College of Natural Sciences Commencement Program
139th Year of
COMMENCEMENT
Fall 2022
College of Natural Sciences Commencement
December 16, 2022
Order of Ceremony
Processional – Colorado State Brass Quintet
Commencement Emcee – Interim Associate Dean Darrell Whitley
Presentation of the Colors – Wing Walker Honor Guard
National Anthem – Mykayla Fitzpatrick and Audience
Introduction of Platform Party – Interim Associate Dean Whitley
Dean’s Welcome and Introduction of Commencement Speaker – Interim Dean Simon Tavener
Commencement Address – Professor Emeritus James Bamburg
Remarks and Conferral of Degrees – Interim President Rick Miranda
Diploma Distribution – Interim Dean Tavener and Department Chairs
Alumni Welcome – Associate Dean Lisa Dysleski
Closing Remarks – Interim Dean Tavener
Alma Mater – Mykayla Fitzpatrick and Audience
Recessional – Colorado State Brass Quintet
Announcer: Dr. Jacob Roberts, Chair, Department of Physics
Marshals: Drs. Steve Benoit, Edward Delosh, Joseph DiVerdi, Martin Gelfand, Carlos Olivo-Delgado
On the Platform
FRONT ROW:
Mr. Greg Luft, Interim Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Mr. Brendan Hanlon, Vice President for University Operations/Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Rick Miranda, Interim President, Colorado State University
Dr. James Bamburg, Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Simon Tavener, Interim Dean
Dr. Darrell Whitley, Interim Associate Dean
Dr. Lisa Dysleski, Associate Dean
Dr. Santiago Di Pietro, Associate Dean
MAJ Ryan Raleigh, Army ROTC; Assistant Professor, Military Science
Col Gregg Johnson, Air Force ROTC; Professor, Aerospace Studies
SECOND ROW:
Dr. Laurie Stargell, Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Deborah Garrity, Chair, Biology
Dr. Matthew Shores, Chair, Chemistry
Dr. Craig Partridge, Chair, Computer Science
Dr. Alexander Hulpke, Chair, Mathematics
Dr. Jacob Roberts, Chair, Physics
Dr. Don Rojas, Chair, Psychology
Dr. Haonan Wang, Chair, Statistics
Dr. LeRoy Poff, Biology, University Distinguished Professor
Dr. Meena Balgopal, Biology University Distinguished Teaching Scholar
Dr. Deborah Crans, Chemistry, University Distinguished Professor
Faculty Representatives
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Drs. Aaron Sholders, Farida Safadi-Chamberlain, Paul Laybourn, Tom Santangelo
Biology: Drs. Kim Hoke, Kristen Ruegg, Tanya Dewey
Chemistry: Drs. Christopher Ackerson, Anthony Rappé,
Computer Science: Drs. Ewan Davies, Marcia Moraes
Mathematics: Hillary Freeman; Drs. Chris Peterson, Emily King, Henry Adams, Jeff Achter, Jennifer Mueller, Liz Arnold
Physics: Brian Jones; Drs. Joshua Berger, John Harton, Kristen Buchanan, Mingzhong Wu
Psychology: Drs. Danielle Gardner, Gwen Fisher, Josh Prasad, Tracy Richards
Statistics: Drs. Dongzhou Huang, Chenlu Shi
Dr. James Bamburg, Commencement Speaker
Dr. James Bamburg first discovered his passion for research as an undergraduate student. In his senior year he joined a lab group studying complex carbohydrates. This experience combined with a class on microbial genetics set in motion the rest of Dr. Bamburg’s career. He is now excited to share that story with the graduating class of the College of Natural Sciences – and, to encourage them to find and pursue their own passions.
Dr. Bamburg, who recently celebrated his 51st year at CSU, has had a storied career with many notable achievements. After graduating with his Ph.D. in 1969 and completing a post-doctoral research position at Stanford University Medical School, Dr. Bamburg began his career at Colorado State University in 1971 as an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, becoming full professor in 1981. He served 5 years as the interim chair of the department and, later, 14 years as the director of the Program in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Neurosciences, for each of which he received an Oliver Pennock Distinguished Service Award.
Among many awards and honors, Dr. Bamburg is the proudest of the Guggenheim Fellowship that he was awarded in 1978, the two Senior International Fellowships with the National Institutes of Health Fogarty Center in 1985 and 1992, receipt of CSU’s two highest research awards, the Scholarship Impact Award in 2006 and the Established Individual Impact Award in 2015 and his recent recognition as a Fellow in the American Society for Cell Biology.
Dr. Bamburg is well known for his research that led to the first characterization of the ADF/Cofilin family of proteins. These proteins play a key role in the cell’s cytoskeleton and have been linked to brain dysfunctions including stroke and dementia, as well as kidney disease and cancer. His work has resulted in publications that have been cited more than 20,000 times.
College of Natural Sciences
Candidates for University Honors Scholar
Fall 2022
Jacob Ahrenholtz, Zoology major. Thesis title: Bacteriophages as a Solution to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria.
Katherine Badwey, Zoology major. Thesis title: Assessing the Impacts of Elevation on the Flight Altitudes of Migratory Birds.
Asa Davis, Computer Science major with Software Engineering concentration. Thesis title: Composing a Video Game Soundtrack.
Adrienne Doran-Stout, Psychology major with General Psychology concentration. Thesis title: Attraction to the Inanimate: A Review of Objectophilia and Fictiophilia through a Psychological Lens.
Kira Douglas, Biological Science major with Biological Science concentration and Business Administration minor. Thesis title: A Workbook for BMS 300: Principles of Human Physiology.
Peyton Harper, Zoology major and Conservation Biology minor. Thesis title: Coral Reefs in the Caribbean.
Hailee Hurtado, Psychology major with General Psychology concentration and Ethics and Society certificate. Thesis title: Polygenic Risk Scores for Depression and Brain Structure in Children and Adolescents.
Callan Knebel, Chemistry major with ACS Certified concentration, Music major with Performance concentration and Natural Sciences major with Chemistry Education concentration. Thesis title: Ternary Metal Nitrides: Synthesizing MgWN2.
Emma Paul, Zoology major. Thesis title: The Importance of Understanding Cytauxzoon felis.
Sarai Ramnani, Zoology major and Horticulture, Biochemistry and Mathematical Biology minors. Thesis title: Elucidating the Cause of eYFP variation after Induction in an Episome Based Expression System of Phaeodactylum tricornutum.
Maya Vitrano, Computer Science major with Computer Science concentration. Thesis title: GAN You Tell How Hot I Am.
Brooke Yeatts, Biological Science major with Biological Science concentration. Thesis title: Susceptibility of Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout to Renibacterium salmoninarum.
College of Natural Sciences
Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
Fall 2022
College of Natural Sciences
Interim Dean Simon Tavener
BACHELOR OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Psychology
Keller, Allison Jane +
McCone, Kendra Taylor +
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Applied Computing Technology
Connors, William Seth *
Miao, Tiffany
Pappas, Austin J.
Sequino, Michael John
Strande, Jordan Lange
Tapia-Garcia, Eric
Waddle, Alex Michael
Biochemistry
Bunyard, Rachel Kaye
Elkins, Liam Christopher
Featherstone, Knoll Ridge
Gillespie, Johannah Rose *
Harbison, Mitchell R.
Hoffman, Luke V.
Johnson, Blake Mitchell
Lamson, Alec K.
Leavitt, Jacob S. =
Martin, Annemarie Yvette *
Rockwood, Teagan P. * =
Schnurr, Clayton Paul
Short, Winston *
Verdugo, Nikki Precious
Walker, Courtney B. *
Wermers, Matthew J. *
Biological Science
Abraham, Logan Nathaniel
Abrams, Samuel David
Aguilar, Enrique
Allen, Morgan Grace *
Amendola, Maria Rose ^
Anderson, Erin *
Arthur, Lelia C.Y.
Bieker, Katelyn J.
Bonham, Taryn Anne *
Cabrera, Kevin A.
Carlson, Andrew Michael
Clinton, ThuyTrang N.
Courington, Holden J. *
Cruz, Jackeline
Dossett, Elizabeth Stanton
Douglas, Kira Wenfei * ^
Gerwing, Ashley M. *
Gurgens, Emily N. *
Hathaway, Sara Catherine
Hauritz, Meghan Claire
Hawes, Danielle
Hoang, Jenny Nhi #
Inglis, Kara Lee
Kelly, Emma Sage
Laisure, Madeline Eileen
Largo, Faith Noelle
Leonard, Emiy Caroline *
Letson, Maggie Mae
Lin, Grace Mei-Ling
Linder, Brock Michael
Linn, Nika Akrivi +
Maisells, Allison Anne
Marcoe, Emily Ruth
Maxam, Jesse Lee ^
Maynard, Matthew Elijah
Mays, Braden Dennis
McCarthy, Iris *
McPherson, Amanda G. ^
Mehta, Dhruvi Ketan *
Nichols, Violet
Novak, Samantha Lee
Ortowski, Leah Ashley
Overby, Shawna Kathleen
Peritt, Adelaine Yori
Price, Grace Katherine *
Reeser, Jordan Aradhana
Rincon, Evelyn P. *
Smith, Clara Louise
Stephenson, Tanner
Stevens, Madelyn S. *
Toureene, Shaley Sky
Turner, Elissa M. *
Twitty, Alyssa K.
Veath, Abigail Bonnie
Williams, Hunter C. *
Williams, Jeffery Thomas *
Wilwerding, Anna Marie * #
Yeatts, Brooke de Loraine =
Chemistry
Bruegger, Hannah Jane
Knebel, Callan A. + ^
Liu, Kunhao *
Overbey, Jasper Denton *
Sauer, Willa Jean *
Thompson, Libby
Computer Science
Al Farsi, Ammar
Al Rashdi, Al Warith
Albin-Davis, Rebecca Qin Fang
Anderson, Ryan Truman
Barton, Tyler Michael
Bennabhaktula, Pragjnasri *
Birlingmair, Joshua C.
Blakeborough, Cole Robert *
Cahill, Mallory Jayne *
Casey, Dallin
Cluett, Caleb D.
Craig, Tyler Jacob
Daknis III, William Robert
Daley, Maxwell Hughes
Davis, Asa
de Paz, Daniel Joseph *
Dees, Mitchell Martin
Dietz, Christopher Steven * #
Eyre, Drew Alexander
Fisher, Brock Moran
Forrey, Evan #
Fout, Mason
Fuchs, Zachary E. =
Garcia, Lorenzo Daniel
Garner, Mark Shane
Gebremedhin, Yosief G.
Goldstein, Nathan T.
Grove, Luke Allan Francis
Hall, Rachel Siena
Haro, Crispin
Hinderer, Nicholas Paul
Hossain, Furkaan Muhammad N.
Hughes, Vanessa Jayvie
Ide, Evan P. #
Jenkins, Daniel Kei
Jones, DeAnn Marie
Kaess, Brock Dillon *
Kelley, Cayce Daniel
Kilborn, Aaron M.
Kowalczyk, Nicholas Peter
Lacrete, Moise Breville
Lee, Shannon *
Liang, Guirong
Martin, Blake
Martin, Eric Burton Samuel ^
Martin, Tucker Steven
Muller, Kalen C. *
Munoz, Sean Eric
Murphy, John Martin
Myzer, Garrett Alan
Newfield, Richard U.
Nielsen, Lindsey Rebecca *
Novus, Zyn
Olsen, Garrett A.
Paschke, Jack Robert *
Patterson, Tobin J. *
Patton, Garret Robert *
Pimenta Giudice, Joao Henrique
Raissi, Amir Hossien *
Recor, Daniel
Rothert, Tyler D.
Schraeder, Benjamin Reid
Schroeder, Travis P. *
Shay, Alexandra Grace *
Snyder, Ian Renno
Soriano, Aaron David
Stoehr, Shannon E.
Subedi, Shashank
Thompson, Connor Benjamin
Thompson, Jeremy R.
Tucker, Emily Katherine
Venkatesha, Videep *
Vitrano, Maya Margareta
Wallace, Wesley Witt
West, Erik W.
Wu, Tianyu
Yost, Ryan
Young, Matthew Branley =
Young, Michael A.
Yousifauni, Fores
Zhang, Zhongze
Data Science
Alsadeed, Hawas Asaad Hawas Kanaan
Boyd, Matthew Kevin
Koonmee, Nat *
Perkins, Logan Zane
Schoenberger, Kolbron Von
Mathematics
Ashurst, Lia Michelle
Boltman, Emily S. + =
DeBuhr, Heidi
DePonte, Brenner D. *
Elliott, Danya Mae
Finkbeiner, Zack W. *
Johnson, Kael L. +
Klinitski, Tarryn *
Leautaud, André Karl + #
Opper, Christian S. *
Parham, Riley Marie
Parra-Arreola, Daniel
Perez, Elyssa Scout
Natural Sciences
Billups, Joshua Carl *
Gray, Sarah Rachel
Jurenka, Brooke Lynn
Nelson, Robert Hunter
Ridley, Samuel James
Physics
Arndt, Brenden Michael *
Awoitauw, Andrey Sakharoov
Prevatte, Clayton Powell *
Taylor, Connor Dean *
Psychology
Alarcon-Avila, Fernanda * ^
Alimam, Raneem
Allen-Collins, Mikayla A.
Alrahbi, Razan
Barker, Joshua Kenneth
Berg, Olivia Christen
Bjercke, Danielle
Blackwell, Kiera Fay *
Brown, Hannah Rose
Carroll, Mackayla D.
Chaffin, Austin Nelson
Clark, Asia Regan
Dixon, Thomas Sean
Doran-Stout, Adrienne Malinda
Dykes, Carissa Kohana *
Eliasen, Carson C. *
Ellis, Chloe Antonia
Fields, Abigail Jo *
Fish, Rylan William
Fitzgerald, Danielle Alexandra
Ford, Caroline Rose
Gallagher, Roz A. #
Herider, Kaetlyn Mackenzie
Hernandez, Brianna Alexa #
Hurtado, Hailee Ellen
Johnson, Benjamin Jordan
Kanter, Lauren Elizabeth
Kidd, Kaylee Nicole
Kretschmer, Sophie Marie
Lambert, Caitlin Marie
LaMere, Henri W. *
Lane, Ryan James *
Maloney, Teagan Sarah
Martindale, Madison Elizabeth
Martinez, Alora Andrea *
McCawley, Connor Dale *
Meissner, Sydney Allison * #
Munoz, Valerie M.
Mutlu, Yaren Umay
Nelson, Catey Lucille +
Olson, Lauren Claire
Pacitto, Antonio
Parker, Sarah Elizabeth
Patten, Zoe R.
Preuss, Arianna Vivian
Rawoas, Hanan
Rivera Garfio, Michelle *
Robinson, Verena Elaine
Rodriguez, Stephen A. ^
Rohner, Claudia Haen *
Rouse, Ethan Smith
Salazar, Ivette
Santoyo, Bianca D
Schriner-Garcia, Destiny Lynn *
Seaver, Nicholas Corwin
Spring, Montana Lee
Sulse, Bryn T.
Tucker, Emma Shandiin *
Ufferman, Austin Matthew
Urushima, Mira Allison *
Vazquez, Alejandro R.
Wasinger, Danielle Nicole
Whitenack, Lily Lyons
Wilmot, Andrew S.
Wright, Tianna
Statistics
Hinds, Mark Andres *
Kipp, Levi William *
Laposata, Daniel
Wang, Danni
Zeng, Kailing
Zoology
Ahmed, Bassil D.
Ahrenholtz, Jacob Robert
Aldridge, Amber Jolene
Anderson, Taylor Anne *
Badwey, Katherine Flora =
Cockrell, Ariana M.
Cook, Dorienne Renia
Dang, Theresa Yen Thi Vu *
Glenzinski, Nicole L. *
Goebel, Ana Clara
Green, Talis Bay *
Hampton, Kaitlyn
Harper, Peyton Elizabeth * ^
Landry-Murphy, Westley O. *
Mauerman, Keith J. * #
Maxwell, Halle Rose
Michalec, Macie Patricia ^
Naves, Brett A.
O’Neill, Heather Nicole
Paul, Emma Rosa
Rainwater, Kendall O’Connell
Ramnani, Sarai Jeannie *
Reyes, Pedro Jose
Schneider, Emily
Scott, Cassandra L. *
Shavit-Lonstein, Naomi
Sorrell, Dulcinea Marie +
Thorkildsen, Amanda Christine *
College of Natural Sciences
Baccalaureate Degrees Awarded
Summer 2022
College of Natural Sciences
Dean Janice L. Nerger
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Applied Computing Technology
Garcia, Michael C.J. *
Biochemistry
Distel, Catherine Renee
Eshbaugh, Sarah M.
Garcia, Sara Ashley
Hollenbach, Jordan N.
Nyenhuis, John J. *
Biological Science
Bailey, Calvin Charles *
Bower, Brendan Jacob
Briscoe, Hunter Thomas
Chubb, Ian Andrew
Ciniglio, Francesca
Delnevo, Louisa Elizabeth
Duff, Katherine Lorraine
Garza, Taylor Grace
Gonzalez, Jazmin G. *
Haile, Rahiel Etbarek
Keller, Hannah Christine
Mantilla, Diana Maria *
Meriwether, Victoria Elizabeth
Miller, Paul Matthew
Moss, Liana Sophia
Murray, Rachel L.
Nance, Laurel Anne
Neujahr, Dalton C. *
Olson, Sasha Marina
Parsons, Rachel Lauren *
Perez, Angelica Denise *
Sabel, Anthony James
Stahl, Jesse Lee
Strider, Isaac Harrison
Tompkins, Trinity Marie
Chemistry
Hadjis, Elise Nicole
Computer Science
Dziak, Lauren Anne
Egues, Michael Shelton
Espy, Michael D. ^
McCracken, Derek
Mismas, Jake
Petterle, Jacob Phillip
Reynolds, Daniel Lee * #
Seefried, Ethan Jon
Temple, Wyatt J.
Trcka, Jordan Ross
VanHook, Alexander Nicholas
Mathematics
Burns, Angela Renee *
Flynn, Samuel Klein *
Rodriguez, Paige Andrea
Walter, Buzz A. *
Natural Sciences
Snow, Kelsey Jordan
Physics
Byars, Benjamin M.
Seefried, Ethan Jon
Walter, Buzz A. *
Psychology
Adair, Joseph Ryan
Aguilar Guillen, Anajely *
Aleksiev, Hannah Marie
Babbitt, Maurice Jacob *
Balcombe, Siobhan Jonquil
Burlingame, Bryson M.
Charneskie, Avi Mia
Chastain, Camille RR
Connor, Zoe A.
Foster, Haley Elisabeth
Fuhr, Dylan Michael
Gomez Garcia, Karla Daniela
Groce, Rachel Claire *
Henderson, Francine Elizabeth *
Hundertmark, Anna Kathryn
Jungmann, Catherine Nicole
Kelly, Tess Elizabeth
Kugel, Mikaela Rose =
Levy, Michelle
McGarva, Cecelia Marie *
Means, Jessica Olivia
Merriweather, Victor Shane
Mielke, Jacqueline Ann
Mohamed, Hagir
Montoya, Mariya Benita
Moore, Bryan J.
Mora, Jared Nehemiah *
Munk, Kennedy Erin
Narvaez, Mikaela
Peña, Crystal Alicia
Potter, Emily Rose
Roth, Brittany Lee
Samperi, Alexandra C.
Sechrist, William Anderson ^
Stark, Megan Caroleen
Terrazas, Eunice Idaly
Thomas, Riley Kaye
Trejo Cabrera, Flabia Michell
Van Sertima, Alexander
Vargas, Itzael Omar *
Villa-Baeza, Nohely
Villezca, Jose Rodolfo
VonWeller, Shilo Kelsie *
Walterman, Amy Cherie
Ward, Carly
Webber, Haley Kay
Wipke, Rose Elizabeth * ^
Withem, Jonina Jeanette Kristin
Zoolakis, Ara Andreana *
Statistics
Andales, Daniel Flores
Zoology
Adams, Abigail
Bautista, Anna Isabel * #
Billings, Madison R.
Dienstbier, Anna Grace *
Fulk, Renata Fang Fukuhara
Ghiazza, Kelly Paige
Gillespie, Corbin Scott
Guerrero, Tatiana Ashley
Liao, Pei-ru *
Marcial-Rodriguez, Ashley Yamilet *
Mosal, Grant Wayne * ^
Schneider, Avery Nicole *
Schuyler, Lauren
Sieps, Amanda Kay
Steinebrey, Emma Grace
* Candidates with minor
+ Candidates with second major
^ Candidates for cum laude
# Candidates for magna cum laude
= Candidates for summa cum laude
* Candidates with minor
+ Candidates with second major
^ Candidates for cum laude
# Candidates for magna cum laude
= Candidates for summa cum laude
‡ Awarded posthumously