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Monday, May 18, 2015

8:30 a.m.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

COLORADO COLLEGE ALMA MATER(“O Colorado College Fair”)

Words and music written in 1953 by Charles Hawley ’54 andProfessors Earl Juhas and Albert Seay

“AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL”(“O Beautiful for Spacious Skies”)

Music written by Samuel A. Ward (1847–1903)Words written by Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929)

(selected stAnzAs)

O Colorado College fair, We sing our praise to you;

Eternal as the Rockies,that form our western view;

Your loyal sons and daughterswill always grateful be;

The college dear to all our hearts is our C.C.

O Colorado College fair,Long may your fame be known;

May fortune smile upon you,and honor be your own;Our Alma Mater always,Your loyal children we;

Together let us face the future,Hail C.C.

O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain.

America! America!God shed His grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining sea.

O beautiful for pilgrim feetWhose stern impassioned stressA thoroughfare for freedom beat

Across the wilderness.America! America!

God mend thine every flaw,Confirm thy soul in self-control,

Thy liberty in law.

Song Leaders:Jesse Swedlund ’17, Room 46 Drew Turley ’17, The Back Row

Song Leaders:Jesse Swedlund ’17, Room 46 Drew Turley ’17, The Back Row

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: First Aid: There is a first aid station located on the southwest side of Armstrong Hall. Sign Language Interpretation: Guests who are deaf or hard of hearing may sit in the reserved seats to the north of the stage where we will have sign language interpreters. Photography: A professional photographer will be taking photos of each graduate (www.abetterimagephotography); however, there is a family photography area roped off to the south of the stage for loved ones to get close to snap a quick photo. Gown Returns: Graduates must return their gowns to the Colorado College Bookstore after the reception.

In 1893, Katharine Lee Bates was a visiting professor of English literature in Colorado College’s Summer Session. Bates and a group of faculty members traveled by prairie wagon and mules to the summit of Pikes Peak.

There, inspired by the magnificent panorama, the poet conceived the initial verses of “America, the Beautiful.” It was published in 1895 to national acclaim.

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Senior Class Gift Each year the graduating class chooses a senior gift to leave as part of its legacy to Colorado College. This year, the Class of

2015 chose to support mental health resources on campus by designating part of its gift to GROW in memory of friend and classmate Emily Spiegel ’15. Their gift also provides unrestricted support of CC through the Annual Fund. Through both of these commitments, gifts from the Class of 2015 will provide a lasting and wide range of support to different programs,

resources, and new developments on campus, ensuring a bright future for the next generation of Colorado College students.

Audience: Please join us in singing

THE COLORADO COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT • MAY 18, 2015, 8:30 A.M.Presiding: Jill M. Tiefenthaler, President of Colorado College

SPECIAL MUSIC“Ceremonial Music Brass Instruments” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Scott, Professor of Music

PROCESSIONAL*“Entrada” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. F. Handel (1685–1759)“Voluntary on Old 100th” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Purcell (c. 1659–1695)“Fanfare and Chorus” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)“Trumpet Voluntary” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Purcell

Brass EnsembleJeremy Van Hoy, Colorado College Concert Band Director, Conductor

INVOCATION*Bruce R. Coriell, Chaplain

COLOR ADO COLLEGE ALMA MATER*“O Colorado College Fair”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Words and Music by Charles Hawley ’54 and Professors Earl Juhas and Albert Seay

WELCOMEJill M. Tiefenthaler, President of Colorado College Eben Moulton ’68, Chair of the Board of Trustees

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS“The Gifts of the College”

William “Bro” Adams ’72, 10th Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities,Former President of Bucknell University and Former President of Colby College

CONFERRING OF HONOR ARY DEGREES—————————————————

Bruce McCaw ’68, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causaPresented by Jim Parco P’15, Associate Professor of Economics and Business; conferred by Jill M. Tiefenthaler

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Paul J. Morin, Doctor of Science, honoris causaPresented by Christine Siddoway, Professor of Geology; conferred by Jill M. Tiefenthaler

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Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causaPresented by Mike Edmonds, Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students; conferred by Jill M. Tiefenthaler

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SENIOR ADDRESS“Voyager; There are No Bridges, One Builds Them as One Walks” — Gloria Anzaldua

Hannah “Han” Sayles ’15, Senior Class Speaker

HONORING EMERIT I / RET IR ING FACULT YPresented by Jill M. Tiefenthaler

CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSEConferred by Jill M. Tiefenthaler

Names read by Sandra Wong, Dean of the College/Dean of the Faculty

“AMERICA , THE BEAUTIFUL” (selected stAnzAs)*“O Beautiful for Spacious Skies” (1893) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel A. Ward (1847–1903)

Words by Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929)

BENEDICT ION*Bruce R. Coriell, Chaplain

RECESSIONAL*“March of the Earl of Oxford” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Byrd (1543–1623)“Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612)“Music for King Charles II”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Locke (1630–1677)

Brass Ensemble Jeremy Van Hoy, Conductor

Degree recipients and guests are requested to remain in their places until the conclusion of the ceremony.Immediately following the ceremony, degree recipients and guests are invited to the President’s Reception in the Cutler quadrangle.

*THE PEOPLE STANDING www.coloradocollege.edu/commencement

WILLIAM “BRO” ADAMS ’72

Colorado College alumnus William “Bro” Adams became the 10th chair of the

National Endowment for the Humanities in 2014, nominated for this position

by President Barack Obama. The NEH is a U.S. government agency that supports

research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Adams is a

well-respected educator and advocate for the humanities. Earlier this year, under his

leadership, the NEH introduced a new initiative named “The Common Good: The

Humanities in the Public Square” to demonstrate the role of humanities scholarship

in public life.

Adams’ time at Colorado College was interrupted for three years when he left to serve

as a first lieutenant in the Vietnam War. This experience influenced his decision to

return to Colorado College, major in philosophy, and pursue a career in the humanities.

His commitment to higher education spans decades. From 2000 until 2014, Adams served as president of Colby College,

where he was recognized for leading its $376 million capital campaign, the largest higher education fundraising initiative

in Maine history. Through his role as senior president of the prestigious New England Small College Athletic Conference,

Adams was a strong advocate in the national conversation about the value of a liberal arts education.

He also served as president of Bucknell University from 1995-2000. Additionally, Adams has held appointments to teach

political philosophy at Santa Clara University in California and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He

went on to coordinate the Great Works in Western Culture program at Stanford University and to serve as vice president

and secretary of Wesleyan University. He is the author of numerous articles about philosophy and higher education.

Adams graduated magna cum laude from Colorado College with a philosophy degree in 1972 and conducted research

in Paris, France, as a Fulbright Scholar in 1977-1978. He received a doctoral degree in the History of Consciousness

Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Adams was recognized with an honorary degree by Colorado

College in 1996 and by Colby College in 2014.

Adams has served on the boards of Unitil Corporation, the Waterville Regional Arts and Community Center, and The

Maine Public Broadcasting Network.

A native of Birmingham, Michigan, Adams is married to Lauren Sterling and has a daughter and a stepson. His unique

nickname “Bro” was bestowed upon him by his late father in honor of a friend who died in World War II.

BRUCE McCAW ’68

BRUCE MCCAW’s commitment to service and helping others has been embodied

through his involvement in numerous organizations, including his role as vice

president of the Apex Foundation; as well as other leadership positions with the

Executive Committee of The Museum of Flight; the Board of Trustees of the Seattle

Opera; the Museum Board of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum; and

the Board of Directors of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. McCaw also

was co-founder of the Talaris Institute, a Seattle-based non-profit organization that

supports parents and caregivers who raise socially and emotionally healthy children.

McCaw’s generosity has been motivated by inspiring young people. Although his

philanthropy began before the birth of his three children — Skye, Winn, and Brys —

they have helped to crystalize his passion. His work in rebuilding the Seattle Opera House was completed in honor of

his mother, her love of opera, and her belief in the importance of culture to a community.

McCaw attended Colorado College for two years and has a strong affinity with the college. An accomplished

businessman, McCaw drew from his CC education to blaze trails in the business world. Following the death of his

father, J. Elroy McCaw, he left CC to focus on the family business. Along with his three brothers, McCaw worked to

aggressively expand their father’s cable television company, McCaw Communications. His late brother Keith McCaw

graduated from CC in 1976.

Along with his brothers, he built McCaw Communications into the 20th largest cable company in the country.

Operating in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, they were attracted to the possibilities of wireless communications,

and the cable business became a platform to enter cellular communications. In 1994, they sold the company to AT&T,

and the company is now AT&T Wireless. Colorado College Board of Trustees Chair Eben Moulton ’68 refers to their

leadership in the cellular industry as “one of the great accomplishments there was.”

McCaw has demonstrated his entrepreneurial acumen through a variety of additional roles. He has held business

interests in a number of private companies within the cable television, cellular, broadcasting, aviation, and insurance

industries. He was co-founder and vice president of operations of Horizon Air, a former director of Alaska Air Group,

and chairman and founder of Forbes Westar, Inc. insurance. He was the CEO of PacWest Racing Group, served on the

board of Championship Auto Racing Teams, and co-founded and directed the Auto Research Center in Indianapolis,

Indiana.

In 2009, McCaw received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship. In 2004, he and his family were

recipients of the Seattle First Citizen Award for their community involvement and philanthropy. He received a

distinguished service award from Seattle’s Lakeside School, of which he is a graduate and a board member. In 2013,

he received the Pathfinder Award, which recognizes individuals with ties to the Pacific Northwest who have made

significant contributions to the development of the aerospace industry. In 2007, he was honored with the Stanley O.

McNaughton Champion of Freedom Award by the Washington Policy Center.

PAUL J. MORIN

PAUL J. MORIN, director of the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of

Minnesota is a digital cartography and 3-D visualization expert whose work

is emblematic of the spirit of innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship that

accords with the aims of undergraduate education at Colorado College. Morin has

revolutionized the mapping of Earth’s polar regions by acquiring and processing high-

resolution satellite imagery that provides a crucial geospatial resource for scientific

research and monitoring of the Arctic and Antarctic. Since 2008, Morin has sponsored

and worked closely with eight Colorado College interns whose summer work aided

in this effort. For CC undergraduates, the access to costly, high resolution imagery

of Antarctica and training in specialized computation and analysis methods allowed

them to undertake original investigations of remote regions of Antarctica that are

inaccessible by any other means. The students presented their results at national and international conferences during

the past few years. These CC alumni now employ the advanced geospatial skills they acquired through work with

Morin to their academic and professional endeavors.

Morin is proficient in digital cartography and 3-D visualization and his work has contributed to educational programs

in universities, science museums, and undergraduate textbooks. He specializes in rendering of Earth datasets, such as

3-D convection of Earth’s interior, which are perceived by most as being too complex for non-specialists to understand.

He served as the visualization expert for the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, the University of Minnesota

Department of Geology and Geophysics, and the Minnesota Science Museum. His visualizations have been published

in Wired, National Geographic, and Nature. In his current role as director of the Polar Geospatial Center, Morin manages

sub-meter optical satellite imagery covering both of Earth’s poles for the National Science Foundation and NASA,

producing foundational geospatial products such as seamless imagery mosaics, high-resolution digital elevation models,

and geologic maps. In support of this effort, he wrote proposals and obtained federal grants totaling $15 million during

the past 10 years. The National Academy of Sciences appointed Morin to serve as the U.S. representative to the Standing

Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information under the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research. Individual

recognition for Morin came from the National Association of Geology Teachers, which selected him as an NAGT

Distinguished Speaker in 2006-07.

PAMELA SHOCKLEY-ZALABAK

PAMELA SHOCKLEY-ZALABAK is the chancellor at the University of Colorado-

Colorado Springs, a position she has held since 2002. Prior to her current role,

she served as vice chancellor for student success and as the founding chair of the

UCCS Communication Department, where she continues to teach. Her passion and

commitment to UCCS and to higher education has been demonstrated throughout

a nearly 40-year career marked with distinction. She is a recognized expert in

organizational communication and has authored nine books and more than 100

articles. Shockley-Zalabak also is well-known for her work in promoting regional

economic growth and access to higher education.

Shockley-Zalabak’s substantial impact on the Pikes Peak region has not gone

unnoticed. In 2011 she was recognized by the White House as a “Champion for Change” for making an impact within

Colorado by rising to meet 21st century educational challenges. Furthermore, Shockley-Zalabak was recognized for

leading the implementation of the Southern Colorado Educational Consortium, a partnership between two- and four-

year colleges and universities in southern Colorado to improve student success in the region.

She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors at UCCS and in the community. Shockley-Zalabak earned the 2015

Humanitarian Award sponsored by the Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross. In 2013, Shockley-Zalabak received

the Pikes Peak Range Riders’ Silver Spur Award, which recognizes the very best in Colorado Springs. Other honors

and awards include: the 2011 Leadership Pikes Peak Makepeace Community Trustee Award; the 2008 Colorado Springs

Business Journal Women of Influence Award; the 2003 Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Women

in Business Award; the Colorado Speech Communication Association Distinguished Member Award; the University

of Colorado Thomas Jefferson Award; the President’s Award for Outstanding Service; the Chancellor’s Award for

Distinguished Faculty; and the 2005 Student Government Association Student Choice for Instructor of the Year Award.

She serves on the board of directors of Higher Education Resource Services and the National Homeland Defense

Foundation.

Colorado College has a strong relationship with UCCS. Both institutions are partnering with the United States Air Force

Academy and Pikes Peak Community College to create an innovation incubator for young alumni.

A native of Oklahoma, Shockley-Zalabak earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communication from Oklahoma

State University-Stillwater and received her doctoral degree in organizational communication from the University of

Colorado-Boulder.

Shockley-Zalabak enjoys hiking, classical music, and animal photography.

mAster of Arts in teAching

Courtney Chilcote, Snowmass Village, Colorado*¹ Elementary SchoolAlison Nicole Chin, Colorado Springs, Colorado*¹ Elementary SchoolBryce William Cushman, Laramie, Wyoming¹ Arts and HumanitiesAudrey Michelle Degenhardt*¹ Colorado Springs, Colorado Elementary SchoolMariell Louise Dick-Valdez*¹ Colorado Springs, Colorado Elementary SchoolDonna Dolce, Colorado Springs, Colorado¹ Literacy Intervention Specialist. CertificationTarren Therese Griggs*¹ Colorado Springs, Colorado Arts and HumanitiesJanie Marie Harvey, Highlands Ranch, Colorado*¹ MAT Experienced Teacher Liberal Arts: Literacy Intervention Specialist. CertificationTyler Matthew Hays, Colorado Springs, Colorado*¹ MAT 5th yr K-12 ArtVirginia Laurel Hill, Colorado Springs, Colorado*¹ Elementary SchoolTara Hovel, Woodland Park, Colorado¹ Literacy Intervention Specialist. CertificationRachel Ann Jensen, Aurora, Colorado MAT Experienced Teacher Liberal Arts: Literacy Intervention Specialist. CertificationTammy Kennington, Colorado Springs, Colorado Liberal Arts for Elementary School TeachersAlexa Krause, Colorado Springs, Colorado*¹ Elementary SchoolJoan M. Lee, Colorado Springs, Colorado¹ Literacy Intervention Specialist. CertificationCharles Andrew Litch*² Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Secondary ScienceAmanda Marie Livingston¹ Colorado Springs, Colorado Liberal Arts for Elementary School TeachersCaroline Francis Loehr, Andover, New Hampshire*¹ Secondary ScienceIvan Leonhard Mayerhofer*¹ Colorado Springs, Colorado Secondary EnglishCarol Mejia, Colorado Springs, Colorado¹ Liberal Arts for Elementary School TeachersChristina Nicole Mitchell, Denver, Colorado*¹ Elementary SchoolChelsea Allessandra Neininger, Dublin, Ohio¹ Distinction in Liberal Arts for Elementary School TeachersKellie Palmblad, Colorado Springs, Colorado*¹ Secondary EnglishCara L. Price, Colorado Springs, Colorado¹ Liberal Arts for Elementary School Teachers

Melodie L. Roberts, Colorado Springs, Colorado¹ Arts and HumanitiesJesse Alanson Rochette* Colorado Springs, Colorado Secondary Social StudiesPerri Rothweiler, Colorado Springs, Colorado*¹ MAT 5th yr K-12 ArtTara Leayn Smith, Highlands Ranch, Colorado¹ Literacy Intervention Specialist. CertificationBrian Alan Straub, Colorado Springs, Colorado¹ Arts and HumanitiesMadison K. Stuart, Manitou Springs, Colorado*¹ MAT 5th yr K-12 SpanishCynthia Jeanne Taylor, Arcadia, Michigan*¹ MAT 5th yr K-12 ArtJessica Lee Watkins, Colorado Springs, Colorado*¹ Secondary ScienceMichelle M. Wenger, Colorado Springs, Colorado* Integrated Natural ScienceMichael Woods, Colorado Springs, Colorado*¹ MAT 5th yr K-12 MusicTessa R. Ziser, Colorado Springs, Colorado¹ Liberal Arts for Elementary School Teachers

*In Absentia ¹Degree granted August 1, 2014 ²Degree granted December 19, 2014 ³Degree pending

BAchelor of Arts

One longstanding CC tradition is allowing graduating seniors to list their names in the Commencement program in any way they choose.Look carefully and you’re sure to find several examples of this characteristic CC individuality.

Monika Elise Abraham, Santa Ana, Costa Rica*¹ PhilosophyNicolas Russel Ahrens, Littleton, Colorado Distinction in Economics, cum laudeSamantha Camille Albert, Parker, Colorado Distinction in Political Science, cum laudeCharlotte Jane Allyn, New York, New York Distinction in Philosophy, magna cum laudeCynthia Ambriz, Santa Monica, California HistoryNicholas W. Anderson, Boise, Idaho³ History/Political ScienceMadison E. Andres, Cambridge, Massachusetts GeologyRaven Gabrielle Andrus, New Orleans, Louisiana EnglishLauren Elizabeth Antonoff, Denver, Colorado Film and New Media StudiesJessica Kohm Ayers, Seattle, Washington Distinction in History/Political ScienceJessica Anne Badgeley, Seattle, Washington Distinction in Geology, magna cum laudeMaggie Dresch Bailey, Denver, Colorado MathematicsChristopher Arnett Banks³ Bernardsville, New Jersey EnglishCaitlin Barasch, Manhattan, New York English: Creative WritingMalcolm Benton Barnes, Denver, Colorado Film and New Media StudiesMelissa Lee Barnes, Center, Colorado Distinction in Psychology and Distinction in Feminist & Gender StudiesRebekah Mae Barnett, Beverly, Massachusetts Environmental Science: Integrated, cum laudeTrevor Paul Barron, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania² Distinction in Computer Science, cum laudeApril Renee Barroso, Round Lake Beach, Illinois³ SociologyJames P Bartels, Winnetka, Illinois Distinction in History, cum laudeRosa Louise Baum, Boulder, Colorado Distinction in International Political Economy, magna cum laudeCharles Thomas Bayley, Seattle, Washington Film and New Media StudiesAriane Elizabeth Beckman Aspinwall, Pennsylvania Environmental PolicySarah Elaine Beckwith, Little Rock, Arkansas BiochemistryStuart Michael Beezley, Springfield, Missouri Environmental Science: IntegratedCharles Albert Wyman Bemis³ Saint Paul, Minnesota Economics

Rayna Ben-Zeev, Evanston, Illinois Environmental Science: IntegratedAdriane N Berenson, Salt Lake City, Utah Distinction in Anthropology, magna cum laudeErika Fair Berglund, Santa Barbara, California Environmental Science: Integrated, cum laudeNatalie Celia Berkman Washington, District of Columbia Environmental Science: IntegratedSara Crow Bermingham, Panama City, Panama³ PhilosophyNicholas Jordan Bernstein Elkins Park, Pennsylvania NeuroscienceMeredith Grace Bird, Boston, Massachusetts Southwest StudiesAxel Bjerke, Bunkeflostrand, Sweden Economics and Physics: Comprehensive Major, cum laudeNicholas Daly Blanchette Mercer Island, Washington Political Science, cum laudeRichard Suman Boebel, Dunedin, New Zealand Mathematical EconomicsChrista Alexandra Boisen, Anchorage, Alaska* Classics and Biology: Organisms, Ecology & Evolution Erin Michelle Bostic, Contoocook, New Hampshire Southwest StudiesMary Elizabeth Bowman, Columbia, Missouri Political ScienceLucas Howard Bowyer, North Barrington, Illinois³ Computer ScienceRandi Lee Braak, Long Beach, California Biology: Molecular and CellularJessie Ann Brabender, Eugene, Oregon³ EducationLodewijk Willem Cornelis Brand Baltimore, Maryland Distinction in Independently Designed Major:

Computational Chemistry and Distinction in Computer Science, magna cum laudeFelix Michael Braun, Madison, Wisconsin Distinction in Biology: Molecular and Cellular, magna cum laudeSamuel Nathan Bray, Englewood, Colorado Environmental Science: IntegratedJacob Samuel Brodsky, Helena, Montana PsychologyMolly Birdsall Broom, Towson, Maryland GeologyBenjamin E Brown, Sewickley, Pennsylvania MusicSandford Hutchinson Brown, Telluride, Colorado Mathematical EconomicsChelsea Marie Bumpus, Chicago, Illinois³ English


BAchelor of Arts – continued

Jack Blackburn Burger Steamboat Springs, Colorado EnglishMadeline Margaret Burnham, Portland, Oregon EconomicsDaniel Jay Butler, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania GeologyAnders Thomas Byrnes, Portland, Oregon Political ScienceColleen Ruth Cahill, Champaign, Illinois Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionJustine Marie Camacho, Aurora, Colorado English: Creative Writing, magna cum laudeTyler Reed Carson, Waynesville, North Carolina Romance Languages: Spanish & French, magna cum laudeWilliam Taylor Carson, Birney, Montana Distinction in Art: Art Studio, magna cum laudeFlor Isamar Chavez, Delta, Colorado SociologyRebecca Rose Celli, New York, New York Distinction in SociologyMelissa Ann Chizmar, Lewis Center, Ohio PsychologyJunmin Cho, Seoul, Republic of South Korea*¹ MusicKevin Hamlin Christopherson, Reno, Nevada*¹ Biology: Molecular and CellularJoah Sungkoo Chun, Denver, Colorado PhysicsEzekiel Murphy Clark Washington, District of Columbia Environmental Science: Concentration in ChemistryRussell John Clark, Houston, Texas Biology: Molecular and CellularJordan Christopher Clementi, Pueblo, Colorado Distinction in Romance Languages: Spanish & French, cum laudeKatherine Kellam Coe, Greenwich, Connecticut Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionCarey Jade Colbert, Kailua, Hawaii Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionKevin James Coleman, Burlingame, California EconomicsSpencer Reade Collins Cherry Hills Village, Colorado EconomicsSawyer Jarzyna Connelly, Hardwick, Vermont Environmental Science: IntegratedKjersten Johnson Conway, Minneapolis, Minnesota³ PsychologySusannah French Conway, Pepper Pike, Ohio PsychologyLydia Victoria Coughlin, Hunting Valley, Ohio Biology: Molecular and CellularJessica Bryn Crane, Bethesda, Maryland³ Sociology

Edward Eve Crawford, Seattle, Washington*¹ GeologyAlex William Crotty, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania*¹ SociologyThomas Galen Shope Crowe, Blue Hill, Maine Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionGarrett Arthur Cry, Monterey, California³ Mathematical EconomicsAlexa Jo Culshaw, Greenwood Village, Colorado EnglishChristina Elizabeth Cuneo, Princeton, New Jersey³ Computer ScienceJonathan Daniel Curry, Los Angeles, California Asian StudiesRosemary McFall Curts, Dallas, Texas*² MathematicsAnderson Bracken Darrell, Palo Alto, California EconomicsDylan Stevenson Davie, Erie, Colorado ReligionBrendan Robert Davis, Colorado Springs, Colorado Biology: Molecular and CellularNielsen B. Davis, Charlotte, Vermont Art: Art Studio, cum laudeGaelle Annick Delisle, Baltimore, Maryland* Distinction in Classics, cum laudeEliza Edens Densmore Williamstown, Massachusetts Distinction in Film and New Media StudiesJordan James DiGiando, Gahanna, Ohio HistoryMargaret Sarah Dillon, Evanston, Illinois SociologyJohn David Dimmit, Ocean Grove, New Jersey Mathematical EconomicsHayley Elizabeth Distler, Millburn, New Jersey Environmental Science: IntegratedBenjamin Ross Dohrmann, Exeter, New Hampshire³ Film and New Media StudiesRobert Alan Dohrn, Seattle, Washington Biology: Organisms, Ecology & Evolution, cum laudeKeven Douglas Dooley, Belmont, Massachusetts Distinction in Biology: Organisms, Ecology & Evolution, magna cum laudeRoy Mitchell Dornbrook, Gardnerville, Nevada Distinction in Biology: Molecular and CellularGabriel Prentice Dover, San Mateo, California*¹ EconomicsAlexandra Grace Drew Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Environmental PolicyMary Lin Edman, Laguna Niguel, California SociologyAnne Marie Egerstrom, Mexico DF, Mexico Distinction in Political Science, cum laude



Joseph Michael Eisaguirre Los Olivos, California Distinction in Biology: Organisms, Ecology & Evolution, cum laudeMeryl Kay Ellingson, Platteville, Wisconsin International Political EconomySamuel Woodson English, Wayland, Massachusetts Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionJustine Kiva Epstein, Takoma Park, Maryland Distinction in Philosophy, magna cum laudeAndrew Joseph Eshleman, Little Rock, Arkansas Spanish: Hispanic StudiesKayleigh Aniela Esswein Steamboat Springs, Colorado Distinction in English, magna cum laudeLee Butler Farese, Kentfield, California*² Liberal Arts & Sciences: Human Concepts of Nature, cum laudeSamuel Robert Farnham, Ketchum, Idaho*¹ EducationJames Farrell, Paris, France English: Creative WritingMitchell Bokides Fay Cherry Hills Village, Colorado EconomicsCamille Jacqueline Helen Murray Febvre Fort Collins, Colorado PhysicsBenjamin Marc Feldman, Oakland, California Distinction in Liberal Arts & SciencesHelen Lucy Feldman, New York, New York Distinction in SociologyJosh Kesner Feldman, Barrington, Illinois* GeologyAnn Katherine Fenley, Kansas City, Missouri SociologyAlexander McLean FitzGerald, Camden, Maine*¹ Political ScienceMatthew Brooks Fleet, Fort Worth, Texas Film and New Media StudiesCharles Garrett Flesche, Littleton, Colorado Environmental Science: IntegratedJeremy Anderson Flood, Montclair, New Jersey³ Film and New Media StudiesAngelica Sage Florio Roberts, Ashland, Oregon EnglishElena Compton Foraker, Keene, New Hampshire Art: Art StudioAlice Marie Forbes, Boise, Idaho GeologyRichard Haynsworth Forbes, Media, Pennsylvania Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionGraham Sadlon Frank, West Linn, Oregon Distinction in Biology: Organisms, Ecology & Evolution, magna cum laudeAna Brysk Freeman, Encinitas, California Comparative Literature: Theatre Emphasis

Samuel Justin Friedman, Los Angeles, California Education, cum laudeLucy May Gamble, Lyme, New Hampshire Distinction in Southwest StudiesChristopher Norman Garrity, Bethesda, Maryland Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionEmerson Vagneur Gates, Aspen, Colorado*¹ Art: Art Studio and PhysicsTheresa Bessie Gattuso, Wilmette, Illinois Political Science and Feminist & Gender Studies Distinction in Feminist & Gender Studies, cum laudeRachel Elyse Gibbs, Wellesley, Massachusetts³ Biology: Molecular and CellularAlexander Pepin Gilbert, Evanston, Illinois PhysicsKristen Marie Gilmore, Bailey, Colorado English: Creative Writing, cum laudeNichelle Renee Giraldes, Parker, Colorado ReligionAddis Paul Goldman, Seattle, Washington* Political ScienceMadeline Jean Marie Goldman Sherborn, Massachusetts PsychologyEvalyn Ruth Grant, Hanover, New Hampshire SociologyTyler James Green, Portland, Oregon SociologyNoah Alexander Greenstein, Glenmont, New York*¹ PhilosophySheridan Kathleen Gribbon, Alexandria, Virginia*² PsychologyJohn Michael Griffin, Colorado Springs, Colorado English and Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionJenna Mary Griffith, Menlo Park, California MathematicsAndrew James Grosenbaugh Falmouth, Massachusetts Mathematical EconomicsJennifer Grossman, Hollis, New Hampshire Distinction in English: Creative Writing, cum laudeHenry Bennett Gruner, Portland, Oregon Biology: Molecular and CellularAlec Blair Grushkin, Los Angeles, California English: Creative WritingOliver Michael Gunter, Chicago, Illinois PhysicsJessica Sigal Gurrentz Murrysville, Pennsylvania PsychologyTania Marí Guzmán, Fraijanes, Guatemala Art: Art StudioArezoo Habibi, Northbrook, Illinois Mathematical Economics and Political ScienceShana Marion Hafner, Claremont, California*¹ Distinction in Art: Art History, cum laudeOliver Whitney Hagelin, Portland, Maine³ Environmental Policy



Alexander Olin Hager, Minneapolis, Minnesota Geology, cum laudeAnne Josephine Hakim, Vienna, Virginia GeologyNicholas Graff Hall, Northbrook, Illinois Physics: Comprehensive MajorAndrew Nolan Hallahan, Nashville, Tennessee ReligionHenri Richard Halle Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Film and New Media StudiesJonathan George Haller Colorado Springs, Colorado Molecular BiologyLucy Elizabeth Hamamoto, Honolulu, Hawaii Molecular BiologySarah Regina Hamilton Colorado Springs, Colorado Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionWilla Helen Hanf, Oakland, California Education and Art: Art HistoryEvan David Hanks, Manitou Springs, Colorado Distinction in ReligionWilliam Taylor Hannum, Florence, Massachusetts Art: Art Studio and Art HistoryBryan David Harding, Lincoln, Massachusetts Distinction in Political ScienceJeremy Meyer Harlam, Providence, Rhode Island EconomicsAaron John Harstad, Stevens Point, Wisconsin EconomicsLucy Ann Hartshorn, Grand Junction, Colorado BiochemistryMargaret B. Harwood, Fairfield, Connecticut³ PsychologyFiona Sinclair Haslett, Lincoln, Massachusetts Environmental Science: IntegratedJaden Taylor Hawkinson, Parker, Colorado³ Distinction in ReligionFrances Peterson Heiss Colorado Springs, Colorado Southwest StudiesMarco Aurelio Hernandez, Chicago, Illinois Political ScienceCyrus Isidor Hernstadt, Brooklyn, New York³ Environmental PolicyRachel Lynne Herron, Redmond, Washington Biology: Molecular and CellularVirginia Johns Hill, Charlottesville, Virginia Geology, cum laudeRobin Tamara Hinson, McLean, Virginia Distinction in Music, magna cum laudeGabrielle Ann Hinton, Sebastian, Florida BiochemistryEmma Elizabeth Holmes, Saint Paul, Minnesota Mathematics, magna cum laudeElizabeth Ann Hopper, Edmonds, Washington Geology and Environmental Science: Integrated

Fiona Skye Horner, Boulder, Colorado Distinction in Anthropology, cum laudeEmily Marie Houghton, Stoneham, Massachusetts Distinction in EconomicsJoseph Stuart Howard, Englewood, Colorado Mathematics, cum laudeAustin Taylor Howlett, Pukalani, Hawaii Art: Art StudioMindy Yali Huang, Seattle, Washington SociologyAndrew Holston Huemmler Wallingford, Pennsylvania GeologySarah Jordan Hupper, South Salem, New York History/Political ScienceBeau Michael Idler, Parker, Colorado Distinction in German, summa cum laudeMarley Gillian Jamason, Atherton, California Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionPetra Elizabeth Jans, Littleton, Colorado Biochemistry, summa cum laudeEun Ji Chanel Jeon, Colorado Springs, Colorado Asian Studies and MusicAshley Alexandra Valenzuela Johnson Tucson, Arizona Political ScienceCameron Brent Johnson, Houston, Texas Distinction in Neuroscience, cum laudeDevin Leland Johnson, Anchorage, Alaska Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionSavannah Adams Johnson, Winnetka, Illinois SociologyMary Carolyn Jones, Getzville, New York International Political EconomyBenjamin Panitz Joseph, McLean, Virginia Environmental Science: IntegratedLauren Juskelis, San Diego, California EconomicsKyle Harris Kallman, Old Greenwich, Connecticut EnglishRobert Vincenzio Kasemodel, Ann Arbor, Michigan Distinction in Neuroscience, cum laudeRachel Grace Katzoff, Berkeley, California International Political EconomyAnna Louisa Kay, Minneapolis, Minnesota² Distinction in Sociology, magna cum laudeSamuel Steger Keene, Colleyville, Texas Distinction in EconomicsRyan Dean Kell, Boulder, Colorado History/Political ScienceTucker Dean Kelleher-Brozost Washington, District of Columbia Political ScienceJulia Mary Kelley, Columbus, Ohio Distinction in PhilosophySamisteen Tiarra Kelso, Jacksonville, Arkansas English: Creative Writing



Christopher Brooke Kemnitzer Belvedere, California Environmental Science: IntegratedAvery S. Kernan, Colorado Springs, Colorado*² SociologyRobert Jackson Kerr, Newtown, Pennsylvania*² Distinction in PsychologyJames Earl Kiawoin, Monrovia, Liberia Distinction in Political Science, magna cum laudeKang-Min Kim Gwangju, Republic of South Korea Chemistry, cum laudeWilder Kingsley, Brooklyn, New York³ Asian StudiesJon Jacob Kirksey, Lubbock, Texas Economics and EducationAnna Kathleen Kisken, Fairbanks, Alaska Distinction in Psychology, cum laudeMichaela Grace Kobsa-Mark, Irvine, California Distinction in AnthropologyMelissa Danielle Kolano Lambertville, New Jersey Distinction in Political Science, magna cum laudeBrian Matthew Kopec, Cedar Rapids, Iowa NeuroscienceSam Addison Kramer, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania ChemistryJulian Jameson Kraus-Polk, Berkeley, California Environmental Science: IntegratedBennett Davis Krishock, Chattanooga, Tennessee English: Film StudiesOscar Lai, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China Environmental Science: IntegratedErik Jan Peter Laitos, Golden, Colorado Distinction in History/Political Science, cum laudeBrent Michael Lamb, Diablo, California Art: Art StudioAustin Roger Langsdorf, Hallowell, Maine PhilosophyPatrick Wells Lapera, Pennington, New Jersey HistoryJudy Brooke Larsen, Salt Lake City, Utah* Distinction in Environmental PolicyRebecca Ann Lavietes, Stamford, Connecticut Environmental Policy, cum laudeJulia Kathleen Lawton, Durango, Colorado Mathematical EconomicsDulce Esperanza Lazcano, Waukegan, Illinois French & Francophone StudiesAlec Gabriel Karjala Lee, Norman, Oklahoma GeologyAnna Dahyun Lee, Apple Valley, Minnesota Molecular BiologyGuojun Susana Lee, Las Vegas, New Mexico¹ Southwest StudiesIsabel Sevier Leonard, San Francisco, California Art: Art Studio

Sari Nicole Lesem, Larkspur, California Distinction in PhilosophyHaley Anna Leslie-Bole, Orinda, California Distinction in Liberal Arts & Sciences, cum laudeChristopher James Lesnansky, Denver, Colorado EconomicsPeter Murdock Levin, Albuquerque, New Mexico Southwest StudiesEllen Katherine Levish, Lakewood, Colorado NeuroscienceJacob Aaron Levitan, Roswell, Georgia PhilosophyDaniel Christian Lewis Greenwood Village, Colorado Biochemistry, cum laudeKirby Ilene Leyshon, Parker, Colorado Distinction in Economics, magna cum laudeJulia Liao, Belvidere, Illinois Distinction in Psychology, magna cum laudeKristen Megan Liberty, Dallas, Texas NeuroscienceFredrik Hull Lindseth, Gates Mills, Ohio Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionJoanna Lingenfelter, Brighton, Michigan* Distinction in Italian Studies, magna cum laudeEdmund Hutcheon Link, Cambridge, Massachusetts EconomicsAaron Jeffrey Liss, Asheville, North Carolina EconomicsFanpei Liu Beijing, People’s Republic of China Distinction in Mathematics, cum laudeFlora Fu-Ro Liu, Taipei, Taiwan Dance and Molecular Biology Distinction in Molecular BiologyMinqi Liu, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China Mathematics, magna cum laudeVirginia Logue, Sparkill, New York Biology: Molecular and CellularEmma Mary Longcope, Falmouth, Maine English: Creative WritingJoseph Patrick Loyacono Bustos Kansas City, Missouri Distinction in Feminist & Gender StudiesSamantha Nicole Lucas, San Francisco, California Art: Art StudioAinsley Marie Lundie, Wellesley, Massachusetts PsychologyKyle John Lutz, Pacific Palisades, California Distinction in Philosophy, cum laudeCaitlyn Alison MacCollum, Phoenix, Arizona Distinction in ClassicsRobert G Mahaffie Washington, District of Columbia Distinction in Film and New Media Studies, cum laudeLaila Mahan, McLean, Virginia Economics and Film and New Media Studies



Gabriel Jose Maldonado Andreu*² Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Art: Art StudioElliot Jacob Mamet, Denver, Colorado Distinction in Political Science, magna cum laudeRachel Dreifus Maremont, Needham, Massachusetts Distinction in Sociology, magna cum laudeCaroline Spillman Margolies, Dallas, Texas English: Creative WritingRebecca Lee Marks, Penn Valley, Pennsylvania Environmental Science: IntegratedJonah Adam Mars, New York, New York EconomicsEmma Kaminer Marshall, Ithaca, New York³ Environmental Science: IntegratedCaroline Martin, Charlotte, North Carolina Environmental Science: IntegratedAlec Michael Martinez, Ozark, Missouri International Political EconomyDominique I. Martinez, Littleton, Colorado Art: Art StudioHunter Antonio Martinez, Bend, Oregon Environmental Science: Concentration in ChemistryKaitlyn Michelle Martinez Colorado Springs, Colorado Distinction in Mathematics, cum laudeMegan Anne Masuret, Bernardsville, New Jersey*¹ PsychologyIsobel Parmele McBride, New York, New York Theatre, cum laudeCaitlyn Alexa McCarty, Kensington, Maryland HistoryAlexandra Cynthia McCready, Portland, Oregon* BiochemistryLindsay Rose McCreedy, Medford, Oregon Biology: Molecular and CellularAlexandria Elaine McDonald, Norcross, Georgia French & Francophone StudiesKenyon Jane McFarlane, Leland, Michigan Political ScienceJordan Edward McHugh, Denver, Colorado*¹ EconomicsCelia Rose McLean, Portland, Oregon Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionCarson Cotesworth McLeod, West Linn, Oregon English: Creative WritingEvan Mega, Meredith, New Hampshire Computer ScienceBeril Mese, Istanbul, Turkey Distinction in MusicAlexander William Meyer, Bethesda, Maryland Political ScienceEmily Lisle Michels, New York, New York Independently Designed Major: Bioethics and PolicymakingSuzannah Miriam Mikol, Fraser, Colorado Distinction in Spanish: Hispanic Studies, cum laude

Austin Joseph Miller, Paris, France Distinction in Geology, cum laudeEliza Slade Milliken, North Yarmouth, Maine Political ScienceCullen Leigh Millikin, Hinesburg, Vermont International Political EconomySydney Knowles Minchin, Encinitas, California PsychologyDylan James Mohr, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania NeuroscienceGeorge Schmidt Mokdessi, Wilmette, Illinois Political ScienceSidharth Moktan, Kathmandu, Nepal Distinction in Mathematical Economics, magna cum laudeElizabeth Ann Montaño, Moriarty, New Mexico Political ScienceAllyson Lindsey Moore, Lloyd Harbor, New York Music and Environmental Science: Integrated Taylor Cochran Moore, Glen Arbor, Michigan Political Science and SociologyAtticus Rice Moorman, Lexington, Kentucky English: Creative WritingMallory Maynes Morgan, Umatilla, Florida Environmental Science: IntegratedErin Caroline Morrow, West Linn, Oregon Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionKecia Danielle Morway, Lake Villa, Illinois*² SociologyKevin Nicholas Moss Washington, District of Columbia Environmental Science: IntegratedBrett Davis Mueller, Montclair, New Jersey Political ScienceMerisa Muharemovic Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina SociologyMackenzie Jo Mulligan-Buckmiller Manitou Springs, Colorado Molecular BiologyMaria Yvonne Mulligan-Buckmiller Manitou Springs, Colorado Biology: Molecular and CellularJason Vasyl Mushinski, Fort Collins, Colorado Computer Science, cum laudeClaire Gantner Myerscough, Richfield, Ohio PsychologyMatthew Clay Nadel, Centennial, Colorado Distinction in Economics, cum laudeAnna Elizabeth Naden, Middleton, Wisconsin Distinction in Feminist & Gender StudiesJulia Marie Napolitano, Hinsdale, Illinois MathematicsEmily Naranjo-Sturzenegger Essex Fells, New Jersey Distinction in Independently Designed Major: Structures in Subjectivity



Maria Elizabeth Neill-Asanza, Quito, Ecuador Distinction in Spanish: Hispanic Studies, cum laudeScott Wallace Nelson, Darien, Connecticut*² Distinction in International Political Economy, cum laudeTrevor Newton, Arlington, Virginia International Political EconomyLeigh Calhoun Nicholl, Framingham, Massachusetts Distinction in Biology: Molecular and CellularMichael Law Nordstrom, Cedar Rapids, Iowa International Political EconomyAlexander Blake Norrod, Chicago, Illinois*¹ Music and EconomicsCarolyn Parker Nuyen, Seattle, Washington Distinction in Geology, cum laudeConnor James O’Brien, Chicago, Illinois MathematicsMaeve Elizabeth O’Connor-Bethune Yonkers, New York Distinction in SociologyAlexander Sprole Obregon, Denver, Colorado EconomicsChristine Athieno Odegi, Nairobi, Kenya Mathematical EconomicsBrandon Richard Ogilvie*² Colorado Springs, Colorado BiochemistryJackson Partridge Ordway, Long Lake, Minnesota* EconomicsKira Ann Osborn, Vienna, Virginia² AnthropologyJulia Nicole Paley, Aspen, Colorado Environmental Science: Concentration in ChemistryHengjie Pan, Beijing, People’s Republic of China EconomicsGalina Parfenov, Hamden, Connecticut Biochemistry, cum laudeTaylor Andrew Paul, Bronxville, New York EconomicsLuke Merritt Paulson³ Chapel Hill, North Carolina Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionAntonina Alexia Pavlenko Colorado Springs, Colorado Distinction in Sociology, cum laudeNoah Martin Pazdral, Deadwood, Oregon EconomicsAna Gabriela Peña, Colorado Springs, Colorado Film and New Media StudiesWhitney Larkins Perry, Larkspur, California² AnthropologyNicole Elizabeth Pey, Saint Louis, Missouri MathematicsDuy Pham, Monument, Colorado International Political EconomyZhachary Render Pham, New Haven, Connecticut Economics

Elizabeth Gillian Phelan, Cedar Park, Texas³ EnglishDouglas Daijiro Pierce, Chevy Chase, Maryland³ International Political EconomyRobert Reidy Pierce, San Francisco, California*¹ Film and New Media StudiesBrooks Charles Pinnick II, Shaker Heights, Ohio Political ScienceNicholas William Pinto, Hingham, Massachusetts EconomicsMadeline Caledonia Pitkin, Pelham, New York³ EconomicsWilliam Walker Pollard, Austin, Texas³ Physics and Computer ScienceMichael Alan Poneman, Larchmont, New York EconomicsAndrew Paul Pontbriand, Jr.*¹ Gardner, Massachusetts Geology, summa cum laudeJayson Stephen Post, Pelham, New York*¹ Mathematical EconomicsSusannah Rose Post, Catoosa, Oklahoma ClassicsAvery Potter, Lone Tree, Colorado² GeologyEmily Rose Powers-Beck, Cincinnati, Ohio ReligionSamuel Hawkinson Pratt-Otto Brookline, Massachusetts EconomicsSydney Shawn Provan, Los Alamos, New Mexico*¹ Distinction in Philosophy, cum laudeNavin Rahman, Dhaka, Bangladesh*¹ International Political EconomyAishwarya Raja, Mumbai, India Environmental PolicyAndres Enrique Ramirez Salinas Chicago, Illinois HistoryAndrew C. Randall, Hingham, Massachusetts Distinction in Music, cum laudeIris Gibson Rayburn, Novelty, Ohio English: Creative WritingKelly Marie Reilly, Westborough, Massachusetts Environmental PolicyTrina Michelle Reynolds-Tyler, Chicago, Illinois Spanish: Hispanic StudiesLouisa Nicole Rich, Yellow Springs, Ohio Distinction in Sociology, magna cum laudeWilliam Todd Richmond, Covington, Washington Mathematical EconomicsAmy Caroline Rippe, New Canaan, Connecticut English: Film StudiesDylan Gray Ritger, Broomfield, Colorado GeologyJorge Miguel Rivera Hernandez*¹ Guatemala, Guatemala Distinction in Political Science



Kendall Lawren Rock, Poulsbo, Washington Film and New Media StudiesJack Winfield Rodat, Cambridge, Massachusetts Art: Art Studio, cum laudeClara Cecilia Rodriguez*¹ Colorado Springs, Colorado Film and New Media StudiesDaniel Rood-Ojalvo, Haddonfield, New Jersey English: Creative WritingJackson Deming Roos, Cape Elizabeth, Maine BiochemistryMolly Sarah Rosenbaum, Evanston, Illinois*² Environmental Science: IntegratedSarah Catherine Ross, Wilson, Wyoming Distinction in Political Science, cum laudeGabriella Frances McFadden Rossetto Los Angeles, California GeologyLaura Kay Rubin, Dunn Loring, Virginia Political ScienceWilliam James Rushton, Birmingham, Alabama³ PsychologyTashbid Shafat Sattar, Dhaka, Bangladesh Political ScienceLogan Eileen Savidge, Placerville, California NeuroscienceJordan Hartigan Savold, Bethesda, Maryland SociologyHannah Marie Sayles, Ashland, Oregon Distinction in Comparative Literature: Feminist & Gender Studies Emphasis, cum laudeLucas Paul Schaffer, Tarrytown, New York Distinction in Comparative LiteratureEmma T Schiestl, Middleton, Wisconsin Distinction in Psychology and Distinction in PhilosophyLewis Parker Schiffer, Houston, Texas PsychologyAnnaliese Judith Faye Schroeder Colorado Springs, Colorado EconomicsWilliam Nicholas Schube, Los Angeles, California English: Film StudiesTaylor Skye Schwabe, Fairfield, Connecticut Biology: Organisms, Ecology & Evolution, magna cum laudeAndrew George Schwartz, New York, New York International Political EconomyAnne Shannon Schwartz Bainbridge Island, Washington NeuroscienceBreton Irion Schwarzenbach, Putney, Vermont Art: Art StudioSamuel Louis Scibetta Colorado Springs, Colorado Physics: Environmental Physics EmphasisLindsay Sara Semel, Armonk, New York Distinction in Comparative Literature, cum laude

Margeaux Settineri, Fairfield, Connecticut PhilosophyRachel Leigh Severson, Centennial, Colorado Distinction in Environmental Science: Concentration in ChemistrySally Mae Shatford, Pasadena, California GeologyJames Andrew Shepard Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan International Political EconomyAudra Victoria Sherman, Estes Park, Colorado ChemistryRoss Burchenal Sherman, Cape Elizabeth, Maine Environmental Science: IntegratedNompendulo Ncobile Shongwe Gundwvini, Swaziland Mathematical EconomicsJessica Danielle Shtramel, Stamford, Connecticut³ NeuroscienceAudrey Christine Banman Sileci² São Paulo, SP, Brazil Distinction in PsychologyJaclyn Nicole Silsby, Albany, Oregon Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionMeru Iole Simone, Seattle, Washington Biology: Molecular and CellularRadhika Singh, Bangkok, Thailand Political Science, cum laudeCarl Roessel Slater, Bethesda, Maryland*² History/Political ScienceBrendan Joseph Smith, Stoughton, Massachusetts³ Distinction in Mathematical EconomicsKelsey Marie Smith, Asheville, North Carolina MathematicsMolly Christina Snell, Lincoln, Massachusetts SociologyAzeem M. Sola, Colorado Springs, Colorado*¹ Computer ScienceAlexis Grace Sommerfield, Kent, Connecticut Molecular BiologyDylan Phelan Sondermann² Colorado Springs, Colorado Environmental Science: IntegratedAlexander William Sowers Haverford, Pennsylvania Environmental Science: IntegratedVeronica Marion Spann, Cranbury, New Jersey SociologyAlexander Edward Spectorsky, Chagrin Falls, Ohio Film and New Media StudiesJeffrey Daniel Sperry Steamboat Springs, Colorado Neuroscience, magna cum laudeDaniel Joseph Sponseller Sewickley, Pennsylvania MusicEmily Marie Stearns, New Castle, New Hampshire Mathematics



Abigail Jane Stein, Memphis, Tennessee Art: Art StudioNatalie Janet Stein, Rye, New York PhilosophyThomas Jacob Stein, Riverside, Connecticut Environmental Science: IntegratedBrooke Kathleen Stemple, Larkspur, California SociologyAndrea Peyton Stephens Hastings on Hudson, New York PsychologyMichael Charles Bryan Stevens, Potomac, Maryland PhilosophyAnn Voelker Stimson East Falmouth, Massachusetts Distinction in SociologyGeorge Bailey Stockdale, Claremont, California EconomicsZachary Louis Stone, Bethesda, Maryland Political ScienceJennifer Marie Stoot, Colorado Springs, Colorado EconomicsPeter Justin Stoykewych Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada EconomicsLorelei Marie Strasburger, Austin, Texas SociologyAlexander Jacob Suber, San Francisco, California PhilosophyKaterina Sukdolakova, Prague, Czech Republic Distinction in Mathematical Economics, cum laudeJacob Gelfer Sullivan, Portland, Oregon Distinction in Psychology, magna cum laudeLaura Elizabeth Sullivan Medfield, Massachusetts Distinction in Art: Art Studio, magna cum laudeAnna Kathleen Sweeney³ Old Greenwich, Connecticut Film and New Media StudiesJohn Joseph Swisher, Brunswick, Maine² GeologyBeza Afework Taddess, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia SociologyDillon Robert Tanner, Atlanta, Georgia Film and New Media StudiesChristian Dusault Tappe, Vail, Colorado³ Art: Art StudioAlison McKenzie Taylor, Portland, Oregon AnthropologyMary Kathleen Taylor, Pasadena, California Environmental PolicyJames Weldon Terhune, Concord, Massachusetts Distinction in SociologyCatherine Victoria Thomas, McLean, Virginia*² HistoryTrevor Adam Thomas, Colorado Springs, Colorado² Economics

Kara Anne Timken, Denver, Colorado EducationSophia Alexandra Tirado Colorado Springs, Colorado English, cum laudeNicholas Livingston Titus, Sonoma, California Film and New Media StudiesMaria Victoria Torres, Allen, Texas English: Creative WritingSkyler Anthony Trieu, Overland Park, Kansas Spanish: Hispanic Studies and Molecular Biology Distinction in Spanish: Hispanic StudiesHenry Swardson Trueheart, Paris, France³ Political ScienceDavis Middleton Tutt, Colorado Springs, Colorado Art: Art HistoryJacob Michael Twersky, Germantown, Tennessee Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionCourtney N. Tyus, Thornton, Colorado Biology: Molecular and CellularKatherine Elizabeth Uyenishi* Hawthorn Woods, Illinois SociologyKrithika Vachali, Bangalore, India Distinction in English, cum laudeFrancis Christian Van Dusen, Seattle, Washington MathematicsKim van Lookeren Campagne Chapel Hill, North Carolina AnthropologyKaeli Ann Vandersluis Colorado Springs, Colorado Biology: Molecular and CellularErika Marie Versalovic, Houston, Texas Distinction in Philosophy, cum laudeFlorita Villagrana, Lakewood, Colorado Economics and Political Science Distinction in Economics, cum laudeAndrew Marion Visich, Wayne, Pennsylvania Mathematical EconomicsAlexandra Lauren von Ohlen, Austin, Texas*¹ AnthropologyDylan Jean Voneiff, Hinsdale, Illinois GeologyMorgan Charles Wack, Arroyo Grande, California Distinction in SociologySeira Mako Wade, Singapore, Singapore EconomicsMarion Hamilton Wallace, Nashville, Tennessee English: Film StudiesScott Alan Wamsganz, Anchorage, Alaska EconomicsJordyn Michelle Watts Colorado Springs, Colorado Distinction in Neuroscience, cum laudeGautam Webb, Golden, Colorado Distinction in Mathematics, magna cum laude



Alexander Carl Weber, Cleveland, Ohio² Environmental PolicyElla Celeste Weil, Chevy Chase, Maryland Film and New Media StudiesAlexander John Welch, Colorado Springs, Colorado EconomicsDominique Carmen Wells, Durban, South Africa EconomicsAudrey Renee Wheeler, Seattle, Washington Environmental Science: Integrated, cum laudeKaley Logan Wheless, Boulder, Colorado Distinction in Film and New Media StudiesCarrie Anne White, Concord, North Carolina PsychologyMartha Perkins White, Los Ranchos, New Mexico Distinction in SociologyMaia Reilly Wikler, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania AnthropologyRebekah Joelle Wiles, Houston, Texas Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionKatherine Steel Wilkinson, Bend, Oregon MathematicsRebecca Maria Willey, Colorado Springs, Colorado SociologyNicole Louise Williams, Albuquerque, New Mexico*¹ MathematicsSusan Beth Williams, Sandpoint, Idaho Art: Art StudioEric S. Wolatz, Omaha, Nebraska² BiochemistryMargaret Alice Hilbert Wolf Allentown, Pennsylvania Distinction in Biology: Molecular and Cellular, magna cum laudeAnne Elizabeth Woodward, Austin, Texas³ Computer ScienceJessica J. Worley, Carbondale, Colorado Distinction in Spanish: Hispanic StudiesAndrew Leslie Worthington, Hinsdale, Illinois EconomicsCeline Curry Wright, Telluride, Colorado EnglishBlaise Yafcak, New York, New York Biology: Organisms, Ecology & EvolutionWan Hung Yau Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China PsychologyHeidi Yim, Aurora, Colorado Mathematical EconomicsIan Kennedy Young, Missouri City, Texas EconomicsSamuel Se-Jin Zarky, Seattle, Washington PsychologyHadar Zeigerson, Fort Collins, Colorado PsychologyMatthew Seiji Zelin, Lafayette, California³ Film and New Media Studies


Rebecca Siegel Zhang Washington, District of Columbia Distinction in Mathematical EconomicsSida Zhang, Beijing, People’s Republic of China Comparative LiteratureMatthew Brooks Zia, Exeter, New Hampshire*² Environmental Science: IntegratedKatelyn Dougherty Zieff Nantucket, Massachusetts SociologySamuel David Zuke, Highland, Indiana Biochemistry

GRADUATING SENIORS AND OTHER STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFFRECEIVING AWARDS AT HONORS CONVOCATION MAY 5, 2015

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDSANTHROPOLOGY H. Marie Wormington Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiona Horner The Courtney Cusick Memorial Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim van Lookeren CampagneART Outstanding Senior Art Studio Show Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Sullivan Outstanding Senior Art History Thesis Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davis Tutt Mary Chenoweth Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* Craig Herst Arts Prize Scholar Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Adams The Kirsch Prize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathryn Jacaruso CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY Otis A. & Margaret T. Barnes Departmental Service Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Henry Zecca First-Year Chemistry Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qiu Chang Wu William C. Champion Prize in Organic Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jarod Rutledge Outstanding Senior Award in Biochemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petra Jans ACS Analytical Chemistry Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* ACS Organic Chemistry Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* Crecelius Family Research Award in Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnathan Lomas CLASSICS John Bryant and Miriam Gile Hartwell Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caitlyn MacCollumCOMPARATIVE LITERATURE Excellence in Comparative Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lindsay SemelECONOMICS AND BUSINESS Kenneth J. Curran Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirby Leyshon Kenneth J. and Elizabeth Hare Curran Award . . . . . . . Kirby Leyshon, Florita Villagrana Robert William Kaye Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicolas Ahrens, Samuel Keene Robert E. Rubin Award in Political Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosa Baum Robert E. Rubin Award in Mathematical Economics. . . . . . . . . . . Katerina Sukdolakova EDUCATION Excellence in Teacher Education

Secondary English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isabel NorwoodElementary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Uyenishi

Lori Anne Lowe Memorial Award Recipients for Elementary . . . . Alison Chin, Mariell Louisa Dick-Valdez, Virginia Hill Recipient for Secondary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivan Mayerhofer (Secondary English)

ENGLISH Evelyn May Bridges Poetry Awards: 1st Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte Allyn 2nd Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kristen Gilmore 3rd Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriel Fine Adelaide Bender Reville Fiction Awards: 1st Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristi Murray 2nd Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emily Greene 3rd Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Fleming Frank Krutzke Senior Project Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Schube The Colorado College Grants In Writing . . .Kristi Murray, Karl Oman, Nicole WilkinsonENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM Outstanding Senior Academic Award in Environmental Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*FEMINIST AND GENDER STUDIES McGee Prize in Feminist and Gender Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *, Melissa BarnesFORENSICS Apollonian Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Kirksey FRENCH, ITALIAN, AND ARABIC Award in Excellence in French. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeronimo Miranda, Jairo Pineros Liberato Award in Excellence in Italian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kyra Bergsund Jeanne Gibbs Memorial Award for Study in France. . . . . . . . . . Laurelle Kinga Bakienga Linda Hare Goddard 1977 Memorial Award in French

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandria McDonald, Mariko Foecke Linda Hare Goddard 1977 Memorial Award in Italian . . . . . . . Ximena Buller MachadoGEOLOGY The William A. Fischer Special Recognition Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* Estwing Outstanding Senior Geologist Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Hakim Association of Women Geoscientists Award . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Shatford, Caroyln Nuyen Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Badgeley The Patricia J. Buster Research Scholarship . . . . Daniel Butler, Charlotte Cadow, Samuel

Elkind, Alexander Hager, Virginia Hill, *, Alec Lee, Gabriella Rossetto, Sally Shatford, John Swisher, *, Lauren Williamson, *

Donald B. Gould Scholarship Award in Geology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* Darrell M. Putman Scholarship Award in Geology . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Chupik, Noah

Villamarin-Cutter, Benjamin Justman, Lauren Williamson Philip J. McKenna Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Hopper, * William A. Fischer Family Scholarship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Hightower Hannigan Endowed Fund for Fieldwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erica Evans GERMAN, RUSSIAN, AND EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES University of Göttingen Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alec Parry University of Regensburg Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*, Xingyi Li Excellence in German Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isabella Bussian Anne von Bibra Sutton German Scholarship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beau Idler Max Kade Award in German . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alec Parry The Alexey Malyshev Russian and Eurasian Studies Award . . . . . . . . . . . Natalia Kahn Japanese Language Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Curry Chinese Language Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connie ZhengHEALTH PROFESSIONS Frank Henry John Figge Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petra Jans The Caduceus Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colleen LeongHISTORY Clyde Augustus Duniway Prize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* HUMAN BIOLOGY AND KINESIOLOGY The Mahony Award in Sports Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flora LiuMATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE The Euclid Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *, Nicholas Crews, Natalia Dellavalle, Robin

Fassett-Carman, *, Rebecca Watson Thomas Post Rawles Prize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul-miki Akpablie, * Florian Cajori Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* The Sophie Germain Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *, Joseph Howard The Fearless Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Stearns

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Laboratory Biology Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flora Liu, Margaret Wolf Mary Alice Hamilton Award in Molecular Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felix Braun Alfred W. Alberts Summer Research Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colleen LeongMUSIC Max Lanner Prize for Excellence in Instrumental Music

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *, Yan Gao, Sean Carter Marie Clough Gillis Award for Excellence in Vocal Music

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Hinson, Sarah Hupper David and Karen Smith Cowperthwaite Award for Excellence in Music

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Hinson, *, Beril MeseNEUROSCIENCE Arnold B. Scheibel Neuroscience Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordyn WattsORGANISMAL BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Richard G. and Reba Beidleman Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Eisaguirre Jason Wilkes Memorial Biology Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *, Salvador Bastien Enderson Award in Conservation Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* Mary Alice Hamilton Award in Organismal Biology and Ecology . . . . . Graham FrankPHILOSOPHY J. Glenn Gray Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erika Versalovic, Justine EpsteinPHYSICS David and Karen Smith Cowperthwaite Award for Excellence in Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Axel Bjerke Wilbur Wright Memorial Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Axel BjerkePOLITICAL SCIENCE Edith Bramhall Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elliot Mamet, Anne Egerstrom, Sarah Ross Fred Sondermann Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Kiawoin, Nicholas BlanchettePSYCHOLOGY William Arthur Blakely Memorial Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverly Reynolds Cornelia Manley Sabine Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Barnes, *RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES The Adrienne Seward and Victor Nelson-Cisneros Award in Race and Ethnic Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amairani Alamillo, Hannah Sayles SOCIOLOGY Abbott Prize in Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna Kay, Rachel Maremont, Louisa RichSOUTHWEST STUDIES Joel P. Benezet Prize in Southwest Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucy Gamble Joseph T. Gordon Prize in Southwest Studies . . . . . . . . . . . .Professor Sarah HautzingerSPANISH Award in Excellence in Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzannah Mikol Felisa Llorente Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Skyler Trieu, Jessica Worley The Linda Hare Goddard 1977 Memorial Award in Spanish

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Foster, *, Sierra Polston, Leah WesslerTHEATRE AND DANCE Broadway Theatre League Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* Pamela Riley Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* Award for Innovation in Performance Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Mahaffie

ALL-COLLEGE AWARDSABEL J. AND LUCY PHINNEY GREGG AWARD. . . . . . Krithika Vachali, Emily Powers-Beck,

Merisa Muharemovic, *ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA BOOK AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob SullivanBLUE KEY AWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re Evitt, Associate Dean of the CollegeTHE BILL HOCHMAN PRIZE ON WAR, VIOLENCE, AND HUMAN VALUES WITH EMPHASIS ON THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF WAR . . . . . . . . . Nicholas BlanchetteCUTLER PUBLICATIONS AWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*RUTH BARTON AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jack SweeneyE. K. GAYLORD AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte Allyn, Hannah SaylesHENRI “SKIP” MEIS 1963 OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADER AWARD. . Alejandro SalazarHENRI “SKIP” MEIS 1963 EMERGING STUDENT LEADER AWARD . . . Samantha Saccomanno MORTAR BOARD HONOREE OF THE YEAR AWARD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gretchen Wardell, Career Center CounselorTHE TASHJIAN-CRECELIUS FAMILY PRIZE FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE . . . . . Colleen LeongANN RICE MEMORIAL AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayss Al AlamiDREAMKEEPER AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alejandro SalazarMARY STEARNS BARKALOW AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rayna Ben-Zeev J. JUAN REID AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elliot MametVAN DIEST AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Worthington LAURA GOLDEN AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Ayers THE NELSON-CISNEROS AWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Professor Claire GarciaCROWN-GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Conant, Brooke Davis,

Vanessa Rivas-Bernardy, *, Kristopher Grant, Kirstin Vogel, Kierlanya Herman, Helen Wick, Mercedes Whitman, Benjamin Kimura

CC STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION AWARDSCCSGA INVOLVED STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elliot MametINVOLVED STUDENT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR AWARD

. . . Black Student Union, represented by Co-Chairs Raidel Moreno and Nebeu AbrahaBOB PIZZI OUTSTANDING ADVISOR OF THE YEAR MEMORIAL AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor John Riker LLOYD E. WORNER TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD . . . . . . . . . . Professor Idris Goodwin

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TRUSTEE (CURRENT) INSTITUTION DEGREE & MAJOR YEARACQUISTO, KALEN J. Colorado College B.A. anthropology, cum laude 2013ALLON, MARGARET SUE Colorado College B.A., economics, cum laude 1981 University of Denver M.Acc. 1982 Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College C.P.A., M.B.A. 1989BAER, NEAL AARON Colorado College B.A., political science, magna cum laude 1978 Harvard University M.A., education 1979 Harvard University M.A., sociology 1982 Harvard Medical School M.D. 1996BURGHART, SUSAN SMITH Colorado College B.A., business administration 1977CAMPBELL, WILLIAM JOHN Colorado College B.A., economics, cum laude 1967 University of Colorado-Boulder J.D. 1971CARROLL, HEATHER Colorado College B.A., sociology, magna cum laude 1989CHALIK III, JOHN P. Colorado College B.A., economics, cum laude 1967 San Francisco State University M.A., education 1970 University of California-Berkeley J.D. 1972CHENEY, LYNNE V. Colorado College B.A., English, summa cum laude 1963 University of Colorado M.A. 1964 University of Wisconsin Ph.D. 1970 Colorado College Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa 1987HARRIS, ALAN WEICHSEL Colorado College B.A., English 1977 University of Texas School of Law J.D. 1980MAMET, ELLIOT Colorado College B.A., political science 2015MANNING, JR., ROBERT L. Colorado College B.A., political science 1969MARTINEZ, MANUEL LEON Colorado College B.A., history 1974 University of California at Los Angeles J.D. 1978MOULTON, EBEN SEARS Colorado College B.A., philosophy 1968 Vanderbilt University M.A., philosophy 1973 Vanderbilt University Ph.D., philosophy 1975 Columbia University M.B.A. 1977POPE, KAREN Colorado College B.A., art history, magna cum laude 1970 Ohio State University M.A., history of art 1973 University of Texas at Austin Ph.D., history of art 1981PRESS, ADAM F. Colorado College B.A., political economy 1984 Columbia University M.B.A. 1986RAWLINGS, JANE LOUISE Colorado College B.A., english 1970ROSENDO, ANTONIO F. Colorado College B.A., creative writing 2002 University of Denver M.A., teaching 2005ROSS, ROBERT J. Washington and Lee University B.S., business administration 1996 University of Oklahoma J.D. 1999SCHLUTER, CHRISTINE MOON Colorado College B.A., English 1965 University of Pennsylvania M.A., English 1970 University of Pennsylvania Ph.D., American literature 1985SELIG, JR., ROBERT WILLIAM Colorado College B.A., economics 1961 Stanford University M.B.A. 1969SKILLING, DAVID VAN DIEST Colorado College B.A., zoology 1955 Pepperdine University M.B.A., international business 1977SLADE, MICHAEL BRUCE Colorado College B.A., economics 1979 Stanford University M.B.A. 1983ST JOHN, MARC Colorado College B.A., romance languages 1980 Columbia University M.A., international affairs 1985STENOVEC, P. ANDREW Colorado College B.A., economics 1985 Harvard University M.B.A. 1989SWAN, PHILIP A. Colorado College B.A., history, cum laude 1984THOMSON, BRIAN KERR Colorado College B.A., political economy, magna cum laude 1985 The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University M.A., international finance 1988 University of Virginia J.D. 1993TIEFENTHALER, JILL M. Saint Mary’s College B.A., economics, summa cum laude 1987 Duke University M.A., economics 1989 Duke University Ph.D., economics 1991TUTT, JR., R. THAYER Princeton University B.A., geology 1977 Duke University M.B.A. 1979WILBUR, COLBURN S. Stanford University B.A., political science 1956 Stanford University M.B.A. 1960WILLIAMSON, BRIAN E. Colorado College B.A., chemistry 1996 University of Colorado J.D. 2002WOLD, JOHN P. Colorado College B.A., geology 1975 Cornell University M.S., geology/geophysics 1978WOODROW, NANCY CORRIGAN Colorado College B.A., political science 1968

TRUSTEE (EMERITUS) INSTITUTION DEGREE & MAJOR YEARDUNCAN, SUSAN M. Colorado College B.A., sociology 1952EDBORG, CATHERINE MAYTAG Colorado College B.A., English 1985MCHUGH, SR., JEROME PINCKNEY Princeton University B.A., geology 1951SCHLOSSER, NANCY Colorado College Former student, six semesters 1949 Colorado College B.A., honoris causa 2001WARD, WILLIAM RICHARD Colorado College B.A., political science 1964 University of Colorado J.D. 1967

TRUSTEE (HONORARY) INSTITUTION DEGREE & MAJOR YEARSALAZAR, KENNETH LEE Colorado College B.A., political science 1977 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor J.D. 1981 Colorado College L.H.D., honoris causa 1993

TRUSTEE (LIFE) INSTITUTION DEGREE & MAJOR YEARCOOPER, DANIEL JACKSON Colorado College B.A., mathematics 1966 University of Oklahoma M.A., economics 1971HYBL, WILLIAM JOSEPH Colorado College B.A., political science 1964 University of Colorado-Boulder Law School J.D. 1967 Colorado College L.L.D., honoris causa 1998LAMPTON, DAVID M. Stanford University B.A., political science 1968 Stanford University M.A., political science 1971 Stanford University Ph.D., political science 1974 Russian Academy of Sciences Doctorate, honoris causa 1995NORBERG, DOUGLAS ELLIOTT Colorado College B.A., business administration 1962PRICE, JR., HAROLD CHARLES University of Oklahoma B.A. 1951WOOLSEY, SUZANNE HALEY Stanford University B.A., history/psychology 1963 Harvard University M.A., social relations/psychology 1965 Harvard University Ph.D., social relations/psychology 1970

COLORADO COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

When a few brave and visionary men determined in 1874 to found a college in the shadow of the

Rocky Mountains, Colorado was not yet a state; in fact, it was little more than an inhospitable frontier. Nonetheless, on February 4, 1874, the Board of Trustees adopted a charter establishing “The Colorado College,” and stating that the board’s purpose was “to locate and maintain at Colorado Springs under Christian auspices an Institution of Learning on the college or university plan.”

The college officially began with 12 students and two instructors meeting in a three-room frame building in the 200 block of North Tejon Street. Student assemblies and daily prayer meetings were held in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church next door.

But the institution’s stability was far from assured. In fact, the college’s first president, the Reverend James G. Dougherty, said, “The trustees looked around for someone who had wit enough to see the fading possibilities of a college and not wit enough to perceive the great hindrances to success.”

In fact, the hindrances turned out to be considerable. When there was not enough money for the president’s salary, Dougherty resigned, and within weeks, a large party of Ute Indians, en route from their mountain reservation to a buffalo hunt, were encamped on the four-block square that had been set aside for the campus.

The setback, however, was only temporary. In 1876, Edward Payson Tenney was offered the presidency of the “suspended” college, on the condition that he be responsible for raising the money to cover all operational and instructional expenses of the institution and not “place trustees of the college under any financial obligation.” In his book on the history of the college, former Dean of Men J. Juan Reid writes that when Tenney received the invitation from the college to be its president, he retired “deep into the Cape Anne woodlands near his Massachusetts home to pray for divine guidance and specifically, that Henry Cutler, a well-to-do deacon of his church, might become the divine instrument for putting new life into Colorado College.” Apparently, Tenney’s prayers were answered because Cutler consulted with officials of the American College and Education Society, and he and four other Congregationalists from the Boston area agreed to finance the operational expenses of the college for one term on a trial basis.

In September 1876, the college reopened with 30 students and then embarked on a campaign to raise funds for the construction of a permanent college building. General William Jackson Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs and a trustee of the college, spoke at the groundbreaking for the new building on July 4, 1877.

“In breaking this ground,” he said, “let us set apart and forever devote it and the structure which is to rest upon it to the purposes of education, in the most unsectarian way, to the discovery and inculcation of the truth.”

From that day forward, the college had a permanent home. The building was dedicated at the college’s first Commencement on May 31, 1882. On that day, two graduates received their degrees, Parker Halleck and Fredrick Tuckerman, and they were both required to give orations to the assembled gathering. After they had finished speaking about civil service reform and “A Popular View of Philosophy,” President Tenney delivered a Commencement address that lasted an hour and 15 minutes.

Halcyon days followed. On April 12, 1883, in the first intercollegiate football game played west of the Mississippi, the college team defeated the team from the University of Denver 12–0. Following the game, DU accused the college of using “ringers,” and the college admitted that they had played five of the best players of the Crowell Hose Company, one of the local volunteer fire departments.

In the years that followed, the college continued to expand, and buildings of peachblow sandstone grew up and formed the quadrangle. The same clear vision that went into creating the college was evident again when it became necessary to preserve the campus. William F. Slocum, the college’s third president, refused to allow a local streetcar company to run its cars through the campus and insisted that the new science building be erected at the end of Tejon Street, blocking the way. When the City Council sided with Slocum, the owner of the streetcar company diverted what is said to have been “a substantial sum of money,” once intended for the college, to other far less worthy purposes.

The more than 2,000 students currently enrolled at Colorado College are taught by 180 distinguished faculty members. The college’s commitment to liberal arts and sciences education has remained steadfast since its founding in 1874, enhanced by a distinctive curriculum organization called the Block Plan. The college’s 13th president, Jill M. Tiefenthaler, presides over today’s ceremonies.

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2015 FACULTY RETIREES

Richard AgeeProfessor of Music

Salvatore BizzarroProfessor of Spanish

Andrew DunhamProfessor of Political Science

Jeff LivesayProfessor and Department Chair of Sociology

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