Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Commencement Program
140th Year of
COMMENCEMENT
Fall 2023
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Commencement
December 16, 2023
Order of Ceremony
Processional 1 – Colorado State Brass Quintet
Presentation of Colors – Air Force ROTC Wing Walker Honor Guard
National Anthem 2 – Amity Matthews and Audience
Welcome and Introductions 1 – Dean Allen Robinson
Recognition of First Generation Graduates – Dr. Melissa Burt
Recognition of Honorary Society Members – Dr. Rebecca Atadero
Recognition of University Honors Program Scholars – Dr. Atadero
Student Remarks – Payton Belli
Introduction of Speaker – Dean Robinson
Commencement Address – Dave Seidl
Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees
Presentation of Class – Dr. Atadero
Conferring of Degrees – Dr. Jan Nerger
Diploma Distribution – Dean Robinson and Department Heads
Charge to the Graduates – Dean Robinson
Welcome to the Alumni Association – Evan Ronzone
Closing Remarks and Announcements – Dean Robinson
Alma Mater 2 – Amity Matthews and Audience
Recessional 1 – Colorado State Brass Quintet
1 Audience will stand
2 Audience may remain seated
On the Platform
Dr. Rebecca Atadero, Interim Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Dr. Dan Baker, Teaching Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Payton Belli, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University
Dr. Melissa Burt, Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion and Interim Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Dr. V. Chandrasekar, Associate Dean, International Programs
Dr. Edwin Chong, Department Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. David Dandy, Department Head, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Kyle Henley, Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Dr. Matt Kipper, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
Dr. Jan Nerger, Interim Provost
Dr. Ketul Popat, Director, Undergraduate Program, School of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Christian Puttlitz, Department Head, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Kenneth Reardon, Associate Dean, Research
Dr. Allen Robinson, Dean
Evan Ronzone, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
Dave Seidl, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University
Dr. Charles Shackelford, Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Announcers
Brett Beal, Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor, School of Biomedical Engineering
Shannon Miller, Undergraduate Advisor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
College Marshals
Dr. Dan Baker, Marshal
Chase Jackson, Assistant Marshal
Betty Sims, Assistant Marshal
Dave Seidl, Commencement Speaker
Dave Seidl graduated from Colorado State University in 1983 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He immediately began his career upon graduation with Lockheed Martin Space Systems company in Littleton, Colorado as a test engineer on the Peacekeeper Missile system.
Throughout his career, he worked in increasingly responsible roles as both an individual contributor and subsequently as a leader in quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, launch site processing for satellites and process engineering.
He relocated several times for Lockheed Martin finally retiring in 2017 in Sunnyvale, California. In one of his final roles at Lockheed Martin he was responsible for the recruitment and management of the Space Systems Company Operational Leadership Development Program designated for new college graduates with future leadership potential.
Dave is currently assisting the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering as a class assistant for the senior design class.
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Candidates for University Honors Scholar
Fall 2023
Whitney Burleigh, Civil Engineering major. Thesis title: Reintroduction of Native Trout: Aquatic Organism Passage on Bennett Creek.
Christian Conrady, Mechanical Engineering major. Thesis title: Autonomous Navigation Using Route Optimization through a 2D Occupancy Grid.
Caleigh Haid, Mechanical Engineering major. Thesis title: Conversion of the CSU Rocket Test Stand to Liquid Fuel System.
Bailey Latka, Chemical and Biological Engineering major with Spanish concentration. Thesis title: The Upscaling Process of the Metakaryote Cell Line.
David Rohrbaugh, Computer Engineering major and Computer Science minor. Thesis title: Senior Design Project: ECE Student Projects Lab.
Grant Willsie, Mechanical Engineering major. Thesis title: A Solution for Canine Patellar Luxation.
Corban Yeakley, Electrical Engineering major with Electrical Engineering concentration. Thesis title: Senior Design: Machine Learning and Image Processing for Snow Research.
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
Fall 2023
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Dean Allen Robinson
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Biomedical Engineering
Valdez, Isabel Anastasia
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Antillon-Bencomo, Diana Lizeth *
Belli, Payton Marie
Foslien, Ryan *
Kelly, Brian James *
Latka, Bailey Elizabeth + ^
Ortiz-Garcia, Josue
Civil Engineering
Anderson, Tom J.
Brightbill, Emily Ann ^
Bui, Huy Khoa
Burleigh, Whitney Stokes Clark
Cortes Bastida, Darwin
Ederhoff, Preston Lowell *
Eifert, Matthew Aaron
Gill-Cox, Cameron Jack
Henderson, Cade Palmer
Huntzinger, Alexander J.
Jones, Dylan K.
Lloyd, Abel Jared
Siviski, Preston Gene
Stickel, John D.
Whipple, Dustan S.
Computer Engineering
Castillo, Christian D.
Lohmiller, Cael Truss
Lyon, Jacob O.
Rackow, Andrew Thomas *
Rohrbaugh, David J. *
Schlink, Jonathan C.
Segelhorst, Parker Thomas * ^
Wagers, Ian M. *
Whited, Pacen
Electrical Engineering
Lo, Chun-che
Ozmen, Burak
Panem, Brent Michael *
Richardson, Truett Jack
Riley, Austin C.
Shih, Kai Hsuan *
Yeakley, Corban B. #
Engineering Science
Guzman, Amber Marie *
Environmental Engineering
Evans, Kyle Cobb
Huang, Chengzhuo
McCarthy, Luke Joseph
Rettig, Catalina Ann *
Saavedra, Mayca Alessandra
Shepard, Jessie Daniel
Sturm, Benjamin F.
Turner, Spencer Dean
Unsworth, Luke Thompson
Urynowicz, Joseph Thaddeus
Witkowski, Drew M.
Mechanical Engineering
Baldwin, Patrick Flanagan ^
Bushby, Cameron Daniel
Conrady, Christian
Contreras, Daniel
Crawford, Luke Thomas
Crespin-Abele, Bryce
Dunham, Mikalah Lynn
Dunteman, Katie R.
Farrell, Corey J.
Fennell, Landon Oliver *
Folgoni Borsa, Thomas
Haggard, Benjamin Jackson
Haid, Caleigh Hendrie
Hart, Anthony Brian
Henderson, Max M.
Jackson, Ryan
Johnston, Robert R.
Kelly, John Robert Francis
Kennedy, Aaron
Lacuesta, Joaquin T.
Leone, Cole Haskell
Medina, Daniel A.
Mills, Lukas James
Minifie, Brandon Thomas
Mollenhauer, Mason Alexander
Monarski, Ethan Cota
More, Matthew William
Nygren, Wade E.
Nyland, Reece Bradshaw
Otterson, Jack
Portouw, Bradford Wallace
Quinn, Evan James
Raffa, Justin Michael King
Ramels, Theo Akira
Rice, Jordan G.
Ronney, Peter Scott
Turner, Robert J.
Van Tiggelen, Caroline
Weimholt, Connor
Westall, Michael Reed
Wildermuth, Charles Adam
Willsie, Grant Martin
Wilson, Seth William ^
York, Zachary Daniel *
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Baccalaureate Degrees Awarded
Summer 2023
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Interim Dean Ken Reardon
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Biomedical Engineering
Duran, Ryan Zachary
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Duran, Ryan Zachary
Jellison, Aaron Drake #
King, Kaden Landers
Wettlaufer, Ian D. *
Civil Engineering
Taylor, Drake C.
Tsimbalist, Artem Aleksandrovich
Computer Engineering
Barber, Joshua
Electrical Engineering
Alfailakawi, Ali Abdullah
Higgins, Mason E.
Thompson, Corby Tay
Environmental Engineering
Breen, Bailey Henderson
Karkouh, Hashem
Marsh, Julia Renee *
McWilliams, Claire Lee
Mechanical Engineering
Higgins, Steven Connor
Stockton, Nicholas Michael
Zulch, Rebecca Aida
* Candidates with minor
+ Candidates with second major
^ Candidates for cum laude
# Candidates for magna cum laude
= Candidates for summa cum laude
‡ Awarded posthumously