115TH COMMENCEMENTUNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY

MAY 15, 2020

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JOAN MELBER WARBURG ’45, ’97HD LEADERSHIP AWARD

“I feel strongly that everyone who wants an education should have an opportunity to get one.” — Joan Melber Warburg ’45, ’97HD

Joan Melber Warburg lived her life in service to others. Her commitment to helping students pursue a Simmons education is abundantly apparent in the unique and exemplary role she played in the history of the University. Warburg passed away in 2017 at the age of 93.

A native of Bronxville, New York, Warburg began her Simmons education around the time Pearl Harbor was attacked, and she graduated before World War II ended. Simmons appealed to her “because it promised a real education with skills.” While pursuing her studies, she also excelled at sports (tennis, softball, basketball). She

also joined student government, ultimately serving as president in her senior year. Her classmates voted her “friendliest and most popular senior.”

After graduating, Warburg first worked for a radio news commentator in New York City. An advertising job followed, and then an opportunity to work for a friend’s father, James Warburg. A successful banker, Warburg was writing about international affairs (during his career he authored 33 books and served as an advisor to Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy). Joan Melber and James Warburg married in 1948. Family life in Greenwich, Connecticut with her husband and four children opened a new chapter in Warburg’s career, during which she began devoting herself to volunteer work and philanthropy. As she once said, “If we have the means to (give back), we have an obligation to do it.”

Warburg retained a special interest in issues affecting children and families, while also contributing leadership and philanthropic support to local, state, and national organizations in other fields. She served on more than 40 boards of charitable organizations during her life. She helped start the New York Women’s Foundation and a similar group in Fairfield County, Connecticut. She was also the first woman to serve on the board of the Putnam Trust Company. Along the way, Warburg garnered numerous honors and awards, including an Honorary Doctorate from her alma mater, Simmons, in 1997.

Her legendary volunteer service to Simmons included being the first alumna (and woman) to chair the board of trustees. With her husband, she established the Bydale Scholarship Fund for Social Science Majors in 1965; and her friends and family created the Joan M. Warburg Endowed Scholarship in her honor in 1997. Her gifts to Simmons also established the James P. and Joan M. Warburg Chair in International Relations.

Simmons President Helen Drinan called Warburg one of the most generous donors in the history of Simmons University and said, “Simmons simply would not be the institution it is today without her vision, dedication, generosity, and sheer hard work.”

Joan Warburg’s legacy of energetic and enthusiastic service to the causes she believed in—child and family welfare, world peace, women’s rights, the arts, and Simmons University —will be forever secure and revered on our campus.

Warburg’s advice to recipients of her scholarships and to other Simmons students continues to inspire us all: “Study hard,” she said, “and in the long run, follow your interests; and remember to help your fellow human beings in whatever way possible.”

JOAN MELBER WARBURG ’45, ’97HD LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERSAlexus (Lex) Danielle Cruz, Class of 2020 Tema Nahvalla Fodje, Class of 2019 Margaret Rose Belfi, Class of 2018 Taylor René Lewis, Class of 2017 Morgan Ward, Class of 2016

Zara Murrium Ali, Class of 2015Sandy Lor, Class of 2014Shannon Mary Curran, Class of 2013Samantha Rose Schenk, Class of 2012Rosendry Gonzalez, Class of 2011

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ORDER OF EXERCISESWELCOMERegina M. Pisa, Chair, Simmons University Board of Trustees

INTRODUCTIONHelen G. Drinan ’75MS(LIS), ’78MBA, President

INVOCATIONReverend Howard McLendon

“FORWARD, EVER FORWARD” Performance by the Simmons University Chamber Choir, Danica A. Buckley, Music DirectorLyrics on page 2

JOAN MELBER WARBURG ’45, ’97HD LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERAlexus (Lex) Danielle Cruz, Class of 2020

ALUMNAE HONOR AWARDSunnie Jo Hodge, Class of 2020

FACULTY SPEAKERRandi Lite, Professor of Practice, Biology, Director of Exercise Science, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

CONGRATULATIONS The Honorable Ayanna Pressley, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts’s 7th District

COMMENCEMENT MARSHALNiloufer Sohrabji, Chief Marshal, Professor, Economics, The College of Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice

CONFERRING OF THE DEGREESThe Candidates for the Baccalaureate DegreesPresented by Katie Conboy, Provost and Senior Vice PresidentRead by Catherine Paden, Associate Provost and Dean of the Undergraduate Program

Academic DeansStephanie Berzin, Dean, The College of Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice Marie desJardins, Dean, The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information SciencesBrian Norman, Dean, The Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and HumanitiesLepaine Sharp-McHenry, Dean, The College of Natural, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS OF 2020 FLAG TO THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATIONPresenting the Flag: Maralee Mitchell, Class Council PresidentReceiving the Flag: Lynne Devnew ’67, Alumnae Association Co-President

This is a commencement program and not a legal document of the University and does not represent a complete and accurate list of 2020 graduates of Simmons University. It is a list of degree candidates invited to participate in the May 15, 2020 commencement ceremonies. Invitation to or participation in the ceremony does not indicate that any candidate has graduated or will graduate from Simmons. Degrees will be conferred on eligible candidates on June 1. Diplomas and a commencement bulletin with a complete listing of 2020 graduates, including honors and awards, will be sent to graduates after June 1, 2020.

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MUSICAL INTERLUDE

“FORWARD, EVER FORWARD”

(Beatrice L. Gilman and Ruth Scully, Class of 1920)

Forward, ever forward, gaily swing along.Ev’ry heart quick pulsing with a love for Simmons strong.Tread your troubles underfoot and leave them all behind,

with ideals of service glad ever in your mind.

Forward, ever forward, backward never turn.Life and love and hope before us, brighter fame to earn.

Cast your doubts and fears far from you, full of courage high.Keeping Simmons in your hearts as you’re marching by.

The Simmons University Chamber Choir has been Hitting A High Note since 1902! They value the traditions of their Simmons singing sisters before them: “We all sing because we must, and especially

when we gather together. In this way we express our feeling and pass on our love to the newer members of the group. It is fortunate for Simmons that she has students and alumnae who prize her

songs and have the will to preserve them. To them we are deeply indebted. We shall often express our gratitude by singing because we must.”

— Bancroft Beatley, The Simmons Songbook, 1935

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CANDIDATES FOR THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREESBachelor of ArtsHaya AlDabbous

Hanna Ali

Huda Talal Al-Shair

Jessica MacFarland Andrew

Elizabeth Michelle Arvanitis

Adriana Maharani Ballas

Lillian Faith Baptist

Myriad Amber Beckwith

Emma Nour Belabbes

Evelyn Rose Bernard

Regan Leola Billings Pearce

Kiley Elizabeth Blodgett

Sarah Elizabeth Boundy

Bryanna Denise Brown

Gillian Mae Buckley

Mary Isabelle Buonanno

Nicole Paiva Cabral

Kaitlyn Rose Campbell

Sabrina R. Caramando

Kirra Rochelle Courchesne

Erin Michaela Crudder

Vivian Le Dang

Margaret Rosemary Davies

Lauren Nicole Del Vacchio

Abigail M. Donnelly

Carolyn Littlejohn Dooley

Caroline Elizabeth Dupuy

Yasmine Rabeh Ebeed

Mackenzie Elizabeth Farkus

Grace Abigail Fernandes

Chloe Isabella Feuerstein

Marina Ann Finelli

Sharon Elizabeth Fischer

Cheyenna Forsee

Danielle Lindsay Francis

Juliana Gamba

Bridget Anne Garach

Emma Eloisa Garcia-Miller

Elizabeth Owen Giannechini

Kyr Grace Gibson

Sarah Allison Goldstein

Madeline Marie Gosselin

Emma Rose Gottschalk

Caroline Jane Granitur

Devin Elizabeth Guild

Olivia Marion Hamilton

Julia Rose Hansen

Olivia Penelope Hart

Sydney Shaye Haynes

Kyetes Marika Heller

Lauren Louise Holmes

Frances Gabrielle Humphrey

Allison Mackenzie Isaksen

Lauren Meredith Kaye

Manal Amine Khalil

Felicity Joan King

Kalsie Lursenda King

Olivia Marie Klein

Skylar Watson Krug

Karla Anne Lamoureux

Grace Lau

Stephanie Paquette LeBlanc

Autumn Jacqueline Ledgister-Cummins

Hope Michaela Lehnick

Kelly Y. Liang

Emma Xue-Jia Lowenstein

Morgan Frances Lowrey

Julia M. Lyberger

Julia Ann Lydon

Lavender Anne Martin

Sierra Rachel McCaffrey

Kenna Lyn McCarthy

Haley Brigid McCurdy

Maralee Hunter Lohman Mitchell

Emerson Lily Mouradian

Sakina Sumiyah Musa

Jade Marie Nortey

Gina Orjuela

Gwendolyn Liga Ozols-Remmetter

Janet Padilla

Tracey Perodin

Krystianna Dolores Pietrzak

Olivia June Postma-Kiley

Jessica Elianet Pupo

Shereece Samantha Rankine

Julia Marie Rapela

Amanda Paige Rodriguez

Haley Elizabeth Rosenthal

Lauren Elaine Russo

Miki Sagara

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Sinny Madeline Sam

Emma West Saulnier

Julianne Jade Schochet

Hannah Kathryn Scott

Kathleen Theresa Sheehan

Jenny Shi

Raissa Domingues Costa Silva

Audrey Simmons

Caroline Madonna Smith

Kennedy Camille Smith

Nicole Claire Oakes Snyder

Alexandra Nancy-Bea Soqui

Julia Patricia Stevens

Kathleen Marie Tajmajer

Jennifer Tappero

Lillian Thorne

Hannah Marie Timmermann

Gail Tynkov

Hanna D. van Belle

Thuy Tien Thi Vo

Morgan Elizabeth Walker

Lennox Wallace

Amanda Marie Walsh

Martha Jane Whitmore

Lauren Elizabeth Wigren

Meagan Ellen Wilber

Priscilla Grace Wiltshire-Bland

Kaylin Ann Wu

Anna Yuanming Zhang

Vivian Che Zou

Bachelor of ScienceGrace Marie Adamson

Mariam Moshari Al-Angari

Anwar Alananzeh

Lisabel Sarmiento Asuncion

Gwyneth Thomes Bailey

Makena Dianne Bambrick

Shawna Marlene Banducci

Sabrina Gabrielle Belozerova

Alexandra Yan-Jing Berg-Pappert

Sloan Eve Bergstresser

Paprika Mary Berry

Mary Margaret Blackwell

Andrea Varela Borges

Bianca Mina Boschetti

Caroline Marie Brassil

Caitlyn Rose Bundy

Vanessa Lillian Burns

Celine Monique Burrows

Sarah Lynn Butler

Clara Elizabeth Carleton

Sienna Catherine Caron

Hellen Wei Chen

Kaya Moon Chou-Kudu

Theo Jasper Ciccarelli

Caroline M. Codair

Mary Lee Coletti

Mary Catherine Finley Collins

Rita Naomi Cook

Bonney Leigh Couper-Kiablick

Etta Laurel Covert

Aaliyah P. Crawford

Alexus Danielle Cruz

Natalie Cuccia

Jamie Lee Daley

Kayla Lucia DaSilva

Madison Amber Dean

Lauren Megan Della Croce

Abigail Rebecca Desrochers

Hannah Nicole Dike

Amy Elisabeth Doucette

Esrah Wenting Du

Bethanie Leigh Dudley

Jamie Sarah Ehrhardt

Maija Simone Erickson

Nervana Faheem

Cheyenne Jeannette Fauvel-Decrombecque

Emma Cranos Formosi

Adrienne Gatchalian Garcia

Aurora Denise Goodland

Gabriella Grezzi

Jenna Marie Guglielmo

Isho Dalmar Haji

Fiona Lucas Harms

Amran Dahir Hassan

Molly Jean Elizabeth Henebury

Eriko Hishiya

Sunnie Jo Hodge

Katerina Howie

Laura Musonera Isaro

Sarah Islam

Ally Judith Jarvis

Heidi Johnson

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Marissa Jenna Johnson

Emily Lucia Josephson

Katelyn Mary Kalliel

Amanda Nicole Kasper

Hannah Devon Kerr

Laura Caroline Kitchen

Kate Elizabeth Krawczuk

Caroline Frances Landry

Sophia Janet Lange

Ellen Stark Langford

Carly Elizabeth Laverty

Catherine Thi Le

Kimberly Le

Sarah Catherine Lemire

Emily Anne Leonardo

Bethany Lynn Levenson

Kelsey Landstrom Ludes

Michele Ann MacKinnon

Ashley Taylor Madeiros

Ivanna Andrea Mancin Bracho

Amina Mansouri

Amanda Lauren Matos

Nicole Renee McFarland

Hannah Elizabeth McGregor

Yuthnita Men

Dominique Milord Mendes

Angela Lynn Meunier

Talisi Elizabeth Meyer

Kalen Aubrey Michals

Kristen Nicole Mihalich

Ella Shannon Mikeal

Kaelin Leigh Montanez

Mayra Lissette Morales

Bethany Lin Mutchler

Elizabeth Rose Newton

Nguyen Thao Nguyen

Amber May Nobbs

Briana Lynn O’Keefe

Joanna Pantazopoulos

Hannah Kathryn Parlman

Brianna Alyssa Patterson

Genevieve Elizabeth Peck

Lillian Grace Pennington

Kearsten M. Pichette

Kalamakaleimahoehoe Meagan Porter

Riana Yelitza Pozsgai

Evelina Maria Ragutshteyn

Delphine Emie Ravix

Lillian Clancy Redwine

Isis Danielle Rivera

Samantha Elizabeth Rivera

Sabrina Rose Robert

Emily Flaherty Robinson

Zuleica Jamira Rodrigues Monteiro

Dariela Lizbeth Romero

Kaitlyn Sierra Roseberry

Elizabeth Grace-Xi Saunders

Erin Mary Schaefer

Aine Claire Scholand

Elizabeth Margaret Scott

Kaitlyn E. Smith

Rhianna P. Stevens

Cara Lynn Stockman

Dylan Lynch Stoesser

Laura Marie Sweeney

Lena Syed

Mehbooba Tamanna

Paige Sarah Tarasiak

Gabriela Nicole Taslitsky Androssenko

Marisa Tassi

Erika Barbosa S. Tavares

Jordan Iyliyya Taylor

Liliana Idali Torres

Olivia Martha Trull

Elizabeth Ann Vossen

Camden Rose Waterhouse

Morgan Bennett Weeg

Grace Ellery Wilson

Isabelle Rose Wlodkowski

Amy Elizabeth Worth

Victoria Georgieva Yordanova

Farhiyo A. Yusuf

Iris Zhao

Bachelor of Science in Business AdministrationMaegan Michelle Bernier

Abigail Leigh Bowman

Sarah Elizabeth Cahaly

Natasha Leanette Caquias

Kiana Catalina Chaves

Kari Chen

Mai N. Driesen

Precious Figueroa-Szostek

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Sophia Rose Flynn

Gabrielle Merideth Freeman

Margarita Elizabeth Gonzalez

Tenzin Choezin Kamson

Talvinder Kaur

Karin Monica Laager

Caroline Wells Latta

Anastasia D. Maher

Sabika Mirza

Anastasia Mulloy

Ana Carolina Dias Oliveira

Nella Rose Potenza

Katherine Eleanor Reidl

Yuqing Ruan

Tiffany Andrea Tang

Devon Shea Tice

Stacy Dianne Vele

Autumn Serene Warnock

Quinlan Mariah Wood

Casey Lynne Wright

Bachelor of Science in NursingElizabeth Melitta Adams

Mavis Addobea

Aloonee Adhikari

Chloe Elizabeth Aiken

Asma Aitnouri

Annabelle Lenora Ashley

Hannah Patricia Babb

Aminata Rouguy Bah

Mary-Elizabeth Baker

Marissa Nicole Bearse

Abigail Rose Bell

Olivia Kay Bellemore

Michaela Renee Bouchard

Grace Elizabeth Boudreau

Lorna Joy Brennan

Jessica Elisabeth Brooks

Nicolla Widodari Bulato

Amanda Margaret Burgdorf

Gillian Ruth Burke

Anne Denise Burnett

Emma Rose Cadman

Kimberly A. Campbell

Kellie Rose Cann

Isabella Grace Caruso

Michelle Theresa Carvalho

Olivia Marie Casella

Cassidy Cataldo

Carla Centeio

Claire M. Chen

Tong Chen

Samantha Nicole Chin

Zahraa Chouman

Hilary Chuh

Kirsten Grace Clark

Emma Jones Clay

Christina Elizabeth Colliton

Sarah Lynn Corbett

Ella Rose Cornu

Alison Shields Costello

Orla Kelly Coughlan

Maura Alice Coughlin

Hannah Michelle Kazin Cowett

Dayna Veronica Crowley

Victoria Rose Cunningham

Hannah Elizabeth Dagg

Mackenzie Brianna Darcy

Jordan Jean Davey

Angela Y. Day

Brooke Faber de Moraes

Talitha Brenda DeFaria

Mary Elizabeth Dever

Aishatou Corrigan Diallo

Emily Annette Dicker

Tanya M. DiGiantommaso

Lisa DiVirgilio

Minh N. Do

Tressa Hope Ellis

Janet Fama

Margaret Clancy Farrand

Allyson Jamie Fecteau

Katie Tessa Ferland

Margaret Fernald

Natalie Kathleen Finn

Sarah Elizabeth Fleischhauer

Amelia Grace Franklin

Emily Sara Freedman

Kaitlin L. Gagne

Alexandra Gallinelli

Natasha Tudor Garland

Anna Danielle Gavitt

Elizabeth M. George

Rachel Martha Gilbert

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Olivia Rose Goddard

Emily Gorham

Amy Alla-Bell Hanson

Maygan Lynn Hatt

Charlotte Atwater Havens

Clara Lynn Maurer Heiden

Molly Grace Hennessey

Julia Susan Henriques

Emma Rose Heslin

Madison Taylor Hill

Sara Ann Hodson

Kathryn Anne Holcomb

Sara K. Holmes

Eric Arthur Houghton

Meaghan Elizabeth Hoyt

Alyssa Nicole Huie

Taysir Omar Jama

Lexie Kathleen Jarosz

Olivia Susan Jewell

Evangeline Onyekachi Jones

Taylor Rae Jones

Laura Beth Kaufman

Tayla Ann Kenny

Annalee Carol Kohn

Paulina Marie Kosmadakis

Veronica Koyfman

Araxi Apigian Krafian

Olivia Marie Kristen

Jelena Kupcevic

Georgina Lai

Hannah Emily Laitman

Sarah Lynn Lantych

Paige Gilmore Lawrence

Kathleen Elizabeth Lawson

Sophie Mia Lawsure

Sean M. Leahy

Jaegyeong Lee

Kit Y. Lee

Brittany L. Legowski

Sylvia Leung

Lena Marie Leva

Jessica Rochelle Levine

Trina Liang

Laura Limoges-Erwin

Laura Ann List

Kelly Ann Lister

Donata Yingqian Liu

Lianne Kai-Ling Liu

Isabella Marie LoChiatto

Jesse J. Logan

Margaret Mary Logie

Rose Lotin-Lauture

Sijia Ma

Julia Helen Machado

Anastasia Antje MacMillan

Samantha Lynne Magraw

Faith Payne Mancuso

Alana Rose Manghis

Jessie Mar

Jacquelyn Therese Marchand

Emily Marchesano

Shelby Jane McDonough

Morgan Elizabeth McFarland

Lillian Rose McIntire

Rachel Marie McManus

Catherine Rose Miceli

Emma Kathryn Mullen

Hailey Elizabeth Mullen

Zohreen Murad

Kimanna Thi Nguyen

Nina Chau Nguyen

Sara Jane Nichols

Samantha Julie Normilus

Eden Nsangi

Colleen Elizabeth O’Connor

Katherine Elizabeth Oglesby

Eleni Christiana Papadopoulos

Urvi Harish Patel

Marisol Penaloza

Megan Elizabeth Pereira

Lauren Michelle Perez

Michael J. Preston

Alexandra Simone Provost

Zoe Marie Purvis

Rebecca Grace Ramsey

Sarah Marie Reissfelder

Amanda Jeannine Rekkbie

Kingsley Anderson Richards

Emma Rose Prosser Riessen

Malena Rosa Rim

Delaney Alain Roberson

Nora Miller Robinson

Taylor Elizabeth Rocheleau

Allison Sophia Rogers

MacKenzie Anne Rogers

Tarah Kendra Romain

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Haley A. Root

Joana Rosa

Jacqueline Rutinwa

Katherine Bridget Ryan

Amy Elizabeth Sabean

Cristina Nicole Samaniego

Thomas W. Savage

Emily Vera Schnitt

Morgan Kieley Schroeter

Jill Marie Scribner

Daniela Servideo

Noreen Shaikh

Jillian Lin Shih

Kathleen Elisa Simon

Nina Katherine Slowey

Leah Christine Snider

Vitoria Santana Soares

Dawna Ann Stamatos

Gabriela Marie Stern

Mary Katherine Sullivan

Amanda Fotini Sykes

Soad Tahlil

Sarah Ann Thibeault

Angela Lee Tien

Gabriella Burke Trombley

Michaela Jean Trout

Brian Patrick Tuffy

Stephanie Elaine Valiquette

Paloma Vasquez

Holly Johanna Vrotsos

Kara Alexandra Yvonne Walsh

Brittany Wang

Danielle Lyn Warden

Patricia Natalie Williams

Sela Milan Alyse Winder

Kristen M. Wirtanen

Sandy T. Yang

Allison Faith Zheng

Bachelor of Social WorkAlexis Anulika Agiliga

Samantha Elizabeth Clark

Lillian Grace Cleary

Erin Michelle Curley

Stephanie Erin Enderson

Mariana Garcia

Krystal Kassandra Hall

Lore Huynh

Rachel Marie Kovar

Riley Marchione

Erin Mullane O’Brien

Kira Riley

Milagros Altagracia Sanchez-Gaton

Nalaya Shand-Campbell

Rebecca Lynn Spelman

Emma K. Sullivan

Victoria Grace Svec

Corazon Marguerite Swanberg

Haley Catherine Tiffany