Brooklyn, NY Walker, Michelle Kay................................................................................... Arlington, VA
August 15, 2009 August 15, 2009
Dove, Justin Samuel ....................................................................................Bluefield, VA *Bourne, Kathleen Tyson ............................................................................Bluefield, VA
Neff, Laura Elizabeth ...............................................................................Woodstock, VA
July 6, 2009
July 6, 2009
*Green, Lindsey Marie................................................................................Cordova, MD
Baer, Crystal Leanne ...................................................................................... Orlean, VA **Lyons, Blair Michelle ............................................................................... Marietta, GA
Sinclair, Andrew Thomas .............................................................................. Chester, VA
AGricUltUrAl sciENcEs
December 17, 2009 croP AND soil ENViroNMENtAl sciENcEs
December 17, 2009
Aldridge, Wesley Ryan......................................................................................Ararat, VA
Clark, Mary Katherine.............................................................................. Damascus, VA Desing, Andrew Phillip ..............................................................................Manassas, VA
Helms, Sarah Jo ...................................................................................... Laurel Fork, VA Johnson, Ryan Jeffery ........................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA
Howell, Anne Marie ........................................................................................ Suffolk, VA Kirsch, Thomas Matthew......................................................................Spotsylvania, VA
Jeuck, Evan Glenn........................................................................................ Fairlawn, VA **Trent, David Keith ....................................................................................Keysville, VA
Long, Timothy Kyle, Jr. .............................................................Rockingham County, VA
Stephens, Joshua Matthew ...................................................................... Fort Valley, VA August 15, 2009
July 6, 2009 Ahmed, Yahya Yousif....................................................................Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Clayton, Daniel George iV .................................................................... Williamsburg, VA
Maloskey, Joseph Daniel .....................................................................Rural Retreat, VA
DAiry sciENcE
ANiMAl AND PoUltry sciENcEs December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Lee, Jordan Daniel ..........................................................................................DeWitt, VA
***‡Altholz, Kelsey Susan ............................................................... Mechanicsville, VA
*Bennett, Whitney Suzanne........................................................................Bluefield, VA July 6, 2009
Cleaton, Sarah Elizabeth ......................................................................... Midlothian, VA
Connor, Tiffany Rita ...............................................................................King George, VA *Bray, Charles Tyler Locher .................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
***Dorman, Hunter Anne ....................................................................... Centreville, VA
Ferguson, Jonathan Andrew....................................................................... Lebanon, VA ENViroNMENtAl sciENcE
*Fiktus, R. Alexander ................................................................................Cleveland, OH December 17, 2009
Hall, Veronica Ann ................................................................................. Chesapeake, VA
Heishman, Allen Dean ii ........................................................................ Mt. Jackson, VA
***Martin, Amanda Kristine ...........................................................................Forest, VA
**Horner, Adrienne Elena ....................................................................... Sykesville, MD
Noack, Daniel Lee ..............................................................................Newport News, VA
Monahan, Virginia Linn...................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Rumsey, Elizabeth Chilton ......................................................................Huddleston, VA
Parkinson, Eileen Nicole...................................................................... Williamsburg, VA
Rindahl, Nicole Lynn .................................................................................. New Kent, VA
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors” 25
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
fooD sciENcE AND tEchNoloGy AssociAtE of AGricUltUrE
December 17, 2009
AGricUltUrAl tEchNoloGy
Asthana, Priyam Sunil ............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Daly, Stephanie Claire ............................................................................. Annandale, VA oPtioN-lANDscAPE AND tUrf MANAGEMENt
Dwarka, Asha Savitri ........................................................................................ Burke, VA
December 17, 2009
Thompson, Tyler Cade .............................................................Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Tuohy, Kevin Franklin ......................................................................................Fairfax, VA
White, Mark Anthony, Jr. ............................................................................Hampton, VA Gayle, Sands Alexander............................................................................ Onancock, VA
Hochstetler, Jonathan Keith .......................................................................Farmville, VA
July 6, 2009 Townsend, William Waverly ....................................................................... New Kent, VA
August 15, 2009
**Li, Qin ................................................................................................Hangzhou, China
horticUltUrE Hall, Corey Rae ......................................................................................Spotsylvania, VA
December 17, 2009
oPtioN-APPliED AGricUltUrAl MANAGEMENt
December 17, 2009
***Carter, Jared Daniel ......................................................................... Appomattox, VA
Eanes, Thomas Oliver ............................................................................... Earlysville, VA
Hensel, David Landon .............................................................................. Richmond, VA Wall, Cathy Dauphine ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Lusk, Cole Allen ..........................................................................................Falls Mills, VA
Reynolds, Nikki Elaine ............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA August 15, 2009
*Reynolds, Robyn.................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Snarr, Patrick Page ..................................................................................... Edinburg, VA ***Henderson, Amy Lynn........................................................................ Pearisburg, VA
Sutherland, Grant Craig.....................................................................independence, VA **Lowe, Matthew Rollison ................................................................. Southampton, VA
*Lowe, Winston Joseph ....................................................................................... ivor, VA
August 15, 2009 Slusher, Jason Covilla ..................................................................................Altavista, VA
Lilly, Samuel Jerome ............................................................................... Winchester, VA
July 6, 2009 collEGE of ArchitEctUrE
Hemmings, Ramoa Rochelle.................................................................Washington, DC
AND UrBAN stUDiEs
hUMAN NUtritioN, fooDs AND EXErcisE
December 17, 2009 Dean A. J. Davis
DeToll, ian Lee ............................................................................................. Culpeper, VA
Gully, Rhys Landon....................................................................................... Ashburn, VA BAchElor of ArchitEctUrE
**Harris, Katherine Elizabeth ............................................ White Sulphur Springs, WV
Kretzer, Jacqueline Patricia............................................................................. Burke, VA December 17, 2009
**LaPenna, Paul Ahern ....................................................................... Londonderry, NH
*Manning, Jessica Lynn ...........................................................................Manassas, VA **ΔBaber, Meredith Anne .........................................................................Powhatan, VA
*Messner, Christopher Robert .........................................................................Galax, VA Cunningham, Ryan James......................................................................... Lexington, VA
*Nash, Robert Earl............................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA Franusich, David John ..............................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
***Park, Sujin J. ..................................................................................... Centreville, VA Gaines, Jon Gabriel ................................................................................ Portsmouth, VA
Parsons, Emily Marie .................................................................................. Appleton, Wi Grapes, Philip Alexander ......................................................................... Sykesville, MD
*Reed, Stephen John......................................................................................Vienna, VA Karisa, Davies Thoya .............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
**Santalucia, Maria Elizabeth .............................................................. Chesterfield, VA Liu, Yan Ju..................................................................................................Taipei, Taiwan
Wallace, Karrina Chelsea .......................................................................... Lexington, VA Papile, Elizabeth Farrell ................................................................................. Reston, VA
*Rookstool, Travis Lee .............................................................................. Buchanan, VA
August 15, 2009 Shelton, Henry Daniel .................................................................................. Dry Fork, VA
Ball, Kevin Lawrence............................................................................... Blacksburg, VA August 15, 2009
Edwards, Brittany Nicole ............................................................................... Suffolk, VA
Merritt, Ashley Nichole .......................................................................... Portsmouth, VA *Monica, Anthony Neal .................................................................................. Clifton, VA
Nelson, Mark East.....................................................................................Lynchburg, VA Neeble, Michael Wayne .......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Pauletti, Quinto Lee ...................................................................................Strasburg, VA
Seldon, Ashley Lauren ............................................................................. Midlothian, VA July 6, 2009
July 6, 2009
Manghnani, Kartik ............................................................Dubai, United Arab Emirates
*Massengill, Amanda Renee .................................................................. Gloucester, VA
**Bennett, Lauren Ashley .........................................................................Covington, VA *Turrin, Jessica Catherine ..............................................................................Carmel, iN
Cook, Allison Claire ................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA *Van Wagner, Matthew Patrick ................................................................... Nashua, NH
**Davis, Heather Lynn....................................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Kayes, Rebecca Bridget...............................................................................Marshall, VA
Kowalchuk, Morgan Leah ........................................................................ Midlothian, VA
Lee, Vivian .....................................................................................................Newark, DE BAchElor of Arts
Mendonsa, Jonathan Reese ................................................................ Chesapeake, VA
Spain, Rachel Lyndsay ........................................................................... Chesterfield, VA Art
Vincent, Mallory Elizabeth ........................................................................... Ashburn, VA December 17, 2009
*Visich, Sarah Emily ........................................................................................Devon, PA
Zimmet, Scott Marshall ............................................................................... Ashburn, VA Alvano, Monica Ann ................................................................................. Annandale, VA
Bowe, Linda Marie Victoria...................................................................Farmingdale, NY
irwin, Jessica Ray .................................................................................. Chesapeake, VA
Johnson, Julianne White.........................................................................Winter Park, FL
Miller, Adrienne Ashley ............................................................................ Alexandria, VA
*Soh, Hannah Josephine ............................................................................Chantilly, VA
26 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors”
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
July 6, 2009 *Pontious, Jacquelyn Rae .................................................................... Falls Church, VA
Fahed, Katherine Kramer......................................................................... Richmond, VA iNtErior DEsiGN
August 15, 2009
PUBlic AND UrBAN AffAirs
December 17, 2009 DeMoss, Laurel Noel ................................................................................... Ashburn, VA
*Davis, Jeremy Austin ............................................................................... Smithfield, VA
Evans, Timothy Ryan..................................................................................... Quinton, VA
Freer, Joseph Clinton ............................................................................... Wolfeboro, NH
BAchElor of sciENcE iN iNDUstriAl DEsiGN
Gillespie, Andrew Carlson.......................................................................... Charlotte, NC December 17, 2009
Huff, Stephen Christopher .................................................................. Rocky Mount, VA
Petrovich, Jessica Lauren .........................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
Crump, Greg Allen ................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Reed, Dianna............................................................................................ Baltimore, MD
Reid, Brian Thomas .................................................................................Dickerson, MD
August 15, 2009
Thompson, Chris Linn ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Thomas, Brian William...................................................................................... Luray, VA
BAchElor of fiNE Arts
Art PAMPliN collEGE of BUsiNEss
December 17, 2009
Erbschloe, Amber Dawn .............................................................................. Newport, VA
*Johnson, Jesse Lee ........................................................................................Atkins, VA
Dean richard E. sorensen
**Miller, Jonathan William ........................................................................... Sterling, VA
Skaggs, Alison Lee Sanders .............................................................................Hardy, VA
Weyel, Matthew Henry ........................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
BAchElor of sciENcE iN BUsiNEss
BAchElor of lANDscAPE ArchitEctUrE AccoUNtiNG AND iNforMAtioN systEMs
December 17, 2009
July 6, 2009
Alanes, Vanina Stephanie ....................................................................... Annandale, VA
*Foresha, Jeffrey James ....................................................................................Aldie, VA
Allen, Amie Nicole ....................................................................................... Yorktown, VA
Ascolese, Kevin Michael ............................................................................... Wyckoff, NJ
**Baer, Mark Dashiell ............................................................................. Annandale, VA
BAchElor of sciENcE Bannerman, Emily Anne ..............................................................................Herndon, VA
Barrett, Christopher Dean ..................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
BUilDiNG coNstrUctioN ***Bowers, Kristin Elizabeth ................................................................... Onancock, VA
December 17, 2009 Brennan, Emily Eileen.................................................................................... Reston, VA
Brown, Michael Erving .......................................................................Mount Vernon, NY
Baird, Justin Lee.......................................................................... Thompson Station, TN Buck, Matthew Evan .......................................................................................Vienna, VA
Balascak, Matthew William ..................................................................Coopersburg, PA Crichton, Michael Keegan .............................................................................. Olney, MD
Barlow, Samuel Russell iV ............................................................................Wexford, PA FitzGerald, Patrick Charles ...................................................................... Springfield, VA
Batten, Kristen Nicole................................................................................... Chester, VA ***Fitzke, Jason Donald .......................................................................... Richmond, VA
Beach, Austin Jonathan.......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Holley, Michael Reed ....................................................................................... Burke, VA
*Blevins, Joshua Kenton ........................................................................... Chilhowie, VA *Huber, Victoria Lindsay ...........................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
Brooks, Jonathan Brock ................................................................................. Clifton, VA Kelly, Zachary Forrest ....................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Delbridge, Matthew Thomas ....................................................................... Emporia, VA Kerly, Justin Adam............................................................................... South Boston, VA
Dunsten, Drew Douglas ............................................................................ Salisbury, MD Khan, Adeel Shafqat ................................................................................ Springfield, VA
Garrigan, Jason Maltese............................................................................. Marietta, GA Langford, Charles Ray, Jr. ........................................................................... Houston, TX
Grimm, Evan Michael .............................................................................. Hockessin, DE †Lattanzio, Matthew James ................................................................Silver Spring, MD
Kelly, Shawn Michael ........................................................................ Fredericksburg, VA Lease-Trevathan, Derek Conal .................................................................Warrenton, VA
Padgett, Justin Matthew ....................................................................... Chesapeake, VA Lukas, Michael Gabriel ...............................................................................Leesburg, VA
Pender, Christopher Robert..................................................................... Annandale, VA *Matzen, Morgan Austin ...................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
Richardson, Ryan Martin ............................................................................... Suffolk, VA ***†McCann, Michelle Lynn ................................................................... Lovingston, VA
Sevinsky, Matthew Thomas........................................................................ Bealeton, VA Pavalonis, Gary Landy Collins ...................................................................Powhatan, VA
Shenk, Myron Eugene................................................................................Powhatan, VA *Pomager, Stephen David ..............................................................................Fairfax, VA
Pravlik, Lauren Elizabeth ......................................................................... Annandale, VA
August 15, 2009 Prunty, Thomas William .............................................................................. Yorktown, VA
*Redman, Edward Scott .................................................................... Big Stone Gap, VA
Emma, Matthew Michael .............................................................West Hempstead, NY Robeson, Victoria Leigh ..................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Hottle, Christopher Jon-Michael............................................................ Mooresville, NC Rogan, Sean Thomas..............................................................................Bethel Park, PA
Sick, Steve Andrew.............................................................................Hummelstown, PA
July 6, 2009 Smark, Stephen James .....................................................................Newport News, VA
Stump, Jacob Michael ................................................................................ Troutville, VA
*Sung, Ji Hyun ......................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Copeland, Clay Randall.............................................................................. Abingdon, VA
*Watson, Jonathan Fosque ...........................................................................Bel Air, MD
Fujimoto, Anna Suk .................................................................................. Centreville, VA
*Yancey, Christopher Harrison ............................................................. Falls Church, VA
Keesecker, Brett Michael ......................................................................... Glen Allen, VA
*Kleff, Zachary Adam ....................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
August 15, 2009
Overcash, Timothy Eugene ............................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Thompson, Brett Edward ............................................................................. Moseley, VA
Miller, Brandon Scott ....................................................................................Raleigh, NC
ENViroNMENtAl Policy AND PlANNiNG Seibert, Kailey Elizabeth ..........................................................................Warrenton, VA
Tuggle, Kayla Beth ..................................................................................... Chilhowie, VA
December 17, 2009
July 6, 2009
De Soto, Angella O’Hara ............................................................................... Chester, VA
**Harbin, John Michael....................................................................... Williamsburg, VA
Aballo, Timothy Joseph .......................................................................... Ellicott City, MD
Hatcher, Carrie Rose ................................................................................ Midlothian, VA
Barkanic, Nicholas Kyle .................................................................. North Potomac, MD
O’Connell, Stephanie Beth ............................................................... West Simsbury, CT
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors” 27
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
Browne, Steven Michael .......................................................................... Somerdale, NJ Cole, Todd Andrew .................................................................................... Frederick, MD
Cho, Young Jin .......................................................................................... Great Falls, VA **Costigliola, Anna ..................................................................................Greenlawn, NY
**Conrad, Christina Therese ......................................................................... Clifton, VA Craig, Andrew Robert ...................................................................................... Richmond
Dewey, Patrick Ford ................................................................................. Alexandria, VA Czarny, Mark Orest...................................................................................Springfield, NY
Eversole, Brittney Reagan .............................................................................. Dublin, VA *D’Angelo, Robert Anthony .....................................................................Long Valley, NJ
Garrison, Michael Alan ...............................................................................Leesburg, VA De Robles, Nicolas Delgado ................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Gill, Edward James, Jr. ...................................................................... Severna Park, MD Deck, Daniel Robert.................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Jeong, Hee-Dong ..................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA *Dezendorf, Travis Wessell ........................................................................Leesburg, VA
Kozlowski, Derek Dodson ....................................................................... Blacksburg, VA **Dillie, Scott Dennis ...............................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
Meyer, Jane Davis ..................................................................................... Richmond, VA Dooley, Jeffrey Ray ...................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
*Murray, Maureen Grace ................................................................................ Burke, VA Edberg, Jacob Daniel ................................................................................... Moseley, VA
Patel, Payal Suresh ............................................................................... Chesapeake, VA Evans, Patrick Thomas .............................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
*Scannell, Eric Joseph....................................................................................Fairfax, VA Fisher, Tymour Adam ..................................................................................... Oakton, VA
Schumann, Kevin David .......................................................................... Springfield, VA FitzGerald, Patrick Charles ...................................................................... Springfield, VA
Slonka, Nicholas Patrick.............................................................................Montclair, VA Fletcher, James Cody ....................................................................................Danville, VA
Throckmorton, Beth Nicole ..................................................................... Scottsburg, VA Gauthier, Paul Francis, Jr. ................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA
*ΔWald, Rebecca Gabrielle...................................................................... Livingston, NJ Gauthier, Ryan Thomas ..................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Weiler, Patrick Joseph...............................................................................Manassas, VA **Ghosh, Sanjay ..................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Wellman, Robert Garrett ............................................................................. Denton, MD Gnanasundaram, Sibi ............................................................................ Ellicott City, MD
Winans, Thomas Forsythe ..............................................................................Vienna, VA Goode, Michael Steven..........................................................................Washington, DC
*Gupta, Varun ..............................................................................................Herndon, VA
BUsiNEss iNforMAtioN tEchNoloGy Hadder, David William ....................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
December 17, 2009 *Hayslett, Christopher Matthew .....................................................................Vinton, VA
Hodges, Joshua David ...................................................................... Mechanicsville, VA
Brown, Steven Stuart .............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA Holley, Michael Reed ....................................................................................... Burke, VA
*†Clasbey, ian Andrew .......................................................................... Chesterfield, VA Houk, Daniel Maitland ....................................................................................Vienna, VA
Flora, Michael Edgar ................................................................................... Roanoke, VA Hoyle, Philip Charles .................................................................................Manassas, VA
Garman, William Jason............................................................................ Cincinnati, OH Hoyt, Matthew Ryan ....................................................................................Berryville, VA
Heasly, Christopher Joseph ............................................................................Fairfax, VA Hudson, William Dearing ........................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Hoskins, Christopher Lee .............................................................................Danville, VA *Hudspeth, Christopher Ryan ....................................................................Leesburg, VA
Huffman, Scott Michael ..............................................................................Grottoes, VA Kerscher, Craig Michael .......................................................................... Cincinnati, OH
Hussein, Amjad Yousif ............................................................................. Centreville, VA Kozlowski, Alexandra Brandi ............................................................... New Market, MD
Kaufmann, Nathaniel Phillips .............................................................Silver Spring, MD Langford, Charles Ray, Jr. .........................................................................Portsmith, VA
Kuester, Matthew Tyler ............................................................................Bethlehem, PA Lapufsky, Doug Lee .............................................................................. Hillsborough, NJ
Liu, Jonathan ........................................................................................... Winchester, VA ***LaRue, James Kendall........................................................................... Crofton, MD
Moya, Karina Ayde ...................................................................................Gainesville, VA Leonard, Matthew Frank ...................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
Ragsdale, James Andrew .................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA ***Lessard, Virginia Louise ................................................................. Chesapeake, VA
Vincent, Lise ....................................................................Saint Germain en Lay, France *Livesay, Jenna Marie ..............................................................................Round Hill, VA
Luttermoser, Allison Kendall ........................................................... Mechanicsburg, PA
August 15, 2009 Mahajan, Arjun .............................................................................................. Sterling, VA
**Marand, Alena Denise ........................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Janocha, Timothy Arthur..................................................................................... Wall, NJ Marquardt, Zachary Brian ....................................................................... Centreville, VA
May, Jonathan Forbes.......................................................................................Melfa, VA
July 6, 2009 McCabe, Warren Joseph.................................................................. Mechanicsburg, PA
Mcintosh, Jeffrey Matthew ...........................................................................McLean, VA
*Meawad, Christine Nessim ........................................................................McLean, VA
Craig, Kevin Scott .................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
***Muffler, Joseph Matthew ................................................................... Alexandria, VA
Cupp, Kevin Wesley................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Murphy, Joseph Kevin ..................................................................... New Providence, NJ
†Haskell, David Lee ...........................................................................Newport News, VA
Poppe, Eric Charles......................................................................................Herndon, VA
Jacob, Michael Gerard ....................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Pryor, Jacob Darriel .........................................................................................Gretna, VA
*Jones, Jessica Leigh ......................................................................................Forest, VA
Reidy, Matthew Sadove ..........................................................................Damascus, MD
*Maddox, Carol Ann..................................................................................Lynchburg, VA
**Saunders, Thomas Newbill, Jr. ...........................................................Piney River, VA
Ousborne, Benjamin James ................................................................... Clarksville, MD
Schrader, Chase Andrew ...................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
Pierce, Robert Frederick ..............................................................................Lebanon, NJ
**Scott, Kimberly Anne ..................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Rahman, Kazi Sajjad .................................................................................... Sterling, VA
Sisman, Altan Steven......................................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Sisson, Matthew Gray ...................................................................... Franklin County, VA
Smagala, Andrew James ................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Terban, Samuel George ...................................................................................Forest, VA
Solomon, Jeffrey Michael ......................................................................Greensboro, NC
*Stiles, Alyson Doos ................................................................................ Centreville, VA
EcoNoMics
***Stitzer, Brandt Haywood .................................................................... West Point, VA
December 17, 2009 *ΔThom, Brandon James ........................................................................... Yorktown, VA
Thomas, Kevin James ............................................................................King George, VA
Bardenheier, Geoffrey Allen ..................................................................... Richmond, VA Turner, Preston Lee ............................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA
Ervin, Tyler Grant .......................................................................................Manassas, VA Vick, Carter Griggs ................................................................................... Goochland, VA
**Kridler, Matthew Jay ................................................................................Marshall, VA Walsh, Brian Michael ............................................................................ Falls Church, VA
Lee, Timothy .................................................................................................. Oak Hill, VA Williams, Matthew Tyler ............................................................................ Richmond, VA
*Meyer, Jonathan Scott ............................................................................... Ashburn, VA *Yancey, Christopher Harrison ............................................................. Falls Church, VA
Shapiro, Jason Lee......................................................................................... Reston, VA Yi, Brian Hyuk ..................................................................................Colonial Heights, VA
*Zemanek, Hilary Ann ..................................................................................... Butler, NJ
fiNANcE
December 17, 2009 August 15, 2009
Adsit, Phillip M. .............................................................................................. Bristow, VA Boyd, Matthew Lee ii ................................................................................ Sugarland, TX
Adsit, Samuel Denison iV ..............................................................................Norfolk, VA Byrne, David Joseph ii ........................................................................... Wyomissing, PA
Alderton, Michael Boyd............................................................................ Centreville, VA Cates, Brandon Scott..................................................................................Dumfries, VA
Allen, Amie Nicole ....................................................................................... Yorktown, VA Garber, Nicholas Bruce........................................................................Mount Laurel, NJ
Arrington, Chad Thomas ........................................................................ Boones Mill, VA Hicks, Leander Tyrone ....................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Balis, Ashley Nicole .................................................................................. Centreville, VA Jamil, Mohammed Rihan ........................................................................ Centreville, VA
**Barbera, Kevin James ......................................................................... Great Falls, VA Keane, James Robert ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
†Bock, Aaron Jay......................................................................................... Roanoke, VA Lee, Peter ............................................................................................... Woodstock, MD
Cahill, John Joseph iV ..................................................................................Chester, MD Leon, Christopher James................................................................................... Cary, NC
*Campbell, Charles Ryan ..........................................................................Mundelein, iL McDonald, Magee Funk........................................................................... Alexandria, VA
Cavanaugh, Daniel Allen ............................................................................ Arlington, VA *Mead, Heather Michelle .............................................................................. Oakton, VA
Chang, Timothy Uho ................................................................................. Centreville, VA Menke, Scott Gary .................................................................................. Lovettsville, VA
***Christian, William Thomas ................................................................. Richmond, VA Moore, Ryan Nicholas.................................................................................. Ashburn, VA
28 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors”
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
Nguyen, Anh Tuong ............................................................................... Falls Church, VA Reed, Trevor Brian.................................................................................Spotsylvania, VA
Sams, Spenser Kresge ........................................................................... Winchester, VA Weber, Brian Carroll ..................................................................................... Danbury, CT
Smith, Michelle Lynn ............................................................................... Centreville, VA
Travis, Gary Lee ii ...............................................................................Nelson County, VA July 6, 2009
July 6, 2009 Butz, Bradley Taylor........................................................................... Chambersburg, PA
Edwards, Richard Andrew.......................................................................Charleston, WV
Baer, Crystal Leanne ...................................................................................... Orlean, VA Harris, Christopher Robert ...............................................................................Galax, VA
Campbell, Christopher Adam ..........................................................................Salem, VA Hill, James Craig...................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Capretta, Thomas Adam ...........................................................................Lynchburg, VA Markowitz, Andrew Grayson ............................................................................. Luray, VA
Holland, Andrew Rollins................................................................................. Reston, VA Neary, Nichole Stephanie .................................................................East Rockaway, NY
*Houtz, Samantha Jo .....................................................................................Vienna, VA Robinson, Kristie Austin .......................................................................South Riding, VA
Hughes, Cory Edison................................................................................ Midlothian, VA Sheridan, Sara Gail ................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Lee, Alina ......................................................................................................Waldorf, MD **Tal, Lara Miriam ........................................................................................Stafford, VA
Lee, Brian Jun .................................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Lynch, Kevin Thomas ............................................................................ Hillsborough, NJ MANAGEMENt
Maggio, John Vincent................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA December 17, 2009
*Moore, Charles Anderson iii.....................................................................Chatham, VA
Oehninger, Matthew Thomas ............................................................ Virginia Beach, VA Caldwell, Barek Fleming ......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Rahman, Kazi Sajjad .................................................................................... Sterling, VA Caulfield, Stefan Ryan ..........................................................................Toronto, Canada
Smith, Daniel Robert .................................................................................. Culpeper, VA *Davis, Jeremy Austin ............................................................................... Smithfield, VA
Sourk, Kevin Cleary....................................................................................Rockville, MD Davis, Kimberly Marie...................................................................................Stafford, VA
Taylor, Richard Lee, Jr. ...........................................................................Millersville, MD Dikranis, Lucas Daniel ............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Tibrewala, Kushal Arvind ......................................................................... Mumbai, india Duggan, Peter Thomas .................................................................................... Burke, VA
Timbers, James L iii ..................................................................................... Ashburn, VA Dyer, Edward isaac...........................................................................................Salem, VA
Whipple, Joseph Ed, Jr. .................................................................................Atlanta, GA Edwards, Brittany Nicole ........................................................................Martinsville, VA
Young, Daniel Robert ................................................................................ McMurray, PA Evans, Andrew Mitchell ..................................................................... Williamsburg\, VA
Fendrock, Jacqueline Margaret ..............................................................Gainesville, VA
hosPitAlity AND toUrisM MANAGEMENt Ferrer, Matthew Felipe .......................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
December 17, 2009 Flynn, Shauna Noel............................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
Garvey, Amanda ....................................................................................... Midlothian, VA
Bailey, Leslie Bernard, Jr. ...................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Graham, Sean Alan ........................................................................................Atlanta, GA
Barrar, Richard Oller ................................................................................ Alexandria, VA Groover, John Lawrence, Jr. ............................................................................Austin, TX
Becampis, Anthony Joseph ...............................................................................Wirtz, VA Harman, Jordan Craig ......................................................................................Salem, VA
Cheng, David Wei ..................................................................................... Springfield, VA Horsman, Justin David............................................................................. Baltimore, MD
Cook, Danielle Renee ................................................................................. Arlington, VA Jefferys, ian Cameron .................................................................................. Towson, MD
Crabtree, Emilee Suzanne............................................................................. Grundy, VA Jeng, Shaoyen .......................................................................................... Great Falls, VA
†Crandall, Linda Michele .............................................................................. Bristow, VA Kittrell, Emily Joanna ................................................................................ Richmond, VA
Dejsuphong, Phuriphat ..................................................................... Bangkok, Thailand Mahoney, Patrick Brennan ...................................................................... Midlothian, VA
Eccleston, Amber Teresa .............................................................................Chantilly, VA Marcus, Melinda A. ................................................................................Wilmington, DE
*Erskine, Adam Walge ................................................................................Staunton, VA Page, Sarah Elizabeth ................................................................................ Hillsboro, VA
Fisk, Richard Thomas iii ...............................................................................Fairfield, VA Price, Brittany Ann ........................................................................................ Bassett, VA
Flores, Salvador Rivera .......................................................................... Woodbridge, VA Rardon, Haley Elizabeth ........................................................................ Woodbridge, VA
Flynn, Ryan William...................................................................................Manassas, VA Schoenfeld, Abby Caroline .................................................................... Portsmouth, VA
Giancaspro, Michael Wallace, Jr. ............................................................ Richmond, VA Seale, Bryn Gaho ..................................................................................... Purcellville, VA
Greaux, Sharee Ashley..................................................................... Manassas Park, VA **Shaeffer, Jonathan Thomas .............................................................. Woodbridge, VA
Grunstra, Sarah Elizabeth .......................................................................... Yorktown, VA **Smith, Lori Ann .............................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA
*Hannaford, Michael James ............................................................. Virginia Beach, VA Tait, Craig James .......................................................................................... Ashburn, VA
Kensinger, Bradley Payne ......................................................................... Richmond, VA Talbot, Jonathan Lee .............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Kim, Chun Rae ........................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA Witt, Karl Gene ...................................................................................Christiansburg, VA
Kiser, Joseph Adam ......................................................................................Stafford, VA Wong, Diane Kimberly ............................................................................. Great Falls, VA
Matthews, Kenneth Reid ............................................................................ Yorktown, VA Yama, Ellen Patricia ................................................................................. Annandale, NJ
McKinstrie, Collin Whalen ..................................................................... Woodbridge, VA *Yang, Jenny ............................................................................................. Springfield, VA
Mintzer, Jacquelyn Lee ........................................................................... Manalapan, NJ Yi, Brian Hyuk ..................................................................................Colonial Heights, VA
Moyer, Jennifer P. ............................................................................................Salem, VA
Murphy, William Powley ................................................................................. Chicago, iL August 15, 2009
Nicholson, Katie Elizabeth .............................................................................. Ewing, NJ
Park, Paul ....................................................................................................Dumfries, VA Lee, David ................................................................................................. Centreville, VA
Park, Peter S. ..................................................................................................Fairfax, VA McWaters, Jeffrey Hunter .................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA
Patel, Ashish Mahesh ................................................................................Richlands, VA O’Bryhim, Joseph Michael .................................................................Fairfax Station, VA
Porter, Courtney Collins ............................................................................Lynchburg, VA Seibert, Kailey Elizabeth ..........................................................................Warrenton, VA
Price, Andrew C. ....................................................................................... Richmond, VA Sindall, Amy Elizabeth ....................................................................... Severna Park, MD
Randol, Mary Elizabeth............................................................................Gainesville, VA Wells, Cory Michael........................................................................................ Suffolk, VA
Smith, Dean Alexander ................................................................................ Ashburn, VA
Snitko, Michael Charles......................................................................... Mount Holly, NJ July 6, 2009
Swenson, Lauren O. ..........................................................................Fairfax Station, VA
Tinsley, Zachary Cameron ........................................................................Lynchburg, VA Blanton, John Thomas ...................................................................................Canton, GA
Tuggle, Jason Wesley .................................................................................... Saltville, VA Capuano, Alan Thomas ................................................................................Roswell, GA
Waldeck, Deshka Makala .................................................................. Charlottesville, VA Conrad, David Wyndham ..........................................................................Columbia, MD
Wilder, Regan Elizabeth........................................................................... Centreville, VA DeLellis, Thomas Michael, Jr. ...................................................................Lancaster, PA
*Wilkens, Michael Thomas ......................................................................... Ashburn, VA DeNovio, Dean John ..................................................................................Ridgefield, CT
Yates, Michael Sidney ................................................................................ New Kent, VA **Fletcher, Angel Ann ................................................................................Covington, VA
Golden, Adam Richard............................................................................Fort Rucker, AL
August 15, 2009 Gorondy, John Emery ..............................................................................Wilmington, DE
*Gray, Jessica Lynn .........................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Anselmo, Alan Patrick Narisma ..................................................... North Potomac, MD LaRussa, Michael Ryan ........................................................................ Chesapeake, VA
Bartley, Adam David...........................................................................Christiansburg, VA Terban, Samuel George ...................................................................................Forest, VA
Carter, Craig Warren .......................................................................... Charlottesville, VA Terry, Elyjah Duane ................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Choi, Ryan Woongchul .................................................................................... Lorton, VA Thomasson, Jordan Leah-Elizabeth.............................................................Danville, VA
Fleming, Tasha Marie ............................................................................Maurertown, VA
Gleeson, Ryan Michael ......................................................................Fairfax Station, VA
*Gurtis, Amanda Jo .................................................................................. Poquoson, VA
**Murphy, Kristen Marie ........................................................................... Randolph, NJ
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors” 29
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
MArKEtiNG MANAGEMENt
December 17, 2009
collEGE of
†Borghoff, Joseph Michael .................................................................... Old Tappan, NJ
ENGiNEEriNG
***Burke, Christine Susan ......................................................................Manassas, VA
Carleton, Ashley Morgan .......................................................................... Richmond, VA
Chowdhury, Ahmed Yaseen................................................................... Woodbridge, VA Dean richard c. Benson
Craig, Andrew Robert ................................................................................ Richmond, VA
DiSalle, Jonathan William.........................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
Dunahoo, Katherine Jean ................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA
Ellis, Jacob Edward .........................................................................................Vienna, VA
BAchElor of sciENcE
Evans, Travis Earl ..................................................................................... Springfield, VA coMPUtEr sciENcE
George, Alexandra Paris .......................................................................... Baltimore, MD
December 17, 2009
Hall, Rachel Elizabeth ........................................................................ Severna Park, MD
*Hanifen, Corey James ...............................................................................Leesburg, VA
Keller, Christina Nicole ............................................................................ Springfield, VA *†Bolling, Justin Allen ....................................................................................Norton, VA
Kim, Hyeong Eun...................................................................................... Centreville, VA **†Buyck, Mitchell James..........................................................................Maryville, TN
Kim, Joon Hwa................................................................................................. Lorton, VA †Chelko, Jared Travis ....................................................................................... Cabot, PA
Lee, Francisco Won .................................................................................. Alexandria, VA Cline, James Robert ....................................................................................... Reston, VA
Lein, Arthur ................................................................................................ Richmond, VA †Crawford, John Truett ........................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
†Looney, Amy Nicole..................................................................................... Bastian, VA **Cunningham, Bryan Lee .................................................................... Boones Mill, VA
†Lyman, Kelli Lynn ........................................................................................Stafford, VA **Dana, Zachary Michael ............................................................................ Sterling, VA
MacCormack, Matthew Lux........................................................................ Roanoke, VA Erickson, Benjamin Jacob ....................................................................... Midlothian, VA
†Maisel, Renee Pamela ................................................................................ Reston, VA Fadul, Kenneth Tinio ....................................................................................Herndon, VA
Martin, Jeffrey Allen ....................................................................................Leesburg, VA †Gordon, Luke Edward .........................................................................Summerville, SC
†Mills, Landon Thomas ....................................................................... Rocky Mount, VA LaRoche, Nicholas Louis ..........................................................................Warrenton, VA
Moore, Blake Thomas ...................................................................................Bedford, VA *Li, Cha Vernon ............................................................................................Herndon, VA
Moser, Brenten Heath .......................................................................... Chesapeake, VA Lin, Yu-Hsun ...............................................................................................Lynchburg, VA
Novak, Paul Laurence................................................................................Unionville, PA ***McFarland, Daniel James ........................................................................Fairfax, VA
Panagopulos, Catherine Monica................................................................... Suffolk, VA Mey, Henjo .............................................................................................. Chesterfield, VA
Perez, Caroline Faye......................................................................................McLean, VA Newman, Scott Edward .............................................................................Northfield, NJ
Polivka, Matthew Kimel ................................................................... Winston-Salem, NC *Orban, Andrew Edward ....................................................................... Falls Church, VA
Richardson, Kristen Ann..................................................................................Salem, VA Racette, Kyle Pierce ................................................................................. Midlothian, VA
Sigmon, Christopher Andrew...................................................................... Roanoke, VA *†Sorensen, Michael David ......................................................................... Oak Hill, VA
†Slye, John Edward ......................................................................................Herndon, VA ***†Srigiriraju, Ramesh Lalith ............................................................... Alexandria, VA
†Sprague, Jocelyn Nicole ......................................................................Scaggsville, MD *Stein, Justin Daniel ..................................................................................... Seattle, WA
*Suhr, Katharine Anne ..................................................................................Atlanta, GA Weisberg, Alexander James ...................................................................Ocean View, NJ
Talbot, Jonathan Lee .............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA **†Woods, Eric Mitchell ...................................................................... Williamsburg, VA
Tedeschi, Michael Phillip ..........................................................................Warrenton, VA
Thompson, Nathanael Franken ............................................................. Blacksburg, VA August 15, 2009
Tran, Renee To Thu .................................................................................. Annandale, VA
Wheeler, Jeffrey Michael ............................................................................ Yorktown, VA Good, ian Clinton ..................................................................................... Purcellville, VA
White, Adrian V. .................................................................................Kingston, Jamaica Pridgen, Jason Wayne ......................................................................... Huntingtown, MD
*Yang, Jenny ............................................................................................. Springfield, VA
July 6, 2009
August 15, 2009
Bernales, Sergio Gustavo .............................................................Cochabamba, Bolivia
Arkwright, Christine Anne ........................................................................ Annandale, VA Boyarsky, Aaron Alan ................................................................................. Broadway, VA
Eldridge, Rheanne Katherine .................................................................Mount Airy, MD Lachniet, Brian Dale ..................................................................................Powhatan, VA
Greenley, Adam Joseph ............................................................................ Pensacola, FL Mandel-iaia, Jordan Page ........................................................................ Purcellville, VA
Hagerman, Molly Suzanne ........................................................................Richlands, VA
Shields, Frank Albert .................................................................................. Arlington, VA
Teate, Kimberly Clare................................................................................... Ashburn, VA
*Walter, Kristen Patrice ..................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
BAchElor of sciENcE iN
AErosPAcE ENGiNEEriNG
July 6, 2009
Foy, Derek Edward ........................................................................................Wexford, PA December 17, 2009
*Houtz, Samantha Jo .....................................................................................Vienna, VA
LaRussa, Michael Ryan ........................................................................ Chesapeake, VA Bey, Bakar Olatunji.................................................................................... Richmond, VA
*Semonich, Kellye Lauren....................................................................... Midlothian, VA Carlos, Nathan ian .................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Sheridan, Mary Christina................................................................................Fairfax, VA Fetene, Seifu Worku ............................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Wells, Monica Adrienne ........................................................................... Haymarket, VA Floyd, Lauren Katherine .................................................................................Vienna, VA
Hill, Robert Anthony ...............................................................................King George, VA
**ΔLayton, Brett Andrew ......................................................................... Alexandria, VA
***§Loyd, Robert Oliver Parke .................................................................Lexington, KY
Patel, Akash Mukesh ...................................................................................Fremont, CA
Thomas, Logan Anthony ......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
August 15, 2009
Wasilewski, John Stephen .......................................................................... Gibsonia, PA
July 6, 2009
*Cupp, Preston Lee.................................................................................... Broadway, VA
30 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors”
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
BAchElor of sciENcE iN †McKeller, Karima Marie ........................................................................Fort Bragg, NC
Mee, Bradley Stephen Wyatt....................................................................Manassas, VA
BioloGicAl systEMs ENGiNEEriNG †Mohler, Matthew James ......................................................................Greencastle, PA
Oare, Peter Lawrence ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
December 17, 2009 Read, Andrew Laurence ............................................................................Westport, MA
Rivera Simon, Christian Andres ................................................Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Choi, Kerry Zee ............................................................................................Dumfries, VA Robinson, David Michael........................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
*Jeffery, Andrew Michael ............................................................................Chantilly, VA Ruggles, Evan Michael ............................................................................ Springfield, VA
**Pevarski, Kristen Virginia ............................................................. Bent Mountain, VA **Schroeder, Nataliya T. ......................................................................... Sofia, Bulgaria
Richter, Kevin Scott................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA Smith, Ashley Christine........................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Soares, David Mark................................................................................. Centerville, MA
August 15, 2009 Straebel, Aaron James ....................................................................................Forest, VA
Tejano, Robert Johan ............................................................................... Annandale, VA
Brown, James Gilbert................................................................................. Pine Hall, NC Trent, Christopher Joseph.....................................................................Shenandoah, VA
Brown, William Garrett............................................................................... Pine Hall, NC Tyboroski, Travis Coleman ............................................................Colorado Springs, CO
*Webb, Ryan Sheridan .............................................................................Columbia, MD
July 6, 2009 **Werder, Matthew James ...................................................................... Johnstown, PA
**Werder, Michael Gregory ..................................................................... Johnstown, PA
Khan, Ejaz A. .................................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA Whitehead, ian James David............................................................. Harpers Ferry, WV
Snyder, Benjamin Alex ..................................................................................... Etters, PA Worsham, Kevin Ray ...................................................................................Rustburg, VA
Young, William Andrew ............................................................................Morristown, NJ
Zoda, Travis John ..........................................................................................Raleigh, NC
BAchElor of sciENcE iN August 15, 2009
chEMicAl ENGiNEEriNG
Bardoff, Paul Craig ...............................................................................Owings Mills, MD
August 15, 2009 Cassell, Carena Leigh ...................................................................................Radford, VA
***†Emenheiser, Jonathan Edward.................................................................. York, PA
Al Mustafa, Ali ...................................................................................Qatif, Saudi Arabia Gerbolini, Giovanni Marco ............................................................................. Lima, Peru
***Hobson, Sandra Lynn .........................................................................Lynchburg, VA Lansdell, Jason Robert .............................................................................. Nashville, TN
**†Mohns, Brian Robert ..........................................................................ijamsville, MD McPadden, Hunter Thomas .............................................................. Charlottesville, VA
†Salvatore, Michael Lee ............................................................................Jeannette, PA **Sarver, Brian Edward .......................................................................... New Castle, VA
Sullenger, Kenneth James.................................................................McGaheysville, VA
July 6, 2009 Wanderley, Victor ......................................................................... Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Wheeler, Zachary David....................................................................... Chattanooga, TN
*†Shubert, Robert Clason ................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
July 6, 2009
Field, Michael Ryan ................................................................................... Shamong, NJ
BAchElor of sciENcE Holder, Landon William .................................................................................Atlanta, GA
iN ciVil ENGiNEEriNG Johnston, Cody Clinton .............................................................................. Granville, OH
Kiernan, Dylan Abraham ....................................................................... Jacksonville, FL
December 17, 2009 Nelson, Jesse Alexandre Prince ............................................................. Manaus, Brazil
Neuberger, Kellen Marie .......................................................................... Glen Allen, VA
Abdallah, Mark K. ........................................................................................Malvern, PA Perrotta, Charles James ................................................................. Pennington Gap, VA
Anderson, William Michael...........................................................................Stafford, VA Scanlon, John Edward ....................................................................................Fairfax, VA
*Arnold, Roger Brooke, Jr. ....................................................................... Richmond, VA Swiggett, James Nathaniel ......................................................................Clearbrook, VA
Banks, Asa Colby....................................................................................... Richmond, VA
Beamer, Ryan Lee ................................................................................... Front Royal, VA
Bell, Shannon Elizabeth ..............................................................................Chantilly, VA BAchElor of sciENcE iN
**Bergman, John Moore ......................................................................... Midlothian, VA
Buntua, Andrew Christopher ................................................................... Annandale, VA
coMPUtEr ENGiNEEriNG
†Carter, Linda Elizabeth .........................................................................Wilmington, DE
December 17, 2009
Christian, Anthony Joseph ........................................................................Old Bridge, NJ
Clapman, Michael Jason ....................................................................... Chesterfield, VA
*Cramp, Chelsea Angell ............................................................................Potomac, MD †Bruce, Jacob Robert ................................................................................Columbia, SC
*†Davis, Alexandra Hope ................................................................... Mount Sidney, VA †Dudek, Clark Alexander........................................................................ Lovettsville, VA
Dewey, Amity Brienne ....................................................................................... Floyd, VA †Fitzmaurice, Philip Martin .............................................................................Sarver, PA
Dizon, Paolo Navarro ............................................................................. Santa Clara, CA **Groat, Stephen Lawrence.................................................................... Alexandria, VA
DuBois, Wyatt Dowd ............................................................................ Williamsburg, VA **‡Hardman, Owen Russell ...................................................................... Spencer, WV
Durham, Christian Frank ......................................................................... Annapolis, MD Johnson, Kenneth Franklin ii .............................................................. Morris Plains, NJ
**Eckel, Christopher Stephen ..............................................................King George, VA †Kanhofer, Brian George.....................................................................West Chester, PA
Edenfield, Sean Kellen ...........................................................................Greensboro,NC Klucker, Michael Thomas ......................................................................... Richmond, VA
Farrell, Timothy Patrick ............................................................................ Springfield, VA Lee, Christopher Michael ..........................................................................Derwood, MD
Ferris, Caitlin Lindsay .................................................................................. Boxford, MA Lehr, Takuto .................................................................................................Montclair, NJ
Fleming, Jon-Michael .................................................................................Clintwood, VA **Parrish, Aaron Joseph...................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA
Geraghty, Timothy Thomas................................................................... Falls Church, VA †Patil, Siddharth S................................................................................Bangalore, india
***Gillespie, Andrew Philip ........................................................................ Roanoke, VA Pruett, Jared Blake................................................................................... Collinsville, VA
Hagmayer, Richard Frederick iii .................................................................. Medford, NJ **†Ramesh, Vignesh........................................................................ Jakarta, indonesia
Hall, Warren Sherman B. ....................................................................... Beaverdam, VA Rowe, Brian H. ................................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Hays, Sara Anne ....................................................................................Stevensville, MD *†San Pedro, Jan Michael C. .............................................................Somers Point, NJ
Heil, Peter Francis ............................................................................. Essex Junction, VT ***φ†Sheridan, Patrick Michael ............................................................. Richmond, VA
†Heisel, Philip Thomas ...............................................................................Staunton, VA †Soskey, Kevin Matthew ....................................................................... Ellicott City, MD
Hock, Tyler Gerard..................................................................................... Richmond, VA Sprague, Benjamin Alan ...............................................................................Stafford, VA
Hodges, Lindsey Sue .........................................................................................Wirtz, VA Varga, Kurtis Lewis ....................................................................................Potomac, MD
Holmes, Stephen Robert ii .......................................................................... Grafton, MA Vinjamuri, Kaushik ................................................................................... Springfield, VA
Holt, Darren Wayne .................................................................................. Collinsville, VA Wilburn, Sean Patrick ........................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA
Horn, Casey Wayne ................................................................................ Chesterfield, VA †Wilson, Christopher Ryan ................................................................Sinking Spring, PA
Hunter, Todd Russell .................................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
Keatts, Samuel David, Jr. ............................................................................Danville, VA August 15, 2009
Krupp, Craig William ..................................................................................... Chester, VA
Kuchta, Joseph Allen ..................................................................................Hampton, VA Harrison, Justin Michael .............................................................................. Danbury, CT
**Lawson, Kyle Joseph............................................................................ Purcellville, VA Omotosho, Adedamola Olukayode ............................................................... Laurel, MD
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors” 31
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
July 6, 2009 BAchElor of sciENcE iN
Bosco, Peter John ......................................................................................Rockville, MD ENGiNEEriNG sciENcE AND MEchANics
Hurley, Colin Bernard ........................................................................... Collingswood, NJ
Khan, Tashdid H. .................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA December 17, 2009
Rist, Eric Paul ............................................................................................... Medford, NJ
Tang, Tin fu ...................................................................................................... Singapore Bernardo, Joseph Macedo .....................................................................Poolesville, MD
Davis, Amelia Ruth................................................................................... Great Falls, VA
Lee, Jae Min ............................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Urdaneta, Daniela Maria ................................................................................Fairfax, VA
BAchElor of sciENcE iN coNstrUctioN *Walsh, William Taylor ................................................................................ Roanoke, VA
ENGiNEEriNG AND MANAGEMENt ***φWeiskopf, Jason Ryan .......................................................................... Oak Hill, VA
December 17, 2009 August 15, 2009
Kurtz, Samantha Rose............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA Foster, Nicholas Lee ............................................................................ Williamsburg, VA
Thompson, Stephen Craig ............................................................................Stafford, VA
Weber, Patrick Scott ................................................................................... Getzville, NY July 6, 2009
August 15, 2009 Kaewsowatana, Philip............................................................................. Clarksville, MD
Reis, David .............................................................................................. Phoenixville, PA
BAchElor of sciENcE iN iNDUstriAl
BAchElor of sciENcE iN AND systEMs ENGiNEEriNG
ElEctricAl ENGiNEEriNG December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Agrawal, Pankaj Bijaay............................................................................. Mumbai, india
†Altman, Cristina Elizabeth......................................................................... Fort Mill, SC
Aprahamian, Carly Ann ............................................................................. McMurray, PA Casanovas Chacon, Cesar Carlos .......................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Balseca, Franklin Daniel, Jr. ................................................................... Centreville, VA Gibson, Kathryn Susan ................................................................................. Seaville, NJ
Bednar, Timothy Edward............................................................................. Elkridge, MD *Lockwood, Kathleen Anne ..............................................................Hummelstown, PA
**†Bile, Jean-Louis Koffi ............................................................................... Suffolk, VA Park, Edwin Haansol ................................................................................ Alexandria, VA
Blakey, Dustin Darryl ....................................................................................Stafford, VA Speer, Erin Elizabeth........................................................................... Germantown, MD
**†Caughran, Daniel Flynn........................................................................ Arlington, VA Spirer, Jacob Tobin ................................................................................. Hilton Head, SC
Chin, Kevin............................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Turner, Corey Alexander .................................................................................Bel Air, MD
†Cochran, Travis Lee ............................................................................ Chesapeake, VA Whitaker, Andrew Boyd ................................................................................Dale City, VA
Delport, Adriaan ...................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA †Yang, i Ting ...................................................................................... Bangkok, Thailand
Gilley, Nolan Kyle..........................................................................................Herndon, VA
**Godsey, Christopher Joseph .................................................................. Lebanon, VA August 15, 2009
Graf, Brian Russell ..........................................................................................Fairfax, VA
†Haque, Tanzir ................................................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Halferty, Joshua Sean ....................................................................... Mechanicsville, VA
**φHardman, Owen Russell....................................................................... Spencer, WV
Liu, William Jenhao .............................................................................. Williamsburg, VA
Hyde, James Wallace ...................................................................................... Clifton, VA
Lynn, Jordan Allen ..................................................................................Southington, CT
Khalid, Omer ............................................................................................ Alexandria, VA
Kim, Mark Younghoon ....................................................................................Fairfax, VA
July 6, 2009
Lee, Seung Jong ............................................................................. Suwon, South Korea
**†McAdams, Thomas Tyler ....................................................................... Ashburn, VA
†Mortensen, Gary Martin ........................................................................... Arlington, VA Choi, Thomas................................................................................................Chantilly, VA
O’Donnell, Sean Phillip ............................................................................... Roanoke, VA †Mann, Katharine Alexandra ..........................................................Kennett Square, PA
O’Mara, Sean Patrick ................................................................................Manassas, VA Mitchell, Gregory Patrick .....................................................................Queenstown, MD
Oliver, Christopher Allen ........................................................................... Richmond, VA Raines, Michael Thomas ................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Perdue, Cory Scott ...................................................................................Glenwood, MD †Savant, Tej Prakash ............................................................................... Mumbai, india
Polk, Enoch Franklin ............................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Reid, Kelly Erin .......................................................................................... Richmond, VA
**ΔRobertson, Christa Helene .................................................................Bel Alton, MD BAchElor of sciENcE iN MAtEriAls
Rokosky, Shane A. ........................................................................................ Mar Lin, PA
Schmidt, Ryan Leonard ..............................................................................Hampton, VA sciENcE AND ENGiNEEriNG
Sutton, Kirk Matthew, Jr. .................................................................... Williamsburg, VA
Tarko, Asmamaw Getnet ......................................................................... Alexandria, VA December 17, 2009
Thompson, Stephen Revel ...............................................................................Hardy, VA
*Truong, Huy Quoc .................................................................................... Richmond, VA †Briguglio, Mark Gregory.......................................................................... New Bern, NC
Williams, Clarence LeShawn .....................................................................Columbia, SC †Campbell, Kathleen Nora...................................................................... Midlothian, VA
Williams, Devin Wells.................................................................................Columbia, SC Coppa, Anne Catherine ............................................................................ Richmond, VA
***LeBlanc, Jill Marie........................................................................Fairfax Station, VA
August 15, 2009
August 15, 2009
Grau, Bryan Christopher ............................................................................ Abingdon, VA
†Harrington, Christina Nicole.................................................................. Midlothian, VA Buck, Aaron Jamison ....................................................................................Phoenix, AZ
Hoffman, Mark Scott ..................................................................................Mathews, VA
***Huang, Sinan .................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
*†Shebi, Abemelek Belayneh .................................................................... Arlington, VA
Shields, John J. .................................................................................................Aston, PA
BAchElor of sciENcE iN
MEchANicAl ENGiNEEriNG
July 6, 2009
December 17, 2009
Barlis, Paula Angeli Bautista .................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Fodness, Karl A. .........................................................................................Riverside, PA Breedlove, Daniel Matthew ........................................................................... Laurel, MD
Herridge, Matthew Troy..................................................................................Chester, NJ Chappell, Stephen Alan .......................................................................Cumberland, MD
†Turriate, Victor Omar................................................................................... Sterling, VA Chung, Sanghun Alejandro...............................................................Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Dzambo, Douglas Adam ...............................................................................Wexford, PA
Folgar, Christian Ernesto ...................................................... San Salvador, El Salvador
32 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors”
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
Hayman, Jason Robert ...............................................................................Berryville, VA †Hession, Brianne Patrice ............................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Hoeft, James Edward ................................................................................... Webster, NY ***Holt, Jaclyn Brennan........................................................................... Richmond, VA
Johnson, Christopher James ................................................................... Annandale, NJ Hughes, Nicholas Samuel ............................................................................Stafford, VA
Marynowski, Matthew John........................................................................... Elkton, MD Johnson, Whitley Monet ..........................................................................Petersburg, VA
Nguyen, Martin Vinam ............................................................................. Alexandria, VA **Long, Erika Elise............................................................................... Williamsburg, VA
Nobles, Jade Sue ................................................................................... Woodbridge, VA Maximini, Kendall Lamar .................................................................. Prince George, VA
Penrose, Kevin Matthew............................................................................ Charlotte, NC McAuley, Mary Kathleen ...........................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
*Pope, James Edward, Jr. ..................................................................... Woodbridge, VA *McCarty, Devon Ciara ............................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Sides, Bryan Wayne ......................................................................................Danville, VA Melson, Emma Lee Katherine ............................................................ Rocky Mount, VA
†Tucker, Erik Stephen ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA ***Miller, Hayley Melissa ................................................................................Bristol, VA
Yates, Christopher Caguioa ..................................................................... Goochland, VA Mosesso, Chadwick Patterson .................................................................Pittsburgh, PA
*Murray, Brant Wingfield .......................................................................... Richmond, VA
August 15, 2009 Nichols, Carissa Mae .................................................................... Dinwiddie County, VA
**Nichols, Jenna Violet ............................................................................... Honaker, VA
Dietrich, Axel Thomas ................................................................... Darmstadt, Germany Norwood, James Alexander..................................................................... Alexandria, VA
*†Freche, David ...................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Robbins, Craig Lawrence ................................................................ North Potomac, MD
Köhler, Michael Norbert .............................................................. Rödermark, Germany Shirgaonkar, Sayali Vishwas ................................................................... Centreville, VA
Niederdorf, Andre ............................................................................ Meerane, Germany Smith, James Russell iii ..................................................................................Stuart, VA
Stephens, Amanda Christine .......................................................................... Burke, VA
July 6, 2009 *Strawther, Megan Alicia..................................................................... Los Alamitos, CA
†Strole, Ann Carlisle ...................................................................................Staunton, VA
Aradi, Kareka imbugwa ............................................................................ Glen Allen, VA Sullivan, Stephanie Leigh ..................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
**†Cowell, Janine Victoria ..................................................................... Blacksburg, VA *Tobat, Teresa Kayoko ..................................................................................... Burke, VA
Edmond, Danielle Antoinette ....................................................................Dinwiddie, VA Tracy, Tim Robert ......................................................................................Warrenton, VA
Fontana, Dominic Anthony .......................................................................... Franklin, TN **Turner, Crandall Meredith ...........................................................................Salem, VA
Kranz, Robert Stevens ............................................................................. Midlothian, VA Van Alstin, Chad Michael....................................................................Montour Falls, NY
Leggett, Jeffrey Robert .......................................................................Elizabethtown, PA Williams, Chelsea Lynnette ...................................................................... Richmond, VA
†Rollins, Duane Maurice ...................................................................... Chesapeake, VA Windmuller, Casey Nicole ......................................................................... Glen Allen, VA
**Szoch, Matthew Richard ........................................................................La Plata, MD
August 15, 2009
Chalmers, Charles Alexander................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
BAchElor of sciENcE iN Elam, Tiffany Elaine ..................................................................................Chase City, VA
MiNiNG ENGiNEEriNG Parton, Corey Vaughn .............................................................................. Springfield, VA
Pearson, Catharine Charlotte.................................................................. Centreville, VA
December 17, 2009 *Walter, Kristen Patrice ..................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Waryas, Christina Marie ........................................................................Southington, CT
Brunson, Catherine Anna ............................................................................Parkton, MD
DePasquale, John Anthony, Jr. .................................................................Catharpin, VA July 6, 2009
Kalick, Eric Robert ................................................................................... Royersford, PA
Mostoller, Scott Fike ......................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA *Clark, Elizabeth Mary............................................................................ Clarksville, MD
*Schultz, Michael Thomas ...........................................................................Roswell, GA Grey, Christopher James................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Stamper, Mark Brian.......................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA **Love, Lindsey Marie ..................................................................................Stafford, VA
Stewart, Evan Darger ............................................................................... Springfield, VA Shaffrey, Kelly Anne ........................................................................................ Clifton, VA
Stierwalt, Brent William ................................................................................ Sadorus, iL Stevens, Koryn Lucy .................................................................................Brentwood, NY
August 15, 2009 ENGlish
December 17, 2009
***Duerksen, Alek Charles...................................................................Waynesboro, VA
Bullen, Howard Robert................................................................................ Roanoke, VA
July 6, 2009 Burch, Rachel Passie ............................................................................... Baltimore, MD
***φCampbell, Diana Lane ............................................................Colonial Heights, VA
*Starr, Benjamin Nelson ................................................................................Linden, VA Caron, Keith Byers ....................................................................................... Laconia, NH
***Denny, Nathan James ................................................................. Virginia Beach, VA
**DeSouza, Kathleen Dorcelina ................................................................Leesburg, VA
Edwards, Katie Elizabeth...........................................................................Clintwood, VA
collEGE of liBErAl Arts Fox, John George iii ................................................................................... Richmond, VA
Guerrant, Benjamin Robert ........................................................................ Roanoke, VA
AND hUMAN sciENcEs **ΔHillyer, Madeline Page ..................................................................... Winchester, VA
Lockwood, Heather Lynn ...................................................................Hummelstown, PA
McFalls, Alicia Marie ................................................................................... Troutville, VA
***Muffler, Joseph Matthew ................................................................... Alexandria, VA
Dean sue ott rowlands Nichols, Carissa Mae .................................................................... Dinwiddie County, VA
Rivera, Michelle Anne ..................................................................................Chantilly, VA
Rountree, ilan Cole .................................................................................. Midlothian, VA
BAchElor of Arts Rusert, Amy Christine ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Schoonover, Rachel Ruth ...................................................................... Chesterfield, VA
coMMUNicAtioN Spencer, Sara Beth ...................................................................................Manassas, VA
December 17, 2009 Stewart, Selena Thora ...................................................................................... Willis, VA
**Sugrue, Sara Joy ............................................................................... Falls Church, VA
Benz, Breanna Lea ................................................................................... Richmond, VA Tavernaris, Sarah Nicole.............................................................................Staunton, VA
Boone, Matthew Cody............................................................................. Chapel Hill, NC Tucker, Joshua Gabriel................................................................................Leesburg, VA
Brillheart, Megan Leigh .................................................................................. Dublin, VA **Walker, Kristen Noel .......................................................................... Chesterfield, VA
Burgess, Thomas Matthew........................................................................Courtland, VA *Yang, Elizabeth Lisa ......................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Caldwell, Leslie Caroline......................................................................... Cartersville, VA Yegneswaran, Rebekah Kriti ...................................................................... Yorktown, VA
Cooper, Jay Daniel.........................................................................................McLean, VA
Corboy, Emmett Michael ................................................................................. Hume, VA August 15, 2009
Costello, Matt Kenneth .......................................................................Gaithersburg, MD
Dunahoo, Katherine Jean ................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA Brewer, Si Thompson ......................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
*Emerick, Thomas Charles .........................................................................Herndon, VA *Dobson, Jessica Nicole....................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
**Frazier, Janelle Marie ...............................................................................Stafford, VA Marson, Jennifer Marie ...............................................................................Chantilly, VA
Galyen, Jennifer Lynne...................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA O’Connor, Kevin Michael ......................................................................... Niskayuna, NY
Given, Jennifer Elizabeth ......................................................................... Centreville, VA
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors” 33
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
July 6, 2009 August 15, 2009
*Ashby, Kristen Blair................................................................................... Yorktown, VA Alam, Kubra Fatimah .................................................................................... Sterling, VA
Baker, Jeremy Joseph .................................................................................Leesburg, VA Caldwell, Benjamin Lawrence .................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Beerse, Brittany Lynn....................................................................................Fairport, NY Chung, Jason William ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Dodson, James Edward iii .........................................................................Monkton, MD Coakley, Conor Brian .................................................................................Rockville, MD
Frankenfield, Ryan William ................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA Conrad, Jonathan Michael ............................................................... Bangkok, Thailand
Grinnell, Kristin Marie................................................................................... Seaford, VA Crooks, Ryan Jarett ......................................................................................Trumbull, CT
Harmon, Craig Scott .................................................................................Manassas, VA Dabbenigno, Amanda Lee ........................................................................... Ashburn, VA
Kirk, Karen Leigh ...........................................................................................Norfolk, VA Dalton, Jamie Blair .................................................................................... Richmond, VA
**Saunders, Kristine Jeannette ............................................................. West Point, VA Divers, Brandon James....................................................................................Sandy, UT
Vera, Matthew Francisco ............................................................................. Ashburn, VA Lacot, Jacqueline Marie ................................................................................. Lorton, VA
O’Toole, Tricia Alene ..................................................................................Round Hill, VA
forEiGN lANGUAGEs/frENch Thomas, Jessica Leigh............................................................................ Chapel Hill, NC
December 17, 2009 Wilson, Samuel G. .............................................................................. South Boston, VA
Haas, Emily Channing ............................................................................... Richmond, VA July 6, 2009
***Hensley, Meagan Ann..................................................................Newport News, VA
irwin, Jessica Ray .................................................................................. Chesapeake, VA Alba, Carlo Olivier ............................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Sloan, Tiffany Michelle ..........................................................................Washington, DC Dueweke, Sarah Elizabeth ...................................................................... Centreville, VA
Enzinna, Nicholas Charles .......................................................................Lynchburg, VA
August 15, 2009 Florence, Jessica Ann ................................................................................. Lebanon, VA
*Groenhout, Adam Brett ............................................................................Maryville, TN
Asch, Andrew Giulio ...............................................................................Washington, DC Kozlowski, Derek Dodson .............................................................................Danville, VA
Magolda, Luke Matthew ............................................................................. Roanoke, VA
July 6, 2009 Nicholson, John Thomas iV ................................................................Leonardtown, MD
Picciano, John Clarence ...............................................................................Stafford, VA
Reed, Klint Kyle ...................................................................................... Chesterfield, VA
†Olanrewaju, Adedunmola Peter ............................................................. ile-ife, Nigeria
Roberts, Nicolas Zella.................................................................................. Hudson, OH
Salbador, Debra Ann............................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Shupe, Casey Elizabeth ..................................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Sullivan, Kevin Edward .........................................................................Shenandoah, VA
forEiGN lANGUAGEs/sPANish
Trent, David Rives ..................................................................................... Richmond, VA
December 17, 2009 Weyer, Galen Ryan ........................................................................................Radford, VA
Won, Jeesun ............................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
***φBarry, Emily Cheryl................................................................................... Burke, VA
Cerkey, Mary Monica ................................................................................. Lexington, VA hUMANitiEs, sciENcE, AND ENViroNMENt
Cohen, Courtney Alicia ............................................................................ Centreville, VA August 15, 2009
Rojas, Jose Rafael....................................................................................... Paterson, NJ
Scott, Cecilia E. ..................................................................................Christiansburg, VA
Coleman, De’Von William ............................................................................ Emporia, VA
**Shepherd, Megan Carissa................................................................... Midlothian, VA
iNtErDisciPliNAry stUDiEs
August 15, 2009
December 17, 2009
Allen, Kelsey Brett ......................................................................................Powhatan, VA
Stumpf, Brandon Joseph .......................................................................... Richmond, VA **Alday, Morgan Elizabeth ...........................................................................Stafford, VA
Anglin, Lauryl Mae ...................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
July 6, 2009 Awol, Nemma ........................................................................................... Alexandria, VA
Blanchard, Ruth Nicole................................................................................. Sterling, VA
Buchan, Cody John ........................................................................... Mechanicsville, VA
Garlitz, Timothy William ...................................................................... Stephens City, VA
Chapman, Jonathan Sheldon......................................................................Flat Top, WV
Curry, Jason Michael............................................................................. Chesapeake, VA
history
Davidson, Benjamin Jewel ........................................................................Huntsville, AL
December 17, 2009 Gamet, Laura Beth ............................................................................................Bath, NY
Good, Mathew Alpheus ...................................................................... Germantown, MD
Abdelnour, Tim Christopher.............................................................................Salem, VA Gragg, Katherine Starr............................................................................. Alexandria, VA
Black, Donald Stephen ............................................................................... Lebanon, VA *Grumbles, Drew Neville ..............................................................................Franklin, VA
Brickfield, Steven Paul ....................................................................................Fairfax, VA Johnson, Jessica Lynne ........................................................................ Chesapeake, VA
Brown, Kirby Cole .................................................................................... New Castle, VA Kasey, Angela Christine ..................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Carlson, Jamie Frances .............................................................................. Culpeper, VA Khan, Kamran Alan.................................................................................Sumerduck, VA
Clagett, Richard Graham ii ....................................................................... Richmond, VA *Lamanna, Rachel Marie ....................................................................... Winchester, VA
Clifton, Ryan Weston................................................................................Churchville, VA Lancaster, Jason Paul ...................................................................................Millboro, VA
***‡Erk, Kelli Melissa .............................................................................. Richmond, VA Marrin, Emily Carter .................................................................................. Richmond, VA
Fancher, Donald Packard ......................................................................... Smithfield, VA Munoz, Sarah Ana...................................................................................... Encinitas, CA
Gochenour, Garrett Kyle ................................................................................... Luray, VA Nguyen, Chau Thai .............................................................................Newport News, VA
Hacker, Andrea Lynn .........................................................................Manakin Sabot, VA Noel, Oliver Andre iii ................................................................................. Grapevine, TX
**Harris, Rachel Elizabeth .............................................................................Fairfax, VA Palmieri, Amanda Joyce ...........................................................................Round Hill, VA
Higgins, Daniel J. ........................................................................................Leesburg, VA Prior, Joshua Barton .................................................................................... Oldsmar, FL
Hoffman, Jeffrey Donald.......................................................................... Alexandria, VA Richardson, Samantha Gayle .................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Jackson, Dustin Dean ................................................................................ Somerset, VA Romano, Patrick Anthony ........................................................................Morristown, NJ
Jones, Laura Leigh .............................................................................................Cana, VA Saleem, Seth Farooqui .............................................................................. Dansville, NY
Lacks, David Wayne, Jr. .......................................................................... Scottsburg, VA Smith, Hunter Robinson ............................................................................ Charlotte, NC
Moon, Harrison Samuel..................................................................................Fairfax, VA Soule, Erica Laurel ....................................................................................... Okemos, Mi
Phipps, James C. ........................................................................................Hampton, VA Stockholm, Sara Elizabeth .................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
Poats, David Wilson ..................................................................................Lynchburg, VA Townsley, Mark Garrett ............................................................................... Fallston, MD
Rhodes, Brianna Nicole .......................................................................Rural Retreat, VA Webb, John Crockett .........................................................................................Galax, VA
**Rickerson, Bryan Wilson ..................................................................... Alexandria, VA Wood, Joseph David............................................................................. Yokosuka, Japan
Rivers, Blake Everett ....................................................................................... Louisa, VA
Sekely, Daniel Robert ..................................................................................Madison, VA August 15, 2009
Sexton, Thomas Brandon ........................................................................ Pearisburg, VA
*Siegle, Philip Ralph iii ............................................................................Petersburg, VA Beasley, Eric S. ..................................................................................Christiansburg, VA
***Stackpole, Derick Ryan ........................................................................ Roanoke, VA Bowden, Brent Michael ........................................................................... Centreville, VA
Stevens, Nicholas A. ................................................................................ Nokesville, VA Bradley, Andrew Stephen ............................................................................Seymour, CT
Teague, Elizabeth Marie .......................................................................... Collinsville, VA DeLauri, Amber Marie .......................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
Weed, Robert Pham ................................................................................. Little Rock, AR **Gabriel, Theresa Christine ................................................................ Woodbridge, VA
34 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors”
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
†Gyorgy, Erik Christopher ..................................................................... St. Leonard, MD Calloway, Casey LeAnn ......................................................................Newport News, VA
Hardt, Chelsea Leigh .................................................................................Powhatan, VA Daniele, Joseph Michael .......................................................................... Frederick, MD
Huynh, Jessica Anh ...................................................................................... Ashburn, VA Dukore, Samuel Zebediah...................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Mahan, Evan Charles .............................................................................. Bethesda, MD Dyson, Jarred Stephen .......................................................................... Great Mills, MD
McGinty, Patrick Francis ......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Evans, Timothy Ryan..................................................................................... Quinton, VA
Plesic, Sarah Mason ........................................................................ Mechanicsburg, PA Faulkner, Jenna Ruth ............................................................................... Rocky Gap, VA
Reckelhoff, David Brian ........................................................................ Chesapeake, VA ***Gelbert, Wade Alexander .......................................................................Radford, VA
Scarff, Amanda Leigh .............................................................................Mount Airy, MD Gilliam, Timothy Michael ....................................................................... Charles City, VA
Smith, Matthew Douglas ............................................................................ Troutville, VA Gingher, Lauren Elizabeth ...................................................................State College, PA
Thomas, Mary Catherine ......................................................................... Baltimore, MD *Gooch, Laura Annette...................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Jakubowski, Robert iii........................................................................................Brick, NJ
July 6, 2009 Karhnak, Robert..................................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
Kenneally, Christopher Cole ..................................................................... Poquoson, VA
*Fairchild, William Duke .......................................................................... Alexandria, VA *Kim, MinKyung Michelle...............................................................................Fairfax, VA
*Gregory, Nicole Alessandra ................................................................ Chesapeake, VA *Livesay, Jenna Marie ..............................................................................Round Hill, VA
Heinrich, Cherree Ann ....................................................................Colonial Heights, VA Malacarne, Matthew Charles .....................................................................Leesburg, VA
Oishi, Alexander Aviles ...................................................................................Vienna, VA Mantiply, Matthew Taylor.......................................................................... Bamako, Mali
Wall, Charles Thomas iii .................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA Nozomi, Kayoko...................................................................................Yokohama, Japan
Piedra, Eric Anthony............................................................................... Chesterfield, VA
iNtErNAtioNAl stUDiEs *Probasco, Ryan Matthew ......................................................................... Arlington, VA
December 17, 2009 *Shipp, Bryan Christopher .........................................................................Leesburg, VA
Smith, Adam Eugene ........................................................................... Delray Beach, FL
Brown, Charles Whitney iii.......................................................................... Roanoke, VA Tahir, Zohair Hamid....................................................................................... Oak Hill, VA
Brown, Jared David ..................................................................................... Yorktown, VA Test, Robert Thomas.......................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Cohen, Timothy Adam.............................................................................. Alexandria, VA Thomas, Vincent William ...................................................................................Brick, NJ
Flynn, Sean Michael .......................................................................................Fairfax, VA Wesner, Joseph Louis .......................................................................... Williamstown, NJ
Gilmore, Olivia Catherine.........................................................................Murrysville, PA Zackon, Matthew Ross ............................................................................ Midlothian, VA
**Hegwood, Carla Alyssa ......................................................................... Richmond, VA
**Lucas, Amy Jeanette ............................................................................ Blue Ridge, VA August 15, 2009
Luna, Natalie Del Carmen ..............................................................................Fairfax, VA
Ondishko, Matthew Clark iii ..................................................................... Richmond, VA Battle, Lawrence Carlton ............................................................................ Yorktown, VA
Owen, Charles Allen ...........................................................................Natural Bridge, VA Cramer, Lindsey Meredith .......................................................................... Troutville, VA
Rahman, Yousef Hasan ................................................................................McLean, VA Dunworth, Dennis John ..............................................................................Montclair, NJ
**ΔSaab, Maria Michel ..................................................................................Vienna, VA Follo, Eric Carl ............................................................................................... Chester, VA
†Thomas, Caitlin Allie ........................................................................Fairfax Station, VA Foresman, Jarred Trent ...................................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Tibebu, Yalemberhan .............................................................................Washington, DC Mba, Uchechukwu Nnenna ..................................................................... Springfield, VA
***Trogdon, Tamara Leigh ........................................................................ Abingdon, VA **Nikkhoo, Ryan Osborn ............................................................................... Reston, VA
Ulan, Megan Nicole................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA Phelps, Ryan Lee ..................................................................................... Midlothian, VA
*Smith, Ryan Christopher ........................................................................Warrenton, VA
August 15, 2009 Watkins, Derek Quentin.............................................................................. Yorktown, VA
Weidenbach, Matthew William ........................................................ Fredericksburg, VA
Bonyadian Dehkordi, Behnaz .........................................................................Fairfax, VA **Wicks, Brittany Nichole ................................................................... Williamsburg, VA
***φMetzler, Sherri Lynn..........................................................................Lynchburg, VA
July 6, 2009
MUsic
December 17, 2009 Behm, Kathryn Geraldine ......................................................................... Glassboro, NJ
Geroe, Daniel Kenneth ...................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Lindsey, Charles Lee .................................................................................Lynchburg, VA
Belcher, Steven Daniel .............................................................................Union Hall, VA
Tundidor, Alicia Shardae ............................................................................Hampton , VA
*Belzer, Samuel Casey Nall .............................................................. Mount Vernon, VA
Valerio, Nicholas Michael ....................................................................Rohnert Park, CA
Caruso, Karin Diane................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Drummond, Dorsey Jehu iV......................................................................Manassas, VA
thEAtrE Arts
Owen, Bryce Marshall ............................................................................ Boones Mill, VA
December 17, 2009
August 15, 2009
Ghandour, Feras Nabil............................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Shomo, Michael Francis .............................................................................Lebanon, OH Lynn, Helen Marie ...........................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Untiedt, Dustin Gene ..................................................................................... Marion, VA
July 6, 2009
July 6, 2009
Cuffee, David Kenneth iii ..................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
*Dabney, Christina Marie ...................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
PhilosoPhy Leckie, Matthew Keen ............................................................................. Midlothian, VA
December 17, 2009
Pons, George Brown .............................................................................. San Antonio, TX BAchElor of sciENcE
Rogers, Christopher Warren .............................................................. Virginia Beach, VA
APPArEl, hoUsiNG, AND rEsoUrcE MANAGEMENt
August 15, 2009 December 17, 2009
Milligan, Matthew John...................................................................... Charlottesville, VA **Ballhagen, Nancy Ann .............................................................................. Sterling, VA
Raimo, Maryann ............................................................................................. Reston, VA Berces, Marikris ....................................................................................... Springfield, VA
Davies, Michael Christopher ................................................................ Forked River, NJ
July 6, 2009 *Dawson, Jessica Lynne ............................................................................... Moneta, VA
Delano, Christopher Patrick .................................................................... Alexandria, VA
Scott, Drew Donald ..................................................................................... Gate City, VA Dietrich, Dorothy Leigh ..................................................................... Mechanicsville, VA
Doyle, Casey Albert ............................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
PoliticAl sciENcE Friday, Steven J. .......................................................................................Mocksville, NC
December 17, 2009 Ghamarian, Yalda Kayla .......................................................................... Bethesda, MD
Gill, Jonathan James................................................................................ Annandale, NJ
Grimm, Cody James ........................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Belcher, Andrew Steven ..........................................................................Martinsville, VA
Hranek, Jason Daniel.............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Boyce, Raymond Edward, Jr. .......................................................................Stafford, VA
Kane, Douglas Morrissey ........................................................................... Arlington, VA
Brown, Michael Alexander............................................................................ Sterling, VA
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors” 35
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
Kelliher, Kevin Patrick ...............................................................................Warrenton, VA ***ΔSmith, isabel Anna ...............................................................................McLean, VA
Kiefer, Megan Catherine ............................................................................Farmville, VA Steinkraus, Ashley Anna-Marie ......................................................................Vienna, VA
Kim, James Young........................................................................................... Lorton, VA Thompson, Cordarrow Eugene .....................................................................Stafford, VA
Knack, Allison Stone .................................................................................. Charlotte, NC
LaTouche, Laura Anne .....................................................................................Elkton, VA August 15, 2009
*Little, Kathryn Winfrey ............................................................................ Richmond, VA
Lundblad, Erin K. ..................................................................................... Annapolis, MD Collins, Brian Patrick .........................................................................Fairfax Station, VA
Mcintyre, Julia Lynne ......................................................................... Severna Park, MD Hill, Bradley Randall.........................................................................................Olean, NY
Miller, Zachary Kenneth ...................................................................... Williamsburg, VA Williamson, John Alexander ..............................................................................Alton, VA
Nguyen, Ashley Phuong-Linh ..........................................................................Fairfax, VA
O’Connor, Kevin Michael .........................................................................Woodbine, MD
Padgett, Luke Anderson ...........................................................................Lynchburg, VA
Pang, Michael Anthony ............................................................................ Alexandria, VA
Porch, Dorian Jeremiah ...............................................................................Calhoun, GA
collEGE of
Reid, Michael Brennan ...........................................................................Martinsville, VA
Smalls, Nakita Sade .......................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
NAtUrAl rEsoUrcEs
Tran, Renee To Thu .................................................................................. Annandale, VA
Weaner, Caleb O’Boyle .............................................................................Montrose, WV
Whalen, Christopher Miles ...........................................................................Bedford, VA Dean Paul M. Winistorfer
Wheeler, Samuel Ryan ........................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Worilds, Jason Charles .................................................................................Carteret, NJ
BAchElor of Arts
August 15, 2009
GEoGrAPhy
Christy, Elizabeth Anne ............................................................................ Purcellville, VA December 17, 2009
Dillard, Brandon Antonio ........................................................................Martinsville, VA
Fitzke, Kevin Marshall .................................................................................Matoaca, VA Abdelnour, Tim Christopher.............................................................................Salem, VA
McDearmon, Richard Horace iii .................................................................Callaway, VA Farmer, Sarah Elizabeth ................................................................................... Floyd, VA
Thacker, Catherine Brooke ............................................................................... Apex, NC Ferryman, Erik Porter................................................................................... Moseley, VA
Frye, Stephan Lloyd.................................................................................. Pearisburg, VA
July 6, 2009 ***Haller, Lindsey Michelle .................................................................. Sandy Hook, VA
**Hazel, Jeremy Robert...........................................................................Charleston, SC
Berkey, Kyle James ...................................................................................... Medford, NJ *ireland, William Reynolds iii .....................................................Lookout Mountain, GA
Connolly, Jesse Ryan ...................................................................................Chantilly, VA Koumbis, Ryan Anthony .................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Corace, Brandon Christopher ........................................................................Naples, FL Martus, Andrew Robert .................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Lingerfelt, Catherine Erin ......................................................................... Richmond, VA Oakes, Christopher Aaron ................................................................................. Wise, VA
Martin, James Mercer iii .............................................................................Chantilly, VA *Scales, Stewart Adam...................................................................... Big Stone Gap, VA
Snow, Joanne Glynn .................................................................................Timonium, MD Shifflett, Christopher Lee......................................................................Shenandoah, VA
Stickles, Donald Lee, Jr. ...................................................................Newport News, VA
hUMAN DEVEloPMENt Uzzle, Jonathan Russell....................................................................Manakin Sabot, VA
December 17, 2009
August 15, 2009
*Bagley, Ashley Megan ..................................................................................Victoria, VA
Baker, Caitlin Anne ............................................................................. Germantown, MD Hamlin, Darrell Lee ............................................................................Christiansburg, VA
Brown, Nekos ........................................................................................Brandywine, MD
Cherry, Olivia Jade .................................................................................Ruther Glen, VA July 6, 2009
Donehoo, Andrew David ......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
***Duncan, Meredith Rose ..................................................................Greensboro, NC Hines, Kylie Lynn .........................................................................................Hampton, VA
*Hawkins, Jessica Ashby .........................................................................Churchville, VA
**Kirby, Alison Miller ........................................................................ Fredericksburg, VA
Lesniewski, Kyle Joseph ....................................................................... Shrewsbury, MA
Manasco, Bridget Taylor .......................................................................... Midlothian, VA BAchElor of sciENcE
Nunnally, LaKara Janay ......................................................................................Rice, VA
Puckett, Jocelyn Jane ........................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA fishEriEs sciENcE
*Taylor, Whitney Caroline .........................................................................Shawsville, VA December 17, 2009
August 15, 2009 Coyner, Toby Clinton .................................................................................Churchville, VA
Lung, Philip Chu ............................................................................................... Burke, VA
Callaway, Laura Heron .............................................................................. Richmond, VA
Geissinger, Stevie Christine.................................................................... Blacksburg, VA forEstry
*Lanza, Kelsey Anastasia...............................................................................Vienna, VA December 17, 2009
Lloyd, Megan Nicole..................................................................................... Hanover, VA
Pearson, Kathryn Elizabeth ..................................................................... Midlothian, VA Clowdis, Robert Garnett iii ................................................................................ Saxe, VA
Pryor, Brittany Jade ..............................................................................Niagara Falls, NY **Patterson, Mason Foushee ......................................................... Winston-Salem, NC
*Stack, Laura Ann....................................................................................... Baldwin, MD †Redifer, Nicholas Jay .........................................................................Fort Defiance, VA
Shenk, Luke Allan ......................................................................................Powhatan, VA
July 6, 2009 Warf, Adam Patrick .................................................................................. Midlothian, VA
Worthington, Stephanie Grace................................................................... Arlington, VA
Blum, Timothy Scott ..................................................................................Manassas, VA
August 15, 2009
socioloGy
December 17, 2009 Artone, Thomas Michael ........................................................................ Front Royal, VA
Afzal, Zain Mohammad ............................................................................ Richmond, VA July 6, 2009
Burchette, Noland Duke ii ........................................................................ Richmond, VA
Fallon, Jeremy John.................................................................................. Annapolis, MD Bedson, John Andrew, Jr. ....................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Han, Paul .................................................................................................. Springfield, VA Stephenson, Drew Thomas .......................................................................Courtland, VA
Hashish, Omar A. ...........................................................................................Vienna, VA West, Madison Carl ...................................................................................McKenney, VA
Hegner, Garrett Lewis ..................................................................................... Goode, VA
Michaux, Angelica Kamille ............................................................................ El Paso, TX
North, Antonio Djuain ...................................................................................Stafford, VA
Pierce, Jacob Eugene......................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Sheets, Stephanie Marie ............................................................................. Chugiak, AK
36 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors”
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
NAtUrAl rEsoUrcEs coNsErVAtioN August 15, 2009
December 17, 2009
Abbott, Cynthia Lee..................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Lindsey, Hanna Marie ..................................................................................Ringgold, VA Chin, Hubert ....................................................................................................Vienna, VA
Perdue, Monica Dae ............................................................................... Blacksburg, VA ***Croy, Nathan Andrew ........................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Ravita, David Reuben .................................................................................... Ferrum, VA Dykeman, Gerald Grant ........................................................................South Riding, VA
***Havelos, Peter Athanasios ............................................................... Lovettsville, VA
August 15, 2009 Hylton, Frances Nicole ................................................................................ Roanoke, VA
**Quijada, Fabio David.................................................................................... Burke, VA
Crosby, Hunter Caleb ...............................................................................Churchville, VA
July 6, 2009
WilDlifE sciENcE
December 17, 2009 Cruz, Justin Samson ................................................................................ Springfield, VA
Goldberg, Philip Daniel ................................................................................. Oak Hill, VA
Manley, John Kenneth ..................................................................................Stafford, VA Morgan, Sherman Leon iii............................................................................. Boyds, MD
Small, Hanne Ailes ................................................................................... White Post, VA Riley, John Elliott iV .................................................................................. Oak Ridge, NC
Walker, Catherine Megan ..................................................................Nelson County, VA Thomas, Bradley Mitchell ................................................................................Stuart, VA
August 15, 2009 Physics
December 17, 2009
**McCormick-Goodhart, Joshua Phillips .........................................Christiansburg, VA
Ruffin, Christopher Allen.................................................................... Charlottesville, VA Moxley, Frederick ira iii .........................................................................South Riding, VA
Thomas, Daniel Luther ..........................................................................Ruckersville, VA
July 6, 2009 BAchElor of sciENcE
Darr, Molly Norton ................................................................................... Lovettsville, VA BiochEMistry
December 17, 2009
WooD sciENcE AND forEst ProDUcts
December 17, 2009 Allen-Daniels, Matthew Josiah ................................................................ Alexandria, VA
Choi, Baejoon ................................................................................................. Bristow, VA
Thompson, Brian Leonhardt ....................................................................Mt. Sidney, VA Dwarka, Asha Savitri ........................................................................................ Burke, VA
Le, Jennifer Vu ..............................................................................................Chantilly, VA
Sabree, Jamil Farid ..................................................................................Stoughton, MA
Smith, Matthew Lindburg ........................................................................... Roanoke, VA
collEGE of sciENcE Vaughn, Leonard Benedict ...................................................................... Baltimore, MD
August 15, 2009
Dean lay Nam chang
Chandler, Jessica Kristine .................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
Hopkins, Brittney Cole ....................................................................... Charlottesville, VA
BAchElor of Arts July 6, 2009
chEMistry Brzoska, Ryann Michelle ................................................................................Fairfax, VA
December 17, 2009 Dua, Priyanka ........................................................................................South Riding, VA
Hall, Eric Samuel ................................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA
Affin, Lulit A. ............................................................................................. Alexandria, VA Lee, Edgar Chiu-Wah ................................................................................Manassas, VA
Baek, Naerin............................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA **Michel, Katherine Gisella .......................................................................Leesburg, VA
Hart, Nathan Dean...................................................................................Eighty Four, PA
Hood, Jeffrey Duncan .................................................................................Hampton, NJ BioloGicAl sciENcEs
Jones, John Jeremy ................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA December 17, 2009
Kellam, Lachele Chante ......................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Koo, Mindy Min Kyung ....................................................................................Fairfax, VA Affin, Lulit A. ............................................................................................. Alexandria, VA
Lee, David K. ......................................................................................... Woodbridge, VA **Al Qublan, Hamzeh Mohd ....................................................................Lynchburg, VA
**Nickel, Erin Virginia .....................................................................................Fairfax, VA Allison, Bethaney Louise ............................................................................. Tazewell, VA
Ansari, Rehan ..............................................................................................Leesburg, VA
August 15, 2009 *Bibb, Todd Joseph ................................................................................... Nokesville, VA
Blaszkow, Timothy James ............................................................................... Lorton, VA
Kok, Melissa R. ................................................................................ Fredericksburg, VA Brians, Martha April ................................................................................ Blacksburg, VA
Butt, Zairah Abid .......................................................................................Manassas, VA
July 6, 2009 Chadive, Deepika Reddy .............................................................................. Sterling, VA
Clader, Hannah Marie................................................................................Montrose, CO
Gabbert, Dillon Reid ............................................................................... Blacksburg, VA Cohen, Jonathan Michael........................................................................ Alexandria, VA
Culp, Rachel Kathryn ........................................................................................ Kent, OH
EcoNoMics Damare, Jacqueline Michele........................................................................ Sterling, VA
December 17, 2009 DeLeon, Sergio Antonio ........................................................................... Annandale, VA
*Duke, Laura Margaret ................................................................................Ashland, VA
Arrington, Landon Marcellus iii .............................................................. Blacksburg, VA Evans, Emily Ann ..............................................................................................Forest, VA
Blitch, Ryan Evan ............................................................................. Hendersonville, NC ***Faith, Samuel Christopher ............................................................... Cáceres, Spain
Estavillo, Darius Paul ................................................................................... Hudson, NH Flinn, Samantha Marie ...................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Gillam, Jonathan Rhodes ...............................................................................Vienna, VA Garcia, Zharlyn Baltazar .................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
La, Daniel E. .................................................................................................... Burke, VA *Gatzke, Raymond Edward ......................................................................... Hudson, OH
Lebeau, Brian Keith, Jr. .....................................................................................Opal, VA **Glover, Bridgette Nicole ............................................................................Stafford, VA
Lecky, Alexander Joseph ...................................................................... Falls Church, VA Goforth, Edward Lynn iii ............................................................................Richlands, VA
Ligh, Adam Colin ....................................................................................... Richmond, VA Haley, David B. .................................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA
Looney, Matthew Allen....................................................................... Charlottesville, VA *Hansirisawat, Lynn Amy................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Morais, Steven Leitao .............................................................................. Toms River, NJ Hasan, Fahid ................................................................................................ Ashburn, VA
Owens, Jeffrey David.................................................................................Manassas, VA ***Heath, Jacob Lance ............................................................................. Chilhowie, VA
Pathe, Mark Chris .................................................................................... Bethesda, MD ***Hensley, Meagan Ann..................................................................Newport News, VA
Subjack, William Louis, Jr. ................................................................................Surry, VA Jablonski, Jenna Mary .................................................................................... Clifton, VA
Wills, Benjamin Alexander....................................................................... West Point, VA *Jones, Teresa Anna Maria ................................................................... San Antonio, TX
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors” 37
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
Kim, Mee-Jee ........................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA MacCord, Erin Eileen ..................................................................................... Suffolk, VA
Kretzer, Jacqueline Patricia............................................................................. Burke, VA Riccio, Steven Jason .................................................................................... Manlius, NY
Kuen, JeeHae ........................................................................................... Centreville, VA
Lesinski, Adam Stephen .................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA MAthEMAtics
Loya, Travis Jose .................................................................................. Harrisonburg, VA December 17, 2009
*φManikumar, Gopalakrishnan .............................................................. Chennai, india
*Manning, Jessica Lynn ...........................................................................Manassas, VA Allen, Hannah Leigh.......................................................................................Hilliard, OH
McBride, Danielle Elizabeth ..............................................................Fairfax Station, VA Amos, Melvin Alexander .............................................................................. Hanover, VA
Miner, Kristin Elizabeth .............................................................................. Yorktown, VA Batts, Jason Robert ...........................................................................Newport News, VA
Moini, Michael Davood ...................................................................................Vienna, VA *ΔBeeson, Eric Brett..............................................................................Greensboro, NC
*Muse, Sarah Ann ...................................................................................... Troutville, VA Darby, Anna Elizabeth.............................................................................. Midlothian, VA
Oehler, Erin Michelle.................................................................................. Charlotte, NC Gergen, Jillian Lee..........................................................................................Topeka, KS
Pak, Dong Ho............................................................................................ Centreville, VA Grigsby, Michelle Lynn ..................................................................................Stafford, VA
Panchision, Stephanie Leigh.............................................................Newport News, VA Hall, Veronica Ann ................................................................................. Chesapeake, VA
Ripley, Stephanie Dawn ............................................................................Round Hill, VA Korpe, Satyasheel Satish ........................................................................ Alexandria, VA
Rivera, Michelle Anne ..................................................................................Chantilly, VA Lecky, Alexander Joseph ...................................................................... Falls Church, VA
Rogers, Samuel David ..............................................................................Lynchburg, VA ***‡†Sheridan, Patrick Michael ............................................................. Richmond, VA
Russin, Jeffrey Vincent ....................................................................... Stephens City, VA Tiwari, Vikram .......................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Scronce, Caroline Elizabeth .................................................................. Woodbridge, VA
Seyfou, Mehetabel Rahel ....................................................................... Blacksburg, VA August 15, 2009
Shabrokh, Elika ....................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
*Shanks, Jacob Matthew .................................................................................Galax, VA ***Bailey, Matthew Brannon ..................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Shickel, Daniel Weldon ...................................................................................Dayton, VA Morgan, Amber Lee ....................................................................................Hampton, VA
Solomon, Michael Keil ...............................................................................Potomac, MD
***Tisdale, Christina Marie ...........................................................................Fairfax, VA July 6, 2009
Trozado, Christian Suemith ........................................................................Leesburg, VA
Tu, Junella Ka-Yen .................................................................................. Woodbridge, VA
Tull, Christopher McCandless, Jr. ........................................................ Weatherford, TX Stephenson, Shane Alan .............................................................................. Severn, MD
Vandegrift, Thomas Scott ................................................................................Salem, VA White, Tory .................................................................................................Monessen, PA
***Welch, Marcella Parker .................................................................... Beaverdam, VA
Wince, Jessica Nicole ................................................................................. Roanoke, VA Physics
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Amos, Melvin Alexander .............................................................................. Hanover, VA
Baker, Steven Michael .........................................................................Westminster, MD Seaman, Shane Thomas ............................................................................Hampton, VA
Bryant, Nathan Andrew ....................................................................................Galax, VA *Tolpa, Christopher Joseph ..................................................................... Springfield, VA
Campbell, Robert Paul...................................................................Rehoboth Beach, DE Vijayan, Vipin ...................................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Carlson, Chad Robert Lee ........................................................................ Poquoson, VA
Cress, Randi Ellyse............................................................................... Williamsburg, VA July 6, 2009
Dively, Daniel Alexander ................................................................................ Bowie, MD
Hopkins, Brittney Cole ....................................................................... Charlottesville, VA Strommen, Stuart Norton.........................................................................San Diego, CA
Lynn, Eric Matthew.................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
O’Rourke, Matthew Bryan ...................................................................... Blacksburg, VA PsycholoGy
Owens, Patrick Ryan .....................................................................................Stafford, VA December 17, 2009
Richardson, Amanda Elise ..............................................................................Vinton, VA
Tosi, Erin Nicole ........................................................................................... Yorktown, VA ***Banick, William Matthew .................................................................. Centreville, VA
Varndell, Linda Lee Ann..............................................................................Leesburg, VA *Bibb, Todd Joseph ................................................................................... Nokesville, VA
Zonarich, Kristin Leigh........................................................................... Ellicott City, MD Bijlani, Preshtha Doulat ............................................................................Bombay, india
Blank, Bryan Thomas .............................................................................. Centreville, VA
July 6, 2009 Burchett, Jessica Elizabeth .................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Campbell, Elizabeth Hiott .............................................................................Raleigh, NC
***ΔAddesa, Janelle Elizabeth................................................................Lynchburg, VA *Cappello, Afton Michelle .......................................................................... Rockwall, TX
Ashrafi, Saba Sumaya............................................................................Washington, DC Carney, Amber Nicole ............................................................................ Ocean View, DE
*Bray, Charles Tyler Locher .................................................................Westminster, MD Cupp, Lauren Ashley ................................................................................... Fincastle, VA
Cosimano, John Hale ......................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA Cutitta, Katherine Elizabeth ..................................................................... Earlysville, VA
Lowder, Daniel Brent .............................................................................. Winchester, VA Damare, Jacqueline Michele........................................................................ Sterling, VA
Lynn, Emily McMahon............................................................................... Richmond, VA Danford, James Joseph .............................................................................. Arlington, VA
McDonnell, Owen Robert ....................................................................... Chapel Hill, NC Daus, Courtney Carroll................................................................................Chantilly , VA
Potts, Adam Leighton............................................................................. Chesterfield, VA Davis, Nicholas Dominic .................................................................. The Woodlands, TX
***Ramsey, Rachael Elizabeth............................................................. Appomattox, VA Dillon, Kimberly Colleen ....................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
Sheffer, Sara Anne ........................................................................................Stafford, VA Dunn, Nicole Marie ............................................................................Charlotte Hall, MD
Tominack, ivan L. .........................................................................................Windsor, VA Foster, Joshua Thomas ........................................................................ Williamsburg, VA
Fowler, Charles Worthington iV ............................................................... Springfield, VA
chEMistry **Fragar, Alana Deanne ......................................................................Sydney, Australia
December 17, 2009 Genakos, Amanda Helena .................................................................. Williamsburg, VA
Greenfield, Laura Dudley ......................................................................... Great Falls, VA
Dove, Brandon Nelson ............................................................................... Broadway, VA Grim, Travis William .................................................................................. Richmond, VA
Dunn, Nicole Marie ............................................................................Charlotte Hall, MD Gupta, Pallavi .................................................................................................. Lorton, VA
Genevicz, Emily Kathleen ........................................................................ Gloucester, VA Hall, Wesley Reed ........................................................................................Coeburn, VA
Hur, Yooseok....................................................................................Busan, South Korea Harlow, Heather Nicole ...............................................................................Staunton, VA
Tupta, Shawn Paul .................................................................................. Blacksburg, VA **ΔHegwood, Carla Alyssa....................................................................... Richmond, VA
Jablonski, Jenna Mary .................................................................................... Clifton, VA
GEosciENcEs Johnson, Andrea Renee ...........................................................................Columbia, MD
December 17, 2009 Kelley, Matthew Dean ................................................................................Clintwood, VA
Kirkland, Gina Marie ....................................................................................... Clifton, VA
***Lane, Thomas Judson iii ...................................................................... Yorktown, VA
Alter, Andrew Justin........................................................................................ Reston, VA **Lansing, Kathryn Marie ...................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
*ireland, William Reynolds iii .....................................................Lookout Mountain, GA Love, Kevin Robert ..................................................................................Bethel Park, PA
Robertson, Erin Michelle ............................................................................... Suffolk, VA Marino, Sergio Francisco ......................................................................... Centreville, VA
Thompson, Robert Stephen ..................................................................... Richmond, VA Miller, Andrew Michael ............................................................................. Poquoson, VA
***Mirabella, Vince Ross ...................................................................... Bloomsburg, NJ
August 15, 2009 *Muse, Sarah Ann ...................................................................................... Troutville, VA
O’Keefe, Kathleen Marie ......................................................................Spotsylvania, VA
*Heberling, Cara Sue.............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
38 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors”
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
Owen, Mason Meredith ............................................................................ Richmond, VA August 15, 2009
Owens, Casey Christine .............................................................................. Edinburg, VA
Powers, Ashley Brooke...................................................................Madison Heights, VA Stewart, Donald Patrick ......................................................................... Bridgewater, NJ
**Randall, Philip Alan.....................................................................................Fairfax, VA
Riddle, Brandy Rene .............................................................................. Woodbridge, VA July 6, 2009
Rudiger, Nicole Danielle ......................................................................... Clemmons, NC
**Schaefer, Stephanie Ann.....................................................................Forest Hill, MD Cagle, Daniel Dodson .............................................................................Charleston, WV
Singh, Christopher Dayanan ..................................................................... Millsboro, DE Colgin, Paula Elaine .................................................................................. Richmond, VA
Slye, Emily Katherine ........................................................................ Fredericksburg, VA Kanipe, Sean Christopher .........................................................................Burkeville, VA
Smith, Krystina Marie .............................................................................. Midlothian, VA
**Souza, Jonathan David ..................................................................... Chesapeake, VA
Squires, Kristina Lauren .................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Starbuck, Heather Ryan .............................................................................Berryville, VA
Syretz, Catherine Anne .............................................................................Manassas, VA
Taylor, Demetrius Armon ................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Terry, Cynthia Ann ................................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Traub, Dietrich Andrew ........................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
*Valdes, Christopher Allen ......................................................................... Yorktown, VA
Walsh, Trevor Alexander ................................................................... Fredericksburg, VA
Warchol, Stephanie Ann ................................................................................ Harvard, iL
Warren, Beau Louis ................................................................................. Centreville, VA
*West-Fahey, Kelsey Nicole ..................................................................Spotsylvania, VA
Younger, Kenny Wayne, Jr. ....................................................................... Richmond, VA
Zielske, Gregory Thomas, Jr. ............................................................... Hampstead, MD
August 15, 2009
Barnes, Mondre Xavion ........................................................................ Chesapeake, VA
Brown, Caroline Eleanor ....................................................................... Falls Church, VA
Bryan, Tyler Gray ................................................................................ Virginia Beach, VA
Cho, Alexander Chulman ...................................................................Fairfax Station, VA
Clark, Kristen Jo-Ann ......................................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Copeland, Trent Nolan .......................................................................Christiansburg, VA
Corder, Brandon Matthew ...........................................................................Coeburn, VA
Gadient, Hannah Jean .............................................................................. Scottsville, VA
Gettleman, Brittany Nicole ...................................................................Hagerstown, MD
Haddad, Zachary Boyd ...................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Harding, Kyle Harrison ............................................................................... Abingdon, VA
Hiatt, Scott Richard.................................................................................. Kingsville, MD
Keesee, Amber-Dawn Keltner ...................................................................Carrollton, VA
Kinder, James Clay...................................................................................... Roanoke, VA
Krabbendam, Robert Martin .................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Larios, Cinthya Lilibeth ............................................................................ Springfield, VA
Marshall, Shannon M. ......................................................................... Machipongo, VA
Payne, Thomas O. ii ..................................................................................... Ashburn, VA
Ritenour, Virginia Ann ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
White, Stephanie Renee ............................................................................. Roanoke, VA
July 6, 2009
**Abdulrazaaq, Sofiat Bolanle................................................................. Richmond, VA
Bui, Helen Nguyen ..........................................................................................Vienna, VA
Burton, Laura Cameron ......................................................................... Chesterfield, VA
Carpenter, Corinne Renee ........................................................................Manassas, VA
Davis, Kimberly Marie...................................................................................Stafford, VA
Frazier, Justin Michael ........................................................................... Woodbridge, VA
Hansen, Christopher Robert ................................................................... Purcellville, VA
Hundertmark, Alison Catherine .................................................................... Fulton, MD
Ladipo, Adedamola ........................................................................................ Bristow, VA
McCard, Caroline Sheva .................................................................................Fairfax, VA
***Morris, Margaret Daily ..........................................................................Knoxville, TN
Nyarko, Patrick Asafo-Agyei..................................................................... Midlothian, VA
Queen, Stacey Nicole.............................................................................. Blackstone, VA
***Ramsey, Rachael Elizabeth............................................................. Appomattox, VA
Rivera, Rafaelle Del Castillo ........................................................................Herndon, VA
Saulnier, Samuel Berry ........................................................................... Blacksburg, VA
Schoonover, Sarah Janet....................................................................... Chesterfield, VA
Shane-Lydon, Rachael Ann ..................................................................... Alexandria, VA
*Stoots, Ashton Michelle............................................................................ Lebanon, VA
Teague, Philip Ronald iii .................................................................... Virginia Beach, VA
Whitson, Jonathan Andrew.................................................................. Williamsburg, VA
stAtistics
December 17, 2009
Hong, Alexander Park ............................................................................. Blacksburg, VA
Kalafut, Scott Michael ................................................................................Hampton, NJ
Teller, Madeleine Leigh..................................................................................Norfolk, VA
Yang, Hyeyoung ...........................................................................................Dumfries, VA
Zawoysky, Garrett Michael ......................................................................Gainesville, VA
*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree in Honors” 39
§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous
Virginia tech ring tradition
The Virginia Tech Class ring embodies and invokes memories, traditions and pride that tie Hokies,
young and old, together. The tradition began in the 1911-1912 school session. With the 2011 ring, the
Ring Tradition will celebrate 100 years. Since the beginning, each Virginia Tech class has designed a
ring distinctive and unique to its class. Today, Virginia Tech is one of only a few colleges and universities
that redesigns its ring collection each year.
Each year, the sophomore class selects a Ring Design Committee responsible for designing and
marketing their class ring collection, adding elements that reflect their class experiences on the
class side. All ring designs have an eagle and crossed sabers, usually found on the university side
and symbolizing the military heritage and traditions of the Corps of Cadets. The chain links that have
encircled the ring bezel on Virginia Tech rings since 1940 represent class unity, the strength of many
united as one.
Beginning in 1991, each class began naming their collection in honor of an outstanding Virginia
Tech personality. During each class’s junior year, the collection is unveiled in the fall at the annual
Ring Premiere. Rings ordered in fall are delivered the week of Ring Dance, held in the spring of the
class’s junior year.
ring Dance
The first Ring Dance was held on April 27, 1934, where the saber arch, ring figure and presentation
of the ring by the junior’s date were introduced. The Virginia Tech Ring Dance symbolizes a hallmark
in a Virginia Tech student’s career. Upon entering the dance, each couple receives a pair of ribbons.
The woman wears her date’s ring on her wrist with the darker colored ribbon, and the man wears
his date’s ring on his wrist with the lighter colored ribbon. The university president presides over the
official ring presentation. The Corps of Cadets juniors enter the ballroom and form the ring figure in
the shape of the class numerals. They are then joined with their dates who are escorted by freshmen
corps members. As rings are presented, “Moonlight and V.P.i.,” written in 1942 specifically for the Ring
Dance by composer Fred Waring and lyricist Charles Gaynor, is performed. As the clock strikes midnight,
the evening ends with an elaborate fireworks display on the Drillfield and the playing of “Silver Taps.”
turning of the ring
For many years, it has been tradition for a current student to wear his/her class ring so that the
name Virginia Polytechnic institute and State University faces the wearer. Upon graduation, the ring
is turned to face out to let the world know the wearer is a Hokie alumnus/a. Those who wear the ring
proudly state to others, “i am a Hokie, a Virginia Tech graduate who understands the meaning of Ut
Prosim (That i May Serve).”
For more information or inquiries about the ring, contact the Virginia Tech Alumni Association at
www.alumni.vt.edu/classrings/ or 540/231-6285.
ALMA MATER
Sing praise to Alma Mater dear,
For V.P.I. we’ll ever cheer;
Come lift your voices, swell the song,
Our loyalties to her belong.
ChorUs
So stand and sing all hail to thee.
VT, all hail to thee.
The Orange and Maroon you see,
That’s fighting on to victory;
Our strife will not be long this day,
For our glory lies within this fray.
All loyal sons and daughters, one,
We raise our banner to the sun;
Our motto brings a spirit true,
That we may ever serve for you.
Words by L.G. Chase, ’42
Music by E.T. Sparks, ’40
VIRGINIA TECH BRASS ENSEMBLE
John Adler, Trumpet
Benjamin McCarthy, Trumpet
Wallace Easter, Horn
Jay Crone, Trombone
Josh Wirt, Tuba
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