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Welcome to the Department of

Psychology Undergraduate

Commencement Reception!

May 9, 2020

Academic Honor Cords are given to students graduating with various

levels of distinction. These students are in the top 12 percent of their

primary major’s college's graduating class. Students who have earned

Highest Distinction will receive a blue and white cord; those who have

attained High Distinction will receive a blue cord; and those who have

earned Distinction will receive a white cord.

Highest Distinction = cumulative GPA 3.97 or higher

High Distinction = cumulative GPA 3.89–3.96

Distinction = cumulative GPA 3.79–3.88

Spring 2020

Department of Psychology

Special Recognitions

Faculty Marshal Dr. Kenneth Levy

Student Marshal Lena Becker

The Paterno Fellows Program (PFP) is an innovative program offered

jointly by the College of the Liberal Arts and the Schreyer Honors

College (SHC) that encourages students to challenge themselves

academically. The Paterno Fellows experience offers "an education

for leadership" in the best tradition of the liberal arts. It molds well-

rounded students who are ready for the world and prepares them

for citizenship, for lifetime learning, and for the satisfaction derived

from an exemplary education.

GRADUATING PATERNO FELLOWS

Sarah Anthony Maria Badanova

Motunrayo Bamgbose-Martins Lena Becker Kayla Bert

Anthony Colucci Carly Danielson

Anna Herwig Helia Hosseinpour

Abigail Luke Alexander Moon

Kyle Rush Kelsey Ryan

Dana Solomon

Sarah Anthony

Maria Badanova

Montunrayo Bamgbose-Martins

Lena Becker

Kayla Bert

Anthony Colucci

Carly Danielson

Benjamin Hauch

Anna Herwig

Aaron Hochberg

Helia Hosseinpour

Shadane Johnson

Abigail Luke

Alexander Moon

Kyle Rush

Kelsey Ryan

Andrea Schwartz

Marlisa Shaw

Dana Solomon

Graduating Schreyer Honors Scholars

in Psychology

HIGHEST DISTINCTION

HIGH DISTINCTION

DISTINCTION

Maria Badanova Aaron R Hochberg

Natasha M. LeDonne Dana M. Solomon

Moturayo Bamgbose-Martins Lena G. Becker Nicole A. Beers Michael BrewerHee Soo Chu Anthony J. ColucciNatalie Crow Alyson B. Ellison

Anna J. Herwig Manzhao LongAbigail M. Luke Andrea L. SchwartzMin Sung Seo Jieru Wang Luyi Yao

Sara R. Anthony

Tianqi Bao Kayla L. Bert

Marley G. BillmanJordan M. Blair

Isabel N. Bueno-PresnailJiawen Chen

Carly A. Danielson Jacob C. Foehrkolb

Jacquelyn M. Glintz Helia Hosseinpour

Luyang Jiang

Shadane A. Johnson Alexandra A. Lee

Yue Ma Michael D. Prasalowicz

Kyle C. Rush Juliana C. Ruta

Kelsey Ryan Aubrey I. Spak

Ashley R. WentzHannah G. Yost

University Park

HIGHEST DISTINCTION

HIGH DISTINCTION

DISTINCTION

Amber R. ThomasFaith L. Tuttle

Geraldine K. Brown Iman A. ChehouriMatthew Shaw

Mauricio A. VegaSharon Price Kara Shaffer

Katherine M. DardisAmy Lee GianniniMegan R. Peterson

Elizabeth B. Schultz Taylor Walsh Natasha Wit

World Campus Award Recipients (graduating seniors)

Charles N. Cofer Memorial Award in Psychology Lena Becker

Harold L. Hinman Memorial Scholarship Abigail Luke Kari Hoy

Mona Shibley Bird Memorial Scholarship Harini Babu Marley BillmanCatherine Carpenter (honorable mention)

Costello Family Scholarship in Psychology Min Sung Seo Tim Benally Maria Badanova Sydney Murphy (honorable mention)

Wisniewski Family Enhancement Fund in the Department of Psychology Lena Becker

Psi Chi Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology.

Psi Chi Officers

President: Katie Leite Vice President: Marley Billman Secretary: Mital Joshi Treasurer: Fanwen Zhang Social Chair: Matthew Geisler Historian: Jessica Farafalo Service Chair: Heather Olson THON Chair: Taniya Abraham Public Relations Chair: Emily Palmieri

Psi Chi Spring 2020 Graduates

Yingran AliMarley BillmanJasmine Blades Carly BlumenthalKaitlyn BowersKate Bray Isabel Bueno-Presnail

Kelly ContinoJahnobi Das Casey Dierdorff Emily Hackett Helia Hosseinpour Mital Joshi Katie Leite

Yue Ma Emily Palmieri Matt Rocci Jieying Tan Angelea TravaglineYi-Wen Lu Fanwen Zhang