May 15, 2020

The University of ArizonaCollege of Education Convocation

Order of the CeremonyOpening Remarks

Bruce Johnson, Dean Erin Turner, Professor, Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural StudiesLand Acknowledgement President Robbins CongratulationsKathy Hoffman, Arizona Superintendent of Public InstructionFrancesca López, Associate Dean

WelcomesGraduate – Lauren Pierce, Educational PsychologyUndergraduate and Postbaccalaureate – Tony Viola IV, Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies

Alumni Remarks Maura Mulligan, College of Education Alumni Council, President

Department Head RemarksCarl Liaupsin, Head, Disability and Psychoeducational StudiesGary Rhoades, Head, Educational Policy Studies and PracticePaul Schutz, Interim Head, Educational PsychologyMarcy Wood, Head, Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies

Closing RemarksDean Johnson

Award Recipients*College of Education Awards

Outstanding SeniorTony Viola IV

Outstanding Graduate StudentLauren Pierce

Award for Excellence for Student WorkersGrace Liatti

Faculty AwardsErasmus Circle FellowMary Carol Combs, Professor, Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural StudiesZ Nicolazzo, Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Practice

Outstanding Faculty Teaching and Mentoring AwardJennifer White, Assistant Professor of Practice, Disability and Psychoeducational Studies

Urquides Laureate AwardValerie Shirley, Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies

Department AwardsDisability and Psychoeducational StudiesOutstanding Senior, Deaf StudiesAnna Grace Martin

Outstanding Student Teacher, Mild to Moderate DisabilitiesMaya Fukutomi

Outstanding Senior, Rehabilitation Studies and ServicesKameryn Clark

Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural StudiesOutstanding Student Teacher, Early Childhood EducationMadeline Schepper

Outstanding Student Teacher, Elementary EducationSiena Garcia

Outstanding Student Teacher, Elementary EducationMichael Tulchinsky

Outstanding Student Teacher, Teach ArizonaChelsea Andrews

Outstanding Student Teacher, Teach ArizonaKyle Avvakumovits

Outstanding Senior, Literacy, Learning and LeadershipJoseph Sturm

*Awards were presented during a virtual reception on May 13, 2020.

Honored GuestsRobert Robbins

PresidentUniversity of Arizona

Kathy HoffmanSuperintendent of Public Instruction Arizona Department of Education

FacultyDisability and Psychoeducational Studies

Shirin AntiaSheri BaumanLeslie DeckerAmanda TashjianLia FalcoTodd FletcherJason GervaseTerre GlahnTaucia GonzalezLoren GratzMichael HartleyRebecca HartzellSunggye HongPhilip JohnsonMarcela KepicJennifer KirkpatrickSue KroegerCarl Liaupsin, HeadAlex LynchStephanie MacFarlandMaria Nahmias

Holly NelsonMichelle PerfectVanessa PerryMichael PetersChristina RiveraPenny RosenblumChristina SchochJared SchultzCamelia ShaheedLinda Shaw Toni SparksMarsha SpencerMichael SulkowskiSamuel SupallaMarie TavorminaAdai A TeferaSue TillisJohn UmbreitDesiree VegaCindy VolkJennifer WhiteJina Yoon

Educational Policy Studies and Practice

Educational LeadershipKris BosworthLynnette BrundermanH. Meg CotaKevin HenryDeMarcus JenkinsJill KoyamaFrancesca López, Associate DeanJohn L. Taylor

Higher EducationNolan CabreraRegina Deil-AmenMary IrwinAmanda KrausJenny LeeJameson LopezZ NicolazzoGary D. Rhoades, HeadKarina Salazar

Educational PsychologyHeidi Legg BurrossAdriana D. CimettaMonica K. ErbacherThomas L. Good, Professor EmeritusRonald W. MarxMary McCaslinElizabeth J. PopePaul Schutz, Interim HeadEric D. SmithJonathan G. Tullis

Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies

Curtis AcostaAlberto ArenasStephen ArnoldCarol BrochinSanlyn BuxnerJulio CammarotaKatherine CarterJill CastekRenee Clift

Mary Carol CombsCindy CruzLeah DuranJeremy Garcia Perry GilmoreRaul Cipriano GonzalezKristin GunckelBrandon HarrisElizabeth JaegerMark JenksBruce Johnson, DeanSung eun JungDonna JurichSuzanne KaplanNicole KerstingDorea KlekerHenrietta KralovecSonja LanehartJavier LopezSheilah NicholasRichard OrozcoMatthew OstermeyerAda ParraIliana Reyes

Barry RothEliane Rubinstein-AvilaLaurie SederMargaret R. ShaferValerie ShirleyKathy G. ShortBlaine SmithWilliam SmithCrystal SolteroPatricia StowersJessica SummersErin TurnerMaura Varley GutierrezMarcy Wood, HeadLeisy WymanDavid Yaden JrTrina Zimmerman

GraduatesDisability and Psychoeducational Studies

Doctor of Philosophy:Counselor Education and Supervision

Camelia Shaheed

Doctor of Philosophy:School Psychology

Ashley PotterGrai BluezLily Mackenzie Hammer Charlotte IurinoMichele Stathatos

Educational Specialist:School Psychology

Brittany De GrootAlissa BarseAlison BatesNatali BlazevicLorena CabreraNorma Chavez

Samantha GiordanoRon GornySara HassDylan Holstein-RadinTrisha JacobsSharon LynchEmily MetzgerMelissa MillanJimena MoralesAlba Rodriguez Emilia RolandEmily RussellTexana SonnefeldJasmin SotoBrittany SwartzErin VaughnBrook WarrenMarcia Yanes

Doctor of Philosophy:Special Education

Garrison Tsinajinie

Master of Arts:Special Education

Sarah ArevaloMaria BirckJillian BessetteBailey BloomfieldOliver BowenHunter BrownElizabeth CampbellShara CanezEmily DaltonDempsey DandosEmilee FechtDaniela FeldhausenKelly GivanRebecca GriffithNicole GrocockAnthony HedgepethSamuel KleinAvinash KumarMarc LombardoAshley Lovelace Mackenzie MantioneDomenica Murgueytio

Antonietta NavarroMichael PhoenixChauna Poor-KanterApril ReidyVictoria RyanAbbie ShoopTatum WaggonerSpencer West Kendall WhitmeyerSin YeungShiqi Yu

Master of Arts:Counseling - Rehabilitation and Mental Health

Megan AchterhofMonica AmayaAnna AntonovaAlexis BarrTaylor BrattDaniel EnriquezCatherine FennieAndrea HaleJill Hanna

Razeeyeh IsfahanizadehIzza JaureguiChester MackabenGalaxia MayagoitiaThomas NothMende NuzzoJulia PeddyAmaris PerezYinka Reed-NolanDaniel StaabAndrew StockerCasey StoneClarissa TorresSydney WoodsStephanie WrightJonathan ZaletelAlexis Zozaya

Master of Arts:Counseling - School Counseling

Laiken DollenteAlexis DotsonChad EricksonEliza Fabian

April HamiltonClaire HigginsJasmine MatthewsTara McCallLizette MongeCecilia PompaMadison SlagleTatiana ThompsonAshley Weber

Bachelor of Science in Special Education: Deaf Studies

Sandra AlmazanMichaela GauthierAlexandra GeyerAllison KiddYasmine KotAnna Martin Zachary Palman

Bachelor of Science in Special Education: Mild to Moderate Disabilities

Kelsie AmicoAna BarronLillian EasterMaya Fukutomi p Kathryn GroendykeDaniel HolladayLauren HovlandMakenna JohnsonJacqueline JuddDominique LewisMakenna MartinOlivia MorrisDominic SavanaDaniel SchrimpfKari TarterAlissa WaiteAnnika WarnerScott WegerTaylor Williams

Bachelor of Science in Special Education: Rehabilitation Studies and Services

Katherine AganStephanie AshkuriKenisha BegayMacy BellamakKariela Cabrera PortugalSarah CarruthKameryn Clark Kyli DavisDevion EnglishTracy McAfeeDanielle ODonoghueJulia PfeiferSophie ShaichCameron TeagueMakayla TurpinDevin UphoffIsabel UribePamela White

Service Learning Certificate:Project FOCUS

Claire AdamsKelly BarkerSavantay DanielsJesus GaravitoJoaquin LedesmaEthan LightnerMiguel LunaJenica MarcusArmando RodriguezBenjamin Taiz

Educational Policy Studies and PracticeEducational Leadership

Doctor of Philosophy:Tamela Thomas

Educational LeadershipMaster of Education:

Amari CarterCaroline Champagne

Dana IslasChase JeterLinda KezmanSarah LangCasondra MartinezPeter MashAlexis MercadoAndrés RamirezAnthony RichardsFauve RomeroGina SantosT’Aire StarksJace WhittakerPhorrest Jacob Willis

Higher EducationDoctor of Philosophy:

Andrew BlatterChris Corces-ZimmermanNoel HenneseyRichard NichollsLucas SchalewskiEliza Yellowbird

Master of ArtsSimone CharlesJulia Eischeid-BraccusRaven MonizRoman MunozAlexis OrozcoEmilio OrtizLeslie O’TooleCristal RoblesBailee RollinsDevyn RoyalFelisia TagabanRyley TeglerAlexander Westby

Educational PsychologyDoctor of Philosophy

Lauren Pierce Jacqueline Scherr

Master of ArtsLeslie BoschAustin RingquistVictoria Rodriguez

Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural StudiesLanguage, Reading, and Culture

Doctor of Philosophy:Yi-Ping FuKathleen HertensteinHee Young KimEnhye LeeDavid NiecikowskiStacy Saathoff

Master of Arts:Yousra AbourehabFrancesca ImigNidia OrdunoOlivia MothersheadJie Song

Teaching and Teacher EducationDoctor of Philosophy:

Michelle AlbertsonAmy BennettAubrey NeihausSteven Olguin

Master of Arts:Ahmed AlhamdanJonathan BrownCharles Campbell IIAriane Mohr-FelsenSabrina SmithLaine Vasquez

Master of Education:Archie AbadGabriella AlbertsonChelsea Andrews Tara ArchuletaKyle Avvakumovits Haden BackhermsAalisa BlackwoodLysset ButlerAni EhramjianNoemy Ezparza-IsaacsonKia FanielDerek FarmerAndrew FellowsAngela FranciscoDerek Funckes

David GleesonTaylor GriffithSarah Harris Lily HaslerLeslie HickenIan HillanNathaniel HockinsCindy HuBrian LancasterKerri MarquardtDanielle NeumannMarisa ObregonKellie OseskyElizabeth PenningtonBreanna PostonBrigitte ReedRyan RevokeNatalie SaxonEric SendelbaughJeffrey ThomasAlaniz ValenzuelaSokha Wise

Secondary EducationMaster of Education:

Heather CharlesSharon ChristieSammy DominguezMohamed ElhagaAmy GarrettXiaohan HuJordan JuddJuhui KimHeather LentzErin MartinJasmin MiramontesDaniela MonrealChrecentia NduwimanaHeddy NunezTammye Paz

Bachelor of Arts:Early Childhood Education

Abigail AmeisAlexa BerlangaTheresa BrennanLandri Eackelbary

Jessica HortonHannah JonesLydia KiriakidisRachel LogsdonKeiry LopezClara Lopez CamachoAnastasia LuceroKayla Jensen MooreMargaret NemethElise NewmanGrendi NoriegaJessica OlanderPaige OlsonYvette PadillaAlexandria RocheMadeline Schepper Ambrie ScribnerOlivia SirianniPayton TymeckVanessa Virgen

Bachelor of Applied Science:Early Childhood Education

Batula Abdulkadir

Kimberly BeebeJessica BowmanMaria Escarcega Kimberly LocknerEmily PleseChloe ReynoldsCarol Temple IICayla StricklandSonja Vasquez

Bachelor of Arts:Elementary Education

Ellie BargetGraciela BarrazaCarolina BarredaWanda BeckerAmanda BodenHaley BrooksMeredith BurgessAlina Calderon-BarbozaMayra CalvilloAbigail CardenasAlondra CeballosRachel Davis

Anissa DeLoeraJaymi DePacoAlexandra Escamilla Allison Fellenzer Valerie ForteEmily GallagherCindy GallegoStacey GalyeanAbbie GamesterSiena Garcia ▼Erin GarrettLauren HansonAllison HartshorneEmily KalbererStephanie KenyonCameron KessnerJennifer KurtenbachJasmyne LagunaMolly LatchfordSarah LenchnerBrittni LopuszynskiBradley LoStraccoAraceli LozanoLorenzo Marquez

Haley MataAdrianna MauleJenna Mayo Morgan McLoudGabriela Mejia LopezScott MinsonClaudia MolinaDaniela MolinaGuadalupe Ortiz CotaLesvia ParessBryn PopovichHope RamsayVeronica RiosSarah RoseOlivia RueSavanah RuizAbigail RunyonDominique RussellMiranda SalazarCaitlin ScottLiliana SerranoCamryn SmithAlexa StillerGrace Suciu

Michael Tulchinsky ▼Emilee VegaKylie Wagner Lauren WaltersTaylor YazzieFeyza YilmazAnia Zamora

Bachelor of Science:Elementary Education

Aylinn AmayaViridiana DominguezJanell ChristNicole FigueroaJessica HallDanielle HurtadoHoc HuynhJasmine LeonAlesha MartMichelle MartinMartha MoralesAllison OldhamLaKasha PeckRyan Percy

Vivian PerezMitch Taylor Heather WallaceRebecca Wallace

Bachelor of Science:Literacy, Learning, and Leadership

Gabriella AbrigoTucker AlexanderQinghua BaiAlyssa BaleHannah BaxlaSean BentonJiani BianVyron BrownEthan BurchAngela ChangMakenna ClarkFinton ConnollyHannah CoxJessica CuenSean DannenbaumAlexsandra DavoodGiselle Delcid

Alyssa DenhamElizabeth DeschapellesAllison DoranEduardo FimbresBrian Flynn Alicia GalpinAmy GarciaYvette GarciaJennifer GeerXinyu GuChaoqun GuoKelsey GwozdzKenan HedstromDemeris HerreraAidan HubertDetroit JamesTais JimenezAlexa JohnsonDava JondallLaura JuarezSeleana KleparekBrittany LamersRachel LindzonKatelyn Liosatos

Jiefu LiuCameron Lopez Meghan LucatuortoMegan Mace Shannon MacneilEmily MariottiSydney MerkinMonica MorenoJoseph MorrisseyAndrew OlveraZachary O'NeillNathaniel PeckLucero RamirezMicah RiderGabrielle RivasAmanda RobertsonMarissa RomeroDonald Sanchez KitchColin SchoolerSabrina ScopelliteJoseph Sturm Jose TamayoJoseph TaylorMelissa Upton

Daffne ValdiviaLukas Vanlandingham Tony Viola IV Shaojun WangRebekka Weismantle Savanah Whitney Yian WuLexi Zimmerman

LEGEND Outstanding Senior, Deaf Studiesp Outstanding Senior, Mild to Moderate Disabilities Outstanding Senior, Rehabilitation Outstanding Graduate Student, College of Education Outstanding Student Teacher, Teach Arizona Outstanding Student Teacher, Early Childhood Education▼ Outstanding Student Teacher, Elementary Education Outstanding Senior, Literacy, Learning, and Leadership Outstanding Senior, College of Education

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